Bay. Protesters and counterprotesters exchanging heated words at times and later protesters managed to stop traffic on highway 17. Marianne favro is live for us with the new developments. Marianne . Reporter anousha, right now you can see traffic is moving smoothly but it was a much different story just a couple hours ago when police say protesters from a black lives matter march spilled onto the highway. It was chaotic as tffic came to a standstill on southbound 17 and the protesters eventually forced the closure of both directions. Some drivers stuck in gridlock got out of their cars and were walking on the highway while chp officers tried to divert onto highway 9. In happenedaround 11 00 this mo downtown. There were heated exchanges between protesters and counterprotesters. Some who waved american and Blue Lives Matter flags. Both sides listened to each other and presented their arguments passionately. Organizers say the goal was to protest systemic racism and represent the black li
Now. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im Garvin Thomas in for terry mcsweeney. From the federal level to the state level, new action tonight to protect americans from the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as the number of covid19 cases rise in the bay area. Within the past few hours, Alameda County has now added 26 new cases. New road closures are in place in marin county to deal with the people flooding the parks and beaches this weekend. And Governor Newsom announcing several new steps to help slow the virus spread. That includes a new executive order that allows the state to increase its health care capacity, in other words, find places to put patients. Plenty of venues are being called on to participate including santa clara a convention center. Nbc bay areas roz plater has the latest. Reporter as the number of covid19 cases rises, weve learned the Santa Clara Convention center is being prepped as a justincase scenario for a temporary hospital. A federal medical stat
Christie who reportedly met with trumps family yesterday. He has another meeting coming up this afternoon with alabama senator Jeff Sessions. That announcement is expected at any time. Former New Hampshire governor john sununu goes on the record. Good evening, sir. How are you tonight, greta . Good. Well, i bet you are on pins and needles, everyone is playing the veepstakes game. Tell me, Newt Gingrich or mike pence . Im leaning towards mike pence. I think there is an advantage in the age difference i think this is advantage having been more recently involved with governors. As a practical professional. So i think mike pence, if i had to give the djt some advice i would tell him it should be mike pence. Its interesting, i think, and of course this is all voodoo. I think this race will be determined at the debates when they are side by side president s and Vice President ial candidates. Everyone else has decided except for the undecides watch that im surprised he doesnt pick Newt Gingri
Jump the fence at the white house and run into the building before being stopped. But as Craig Boswell reports, some in congress are pushing ahead with their own investigation, and they have called the director of the agency to capitol hill today. Reporter secret Service Director Julia Pierson is on capitol hill to explain to congress how an intruder made it into the white house. This is unacceptable and i take full responsibility and i will make sure that it does not happen again. Reporter on september 19, Omar Gonzalez scaled the white house fence and ran past armed guards into the building. The 42yearold then overpowered another secret Service Agent and made it through to the east room before finally being captured. Its clear that our security plan was not properly executed. But some lawmakers want to know why the security plan wasnt executed properly. Inexplicably Omar Gonzalez breached at least five rings of security on september 19. Reporter some here on capitol hill also express
With trumps family yesterday. He has another meeting coming up this afternoon with alabama senator Jeff Sessions. That announcement is expected at any time. Former New Hampshire governor john sununu goes on the record. Good evening, sir. How are you tonight, greta . Good. Well, i bet you are on pins and needles, everyone is playing the veepstakes game. Tell me, Newt Gingrich or mike pence . Im leaning towards mike pence. I think there is an advantage in the age difference i think this is advantage having been more recently involved with governors. As a practical professional. So i think mike pence, if i had to give the djt some advice i would tell him it should be mike pence. Its interesting, i think, and of course this is all voodoo. I think this race will be determined at the debates when they are side by side president s and Vice President ial candidates. Everyone else has decided except for the undecides watch that im surprised he doesnt pick Newt Gingrich because i think he would