It states Hurricane Helene was just upgraded. A powerful category three storm. Its already wreaking havoc on bridges and roadways such as this one youre looking at in Southwest Florida for those in the Big Bend, thats where the Florida Panhandle meets the peninsula. The storms Outer Bands all already have brought extensive flooding. And were told that works is yet to come. Listen to what federal and state officials are saying right now, it looks like its dead on hit to tallahassee. This is an unusually dangerous storm that threatens to bring Heavy Rain and potentially catastrophic flooding. This will be a statewide event. We expect strong winds throughout date with hurricaneforce Winds Wind Gust up to 8,200 miles an hour you just heard from the North Carolina Governor and the Georgia Governor we are standing by to hear from florida governor Ron Desantis in the next hour. And as you heard, it is not just florida in helenes pam, georgia, south carolina, North Carolina, are all all facing
Lets start in the us where its been a tumultuous week on the markets following the publication of a series of reports on the state of the Labour Market. On thursday, one of the latest of these reports showed private employers in the us posting their smallest monthly hiring growth since january 2021, with just under 100,000 new positions. On wednesday, government data showed Job Openings dropped to a 3. 5 year low injuly with 7. 67 million vacancies. And later today, all eyes will be on the Monthlyjobs Survey of employers and households. Last month, the Labor Department reported the Unemployment Rate had hit 4. 3 injuly up from 3. 5 a year earlier. This report is one of the most important gauges of the state of The Worlds largest economy and it is coming at a critical time with the president ial campaign under way. So what might be in store . Joining me now is kyle handley, associate professor of economics at the university of california san diego. Every so much apprehension, you just h
Bay seeing that visibility now below mile San Francisco also seeing it. And out to the east bay hills watch out for some dense fog at times. Fox going to stay with us for much of the Early Morning commute before polls out and we do have a lot of sunshine to expect after that the same fog is associated with the cool ocean breeze thats going to keep our bayside in coastal areas pretty mild today. Were definitely mild to start with 50s and 60s as youre stepping outside at this moment. Concord youre at 63 right now berkeley double in alameda and San Francisco in the 50s currently north bay, youre also in a range of 50s right now later on today were going to take our way on from those 50s and 60s and up into the upper 80s to low 90s for inland spots one toasty day remaining for you before a cool down into the upcoming weekend. Bayside areas will also be warm better coastal spots, staying pretty cool so hot inland for just one more day. Im talking a cooler weekend in the return of some breez
Today daytime high still warm inland but cooling off near the coast talking a much cooler weekend in the works still to come back to you. Thanks a lot john 6 oclock and the top story, a grim outlook for the coronavirus there are now more than 2 million cases in the u. S. And doctors are afraid that we could see a spike of new infections over the next few months. Right now we have between 800 and a 1000 people dying every single day in america. And all of the models all the data suggest that things are going to get worse in have increases the virus hasnt gone away. Its not like were looking for for the second wave, the first wave isnt gone. The Harvard Global Health Institute predicts a 100,000 more people are going to die of the virus by september in this country and 12 states including california have seen or hospitalizations for coronavirus increase since memorial day. Plus theres been at least a 10 spike in week to week cases reported in 19 states. Despite that outlook more bay area
2 million confirmed cases now coronavirus in the u. S. And doctors are afraid that were going to see a spike in new infections over the next few months right now we have between 800 and a 1000 people dying every single day in america. And all of the models all the data suggest that things are going to get worse in have increases the virus hasnt gone away. Its not like were looking for for the second wave. The first wave isnt cop. The Harvard Global Health Institute predicts a 100,000 more people are going to die in the u. S. By september. 12 states including california have seen coronavirus hospitalizations go up since memorial day and there has been at least a 10 increase in week to week reported cases in 19 states. Despite that outlook more very businesses are starting to open back up and that includes the dmv offices, their opening everybody all of them, but kron fours reyna harvey says theres a big catch and shes live in walnut creek reyna. Youre right about that big catch and the