Coronavirus battleground. Doctors being called out of retirement. Hundreds of volunteers being rushed in. The number of deaths there now the himornin overnight, a scandal brewing on capitol hill. Some prominent u. S. Senators dumped millions in stock after getting official briefings about the coronavirus pandemic before the markets tanked. Are they guilty of Insider Trading . Lawmakers at home closer to a massive trilliondollar stimulus. The latest on the plan to put a 1,200 check into the hands of millions of americans. And everyday heroes. How a 20yearold College Student assembled thousands of volunteers in just under a week to support those who need it the most. And what celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon and frozens josh gad are doing to help out millions of parents. Gondola. Gondola. Good morning, america. Its great to be with you on this friday morning, and josh gad makes you smile. Always. It does, and its great to see so Many Americans stepping up right now, tr
The bay bridge toll plaza now spills through the bottom of the maze, so its on to the is considered normal for this time of mourning as an no extra problems in your way no crashes on the upper deck. But you look at the drive time its definitely on the rise were at 21 minutes off to fremont street were checking in on traffic tracker we have the east shore freeway at 25 minutes to make it down to the maze thats decent. No problems out of wannacry to the caldecott tunnel, both 5 80 and the nimitz are pretty quiet from to 38 to downtown oakland will check more coming up started chasing salon 71, lets get to the big story this morning which is the cdc lifting the core in teen for a 180 american evacuees being monitored at Travis Air Force base. Yes we had a busload had asked phone last night to get those folks home another busload heading out there this morning. Eager to be reunited with family and friends. Been a long process for these people who are under quarantine many of them from chin
Were not sure why all this medical equipment and personnel were coming to the base. There are now two jets head today the United States. We know both those jets are full of passengers from the diamond princess from japan. All of those people told to leave that ship. Well, were exhausted, but were on the plane. This is video they shared from aboard the windowless chartered 747 cargo jet they shared with other passengers. You can see u. S. Teams in protective suits along with paermgs wearing face masks and what she described as an Isolation Chamber aboard the plane. They decided to leave when u. S. Officials boarded and encouraged them to get off the diamond princess. All you guys want to go back to the u. S. , is that right . As long as well be safe. Honestly youre much safer getting off this cruise ship. 70 new cases of coronavirus confirmed on that ship this weekend with more than 350 cases in all. The degree of transmissibility on that cruise ship is akin to being in a hot spot. Repo
Early today starts right now good monday good morning im phillip mena and im Frances Rivera. We begin with the global spread of the coronavirus nearly 400 u. S. Passengers quarantined for two weeks on the diamond princess cruise ship in japan are back in america. Two chartered flights carrying the evacuees headed for the u. S. On sunday. One of those flights landed at Travis Airforce base in california moments ago the evacuations come as 40 americans on board the ship test positive for the virus but they have been left behind reporter hundreds of americans getting off the diamond princess in an evacuation involving u. S. Teams in protective suits. I understand you guys want to go back to the u. S. Is that right . Yes as long as well be safe honestly, youre much safer getting off this ship. Okay. I would not stay on this ship if i were you. Reporter paul and cheryl anxious to go. I have to put my mask on and get going. Bye reporter leaving their room after nearly two weeks of quarantine
So we are needing to slow it down as head out and about. Were going to see that fog sticking around. Through at least about 7 00 and then clearing out for a sunny day. Also warmer temperatures toward noon but looking at overall visibility down to about a quarter of a mile in livermore and half a of mile in napa. Elsewhere light patches of fog. So well talk more about this and what is ahead. Mike is starting out with breaking news out of fremont. Because of this broken height pole. Jared is at the intersection of lanes in all directions. This is between two Shopping Centers and this morning a car took out the power pole or light pole in the foreground and that knocked out the signals. You see the flashing red. You treat that as a fourway stop but right now tokes are are traveling along fremont boulevard but this is the problem from the area to the freeway. Again, as we get out to the maps, ill show you where that is. That area that we just showed you, the camera is right here. The two m