And putting months of planning to test at local hospitals. This graphic shows the average number of cases in the bay area. The numbers on the right, cases are rising. We have more on what hospitals are preparing for. Reporter bay area doctors say hospitals are better prepared for a surge because they have been planning for one since sprng. This tent was set up for covid19 patients. It hasnt been filled but experts worry this time as cases rise sharply that may chang. We have a playbook, we have a formula that we set up even from the beginning of the pandemic. Reporter this doctor says while bay area hospitals are prepared for a fall surge in covid19 cases he is urging everyone to keep the guard up. Cases are climbing. Right now San Francisco is seeing an average of 80 new cases a day compared to 32 a day in early october. Experts warn if the curve isnt flattened it could climb to 300 cases a day by theened of december and could overwhelm hospitals. A lot more people are in the hospital
Im marcus washington. Meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast. What can we expect today . Its going to be a chilly morning, but overall a really nice and comfortable afternoon. We are starting out a little bit cooler today. Take some time to get out there and enjoy the fall colors because tomorrow well see the cold front arriving and some showers late tomorrow evening but the weekend is looking pretty nice once that rain moves out. So ill detail that with the timeline coming up in a few minutes. Mike, any issues for the Early Morning commute . You know, things changed, kari. I had an issue to report. I circled where the crash just was removed from northbound 101 at the old oakland off ramp and a live look shows you no problems through the area. Very light traffic flow. The circled area now is not the problem, its opposite the arrow. Southbound and we now have reports of a disabled vehicle. Ill check that and a new crash in san leandro, marcus. Two things to update. Back to you
Tracking the chance for rain returns to the bay area. Today in the bay starts right now. And a very good tuesday, no, thursday. Goodness. Thursday morning. Thanks for joining us, im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Mike is keeping an eye on that commute and first lets start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at that forecast for today. Kari . We are starting much cooler again now that the skies have cleared and well see a mostly clear sky today and comfortable afternoon. And then by tomorrow evening rain chances go up as a cold front arrives it brings in scattered showers and its all out of here by early saturday morning. We will have a nice weekend ahead. As we check out what to expect for today. Look at for those highs to reach into the low 60s and, once again, that sunshine continuing. Well talk about the timeline of the rain coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the Early Morning commute . Well, things are clear on the roadway for the most part except for road crews. Lets
Few smaller scattered crashes and well double check on the crash in san leandro coming up. Well check back with you. Thanks, mike. A live look at the white house this morning and we get to hear from the president on Election Results. But this morning, president elect joe biden is lining up his cabinet. The president , meanwhile, doing the exact opposite. Tracie potts live for us in washington. Tracie, growing concerns on what mr. Trump could be doing with the pentagon. Exactly. The changes at the pentagon some are concerned may also be related to his refusal to accept the Election Results and now National Security officials retired generals, retired Intelligence Experts and others are raising concerns, sounding the alarm about the impact of those changes. Mark me down as alarmed. Reporter military experts are concerned about President Trump replacing mark esper and other pentagon officials with loyalists. This is just a tantrum of a president trying to accommodate himself to the outcom
Its back to the heavy winter jackets we go hopefully not always the roads as far as see the hot spot. You know theres an issue out looks like this one is in the east bay robin to write east bay south the city of fremont several big breaks and several construction trucks. Thats not good yeah, we have several lanes closed by the way to southbound 6 ad adMission South. Heres 3 right. Lanes close. We have big rigs and trucks involved in this crash theres order to scattered across the lanes here so a big mess for south 6 ad which was quiet just 15 minutes ago now we have traffic backed up a few miles leading up to the scene so yeah, this is a hot spot, ill keep my eyes on you can get by with just get out there a little early because youre delayed 19 minutes and growing from dublin to fremont because of that crash also checking in for vasco road for my folks who commute into livermore for southbound vasco an accident here about a mile or so before old vasco road thats blocking the southbound