Pg e is preparing for power shut off this fire season, but they vow that this year will be different. California Public Utilities commission and pg e will hold a meeting this morning on the companys preparedness for the upcoming shut off. The press democrat report says pg e will cut the number of customers to lose power down by onethird because it made smaller sectors in the electrical grid. Many states grappling with covid cases and businesses struggling to stay afloat, the medical community is forging ahead on their search for a vaccine. Today in the bay Cierra Johnson is live in San Francisco to explain where researchers are in that search. Cierra, how can they be a part of it . Yeah, definitely. Were going to have more information and as those researchers are working to find that vaccine that uses that type of technaology, that new Type O Technology theyre looking for a group of people to go forward with the study. Africanamericans and latinos this call for participants being made
Ban on evictions in place really big win and just a huge relief for tenants across the city in a district overwhelmingly filled with renters city supervisor dean preston says he introduced the legislation to protect people. He feared without covid19 rent forgiveness, a wave of evictions would follow the small Property Owners of San Francisco weighed in on their failed attempt at suing the city over the eviction ban saying in part quote we are very disappointed in the decision we are not looking for ways to evict people we simply want the same rights in access to the state courts that any other citizens have the county board of supervisors has overstepped their Legal Authority they have the right to appeal and maybe theyll do that, but thats up to them but in the meantime, we know that for the foreseeable future this law will take effect it will stop any evictions preston has maintained the law does not mean the rent is wiped out renters will still have to eventually pay whats owed but
Safely lets bring it back into our salons governor newsome hashtag open salons now. Some hair salon owners in the bay area say they plan to reopen later this month despite orders from the governor and local Health Officials to remain closed. Over the weekend several salon owners in the tri valley area met up and decided theyll reopen on august 17th with or without approval on 4 michelle kingston talked with the attorney ernie of the professional Beauty Federation of california about the plan. Salons are unable to reopen here in Alameda County, not even outside on the sidewalk. But some salon owners here say that theyre going to reopen anyway on august 17th 5 months after initially having to shut down i 17 its been 5 months said salons across the state had to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic some beauty salon owners and the tri valley and across the bay area decided over the weekend that they will reopen on august 17th even for just a day despite the state in their county H
Pollution. From protective gear to takeout containers, theres a new flood of plastic debris in fields and waterways across the world. Well talk to some of those raising the alarm and address the problem. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. It has been able to strengthen. And you see all the rainfall over the bahamas. We have some outer bands already beginning to move into portions of south florida. Reporter the hurricane is moving closer to the u. S. Shoreline. In fact, theres a couple of landfalls possible. Behind isais more is forming. Reporter the president will take action to ban tiktok. We may be banning tiktok. Reporter coronavirus surging, more than 4. 5 Million People have been infected. We feel cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end thereof year. This is going to be the latest election disaster in history. Mr. Trump making inaccurate claims about voting by mail. Wants to cancel or postpone the election.
Through the peninsula. They Area Temperatures for now weve got 66 off antioch but we have 50s up here the north bay, but most of the readings in the east bay are in the 6061 meanwhile for san jose. Trailing over most of the real estate this morning with little bit of that deeper moisture, we have right now a little bit milder along the coast, a look for the breakdown today, were at 61 by 08 00am by 11 at 71 robin. Sounds good. Thank you day for all 9 bay area counties are now on the states covid19 watch list in total, the bay area has recorded over 54,000 cases and 826 related deaths now were still seeing the most cases in Alameda County with over 11,000 infections. The virus has been deadlier in Santa Clara County which has 191 deaths you can find a complete list of cases by county listed on our website just head over to kron 4 dot com. So we know how to do it safely lets bring it back into our salons governor newsome hashtag open salons now. Well some hair salon owners in the bay are