Unemployment. For those who have been laid off. Or had the work hours cut. Fears of eviction are constant. Tonight, Catholic Charities held an online workshop to help people stay housed with state eviction moratoriums, set to expire at the end of january. The fear was clear, if we did nothing, that we could stand to lose 10s of thousands of residents from this valley. Many of whom are our parishiners. I will take a closer look at the eviction that in the south bay is coming up at 11 00. Nbc bay area news. Santa clara county continues to see covid cases rise at an alarming rate, a mass testing site closed today, workers are gearing up for another businey week. They were testing a pop up site where people could test themselves. The dropin site is at the Emanuel Baptist church. They can self administer a nasal swab test. Tuesday through friday, 11 00 a. M. To 5 30 p. M. Another high profile member of the president s inner circle has tested positive for covid19. This type, its rudy giulian
You know that can be difficult we dont spend a long time. Its a critical moment. Right now at 3 stay home covid cases have hit a record and to stop the momentum of this deadly virus Health Officials are pleading with the public to avoid gatherings and non essential travel. This thanksgiving holiday. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman Santa Clara County recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases on tuesday thats 512 new cases of covid19. Its a number of covid hospitalizations thats also concerning because that is also at a new high and officials are warning that theyre now running low on hospital beds. Kron 4 tahernia joins us live now in the newsroom with more on the warnings officials are sending. Good afternoon sun os. Hi just saying hello everyone so as covid19 cases surge here in the bay area Santa Clara County Health Officials are urging residents to stay home and avoid gathering and traveling ahead of the thanksgiving holiday that c
Reported hes been isolating with his family. There was a covid concern. Out of an abundance of caution, theyre isolating. There was a covid concern with some of his kids. Heres the bottom line. Heres what we gleaned from this afternoon. Again, there was a lot to die jef jest. He went into great detail about how the vaccine or vaccines will be distributed and how the state will help. The governor said the state will not be distributing the vaccines. Instead that will be up to the Drug Companies partnering with your health care provider. For example, if you go to kaiser or sutter haelealth, they would have it. However, the state will help in the distribution. Also today a third possible vaccine was announced by astrazeneca and oxford university. So now moving forward, among the pressing questions, do we have a choice on which vaccine to take, and who gets it first . It shouldnt surprise anybody that the phase one vaccination Distribution Plan in terms of prioritization is focusing first
The states response and said the pandemic is worsening throughout california. The average daily number of cases has tripled in the last month to more than 11,500. However, there is some good news on the vaccine front. Three companies now say they have a highly effective vaccine ready to go or in latestage trials. They are pfizer, moderna, and astoria denver. Today the governor talked about how they plan to roll out those vaccines. Those that are medically vulnerable, assisted living facilities, and, of course, our first responders, and other critical infrastructure, were making sure were protecting those that are protecting the most vulnerable. The governor went on to say mass vaccinations are unlikely to happen anytime soon. Now the governors family quarantining after three of the governors children were close to someone who tested positive for the virus. They have all tested negative, but they will continue to receive tests. San mateo county is still in the red tier, but it may not b
Latest on president elect joe biden. He spent his first full day as president elect attending mass with his family at his church near his home. He also visited the graves of his late son, beau, his daughter, and late wife. Is expected to quickly begin appointing members of his team for the transition to the white house, including a chief of staff. Caroline shively is at biden headquarters in wilmington, delaware. Reporter he is turning his attention to the transition process. President elect joe biden is in his sons grave after attending Church Sunday in delaware. Ahead of his first full day of action, building his number ministration. The Transition Team already announcing that had of a new covid task force. Dr. Vedvik murthy, a former Surgeon General who had been serving as a Public Health advisor for the campaign. As a candidate, biden made an effort to reach across party lines. This could extend to his cabinet. The progressive who helped build the coalition which led biden to victo