From the bay areas local news station. The news at 6. Now at 6 a peaceful protest in oakland as hundreds march on the peninsula demonstrators take their message to the bay area streets and stand in solidarity with a nationwide outcry over the death of george floyd floyds death on memorial day was caught on video and it sent shockwaves across the country and a call to action that has now followed that has been answered by millions of americans. In minneapolis today, an emotional gathering as friends and family mourn the life of the man known as the gentle giant. Friends gathered in minneapolis today to honor the life of george floyd you can see his family that arrived at the Memorial Service floyds death has prompted a global movement. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 6 im Justine Waldman now George Floyds family and friends and those inspired by him remember his life today darryl forges is in minneapolis but the very latest. Song and prayer in memory of george fl
News station. Youre watching kron 4 news at 10. Everybody who would try to. Not to be racially profile i want people to be counted by bobby and good people, not bad people. And the racial profiling then is what George Floyds brother says he hopes to see happen in the United States as protests continue in the death of his brother george floyd died in Police Custody in minneapolis after one officer was seen with his knee over floyds neck for nearly 9 minutes. Thank you for joining us tonight at 10 im pam moore and im ken wayne tonight, thousands of people are still out on the streets calling for social justice stand an end to Police Brutality Peaceful Protesters continue to take a stand in oakland, several groups gathering outside city hall today eventually making their way on city streets for a march kron 4 dan thorn was there he joins us live in the studio tonight than as weve been saying people really want us all to stress that they want change but they are keeping their call peaceful
There was one man that should come to nine. We are still here breaking the stories everybody wants to talk about first. Tonight, another county passing the test and being allowed to move forw process. Im going to have a late night tonight getting prepared for all of this. I am not quite sure what to expect. A fresh start. Just in time for the Holiday Weekend. Thank you for joining us on this friday night. Sonoma is joining napa and solano counties in listing restrictions and moving further into stage ii with the new rules set to take effect at midnight tonight. Our reporter is here with the benefits and who does not. It is a great time to have a patio. The approvals for Outdoor Dining only and restaurants without will have to improvise. This is really happening. I got all choked up. Restaurant owners are ready to seek and serve their customers again. Im sure there will be some tears. It will be great to see people. It means doubling the number of patio tables as this becomes the dining
Encouraging news in the development of two experimental vaccines for covid19. Both hitting important milestones. And delivering conflict. As we rely even more on delivery apps like grubhub and doordash, what was once a love affair is now a war with restaurants and the cities they serve. Well go inside the booming business that some call a financial bust. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We cant stay locked down for such a considerable period of time that you might do irreparable damage and have unintended consequences. Reporter this memorial day weekend will look very different, and officials want it that way. New restrictions at beaches and restaurants are in place with the hopes of preventing the additional spread of the coronavirus. Were not bothering anybody else. Were not going to be around anybody else. Its just us. Reporter President Trump declared places of worship essential places saying he wants them to open immediately.
Are trying to offer an alternative. Reporter the new Ambassador Program puts a ban on parking in food trucks adjacent to the lake. This will continue through monday. They hope that these efforts will slow down the spread of the current coronavirus. Kpix 5. This just in too. Oakland unified has Just Announced that schools will reopen on august 10. The district will likely use a blended model of in person and distance learning. And changes are coming to some oakland streets, to allow for safer access to essential services. The new essential places Program Includes more visible chris walks, as well as high visibility signs and barricades that provide information on covid19 testing. s if this is a new iteration of the sloat streets program. The city identified 75 essential locations, such as grocery stores, medical facilities, testing sites, these are all near dangerous intersections. What youre going to see over these next few weeks is immediate, very costeffective interventions to make t