Im Margaret Brennan. Were going to begin tonight with a nationwide scramble by millions to get home for the holiday and by Public Health offi officials to slow the staggering spread of the coronavirus. Tonight, cbs news has learned the c. D. C. And White House Coronavirus task force are now considering shortening the recommended length of covid quarantines, not because of new research, but simply to get more people to follow the rules and stay home if theyre exposed. Across the u. S. , every week, new infections are accelerating faster than the week before. Tonight, los angeles county, home to 10 million people, is debating a strict new lockdown that could leave streets and restaurants empty. And l. A. s mayor says cases are climbing so quickly in his city, theyll be out of hospital beds by christmas. Nationwide, things are even worse. A recordshattering 85,000 americans are hospitalized with covid19 tonight. Doctor tells cbs news they are running low on help and running out of hope. A
50s and 60s in santa rosa and san jose. Morning fog with cool lows with some errors in the upper 40s. Warming to hot with an onshore breeze. The fog will retreat slowly for some. Thunderstorms over the mountains. And temperatures, if you like the last couple of days, not much change. Near average. Highway 17 s. , you want to focus on that first . We are looking at that. I was 17. And looking at other commutes but first we will look at the bay bridge. But yes, we will get to hide something. I want to remind people that the bay bridge does have a backup in case you have not seen it. See mentioned i was 17. In case you havent heard, there was an overturned truck stop on something at the summit. Northbound traffic has also slowed. Bigger problem force up on something. We will update that all morning long until they clear. Lets get back to the headlines. Arthritis put out a fire in pittsburgh and rescued one person after regards went up in flames overnight. It happened at 245 on crestview d
Plus, oneonone with mark zuckerberg, as facebook promises a new weapon to battle the coronavirus. Forget toilet paper or canned goods. The new item in short supply at the supermarket. And this morning the girl dads guide to social distancing. How new yorks governor says hes coping with his daughters boyfriend during these unusual times. Unusual times. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It was three months ago today when the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in the u. S. Now three months later the focus is on testing. President trump says the government is taking new action to produce more testing supplies like swabs. In a separate development theres growing concern about the accuracy of Antibody Testing which is seen as crucial for reopening the economy. There is some encouraging news for Small Businesses. President trump says a deal could be reached as soon as today on billions of dollars in additional aid. Across the country protests are escalating wit
Has now passed 20,000 confirmed cases and more than 550 people in this state have died. These numbers are according to the Johns Hopkins global coronavirus tracker so is the coronavirus pandemic based on what some are saying still as bad as we think one bay area doctors weighing in on how the situation is in fact improving because of the precautions that were taken early on. And now we can continue to move in the right direction kron 4 dan thorn reports from walnut creek. It appears theres been progress in the bay areas fight against covid19 there has been the possibility of seeing deaths in case is surging but early actions taken by local Health Officials. Seem to be working we are in a better place than weve not been says social distancing shelter a everything thats been done in our communities to prevent the spread of coronavirus doctor Michael Stacey with Lifelong Medical care says being in this position is obviously a good thing. Our hospitals are not being overwhelmed and testing
Anyone will be held aews alert on todays verdict. Get alerts like this one right to your cell phone. Just sign up through our nbc bay area app. New details about a deadly shooting at that halloween party. The sheriff said the party was a blood bath and was crawling with guns. The Sheriffs Department releasing these mug shots of the five suspects. Four of them face murder charges while the prommerer of the pa y Party Promoter of the party is being charged as an accessory. The sheriff said he believes some came to the party intent on causing harm. He said rival gang members were involved and two victims were armed themselves. In my 32 i h yeae never seena homicide scene like this everit was a blood bath inside the home. That suspect jumping out of the window of his ant antioch home. He was soon taken in custody. Alice barr is live in washington with todays revelations. Reporter good evening. The ousted Ukraine Ambassador c trump lobbed remarks right into the middle of the proceedings. Ev