This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight. America is now in covid hell. In just 24 hours, the u. S. Has broken every record set since the pandemic began 10 months ago with more new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in a single day than ever. So Many Americans are now being killed by the virus, four people have died just since this broadcast began. Thats a rate of one life lost every 30 seconds. As we come on the air tonight, more than 100,000 people are now in the hospital with coronavirus, pushing the countrys Healthcare System to the brink. Californias governor says i. C. U. Beds are filling up so fast there, he may soon have to shut down much of his state, ordering people to stay at home to try to stop the virus from spreading any faster. Now, tonight, president elect joe biden says hes going to ask all americans to wear a mask for
To notice the cloud cover start to roll in. It was starting out a little clear, and high clouds will eventually change now. And 50 degrees currently in san jose. Also, we will be seeing some fog building along the coastline, at some point, patchy fog. The main reason for that is San Francisco is because of this storm system that is just off to the north. But we were talking about chilly and look at some spots down to the low 40s. An rosa 44, and santa cruz 46 and here is the satellite radar, and zooming in a little closer, to give you an idea of the cloud cover that will start rolling in, and you notice the rain pretty far off to the north near the reading area, and you can see the chance of some drizzle for San Francisco and the north bay. If you get caught up in some drizzle, dont be afraid. It is not major rain. Were not talking about crazy accumulations or anything. San jose temperature trend at 63 degrees by 11 00 a. M. A warmup, with a fire danger, we will tell you more about tha
Temperatures. Plenty of sun through the day. Temperatures not as hot compared to yesterday. But still above average for this time of year. 93 for a high in concord. 91 liver moore. 92 in fairfield. Son jose, mid 80s. Low 70s in san fraisco. And upper 60s pacifica. And medium high levels for the allergies. And the latest on Hurricane Dorian coming up in a bit. And taking a look at our roads on this holiday. Not looking too bad. Mostly in the green there. We do have a few hot spots, though. This wun in the east bay westbound 4. This is an injury accident westbound 4. The right lane is blocked in the area and not slowing down the speeds. And we have the b. A. R. T. Track work eastbound 24 near lafayette station. The two left lanes are closed and thats causing delays over the weekend. B. A. R. T. Stations closed at these locations. But Free Bus Service is being offered. Mass transit checklist, ace trains no service. B. A. R. T. , muni and cal train on a said schedule. And 5 02. And turning
By an israeli airstrike. The Israeli Military has denied responsibility, saying the blast was caused by a failed rocket launched by the gaza based Militant Group Palestinian Islamic jihad. Us President Joe Biden is currently travelling to israel, but a planned Summit Injordan with arab leaders has now been cancelled. Biden s visit is designed to further demonstrate americas support for israel. The white house is saying the us is optimistic about getting humanitarian aid into gaza. On our website we have a live page that is constantly updating with the latest developments but now lets focus on the top Business Stories. Here in europe in a few hours we will be getting a clearer picture on where inflation is headed. For the uk and eurozone the latest data is out today and its hoped the cost of living crisis will continue to ease. In the uk the rate of inflation slowed to 6. 7 in the year to august. For the eurozone the latest estimate has inflation hovering around 4. 3 . For Central Banks
Department. And ahead of her first state of the city address, oakland mayor sheng thao facing major criticism as the Community Demands transparency, accountability and a plan for Public Safety. Also, President Biden will travel to israel today amid the war with hamas. And were seeing new videos of hostages being held by terror group. Station. Calling for 2. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2, im justine waldman. And today, mayor london breed join the city officials and Community Leaders to announce a safer San Francisco ballot measure from march of 2024. During that election, the mayor says that this measure would remove obstacles that have been put in place to prevent San Francisco police from being able to do their jobs effectively and efficiently kron Charles Clifford joins us now live from San Francisco with more on the mayors plan and why she thinks this will keep people in the city safe. Thanks for joining us. Good afternoon. Well, here in San Francisco, s