a united front. bay area health care workers in full preparation mode for the coronavirus. weekend storm is coming our way. i ll show you how wet it s going to be in my forecast. why the city of san rafael is saying not to give your loose change to the homeless. abc7 news starts right now. now, news to build a better bay area, from abc7. the deadly coronavirus outbreak is growing tonight. 41 people have died in china and more than 1,200 others have been infected. 35 million people are on lockdown in more than a dozen cities across china. the world health organization says they are preparing for an outbreak that could last months. officials in australia announced the first case on that continent. cases have also been identified in other asian countries and in france and the united states. it is spreading. good evening. i m dan ashley. and i m ama daetz. new developments in the fight against the spread of the new coronavirus as bay area health workers are preparing
Shutdown to the friday before christmas just two weeks away. It also buys time for talks on a number of thorny issues. John harwood is following the story for us tonight from washington. And john, its not over yet, but at least theres a step towards resolution. Reporter yes. Theyre not going to have a shutdown this week. There are still issues theyve got to resolve by december the 22nd. Most importantly on the republican side, they want a big increase in defense spending, which requires democratic votes to get passed the caps that existed from the obama administration. In return, democrats are demanding an increase in domestic spending to match that defense spending increase. Theyve got other demands as well. Since the republicans control the government, democrats think they have the leverage here. How much are nonbudgetary issues at play in this debate . Namely the dispute, the debate, the discussion over the dreamers under the daca rules . Reporter theyre part of it. Democrats are in
After president trumps decision on jerusalem. Richard engel is there. And bitcoin bonanza. Its value suddenly skyrocketing. But what is it . And how are so many people making so much money so fast . This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening from ventura, and a neighborhood where, as you can see around me, the largest of four major wildfires burning in Southern California has already left its calling card of charred destruction. But fire is on the move virtually all around us tonight from the ocean to the desert to the mountains. 20,000 homes are threatened as the number already destroyed the feared to rise into the hundreds. Facing erratic winds which range at times from calm in some places to hurricaneforce gusts in others taunt crews as they work feverishly to control the wildfires. Nbc news has multiple teams on the ground. Our national [000 01 58;00] coverage from the northern end of this fire in ojai. Miguel, whats the situation there now . Reporter lester, good even
So why did the jury just find the officer not guilty . A fact check at whole foods. And then ed sheeran here live for a Perfect Performance, today, december 8th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its friday. Nice to have youc with us. Its friday. Were so happy. And we have ed sheeran with us. Its going to be a great day. But we have a lot to get to and its a tough time in california. Those worsening wildfires there. A new one has now roared to live near san diego while crews in and around los angeles struggle we want to get to nbc correspondent Miguel Almaguer. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. Some 500 structures have been destroyed. This is the scene thats been playing out in this community. The fires can travel for miles and wipe out neighborhoods still standing. This morning, six fires are now burning out of control up and down the Southern California coast.
Crawl towards me. [ gunfire ] so, why did a jus find the officer not guilty. A factcheck on amazons promise to prices at whole foods with surprising resu and answering in the dark ed sheeran right here, the superstar, with a Perfect Performance, toy, friday, december 8th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to its friday. Nice to have you with us. Say that again. Its friday. Were so happy. And we have ed sheeran, with us. Friday, ed sheeran, its a great day. We have a tough time in cal. A new fire has roared to life near san diego. While crews in and around los angeles struggle to contain the fires there. We want to get right to Miguel Almaguer with the latest. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Some 500 structures have been destroyed. This is the scene thats playing out neighborhood after neighborhood in this community alone. Today, firefighters are worried about flying embers. They can tra