numbers or excess deaths at the running averages in the world and you talk in the book famously of john snow under 50 years ago pioneering contact tracing and yet britain one of its worse that actions here was to stop all contact tracing i would entirely agree with that as a desperately sad irony britain not only did pioneer contract tracing but it also was the home of the sanitary movement in the 19th century with remarkable making cities safe and hunted genomic so it's terribly ironic that britain should be in one of the world's leaders and that's partly because it not because it's unhygienic but because it failed to be prepared and failed to follow the dictates of science which said that we have just a couple of weapons for dealing defending our sounds from this disease and social distancing and testing and contact tracing are the only weapons we have and so it was remarkable that britain and the united states were partners and also brazil in not being willing at the outbreak of this epidemic to put those practices into effect to protect the society well the book's out now epidemics of so

john, on a personal note. i'm very pleased to report that the coffee shop behind me will be opening in just another hour. you'll be able to find us sitting outside. >> snow question about that. alexandra field for us on the streets of new york, thank you very much. >>> breaking overnight, a really troubling story. nascar is investigating after a noose was found in the garage of driver bubba wallace. he is the only top-tier black driver in nascar. he pushed nascar to ban the confederate flag just two weeks ago. cnn's diane gallagher is live in atlanta with more. so what's going on here, diane? >> reporter: john, look, it shouldn't be too hard for nascar to find out who did this or at least narrow it down quickly. because the area where this was found, the garage stall, is limited to essential personnel only right now due to the pandemic. everyone who was in that area had some form of a credential, be they nascar staff, team members, health and safety personnel, track officials. nascar made this announcement late last night. and i want to read to you part of their statement. they said, we are angry and outraged. we cannot state seriously enough how serious

at the forecast there john john montana, what would you rather drive through a snowstorm in montana for a crazy, you know rainstorm in florida. >>oh i'd say more used to the snowh i end up not going to be fun to all for not just to florida with that's worcester that he does talk about. but all the way up the middle of the country there are people that go on during all this weekend at. i mean some incoming travel conditions for any what that would be taken to the roads or buying out there out east as for us in the bay area is just the opposite look at this we've got blue clear skies just a couple of nice fairweather cumulus clouds in the distance, those white up to one source and the distance really beautiful beautiful start to the morning. unfortunately, it is still breezy out there so that looks inviting as you step outside you're going to notice those wins and they will actually pick up on until late afternoon early evening which will be the windiest time the day today tomorrow will be a significantly calmer day so after a very windy but comfortable weekend. we do have a much cover week ahead of us temperatures are in the 50's and 60's currently redwood city