News at 6. Even we see the number of sadly deaths continue to increase. Were still in a better place and it has everything to do who are the people of San Francisco for the most part comply with the orders and so now is not the time to let up and get comfortable. Maryland a London Bridge has been reminding people stay home. But she also says San Francisco is doing better and flattening the curve. Hello everyone, im Catherine Heenan a big update today in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic a mayor breed announcing a program to streamline Contact Tracing one of the things essential in california before restrictions are loosened kron fours kate rooney explains how that program will help. Its called contact. Tracing and the city of San Francisco hopes it will be a major step both in getting through shelter in place and jump starting life afterwards. We can have people tested that may have been in contact with someone who has been infected because our goal is to chase down all of those people. And to either help them if theyre covid and get them into quarantine or to basically give them the relief that they are not infected. The department of health is partnering with ucsf to get the program up and running 50 people have already been trained to work on Contact Tracing with a 150 expected to be ready in another 2 weeks we are building a fastmoving comprehensive system to track cases. And support people to prevent the spread as much as possible that system will include confidential interviews and an app with a Symptom Tracker another part of the project is expanded testing for City EmployeesFirst Responders and members of the public who meet screening criteria. Reporting in San Francisco, kate rooney kron 4 news. We are tracking the number of coronavirus cases and deaths across the bay area weve got to break down by county, San Francisco county reported a jump of 30 cases tuesday, bringing the total to 1013 17 deaths, san mateo and alameda counties have more than 20 deaths napa county has the fewest cases. California the first state in the country to offer Coronavirus Relief checks to undocumented immigrants are Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has that story. Governor Gavin Newsome announcing undocumented immigrants will get direct Disaster Relief payments amid californias covid19 crisis regardless of your status documented or an documented there are people in need new someones day said individual workers will get 500 or up to 1000 per family. The million effort is a blend of state and philanthropic funding undocumented immigrants make up 10 of californias workforce in the areas that are so essential. To meeting the needs of 10s of millions of californians today in the healthcare sector in the agriculture and food sector in the manufacturing and Logistics Sector and in the construction sector. Theres per representation of people without documentation. Newsome also announced independent contractors and gig workers can apply for Unemployment Benefits under a new state plan. The governor says Gig Companies will have to provide wage information to the state for their employees to be eligible. The Program Launches april 28th, we are going to be turning around payments. Within 24 to 48 hours so those first payments should be out by april 30th. Wednesday said of announcement comes as california hits 2. 7 million unemployment claims newsome is taking executive action to increase hours and 100s of staff to Californias Employment Development Department to handle those claims. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala best buy is furloughing at least 51,000 employees but says the workers will still get health benefits. The move being made as a coronavirus sales surge and some initially people were buying up things like freezers a new computer monitors further stays at home. But then getting a lot tougher for the company. Best buy initially continued paying employees but says it is now making the same kind of cost cutting measures other retailers are making about 82 of its fulltime employees who work in stores and in the field well continue to be paid. In san jose a temporary moratorium on residential fictions that has now banned extended kron fours rob fladeboe has details including a plan that could also freeze rent hikes. Anyone who has lost income is no longer able to pay rent we want to do everything we can to keep them housed, san jose mayor sam liccardo last month announced in the city Council Agreed to place a temporary moratorium on the eviction of residents who cant pay their rent because of lost wages due to the coronavirus pandemic now the moratorium has been extended to may 31st, i spoke with the mayor today on zoom. We know that the more time patience is helping because families are really hanging on by its threat right now, and right now were buying them time or keep around in their homes. The mayor says the city council will be considering a plan to freeze the rent for the rest of the year for thousands of rental units across town. But landlords remind the city they too have bills to pay says the California Apartment Association is joshua howard. But the real issue thats not being talked about is what about these owners who are going without rent and could be going without rent for several months. While the residents are looking for a new job or recovering from the virus. And thats where the government needs to step in and provide mortgage relief to rental Property Owners to help them pay their bills if approved the emergency ordinance would temporarily freeze ranson about 39,000 rent stabilized apartments and mobile homes built before 1979. Single family homes and most newer apartments are exempt. We know a lot of residents are going to have to pay and we want to see how we can reduce that burden. Negotiate out comes out well forgive some debt background that allows for a minute the remainder of her time smaller socalled mom and pop landlords say rent increases are needed to pay their mortgages. Advocates say landlords are willing to go along with the city to a point but are calling for some flexibility says joshua howard. Any renter who feels theyre having a tough time needs to contact their landlord and work out a solution that can benefit the renter and benefit the property owner. Its important that when these agreements are reached if theres reasonable time frames for the the for trent to be repaid in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. There is a new plan to make a digital version of the s a t test this fall in the event students still well be able to come to go back to school. The College Board has already made a p Testing Available at home. It says the at home s a t test will be equally accessible simple. The board also talking about administering the tests on a monthly basis through the end of the year beginning in august. This years marin county fair its been canceled because of the virus. The fair has been a big yearly event since 1946. Organizers are saying that they hope to soar into the future with more resilience as they put it. Next years county fair has been tentatively scheduled for july 1st through the 5th. We have the latest numbers of coronavirus cases in california and the u. S. There are more than 630,000 cases in the country. More than 27,000 deaths in california more than 26. 1000 cases 859 deaths globally more than 2 million cases. Members of the California National guard are at Sonoma State University their help and to convert some fake and buildings there into housing for potential coronavirus patients kron fours Maureen Kelly has that story. In looking at members of the 3. 49 Quartermaster Company and National Guard troops out of the as they helped set up cots inside one of 2 gymnasiums on the sonoma state patients who have mild symptoms one little bit more moderate symptoms. And so we have a capacity for about i think a 110 cars are being set up there several 100 dorm rooms vacant since the campus which to Remote Learning back in march are also being converted going to be used for those patients who are waiting for test results or are at risk some will be those and that 65 and above age group who are. Not a position to be and new place to stay after the work here is done sonoma state be ready for 500 plus patients overseen the countys department. This alternative care site is part of governor Gavin Newsoms push for 60,000 beds across the state the Surge Capacity if we dont use these beds all the better, but its better to be here that not to the county has contracted the space for 30 days with an option to extend. But because so much is unknown about this virus. Its hard to say how long the feds here will be needed. So we really dont know whether this is going to be for 30 days 3 months maybe more the buildings being used as the alternative care site will be fenced off and are in a more secluded part of the campus. So the patients can be kept at a safe distance from those still working here with a 150 students still living here. The first group of patients are expected to move into Sonoma State University sometime next week. Maureen kelly kron 4 coming up the president taking aim at nancy pelosi accusing her of encouraging parties in San Franciscos chinatown amid the coronavirus outbreak and the investigation into a nursing home in the east bay after more than 10 people there have died of the virus. And how we might be able to resume sports for were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. People are wondering when we will be able to gather for big events again things like concerts and sporting events and festivals side cancel because of the pandemic of course now the mayor of los angeles says big gatherings including concerts and sporting events are out of the question until next year. He says that unless theres a vaccine that will be no exceptions and as we adjust to life during the pandemic there have been a lot of suggestions about getting back to some kind of normalcy and that includes resume in professional sports. But without any fans in attendance. Kron fours jason dumas 6 fours that idea with a professional basketball player. Pro sports without fans that is a real possibility as we look to get into the next phase of the current Global Pandemic pro basketball player, dante green said it would definitely take some adjustments its you know they got to if the Engine Running and that drawing a lot of the fans end of day 3 autumn utley end of day 3 autumn utley athletes will have to look back to why did they started playing their respective sport in the first place you go out there you know you fan says a you know the fly so if anybody says anything you know whether it be from the asked for. Also you know. Its so how a green feel about his own safety if it were deemed that it wasnt safe enough for the tour you know to do in San Francisco, im jason dumas scrum for news. Throwing parties in chinatown thats what President Trump had to say about House Speaker nancy pelosi during a white house news briefing today accusing her and the World Health Organization of mismanaging the pandemic kron fours Ella Sogomonian is live in the newsroom with details so what did he mean exactly. Catherine President Trump took this time when he was asked about his decision to pull funding from the World Health Organization to say that he believes that it has been unfairly backing china and been operating as what he called their tool and then to bash House Speaker nancy pelosi because you might remember back on february 24th. Pelosi toward her district in San Franciscos chinatown inviting the media long to stifle the growing fears of this pandemic and of public shopping and dining there. Pelosi spent several hours speaking with Business Owners and visitors and heres what the president had to say about that move as well as the w h o today. They didnt want us to close our borders to china to specifically that it won a border straws you take a look mike was there were all there and theyre criticizing made for closing the border. I did that very early by the way did that very early well. Nancy pelosi was trying to have in San Francisco parties and chinatown because they she thought it would be great you want to show that this thing doesnt exist. These are people we have some politicians or the other side that dont know what theyre doing. President trump accused the World Health Organization force mismanagement, but critics say that thats just a deflection from his own administrations falling short of getting a handle on the outbreak before an infected more people in the United States and anywhere else in the world, but thats as far as confirmed and reported cases go the president says that he believes some countries out there are not doing that in reporting the facts, including china live in the newsroom allison simonian kron 4 news. Thank you alex. More than 9,000 of the Nations Health care workers have been infected by the virus this is according to a new cdc report. The estimate could be on the low side. Most case reports do not include whether the person works in health care. And the cdc says more than half of those Health Care Workers did get infected on the job, 90 of them not hospitalized. A cdc official says Health Workers did not realize at first just how quickly people without symptoms can spread the disease. Time for a look at our weather lets get the view there and well its not much of the view look at the low clouds this is from our sutro camera usually were getting of a view of San Francisco, not at the moment, but a good time to check in with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez, what can we expect in coming presa. I dont after yet doubling notice, same cooler weather thanks to the return of mother natures very own air conditioning system are seeing the return of those westerly winds, not just along the coast that starting to make its way inland and it is spreading that murray mayor into interior valleys like the south bay as well you were in the 80s but now youre noticing that cool down. Thanks to the return of that on shore flow and even extending into the interior valleys, the east bay as well double digit cooling right now in downtown San Francisco happen bay and oakland with very little cooling for most of our interior valleys so were seeing 50s and 60s along the coast, but still in the 70s as you make your way in running to the east bay and south bay right now in the mid to upper 70s, but wakeup planner forecast is going to show that increasing cloud cover during the overnight hours keeping our temperatures on the warmer and as far as our overnight lows go with an additional 5 to 10 degrees. According for daytime highs for your thursday afternoon Storm Tracker 4 tracking that blanket of cloud cover but some changes in the extended forecast friday could see some traces amount of rain trying to make its way into the south and east by saturday morning could see along the coast in the bay area, some light drizzle warming as well really just racism out, but its really the storm but im tracking on monday that could bring us anywhere from light scattered hit or miss showers or a possible Atmospheric River if that storm taps into some tropical moisture out in the pacific more coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes catherine back to you all right thanks very much. Still ahead what if anything does a microwave have to do with protecting your mail from the coronavirus the answer coming up. And while a lot of people are already getting stimulus checks. Lawmakers, some lawmakers of a for many of our members, being prepared. Wont be a new thing. 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Ohio democratic representative tim ryan says to save the economy almost every american making less than a 130,000 a year needs a monthly 2000 payment from the government and it stays in place every single month. Until the Unemployment Rate gets back to where was pre covid19 his proposed legislation also covers College Students and Senior Citizens along with 500 for all dependents under 16 so what cover to me this is the best way to do it 1200 emergency stimulus payments from the cares act started arriving this week, but ryan says thats not enough to guarantee longterm stability its got to be more all us and more directly into the pockets of the American People but already some conservative groups say ryans idea does more harm than good and i think we need to look at at the cost of this is to be billion plus per month in additional spending the heritage foundations Joel Griffiths is targeted payments to the unemployed is a better solution going ahead and dropping money helicopter style that just settles all of us with the with that erodes the value of our dollar that ryan says hes hopeful republicans will get on board just wants to really work on getting it down to the Grassroots Level and i hope that that appeals to a lot of the conservative republicans. He wants a vote in the house once Congress Returns to washington. Reporting in washington, im Trevor Shirley. If you are waiting for your stimulus check theres a way to track it on track when it hits your bank account. The irs has an online tool called get my payment they launched yesterday, its available on the website. You have to enter information like your Social Security number date of birth Mailing Address first payments go to people who have already filed or 2018 or 2019 tax returns and authorize the irs to make any direct deposits within that group the agency will start with the people making the lowest incomes, Social Security recipients will automatically get payments even if they have not filed a return. Coming up the plan to continue getting Homeless People off the streets of San Francisco during the pandemic and good news from the dmv if your drivers license is about to expire and after the break the latest on an east bay nursing home where m the Alameda County das Office Confirms its launched an investigation into a Skilled Nursing facility in heywood this is after the Health Department announced that at least 11 people there have died from the coronavirus kron fours felipe to call talk to the wife of one of the patients. Its men says her husband of 27 years doctor Marshall Mintz men had been in and out of hospitals and the gateway care and Rehabilitation Center in hayward since january when he had surgery to remove a brain tumor. Kelly says its man was recovering well until recently, he fell ill with pneumonia. Then about 2 weeks ago he tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or covid19 but he did not have a fever. Tuesday, though he struggled to breathe. And later died most of it from the virus gets. She was doing okay before that the Alameda CountyCoroners Office has not released an official cause of death. Its man believes her husband was infected at the care center. As of tuesday, 65 residents and staff had tested positive for covid19 11 residents, including its men have died. The deaths prompting the county Health Officer to issue an order effective tuesday requiring all license longterm care and Skilled Nursing facilities to change their practices to stop the spread of the virus. Oh my god. How could that be welcome to fingerprint servic