but governor newsom today showed support for peaceful protesters.e said that the state is lacking lacking and the country is lacking a moral leader and the answer to violence is not more violence. speaking from a black church today, governor newsom offered support and empathy for the protesters' outrage following the death of george floyd a week ago today. >> you are right to feel wronged. you are right to feel the way you are feeling. >> reporter: while newsom called on the looting and the violence to is stop, his tone was one of resolve. he said society as a whole needs to do better to end systemic racism. >> the black community is not responsible for what is happening in this country right now. we are. we are. our institutions, oare responsible. we are accountable to this moment. let's just call that out. >> reporter: newsom's remarks a contrast to president trump who on a call with state governors this morning called some governors weak and pushed for more aggressive tactics to stop the protesters. here is audio obtained by abc. >> you have to d

newsom: they are names you have heard of. names i don't want to reinforce and promote, which is their intent and interest. but they are well-defined, though same names and groups. many do come from out of the communities in which they are creating have it. many -- havoc. parts of from other the country. many are homegrown. we have to monitor all these groups. it is our intention to continue to share that information. a lot of it is generated by the federal government. a lot of it by the state. in a well organized system that has existed for some time in the state where we share that real-time with local law enforcement. that is also a two-way conversation with local law enforcement sharing what they are hearing in real-time as well. we are monitoring those groups. i have been deeply involved in the collaborative spirit and engagement at the local, regional, and federal level. it has been incredibly focused and very effective system. i am pleased with the communication flow between those agencies and jurisdictions. >> i unders

>>so this is going to be all over the place and of course the video release follows governor newsom's recent order again requiring all californians to wear masks and most public settings join us this wednesday night at 9 for a live town hall with mayors from all over the bay area. we will talk about the changes. the cities are making after protests highlighting racial injustice and how cities are moving forward from the pandemic if you would like to submit a video question you can do that just visit kron 4 dot com. coronavirus cases continuing to rise across the country pile more young people are testing positive. darryl forges has the latest. >>the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll states like florida surpassing over 100,000 coronavirus cases we're nowhere near sort of served that would truly children's hospital capacity, but we can't wait until we get to those points. jackson health the state's largest public health system is reporting a 75% increase in coronavirus patients in the past 2 weeks, florida governor ron desantis says many coronavirus cases are between the a

. >> governor newsom striking a new tone tonight. his new concern as the state's he record.s infection rate hits >>> will our sudden spike mean new restrictions on the shelter-in-place order? both the country's and santa clara's top health experts have an answer tonight. >>> also ahead the new guilty plea in a corruption scandal at san francisco city hall. >>> oakland police want to know if you've seen this young girl. she is at risk and has disappeared. >>> and a hate crime investigation now under way after racist graffiti is found on a car. one man decided on his own to clean it up. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> we'll begin tonight with a new concern from the governor. he sayspike in coronavirus cases. he says our behavior is leading to a new spike in numbers and putting people's lives at risk. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> in his update on coronavirus today california governor newsom talked about those rising case rates and had a strong warning for a handful of cou

governor newsom says there has been an explosion in new covid-19 cases here in california. and kate larsen spoke epidemiologists about what is not going well when it comes to containing the virus. >> remember, covid-19 didn't take summer recess. >> reporter: governor newsom warned that since sunday, new coronavirus cases have increased 69% in california and patients hospitalized with covid has gone up 29% in the past two weeks. >> it is our behaviors that are leading to these numbers. and we are putting people's lives at risk. >> this is getting much worse. right now we're reopening at a higher level than we were ever at. >> reporter: and this epidemiologist in washington, d.c. says -- >> if you were to choose between economic shutdown of businesses and schools versus simply wearing masks 95% of the time for everyone, i think that the choice is pretty clear. we didn't do the shutdown well and the mask compliance is woefully in-address yacht. >> reporter: one thing that has gone well here in the bay area, contact tracing.yacht. >> reporter: one thing that has gone well here

. >> governor newsom expected to hold a news conference at noon from pittsburg. addressing the plan to put homeless people in hotel rooms. reverse the opening as covid-19 spreads throughout the state. most bay area counties have put reopening plans on hold. an ut break among farmers in wine country is to blame for a rise in cases in solano county. and contra costa had the biggest increase it's seen since the start of the pandemic. >>> dr. aennthony fauci and dr. redfield will is it testify on capitol hill today. a subcommittee on the latest efforts to contain covid-19. the world health organization says the worst, though, is yet to come from california to arizona and texas. some hospitals are on the brink of reaching capacity. abc news reporter andrea has the details. >> reporter: this morning 36,000 new coronavirus cases reported across the country leaving states and cities to take even more drastic action to try to curb the spread. in california, bars shut down in seven counties including los angeles county where cases hit more than 100,000 and now the decision

he sent a letter to governor newsom adding him to enforce the statewide face covering order. he proposes a warning for the first offense, $100 fine for the second and $500 fine for the third. the governor has not publicly commented on the letter, but he has said that he doesn't like the idea of taking action against people over face masks. >> so please, please, wear a face covering. we can slow down the spread by doing that. we've mandated in the state we want to see it enforced, but we don't want to see it punitively done, we don't want to see people fined. >> reporter: the supervisor says that he will keep up the fight with or without the governor. if the state doesn't take being a he plans to ask the board of supervisors. he wants to stop the virus and get people back to work. amy wh a amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and asuperintendent of is a loren sew unified says the school year will resume in late octob october. and he says that the machine cou plan could change depending on new guidance. >>> and we've put together a resource to help you track what is open in the bay

>>is doing wrong and not it's what the response of the to what the opening process is governor newsom said wednesday with plenty of hospital capacity and other resources prepared in the event of a surge, he doesn't plan on putting california's reopening process on pause and as long as we start to see more and more compliance. >>with mask mandate. and then i think we can move forward more safely and work our way through this without having to toggle back fauci praise state leadership and the governor's mask order urging californians to follow it. but he also left something for the governor to consider in many respects i agree with him. he don't really need to go back to lock down he need to pause and say wait a minute. >>we're starting to opening and things are going right what do we need to do to correct that you may need to stay where you are in impose a few more restrictions or maybe back up a little. >>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>more than half of the country is currently going in the wrong direction in the fight against covid 1926 states now seeing surges in corona

governor newsom says another key statistic to watch is the percentage of positive tests. the number is now at 5.5%, up form 4.4% a few weeks ago. the bay area is expected to reach 20,000 confirmed cases today. the governor is blaming the rise on multiple factors, including people becoming more complacent and outbreaks in jails and prisons. contra costa, santa clara and solano counties are among those on the watchlist. the governor warns that there will be increased enforcement in that relief funding, it will only go to areas that follow health guidelines. >> we do not like the trendline. that is why, again, this mandatory mask requirement is in effect. that is why, unfortunately, we are using the dimmer switch to pullback. >> while newsom has already recommended closing bars in 15 counties, he has also focused

newsom: good afternoon, everybody. gov. newsom: good afternoon, everybody. thank you for the privilege of your time and the opportunity to update you on our response to covid-19, where we are as a state, and where we are going. i thought it would begin by trying to contextualize a little bit about the last number of months. as you may recall, california was the first state in the nation to formally engage with the cdc, the trump administration and others. s in relationship to this pandemic. we engage formally by allowing the repatriation of flights from overseas primarily from mainland china to come into the state of california. this was a conversation that occurred in late january and the early part of february. those relationships were formalized through a series of agreements that allowed for that repatriation. covid-19, this pandemic, the coronavirus was on our radar screen for many weeks before it became a framework of reference for the nation. as wellhe opportunity to develop further relationships not only with the federal government and partnership wi

governor newsom taking action to curb the spread of coronavirus. he ordered seven counties to close bars and recommended several others do the same. look at this. in yellow, the governor is ordering bars to shut down again. no discussion, this is an order. counties in gray are where bar closures are recommended, and in the recommended column, we find contra costa and santa clara counties. just into the newsroom, troubling incident at peninsula bar. surveillance cameras caught whole thing, bartender says this woman coughed on him after he asked her to put on a mask. reporter on the scene says police just walked into the restaurant. reaction from the worker involved in the confrontation. >>> also -- ♪ >> the pandemic not stopping pride. today members of the lgbtq community marched through the streets of san francisco rallying for what they called liberation of black, brown and indigenous people. christie smith is live with more. >> reporter: i want to step aside so you can see the scene in the castro right now. just developed maybe within past 15 or

back to our coverage of the protests following the ath of george floyd to governor newsome says that he well not implement a statewide curfew at least not at this point. but he is bringing in several 1000 members of the national guard. ashley zavala has the latest. >>here at the state capitol barricades are up around the building in anticipation of more protests that could turn destructive. the governor pleading for peace as protests continue throughout california pandemic on top of the pandemic governor gavin newsome sympathizing with george floyd supporters the black community is not responsible for what's happening in this country right now we are after demonstrations consumed california over the weekend to some destruction could be seen just outside of newsom's office the governor won't issue a statewide curfew leaving that up to local leaders, the looting. the violence. the threats. against fellow human beings. and has no place in this state in this nation. the governor says he has called up 4500 members of the national guard to california which will coordinate with the highway

governor newsom said he rejected trump's call for aggression over the protesters. speaking from a black church inr newsom offered support and empathy for the protesters outraged following the death of george floyd one week ago today. >> you are right to feel wronged. you are right to feel the way you are feeling. >> reporter: while newsom called on the looting and the violence to stop, his tone was one of resolve. he said society as a whole needs t do better and do more to end systemic racism. >> the black community is not responsible for what's happening in this country right now. we are. we are. our institutions are responsible. we are accountable to this moment. let just call that out. >> reporter: newsom's remarks a contrast to president trump who on a call with state governors this morning called some governors weak and pushed for more aggressive tactics to stop the protesters. here is audio obtained by abc. >> you have to dominate. if you don't dominate, you're wasting your time. they're going to run over you, you're going to look like a bunch of jerks. you h

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thank you for joining us, i'm catherine heenan governor newsome gave an update today. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the story. >>as the number and rate of coronavirus cases rise in california governor gavin newsome thursday said intensive care unit beds are now at about a 3rd of the state's capacity. he says california has seen a 19% increase in icu patients over the last 2 weeks when our system cannot absorb when there's a capacity consideration of limitation. that's when we obviously have alarm bells that are raised that the governor says the state is not at that point and there are no plans to pause reopening he says the overall health care delivery system is at 8% capacity while the state is now testing nearly 100,000 people a day. california thursday rolled out its cal cat modeling system to the public data cities and counties and the state have been using to guide reopening, it shows short term projections and current scenarios for covid-19 and aims to get all counties on the same page we want to power local leadership to make informed decisions but w

we need to change governor gavin newsome friday directed california's police officer training program to stop teaching the carotid hold a restraint which blocks the flow of blood from the brain the governor even went on to say he will sign a proposed law to prohibit police from using the stranglehold technique in california that has no place any longer. >>the 21st century. after seeing more than a week's worth of images of tear gas and rubber bullet use newsome also announced he's putting together a working group to standardize how police respond to protests and crowd control the governor appointing racial justice activists latifa simon and former policing adviser in the barack obama administration ron davis to lead the group. >>we don't have time to relitigate the causes. we know the cause of the governor at last some of them today. we need to do is focus on the remedies newsome friday also said his administration is coming through a state law that goes into effect in january that re-establishes police training on implicit bias and de-escalation techniques the governor hoping to put

newsom: we have to own up to some very difficult things. the black community is not responsible for what is happening in this country right now. we are. we are. our institutions are responsible. we are accountable to this moment. let's just call that out. responsibilitye and we have been paying lip service about that for generations.

we need to change governor gavin newsome friday directed california's police officer training program to stop teaching the carotid hold a restraint which blocks the flow of blood from the brain the governor even went on to say he will sign a proposed law to prohibit police from using the stranglehold technique in california that has no place any longer. >>the 21st century. after seeing more than a week's worth of images of tear gas and rubber bullet use newsome also announced he's putting together a working group to standardize how police respond to protests and crowd control the governor appointing racial justice activists latifa simon and former policing adviser in the barack obama administration ron davis to lead the group we don't have time to relitigate the causes. >>we know the cause of the governor at last some of them today. we need to do is focus on the remedies newsome friday also said his administration is coming through a state law that goes into effect in january that re-establishes police training on implicit bias and de-escalation techniques the governor hoping to put p

governor newsom gave a commencement speech to graduates of his alma mater, santa clara university. the video provided to abc7 news by santa clara university. governor newsom shared his words of wisdom virtually, joking that it was very different from his graduation and whatuati like. he also spoke about the foundational principles that shouldn't be forgotten. >> dr. king picked up on that. he said we're all bound together by a web of mutuality. the work that you did to get to this point and graduate is a recognition that we're all better off and we're all better off, that we're all in this together. there is no leak on your side of our boat. >> he ended the speech congratulating the class, saying leadership is needed now more than ever. >>> president trump delivered his own commencement speech at west point today, despite rising tension between the white house and the military. he addressed more than a thousand cadets who returned to the campus for the socially distant ceremony. the president also expressed gratitude for the national guard, which has been used across the country to

>>governor gavin newsome checking in with stockton mayor michael tubbs and community members civil and moral authority. >>like those we met with today in that are expressing to do sense of urgency and concern that people are listening and people are understanding the gratitude. the magnitude of this moment, the meeting comes amid a week full of protests in response to the death of george floyd newsome in tubs visited businesses juggling the effects of a pandemic and racial justice demonstrations newsom says he supports legislation to explore how reparations can be made to african americans in california, the fine. >>those terms what does this mean what is it not me and how do we have a different kind of contact. and so we can promote. and deliver on the promise of foundational fundamental change as the state monitors. the national response to protests newsome no longer mincing his words for president trump after law enforcement forcibly remove protesters from a church in washington dc for a photo opportunity earlier this week it was shameful political theater at the time. >>when all of

newsom: good afternoon, everybody. an opportunity to catch up, check in, and an opportunity to introduce you to two interesting and extraordinary leaders that i think encapsulate the spirit of this moment in the spirit of war we want to take this moment in terms of the call and demand for change. i've had the privilege of traveling all up and down the state of california over the last couple of days. i had the opportunity to spend the day working with immunity -- community leaders, faith leaders, working with advocates, working with members of our own national guard to help clean up the streets of sacramento. randomly had the privilege and opportunity to meet up with a group of young people around the police officers memorial that were cleaning up graffiti. police officers memorial that were cleaning up graffiti. a young girl literally with one lung that outlasted all of us as she was scrubbing away for hours and hours. no one asked her to do it. it was an act of random kindness and a recognition that her community was

governor newsome says that he won't implement a statewide curfew for now, but he is bringing in several thousands of members of the national guard. ashley zavala explains the state's response to demonstrations. >>here at the state capitol barricades are up around the building in anticipation of more protests that could turn destructive. the governor pleading for peace as protests continue throughout california pandemic on top of the pandemic governor gavin newsome sympathizing with george floyd supporters the black community is not responsible for what's happening in this country right now we are after demonstrations consumed california over the weekend to some destruction could be seen just outside of newsom's office the governor won't issue a statewide curfew leaving that up to local leaders, the looting. the violence. the threats. against fellow human beings. and has no place in this state in this nation. the governor says he's called up 4500 members of the national guard to california which will coordinate with the highway patrol and its 7,000 officers patrolling the state in order

well no today you had better be wearing a face mask if you're in a public place because governor newsome. >>has made it official facemasks now required across the state. ashley zavala explains the governor's latest order. >>here at the state capitol i am wearing a mask because i'm out my workplace and interacting with others. these are just a couple of the parameters. the governor set in california's new statewide mask mandate please wear face coverings we are mandating it. >>do justice protect yourself protect your loved ones. this virus has not gone away. governor gavin newsome says he's maybe order because he seemed to many uncovered faces which he says risks the progress california has made in fighting covid-19 people are now required to wear masks while standing in line to enter or well inside most indoor spaces at the workplace while receiving health care services. >>while waiting for or inside public transportation or rideshares and in outdoor spaces when physical distancing is not possible there are exemptions including for people who have medical conditions that prevent them fro

that is the key indicator for governor newsom in the fight against covid-19. positivity rate is the percentage of people tested who have the virus. here in california, that rate is rising. nbc bay area's ian cull explains why that number is so critical and how it just got easier for people in the south bay to track the trend. >> reporter: it turns out the majority of people who go to covid-19 testing sites don't have the riers. that's still the case as many more are getting tested statewide. >> from less than just a few thousand in april to a record number yesterday, just shy of 100 in 6,000 tests were conducted yesterday. >> reporter: so naturally the total number of confirmed cases is up. that's why state leaders are focusing more on the percentage of people testing positive, and unfortunately that's rising too. the governor says it's gone up from 4.5 to 5.5% over two weeks. hospitalizations have risen 43%. intensive care admissions, up 37%. >> the reason we started to reopen our economy is we saw the positivity rate remain very, very stable. number of hospi

. >>> y en este momento el gobernador newsom ha iniciado su conferencia de prensa diaria, escuchemosnglÉs). estamos aumentado significativamente el nÚmero de pruebas en el estado, las cifras han aumentado en los Últimos 14 dÍas. 5, 6% de casos positivos ha aumentado en el estado. el nÚmero de casos ayer, 5 mil 349. una cifra muy alta, para lo que queremos nosotros combatir. estÁ realizando 38 mil pruebas diarias en el estado de california. vamos a continuar aumentando la vigo g vigilancia respecto a los casos de coronavirus. ilancia r de coronavirus. porque tenemos personas que son asintomÁticos y los que tienen sÍntomas, en cuestiÓn de pocas semanas hemos visto miles y miles de nuevos casos en el estado. un factor definitivamente preocupante. tenemos cifras sobre los casos que que han sido y han llegado, que han sido recibido por hospitales y ayer les mostraba una cifra basada en esto. en los Últimos dÍas. y en este momento hay 4240 pacientes en el hospital, por covid-19. pensando en su preocupaciÓn, su ansiedad tenemos que enfocarnos en esta cifra, en nuestros hospitales y tenemos

newsom: we supported all three of those efforts. beyond that, we have our own reforms that are presented as an incredible opportunity. we have made commitments last year and signed bills to shut down private prisons. we made commitments that are presented in front of the california legislature that i believe they are supposed to support to advance probation reform. we cede the reforms to continue our efforts to focus on rehabilitation, higher education opportunities for youth offenders in this budget. those opportunities present themselves in real-time working with the legislature over the next few weeks, we will have the opportunity to anchor those reforms in the bills that are part of this budget package. many things have been proposed in terms of affirmative action, which i have long supported, righting that wrong. with reparations, working to study more broadly what that means. we have been public with our support in that space. continuing the cause that unites all of us at this moment and the deeper structural cause of addressi

fo governor newsoms staff. to restore trust between the community and law enforcement. >> these protests after the killing of george floyd have shaken the way policing is done akrsz the nation. >> that is designed to stop people's blood from flowing into their brain? that has to place any longer. >> governor newsom announced his support for new policing kp criminal justice reform as well as stopping the teaching of the strangle hold. to help with police reform. he appointed a 30 year-old police vet. who served oakland and police departments. >> a lot of chiefs take a knee. that's great. now take a stance. a stance for systemic reform and change. >> we must forward. >> civil rights leader. their job is listen to community members and bring reform ideas to the governor. >> i want to talk to 50 groups. that i have worked with consistently over the 25 years of me working in this work. >> what are the ideas that you are bringing to the table tomorrow to help police reform? >> mental health workers should potentially

governor newsom talks about the rise in coronavirus cases. what he says is causing it, coming up. >>> another health alert from china, this time, swine flu. after the break, we will tell you where it was found and how it is being transmitted. >>> you have the power of two newscasts that night, the 10:00 and 11:00 news. >> you have the power to know everywhere you go when you download the ktvu fox 2 news app. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is 6:14. a team of scientists in china say a string of swine flu should be monitored closely because it can be transmitted from pigs to humans. this new study says the virus has the potential to become a pandemic. but, scientists say it does not pose an immediate global health threat at this point. they found the virus in some employees at slaughterhouses were pigs had tested positive. so far, they have not seen human to human transmission. >>> also new this morning, china has approved a law to crack down on what the beijing government considers subversive and succession us activity in hong kong. inte

newsom: thank you, dr. galli. again, are focused day in and day out on letting dates that guide our decision-making. we recognized one size does not fit all. we recognize the imperative of advancing a paradigm of focus at the local level. working with health officers. working with local elected officials to this attestation process. monitoring that process acutely. providing technical assistance. providing support, human resource and physical support as needed. we laid out a series of indicators that were the predicate to our reopening strategy. we focused on the importance and imperative of increasing the total number of tests in the state of california. we have done shy of 3 million tests so far in california, 2.9 million. i mentioned testing has started saturday and78,000 66,000 yesterday. we are getting close to our goal for the end of the month and we are getting there earlier, of roughly 60,000 tests on any given day. we are seeing the positivity rates remained fairly stable. they go up and they go down, but

newsome, what's your reaction? >> i completely people i understand.ing people in the congress of the united states to do something about it and that's what we are doing now. you've never seen, i think, a reaction at least from democrats in the congress as quickly as you have seen after the george floyd demonstrations. you saw policing bill come forward. you are beginning to see reactions or actions precisely brought on by people like your guest who are impacter -- impatient saying doing something, do something. chris: let me break something, though, as i discussed with mr. newsome there has been split with tactics, strategy and viewpoint for more than half of century with malcolm x by any means necessary and martin luther king. you have done things your way, working through the system but can you understand how someone like hawk newsome or tens of thousands of people on the street would say, wait a minute, you know, you have been doing it your way and we have the death of george floyd and a lot more police brutality, we have the economic inequities th

it is an effort to governor newsom announced amid the coronavirus pandemic but e governor's make thischange is facing some legal challenges. our capitol bureau. reporter ashley zavala explains. re's effort to allow all registered voters in california to vote by mail cleared one of its final redistricting mbly committee passed a fid version the proposal sly sendin assembly for a floor vote this week no one ould have to risk their health and possibly their life to exercise their constitutional right to vote the bill is a find tuned version of the governor's executive order in response to the pandemic newsome has directed all b3ots to receive mail in ballots and recently issued an order to set new rules for in to republican lawmakers sued gover voting options county elections officials should to assemblyman tuesday said he's overstepping his boundaes trying to change state law without le input this is actually a dangerous thing. >>because whis laws that cover all assets of fornia life. under a false justification of addressing the emergency. i think it weakens public trust for actions th

governor newsom gave a commencement speech to graduates of his alma mater, santa clara united states. this was provided to abc 7 news by santa clara united states. he shared his words of wisdom virtually, joking that it was very different from what his graduation looked like. he also spoke about the foundational principle that we are of many parts but one body, something we desperately need to recognize. >> dr. king picked up on that, so we're all bound together by a web of mutuality. the work thaw dt you did to get this point shows that we're all better off. there's no leak on either side of the boat. >> leadership is needed now more than ever. >>> well, they've been trying for decades to bring b.a.r.t. to san jose, and that dream finally became reality today. a look at the new stations, plus, when the next phase will begin. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. those breezy winds today bring about a cool afternoon for june. warmer weather's on the horizon. we'll have the details after the break. >>> but first, abc 7 is celebrating the bay area's class of 2020 by featuring as many hig

ask your doctor about piqray. >>> blunt talk tonight from governor newsom. our state is seeing a huge spike in covid-19 cases as we reported at the top and the governor says our behavior is to blame. >> as the state deals with the sudden surge, he said he's prepared to go back to more stringent restrictions if necessary. he said the number of cases jumped 69% in the last two days. 179 positive cases yesterday. the largest single day increase. the governor. that's due in part to more testing. but the rate is heading back up. currently at 5.3%. he said the california reopening is playing a role and we all have a responsibility. >> we can all do more to slow the spread of the virus by simply wearing a face covering i can't say this enough. we now have an abundance of face masks in the state of california. he warns that counties that refuse to enforce mask could lose access to $2.5 million in a covid-19 stance fund. he also says california's infrastructure is he prepared to handle an increase in cases. >> it has some wondering if we're headed toward maybe anothe

. >>> next at 5:00, a first for governor newsom. he's asking a county to pause a reopening and reinstate shelter in place orders. >>> that's not the only hot zone san francisco is taking a step back in contra costa county is thinking of putting its reopening on hold. >>> in santa cruz, a different tone. families head to the beach after they try to give up going after social distance violators. >>> the head of summit hospital is confronted by protesters. what the hospital is saying about it tonight. >>> and -- atck brazenl the street. i'm dion lim, she's using her skills to identify the suspect. >>> good evening thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >>> i'm ama daetz. we begin in san francisco where the plan to reopen more businesses on monday came to a halt. they were preparing to move into the next phase. the state had just given san francisco approval yesterday. but today mayor london breed announced she's halting the plan because of the spike in the number of confirmed covid-19 cases. >> we've gotten a little too comfortable. th

. >> governor newsom has ordered a recommended number of powers and counties to close and focusing on the upcoming fourth of july weekend and address concerns about social and family gatherings in the coming days. >> we are following california's largest prison outbreak of coronavirus at san quentin prison. more than 1000 inmates have tested positive for covid-19 and the numbers continue to grow. "ktvu" marc joins us. >> some of the sickest are being transported to the hospital and triage pence set up in the yard. so far 1080 prisoners at san quentin have tested positive for covid-19, as well as, 100 to employees. it started when more than 100 inmates were transferred to san quentin from chino at the end of may and they went from 0 to several hundred in the middle of weeks. the corrections department created a health crisis by bringing untested inmates into san quentin and being slow to respond. >> it's overwhelming them. it's a great concern and there are pop up air-conditioned tents on the campus to make sure governors have greater will medical distancing and for medical triage. >>

governor newsome added that he does not want to make it a crime to. >>be caught without a mask, but said that with today's numbers. it is vital for all of us to do all that we can to continue to fight the virus where we may find ourselves back where we were in march. theresa kron 4 news. >>here in the bay area there have now been more than 21,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 545 people have died. today all counties saw a rise in cases. alameda county also reported 2 deaths from coronavirus and contra costa county reported 5 deaths. another nursing home in the east bay is suffering from a covid-19 outbreak, san miguel view on concord has seen 75 positive cases of coronavirus and at least 14 patients and one caregiver have died. the facility is still operating as normal kron 4 reached out for comment. but so far we have not heard back. the outbreak at this nursing home has also showing us that there's a much bigger problem more than 12,000 covid-19 cases have been reported at assisted living facilities across the state. contra costa county health off

governor newsome added that he does not want to make it a crime to. >>be caught without a mask, but said that with today's numbers. it is vital for all of us to do all that we can to continue to fight the virus where we may find ourselves back where we were in march. theresa kron 4 news. >>here in the bay area there have now been more than 21,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 545 people have died. today all county saw a rise in cases. alameda county also reported 2 deaths from coronavirus and contra costa county reported 5 deaths. another nursing home in the east bay is suffering from a covid-19 outbreak. this time it's and ago villa in conquered, it has seen 75 positive cases of coronavirus and at least 14 patients and one caregiver have died. the facility is still operating as normal and kron 4 we have reached out for comment. but so far have not heard back. the outbreak at this nursing home is an indicator of a larger problem more than 12,000 covid-19 cases have been reported at assisted living facilities across our state. contra costa county health

governor newsom is expected to give another update today at noon live from pittsburg.e is threatened to reverse reopening as the number of coronavirus continues to go up. >>> number two. the number of covid-19 cases exploding in a matter of days in san quentin. more than 1,000 inmates are infected and more than 100 staff members have covid-19. a new court order requires all prison staff be tested by july 2nd. >>> number three, a ucsf doctor has a warning for californians. he says while the state has been able to manage covid-19 cases at the start of the pandemic, cases are still going up and strong leadership isn't enough to prevent it. >>> number four. dr. anthony fauci will testify on capitol hill this morning. he'll be updating a senate committee on the latest efforts to contain covid-19. that is set to get under way in just a couple of minutes. >>> and number five. we're starting off with a few more clouds along the coast and temperatures in the 50s. this afternoon, the coast will remain the same, but the rest of us warm about one to two degrees into the 70s and 80

newsom, what's norton: my reaction is completely understand.ets myself enough to understand, but you send people like me to the congress of the united states to do something about it. and that's what we are doing now. you've never seen, i think, a reaction at least from democrats in the congress as quickly as you seen after the george floyd demonstrations. you saw a policing bill come forward, you are beginning to see reactions or actions precisely brought on by people like your guests were saying to something quick, so much so -- >> chris: congresswoman, excuse me, let me just break in though because as i discussed with mr. newsome, there has been this split in tactics and strategy and viewpoints for more than half a century between malcolm x, by any means necessary, and martin luther king. you have done things your way, working through the system, but can understand how someone like hawk newsome or the tens of thousands of people in the street wait a minute, you've been doing it your way and we have the death of george floyd and a lot more po

today, governor newsome called on citizen scientists to help the state fight the virus. seems like a challenge made for silicone valley. scott budman is in san jose with the story. scott? >> reporter: well the governor is talking data and modelling, here at hospitals like good samaritan and san jose, they are talking about personal responsibility. like masking up and keeping the number of patients down. >> as concerns rise along with the number of covid cases, governor newsome is reaching on out to what he calls citizen scientists. >> expertise can be found anywhere and everywhere. >> reporter: opening up the state's data on a website called c calcass. >> citizen scientists. people doing codes every day. we want to give them access through an open source platform to all of the available data that we have that i have, that our health professionals have. >> reporter: but some health care professionals are skeptical of data modelling. >> models are good in the fact that they predict based on the current situation. if things change, then that model changes. >> many say crunc

newsom and the largest state workers union agree to cut their paychecks. so that deal includes a 9% pay cut equaling two furloughed days every month for two years. and any raises are now delayed for two years. here's what a political analyst had to say. >> a relatively quick way to save money, much quicker than to try and pursue layoffs which can take a very long time to achieve. >> the budget deal goes into effect july 1st. >>> well, take a look at this new video. this is cal fire crews rescuing someone stranded in the american river in auburn. this happened yesterday when a swimmer became unable to make it back to the shore because of those rising water levels. you can see right there responders there extending that rope, brought that person back to safety. this was just one of several rescues made over the weekend. >>> i know a lot of people wanted to get out over the weekend because it was just so nice. but this week we're still going to see some nice temperatures in some spots. but certainly some of those temperatures up in the high 80s and even 90s?

governor gavin newsome says he's made the order because he seemed to many uncovered faces which he says risk the progress california has made in fighting covid-19 people are now required to wear masks while standing in line to enter or well inside most indoor spaces at the workplace while receiving health care services. >>while waiting for or inside public transportation or rideshares and in outdoor spaces when physical distancing is not possible there are exemptions including for people who have medical conditions that prevent them from wearing one children age 2 and under people who are eating or drinking indoors or receiving a service that requires a face mask to be removed also those who are exercising outdoors we checked in the state's guidelines do not include any information on penalties for those who don't comply or how this will be enforced. california is not the first implement a statewide mask mandate other states that have one include may new york delaware, michigan and maryland. >>reporting in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>in a county and the city of berkeley the

.>>> governor newsom warning about an unprecedented growth in coronavirus cases . hello again, i am cristina rendon. >>> thank you for joining us. the governor said 15 counties are being monitored right now as hotspots. here is a look at the so-called watchlist. two of the 15 counties are right here in the bay area. contra costa and santa clara counties. imperial county by the mexican border may need to bring back it's stay-at-home order. we are joined with more on the governor's warning as we near the fourth of july holiday, deborah. >> reporter: hundreds of patients have been transferred out of imperial county because hospitals are full. there's no room left at the morgue either. governor newsom once people to keep covid a priority as a make plans for their fourth. >> we celebrate our independence as a nation. to do so responsibly. >> reporter: governor newsom says he understands covid fatigue and the conversations families are having. >> we love you, but boy we miss and the kids over this weekend for a festive barbecue? well, you may be putting uncle john's life

newsom: thank you, dr. ghaly. so, again, our focus day in and day out on letting data guide our decision-making. we recognize one size does not fit all. we recognize the imperative of advancing a paradigm working with health officers, working with local health officers. acutely,g that process providing technical assistance, providing support, human resources, and physical support. we laid out a series of indicators that were the predicate to our reopening strategy. we focused on the imperatives of increasing the total number of tests in the state of california. of 2.9 done just shy million tests to be exact. testing starting to increase. we are getting roughly 60,000 tests on any given day. we see the positivity rates remained fairly stable. they go up and down, but holding fairly strong. we talk about it being a foundational indicator. we talk about the imperative as one of the indicators to make sure that we have the capacity in the state to meet hospitalization surge and to address the needs in our icu's. we sa

grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. 4.25 california lawmakers and governor newsom have just days now to agree on a state budget at the moment, they're still at odds over proposed cuts to vital services as the state braces now for a $54 billion deficit. ashley zavala has the very latest now from the state capitol. >>community cause budget negotiations continued inside the capitol wednesday outside a labor union rally calling on lawmakers to cancel proposed cuts don't the people that you said at one point were essential now the knot. so which is with a spike in unemployment and drop in state revenues governor gavin newsom's budget proposes billions in cuts to schools, health care programs and pay for state employees, the legislature's version rejects some of the governor's cuts we must draw a line against the cuts to the very same community. and before where they are there to protect them from covid-19 in the first place. >>governor newsom's administration has said about a quarter of his proposed budget cuts would be immediately canceled that the federal government steps in before the

governor newsom will not hesitate to reverse course on reopening.therings are the big concern as bay area counties put the brakes on easing restrictions. >>> months after shutting down, some business owners in the south bay say they are out of patience. >>> good morning, everybody. tuesday june 30th. a lot of stories to share with you this morning. first checking in with meteorologist mike nicco for a look at the dha ahead. mike? >> hi, kumasi. how are you? >> good and you? >> i'm doing well. little bit warmer today. how about that. especially as you move inland but not so much near the coast. hi, everybody. look at live doppler 7 and our tower cam where kumasi is looking south along the embarcadero and the ferry building and the bay bridge. fairly quiet there. let's see what the day has in store for us. partly cloudy and breezy conditions and upper 60s in san francisco and we're going to have mid 70s to near 80 around the bay and mid to upper 80s in the north bay and south bay and low 90s in the east bay. that will be a little bit breezier in the n

the industry is responding to governor newsom's statement that community spread of covid-19 started in a nail salon. they say it's not true. investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us now. she broke this story friday and joins us with more on this big development. >> reporter: the group pro nail association says they will sue the governor's office to get court-ordered guidelines for salons to open as well as a targeted opening date. today industry workers took to the streets in southern california where the group is based to speak out against newsom's prior assertion the first case of community spread of covid-19 was in a nail salon. on friday, i first told you his office was backtracking on that statement, telling salon owners there may have been prior cases. pro nail association, which calls itself the voice of the nail industry, says newsom failed to publicly clarify what they believe is false information about their industry and covid-19. and it's angering their community. >> we have a lot of people in the public who are probably very concerned as to whether they are able to sa

>>newsome said monday that california is still in the middle of a first wave of the virus. those it suggest we're out of the woods. >>those that suggests this somehow is going to disappear. these numbers tell a very very different and sobering story the last 2 weeks have seen a rise in cases of covid-19 46,735 newly reported which is more than a 3rd of the total cases in california since the pandemic began. >>hospitalizations are also up 16%. and the number of people admitted to the icu is up 11%. the governor newsome made it very clear how we can get those numbers to go back down where your masks. >>practice physical distancing continue. the hygiene that is so foundational in terms of mitigating the spread of this virus. the governor also debuted a psa urging california residents to wear masks for which he was joined by former state governors, jerry brown, pete wilson. >>gray davis and arnold schwarzenegger do you don't like covid when we're a mask just new some also provided new figures on california's finances, the state is facing a billion budget deficit due to the econ