. >> mayor liccardo, are you at thquestion. ght now? >> are you at city hall right now? >> i am, yes. >> i'm asking because i know that's where most of the protesters are right now. >> yes. >> in fact, they started there today before moving on over to the freeway.uritti and the general feeling there? i know, you know, there are protest actions going on in front of the white house right now, and the white house is on lockdown. but here at city hall, how would you characterize the general feeling and mood? circumstances well, it's certainly -- there is a lot outrage being expressed here, and that's appropriate. but it is peaceful. we haven't seen down here at city hall any damage to the city and no violence. and that's the important thing. >> sure. all right. so generally from the start, you felt like it was a sense of unity, if you will, and a peaceful statement, and that has not changed throughout the afternoon, throws from what you've seen in front of san jose city hall, right? that's what we've seen from sky 7 >> yeah, not at this end. we know there were a couple of wi

no place in particular that they're trying to get them to, they just wanted to go home as mayor liccardosaid. [ muffled crowd noises ] >> now police seem to be on a quicker pace as things contin e throattheycontue to fire nol anbag type unds you wi the owd. >> we've been talking about police force and de-escalation tactics, but as the police chiefs were saying earlier, former police chief howard jordan and others, and it gets close like this, when it gets in your face and you start taunting the officers, they have to do something and as we go into the night they don't want this to escalate even more and we've already seen the arrest and the graffiti and now they are just taking a stand saying that's it, enough. >> right there in the middle of this crowd i just saw and we will probably see him again is a gentleman in that sportcoat, the plaid sportcoat and that hat , the head of the naacp and he was down with the crowd taking any earlier in inrs, this crowd ared that was trying to encourage people to go ahead and backup. >> for folks just tuning in, we want to tell you that this is downto

. >> also mayor sam liccardo saying san jose following the death of george floyd, mayor liccardo has issued the statement, quote, anger and peaceful protests will always be appropriate responses to injustice, violence will never be. san jose is united in outrage over the atrocious crime committed in minneapolis, and in sadness over george floyd's horrible death. sapd will take a measured approach at facilitating peaceful protests, but there will be no tolerance of violence to our people or damage to our city. >> clearly we saw the demonstrator come up to the police officer and the officer responded, but no other demonstrators followed that. >> it looked like it was just one and as you were seeing, police were firing some sort of chemical disbursement into the crowd causing people to scatter at times and then be grouped together and at least one protester went down and had to be pulled to their feet by fellow demonstrators as well and then we saw this latest incident where one of the officers took down one of the protesters and other officers had to join in. >> and they keep firing of

. >> mayor liccardo, we saw last night in minneapolis, for the most part early on, people were keeping their cool but then there was a fine line when they got destructive. at what point do you determine, you and the chief of police, eddie garcia, determine that they crossed the line and you need to step in using force. >> i should be very clear, that i look at what happens on the street, because the police officers know what they're doing, the chief knows what he's doing and they train for this every day and i don't get involved with their decision making. i know they will take a very measured approach. the chief is very committed to constitutional policing and make sure we attack life. >> one second here. mayor liccardo, we have to interrupt you for a moment, what we're looking at on the screen, i don't know if you can see that, and a woman what has been in a verbal aggressiveness toward the police officers, a face-off i should say is now being arrested by the police officers, she is not resisting, so it seems to be a peaceful arrest. but there have been, as we're watching here on sky

bay area one of the places where there is an ongoing protests, san jose and san san jose mayor sam liccardo is joining us on the phone. mayor, i know this began as a peaceful march downtown that is not the situation now what is the latest. >>well i'm able to see the intersection and kind of thing can declare war and a lawful orders been in issued by the police department to get this first the cloud. it's been and for many people but not a lawful general, you know there's been some damage to some police cars. the kind of conduct going on and so that we saw this with the charge law intended to that and he actually should of the egyptian cure mission. why don't a semi got a cut in because of the video that we're showing right now. >>a police officer who apparently was injured on the ground we saw other kind of pulling that person away do you do we know anything about what happened there. >>yeah getting up there from a shunned by the we know that one officer was assaulted that's right. >>and you don't have any details on how badly that person might have been injured ma mayor. yor. >>i don't hav

. >>> let's turn back to on the phone, mayor sam liccardo, the mayor of san jose. sam, are you there? >> i am. >> thanks for coming on again. we appreciate it. when we spoke with you last, these protests were quite peaceful in san jose. things have changed considerably. what are your thoughts? >> well, they have taken a turn. we know we've seen an assault on an officer. we sent to the medical center. seen some damage. obviously the officers have stepped in and not going to tolerate violence, nor should they. i think they're showing an enormous amounts of restraint. most of the protesters are peaceful but some are trying to provoke. there have been a lot of fireworks being thrown at the officers. there are various objects being thrown at them and the officers are showing a lot of restraint. they're going to wait this out and be as patient as they need to be. >> they did make a decision to move the protesters and take control of intersections. do you have any idea why they decided to do that? >> primary focus is just to disperse the crowd as much as possible. you don

>>all right mayor sam liccardo always a pleasure thanks for talking to us. great to be with you catherine stay healthy. thank you. thanks mayor. time now to bring you up the latest numbers, the number of cases and deaths in the bay area santa clara county. more than 2100 cases, 111 deaths to report now san mateo county more than 1100 cases, 48 deaths, san francisco county just under 1500 and 25 deaths contra costa county 891 27 deaths alameda county just over 1600 cases, 60 deaths in the north bay marin county reporting 235 cases, 13 deaths solano county. 263 13 deaths sonoma county 230 to 2 deaths and napa county 67 cases and 2 deaths. a new poll says that at least 75% of californians support the ongoing shelter-in-place orders. they said those order should continue as long as needed. despite the huge impact on the economy that was a finding stayed true across age income race demographics. among african and asian californians for example, 86% support continuing the policy roughly 11% of people disagree they want the shelter-in-place orders to amped. well li

mayor liccardo urged citizens today to share ideas for minimizing the impact of tough financial times. >> we know that often you have creative ideas and good suggestions for us to be further exploring as we look at -- i'm sure we can tighten the belt without cutting the services that are most critical. >> one change you may notice, san jose's police department will slow down hiring of new officers who were supposed to replace those who were due to retire. >> the government here in fremont and the government of california should arrest him. >> protesters outside tesla's fremont factory today called for ceo elon musk to be arrested. they say he broke the law and is putting workers' lives at risk. the tesla facility reopened monday despite alameda county orders to keep it closed. that day musk said he would be at the facility as well. one speaker says she has been working at the factory since the beginning of the year. >> i'm worried for my health. i don't think there's a scenario where this virus cannot be contracted. >> the county and tesla have agreed to terms that will allow the plan

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. >> were going to check back with you, stay safe as always, and we want to go now to mayor liccardo who is standing by, can you hear us? >> i can, yes. >> now we are learning that the police have declared this and unlawful assembly, we've seen several arrests and now we are getting to a point of no return touest and , what you have to say about that? >> clearly we do all we can, but as soon as it turns violent like assault on an officer or damage to the city, that's when we step in and we can't tolerate any violence. >> let me ask you, what is your message at this very moment for these protesters who are out in the street in this confrontation? >> we all share their ag byened ho wasn'tusingle d wod in every bit of the anger that has been expressed today. we are united as a city and outraged as well as and sadness over the horrible death of george floyd and we need to remember that. >> what started out as a peaceful protest at city hall obviously spilled into the streets and now what we are seeing as we go into the evening hours, it's anything but peaceful and we've seen several arre

today san jose mayor sim liccardo said if those protests continue stay home for your safety. he said, quote, despite peaceful intentions of most protesters, a few seek violence and destruction of our city. >>> mayor sam liccardo joined volunteers cleaning up graffiti today. they were at horace mann elementary school on santa clara street. some volunteers were out as early as 5:00 a.m. >> we had a few protesters from last night join us who said, hey, we want to show this wasn't what the protest is about. we are part of this community and we don't like seeing this happen, either. >> the mayor also recognized a community member who said he couldn't help because he was on his way to work, but he did drop off pizzas for the volunteers. >>> as the bay area braces for protests this week, we are also taking a look at the demonstrations across the country. from minneapolis to l.a. and beyond, and the president's response to it all. >>> and diving deeper into race relations during this tumultuous time, a professor weighs in on the future of making impactful change. >>> and i'm meteorol

right now we have a mayor sam liccardo on the phone with us live. >>mayor liccardo thank you for joining us, i know you have your hands full tonight. >>do we have you there. a police officer doing a great job really trying to be sure that they restrained themselves are being for a vote there's been a lot being thrown at them by a few members of the crowd. fireworks gone up over there had been i showing a lot of restraint and they're going to be patient as they need to be so the crowd disperses somare what happened the protests started out peacefully this afternoon and then it escalated what what do you think flip the script. >>you want people to tell our you know they're always just that but you small number of people who provoked something it i know that there were some broken a window and a couple police on a car. but i think it was the assault on one of the tell me that the offer to the hospital. new the jeep. ordered unlawful assembly and they they push to disperse the crowd and they've done a pretty good job of it so far cry much much more than

mayor sim liccardo is drawing from silicon valley directors, founders and ceos for his liccardo says over the next 100 days, more than 50 roundtable members will meet, set priorities, and advise on policy. those members represent sectors from education, health care, housing, and of course tech. >>> tomorrow dozens of homeless seniors in the east bay are getting the keys to their own trailers. oakland is opening its first ever city-run rv park to help protect them from catching the virus. the program is called operation home base. the city is setting up 67 new rvs in an open lot next to the oakland arena. each trailer has electricity and is hooked up directly to a sewer line. >> we took great pains to ensure that this site is not just going to serve us during the health crisis, that is designed to serve oakland's homeless challenge for the long term. >> mayor schaaf also warns people about the pandemic's financial hit to oakland. she's expecting about an $80 million loss. >>> well, the fall semester is going to look very different at cal. uc berkeley students getting a sense of what t

let's go now to sam liccardo, the mayor of san jose. sam, you there? >> hey. >> thank you for coming on. we really appreciate it. you're kind to take the time. give us your sense of what's happening in the city, how police are responding, what's gone well, what's not gone well, what is your concern about for the evening? give us a rundown. >> well, i have a pretty clear what's happening down here on santa clara street. it's a pretty peaceful protest, although they've blocked traffic out in santa clara. but it seems to be in control. and anger and peaceful protests will always be protest responses to injustice, but violence will never be. and we're going ensure that it's not violent. >> well said. and there really -- there has not been any violence other than a couple of car windows smashed out. your thoughts, sam, as the mayor of san jose and a public figure as you watched that video from minneapolis of george floyd begging them and telling the officer he couldn't breathe. you know, as someone who oversees a police department, what are your thoughts as

. >>> we were able to speak with san jose mayor sam liccardo during our 5:00 newscast last night. he told us the damage done during the protests were particularly hard on the city's small businesses, especially those already suffering from coronavirus closures. >> if you're going to be expressing yourself, we're one community here and any harm that's done to any of our small businesses, anybody who has a car whose window was smashed out, all those folks are struggling to pay bills. let's remember we're in this together. >> mayor liccardo went on to encourage protesters to stay home last night. we are following these protests across all of our digital platforms. be sure to advice the our website, nbcbayarea.com, to stay up to date on demonstrations happening across the bay area and the country this weekend. >>> it is 7:09. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. we take you live to washington, d.c., to talk to chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." >>> plus, did you see it? ushering in a new era of space travel. we hear from one of the ast

their cars were smashed and jose mayor sam liccardo had something to say.ere is that i would venture to get every officer out there wasn't forcing today it in and santa clara street felt it outrages me testers that what happened minneapolis we've got to recognize that we all share in it. in this really in the contest. the motion that followed from a tragedy like that. >>the mayor says that the police are trying to keep the peace and trying to break up any a protest to get out of hand that's all i want to >>the minneapolis police officer that held his knee on george floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes leading to his death is now facing 3rd degree murder and manslaughter charges. you see him there derrick shaaban he is the officer in documents show the floyd was actually unresponsive for nearly 3 minutes of those 9 that robinson ii was crushing the back of his neck and up to that point he had been pleading with officers that he couldn't breeze. the minneapolis police department also fired the other officers that were there at the scene they haven't been charged

joining me is mayor sam liccardo to address the issues. you for getting up early this morning with us. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> always good to have you. we don't have a lot of time so let's first get to the $72 million -- recently you had to furlough some san jose workers there. you have cuts going on. tell us the state of the city right now. >> a lot of cities are going through tough times. san jose is no different. during the good times we really saved as much money as possible to prepare for a downturn and we're using a lot of those reserves now to deal with this very challenging moment. obviously some services are being cut, particularly a lot of summertime services we might have had that frankly would be prohibited under public health orders, things like having the public pools open for kids, summer camps, those kinds of programs that we cannot operate anyway. so we'll save some of those dollars and use those to help keep the wheels on as we get through the tough time. >> so things like that can help you get through. i

the rancher quickly corralled the goats, and it seems that sam liccardo said this is how we roll in san jose. >> man, they just took over the street. >> that should have been a lot worse. >> that is funny. all right. >> they will eat anything. >> you know what, laura, it's funny because i'm looking at the screen and you look beautiful. you always look beautiful but you look beautiful because you're in pose. your shot is frozen. your shot is frozen but you look like a picture. >> well, aren't you sweet. i didn't even get enough sleep last night but thank you very much. >> it is beautiful. hopefully we have a beautiful forecast because yesterday, kari, again, your rain kept me from working out. >> uh-uh, nope, don't do that. don't blame me and this rain for the reason you're not working out. you can work out inside, too. >> this is true. >> i want you to post later today saying you worked out today. >> i will do that just for you. >> we're all trying to stay healthy in this pandemic. >>> we're going to have another chance of showers today and cool temperatures as we start out with mostly

mayor sam liccardo expected to announce the details. here is what we know so far. you can take the test whether you have symptoms or not. two sites will open. one in east san jose. the other the santa clara county fair grounds. you must be at least 18 years old. >>> mobile outreach team for glide memorial church is helping underserved communities in san francisco get tested for covid-19. starting at noon a mobile testing site at the tenderloin rec center. glide has been providing homeless encampments with food, water and hygiene kits throughout the stay-at-home order. >>> a patient who had been staying at berkeley's largest skilled nursing facility has tested positive for the virus. now, i coaccording to the berke site, it is the first in the city at that senior care facility. meantime, today a protest is scheduled at solano county skilled nursing facility. we first told you on "today in the bay" 11 residents of the windsor vallejo care center have died from the virus. more than 130 people have tested positive including 99 residents and 33 staff members. california

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo is looking to help businesses, especially restaurants in this timesocial distancing. liccardo wants to allow businesses to apply for temporary use of streets, surface lots, public parking spaces and public recreation space that could be used for outdoor dining, exercise classes and other outdoor business operations. that proposal has to be approved by the city council. squa market. p the popula open once again after being shot down for two months. ten vendors are offering takeout. the orders have to be ordered online and picked up at the st. john's street entrance. >>> time for 7 on your side's michael finney. today's headlines, including a staggering price tag of how much the pandemic might cost the global economy. michael? >> this is going to be a figure we'll be talking about what we'll be talking about 50 years from now. this is expected to cost the economy $82 trillion. that's from a brand-new study out of cambridge university. the more optimistic number is 3.3 trillion. that's if the economy recovers really fast and right away. for the u.s., th

mayor liccardo is pushing a similar alfresco agenda. san francisco restaurants are urging the city to consider that as well. >>> with restrictions beginning to wind down and memorial day weekend coming up, oakland is rolling out new rules for lake merit and other cityning food ts and other vendors till the end of the month. the parking lots will also stay closed and lots adjacent to lake merit will be closed every friday through sunday and on memorial day. >> i love eating outside, paul. but the only issue with that is what if it rains? >> that's going to be a problem sunday, monday, tuesday, really only the day of the weekend you have to resist the urge to go out and violate the social distancing guidelines is going to be saturday. the weather right now is increasingly foggy. we're looking at downtown from treasure island. that cloud cover keeps dropping lower and lower. of course you go uphill from downtown to the west. it's already at ground level in the form of thick fog. and we expect that to be an issue into tomorrow morning. all

. >>> coming up at 7:45 today, sam liccardo will join us live to talk about the changes at the city parks. he will also give an update on the city's proposal to let some city businesses operate outdoors and give us the latest on san jose's growing budget problems during this pandemic. >> our time is just about 4:03. california has 68,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. the death toll from the coronavirus is now 2700. here in the bay era, there are 2800 confirmed cases. over the weekend more than 100 new cases were confirmed here in the bay area and virus deaths were reported yesterday in santa clara county and in san francisco. according to san francisco chronicle, the number hospitalized by the virus in the bay area has not gone up in the last two weeks. and another case of the coronavirus is reported at the hospital in san francisco. now there are at least 22 confirmed cases, including six residents and 16 staff members. the hospital since march 25th has been under a protective quarantine order. >>> it is now 4:04. san jose's low income neighborhoods are being hit the hardest by the

nobody has been watching local developments on the pandemic more carefully than san jose mayor sam liccardo i talked to him today about that. >>mayor some relax restrictions are coming to the bay area are you okay with fact did you have a say in this. >>well the restrictions actually set by 6 public health in 6 separate counties said no i don't, but i am certainly happy to see the construction and landscaping other outdoor occupations are. and now open so a lot of folks who are in desperate get paychecks i can be able to put food on the table for their families. i was happy to be able to work with contractors and unions who are working on. ways to ensure that they can get back to work safely they relate to the heavy lifting the hard work of figuring out rules and regulations that we sure everyone that they can do it safely and will make sure those those rules are in place. >>anything else that you wish they had covered that they had not mayor. >>well i think everyone can certainly quibble around the edges. i'd love to see more folks get back to work and i would really rather cbs moved from

it doesn't seem like it's getting mayor sam liccardo's goat either.had fun with this one, tweeting, "this is how we roll in san jose." that was a funny one, kari. that does it for our midday newscast. thanks for joining us for this midday. we'll see you back tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. our next newscast coming up for you at 5:00. thanks for sharing your diy haircuts. thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. thanks for sharing your cute kids. and your adorable pets. now it's our turn to share... with the geico giveback. a 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies for both current and new customers. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. so thanks again. one good share deserves another. >>> right now on "california live," cheryl lee ralph is taking us to another world full of prominent and powerful women. >> madam president, i must -- >> enough. >>> then go with your gut. dr. steven gundry has a breakdown of what you should be feeding your family. >>> a lot of us are a

. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo says the actions of a few created problems for many. >> if you're going to be expressing yourself, remember we're one community here. any harm that's done to any of our small businesses, anybody who's got a car whose window is smashed out, all those folks are struggling to pay bills right now. let's remember we're in this together. >> reporter: san jose police closed a secretation of fourth street saturday. but despite the promise of more officers, some businesses didn't take any chances, hiring crews to cover windows with plywood. businesses learning from a violent night, hoping for the best tonight. in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> in minneapolis tonight, thousands of protesters back in the streets. sauf officers used more aggressive tactics this time around in an effort to enforce curfew. a lot of tear gas deployed. a lot of protesters remained defiant and simply ran to other areas. earlier tonight an msnbc anchor and his crew got caught up in a clash trbetween protesters and police. anchor ali velshi says protests had b

you are 1600 in businesses downtown the president made only 6% of them are open san jose mayor sam liccardo says while the idea is in place there are still plenty of details to work out. >>including conversations with the alcoholic beverage commission getting backing from local and state health leaders, making sure that restaurants are back up to code before they can reopen. the cargo says he also wants to make it free for businesses to use the public spaces for their customers some are hoping that this plan will stick around for years to come. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >>tesla has called many of its workers back to the job apparently in defiance of alameda county's shelter-in-place order. they have a plan to fremont of course first charles clifford has details. >>car maker tesla is trying to reopen its factory here in fremont on a thursday human resources at tesla sent out this e-mail to employees saying that they were going to begin limited operations here and that they were recalling 30% of their workforce to come back to the factory. now the governor gavin newsome has said that manuf

however, a glimmer of hope here, in the last hour or so, mayor sam liccardo, mayor of san jose, says he will order streets to be opened up so restaurants can offer morae alfresco dining. >> it will be interesting to see how that works out. thank you so much, kris. >>> the governor says the second phase will include reopening offices for people who can't work from home. also drive-in restaurants and shopping malls will be able to reopen. phase iii includes salons, gyms, movie theaters and churches. >>> san francisco will soon loosen some restrictions for retailers, allowing story front pickup at a limited number of shops starting on may 18. the store "just for fun" and "scribbledoodles" has been delivering art supplies, games, and gifts in san francisco since the shutdown began in march. the owners say being allowed to offer storefront pickup is a huge step forward will still won't pay the bills. >> it will serve the community well. it won't do anything for our business because we simply can't do enough volume to even pay the rent. >> and the mayor's office says that more information

you are 1600 in businesses downtown that presently only 6% are going to reopen san jose mayor sam liccardo says while the idea is in place there are still plenty of details to work out. >>including conversations with the alcoholic beverage commission getting backing from local and state health leaders, making sure that restaurants are back up to code before they can reopen. the cargo says he also wants to make it free for businesses to use the public spaces for their customers some are hoping that this plan will stick around for years to come. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >>tesla has called many of its workers back to the job in fremont where they've got a plant apparently in defiance of alameda county's a shelter-in-place order kron four's charles clifford has details. >>car maker tesla is trying to reopen its factory here in fremont on a thursday human resources at tesla sent out this e-mail to employees saying that they were going to begin limited operations here and that they were recalling 30% of their workforce to come back to the factory. now the governor gavin, newsome has said tha

. á always good to see you, mayor liccardo. >> great to be with you again. >> i know you have a lot onánot going to move any faster than the public health mandates. á and so what is critical for me is making sure that when the light áturns green, we're ready áto go. we're áat the starting line because áwe know this pandemic certainly áis a public health threat á but it is also a grave economic threat. á its a áthreat mostly -- most á severely really to our á residents who are struggling áthe most already. that is low wage workers who áoverwhelmingly need to be on- site to be earning a paycheck. so we want to do everything that we can to safely get á people back to work as soon as the public health authority say we can do so. >> yeah. i áknow the time is running out i've got to ask you about ásilicon valley strong. giving and helping. what is the latest on that? >> well, we've had just a wonderful utpouring áof support. á more than 3200 volunteers have signed up and helping to deliver ood to seniors and volunteer áin so many ways. we would love to have more volunteers á really with the

. >>> we spoke to mayor sam liccardo a moment ago. they said it was hard on the city especially those suffering from coronavirus restrictions. >> the harm that's been done to small businesses, anybody who has a car whose window is smashed out, all of those folks are struggling to pay bills right now. >> the mayor encouraging protesters to please stay home tonight. >>> in oakland, police now say more than 8,000 people at the protest. nearly 30 first responders were injured. the mayor addressed the community within the past few hours. christie smith has the story. >> that rage crossed an unacceptable line. we are sickened to wake up this morning to the destruction and the violence of our beloved oakland. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf addressed the damage and destruction left behind last night in downtown oakland. this was the scene at a bank and at a walgreens and today at the target store on broadway after looters went in. >> i was disappointed, but i understand there's a lot of frustration and anger. so i was hoping and i expected i

testing in order to get a better picture of how this virus is spreading here, san jose mayor sam liccardo. >>this where so many of our residents are working every day in essential industries. i'm providing the food that is sustaining our community and kitchens either front line health care workers. they're doing all that they possibly can to put food on the table for their families and sustain our community and as a result they are at greater risk and so we need to ensure there's more testing here nice ever say to ensure that we are doing right by our entire community and we certainly have more work to do. >>the health officials are also trying to make the testing easier they've changed how the test is administered you can now perform the test yourself here is the testing officer for santa clara county explaining how it works we're going to use a nasal swab it will be self-administered so you will be given the swab for you to swipe your own nose and i'm going to do it. >>you're going to do it i need side and you're going to leave it for 10 seconds i want to do that all time and the other

testing in order to get a better picture of how this virus is spreading here, san jose mayor sam liccardo. >>this where so many of our residents are working every day in essential industries. i'm providing the food that is sustaining our community and kitchens either front line health care workers. they're doing all that they possibly can to put food on the table for their families and sustain our community and as a result they are at greater risk and so we need to ensure there's more testing here nice ever say to ensure that we are doing right by our entire community and we certainly have more work to do. >>the health officials are also trying to make the testing easier they've changed how the test is administered you can now perform the test yourself here is the testing officer for santa clara county explaining how it works we're going to use a nasal swab it will be self-administered so you will be given the swab for you to swipe your own nose and i'm going to do it. >>you're going to do it i need side and you're going to leave it for 10 seconds i want to do that all time and the other

mayor sam liccardo, joining us this morning on "today in the bay," is saying it's one step the city can take as they look at ways to allow them to safely reopen. >> we want to make sure everybody can have whatever permits they need to use public space, whether it's the sidewalk, parking lots, out on the street, in cases where we would be closing lanes of traffic, to be able to move more commerce outside, not just restaurants, yoga studios who want to have classes or folks who just want to engage in outdoor commerce. we know a lot of businesses won't be able to bring many people inside so it will be essential. >> the san jose city council meeting gets under way at 1:30 this afternoon. we'll let you know what they decide. >>> president trump reveals he's on a daily dose of an unproven drug, hydroxychloroquine, that protects against the coronavirus. but the nation's top doctors warn it could have potentially fatal side effects and critics say that the president is sending a dangerous message. a white house official later told nbc that the drug was prescribed and the president requested it

san jose mayor sam liccardo is expected to announce the details. here's what we know tonight. take the test whether you have symptoms or not. two sites will open, one at the pal stadium in east san jose, and the other at the santa clara county fairgrounds. you must be at least 18 years old. >>> a new effort this evening to increase access to testing. the mobile outreach team from glide memorial church is helping underserved communities in san francisco. beginning tomorrow there will be a mobile testing site at the tenderloin rec center. glide has been providing homeless encampments with food, water, and hygiene kits throughout the stay-at-home order. >>> one of the quietest places in the bay area this past couple of months has been the international terminal at sfo but that's about to change. flights to europe and japan are about to resume. that doesn't mean the passenger experience will be anything like it was. here's nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: at sfo this evening as it has been for a couple months now, it's pretty much deserted. >> we're about 96% below whe

that's where mayor liccardo, we spoke to him about ten minutes ago, that's where he is right there at city hall. and that looks to be the destination for the protesters, whether theyik major injuries t we've heard of, we do know some local stores there, liquor stores an other stores have been holed up there, closing their door, and hoping that their businesses don't get vandalized. not many cases of vandalism but there are certainly a few. jessica? >> and raj, we have seen, live on the air, while we've been here, we've seen two arrests, one where a man was taken down and another where a woman was he wasfully arrested. we want to show you where an officer was hurt this. happened about an hour ago, you can see the officer there, down on the ground, and he's nestled right underneath that car. we didn't get to see the moments leading up to it, but we can say that he is injured enough that the other police officers are carrying him out. a person that is standing by, decided to come and help the police officers as they lift him up, and move him, so now we see the officer standing up. we don

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo says this budget shortfall is worse than the recession in 2008. but unlike that slump police and fire staff will not be slashed. instead a freeze on hiring of more unsworn community service officers. >> the good news is we're not laying csos or police officers off as we had to back in 2008. >> reporter: parks and libraries are going to be the hardest hit. but at the moment public recreation programs aren't operating anyway because of the shelter at home orders and restrictions on group gatherings. and libraries won't likely be reopen for months. tom trudell with friends of the almaden library says they're disappointed but under the circumstances they understand. >> i have a hard time imagining how people can launder out a library and stay six feet apart. it's kind of like ping-pongs bouncing around in a box. how do you coordinate that? >> reporter: when libraries do reopen, they'll have operating hours cut by four per week. in san jose sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> a rash of window smashings in downtown martinez not what struggling busin

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo says the idea is in place but there's still a lot of details to work out that includes conversations with the alcoholic beverage commission on outdoor sales of liquor and also getting support from local and state health officials. >>to the biggest tech companies and the bay area are now telling their employees that they can work from home for the rest of the year kron four's rana harvey has a look at the plans for facebook and google. >>for the rest of the year facebook and other tech giants including google are allowing most of their employees to work from home. in a facebook said that any employee can do their work from home may continue to do so until the end of the year. the social network will not reopen most of his offices until july 6 at the earliest this could change. this is a significant change from their first plan which allowed people to work remotely at least through may to protect workers facebook also canceled all in person events through june of next year. the most google employees will also more than likely continue to work remotely do the

doesn't seem to be get being mayor sam liccardo's goat. this is how we roll in san jose.lot of goats looking for something to eat. >> wet grass. >> they usually munch on the dry foothills in east san jose. it was dry at least right now weatherwise, kari. >>> we are going to see a chance moving in later on. we will watch out for that today and tomorrow. temperatures staying on the cool side and we'll dry out and warm up by the end of the week. mike, what's happening for the roads? >>> a quick look and we're going to talk about that. we have the closure scheduled for tonight again. i'll be on facebook live after the show. back to you. >> oh, that's cool. celebrating all of what they do. thank you so much for all of those health care workers working on the front lines this morning. a round of applause for you every day. thanks so much for joining thus morning here on "today in the bay." we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. ♪ >>> good morning not so fast. the stark new warning to congress about reopening the country too quickly. >> you think we have it under control, we

mayor sam liccardo expected to release the details today.ou can take the test whether you have symptoms or not. sites are opening at the pal stadium in east san jose and the fairgrounds. actor sean penn will be at the antioch baptist church today. his nonprofit is helping to launch free testing. something to check out. >> this is also something going on. helping underserved communities get tested. starting at noon mobile testing sites at the tenderloin rec center. glide has been providing homeless encampments with food and water throughout the stay-at-home order. >>> with some 15,000 san francisco hotel employees now out of work one expert tells "the examiner" he believes it will be years before hotels make a full recovery. the president of san francisco hotel council says it can only start when convention crowds come back. before the pandemic occupancy rates were at 85% citywide. now it's below 5%. >> santa rosa plans to move forward with their plan to raise the minimum wage. beginning in july workers must receive at least $15 per hour. cit

and -- >> san jose mayor sam liccardo joined volunteers cleaning up graffiti from last night's chaos downtown. some volunteers were out as early as 5:00 a.m. >> we had a few protesters from last night join us who said hey, we want to show this wasn't what the protest is about, we're part of this community and we don't like seeing this happen either. >> the mayor also recognized a community member who said he couldn't help because he was on his way to work, but he did drop off pizzas for the volunteers. >>> a national coalition of police unions including san francisco, oakland, and san jose is calling for peaceful protests. police unions across the country have released a joint statement saying what has occurred does not reflect who we are as a country. the statement says that george floyd's death was contrary to everything they've been taught. abc 7 news spoke with the president of the san jose police officers association, who says violence and destruction are not the answer. >> we support peaceful protests. we always have. we always will. what we witnessed yesterday in san jose star

doesn't seem to be getting mayor sam liccardo's goat either.tweeting this is how we roll in san jose. amazing to see them all on the street. >> they're too close together. >> mom, dad, goat, goat. yeah, i am the greatest of all time. what are you talking about? >> exactly. there were a whole bunch of them. all right, so we were mentioning the goats are out there because they chew away all the dried brush, but we're getting a little relief from rain in may, kari. >> it's been nice to see the rain coming through late in the season and another chance later on this afternoon as well as tomorrow as the new storm system approaches. we're starting out with a mostly clear sky for our micro climates. here is a look at our forecast if you want to enjoy time outside in santa clara. it's going to be in the upper 60s although we will see more clouds moving in. we'll have to watch out for a spotty, light shower. maybe you're good if you have a little shelter overhead. we're looking at the storm system now to the north of us and that will start to make its wa

are 1600 in businesses downtown the president made only 6% are going to reopen san jose mayor sam liccardo says while the idea is in place there are still plenty of details to work out. >>including conversations with the alcoholic beverage commission getting backing from local and state health leaders, making sure that restaurants are back up to code before they can reopen. the cardinal says he also wants to make it free for businesses to use the public spaces for their customers some are hoping that this plan will stick around for years to come. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >>mary based company tesla is working to reopen its fremont factory thursday, human resources sent an e-mail out to employees saying that tesla is going to begin limited operations in that they were recalling 30% of their workforce to come back to the factory. although tesla is working to reopen alameda county officials are saying not so fast. the factory sits in the county where shelter-in-place orders recently were extended. >>and we have not given the game we have been working with them looking at a national plan re

we're trying to end one san jose mayor sam liccardo issued this statement saying anger and peaceful protest will always be appropriate responses to injustice violence will never be san jose is united in outrage over the atrocious crime committed in minneapolis. and in sadness over george floyd's horrible death, san jose police department will take a measured approach in facilitating peaceful protest. but there will be no tolerance of violence to our people or damage to our city. we're going to keep track of the latest for you locally all night long on kron 4 and the kron on app live in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron 4 news. >>happening now protesters are marching through oakland, they're demanding justice for george floyd like everyone else is demonstrating. also calling for an end to police brutality in general this is what it looked like earlier tonight as they boarded up businesses you saw the people in the streets chanting and carrying signs some people trying to get ready the business owners in case the rally takes a turn and gets violent but several community leaders have said the

today mayor sam liccardo had this to say -- >> we're trying to do all we can to calm an awful lot of jittery nerves out here. we certainly appreciate that the outrage and protests are righteous, but the violence is never righteous. >>> different bay area police departments have shown us very different tactics when it comes to crowd control at these protests. we'll dig a little deeper into that coming up. >>> plus, it was a bit of a dreary day, but that didn't stop surfers and others from making a long awaited return to bay area beaches. >> feels good to get outside at a safe distance, hopefully. >>> and it was a lot more than just dreary over in the valleys of the east bay. downpours, lightning, small hail, a flood watch was in place at times today from those storms. when we come back, we're going to see what's coming next in the forecast. >>> liftoff of the falcon nine. >> and spacex reaches for the stars, or at least low earth orbit. the histo we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugg

>>meantime, san jose mayor sam liccardo was out in the downtown area today. he was meeting with volunteers who are helping with the cleanup there. in this video posted on twitter the mayor said he encourages everybody to express their anger their pain and their frustrations but he wants them to do it in a way that respects the community. it is a message he echoed this morning on cnn. >>i would say that we do hear and many of those officers who are out there on the street with the demonstrators. share much of the outrage. that so many of us should feel when we see the atrocious crime that was committed minneapolis and we feel the intense sadness over george floyd staff. i think it's important for all of us recognize that we should share this common human outrage. and pitting one against the other is not going to get us to where we want to beat. >>and there's is terrifying moment in downtown san jose last night a viewer video shows us an suv driving through a crowd of protesters, san jose police say this happened around 9 o'clock last night in downtown san jose

. >> good luck, mayor sam liccardo of san jose, california. you have a lot of challenges. mayors all over the united states facing similar challenges right now as well. thank you very much for joining us. >> good to be with you, wolf. >>> the minnesota governor, meanwhile, is authorizing the national guard, in his words, to fully mobilize. this historic move is in response to the violent protests stemming from the death of george floyd at the hands of former minneapolis police officers. dozens were arrested in clashes with police overnight, despite an ordered curfew as looting and fires stretched across the city. i want to go back to cnn's josh campbell on the ground for us in minneapolis. josh, we're going on day five of the protests right now. things where you are right now, they look calm, but what are people bracing for during the course of this day into the evening? >> yeah, wolf, what they're bracing for is what we've seen the last two nights. and that is destruction that's come from some of these protests. you can see this is just happening right now as we've gone o

tell you are 1600 in businesses downtown that presently only 6% of them are open san jose mayor sam liccardo says while the idea is in place there are still plenty of details to work out. >>including conversations with the alcoholic beverage commission getting backing from local and state health leaders, making sure that restaurants are back up to code before they can reopen. the cargo says he also wants to make it free for businesses to use the public spaces for their customers some are hoping that this plan will stick around for years to come. jonathan mccall kron 4 news may area-based company tesla is working to reopen its fremont factory. >>thursday, the human resources person sent out an e-mail to employees saying that the company's going to begin limited operations and they were recalling 30% of their workforce to come back to the tesla factory, although tesla is working to reopen alameda county officials say not so fast. the factory sits in the county where shelter-in-place orders recently were extended. >>and we have not given the game we have been working with them looking at for th

sam liccardo about that said the officer suffered a head injury had to be dragged to safety but should be okay should recover fully at least that according to the mayor when we we're speaking with him live at 8 o'clock as you see these are live images in la and vicki another a cloud if you will is in the air. yeah and tonight, we know that there are at least 2 los angeles police officers that they will they were attacked during the protests tonight. >>we have video of that attack and we're going to put that up just yet, but the officer reportedly. pushed one demonstrator into a car was quickly since warned by other protesters the officer eventually escaped, and fled that so lapd of course is declared an unlawful assembly downtown. that's not stopping the protesters who are still marching through the streets so i think of what that that could be that i mentioned maybe a fire extinguisher could be a tear gas canister. >>that the police had that that maybe they dropped and a protester picked up because you could see everyone cleared out in a fast fashion. after that went into the air in t

carol gordino is co-moderator of the recovery round table created by san jose mayor sam liccardo. >>are already deep into discussions about whether or not as covid continues and even past covid, whether we need to return to the worker relations we have. >> if there is a surplus of office space, gordino thinks that will help small startups by so important to the innovation economy by lowering the cost of leases. on the other hand, developers such as federal realty remain optimistic that there is demand for major office projects. >> it is our complete confidence that large office buildings where we can accommodate the new requirements inside those buildings safely and conveniently is still where people are going to want to invent the next great thing. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> a new survey commissioned by real estate company zillow finds 75% of those now working from home would like to continue doing so. at least half the time. two-thirds might even move if they could continue to work from home sometimes, and would be willing to move farther away from their workplace,