Drivers to slow down, especially with all these people out on the roadway. To be clear, oaklands slow streets is not to close any city streets, rather to limit traffic to locals only on certain residential streets and quarters. That means if youre driving in your own neighborhood, maybe getting a delivery to your home, those are okay, that is local only. This will apply to 74 miles of oakland streets, as you mentioned. Thats 10 of the citys roadways. Were taking this opportunity to try some new things. Oaklanders are very anxious right now, and really trying hard to adjust to a radically different reality. And we hope that this slow streets movement will help give some joy, some recreation, some exercise, in a safe and physically sdadistanced way to oakland families throughout the city. Reporter if you drive on a slow street without knowing it, you will not get a ticket at this point. This is an education campaign. But a city councilman is urging the sheriff to crack down on speeding a
And, goodnight with dolly, sharing stories and smiles with americas sweetheart. Im going to be reading a very special book today. Nightline starts right now with byron pitts. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, the new horrifying record. Since yesterdays broadcast, the covid19 death toll in the u. S. Jumping by more than 1,000 in a single day. This as the white house moves forward in formalizing new guidance on Wearing Masks in public. Now, to the growing list of communities across the country, trying to get ahead of this national emergency. Convenon center in detroit. Lieutenant colonel greg turner is preparing for a new kind of war. Flooding, normal playbook stuff. This is not in our playbook. We will build partitions. Reporter but with 22 years of service to his country, he is no stranger to crisis. This reminds me of my time spent in new orleans, 2005, responding to Hurricane Katrina. This is different, because its nationwide and something were not used to, but were re
The number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the first time. What that might mean for the battle around the country as millions of americans begin a new week under lockdown. Infected. The u. S. Navy captain forced out for sounding the alarm about the outbreak on his ship, now himself diagnosed with the virus as top military and white house tussle over the firing, the commanders crew gives him a heros sendoff. The latest just ahead. Hospitalized. British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition worsens. Admitted to the hospital overnight 10 days after testing positive for the coronavirus. The queen delivers a rare televised address. If we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it. Her message just ahead. Those stories plus a historic diagnosis at the bronx zoo. A beloved tiger catches the virus. As many as six others might be exposed as the outbreak takes a surprising turn, today, april 6th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and
At whether the answer lies in a therapy thats worked during previous pandemics. If the government is holding its Daily Briefing on the current virus led by dominic rob lets take a look right now at whats happening at downing street action plan is aimed at slowing the spread of the virus so few people need hospital treatment any one time and that will protect the n. H. S. Is ability to cope at each point weve been following scientific and medical advice and weve been very deliberate in our actions taking the right measures at the right moment were taking unprecedented action to increase the n. H. S. His capacity by dramatically expanding the numbers of beds key staff and equipment on the front line to give people the care they meet when they need it most but some say were instructing people to stay at home so that we protect our n. H. S. And save lives. I can report that through the governments ongoing monitoring and Testing Program as of today 208837 people have now been tested for the
Laez mayor made a similar announcement overnight. And the white house is considering making that recommendation in hot spots across the country. It is a dramatic shift in guidance, designed to stop the spread of the virus. And it comes as confirmed cases now top one million worldwide. Nearly a quarter of all of those infections are right here in the u. S. More than 5,000 have died across the country. And theres another stunning number, 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. Thats double the number of claims from the week before, and it is historic. Take a look at this chart that puts it in perspective. Earlier this year, weekly claims numbered in the thousandss. Tonight, they reach into the millions. In the outbreaks epicenter, new york and new jersey, some hospitals are now diverting patients as those i. C. U. S fill up. Our team is covering all of the headlines, and well get to that new guidance on the mask in just a moment, but Mark Strassmann leads us off