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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 500AM 20240711

Heres a look at the Golden Gate Bridge. We have an east wind at 11 00. Thats an offshore breeze. Its brought a little smoke from the valley. There may be a little fog developing in our north bay valleys. Weve been watching yosemite down around modesto yesterday and this morning. Look what its done to the south bay. We have unhealthy air for those most sensitive. We have moderate air just about everywhere else. Well keep an eye on it. Technically its not a spare the air day, but when they issue one, maybe it will stick around for the better part of the day. Mid60s around the coast. 70 in morgan hill and fairfield and up in ukiah. Its going to be a warm day. Governor newsom announced sweeping the restrictions in an aggressive move since march. This order will take effect by region, not by individual counties. The state is now broken into five regions and they are northern california, greater sacramento, the bay joaquin valley. Tis order kicks in by region when hospitals get under 50 capacity for icu beds. Local businesses are preparing for yet another hit right at the busy holiday season. Abc7 is committed to building a better bay area and part of that is how it will affect our economy. Some businesses are really scared theyll have to close again . Reporter theyre very worried, and especially considering they are already behind on their rent from the last time this happened, and now here we go again. It would impact Outdoor Dining just as these restaurants have built these elaborate Outdoor Dining areas with plants and trellises and outdoor heating lamps, and now this would go away. This order would allow takeout and delivery only. Nail and hair salons would also have to close again. Several Business Owners say theyre not sure they can handle this, many of them telling us theyre already a few months behind paying their rent. Some of their customers are freaking out, too. Im getting calls, people are calling saying, hey, youre going to close. You may close, gavin spoke. Im just getting the news from people urgently wanting their hair cut sooner. Reporter a stayathome order has not been put into place for the bay area. But Officials Say if our hospital rates continue at this pace, we will likely see this go into effect by the end of the month. It is expected to last three weeks, although Business Owners feel a little nervous saying it may turn into more, saying in march they heard that shutdown would last only a couple weeks, and of course it lasted four months. Were reporting from walnut creek, amy holly fielfield, abc news. According to the chronicle, some local Infectious Disease experts say there is no evidence that Outdoor Dining at restaurants with certain regulations increases the risk of spreading covid19. They say studies havent looked specifically at Outdoor Dining. In the south bay, major outbreaks at Nursing Homes and homeless shelters are threatening to put more strain on the santa clara hospital system. More than 70 new cases have been reported in the last week there and nearly 70 people have been hospitalized. Matt boone spoke with Public Health officials about why these outbreaks arent entirely unexpected. Reporter the biggest outbreak is at the west acute center in san jose. 150 people tested positive there in the recent outbreak. Juan didnt want to give his last name or show his face. He came by to see his dad for the First Time Since he came to the facility, albeit through the glass door. Its a little hard to communicate. I had to put him by cell phone speakerphone. Reporter so far his dad has not been infected. Despite the outbreak, wong says hes been satisfied with the facility. If other people test positive, they will let us know. Reporter across town, the Skyline Health center has also been dealing with an outbreak they had 66 cases. We reached out to both care facilities but have not heard back. Public health Officials Say these types of outbreaks are not unexpected. When the amount of covid rises in our community, youre going to get more people landing in the icu and youre going to get more outbreaks in congregate settings. Reporter Santa Clara County reported its first outbreak at a homeless shelter. Dr. Hahn with the grave assessment. It is more dangerous right now in our community than any other point in the pandemic. Reporter in san jose, matt boone, abc7 news. Abc got a behindthescenes look to make sure the vaccines get to the american people. Jobina is here with the details. Hi, jobina. Reggie, good mortganing. They say 7 million doses will be able to fit into the belly of a jet. They are wondering how they can keep those vaccines cold enough. United will be using a facility to sort the vaccines. Theyll be transported in refrigerated shipping dicontains at minus 30 degrees fahrenheit. They transfer things at ultimate cold temperatures all the time. The difference will be the scale with millions transported. J well have the report on this after abc7 news. Dr. Patel, kate larson, lus pena. You can follow it on abc7news. Com. Pfizer has said its first doses could be available as early as december 15, which is in 11 days. Mode modernas vaccine is also set to roll out this month. They want longterm care facilities and front line workers to be the first to get it. Joe biden says he wants his employees to wear masks at the office for the first 70 days. Hes asked dr. Fauci, americas top Infectious Disease expert, to stay on in his administration and serve as chief medical adviser. Were getting close to frosty temperatures in some of our neighborhoods. Lets step outside in the east bay and the valleys, and youll see more warmth and we still have 24 hours of cooling to go. 35 in dinglassan ramon, dublin. Mid to upper 30s in the north, and some of that fog is trying to form around santa rosa, 34 degrees. Near 50 in pacifica. 38 our cool spot as you head to mountain view. Around the mid40s for the bay shore. Heres a look at san jose and some of that air thats out there. You have the most sensitive air right now. Theres not technically a spare the air alert but well keep an eye on the air quality district and see what they say as we get into the later morning hours. Still in the low to mid50s if youre hanging out this evening. Grab that coat. It will be chilly and comfortable if youre exercising. If youre home, youll want to take many breaks outside with this wonderful weather. Unfortunately at our beaches we have dangerous conditions. The surf advise rid, the beach hazard, if you will, extended until 3 00 this afternoon for the long swells that creep up on the beaches, sneak waves currents. If youre going to the mountains, there is a fire danger. Jobina, nice to see you back. Hope youre doing well. And traffic, too. Thank you, mike. Im glad to be back. Traffic is looking great as well this morning, so well take a live look outside, first off showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. Clear conditions there. We did have a little slowdown initially at the Golden Gate Bridge due to some roadwork. That has all cleared. Moving over crashes or blockages to report right now. Expecting to pay more for your pg e bill soon. Its effort to ramp up wildfires. The mission at bay area roots which is helping so many. Two two brothers surprised h this seasons demand on the most Reliable Network with xfinity mobile. In a land not so far away. People are saving hundreds they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. And choose the data option thats right for them. They even get nationwide 5g at no extra cost. And since they are on the carrier rated 1 in customer satisfation, they live happily ever after. Again, again xfinity mobile. Your wireless. Your rules. Your way to stay closer together. Click, call, or visit an xfinity store today. Jobina. Happening today, the u. S. Postal service is launching the first ever nationwide santa program. It helps fulfill wishes for kids who send letters to santa claus. Its been happening in San Francisco since 1912, but now its expanding to the national level. Because of the pandemic, there is no inperson letters. Instead secret santas can go to the postal website to read letters and then choose one that touches their hearts. I like this idea. I like it, too, and i should note that later today on midday live were going to talk to a local documentary filmmaker that did a whole movie that comes out today about operation santa. Am i going to cry . I cried watching the trailer. Dont we need that . We need that. We need a good cry. Its very nice. A happy cry. Yes. Heres another really good story. Two brothers in the south bay who have suffered unthinkable tragedies in about one year just got one of the holidays biggest gifts. Were talking about the xbox. The symbol is acting as a center of hope for this family. Reporter little does grandma joann know i am not at her home doing a story about why her grandsons came to live with her. They came from boulder creek. They came here that night, and about a week later we found out the house was gone. They lost their dad a little later and then the fires came. C. Reporter it all added to the pandemic. I just was not thinking our house would be gone, honestly. Reporter im there after grandma wrote to abc7 news asking how she could obtain one of the hottest gifts, the xbox series x for her grandsons who certainly deserved a little joy. Thats all they wanted. And as their grandmother, i wanted to give it to them. Reporter microsoft even announced supply shortages until 2021. So when we inquired about the best way joann could recover a device, we came up with this. We have a confession to make. Were not here to do the story you think we are. Hid again in what everyone thought was a camera bag a brand new xbox series x. The folks from microsoft learned about your story, and they were so touched and so moved and wanted to provide this for all of you. I dont know if i can carry this. Thank you. Reporter while an xbox certainly wont replace what this family has lost, it acts as a symbol of hope. I think im a lot more than a little overwhelming. Reporter that things will get better. Thank you, channel 7. Reporter comfort that the spirit of the holidays is indeed upon us. The Microsoft Store also provided the brothers each with a 100 gift card atnd a unlimited game pass. Special thanks to abraham guthrie for making this happen. Im dion lim, abc7. Where does dion get these balloo balloons . I dont know, but its working. If you see dion at your house and she has balloons in the back, youre about to get something great. Use the betterbayarea to show how you are saying thank you. Wasnt that the best . Nathat was so nice. Those boys looked so happy. They so deserve it. Theyve been through so much. We deserve balloons, though, dont we . No, you dont. Why, we cant have balloons . Im not asking for anything except the balloons. What are you going to do with them . Im going to tie them back here . Because its friday . Yeah. Give me this, mike. Come on. Mike has a star. You do have a big star there, mike. Its time to suck up the helium and start talking. Ive got some good news for you. If you want to get outside today, its going to be pretty comfortable out there. We do have a chance for sprinkles as we head deeper into the forecast, so well talk about that coming up. Remember how weve been talking about these Atmospheric Rivers have been missing us and heading north . In alaska all of this has to be cleaned up, and the effort begins today after heavy rains and flooding caused these landslides, several of them, as a matter of fact. At least 30 people have been evacuated after dozens of homes slid down hillsides. Two people are missing this morning. The potential for debris flow over the next day is still high, so a landslide advisory remains in effect. We could use that rain desperately. They could use less of it. Unfortunately, thats not the way its going right now, and that is sad to see. Such a good story to such a bad story right there. A negative story. I dont want to call it bad. I feel sorry for those folks. Heres a look at emeryville where its about 40 degrees. Art quality the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive folks. A moderate to high fire concern for sunday and monday. Heres a look at that front. You can see massive clouds moving through the eastern p eap si pacific. That is heading our way tomorrow. Temperatures reaching 60 degrees in Half Moon Bay to nearly 70 in ukiah and half moon hill. 70s in the bay and out towards the coast and maybe a little fog in the usual spots. Here we are, saturday, and as we go through the day, well see increasing clouds and low clouds in the afternoon hours. Some nice green showing up in Mendocino County and also northern sonoma county. Those are the sprinkles because thats midlevel moisture, and then notice it falls apart as we head toward 9 00, but it does enough to moisten the lower levels of the atmosphere, so if youre headed out in the evening, there is a chance for some drizzle and you can see sunday morning its gone. The dry air moves in, the sun breaks out. Temperatures cool out even more. Well be about four to six degrees cooler by sunday, a little cooler by thursday. 25,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. Firefighters are battling a 6400acre brush fire in orange countys Silverado Canyon. The bonfire is only 10 contained. Officials say it started with a house fire sunday night. They started new fires and the house fire is under investigation. Your pg e bill will be going up. Theyre trying to find improvements to curb the risk of wildfires. Customers will see an 8 rate increase and that starts in march. Thats about 13 a month on average for a residential bill. The money will go to improving pg e power grids and putting more Safety Measures in place. Coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. It could be weeks until california gets its first round of vaccine, but how will it be distributed . What health caro fishe official revealing about the plan. As we fight the pandemic, california is recommending face masks to slow the spread. It is 5 23. Governor newsom has announce aid regional stayathome order to try to stop the spread of covid19. The order will go on when we reach 7 capacity in hospitals. Restaurants would only be able to offer takeout and delivery. Businesses say theyre already a few months behind on rent. Airlines preparing to ship vaccines around the country. United airlines say a million doses of the vaccine could fit in the belly of a jet. Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the Silverado Canyon right now. Theyre still under an extreme fire risk while we ever a moderate to high ire concern. It starts overnight through monday morning in the north bay, and look, it spreads across the rest of ou neighborhoods by noon monday, and then it moves into the east bay as we head into monday night, and then by tuesday its over. Number 6 on the traffic front. Things are looking good for this friday. Well check out a live picture here showing the san mateo bridge. No major slowdowns to report. Number 7 today is the deadline to apply to university of california schools. It was extended after the emissions website had an outage earlier this week. First year transfer applications have to be submitted by 11 59 tonight. Carol baskin is trying to set the record straight after a tiger attack at her sanctuary in florida. Heres abcs victor akendo. Reporter tiger attack at Carol Baskins big cat rescue, baskin releasing audio, addressing volunteers following the incident. I ran over and she said, hes got my arm, and i saw him with her arm in his mouth. A ran over, he let go and she fell to the ground. She gained recognition after the release of Netflixs Tiger King docuseries later this year. It was about the vendetta of Carole Baskin at big cat florida. He alleged that baskin fed her husband, don lewis, to tigers, a claim she has repeatedly denied, and well have the very latest on this attack at 7 00 a. M. Im victor akendo, abc7 news. Were coming back with 90 minutes of news. The new information weve learned about plans for distribution. As were in the middle of another surge of cases in the state of california, were learning more about the governors new stayathome ord order. What businesses will be affected, how long will it last and what if Business Owners dont follow suit . The impressive east bay middle schoolers using their spare time to inspire others. It is friday, 5 26. Were taking a pretty clear look right now at the Golden Gate Bridge. Well be right back. Help is on the way. There is light at the end of this tunnel. Now at 5 30, Governor Newsom promising hope on the horizon, but not before tightening restrictions to curb the spread of covid19. How soon a new stayathome order could take effect. Californias vaccine plan. From who will get it first to when distribution will start. What we learned about the plan thats in the works. A glimmer of hope for a stimulus bill. It appears to be one step closer for millions of americans. And 2020s most popular dog names revealed. Find out if your furry friend is on the list. Good morning on this friday, december 4. I cant wait to get to that story, but first, though, we want to check in with meteorologist mike nico at the day ahead. Good morning, mike. Reggie, hi, everybody. Lets look at san jose where its kind of hazy, and fog in santa rosa because we have light winds barely blowing offshore. Oay, it just updated again. Moderate to good air quality as we head throughout the bay, but there is a possibility that it could, once or twice, go unhealthy once again because we do have some unhealthy air to our east and the winds are blowing slightly to the west, as you can see there. Lets talk about extra sunshine, and on a positive, a little bit warmer today, 64 to 70. Temperatures five to ten degrees warmer than average. That will change this weekend. Ill show you that. Heres reggie with more news. Get ready for more restrictions. Governor newsom is ramping up the effort to stop covid19, and that mines new stayathome order will be triggered based

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