The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also
Keep people from mixing with others from outside their household. As these numbers continue to go the wrong direction, he says we are still expecting a surge from the thanksgiving holiday. If we dont act now, our Hospital System will be overwhelmed. If we dont act now, well continue to see a death rate climb. Reporter siding sharp increases in covid19 cases, hospitalizations, and death, governor gavin newsom issued a new regional stayathome order with strict new rules. Back to back days with 113 deaths just in the last 14 days, close to 1000 californians have lost their lives due to covid19. Reporter as of now, all nonessential travel is temporarily restricted statewide. The new stayathome order breaks the state into five regions instead of individual counties. Monterey and Santa Cruz County are included in the bay area region. When and areas icu capacity drops 50 or less, restrictions would go into place for three weeks but none of the regions currently meet the threshold, but newsom
You know that can be difficult we dont spend a long time. Its a critical moment. Right now at 3 stay home covid cases have hit a record and to stop the momentum of this deadly virus Health Officials are pleading with the public to avoid gatherings and non essential travel. This thanksgiving holiday. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman Santa Clara County recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases on tuesday thats 512 new cases of covid19. Its a number of covid hospitalizations thats also concerning because that is also at a new high and officials are warning that theyre now running low on hospital beds. Kron 4 tahernia joins us live now in the newsroom with more on the warnings officials are sending. Good afternoon sun os. Hi just saying hello everyone so as covid19 cases surge here in the bay area Santa Clara County Health Officials are urging residents to stay home and avoid gathering and traveling ahead of the thanksgiving holiday that c
Now at 11 00, three coronavirus vaccines now. Who will get which one and when. We get some answers tonight. We were able to do what would normally have taken a decade or longer. Thats never happened before in the history of vaccines. And this has never happened before. The charges. A former San Francisco cop is facing tonight. And a live look at a bay area neighborhood that is sinking right now. Why repairs may make it even worse. The fix and the amount of money that we have available to make the fix is just probably not going to add up. The newest retail store on University Avenue in palo alto is now open for business selling luxury secondhand items. Its happening at a time when more people looking for holiday deals. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, troubling new coronavirus numbers days before thanksgiving. The numbers of new cases statewide tripling in just the past month. And hospitalizations are up almost 80 compared
Sports. And that means no games at levis stadium. Azenith smith is here with a reaction from the head coach. Reporter the niners next to home games are now out of the question and in the midst of their season the team will have to act fast, their options are to postpone or cancel games or find an alternative location to practice and play. Some options that have been thrown out, the stadium in San Francisco, or maybe the oakland coliseum. The team says they are aware of the new order and working with nfl. In a post game interview this afternoon you can sense the frustration of the 49ers coach who says the team wants nothing more than to stay in their hometown and play at levis stadium. He shared his disappointment finding out yesterday as the team was on the plane heading to los angeles. He also says he is very proud of how his team played today despite the devastating news. It was a very disappointing thing we got yesterday. Our organization has been working their tails off with the co