Today america reported a record high 136,000 new cases. Its the seventh consecutive day with 100,000 coronavirus cases nationwide and now, every state in the country is reporting an increasing number. Texas just became the first state with 1 million cases. In california, not far behind and at our current rate, well reach 1 million cases by the weekend. Bay area counties range from the best to the worst among the color coded coronavirus restriction tiers. San francisco is the only in the best category, yellow but preemptively going to shut down indoorining friday night as a precaution. Yesterday contra costa and santa cruz moved backwards from orange to red. A spike in new cases in napa county has Health Officials worried and for very good reason. Those numbers are rapidly moving in the wrong direction and could send napa county from the orange tier to the state most restrictive purple tier if things dont turn around. Cornell bernard found many people are suffering from coronavirus fati
Us will enjoy the warming trend but part of that system is going to sag to the south, bringing a few clouds to the north bay. Maybe even a sprinkle. Its 35 right now in santa rosa, 43 in oakland, 42 in santa rosa and a check of the fog youll notice livermore just one mile visibility, five miles in santa rosa. So the deal for your sunday starting out with partly cloudy conditions, lots of sunshine, low 60s around noontime, bay side and inland in the 50s at the coast and later on this afternoon in the upper 60s in parts of the south bay and east bay valleys. Clouds in the north bay and chance of a sonoma sprinkle. Well talk about that and the next rain chance for the entire bay area in a beau minutes. We begin way look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases, the state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day counts we have seen since august. The 14day Positivity Rate is 4. 2 , 4 friday and 3. 7
And as we go through the afternoon, youll notice it will be a warmer day with full sunshine for most, as we get into the noon 1 00 hour and increasing clouds in the north bay but well see highs in the upper 70s and 60s in our warmest locations. Mid60s around the bay but 70s are on the horizon, liz, for many of us on monday, then welcome rain returns for tuesday, well plot that out for you when we see you next. Certainly welcome. Lisa, thank you. Were going to begin with a look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day case counts that we have seen since august. Almost 10,000. The 1 rchb day pa4day positive 4. 2 . It was 3. 7 a few days before that, indicator of the virus going up. Since the pandemic started, the bay area has seen more than 133,000 confirmed cases. Because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again, when
Potential nominees. He says and hell do that this week for Washington Bureau reporter Raquel Martin talk with leaders on both sides of the aisle about whats to come next. Every week is got to be tense is probably heightens. Blood pressure a little bit in the Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death on friday these are a republican senator ripley blunt expects a battle to fill her now vacant seat we will get to it. Before this Congress Ends as President Trump has a constitutional duty to nominate ginsburgs replacement and unlike in 2016, he sees no reason for delay, the senate and the white house are now under the control of the same party it would it would be almost political and governmental malpractice if republicans decide were going to unilaterally disarm here so far only 2 republicans say the winner of the next election should pick the next Supreme Court justice but democrats will need to ward to block the nomination. The hope is that cooler heads will prevail democrats like congressman
In the area. The man spooked and dropped her and left. I left to work at morning in 6 30. I have to be very wore. Its scary. Mount view Police Confirmed the suspect is kept behind bars on suspicion of attempted rape, attempted kidnapping and false. And proulx. Detective expect there might be other victims and ask anyone with information come forward to Mountain View police in Mountain View. Thank you very much for that. New details me merging after a highspeed police chase in los angeles some of the southland bad guys are actually from the bay area. Yesterdays chase reaching speeds more than 100 miles an hour on freeways and streets through the sand ferned an valley. The lapd believes the three men in the car had been breaking into vehicles and ofrsds say they are seeing more and more suspects tied to the bay area. We have the crews comprised of gang members from the greater oakland and San Francisco areas that regularly visiting los angeles for particular purpose of committing burglar