I am Francine Lacqua in london. These are your markets, doing a little bit great after the week we had last week. The ftse gaining some 2. 2 . A risk on bit more of move. I would caution everyone that these are on thoughts that the central bank would step in, and it is not because of threats that the coronavirus is getting any better. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. Number of deaths of coronavirus around the world is over 3000. New york city has reported its quarantined to her manhattan apartment after contracting the virus and iran. Whennor cuomo says it was not if the virus made its way to new york. Aking a hit in february after spread of the coronavirus. Pmi plunged to a record low of 40. 3. The official reading also reached a record low of 35. 7. Chinas economy is gradually returning to work. 70 of at 60 to capacity last week up from about 50 two weeks ago. In the u. S. , former Vice President joe biden has won the South Carolina primary. It puts him clo
I the afternoon we are going to warm up to the 50s and 60s, low 60s in some areas. And, it is going to stay dry really throughout the day. I will have a look at what is k strikes midnight coming up. Christina. Heres a quick look at the bay area roadways, sal is on vacation as well. So were going to give you a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Smooth sailing this morning im a little bit of a backup coming out off of a. D. D. Other than that no problems whatsoever, at 431 this morning. Lets check in on the drive from the north bay into the city. Here is a look at the golden gate bridge. Not too many cars either. Still early this morning, 4 31 as we mentioned. Pretty clear on this new years morning. A reminder for drivers today as it does every single holiday the chp webex officers out on the road to make sure everyone stays safe. Theyll be looking for drunk drivers as well as people who speed or engage in other dangerous behavior. The maximum enforcement. Starts at 6 00 morrow nig
Were shaping up. Not many clouds in the skies tonight. It will be a nice new years eve. This way . Here we go last sunrise of 2019. Absolutely beautiful start to this tuesday morning. It has been a cold start as well as we have temperatures in the bay area in the upper 30s to the mid to upper 40s. 47 degrees to get your morning started in San Francisco. 42 degrees in livermore and in san jose. If youre heading out the door this morning youre going to need a jacket. It is chilly. Mostly sunny though. Partly cloudy later tonight with high clouds develop throughout the evening hours. But really nothing that will impede the way of your new years eve celebrations. There is a chance for showers later on this week. I will give you more of a detailed forecast plus what exactly you could expect on your new years eve, so you could make all your plans coming up. Thanks. We are continuing to follow breaking news out of iraq where hundreds of Shiite Militia supporters have broken into the u. S. Emb
Eve. Other concerts, you have beach blanket babylon. You haveant to stay home. I dont know. What do you years working, now when i dont have to work or when we have to be up very early in the morning, its nice to stay home. Ill be here tomorrow so i think ringing it in at home is a good idea. Its already 2020 in many parts of the world. At about 3 00 this morning new zealand rang in the new year followed by sydney, australia at 5 00 this morning. North korea at 7 00. Then hong kong at 8 00. Right now i want to bring in a live picture from bangkok, thailand as folks there are stepping into the new decade. Weve seen about a half dozen of these ceremonies making their way west different parts of the world ring in 2020. In the next few hours, india, pakistan, afghanistan will all ring in the new year. I havent been anywhere else but here in the bay area to celebrate. I know new york city has obviously got the biggest in the country right now. Is that a place youd go . I have. Ive done it. I
Been watching the celebrations across the world from new zealand to Sydney Australia to pyongyang, north korea and hong kong. Celebrations were held all across the globe and several more will take place before we ring in the new year on the west coast. Tens of thousands of people will kick off the new year in San Francisco with a Fireworks Show at midnight. In the past, Treasure Island has been a popular spot to see the show. You may have done that yourself but it will not be this year. Tremont Elissa Harrington tells us why. Reporter this is our view of the bay from Treasure Island. If you are trying to find a good point to watch the Fireworks Show tonight, Officials Say to avoid this area altogether. The Treasure Island authority is discouraging people from going to Treasure Island so we are asking folks not to go to Treasure Island to watch the Fireworks Show because there are not a lot of places to park or stand and watch and traffic getting in and out is a nightmare with one westb