7 inches, morgan hill over 5 inches. Take a look at this. Our average monthly rain in january is 2. 5 to 10 inches. In two days we have seen nearly our entire january monthly rain. It is just astonishing, you guys. We have not seen more problems in the Santa Cruz Mountains with all of that water we had in a short amount of time. I dont want to jinx anything, but i have to say we are very lucky looking at all of that water we had in a short amount of time. Those are big numbers. Usually our storms in the bay area are north and south. This time its flipped on its head there. Thank you. The rain relentless there in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Communities from los gatos to bolder creek getting beat up these last 48 hours. Good news though. The mandatory evacuation orders in that czu fire burn downgrade. That means people can start coming home. Robert handa is in ben homan with the latest. What are you seeing . Reporter well, a couple of rough days of rain for our communities here in the Sant
The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also
Into work this morning that could definitely slow you down a bit and results in lower visibility of that splashes on your vehicle looking outsider mount tam camera here you can vaguely make out the city lights down below it looks like of the east bay in the distance in sausalito down right there at the bottom of the camera what we are going to be seeing today is eventually a calmer picture this morning. We still are in the midst of some isolated showers that are falling San Francisco in the peninsulas calm down but we are still looking at some areas of rainfall out there across the car keen is especially so from concord on up across the benicia bridge through benicia and eventually up 80 between the lay how in fairfield is where we are looking at some of our most intense rainfall right now some pretty good showers stretching south towards walnut creek in danville as well little bit calmer towards oakland you do have some light showers out that direction the east bay around fremont also
You might expect. We are in the bay area region want to regions intensive care unit capacity, dips below 15 will bat will trigger a 3 week stay at home order businesses that will close include bars wineries personal Care Services hair salons and barbershops as well as Outdoor Dining. Each of those activities which weve been talking about for months relatively lower risk when you can do all of the things that weve discussed. But today theyre all a little more risky than they were a month ago and thats just because we are more covid in our communities. Retail can remain open, but at 20 capacity. Restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout newsom says that all regions except the bay area could be under the order by next week with the bay area likely under one by the end of the month. Once the stay at home order is announced the region will have about 48 hours to make any adjustment here is where each of the 5 california region stand tonight in terms of icu capacity, the bay area. Has th
Getting concerns that Outdoor Dining will be shut down on saturday, this weekend. Good evening. Im ken wayne. And im Vicki Liviakis are conference taylor she checked in on one of the johns grill tonight she joins us now live with more boy they are on edge whats going on. Thats right vicki can you know for many Restaurant Owners and employees their worst fears seem to be coming true that Outdoor Dining could pause as soon as this weekend. Now many of those restaurants are forced to make the tough decisions for their they transition to take out only were closed down completely during the restrictions. Restaurant friends restaurant colleagues everyone that we all we all were you know very optimistic about you know potentially keeping outdoor been but i guess thats not the case manager at johns grill on ellis street in San Francisco john constand junior says he got the call thursday night from friends in the industry and those close to planning in the city he says they learned him that the