Businesses like this will be affected by the new shelter in place orders that have been extended. Parks and dog parks also affected here. Well explain. Teacher, parents and School Districts react to a letter from the state superintendent that says campuses may very well be closed through the end of the school year. In downtown san jose, a new mural honoring the men and women on the front line. Abc7 news starts right now. Now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. A grim prediction from the white house tonight. As many as 240,000 americans could die from the coronavirus. As sobering a number as that is, we should be prepared for it. But this is going to be a painful, very, very painful two weeks. The shelterinplace order for most of the bay area is being extended now until at least may 3rd. Officials remind us lives are at stake. Someones grandfather, someones mother, someones child will survive this pandemic because youve done the right thing. The school year now appears to be ov
Evening hours. Now on abc 7 news live desk update. A new shelter in place order is in effect for much of the bay area. Here at the live desk, im breaking down the new restrictions that are in place. So, first off, well start with this. Health officials in seven bay area counties have extended their stay in place now, moving forward some of the new rules here. Playgrounds and dog parks are closed. Golf courses, tennis and basketball courts, pools and rock climbing walls are also closed. We spoke with people who are not happy about this. Closing the dog park seems draconian. Do we need to do that . When you are walking on a trail, how often do you get within six feet of people . I will support it, but im not happy about it. I would assume it is based on valid data. Essential businesses like Grocery Stores can stay open, but they must have social distancing protocols and limits on buying certain items and you cannot bring reusable bags. We should mention that most construction is prohibit
Very latest on todays kristen. This press conference just wrapped up a short time ago. It was a little confusing about the time frame, and they did clarify what theyre talking about is 12 01 friday morning, which is effectively midnight tomorrow night. This county has not had any confirmed cases that originate heard in napa county of covid19, but they were taking some public heat for not substituting a shelter in place like most other counties. Well, that just changed. It is essential to slow virus transmission as much as possible to prevent to protect the most vulnerable and to prevent the Health Care System from being overwhelmed. Now we were downtown a short time ago before the order became official. The folks who run the restaurants, the businesses here were already expecting it, and i can tell you from being in this and repa. Times, it was already, napa knows how to do emergencies. And with all the events that have come before, residents here say theyre ready to take on the next c
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Park. Good evening. I am strongly supporting this against the name. It is so natural. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. [ speaking foreign language. Good evening. It is an honor to be here to speak in front of you guys here. I strongly support the naming of the subway station. Thank you very much. Hello. [ speaking foreign language. I am against the administration because she has divided the community. Does the board want to stand on the side of people who have gained benefit personal fortunes from this . Or on the side of about 90 of the community and citizens side . The former mayor so during his time, the embarcadero was destroyed and the citizens no longer support him. So i hope the board can stand on the side o of the people. Thank you. In future years when it is exposed that the rose pack acted on behalf of the Chinese Communist party abroad what will we do . Next speaker, please. Good evening, commissioners. I am commissioner of war memorial and performing arts and comm