Serious and dangerous conditions. The Air Quality is getting worse and will continue into the afternoon. Really starting to see those sensors show moderate to the east bay. Even here we are tomorrow afternoon, its still going to be smokey, although we may see some minor improvements right along the immediate coast line. But we have all of these very large fires putting large billows of smoke into the air, and now with the northerly wind its pushing that right into the Bay Area. So with the high wind gusts we also have the high fire concerns, especially for our elevations above 1,000 feet. And as we go into the rest of today, the winds will gradually calm down as weve seen more of a northerly wind that will turn westerly heading into tomorrow. But it does still look like that smoke will linger. Well talk about that as well as that Fire Danger coming up in a few minutes. Just in, firefighters in the North Bay Rush into action to prevent a Vegetation Fire from growing. Our Sky Ranger shot
Were live outside athens, greece, where flames are swallowing forests and villages whole and many are forced to flee for their lives. A disturbing milestone in Americas War with the coronavirus shows that the Delta Variant is winning the race right now. The u. S. Averaging more than A Hundred Thousand cases each day for the first time since back in february before vaccines were widely available. The worst of it is in florida where hospitalization records are being shattered both in adults and children. Florida also seeing its highest number of Weekly Covid cases ever. Still is states republican Governor Ron Desanta is rejecting Mask Mandates for schools. I have young kids. My wife and i are not going to do the mask with the kids. We never have. I want to see my kids smiling. I want them having fun. And in what might be the ultimate example of the glass being half full or half empty, the nations covid Vaccination Rate now stands at just over 50 , far short of the level experts say is ne
Street, come in and get taken care of. The vaccine is the only way we can get that to a normal life. Reporter Santa Clara Countys Vaccination numbers are among the highest in the country with 84 having at least one dose and 78 fully vaccinated. We are learning every single day about this fire is and what its able to do. Reporter this is in response to the spread among the unvaccinated. We know that the Delta Variant is really transmissible because of that. Even the vaccinated and get sick. And potentially also transmit that disease and for that reason, we need the bar even higher, we needed at high as it will go. Reporter the groups in Santa Clara county will be focusing on the younger people, ages 1229. Also in terms ofethnicgroups is latinos and whites that need to be focused on in terms of the outreach efforts in Santa Clara county. Sutter health is now the latest major Healthcare Company demanded covid vaccines for its workforce. Everyone from physicians to volunteers must now prov
More controversial. It was already described in india as the Delta Search but hadnt really taken off. So i think, recognition and the fact that its been around for a while takes me wonder if it will be as dominant in the landscape as delta. I think the reason why people worry about delta plus is that it not only may be more transmissible but it may also be more vaccine invasive. Lets focus on the here and now. It San Francisco is offering a supplemental dose, and some people who got the johnson johnson shot. So what is your thought, should people who received the J J receive this a booster . I would say it is definitely not a reason to run out and get it. Its not an emergency. All three vaccines are stellar and preventing hospitalizations and deaths. I think where the department of public health was coming from was that a lot of people were being nervous. And in the trials, J J is not as good as Pfizer And Moderna preventing infection. But i am most excited that all vaccines prevent pe
Months. The situation is dire, and we need to act on it. The legislation before us provides 18 billion in reducing carbon emissions and strengthening Resilience And Building electric charging stations and alternative fuel infrastructure. That is what we need to do, and i am pleased that the legislation addresses those issues. In a second area, i was pleased that this bill has a significant increase in the Transportation Alternative programs that i authored. This increased funding will make it easier for our local governments to move forward on projects that are important to their priorities. Were talking about better sidewalks and bike paths and dealing with safety. Were seeing an alarming increase in fatalities on our highways and roads and community roads. The Cap Program will allow us to deal with those issues. We all need to be able to get around our community without using our cars, and the Tap Program makes this a priority so we can enjoy our communities and we have local decisio