Hokkaido residents are also urged to avoid traveling to or from sapporo, where new infections have surpassed 100 in recent days. Officials have confirmed cluster infections outside the city. The surge in cases is hurting the local tourism industry. One hotel in a hot spring resort is suffering an exodus of customers. Translator we are suffering cancellati cancellations, not gradually, but all at once. We dont know if or when this will end. Its like being in a maze without an exit. Now, new cases also remain high elsewhere. Tokyo reported nearly 300 on tuesday. In total, there have now been more than 35,000 in the capital. As of tuesday evening, more than 1,600 new cases had been confirmed nationwide. Over 122,000 people have been infected since the outbreak began. The death toll exceeds 1,900. Nhk world nochi haruka spoke to an expert as more people stay indoors. Translator i think we can y we are in the third wave. Reporter rapidly increasing cases were confirmed throughout japan this
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. With covid19 cases growing, millions of people here in the bay area will see indoor operations at restaurants and several other businesses come to an end. And with the holidays coming up, many are doing what they can to survive. Some are getting creative in expanding services in ways never seen before. Good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. It is sunday, november 15. Im liz kreutz. Well have much more on the changes and restrictions many counties are facing this week. First, as always, a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. Hey, liz. Good morning, everyone. Its a beautiful start to the day although its pretty chilly out there. We have low dew points and a dry north wind. Thats also going to warm us up pretty quickly. As we look at the visible picture, check out the clouds in northern california. The top of mt. St. Helena shows you where that line is. East bay, 49 in San Francisco,
And as we go through the afternoon, youll notice it will be a warmer day with full sunshine for most, as we get into the noon 1 00 hour and increasing clouds in the north bay but well see highs in the upper 70s and 60s in our warmest locations. Mid60s around the bay but 70s are on the horizon, liz, for many of us on monday, then welcome rain returns for tuesday, well plot that out for you when we see you next. Certainly welcome. Lisa, thank you. Were going to begin with a look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day case counts that we have seen since august. Almost 10,000. The 1 rchb day pa4day positive 4. 2 . It was 3. 7 a few days before that, indicator of the virus going up. Since the pandemic started, the bay area has seen more than 133,000 confirmed cases. Because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again, when
So, well call that partly cloudy right now. Temperatures today still a few 80s in our east bay valleys and most of us in the 70s and coast in the San Francisco in the 50s. Five to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. Still too warm for this time of year. Kumasi. Ill take it from there, thanks, mike. Happening now the polls are officially open and voting is under way in most of the continental u. S. Ill take it from here. Lets take a live look right now at voters. They are lining up as you can see. This is in anderson county, south carolina. Another very crucial state. Voters in swing states will likely be deciding this election and because many of these states are several time zones ahead of us, well start to see the Election Results this afternoon. So, heres a look at some of the big ones that we will be tracking. The following times are pacific times. Polls in georgia and parts of florida close at 4 00 p. M. Our time and the Florida Panhandle and parts of michigan and pennsylvania it w
He believes his friends can be the change on tuesday. Im telling my friends. If you are eligible to vote, please get to the polls now. You do have the power to change the outcome of the election. Reporter the organizers from san ramon say so many things are motivating her to get out the vote. We need to speak on Climate Change west need to talk about black lives matter. Womens lights, lgbtq rights. Young people reporter the professor believes young voters could be a game changer on election night. They proved that by showing up for themileperhour elections in 2018. Were seeing the maturation of a young generation of young people who are determined to be heard. And i think part of the outcome of tuesday night is going to point to the effect of young people on voting. Reporter the march ended at the Federal Building with a rallying cry to make your voice heard. This fight does not end on november 3rd. A politician will not save us. We will save us. Reporter back live with a beautiful sho