Underestimated. The data so far suggests that Young Children are less likely to get a severe illness. That doesnt mean cant carry and it spread to it other students, parents and teachers, vendors, anyone else in their community. And older kids, weve seen it with studies, can spread it even at the same rate as adults do, even if theyre less likely to be hospitalized. And one other variable. Port past six months or so, schools have been shut down, some schools have been. And theres summer vacation. So lets say kids have been getting sick 1 5 of the time. Were about to reopen schools and increase their exposure. So whatever low rate weve seen in children could potentially increase by a major magnitude. Many working parents are scrambling to find childcare solutions. A new Affordable Program from the ymca could be a saving grace for many parents and their kids. Cornell bernard has the story. I love being at home but i miss my school, my teachers. Reporter this 10yearold is ready for the fi
Spread of covid19. In one case alone, a los gatos man with Cystic Fibrosis has been waiting nearly two weeks for his results to come back. Nearly two weeks ago, ricky came down with a if he ever and quickly scheduled a covid19 diagnostic test. Since then his condition hasnt gotten that much better and hes been id lating at home. Ive been sleeping with that 16 hours a day. Ive had achy joints. He has yet to get the results back adding to the uncertainty, he is a Cystic Fibrosis patient making him especially vulnerable during this pandemic. His mother, herself a contact tracer for santa clara county, is puzzled by this disparity. It is unnerving. You dont know who is out there. Who could be infecting you. Locally youre more likely to get a fasterturearound from an academic lab such as stanford or ucsf but public labs can take longer. His medical provider went through Quest Diagnostics which is among the large corporations nationwide now competing. A turnaround time of a week or more does
At a helicopter, perhaps a desperate attempt to direct potential rescuers to a man who had fallen down a cliff, hoping he might still be alive. But it was too late. The National Park Service Confirms the 67yearold was trying to get to his dog, which had made its way partway down the cliff. But he slipped and fell hundreds of feet to his death. While a california Highway Patrol helicopter lifted firefighters anl the mans body from the area, his family members arrived to retrieve the dog and console one another. Clearly devastated by what had happened. The area is just south of Thornton Beach and west of daly citys palisades park. A popular area for dog walkers and families. But also one that can be as dangerous as it is beautiful. Stay on the trails, yeah. Especially i mean, the it will be slippery with the moisture. Thats why i can see maybe someone falling if theyre on the edge. Reporter chp helicopter with the mans body touched down near Thornton Beach and the body transferred to a S
July 24. Matt odonnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us. Lets head over to david murphy, i guess we better enjoy it while we can. Reporter were wrapping up the workweek in fine shape. Satellite shows you very little cloud cover as far as washington, d. C. And beyond. Youll need shades all the way today. 69 degrees in philadelphia. Low 60s in Allentown Trenton 58 in millville. And 55 coming in from sea isle city. I think that number will jump up quickly. 56 degrees on the way out door, 72 by 8 mainly clear skies and comfortable. 72 at 3 00 p. M. 86 degrees by 3 00 p. M. High of 87 degrees, low humidity a nice summer afternoon. Saturday looks good, sunday things will change a little bit karen rogers ill have details on that coming up with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Reporter all right dave gulph mills eastbound traffic has cleared with the construction out there. Westbound should clear its off to the shoulder. Overall on the schuylkill expressway youre looking better. W
In the morning youre looking nice out there. Excellent, excellent, and if you have any plans to do service work outside its looking good. Temperatures should be smith above average. Its quiet and clear for one thing. Well see clouds building with time throughout the course of the day. Its a sign of new system as it is approaching and for now we expect a dry day and current temperature readings off to a cold start. The wind is calm. You dont have to factor in any wind for a wind chill. 4 we start the morning in atlantic city. 28 philadelphia and mild if you want to call it that. Mild spot goes to dover, delaware youre currently at 30. Everybody is below freezing, cold start for the morning for sure. This is nothing out of the ordinary. Youre in teens and Single Digits in a handful of spots. Under that clear sky the temperatures can start on a cold note. Its not as chilly throughout the course ever the day. Happy Martin Luther king jr. Day to you with sun we see clouds building and its n