A warning from one of the Top Health Officials in the u. S. After reporting the highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began also this hour and crisis in syria the cold of winter is putting millions of people at risk. To their schools to n. B. A. Players get back to training as the Houston Rockets trade on store point god Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in hong kong where the proDemocracy Movement has suffered a huge setback another prominent activist is facing time in prison media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jamie law is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year jimmy law is accused of. Fraud and this comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced Joshua Wong Agnes cha and ivan lamb will serve 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges t
With that light wind overnight, look at the temperatures, dropping into the low 30s in the north bay, 31 in santa rosa, 32 in novato, 33 in livermore with freezing conditions in the san ramon valley. 39 in oakland, cold for oakland, anywhere from two to seven degrees colder this morning, along the shoreline and your forecast calls for plenty of sunshine, upper 50s by noontime. By the afternoon weve got low 60s around the bay and looking at another clear and cold night tonight. Temperatures are going to stay on the mild side. Well tell you how mild and talk about the rest of the weekend, the week ahead, coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Today is Small Business saturday as we mentioned, but no matter the turnout, some berkeley shops are getting some extra help. The city of berkeley raised millions of dollars for a relief fund. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says there are still more ways for the community to now chip in. Reporter may 2020 marked ten years
Just the magnificence of your artistry. What the two have in common, plus, his new president ial portrait unveiled. Black friday blowout. Shoppers falling all over each other to get the best deals. Couch surfers ruling the day shattering online records. The hopes for Small Business saturday and a possible boost for the bottom line. And goal for it. College soccer star sarah fuller ready to become the first woman to participate in a power five football game. What shes saying about the opportunity to make history. Hey, good morning. Were going to start here with the latest on the surging pandemic. The u. S. Has now surpassed 13 million confirmed covid19 cases, adding more than a million cases in just six days, and that comes during a holiday week when some results and reporting are expected to be delayed. Hospitals from coast to coast are feeling the strain. This week, 24 states hit a Record Number of current hospitalizations with the number of patients across the country increasing near
Tonight. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Good evening. More than 18,000 californians have been diagnosed with coronavirus. Imagine the entire town of maraga getting sick. Its the second record in five days. On saturday the record was 15,442 new cases. For perspective, over the past seven days, weve averaged fewer than 14,000 new cases. Over the past two weeks, the average is roughly 11,000. Here is another way to understand whats happening in this graph you can see our summer spike right there in the middle and on the right, the current surge, which eclipses anything weve experienced so far. In many ways, the timing couldnt be worse. Today is expected to be one of the busiest days of thanksgiving travel despite numerous and repeated warnings from Health Agencies against traveling or gathering. Lets take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, San Francisco International Airport and 101 in san jose. Sky 7 was over 680 in the east bay. You can see plenty of cars on the road at 1 00 in the
Orders amidst new highs in covid19 case counts and hospitalization rates. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the warning. Reporter as the bay area prepares for a thanksgiving unlike any other, Santa Clara County has another urgent warning for the public. Do not have gatherings and do not travel. Period. Reporter today, 512 new cases of covid19 were reported county wide. A new record for the highest daily case count since the start of the pandemic. Perhaps up to 60 of the time when people are infecting others or infectious themselves, they have absolutely no symptoms. Reporter the county also saw its highest daily number of covid19 hospitalizations at just under 200 patients. Troubling numbers at a time of year when most hospitals are already busy because of the cold and flu season. Were extremely concerned about what this means for our hospitals ability to care for not only people with covid19 but for other people who need access to care in our hospitals. Reporter stanford hospital i