261,000 americans of lost their lives due to the virus. Almost 13 million cases have been recorded in the country california just saw the biggest singleday increase in covid cases since the beginning of the pandemic in the last 24 hours, california has appointed more than 18,000 new cases. The States Health Department Says hospitalizations are up 88 over the last 2 weeks and icu admissions are up 57 over the last 2 weeks in total there are more than a million recorded cases in california and nearly 19,000 related deaths as cases continue to surge across california and the Latin X Community has become the hardest hit from the virus today Santa Clara County leaders issued a desperate plea for the Latin Community in particular to avoid large gatherings this thanksgiving well for Jonathan Mccall is here he has more on this story Jonathan Demme can heres something to keep in mind 26 of the population in Santa Clara County hispanic. They now make up nearly 60 of all the covid19 cases their l
Were happy to have the 2 . Evacuations go up and down depentding on what side of the fire youre on. The wind pushed it and produced more evacuation orders. Tomorrow we have reports well be seeing red flag conditions again. Why has the acreage stayed pretty steady but the numbers of structures in danger doubled. It kind of depends on where the fire moves to. Like said, were able to remove some of the evacuation orders and warnings and then others were put in place. Its depending on where the fire is moving. Its moving with the terrain. It could be its spreading more out rather than being pushed by the wind which would put it more in a line i guess you would say. I know youve been trying to keep the fire from crossing california 29 north of calistoga. Where are your key battle fronts right now . Right now theyre trying to prepare for whats expected tomorrow which would be more winds more out of the north. Theyll be dry and gusty. That, once again, would push the wind just like it did the
Kenny . Reporter elizabeth, there are plenty of residents here who are staying put, you can understand why, because their homes mean so much to them. Throughout the day, we have seen air drops in this area, not too much air support, every once in a while, you will hear helicopters and cal fire says that is because the skies are smoky and gray and that limits the amount of air support throughout the day. We do hear the helicopters every once in a while. The bulldozers have come through, and created a line to protect some of these homes, on the ground, residents are helping each other out, before what could be a very long night and a big fight. Days ago, rogers sister lost her home in deer park. The one really special part of that was the American Flag was still flying. I am sorry. Reporter the glass fire has shifted directions and now his property to the north is closer to the raging inferno. You can see the helicopter above, up to the northwest direction, making some drops right now. I
Yeah, and, you know, unfortunately, like you said, those fears from the lightning strikes was they would start fires and thats what were seeing. Were going to continue to see the poor air quality, unfortunately, at least for today as well because we have that spare the air alert in place. Its sort of a mix of smoke and welcome back. Washington post reporter bob fog especially around the woodward has shocked the country coastline right now. If you take a look at half moon this week with taped comments by bay, you can see the dense fog president donald trump. Among the most important using our Weather Underground cameras there and it looks gray revelations is president s and cloudy in through san jose as well. 61 degrees right now. Acknowledge many of the pr wind speeds are calm, which is potential spread and deadliness of covid19. Actu more at ground political analyst Larry Gerston level, the fact its not getting the chance to really mix out of joins us with his perspective. The area. C
The air quality has been so bad that San Francisco closed a number of services today. The Citys Department of Emergency Management closed down some coronavirus testing sites. The National Park service is shutdown alcatraz, fort point today. We are activating whether these centers for people who need access to weather relief. We will give you the Current Conditions on what to expect this weekend. First we take it to ktvus ann rubin with how people are handling the Health Effects with all of the smoke in the air. People are doing their best to stay indoors. Doctors say they are already seeing the impacts of all of this bad air. Day after day of awful air quality is starting to take its toll. I have had like three migraines this week. Carbon health, which runs care clinics around the bay area has seen an influx in complaints and not just for people with asthma or emphysema. What you miss is that there is a higher risk of things that are sinus related as well. The irritation of the air par