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now from abc7, live breaking news. wildfires rage on in the bay area, ballooning in size overnight. right now more than 1 million acres have burned in california. that is the most in state history. and more people are being told they need to evacuate. good evening and thanks for joining us. i m dion lim. and i m eric thomas. this is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area. the lnu complex, which is in the north bay, has charred more than 341,000 acres. it s the second largest wildfire in state history. the scu complex which covers parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara is behind at 339,000 acres. and the s tzu complex is burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. we have team coverage for you. they re getting ready for more fires. cornell barnard is in the north bay where the lnu complex keeps growing. we begin with meteorologist drew tuma with a look at the chance of us seeing more lightning strikes tonight. drew. we were watching live ....
good evening, i m ken wayne and i m pam moore, thank you for joining us on kron 4 news tonight at 8. another big story tonight as the number of covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continues to rise governor gavin newsome announcing several new restrictions across the state to try and slow the spread of the virus. we have live on 14 coverage from details on the latest order from the governor to how it affects parts of the bay area kron four s justine waltman live in our newsroom with more on today s announcement just sing. well pam governor newsom announced today the state is shutting down many indoor businesses that s because hospitalizations have increased by 51%. over the last 2 weeks with these statewide hospital capacity now at 60%. so now restaurants bars wineries museums zoos card rooms and movie theaters must closed in 19 counties for 3 weeks now this includes santa clara. contra costa and solano counties here in the bay area, 72% of the golden state s populat ....
down into berkeley all the way to the bay bridge. a fog free morning for your commute into work or wherever you may be headed this early thursday morning skies were main fog free, but you will notice that cloud cover sitting above us eventually as the sun does come up by the time we work our way into the afternoon much like yesterday, it s abundant sunshine for you. minus a few degrees and temperatures it will be one of our coolest ones of the forecast today notably for inland areas, enjoying a nice backing off of the heat, 50 s and 60 s for your current temperatures, the exceptions being san anselmo in santa rosa, our cool spots in the 40 s right now winds breezy at the coast as well as on up through solano county. they re going to notice a breezy afternoon for coastal areas, pretty nice and calm for inland valleys though temperatures today that s the biggest difference from where we have been a few degrees cooler for inland spots. most areas that are warmest only in t ....
gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. temperatures a little cooler than we have been our warmest temperatures inland only in the mid 80 s for your daytime highs, 60 s and 70 s remaining study out along the coast and the bay. daria thanks a lot and it s 7 o clock. the big story is the coronavirus spike a record breaking cases in the u.s. triggering rollbacks now in nearly all the states including here in california yesterday starting mention the most infections recorded in a single day california. yeah leading the way 9700 cases reported texas not far behind they showed 8,000 and in total according to johns hopkins university s latest daily numbers more than 50,000 cases across the country yesterday. the total number of positive cases then now grossed 2.6 million. since the beginning of this pandemic more than a 128,000 people have lost their lives and experts are worried if things don t turn around at some point soon. we could eventually see a 100,000 new cases each and ....
bay area keep an eye on that as you re stepping outside to enjoy are slightly cooler temperatures, san jose, a touch of a cooler day for you down to 82 degrees. after yesterday s mid-eighties more on your forecast still ahead darya. all right, let s start with the coronavirus pandemic which has been a record setting day and triggering rollbacks in nearly 40 states. the u.s. in 24 hours had the most infections in a single day and california led the way with more than 9700 new cases texas behind us had 8,000 and there were more than 50,000 about 52,000 new cases across the country in 24 hours bringing the total number of positives now to 2.6 million. and a 128,000 deaths in the u.s. experts are worried if we don t turn things around. we could see a 100,000 new cases at day in the bay area. we are now 25,000 positive tests in total and 584 deaths have happened linked to covid so far so because this fight the governor has had to take action to slow the spread. he is rollin ....