Ubations, the int way we like to see it. New cases, up a tick and these numbers tend to bounce, but it has been a slow decline. Theres no doubt about that and you see there have been several plateaus and then decline. We are very interested to see where that number winds up, how low the cases go. Weve done a lot of research, as you know, those new cases mostly coming from people who are at home, so we are talking about home spread. Thanthan at work, more essential personnel, and that is the hardest place to control the spread is when a person is literally at home, right . There are very few precautions. It is all about personal behavior. That is where those cases are coming from. Number of deaths is down, but 132. Painful, we are right about where we were when we started this, number of when west, march 27 is really started this miserable journey. If you look at new york, our curve is down. Congratulations, new yorkers, and actually, the curve in the rest of the nation is up. So while
Begin in the north of england. Iraqs kurds are one step closer to full independence as their president asked parliament to prepare for a referendum on their fired. He has infuriated the iraqi Prime Minister who has loft support from the kurd and other major groups as well. Well go live to iraq. But first a report from erbil. Reporter this man came to parliament to deliver an important message. The president of the iraq Kurdish Regional government said it was time for kurds to take a step closer to achieving self determination. Instructing them to make preparations for a referendum on iraq. Translation we are the only ones who decide our destiny. Without a doubt, we have many allies and enemies. Maybe this is a rick, but the time has come to tell the world what we want. No one can blame us for doing that. Reporter the move was refused positively as a crowd of people gathered outside the government building to show their support. Translation we come to show support and backing for the an
Translator on the front lines to protect them from the groups and this should not mean anything has changed. Reporter explosion on a train in egypt has protesters marking the First Anniversary of the military coup. And ill have all your sport as world cup quarter finals take off later on friday and they will revive their rivalry in an old european clash and brazil take on fellow south america opponents, columbia. Well, security has been tight across jerusalem ahead of a funeral of a murdered teenager and there are checkpoints in the main intense into the old city. There is anger following the disappearance of kadir who lived in the East Jerusalem suburban the family is now preparing for his funeral which will take place later on friday, it could stir strong emotions among palestinians who protested for days against the murder of the teen, we have an update in East Jerusalem. They are expecting to get the body back after the friday prayers, which are going to be ending in a couple of ho
To sunshine and our cold front of yesterday is slow to depart and this afternoon had could be an isolated shower and a chance of wet weather is the north bay, santa rosa, napa and vallejo with highs in the mid70. That is weather. How is the traffic . We are bracing for more traffic because of 9,000 folks that need to get on the road or take a bus and the Transit System says they not adding any or further buses. Normally friday is lite from marin county and we are watching this morning. If you have tickets we take the larkspur ferry to giants game and they are refunding the tickets with no ferry to at t park. Crewed on the east shore freeway from golden gate field. Traffic is stacked up getting interest San Francisco. An accident to report in the napa area the tow truck is on way north to 21 a big rig and a car. We are continue our breaking news from the midwest with a few flights landing at ohio, one of the busiest airports. You can see, there is no flight activity going on, on the run
Around the world. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in eye opener. Were trying to find a flight out. Any airline will do. The nations airlines try to get back on track. Sabotage at a chicago Area Control Center grounded flights causing major traffic trouble. A disgruntled plea set a fire in the basement of that faa facility. The fact that one person can bring down thousands of flights is astounding. The japanese volcano is erupting again. Airplanes are being diverted from the airy to avoid the ash cloud. 200 hikers were coming down at the time of the eruption and at least eight we understand, have been injured. The fbi is investigating the beheading of a woman. Hes been trying to convert people to islam. The British Air Force is expecting to begin a Bombing Mission in iraq. You can join u. S. In the fight against isis. They have already declared war on us. A u. S. Mail carrier is accused of hoarding thousands of pieces of mail in his home. All that. Is that w