A 100 million shots in the first 100 days. This will be the most officiant. Backs a nation plan in u. S. History. President elect joe biden theyre pledging to vaccinate 100 Million People in the first 100 days this afternoon. Mister biden held event introducing his Pandemic Response team laying out his top 3 priorities during his first 100 days of his presidency ambitious among the members of his teams include California Attorney general Javier Becerra our current prison well bellow has more on todays announcement. We need your help. Wear a mask for just 100 days more than a month before hes sworn in as commander in chief president elect biden got a jumpstart on his preparations to handle the pandemic in a News Conference tuesday said hed sign an executive order on his first day in office to require masks in federal buildings and on planes trains and buses. He also talked about the need for congress to act so the country can acquire at least 100 million Covid Vaccine doses and fund the
Down his restaurant to Outdoor Dining the owner of says that it is not fair to force restaurants to close when retail, especially large chains are allowed to operate. But for some reason was in danville tonight, she spoke with the owner of crimes and has more to reset. And good evening here in danville the owner of crum says that he is not a rule breaker and that this was not an easy step to take, but he said these are very uneasy times and they require a unique steps taken. On tuesday people sent crumbs restaurant in danville eating even though they were not supposed to and Contra Costa County Outdoor Dining is now not allowed anymore. The county making that decision along with other Bay Area Public Health departments to try and deal with they say the rapid rise in covid cases. But owner jimmy heliopolis says that he didnt feel that closing was the right step to take right now. No this is survival this is not. Or we can just handle this now we can get through no, i dont know when were
As we have been reporting, in less than 30 hours, new restrictions take effect. Exactly when those rules start depends on where you live. San francisco, santa clara, contra costa counties will be the first to enact the order at 10 00 tomorrow night. Tonight, businesses and customers are preparing for another round of closures. Nbc bay areas tom jenson is in walnut creek with more on how people are coping with the uncertainty. Reporter stylists here at the grove salon, cutting and coloring their clients time one more time before yet another shutdown. I wish there was another alternative than just completely shutting down. Personal care. Because people are being careful. Reporter the owner plans to keep extended hours today and tomorrow before salons are shut down. Were going to take care of as many people as we can and hopefully hope back in three weeks. Reporter covid19 cases are surging across the state. Ooze anymore the medical field, so i hear it and see it all day long. Reporter lo
Pretty quickly as weve already seen in parts of the state. Take a look at Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley there. A shelter at home order now taking effect there tomorrow night. This all comes as the state surpasses 1. 3 million cases. Yesterday alone the state added more than 25,000 new cases. For much of the bay area theres so much uncertainty right now. One thing businesses do know is that they want this to be the last shutdown. Nbc bay areas tom jensen has more from Contra Costa County. Reporter one last shot at some sort of normalcy at this walnut creek brewery before it has to close down along with a whole host of other Contra Costa County businesses. But it was a dismal day of sales following reports of record covid19 cases and pending statewide stay at home orders that will go into effect here and at four other bay area counties starting sunday night. Every time theres an announcement like this that comes out people become a little bit more nervous about going out
Well, two important aspects of the ongoing pandemic, preventing the spread of the virus and limiting the economic damage continue nobody conflict this afternoon across much of the country, including right here in the bay area. Tom vacar joins us live this afternoon, and this new wave of restrictions threatens the very survivability of the restaurant industry. Well, the whole fact is this cannot go on forever. Some accommodations will have to be made. Covid carnage to patients mirror s the carnage to small businesses, restaurants and their employees. It is a tail of two realities. According to the National Restaurant association, this is their sobering reality. 100,000 restaurants, 1 in 6, closed forever or long term. 40 of the remaining restaurant ours saying theyll be gone in three months without any help. 240 billion in lost sales this year. One Business Owner we spoke with has been able to survive so far. There has to be assistance for businesses and also for individuals. Reporter b