Laura. Jim, one of those every now and then we get a day that is truly consequential and that certainly fits at least the expectations for powells speech. I wish that we hadnt come in so hot when you have a company that gains 50 billion in one day, salesforce, when you have a tremendous number of nasdaq stocks that have just kind of out of control to the upside you dont want to have anything that could disrupt that i think its heightened, im glad were covering every minute of t david, you know that this is a day that we would normally be talking about abbott labs and talking about the mysterious tiktok mayor issue which are both huge stories but we have to defer to jay powell. We do we have to defer to powell we have to continue to understand what the fed Balance Sheet will look like with that 3 trillion thats been added to it which is a staggering sum, guys jim, your point is well taken. Yesterday salesforce i have rarely seen anything like that move, yes, they were extraordinarily st
Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. A Good Samaritan who tried helping two stranded swimmers was swept away by a strong current. All three ended up near a sand bar near plum island between new york and massachusetts. Eventually a coast guard crew managed to rescue them. The swimmers swallowed a lot of saltwater but are expected to be okay. Turning now to the growing concern among Health Care Workers about the rising rates of coronavirus infection. Now a new call for nationwide shutdowns. I spoke earlier with dr. Ravi. More than 1,000 Health Professionals have now signed a letter to the government saying its time to reboot our fight against covid19. They argue we should shut down the country again and start over with testing and tracing. Whats your take . Kenneth, i agree with many of the tenets of the letter. I think we do need to improve our testing, i think we need to ramp up our contact tracing. I do think it is going to be difficult to go back to square one across the nation. I think we do need to
Plus, jailhouse rescue. The dramatic moment inmates came together to save the deputy who was guarding them. Mission to mars, the first of its kind trip to the red planet today. Why nasa is sending a helicopter. And bold brews. With more americans drinking at home during the pandemic, the new and unusual beer options hitting the market. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the coronavirus crisis. More than 150,000 people in the United States have now died from the virus. The good news is new cases are down. The bad news is more than 1,400 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the most since may 15th with grim new records in texas and florida. A texas congressman who was set to fly on air force one with President Trump yesterday has now tested positive. He was seen the previous day with attorney general william barr who has now been tested. This morning a new report is expected to show the economy shrank by 35 during the second quarter, the largest decline on record.
Positivity rate over a 14 day period in Imperial County is posting 23 . The governor said he expects they will make the decision to reissue shelter in place orders. This comes on the same day that San Francisco is pulling back on his plan to open additional businesses. More from rob roth. That curve is not flat right now. In fact, that curve is getting more and more vertical. Reporter San Francisco reported a daily increase of 120 patients testing positive for covid19 which is far more than the city has been seeing. s from 2. 7 people from 100,000 people to 5. 1 . Of that continues, we could be in our red zone. The city has delayed the plant reopening of hair salons, museums, and outdoor bars. The city moved up the opening day from mid july because the infection numbers had stabilized. The Health Director would not say what neighborhoods are making up new cases are if any particular activity including the recent george floyd case played a role. We are evaluating the demographics. To se
Be careful out there if you are out early. 56 in richmond, and 59 in hayward, san leandro. Throughout the day today once again the clouds will peel back but its the wind were going to be watching. Gusty onshore winds will allow for temperatures to be cooler as that cooler air is transported into our east bay. Notice were not looking at 90s but some mid to upper 80said in our arme our warmest locations. Were talking winds up to 25 miles an hour. Even stronger on sunday. Detailing the warmer week ahead coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. This morning we are keeping an eye on a brush fire burning overnight in brentwood. This is happening off deer valley and its called the deer fire. Crews say it was contained at 20 acres just before midnight. Firefighters were on the scene until Early Morning mopping up any hot spots. No evacuation warnings were given. There is no place in our mornin accusedent or of participating in a closed Facebook Page full of racist posts. The police union has already