All right. All right. Everybodys got a Favorite Book from their childhood sometimes stories of adversity and triumph. But the heroes of those stories are often lacking in diversity yeah. Its true. Frustration. We just know, like, its too according to a recent study, much of a gamble straight ahead, the story actually, more childrens books from coast to coast. Massive explosion. What caused this devastating blast in the heart of beirut the mystery growing as the number of dead and injured climbs this morning. But from the rubble, a stunning story. A survivor pulled out alive. Those stories, plus phoning feature white characters than all other types of visible home the astronauts in that historic nasa Spacex Mission revealing the prank calls they made. Minorities combined. Thats one reason why jenna sat down with some really bright young minds to talk about the importance of representation especially in this particular moment by the way, these kids are probably was a pretty funny incredi
Its cloudy in oakland at 62. Its 60 in hayward. Taking you back closer to the coast, mid50s in pacifica as well as santa rosa so we still have that air quality advisory for the so some of the hazy pconditions from the coast to te central bay and santa clara valley, this is from the smoke from the mineral fire as the smoke drifts up to the north and west. As we look at live picture outside from our roof camera we begin to see sun after 9 00 for some of you, the rest of you maybe 10 00 and noontime 808 inland. Mid70s around the bay and it will stay warm throughout the afternoon inland but the sea breeze picks up and well talk about a setup for cooler days for the week ahead. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Lets get to the latest coronavirus headline this is morning. More than 9,000 new cases were reported in california yesterday and Officials Say the Positivity Rate is trending upwards over a 14day average. A key indicator of community spread. In the bay area there are at least 39,000 cases and 6
Buildings there with upper 50s napa and that delta breeze up to about 30 miles an hour. We certainly have some smoke from the mineral fire from the Central Coast to the Santa Clara Valley so well notice some hazy skies today and its cloudy down along the beach. Temperatures there will be around 70. Were about 80 by noontime. Sunny skies for most, except along the coast, a few degrees cooler inland, and near 80 around the bay today. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. Lets get to the latest coronavirus headlines this morning. More than 9,000 new cases were reported in california yesterday and Officials Say the Positivity Rate is trending upwards over a 14day average. A key indicator of community spread. In the bay area there are at least 39,000 cases and 691 deaths, that count does not include san quentin prison which has 967 active cases. The only bay area county not on the states watch list is san mateo. San francisco malls and nonessential offices must be shut down by tomorrow. To the
Being seized off the streets. Tributes to john lewis. The kind words pouring in for the civil rights icon this morning. New jersey senator cory Booker Joining us live, sharing memories of a man he called a mentor and a titan of american history. Close encounter. The moment a shark is spotted in cocoa beach, florida, heading towards a small boy. The quickthinking offduty officer who may have saved his life, tells us his story. And baseball is back. The first spring training games of the season. Cardboard cutouts in the stands and this masked hitters home run day. Will players stay healthy to complete the season . Coronavirus deaths in the u. S. Stand at more than 140,000 this morning. With the numbers rising in more than two dozen states. As the crisis intensifies, many states experiencing desperate stress on their medical systems. And the rising numbers forcing a widespread rethink of opening plans, indianapolis officials voting to delay the start of the school year by two weeks, and i
Embarcadero. And if you try to make an appointment, you will have to wait more than a week to do so. In antioch, people waited in long lines there similar to a testing site in hayward. Taneshia williams, a mother of six with underlying conditions, is describing her concern not knowing if she has covid19. She waited eight days to get a test and was told by kaiser antioch to wait for another week to get the results. If im positive, i want to know now. It shouldnt take a week to find out if im covid19. I think that is the pits right now. Reporter state Health Officials responded to complaints of delays saying that labs are now analyzing tests from other states not just california causing backups. They are also prioritizing tests. And those officials did not address backups in getting the actual tests taken, and a staff member told us that she got tested at this site on monday and she got her results within 12 hours. So it appears if you have to wait about a week to get your results, that