Impatient with the shelter at home order the number of cases continues to grow. Take a look at this map right now. Santa clara county now reporting 2,200 cases. Contra costa county with 27 new cases. A total of 934 there. San mateo county also reporting new cases. More than 1,200 in total now. The bay area has about 8,400 cases, more than 300 people have died. Lets also look at the latest covid19 numbers statewide. You can see we now have more than 52,000 confirmed cases in california. 2,171 people have died because of the virus. Law enforcement out in force today in Orange County. Take a look at this. Police officers taping off parts of Huntington Beach. This all comes after thousands of people protested there over governor newsoms decision to close all Orange County beaches. This is from yesterday. A judge late last night rejected bids by city officials to lift the governors temporary closure. Newport beach now joining Huntington Beach in its push to reopen those beaches. Today Orang
Big changes coming in the next couple of days . Reporter yeah. You can see right now live there are quite a few people at the beach at the moment, but significantly fewer than we saw last weekend. Those changes you mentioned are all part of the newly announced amendments to the shelter at home orders in bay area counties. Now, many residents of pacifica actually tell me theyve been staying away from the beaches on weekends, in part because of so many people here. Today there seemed to be more locals. A special detail of the Pacifica Police department has been going to each group of people and telling them the rules. So far, people who do not live within five miles according to the rules have been leaving with no issues after talking with police. No citations have been handed out. But this weekend officers are giving people a headsup that lounging will no longer be allowed at the beach. For some residents of the area, coming here is a relief, but its still far from normal. Its strange.
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Driving. It was what she said to him while pulled over that made the traffic stop a win for everyone. She actually admitted to texting and driving . She admitted and said, i hit my phone between the seats so you wouldnt see it when you walked up. So honesty is the best policy and it will get you a long ways and in this case in this period of the holiday season, im not going to write her a ticket but i want her to be safe. Reporter its not just the cell phone thats distracting drivers. That was a lady with a plate of waffles with a fork and knife. You see everything out here. Reporter thats right. You can get pulled over for distracted eating. So no leftover turkey and pumpkin pie on your drive home from thanksgiving dinner on thursday. Chps maximum enforcement runs through sunday night through 11 59 p. M. On sunday. And sunday is predicted to be the busiest travel day through air and on the roads for the holiday season. So if travelers are heading back from thanksgiving dinner they exp
Neighborhood let me know. Via twitter, sfo is quiet but im expecting some delays to develop. Our best chance is scattered sprinkles to light rain. Noon best chance across the north bay and the rest of us will get pockets of rain from 4 00 to 7 00. Look at those temperatures. Cooler than average, upper 50s to mid60s. How about the commute, frances . Good morning, everyone. Were starting the 5 00 hour with an overturned crash in the oakland area. Its been reported near the maze but it looks like the best location is eastbound 580 past 24. Traffic is slowing approaching the scene and because it was an overturned crash, i also noticed that even though lanes were not blocked in the westbound direction, westbound traffic on 580 is slow as you make your way. Look how it just turned green. Looks like they might have cleared this overturned crash so well keep an eye on it for you and i want to show you quickly a live shot of the maze. Traffic here westbound 80 heading towards the bay bridge, co