Hello, thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt part in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, we begin with breaking news. President biden has been briefed on the raid which injured seven u. S. Troops and killed 15 members of the radical group isis. The raid happened thursday in iraq two of the seven u. S. Troops were evacuated from the area for further treatment, u. S. Central command manages operations in the middle east. They said that the operation targeted i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan further attacks from where we have cnn s chief international purity correspondent, nick paton walsh, joining us from london. Nick, what do we know about this american operation yeah, alex more details from the iraqi military he referred to the two months that was spent gathering intelligence ahead of this operation. And the four hideouts were targeted that appeared to be consumed camouflage of some description which would suggest yes a sort of camp of some desc
An isolated island despite concerns from the un and Rights Groups. But some backlash and boycotts the nikkei adverts that has provoked debate about diversity in japan. And im here to stay with your sports olympic organizers say the games will cost an extra 2400000000. 00 because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But more than one of a half 1000000 people have now died from cave in 1000 worldwide and a 3rd of those deaths happened in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting Record Numbers of deaths and new cases among them is italy which just did its highest daily death toll on thursday since the start of the pandemic. Its introducing new restrictions including limiting movement between regions and in the worlds worst affected country the United States hospital admissions and fatalities have also reached you hives the president elect joe biden says he will make masks mandates during his 1st 3 months in office is on the 1st day i am on our grade to say
Intensive care unit around the state your capacity. Good evening im julie haener. I am frank somerville. This new three week stay at home order would be triggered if hospital intensive Care Capacity drops below 15 in any of the five regions of california. Right now, none of the regions is affected. The governor says he expects it could happen for all regions except the bay area within days. The governor also says the bay area could see the order by the middle of the month. Governor newsom tried to reassure people in california that there is hope ahead as vaccines are rolled out. We do not anticipate having to do this once again. We really only to step up. We need to meet this moment had on. We need to do everything we can to stem the tide, bend the curve. Under the order, schools could stay open but ours, wineries, and hair salons would close. Is an retail and Grocery Stores would be limited to 20 capacity. Restaurants would only be able to offer takeout or delivery. The Team Coverage
Im terry martin. Good to have you with us. The u. S. Death toll in the corona virus pandemic has now surpassed a quarter of a 1000000 people by far. d the highest National Toll worldwide infections are soaring to new highs across the country. New york city was the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak earlier this year. Now its decided to close all Public Schools again as it fights a resurgence of the virus. Its an unseasonably at the last week of school for children across new york city. Classrooms are shifting to online manning until further notice. Its the latest in a theories of new restrictions in the state. Parents and students alike are unhappy. Its super unfortunate that these kids are going to be denied an education, but we can go eat dinner inside a restaurant for too long to be able to get it kind of are a little sad its thats what passes for the carrots or go with the citys mayor feels the same way workers i want to for as much as we are unhappy today that this moment was reached
Abruptly close today an east bay das office ready to investigate complaints on covid restrictions. Schools in new york city abruptly close day while local School Districts adjust their reopening plans. Why one district still wants to bring cases back. The annual Christmas Tree lighting was held in union square. Ill tell you why you probably didnt know about it. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. Tonight an east bay county is about to get tough when it comes to following new covid safety restrictions with cases spiking in Contra Costa County. Yes, a task force is ready to investigate and fine businesses not following the rules. Cornell barnard is getting the information tonight. Reporter burger loft, a surge in covid cases has put Contra Costa County in the purple tier. Employees know the rules. Make sure theyre wearing masks. Wash their hands 200 times a day. Reporter not every business plays by the rules. The Contra