All three of them have impeccable credentials. I think we can learn a lot about what Advisory Board can do effectively from what drums Advisory Board didnt do. Reporter to start, we can expect the Incoming Biden Administration to emphasize a mask wearing and other Public Health measures. The goal of mask wearing is not to make your life less comfortable. Or to take away from you. It is to give Something Back to all of us. A normal life. The goal is to get back to normal. As fast as possible. Reporter other measures the president elect promised in his campaign. And asked the pandemic dashboard to keep track of the infections and beds. Increasing the production of tests. Hiring of tens of thousands of Public Health workers to step up Contact Tracing efforts. Health experts said Advisory Board will guide the direction of those efforts. It is a good crosssection. These are big complex questions they will have to have strategies to move on. Reporter over the next several weeks the board or
Amy hollyfield is live in sonoma with more on these new restrictions. Reporter good morning. Look behind me at this sign, it needs to come down. It says but not anymore. Restaurant, winery, tasting rooms cant have customers inside any longer. Movie theaters and bars must close again. This just went into effect at midnight. County Officials Say they just cant have crowded bars right now as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. Were particularly talking to the young folks. They seem to feel invulnerable to what is happening around them. And this is not party land. We want to be safe as a community, we want you to be safe. Reporter county officials hope these new restrictions will motivate residents to do what they can to flatten the curve. They really need people to wear masks and socially distance so they can get the businesses open again. And these closures will be in place for the rest of the month, as of right now they are set to expire august 2. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 ne
Plus, the man who wrestled a shark with his bare hands. And from the cool cub beating the heat to the toothy terrier breaking the internet, all the trending video to kick off your summer weekend. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. As we head into the weekend, a new poll Shows Americans from coast to coast are growing more concerned about the coronavirus and a potential crisis this sumer. New figures released overnight show a record high increase in the number of cases thursday. Nearly 40,000. It comes exactly one month after memorial day when many people attended family gatherings and parties. Heres another sign of the growing concern. The White House Coronavirus task force is holding a public briefing today for the first time in nearly two months. Now more cities and towns imposing rules to require face coverings in public, an issue thats becoming a political hot button. We begin our coverage in the surge in cases causing more states to delay reopening plans. Th
Already starting today . Today but better for the rest of the weekend. Yes, and we are going to see lets head outside as we check out dublin and parts of the some of those temperatures along the coastline staying cool but trivalley that will be heating up again today. We have some temperatures that will start out in the upper 50s still heating up inland. And low 60s here at noon. We are in for hot weather as we were at 78 degrees. Some low 80s as we go into the check out dublin and our temperature trend in the upper 50s to start the morning. Afternoon with a wide range in temperatures still. Its all about location as well and then we have to get in the see some low 60s near the coast Outdoor Activities early before it heats up. And highs over 100 degrees for the far north bay. We will talk about whats ahead we are looking good before noon and the 90s. With the winds picking up in the right now, mike, the winds are full microclimate forecast. Not too much of an issue as mike has a look
Of people hospitalized with coronavirus. The drug which is already used in the u. S. Has now been approved in the european union. They will give it to patients who suffer from that pneumonia and require oxygen. Several weeks ago, the department of health and Human Services said the u. S. Is at risk of running out of remdesivir by the end of the month. At the time gilyard sciences planned to ramp up their production, so well see how that goes. In developing news, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is exploding at san quentin prison. It jumped to 48 cases on june 14 and then 499 cases last friday. At last check, there are 523 active cases among inmates. And inmates are telling abc 7 news that the prison is rotating guards from infected areas to uninfected areas daily. And officials are even investigating if a death row inmate has died from the virus. Meanwhile, a team of uc berkeley and ucsf Health Experts told the chronicle they are worried that an outbreak inside the prison c