Now on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, buildings shaking and people out in the streets as a major earthquake hits mexico. Good afternoon, im len kiese. Im michelle griego. That earthquake rocked mexicos southwest coast this morning. The u. S. Geological survey said it had a magnitude of 7. 4. Videos posted to twitter show a sidewalk moving back and forth and Office Building and ceiling lights swaying side to side. The river in the video is ebbing and flowing aggressively. It prompted hospitals to evacuate. In the video, medical staff and patients gathered outside of a hospital. And another video, moments of panic as the quake hit. No word on any injuries. Any minute now, santa clara supervisors will vote on a resolution to declare racism a Public Health crisis. Kiet do is live with more on the potential impact of todays vote. Reporter hello. Were live here near downtown san jose trying to catch up with the head of the sill von valley chapter of the n. A. A. C. P. He wants everyon
Wait, is Ice Cream Dairy . On tonights episode, roy wood, jr. Solves racism, nascar crashes the Confederate Flag, and how canada can solve all of americas problems. Lets get into it. Welcome to the daily distancing show. From trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily distancing show with Trevor Noah Trevor okay, first up, lets talk about some of the change taking place in america right now. In the weeks since protests began following the murder of george floyd, the movement has been more successful than many people could have imagined. 53 of American Voters now say that they support black lives matter with only two when only two years ago it was around 40 . Multiple major corporations in america have now said they are actively going to diversify their workplace and hire black people who theyve previously discriminated against for so long, and millions of white americans are now desperately trying to find a second black friend. One to have th
Reporter San Francisco pride, like every other event, looks different this year. The celebration is still being honored online. Like other times before, well get through this too and music can be our therapy. Reporter its a different way to celebrate pride, but an important celebration, nonetheless. Yes, there are less parties but there can be just as much pride. Reporter the annual San Francisco pride event moved online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Its understandable. We have to recognize this is something we have to respond to. Reporter its still disappointing. I think every Movement Needs allies. The Virtual World is hard ever to bring those folks in. Reporter theyre making the most by hosting 13 hours of programming to honor the 50 anniversary. Musical performance, discussions activists and celebrity appearances are some of whats happening now. We really tried to do our best to pick up everything that you normally see at city hall and put it into virtual format. R
As a covid19 outbreak continues at san quentin state prison, plans to transfer inmates have halted. Police officers put on leave for allegedly making homophobic comments online. Get ready for a pretty windy one as well. Abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Four San Jose Police officers have been placed on administrative leave. This comes amid an investigation into a private face Group Facebook group, where current and retired Law Enforcement officers, allegedly, shared bigoted and racist comments. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Civil Rights Groups are now demanding, not only a fast investigation but, changes from the department. Abc 7 News Reporter joins us live from the newsroom with more on this story. The president of the San Jose Police union says he plans to expel every retired and active member from the union who participated in the private Facebook Group which was us
North of us and that is allowing for not only, yes, the wind and my microphone, i know, is bad, im sorry about that. 59 in mount 56 in fremont. Well talk about the red flag warning in a few minutes. Sorry about that technical difficulty. Before businesses in San Francisco have to wait longer to reopen. They were supposed to reopen tomorrow but a spike in coronavirus forced the mayor to put plans on hold. Here is what is not allowed to reopen just yet. That is salons, tattoo and piercing studios, massage parlors, outdoor bars and museums including the San Francisco zoo and dr. Grant coal f colfax explains. We had near a doubling in the last couple of weeks of our rate of diagnosis of infections. That curve is now very is quite steep, but we need to be very cautious and thoughtful as we move forward. Dr. Colfax says they will be watching closely to see whether the percentage of positive cases corresponds to an increase in hospitalizations. Two to three weeks from now. In the north bay, m