Chain of events that ended with the Police Shooting outside of bay area mall. Eyeopening new numbers about the coronavirus and nurses, tonight why are so many workers of filipino descent dying . If you have gained weight during the pandemic, you are not alone. Tonight the Science Behind covid cravings and had a cope. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. Now, alive look outside, two days before thanksgiving and we are seeing some serious coronavirus warning signs. The state reported more than 15,000 new cases today along with an increasing Positivity Rate and an 81 spike in hospitalizations in the last two weeks. Heres a look at the bay area Positivity Rates, ranging from 1 2 in marin county to 3. 7 in contra costa county. The situation still much better than what is going on in southern california. La county has a Positivity Rate of 6. 6 . This alarming new statistic caught our attention when it comes to nurses that are dying from the coronavirus, nearly a third of them are from filipino d
Technical issue. Er with here. Temperatures in the low 30s in san ramon, a little frost in the valley there, as well as the delta, santa rosa is at 32, a little fog to the north bay, but low 40s in oakland. So these numbers are pretty typical with the clear sky, good radiational cooling and in fact, with two to seven degrees of cooling overnight in the south bay and the peninsula, its awfully cold out there. As we look towards the rest of the day, were looking at numbers rebounding quite nicely within a narrow range of low to mid60s for most of you, with high clouds increasing in the north bay. West winds will pick up as well along the coast, but otherwise its a quiet sunday afternoon. Well get into more sunshine for your monday, temperatures fluctuating a bit here and there, and well pinpoint that forecast for the holiday and beyond coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. We begin with the worsening coronavirus emergency the state and country setting new case records by the day. The u. S. H
Him california hospitals could become overwhelmed with coronavirus patients in the coming days and weeks. Tonight, a desperate plea from Health Officials. The choices we make may mean the difference between being at Hospital Capacity and not enough. A new curfew taking effect this weekend, and why it couldve roughly change. And the pandemic is forcing many people to think small, bay area businesses are helping them to adapt. The one consistent thing about this pandemic is that it keeps changing. Reporter plenty of fresh snow in the sierras. And resorts are adjusting to the new reality. Governor gavin newsom, one of his children is in quarantine after being potentially exposed to the coronavirus. One of the children was in contact with a classmate who tested positive. The governors child tested negative twice. The governor, his wife, and three other children all tested negative. With coronavirus cases skyrocketing, all eyes are on california hospitals. Are they ready . 13,000 new cases
Up especially right over or ind a, walnut creek, along 680 up through concord. You can see the light showers and up across the north bay. Yontville. Getting light shower activity there. We are still looking at that wet weather in spots just enough instability and unsettled weather for us for today. As you take you through the afternoon we are looking at a few more showers that are possible. Also catching a little bit of sun in spots as well. Highs in the upper 50s to low to mid60ss. Future cast when everything wraps up for us. Details in just a few minutes. New details on a 113 milliondollar settlement against apple. A multistate settlement accusing it of misrepresenting iphone batteries and slowing down the performance of older model phones. This from allegations that the company misled consumers about throttling, basically reducing a phones system performance on purpose to stop phones with older batteries unexpectedly shutting down. The phones in question are the iphone 6 and 7 and a
Health experts are worried that if the trend continues, the county could run out of Hospital Capacity in the next three weeks. This is valley medical center, run by santa clara county, one of the largest and easiest in the area. Hospitals across san jose still have the capacity to take in new patients. The county Health Officer says that could change, especially with the upcoming holiday. Cancel your holiday plans. Do not travel. Doctor sarah cody did not mince words when talking about the consequences of able getting together for thanksgiving. The choices that we make in the next few weeks could mean the difference between enough Hospital Capacity and not enough. Reporter hospitalizations have increased in the last week by 50 in santa clara county. If the trend continues, the county could scramble to find more hospital beds within the next three weeks. The Health Department is working across the county with local centers to get ready for another surge of covid19 patients. They are ask