And im Vicki Liviakis it was wet and slick around the bay area today and the storm is not over yet. Yeah still wet out there this was actually my drive into work this afternoon, rain falling windshield wipers going drivers forced to take it slow on the Golden Gate Bridge today like so many roads around the bay area and we know youre in the passenger seat shooting that heres what it looks like right now on the bay bridge. Plenty wet. The wet weather is still moving through you can expect to see pockets of downpours tonight our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is here with details lawrence guys this a fun little storm nice little soaker rolling through the bay area now were not done yet. As it continues to bring rain drops out there and youve got some downpours some modern day be some heavier amounts of rain making its way through the bay area looking for the bay bridge right now the toll plaza certainly coming down there making things very slick out there on the roads. You know the l
Its pretty exciting, the fact that they can get it out sooner. If they can get out for more people having at school. Is a divide and conquer situation right now. Shorter lines and shorter wingless. If one is full they can go to another one. Cbss will be more payments available in the coming days. It will all depend on the amount of vaccine they get into each of their stores. For more information about making an appointment to get a call of vaccine you can visit our website, kpix. Com. Has had to kpix five in santa hey santa fe for us to get an update on the hardest hit areas. Ride the county is focusing on the latter next community. I spoke to one woman was part of the community why she is hesitant about getting the vaccine. Dana fought cancer and lives with diabetes. She says i think right now is to soon. Reporter she does not plan on getting the covid vaccine. I feel we need more research. Reporter she lives in East San Jose, one of the hardest hit by covid19. The area drove the surg
Tonight, in union city, after someone posted a controversial sign right next to this busy intersection. The fallout, tonight, as Police Investigate who posted a white lives matter banner. Reporter as covid cases continue to surge, bay area firefighters are being deployed across california. We will have the latest on the wind advisory tomorrow in the accuweather forecast. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area, this is abc 7 news. New, tonight. A 4. 2magnitude earthquake rattles the bay area. The quake hit at about 8 00, tonight, near aromas. That is just outside of gilroy, about 50 miles south of san jose. Callers reported feeling it in san leandro and as far north as San Francisco. The quake was located near the San Andreas Fault. Records show it has been years since we have had a magnitude 4 or greater quake on the San Andreas Fault here in the bay area. Thank you for joining us, i am dion lim. Our other top story tonight involves race and social justice. Some of the
So we cant even get the permits in a timely manner just because everything is so backed up right now. Reporter for now, theyve stopped short of turning families away, but say they may have to reassess if the situation gets worse. Were all working overtime, trying to accommodate people, trying to get everything out to the families that we serve. Reporter icu capacity is just 5 in Santa Clara County. Infectious disease experts say now is not the time for the public to let up. Until more than 75 or so of the population is immunized against this deadly virus, its just very, very important that all of us do the things that we know are effective in preventing transmission. Reporter a grim reminder about the dangers of this deadly disease. In the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. And we were warned that the pandemic would cost more lives, sadly. Listen to what Governor Newsom said back on december 15th. Heres the numbers. 163 people weve lost on an average every single day. 142 yesterday. 1
Specific threats towards sacramento. But the chp says it is not going to issue any permits for rallies at the capitol. This afternoon, Vice President mike pence spoke out for the first time on the Extraordinary Security in washington, d. C following the assault on the u. S capitol last week. Will continue to work with all of the agencies represented here, and the tens of thousands of men and women that are working around the clock to ensure a safe inauguration for a president elect for our Vice President elect, and for all of the American People at the briefing, officials said the secret service is leading the security effort, along with the fbi and fema to prevent any repeat of last weeks deadly violence. The number of National Guard troops deployed to wash. 10, d c has now grown to 21,000 and Authorities Say they are closely monitoring the calls for armed protests. We are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatter just the best way i would describe it about a number of e