Bit more of that today as we do see return of moderate conditions for air quality for most of the bay area, not enough to stay inside, but just enough that were not those Crystal Clear skies we had once been saying 40s and 50s for most of the bay, although its another chilly one for the north bay take a look at fairfield the votto petaluma and santa rosa this morning, each falling into the upper 30s. Santa rosa right now youre the cool spot at 38 degrees. Robin all right, thank you for the update john now lets update your morning commute because its picking up out there, especially on 92 are checking a trip across the san mateo bridge there it is and you see its crawling right thats a westbound traffic right there leaving hayward and its been stopping go since the 4 oclock hour and only heavier now so were at 40 minutes and growing which is still a very quick trip off to the peninsula here the bay bridge toll plaza 80 west, no delays at all so come on and were at 12 minutes to fremont street. An accident on the upper east shore freeway, 80 west San Pablo Dam road. This just coming in at least one lane blocked so youre backing up there as you work your way out of san pablo down toward richmond, so were 24 minutes and growing because of this crash, ill keep my eyes on it well check more freeways coming up back to you all right robin, thank you at 6 oh one lets get to our top story this morning. The United States has seen a steady increase in Coronavirus Infections and hospitalizations for the entire month of october now and this is a map sort of showing you the increase in cases as were seeing it been flow around different parts of the country now 5 states which are indicated in red here primarily on the east coast and down to the south of those are where weve seen a 50 or more increase compared to the week before 35 states are more on that orange color that includes california and those are where states have seen a 10 to 50 increase in infections will only 9 that are actually in yellow and thats where levels have been Holding Steady not going up not going down and only one state missouri in green work numbers are actually going down which is the direction we want everybodys numbers to go. Nearly 80,000 new cases have been as of yesterday alone and that pushes the u. S. Total now infections to 8. 8 million at least 227,000 people have died since february. Heres where california and the bay area stand in terms of the coronavirus numbers weve got a total of 920,000 plus cases across the state of california with more than 17,000 deaths and for the bay area more than a 114,000 confirmed cases with more than 1700 deaths from covid19 that was a scary. James and weve got a scary outbreak. Hospital in the bay area ucsf med center has seen an outbreak of their hospital in San Francisco is Contact Tracing because staff and patients have tested positive for covid kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live there with the latest on many people we talking about. 5 people daria to patients and 3 employees here at the Ucsf Medical Center and theyre trying to figure out where this local spread originated that is the concern you want to make sure you figure out exactly who patients 0 was it wasnt just cut and dry figuring this out we know that too as i said 2 patients were sharing a room and then 3 employees who cared for them tested positive both patients tested negative for coronavirus before being admitted to the hospital later one unexpectedly tested positive on the routine discharge test this set off an investigation and contract Contact Tracing helped identify the other cases. Take a look at the statement from Ucsf Medical Center saying we have not yet determined. The original source or exact sequence of these infections however we have isolated these patients and employees and are working to identify and test quarantine other individuals who may have been exposed to them who have symptoms or who have symptoms at last check the hospital says neither patient has symptoms of coronavirus but the employees have mild symptoms so far ucsf says theres no evidence of spread to any additional patients or staff or at this union or others the state and City Health Departments have been informed about this they said since the beginning of this pandemic theyve been doing all the right protocols enforcing the mask protocol making sure that employees are routinely checked every single day. Doing those screenings but unfortunately, this spread it validates peoples concern about going to a hospital during a pandemic this is the second spread ive seen in in the bay area at a hospital the other one being in santa rosa. So its definitely of concern and will continue to follow this story. Theyre still investigating this heavily to make sure they can figure out the original source for now reporting live in San FranciscoSarah Stinson back to you know what it makes me wonder if sarah you said that all of the hospital staff are tested every day. But the patient was tested on their way out so i wonder if theyre going to maybe Start Testing the patients every day as well. Well the the people who work here they get screened for sure i dont think they but they get screen and so the people who come to the loss of the patients they for sure get tested, yeah and out, but if this patient went in as a negative is a positive yeah into the test was wrong or they got it inside the hospital from an employee or but dont forget or you know its a given snapshot of that day so they may have just not tested positive yet you know you to write next day you can be positive the nexus repay a tricky thing and as scary thing when it to the hospital. Thanks so much sara james yeah, well, 6 06 here lets go to the east bay Republic Health officials in Alameda County have given. Middle and high schools, the okay to reopen, but dont look for any Public Schools to reopen their doors any time soon we have kron fours dan kerman to explain why public Health Officials have given high schools and middle schools across Alameda County. The okay to open their doors for in Person Learning as early as november 9th, but first they will need to submit and get approval of a safety plan what we do is were looking at it for completeness do you have things in place that Public Health has said that you need to have in place you have enough opportunities for people to wash their hands do have protocol testing do you personal protective all of those things are what were looking for when the school says were ready to open but the safety plan is only part of it. They must also reach an agreement with individual teachers unions. We all want to be back there. We describe our job right now is teaching on like Hollywood Squares teaching to square. We want to teach students into 3 dimensions and i think thats what our goal is we want to do it correctly and dublin, Teachers Association president robby crites says Teachers Want to work with districts on those plans to make sure when they do return it will be safe for both students and teachers are these rules going to be enforced these guidelines going to be held to do we have ppe and surplus in a warehouse somewhere so that we can. Keep replenishing glass and masks and all of that. I do we i think that that its the reality versus whats on paper and i think thats where we have to get down to work. There are also issues with logistics and scheduling. Well Elementary School students stay with the same teacher all day, middle and high School Students typically change classes throughout the day that will have to be addressed were really looking how do we do this in a smart way in an incremental way really for the kids who most in need of that kind of instruction or special ed student starting this English Learners kids who we know are not connecting virtually we really have to see those students again. Now its conceivable many of these middle schools and high schools will not open before the end of the year because they wont have their plan in place consider this Elementary Schools that got the go ahead to open up as early as october 13th. Well now here on the 28th, only 58 schools have either opened or submitted a plan to open and only one of those is a public school. In berkeley Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. All right were wondering about schools forget about halloween because its an optional thing and they do not want your trick or treating or going to the castro. Its a major hot spot and instead, you know for for a party rally instead this year, the closing at yeah and for obvious reasons they i mean they outbreak is set happening the second wave ravaging the country right now kron fours will tran live in the castro with more on the citys warning will. While the second wave is happening across the country were doing well in San Francisco, which is why they dont want to go backwards the Castro District has been historically one of the Biggest Party places for halloween. Every year. Let me show you some video of years pass this is the reason why they dont want people to show up because people are shoulder to shoulder there are thousands of people in such a small location and they shut it down back in 2006 because of violence and destruction this year they dont want people to show up because of those reasons and you add on top of that covid19 they dont want San Francisco which is moving into the yellow here to go backwards when it comes to the fight against covid19 take a look at your screen. This is the supervisor who handles the Castro District. Heres what he had to say about the celebrations he says across the country. And cities like philadelphia, los angeles cases are surging due at least in parts of people gathering in large and small groups if that happens in San Francisco. We may have to choose once again between saving lives and shutting down now halloween is not canceled of course you are allowed to party for halloween, but theyre encouraging people not just in San Francisco, but all over california and the country just do it with your immediate family or your social bubble back to you. All right, thanks a lot. Well. The 6. 11 the time some breaking news were following from overnight a terrorist with a knife killed 3 people in the french city of nice. The attacker is in custody after being wounded by police at the notre dom church at this point Police Believe that this person acted alone. They dont think anybody else was involved. This was the 3rd attack in france in the last 2 months. All right still ahead on the kron 4 morning news there are new safety concerns over planned changes to Market Street in San Francisco will talk more about how the city plans to make it. More bicycle friendly and after the break firefighters are making progress on the fires that are burning in Southern California which forced thousands from their homes will give you an update on the firefighting effort their job and yesterday we had common Clear Conditions today weve got more of those conditions as winds remain nice and light and temperatures remain in the 70s for San Francisco, oakland and san jose. Im talking what else to expect in this forecast ahead. And were checking in on the bay bridge toll plaza, no significant delays right now to San Francisco, which means now is your chance to come on in and beat the rush but i do have some trouble spots to talk about well have a complete check for you coming up. A hundredyear comet. Did i miss it . But you cant sleep through my breakfast. Because its served all day, every day thanks, jack. Try my 4. 99 french toast sticks jumbo breakfast platter. Part of my all day, everyday breakfast. 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We do and for that well head over to the Weather Center weve got john trouble standing by with a check of the forecast on this chilly start thursday john yeah, definitely a chilly start guys weve got some 30s up in the north bay right now in areas like santa rosa youre at 38 degrees, currently it is pretty clear out there to misty looking view at Half Moon Bay is showing you that visibility has at least holding up just fine and as we work our way on into the afternoon today, were still going to be holding on to those sunny conditions across the bay area making for a nice one to be stepping outside enjoying the sunshine and just the cherry on top of it the calm winds that we saw yesterday and will continue to enjoy throughout. The course of the day today you see a future cast of winds showing nice and calm conditions all the way through the afternoon. Evening tonight and eventually into tomorrow to a ridge of High Pressure is in place and thats going to be keeping us dry not just for the rest of this week. The likely into next week to this highpressure ridge is sending any chance of rain well to the north across the pacific northwest. Theyve been getting plenty of rain and then snow fall across the Northern Rockies havent seen any of that in the sierra nevada, nor any rainfall here in the bay area under Drought Conditions continue to expand this an update from what we saw last week more and more red being seen on the map indicating extreme drought were turning to northern solano northern sonoma and napa counties while in golden hues that severe drought for much of the bay area down into san jose and the central coast, youre looking at moderate Drought Conditions, persisting as of right now now daytime highs today if we have to stay dry at least going to be dry and comfortable 60s and 70s for San Francisco and her other coastal spots we will have some moments where youll see some low clouds overhead right up the coastline. But really not all that foggy of a morning at all 70s for your daytime highs on much of the bay side a fuse 80s mixed in like in san carlos and woodside today while temperatures in the south bay one to 2 degrees warmer than yesterdays were Cupertino San Jose as well saratoga each up to 79 degrees. Well, the east bay daytime highs today 70s along the bayshore 80s for inland valleys pleasanton dublin and concord in san ramon each 81 degrees while Oakland Berkeley and richmond each in the mid 70s for todays daytime highs, north bay temperatures also just a couple of degrees up from where we were yesterday showing a few more 80s on the map than what we had for your wednesday. Tomorrow daytime highs will be a little bit cooler in fact tomorrow is the coolest one of your forecast, but temperatures are moving so little its only a couple of degrees difference upper 70s return inland in low 70s right along the bay. We will see temperatures climbing just a couple of degrees back up into the low 80s inland by saturday for halloween and then sunday what everyones talking about that extra hour of sleep that youll be getting as we do set those clocks back one hour. Robin. All right, lets check in on the freeways and the bridges and the drive times and see how its moving out there starting off of 92, its our busiest commute right now look at all that traffic. Those folks heading out of hayward over to the peninsula and then getting stuck in a little bit of a backup on the flat section which is exactly what we expect right for this time of morning. So well put it at 13 minutes and growing over to the peninsula here in the bay bridge, theres a little bit of a line back there and some of those carpool lanes but thats about not bad at all into San Francisco. So were off to a fantastic start were 13 minutes to fremont street. But heres a problem that im still tracking as you work your way along the upper ensure freeway 80 west San Pablo DamRoad Accident here still blocking at least one lane. So we have that heavy traffic there coming through san pablo dinner in richmond that puts you at 30 minutes and growing for the drive time from crockett down to the maze mid to lower shore looks good. Its only the upper east shore thats stacked up because of that crash taking a peek at the rest of the bay area, 24 5. 80 the nimitz freeway all in fantastic shape. Well look