Reopening public spaces parks and beaches. The governor says more details on that will come thursday as well. Speaking of a place that might not be open much longer is dolores park that is what San Francisco mayor london breed was warning today. She says that people dont start respecting physical distancing at the popular open space in the mission. So close the dow called for ski rouhani has more from todays briefing. As some counties in california prepared to resume operations for most retail businesses, San Francisco is taking a measured approach. On monday mayor london breed caution that we likely wont see widespread reopening on friday. In fact breed warned the city may have to take further restrictions to encourage social distancing after another busy weekend at dolores park if we see that that behavior has not changed. We will close the park. And i want to be clear. This is the last thing i want to do we know that people need fresh air. They want to be out. But if we continue to
Phase. End of the week with modifications. We will allow retail to start operating across the spectrum. Baby steps now at 9 california will begin reopening more of the economy by the end of this week, thank you for joining us at 9 oclock, everyone. Im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis Governor Newsome making that announcement today during. His regular news briefing, our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains which businesses get opened first in which still need to wait. California is taking its first set of small steps into reopening its economy retail and its manufacturers will be the first to enter into californias next phase of its stay at home order it has to be done in a very thoughtful and judicious way its a health first focus governor Gavin Newsome says florists clothing toys books and Sporting Goods stores can reopen by the end of the week with new mandatory guidelines like Curbside Pickup the state is set to release the new rules thursday, not included in this round o
Having four confirmed cases each. So far there are no reported covid19 deaths in either of those counties. Easter sunday was celebrated in unique ways across the bay area tonight from a safe, social distance. Churches were empty, but faith was strong as people went online to mark the holiday. Cornell bernard is live outside st. Paul church in San Francisco with more on this story for us. Cornell . Hi, eric. Easter being reimagined in so many ways across the bay area, folks here at saint peter and paul church just gave up 80 meals from a safe social distance to anyone in need. Church services are virtual, and so are easter egg hunts. Easter services went on at nob hills Grace Cathedral but with no parishioners and empty pews. Valerie watched a live stream of the service while sheltering in her home, and she wasnt alone. To see people from literally all over the world being grateful to be able to connect in this way. Its wonderful. Do not be afraid. In oakland, there was online easter ma
There are now almost 1. 6 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus with the global death toll so passing 95,000. These numbers according to the Johns Hopkins global coronavirus tracker. At the u. S. At the center of the pandemic the one World Trade Center tower in new yorks which the colors of their lights. 2 blue tonight to this part of the light it Blue Campaign honoring essential workers on the front lines in the coronavirus pandemic this comes as the state reported a record increase in coronavirus deaths for a 3rd consecutive day. More than 7,000 people in new york have died. But Officials Say social distancing and stay at home orders do appear to be working today, the Labor Department said another 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week and that to the 6. 8 million who filed for unemployment, the previous week, a staggering 16. 8 million americans have now lost their jobs in just 3 weeks as stay at home orders have force businesses to lay off american wo
And please help out thats all we want we want people half first we want hard for our faces. Were back to you. New york nurses say they still do not have the supplies they need to face the coronavirus pandemic today workers rallied outside of the Westchester Medical Center just north of new york city. Theyre calling for more masks and other personal protective equipment. The nurses also say theyre understaffed anymore ventilators for the large number of patients with covid19. Today new york reported nearly 800 new deaths as the total number of coronavirus test in the state has now passed 7,000. There have been over 160,000 confirmed cases. More than the entire country of italy. A small sign of relief for new york state though is that less people are going to the hospital today Governor Andrew Cuomo said there have been only 200 new hospitalizations of the last 24 hours. The lowest number since this crisis began. But the law also made it clear that his state is not out of the woods yet.