From our biggest storm so far this season and we could be getting some more of it tomorrow and this is what it looked like in walnut creek earlier today, but it was a similar site throughout almost all of the bay area thanks for joining us on kron 4 news at 10 everybody. Im grant lotus a welcome sight there sure are high Vicki Liviakis yeah, the kids are out there. What is this stuff, rain havent seen it in months, our chief meteorologist, large karnow is here with when the rain will guys i seen it come in and kind of packing a punch as it came on shore some gusty winds that rain coming down as we head toward the afternoon and were not done just yet weve got another wave of rain that is just beginning to move into the bay area we take the weather wall on. Yeah certainly outside tonight things very slick out there in fact up for the golden gate bridge, the rain is beginning to move in once again, well see that overnight tonight more showery type whether or not that steady rainfall. But the storm is not done with this you can see all that Energy Moving on shore as the main front moving south now in the monterey bay behind that weve got another wave of moisture and then outside here you can see the pacific all those cold speckle clouds. Yeah thats very unstable air thats beginning to make its way toward the west coast. So yeah weve got a long way to go here still more showers on tap for tonight, you see the snow up in the Sierra Nevada thats a nice sight to see 2 more rain dropping around the bay area really coming in with some gusty winds today as it moved on shore in fact youll see as it moves on through love those winds even in the urban 20 plus miles an hour over the mountain tops we have some gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour. So here we sit now not as windy still breezy outside part of the bay area this next for a weak little way making its way through beginning to push in from or and stretching down now in towards San Francisco in parts of the east bay you can see it right there this band that is beginning to make its way a little for the south thats the next little weak wave. Thats coming through now so the rain likely going to pick up here in the San Francisco in the not too distant future back the next few minutes likely going to see that pick up more scattered showers into parts of the east bay, san ramon live more widely scattered showers there and then further to the south and the san jose took a while to get there today, but finally start to pick up that rainfall in the continues now most of very light in the san jose, but certainly get the drops out there now the Santa Cruz Mountains getting some rainfall out there too in fact not bad at all this is a good way to start this not too much we get too much rain in her them are talking about debris flows mudslides and all kinds of problems in those burn areas. This is just about perfect an inch over an inch there in Campfield Santa rosa over half an inch of rain almost a half an inch in napa 3rd of an inch in richmond. San francisco 2 tenths in almost a half an inch in danville now on the mountaintops mount tam some of the other mountains in the north bay we had upwards of an inch and a half of rain so that is just about perfect without causing too many problems still very active out there said were on front coming through one little way behind that then another one behind that one and thats what im watching out for that was got all those clouds out there right now those cold speckle clouds and if we get lucky, were going to see some sunshine. Well see some clouds some rainbows maybe a thunderstorm that would be awesome it just kind of a potpourri of whether whether pope joy lords us. Thanks a well now to the pandemic which is exploding throughout much of the country certainly in the bay area here in Santa Clara CountyHealth Leaders are trying now to find the source of an outbreak. At a san jose nursing home, yes, so far more than 30 patients and workers have tested positive for the virus. Our current first Jonathan Mccall is live in san jose with reaction from county leaders jonathan, not something you want to see. Definitely not here especially in Santa Clara County, you know they were just one of those many counties forced to move back in tears on monday. Health leaders here now trying to find the source of that outbreak that has now impacted 33 residents and Staff Members here at this assistedliving facility on top of trying to find the source of that Santa Clara County leaders say this recent rollback in restrictions could also cause them to cut budgets are cut money out of the budget. Right now Santa Clara CountyHealth Leaders are working to contain and fund the source of a covid19 outbreak inside the walls at the atria willow glen Senior Living facility in san jose. According to the company that owns the facility, 33 residents and Staff Members have tested positive for coronavirus the company says that many of the cases are asymptomatic they issued this statement to kron 4 news saying in part quote we continue to operate with escalated safety protocols at atria willow glen. This includes restricting access to essential visitors only screening staff for temperatures and symptoms are regularly and frequently monitoring residents for any symptoms. It definitely emphasizes the fact that. Into our congregate. Gatherings or purchased very dangerous when it comes as pandemic Santa Clara County board supervisor dave says that the county is looking for answers in the outbreak. It comes as Santa Clara County deals with the rapid rise in covid19 cases court is he says that right now the county is testing 3,000 people a day and has about a 1000 contact tracers monday the county moving back to california as most restrictive reopening tear. Not knowing when the county could move up again. He says will force county leaders to make some tough decisions when it comes to the budget. He believes that the county has lost an estimated 600 Million Dollars in revenue since the pandemic began. He says that covid cuts could be coming soon when youre losing out this revenue is a county. Then theres even secondary effects do we have to lay off people can we keep those Emergency Rooms open. Can keep those clinics open can we keep up this pace of testing that were doing a 3,000 stay. Can we do without federal assistance. As investigators try to figure out exactly where the source of that outbreak started here we are told that they are increasing testing for both the staff and the residents as for the budget woes that kit now hitting Santa Clara County were told that supervisors will meet twice for the rest of the week to try and find out if cuts will be needed. If so were told they could take effect as early as january 1st tonight in san jose Jonathan Mccall kron 4 news. Thank you jonathan and heres a look at where things stand in the bay area tonight just 2 days ago. San francisco was in the best year for minimal theres a whole lot of orange on the screen. But boy things really changed yesterday. And now all of the bay area counties are in one of the 2 most restrictive tiers red or purple you are in san mateo and San Francisco here who are not in the worse case there in the substantial red tier meanwhile you have everybody else Sonoma Napa Solano contra costa alameda and santa clara all in the most restrictive purple tier kron fours terisa stasio is in Santa Clara County. Explaining how Business Owners are trying to survive these latest restrictions. Were here in Santa Clara County hearing from Business Owners about how they are dealing with this latest setback of the county moving into the more restrictive purple i wanted to get some nice park with says you can see behind me now so over the last week. I actually then i had plastic covering here the sushi confidential owner randy showing me the rooftops he quickly installed to be back the rain but he is still facing some other hefty challenges as he runs his restaurant in these covid times like come dine out. I will bring heaters out here thats another challenge is heaters are very difficult to get i just heard that propane. Might start running out Santa Clara County pulling back on restaurants like randys forcing them to offer only Outdoor Dining with covid19 cases. Skyrocketing in the state. But randy says hes prepared for one thing he chose not to offer Indoor Dining when the county opened up and that we werent really getting a lot of customer requests about dining inside. Plus its only 25 . So i hire more staff to manage. 25 people in since i we knew this was going to go back and fortunately so. We dont want to hire and then have to let. Employees guy like that for us restaurant worries we check your guests thats our goal in life and to not be able to do that has been very difficult graham abby abboud with left so an l the stakes as a normal times they gave private dinners and hosted. Corporate events but not now to survive they have to figure out a new way to engage with guess and now they are trying virtual dining one of restaurant has different types of chef theyre able to cook along with you. So within a 50 mile radius of safety in a im able to bring you package and its in raw form. And so you are able to have everything that you need and we can drop it up to as many people as you need us to and whether its family that once feeling there together cooking together or eating together and or a really fine team and have been able to see each other and one said you know and sit with our somali a lot of hardship all around but lots of people trying to do whatever they can to. Make it through these very tough times. Santa clara county, theresa kron 4 news. And to help californians try to slow the spread of the virus this state is tweaking its face mask orders. Yeah now everybody older than the age of 2 has to wear a Face Covering well outside of the home with a few exceptions, those exceptions include. Driving in your car or only with members of your household or if youre working in an office or room alone make sense or if youre eating or drinking in your 6 feet away from people not in your household also youre exempt if youre outside and 6 feet away from people who are not in your household, if you are obtaining a service involving the nose or the face and you have to remove your face or your mask around her. Briefly and workers who are required to wear respiratory protection are exempt some people are also exempt save includes anyone under the age of 2 as we mentioned people who have medical conditions Mental Health issues or disabilities that prevent. Them from being able to wear a Face Covering also people who are hearing impaired or they communicate with people who are hearing impaired you got to see the lips and if wearing a Face Covering would create a risk for you at work, then you dont have to wear these Face Coverings must of course cover the nose and the mouth at the same time to be effective for a complete list of the mandate and the exemptions and explanations you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. Well masks are also strongly encouraged if you plan on seeing family members for thanksgiving is is getting tested before the holiday and Health Officials in Contra Costa County theyre providing free test through next wednesday. Anyone who lives or works in Contra Costa County can get access to nocost convenient covid19 testing at any of our 13 Community Testing sites while inviting everyone you gather with to get tested doesnt guarantee that your safety. It can reduce the risk and its a smart added protection to safely celebrating during the holidays. The test sites will be closed on thanksgiving but theyll reopen again on black friday keep in mind that just because you got tested before thanksgiving, it doesnt necessarily mean that youre keeping everybody safe yes, sometimes the incubation period can really vary you think youre good you got a negative test and maybe you have kron fours dan kerman is in San Francisco now with more on why testing could provide a false sense of security San Franciscos newest covid19 testing site. Open Tuesday Morning at the element farmers market. The city test site was relocated from the south of market area to the southeast part of the city because thats where the most cases are do we know in this community. Which touches touches the bayview Hunters Point it touches that whole region we know that there is a need. 4. More access more consistent testing the city along with private now averaging 5800 tests a day. But getting a test at one of the city test sites is proving difficult demand isthigh and it can take 2 weeks to schedule on a more positive note state Officials Say on average test results are being turned around in less than 2 days. Health experts say that can make all the difference in slowing the spread. All the stuff about testing is about isolating people who are infectious thats what the endgame is so the faster we can get to that the less additional spread that goes on. Well some Health Experts have encouraged people gathering with others are traveling over the holidays to get tested first Infectious Disease expert doctor George Rutherford says that really can give you a false sense of security thats because theres a 3 day lag time between the time you get exposed and when your test turns positive. Stress positive 3 days after exposure. You become infectious. 4 days after exposure say could catch somebody in this window period in the first 3 days after theyve been exposed. They get their test results back their negative. Now its day 4. And there. And theyre in their area period of being hyper infectious. They go to grandmas house with all the aunts and uncles around and also you have a super spreader event thats what we worry about thats why Health Experts continue to recommend not traveling or gathering with people outside your household over the holidays. The advice is occur down. Household thanksgiving. Watch tv and Health Experts say the type of christmas and new years we will have. Its all dependent on the type of behavior people demonstrate over the thanksgiving holiday. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news some private schools have returned back to the classroom in San FranciscoPublic School students are still waiting for a timeline on when they might get to go back everybody try to sort it out the School Districts board did pass a resolution today. Adding to their plan kron fours also the money and joins us live in studio with the latest on where things stand now tile i grant and vicki the school board passed this resolution putting pressure to pin down a deadline for coming back to the classrooms which. For now is potentially the last week of january thats when we could see a hybrid learning a combination of lessons from home and classroom instruction. The plan right now is for the youngest to return first that means preschoolers kindergartners first graders as well as those with disabilities starting with the little ones may be a bit easier says Vice President of the board Gabriela Lopez because they only have one teachers so if someone is infected, its only their group that can go home instead of shutting down the entire school back to reopening the 100 and 28 schools we have here will only start with 11 schools across the district that should reopen and commissioners in todays special School Board Meeting as to why theres an underserved neighborhoods like the tenderloin were left out in the initial reopening plants. Well it was explained that buildings were chosen which have the space and resources to host this first group the biggest requirement is spacing hand washing stations and ventilation to prevent the spread of coronavirus commissioners also want to expand another survey gauging interest to returning to in Person Instruction to the entire district to get a better understanding of class room capacity moving forward, many of these commissioners are teachers themselves are volunteering their time in handling this pandemic is a fulltime job. So they also added an amendment to the resolution dedicating a new position to help out live in the studio Ella Sogomonian kron 4 news. Stores are facing a problem that they had to deal with when the pandemic first hit it looks like a. People are once again stocking up on paper products. We stopped by the Almaden Plaza costco in san jose where shoppers told us the store with sold out of