Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 5am 20240712 : vimarsana

All right dave thanks a lot. Lets get some news this morning in the south bay, the cruise fires burned 5400 acres in Santa Clara County. Cal fire says its now about 20 contained and evacuations are still in place this morning. And the fire has destroyed 2 buildings and one person was hurt kron fours dan thorn has more. Flames chewing through thousands of acres as firefighters battled the crews fire. The dry brush crackling for a second day as the wildfire threatened homes and forced evacuations along kenyada road for this man thankfully his rural ranch home was spared. I was relieved, i was i was only able to make it up last night and i was able to tell couple the neighbors that there are places where intact. The house and the horses were protected from the ground and from the air fire retardant dropped from above even covered some of his animals by horses got red said i have read horses, so thats thats an experience because the flames spread so quickly, hundreds of firefighters from across the bay area have responded in the fight were out here trying to get this thing buttonedup trying to keep it out of the henry coe state park and trying to keep emitting highway one 52 that traffic order obviously a very important target for us to miss kenya on a road is well known for ranches and is also used as a popular route for bay area by school clubs, Tim Richardson was disheartened by seeing the charred hillsides to the source said when you see this reporting in gilroy dan thorn kron 4 news. Well happening now firefighters in the east bay are continuing to monitor hot spots of the rodeo fire now it broke out near 80 incoming skyway just before 2 oclock monday afternoon. The la fire charred 230 acres and threatened homes before was finally contained. Neighbors on california street say that at one point they could see the smoke and the flames from their backyards, steve hill with the Contra Costa County fire says that the wind just fuel that fire. But also push it away from nearby homes. At least one of the fires to get away from us and it burned past fortunately. They burn past all the petrochemical infrastructure. You can see behind me and also thankfully burn quite a few houses in north circular is. And headed out into the wilderness area thats bounded by interstate 80 on this side. Coming skyway to the north and highway 4 to the south and to the east. Well thank goodness, no one was injured and no homes were threatened firefighters will continue to monitor the area for hot spots. And no official word on the cause, but firefighters believe that a burning cigarette might have started this fire. Well staying in the east bay, theres also a fire near thats 50 contained now the Fremont Police Department Shared these photos of the fire that burned 150 acres so that fire is burning near 5. 80 and Patterson Pass road. And in the north bay firefighters have contained the Mountain Meadows fire it started yesterday afternoon near Mountain Meadows drive, it burned 5050 acres 30 homes were evacuated though so far no reports of any didnt damage or injuries. And the cause of the fire is unknown. And earlier on monday. There was also fire in benicia burning near the interstate 6. 80 in 7. 80 split thats near east 5th street indonesia and no one was hurt now keep in mind were always monitoring while was wildfires on our website just go to kron 4 dot com. Well give you the latest information on the wildfires burning in the bay area. Richmonds interim police chief wants a task force involving state and federal Law Enforcement to deal with the increased use and sale of illegal fireworks, hundreds of them went off across the bay area this Holiday Weekend and that sparked a series of brash grass fires interim chief besa french requested a task force in a letter sent to richmonds mayor tom in it friends said the 23 officers on duty saturday night responded to 299 fireworks calls friend says she will continue to urge state and federal agencies to take action saying it will continue to get worse if not addressed at multiple levels. New this morning that the county is warning businesses to be ready to shut down this week as the county was added to the state watch list over the weekend. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live in napa county with more good morning sara. Yeah robin thats exactly right live down here in downtown napa where Business Owners are sort of is bracing for this news all ever. County Officials Health Officials Say they should just prepare anyways to reviewing the coronavirus cases as we speak to try and make this decision hopefully by today they are now on the governors watch list as you said, so that is one of the reasons why theyre considering shutting down these businesses that have already shut down and reopened so its going to be in undertaking for these businesses and definitely in the Financial Impact this is due to the countys report of 137. 9 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people to be on that watch list you should have a 100 cases per 100,000 people so its well over that the numbers are expected to grow after the Holiday Weekend. Many people celebrating not doing what they should you know not doing the distancing wearing the mask the countys continuing to review the numbers and the deciding whether or not to shut down the following businesses take a look at your screen all brewpubs breweries bars pubs indoor with indoor and Outdoor Services Indoor Dining at restaurants indoor wineries and tasting rooms indoor Family Entertainment centers, movie theaters zoos museums just an amish a few of those you can see on your screen. These businesses should prepare to close down affective thursday at midnight but it hasnt officially been decided on as i said today there will be an update from the countys Health Department but i will say i have actually eaten at a restaurant indoors was my first time in months and it was here in napa downtown and i will say i felt very safe it took all the necessary precautions. Major wear a mask and you werent sitting down they had the all the gloves, the Hand Sanitizer so theyve been doing a lot down here to make sure people feel comfortable. But of course as cases continue to rise. Health officials have to make these tough decisions stay tuned with us this morning as we continue to fall this. I live in downtown napa Sarah Stinson back to all right, thank you for the update sarah to the south bay now Santa Clara County is butting heads with the state over reopening the tension began over the weekend when alcohol Beverage Control officers. Visit morgan hills live daraa grilled telling them that Outdoor Dining was not approved by the state because Santa Clara County have not submitted a request for a variance the countys Public Health Information Officer said that it understood that no request was necessary. The way people have interpreted state owner says that something is in the day when it is expressly prohibited that when the state is silent that is left to the jurisdiction to decide how to proceed. Well Santa Clara County Officials Say that it still has one of the lowest infection rates per 1000 residents in the bay area and the state and that has the county hopeful that its request to further expand reopening might be approved. There are over 28,000 cases and over 600 deaths from covid19 in the bay area were seeing the most cases in Alameda County with over 6 6800 and factions. But the virus has been deadliest in Santa Clara County which has 164 deaths. We have a full breakdown of cases by county and city online at kron 4 dot com. Some students in the east bay will not be going back to their classrooms. This Upcoming School year the Brentwood Union School District voted to continue Distance Learning. Kron fours michelle kingston now with more from brentwood. There are a lot of questions that will have to be answered over the next few weeks before School Starts but one thing is for sure School Board Members here do not what any students or staff to get sick. There are 9 to 500 students in the Brentwood Union School District to more than 1000 Staff Members all of whom will begin school in just 3 weeks but not on any of the 11 campuses instead they will be learning from a distance as they did during their final semester when the coronavirus pandemic began i urge the. Or to enable this decision a handful of Community Members spoke during Public Comment at monday nights Virtual School Board Meeting wait until. Too reopen schools, one discussion was having some students go to class in the morning and others go in the afternoon meaning multiple cleanings of the campus every day is there, anybody that believes that can actually be accomplished after an hour of Public Comment in an hour of discussion between Board Members a unanimous vote was made for Distance Learning beginning july 28th a decision many Board Members said was the hardest theyve ever had to make, but many said the safety of students and staff is priority. The latest numbers out of Contra Costa County show a rise in daily cases and hospitalizations making Board Members uncomfortable was sending students back to school were constantly making sure. There are 6 feet apart masks and Hand Sanitizer it could possibly create an environment that induces even more anxiety as we try to adhere to these rules daily in brentwood, michelle kingston kron 4 news. Coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, San Francisco police are searching for the people responsible for the murder of a 6 yearold boy. What we know so far. Plus the state assembly will remain in recess until further notice after a number of people tested positive for coronavirus and also after the break the coronavirus pandemic keeps growing in the u. S. And a new study says people without symptoms may be responsible for half of the cases in the country. A look outside of the 70 oh bridge where traffic continues to build up its getting heavier and heavier so get on out there now before it gets too slow. Well have a complete traffic check coming up. Make home for the 4th the best it can be. And discover whats possible at lowes. And the hidden smiles. The foggy glasses, and the muffled laughs. A simple piece of fabric makes a big statement i care. Wear a mask. Lets all do our part to slow the spread. Good morning, welcome back thanks a lot for joining us this Tuesday Morning a 5. 13, lets go ahead and get a check of the Weather Forecast were talking about how much we love the shot behind this to if its just a beautiful start to the day. Yeah, not much the way of fog intrusion either going on this morning, good morning. Marty good morning, everybody, a live shot coming in the Golden Gate Bridge and a clear view of it is were just getting a little bit of light to start our day here for this tuesday temperatures on the border, mostly in the 50s so hope youre enjoying the cool down because its going to warm up this afternoon 61 going on for antioch we have the 50s up the north bay as well 53 meanwhile for San Francisco what a senate at the tropics on the west coast of mexico now. This is a Tropical Storm cristina but it is projected to become a hurricane pretty quickly that follow its track and this is through the week ahead already becoming one probably by later today. Category 2 it intensifies to and then starts to drop down a category one of the good news is its going to parallel the coast. So its not threatening land at all, but it can pose a problem for shipping by this weekend, its still around as the hurricanes will we continue to monitor the little bit as we progress this week ahead want to jump all the way out so wednesday to see some of that morning fog that we get yeah well get somewhere in monterey bay, but not so much on the San Francisco bay area and by this point really start to see the High Pressure build in time for the weekend pushing those temperatures higher still heres a look at the future cast wind gusts started things off this morning. They actually die down but they do pick up again with inland eating drawing that onshore wind most apparent up in the north bay in the peninsula, a little bit as well nothing out of the an ordinary with all of this, but certainly with fires popping up here and there we dont need to see winds but this will be on shore kind of like clockwork in the late afternoon. Early evening hours so mostly sunny today warm weve got 80s going on inland a few 90s rest of the week. We start pushing into the 90s well get to the middle 90s probably far inland by weeks end and by the weekend itself we may be the grazing your 100 or so for some of those far east bay locations as we turn hot in spots. And meanwhile, maybe even some lower 90s along the east bay shoreline 69 San Francisco. Oakland 75 today 82 going on for san jose, heres how it shows up on the board here we have still some reds appearing. Theyre going to get more real estate coverage as the week progresses for now though middle to upper 70s along the east bay shoreline 82, san jose 89 antioch and 89 also for santa rosa. Coming up in a bit though well be checking into that 4 zone forecast right now checking in the bay area traffic as quiet as it is rob to you robin its very quiet lets west the drive into San Francisco looks good. It is quiet indeed i feel like. I want to say it because once i think its quiet been a hot spot is going to pop up but right now youre looking good so far into San Francisco, a nice drive. Its been like this all morning, its picking up a little bit. We still dont have any problems and its not significant slowing so come on and were under 10 minutes to make it off to the fremont street exit which is perfect right on time over to the san mateo bridge. Its our busiest are most crowded, but busy just not me bad. It just means that its slowing down and you know its getting a little crowded and its only on the flat section and i also want to mention that theres a high wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. Im noticing that that was issued by chp at 12 03 so shortly after midnight, they also issued one for the altamonte so just reduce your speed be careful you know motorcyclist, those of you driving large vans, large trucks make sure you reduce your speed. And we will take a peek at traffic again coming up a little bit later morning. All right rob, thanks a lot of developing news in San Francisco Police Continue to investigate the murder of 6 of a 6 yearold boy over the weekend. Detectives say 6 yearold jace young was hit by a stray bullet as he watched fireworks with his family and friends in the Bayview Police chief bill scott called the killing an acceptable and now is asking anyone with any information to come forward. We we know where. We believe the gunshots came from in that piece is being examined heavily were going to do everything we can to bring this case to a solution or this child and for his family. A go fund me page has been set up to help jasons family. We have more details on our website at kron 4 dot com. And as the chief mentioned anyone with any information is urged to call police and you can remain anonymous. Over to the east bay this morning Walnut Creek Police are looking for a man they want in connection with an attempted him a homicide. Shooting happened last night near the intersection of homestead avenue and ignacio valley road. The Victim Told Police that he was stopped in his car when a man walked toward him with a handgun and fired several shots. The victim is in stable condition this morning at the Hospital Police are looking for a man around 25 years old about 5 foot 5. They say hadash had short hair and a mustache. Theyre saying that any information that you have police call Walnut Creek Police. There are more than 2. 9 million confirmed cases of covid19 in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins university.