Reporter it was a good idea. Weve been in and out of these snow squalls all around Chester County all afternoon. Municipalities like westchester and others got a jump on the Road Conditions with brining. Penndot said they wanted to error on side of precaution so they sent kids home early. Kids at friendship elementary started boarding buses before 1 00 and were sent home. When you talk to most School Superintendents they say snow before the start of the school day, its an easy call to send kids home. At the end of school day, they dont want to risk straning them so they decided to put them on buses. Almost every School District in Chester County opted to sent kids home early, with the exception of the phoenixville School District. Most of those districts are probably glad they did error on the side of precaution. Live in westchester, doug shimell, nbc10 news. Lets check Road Conditions right now. Nbc10 Randy Gyllenhaal is on bothered one of the most sophisticated weather vehicles on fo
Were starting a new tradition with the fresh start 5k. The mayorelect packed them in at Oyster School as she launched what she said will be an annual new years day race. Despite the chill, hundreds showed up. Included, newly elected members of the d. C. Council. Very exciting. I think were going to be able to move forward on a lot of important issues like Affordable Housing and education. And shadow representative, the first latino elected in d. C. Since the 1970s. Its been a long, long time. Not for lack of trying. They will all join bowser and thousands of others here in the a. M. B. Halls of the Convention Center tomorrow. Bowsers inauguration chair bet televisions deborah lee said the themes are fresh start and d. C. Proud. So its a new day. And i think its exciting. And i hope all washingtonians are ready to celebrate. Bowser finished the 5k race. No one was keeping track of the at the time. Shes got a busy weekend ahead. Very excited, you know, this is a tremendous opportunity. I
Infernos five of the largest fires ever recorded are burning now. If youre notified by emergency officials to evacuate, please do so immediately. You may not get a second chance. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Live look at the white house at the top of the hour. The president will be heading out west to nevada not to talk about the fires but there will be two Campaign Events this weekend. Lets talk, those about the reality of the coronavirus. Were starting this hour. The threat we face as we head towards flu season. The fall and winter. Often sueded covid19 model say the number could top 415 by january. The prediction a deadly december driven by people they believe would not be taking Safety Measures seriously such as wearing masks. About those wildfires out west. Two dozen people are dead. A lot of people still unaccounted for in california and oregon and washington state. Almost the entire west coast is under an air quality alert from state
Coronavirus and other infections. In just a few hours, President Trump will head to reno, nevada, for a Campaign Rally. The president has largely remained silent on the fires, but now the white house says President Trump will visit californias mcclelen mark in Sacramento County on monday, where he will be briefed by emergency officials. Cnns Paul Vercammen is in Southern California where the massive bobcat fire has grown to nearly 30,000 acres. Paul, what can the president expect to see when he does visit your state . Reporter well, when he comes to california, hes going to see massive devastation up and down the state. You alluded to the fatalities, the number of acres burned. We understand its 4,000 structures. Hes also going to get a whiff of this unhealthy air throughout california. A covid19 mask is one thing. Weve gone to the heavier masks today because its so brutal. And off into those foothills, theyre fighting the fire but you cant really see whats going on right now because i