Hotspots. And so we have been preparing for that. All right. More on that in just a moment. But new at 6 00, an indepth look at vulnerable places. Skilled nursing facilities. There are thousands of them across the state and a number of them are waging their own battles against the spread of coronavirus. Today Governor Newsom announced the state has trained and is deploying 600 nurses in that effort. Nbc 7s Melanie Woodrow woodroww more. Reporter 41 residents tested positive for covid19. 25 Staff Members and nine deaths according to Alameda County Health Officials. Family members are worried for their loved ones. I didnt know people had been dying here. Last i had heard, there was one person who tested positive. Reporter Health Officials say the spread of these types of facilities is to be expected because of the congregant setting. This is a very vulnerable population. They have a lot of medical conditions. Reporter dr. Erica ponce says the county is recommending universal masking and
And you can see traffic all the way down to the maze taking around 60 minutes and it bay bridge toll plaza doing pretty well. 80 seniors living in an assisted Living Center in san pablo said their holidays or anything but mary now they have been told they have to move. The brookdale san pablo assisted Living Center told us residents just before thanksgiving but have to find another place to live at the end of january and other spinning their holidays in a frantic search for housing. I was devastated because the first thing that came to my mind is the fact i do not have a lot of money and everything is so costly. I have to try to find a place to live. In california it seems make sense that operating company can say that we just choose not to be in the Long Term Care business anymore after they havetakerm care facility. Brookdale told ktvu in a statement saying that the leasing of this community and the longer with brookdales strategy to own rather than lisas properties and brookdale has
50s to start and 78 at noon. Mike, youre taking us back to the altamont. I am, 580 westbound we have your typical volume of traffic from this shot from dublin. We had early problems getting here out of the altamont pass. The first crash cleared at north flynn road and the paving work down to just one lane but the crash at grant line road involving two trucks are the only issue. Back to you, marcus. Just in to our newsroom, theres one less contender in the race for president , in the last few minutes new york city mayor bill de blasio announcing is he dropping out of the race. De blasio actually made that announcement live onmans morning joe. Hes shown badly in the polls and taking a lot of heat from new yorkers about dividing his attention between the needs of the city and the race many believed he just could not win. Now to the explosive whistleblower complaint from inside the Trump Administration and the controversy is only getting bigger this morning. So its about a phone call betwe
Blocking right now your left two lanes, the fast lane travel south to the Golden Gate Bridge. We see slowing, no major injuries so we hope that clears quickly. Visibility is just fine in the area as well. A crash over there San Pablo Dam road onramp to westbound 80 is the issue. Small crash not affecting the upper east shore as well. Highway 4 moves smoothly, a slowing through bay point and slow west 580 the crash blocks one lane as you approach airway. West 580s aa big rig blocking the slow lane, maybe up to another half hour before they get the tow truck there. I hope its the right sized rig. The south bay starts slowing, ill check on 280 for the crash. Thanks, mike. To the explosive whistleblower complaint from inside the Trump Administration and the troefrcontroversy is ge bigger, about a phone call between the president and thor. The Washington Post reports the Complaint Centers on ukraine as House Democrats are investigating the role of trumps personal lawyer rudy giuliani. Theyr
Officer. And overnight, the president s lawyer sends mixed messages. Did you ask the ukraine to investigate joe biden . No, actually, i didnt. But you did ask ukraine to look into joe biden. Of course i did. Apology tour. What i did was inexcusable and wrong. Canadas Prime Minister issues more apologies after new images and video of him in blackface emerge. I didnt understand how hurtful this is to people who live with discrimination every single day. He says he cant be sure more photos wont surface. Could the scandal cost him his job. All of that plus nbc news exclusive, savannah sits down with the Jeffrey Epstein accuser who says she was also assaulted by Prince Andrew. I couldnt believe it. I couldnt believe that even royalty were involved. Her First Television interview as other accusers share their stories. Missing birds mystery, 3 billion vanishing from north america over the last half century. This morning, the search for answers. And the rookie roar. Minshew wide open for the t