Their rent. Reporter the plan is to close some streets like center and north shattuck to traffic, the mayor says its a natural extension of the slow Streets Program cities like oakland are already implementing. Weve had a lot of interest in berkeley to close streets for people to be able to ride their bikes and be able to walk and get some exercise. I see this as an extension of that and not just sort of closing streets and purpose in streets for physical distancing but also for economic development. Reporter diners worried about the favorite spots are ready to give the experiment to try. Many of them are going to have difficulty selling enough food through an open door because they are limited to one customer at a time and they wont be able to support very many people as servers. I think its really excit i miss having all the restaurants open. As long as there is adequate social distancing i think thats a good idea. Reporter the Berkeley City Council will take up this topic for a vote
Medical screenings, and social distancing. Meat Packing Companies have also increased pay for workers during the crisis. Tyson announced two 500 bonuses in may and july. Jbs has raised hourly pay and is giving a 600 bonus to workers who had no more than two unexcused absences between april 20th and may 15th. But mark pe prrks rone, president of the Ufcw International union which represents many workers, is skeptical. They want people to come to work so theyre paying them more money. The problem with that is it puts them back inside the plant. Reporter jbs workers who stay home because they fear contracting the virus wont lose their jobs, the company says, ich perrone says leaves many d, workers with the option to work because they need their paychecks. Just because youre an essential worker doesnt mean youre expendable. And i think that people have started to think about these workers, especially in these packing houses, as being expendable. Reporter but George Washington University Ex
For use in the united kingdom. This particular vaccine is cheaper to make and easier to store than the pfizer and moderna vaccines. And americans hurt by the pandemics economic fallout are starting to finally get just a little bit of help. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says those 600 stimulus checks are rolling out right now. The big question this morning, is more on the way . And ha is where we start. Nbcs sahil kapur is on capitol hill. Monica alba is in west palm beach. Shes traveling with President Trump. Sahill, let me start with you. Well be speaking to senator nancy pelosi. The bill would increase the amount of cash americans get to 2,000. At this hour, what do we know about where things stand in the Upper Chamber on those checks . Reporter craig, those 2,000 payments are in a precarious place in the Republicanled Senate for two reasons. Yesterday, senator mcconnell, the republican leader blocked a unanimous consent request to simply raise those 600 to 2,000. That signals hes
Since armed rioters, look at your screen, smashed their way into the u. S. Capitol, and we still have no answers as to why Law Enforcement was not prepared for the assault, despite the fact that rioters had been advertising their intentions online for weeks. We have now heard multiple officials, the d. C. Police chief, the assistant secretary for Homeland Defense and the head of the Fbis Washington Field Office say there was no indication there would be violent protests last wednesday. But heres the thing. That is absolutely false. Nbc has learned the fbi and the nypd sent information directly to the Capitol Police warning them exactly about this could happen. Not only that, look at your screen, all of these articles, all warning about potential violence, all of them were published january 5th. The day before the protests and the resulting riots. As a remember as a reminder, five people died in the violence and we have still not gotten an in person briefing from federal officials to ex