So to start, we heard governor gavin newsom with updates from pittsburgh. More than 6300 new cases in the past 24 hours. This comes just after yesterday when california broke the record with more than 8,000 hospitalizations and icu numbers continued to climb. Masks and face coverings. Theres heated discussions about masks and their efficacy. University of San Francisco researcher and founder of masks for all, by the way, viewers if you have questions for jeremy, regarding masks, what type of mask might work best, if you see data that confuses you, post them now on facebook and well try to get to some of them. Jeremy, this morning, dr. Anthony fauci and the cdc director robert redd field and warned america is going in the wrong direction. They both urged everyone to wear masks, any idea whats the percentage of the public thats complying . There is a lot state to state. The states that have mask mandates which now covers more than half of the country in terms of population, most people a
Covid19 to fasttrack vaccine. Soledad pump soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Its the fourth of july holiday, a time to reflect on the nations beginnings its ideals, its dreams, its failures, and its flaws. And a time to consider what it means to be an american. For immigrants and refugees, the journey to becoming an american citizen can take years. First, learning a new language, then studying the countrys history, passing the citizenship test, and finally, taking the oath of citizenship. While covid19 put the traditional naturalization ceremonies on hold, this week the nation once again welcomed new citizens as federal magistrates across the country got creative and held ceremonies on sidewalks, in small groups, and one on one. Judge nancy joseph, a federal magistrate in milwaukee, invited our cameras to witness that special moment last fall at the marquette law schools Constitution Day event. There are people from almost every part of the globe. And we tell them w
Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. How will the covid 19 pandemic end . The most certain way would be the development of a safe and effective vaccine. Private companies and governments worldwide are racing to produce a vaccine by the end of the year. But doctor anthony fauci, the countrys top Infectious Disease expert said it could take 12 to 18 months. And even that timeline would be ambitious by historical standards. There are roughly 100 candidates for a vaccine in the works, with a handful fasttracked for human trials. The Clinical Development of a Vaccine Development has three phases. First, its given to a small group of people, then a bigger group, then an even bigger group, in order to test if its safe and effective. And these series of tests can take years, which has led to calls for a different type of testing. Our special contributor joie chen looks at the push for human challenge trials. Josh my names Josh Morrison. Im a volunteer for human challenge trial
Educate people. You know, rather than fighting and yelling and hating, its more important to love, care and support. Were trying to really make a difference and create the foundation i mentioned before to stop all these racisms and xenophobias going on. It requires every one of us to reach deep and show care not only for our own family and our own neighbors and friends, but for the broader community. Thats how we get through this pandemic. Thats how we come out on the other side a stronger community. Abc7 presents race and coronavirus a bay ara conversation. And with that backdrop, a good afternoon. Really glad you are with us. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. Thank you so much for joining us for this special edition of abc7 news. Instead of our normal 4 00 p. M. Newscast, today were going spend an hour engaging experts and you, our viewers in a virtual town hall on the issue of race and coronavirus. You know, this is a vitally important onehour virtual town hall erring on television
Emergency funding to prepare and Speed Development of a vaccine, though capitol hill critics say its not nearly enough. Too late, anemic. Hopefully, we can make up for the loss of time. Reporter the senates top democrat calling for 8. 5 billion. They shouldnt be saying this is terrible, President Trump isnt asking for enough money, how stupid a thing to say. Reporter President Trump jabbing at democrats while calling for unity to protect the country from a potentially dangerous outbreak. And the president went on to say that if Congress Wants to give the administration more money to fight the virus they will take it, saying they will spend whatever is necessary to contain the coronavirus. Raj, back to you. A lot happening in that news conference, the president along with the Health Officials urging schools across the nation to have a plan. Nbc bay areas robert handa joins us in san jose with how dozens of School Districts are preparing. Robert . Reporter well, yes, every day it becomes