Our restaurant is so small, it used to be filled in there, but it was cozy. So, you know, the tables were too close to try to go in there and space it out. Outside here we have the tables, the chairs six to seven feet apart from each other. Reporter retail stores, indoor malls, libraries and offices can now open at full capacity. But with the holidays around the corner and people wanting to gather, San Mateo County supervisor david can he pa wants everyone to not let up. We need are he main vigilant. We need to make sure that people wear their damn mask. We need to make sure that people are socially distant. Reporter in the next tier down from orange is yellow. At this point the only place in that category is San Francisco. Reporting live in redwood city, anoushah rasta, nbc bay area news. Thanks, anoushah. High schools across Alameda County got the green light to open their doors to students. It can begin november 9th. The schools need to come up with a covid19 health and safety plan.
Good evening everyone, im frank somerville. And im julie haener. The group of employees works at Healdsburg District Hospital in several different departments. New at 10 00, ktvus Debora Villalon is live with the investigation underway. Reporter this showed up in routine screening and triggered an immediate response. 12 positive staffers sent home to isolate in the hospital on alert for more. I work night shift here. I have been here for 30 years and ive never seen anything like this. Reporter this housekeeper is frustrated to hear 12 of her colleagues at healdsburg hospital contracted covid. Apparently outside of work. I dont understand why people are not following the rules. Like wearing their masks when they should on the outside, or what they are doing. We have been using them for various reasons. Reporter now the hospital tent is running full tilt to get almost 300 staffers through. One round monday turned up one infected employee, but now positive patients. Everyone goes through
Ballots directly to the registrars office. In Santa Clara County, more than 437,000 people have cast their ballots. About half, about 220,000, have put their ballots not in the mail but directly into drop boxes. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro is live at the Santa Clara County registrar of voters in san jose with more on that. And marianne, people want to make sure they get in and their votes count. Reporter they are very concerned about that, janelle. If you look here, this is where people drop off their ballots at the registrar of Voters Office. Many people we talked with today felt that their vote would be secure if they dropped it off at this specific location. 13 miles, thats how far ted and carol bautista drove today to turn in their ballots at the drop box at the registrar Voters Office in san jose. I feel like it is safer to drop it on a place where you will be counted. Reporter but Evelyn Mendez with the Santa Clara County registrar of Voters Office says theres no need to make a
Reporter doctors saying he continues to improve after a delayed acknowledgement that his oxygen levels had dropped twice in recent days and that hes now taking a steroid typically only recommended for seriously ill patients in the hospital. They may be thinking that they can turn the white house into a bit of a hospital for him. But if he needs intensive care unit, hes going to have to go someplace with a great team. Its a very, very serious disease. Reporter at the same time, questions remain about the scope of the outbreak inside the white house. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany and two top assistants today joining the list of several highlevel staffers testing positive. Even though President Trump is now back at home, you heard his doctors say that hes not out of the woods yet, and he is certainly going to need to be closely monitored because medical experts agree that the next few days in the course of any covid19 diagnosis are critical for recovery. Back to you, jessica and raj. T
Going out now. All vote by mail ballots in california come with prepaid postage and you can return your ballot at any time to and including election day. November 3rd. The envelope must be sealed, signed and dated. It can be turned into your county elections office, a ballot drop box, a vote center or any polling place. And if youre mailing it back, there is more time this year for it to arrive because of the concerns about the u. S. Postal service. Now, a ballot with a postmark no later than northern 3rd can be received as late as november 20th and it will still count. You can track your ballot online through the secretary of states website. And earlier today on abc 7 news at 4 00, we spoke live with the secretary of the state alex padilla about the benefits of voting by mail. Its convenient. You get to vote from the comfort and safety of your own home and it is proven to be secure. So any suggestion otherwise is, frankly, not true, and only seeks to undermine confidence in our electi