Focusing on National Security and Foreign Policy. Making sure we selected a cabinet that looks like america. That reflects the best of our nation. And that is what we have done. The list of sixes headlined by secretary of state nominee antony blinken, a longtime aide, alejandro mayorkas, for Homeland Security, linda thomas greenfield for ambassador to the un, avril haines for director of National Intelligence and former secretary of state john kerry as special president ial envoy for climate and Jake Sullivan as National Security advisor. Fresh perspective and an unrelenting belief in the promise of america. There are a number of first in the group including the first woman to serve as dni. Mr. President elect, you know ive never shied away from speaking truth to power and that will be my charge as the director of National Intelligence. Mayorkas would be the first latino in his decision if confirmed. I will work day and night in the service of our nation to lead the men and women of th
Department planning a special enforcement action. Now tonight, ktvu has more on stores facing citations or fine fist they violate health and safety fine if they break them. Reporter it is aimed to protect the community. Reporter more shoppers are expected to visit shopping malls and big box retailers hoping to score it. Increased risk for coronavirus to spread. We will have Law Enforcement officers patrolling the area. They will be visiting all of the poplar destinations. Extending into the weekend. Santa clara county inspectors performing double duty as enforcement officers. This is not complying about the health order. Possible violations include employees not wearing masks, no social distancing and stores and exceeding capacity limits. And fined if they dont have protocols and limits posted. Fines can be 500 and up, head into the thousand fist violations are severe enough. Unlike past enforcement when businesses could correct the violation, citations this time around will not come w
The pandemic. Marine county is the only other in the red tier as of right now. And there has been no mention so far about marin county going into the purple tier. At this point right now, health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark ghaly is giving an update on the states response to covid19. Well monitor the briefing and bring you an update coming up at 12 30. Governor newsome gave his update yesterday afternoon while quarantining at home with his family. This is after his children were exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. He talked about vaccines yesterday, specifically how the state would store the keys and how they would distribute them as well. And his plan focuses on having people most at risk to receive the batch of vaccines, which might be available next month. Skilled nursing facilities, Residential Care facilities. Assisted living facilities. Of course, our First Responders and other critical infrastructure. Were making sure were protecting those that a
Widespread virus transmission. Only those purple counties are subject to the 10 pm to 5 am curfew. Now here are the latest numbers from across the state. Or than 15,000 new cases were reported since yesterday. Which is the second highest ever for a total of over 1,125,000 cases. 43 more people have died since yesterday and the total death toll has risen now to 18,769. Hospitalizations and icu admissions are climbing in the test Positivity Rate is up close to 6 . We are just days away from thanksgiving and state and local leaders are saying we are in the midst of a major surge. Christien kafton joining us live after talking with officials who say the actions we take now will really determine what happens in the next two months. We are seeing an increase in covid rates throughout the state and an increase in travel, and experts say that is a dangerous mix. This holiday has to be different from years past. The rising Covid Infection and hospitalization rates simply make gatherings too ris
Records more people have voted before this election than the entire boat 2016. Welcome to the program there is a desperate search for survivors in the turkish city of izmir after it was struck by a powerful earthquake under the aegean sea the magnitude 7 trauma brought down buildings and triggered tidal waves in the coastal city as well as in parts of greece at least 20 buildings have collapsed several neighborhoods were flooded by sea water the current figures stand that 19 people 19 people are known to have died including 2 teenagers on the greek island of sound but that number is expected to rise more than 700 others were injured and rescue teams are still working through the rubble to find as many people as they can its an. Ports now from istanbul their. Rescuers search for survivors and rubble of buildings and is made trickiest 3rd biggest city the epicenter of friday afternoons shallow magnitude 7 earthquake was off the turkish cost. I have a shop on the back side i was talking w