smith is a california state assembly member and was endorsed by former president barack obama and former democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton. the seats a district includes suburban areas of los angeles and ventura counties. the victory is a flip back. 2 republican for a seat that had only been occupied by a democrat since 2018. >>another big story. we're tracking tonight. the lawyer for the family of 26 year-old briana taylor was shot and killed by louisville police officer she says that louisville police the department there is to blame for a botched police raid the officers say they were executing a search warrant in a drug investigation and they were met by gunfire from taylor's boyfriend new documents show that taylor was not the target caitlin rushed has the latest.

the california state assembly headed back to sacramento following a two month hiatus which coincided with the coronavirus pandemic. among the challenges, with stores closed in residence at home, legislors are dealing with a massive deficit from declining tax revenue. with the pandemic projected to continue through the fall, expanding vote by il as a safe option for the november election. lawmakers have to address long- standing chaenges from osting affordable housing to fighting climate change. >>> joining us is state assembly member david chu, and from the sutter county, james gallagher, thank you both for joining us >> thanks for having us. >> you both returned to work this week. wh is it ke to legislate in the midst of a pandemic with masks and protests? >> i think the biggest difference that u notice is the capital building is not populated. it is like a t ghtown walking the halls. usually the publis in the capital walking the building obviously different groups are wanting to petition their me gove. you do not see that, right? we are still able to conduct hearings and provide pu

temporary workforce adjustments which will result in a 20% pay cut for part-time workers at california state assembly member ask how protested alongside the health care workers this gesture that they should be the ones sacrificing although he called them. >>heroes are essential workers. recalling or as a part of me and so i can't stand by andy seiler. instead to share that as much as well for reserves. it's 10 for health care push race. further our to our health care workers. the protesters told cholera that this outbreak won't end anytime soon so the pay cut will significantly affect that. >>cowra believe the hospital has plenty of monetary resources for health care system here billion in assistance to this the economic crisis. health care workers poll. and he had one last message for stanford hospital before he left we need to make car parts for we asked our workers our healthcare heroes make sacrifices so we can do the right thing. i make. >>all of this crisis and i guarantee. come through for us as they always do people get out of this crisis in one piece workers deserve that much reporting in pa

needed to make temporary workforce adjustments which will result in a 20% pay cut workers at california state assembly member ask how protested alongside the health care workers this gesture that they should be the ones sacrificing although he called them. >>heroes are essential workers. recalling or as a part of me and so i can't stand by and be silent. it is to to share that as much as well for reserves. it's 10 for health care push race. sacrifices for their art to our health care workers. the protesters told cholera that this outbreak won't end anytime soon so the pay cut will significantly affect that. >>our believe the hospital has plenty of monetary resources for health care system here billion in assistance to this the economic crisis. and he had one last message for stanford hospital before he left really the or we asked our workers our healthcare heroes make sacrifices so we can do the right thing. i make. >>all through this crisis and i guarantee. come through for us as they always do people get out of this crisis in one piece workers deserve that much reporting in palo alto i'm jason dumas

temporary workforce adjustments which will result in a 20% pay cut for what line workers at california state assemblyted alongside the health care workers this gesture that they should be the ones sacrificing although he called them. >>heroes are essential workers. recalling or as a part of me and so i can't stand by and be silent. it is to to share that as much as well for reserves. it can for health care push race. sacrifices for their art to our health care workers. the protesters told cholera that this outbreak won't end anytime soon so the pay cut will significantly affect that. >>our believe the hospital has plenty of monetary resources for health care system here billion in assistance to this the economic crisis. and he had one last message for stanford hospital before he left really the or we asked our workers our healthcare heroes make sacrifices so we can do the right thing. i make. >>all through this crisis and i guarantee. come through for us as they always do people get out of this crisis in one piece workers deserve that much reporting in palo alto i'm jason dumas scrum for news. >>stil

temporary workforce adjustments which will result in a 20% pay cut for part-time workers at california state assembly member ask how protested alongside the health care workers this gesture that they should be the ones sacrificing although he called them. >>heroes are essential workers. recalling or as a part of me and so i can't stand by and be silent. instead to share that as much as well for reserves. it's 10 for health care push race. further our to our health care workers. the protesters told cholera that this outbreak won't end anytime soon so the pay cut will significantly affect that. >>cowra believe the hospital has plenty of monetary resources for health care system here billion in assistance to this the economic crisis. health care workers poll. and he had one last message for stanford hospital before he left we need to make car parts for we asked our workers our healthcare heroes make sacrifices so we can do the right thing. i make. >>all of this crisis and i guarantee. come through for us as they always do people get out of this crisis in one piece workers deserve that much reporting in

needed to make temporary workforce adjustments which will result in a 20% pay cut workers at california state assembly member ask how protested alongside the health care workers this gesture that they should be the ones sacrificing although he called them. >>heroes are essential workers. recalling or it's a part of me and so i can't stand by and be silent. instead to share that as much as well for reserves. it's 10 for health care push race. sacrifices for their art to our health care workers. the protesters told cholera that this outbreak won't end anytime soon so the pay cut will significantly affect that. >>our believe the hospital has plenty of monetary resources for health care system here billion in assistance to this the economic crisis. health care workers poll. and he had one last message for stanford hospital before he left we need to make car parts for we asked our workers our healthcare heroes make sacrifices so we stand for be the right thing. i make. >>all of this crisis and i guarantee. come through for us as they always do people get out of this crisis in one piece workers deserve that

. >> clerk: item 13 is a resolution opposing california state assembly bill 2261, authored by assembly member edwin chau, which would preempt san francisco's precedent setting prohibition on government acquisition and use of facial recognition technology and there by imperil the public health and safety of san francisco residents and visitors. >> president yee: supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: yes, i would simply like to ask for a roll call vote on this item, please. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, roll call vote, please. >> clerk: on item 13 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are ten ayes and one no, with supervisor stefani in the dissent. >> president yee: okay. this passes with a 10-1 vote. let's go to item 16. >> clerk: item 16 is a resolution urging the inclusion of additional data sets in the san francisco covid-19 data tracker for sexual orientation and gender identity, and additional congregate residential facilities. >> president yee: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: i introduced this resolution because we can and should do better. we can and should do more to inf

in california, the democrats control the state assembly. the speaker is bringing them back today to start working. congress cannot stay shut down. government has to continue to be able to work in the process. you don't want to sit back and say i am going to craft some other bill, the democrats picking numbers before deciding what is in it. and you are going to bring everybody back for an up-and-down vote. that is not how congress should work. that is not how the american voice should be delivered. i believe we can do both in a different manner. jake: let me ask you this as a follow-up. a lot of people think logically, 2020, why aren't we allowing people to vote from their offices around the country? we are in a pretty perilous environment, public health setting. explain to us why you are against remote voting, which i believe you are, and why you are against proxy voting. you could vote for another member of congress if you are here and they are not. rep. mccarthy: let's get to your second question first, proxy voting. constituents lend the

. >> clerk: item 13 is a resolution opposing california state assembly bill 2261, authored by assembly member edwin chau, which would preempt san francisco's precedent setting prohibition on government acquisition and use of facial recognition technology and there by imperil the public health and safety of san francisco residents and visitors. >> president yee: supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: yes, i would simply like to ask for a roll call vote on this item, please. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, roll call vote, please. >> clerk: on item 13 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are ten ayes and one no, with supervisor stefani in the dissent. >> president yee: okay. this passes with a 10-1 vote. let's go to item 16. >> clerk: item 16 is a resolution urging the inclusion of additional data sets in the san francisco covid-19 data tracker for sexual orientation and gender identity, and additional congregate residential facilities. >> president yee: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: i introduced this resolution because we can and should do better. we can and should do more to inf

california residents. >>now the state assembly has yet to finalize that proposal the legislature and the governor have 2 weeks to negotiate the final state budget. >>well a key coronavirus model has now made a major tweak its projections on how many deaths we may see in america. this comes as we pass another grim milestone with 101,000 deaths in the u.s. camila bernal has the latest. >>so sad. always carry them in our hearts that big number of people. >>a moment of silence in the nation's capital as the united states passes a major more, but milestone in the coronavirus pandemic the president has said one death is too many this as new york's governor plans to enact an executive order allowing businesses to turn away anyone not wearing a face mask as the state begins to reopen. >>you don't want air wear a mask fine, but you don't have a right to then go into that store. if that store owner doesn't want you to. >>in nearby massachusetts, the world famous boston marathon now canceled. >>this kind of event would not be responsible or realistic on september 14th or any time this year. >>meanwhile, a key covid mode

a california state lawmaker has been removed from his committee assignments after investigators say. >>he sexually harassed women state assembly investigators say that republican assemblyman bill brough insinuated to one woman he could help or political and she went home with him. he's also accused of inappropriately touching a woman on her lower back. he lost his bid for reelection in the march primary. coming up which bay area apple stores are reopening for business and some dmv offices are opening up again the services they will be able to help you win. if you are a business owner who got a stimulus a check from the government you might soon have more options on how to spend it washington dc correspondent trevor shirley explains. >>with a vote of 4.17 to one the house passed a bill that gives recipients of ppp loans more time to use that money and greater flexibility on how to spend it, i know the mom and pop barbershops and cosmetology shops and nail shops and restaurants, they are crying out to survive texas representative sheila jackson lee says the bill extends the lifeline for many small businesses this further relief

california, kristen. >> all right, dan, thank you. >>> so the state assembly is taking a rare step today to address california's massive budget deficit brought on by the covid-19 pandemic. today members of governor newsom's administration testified about plans to overcome a $54 billion shortfall. this is the first time in 25 years that the assembly has gathered for what's essentially a large scale committee meeting. speaker anthony rendon says the compressed timeline was his reason to call everyone together. >>> alameda county is seeing a spike in cases in recent days, which coincides with an increase of testing in cities like oakland. it's added 112 case, bringing its total number to nearly 3,000. that's the most in the bay area with 93 deaths. santa clara county reporting 23 new cases. napa county, which reopened restaurants and businesses last week, saw only eight new cases. in all, the bay area, including santa cruz county, reports almost 13,000 cases with 434 deaths. >>> virus outbreak has hit a fish packing plant in the south bay. our media partners with "the mercury news" report at least 38 people at the

states are cracking down now. massachusetts closed at least five parks that were too crowded. connecticut followed suit as some reached capacity. . >>> happening tomorrow, the california legislature goes back into session. the state assembly speaker has called lawmakers back to the capitol tomorrow to restart a session cut short by the covid-19 crisis with shelter in place orders still in effect. lawmakers are taking exposure precautions. they'll be limited to one staff member. nurses will be checking temperatures at the door. now a handful of lawmakers plan to stay home until that risk is lower. sick pay for essential workers is among the bill lawmakers have to decide on. >>> president trump is promising a vaccine by the end of the year. he made the comment during a virtual town hall tonight. >> we are very confident that we're going to have a vaccine at the end the year, by the end of the year, have a vaccine. >> the president added that stay at home orders served their purpose in limiting the u.s. outbreak. he acknowledged the fears of cases surging again, but also the concerns of people who are taking a big economic hit. vice president mike pence joined the president for that town hall, and at one point he made an apo

. >>> happening today the california legislature is set to go back into session today. the state assembly speaker has called lawmakers back to restart a session cut short by the crisis. sick pay for essential workers. inside lawmakers are taking exposure precautions limited to one staff member and nurses will be checking temperatures at the door. a handful of lawmakers plan to stay home until the risk is lower. >>> the justices will listen to oral arguments via a telephone conference call. lawyers and members of the court will dial in and will provide opening statements and justices will ask questions in order of t involves access to president trump's taxes.4:51 right now wh for some football. up next when the nfl is expected to release the schedule. first nbc bay area responds. >>> a product arrives addressed to you but you never ordered it. so do you have to pay for it? the federal trade commission says no. federal law prohibits mailing unordered merchandise and demanding payment. as for the product, the ftc says it's yours. you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift. if you have

. >>> happening today for you the california legislator goes back into session. the state assembly has called lawmakers back to restart a session cut short by the crisis. among the bills lawmakers must decide on sick pay for essential workers. inside the capitol lawmakers are taking exposure precautions, being limited to one staff member and nurses will be checking temperatures at the door. a handful of lawmakers plan to stay at home until the risk is lower. >>> the supreme court getting back to work today after taking eno oral arguments via a r the telephone conference call. attorneys will provide opening statements then justices will ask questions in order of seniority. one of the cases on the docket includes access to president trump's taxes. >>> okay, sports fans, some but certainly not all certainty should be cleared up for football fans this week when the nfl releases its 2020 schedule. according to various reports by thursday fans will learn where and when their favorite teams play come september. at least on paper. now a lot of this still happens in some cities, if it does

>>for the first time in 25 years the california assembly met as a whole committee today to discuss the state's budget with the june 15th deadline fast approaching the move highlighting the urgency lawmakers have to sort out the issues in the state budget which faces billions of dollars in deficits every lawmaker wore a mask. some said away from their usual desk, so they could physically distance from each other. today's meeting was ultimately just a discussion no vote our action was taken. during a virtual hearing today lawmakers in the house of representatives tried to get answers from a government watchdog about the department of health and human services. a report last month by a change agent specter christi grimm found that the state that the at the start of the pandemic there was a severe shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. president trump has criticized the report. republicans laid blame on china. but democrats say part of the problem was the lack of federal guidance. >>i was reported that quote government intervention and coordination could help reconcile t

six different times over the loud speaker that this is now considered unlawful assembly and by order of the state of california they are ordered to disburse or be subject to arrest. they are firing the rubber bullets at some of those folks who are throwing rocks. >> get in a safer spot. >> get out of the way in a safer spot. >> yeah, we're going to do that, some of protestors are -- you know, not following the rules and they are putting themselves in dang interby thaer and puttis if you feel comfortable, we don't want to you get nurt. and i imagine the peaceful protestors, they breaking the law with the assembly, i think the san jose police don't want to arrest them. i don't think there will be many people arrests for the people who are peaceful there. they have to wait them out. as we are seeing right now across the country in various cities. that's a good spot there, you can see all those people on their knee, symbolic to what george floyd -- what happens to him on minneapolis on memorial day. damian, if you're back with us, it's eerie and jarring to hear the instructions there from the police officers, tell

state of california. our veteran leadership is assembled here, lisa and stephanie and the secretary of veterans affairs who just, in a moment, i will introduce, that we are here on memorial day weekend, the kickoff of memorial day weekend. it's an important, solemn weekend for families, for the opportunity for millions and millions of americans to come together, across the their livesfor the cause we hold dear. that's our freedom. pandemic and all of the strife, the challenges all of the consternation that it brings, that we take this time, together with our family and our loved ones, to reflect and to remember. i know for our family, like so many others of you that are watching, this is unimportant weekend. my grandfather, arthur menzies spent close to five years as a prisoner of war. he struggled and suffered not only to survive, and the internment cams, to come back into society where ultimately, tragically, he took his own life. as so many of those that were torn asunder in wars, not just their lives on the battlefield. it's those that lose coming back home, i just wanted to express my deep respect and

somebody speaker anthony rendon says the state constitution does not allow it. california assembly has scheduled 9 committee hearings this week. >>all right, let's take a live look outside tonight on this sunday evening looking out over san francisco. it's still such a pretty picture even with all this going on all around the bay area we want to check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence says things are really going to heat up. >>yeah we may have a little you wave coming our way of course are just starting out may but yeah as we get the cinco de mile in the week ahead we're talking about those temperatures getting a little bit on the hot side. i think at least in some spots inland right it little swirl off the coastline that center of low pressure is kind of just spin around out there eventually will start to factor in our weather not tomorrow as much but the following i think that a kind of wrap up the marine layer once again bring back some low clouds and fog in the meantime, we're looking nice and clear out there all the way to the fog to speak of. >>i think we may see a hin

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bird seat here there are dozens of states dying do have a tesla final assembly plant in their state and if musk continues to get frustrated with the state of californiaifically with alameda county, anything is possible down the road. looking at shares of tesla keep in mind that they have filed a federal lawsuit against the county health department basically to force them to say, okay, you're ready to go, open up and start production. over the weekend musk was tweeting about this saying in one tweet the unelected and ignorant interim health officer of alameda is act contrary to the governor just a refresher, the tesla fremont plant has been closed since march 26th the county says we are working with working with tesla that's not fast enough for elon musk he wants the plant back up and running. a number of automakers around the country. you have toyota and honda prestarting production today bmw in south carolina has started and next monday you'll see the big three begin their final assembly plants again. i'm not sure that anybody fully appreciates exactly how important this is to tesla remember, it has a plant in china but most of their production stil

state in that space and dr. shirley today, she reminded me it was one year ago today that the california assembly passed a landmark police use of force bill. ab3492. that was a year ago today that that passed the assembly. how proud we were of her and met that moment a year ago to work together across their differences in a collaborative spirit to recognize that we can do more and do better on the issue of training our police officers on implicit bias and do more to provide support and resources to truly train our police officers. not mandate certain things without supporting that change of behavior. in san diego, a young man on a bench. details of that are insignificant in the context of the totality and magnitude ofth conversation on the nightly news. so our hearts go out to george floyd and his family, of course. the entire community that has been torn asunder, absolutely. but we have to be more resolve now than ever to do more and be better as human beings, as parents, as leaders in our own right to model better behavior and soften edges and make a spirit of dr. king and kennedy to make more general the life o

a live report on kron 4 news at 9 for the first time in 25 years the california assembly met as a committee of the whole on the stateget that means the entire chamber met for a budget hearing as the june 15th deadline nears every lawmaker wore a mask, some set away from the usual death in order to socially distance. >>say financial leaders from the governor's office of legislative analyst's office testified before the lawmakers the hearing highlighted the urgency lawmakers have to sort out issues in the state budget which faces a deficit in the billions of dollars no vote or action was taken in today's hearing. >>as california continues to reopen parts of its economy. the state is facing criticism from president trump on some of its practices particularly when it comes to the upcoming election. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the push back. >>president donald trump sent a string of tweets tuesday attacking california's move to send mail in ballots for november's general election to all registered voters in the state. the president tweeting in part there's no way that mail in ballots will be anythi

assembly line. >> california and for western states are asking leaders for $1 trillion in funding. the governors lawmakers from oregon, washington, nevada, colorado say they need the money for public health and safety measures. it says they are not asking for a for help in saving vital jobs including those of teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers. it is apparent that covid-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, and the worst of the economic impact is yet to come. let's take a peek at stocks. we showed you wall street did start by bouncing back in early trading but started slipping again and now the markets are fixed, they are, after yesterday's mix close, investors have been encouraged that some businesses could reopen but others are rattled by reports of or confirmed coronavirus cases. especially in states that have loosened up the shelter in place guidelines. we can show you that the narrow range it is up ever so slightly, the s&p is down by less than that, the nasdaq is down by almost one third of 1%. >> it 7:09, did you get much rain? >> we did. right after our

is the democratic candidate for congress in california's 25th congressional district, christy smith. she's kurnlly a democratic member of the state assemblyith, i know your district. it's a northern suburb of los angeles, includes santa clarita, palmdale. it's an area i know well, the studios up there in santa clarita. how are you getting the word out there is a special election in that district with the voters so distracted by everything else and how do you get voter turnout in what is basically a mail-in election? >> thank you for that question. thanks for having me on, lawrence. you know, we've used a lot of traditional campaign methods. of course we're sending out mail. we've got a robust tv program running ads on able as well as broadcast. and we are doing a lot of work by telephone. we have the benefit of hundreds of volunteers from brooklyn to the bay area in san francisco dialing in for us every single day, reaching out to our voters, letting them know that this election is happening, that it's important, that they need to get those ballots in by mail or avail themselves of one of several voting centers that will be actually avail

assembly bill five that people know well here in the state of california. it is a codification of the supreme court decision well over 1 year ago. in our january budget we announced enforcement of that in terms of recommendations to get more personnel and staff. the budget i am submitting is the may revise on may 14th. we will further that effort. i say that to make this point. we have a lot of work to do in that space around misclassification's. the pua issues and some of the anxiety in that space. one of the many reasons why we are pleased the state of california is taking leadership in this space. in that transition there are always some challenges. a final point before i open up to questions. i want to update you on the total number of positives in the state of california. total number of lives lost. in terms of positives, 1275 new positives that we identified yesterday. what is significant about that is that number is b1-plus-minus- sign in the margin that we have seen over the course of the last number of the days and over the course of the last numbe

states now facing lawsuits over their pandemic orders. california is facing at least a dozen suits including claims that the state has unjustly closed down gun shops and religious services, infringed on freedom of speech and assemblyand one case alleging that being forced to stay home is a type of detention without new process. here is governor gavin newsom responding to the challenges while calling on federal lawmakers to provide some sort of relief funding to states. >> we have to be humble by what we don't know and we have to be open to arguments, interested in evidence, you can't be ideological about the disease, nor can we be naive. i think humbleness of spirit on all sides of the political aisle is also needed at this moment. >> reporter: meantime, on the other side of the country, scenes like this outside popular bars in new york city, people getting take-out cocktails and staying to enjoy their drinks on packed sidewalks in violation of social distancing guidelines. mayor bill de blasio has a warning about quarantine fatigue when it comes to the city's beaches. >> if people are smart about it and listen to the rules, great. if not, we might have to put up fencing to keep people off the beach. i don't want

>>for the first time in 25 years the california assembly met for as a whole committee today to talk about the state budget. every lawmaker wore a mask and some said away from their usual desk in order to socially distance. today's meeting was ultimately a budget discussion no voter action was taken today, lawmakers have until june the 16th to sort out issues in the state budget and there are many the state budget facing billions of dollars in deficits. meantime governor gavin newsome facing some pushback over his plans for the november elections, he signed an executive order earlier this month allowing all registered voters in california to vote by mail. >>our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala reports on the latest war of words between the governor and the president. >>president donald trump sent a string of tweets tuesday attacking california's move to send mail in ballots for november's general election to all registered voters in the state. the president tweeting in part there's no way that mail in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent mail boxes will be robbed ballots

reopening, many of those states had not met the white house guidelines calling for a 14-day decline in cases. in california, defiance of county shutdown orders. tesla restarting its assembly line. yesterday. thousands packing e onutodeo yesterday in rural by god. >> reporter: in colorado, crowds filling this cafÉ. >> man, it feels like a couple itlsorl. closed all over again after scenes like this. beachgoers not practicing social distancing. and now health officials on the lookout for a new concern, that mysterious illness in children. doctors calling it pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. ten states investigating potential cases. 93 possibly in new york. at least three children dying of the mystery illness linked to the virus. the child first gets infected with covid, then weeks later, there's a new illness with the mysterious symptoms? >> that's what it's looking like so far, yes. again, we still have a lot to learn. but it seems this is an inflammatory response to the viral infection. there may be a timing issue of a couple of weeks. >> reporter: in detroit this 9 year old josie paskvan had high fever and red eyes off and on for a week. >> my tummy hurted and

states are racing to fully open, and people continue to protest, like in washington. in california, tesla c.e.o. elon musk is asking a federal judge to allow the reopening of the company's only u.s. assemblyy after county officials said it could not reopen last friday due to health concerns. and, there is good reason for concern tonight, as some states still battle a spike in infections. nationally, nursing homes are among the hardest hit. nearly one-third of all covid-19 deaths in america have happened in long-term care facilities. >> this virus uses nursing homes. >> reporter: but even in crisis, governor cuomo briefly pausing his sunday press conference, taking a rare moment for celebration. >> happy mother's day to you, mom. i wish i could be with you, but i can't be. but i can't be because i love you. >> reporter: and as the epicenter of the nation's outbreak, new york state has moved slower than others, and is anticipating a partial opening later this month. here in los angeles, some non-essential businesses reopened on friday, for curbside pickup only. bob? >> jonathan, thank you. starting this week, president trump has announced the government will buy $3 billion worth of dairy, m

california churches are considered nonessential. coming up, what a judge said when the churches sued the state over their right to assemble. >>> a new concern could make it harder for covid-19 to spread. the changes that scientists are seeing in the virus itself. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. ruth bader ginsburg will take part in oral arguments today from the hospital in maryland. the supreme court said the 87- year-old underwent nonsurgical treatment for an infection caused by a gallstone. she will remain in the hospital for a day or two. like the other justices she did participate in arguments monday and tuesday by telephone and plans to do so again today. she has been treated four times for cancer, most recently in august. >> 6:16. scientists have new concerns about the coronavirus. their study finds that it mutated into a more infectious strain. >> it may be more contagious than the original strain found in china and many other strains that were found in italy. >> the laboratory in new mexico published a study. it examined the genomes of 6000 patients. researchers concluded the new strain surfaced three months ago. it carri

in a tweet musk said he would be on the assembly line and seemed to dare authorities to arrest him. restrictions for manufacturing in the state of california. alameda county supervisor, we spoke with him, he says he was part of the conversation between tesla and the public health department to have an agreement to reopen. they did do temperature checks on his fremont workers before bussing them in from all over the bay area. the plan was for tesla to open next week not yesterday. >> i wish tesla would have waited one more week so we could have done this in a methodical fashion that really put people back to work safely. >> reporter: on saturday filed a lawsuit making the argument that the state order should supersede the county's order. musk threatened to move the operations out of state. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> happening today in solano county, the first steps in the next phase of reopening. they will discuss dine-in restaurants, bars and hair and nail salons. the board says a criteria must be developed before they can even open. all low-risk businesses to reopen last friday. >>> people in sonoma county may be

california faces a $54 million budget shortfall. this is because of the coronavirus. yesterday governor newsom presented his budget proposing a 10% paycut for state workers. cuts to public education and health care. the state assembly criticized the plan and offered another making cuts to high-speed rail projects. the state has until june 15th to approve that budget. >>> l.a. county is actually starting to move a lot deeper into its second phase of reopening calling it a good day for los angeles. mayor eric garcetti, as of this morning, says that stores can reopen if they meet certain guidelines including limited numbers of people inside. he also announced a popular park was immediately reopening with new restrictions in place but not everyone was impressed with how people followed the rules. >> i've been watching about the last ten minutes or so and only 2 out of 15 people have walked in with masks, and there are no rangers here. >>> l.a. county is not yet allowing salons, gyms, or restaurants to reopen their doors for in-house customers. it is 4:52 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: at a time when every penny counts, some upset concert goers say ticketmaster is ho

california lawmakers return to sacramento for the start of a new legislature session and they have a full plate of items to discuss for how the state plans to handle this pandemic moving forward. assembly speaker calling lawmakers back to the capitol building but a handful plan to remain at home to avoid the health risk. several precautions are being taken, including temperature checks while workers will habe limited to have one worker with them. the first work stoppage in 158 years. >>> also as of today two more counties are defying the shelter-in-place orders. sutter and yuba are allowing businesses to reopen. both will require face coverings. neither one has had hospitalized with the virus in two weeks and m modoc county reopened on friday with working with the governor's office. >>> the push to reopen is being heard in several other pockets of our state with shop owners saying they are thankful to be getting back to work. look at this in fresno county the city of parlier is one of the first cities to allow barbershops and hair salons to open back up and the decision comes with mixed reaction. >> we're trying to take just appointments. i think people need to know they need to call s

states that refuse to reopen places of worship. california health agencies are investigating. investigators say the six new cases are all connected to an in person church service on mother's day at the redwood valley assembly of god redwood valley. two people infected after an in person mother's day service in butte county in the orville area. one church is ignoring the band. the shield of faith family church near la says they are open and reporter christina gonzalez has their story. >> this is the real thing. this is a house of god in the house of prayer. >>reporter: the sermon is online there is nothing virtual about the message. when the ships are down you don't shut the door down. >> wearing masks and spread apart holding real bibles and in person, despite no gathering orders. >> we are not haphazardly trying to spread the virus. >> pressures gather to pray at the church. >> i know god will protect me and my children. he did not bring me this far to let me get sick or let something happen to my kids. >> they have sanitizer and masks. they no other in person services around the country have had deadly consequences. >> did they get it from walmart or lows? they always assume that the church is the bad on

assembly. >> a new job report shows more than 2.3 million jobs were lost in california in april. that set the state unemployment rate from 5.5% in march to 15.5%. the state employment department says the increases on precedented. the industry seeing the most job losses where leisure and hospitality, trade, transportation and utilities followed by education and professional and business services. pick up not to san francisco where plans for 200 bed navigation center in the bayview neighborhood may be in jeopardy. federal highway officials have withdrawn their approval the site is in the right away for state highways and may be owned by the federal highway administration. san francisco mayor says the city will proceed with its plans while the dispute gets worked out. she hope it's to open the bayview navigation center by the end of the year. >> we've got some new bidding of a shooting happening at walnut creek. the shooting happened around 6:30 thursday night in a shopping center parking lot here on newell avenue. silver car pulls up behind a black suv. two people jumped out of the car. someone fires