From sydney, australia, where a mother whale was trying to protect her calf from a crowd of surfers. She had the perfect weapon, using her powerful tail to whip them out of the way. Turning now to the battle over protecting children when it comes to sending them back to school. Some Teachers Unions are saying even one case should be enough to shut down an entire school. It comes amid new questions about rapid testing. I spoke earlier with dr. Yvonne maldonado. Good morning, dr. Maldonado. Thank you for joining us. In a second test administered yesterday in columbus, ohios governor, mike dewine, has tested negative for covid19. Earlier in the day, before he had a scheduled meeting with President Trump, he had taken a rapid test, and he tested positive. What does this say about the Testing Process and the reliability of testing . We know that rapid tests are very good for screening large numbers of people. But that the pcr tests, which he took later, are much more sensitive and specific,
Health alert. The new warning about marijuana and your heart reboot burnout. More classic movies getting a modern makeover. Is hollywood out of ideas . A different kind of vetting. Joe biden spills a secret about the chevy corvette. Good friday morning, we begin with several developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning with a new milestone. The u. S. Death toll has surpassed 160,000. A new model predicts that number could hit nearly 300,000 by december. Also breaking overnight, just hours after testing positive for coronavirus, a second test has revealed that Ohio Governor is negative. Or e qns abo the the Labor Department releases the monthly jobs report. Its expected to show job growth slowed down significantly. And theres more gridlock on capitol hill with no deal on a stimulus package. Reporter this morning, deaths from coronavirus in the United States have surpassed 160,000. One of those victims, a 7yearold boy from georgia. The states youngest person to die of the virus. D
1 00 this afternoon. Were looking at some low 90s in antioch today as well as spots like clear lake and ukiah while San Francisco will stay in the upper 60s. Well get a look at the rest of our micro climates and a nice cooldown by the end of the week coming up. Mike, youve been keeping an eye on the roads. Whats going on right now . Well, right now, kari, i see another blip at the bottom of your screen as we take a look at the maps, highway 85 shows a little more out of sunnyvale, a smooth drive otherwise. Well doublecheck but we know about the slowing youll see out of the Altamont Pass through west 580 and its there. Everything is fine getting over to the bay bridge but do note if youre coming through brentwood and clayton, if youre not a local stay off marsh creek road. Marcus, you have the very big reason why. Thats right. Thats that breaking news out of Contra Costa County. Firefighters are still there at the scene of this late night grass fire that threatened a lot of homes around
Palo alto will reach 83 degrees. Well talk more about a cooldown for the end of the week coming up. Mike, is it starting to slow down on the roads now . Well, theyre slowing down the roads at the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights were turned on. I think there may be a different person in the booth this week. Perhaps someone was taking time off. The timing is very different. The volume is the same weve seen. The backup at the toll plaza. At the bottom 101 through san jose with no slowing really to speak of anymore after that first burst. I will move up to Contra Costa County, the bay bridge we talked about the backup at the toll plaza but circled marsh creek road to brentwood, the clayton area. Stay off marsh creek road because of all of this activity youre talking about. That breaking news this morning in Contra Costa County is where firefighters are at the scene of the fire from late last night threatening a lot of homes out there. So this is near clayton Palms Mobile Home Park a
A text with send us your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. Facebook twitter and to post your comments. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. How was your governor doing . According to a New Washington post poll, governors are getting high marks for their responses to the coronavirus outbreak. With 72 saying their governor is doing an excellent or good job. 26 saying the governor is doing a not so good or poor job. Compare that to the federal government, 49 say is doing excellent or good, while 51 give the federal government low marks. President trump gets 44 of excellent and good marks. 54 say the president is not doing a good job in responding. How do you rate your governor . Lets begin with alabama ivey. Nor kay [video] they are all eager to open up. The comment is we are alabama. A challe testing is a challenge for them as well. We cant fully reopen the economy but we are working together and sharing ideas. Some states are opening sooner than others but every governor i