And dr. Desmond carson issued we ha the ngud to stem nonvi protesters who have killed no one. We need the National Guard to come out to tell these fools who dont want to wear masks, if youre going to wear a mask or go home. Strong and clear message. Dr. Carson says more young people are dying and many are from latino families. The county has seen seven deaths in the past three days. The board of supervisors approved finds this week important people not wearing a Face Covering or violating health orders. Our local economy is one of the major areas that were focusing on here at abc7 in our efforts to build a better bay area. And many people have been struggling during this pandemic. Some Small Business owners say they may not be able to stay in business much longer. Lauren martinez has their story and tells us also what resources are still out there. If i could, i would close. The Small Business owners along San Franciscos west portal neighborhood are either closing down permanently or t
Governor gavin, newsome gave the go ahead monday allowing barber shops hair skin and nail salons along with other personal Care Services to work outside is possible some salon owners say reopening comes at a new price we lost 18,000 just in close. And then we had to send more money on ppe things and now were going to have to save more money on a said we are temporarily allow you outside where we get to do with the disappointment after were finished in portable state sen. So long years ago outside the new guidance does not apply to tattoo and piercing shops state Officials Say theyre invasive procedures and require a controlled hi jenna environment to be done safely and those new guidelines are up and hopefully that provides a more clarity if we need to provide even more. Will get the good feedback which i anticipate the update comes a week after the governor ordered these businesses and others to shut down their indoor operations across most of the state newsome said a spike in cases a
Im tracking a warm week ahead, we will have the numbers in the accu weather for cast. This video negatively impacted l. A. Business, they say they dont know the people in the video. Protesters being released after being arrested for shutting down the bay bridge. Abc news starts right now. Just to get the word out. Get exposure, this has got to stop. I mean, we cant not do anything. Our kids are dying. Protesters on bay bridge today say it was a powerful way to get their message heard. Black lives matter. Due to the protests, drivers were stuck on the bridge for more than two hours. Good evening and thank you for joining police met protesters on the bridge and there were tense moments. Several people were arrested. We talked to protest ers and drivers. He joins us live tonight with more. Reporter good evening, a spoking woman for the San Francisco jail said that 27 people were arrested for Unlawful Assembly on the bay bridge. The protesters targeted the bay bridge for a specific reason.
You can also send us a text this morning, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, and otherwise catch up with us on social media. That is facebook. Com cspan and cspanwj. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now if you are an essential worker in this country. As you are calling in, we show you this map from abc news of the 46 states and washington, d. C. That have enacted policies to close nonessential businesses in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. The exact number of essential by. Oyees, hard to come there is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. Atut 7 million employees Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard
An exact number of essential employees, hard to come by. 49one estimate tomorrow million to 62 million workers. That is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. About 7 million employees at Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes specifically to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard definition of essential comes from the 2013 essential services act, generally defined as someone who performs work involving the safety of human life and the protection of property. Of course, those in the Health Care Industry and law enforcement, Food Security and Food Production included under that definition, but as fox news notes in their story, states have been free to add their own designations of what is an essential business in their sta