Good morning. A lot of Business Owners say they know people are stressed out, anxious or emotional. They dont want that taken out on them. Look behind me at some of the measures being taken. There are businesses boarded up in the financial district around San Francisco. This is the 24hour fitness and the fedex office at davis and sacramento. This is happening all over the country. This is in preparation for the election. The fbi in San Francisco says they set up a command post so they can better work with local officials election night. The concern is that there will be violent protests from extremist groups. Law enforcement officers around the bay area are on high alert. When we have protests, if they get large, there is always an element within that group that will try to do destruction or harm. Were worried about those extreme elements that want to do violence and harm people, especially Law Enforcement officers doing their job. Officials say one of the biggest problems this year ha
World Health Organization suggests an adequate test positive rate should be somewhere between 3. 12 . But right now in the u. S. , its about 20 . This comes as the death toll has skyrocketed in the u. S. Last week was the deadliest sent on to say the death toll was just over 25,000 but its sort of 4300 deaths from wednesday to thursday. And over 4500 people died on friday alone. Last night we closed in on 39,000 deaths and thats more than the number of people who died in the korean war. For weeks now federal and state officials have been talking about testing shortfalls and why patients who have symptoms cant get tested. Well now we have new insight into how testing got off to such a slow start here in the u. S. Karen caifa has more. President trump says a few states are ready to ope businesses within the next week we continue to see a number of positive signs. The virus has passed its peak. The president pointing to vermont and montana and texas where the governor says a phased reopen
Teenager. Shooting happened when she was just 16 years old but she was tried as an adult. The after years of protest, she was granted clemency by former tennessee governor bill haslam. She was released just two months ago at the age of 31 and has now published her memoir free cyntoia my search for redemption in the american prison system. To any young women and girls who find themselves in the situation i was in, i would say that there are people that hear you. There are people who understand what youre going through. I understand. I have been through it myself. And there were times i did not think i was going to make it, but the lord brought me through it and he can bring you through it as well. Just keep faith and keep fighting. Amy we will speak with cyntoia brownlong in one of her first interviews after prison. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Shelling is continuing in Northern Syria one day after
One hand and a wad of cash and the other and the billboard says, quote, stop Human Trafficking in San Francisco with the image of a child appearing to be kidnapped. Supervisors held a News Conference cist apparently, there are about six billboards like this in the city all done in this cartoonlike style but city leaders breed. Here is what some elected officials say. Its very upsetting. Far too much. The africanamerican woman is in an over sexualized media way and africanamerican men and women are Holding Stacks of money and spending frivolously. This is a gross depiction. I stand with my fellow Asian American colleagues to condemn this racist propaganda and also to say to other voters and especially to for this candidate. This is harmful, hurtful and damaging. Ellen has taken a pathetic page from the trump playbook and that does not play in San Francisco. Our voters are smarter than that. Reporter this was mayor london breeds reaction to the billboard, minutes ago. I think the billboa
Slavery as a child and sentenced to life in prison after been convicted of firstdegree murder for shooting her rapist as a teenager. Shooting happened when she was just 16 years old but she was tried as an adult. The after years of protest, she was granted clemency by former tennessee governor bill haslam. She was released just two months ago at the age of 31 and has now published her memoir free cyntoia my search for redemption in the american prison system. To any young women and girls who find themselves in the situation i was in, i would say that there are people that hear you. There are people who understand what youre going through. I understand. I have been through it myself. And there were times i did not think i was going to make it, but the lord brought me through it and he can bring you through it as well. Just keep faith and keep fighting. Amy we will speak with cyntoia brownlong in one of her first interviews after prison. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy