New this morning, a key endorsement in the race for president that could shake up the race in south carolina. Plus, a new plan to prevent head injuries in youth soccer. And the new social media experiment that proves seeing isnt believing when its online. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with that breaking news overnight in the fight against the new coronavirus. Weve learned the white house will be requesting billions of dollars in emergency funds to respond to the outbreak. It comes just hours after the stock market saw the worst drop in two years with investors growing more worried about the virus spreading through asia and europe. Italy is taking new precautions while the cdc is now warning americans to avoid traveling to south korea and new cases inside iran are raising concern about a massive outbreak there. Abcs Serena Marshall has the latest from washington where Health Officials will be briefing senators today. Good morning, serena. Reporter ke
System . Whats working and what needs more attention. If you see me today please come talk to me. I would love to hear your thoughts. Please follow me on twitter. Ill be tweeting, sending out updates of what im finding on b. A. R. T. Should be fun, exciting and an informative day. Reporting live from antioch, amy hollyfield. I have to go and catch that first train. Kumasi and reggie, back to you. Thanks, amy. Have fun out there. All this week we are dedicating our building a better bay Area Coverage to b. A. R. T. As amy just shared with us. You can find our stories on abc7news. Com. Here is an update on your weather and traffic and mike nicco. Record high temperatures, thats the big story later on today. Starting out right now weve got you can see those temperatures hanging out in the 40s and 50s just about everywhere. And as we head into the afternoon hours 70s except for the coast. The good news there is no fog out there this morning. Let me show you the visibility on live doppler 7
Voice of jack. Can you give us some context of whats going on here . This was a crazy one. I mean, ive been watching english football since the early 90s. Very few examples of this that i can ever recall. There was one guy named eric kantana hit a fan with a karate kick behind the goal. But this is extraordinary. Youve never seen a player go up in the stands after, you know going on like this. They just let him climb. A long way. Theres no way hes not going to be punished for this one. Frankly its unprofessional and you cant have it. A little surprising. And now to a health alert about alcohol and alzheimers. A new Study Suggests that moderate drinking may help maintain a healthy brain. Researchers found lower levels of the protein that forms brain plaques associated with alzheimers disease in socalled iners, those who over decades. Three days after that deadly tornado outbreak in tennessee, residents and volunteers are ramping up efforts to try to dig out from the destruction. Those s
Plus, gunfire erupts at a flea market in texas. Several victims rushed to the hospital. Breaking his silence one week after this horrifying crash, nascar driver ryan newman reveals his injuries and his hope for the future. And a dream come true. We hear from the 42yearold zamboni driver who got the chance of a lifetime, getting called into the game, helping his team win and what he said when he was called into action. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We do begin with concerns about the new coronavirus reaching new levels. The outbreak is spreading in more countries including italy where several events and a famous festival have been canceled. Meanwhile here at home, authorities in one state have successfully fought a plan to house patients at a local facility. All this is spreading to the financial markets, but some analysts saying this Health Emergency could have a longterm impact on the global economy. Reporter overnight, President Trump confirming that americ
Rising concern about the coronavirus is leading to some confusion and even misinformation. Two doctors are weighing in with a reality check including dr. Jenner is ashton and an Infectious Disease doctor from boston university. We know what this disease is and we know how its transmitted. We are going to see more cases because weve increased the ability to test for them. Most states have the ability or on their way to getting that. Sometimes when you say to someone, dont panic, that can be interpreted as being dismissive or even insulting and actually causing them to panic more, even though thats not the intention. If youre home, you just develop a sore throat, even if youve just gotten off a plane from italy, you are not meeting criteria for cdc testing, and thats important for people to know. The testing criteria just revised by the cdc have three ne in i thevspirat disee and no other explanation. The other category is a of the five affected countries, and right now its just five cou