Coronavirus crisis. This is two hours and 30 minutes. I want to begin by thanking our pannestist and esteemed members for joining us. This week our country passed a grim milestone, more than 100,000 americans have lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of americans continue to contract this virus every day. Over 150 more here in South Carolina on yesterday. And the day before, wednesday, marked our largest singleday increase of covid19 deaths. Local Community Leaders across the country, democrats, and republic ans need strong federal leadership to help them combat this deadly threat. Communities need federal help to get the protective equipment and testing supplies they need to protect their front line medical workers and essential employees. Unfortunately the administration is leaving it up to the states. Forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector, leading to higher prices and greater shortages. W
Paul, we saw some triple digit wind too. We got gusty winds in the mountains, triple digit heat inland. The forecast verified with the hot and windy weather we were telling you about yesterday. Its going to be with us for one more day tomorrow. The red flag warning expires around 11 00 tomorrow morning. A very windy night tonight in the hills, not in the cities. Thats where the red flag warning is in effect in the north bay and east bay. Triple digit heat. Fairfield, 101. Pittsburgh, 102. We will likely be equally as hot tomorrow. The coast being the exception, under a heat advisory during the Daylight Hours tomorrow. Temperatures outside, in the 80s and 90s. Livermore, currently 91. Santa rosa 94. Concord 97. San francisco, 82. So tomorrow, what about the highs . Well likely hit 100 again in concord. Thats 17 degrees above average. Mid90s in san jose. Right around the 9 degree mark in oakland. And a hoot of 87 warm degrees in san francisco. Then the wind direction changes and all that
There are today 7000 more doctors and 21,000 more nurses than there were a year ago. Than there were a year ago. Tens of thousands of people each year are fleeing the welsh run nhs. Sorry , the labour run nhs in sorry, the labour run nhs in wales to have treatment in england. England. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick is calling for a cap on net migration, saying its the only way to restore voters trust. Mr jenrick says he wants a far more restrictive system allowing less than 100,000 people a year, writing in the sunday telegraph, he said the governments recently passed rwanda bill will join the graveyard of policies that failed to tackle illegal migration last 30 years. Politicians of all stripes have promised controlled and reduced immigration only to deliver the opposite and the pubuc deliver the opposite and the public are rightly furious at whats happened. Its placed immense strain on housing, on pubuc immense strain on housing, on public services, on community cohesion.
Kinnock, says his party will crush the smuggling gangs and make sure that those with no right to be in the United Kingdom are swiftly returned. The alba party has been placed on an election footing as motions of no confidence in scotlands first minister make a general election. There look increasingly likely. Their only msp , ash regan, hasnt confirmed msp, ash regan, hasnt confirmed if shell support humza yousaf , if shell support humza yousaf, but its thought that her vote could be crucial. Mr yousaf is asking leaders of rival parties to find Common Ground after the collapse of the snps power sharing deal with the greens. Sharing deal with the greens. Well, for the latest stories you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code. Its on the right hand side of your screen right now or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now lets go to free speech nation. Students occupy buildings at Columbia University. Humza yousaf is teetering on the brink and the nhs says that it will use the
Worst famine in decades the u. N. Warns that millions of yemenis risk starvation after a saudi led alliance tightens its blockade on this war ravaged country or get a firsthand account from the uns humanitarian coordinator in yemens capital. And could this man be germanys most prolific serial killer a former nurse already serving a life sentence is now suspected of killing more than one hundred patients. Plus the common a week killer that has the European Union and abide Member States just cant agree on extending a license for the insecticide wifes eight protesters worried about the health risks are accusing the e. U. Of cozying up to the companies that produce it. On leyla iraq its a pleasure to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump is wrapping up his visit to china he renewed calls on beijing to ramp up economic pressure on north korea to end its Nuclear Weapons program while he met with his chinese counterpart chief being as part of this first tour of asia as president all