Nonessential work, movement and gatherings are prohibited between 10 0 oc0 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Dr. Mark galley says cases are rising higher and faster and more stringent actions may be needed if we cant flatten the curve quickly. We know and weve seen in the past that covid goes from zero to 60 Miles Per Hour very quickly. That were in a place today but that can rapidly change. Maybe not statewide, maybe just in the hand full of counties but further restrictions is what we hope to avoid. We hope todays actions, our collective coming together, our resol resolve to keep our protective behaviors up will stem the tide and bring the surging numbers down. Now the states 14day Positivity Rate is at 5 . Up from 3. 3 just two weeks ago. The Santa Clara County is one of the counties affected by the curfew. The Sheriffs Office saying quote the sucurfew will be anotr tool to enforce the law. The primary focus will be on more serious crimes in the community. We heard from San Francisco county not affected by the curfew but Officials Say if trends continue, the county will be in the purple tier within the week. Live in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. Discouraging obviously and enforcement is always such a challenge with these regulations. What are Officials Saying . What are you hearing about the raise in cases . Dr. Galley says there is no single culprit, dan. Its a combination of colder weather, more people mixing together and more things open and greater travel. He says your normal activities bring a higher risk today than they did a month ago. All right. Interesting. Cornell, thank you. Most of the bay areas counties are, as weve said, in the purple tier where new overnight restrictions will take effect including santa clara counties. The new Public Health director is ready to carry out the order handed down by the state. Were supportive of everything the state of california is trying to do to keep californians safe and we think its good for residents here in Alameda County and across the region to really take a cautious approach to covid especially with this surge. Dr. Moss says the steps are needed to help flatten the curve and to protect our Health Care System and most vulnerable residents. Not everyone is eager to accept new restrictions in our Live Team Coverage to j. R. Stone. J. R. . Well, ama, the response out here in Castro Valley is about as heated as the president ial election really split right down the middle and here we are only outside of a grocery store. Those we talked with today, many of whom doing thanksgiving shopping seemed to know how they felt about this right away. I got the sense people knew this was coming, some started shaking their head no from the minute i said curfew to others who said we need to flatten the curve. It certainly cant hurt and cant hurt is the best we can do. We can do it and see what happens. I think its wrong. I think people should be able to govern themself and that businesses will start losing money. People will start losing jobs again. My brother has to get up at 3 3 30 in the morning and go to work and, you know, does that mean he cant be on the road . Reporter still a lot of questions as to the specifics on this. Some even wondering if this will lead to more at home parties amongst friends. Reporting live in Castro Valley, j. R. Stone, abc 7 news. J. R. , youve been chatting with viewers online, as well. What has the response been there . Reporter dozens of hundreds of comments. We talk about the split crowd out here tonight while it is the same online, only it isnt a pg or pg 13 conversation, it is an r conversation and many people upset about the governor attending that dinner recently in napa. At least one california county had this to say after the announcement of the curfew. The Sheriffs Office deputies will not determine compliance with or enforcing the compliance of any health order related at the curfew. It stretches to South Lake Tahoe and currently in the purple tier. You cn check out the status and find out the rules where you live with this map on abc7news. Com. Federal officials are now trying to get people to stay home this thanksgiving. Amidst this critical phase of the pandemic, the cdc is recommending against travel during the thanksgiving period. An emphatic warning from the centers of Disease Control about thanksgiving one week from today. The agency is encouraging people to celebrate the holiday at home with only the people you live with. Just a short time ago, california congresswoman Jackie Speier said upon hearing the cdc warning to stay home, we scratched plans to travel to be with family this thanksgiving. Its a bummer but we want to make sure we can celebrate next thanksgiving with all of them. Please, heed the cdc. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson talked with a local doctor about the risk of gatherings. Every time you start to bring people in from the outside, youre increasing the chances there will be somebody there who has covid. Just how much will it increase the chances . Ucsf epidemiologist dr. George rutherford explained the math based on californias positive rate which is about 5 right now. That means if you pick someone at random to spend thanksgiving with, there would be a 5 chance that that one person was infected. Reporter so if you have a gathering with three total people that increases to a 9. 5 chance and six people, there is a 22 chance one someone is infected. With 12 people, youre looking at a 43 chance someone at your party has covid. Is there any number of people you can gather with inside that would be safe . No, the safest way to have thanksgiving is to just have it within your own household. Reporter Positivity Rates vary by state and county. San francisco for example is 1. 8 but Fresno County is 7 and San Bernardino county. Relatives in san jose and the city, everybody stay where they are. We especially dont want people from highly red areas. Reporter a warning from our neighbors that celebrated in canada in october. The cases were going up like this and after canadians thanksgiving, the slope changed and it went up very rapidly. Reporter thats cause for concern because if thanksgiving gatherings cause a sharp spike in covid19 outbreaks, its likely hospitals will fill up and death rates will increase not just for Covid Patients but other emergencies like someone having a heart attack who might not get help as fast with an over burdened medical system. Dont do it. Stay at home. Kate larson, abc 7 news. Thats a great point to remember. Despite the on going pandemic a beloved an jose tradition will return for the holidays. Christmas in the park is changing venues to deliver a safe and socially distanced experience. Chris nguyen shows you what will be different. Reporter for the first time in 41 years, san joses christmas in the park will make its way at home in history in the park, a hallmark reimagined as a drivethrough experience. There is so much to see. Its almost like sensory overload. Reporter jason is executive director of the event normally held downtown but with covid19, he and his team knew they would have to get creative to keep the tradition alive. People will still really be happy that they get a chance to get out of the house and experience something with their friends and family. Reporter in addition to the usual displays, the nonprofit is embarking on the largest expansion in decades at night tens of thousands of pixels will be on display along with a choreographed light show set to music you can play through your vehicle and 300 Christmas Trees will be decorated including staff at the middle school. We dont have sports or activities so this is a way to keep something the kids know we do alive even though times are different. Reporter there will also be a special section to honor essential workers among the Elements Incorporated into the setting. San jose native and Christmas Lights extraordinaire. I wanted to be part of christmas in the park. Reporter reservations are available for a small entry fee to help the nonprofit cover costs involved in putting on the event that opens the day after thanksgiving. There has never been a display like this this size in the bay area at all. Reporter an attempt to bring joy and normalcy when the Community Needs it most. In san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. Do you know what the riskiest holiday activities are . Test your knowledge and weigh the risks with abc 7s exclusive holiday risk calculator. Medical experts weigh in on each common scenario. Find the tool on the abc 7 news app. The worlds Biggest Online retailer is starting to deliver Prescription Drugs. How will this affect you and smaller neighborhood pharmacies . Answers for you when abc 7 news at 6 00 continues. Feeling cramped in your work from home setup . If your home could work for you . With a bed, storage or even a desk and office that came out of the ceiling or the wall . Im dion lim in San Francisco with the Space Saving Technology thats really taken off since the pandemic began. Im Spencer Christian with a look at chilly mornings, mild afternoons and a thanksgiving forecast. I just lost my job. With the kids at home and less money coming in, thered be no way we could afford health insurance. My kids think im a superhero. But even superheroes need help sometimes. We found help at covered california. And not just us. 9 out of 10 people who enrolled got financial help. Covered california. This way to health insurance. Enroll now at coveredca. Com pandemic safety concerns with Home DeliveryPrescription Drugs. With amazon offering that service, what does this mean for consumers and small pharmacies . David louie talked to them to see how they will compete against amazon. Reporter the launch of amazons Prescription Drug service wasnt a surprise to the countrys 22,000 privately owned Community Pharmacies or the big drugstore chains, nor to the bay areas now rx which has been doing same day Prescription Drug delivery for over three years. We want to be a one stop shop for patients that no longer have to go to a pharmacy and stand in line. Reporter what does this mean beyond choices . Smaller pharmacies have a strategy anticipating amazons news. We want to mimic and match and exceed the type of Service Patients have come to expect from their pharmacy, which is you leave your doctor, you need a medication, you get it that same day even within a few hours. Reporter now rx invested in robots for speed and raaccuracya network of background checks, drugs including narcotics deliver in sealed packaging and pharmacists available for consultati consultation. The Neighborhood Farm see started losing walk in customers as doctors started sending prescriptions electronically. 2,000 pharmacies have gone out of business but the others draw in traffic with new services. Theyre going to see their local Community Pharmacy as a place to get tested not just for covid, flu, strep, they will see the pharmacy to get a covid vaccination. Reporter what deals are made with drug manufacturers can vary. David louie, abc 7 news. Certainly staying healthy in this pandemic did present challenges but there is help. The west Contra Costa CountySchool District held a drivethrough clinic in richmond. This gave student as chance to get up to date on immunizations. Without that, they wouldnt be allowed back for in person classes wherever that resumes, in addition, families received a thanksgiving turkey and a week of school lunches. Really large district geographically but weve served over 4 million meals since the pandemic has begun, so we know there is tremendous need in our community. 4 million meals. Isnt that something . As it does every year, Sacred Heard Community Service is distributing thanksgiving day supplies. Abc 7 news was there for the distribution of 4400 meal boxes. Thats 500 more than last year. Each box is filled with 100 worth of groceries to make a thanksgiving meal and its making a big difference this year. Ive been laid off my job. And its hard to get unemployment right now. I have two girls ages 11 and 9 and theyre at home doing home schooling and im not able to work as much. You know people are hurting right now, and people really need these type of supports to kind of get through this tough time. Last year sacred heart planned three days of distribution. This year its five days, today, tomorrow, monday through wednesday next week. Youll find more information how to pick up food or volunteer to distribute on our website. There will be a different kind of give away saturday in san jose for pet food at the animal care center. About 300 people showed up and the centergave away 6,000 pounds of food. We just started doing it because of the pandemic. I mean, this has been such a tough year for everybody, and weve had a lot of calls from people asking if we could help them. The give away is on saturday from 10 00 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. The San Jose Animal Care Center is located at 2750 monterrey road. They will take donations and say they are in need of dry cat food. More to come, no more rain for awhile. What to expect in t. This ones for you. 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If you cant afford your medicine, abbvie may be able to help. It was a cool and pleasant day outside today. No more rain for now, i think. I think thats right. Really nice outside today and we needed the rain desperately. Spencer christian is here with the forecast. Are we free for awhile . We are free and clear for awhile, dan and ama but we we ww use rain as were still in drought. Were appreciating this pleasant weather. You can see we have no rain falling tonight in the bay area. Clear skies for now and it is breezy especially near the coast or on the coast. Look at the 8 mile per hour gusts at Half Moon Bay and 10 to 15 mile per hour wind speeds at the surface on the peninsula. Most other locations have light winds right now and the winds get calmer as we look farther inland. Here is a view of portion of the San Francisco skyline from the explorery camera. Its 55 in San Francisco, oakland 58. 54 Mountain View and san jose 56 and gilroy 52 and 54 Half Moon Bay. Moving along we give you a view from emeryville looking out over the bay. It is currently 55 degrees at both santa rosa and napa 50, fairfield 54 concord and 53 livermore and as we give you a higher view from the east bay hills, looking out over the bay, these are the forecast features. Patchy fog developing overnight with a few high clouds moving in and cold mornings and mild afternoons coming our way the next few days through the weekend and this dry pattern will continue through thanksgiving. So here is a look at the forecast animation for overnight conditions. Notice the little bit of patchy fog will develop near the coast but the skies will be partly clear in some areas during the overnight period and certainly tomorrow, we can expect a bright sunny sky over much of the bay area. During the overnight, chilly up in the north bay valleys where low temperatures will drop into the low to mid 30s in some spots. Other locations will see lows in the low to mid 40s. The coldest region will be the north bay but it will be a bit chilly just about everywhere. Tomorrow afternoon, look for a bright sky under high clouds in the south bay with high temperatures around 64 los gados and on the penHalf Moon Bay and pacificia and downtown San Francisco 62 tomorrow and the north bay look for highs of 65 at san rafael and 67 santa rosa and 63 napa. East bay highs and east bay shoreline 64 and most locations oakland, hayward both at 64. Farther inland over the hills, youll see highs ranging from 64 to about 66 degrees. Actually up to 68 at fairfield. All this mild pleasant weather is fine. Were loving it. Were in moderate to severe drought over most of the bay area on the drop monitor updated this morning and we still have extreme drought right now parts of Solano County and napa county and all of lake county and the eastern half. So we