Plus, a remarkable story about finding family five brothers and sisters finally back together. Its the good news story that will have you smiling all day. Early today starts right now glad to have you with us im frances rivera. And im valerie castro. The country reaches yet another grim coronavirus milestone as state officials scramble to contain the pandemic the virus is spreading at alarming rates the United States has now surpassed more than 11 million infections. At least 15 states have ordered increased restrictions with michigan and washington joining that list. Indoor dining suspended and nonessential businesses shut down. The pandemic leaves a family devastated in san antonio. 4yearold Raiden Gonzalez lost both his mother and father who died just 100 days apart after contracting covid19 the community there rallying around raiden who turns 5 this week. And ballots werent the only things circulating on election day. According to a report by the associated press, poll workers in s
Cnbcs karen cho is here to report on the largest trade deal for china and excludes the United States. The meeting happening now could reveal whether the Tokyo Olympic games could take place or be postponed again. Im frances rivera. Im valerie castro. A team of four astronauts safely lifted off and are on their way to the International Space station as we speak. This mission marks the new era where spacex will happen nasa. Tom costello joins us from the kennedy spa Kennedy Space center tom, good morning. Reporter good morning. A phenomenal experience yet again as we watch the Spacex Falcon 9 rocket topped with the space ship that the crew has dubbed resilience. Lifting off the pad at 7 27 eastern time a perfect, perfect evening launch here into the night sky coming up the entire east coast of the United States accelerating before finally dropping off its various stages well on its way now to intersecting with the International Space station hoping to meet up with the space station about
This map details eeshl start date, Distance Learning strategy and plan to safely return to campus. You can check it out on abc7news. Com. San mateo and santa cruz counties are the latest to approve fines for people and businesses that dont include Public Health orders. The first offense will be 100, and it will take fenleffect some cities have also enacted fines. And several bay area counties including Solano County are recommending a 10 day isolation for covid19 patients instead of a 14 day quarantine before they go back to work to. This follows cdc guidelines released about two weeks ago. So people who have coronavirus with mild to moderate symptoms should isolate fror ten days. People hospitalized or withlyiyg wlats f ice wlasolate for 20 days. For healthy individuals, 10 days should be plenty. Counties are also recommending dont get a second test before going back to work because dead covid19 cells could sometime linger for two to three months even if they have recovered. And anoth
Lets take a look at the visibility. There is fog mainly confined to the coast. Packs of clouds are starting to push to the east. They should bump up against the east bay hills and see an increase in clouds there throughout the morning commute and patchy fog. Well zero in on that as we head through the morning commute. Lets get over to frances and talk about the morning commute. Looking pretty good on the eastshore freeway. This is westbound 80 headlights moving fberkeley. Well check out the san mateo bridge, righthand side traffic moving out of hayward and looking good. East bay very light right now out of foster city in san mateo. This is 680 in walnut creek, the ride starting nicely right now. The drive time great as well, a police lockdown at the. Great mall in milpitas was lifted after a robbery inside a jewelry store. The chaos led some shoppers to think there had been a shooting. Police say three men smashed the display cases, stole jewelry and ran away. When officers arrived, th
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