Possible cases in contra costa county. Andria borba kpix 5. The number of people getting tested in the state has gone up significantly with a Record Number of 92,000 test just yesterday. More than 3 million tests have been given since midmarch. With the number of tests going up, so has the positivity rate. Thats the number of people who have tested positive divided by the total number of tests administered. The rate went from 4. 5 last monday to 4. 8 today. California governors past and present coming together to urge residents to wind those ace masts. Maybe you didnt vote for me. News flash, i voted for greg amos. No matter who you voted for our if you didnt vote at all, it doesnt change the fact that californians look out for one another. The state released this video on social media today putting safety above politics. Former governor jerry brown, greg davis, arnold schwarzenegger, pete wilson all sharing the same message. Newsom has issued a statewide order requiring masks any time
Enslaved. I dont think thats something we ought to honor in america. President trump stands firm, refusing to rename certain u. S. Military bases, as he gets set to return to the campaign trail once again. Well have the very latest. New era. Nascar bans the Confederate Flag from all events, as Bubba Wallace, the sports only black driver, debuts his black lives matter car in a race overnight. Man, our car was so good. Our black lives matter chevrolet. Thats good to say right there. Well talk to bubba live. Calling for change. He said he couldnt breathe. Nobody cared. George floyds brother urges congress to take action to Reform Police before joining a march through washington. As the chief in minneapolis speaks out to nbc news on the events that triggered a nationwide movement. Over the last two weeks, whats your biggest regret . That humanity was not there for mr. Floyd when it should have been. Just ahead, his message to the officer charged with murder in the case. Wild weather. Sever
George floyd 4 minneapolis por uses to similar but a different kind of restraint blamed for killing floyd. As calls to defund the police grow louder some democratic lawmakers say the message is often misinterpreted a los angeles representative Nanette Barragan says the idea is to invest money taken from police and put it into things like housing and education, supporters argue that some cities are overspending on police and at the expense of other Community Investments. Senator Kamala Harris is arguing that more Community Investment is a way to make neighborhoods safer. We have confuse. Having safe communities with hiring more cops on the street. The White House Press secretary says Defunding Police does take away essential resources from law enforcement. She says theres just no interpretation of this proposal that the president will support. We talked today to San Franciscos police chief to get his take and well have more on that coming up. Time for another check on the forecast lets
Down early today starts right now good morning and thank you for being with us. Im lindsey reiser. And im frances rivera. Coronavirus tightens its grip. And heres what we know at this hour so far, cases in the states have spiked over 4,400 as the death toll passes 80 the city that never sleeps is officially shut down after new york bans crowds of over 50 people dining out and also closes schools. Governor cuomo is also calling on military bases and College Dorms to be used as makeshift call centers for the virus amid the frenzy, a glimmer of hope oscar winner tom hanks and his wife rita wilson have been released from the hospital the two were receiving treatment for the virus and had been in isolation in australia last week, they were the celebrities, the first ones, to go public with their diagnosis First Lady Melania Trump confirmed the cancellation of the white house easter egg roll. She says the safety of all americans is the number one priority and those widebrimmed derby hats won
draft. more than 2,000 people arrested across dozens of cities. thousands fleeing the country. many of them young men hoping to avoid the horrors of the battlefield. president zelenskyy s message to the russians who may be forced to fight and the u.s. now warning of catastrophic consequences if russia turns to nuclear weapons. tom soufi burridge on the ground in ukraine. 44 days away from the midterms, the battle for control of congress is intensifying. abortion weighing heavily on the minds of many voters. as arizona enacts a near total ban. what a new abc news/ washington post poll says about where americans stand on abortion. and what democrats think about whether president joe biden should run for a second term. the deadly protests in iran spreading to more cities. dozens killed in violent clashes after the death of a young woman in police custody. arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. the urgent manhunt for a killer in philadelphia. after a recent c