We begin in San Francisco where just last night police dispersed crowds in the marina district. Someone flagged officers down concerned that people were not following covid19 safety rules. Now there are calls for expanded enforcement. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana begins our coverage tonight in the city. Reporter on a normal weekend seeing lots of people bunched together on the sidewalk would be of no concern. But during the covid19 pandemic, its a much different story. Outside businesses in the marina, people appeared to be standing very close to each other and only a few were wearing face coverings. Were going to see more of this. Reporter Jason Escamilla was in that friday crowd for a few minutes and understands why people are raising concerns. If youre sitting at home, checking out twitter, maybe id be saying the same thing. But it was a beautiful day. People wanted to be out. Reporter this afternoon, quite a different situation. San Francisco Police officers parked along Chestnut
Covid19 cases and 1725 people have died. Santa clara county was the first county to reach 100 deaths due to coronavirus. Icu cases in the bay area hit a low for the month. The chronicle is reporting that there are currently 161 coronavirus patients in intensive care. The number of overall hospitalizations is also down in the bay area. 369 people are currently in the hospital. Maryland and breeds had getting personal Protection Equipment it is not as simple as clicking a mouse. We are now joint live with more on the ppe challenge. I spoke with the doctor on the front lines as well as a volunteer for a group that tries to buy ppe in china and bring it here and donated. It is very difficult to come by and it is still in great demand. On face the nation, mayor london preblamed the supply issue. This is a federal coordinated effort. It is difficult. We are purchasing things from china. A coalition of Chinese Americans purchasing and donating ppe locally. The group said it is not just about
Oakland including allegations of abuse of power and harassment of city staff. If any Oakland Police officer treated a member of the public the way this commission treated the chief and the command staff, they would have been reprimanded or fired. Reporter that is her lawyer and says the Police Commission and mayor orchestrated her termination as a result of her whistleblowing. The filing is an administrative claim for compensation including lost wages, future earnings, pension and Healthcare Benefits and damages for emotional distress. The city has 45 days to respond to this before the file becomes a lawsuit. We have reached out for comment to the Mayors Office and they referred us to the citys Attorneys Office, the citys Attorneys Office has no common. Back to you. Santa clara county is making good on its promise to expand access to covid19 testing. We looked into what it takes to get a test in East San Jose and we will get to the governor right now with his News Conference underway.
The state reported 2500 new cases just yesterday making it the biggest oneday gain in confirmed cases here in the bay area. We have nearly 90 hundred coronavirus cases in the bay area and 328 people have died. We will bring you the governors News Conference once it gets underway. The San Mateo County Sheriffs Department is investigating after the date shot and killed the woman in Half Moon Bay. The bow woman fired at the deputys first. Sara zendehnam has the details. You dont hear about this happening in Half Moon Bay. It was a shock to those living there, especially for the woman who called 911. Reporter up quick and bizarre conversation. She told me be careful tonight because theres going to be a race war. Reporter followed by a more alarming site. I saw her walking down the street with a rifle in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other hand. Reporter thats why Half Moon Bay businesses. With to interrupt and take you love to sacramento. Governor gatto newsom in his daily update. C
Were advancing a layout and you happen dates on amount of be, pe weve been able to distribute in the last few weeks, which is foundational in terms of our efforts to begin to meaningfully modify our stay at home order and begin reopen update you on the daily numbers and trend lines and preview a few things coming up later this week. But first, let me begin by making a statement reinforcing some words over the course of the last few weeks. It was just substantially outperforming the rest of the nation. In so many ways in the last five ore six years, weve become the tenfold of the American Economy in terms of job creation and economic output reflected in the gdp outputs and job growth and record low unemployment, record reserves in the state of california, paid off that wall of debt that would become so infamous in the state of california and saw our bond rating, independent of any assertions by elected officials and agencies upgrading the state on two occasions in said all occasions to