That is a 2. 9 increase from yesterday. Gov. Gavin newsom announced a partnership with the governors of oregon and washington 10. They are agreeing to Work Together in a plan to slowly reopen their state. Cristina rendon own is live with more on that announcement. Reporter there are no specific timelines given but gov. Newsom says the west coast issued stayathome orders early and now these three states are working together to slowly lift restrictions. I want to acknowledge and thank the governors of washington, the governors of oregon. Reporter he introduces a west coast packed, an agreement between california, oregon and washington, in a move to reopen the economies together. The shared vision and talks to us early last week. We begin a process of establishing more formally what it would look like and how we could begin the process of the kind of incremental release of the stayathome orders. Reporter no specific details were outlined but there was not a plan to reopen. The governors a
Reporter no specific details were outlined but they are working on a plan to reopen. The governors agreeing to Work Together to put the health and safety of residents first. He says decisions will be based on data and science, not politics. Again, it is a spirited collaboration, partnership, a recognition that this pandemic, the virus, knows no boundaries, no snowboarders, you cannot build walls around it, and you cant deny basic fundamental fact. Reporter President Trump address the pact on his afternoon briefing. The president of the United States calls the shots, and we were not here for the states, you would have had a problem in this country like you have never seen before, we were here to back them up and we have more than back them up, we did a job that number every thought was possible. With that being said, we will work with the states. Reporter now in week five of the stayathome order, california has made significant progress in bending the curve, and slowing the spread of co
President trump says it is his decision and he will be calling the shots. Thank you for joining us tonight. Im andre senior, and for frank somerville. Im julie haener. President trump pushing to reopen the country sooner rather than later but he may get some resistance as gov. Newsom and others plan to chart their own course. Live coverage from deborah, she joins us live with that question of timing. Reporter the president has hinted at may 1 as a target date to restart the economy in a but he may face a power struggle with governors who want to go slower. Surviving on a shoestring, this restaurant central suffers home. Get the owner is nervous about lifting restrictions. I care about my community, i want to be sure they are safe 100 before we reopen, even if we get through this tough time. They should open up certain areas. People are dying. You know, financially. We need to get back to work. We are close to putting a plan to open our country. Hopefully even ahead of schedule. Reporte
There wasnt enough snow in the mountains. There hasnt been enough rain in the months since. Like a family that has lost its income now living on savings, california is drawing down water from its underground stocks at a worrying rate. The drought that hit hardest is now gripping much of the rest of the state in its severest form. More than one of every eight americans lives there. Californias Agricultural Industry is very productive and depends on water brought in from other places to survive. Can california stay on its current course . Will nature force changes on the way of life of 38 million americans. Since the beginning of 2013, close to 63 trillion gallons of ground water has been lost in western states because of drought. Also according to researchers there uc san diego and the u. S. Geological survey, this tremendous loss has lifted the earths crust by an average of about a sixth of an inch in the last 15 months. If you take weight off of a spring, the spring goes up. Reporter
There wasnt enough snow in the mountains. There hasnt been enough rain in the months since. Like a family that has lost its income now living on savings, california is drawing down water from its underground stocks at a worrying rate. The drought that hit hardest is now gripping much of the rest of the state in its severest form. More than one of every eight americans lives there. Californias Agricultural Industry is very productive and depends on water brought in from other places to survive. Can california stay on its current course . Will nature force changes on the way of life of 38 million americans. Since the beginning of 2013, close to 63 trillion gallons of ground water has been lost in western states because of drought. Also according to researchers there uc san diego and the u. S. Geological survey, this tremendous loss has lifted the earths crust by an average of about a sixth of an inch in the last 15 months. If you take weight off of a spring, the spring goes up. Reporter