Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
It is the only bay area county allowed to have hair and nail salons open, gyms too. But that could change just as it did in santa cruz over the weekend. The governor today also points 0 you a new hot spot hes concerned about, but there is also encouraging news. Nbc bay areas ian cull has the very latest. Reporter tonight, new numbers have San Mateo County Health Officials expecting it will be put on the governors monitoring list soon, specifically because of one of the indicators. The average cases per 100,000 people is now 127 over the last 14 days. It needs to be below 100. Supervisor david canepa worries it will be devastating to many businesses. Do i want to be on the watch list . But remember we started this pandemic, its about saving lives. Reporter 93 of the states population now lives in the county on the list. Thats 37 counties, including santa cruz, which starting tomorrow also has to shut down indoor operations of hair and nail salons, indoor malls, places of worship, and gy
Ma message from the very beginning was this is not Public Health visit the economy. If we dont get the Public Health part right, you cant do the economy. Reporter is it still possible that we could still reopen cautiously if people wear masks . The masks are the most important thing we can do. If people reliably wore masks in all the activities where theyre coming in contact with other people, we would markedly decrease the transmission rate and stay on top of this. The virus doesnt care that we had a really good march, april and may. Reporter just to make something really clear, here in the bay area, the numbers have been trending upwards, but for the most part, we are still flattening the curve. Dr. Wachter believes we can come back as lo wear these masks. The bottom line here is that people have been getting inconsistent messages from government officials, from politicians, but this is whats going to save us and keep us on that course. The storys not finished being written. Right, a
The mayors to try to but the message from the very beginning was this is not Public Health visit the economy. If we dont get the Public Health part right, you cant do the economy. Reporter is it still possible that we could still reopen cautiously if people wear masks . The masks imrtant thwe can do. If people reliably wore masks in all the activities where theyre coming in contact with other people, we would markedly decrease the transmission rate and stay on top of th. The virus doesnt care that we had a really good march, april and may. Reporter just to make something really clear, here in the bay area, the numbers have been trending upwards, but for the most part, we are still flattening the curve. Dr. Wachter believes we can come back as long as people wear these masks. The bottom line here is that people have been getting inconsistent messages from government officials, from politicians, but this is whats going to save us and keep us on that course. The storys not finished being
Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, taking a live look from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera. East this morning. It is thursday, thank you for joining us, it is july 2nd. Im anne makovec in for michelle griego. And im len kiese. Good morning to you. Lets get a check of your weather first with mary lee. Mary, good morning to you. And good morning to you len and anne. And we are looking at cooler temperatures to start off the day. With that stronger sea breeze kicking in for us and as we head through the afternoon, temperatures will be just a little bit cooler as well. Heres a live look with our Mount Hamilton camera from the lake observatory. Check out the temperatures40s and 50s this morning. 9 in santa rosa with clear skies. Mid 50s san jose and San Francisco and for livermore upper 50s for oakland as well as for concord. So as we head through the afternoon, 66 in San Francisco and 72 in oakland and 83 for high in san jose and 84 for concord. So daytime highs righ