Morning and happy monday to you im darya folsom and im James Fletcher it is monday june 15th as you do so we got a lot of news to get to and we will in a moment, but first. Lets talk about whether or not going to be too bad out there now not at all really nice start to the morning for sure weve got clear skies across the bay area right now and the sunshine is going to prevail for the rest of the morning. Later on today though cloud cover is eventually going to push in from the north and thats going to result in a partly cloudy afternoon around the corner and also some increase in wind speed so we may be calm and comfortable right now, but do expect some more breezy conditions here in just a few hours upper 60s unconquered pittsburgh in fairfield 3 of our warmest spots timber on about one of the last spots hanging on to the 50s at 59 degrees currently later on today temperatures will climb into the 80s inland, 60s and 70s along the bay and coast breezy afternoon and another breezy one t
Atlantas mayor is encouraging testing. If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. Reporter in these 15 states and puerto rico, the number of newly reported cases is increasing. Places like tennessee, south carolina, and california, where protests are quite large. In los angeles county, theyve had to close or move coronavirus testing sites because of the chaos. Chicago and philadelphia have had to shut down food banks that were helping people who the virus has put out of work. Theres some encouraging news from drugmakers. The makers of the drug remdesivir, the antiviral that has been used to treat covid19, are now saying a third study shows that their drug is effective in treating the coronavirus symptoms with just a fiveday treatment. Authorities say they are hoping, for example, that the people who crowded this Cell Phone Store and stole all of their product wont need it. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Our thanks to steve there. Kenn
To more than 12,000, and confirmed cases here in the u. S. Are now approaching 400,000, although new york says it is utarting to see the curve flatten there. There is also breaking news here in washington. Today, the president fired the Inspector General appointed to oversee that 2 trillion relief bill. The watchdog gone, just as the White House Asks Congress for another 250 billion for small businesses. And, as we come on the air tonight, we are learning the acting secretary of the navy has resigned. His departure comes after an uproar over his insulting the captain of the u. S. S. Theodore hosevelt, who had sounded the alarm about the coronavirus. There is a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. We begin again tonight with mola lenghi, who leads us off in new york city. Mola . Reporter well, norah, as you mention, there are both hopeful and troublesome signs, especially here in new york city. These field hospitals, like the medi
The acting Navy Secretary resigns after blasting the captain who warned, sailors do not need to die from coronavirus. Voting in a pandemic. Wisconsin voters in masks and gloves waited for hours to cast their ballots today. What this could mean for the general election. Bridge to a vaccine . Could antibody drugs buy us time while we wait for a longterm solution . And, a truly uplifting story. Youll have to see it to believe it. The outbreak couldnt stop best friends from celebrating a birthday. From the nations capital. Odonnell good evening. Thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and it is dire. The u. S. Has again set a record for deaths in the u. S. In a single day of this pandemic, more than 1,700 americans have succumbed to coronavirus since we came on the ure now approachin00though nsaye flatten there. There is also breaking news here in washington. Today, the president fired the Inspector General appointed to oversee that 2 trillion relief bill.
And im pam moore and there are also more deaths tonight here in the bay area 6 residents at the gateway care and rehab center in hayward died today, they were among 35 residents and 24 Staff Members there who tested positive for the virus kron fours tale of the second joins us live now at the gateway care and rehab center with the latest on what happened there. Taylor. The up him earlier today i saw 2 people possibly from the mortuary dressed head to toe in personal Protection Equipment. Theyre on their way leaving the facility now again the Public Health Department Confirms that 59 people tested positive here for the virus. The Alameda County Public Health department and staff at gate we care and rehab center in hayward in full defense mode trying to control the spread of the coronavirus within this facility, 35 residents and 24 staff here tested positive for the coronavirus 6 of those residents have since passed away in addition, were learning more about cases and hes bay postacute c