Lies in state. The civil rights icon, the first africanamerican lawmaker to in history to lie and stay there. Kelli meyer has the story. All members rise for a moment of silent, a somber start to the week as lawmakers pay respects to one of their own 80 yearold georgia congressman john lewis who spent much of his life fighting for racial equality died friday after a 6 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the last survivor of the big 6 civil rights leaders of the 1960s i first met john norris in 1968 in Atlanta Georgia. At the funeral of doctor Martin Luther king junior lawmakers like North Carolina democrat ek butterfield and Georgia Republican buddy carter. Praise lewis says the moral compass of congress is certainly a great loss. The state of georgia, but also to the nation voters first elected louis to represent his Atlanta Georgia district in 1986 Georgia Republican congressman doug collins was just an intern, we ended a run same elevator, almost every morning together. He l
They were so short on staffing, that no one could go into his room in order to give him the phone. So we would call, the phone would ring and ring. We would call the nurses station, it would ring for 20, 25 minutes until we would give up. Reporter according to an analysis of payroll data, gateway care and rehab senter is one of 25 nursing facilities that failed to meet staffing standards more than 500 times at the end of last year, the most in the bay area. To put that in perspective, 21 of those facilities have registered nurses that failed to report any hours. Its unclear if they didnt show up for work or other reasons. People that came to work they had between 25, 30 patients that they were attending to. Reporter abc 7 reached out to the facility but has yet to hear back. The iteam obtained Text Messages from the owners in april. One said we needily need silenced staff. But gateways Staffing Shortage was a problem well before april. The facility failed to meet the states minimum sta
A boutique in the Mission District may have to close its doors for the second time now because of the pandemic. On the coronavirus watch list and facing closures. Now Business Owners in Santa Cruz County are looking to operate outdoors. A major new testing plan in San Franciscos Mission District. Who its geared towards and how it could affect the entire city. Were in a seasonal summer pattern. Whats changing this week coming up. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Take a good look at this map right now because in about an hour, Santa Cruz County will join the eight bay area counties on the states watch list. The only count not being monitored is san mateo. Landing on that list means a number of indoor business also have to close at 12 01 a. M. Or come up with a way to shift their operations indoors. And the biggest impact will be on hair salons and gyms. Amanda del castillo explains how some gyms are already p
Money to create learning pods for their children often led by a private tutor in charge of supervising school work in a group setting. I have a lot of concerns of equity and the potential for resegregation. Reporter this letter signed by 14 School Principals raises the same fears, that learning pods will only deepen learning inequalities, principals from schools primarily from the more affluent neighborhoods say they will not accommodate requests to place their students together in the same class, simply because they are in the same learning pod. Theres a lot that goes into manning a classroom. Reporter district spokesperson says if parents commit to joining a pod in the fall, the district hope it is families do it safely and that they offer slots to families with less means. I would hope that you would invite some of the kids from perhaps across town, as well. Reporter melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. The Central Valley is new hot spot of covid19 in california. Governor newsom say
Delays, disappointments. Now the Nations Capital paid tribute to the civil rights titan. Now, nightline, with byron pitts. The extra 6 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits. Some say its too much. But for millions, its the one thing keeping a roof over their heads and food on the table. This woman never used to worry much about paying for shes usually surrounded by meals working at an elementary school. But now, trips to the grocery school are filled with anxiety. I spent 41. It was a light shopping day for me. But sometimes this bill can be very, very big. Reporter laid off in march, the mom of two had to rely on the 776 shes receiving every week. A combination of federal and state Unemployment Benefits. Its a little less than what she was making between her day job and parttime jobs before the pandemic. What does stress look like in your house . We struggle to pay bills. With the kids home, its rough because they eat more, they need clothing, the electricity bill is going up, and the p