Investigated as hate crimes by the San Francisco police. We spoke about an hour ago to the National Committee of america who says these are not isolated incidents. Fearful and more determined. We already Heard Community members receivining threats, businesses and individuals. Reporter nobody was here at the Community Center or the school at the time shots were fired. If you have any information, you are being asked to contact the San Francisco police department. Scott budman, nbc bay area news. Making the move from purple to red, Solano County is getting ready for the status to change. Right now only napa changing to the less restrictive tier. Red tier includes hair salons and movie theaters and gyms, all at reduced capacity. We have to show you this graph. The gray line which you see here is the number of coronavirus tests. This blue line right here thats the positivity average. So look at this, you come all the way over here. This is saturday, on saturday 179,000 tests conducted. The
Have been reported across the country. And here at home that grim nationwide milestone comes as california statewide covid numbers continue to improve governor Gavin Newsome providing an update earlier today, he says the state has averaged about 3400 cases over a sevenday period, the latest numbers showing below that with just under 3300 cases reported yesterday the governor says on average they are conducting more than 100,000 tests a day. And with a number of testing going up the Positivity Rate is going down over the last 7 days even with the improving numbers, california still has a Positivity Rate of 2. 1 . The governor says the state is committed to increasing testing across california. We are of the firm opinion that that we are able to move forward to increase the availability and the timeliness of tests here in the state of california we will have more clarity and more insurance in our capacity to move more swiftly to that not only reopen different sectors of our economy more
Moves in. Melissa colorado has more on the demand for heat lamps and fire pits and whether it will be enough to encourage foodies to dine out in the cold. Reporter downtown walnut creek transferred into rows and rows of restaurant patios. Take main street. On some weekends, theres more tables and chairs set out than parked cars. How will the restaurants adjust in the winter . Theyll be bracing for rain, wind and hail. So right now its beautiful weather. We enjoy the weather. But the rainy season reporter the owner, eric zang knows his restaurant in walnut creek, cant rely on sunny skies forever. Everybody worry about the winter, our rainy season. How can we do it . How can we survive . Reporter many restaurants, especially along the bay are already stocking up on electric and gas heaters says the owner of alfresco heating in novato. Theres been this before. Eric can says propane heaters are flying off the shelves because theyre portable and dont need to be plugged in. Alfrescos outdoor
In aerosols. The personalized or airborne transmission would be a big deal but then this morning, the cdc retracted it, saying it was a draft and posted in error. The spokesperson said it is poorly written, the bottom line is, aerosol transmission is possible but not the main way that it writes. So we are retracting it. All of these things together, they paint a very bad picture of what is going on. Reporter dr. John swarts burke has been reading the cdc bulletins and reports for 50 years. He says this is the has top notch scientist to vet everything and the stakes like this are rare. But lay in august the cdc website was also quietly updated to say you did not need to get tested if you have been exposed but were asymptomatic. That caused an uproar which again made them aboutface. They said the scientists were not to blame. The fact that it is being damaged so by federal government, by the executive branch of the federal government, in particular, is a true tragedy. Reporter they have
Well have hit the half the death toll of the 1918 pandemic another big story, the cdc causing some confusion for people over just the last 24 hours. It is now backtracking on recent guidance on how the virus spread in fact it was just last friday that the cdc posted an update on coronavirus saying that the virus spreads through small airborne particles. The friday posting said covid can remain in the air for longer and travel farther than 6 feet and added that singing and breathing to the ways that the virus can go airborne. But today, the cdc said that update was a mistake. The cdc has come under attack for backtracking several times during the pandemic critics say the inconsistent messages erode the agencys credibility. Others say that they worry the cdc may be succumbing to political pressure. It relied on them for so long. But now with you know the influence of politics on science i think thats really emblematic of whats been going on the cdc recently. So although the draft version