San mateos economy could take another hit this week. Right now the county is not on the states watch list, but that could change in a matter of days. The economy is one of the areas were looking in to as we try to build a better bay area during this pandemic. In San Mateo County, they have had hair salons and nail salon, they have been able to go to the gym, but we dont know how long that will last. Julian glover is live good morning, reggie. Really the last thing that the Business Owners wanted to hear. As you mentioned, San Mateo County was the only county here not on the states watch list but it looks that that is about to change. By tomorrow, that is what county leaders are saying at this point. If this were to happen, that means churches, hair salons, gyms, barker shops, tattoo parlor, they would all have to close until those numbers are able to go back down. Business owners sharing their frustration this morning. I think that were lucky, but i dont think that wed be able to stay
Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. A Good Samaritan who tried helping two stranded swimmers was swept away by a strong current. All three ended up near a sand bar near plum island between new york and massachusetts. Eventually a coast guard crew managed to rescue them. The swimmers swallowed a lot of saltwater but are expected to be okay. Turning now to the growing concern among Health Care Workers about the rising rates of coronavirus infection. Now a new call for nationwide shutdowns. I spoke earlier with dr. Ravi. More than 1,000 Health Professionals have now signed a letter to the government saying its time to reboot our fight against covid19. They argue we should shut down the country again and start over with testing and tracing. Whats your take . Kenneth, i agree with many of the tenets of the letter. I think we do need to improve our testing, i think we need to ramp up our contact tracing. I do think it is going to be difficult to go back to square one across the nation. I think we do need to
Weekend coming up. New overnight, dozens of firefighters are battling flames at a place where they learn their craft, a Fire Training center in is an a fire would out in a building that houses offices and classrooms. Investigators are looking for what sparked the fire. We know parents all over are struggling to make school plans for the fall. Education is a critical part of building a better bay area. And this morning marin countys Public Health department is recommending that students stay home at least for the beginning part of the school year. Lets go to Amy Hollyfield who is live in san rafael. Reporter good morning. New guidelines were Just Announced out of this office last night. School administrators along with Health Officials here in marin county say kids should not plan to be in the classroom at the start of school. That just coming down last night. This was a pivot, it was looking like marin was going to have kids in the classroom, but parents were pushing back and formed a
Mid50s to low 60s. So at least that is constant temperature more sunshine this afternoon than yesterday afternoon, the mid and high level clouds will be around. 60 at the coast where the low clouds will be stubborn. 76 to 82 at 4 00 and then near 70 at 7 00. The battle over whether california schools should open for inperson learning could be headed to court. Education is just once of the things were focusing on as we try to build a better bay area. The government decided schools must remain closed if the county has been on the states watch list for two weeks or more. Amy hollyfield is live with this new lawsuit. Reporter it is a group of parents that have filed suit, they call themselves the center for american liberty. They think kids should be filling these hallways, they should not be Home Learning on the computer doing Distance Learning. They will be taking this issue to court. Governor newsom has said that it is not safe to have kids and teachers return to the classroom in counti
Amy hollyfield is live in sonoma with more on these new restrictions. Reporter good morning. Look behind me at this sign, it needs to come down. It says but not anymore. Restaurant, winery, tasting rooms cant have customers inside any longer. Movie theaters and bars must close again. This just went into effect at midnight. County Officials Say they just cant have crowded bars right now as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. Were particularly talking to the young folks. They seem to feel invulnerable to what is happening around them. And this is not party land. We want to be safe as a community, we want you to be safe. Reporter county officials hope these new restrictions will motivate residents to do what they can to flatten the curve. They really need people to wear masks and socially distance so they can get the businesses open again. And these closures will be in place for the rest of the month, as of right now they are set to expire august 2. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 ne