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
Bernard shows us many may be suffering from covid messaging fatigue. Inside or outside . In. Reporter there is a busy lunch crowd at the tavern in downtown napa. This longtime eatery has went with the punches and restrictions brought on by covid. Gm john crane says finally, his customers are coming back. We just had our best week. Our best covid week so far ended on sunday. Reporter but that could change. Instead of going in the right direction, new covid cases county wide are spiking. Going backwards at an alarming rate. We saw our case rate more than double over the weekend with 118 new cases in 72 hours. We also saw our hospitalizations double. We now stand at 12. Reporter thats the highest weekend total ever. The spike could send napa county back two steps to purple as soon as next week. The states most restrictive tier. Purple tier would be a temporary closure until things got better. Reporter thats not good. Not good. Reporter it would mean no outdoor dining. They only have four
Restrictive yellow tier. So at midnight Indoor Dining at restaurants, no longer will be awill you allowed. Gyms and Movie Theaters have to reduce capacity. Contra costa is banning indoor dinie ing again and gyms must s indoor operations and Concession Stands at Movie Theater haves to close on tuesday. Santa clara county also dialing back reopening by banning Indoor Dining starting on tuesday. Marin county announced it, too, would be banning Indoor Dining. Very confusing, all the counties, everybody is moving backwards, which is not good. See where your county stands at abc7news. Com. To the travel advisory from state officials calling for residents to stay home or quarantine for 14 days. That goes for out of state visitors, as well. Now we want to know who is joining you for thanksgiving. You can head to abc7news. Com vote to weigh in. You see that poll at the bottom of your screen. Abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes has a look how officials plan to keep travelers accountable. We believe c
Coasttocoast. This is amazing. Im so happy. Hey, hey, hey, goodbye its pretty incredible. Biden already making plans for his first order of business. Our work begins with getting covid under control. But trump and his supporters vow its not over yet. Many cases are going to be filed. Some big, some small. And with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. It was pennsylvania that put biden and harris over the threshold today, surpassing the 270 Electoral College votes needed. Nevada was called shortly after, giving biden 279 over President Trumps 214. Biden also surpassed the record for popular votes with more than 74 million cast. And it will go beyond pennsylvania. Harris would be the first woman and first woman of color to serve in the secondhighest office in the United States. But President Trumps team is vowing to move forward with legal challenges disputing the results. The next chapter in u. S. History starting off with a bang. The crowd at the biden election headq
The much talked about surge in covid19 cases appears to be happening in california. New numbers show a shocking rise in infections hitting numbers not seen in months. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Certainly not a good day at all for california with the coronavirus. The state reported nearly 11,000 diagnosed cases today, the highest since early august. The Positivity Rate continues to rise with the 14day rate jumping to 4. 4 . It was 4 on friday. That number is a strong indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. Nearly 3700 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid19 and about 1000 of them are in the icu. Now, the spike in covid cases is increasing the demand for testing right here in the bay area. But some testing sites are reaching capacity. According to abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard, some advocates are calling for more testing sites to handle the load. Reporter across california, the need for covid testing is in high