There’s a bit of a nanny state in the city of Hong Kong. The government is quick to issue advice and admonitions about all matter of hazards high ocean waves, food waste, incense burning during the annual grave-sweeping festival. One night in late 2014, amid a standoff during the massive democracy protest that rocked the city, a police official squawked through a bullhorn: “Do
fiddle while rome burned. he s singing while his temperature outside plummets. the cold weather, well, it was a little too cold. the girl here talked me into singing tonight and i had a good time. singing on the corner. the temperature here in contra costa county is expected to drop into the 20s. his accompanyist tonight said the cold is sending her home. i m going to watch a movie. freezing temperatures could damage delicate plants. the weather service is saying those that can should be put inside. firefighters are concerned about freezing pipes which could break, spill or cause other damage. firefighters say the homeless are also a concern. with the homeless and stuff if they don t get a shelter and not dressed in layers and stuff, that s a concern. he warns people about fires in their fireplaces. burning a fire very long, all day, leave it unattended, go to bed. be careful on areas on the roadway where there s automatic sprinkler systems that could leave be
toddler speechless, but his parents who drove up to the santa cruz mountains this morning were disappointed. i was hoping to see the ground covered more. it s a real dry snow. you can t even make a snowball. reporter: a sprinkling of snow blanketed trees and covered roofs and in the palo alto hills, there was a dusting of snow on some of the hills. it doesn t look cold but it was frigid. this shelter was slightly over capacity last night. they have 250 beds. 260 people showed up. if you can withstand this weather, more power to you. but for me, personally, myself, having a place like this is a refuge. reporter: the community center in san jose was one of ten spots the city set up as a designated warming center. some people are not fortunate to have a warm place right now, so it s great we re opening up the public to opening up to the public. we re not sure what we re expecting. this is the first time the city has done this. reporter: by late morning this commu