My name is Kimberly Mccarty i am the curator here stuck at the Washington Crossing state park here in pennsylvania. We are doing an reenactment of george Washington Crossing the river from 1970 set 19th 1770. Six what happened here is one of the most unexpected and daring military maneuvers of the American Revolution. And the story is, washington and the Continental Army, after having lost battles in new york and retreating across new jersey, came into bucks county and its getting of december 1776. They encampments ever locations around this area, including the tops in the only house which is also part of our park and things were pretty desperate at this point for washington and the patriots cause. The Continental Army really needed a win. Washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital and you really knew that what he needed was a bold action and after meeting with his war counsel, they made a decision that on christmas night, they wo
Right now kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, taking live look from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera this morning at the city of san francisco. Good Tuesday Morning, thanks for joining us, it is april 14. My man in the back. Im anne makoveck. Good Tuesday Morning to you. We are looking at clear skies and chilly conditions. We are down to the 40s and 50s so even colder compared to yesterday morning as we head to the afternoon, temperatures will be even warmer compared to yesterday. You can see those temps right now in the 40s and the 50s with a live look on our Treasure Island camera and as we had through our afternoon, we are talking 73 im san francisco, oakland, 75. 78 for concord. Temperatures 9 to 11 degrees above average for this time of year. We will talk about what you can expect the rest of the week d ag jusa lets wian moweve t trouble spot, and accident involving a vehicle that also broke it is axle. Taking some time to clear out of the roadway. Take a look at traffic e
Operational. And the real deal. As concerns spread over how the coronavirus will affect the nations real estate market, well get a reality check and see how Virtual Reality is helping open houses like never before. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Let none of us ever think of those we have lost as mere numbers on a graph. They were real lives. Reporter coronavirus deaths topped 51,000 in the u. S. Still in some parts of the country governments are reopening businesses and loosening social distancing. You have to do both. You have to be able to fight the virus, and we have to open up the economy. Reporter the president signed an extension of the relief bill giving 484 billion to Small Businesses and hospitals. Reporter President Trump walking back comments that he made regarding inintersections to treat coronavirus. I was sayingus oo rep likyou. Reporteresident trump i feel lg king any questions. Reporters were there. Thats their j
Right now on kpix 5 news and streaming on kpix. Com, a live look from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera from the beautiful San Francisco this morning lets get a quick check of weather and traffic. Good morning, giana. Yes, a heads up if you are taking 101, if you are a Delivery Driver or essential worker you may see brake lights because of construction. The bay bridge off to a great start. No major delays. Everything is quiet and things are moving at the limit there. And bart will temporary close some of its entraps in downtown oakland and San Francisco in an effort to clean up some entrances and exits. 12th street will be open at the south center of the station and you can use the south side of broadway to enter the 19th street station. For more details on all the changes to mass transit, check the website at kpix. Com. Lets get a look at our forecast and check inwith mary lou. Good monday morning to you. We are starting our day with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. A cool start f
Using technology. Your smart phone will likely play a role. If you test positive, it will help locate anyone youve been in cabbing with. Thats where it can help the people on the ground identifying the people that had contact with somebody who was infected and being able to get these people back into sheltering in place. In addition to testing for the virus, there will be testing for antibodies in blood samples. It will tell us who was infected a week ago, two months ago, four months ago, it will tell us how far the virus penetrated into our society. One thing we dont know whether it will tell us or not is the antibodies antibodies detects are they protecting us . How long will bos. Thats why experts believe a vaccine will be so important. The other way to be protected is to achieve whats called herd immunity. When so many people become immune to covid19, it stops the infection. Haywards coronavirus testing site opened at a new location today. In parking lot a. It allows more space for