Milestone, california is close to the 1 million mark of covid19 cases over 991,000 cases have been reported in the state as of today. The men number keeps going up. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im justine waltman the u. S. Has surpassed 10 million infections and now california will be the second state right behind texas to eclipse a million known cases which is now forcing the state to roll back reopening plans and also new today Alameda County becomes the latest bay area county to pause its reopening plans. Currently alameda is in the states orange tier which allows some indoor businesses to operate with modified Health Orders but Health Officials say theyre expected to move backwards into the red tier really soon so if the county does not curb its infection rate. There is a chance in may have to go back even further into the purple tier which would force many non essential indoor businesses to close kron fours terisa stasio is following the stories. Well
Limbo with the Current Administration blocking president elect to joe bidens transition into office the u. S. Is once again bracing for another surge in covid cases and hospitalizations with new records being set today. This as another one of the president s closest top advisers has tested positive for the virus Corey Lewandowski who is currently at home selfisolating its believed he may have contracted the virus while attending last Weeks White House Election Night party. President elect biden has made the coronavirus pandemic a major focus as he prepares to take office some say its also strategic that he named ron klain as white house chief of staff a top democratic attorneys who has been bidens advisers since the 1980s. He led the white house of all a Crisis Response in 2014 during the obama administration. President trump hasnt addressed latest covid spite but has focused on the election which she claims was rigged while his Campaign Continues to wage legal battles republicans have
Dry right now this is a live look outside looking out over downtown San Francisco in the bay but thats going to be changing pretty soon trump for chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here with the details be prepared he out on the road tomorrow roadways probably going to be slick as the storm system comes by and well slick as they usually are on the first rain of the season bringing up some of the oils from the ground and certainly. It looks like the first significant rain the first fall rain of the season rolling on in now were seeing some partly cloudy skies outside some high clouds coming up above that is from that cold front that will soon bring a few raindrops the bay area see the very latest here with the begin to make its way in the pacific northwest. Some showers showing up there and you see some of those clouds already entering into california and how about that weve got a couple raindrops beginning to show up to just to the north most that is very light, but you almost blue mi
Figure out how to shelter the People Living here and elsewhere. This camp is along the joe trail. Eight miles linking downtown. A place where neighbors say they cant use. The Homeless Population has grown 4 in the last two years to nearly 3,000 people. That number is less than what it used to be. Good evening. Despite the numbers the homeless czar for the county says hes confident that the problem can be solved. Were focussed on efforts to build a better bay area. This one of the top issues we follow. Live in santa rose. Any action taken tonight . There was action taken. It was late in the day. A declaration of emergency by the board of supervisors declaring the trail an area that needs attention. Heres more. A cold december day a mile long stretch of mostly homeless misery. That returned to local headlines. Its no longer something the community can hide. The board moved the issue to possible emergency resolution status. We have to clear this trail. Its ridiculous. We have have a hoove
Abc7news. Com vote. Well leave voting open as we go live to vic lee to kick things off. He got the first look inside the new center today. Vic . Reporter i did, ama. The new Navigation Center is along the embarcadero near beale street and will open by the end of this month but not without controversy. Just outside the Navigation Center, stark reminders of why the refuge is here. For this man, a comfortable bed instead of a hard bench. There are thousands of people sleeping on the streets just here in San Francisco. So we obviously need more shelters and related services. We have restrooms and showers at the far left over here. Reporter mayor london breed and other city officials toured the 4 million Navigation Center, once a parking lot along the embarcadero waterfront. A facility that will have 200 beds and social services and medical care in what the city calls a dignified environment. Our whole philosophy is really to treat this like a hotel, because these are our guests. These are