To try to avoid sliding backward. And marin restaurants being asked to reduce and what Indoor Dining to 25 occupancy. At 10 00, live with how that message is being received. Reporter they have seen about nine new cases a day jumped the past week, even doubled. Restaurants are being urged to scale back. Families celebrating his 60th birthday at their favorite restaurant, a milestone also because its the first and dining since march. The bug i might feel perfectly safe with the distancing. Even though we are inside. An steppes of utter heat lamps, other customers dining on a 50 degree evening. And they expect to ship more dining out here now that marin top officer once and for occupancy cut by half. If he thinks thats a good idea, we are happy to do that and go back to 25 . As long as we can stay there. Reporter arendt has been a 50 capacity in only a few weeks. The need to keep guests of part dictates how many can be served. There have been super spreader events described from restauran
Today, senators grilled top Us Health Experts about how to stop the spread of the virus and when that vaccine will be ready. Despite President Trumps public statements that a vaccine could be ready next month. Cdc director doctor Robert Redfield says he doesnt expect one to be widely available for another 9 to 12 months. Late 2nd quarter 3rd quarter. 2021. Meanwhile democratic president ial candidate joe biden says that while the trust was Scientists Say about a potential coronavirus vaccine. He says he does not trust President Trump. And meantime tonight, a ucsf Infectious Disease expert is weighing in on this debate saying that she agrees with the cdc director kron fours gayle ong talked with her about whether or not a mask is more effective than the vaccine when it comes to protecting yourself from covid. The Berkeley City Council members approved the mask fine after seeing an increase of covid19 cases in july and august this as the cdc director stresses the importance of wearing a
They dont seem sure about where to begin. The Police Officers Association Says its officers are looking for a new chapter for the city and the department we see it as an opportunity move the department forward in a new direction, Philip Hoffman is a Union Representative says officers are on board with modern policing policies that would improve the department they position us as somehow an impediment to change and reform and to the contrary. We have reached out on numerous occasions to get the ball rolling on these reforms offices of recommendations from 2 City Commission studies are on the table. But so far none of them have been implemented. He says as crime rises across the city, the biggest need right now more officers on the streets. The department though has been plagued with several scandals in controversial shootings in recent years in just the last 6 months the department has faced the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa an investigation that was launched after evidence in that
Outside you might actually i think to yourselves how warm it actually feels to start the day as we make our way into the afternoon daytime highs will be a little cooler than they were yesterday but not by much, but a couple degrees down 60s and 70s at the coast while 80s for most inland areas. Robin. All right, thank you john lets check in on your morning commute and so far were off to a pretty good start. You know the 4 oclock hour. Its the best time to get on out there because in the 5 oclock hours definitely gonna pick up and well have more traffic rolling into San Francisco right now its nice and quiet trouble free all the way across the upper deck and on into downtown San Francisco. But youll notice some dense fog like we cant really even see the att overcrossing there at the bay bridge toll plaza so a special fog advisory for the bay bridge 80 west. We do not have one for 92. But the san mateo bridge is our busiest bridge right now so yes, its a little slow west of the toll plaza
Good air quality returning much like yesterday all across the region were off to a mild start right now with some 60s oakland at 66 san jose in pittsburgh at 67, San Francisco right now one of our cooler spots. Right at 60 degrees talking more about what to expect today still to come robin. All right, thank you john lets check in on the commute now the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza is growing it spilling beyond the atb overcrossing its all the way out to west grand. So it has reached that point words pretty packed coming in, but you wont run into any problems right now so no crashes no stalls just the fog thats the issue Poor Visibility here from the maze right through the pay gates and as we said before you got any the headlights in the wiper so just be careful dont follow anyone to closely space yourself out when youre dealing with dense fog like this here on 92 are looking good busy but not bad 13 minutes to the peninsula. And just a really quick peak at one oh one theres a st