The highest tier. With fewer coronavirus cases , more businesses can move indoors. But different counties are moving at a different pace, even though they are in the same tier. Today san mateo, solano and alameda counties regimented from the purple to red. They joined marin, napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz counties in the red tier. Only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. While this is progress, there is also some confusion with each county moving at a different pace. Reporter different counties in the bay area opening some sectors while keeping others closed, confusing because at the beginning of the pandemic, the strategy was a regional approach. Some Business Owners find it frustrating. Im really disappointed and frustrated because i believe that nail salon are safe. I think we have the right to open. Reporter Michelle Saunders james owns this now salon in oakland, shuttered for six months and she cant operate outdoors. There is no space
Two chemicals that are part of a family of pfats. Its persistent, and bio item lattive, so it doesnt just enter your body and flush right out. It stays, and the Health Impacts are grave. Reporter pfats were first made to make the stickless coating in pans, and then came Firefighting Foam and other chemicals. What characterizes this class is that the strongest chemical bond that we have is in them. Reporter amy kyle is with the u. C. Berkeley school of public health. Its the quadruple whammy. We have band these chemicals, and some of all three, and also money until water. So its not only bad, but its going to get everywhere. Reporter according to the centers for disease control, the link with Harmful Health effects sin crease something studies have shown that exposure might affect growth, learning, and behavior of children, lower a womans chance of getting greg pant, increase cholesterol levels, and increase the risk of some cancers. Thats dupont, Better Living through chemistry. Its ou
Thousands of families in sonoma are being told covid will keep students out of the classroom until the end of the new year, or until this new year. Summer actually pushing back. We have the frustration being felt by so many. Reporter following Public Health directives, Santa Rosa School board has voted unanimously to stick with distancelearning through december. That brought a boisterous response. No more zoom no more zoom reporter masks couldnt muffle their discontent. Dozens of parents, students and teachers mind santa rosas old Courthouse Square to say no to zoom school. We need to get these kids back in the classroom. What started off as a 2 to 3 week shutdown has turned into six months. These kids are really suffering. Reporter critics note Sonoma County has about a half million residents and 114 covid death. These families say in person instructioshybrid is a great wa start. You have half the kids go in monday, tuesday, sanitize wednesday and the other kids go in thursday, friday
Mcclellan air force base to get an update on the historic fires that are burning in california Governor Newsom has been vocal about his opinion on how Climate Change is affecting the severity of the fires in recent years while President Trump has focused more on Fire Management for more on their meeting today and the protests that gathered outside were joined by kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia so nice. Ken and pam while the 2 could constantly criticize each other their interaction today wasnt what you might expect. Before his breathing with state Emergency Management leaders President Trump reiterating to reporters his concerns with californias Forest Management i think this is more of a management situation. Countries in europe, in a roundtable discussion inside cal fires hangar Governor Newsome thank the president for the approval. 14 firefighting grants and the federal Emergency Declaration as fires scorch millions of acres across the state news, some acknowledged more work needs to be done w
Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight. What is now being called Hurricane Sally is threatening the gulf coast and growing stronger by the minute. Just a few hours ago sally was a Tropical Storm but as we come on the air tonight the system has picked up so much force it is now a category two hurricane. We want you to take a look at this storm because forecasters now tell us that sally is intensifying so rapidly that it could be a dangerous category three hurricane by the time it slams into the coast tomorrow. Tonight more than 17 million americans are in sallys path and hundreds of miles of coastline are under storm watches and warnings. From louisiana all the way to the panhandle of florida, millions of americans are scrambling to board up their houses and move out before the storms flooding rain and hundred mile per hour winds move in. Now sally is the seventh hurricane this season and there are four more active storms brewi