Businesses such as Gardening Stores and carwashes to reopen provided they can maintain safe distancing. It means gardeners for example but not a restaurant can open the outdoor patio. It also applies to flea markets which will be allowed to reopen if they can follow safety guidelines. These can happen with relatively small amount of contact and both the seller and buyer can wear masks. For a restaurant, even if they were able to do spacing for patrons it is difficult to maintain spacing for the server. The mayor says its critical that the city move on projects to help resolve the homeless crisis . It not only means opportunity for the people working in the industry to go back to work. Again, there are guidelines that have been put in place to keep workers safe. It provides the opportunity to continue what we know is important construction work around housing. As for how long the order will remain in place, the Public Health director says it depends on the data. We are going to need to
Tested positive. Now, just to be clear, no deaths reported here at this hospital. The two people taken to the hospital, we dont know their conditions. Well have an update on this story coming up at 6 00. Reporting live from orinda, im cheryl hurd. Nbc bay area news. Okay. Well talk to you soon. Thanks, cheryl. Lets look at the latest numbers around the bay area. Santa clara county the hot zone added 75 new cases for a tote after 1,094. San francisco county adding 47 cases now at 497. Statewide, were at just under 12,000 confirmed cases. Nationwide, 239,000 cases. Weve been saying it for 24 hours. But today President Trump recommended everyone wear face coverings in public. Its voluntary. You dont have do it. They suggested for a period of time. The president says the cdc hopes the move will help stop the spread of covid19. But the president also added that he probably will not wear a mask. Nbc bay area Jodi Hernandez is live with a look at how people are responding to this mask recomme
Miles per hour. Even though its not as dry as it was last week, the winds certainly to the sth and east. Gusts up to 46 miles per hour. The issue for now with the wind in the bay area. The snow continues to add up around lake tahoe. Well see four to six inches tomorrow along with breezy conditions in the bay area, the next chapter will begin the chance of showers. We are beginning to see that on radar looking out towards sacramento. Look at the hail producing thunderstorms on approach to the north and east. More could be dropping down to the south during the day tomorrow. A look at how much we are expecting and the time line coming up in our forecast in 12 minutes. Just talking about this weather causing major problem for drives. Cal trans had to shut down the interstate because of crashes. We are in september. Crews dont have an estimate as to when that road is going to reopen. Extra security was on hand as a Pumpkin Patch festival. Organizers not taking any chances after what happene
And delays that we often see with the storms in other parts of the country. Not yet anyany way. They say they were prepared for this. For those who are preparing for the hurricane to slam into the u. S. , the video coming out of the bahamas is terrifying. The island of abaco the hardest hit so far. Please, abaco, please, im begging you. My babies, the four of us, please. Reporter sustained winds from dorian recorded at 185 Miles Per Hour with steady gusts topping 225 Miles Per Hour. Georgia and South Carolina preparing to take the brunt of it. Thats the strongest, largest in modern history certainly. The strongest any of us around today have seen. South carolina Governor Henry Mcmaster warning nearly 900,000 people in the storms path. They need to evacuate. The evacuations are already under way in florida, where even the outer bands of the hurricane could devastate the coastal community. It doesnt take that turn north, its coming straight in here a category 5. You have to act. Fema off
Yearold markus beck went on the campus of an Elementary School less than a block from his home. He started asking questions and loitering around the campus. They finally called police. Two days later, around 4 00 am wednesday, he was arrested for dui a few blocks away. Officers say he crashed into cars. When they searched his car they found a loaded handgun inside, along with ar15 style rifle in the trunk. With those two incidents connected to markus beck Police Seized any other weapons that he had. When they searched his home they found the strong smell of gas. The stove had been admitting gas for a while. It was at risk of exploding. A little scary and very surprising. Reporter anthony lived next door and says they were evacuated for an hour and a half. Pg and e and the Fire Department were called. The gas leak also put the Elevator School on lockdown. Being a parent and having my daughter living here and knowing him, because i did speak to him a lot. I am disappointed he would bring