ago of pulling the emergency break. >> the governor pulling the emergency brake today, issuing more strict guidelines in the hopes of slowing the spread of covid-19 with cases spiking to record levels. we're breaking down the changes and how they will affect people here in the bay area. from ktvu news, this is " the 4:00." the test positivity rate in california is at a level the state has not seen in months. welcome to the 4:00. >> after hinting at action earlier this week, and governor newsom today rolled out a new regional stay at home order. it is geared toward protecting critical care capacity. ktvu greg lee joins us live with these imminent restrictions . >> reporter: the governor said the core of this order is to

keep people from mixing with others from outside their household. as these numbers continue to go the wrong direction, he says we are still expecting a surge from the thanksgiving holiday. >> if we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. if we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb. >> reporter: siding sharp increases in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, and death, governor gavin newsom issued a new regional stay-at-home order with strict new rules. >> back to back days with 113 deaths just in the last 14 days, close to 1000 californians have lost their lives due to covid-19. >> reporter: as of now, all nonessential travel is temporarily restricted statewide. the new stay-at-home order breaks the state into five regions instead of individual counties. monterey and santa cruz county are included in the bay area

region. when and areas icu capacity drops 50% or less, restrictions would go into place for three weeks but none of the regions currently meet the threshold, but newsom expects four of the five will in coming days. by the mid to late december in the bay area. >> it is about how we reduce our mixing altogether. >> reporter: the order shipped on many nonessential businesses including bars, wineries, and personal care services like hair and hair salons, playgrounds, museums, and zoos must also close. retail stores will be limited to 20% capacity, and restaurant can only offer take- out or delivery. schools with a waiver can remain open. >> lives are in the balance. lives will be lost unless we do more than we have ever done. we're being asked, we're being called to do everything in our power. >> reporter: earlier this week, the governor announced loan and grant programs we're struggling small business owners , but

there is still plenty of frustration from fatigued residents and elected officials the republican assembly meant james gallagher from yuba city sent us this statement. the only thing consistent with the governor's handling of covid-19 has been his inconsistency, when you can find this inconsistency with hypocrisy, the result is like and trust that the governor try to provide some optimism, saying a vaccine is on its way, calling it, quote, a light at the end of the tunnel. >> we do not anticipate having to do this once again, but we  really all need to step up. we need to meet this moment head-on, and we need to do everything we can to stem the tide. >> reporter: governor newsom said enforcement of these new restrictions will be up to local jurisdictions. in addition, once a region falls into that threshold in has 48 hours to come into compliance. reporting live, greg lee, ktvu fox 2 news. heather? >> speaking of enforcement, greg, we have heard from various municipalities before this idea was even talked about, that they weren't going to enforce certain covid-19

restrictions. how is the governor responding to those who are critical of this new stay-at-home order? >> reporter: that was asked today during that news conference, and previous to today, the governor has said he would withhold emergency funds from some of those counties are municipalities that did not engage her would not and for some of these restrictions. he reiterated that today, that those funds may be withheld if things are not followed. >> all right. thank you so much. our greg lee reporting for us on the potential new restrictions set to go in place here in california. greg, thank you. and the state is opening up 11 medical facilities to receive covid-19 patients. these surge utilities are in various counties across california, including san francisco, contra costa, and san mateo counties. the

governor said the facilities are ready to move into active status. >> as we move to the stay at home, as we see the significant increase in icus and hospitalizations and deaths in the state of california, we are moving from warm status to more active status. >> governor newsom says those search facilities will be open and ready to receive patients starting on december 9. the governor's announcement today could potentially cripple some small businesses already struggling during the pandemic. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joins us with more on that part of the story, jesse? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. governor newsom says there is financial help for small business owners . however, the realities of capitalism running headlong into rhetoric from the capitol, and some business owners tell me they may not survive the disparity. mcginnis grill in lupita's has

been in business a dozen years, but owner eli ramirez says he's not sure he will make it to my 13 year. this chilling reality, after governor gavin newsom announced another possible shutdown of nonessential businesses. >> there is things that needs to be paid. my mortgage, my three employees of got left support their families themselves. >> reporter: since the emergence of the covid pandemic earlier this year, the grill is strictly take-out, and business is down almost 50%. add to that, a waiting game to see if they regional shutdown is initiated by hospital icu capacity rates dropping below 15%. >> we have to be more mindful than ever about the economic impact and consequences of these further restrictions. >> those new restrictions anticipated to hit around mid or late december could cripple the newly opened student math learning center next door to the grill, which has already

lost 70% of its business. >> many businesses around this area of milpitas have shut down their small businesses, and if the small business owners that have been impacted the most. >> we don't know how deep a recession this is going to cause. it is certainly going to make things worse, and harder. >> reporter: san jose state university strategic business professor dr. robert chapman wood says government lifelines are fine for their short-term, but you economic sustainability depends on foot traffic into small businesses. >> if a shutdown happens when things hit the 15% level, we could lose some businesses. some people are going to go out of business. >> reporter: the parachute to keep the economy from crashing our efforts underway at the nation's capitol to provide small businesses with loans and tax breaks, tc.. since election day, coordinated by the parties involved has been a lot better, but to note , nothing has been passed out of congress yet. we are live in san jose this afternoon. jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. we'll head back to you.

>> jesse, obviously you know, the state is making efforts to try to provide some sort of financial need to these small business owners that are struggling here. what do they say about the amount of financial assistance that is available to them on the state level and whether it is enough? >> reporter: alex, it is razor thin, the difference between making it this month and being gone the next month, and that is why they are very wary about this idea of shutting things down at the 15% mark. yes, there is some help, but it is just not enough. it is not designed tosustain a business, and for business, you need people coming in, particularly foot traffic. online sales can work for some businesses. but for example, restaurant, you need takeouts, but you need people coming in on a regular basis, and that is what is missing, and the government really cannot replace that , and it's assistance can only go so far. >> not much room for error for a lot of the small business

owners. ktvu jesse gary live in the south bay. appreciate it. thank you. governor newsom says that help is on the way in the form of vaccines. today, he announced how vaccines will be distributed. ktvu cristina rendon joins us live with details of the state's distribution plan, cristina? >> reporter: the state starts to expect placing orders tomorrow for pfizer's vaccine, and we're told those first vaccines will begin at to arrive in 2 weeks. >> these are the regions and the total number of vaccines going out. >> reporter: california's vaccine plan is broken up into six regions. governor gavin newsom says those are based on the state's vaccination protocol testing from the five stay-at-home order regions. california is expecting to receive 327,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine i mid- december. >> vaccines are about to arrive here in the state of california in the next few weeks, and you will be hearing good news on

top of other good news . more and more vaccines will be arriving, january, february, march. >> reporter: because 327,000 vaccines is a scarce number, the state has broken up its vaccine distribution plan into three tiers. vaccines will first go to people in tier 1. those who work in acute care, psychiatric and correctional facility hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, paramedics, emts, and dialysis centers. tier 2 prioritizes immediate care facilities, home health and supportive services, community health workers, public health field staff, and primary care clinics. tier 3 includes other health care settings like specialty clinics, lab workers, dental, and pharmacy. newsom says the six regions will place orders with pfizer starting friday. >> those that think they can get ahead of the line and those that think because they have resources or they have

relationships that will allow them to do it, we also will be monitoring that very, very closely. >> reporter: newsom said the distribution plan is based on equity and fairness. >> help is on the way. there is light at the end of this tunnel. >> reporter: the next phases of the distribution will be different because they're going to be coming from moderna, which is distributed by mckesson. because those are different vaccines, the particles are different. in the next few weeks, the state will expect to learn more on when those vaccines will be available. heather? >> all right, cristina rendon reporting live for us this afternoon. cristina, thank you. cases of coronavirus are spiking right now in congregate settings around santa clara county. health officials there say the recent outbreaks at nursing homes, homeless shelters, jails, and other facilities where people have to come together, they said the problem is that crowding is making it difficult to socially distance. >> people who reside and work at congregate settings are

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a close adviser to governor gavin newsom was charged today with felony domestic violence in napa county. 51-year-old nathan ballard was booked for willful cruelty to a 4-year-old child, as well as domestic violence. ballard allegedly shoved his wife into glass doors at a napa valley resort on october 18. he also allegedly tried to suffocate the child with a pillow. ballard worked as a back when newsom was mayor san francisco. he is said to be arranged december 29. police in sunnyvale said they have cracked the verbal.

ktvu crime reporter henry lee joining us live with more on this case, henry? >> reporter: alex, please tell me this crew used the names of at least 100 victims and thousands of others to rack up fraudulent claims, another sign that the scam is rampant. sunnyvale police say these five suspects are responsible for fraudulent unemployment claims with a secure vented potential loss to the state. >> $1 million worth of funds. >> reporter: the group broke into mailboxes, cars, and homes in sunnyvale and across the south bay. >> they would commit burglaries, still personal identifying information, credit card, utility bills, things with a name on it, then they would open fictitious accounts and steel funds. >> reporter: police say they are still try to identify victims whose identities were used for edd claims. >> we identified hundred victims at this point. there

could be potentially thousands or more victims. ktvu plus it all began when police identified george ramirez, a parolee, a suspect in a residential burglary. they found him at a local hotel police identified four other suspects in the ring, including robert tristan, christopher ellingson, and his brother samuel pick another suspect is on parole for fraud related crimes. as part of the investigation, police seized guns, a shotgun, a machine used to make a card, edd debit cards, and other items. >> so we are thumbing through just a vast mountain of evidence we recovered. printer police say this ring may be one of many others out to skim the edd and innocent victims. >> it's disheartening in this day and age with covid and the businesses and everybody struggling that we're losing funds to criminals. >> reporter: sunnyvale police tell me their investigation is continuing and they are working with state investigators and postal inspectors took reporting live, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. the area weather, we've been dealing with so much

sunset over the past few days. it nice to see some clouds with maybe the hope we can have a few raindrops falling from those clouds, but it still looks like this dry weather pattern is here to stay just a few visiting clouds for this afternoon and into tonight. unfortunately, we will be talking about fire data as we head into early next week. in southern california, they are talking about fire danger right now. you can see all the areas in red. that is a red flag fire warning, and this is a long- duration event until friday, 6:00. more neighborhoods in southern california until 10:00 pm on saturday. that means the storm reports, earlier this morning near san fernando, that the wind gust of up to 79 miles an hour, so we're tracking an offshore wind event as we head back toward late sunday and into monday. for today, you probably noticed the high clouds streaming overhead over the past few hours, and as you can see here, we have a storm system out here in the pacific, but all the energy is running them into the swamp out here in the pacific,

so it's blocking all the storms, we're picking up some of those clouds over the past few hours. this is the satellite loop over the past six hours. check in right now in some of the current numbers the temperatures right now still in the 50s across a good portion of the bay area with partly cloudy skies, even mostly cloudy skies in a few neighborhoods. here's our live camera looking out toward sfo where you can see some of the brakes in the cloud cover, so still some hazy sky up above if you're a complete recovered with the fog. overnight lows will start tomorrow morning. on the cool side, probably not as cool as this morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and you can see the forecast model bringing in more sunshine. as we head into your friday, this is friday afternoon, and into the weekend, look at that rain not here in the bay area, but up to our north what around cape mendocino, look what is headed our way to early next week. we will talk more about this and update your five day forecast, and unfortunately we

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new job numbers show the pandemic is still taking a heavy toll on american workers took the u.s. labor department announced today 712,000 americans applied for new unemployment benefits last week. this number is actually down from the week before, but economists say it is still a sign that the job market remains under straight in the pandemic. before the virus hit last month, the weekly average of new claims was roughly half 1 million fewer than it is now. one month now after election day, president trump continues to fight the results. his legal team bouncing from state to state battling for recount, and as fox's lauren

blanchard reports this afternoon, with no actual evidence, time is running out for the trump campaign to make its case. >> this is probably the most fraudulent election that anyone has ever seen. >> reporter: from the oval office, president trump doubled down on his claims about a rigged election. his legal team meanwhile and those fighting the result of the 2020 election are making the case in different battleground states. on thursday, a judge in nevada here's a case on fraud the attorneys want to overturn the results, even as the state has already been certified for joe biden. and in georgia, rudy giuliani spoke before that state's senate judiciary committee to say the voting machines were rigged. >> whether you're republican or democrat, this is not a machine you want counting your votes. >> reporter: even allies of the president say time is running out, and the trump team has not proven their claims of widespread voter fraud. even the attorney general says his department has not found anything that would change the election results.

>> if you have a credible allegation, put up or shut up. >> to the trump legal team, you are making all these claims. you got to prove it. >> reporter: president trump will rally in georgia this weekend for republican senate candidates . there's concerns too much talk about rigged elections will hurt republican voter turnout in george's believe they are votes won't matter. >> we should go down there and basically keep the script. to everything to unite the republicans in georgia so that we have a firewall against the progressive biden administration not. >> reporter: at least one reporting congress meant that he will contest the election on the house for when the new congress convenes. he needs at least one senator to join him for there to be a debate. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. we told you at the top of the newscast about governor newsom's new covid-19 restrictions. up next, we'll live with the ucf doctor about what these rules mean. he took the oath of office this afternoon for his second term. the mayor of berkeley joins us

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senator kamala harris has announced three key appointments to her senior staff in the vice president's office. the included chief of staff, domestic policy adviser, and national security adviser. harris previously appointed a communications director, as well as chief spokesperson. all five of those positions are being filled by women. meantime, fellow senator dianne feinstein is throwing

her support behind alex padilla to fill harris's senate seat when she resigns to become vp. padilla was an aide to feinstein 25 years ago. he later served on the l.a. city council and state senate before being elected secretary of state in 2014. feinstein says that governor newsom is aware of her support. if you wins the appointment, padilla would be the first -- the state's first latino senator. since the pandemic began, mayors all across the country have been at the front lines of the battle to contain the coronavirus. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin will continue confronting the challenges after being sworn in today for second term. that ceremony as you see here taking place with all the covid- 19 guidelines in mind, and joining me live this afternoon is mayor arreguin , and thank you so much are being here, and congratulations on your reelection. i know that you have been navigating challenges at the

local level, and they have been vast to properly respond to the coronavirus. what is the current situation like there in berkeley, and what are your biggest concerns? talk you well, my biggest concern is the next few weeks and months. we're seeing a spike in cases in the bay area nationally. >> for most of the pandemic, we've had a pretty low infection rate, and that's really due to not only the public health measures we implemented, but also the berkeley community, but we are seeing an increase in infections, so we need to be vigilant. we know that the governor today announced that even more restrictions may be implemented to ensure adequate capacity in hospital, so we need to get our

businesses through this time, residents to this time. we launched our relief on this past week, so we can raise our money to support businesses and residents who have been impacted during the pandemic. >> and so mayor, what do you think of the potential for new lockdowns? it appears that they are coming. >> it does appear that they are coming. you know, i honestly think they are going to be necessary. i am very concerned about the fact we're not prepared in the state of california for having adequate hospital icu capacity. we are seeing an increase in cases, and, you know, i also want to recognize vice president biden said, that we are having fatigue, covid fatigue. this has been eight months, eight, nine months we have been in shelter in place. it has been hard. it's been hard for our businesses, our residents, but we need to stay vigilant. we need to continue practice physical distancing. we need to remember to wear a face covering took these things are critical to control the spread of the virus, and we need to redouble our efforts on the local, state, and federal level to provide economic relief to support our

communities during this pandemic. >> mayor, while obviously covid- 19 is a top priority right now, looking ahead, what are your plans for the city of berkeley? >> my most immediate priority is addressing the public health crisis, but we have other crisis that we are facing, not just in berkeley but the contribute economic and housing crisis, environmental crisis, facing cataclysm and change, so i want to continue the work we've done the past four years to not only build more housing, particularly housing affordable for lower income households, to address the humanitarian crisis of homelessness, and take action in addressing climate change because we don't have time to wait. i'm proud that berkeley has been a leader in these areas, and you know, we're going to continue to provide leadership to promote a more equitable and sustainable future for our city. >> we really appreciate you coming on today. again, berkeley mayor jesse arreguin, and congratulations again on your reelection. thanks again.

>> thank you. the bottom line is if we do not act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. if we don't act now, we will continue to see a death rate climb, more lives lost. >> governor newsom today issued a regional stay-at-home order. this will take effect if and when icu bed capacity goes below 15% in the region where you live. the order divides up the state into five separate regions. there's the san joaquin valley, southern california, northern california, the greater sacramento area, and the bay area. no one is under stay-at-home orders yet, but the governor says all of the regions except the bay area could be there in perhaps a week. >> the bay area may have a few extra days. our current projections suggest mid, maybe late december. but all within just the next few weeks, our icu capacity in the state of california will drop in these five regions.

>> now under the regional stay- at-home order, restaurants will go back to pickup and delivery only, retail businesses will go to 20% capacity, but schools can remain open if they have received such a waiver. joining us not to talk more about the new covid restrictions that are going to be in place, dr. kirsten bivens the mandingo, professor of epidemiology at ucf's school of medicine. good to have you on this afternoon. we appreciate you breaking down but we are talking about here. what's going to start the stay- at-home orders for a particular region. it's all going to be based upon the available icu capacity, if it falls below that 15% mark. does that threshold make sense to you, and why? >> yeah, i think it really speaks to what is making public health and policy leaders nervous right now, and that is the fact that our hospitals are

filling up. and remember, when hospitals build up and icus don't have enough beds, that does not just mean we can't from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm of covid will pick it means we cannot take care of heart attacks, pneumonias, broken hips very well either. and that makes us nervous, so i really like the approach of looking at regions and saying to the regions have enough capacity, and if they don't have enough capacity, we really have to do everything we can individually and collectively to get the case rates down so that we can make sure we can take care of everyone who needs to be hospitalized. >> we heard from the governor today, and he expects that most of the regions in california will likely meet that threshold in terms of icu capacity in just a matter of days here in the bay area. it may be about mid december or so before we get there with

that stay-at-home order. to those projections seem right to you? >> i think that is right. right now, we know the hospitals in the bay area to have capacity, but it is important that we tackle this as a statewide approach because what happens during times of crises like this is that different parts of the state help each other out. we have seen that throughout the pandemic when there were higher rates and interior counties come other parts of the state took many of those cases. we did that in the bay area. what we need to make sure is that the areas of the state that have high rates basically locked out in order to keep enough capacity, but that we have the ability to help each other out. the other thing to remember is the rest of the country is also experiencing the surge. help is not going to come from other places, so we have to really figure out how to help ourselves in california, and this approach makes sense, even if the case is right now in the bay area are under enough control that our icu beds are not overloaded right now. >> so this stay-at-home order obviously sounds eerily familiar of course to the initial stay-at-home order issued back in the beginning of the pandemic back in march.

obviously, some key differences here. but when you think about it here, it certainly seems, doctor, we're in a much different spot right now. people, they are tired of going through this. there is covid fatigue, and so do you think a stay-at-home order at this point of the game can be as effective as flattening the curve? >> yeah. let's just say at. we are all really tired. there is a feeling, particularly in california, when many of us have been doing our part, that really, we have to have this happening again, then we're going to have restrictions in our movement? and i think what we have to do is not view this and that we have done something wrong. we all knew that the virus was going to go up in transmission over the wintertime. we have seen that around the world. but where there is reason to be hopeful is that we have a vaccine. we have two vaccines, in fact, that are going to start to be distributed even this month,

and in through the new year. there is light at the end of the tunnel. what we really need to do now for the next several weeks is to make sure we each do our part individually and collectively to get over this, this hump right now, this crisis situation right now because as we look to the new year, things will look better, and so even though there is fatigue, i hope we can get everyone to do this. >> we have set it at so many points along the way, but this truly is a crucial moment in this pandemic right now. really appreciate your time and insight. thanks so much for coming out today, dr. kirsten bibbins- domingo, professor of epidemiology at the ucsf school of medicine. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. still ahead here on "before claw," a new way to fight fires in san francisco. we will give you a look at the city's new floating fire station. in the bay area weather, we

have some high clouds a 70. no range of detective. how long the dry weather stretch will continue, and an update on fire danger here in the bay area.

the chp is investigating a deadly crash in san bruno. officials say this happened around 7:00 this morning on northbound 101 near the san francisco international airport . the accident involved an suv and led to a major backup during the morning commute. so far, no details have been released about the victim and the cause of the crash is being investigated. police an daly city are asking for your help to solve a deadly thanksgiving night hit and run crash. police say the driver of this older model toyota sienna minivan hit and killed a 40- year-old man as he was crossing bayshore near geneva. the driver did not stop, and

that almost hit another car going the opposite direction. if you have any information on this case, put in a call to daly city police. san francisco's new floating fire boat station arrived at pier 22 1/2. tugboats guided the state-of- the-art structure from treasure island around 2:00 this morning. the fire station will replace the 105 year old fire station along the embarcadero. the floating fire station was manufactured in china and is expected to improve response times in the city. the fire station costs about $40 million and will serve an important purpose along the waterfront. >> well, we built three fire stations in san francisco the last few years, one in marina, another, and this on. this is something resilient to the last fire station which you can see behind me, the existing what that is still working order, it is not earthquake safe. it is very small for what the

needs are. it does not have any of the modern amenities. this is a project that's going to last for generations in san francisco. it's going to make sure that the front in front of san francisco residents and businesses will be protected from the fire. >> does floating station was funded by an earthquake safety bond. fire station 35, which they spent in 1915, will now be used to store equipment. well, it's nice to see some high clouds script and throughout the day. we maybe had a little bit of hope of cloud that produce rainfall , but unfortunately look like we're still dealing with the dry weather pattern. this is going to continue to the weekend, and into next week, so we are waiting for the rainfall and the storm way out in the north of the bay area, so the last rainfall november 18, and it looks like right now for today, we have 15 days. is easily comes over 20 days

and possibly longer than that, as there's no real sign of this ridge really breaking down enough to bring a significant rainfall. of course, things could always change. satellite, you can see the changes on the last few hours into the afternoon hours some of this high cloud cover, this cloud shield drifting closer to the bay area. right now, we have partly cloudy skies, even a few mostly cloudy reports as well this afternoon, as clouds have been marching in, and we'll come closer and talk about the buoy reports because the waves have been really building all day long. we had beach hazard alerts, and the waves right now detected by the buoys you can see have been jumping up. even as some of the energy gets focus to what our close line, places like ocean beach, we have waves going over 15 feet, so we have dangerous conditions just offshore, in the west- northwest well peaks today. the golden gate bridge, heading into the evening hours, dark. we don't have the lights to show you on the golden gate bridge just yet, but all that energy near the coastline with that swell, just be careful with those waves really

building over the past few hours till current numbers, we'll check in on santa rosa, 61, san francisco 58, livermore 61, in san jose in the lower 60s. reporting some cloud cover. this is a graphic that actually felt strange to kind of prep this throughout the day. december 7, monday, we are talking about high fire danger potentially a few days away. no red flag fire warning just yet, but it looks like we're going to have an offshore wind ramp-up possibly to over 40 miles an hour, especially in the hills, so something to be watching closely as we head into early next week as the northeast flow really increases by monday morning. as far as the overnight lows, we will start out tomorrow morning in the 30s and 40s. only not as cold as this money because some of the clouds moving overhead kind of act as an insulating blanket, so still cool, but not as cold as this morning. then into the afternoon hours, lots of 60s. here is the set up out here in the pacific. if you can see a big, amplified, upper-level high, primarily up to the north.

what gets by this ridge, just a few high clouds. we will see the high clouds right now and into tonight. into the weekend, still more sunshine. a few clouds saturday, but the mild weather pattern will continue over the next few days, and we're just showing you a few clouds for tonight. into your friday, we will have clearing skies into the afternoon hours. look at this. we get excited about this. some rainfall showing up along the north coast, but for us, we'll pick up a few clouds as we head into the weekend. highs for tomorrow still mild. lots of 60s out there. some patchy morning fog. hazy sunshine into the afternoon hours. the weekend will be dry, and unfortunately, most of us on friday, we are talking windy conditions, warm conditions, and high fire danger, so it looks like fire season may continue in the bay area. hospital say staffing shortages and also limited space has grown the virus infections that could cities across the country. the latest from texas is coming up.

and fraudulent claims totaling nearly half $1 billion. coming up tonight at 5:00, over on ktvu plus, how investigators say criminals got away with it, and a look at what the state can try to do is to stop these fraudulent claims. plus, a large gathering may be to blame for a covid outbreak among correctional officers. what santa cruz county is now doing to track the source and make sure it does not spread any further.

there is some optimism on capitol hill about reaching an agreement on a coronavirus relief package. >> we will not leave washington until we get this done. >> we can do this. >> president trump also says he will support congress's efforts , so here's where we stand right now. rank and file lawmakers from both parties in both chambers support a $908 billion package that was proposed this week.

and includes money for additional unemployment benefits, small businesses, and rental housing assistance. >> economists are now wanting that the u.s. economy could fall into double dip recession without additional relief from congress. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell introduced his own package that costs less, but does not find as many programs. he's unwilling to support large bills but is willing to pass standalone bills for programs that are universally agreed upon. the u.s. has hit another record in coronavirus death, two 3040 fatalities in nearly every state is reporting a rise in 200 from covid related deaths and hospitalizations as the nation's health care system near a breaking point. as its reporter, the cdc is now wanting of a dark winter ahead if these trends continue.

>> reporter: more than 270,000 people have now died from the coronavirus. a new cdc forecast released thursday projecting up to 329,000 fatalities by the end of december. >> it is quite clear at this point that this second wave unfortunately is right upon us. >> reporter: hospitals across the country are now facing staffing shortages and reduced capacity. governors in wisconsin and nebraska waiving licensing requirements and fees to make it easier to bring back retired medical staff. while states like massachusetts opening field hospitals to deal with the surge. >> people need to stay vigilant, and they need to keep doing the things that we know keep the virus in check. >> we're starting to see folks, you know, become more ill and require that higher-level or that icu level of care over the last week that we had seen previously from that. >> reporter: meanwhile, the supreme court says giving a temporary win to churches in california that challenged

governor gavin newsom's limits on interchurch services. the court ordered a lower federal court to re-examine the restriction in light of the decision that justice is handed down last week that ruling went in favor of churches and synagogues in new york, who argued governor cuomo's limits on religious institutions in hot spot areas was also unconstitutional. california's current rules prohibit indoor worship services . that's in counties where the virus is widespread. that's the latest from dallas. fox news. here on "the four, and call

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is ready to get back into the air. the 737 max jet had been globally banned from the skies after deadly back-to-back crashes. but the company now says it is safe for passengers to fly again . gillian turner reports it might be a while before boeing can truly gain back the public's trust. >> reporter: a big day for boeing. the aerospace companies 737 max jet returned to disguise wednesday for its first passenger flight in nearly 2 years. american airlines took journalists on a demonstration like from dallas, texas to tulsa, oklahoma. first time members of the public have been allowed on the planes since march 2019. >> at american airlines, safety is our number one priority. there are no exceptions. it is the center of every decision we make and every

action that we take the >> reporter: regulators worldwide grounded the best selling debt after two fatal crashes in just five months killed 376 people. marking the industry coupons worst crisis in decades and one of the longest aircraft groundings in history. the trip went out with a hitch, but the biggest challenge is still to come. winning back the public's confidence. >> this airplane has gone through more scrutiny than any other aircraft that i have known of, and rightly so, and it's brought it to a point of which it is extremely safe. >> reporter: the federal aviation administrated lifted its ban on the 737 max last month after boeing redesigned its continuation system and introduce new pilot training. >> they will have seen a tremendous amount of the system's knowledge that we did not have before and actually do hands-on flying part of it, so that's really what's going to bring the confidence back. >> reporter: americans first commercial flight is expected to take up december 29. in washington, gillian turner, fox news. that's going to do it for us here at 4:00 to coming up

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