Them back. We failed these communities and we need to get better. Encouraging developments tonight for parents hoping to send their kids back to the classroom. Lawmakers are racing to respond after the president unexpectedly pulls the plug on stimulus talks. Thousands of workers at three bay area hospitals are poised to work walk off the job in just a matter of hours. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, plans on holding four bay area counties that missed an important newmark. One is San Francisco where kpix 5s joe vazquez is. Reporter it is still the case that frontline workers like restaurant workers or to restore workers, they are not able to shelter in place. They are still out there and getting covid19 in disproportionate numbers. Thats why the state has this new equity rule and not everyone is making the mark. For bay area businesses to continue to open up the state is requiring an equity metric route as a week ago each county has to make sure that the covid 19 tester in the
American people. Democratic Vice President ial nominee Kamala Harris campaigned in arizona today, where polling averages show joe biden with a narrow 2 lead. Senator harris criticized President Trump for putting the health of his supporters at risk by packing them together in those large rallies. Now President Trump is also in arizona today, he is holding two separate rallies. In bull head city, he accused democrats of overreacting to the coronavirus pandemic. Under bidens cruel and senseless lockdowns, countless americans will die, and you know this, from suicide, drugs, deferred medical care. There are so many different things. The cure cannot be worse than the problem. During a Campaign Event in greensboro, north carolina, today, Vice President mike pence is presented to the podium. He has continued to hold events even after five close aides contracted the coronavirus. Pence, though, has tested negative so far. The lit its polls give joe biden a slight advantage over President Trump
Now at 11, four bay area counties not allowed to move into the next reopening tear, that number that is holding them back. We failed these communities and we need to get better. Encouraging developments tonight for parents hoping to send their kids back to the classroom. Lawmakers are racing to respond after the president unexpectedly pulls the plug on stimulus talks. Thousands of workers at three bay area hospitals are poised to work walk off the job in just a matter of hours. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, plans on holding four bay area counties that missed an important newmark. One is San Francisco where kpix 5s joe vazquez is. Reporter it is still the case that frontline workers like restaurant workers or to restore workers, they are not able to shelter in place. They are still out there and getting covid19 in disproportionate numbers. Thats why the state has this new equity rule and not everyone is making the mark. For bay area businesses to continue to open up the stat
Francisco. We want to get more now, though, on that accident that happened today during a Training Exercise. Lets bring in henry lee with more on what we know. As you said, this is an outpouring of respect honoring a firefighter who gave his life protecting the city that he loved. Reporter a somer gathering at San Francisco General Hospital. Firefighter jason cortez died during a training incident a few blocks away. We can confirm this was at training incident. Reporter it happened at 10 00 in the morning in the initialen district. He was treated there and taken to the hospital. Unfortunately shortly before 11 00 this morning, jason succumbed to his injuries. Reporter the Fire Department would not discuss what led to his death. The circumstances under investigation. Immediately after the incident, firefighters converged on the hospital. There they stood at attention and saluted during a somber procession. Cortez was 42 and leaves behind his wife and two young children. She the son of a
Reporter doctors saying he continues to improve after a delayed acknowledgement that his oxygen levels had dropped twice in recent days and that hes now taking a steroid typically only recommended for seriously ill patients in the hospital. They may be thinking that they can turn the white house into a bit of a hospital for him. But if he needs intensive care unit, hes going to have to go someplace with a great team. Its a very, very serious disease. Reporter at the same time, questions remain about the scope of the outbreak inside the white house. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany and two top assistants today joining the list of several highlevel staffers testing positive. Even though President Trump is now back at home, you heard his doctors say that hes not out of the woods yet, and he is certainly going to need to be closely monitored because medical experts agree that the next few days in the course of any covid19 diagnosis are critical for recovery. Back to you, jessica and raj. T