we have such a big space here outdoors. i don't think it's very risky for anybody. >> next at 5, packing it up from the last cup of coffee to the last air enter the new lockdown. and concern that what we're seeing has yet to reach its peak. >> also ahead, do-it-yourself diagnostics. why there is a new push to get people in the south bay to do their own covid tests. and what one officer wants to do to reduce the amount of forces used in cases. cases of covid-19 are spiking to new highs as a record

breaking number of unaffectiof send more people to the hospital. the start of the thanksgiving bump has now arrived and they are urging all of us to change our ways so we don't see a similar surge next month. and all of this comes as marin county official lienacts its stay-at-home order. >> and a sense of dave gentleman view for resident and small business owners in the north day. >> tick, tick, tick. counting down to noon and with it the end to any semblance of normalcy even in covid times. >> do you hear a ticking clock in. >> yes, i do. >> what's it sound like? >> loud. >> in marin county, 12 noon meant another dreaded shotdown, the third for style is for carol kelly, who worked squeezing in one more client. >> i have worked probably about 90 hours in the last eight days. >> reporter: everyone in this

business and this shot gritting their teeth in frustration. >> i don't understand the numbers. i don't understand how i've heard that we have -- don't have a lot of cases and then -- and now we're being shut down because of what? >> reporter: marin county's numbers have been better than others in the region but not that up better. 89 new cases reported this morning, 90 was the record set last july so director matt willis is shutting the county down preemptively. >> the trend is going in the wrong direction. we're seeing a surge on top of a surge. the earlier we're in, the earlier we're out. >> that brings small consolation to restaurant owners. >> i don't think it's really good for helpful for anybody. >> rogier owns the aroma cafe on 4th street. he served his last cup to this

man. >> hopefully i don't get arrested. >> i don't know that it about being fair. i think that it's about being smart. >> when restaurants close, it affects every other business on the street. you'll need more than a couple of hands to count the for lease signs. and you didn't know p neneed a k know when 12 noon struck. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> california is setting new records with coronavirus. more than 10,000 people are in the hospital and of those more than 2,400 are in icu. both are single-day records. >> the state is also reporting more than 23,000 new cases. that is slightly below the daily average for the past week. state health officials sound the alarm and today dr. mark galley, the health and human secretary pointed to europe as a model for us.

he said when belgium enacted their recent stay-at-home order they were able to lower their positivity rate to 21% to 8% in three weeks. >> today's update from dr. mark galley unfortunately gave no sign yet of things turning around. the 14-day positivity rate across the straight is 8.7%, a 55% increase since the week of thanksgiving when it was 5.6%. icu patients also continue to rise. here's the latest numbers by region. the bay area has 24.5% icu capacity, northern california has 25%, greater sacramento has 18.8%, southern california 10.1% and san joaquin valley just 5.6%. each of those numbers is slightly lower than the numbers reported the day before. >> we are worried about a rapidly accelerating increase and pressure on our hospitals. if we thought we were sort of peaking at this level, some of

the regionals orders may have not relevant. >> it really has to do with the goal of trying to keep people at home, not a comment on the relative safety of outdoor dining. >> reporter: medical staffing continues to be the state's biggest challenge. i asked dr. galley to explain the new two-day training program for nurses to work in the icu. >> we heard from nurses who are alarmed saying that's a short amount of training for nurses and it could be unsafe for nurses and the public. >> the two-day training the state has put together is really meant to give nurses who may find themselves in a situation pitching in, helping out with

critical patients a bit of the different thinking that goes into providing care in an intensive care setting. it is not meant to create a cadre of now suddenly appointed, anointed trained icu nurses. >> we did ask dr. galley where in the state this is happening. he didn't give those details. his overall top line message is he knows there's covid fatigue but the situation will likely get worse before it gets better and the best thing we can do is stay home. >> in isn't a clara county, officials have moved forward with a plan to allow for self-swabbing throughout the region. this is an effort to preserve valuable ppe. >> reporter: in one of the areas hid hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, this community is helping to stop the spread. >> i have a lot of elderlies in

my house. >> reporter: with cases on the rise, santa clara county is launching a new effort to get more people tested. >> easier than i thought it would be. >> reporter: this pop-up location in east san jose is different from others across the region. testing here is being done by a self-administered nasal swab. >> staff members will monitor the sample collection to make sure it's done right and nurses will still be on site to assist anyone who needs a helping hand. an innovate uf approach that researchers say is safe and accurate. >> this is a big step in diagnostic testing for covid. this comes at a time when we have to really scale this process up we have to get people tested. >> reporter: officials say it's important to know your status. >> this has been important for

us to do zoe can continue to offer as much testing as we have been while we have nurses that are needed elsewhere, including our hospitals and including preparations for covid vaccination. >> the county has also expanded drive-through testing by appointment at multiple locations including the santa clara county. >> major developments on the vaccine front. today the fda confirmed the safety and efficacy of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. it began helping people after the first dose. the united kingdom became the first western nation to begin a vast vaccine effort. and the astrazeneca vaccine is safe and about 70% effective, enough to win approval. >> dangerous surf swept two people out of the water off the peninsula today and only one has

been rescued so far. this afternoon the coast guard suspended the search for a man swept off the rocks near beach boulevard and pacifica. a man was hit by a sneaker wave at 2:00 this afternoon. a man was able to save her. >> a technology firm said it has been hand by a nation state. they say the hackers had a high level of sophistication consistent with the nation state. the fbi turned the case over to its russia specialist, indicating they believe the attackers are russian. fireeye says hackers use alf techniques to get into its systems. they launched newer tools. fireeye says there's no evidence

customer information was stolen. >> a police officers pleaded not guilty to shooting a black man. this is body camera video showing the moments before steven taylor was shot and killed. his attorney has said his client will be acquitted. >> a california assemblyman wants to change who can become a police officer in an effort to reduce excess uf force incidents. he introduced legislate that would require candidates it be older or have a college degree. melaniewo woodrow has the story. >> reporter: standard will require candidates be 25 years old or have a bachelor's degree. >> strids shoudies have shown a

education reduces the likelihood of using excessive force. we should have the best and the brightest who carry a gun and have to make life-and-death decisions. >> reporter: seasan francisco association president toney montoya says statistics show when force is used it's at a lower level. but he's concerned the proposed legislate could eliminate candidates that don't have access to a four-year degree. >> we don't want to limit people from being able to apply simply because they lack the resources to get a college degree or simply don't meet the minimum requirements. >> i submit they get off their butt and go to historically black colleges where thousands of african-americans are

graduating every year and go and seek them. >> they say they recruit nationwide. >> we've been having problem with our recruiting retention for a while now. >> we should actively recruit the best. if it results in fewer, i tell you one thing, we'd probably have better, which will probably offset the number of bad cops that we could get because we just went out and scraped the bottom of the barrel. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> still ahead, a new decision for a bay area father fighting deportation. plus, preflight testing. one airlines news incentive to get flights back in the air. >> and

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>> decrease the parking cost and minimize the finance burden on the community we serve and the essential workers that have risked so much to work through this pandemic. don't be a grinch. >> ucf did not respond saying they've hired 169 nurses since june and have added new positions as needed. >> american airlines is now offering at-home covid tests to passengers in hopes of helping travelers avoid quarantine requirements. >> reporter: american airlines is hoping to get more people in these seats starting at the end of the week. american will become the first airline to offer all of its passengers one of these at-home covid-19 tests before their flight. if you opt in, you pay $129, you receive one of these kits in the mail. inside you've got that national swab. you send it back three days before your flight and you will have your results before you take off. some cities across the country

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. history made tonight. the first vaccine shots given for the coronavirus. a 90-year-old grandmother in britain becoming the first person in the world to receive the newly approved pfizer vaccine. the first wave of 800,000 shots tonight. the uk declaring this v-day. and tonight, the news right here in the u.s. the fda now out with a 53-page report on the pfizer vaccine. with that crucial vote here for emergency use thursday. and what the fda report reveals about how effective it is after the two shots. across the country tonight, hospitals on the brink. more than 15,000 deaths in just the last week. the deadliest week since the pandemic began. new restrictions from massachusetts to california,