About to collide with coronavirus overwhelming hospitals. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 im Justine Waldman and we have lots of news to get to tonight. Well start with the wildfires that are still burning around the bay area and threatening thousands of homes. The czu lightning complex fires have now burned more than 80,000 acres in the mountains of santa cruz and san mateo counties more than 500 structures have been destroyed 51 damaged. One person has died. Containment did go up slightly overnight us now at 19 . Many structures are still threatened and there are several Evacuation Orders in place and for more right now we go to kron fours rob fladeboe he joins us now live from felton which is about 7 miles from santa cruz. He has the very latest on the firefight good evening drop. Good evening just seen thats right out here in the Santa Cruz Mountains once again firefighters are quite literally a fighting fire with fire as you say i am here in felto
By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte
Taking big steps forward in reopening today. The economy verse one of the key things that were looking at as we are tracking this pandemic. Today in alameda county, you can see indoor dining, and Outdoor Fitness classes. Amy hollyfield is live for us this morning. Reporter good morning. Yeah, this is big news for a Shopping Center like this one, has s has see entoday has a lot of stores and hopefully more people will be taking advantage of this reopening that is happening here in this county. Starting today you can shop inside a store and you can sit outside and eat at a restaurant. Dog parks can reopen and Outdoor Fitness classes are also now allowed, so are religious services with up to 100 people in attendance. This county is behind other counties in the bay area. Alameda just now entering phase two. Health Officials Say they had a search of covid19 cases that forced them to slow down on reopening, but Officials Say hospitalizations have stabilized over the past two week. There are
Struggling. We expect to see increase in hospitalizations and Emergency Department visits with the temperatures that get to this level. Reporter dr. Clifford says it is a dangerous time of combination of high temperatures and closed cooling facilities. Typically, we are at malls and where theres air conditioning. Thme period. S availa just a cool shaded area would be most important to find. Reporter is finding shade is the best advice going, advocates the city and the county to open up unused hotel rooms. This needs to happen now, we hotel rooms in the city and something needs to be done to move our people into those rooms. Reporter just before coming on air, we got the city of san jose, five Community Centers will be opening as cooling centers just for the next couple days. One of them here, the roosevelt center, the other ones in Mayfair Community center, camden kennedy center, was about unity center, Cyprus Community center in san jose. They will be open from 5 00 p. M. To 9 00 p. M
Now at 11 00, the next Great Depression . Why economists say the Unemployment Rate could be headed that way. During the Great Depression, we had about 25 , but it took four years to hit 25 . Were at 22. 4 and its only three months. Plus, he was an entrepreneur who loved surfing. What else were learning about the Northern California man who was attacked and killed by a shark. Plus, how the as and giants are playing a big part in helping scientists determine when businesses and sports should reopen across the country. A live look at a partly cloudy night. The rumors are true. How soon we will see rain start to fall across the bay area. But first, we start with abysmal new unemployment numbers in the u. S. Good evening. Im juliette goodrich. Im brian hackney. 20 million american jobs lost in the month of april alone. Kpix 5s joe vazquez talked to two experts who are viewing the financial crisis from different perspectives. Reporter the line is long. Blocks long down mcarthur boulevard. Th