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
Theres an outbreak in san jose youve always wanted never get to point to the weather on this job for a jog and areas east of san jose that is definitely the spot that we are looking at some of our heavier rainfall right now, but as you guys also mention most other areas the lighter side of things. Yesterday we saw some widespread rain to kick off the morning which was definitely something that slowed it down a bit on roadways and after some overnight showers last night even though showers are lighter this morning. We still do have plenty of wet spots on roadways with some ponding in puddles on roads they to contend with as you make your drive into work or wherever youre going. This is your view of Half Moon Bay, not really raining there right now but obviously cloudy and misty very wet roadways right along highway, one at the coast as well as other spots on the peninsula that may have come down, but are certainly still wet. Theres that area that darya was pointing out to you just east
Newsome pulling an emergency brake on the states reopening process amid the covid19 pandemic this as daily covid cases in the state double over the last 10 days, thank you for joining us tonight at 6 im pam moore and im Catherine Heenan ken wayne has the night off. State leaders say an emergency brake was always part of the blueprint for california for reopening if cases that kept climbing nearly every bay area county is now losing ground and the states covid19 tear system right now a total of 40 california counties are reversing reopenings and moving to the most restrictive purple tear here in the bay area 5 local counties are included they are alameda napa contra costa solano and santa clara counties, San Francisco move from yellow to red today joining moran and san mateo counties new San Francisco Health Department has released a travel advisory this is asking people to. Please avoid unnecessary travel leading to thanksgiving and today the citys Health Director doctor grant colfax s
Helping people prevent and fight the negative effects of diabetes and heart disease. I believe it will definitely get worse before it gets better. Reporter Solano Countys Health Officer says cases have doubled in the last several weeks. 80 to 100 new cases a day. The driver seems to continue to be family and social gatherings. The big group of gatherings that has caused this most recent surge has been halloween events. Reporter indoor dining, church services, and movie theaters are among the operations that must stop by tomorrow in five new bay area counties. Just pushed back into the purple tier. Some personnel care businesses like nail salons can stay open as long as they take precautions. Martinez bar and Restaurant Owner cory katz says hes upset that despite all his efforts to stay safe, he has to move things outside once again. My first thought is anger, frustration, sadness comes next, and were all trying to scramble to figure out what to do on how to make things work. Reporter w
An area that has been hit hard by covid. For some Community Members say this site is months too late. Its frustrating. Reporter the Health Committee chairman with the Latino Task Force wants to know why serving the people caring the highest rates of infection in the southeast part of the city took so long. Why is there not more. Thats my other question. And why did we have them six months ago . Weve known since april that the highest rates of infection have been in the bay view, the Mission District and the excelsior. Yet, up until this site, the city had two of its largest facilities at 7 p. M. Brandon. Reporter Health Officials say that they are trying to expand services to areas that needed the most. Julia, who are the wrong kinds of people going to these testing sites . Is there going to be a screening process to determine who should get tested, whose essential and who should go to the private doctor instead . I know we have always been saying get tested and you think that you have