Member that identified the original sars outbreak back in 2003. Thank you so much for joining us. Its great to be here. Before we begin, i think for all of us nonscientists out there, we have got to start with square one and understand exactly what a genome is and why it pertains to covid19. Sure. A genome is all the things that composes a person or a virus. What does that mean . That means covid19 must also have all of these at play and what does that mean when it comes to sequencing and how many sequences have you analyzed so far . Right. So, what were doing here is not just testing for the coronavirus, which we do do here at the biohub in conjunction with ucsf. W sequence the genome, meaning we look at the genetic sequence. Thats important because it allows us to track where the virus has been, where it mate be going next. And how much of this tracking have you done . Because we are talking about something that is affecting every Single Person on this planet. And i know you have a l
Officers here at Great America tonight, a direct result of what happened last night. Thats when police got several calls at around 10 45 people, of cell phone thisse cell phone theft and fights breaking out, during this popular nighttime event held in the weeks leading up to halloween. Officers made two arrests, for one theft by a juvenile and one for public intoxication. Most of the perpetrators scattered by the time officers arrived. They plan to review security video in hopes of identifying and arresting more people. Groups of about 100 juveniles were responsible for last nights problem. We spoke to a parent who picked up her daughter and a friend from Great America and she said shes not surprised to hear about what happened last night. Actually, my daughter wanted to go, its called the haunt, and i would never let my kids go to Great America in the nighttime because ive heard this kind of stuff happens too much and im just too worried about that. So i made them go to the pumpkin fe
The 300 million job. And, easy getaway. An inmate busting out. Walking right past cameras and guards. The simple disguise he used. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the breaking news. The clashing storms taking aim at the east coast. Drenching rains and winds gusting up to 60 Miles Per Hour expected. 45 million americans facing a flash flood watch. This, after Tropical Storm philippe rolls northward, adding more fury to a developing noreaster. Hundreds of flights cancelled. Rush hour expected to be a real mess tomorrow from washington, d. C. , to boston. Rob marciano starts us off. Reporter the rain, the wind steadily increasing. This area under a high wind warning. A dynamic and explosive system already doing damage across the u. S. And really, were just getting started. Tonight, two storms converging, millions bracing. As dangerous wind and rain hits. In florida, Tropical Storm philippe pummeling the Sunshine State with torrential ra