Airline industry. How it could impact the future of flying. Deadly disaster. Even more wildfires explode in california. The death toll and damage growing by the day. Its beautiful here, but thats being stripped one fire at a time. This morning, the devastation facing thousands of homeowners, left with nothing to return to. And a new warning about the fire danger still to come. Opening day. This morning, the iconic Washington Monument welcoming back its first guests since the start of this pandemic. Wow. That view is right there the minute you get out of the elevator. It is absolutely spectacular. Tom costello there live from the very top. Those stories, plus, delay of game. That coronavirus outbreak inside the Tennessee Titans forces the nfl to postpone its first game of the season, but it is full steam ahead for the nba finals. Drives, its inside, finds davis for the slam. And the major leagues postseason. And the braves have won it. Today, thursday, october 1st, 2020. Announcer from
The president s initial 15 day period of social distancing expires tomorrow. Hes now extended the voluntary worse Case Scenario when it comes to the National Shutdown by 30 days. Good evening, everyone. Im Frank Somerville working from home tonight. Coronavirus pandemic. Im julie haener. Many state leaders are calling on the government to provide his recommendations come as more medical equipment. California is ramping up its they say they desperately need efforts to fight the virus. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy has docked in los angeles more medical equipment, but those requests at least right and is now taking its first now are not being granted. Patients. The ship is taking reporter as the number of noncoronavirus patients so Coronavirus Infections surges other nearby hospitals can nationwide, hospitals are handle the increase in covid19 facing a desperate shortage of medical supplies and equipment. Among the most critical, patients. The usns mercy has 1,000 beds, ventilators.
Other nearby hospitals can the latest measures taken in handle the increase in the fight including the food and Drug Administration authorizing a new rapid test. Coronavirus patients, this as the fda authorized a New Santa Cruz county has death fro test developed by abbott labs coronavirus. That delivers lightning fast ktvus greg liggins here now results in as little as five with the story of a bay area minutes. Reporter with 50,000 tests family coping with the loss of expected to be delivered each a loved one from coronavirus. Day the deployment of rapid reporter yeah, frank. Testing will vastly accelerate with the number of sick and our ability to monitor, track, dying growing day after day contain and ultimately defeat after day, its easy to forget the virus. We have will defeat the. That behind every number there is a person and one of the people to hit the casualty count recently is a woman from virus. Reporter fema is building additional hospitals in new york, new jersey and loui
422. Look good so far, eight minutes eastbound from route 29 to the schuylkill with speeds into the 60s. Back to you. 4 31. This morning were learning new details about that deadly amtrak Train Derailment overnight. Investigators revealed the train was speeding before plunging off the tracks near seattle. Nbcs kirk hawkins joins us live from dupont, washington, where the cleanup effort is underway this hour. Kirk . Reporter ntsb investigators held a News Conference here a short time ago, and they told us the train was traveling at 80 Miles Per Hour, more than twice the legal speed limit of just 20 Miles Per Hour. Is everybody okay . Im still figuring that out. Weve got cars everywhere. And down on to the highway. Reporter an amtrak train on the inaugural run of highspeed Train Service to portland derailed, then veered off an overpass 40 miles south of seattle. Several cars crashed into the busy interstate 5 freeway in the middle of monday morning rush hour and smashed into a semitruck
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