icu capacity saw a dramatic improvement from 6% last week to more than 23% on saturday. all this strongly suggests that we re on the down slope of this third wave of the epidemic, finally. r covid-19-related hospitalizations have dropped at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. the icu patients are staying down. and so overall, that has given us capacity, and it s very encouraging, certainly compared to where we were just one week ago. reporter: that s when covid hospitalizations were seeing a dramatic spike. now the big question, when will the state s stay-at-home order be lift food interest bay area? that s still unclear. sacramento where icu numbers are worse is no longer in lockdown. in a statement to abc7 news, the california department of health says we see promising signs that california is slowly emerging from the most intense stage of this pandemic. it s important to know that a region s exit from the regional stay-at-home order is based on four-week icu
the goodness of nature. from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. announcer: now from abc7, live breaking news. right away that breaking news tonight, governor gavin newsom may be preparing to lift the state stay-at-home order in all regions tomorrow. that is according to the california restaurant association which sent a letter to restaurant members this evening. now, it read in part late in evening, senior officials in the newsome administration the governor will announce tomorrow the stay-at-home order will be lifted in all regions of the state. the letter did not elaborate what system if any the current order will be replaced with. the lead efforts of the golden gate organization said she is optimistic outdoor dining will resume by the end of the week. in a statement to abc7 news tonight, the governor s office of emergency services wrote, in part, quote, we see promising signs that california is slowly emerging from the most intense stage of this pandemi
looking live outside at the eastern span of the bay bridge. this is from our camera on treasure island. can thlow lying clouds out there, the fog. good morning, everyone. it is friday, my favorite day of the week. yes. saturday and sunday not bad either. i m kenny choi. let s get our forecast with darren who is in for mary lee this morning. this friday is particularly one of mary lee s favorite days of the week. you can pretty much replay yesterday in your mind if you are wondering what today will be like. a look outside back over toward the bay bridge. 63 in concord. # 9 in san francisco. santa rosa, 56. the 58 in san francisco is the same exact number we did yesterday. keeping in the 80s today. not bad. must be approaching a change in seasonss. i ll be back with more on the rest of the forecast. for now, how is the drive looking? looking really good so far. no trouble on the roadways. we are for the most part accident-free. if you are head the out the door early, yo
power, at least four-storm related deaths as dorian makes its way on the east coast. in bahamas, hundreds possibly thousands are still missing, death toll continue to go rise in the bahamas, we will bring you live coverage, we will take you there coming up all morning. ipo issues, wework report lid cut of valuation with more than half, we ve got the details behind the struggle coming up, mornings with maria begins right now. maria: big show this morning, it is a big day for markets on joes day, joining the conversation this morning fox business network dagen mcdowell and chief workforce analyst courtney is here and chief economist john, great to see you, guys. good morning. maria: big day on jobs, a lot to talk about this morning, also on deck joining the conversation the founder of next digital, majority shareholder joining us live on hong kong unrest, activist and leader in hong kong situation and we will get his take on latest developments, congressman is here on te
push back on a controversial now 0 grading policy. shannon: fox and friends first continues right now. you are watching fox and friends first . carley: thanks for starting the day with us. let s get back to hurricane dorian and the story on the carolinas overnight. rob: four people have been killed as the storm system brings tornadoes, torrential rain and flooding to millions of people in its path. live team coverage with janice dean and todd pyro. carley: what is the weather like? reporter: i m taking a bad beating, the wind gusts are out of control. nothing like charleston, south carolina. the wind is picking up, the rain all over the place, hurts when it hits my skin and when that wind hits my face it is hard to breathe. i have to swallow my breath for a second. these are not the conditions you want to be out in. there is a curfew in place in morehead city starting at 9:00 last night, cops making their rounds, wanting to know who we were, why we were not inside alre