Im Justine Waltman in 4 grant tonight and im Vicki Liviakis after moving from the orange here to the red tier Contra Costa County put in new covid19 restrictions today but the county. Is edging towards the purple tier and now it is announcing even stricter rollbacks including the end of Indoor Dining room kron fours dan kerman is live for us tonight in walnut creek he has the latest details good evening. Dan. Good evening just things are just moving in the wrong direction here in Contra Costa County we talked to the Health Officer on tuesday and even since tuesday things have gotten worse now at 50 hospitalizations still the case rate is now in the purple tier as you mentioned, and as a result theyve got to do something to try to reverse this trend before it gets completely out of control. If we have become even more concerned about the trend. Contra costa county Health Officer doctor Chris Farnitano is sounding the alarm. The countys covid case rate has surged to put the county in the
Pacifica. It is clear inland, 58 in livermore. And throughout the day today, the fog will clear by about 8 00 and the winds will pick up again. At the coast it will be breezy, numbers topping out into the lower 90s inland. You will have a bit of a breeze as well, just around 80 around the bay. Well talk wind and big time cooling over the weekend in a few minutes. Thank you, lisa. It is good news for new drivers out there. The dmv will start offering behind the wheel driving tests again today. Of course the economy is one the main things were following in our effort to build a better bay area. The riding tests were suspended in mid march because of the pandemic. And kris reyes is live in san mateo with more are on this reopening. Reporter good morning. Yes, good news. You can imagine sitting at home not being able to drive all this time . That is about to change. Empty parking lot right now here at the dmv, but that should change in the next few hours when they open at 8 00 a. M. Here i
Announcer news to build a better bay area. This is abc 7 mornings. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, novembeth. Im liz kreutz. I hope your morning is getting off to a good start. Lets start with a quick look at the weather. Here is meteorologist Frances Dinglasan in for lisa argen. Good morning, frances. Good morning, liz. The satellite image is showing us very clear conditions, a few low clouds in some spots. A live view from mt. Tam on your east bay. Just a few clouds out there. Temperatures in the 50s right now. Lots of sunshine for everyone. Thats going to allow temperatures to be a little warmer today compared to yesterday. So well be well above average today. Mid70s to upper 70s in the inland areas around the bay. Look for low 70s this afternoon. And at the coast, well see some mid60s during the warmest part of the day. Clear skies tonight, temperatures dropping. Then were tracking possible fire weather midweek. Ill tell you about that coming up, liz. Thanks, frances. Develop
Degrees warmer at the coast. With the gusty winds mainly above 1,000 feet, were looking for low relative humidity, a red flag warning through 10 00 tomorrow. North bay hills, east bay hills. And the winds will be common, 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour with gusts over 50 Miles Per Hour. That will bring our relative humidity down to between 10 to 20 for most of us throughout the day. Oakland hills, 20 miles an hour, Half Moon Bay 20mileperhour winds, peaking at 32 miles an hour. Warmer conditions, 40s, 50s, low 60s by noontime, with breezy winds. We will look for another mild afternoon. But with the wind, the air quality is better today. Chris . Lisa, thank you. Firefighters across the bay area are on high alert this morning because of a rare red flag warning in december. A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures could quickly spread fires. The dangerous conditions are especially concerning for people who face the wildfires. Abc 7 reporter katie utehs has more. In my 25
Running out of water. Lebron james makes history joining an exclusive club. And alexa tells us who is going to win the super bowl. And we do say good morning on this wednesday. Im kendis gibson. And im maggie rulli in for diane macedo. We begin with several new developments overnight from that School Shooting in kentucky. Weve learned that two 15yearold students were killed but a motive for the attack remains unclear. And take a look. This is the 11th School Shooting in america so far this year alone. Its only january 24th. Overnight a community in kentucky leaning on each other and their faith. Lord, be with those who are in the midst of this tragic situation. Reporter just hours earlier chaos at this High School South of paducah. Marshall county high school, active shooter, four people down. One unresponsive. The shooter is still on site. Reporter a male student with a handgun opening fire in a common area killing bailey hope and preston cope, both 15 years old. Another 18 people inj