for the first time in its history, the cambridge botanic garden has put its entire collection online.ntries here for the garden. and we move onto the modern database you have set up now. yep, so that would have been, they originally would have done everything by hand. the idea of keeping a record of what was going into the garden, essentially, that book in front of you is now digital. let's suppose a search for a family i know and love, you can find out how many species we have got, where they are, where we got them from, did we get them from another garden or did we get them from the wild? can find out what their conservation status is, are the threatened in the wild or not? anyone in the world can see what we have got. and so they can see our images, they can see our information, and by being visible, by being open, we are hoping to encourage more people to use it. anyone can access the portal which is on their website, but academics and experts and other botanic gardens all over the world are also encouraged to order seeds and believes that they would like to study. there is someth

richard westcott, bbc news, the botanic garden in cambridge.e at birmingham rep theatre as doors opened to the public once again. there's hand sanitiser, temperature checks, and even socially distanced tutus to keep everyone safe, as ben sidwell reports. no, i haven't made that bit up. excited, very excited. really excited, so glad to be back, back to the theatre. it feels very liberating to be out and doing something normal. the arts is a real go—to thing for me, and it'sjust so wonderful to see it back. it's been 220 days since the birmingham repertory theatre opened its doors to an audience. it's incredible, actually. we're sort of amazed we're here. there's something just so horrible about a completely empty theatre. there's nothing so dead as an empty theatre and it's been like that for seven months so to have life in it, it's a wonderful feeling, actually. the birmingham royal ballet's five socially distanced shows sold out in a matter of hours. usually able to hold almost 900, each performance will be watched by fewer than 150 people. so

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botanical gardens can reopen at 25% and elementary schools can reopen if the parents are ready, as wellhey say the peak hours are from 5:00 to 7:00. and when people usually get off of work. knowing that, plan your day accordingly. >>> taking a look at san jose, this morning. the city council has declared next monday as indigenous peoples day. the columbus day holiday is still in the books and city workers still get the day off. they just don't recognize it by the name of the italian exporter. >>> the city of oakland is trying to make businesses more transparent. the city council approved the resolution this week that would force companies. this revives a law passed 15 years ago. the city would create a new fund where companies with those ties could contribute to help oakland's poorest neighborhoods. >>> 13 men have been charged over a domestic terrorist plots. authorities say the antigovernment group is accused of plotting to storm the state capital, planning to abduct or murder a state official and start a civil war. the fbi says the group met repeatedly. president trump took to twitte

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museums, zoos, galleries, botanical gardens can open up at 25% capacity.elementary schools are ready and parents are ready, as well. a lot of these folks are very dedicated. live in pleasanton, kpix 5 news . >>> joe biden heads to the battleground state of nevada. >> this comes as president trump says he is ready to get back on the campaign trail this weekend. >> want to do a rally in florida saturday night and we might come back and do one in pennsylvania. >> the president called into fox news twice yesterday and did not say if he has been tested again for the coronavirus . and then he said he would probably be tested today. mr. trump's doctor anticipates a safe return to public engagements tomorrow but the cdc recommends two negative tests before a patient can leave isolation. the president is rejecting plans for a virtual 4 for the next debate. joe biden has agreed to the 4. the commission announced the change yesterday without consulting either campaign. >> i am sticking with the date. i am showing up. i will be there. if he shows up, fine. if he doesn

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. >> while at the nearby botanical gardens, a mix of new plants greeted returning visitors. >> i washere at 7:30 in the morning along with the birders who were just so thrilled to have the gates open. >> did you have fun? >> at stow lake, families can glide across the water on a fleet of brand-new boats. ♪ while a few hundred yards from the ferris wheel, strings of classic music drift from the newly refurbished band shell, a joyous symphony for a public ready for a rebirth after so many months. even if it's seeing a sleeping giant spin back to life. >> it no longer is a symbol of hope. it's actually a wheel of hope. >> love that symbolism. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. i'm on. >> i'm ama daetz. thank you so much for inviting us into your homes tonight. our next newscast is at 6:00. see the you then. when was the last time your property tax bill went down? what? never. are you kidding me? for years, the residential burden has gone up. while the corporate burden has gone down. prop 15 reverses that. it closes corporate loopholes and invests in schools, small business, a

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such as the san francisco botanical garden, the foundation that supports the palace of fine arts andngoing relationship with the national aids memorial grove. and i just wanted to conclude one more time, because we can never do this enough, by thanking the f.p.c. for the tremendous work on this project. and their success in raising the millions of dollars needed to support this park and their commitment to continue funding parts of the maintenance of this park. and say how wonderful it will be to open this park in a few months. and i'm happy to take any questions. thank you very much. >> president buell: thank you, lisa. >> we are now in public comment for item 7, francisco park donor naming and recognition. please dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. you have two minutes. >> good morning, president and commissioners. my name is bruce, i'm with the san francisco park conservancy and just wanted to celebrate this occasion. it's been many long years and we're not only thankful to the private individuals who have made this possible their through generous donations, but wanted

fitness centers, museums, botanical gardens and personal care services are allowed to reopen.ncing a $92.5 million bid to secure the coliseum site. >>> a santa rosa man survived a shark attack while body surfing off of the beach. >>> it is still a slow ride on the east shore freeway, this morning. westbound 80 at gilman, account for a crash locking lanes and another crash reported at carlson. 20 minutes, highway four. that is your drive times. westbound 580, no delays and looking a lot better at the golden gate bridge. a little slow southbound on 101 heading to the bridge. there may be a trouble spot just north of there. as we take a live look at the bay bridge, traffic is pretty quiet. mary? >>> catching that drizzle this morning with some clouds and foggy conditions. you can see those totals picking up a few hundredths of an inch of rain already today. in the bay area, we believe in science. traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep mi

we have a semi tropical botanical garden and the plantings along the river. not the cool breezes that you have up above. plants thrive that could not thrive at street level. another hallmark is the cypress trees planted along the banks. these have roots that go down and hold the soil. they can also get very tall. they give a sense of scale. you get a sense of being in a very different environment. the part of the river we are on was originally a loop. it was connected by flood control channels. so the water would not have to come all the way around. this was the historical part of the riverwalk. about 10 years ago, it was expanded to the north. there are several museums along there. the length of the riverwalk now is about 15 miles. all of thege to starts and stops we have had along the way is that the buildings have evolved and the surroundings have evolved in a haphazard way. appearance give the of a place that was suddenly created in one stroke. it gives a sense of the passage of time and variety. that is much of the charm of the riverwalk. >> you can watc

we have essentially a semitropical botanical garden in the plantings along the riverwalk. there are not the cold breeze as you have above. plants thrive that could not thrive at street level. another hallmark of the riverwalk are the cypress trees which are planted along the banks. these have roots that go down and hold the soil. but they also get very tall. and so as the hotels are built along the riverwalk, the cypress es give a sense of scale. they keep the tall buildings from overwhelming the riverwalk itself. so you get a sense of being in a very different environment. the part of the river we are on right now, the riverwalk, is two miles. this was originally a loop that headed east and then south and west again. and it was connected by a flood control channels so the water would not have to come all the way around. this is the historical part of the riverwalk in the 1930's. about 10 years ago, the riverwalk was expanded to the north, in an area called the museum reach because there are several museums along their and commercialeen development to the north. it was ext