More than 1000 bay area teachers tell administrators they are not returning to the classroom until they feel safe. The top Santa Clara County Health Official is warning covid19 could spread like wildfire and only weeks and how he says that the state could step in. The governor announcing a plan to release 8000 inmates statewide due to covid19, how many are from here at san quentin and who will be released. It is just about 6 00 a. M. On this saturday, july 11th. I am devin fehely and lets start with the Weather Center. This morning looks exceptional and the one looking east at the sunrise is Perfect Timing with sunrise officially happening at 5 58. Here we are at 6 01 with the sun piercing the east bay hills. This is looking north over alcatraz up to marin county and that is the scene to the west with no marine layer this morning. Clear skies for everybody with temperatures ranging from a cool 50 at santa rosa to the warm 60 in san jose. The headline today is 100 degrees heat inland at
Release program kron fours dan kerman joins us now live from San Francisco and dan as we understand it as many as 8,000 current inmates could be released by the end of august is that true. Thats right that is 1000 before the end of august now up to now weve seen about 10,000 inmates, according to state officials released this would be another 8,000 added to it and it would happen in less than 2 months. Of the more than 2300 current state Prison Inmates that are positive with covid19 more than half are at san quentin with more than 30 inmate deaths statewide so far the governor has announced plans to speed up the Early Release program and thin out the prison population. Under a new plan 8,000 debates could be eligible for release by the end of august with 4800 of those eligible before the end of this month and prison Officials Say no members of that group are violent or serious offenders are prisons are only supposed to hold 89,000 people. And they hold upwards of a 110,019 1000 people
News at 6. Now at 6 with the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus and mounting pressure to protect california inmates from covid19 governor Gavin Newsome announces thousands of inmates could soon be freed from prison. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 6 im Justine Waldman now with covid19 racing through the state prison system. Governor newsom is taking additional action to slow the virus is spread by thinning out the prison population through an Early Release program kron fours dan kerman is live for us now and dan as we understand it has many of these inmates almost a 1000 of them could be released by the end of august. Thats right 8,000 by the end of august so far the prison population has already been reduced by about 10,000 add another to that and thats going to happen in less than 2 months. Of the more than 2300 current state Prison Inmates that are positive with covid19. More than half are at san quentin with more than 30 inmate deaths state
Help were clear. Let them go [ applause ] reporter and now Governor Newsom has responded. A plan to battle the virus that is wreaking havoc inside california prisons, now up to 8,000 inmates could be eligible for Early Release by the end of august. I think its a good step. Reporter former inmates and advocates have been worried, especially surrounding san quentin, the site of the states largest covid19 outbreak. 7 prisoners have died. We cant afford the luxury of a slow roll out and continuing to make incremental changes in the state prison populations. We need a large scale release. We need to follow the Public Health experts leadership on this. Health experts agree. Large packed settings are a prime place for the disease to spread. Its really a chicken coop of risks for covid. Reporter ucfs doctor peter plods the governors decision to then the prison population, but remains fearful. It may not be enough. The devil is in the details. Because 8,000 inmate six only 7 of the states count
Weeks. The schedules they have to follow to keep places open. For example, coronavirus hospitalizations can only go up 10 over a threeday average. In Sonoma County, theyre up 44 . The state wants at least 20 of beds available. Right now Sonoma County is down to 9 . Sonoma county is on the states watch list. If the situation doesnt improve, some businesses will have to close. Wayne freedman got reaction to the ripple effect. Reporter by now youve read about, heard and lived this narrative before. Having reopened once, the coronavirus numbers are pushing Sonoma County and places like petaluma back toward shutdown mode. Who do you blame for the numbers . Thats a good question. Its an act of god. Lets just say that. Reporter but also, state and local government like the Sonoma County board of supervisors. We wont believe announcing closures today and tomorrow, but potentially as early as monday. Reporter meaning this could be a last gasp weekend for bars and restaurants like this place wit