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,
And as we go through the afternoon, youll notice it will be a warmer day with full sunshine for most, as we get into the noon 1 00 hour and increasing clouds in the north bay but well see highs in the upper 70s and 60s in our warmest locations. Mid60s around the bay but 70s are on the horizon, liz, for many of us on monday, then welcome rain returns for tuesday, well plot that out for you when we see you next. Certainly welcome. Lisa, thank you. Were going to begin with a look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day case counts that we have seen since august. Almost 10,000. The 1 rchb day pa4day positive 4. 2 . It was 3. 7 a few days before that, indicator of the virus going up. Since the pandemic started, the bay area has seen more than 133,000 confirmed cases. Because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again, when
And several other businesses come to an end. Just weeks before the holidays, some businesses are doing what they can to survive. Some even getting creative and expanding their services in ways never seen before. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. We begin with a look at those surging cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases today. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases, one of the largest single day case counts weve seen since august. A 14day Positivity Rate is at 4. 2 . It was 4 yesterday. That is an indicator of the transmission of the virus. And since the beginning of the pandemic, the bay area has now seen a total of 133,456 confirmed cases. Now, because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again tonight, when it comes to eating out. But health and the economy are key to our efforts to build a better bay area. Indoor dining has shut down in San Francisco, and more city also follow suit next week. Rep
Hearing. Shana broussard, sean cooksey and Alan Dickerson are the president s nominees to be members of the federal elections commission, as our witnesses are joining us remotely, i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. This is a big responsibility, is significant president ial nomination and significant to the work of this committee and i know youre proud, your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. Let me say a little bit about the nominees and then ill turn to another Committee Member senator cruz to talk about the third nominee, Alan Dickerson is not the nominee to be a member of the federal Election Commission for a term expiring on april the 30th 2025 and he has been practicing law for 20 years primarily in the areas of First Amendment and campaignfinance since 2011 mr. Dickerson has been the legal director of the institute for free speech, a Nonprofit Organization that litigates First Amendment an
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