Governor new some tonight, acknowledging the human toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Good evening everyone, im Frank Somerville working from home tonight. And im julie haener. The white house did issue a statement. It said President Trumps prayers were comfort and strength are with all of those grieving the loss of a loved one or friend. As a result of this unprecedented play and his message remains one of resilience and hope and optimism. The u. S. Reached 100,000 deaths in the last four months. But for the most deaths of the virus in the world. Presumptive democratic president ial nominee joe biden expresses sympathies. Most of you werent able to be there when they died. With the pain and anger the frustration. No wonder people arent getting anywhere for better. It is made all the worse, by knowing that this is a fateful milestone we should have never reached, and could have been avoided. Biden cited a study that showed 36,000 deaths might have been averted, if the u. S. Had enacted
It may be modified a bit. Spending may be modified. The pattern of household spending. The California Academy executive director said federal aid is helping but not enough to prevent layoffs. It is a harsh reality and one of the things we do understand is that they hope to rehire if they can but theyre not alone in terms of the pain Stanford Universitys president announced in a letter today theyre possibly looking at layoffs and furloughs starting in july. It is a harsh new reality, jeanette, thank you. San ramon based chevron plans to cut 15 of the global work force. The layoffs come amid the sharp drop in demand for oil and gas during the pandemic. No word if there will be layoffs at the san ramon headquarters. Theyre looking to boost their staff to handle the flood of unemployment claims that have been brought on by the coronavirus shut down. The department is looking to hire 1,800 people to add to the 3,000 workers already on the job. Federal money will pay for the additional staff
Coronavirus cases in most area counties, which prompted the question, why . One possibility for the increase in numbers is that more people are being tested, but that may not tell the whole story. We are also seeing increased number of hospitalizations, so just suggesting that this is not only due to the increased number of testing. Because testing should not affect the number of people who get hospitalized is because dr. Lee riley, purpose of epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at uc berkeley thinks that the states reopening non phase 2 is the most important factor kris pickel almeda county made the news because it surpassed Seneca County as the county with the highest number of cases in the bay area. Mike those numbers from the health around showing 840 increase in covid19 cases from the week before. We did have a larger loosening of restrictions of her shoulders order around may 4th, the lot for construction, more outdoor activities. Reporter there are now 450 new cases in Alameda
bright skies by noon inland areas will already be in the 70 s and it will be breezy and mild throughout the day with temperatures warmer inland and in the mid-70 s by 4:00. at the beach it is cool in the upper 50 s. the sun sets at 854 and tomorrow is warm for father s day and i will let you know about the championship parade forecast as well as triple digit heat coming up. kumasi: new development zach: new development, the advisory panel is set to weigh in on covid shots for kids, if the panel recommends the vaccine the final step is a recommendation from rochelle walensky coming after the fda authorized moderna and pfizer vaccines. we have the latest. this morning the cdc could give its long-awaited recommendation for children six months to five years to get vaccinated. the fda granting authorization friday. parents, caregivers, and health care providers can trust that these vaccines have been authorized with safety at the forefront. all states with the exception of
I think its awesome. Its amazing. All across the bay area, fans of mario and luigi rejoicing. I think its exciting that were getting a Nintendo Store slated to open in San Franciscos union square sometime in 2025. The japan based video game giant announced friday. Im really excited for the new store. Ill definitely be going there hopefully day one. Right now, the only Nintendo Store in the country is located in new york city. 10,000ft s of accessories, apparel, and of course, games. And people travel to go out there to, you know, visit that store from like everywhere. So to have that out here and it be so close is actually pretty cool. A fan since he was a kid, jose pineda, browsing through some of the nintendo nostalgia at experience share in alameda. My dad got me a super nintendo when i was like, probably like 2 or 3 years old. Hoping the new shop also offers a boost to union square, which has seen an exodus of stores from the neighborhood over the last few years. People could go ou