In napa the rising numbers surprise no one. They have been watching them. Those numbers are two weeks behind reality but to go from orange tier to the purple in a day. People will lose their jobs this week. Businesses are going to consider whether they keep the doors open. From supervisor alfredo, that is the hard abstract. So it has a hint of sweetness on sister wine. For adam housley, its a tough reality. Purple means no Service Inside and limited tasting outside. Hes frustrated by the state sending mixed messages how to keep people safe in his business. Its a dangerous thing were facing. At the same time, with e kne kn were facing. Let us live and figure this out. Reporter napa county is particularly vulnerable because it relies so heavily on tourism. Good for business but not so much for health. Were doing turkey breast. Reporter toe knny owns a ba. She cant count how many times shes had to tell customers to wear masks. Everybody is tired of it. I get it. Were tired of it. Everyone
Work and no relief in sight. Speaking of relief, the top democrat in the Senate Chuck Schumer has republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell agreed the rekindle talks about a stimulus package the senate is on recess through next week. We will speak with Colorado Governor Jared Polis who just moved 15 counties including denver into level red restrictions he is also part of a group of governors speaking with president elect biden this weekend. Plus we will talk with the ceo of the National Association of manufacturers who is working with bidens team to help fight the pandemic today we have with us mike santoli, steer liesman mike, the broader markets are well off the lows as we speak. They are. Kind of a little bit of an aimless back and forth type day. Absorbed a little bit of a morning selloff. Didnt do any real damage it has been firmly bid, especially with son of the bigger nasdaq stocks coming back. Holding the indexes together relatively well. As we speak, the s p around 3,580. Tha
Away. Most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. Thats true of every law that we have out there. Reporter as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. This week the county submitted its covid19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for Community Engagement and Vaccine Distribution and management. Facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to Health Care Workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. The decision doesnt begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. Reporter dr. Grace lee from Stanford School of medicine serves on the Cdc Advisory Committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. Well continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure were protecting everybody. Reporter steps
Good wednesday morning welcome to squawk alley. Im john for the with caro quintanilla and Julia Borstin well start with apple, a cost cut for Small Developers josh lipton breaks down the news for us. Here is how the new program is going to work its called the App Store Small Business Program it launches on january 1st and it does represent a big change here. Developers earning up to 1 million during the Previous Year will now be eligible for a commission of 15 on paid apps and inapp purchases, and that is half of apples Standard Commission apple says the new program will impact what it says is the vast majority of developers selling Digital Goods and services on the store. Tim cook saying in a statement the app store has been an engine of Economic Growth like none other, creating millions of new jobs and a pathway to entrepreneurship accessible to anyone with a great idea for investors this change is also important remember, the app store is critical for apple it accounts for an estima
Governor today. Liz . Reporter hi, larry and kristen. Yes, there was a lot of news at this briefing today. We did get an apology from the governor for attending that dinner party at french laundry. The only one that didnt is sonoma county. Thats because its already in the most restrictive one. With just over a week until thanksgiving, not great news from governor nufz. Covid19 cases in california have doubled in just the last ten days and on sunday the state reported over 10,000 cases for the First Time Since august. This is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. Reporter because of that newsom says the state is pulling the emergency brake. Today he announced 40 counties are moving backwards into a more restrictive tier. In the bay area, all counties are now in either red or purple. The most restrictive. Every age group, every demographic, racial, ethnic, in every part of the state we are seeing case rates increase and Positivity Rates inc