Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise
Northwest wind moves in just before you wake up in the morning and 63 today, tomorrows afternoon high temperatures only in the mid40s with a gusty northwest wind averaging 20 to 30 miles per hour. So future windchills, by this time tomorrow morning, subfreezing windchills and windchills likely to stay down in the 20s and 30s all day tomorrow. So start looking for that winter coat. Youll need it. Have your nbc washington app fired up and ready to go as well. Well try to keep you ahead of all these big ups and downs in the temperatures. Wait till you see the weekend forecast. Lets go over to Melissa Mollet whos tracking trouble on i95. Looking better though. Southbound there affair fax county parkway, this is now on the right shoulder. Lanes have reopened. So just a tiny bit of a slowdown as folks sort of look to the right there. Taking a look at the inner and outer loop of the beltway, no big issues. Earlier problem is gone as weve been talking about this morning. 95e beltway, going 66
Feinstein faced a raucous crowd this morning, during a town hall meeting in San Francisco. grant while many of her supporters were on hand, there were also lots of people there who do not think her politics are progressive enough. Kron 4s dan kerman is live in San Francisco tonight with more 5pkgsot sen. Dianne feinstein dcalifornia you can sit here and pound your fists and i can show you what ive done , and you can look at it and id be surprised if you found too many senators, if any that have gotten more done. California senator Dianne Feinstein told a rowdy town hall crowd in San Francisco she stands by her record and is standing up to the president and opposing a long list of the trump adminsitration policies, legislation, and nominees. Soti have with gorsuch , sessions and i will continue to do so. Feinstein got a round of applause when she said she was investigating conflcits of interest relating to both the president and his children. Sot whether we can deny certain federal paym
Temperatures. Rain now 92. When will the rain come to an end . That coming up. Part of the east valley got hit hard from todays storms. Specifically were talking about Apache Junction. Donna . I there are a lot of washes. This is one of many in this one happens to empty out into a street. The rain came down so hard in such a short period of time that the wash couldnt handle it and many overflowed. Even where they are large and did not overflow lowlying roadways flooded leaving people to wonder whether or not to take their chances. Some people chose to cross, others turned around. Click safety workers were swamped putting up barricades and closing roads that were not passable. The Fire Department said that they did not have any water be moved. The street i am on became a river. Threatening homes, but stopping short of flooding the interiors of most of these properties. Unfortunately the people who live on the street tell me this happens every time a huge monsoon hits. The public works d
Cancellations for flights. Coming in and going out. Check online. Before you head to the airport. This just in. We just got the mug shot for the man arrested today, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker. This is ivon major. Hes facing several charges including robbery. Kidnapping and sexual assault. Thats the latest from the breaking news center. A subway employee in utah has been arrested following accusations he put drugs in the drink of a Uniformed Police officer. Police say the sergeant immediately felt impaired and find the brake pedal of his patrol car. Tests revealed the officer was under the influence of methamphetamine and thc. The active ingredient in marijuana. As threats against Police Officers escalate. Many city leaders are becoming more concerned about officer and community safety. Todd walker looks at where things stand now. Two years after the riots in ferguson, missouri. Pkg full 2 years to the day and killed by police in ferguson, missouri. The tension betwee