adding to the more than 532,000 deaths and more than 29 million cases so far. five hours from now, the president will give his first prime time address to the nation from the white house. we have special coverage spanning two continents throughout this entire hour, beginning with nbc news correspondents, kelly o donnell covering the white house, sarah harmon in munich, germany, and joelene kent in los angeles. i ll begin with you at the white house. the president signed the american rescue plan moments ago. one day earlier than what was scheduled. did the white house realize waiting two days did not reflect the urgency of the crisis that millions of americans need that had money? reporter: well, the white house decided to act as quickly as they received the bill from capitol hill. so that s a standard part of how it works. it takes a few days to turn even a just passed piece of legislation into a document for the president s signature. so they hurried it up. by doing so, it
mark breaking news we are following. Federal prosecutors announce charges against several assistant College Basketball coaches for alleged corruption. There are reports that the schools involved include usc. Oklahoma state. Auburn. And arizona. The details of the charges have not been released but the wall street journal is reporting that the charges stem from an investigation into bribery and kickback schemes. A total of 10 people have been charged including representatives from a major sportswear company. The us attorney in new york is set to hold a News Conference at 9 00 this morning. We will follow that News Conference when it happens and bring you updates through out the morning. A San Jose Police officer is recovering this morning after his patrol car was rear ended. It happened early this morning near Camden Avenue and union avenue. The officer was stopped in his patrol car when the driver of the other car crashed into him. That driver was arrested for dui. The officer was take
Today and its only going to get nicer this weekend. Indeed. Sun block, water, sun shades youre going to need it all. For your friday into saturday looks like its going to be the warmest day and we just havent been able to kick the winds. For our north bay hills and our east bay hills. Most of us experiencing that wind yesterday and for today were going to continue at least for the next few hours. Although i have seen it improve in many spots. If youre going to tahoe lake wind advisory here goes until 6 00 this afternoon and then the weekend looks good with the winds calming down there and the winds calming down here as well. Fairfield had a calming winds just some and these are northerly winds. When you have freeways like i80 that travel east to west, west to east youve got that wind right up against the side of your car. So especially for the high profile vehicles you may experience some difficulty driving out this morning. Novato reporting 15 miles an hour. Even the bridges. The san
The wind advisory goes until noon time today for the north bay and east bay hills. Wind gusts from 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour. If youre going to tahoe, there is a warping until 6 00. A lot of the state seeing the wind behind the system that brought us the cooler temperatures and a few sprinkles on thursday. 54 in oakland. 56 San Francisco. In the south bay of san jose, 53 degrees. Menlo park at 53. 55 san mateo. Your afternoon highs, upper 60s at the coast. 78 expected in santa rosa. And 70 degrees in downtown San Francisco. Temperatures will continue to climb as we get into saturday. I will have a detailed look at the bay area weekend coming up in the extend forecast. At 7 01, lets get on to the highways with sal. Good morning, sal. Good morning, rosemary. The commute will be easier in some areas. No doubt about it. On the east shore freeway, traffic is looking good. Pardon me. I had to cough there. 40 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 15 to minute delay before you
Live look at the belt parkway by jfk. A little warmer than the past couple of days. 38 degrees. Well talk to rave in a bit. What are your travel plans . You get a refund . A lot of people wondering about this. The centers for Disease Control and prevention have issued a travel alert, including a destination that roseanne hoped to visit. Roseanne is thrilled to become a firsttime mom. Now in her seventh month of pregnancy, she looked forward to which winter break in cancun next month. A baby moon for us. Were looking forward to getting away from the cold. Then she heard about severe birth defects linked to women exposed to the zika virus. She decided to cancel her trip. They had paid more than 500 each for their tickets. She contacted news 4. Canceling the flight and being able to receive some sort of a refund. Heir owe mexico addressed her concern saying the tickets were nonrefundable. But were waiving the exchange fee. You can use them within a year. As for other airlines, american is