We have 20 to 30 people probably caring for each patient every day. That is what is going on. Vaccines are on the way but how soon . This morning my interview with dr. Anthony fauci. Plus, transition politics. President elect biden starts forming a cabinet. Its a team that reflects the fact america is back. As President Trump continues to say cite nonexistent fraud. How much is President Trump trying to tie president elect bidens hands in iraq and afghanistan . Ill talk to the joint chair chiefs about why a smooth transition is critical to National Security. Joining me are nbc news kasie hunt, hue huet host on the salem n Radio Network and Michael Dyson of vanderbelt university. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news washington, the longest television running in history. This is meet the press. Good sunday morning, i hope youre having a safe and enjoyable thanksgiving weekend throughout americas covid crisis there is grim statistics. This morning there have been
Area counties will be under this new regional stay at home order. And then 2 more counties are to follow soon after the new rules coming us coronavirus move closer to reaching itals capacity. Thursday governor gavin newsom announced that order would go into effect in 4 regions intensive Care Capacity fell below 15 so thursday icu capacity here in the bay area was above 25 . Yesterday it dropped by more than 4 to just over 21 where it stands right now, although capacity did rise by half a percentage point today it is still dangerously low, which is now prompting several Bay Area Health officials to implement those new stay at home orders earlier than necessary. So heres one the orders officially begin San Francisco santa clara and contra costa counties will begin starting these rules on sunday night at 10 which is when the states curfew goes into effect. And the Alameda County it will take effect just after midnight on monday. A marine county doesnt start until tuesday at noon and once
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im anoushah rasta. And im terry mcsweeney. Justice ginsburg touched so many lives. For the second straight night people from the bay area to the east coast gathered to share stories about her. Landmarks are now being lit in honor of the late justice. Across new york city, buildings will be lit in blue to honor ginsburg, who was born in brooklyn. On the peninsula, the steps of a courthouse were turned into a memorial tonight. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro shows us. Reporter tonight dozens of people gathered here in front of this courthouse in palo alto to remember a woman some say changed their lives. 60esecon fighting for equality. Tonight more than 120 people gathered to say goodbye and thank you to u. S. Supreme Court Justice ruth bader ginsburg, a woman this organizer considers an american hero. Ruth back in her time did things that were unheard of and demanded equality in ways that were unheard of and were thought to be very radical, t
Setting off investigation orders and and warnings at this hour. At least five different fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties. You know see the big plumes of smoke from the air above the fires. There are now Evacuation Orders in the area of Butano State Park, and people who live in the communities deer born park be under evacuation warnings. Altogether, these fires have burned about 1,000 acres, and right now there is zero containment. All right. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin now. What are firefighters dealing with, and is there in any positive news . Well, what theyre dealing with, frank, we have a live picture of the hennessey fire in napa. What they are dealing sat two and a half days of lightning strikes in the bay area. Unprecedented from my tenure of 35, 40 years in the bay area to have that much lightning that much over adoration over that large of an area. All bears counties had some strikes. Weve seen numerous fires. So cal fire is in a situation where
This was the 26th consecutive sparetheair day. Tomorrow and monday are, also, sparetheair days. Abc 7 news meteorologist is here with a look at when things will clear up. Frances. Yeah, eric, its going to take a couple more days and want to show you why it looked like that today. Here is a look at the visible satellite image from today and look at all the smoke just blowing over the bay area. Coming from our south and, also, our east. And we have High Pressure in place, right now, but i am tracking a system thats going to move towards oregon. And thats going to bring us an increased onshore flow. Even though tonight we have some very thick smoke, notice, tomorrow, with the smoke, we will see less smoke in the bay area and even decreases into monday. And the bayarea management district. But look at tuesday and wednesday. We can expect moderate air quality then and finally get outdoors. Eric. All right. Frances, thank you very much. This is what the air looked like in oakland today near