Getting americans back to work vital for the economy, but to get back to work you need a road to get there on, fueling the administrations push for congress to pass its Infrastructure Plan which new polling shows a whopping 60 of voters support. The Morning Consult shows support for bidens american jobs plan like Modernizing Highways and roads and funding for caregivers are supported by even higher margins. What americans say they want does not appear to matter to the gop. The grand ole party with a former president wont even give them his name to put on a tshirt. With or without trumps name to use, republicans have his legacy to pull from, Stoking Culture War After culture war. This weekend in florida, it is a whos who of gop lawmakers and donors for the rncs spring retreat. A revival aimed at seeking unity within a party now largely defined by being divisive. The man who helped cement that image, former president will headline this weekends event. It is all with an eye toward 2022 an
Morning. So well have a cooler feel to it as it starts but your friday will finish nice and warm with highs back into the upper 60s to low 70s. Reyna john thank you that fog advisory from chp is youre traveling along the one o one. Now model in the petaluma area be careful visibility is really low. But your commute in the city is nice and clear to the fremont street exit under 8 minutes as traffic starts to move along there. The Richmond Sandra fell bridge starting to pick up a little bit under 8 minutes till as you head to richmond. The san mateo bridge heading across the peninsula under 13 minutes overall at the limit and the Golden Gate Bridge also looks great for your commute this morning under 21 minutes back to the news. A california leaders they are bracing for possible protests in the final days leading up to president joe bidens inauguration Governor Newsome he is activating the national guard, us part of the heightened security measures. 1000 members of the guard will secure
Course the rest of your weekends forecast too all still to come. I mentioned the fog and rain has also been talking about how there is an impact especially for north bay commuters this friday morning. Whats like out there right now its very hard to see thats why chp issue that fog advisory. Along one o one novato and helen area so be careful if youre driving. But the other bridges in the roadways look great nice and clear out here as you head across to the city that fremont street exit under 8 minutes for your commute there. And if youre commuting to the peninsula look at this traffic, nice and light as well, you see 12 minutes as you hop across the san mateo bridge all right, lets get a quick look at our richmond sandra fell bridge can see traffic starting to move along here still under 8 minutes and the Golden Gate Bridge looks great. You see less than 25 minutes were going continue tracking your commute this morning but for now back to the news. I like to talk to you about our way f
Know soon as we hear from San Jose Police that they have the situation under control. In the meantime lets talk about the weather the traffic and the headlines today, well start with the forecast and john trouble in the Weather Center good morning john good morning james weve got a little bit of cloud cover this morning mostly fog thats hanging out around the north bay. Most of us though actually getting a good dose of sunshine out there along the bay bridge and also seeing some nice clear skies looking down from our mount tam cam at San Francisco shot looks a little dark right now thats just because its iris down a foggy start for the north bay Solano County in the midst of a dense fog advisory through 11 00am delta valley and car keen as these areas especially susceptible to that lower visibility and its not just a county but northern Contra Costa County and then portions of the one oh one corridor has also been affected concord nevado San Francisco visibility in spots below a mile c
Out of the covid19 vaccine as well as provide more money for testing and Contact Tracy and biden has ambitious plans to tackle the economic crisis is extended Unemployment Insurance. Read relief food assistance, he wants to finish the job of getting 2000 stimulus checks to americans by adding 1400 to the 600 congress recently approved not just as smart fiscal investors, including deficit spending or more urgent than ever. Is that the return on these investments in jobs. Racial equity. Prevent longterm economic damage. And the benefits will far surpass the cost, but also wants a 15 federal minimum wage but would slim majorities in Congress Biden may need republican support to pass the ambitious and expensive plan something that could prove challenging. And biden wants to extend and increased federal Unemployment Insurance to 400 a week through september thats perhaps of in an indication of just how long we could see this health and economic crisis last live in washington Alexandra Limon