Bay area. 140 people have died and Santa Clara County still the clear epicenter in the bay area with more than 1,600 cases. San francisco and alameda counties are both approaching 900. San mateo is reporting 652 cases and Contra Costa County said there are 539 cases. Lake and Mendocino County has four cases. In other local developments in alameda county, the santa rita jail is reporting no new covid19 cases. One inmate has recovered. Happening tomorrow, Concord City Council members will consider cutting their own pay by 10 and also look at cutting pay for top city executives by 5 . Elcerrito canceled the annual fourth of july festival. It was a cost cutting move. San francisco schools will go virtual to keep students engaged throughout the academic year. The district is still hashing out an official plan with the teachers union. But some schedules reportedly range from a relaced pace to rigid class time. Rushed to get laptops and wifi to the roughly 15 of students who dont have that ac
The milder temperatures this afternoon. Waking up in the low 40s and mostly cloudy and the sunshine already by noon will hang in the upper 50s at the coast today while we hit the low to mid 60s for our bay and inland neighborhoods and near 70 at 4 00 and still a very comfortable evening with mid 60s at 7 00. Reggie . Thanks, mike. Now that warning from at least one San Francisco official that we could see more citations for physical distancing or i should say the lack there of. Lets go live to the embarcadero where Amy Hollyfield has more on that. They have the signs here, but that wasnt enough this weekend. The embarcadero was one of a few places in the city where there were a lot of people gathering and police say they may have to start cracking down. So people are not doing the social tistancing that they would like to see. Heres a scelook at the scene f yesterday. The marina green was also a popular spot and this is happening with a shelterathome order in place. They have have cite
Mile visibility and santa rosa went from two to three. A little bit of a movement to it. Mostly cloudy and temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. Mid to upper 50s at the coast this afternoon while the rest of us hit the mid to low 60s at noon and near 70 at 4 00 and gorgeous evening on tap, reggie. Thank you, mike. Now to that warning from at least one San Francisco supervisor that says more citations might be coming our way if we dont follow physical distancing orders. Lets go to abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield live along the theigns are out telngpeople ikayonhis. Look at the crowds this weekend. We have video from some hot spots, dolores park, marina green and the embarcadero. All popular sites around the city and these people are all hanging out like this while there is a stay at home order in place. San Francisco Police say they have issued two citations to people for not socially distancing. A supervisor is saying more could be on the way. We are going to start stepping that
Century, it is the industry in memphis. Memphis for example, shipped 23,000 bales of cotton. In 1859, 20 years later, the city is shipping over 300,000 bales of cotton. So just within 20 years, you can see the growth of that industry. There is no other industry in memphis in the 19th century that is that large. What is big is cotton. If you are going to make money, real money in the south, cotton is where you want to be. Memphis, very quickly after its founding in 1819, became a center of the cotton industry because of its transportation location. Bluff, right at the Mississippi River. So if you are a cotton planter in rural Shelby County or parts of west tennessee or north mississippi, you can ship, you would bring your cotton to reachs so that you could the wider world to sell your goods to a large industry. By the 1830said, memphis is an important center for cotton production. Thethen, beginning in 1857, railroads begin to develop in memphis, which provides another opportunity to sh
The commemorations happening at this time. What we would like to do is provide tangibility. Happened here in 1619, but where exactly is what we are trying to find. The physical place on the ground where the colony settled. You can watch this and other american artifacts programs by visiting our website, cspan. Org history. During the mid19th century, cotton was king. Up next, how this plant played a role in the memphis economy and the legacy it still leaves today. You cannot understand memphis without understanding cotton, because it has such an impact on not just the economy, but also the social fabric of the city. The role of cotton in memphis history, the memphis economy, is central. It is, for much of the 19th century, it is the industry in memphis. In 1837, for example, memphis ships 23,000 bales of cotton. In 1859, 20 years later, the city is shipping over 300,000 bales of cotton. So just within 20 years, you can see the growth of that industry. There is no other industry in memp