Ramped up earlier this year. You called it also a significant step. Why is that . You know, this is the first drug in the eightmonth history pesky virus that is f. D. A. Approved, which certainly has benefit, i think, if used in the right setting. The key is the right setting. But its not a home run. Reporter the experimental drug was previously authorized only for emergency use, and was used to treat the president. The news coming as coronavirus hot spots worsen. El paso reporting more than 1,100 new cases today. Unless we do something to control this this high increase in covidpositive exposures, well quickly run out of resources. Reporter 39 states report their average number of new cases is rising. Hospitalizations are climbing in 36 states, and straining resources. For all the numbers, its the names and faces that best illustrate the devastating toll. 33yearold Patrick Buchanan worked at an Elder Care Center in indianapolis when he contracted covid. He was hospitalized only a day
We are on fire watch now at 11 00. Evacuations underway in the south bay as crews work to contain large grass fires. We are live from the fire lines. A rowdy crowd takes over an open fire truck as it tries to make its way to an emergency call. The moments caught on camera. The fourth of july turns deadly for a young boy in the bayview. Tonight, police are searching for the confronter a black why police are now involved her we start with the fire watch though now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area , i am brian heckman. I am juliette goodrich. The socalled cruise fire east of gilroy has now exploded to more than 1000 acres. In just a few hours with no signs of slowing down. The fire is now burning towards highway 152 threatening homes and forcing evacuations. Kpix 5s joe vazquez spoke to residents who say the wind changed things in a blink of an eye. Reporter juliet, you can see the bright orange glow in the hills behind me, it is lighting up the sky tonight. T eiurs now and se fire
Action. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our countrys battle against coronavirus. One where controlling viral spread may be beyond our current capabilities. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on face the nation this morning, we can expect about 60,000 new infections each day this week. Now mortality rates have been trending down, for weeks due to improved treatment and protections for the vulnerable. But there are to guarantees. Some estimates point to as many as 160,000 u. S. Deaths by months end. As of this Holiday Weekend the death toll is just over 129,500. The virus as we know is everywhere but there are four areas of accelerating spread. Florida, texas, arizona and california, specifically los angeles, and that is where our Lilia Luciano is with the latest. Reporter l. A. County beaches are closed again today, as covid infections are rising at an alarming rate shooting
Cool down here. Mikaelian. I think you will like it. I love it already. Steve paulson has all the it looks like most of us is details. Steve . I think shes doing the lee side toward the central area and mammoth and division cartwheels. I know for a fact. And its close. The fog bank has put a hold on its going to be a cooler the coast in the bay. 50s on the temps and 53 santa pattern. Thank you dave and gasia. A little drizzle already showing up. Bigtime rosa to 59 san jose and we are looking for a cooler day. 31 travis and this time of year with this kind of a pattern thunderstorms yesterday in the sierra and want to offer that if youre heading up there. Means they will cool off. I want 89 for them today out of although i think it is going to the 90s and Crescent City to san diego and just about be more wind during the weekends and showers. Santa rosa is a 54, northwest southwest, west southwest everyone in between and look for temperatures to come down here a little bit. They started
Action. This is the cbs weekend news. In washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our garrett good evening everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our countrys battle against coronavirus. One where controlling viral spread may be beyond our current capabilities. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on face the nation this morning, we can expect about 60,000 new infections each day this week. Now mortality rates have been trending down, for weeks due to improved treatment and protections for the vulnerable. But there are no guarantees. Some estimates point to as many as 160,000 u. S. Deaths by months end. As of this Holiday Weekend the death toll is just over 129,500. The virus as we know is everywhere but there are four areas of accelerating spread. Florida, texas, arizona and california, specifically los angeles, and that is where our Lilia Luciano is with the latest. Reporter l. A. County beaches are closed again today, as cov