This evening as the numbers continue to rise, local counties might be making some drastic changes. Here. This comes as california hits 1 million confirmed covid cases today. Its the second state to hit that grim milestone. Texas was the first. California the most populous state, also hit a record for the most new cases since august. Bay area counties also seeing their numbers rise. Each day were hearing a different plan from almost every county. Today its Alameda County. Heres nbc bay areas melissa colorado. Reporter right now, Alameda County is in the orange teefrie but with covid19 cases on the rise, the Public Health Department Says its very likely the county is going to be heading towards the red tier. Business employees said theyre worried about the purple tier. I kept thinking when should i cut bait. Reporter for the nearly seven months that the rise body works gym in alameda was shut down, owner john beal was carrying a heavy load on his shoulders. You start looking at Bank Acco
The man escaped sunday from the Monterey County jail by cutting a 22 inch hole in the bathroom ceiling. Track down salazar at the motel 6 yesterday though he was nowhere to be found after an hours long standoff. The two are currently on their way back to Monterey County. Truckers continue their statewide protest over a. B. 5. The law changes the classification of independent workers as employees and that means it will impact Truck Drivers. Cristina rendon is live from San Francisco or one of the protest has wrapped up. Reporter good afternoon. There is some progress to report. Nine Truck Drivers were invited up to senator scott wieners office and i spoke to one of those Truck Drivers after the meeting ended a short time ago. He said he appreciates the Staff Members taking the time to listen but said their fight is far from over. [ crowd chanting ] reporter right now these truckers are joining forces to let state lawmakers know they want an exemption from a. B. 5. Dozens of drivers rall
Now because of an agreement between the city and environmental groups, 937 acres of this lands will likely be purchased and set aside as a permanent open space. This agreement is enormous. Reporter environmentalist Roger Castillo says it traps fresh water for san jose beneath the ground and also benefit wildlife that will be able to pass from one mown range to another without significant barriers. It is really important to get animals their corridor to move from one peak to another and keep biodiversity. Reporter but its not what long time Property Owners wanted close to 90 years in the valley. Reporter kens family has grown cherries in the area for years, and hes afraid the land will stagnate. Were just looking for existence, thats all. Reporter and he questions why san jose will let go of space for industry and housing. I dont know any place in the world where they dont need homes more than in this area. Reporter the City Council Still has to vote to approve the agreement, and they m
Authorized subpoenas. We need to feel safe and private and secure with our data. Reporter Cyber Security professor says this case is important because your privacy is important. And thats probably what he is looking for, to see if there is any kind of violation. Reporter of our privacy . Our privacy, yes. Reporter we reached out to facebook, which says, quote we have cooperated extensively with the state of californias investigation. Today we have provided thousands of pages of written responses and hundreds of thousands of documents. This has been going on for 18 months now. Whats next between california and facebook . Well, jessica, as it turns out, this is the First Official confirmation of this 18month investigation that we got just today. Part of the ongoing frostiness between california and facebook. Now that the courts are involved, you can expect more elbows to be thrown for a while between the two sides. Okay. Scott budman reporting for us. Now internal documents obtained by n
Helped suzie loftus take the lead. Even though it was only 240 votes more than her closest opponent, deputy public defender, chess a bow down. Former chief declined our request for an interview but sent a statement saying regardless of the outcome of this election theres a lot to be grateful for. We live in the greatest city on earth. Its a city i grew up where im raising my children. Boud inwas leading. Loftus edged him out. Still, he was optimistic he would be elected because they were hungry for his message. For a message of reform, for a more humane approach. On a day after the elections, this cell phone video was going viral. A video taken at boudins Election Night party where some supporters shouted derogatory chants at the police among them sandra leo owe he said he wasnt in the room and it was coarse language and it reflected what many san franciscans think. Supervisor fewer later sent this apology to rank and file officers but refused to apologize to the Police Officer associa