Approaching 200,000 and more than 4,000 people have died from covid19. Live coverage ahead. First a check of that wednesday forecast with meteorologist kari hall. Its the 1st of april, april fools day. It is. And its also an important day for our sierra snowpack. Going out and doing those surveys today. As we take a look at what were doing across the bay area starting out with a few clouds here and there but its a mostly clear start for san jose as we check out what were expecting in willow glen and temperatures that will be milder with some low 50s this morning. And then reaching into the upper 60s as we go into this afternoon, another Beautiful Day ahead. Well talk more about this and that weekend rain that were expecting coming up in a few minutes. Mike has a look at the commute. How is it early this morning . Not a whole lot. You look great. I cant believe youre not in studio. Folks, thats from her home. Working from my home showing traffic very smooth. Traffic is moving nicely on
This morning. The coast staying in the 50s. 64 to 68 which is comfortable at noon. 68 to 70, very comfortable at 4 00, just not record setting like the last three days. More on the chance of rain saturday. Heres jobina. Thank you, mike. We have a couple crashes to get to right now that are coming into the studio. The first is in castro valley, this is westbound 580 at redwood road. The right lane is shut down. Injuries may have been reported. This is a single car spinout in the area. Moving over to oakland, southbound 880 before 98th avenue. A single car spinout that hit the center divide. Rej sqggie and kumasi . Investigators are working to figure out what sparked this fire in santa rosa. Crews were called to the fire near frazier avenue and lotus court before 2 00 this morning. Were told the fire was contained to this one commercial building. The death toll from the coronavirus is climbing in the u. S. It has now killed 11 americans. Most of them in the seattle area. The latest death
Leadership, the commission felt she was still lacking. The firing was part of a weeklong conversation. There are a lot of improvements but the disparities wont to exist and there are a series of other issues that contributed to losing the confidence. We didnt think she was going to be the most effective chief in oakland. I do not regret choosing chief kirkpatrick. And i believe there are many examples of ways that she served our city extremely well over these three years. But i must respect the authority and role of our independent police commission. Kirkpatrick is entitled to one year salary as severance, around 273,000. Assistant chief darren allenson will serve as acting chief until a new chief is appointed. Reporting live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. We have more developing news out of oakland. Mcclymonds high school is closed indefinitely after a chemical linked to cancer was found in ground water below the campus. Officials say the schools Drinking Water
44 to 48 at 7 00. Look at that temperature at noon, 64 to 68. Still in the 60s at 4 00 at the coast, the rest of us nearing 70. 60s for the bay and inland. Heres jobina with more on the morning commute. We are following breaking traffic news in san mateo. This is southbound 101 just before 3rd avenue. I learned now through the chp, this vehicle here was involved in a single car crash. The driver of that car suffered major injuries. Another driver stopped, tried to help this person and was struck and killed on the scene. The chp is blocking this area. Three lanes are blocked. They say this should be cleared up in about an hour. Bringing up the map so you can see the backup and the speeds here, down to about 9 Miles Per Hour in the area. Thanks. New overnight, police are va investigating a hit and run crash in San Francisco involving two people, including at least one homeless person. This took place around 3 00 a. M. At mission and dubois. One person we spoke with who lives in a tent ne
Neighborhoods. Weekend forecast in about 15 minutes. Here is jobina with traffic. I have a mass transit alert for caltrain. No Weekend Service in San Francisco if youre traveling into the city, that will start saturday and go through march. The trains will terminate at bayshore, there will be a free shuttle for 4th and king and the 24th street stations as well. Moving over to the drive times. Albany to the maze, 5 minutes. Fremont to san jose, 13 minutes. Highway 101 to cupertino, 11minute ride. Thank you. San Francisco Police investigating one crime and then pivot to a possible carjacking. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live with more on this. Amy . Yes. San Francisco Police busy overnight here on 9th street in front of this Apartment Building. The ava Apartment Building with a crime happening backtoback here. Lets get to the video. Were at 55 9th street, between mission and market streets. The report is that two people were stabbed here. While police were on the scene investiga