Ministers of q 8 and carter say there has been some progress made towards resolving the gulf dispute cotta has been under an illegal land sea and air blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt since june 2070 we have achieved certain progress at certain points of dime more than a year ago and then things has slowed down and right now there are some more moments that we hope that just will but and thought of this crisis because we see and we believe actually that got a few nitty is very important for the security of the region for the stability of that region and for for the sake of our people this need this crisis needs to end. The International Watchdog says iran is installing new more advanced equipment to enrich uranium the i. A. E. A. Says centrifuges are being added to the underground plant at natanz on the nuclear deal any less efficient machines can be used irans leaders recently passed a law or allowing for more enrichment and limiting watchdog inspections the uns
Or centers for Disease Control saying that the next 3 months could be among the worst or most difficult in u. S. Public Health History what americans are bracing for is the fact that its known that there will likely be an uptick in infections as well as deaths given the fact that Many Americans did not listen to the Public Health officials warnings over the thanksgiving holiday and as a result traveled and so the seeds of an increased outbreak have been planted all across the United States italy has recorded its highest daily death toll from corona virus with 993 fatalities in the last 24 hours and iran has become the 1st country in the middle east to report more than 1000000 infections the virus is reported to have killed almost 50000 people across iran but the Health Minister says the actual number of deaths is probably much higher. Meanwhile facebook and instagram have announced they will start removing posts with false claims about corona virus vaccines the u. S. And e. U. Have als
Good evening. Weve got a lot to get to tonight. An hour from now most of the state goes backward to the most restrictive tier. And jessica, heres why. This graph shows the average number of cases in the bay area not quite as high as july, but you can see covid cases are spiking. The far right of your screen is the recent number. Lets begin our Team Coverage with nbc bay areas ian cull with what this means and whats changing. Reporter today Governor Newsom says hes pulling the emergency brake to slow the spread of covid19. In the last two weeks hospitalizations are up 30 . The number of cases has doubled. This is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. Reporter 41 of the states 51 counties including most of the bay area are pushed back into the most restrictive purple tier. San francisco, san mateo and marin fell to red. Most like santa clara jumping back two full tiers. We have done this before. We can do it again. We really need every Sing
Commute . Overall, kari, the commute looks great. We take a look at the big map and you see green sensors except for one spot. Well zoom in on it. Tough to see from this view. Its over in brentwood. Highway 4 is closed because of im not sure. Its either a headon crash between a car and a big rig or a car that hit a guardrail. A big difference there. No big injuries reported but you can travel along the eastern side of the golf course to avoid the closure. The bay bridge is just fine, completely clear. Back to you. Thank you, mike. A live look at capitol hill for you this morning. President elect joe biden pushing for lawmakers to reach a deal on new covid relief package. He is turning to National Security experts as the Trump Administration continues to block the transition of power. The president elect still not receiving classified Intelligence Briefings but today is expected to meet with defense experts to get him better prepared for day one. Today in the bays tracie potts to explai
Counties are in the purple tier and i want to break down what that means whether you live in the county or do not. Take a look at the list of counties on the list of items on your screen. This is the restrictions for the counties in purple. Items on the left are businesses required to operate outside. They include restaurants, wineries, gyms, museums, zoos, card rooms and places of worship. Those items on the right side can continue indoors. Malls and retail shops can continue inside but at 25 capacity. Beauty shops, barber shops and other personal Care Services can remain inside as long as youre following the appropriate protocols. Keep in mind all of this is a minimum. Some counties are able to do additional restrictions. Thats exactly what happened in San Francisco. Theyve already ended indoor dining. But as it stands now for those counties in red, wineries and card rooms for those three counties must stay outdoors. Again, thats for the counties in red. Churches, movie theaters are