Different set of rules. Hair salons can operate outside only, but almost all salons dont have the space for that, so Alameda County customers can simply head to coops for a haircut. And were losing clients because of it. A hundred percent. And i dont blame them. City leaders in dublin and livermore just across the border from connecticut and asked Alameda County for a special exemption, but were denied. But bijust crossing a county line all of a sudden that makes a difference to the virus, and i just dont understand that. To me, i wonder if our message is getting through to the health officers, because i just cant understand it. If youre asking for consistency, of course it does not make sense. Reporter u. C. Berkeley Infectious Disease specialest dr. Schwarzberg said Different Health officers often make different decisions. In one county, theyre making the challenge companylous its too risky to be inside. In the other, theyre say we go dont think its too risky to be inside. The indivi
The victims were in the black sedan there on t freew bng tako. Oakland police are assisting the investigation and say there could be as many as four victims. That is still unclear. 580 is shut down in the eastbound direction. Cars are being diverted off at golf links road. We will continue to update this story for you on abc7news. Com and the abc 7 news app as well. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. We want to get to our other top story tonight and that is Governor Newsom imposing new and tougher restrictions on Indoor Dining and other businesses to combat a growing surge in coronavirus cases in the state. Weve seen increased activity where people simply arent able to practice social distancing, physical distancing. The bottom line is the spread of the virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning. The Positivity Rate which is the percentage of tests coming back positive for coronavirus has jumped to 6 over the last 14 days and 6. 4 over the last seven days. Compare t
Mask up and make good choices. These are the 19 counties impacted by the governors order today, affecting about 70 of the states population. The bay area counties on the list are could notra costa, santa clara and solano. Not all of them have opened the types of business thats newsom is concerned about. This would put on hold any planning for reopening the businesses and taking a look at the numbers that led to this decision. You can see the positivity rate, the percentage of tests coming back positive for coronavirus, has jumped to 6 over the last 14 days and 6. 4 over the last seven days. Compare that to two weeks ago when it was just 4. For y4 . A big change. Melanie joins us live. These new rules apply to the 19 counties that have been on the states watch list for the last three consecutive days. As californians head into the holiday weekend, indoor activities in 19 california counties including could notra costa, santa clara and solano counties will cease immediately. Please do no
Sparking fire concerns. Chopper5 over the scene of a brush fire at bay point, about 30 minutes ago. The fire started in the vegetation surrounding a home near highway four. Hazy smoke could be seen around the area. So far, 1 acre has burned and the structures are not threatened. This afternoon, san jose firefighters rushed to the scene of a brush fire near the entrance of happy hollow park. About a half acre had burned before crews got the flames under control. To get the check of the current temperatures around the bay area, we have paul hagan. Fortunately, the wind was not stronger but the breeze has been a factor closer to the coast and the bay. 57, half moon bay. Look at the temperatures in one. 97 concord and livermore. 100 degrees, fairfield. It is 43degree temperature difference. The temperatures are slightly cooler then they were yesterday. Tomorrow will be a bit cooler for inland spots compared to today. The heat advisory remains in effect. Not because temperatures will be as
And the list goes on, good evening everyone, im julie haener. And im frank sommerville, working from home today. Or than half 1 Million People around the world now have the coronavirus, the United States has surpassed china and leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins university. The United States, china and italy, all have more than 80,000 cases. Unemployment claims hit a record of 3. 28 million last week, thats more than quadruple the previous weekly high setback in 1982. Many states are overwhelmed and economists expect it will get worse. On wall street stocks surged despite the appointment numbers, traders are anticipating passage of the massive coronavirus ada bill. The dow gained more than 1300 points today, nasdaq rose 413 and the s p was up 154. The relief bill is the president desk as soon as tomorrow. Jana katsuyama joins us live and she spoke with a labor economist. Is there a sense this bill will be