But, i will not be able to get that chance soon, it sounds like, because Yosemite National park is reversing course and extending one of its campground closures, and this is because of the recent spike of coronavirus cases in california. Park officials have started to reopen some campgrounds earlier this month. They were closed for 2 1 2 months during the pandemic. Reservations between now and july have been canceled and the park has already cut back the number of visitors by about half welcome to the 9, along with gasia, i am sal, and mike is currently off with some computer issues. But gasia, have you been to yosemite . And are you itching to go . Oh, i have been several times in the summer and winter. I was not thinking about going before the pandemic hit, but now i am so hungry for the Great Outdoors that absolutely we would take a trip to yosemite. We are also working to find and appreciate the beauty and nature all around us, even within a couple miles of our home. I am happy to
Businesses are starting to bounce back. Similar to that. Look at that. I mean, that is a huge fog bank. All the way up and down the coast. So with that in mind, highs will be below average to near average. He will be above, they will be above livermore and san jose. Lets start with lafayette, steve, but we will get to the toll plaza. Dont worry, because we like to look at it here. Starting with highway 24 first. And take a look at it from walnut creek to oakland. The traffic right through lafayette looks very good. There have been no issues. Also looking good, the approach to the richmond sand san rafael bridge. The toll plaza meanwhile, seems to be Getting Better by the moment. Congestion should be gone by 8 00. As you look at interstate 80, that traffic here near hagan berger wrote was good. 7 01. Lets go back to the headlines. We are following developing strength in pleasanton, where authorities are searching for a chase started in san jose after 12 30 this morning. The car crashed
We cannot continue to do what we have done for the last number of weeks. There is counties continue to reopen, the governor pleaded with californians to take covid 19 seriously. There is a surgeon hospitalizations and icu patients. The state performed a record 96,000 tests with the positivity road rose to 5. 1 . We have seen increased numbers and a lot of those numbers reflected in the bay area. That is part of the state that has moved into this new phase. Reporter the governor appointed to memorial day and statewide protest. The state remains confident in its preparation. We crushed the curve. We made it Crystal Clear when we did that. We never experienced the big spike where we were not prepared for an increase. Reporter the governor threatened to withhold relief funding for counties that would not comply with the reopening criteria including a new face mask order. We are going to attach consequences to that. It simply will not flow to those counties. Reporter the message is not sitt
As a community we will create an alternative safety plan and a transparent. Any intentional way including stop. Students community and board and books. Now at 9 the Oakland Unified School district is looking to join the Police Free Schools movement. Thank you for joining us tonight, everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis this renewed push to eliminate Campus Police comes in the wake of George Floyds death were educators held a meeting tonight to introduce the proposal kron fours gayle ong has live with us now to talk about what was discussed kale. Grant and making it is called the george floyd resolution and its demanding the School Districts Police Department be eliminated. The board of educators held a zoom meeting tonight where superintendent kyla johnson trim l announced the new legislation to push Oakland Unified School Districts Police department, the Districts Police department is separate from opd and according to district unit consists of more than 100 sworn personnel
Just fell into the 60s holding on to 70 through the evening. Oakland at 60 right now with berkeley and San Francisco in the midfifties later today, a slightly cooler day but our coolest of weather still ahead come the weekend talking about that still ahead back to you thank you john on our top story, a grim outlook for the coronavirus there are now more than 2 million cases. In the United States and doctors are afraid that were going to see a spike of new infections in the next few months. Right now we have between 800 and a 1000 people dying every single day in america. And all of the models all the data suggest that things are going to get worse in have increases the virus hasnt gone away. Its not like were looking for for the second wave. The first wave isnt gone. The Harvard Global Health Institute predicts a 100,000 more coronavirus deaths in the u. S. By september a 100,000 people dying. 12 states including california has seen hospitalization. Rise since memorial day. And theres