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By was johnsons plan passes its first hurdle in parliament. But he faces big obstacles in the house of lords. Heated debate President Trump clashes with california state officials over whether Climate Change is causing wildfires in the region. And the acts falls at the the citi,lls at citigroup resuming job cuts. Anna absolutely, lets talk about the jobs market, specifically in the u. K. , we are getting jobs numbers coming through. Jobless claims arising by 73,700 in august. To give you some context to that, that is lower than the previous number. In the prior month, jobless claims numbers rose by 94,000 in july. Perhaps if you are looking at that rate of change or the pace of the surge we have seen in jobless claims, it is not as much as last month, but we are living in a very strange o job market in the uk given the furlough scheme that is keeping in a lifesupport certain ....
Right away, take a look. A black lives matter protest is under way in martin. Sky 7 overhead as we speak. Now, the city is tense after several racist incidents in recent weeks and police have been warning about the possibility of violent counterprotesters tonight. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Issues of race and social justice are something were especially focused on here at abc 7 as part of ow efforts to build a better bay area. The protest started an hour ago and they plan to end up near the waterfront near the superior court building. Cornell barnard is there live right now. Cornell, how has it been so far . So far so good, eric. That group is braving extreme heat out here in martinez. They are on the move through the streets of downtown marching towards the waterfront. The black lives matter march started about 45 minutes ago. Several hundred people showed up and it quickly grew to several thousand. Within a couple minutes there was ....
Court street. Both facing hate crime charges. Jones is disturbed about what she saw. People dont understand they dont understand what the black lives matter means. Were not saying that white living dont matter or hispanic lives dont matter. What were saying is we want to be treated equal. Minutes before the march, this man clashed with demonstrators. He was shouted down. There was a Large Police Presence here today. Due to rumors of violence. Businesses boarded up windows. And doors as a precaution. Today has been largely peaceful. We of course will keep you posted on the protest. Were streaming live online. Earlier this afternoon also in martinez a homeowner mowing dry weeds in triple digit heat sparked a grass fire that raced up a hillside. Firefighters responded to vista oaks and douglas drive about 1 00. Flames burned towards a homeless encampment nearby and homes were briefly threatened. The homeowner said he was tryin ....
Good morning, where did the weekend go . It is already monday and were looking at cooler temperatures after a hot day. Here is a look at the Treasure Island camera with low clouds and areas of fog. Were starting off our day with that gray start along the coast and the bay. Clear skies are inland. We are in the 50s and 60s. Through the afternoon, we are 89 in concord after triple in oakland and 66 for San Francisco. We will have the rest of the week coming up. Back to you. Breaking news, china has imposed sanctions on four u. S. Officials including senators marco rubio and ted cruz. The Foreign Ministry says it is in response to u. S. Nations over alleged human rights abuses in chin john. China is expected to make further remarks as the situation develops. Unty will r the doors once again. You can see we are in san jose ....
Melanie woodrow is live with a look at the impact on the bay area. Melanie . Reporter indoor activities, including Indoor Dining off the table. The governor has ordered the closure of additional indoor sectors for counties on the watch list. Go the governor dimming the switch on californias reopening. This virus is not going away. Reporter all california counties across the state will close Indoor Dining, wineries, theaters, Family Entertainment centers, zoos and museums, card rooms, and bars, which must close all operations. This includes san mateoesumed i. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. We were going to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were going to do that again. Reporter this as the california covid19 test Positivity Rate ....