Approaching Dangerous Levels in places like texas, florida and arizona with covid19 cases accelerating at a rapid pace. Health experts warn the country is running out of time to control the virus whitney wild now has the latest from washington. The numbers are shocking the United States recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases wednesday. The highest number of new infections tracked in a single day since the pandemic began. Federal Officials Say the spike is due to an increase in cases and not solely an increase in testing there is no question that the more testing you get the more you will uncover, but we do believe this is a real increase in cases because the percent positive a teaser going up 23 states are now pausing or changing plans to reopen economies. Arizona california, north carolina, tennessee and texas all reported new single day record highs wednesday. This is whats frustrating right now is that people arent taking it as a search everybody thinks with false hope that is
Number of workplace and business licensing agencies like cal osha, alcohol Beverage Control and the california highway patrol. But there are still questions on how rules will actually be in force. This comes after approved permits for a 300 person protests. 2 weddings and a 50 person demonstration all on the 4th of july. How you address what some might perceive a mixed message in here. I dont have the benefit of the details of the permits chp is evaluating those permits now to see about how that can be done. Taken into account, the the governors orders and directives that we want for appropriate social distancing and limiting. To come together while still protecting rights assemble for for peaceful protest. Well for now the state is primarily targeting businesses out of compliance with guidelines, including the face mask men day. All right here in the bay area there are over 29,000 cases and over 590 deaths, were still seeing the most cases in Alameda County with over 5700 infections.
Mix out by the mid Morning Hours and off to a sunny day today warming up a little bit more so looks like tomorrow temperatures on the board right now we got 64 open 57 for concords 56 for can 62 for redwood city. We have to have a little section here was a little cooler looks like even off towards the delta bit but then warming up by comparison sake along the peninsula and portions of the east bay today 61 at 09 00am 75 by 12, again looking for warmer temperatures tomorrow, but dropping again by the time we get into sunday off little, but look closer look at all this coming up in a bit marty all right dave thanks a lot of us get right to our top story this friday morning. Bay Area Health Officials are encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see an increase in coronavirus cases. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in Contra Costa County in the east bay this morning. She has all the details sarah. Marty this 4th of july wa
Spike happening in prepare for real summer as well see a lot of 90s on the board marty. All right dave thanks a lot. Well get right to our top story this morning Bay Area Health officials are encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see an increase. In coronavirus cases kron 4 Sarah Stinson standing by live in Contra Costa County this morning. She has more on this sarah good morning. Marty i wish it was a good morning, were heading into a 4th of july weekend it falls on a saturday could be better but were also at a point with the coronavirus were seeing a resurgence which means we have to take it as seriously as we did before we flatten the curve and now Health Officials are telling everyone please stay home this 4th of july something we never thought wed here before but why take a look at the numbers, the numbers speak for themselves and that is what our Bay Area Health officers go off of you can see the perce
Weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see a rise in coronavirus cases we want to go now live to kron 4 Sarah Stinson shes in Contra Costa County and walnut creek. She has the latest for us sara. Marty im live here in walnut creek at a safeway where people are getting you know some last minute goodies for the 4th of july a little bit different this year though youre not really buying a ton of food to host a big large group well youre not supposed to at least the governor of california and local Health Officials are urging people to not only celebrate at home. Lets celebrate with only people you live with take a look at why its the numbers that they are referring to and why they are urging people to stay at home this 4th of july weekend. Its because were seeing threatening increases of cases of coronavirus and deaths in each county a lot of numbers on your screen out right now, but to name a few Contra Costa County is seeing a 129 increase in cases a 111 incre