Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, taking a live look from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera. Looking south down the peninsula this morning. Good morning and happy friday. It is july 3rd. Im anne makovec in for michelle. And im len kiese. Good morning to you. Glad to have you with us. Happy friday to you as well. Lets get you caught up on the forecast as we start the day. And look ahead to the weekend. Heres mary lee. Leand anne. Day morning to so glad it is friday. And another day of cooler temperatures. So we are looking at that stronger sea breeze kicking in for us once again today. And then changes as we heat up for the july 4t upr 50s this morning. As we head through the day mid 60s in San Francisco and upper 60s in oakland. 80 in san jose and mid 80s for concord. So highs about one to two degrees below average for this time of year is right around where we should be for this time. But we are going to heat up as High Pressure builds back in. Just in time for t
Distancing and staying at home, tonight, the coronavirus pandemic is worse than it has ever been in the u. S. In just 24 hours, the country has added more than 50,000 new cases, leading the head of the administrations Testing Program to Tell Congress today that the e. S. Is not flattening the curve and that the nationwide surge of the virus is real. Infections are now up in 37 states as more and more people who get screened are testing positive. Avere beginning of june, cases a day. Averaging about 600 new cases a day. Today, there were 10,000 new infections. With i. C. U. Beds reaching capacity and lines for testing wiretching for blocks, mayors and goors nation abringing back july at home. Texas governor, who has spent weeks pushing back on the idea of mandating masks, just issued of mandating masks, just issued an executive order requiring them in Public Places across most of the state. Tonight, the virus has killed more than 128,000 people in the u. S. , and there are more than 2.
Holiday celebration gets underway. We want to begin with this. The headline, 2020 has put americans in a bad mood. Americans are watching with anguish as a nation grapples with systemic racism and upset with protesters defacing statues with those representing the worst racist. They worry about the economy but fear the spread of coronavirus. One study from pew research finding that 12 of americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. Further, according to the survey, 71 percent described themselves as angry, 66 percent as fearful, and just days before the nations 144th anniversary independence,ys just a few as proud. Last night the president on twitter with the following. There is a rise in cases because our testing is so massive and far good, and so good, even better news is that the death rate is down. Younger people who get much better easier and faster. The president responding to the jobs numbers and his handling of his pandemic. Heres part of what he told re
Warning and a dangerous surge of Coronavirus Infections across the south. The World Health Organization now says the pandemic is far from over and that it may actually be speeding up. Here in the u. S. More than half of all states are seeing increases in cases. Overwhelming hospitals and leading to long lines at testing sites in florida and texas. And as we head into the july 4th weekend, the second big holiday of the summer, experts are warning we may be paying a price for how states handled the first one, memorial day. About half of all new cases in the u. S. Are in california, texas, florida and arizona. Forcing some governors who once touted reopening to order new closures, tonight arizonas governor says he is shutting down bars, nightclubs and water acrks for a month. Beaches and bars in florida are also shutting down. And new york and new jersey are rethinking just how fast they want to reopen restaurants. As we come on the air, the virus has killed more than half a Million Peopl
President trump to do. Abortion rights ruling, the Supreme Court strikes down more restrictions on abortion. The chief justice voting with the courts liberal wing, why the ruling could affect this falls election. Paying to kill americans . Did Vladimir Putins government put a price on the heads of american soldiers in afghanistan . Congress now asking what did the president know and were u. S. Troops killed . Critical condition, two Tulsa Police Officers shot in the head after a traffic stop goes bad. What were learning as we come on the air. Texas soldier missing. New developments tonight in the search for an army private who vanished from fort hood. And sketching out a recovery. How a young coronavirus patients art made a difference to more than just his doctors. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Garrett good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joining us, norah is off tonight, im Major Garrett. Were going to begin wit