Catherine heenan. Grant and vicki have the night off. Lets take a look now at covid cases and deaths across california within the last 24 hours more than 10,000 new cases of covid have been reported. 6 people have died. More than 1300 are in the icu across the state more than 21 and a half million californians are fully vaccinated. Thats about 63 of the population. Health experts say that we could still be weeks away from seeing the peak of this latest Covid Surge being fueled by the Delta Variant. Experts say what we do now between now and then will determine how bad things will get and Kron Fours haaziq mattoon has the latest on that story. The covid19 Delta Variant it is more contagious and that is surging here in the Bay Area. But when will this current wave of the virus reached its peak for hospitalizations and deaths. Now the current models are showing the peak sometime in early september. Theres a lot of variables that go into that. Nailing down the exact timeline for the virus
Exploded to the second largest wildfire in California State History at nearly 490,000 acres already charred. Meanwhile, a new united nations report giving a dire warning about climate change and this is a 3,000 p ge report, but it says bottom line climate change amounts to a Code Red for humanity. It says sea levels are rising faster problems like heat waves and droughts and floods and storms all getting worse. Kron fours. Lauren lister has more on the dixie along with this troubling report. Today. A landmark united nations report sounding the alarm on climate change. This report tells us that recent changes in the climate are widespread. Rapid and intensifying unprecedented in of years. Scientists say each of the past 4 decades have been the warmest on record since pre industrial times. Whats more, it is. Indisputable, the human activities are causing climate change, human influences making extreme climate events including heat w3ves, heavy rainfall and droughts. More frequent and sev
Of homes and push dense, black smoke into northern california will have the latest from the fire lines. Love the quick trip into the Grocery Store ends with a precious Family Pet still. And now the desperate effort to find it. Good evening and thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. Im Ken Wayne and im Pam Moore in San Francisco. Coronavirus infections are as high as they have been since the beginning of the year. But. There is a major difference when it comes to hospitalizations. Take a look at the numbers that were about to put up on the screen. San Franciscos Department of public health is reporting the latest Sevenday Infection Average this is on august. 1st was 267 cases a day. The last time the sevenday average was that high was back on january 17th. But take a look at a key difference in hospitalizations. That number stood at 97 earlier this month. But the last time infections were at that rate. The number was much higher at 245 kron. Fours Amanda Hari talked with an infecti
Video courtesy of the Citizen App showing us the scene to give you perspective this is just east of highway one o one at whipple avenue. Police do have that area closed off so far theres no word on if any injuries have occurred as a Result Kron fours Gayle Ong headed to that scene right now and will bring us updates as soon as she arrives tonight. Kron 4 is staying in contact with Redwood City Police and fire crews as they work the scene trying to bring you more updates as soon as they become available. Our other big story that were following this sunday night. A House Party overnight in the South Bay ends with 2 people shot. One person killed tonight. Folks in sunnyvale now talking to kron fours Camila Barco about that scene. Neighbors say this neighborhood is relatively quiet, but Saturday Night, this Street Navarro Drive turned into a party and as a result, one person died. Maybe about 45 minutes before there was definitely some fireworks that went but then around about 11. You hear
Plus the majority of local students will be back inside classrooms in a few days. But hundreds are choosing a different direction. Selecting a virtual academy. Instead. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8 oclock. Im Ken Wayne and i pale more across the state. More than 5500 people are currently in the hospital with covid. That is the highest number of hospitalizations since february and again, many doctors and nurses are feeling overwhelmed. Kron fours. Michelle kingston takes a look at how hospital staff, how they were feeling before the state reopen done. How theyre feeling right now. You know, now were back at full capacity again and nurses and doctors and respiratory therapist are exhausted. Weve had to do double shifts extra chefs. Tammy, the check is an Icu Nurse at kaiser in Walnut Creek where the number of covid patients is rising. Theyre seeing upwards of 35 patients a day. Thats hard because theres just not enough resources and where start having what we