Tonight that Lowell High School in San Francisco is closing at least temporarily after the School District found of relative of a student is being treated for coronavirus the School Including all events and gatherings there are canceled for the time being the school will not be open tomorrow and Officials Say they will update students and staff over the weekend on plans to reopen or be closed on monday. We have live kron 4 Team Coverage tonight on the coronavirus dan thorn gets us started with the latest from Public Safety officials in sunnyvale dan. A am were learning tonight that this 72 yearold man was a passenger on a cruise ship with suspected coronavirus patients were told that 5 medical officers responded to a call today where they found that man was unconscious and that he stopped breathing, were told that this began as a cardiac emergency, but officers did end up performing cpr on the man but they did not use mouth to mouth the Family Member told responding officers that this
Diagnostic testing. Another billion would be used to help prevent the infection from spreading almost a billion of that money will go to state and local health agencies. The measure also includes million to pay for a Telehealth Program to help expand Health Care Access to seniors the funding comes as we learn of yet another death in california possible possibly linked to coronavirus aside Vail Department of Public Safety announced today that a 72 yearold man died after he was found unconscious and not breathing that patient had recently been on a cruise officials have not confirmed whether it is in this cruise ship the grand princess this is the cruise with 3 other passengers did test positive for coronavirus one of them was the Placer County man that we told you about who died yesterday becoming the first coronavirus death in california because of that mans death in sunnyvale there are now concerns that responding personnel may have been exposed to coronavirus fours dan thorn joins us
Termination of and kirkpatrick now and were told that this was a week in conversation but they have been monitoring this about 2 and a half years we do also want to say that. She. There will be an acting chief to take her place until they move forward with a nationwide search to take this new job but lets take you into the press conference that just wrapped up minutes ago. So tonight. Oaklands Police Commission voted to terminate the chief and request that i as mayor join them in a joint no cause termination which i accept it. The Police Commission is the communitys voice. The voters of oakland and 20 16 created the most powerful and independent Police Commission in the country. Tonight they exercise that power. Its my duty as the mayor to recognize the role and authority of this commission. And also to recognize when the trust between the Police Commission and the police chief has become irrevocably broken. That will prevent this city from moving forward. Now on they would not discuss
This is not the way we approach a pandemic. You need to make plans. You need to have coordination in place, and you have to Fund Agencies over a period of years. Reporter but his allies say now is not the time to play partisan politics. Thats not how we connect business. Thats not how we solve problems. And lauren also tell us some lawmakers are asking for stand alone hearings on the coronavirus. They say it will help make sure there are enough resources, understanding, and oversite of the situation. There were more losses on wall street today, though not as steep as the sell off we saw yesterday and monday. Traders are still worried about the impact on the world economy, the dow was down 123, the nasdaq was up 15, and the s p was down 11. The cdc is concerned about the potential spread of the virus within communities. As tom vacar shows us, one of the main areas of worry is public transportation. Many experts, most notably, the u. S. Centers for Disease Control say the spread of the c
After the Police Commission voted unanimously tonight to fire the chief. Good evening everyone. The mayor said they decided to terminate chief Anne Kirkpatrick without cause, but clearly they found her performance lacking. We get the breaking news now from reporter henry lee who has the latest on this startling development. Reporter it is startling, rumors have been flying all day, and a little after 8 00 the announcement was official, chief Anne Kirkpatrick is out of a job, fired without cause, Officials Saying its time for new leadership. The oakland Police Commission voted unanimously to fire police chief Anne Kirkpatrick with oakland mayor libby schaaf giving her blessing. The trust between the Police Commission and police chief has become irrevocably broken. The mayor said the voter approved measure gave her and the commission the ability to fire the chief without cause. She thanked kirkpatrick for her service but said a new leader needed to move the department forward. I do not r