Curfew order most bay area counties are already under. We will look at where the numbers point to at this moment and what we are hearing from the governor from his latest update. Good morning. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Major changes could be coming for hundreds of thousands of people right here in the bay area if those covid tiers are changed like many people are expecting. Lets head you to kris sanchez who is live in menlo park. Reporter here on the street, it is definitely something of interest right now because if San Mateo County along with San Francisco and marin have to transition out of the red tier and into the purple tier with the rest of the bay area, it will mean a lot of changes and stronger restrictions. It would mean an end to Indoor Dining in those three counties and return to outdough only services for gyms and houses of worship. Indoor shopping would be licketlimited to 25 capacity instead of 50 they are joenjoying right now a
Head into the night and tomorrow. Its a mixed bag. The steadiest rain has shifted to the southeast we will see often are jealous for the rest of the like. So it will not rain everywhere all the time but we still need to keep the umbrella handy. You can see more scattered showers developing off the coast and now rolling into the north bay. Steady rain is still making its way from the Santa Cruz Mountains of the cercla in a very. Thats where we have seen the heaviest rainfall. Also heavy rain in the diablo range. We will see a tapering trend but light to moderate showers over much of Alameda County. San francisco is it a bit of a break. Scattered activity in the north bay. So far the greatest amounts have fallen in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Another drought buster we will take every bit Mother Nature wants to offer we will breakdown and hour by hour work with our futurecast in a few minutes. Our new kpix app is a great way to stay on top of the weather. You can watch the newscast and get
Tightening of restrictions would push down the covid rates. A state mandated curfew. The goal of a curfew is to decrease activity and decrease the spread of the virus and perhaps, a curfew would help. This weekend marks a traditional travel weekend. The Citys Department of Public Health joining the chorus to avoid traveling for the holiday. If families are going to gather they must do so in as safe a manner as possible. Keep it to no more than six people and keep it outdoors and keep the masks on. The choices we, you, i make in the next two weeks will determine the trajectory of the Holiday Season. The Health Leaders say they are asking people to stay home this year to protect their families so everyone can come together and and healthy next year. Santa clara county Health Official said hospitals could reach full capacity in three weeks. The warning comes a week before thanksgiving and on a day when the county recorded the highest number of cases in a single day. Were at a critical jun
Away. Most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. Thats true of every law that we have out there. Reporter as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. This week the county submitted its covid19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for Community Engagement and Vaccine Distribution and management. Facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to Health Care Workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. The decision doesnt begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. Reporter dr. Grace lee from Stanford School of medicine serves on the Cdc Advisory Committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. Well continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure were protecting everybody. Reporter steps
Im not much of a homeward bound community here this evening. But as you said off the top. Chp out in force here over the summit of highway 17 and across the bay area for that matter theyre on the lookout for drunk drivers for distracted drivers and they tell me theyre watching for people who are taking advantage of relatively light traffic these days by stepping on the gas, heres more. Urged to stay close to home amid the still surging pandemic there was some beach traffic here on highway 17 today, lots of people are shopping for Christmas Trees and black friday deals as well since its thanksgiving holiday maximum enforcement period began wednesday evening. The south bay chp has made 5 arrests for driving under the influence. But even one is one too many says the chp is officer ross led if we have anybody is out then. Then make that choice and decision to drink and drive and put their lives and the lives of of. The general public, the passengers. Anybody on the line. It is too much for