Now. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Mike will have a look at the commute in just a bit. First, lets start out with meteorologist kari hall. Coming in today, dry windows. Yes, its nice and dry for us this morning. Only a slight chance of some popup showers and a few isolated thunderstorms today. The storm system is still very close by the bay area, its something well have to watch but for the most part we are starting out dry with temperatures in the low 50s in san jose and well see it make it into the upper 60s and low 70s. Very nice. We do have a warmup in our forecast as we head into memorial day weekend. More on that is coming up in a few minutes, marcus. Thanks, kari. This morning another bay area county will open meaning more changes for millions more people. Phase two allows Retail Stores to provide things like Curbside Pickup, manufacturing can resume, and some offices are allowed to reopen. Entering that pha
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says he shouldnt be taking it. Today in the bays tracie potts has more on that and todays testimony expected on capitol hill. Good morning, tracie. Reporter laura, good morning, and also the president tweeting this morning about the World Health Organization, tweeting part of a letter suggesting that hes threatening to permanently leave and cut funding from the World Health Organization because hes been making this argument that they knew about the virus much earlier than they let on to the u. S. And other countries. While that may get some attention today, its a big story, its perhaps not as shocking as what the president revealed about taking this drug even though the fda says it may not work and in some people it could be dangerous. So far i seem to be okay. Reporter President Trump with the stunning revelation hes been taking hydroxychloroquine, one pill a day, for the last week and a half, under a doctors care. The white house physician saying the potent
Governor newsom, unlock these doors. Governor newsom, open up our churches. Churches say they can do a lot more for their community if they are opened. For example, ax full gospel on saturday will pass out food and cash cards to member of the community. Churches and pastors from up and down state signed a letter urging the governor to allow them to reopen by may 31st. Allen . So don, its pretty clear how the pastor is feeling, i guess the question now is will the faithful fill their pews . Yeah. Thats the big question, if you open it, will they come . And keep in mind, churchgoer demographics, a lot of seniors, older people with preexisting conditions. One churchgoer i talked to says shes not ready to go back to church yet. Well have more on that topic at 6 00. Thanks so much. State workers could see a 10 pay cut if a proposal by Governor Newsom goes through. Part of his plan to address the projected 54. 3 billion budget deficit. Largely thanks to the pandemic. The governors may budget
Music ktvu fox 2 news at 5 00 starts now. These are cuts that can be triggered and eliminated with the stroke of a pen. California is facing a major deficit. Governor newsom said that they need federal relief to avoid making huge cuts to the federal budget. The governor worked out a plan if the federal funding does not come through. A good evening everyone i am Frank Somerville and i am julie haener. Today the governor announced some painful cuts to the budget. The changes will affect all parts of the government. Heres more on that story from andre senior. Just months ago the state of california had a 21 billion surplus. Now that money has been wiped out because of the pandemic. Today the governor is announcing new plans. The cuts will run deep. The state was in strong fiscal health. After unveiling the billion dollar budget Governor Newsom announced that he will have to 19 billion from the budget in response to a stalled economy linked to covid19 stayathome orders. But the current Bud
Not decreasing. Counties have self certified to ease more of the stayat home restrictions, this is in rural areas with very few cases. That includes El Dorado County were the governor spoke this afternoon. Those counties can move more quickly through phase two reopening. The governor said the counties are being cooperative, including sutter and yuba counties which he criticized last week for opening too soon, without state approval. I think we are up to 31 consultations, different counties we have been engaged with most have gone very well, some are not where they need to be. And we are going to try to do our best to work through some issues. Counties that meet certain benchmarks dining restaurants, shopping malls, and schools with modifications. The governor also used todays time at another danger that is of course wildfires. He outlined what is being done to protect Public Health and safety during this pandemic. Ktvu tom joins us now with the preparedness plans. Tom. Remake the virus