Coronavirus spreads. Last week the cdc updated its website to say its possible that covid19 may be spread through droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person infected with the virus coughs sneezes scenes talks are even just breeds. Well now the cdc says that update was a mistake. They released a Statement Today reading a draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agencys official website. The cdc is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of the virus that causes covid19. Once this process has been completed the updated language will be posted. And quote we just checked the cdcs website. The new language has not yet been posted. They all this back and forth with the cdc has doctors really concerned and theyre issuing their own clarification is tonight can force theresa is in Alameda County tonight. Shes live to explain what Infectious Disease experts locally are saying about the latest cdc state
Changed as is the case often thanks for joining us. On this monday night everybody im grant lotus yeah, its a sad fact, im Vicki Liviakis this a death toll in the u. S. Has doubled since just the end of may and the number is projected to climb even higher before the years and the top covid19 projection model is predicting nearly 380,000 coronavirus deaths here in the u. S. By january. If that happens were going to hit half the death toll of the 1918 pandemic. And the united is on the. Grant i believe youre next all right there is some growing confusion tonight over the cdcs latest guidelines on covid last week. The cdc updated its website to say it is possible that covid may be spread through droplets. An airborne particles that are formed to a person infected with the virus. Coughs sneezes sings talks or briefs teaser things that were widely known at least if you talk to medical experts the cdc said it last week but now the city says the cdc says that was a mistake to issue that guida
The news station. Youre watching kron 4 news at 9. Outline is roaming the streets of a neighborhood in pacifica the big cat caught here on video as it was watching 2 kids sewer riding bikes in the street that is a good size Mountain Lion later you saw there, jumping the fence and then crouching under a neighbors truck until it eventually ran away yanks good evening, everybody thanks for being here 9 oclock, im grant lotus yikes is right, im Vicki Liviakis us course happened. On mason drive in pacifica our kron fours Taylor Bisacky reports. This area of the neighborhood backs up to the hills in a wooded area full of wildlife. Neighbors say its probably the reason this Mountain Lion is sticking around they saw over the weekend and as recent as monday afternoon i from his dog a governor who you are nothing like they get out here and then it turned and thats one of the only got couple good. And so i got my camera and started in the life of the kids in the 3rd young for the kids timothy car
Really pleasant weather 70s and 80s for high temperatures for most of the day which well talk more about still ahead over to you robin. All right, thank you john traffic us improving heading into San Francisco looks a little bit better now compared to the last hour its starting to thin out. I cant guarantee that its going to stay this light and quiet, but its really not bad into San Francisco are averaging 12 minutes from the bottom of the maze to fremont street with no big trouble spot. So far so we are looking pretty good. All right were checking in on highway 4 because we had a crash in bay point we also have one on the concord side and traffic is still slow on west for backed up all the way through pittsburgh. So youre averaging 34 minutes for highway for western antioch to concord because of those 2 accidents when you make it over to 2 42 6. 80 both look good no problems for the nimitz and one oh one averaging 32 minutes from san jose to menlo park james. All right robin, thank yo
Traffic is so slow back from trimble all the way up to the scene. It looks like a drive time is about 42 minutes because of this crash will not only because of this crash but weve had several along that stretch we had about 3 or so so 42 minutes right now from san jose to menlo park you want to get out there early looks like or accident northbound 85 at all and it is out of the way a little sluggish 87 and here at the bay bridge toll plaza check this out looks good into San Francisco right delay free on 80 west, its an easy 11 minutes off to the fremont street exit james back to you ok, thank you very much robin at 9 oh one. The big breaking news story this morning, the United States has just surpassed 200,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic a milestone that we anticipated was going to happen this morning and it looks like it passed in california more than 15,000 people have died of covid. But our Positivity Rate is actually going down which is a good thing governor newsome says the