Here. It is already really warm for elsewhere something more than yesterday. Reporter several dozen its some higher clouds are moving immediately they are favoring areas towards these to declare valley, huge lightning strikes this morning. The tropical moisture is of those inside watch releases to happen swiftly. I want to show the state i running into very dry air. Have a place for him to come home to. He will have transportation, Financial Support and anything its losing thunderstorm characteristics but still, you else he needs for reentry. Can see the higher clouds increasing in moving in, santa reporter san quentin still be a capacity, overcrowded with clara valley, this will continue to work its way into the night which will keep lows almost 70 of inmates very warm. Take your pick. Contracting the virus, several center is 85, travis 98, 93 counties filed 44 requests in the Marin County Superior Court to get inmate let out. Livermore, san jose, 87 we intend to prove the degr depart
Look at the commute here. Traffic is moving along nicely. If youre driving on the east shore freeway getting out to the mcarthur maze, taking 16 minutes. At 4 01 back to headlines. Happening today, a stride by hospitals in santa rosa sat to begin in two hours with almost 700 essential workers preparing to walk picket lines in the middle of a pandemic. Ktvu has more on the reasons why. This whole thing with the strike during the pandemic is horrible. This housekeeper stood with staff outside santa rosa Memorial Hospital bracing for a week long strike they cant avoid. Its mentally draining to be a housekeeper at the hospital right now. I am so scared for my coworkers waelz. Scared because of risks taken. Cleaning rooms without ppe. Also on strike, nursing assistants and respiratory therapists, dietary aids and medical technician, front line workers amid covid19. In my Department Six people have gone home sick. No, we havent been given what we needed. Again, the hospital doesnt really car
Cool temperatures this is your week. As temperatures will be quite cool here and all well below average. All right, over to sal now. On a monday morning. Good morning, sir. Good morning, steve. We do have traffic that is off to a good start here with no major issues. You can see traffic is looking good at the bay bridge. Heading out towards the toll plaza looks like maybe my maps may have frozen here. Lets see if we can get the east shore freeway. Looks good. Theres a stall on the bridge, if you take that bridge any time soon, you might see slowing and you may want to give it time to clear out. Heres the bay bridge again unfrozen shot. You can see traffic moving well. 4 31 lets go back to the headlines. All right, thank you sal. Happening today, social Justice Groups and labor unions holding a strike for black lives. Tens of thousands of workers in 25 cities including oakland and San Francisco are expected to participate in a National Walk out. Organizers say one of the most powerful a
And by tomorrow well have temperatures in the upper 50s. Today upper 50s and low 60s. Back to you. All right. Thank you, steve. New this morning, firefighters in antoch are investigating an Early Morning house fire that started shortly after 3 00 this morning at a home on hillside road. Crews managed to control the flames in just about 10 minutes. A couple of preview six. The red cross has now arrived on the scene. The request for declaration of major disaster. Here now to tell us about the declaration and how its going to help out during the coronavirus outbreak. Good morning, steve. In a statement, the governor said the impact of coronavirus in california is already severe and will continue to get worse. Now, within hours, the president approved a major disaster declaration. That means federal funding is available to state and local governments for Emergency Support like disaster aid and Legal Services. Fema will supply eight emergency medical stations in california with 2,000 beds.
Allies here again. She had a pretty quiet day today. So far we are seeing signs of the usual weekday morning backups. Westbound 205 to 580 theres a backup there. No accidents to tell you about. The east bay commute looks good for now. Here is a look at your carquinez drive. 4 4 01, lets go back to the desk. Firefighters are at the scene of an overnight house fire. It broke out at about 2 45 this morning. The Fire Department described it out safely. Olved fire but ktvus Christina Rendon is headed there right now. Shell give us a live update when she gets there. Also, new this morning, president ial candidate Michael Bloomberg will join the other candidates on stage tomorrow night in nevada. A new poll out this morning shows him with 19 in second place behind Bernie Sanders with 31 . Elizabeth warren with 12 and Amy Klobuchar with 9 . This is the first time california will be part of super tuesday and the First Time Since 1996 that the state is holding its primary in march. Californias o