Now, tents and field hospitals are being set up there to reduce hospital bed capacity. The number of patients in the hospital icu and respite raiders reached an alltime high over the weekend. In el paso, some patients are being airlifted out to make room for the sickest. In addition, six more temporary morgue trucks were being brought in after the first four buildup, for a total of 10. New york state is opposing sweeping new restrictions, as new positive cases and hospital admissions continue to rise. Gatherings will be limited known no more than 10 people starting friday. This is for restaurants, bars, gym people, health clubs, bowling alleys must all close by 10 00 p. M. , starting friday. Governor andrew cuomo said, further steps can be taken, including banning Indoor Dining at restaurants and bars. Here in california, the state is now closing out 1 million cases since the start of this pandemic. New numbers released today so the state has more than 184,000 cases, including more tha
Reopen as planned for 30,000 students on august 12th. Its been pretty challenging. Simply because the district, no one was really prepared for this. Reporter mike flynns son will be a junior in the fall, a critical year for college admissions. Hes worries worried his educational and social needs are not being met. Online is working at the moment because its all we have, but we need more to go forward. Everything is possible right now. Virtual learning, a hybrid model, a full reopen. Reporter three districts across the bay area are considering it. They are guided by an education code, no guidebook on how to reopen schools and but the pandemic. They are collaborating with other School Districts in santa clara county, following the directive from Public Health officer doctor sara cody. With limited class sizes the possibility. When we have the health order that tells us what size those groups can be, if that information will help us develop our plan for anything that might be instruction
Areas further south than the north bay like the peninsula which right around 09 00am looking at some very heavy rain pushing through right around 10 00am to 00 inland east bay and south bay checki with orange to red indicating that heaviest of bit further south. Aftettle another surge of moisture around lunchtime so keep the umbrellas with you it wont be until after lunch that we start to see some sunshine between the clouds a still a scattered shower here or there into the afternoon she want to be prepared for rain whatever time of day were talking even though the heaviest of it is definitely this morning over the next couple of hours as for winds thats the other big factor here were checking in with winds in excess of 30 Miles Per Hour fear gusts along the coast and 30 iles per hour gusts on the bridge is too simple to hands on the wheel take it slow zhou driving into work. Theres multiple factors that are likely to be slowing you down as you leave the house this morning 40s and 50s
Well barry of course saw a lots of rain this morning but up in the sierra people are seeing a whole lot of snow. Beautiful fuel to drive in is a king of heading up there may be for the Martin Luther king junior Holiday Weekend you might want to wait until tomorrow, he added joining us right now on the phone chp truckee officer. Pete man ppo the Road Conditions are pretty scary out there right now. Yeah, i wouldnt call really area which really really hard disabilities really limited we got over 70 mile looked at. Well you might not be scared of certain and but for some people in the bay, a r im meteorologist is from Southern California says never driven in snow. People lot of transients here in the bay area transplants you know if youve never driven in the snow and youre thinking about heading up there for the weekend. What is your best advice. Well first of all you know watch the weather and time and time better to be beneficial for you to go so obviously tonight probably not the best
Time. Coastal areas will be sunshine. Around 70 for some of you. To mid 80s inland. Thank you. We are developing news at half moon pay where an officer struck and killed an officer. This morning the agencys Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team is looking into what happened. The chp says an officer was driving north on highway 1 when he hit a 74yearold man from burling game outside sams chowder house. A restaurant worker and bystander tells abc 7 news the victim was attending a wedding reception there. He died at the scene. So far the chp has not identified the man or officer investigators closed part of highway 1 overnight. It has since been reopened. Breaking overnight after nine years in prison. O. J. Simpson is a free man this morning. He was released from lovelock correctional ins newt nevada just after midnight. Abc News Reporter has more. Reporter o. J. Simpson is now a free man. Note grant parole. Thank you. Reporter former nfl and movie star after serving 9 years of 33