cabinet minister also needs to have the confidence of the public, in particular the secretary of state for healthparticular the secretary of state for health during a pandemic. and what has been clear of the past 24 hours is that for a sizeable minority or majority of the public they no longer had confidence in matt hancock. it was not the affair. it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules but then broke their own rules and that— made his position untenable at any time and particularly during a pandemic which is still some weeks before we get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised that 2a hours ago? i think the prime minister thought it would blow over but it was clear the media would not let this issue drop. there will be more stories in the paper tomorrow. i willjust come back from a day of campaigning and it is an issue on _ the doorsteps and is a distraction from the by—election up there and his position had become untenable. it was headlines for several days and in the last 24 hours it is clear from my inbox and lots of conservative mp colleagues and o

state health officials announced wednesday afternoon that masks are not required for fully vaccinatedople beginning june 15th a leicester on public transit or in through 12 school or other a k childcare center. >> in health care settings or in homeless shelters. those who choose to remain unvaccinated must continue to wear a mask in all indoor public settings like retail shops, restaurants and theaters. we've done. >> you know, as a as bay area wide we've done a really admirable job of keeping this from getting wildly out of control businesses may choose to require everyone to continue wearing masks. >> they also may implement vaccine verification where they may allow those who are vaccinated to sell to test that they are in compliance to enter the san francisco creamery is going with the honor system that the people. >> not wearing a mask already and hopefully. keep everyone safe in walnut creek. michelle kingston kron 4 news. >> cal osha standards board holding a special meeting right now to discuss possible changes for the workplace or can wait here with those details. ken, this is

the state health department providing those answers workplace mask rules are not yet in line with the state's reopening plan. the cal osha meeting that's now underway. it could give us some answers. we have live kron 4 team coverage plus, as the south bay community mourns the death of 7 year-old liam, you said we are learning the next steps in the case against his mother accused of murder. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8 o'clock. i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore. california's department of public health making an important reopening announcement facemasks will not be required in most settings for those fully vaccinated state will this guidance next tuesday exceptions include public transit. >> k through 12 schools, health care settings and homeless shelter. and again, this is for fully vaccinated people. those not fully vaccinated will still be required to wear their masks and other settings as well. this comes as vaccinations in the state surpassed 65%. and as the state gets ready to fully reopen more than 18 million people have been fully vaccinated in califo

state health leaders caution that number is higher because not all covid cases are analyzed. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> not just the delta variant spreading here in the u.s. but spreading around the world. it is identified in at least 85 countries, that includes the u.s. the delta variant accounts for one in five case in the u.s. there is good news, scientists and doctors say vaccines authorized in the u.s. are effective against that variant. >> of course, we'll continue to do our reporting online about the delta variant, head to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus, we'll have all you need to do to keep you informed. >>> the end of a long standing san jose tradition is officially near. the san jose city council voted to rezone the area around the san jose's flea market. the flea market will move and in its place new homes and retail stores. many people relied on the flea market for their income say it won't be the same. >> live damian trujillo is live at city hall. this decision affects so many people. >> reporter: it really does, janelle. some o

the state's top health official clarifying that includes the state's plan to follow the cdc's guidance, june 15th requiring vaccinated californians to wear masks only in health care settings indoor in k through 12 schools correctional facilities, emergency and homeless shelters. and in public transportation. the update comes as cal osha continues potential masking requirements for workers only in no way are predisposing or pushing for one outcome over the other. >> and then for independence important. and we just hope. i don't think you to be able to the best guidance. the state department of industrial relations did not have a comment wednesday. noting regulations are pending at the office of administrative law. those regulations were at the center of the board's 10 hour long meeting last week. the board approve new controversial emergency temporary standards for workers and employers in california. >> including mandatory masking at the workplace unless there's documentation all employees are vaccinated. it also requires employers to provide n 95 masks to employees. >> governor newsom

the state's top health official clarifying that includes the state's plan to follow the cdc's guidance5th requiring vaccinated californians to wear masks only in health care settings indoor in k through 12 schools correctional facilities, emergency and homeless shelters. and in public transportation. the update comes as cal osha continues potential masking requirements for workers, don't we. in no way are predisposing or pushing for one outcome over the other. >> independent boards at independence important. and we just hope. i don't think you to be able to the best guidance. the state department of industrial relations did not have a comment wednesday. noting regulations are pending at the office of administrative law. those regulations were at the center of the board's 10 hour long meeting last week. the board approve new controversial emergency temporary standards for workers and employers in california. >> including mandatory masking at the workplace unless there's documentation all employees are vaccinated. it also requires employers to provide n 95 masks to employees. >> governor

justice. >> training eis officers, i have now been involved with at least 25 assigned here in the state healtht to tennessee. it has been a wonderful ride and a profoundly satisfying experience. >> i've had the good fortune to work closely with the most talented, dedicated, selfless, and persistent people, working in public health today, the eis officers and alumni. for those experiences, i will forever be grateful. thank you. >> i will never forget how eis started in the class of 2014, as we boarded airplanes for africa as newly minted ebola warriors, one of the most heartbreaking and rewarding experiences of my life. i learned how dedicated colleagues are to mentoring us to be effective public health officials. i learned to trust my classmates and we braved unknown territory and provided emotional support even without hug. later it my career, these lessons on mentorship and camaraderie, served me well. >> eis is not just a training program, it is a network of of any neologisms in service to the nation. whether working on it outbreak across state lines or getting advice about responding to co

when the study was started in 1932, the name was the united states public health syphilis study -- i am sorry. the united states public health study of untreated syphilis in the negro male. that was the name of the study and that it -- that was what it was first funded for. after the study became known to the public, it then went to -- or they started using the name tuskegee study. that is, in my opinion, wrong and a continued injustice. tuskegee is not the owners of that study. the public -- the u.s. public health service is the owner of the study and so should it be named that. and you also have some type of accountability for that study. none of the medical professionals, even after it became known, were held accountable for the study, so we should start referring to the study as the united states public health service to study at tuskegee -- service study at tuskegee and include macon county because that's where the men came from, rural macon county, and when you disregard that, you are disregarding the whole community of people that were affected by the study so this is why the w

i have been to see the prime minister to resign as secretary of state for health and.and the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that's why i have got to resign. i want to thank people for their incredible sacrifices and what they have done. everybody working in the nhs, across social care, everyone involved in the vaccine programme and frankly, everybody in this country. who has risen to the challenges that we have seen over this past 18 months. i'm very proud of what we have done to protect the nhs at the peak, to deliver that vaccine roll—out, one of the fastest in the world. and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches to make sure that we can get out of this pandemic. we are so close to the end and then build back better so that this country can fulfil its potential, which is so great and i will do that with all of my heart. matt hancock with the statement he put himself on his twitter feed. a former health

shutting down schools and in ohio the legislature could overturn any order issued by the governor or state health department in a public health emergency state senator rob mccolley co-sponsored it >> this was aimed at putting in place checks and balances in response to an unprecedented set of circumstances and an unprecedented use of executive power at the state level. >> reporter: but at wolf's ridge brewing in columbus bob suter, who struggled to keep his business open during the covid crisis, wants public health decisions in the hands of the experts, not politicians. >> it's scary to be in ohio and think that if this does happen again our legislative body is going to be the ones that decide, you know, essentially what we do to keep each other safe yeah, i think it's a bad idea >> reporter: other opponents of these laws describe them as downright dangerous. >> you don't want to risk anybody unnecessarily being hospitalized or worse yet dying when we could have prevented that from happening through some simple mitigation public happening in state houses acros country shows even as the pandemic n

as for the state's guidelines, as we have been saying, starting on june, 15th if you are fully vaccinated, you can go most places without a mask. california healthn track to fully reopen the economy on june 15th. on that day, the state will also align masking guidelines with the cdc fully vaccinated people can resume everyday activities without wearing a mask except in a few limited settings, um, that are required by federal and state rules. those settings include public transpor

the states health and human services director noted that that could potentially change, based on their conversations with the cdc. if you are unvaccinated, you must continue to wear a mask in indoor public settings. so if you catch bart, how would the mask requirement be enforced? take a listen. >> from the very beginning of the pandemic, bart has taken an educational perspective on enforcement, rather than being heavy-handed. so we want to tell our writers, listen, you need to have them asked to come in here. then if we see someone without a mask, our station agents, our bart police officers, bart police non-sworn officers, who are patrolling the trains, have masks and they will ask someone either to put on a mask or they will give them a mask. so the vast majority of the people, 96% at our last data capture, or wearing their masks. >> reporter: so the mask mandate will continue throughout the rest of the next couple of months. it'll end, we are told, probably in mid-september. we're live and pleasant hill this morning, i'm justin andrews, kpix 5. >> taking live look at the city of sa

i have been to seen the prime minister to resign as secretary of state for health and.and the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that's why i have got to resign. i want to thank people for their incredible sacrifices and what they have done. everybody working in the nhs, across social care, everyone involved in the vaccine programme and frankly, everybody in this country. who has risen to the challenges that we have seen over this past 18 months. i'm very proud of what we have done to protect the nhs, at the peak, to deliver that vaccine roll—out, one of the fastest in the world. and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches to make sure that we can get out of this pandemic. we are so close to the end and then build back better so that this country can fulfil its potential, which is so great and i will do that with all of my heart. that statement posted on twitter by matt hancock who is no longer health secretary,

according to the national academy of state and health policy. the others have either dropped the state of emergency or plan to by the end of the summer during this emergency. newsome has issued 58 executive orders to change or suspend hundreds of laws. >> next week to republican lawmakers, including kylie plan to appeal to the state supreme court in a case against newsom and his use of executive power. it's unclear if action there could effectively end the state of emergency were very that if the california supreme court takes a close look at the legal issues. does a careful thoughtful analysis. >> then it side with us and we'll make sure that something like we've had over the course of this last never happens again. >> we reached out to democratic legislative leaders including the assembly, speaker and senate president pro tem. but we have not yet heard back. we also reached out to the governor's office for expanded comment, but we have not heard back from the office either in sacramento. ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> well, both pride and joy we

and yet all this technology is at our fingertips, the germans state health departments, a still using fax machines to report their corona virus case number's. officials have to enter those figures into the system manually. what we seek engine in germany compared internationally it's dismal. peak download speeds worldwide, so that other countries are way ahead and germany flimsy to take 35th place. but why? let's go back in time to the early 980. the end to the vin chancellor of west germany. me. how much my big april, 1981, he declared that as soon as the technical prerequisites have been met, deutsche a bonus post will rapidly develop an integrated broadband fiber optic network. that was 40 years ago. if schmidt's plans had gone ahead today, germany would have the world's most advanced fiber optic network. instead, it's a patchwork with lots of missing pieces. less than 10 percent of households have a connection of 50 megabits per 2nd. germany needs foster internet and not just during the pandemic. this is supposed to be a high tech country. driverless cars will be hitting the out of

because they know health isn't just a future state. health happens now. this father's day, get $50 off health + ancestry kits. >>> imagine feeling afraid for your life because you work to make sure america's elections are secure and legitimate. i'm talking about a third of poll workers who believe there's a tort on their backs. many other say they've been threatened with physical violence just for doing their very important work. the director of the election reform center says this -- it's one of the scariest parts of attacks. you can't have a democracy that functioning if you don't have people unafraid to be administrators of elections. here is lawrence norden. you found a shocking number of election workers who say they don't feel safe. is it a general feeling s. specification threatening things that have happened? what did you find? >> i agree, it's heartbreaking, really. these very widespread. to hear of things that election workers and officials have gone through around the country. it's easy to forget, but these officials and these workers ran our el

these restrictions that vary by state mean a woman's access to safe reproductive health care is largely dependent on her zip code. i am amazed at this. as a provider, how do you see these inconsistencies, across states impacting women that you treat? dr. perritt: too many people, unfortunately, lack access to essential health care services, including abortion care. we know and professor goodwin mentioned the same states enacting these restrictions have the worst records and reproductive health and well-being for their own states. it has a direct impact. i provide care and washington, d.c., that includes maryland and virginia. the legislation across the states is different even though the job -- even though the geography is not far apart. that means if you live in virginia or maryland or in the district, your experience of accessing abortion care, the constitutionally protected right, will be extremely different and based on your zip code. you are absolutely right. so it has devastating impacts on agency, on autonomy, on self-determination, for the community i care for. i grew up here in

cross 5, north indian state health, the experts and environmentalists had been wanting for months. so the evening of the lockdown would lead to an increase in pollution and the impact that would have on those causes 19 ah surely back to the in del, how with the headlines on al jazeera candidates, prime minister says the catholic church must take responsibility for its role in the abuse of children in residential schools for indigenous children. that's after the remains of $215.00 students were found at one of the former institutions from the $1880.00 to 1996, an estimated 150000 children were forcibly taken from their homes as part of an assimilation program. run by the government and the church. now before we have to start taking the catholic church to court, i am very hopeful that religious leaders will understand that this is something they need to participate in and not hide from that forgiveness. and redemption is a path we all are told we should be walking on to our faith. and i am confident that the catholic church is hearing these calls very clearly. and his understanding,

undermining public confidence in the secretary— undermining public confidence in the secretary of state for healthis absolutely essential for every cabinet minister not only to the confidence of the prime minister but also _ the confidence of the prime minister but also the country. and you can't run health — but also the country. and you can't run health policy during a pandemic where _ run health policy during a pandemic where you — run health policy during a pandemic where you need compliance with rules that take _ where you need compliance with rules that take away peoples freedom is when _ that take away peoples freedom is when people have no confidence in the person— when people have no confidence in the person making the rules. there is an important _ the person making the rules. there is an important decision _ the person making the rules. there is an important decision to - the person making the rules. there is an important decision to be i the person making the rules. ii—ii” is an important decision to be made looking towards 19, by the prime minister. does this help or hinder him at all

indian government set up a new commission to monitor filters of pollution across 5 north indian state health . the experts and environmentalist has been wanting for months. so the evening of the lockdown would lead to an increase in solution and the impact that would have on those causes 19 ah, fully back to go in del, how with a headline on al jazeera candidates prime minister says the catholic church must take responsibility for its role in the abuse of children in residential schools for indigenous children. that's up to the remains of 215 students were found at one of the former institutions from the 1880 to 1996, an estimated 150000 children were forcibly taken from their homes as part of an assimilation program. run by the government and the church.

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health. you will hear that science is on the side of abortion restriction. you will hear that states have the right to outlaw abortion but we know none of it is true. restrictions only serve to delay and impede men's health care -- women's health care decisions, sometimes pushing it out of reach entirely. the abortion restrictions we are seeing at the state level are widely opposed by leading medical societies including the medical association and american college of obstetrician and kind ecology -- gynecology. this bill looks to restore the future where all of us are free to make the personal decisions that shape our lives, our futures, our families with dignity, respect, without political interference in a decision to be made between patient and doctor. -- a patient and a doctor. we have had enough. we have had enough of the shameful assault on people's futures. it is time for the women's health protection act. i yielded now to the ranking member -- yield now to the ranking member. >> 40 years ago, the supreme court created a right to abortion that never before existed, that never

on tuesday, state health officials said.they're monitoring the delta variant but are not imposing any changes to indoor mask wearing guidelines. bay area counties are following the stays lead. studies show. pfizer and moderna vaccines are highly effective against the delta variant, but you have to get both shots. a study in the uk found just having a single dose of pfizer left people 67% more likely to end up in the hospital in santa cruz county, where 58% of residents aged 12 and up are fully vaccinated. a man in his fifties came down with mild symptoms brought on by the delta variant. public health has not determined if the man had received either dose of the vaccine. unofficially the county's deputy public health officer is making a personal plea. our intention right now is to follow the state guidelines unmasking that said. i'm going to make a recommendation to everybody out there. if even if you're fully vaccinated, especially if you're you know, over the age of 15 like i am. i'm going to start wearing a mask in crowded

because they know health isn't just a future state. health happens now. ather's day, get $50 off health + ancestry kits. >>> breaking news in our politics lead. attorney general merrick garland is meeting with cnn and new york times. there's still lot we don't know. i will bring in cnn evan perez to help us better understand this. what do we know about this meeting with media executives and the attorney general today? >> that meeting just got under way just a couple of floors above where i'm sitting. you can believe the media executives are going to be pressing the attorney general for what permanent changes might be made as a result of the seizures of these reporter records but he's also dealing with another fire that's already sort of burning which has to do with the seizure of records belonging to lawmakers, who knew about it. it appears that everybody that you and i some of our colleagues have been calling, nobody says they knew about the seizure of phone and e-mail account information belonging to adam schiff, eric swalwell as well as some family memb

health director. and representative sara rodriguez is a nurse and currently serving as the wisconsin state representativeeis, she served in multiple roles, including as the health director at the state of colorado. she served in oklahoma for eis. we hope you enjoy this panel of alumni. dr. yasmin: thank you so much for that lovely introduction and thank you to our panelists for taking this time to reflect and reminisce. we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of eis, but we are also celebrating the anniversary of the class of 2011, and it is a tradition to always think that your class is the absolute best class, so i invite you to continue feeling that way. who are our speakers today? i will ask them to reflect and think about how eis transformed us as individuals, how much it changed our career directory in unexpected ways as well, but before that, i want us to reminisce about our time as eis officers. so, jennifer, if you can take us back to one of your earlier, if not your first role and case, going to a prison. you were investigating rabies. wedding gifts. tell us about it. dr. mcquiston: yes, i was

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we need a data savvy, skilled workforce that works at state health departments, local health departments communities. community health workers to reach the people that they serve. we need to bolster our public health labs. when we started this administration, we were doing less than 3000 samples of genomic sequencing a week. we are up to 35,000 samples a week. we didn't have the infrastructure in the lab to bolster that. finally, as you note, the data modernization. you mentioned the personal data entry, the need to bolster our data across different health departments, states, and up to the cdc. rep. delauro: dr. schuchat, would you like to comment? dr. schuchat: thank you for your kind remarks. just to agree with dr. walensky about the priorities, i would just add that we live in a global world and covid has taught us a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere. we were not as prepared as we thought we were here and we know every nation needs the capacity to respond adequately and we need systems that can search -- surge rapidly and we need to work together on that. i regret that i will be

angeles county health officials and the world health organization to recommend that everyone wear a mask indoors. kron four's. dan kerman has been in touch with states and bay area health officials to see if any changes. >> are planned here. he joins us live from the city with more. dan. that's right. they're saying that no changes are planned for now. they say both the state health department as well as the 9 bay area counties say that the science and the data. >> doesn't support making any changes. so as far as masking is concerned, current recommendations will stay in place. the la county health officials are now recommending even those vaccinated wear a mask indoors. >> but they area. health officials say the science and data doesn't support a change here since the reopening of the state june 15th. >> we continue to have very low cases of covid-19 at the sir. john, we're medium size county at the surge. we're seeing 60 cases a day. we're currently seeing around 3 cases a day of covid-19. >> marin county says those low case rates are due to the fact that 90% of its eligible residents have received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine and mar

it would apply even after the state reopens on june 15th and even after you're vaccinated. despite pushback health experts say we've had our share of outbreaks and cal osha guidelines are aimed at keeping workers safe. many businesses we've spoken with say they will comply with whatever state officials decide. >> we're expected to learn more about what the school year will look like in the fall. officials are holding a news conference later this morning. they're backing schools to return full time in-person learning as cases continue to drop. health officials say they've learned the risk of transmission is very low among children wearing masks. a follow yum for you now and new life for millions of californians stuck waiting for jobless benefits. a federal judge blocked bank of america for freezing edd accounts suspected of fraud. the state contracts to distribute the funds. the judge ordered the bank to improve its response to people who claim their benefits were stolen. the latest ucla anderson forecast is predicting a slower rebound that will gain momentum moving into next year. the current jobl

the state health officials announced the final update to the covid reopening tears ahead of the state's full reopening that's happening on june 15, ashley zavala has that story for us. >> california health officials tuesday announced 7 more counties moved into less restrictive economic tears in the state's final update to its sweeping color-coded public health policy for counties and businesses about 63% of the population landed in the least restrictive yellow tier. 36.5% in moderate orange and less than a percent in substantial red, small business owners out there who have spent the past. >> 1415, months just in fear and uncertainty our feeling very excited, very encouraged. john cabot heck is the california state director for the national federation of independent businesses of little bit of because they're trying to make sense of all these rules. i think at the end of the day, this is an exciting time for both small business owners but also to customers to consumers in our community who will be able to to walk through those doors and and really start to patronize me street again. thi

indian government set up a new commission to monitor forces and pollution across 5 north indian state health experts and environmental had been wanting for months. so that even locked down would lead to an increase in pollution and the impact that would have on those because of the 19 a city defined by military occupation. there's never been an arab state here with the capital of jerusalem. everyone is welcome, but the default structure that meant in the colonial project, that's what we use was one of the founders of the settlement with this and the story of the, to the eyes of its own people, segregation, occupation discrimination injustice. this is upper side in the 21st century, jerusalem, a rock and a hard place analogy 0. me play an important role. protecting human face. ah, ah, hello, i'm darn jordan joe. with a quick reminder, the top stories here on our 0, iranians around and voting to pick the next president. they have a choice between 4 candidates, the conservative head of the judiciary abraham races widely seen as the frontrunner, with support from the hardliners dosage of mario's

the - secretary of state for health in the 70s, secretary of state for health in the 705, it secretaryned, he asked for his private notes on the matter, but they had all been shredded. it was possibly returned under the 30 year rule. —— it was supposed to be returned. he said it was slightly a cover—up because it was systematically doing. it does make you wonder. there are prosecution going on in france, and we often wondered if because of that the government got nervous. {line we often wondered if because of that the government got nervous. one last cuestion. the government got nervous. one last question- the — the government got nervous. one last question. the head _ the government got nervous. one last question. the head teacher _ the government got nervous. one last question. the head teacher that - the government got nervous. one last question. the head teacher that we i question. the head teacher that we heard speaking there in the report, heard speaking there in the report, he talked about the rage inside boys who were told that they had been infected. is that how you feel? i wa

the state health department says it will update its guidelines sometime this month. spirited libations has a request. are they going to be required in community colleges and universities. that's also up in the air. while in-person classes will resume this fall, safety measures will be announced as campuses continue to work with their local public health agencies. the california community college system, which has 116 schools across the state are also working to answer the question. so, again, stay tuned as the fall rolls around. one more note, if you've been having trouble keeping track of these rules, we get it. we've got some answers for you. head to nbcbayarea.com. click on the link at the top of your screen that says june 15, what to know. you'll find comprehensive guides there, including our digital, original video, to mask or not mask. that's on nbcbayarea.com. >>> buckle up. up next, try to stay cool here. could be dangerous. we're in for a scorching hot and dry week. and this is not a good sign. a brush fire not far from home in san jose. it appears to have a

covered california is the state health insurance marketplace, insurance companies. >>> many victims ofic were people in nursing homes. more than 9,000 people in california nursing homes died in covid. reporter reviewed inspection be records and found that safety records led to outbreaks and so far they've done little to crack down on even the worst offenders. >> should have done it proactively. >> reporter: 19 elderly residents died here in one of the hardest hit in the bay area. >> grandmother was in the second room from the end. that's last time we saw her alive. >> union city council member said he was lucky to talk to his grandma through the window of her room. three days later she died alone in the hospital. >> that was hard thing. lot of tears. and lot of crying. >> reporter: today he wants action taken against nursing homes with serious safety lapses. >> there should be accountability here. commonsense things we all knew. >> reporter: but thus far not faced penalties even though health inspectors ruled that management failed to protect, let infected workers stay on the job and i

the states health and human services secretary noted that this all may change, based on the ongoing conversations it is having with the cdc. healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and emergency shelters and cooling shelters will still need to have your mask on if you enter those areas. remember, businesses can choose to require masks, so we have to follow those individual business guidelines as well. if you are unvaccinated, you must continue to wear masks in indoor public settings, like retail stores, theaters, restaurants, and other state and local government buildings. >>> now high risk events will have some extra restrictions, mayor reed and dr. colfax announced what they are calling the safer together order mega events will still need to submit a health and safety plan 10 days in advance. indoor megaevent organizers will need to collect proof of vaccination or negative test results, and once the vaccines received full fda authorizations, those living in congregant settings will be required to get vaccinated. >>> despite excitement, a reminder, the coronav

as for the state's guidelines, as we have been saying, starting on june, 15th if you are fully vaccinated, you can go most places without a mask. california health officials say we're well on track to fully reopen the economy on june 15th. on that day, the state will also align masking guidelines with the cdc fully vaccinated people can resume everyday activities without wearing a mask except in a few limited settings, um, that are required by federal and state rules. those settings include public transportation and transportation hubs indoors in k through 12 schools and childcare centers. health care settings and long term care facilities, correctional facilities and homeless and emergency shelters. unvaccinated individuals and indoor public settings and businesses continue to be required to wear a mask. health and human services secretary dr mark galli said the risk of covid infection remains as children under 12 are not eligible for the vaccine yet. the state also provided guidance for businesses. when it comes to masks, they must provide information to all patrons and guests to, uh maybe in attendance or visiting the venue. uh, stipulating w

health. >> we now have a total of 3.6 million confirmed covid cases in the state with 942 new cases just in the last 24 hours more than 62,000 californians have died from the virus. >> for those in the last 24 hours more than 39 and a half million people received at least one shot with more than 18 more than 18 and a half million now fully vaccinated. the state's seven-day positivity rate continuing to hover below one percent. and because this is the last weekend under the covid restrictions before everything opens up on tuesday. businesses are getting ready to welcome customers and folks back not everyone, though, is ready to lift the restrictions on businesses, on the peninsula. for example. >> or keeping this stricter health orders in place. kron four's gayle ong live for us now in san carlos with all the details. good evening, gayle. >> good evening, justine and jonathan, this yogurt shop is one of the businesses that's been taking their time would reopenings. i spoke with the owners earlier today and they are planning to keep specific health orders in place despite the june 15th reopen

ohio, giving its legislature the ability to overturn any order issued by the governor or state healthob nervous. he owns wolffe's ridge brewing in columbus and even though his business almost went under, he wants experts, not politicians looking at science to stay safe. >> i think it's going to make us less safe as a country. >> these laws, supporters say, are about preventing overreach and over reaction. there are critics of laws like this say you are tying the hands of public health officials were a pandemic like this to happen again. >> i think that is a gross mischaracterization of what we're doing. >> senator rob mccauley helped sponsor the ohio bill. >> this was aimed at putting in place checks and balances in response to an unprecedentd set of circumstances in an unprecedented use of executive power at the state level. >> that group of state and local public health officials is trying to draw more attention to what's happening in the state houses. they argue these laws are not just demoralizing to health officials but dangerous potentially. much more ahead here on this program,

the state health department said most places will be open as normal with no capacity limit or social distancing required but this doesn't apply to schools and healthcare settings. also some health measures remain for mega events and those with 5000 people in doors and 10,000 people outdoors. >>> we are learning holiday weekend climbing excursion turned deadly for one san jose man and on monday the 56-year- old fell from a ridge while climbing a 14,000 foot peak in sequoia national park and of the man identified died after slipping and falling about 500 feet and the woman climbing with him tried to grab him but she also fell and was injured. >>> a new study finds at least one 10th of the world's giant sequoias were destroyed by a wildfire that sparked last year. they obtained a copy of the report that says the castle fire in sequoia national park burned 10,000 trees in the findings are preliminary. next week scientists will hike to the groves that experienced the most fire damage. >>> a check of your weather now. a live look at pacifica or what you can see of it as the fog moves in and

on tuesday, state health officials said. they're monitoring the delta variant but are not imposing any changes to indoor mask wearing guidelines. bay area counties are following the stays lead. studies show. pfizer and moderna vaccines are highly effective against the delta variant, but you have to get both shots. a study in the uk found just having a single dose of pfizer left people 67% more likely to end up in the hospital in santa cruz county, where 58% of residents aged 12 and up are fully vaccinated. a man in his fifties came down with mild symptoms brought on by the delta variant. public health has not determined if the man had received either dose of the vaccine. unofficially the county's deputy public health officer is making a personal plea. our intention right now is to follow the state guidelines unmasking that said. i'm going to make a recommendation to everybody out there. if even if you're fully vaccine, especially if you're you know, over the age of 15 like i am. i'm going to start wearing a mask in crowded p

from the justice department to the department of homeland security, the feds, state, health and human services, and others. it's part of this effort, our law enforcement and intelligence agencies examined the evolving threat that faces us today. from that base of understanding, we developed this national strategy to guide the work of a broad set of federal actors. at the justice department, the deputy attorney general and i have already begun implementing a range of measures. among other things, we have begun to reinvigorate the domestic terrorism executive committee, and we will convene that inter agency body in the coming days and months. attorney general janet reno, originally created the executive committee in the aftermath of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. investigation of that bombing, which required an enormous commitment of resources from agencies across the federal and state governments, had demonstrated the importance of such a coordination mechanism. our current effort comes on the heels of another large and heinous attack, this time the january 6th assault on our nation's

the state's health officer sent a letter to cal osha about the plan to get rid of all mask-wearing andocial distancing for vaccinated people next week. cal osha says that these guidelines conflict with the board's decision last week. the border ruled to allow workers to go maskless only if every employee in the room is fully vaccinated. the board could withdraw these new rules. the new changes cannot be enforced less. at least there's a 5 day notice given. because it's hard to work out and it's always changing. i would suggest going to our website. we've got all the covid stories rules, regulations changes as they happened there in real time on kron 4 dot com. the easiest way to get to that section is an open up your phone. and look at this qr code. it will take you right to our covid story. section. new this morning. san francisco's free muni pilot program passes overnight. yet despite board approval. mayor london breed is likely to veto the ordinance the new legislation would provide 12.5 million dollars in new funding. >> to support free public transit, including free rides along mu

in a public health emergency. statekley who sponsored it. >> this was aimed at putting in place checks and balances in response to an unprecedented set of circumstances. and then unprecedented use of executive power at the state level. >> but at this bring in columbus, bob who struggle to keep his business this open during the covid crisis, once public health decisions in the hands of the experts, not politician. >> it's scary to be in ohioan think that if this does happen again, our legislative body is going to be the ones that decide, essentially what we do to keep each other safe. i think it's a bad idea. >> other opponents of these lost describe them as downright dangerous. >> we don't want to risk anybody unnecessarily being hospitalized or worse yet, dying, where we could've prevented that from happening. >> so that was highly jackson, our thanks for that. report doctor nahid bhadelia, remains with us. doctor, is this where we are now that we would rather take a chance on death and quite down those overeducated pu

this after the state's health officer september a letter reiterating california's plans to do away with almost all masking and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people on june 15th. that conflicts with the board's decision allowing workers to go maskless only if everyone in a room is fully vaccinated. we will stay on top of that meeting and keep you updated. >>> six days away from the end of california's tiered reopened system, and napa and alameda counties joined the yellow tier. we talked to people in oakland for their take ahead of next week's full reopening. >> it's great we are reopening, but i am not sure yet we have the vaccinations that we should reopen. >> if you are comfortable with walk around going inside a restaurant, go ahead and be comfortable not wearing mask. but if you uncomfortable, still wear the mask. it's not like he's saying everything is back to normal. you have to take things a little bit of a, i guess a precaution. >> about 53% of alameda county residents are fully vaccinated. the county's health officer is still urging caution. >>> new at noon, san

state health officials put down new guidance today for where people who are vaccinated, it will still need their face coverings. >> starting on june. the 15th people can go without a mask in all indoor settings except on public transit and transportation hubs while its schools or childcare while in healthcare buildings or while at homeless shelters. emergency shelters or cooling centers. but and there's an important distinction here. there are different rules for when you are in your workplace just tonight, the cal osha standards board just wrapped up this meeting and decided to overturn the workplace rules that it adopted last week. the changes would have allowed employees to go maskless. if a business could prove everyone was fully vaccinated. but tonight. >> the decision now means you will still need to wear a face covering while you're at work. the cal osha board will meet again next week to vote on any further updates while the newsom administration doesn't have any actual say in what the workplace rules are its top doctor hopes that cal osha board. we'll listen to the science an

and new tonight at 10, the state health department is asking california's to be aware of and report any scammers who are trying to take advantage of the state's vaccine incentive system, the state, as you may know, is giving out more than 100 million dollars to try and motivate people to get the shot. here are the facts. everyone who gets the vaccine is automatically entered into the drawing winners can decline the prize or remain anonymous your privacy is protected. winners will be notified by officials through an official email or state of california cdph color and tax. i d. >> you will not be asked to pay any fees to verify eligibility and will not be asked to provide your bank information. however, if you encounter a possible vaccine incentive scam. you are asked to contact authorities at the e-mail address telephone number that we have listed right now on your screen tonight, some state lawmakers are demanding answers from governor newsom after he announced on friday that the pandemic related state of emergency will be in place even after the state reopens on june 15th. >> as we're