Officials say it is the key to stopping the surge, but not everyone is listening. Certainly awkward for me to approach a citizen thats my customer and tell them that they need to cover their face. Tonight a new effort to crack down on people not wearing masks. There are new numbers out tonight that illustrate why covering your face can put a big dent in the spread of covid19. State Health Leaders now say wearing a mask 80 of the time could reduce transmission by as much as 60 . This as late tonight another bay area county puts some teeth into its mask mandate. Nbc bay areas cheryl hurd explains. Reporter the emergency order making it mandatory to wear face coverings in Contra Costa County is in effect not everyone is happy in danville. I dont understand that. You know what i mean . Where youre forced to wear a mask. I just had a kidney tooken out. I got bad lungs, this and that. I cant wear a mask, but it is what it is. Reporter according to the state, wearing a mask is essential if yo
Going up right behind me. Now, how many people will come out to brave those frigid temperatures is anyones guess but as we saw today the cold wasnt letting many stop them from enjoying one of their final days of their holiday. Even though the deep freeze and continues for yet another day, many are still heading outdoors. The rothman rink in center city was packed with bundled up skaters this afternoon. The canuck family came from yardley to cure their cabin fever. We were cooped up all week. We figured out we would come out burn off some energy have some fun and enjoy philly. Reporter how you staying warm buddy. Trying to get more layers on. Reporter like how many layers do you think you have on. Three. Reporter at the Christmas Village snack tent the subfreezing temperatures mean. More hot chocolating hot cider coffee and tea. Reporter lined the counter the staff keeps warm by jockeying for time next to the heater. Ive been pushing him to the side for the last five times. Reporter mea
Over across the area. Then were watching the arrival of that precipitation from the west east direction, you can see tuesday morning, we got showers even a gusty thunderstorm popping up across the region. Coming up well take a closer look at the forecast. Let you know how much rain were expecting and the cooler air that arrives and the wake of this front. Details coming up in the exclusive accuweather forecast. Sending it back to you. An update on a shooting that ended with a toddler critically injured after he was shot in the head by his own 6yearold brother. Police charged the boys father, 36yearold haven williams with endangering the welfare of a child. Investigators say the gun belonged to the childrens uncle, who lives at the house in tioga nicetown, the boys were being watched by their 2012yearold brother when the children found the gun oops r. The 3yearold is listed in Critical Condition at Temple University hospital. Chester police still trying to track down people who opened f
Another Beautiful Day across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys, the string of 70s continues, started on wednesday with a high of 72. Thursday and friday, we had temps in the lower 70s, maxed out yesterday, 79, so far in philadelphia, were coming in at 65. Ten degrees above or typical daytime high. Still comfortable outside. 74 in philadelphia, 67 in the poconos, 75 for allentown and reading. Up to western lancaster, coast in cape may, 68, beach haven ven 69. 7 00 p. M. A partly cloudy sky, temperature of 68. Well be in middle 60s at 8 00. Mostly clear, dry and quiet at 9 00, 10 00 and 11 00. Temperatures falling down into the lower 60s. Changes however are headed our way, heres Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar. Were tracking rain not tomorrow but tuesday, this cold front stretched out across a portions of the plain states, this will be working its way eastward and provide us with a good soaking as we get into tuesday. And especial tuesday afternoon. Future tracker 6 timing
The officers who routinely perform stunts on motorcycle somehow crashed three had to be rushed to the hospital. Sunday night and the big story on action news is the investigation in the accident that left those officers injured. Happened this evening on 12 and market streets as the unit was performing a show before hundreds of people action News Reporter annie is live at honaman hospital with more. Reporter walter and sarah good news tonight all three of those Police Officers that did go to honaman hospital have been treated and released. Now they tell us that they are expected to make a full recovery. They are okay, they suffered minor injuries but it was a big scare in front of a crowd that included hundreds of Police Officers visiting for a conference. Philadelphia police arriving to honaman hospital today to show support for three of their own this is a picture captured by the police chief after a Highway Patrol drill Team Performance went array on sunday afternoon and three office