That we saw over the summer in july. Weve talked so much about the twindemic, that covid surge combined with flu season. This could overwhelm hospitals in a matter of weeks, and despite the gloomy outlook, many local Health Leaders are feeling much more confident this time around. Here is nbc bay areas anousha rasta. Reporter if the latest surge in covid19 cases wasnt bad enough, now hospital workers and Health Care Workers need to worry about the looming flu season as well. We have been preparing for capacity. Making sure that we have equipment and supplies and just making sure that our protocols are in place to keep our patients safe as well as our Health Care Workers. Reporter dr. Sam shen is an emergency medicine doctor at Stanford Health cares palo alto campus and tells me he thinks the team and the hospital are ready to face a surge in covid patients. Should we hit a surge scenario, you know, we have prepared different backup plans. We have a scenario to manage surges and then we
Went on you know as you said we werent sure if it was going to be this he wanted to do which was hoping that he would have a race be called today and then give that victory sponges they were saying an address to the nation happening this evening prime time as there was no other race called he came out here saying that he wanted people to remain calm. He wanted them to be patient and he said let the process work out he also expressed a lot of confidence maybe even more confidence and he has throughout the entire week talking about the states reading and talking about the accomplishments of leading in those states of reading in the state like arizona at a state like georgia. Both that have been reliably red for he also mentioned how he knows people or frustrated with the process moving so slowly. But he said its going to be worth the he also says that hes already begun work not only really the transition but just the work of addressing the pandemic which they did which is true they were
A lot for starting your day with the kron 00 00am morning news on Marty Gonzales. It is saturday november 7th and this morning we still dont know whos going to be the next president of the United States. But the number of ballots that still need to be counted is quickly winding down and well have the latest for you on that coming up in just seconds but first want to start the hour with a quick check of the forecast from days bar we getting some rain little clouds cooler temperatures right a real feeling of fall coming our way marty got that right thats going to be around all into next week as well. Now the picture that we have going on right now still dealing with some cloud cover kind of left over for some rain that played with us from yesterday and thats going to be a possibility through the weekend to women quickly retired that shot of rain but a lot of dry air still to negotiate through 2 compared to be speaking with the system like this again live shot coming in from u c berkeley
Pope francis for same sex civil unions sparks mixed reactions around the world observers are calling the pontiff the clearest language yet on gay rights and christianity. And could plastic trash become part of life underwater an animated movie with a fresh take on the problem of plastic pollution makes a splash at this years student oscar awards. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program germanys Public Health body says the country could face an uncontrollable spread of corona virus infections the robert cock institute has recorded a new high for daily cases and warns that covert 19 death rates are set to rise or thora teams have issued new travel warnings and are urging people to stick to the rules in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus but stricter measures could be yet to come. Its the highest number of new covert 1000 infections the german Public Health institute has had to report during this pandemic more than 11000 new cases in one day. These maps show in red where theyve
Spokesperson who described the gunman as feeling distressed and this Police Presence that you see right here on hyde street, it is not going anywhere. Lets start with the good news. That hostage youre referring to is an employee at the shoe store in a strip mall on hyde street. Hostage was released and is safe, but there are concerns the suspect might harm himself or anyone else near the store. Police say he started off at least six rounds inside that store. At about 11 15 this morning, Oakland Police responded to a call that a man wanted in a double homicide kees stormed into a store on the 1600 block of hyde street in east oakland. Employees sprinted for the door. We do know a lot of the employees were able to get out as the gunman entered the business and was armed with a gun. One man was not able to get out in time. According to employees who work in a nearby carden as market. The store in question is wss which sells sneakers. Opd dispatched the Tactical Team and negotiators who ma