The recommendation of his physician, less than 24 hours at the president and first lady announced they tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced mild symptoms. The president has received an experimental antibody cocktail. I just spoke with the chief of staff. President trump has talked to him a bout emergency declarations and a stimulus bill. Were just trying to make sure that he takes it easy, but hes hard at work. The white house has to be looking at the 25th amendment, a situation where the president can voluntarily say, you know, i need a minute, the Vice President will be running the country, and this has happened in the past. Reporter testing conditions in the president s or it, including those at the debate, and at a fundraiser, where hope hicks tested positive. It is a virus that is contagious. It certainly has the ability to affect everybody. When a patient is exposed to a large number of people, youre going to see a lot of cases, and in the white house, im sure they
Coronavirus cases as its death toll passes 70000. And japan is battered by its 2nd powerful typhoon in a week with the Korean Peninsula forecast to be hit next. Im really well into the sports news including a huge story at the u. S. Open tennis in the past hour world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic charles been kicked out of thats all that meant after striking a mine judge with the ball. Will begin in belarus where Security Forces have beaten and detained dozens of protesters at a massive antigovernment rally in the capital minsk tens of thousands of people defined warnings from president Alexander Lukashenko holding protests across the country and demanding he step down but accuse the author of terror and leader of rigging an election last month our correspondent Bernard Smith isnt allowed to enter the country because of reporting restrictions imposed by the government it is following the story from neighboring a few ania. There is still some safety in numbers for the 10s of th
Smoke so thick the sunlight could barely shine through. Across the bay area people woke up confused as they looked like night. Ktvu was flooded with photos from our viewers who pulled out the cameras to capture the eerie orange glow that lasted for much of the day. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama joins us with more on how it all unfolded. Reporter this really was a first for many people here. This darkness during the day and the orange glow, for many businesses this was yet another setback. Almost like a dream, the entire bay area woke up to this. It felt like we were living on mars. Weed couldnt figure out what time it was, even if the afternoon was so dark and orange and red. It was apocalyptic. By 10 00 it was darker than it was at 7 00 a. M. Reporter the darkness and orange tent stretched from the bank and east contra costa county, like a nuclear fallout. Ash flying from the sky covered cards and straits. In San Francisco my friend said she had a hose down her car twice before it got all off.
Thankfully firefighters were able to save it. That fouralarm fire destroyed a warehouse at pier 45. That housed the ss Jeremiah Obrien historical boating groups and crabbers. Nearly 150 firefighters responded to the scene and abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is at pier 45 live for us and has the latest developments. Cornell was are you seeing and hearing . Reporter hey, liz, we got an update from the Fire Department. They say the fire is close t co where as you said 150 firefighters have been battling this blaze since about 4 15 this morning. The fire broke out in the rear of the pier 45 warehouse where Fishing Companies, the blue and gold fleet and the ss Jeremiah Obrien have offices. Flames shooting into the morning sky. Smoke could be seen for up to 15 miles away. Luckily, no injuries have been reported. A San Francisco Fire Department fireboat was able to save the historic world war ii liberty ship Jeremiah Obrien from ruin and told some peeling paint was the only casualty there.
Thats right just seen not really soaking rain that we saw earlier today out here over the past couple of hours. But we have seen some showers that have been moving through. But despite all this nasty weather people have been getting out and summer actually happy to do it. Holiday weekends when weather made for an easy excuse to stay indoors. That many people if the office while not creeks ice skating rink in civic park was the place to be sunday afternoon. Never mind the white whether the holiday spirit was not going to be dampened. You know its raining when they knew the open really. The wipers were needed on 6. 80 and this sign along pacheco boulevard in pacheco warned about potential flooding under this overpass. The big puddles filled up in some parking lots as cars splash through them. The rain didnt keep people from walking theyre all weather pops or visiting some local shops with umbrellas overhead. Its really not that bad, i mean i wish it was sunny, i wish it was sunny and 75