Looking really light right now john but turn on those car heaters right chilly out there right now. Youre looking out to folks coming out of macarthur maze right now trying to get into a San Francisco across the upper deck just under 10 minute drive time for you the span into San Francisco getting to that fremont street heading over to the san mateo bridge looking well were definitely seeing a more cars on the road on the right hand side, your screen thats the commute side. But hey nothing in your way its going to be a smoother ride over to the peninsula. And im clocking in at about 12 minutes for your westbound 92 right ill be back with the richmond san mateo bridge or the Richmond Sandra fell bridge rather and the golden gate coming up back to the news. Thanks a lot. It is 5 oh one and our top story more than 2,800 people died of coronavirus yesterday with a new record of more than a 185,000 new covid infections here in the bay area Santa Clara County is seeing record covid cases and
Everybody thanks for being here on kron 4 news at 9 im grant lotus and im justine waltman in for vicki tonight. Now Assemblymember Phil ting and other members of a San Francisco delegation are calling on superintendents in their districts. To reopen schools as soon as possible this is new coronavirus cases reach new heights in the last 24 hours. The country has reported more than 195,000 new covid cases and close to a 100,000 patients are currently in the hospital because of covid this is according to the covid tracking project in california nearly 21,000 new cases were reported in a single day. This is the most new cases recorded in a single day in the state since the pandemic started california has recorded more than a million total cases so far. In the bay area more than 153,000 cases have been recorded and nearly 2000 people have died. And despite a surge in infections, a San Francisco delegation has now sent letters to several School Districts in the bay area demanding that school
Bring students back as soon as possible. Thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 10 everybody im grant lotus im Justine Waldman in for Vicki Liviakis tonight now this delegation sent letters to San Franciscos Unified School District san mateo counties offices at of education and more. Urging for more plans to be made to kron 4 cylinder sackey joins us now live from outside of San Franciscos district headquarters for the School District she has more now on this push to get kids and teachers back in the classroom. Well despite the surge in cases and hospitalizations lawmakers and doctors say that school should still reopen as soon as they can and based on data from some of the other schools that reopened in the bay area with. In Person Learning they say that actually schools are one of the safer places to reopen during the pandemic. Do believe that schools need to be prioritize. We think that schools need to be open when many of the things may need to be should an Assembly Member phil
Upstate University Hospital say working this Holiday Season isnt an option. Part of their care now includes connecting patients with loved ones hoping with phone calls and video chats and their families. I also like to read a little message on a whiteboard which is not the way towards our for but i dont care on thanksgiving. All right happy thanksgiving on and try and draw that turkey, theyre feeling the same pain of missing family time even when given the opportunity to go home. Rachel nolan is working christmas but had thanksgiving off, im personally not seeing any of my family members unfortunately thats just how it i do have high risk family members of my own and for these nurses at odessa, Regional Medical center. They say the hardest part of the job is being honest with families. When you wants to see their family. You have to be the one to during their next place that them the reason to buy we can allow visitors up here as their hospital hit capacity, this month employees are in
In Santa Clara County tonight is the last late night at the random lounge the popular bar and restaurant in san jose has been serving cocktails recently outside until 2 in the morning. Owner tony griffis calls this new curfew counterproductive. If the real culprit here is private gatherings that maybe instead of targeting bars. We target costco safeways and liquor stores. And see if we can cut alcohol sales, there. For now the curfew will be in effect until at least december 21st in all of the counties in that most restrictive purple tier as of tonight. All of the bay area counties are in purple except for murray in san mateo and San Francisco and that could soon change in San Francisco has covid19 cases and hospitalizations. Continue to soar kron fours dan kerman explains what could change in the citys soon as this sunday. San francisco is losing its battle against covid19. Her current case place us on a trajectory to be in the purple tier, potentially as early as sunday. During an on