That were thought to benefit if we have a slow and healthy unwinding of all of this but dont be surprised if these weigh on the markets because in the sixblock area of a beautiful city its unsiege as occupy seattle if you will, dan springer knows it well, he hes been reporting better than anyone else, dan its a tough position for the mayor to be in, the police chief to be in because they dont seem to be on the same page and id imagine people who live and work in the area but how are things going today . Well neil, this is bizarre and concerning and yesterday the mayor had her first News Conference since this began monday night and she basically said she doesnt know how this is going to end and she likened the people inside to a gay pride festival and she said afterwards she was asked by cnn how this is going to end and she said who knows we could be in for the summer of love but let me take you behind me to one of these barricaded entrances that theres six of them and look at this guy.
sort of race to come up with an alternative. this happened during sars and ebola. this is sort of a pattern we see with anything connected to any potential cures or vaccines that run-up in advance of one being found or solution being found. meantime, stuart also pointed out, you have three chinese cities, totaling better than 17million residents. that would be new york, chicago in a lock down. you can t get out of those cities. imagine. that is unprecedented. certainly unprecedented in chinese history. jonathan serrie has the latest. reporter: neil, two additional cities they re imposing quarantine measures are on close to the city of wuhan. the measures are similar. wuhan is city of 11 million people. the airport and train station are closed. people are steering clear of large public venues like movie theaters and cafes. this coronavirus was traced to live animals sold for food at a wuhan market but the virus appears to spread from human-to-human. chinese health officials co
Producer. Tmz reporting that wine seens contract allowed for him to get sued for Sexual Harassment without being fired as long as he paid the victims. Jackpacked three hours for you. Varney company is about to begin. Charles first to the california wild fires, ashley, whats the latest . Ashley its surreal, really. We have 31 confirmed deaths. We have 21 wild fires burning at this hour covering an area of 300 square miles. Most of these fires less than 10 contained. The good news is there are going to be lighter winds today. The bad news is they are going to pick right up tomorrow. Tough weekend. We talk about wineries, of course, a human story. The wineries, five destroyed. Nine badly damaged but it could be a lot worse than that, the problem, charles, you cant get to a lot of the areas because they are covered by fire and the authorities are not letting anyone in. But this is a story that goes on and on and again when gusts up to 50 miles an hour expected this weekend. Flames will con
Impact right away. Speaking of amazon, latest things for prime lures and retailers get on the site, theyre talking about expanding harrassment issues have its entertainment chief suspended. Roy price, evolving sort of a dilemma here for amazon, how far does this go . The corporate board, corporate area. Roy price, all the company released, roy price is on leave of absence effective immediately. He was charged by a producer after Amazon Program some years back, man in the high castle, for lewd and lascivious comments. He is out on suspension. This is the talk of the town that would be otherwise focused on revenues, earnings expectations the stock, well keep eye on that. This expanding issue how far maledominated work place, harassing women, whether it goes beyond amazon, other technology players, his ties to Harvey Weinstein, a lot of business together. Very close relationship, that didnt necessarily extend to amazon but i do want to say here, it comes at a time when these type of incid
Going about 13 other states where masks or face coverings are pretty Much Required outside the home almost anywhere you go. Are the latest executive order that was passed in the state by Texas Governor greg abbott in recent weeks to help slow the Community Spread of covid19. The announcement also comes on the heels of yesterdays recordbreaking number of hospitalizations in texas. More than 7300 patients diagnosed with coronavirus are now being treated at hospitals across the state, a figure that has doubled in just the last two weeks. Health officials all over the country have been expressing concern about this very holiday weekend, concerns that people would not heed the warnings about social distancing were gathering in large groups particularly in states experiencing those surges. A lot of public beaches have been closed in places like california, florida, and also right here in south texas. Or at the very least, access to those spots including boat ramps and campgrounds limited. It