Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight. What is now being called Hurricane Sally is threatening the gulf coast and growing stronger by the minute. Just a few hours ago sally was a Tropical Storm but as we come on the air tonight the system has picked up so much force it is now a category two hurricane. We want you to take a look at this storm because forecasters now tell us that sally is intensifying so rapidly that it could be a dangerous category three hurricane by the time it slams into the coast tomorrow. Tonight more than 17 million americans are in sallys path and hundreds of miles of coastline are under storm watches and warnings. From louisiana all the way to the panhandle of florida, millions of americans are scrambling to board up their houses and move out before the storms flooding rain and hundred mile per hour winds move in. Now sally is the seventh hurricane this season and there are four more active storms brewi
We have new details about the suspect. And 50 days until the election. President trump holds a large indoor rally and defends his coronavirus response. How the two candidates stack up in our new Battleground Tracker poll. Including in a state the president won four years ago. The countdown is under way. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Dozens are missing. State officials are warning of a potential mass fatality event. Southern oregon has been devastated. The death toll from wildfires continues to climb. Please remember the words very simple. Forest management. Dangerous Tropical Storm is churning off the gulf coast right now. Its getting stronger by the minute. Our job in these storms is to prepare for the worst case scenario. President donald trump held his first indoor rally in nearly three months. November 4th, theyll announce well open up the states. Theyre only doing it to affect your november 3 rd great election. If a covid19 vaccine being developed b
Now at 11 00, beds at the ready inside the makeshift hospital just set up for coronavirus patients. How Santa Clara County is preparing for a surge in cases. Some changes at parks and beaches this weekend as california Governor Newsom deploys the National Guard. What you can expect if youre not following the social distancing precautions. A lifeline for california renters during this pandemic. The new statewide eviction ban, and why some worry its only a bandaid fix. Tonight, the bay area and country preparing for ses. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im juliette goodrich, in for elizabeth cook. California cases grew 26 percent in a day, with the results of 65,000 tests still pending. Calling up reserve military units to help expand hospital capacity. Hes now ordering General Motors to make the urgently needed ventilators. The president also signed that massive Economic Relief bill to send checks to americans. And the number of cases in the u. S. Has now topped 100,000. Thats the most
20. But county leaders say what theyre most concerned about is public, we, are using the 1 tool to fight the virus, and they say thats social distancing. The treatment is still social distancing. Whether youre infected, sick, not sick. Reporter nearly 2 weeks after the states stay at home order went into effect, Santa Clara County chief executive officer dr. Jeffery smith, gave the community a b plus in social distancing. We can always do better, but people are trying hard. Reporter he says with no vaccine, obeying the order will not only help bring down the rate of infection, as well as save lives, it will also give the Health Care System to serve the seriously ill as they expect an upcoming surge in the covid19 cases. Allow the Health Care System to take care of the really sick people in a safe and efficient wa safe people at home quarantined. Reporter the county just transformed the Santa Clara Convention centers main hall into a makeshift hospital, bringing in 250 cots for recoveri
Theyre clearing an accident there. Traffic is going to be slow driving in from castro valley. 880 looks all right. And at the bay bridge we still dont have a big delay. 5 01. Lets go back to the desk. A Health Emergency has been declared here in california because of the coronavirus. So far, there are 53 confirmed cases of the virus. Santa clara county reported three new cases. Now, theres about 14. Meantime, a cruise ship is cutting its trip short and trying to sail back to San Francisco. Ktvus Alyssa Haring ton is at pier 26 in San Francisco to tell us about this cruise ship tied to the first coronavirus death. Good morning alyssa. Yeah, thats right. This is the cruise ship terminal. As you can see, there is no ship here. Its combg being held held off the coast of california. There are no confirmed cases of covid19 coronavirus on board. But, the cdc wants to test certain individuals before allowing the vessel to arrive here in San Francisco. A passenger who was on that saekt same gra