president trump packing up as he gets set to leave the white house, while preparing for his second impeachment trial. how he plans to spend his last 48 hours in office. while president-elect biden reveals an ambitious agenda for his first ten days in office. mounting toll. overnight, the united states tops 24 million cases of the coronavirus. the hot spot of california now the first state with more than 3 million cases, as problems and confusion mount over the slow vaccine rollout. it is an infuriating situation right now. this morning, what you need to know if you or a loved one is struggling to get an appointment. jailed. the russian opposition leader who survived a poison attack returns to moscow for the first time and is immediately taken into custody. straight ahead, the chaotic scene at the airport, and how that arrest is adding to the growing tension between russia and the u.s. those stories, plus, drama on the high seas. little squall here. whoa! hang on
this is not the way we approach a pandemic. you need to make plans. you need to have coordination in place, and you have to fund agencies over a period of years. reporter: but his allies say now is not the time to play partisan politics. that s not how we connect business. that s not how we solve problems. and lauren also tell us some lawmakers are asking for stand alone hearings on the coronavirus. they say it will help make sure there are enough resources, understanding, and oversite of the situation. there were more losses on wall street today, though not as steep as the sell off we saw yesterday and monday. traders are still worried about the impact on the world economy, the dow was down 123, the nasdaq was up 15, and the s & p was down 11. the cdc is concerned about the potential spread of the virus within communities. as tom vacar shows us, one of the main areas of worry is public transportation. many experts, most notably, the u.s. centers for disease con
fog is trying, water temperatures are cold but i think that tomorrow we have more fog than today. 30s to teafts on the temperatures. we end up way above average. maybe some records. we have a freeway closure temporarily in san francisco, that s south bound 280. the extension heading down south. if you are heading near the ballpark there is a closure that you have to deal with approaching chavez as they try to get rid of a car that was facing the wrong way. it looks like it just cleared up and they may be opening the lanes soon. 101 is a good tenter. bay bridge light getting across to san francisco and 880 traffic looks good. thank you, the latest confirmed case of coronavirus in the united states is right here in northern california and we have not seen a case like it. the patient has not traveled anywhere that there has been an outbreak and does not report having contact with anyone else who was effected. the patient is in sacramento at a hospital. the patient are from s
there are reporter: there are other business developments happening in oakland. the online payment app square will also come to oakland later this year. reporting live in oakland, i m anser hassan, abc7 news. thanks. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. you can share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. in san francisco a man was pulled out of the water not far from the bay bridge. abc7 news was along the embarcadero as crews tried to rescue the person. a witness reported seeing a man in the bay. this was right around 12:15 this afternoon. the san francisco fire department says it does not know why the man was in the water. he was rushed to the hospital last check was in critical condition. a shell gas station in the east bay is promising to pay for repairs after cars were damaged by bad gasoline. several pumps were closed on saturday at the station on the corner of newark boulevard and jarvis avenue in newark. multiple driv
trunk. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, may 14th. i m claudine wong. i m frank somerville frank it s very gray out there. i m not so wimpy, right? temperatures running cool today. we can handle it. but definitely seeing temperatures actually quite similar to what we had yesterday. the cooldown began yesterday and for your weekend just subtle changes in store. let s start with a look at all that overcast sky, a view here at stormtracker 2, we even have the possibility of some drizzle coming our way, has to do with the weak system that is moving through, but for the most part we are looking at mainly dry conditions and, again, plenty of cloud cover this morning. here s a look at where some of that moisture actually remains over portions of northern california and we do have the slight possibility slight possibility of maybe a few sprinkles in the morning hour. you can see moisture off the north bay coastline and as we move through the next few hours until