The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also go into effect for folks living in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California because those regions have actually fallen below that 15 icu bed threshold a stay at home order means personal Services Like hair salons. And barber shops must close restaurants can only offer takeout or delivery. Indoor gyms drivein gatherings outdoor playgrounds entertainment centers, zoos, museums opener buses and boat operations all must close today some restaurants and hair salons in the east bay taking admitted advantage of a last minute rush of customers before. They have to shut down kron fours dan thorn talk with some of those Business Owners and customers in walnut creek today, he joins us now live with more on how theyre feeling. Just hours before the shutdown begins good evening. Dan. Well justin and jonathan this shutdown is the reality for these businesses and customers out here through at least the end of this year. Its going to be a difficult next couple of weeks as weve been told Health Officials tell us that this is a necessary in order to get this surge under control, but Business Owners are telling us tonight. They are concerned about what this is going to do to their livelihood however some residents tell us they believe that this is a smart move. Tea salon chairs empty Outdoor Dining parklets this is the reality for walnut creeks Small Businesses until 2021, its devastating really there are bills to be paid to keep the business afloat and there are no customers to make the bills paid actually flowers manager of insignia hair salon is puzzled as to why businesses like hair salons and restaurants strictly following Covid Protocols continue to be singled out Health Officials in Contra Costa County and 4 other bay area counties say the new restrictions are an effort to slow the winter surge and prevent icu bed capacity from falling under 15 . I dont want to see eye sees fall. I do not want to see that happen by i dont know that theres any scientific fact that corona comes from inside of us want to spread inside of this month people out enjoying the last few hours of Outdoor Dining had mixed opinions on the new stay at home order i think for safety wise its a good thing that were doing but it also that we can see your friends and family again. During the holidays, but we have to do the right thing at the end of the day i believe that the lockdown home, its definitely going to everyone and not just ours but also the state as well as the order has put a bit of a damper on the one Year Anniversary of local restaurant, afghan on has you know Business Owners in florida customers for everybody Restaurant Owner weiss omar is especially worried for his workers the hope is the order will not drag out much longer than january for it sucks but you know, i mean it is what it is like. We could have been done with this and we could have had a normal holiday season. But we dont so this what weve got to deal with. Contra costa county is allowing for other businesses to continue such as retail, but they have to be at limited capacity. But most places that are indoors where people typically gather it will not be allowed. Reporting live in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news dan thank you meanwhile, San Francisco businesses also preparing to shut down as that stay at home order goes into effect tonight. One Business Owner telling kron 4 news his business will be severely impacted with the loss of Outdoor Dining. Feel the effects our visit is because this idea to make a little money. But dining. But that maybe you know takes a lot for us. The abi every city of david opened only for i so with so many things closing we want to show you a list of the things that are open and will continue to operate during the stay at home order that list includes retail stores, including grocery stores. They will remain open, but they can only do so at a 20 capacity, outdoor gyms will be limited to just a dozen people youth sports can also continue, but will face strict social distancing guidelines along with face mask. You can find a complete list of those right now at kron 4 dot com. The stay at home order also goes into effect at 10 oclock tonight for the folks in Santa Clara County as kron fours taylor sackey reports appointments at hair salons and barbershops booked up fast this weekend so fast that some shops. Opened up on days that theyre normally closed. Super make an appointment. And i just think that you all day and all the work it out all day today over at big gyms barber shop in santa clara owner jimmy silva has a full book of appointments on sunday before hell be forced to close his business until the new year they need to get it could is crazy like and you want to seniors like the toilet paper but erik since fridays announcement of a stay at home order to go into effect at 10 00pm on sunday silva says he built as many appointments as he safely could that opening up for an extra day on sunday today his shop is normally closed i got to be some money and i got my also on i mean, but there you know theyre going to shut us down other barbershops on monroe street also meanwhile in santa clara hair studio. Business is a little slower stylist hannah chung says. Their rush of appointments was on saturday. And like many other stylists shes worried about being out of work during another shutdown i have a more a i have up a also take care of my house owners like silva who already had to come back and staff in appointments this year. Hes concerned about where the next rent check for his shop will come from horrible, i just wish the government. Even the mayors or if they have a plan for of some in comes a couple money or something how we got a pair that the number one thing you just like man was shut down we still got a ranch in Santa Clara Taylor kron 4 news he will having tomorrow that stay at home order set to go into effect for folks in alameda county. That order will go into effect at 12 oh one tonight, as soon as the clock strikes midnight meanwhile, more in county stay at home order will go into effect tuesday at noon icu capacities in these counties have not yet reached the states threshold of that 15 . But those Health Leaders say they dont want to take any chances. Meanwhile Sonoma Napa Solano and San Mateo County say as of now theyre not planning to go into an early stay at home order like the rest of those bay area counties our coverage continues on our website kron 4 dot com and there we are keeping track of all the latest restrictions and when they go into effect broken down by county. You also download the kron 4 and kron on apps to have alerts since straight to your smart device now to an update to a story that we first told you about last night here on kron 4 news at 8 tonight pg and e says that the bay area will now not be impacted by a possible Public Safety power shutoff that was set for monday. Initially the company said nearly 3,000 customers in napa and sonoma counties were part of those possible shut offs. Now they say the counties will not be impacted. Instead the psp s will include counties in the central valley, including fresno because of high winds in that area. Gusty offshore winds expected to return to the bay area tonight are raising the threat of wildfires were talking about that in december now a red flag warning and a wind advisory has now been issued for much of our region particularly in the north and the east bay hills calendar, definitely does say december kron fours gayle ong for the day in santa rosa and learned that these conditions are rare for december. In Northern California. Here in santa rosa firefighters are worried about the high winds mixed with the dry conditions. Residents are asked to secure or take down their holiday decorations a potential hazard that could turn even the most festive of times into a fastmoving fire. I dont think we would ever thought that would be telling people to prepare for a red flag warning and take down their you know their holiday decorations at the same time so. What well see a red flag warning in december due to diablo winds expected to return to the bay area sunday night. Coupled with dry conditions and low humidity polo and all assistant fire marshal with the Santa Rosa Fire Department knows all too well, how dangerous conditions can be after that devastating 2017 north bay fires and most recently the glass fire both burned down homes in santa rosa will have additional firefighters on staff. For the duration of the red flag warning and thats something youre going to see not only here in Sonoma County but across the bay area as additional departments continue to ramp up red flag warning thats it was quiet in the east bay hills sunday afternoon. But that is expected to change. The National Weather service also issued a wind advisory anticipating gust up to 45 Miles Per Hour above a 1000 feet. 60 Miles Per Hour in the higher peaks meteorologist jerry diaz with the National WeatherService Bay Area office says its rare for Northern California to deal with dangerous fire conditions during this time terms of red flag warnings in the month of december we had 2 other instances over the last 10 years. As the previous one was actually back in 2017. The one before that was in 2013. So those were also particularly dry years and we had pretty historic fires during those years as well dia says while the north and east bay receive light showers last month. It wasnt enough and there appears to be no relief in sight most of the models have been showing. Very limited chance for precipitation. There are a couple of moisture plans that weve noticed on some of the longerrange models but really for the next at least through 1st half of december. Were not seeing any i precipitation possibilities. Normally this would be a time when we will transition to wet weather by now as strong winds are expected through the night Firefighters Want you to have a plan have a go bag have an escape route. In case of fire apps here in santa gayle ong kron 4 news. So i know a lot of the days of been blending together were not quite sure exactly where we are in the span of time, but this is december we should not be talking about fire weather now as you just heard him say folks shouldnt be taking down their Christmas Decorations right now, but that is the position we are definitely in. Lets get you ready for the start of your workweek and head out the door for the start your monday, heres meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez risk yeah, lets take a quick check out that fire danger threat because were already tracking wind gusts. Of 50 Miles Per Hour mainly in the highest peaks mount saint and also mount diablo gusts upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour or less with sustained winds at 40 Miles Per Hour. And the red flag warning and wind advisory, not even in effect yet and already tracking gusty winds along our highest peaks in fact both advisory set to go into effect by 11 oclock tonight all the way for the run a speeds out right now pretty calm. But like i mentioned the highest peaks already tracking gusty winds and they are going to peak in howell during the overnight hours even through your monday morning. Thats when theyre going to be the strongest sustained winds 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. Even extending along the coast relative humidity already dry out their 30th percentile and were going to notice by monday morning dropping to the 20th percentile range along the valleys in the north bay and even east bay as well and dropping into the teens by monday afternoon in addition to that record breaking heat heading our way to the bay area because of those northerly winds monday and tuesday more my full forecast in just a few minutes back to you. Still to come here tonight on kron 4 news at 10 oclock as cases of coronavirus continue to surge across the state. About the new grim record california now passing this weekend and the number of icu beds San Francisco are decreasing rapidly when the citys Health Director saying we will reach capacity and one bay area nurses nurses are tired and they simply dont know how much more they can take. Shes now describing the conditions on the front lines of this pandemic that and more President Donald Trump says his personal attorneys, Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus the 76 yearold former new york mayor has traveled extensively to battleground states in an effort to help trump subvert his election loss on numerous occasions giuliani has met with local officials for hours without wearing a mask. Trump wished giuliani speedy recovery in a tweet saying get better soon and we will. Carry on want to 9 more than 30 million californians now facing new stay at home orders all across the golden state. This news comes as california breaks a new single day record for covid cases. In the last 24 hours more than 30,000 new covid19 cases have been recorded that is the most recorded cases in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic also in the last 24 hours close to 400 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across the state bringing the total to more than 10,000 patients, currently hospitalized due to the virus meanwhile tonight, San Franciscos top doctor says the number of icu beds here in the city. Is quickly decreasing in the last month covid19 hospitalizations have tripled here in San Francisco. Hospitalizations have jumped 35 in the last week at the current rate public Health Director doctor grant colfax says that the city will run out of icu beds in the coming weeks. We estimate the San Francisco. San francisco. Across our ny Hospital Systems well run out of intensive care unit pants on december, 26. Doctor colfax predicts that some bay area counties will actually run out of icu beds. One of those counties, including santa clara. By the end of this week. As businesses prepare for stricter restrictions, local nurses are saying theyre working harder than ever to save lives. As Hospital Capacity surge across the state. We are getting tired, not just physically. But were getting tired emotionally because we are there to hold the hands of im dying patients because no Family Member could be there to be with them and psychologically and kuz says into this state where you know we do not know how much longer we can take on this because its too much and its not getting any better. That was any court as a registered nurse at kaiser in south San Francisco. She says nurses are wearing the same n 95 mask during their 12 hour shifts in says its better to miss this holiday once because of the stay at home order than to miss it forever because someone has died from covid. Due to a dire need for hospital beds tonight at 10 oclock a stay at home order will go into effect for San Francisco. Contra costa and santa clara counties here in the bay area and San Joaquin Valley and the Southern California area will also be under the stay at home order. But Law Enforcement agencies there are taking a stand and saying that they will not enforce or penalize people who dont follow the rules. While the Governors Office and the state has threatened action against violators. The Riverside CountySheriffs Department will not be blackmailed bullied. Or used as muscle against Riverside County res