Coronavirus cases continues to rise even here at home kron fours gayle ong joins us live in galle he talked to invent Infectious Disease expert who says that these numbers that hard to understand exactly what they mean. Yeah i can among the experts weve been hearing from a lot saying that these cases and deaths are under reported and thats due to limited testing early on and asymptomatic people. Testing capacity has grown in the bay area and beyond to perhaps the reason why were seeing a rise in covid19 cases and deaths that the case counts are going in the right direction that is down thats good that theyre going up. Well maybe its because were casting but more likely theyre going up because the acres have changed in more people have gotten on wednesday. John Hopkins University reports the nations death toll surpassed 100,000 people since the first u. S. Recorded death from covid19 less than 4 months ago 100 thousands are real watermark this epidemic in the country doctor George Ruthe
Of sunshine. There will be a bubbling up of cloud later in the day and rain chances are not all the way down to zero today but rain chances, just lik yesterday, are under 20 . Its not likely that youll get rained on but that doesnt mean that its imressible. Ths a big difference between a low and a zero percent. I know. I know. Thank you, chuck. Inner loop and outer loop belt hale ced out of the way on to. You dont have worry about that any more. This work zone out of the way as well so quite helpful. This one clear too. As we look at 295 here, after the beltway, that is now out of your way. Good news. 66 and 95 nice and open. New this morning. A virginia man face chargeser aft a store employee fod child pornography on his cell phone. Police arrested 46yearold Jose Luis Torres of blue ridge and said the employee found that y pornograph the phone at the sprint store last saturday. The store manager called uthorities after it appeared the pornography belonged to torres. He was later charg
Children, just young teens police say seen on video attacking two men and one pretty badly and plays out in front of the washington hilton here and appears to escalate after a teen boy appears to strike an older man before a groupes c over, eventually forcing that man to the ground as that secondr olde man runs inside. Those teens appear to stop that victim as more join in. Boys and girls. One deliveralng a fin violent kick to that mans face before a girl comes over and apparently spits on that victim as he lies on the ground just feet from that front entrance here of that hilton hotel. Those teens then run off towards connecticut. Now back out live as you saw a pretty violent attack. Police do believe that those teens are between 13 and 14 years old. They believe as well that someone out there knows who those teensare. As for that man who was hurt, he was taken to the hospital and treated f injuries, including damage to his eye socket. A pretty bad attack. We are live in the northwest
Look at the great clear over washington. Purple color there. Sunrise still three littleut maway. Four things you need to know. A lovely morning. Humidity nice and lo for today. Really low rain chances for today. Much like yesterday. Yesterdays rain chancesarely 20 . Its in that same range today. That being said, rain did materialize yesterday afternoon around the washington area. And it may do that again later today. Right now in the mid50s. 50 ed in the shenandoah valley. 58 manassas and 59 gaithersburgi this morg. Your commute unaffected by rain through at least the first half to threequarters of the day. Only about 20 later chance today. High temperatures in the mid80s. Car washing forecast . Go for it. Rain ly way to guarante is if you wash your car. Thats it, melissa. That is true. Absolutely. Right 4 now firstraffic southbound 95 before powder mill road chopper 4 came upon this. Overturned vehicle tthe side of the roadway. It looks like the occupants did get out but hit that guar
Puerto ricans exploded in cheers and celebrations. N today whe governor announced he will resign. He made the announcement on facebook around midnight. Protesters have been camped outside the Governors Mansion for almost two weeks, over a scandalinvolving offensive chat messages and corruption allegations. Gabez gutierre has more now from the island. It was an incredible scene. Thousands of protesters in old san juan. Demanding the governor resign. Rumors were swirling that the governor could resign at any minute, and then just before midnight came the announcement that he would be a deliveri pretaped message on social media. People gathered around to listen to that messag ould resign effective august 2nd. It was an incredible reversal. A stunning turn of events. A afterbout two weeks of unrest here in puerto rico. The governor had been under fire, and pressure had intensified for him toig res after priv gte chatroup messages were leaked. They included derogatory and homophobic comment