that go over the cost carson says will be donated to breonna taylor's family, reporting in oakland, dan thorn kron 4 news. >>alright sunday night last sunday of 2020, let's get you ready for the last week of and the start of 2021 yes, and we have some rain on the way for tonight's let's check in now with our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez she is tracking the storm and. >>letting us know where it's at right they're just cnn jonathan yeah we're tracking stray scattered showers off the coast inching its way closer to our bay area coastline. but this isn't even the storm that we're tracking that one is to the south. >>right now impacting monterey county and we are noticing a fresh dusting of snow throughout the highest peaks of the santa mountains now all eyes are going to be on those mountains during the overnight hours we're expecting pretty heavy downpours possible isolated thunderstorms that could bring the heavy downpours gusty winds and even possible hail as well with the rain totals as high as 2 and a half inches which could cause mud and debris flows mainly for the dolan fire burn scar a

they're being kept in the dark about what is happening with her kron four's dan thorn has the story. >>deborah evans is a beloved hayward grandmother and resident at hayward convalescent hospital her family recently learned she's tested positive for covid-19 a frightening call to get because of her age and high-risk medical conditions such as diabetes and emphysema, even worse she might not be the only one recently infected at the facility. it's despicable i can't think of a better way to describe it. anthony cassar a says he was informed of his grandmother's infection. almost a week after she tested positive. he claims the nursing home has put her and others in isolation. inquiries by the family about how this exposure happened have not been returned just been impossible to get information out of them since we began to question mike. >>how many people were infected how that happened it seems like we're just getting resistance families like the castle rays have been unable to visit their loved ones in the nursing home since march. >>their usual phone conversations with evans have bee

former college dorm for art students into permanent housing for families and seniors kron four's dan thorn has the story. >>to help protect people struggling with homelessness throughout the covid-19 pandemic clifton hall in rockridge is now affordable housing for unhoused seniors and families the effort was made possible through funding from project homekey a program designed to help unsheltered people who are at risk of serious illnesses such as covid-19 this is one example what it very important example. solution oakland city council member dan called says there are still lots of work to be done in helping the unhoused in his city and his district but taking over clifton hall is a good start we all know we have a challenge for our city with many homeless encampments. >>and finding more plate more roofs over people for people's heads over people's heads for families and such. is are our overall long-term now and beyond most of the residents at clifton hall will be seniors with permanent housing but for families this space will be more transitional allowing for some stability to move forw

dan thorn. kron 4 news. thank you so much dan and some u.s. government officials and white house staffers could get the vaccine this week to people familiar with the matter said the doses. >>will be given to people who work closely with president trump and vice president mike pence the sources did not say exactly how many people will get shots but they did say the measures being taken in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading within the white house. the president many members of his family and white house staff have already gotten sick with the virus but just in the last 15 minutes. president trump went to twitter at and put this out here saying that people working in the white house should receive the vaccine later in the program, he is asked for this adjustment to be made so we'll see if there are any changes made there. a coronavirus vaccine coverage will continue right now on our website kron 4 dot com you can download the kron 4 and kron on apps to get the latest alerts sent straight to your device. the apps are free in the apple a

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>well the coast guard base in alameda will be one of 16 military bases to receive shipments of the pfizer vaccine. the pentagon will receive slightly fewer than 44,000 doses, health care workers emergency service personnel and residents of military retirement homes will get top priority for the vaccine. well, some pentagon leaders will be getting their shots in public to demonstrate confidence in the vaccine's safety. well after doctors and health care workers white house staff will receive their first round of covid vaccinations that includes vaccinating staff members who work in close quarters with president trump. while many in trump's inner circle are reportedly eager to be vaccinated others are concerned that it will send the wrong message by jumping into the front line. well president trump tweeted that he has requested people working in the white house should quote received the vaccine later in the program unless specifically necessary unquote. the president says he is not sch

dan thorn kron 4 news. bipartisan california state senators are urging the governor to reconsider stay at home orders for restaurants. >>to allow them to resume in person dining to do that they're asking the governor's office to reclassify restaurants as critical infrastructure. 11 senators from both sides of the aisle signed a letter asking for that change. >>unity side to our to our economy so why not give them a half that they can meet on safety protocol they are in conversation with the governor apparently that we want to be. >>as we said science and data-driven want to see the data until we see the data and then then we'll do we'll do otherwise. >>this effort comes as a judge in san diego county ruled that restaurant says there can resume outdoor dining as long as they follow safety protocols. no word yet on what that ruling will mean for the rest of california. >>there's a growing concern about the economic fallout of the pandemic in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood this week a group of local bu

>>reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. >>roughly 2 million people living in santa clara county are also now under this new stay at home order the county has been one of the hardest hit by covid-19 since the pandemic began. and right now the available icu capacity there is just hovering around 15%. in the next half hour we'll take a closer look at how the looming lockdown triggered a frenzy of customers getting in some last minute appointments before businesses shut down. well all these new restrictions come as california once again set a new record for new covid-19 cases in a single day over the weekend. more than 30,000 new covid-19 cases were reported on saturday. that is the most recorded cases in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic and more than 300 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across the state bringing the total to more than 10,000 patients, currently hospitalized due to the virus. and here are the numbers across the u.s. more than 14.7 million confirmed cases in more than 282,000 people h

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>well the entire bay area region is under a stay at home order this was triggered when the number of available icu beds in our region fell below 15% now for those bay area counties which voluntarily shut down earlier this month. these restrictions will remain in place for at least another 3 weeks so be prepared for that. this on top of the time that has already been spent in the shutdown. well there's a significant disparity between californians getting infected with covid-19 and those who actually died from the virus. now the majority of positive cases are coming from people between the ages of 18 and 49. they comprise nearly 60% of the cases while those 65 and older make up about 10% of total cases, but there is a disproportionate number of deaths with the older age group 74% compared to 7% for the 18 to 49 age range. let's share facility in the south bay is dealing with a covid outbreak 12 presidents and 9 staff members tested positive at the sonny bill post acute center. all of t

kron four's dan thorn has that story. >>to help protect people struggling with homelessness throughout the covid-19 pandemic clifton hall in rockridge is now affordable housing for unhoused seniors and families the effort was made possible through funding from project homekey a program designed to help unsheltered people who are at risk of serious illnesses such as covid-19 this is one example of of what it very important example. solution oakland city council member dan called says there are still lots of work to be done in helping the unhoused in his city and his district but taking over clifton hall is a good start we all know we have a challenge throughout our city with many homeless encampments. >>and finding more plate more roofs over people for people's heads over people's heads for families and such. is our overall long-term now and beyond most of the residents at clifton hall will be seniors with permanent housing for families this space will be more transitional allowing for some stability to move forward there

hospital and they say they're being kept in the dark about what's happening with her kron four's dan thorn has been working to try to get some more information about this he joins us now live from hayward what he's learned. dan. >>ken and pam it's been challenging to get any answers as to whether or not there has been in fact an outbreak of covid-19 here at this nursing home in that family member tells us they too have been coming up short with getting any answers and they are hoping that something can be done. >>deborah evans is a beloved hayward grandmother and resident at hayward convalescent hospital. her family recently learned she's tested positive for covid-19 a frightening call to get because of her age and high-risk medical conditions such as diabetes and emphysema even worse she might not be the only one recently infected at the facility. it's despicable i can't think of a better way to describe it. anthony cassar a says he was informed of his grandmother's infection. almost a week after she tested positive. he claims the nursing home has put her and others in isolation. inquirie

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>to the peninsula now a gym in san mateo county is breaking the stay at home order and operating indoors despite fines 5th this 19 at westlake mall in daly city as allowing guests to exercise right inside of its gym even before the regional stay at home order went into effect last week. so county was in the state's most restrictive purple 2 years since the end of november. and in that purple tier gyms are required to shut down indoor operations but able to stay open outdoors county supervisor david says it's disappointing that the owner is not taking the health order and pandemic seriously. >>so process. over people's lives. it's absolutely egregious for spiraling out of control. with he was the dais with increased cases. >>and then for the audacity. >>of a company to just. keep. >>they're been gym owner is abiding by the rules. >>well the gym's manager confirms that they're racking up fines would will continue to pay them and operate indoors. december set to become the most infectio

kron four's dan thorn live in milpitas at the great mall. dan thank you. we first brought to the story as breaking news on the kron 4 mobile app today. now's a good time for you to download it so you can receive the latest breaking news in the bay area and beyond. >>tonight san mateo police are looking for answers in a shooting that left a man dead in the parking lot of a wells fargo bank this happened just before 9.30 this morning at the branch on west hillsdale boulevard when officers got to the scene they found the victim dead. witnesses say another man shot toward the victim at least 5 times before taking off from the scene. police say the victim was targeted in anyone with information is asked to call police. >>the golden state is quickly running out of icu beds tonight as covid cases continue to climb across california tonight, 2 regions of the state have absolutely no icu beds left those regions the san joaquin valley and southern california regions here in the bay area tonight we are is hovering at a little more than 12% of icu bed capacity. more t

>>kron four's dan thorn talk to the man behind the artwork. >>well this is definitely been upsetting and disappointing for not only the sculptor, but also people who are advocates for the black lives matter movement. this bust was designed to be against injustice and now this sculptor has left having to rebuild it. >>chunks of ceramic chipped away from a bust of brianna taylor the sculpture in the middle of downtown oakland found hacked to pieces just days after christmas. i think it was a an active of racist aggression sculptor leo carson put together this piece to honor the black lives matter movement. the bust serves as a tribute to taylor who was shot and killed by police in louisville kentucky during a botched raid earlier this year. after months of carving and shaping carson's artwork was installed in late them square on december 12th. weeks later it looks like this the attack on the sculpture was you know in some ways it felt like a personal attack because i've put so much work and effort and so much of myself into it actually far more

dan thorn kron 4 news every vaccine helps in this fight. dan thank you meanwhile moving to southern california tonight, public health officials say they are seeing an alarming increase in the number of covid-19 cases among workers at supermarkets. >>they know estimate that one in 80 people living in la county now have the virus. more than 100,000 cases have been recorded in the last 8 days alone. that's the fastest acceleration of infections in la county since the pandemic started putting the total number of cases there in southern california passed the 600,000 mark. all of this comes as the statewide at statewide stay at home order remains in effect. >>oakland's historic and last standing piano bar, the alley is now on the brink of closure because of the pandemic as kron 4 taylor reports the alleys doors have been closed since mid-march and the community is fighting now to save the bar. >>it's a familiar sound in oakland, the piano leading a variety of voices, anyone from to fema's performance its living former rest and jacqueline simpkins

reporting live in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan the roughly 2 million people living in santa clara county are also now under this new stay at home order that county has been one of the hardest hit by covid-19. >>since the pandemic began. health officials say right now icu capacity there is hovering around 15% at 10:30pm tonight, we'll take a closer look at how this looming lockdown triggered a frenzy of customers getting in some last minute appointments today before businesses shut down. so here's where the icu bed combat capacity stands right now here in the state. >>here in the bay area it's around 24% that magic number is 15%. but as we've been mentioning the majority of health leaders across the bay area say they're not waiting until we hit that number in order to shut it down now. now take a look at this here in the san joaquin valley. right now they're just a little under 7% and in southern california it is just a little over 10% there so for the millions of folks living in those regions. the stay at hom

coming with a lot of challenges and barry hospitals are doing their part to be ready kron four's dan thorn live tonight in front of ucsf he's been tracking the developments all day and they are actually one of the area's set to receive those vaccines. >>well that's right jonathan today, the cdc and the western states. health safety group both approved the use of the vaccine meaning that it can be administered here in the state of california and of course here in the bay area. but now there are questions about how this vaccine is going to get distributed. and what comes next. >>fedex trucks rolling out the first shipments of pfizer by a one text covid-19 vaccine. it's a signal of hope as coronavirus cases continue to soar in california. the first set of vaccinations are set to be administered as early as monday that's the beginning of the end and that is the way we get ourselves out of this mess. >>but unfortunately it's going to take a number of months before there's enough people vaccinated to really turn the tide california is expected to get more than 300,000 vials of the vaccine which

>>they have to shut down kron four's dan thorn talk with some of those business owners and customers in walnut creek today, he joins us now live with more on how they're feeling. >>just hours before the shutdown begins good evening. dan. >>well justin and jonathan this shutdown is the reality for these businesses and customers out here through at least the end of this year. it's going to be a difficult next couple of weeks as we've been told health officials tell us that this is a necessary in order to get this surge under control, but business owners are telling us tonight. they are concerned about what this is going to do to their livelihood however some residents tell us they believe that this is a smart move. >>tea salon chairs empty outdoor dining parklets this is the reality for walnut creek's small businesses until 2021, it's devastating really there are bills to be paid to keep the business afloat and there are no customers to make the bills paid actually flowers manager of insignia hair salon is puzzled as to why businesses like hair salons and restaurants strictly following

reporting in san francisco, dan thorn kron 4 news. >>now to the coronavirus for the united states has reached a grim milestone as one in every 1000 americans have now died from covid-19 this year the u.s. has seen nearly 19 million cases since the start of the pandemic with more than 331,000 deaths that's the highest number of cases and deaths in the world on saturday more than 100,000 new cases were reported and more than 1200 people died of covid-19 here in california, the state recorded more than 19,000 new cases of coronavirus overnight bringing our active case count to nearly 60,000 now in the state. this as hospital beds quickly fill up with covid-19 patients. the total number of people in the hospital close to 20,000 across california. here in the bay area roughly 11% of icu beds are available. but there is 0 icu bed availability in the san joaquin valley and southern california regions. now with just days to go 5 days to go the u.s. likely won't meet the original goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of the year. ac

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan and not all bay area counties are locking down early you'll notice here from the map the counties that are not highlighted in red. >>sonoma napa solano and san mateo counties right health leaders in san mateo county say while they do appreciate other the measures being taken by the other counties here in the bay area. >>they will not be issuing any new stay at home orders instead. they want folks there to take extra precautions to protect themselves to slow down the spread of covid-19 kron four's gayle ong continues our coverage. >>san mateo county remains in the restrictive purple tier. health officials say they will continue to work with businesses and community leaders on adherence to existing guidelines. we spoke to workers here in downtown san carlos. >>it's interesting that all the counties around us are closed down it just kind of scary because there are some people coming into our store the not follow the guidelines we have to tell them. tony richardson an

>>all right dan thorn alive tonight and hope he does a great we appreciate your efforts. dan thank you so much. we first brought you this story as breaking news on the kron 4 mobile app download it today for the latest breaking news in the bay area and beyond. tonight san mateo police looking for answers in a shooting that left a man dead in the parking lot of a wells fargo bank this morning. scene unfolding just before 9.30 at the branch on west hills del boulevard. when officers say they got to the scene they found the victim dead in the parking lot. witnesses say another man shot toward that victim at least 5 times before taking off. police say the victim was indeed targeted anyone with information about this shooting know urged to call police to are the big story this saturday night, the golden state quickly running out of icu beds as covid cases continue to climb across california tonight, 2 regions of the golden state have no icu beds left those regions the san joaquin valley and southern california regions once again at 0% availability bed capacity. here in the bay

indoors elsewhere, reporting live in pacifica dan thorn. kron 4 news dan thank you health officials in los angeles county tonight have appealed the court ruling against its ban on outdoor dining. >>a superior court judge ruling that la county arbitrarily implemented that bans citing no justification or data to back up the restriction that ban would have ended just this past wednesday, however outdoor dining is still banned until at least december 28th in la county because of the state's stay at home restrictions for the seller southern california region. that's because the region's icu bed capacities are below the 15% threshold there 0 right now in the filing the county arguing that the recent surge of covid-19 cases and the 0% icu bed capacity is justification enough to keep that ban on outdoor dining. >>well on this cool friday night time for our 4 zone forecast the last weekend before christmas hopefully you get your shopping done or maybe a nice night to just sit on side. do some shopping shop or maybe wrap your gifts chief meteorologist

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much tahman the christmas travel season has begun this weekend more than 2 million people passed through airport checkpoints. >>this despite a plea from the cdc for people to stay home meanwhile here at home anyone coming into san francisco from outside of the bay area. >>will be required to quarantine for 2 days, the new travel order issued friday as covid cases continue to surge across the golden state. this restriction will be lifted would last at least until january 7th kron four's gayle ong joins us now live from san francisco's international airport where she spoke to travelers. >>headed out gayle how are they feeling about traveling. >>and travelers i spoke with say they support the travel order and plan to follow the rules. but overall travel is down here at sfo. but officials say is this weekend the weekend before christmas was the busiest they've seen before since thanksgiving. >>a reminder to travelers at san francisco international airport anyone heading to sa

dan thorn. kron 4 news dan thank you for that now for a story you'll see only on kron 00:00am tonight, a gym in san mateo county. >>is breaking the regional stay at home order by operating indoors fitness 19 at the west like mall in daly city is allowing gas to work out inside its gym even after the county issued fines and told the gym to shut down on 4 aqi joins us now live with more on all of this taylor. >>well i spoke to the manager at fitness 19 here at the westlake mall and they confirmed the county's visited them multiple times and also find them. now despite all that happening. manager says well they don't care they just pay the fines and continue operating indoors. >>the final regional stay home order fitness 19 at the westlake mall in daly city is welcoming members inside its dozens of people were seen working out at the fitness center on monday were spiraling out of control. >>with he was the dais with increased cases. >>and then for the audacity of a company to just. keep. >>their gen

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan and that everything is shutting down once the new stay at home orders begin businesses that can continue to operate as modifications include retail stores, but only. >>at 20% capacity outdoor gyms will be limited to just 12 people you sports but with strict social distancing and face mask requirements and schools that are already open can remain open. now you can find more details about the stay at home order on our website kron 4 dot com fuel before the stay at home order goes into effect tomorrow in contra costa county. >>a number of business owners welcome customers as clients back for the last time at least january these businesses had to endure shutdowns and modifications over the last few months kron four's flipped golf found out today. it was a tough day for them. >>patrons enjoy a socially distance drink with friends outdoors before mass a sports and grill in walnut creek closes for the near future we will be closing at 10 o'clock >>and going to weigh our

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>thank you so much the united states reached a grim milestone today, one and 1000 americans have died from covid-19 since the nation first reported death back in january this afternoon, the national death toll from covid-19 reached more than 331,000 people that's according to john hopkins university. the census bureau estimates the u.s. population is around 330 million covid-19 infections in the u.s. have reached nearly 19 million people and here in california, the state recorded more than 30,000 new cases of coronavirus on christmas. this as hospital beds are quickly filling up with covid-19 patients. the total number of people in the hospital is now close to 20,000. and here in the bay area roughly 11% of icu beds are available. the state is reporting no icu beds are currently available in the san joaquin valley and southern california regions, we'll go down to our 4 zone forecast as the storm is on the way our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is joining us now with a look ahead tha

napa police are right now handling an investigation into this hit and run, reporting live in napa dan thorn kron 4 news. >>story. yeah, what's wrong with something wolf. i feel so for that woman and cosmo obviously okay. we have to move on though to police in oakland who say they're actually seeing an increase in deaths on roadways in that city yet people are really driving today, the department reported 33 people died. this year compared to 27 last year. apd says that officers are responding to more fatal and more serious collisions with more drivers speeding being the primary cause of the accident. oakland police also say that the number of hit and runs an impaired accidents have more than doubled their. san jose unified school district has reaffirmed its relationship with police there despite protests from some community organizers. >>last week the board of education unanimously approved an updated agreement too have police on campus. just hours before the vote though dozens of parents rallied outside the district's office demanding an end to the practice of having cops on campus. protes

college storm for art students into permanent housing for oakland families and seniors kron four's dan thorn has that story. >>to help protect people struggling with homelessness throughout the covid-19 pandemic clifton hall in rockridge is now affordable housing for unhoused seniors and families the effort was made possible through funding from project homekey a program designed to help unsheltered people who are at risk of serious illnesses such as covid-19 this is one example of of one very important example. solution oakland city council member dan called says there are still lots of work to be done in helping the unhoused in his city and his district but taking over clifton hall is a good start we all know we have a challenge throughout our city with many homeless encampments. >>and finding more plant more roofs over people for people's heads over people's heads for families and such. is our overall long-term now and beyond most of the residents at clifton hall will be seniors with permanent housing but for families this space will be more transitional allowing for some stability to mov

dan thorn kron 4 news, thanks so much. dan now delays in passing the latest stimulus bill are hurting businesses across the due to strict covid-19 health restrictions. >>here in the bay area. businesses are depending on that financial relief that the new bill would bring enforcement all spoke to the owner of pacific a brewery in pacifica who says every day that the bill has not passed the closer she is to shutting down her business. >>with every step she takes walking through her empty beer garden in the back patio ellen nasser al dunn's heart sinks fearing her family's business is slipping away if this continues. >>we have to shut down we cannot do. takeout helen coe own specific a brewery in with her husband so also doubles as head telling says when the regional shelter-in-place order went into effect last week. >>eliminating outdoor dining she in turn had to lay off 18 employees. >>this terrible and in knowing that they can't fall back on their unemployment because as of today that the ending for many of them. it's hear

reporting live in danville dan thorn kron 4 news dan. thank you tonight, california continues to break its own record for daily coronavirus cases. >>in the past 5 days, the golden state has averaged more than 30,000 new cases a day. today nearly 36,000 new cases recorded here in the golden state. >>this morning sonoma county joined the rest of the bay area counties under an early stay at home order. the only counties that have not implemented in early stay at home order or napa solano and san mateo counties, but as cases continue to rise across the region, those counties could soon join the rest of the bay area meanwhile coronavirus continuing to impact the sports world, today's cal football game against washington state. >>cancel just 90 minutes before kickoff after a cal player, tested positive for covid-19 the golden bears had one player tests positive but additional players had to be sidelined because of contact with that initial player for washington state it is their 3rd game that has been canceled this season because of the covid-

dan thorn kron 4 news dan thank you, let's hope they can find the folks responsible for that damage. meanwhile let's switch gears to talk weather tonight rain in the forecast on 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is tracking the storm that's moving in overnight. >>they're just cnn jonathan yeah, those showers right off the coast and it's going to make its way from the south heading north still a little bit of a different path than it usually takes 4 uses seeing storms from the north as west moving southeast but we're going to notice the opposite so expect higher rain for those of you along the southern portions of the san francisco peninsula, including half moon bay and even san jose could even see a fresh dusting of powder along mount hamilton in the south bay and even some light snow also for the mount diablo range as well for your monday morning. so don't be surprised by that but the bulk of the rain still off into the coast but we're noticing dry conditions out there for us here in the bay area but thick blanket of storm cloud cover overhead so temperatures out there right now any

kron four's dan thorn has the story also from san jose. county officials say this is the first outbreak since the pandemic began in march and all of those that have been infected. >>have been receiving excellent care criminal justice reform advocates say this all could have been prevented by taking better steps including releasing incarcerated youth. santa clara county's juvenile hall and william f james ranch facilities have experienced an outbreak of covid-19. >>9 boys and 4 staff members make up the infected. it's really troubling to see that. >>while in our county care that he's already vulnerable kids have been subject to this deadly virus. deputy public defender khan with the santa clara county alternate defender's office believes the county has failed in its responsibility to keep incarcerated youth safe. >>as cases have been surging across the area. he says now is the time to release those in custody, unless there is a demonstrated need to hold these in in custody, them they should be out because the facility has proven itself inca

dan thorn. kron 4 news. >>dan thank you the arrival of the vaccine comes as coronavirus patients continue to pack hospital beds across the golden state. for the second day in a row los angeles county setting a new record for hospitalizations more than 4,000 people were admitted to hospitals because of covid-19 in the past 24 hours. just yesterday more than 3800 people were hospitalized. here are the very latest icu bed capacity numbers across the state tonight. right now the bay area hovering just under 17%. the greater sacramento, san joaquin valley region in southern california regions are currently below the 15% bed capacity threshold, which automatically triggers a stay at home order despite not being below that 15% threshold 6 bay area counties are currently under an early stay at home order. our coronavirus vaccine coverage continues for you right now at kron 4 dot com. also now is the perfect time for you to download the kron 4 and kron on apps to get the latest alerts and push alerts to send you to yo

kron four's dan thorn lawn tonight in pacifica after talking with the owners and dan one of the planning to do next. >>well jonathan they're hoping to get some of these businesses to come together down here and essentially work on a safe way to to defy these orders and show that they can actually operate their businesses safely here. the owners here at the brewery say that one of their biggest issues with the stay at home orders is simply hypocrisy they've had to reinvent themselves by opening up seat outdoor dining spaces. while retail businesses and busy shopping malls are allowed to stay open. outdoor dining deserted pacific a brewery, the tables to remain empty a san mateo county is under another state home order. >>the small business like many others is forced to rely on just take out. and so far that's not going so well it's not stay at home order at all. >>it's shutting down restaurants. bars all of these places. >>for helen nasr elden her 2 dozen employees are at the heart of the matter most live paycheck to paycheck and depend on getting shifts the brewery is expanding take out

convalescent hospital and they're being kept in the dark about what's happening with her kron four's dan thorn has been working to try to get information about this he joins us live from hayward with more dan. >>what kind of damage been challenging to get any confirmation as to whether or not there has been in fact an outbreak here at this nursing home. our questions have not been confirmed nor denied by the facility. and we talked one family member who says their grandmother was infected here at the nursing home as well as possibly several others. deborah evans is a beloved hayward grandmother and resident at hayward convalescent hospital. >>her family recently learned she's tested positive for covid-19 a frightening call to get because of her age and high-risk medical conditions such as diabetes and emphysema even worse she might not be the only one reccntly infected at the facility, it's despicable i can't think of a better way to describe it. anthony cassar a says he was informed of his grandmother's infection. almost a week after she tested positive. he claims the nursing home has put her

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan california saw 25,000 new cases in the last 24 hours more than 1.3 million cases have been reported in the state with more than 19,000 confirmed deaths. >>there are more than 9400 patients hospitalized with coronavirus in the state with 2100 currently in the icu. >>not all bay area counties though are implementing those lockdown orders early those counties are sonoma napa solano and san mateo meanwhile leaders in san mateo county say they won't be issuing any new stay at home orders instead they want the public to take extra precautions to protect themselves. in slowing down the spread of covid-19 kron four's gayle ong has that story. >>san mateo county remains in the restrictive purple tier. health officials say they will continue to work with businesses and community leaders on adherence to existing guidelines. we spoke to workers here in downtown san carlos. >>it's interesting that all the counties around us are closed down it just kind of scary because there a

after a shooting in dublin police are right now seeking information about that killing our first dan thorn live for us in dublin tonight, he joins us with more on the investigation. what are you learning. dan. >>well vicki police are telling us tonight that they're still trying to piece together why the san francisco native was here in dublin to begin with this is an all hands on deck investigation for detectives meanwhile, the production company that alexander co-founded came out tonight saying that he was a talented artist that was taken far too soon. >>the career of a budding bay area rapper tragically cut short mark antonio alexander better known as lil yates was shot and killed in dublin early saturday morning. so this is really rare for one i have a home side really is really rare to have any kind of violent crime in dublin and all dublin police services say alexander was hit multiple times by gunfire near the dublin pleasanton bart station alexander later died from his injuries at eden medical center in castro valley investigators say it's still unclear what led up to the shooting w

kron four's dan thorn talked with some of those businesses and some of the customers he is joining us live now from walnut creek good evening. dan. >>well johnson and justine has you mentioned this is the unfortunate reality that these businesses are going to have to deal with it through at least the end of this year, some of the business owners tell us they're concerned about what this is going to do to their livelihoods customers telling us that this is definitely manageable but as you mention, health officials say this is necessary to get a control on this search. empty salon chairs empty outdoor dining parklets this is the reality for walnut creek's small businesses until 2021 it's devastating really there are bills to be paid to keep the business afloat and there are no customers to make the bills paid actually flowers manager of insignia hair salon is puzzled as to why businesses like hair salons and restaurants strictly following covid protocols continue to be singled out health officials in contra costa county and 4 other bay area counties say the new restrictions are an effor

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan meanwhile, the united states has reached grim milestone today one in 1000 americans have now died from covid-19 since the nation. >>first reported the death back in january this afternoon, the national death toll from covid-19 reached more than 331,000 people that's according to johns hopkins university. the census bureau estimates the u.s. population is around 330 million covid-19 infections in the u.s. have reached nearly 19 million people and here in california, the state recorded more than 30,000 new cases of coronavirus just on christmas. this as hospital beds are quickly filling up with covid-19 patients. the total number of people in the hospital is close to 20,000. and here in the bay area roughly 11% of icu beds are available. the state is reporting no icu beds are currently available in the san joaquin valley and southern california regions. we'll switch gears now for a moment to get a check now of our forecast with our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez s

reporting live in danville dan thorn kron 4 news and thank you at any moment tonight, the cdc director robert redfield is expected to give the green light to the vaccine. >>which once again will allow it to be distributed across the country. shipments are expected to arrive in states by monday trucks carrying the vaccine are set roll out tomorrow to nearly 150 distribution centers across the country. the head of the fda says that science and data guided the fda's decision to approve vaccine. despite concerns that the vaccine was rush along with pressure from the white house. >>here in the bay area we can expect about 75,000 doses of the vaccine. kron four's gayle ong explains who will be the first to get that and how local hospitals are getting ready to receive it and distribute it. >>the initial shipments are expected to arrive sometime next week and now will be intended for health care workers and first responders. >>we could store hundreds of thousands of vaccines right now ucsf without without an issue doctor desi kotis chief pharmacy officer for ucsf says the hospital is expecting

>>and i'm justine waldman kron four's dan thorn is at the scene of the great mall in milpitas right now we want to go straight to him. so we can get the latest details and then we understand everyone has been cleared out of the mall workers as well as customers. >>that's right john justine is a few lingering police officers still on scene here tonight. the area was cordoned off for several hours. but all that has been cleaned up. as you mentioned we've been trying to get more information out of police but of course they're continuing to investigate what happened here earlier today here at the great mall. really an anxious day for a number of shoppers that we spoke with and if you take a look at some of the video that we had here from earlier you can see people that were being. taken out of the some of them with their hands up making sure that police don't mistake them for being potentially somebody who might be involved with some of the criminal activity that's being looked into. here today there was also one moment where somebody was seen being taken out on a stretcher. it's still uncl

home holdouts for the bay area are napa san mateo and solano counties reporting live in petaluma dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you dan. >>in the sierra lake tahoe stay at home order is in effect for the next 3 weeks hotels are close to visitors, a huge economic loss right before the winter holidays, icu bed capacity in the sacramento region fell below the state's 15% threshold, leaving health officials no choice but to issue the new health order however, the nevada side of the lake is still open kron four's gayle ong joins us live with visitors can and cannot do gayle. >>well fans ski resorts are open during this stay at home order and day trips are health officials they are worried about visitors overwhelming their limited. they're limited health care system. so there's not a lot of space in the hospitals and of course covid. >>we want folks said to be safe out taos been around a long time we plan to still be around for a long time when that when this is all over in. you know be smart be safer because done and enjoy your holiday season, let's make the best of it as we can and the chapman c

our first dan thorn has the story. >>to help protect people struggling with homelessness throughout the covid-19 pandemic clifton hall in rockridge is now affordable housing for unhoused seniors and families the effort was made possible through funding from project homekey a program designed to help unsheltered people who are at risk of serious illnesses such as covid-19 this is one example what it very important example. solution oakland city council member dan called says there are still lots of work to be done in helping the unhoused in his city and his district but taking over clifton hall is a good start we all know we have a challenge throughout our city with many homeless encampments. >>and finding more plant more roofs over people for people's heads over people's heads for families and such. is our overall long-term now and beyond most of the residents at clifton hall will be seniors with permanent housing but for families this space will be more transitional allowing for some stability to move forward there wa

was all caught on video last month the person responsible still hasn't come forward kron four's dan thorn spoke to the dog's owner who says. >>all she wants is an apology. >>a woman tells us this dog was her world and he was her best friend she's really saddened by what has happened and doesn't understand why this driver didn't stop. >>it was a moment that shook nelly burke to her core her beloved dog cosmo killed by a hit and run driver the traumatizing act caught on camera i was very very upset for a very long time his stock i cherish very very much for a very close. we were best friends. burke was out for her daily walk with cosmo along freeway drive in napa on the morning of november 21st video shows them passing through the crosswalk near pine street when suddenly a dark colored suv rolls. so the stop sign trapping the poodle mix underneath as crossing the street, i saw her pulling up, i said please please stop your car stop your car stop your car, she she was going over the speed limit stop stop right cosmo late in the street suffering as burke kneeled down to aid him i walked up to

former college dorm for art students into permanent housing for families and seniors kron four's dan thorn reports. >>to help protect people struggling with homelessness throughout the covid-19 pandemic clifton hall in rockridge is now affordable housing for unhoused seniors and families the effort was made possible through funding from project homekey a program designed to help unsheltered people who are at risk of serious illnesses such as covid-19 this is one example of of what it very important example. solution oakland city council member dan called says there are still lots of work to be done in helping the unhoused in his city and his district but taking over clifton hall is a good start we all know we have a challenge throughout our city with many homeless encampments. >>and finding more plate more roofs over people for people's heads over people's heads for families and such. is our overall long-term now and beyond most of the residents at clifton hall will be seniors with permanent housing for families this space will be more transitional allowing for some stability to move forwa

reporting live in danville dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much dan now nationwide. >>the u.s. now has a total of more than 16 million confirmed cases of covid-19 that's according to johns hopkins university. >>there have been 1 million new cases in just the past 4 days to put that in perspective it took the u.s. more than 8 months to reach 8 million cases but less than 2 months to double that covid-19 hospitalizations also hit a record high for the 7th day in a row with more than 108,000 patients in the hospital around the country and as for the growing death toll more than 297,000 people have died from this virus. on friday. the u.s. reported more than 3300 covid-19 deaths that's the most ever in one day. that's more deaths than we saw on pearl harbor or 9.11 the director of the cdc is predicting that the daily death toll from covid-19 will continue to eclipse those numbers through the rest of the winter. >>our coronavirus coverage continues right now at kron 4 dot com. now is the perfect time for you to download the kron 4 and kron on apps to get alerts sent to your devices.

the sculpture was installed in downtown open just a couple of weeks ago kron four's dan thorn reports. >>well this is definitely been upsetting and disappointing for not only the sculptor, but also people who are advocates for the black lives matter movement. this bust was designed to be against injustice and now this sculptor has left having to rebuild it. >>chunks of ceramic chipped away from a bust of brianna taylor the sculpture in the middle of downtown oakland found hacked to pieces just days after christmas. i think it was a an active of racist aggression sculptor leo carson put together this piece to honor the black lives matter movement. the bust serves as a tribute to taylor who was shot and killed by police in louisville kentucky during a botched raid earlier this year. after months of carving and shaping carson's artwork was installed in late them square on december 12th. weeks later it looks like this the attack on the sculpture was you know in some ways it felt like a personal attack because i've put so much work and effort and so much of myself into it actually far more

kron four's dan thorn reports. >>well this is definitely been upsetting and disappointing for not only the sculptor, but also people who are advocates for the black lives matter movement. this bust was designed to be against injustice and now this sculptor has left having to rebuild it. >>chunks of ceramic chipped away from a bust of brianna taylor the sculpture in the middle of downtown oakland found hacked to pieces just days after christmas. i think it was a an active of racist aggression sculptor leo carson put together this piece to honor the black lives matter movement. the bust serves as a tribute to taylor who was shot and killed by police in louisville kentucky during a botched raid earlier this year. after months of carving and shaping carson's artwork was installed in late them square on december 12th. weeks later it looks like this the attack on the sculpture was you know in some ways it felt like a personal attack because i've put so much work and effort and so much of myself into it actually far more

>>and that was kron four's dan thorn reporting for us tonight. >>another big we're following tonight. the house of representatives passed a bill today that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. this vote was historic because this is the first time the full chamber of congress has taken up the issue of legalizing pot. the bill is called the more act and it was passed largely along party lines today, ohio republican congressman jim jordan and most republicans voted no. but florida republican congressman matt gates was actually a co-sponsor of the bill. >>because the federal government has lied to the people of this country about marijuana. >>the legislation would clear the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions the bill would also allow the federal government to tax and regulate marijuana and all kind of his products and as for the future of this bill is actually going to become law. lawmakers in the it is unlikely to even get a vote in the republican controlled senate so in a word. no. in a tweet today east bay congres

it would like the same pathway given to others in the alcohol business four's dan thorn is live in san francisco tonight, he joins us now with more on what this is all about >>well, pam and ken these small craft beer companies want to know why when they reopen they have to serve people food on site and other places like wineries do not have to do that when they resume their operations, the small craft beer companies say they are relying on people on site to enjoy their tasting rooms and they have made pleas to state government and their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. >>craft breweries across the state are seeking fairness from governor newsome and state health leaders when it comes to reopening a lawsuit filed last week says they're being treated unequally compared to their cousins in the wine industry, what makes it safer to have a meal with your beer and it's not meeting when you have a glass of wine that just doesn't make any sense the only difference chinos to is what the product is william bailey associate executive director of the california craft brewers association says it's u

dan thorn kron 4 news hour. let's take you live now to our nation's top infectious disease expert doctor anthony fauci receiving his vaccination for covid-19 it moments ago we actually saw health and human services secretary alex azar receive his shot and we've seen a whole slew of other health workers ahead of doctor fauci get their shots as well this morning all live here cameras with the signal being streamed to americans nationwide as a sign of confidence about the vaccine safety and effectiveness and here we see doctor fauci getting his shot now he may say a few words. will listen and if he does we know vice president mike pence delivered some words and so did. president elect joe biden after they received their shots so we'll see if perhaps maybe doctor fauci will say a few words as well be that clear that everybody should get up patients and that there have been. >>so few side any you know just walking off. next we have doctor you feel. >>out so there. he is walking off camera there. we'll see what happen