Expects surge upon surge the c. D. C. Or centers for Disease Control saying that the next 3 months could be among the worst or most difficult in u. S. Public Health History what americans are bracing for is the fact that its known that there will likely be an uptick in infections as well as deaths given the fact that Many Americans did not listen to the Public Health officials warnings over the thanksgiving holiday and as a result traveled and so the seeds of an increased outbreak have been planted all across the United States there is some optimism of course knowing that by the end of the year its likely that a vaccine will be approved emergency authorization for pfizer as well as mcdermott but its just going to be a drop in the bucket some 40000000. 00 doses this is a population of 330000000 and of course you need not one but 2 of these inoculations in order for it to be mostly effective in fact as the United States is continuing its process of certifying these drugs to be safe to us
For themselves on the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests of Racial Injustice. What i said was that i will im going to have a choice in the first week in august, and i promise i will let you know when i do. Likely camera harris and karen bass. Senator harris has long been assumed to be the leader of the pack. But last week they voiced concern over her attacks on biden during the democratic debate last year. California democrat governor met with bidens panel and lobbied on harris behalf. We know her personally as very loyal, as very much a key player. Harris detractors described arns about her ambitiousness. Thats unfair. Nobody runs for the Vice President sy. Congresswoman karen pass talked about the vp vetting process. Over the years, what im most proud of is my ability to bring people together because i think our country needs healing. I do believe that President Biden will be a healer in chief. Ambassador susan rice has never been elected to office but she has formidable Fo
After nearly two decades. Coming up, the execution just carried out as a result. The third hour of today in the bay continues right now. A very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Mike, keeping an eye on the commute for thus morning. Meteorologist kari hall keeping track of the forecast. Lets get to the forecast this morning. Kari, how are we starting out . Beautiful sunrise as we take a look outside in san jose. It feels nice outside. Were in for a comfortable day. Mid to upper 50s and trending more into the low 80s by early in the afternoon. Were still going to be above where our normal High Temperature should be for the middle of july and some of our inland temperatures will reach into the upper 80s in the east bay and upper 90s in ukiah as well as clear lake. Now were going to talk about our range in temperatures and whats ahead for the rest of the week coming up. Mike, what are the issues drivers may have as they drive
Testing . Expected to reach about 100 per test. We asked the California Department of health and human services, which says it expects to lean on Health Care Providers to pick up the bill. In gilroy, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Okay. Thank you, scott. So, now, lets talk about what they say is the Positivity Rate. Thats the percentage of people who test positive each day. State leaders rely heavily on this indicator to determine when theyre going to reopen or close down businesses. So lets look at this. Want to show you something in this. This line here represents the Positivity Rate for the state of california, and you can see its a dramatic increase. Two weeks ago we were at 5. 7. Of all people who took the test came back positive. But on sunday, 7. 4 tested positive. Thats almost a 2 jump and the governor has said consistently that he hopes the Positivity Rate will stay below 8 . Were getting close to that. The state drawing very close to that very important marker. Thats a big
Nice weather. Good weather. We have a mix of clouds right now and some cooler temperatures. A fantastic morning run. If youre watching, if you have plans to go outside, 50s and 60s. That is ideal. However, if you will be out and about today, take that allergy medicine. Grass pollen will be high. Weeds will be moderate. Definitely something to keep in mine. Well get some clearing and have 60s and 70s for the bay and the coast and then 80s and 90s for inland areas. Mike . Looking great as far as the commute goes. A mild build and no metering lights yet. Youre looking at the top of the screen. Highway 37 westbound has been slow for a while. Typical spot is really the only area where youre going to hit the brakes for a while. Bay bridge metering lights another 15 minutes. A smooth drive has cleared 680 and through fremont. Thank you very much. We want to get right to today in the bays Cierra Johnson with that breaking news we told you about. The city there approved taking traffic stops out