Cut out for us to deal with, not only suppression, but Prevention Strategies here, with the immediate, as well as strategies to address the long term. The governor visit comes one day after he declared a state of emergency for napa and sonoma counties. The glass fire has grown 8300 acres since yesterday, it has now burned more than 56,000 acres. It is now 5 contained, but a red flag warning does remain in effect, strong wind could complicate the firefight is the concern for firefighters. Tom baker joining us live from the fire zone in napa county, where the impact has been really strong on the small community. The town . Except for the media and First Responders, this is calistoga, a virtual goes down, it has been that way for several days, and of course, recently, and you have First Responders and stuff like that but people arent allowed back in here, and because the fire isnt coming down into these towns a lot of people think the fire isnt so bad, well, we went just a little ways out
Distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. At some point, how much toilet paper is in an, really, seriously. Yesterday the president said, the Grocery Stores will stay open. There is no need to panic and by all your groceries all at once. I think some people, they see. You see the shells are empty and you have the feeling come up, i should get something. Kind of the panic mentality. We have to have it, that kind of thing. How many rolls of toilet paper do you need . It wont be forever. You have to hunker down and take it easy. Lets focus on the facts, the newest numbers. California has 337 confirm coronavirus cases, more than two thirds here in the bay area. 239 cases verify. Santa clara county has the most at 116 cases, last night a 3rd person died from the coronavirus in santa clara county. San francisco has 37 cases, San Mateo County has 32, Contra Costa County has 29. Other counties have 10 cases or fewer. Napa as of right now is the only bay area county with no confirmed cases of
Is a 10 . I know it is 10. Bowie has no music coming out. Nice. And i guess they found a vat of old recordings and im excited because i always liked boeing music. It has been 4 years since he has been gone. I cant believe it. It is cloudy and gray outside, the time of year children are thinking about entering college, taking tests and filling out applications. The organization that administers the a. C. T. Is telling the region why they should keep using the test. They say many underserved students greatly benefit from standardized testing. Some students sued the region saying the a. C. T. And s. A. T. Illegally discriminate against africans that cant afford the prep price and some of which can run into thousands. The region expected to decide whether they will keep the test, make them optional or do without them altogether at the meeting in may. Several students were great students, great people but horrible testtakers and it hurt their chances of getting into their dream college. Thi
About whats ahead with the potential of some lightning and hail today, but mike, you have breaking news in the traffic department. We do. A couple of areas, kari. This is not the Traffic Alert thats been issued by chp but this is a jam and its spectacular to look at, not great to be in. North 101 a short area from just before University Just past willow, a tough drive. The crash in lanes northbound 101. We actually have one lane blocked but thats the slowdown. Central, el camino and 280 are the alternates. The westbound 84 alert on the dumbarton bridge a crash blocks two of your three lanes. We just need crews to get there but they have to circle back from the newark and fremont side, causing a bill detail. The rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. The green highlighting wet, slick roadways but here behind that 680 shield ill talk more about this coming up. Theres flooding so bad there was a spinout and an alert from chp for 680 as well. More on this topic, well send it back to you guy
Just ahead how that is playing here at home and in the middle east. Richard engel is live inside syria. Breaking overnight, out of control, a fast moving wildfire explodes in Northern California, high winds fanning the already dangerous flames, evacuations now under way. All that, plus caught on camera, never before seen video of a Police Officer shooting a fleeing teenager near a Daycare Center, sparking outrage. Out of the shadows, inside savannahs night at a special event alongside michelle obama, and tom hanks honoring our nations military caregivers. The greatest privilege of my life to support you all. Thank you. And d. C. Dominance. This one is rocketed out to right. The Washington Nationals crush houston, putting them in the drivers seat of the world series. But its simone biles first pitch that has america flipping out. Today, thursday, october 24th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie, live from washington, d. C. And hoda kotb, live from studio