Around the world. And keys in the clouds. A mystery we dont fully understand. Come along on an adventure as we soar through the skies and travel through the seas of the caribbean where scientists hope to learn more about the effects of clouds our climates. First, we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50 billion in our shared fight against this disease. Reporter the president declares a national emergency. A national emergency. Two very big words. Reporter the house has passed a bipartisan package to provide relief to americans coping with coronavirus. Said we were going to do put Families First. Reporter a surge ofnfiden it after aru ts laringle day08. Congratulations, t ihe most volatile market ever. Reporter President Trump now says he will most likely get tested soon for the coronavirus. I didnt say i wasnt going to be tested. Reporter are you going to be . Most likely, yeah. Reporter microsoft founde
Reporter this, as institutions nationwide took unprecedented steps. More than 200 colleges and universities are canceling in person classes. The n. C. A. A. Announced its basketball tournament will be played without fans. And the biggest st. Patricks day parade in the u. S. Was canceled, which attracts an estimated two Million People. Our Testing Capacity is nowhere near what it needs to be. Reporter in the face of a serious outbreak in suburban new york, Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state is expediting coronavirus testing and will and will begin coocting private labs. Why would you risk bringing thousands of people together, knowing that this is a virus that easily communicate . Reporter are you nervous about the coronavirus shutting schools down . We are very nervous about them shutting the schools down. We both work. We both have jobs that were not going to be able to stay at home. Reporter working from home is not an option for john and kate emets in new jersey. The o. R. Nurse j
A. M. , the sun is starting to come up. We have headlights in the northbound direction of 101, taillights heading south. This is the 880 overcrossing. Traffic is at the limit in that part of town. Across town to 280, looking good, too. Snaking your way from san jose up towards cupertino. The 17 880 overcrossing for about a nineminute drive. Well come back with that mass transit promise in just a few. Okay, we want to begin this hour with developing news. Tropical storm harvey forecasted to drop substantial amounts of rain on louisiana after making landfall again early this morning. An official says the death toll has climbed to at least 11. Evacuations continue in southeast texas, with more than 10,000 rescues in the houston area alone. Harvey has soaked some areas around houston with more than 50 inches of rain, which is nearly a u. S. Record for a Tropical Storm. We have also just learned that the largest refinery in the nation near houston is being shut down right now, meaning gas p
Hi, everybody. Weve got halfmile visibility. You saw the update. Quartermile visibility in novato. Some of the fog we talked about is playing out. Theres a little bit of a mist hanging in the air, especially in those areas in and around San Francisco this morning. Lets take a look at your 12hour day planner. Soak this in. This is as comfortable as it is going to get the next seven days. 55 to 60 this morning. 59 to 62, noon to 4 00 around the coast. 72 to 77 for the bay. 81 to 90 inland. And mainly 70s and 80s at about 7 00. Well have that excessive heat coming up next. Heres sue. Were checking your wednesday morning drive. And for those of you up and out early this wednesday morning, its looking pretty good through walnut creek past maine, to the 24 junction. Just a few brake lights making the transition onto highway 24. Not a bad drive into oakland. Heres your drive out of tracy. Its slowing up and over the Altamont Pass. Once you reach livermore and past the pass, you are at the lim
Opener, your world in 90 seconds. Well win that battle. But we also have a lot of other options including filing a brandnew order on monday. But i like to surprise you. President trump continues a new executive order. The branches are equal under our constitution. In this case the court seemed to subplant the president s plan with its own. Right. They suffered a setback and i think theyre trying to pull back but i think the president doesnt look want to look like hes backing down or every lost. Michael flynn is under investigation for contacts he had with russias ambassador before the inauguration. I think its time to Start Talking about whether hes still suitable to be in the National Security cabinet. Another round of snow. Watch this just blow up into this big ol storm. Theres a tremendous amount of snow up here. Another slowmoving storm coming in on the west coast. The sun is shining but the wind is whipping. I feel like im taking a shower. Major eclipse for stargazers and this is