And dr. Desmond carson issued we ha the ngud to stem nonvi protesters who have killed no one. We need the National Guard to come out to tell these fools who dont want to wear masks, if youre going to wear a mask or go home. Strong and clear message. Dr. Carson says more young people are dying and many are from latino families. The county has seen seven deaths in the past three days. The board of supervisors approved finds this week important people not wearing a Face Covering or violating health orders. Our local economy is one of the major areas that were focusing on here at abc7 in our efforts to build a better bay area. And many people have been struggling during this pandemic. Some Small Business owners say they may not be able to stay in business much longer. Lauren martinez has their story and tells us also what resources are still out there. If i could, i would close. The Small Business owners along San Franciscos west portal neighborhood are either closing down permanently or t
Back on the streets in mali demanding the president steps down the protests resume after the mediation failed and entire villages are under water with millions affected by the worst flooding to hit china and decades. The fight against taking a small but potentially significant step in the past few hours the lancet medical journals published results from scientists at Oxford University have been conducting early d human testing for a Coronavirus Vaccine and the results are encouraging and found their vaccine did not cause any serious side effects or produced a strong immune response from oxford here is paul brennan. It is early on about the 1st 56. 00 days all of the phase one trial that took place end of april beginning of may involving 1077. 00 participants that said the results of that early testing and early study was that it is safe this vaccine this potential vaccine that they produced it induces an immune reaction which is good it in 3 uses 2 types of immune reaction that is anti
Me, it was a real pandemic overlay. This is serious stuff. You can bring it right over to the urgency in washington on the stimulus, where yesterday, just as everyone pretty, there was a panic, and maybe they jumpstarted those talks. Francine yes. Just so you know, the subscription model is actually that you buy for disney , and you dont have to buy each time. We will have the experts on that. Lebanon was, already on its knees. This will just push it further into difficult territory. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. Heres ritika gupta. Ritika the pictures are incredibly intense. That explosion at a warehouse in beirut was felt miles away, and field hospitals with casualties. Reports are at least 100 were killed and some 4000 injured. Almosts government says 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate was stored in the building, but they are not saying whether the blast was caused by an accident or an attack. The white house and democrats are trying to strike a dea
Citys black community. I want black boys growing up today to drive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats our young black men, not as a statistic or an inevitable tragedy but as an important part of our citys future. Reporter chief William Scott while the cuts are significant, they are cuts we can absorb. But the Police Officers Association Says Response Times could suffer if the department cant hire new officers. It could impact our ability to respond to emergency calls for service if we dont have the necessary staffing. Reporter the mayor says the city is also focused on Police Accountability and bias. The pandemic has made San Franciscos homeless crisis even more dire. The new budget includes an additional 1,500 units of supportive housing. Advocates say its definitely needed. I think especially during pandemic, people are just so distraught and just so disconnected without electricity. Reporter to save more money and avoid layoffs, mayor breed is now a
Unified parcel tax or city college parcel tax. With the School District there is a Program Available for seniors to be exempted from paying that tax if you live in the property or if you own that property. It depends which ballot measure it is. We encourage seniors to reach out to make sure you apply if you are eligible. That can save you Something Like 2 to 300 annually if not more. That is meaningful for many individuals. I think that is it in terms of property taxes, how it would work in terms of covid19 and savings available. Individuals over 54 and people have asked if i am over 54 and want to keep the tax basis and consider moving out of San Francisco, what are the criteria . Shannon, this is a property tax question for me. I will share it quickly. This is a question about can i transfer protected base value to another county. There are two programs available. First is an intercounty program. People living in San Francisco. It is called prop 60. The way that would work is essenti