California is the first state to top a half a million coronavirus cases its a record first that no one is envious of the state will have to endorse stricter shutdowns or the stopping of indoor activities if the numbers dont improve in the coming days. Stephanie elam has the story. California was the first state to shut down. And now its the first to have more than half a million coronavirus cases on sunday, the state recorded almost 509,200 total infections. But back when california began reopening in may. There were roughly 64,600 cases. There is some contained the and controls how this spread in the beginning when the opening up took place. We have more cases and that should be. Instructive to others. The the virus is vicious and you have to have. City shelter in place as long as you need it. California added over 9,000 new cases yesterday on may 8th, it was just over 2000. The rise hitting major cities like San Francisco, hard and state leaders fear its because residents are becomin
Hospital . Thats the beauty of doing an exercise and doing the exercise with our partners Like Public Health because we can see really take a look at what the issues are. And what we need to address when something really happens. Reporter so this is the main do dormtory, and these are volunteers that are acting out scenarios. Today, these two volunteers are role playing. How to manage someone who doesnt believe in Wearing Masks or thinks the coronavirus is a hoax. Really tried to address, you know, well, not telling me that im wrong, just addressing concerns for everyone else in the building and trying to get me to cooperate as a good citizen. Reporter all to makee alrea running from a natural disaster. Lets look at the date estimate numbers. 56 new cases confirmed in santa clara county, and they now have over 3800 cases. Another 53 cases confirmed in contra costa county, and now, they have 2500. And Alameda County is a hot spot, with over 5,300 cases. As case numbers continue to climb
George floyd. Officer Derek Chauvin faces Second Degree murder and former president barack obama addressed all of this. In a lot of ways, what has happened over the several weeks is challenges and and problems here in the United States that have been thrown into high gear. There are t they are the outcomes not just in the immediate moments of time, but the result of a long history of slavery and jim crow and red lining and institutionalized racism that too often have been the plague, original sin of our society. And ine a tragic a ewese past, scary and uncertain as theyve been, theyve also been an Incredible Opportunity for people to be awakened to some of these underlying trends. And they offer an opportunity for us to all Work Together to tackle them, to take them on, to change america and make it live up to its highest ideas. And part of whats made me so hopeful is the fact that so many young people had been galvanize mobilized because historically, so much of the progress that weve
Reported discrimination linked to coronavirus. I dont want your coronavirus in my country. Reporter jonathan mock is a student from singapore studying in london. He told the bbc he was walking down the street last week when four people attacked him. It has plagued us for a very long time. Reporter theres also been apparent attacks in new york city posted on social media. Tell him to move. Reporter peter is a councilman in queens. Asianamericans are just like other americans. Reporter other cities, politicians have tried to combat racism and misinformation. Theres been a lot of xenophobia against folks who are part of our asian community. Reporter showing support at rallies and by dining in restaurants. The road to recovery is a long one. It sounds like corona is crippling businesses. It is. Its crippling communities. It is. Do you think the damage is done . The damage is already done. Its already done. Reporter lam told us business continues to drop every day and he doesnt think theyve
Plus another white house shakeup. The president ousts his acting chief of staff and appoints another. Search for answers, the mother accused of escaping to hawaii as the nation searched for her two missing children faces a judge back in idaho. Well have the latest on the case. And driving dangerously. With an increasingly older population around the world, an epidemic of Car Accidents is popping up. Well go to japan to see the interesting tactics that the country is using to combat the problem. First, we begin this morning with a look at the days eyeopener. Your world in 90 seconds. Risk is changing by the hour. Any time youre in the public space, you have to know you may be at risk. Coronavirus cases spread in the u. S. We know its still spreading. If we cant figure out where the cases are coming from, we cant isolate and stop that spread. You have to be calm. It will go away. President trump signed off on 8. 3 billion in emergency spending. I like this stuff. I really get it. Maybe i