Dark. A new red flag warning just went into effect for parts of the north bay and am tracking more dangerous fire weather conditions later this week. Governor newsom is throwing cold water on hopes for a Coronavirus Vaccine before the holidays. Why the rollout will take some extra time. With many voters feeling uneasy about mailin ballots, tonight we put the system to the test. The two fake ballots you sent never show up. It is concerning. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 on kpix 5 news and streaming on cbsn bay area, a red flag warning just taking effect with the wind causing the potential for problems. We will break down a new round of possible power shots in just a moment, but first lets get right to chief meteorologist paul heggen for what we can expect overnight. Low humidity is the big concern tonight, not going to increase very much through the rest of the night. Winds will pick up, red flag warning just went into effect a couple minutes ago at 11 00, and this
Winter is showing signs in what we call 2020. Early today starts right now good morning im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. The global war against coronavirus continues as the war has topped 44 million covid infections 8. 2 million and 75 million and 52 million respectively. Theres a dramatic rise in new infections available icu beds are critically low in some states. Heres nbcs gabe gutierrez. Reporter frances, wisconsin is among those states seeing a Record Number of covid cases the state had already opened an emergency Field Hospital near milwaukee. Now this new drivethrough testing site as demand for testing soars. The parking lot of a Major League Ballpark transformed into wisconsins newest drivethrough testing site the cars started lining up an hour before testing started. On friday they saw a Record Number of covid cases, nearly 3 rkds 800 what are your symptoms ive had a pesky cough since saturday and fatigue we all want to get back to work and have life as normalal as possible
St. Helena. A red flag warning for pre much all of the bay area. The big event is tonight. It is essentially going on right now the wind will peak, most likely. The model pushing forward, lets get to about now. This really tells the story. 11 00, 12 00. The contour is getting a little brighter. It starts, weeks, and comes back down. Between now, 4 00 and 5 00, the wind will be pretty robust. That is the main concern. A secondary event shows up on tuesday, but it is not as robust. Mount diablo, 67 Miles Per Hour, mount st. Helena, current numbers at 50 Miles Per Hour. Bill, thank you. Hundreds of thousands of homes are in the dark after pg e cut power. A total 6000 customers are expected to lose their power. So far this weather event is unfolding as they predicted. Because of the anticipated strong wind, the utility began to shut down power. Shes unsure if she can work on monday i work from home. If my wifi is out, if it is not on yet, that could be a big problem. Reporter even more of
Be fast, be secure. Bounce forward. With comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. Call or go online today. Gyms like this one, salons and tattoo parlors finally will be opening up in San Francisco. I will tell you when. A beloved summer camp that helped many bay areas through cancer has burned in one of the wildfires. Coming up, how you can help. Thick smoke. I will let you know how the air quality looks going into the weekend. South bay residents demanding answers and action. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. The ominous orange skies on wednesday morphed into a concrete gray layer of smoke and ash and conditions went from bad to dangerous across the bay area. More than 100 monitoring stations reporting very unhealthy air. Look at this. This is incredible. No matter where you are, the air is bad. You can blame it all on the smoke from the dozens of wildfires
Francisco skyline encased in gray and the freeway almost invisible through the haze. This is sfo. You can see the smoke blanketing the state in this satellite image. Children and people with respiratory issues are told to avoid all physical activities outdoors and doctors say inhaling wildfire throat can cause smoke and throat irritation, coughing and more. Longterm exposure increases your risk of cardiac disease, stroke, and also it actually reduces your life except aens, so you have increased mortality. The bad air forced San Franciscos nine9 11 ceremony t move indoors. This is the 25th save the air alert in a row. These comparisons show the transformation from the pumpkin orange that was so eerie to the smokey gray skies we got today. Because the smoke was trapped above the fog and now is reaching ground level some residents can say they feel the change. It is bothering my eyes and making it harder to breathe. I find myself wearing my mask inside and out. The picture on the left is