If you have questions, we have very much understand how frustrating it is waiting for answers. This monday nbc Bay Area Special updates. Reporter thats the message report understanding the coronavirus we take an indepth craig right heard from his room look at the worldwide outbreak in a Holding Pattern off the and how it reached then rumors. Coast of San Francisco. The most frustrating thing is not knowing when were going to it airs this monday at 7 00 p. M. Dock. Reporter he and his wife are you can watch it now at feeling strong. They expect more testing on nbcbayarea. Com. A welcomed sight across the board. Bay area today. 3500 people on board are waiting rain for the first time in 37 for direction after 19 crew members and two passengers days look at it coming down along tested positive for coronavirus. Highway 101 in santa clara. The last word was from vice lets bring in our meteorologist. Its hard for drivers to get a refresher course in how to drive president pence there would b
Democratic and republican members of the House Armed Services committee over the pentagon plan to devote 3. 8 billion to construct more border wall. The pentagon is asking congress to approve a 705 billiondollar budget for fiscal year 2021. This hearing is three hours 35 minutes. We will go ahead and call the committee to order. Good morning, everyone. We are gathered here this morning from secretary of defense doctor mark esper and chairman joint chiefs of staff general to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of d
Outside in palo alto, few clouds overhead and more clouds throughout the day. The temperature trend doesnt go straight up like previously. Kind of flat through the day with a slow warmup headed our way. Highs in the 60s today which is seasonable for march. So well talk about this. Mike, youre hear being a crash in san jose. North 101 at tully. We dont see slowing for the last 10 minutes but there is a crash reported in this direction. It sounds like everything is moving off to the shoulder and no major injuries. Looking at a smooth flow of traffic there. Along the peninsula, the east bay is great. Slowing like southbound highway 13. There are road crews there and reports with someone with a flat tire mid span from the richmondsan rafael bridge. And light rain. But if it is mid span, it is narrow and dark through the area. So well bring you the follow up but no problems comes into the north bay. Back to you. We begin with the latest on the coronavirus. Test kits passengers on the cruise
Even at the bay bridge there is hardly any backup. Well track it because it is friday. Back to you. Now to Live Team Coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. Today in the bay pete suratos is in richmond awaiting word about the cruise passenger test results and we just spoke with a passenger on board. Kris sanchez answering your questions in our Crisis Center but first to tracie potts live on capitol hill where the government is working to ramp up testing. Tracie . Reporter good morning. New this morning, President Trump is not going to travel to the cdc. The white house said he doesnt want to interrupt their mission. Their mission includes trying to figure out how to get people tested. But the government is short on test kits, that is something Vice President pence has admitted and now trying to figure out how to deal with that. We dont have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. It is critical that we get the tests back quickly to move patients th
General to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we have a budg