This is pennsylvania. A new suburb and community of 60,000 people mid way between philadelphia and trenton, new jersey. With a giant shobing center, winding lanes, it is typical of communities all over america where families are pursuing the American Dream to fir their children a better chance at life. Theyre people of modest means. A large proportion are veterans. There are a few agencies and while many have had social churches, they have not adequately served the community. Most are proud and happy in their new environment. For many it is a new house of their own and it is a major financial investment. Social life is mainly confined to visits with the neighbors. Occasionally there are communitywide residents. Levittown is built by one man for whom it is name. Like Many Developers he set the initial policy. When the houses were should, he naturally waited true its on slender resources. In 1957 they attracted internation N International attention. A man and his family moved into a hous
Napa sonoma and solano counties, those are the areas that are in the purple most restrictive tier where there is widespread covid19 moran, San Francisco and San Mateo County are in the red substantial tier. Were not sure yet though if all the bay area counties are going to join together and insist enforce this curfew what we know about the curfew is that it will be in effect from 10 00pm until 05 00am and it will start this saturday and then end on december 21st. This is for all nonessential businesses and gatherings and all the effort to stop the spread of covid19 this is a limited stay at home order. Were expected to hear new information about this any minute now from the states Top Health Official. Its very similar in some ways to the stay at home order that was listed in march, but this will only be applying to nonessential businesses and gatherings between the hours of 10 00pm and 05 00am and only in the purple tier counties that are seeing the highest rates of positive cases of h
More rain through 5 39, sunniville 5 56 and right through the east bay through dublin. Well also continue to keep this wet weather in the forecast for the next 30 to 45 minutes. Its been slow going for the south bay but i think well see activity pick up in san jose and morgan hill over the next half hour. Well talk about whats on tap for tomorrow and when i think dangerous fog could build back into the forecast in about 18 minutes. Thank you, jeff. You can also get updates on the rain as it moves in on your phone. All you have to do is download our free nbc bay area app. Staying in business just got a lot more difficult today. Bay area restaurants feeling the pinch like never before. The latest hurdle, a propane shortage for all those outdoor heaters. Restaurants in six bay area counties are banned from serving customers indoors. Thats these counties in purple. You can see them there, in addition to San Francisco, which made its own decision to move restaurants to outdoors only. Lets b
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
The announcement. Unprecedented that there should be a rich abundance of approaches, all of which rich abundance of approaches, all of which are rich abundance of approaches, all of which are essential. And new data shows another covid 19 vaccine developed in the us that may only require a single dose is 66 effective. In other news, primary schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term though the nationwide lockdown will continue. And thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the Vaccine Roll Out will be prioritised for a jab. Hello, and a very good afternoon. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Oxford Astrazeneca Covid Vaccine for use in the eu this afternoon. The uk has been using the Astrazeneca Jab in its Mass Immunisation Programme for weeks now. Meanwhile, the European Commission has published a redacted version of its contract with the pharmaceutical giant in a continuing row about supplies of the vaccine. A contract was signed in august fo