Twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey and agreed 10 million to give every single child in oakland access to a laptop. It internet their homes closing the Digital Divide. Dorseys generous donation came in the day after mayor libby shaft and the Oakland Unified School district put out a call for help closing the Digital Divide for oakland students who are now engaged in Distance Learning at home but schools being closed due to the covid19 pandemic students like Skyline High School junior Jessica Ramos says this is a really big deal. So i love tom is actually the. Its so real its so unreal because just having a laptop and so its just like the world because it is not going to the world not in the news didnt earn air not bring up all the top 2 nitties i didnt have a computer until starts right computers. My internet was unstable because my parents couldnt afford it. She says those circumstances are common among her classmates so most of my friends are from bp stoker him and now many of my friends have wi
Going to be right here in the usa now work at the white house friday surrounded by many task members en masse. Mister trump provided more details about operation warp speed to tackle the coronavirus as quickly as possible want to see if we can do that very quickly where look into. When i say quickly were looking to get it by the end of the year if we can. Maybe before were doing tremendously well. The president has tapped a 4 star general to handle the distribution of the vaccine when and if it is manufactured. This mission is about. Defeating the enemy. We will defeat the enemy why because winning matters and im excited to be a part of this team. Mister president thank you all of this despite the cdc as well as doctor Anthony Fauci saying that it would take at least 12 months to a year and a half to get proved effective vaccine. At the earliest. The president also propping up tests and how the administration has been so successful that in some places he says testers are waiting to do
Part of californias phase 2 those decisions and announcements have led to a little bit of confusion and some frustration by this time next week just about all the bay area counties could move into phase 2 of reopening sonoma napa and solano counties are already in phase 2 on monday, the 18th San Francisco marin and san mateo counties will join in phase 2. And today we learned alameda and contra costa counties are in the process of deciding when phase 2 will start Alameda County says it anticipates moving into earlystage to next week. Contra costa county will decide on monday so while San Francisco marin and san mateo counties are starting face to monday for now contra costa and alameda counties are holding back. Health officers and both of those counties say they will likely reopen early next week but they have not set a date just yet kron fours michelle kingston has more. Its pretty difficult to her side story as early as her theres no sidewalk jim and sandy rowdy on a small yarn shop
Development department promises it is listening thank you for joining us at 10, im pam moore and im ken wayne kron fours dan thorn talks with the edd tonight to learn more about what theyre doing to help people he joins us now live in the city with more dan. Well ken and pam this has been really frustrating time for people across the bay area and in the state of california the edd says that they are working on employment recovery efforts, including cutting down on frustrating wait times for people and right now theyre just asking people to help them help you. The covid19 pandemic and shelterinplace orders are forcing california into unprecedented unemployment numbers in february the state was at a record low of just under 4 . Now 2 and a half months later its a much different story know want to plan for the anti avalanche that we got it will probably going to be looking at a record high Unemployment Rate henri levy with the Employment Development department or edd says theyve been deal
Whats wrong with this picture . People enjoying a day at larky park in walnut creek. A lot, according to Contra Costa Health services. Sure, theyre distancing, but nc tables. We dont want congregation gathering of people from different households, which is why picnic tables, playgrounds, and other communal areas arent open. 50 to 80 of people with this virus dont have any symptoms or havent got them yet. Thats really scary because you dont know if you have it or someone else will, and could easily pass it on. By land or by sea, the same county Health Orders apply, according to a statement from the contra costa sheriffs department. Here at the martinez marina, fish and game are also making sure people play by the rules. So we havent really had too much restriction as far as, you know, fishing goes, as long as they go out with their family members on the boat only and no gathering of other households on their boat. That same restriction applies to recreational watercraft. Welcome to memo