Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20240711

Another chilly start and its clear. Were not seeing the patchy dense fog throughout the week so we are starting out with a clear commute for you but look at these numbers. In the east bay were in the upper 30s in the next hour and then well see our temperatures gradually warming up, a lot of sunshine and it will be a nice day, our highs reaching into the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. There are some things im concerned about in the forecast. Ill talk about that coming up in a few minutes. Vianey, how are you looking what are you seeing right now as you look at the commute . Well, as we start to get into that heavy traffic hour of the day which is near the 6 00 a. M. Hour, we are getting reports of a new crash along highway 17, right after the alma bridge. The slow lane is blocked because of a crash. Anytime there is a crash that is blocking any of the delays it can cause heavy delays. If that is part of your morning commute drive times coming up in a few minute. The governor warning the statewide stayathome order is highly likely. Today in the bays bob redell is tracking that pending lockdown. Lets begin with tracie potts in washington. Vice president elect harris on the vaccines and schools. Talk to us about the plan. Reporter making sure everyone masks up starting with inauguration. He will keep dr. Anthony fauci onboard and getting the vaccine. President elect biden talked about why its important and why he plans to get that shot himself on camera to encourage other people to do the same. I think that my three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done saying once its declared to be safe and i think barack said once fauci says its clear, thats my measure. Obviously its important to communicate to the American People its safe. Its safe to do this. Reporter we also heard from Vice President elect harris. Because of the covid numbers fluctuating and now really going up, schools have opened and had to close again. She talked about how the Biden Harris Administration will approach that. Every parent wants their kid to go back to school, every teacher wants to educate those children, every Community Benefits from those children getting an education. So there is wide consensus about the priority and the goal, and then we have to bring everyone together around how to achieve that in a way that is smart. Smart is about prioritizing the safety of our children and their teachers and their families and their communities and prioritizing the education of our children. Reporter and in that interview she also talked about joe biden as president drawing distinctions with President Trump. The American People deserve in their president to have someone who is truly patriotic, who loves our country, who puts the people of the country first, not themselves. Thats joe biden. Reporter clearly the big issue that theyre having to deal with is covid19. Not only the Health Impact but the impacts on the economy. We saw the new jobs numbers come out. Biden will be talking about that later today. Very low jobs numbers coming out. 245,000. Tracie, lets talk about the status of relief here, the relief bill. Reporter so thats looking promising and thats about as far as i want to take it. President trump has said that he would be willing to sign the 908 billion compromise the democrats and republicans came up with. The question now will Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell put that up for a vote when he had said before he thought the president would sign off on the republican version and thats where he wanted to start. Well have to wait and see once again. So many people waiting to see. They need a lot of relief. Tracie potts live from washington, thank you. Relief is what we need because of the current surge. A number of icu beds is getting dangerously low and soon a new statewide stayathome order could take place. Bob redell is live for us downtown. Talk to us about what these restrictions would mean. Reporter if and when this threeweek stayathome order goes into effect, marcus, were going to be talking about no more outdoor or indoor dining, only takeout and delivery, and among other restrictions much reduced capacity inside retail stores. This new order will go into effect if our region goes below the 15 icu bed capacity. However, here in Alameda County the Health Department here is warning that they could go into this stayathome order before that happens because they want to preserve that capacity and save lives. Here is where it stands right now. Most counties including alameda hovering at 30 icu bed capacity. Santa clara county, 17 . Sonoma county, less than 1 . Only three icu beds remaining. Governor newsom broke the state into five regions when he made this announcement yesterday. You have the bay area, northern california, greater sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and southern california. The bay area includes monterey and santa cruz counties. The governor says some regions could get the shutdown in just a day or two. We have no choice, frankly. We tried to press lightly on the brake, on that emergency brake. I think theyre pressing a little bit hard now because we cannot keep up so far with what were preventing which is overflooding the capacity of the hospitals to care for patients. If thats the case ill probably have to lay off most of my people again, and its christmastime. Its no fun for them or anybody. Situations seem dire. These Small Businesses arent the problem. Outdoor dining isnt the issue. Its the people acting a fool out there that arent taking care of themselves and the people close to them. Reporter take a look at your tv screen. Here is what happens if and when a threeweek stayathome order goes into effect. Personal care services, hair salons, closed. As i mentioned, no indoor or Outdoor Dining. Delivery and takeout okay. Bars, wineries, zoos, movie theaters, playgrounds closed. Retail stores at 20 capacity. Outdoor religious services okay. Schools already open for inperson learning, they can stay open. Reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, today in the bay. Thanks so much, bob. Across the nation another new record high for both infections and deaths. At least 205,000 cases were reported yesterday narrowly topping the previous high. A new record 2,802 deaths reported. 25 more than the record set one day prior. California reported more than 18,000 new cases yesterday and, sadly, an additional 113 people died. San jose businesses are now pleading with city leaders to help them keep afloat in the pandemic. Businesses are asking for a relief plan. Theyve proposed new recommendations they say would help save downtown san jose, including more city back grants and tax relief programs. The city council will have to review those recommendations. Families in the south bay can enjoy a christmas tradition that may look a little different due to the pandemic. The fantasy of lights opens tonight in lake county park in los gatos. This is video from last years event. This year is a drivethru experience everyone can enjoy, completely drivethru experience. No walking around. Tickets, if youre interested in going, theyre already sold out. So, sorry. Enjoy that video. New this morning, san bruno First Responders becoming holiday heroes this year. The citys Police Department tweeting out this video of officers and fire crews spreading some Holiday Cheer while helping santa deliver gifts around the city. Thats nice to see. Weve got to look for the cheer. Christmas in the park is whats new this year in regards to it all being drivethru. I shot a promo for a Little Christmas cheer, and its simply beautiful. Something fun for the family to do. Got to look for those activities, kari . Yeah. And im going to have to check on that and see if its all sold out, too. Because theyre grabbing these Outdoor Activities and events to try to celebrate the season. And it feels like christmas outside. Its almost cold enough to snow in some spots. Take a look at our temperatures we have in the north bay. We have some upper 20s as you head out in ukiah and clear lake. Mostly in the 30s and 40s and were going to see sunshine for today and a nice afternoon as we reach into the mid60s. Well talk more about this and whats ahead coming up. Vianey, how is it looking right now for the commute . Not too bad as we head into the 6 00 a. M. Hour. There is, though, the slow lane blocked along highway 17 because of an earlier crash. As you know that can really cause delays along highway 17. A live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Things are moving along but the traffic is starting to build. Another update in just a few minutes. Back to you. Thanks so much. 2020 certainly left a mark on hollywood. Up next, the blockbuster announcement from one moviemaker about film releases in 2021. You may be surprised by it. Plus are uber drivers essential workers . Uber says they are. Lets take you out to the futures. Things are up despite a disappointing jobs report. Those numbers coming up. Good friday morning. 6 13. Take a live look outside in san jose. As we await the suns arrival it is all clear and were going to have another chilly morning so make sure you have on a heavier jacket, but you wont need it later on today. Take a look at our temperature trend as we reach into the mid60s. A great one for spending some time outdoors. Whats ahead in the weekend forecast as i track changes. Thats coming up in a few minutes. And time to head out the door because the commute is building. A live look along 880 near the oakland area. It is friday but people are on their way to work so ill have a closer look at your drive times coming up in just a few minutes. And good morning and a very happy friday to you as well. We just got the last jobs report of the year and it isnt great. 245,000 jobs added to the economy last month. Unemployment rate does fall to 6. 7 . These are always very important bits of data but its getting harder and harder to predict where the economy is going because these numbers look backwards. Looking forward were looking at new economic shutdowns because america has not come close to mastering coronavirus safety. 9,667 americans have died so far this week. Youll recall when pfizer announced it had a successful vaccine. 33,422 americans have died since that announcement. Uber is asking the cdc to classify its drivers as essential workers, so they can get the Coronavirus Vaccine sooner. In a letter the company said its drivers provide critical transportation for other essential workers and allow people to stay home to order food. The department of justice is suing facebook saying the Menlo Park Company sets aside hundreds of jobs for foreigners, visa holders, jobs that should have gone to americans, and makes those job openings hard for americans to discover by not advertising them on its website. The suit says the government found many cases where no americans applied for a job opening even though the job requirements were easily within reach. Facebook is one of the highest in tech. The senate has approved Christopher Waller to join the Federal Reserve board of governors. He squeaked by a single vote. Fed historians think this is the first time a lame duck president has ever seated a fed governor. Six of the seven seats on the board were filled by donald trump. And airbnb says it will crack down on those planning to rent a house with the plan to have a new years eve party. Only renters with qualified reviews and if many cases the company will require you to sign up for two nights and sign an agreement that says you understand you can and will be sued if you have a party. They tried to crack down on the very dangerous parties. Not just because of some of the things that happened at the party but obviously the transmission of covid. Certainly a different time. Thanks so much, scott. Southwest airlines say they may furlough 6,800 employees. American airlines and united furloughed more than 30,000 workers combined after federal payroll support expired. Trending this morning grab your popcorn and have a seat on your couc Warner Brothers announcing that all of its films scheduled for launch in 2021 will be released on the streaming service hbo max at the same time they a avareable in movie theaters including an upcoming film. Youve proven you can rule yourself. Now you must learn to rule others. The latest in the attempt to adapt. Amc movie chain calls the move blind side. Theyre trying to renegotiate their deal. Probably want to pull out the christmas favorites for your friday fun night or maybe the weekend with the kids. The chilly start to our morning, kari. Yeah, and i love the idea of having movies streamed at home because it really is a lot to get a whole family out to the theaters. You know what, were going to maybe do that this weekend. Watching not only the movies but Something Else going on in the forecast. Lets talk about what to expect because were starting out chilly this morning and this is the same weather that shapes up to be a pleasant day but then well start to see more clouds moving in tomorrow and there may be spotty light sprinkles moving in for the north bay between tomorrow night and sunday morning. After that we have a high fire danger that will be increasing due to some high winds and we know its been so dry out there, but weve gotten a lot of sunshine. If you have solar panels around the bay area you should be able to generate all of your home energy with your solar panels and the amount of Carbon Dioxide were not putting in the atmosphere like planting 21,000 trees across the state. Tomorrow more clouds coming in. Youll get about 87 of your Home Energy Savings and sunday about 89 . So as we look at our temperatures today, its going to be very nice and comfortable. After a cold morning temperatures will reach into the upper 60s for today. Then going into tomorrow we talk about the clouds moving in. There will be a cold front approaching. It doesnt look to bring us a lot of rain but spotty showers late saturday night and then it moves through. A lot of that rain just dries up. Something that comes ahead of some high winds that we may see between sunday night and monday. Taking a look at our wind speed forecast it does show especially in the north bay we could see the winds kicking up over 30 miles an hour and then calming down shortly thereafter. It will be a time well have to watch because we are in an extreme drought right now here in the north bay and so the vegetation is very dry. You add in a high wind and low humidity, and we will have the concern of the red flag warning possible early next week and then maybe even again on thursday. So a couple of things to watch for even though our weather is mostly dry. Vianey, how is it looking right now for the commute . The overall bay area is doing okay. However, if you have to take highway 17, you may want to head out now in both directions because there is a crash that is starting to cause some heavy delays right after alma bridge, the slow lane is blocked. And as you know when one side of the road slows down the other one does as well. So definitely want to head out now. As far as your drive times through the south bay, northbound 101 from highway 85 looking at 19 minutes. Northbound 280 from highway 101 to highway 85 only about eight minutes. Ill send it back to you. Thanks, vianey in for mike this morning. We appreciate it. Coming up next on today in the bay, this story a lot of people are talking about, the tiger attack at a sanctuary. Sam brock is in florida where the attack hammed. Were going to check in with him next. But first, our team always on social media. So get caught up on the latest stories on the go. Be sure to watch our series on instagram. Follow us nbcbay area. 6 24. Youre watching today in the bay. On Capitol Hill Congress is set to hold a historic vote on marijuana. Representatives are set to decide today on a bill to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances. That move would wipe away some drugrelated convictions. The bill is likely to pass in the house the republic kwanled senate is unlikely to take up the legislation during the current session. In the meantime the house has passed a bill first launched after the docu series tiger king. It would outlaw future private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers. The measure would allow current big cat owners to keep their animals but would prohibit most public contact. Tiger king star and her husband howard both spent years lobbying for the bill. It will move on to the senate. Were learning new details about a tiger attack at baskins big cat facility in florida. Today show correspondent sam brock has the latest on what happened. Reporter laura and marcus, good morning. Carol baskin is a household name at this point because of netflix, known for her advocacy in promoting Safety Practices around the animals. All the more ironic and a cruel twist that her own employee who has been with the organization big cat rescue for five years was involved in a gruesome attack. The group says she did something you are never supposed to do, put part of her body into a cage with a cat in it. Kiba was rescued in 2018 and employees say it looked like at one point the womans arm appeared to be detached. Thankfully she is recovering. After surgery, it was broken in three different places. Its important to note there are hundreds of big cat facilities all across the country, a disproportionate number of which are in florida. Carol bass kikins trying to selr profit. Its a sanctuary. She has inspired congressional action. Last night a big cat Public Safety act was voted on and passed overwhelmingly to stop the private ownership of big cats and the practice of cub petting. The fate remains up in the air. Theres only a couple weeks left in the session. Lawmakers are trying to figure out if they can pass the covid relief package. This bill is now on the horizon. Thats the latest in miami. Back to you and my friends in the bay. You are certainly asking questions. We have the answers on what may be close to falling under the largescale stayathome order. All the details for you straight ahead. Plus, your pg e bill about to go up. Next, well break it down how much and how that money is supposed to be spent. Right now at 6 00, weekend worries. What could be coming down the pike for california . Low hospital bed counts, people not heeding warnings and a rising death toll. The new restrictions that may come and fast. Plus, its deadline day for our states trying to get its hands on millions of vaccines. What we have, that and much more for you as today in the bay continues right now. A good friday morning. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your morning. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Vianey is in for mike. First, lets talk to meteorologist kari hall right now. Another chilly start to our morning. Yeah, we are starting out chilly once again. I want to show you the view coming into San Francisco from the north bay as we check out the golden gate bridge. No fog here but light, patchy fog in spots. Once that clears out well have a beauful, sunny day. Our temperatures will reach into the mid to upper 60s. Well talk about the weekend forecast, a few more changes coming up. Vianey, how is it looking for the commute . Well, i havent seen any new crashes pop up, at least no major slowdowns but the area of concern and the biggest low spot along highway 17. I will zoom this in closer so you can get an idea of where it is. Overall were seeing some delays. You can see the build through highway 17. Expect some backups. Ill have another update on your drive times coming up. Back to you. Thank you very much, vianey. Due to rising covid case as new stayathome order is likely. It all hinges on how many icu beds are available. Once we dip below 15 capacity that triggers a threeweek stayathome order this is where the bay area stands now. Santa clara county is at 17 . Sonoma county in even rough shape, less than 1 capacity. At last check only three icu beds remaining. The governor broke the state into five regions you see here. The bay area, northern california, greater sacramento, the San Joaquin Valley and southern california. Now the bay area also includes monterey and santa cruz counties. The governor says some regions may be shut down within a day or two. These are the business that is will be closed including hair salons, zoos and wineries. As the race for a vaccine continues, a crucial deadline for states. State leaders must decide who will be the first to receive the first doses when they become available. Creigh area johnson is live with that and dr. Fauci talking with nbc about those vaccines and the surging numbers, cierra. Reporter good morning, yes, well get to what dr. Anthony fauci had to say about those numbers and what we can expect in the future. This has been a very big week in terms of vaccine. Today is the deadline for every state to submit their request for doses of that vaccine being produced by pfizer and to specify where theyre being shipped. A deadline for counties to submit their request. Leaders at all levels and who first would get the vaccine if they become available. It appears the majority of the states are following guidelines adopted by the cdc. These deadlines come as the numbers continue to rise, the milestone of 14 million covid cases. Dr. Anthony fauci sat down with Savannah Guthrie to talk about those numbers and the surge were seeing now. The surge is expected to continue as the numbers dont include the folks gathering over the thanksgiving holiday. Take a listen. Maybe a little bit of a blip, savannah, but we dont expect to see the full brunt of it between two or three weeks following the thanksgiving. I think we have not yet seen the postthanksgiving peak. The numbers in and of themselves are alarming and then you realize that it is likely well see more of the surge as we get two to three weeks past the thanksgiving day holiday. Reporter dr. Fauci continues by saying Everyone Needs to be on high alert doing everything they can to slow the spread. He says the large crowds that gather need to be avoided and we all need to practice that mask wearing that could be key in reducing the numbers. Right now im in front of ucsf, one of seven in the entire state expected to get the first round of vaccines when they become available. As we make steps forward, were making some steps back in terms of our numbers. It will be critical on the covid number fronts. Live in San Francisco, Cierra Johnson for today in the bay. A victory for a define california church, the Supreme Court has ordered a lower church to recan are church services. It means attorneys here in california will seek an Immediate Court order to allow indoor worship to resume. Some believe the reversal may happen here before christmas. Others argue the new york ruling sprang from a far different set of circumstances than those here in california. Developing this morning strong winds are fueling an outofcontrol wildfire in southern california. The bond fire started from a house fire wednesday in orange countys silverado canyon. It has exploded in size burning some 6,500 acres. Several communities have been evacuated and two firefighters were injured. Theyre now in the hospital. The fire is just about 10 contained and power is out for about 50,000 homes due to high fire danger in the area. Get ready to pay a lot more money for your power bill. The puc approved a new pg e rate hike set to take effect in march. Average monthly Household Bills will rise 8 or more than 13, pg e says the money will go to improvements to lower wildfire risk. Bart finalized deals with its three largest unions. While it ensures no strikes for at least the next three and a half years some critics question the timing of the deal in light of b. A. R. T. Hemorrhaging tens of millions of dollars and talking about early retirement buyouts not to mention possible layoffs. Salary hikes strictly tied to higher ridership numbers. Rents continue to plummet because of covitt which may help some make it in the bay. Apartment list looked at the biggest cities and found rent is dropping for both one and two bedroom apartments. Rent has dropped around 25 in San Francisco. San francisco had the biggest plunge in the nation. More than a 13 drop in oakland. So weve been watching dozens of little quakes hitting one region. We actually made some calls for you. Dozens isnt even close. Wait until you hear how many have hit the region. And back to our pending lockdown coverage. Reporter were all wondering what does it mean for me but are elected leaders going to follow their own advice and does the advice to stay home even work . Joe biden wants to us wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency. That will probably not be near enough. Out to the big board. Stocks are up slightly despite disappointing news about unemployment. Youre watching today in the bay. For this multitasking, numbercruncher, time is money. So, i go to floor and decor where i get rockbottom prices on tile, wood, stone and laminate. Plus, i score free instore design services. Now thats time well spent. Explore floor and decor in person or online. Right now at 6 41 lets check out san jose and our temperatures as you are going to have to home school again today, let the kids run around in the backyard. Enjoy your coffee on the back patio. And then reaching into the mid60s with a lot of sunshine. Well talk about whats ahead in our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. And traffic is starting to build as we inch closer to that 7 00 a. M. Hour. Traffic moving along to broadway. Youre only looking at nine minutes. A closer look at how the bridges are doing and that crash along highway 17. An update in just a few minutes. Thank you very much. Well, everyone is talking about this, the chance the bay area region may soon be shellering at home as icu capacity keeps surging. What triggered the threeweek order and how to avoid it. The big question is, are people listening . Kris sanchez is live for us in san jose with what to expect. Kris . Reporter hi there, marcus and laura. Two things came up. Do the shelter orders even work and the other is will our elected leaders even follow their own advice . This comes a week after several of our elected leaders, london breed, sam liccardo and governor gavin newsom had to apologize for attending private dinners with people who dont live in their households. While the governor painted to data to validate his shelter order there was no data speak to go whether the shelter order worked despite several questions by reporters. An increasing pressure on that front. A judge in l. A. Ordered the county to present Scientific Data weighing the risks and benefits of keeping restaurants open. They want people to survive and their businesses, too. You care about the community youre in so health is the most important thing rather than making money. The decision to be closed for maybe two or three months so well call it the new hibernation. Well be closed during winter. Reporter i like it, the new hibernation rather than lockdown. We did see over thanksgiving repeated advice from our elected leaders from the cdc to stay home and not gather really didnt work. People went about their business and had the holiday that they wanted. Kris, you look at it and you have the two mayors and the governor not necessarily following the rules they ask people to follow. We have two of the biggest holidays where it centers around people coming together. So have they talked about what theyre expecting from people throughout the bay area for christmas and new years eve . Reporter they keep reiterating the same point. The advice hasnt changed and the tsa had one of its biggest days in its 18year history on the sunday after thanksgiving. Thats just air travel, not the people who gathered locally or who traveled by car. And what we havent seen yet is the effect of that thanksgiving day travel on our hospitalization and case rates. We know that likely there will be a lot of people who are getting sick over the next couple of days as they start to develop symptoms. And thats when they can use up the icu beds and the lockdown. Well wait and see. Thanks so much, kris. Well this is hard to believe but were also 47 days away from inauguration day. Preparations under way for president elect joe biden, his big event, theyre well under way. It wont really look like anything weve seen before. President trump plans to skip the ceremony, so a display of peaceful transition of power will not really be front and center. The president elects team still not talking much about the event but due to the pandemic parades to the lavish balls to inperson gatherings will be overhauled. President elect biden also says he will ask americans to wear masks during his first 100 days in office. Scott mcgrew, you suspect well be wearing those masks far longer than that. Even the inventor of the Pfizer Vaccine doesnt think things will get back to normal until late 2021. So 100 days into the Biden Administration is only april 30th, mid spring. The president doesnt have the authority to create a nationwide mask mandate. Hes starting with the simple ask. He says masks should not be political, theyre just there to save lives. Biden says hell ask murthy to return as u. S. Surgeon general. He was appointed by president obama but served under President Trump for a short time and says dr. Fauci will continue his work on the new Coronavirus Team as chief medical adviser. The house and senate have agreed on a defense bill that completely ignores President Trumps threats to veto it, demanding lawmakers add in new rules for Internet Companies that have nothing to do with defense, but they didnt. He demanded lawmakers remove a requirement that military bases rename themselves if theyre named after confederates. They didnt. And then Congress Went a step further restricting the president s ability to remove u. S. Troops from strategic locations like germany and korea. The bill has been agreed upon by democrats and republicans, but they havent yet voted on it. If passed the president promises he will veto it. President trump held a mostly maskless event for College Coach lou holtz awarding the 83yearold holtz with the president ial medal of freedom. The president praised holtz and then speaking with reporters cast doubt about his own attorney general bill barr who recently said he saw no evidence of widespread fraud in the president ial election. Do you still have confidence in bill barr . Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. They should be looking at all of this fraud. This is not civil. He thought it was civil. This is not civil this is criminal stuff this is very bad criminal stuff. President trump will travel to georgia to support the senate races for current senators Kelly Loeffler and perdue. If they lose their special elections the senate would be 50 50 allowing hair toys break that tie. Were monitoring everything thats happening in washington. You can follow us on twitter and add in your own comments. Im scott mcgrew. Thanks so much, scott. New details in central nevada, early this morning at least two more small quakes hit the same area near mina southeast of reno. We did a little digging here for you and scientists believe a 6. 6 quake in m. I. A. Be the reason for all of this activity going on. Since that quake struck the same area has had some 6,500 aftershocks. This is the same fault line that includes the ridge crest area in southern california. The quake there last year triggered a lot of aftershocks. All i want for christmas is that new mariah carey song. The wait is over. Oh, i love all three of those voices. Look, that song is called oh, santa santa partnering with Ariana Grande and jennifer hudson. It is dropping today on apple tv. Carey is certainly busy with her holiday cookies also launching today. As if she didnt have enough chachingchaching before. And more bling, bling. Always love that. A little sass. They know how to turn out the catchy tunes. If youre at home right now just move your shoulders just a little bit. You dont even know how to dance to do that. Its friday. Come on, kari. There you go. All right, lets get a look at the forecast, something to make you move this morning. Lets shimmy on over to weather right now. Lets get a live look outside as we look at those glistening lights. As the sun comes up heading out to work this morning you might be jomg that in your car. We are going to have a cool start this morning but take a look at our highs for this afternoon as we reach into the upper 60s. Some nice weather for today. This is the weather weve had all throughout the week but we are getting ready for some changes. All clear skies. Some clouds moving in with an approaching colt front. By tomorrow evening light spotty sprinkles and drizzle here and there. This will not be a big rainmaker by any stretch of the imagination and we need a lot more rain than that. We could see our winds picking up and theres the possibility that by monday morning here we are at 7 00 this shows the wind direction forecast and it shows that some of those numbers may reach close to 30 miles an hour in the north today in the bay monday morning. That increases our threat of any flames spreading quickly. A high fire danger because its been so dry. We are now in an extreme drought for some of those spots in the north bay. And then into the rest of the bay area we do see severe Drought Conditions as we see the fire danger continuing with no rain in sight beyond the spotty sprinkles saturday night and sunday morning. Well have a couple days next week well have to watch out for the potential of high winds and high fire danger especially for our north bay mountains. Vianey has been watching the commute this morning. How is it looking as folks head out the door . It definitely got a lot busier along 280 near cupertino. Could start causing some delays through there. I do have an update with good news. The crash right after the alma bridge looks like they have cleared that out successfully. No slowing, no red in sight. Drive times looking good as well. The bay bridge is getting busy. Back to you. An update on news we have been following from the east coast. An Early Morning shootout involving a man who shot a massachusetts state trooper in the hand last week. Two u. S. Marshals were shot this morning. An nypd detective was injured but not from gunfire. The suspect is dead. It happened as they tried to arrest him in the bronx. The marshals are expected to survive. All of us bracing for a new widespread stayathome order. A live report on what that may mean for the bay area and businesses that may have to close down again. Youre watching today in the bay. Welcome back to you. Here is a quick look at our top stories this morning that were following including a possible new widespread stayathome order. It will only be triggered once a critical benchmark is passed. Today in the bays bob redell is live in pleasanton to sort it out. Reporter not only no more indoor but no more Outdoor Dining, only takeout and delivery and among other restrictions much reduced capacity inside the stores, shops, Small Businesses. That sort of thing. The new order goes into effect if the icu bed capacity within our region dips below 15 . Were in pleasanton in Alameda County. The Health Department here is thinking about putting this order in effect before that happens because they want to preserve the existing icu bed capacity and save lives. Here is where the bay area stands now. Take a look at your tv screen. Most counties are hovering at 30 icu bed capacity. Santa clara county 17 . Sonoma county less than 1 . Only four icu beds, according to the state. Governor newsom broke the state into five regions. You have the bay area, northern california, greater sacramento, San Joaquin Valley, southern california, the bay area includes monterey and santa cruz counties. The governor says some regions could get shut down in just a day or two. Again, if this happens, take a look at your tv screen. Personal care services, hair salons closed. No indoor or Outdoor Dining as i mentioned. Delivery and takeout would be okay. Bars, wineries, movie theaters, playgrounds, closed. Retail stores, 20 capacity. Outdoor religious services would be okay. Schools already open for inperson learning could also stay open. Reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. Bob, thank you. A live look outside this morning, we want to show you just how things are looking at you start your day. Not too bad out there. Lets get a look at the forecast for you on this fantastic friday. Meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. Kari . We are going to have a great weekend. We will be watching out for a couple of things, a quick moving cold front moving in. We could see some high wind and by early next week watching out for the potential of a high fire danger and, vianey, how is it looking now for the commute . Were noticing building traffic for the bridges. A quick check, nine minutes and the rest of the commute is also starting to slow down just a bit. No major accidents to report this hour. Back to you. All right. Lets hope it stays clear out there. Thanks for joining this morning. The today show is up next. I hope you have a great weekend. Yes, and we hope you make it the best, maybe walk, bike ride, just have a good time. Enjoy your friday. Good morning. Crisis situation a coronavirus explosion from coast to coast, one week after thanksgiving. The number of american deaths daily hitting an alltime record. Things were steady and then all of the sudden, boom. 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