Weve had great coordination, great relationship. I know we come from different sides of the plan it. Reporter the Governors Team thanked the president for federal support, and acknowledged the need for better Vegetation Management and made their case for Climate Changes role. The science is in, and the evidence is several everyone dent that Climate Change is real and that is exacerbating this. If we think its awful about Vegetation Management, were not going to seed together protecting company california. Okay. It will start getting cooler. You just watch. I wish science agreed with you. Well, i dont think science knows, actually. Reporter democrats criticized the president s downplaying of Climate Change, and today joe biden spoke on the issue. Donald trumps climate denial may not have caused these fires and record floods and record hurricanes, but if he gets a second term, these heldish events will continue to become more common. Reporter the president honored 7 members the National
Fatal shooting of rayshard brooks. Another charged with aggravated assault after the 27yearold was shot in the back during a struggle in a wendys parking lot. What Brooks Family is saying this morning. This as the mayor of atlanta pleads with cops not to call out sick in protest. On the rise, an alarming increase in coronavirus cases. Hospitalizations rising in 15 states. Texas seeing the most in a single day since the pandemic began. Arizona cases doubling in the last month. One father, a cancer survivor, dying from covid after going back to work at a casino. The virus not slowing down in florida. The governor not hesitating about the state reopening. No, were not shutting down. But now miamis mayor considering shutting down the city again. Wildfires raging in the west. The giant bush fire in arizona. The largest fire in the country this year, almost doubling in size overnight. Evacuations under way amid the states spike in coronavirus cases. And the new fires breaking out in californ
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Out a clarion call to any and all in the community. Im here today to let folks know that we are building 1000 person workforce to conduct Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for covid infections here in the county. Reporter Public Health officials are actively seeking volunteers to bolster the countys small team of contact tracers. The job, tracking down the of anyone infected with covidts1ac9. Ucsf coepidemiologists doctor George Rutherford says once Children Place is lifted, more infections will occur out in the community. Contact tracing is an essential tool to keeping the virus at bay. Once we have the contacts names we have to get them tested to understand if they are in fact did and that means i have to go into isolation or quarantine. Reporter qualifications for the voluntary job if you have skills like an ability to have sensitive conversations, provide basic Health Information and good customer service, we would love to have your support especially if you have those Languag
Right now on the kpix 5 news at 7 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, its the next big social distancing test, and there is big concern for crowds tonight ahead of the warm Holiday Weekend. We have Team Coverage tonight starting with the social distancing circles. This is just one part of the warning tonight. Reporter that is right, there are measures up and down the state of california, many State Park Beach parking lots have been closed, they are beginning to reopen but only at 50 percent capacity, its one of a handful of measures parked departments are taking to make sure crowds do not over run them. Midpandemic with travel destinations essentially locked down to tourists, they area parks are trying to prepare for dnt even remember it was a Holiday Weekend until about an hour ago. Reporter in contra costa county, hikers were getting the steps in before the crowds to send but say trail etiquette has been very good. Which is trying to keep our distance when walking and for the most par