In the wilderness for 40 hours, a hiker documents his wild ordeal. The new research on people who spend too much time on social media. What it really says about your personality. And from a new warning about a nationwide beer shortage to Martha Stewart like weve never seen her before, all the trending stories for your thursday morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. Dr. Anthony fauci says it is clear we are not winning the battle against covid19. Hes been called to testify next week on capitol hill about the response to this pandemic, and breaking overnight, word from washington that a cafeteria worker on the white house campus has now tested positive. Coronavirus deaths are on the rise in 28 states with record numbers in the south. There is some good news. The percentage of positive test results is leveling off or decrs. The mato of thisaggeri. W di virus. 12 of them in the same month. But we begin our coverage with the breaking news overnight from washington. This morning, a corona
Coast today. Breezy by noon for the bay and inland neighborhoods where well hang out 70 to 77. 77 to 84s as we head to 4 00. And a comfortable evening on the way. There is a rush going on right now throughout the bay area to get students the items they need to go back to school. Tony thurma will be talking about will Digital Divide later this afternoon. There is some good news, you can actually do something to help out if you have some electronics laying around the house you dont use. Julian glover has more on that. Reporter good morning. Yeah, the Digital Divide, the difference between those students who have a computer and stable Internet Connection at home and those who dont, such a critical issue with a majority of those k through 12 schools opting for Distance Learning for the start of the school year. Well be hearing from the states superintendent of schools tony thurman on what the state will be doing about it and well talk about what you can do about it in a second. But i want
Riot near the courthouse setting off fires and attempting to break into a police station. This as the president vows to send federal agents to more American Cities. On the brink, millions of americans about to lose their benefits this weekend. The latest on at extra 600 a week lifeline set to expire as Congress Scrambles to make a deal. Triple threat in the tropics. Tropical storm gonzalo expected to become the first hurricane of the season gaining strength in the atlantic. Another possible storm taking aim at the gulf and the third threatening hawaii. Ginger is tracking them all this morning. Kim kardashian west breaking her silence, publicly addressing husband kanye wests bipolar disorder for the first time following his recent troubling behavior. Why shes saying family members are powerless to help him. Lucky to be alive. Help the hiker stranded in Joshua Tree National park in the dangerous summer heat for 40 hours. How his son helped save his life. Hes telling his incredible surviv
House, where President Trump added fresh fuel to the fire in the controversy over whether and when to send kids back to school. Earlier i spoke with dr. Yvonne maldonado. Thank you for joining us this morning. At his briefing last night, President Trump said hed feel comfortable sending his son and grandkids back to school because he said kids dont transmit the coronavirus very easily. He also said they dont catch it easily. That seems to conflict with some of the research that weve seen just this week. I want to get your thoughts on that. Well, i dont think we really understand exactly whats going to happen with children. It does look like they are less likely to get sick, and maybe to transmit, than older children, and certainly adults. But we do need to have them go back to school very carefully and make sure that theyre socially distanced, that the older kids wear masks, and especially the teachers take all the precautions not to get infected. And the other big headline this mornin
Mild to warm temperatures. Partly sunny around the bay. Cool temperatures. Mid 60s in San Francisco and definitely cool and breezy along the coast in the low 60s. Were going to warm things up by the end of the week. Details on that coming up. Good morning gianna. Good morning. If you plan on taking 580 this morning into the Altamont Pass no breaks there. A couple of hot spots there westbound 580 at grant line. Injury crash there over to the shoulder. Also on grant line road itself reports of an accident there as well. Already busy out of tracy westbound from Mountain House over to that grant line area. Pockets of slowing through there near the livermore valley. And adding to that we are now getting a 36 minute dry time from 205 to 680 plus a big rig broken down on the 680 connector. Anne . Reporter im anne makovec at the live news desk we have the latest in the aftermath of a huge earthquake 7. 8 off the alaskan peninsula. This is a live picture right now of anchorage, alaska where thi