Hopes of heading off the virus. Our trends are not headed in a favorable direction for us, and similar to in march when we had a rapid increase in cases, we may be needing to take additional restrictions quickly. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Well start off tonight in Santa Clara County where Health Officials announced plans to shut down Indoor Dining next week. This decision comes as the county expects to move back into the red tier, meaning other restrictions are on the way. Reporter more sobering news as covid19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Santa clara county, which reported 362 new cases on friday, is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next tuesday. And as a result, Indoor Dining will be suspended on the same day. It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this. Reporter with rain and colder temps on the way, many Restaurant Owners throughout the reg
Covid infections. More than 187,000. As the new surge grinds on, we are closer to a vaccine that could end the outbreak. Pfizer announced it asked for emergency use approval of the vaccine candidate which the company says is 95 effective in large scale trials. We hope that they will review the data and give us the green light so we can start distributing the vaccine. Reporter moderna is expected to send data to the fda later this month. Astrazenica says it is showing strong immune responses in older adults. No corners were cut in the rush to production. The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity. Reporter states are puttinger restrictions in place as they try to slow the spread cdc recommends against traveling. The best way to stay safe is to stay at home. Covid19 sites are struggling to keep up with demand. We have seen long lines. In los angeles lines around the building. Five people are recovering from minor injuries after a
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. A double homicide overnight after two men were shot and killed in san jose with three others injured. And San Francisco there are two separate shootings that have left two dead and three others injured. Two teenagers admitted to starting a fire in San Francisco and how they were caught red handed. Good morning on this friday, november 17. I am emily turner. I am devin fehely. There is a double homicide in san jose with two killed and three shot but their injuries were not lifethreatening. This was on south capitol avenue near the Nuevo Vallarta restaurant. Several surrounding streets are expected to be closed for a few hours. Shortly before 4 00 a man was a leash avenue where a man was fatally stabbed at coyote road and later died at the hospital from his injuries. There was a stabbing that happened at pier 39 near embarcadero. This video shows the police at the scene but no word on injuries or how many were involved. Lets get with a check on the weather w
Ceremony is taking place at oracle park for jason cortez. Earlier, there was a solemn procession with jason cortezs casket carried on the back of a fire engine. He was a 13 year veteran of the San Francisco fire department. He fell 3 stories at a training facility. He was a husband and father of three Young Children and the son of a retired San Francisco firefighter. In jackson, grayson, nobody can ever be your dad. Your dad loves you and nobody can ever take that away. You loved you to the moon and back and now he loves you to the heavens and back. There will be a session following the ceremony from oracle park to holy cross the ceremony. That is where a private family burial will take place. It is an it the week for another high fire danger. A red flag warning is in effect. We have morning on we have more on this impact for residents. Northern california has already seen several devastating wildfires since august. This time of the year is the heart of wildfire season. The hope is to
Brush fire in the nice of the names start ripping and i was like okay, thats real. Reporter with jobs and 20 engines, it was kept at 10 acres and some minor exterior damage to homes but no permanent damage. The mayor says hes always worried about the fire potential of that hill. That hill gets dry pretty quickly up there because of the vegetation and all of those wonderful trees, eucalyptus and pine. They are beautiful, but the content is a lot of oil, a lot of burning material so we always worry about that. Reporter a carpenter was 15 it away when he got a call from his housemates that they were evacuating. Probably the last thing i expected today. This is probably the last place that is going to happen. When will fire crews finally gave the all clear . Use of the fire is out. Reporter it is out and contained at this point but we do have some wind here in the city of south San Francisco, right now theyre hoping to get those evacuees, there are still evacuation orders in place, back to