Welcome back to bbc news. Lets get more on our top story. Hurricane milton which is making its way towards the West Coast of florida. Five million people have been told to get out of its way. President biden says leaving was a matter of life and death. Nicole maul is the national spokesperson for the American Red Cross. Nicole is in tallahassee, florida and told us how theyve been preparing for something of this magnitude. Ican i can tell you that the American Red Cross has been on the ground in florida and the South East for more than two weeks in response first to Hurricane Helene and now milton. We need to understand what the impacts will be across florida. There are shelters across the state for folks who are evacuating and i cannot stress enough how important it is, if you are being told to evacuate you absolutely need to follow his orders. We do not know what the storm can bring, we know it will be dangerous and they want folks to stay safe as possible. I5 and they want folks to
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Rules go into effect, aimed at stopping the effect of covid. The stay at home order is not as restrictive as the one in march. But it applies to all counties in the purple tier. That means all bay area counties except for three. That could change if the counties slide from red to purple. To find out what it means and how people are getting ready, Marianne Favro joins us live. Reporter well, so far today, all of the people we spoke with said they support the curfew. They say its a small price to pay to curb the spread of the virus. This was absolutely bustling today with people shopping, dining, and enjoying live music. All things they wont be able to do after 10 00 tonight, when state leaders implement what they call a limited stay at home order. The curfew will end at 5 00 tomorrow morning. People here seemed to take it in stride. I think its great. We need to stop the virus, stop the spread, and i think its going to be great for everyone in the long run, even if it doesnt feel that w
Get tested to feel better about gathering with family and friends this holiday. Kris sanchez is joining us now with what Health Experts are saying about that testing strategy that a lot of people are doing right now, kris. Reporter you know, a lot of folks seem like maybe this is a little workaround here, but every single bit of information coming out seems to point in the other direction. Were here in campbell where there is one of 17 covid testing sites for santa clara county, but it is really hard to get an appointment here in this county or around the bay area because so many people are clamoring to get those tests. There are people who arent feeling well who want to get tested, people who think they might have been exposed and now there are people who are trying to get tested so that they can maybe feel a little bit better about gathering with friends and family over the holidays. Health experts say that could offer a false sense of security. Rapid tests have a high rate of false
As we have been reporting, in less than 30 hours, new restrictions take effect. Exactly when those rules start depends on where you live. San francisco, santa clara, contra costa counties will be the first to enact the order at 10 00 tomorrow night. Tonight, businesses and customers are preparing for another round of closures. Nbc bay areas tom jenson is in walnut creek with more on how people are coping with the uncertainty. Reporter stylists here at the grove salon, cutting and coloring their clients time one more time before yet another shutdown. I wish there was another alternative than just completely shutting down. Personal care. Because people are being careful. Reporter the owner plans to keep extended hours today and tomorrow before salons are shut down. Were going to take care of as many people as we can and hopefully hope back in three weeks. Reporter covid19 cases are surging across the state. Ooze anymore the medical field, so i hear it and see it all day long. Reporter lo