On a nearly trillion coronavirus response. Bill what we have a basic philosophical conflict, democrats blocked republican proposal oregon senator jeff merkley calls it a slush fund for big corporations like the Airline Industry so theyve invested 50 billion in profits during the good times and buying their own stock. And giving huge bonuses to to their their management. That time they want to see what the public male us now republican senators say bipartisan negotiations were going well until House Speaker nancy pelosi showed up back in washington and got a call and angry senator john thune of south dakota said the bill included many provisions democrats walk like direct checks for americans increased Unemployment Insurance and money for Small Businesses to pay their employees that right there is billion. Going to workers soon says there is billion worth of money for big corporations but stresses that money will be given out as loans and they all higher millions of employees in this country. So yes, we probably need to do something the democrats want transparency for how the money is spent and assurances. He wont be used for things like executive bonuses in washington, alexandra le mon. Another restrictive measure thats now in effect a state parks and it all comes after hundreds of people ignored socialdistancing guidelines at park not only here in the bay area but across the entire state. Were going to shut down all state. Parking lots. And that will go in effect of a immediately. Governor newsome is calling the decision a soft closure of state parks. As of midnight this morning all parts in Sonoma County have been ordered to close as well the goal is to encourage people to practice social distancing as california now counts more than 2200 coronavirus cases statewide rob was dan thorn has reaction now to the governors announcement. In an effort to flatten the curve a California State Parks governor Gavin Newsome says its time for soft closures he announced monday Effective Immediately that 36 of the states 280 parks will be closed to vehicular traffic. It breaks my heart but i understand the reasons. You know i i i ive been wondering how long it would last that were still able to access the stuff, rock climber adam sandler says for the most part hes seen people on the trails of Mount Diablo State Park practicing social distancing right now the East Bay Park does not fall under this closure ambler says thats a good thing because the outdoors have been helpful for leaving his anxiety over the pandemic it today in a church is always good for the soul and the body. And then it also gets my mind off some of like the more stressful elements of whats going on the governor called for the state parks parking lot closures after a weekend that saw people flood the parks and beaches in places like moran, sonoma and san mateo counties, the parking lots have been closed in 26 parks in those counties, but the list may grow if visitors cannot maintain social distancing in a sense, its but i think its a probably not for the better in general. James costello says places that are wide open like mount diablo should stay open because theres plenty of room for people to stay apart basically the only activity we really can do is get outside walk or run. You know that type of stuff in it. The kind of the biggest area we have around to do it not to blow. His parking lots are shut down you know it makes a lot harder reporting in danville dan thorn kron 4 news. Meanwhile in San Francisco mayor london breed says she doesnt want to have to close city parks, but shell have no choice of people dont comply with the social distancing order. Its really the last thing that i want to do so i want to ask i want to plead to the people of our city to comply with the order. The folks who are out on the streets have been drinking parties the folks who are out on the streets socializing in coming together and not taking this social distancing. Requirements seriously you are putting lives at stake, your putting Public Health in jeopardy. This is important its serious and ultimately our goal in preparing is to make sure that our hospitals have the capacity have what they need to prepare for what we know is coming. To prepare for more cases in San Francisco. There are 82 nurses that were hired over the weekend in addition, the private sector has really stepped up to help provide protective gear for frontline workers things like masks and gowns and gloves as well, so heres a breakdown of the numbers again as we continue to track coronaviruses impacts here in the bay area. There are a total of about 874 cases that have been reported across the 9 bay area counties. Santa clara continues to lead in terms of the number of confirmed cases 321 cases so far with 13 deaths, San Mateo County recording a 142 cases and one death, San Francisco county 131 cases alameda. County we have a 112 cases there and one reported death contra costa has 71 cases in one death as well. Marin county 47 cases, Sonoma County 27 cases along with one death Solano County 21 cases and napa county reporting 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus more broadly. The us as a whole. There are now 40 to 46,000 cases reported with more than 541 deaths and then globally we have more than 382,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world more than 16,000 deaths recorded as well italy has recorded a smaller day to day increase in the new coronavirus cases and deaths there. This is video from a makeshift field hospital. Theyre in italy and Health Workers say that it will take a few days before they know if this trend will continue hopefully it does. Italy has seen nearly 64,000 cases and more than 6,000 deaths. All of the numbers are being tracked by Johns Hopkins university. Here in california. We have 2000 cases of coronavirus and at least 42 people have died so far. Well happening now the Us Navy Ship Mercy is docked in los angeles and it will be there to help with the coronavirus pandemic it will provide about a 1000 beds to treat patients who are sick or injured with anything other than coronavirus and that so that the hospitals themselves can be freed up put that space to better use to help people who do have the virus. A second ship is also going to be deployed to new york and that will help with the outbreak there as well. Meanwhile governor newsome working to fill hospitals with the supplies they need to fight this pandemic the governor says that the State Hospital system is in the market for about a billion gloves, hundreds of millions of masks and gowns and shields and hes calling on governors across the country to Work Together to secure those supplies. Governors we need to start aligning ourselves to our purchasing protocols in a way where we can for now the cost curve and also address things i about access and so i just want a governor. Well, 6 California Companies are now working to repurpose their manufacturing to make things like downs. The governor also said that ilan mosque has delivered on his promise to provide a 1000 ventilators and it could be 8 to 12 weeks before the state reassess is its restrictions and resource needs. Was take a look at the east bay Contra Costa County has set up sites where people can donate critical supplies for our Health Care Workers and proper dan kerman explains how you can help. These masks and Hand Sanitizer and other protective equipment. Earth critical need to Health Care Providers and First Responders dealing with those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic you know one a Health Care Worker may go through several mask, several pairs of you know sets of downs an ioc whitman, a in one shift at a News Conference monday Contra Costa Health officials announced they simply dont have enough and were seeking donations from the community we can take. I protection such as goggles and face shields. Antibacterial and disinfecting wipes typically alcohol and bleach based on opens. But please know baby wipes. We can take in 95 in surgical masks in an open boxes such as these. And we can take medical disposable gowns as well as clot surgical and cloth hospital gowns in good condition. Tuesday the county will begin accepting donations between 10 00am and 02 00pm. At the Pleasant Hill library as well as locations in hercules an antioch they hope the public will respond each of us doing a little bit. And it really adds up you know so so we have a county of over a Million People of if who has some of the supplies chips in you know that can add up to quite a lot Health Officials would not say just how much protective gear they need. With no end in sight for this pandemic it seems as if they will take as much as they can get. For as long as they can get in Pleasant Hill. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Well you see San Francisco is also accepting donations of critical supplies for its frontline care workers. Its asking for any unused masks and goggles disposable gloves as well as Hand Sanitizers and disinfecting wipes it set up donation sites at 3 locations theres a ucsf Mount Zion Medical Center ucsf Mission Center building and the ucsf been at a been a off Childrens Hospital oakland. Those sites will be open every day this week from 8 in the morning until 5 in the evening. You can find more details on our website at kron 4 dot com. And our coverage of the coronavirus also continues on kron 4 dot com thats where well have the very latest throughout the day so any new updates between our broadcast will definitely post there she can always turn to it as a trusted source for facts and not fear about coronavirus well keep you updated their kron 4 dot com were going take a break for 10 years that ive coming up on the kron 4 morning news an ohio man shares his struggle. With coronavirus will have his message to thousands of other patients in the us that are now fighting the very same illness. Plus a nice big Grocery Store reopens today after confusion over a positive coronavirus testimony one of its staff. Well explain. Plus a look at how Big Companies in the south they are stepping up to help people out of work because of the pandemic were on that story in a minute. Heres a quick live look outside of the san mateo bridge where theres hardly any traffic out there this early hour, no hot spots to be aware of if you are an essential worker, making your way to work or wherever you need to be today looks like traffic is flowing smoothly and dont forget to have very latest on the forecast for a few sprinkles out there i noticed early this morning, john travel well have mo dum dum dee dum dum dum [slurping sound] while youre working hard, do you know what your money is doing . Probably not much. Is your bank letting your money be lazy . Make your money work harder than ever with allys new smart savings tools. For all things money you deserve an ally. And we are back 4 14 is the time well get back to our coronavirus coverage in a minute but in the meantime, heres a live look outside our San Francisco shot from sutro tower, lets head over to the Weather Center john trouble keeping an eye on the forecast this morning and i did notice a few sprinkles on my way and john yeah, its definitely going to be a rainier day today than what weve seen yesterday which really only offered a couple of sprinkles at all during the entirety of the day today, those sprinkles that you may be seeing this morning are going to turn into some more widespread showers at points just a little bit later on here in a few hours as for right now you do see some cloud cover overhead that the view from berkeley this overall pretty clear couple of sprinkles right off the point raise coast as well as up in the north bay. For the most of us conditions are still remaining dry, but showers are about to be pushing on into the bay area and along with it some cooler air thats going to result in temperatures today, cooler conditions cloudier and yes, the showers were talking about so by the time we work our way towards the latter part of your morning widespread light and even isolated spots of moderate rainfall beginning to push on into the bay area these will stay with us for much of the rest of the morning after that point into the early afternoon with often on light showers for the most part afternoon hours can come along with a brief surge of heavier rainfall such as what youre seeing here around 08 00pm into the early evening for areas like San Francisco oakland and berkeley. So do watch out for those isolated spots where rainfall is going almost appear out of nowhere after what will have been dry conditions just a few moments before tomorrow off and on showers in just a little bit lighter closer to the coast this time around for your wednesday and then into thursday friday and saturday it does look like things should be drying out for the rest of the weekend forecast with temperatures starting to warm after that point as well. Todays daytime highs in the upper 50s with Hayward Fremont oakland conquered in vallejo 58 degrees, san jose at 59 novato mill valley napa and santa rosa, each rising to 57 today. Taking a look at tomorrow about the same as far as temperatures go with that continued chance of rainfall. Now thursday, we are drying back out temperature still remaining cool before we work our way back into the 60s and then eventually the 70s by the start of next week. James, all right, thank you very much john again were looking at a very traffic this morning. A live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza where there isnt a whole lot of activity going on here and again a reminder no cash lane attendance today just drive on through theyll. Snapped a picture of your license plates and your bill later the trying to reduce the u potential spread of coronavirus with the exchange of money, so dont worry about that as you head across the bay bridge this morning. A quick look at the san mateo bridge and looks like were doing all right here on 92 south of this though i do have to let you know there is a sigler a hot spot in the south bay looks like southbound 17 right near state route 9. Just about 2 miles south of los gatos there unfortunately a fatal accident blocking all lanes of southbound 17 so youre being advised by the chp to not have that direction or find an alternate route around it will let you know when they can get that cleared for you in the meantime, were also looking at a couple of other bridges for you this morning now well take a look at those coming up in just a little bit but other than that issue and on southbound 17 the rest the bay area roadways are looking all right this morning. Back to the news now lets head to the south there were several Silicon Valley companies are opening their wallets to help low income families cope with this pandemic with kron fours rob fladeboe telling us now about a new Assistance Program thats designed to help people make ends meet. Well the covid 19 crisis is affecting the entire community low income an hourly wage residents who live paycheck to paycheck are struggling amid canceled events and reduced hours. Now they can apply for help with the rent and other basic needs through a new Public Private partnership announced during a virtual News Conference monday by destination homes jennifer loving. Our goal is to get resources immediately into the hands of low income people in Santa Clara County whove lost income due to this crisis so that they can still pay for rent groceries and other. Basic needs the emerging Assistance Program has received several significant private funding commitments totaling some million from cisco Western Digital adobe zoom broadcom micron Facebook Infosys silver lake and hewlett packard. No matter how inconvenient this crisis may feel too many of us. Its the people who are most vulnerable that actually are struggling the most in us those who are already homeless. Or those who are you know one financial issue away from becoming homeless and the program will be administered by Sacred Heart Community services which helps the needy year round. In conjunction with his Homelessness Prevention partners, eligible households will receive direct Financial Assistance based on documented loss of income as a result of covid 19 Santa Clara County and the city of san jose will consider adding an extra 2 million each to the program with your step up saying we well thats the liver and 3rd seniors who may not be able to get access helping families who are struggling. Were seeing it getting of this noble at the together. I out of this. Strong the emergency aid will serve as a temporary bridge until a federal and state governments are able to develop and deploy a more comprehensive assistance package. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. One other big as part of the story here as we continue our coronavirus coverage is the fact that the 2020 summer olympics will be postponed no word yet on exactly when or where theyll be held. But it is certain that will be postponed organizers made that decision and they say theyll re evaluate over the next 4 weeks or so the olympics were scheduled to begin on july 24th in tokyo. Several countries want the games postponed until next year canada and australia have already said that theyre not going to be sending athletes the olympics this summer no matter when it is americas swimmers and track and field athletes asked the us olympic and paralympic committees to request a postponement as well but that request was denied. Is spending most of its longhaul service, this follows a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all arrivals into the state of hawaii. The suspension of service wont affect medical professionals or First Responders and theyll per providers who fly supplies in and out every day. If you had an Upcoming Trip to hawaii. You can find a link on our website on how to cancel that ticket. Hawaiian Airlines Says that there will be no change fees should you decide to rebook. The way is pushing back the deadline for getting real id because of the coronavirus americans originally had until october to get their real id ease if they wanted board domestic flights for instance or enter federal buildings. President trump says the new deadline will be announced at some point here in the near future. 4 morning news, the National Guard will be helping distribute food during this pandemic will tell you what one local food bank says it still is in desperate need of make your yard the envy of the block this spring at lowe. With saving on craftsman, scotts and honda. So, you stay ahead of the pack. And were back at 4. 24 food banks are experiencing of course a greater need in the wake of the coronavirus and theyre also seeing a shortage in volunteers to because people are worried about congregating. But help is on the way in the form of the National Guard forces midjune takes a closer look. California governor Gavin Newsome is sending in the troops to lend a helping hand at the food bank of contra costa and solano would conquer the national a food bank of contra costa and solano spokesperson lisa also first to help us that is because the food bank is now shipped to get to more of that emergency food operation, the wakeup call that night west were still place were trying to keep possible. Each month, the food bank of contra costa and solano serves 178,000 people. Now theyre looking to serve even more with so many people being out of work. We to now we or just are unable to work and service paycheck to paycheck. Are now finding ourselves where theyre going eat if you would like to volunteer you just need to be at least 11 years old and in good health. There are other ways for you to lend a donations right purchased has it that you on for news. Up on the kron 00 04am morning news americans suffering without incomes because of the pandemic are desperately waiting for congress to finish up this release bill that includes money to help them get by more on the progress there from washington and heres a live look outside the bay bridge toll plaza were going to be back with much more coverage here of the coronavirus were trying our best to provide you the best in fact not fear will be right back. Organic at this price. Is this for real . Not exactly thats bargain bliss setting in youre basking in the glow of orangic produce at shockingly low prices. I guess the choir isnt real either . Oh no, their real. Their here every sunday afternoon. Grocery outlet jingle Grocery Outlet reprise and were back at 4. 30 there are more than 42,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the united states, but the disease has a grip on the us affecting 10s of millions of lives and at least for the near future anyway. The situation is likely to continue with John Lawrence now with the latest. A grim milestone for the united states. The us suffered at least 100 coronavirus related deaths in a single day for the first time as always these families these lost souls are in our prayers, god bless each and every one of them. The World Health Organization confirms more than 330,000 covid 19 patients worldwide and the pandemic isnt showing signs of slowing down just for. Days for the senate. 100,000. Cases thats led some us officials to close some businesses schools. And Police Restrictions on people leaving the house were going to shut down all state parking lots. And that will go in effect immediately additional states including hawaii, indiana and West Virginia have joined the more than dozen that already have stay at home orders. Despite that President Trump indicated, hell consider relaxing the social distanci
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