Our storm ranger scanning the skies. Meteorologist kari hall timing out the wet weather as today in the bay on Tuesday Morning starts right now. Good morning and thank you for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. First well start with the forecast for you. Meteorologist kari hall tracking that rain. Has it already started to fall here . Not yet but we will see it the rest of the day moving north to south. We can still see the rain approaching the far northwestern california coast and were going to see that moving in as we go into today. As we power up storm ranger it is starting to pick up on some very light sprinkles but the heavier stuff comes this morning. Ill time it out in a few minutes. Mike, any issues for the Early Morning commute . No major issues but one in martinez. Lets look at the big view. You see green. That will put you at ease. A major connector coming off the carquinez bridge area. Theres glass on the roadway. There is glass from what, i dont know. T
Commute . Overall, kari, the commute looks great. We take a look at the big map and you see green sensors except for one spot. Well zoom in on it. Tough to see from this view. Its over in brentwood. Highway 4 is closed because of im not sure. Its either a headon crash between a car and a big rig or a car that hit a guardrail. A big difference there. No big injuries reported but you can travel along the eastern side of the golf course to avoid the closure. The bay bridge is just fine, completely clear. Back to you. Thank you, mike. A live look at capitol hill for you this morning. President elect joe biden pushing for lawmakers to reach a deal on new covid relief package. He is turning to National Security experts as the Trump Administration continues to block the transition of power. The president elect still not receiving classified Intelligence Briefings but today is expected to meet with defense experts to get him better prepared for day one. Today in the bays tracie potts to explai
Than 100 square miles and 600 homes are gone. Quick look at what is left and land around them, silent echo of the neighborhoods once filled with People Living their lives. Im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. So sad to see but hearing incredible story of survival. Two newlyweds who escaped the smoke, flames with their lives and cherished war medals and memories. Cornell barnard with a story only on abc7 news. No question with all the smoke it was time to leave. Reporter 100yearold says the glass fire was closing in. He and new bride high tailed it out of their deer park neighborhood with two dogs. Started about a mile from our house. Thats when i figured got to go quick, take the most important stuff. 75 millimeter cannon in the nose. Reporter wasnt food or clothes but memorabilia from decorated career flying missions as captain with the u. S. Army air corps in world war ii. This is world war ii victory. Distinguished flying cross. Reporter shows the combat medals. Joann
Stayathome order. First, and Alarming Number of americans avoiding the Doctors Office and what could be a healthcare disaster. Good evening. When it comes to healthcare during covid19, numbers are bleak. 75 of us have delayed or canceled doctor visits. Childhood vaccinations are down 40 and 35 of stroke or heart attack patients are not getting to the er in time. This year, california hospitals may see up to 18 billion lost in net revenues. We have the covid phobia fallout in an original report. Reporter early this year she suffered a stroke. Her speech was garbled and that was an alarm immediately for me. Reporter also from the north bay, he needed surgery to fix a leaky heart valve. He was having shortness of breath and also his heart rate was beginning to raise. Reporter both underwent lifesaving surgeries at Ucsf Medical Center in the middle of the pandemic. It goes without saying that i was a little concerned about going to the hospital. Because you hear people say dont go to the h
Coming out of santa rosa or novato. 101. Highway 1, just a heads up to you. Take your time out there. We want everyone to be safe out there on the roads. Showing you 280 here. Very light traffic in the south bay right now. Havent seen any problems down there. Bit busier in the east bay looking at walnut creek beginning to see the tail lights as people make their way south this morning and drive time as we go here. Albany to the maze. Eightminute ride and highway 101 to cupertino a tenminute ride. Reggie and kumasi. Developing news on the coronavirus emergency the World Health Organization is calling the situation a global pandemic. John Hopkins University has been tracking the number of cases and as of this morning there are 1,300 cases in the United States. A statewide recommendation to limit large gatherings to fewer than 250 people. The Trump Administration is also taking action banning travel from europe to the u. S. We begin with more reporter jul glover is live at mineta san jose