The main drag through atlanta for about an hour. Traffic was backed up for miles eventually the people moved off the freeway traffic started flowing again and that is right near that wendys the freeway runs close to that this is south of downtown atlanta. And the wendys has been the focus though of the protests because that is where brooks died last night and the building figures to burn to the ground firefighters have been nowhere in sight they have said it is too dangerous for them to battle the fire you see all the people there earlier tonight. The building is now on fire. But earlier there were about 4 fires throughout the parking lot outside that wendys says we say good evening, thanks for being here tonight at 8 oclock with us im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis this all started when officers got a call. Last night about a man who was asleep at the wheel in the drivethru line. Other cars were driving around him. Police showed up then they say they found this man rush hour brooke
Governor new some tonight, acknowledging the human toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Good evening everyone, im Frank Somerville working from home tonight. And im julie haener. The white house did issue a statement. It said President Trumps prayers were comfort and strength are with all of those grieving the loss of a loved one or friend. As a result of this unprecedented play and his message remains one of resilience and hope and optimism. The u. S. Reached 100,000 deaths in the last four months. But for the most deaths of the virus in the world. Presumptive democratic president ial nominee joe biden expresses sympathies. Most of you werent able to be there when they died. With the pain and anger the frustration. No wonder people arent getting anywhere for better. It is made all the worse, by knowing that this is a fateful milestone we should have never reached, and could have been avoided. Biden cited a study that showed 36,000 deaths might have been averted, if the u. S. Had enacted
It may be modified a bit. Spending may be modified. The pattern of household spending. The California Academy executive director said federal aid is helping but not enough to prevent layoffs. It is a harsh reality and one of the things we do understand is that they hope to rehire if they can but theyre not alone in terms of the pain Stanford Universitys president announced in a letter today theyre possibly looking at layoffs and furloughs starting in july. It is a harsh new reality, jeanette, thank you. San ramon based chevron plans to cut 15 of the global work force. The layoffs come amid the sharp drop in demand for oil and gas during the pandemic. No word if there will be layoffs at the san ramon headquarters. Theyre looking to boost their staff to handle the flood of unemployment claims that have been brought on by the coronavirus shut down. The department is looking to hire 1,800 people to add to the 3,000 workers already on the job. Federal money will pay for the additional staff
Coronavirus cases in most area counties, which prompted the question, why . One possibility for the increase in numbers is that more people are being tested, but that may not tell the whole story. We are also seeing increased number of hospitalizations, so just suggesting that this is not only due to the increased number of testing. Because testing should not affect the number of people who get hospitalized is because dr. Lee riley, purpose of epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at uc berkeley thinks that the states reopening non phase 2 is the most important factor kris pickel almeda county made the news because it surpassed Seneca County as the county with the highest number of cases in the bay area. Mike those numbers from the health around showing 840 increase in covid19 cases from the week before. We did have a larger loosening of restrictions of her shoulders order around may 4th, the lot for construction, more outdoor activities. Reporter there are now 450 new cases in Alameda
Investors eyed events in washington like tax reform and comments from the fed chair nominee. The gains were broad. The closing numbers attention getting. The Dow Jones Industrial ave climbed 255 points to 23,836. The nasdaq added 33. The s p 500 gained 25. Investors were glued to three stories tonight out of our nations capital. We begin with ylan mui on the advancement of the senates tax reform proposal. Reporter the Senate Budget committee voted to move the republican tax plan to the floor today. And that means the gop is on track for a final vote by the end of the week. This was a critical step because there are still several republican senators who are on the fence over this bill. Senator ron johnson of wisconsin says he wants bigger tax cuts for passthrough businesses and senator bob corker of tennessee is worried about the impact on the deficit although he did tell reporters that a broad agreement with gop leadership to ensure that his concerns are addressed. Now, the debate over