Go unreported for a week because of a technical failure in the data system. And the team behind the discovery of the hepatitis c. Virus and the 2020 nobel prize for medicine. And in sports a miami heat hit back in game 3 of the n. B. A. Finals the heat beating lebron james in the l. A. Lakers to revive their hopes of winning the championship. We start this news with the escalating fight between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of will go on. Now the conflict is now into its 2nd week and fighting is increasingly targeting civilian areas the regional capital stepanek yet has come under sustained bombardment azerbaijan has reported several missile attacks on 2 of its cities in the region it says some. Of its infrastructure sites in the city of men should be or were targeted nato secretary general has joined International Calls for a ceasefire in stoltenberg also called on turkey which has been backing azerbaijan to use its influence to calm tensions we are deeply concerned
Joining us on a wednesday, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher weve got lots to cover for you this morning air quality still right there at the top of the list because thats whats impacting all of us once again today, although i have to tell you john yesterday did feel a little bit better outside yeah today even better yet guys if you liked yesterday today going to feel like a dream because its been a long time since weve seen air quality is good as were about to today walnut creek am well its a little bit foggy but its definitely not near as easy as it once was fog is pushed in across the bay and a very welcome sight because this fog is steered in some clean air from the pacific that has really done a number on the poor air quality. If youre not seeing a yellow or orange in your area on this map its because youre good or very close to normal. Those areas that are in yellow light conquered san jose in Mountain View Still Holding on to moderate conditions but a lot better than the ora
To unmute your microphones anytime you speak. If at any time during hearing im unable to chair the hearing the human chairman colon or vice chairman of the committee congressman kennedy will serve as chair until im able to return. Documents for the record can be sent to Benjamin Tabor at the email address weve provided. All documents will be entered ininto the record with the inclusion of the hearing. The chair will not recognize herself for an Opening Statement. Today the energy and Commerce Committee continues itser oversight of the nations covid19 Pandemic Responsee examining a safe and effective covid19 vaccine that the American People can trust. In the eight months we battled covid19 over 7 million americans have had the virus and tragically over 200,000 have lost their lives. Millions ofll people face on employment and have lost their Health Insurance and families are still juggling childcare and virtual classrooms. The list of those most vulnerable to covid19 is especially on th
Danger. Tom vacar has the latest on what might catch us by surprise. Every time we have an extreme power or extreme heat event, power issues are very likely to arise. We understand that. But thats especially true when coming off a recently very high one. Pg e says in the greater bay region there is no immediate likelihood of a psps event over the hot weekend. A key element for a psps would be a National Weather service declared red flag warning, which the Weather Service said is unlikely over the weekend. But if any wildfire threatens to short out or topple power lines, that could force localized power shutoffs, and in extreme heat, Power Equipment can and does fail, especially sunday and monday. With these tripledigit temperatures, there could be some heatrelated outages in the areas where its 100 degrees or more for a long period of time. So we want our customers to be prepared. Reporter pg e have some cooling centers over the weekend where wanted. These centers will take covid19 rul
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