The much talked about surge in covid19 cases appears to be happening in california. New numbers show a shocking rise in infections hitting numbers not seen in months. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Certainly not a good day at all for california with the coronavirus. The state reported nearly 11,000 diagnosed cases today, the highest since early august. The Positivity Rate continues to rise with the 14day rate jumping to 4. 4 . It was 4 on friday. That number is a strong indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. Nearly 3700 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid19 and about 1000 of them are in the icu. Now, the spike in covid cases is increasing the demand for testing right here in the bay area. But some testing sites are reaching capacity. According to abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard, some advocates are calling for more testing sites to handle the load. Reporter across california, the need for covid testing is in high
This one, here at pier 30 on the embarcadero. With the surge in covid cases, many are reaching capacity. The lines are getting longer and longer. Reporter the Health Committee chairman from the Latino Task Force says demand is unbelievably high at this test site in the mission. Recently 500 people are getting tested every day. We are here to service the Latino Community but not exclusive to and so we take care of the folks that show up that need that test. Reporter he believes the city needs more testing sites. We need a vast amount of low barrier testing sites throughout San Francisco, easy access, sameday walkup in all the neighborhoods, where we know that there is an increase in cases. San francisco currently does more testing than any other city in the nation. Deputy Health Director dr. Navina baba says the city is doing more than 5,000 tests per day. Many who are lining up are not high priority. People exposed or have symptoms or essential workers. If people have other reasons to
Report. Its time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the tonight, see each other again, listen to each other again. Reporter oh, if only president elect joe biden could pull that off. I think the vast majority of people in this country really dont want to think about politics 114 of the time. Reporter for now, though, a look back o at our fraught election this sunday morning. Pauley from there, it is on to one of the enduring legends of the silver screen. She is sophia loren, and shell be talking with our seth doane. Reporter the word legend may be over used, but with sophia loren, it is warranted. And this week she is returning to the screen. There is some oscar buzz around this film . Oscar, i already have one. For me, it is enough to have made my film. Thats what i really believed in. More things, if they come, they come. If they dont come, thats life, huh . Reporter loren on life, family, and her definition of beauty, later on sunda sunday morning. Pauley after which we talk with
Hours, even though were starting cooler, the extra sunshine compared to yesterday and no threat of wet weather todayeans temperatures jump m back to the low to mid 60s in most neighborhoods. Mid 50s along the coast. Still expecting wet weather tomorrow. Well talk about that coming up. Could the u. S. Be headed to a National Lockdown . Experts are split on the idea. We do have an answer from dr. Fauci. Jobina fortson has more on what he is saying this morning. Thank you. As the u. S. Faces a massive surge in cases, dr. Anthony fauci says americans need to wear masks distancing to avoid another lockdown. He was talking to Robin Roberts this morning. The idea of a four to sixweek nationwide lockdown has been floated to control the spread of the virus. Dr. Fauci says it doesnt seem likely to happen. There is no appetite for locking down on the american public. But i believe we can do it without a lock john. I really do. Help is really on the way. You know, if you think of it metaphorically
Just fine. You can drive at speed. The issue is on the east bay, not on the peninsula. Northbound 880 towards 29th a crash between the work zone and fifth and embarcadero the accident there. Laura, were gathering more information. Back to you. All right, sounds good. Thanks, mike. To decision 2020 now just two days after the election and the president ial race still too close to call. Joe biden has a narrow lead with 2 a53 electoral votes and 270 is the magic number here. Biden could outright win the election if he holds on to his lead in arizona and nevada. Now the other battleground states that were tracking for you, as well. Georgia, North Carolina and pennsylvania. All five of these battleground states poll workers are still counting those ballots. Lets look at the popular vote. Biden has 50 with 71 million americans voting for the biden harris ticket. Thats most votes for a president in u. S. History. As the nation awaits the final results, well bring you Live Team Coverage all mo