News for taxpayers who are eligible to receive a payment and to find out if any money is coming your way we get the answer from kron fours has a minute. The first wave of coronavirus tax relieve checks could soon be on the way eligible taxpayers who file tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an Economic Impact paid according to the irs taxpayers who file electronically will have to do anything but take a look at their Bank Accounts to see if they deposit has been bay those who did not file electronically will have to keep an eye on their bill boxes with their checks to arrive at a later time if the irs does not have your direct deposit information in the coming weeks, the u. S. Treasury Department Says it plans to launch a webbased portal for anyone who would like to provide their Online Banking deposit information to the irs if you are a taxpayer who typically does not file a return youll need to submit one did order to get paid the payout breakdown is as follows individual taxpayers only less than 99,000 will receive up to 1200 very joint filing taxpayers only less than 198,000 will receive up to 2400 and parents will also receive an additional 500 for each qualifying child aged 16 and under. Among those not eligible to receive stimulus checks are being College Students and disabled adult dependents. Lawmakers are hoping to cover those groups any future round of payments. Now anyone who has a tax filing obligation but did not file a return in 2018 or 2019 can still receive a stimulus check however, the irs encourages you to file right away and that you include your direct deposit banking information on the richard. These Economic Impact payments will be available throughout the rest of 2020. Has it made you kron 4 news. For millions of americans these checks cannot come soon enough today, the Labor Department said another 6. 6 million americans filed for unemployment benefits. Last week and add that to the 6. 8 million who filed for unemployment, the previous week. So altogether more than 14 million American Workers have applied for aid since midmarch workers continue to suffer from devastating job losses furloughs and reduced hours connected to the coronavirus pandemic. At the Daily White House Coronavirus Task force meeting federal officials talked about unemployment. And how the Paycheck Protection Program is there to help out the Record Number of americans now facing little or no income. The president also talked about how grateful. He is that americans are doing their part to help battle the coronavirus kron fours terisa a stasio has our report. The American People making it difficult sacrifices that is included being furloughed the laidoff having a Small Business struggle. United states secretary of labor Eugene Scalia on how the u. S. Is attempting to help out workers now facing no jobs due to the coronavirus this as the president talked about how americans are showing great efforts to participate in fighting the spread of the highly infectious virus begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the American People millions of americans are making. Profound and difficult sacrifices in their own lives because they know. That will save the lives of countless others and thats exactly what its doing you see whats happening in. Where we are where we stand how awesome state show a leveling on slowing down of infections. Some states are still very much in an aggressive battle. But the newer ones that we talk about in washington and was philadelphia and baltimore. It looks like theyre attack rates in the attack rates in denver and some of these other states that we have been talking about are much lower. That new york and new jersey and this gives us hope about really understanding how to integrate this information together. And doctor fauci adding as predicted this week is turning out to be quite tragic for the country with record s adding we need to continue to social distance, a message echoed by the vice president. Reality is that we see new projections from the experts and if the projections are right. Its because its working america because the American People are putting into practice. The social distancing, caring for their neighbors and their loved ones and their family members and putting their health first. We just want to urge every american continue to put those principles and guidelines into practice every day to recess stasio kron 4 news. Globally there are now almost 1. 6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and the United States leads the world with more than 460,000 cases. More than 16,000 americans have died from covid19 here in california theyre nearly 20,000 cases and it has claimed the lives of more than 500 people. California is trying to extend extra benefits to those Health Care Workers on the front lines of covid19 our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains how and when those benefits will arrive. California Health Care Workers on the front lines of covid19 now have access to travel vouchers and stipends governor newsome announced thursday the state will reimburse lower wage workers 100 of hotel costs and provide vouchers to others who need to sleep away from home for work so that theyre allowed to stay closer to their patients. And provide them the opportunity not to worry about being out of pocket or worry about exposing their families or god forbid worried about another night sleeping in their car. So they can stay closer to the needs in their communities. The 150 hotels that are part of the states bulk purchasing plan will be available on a state website called cal travel store dot com starting friday newsome said fema will help fund this program along with a million donation from Mark Zuckerberg provide the kind of that increasingly is for a workforce that is deeply stressed out deeply stretched enhancing staff throughout the states medical workforce, california now has more than 86,000 applicants for its health corps newsome said thursday, the first 350 people have been picked to help launch the program to help health Corps Members get to their destination newsom announced a handful of airlines stepped in to offer free roundtrip tickets to their temporary workplace. No matter where they are at any point of the globe, not just across the United States are within the state of california, the state trying to put resources in place ahead of its predicted patients surge in midmay in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Now to the latest on the coronavirus cases here in the bay area tonight there are more than 4,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. And 115 people have died. Were also learning that 12 inmates and 2 employees at the santa rita jail have now tested positive for coronavirus here are the latest numbers with the breakdown by county 47 people have died in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County has 21 deaths, 10 people have died from covid19 in San Francisco there have been 8 deaths in contra costa county, 16 deaths in alameda county, including the city of berkeley which reported its first death today. There have been 10 deaths in moraine county 2 deaths in napa and solano counties and one death in sonoma county. Because of the coronavirus pandemic polling places could soon be a thing of the past in Santa Clara County. The county is considering eliminating the time honored tradition of in person voting kron fours rob fladeboe joins us now working from home with details about the possibility of that would only be voting by mail and rob that could start as soon as this fall. Yeah, thats right adjusting something officials thinking ahead here and pointing to a what happened in wisconsin earlier this week. Just in case covid19 continues to be a factor in the community 6 months from now god forbid they want to make sure that everybody has a chance to vote without putting themselves at risk. Just take a look. A majority of Santa Clara County voters already vote by mail but this fall voting by mail could be the only way to vote. The board of supervisors has called on the registrar of voters to explore the possibility for president s each so we want to make sure that no matter what happens in the fall that were prepared if covid19 is still a significant part of our lives and we want to make sure that the registrar of voters of has a plan to let everybody vote by mail. Planning would look at the impact of doing away with polling places there will be outreach to ensure that hard to reach people those in the hospital or a Nursing Homes or in jail are not left out. Part of the reason were doing the research is they want to make sure we understand all the unintended consequences everything from cost to to to maybe even disenfranchising somebody accidentally the boards action comes in the wake of this weeks primary in wisconsin where the u. S. Supreme court refused to extend the deadline to postpone the primary, forcing people to vote in person amid the coronavirus pandemic enough people in this country have died for the right to whether you are in the military whether youre a civil rights activist whether youre a suffrage activist and the most important thing we can do is make it easy for every Single Person in our entire community. Both and not risk their lives to do it, although most registered voters currently cast their ballots by mail thousands, still ahead for vote centers to fill out a paper ballot or vote by machine doing so this year could be risky says chavez i think what we could see is what happened in wisconsin, which is people literally went out and risk their lives to vote we shouldnt have to do that here. The Registrars Office is expected to get back to the board with some preliminary findings next month all at the same time a state Assembly Member mark berman of menlo park announced today that hes going to introduce a state legislation to make sure of all registered voters statewide or mailed a ballot for the 2020 general election reporting live rob fladeboe kron 4 news. While this new normal of sheltering in place has been difficult for some it can be a real risk for other specifically victims of Domestic Abuse and to that end San Francisco has secured special housing for Domestic Violence victims. Kron fours dan kerman is live for us now at San Francisco city hall with more on this story down. Well just in we keep hearing about the city working about vulnerable populations typically when we think of that we think of seniors and we also think of a homeless folks but other vulnerable populations include Domestic Violence victims and now the city is zeroing in on protecting them. While sheltering in your home is simply an inconvenience for some for victims of Domestic Violence, it can be downright dangerous Domestic Violence is is an escalating pattern of so if youre locked inside for. I you know a month or month and a half or however long i mean things could get pretty bad. And San Francisco city officials are concerned this type of violence is on the upswing we saw a really sharp increase in requests for services from our Victim Services team from Domestic Violence victims and then we saw those requests drop off as this pandemic. Continued District Attorney jason be dean says that indicates those at home with abusers are having a difficult time reaching out. Thats why he along with the Mayors Office were able to get Real Estate Investment manager verot us to donate 20 Furnished Apartments for survivors of Domestic Violence. I think this is like an amazing start really when you talk about 20 sir, ernest units that are going to be made available and its for 90 days which is a really of time i mean a lot of work to be done to help people. In a figure out what their next steps might be. And while 20 units like this one will help. But dean says it wont be enough. And talking to increase those even as we got soaked in communications. With a very different city agencies we have very good communication with the Hotel Council theyve been phenomenally generous in this period and were looking forward to working with our partners to ensure that every victim of Domestic Violence as a safe place to come. Department should be available by weeks end they are available to that. A domestic goddess abuse survivor as well as their families for up to 90 days and that will be free of charge live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you dan coming up tonight on kron 4 news at 5 lawmakers are discussing whether to add more money to the Paycheck Protection Program to help Small Businesses at 5. 30 why democrats say now is not the time. Plus passengers from the grand princess cruise ship have filed a lawsuit against the cruise liner. How they say the company knowingly expose them to coronavirus. And a new coronavirus testing site has just opened up in the east bay. What makes this location different when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering current chevy owners onstar crisis assist services and complimentary wifi data. To help keep you on the road, the Chevy Certified Service experts are here and ready to help if you require parts, maintenance or repairs. You can also still shop and schedule your Service Appointment online. Its just our way of doing our part. Workers on the state of california are demanding Better Safety measures and better pay of the coronavirus pandemic workers gathered today at this mcdonalds osce mission boulevard and hayward. The protesters state in their cars to respect social distancing guidelines. A similar protest happened on monday where workers that a san Jose Mcdonalds walked off the job demanding that the Company Provide them with gloves and masks they say so far theyve had to bring their own workers at other fast food chains like Burger King Popeyes and El Pollo Loco also participated in the strike. Passengers who were aboard the grand princess cruise ship have now filed a class action injury lawsuit in a San Francisco federal court. They allege that they were exposed to the coronavirus as a result of gross negligence by the companies that own and operate the ship. The complaint notes that before the trip from San Francisco to hawaii. At least one passenger on the princess was reporting symptoms of covid19 despite knowing this the lawsuit says the company continued on with the voyage. In a statement, the attorney representing the passengers says quote, carnival and Princess Cruise Lines negligently put the thousands of passengers at risk of serious harm which risk will continue for some time. The lawsuit seeks compensation for the plaintiffs and other passengers who were harmed in this ordeal. Now to the east bay where the city of fremont is ramping up its efforts to test people for coronavirus it has now launched a free walk in testing site kron fours Charles Clifford explains how this process works. Well here in fremont on thursday, the city in the Fire Department have teamed up with the Tri City Health center to set up a free walk in coronavirus testing site here along liberty street now in order to be tested you need to make an appointment you also need to have symptoms of coronavirus which can include a fever. Cough or shortness of breath, you call in they will screen you then set you up with an appointment to come down and someone will take a swab of your throat and your nose, it takes a day to 3 days to get the test results back now i did talk to the Health Director here at tricity Health Center who says the goal is really to give people information so that folks who know they have coronavirus will do what it takes to keep from spreading the disease and take care of themselves so if i tell someone that ok you have. Covid19 theyre going to take more precautions. You know, and they cannot stay in isolating themselves what is somebody who dont know that and theyre still feel like they have allergy symptoms and thats still going out to out for a walk or something now in order to get tested here. You do have to make an appointment and go through a screening process and you can call 5, 1, 0, 2, 5, 2, 6, 8 08 to make an appointment unfortunately there is a limited number of tests that help director says they can only do about a test right now per day at this site theyre hoping to ramp that up to 50 they have funding to keep this testing site open until april 24th, it will operate monday through friday starting at 01 00pm until they fill up all the appointments for the day. But for now in fremont Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Intel matt now many of those testing sites have been getting federal support but thats going to stop by the end of this next week. The fda says people can now self and mr. Nasal swab tests at these sites. So there wont be as much of a demand for personal protective equipment and Trained Health care providers. Not all testing sites will be affected because theyve already been managing the sites themselves. The white house says it will continue to work with the private sector to offer drivethru testing. Lets switch things up now and check in with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow working from home with a look at the forecast for the rest of this workweek which i think is only one more one more day to rest friday. One more but a just and i got some great news. Weve got some much warmer weather on the way starting tomorrow the beginning of a warming trend and that is going to last for maybe 7 maybe 10 days so outside right now certainly we do have some patchy fog out there continuing around the bay tonight, well see more that fill in overnight tonight into the mid to high level clouds above and that is all part of that same weather system that brought us rain early in the week you see some wraparound moisture headed into Southern California bringing them plenty of rain again for us just a couple of popup showers over the mountain tops maybe a little drizzle out there as well overnight tonight. Temperatures right now 60 degrees in San Francisco, 64 in oakland 62. In san jose 61 in livermore 63 in concord and 64 degrees in santa rosa lows, not all that bad you got that cloud cover so 40s and 50s highs tomorrow afternoon should be improved in fact i think were getting near 70 degrees by tomorrow afternoon in concord and live more 67 degrees in santa rosa about 65 degrees in oakland and 67 degrees in san jose. It will still be cold along the coastline justine as were still going to see some fog there, but warmer weather over the weekend. I think well start to crack some 70s over the next few days. Well have more on that coming up. In a few minutes back to you youve got my attention about lawrence all right still ahead here on kron 4 news at 5 a company. Based in the bay area has now donated thousands of meals and masks all across the country at 5. 45 the cofounder of amys kitchen will join us live to talk more about their efforts and more communities around the bay area are stepping up during this pandemic up next how engineers at with more medical staff meeting to use face shields some Staff Members at ucsf have now taken matters into their own hands. Kron fours Maureen Kelly shows us how theyre using both high tech and common items to make their own. More than a dozen 3 d printers at ucsf are buzzing churning out critical parts for face shields this effort started 3 weeks ago to address a growing concern about their supply of what has quickly become a very necessary piece of protective equipment, this particular virus. The primary mode of transmission is droplets. So you want to be able to protect the frontline clinicians especially going to be doing any kind of procedures but long as any kind of of bodily fluids. They want to that front line defense of about shield. The director of clinical engineering at u c s f reached out to the hospitals makers lab. It so happened because of the covid crisis, some of the orthopedic surgeons who normally use the technology to create models of broken bones suddenly had time on their hands to help search for solutions to this problem so because elective surgeries canceled our day became a open research slashed. Innovation day be found designs for a 3 d printed face shields online. With those required components that are now hard to come by the design calls for a laser cut a shield which is. I see a little bit better a little bit clear but bill billion that is actually quite difficult to right now there are 3 d printed frames are married with pre cut plastic from the same report covers students use in school rubber bands are used to hold them together since elastic is also becoming harder to source their now producing 300 face shields today designed for ease of use the frames can be cleaned and reviews and the front face plastic. Could be swapped out as needed ucsf is making their design and printing procedures available for anyone to use. Theyre also hoping to ramp up production by teaming up with the manufacturer so this life saving equipment can be more readily available. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Next at 5 what were learning about a sailor aboard a navy ship was hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus why Officials Say all navy ships are susceptible to an outbreak. Im Morgan Wright in Washington Senate democrats have blocked republicans attempts to get more financial help for Small Businesses during the pandemic how this could impact struggling businesses ahead. And the countrys biggest coronavirus hot spot is seeing fewer new patients but more deaths overall up next why nurses say lately, ive discovered that while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out sort of. So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. While keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out sort of. So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery
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