Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Now here is the host of jeopardy . Legendary jeopardy host alex trebek has passed away after a very open and public battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Alex trebek died at his home this morning surrounded by family and friends. He revealed in march of last year that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer but continued to host jeopardy . Abc News Reporter. Reporter jeopardy host alex trebek died at his home s friends. Trebek presided over the answers and questions game show for 36 years. Here is the host of jeopardy s alex trebek. Reporter mourners remembering the beloved Game Show Host at his star on the hollywood walk of fame. Tributes began pouring in almost immediately. Ken jennings who won a record 74 consecutive games on jeopardy writing alex wasnt just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lov
Today america reported a record high 136,000 new cases. Its the seventh consecutive day with 100,000 coronavirus cases nationwide and now, every state in the country is reporting an increasing number. Texas just became the first state with 1 million cases. In california, not far behind and at our current rate, well reach 1 million cases by the weekend. Bay area counties range from the best to the worst among the color coded coronavirus restriction tiers. San francisco is the only in the best category, yellow but preemptively going to shut down indoorining friday night as a precaution. Yesterday contra costa and santa cruz moved backwards from orange to red. A spike in new cases in napa county has Health Officials worried and for very good reason. Those numbers are rapidly moving in the wrong direction and could send napa county from the orange tier to the state most restrictive purple tier if things dont turn around. Cornell bernard found many people are suffering from coronavirus fati
5 00 p. M. Through december 31st. Covid19 business call center. Reporter Santa Clara County wants the public to call this covid hotline to report any curfew violators. South bay police agenccies are tweeting the same number. We havent receive complainted in the Emergency Operation center regarding the curfew. Reporter that could change as we head into the holiday season. Santa clara county still with one of the highest covid rates in the state. We continue to see this increase of this rate, hospitals are going to reach Maximum Capacity in three weeks. Reporter in neighboring San Mateo County, the numbers are better, remained in red tier with no curfew. Thats where some people are getting confused. This is the spot where San Mateo County ends and Santa Clara County begins so, in other words, curfew no curfew. I think its kind of stupid, one has it, the other one should too. Theres a lot of movement between the two counties so it might make sense for both counties to have the curfew. Cov
And several other businesses come to an end. Just weeks before the holidays, some businesses are doing what they can to survive. Some even getting creative and expanding their services in ways never seen before. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. We begin with a look at those surging cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases today. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases, one of the largest single day case counts weve seen since august. A 14day Positivity Rate is at 4. 2 . It was 4 yesterday. That is an indicator of the transmission of the virus. And since the beginning of the pandemic, the bay area has now seen a total of 133,456 confirmed cases. Now, because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again tonight, when it comes to eating out. But health and the economy are key to our efforts to build a better bay area. Indoor dining has shut down in San Francisco, and more city also follow suit next week. Rep
A curfew coming to most counties in california. The states top doctor explains why. What little night life is left will soon be gone with the curfew. Why Health Officials say theyre still worried about young people out late and spreading the virus. Business owners at restaurants like this are outraged tonight after the governor enacts a curfew. Details next. Cold and frosty mornings coming up. How much temperatures will tumble. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Now from abc7, live breaking news. We know and weve seen in the past that covid goes from zero to 60 Miles Per Hour very quickly. Thats why california has announced a limited statewide curfew for counties in the purple tier. But not everyone, including some doctors, are sold on the new covid crackdown. The virus doesnt care what time of day it is. It has to do with social interaction and people letting their guard down. The new order prohibits nonessential work, travel, and gatherings between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. In cou