Hopes of heading off the virus. Our trends are not headed in a favorable direction for us, and similar to in march when we had a rapid increase in cases, we may be needing to take additional restrictions quickly. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Well start off tonight in Santa Clara County where Health Officials announced plans to shut down Indoor Dining next week. This decision comes as the county expects to move back into the red tier, meaning other restrictions are on the way. Reporter more sobering news as covid19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Santa clara county, which reported 362 new cases on friday, is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next tuesday. And as a result, Indoor Dining will be suspended on the same day. It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this. Reporter with rain and colder temps on the way, many Restaurant Owners throughout the reg
Were seeing just a couple hours ago. But come sunrise tomorrow, all of the citys beaches will be blocked off and closed. Yet, that wont be the case up the road in half moon bay. Conflicting messages between two coastal cities a mere mile apart. I think the whole things been confusing. It gets confusing. Pacifica has closed a lot over weekends recently. And i get the closures because of the fire evacuations and all that. But it gets confusing. Reporter surfs up in pacifica for now. But it wont stay that way for Labor Day Weekend. All four of the citys beaches will be closed. We are urging people to just stay home this Labor Day Weekend. Reporter there will be enforcement, but theyre hoping for voluntary compliance. Well have officers monitoring the beach. And well have additional park rangers augmenting our efforts and discouraging people from coming on the beach. Reporter yet, just a mile u tide in half moon bay. The sandy beaches will all be open. Now hearing that the other beaches ar
We begin serious concerns about the quality of its covid19 testing data. Health officials there say a statewide glitch is causing massive under counting and is now affecting their ability to track the spread of the virus. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Chris wynne has our top story from san jose. Reporter tonight growing concerns after officials discovered a glitch with cal redie the covid19 reporting system. We are back to blind. We dont know how the epidemic is trending. Reporter a fraessment as she the data isouies on it to gde t reopening of econog businesses and schoo very anxio issue to get resolved. We expect all of these numbers are going to gohat extent we do. Reporter so far the governor hasnt said much about the problem. However, the states Top Health Official shared this during a recent briefing. There is a specific component that feeds information from labs to both the state system and local Public Health system that may be the place where data is getting stuck. R
Head. Thank you both for joining us today via zoom. How is it going . Good. Good. Not sure who wants to start. This big announcement is the one californians have been waiting for. The biggest takeaway i got from today was the governor saying, were still in stage one, essential only. We are wakeeks away from stage o when schools, childcare centers, open spaces and nonessential offices can reopen with social distancing. I guess, phil, i will start with you. Whats the reaction in the bay area among mayors and county supervisors . So far, they are actually in the lead on this. They have had more stringnt guidelines than the governors up until this point. They are taking a look at it. It was interesting, what happened was the bay area council, a collection of the biggest employers in the bay area, took a poll of ceos. About 178 of them. They found seven out of ten said they wanted the businesses back to reopen within the next 30 days. That is going to be a challenge for the governor. Yes, i
Caregivers. Its the kind of pressure that is crushing. I cant even imagine what teachers and students are going through. I spoke to a student and a parent today who echoed the same sentiment. Talk about a shot worth a thousand words. An empty hallway inside this high school in san jose. This crisis developing so quickly, the sign already invalid less than two weeks after it was put up. If students were sad about that date, theyre even more heartbroken now. The hardest part is there is no one there to help me learn because there are sometimes i get stuck on stuff. There is no one else around to help me with. And thats the hard part, because i have no one to help me. Parents getting the news are torn. A situation thats becoming more stressful, but only for the sake of their childrens safety. Honestly, i was just like not happy, but i mean, at the same time, my daughters safety and their health is at the most important. So i rather them be at home. The shut down schools represent more tha