Crisis continues to worsen at an alarming rate. For the second time since the pandemic started, the number of daily cases topped 200,000 yesterday. More than 3100 people died from the illness, the singleworst daily death toll. And hospitalizations are also at an alltime high, passing the 100,000 mark for the first time. California has the highest number with just over 9300 covid cases. The state could run out of i. C. U. Beds by christmas. Debra joins us from washington. There is a disturbing prediction for death tolls in the coming months. Reporter yeah, annmarie, its heartbreaking to even say this. A top Government Official says 450,000 americans could die from the coronavirus by february. A dire warning from the head of the cdc. 200,000 americans may die from the coronavirus in just the next two months. I actually believe theyre going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. Reporter the number of americans currently hospitalized has passed 100,000
A live picture. You see it there. A gorgeous sunset, made possible through all of the smoke were getting. A beautiful picture there. We begin our team coveragemayed. The microclimate disappeared. We had temperatures as hot as they were about three years ago, september 1st and 2nd of 2017, the last time regionally we saw temperatures this hot. Including San Francisco hitting 100 degrees. Lets show you the temperatures compared to coverage, anywhere from 22 to 28 degrees hotter than the average temperature for this time of year. San jose, 105, concord, nap a 110. Unfortunately, many of the same locations have a chance of seeing similar temperatures again tomorrow. We have the excessive heat warning until 9 00 on monday. Bayside temperatures, mostly 80s and 90s. Another thing to keep in mind, is a change in the wind. This time tomorrow into tuesday, look how dry things get in the hills of the north bay heading towards tuesday. Once the excessive heat warning starts to expire, the red flag
Along the embark meant, there is a east breeze, and it is already 60 degrees, if youre going for an Early Morning run there. Napa and the airport are colder, livermore, san jose, hayward, they are warmer, by 4 and 5 degrees, and the bays cooler. There is the fog. It is coming up the coast, but it is not sure yet. So, 80s and 90s on those temps today, way above average. Over to sal, now, 7 00, sal, seeing any jump in traffic get x nothing major, steve, as we look at some of these roads, you can see traffic is moving along very well, but there is some slowing to do at the bay bridge toll plaza, and you will be waiting there for about 10 minutes, no problems. 7 01. Lets go back to the headlines. We are starting with breaking news in san jose, where a s. W. A. T. Team and austin is negotiators are at a standoff people are being held in a home. We are at el cajon drive in center road, not far from the county park. These are live pictures. We showed you video from earlier today, police saw k
In the Oakland Berkeley hills today there is a little west southwest breeze. That was not the case yesterday. A few locations are . Vacaville down 13 from 24 hours ago. 6 in san jose. It will be sunny overall today with temperatures well above average in the 80s and 90s. Over to sell now to see if anything has developed. Good morning. Good morning. Right now traffic is doing okay and theres nothing developing right now. We can see the eastshore freeway looks pretty good heading out to the macarthur maze. Coming around the corner to the toll plaza. No major issues. Traffic is moving along very nicely. Not of july at the bay bridge. Lets go back to the headlines. Happening today, pg e will be sentenced by a judge in butte county for 80 for counts of Involuntary Manslaughter and one count of causing an illegal fire. All related to the campfire in 2018. Yesterday in a courtroom in chico family members of the victims of the campfire gave a very emotional victim impact statements and relativ
You know . It gets hot out here once you get to june. No doubt about it. The official start of summer is this weekend. Meteorologist lee it started june 1st. It started to feel like it and may for some reason. Fog along the coast today and tomorrow. Not factor today. We are under clear skies. 50s to 60. 51 santa rosa 60 at san jose. The city at 56 degrees. The wind has really tailed off. It was front and center yesterday. Thats not the case at all today. Some locations are running cooler and some are running warmer. You can see Half Moon Bay 5. Hayward 6. Livermore and oakland 5. Napa airport off a degrees from yesterday. The wind is still up. The fog will make an impact today. It will be one tomorrow. 80s and 90s on the temperatures. Well above average for this time of year. 6 01 on a thursday. Are things picking up . Not yet. Right now we dont see me slowdowns at the bay bridge toll plaza. I have a feeling in the next 15 or 20 minutes we will start to see a backup. I do see the toll