America this morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with a new statement this morning from dr. Anthony fauci. He says he doesnt understand why every state in the country hasnt issued a stay at home order yet. He made that statement overnight as the coronavirus spreads across the country. More than 6,000 people have now died in the u. S. New york is reporting more than 2,400 of those deaths. New jersey, michigan and louisiana are each reporting between 300 and 600 deaths. Meanwhile, as americans across the country wonder when things can return to normal, the state of washington is now extending its stay at home order through may 4th. Back in new york, 250 ambulances from across the country have been lining up at the bronx zoo ready to provide relief for First Responders. The city is now setting up 45 of these makeshift morgues to help hospitals store more bodies. This morning, an urgent new appeal for help in new york city. If a person comes in and ne
Was over us. 60s, 70s, near average to below for most locations. 65 in the city. 51 the low. Both are below what is normal for the high and the low and that would be the warmest temperature since last thursday. Theyve been stuck at 6264 in San Francisco. 40s for many. A few 30s in lakeport but not as cold as yesterday. Woodside, 39. Low 40s on the peninsula. Menlo park, palo alto and stanford. Mainly upper 40s and 50s toward foster city, beaumont and hillsborough. s sister will move in to the north and make lipof in california to give us an increase in low clouds tonight and tomorrow but mostly sunny and 60s and 70s on the thames. Sal is here and he will tell us im telling you there are some issues out there but for the most part this commute is easing into it on wednesday. Lets start with the Richmond Bridge apart approach westbound to san rafael. There was a crash on 580 westbound and also Police Activity on 580 eastbound in combination there was slow traffic. I do believe i see some
And community, we had a chance. They said they often worry about the traffic around here because some People Choose to drive a little faster than they should and traffic, of course, picks up at 7 00 in the morning or thereabouts while people are trying to get to and from work on these busy east county streets. Once again, they want to remind everyone, please, school is back in session, as you can hear behind me. Please drive carefully and Pay Attention because young people may be crossing the street in front of you some time soon. Live in brentwood, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Eric, did School Officials school this incident with the students . They could understandably be really shook up . Reporter i asked dr. Dana eaton, the superintendent that question as well. He said they directly told students who share a class with the young girl, told them about what happene oer unli to anhoee it today. Keep the counseling available for as long as it is needed. Eric thomas reporting. Thank you. Her
We can get arriving flights from being delayed today. 59 to 62. Most of us a little cooler this morning. A little thick dew also. 62t 4 and 7 00 at the coast. The bay a little warmer, 75, 79 and down to a comfortable 72. 72 it will be very nice no matter where you are during the evening hours. Here is frances. Lets find out about the commute this morning. Lots of green out there, but were tracking a couple accidents in the east bay. Here is a look at one northbound 242 at grant. The offramp is blocked because of a big rig accident. It might be out there for a while. You may want to consider clayton a an alternate. East bay 4 at san marco boulevard. An accident to the righthand side. Traffic flows well, southbound 242 looks good. Southbound 680 on the righthand side here. Elsewhere weve got friday light traffic. No delays at all at the bay bridge toll plaza. Thank you very much, frances. New this morning, a person has been injured in this house fire in los gatos. The fire broke out at a
The bullet. The new details emerging overnight about the gunman including a reported hit list allegedly made by the dayton shooter. And the message from the fbi this morning, what the public needs to know about domestic terrorism and a recent surge in reported hate crimes, right now on america this morning. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on a tough and somber morning. We begin with new details that are emerging about this weekends Mass Shootings in both el paso, texas and dayton, ohio. In all 29 people have been killed and Dozens Injured. The cover of the New York Times may say it best. One shooting massacre follows another, shaking a bewildered nation to its core. The New York Post cover says, president trump, america is scared and we need bold action. That newspaper is calling for a ban on assault weapons. We have a series of reports on both tragedies and the response. We will hear from Mona Kosar Abdi in washington but we begin with Megan Tevrizian in el paso, texa