Focusing on rushing through a nominee to the United States Supreme Court rather than doing everything we can to work across the aisle to craft a solution. To the problems, the crises facing our nation. Tens of millions of americans, unemployed. Hundreds of thousands of businesses permanentlylo closed. Schools all over the country either not yet open or just barely opened, and thousands upon thousands of americans died alone in pain, and comforted by family, uncertain of how they came to be in this place and cared for by their country. Eight. 5million infected 220,000 or more dead. We are in the middle of a tragic pandemic and a recession made worse by our presence bungled mishandling of the pandemic, and instead of coming together to provide the reliefteng that all states d all people are calling for, we are doing this. We are doing this. Instead, my republican colleagues are walking over dangerous precipice doing something according to graham was unthinkable just two years ago , in th
Gusts even this morning and that red flag warning has been extended until 5 00 this evening. Warm temperatures will continue today as we will have some calmer weather by the end of the week. Well take a look at all of this in the forecast coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the morning commute . Its looking calmer as well. Observing, very calm in general. Green spencers around the bay, oakland toward 23rd a lot less slowing than before. We think those crews might be clearing earlier even though theyve been given permission later. Gusty winds across the benicia and antioch as well. Back to you. Those winds kari was talking about, the red flag warnings still in effect with high fire danger. And thats why thousands of people across the bay area are waking up without power. Today in the bays bob redell is live for us in downtown orinda. Bob, any word when the power will be restored there . Reporter pg e says places like orinda behind me will have their power back on by today, tonight at
Afternoon, warmer than where we should be. At least we do have calmer weather by the end of the week as we check out our high temperatures this is what you can expect a high of 75 in palo alto and oakland. San francisco will reach 72. A high of 72 today in santa rosa. Well talk more about the fire danger coming up. Mike, how is it looking now for the commute . Actually, kari, we have a very smooth commute but there is an issue that just came in through the newsroom if youre just joining us. Lets take you out to the maps where the Speed Sensors are looking great right now. No major problems. We do have the bay bridge metering lights on but light backup. The metering lights only have a backup and no major problems on the maze. Up near the top of the screen i will circle it right there, highway 12 at 160 in rio vista north of the antioch bridge. Marcus, we have a cluster of fires up there which seem to be growing. It sounds like its windy as well. Well send it off to you. Weve been hearin
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