However, our First Priority is always to protect the publics health, and the way that we do that is by preventing spread of this virus. Reporter today really is its bad those news, but it is a call to action. Its our time to act. And i know a lot of people feel like theyve done everything they can. Were asking those who have done everything you can to do a little more. Reporter still at this restaurant, they worried about how to keep the staff, that are like family, and as the weather gets worse, theyre hoping diners will still consider outdoor seating with heaters an option. We need people coming to the restaurant asks dining, and if we dont have that, we will not have that revenue, so it is hard. Reporter the new rules take effect tuesday at 12 01 a. M. Santa clara said they will be in the purple tier not long after, unless they get this surge under control. Contra costa county putting some of its coronavirus restrictions back in place because of a spike in days of virus. 50 team in the county were optized with covid19 as of witness. That is the highest number . Some time. We chose these activities because of the risks involved. For instance, diner at restaurants remove their masks to eat or drink, as do movie patrons when snacking on food from concession stands. Heavy breathing due to exercise, even with a mask, can transmit virus particles very longdistances. Contra costa county had been in the orange tear of the states color tiered plan for reopening, but it moved back to the red tier article are this week. Marin county is also tightening restrictions. Starting on tuesday, indoor dine look forced to close. Many indoor businesses will also have to reduce capacity including malls, gyms, and places of worship. And in San Francisco, tonight will be the last night you can eat indoors at restaurants. The new rules start at 11 59 tonight in San Francisco, just six weeks ago, the city aloud Indoor Dining for the first time, but the number of virus cases kept rising. San francisco remains in the yellow tier, the least restrictive tier. State Officials Say they are not imposing a statewide stayathome order at this point, but are warning that we are in the midst of a dangerous surge. Christien kafton has more on this story. Reporter californias secretary of health and Human Services dr. Mark galley confirmed the state in the midst of a coronavirus surge. As i say to my patients often, when im worried ill tell you so you can worry with me, and were there. Reporter infection, hospitalization, and icu rates all up sharply over the course of the last two weeks. And here since the beginning of november, in just the same oneweek period its been a 47. 1 increase. This is almost a 20 faster rate of rise and the fastest rate of rise we have seen in california. Reporter with thanksgiving less than two weeks away and families considering gathering, dr. Galley urged people not to travel, and if they must, asking them to quarantine for a full two weeks in an effort to spread to limit the spread of the coronavirus. With that in mind, we have put out this travel advisory. It isnt a ban. It isnt a restriction. This is an advisory. They recommend online celebrations and discourage in person thanksgiving gathers with families from different households, saying it is especially dangerous to older relatives. We know theres a strong to your knowledge meet with grandparents and aunts and uncles who we havent seen very often, or at all over the last many months, but this is exactly the time to keep your guard up. State Health Officials stopping short of calling for a californiawide shutdown order, but dr. Galveston gally said this is a rapidly developing situation and he mr. Do whatever it takes to quote rapidly protect the health of california. There are over a million doing the coronavirus here in california. According to johns hopkins, the only state with more cases is texas, and over 18,000 people with the virus have died in our state. Californias 14day test positivity average is now up to 4 , and the goal is to be under 5 . For the latest on the guidance from the state and the restrictions around the bay area, be sure download our ktvu news app. All right. Now to our weather. It was a gray and gloomy day around the bay area, and some parts started to see some drizzle this afternoon. This is what it looked like if oakland. You can see people took out their umbriel lashes, and drivers also had to hit those windshield wipers for the first time as they drove through downtown for the first time in a long time with rain. Mark, how much rain would we see today in . Some areas not so much, other areas over a quarter inch of rain. So, yeah, some areas picking up a pretty good downpour, especially in portions of the north bay, and were still tracking rainfall for this evening. Lets look at some of the rainfall totals. Nothing too major. We were not expecting a lot, as we show you some of the numbers, but still kent field 3. 5, danville, san mateo, close to a tenth of an inch, and a lot of areas just picking up tries amounts, or maybe nothing at all, but still were expecting shower activity, at least the possibility in the short term. Here is the radar, as you can see some of the coverage overrule the past few hour, and also out toward the sierra. They have chain controls on some highways. As we come closer to the radar, closer to the region, and you can see some coverage right now in portions of the south bay, closer to san jose, morgan hill, and gilroy. Even scattered rain closer to right around San Francisco, and as you mentioned, cristina, closer to the oakland area, we have showers nearby. Things beginning to wind down in portions of the north bay, bull well hang on to the possibility of some scattered showers for this evening. You can see looking out toward the Golden Gate Bridge some slick roadways. So just take it easy out there with still some rain showers out there for this evening. Now for the weekend, weekend just about here, and physical be dry, with just a slight chance of a shower up in the extreme north bay. That will be on sunday. But you get the idea. Sun cloud mix and temperatures will be trending up in your weekend forecast, but we also have more rain clouds in the fiveday, and more on that with your full update coming up in just a little bit. Well, officials town in Santa Cruz County are warning residents about the possibility of winter mud slides. A virtual town hall was held today for residents of the north coast, davenport, and santa cruz areas following the devastating wildfires. The rainy season following the fires brings an elevated risk of mud flows, flooding, and debris flows, especially for residents who live down slope from where wildfires have burned through vegetation. As it was stated earlier, if you hear a debris flow, its too late. These are very, very dynamic situations that occur with little to no warning when they do let loose and start to create that debris flow. Officials encouraging residents to down road the code red app, which works as a reverse 911 and will notify you in the event of an emergency in your area. Mammoth mountain became the first ski resort in california to open today. Staff there say conditions are excellent for the early season with six lifts serving 10 runs opening today, and they expect more terrain to open soon with cooler temperatures in the forecast. All lift tickets have to be purchased in advance, and due to the coronavirus, masks are required indoors in lift lines and on lifts and gondolas. Lifts will not be loaded to full capacity, so Officials Say to expect longer lines. Well, coming up, major news on a coronavirus vaccine. The millions of dose the white house says could be available by the end of this year. Plus, governor gavin newsom facing criticism for attending a Birthday Party that did not follow covid19 guidelines. At 6 30, how the governor is responding. An inmate firefighter injured while battling a Northern California wildfire now facing deportation. The call to action from his family and immigration advocates. He literally risked his life to protect us in this state, and i think at a bare minimum what we could have not done is simply call i. C. E. To deport him after all that. And here is a live look outside at the traffic. This is the san mateo bridge. You can see the headlights heading towards the east bay. Traffic seem, to flowing fairly smoothly at this point, and the road there appears to be pretty dry. Well be right back. To the white house hopes to have 20 million covid19 Vaccine Doses Available by the end of this year. An official at the white house today announced that operation warp speed ready to distribute pfizers vaccine as soon as pfizer gets fda approval. We plan to have enough Vaccine Doses Available for use in the u. S. Population to immunize about 20 million individuals in the month of december, and another 25 to 30 million per month on an ongoing basis from there on. A total of 6 potential vaccines are in Clinical Development stages. Four including the one by pfizer are in phase 3 trials. A new study shows two simple things could drastically reduce coronavirus cases. The cdc said mask mandates and Contact Tracing could reduce cases by 82 . The cdc used numbers from delawares Public Health division and found that stayat home orders, mask mandates and Contact Tracing not only reduced cases, but also hospitalizations and deaths. Dr. Anthony fauci encouraging people to wear masks on thanksgiving. The nations leading Infectious Disease expert said if the coronavirus status of people at a gathering sun known, people should wear masks around one another, even if its a small group. Dr. Fauci also said if families have quarantined or have been tested for covid19, masks are not as necessary. A number of School Districts across the country are considering shutting down schools. Hell officials in los angeles say that public and Public School students may have to return to Distance Learning again. Reporter School Districts across the country are once again weighing whether to switch to Remote Learning as new Coronavirus Infections surge. Philadelphia, boston, and detroit are among those cities closing classrooms are delaying hybrid learning. New york city, the nations Largest School district, could be next. The mayor there telling parents to prepare for closures as soon as monday if infection rates top 3 . No one wants to see that happen. Dont want to see that happen. Weve put out a clear standard. Were goings to stick to that standard. Reporter put some parents say they are worried about the potential economic damage from another shut down as they try to balance working from home ask schooling their children. Another two leaking shuts down maybe, put not completely for the whole year. That would be devastating. Reporter the American Academy of pediatrics reports nearly 74,000 children contracted the virus during the weekending november 5th, an all time high. Some fear things could get worse during the upcoming holiday breaks. Were concerned that again individuals will not be responsible, theyll interact with individuals outside their home and go to gather asks such. Reporter more than 9,000 children have tested positive for covid19 since the pandemic. John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco is undergoing a deep cleaning in anticipation of students returning to in person learning. Officials with the San FranciscoUnified School District said they hope to return students to the classroom in january. Custodial crews have, hard at work making sure all covid19 Safety Measures are in place at all San Francisco schools. Ever since the school closure, theyve been doing deep cleaning inside the schools. Our deep cleaning is wrapped up, so now were looking at spacing out our school desks so that children can stay six feet apart and stay safe. Crews are also Power Washing the outside of the school and deep cleaning the playground equipment. More than 6,000 Hand Sanitizer dispensers have been added to all of the classrooms in the district. An n oakland, crews are looking for hot spots of a fire that broke out at an abandoned building near the embarcadero this morning. The fire was reported around 9 15 this morning in an area between Coast Guard Island and union point park, and smoke could be seen across the estuary. The building on dennison street was fully involved and firefighters had to call for a second alarm. Luckily no reports of injuries, and crews were able to preventty fire from are spreading to a nearby homeless encampment and other buildings. A former inmate firefighter from the east bays who hurt while fighting a recent wildfire is facing deport tice a country where he know no, sir one. As rock roth explains, his fate now lies in the hands of governor gavin newsom. This former california inmate firefighter seen here with his family is still recovering from injury his suffered last month while battling a Northern California wildfire. Just weeks later, bushon of rivermond finds himself in the custom of i. C. E. , awaiting a probable deportation to laos, a country his family left when he was a young child. His sister worries. Its been a sad house. Our hearts are heavy. Reporter he was 16 years old when attempted of convicted of attempted murder in a gang shooting. He was young and got in with the wrong crowd. Reporter he is 39, and just two weeks from competing a sentence when a tree fill on him and injured him. He literally risked his life to protect us in the state, and i think at a bare minimum what we could have done is simply not call i. C. E. To deport him after all of that. Reporter even though california is a sanctuary state, the cdrc does have the option of calling immigration. And our prison system works extremely closely with i. C. E. Reporter in a statement, the cdc r said i. C. E. Makes the determination of whether to put a hold or detainer on the inmate, and is responsible for forwarding the hold or detainer. I. C. E. Responded on october 29 an immigration judge ordered his removal to laos, hell remain in i. C. E. Custody pending removal. He is asking the governor to pardon him so he can become a professional firefighter. 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