A potential gamechanger. Its really getting labquality testing at home. Reporter an athome nasal test promising to give you results right there in 30 minutes. Developed by emeryvillebased lucira in connection with sutter health. Its aimed at both worried customers and doctors, both of whom want easier, faster results. Faster testing, getting results quicker will help you be able to determine where people should be and help us get the pandemic under control. Reporter the fda approved test will cost 50 and youll have to get a prescription from your health care provider. Sutter Health Patients will be first to get them. Doctors can also perform the tests on their patients. Some say its what theyve been waiting for. Others say theyll wait and see. I think that would be fantastic. Assuming its reliable. Personally, i wouldnt trust it. Simply because . Simply because its not a professional administering it and i would want a doctor. Reporter the timetable as it stands now is the tests are ex
We have at least 119 people who have lost their lives in the pandemic here in the bay area. Santa clara county remains the hot spot in the region with more than 1,400 cases. Both Alameda County and San Francisco both have more than 700 confirmed cases. Further north lake county has three confirmed cases in mendocino county. Three of those patients gratefully have recovered. With less traffic in oakland because of the stayathome o order closing 74 miles of residential streets to cars. Calls the emergency oakland slow streets. Provides 10 of roadway for people to safely ikn freshair. H beus of the shelter in place will unfortunately mean cuts. Ridership is down a ohis week. We know were going to have to cut. We are going to have to cut some things and were going to have to become more lean and nimble and we cant expect taxpayers to fill the whole hole of 246 million to 240 million in revenue lost. B. A. R. T. Is losing 9 million every week. It started running trains only once every 30 mi
Basketball championships will happen. The California Interscholastic Federation says it will reveal more at 9 00 this morning. The games scheduled for tomorrow and saturday. Thousands more coronavirus sprouting up across the world has prompted President Trump to boost travel restrictions in a very big way. Hes also now working with lawmakers to provide medical and financial relief. Abc News Reporter Andrew Denver has the latest efforts. Andrew . So much has changed overnight. Waking up this morning the forecast on coronavirus so much different than it was just 24 hours ago and now lawmakers here in washington are scrambling to fight the effects of the outbreak. A country in crisis. I have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and well being of all americans. Reporter here in the u. S. And around the world, coronavirus now a global pandemic. The first in a decade according to the World Health Organization. The death toll at home and abroad rising. Pr
Im dumb, are you mocking me here, pete . You shouldnt trivialize im saying i made an error. Reporter former Vice President biden slipping in the polls touting his record. Im the only one on the stage actually got anything done on health care. Reporter kenneth moton, abc news, new york. Our coverage of the debate continues on abc7news. Com. You can find highlights and fact check the candidates claims. The time is 4 31. Happy thursday if youre just joining us. Were getting a quick update of weather and traffic with mike who we missed. So kind. Is it thursday already . Did i miss something . Hi, everybody. Heres the canopy of clouds overtaking our neighborhoods, the reason why were pretty mild with temperatures in the 40s. Close to average. Heres the east bay hills camera. The limitation of fog out there. 42 to 44 at 7 00. Well stay around 59 to 61 at the coast. 62 to 63 at noon for the bay and inland neighborhoods. 56 to 60 at 7 00. Well look at the weekend coming up. Jobina . Good morni
Mid 70s around the bay. Low 80s in the warmer spots inla inland. Thats weather. Lets check the roads with frances. A couple problems now on that westbound 580 stretch near the dublin interchange. A crash just reported at the interchange. Then weve been telling you about this car fire where the car exploded on westbound 580 past 680. The two right lanes are blocked. Traffic is slowing through the area. Were getting break ligake ligh there, and sluggish through the altamont pass. The hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival today as well, plan on extra traffic this weekend around golden state park on fulton street and lincoln way. A lot of folks will be heading through that area. A live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. Here things are looking good. No delays. Its friday light. Well check out the san rafael bridge, just a minor wait for a few cars. The bluegrass is back in San Francisco. Hardly strictly festival kicks off today at golden state park. This year security should be tighter. Jobin