Good morning. Im david gura glad youre with us im Frances Rivera on this good friday morning we are wrapping up one of the most challenging weeks america has faced during this global we have the best right coronavirus pandemic now the best testing system in the world, but there are the death toll in this country has now increased to more than certainly sections there are 16,000 there are signs that we may be certain sections in the country at the peak of this crisis and Officials Say now is the time to that are in phenomenal shape double down on social distancing already. Right now at 4 30, government efforts. One of the largest clusters of cases in the u. S. Is believed funded coronavirus test sites wont close today as planned, to be at the Cook County Jail in but the president does want to reopen the economy as soon as chicago. More than 270 detainees and more possible even without more testing. Than 170 staff have tested and across the country there are positive the federal judge ha
And we begin with our daily chrono virus update the Global Pandemic now nearly 87000 deaths and more than 1400000 and factions on tuesday President Trump the World Health Organization even threatened to withhold funding from the institution he said the organization is very china centric. W. H. O. Thats World Health Organization. Received best amounts of money from the United States. And. We paid for a majority of the biggest portion of their money. And they actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time i did it and they were wrong theyve been wrong about a lot of things. And that a lot of information early on they didnt want to do very they seem to be very china centric. And we have to look into that so were going to look into it we Chinese Foreign ministry responded to trumps comments by defending the United Nations helping agency. China will as always firmly support the work. And support the do to continue to play leading rule in Global Cooperation in the fight aga
Bridge. This crash happened just before the toll plaza. Ill get to the map so you can see that backup. Two separate crashes between two vehicles each. So, we are looking at the lanes open, but a slow down because theres still debris in the area. Speeds down to four Miles Per Hour and speed up to 16 once you get going and through the toll plaza all clear from there and backup because it extend to 880. Our north bay here. Driving along 101. Heads up about the fog. Mike has been talking about it all morning long out of santa rosa and novato experience low visibility in the area. Showing you the bay bridge toll plaza in the area. No metering lights and its now exactly 601. This is something we have been watching all week and coming on later and later and ill let you know if they come on at all and also seeing a whole lot less car poolers because of this response from the coronavirus. Reggie and kumasi. That really tells a story. Thanks so much. Now to the coronavirus emergency and the toll
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Cleaner air hopefully to get to as well look outside from berkeley is showing Crystal Clear skies overhead we do have a high wind watches that are effect right now but will be in effect later in the week and ill get to what that means here in just a second as for today we are actually seeing winds having really calm down this is good news. Of course for the blaze up in northern Sonoma County compared to yesterday communities like asti in cloverdale which were seeing gusts into the 40 mile per hour range are only looking at calm winds as we all are across the bay area this morning fire such as the one on mount tam and now having been contained and extinguished that is certainly get a good news. Calmer winds helped out with that calm winds across the east bay 2 blackhawk a scene around really unremarkable as far as wind speeds go this morning now as far as fire weather goes. It is diminished of noticeably from yesterday temperatures are still just as warm know right now were in the 50s 6