And it was enjoyed sparingly. But then came twitter. And things got messy. People got messy. At first we were excited. We were like, oh, wow, i can tell quiznos they suck while im on the toilet . What Alien Technology is this . And we began to publicly post whatever we thought whenever we thought it. A 700tweet thread about which del taco sauce is the worst . Go for it. Some dick is kicking your seat on your delta flight to houston . The world must know about this. That dress is black and blue, you idiots. Tweet oh, you know, she brought up the dress. It all seemed like a good idea at the time, but so did having the word juicy spelled out on all of our butts. Right . Remember the early 2000s . And as twitter got bigger it became a place for serious conversations about our culture. Unfortunately, many of us put as much thought into our tweets about social justice issues as we did those quiznos toilet tweets. And those thoughts are now coming back to cancel us. What most of us didnt real
We start tonights broadcast with breaking news, sad news. One of the giants in americas long battle for civil rights has tied. Congre congressman john lewis has passed away. He was 80 years old. Months ago he announced he was battling stage four pancreatic cancer. This was a man who participated in the civil rights era. He was on the front lines of so many vital moments of our nations history. He was as kind as he was tough. A rare fixture in washington. This was a man who many people may have disliked his politics, but it will be hard to find a Single Person who did not like the man. Again, congressman john lewis of georgia has died. We now turn to our original report to begin this broadcast tonight. It is the story of race, justice delayed but justice finally received georgia. Here now, deborah roberts. Hi, welcome. Reporter its a hot sunday afternoon at the restaurant in griffin, georgia. Todays special, heather coggens famous egg rolls. Chili cheese egg roll, taco egg roll. Reporte
Were following the new rules, but that includes customers, too. If a customer does come to the store and they do not have a mask and then well refuse service or even if we have maybe an extra mask well offer a mask to them. Reporter we found most people were covering up, but not everybody. I thought it was mandatory as of like midnight last night. Im a little alarmed. Reporter mayor london breed urges citizens to refrain from mask shaming or confrontations. If you are not a Police Officer, dont act like one. Were not expecting people to police one another. Reporter marin countys mask requirement doesnt take effect until wednesday, but many businesses are already on board. And i feel like we all just got to kind of play the game right now, you know . Its hard times but we all got to get through it and play the game. Reporter Santa Clara County wants people to wear face coverings but wont make it a requirement. San joses mayor says if youve got one, wear it. Whether its mandatory or not,
Clouds to start out, but well see them pull back again, not totally. Well call it a mix of clouds and sun and by 2 00 were cooler, upper 50s, low to mid60s and talking about a weak weather system thats going to arrive late tonight into monday. Well talk about shower chances in a few minutes. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Governor gavin newsom emphasized since the start of the pan demme thick virus will impact the states most vulnerable at a higher rate. This morning his plan is taking action. Abc 7 newsorter Laura Martinez talked with those moving behind the proposed locations to get their thoughts. We didnt have any forewarning this was going to be going down and just was a little bit of a shock. Reporter residents in the south bay were surprised from the announcement governor gavin newsom made during his daily news updates saturday afternoon. Project room key would identify 15,000 hotel rooms throughout the state of california. Reporter the state has partnered with the motel 6 chain, securi
Covid19 pandemic. The governor calls it project room key. How would it work and what hotels are opening their doors . Its sunday, april 19th pipe liz kreutz. Thanks for joining us. Well have a closer look at the governors plan and the latest in the coronavirus pan demme knick a moment. Lets start as always with a quick look at the weather. Heres meteorologist lisa argen. Good morning to you. Sunrise in less than 30 minutes clouds with 53 in the city. Oakland at 57. The Golden Gate Bridge looking like its going to be a nice start to your sunday, with a mix of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon. Breezy at the coast, though. 48 by the delta. 44 in petaluma and finally from the north bay here in san rafael were going to see a little sun today, and temperatures just slightly cooler, so well call it partly cloudy throughout the afternoon. Mid and upper 60s for most, and we do have a few week. Lisa. Governor gavin newsom is emphasized since the start of the pandemic this virus will impac