Our state also reported 115 deaths in the past day. That brings the number of deaths statewide to 7870 since the start of the pandemic. Happening now Sonoma County officials are considering imposing fines on people and businesses caught violating covid19 health orders. With covid cases on the rise, officials there put could follow the lead of other counties and begin imposing fines. Ultimately we need to enforce because if i dont wear seatbelt i will hurt my own life when i dont wear a mask i the supervisor wants greater enforcement to stop the spread of coronavirus but is reluctant to spend more than half million tax dollars on the social Education Campaign and county staffers suggest establishing a hotline where callers can report those running afoul of the law. 100 for individual fine 1000 for businesses and the goal is to get greater compliance with Wearing Masks, social distancing, handwashing and avoiding large crowds. Sonoma county has 2241 confirmed cases of which 900 our act o
president biden tonight in wisconsin, and his reaction to the heckling in the chamber during the state of the union. the moment he had democrats and republicans standing to preserve medicare and social security. mary bruce at the white house. also, that tense exchange before the address even started. senator mitt romney with harsh words for embattled congressman george santos, who made up much of his life story before getting elected. tonight, george santos saying it wasn t very mormon of him, about romney. and mitt romney explaining why he felt the need to say something. rachel scott live on the hill. as we come on the air tonight, we are tracking severe storms and a tornado watch right now. alerts across 20 states. wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour. then the system moving into the northeast. rob marciano timing it out. for the first time tonight, the pentagon confirming four previous chinese spy balloons have flown over the u.s. martha raddatz standing by tonight o
wisconsin, and his reaction to the heckling in the chamber during the state of the union. the moment he had democrats and republicans standing to preserve medicare and social security. mary bruce at the white house. also, that tense exchange before the address even started. senator mitt romney with harsh words for embattled congressman george santos, who made up much of his life story before getting elected. tonight, george santos saying it romney.very and mitt romney explaining why he felt the need to say something. rachel scott live on the hill. as we come on the air tonight, we are tracking severe storms and a tar know dae watch right now. alerts across 20 states. wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour. then the system moving into the northeast. rob marciano timing it out. for the first time tonight, the pentagon confirming four previous chinese spy balloons have flown over the u.s. martha raddatz standing by tonight on where they were, what they flew over, and when.
president trump is testing the independence of the justice department, thanking his attorney general for taking charge of the case of his longtime friend roger stone, in an attempt to keep him out of jail. it s a highly unusual move for the president of the united states to lash out at career justice department lawyers involved in such a case. stone, who first urged trump to run for president emergency 30 years ago, was convicted by a jury in november on seven federal charges. but late today, the president claimed stone was treated horribly. the president s attack appear to be part of a larger post- impeachment surge as part of paula reid leads off our coverage tonight. reporter: president trump shrugged off allegations he interfered in the justice department s handling of the roger stone case. i m not concerned about anything. reporter: attorney general errol william barr reversed court tuesday and sought a lighter sentence for the president s longtime friend. four fed
caught on camera, the near drowning at this hotel pool. a boy slipping under the water for four minutes. the decision that saved him. also, two dramatic rescues. one after this shocking wipeout during a surfing competition. the other along this highway after a fiery crash. and later, only one day left until valentine s day. how one man is going to new extremes to find a date. good thursday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with several developments in the race for president including senator bernie sanders fighting back. he s facing some tough talk from union workers in nevada over his health care plan and meanwhile former mayor michael bloomberg is addressing questions of the stop and frisk policy he once supported as well as critic who claim he s trying to buy the election. this morning, days after getting the presidential medal of freedom rush limbaugh is making headlines for what he said about mayor pete buttigieg and his husband. andrew dymb