Balan muchas warns that the county has to get its act together unfortunate reality is that we are seeing case numbers that are higher than they should be for us to remain in red and unfortunately that puts us at risk of going back in the purple. You know the cause of it is obviously people getting together with family and friends and letting their guard down so that disease spreads and we had several weeks ago several large as ants that we believe accounted for that spike that theyre not just says the spike could be temporary at least hes hoping thats the case he points to several recent events as examples of behavior that is detrimental to the countys progression in reopening involving 300 people with no social distanced staying lee and its a wedding at a home with 40 people no social distancing no and then there was some type of the news sent invitation only event was a large number of people again no social distancing and we had dozens of cases from these events doctor much as says
California reported 96 deaths yesterday. That is a significant drop from the previous two days. 9000 people have died statewide since march. Overall, the numbers are moving in a better direction. There were 8000 new infections reported for a total of 493,000. Hospitalizations are down nearly 2 . Now to capitol hill where the House Committee did hear from three of the nations leading health experts. As a Lauren Blanchard reports, the committee wanted answers on the countrys response to the pandemic. We do hope as a time, we get into the late fall and early winter, we will have a vaccine that we can say would be safe and effective. Reporter doctors tell the House Committee positive news about a possible covid19 vaccine. Still, lawmakers had questions. Wire all of the other countries defeating the disease and we are not . There was such a diversity of response in this country from different states. We really did not have a unified response. Reporter 4. 5 million americans tested positive
School. Abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is at the school live for us with the story. Eric. Reporter dan, kristen whats especially worrisome about this is theyve been fighting this for several years here at Monta Vista High School. Administrators are willing to admit theyre frustrated. Finals today and tomorrow at monta vista high, then christmas break begins. But this season doesnt feel so jolly. On december 6th, the principal sent home the first of two troubling letters. First one said we were getting reports of racial harassment. Then yesterday another letter went out. We had more incidents reported to us throughout the week. In one incident in an online chat room, a student called an africanamerican male she was talking with the nword. It doesnt surprise me based on whats the climate of the country right now. It stays with you. They are hurtful. Her son graduated last year. She credits School Officials with trying to improve things but theres always going to be hate, right . Theres al
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