david winslow, staff architect. item before you is a review of housing permit application 20 -- >> clerk: david, it appears as though you've frozen. >> -- 19 -- >> clerk: david, i believe you have a bad internet connection, and you may need to begin your presentation or we can move onto -- okay. yeah, i just got a message from mr. winslow that he has lost internet connection. commissioners, my suggestion is staff report has been provided to you. at this point, up until the time mr. winslow can reconnect, we may want to go to the d.r. requester and project sponsor presentations, but unfortunately, now that i think about it, mr. winslow would have had those presentations. christine, do we have those presentations? >> i think if you just give me one moment. >> clerk: okay. so good thing, as a back up, we also provide my staff with presentations, and as soon as miss silver can share her screen with the d.r. applicant's presentation, d.r. requester, you will be provided five minutes to make your presentation. are you on

winslow? >> yes. >> commissioner fung: the light well provides -- can you be a little more specific in what rooms the light well supplies and what those rooms are at the front or back of the building? >> sure, and let me -- well, let me describe it. i won't try to go to a drawing right now, but my -- can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you, and if everybody else who's not speaking could mute their mic, we would appreciate it. >> thank you. so my understanding is that the light well serves both two bedrooms and one bathroom. one bathroom has access to light at the rear of the property, and i believe the one bedroom has access only to the light from that light well. i think, commissioner fung, you might have to unmute yourself. >> commissioner fung: i just unmuted -- or muted based upon our secretary's comment. the other question related to a comment made by the project sponsor that the other properties along 22nd street all have 100% lot coverage on the ground floor. the google map doesn't s

>>breaking down to the protein layers around viruses doctor winslow agrees and says above all in the fight against coronavirus cleaning surfaces. >>isn't the main thing to focus on remember again you know cleaning services is is not as important probably is washing your hands frequently noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>here's a quick live look outside as we take a quick break here on the kron 4 morning news our market our camera showing you the bay bridge. we'll have more headlines coming up in just a mi >>and we're back at 4.46 want to get a check of the weather we've got john tribal looking at friday forecast for us and head towards the weekend too. as we check in with him now good morning john. >>good morning. james weekend upon us and the start of the weekend at least is bringing some nice sunny weather dry conditions. it's the initial we kept going bring along another round of rainfall and an even more significant one this time around. and what we had this. past few days so let's get to it big changes this weekend you can see san francisco sitting in are some low clouds but overall

>>your cleaner should have alcohol and at that is a main ingredient to look for but like doctor winslow said if you don't have any cleaners left at home and used them all. there's nothing wrong with trusted soap and water on both your surfaces and of course your hands in the newsroom noelle bellow back to you all right well, thank you very much. still ahead there is a newly approved antibody test on >>british government is preparing a newly approved coronavirus antibody test for widespread use that test is made by swiss pharmaceutical company roche the uk health minister says that the test appears to be extremely reliable and could be a game changer. the uk says that the test is highly specific and adds it is working to make it widely available as quickly as possible here in the bay area, researchers at stanford are working on a coronavirus tests using saliva. >>if approved the test would be cheaper and less invasive than the standard nasal. swab test kron four's terisa stasio talks with a researcher on the team on the progress of this test. >>yes so it's already been approved in one ho

and joining us from winslow, arizona, dr.ichelle tom is a member of the navajo nation, and a family physician treating covid-19 patients at the winslow indian health care center andd little colorado medical center in northern arizona near the navajo reservation. she was a basketball star in college at arizona state university. welcome both of you to democracy now! dr. tom, let's begin with you. you work in the clinic where you were born. as you listen to valentntina ststory, a 28-year-old navajo woman who suddenly died after being diagnosed with covid 19, your response? can you put it in the context of what is happening right now in the navajo nation? is a reflection of what we are going through as a people and correlates with what this virus can do to our young. as someone who i is very motivated, lovoved our culture, spread our cultuture and our language and that is what we are trying to fight for. there is not many who really promote really great things. she was a young person. she wawas going to lead d our nt generatition

>>breaking down to the protein layers around viruses doctor winslow agrees and says above all in theonavirus cleaning surfaces. >>isn't the main thing to focus on remember again you know cleaning services is is not as important probably is washing your hands frequently. >>and got all washing your hands like to keep saying your cleaner likely should have alcohol and if that's the main ingredient to look for. but if you don't have any cleaners left at home like doctor winslow said there is nothing wrong with trusted soap and water. both on your surfaces and of course on your hands back to you. >>good advice. thank you well thank you for one he wrote to another ahead we will take you to a special parade that united different groups of front line workers the waiting game is on to see which one of the 4 major sports leagues returns to action first tonight we have an idea what could >>there you go a big thank you from one group of heroes to another health care workers in south san francisco got a nice surprise today, police and firefighters from several bay area cities were outside with bi

>>breaking down to the protein layers around virus doctor winslow agrees and says above all in the fight against coronavirus cleaning surfaces. >>isn't the main thing to focus on remember again you know cleaning services is not as important probably is washing your hands frequently noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>our coverage continues online we've got all the tips you need to stay safe. and everything else coronavirus on kron 4 dot com but we've got lots more come >>doctor stephen hahn. >>9.41 is the time right now. we are taking a look at the president right now he's talking about an ups a update on the vaccine for coronavirus let's see if we can listen and marks 30 days since we released the white house guidelines for the safe unfazed. >>opening of america that's what we're doing it's the opening of america. could have an amazing year next year, we'll have a great transition into the 4th quarter. as of this morning, almost every state has taken steps to begin reopening and the american people are doing an extraordinary job. >>of continuing to take precautions while at the same time wanti

>>breaking down to the protein layers around viruses doctor winslow agrees and says above all in the fight against coronavirus cleaning surfaces. >>isn't the main thing to focus on remember again you know cleaning services is not as important probably is washing your hands frequently noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>and our to our coverage continues online you can go to kron 4 dot com for all of the latest or stay tuned because we've got lots more ahead on the couple morning news right. this is one. so is this. and so are these. they all represent something more. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us. it's been said that love knows no bounds in one illinois family is proving that true was a little bit of creativity. an 85 year-old. >>great grandma. can now hug her loved ones for the first time in months shannon kelley has the story. >>i wanted to cry because i couldn't believe it that this was happening rose gag man has an hugged her great grandchildren and more than 2 months i see them every day

>>breaking down to the protein layers around viruses doctor winslow agrees and says above all in the fight against coronavirus cleaning surfaces. >>isn't the main thing to focus on remember again you know cleaning services is not as important probably is washing your hands frequently noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>health care workers in the north bay got a gesture of gratitude when marin county first responders paraded through sandra fells kaiser permanente medical center at the parade was brief since everyone was still on shift the crop forcefully to call was there. >>healthcare professionals are not motivated than ever not only because they know how imporlant their jobs are and the lives they saved. >>but also because of the people with whom they serve we work hard for patients and we like being recognized, but even if we weren't we would store card for a patient. >>so there's they often use especially moving for the staffing kaiser permanente sandra fell medical center when the crew took a few minutes from their ships warmer in county first responders did the same saluting medical p

>>doctor winslow says natural cleaners still need to contain alcohol and while it is important to clean the services inside our homes. he adds washing your hands frequently with soap and water and keeping a safe distance from other people is your best bet against catching the virus patients with covid-19 who took a common heartburn medicine may fare better with the virus. a new study suggests patients who took. >>pham what ah mau to dine were more than twice as likely to survive the infection or avoid innovation. the research has not yet been reviewed by scientific peers still the study's coauthor called the findings encouraging. the says there's no evidence the drug prevents infection, and he encourages doctors to wait for results of the clinical trial before prescribing the drug to their coronavirus patients. the study does not prove the drug caused a lower death rates so more research is needed to determine whether patients fare better because of the heartburn drug or if it was just a coincidence. >>coming up on kron 4 news today living with a mental illness can be especially challen

she's now the only navajo emergency physician at this care clinic in winslow, arizona.getting people pulling up to the parking lot who have to be intubated even though it's not a hospital. it's an urgent care. >> yes. >> reporter: the closest area is up to an hour by chopper and three hours by ambulance. growing up, tom says she never saw a medical professional with a face like her own. >> i never saw a native-american as a nurse or doctor. >> reporter: wow. >> sometimes there's a disconnect when language and cultures are not meeting. and we know that just by studies and even by experience you're not going to have the best health care. >> reporter: she left her family and moved to an apartment an hour away to try to memorize the risk of infecting the group of people she's trying to save. >> my job is immensely hard, because i have such a connection to my people and to my land. our elders, our teachers, our protectors. they hold all of the key elements that we need to have a strong sense of identity. >> our thanks to matt. >>> and next, first responders joining forces in

. >> reporter: then for medicine professor dean winslow says the same mask feature that makes it easier to breathe also makes it easier for droplets to escape and potentially spread the coronavirus through a cough or sneeze. >> with the valve does is flops open, and it essentially allows a stream of air to flow out pretty much unobstructed. that obviates or bypasses the purpose of the mask. which is to protect other people from you aris all icing articles that contain the virus. >> reporter: san mateo, san francisco, and marin counties all have a similar restriction regarding masks with a valve in the front. there's no such restriction here in santa clara county, other health officials do stress in the mask is better than no mask at all. in san jose, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we learn today broadway will remain dark until at least labor day. the world-renowned new york theaters have been closed since march 12th, and today, officials announced the closure has been extended again. broadway producers are now offering refunds and extensions for tickets purchased through september 6th

we have no on the spot drawings by artists and correspondents such as winslow homer to cover the civil war. it is almost impossible to reach them as we would reach people in the civil war for the first world war or others except for what they wrote what they wrote in diaries and letters and sometimes orderly books and records of one kind or another and memoirs and autobiographies written after the fact. the newspaper coverage was nothing like what you would expect. there was no correspondents covering the war. and by and large we would have to conclude we don't know what they looked like. but we do know what they looked like in part because of deserter notices when men deserted from the ranks when they went home or they went over to the other side. notices would be published in the papers or end up at stores they were very descriptive because they hope to find these people. what comes through in those descriptions is a realization of how different from all of us they looked. very few who fought with washington merged with washington in 1776. they felt that that was part of the role and

winslow says the slow and steady approach makes sense given some of the unique characteristics that make up the bay area's most populous county. >> you have east san jose which is much more densely packed. you have multi-generational families in housing and closer quarters. >> reporter: the pandemic has sickened and caused deaths among communities of color, particularly latinos. this health officer says the only tool to protect the vulnerable is to bring down community transmission across the board. >> we don't suddenly have herd immunity, suddenly have a vaccine. we have the same conditions that we had in march. if we did ease up, we would see a brisk return of cases, hospitalizations and a brisk return of deaths to be quite blunt. >> reporter: the first stage allows non-essential services such as curbde reta office-bed uor restrictive local orders are in effect. >> as counties open up, we will see that people are making decisions based on their own assessment of what their personal risk is. >> reporter: sjsu economics professor dr. colleen hade says it's a balancing act. >> if they fee

. >> now people are just going to go to albuquerque, winslow, holbrooke, flagstaff to get their other stuff now. now you just spread it even farther. why not keep it here where we can keep it under control. >> gallup's mayor says the lockdown is going to end tomorrow, but the governor could extend it. >>> as states relax restrictions, there is a new warning that covid cases and deaths will only get worse ross a big part of the country. nbc's kathy park has this report. >> reporter: tonight troubling new data from the world health organization. the u.s. marks its deadliest 24 hours last week with more than 2900 lives lost to covid-19. >> the number of deaths that accrue on daily basis tell you what was happening maybe three or four weeks ago in terms of new infection. we're going to see deaths continue to rise, even as the epidemic starts to peak and decline. >> reporter: the former fda commissioner warning that when you take the new york tri-state out of the equation, the spread is more persistent. >> there is about 20 states with a number of new cases on a daily basis is increasing,

involved in redwood city flynn avenue from middlefield road to spring street, allergan street from winslow street to whipple avenue and page street from second avenue to 17th avenue you can find a full list of the street closures on our website kron 4 dot com go ship defendant derick almena could be released from jail as early as tomorrow, how mean is set to appear before an open judge at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. after which she could be released from the santa rita jail earlier this month. it was announced, i mean it would be released from jail to the new to the coronavirus outbreak. in response the alameda county district attorney's office said it would seek an order to bahr el nino from having contact with any of the victims families are witnesses in his pending case. he will also have to wear an electronic monitor. defense attorney paula canny says social distancing has been practically impossible behind bars. >>it's not is it. their front as i said they're practicing social distancing day one mask i mean that it is crazy. you know they're sharing food, they're sharing toilets. they

dean winslow says the same mask feature that makes it easier to read also makes it easier for dropletso escape and potentially spread the coronavirus through a cough or sneeze. >> what the valve does is that flaps open and essentially allows a stream to flow out pretty much unobstructed. that obviates or bypasses the purpose of the mask, which is to protect other people from inhaling particles that contain the virus. >> there's a similar restriction in many counties regarding masts with a valve in the front, but there is no such restriction here in santa clara county although health officials do stress wally a mask is under the no mask at all. ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> students at notre dame high school in san jose were surprised at their homes today with graduation gifts from teachers and members of the staff. >> i was very surprised. it was very nice and i'm so glad the school is doing this for us because it really means a lot with what we are going through right now. >> teachers and staff spent the afternoon delivering gift bags to 156 graduating seniors. they received their caps and go

tom and winslow and many others out there. vice president lizer has been on front lines of this pandemic except for the time we had to quarantine. but there are 153 tests that have been given and 1,365 have been negative. we've been aggressively testing our citizens here on the navajo nation, but the virus just spreads like wildfire. we have 30-plus percent of our citizens here that don't have running water. we have multiple generations of family members living under one roof as well, so the need for the federal government to re-evaluate the needs of travel communities throughout the country. and this is all tribes, 574 tribes throughout the united states of america. you know, we've been giving aid to various countries when there is an emergency. don't get me wrong, john, i'm sure the need is as great for all these other countries whin times of emergency, but right here in the middle of the most powerful country, the united states of america, the first citizens of this country are still being pushed aside, and i appreciate bei

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winslow, 78. aspen, 62.e have heavier showers and thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states, wet weather in the pacific northwest. the rest of the country, heavy rain in mid-atlantic states. strong storms through florida. severe storms in central, person texas. sunshine from the great lakes all the way into the northeast, but that will be changing as we head into the weekend. expect severe storms also starting to develop as we get into the mid plains. sunny, warm through the southwest. looking at temperatures that climb up into the 90s and 100s. again, looking at heavy rain, possibility of flooding in parts of the carolinas and in virginia. roanoke picked up 11 inches of rain since yesterday. unfortunately, we're going to see more rain this weekend for parts of michigan that are thaling wi >>> good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we're still in for mild weather today with our temperatures in the south bay reaching up to 78 degrees in san jose, but there will be a few inland east bay spots that reach i