Coronavirus california is turning the corner. The number of new infections, hospitalizations and the percent of coronavirus tests coming back with a positive result, all of those categories are down and have been steadily declining for weeks. Look at the graph of cases in the bay area. Our rolling average is represented by the yellow line and you can see its distantly lower from a peak set in mid august. Health is just one participant of our life thats been impacted by the pandemic and its one of five areas where were working to build a better bay area. The economy is another. Youve probably seen the struggle many Small Businesses like restaurants are going through. It been unbelievable. After surviving with only delivery and takeout, some restaurants are allowed to serve customers without door dining. Diners alternated eating, drinking and putting their masks back on. Its a struggle that is not easy for anyone anywhere. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen looking at the big picture from
Highway early this afternoon. The sunset solidarity march began at sloat and protesters marched to lincoln. Demonstrators have gathered again in vallejo to protest the death of george floyd. The city, however, reeling and really on edge after reports of looting over the weekend. Last night city hall was broken into. A fire was set on the first floor. That caused the sprinklers to go off. The citys mayor says it is now uninhabitable in the building, and the police chief is really appalled at what he saw happening. This was a coordinated attack by organized individuals seeking to cause destruction and harm to our community. And no such acts will be tolerated. Vallejo did issue a curfew last night that started at 8 00 p. M. , lasting until 5 00 a. M. It is in place until further notice. In danville, almost every single business on harts avenue is boarded up. You see messages supporting george floyd sprayed on some of the plywood. There has not been any looting in danville. A peaceful prot
The fee. Each station has a waiting list for parking permits averaging 3,000. Is there something we can do with our policies, our fees to help alleviate the crowding situation. Reporter the hope is that a higher fee would discourage people driving to b. A. R. T. And encourage driving and walking. On fridays and in the middle of the day we charge the same amount. Our lots dont always fill up on fridays. Reporter right now a trip from walnut creek to the embarcadero station is almost 12 plus parking nearly 15 a day. I commute to the city every day. So it is expensive to add on to already the b. A. R. T. Fees going up anyways. Another dollar would be not that much more that i could i could pay that. Reporter license plate cameras would also be installed to make sure people are paying. This is all just an idea. Some would want to fine out what is the impact on the poor. In walnut creek, eric abc7. Pleasanton police hope you will recognize this man who is accused of robbing the chase bank.
Tell us more about how this works . Well, jeff it is very difficult for us to get access to yemen at all. We are only there for around two dates. We were accompanied by officials who decided what we could, couldnt see. So that constrained us as journalists. In one place we couldnt go was aacross the front line into houthi territories where the air strikes have the been landing and hunger and disease so devastating. Whats jarring about going to yemen is how shockingly poor it is. I mean, 8 Million People on the brink of famine. When, when the countrys neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula are so very rich. Countries like saudi arabia. Some important perspective. Hol williams, thank you. Mike pence left on a five day trip to asia, focused on ratcheting up pressure on north koreas repressive regime. Among his stops, the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics 50 miles from the dmz. Ben tracy is in the host city, pyeongchang. Reporter they have been Holding Drills for months simulating ever
Theres another wave of showers beginning to sweep through the bay area, right around 7 00 p. M. , down through the north bay, down through the peninsula over to the south bay and the east bay. And tomorrow the day will begin with mainly clear skies. But how long will that last . Well have the accuweather 7day forecast in just a moment. Check out this view from atop mt. Hamilton. Its hard to see, but if you look really closely, you can see some snow at the top, just a dusting. The storm has christian mentioned has brought a good amount of snow, up to the sierra, that is terrific news for ski resorts and retailers here in the bay area. Nbc News Reporter Jonathan Bloom live in san rafael with that part of the story. Jonathan . Reporter its so businessy they actually had to bring in extra staff to handle the extra customers and people are loading up their skis and snow boards. The ski shops are bustling because the snow is falling. Its coming down up there now, so thank youve been waiting