For a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Museums closed, churches no longer allowed to hold indoor services. A curfew forcing nonessential businesses to close. A new round of restrictions is taking effect in San Francisco and san mateo counties. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. It is a reopening rollback. San francisco and San Mateo County have moved to the purple tier today. The curfew we mentioned kicks in tomorrow night, and in the bay area only marin county remains in the less restrictive red tier. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live from Golden Gate Park in San Francisco where the ferris wheel and museum are now closed. Cornell, it seems like they just reopened not too long ago. Reporter youre right about that. So many people caught off guard, diane. Surprised to see their favorite attractions temporarily closed due to new purple tier restrictions including indoor worship. You teach us to love the things of heaven and hold fast t
Distance in a cathedral which normally seats 2,500. I think they have one policy for all churches. I would like to see something more reasonable that errs on the side of safety but also respected our First Amendment right to worship. Sometimes i dont feel as close to jesus when i dont come to his home. Im going to miss him again. Reporter gyms must close or operate outdoors. Thats almost impossible for planet granite indoor climbing gym in the presidio that is forced to make tough choices for the second time. They forced us to lower staff again. Hopefully, this shutdown is not as long as the previous one. It makes sense given the current climate of covid19 that it does have to reclose again. Its just pretty sad. Rock climbing is such a community sport. Reporter in golden gate park, top attractions like the Deyoung Museum and California Academy of sciences are locked up tight. The new sky star wheel has stopped turning. Closed after debuting only last month. I feel so sad. We came to se
In his booking photo abdullah is seen with a face mask. This is how police found him. Employees say he came in without a face covering. Signs are posted masks required. Employees recognize the suspect. He had gotten into a argument for not wearing a mask. I think thats scary, i havent seen that happen. An employee witness remove the handle of the hand gun. Photos showed the store was evacuated. Police found the suspect in the mens department. They believe he was inside target for 15 minutes. When the police got there they didnt find the gun. Where could the gun have gone. He is surprised given mask problems are more common in other parts of the country. We havent seen people threatened with guns. It an illustration of how politicized everything has come. Shoppers agree masks are critical to Public Health. People are insane, they should wear a face mask. Records shows the suspect has been released from custody. Now to the south bay, concerns are growing about hospital staff as coronavir
Next hit. For now lets talk about what will happen this afternoon. After being in the 30s and 40s this morning, well hit the low to mid 60s around the bay. 61 to about 63 degrees. Then you can see inland about 63 to 68. The cool spot will be Half Moon Bay at 56. Liz . All right. Thank you. New this morning, moderna will ask the fda for emergency authorization use for its covid19 vaccine today. The massachusettsbased Company Released its latest trial results today. It says so far it found the vaccine is just over 94 effective. Moderna following pfizer in requesting emergency authorization use. The fda is scheduled to meet and review the Pfizer Vaccine next thursday. The agency could do the same for modernas vaccine as early as december 17th. Surging covid19 cases have forced San Francisco and san mateo counties back into the purple tier. And that means new restrictions and a curfew. Gyms have to close indoors but can operate outdoors. Top attractions like the academy of sciences are clo
Commute . Overall, kari, the commute looks great. We take a look at the big map and you see green sensors except for one spot. Well zoom in on it. Tough to see from this view. Its over in brentwood. Highway 4 is closed because of im not sure. Its either a headon crash between a car and a big rig or a car that hit a guardrail. A big difference there. No big injuries reported but you can travel along the eastern side of the golf course to avoid the closure. The bay bridge is just fine, completely clear. Back to you. Thank you, mike. A live look at capitol hill for you this morning. President elect joe biden pushing for lawmakers to reach a deal on new covid relief package. He is turning to National Security experts as the Trump Administration continues to block the transition of power. The president elect still not receiving classified Intelligence Briefings but today is expected to meet with defense experts to get him better prepared for day one. Today in the bays tracie potts to explai