>>our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the latest push back. >>president donald trump sent a string of tweets tuesday attacking california's move to send mail in ballots for november's general election to all registered voters in the state. the president tweeting in part there's no way that mail in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent mail boxes will be robbed ballots will be forged and even illegally printed out and fraudulently signed 20's been governor newsome responding to the tweet tuesday saying there's no evidence of major fraud and vote by mail elections listing off a series of studies and states supporting his decision to allow all registered voters in california to vote by mail it doesn't skew democrat doesn't skew republican, we're just focusing on public health. the governor signed the executive order earlier this month to authorize this move in response of the pandemic. >>this does not make california's election vote by mail only state officials say they are putting together plans to provide safe in person po

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the story. >>planning is underway for pastors across california preparing to hold their first in person services in 2 months a group of 1200 pastors signed a declaration deeming themselves essential with an agreement to open their congregations may 31st the attorney representing them robert tyler says because some pastors lead multiple churches, an estimated 3,000 houses of worship will move sooner than the state wants them to us really easy for people to just say well you're just looking for legal fight, you're loong there you stand on the constitution declared your rights and as that was ppening to the secondary effects are so enormous and people are time important a suicide people. i've been to creston is inciting the on back on opioids and drug addiction and alcoholism, the best decision percent we have to get back to the declaration comes as the u.s. department of justice this week said california's order puts an unfair burden on churches in his most recent update governor gavin newsome sai

in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>a remote county in northern california is now backtracking on reopening restaurants and shops and religious services this after at least 5 cases of the coronavirus have have been confirmed, this is lassen county until one stay was only one of 2 counties without any cases. now officials there are delaying in person shopping and eating and those church services. it will be at least another week. many world northern counties have seen a very few cases and they were among the first to get state approval to begin reopening. los angeles county now has the state's permission to reopen restaurants for in person dining. also to resume service had barbershops and hair salons this despite the fact the county is still considered the epicenter of the outbreak in california. more than 2200 deaths more than half the deaths in the state today have been in la county. there are nearly 50,000 confirmed cases there. still ahead another sleeping spot for the homeless in san francisco has been designated

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains how the industry is navigating the pandemic and what they're asking of the governor. >>that it may jog wednesday's business roundtable was not lights camera action but more so zoom a new and discussed the current conditions of the tv and film industry governor gavin newsome virtually met with film and tv leaders like hollywood director ava duvernay and netflix executive ted sarandos serrano says netflix has productions underway in places like south korea and iceland. leaders say these are paving the way for the future of production protocols, slight swing a they're not that we're not doing testing but they're doing don terry >>in the weeks leading up to endure throughout the production i mean anyone with t e symptoms immediately suspending production is shut down until you get results after john what does noting this is a frustrating time for american middle class actors middle class happens have side also said that that other job restaurant and she's so they've lost your job, some are 2 fronts so. >>of course people want to get back to work no

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live now from sacramento to explain the governor's proposal. ashley. >>hey just tenia governor gavin, newsome is preparing for that $54 billion budget deficit this year the governor preparing to preparing for pay cuts and planning to throw out some proposed programs. >>not ordinary times and as a consequence this will not be and ordinary budget presentdtion governor gavin newsome thursday presented his proposed version of the state budget axing $19 billion from his original spending plan in january as the state's economy struggles amid the coronavirus newsome anticipating unemployment could peak at 24.5% in california with a 22% drop in overall state revenue the billion budget keep some programs like boost the minimum wage and maintaining the state's earned income tax credit for working families along with continued commitments to health and public safety but the governor prepared to throw out 6.1 billion in program expansions and new proposals including extending state health insurance to undocumented seniors. the governor also propo

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains how the program the first in the country is having trouble meeting the demand. >>phone lines tied up voicemail boxes are full and call volumes or overbearing lehigh for the program distributing pandemic relief funds to undocumented immigrants the program launched this week allowing undocumented immigrants in california to collect the state's version of a stimulus payment an improved adult can get $500 while household payments capped at $1000 the funds will be put on the payment card the process is being handled by a dozen nonprofits throughout the state under the direction of the california department of social services because payments are first come first serve phone lines are clogged mailbox of the person you're calling some nonprofits even telling applicants to keep calling back until they get through the organization in santa cruz county tuesday had phone lines shut down after its system crashed writing in a statement quote the disaster relief call center at ca be experience something we are all already painfully aware of the nee

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the story. >>planning is underway for pastors across california preparing to hold their first in person services in 2 months a group of 1200 pastors signed a declaration deeming themselves essential with an agreement to open their congregations may 31st the attorney representing them robert tyler says because some pastors lead multiple churches, an estimated 3,000 houses of worship will move sooner than the state wants them to us really easy for people to just say well you're just looking for legal fight, you're looking there you stand on the constitution and declared your rights and as that was happening to the secondary effects are so enormous and people are time important a suicide people. i've been to crest and using citing their own back on opioids and drug addiction and alcoholism the passages in percent we have to get back t the declaration comes as the u.s. department of justice this week said california's order puts an unfair burden on churches in his most recent update governor gavin n

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more on the push back. >>president donald trump sent a string of tweets tuesday attacking california's move to send mail in ballots for november's general election to all registered voters in the state. the president tweeting in part there's no way that mail in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent mail boxes will be robbed ballots will be forged and even illegally printed out and fraudulently signed 20's been governor newsome responding to the tweet tuesday saying there's no evidence of major fraud and vote by mail elections listing off a series of studies and states supporting his decision to allow all registered voters in california to vote by mail it doesn't skew democrat doesn't skew republican. >>we're just focusing on public health. >>the governor signed the executive order earlier this month to authorize this move in response of the pandemic this does not make california's election vote by mail only state officials say they are putting together plans to provide safe in person p

zavala kron 4 news. >>napa county has announced it's moving further into stage 2 of reopening with modifications kron on's ryan harvey is an apple with details on which businesses will be affected. >>you have no idea how daniel morris is here golden bagel cafe about his business reopening to customers. >>he showed me this this is about 12 pages given to mister morris from the state guidelines about how he can reopen this morning. and now that we have arrived the opening the bill i feel great very excited. now for you i got a chance to talk to some of your customers and they were overjoyed about being able to sit down and celebrating even break bread with one another for you how has it been for you as a business owner during this whole time it's been pretty difficult i've been able to take out thank goodness, i'm your first few months first few weeks were very difficult and it's gotten a little better with the take out. >>but now doing inside dining and hoping our business comes back completely. >>the oth

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>3 cruise ships are going to be docking at the port of oakland, those ships need a safe place to dock at a time when they're not allowed to operate of course because of the pandemic we have video of the corn 10 grand princess docked at the port in march. the new ships coming in are from norwegian cruise us crew members will remain on the ship, no passengers. port authorities say there have been no reports of coronavirus associated with the ships. the ships arrived this weekend they could stay for up to 3 months. small businesses, especially restaurants they have been hard hit during the pandemic now san jose city leaders are working on a plan to help after the pandemic is over but as kron four's jonathan mccall learned there are still plenty of hurdles before the idea can take off. >>caught in the wave of the covid-19 pandemic california restaurants have been looking for ways to stay afloat during the crisis, san jose city leaders are now working on a new plan they hope will provide a lifeline after the shelter at home orders are lifted this will

ashley zavala explains the governor's latest update. >>governor gavin newsome friday announced churches and other houses of worship are now days away from receiving reopening guidelines a different tone from his comments at the start of the week saying in person services we're weeks away from resuming and we are just days away. >>the latest on monday. we will put out those guidelines so i want folks to know that i've made that abundantly clear in the last week but not everybody as picked up on it, but it's so important that folks understand that we deeply respect and in my ear, the faith devotion. and the that unites millions and millions of californians. the development comes just hours after president trump declared houses of worship essential services and said he would override the governor's who don't open them up this weekend. >>some governors have deemed a liquor stores and abortion clinics is essential. but it left out churches and other houses of worship. star right. some correcting this injustice in calling. houses of worship e

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>and just in the kron 4 federal judge has restored new york's presidential primary election after it was canceled amid the pandemic the democratic primary set to take place june 23rd, it was postponed new york of course the epicenter of the pandemic and the country with more than 321,000 cases there. a federal judge ruled today it was unconstitutional to cancel it. the lawsuit against the state was filed by former democratic presidential candidate, andrew yang, senator bernie sanders has dropped out of the race but his name will appear on the ballot in new york. a new u c berkeley poll says that most people are concerned about and dings shelter in place restrictions 61% of people say they are concerned about the health risks of ending stay-at-home orders too soon, you're looking at video from dolores park in san francisco today. people seem to have been listening to social distancing. requirements on the other hand about 29% of those polled say that opening too late that could have a

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us now live from sacramento to explain ashley. >>yeah justine governor newsome has kept those contracts secret for about a month since he announced on msnbc but the governor today promising to make them available. >>governor gavin newsome says california is now in possession of nearly 20 million surgical masks which he says is allowing the state to move into its next phase sooner newsome said wednesday, the state is in the process of distributing the masks, they're part of a billion deal newsom's administration made to secure personal protective equipment for california, but we've never been in this we were the beneficiary of these larger contracts and some security in our supply chain the governor first announced the contract last month saying it would bring in about 200,000 units of personal protective equipment monthly into the state we just make sure we deliver ultimately on the needs of a so many whose lives literally at risk. the governor says california now faces an obstacle and delay with n 95 masks requiring federal certi

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>just in to kron 00:04am tonight, a federal judge has restored new york's presidential primary election after was canceled because of the pandemic the democratic primary set to happen june 23rd. i was postponed remember new york being the epicenter of the pandemic with more than 321,000 cases there. a federal judge ruled today it was unconstitutional to cancel the primary. the lawsuit against the state was filed by former democratic presidential candidate, andrew yang, senator bernie sanders, he has dropped out of the race but his name will be on the ballot in new york. a new u c berkeley poll says that most people are concerned about and eng shelter in place restrictions 69% of people say that they are concerned about the health risks of ending those orders to soon you're looking at video from dolores park in san francisco today, people seem to be doing a pretty good job of spacing out and a social distancing. on the other hand about 29% of those polled say that opening too late cou

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>a question that has been a looming for millions of students and teachers and school districts across california. when the schools reopened kron four's rob fladeboe has details about what that might look like. >>the issue of is school year old buddy. >>in a virtual media check in wednesday state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond spoke of a scenario where most public schools would likely open again by late summer or fall, but not at the same time. >>want to be clear you're not a it is a painting a common over one across all districts or and andy borowitz although we do recognize this and are stations that opened early for him and said that with state guidance individual school districts will likely make their own decisions on when and how to reopen san jose's east side union high school district for example is looking at early august but flexibility is the key says superintendent chris funk. >>our karen cheek are spending. if we don't have and truck show minute. could

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has that story. >>governor gavin newsome friday signed an executive order allowing every voter in california to receive a mail in ballot for november's general election in to make sure that we are reaching out to all registered eligible voters giving them the opportunity and giving them the choice and not to feel like they have to go into a concentrated dense environment where their health may be at risk secretary of state alex by says california is the first state in the country to take such action in response to covid-19 the executive order states each voter will receive their ballot 29 days before the election those who are military and overseas will receive ballots 45 days out this should never saw action is still slated to be out up until of our allies times state leaders say the election will not be vote by mail only election officials are hoping together volunteers to help out at some polling places. >>the governor says the state is working on a plan to need in the next days and weeks by the e

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>another big story we're following the fda has approved a drug on an emergency basis for the treatment of the virus it is called severe it comes from the company right here in the bay area foster city based gilead sciences a government funded study says there's evidence that might help people recover more quickly from the virus. president trump talked about it today. >>i'm pleased to announce that gilley at now has an from the fda for them to severe and you know what that is because that's been the hot thing also in need papers and in the media for the last little while an important treatment for hospitalized coronavirus patients. and it's something that i spoke with doctor khan and. doctor fauci as spoke with deborah about it and it's a it's really a very promising situation. >>the company says it has enough doses at the moment to treat about 140,000 patients of the virus has killed more than 60,000. americans as promised the city of san francisco is continuing to increase testing e

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>a question that has been looming for millions of students and teachers and school districts across california. wonder schools reopen kron four's rob fladeboe joins us live with details about what that might look like dropped. >>that's right catherine a state task force is that working out some guidelines to help local school districts proceed with reopening but based on what we learned today don't expect all of the schools open at once here's more. >>the issue of eye is school year old buddy. >>in a virtual media check in wednesday state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond spoke of a scenario where most public schools would likely open again by late summer or fall, but not at the same time. >>want to be clear you're not a it is a painting a common opening across school districts or and andy borowitz only if you recognize this and it was a shoo-in opened early for him and said that with state guidance individual school districts will likely make their own decisions on

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. coming up next at 6.45 learn about a possible antibody treatment being developed from cows. >>and upnext a historic building in san francisco is getting. some new artwork find out about a new tribute to frontline workers. wooden panels protecting the historic flood building in san francisco are getting a make over during this pandemic and while businesses remain closed. as a tribute to first responders and frontline healthcare workers kron 4 sweep to call reports the flood family has turned the panels into art work. >>business is housed in san francisco's historic flood building downtown along market street are boarded up during the pandemic a chance for the flood family to turn the bland wouldn't daniels protecting the windows into something special we're calling it parts and shakes karen floods late father founded the union square business improvement district in the late 90's an organization focusing on keeping the area around the family's building safe and clean. >>karen is now ex

zavala kron 4 news. coming up tonight here on kron 4 news at 5 a new look at the damage done in nevada after a powerful earthquake. rattles the state and also. >>parts of california as well. plus a 5.30 the white house is promising a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. although the trump administration may not want to wait then to reopen the country. millions of dollars were donated to help close the digital divide for students in an east bay school district that donation was made by a major player in the world of social media and that company is headquartered in san francisco. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story i don't know if you know this, but i woke up to that tweet of the week that tweet was from twitter ceo jack dorsey and agreed 10 million to give every single child in oakland access to a laptop and internet their homes closing the digital divide. >>the tweet this morning was a big game changer dorsey's generous donation came in the day after mayor libby shaft and the oakland unified

he says more details on that are coming thursday in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>and as the governor indicated rules will be a different by county and that will depend on what each local iphealth officer believes is fast. there's an easing of stay at home restrictions and 6 bay area counties, san francisco alameda contra costa moran, san mateo and santa clara. >>kron four's dan kerman he is live in san francisco with more on how things are changing. dan. >>well for the last few weeks residential construction like this home here had been put on hold now residential construction is resuming along with other types of his construction, it's just one of the steps that the 6 counties are making together to get some people back to work. construction is back underway as 6 bay area counties, san francisco alameda contra customer in san mateo and santa clara ease stay at home restrictions to allow some to get back to work. other businesses allowed to resume includes food trucks and floris like san francisco's flowers of the valley. >>really happy to be open and our neighb

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>we also asked californians had the how they feel about several issues, including the role of the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic and whether or not californians feel ready for things to return to normal. you can find all of these results on our website kron 4 dot com that's what we're looking at now there are several new polls there. so you can check out to see how your fellow californians and people here in the bay area are feeling right now. >>now it was 2 months ago today that the nba suspended its season after one of its players tested positive for covid-19 and since then the sports world has mostly come to a stop. but today major league baseball took a big step towards getting games going again kron four's jason dumas soy's us now with more on what we saw from owners today and how soon games will be played in where things might go from here jason. >>yeah, that's right justine we may be getting america's past time back on america's birthday today, the mlb owne

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live now to explain the difference between what will be opening up tomorrow actually. yeah well under state guidelines retailers like toys stores clothing stores sporting good stores, flowers stores. >>can all reopen only with curbside pickup. the days of shopping in-store are still indefinitely away. >>this by no stretch of the imagination is over state leaders thursday released new guidelines and a checklist encouraging employee symptom in temperature checks, new training touchless payments systems special hours for the elderly and dozens of other recommendations allowing retailers and their supply chains to go back to work as soon as friday, we know that this is going to be a gradual move into stage 2. >>we are going to be able to and more businesses and sectors. >>as the date allows us governor newsom's administration acknowledging some counties and cities want to reopen at a faster pace than the state the requirements include know could that 19 related deaths and no more than one case per 10,000 people in the last 2 weeks and other

he says he hopes the temporary closure is for a very short time in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>and the governor also announced an easing of more outdoor activities that include singlet golf. i can't use a cart though you can have picnics with your stay home. household members only but at least you can have picnics singles badminton is okay singles canoeing they do have a full list on our web site kron 4 dot com. getting an early start to the new school year is being proposed by the governor he is hoping of course to offset some of the learning time lost because we're the pandemic in one east bay school district, teachers and administrators they told kron four's haaziq madyun they have concerns about that idea. >>we are considering the prospect of an even earlier school year as early as late july early august. we don't have the resources to put it simply to start school early if we move the start of school out. >>there will be even more work to do. >>in even less time this gives you an idea of what the conversation is like regarding the possibility of getting an early start t

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>governor gavin newsome friday announced churches and other houses of worship are now days away from receiving reopening guidelines a different tone from his comments at the start of the week saying in person services we're weeks away from resuming and we are just days away. >>the latest on monday. we will put out those guidelines so i want folks to know that i've made that abundantly clear in the last week but not everybody as picked up on it, but it's so important that folks understand that we deeply respect and in my ear, the faith devotion. and the that unites millions and millions of californians. the development comes just hours after president trump declared houses of worship essential services and said he would override a governor's who don't open them up this weekend. >>some governors have deemed a liquor stores and abortion clinics is essential. but it left out churches and other houses of worship. star right. some correcting this injustice in calling houses of worship esse

>>capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>still perturbed by its packed beaches last weekend governor gavin newsome thursday ordered a temporary closure of beaches in orange county only have to own that and you have to figure that out orange county area republican senator john morlock released a statement saying in part governor newsome just doesn't seem to get it. residents have been responsible the county hasn't seen the surge in its hospitals and 6 weeks into the shelter in place order the beach may be the best medicine. the announcement comes after a california police chiefs memo circulated overnight cleaning new sums administration was going to shut down all beaches in state parks, bottom line that was their memo but that moment i got to as relates to the issue. >>that i'm grappling with we've been consistent. we have been clear we have been transparent we've been talking about this every day the closure comes after images saturday showed 10's of thousands of beachgoers on newport beach. >>the governor singling out ora

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>the stay at home orders for los angeles county they're going to be extended through july the la county public health director made that move today because of the rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the county. there are more than 67,000 confirmed cases in la county more than 2,700 deaths. developing tonight police in san francisco investigating a shooting that happened about 3.15 this afternoon at the intersection of jules and ocean avenues that's near a valero gas station not far from a target store when police arrived they found one person had been shot that person hospitalized with life threatening injuries. police are on the scene it's not clear if there's any information on what led to the shooting. we'll bring you more information as we get it. continuing our coverage now of the coronavirus in the bay area. there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases, 366 people have died santa clara county which has been hit the hardest by the virus still has the most cases more t

zavala explains. >>the secretary please call the senate budget and fiscal review committee met thursday tightening up its proposal for california spending plan, the burden is great. >>because until we have to climb. there's also. i hope that the proposed what ideas of the senate puts forward have a positive impact particularly when it comes to addressing the budget shortfall in america that does not make conditions of all california residents staring down to billion deficit the senate and governor at ds on education and health care spending instead of making permanent cuts to k through 12 education in community colleges newsome proposes the senate proposes delaying $9 billion in payments to public schools for one year the state has done this in past recessions, but never to this magnitude. >>the senate also proposes to continue california's plan to extend state health insurance to undocumented immigrants seniors, beginning 2022. governor newsome halted the effort under his plan for 2 others with state

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>so now sonoma county will allow more businesses to open starting tomorrow this as san francisco and san mateo counties brace to enter into phase 2 in just a few days and marin county plans to do the same. let's start with the changes in sonoma county as it is amending its shelter in place order to expand the number of businesses that are allowed to open in phase 2 the following businesses will be allowed to reopen car washes pet groomers dog walking services, residential and janitorial cleaning services outdoor museums open air galleries botanical gardens and other outdoor exposition spaces spaces the amended order also allows office workers and office spaces to open it hello working, it is not possible. childcare facilities will also open to those outside the essential work force but was strict rules in place. the sonoma rules all followed the direction that was given by governor newsome this weekend the amended order takes effect at midnight. tonight only 3 bay area counties are i

he says more details on that are coming thursday in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>well as the governor indicated rules differ by county that will depend on what each local health officer believes is vast there is an easing of stay at home restrictions coming to 6 bay area counties, san francisco alameda. >>contra costa. marin san mateo and santa clara. >>kron four's dan kerman he's live in san francisco with details on how things are changing. staff. >>well this is a slowly getting people back to work that's the idea here among things that are back up and running in this construction, residential construction had stopped for a couple of weeks or even longer in some places. now this place was busy and active during the day stopping 4 o'clock but a busy and active and that's just one of the various businesses that are back up and running. construction workers are back on the job in at least 6 bay area counties that have ease stay at home restrictions, the counties of alameda contra customer in san mateo santa clara and san francisco say it's a gradual way of safely

our t capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the details. >>memorial day ended up being a working holiday for state officials in response to the pandemic and its economic effects. the department of public health releasing new guidelines on shopping war shipping and protesting. >>california continue to lift parts of it stay at home order monday allowing churches and other houses of worship to reopen so long as attendance is limited to 25% capacity capping at 100 attendees the state says congregations must also implement employee training sanitation and physical distancing standards health officials suggest requiring face coverings for singing and group re citation or eliminating them altogether. the state is strongly recommending churches continue with virtual services but leaders of 3,000 places of worship say they're ready to resume in person this week i heard one pastor, good like that's. >>during a church online is like watching a campfire on television. it just isn't the same you know still work another green light given monday in store

zavala kron 4 news lot of folks waiting for that news ashley. thank you back here in the bay area retailers in santa clara alameda and san francisco counties. >>say they will continue only with curbside pickup contra costa county says they will continue to abide by the terms of their own shelter in place order. that's currently set to expire on june 1st the other big stories we are tracking this monday night it is the weather thing scorching outside and they are only going to get hotter. throughout the week. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with just how long this heat wave will last recent you look like you're doing the great thing is kind of sticking insider right now. >>yes, sitting inside loose, fitting clothes, i been so great to finally work with you welcome to the team, let's take a look at current temperatures out there right now in the bay area scorching heat, especially for interior valleys, several records have been broken in the bay area, the national weather service going to release all of those numbers in just a f

in the tv and film industry met with california leaders, capitol reporter ashley zavala explains how the industry has navigated the pandemic and what they're asking of the governor. >>yeah that it may jog wednesday's business roundtable was not lights camera action before so zoom a new and discussed the current conditions of the tv and film industry governor gavin newsome virtually met with film and tv leaders like hollywood director ava duvernay and netflix executive ted sarandos so says netflix has productions underway in places like south korea and iceland. leaders say these are paving the way for the future of production protocols like swing a they're not that we're not doing testing but they are doing bone terry >>in the weeks leading up to endure throughout the production of in anyone with the symptoms immediately tested and production is shut down until you get results after john what does noting this is a frustrating time for american middle class actors middle class happens have side also said that that other job restaurant and she's so they've lost your are 2 fronts so. >>o

in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>well by the end of this week all perry counties will be in phase 2 of reopening in fact, here's where the reopening process stands as of this morning with contra costa and alameda counties. now in phase 2 they can begin allowing curbside retail. they join napa solano sonoma marin san francisco and san mateo counties which have already been in phase 2 as for santa clara county. we're told that they will join the rest of the bay area on friday. now let's turn our focus to the east bay retail stores in contra costa and alameda counties can reopen as of this morning, but certain restrictions and guidelines will have to be in effect only curbside pickup is available. customers must socially distance and they have to wear face coverings. they're really asking folks this one i union street or the co-operative with that the guidelines not to do mass shaming but to lead by example and and uh. >>you know follow all we use the term face coverings because it's not always a medical grade mask, b

zavala kron 4 news. >>we also asked californians how they feel about several issues, including the role of the federal government during this coronavirus pandemic and whether or not californians feel ready for things to return to normal. you can find all the results on our website kron 4 dot com. happening today, a charter amendment will be presented to the san francisco board of supervisors designed to allow 1617 year olds to vote in city elections. now if the charter amendment is placed on the november 2020 ballot and approved by voters, san francisco will be the first major us city to allow 1617 year olds to vote in municipal elections. >>i mean in washington california is the first state to make widespread looting by republican say they're going to find that this november, i'll have that story coming up. before we go a little peek outside of the bay bridge you can't really tell from this shot because it's so dark but we have a little bit of rain and drizzle around the bay area so roads are slippery.

zavala explains. >>this is secretary please call the senate budget and fiscal review committee met thursday tightening up its proposal for california spending plan, the burden is great. >>because the hill we have to climb. there's also. i hope that the proposed what ideas of the senate puts forward have a positive impact particularly when it comes to addressing the budget shortfall in america that does not make conditions of all california residents staring down a billion deficit the senate and governor at odds on education and health care spending instead of making permanent cuts to k through 12 education in community colleges newsome proposes the senate proposes delaying $9 billion in payments to public schools for one year the state has done this in past recessions, but never to this magnitude. >>the senate also proposes to continue california's plan to extend state health insurance to undocumented immigrants seniors, beginning 2022. governor newsome halted the effort under his plan for 2 others wi

in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>coming up next uber has announced more layoffs find out which employees will be impacted. alameda county health officials gave tesla the green light to fully reopen today learn about the latest agreement that it has now made with alameda county. and coming up next the president revealed that he's taking an antimalaria drug today find out what we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. than 90,000 people in the u.s. have died from coronavirus that's the latest update on monday from johns hopkins university's covid-19 tracker. >>there are now more than 1.5 million confirmed cases in the country. statewide there are now more than 80,000 cases and more than 3200 deaths. the president meeting with restaurant owners today revealed that he is taking an antimalaria drug every day t

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>4 '02 is the time and this morning we're talking more about the governor a federal judge in fact says that governor newsom is allowed to temporarily ban church assemblies to prevent the spread of coronavirus the cross culture christian center in lodi and pastor jonathan de can claim the new sums stay at home orders violated their constitutional rights to freedom of religion and assembly. the church held services until the churches landlord under threat of misdemeanor from county health officials changed the locks on the church doors. a new poll from u c berkeley shows nearly 70% of californians are concerned about the health effects of ending the shelter-in-place order too soon. nearly 30% said that they're more concerned about the economic impacts of ending the shelter in place, too late and 54% that they strongly said that they strongly disapprove of the way president trump is handling the pandemic so far. a new strain of covid-19 now that said to be even worse and even more contagious than the original strain has emerged that's according to

zavala explains. >>phone lines tied up voicemail boxes are full and call volumes or overbearing lehigh for the program distributing pandemic relief funds to undocumented immigrants the program launched this week allowing undocumented immigrants in california to collect the state's version of a stimulus payment an improved adult can get $500 while household payments capped at $1000 the funds will be put on a payment card the process is being handled by a dozen nonprofits throughout the state under the direction of the california department of social services because payments are first come first serve phone lines are clogged mailbox of the person you're calling some nonprofits even telling applicants to keep calling back until they get through the organization in santa cruz county tuesday had phone lines shut down after its system crashed writing in a statement quote the disaster relief call center at ca be experience something we are all already painfully aware of the need for financial relief for our

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>well let's get more on the forecast see what the outlook is we have a meteorologist john trail taking a look at what conditions are like this morning and what we're expecting here for the days ahead, good morning john. >>good morning james yeah but we've got this morning is a bit of fog and also just a couple scattered sprinkles possible a little bit later on you know are pretty quiet right now getting a look outside from the north bay down in san francisco. you do see the view as cloud cover sitting right above the bay, currently so visibility on our bridges is for the most part all right as that low cloud layers hovering just above most of our bridges 50's and 60's for your current temperatures across the bay area so as you are venturing outside maybe 4 in early walk with the dog or for social worker so much travel to work may want to be throwing on the jackets morning visibility is most affected in the north bay was santa rosa at times falling below a mile later on this morning,

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>california mayors are also included in last night's statewide special on air and online including san francisco mayor london breed now we talk with her on why san francisco seems to be moving at a slower pace compared to other counties in the state. >>even though we're see the curve of the clai we still some challenges that we need we need to make sure we have sufficient testing on a daily basis we have to make sure that those numbers continue to go down because this saying can increase at a rapid pace all the incredible momentum that we have gained as a result of closing the it would be for almost nothing if we don't do this right. >>well if you missed last night's special or she would just like to watch it again go to our website kron 4 dot com or the kron 4 app for the entire town hall. if you percent cisco supervisors are calling out on mayor london streets effort to protect the city's homeless population from the coronavirus supervisors matt haney dean preston hillary raanan an

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>well, california's devastating budget shortfall means painful cuts will be coming to the state school system as well kron four's dan thorn talk with the president of the california teachers association about what that could mean for public education. >>spending on public education will drop more than billion under a new proposal unveiled by governor newsome thursday without help from the federal government california's educators are worried it may set them back years as anything like it was in 2008 and it's going to be horrible. >>i mean we lost 33 thousands of teachers for students. >>california teachers association president ito be boyd says the cuts will result in layoffs furloughs and increased class sizes ultimately the students will suffer any loss to our classrooms who are for students to benefit. we'll be devastation. the governor's proposed cuts include a 10% reduction in the state's school funding formula and a 10% cut to both the usi and california state university system

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>the stay at home orders for los angeles county will be extended through july the la county public health director made that move today because of the rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the county. there are more than 67,000 confirmed cases in los angeles county. more than 2700 deaths. developing news tonight. police in san francisco investigating a shooting that happened about 3.15 this afternoon at the intersection of jewels and ocean avenues that's near a valero gas station not far from the target store. when police arrived they found one person had been shot, and that person was taken to the hospital life threatening injuries. they say police are investigating it is not clear yet if there's any suspect information or what led to the shooting will bring you more information as soon as we get details. continuing our coverage now the coronavirus in the bay area there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases, 366 people have died. santa clara county that's been hit the hard

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>governor gavin newsome says california is now in possession of nearly 20 million surgical masks which he says is allowing the state to move into its next phase sooner newsome said wednesday, the state is in the process of distributing the masks, they're part of a billion deal newsom's administration made to secure personal protective equipment for california, but we've never been in this we were beneficiary of these larger contracts and some security in our supply chain the governor first announced the contract last month saying it would bring in about 200,000 units of personal protective equipment monthly into the state we just make sure we deliver ultimately on the needs of so many whose lives literally at risk. the governor says california now faces an obstacle and delay with n 95 masks requiring federal certification to bring them into the state newsom's administration has kept contract details with chinese manufacturer b y d for the n 95 and surgical masks under wraps citing nu

in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>the ongoing shelter in place order is placing a burden not only a local businesses but various cities as well in part due to a decrease in retail sacks sales tax revenue as kron 4 says the body reports there is concern that the economic strain will force more businesses to close. >>to all our customers due to covid-19 we are forced to close our doors you are by the message of the front door of what used to be the high tech burrito talk korea and while the creek. now it is just a dip the store front in this outdoor shopping center and you're going to see more and more small businesses. >>closing their doors is not going to be able to weather this storm rachel mitchell it is the president of the california retailers association she talks about how the trickle effect the viable retail businesses shutting down will impact sales tax revenue and local economy. he tells a huge part of the california economy where one of the largest employers one in 4 jobs related we tell. >>we're a huge ec

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what cities and counties must do before they consider moving faster and then the state in reopening. >>retailers like clothing toys books flowers and sporting goods shops can reopen tomorrow only if they offer curbside pickup shopping in store is still an indefinite amount of time away this by no stretch of the imagination is over state leaders thursday released new guidelines and a checklist encouraging employee symptom in temperature checks, new training touchless payments systems special hours for the elderly and dozens of other recommendations allowing retailers and their supply chains to go back to work as soon as friday, we know that this is going to be a gradual move into stage 2. >>we are going to be able to add more busineoses and sectors. >>as the date allows us governor newsom's administration acknowledging some counties and cities want to reopen at a faster pace than the state the requirements include know could that 19 related deaths and no more than one case per 10,000 people in the last 2 weeks and other contact tracing an

ashley zavala explains which businesses get to open first and what still need to wait. >>california is taking its first set of small steps into reopening its economy retail and its manufacturers will be the first to enter into california's next phase of its stay at home order it has to be done in a very thoughtful and judicious way it's a health first focus governor gavin newsome says florists clothing toys books and sporting goods stores can reopen by the end of the week with new mandatory guidelines like curbside pickup the state is set to release the new rules thursday, not included in this round of reopening is seeded dining shopping malls and offices we need active monitoring surveillance. >>to make sure that the disease is not spreading. it is one of the criteria is a to re modify the announcement comes as health officials say california is clearing necessary hurdles to move into its next stage of its 4 feast plan to reopen the economy. the director of the state's public health department says 14 facilities are ready to take patients in case of the surge. >>90,000

our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains how the first in the nation program launch with overwhelming demand. >>phone lines tied up voicemail boxes are full and call volumes or overbearing lehigh for the program distributing pandemic relief funds to undocumented immigrants the program launched this week allowing undocumented immigrants in california to collect the state's version of a stimulus payment an improved adult can get $500 while household payments capped at $1000 the funds will be put on a payment card the process is being handled by a dozen nonprofits throughout the state under the direction of the california department of social services because payments are first come first serve phone lines are clogged mailbox of the person you're calling some nonprofits even telling applicants to keep calling back until they get through the organization in santa cruz county tuesday had phone lines shut down after its system crashed writing in a statement quote the disaster relief call center at ca be experience something we are all already painfully aware of the need for financial relief

>>in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>another big story we're following the fda has approved a drug on an emergency basis for the treatment of the coronavirus it is called ram just severe comes from the bay area the foster city based company gilead sciences, the government funded study says there's evidence it might help patients recover more quickly. president trump was talking about it today. >>i'm pleased to announce that gilley at now has an from the fda for them to severe and you know what that is because that's been the hot thing also in need papers and in the media for the last little while an important treatment for hospitalized coronavirus patients. and it's something that i spoke with doctor khan and. doctor fauci and spoke with deborah about it and it's a it's really a very promising situation. >>the company says it has a enough doses right now any way to treat about 140,000 patients. the virus has killed more than 60,000. americans. as promised the city of san francisco continues to increase testing, especia

in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>today uber announced it is laying off an additional 3,000 workers this comes just 2 weeks after the company announced plans to cut 3700 full-time jobs. the rideshare giant is also shutting 40 offices worldwide including this office in san francisco by pier 70. this office will be folded into the nearby mission bay campus. uber says the cuts are necessary because they have seen an 80% drop in business from this time one year ago. in a statement the uber ceo said quote given the impact of the pandemic and the unpredictability nature unpredictability of any eventual recovery. we're concentrating our efforts on our core mobility and delivery platforms andrey size their company to match the realities of our business. today, san francisco mayor london breed stopped by a small business that was able to open its doors today, thanks to the city moving into phase 2 of reopening. this is green apple books on 9th avenue. mayor breed says she wants to be able to go in side businesses like these