This is world news now. Sad news to hear about the passing of alex trebek. Again, as i have been saying this morning, we are celebrating his life. We cant wait to open up that abc news vault for you. We begin with the new details about trebek as millions of jeopardy fans mourn his passing. His battle with pancreatic cancer ended sunday morning at his home in los angeles, but there will be new episodes with him until christmas. Megan has more about the man who was born in canada who became an american icon. He was the man with all the answers. The host of jeopardy alex trebek while contestants and viewers tried to come up with the questions. Nancy . Who is larry david . Right. Monica. What is gymnastics. Yes. What is okay boomer . Thank you. Thank you. For 37 seasons as host of jeopardy, trebek wanted to make a show about its stars, the contestants. I learned english because of you. My grandfather, who raised me, i used to sit on my grandfathers lap and watch you every day. This is a pr
Were actually dealing with temperatures that are below freezing in a few spots that is prompting a few advisories that will get to hear in just a moment looking outside this morning. We do have clear skies looking across the bay from sausalito at San Francisco you can see those clear skies a very crisp clear morning to kick things kick things off for a brand new workweek today now as far as conditions go on satellite radar weve definitely clear back out no activity out there right now if you zoom out across the state look at the very bottom of your screen. You do see a couple of sprinkles right around the san diego area thats all weve got left as far as rainfall or snowfall goes across the state saw snowfall again last night up in the Sierra Nevada after so much precipitation up there this weekend now speaking of the cold morning that were in the midst of lets focus on the north bay here because for those of you, especially in rural areas, youre seeing temperatures this morning that ar
President elect joe bidens transition will start with a plan to curb coronavirus as u. S. Cases top 100,000 again. President trump with legal challenges. Riskon kicks up again. Global equities head for records on optimism which abound on the Biden Administration. The dollar is weaker. Itsman sachs slashes target. Global response. She looks forward to remove partnership. Angela merkel says the transatlantic friendship is indispensable. Good morning from dubai. Great to be back together with you. I was watching you this friday from the gym as usual. This market has not got a concession speech. This market is euphoric. This market could be seriously misguided. They take us to a moment that the reflation trade, you might have to wait until the end of the Second Quarter so if you look at bernstein, goldmans, they are all saying the same thing. The reflation trade might be stymied on a gridlocked senate. Good morning. Annmarie certainly. Its clear the democrats are going to take the white ho
Ater, Susan Ferrechio takes look at how the next senate is shaping up. We also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host the shape of president elect Joe Bidens Administration will begin to take shape today as he names a covid advisory panel. While cabinet choices may be a week or more away, he could name his chief of staff this week. Good morning, it is monday, november 9. Welcome to washington journal. Our first hour of questioning asking you what is your top priority for the Biden Administration . Here is how you take part. One line for democrats, one line for republicans, one for independence and others. Independents and others. We welcome your texts. Please include your name and where you are texting from. And on facebook as well. We will also keep you updated on some of the legal challenges that are continuing in several states to the election by the Trump Campaign. We will tell you more about those as we look for
Officials say if this rate continues, hospitals could exceed capacity in three weeks. I just spoke with the nurse at Regional Medical center in East San Jose who says the unit are nearing capacity and she expects it could reach capacity in the coming days. She also says more than half the patients in the icu are covid19 patients. That nurse is concerned about the rise in hospitalizations, calling it troubling and unsure what caused the spike. The hospital is prepared if there is another surge, with enough personal protective equipment and if needed, the hospital will open up another unit. I feel prepared, i feel fatigued, i feel a little discouraged. I feel a little dcc vu. We also spoke to an Infectious Disease specialist who says for the first time at ucsf, hospitalizations doubled in the last two days. He calls that a breathtaking pace. Icu beds have not been overwhelmed yet. Health officials are encouraged by news of a vaccine, but they say in the meantime, people need to continue