40,000 people are packing into the city for the three day event, again, beginning tomorrow. They are bringing with them a lot of traffic, and a lot of money. The conference is expected to pump about 90 million into the local economy , but there is a lot riding on this year, after salesforce ceo mark benioff suggested it could be the last, if the citys ongoing issues with homelessness and drugs end up impacting the event. So, Wilson Walker talked with some people about their early impressions of the city under some pressure to put its best foot forward. Reporter where are you from . Im from the north of england. Reporter you have been here a few times . Probably three times in the last couple of years. Its a beautiful city. Reporter adam jones, of leeds, among the tens of thousands visiting San Francisco, that he is no stranger to the city , his problems have been grabbing attention. From what ive seen myself, and been in a different part of the city, that i stayed at this time and othe
Expected to descend for a controversial First Amendment rally. The this is the first time ive come out for Something Like this. Staff at the park rescheduling customers who had a reservation. Saturdays are great day for birthday parties and all kinds of events but we are mostly concerned about customer safety so its best for our customers that we close down. Its among 30 locations closing up shop. We get a lot of tourists and families buying bikes over the weekend. The manager anticipated they would close the shop i one of their busiest days. Ive lived in the city for over 20 plus years and ive never seen anything like this. Im worried and i hope for the best and everybody is careful and safe. Tourists wanting to see the iconic bridge from the Visitors Center will be out of luck at the Welcome Center and the cafi are shutdown from 9 00 p. M. Friday night to a p. M. Saturday night. The parking lot that we are standing and now which is adjacent to the Administration Building and the park
Reporter Mauricio Marin is live from the Las Vegas Strip with a look at how these responders are gearing up. Mauricio Marin more than 330thousand people are expected on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown to ring in 2016. And if theres an emergency. Par amedics and e mts will be on scene ready to treat those who need help. And theyre preparing now for any type of potential disaster. Amr and Medicwest Ambulances are being stocked up with medical supplies now at headquarters. Medical First Responders are gearing up to help people with small stuff like cuts and bruises. To keeping people warm who didnt dress properly for the cold weather. They are also prepared for mass casuality events. Planning and working with other agencies in the valley in the event disaster strikes. damon schilling, amr Medicwest Ambulance weve added 170 personell amr medic west that are going to be down and like i said cart teams, theyre going to be riding around on motorized medical carts. Theyre going to be in am
Been working specifically on any extra terror response training in light of recent tragedies . Sharie Johnson after 911 this office began agressive training for a catasrophe of that magnitude. And since all types of agencies are involved. They say the public can rest assured. Theyre prepared. Denise Valdez another big question mark hanging over new years eve is will the weather cooperate to have fireworks . Americas party has been handcrafted by the grucci family out of new york for the past 15 ars and theyre marchingrward with plans for a great show. Crews were busy atop Treasure Island this morning setting up pyrotechnic effects. In all there will be 80 thousand colorful bundles on seven rooftops along the resort corridor. These guys know the drill. But there is one thing they cant predict and thats the wind phil grucci, president and creative director, fireworks by grucci the law here is anything over 10 mph sustained over 10 mph would cause the postponment or cancellation of the pr
At right now. Hey, charles. Reporter hey, neil. President trump will get a look at some of the damage caused by hurricane laura later today, behind me is one example of what the president could see later this afternoon. Check out this church, the force of the hurricane destroying the section of this building. You can see the chirps pastor out here cleaning up this mess and meanwhile residents are just beginning to return to check out the extent of the damage the category 4 storm causing widespread destruction through texas and louisiana, in just a matter of hours, laura shredding homes and flooding communities for miles. Right now more than 500,000 people are still without power, and an estimated 200,000 people in louisiana do not have access to water and it could take weeks for crews to restore those utilities. Despite the devastation, some say things could have ended up much worse. We flooded for ike the first time and then we flooded for harvey the second time, so i think everything