And borders china gets increasingly worried about a new wave of infections from outside. And will take years to greece where aid agencies say unsanitary conditions at a refugee camp are risking life. But we begin this hour in the United States where corona virus infection and fatality rates are rising fast and the countrys foremost Infectious Diseases expert is reminding americans of just how bad things will get dr anthony found she says there could be between 10200000 deaths in the United States and millions of cases his warning comes as the federal government considers rolling back some containment measures while in europe spain recorded another 838 deaths on saturday thats a new high its infection. However was low and in the u. K. Theres been 209. 00 deaths just in the past 24 hours raising the total to 2118. 00 and not long ago a cabinet minister said the u. K. Hasnt experienced such emergency measures since world war 2. Our Live Reporting Team spans 4 continents this news hour fra
Yesterday, members briefing on the intelligence information that led to the decision to kill iranian general qassem soleimani. Democrats say they were not convinced there was a need to asass naelt a foreign official. Assassinate a foreign official. However, there were two republican senators who were frustrated. Probably the worst briefing ive seen on a military issue. What i found so distressing about that briefing was that one of the members of the members of messages we received from the briefers was do not debate, do not discuss the issue of appropriateness of further military intervention against iran. And opportunity to take out a master mind of terror. Now if the house does pass that resolution today it would then move on to the senate. Also happening today protests across the country by people opposed to any action. Here in the bay area protests are scheduled for 5 00 this evening. In oakland, at the grand lake theater and in san jose at the intersection of Stevens Creek boulev
For you in the city and further south on the peninsula light to moderate showers light to moderate as well for contra costa and alameda counties. And some of the heaviest of rainfall were actually seeing is right along traveling through contra costa county, although just to your north. Its also starting to die down system changes are just around the corner we really are on the tail end of this thing not a long live system, although rainfall has been widespread its not lasting for long. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s right now a mild start to the morning not too terribly cool just get the rain jacket ready to go. And youll be fine for the morning rest of the day after this morning actually looks really clear to a few lingering showers by 08 00am by noon. Theyre all out of the region a quick clearing today to expect and then a nice afternoon ahead mid to upper 50s for your daytime highs. Robert. Thank you john just getting word of a new crash on the bay bridge. We dont need this ride we
Widescale state sponsored corruption was of course on covered from that position on words its been about the politics of the situation there are very few if anybody who believes that russia isnt doping the question is is what are people going to do about it and in this instance its this perceived 4 year ban but its a ban really on the flank of russia will have the same situation weve had in rio and. Olympics in that there will be neutral athletes from russia that are effectively a russian team that situation is going to continue the hosting of events becomes a big deal as well russia has some big world Sports Events coming up in the next few years and its whether they can find a loophole by the court of arbitration for sport to actually continue to host those events we know that big figures in world sport want to keep russia in the game rather than push them away from it despite this clear evidence of doping. Police in new zealand say theres no sign of survivors following a volcanic er