counties. that s along the gulf of mexico, southwest corner we pointed out a moment ago. you have 40,000 linemen on the ground. they will need them in order to restore power. dana: they have restored power to a significant portion already. it is impressive the work they ve done. there is a long way to go. 14,000 people in shelters. also a call for everybody to make sure they are being very smart in using their generators in order to protect people from any problems there and from electrocution and also from carbon monoxide. follow those instructions very, very carefully. bill: we are tracking ian and get back to that in a moment. we listened to governor desantis. pine island, sanibel, those are going to be rebuild efforts. the sanibel bridge had breaks in multiple parts of it. it was not where the water and pylons were. those held up well. it is where you had it on the sandbar and it got washed out. dana: the scale of the wreckage is southwest florida is staggering. m
strength and swirling off the northern california coast. a second landfall expected hours from now in south carolina. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the after math of the storm, destruction, loss of life. i always caution everybody when we give out numbers they do fluctuate. right now it is believed 21 people have died from this and we have been told to expect that number to fluctuate again. so we ll report the news as we get it. this side-by-side comparison shows fort myers, people describe it with one word and you hear it over and over and over, gone. boats and cars in piles. homes and businesses shredded. florida governor ron desantis calling the magnitude of the assault biblical, historic. the governor with an update a short time ago. there is life rescue making sure people are okay, following up on any type of calls. there has been really a great effort. the power is a big issue. there are 1.9 million people customers without power. the other
They come out early. It is a full day. We cherish this community and we cherish our country. It is very important to us. So it is a family time. An estimated more than 40,000 people from all across the valley were at the parade this morning in danville. Well, many people hitting california beaches this holiday. First responders reminding everyone out there to make water safety a priority. One very popular spot, San Franciscos ocean beach. But it is not designated as a place to switch. Therefore, they dont have lifeguards on duty. Cristina rendon joins us. Reporter there are no lifeguards here at ocean beach but the Golden Gate National park service does have beach patrols. You can see one right over there along the edge of the sand. They are reminding people to be aware of the dangerous rip currents on Northern California beaches. Its a great place to be. The ocean is awesome. Run around, spend time enjoying nature. Reporter ocean beach provides a picturesque playground for children an
8 30 monday night. Sources say a man walked in, got some grerkts and then brandished a semiautomatic pistol. There was a struggle during which the suspect pistol whipped him and shot him twice in the back. An officer who happened to be nearby came across the zone and shot the. He then fled. Im trying to find him somewhere in the neighborhood nearby. Reporter although the suspect escaped, he later died of his injuries. The victims family says is he often scared them with little popping fireworks on the 4th of july. They say this holiday will never be the same. He destroyed our life. Why . Why . Reporter now, the family has set up a gofundme page. We put the link up on our home page, ktvu. Com, near the top. Click on web links. Henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. Henry, do we know anything at all about the suspect . Reporter nothing yet. Antioch police have been quite tightlipped about this case but we understand from sources that this man was found dead about 9 00 this morning. So details are s
Actually been to a big city to see fireworks before. Were from west virginia. So im kind of excited to see that show, too, over the water. The Fireworks Shows are scheduled to launch around 9 30. For more on what we can expect weatherwise around the bay area we head over to our chief meteorologist, bill martin. What do you think, bill . It is going to be like would you expect, frank and julie and everybody else. You will need jack and hoodies to stay warm. In santa rosa and livermore you will be all right. It is going to be in the sick and 70s. These were the highs today which were very similar to yesterday. As we step outside you can see where the fog is. The marin layer is deep. We talked about that. That just means it is way up there. Now theyre going to have the ability to light the fireworks off underneath the cloud bank. So the deck of these clouds is going to reflect the light back down. It is going to make for a beautiful show, as it did last year and the year before that. Weve