Cuts to education and health care. In the latest budget cuts, france moves to protect its police staff. Will it end up a road in press freedom in the country . Well look at the controversial draft. Will that would make filming on g, v. Police officers a crime. And in the bundesliga, all eyes were on mine strike a shown fairly meditator kids to see inside pay fribourg, a visit on match day. I am rebecca richs welcome to the program. In hong kong, 3 prominent activists have played it guilty as a trial begins over their involvement in last years prodemocracy protests. Joshua won ivan lamb and agnes chalo, all expecting jail terms for inciting and organizing an on off arised assembly. The isnt related to a protest outside of Police Headquarters in june of last year on kongs prodemocracy movement has faltered since beijing imposed a sweeping National Security law on the territory that has severely restricted political speech. Joshua long has now been remanded in custody, but before entering
Gusts even this morning and that red flag warning has been extended until 5 00 this evening. Warm temperatures will continue today as we will have some calmer weather by the end of the week. Well take a look at all of this in the forecast coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the morning commute . Its looking calmer as well. Observing, very calm in general. Green spencers around the bay, oakland toward 23rd a lot less slowing than before. We think those crews might be clearing earlier even though theyve been given permission later. Gusty winds across the benicia and antioch as well. Back to you. Those winds kari was talking about, the red flag warnings still in effect with high fire danger. And thats why thousands of people across the bay area are waking up without power. Today in the bays bob redell is live for us in downtown orinda. Bob, any word when the power will be restored there . Reporter pg e says places like orinda behind me will have their power back on by today, tonight at
Afternoon, warmer than where we should be. At least we do have calmer weather by the end of the week as we check out our high temperatures this is what you can expect a high of 75 in palo alto and oakland. San francisco will reach 72. A high of 72 today in santa rosa. Well talk more about the fire danger coming up. Mike, how is it looking now for the commute . Actually, kari, we have a very smooth commute but there is an issue that just came in through the newsroom if youre just joining us. Lets take you out to the maps where the Speed Sensors are looking great right now. No major problems. We do have the bay bridge metering lights on but light backup. The metering lights only have a backup and no major problems on the maze. Up near the top of the screen i will circle it right there, highway 12 at 160 in rio vista north of the antioch bridge. Marcus, we have a cluster of fires up there which seem to be growing. It sounds like its windy as well. Well send it off to you. Weve been hearin
Died. We will keep an eye on that and bring you breaking news as that come in. Welcome to midday. Im marcus washington. A red flag warning for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills still in effect until this afternoon. Our coverage continues now at this hour. Nbc bay area bob redell is live in lafayette and meteorologist kari hall is tracking the dangerous conditions. In Oakland Hills the concern was the fire spreading to other homes. What about the wind conditions in that area a little bit earlier . We are still seeing winds gusting as we check out oakland and the weather conditions there. We head to the hills. Winds up to 30 to 32 Miles Per Hour. The temperature at 60 but the relative humidity is still critically low and dry vegetation it was good they were able to get a handle on that before it did continue to spread into more of the vegetation in that area. Overall we are seeing a lot of winds in the valleys calming down. Its gusty in hills and upper elevations. We were ta
Forces battle to stop taliban fighters closing in on the capital of Helmand Province and flooding and landslides kill or least 36 people in Central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. We begin this news hour in europe where many countries are seeing coronavirus cases surged to their highest levels in months and with that comes a wave of new restrictions france will reenter a state of Health Emergency on saturday with weeks of nightly curfews imposed on paris and 8 other cities you know the 23000 new cases were recorded in the past day but president mccrone insists the outbreak is not out of control meanwhile in the u. K. A new 3 tier alert. System has come into force in england only one city is in the highest level but with almost 20000. 00 new cases in the past 24 hours other areas look set to join it is in the meanwhile has seen its highest daily increase yet with more than 7300 new cases its infection rate has more than doubled in the past 2 weeks and germany hit a 6 month high i