Starting today. Like much of the bay area, that county to is now in the most restrictive purple tier for coronavirus cases. Ktvus allie rasmus explains what the changes mean. Reporter a sign on the door of the montclair Fitness Center in oakland explained to customers they are closed to comply with county health orders. The owner says she has been lucky enough to keep her business afloat with online and outdoor classes. We know a lot of businesses are suffering because they dont have an outdoor option and honestly, i dont know that if this continues if we will be able to keep up what we are doing. Reporter at restaurants like the crcpe pan on piedmont avenue, it is back to serving tables outside only, no more Indoor Dining allowed. Movie theaters, houses of worship, and museums can only operate outdoors in Alameda County. I would like if we could open up and participate in real life again but i think that it is really important right now that we all participate in keeping the community
Thats due to more restrictive measures being instituted in california and other states to help stem the growing tide of covid19 cases. Today, the cdc announced its recommending against travel for the holiday. Ktvu southbound reporter jesse gary picks it up from there. Reporter with a week before thanksgiving, air travel is light at Oakland International and other bay area airports. We just wanted to break it up, so that we werent traveling with a bunch of other people. A little bit easier the week before. Reporter this as officials at Mineta San Jose International airport say travel during the 11 day thanksgiving holiday period is scheduled to be 1 5th less than it was the year before. This is the simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. Reporter newsom says 94 of the states population is now in the purple tier, including six bay area counties. As a result, Officials Say people should forego gatherings with families and friendes this year. J
And good evening thank you for joining us. A green light today to go from purple to red in terms of covid19 restrictions. We explain its a big move that is also somewhat confusing for local Business Owners hoping to move inside. It is all about perception and direction and colors. Where today red meant go a bit faster because in terms of covid19 designation the region is no longer purple. Got that . Whats the difference . I dont know. Public Health Officer does. Its good because it means were making progress. Rates are onehalf of what they were in july. On paper going to red from purple is good news for the can want businesses. And good news for retail stores. Indoor malls, personal care services, museums, churches. Movie theaters, gyms. Restaurants. All may open inside to a degree. None of them today. Were dancing in the streets. Well give it a couple days to see if it pans out. He owns the tap room. Note the empty tables inside. After a couple false starts hes not alone in committing
Shirley on campaign 2020. At 8 30, new yorker magazine writer jelani cobb discusses his new pbs frontline documentary policing the police 2020. Host good morning. Its tuesday, september 15, 2020. The house returns this morning at 9 a. M. Eastern and at 10 a. M. Today in the white house, representatives from bahrain, the united arab emirates, and israel gathered to sign an agreement to normalize relations. We begin this morning back on the campaign trail yesterday as President Trump met with california officials overseeing the response to raging wildfires in the state as joe biden sought to put the issue of Climate Change front and center in an address from his home state of delaware. This morning we are asking you how important our climate issues when it comes to your election 2020 vote. Give us a call. Phone lines split this way, if you are a supporter of the biden harris ticket, 202 7488000. If you support the trumppence ticket, 202 7488001. A special line for those who have been imp
Virus, you can still depend on the mail to come on time, but some workers say thats not necessarily the case. Here is nbc bay areas melissa colorado. Reporter this video posted to twitter last week shows an empty post office in berkley. It was really strange. It was a little bit like like this government building with nobody in it. Reporter last week dee said the same thing happened to her when she stopped by berkleys Main Post Office to send a package. A spokesperson for the u. S. Postal Service Confirms there wasnt enough staff last month to man all of berkleys post offices, forcing some to close. Today all offices are back to normal, but now there is concerns that covid19 infections among postal workers and a new rule by the post master general is slowing down mail delivery that could have dire consequences in november. Yeah, i mean im really worried. I have been registered as an ab tennessee voter forever. Reporter Shirley Taylor with the American Postal Workers Union says post off