icu beds are available. health officers for the five counties say if they wait until then, it will be too late. in a move of solidarity, alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco and santa clara announced a new stay home order to take effect sunday night. >> the dark covid winter we feared would come has arrived in the bay air rea. >> reporter: indoor businesses must reduce capacity to 10% and write rules how to enforce the stay at home order. this includes grocery stores. those stores must come up with a system that tracks people coming in and out. hair salons most close. indoor restaurants, dining, gyms, playgrounds must close as well. >> we're suffering like everybody else. it's been tough. hoping for the best. >> reporter: cardrooms also must close. san francisco's health officer says the virus is moving quickly. >> for every positive person that's infected, we know that person is infecting at least one

and a half other persons. >> reporter: santa clara county says it's seeing unprecedented numbers of icu beds with patients. >> unfortunately, we are shattering records every day. >> reporter: health officers are encouraging everyone to stay home and only interact with people they live with. that includes not socializing outdoors even with precautions like a mask. >> if you have a social bubble, it is now popped. >> reporter: the stay-at-home order is expected to reduce covid-19 cases until california can get it's share of vaccine doses. san francisco announced it expects to receive just over 12,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine in the next two weeks. >> california is making sure that these first supplies are provided to those in direct risk of exposure due to their jobs, being health care, long-term facilities including nursing homes. >> reporter: allocation decisions will depend on state and federal government timelines. the new stay-at-home order is

expected to remain in effect until january 4th. health officers say it takes three weeks for our actions to impact the trends. in the newsroom, melanie woodro, abc 7 news. >> melanie, we heard you telling us which ones are closing down but what's allowed to stay now and under what conditions? >> kristen, it's not a very long list here in san francisco. outdoor gyms and fitness activities limited to 12 people with face coverings. youth sports are allowed to continue with social distancing and no competitions and in those low contacted a adult sports like golf and tennis can p haha as long as you're playing with members of the same household. kristen. >> melanie, thanks so much. by the way, it's important to note napa, solano and san mateo county are not involved in today's order. the manager said we know our residents have sacrificed and patience is growing thin but you

have the power to curb the spread and hospital capacity. we can get through this together if each of us takes action now to social distance, wear face coverings and avoid gatherings. officials will continue to watch the data and determine if other measures should be mobilized. a number of businesses had hopeed to have a week or two before having to shut down and stunned to hear they have until sunday. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke with very devastated small business owners. >> reporter: the decorations are festive, but the mood is anything but that at this oakland nail salon. >> i guess the only option is to just seize business. i don't know what else to do. >> reporter: you seem really upset? >> i am upset. it's a lot. it's very hard. we work hard to keep everyone safe. >> reporter: they just reopened five weeks ago. >> we wear shields. we take temperatures. we do everything that we're told to do so everyone feels safe including our staff, our team so

i don't understand why it's not enough, and i'm terribly sad and afraid. >> reporter: other small businesses like this waxings studio on college avenue are reeling from the news of having to shut down in two days. >> to know that, you know, things like retail and things like that will be open when we actually have been following these guidelines forever, it's really disappointing to see and it makes us feel like it's all most an attack against our industries. >> reporter: for restaurants, they had to get permits to expand on parking lots and city streets and invested in everything from canapes to space headers and plexiglass. now what? >> we spent a lot of money just to get to this point. >> reporter: kevin wine berg is co-owner of the yacht club. outdoor dining is a lifeline. >> take that away and it's going to be -- it will be a closure blow for a lot of places.

i mean, we can't just hibernate until this is over. >> reporter: how many restaurants will go under? >> a lot. >> reporter: it's really scary and i fear for my employees and friends and family in these industries that keep getting shut down and watching them lose their businesses left and right is devastating. > reporter: 2020 isn't over yet. in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> not yet. contra costa county is cracking down on byes that violate covid-19 rules. our media partner reports that authorities have sicited and fid three gyms in the past month that include diablo cross fit and fitness 19 in danville and concord. county inspectors say the gyms allowed people to exercise indoors when it was against the rul rules. businesses are scrambling to deal with the fallout over the regional's health officers to imp the tlement the stay-at-hom

order. chris nguyen has that story. >> reporter: as residents brace for the implantation of the stay-at-home order, business orders are speeding up plans to pivot. >> it will be a skeleton crew for awhile to get by. >> reporter: sales at sp 2 are down 80% compared to what they'd normally be. despite the struggle, they will adapt to offer cocktails for takeout. >> we don't know how much time we have to operate and how much revenue will be brought in so our runway is pretty limited. >> reporter: sushi confidential spent $30,000 building this patio. >> we hoped to get a couple more weeks out of this with all the projections. >> reporter: now the owner says he'll have to lay off the majority of his staff, something he desperately wanted to avoid during the holidays but to keep some folks on the payroll, he'll launch a happy hour menu as part of a takeout program and created a new sushi making kit to

encourage customers to try something different. >> whether this lasts for three weeks or three months, this could be the nail in the coffin for a lot of restaurants. >> reporter: this outdoor dining tent at flights restaurant is being disassembled but replaced with a winter wonderland retail experience with groceries, meal kits and drive buy visiy visits santa. >> one day you're excited to do something and the next day you feel empty and broken and broke. >> reporter: the entrepreneur spirit of the south bay being test in more ways than one. >> i'm losing hope for what's going to happen if we don't get help. >> reporter: in santa clara county, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. now, this may sound surprising but today for the first time, the cdc issued guidance urging universal mask use. the agency has long advocated for the wearing of masks but until today, actually had stopped short of asking people

to wear them at all times outside the home. the cdc says the step is crucial to taming the virus that is spiking nationwide. today officials also sited research suggesting people are responsible for 50% of covid transmissions. dark smoke filled the skies. you'll see what firefighters are up against and how they got the fire out. get ready for another pg&e rate hike. michael finney is here to tell you what to expect. even in a pandemic, there are no shortages of letters addressed to santa and unfortunately, actually, make

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building a better bay area and something we focus on every day. david louie gives you an inside look at a new documentary that hopes to turn the tide. >> reporter: in the bay area, it's a common sight that can lead to a reaction of concern or revulsion. >> nobody wants to look you in the eye. they want to walk by you as quickly as possible. >> reporter: a team set out on a mission to address this chronic issue by putting a human face to those living encampments at our doorsteps. >> it is an epidemic and crisis and senior citizens are the most vulnerable. >> reporter: the result is a documentary series titled the way home. 76-year-old vernon of oakland is among dozens who share how they lost their housing and had no place to go. gathering the stories wasn't as simple as showing up with a camera and microphone. >> many times we would leave after a full day without filming a bit of footage but we made some relationships that way.

>> reporter: stories of bad luck alone don't solve homelessness. the series hopes to spark discussion and support for organizations committed to creating housing. that's why kaiser permanente helped to fund the project as the pandemic threatens to make more people homeless. >> we have a twindemic and unless we step up and really work together to be able to solve for these problems. it's going to be a tough road to recovery. >> reporter: homelessness is also a social justice issue. the documentary points out blacks make up 40% in encampments while only 12% of the state's population. "the way home" is streaming on multiple online sites. david louie, abc 7 news. now time for consumer news. >> michael finney is here with a look at today's headlines. michael? >> hey, guys, pg&e customers are getting hit with another rate increai

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you know, there is one nice benefit when you take a walk and wear a mask, it warms you up a bit, kristen. >> that's a nice benefit. let's see if that will change anything. hi, sandhya. >> dan and kristen, we're expecting changes tomorrow. today was a milder day than yesterday but tomorrow you'll definitely notice the change. live doppler 7 right now, we don't have any rain once again but hoping for that at least in the middle of the month or so. beach hazard statement has been extended until 9:00 p.m. tonight and that's because the rough surf continues, the long period west northwest swell keeping that risk of sinker waves and rip currents up.

eight to nine foot swells as we look at the air quality, this is something else people have been noticing in the last 24 hours. moderate air quality for the pay area now and there is good reason for it. it's a combination of the wood smoke and pollution that is getting trapped right down near the surface because high pressures overhead. we don't have the wind so a spare the air has been declared for tomorrow. it's the first one of the season due to the wood smoke. poor air quality in the santa clara valley and north bay, moderate air quality for the rest of you. as you take a look at a live picture, blue skies out there and a beautiful day. mid 60s san francisco, oakland, san jose 66 right now. 55 in half moon bay and the sun is shining in san jose right now. currently 68 in santa rosa, low 70s around fairfield, 68 degrees in concord. one other live picture and you can see sort of that haze over san francisco from our sutro tower camera. the possibility of sprinkles and

dry gusty offshore winds sunday night into monday and the fire danger will be elevated during that time period. yeah, it's december and we're talking about fire danger. cold front is going to come through tomorrow night it's right near the coast and it could produce rain but the best chance will be around places like clover dale tomorrow night and clouds sunday morning will be followed by a clearing trend as we head into sunday afternoon and evening. tomorrow morning it is going to be chilly, may see a little frost around fairfield. 33 degrees there. 35 in santa rosa, 36 napa down to the low 40s. bundle up. 42 in oakland. 45 in san francisco. high temperatures for tomorrow coming down under partly cloudy skies. 60 in the city 58 half moon bay, fremont, aloe palo alto and concord. i'll fast forward to sunday

night when the winds begin to ramp up monday morning. notice the wind gusts over 30 miles an hour monday mornin and stronger and 35, 45 miles an hour could see the peaks up to 50 miles an hour. 3:00 monday afternoon. the gusty, dry, north, northeasterly winds continue around the afternoon and evening hours, mid 30s for the wind gusts down into san francisco and oakland with the dry fuels, the drought, the fire danger will be running high. so be careful out there. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler, cloudier tomorrow, sprinkle or drizzle tomorrow night. sunnier afternoon sunday and the winds pick up going into monday with the increase in fire danger. it is going to be warm for december. look at the temperatures in the low 70s next week. low to mid 60s coast side and then cooling as we head towards the middle of next week. those walks, dan and kristen with the masks on might be a little uncomfortable early next

week. you'll have to walk in the mornings and pick and choose accordingly. >> or at night. >> okay. >> we'll choose according to that. thank you. >> we have options. this christmas kids' wishes for santa are obviously a little different than years past because of the pandemic. dion limb shares with you how the post office is going digital to make more of those wishes come true. >> reporter: dear santa. as we spoke to kids today what gifts they are asking santa for. >> train. >> chocolate. >> chocolate. oh, he wants chocolate. >> dear santa, i would like >> reporter: that is some magnet toy but we asked kids to read letters from the around county sent to the north pole and collected by usps as part of operation santa. >> i would like ten, 20 feet

above ground pool with a four-seater bat mobile. >> reporter: for 108 years, the usps has been gathering these letters and friday is the first day of the season the letters are available for adoption. meaning anybody can volunteer to make the child and their families wish come true and send it through the mail. this year, as the program goes nationwide and all digital, the requests are a bit different. add in the pandemic and we saw letters like this reading things have not been great and my family hasn't been able to afford to buy me things. >> certainly this year, i expect families are really going to be impacted they could really use that extra attention. >> reporter: that christmas wish came true. by midday, the operation santa website showed all the letters had been adopted. more will be added each day until december 15th. in the meantime, here are our favorite requests for the man in

red. >> if we work together, we can make a world a better place. so let's just put our masks over our mouth and our nose. >> i didn't really make my list yet but i'd like a gaming head set but most of all, i'd really like for this pandemic to end. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. many bay area animal rescue groups are struggling to make ends meet and keep up with mounting veterinary bills during the pandemic. our east bay community journalist maelissa piscar spoke with them. >> every single horse here has a story. our goal is to of the plight of these horses. horses come to us completely starved. they come in with their feet bad and curled and it's crippling them. you think how is this horse going to make it?

all they know is fear that people are something to be scared of so we have to get them to trust us. we're angles for minis. we're a non-profit. we've taken in and adopted out 632 minu 2 min our goal is to get them so that they can be safe and have a happy life and go to a forever home. what we do is we take in the worst of the worst. we'll take those in. get them updated on their shots, their feet, their vaccinations and training. and we have volunteers coming directly from the community that are the heart and soul of our rescue. all these people here are giving back. we've been impacted by covid since we've in the been able to have fundraising veevents. we're getting more horses locally because people are losing their homes or can't

afford them and our bills still keep rising and our medical bills are out of this world. that's where we really need help. >> with covid, we can't get the donations that we need. >> they've turned out to be therapy for us, as well but they're all needing of good homes. >> turns into gratitude that we're able to make such a difference in this horse's life. >> it is really rewarding and a privilege to be allowed to do this. coming up next, the new restrictions set to go into effect in the bay area this weekend. we'll talk with abc 7 news c contributor and connick l insider. 40 years sin

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we must act swiftly to save as many lives as we can. this is an emergency. >> five bay area counties take action. health officers make a joint announcement that many businesses will shut down again in the coming days as covid cases rise rapidly. not all bay area counties are joining in. napa, sonoma, solano and san mateo will continue to align with the state's orders. and joining me now is abc 7 news contributor and san francisco chronical insider phil . why did these counties pull the trigger earlier than the state?

>> couple of reasons, dan. first of all. they know they're headed in that direction. the count in san francisco has gone up. santa clara is off the charts and the officials there are concerned that if they wait until the states make the move, they will be behind. the second thing is the state sets an icu level, intensive care level how many beds are available and if you hit that number, then you're automatically going into this shutdown for three weeks. it may be an optimistic hope on some of the counties parts but they think going in before the state mandate height allmight a to come out for three weeks. if they manage to keep it from hitting the 15% mark, they can on their own say okay, we can come out of this. i don't know if that will happen because the numbers show the hospitalizations are going up at a rate i can't say that nobody expected because this was the time when people thought it was really going to rise. so they're just getting ahead of what was naturally coming.

>> just put governor newsom one day after he made the announcements about the regional orders. >> i think it puts him in a better light. we don't have somebody saying no and that was what the governor was fearing is like it is orders over the summer when you said no on the beaches, no on this and no on that people said no, we'll go out there and do it anyway. we have counties saying yes. as a matter of fact, we'll do more and do it earlier. so that's good for the governor. on the other hand, you know, there is a question about how people are going to react. it's one thing for county officials to say this is what we want to do and another thing for the general public to follow it and the governor after the french laundry where he showed up at a birthday party in violation of his own rules, mayor london breed at the french laundry and other examples like that, is the public going to go along with this? the officials can handle the businesses and they can handle the hospitals but the people on the street, that's up to them.

>> now, it's a good point, phil. those people on the street are frustrated and weary of course. but let's talk a little bit about businesses. as have you, i've spoken with so many business owners about what's been happening, some are just barely hanging on. some have already folded. this new shutdown could be the final thnail in the coffin for them. >> especilly restaurants. not only is this a three-week shutdown, this also means -- they can't do it on takeout. they were hanging on for awhile. it also comes at a time of year when hotels and restaurants and a whole host of businesses, florists and stuff like that would be doing a booming holiday business. that's going to be severely impacted. everybody i talked to is really hoping for and whether it's a florist or a restaurant or a mass transit or a city is they're praying on the federal government getting together and finally raising some kind of covid assistance package. it's not going to be as big as

people thought, but any help at this point because there is a good chance that in the next couple of months we could be getting out of the tunnel but these businesses, as you said, are struggling and people are struggling individually because the unemployment and stuff is drying up. either they get some help or that last few miles on this march thathon are going to be k. >> very quickly, sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming trend but in this case, we have the vaccine. look for reasons to be optimistic if you can here. >> i'm going to. i hope we get out there and get it done and get the kids back in school and that we can somehow get a last bit of stimulus to get people through this. it is lined up to do that but we got to have the will to get it done. >> phil, thanks, as always. read phil's column on sunday in the san francisco chronical on sundays and ens wiwednesdays. san francisco's allotment of the pfizer vaccine will contain

enough doses to inoculate 6,000 people. the amount is about what they expected to get. >> we knew that we would be working under to begin with a little bit of a vaccine constraint and that will decrease over time. we know we'll get additional shipments and we believe there will be additional manufacturers approved so more factories creating it and we'll all be able to get the vaccine we want and need. >> dr. phil says it's not known when it will arrived. they will work with doctors and skilled nursing homes on a distribution plan. receiving worldwide attention today for his i'm passioned plea for people to take the coronavirus seriously. >> if you don't think that covid is real right now, you're an idiot. you need to understand so i'm the guy who has to tell you to stay apart at christmas and in the holiday season you

celebrate. i'm the guy who is stealing christmas to keep you safe because you need to do this now. you need to do the right thing. >> brian told his constituents they don't need to like him but he hopes in years to come, they will respect the decisions they believe are saving lives. he is currently under some of the strictest lockdown measures in canada. the u.s. house of representatives took historic action today approving a bill to decriminalize marijuana and create a process to remove prior convictions. even so, the legislation appears dead on arrival in the republican controlled senate. a companion bill by kamala harris is stuck in committee with republicans showing no desire to push it through. let's move on to another issue tonight. as the 40th anniversary of john lennon's murder approaches, 40 years, can you believe that? it's on tuesday. abc 7 is revisiting that shocking day and night of news in a new special called "i witnessed to the death of john

lennon". >> former beetle john lennon is dead. he was shot outside his manhattan apartment building. >> wabc tv channel 7 news to the country, broke it to the world and the people you're about to meet journalists who were there. >> this is a neighbor. he's in the neighborhood. i couldn't believe it. >> this is john, john with channel 7 eyewitness news live from the john lennon vigil. >> thank you, john. after john lennon's murder. >> i just missed it. i left around 10:00 and walked back to the studio and when i found out later what had happened, i said did i see him? chapman there? >> after eyewitness news came nightline and geraldo. >> it was like a relative of mine had been slain. >> i'm trying to put my thoughts

in order and give them to you in a logical way but the painful aspect of what's happened is really skewed my reasoning. >> and you'll also hear this story from the eyewitness news producer who by chance was in the emergency room that night when they wheeled john lennon in. >> i watched them working on john lennon. one particular doctor had his hands inside lennon's chest and he was -- i can see he was pumping and blood everywhere. >> how best and how quickly to tell new york and tell the world? >> we gave the story to abc. it was discussed off air during a one-minute commercial break how to handle and how they should handle the lennon assassination during a football game. >> i can't see this situation allowing for that news flash, can you? >> absolutely. i can see it. >> you can? >> you bet ya. >> we know it. we got to do it.

>> all right. tragic moment. all right. this is going to shake up the whole world. >> 40 years and still so vivid. you can watch this original documentary right now on demand on our connected tv app. just download the abc 7 bay area app for roku, amazon fire, apple tv and go to the featured section. coming up next, time for our four at 4:00 segment and the question of whether president trump will lose his biggest platform once he leaves office. what one twitter executive is saying about that. stay with us. with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious.

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seasoned curly fries, with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious. time now for the four at 4:00. we have ama and sandhya is joining us. there is vicious hit by a football player. the sen your of eden burg high school runs onto the field and slams into a referee. the hit after he had been ejected from the game for back to back unsportsmen like conduct penalties. the ref managed to walk off the field. today authorities arrested him charging him with assault. he's being held on $10,000 bond. the school district took action as well removing the team from the playoffs.

whoa. ama, what do you think? >> i mean, that's not okay. and people need to know it's not okay. i mean, that is unacceptable behavior. >> no room for that at all in sports. absolutely. >> wow, to see that had the high school level is really, really discouraging really for it to happen at all. president trump could find himself banned from twitter once he leaves office. a twitter spokesperson tells forbes that mr. trump could be kicked off the platform after the inincoauguration if he conts to spread conspiracy theories. the president is shielded by twitter's world leader policy which means tweets in most cases will be left up if they break the rules. twitter doesn't have a specific limit how many times a user can break the rules before they are banned but like all of you, i monitor his feed, as well, and some of what he's saying, they notify you constantly this is

unverified and unsubstantiated. sandhya, i don't know if you read the president's tweets. >> sometimes i do, dan. i think twitter or facebook and social media sites can befe effective tools but as you know, they can be misleaing and there are people that will read the thing and say wow, this is true. so i don't think it's appropriate some of the stuff he rants about, obviously, some people believe some of the things this he rants about so i think it's a little crazy and i think he should be banned. >> kristen, a lot of people, you know, and ama, as well sorks many polls indicate a number of people believe there was wide spread fraud in the election, which there is no evidence of that and it's because what the president is spreading. >> this is a tough one, dan. it's been shown that fake news does spread six times faster than legitimate news on those platforms so twitter has been juggling that one for awhile. on one hand recognizing as a

world leader who he says could impact the world so they don't want to ban him out right but put labels on it. it will be interesting to see. >> once he's a private citizen. >> what they will do after john 20th, yeah. >> we should be held to the same standards. you can take it down after the fact but people still saw it, you know, and it's still out there so i think we need to be held to the same standard. >> good point. >> all right. you guys, the first crop of radishes grown on the international space station is harvested. nasa released this time lapse video showing the growth inside an advanced plant habitat. kate collected them and put them into cold storage for the return to earth next year. nasa chose radishes because they reach maturity in less than a month. scientists hope it will help them grow quality plants aboard the iss. i don't know about you but i'm excited. i wish i could get a taste of the space radish.

what do you think about that, ama, do you want some? >> space radish. [ laughter ] >> it's organic space radish. it sounds cool. first, the international space station then mars. dan knows what i'm talking about. we watch the same show on netflix. growing plants on mars. >> i wish i liked radishes, unfortunately. >> me, too. [ laughter ] >> all right. >> we're good. come on. you got to be a little adventurous. >> says the vegetarian. >> that's right. she likes anything vegetables. >> they are good. i promise you. just as quickly as it appeared, a popup in san lewis county is gone. the tall silver column first appeared atop the pine mountain wednesday night however video surfaced yesterday of a group of young men one wearing a make america great again hand band taking it down and replacing it with a wooden cross. according to vice, the video contains vulgar and racist

commentary. the monolith was one of several that vanished. the world loves a good conspiracy theory or alien appearance supposedly. >> yeah, it's very intriguinint. all this racism and vulgar comments aside, we don't want that. it's fun to be like where are they coming from? who put them there? >> sandhya, they are here, right? >> yeah. mmm, where are they coming from, dan? i agree with ama, as well. >> too much "x files" reruns. >> we agree. we want to be open minded so when they arrive, we want to make friends with them. >> good point. >> if they arrive here first before we go there, they are more advanced than us.

in that case, i want to be on their good side. >> probably already here. >> have you tried our space radishes. [ laughter ] >> still thinking about ama's they still might already be straining, and bloating, again and again. no way. more exercise. more water. and more fiber is the only way to manage it.

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with high fire danger on the way. >> which is unusual this time of year, sandhya. >> yeah, absolutely. it's so late in the season but with the drought and record dry fuels, along with gusty winds, we are going to be facing that higher fire danger sunday night. live doppler 7 showing the lack of rain. this is part of the problem. as you look at the high temperatures for tomorrow, upper 50s to mid 60s. it's going to be cooler. there is going to be more cloud cover as a weak front brushes us, may see a light shower in sonoma county tomorrow night or a little drizzle for the bay area. sunday the clouds clear out. temperatures will rise going into monday and tuesday. look at the 70s showing up. this is because of the dry offshore winds but this is also problematic and concerning because as those gusty winds develop, the fire danger will be increasing late sunday night into monday. the accuweather seven-day forecast, weekend with minor

flux w fluctuations in temperatures and fire danger next week but looking at a dry pattern through friday. i think we'll have to wait until about december 13th, that's the soonest i see the potential for showers around here. kristen and dan? >> we need it. thank you, sandhya. coming up next, the company that is once only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty.

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this is a hard way to close what's been a really hard year. >> next at 5:00, a new health order will go into effect this weekend. officials say they cannot wait for the statewide threshold. >> and frustration and fear. business owners say they will not make it. and how there is a surge of covid cases and a shortage of icu beds. tonight, we break down what intensive care really means. >> this is abc 7 news. it is the news that none of us wanted but sadly it is here.

several bay area counties will see a new stay at home winter. >> the dark covid winter we feerped would come has arrived in the bay area. >> berkeley says we should not mean with anyone from outside of hos hold house hold. >> if you have a social bubble, it is now popped. >> blunt talk today. good evening. >> absolutely. thank you for joining us. the new stay at home order is need because hospitaling are already overcrowded and the time to act is now. the order affects five bay area counties and berkeley. san francisco, santa clara, and contra costos cohn tin. marin, it takes effect noon on tuesday. melanie has more on the order.