Whatever you call it, critics are calling it a betrayal. I think that taxpayers will be upset with this idea. Reporter San Jose City councilman john mccain is says what the bta is proposing is a bait and switch, a betrayal of the spirit, if not the letter. We told taxpayers would improve the roads and driving conditions. This will just be a broken promise in the future. Reporter in 2016, voters in supported this measure, projecting to generate more than 3. 6 billion over 30 years. The money was earmarked for transportation projects, with 25 a hard cap on b. A. R. T. Construction. What is the best use of the sales tax . Is there timing to do that, based on project delivery . The very beginning of that exercise. Reporter last week, vta floated the controversial idea, what if the shared the tax revenue generated over the next decade at 75 to build b. A. R. T. , the likely spins of other transportation projects . We have got to say that this it was one thing i think we should follow throug
Simply concerning. Could the bay area run out of hospital beds . We continue to be at risk of exceeding our hospital capacity. Its not all bad news. Tonight a positive trend doctors and nurses are noticing. Plus what will it take to flatten the curve . Tonight we ask the experts. And cant wait to clear your head and hit the slopes . California just releasing its covid rules for ski resorts. We begin now with this. At this rate we could see a statewide lockdown as early as tomorrow. As of tonight, many people are simply defeated, especially business own. They already see the writing on the wall. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana leads our coverage from the east bay. Reporter after governor gavin newsom hinted at a possible statewide stayathome order on monday, members of his cabinet had a Conference Call with Business Leaders yesterday. Should we consider this imminent . We should. In fact, i think were understanding that were expecting that the governor is going to be making an announcemen
Whipping winter winds. Today in the bay starts right now. Good thursday morning to you, thank you for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Well get to mike with a look at the roads but start with the forecast. Another cold start to the day. Another cold start. Take a look at these numbers that were seeing right now in parts of the north bay and inland east bay as well as the south county where we have a lot of 30s as you get ready to head out the door. Youre probably already feeling that right now even just trying to get out of bed. As you make your way to work, were seeing the east bay temperatures in the 30s or low 40s and hold steady for a few hours and then start to warm up with a lot of sunshine as we go into today as we eventually make it into the mid and upper 60s, another nice afternoon. Its been so dry, well talk about that and how much rain we need catch up to normal. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Vianey, how is it looking as early commuters head out the doo
Not recommended but if you must get together there are things you can do trying to to protect you and your family. And were following breaking news. Officers open firing near a popular mall near San Francisco. And jeff ranieri has the latest on the rain thats soaked parts of the bay area. We begin with that at home covid testing. Tonight the fda has granted emergency approval to an east bay company. Its different, though. This is rapid test that you do at home. Results in 30 minutes. Theres no shipping it to a lab and waiting days for the results. The fda says this is important for getting people tested and to do it faster. All right, jessica, heres how it works. You swab your nose, swirl that swab in a vial, and then put it in a portable device that will tell you if you have covid or not, results within 30 minutes. Heres the catch. You need a prescription to get the test. Though word yet when these tests will be available or how much itll cost. So for now normal testing continues, and
About its new travel quarantine, which was just rereclarified again by the county in the past hour. Nbc bay areas robert handa was at todays announcement and why its so crucial to get moving on it. Reporter the race is on as the Public Health Department Works to keep its vaccine and quarantine plans on track, even as covid cases surge. Whether its a vaccine or a travel quarantine, its all about trying to stop what Public Health calls a chain of transmission. The latest numbers show parts of the south bay running out of hospital beds. We are especially concerned because none of the hospitals serving south county and East San Jose had more than five icu beds available as of yesterday. Reporter the downy submitted its vaccine plan to the state detailing how it will distribute and administer vaccinations. There are some difficult logistics, including that necessary ultra cold Storage Units are now only being set up to store the vaccines at 70 degrees below zero. Dr. Jennifer tong says they