Microclimates coming up and it was looking a little dark in palo alto, mike. It was for about three or four minutes, there was no traffic going northbound up toward university. Folks, we know that means theyre clearing the crews between embarcadero and coming up into the area, so all lanes are now open over the last few. Crews continue to clear up over the next hour in spots. Commute directions about noncommute directions a little bit later like the commute direction here for west 580 getting through oakland, past the warren freeway that shows the red sensors as crews clear there and ive seen speeds improve for highway 4 arched bailey, another crew there. Back to you. All right, thanks so much, mike. Now to decision 2020 and the president ial race, faceoff, its first democratic debate, former Vice President joe biden is visiting the bay area today, attending three fundraisers, bell ve belvederer and San Francisco, and tomorrow at home in lost altos. This morning voters have a clearer p
Today. We are new yorkers who dont live in fear. Liz panic during the morning rush hour. New york city failed suicide bomber. Breaking news here. The new york bombing suspect told officials he was inspired by isis and that he chose the new york city subway because of its christmasthemed posters. Also invoking isis stripes in europe against holiday markets. He injured himself and three others after detonating a pipe bomb in a underground subway passageway at the Port Authority near time square. This is the third terror attack in new york city since september 2016. And now this. The failed suicide bomber entered the u. S. On a chain migration visa because he had family ties here. It has been called an abused back door into the u. S. That President Trump wants to shut. Weve got the details and more. Also, this story for you. To the special election showdown in alabama. The polls all over the map on the senate race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones. The vote is tomorrow.
This is the last thing that southern louisiana needs. Still tarps from hurricane laura that came through. This is new day weekend. Victor blackwell and christi paul. Beautiful shot of the capital this morning as we welcome you to this saturday at 6 a. M. Up early. Were grateful for it. Good morning. As many as 2,000 people could be at the white house today. President trump is hosting his first public event since being hospitalized for covid19 symptoms. We have to talk about what we do not know. The white house has not released the results of the president s new test. Well hear how the president describes his health this morning. This morning, the second president ial debate youve been waiting for, officially canceled. President trump refusing to debate joe biden virtually. Cnns Sarah Westwood is following all of the developments from the white house. Sarah, 2,000 people expected there today. Dr. Anthony fauci called the last white house event a super spread very event. Reporter right.
Past. It seems his way of getting out of having to answer it or innoculate himself from having to take a stance. Remember back to 2016 when jake tapper asked him specifically if hell denounce david duke and he said i dent know who david duke is. Hes taking a very similar tactic here. There is no chance, kaitlan, that aides within the white house dont have the answer for him, who the proud boys are and cant give him more detail. Reporter look at context. It is when Chris Wallace was asked to denounce the white supremacist groups. He was referencing the proud boys because you saw Chris Wallace give the opportunity and he saidly denounce them and give me a name, what name do you want to denounce and thats when joe biden stepped in and said the proud boys and the president repeated the proud boys. If the president is maintaining the story that he has no idea who this group is, he knew what it was. But instead of saying i denounce them, instead he gave them this new tag line that they have
Kamala harris will be the next Vice President. When will you accept that you lost the election, sir . This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Top of the hour now. Live look at the white house. Well be talking politics in just a moment, but first weve got to start with the coronavirus pandemic. It is getting much worse. Youve got some governors now who have issued some new advisories and restrictions to try to get the virus under control. President trump says that he will not enforce another lockdown but you have to remember those are enforced by mayors and governors. Thats how it happened the first time. If it happens again, thats how it will happen. Exactly. Yesterday the u. S. Recorded more than 184,000 new cases. Then its the most ever recorded in a single day, and its the fourth consecutive day of record breaking totals. Hospitalizations are up to right now more than 68,000 people are being treated for the virus at hospitals. Yesterday President Trump touted