Clrn. Heat and high fire changer ahead. Tomorrow is a new day in contra costa county. More people can attend religious services and go back to the hair sa son. Hes accused of taking part in the deadly shooting of a federal officer. What neighbors show. Tonight pressure is mounting to show the body cam video showing a 22yearold man being shot by police. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Tonight neighbors are sharing new details about the peninsula man arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a Security Officer at the oakland federal building. Officials say the killing was part of an extremist plot to target Law Enforcement during the protests. Reporter this man, 30yearold Robert Justice jr. Has been identified as the driver in a deadly shooting. In a criminal complaint released tuesday, justice is named as the acokoccomplice accomplice. Saying they initially met on facebook. Neighbors confirmed justice liv
Doctors in england say theyve discovered the first drug that dramatically reduces deaths in covid19 patients, and it turns out its already on the market. Reses inges a lowcost steroided trial, it cut deaths among the ird. Est coronavirus patients by a third. Tonight, doctors are cautiously optimistic that if the research pans out, the drug could eventually help save hundreds of thousands of lives. The new study comes as nearly half of the states in the u. S. Are struggling with spikes in cases, including in florida, where tonight, the state has its highest number of new infections since the pandemic began. Oklahoma, texas, and arizona are also reporting record highs in new cases today. And as we come on the air tonight, more than 116,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. , and there are more than 2. 2 million confirmed cases nationwide. Tonight, theres also new research that says Wearing Masks could prevent hundreds of thousands of infections by stopping the spread of v
About his link to boogaloo, the antipolice group. Beijing on lockdown chinas capital shutting down schools, not letting anyone inhescrambo trace hundreds of thousands potentially exposed to the virus. Explosion in diplomacy north korea blows up a diplomatic building at the border. Did the last hope for a nuclear deal go up in flames . Striking out baseballs future is in serious doubt. Will there be a season . And finally, little solutions with a big impact. How mini libraries are feeding me thusthe. Wcapital. He nns odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on what could be a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. Doctors in england say theyve discovered the first drug that vramatically reduces deaths in out its already on the market. The drug is a lowcost steroid called dexamethasone, and researchers say in a large trial, it cut deaths among the sickest coronavirus patients by a third. Tonight, doctors are cautiously optimist
Fullon identity politics for the democrats. Mr. Biden now has a strong lead over the president. Hes 12 points ahead in the latest fox news poll. However, look at this. There is a huge Enthusiasm Gap and it is in mr. Trumps favor. 31 say they would vote for mr. Biden because they are enthusiastic about him. Double that number, 62 , said they were enthusiastic about President Trump. His base is clearly staying with him, obviously, and that will be into play tomorrow at his the city. They have already started to line up outside the stadium. We will take you there in just a few minutes. And we will take you to wall street and you will like it. Another rally this morning. Look at this. The dow will be up over, what, 350 points, 1. 3 . A similar gain for the s p and a 1 gain for the nasdaq composite. 10,100 on the nasdaq. Whoa. Amazon roaring ahead again today. They are clear lockdown winners. Jeff bezos is a clear lockdown winner as well. Hes by far the richest person in the world. Hes now
And as you look at the rock there, you can see how hazy it is. There is no marine layer. That is just poor air quality. 57 in the city. It is 59 in oakland. 55 in mountain view. 59 in san jose, with 53 in pacifica. Walnut creek looks better over into the east bay but things will clear out as we get some mixing and the winds pick up throughout the day. 50 in santa rosa. 55 in napa. Low 60s by the delta with the light wind. 65 in concord. Were warmer this morning, anywhere from a degree to about nine degrees warmer. Thats going to translate into another warm day today around the bay and inland with 80s to low to mid90s returning, and well look at that cool coast, that sea breeze picking up, and the fog expanding later on tonight. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. We want to get back to the breaking news in the south bay, where a brush fire is prompting evacuations near Anderson Lake, this is east of morgan hill. Again in Santa Clara County. Here is our live look there, this is being call