you could, tornado alley would be packed with tornado chasers. i didn t know we had more tornadoes. as we ve been hearing this morning, covid cases could soon reach 100,000 a day, according to the health secretary. the warning comes amid a sharp rise in infection rates. let s take a look at the picture across the uk. these are the latest figures for the week up to the 15th of october. in england, there were 447 cases per 100,000 people. face coverings aren t required by law, there are no social distancing measures in most places, and covid passes aren t compulsory for entry into nightclubs. in wales, there were 624 cases per 100,000 people. face coverings are mandatory on public transport and in shops and restaurants. there are no social distancing requirements in most places, but a covid pass is needed for entry to nightclubs, as well as many indoor and outdoor events. in northern ireland,
texas to minnesota are in a severe weather zone right now, with storms packing tornadoes and golf-ball sized hail rolling across the country s midsection. watch this from kansas late last night. in front of us. semi over in the road. good night! look at that! it just now knocked a semi over. a tornado did that. tornado chasers were able to get the driver out. this is one of 30 tornado reports over the last 24 hours. danville, illinois, got the hail of the storm. toyota dealership there says 300 vehicles were damaged. 75 miles away from clinton, illinois, an instagram user posted this. buckle up. we re told this is just round one. i want to bring in cnn meteorologist ivan cabrera. is round two upon us? talking about round two. last couple days we ve been tracking this over the last two, three days at this point here. what we re looking at is a
coast across america, it s only about 70 miles wide. we called you an eclipse chaser. how does chases eclipses compare to chasing hurricanes? we often see hurricane hunters or tornado chasers, those tend to be unpredictable. eclipse is fairly predictable, correct? tremendously predictable. we have einsteinian physics working on our side this time. you can predict the cycle years into the future and years into the past if you want to research them. unlike storm chasers or lightning chasers who show up in a certain area where the potential might be there, if you re an eclipse chaser, you know the right place at the right time, when the shadow of the moon will cross the earth. the real trick is putting yourself under clear skies. we have bonnie tyler on next hour, any question you would like to ask? the official voice of total eclipses? i would like to know how she