>>all bay area counties are in the most restrictive purple widespread tier, it's important to note thatr status for each county will be reassess tomorrow with california health and human services secretary doctor galley we will carry that news conference live on our 24 7 streaming news service kronon which you can download for free in your app store now. >>so the change to the purple tier allows places such as restaurants and churches to resume outdoor operations and hair and nail salons can reopen indoors in many areas, although local officials could decide to impose stricter rules again we will know more on that tomorrow with doctor galley the state is also lifting the 10:00pm to 05:00am curfew all of the details on the latest reopening are available on our website kron 4 dot com governor newsome officially canceled the stay at home order this afternoon but now some are questioning the timing of that decision our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>all regions effective immediately are no longer. >>in the stay at home order citing improving intensive care unit capacity s

most counties announcing today that they're going to soon be reentering the purple tear. the bay area is preparing to reopen following more than a month of statewide restrictions. san francisco's mayor, saying it's welcome news. it's good news, so outdoor dining can resume. personal services can resume as long as you can wear a mass counties around the bay area are preparing to return to the color coded system that the state put in place before the stay home order. san francisco's public health director, saying bay area counties will continue to work together on a region wide strategy way we'll see what your the counties are assigned to you by the state tomorrow, and i expect that in general that county orders will be aligned for the most part counties around the bay area, posting their plans alameda contra costa napa are also among the county, saying they will be returning to the purple tear meaning limited outdoor dining limited outdoor gatherings. gyms and houses of worship, hair and nail salons and some personal services will be allowed to resume with restrictions. san

. >> reporter: out of shelter in place means we move back to the colored tiers, starting in purple. this is what it means moving forward. outdoor restaurants are open. and/or retail at 25%. hotels, museums, zoos, aquariums are also open inside with modification. the shelter it out , this is a move in the right direction. >> we struggled big-time this year. ppp still has not come in yet. i am on top of the world right now. >> reporter: moving forward, this will be done on a county by county basis. as you remember, based on icu occupancy rates. end,the static occupancte got to hopefully we continue moving in this direction. live in walnut creek, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> as we reenter the tiered system, here are some reminders of when and what can reopen. in the red here, many indoor businesses can open at 35% capacity. gyms at 10% and schools can reopen. in orange, many businesses can reopen at 50% capacity. in in yellow, most businesses can open indoors with modification. >>> looking live in a san francisco where mayor london breed will give an update on the city's covid response thi

notice how the purple and red stays on the map. so a long duration wind event that slowly starts to back down as we approach 11:00 on tuesday. breezy for the morning, gusty as we get into monday night, presunrise on tuesday these wind speeds in the south bay as we get into tuesday night beginning to slow down. i think they will stay gusty on the hills in the south bay. a few showers here on friday, the expectations are low. a bigger exact, this time next weekend, they are dropping down the coast. we had summer today, fall-like gusty offshore winds, and 36 hours of gusty dry winds. and then it goes to a nice break, cooler temperatures, and showers. as the temperature roller coaster goes from mid 70s to mid 50s and maybe snow on our bay area peaks about a week from now. also a closer look at that tonight at 6:00. short-term, the big headline is strong, gusty winds. >> keep an eye on it, rob, thank you. >>> up next, the bills piling up during the pandemic. will the covid crisis create another crisis? we investigate. ♪♪ ♪ oh, this is h

now the change to the purple tiers allows places like restaurants and to resume outdoor operations and hair and nail salons can reopen indoors in many areas, the local officials could choose to impose a stricter rules. we will again no more on that tomorrow with doc doctor galley now the state is also lifting the 10:00pm to 05:00am curfew all details on the latest reopenings are available on our website kron 4 dot com. now the state's stay at home order is no longer in effect here in california governor gavin newsome made it official this afternoon. but now some are questioning the timing of the decision our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live ashley this is so confusing for so many. >>yeah it really is and critics are really questioning the timing here saying it's curious as governor gavin newsome faces a recall effort. but for now not a single region is required to be under a stay at home order. >>all regions effective immediately are no longer in the stay at home order citing improving intensive care unit capacity statewide governor gavin newsome gave the green light

ktvu is christien kafton explains what the purple tear entails. the bay area is preparing to reopen following more than a month of statewide restrictions. san francisco's mayor, saying it's welcome news. it's good news, so outdoor dining can resume. personal services can resume as long as you can wear a mass counties around the bay area are preparing to return to the color coded system that the state put in place before the stay home order. san francisco's public health director, saying bay area counties will continue to work together on a region wide strategy way we'll see what your the counties are assigned to you by the state tomorrow, and i expect that in general that county orders will be aligned for the most part counties around the bay area, posting their plans alameda contra costa napa are also among the county, saying they will be returning to the purple tear meaning limited outdoor dining limited outdoor gatherings. gyms and houses of worship, hair and nail salons and some personal services will be allowed to resume with restrictions. san

>>well now the san mateo county is back under the purple tier. >>retail stores are able now to open again and again with 20 to 25% capacity like we said it depends where you live when they start doing in the north bay in moran, their opening as of today 4 sarah stinson on the story for us live in marin county good morning. sara. >>and it's a big day, you know i've been going live all morning long outside of the exclusive club barbershop in sandra fell. now i'm inside with the owner here j maya thank you for joining us, i know it's been a crazy year for you, let's start with the highlight you have been named best barbershop owner in county in the year. where you struggle probably so it was definitely tough. >>definitely tough but me and my team we managed to weather i we were in the 4 months so we're open we just go time we did as much as we could to try to get recognition and you know and then we close sadly, but you know those little 4 months so we did i mean we made a huge impact with our community and our community spoke. >>and what is it like

you can see here all the local counties here in the bay area are still in the most restrictive purple tier, however, the important thing to note is that this all could change today, we're actually expecting to hear from california's health and human services secretary doctor mark galli to. reassess the tier status for each county. that's part of his weekly update. so we're going to carry that for you live on our 24 7 streaming news service kronon and as soon as there is any sort of change to the coloring of these counties will let you know what that means and what more might be allowed to reopen as of right now here is what is allowed to reopen and in what capacity across the bay area we have retail stores that can open up at 25% capacity, shopping malls also 25% personal care grooming. they can have indoor operations. outdoor operations. those include places of worship museums, zoos aquariums. movie theaters. gyms and fitness centers. restaurants of course with outdoor dining and wineries all out doors. >>despite being in the purple tier businesses in san francisco still cannot resum

monday, watch that same time stamp as we go through the next morning, tuesday, still in the purple. the areas in the purple could see wind gusts, it is not until tuesday night it starts to back off. as i say to my classes were at cal state, and san jose state, you see those bars stacking up, that is a wind machine. it starts to back off. less wind mid week, here comes the storm down the coast. it is the one that follows it into the weekend. dropping down out of the gulf of alaska. snow levels to 2000 feet. you have three seasons coming up in the next seven days, summer-like tomorrow in the bay area, enjoy it before the winds, the seven-day forecast. gusty, that many hours, gusties, tree damage. the rain makes a comeback, by next weekend, maybe snow. a reminder, it is still january. even though it won't feel like it tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you, rob. and sports, i don't have anything clever for you, take it away. >> i brought my note pad, i was ready to write it down. talking football. goth, a battle of quarterbacks, the native is about to do something he hasn't done yet in his

the governor's decision means that all bay area counties are now back in the purple tear, clearing the way for businesses and restaurants toe once against her customers on site. good evening. i'm julie julie haener. i'm frank somerville officials say the move shows that there is promising data when it comes to the number of coronavirus cases here in california. interviews amberleigh is in palo alto tonight, amber, you went to two restaurants and a nail salon where they are certainly celebrating the news. that's right, frank. the patio plans to stay open until midnight for sit down service. the owner tells me it's pure relation to be able to reopen to serve patrons on site. well, thank you for coming back and blessing. excuse the patio in palo alto open for sit down dining monday evening. just hours after the bay area stay at home order was lifted. owner megan cow cab tells me she's one month away from having to close your business for good. i got butterflies in my stomach. um it was i almost wanted to cry. the owner says she had an inkling restaurants would be allowed to re open someti

here in the bay area as you can see all local counties are in the most restrictive purple tier, however, it's important to note that this could all change today, we're expecting california's health and human services secretary doctor mark galli to address or to reassess i should say the tier status for each county. in his weekly update and we'll carry that for you live on our 24 7 streaming news service. kron on so make sure you tune in there. and again changes as they said could be coming but as of right now here is what is allowed to reopen and in what capacity in the bay area retail stores and shopping malls can reopen indoor with modifications places of worship gyms restaurants can all reopen outdoors. and while it may seem like the lifted order comes as a sign of relief for businesses. many are wondering if this latest phase will be short lived many local restaurants and stores know that they might be forced to shut down again and it would be the first time proffers dan thorn has the story. >>restaurants with outdoor dining setups can once again look forward to looking like this pe

what we are learning this morning about the driver inside. >>> and gyms are reopening under the purple tier. it seems like life is slowly getting back to normal in san ramon. a live report coming up. . >>> good morning. ahead on "cbs this morning," cdc doctor will join us. . >>> today on the drew barrymore show, leah remini drops by. then drew talks you all things beauty with patrick star. i just lost my job. with the kids at home and less money coming in, ththere'd be n no way we c cd afafford healtlth insurancn. my kids ththink i'm a a superh. but eveven superheheroes need helelp sometimemes. we foundnd help at covovered calififornia. anand not justst us. 9 out t of 10 peopople who enrolllled got fininancial he. coverered californrnia. this wayay to healthth insuran. enrorollment endnds january y . . >>> i'm anne makovec. breaking news this morning. a pg&e worker is recovering after the truck fell down an embankment. this is part of the storm damage in the south bay. the road basically washed out under that truck. the worker fell in the truck about 150 feet down that embankment. the

as of tonight we are all in the purple tier. so what can reopen in this purple tier? outdoor dining, hair and nail salons, indoor retail at 25% capacity and wineries can serve outdoors but look at the right side of the screen, bars, indoor museums, zoos, and indoor gyms must remain closed. the governor hopes more businesses will reopen. >> if the trend lines continue that we'll be moving we hope quickly through tiers, again, based upon our behavior individually, collectively, based upon our success and continuing to mitigate the growth and spread of this virus. >> and here is one of the big questions, when does this all go into effect? for most of the bay area it goes into effect tonight. the only exception is san francisco which can reopen on thursday. >>> gearing up now, that's what small businesses are doing tonight after being shuttered since december's stay-at-home order. many are hanging on by a thread and need this reopening this time to stick. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in danville where it's sink or swim for a lot of small businesses. di?jo >> repor

dan thorn kron 4 news dan thank you and despite also being in the purple tier businesses in san francisco. >>will not be able to resume operations that is intel this thursday. mayor london breed making that announcement after the stay at home order was lifted. you may remember san francisco is one of the first counties to go into a stay at home order before the state rolled into one. today mayor brees says conditions are better in the county because they took early action. because we acted quickly and because you follow the health care orders that were. >>provided by the department of public health we did so early even before the state required us to do so because we did that in san francisco. we are in a better place. >>unlike the rest of the bay area the overnight curfew will not be going away in san francisco. city officials say it's going to stand place least for the time being while san francisco is playing it safe with reopening other bay area counties didn't waste a second bringing back outdoor dining this was the scene on burlingame avenue in san mateo county. >>businesses grab th

all of the bay area in the strictest purple tier. that will be updated tomorrow. governor newsom says california's case numbers are down 37.9% in the last week. >> this is the 14-day positivity rate is down single digits to 9.4%. it was substantially higher just a few weeks ago. 13.6%. >> california has the 26ths highest covid positivity rate anywhere in the country. 27,000 new cases and 328 new deaths were reported just today. california has surpassed 3.1 million cases total including people who have recovered, of course. this is since the onset of the pandemic. that's according to johns hopkins university. vaccines are the key to ending the pandemic and the governor says additional measures are being taken to pick up the pace of vaccinations, which has been a problem. that includes testing a new app called my turn, developed with salesforce and a couple other companies. >> you sign up, you get notified via text or e-mail when it's your turn. you can schedule an appointment when it's your turn. as i said, it provides for providers the ability to have all that data

of course, most of california is in the most restrictive purple tear now. land's it was preparing to re open to the public next friday, february 5th after museums and zoos are now allowed to reopen at 50% capacity. concessions will be allowed under outdoor dining rules at the zoo, though indoor attractions such as the bug house and reptile discovery room will still be closed the zoo's popular gondola up to the california trail, though, will be up and running. the zoo says they're excited to reopen. after being closed for 50 days. people need to get outdoors. people want to get outdoors and way are a wonderfully safe place to be out of nature and to visit animals and to share those memories with your families. the zoo says it'll be busy calling in about 50 more staff members to meet all the safety protocols needed, disney is changing up one of its longest running amusement park rides to address what it calls negative depictions of native people. disneyland and disney world are updating their jungle cruise attractions to better reflect and value diversity. the

we have our soda bottle here and there is the purple liquid let me grab that dry ice so we can get themical change. we are adding the dry ice here the purple and blue and it is getting lower and lower so we are dropping the ph like a 9 or so all the way down to a 2 or 3. the cool part, if you have this funnel tube thing, what you can do is put the top on here. you are going to screw it onto the soda bottle and now we are going to force the bubbles or the gas to come out of our funnel now for the bubble part, what we are going to do is dump this funnel into my bubble bath solution and what we'll see is bubbles starting to form the more dry ice you will have in here is the more bubbles you will see if your hand is nice and wet, you can catch the bubbles. all that dry ice or vapor that's coming office collected in the bubbles and sits there and when you pop it, all the gas comes out and so you can see that chemistry is happening that's a physical change that's sublimation >> i don't know how you come up wp with these things but it is another winner >> thank you so much, i appreciate it. i

>>placing in the purple tier businesses in san francisco are not going to be able to resume operations until thursday day after tomorrow. the mayor made the announcement a runner at san francisco is one of the first counties to go into the stay at home order even before the state ordered it, mayor breed says that is why conditions are so good. >>because we acted quickly. >>and because you follow the health care orders that were provided by the department of public health we did so early even before the state required us to do so because we did that in san francisco. we are in a better place rest of breast cancer. >>on like the rest of the bay area the overnight curfew is not going away though in san francisco that's still 10:00pm they're keeping that place for the time being. >>san francisco is playing it a little safe with the reopening process businesses in the north bay av will start of reopening as today right kron 4 sarah stinson is live in county with the changes which businesses are open sarah. >>all barber shops hair salons nail salons all will be reopening today. i'm live here

that's the purple tier. governor newsom saying case numbers are down 37.9% in the last week. >> today we can lay claim to starting to see? real light at the end of the tunnel as it relates to case numbers. you can see the 27,000 number. that's reflected on over 400,000 tests. >> the 14-day positivity rate is 9.4%. two weeks ago it was 13.7%. here's a tweet from the state assembly member named evan lowe who represents parts of san jose, los gatos, cupertino and saratoga. he says he didn't know the order was being lifted until other people told him about it. lowe joined us on our 3:00 program today "getting answers." >> it is frustrating, there might be some times this point included to which i might be hearing about something from someone else. these constituents and everyday californians are not going to call the governor's office. they'll call us. it's important that we provide the accurate information in real time. >> lowe also pushed back against some republicans who say newsom made today's announcement be

>>> next at 5, governor newsom reopens california with most of the bay area going to the purple tier. what that means and what happens next. >>> plus, evacuation orders are in effect for santa cruz county. we are there as entire neighborhoods are told to leave as the season's strongest storm bears down. >>> abc 7 news meteorologist will be here how it could produce flash flooding and mudslides. >>> santa clara county withholding doses from santa clara county hospital. >> red flags being raised about the vaccine rollout and racial disparate. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> we begin with the state lifting the stay at home orders. most of us are in the strictest tier. it means we can eat outdoors, meet outside with two house soelds. >> we're seeing a flattening of the curve. everything that should be up is up and everything that should be down is down. >> i'm anna dates. >> i'm dan ashley. as rob jeret rob hays says, th entire state is moving back towards colored tiers. >> reporter: governor newsom announcing a move back to the bluepr

color coded blueprint the state was using based on the virus' rate of spread. that purple tier means the return of outdoor dining and indoor hair and nail salons. and we saw some people rushing in the south bay to get to that dining as soon as the ered word listed. tables were filling up almost immediately after people heard the news. >> let's pump some blood into this blood line of our city. i love it. >> i came out immediately. >> we were happy to take it and run with it and we had everything ready to be set up. urgin people to be careful s because they still have one of the highest case rates in california. so keep up with the masks and social distancing. other businesses that can reopen, breweries that serve meals, outdoor museums and zoos and limited indoor retail. >>> you can see where your county stands in the reopening process on our website. this map shows you what's open and closed in every tier. you can find this tracker anytime at abc7news.com. >>> we told you earlier the storm is really having an impact on the bay area's fight against covid-19. and that in san

of where this all started to develop from and so can you tell us ashley so we're going back to the purple tier we're not exactly sure when because most bay area counties when we left the tier system and then went to the icu capacity system we're mostly in the purple tier system so do you remember exactly what that means will be open and closed as i recall it is. indoor hair salons and outdoor dining that will be able to resume. >>yeah, no outdoor fitness outdoor dining all of the emphasis on outdoor everything lee. personal care of it as a lawn bark out now the market for example. >>actually our air or their concerns right now we know that u.s. officials are saying that things appear to be promising. but right now we are still in the grips of this pandemic we're start we're still seeing a number of cases are their concerns are you hearing from folks who are saying this may not necessarily be the best time for the governor to make a move like this right now. >>yeah, i'm i'm hearing a lot of that and even in my you know we're messing and we get this platform to interact with the public. i'm

or, is the county reopening to the full extent of the purple tier? >> so just to be clear right nod that the counties are coming out as the shelter-in-place order, we will be told what tier we're in tomorrow. we'll look at that very carefully. and with regard to the orders, those will be -- be released accordingly. and that those will be released on thursday at this time. >> thank you, dr. colfax. your next question comes from holly striker of kqed. what amount is the expected next shipment of vaccine in san francisco? >> so, remember, we have visibility only to the vaccine that the health department will be getting because the other health care systems in the county, the kaiser and the sutter and the dignity, they get pulled from their regional counterparts what vaccine they'll be getting. what i can tell you right now because this is what we have insay the into -- is that the health department is scheduled to get 10,575 doses this week. that number could change. and we will know that number when they tell us that that number has actually been shippe

>>now that san mateo county is in the purple tier, those retail stores will be able to open up from 20% to 25% capacity, reporting in burlingame i'm maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>while many of us are excited about the stay at home order being lifted a bay area congressman is speaking out against the move kron four's noelle bellow talk to representative ro khanna earlier today. but i think we have to be careful there for a lifting orders prematurely i mean there's only 23% capacity in the bay area with the icu is in parts of southern california. there's 0% capacity you still don't have the pandemic anywhere close debt under control the vaccination rollout of the has not been something to be proud so i would urge that we be more cautious and put public health first and foremost a anything out i trust that experts are looking at this, but my hope is that we're always going to put public health first. >>are you saying that the lifting of the stay at home order is too soon you feel. >>i think it may i mean i it is certainly statewide i mean i've heard that from a number of constituents are co

exiting the stay at home order means for most of us going in to the purple tier. think 99% of the population in california is now in the purple tier of the blueprint. i will upupdate thatat in a mom that's also a fairly restrictive level of movement, of mixing. we hope california residents don't see yesterday's announcement as a let's go and put our guard down but keep our let's do what we can to make sure that our rates don't increase and rise. is that though our hospital delivery system is looking better, looking like it can manage what is cupping its way, which is ultimately what we want all residents to get the care that t they need when they need it in our hospitals. that in order to keep that the case we need to keep our guard up and follow these simple but important actions. next slide. as we exit the regional stay at home order we gogo back to the blueprint for a safer economy. today as i have indicated 54 counties in purple. three in red. one in oranange and zero in yellow. case rates and test positive are moving forward, we have a few counties that sort

marion county reopened yesterday in the purple tier salons are taking people's temperature sanitizing in enforcing the mask policy. many business owners though are on edge, wondering how long they'll be able to stay open. and not everyone is celebrating the decision to lifted the stay at home orders the california nurses association which is the largest union of registered nurses in the state is condemning the move saying it puts health care workers lives at risk the union put out a statement that reads in part quote even if numbers are trending downward we're still in the midst of the most deadly surge of covid-19 yet registered nurses have seen more patient deaths in the past few weeks than we've seen at any other point in our careers. they went on to demand state leaders keep the stay at home orders in place until more people can be vaccinated. and a man claiming to have ties to the bay area is now in federal custody accused of threatening family members of the new york congressman and a journalist. according to this a criminal complaint robert lemke sent a threatening text message

california now moves back to the color-coded care system with the majority of counties in the most restrictive purple tier, monday's announcement allows for the reopening of outdoor dining and indoor personal care salons in that tier the stay at home order depended on the region's ability to maintain more than 15% of its icu capacity projected over the next 4 weeks after saying friday this data was too complicated to share with the public health officials monday pointed to these projected icu numbers a month from now has reason to lift the order we hope that we continue to see the decline. >>that we've been witnessing over the past 10 to 14 days that give us the confidence today around what those hospital projections would be he is confusing. he is uncertain. >>and he is incompetent state assemblyman jim patterson monday, not mincing words for the governor. i think what we're seeing right now is a political decision. and it's a political decision because over a million californians have said you've done such a lousy job we've we signed a recall against you governor newsome responding to the criticism

yellow tier and most bay area counties all the bexar county's will still stay in that widespread purple tier so many businesses will still remain close. that includes many nonessential indoor businesses operations must be closed as right and you may remember on the tier system all the counties had to work. >>in order to move up that next tier level whether it's not the orange are the red. after that purple tier, but once again according to ashley's tweet once again, california counties will go back to that tear system all starting back into the purple tier system after governor gavin newsom is expected to lift the stay at home order for all the regions here in california. tomorrow we've reached out to a number agencies tonight, the california restaurant association. who's who is telling our sister station in fresno that they've received information from the governor's office saying that the stay at home order will be lifted as well california if we go back to that purple tier system for all the bay area counties that would allow the reopening of outdoor dining and indoor salons. >>we're

under the purple purple some services can reopen outdoors under strict guidelines. and hair salons can open indoors over a roller coaster ten months. the personal service care industry has had to completely shut down more than any other industry. asian americans make up a large part of that industry and that group is among the hardest hit in terms of unemployment. a study showed out of -- out of san francisco state showed that the unemployment rate in asians is higher than the national average. it's proposal leapt in california because of the high asian population. the state had some of the toughest covid-19 restrictions. i spoke to the co-author of the report about the study. >> some of the reasons include asian americans being employed in certain types of industries. three industries highly affected by the pandemic, the hospitality and leisure industries. retail industry and what we call other services industry. other service industries include such things as hair salons, fix-it shops p these types of things, nail salons quite prominent in san jose if you want to

>>time now is 5, 7, and despite being in the purple tier businesses in san francisco will not be able to resume operations. until thursday mayor london breed made the announcement yesterday you may remember san francisco was one first counties to go into the stay at home order before the state even ordered it. mayor breed says conditions are better in the county because they took early action. >>because we acted quickly and because you follow the health care orders that were provided by the department of public health we did so early even before the state required us to do so because we did that in san francisco. we are in a better place. >>i like the rest of the bay area the overnight curfew is not going away in san francisco city officials say they're going to keep that 10:00pm curfew in place for the time being. >>while san francisco is playing it safe with reopening other bay area counties didn't waste a second in bringing back outdoor dining some businesses in san mateo county for instance took advantage of the order by lifting and reopening outdoor dining immediately restaurant

counties are waking up in the purple tier. that means businesses including outdoor dining, hair and nail salons, can reopen with restrictions. with more icu beds available and the spread rate dropping, some argue more restrictions could be lifted including dining and gym working out indoors. the owner of one san francisco gym is hopeful that will change soon. >> to reopen indoors at 10% capacity in three weeks. so for us that's about five people. >> like restaurants, gyms must operate outdoors under the purple tier. one-on-one personal training is also allowed. >>> even though the governor lifted the stay-at-home order, health leaders are still urging people to stay local. the travel recommendation is to not going -- not go more than 120 miles from home and avoid nonessential travel altogether. >>> here are the icu predictions over the next month, they're all above 15% threshold. two weeks ago, we were near 5%, and suddenly a new lifeline for renters struggling to make it in the bay. it may be a major step toward thursday. that

the purple fills in the map. gusts start to accelerate. across the valleys. 20 to 45 miles per hour. this means we're under an elevated fire danger risk from the storm prediction center. for the next two days due to the combination of below average rainfall and dry gusty winds. a closer look at this pattern moving out and rain might make a come back in the 7-day forecast. >> thanks so much. u.s. defense leaders say all national guard troops in washington for inauguration security are being vetted as they arrive. because officials say they are worried about insider attack. or other threats from service members. some members of the mob january 6 were former or current vets. the fbi vetted 25,000 national guard members now in the capitol. commanders have been warned to be on the lookout for problems. within the ranks. another quiet day in sacramento. under tight security. new video of the massive police and military presence there. all of the neighboring state offices remain heavily policed and within a military zone. no protests held today.

the state lifted the order and put them into the purple tier.t means a green light for outdoor dining and salons can reopen. >> i'm glad it's being released. we need to get back on track and get back in our normal daily activities and work and stuff like that. too long. >> here's why. i.c.u. availability in the greater sacramento. it's trending upwards. remember 15% is the target and the governor feels sacramento is going in that direction. >> we're starting to see some stabilization both in i.c.u.s as well as stabilization in our positivity rate. we are also starting to see the rate of growth for hospitalizations beginning to decline. >> so what about us? we've been below the 15% threshold for nearly a month in terms of i.c.u. availability. december 16th, take a look, 12.9%. then last thursday a big dip, 3.5%. we dipped below 5% for the first time. yesterday another low, .7%. tonight, though, perhaps a good sign. i.c.u. availability in the bay area is now 4.7%. but for now, get comfortable at home. a live look in san francisco where health lead

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lifting of the statewide stay-at-home restrictions, all bay area counties are now waking up in the purpleier. here's a look at what is allowed to open and what is not. outdoor dining can resume. outdoor wineries, zoos, and hair and nail salons can reopen with modifications. in the meantime, bars, indoor gyms, indoor museums, and indoor movie theaters must still remain closed. >>> california today officially reshuffles a priority list when it comes to the covid vaccine distribution. top priority will now be age based. everyone 65 and older will stay at the top of the list along with those front care health care workers. other essential workers including first responders, food and ag workers and teachers will slide back until the first phase is complete. it's likely those over 50 will be next in line. the state's top doctor, dr. mark gailey, will outline the plan at noon. some bay area counties today will also talk about their own vaccine rollouts during their regular tuesday meetings. >>> we've got some more vaccine details. johnson & johnson's vaccine is now in the late stages of clinical

>>in the purple or widespread tier. it here sports in the red tier. sports like football soccer and volleyball will not resume little bit to lee county reaches the orange tier indicated the spread of covid-19 has reached a moderate level. >>i definitely didn't think that last year's going to my last game or my last race or i kind of knowing that all of that is really last year 16 year-old skyline high school football player. aaron pryor was gunned down near his home in oakland we had a lot >>things going on with him saying that if he was playing sports. he wouldn't be in in shortly after that he was he was gunned down. >>but governor newsome gym to please i hope you're listening to what was happening here. >>we need your help to get these young men and women back outside to be high school students be high school athletes i reached out to the governor's office and received this statement from the california department of public health quote like other california department of public health guidance, the sports guidance is mandated pursuant to public he

some kids may return in the purple tier, but the older ones have to wait much longer. >> that does not mean grades 6 through 12 will not go back in person. right now our proposal is based on what we know at this moment. we haven't given up. >> the biggest concern is the change that i'm seeing in the kids in our community, kids that used to be happy, kids that used to be good students, they really liked school rk, they're gettin more failing grades. we're putting our kids in counseling. >> reporter: the local teachers union did not want to make comment, but discussions about kids going back into classrooms will be made fwebetween the two labor unions. >>> santa clara county cleared up the confusion of what school sports will be allowed since it moved into the mostly restrictive purple tier. they want them to stay 20 feet apart, but they will now remain 6 feet apart. football is banned but cross country, golf, skiing, tennis, and snowboarding will be allowed. >> youth athletes should wear a face mask when participating in sports. face coverings should also be worn in activities of heavy

sacramento county still in the state's most restrictive, purple tier. be sure to check t the r person ide the conavis numbers. we are breaking down the tiers of who is eligible for the next vaccine. that's at the top of the page. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a call to action for berkeley school district today. parents and students demanding elected leaders reopen schools and listen to public health officials who deem it safe. emily turner was sit in protest in berkeley today. >> the gates to the school may be open but the classrooms, the school itself, those are still closed. that is exactly why parents are here in berkeley protesting. this is the closest thing to in person learning exercises these kids have gotten in the last year. they are writing letters to the school district and staging a sit in outside an empty campus. it's all to try to bring back in person learning. 't en have live not going bais instruction math at first grade. >> this as health professionals called for schools to reopen on february 1st saying that california schools should be

all nine counties have been moved back into the purple tier of reopening which means that outdoor dining, personal care salons, outdoor wineries, outdoor zoos, those businesses are able to reopen. bars, indoor gyms, indoor museums, indoor movie theaters, those type of businesses must remain closed. a number of restaurants in pleasanton and throughout the bay reopened for outdoor dining immediately yesterday. and customers came in spite of the chilly temperatures. it's going to be interesting to see what happens later this week with this storm coming. i hear the owner of the side track owner and grill in pleasanton -- >> we're doing okay as a business. in terms. my employees getting paid, that's another story. >> there's been a financial burden. it's been on people, that's difficult, they're trying to make ends meet. hourly workers. >> reporter: the governor says among the reasons for lifting the order is that four weeks from now they predict that standard icu bed availability will be at or above 15%, that's a threshold that the state's been aiming for. the bay area right now is well abov

hamilton, the pink, the purple, the white, that is a wintry mix, and snow is foulialling as well. the strongest wind is well north of us. we have 12 hours we're going to be dealing with the storm. on the storm impact scale, level three storm. a 12-hour window, and a few minutes, starting 4:00 p.m. lasting through 4:00 a.m. heavy rains and strong winds. let geese hour by hour, time it out for you, light showers and watch what happens. once the sun goes down, you see the yellows, the oranges, that is heavier rain moving in, and by 11:00 p.m., we are tracking intense rain, strong winds in the heart of the bay area, and the heavy warain will transitio to the south bay. south flood, there is the high threat of debris flows. we are going to watch it closely for you, and also, very strong winds. look at this over the next couple hur hour, you might feel a breeze. the winds are going to ramp up. you see on the coast, 50 or 60 miles per hour, and the bay area, 35 miles per hour. we have a high wind warning along the coastline. it does include san francisco. gusts over 50 miles per hour. li

>>now the governor newsome has lifted the stay at home orders and the bay area is now in the purple tier, many businesses across the bay area are thrilled to be able to welcome customers back that includes restaurants like millie's kitchen in lafayette. the business had tent for outdoor dining that has sat empty for weeks. now the staff plans on making further changes to help welcome customers. back amid this cold winter weather. >>we will enclose what we're allowed in close. i'm put put some some type of warmth out there for the customers, yeah, we'll come back and they love millie's we >>and the staff at millie's tells us that they're loyal customers help keep them afloat during the stay at home order of course health officials want to make sure and make it clear that despite the reopenings people do still need to keep covid from spreading by doing what we've been doing so far wear your mask, socially distance in fact double mask. if you can that seems to be at. meanwhile the bay area alone is home to hundreds of wineries trying to get by after both wildfires last year now. the latest

the high wind warning is the shade of purple. 're in this for our north bay hills are east bay hills and through the santa cruz mountains. it expires at seven o'clock. tomorrow morning. here's a look at the forecast a as expected into the evening hours notice the purples and the reds primarily over our coastal range. the santa cruz mountains are east bay hills. that's where we're going to see some of the strongest gusts to 50 even 60 mph and as reported early this morning, some gus for reaching 70 and 80 miles an hour there's a look at tomorrow morning again. the purple and the reds focused in right along our coastal range and our hills. as we get into the evening hours, the winds do begin to back off. but tomorrow is expected to be another breezy, windy day with the expert exploration of the wind advisory coming late in the afternoon. pictures around the bay area 77 santa rosa right now still holding on to 81 in oakland. ah lot of seventies in the north bay 75 in nevado along the peninsula, 73 woodside and for the inner east bay.

to tahoe to stay up to date on road conditions and chain control requirements while is still in the purple tier, so anyone visiting the resort during the storm should be prepared to spend much of the day outside in the elements has access to the lodge is an indoor are restricted walk-up tickets have been eliminated so anyone looking to visit should by day ticket in advance. so pretty. now here in the bay area thankfully, no snow but there are slick roads and which has led to multiple car crashes the murray county sheriff tweeted out this picture of a car on its side as you can see off highway one o one are in. chp is urging drivers to slow down the agency is also reminding drivers that it is illegal to film an accident while you're driving. so don't stop. >>and some people do that we're keeping an eye on the you go live picture of the radar showing a all of the widespread rain but if you and the right lower half of the screen you can see that pink and blue. our set is snow yeah around mount hamilton yeah, we've got some sleet self there right now little leftover cold air from the previous

the woods are mind people. that blueprint was established with purple, red, orange and yellow tears. we simplified that blueprint. a number of my it's ago. many of you again recall that blueprint on the basis the most restrictive tear being the purple tear and the least restrictive tear being the yellow tear. here's our current tier status and by the way tomorrow, this status will be updated when dr galley gives his tuesday presentation, but you can see the current status and all the commensurate requirements, modifications and restrictions that are part of each tier and remind everybody if they want to learn more. or about the tearing and remind themselves or just bit of underf what red means versus orange. go to the covid-19 dot see a doctor of website covid-19 dot cia dot gov website purple tear, just as an example and now that we are in a purple tear for those vast majority of counties means restaurants can open for outdoor dining with modifications. nail hair salons can open with modifications certain you sports. resume for competition, in particular, with again modifications and

>>see the area shaded in purple man you got a lot of cold temperatures the dark purple going to see those numbers probably dropping down in the places they usually don't get to probably about 27 degrees or colder overnight tonight and then much of the temperatures also going to be dropping below freezing so be ready for a hard freeze tomorrow morning in some spots and watch out for a little black ice out there as well. all right, let's time out the incoming storm as we head through the night tonight most things are fairly quiet. the winds should begin to calm down then as we head through the day tomorrow there you go just after 3 o'clock in the afternoon this model because the pick up on that rain moving through and really starts to get going you start to see a lot of yellow lot of orange by six-thirty in the evening and really start pumping as we head in toward 9 o'clock or so look at all that heavy rain just raped across much of the bay area tomorrow that will continue through the night that cold front really on the backside in by 11 o'clock you see hung up in the north bay so we're goi