Potential nominees. He says and hell do that this week for Washington Bureau reporter Raquel Martin talk with leaders on both sides of the aisle about whats to come next. Every week is got to be tense is probably heightens. Blood pressure a little bit in the Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death on friday these are a republican senator ripley blunt expects a battle to fill her now vacant seat we will get to it. Before this Congress Ends as President Trump has a constitutional duty to nominate ginsburgs replacement and unlike in 2016, he sees no reason for delay, the senate and the white house are now under the control of the same party it would it would be almost political and governmental malpractice if republicans decide were going to unilaterally disarm here so far only 2 republicans say the winner of the next election should pick the next Supreme Court justice but democrats will need to ward to block the nomination. The hope is that cooler heads will prevail democrats like congressman
Thats like churches across the bay area united in San Francisco on sunday as much as the closure of churches and places of hundreds join the procession making stops at several churches in city hall were here because we need to we need to worship this is a part the summer tina says a member at Saint Anthonys in San Franciscos Mission District plan here to show my support to the church that many of these churches are holding mass a resume like the internet demonstrators say its important for them to be packed inside the church its morning hard for me than we can do the rules and theres so we will need when he over the single with having mass outside we need the 3 the mass walk into that saint marys cathedral where multiple masses took place outdoors in San Francisco Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Now to our coronavirus coverage as the United States is inching closer to nearly 200,000 covid19 deaths, heres a look now at the latest numbers worldwide there are nearly 31 million cases, the Unit
Good checking in on the traffic. I havent found any hot spots so thats good news for rolling from oakland to San Francisco this morning. Traffic is looking good. No big problems here across the upper deck over to the skyway and its just fine right on through downtown San Francisco so come on and its under 15 minutes for your drive time. Were also checking in on 92 the san mateo bridge busy. Busy but not bad we have more traffic into and out of hayward but no the problems and youre overall drive time is still under 30 minutes here for 92 for both directions actually between the bayshore and the nimitz freeway and well check in one more the richmond sandra fell bridge and no problem said still at the limit one car rolling up to the pay gates and then after that its going to be a smooth trip for you this morning into the north bay. Although more San Francisco businesses have been allowed to reopen indoors in recent weeks that is not apply to places of worship, catholic churches in the cit
Condemns the tax on up to 7000 people. And times up for tech talk the u. S. Government will ban downloads of the chinese odor from sunday. Hello france a seen a Record Number of new coronavirus cases with more than 13000 infections registered in the past 24 hours the Health Ministry says 154 people died in hospital on thursday thats the highest number in 4 months the u. K. Government is considering whether to impose a 2nd National Lockdown of the daily cases in england nearly doubled to around 6000 in the past week israel is back in nationwide lockdown for a 2nd time following a spike in numbers its come at the height of the jewish Holiday Season and many European Countries are introducing new measures movement is being limited in spains capital denmark is applying a curfew for bars and iceland will close pubs in the capital for 4 days not in barber has more details. Early on in the pandemic spain was hit just about as hard as anywhere in europe now in the capital madrid the Health Sys
Today we are in the 60s and 70s. It is close to average for this time of year. Sally is here to see if there is anything new. Good morning. There is not a lot that is new. I do not see a lot of slow traffic. I do see some. That is at the bay bridge. The bay bridge here is the story with that, it is the slowest commuted by far. All other commutes look good. This one does not. Anecdotally, we hear that people are not wanting to take part. They want to bring their own car. I dont blame them. You want to stay in your own bubble and stay safe. We are going to get a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza of about 15 minutes for we make it onto the span. It is 6 01. Lets back to the headlines. We are still following breaking news, firefighters are battling a grass fire in clayton. It might have been started by fireworks. The flames are near the clayton palms mobile Home Community off marsh creek road. That is the same neighborhood that saw the marsh fire get dangerously close last summer. The fi