Not recommended but if you must get together there are things you can do trying to to protect you and your family. And were following breaking news. Officers open firing near a popular mall near San Francisco. And jeff ranieri has the latest on the rain thats soaked parts of the bay area. We begin with that at home covid testing. Tonight the fda has granted emergency approval to an east bay company. Its different, though. This is rapid test that you do at home. Results in 30 minutes. Theres no shipping it to a lab and waiting days for the results. The fda says this is important for getting people tested and to do it faster. All right, jessica, heres how it works. You swab your nose, swirl that swab in a vial, and then put it in a portable device that will tell you if you have covid or not, results within 30 minutes. Heres the catch. You need a prescription to get the test. Though word yet when these tests will be available or how much itll cost. So for now normal testing continues, and
About its new travel quarantine, which was just rereclarified again by the county in the past hour. Nbc bay areas robert handa was at todays announcement and why its so crucial to get moving on it. Reporter the race is on as the Public Health Department Works to keep its vaccine and quarantine plans on track, even as covid cases surge. Whether its a vaccine or a travel quarantine, its all about trying to stop what Public Health calls a chain of transmission. The latest numbers show parts of the south bay running out of hospital beds. We are especially concerned because none of the hospitals serving south county and East San Jose had more than five icu beds available as of yesterday. Reporter the downy submitted its vaccine plan to the state detailing how it will distribute and administer vaccinations. There are some difficult logistics, including that necessary ultra cold Storage Units are now only being set up to store the vaccines at 70 degrees below zero. Dr. Jennifer tong says they
Helping people prevent and fight the negative effects of diabetes and heart disease. I believe it will definitely get worse before it gets better. Reporter Solano Countys Health Officer says cases have doubled in the last several weeks. 80 to 100 new cases a day. The driver seems to continue to be family and social gatherings. The big group of gatherings that has caused this most recent surge has been halloween events. Reporter indoor dining, church services, and movie theaters are among the operations that must stop by tomorrow in five new bay area counties. Just pushed back into the purple tier. Some personnel care businesses like nail salons can stay open as long as they take precautions. Martinez bar and Restaurant Owner cory katz says hes upset that despite all his efforts to stay safe, he has to move things outside once again. My first thought is anger, frustration, sadness comes next, and were all trying to scramble to figure out what to do on how to make things work. Reporter w
Good evening. Weve got a lot to get to tonight. An hour from now most of the state goes backward to the most restrictive tier. And jessica, heres why. This graph shows the average number of cases in the bay area not quite as high as july, but you can see covid cases are spiking. The far right of your screen is the recent number. Lets begin our Team Coverage with nbc bay areas ian cull with what this means and whats changing. Reporter today Governor Newsom says hes pulling the emergency brake to slow the spread of covid19. In the last two weeks hospitalizations are up 30 . The number of cases has doubled. This is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. Reporter 41 of the states 51 counties including most of the bay area are pushed back into the most restrictive purple tier. San francisco, san mateo and marin fell to red. Most like santa clara jumping back two full tiers. We have done this before. We can do it again. We really need every Sing
Updates. Nevada, pennsylvania, georgia still too close to call. Nevada and arizona, by the way, both say theyll announced updated results in the morning. In arizona joe biden is ahead by 47,000 votes. Hes hoping hell continue to lead in the new votes coming in from maricopa county. Thats the population base of phoenix. In nevada now, joe biden ahead by just 12,000 votes. Remember Hillary Clinton won nevada in 2016. Lets show you pennsylvania. Some new numbers now. The margin just narrow. President trump has the lead here by 18,000 votes. Ballots are still be counted in philadelphia. The Biden Campaign is hoping those ballots will tip the state in bidens favor. The race is closest in georgia. Trump is ahead of biden by less than 1,300 votes. As the counting continues people are growing more and more anxious. Were seeing a lot of anxiety, a lot of anger but also curiosity as we watch democracy at work. Reporter tonight ipphiladelphia more protesting in the streets urging officials to cou