Covid19. We begin in marin county tonight as Bay Area Public Health officials intensify warnings about the spread of covid19. The violent reaction of a jogger asked to wear a mask is now under investigation. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more on the assault. Reporter trails around phoenix lake and ross are popular. Signs about mask requirements are posted, but not everyone is wearing one. We literally just walked by a group of people that had masks around their necks, and they werent wearing them. Reporter robert may didnt say anything as he passed the group. I think its really uncomfortable for all of us. Reporter on wednesday morning, rangers responded to an assault here. A 59yearold larkspur man said he put up his hand and told an approaching jogger to put on a mask. The jogger pushed the man to the ground and kept on running. Rangers did not locate the young man. Walkers are stunned by the violent reaction and divided about how to handle people violating mask rules. I think its the w
What some officers are accused of doing and how the police chief is responding tonight. But first, help is on the way. The new covid testing method that could speed things up. Tonight there is an urgency to clear the backlog of covid19 tests as people are sometimes waiting more than week for results. So the fda is now giving the green light to major Testing Companies to use a new technique to speed up the process. Nbc bay areas ian cull explains. Reporter in the beginning, covid testing was scarce. Then it ramped up. But now the time to get results is backed up so much, some people are waiting more than a week to find out if they have it. Got tested 11 days ago. Reporter christine hoffmans son just went back to preschool. Her husband is an essential worker in san jose. So just to be safe, she got tested for covid19 july 18th. This is my first test and i have g and his first test a few weeks ago, it took ten days for him to get results. Her story is becoming common. But today the fbi cl
Any business, even if that business is outdoors. There is a looming question, will anyone enforce this . San joses police chief says he will not. Yeah, nbc bay area damian tr trujillo has more on the rules and enforcement. Reporter they had a News Conference this reiterate he will not enforce it. But it was called off at the last minute. His position has not changed. San jose will adopt stricter mask rules when someone is outside of their homes. Even at parks. It was a hot topic at the city council meeting. All along, the chief had a stance on the orders. He repeated it again on the tuesday meeting. Use force, give a citation in the end. We now how that conversation will turn and that is a difficult position to put any officers in. They had rescheduled a News Conference today but it was called off without explanation. Today, we asked the board of supervisors about it. I dont want to put any words in chief garcias mouth. But i think what he is saying, this is true. We really want to use
Stimulus checks from being collected p. And Child Support and spousal support can be collected. The gap sounding the alarm. Saying its hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak. It may not the have enough cash to stay open. The one in San Francisco, a building the company may not be able to pay for any longer. In the the security styling, the gap explained how bad things had gotten because of the coronavirus they splay to take steps to keep the cash flowing over the next couple months. Big name stores in San Francisco remain closed among the coronavirus pandemic. And each day passes, even the biggest names say they may not reopen. The iconic San Francisco based retailer the gap. We heard issues ability the gap and the owe associated stor before. Reporter the company says its trying to preserve cash, and missed the april present payment. That is 115 million monthly in north american. It rep zens old navy, Banana Republic and others. If they dont have enough sort of retained earnings to make
Broke both stories on Twitter Joins us from the Los Altos Center with the latest on the effort from the virus spreading there. Robert . Reporter well, as you said, the cdc has always warned that senior care facilities face a lot of risks, even if all the residents follow the rules. Now were here at that los altos site that just had its first case and are trying to be very upfront about it. The los altos subacute and Rehabilitation Center says it took precautions when the coronavirus outbreak started, but last friday, march 13th, a 75yearold man was admitted from a local hospital who came down with a fever the next day. The center then found out last night he tested positive for covid19. Neighbors familiar with the facility say it shows there is only so much you can do. Its a very nice place. Reporter are you surprised at this . Not really. I know there is going to be more cases coming up. And people in the rest homes of that age and compromised immunity, its its a place where its bound