In San Francisco, a youth organized rally and dance. Divest in the police, invest in the community. Right in time for weekend, outside dining has arrived in San Francisco, where you will now find parklets, instead of parked cars. Strong winds and a double digit drop in tempertures today, i will let you know what is in store coming up. Abc7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area. This is abc7 news. The state cleared the way for several more businesses to reopen in california next friday. Nail salons are included in this, of course, in is if your county says so. The bay area has been more conservative. For counties reopening, theres changes. Nail files have to be thrown away ever each use. Nail salon reopening has been highly anticipated. The professional federation sue today the state to reopen sal no s, they said that because of training to be licensed, nail salon workers will be ready to keep customers safe. On our manicurist receives over 350 hours of formal education, mos
Education, most is based on cross contamination, disinfection, and personal cleanliness protocols. So we are prepared for it. Other services that will be allowed under the new guidelines, tattoo, massages, facials and waxing. We have been focused on the industries reopening as is key to getting our economy back up and running. Its one of several issues we are paying close attention to during the pandemic as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. In San Francisco, today was the first day of Outdoor Dining. We are fighting to support and save our Small Businesses in San Francisco. Mayor breed visited cafe envy in the bay area. Kate larson visited restaurants in other San Francisco neighborhoods tonight. She has more on how they are acclimating to the new rules. Weather is night, sun is out. It feels good to get out. Its a little bit back to business as usual. Reporter friday night in San Francisco is on. Velvet ropes around tables and bar stools on grant avenue and disposable ba
And i am claudine wong. It is great to have you with us today. It looks a little gray outside. Lets bring in russ my with a look at how the day is going to shape up. Good morning happy saturday. We are working up a cloudy skies. The temperatures will continue to cool getting into the weekend. Theres a mix of low clouds and patchy fog. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s for most is when you get into the afternoon. We will drop off by several degrees especially for the inland cities. Some spots in the low 80s today. Low 70s for most and mid 70s out there along the coastline. I do expect low 60s out there as well. Details on the Current Conditions and what to expect for the afternoon coming up in just a bit. Coronavirus cases in california to continue to rise lets take a look at those numbers for you. There are now more than 52,000 confirmed cases across the state. The death toll is now over 21,000 people. That is 63 more deaths since friday. 655 have been tested for the virus. Yesterday cal
Evening hours. Now on abc 7 news live desk update. A new shelter in place order is in effect for much of the bay area. Here at the live desk, im breaking down the new restrictions that are in place. So, first off, well start with this. Health officials in seven bay area counties have extended their stay in place now, moving forward some of the new rules here. Playgrounds and dog parks are closed. Golf courses, tennis and basketball courts, pools and rock climbing walls are also closed. We spoke with people who are not happy about this. Closing the dog park seems draconian. Do we need to do that . When you are walking on a trail, how often do you get within six feet of people . I will support it, but im not happy about it. I would assume it is based on valid data. Essential businesses like Grocery Stores can stay open, but they must have social distancing protocols and limits on buying certain items and you cannot bring reusable bags. We should mention that most construction is prohibit
Should know were on top of this. Little information is being released about the patient, who is from Solano County but currently in treatment at Uc Davis Medical Center in sacramento. She is a female who had been out in the community for several days, was not in contact with any of the evacuees isolated at Travis Air Force base, and Health Officials are tracing everyone she might have had contact with. Step by step, we look at where theyve had, where theyve been and who they might have been in direct communication with. Reporter newsom emphasized the most urgent need in california is for more testing kits and testing locations with quick turnaround. We expect that those kits will be here any day now, and we already have a number at the moment. So this will just augment that capacity. Reporter the states medical and Health Coordination center was activated last month, a command center for the various agencies monitoring and responding to the virus. First and foremost, im an american cit