Mayor bowser good afternoon, everybody. I am muriel bowser, mayor of washington, d. C. I am joined by members of my administration, the chief of police and the city administrator. We are here today to provide an district response to protests in the district overnight and yesterday. I want to start by saying we certainly recognize and outragee with the people feel following the killing in minneapolis last week. Thate certainly empathize the killing of george floyd was not the first and people were expressing outrage and demanding action. We also recognize that we are proud of our city and we do not destroyed. Ty to be so, police and firefighters and members of the Public Safety team for washington, d. C. , along with our federal partners have been working to make sure people can exercise their First Amendment rights while not destroying washington, d. C. I would just be chief of police mpdsvide an update on actions and then we will take your questions. Thank you, mayor bowser. I have to
Anticipating moving into early to next week. Contra costa county will decide about that on monday. Santa clara county in the south bay currently remains in phase one and its not yet providing the date on when it will move into phase 2. That decision not to move forward in Santa Clara County is fueling some frustration for Business Owners despite making significant headway in the Hospital Capacity testing in infrastructure. County Health Officer doctor sara cody says conditions there havent changed much. But the San Jose Downtown Business Association very unhappy that local orders dont match what other lawmakers in the bay area and the state are putting into place. Its really frustrating that were all not on the same page here there was a youre going to be open by this date folks can start planning been scheduling weddings again in making plans right now its so up in the air. Everybody still twisting when too much that is no way to run a business thats no way to bring it come back. With
Today to get the city back to business. And cornell, you heard from a lot of Business Owners there. Yeah, dion and eric, we certainly did. Many Business Owners say they are fighting for survival. They say reopening their doors really needs to happen sooner than later. Open up open up reporter dozens of people rallied in downtown livermore to support small businesses, urging local leaders to allow them to reopen. Livermore was nothing before these businesses came in. And to let them sit here and fall to the wayside blindly is not okay with me or my family. Were hurting. Weve had zero revenue for two months now. Reporter darren and Andrea Liggett own anytime fitness gym. They believe they can safely reopen their doors now. People are buying groceries. I really dont see the difference. Right . Because we can very easily move equipment around and keep our members safe. I just want to survive for my family. I have two kids reporter nail salon owner nancy lam made this emotional plea. You kn
And that is significant because it is the First Time Since the outbreak took hold and they will decide next week at the locked down measures are going to be lowered. New zealand has reported 1500 cases total of the virus and 20 deaths they have largely been praised for its tight, Quick Response to the outbreak, so we will have to see what they do next. Shelterinplace restrictions are easing up with Outdoor Activities and some businesses are allowed to resume. Lets go to san mateo with all the details. Reporter we are live in downtown san mateo were Companies Like starbucks have announced they are easing their restrictions going beyond just a drivethrough service that you have seen. Everywhere you look in the area, you can see that things are slowly and steadily coming back to life and that includes construction. We are talking about all kinds of construction with residential and commercial and also landscape and childcare for kids 12 or less and golf and nurseries and real estate showi
They believe they can safely reopen their doors now. People are buying groceries. I really dont see the difference, right, because we can very easily move equipment around and keep our members safe. I just want to survive for my family. I have two kids. Reporter this salon owner nancy lam bab made this emotional plea. I will cleanup anything, whatever. Please open up our nail salons. Reporter organizers say this rally called save our town was not designed to be political. Few people wore face coverings or observed social we feel by working with the city that we can create a pathway to help them thrive and do it cautiously. Reporter the mayor of livermore says rally organizers never reached out to the city or the Downtown Business association. He says reopening will take time. I would love to get the businesses open. That is not my call. We need to convince the county that we can open safely, and this is something were all working very hard to do. The mayor says the city is working on a