reportera: las autoridades de contra costa esperan que las personas se vacunen con este incentivo.es estÁn entusiasmados. el departamento de salud pÚblico de contra costa lanzÓ un programa de incentivo para otorgar 100 $ por persona convencida para vacunarse. >> haremos la lucha. reportera: se espera que el programa ayude a la comunidad. >> 100 $ no le hacen daÑo a nadie. reportera: tras el aumento de contagios en contra costa, se activÓ el plan y para registrarse visite la pÁgina de internet en pantalla. siga las inducciones y tiene los campos obligatorios. >> usted recibirÁ un pago total de 100 $ en cheque o una tarjeta de regalo por cada persona que usted lleve para que se vacunen. usted recibirÁ 50 $ por la primera dosis de la persona que refiere. 50 $ cuando reciba la segunda dosis y estÉ completamente vacunada. los pagos se realizan una vez al mes. reportera: son 100 $ por cada persona referida y que estÉ completamente vacunada. >> las personas deben de llenar un formulario. reportera: debe programa una cita y debe ser mayor de 12 aÑos. este programa iniciÓ ayer miÉrcoles y s

contra costa county fire had initially responded to a possible traffic collision. this is the latest in a string of shootings on that highway and your willow passed during the past year. last month, the 24 year old mother died on another highway four shooting near concord to other people, including a two year old were hurt in that shooting. officers say they don't know yet if the cases are connected still to come at noon, a big step for kaiser hospital, the health care provider now making it mandatory for workers to get the covid vaccine. how they say that decision is key to helping prevent the spread of the virus. and what other businesses are now doing plus extremely dangerous and you cringe the entire time, hoping that they don't hit somebody. a man leads authorities on a dangerous chase across several bay area freeways will tell you what we're learning about the driver and his history with police. you know, the clouds are clearing from around the bay area. temperatures are beginning to warm, although running a little bit cool. for some, i'll have a look at the

the glow can be seen across the contra costa county area.here. some have evacuated. some we found out have decided to stay. we want to check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell this morning to tell us more about these evacuations that you know about. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. about 15 to 25 people live on bradford island north of us. you can see it's burning right now. we're on bethel island. bradford island, this is part of unincorporated contra costa county. the fire department did come out here after the fire started around 1:30 this morning and did offer to rescue these people. they tell us only two people took the rescue opportunity and maybe four or five other people who have gotten off the island. still about 10 to 20 people have chosen to stay on this island to eitherfor whatever other reason. the battalion chief with the east contra costa county fire protection district tells me there are a lot of cattle on this island and pot farms. that could be the reason why people are staying there to protect their

miércoles fue el primer día de clases para los estudiantes del distrito escolar en el condado contra costadías, 15 personas incluyendo personal educativo y estudiantes dieron positivo a la prueba de coronavirus en la escuela >>> la supervisora de distrito 3 del condado contra costa dijo que estas personas voluntariamente decidieron hacerse la prueba porque quizás estuvieron expuestos aunque distrito no lo exige, por medio de un comunicado la directora de la secundaria informó que una de las personas que dio positivo estuvo por última vez en la escuela el pasado 29 de julio, aunque no tiene niños pequeños que van a esa escuela, flores dice es una noticia que le preocupa a pesar de que está vacunado. >>> sí preocupa porque es trabajoso, una enfermedad muy peligrosa >>> otros piensan lo contrario, esta madre de familia que tiene hijos que asisten a las escuelas de este distrito . >>> vanessa expresó que no piensa vacunarse, tuvo covid estuvo embarazada y que no le pasó nada ni a ella ni a su bebé, el condado contra costa actualmente tiene un índice bajo de vacunación. lo que dice diane ha con

en contra costa, distrito unificado reportan 18 casos de covid-19 esto entre estudiantes y personal,sada le informamos sobre el inicio de claseeste distrito escolar es muy posible que se contrajeron antes de regresar al plantel educativo mete tanto, personal de la escuela realiza el rastreo de las personas con las que han tenido contacto los infectados >>> continuamos con la información, en todo california sigue incrementándose el número de contagios por covid-19 y carlos trejo habla con las autoridades para ver qué debe hacer ustedes para poder proteger a su familia >>> personasmenores de 19 años son las que se están presentando en el cuarto de emergencia con síntomas de covid-19 >>> y el conde de fresno y 59 caso de la variante delta por eso, crece la preocupación de las autoridades de salud de california por el aumento de estos nuevos casos en personas menores de 30 años. por eso, se encienden las alarmas nuevamente ya que la pandemia todavía no ha terminado y hay miles de personas que no quieren ponerse la vacuna covid-19 como irma, que no cree en la vacuna >>> para mí todo es he

we are currently in contra costa county at less than half of hospitalization. and i hope with increased vaccination that we will see an increase in getting vaccinated. and with the addition of the order that we can avoid that scenario. we are driven by the data and we are watching these things closely. we want to make sure that we maintain hospital capacity and watching the data as we have all long on a daily basis. smith-schuster this question is for dr. bob. how will enforcement work in san francisco. >> we are following the science and data and we are grateful that citizens are taking these recommendations and requirements to heart. at this time it will be based at people understanding that the delta variant is highly transmissible and the way to protect themselves is to wear a mask. not necessarily leading on enforcement but the great way that the people in the bay area veomtogether toanswer things we bring up. they have stayed indoors and worn masks as requested we expect the same will happen this time around. >> our staff and honey county health offices w

news on ktvu fox two starts now and there has been yet another shooting on highway for in east contra costa county tonight. hello again, everyone. i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. frank and julie are both off tonight. the chp shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway between summers fill road and hillcrest avenue at about 7 40 tonight. ktvu zama. gosh, joining us now live from antioch m. i know you just arrived there at the scene. do we know at this point if anyone was injured in this shooting, alex chp contra costa is handling the investigation. they haven't shared details yet on who was implicated in the shooting or if arrest has been made. this is live from control, oma boulevard or the eastbound lanes happened blocked off by chp officers. we can see more of the lanes that are blocked off, and we also have video from around eight pm the evening, there were reports of a crash in the area. you can see there's a red sedan on highway four near hillcrest avenue. it's up against the center divider with visible damage and airbags deployed. chp officers are still combing the vehicle. i

the suspect continued south on 6 80 in past highway four into contra costa county.. all right. looks like we're gonna be coming to a stop here, okay, trying to turn around. he lost another tire. now the suspect ignore the vallejo police car and headed north in the south bound lanes of 6 80 back toward highway four. he came face to face with oncoming traffic. looks like they're trying to carjack a pickup truck. the pickup driver wasn't having it and took off. they try to carjack a second driver, the vallejo officers on the ground, intercepted them and arrested them. the suspects hopped out of the vehicle and attempted the two separate vehicles. luckily, the vallejo police department was close enough. were they able to detain both individuals? filenko police did cancel their pursuit a couple of times because the suspect went the wrong way. but the chp helicopter, the eye in the sky stayed overhead when a suspect goes the wrong way on the freeway. that doesn't mean they're going to get away, often. one of our helicopters overhead or airplane. what does follow until the

right now at 6:00, breaking news to tell you about in east contra costa county. a brush fire forcing evacuations near bethel island. it broke out overnight this is on nearby bradford island in the delta and believe it or not firefighters are not nowhere to be seen. this is "today in the bay." >>> good monday morning to you. thanks for making us a part of your morning. >> let's go to bob redell. this lit up the night sky that could be seen miles away to walnut creek. >> yes. i could see it as i was coming from livermore driving north on vasco road. this is the fire you're talking about behind me. about a 220 acre wildfire. we're on bethel island you're looking at bradford island. this fire started around 1:30 this morning and unfortunately as you look left to right there's a lot of wind fueling the fire. a few more left on their own. there's about 10 to 20 people who have decided to stay, try to protect their property and fight this fire against the advice of the fire department. the fire department has left the scene. they aren't fighting this fire for two reason

there's a brush fire on bradford island in contra, costa county here.s is a view from just outside. clayton. you can see the huge smoke plume blowing this up again this morning, about 200 acres have burned. we're told about 20 people live on bradford island. it is accessible only by ferry service but emergency crews were able to use the ferry service to evacuate some residents to get fire equipment to the island. crews say this fire is being driven by wind and they're expecting it could take a few days to put it out. no word yet on a cause. some evacuation orders, meanwhile, have been lifted for parts of butte and plumas counties. >> as fire crews start to slowly gain the upper hand on that massive dixie fire burning in northern california. so far this blaze has burned through nearly 249,000 acres and is now set to be 35% contained. the fire has now destroyed some 67 structures. more than 3100 structures remain threatened. that's a significant drop from the more than 10,000 reported yesterday the fire now the 11th largest in california history. right no

this is close to the contra costa county -- contra costa country club.on the living room floor inside of a home and later died. police say everyone involved is cooperating with the investigation. so far no board on any arrests. >>> organizers planning a rally in san francisco for a man whose death touched a nerve. 84-year-old vicha was originally from thailand known as grandpa vicha. as he took his regular walk around his home in the alta vista neighborhood in january someone shoved him to the ground. he died two days later. a 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty. members of the aapi community believe it was a hate crime. they plan to gather outside the hall of justice. >>> new evacuations from the dixie wildfire which is creating new problems for firefighters due to the heat and those strong winds. so the latest evacuations are in the area near lake almanor about 75 miles east of redding, the fire still 35% tainds but the amount of acres burned up to 254,000. >>> new analysis of the data by migrating to most are areas higher. now that map showing where pe

we've had a lot come online over here, dublin today, west contra costa county.s a crash south 880 around alvarado in the middle of the freeway that may be a factor as the volume builds coming down out of hayward. the bay bridge toll plaza has the backup forming more now and slowing for highway 37 and highway 4. the usual. back to you. >> all right. let the voting begin. next on "today in the bay," the ballots will be cast in a matter of hours for governor gavin newsom's recall election. the first ones anyway. the final push he's been making this week for your support. >> high winds expected to increase the threat of wildfires in our area. the customers who could lose their power as a result. you're watching "today in the bay." this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california he's supporting our businesses and communities. which means every fruity skewer is like another sweet nail in the rebuilding of our economy. hammer away craftsman. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help

the island is in contra costa county, about nine miles northeast of andy.car tells us tonight, fire officials are considering whether to let the fire burn since it's surrounded by water on all sides. bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morning and has been burning ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island, which is used for wheat, farming, cattle, grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more comp. located so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extinguishes fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done. earlier on the eastern contra costa fire protection dist

a house fire spread to dry brush in contra costa county. this started around 7:00 on old school road in the small community east of danville. want to show you cell phone video. the helicopter circling the plume of smoke as the fire burned. one witness tells us at least one person who was in that burning building was taken away in an ambulance. no word yet on that person's condition. flames then spread to the surrounding area. the contra costa county sheriff's department issued a warning that those living nearby may be forced to evacuate but it did not come to that. the house extinguished and the wildfire burned just nine acres. >>> the dixie fires has now been raging for a month with no signs of slowing down. fire crews say the flames are headed toward the small lumber town of westwood 40 miles north of greenville. most of that community burned down last week. the fire has grown to more than 552,000 acres. firefighters tell us they haven't been able to improve their containment over the fire in the last 24 hours. that remains at 31%. >>> it

he was with the contra costa sheriff's department for 3 years.l, it does seem like everything is costing a little bit more these days. so what if groceries worth 50 bucks could cost you just under $6. there's a new company that's made its way to the bay area and not only will it help you save money on food. but it's also a saying it will help fight food waste at the same time, kron four's noelle bellow shows us how. >> it sure that it's so simple to do something that makes sense. and i think today we or need to do things that just make sense, too good to go. it's the latest worldwide effort to reduce food waste. and a few months ago. it made its way to the bay area in the bay. mean, we don't not even 3 months ago. we've already saved more than 70,000 lucy bash is the co-founder of too good to company created in denmark 5 years ago with the intention and dream of a planet with no food waste. now. it's 14 million users around the world are using its app to buy products that would otherwise get tossed that connects stores that might have left to liv

. >>> and a tragic afternoon in contra costa county. a 12 year old boy hit by a train. a witness tells us what exactly happened. >> the news at 6:00 starts now. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we begin with breaking news in san jose. we've been on this story for the past three hours. evacuations continue after a gas pipe ruptured at race street and park avenue. our nbc bay area skyranger is overhead. this is just a few blocks from the s.a.p. center and lincoln high school. the evacuation order is for anyone within a 900-foot radius of this leak. officers are going door to door to help people get out if they can't make it out on their own. again, this is a live look now from our nbc bay area chopper. here's some key information now. anyone who needs to go back into their home to get their pets should head to the walgreen's on west san carlos street. police will then escort you to your house. pg&e estimates it will not be able to cap this gas leak until midnight. so there's still a long ways to go. this is on race street and park avenue in san jose. >> the bay are

east contra costa. officials say the fire started around 1 30 this morning and so far has burned more than 200 acres and at least two structures. the island is outside any fire districts jurisdiction. they may let the fire burn since it's surrounded by water on all sides, you'll remember in 2010, a fire burned for nearly a week on that same island. the fire, you know, right now is steadily burning all the way across the island being wind driven and then, like i said, the materials and everything out there that's burning is most likely going to burn for a number of different days, and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extinguish this fire. the fire district says it used a ferry to help evacuate people from the island because of the fire is not yet known. a grieving family in the east bay is calling for justice after a crash killed their mother, ktvu. greg liggins, tells us why police are refusing to make an arrest despite finding the driver involved. this is a me

that is the name and the rallying cry for a group in contra costa county. they're opposed to students forced to wear masks in schools and planning to rally outside a board meeting in danville. the organization's founder says that masks are interfering with children's mental health, social development and academic achievement. >> we want the school boards to have local control back to do what's right for their communities and families need that opportunity to make their own choices and own health care decisions because we are seeing our children suffering behind the mask. >> and she says that her group is suing governor newsom and state health officials to do away with the mask mandate in grades k through 12. >>> more bay area teachers calling for proof of vaccination and mask requirements. east bay teachers are holding a virtual event demanding action and in the report, public school in a discussion with marin's deputy looking for anyone that can identify this woman. take a look at your screen. she was brought in on saturday in critical condition. she is 30

four's will tran in contra costa county for more on this incentive program. will. good morning. >> good morning you guys. just talked about doctor fauci. so here's one thing you might be better than doctor. fauci. how about being a pitch person. you can make a lot of money convincing unvaccinated people that it is safe to get vaccinated. let's get right to the details. if you need extra money in your pocket here's how it works. if you're 14 years or older, you are eligible for it. business groups, religious groups, sports teams. you're encouraged to get involved. they have a great relationship. i mean, the eu plan a sports team. you have access to your teammates and coaches and their parents as well. so that is there for you. it's $100 every time a person gets fully vaccinated. there is no cap. they can't wait you as much as you can possibly do it. however, after $600, it's taxable income because uncle sam wants a piece of the they will pay you every month. once you prove that that person is fully vaccinated. so you're on a payment program. no. a lot of information

the contra costa health services. they're offering $100 every time a person gets fully vaccinated because the cases in contra, costa county just simply exploding when it comes to covid-19 among the unvaccinated. so if they are rolling out a program that if you are so successful, they will pay you as much as you can possibly get as far as unvaccinated people to get vaccinated who are eligible. well, 14 years or older you're eligible businesses sports groups, sports teams businesses religious groups. you can do this. get involved and you can get as many people. they'd love to pay you 3040, 50,000, if you can possibly do it, but anything over $600. you will be taxed as uncle sam once a piece of a cat friend for every person who is fully vaccinated. you will be paid every month. so you'll be on a basically the payroll, if you can do that. yes, that's a lot of information and you have to sign up for it. and we included that link on our website at kron 4 dot com. if you want to know more about this particular program becaus

. >>> a large fire on bradford island in contra costa. >> evacuations have been ordered. here is a live look. >> flames are still burning scorching about 212 acres so far. two structures have been lost and some people are reporting the fire is visible in parts of the east bay. >> contra costa fire dispatch tells us the few people on the island are opting for staying instead of evacuating, no word on what may have sparked the flames. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out this structure fire. this overnight video captured flames coming out of the roof and windows of the white building there. we have learned that the property was vacant and cause remains under investigation. >>> kids in one east bay school district are starting to return to classrooms today. >> it's already happening. students will be walking halls of bay tech charter school in a few hours. justin andrews is live at the school right now. good morning. things will be very different this year. >> reporter: yes, good morning. every student and every staff member inside the building will be required to wea

school kron four's gayle ong has that for us. >> a spokesperson for west contra. costa county unified school district confirmed a positive case of covid-19 within the richmond high school community and the individual was last on campus august 16th the statement also says the school areas where the individual spend time are being cleaned and disinfected. what school officials did not address multiple cases nor specify if the individual was a student or staff. they want to remind everyone in the district community to stay home if feeling sick or ill all staff members must show vaccination by september 7 or submit to weekly covid-19 testing senate president. my part. >> and that coleman every quarter the we're sure my cancels that bag this contra costa resident has been keeping safe, but says whether it's school or workplace, it is hard to keep up with the changing health guidelines call. think at first. >> officials said that masks not necessary to wear. then change their mind. and it happens all the so it's difficult to find on the way. so it just makes me more warning a

a 14-year-old girl found dead at a contra costa county home. what we know about the investigation now under way. >>> plus you may soon have to prove you're vaccinated to go indoors to events in san jose. that move today that could make the new norm. >>> when will the trains run along city street in the south bay. the announcement expected that could give us a new timeline. this is "today in the bay." >>> here we go. tuesday morning. thanks for waking up get right meteorologist kari hall. she's tracking air qty conditions for us. >> we are going to see a lot of changes because of the caldor fire that continues to burn with very little containment and we are seeing some spots getting some improvement today in the north bay. you will have a chance to breathe some fresher air as well as parts of the south bay. moderate air quality for the coast and the bayp, the east bay and santa clara valley. there will be drifts of smoke coming in, but much of that smoke is now moving off to the east towards tahoe as it continues to burn over sierra and the coas

there is a new covid vaccine incentive program in contra, costa county.an money in your pocket if you get someone else vaccinated. and after the break, new details into the murder of 2 young children in mexico. the california father. >> now charged in the killings. now we're learning the shocking and disturbing reason. authorities say it killed his own children. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i was hit by a car and needed help. i called the barnes firm, that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> now with 3 we go to southern california where we're learning more about a santa barbara man who allegedly confessed to killing his 2 young children after taking them to mexico. investigators say matthew taylor coleman believe the children had dna

west contra costa county has 30,000 enrolled. down south within the fremont unified school district, 33 students, teachers and staff have contracted covid. the district believes most of those people became infected off campus. this is out of ap population by the way of 33,000 students and just over 4700 teachers and staff. the superintendent there points out their case rate is just a tenth of a percent. 95% of teachers in fremont a ma school the cdc says an unvaccinated teacher infected with covid is linked to 26 more infections. this outbreak happening back in may. there are 22 children, four parents infected by or linked to the one teacher. what's remarkable about the cdc report the kids were masked in the classroom, but the teacher sometimes took off the mask when reading allowed to the students. >> a seating chart -- >> shows the children and socially distanced desks in the front row. they show they tested positive for covid during the may outbreak. even kids in the back row came down with the delta variant. marin county heal

but i would you know, say that so solano and contra costa. probably one of the two highest cases for 100,000 last seventies in the bay area. yes a lot of transmissions are being fueled by private indoor gatherings. but there's still the potential for crowded settings to also be your potential superspreading events. but you know again, not having a mandate doesn't mean that it's not a good idea and. strong recommendation for everyone in all counties to do wear masks when it's crowded and indoors, regardless of vaccination status, and sounds like regardless of if you're in a public setting or going to somebody else's home. yes i mean the ideas if you can control your environment again if everybody is vaccinated, you're in a small controlled setting, and you know their status and you're in somebody's home. it's probably going to be okay. we're talking about unregulated lots of noses and miles together. you don't know what what people's vaccination status is, that's really what we're trying to, uh, mitigate risk for very good. thank you so much u

the coronavirus and the cases that are rising dramatically, especially in contra, costa county. that county has currently seen. now 3,000, 600 and 35 active new covid cases in the last 14 days and this comes as the delta variant really is what's behind this giants spike in the numbers. number of communities in contra, costa county contributing to that total danville, for instance, 102 from within danville's borders of new active covid cases despite the rise, though, that we're seeing in cases. we still have a number of businesses saying that they are not going to enforce the new indoor mask mandate proper sarah stinson is live in danville. the danville bowl for an example of that. sarah. >> that's right, james danville bowl behind me here saying they're not planning on enforcing that mask mandate really emboldening those who decide not to wear a mask at all. take a look at their statement they wrote on facebook can see it on your screen now danville bowles said we believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant. we're retracting restrictions from the government. let's

hundreds in contra costa county later in the day. pg&e says they have been able to narrow down the scope of these outages. >> we are not seeing the very large psp has outages we had seen a couple years ago. >> and the oakland hills, the fire department is asking for the public's help. >> port anything you see immediately. don't use power equipment in dry grass. don't sit idle on the side of the road. and potentially cause the hillside to catch on fire. reporter: parched land and intense winds for -- parched a fire in 1991, nearly 30 years ago, destroying 3000 homes and killing 25. roving fire patrols will be out in the east bay hills overnight . oakland fire says bay area fire departments are stretched extremely thin as an example. they say they usually have a kyle -- a calfire staged up in the oakland hills. at has been diverted and is now up by the dixie fire line in northern california. again, a reminder, those high winds are already feeling them start to kick up, are supposed to be a problem starting at 11:00 tonight, until 3:00

new gunfire along the highway 4 corridor in contra costa county. heating up. the five candidates who will face off in the debate tomorrow and the reason governor newsom won't be there. >> the latest on politics from washington plus a big test for donald trump. take you out to the big board this morning. the dow has been struggling to stay positive for the first time in three days. >> it's a full day of olympic coverage here on nbc bay area. gymnastics balance beam finals starts at 2:00 p.m. and are they fast, the track and field 200 meters men's semifinal and the women's 200 and 400 meter hurdles finals gets under way. catch all of the action here on nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com. >>> 6:44. getting ready to head out the door in the tri-valley we're starting out temperatures in the mid 50s. fog near the coast. as we go into today it's going to heat up in the tri-valley. we're headed back to the low 90s. we'll get a look at our microclimates coming up. >> traffic volume builds through san jose. just starting to see some brakes like on the sensors i

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the program has centers in both contra, costa and solano counties. school is officially in session this weekend. next. but verdes elementary school in richmond already brought some children to campus to help them transition from distance. learning a 3rd of the sunni population of bertie elementary enrolled in a summer program that had children back on campus for in-person instruction. the principal says it was important to bring the students back to tackle any learning loss and social emotional effects experience during distance-learning. he's looking forward to the school year, but recognizes the challenges to come. >> for the staff were about to experience and to really understand the social emotional impact that the pandemic has had on our students. i think we're going to see some really extraordinary need. we're just bracing ourselves to help to serve and to support. and then i think for the students it's going to be challenging. think there is a lot of learning missed learning to make up and we're going to try and push hard and go toward the rec

the positivity rate in contra costa is 8%. what do the owners have to say about that? >> reporter: you know, the owner's son runs danville. and check it out. people are still coming here with this decision. you can take a look. most of the people, the patrons, are not wearing their masks. some have chosen to continue wearing their masks. and the son's owner -- the owner's son tells me that he's getting a lot of community support on his decision not requiring people to wear their mask when coming here to bowl. the contra costa county health department is hoping people will stay in the lanes and follow the indoor mask mandate reinstated this week due to the rise in covid cases. the danville bowl says customers here will have a choice. and it will not enforce the mask mandate. >> my mask is right here and not on the table. >> reporter: it seems community members are mixed on the bowling alley decision. they definitely share their frustration over the changing covid restrictions we've all experienced the past year and a half. >> i think it's his choice and it's my choice w

. >>> new vaccine mandate for all first responders in contra costa county running into pushback. they will soon after show proof of vaccination or test weekly for coronavirus. as kpix 5's andre rick connor reports, it has not exactly got a warm reception. >> reporter: the county experienced a surge in cases in hospitalizations in the last two weeks, positive cases jumped 30%. the county health officer says this is to protect first responders, but some of them say this is crossing the line. >> we do support and encourage getting vaccinated and all our members. we provided them with a lot of education on the topic. at the same time, we have respect for their ability to make their decision. >> reporter: the union president represents firefighters from seven different counties from santa clara to napa. he says the one positive aspect of contra costa county's mandate is that it provides a weekly testing alternative. something confire says it has been doing for weeks >> 18 we have been able to help keep her numbers down is through the testing, and encouraging employees to get the vacci

now the city of concord and contra. costa county will bring a covid-19 vaccine clinic to the city's weekly music in market concert series starting on thursday. the mobile clinic will offer free johnson johnson and pfizer vaccines from 06:00pm to 08:00pm at to-do's santos plus as well as the moderna vaccines for people who need their second vaccine dose. an incentive to get vaccinated will be free movie tickets for brendan theaters. unvaccinated residents are encouraged to wear a face covering while in crowded outdoor settings. as chaos continues to unfold in afghanistan. top military officials say that the u.s. is working to increase the number of people we're being evacuated from that country crowd force. washington correspondent reshad hudson joins us now live with the very latest. good evening. were shot. >> good evening. the pentagon says the goal is to have a plane leaving afghanistan every hour with americans as well as afghan allies for the next 24 hours for their safety. pentagon officials say the taliban is not getti

you can see we've got a 188 people hospitalized currently in contra. costa county, 46 of them are in bad enough shape that they have to be in the icu and the graph across the bottom really illustrates over time what the situation has been each bar represents the number of hospitalizations over the last 30 days. and you can see it's been a steady climb from early july to early august. the latest bar there on the far right shows that 180 hospitalizations in purple and then that that brown color on top represents the 46 in the icu and is to this trend that's now encouraging health officials, as i said, to get a little more creative in trying to encourage people to get vaccinated. has this curve creating a little incentive to get people vaccinated. >> a 100 bucks. if you refer a friend. >> that's what contra costa county is doing because those numbers. james. let's go live to kron. four's will tran. >> at contra costa county's health department now with more on how this 100 buck referral system is going to work. i will. >> it's basically hiring people. james and

well, tonight there's a warning from the contra costa county district attorney's office. and later, an armed robbery caught on camera in oakland. a closer look at this surveillance video and how the city council is responding to 9. >> medical experts now say there is an even more dangerous variant of covid-19 to be concerned about. it is called delta. plus doctors say it is more transmissible than the original delta variant. they say delta plus latches on to lung cells more easily it is also more resistant to the therapies used to treat infections. the delta plus variant was first detected in europe back in march. it has now been detected in several countries, including south korea the united kingdom india. and here in the united states. meanwhile, the biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign travelers visitors to be vaccinated. a white house official says the requirement is part of a phased approach to easing travel restrictions for foreign citizens. no timeline has yet been determined right now all travelers to the united states

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crews are scene of a fast moving fire burning in bradford island in contra costa.es. evacuations have been ordered for the roughly 25 people on the island. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out structure fire. you see flames coming from the roof and windows of this building. we have learned the property was vacant. the cause remains under investigation. >>> taking a live look at san francisco where today the city is launching a new initiative called a street overdose response team. it's geared toward identifying and following up with people who survived previous drug overdose. them homeless are considered most at risk. good morning. it's 6:30 on monday august 2. >>> a lot to get to this morning. first let's start with mary lee and our forecast. >>> good morning. we are hoping you get your work week started right. here is a lovely view with our sales force tower camera, sun breaking through the clouds as we start our day. as we head through the afternoon, get ready for sunshine and a beautiful day across the region. upper 70s for south bay in san jose, good mo

in contra, costa county to schools are dealing with multiple covid cases. kron four's.parents reached out to kron 4 reporting several covid cases that, know, valley and richmond high schools. >> a spokesperson for west contra, costa county unified school district confirmed a positive case of covid-19 within the richmond high school community and the individual was last on campus august 16th the statement also says the school areas where the individual spent time rv. school officials did not address multiple cases nor specify the individual was a student or staff. they want to remind everyone in the district community to stay home if feeling sick or ill all staff members must show proof of vaccination by september 7 or submit to weekly covid-19 testing senate president mike part. >> and that coleman quarter we're sure my cancels that bag this contra costa resident has been keeping safe, but says whether it's school or workplace, it is hard to keep up with the changing health guidelines call. think it first. >> officials said that masks not necessary to wear. then change

but you can smell it out in contra costa county. limit your exposure. >> lester holt from tokyo next. we'll be back at 4:00, hope to see you then. >>> tonight, the major milestone in the fight against covid. half of americans now fully vaccinated. new vaccinations rising, and new word that booster shots could be authorized for at-risk americans within weeks. it comes as the delta variant surges. florida hitting a new daily record, with nearly 23,000 cases. new super spreader fears as the sturgis motorcycle rally returns. 700,000 expected to attend. >>> plus, what nbc news has learned about an alarming spike at nursing homes, and major news

contra costa counties reported 3,000 550 new cases again. that's just in a 2 week period. take a look at this next graphic again from county health officials. and you can see that we have a 188 people hospitalized right now battling covid 1946 of them doing bad enough. they have to be in the icu and what you're seeing across the bottom is the change over time over the last 30 days with each one of these bars representing a day. you can see the case number has steadily climbed to the point where we are right now. and that, of course, is not good news and why health officials are trying to come up with different ways of encnuraging people to get their shots like a friends and family special. that's what health officials are doing in contra, costa county now. >> saying that if you get somebody to sign up and they get fully vaccinated. you will get a $100 for each person. let's go to kron. four's will tran. he's covering this live this morning. tell us how it works. i will. >> good morning. darien james and the beauty of it all is. there is no cap. if you're a fast talker, a g

now, i reached out to the contra costa county health department trying to figure out what happens to businesses like danville bowl who are not going to comply with this mask mandate. so stand by on that. we're also hoping to chat with danville bowl to get opinion. and in kind of hear more about their decision to defy the mandate. for now live in danville. sarah stinson back to you. thank you very much. sara. while the surge cases of the delta variant have pushed the bay area to our indoor mask mandates. now the city of new york. >> is going a step further than that. the mayor just announced that you're going to need in new york proof of vaccination before you can go inside any restaurant jam or a performance or entertainment venue and that leaves some people in the bay area wondering could we be seeing that some local and state leaders are considering it. if you don't get vaccinated, you have that right. but you don't have the right infect me or my child who cannot get vaccinated. >> are others that people are just doing not wanting to get the vaccine and are in that in that situatio

yi0y >>> now at 11:00, a 12-year-old is killed in a horrible crash between a car and a train in contra costa county. tonight, parents say this was an accident waiting to happen. >> anyone can get stuck at any time. >>> and new wildfire exploding in size enforcing frantic evacuations. but firefighters have one big advantage on their side. >>> efforts to fix san francisco's infamous syncing tower are abruptly put on hold heard experts explain just how concerned we should be. >>> investigators are on the scene of a deadly police shooting in fremont. the new information within the last half hour. >>> a tragic rail crossing accident in the east bay, a 12- year-old has been killed. tonight a 19-year-old driver is fighting for her life. andrea nakano joins us live from the scene in oakley where parents feared something like this could happen. >> reporter: the accident happened here at this railroad crossing, just as school was getting out at delta vista middle school. those who live right here they say when school gets out it is bumper-to-bumper traffic on this road with cars. in some cases, stuck

it is also the first day for west contra costa students. they will have to follow stricter rules compared to other districts. the superintendent gave one example. >> they're taking supervised mask break. that means a teacher will step outside of the classroom and they'll remove their masks, making sure they're physically distanced, take a break, put the mask back on and come inside. >>> kpix5 has you covered on all our platforms for back to school. later this morning now that thousands of kids are back to school, what we are seeing in terms of the number of covid cases in children. a bay area pediatrician is joining us live. what every parent needs to know. >>> u.s. military has taken over afghanistan's air space as it tries to manage chaotic evacuation. taliban is in the capitol after collapse of the western backed government. thousands are trying to flee. >>> leaders trying to restore power a day after seizing control of afghanistan. >> it is important for us to take all necessary for the security of people. >> reporter: sunday taliban fi

a contra costa street long a dumping ground will be shut down to the public.it's scheduled to last 18 months and has been endorsed not only by the contra costa county council but sheriff's office. they're concerned about crime in the area, particularly illegal dumping and hope this will solve the problem. >> i think that this is the right direction, because not only do we have the illegal dumping, but we do have safety that's involved there also. ? >> the county hopes things will get and stay clean until february 2023. they don't believe it will affect traffic in the area. >>> an east bay congressman wants to punch the accelerator on electric cars. eric swalwell wants to help combat climate change. in live more, at a company that makes electric buses he describes the technology's need for rare earth magnets made in china. >> even where we can derive and harvest them here in america, often times the processing and magnetizing takes place in china. so that makes us beholden to a government that lies, cheats and steals predominantly. >> he hopes to include it in

more kids headed back to school today in west contra costa county.'s check out the forecast in el cerrito today. starting out at drop-off time in the upper 50s and mid 70s at pick-up time. a nice day. let's make it a great one. we'll talk about all of our microclimates coming up. >> i'm showing you fremont while we have folks in the fremont union school district, that's not in fremont, it's in the south bay. traffic flows smoothly in and out right now. >>> good morning. happy monday to you. today the federal government will announce an increase in payments to fight hunger, what we call food stamps, but haven't been stamps in years. the nutrition program will rise 25%. average monthly payments rise $36. this increase in payments stems from a change in the law first created by republicans four years ago. while the payments have increased in the past to account for inflation, the new increases reflect the way in -- the changes in the way we eat, more seafood, more prepared food. for instance, bag salads instead of a head of lettuce. the continuing probl

preemptive power shutoffs are likely for more than 10,000 bay area customers in napa, sonoma, solano, contra costa and alameda counties. cuts in laces like calistoga could begin any time now, if they haven't already, and potentially last into thursday afternoon. >> here we go again. i thought maybe it might be a little later in the season, but you know, with this wind and this dryness, i'd rather have that than the fire, believe me. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen joining us now. you've been tracking the conditions feeling all of this. >> it's exactly what she said, the dry vegetation, the dry air, and now gusty winds. that's bad combination. let's take a look at our red flag warning that does go into effect at 11:00 evening for the north the mountains through 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, but within this, where we are most concerned is napa county and northern solano county, which is where we are going to see the driest relative humidity levels and mcgusty's twins. sustained winds offshore, a dry direction, 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles an hour and relative humidity levels remai