Mallicoat joins us to take a look and take a deeper dive into the numbers. The numbers are very strong. Nearly 2 as you mentioned. Unemployment went from 13. 2 in july and it dropped 11. 4 in the month of august. California added nearly 100 2000 jobs as well. Of course, all welcome news for what is the 5th largest economy in the world. California near the nation. The u. S. Unemployment rate dropped 1. 8 that month. Now at 8. 4 overall. Californias dropped. The numbers can be former edd director and labor attorney Michael Birbeck says california still has a lot of work today. Todays numbers are really not consistent with all the other Economic Indicators we are seeing. In terms of the new yesterday. California was way above those of the National Rate in terms of consumer spending. Way down in the bay area compared to other parts of the nation. In terms of job postings, here in california, way below what we had in january and below the other parts of the nation. He points to urban areas
Were looking at these four tiers, color code, purple, red, orange and yellow. Reporter if your county is in the purple tier, it means most nonessential businesses can operate outdoors but some like hair salons and malls can open indoors at limited capacity. Red means more indoor businesses like museums and movie theaters can reopen with restrictions. Orange means places like indoor wineries and bowling alleys can open. And at the yellow level, all indoor businesses can reopen with modifications. Ans physal distancing is still required. So are masks and health screenings. Right now, every county in the bay area is purple, except San Francisco and napa, which are red. This new framework is up to the discretion of each county meaning they can be more rigid but not less. Heres where the governor says the stringent part comes in to play at the state level. We have a criteria, not just 21 days moves between tiers but two weeks, some stability and steadiness before you move into those tiers.
Promoting, in their words, a frank ogawa plazate about 50 a detailed chart showing what racist movement. Is allowed to hope and under this it has emboldened races each tier. Behavior from Law Enforcement officers and others. Hair salons and barbershops protesters out here. Just a we are right to defend black bodies, we are right to defend short while ago they marched latino bodies. Will be allowed to vendor back here after being on the protesters demand that Services Starting monday, Shopping Services and retailers move for the past three hours may open doors of the minutes marching on city streets. On maximum capacity. Sun valley mall says they likely will reopen monday, but hopes to soon. About 150 protesters marched on i hope they take the time we the streets of downtown Oakland Police officers who shoot and kill people of color will be starting at around 8 00 friday charged and prosecuted as. It is bringing anxiety to night. Get done right rather than rush the africanamerican timid
Now at 11 00, breaking news, protesters in multiple cities hitting the streets and taking over, a popular dining area in the south bay. A stunning loss in hollywood, Actor Chadwick Boseman has died, in the bay area tonight, the black panther star is being remembered for much more than his film roles. California has new rules for reopening, tonight the major change in regulations and the impact on bay area counties. Inequality was an issue again today, it will be somewhat of an issue as we head into the weekend, the latest details in your forecast. We begin with breaking news tonight. Part of the crowd of protesters, very vocal, flooding into san pedro square in downtown san jose, the group taking over the closed off street and dining area, rallying and calling for an end to police violence, before marching down santa clara street, blasting music, the protests are happening all around the country right now, calling for justice, for jacob blake and for breonna taylor. We have been protes
Several hundred protesters also marching in oakland tonight, the city making a plea for the demonstration to stay peaceful after people smashed windows during a protest on wednesday, tonight, things seem to be staying peaceful, one person was arrested for pointing a laser at officers, these demonstrations could continue through the weekend. Over in our state capital, protesters are on the streets for a second day in a row after a night that left the sheriff and das office vandalized. Tonight, as game in houston postponed after both teams staged their own protests, players took the field wearing Jackie Robinsons signature, number 42, on the day the league celebrates Jackie Robinson day, they left a pair of those jerseys on home plate along with a black lives matter tshirt and headed back into the locker room. Reaction to the powerful display, coming up in sports. A stunning loss in hollywood tonight, the man who portrayed Jackie Robinson on the big screen, chadwick boseman, has died at