Around the bay and low to mid 70s inland. We are talking about taking you hour by hour on futurecast going to today as well as into the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. Lets have a look at the traffic on this friday morning. We are going to start out with a trouble spot along 24 westbound. We have a crash involving two cars including a pickup truck and those two left lanes are blocked until further notice. We do have some brake lights. This is right around where the crash is and there is a lot is large amount of damage. Likely, crews will be called out to work on that, as well. Westbound 24 toward the 580 connector. Keep that in mind. We have brake lights along the nimitz freeway at the 23rd and 29th exit. Meantime, it is a slow ride into oakland. Use 580 as an alternate. We are taking a live look at a satellite image of hurricane delta. The hurricane three storm is expected to make landfall on the gulf coast in just a matter of hours. It is now packing winds up to 120 miles an
Moves in. Melissa colorado has more on the demand for heat lamps and fire pits and whether it will be enough to encourage foodies to dine out in the cold. Reporter downtown walnut creek transferred into rows and rows of restaurant patios. Take main street. On some weekends, theres more tables and chairs set out than parked cars. How will the restaurants adjust in the winter . Theyll be bracing for rain, wind and hail. So right now its beautiful weather. We enjoy the weather. But the rainy season reporter the owner, eric zang knows his restaurant in walnut creek, cant rely on sunny skies forever. Everybody worry about the winter, our rainy season. How can we do it . How can we survive . Reporter many restaurants, especially along the bay are already stocking up on electric and gas heaters says the owner of alfresco heating in novato. Theres been this before. Eric can says propane heaters are flying off the shelves because theyre portable and dont need to be plugged in. Alfrescos outdoor
Coronavirus spreads. Last week the cdc updated its website to say its possible that covid19 may be spread through droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person infected with the virus coughs sneezes scenes talks are even just breeds. Well now the cdc says that update was a mistake. They released a Statement Today reading a draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agencys official website. The cdc is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of the virus that causes covid19. Once this process has been completed the updated language will be posted. And quote we just checked the cdcs website. The new language has not yet been posted. They all this back and forth with the cdc has doctors really concerned and theyre issuing their own clarification is tonight can force theresa is in Alameda County tonight. Shes live to explain what Infectious Disease experts locally are saying about the latest cdc state
Changed as is the case often thanks for joining us. On this monday night everybody im grant lotus yeah, its a sad fact, im Vicki Liviakis this a death toll in the u. S. Has doubled since just the end of may and the number is projected to climb even higher before the years and the top covid19 projection model is predicting nearly 380,000 coronavirus deaths here in the u. S. By january. If that happens were going to hit half the death toll of the 1918 pandemic. And the united is on the. Grant i believe youre next all right there is some growing confusion tonight over the cdcs latest guidelines on covid last week. The cdc updated its website to say it is possible that covid may be spread through droplets. An airborne particles that are formed to a person infected with the virus. Coughs sneezes sings talks or briefs teaser things that were widely known at least if you talk to medical experts the cdc said it last week but now the city says the cdc says that was a mistake to issue that guida
Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gr