Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
Yesterday. In fact, it is going to evaporate much quicker today. Enjoy sunshine just about all day today and slightly milder temperatures from like 68 in fairfield to 58 in Half Moon Bay. Most of us in the low to mid 60s this afternoon. Update on the thanksgiving forecast coming up. Heres reggie with the news. Mike, thank you. Californias Health Secretary is warning that more counties could move into the purple tier. And, of course, thats the states most restrictive. We anticipate there will be some tier movement. Handful of counties likely moving to a more restrictive tier. Here in the bay area, three counties in the red tier right now but they could slide back to purple and that includes San Francisco, san mateo and marin counties. Dr. Mark ghaly defended the curfew restrictions that are already in the purple tier. He said it is necessary to help curve the spread. You can watch him live today at noon on our abc7news. Com. California is pulling back on reopenings as the number of covi
Day in a row the figure has fallen below 100. Translator we had a string of Public Holidays until wednesday. We will carefully analyze whether this figure accurately reflects the current situation. People across the country were asked to stay at home and refrain from nonessential travel during the holidays. Officials say there has been a 70 to 80 drop in the number of visitors at sightseeing spots. A nationwide state of emergegen was originally due to expire on wednesday, but it has been exextended to may 31st. The Central Government wants tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a special coronanavirus alert to continue minimizing persontoperson contact. The tokyo government is asking shops, restaurants, and entertainment facilities to remain shut or maintain shortened Business Hours until the end of the month. Public schools in the city will also remain closed. Meanwhile, some prefectures where the spread of the virus is limited are gradually easing stayathome measures. Public schools in
Small and mediumsized comompans affected by the antivirus measures. They condition receive up to 2 million yen, or about 19,000 if their monthly revenue has dropped more than 50 compared to last year. About half a million companies, Business Owners and freelancers had applied for the subsidy as of thursday. Around 23,000 of them received the money on friday. Translator i really appreciate it because this gives me some time to think about what to do nenext. But im a afraid the money won last long. If the Current Situation continues, i hope i can get more financial help. The government is also providing all residents with cash handouts of about 940. The whole country is under a state of emergency until the end of may. But government officials plan to hear from experts every week as they consider when to lift that measure in each prefecture. Translator we are particularly focused on how the number of new cases has decreased over the last two weeks. In other words, the weekly trends. Some
The techheavy nasdaq and the broader s p 500 plunged about 3 . The japanese yen is strengthening against the u. S. Dollar as investors seek thehe safety of t the currency. In the yield on the tenyear treasury note, briefly fell below 1 for the first time ever. Analysts say investors believe there are limitations to what the fed and other Central Banks can do to mitigate the effects of the crisis. Senior Economist Says that tuesdays plunge was probably a case of buying the rumor, selling the news. And fed announcement has the effect of stoking concern about the Economic Outlook making investors even more risk averse. He says that given the spread of the Coronavirus Infection in the u. S. , i investors likely wantt additional easy measures. Now in tokyo, heres how the nikkei is reacting. They opened the session 200 points lower than tuesdays close. And looking at other markets in the asiapacific region. South koreas kospi and australias benchmark are all trading in the negative. Ahead of