Praising today what hes calling the imperial approach or the imperial model. Those extra intervention steps and Additional Resources that were sent to Imperial County when that area saw a spike in covid19 cases. The governor saying that approach will be used elsewhere as needed as well. Governor gavin newsom beginning dsot eoplees positive fid9 going down, as arezation and ents. Still, the governor is saying Health Officials want to see a marked decline in advance of california returning to some sense of modified normalcy. As it relates to being able to open up our businesses with some expectation that they can remain open, so they dont have to go through this whip saw back and forth, back and forth. Reporter that whip saw, as the governor calls it, is being felt in counties like san mateo, which had reopened certain indoor businesses like nail salon s beforatchli st restric counties and other counties and more restrictive as it relates to reopening our schools. Reporter despite a decr
Lets talk about the other wildfire near rodeo, burned at least 230 acres and forced the closure of the coming skyway. Thats the link between highway 4 in contro costa county. That came dangerously close to some homes. Some people said they grabbed whatever they could and evacuated as quickly as possible. One man said the smoke started coming right into his house. Right away, we got the kids out and got them in our van. I took a look in the back, and sure enough, there was a big fire coming out from the freeway. Just in time to get the kids out. Interstate 880 scorched an area around an oil refinery, but no evacuations have been ordered. Around 2 00, a fire erupted on 680 that led to all of the south bound lanes being closed. That fire burned about five acres before it was brought under control. In santa clara county, the cruz fire burns near gilroy. 2,000 acres have been destroyed. That fire is 20 containd. Some structures have been destroy and evacuations are in place. Fires burning n
Melanie woodrow is live with a look at the impact on the bay area. Melanie . Reporter indoor activities, including Indoor Dining off the table. The governor has ordered the closure of additional indoor sectors for counties on the watch list. Go the governor dimming the switch on californias reopening. This virus is not going away. Reporter all california counties across the state will close Indoor Dining, wineries, theaters, Family Entertainment centers, zoos and museums, card rooms, and bars, which must close all operations. This includes san mateoesumed i. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. We were going to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were going to do that again. Reporter this as the california covid19 test Positivity Rate increases with the number of hospitalizations and icu patients. Not only are people getting covid19 and seeing people transmit this disease, but were also continuing to see lives lost. Reporter counties that are on the watch list
Whats being done about it. Reporter right now at san quinten, they are testing prisoners and getting immediate results in realtime. Thats why the governor gave a specific number today at noon and within a few hours, there were more cases. So they are constantly updating those numbers. We are finding out more about that 71yearold death row inmate who was found dead in his cell last wednesday. According to the marin county coroners office, the examination of the body showed he tested positive for covid19. The baseball field at san quinten has been turned into a triage because of the covid19 outbreak. Since the governor spoke this morning, the number of inmate cases has gone up by 19, to 1,030. Whats concerning is how quickly that number increased. 987 new cases in the past 14 days alone. We have formalized strategies and plans, including the protect of suiting seton hospital if we have to transfer many, many patients. Reporter several months ago, 3500 lowlevel offenders throughout the pr
About concrete steps, not only on a state level or here in san jose, but also on a national level. Reporter san jose and San Francisco joined los angeles in calling for a national use of force standard in addition to creating a National Database of former Police Officers fired for gross misconduct. The goal, to also root out any racist individual from their ranks. We need to admit that, identify them, and make sure they dont join or if theyre here, make sure that we show them the way out. Reporter today, state attorney general javier basara called for legislation to discertify Police Officers for serious misconduct and shared information for use of force policies and deescalation. We have moved farther and in some cases faster than many other jurisdictions in trying to change the way we do public safety. Reporter some of these proposals have grained traction following the death of george floyd in minneapolis. It is impossible to watch that or think about that and not say, we have to do