common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, that's why, today, we are pulling that emergency brake. >> pulling the emergency brake. governor newsom announces the state's most aggressive move to fight covid-19 since march. the new stay-at-home orders triggered by hospital capacity. from hair salons, to travel, how this new order could affect our day-to-day lives. reaction, now, coming in from sonoma county. also, ahead. a new surge in cases in nursing homes in santa clara county. healthcare officials say the numbers are alarming. and the department of justice now suing facebook over charges of discrimination against americans. what facebook is now saying. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >> governor newsom announcing sweeping, new restrictions in a new attempt to reign in this unrelenting pandemic. they include, new, stay-at-home

orders, that would take effect when hospitals are squeezed on their capacity to treat a surge of patients. >> if we continue the surge that we're on, it's looking like we might get there in the next -- in the next couple of weeks. >> that was the chair of the department of medicine at ucsf, dr. bob wachter, speaking a short time ago. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm dion lim. thank you so much for joining us. now, this stay-at-home order will roll out, regionally. these are the regions the state has been divided into. northern california, greater sacramento, the bay area, san joaquin valley, and southern california. the bay area includes nine primary counties, santa cruz andmo monte ray. the bay-area is projected to reach the icu threshold and

enter the order by late to mid-december. we have the most available capacity, currently, of all the regions with 25.4%. the other regions are expected to reach the threshold, in mere drays. kris reyes joins us, now. lots to get to here. >> yeah, lots to get to, dion. bottom line, expect to have the quietest holiday season of your life. the governor justifying his lockdown, by saying there too many red flags in the state's surging covid-19 numbers. >> the bottom line is if we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. if we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb, more lives lost. >> and with that, governor newsom said he is pulling the emergency brake. issuing a stay-at-home order for three weeks for any region with icu capacity falling below 15%. >> we are using a regional approach, in part, because

is how hospitals and healthcare deliv delivery systems work. >> reporter: the stay-at-home order could come as soon as mid to late december. that means bars, wineries, personal services, and hair salons, will have to shut down again. the governor's also asking all californians not to gather with anyone outside their household. one slide after another, the governor made his case with california's surging covid-19 numbers, with spikes in the seven-day positivity rates, hospitalizations, and deaths. >> just in the last 14 days, close to 1,000 californians have lost their lives due to covid-19. >> reporter: what can stay open? critical infratrustructure. retail, at 20% capacity. restaurants will have to move to takeout and delivery, only. some schools can stay open. >> schools that received waivers with the appropriate oversight and protocols. >> reporter: the governor begged for people to be patient, with what he hopes will be his final

lockdown. >> there is light at the end of the tunnel. we are a few months away from truly seeing real progress with the vaccine. >> reporter: the first shipment of 327,000 doses is expected between december 12th to 15th. healthcare workers are first in line, but this large group has been broken down to tiers. >> acute care, psychiatric, and correctional-facility hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, assisted living, similar settings, paramedics, emts, dialysis. >> immediate health care facilities, community health care workers. tier three includes lab workers and dental clinics. >> this went through the drafting work group. this went through our community advisory. these are their recommendations, based upon an equity-and-fairness lens, looking at the holistically, bottom up, not top down. >> and adding to that, the governor also emphasized there will be no cutting in line when it comes to vaccine distribution. that, his team will be watching this very closely to make sure

that only those who are most at risk and most vulnerable will get this first shipment of shots. kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> governor health and human service secretary hammered home the point today that californians should not be traveling. dr. galley urged californians to cancel nonessential travel plans and just stay home. although, the directive is largely voluntary, the state, today, did firm up its stance telling residents to stay within their county, and as close to home as possible. >> when a region does cross the threshold and the order is in place, we're actually asking you to restrict that travel. cancel plans. make sure that you stay at home and that's what we're asking you to do. >> once a regional stay-at-home order is announced, hotels and other launching options will be restricted to essential workers. and in the south bay, officials in santa clara county are reporting a significant increase in covid-19 cases. abc 7 news reporter, chris wynn,

explains many of those cases are in homeless shelters and long-term care facilities. >> reporter: as the bay area inches closer to mandatory restrictions under a regional stay-at-home order, santa clara county officials are urging all of us to do our part to reduce the spread of covid-19. >> it is more dangerous, right now, in our community than at any other point in the pandemic. >> reporter: with the focus on the number of available icu beds throughout the region, as well as that all-important 15% metric, county leaders are also raising concerns about an uptick in covid-19 cases in congregate settings, such as long-term care facilities, homeless shelters, and detention centers. >> each of us has a part to play in helping our neighbors, helping our families and loved ones, each other. >> reporter: over the past two weeks, at least 53 people at the reception center in san jose have tested positive for the virus. this is the first outbreak to hit a local shelter since the early stages of the pandemic.

>> we increased air flow at all of our facilities. >> operated by home first, an organization that has implemented a wide range of safety measures to help protect its clients. an effort, made even more challenging with the rising number of cases in the community. >> the county has been a huge support in allowing us to access the hotels and motels to keep people safe and get them quarantined. >> reporter: the county is, also, investigating an outbreak at amberwood gardens, a skilled-nursing facility in san jose which has reported 151 positive cases. health care providers say the numbers are alarming, and are reminding the public that surge planning is already underway at local hospitals. >> limiting the travel. you know, masking. keeping the appropriate social distance because these are the things that do make a difference in reducing the transmission. >> reporter: a message that will continue to be shared throughout the course of this already-difficult holiday season. in san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. the governor's stay-at-home orders are an unwelcome case of

déjà vu for small business owners in sonoma county. wayne friedman visited a local mall as soon as the governor finished speaking. >> reporter: it's a more suburban version of main street, usa. in santa rosa, where small businesses plant themselves and try to grow. that american dream, in california, became a bit more difficult today. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: rachel sandoval, of salon 12, in the last year, she's endured multiple shutdowns, fire scares, and almost five months of being closed because of covid-19 restrictions. today, she learned that governor gavin newsom is likely to end her year with a few weeks more of them. >> does the governor still have credibility with you? >> no. unfortunately, he lost that quite a bit -- quite a while ago. >> reporter: by its very nature, the governor's stay-at-home order does affect small businesses, even if they can stay open because there won't be as many people wandering around. it impacts the restaurant doing takeout or the gym moving outside.

>> just now, finishing up with the structure that i hired them to build. >> reporter: phillips owns a gym in the shopping center. he's watched enrollment drop from 250, to 50 members. a business, hanging on. >> as long as they say we can do outside training, we'll be fine. >> what if they don't? >> if they say no outside training, then no outside training until they say we do. >> how much does that hurt? >> a lot. a lot. >> retail stores are worried, too. the state will limit retail to 20% capacity, which may not make a difference in this store, but the health of a mall depends on the strength of all its businesses, especially at christmas. >> there's so many businesses that are just right on the verge. i mean, right on the line. can't take anymore. and like you said, this is our bread-and-butter time of year. we either make it or break it. >> reporter: now, add a pandemic to the mix and shutdowns, again. in santa rosa, wayne freedman,

abc 7 news. president-elect biden, today, said that he will ask americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he takes office. biden says he believes that will lead to a significant reduction in cases. biden, also, says he has asked dr. anthony fauci to stay on at the national institutes of health. fauci has been tapped to be a chief-medical adviser, and part of the administration's covid-19 response team. fauci has been with the nih since 1984. coming up. as many as 100 victims and a million dollars lost. the crime ring busted for stealing unemployment benefits. plus, the importance of getting the covid-19 vaccine to communities of color. and why experts say it needs to be a priority. also, here. the salmon dieoffs from california to canada. scientists may have just

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the department of justice is suing facebook. accusing the menlo park company of discriminating against american workers. the justice department accuses facebook of favoring immigrant visa holders, particularly those with h-1b visas over american workers for over 2,600 positions. those jobs, had, on average, of $156,000. the lawsuit comes after a two-year investigation by the department of justice into facebook's hiring practices. in a statement to abc news, a facebook spokesperson says this. quote, facebook has been cooperating with the doj in its review of this issue. and while we dispute the allegations in the complaint, we cannot comment further on pending litigation. five people are now in custody in santa clara county, accused of stealing a million dollars in a development-department fraud scheme. the sunnyvale department of public safety arrested the five

after receiving evidence of a burglary investigation. take a look. these are pictures of the evidence collected. investigators say the suspects took information from personal checks, social security, and credit cards stolen from mailboxes to create fake accounts with the edd. the phony profiles were, then, used to apply for and collect those unemployment benefits. covid-19, as you know, has disproportionately impacted communities of color. and experts say with the coming vaccine, it's important to reach out to those communities. reporter denise didor from our station in los angeles. >> reporter: polls show, particularly high among black and latino communities, where many are being infected and dying at disproportionately high rates. >> this hesitation, this uncertainty, is understandable, given our legacy. it's not just tuskegee. there is a tradition here and it makes the african-american community leery.

>> reporter: president of medicine and science, spearheads policies for eliminating health disparities. >> when you look at making a change and you look at deflecting the trajectory of the pandemic. these are certainly communities that one would want to focus on from a public-health perspective. >> experts agree, more needs to be done to engage those in minority populations. but we need to hurry. >> i would say this is an opportunity for us to reverse this legacy, and focus on these communities, primarily. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> a poe ten tential answer, to to what's been causing the mysterious die-off of salmon. washington researchers say they're dying from micro plastics from tires that get washed into streams after it rains. anywhere from 40 to 90% of the salmon in the most affected streams can die. the study's authors say better treatment and management of runoff is one solution, as well as the development of green chemical substitutes for the chemical that is apparently

killing those fish. well, taking a live look outside at the tower now as the sun sets. it is almost time to start cranking up your heater but as abc

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resource. all right. speaking of one-of-a-kind resources, let's turn to abc 7 news meteorologist, sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. >> hi there. dan, i will pay you off later for saying that. gorgeous view, tonight, from our sutra tower camera. we are going to look at san francisco, and you will see just how lovely it looks in downtown right now. air quality, not so lovely. we have moderate-air quality, across most areas, as you will notice in yellow. and that's because we don't have strong winds to turn over the atmosphere. at this hour, it's calm to pretty much under 10 miles an hour. we are seeing some passing mid and high-level clouds. sunny and warmer, tomorrow afternoon. cooler with a chance of a few sprinkles on saturday. gusty winds and fire danger coming up sunday, late night, into monday. so, i want to show you live doppler 7. there is a weak system passing through. we are certainly seeing a lot more cloud cover across the bay area, and that is going to help

to hold those temperatures up overnight, tonight. so not as cold tomorrow morning. right now, we are in the 50s and 60s. a beach-hazard statement has been extended, through tomorrow afternoon. wave heights will be anywhere between 12 to 14 feet, and the agree greatest risk of rip currents, west and northwest beaches. tomorrow morning, we will have some fog, a few high clouds. temperatures will begin anywhere from the mid-30s to the upper 40s. tomorrow afternoon, here is how it's shaping up. 64 degrees in half moon bay. so it is going to be warmer than today. 65 in the city. 67 in oakland, napa. 65, san rafael. we will see low 70s in places like cloverdale. if you are making plans for the weekend, this is not a game changer but i want to show you what's going to happen. clouds will increase, on saturday, along with the fog. look at what comes our way,

saturday afternoon. yeah, there is a front coming into mendocino county. it will bring a few showers around there. but here, in the bay area, can't rule out a couple of sprinkles. this is really going to be a late saturday afternoon, early-evening thing. and then, those clouds will move through. once that system moves across the region, sunday, high pressure builds in. and that's what's going to set the stage for some stronger winds, sunday night, going into monday. which raises our fire concerns, as we are looking at near-record-dry fuels for this time of year. i mean, it is december, and we are still talking about fire danger. rainfall percentage normal, we are way behind. we're anywhere from about 4 to 21% of average. accuweather, seven-day forecast. little warmer. low 60s to low 70s. then, gusty winds sunday night, into monday, with high-fire danger. warm weather for december. we are talking 70s again, early next week, at least inland. dan and dion. >> shame to talk fire danger this time of year. sandhya, thank you.

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coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. three people who worked for the city don't work there, anymore. they claim they were fired for being whistle-blowers. the i-team has both sides. once carried more than 400,000 commuters a day. now, it's happy to see more than 50,000. to say bart has budget issues is obviously an understatement. so, why would the transit system board of directors approve future-labor contracts that include possible raises? those stories, and more, coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. you know, a 20-year tradition to help families provide christmas gifts is very different because of the pandemic. >> that's right. glide's annual old navy kids shopping spree, this year, didn't include the actual

shopping part of the event. instead, bags were prefilled with clothes and goodies, and then handed to the youngsters. organizers say they need this -- the need this year is tremendous, with many families facing hardship because of the pandemic. >> can't see the smiles because the masks. but they're smiling. finally, tonight. another story of generosity and giving for a pair of brothers in the south bay, who suffered two unthinkable tragedies, dion, in a relatively short peefrd riod time. >> yeah, dan, i spoke to the brothers and i am so honored to bring you this surprise moment of giving and, also, resilience, this holiday season. little does grandma roseanne know i am not at her home in santa clara doing a story about why her daughter, nicole, and two grandsons came to live with her. >> boulder creek and they came here, that night. about a week later, we found out the house was gone. >> compounding their pain? >> they lost their dad, a little over a year ago. and then, the fires came. >> lung cancer.

despite their father never smoking a day in his life. adding, the pandemic, and mom didn't have time to think. >> took enough items to get us by. but, i still was not thinking that our house would be gone, honestly. >> i'm there after grandma wrote to abc 7 news asking how she could obtain one of the hottest gifts. the xbox series x for her grandsons, winston and sebastian, ages 12 and 13, who certainly deserve a little joy. >> that's all they wanted and as a grandmother, i wanted to give it to them. >> microsoft even announced supply shortages until at least april of 2021. >> best buy, target, you name 'em, i was on there. >> so, when we inquired with microsoft, the best way roseanne could locate a device. well? we'll let the moment speak for itself. >> i have a confession to make. we are not actually here to do the story you think we are. >> oh. >> hidden in what everyone thought was a camera

a brand new, xbox series x. the folks from microsoft -- 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 don't know if i can carry this. >> thank you. >> while an xbox certainly won't replace what this family has lost, it acts as a symbol of hope. >> a lot more than a little overwhelming. >> that things will get better. >> thank you! >> thank you, channel 7. >> comfort that the spirit of the holidays is, indeed, upon us. >> wow. >> dan, my heart is just bursting with so much joy. i was almost tearing up watching that story. a special thanks to brink guthrie and 7 on your side, also, for making this special moment happen. >> great job. >> thank you. world news tonight with david

muir is next. i'm dion lim. >> and i'm dan

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learn more about the condition at factsonhand.com tonight, the deadliest day yet since this pandemic started. new records in deaths and in new cases. 2,700 lives lost in just 24 hours. more than 100,000 americans in the hospital fighting this virus. tonight, news from several states coming in, including california. the governor there preparing his state for potential lockdowns. where icus are near capacity. the mayor of los angeles telling residents to, quote, cancel everything. in ohio tonight, where they're calling for mobile morgues. the cdc director now acknowledging the u.s. was severely underprepared for this pandemic. tonight, president-elect joe biden just making news, saying he has talked with dr. fauci and has asked him to stay on in the same role. and biden saying he's inclined to ask americans when he's inaugurated to wear masks for