Parents and students protesting tonight in pleasanton. The big question, when will middle schoolers and High Schoolers get to come back to school . Rent relief and eviction protections on its way tonight to those impacted by covid. The storms heading out. Ill let you on up. Ski shops like this one busy as the rush is on to get to tahoe. Ill show you why that might be easier said than done. Abc 7 news starts right now. Announcer building a better area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. I mean, if youre coming from the bay area and youre trying to head up to a ski resort tonight, you probably are not going to get through. That is the warning from caltrans tonight. If youre thinking of heading up to lake tahoe, just dont do it. Blizzard conditions are making the roads extremely treacherous. Right now 80 is closed because of several jackknife big riggs, multiple spinouts and heavy snow. There is no estimated time for its reopening. And 350 is open but with chain controls ove
Francisco now stay at home ordes that is allowing more businesses to reopen in the city. Could even everyone im Frank Somerville and im julie julie haener. It was a Long Time Coming for many business owners. Ktvu is amber lee joins us now live shes in the citys Castro District tonight with more on what the re openings looked like amber, julie, i spoke with merchants here in castro and along valencia street. They tell me theyre thrilled to be able to offer more services, but that this is just the beginning. They need a whole lot more to survive. For the First Time Since the stay at home order in december, mx three fitness in the castro is able to offer indoor gym services such as personal training on lee. Three people are allowed inside at a time that gives us hope not enough to pay the red, but at least its going the white way nearby at catch outdoor dining, even on a cold january night is appealing to some somebody like making a delicious meal for me. Something different normalcy retu
A 100 million shots in the first 100 days. This will be the most officiant. Backs a nation plan in u. S. History. President elect joe biden theyre pledging to vaccinate 100 Million People in the first 100 days this afternoon. Mister biden held event introducing his Pandemic Response team laying out his top 3 priorities during his first 100 days of his presidency ambitious among the members of his teams include California Attorney general Javier Becerra our current prison well bellow has more on todays announcement. We need your help. Wear a mask for just 100 days more than a month before hes sworn in as commander in chief president elect biden got a jumpstart on his preparations to handle the pandemic in a News Conference tuesday said hed sign an executive order on his first day in office to require masks in federal buildings and on planes trains and buses. He also talked about the need for congress to act so the country can acquire at least 100 million Covid Vaccine doses and fund the
Down his restaurant to Outdoor Dining the owner of says that it is not fair to force restaurants to close when retail, especially large chains are allowed to operate. But for some reason was in danville tonight, she spoke with the owner of crimes and has more to reset. And good evening here in danville the owner of crum says that he is not a rule breaker and that this was not an easy step to take, but he said these are very uneasy times and they require a unique steps taken. On tuesday people sent crumbs restaurant in danville eating even though they were not supposed to and Contra Costa County Outdoor Dining is now not allowed anymore. The county making that decision along with other Bay Area Public Health departments to try and deal with they say the rapid rise in covid cases. But owner jimmy heliopolis says that he didnt feel that closing was the right step to take right now. No this is survival this is not. Or we can just handle this now we can get through no, i dont know when were
The state reported more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases is. The Positivity Rate over the last 14 days is that 5. 4 . As of tonight, the number of people hospitalized for covered stands at more than 5700. A live look tonight at dublin, oakland and san jose. Exactly 5 hours from now a curfew will go into effect for much of the bay area because of the surge in cases. Here are the counties impacted, every bay area county except for marin, San Francisco and san mateo but that could change. The stayathome water will be in effect from 10 pm until 5 am. What is allowed . You can buy groceries, pick up restaurant takeout orders, walk your dog, visit Healthcare Providers and other essential services. I dont think it will be very effective. Im going to comply because that is what i have been doing all year. It doesnt make sense to me necessarily. Covid is around 24 hours a day. But yes, i will comply. I feel fine about it. I think it is important. Things are spiking because people arent paying