he is picking on orange county and huntington beach. the empirical data, the data about spread and cases and deaths here in huntington beach and orange county absolutely do not support the beach closure. >> reporter: orange county has 3 million people. there have been 50 deaths in orange county. on the flip side, the attorney general again arguing we have got to stop the spread of this virus. social distancing is critical at this time. and basically alluding to what many people have said in the county of los angeles, which is we don't want to undo all of the good work with a busy weekend at the beach and people clustered together. it is a remarkable debate. you never thought you would see californian versus californian and this showdown continues here in huntington beach. back to you now, fred. >> all right. thanks so much. on to georgia officials report a spike of more than 1,200 new cases just one week after allowing hair salons, gyms, bowling areas to reopen. cnn's natasha chen joins me from alpharetta, georgia north of atlanta. i se

to the huntington beach peer to protest the closing and the stay-at-home order in california. they say the governor severely overstepped his authority, and they want to speak out about it. governor newsom was asked about these protests bring his press conference today, he might be seeing some of that political pressure because he indicated it might be weeks to months before we get orders lifted, today he started saying it might be a matter of days. listen. >> i said weeks, not months about four or five days ago. i want to say it might be days, not weeks as long as we continue to be prudent and thoughtful in certain modifications. >> i mentioned earlier, huntington beach was the first to file a lawsuit. they lost their first hearing tonight, i woke with a city councilman about his frustration, he said they will fight tooth and nail to take their beaches back, they don't understand why orange county is being targeted. take a listen. speak up i the protesters probably wouldn't have had anything to protest had newsom t assigned as executive order to shut down beaches in orange cou

una multitud protesta en huntington beach contra la decisiÓn del gobernador de california de cerrar lasyas del condado de orange. mientras no haya una vacuna contra el coronavirus, el distanciamiento social deberÁ mantenerse por dos aÑos, y probablemente entre el 40% y el 70% de la poblaciÓn en estados unidos podrÍa contagiarse, dicen los estudios. es viernes, 1 de mayo. asÍ comenzamos la ediciÓn nocturna. ♪ ♪ locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna. con enrique acevedo y patricia janiot. enrique: bienvenidos a la ediciÓn nocturna. para este fin de semana serÁn 32 los estados que han levantado las restricciones sociales parcialmente y han reanudado parte de la actividad econÓmica. la palabra clave es cautela, ya que los contagios no se han controlado todavÍa y la cifra de muertes sigue en aumento. en texas, un estado donde la frontera presenta retos adicionales. pedro rojas con el reporte. pedro: desde muy temprano iniciÓ la reapertura económica en 12 estados de la naciÓn. el texas, restaurantes, cines, tiendas y centros comerciales operan al 25% de capacidad. a pesar d

he's picking on orange county and huntington beach. and the data about spread and cases and deaths here in hunt huntington beach orange county do not support the closure. >> well, 3.3 million people in orange county. 15 covid-19 deaths and the deputy attorney general pointing out that you have to maintain the socially distancing. you don't want people from one county going into others in that heated argument. for now behind me the beaches are closes ana. >> i can imagine it is very hard to resist the beach on a day like that. looks beautiful. in texas, stores, restaurants, movie theater, mall, libraries and museums are reopening. governor alberto says his plan to get texas back up and running will come in phases. the first phase limiting occupancy at these businesses to just 25%. the governor also says he hopes to feed places like barbershops. salon, gyms and bars open by mid may. ed lavandera joins us in dallas. you have been talking with small business owners. how do they feel about reopening? and what are they doing to make sure it

there was a big protest and huntington beach.undreds of people, maybe even thousands of people showing up next to the huntington beach peer to protest the closing of their beaches and over all the stay at home orders in california. they say the cure is starting to get worse than the disease when they say the governor severely overstepped his authority and they want to speak out about it. governor newsom was asked about these protest during his press conference today and he might be seeing some of that political pressure because he indicated in might be weeks to months before we get some orders lifted. today he started saying it might be a matter of days. listen. >> we are -- you know, i said weeks, not months, about four or five days ago. i want to say it might be many days, not weeks, as long as we continue to be prudent and thoughtful in certain modifications. >> and i mentioned earlier, huntington beach was the first to file a lawsuit. they lost their first hearing tonight. i spoke with a pseudo councilman about his frustratio

here's more from huntington beach. >> reporter: here on huntington beach, surf city, an eerie scene, beach completely empty after a judge let stand governor newsom's closure of orange county beaches. attorneys for huntington beach and others had launched a legal assault against the governor arguing among other things that he was violating their constitutional rights saying that he made his decision from a podium in san francisco and had used photos from the ground that did not reveal what newport city officials said which there was social distancing last weekend. basically what happened in the end, the judge upheld the order, but not before some heated arguing especially by the new port beach attorney. >> we feel targeted. i think it's punitive. if it was a matter of statewide concern, he would have closed all the beaches up and down the state. but he didn't. he's picking on orange county and huntington beach. and the data that -- the data about spread and cases and deaths here in huntington beach and orange county do not support the beach closure. >> a deputy attorney general arguin

he's picking on orange county and picking on huntington beach. the empirical data about spread and cases and d.a.s here in huntington county absolutely do not support the closure. >> there's 3 million people in orange county, they've had 50 deaths here. on the flip side, the governor's deputy attorney general arguing this point -- this is all about a pandemic, the need for social distancing and the middle of the covid-19 crisis. so, wolf, this is a battle that's not over. they could go back to court or, as the judge sort of ordered both of them, both sides could get together and work this out. reporting from huntington beach, paul vercammen, back to you. >> thank you very. meantime on the east coast, the florida governor, ron desantis is moving to reopen much of the sunshine state. some of the beaches are open. but he is leaving beaches in miami dade, broward and palm beach county closed for now, the three largest counties in florida. like many urban areas, southeast florida is a patchwork of city and county governments. there's active disagreeme

john gregory is live at hunt huntington beach this morning. >> technically huntington beach should bed but plenty of people down in the water and on the sand. take a look behind me, you bight see those surfers out there and also a life guard vehicle. we have not seen this life guard vehicle do anything to try to enforce the governor's order. now, the governor issued this order in response to some big crowds that gathered in orange county beaches over the weekend. newport beach and huntington beach were singled out. the governor just didn't feel people were practicing proper social distancing. initial initial he was talking about closing all the etch bbeaches i state but focuses on orange county beach and people resent that. the city of huntington beach issued a legal challenge and the local sheriff has also indicated he's not happy with the governor's order and it's going to be interesting to see if local police enforce the governor's order, too. and right now we're not seeing it. life guards not doing it, surfers down here, joggers, people sitting on the beach and we are expecting a

wait till we see the beaches in huntington this weekend in california has 33 states are now in the processf lifting restrictions and opening up, and at least one professional sports league is days away from returning to action. there is hope they are. we'll have more in just moments. first we turn to our top story, the hypocrisy, the seat that is modern extreme democratic radical socialist party. he ignored sexual assault allegations levied against him by a former staffer. her name is tara reade, too graphic to repeat on television. we won't do it. top grant democrats have tried to give biden cover with glowing endorsements, the mob, the media, they asked them not one single question about the reid allegation. it the believers were nowhere to be found, and after a mountain of corroborating evidence, surrounding her allegation, the media was guilty didn't covering the story, and biden was finally forced to answer serious questions about the accusations. i think mika did a good job, take a look. >> two years your words, may we not start off with the presumption that the essence of what she's

. >> reporter: here on huntington beach, surf city, an eerie scene, the beach completely empty, after a judge let stand governor newsom's closure of orange county beaches. attorneys for huntington beach and dana point and others had launch t launched legal assault against the governor arguing that he was violating constitutional rights making his decision from a podium and used compressed photos from the ground that did not reveal what newport officials said from the air which was that there was social distancing last week. what happened is the court upheld governor newsom's order, but after heavy arguing. >> huntington beach has done a remarkable jo remarkable job. if it was really a matter of state-wide concern, which is his purview, he would have closed all the beaches up and down the state, and he didn't. the empirical data about spread and cases and deaths here in haunti huntington beach do not support the order. >> reporter: also, in orange county, sporadic protests popping up in various cities, all of them asserting that governor newsom had overstepped his bounds, perhaps, if t

he's picking on orange courty and huntington beach. the data about spread and cases and deaths in huntington beach orange county do not support the beach closure. >> reporter: a deputy attorney general arguing for the governor says this is not a case of singling out orange county. it's more of a need to social distance in the middle of a pandemic. and sporadic protests popping up, all asserting governor newsom overstepped his bounds. if there's any silver lining, it indicated he may start to reopen parts of california, beginning as early as monday. reporting from huntington beach, now back to you. >>> the mechanics of a cough. as we saw the coronavirus peek, they likely debuted little thought and two at a university in florida are showing us how powerful a cough can be. >> reporter: inside this lab at florida atlantic university, two professors are measuring the power of a cough. >> two, one. >> reporter: using a dummy, they fill its mouth with a mix of glisn are and water. then with a pump, force the dummy to cough. then wait to see h

joining knee right now from huntington beach is cnn's paul vercammen. paul what more are you hearing from people about the next steps, how they're airing grievances, and what they're doing? >> reporter: well, right here, fred, in huntington beach, they are angry. you pointed out. the city is suing the governor along with other cities and as we look right now after this hard shutdown hit this weekend, the huntington beach pier always closed. a remarkable, remarkable scene. hunting topp beach, surf city usa closed. we saw some surfer walking out of the water after repeated warnings on a bull horn for them to exit the water and as i said, fred, they are frustrated. >> governor waiting all of these resources on -- putting codes up, putting caution tape up and driving down the coast and seeing a cop at every light is the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: we'll look at a map of southern california. let me explain that the governor has said just too many people clustered in organize county for his liking. he didn't feel they socially distanced

he's picking on huntington beach. and the empirical data, the data about spread and cases and he deaths here in huntington beach, orange county, absolutely do not support the beach closure. >> reporter: a deputy attorney general arguing for the governor said this is not a case of singling out orange county, this is more of a need to social distance in the middle of a pandemic. also in orange county sporadic protests popping up in various cities, all of them asserting that governor newsom had overstepped his bounds. perhaps if there's any silver lining in all this, he had indicated that he may start to reopen parts of california beginning as early as monday. reporting from huntington beach, i'm paul vercammen. now back to you. >>> the coronavirus death toll in the uk could soon surpass italy, which has the deadliest outbreak in europe. johns hopkins university reports more than 28,000 deaths in the uk. just a few hundred shy of italy. britain is struggling to contain its epidemic. italy care homes have suffered. doctor

huntington beach says that it is not shutting down its beaches without a fight. last night the city council voted to pursue a legal challenge to governor newsom's order to close all beaches in orange county. this is to enforce social distancing guidelines. that order starts today. huntington beach leaders say most people in their city were complying with social distancing when thousands packed beaches last weekend. meantime in the bay area new restriction also go into effect along the coast on monday. mayors from nearly every santa clara county city are calling on the county leaders to ramp up testing. many signed a letter submitted by the city's association of santa clara county to the board of supervisors. the letter calls on officials to create a list of test sites as well as add more locations. it also mentions a recent request from governor newsom's testing task force that communities create partnerships. santa clara county is currently testing about 600 people a day. >>> the long debated closure of a jail inside san francisco's hall of justice is one step c

but huntington beach city council is not closing is beachfront to visitors without a fight. reporter rick lozano explains why the councils of the governor has just gone too far. >> we have to stand up and protect the people of huntington beach. we have to protect our rights as a city. >> reporter: and so begins a battle between state and local governments. if governor newsom thought his directive to close all orange county beaches would receive an automatic approval, he has grossly misjudged what pushback he gets morris county leaders. >> we will be closing the beach but at the same time we are going to be objecting to that decision. to that order, to that directive from the governor. so we will be filing a lawsuit. >> reporter: huntington beach is not alone in his criticism of the governor. nearby newport beach with an aerial protest of the governor and his laser focus on orange county beaches. >> we are going to do a hard close. in that part of the state. justin was county area. conditions last week, the images we saw on a few of our beaches were just disturbing. >> report

>> reporter: well, fred, this is huntington beach. a flashpoint. one of the cities that is suing the governor over that hard closure of the beaches, and if you look behind me, just a short time ago, we heard the officers on bullhorns, the lifeguards, even went out in a wave runner and told surfers to get out of the water. same pattern they seem to allow the surfers a little latitude in the morning and then they basically chase them off. as the surfers left, lots of frustration with the governor. they were expressing how they thought this was a little xegszixegsz i excessive and people chant things walking by, things we can't televise. and the huntington beach police department, there are times when you have a police officer basically telling his neighbor he can't surf. it's tough. >> asking people to be patient. we understand the culture of this community very well. we have so many great partnerships with business owners and residents and even visito visitors. we're a tourist community and why people come here and it's a difficult time, it's a diff

city leaders in orange counties dana point and huntington beach both filed against the governor's order arguing the move was unconstitutional and the city of newport beach just announcing their support for that fight in court, that litigation there, lawmakers failed images appeared to show crowded images in orange county last weekend. people were still practicing social distancing at the beach. the orange county sheriff says his department will not enforce the beach's closure by making arrests but instead will focus on education and voluntary compliance. here is the mayor of newport beach on fox news last night. well, actually -- well actually, you know, you heard from him earlier there, just saying that, again, he feels as the move was unconstitutional and a judge denied huntington beach's request, 80,000 people showed up in the beaches in the area last weekend but yesterday governor newsom they are days away to possible modification to stay at home order. arthel: are there lots of security folks out there trying to keep everybody at bay? christina: yeah, well, here on the beach is my

late tonight the huntington beach city council voted to pursue a legal challenge to governor newsom'srder to close all beaches down in orange county. it's supposed to begin tomorrow. the mayor of huntington beach accuses the governor of prioritizing politics over data, citing the county's low per capita death rate. huntington beach city leaders say most people in their city were complying with social distancing. >>> well, could the governor order northern california beaches to be closed? as of now, no. but we will see plenty of cops patrolling our local shores to make sure people are following the new ten-mile rule. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana in pacifica. >> reporter: pacifica police had beenrdered all california beaches to close. instead, they're going to be explaining some new beach rules that go into effect on monday. this evening's beach crowd is pretty sparse. some residents say they've been keeping their distance during the recent stretch of sunny weather. >> it's been so many people. we've been at home almost the whole time. >> reporter: this is what it looked like h

joining me now is the mayor of huntington beach, california.governor newsom has prioritized politics over data. good to see you tonight. isn't the issue that the beaches were opened and then people didn't abide by the guidelines to social distance and to sort of be responsible? isn't that what happened? >> no, that's not what happened. we have aerial photographs. we have our police on the beaches telling the vast majority of people to social distance. they close the beaches, only the beaches and orange county. they reached out and called me and asked me what that was. he looked at what was put out there by the media outlets with arbitrary decision in our view. >> martha: are you going to sue the governor and the state of california over this? >> we actually have, we have filed a challenge, a constitutional challenge by a couple other cities here. we will be doing that. as i said, we feel like it's -- it wasn't based on data. the decisions will be made on lifting restrictions, and to the data doesn't bear that out. orange county is a model for h

. >> several hundred beachgoers now crowding the huntington beach pier. maybe upwards of a thousand. even swimmers in the water. it was pictures like that that prompted the governor's order. >> reporter: in california people packed huntington beach hours after the governor announced he's closing that beach starting today. the governor says he's putting a temporary pause on orange county beaches only due to overcrowding. >> people that are congregating there that weren't practicing physical distancing that may go back to their community outside of orange county and may not even know that they contracted the disease. >> reporter: in texas, dine in restaurants can open today with some requirements including disposable menus. condiments only by request and no buffets. >> we are working on sanitizing, disinfecting everything, the chairs, even the legs. >> reporter: retail stores in texas can also open with capacity limits unlike churches which can open with no limits, the slow reboot comes as texas reports 50 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, a record high for t

let me show you behind you, this is famed huntington beach and it's pier. the pier now closed down. clearly in bounds here, surfing, everyone has gone out into the waves that we've seen, and they've said that they don't expect that they're going to get cited. what the police are saying is at first what we will do is we will try to educate people about this beach ban, they will ask for compliance. and maybe, possibly if someone is not listening to the ban, thin possibly they will be cited. it's been an emotional 24 hours here in california. the governor versus an entire county. this went to court late afternoon. the city of huntington beach, dana point trying to get a temporary restraining order to lift the beach ban. this was in front of a judge telephonically, they accused 9 governor of an abuse of pausch, overstepping his authority and closing beaches, violating their constitutional rights. but the governors attorney said time and time again, this is all about safe social distancing in the middle of a pandemic, and there are some people here in huntington beach who say they can se

he's picking on orange county and huntington beach. the data about spread and cases absolutely do not support the beach closure. >> reporter: and what that lawyer was alluding to is there's 3 million people in orange county. they've had 50 deaths here on the flip side, the deputy's attorney general arguing this point, this is all about a pandemic, the need for social distancing and the middle of the covid-19 crisis. so, wolf, this is a battle that's not over. they could go back to court, or as the judge sort of ordered them, both sides could get together and work this out. reporting from huntington beach, paul ver cannon, back to you. >>> meantime, the florida governor, ron desantis is working to open some of their state's beach. desantis is leaving beaches in three counties, miami dade, brbro broward and palm beach closed for now. that includes the iconic miami beach. like many urban areas, southeast florida is a patchwork of county and it city governments. the miami beach mayor is gojoing us. thank you for taking a few moments to joi

that is huntington beach.eds if not thousands rallying against the order made by governor gavin newsom. joining me now from huntington beach is erin mclaughlin. with a good morning to you. okay. it's dark. it's early. we wouldn't expect people to be flaunting any disregard at this point. but what's the sentiment there, erin? >> reporter: well, people here, alex, want to see these beaches open. on friday, huntington beach took the state of california to court in an effort to do just that. people hearsay closing the beaches because of covid-19 is a step too far. friday in orange county, california, defiance on the streets and on the beach. >> let the people surf, hang out at the beach. >> it's b.s. >> reporter: huntington is one of two orange county towns taking legal actions. this after governor newsom singled out the county. his response. >> we see the images we saw last weekend and concentration of thousands of people, we could start to see a spread again. >> reporter: early friday, the beach still busy. this

>>that was an show gilley reporting for us tonight from huntington beach. >>take a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge. >>yes, good and in fog for much of the day meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here with a look at what's ahead for mother's of greece. >>paid a gun and began yet some much welcome much needed site in the bay area getting the return of that cloud cover helped to school is down to near average not just along the coast, but also along the bay as well when today in downtown san francisco only warming to 60 degrees and as you recall yesterday, we were in the mid 70's. so we saw 15 degree drop in temperatures and also double digit scoring as well for oakland cooling down to exactly where you should be for this time of year 67 degrees and a gradual cooling for most of our interior valleys by about 5 to 10 degrees and tomorrow expect an additional 5 to 10 degrees of cooling or you're going to be back in the 70's right where you should be or early may live look outside in the north it's a broad and you can see that thick fog bank

christina coleman live from huntington beach, california with the least -- latest on that. christina. reporter: hi jon even a gorgeous sunny day here at the beach the beach is closed it is empty and there are a lot of people who are not happy about it. today there was a small group of people protesting here, at the pier and yesterday larger crowd yesterday between 2500 to 3,000 people protested here and huntington beach against governor order to shut down orange county beaches. many also pushing for an ease on the state stay at home order. local lawmakers say all a though image show crowded beaches in orange county last weekend during that heat wave here, many people were still practicing social distancing. and at the beach, with city leaders in orange counties dana point tiled injunction against governor beach closure today city officials in newport beach announce they're going to to support that litigation. today a city attorney for huntington beach says they're going to continue to fight the governor's order in court he says beach here is a great outlet for people facein

wait until you see the beaches at huntington this weekend and california as 33 states are now in therocess of lifting restrictions and opening up and at least one professional sports league is days away from returning to action. there is hope there. we'll have more in moments. we do turn to our top story. the hypocrisy, deceit that is the modern extreme democratic radical socialist party. for weeks, joe biden, he has done his best to ignore sexual assault allegations levied against him by a former staffer. her name is tara reade. too graphic to repeat on television. i guess makeup is did it, but we won't. trying to give cover with glowing endorsements. the mob in the media, they asked them not one single question about the reade allegation. the i believers are nowhere to be found and still are and after a mountain of corroborating evidence emerging this case surrounding reade's allegations, the media was gilded into covering the story and reade was finally forced to answer serious questions about this. i think mika did a good job. take a look. >> to use your words, should we not star

back to you now, ana. >> okay, paul there for us in huntington beach. thanks. >>> more than half of u.s. states are now partially back open. cnn's brian todd has a look at how different businesses are trying to keep people safe across the country. >> reporter: at a waffle house in atlanta, they've got red tape across some booths where it's no go. some of the stools are marked off limits and the cooks and servers are all wearing masks. an "x" on the floor marks a spaced waiting area. at the federal american grill in houston, the owners ticking through a similar checklist. >> disposable menus, different color linens on our table so if it has a black linen on it right now, we're not seating it. if it has a white linen, we're seating it. >> reporter: across the u.s., thousands of businesses are drawing up and ticking through extensive, sometimes exhaustive checklists for reopening. some have done it on their own. otherwi others are being told by local officials, if you want to reopen, these are the things you'll have to do every day. >> test your employees

there was a small protest at the huntington beach pier.terday 2100 to 3,000 people protested against the governor's order to shut down orange county beaches. local lawmakers say who images appear to show orange county beaches last weekend, many people were still practicing social distances. dana point and hunting on beach filed legal action against the governor. they are going to continue to fight the governor's order in court. the beach is a great outlet pore people facing economic stress or want to get their families out of the house in a safe and spacious environment during these tough times. >> going to be the beach has been an escape for them. a relief for them. a change of scenery for them from their daily lives stuck at home. this has put a tremendous amount of stress on our community. reporter: late yesterday a judge denied huntington beach's request to the governor's order. an estimated 80,000 people showed up at the beaches after weeks of social distancing. >> we can roll all that back by make bad decisions. we saw the concentrat

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for now at least, newport and huntington beach remain closed. >> i think we just wanted to start with a modest first step and make sure we could control it and if we can we will be looking at phase 2 or phase 3 where we get to longer hours, open all day for active use. >> i think it's great that they are opening up the beach. i don't think it's too hard for people to stay six feet apart. >>> let's take a look at our own beach here in northern california, ocean beach, clearly matches up well against huntington beach and some of the other southern california locations because it's clear, pretty much all day today. this week it's going to warm up. >> it is, is going to be hot in inland locations by the time thursday and friday roll around, it will be tempting for people to get out there to those beaches and cool off a little bit, but again, maintain your distance. let's take a look at the big picture pattern, high-pressure taking over, what that means is sinking air in the atmosphere, calm weather which was over the con today but as it strengthens we are going to see plenty of sunshine o

huntington beach reopening and data point reopening and seal beach reopening and the county supervisors in orange county and we hope new developments there shortly and new port and real progress in that space again. in that spirit of collaboration, in the spirit of partnership. i more than anyone look ard to making subsequent announce wants in this space as we move forward. just briefly, we reached a milestone, an important one over $10 billion of unemployment insurance we've now distributed to people all across the state of california just since march 15th. again, this is unprecedented in our states history. these are numbers that no one thought they'd see in our lifetime, $10.1 billion to be exact has been distributed 4.1 million have filed for unemployment and since march 15 and since march 12, that includes people under the pua program, a lot of letters, pua, not ppp, not ppe. the pua program is the pandemic ploymentassistance program like unemployment insurance for people that are self-employed, people in the gig economy alike. roughly 450,000 of those four plus million people fili

take a look at the large crowd in huntington beach yesterday, they're protesting the governor's orderso close all beaches in orange county. >> so, as we look ahead to what's coming in may, we also look at key moments in march that led to us this point. there's a new cdc report on the key factors that accelerated the spread of the virus in the early days here in the u.s. some of them, international travel. a look of testing, asymptomatic spreaders. >> there's optimistic news on the treatment of covid-19. the fda giving authorization to extend the drug remdesivir. this is allowing them to treat hospitalized patients in some cases. >> some governors are concerned about holding back on easing restrictions. others are going ahead with it loosening rules in phases, it's clear there's not one single lane or strategy that states are taking to reopen their communities. >> cnn's alison kosik is with us. alison, i know you're looking at some of these different approaches. is there anything that stands out to you? >> reporter: good morning, christi and victor, yes, with the calendar turning from a

paul vercammen is in huntington beach. what does it look like there today? well, what we've seen this morning is people have come down to the beach to go surfing. we've seen hundreds of surfers, if you look behind me, the rules are, they will warn people, and we've heard it. they will tell people they are not to be on the beach, right now, we are not seeing any heavy handedness. why is this beach still closed? in the waning hours of yesterday arou an impassioned court hearing, the city of hunting ton beach in orange county, arguing shutting down the beach was violating people's constitutional rights. they felt the governor had made his decision from a podium in northern california on some photographs. let's show you what they were alluding to. there were a lot of people on the sand and request a single angle it looked like they were on top of each other. if you looked from above, newport beach city officials provided this shot, it looks like there are vast open spaces. look, that was a checkerboard pattern or chess board pattern, people weren't on top of eac

the city of huntington beach filed an injunction against the closure order. stephanie elam is live in orange county at newport beach. what does newport beach plan to do? >> reporter: we see people coming out here surfing and enjoying and taking part of the ocean. there are still a lot of people out here who are angry about this. the mayor of huntington beach had something to say. i am going to read it to you. this is coming from mayor o'neill. the govern the governor's brief and general directive raises enforcement questions that will require further clarifications. all of this people are feeling there will be debates targeted because it is only area of orange county that the governor mentioned yesterday. the people are moving and not just staying still and that's what the governor is afraid of. if they have people here and coming together too much and coming from other parts of the state they can get the virus and spread it to other part. that's part of the anger here. >> reporte >> stephanie i appreciate you. to the west coast now to the middle of the count

i had a chance to speak with the city attorney here for huntington beach.e says the move was a surprise to city officials and they had been adecemberring the situation -- assessing the situation allot and they determined it was safe to keep the beaches open. >> even with other beaches closed and perhaps an increase of beach attendance here in huntington beach, because of other closures, we still felt it was safe. for the governor to believe overwise, it just is not supported by the evidence or the data. >> reporter: yesterday, between 2500 to 3,000 people protested the governor's order here in huntington beach, many of them wanting an ease on the governor's stay at home order. there's been a small protest here today but, again, very small compared to yesterday. and city leaders in orange county's dana point and huntington beach filed injunctions against the governor's order, arguing the move was unconstitutional and today also city officials in newport beach announced they are supporting that litigation. now, local lawmakers say although images appear to sh

watch. >> whoa. >> there's a scene in huntington beach yesterday. protesters from opposing sides clashed on the street. not clear when orange county beaches will re-open. the issue is going to be back before a judge on may 11th. >>> in the bay area, a sign of progress in the fight against the coronavirus. the santa clara convention center, which had been converted into a temporary hospital, is no longer needed for that purpose. back in march, the national guard set up about 250 beds inside the facility to treat patients who did not require intensive care. but it's a different story in new york. the state saw a setback in the death toll. cbs news correspondent michael george reports it comes as dozens of states begin to give businesses the green light to re-open. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis stopped into this hair salon in orlando on saturday. >> if you have something like these personal services, what's the risk level? and is from a way we can lower the risk level? >> reporter: on the governor's orders, restaurants and stores in all bu

huntington beach and newport beach both are planning to take legal action against the governor over the closure. orange county's challenge was rejected by a judge. >>> and in los angeles county, they are not messing around when it comes to keeping people off the beaches. take a look at this show of force by the sheriff's department's parks bureau. deputies are out in malibu patrolling on horseback as well as on atvs. in their post, they included the #safer at home as a way to remind people to follow the shelter-in-place order. >>> an update now on a story we first brought to you on friday. gilead's ceo says the foster city company will start moving remedesavir earlier this week. the drug received emergency authorization from the food and drug administration on friday as a treatment for the coronavirus. gilead's clinical tests showed patients recovering in about 11 days, four days faster than those who got a placebo. the company plans on shipping to cities that are most vulnerable and have highest need. gilead donated 1.5 million to the government. >>> states are following their own path

this as it begins to reopen from the coronavirus shutdown jane wells live in huntington beach.ler. when we come back, california's unemployment rate is projected to hit 18% higher than the great recessi recession, but places are starting up and here in huntington beach, they're hoping you can make america surf again. that story when we come back >>> california became the first state to borrow from the federal government to pay its unemployment claims. the state faces a huge deficit as it tries to reopen its economy. jane wells talking to a business owners and customers in huntington beach hi, jane >> they've gone from a $21 billion surplus to a projected $43 billion deficit. l almost 9 billion in unemployment paid out u in eight weeks b but the surf shop is next the first time in two months rick has been able to open his doors. >> we did a couple of sales on craig list on the side to help pay the rent had a little savings, but that's the question been business here 30 years, six months from now, i don't know, could be out of business >> he has installed plexy glass by the cash

reporting from huntington beach, i'm paul vercammen.ow back to you. >>> well a different story in florida. businesses in all but three counties will begin reopening their doors in the coming hours. the state's governor says they're taking small deliberate steps to resume normal life. ran randi kaye explains what's going to happen next. >> reporter: today begins phase one in the reopening of florida. that includes state parks. it will also include some of the largest beaches in the state of florida including pensacola, destine, and clear water. they will be open from sunrise to sunset. social distancing of course is encouraged. also open as of today will be restaurants. they will have seating outside. as long as the tables are six feet apart. inside people will be allowed up to 25% capacity. retailers also can open their stores up to 25% capacity as well. elective surgeries can resume and golf courses will be open again too. some things that will still be closed will be movie theaters, dog parks, salons and spas. the governor met with sa

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>> reporter: in huntington beach, hundreds of protesters swarming the coast. officers managing crowds on horseback. just 24 hours after california's governor ordered the closure of all beaches in orange county. but as governors weigh the risk, the ramirez family in california warning about the dangers of this disease. >> i can't stress it enough that people take it serious. >> reporter: dad, guillermo, dying from covid-19. eleven other family members getting sick, except for daughter alexia, who couldn't even get close to her mother to comfort her. >> she just sat down and was crying and said, that's it, your dad's gone. your dad's gone. and i couldn't even hugger. i just had to watch her cry. >> reporter: across the country, at least 32 states now easing some restrictions by the end of next week. but cases of the virus still rising in at least 18 states. in texas, today, restaurants filling up with customers in houston. and shopping malls opening too at 25% percent capacity just a day after the state saw its deadliest day. in oklahoma, crowds flocking to mall

reporting from huntington beach, i'm paul vercammen.k to you. >>> american leaders are under pressure to ease restrictions and let people go back to work. tens of millions are unemployed and on sunday the trump administration released results from its small business loan program. jeremy diamond has the details. >> reporter: will millions of americans struggling financial across the united states, president trump's larry kudlow said the trump administration is going to take a couple of weeks to decide if additional stimulus is needed and what form that will take. kudlow says the white house needs to assess what kind of impact the current financial stimulus is having on the economy and how the economy begins to rebound as some of these states begin to reopen their economies. kudlow indeed describing this as a pause. >> there may well will additional legislation, this kind of pause period right now. it's what i would say to you at this particular juncture, let's execute the continuation of what we've already done. let's see what the result

you heard that report from my colleague, jim huntington, who was there and showing us the aftermath.et's get a quick check of the weather. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz. we're keeping this in the forecast, level one storm system around the bay area today. not all of this is reaching the ground. we will look for scattered showers, thunderstorm, breezy southerly winds today. temperatu temperatures 60s at the coast. low 70s around the bay. mid 70s inland. tomorrow, a different story. we don't have any rain in the forecast. we'll be slightly warmer with some more sun. by monday, pleasant day. 60s coast side. mid 80s inland. tuesday and wednesday, the heat is on with 80s and 90s around the bay. mid to upper 60s at the coast. we cool off as soon as thursday and friday even cooler weather. today could dodge a few shower outside there. maybe you're hearing a few rumbles of thunder. we'll keep it in the forecast, mainly in the higher elevations later on today. certainly a cooler day out there with the cloud cover around. and a few peeks of sun. liz? >> sounds good, lisa. i saw that lightning on my d

in southern california are now closed to visitors around the clock, this was the same today at huntington beach in orange county a dramatic difference from just a week ago it was almost empty today with just a small number of people taking a walk on the sand. >>governor gavin newsom ordered all beaches in orange county closed. that's because thousands of people gathered there last week on into beach police were present to keep people away they were patrolling from the air and on the ground. the officers and that blocking off the beaches is difficult for them to. >>this is a new situation for all of us so we're surf city and it is part of our culture here in huntington beach that people come out to the beach only to surfeit to swim take part in water sports be on the board walk biking walking running all of that, so it is difficult for us. yesterday as many as 3,000 people rallied in huntington beach you can see in this video they were protesting the city's decision to follow the governor's order and close the shoreline. the protests continued today a little farther south down the road at

christina coleman live in huntington beach, california where it looks like that beach is closed as wellrrect? >> yes, it's closed. and there was an injunction against the governor's order and that was denied the question. the beach looks different than last weekend, but there are still a handful of people here. there are surfers out and about and people biking by. people still out there, but yesterday a lot of people didn't hold back their frustration. many people taking to the streets to protest. between 2500 to 3,000 people poured out into the streets here near pch and main in huntington to protest the governor's order and push to ease the stay-at-home order. we have been at a stay-at-home order in california since mid march. city leaders in dana park and huntington beach filed injunctions to fight this, arguing it was unconstitutional. local lawmakers say although images appear to show crowded beaches last weekend during the heat wave, many people were social distancing at the beach. the sheriff's department says they will not enforce beach closure orders by making an i rests, but ab

huntington beach. saw was some of the surfers got out early in the morning and rode the waves and then the officers got on bull horns and told them to exit the water and the surfers did. all of this in orange county where they have 2730 cases of covid-19. that's a population of 3 million. many would argue that was not a staggering effort. they say this beach shutdown is over reaching. >> a governor is putting restrictions in place. >> i think it's ridiculous. there are other things you could be doing instead of having people say you have to keep moving on the beach. don't have people stop moving. >> those images are an example of whatnot to see. people, whatnot to do. this virus doesn't take the weekends off. that's why i cannot impress upon you more to those californians watching, we can't see the images like we saw, particularly on saturday, newport beach and elsewhere. >> governor newsom stretching so he didn't have people staked up on the beaches. we're going to make announcements to give some peop

police officers taped off part of huntington beach. this comes after thousands of people protested there on friday over governor gavin newsom's order to close the beaches. a judge rejected bids to lift the governor's temporary closure. newport beach is joining huntington beach in its push. yesterday officials reported two new covid-19 deaths and 99 new cases. >>> two more northern california counties are looking to defy the stay-at-home orders. you can see them in the red right here, yuba and sutter counties. nonessential businesses in those towns will yellow defied the governor's orders starting tomorrow businesses that have limited contact with customers can reopen. people also will be required to wear face coverings allowing for places like malls, gyms and salons to open their doors once again. restaurants will reopen. owners tell us they're looking forward to it. >> supposed to go inside and sit down and have a good time. that's what tess all about. i'm sure the rest of the community is reamly jazzed, too. >> those businesses still