We do have eyes on this press conference as soon as it begins it earnest we will bring it to you. They are walking up to the podium right now. That is the head of the Emergency Operations center. And we do know that there is going to be information. Lets go ahead and take a listen in. Sometimes they do those mic checks and introductions early, but lets hear what he has to say. Emergency operation center. Today we are going to have a briefing from the Santa Clara County Public Health officer dr. Sarah cody who will be making some brief statements. And then we will be happy to take questions. And to the Spanish Language media, we will be available to answer questions after the main press conference. So with that let me introduce dr. Sarah cody. Good morning, everyone. Its good to be with you, good to be back here. Thank you for standing as far back as you are because i do have my mask off. I havent seen you all in a while, and i just wanted to give you all an update as to where we are wi
The medical director of Carbon Health says those results are revealing some startling new trends. Earlier today on kronon he told kron fours Jonathan Mccall who is most likely to test positive for covid19. Still so many questions remain about testing of we know that a number of counties across the bay area now expanding their testing sites because of a recent surge. Europe app on the front lines of what are some of the trends that youre seeing in the emergency room where you work. Yeah, absolutely 7 Emergency Department were many people who work at a winery s coming in and testing positive were seeing many Grocery Store workers. Coming in testing positive are actually seeing a large number of children. Testing positive as well. Now urging care for me care clinics around the bay area through carbon. Were actually seeing. Clusters of patients to gather together parties so generally there younger 2020 somethings to may have thought that they could hang out with friends. Frankly really des
Bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. And good evening. Im dan ashley good and im ama daetz. Contra costa county Health Leaders delivered a stern message to the community this afternoon. They say theyve reached a critical point in the pandemic. There have been three deaths today, seven over the past three days. Grocery clerks should not have to fight a grown man to wear a mask. Thats not their job. Contra costa county officials held nothing back telling the community to take covid19 seriously and taketa healthy and safe. After a period where we significantly slowed the spread of covid in our community, coronavirus has not only made a comeback, but were seeing new record numbers of cases and hospitalizations. More than 110 Contra Costa County residents have died from the virus. There are now 2 1 2 times the number of people hospitalized than there were at the beginning of the month. We had the National Guard come out to stem nonviolent protesters who have killed no o
Citys black community. I want black boys growing up today to drive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats our young black men, not as a statistic or an inevitable tragedy but as an important part of our citys future. Reporter chief William Scott while the cuts are significant, they are cuts we can absorb. But the Police Officers Association Says Response Times could suffer if the department cant hire new officers. It could impact our ability to respond to emergency calls for service if we dont have the necessary staffing. Reporter the mayor says the city is also focused on Police Accountability and bias. The pandemic has made San Franciscos homeless crisis even more dire. The new budget includes an additional 1,500 units of supportive housing. Advocates say its definitely needed. I think especially during pandemic, people are just so distraught and just so disconnected without electricity. Reporter to save more money and avoid layoffs, mayor breed is now a
vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Kel inside a car, several businesses, gyms, salons and hotels are gearing up to reopen on monday. As Health Care Experts are keeping a close eye on covid19 cases in that county. After a rather hot weekend for many of us in the bay area, cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the detn the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good evening, and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Hundreds of people gathered today in martinez for a protest over recent racist incidents in the city. There were concerns of potential classes with counter protesters, but this demonstration remained peaceful. It started at the black lives matter mural outside the courthouse and ended with a rally at the waterfront. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez was there and spoke to the organizer. Reporte