Unprecedented flooding a state of emergency in mississippi. Waters are rising near historic levels and with more rain in the forecast officials warning the danger is not over yet. Plus hitting the campaign trail. Democrats running for president descending on nevada ahead of that states caucuses and the contenders may be about to agree on one common rival. Well talk about that. It is finally here, baby yoda merchandise. We hope you acted fast though. Lauren did not. Connell explaining later. Bracing for impact, beijing approving a stimulus package that includes a key Interest Rate cut as it attempts to bolster the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Chinese government think tank is now projecting that the outbreak could end up shaving off a full percentage point from chinas annual gdp this year. Plus it could impact as many as five Million Companies globally. That is according to research from the firm dunne and brad street. With us dan mitchell, center for freedom and prosperity cha
A bit of slowing as well. Contra costa county looks great. 101 northbound, both of those activities are off to the right shoulder. Theres the rest of the bay, so marcus, right over to you. Thats right, mike. New overnight, a potential make problem cleared before the morning commute. Crews have just reopened the connector to 101 and 880. This is video from just after that crash. Luckily no injuries have been reported. Parents are sending a strong message to the president of the Oakland Unified School district, bob, tell us why parents are so frustrated. Reporter parents in oakland are angry about pending School Closures and possible budget kut. The acting president for the unified school district, she spoke at a Community Meeting at emerson to let parents know tonight the board will be considering 15 million in cuts in order to meet their 3 reserve. This video provided to us by a members of oakland not for sale, a Group Opposed to those cuts. When london finished speaking last night, a
Who would have thought . You can connect to the north pole. Well tell you all about that. Today in the bay continues right now. Thanks for joining us. First, we want to talk about something that a lot of people are talking about this morning. Its in mississippi there, but you see this, and youre probably wondering how does it relate to the video . Police are using baby yoda to get peoples attention. Its interesting how theyre doing this to get people to pay attention. Well talk about it later. Its not like theyre on the side and using the force. No, but that would be awesome. Something to thing about. Hes pretty cute. Youll have to wait until april to get any toys with baby yoda, yeah, but were going to look forward to the weekend. Yeah, this is a good weekend to go christmas shopping. Weve had some heavy rain. Though we do have rain in the forecast, it wont be all that heavy. A look at that view, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, you can see the need for windshield wipers, even on our
And run their business. This weighs heavily on all of us including those of us at pg e. This is not how we want to serve you, and this is now how we want to run our business. Were actually in the business of providing power, not taking power away. So, we feel the impact of the decision, and i understand how it alters, how it disrupts the normal flow of life and the normal flow of community. But theres another part of the reality that were in. With winds like the last 24 hours or so and the conditions of the vegetation, we could not run parts of this system given the risk to Public Safety. We struggle with the decision as we do with any decision to turn off power. We weigh the level of acceptable risk given the circumstances, the wind and the vegetation, and we determine that we must have zero risk of a spark. So, what exactly was the risk . Well, we know from history that wind speed, the wind speeds at which our lines can be affected and cause a fire. Wind speeds at about 45milesperhou
Its hot now looking at temperature readings of 106 fairfield, 103 concord and brentwood 101 and livermore and numerous other locations are still in the mid to upper 90s. Lets go to abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma on the roof for a further look at the heat. Reporter this heat can be taxing on the body especially several days in a row of it. Some tips again, drink plenty of clear fluids like water even before you get thirsty. Really want to limit that alcohol intake, as well. That can dehydrate you quickly. Seek out a. C. If you can. If youre outside for a long time, seek out shade. Wear lightweight clothing to keep your body heat down and dont leave kids or pets inside cars because the inside of your car can heat up very quickly. We still have a heat advisory in effect this lasting for another day until tomorrow night at 8 00 for all areas shaded in orange. A majority of the region for increased risk of heatrelated illness. The hottest temperatures will be found in lake county. Excessive