Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5am 20240711 : compareme

Transcripts For KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5am 20240711

Already watching those winds. The peak of our wind event happening this morning. We are looking at a wind advisory for most of the bay area in effect. Record high temperatures as we head to the afternoon. Low 70s around the bay and low to mid 70s inland this afternoon. We will talk more and show you about the winds as we take you through the day. Low relative humidity values coming up. It is definitely a windy start. If you are taking the bay bridge this morning, heads up. Would advisory was issued by chp. Be extra careful especially if youre traveling in a high profile vehicle. As far as delays go, everything moving at the limit for the most part. No brake lights at the toll plaza just yet. We did have an earlier troubles bonior Treasure Island. That is not completely cleared out. Overall, a pretty seamless friday. Take a look at traffic on westmount 580 as you work your way into the altamont pass. We have delays extending all the way to 580 itself as you work your way at least to northglenn. Once your past that point, things look a lot better. Travel time officially in the yellow zone. 30 minutes now to go from 205 toward 680. No delays on the east shore. Highway 4 clear as well as 101 on the south bay. Northbound from san jose to sfo is a 30 minute drive time. In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, San Francisco, santa clara, and contra costa counties are now under a stayathome order. Alameda officially shut down after midnight and marin will follow suit on tuesday. Will remain under the orders through january 4. Just take a look at the investments that local businesses have been making over the past several months. All of the tents, the heaters, all of that for nothing at least at this point. It is going to be lonely out there. Those changes went into effect after 10 00 p. M. It will be like marchal over again. That means only essential workers are allowed outside. No more Outdoor Dining. It is take a and delivery only. Retail is reduced to 20 . Personal Services Shut down too. All of this during one of the busiest times of the year when businesses have already endured so much. When this is over, there will not be too many people left. This is the last straw that will break the back of the camel. Reporter already there are so many empty storefronts not just in the marina but pretty much all over the bay area. Dismisses falling victim to covid19 restrictions. The concern is that on the other end of this, there will be even more than there already are. Reporting live and San Francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. That is tough. A lot of people also out in the south bay getting one last outdoor meal and heading to the salon before the holidays. Business owners say this all feels like dc some told us they believe the new restrictions are too extreme. Show me the numbers. Show me some Contact Tracing data you have to prove that these restaurants are the cause of. We are a toy store. Christmas is 90 of our business it we are limited to the number of hours, the number people. Hopefully there is some sort of natural aid this time around. Outdoor dining is staying open in San Mateo County which is holding off on a stayat home order for now. The county supervisor thinks that is a mistake. You got to shelter in place. As much as this troubles me, as much as this affects Small Businesses, it breaks my heart. Right now we have to focus on our communitys health. Right now, 84 of the county s icu beds are in use. The county says covid is largely being spread by indoor social gatherings and people not wearing masks. Some residents say they are doing their part in slowing the spread. As long as everyone is being safe and following the rules, masking im not mask up right now because i am eating dinner. As long as we follow the rules, it is great to keep businesses open. It is important to remember the virus does not know when it is crossing county lines. The shutdowns, california hits a record for new daily cases. More than 30,000 new covid cases reported yesterday. The total number of cases now stands at more than 1. 3 million. The sevenday Positivity Rate is hovering around 10 . There are now more than 10,000 people in the hospital because of the virus. Los angeles county reached another alarming milestone in the coronavirus surge, now surpassing 10,000 new daily cases. Over the past 24 hours, the county reported 10,528 new cases and 23 people died. Hospitalizations also reached a new high with nearly 3000 patients. This morning, Governor Newsom is expected to give an update on californias response to the pandemic. We will bring that to you live. Happening today, two supervisors say they will. Delivery businesses sometimes charge 30 of the meals Purchase Price for delivery. As much as a 15 commission for customer pickup. Several bay area counties and cities have adopted similar ordinances. Police in gilroy are looking for a hit and run driver. This happened yesterday on broadway and whelan lane on the citys westside neighborhood. Police say when they got to that scene, they found a 48 yearold man lying in the street. He had been hit by a car. He was taken to hospital for treatment for major injuries. There is no descriptive the vehicle but police are asking for help if you have any information. Police in the citys tenderloin neighborhood cracking down on car thieves. Officers say they have made five arrests in the last six days. They also report car thefts are up by 40 in the tenderloin so far this year and by 33 citywide. They say stolen vehicles are almost always used in other crimes. Happening today, the anniversary of a grim day in u. S. History. It is National Pearl harbor remembrance day, marking the 79th anniversary of the december 7, 1941 surprise attack on hawaii by japanese forces. This focuses on the marines and soldiers who defended oahu and the civilians caught in the crossfire. Today, a beacon on top of mount diablo will be lit to honor those who died in the attack on pearl harbor. Three survivors will share their experiences. The online ceremony starts at 4 30 this afternoon. Eight minutes after 5 00, fire crews gain ground on a wind driven brushfire. The area still under the fire threat this morning. Unfortunately, our fire season is not over yet. Our red flag warning remains in effect until 5 00 is highlighted in red. We will talk about the high fire danger as well as the winds picking up. Details coming up in a few minutes. Traffic already starting to get busy as you work your way into the altamont pass. Plus, we will check travel times at the bay bridge. Here is a live look outside before we head to break. The time now is 508. I didnt have Health Insurance not because i didnt want it. I worried it was too expensive, and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. But now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. Covered california was made by californians for californians. And it makes Health Insurance more affordable, with financial help for people who need it. Covered california. This way to Health Insurance. Enroll by december 15th. But these days, im not getting covered california. This way to Health Insurance. Out as much as id like to. Thats why i take osteo biflex. It helps with occasional joint stiffness, while it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. Osteo biflex. Because im made to move. People in the United Kingdom could be receiving their first Coronavirus Vaccines as early as tomorrow. Who will get their hands on them first . Reporter the first batch of Coronavirus Vaccines started reaching hospitals in the United Kingdom yesterday. To know that we are here and we are among the first in the country to receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. Reporter the uk last week became the first country in the west to approve a covid19 vaccine for public use. Around 800,000 doses are expected to be ready to be administered starting tomorrow morning. Nursing home residents, people over the age of 80, and frontline healthcare workers are the highpriority groups first in line to receive vaccinations. I believe it gives people in the world hope that this will end someday and we have something to look forward to. Reporter vaccinating the countrys population of 67 million will pose logistical challenges, one of which keeping the doses properly frozen. They are stored in the 70 freezer and they will be taken out when it is appropriate. Hospital is going to the final checks to be able to lament Vaccination Program for a high priority group. Reporter in trials, the vaccine has shown it is 95 effective. Cbs news, washington. In china and russia, officials have been administering thousands of doses of vaccines developed by governmentbacked Research Institutes outside of trials for weeks. Like the western vaccine programs, neither russia nor china carried out largescale International Human trials with data provided for independent analysis. South korea is helping the city of seoul, a covid19 war zone. He says the country may have to strengthen rules on social distancing south korea has seen 5300 new infections in the past 10 days. Most of them in and around the capital city. In germany, authorities are gearing up to start vaccinations in early january. Chancel Angela Merkels chief of staff, who happens to be a doctor, says he may vaccinate people himself. The European Union is expected to make a decision later this month on approving a vaccine. On the fire watch now, more than 1500 firefighters in Orange County are working around the clock to try to stop the bonfire from consuming more homes in the Silverado Canyon area. So far, the fire has destroyed 28 structures and has burned more than 7300 acres and was 50 contained our last check but this morning, some people are still under evacuation orders. It may be december but the bay area is seeing increased fire danger. A live look at oakland. Red flag warning went into effect last night all because fire crews are missing a key ingredient. We have not had the precipitation that we normally have. On average, we are significantly below. Southern california areas had less than we had and they are actively fighting a couple of large fires right now. Mary has a closer look at the conditions this morning. Tracking those winds this morning. With those offshore winds, looking at very dry air. That is why this is such a big concern. Everything is so dry. We have record drive fuels and vegetation. Looking at a big concern with that high fire danger, just a rare lateseason offshore wind event. You can see our Salesforce Tower camera as we look east. Our temperatures are on the cool side in the 40s and 50s as we start off our day. Looking at wind gusts so far. 70 Miles Per Hour wind gusts at mount helena. Pine flat road, 66. Healdsburg hills, 59. Berkeley hills, 39. And a San Francisco, winds gusting up to 31 Miles Per Hour. The peak of this offshore wind event happening this morning. Looking at current wind speeds, sustained 30 mph winds in santa rosa. Looking at 22 in fairfield. 20 for sfo out of the north. Looking at 12 in napa and 13 for hayward. A wind advisory for most of the bay area highlighted in this orange shade here. Northerly winds at 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour for the valleys with gusts up to 40. The Higher Elevations at 50 to 60. As you just saw, mouse alina with winds gusting up to 70 Miles Per Hour. A red flag warning highlighted in red for most of the bay area until 5 00 p. M. The Higher Elevations is where we are seeing the strongest winds. Still, our valleys and coasts looking at those winds picking up this morning as well. Along the coast, the beach hazard statement for this morning and afternoon due to rough and dangerous surf. Sudden breakers and strong rip currents. Please use extra caution at our beaches. Then, a high surf warning will be in effect 5 00 p. M. Today until 5 00 p. M. Tomorrow. The rip currents and seeker waves will continue into tomorrow as well. Here is the reason why. We have that tight Pressure Gradient. With it, we are looking at those offshore northerly to northeast winds and low relative humidity value. Looking at futurecast, taking you through the day, we will see the winds use a little bit. As we look to relative humidity values, we will see them plummet as we head through today and into tomorrow as well. As we look to our daytime highs, we could see some record breaking high temperatures. Mid60s along the coast, low 70s around the bay. Looking at low to mid 70s for the daytime highs inland. A seasonably warm day for today. As we look to the rest of the week, we will see temperatures cooling down as we head through the middle part of the week and then all the way into the weekend. We could see some offshore winds returned by the middle part of the week. We will have details on that as we get closer to those longer range models as well. We are monitoring traffic conditions at the bay bridge. That is where chp has also issued a wind advisory. If you are getting ready to head out the door and you are traveling in a highprofile vehicle, be extra careful. Pretty gusty this morning. Be careful there this morning. Right now, no delays or brake lights at the toll plaza. The earlier trouble spot we had near Treasure Island has been cleared out of the lanes. Overall you should be moving at an okay pace. Pretty much the same story for most of our bay area bridges. A live look out here. The commute direction is on the southbound side. The headlights heading into San Francisco. Right now no brake lights or issues as you work your way out of marin county into the city. We are starting to see a bit more volume on the roadways. If you are traveling out of hayward going westward around 92 over toward 101, no delays but just a few more cars out there. Your travel time still in the green for bay area bridges. If you are traveling westbound, only seven minutes to go from castro street over toward 101. So far, so good. Here is a live look near oakland near the colosseum. No delays. Traffic is clear in both directions. We do have brake lights. The busy commute already starting as you work your way into the altamont pass. Things are getting crowded connecting onto the 580 westbound as you make your way to near northglenn. No delays at the dublin interchange. Your travel time in the yellow which means it is starting to slow down a little bit. That is a look at your morning drive. Three, two, one and, lift off of the falcon 9 and upgraded cargo dragon. Developing right now, another first for spacex. It now has two capsules in orbit at the same time. The newer, bigger version of its dragon a supply ship launched to the International Space station yesterday. It is packed with Christmas Trees and presents for the crew and is expected to reach the orbiting lab today. Just last month, the dragon delivered four astronauts to the space station. And other space news, amazons jeff bezos is planning his most ambitious delivery at. He wants to send a woman to the moon. He says this is the engine that will power the trip. Blue origin ran this test to show off its highperformance thrust. Jeff bezos says it will power a lunar lander that is set to put a woman and a man on the moon in 2024. Cant help but think of the honeymooners. After the break i could not think of what it was from but i heard the old to the moon. It is alice, right . From the turf to the surf, getting outdoors right now. Coming with risks. The latest hiking risk and how long you are asked to stay away from the coast this morning. Coming up, a live coverage out of georgia where political tensions are heating up ahead of runoff elections. Plus, holidays in the holy land. How covid19 restrictions are changing celebrations in the traditional workplace of jesus. Awardwinning artist cyndi lauper on her 10th annual benefit concert to raise money for homeless lgbtq youth. We will be right back. Hey its me your dry skin im craving something were missing. The ceramides in cerave. They help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture. Weve got to have each others backs. Cerave. Now the 1 dermatologist recommended skincare brand. A man is recovering after spending the night in the cold wilderness with his dog. The two got lost during a hike in marin county and rescuers found them yesterday morning. The 71yearold was reported missing on saturday night when he did not return home after dark and then yesterday morning, the man suddenly saw he had a cell phone signal and he called a family member. Rescue crews were able to trace his location soon after. That man and his dog are doing well. Check out this video the risky rescue wanted cliffside and pacifica. A chp helicopter was called in to help a woman who fell more than 50 feet near devils slide last wednesday. The cliff was illuminated with bright lights from the chopper. The woman was placed on a stretcher and taken to San Francisco general hospital. No word if she is still there this morning or how she is doing. The entire bay area coastline will be a hazard area today when swells as high as 25 feet start heading toward shore. A high surf warning has been issued. You can say goodbye live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, shut down again. New rules to follow for counties going back under a stayathome order. He sue the Trump Administration over 100 times. Now californias attorney

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