Came into action, grabbing rocks trying to knock down some of closer to boulder creek. We have also watched firefighters staged here of highway nine all day today, the flames. Murphy said he wanted to trying to stop the flames from engulfing the area. Prevent that fire from crossing the trail. Thankfully he got out without any serious injury. Dont try this at home. It is heartbreaking. Fire crews say this is not but nothing is worth our lives. Something they would [announcer] the following is a paid commercial program as firefighters attacked the fire ripping through the mountains, they also begged residents who refused to evacuate leave. It is difficult to maneuver as it is with the narrow roads. E you to ce back . We ve tisr operty, we have to proed some returns home to try to save them. I wanted to see if i get at least slow it down. I have a fire hose and pump. Maybe i can keep some members off and buy us some time here flames leveled homes and destroyed everything in the path of t
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Overnight, lightning strikes off the coast as a Severe Thunderstorm Warning moves across the bay area. Were bracing for another day of intense recordbreaking heat after more rolling Power Outages affect hundreds of thousands of people. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, august 16. Im liz kreutz. Thank you for joining us. Those thunderstorms were seen off the coast of santa cruz, on the peninsula, near pacifica, and all across the bay area overnight. From the lightning to the winds to the heat to now these brush fires were tracking, were following it all. Lets get over to meteorologist lisa argen with a look at whats happening right now. Lisa . Hey, liz. You know, when we had one of these thunderstorms around fairfield, the temperature went from the 80s to 100. That was a heat burst that came down from the upper levels of the atmosphere with a thunderstorm. Just amazing whether the around here. As we go in c
For coronavirus cases. Greening. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Just yesterday there were 7,100 new reported cases, the most ever since the pandemic started. In the past three days there has been a 69 increase. Tonight hospitalizations are also up jumping 29 over the last two weeks. Icu numbers up 18 . The numbers might sound alarming, but the state says it was expecting the jump during all of the reopenings, however, the governor is pleading tonight wear those face masks and continue to social distance to help protect one another. Protect yourself. Youre not invisible from covid 19. Quite the contrary. This is a disease that easily spreads. Very easily spreads. And if youre not about yourself because youre like i got this, im strong. Im young. Im healthy. Dont worry about me, im tough. Well, consider others. And another oneday record for new covid cases in Santa Clara County tonight. 125 cases tops yesterdays record we report that many of the new cases are being traced to cons
Well that victim who died in Placer County was here at pier 27 in San Francisco, not too long ago has here on february 21th and obviously that raises concerns about possible exposures to people in the city and 2 people still on that ship that are now showing symptoms now the governor is calling in resources keep those possible exposures on that ship at bay. Vernor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency after a rockland man died while in isolation at a roseville hospital on wednesday. Marking the first coronavirus death in california that individual. Came back with a number of others into not only Placer County area but many other were on that cruise from the state of california by one estimate. Im over 50 of the passengers which total roughly 2500 passengers that does not include the crew. Are californians. The an early victim became sick while aboard the grand princess cruise ship that docked in San Francisco late last month before the same ship left for another cruise to hawaii j
And then two weeks later you are fired. How do you explain that . I am saddened. Im embarrassed. Im humiliated by it. But i will embrace that. I will move on. Reporter Oakland Police Officers Association has publicly voiced his disappointment over the firing. Kirkpatrick said in her 38 years of law in Law Enforcement she has never come close to being terminated. What do you do now . You are fired. Do you fight back . There still needs to be a voice that is willing to speak truth. I plan and i have will be asking the department of justice to come in and open an inquiry into this whole process. Because something is wrong. Reporter she says she stands by all of her calls and judgment. Specifically when she refused the fire for Oakland Police officers for the shooting death of joshua my integrity is not up for sale. I make my calls. Whether it is in a shooting or not. Reporter she believes in a Citizens Oversight Committee and supports it. The questions were the checks and balances are. Th