Action in 2020. I am rebecca, director of George Washington university is a different data, democracy and politics. Im pleased to welcome you to our conference. Today, we have the opportunity too speak to a number of renowned experts, academics, journals, medical and Public Health professionals, as well as grass roots activists about how the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped digital communication, campaigning and activism and lead up to one of the most consequential elections in this nations history. We will discuss the challenges of Fact Checking political claims in real time. The targeting and impacts of disinformation on communities of color. Potential postelection violence being organized online, and much, much more. However, before we begin our first panel, i would like to invite you to watch a few remarks from George Washington universitys president. Sue met good morning. I am president of the George Washington university. I am pleased to welcome you to todays events. Posted by g
Reporter after closing off Indoor Dining for more than six months, restaurants are finally seeing light at the end of a tunnel. If we continue down this path, we will have an opportunity to reopen safely. Reporter San Francisco mayor, london breed, made the announcement this morning while touring a popup mobile testing testing site. San francisco county is currently on the red deer and the reopening of restaurants will happen once the county enters the orange. Each establishment will be capped at 25 capacity, with no more than 100 people allowed inside at one time. Expected date of Indoor Dining is no earlier than the end of september. We are doing okay, but we. I do better because i want to want to make sure we dont lose the fabric of San Francisco and what makes San Francisco so great and so special. That means we have to do our part. Reporter it is good news for holly at freighter, but he is still a bit hesitant. That is what worries me because people are so close. I ride public tra
City officials are working to make that happen. Plus commitment to change the sierra club saying sorry for its white supremacist history, particularly that of its founder john new york. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 8 im Justine Waldman in for pam moore tonight and im ken wayne thanks for joining us at 8. Our top story tonight, california has surpassed new york for the most confirmed covid19 cases in the country. There are now more than 415,000 cases in our state thats after a singleday record of 12,807 new cases yesterday. According to Johns Hopkins University Data that total is roughly 6,000 more cases than in new york which had the most cases in the country before now, but new yorks death toll is still 4 times that here of california for comparison california has about 40 million residents just shy of 40 million 1 new york has about half that amount. Governor Gavin Newsome announcing the state is extending its mask deal with the chines
Icu beds. A new study shows frontline positions across the country are feeling stressed and anxious pose at work and at home. The study conducted by ucsf is the first known study to assess stress levels of physicians in the u. S. During this pandemic kron fours michelle kingston spoke to a local emergency room doctor about how shes handling it all. I think i think it really does have a lot to do with the unknown and the anticipation and just not knowing what lies ahead emergency medicine physicians in 7 cities across the country say theyre experiencing rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion none of this is necessarily surprising as doctors continue to work tirelessly through the coronavirus pandemic it interesting that i think is Emergency Physicians we are used to dealing with a lot of uncertainty and stress all the time, but this is a new and different level according to a new analysis led by ucsf frontline physicians are feeling moderate to severe levels of stress and anx
Now theyre saying goodbye to one of their own. The nurses here say that ponders death could have been avoided. They were given the proper ppe for dozens of these nurses at Summit Medical center in oakland janine paste a punter was more than just a coworker i mention i stay ponder was devoted to her patients here at Summit Medical center for more than 25 years. But unfortunately she wont be returning to work. Family and coworkers say she died on friday after contracting the coronavirus from the hospital which they blame for its lack of proper ppe is very sad. This in need to happen. We if the hospital the Medical Center here had provided the proper ppe that the mass the council we were at went through a period of reusing masking gallons even now some of the floors nurses have trouble getting there n 95, which is the maximum protection fellow nurses at some of the Medical Center held a vigil on tuesday to honor pastry ponder. In demand proper protection of its employees angry because the