California and acss the nation. In washington, d. C. , the senate is working toward a new Coronavirus Relief package, thdr white house ped its demand for a payroll tax cut, which gop lawmakers had opposed, big divisions remain as unemployment nefits are set to expire next weekfor 20 million people. Meanwhile, democrats on capitol hill are championing a 3 trillion relief planhat includes eight. Closer to home, governor gavin newsom announced on tuesday, california recorded mo than ,000 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily total get, cafornia now has the most number of cases in the nation, surpassing new york. Joining us now by skype to discuss this, our political and government correspondent, marisa lagos. With us by skype from palm springs is scott shafer. So, lets start with the national picture, i want to askr you, presidenp has canceled the Republican National convention that was to be held ti jacksonville, that this was not the right time to bring so many people together, he also this weur started ening people to wear face masks, politically, what is behind this shift from his earlier message in which he had downplayed the severity of the virus for months . Reporter i think it is poll numbers and politics, he has pu been getting back and not just from democrats and bublue statesrepublicans who are really scrambling to contain the virus, we saw with the supposed to be innorth is was carolina, officials raised questions about the health concerns, they said fine, we will go to florida where governor ron desantis, a republican and trump supporter, is fine with us, even the sheriffs didnt feel like they d the time to really make sure they could provide security and doit safely, think trump is looking arou and realizing that, as much as, at the beginning of this, i think he and others tried to make things like masks a sort of red versus bluepequestion, le are really concerned about health and jobs and the safety of their families. Scott, the senate made l incremenogress tords a new Coronavirus Relief package, but the benefits, the Unemployment Benefits are linked to the former relief package, are due to end next week, how important it politically for the new paage to be announced before the benefits run out . Ce reporter ainly to the people that are affected most directly, people who are unemployed, there is also io eviction prote expiring next week as well, the house passed a bill, the h. E. O. E. S. Act in may, with 3 trillion, in it, it includes an extension of benefits for unemployed, there is a t of disagreement within threpublican caucus and with the president and the republicans, they are having a hard time deciding what toput inthe package, how big it should be, Mitch Mcconnell is saying more no more than 1 trlion, even republicane saying that is too big, they also, the president wanted to initially cut back on money for testing, also wanted a payroll tax deduction, the republicans disagreement within the t of republican caucus, i think they have to get that worked out,e i meantime, there are real people who are going to be affected by the expiration of just to llow up on that, do you think we will see a new release package announce next week . Reporter i think we will, there is a lot pressure on people, on both sides, the house is going to have to compromise as well, the democrats were united, i think there was a unanimous vote inthe house back in may, theyre going to have to give and nancy pelosi she knows how to do that, i think especially on the republican, and to the president , we are seeing pland ent applications continuing to be above 1 million a week, so, there is a lot of pressure, the pain t ll st be felt, that is when the pressure will increase. Despite the pandemic, as have come out and voted in the primaries, casting absentee going very well for both been parties as well, Vice President joe biden is leadinthe polls nationally right now, what nedo he to do to keep up his momentum and conversely, what could trump do to break his stride . Reporter i think there is as couple of thit is not surprising at this moment that you see this deficit, i think we saw similar polls in 2016, none of the democrats i am speaking to think that these numbers will necessarily hold, that this lead he has established nationally and perhaps more importantly in many swing states, is, it will narrow by virtue of people e, shuffling into whit might already be leaning towards this as this approaches, i think biden is going make a lot of news when he announces a vp pick, i think he has been rolling out really detailed policy proposals and getting attention, i think the campaign feels like they are on a adgood nd need to keep pushing forward, for trump, as we discussed, i think there is this question of e pandemic and whether he can demonstrate to voters who do not feel like he is handling this well, that he is taking it seriously and is trying to stem thtide, in interey, polls that show overwhelmingly, despite all of this, voters do really trust trump with e economy,i think that is going to become a key question, that link between the pandemic and the economy and how n ll both can use that to define the arguments to orders. Marisa just mentioned the vice preside pick, biden is expected to announce, sometime around august 1st, his pick for the Vice President , you and marisa talked with one person that list, congresswoman karen bass, can you tell us more about who she is and what her odds are . Reporter she is a late entry into the vp sticks, i would say, really haunt surfacedl george floyd was killed, she is the chair of the congressional black caucus, she has been working on reform issues for decades, going all the waback to s angeles after the rodney king riots, she has street credit, she is popular with both the progressives, who realke her, as well as more moderate, even republicans, kevin carthy, the minority leader work with r when shwas Assembly Speaker in sacramento around 2008, says she is his sure that helps her,the point is, she is able to work with different groups of people, she is very, she has an easy simanner, she laughs , very smart, knows policy, she has a healthcare background, which is important, could be in this ment when we ardealing with a pandemic, she is also up against kamala harris, whmany feel has been at the top of the list, they are in the process of vetting the candidates, going through things like income tax, spouses income tax, health recos, siblings, they do, it is a complete 360 review, i think it is going to come down to who is i did st comfortable with, who does he think he can govern with, it does loohalike he a pretty good chance of winning. Marisa, this has been a tough week, another tough week for california, we have had more coronavirus cases than we have ever had before, or hospitalizations, more deaths, i am curious, wi give a gavin newsom repaying a political price for these increases in pandemic numbers here . In sort of the world, there dy is a lot of questions about whether he bowed too soon to sectors of the reagan economy over the summer, the anger around people who feel he went too erst is ceg around schools, the fact we cant send kids back and what does th mean more broadly, not just for education, equity within our system, also for rents and how ey can work and get this economy going, the good news is nohe is on the ballot for a couple of years, i think he is going to continue to walk this line with dsthe in terms of hitting trump, on the campaign trail a little more, you know, he has tried to work with that administration, i do think a lot of the escriticisms, the stro critics are people who already opposed him. California has 12 significant measures on th ballot this ntnovember, i to dive into a couple that touch housing, one is an effort to pare back proposition 13 and another is to expand and control, how likely are ese two paths . Reporter theyre going to track a lot of money, the rent control measure, voters rected it a few ars ago, it is going to be an uphill climb, the other one is going to increase proper taxes on commercial properties, labor, putting a lot of money into it, as you can imagine, Property Owners and commercial, chamber of commerce, theyre going to put a of money to defeat it, it is gointo be a battle royale, it will be close. Thank you both so much. The National Reckoning over Racial Injustice and Police Misconduct has reverberated through society, and sharpened demands for criminal justice reforms nationally and locally. This week, the santa clara District Attorney, jeff rosen, announced he would no longer seek the Death Penalty. He also announced the creation of a new board for Greater Public oversight into Police Misconduct. Ud but some, inclg Santa Clara County public defender, molly oneill, argued more needs to be done to change the culture of policing. Last month, a blog post dion revealed racist and anti muslim posts, made by current joand former san Police Officers on facebook. Joining me now by skype from san jose are Santa Clara County District Attorney, heff rosen, o, jeff. And molly oneal. Just, as recently as a year ago, you publicly supported the Death Penalty, what led you to f this change policy and change of heart . My thinking about the Death Penalty has evolved, some things that were very impactful, visited the equal justice initiatives Legacy Museum in montgomery, alabama, very recently with the church group and a synagogue group, and also the national lynching memorial, and was incredibly moved by those experiences and what i learned about the history and legacy of slavery, reconstruction, jim crow and mass incarceration, and then th last several months, all of the attention and focus on Law Enforcement in our society and the righteous calls of protest, i was very moved by, really devastated by, the murder of george floyd, and i had a visceral reaction when i saw that. And the reaction i d was, i am not seeking the Death Penalty anymore, i dont think or society has the moral hority Authority Given the systemic racism that is asin every ct of our society, which is reflected in our criminal Justice System. So, i said, i am not seeking the Death Penalty anymore. Molly, you support this change, can you tell us why yo think itis so important . It is huge, i really applaud our District Attorney for making this move, the Death Penalty has always been a racist killing machine, it has been applied disproportionately always and it has been a meslow mo in the country to abolish it and this is a good step in that direction. Jeff, you also announced other criminal justice reforms this week, could you take us through one or two ghlights . I think a big one is, when we file criminal charges, we are going to ask ourselves, what shou we prove, not what can we prove, and those are two very different things, so, we are going to look at our charging decisions, what sentenchng enhancements to ge or not charge, the lens of race in equity and ask what charge, an another t wh can significant reform that is really on the other end of the spectrum in terms of not going to charge driving on a suspended license for failure to pay fines and fees as a misdemeanor, we are going to charge that as an infraction, that is 4000 ses a yearbut is about 10 of the cases we prosecute, this is a way of keeping people out of the criminal Justice System and not building up a criminal record, it is a way of not penalizing poor people who get these offenses. I know youre also not bgoi going after standalone charges for resisting arrest, molly, will any of these refos make a significant differ ce in how yooffice conducts business . I applaud all of the reforms and partilarly the standalone one, we have spent decades g dealth cases where our clients tell us they were pulled over for no apparent reason, they were stopped thin r own neighborhood, they were africanamerican, they live in palo al, so thatis a really important move, as i understand, there are roughly 450 to 500 cases like that a at year, will, that will move a huge fight around those cases, that is a very big deal, the other reform announced that i really applaud is dethe sion not to attach gang enhancements to enhancements are almost always attached to cases of communities of color, andso, at is a big deal, i would li to see further discussion and we are engaged in that e discussion with strict Attorneys Office about the use of gang enhancements. Big news. Jeff, the san jose Police Officers association is strongly critical of thes m refosures, how do you respond to their assertions that these changes will make it harder for officers to do their job . I have been a prosecutor for 25 years, i have worked closely with Police Officers and for all of my professional life, i have great respecand admiration for the work that Police Officers do, and think that in, our counthe vast majority of Police Officers we t,have are excellen but there is no organization that is perfect, and i view the reforms i am putting forward, specifically as they relate to police oversight, as a way of helping polidepartments weed out bad ficers and help the good officers in those officers who become guardians and protectors of mmour ity, i view the reforms i am making as a way ofincreasing trus between the community and Law Enforcement, which is ultimately what will make all of us, including Police Officers, favor. Some of that trust was broken recently with the news about racist comments that were made by sosan jose Police Officers on facebook, four officers have been placed on leave following the discovery of discriminatory statements against muslims and lack lives matter that were ma in this group, molly, do you think this is a case of a few bad apples, or do you thinracism runs widely through the San Jose Police department . I think there are plenty of good men and women who serve as Police Officers in communitieca all across fornia, i do not think this was an isolated incident, we had, not only active office, activeduty officers, but retired officers are participating in these posts which included comments about lack lives dont really matter d pulling her jobs over Muslim Womens ces, i dont believe that is isolated, i think part of the deep rooted sue is that there is a code of silence, e if you a good cop and you know bad cops are maki racist comments, you are pretty much silenced, that is the culture i believe really has to change, must change, and we are at that point in time where there is momeum to not just make small changes, to the criminal Justice System, but make huge once. That is a fundamentapart of that. Yet, you havent joined this call nationally that we have heard to defund the police, why no i wouldnt sai amnot in the Defund Police camp, i would say i dont like the language, because people, different people use the language to be, until wehave a clear meaning of what we are talking about, i think it is, it is used too widely, what i would say is i very much infavor of repurchasing some of the funding that currently goes to the police and putting it to better use, for example, the money that pays for internal affairs, i think that money should be repurposed, money that pays for officers campus, i think officers on campus dont make the process safer, i think that money re should be rposed, also money that is used for Mental Health response is it best use of that way, my thinkiis we really should take a good hard look at how taxpayer dollars are used to fund the police and repurpose. Santa ara county distri attorney jefferson and public de fender molly oneal, thank you both for joining. This wemajor League Baseball began its shortened and delayed regular season, the oaklanathletics will play their opening game against the Los Angeles Angels at ring central coliseum tonight, new rules and protocols are thmakin a season unlike any other, for fans and players alike. Stadiums across the country are closed to the lpblic to he lower the spread of coronavirus. Some mlb teams, including the as, made cardboard cutouts of loyal fans and some pets to bring familiar faces along for the highly unusual start of the season. With me now by skype is the st f the mark willard show, mark willard, thanks for being with us. Reporter thank you for having me. This is a season unlike any other, 60 games, multiple gele ch and expanded playoffs, how well do you expect this to work . Reporter they are off to a good start, i can say certainly there were lot ofpeople who didnt think we would get to this day, where the season starts, it is an evolving challenge that will continue, they have crossed a lot of bridges, now erybody has got to get on planes, and you never know what is going to happen on a day to day sis, one ofthe best players in the game with the Washington Nationals on opening night, all of a sudden, tested positive for covid19, he was completely asymptomatic, doesnt know where he got it, that is something every team is going to have to deal with, then there is this moving line s of, what too much, what is too dangerous, so far, so good in terms of the percent of ey positives that have gotten within all of these baseball camps, it has been very low, they have done a good job, it is hovering 1arou i think they are off to the start that they wanted. In foaddition to s like juan soto who might get fixed, there are other Baseball Players who have opted out of playing like buster posey, how much of an impact will the absence of some of these big names have on the game and al on fansand morale . Reporter i think for fans, they will be missing something, fans are different right now y than thave ever been, stands right now are just glad and that iswelcome distractio there, you were looking at a pretty low bar in terms of gathering fan interestteand aining people and whatnot. I think there is something emotional that is certainly lost, i dont know if fans are going to look at this season as a real season, whoever wins the ampionship, is that real champion . Little stuff like that, because there are bigname players and such small sample of games that are going to be played, as i said, i think we are t looking at a wiki audience, everybody is willing to de with whatever they get. I am curious about the changes that have been made, like the cardard cutouts, the crowd sounds being played, ball hit into the stands and there is no one there to catch it, it going to roll and roll, the changes like the cardboard , cutouts and soune those being made for the players to feel more like it usually is e are thbeing made for the tv audiences . Reporter i think it is a mixed bag, to be honest, the cardboard cutouts are rsere because the owre looking for a way to recoup some of the dollars. That sounds gimmicky, we dont want that, when you actually sit down and watch the game, for the most part, they have done ay prood job, it is interesting, you dont necessarily feel like these players are in this cavernous, open, empty stadium, so, you understand why they have done it, for the Television Audience and it does go foerthe pl as well as they tried to make them feel some sort of normalcy. Lets turn to gabe kapler who made history as the first manager to take a knee e during tional anthem beside a few of his players, that has received both praise and criticism, do you see this trend of players and coaches kneeling continuing and how to use the thing is reacting . Reporter i think the fan reaction wl be predictable, as you just said, just like what mirrors our nation, youre going to have a lot of people on both sides the fence and some people who have a hard time understanding what this is really all about reat its however, i would also say, if there is going to be a team and a market that takes the lead on this, it is kind of appropriate it is San Francisco giants, i think more ns than not actually areg acceptgabe kapler in a way they never have before, until last night, he had never managed a game, an r actual game the giants before, fans hadnt really gotten to know him, through this process, they are a little bit, and he had parents who were activists, this is menot ing i dont think that is not authentic, it is real, i thinit spks to a good portion of the fan base and so, i definitely think, from his standpoint and others, it inwil co, as we have seen through all sports throughout the last four or five years, once one barrier breaks endown, ore continue to break down and the invitation seems open to more, i would expect this to continue. Another barrier that was broken down was that the first base coach, she is the first woman in mlb history to do this, do you see it ppening during the regular season and will that open the field up . Reporter maybe not , this yeyes, the short answer is it definitely, i see this ntinuing, this is yet another barriei think the San Francisco giants are proud of and so, alyssajustturned 13 years old, she has been in the organization for five years, she has worn a number of hats within the organization, buit was just over the last few months that this spilled into her actually being on the coaching sff and the giants current staff is a very forward thinking, evolved type of a group, i think, again, they welcome this, they want to be the group that makes people look at thinfrom a different angle, so, that is absolutely going to open the door, i recently asked alyssa, where is this going, what, do you wantto manage something . She might have stopped short of saying yes, she said that is very, very attractive, e is very smart, she is a very good representative here, if you will, for this movement d so, i absolutely see an ening door and more of this to come. Lets turn to other sports, basketball is going to westart next, hockey is starting august 1st, and football . Where do we stand on this . Reporter basketball and in hockey are more of a double format, which, in theory, allows them, if you can keep the virus out of the bubble, you have a pretty safe environment, even though those are contact sports, so far, so good, the numbers have been g good comt of those two spots, as we mentioned, baseball is getting on airplanes, that, to me is the th biggest challenge,biggest clearly sets with the nfl, which is trying to open Training Camps soon, they want business as usual, if they are getting on planes, combined with the contacted nature of their sport and the linemaon breathinone another right there, before every play, that is the sport that has got to the biggest challeng of the mall. Mark willard, thanks so much. You can find more coverage at kqed. Org kqed newsroom. U can reach meon twitter, facebook, and instagram. From all of us here at kqed, thanks for watching, good night. 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