Lets get right to our top story this friday morning. Bay Area Health Officials encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see a rise in coronavirus cases kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in Contra Costa County this morning. She has all the details sarah good morning. And theyre good morning marty i live here in Contra Costa County one of counties in the bay area that seeing a major surge in cases terrible time they cant believe were heading into the 4th of july weekend and were seeing a spike in cases when we were doing so well and now were seeing that resurgence. So officials are asking us to stay home and be safe. Why lets take a look at the increases that were seeing across the bay area in all of our take a look at your screen there are quite a lot of numbers but just to name a few Contra Costa County is seeing a 129 increase in cases in a 111 increase in deaths from may 31st until yesterday that the county saw a 207
Here shore but no 90s until tomorrow well take a look at that forecast coming up in a bit part all right dave thanks a lot. Lets get right to our top story this friday morning. Bay Area Health Officials are encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see a rise in coronavirus cases kron 4 Sarah Stinson has the latest now from Contra Costa County. In Contra Costa County where coronavirus cases are surging along with the rest of the bay area bad timing as we head into a Holiday Weekend now Health Officials are urging people to celebrate the 4th of july at home. Traditionally we enjoy this holiday by watching fireworks. Nope not happening or go to a parade. Not happening go to the beach. All closed. Instead the governor of california and local Health Officials are advising people to stay home why because of the alarming rise in coronavirus cases and deaths in each county take a look for yourself Contra Costa County i
Our big story tonight protests continue all over the nation over the death of an unarmed black man in minnesota george floyd youre looking at video from san jose atlanta, denver, the some of them remain peaceful, not all of them and there was a night and morning of violent riots in minneapolis somethings getting rough right now in san a jose n today, one of the 4 Police Officers involved in floyds death has been arrested charged with murder the minnesota governors apologizing for the lack of trust in Law Enforcement and pleading with people to help and the chaos. The National Guard has been deployed as more violence is expected whitney wild has more on the arrest, be aware some of the images might be disturbing. Former Minneapolis Police officer derek job and has been charged by the head of the county Attorneys Office with murder and with manslaughter. The Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyds neck has been officially charged in his death. This is by far the fastest wev
Local news station. And breaking news, a protest erupting in san jose over the death of an unarmed black man in minnesota george floyd youre looking at video of a demonstration that to got a rough at one point shutting down highway one oh one in san jose. This protest apparently began peacefully with a march through downtown san jose. But protesters made their way onto the freeway and we can i can tell you that there have been some scenes of violence. Hello everyone, thank you for joining us, im Catherine Heenan joining us on the phone a Santa Clara County supervisor dave court has a and dave, i know youre probably really plugged in what are you hearing tonight whats happening. O all there, we know that are going to come Sheriffs Department has jurisdiction, you know, im no longer quite yourself able to try to provide youre in. There in the back to pick the people have been cooperate me and part time. Right from the beginning when the chp was the ball i want to one was bought in. From
More people expressing concern tonight after a cancer causing chemical was found on the a climb as high school in west oakland. Thank you for joining us at 10, im pam moore and im ken wayne officials revealed yesterday they found trace amounts of the toxic chemical try coral ethylene and ground water under the high school campus. That chemical is commonly called tce the school was closed yesterday and again today. The concern is a chemical maybe vaporizing and coming up from the ground into the school building. District Officials Say theyll Start Testing the air tomorrow and continue those tests through next week Environmental Health officials will also test the soil around that school another concern is that the high school is in the area already known to have to see we showed you this map yesterday the school is less than half a mile away from the lane metal finisher site which is currently labeled as hazardous. The state has been cleaning up that site since 2007 and tca is among the