Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. With covid19 cases growing, millions of people here in the bay area will see indoor operations at restaurants and several other businesses come to an end. And with the holidays coming up, many are doing what they can to survive. Some are getting creative in expanding services in ways never seen before. Good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. It is sunday, november 15. Im liz kreutz. Well have much more on the changes and restrictions many counties are facing this week. First, as always, a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. Hey, liz. Good morning, everyone. Its a beautiful start to the day although its pretty chilly out there. We have low dew points and a dry north wind. Thats also going to warm us up pretty quickly. As we look at the visible picture, check out the clouds in northern california. The top of mt. St. Helena shows you where that line is. East bay, 49 in San Francisco,
Climb good evening, im ken wayne and im pam moore Governor Newsom has ordered a sweeping reopenings and he is praising the los angeles and San Diego School districts for their decisions not to hold in person classes come august today, the San Francisco Unified School District unveiled what it schools will look like in the upcoming year. The superintendent recommended starting schools on august 17th with Distance Learning. Kron fours terror attack in joins us now live from the School District headquarters with details taylor. Well the plan is to start the school year with distant learning the board hopes to eventually phase students back into the classrooms once its safe to do so they felt that this was the best option after holding many town Hall Meetings and also reviewing the latest science and data. The San Francisco Unified School District is the latest to announce plans of Distance Learning for the fall, our recommendation for the fall. Is that we begin Distance Learning. And init
Extends to the east bay. Mild temperatures in oakland at 55. 53 i alameda. 49 in pacifica. With the cloud cover to start, temperatures are pretty mild but as we get closer to noon, we have partly cloudy skies, throw mid60s around the bay and inland. Still cool at the coast but by the afternoon its warmer. Widespread 60s to near 70 except at our beaches and tonight were clear, just some patchy fog as we get into a wind shift and that wind schiff will bring the warmer weather to start the week. How warm . Were talking above average in a detailed look in my accuweather sevenday forecast is in a few minutes. Liz . Thanks, lisa. Todays Easter Sunday and passover celebrations will be different in households across the bay area. It is the first major holiday since coronavirus hit the United States with full force. Organizers of decades old traditions are moving to new ways of worship. Like for instance atop mt. Davidson the first time in its 97year history this mornings Easter Sunrise Service
51 in novato. Forecast calls for crowds this morning, decreasing throughout the late afternoon. Planning on some sun today with mid and upper 60s around the bay. 70s inland, brighter and mild and tonight clear. Well talk about a warmup still on track for the week ahead in a few minutes. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Todays Easter Sunday and passover celebrations will be different in households across the bay area. The first major holiday since coronavirus hit the United States with full force. Organizers of decades old traditions are moving to new ways of worship. Atop mt. Davidson the first time in its History Easter Sun Rise Service wont be happening. The cross is lit up in blue to show solidarity with Health Care Workers. Laura martinez shows us how Easter Services are shifting to keep everyone safe. Reporter since 1923, Easter Sunrise Service has been held at the mt. Davidson cross in San Francisco. For the first time in its 97year history, that tradition is now canceled amid the pandemic
San francisco added 39 cases, now at 622. While cases in Alameda County grew to more than 600. Here are the latest cases in lake and mendocino counties for our viewers there. Lake county reported two cases since sunday. Mendocino county reports four cases. And we are charting the total number of local cases on to this graph so we can take a look at the trend. This includes data for 14 counties, the bay are and beyond. And we showed a graph like that because were concerned about the peak. Can our medical systems handle the surge of cases . Do we have enough time to prepare . And what half . We have Team Coverage tonight. David louie looks at what life could be life post pandemic. But first, lets hear from abc7 news anchor liz kreutz about the latest projections showing we could reach the peak just one week from today. Liz . Dan, thats right. The state officials have been saying our peak will come in may, but a separate new updated projection shows we might hit that peak next week. We ta