Hopes of heading off the virus. Our trends are not headed in a favorable direction for us, and similar to in march when we had a rapid increase in cases, we may be needing to take additional restrictions quickly. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Well start off tonight in Santa Clara County where Health Officials announced plans to shut down Indoor Dining next week. This decision comes as the county expects to move back into the red tier, meaning other restrictions are on the way. Reporter more sobering news as covid19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Santa clara county, which reported 362 new cases on friday, is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next tuesday. And as a result, Indoor Dining will be suspended on the same day. It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this. Reporter with rain and colder temps on the way, many Restaurant Owners throughout the reg
Restrictive yellow tier. So at midnight Indoor Dining at restaurants, no longer will be awill you allowed. Gyms and Movie Theaters have to reduce capacity. Contra costa is banning indoor dinie ing again and gyms must s indoor operations and Concession Stands at Movie Theater haves to close on tuesday. Santa clara county also dialing back reopening by banning Indoor Dining starting on tuesday. Marin county announced it, too, would be banning Indoor Dining. Very confusing, all the counties, everybody is moving backwards, which is not good. See where your county stands at abc7news. Com. To the travel advisory from state officials calling for residents to stay home or quarantine for 14 days. That goes for out of state visitors, as well. Now we want to know who is joining you for thanksgiving. You can head to abc7news. Com vote to weigh in. You see that poll at the bottom of your screen. Abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes has a look how officials plan to keep travelers accountable. We believe c
It is winding down in the south bay, and over the santa cruz mountains. Whats left of the storm ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. So more scattered showers are possible this evening. Its already a wet commute and thats continuing, and there will be at times gusty winds. Here is the forecast animation. You can see after about 8 30 or so tonight, this will be just about over except for some spotty sprinkles and then well have skies clearing or partially clearing overnight giving way to a sunny weekend. Meanwhile in the sierra, it is still snowing. Winter weather advisory in effect until 10 00 tonight. We expect one to five inches of snow and higher peaks and travel will be difficult there. Meanwhile, ill have the sevenday forecast for sunnier skies and warmer weather coming up a little bit later, dan and ama . Very good. You can see the same live doppler 7 spencer uses by downloading the app. You see spencers smiling face there. It will come in handy. Well, if it feels like coro
Desensitized to these numbers. Imagine three boeing 747s crashing every single day. Thats what were looking at right now. Thats abc thats abc 7s special go ahead, ama. Please. Sorry, dan, go ahead. Thats abc 7 news special correspondent dr. Alok patel who just spoke on our 7 00 news getting answers. Good evening to you. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Dr. Patel talked about 1,000 deaths a day. Experts say that could soon hit 2,000, matching or exceeding what we saw in the spring. Thats because just a little while ago we learned that a quarter of a million americans have died from the coronavirus, passing the number dr. Anthony fauci predicted in march. And tonight several counties are seeing the most Covid Patients admitted in a single day since the last wave hit in july. It raises the question will hospitals have to ration care . Abc 7 news iteam reporter stephanie sierra is digging into this question and leads us off tonight. I have not been in the military and i have not been in wa
It says traffic break heading southbound 880 to alvarado heading down through union city into fremont. That break, chp says just cleared. No major problems there. We do have the backup at the toll plaza. No surprises but its waiting for you, marcus. Laura . Thanks so much. Its 6 01. Those polls already open in other u. S. Time zones and were waiting at the top of the hour. Lets bring in tracie potts in delaware. I think its safe to say finally arrived, all eyes on the president ial race. Reporter absolutely. Its going to be a busy day, marcus and laura. We are tracking the polls as they open here on the east coast and tracking the votes including the millions of early votes and today we are tracking the candidates. Lets take a look at the president who has been out talking this morning. Last night he was wrapping things up at a final rally in michigan, a state he narrowly won four years ago. The president claiming that he will easily win michigan this time around. It was one of five st