Just moments ago we spoke with california lawmakers as tension is shifting from the state and now the focus is on bank of america which distributes most of the money. At last count 105 billion through debit cards we discovered were vulnerable to hacks. Kenny choi has been following the story and joins us with the very latest. Reporter bank of america has finally responded to a letter that was sent by lawmakers a couple of weeks ago and confirmed that approximately 200 million were stolen so far. Many questions we have asked are still unanswered. This is a very sad situation, we are talking about innocent people seeing their accounts frozen and they cant access their funds. And as weve been reported on, victims that have had everything taken from their accounts by fraudsters. It is just absolutely unacceptable that we have a bank that is not responding. Not responding to you, to me or to the people they serve. That was the Assembly Members first reaction after watching our reports about
Pretty clear morning overall visibility and fog cast is holding up just fine as fog sits right off shore and out into the central valley, not so much for those of us here in the bay. Now right now temperatures are chilly again livermore and dublin back down into the 30s. San ramon youre at 43 while oakland at 44 San Francisco and berkeley or 2 spots in the 50s. Well, the north face an even cooler conditions petaluma at 34 right now fairfield at a cool 35 degrees. So you get bundled up definitely stay cozy on this morning. Its even a touch cooler than it was yesterday in areas like novato San Francisco in Half Moon Bay. So were definitely starting things out with a bit of a chill later on today daytime highs climb back into the 60s well be back into the mid 60s for your highs whether youre at the coast or further inland. So all of us feeling pretty similar to one another i am talking what else to expect for the weekend ahead of us as well as next weeks forecast all still ahead back over
Good friday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Of course vianey is in for mike but first lets get to the forecast. Kari hall is tracking that. And were starting out cold again this morning as we see mostly clear skies. Taking a look at what to expect as you head out the door. We have some freezing temperatures again in ukiah and clear lake. Most of the rest of the bay area in the upper 30s and lower 40s. And then after this chilly start once again well see the same weather weve seen all throughout the week where it warms up nicely for the rest of today and well enjoy some sunshine and light winds. Well talk about the fire danger ahead in the forecast coming up. Vianey, any issues for Early Morning commuters . It looks like overnight crashes have cleared up quite nicely leaving for pretty open space with the exception of a little bit of slowing along 280. Aside from that, though, it could be construction. I havent seen any reports of cleari
They are telling people to avoid that area. Twoalarm fire that we are monitoring. Thick smoke active right now. We will continue to follow that and bring you the updates as we get them. Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Im marcus washington. The other big story. We are closely monitoring the guidance from the state this morning. Its been nearly 24 hours since governor gavin newsom announced new possible rollbacks. The number of available icu beds are dangerously low. A new statewide stayathome order could take effect. Bob redell is live for us in livermore. I know it looks like Alameda County could pull the trigger ahead of the order on the rest of the bay area. Reporter correct. Even though icu bed capacity here in Alameda County at 30 , the Health Department says it might order new shelterinplace order preemptively to preserve that capacity and to save lives. If and when this order goes into effect it will last three weeks and among other things would shut down indoor and Outdo
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Taking a live look outside right now where things appear to be pretty calm. But those winds will start picking up this evening. Tonight, parts of the bay area are under a very rare december red flag warning. With that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Well get to that weather warning in just a moment. But first the new covid lockdown happening tonight in San Francisco. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live now from north beach where diners are enjoying a last outdoor meal for a while. Lots of these restaurants seemed pretty busy today, but employees are worried about paying their bills. Reporter yeah, dion, it is a tough time. So much worry and uncertainty. The countdown is on. Our stayathome ordre starts in just a few hours. Outdoor diners enjoying a last meal here on grant avenue. But many restaurant workers tell me tonight that theyre not show when theyll be back at wo