North carolina Gubernatorial Debate produced in association with the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation and umc tv. We introduce the candidates tonight, the governor of North Carolina democrat roy cooper. And the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina republican dan we should note that this debate tonight is happening of course during a critical time for our state, the covid pandemic. Many North Carolina people have died of the virus. Many are ill. Our prayers go out to the families involved. In fact, you will probably notice several physical precautions tonight inside the studio to help ensure safety against covid19 spread, including the fact theres no Live Audience in the studio tonight. Only the two candidates, the moderator, and some studio technicians. And in fact, in just the last 12 hours, everybody in the building and in the studio tonight has tested negative for covid19. We quickly want to review the rules of the debate tonight. It will last one h
Plus, it is about heat and drought. Its about lightning strikes. Senator Kamala Harris heating up the debate over catastrophic wildfires. They are causing forest fires. That is the problem. Right now in san jose the meeting that could change what officers can and cannot do during protests. Im not going to commit officers to stand on the line and not be able to defend themselves. In a riotous situation. Kpix 5 news at 7 00 is streaming on the bay area and despite some fog moving in, these are the first smokefree skies we have seen in weeks. Everyone wants that trend to continue, but will it . Good evening im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Remember last wednesday, the orange day . Compare that to today. What a huge difference. Lets show you more like pictures. The sun was out in full force. The condition seem to be holding up as we head into the evening. Everyone we spoke with today was sick and tired of being cooped up. Ripens to inside 70 days in a row ive been trap in the house over
Now at 11, breaking news, five people shot Near San Jose State University about an hour ago and there are fatalities. This is our first look at the scene. We have a crew on the way and will bring you updates in minutes. Plus finally some relief from all this smoke that will this better air stick around . It is really a relief, i thought it would never end. Promising news from cal fire about two of the big wildfires. And the scary attack inside the bay area shop. A mans hair set on fire. And should San Jose Police be allowed to use rubber bullets on protesters, the vote ago. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, finally a chance to breathe a little easier after all that suffocating smoke. Taking a live look outside, and here is a difference that we can see. That orange glow is gone. And can we expect any more improvements over the next couple of days . Thats the really good news, yes. This is the current air quality map as of 24 hours ago when we still had unhealthy, or at least unh
Will bring you updates in minutes. Plus finally some relief from all this smoke that will this better air stick around . It is really a relief, i thought it would never end. Promising news from cal fire about two of the big wildfires. And the scary attack inside the bay area shop. A mans hair set on fire. And should San Jose Police be allowed to use rubber bullets on protesters, the vote just minutes ago. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, finally a chance to breathe a little easier after all that suffocating smoke. Taking a live look outside, and here is a difference that we can see. That orange glow is gone. And can we expect any more improvements over the next couple of days . Thats the really good news, yes. This is the current air quality map as of 24 hours ago when we still had unhealthy, or at least unhealthy for sensitive groups. This is tonights map, that is so much better, so many green dots indicating good air quality. So we have really dropped significantly. Now the
We pray for those who have lost loved ones and for those who are still hospitalized. Even during the weekend when the actual reporting slows down a bit, we continue to see record high case counts. And we continue to be concerned with our percentage of positive tests. And there hospitalizations. We are watching closely to monitor hospital bed capacity. As well as icu bed capacity. Right now, our hospitals do have bed capacity and that is good. But as dr. Cohen will tell you, that can change really quickly. As we see North Carolinas upward trends, we must redouble our work. Detecting and isolating the virus. Our department of health and Human Services team is pushing assistance to local Health Departments, especially in counties experiencing the highest growth. Durham, forsyth, guilford, johnston, lee, mecklenburg, and wake are of particular concern. Over the weekend i talked with Vice President pence about North Carolinas concerning numbers. I asked him and the federal government to hel