Reporter as you know, for decades going to the castro has always been a bit of a treat for halloween revelers, this is normally official for bars and restaurants in the area, but this year, the same people who would normally benefit from the crowd, they are urging them to stay away. Before nightfall, the castro was bustling with activity as people whined and dined at restaurants that normally reap the rewards from a big halloween crowd. This year, those same establishments are voluntarily shutting down early at 9 00 p. M. At the urging of the city, a way to deter crowds, but a move that comes with a financial sacrifice. I would say for saturday night, it is going to be major, going to be vague, it is a prime time, 9 00 p. M. Till 11 00. Reporter the Merchants Association says there could be a bigger cost if the castro turns into a covid19 hotspot, causing the city to lose the progress it has been making in the battle against the virus. We are at yellow pandemic, and we have done so wel
These tears. Under the new plan, each county will give a designation of purple, red, orange, or yellow. It will determine what type of businesses are allowed in each county. Under the purple tear, the risk is widespread. Seven areas are classified as purple. Yellow tier is classified as minimum. Napa county is classified as red, meaning the risk level is substantial. Health officials in two different east bay counties have relaxed their restrictions for some businesses. For many hair salon owners, it was not enough. Gavin newsom made his announcement. Bit by bit, some businesses are getting the okay to reopen. For many, it will be a challenge, financially. Reporter at Diablo Crossfit on friday, members were getting their exercise outdoors. Craig howard seems to be enjoying it. There is a waitlist in the morning. There is a waitlist in the evenings for classes. Reporter he says his business is three quarters of what it was precovid. He says he has all the sanitation procedures in place.
Kristina. Reporter we had quite a day today with markets looking for direction but you saw all three major u. S. Averages closing in the green like jackie mentioned. You saw nasdaq hit an alltime high. S p 500 as well as the dow closed for the third day in a row in the green. You had a lot of big tech movers as you know but that led nasdaq higher. I want to focus on two particular stocks. Taketwo interactive had earnings. A big beat. They showed a lot of people, pentup demand for gaming as well in purchase games and you have amd, advanced micro devices, their stock climbing higher today because jeffries did increase the price target from 86 to 95 but there is it still come weakness across the board. A major news story, microsoft about the potential purchase of tiktok, because of that volatility, because of regulatory reviews, that weighed negatively on the stock today. You can see it was down over 1. 5 . Then weve got kodak since were talking about regulatory review, kodak shares we sa
Saying if the infection rate in new york state remained low and statewide give or take, it is low, hovering around the 1 mark the schools could open. Governor cuomo previously said if it stayed below 5 they could open if it were to spike up to 9 they would then close down so this is in line with that, what the governor is saying today. The most important part of all of this is what the local jurisdictions decide to do, and the way it played out in new york is that the local superintendents of School Districts around the state submitted their plan by last friday. Now, some didnt get a plan in at all but most did, and most of those superintendents submitted a plan that had some blended approach, meaning that even if School Districts be open to in person learning, students would not be going backtoschool five days a week, in some districts they would, but in most they would not. It be one or two or three days a week, some rotating system that allows the schools to have a smaller presence
Sure people dont sort of waltz into problem areas. It is happening in the nations largest city, new york city. Where they have security checkpoints, virus checkpoints for wont of better term. You cant get in without them checking whether it is okay for you to be in. You go into any train stations, you have to fill out a form say everything is copastetic f you dont bother with that, looking at maybe, 1000, 2000 or more dollar fine and, they can lock you away for 14 days. You get selfquarantined whether you like it or not. Not at your home. What a mess. Alex hogan, what is happening right now . All these checkpoints vary based on how youre trying to get into the city here. At penn station they wont actually stop you. They will give you a form that basically lays out the information what you need to do based on where youre coming from. There are 35 states or territoriries across the country are unmannedder to quarantine list for new york city. Travelers visiting for the regions need to is