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Are cuts we can absorb and it will not diminish our ability to provide essential services. The Police Officers association says, as an organization, they do support in investing in communities of color, saying they are concerned that by not telling vacancies, the department will be stretched thin her. The mayor said despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the pandemic, this budget does not include layoffs. She is asking unions to agree to a wage freeze for the next 2 years to keep as many people working as possible. I want to be very clear, the unions dont agree to delay raises, we will be forced to lay people off. We will be forced to cut city services. Reporter the mayor is saying just because there is a pandemic and hardship, does not mean that the city can ignore Mental Health and homelessness. The mayor did announce the creation of the office of donated care, and getting those experienced in Mental Health, city services, and addressing homelessness. The budget is funding 1
California reported 96 deaths yesterday. That is a significant drop from the previous two days. 9000 people have died statewide since march. Overall, the numbers are moving in a better direction. There were 8000 new infections reported for a total of 493,000. Hospitalizations are down nearly 2 . Now to capitol hill where the House Committee did hear from three of the nations leading health experts. As a Lauren Blanchard reports, the committee wanted answers on the countrys response to the pandemic. We do hope as a time, we get into the late fall and early winter, we will have a vaccine that we can say would be safe and effective. Reporter doctors tell the House Committee positive news about a possible covid19 vaccine. Still, lawmakers had questions. Wire all of the other countries defeating the disease and we are not . There was such a diversity of response in this country from different states. We really did not have a unified response. Reporter 4. 5 million americans tested positive
Rob roth joins us from city hall. The mayor calls Mohammed Nuru a close personal friend. Reporter thats right. With rumors swirling around city hall, the mayor did acknowledge that she once had a romantic relationship with Mohammed Nuru. She said the romance ended many years ago, the controversy surrounding it has not. San francisco mayor, says she wants to set the record straight in a News Conference and on an online post to reveal that she and disgraced former public works director, Mohammed Nuru, dated about 20 years ago. May not have even been a year. After we were no longer dating, we were still very close. Reporter that relationship was an open secret around city hall. The mayor wanted to put to rest any rumors that the relationship was more recent. I decided to go forward with this because there were a number of rumors. Also, i wanted to make sure that people heard about our relationship. Reporter they may be facing a problem more serious than who she dated. She acknowledged a 5
People heard about our relationship from me. Reporter she may be facing a problem more troublesome than who she dated. She acknowledged what amounts to a a 5600 gift from Mohammed Nuru in the form of a car repair bill and carrental bill. She said she was going to reimburse him but has not yet. The supervisor hillary ronan, says accepting a gift is troubling. I think she should resign. What i am sick of in the city, there is a culture of corruption. Accepting a gift of close to 6000 from your subordinate is illegal. She is calling one of our staff to pick up her car and get her a rental car . Was he doing that instead of running the department of public works . Reporter should she resign . I have not come to that conclusion. Reporter Mohammed Nuru was arrested on public corruption charges and lying to investigators. The mayor says she has done nothing wrong. I am not concerned because i have not done anything. Reporter federal investigators have not contacted the mayor peer she says she