Sky. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. That building is located right in the heart of Downtown Berkeley on university avenue. We have new details, tonight, about the challenge firefighters faced and the scramble to get those nearby to safety. Matt boone joins us live where fire crews are still hard at work. Matt. Good evening, dion. Yeah. As you can see, behind me, firefighters still blasting water onto the sevenstory Apartment Building under construction. This is at university, right in the heart of berkeley and its been burning for hours, likely causing significant damage to this building. Just after 6 00, flames erupted. Watched it literally go up. Reporter he saw from his apartment, across the street. Whats going on . Check the window and all you see it flame up. Reporter his comfort did not last long, as firefighters came door to door. He managed to take his dog, apollo, but forgot his mask. Firefighters say no other structures were burned. Though, th
In june of next year. Natural gas is dangerous. Reporter rafael, who sponsored the legislation. Maybe most significantly, natural gas is a potent Greenhouse Gas that contributes to climate change. Reporter since 2010, as hundreds of coalfired power plants have closed, natural gas plants in many cases have replaced them. Natural gas produces about 40 of u. S. Energy needs. Former San Francisco mayoral candidate and activist Richie Greenburg doesnt believe california can make the transition from natural gas to all electric. The state of california does not have the ability to meet the energy needs, electricity needs and home heating through electricity at this point in time. Were not going to be relying on fossil fuels anymore in our buildings. Theres huge Greenhouse Gas savings. Theres Huge Public Health savings. And cost of construction goes down because youre not needing to install a gas pipeline. Reporter groups like earth justice cite the wildfires as a reason to move away. The sky
Were about 48 hours away from a new curfew for most of the bay area. Tonight the rules and the reaction. Theyre inside anyway, what do we need a curfew for . Parents and teachers in Alameda County fight to save two schools from closing. The vote just moments ago. Multiple setbacks tonight in President Trumps last ditch effort to overturn election results. And why an ambitious effort to reduce homelessness is being met with lawsuits in the bay area. This is not how democracy works. Well first, we have some breaking news. A police chase in Monterey County ending with multiple diners injured. Witnesses in selena say a mercedes blew through a red light, hit another vehicle and then crashed into a restaurant. Weve just gotten word that a suspect has been detained. Were told that none of the injuries are life threatening. Still a scary scene tonight. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, with coronavirus cases skyrocketing and thank
Schools from closing. The vote just moments ago. Multiple setbacks tonight in President Trumps last ditch effort to overturn election results. And why an ambitious effort to reduce homelessness is being met with lawsuits in the bay area. This is not how democracy works. Well first, we have some breaking news. A police chase in Monterey County ending with multiple diners injured. Witnesses in selena say a mercedes blew through a red light, hit another vehicle and then crashed into a restaurant. Weve just gotten word that a suspect has been detained. Were told that none of the injuries are life threatening. Still a scary scene tonight. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, with coronavirus cases skyrocketing and thanksgiving just days away, every county in the purple tier is about to be under a new statewide curfew. That includes santa clara, contra costa and alameda. Kpix 5s joe vazquez explains what you are and are not allowed
The gate here we are quiet getting out of the gate here. Lets go out and take a look at the bay bridge. It looks very nice. There is some road work here and there around the bay but its not causing major delays. The webster tube is shut down northbound runtil about 5 00 this morning but the posy tube is still open. Topping our news this morning Governor Newsom has issued an advisory for large events. Cancelling or postponing gatherings of 250 people or more. Small events can go ahead as planned if organizers create whats called social distancing. Meaning people get no closer than 6 from each other. The advisory does not apply to essential Public Transportation, shopping centers, or dormitories. A number of new coronavirus cases have been reported around the bay area. Health officials in Santa Clara County confirmed three new cases there. Bringing that total to 48. Two new cases reported in marin at a tote ol after three people so far and two new cases in santa clara. Total 177 patients