It took nearly 3 months for the United States to go from one infection to 1 million. Now, we have more than 12 million at least 1 million americans infected in the last two weeks. Hospitalizations and deaths are unacceptably high. Hospitals in some states are at risk of running out of beds. Some hospitals have reported they may be forced to choose which patients to treat and which to send home to die. On our recent current cross, experts predict another 150,000 americans could lose their lives on the coronavirus by the end of this year. My goal today is simple. To hear from our nations Top Public Health experts on what steps we need to take to stop the unnecessary deaths of more americans. To improve our response, we need to identify and correct past failures, especially those that are ongoing. Regrettably, nearly 6 months after this virus claimed its First American life the federal government has still not yet developed and implemented a National Strategy to protect the American Peopl
The shooting in austin was a low point during a weekend that also saw violence during marches in seattle and portland. And today the Nations Capital says goodbye to congressman john lewis. The civil rights giant and longtime lawmaker lies in state at the u. S. Capitol this morning. In a few hours, hundreds of mourners will pay their respects. Those are some of the top stories on this morning, monday, july 27th. Good morning, everyone. Kenneth moton is still enjoying his birthday and getting a welldeserved two days off. So we have alex presha joining us from d. C. Thats why he looks so familiar. You are coming to us from the nbc station in san diego. This industry is small. Pretty small. So take a look at this clip. Yeah, do you recognize her . Megan tevrizian. We recruit from that nbc station up here. This was my first time on the desk in san diego. I was with megan. Really, oh my god. We love to see it, we love to have you here. Full circle. We have him the next two days. We begin thi
And a good monday morning to you. Thanks so much for starting here with today in the bay. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. I thought you were going to be an announcer for baseball there for a second. Just practicing just in case. Hey, team. I hope everybody had a great weekend. Well get to the Early Morning commute in a bit. Kari is back this morning. Welcome back. Good morning. Thank you. All right, were in for a nice week ahead, slightly cooler temperatures as we start out this morning. A live look outside in walnut creek. We are seeing a few high clouds moving by, but well see that clearing out around 7 00 to 8 00. Once again a nice day ahead as our temperatures have been coming down a bit. Weve seen drifts of smoke coming in, so well talk more about where well see that smoke as we go throughout the day and that smoke advisory that will continue. Mike, how is it looking for the Early Morning commuters . Traffic wise its looking great for Early Morning commuters. Wipe the e
Be on the way. Crei. Reporter the latest addition to the states watch list is frustrating for those Business Owners here in the city. As we all know its being done out of an abundance of caution as the cases continue to rise. The county was added to the list after three consecutive days of rising cases. As of midnight sunday malls including westfield and japantown mall are back on lockdown after being open a month. Business owners at japantown say the shutdowns have been tough with retailers spending money to ensure businesses are safe. Some Business Owners say theyre worried they may not be able to survive another round of closures. In addition to some more business closures San Francisco Public Health orders now require private Health Care Providers to take on some of that testing responsibility. Private clinics and hospitals are now obligated to test any highrisk worker like the nurses or those who work in a highly dense environment like hotels. At this point every county in the bay
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