The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also
System will be overwhelmed. We dont act now, well continue to see a death rate climb more lives lost. With that Governor Newsom said hes pulling the emergency brake issuing a stayathome order for three weeks with any region with icu capacity falling below 15 . Its all part of a regional strategy well defined within the hospital and Health Care Delivery system. Weve defined these five regions, northern california, greater sacramento, bay area, San Joaquin Valley and the larger region in southern california. For the bay area, the stay at home coorder could come soon to late december. Hair salons, gyms, nail salons could shut down again. They are asking californians not to gather with anyone outside the household. The governor made the case with californias surging covid19 numbers. With spikes in the sevenday positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths. Just in the last 14 days, close to 1,000 californians have lost their lives due to covid19. What can stay open, critical infrastructure
A very good wednesday morning to you. Thank you for joining us. Were halfway there through the workweek, the day before thanksgiving. Mike has a look at the commute. First that forecast. Meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. How is it looking, kari . It looks pretty good. We are all quiet across the bay area. We started out with Cool Temperatures and patches of fog particularly in the north bay. A live look in dublin, it will be cooler but comfortable for the middle of the day. We do have some cool mornings ahead. The dry weather does continue. Well talk about that in the forecast coming up. Mike, how is it looking driving through some of those foggy areas . Yes, folks might have trouble looking around them. The bay bridge for a reference, very light traffic flow. The note as we look at the north bay 29 to highway 1 up to healdsbu healdsburg, thats that warm amber blob where the fog has registered. Lower visibility there. Really no slowing on this map. Back to you. President
In a year like no other, its a black friday like weve never seen before. The pandemic has many people staying home. Im ama daetz. Im dion lim. While black friday isnt what were used to, there are still lines to be found at malls and some people did brave the cold, some for as long as 36 hours to snatch up some of the most popular items. Liz kreutz was in dublin early this morning when the doors opened. Reporter when the doors of the best buy in dublin opened at 5 00 a. M. , there was no running, no pushing, no shoving. It was peaceful. There wasnt any rushing or craziness. Reporter like so much else this year, this black friday felt different, much calmer. Still, some people did brave the cold to wait in line. Sky 7 got this video from the livermore outlets and here is the doors opening at target in dublin. Friends jaden and mossy got to best buy at 4 00 a. M. 287 for a 50inch. Great deal. Reporter these guys were hoping to get a playstation 5 and werent the only ones. The game stop in
A thanksgiving unlike any other. But here in San Francisco, its. Why many families say there is still so much to be thankful for. Im Spencer Christian with a look at mild afternoons and chilly mornings. Im have the accuweather forecast. Lighting up downtown san jose. A smaller celebration, but well share with you their big message of hope. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Its time to be grateful and truly give thanks. Were so extraordinarily fortunate. Oh, it was a thanksgiving unlike any other, and it comes towards the end of a profoundly difficult and unusual year. And despite how different celebrations may feel and look, families across the bay area tonight told us they are thankful. And we are thankful for you. With that, we say good evening on this thanksgiving. Im dion lim. Focusing on the new way to holiday is important to us here as we work to build a better bay area. Tonight abc7 News Reporter kate