Here are the latest numbers broken down by county. This week. There have been nearly 400 new cases about a 4 jump. Santa clara and alameda counties both have more than 2200 cases reported the complete list of local covid19 cases can be found at our website kron 4 dot com. Tonight only 3 bay area counties have entered phase 2 in reopening their economies thats napa solano and sonoma counties. Starting monday, San Francisco and san mateo counties will begin easing into phase 2 and today marin county announced it will also move into phase 2 on monday may 18th the details on what that means will be released tomorrow. Alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remain in phase, one as the bay area begins to slowly reopen Infectious Disease experts are warning the coronavirus is not gone and people should continue to practice a Public Health directives that got us to phase 2. Kron fours gayle ong joins us now live with that part of the story gayle. And medical experts are cautiously optimi
N 95 masks and ventilators but he says his warnings were dismissed lives are endangered and i believe lives were lost in and not only that we were forced to. Procure these supplies from other countries without the right quality standards last month bright was abruptly removed from his position we have the worlds greatest scientist let us lead. Let us speak without fear of retribution for as it trump dismissive breaks testimony, i dont know. I get still bright has a dire prediction. The covid19 pandemic will get worse of the United States ds not develop a National Testing strategy and put in place a plan to distribute a vaccine time is running out because the virus is still spreading everywhere Camila Bernal kron 4 news. Senator richard burr is stepping down as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee as the fbi investigates stocks trains that he made back in february. Burr has been criticized for selling up to one million in stocks. After he and other lawmakers were first brie
And ordinary budget presentation governor Gavin Newsome thursday presented his proposed version of the state budget axing 19 billion from his original spending plan in january as the states economy struggles amid the coronavirus newsome anticipating unemployment could peak at 24. 5 in california with a 22 drop in overall state revenue the billion budget keep some programs like boost the minimum wage and maintaining the states earned income tax credit for working families along with continued commitments to health and Public Safety but the governor prepared to throw out 6. 1 billion in Program Expansions and new proposals including extending state Health Insurance to undocumented seniors. The governor also proposing to cut state worker pay by 10 including Health Care Workers and Public Safety personnel. His own salary also included you will hear of cuts that. Not make none of us crowd. But the values nonetheless we are holding on to for now new some plans to use 16 billion from californ
Set them back years as anything like it was in 2008 and its going to be horrible. I mean we lost 33 thousands of teachers for students, California Teachers Association president ito be boyd says the cuts will result in layoffs furloughs an increased class sizes ultimately the students will suffer any loss to our classrooms who are for students to benefit. Well be devastation. The governors proposed cuts include a 10 reduction in the States School funding formula and a 10 cut to both the usi and California State University systems. The School Funding is less than what the governor and vision earlier this year, but it may be enough to maintain current Academic Year services, the proposal, however is still a significant setback for schools everyone is going to feel the pain and its unfortunate that. Our students our children that we actually educate have to feel that pain again hasnt been that long ago that occurred before. Governor newsome says hes trying to soften the blow and avoid wha
20 aftershocks. The strongest one was about 5. 1. Which on any normal day would be a pretty sizable earthquake in its own right, but this was the aftershock and that happened about 20 minutes or so after the main quake struck at 4, 3, this morning, but had about 20 aftershocks, a ground still shaking just good news is that while were all quarantine or a home this year already with your family theres no like scattered plan or altogether color out is you know where they are thats good point there in your house. So lets talk about coronavirus now as the bay area continues to ease its restrictions in phase 2 now of the states reopening. The guidelines overnight and there are new details this morning about what this entails Sonoma County is now going to join napa and solano counties in phase 2 and starting monday marin county will join San Francisco and san mateo counties in easing restrictions. Alameda contra costa and santa clara counties, those still remain however in phase one which clo