Feels weird. New tonight at 11 00 p. M. Tighter restrictions on public gatherings have bars and nightclubs shutting their doors for weeks. And now new guidelines from the governor saying anybody 65 or older should stay home. Good evening. This comes as the cdc is now saying americans should cancel any public gatherings of 50 people or more. Kpix 5s da lin is live in north beach with how businesses are responding to the new directive. Da. Not just in north beach but restaurants, bars across San Francisco to oakland to san jose have seen a big decline in traffic in recent weeks. For those struggling bs, they said it could be the final blow that shuts them down for good. Lawmakers admits what is good for Public Health is bad for the economy. The directive to shut down all bars and nightclubs is devastating. I have been a bartender. Reporter the bar he works at will close starting monday. Went from two income to zero income. Very worried. Reporter he has no idea how he will pay rent. He ne
All bets are pretty much off along the vegas strip. Mgm and wynn resorts both plan to shut their casinos this week. On the other side of the country, popular beaches in miami and ft. Lauderdale have been closed. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 16th. Good morning, everyone. Some major escalations in the fight against the virus are being put in place here in new york city. The citys Public Schools are closed as of today until at least april 20th. Bars and restaurants have been ordered to close except for takeout and delivery. The cdc now recommends that gatherings of 50 or more people be put off for the next two months. And our Parent Company disney said overnight that its closing all Disney Stores beginning tomorrow. Company hotels will be closing by friday. Abcs Erielle Reshef looks at how the coronavirus is impacting our way of life. Reporter some American Cities virtually shutting down. In new york the governor closing the Public School system, saying its the
Right now on america this morning. Morning. Good monday morning, thank you for joining us. More of america is shutting down as state and local governments stake drastic new action to stop the spread of the coronavirus. At least 67 americans have died but the virus has spread to every state except west virginia. As a result, the cdc says any gatherings of 50 people or more should be cancelled for the next two months and several states along with big cities like new york and los angeles have ordered restaurants, bars and theaters to close. Restaurants can only serve takeout. California is going one step further, now urging people over 65 to selfisolate at home. President trump is urging people not to hoard groceries. The Federal Reserve has lowered Interest Rates but on wall street stock futures fell 1,000 points overnight. Also overnight, the National Security Council Posted this message saying rumors of a National Quarantine are fake. There is no national lockdown. We have a lot to get
Next at 4 30, and streaming on cbsn bay area, containing the coronavirus in california. The new restrictions that have some restaurants in the state worried. This is a live look from our Salesforce Tower camera out east at the grand princess cruise ship thats due to leave the port of oakland later on today. Good morning, everyone. It is monday, march 16th. Im michelle griego. And im kenny choi. It is 4 31. Time to wake up, bay area, and get a check of the forecast. A wet start to this monday morning, mary. Thats right, kenny and michelle. So if you are heading out the door, grab the jacket with a hood, also your umbrella, because you will need it this morning. Heres a live look with our bay bridge camera. You can see the raindrops on our live camera. Those wet roads out there, as well. Our temperatures are in the 40s with light rain across the area. So mid40s for you in concord, oakland, san francisco, san jose, low 40s livermore, santa rosa, and as you head through the day, well see s
The low drops south, with cold unstable air and temperatures well below average for this time of year. We have Sal Castaneda here. The rain making it tough driving around the bay to take it easy if you have to drive somewhere. This is a look at the toll plaza. We will not get the typical crowds today but we will get accidents unfortunately due to the wet weather. Right now the freeways are relatively empty but we have had a couple of things that have made it slow so be careful you have a more complete update just a few but right now lets go back to the desk. California has 337 confirmed cases of covid 19, more than two thirds are right here in the bay area with 239 verified cases Santa Clara County has the most, 116 cases and last night a third person died from the virus in the county. San francisco has 37 cases and san mateo has 32, Contra Costa County has 29. The other counties have 10 cases or less and napa is the only bay area county with no confirmed cases of covid 19. Governor ne