a construction zone around thornton and that is where a crash is reported. i think there may be a caltrans vehicle involved. we have a few scattered along the nimitz. more on that coming up. >>> on the watch list the recent surge in coronavirus cases is putting a spotlight on the city of san jose. but santa clara county health leaders say the attention is misguided. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now. dr. birx will be talking about this this morning on the "today" show. >> reporter: yes. she's talking on the east coast so we'll have access to some of that sound later on this morning. she could offer some clarification as to why san jose is now at the top of the watch list even though local leaders say they didn't have any idea about that. the city is one of 12 that the white house coronavirus task force is now tracking following an uptick in cases. lumping the bay area's most p populous city with phoenix and miami. in an audio clip obtained by the journalist nonprofit group center for public integrity dr. birx said local officials should be ready

vonnie: thank you so much, diane swonk, grant thornton's chief economist.loomberg best saturday an annual broadcast of the boston pops spectacular. 8:00 eastern on bloomberg television and bloomberg.com. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. i'm vonnie quinn. alongside amanda lang in toronto. the overall unemployment rate in the u.s. was 11.1% in june, but black unemployment specifically is at 15.4%. men's unemployment at 16 point or percent. joining us now is john hope bryant, ceo of operation hope. there are several statistics that we could go into, including youth underemployment, which is tragically a third of those black unemployment is at 15.4%. what can you do to narrow the disparity between the general unemployment level and black unemployment? john: you need massive increases in internships, something called the new marshall plan, which your viewers can search under my --e, where i've prescribed revitalization of our american economy in addition to 2% gdp. the latter is broken basically. you have all of this stimulus, these on a p

susan thornton, begin with you.you believe the closure of the chinese consulate in houston is in u.s. interes? >> i would just put this in context, to begin with, and notk that, yow, closure of a consulate outside of wartime isl an exceed rare move in diplomacy. so i guess, you know, this is the only unilateral closure of a u.s. consulate that i'm aware of, other than the russian-san francisco consulate in which was aery different circumstance and involved a lot of discussions with the russians ahead of time. i think, you know, many other countries share our concerns about china, the challenges that oses to international law and order and to our enomic competitiveness, but this kind of action gives the impression of recklessness, and it's notle really to me what it accomplishes. >> reporter: gordo chang, recklessness and not clear what it accomplishes, do you believe the closure was in u.s. interests? >> i certainly believe this was the right thing to do. the state department talked abt protecting u.s. intellectual

right around thornton.the good news is it was -- it's now been pushed to the right shoaled score it was blocking at least three lanes at one point but everything now on the side. taking a minute to recover and still some activity there. you have got that spectator slowing the looky-loos going northbound there. so speeds still about 24 miles per hour just as you approach the area. and north of there, you might see some slightly slower speeds but only briefly south 880 from hesperian. a trouble spot there where everything is over to the shoulder. so just a heads-up. if you are headed to the san mateo bridge. things are pretty quiet there on the side at least in the hayward portion. westbound 580. business as usual. heads out the door and you usually take the altamont pass commute you know what to expect. you have got brake lights coming out of tracy heading to grantline and then a little crowded as you work to the north flynn area. right now drive time about 30 minutes so half an hour from 205 over to 680. bu

the fund-raiser is tomorrow on thornton avenue in newark.will feature a menu with items like jammers strong boy burger and smashed nachos to raise money for his family to help pay the astronomical medical bills. >>> back to our pandemic coverage. the ferry building is fully reopened again. the iconic building was ordered to close all inside stores because all malls were closed. the building operators say it will no longer be considered a mall but rather a transport terminal so that more young adults are being forced to move back in with their parents due to the pandemic. 32 million adults live with their parents, the highest number on record. according to zillow more than 80% who moved back in with their parents are so-called gen-z under 25. the weather will cooperate this weekend. >> yes, get out there and cut the grass. some great weather as we take a live look outside in lafayette this morning. as the sun rises take a look at how amazing. reaching into the mid-80s and then we head to the coast. the north bay, wide-ranging temperatures. ta

how can the constitution support you with thornton? >> i would suggest a similar principle to what justice kavanaugh articulated earlier. justice kavanaugh noted the cast principle means that if you have a closed case you avoid creating chaos. we would say you avoid intruding on federalism concerns. >> i thought that was only as to the powers that the states held prior to the ratification of the constitution. >> your honor, as a strict matter, that is what the 10th amendment does. there is also the interpretive principle picked up in gregory versus ashcroft that says when looking at intrusions on state power given to the feds, you do so lightly. >> mr. lessig ended his argument by giving the number of hypotheticals. he said if the state can do what you're doing, a state can also enforce pledges to vote only for candidates who have visited the state or release their tax returns or who take a position on certain issues. is that right? >> not necessarily. the tax returns issue has been litigated under the qualifications clause in californ

governor newsom ordered the closure of state beach parking lots in san mateo ten beach, thornton and ono nouveau, gray whale cove, montara, half moon bay, pelican point, san gregorio. in sonoma county fo kruse rhododendron state reserve, fort ross state historic park and sonoma coast state beach will be closed as well. now over to marin county. only lots for tomales bay and mount tamalpais state park will close. and in santa cruz county parking lots will be closed for natural bridges, lighthouse, twin lakes, seacliff, manresa and sunset state beaches. in san francisco, the closed parking lots include baker beach, china beach, crissy field, fort funston, fort point, land's end, marina green and ocean beach. parking lots all closed. >>> the head-on crash in discovery bay this afternoon. the man in one car was killed while the driver in the other car walked way with minor injuries. the chp says it all happened on highway 4 just west of discovery bay boulevard. witnesses told police that the pontiac was driving on the right shoulder at speeds close to 100 miles an hour when it lost contr

did he talk to ray thornton about this? >> i have no idea. i don't know. >> okay. in january, you arrive. joe says january 19th. doesn't matter. when you arrive, you're among the first. >> i think that's right, yes. i think those of us from yale who were going to be the youngest lawyers on the team, my memory is we all got there about the same time. but that's just what iu3 rememb. and it was, you know, a start-up law firm. it had to be put together. there were a group'xfhjt senior lawyers that john either knew or knew of that he had recruited. and then there were us. there weren't very many, you know, lawyers in the middle between people like, you know, john and joe woods and bernie up nesbaum and richard gill who had a lot of experience already thib law, some of them in government. and then us, you know, newly minted lawyers. >> this may surprise people who watch this. there was an effort to make this a single committee. >> mm-hmm. >> though there were people chosen by the minority staff. and one of those that met you right off the bat was bill weld. >> yes, that

. >> you didn't happen -- did he talk to ray thornton about this? >> i have no idea. i don't know. >> okay. in january you arrive. joe woods thinks it was january 19th. it doesn't matter which day it was. when you arrive, you're among the first, is that right? >> i think that's right. yes. i think those of us from yale who were going to be the youngest lawyers on the team, my memory is, we all got there about the same time. but -- that's just what i remember. and it was -- it was a start-up law firm. it had to be put together. there were a group of senior lawyers that john either knew or knew of, that he had recruited and then there were us. there weren't very many, you know, lawyers in the middle between people like john door and richard gill, people like that who had a lot of experience already in the law, some of them in government. and then us newly minted lawyers. >> there was an effort to make this a single committee. and one of those that met you right off the bat was bill well. >> yes. i think there was a very series effort which i think mostly succeeded becau

it involved three cars and this is northbound 880 just before the thornton avenue off-ramp. speeds are down to about 28 miles per hour. but they should be picking up soon because the lanes are back open. drive times, trace sy to dublin about 33 minutes. antioch to concord, 14 minutes. and san rafael to san francisco, a 16 minute ride. and when i look at oakland, this is 880, it is beginning to get much busier there. headlights are moving south. brake light where s are going n. there's this game-time internetting room.nity. so fun. wow. and then there's this work-from-home internetting room. finally, the open-concept internetting room. this is not an open house. but your front door was open, so technically it is. get the most in-home wifi coverage with xfinity xfi. now that's simple, easy, awesome. get started with xfinity internet for $24.99 a month for 12 months. or, ask about packages with speed up to a gig. click, call or visit a store today. valspar signature ♪ holds up to common stains and cleans up easy. discover what's possible at lowe's. >>> check out the gray condit

. >> reporter: barry thornton is with refuse facism, one of the groups that protested yesterday. >> what trump is doing is not a campaign strategy. there may be an element of that, but it is mainly about the consolidation of fascism. >> we might have disagreements. if you want to mess up the pd, that is on you. >> reporter: in the heat of the battle, as some demonstrators started breaking windows at the courthouse, a woman got hurt. that set off this disagreement between two protesters. >> either way, we need to make sure to stay together. >> this isn't about breaking glass. >> reporter: i asked barry mo destroying property was appropriate. >> the unity of the people is very important. yes, everybody doesn't have the same opinion of what to do. we need to find a way to work together. in the main, that agitators that are derailing this or being counterproductive? >> i sort of feel like you keep asking the same question over and over. i have said what i want to say. >> reporter: they don't agree. >>> a new restaurant that has been closed since march has now itself been served with a lawsui

the fund-raiser all day tomorrow is at o'sullivan's sports bar on thornton avenue in newark.t will feature a menu with items like jammer's strong boy burger and jammer's smashed nachos. a little something fun for everybody to help raise money for the family in need. >> i love seeing that. >> i'll do that for him. >> perfect. and probably perfect for eating outside, too. >>> yeah, we're going to have some great weather. still a wide range in temperatures depending on where you are. you'll notice it will be cooler today. we're starting out with sunshine this morning. we've seep clouds each and every morning this week. as we look at our temperature trend though we are not seeing the cloud cover we are going to see the temperatures held down by a strong ocean breeze that will continue looking at upper . 81 in napa and in san francisco we're staying in the low 60s as that fog lingers there today. we'll get a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up. mike, how is it loo mering ligh the bay bridge just yet. we will look at the maps overall. a smooth flow of traffic, minor bits o

russia and eurasia program is a former national intelligence officer for russia eurasia and susan thornton is currently senior fellow at yale law school and former assistant secretary for east asia. .. i feature can you do, e-mail us at press office or tweet us at carnegie and dow using the # carnegie connect. so having the virtual space, is over to you. >> thank you darren and it is a pleasure to be with you. i just want to start of the u.s. china relationship. i will get it had one of the company from my vantage point, the relationship is basically in freefall. after about 25 years, i'm having trouble saying before. i think the corvette is really a change in the relationship between economic and security and i say that because as you go back to the modern inception of the u.s. china relationship. richard nixon, february 1972. paging. there was a point in time when the u.s. and china were fighting a boxy work inside it was still climbing out of the mass hysteria culture revolution. so from the very inception of the relationship. they had military differences, clashing security concept an

and susan thornton is currently senior fellow at yale law school and former assistant secretary for east asia and pacific affairs at the department of state. all three have had deep experiences in their field and i think they have a unique capacity to approach russia, china and u.s. policy with just the right altitudeith the medic on one hand and granular on the other hand. each will speak for five minutes. ofs is a moderated round conversation and then onto questions. we will have a live q&a afterwards so to you -- to ask a question, used the life feature at youtube or email us or tweet us at carnegie and doubt using # carnegie connects. evan, the virtual spaces to you. >> thanks and it's a pleasure to be with you. i will start with the u.s.-china relationship. this is a relationship that's basically in freefall and after about 25 years in this business, i'm trouble -- i'm having trouble seeing the floor. the core is really a change in the relationship between economics and security. if you go back to the modern inception of the u.s.-china relations, richard nixon's february, 1972 visit

joining me now is diane swann, chief economist at grant thornton. diane, look, you have all these major retailers who are saying wear a mask, but what can they do make sure they aren't putting their staff in a position where, you know, having to try to enforce these mask mandates could be dangerous? >> well, that's one of the hardest things out there, is that we have this backlash to the masks that people are actually getting violent in a store. that can be a greater risk to someone than even getting the disease, as we have already seen with one fatality. we know masks work. i mean, this is the retail federation is following the science on this, listening to scientists. there are also many retailers are multinational retailers. they have already been down this road in other countries. what they have seen is not only do masks work but they're very important to not only making customers feel safe about going into establishments and keeping them safe, but also keeping their workers safe. so this is a two-way street, and you really can't delineate betwe

and 101 out of the south bay fremont north 880 we had an accident right around thornton. still a little slow but no lanes are blocked. traffic just slowing down just a bit for spectator slowing as you head through there. and there's a trouble spot in the south bay. south 880 right at montague expressway. we have reports of the accident blocking at least one right lean, cooler and breezy today. here's mary. >>> tracking it all for you. that stronger ocean breeze and sea breeze kicking in for us coolerring us all down across the bay area today. here's a live look with our salesforce tower camera. this is a beautiful sight with those clouds and the sun peeking through those clouds this morning. with that sunrise in place. our temperatures are in the 40s and 50s as we start off our day. so santa rosa, you and 58 in oakland with those clouds. 53 in livermore with a little bit more sunshine there. and then san francisco, san jose, mostly cloudy and the mid 50s. tracking the winds for you this morning. fairfield, 22-mile-per-hour winds out of the southwest. 10 in oakland. 18-mil