Busy tuesday ahead early today starts right now thank you for being with us. Im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. More than six months into this countrys battle with covid19 were still struggling to contain it, infections are nearing the 3 million mark in new orleans officials ran out of tests five minutes after opening. In phoenix people sat in their cars for eight hours and san antonio officials imposing limits on testing. More than 200 scientists are urging the World Health Organization to advise guidelines and acknowledge the virus can spread through the air indoors. Droplets stay airborne 12 minutes after someone stops speaking. Immigration and customs dealt a blow to international students, foreign students pursuing in the u. S. Must leave or risk deportation if their college has switched to online only courses. In florida, the education commissioner ordered all Public Schools to reopen next month following the guidance of Health Officials. In texas a Record Number of people flood
Quinton last december. I dont think a reduction of 8,000 people will create enough space, but i think its a good first step. The idea is to maximize space and protect those vulnerable. You cant have that kind of overcrowding and expect a good outcome when covid19 is raging in our state. Its a good first step and we need to do more to reduce our prison population and do it in a healthy and sustainable way. The releases will come on rolling basis. Those who are serving time for Violent Crimes, Domestic Violence or highrisk for committing a Violent Crime or have sentences requiring them to register as a sex offender are not eligible. At san quinton there are tents and beds in an extended area for those who fall ill. People are tested days before they are released. If they are negative they will be released to the jurisdiction. We are being notified of those inmates. Christie smith, nbc bay area news. We are breaking records we dont want to break. New infections and death. This graph shows
Her to breathe. Tonight the challenges some are facing because of these new orders. Also havent had your hair done in a while . The push to reopen salons and barbershops. Thanks for joining us on this friday night. Lets start with that shortage of fresh produce. Safeway employees in the Distribution Center are getting sick with the coronavirus and thats impacting the food supply. Nbc bay areas jean elle has the details for us. Reporter some empty shelves inside Bay Area Safeway Stores have shoppers voicing concern on social media. In San Francisco, some waited in powhaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Line to go shopping for an hour to find limited supplies of some lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Produce, pasta, and butter. There was a lot of vegetables lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Were gone. Reporter we found yuka at a lets look after ourselves, as well as others. Nearby market picking up what she couldnt find at safeway. It will all be w
Are anxious to hear. Definitely if it goes past june, i dont know. Also not just a recommendation, its an order. The bay area county that just got stricter on face coverings. Plus its extremely dangerous for the operators. Not six feet apart. The crowded city buses that have muni drivers demanding change. Good evening and thanks for being with us as we begin week five of our shelter at home. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. Tomorrow Governor Newsom will lay out details on what will happen to get the state back to work. Nbc bay areas ian cull is in san jose with how businesses are eager to hear that message. Ian . Reporter yeah, they certainly are, jessica. Closed. Its happening around the state, around the country, and t a all reopen, and what will that look like . The financial toll of the virus is clear, but the uncertainty of when it will get better has businesses like james carters innovating. Hes holding online classes from his dojo to get by. If we dont get parents back to
And new protocols in place at bay area zoos after a tiger tested positive for covid19. The red flags the virus is raising for pet owners. Good monday. Thanks for joining us. Im janelle wang. And im raj mathai. Is it working and could we be back to normal by next month . As we enter week four of this lockdown, we get a Progress Report from dr. Sarah cody. N reporter raj and janelle, she didnt give a set date on when everything might get back to normal. They are working on an exit strategy of sorts because you cant just reopen everything. In that case the covid19 cases might spike. She did, however, say we would be in this for a very long time, but also shared some good news with us tonight. Were in it together for some time to come. Reporter dr. Sarah cody led the effort for the bay areas shelter in place that started march 17th. The first region in the country to take that dramatic step. Now most states are following similar guidelines. She spoke about that decision in a zoom interview