From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. Now 9 Governor Newsome it is really pumping the brakes on reopening the states economy talking about non essential work travel and gatherings for most californians. Were going to be prohibited as new stay at home orders go into effect on saturday at 10 00pm and this comes of course as covid cases and hospitalizations surge throughout the state. Thanks for being with us at 9 oclock, im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis today state officials reported the states highest singleday number today during the pandemic 11,478 new cases of coronavirus. Over the previous 24 hours. The order will impact all counties in the most restrictive purple tier which includes 6 out of the 9 bay counties. In a news briefing today, California Health and Human Services secretary doctor mark golly explains just how easily this virus can spread by just letting your guard down. We know that those who are out who might be engaging in higher risk behaviors
Talk about portsmouth virginia. Were a confederate statue is being removed from the city center. You can see it wrapped right now, they are ready to cart it away, this controversy over the monument escalated on wednesday after the president and Vice President were arrested during a peaceful protest where they were trying to protest the existence of the statue there in the middle of the town square. They have been removing it from its base and getting rid of it. And this is one of several confederate monuments and statues of people who were important during the confederacy that are being taken down we are keeping e on the opening of service into san jose including an inaugural train ride with politicians. At the station were a Ribbon Cutting is set for a few hours from now. Good morning, we are stirring to see the station, live as employees are coming to work prepping the site here for the big festivities in celebration later on today. All of the safety checks are done last minute finis
For concord. Daytime highs about 127 degrees below average for this time of year. We will see the winds kick up, breezy westerly winds, futurecast went just as we take you through today and tomorrow in a few minutes. Happening today, bart celebrates the opening of service into san jose including an inaugural train run with politicians. Kiet do is at the station where a ribboncutting is set for a few hours from now. The station is starting to come back to life. We have employees Power Washing and blowing leaves and wiping down surfaces out here. All the safety checks are done. We are seeing the trains come and go to make sure everything woing. Is to get on the train and enjoy the ride. We are hours away from this trip with a lot of local vips, dignitaries, anybody who still live over the past 20 years to help make it happen. Heres a list of todays events. It 10 a. M. Ribboncutting here theyre going to ride to the station for another ribboncutting this is for invited guests saturday june
On many different fronts. National guard, state patrol, police department, sheriffs departments, as well as those who are out there making sure we maintained utilities and Everything Else. Also speaking of, watching yesterday, the whole nature of why we do these things is to allow for that peaceful expression. We saw large peaceful protests focusing on the systemic changes that get to the heart of why we are in this situation. And when i say we, minneapolis, st. Paul, the state of minnesota, nationally and as we have seen over the last 24 hours, internationally. A society that does not put equity and inclusion at the center of it is certainly going to eventually come to the places where we are at. This is a moment of inflection, it is a moment of real change, it is a moment that those folks who are out there demanding this are not going to take a commission or a report. They are going to want fundamental change. And that is what i think thats one of the exciting things in the midst of
Attorney general barr good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us at this remote press conference. Over the constitution avenue entrance to this holding is a latin inscription. Translates, everything is created by law order. That principle still holds true. Our free Society Depends on the rule of law, the assurance that ordinary citizens can go about their lives without being subject to arbitrary violence or fear. When the rule of law breaks down, the promise of america does also. Our nation is now confronting two serious challenges to the rule of law. Onefirst is a longstanding , but was recently crystallized and driven home by the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. The video of the Police Conduct in this episode is harrowing. And imaginech it that one of your own loved ones was being treated this way, and begging for their lives, it is impossible for any normal human being not to be struck to the heart with horror. Pursued by is being both the state and the federal gover