States Governor Newsom announcing today a possible stay at home order could be reinstated as coronavirus cases surge, thank you for joining us today at 3 on this monday november 30th, im tahernia 99 of the state could be another under another state home order state leaders are set to decide in the coming days. This will be regions with a concerning hospitalizations and icu capacity weve got our Capitol Bureau reporter ashes of allah covering the story and shes joining us now live from sacramento with the latest official update actually. Its an as yet covid19 cases in california are exploding with a new peak at 14,000 cases per day state leaders gave this new warning with real concerns about the State Hospital capacity. But if these trends continue were going to have to take much more dramatic. Arguably drastic action governor Gavin Newsome says hes waving the red flag as california sees a surge in covid19 cases and hospitalizations he warned monday a stay at home order could become it
Well, two important aspects of the ongoing pandemic, preventing the spread of the virus and limiting the economic damage continue nobody conflict this afternoon across much of the country, including right here in the bay area. Tom vacar joins us live this afternoon, and this new wave of restrictions threatens the very survivability of the restaurant industry. Well, the whole fact is this cannot go on forever. Some accommodations will have to be made. Covid carnage to patients mirror s the carnage to small businesses, restaurants and their employees. It is a tail of two realities. According to the National Restaurant association, this is their sobering reality. 100,000 restaurants, 1 in 6, closed forever or long term. 40 of the remaining restaurant ours saying theyll be gone in three months without any help. 240 billion in lost sales this year. One Business Owner we spoke with has been able to survive so far. There has to be assistance for businesses and also for individuals. Reporter b
Restaurants are being asked to scale back. Families celebrating a 60th birthday at their favorite restaurant, a milestone also because its their first Indoor Dining since march. I feel perfectly safe with the distancing, even though we are inside. Reporter steps away under heat lamps, other customers dined alfresco on a 50 degree evening. And buckeyes owner expects to shift more dining out here now that the Health Officer wants occupancy cut in half. If he thinks thats a good idea we are happy to go to that, go back to 25 . As long as we can stay there. Reporter marin has been back at 50 capacity over a few weeks. Though the need to keep guests six feet apart dictates how many people can actually be served. There have been several super spreader events described from restaurants. Reporter reporting to county supervisors doctor willis is 25 occupancy lines up with most of the bay area and restaurants are risky because people move masks to eat and drink and tend to linger. Research point
Was placed on paid leave. He was with the department for about five years. This really hits home, a family here at the department. Obviously, our officer is very shaken up for everything. Reporter sergeant rivera, the president of the police union. He said, the department could potentially face discipline if he is not at fault. If the officer was not within department the policy, there can be rick percussions, absolutely. Reporter to avoid comfort of interest, outside agencies took over the investigation. The collision itself is being taken over solely by the chp and the das office. Obviously, we will have our own internal investigation. Reporter the chps multidisciplinary action investigation team, specializing in pratt trash protocols spent hours electing evidence and diagramming the scene. Among evidence the chp will look into, was the driver distracted, were there any blind spots, with a distracted, what were the moments for the officer in the pedestrian before impact . This is all
News with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are coming on the air tonight with breaking news on several fronts. Just six days before the election, tonight, that powerful hurricane zeta is slamming into louisiana at 110 miles per hour, the fifth time that has happened this year. More than 30 million americans are in the storms path right now, and tens of thousands have already lost power. At the same time, the Coronavirus Crisis is reaching a dire new peak tonight, both at home and overseas, cases are exploding. The u. S. Is now facing its worst week of new infections since the pandemic began. In the past seven days, more than half a Million People have been infected nationwide. That news, along with nationwide lockdowns in france and germany, sent the dow into freefall, dropping more than 900 points today. And tonight, the Coronavirus Crisis is slamming headlong into the preside