Reporter in San Francisco theyre hoping cell phones hold the key to contact tracing. The more people that answer the call or text, the better our chances of getting control of the spread of covid19 in San Francisco and speeding up the reopening of our city. Reporter after a positive test youll get a text asking you to fill in the blank for contact tracers. The city is now averaging 130 new cases of covid19 a day and more than 900 a week. Now we are in a large surge with infections that are more widespread across the city and reaching different populations and our numbers have been increasing sharply. Reporter its a surge that started before the Holiday Season thats expected to continue through december. We saw this spike in the summer and it was hard to get back down. So the quicker we get it under control, the better off well be in the long run. Reporter if you get a positive covid19 test in San Francisco, you should expect a test and Public Health officials hope youll answer it becau
Of the moon. Thank you for joining us the World Health Organization is warning that europe needs to seriously accelerate its response to the coronavirus pandemic it says a lack of effective Contact Tracing is making it even more difficult to stamp out the virus cases in europe are rising shoppy with several countries reporting record numbers of infections on sunday france amounts more than 50000 new cases for the 1st time italy and spain are struggling with a 2nd wave while hopes for a vaccine are growing in the u. K. The British Health secretary says a government this repairing for a mass rollout in the 1st half of next year but in the United States the Trump Administration has been accused of giving up the fight against covert 19 white house chief of staff mark meadows has conceded the u. S. Is not going to control the pandemic lets get more from our White House Correspondent Kimberly Hockett who joins us now President Trump has been making the argument kimberly that you know this wa
Fbi. Plus, caught on camera, two paragliders getting a visit from a vulture. Emergency on the ice when the zamboni catches fire. And musics big night, the Billboard Music awards. The big stars, the big winners and one very powerful performance. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im mona kosar abdi. Im will reeve. Kenneth is off. We begin with a new prediction about the coronavirus. Researchers are predicting a significant increase in new cases over the next four weeks. Were already averaging more than 50,000 cases per day. Were also learning more about President Trumps son barron who tested positive. The president speaking in iowa last night cited his sons case as more evidence that schools should reopen. It all comes as six states report a Record Number of hospitalizations with none of the 50 states trending in the right direction when it comes to new infections. This morning, President Trump revealing new details about his teenage sons covid diagnosis. He had it for such a short period
Plus, caught on camera, two paragliders getting a visit from a vulture. Emergency on the ice when the zamboni catches fire. And musics big night, the Billboard Music awards. The big stars, the big winners and one very powerful performance. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im mona kosar abdi. Im will reeve. Kenneth is off. We begin with a new prediction about the coronavirus. Researchers are predicting a significant increase in new cases over the next four weeks. Were already averaging more than 50,000 cases per day. Were also learning more about President Trumps son barron who tested positive. The president speaking in iowa last night cited his sons case as more evidence that schools should reopen. It all comes as six states report a Record Number of hospitalizations with none of the 50 states trending in the right direction when it comes to new infections. This morning, President Trump revealing new details about his teenage sons covid diagnosis. He had it for such a short period of t
Have heard recounted repeatedly this morning and even more. Republicans have been obsessed with repealing obamacare for years, but they dont have the votes to do it. They couldnt get it done in the house. They couldnt get it done in the Senate Thanks to three great republicans including john mccain, and now theyve got to rely on the court to do their work. Judge barrett, youre on the record. You wrote an article in which you criticized the case where chief Justice Roberts was the deciding vote of holding the aca. Now your nomination moving forward at an unprecedented speed. So whats at stake . Let me show you whats at stake here. I want you to meet kenny murray from tinnily park and his family. I had the privilege of meeting the family in my washington office. Heres a picture of sue, ken, their daughter maddie and their son kenny. I was told their son kenny was diagnos diagnosed in utero with heart defects. Kenny had two open heart surgeries at advocate hospital outside of chicago, and