day. here is abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez. reporter: it was a welcoming sound for the owner of joe s barber shop in san francisco who took his business outside after being closed for six months. very well spaced, lots of airflow. it s really it s great. a nice safe place for a haircut. yay! reporter: besides barber shops, hair and nail salons and massage centers were allowed to reopen outside. everyone must wear a mask and go through a screening process. 97.4. perfect. this is a step that matters a lot for people like joe and the people getting the air cut. i ve been waiting months. reporter: malls and outdoor personal services are now accessible to the public. many mid september hotels, indoor museums, indoors zoos and aquariums will be added to the list. but late september indoor personal services like hair and nail salons and tattoo studios will reopen for business. the phased plan for a reopening comes with a stern warning for mayor london breed.
and hundreds gather to remember firefighters killed in the line of duty. good evening, i m kimberly suiters. first, a hero shares a story of live see saved the day of the metro smokes event. nearly 200 people were evacuated from the l enfant plaza metro station. at least some of those people are alive today thanks to one man. jay korff has the story. we have all heard the stories of delays and dysfunction having to do with this awful and harrowing event monday. but this is a different story. there is no blame here, this is a police officer who made a difference. they dispatched initially for smoke in the tunnel. 33-year-old keith is not your typical metropolitan police officer. i joined as a firefighter. the former firefighter and still certified emt turned cop carried with him a backpack full of medical supplies. when he arrived at l enfant plaza metro station last monday, he initially worked medical triage outside of the station where he saw carol glover, the one
today. be it medicare, tri-care, private insurance, fehpb for those federal employees and when they dropped that they would immediately go into the va system for two years. i want to ask you to stop and think about that for just a second. to a veteran on medicare, they re going to drop their medicare, go into the va for two years? and then pay the penalty to get back into part b medicare? for an employee who has private insurance, they re going to drop their insurance and leave their spouse uncovered because they see some advantage to being on va? it s estimated that 90% of those veteran who is are eligible but not enrolled in va have less than 50% disability rating. the threshold to where it s va care comes without a co-pay. these are individuals who have already made a determination that the coverage they re under is the best coverage they could have. if not, they would be enrolled in the va today. so, the fact that cbo now says with just the execution of this minor refor
Col. (Ret.) Melvin McLemore passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The News Courier on 2024-06-12.