Not recommended but if you must get together there are things you can do trying to to protect you and your family. And were following breaking news. Officers open firing near a popular mall near San Francisco. And jeff ranieri has the latest on the rain thats soaked parts of the bay area. We begin with that at home covid testing. Tonight the fda has granted emergency approval to an east bay company. Its different, though. This is rapid test that you do at home. Results in 30 minutes. Theres no shipping it to a lab and waiting days for the results. The fda says this is important for getting people tested and to do it faster. All right, jessica, heres how it works. You swab your nose, swirl that swab in a vial, and then put it in a portable device that will tell you if you have covid or not, results within 30 minutes. Heres the catch. You need a prescription to get the test. Though word yet when these tests will be available or how much itll cost. So for now normal testing continues, and
Also stay the same, as well. 41 counties in california are now in the most restrictive purple tier. The vast majority of our students are still in Distance Learning right now. Reporter under the purple tier, any class that resumed in person as of tuesday can continue, but for the majority of California School districts still doing Distance Learning be reopening plans are now on hold, until conditions improve or the school gets a waiver. Primarily this has the largest impact on districts that were putting their plans in place for a return in 2021. Reporter margaret represents 77 teachers from a School District in Contra Costa County, which is doing Distance Learning, but was consider league opening january 22nd. Thats not gonna happen. Reporter the Teachers Union president said the next opportunity to make a decision is in march, and she plans to push for not reopening at all this school year. Thats moving to the purple mix, even a stronger argument that we should not consider going bac
Oakland Fire Department after an oakland inertia, hired on what he was 22. He commuted from sacramento and became an interim assistant fire chief in june. I knew i wanted to be an oakland firefighter because of my dad. He inspired me the second i got out of high school to pursue my emt and paramedic license. Reporter for cayden, his father was his role model. The two bonded over finding fires in life at the firehouse. It was the most special thing in the world. Its tough to have that come to an end so quick. Reporter cayden hopes to carry on his fathers legacy and traditions and culture of the oakland Fire Department. We had about 10 years we could have worked together. At the same Fire Department. It got cut short to a year. But i loved every second of it, thats for sure. Reporter besides raising three sons, lafon also was a baseball coach to hundreds of children. He hosted Exchange Students from china. No word yet on funeral arrangements. New at 11 00, new pictures show governor gavi
Season is expected to be a problem. Governor newsom hit the emergency brake across california because of covid he mentioned something else. Imposing a statewide curfew. The possibility of it. And a lot of people didnt like what they heard. Dr. Fauci weighed in on that idea. We sat in on the speech to students. Dr. Fauci today received the award from san jose state school of journalism for integrity and honesty. Truth telling builds credibility. We must always tell the truth. He was asked by a professor about the idea of implementing a curfew. Sometimes when you are dealing with the seriousness of the situation right now, i leave it up to the good judgment of the leaders of the state and city. To make that. If they make that decision, i certainly think the basis upon which i would back that. Its worked in other countries where restaurants close early. The curfew is understandable in concept. But i have serious concerns. County supervisor is about to be sworn in as state senator and worr
Critical. Also is this really Outdoor Dining . Whats considered safe as businesses just try to make things work. Its not easy. Tonight restaurants struggle to comply with covid rules that keep changing. And home for the holidays. Despite warnings not to travel Many College Students say they have no choice but to get on a plane. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining us. And jessica, the weekend is here. But for many of us that means changes. In less than 24 hours that california curfew is going into effect. And applies to 94 of the state but three bay area counties are so far exempt. Emphasis on so far because that could change on sunday. Bar and Restaurant Owners in San Francisco say they know its coming and itll be devastating. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more. Reporter Restaurant Owners facing the possibility of a 10 00 p. M. Curfew say the hits just keep coming. They have adjusted to serving diners outside but say they arent sure they can adjust to closing early and keep the do