Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 7am 20240711 : compareme

Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 7am 20240711

From the car life threatening injuries at this particular point you can see that squad car there with the flashing tail lights. We do know that 2 Police Officers are inside the car at the time those 2 Police Officers were taken to the hospital but we are not hearing of any life threatening injuries to them thank goodness as far as the muni bus it was clipped by either one of those 2 cars front end damage to the muni bus nothing substantial but it is involved in this collision which is why the driver and the muni bus theyre not going anywhere that driver clearly is a witness to that with the accident and theyre going to talk to him or her as the investigation goes on you can see they have shut down this intersection here this street here. This is actually waller they told us to push it back a little bit as far as our location so they can continue making measurements and that means its going to be at least maybe 2, 2, and a half hours before their wrap up this scene. So many buses that usually go through here, they have to drive around this particular scene. Im still trying to find out exactly what started the pursuit, but we have learned it didnt go very far maybe only a few blocks before it ended in horrific fashion with a blue honda right into that house back to you. Ok thank you very much. Well obviously were going to keep going back to will as continue to learn more about what happened there all right but right now at 7 02 we want to check the weather before you head out the door how is it well guys no rain but it is foggy out there from one to the next the things that will interrupt your morning commute so roadways theyre not wet. You dont have to worry about turn the windshield wipers on but you do want to give yourself that extra few minutes till. Visibility has been problematic for a lot of us is patchy fog has settled the right into the bay. Heres future towercam shows a nice view above the clouds that blanket of cloud cover and fog really sitting all across the bay, not just at the coast, but lso further inland. Radar right now shows a couple showers to our north but not going to be drifting into the bay area. So thats not of concern concord nevado in San Francisco, though some spots down below a mile for visibility. Thats where you have issues as you get on the roadways and try to make your way into the office. So dont get yourself in a rush this morning give yourself that extra time and then take it slower because of course we do have this foggy impact we all know what that can do to our roads in the bay area as for podcast later on this morning. Still at 09 30am holding on to some patches of fog well see clearing in some spots but not entirely just yet by noontime and after that thats when we get a good dose sunshine even out towards the coastline just have to wait for it today, 40s and 50s for your current temperatures, its a little cooler than yesterday morning was concord pittsburgh. Hayward each at 48 degrees oakland, San Francisco and alameda our spots holding on to the low 50s this morning. So obviously theyre going to have a foggy start give yourself that extra time on roads, i know robins been talking all about the fog this morning, cars some issues that a bridge it looks like cant see much out there can see much and the Richmond Sandra fell theres a fog advisory, the golden gate so the deaths of the fog floor, the traffic job so folks need to be extra careful out there driving through and i know it makes me a little nervous, need to be cautious here. This is what its looking like at the bay bridge toll plaza so if you need to get into San Francisco. You have to get through the slow traffic and the dense fog its covering up the ad overcrossing often on it just comes in waves but were looking at 12 minutes thats decent its not bad. You are backed up to the bottom of the maze keep that in mind if you come in from the east shore freeway we do have a crash on the upper east shore. 80 west of San Pablo Dam road that still wrapping up it looks pretty minor its not a major accident. But you see what its doing to your upper east shore. Couple of miles of slow traffic there leading up to the crash but the rest of the trip richmond albany, Berkeley Emeryville on down to open with good some are putting at 19 minutes here from crockett to the maze and i just want to point out some alternates we saw will tran a story and hes on the scene of that major accident at waller at fillmore street in San Francisco. So if you have to travel through the area going to send you over to webster or steiner both of those run parallel to fill more and that will help you get around all of that Police Activity and the delay, so well stay on top of this story and james we have a lot going on major accidents and then all the fog as well but well stay on top of that and update some more bridges and freeways coming ovew the bridge shed golden gate was sacked and yeah the foggy rob mr. All right topping National News this morning, the United States has now surpassed another devastating milestone in the ongoing covid19 pandemic 250,000 americans have now died from this disease. Its a quarter of a million americans its a higher death toll than any other country in the world. Its also more than twice the number of Us Service Members killed in the entire world war one. And as we get closer to developing a vaccine. We now know that ucsf has been chosen as one of 7 early vaccine, Distribution Sites across california. So ucsf is monitoring the progress of a covid19 vaccine after pfizer announced that their vaccine was found to be 95 effective early distribution of that Pfizer Vaccine ucsf is planned to start next month. Frontline Health Care Workers who are treating covid19 patients and highrisk groups will be prioritized so theyll be put towards the front of the line vaccines for the general public are expected to roll out sometime in the spring of next year. Is it testing rush ahead of the holidays, take a look at the line of cars and people that are going to get tested in San Francisco along the embarcadero appointments there are booked up through december 2nd in such high demand that the city actually is now asking you not to go unless you central like are essential worker or youve been exposed to somebody who has covid because they dont want regular people who are just wanting to get tested ahead of the holiday traveling or thanksgiving to clog it up supervisor matt haney says these sites are essential for workers to be able to get to without being backed up. And its also good for people who dont have Health Insurance they go there. The worst thing would be for our testing sites to be so oversubscribed to have a backup. Await that people who really need to get tested because they might have been exposed is they might have symptoms because they might have no other option. I cant get tested. There are several other sites available to choose from. Doctors recommend that you check with your primary physician because covid testing is generally free. The second thing you can do is theres another option which is to get a home testing kit. In the east bay Contra Costa County now reporting more than a 100 complaints related to covid19 Health Order Violations in the past 10 days and thats partly why. The county now has been moved back into the purple tier, one of the most restrictive. Well the most restrictive when it comes to reopening with that roll back the countys covid19 task force is now focusing stricter on enforcement. Restaurants, but it can be be you know things like a cross fit the lawn. It can be Outdoor Dining where theres not social they can be indoor which now isnt allowed know how hard it is for businesses right now. We want to support them. But ultimately they need to follow Public Health guidance thats really important to stop the spread of the virus. And the countys task force is made up of the Health Department the Sheriffs Office and the department of conservation theyll be responding to complaints coming in about businesses and people not following the rules. Time now is 7 08 in the south bay, the Santa Unified School District says that in Person Learning could be delayed if cases of covid continue to surge in Person Learning was supposed to resume on january 5th. But because of the increase in covid thats for Santa Clara County into the purple tier and that means that in class learning may be delayed School Officials say theyre only going to bring students back to class. If the county goes into the orange or the yellow tier and that thats the fine line with teachers and what they want. There i think its a great deal of anxiety about the possibility of returning too and i think a great deal of to to see that were were were probably going to slow down little. San jose unified districts surveyed parents to find out what they want as far as in Person Learning 40 said they want their kids back in class and the others preferred to continue zoom at home. Well happening today, a new set of workplace regulations for coronavirus will be decided. Yeah, this is from cal osha, they are thinking about clamping down on businesses. They still have to vote on this plan kron fours noelle bellow tells us what it would do. Guidance from cal osha have been in place since the start of the pandemic but these new set of standards will give officials more tools to enforce the rules what this should to do is it does expand their authority. And it does not allow an employer to play games with that inspector comes joe duffel is a union leader and sits on the statewide executive committee with the united food and commercial Workers Union he says over the last 8 months its become apparent that businesses are saying one thing and doing another people are dying and hard to help keep workers safe just one the companys lying to you wont give you the information or makes you sit in the waiting room for 2 hours before they let you on the production floor doubles as the proposed regulations are not only a tool for cal osha to hold employers responsible, but its an added layer of protection for workers, not only with a mandate and enforce social distancing and the wearing of face coverings in the workplace, the standards would also require employers to identify and notify all workers who may have been exposed to a covid19 positive case within one business day. The new rules would also require companies to provide free testing to all employees who may have been exposed. And they must keep a record of all cases so they can easily trace potential exposures its in forcing the hand washing and since forcing the social distancing. Its limiting the number of people in the store its having the plexiglass is just. Its Good Practice if regulations are passed thursday, they could go into effect statewide in early december in San Francisco noelle bellow kron 4 news. A Grocery Store shopping in a can be stressful one local Grocery Store is doing something unique to help ease that stress well have that story coming up after the break. And today, no rain but we certainly do have fog. Heres your look at it from sfo just as foggy as the rest of the bay area is later today we get some sunshine and some 60s low. Your forecast is ahead. And that dense fog does not help the traffic in the morning commute, its been tough out there a live look at 92 not so foggy here this is one of the better bridges, no problems to the parents lowered 40 minutes for your drive time well check drive times and bridges coming up. This is the season we come together and make our own holiday magic. Because a gift for home brings joy to all. Find holiday decorations, gifts and great deals at lowes. Com 7. 14, i cant wait, i cant believe its tomorrow that heavily and northstar are opening yes because of this they got enough snow that theyre able open up some runs and start welcoming the tourists back up there for their first opening week but remember how this goes with covid yes you have to have a reservation, you cant just wake up and think of so you have to reservation and then more than like normal gator or one of those i have the nose thing with all the holes that doesnt work you have to have an actual mask and has a covid kirkwood which is my off the beaten path, a path favor and down so yeah, they open december 4th little harder to get to right so were totally worth it. Yeah, they got a number of really great run so people will be enjoying john has an eye on the hot cocoa with my underneath thats how its what i call it a voice call the hot and john we should co scented mask so you can ski and get the will be needed that will work in yeah, it is definitely snowy up there in the sierra that kitchen in the holiday spirit for sure look at this beautiful view of tahoe got some snow in those picnic tables, a love that, especially if you do enjoy skiing. Were going to have some bluebird skies across the slopes to these next few days which means as you are venturing out there youre going to have favorable weather on the roads and then just some nice sunshine overhead to enjoy some of that fresh snow that we have received now ahead of the forecast were not going to receive much additional snowfall nor rainfall in the bay area were actually into a drier trend of whether these next 7 days showers to our north right along the oregon border, but thats about all californias got these next few days ahead of us as were going to see mild temperatures in the 60s some afternoon sunshine and some morning fog Holding Steady these next few mornings now this morning we are seeing some foggy conditions that will lead up to some sunshine later today just a touch cooler than we were yesterday for daytime highs as highs rise into the 50s and 60s the difference were going to get some peeks of sunshine in there thats going to help to make temperatures feel just a little bit nicer as venture outside south bay daytime highs today in the low 60s while in the east bay looking at mostly a range of lows to mid 60s oakland, youll be in and i 64 degrees same for walnut creek in concord up into the north bay, a similar range of low to mid 60s today, santa rose at 63 well 50s hanging out right along the coastline, lets get a look ahead these are your next 7 days daytime highs hardly changed at all its either 62 or 63 degrees. Sunshine prevails into the weekend. Lows in land fall into the 30s getting colder tomorrow morning and saturday morning so do watch some of those chilly inland temperatures bayside in coastal areas, not quite as cold mostly dropping into the 40s. Robin we have some busy traffic on our bridges john starting off with the Richmond Sandra fell were taking a live look at west bound 5. 80 it is crawling for sure leading up to the toll plaza starting to stack up from castro. 14 minutes and growing is normal for this time of morning, snow hot spots there here at the bay bridge you have to deal with the slow traffic and the fog its been rolling in and out be careful out there in space yourself ill dont tell when you have reduced Visibility Like this driving through the fog this line by the way goes all the way back through the bottom of so get out there early. Were still following this a breaking news story out of San Francisco where Police Pursuit ended in a major crash where a car ran off the road into a house major injuries waller at fillmore that intersection is blocks im going to send you over to webster or steiner to stay away from this Police Action which will be under investigation for several more hours, ill step out of the way took this screenshot from will tran who is live on scene covering the story you can see the muni bus there. Police cars there in the intersection the houses of the cars on the left right there. That crashed into the house and its badly damaged so its going take a while to get this out of your way avoid this stretch if you can no other big problems out there highway 4, 5, 81 o one all looking good and normal this morning back to you thanks a lot of 7. 18 and if you hate shopping in a pandemic a whole bunch of other people now you can enjoy your own Grocery Store, yeah, Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco is doing something. A little different from everybody else are actually offering. After our shopping with reduced capacity is going get your shopping done yes, reservations, only thats the thing sort of thing conference reyna harvey is live at the Grocery Store to tell us how it works arena. In the morning. Its the starstudded treatment here i just had a local resident tell me the line here typically wraps around the block. So if you sign up for this service were not going to wait that long basically customers said they just did not feel safe coming back to the Grocery Store during the pandemic with those long lines and trying to get their thanksgiving shopping out of the way Christmas Shopping out of the way so Rainbow Grocery came up with an idea were going to open up or stores for a limited time after we close our doors so shoppers can have more time close doors at 9 oclock thats when the shopping begins yo

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