The bay area is forecast to heat up this weekend with a red flag warning in the Higher Elevations and fire danger increasing. I do have concerns about that. I guess i will be packing some stuff and kiss after evacuate. Late september and early october are the peak of fire season in Northern California. Traditionally the most dangerous time of year. Good evening, im andre senior. And im cristina rendon. The red flag warning takes part in 5 00 for Higher Elevations of the bay area where the wind is expected to hold. Are meteorologist joins us now with just how bad, or what we can expect, mark. We are tracking three elements that will change in of the weekend. First, the temperature going way up, humidity going way down. Of course the wind we have been worried about will be accelerating by this time tomorrow. Were showing you this, the heat returns this weekend. Tomorrow will be a little bit of a bump in the numbers. The real heat will move in sunday and monday. You can see the temperatur
The flag at the white house was lowered to half staff following the announcement of ginsburgs death. The vacancy on the high court has sparked a highstakes political battle in washington, d. C. Over naming a replacement. We begin our coverage in washington, d. C. An Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is dead at age 87 as the nation reflects on her legacy questions are already stirring about her replacement. That death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is sending shockwaves around the world. The president was informed after a political rally in minnesota. She just died . While. I didnt know that. Youre telling me now for the first time. She let an amazing life she was an amazing woman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg sten for all of us. But there is no doubt , let me be clear, that the voters should take the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. Reporter ginsburg, and icon of the liberal wing of the court, now front and center of a political fight brewing. With the p
Higher. It probably wont sit well with a lot of people but it is certainly being welcomed by Public Health officials. The governor puts its in a tweet, he says californians are now required to wear face coverings in public spaces, together we can slow the spread, do your part, wear a mask. Here how this coverup is to work. It is any indoor public place or highrisk setting including shopping, transit, rideshare or medical offices. The governor is taking it statewide. On the other hand, some people find masks on overage, and overreaction. Some people walk around and its like the end of the world. Reporter now the governor with infections rising has made his recommendation on facial coverings mandatory statewide. Experts say too many people are ignoring local Health Orders and harassing local officials over masks so a uniform order make sense. I hope it will make a big difference. Notable studies show masks blog infectious spray from getting into the air and while this science is a myster
Specialist. Good to see you again. Always a pleasure. All right. The numbers, the new cases that concern you or are there other things we are watching, too . I think the most concerning thing is the increase in hospitalizations, particularly the increase in iq beds, there is 20 roughly being used. We are not like arizona and florida but the trend is very alarming. Okay. Something else that the governor pointed out as alarming is the test positivity rate. It was 5. 1 the day before. How do that . What does that mean . It get to the point. A lot of people are wondering, is the number of cases we are seeing increasing . Or is it a lot more people being tested. The number of positive continues to increase. It suggests it is a huge increase in the community. Thats the front end. If you Start Building up hospital beds and trained nurses and respiratory technicians, that will be a big problem. Eighth start in the right direction. Is that something that ucf is getting ready to talk about if th
Terminate. You have six moneylosing events. That is the performance record. Kpix 5 news at 7 starts right now with that scary crash involving a Police Officer and a pedestrian and several other cars. Good evening i am ken bastida. I veronica de la cruz. We got new video out of the newsroom. You can see the pedestrian jaywalking across the street and the outofcontrol cruiser hits him as he stands on the median. Kiet do is at the scene tonight in redwood city. Reporter this all began as a reported call of a possible Home Invasion robbery involving four massed men. The officer in question was heading to that call down the street. Redwood city police say the officer had begun a emergency response. From james avenue just a few blocks away i was heading southward. These nearby surveillance cameras capture the whole thing. Employees who saw the footage said a man had jay walked and was standing on the median. Just then, the officer lost control of the car, went up onto the median, hit the man