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
That we saw over the summer in july. Weve talked so much about the twindemic, that covid surge combined with flu season. This could overwhelm hospitals in a matter of weeks, and despite the gloomy outlook, many local Health Leaders are feeling much more confident this time around. Here is nbc bay areas anousha rasta. Reporter if the latest surge in covid19 cases wasnt bad enough, now hospital workers and Health Care Workers need to worry about the looming flu season as well. We have been preparing for capacity. Making sure that we have equipment and supplies and just making sure that our protocols are in place to keep our patients safe as well as our Health Care Workers. Reporter dr. Sam shen is an emergency medicine doctor at Stanford Health cares palo alto campus and tells me he thinks the team and the hospital are ready to face a surge in covid patients. Should we hit a surge scenario, you know, we have prepared different backup plans. We have a scenario to manage surges and then we
This evening as the numbers continue to rise, local counties might be making some drastic changes. Here. This comes as california hits 1 million confirmed covid cases today. Its the second state to hit that grim milestone. Texas was the first. California the most populous state, also hit a record for the most new cases since august. Bay area counties also seeing their numbers rise. Each day were hearing a different plan from almost every county. Today its Alameda County. Heres nbc bay areas melissa colorado. Reporter right now, Alameda County is in the orange teefrie but with covid19 cases on the rise, the Public Health Department Says its very likely the county is going to be heading towards the red tier. Business employees said theyre worried about the purple tier. I kept thinking when should i cut bait. Reporter for the nearly seven months that the rise body works gym in alameda was shut down, owner john beal was carrying a heavy load on his shoulders. You start looking at Bank Acco
Their closing arguments to the American People. This as their best chance to reach tens of millions of people who were watching tonight. Our special postdebate newscast starts right now. Good evening and thanks for being with us. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. Race, covid19, immigration, climate, health care and china among the topics tonight. The exchanges, though, much more substantial and civil than their first debate. We were actually able to hear some clear answers tonight from both candidates. Now, the debate also had a very different feel. More measured, more controlled, with less interruptions. Now, thats partly due to new debate rules where microphones were muted at times. What we saw tonight, something valuable. Their differences. Their different approaches to the coronavirus, for example, taxes and health care. But one topic continued to be a theme and thats attacks on character. I ran because of you. I ran because of barack obama. Because you did a poor job. If i th
I have not. I have not done that yet. But today i was in the mood to be extra with my november fall sweater. Here i am inside and its going to be warm outside. I wish my outfit matched what the weather was going to be like in the afternoon. To be quite honest, it will not feel like november today. For the most part youll get to enjoy these crisp temperatures early in the morning. Its about 56 degrees in San Francisco. Take a look at this beautiful view over san jose, 48 degrees. But by the afternoon were going to be warming up into the 80s again for the interior slightly warmer than yesterday. San francisco upper 70s. And then a look at our headlines. A dry day for election day, which is great, and warm up into the middle of the week. You see rain chances return. I will go into more detail on my full forecast. Kira, back to you. Well see you in about 15, thanks. Did you see that full moon last night . Halloween was very different this year. Parents navigating how to continue traditions