Yet another string of high winds dry conditions over the next couple of days. Thanks for being with us at 10 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis for the north bay mountains, this is the second red flag warning to be issued this week so lets go ahead kick it off here with chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow he is tracking the dangerous weather conditions out there for us laurent boy it is been a long fire season right now theres no end in sight in fact these winds going to be picking up in fact i think these are red flag warnings are in effect so far feel friday but theyre going to be in effect all the way i think until the weekend weve got a series of wind events that are going to be affecting the bay area and boy it is going to howl around parts of the bay area. Look at the winds expected over the Santa Cruz Mountains this between now and friday, the red flag warnings up even along the coastline, 3040 mile an hour wind gusts probably some 50 mile an hour wind gusts o
Francisco. So your drive time is still under 10 minutes really at 7 minutes from the bottom of the maze after fremont street daryn james coming up, well check in on some more bridges and drive times back to you thank you for 30 right now and this morning. Were following the latest from capitol hill because senators there will be taking a crucial vote. To move judge Amy Coney Barrett one step closer to becoming a Supreme Court justice washington dc correspondent kelli meyer is live right now with more on the vocal morning kelly. Good moria diane james well its a last minute showdown between democrats and republicans and an attempt by democrats to delay judge barrett from becoming justice barrett. Effort to stop the confirmation of President Trumps Supreme Court pick judiciary members will boycott the markup all 10 democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Plan to be a no show for thursdays vote on judge Amy Coney Barrett is nomination to the Supreme Court. I think what the democrats a
All welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with me to. Our top story this hour the Prominent Russian opposition activist alexina valley is out of an induced coma but the hospital treating him in berlin says its too soon to say if hes suffered any long term effects meanwhile the Russian Ambassador in london was summoned to the Foreign Office where he said there would be nothing but unfounded accusations against russia piece all of the reports from berlin. Of the statement put out by a shot at a hospital here in berlin says that alexei in the valley has be woken from the induced coma hes been in for just over 2 weeks that hes starting to breathe on his own and hes responding to verbal stimuli the patients artificial coma maintained by medication has been ended the patient is gradually being taken off of mechanical ventilation hes reacting to being spoken to but long term consequences of severe poisoning cannot be ruled out or berlin claims that alexina volunteer was poisoned w
Jose but we will see this line of showers making it farther to the south. As we get a closer look where its raining now concord, fairfield, vallejo, San Francisco and san mateo, well see that light rain continue. Mike, you spotted puddles in the north bay. I share these pictures closely. Its right here where the radar kari showed us through san rafael, showing up in portions of the east bay, contra costa county, no problems as far as traffic flow. Theres slowing getting away from the bay bridge. Im told theres a traffic break coming up because of the crash and that may be whats going on. Very light as you know. Back to you. Thats right. Bay area roads, eerily empty as most bay area counties remain under the shelter in place order. Today in the bays bob redell live for us in dublin with how the second day of the shutdown is starting out. Bob, what are you hearing out there . Reporter well, marcus and laura, what im hearing behind me is traffic on 580 where you can hear the traffic is at
Battered and bruised the entire u. S. Economy affectedsttion considering a 1 trillion rescue plan, including possible Cash Payments to all americans. This is not an ordinary situation, so it requires extraordinary measures. Just ahead how soon could help be on the way. And clean sweep. Joe biden takes a nearly insurmountable lead as voters head to the polls in three states as the nation faces a health crisis, the growing pressure to end the democratic primary. Today wednesday, march 18th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Hi, everybody welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on wednesday morning. Things look a little different i feel a little lonely here. Im missing my partner in crime. Im usually 6 feet away here miss guthrie, where are you . Now were really socially distancing, arent we . Its unusual. Im at home. Im in my basement right now here is whats happening i wasnt feeling my best a