Joins soledad to talk about his new book. Soledad why is the title i dont want to die poor . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. The coronavirus is breaking parts of the nations Food Supply Chain. Meat processing plants around the country have shut down as workers contract covid19. Other Food Processors are cutting back because large buyers, like schools and restaurants, are closed. Some farmers are now forced to dump milk, destroy crops, and slaughter their animals, while we see people turning to overwhelmed food banks across the country. Our correspondent Jessica Gomez has more. Jessica well, soledad, the u. S. Department of agriculture is still working out details of its coronavirus Food Assistance program. It includes 16 billion in direct payments to farmers; another 3 billon will be used to get food from the farms to food banks and other nonprofits. While the usda acknowledges it wont nearly be enough, for already cashstrapped farmers, the help cant come soon eno
Across the country. Here in the bay area there are now 42 cases. Half of them in Santa Clara County. And good morning. Thanks for joining us, im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. We have much more coming up in a few moment on the coronavirus. But first a check of the friday forecast with kari hall. Things are changing today. And more clouds and cooler temperatures. Areas in the low 60s and then upper 50s with light rain. We spring forward this sunday and seal a few clouds with the sun and temperatures in the low 60s. Well talk about next weeks rain chances coming up. Mike is tracking a crash. With one slow spot and the rest of the map, every with where is green. A mild slowing through san jose just starting. More slowing southbound 680 off the benicia bridge but easing up around highway 4 a break for a crash into concord but the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet. Back to you. Turning back to the coronavirus case, we have Live Team Coverage for through morning. Pete su
How they braved bad weather and a mixed reception from bystanders. Its friday, march 6th, 2020. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Coronavirus concerns have thousands stranded on this cruise ship. Its going to all work out. Everybody has to be calm. Its all going to work out. The World Health Organization warnings this is not a drill. The roller coaster on wall street continues because of uncertainty from the outbreak. Maybe wed be better off if we gave it to everybody and then in a month itd be over. One less candidate in the president ial race. Senator Elizabeth Warren has dropped out, but she has not endorsed anybody yet. One of the hardest parts of this is all those little girls who are going to have to wait four more years. President trump taking questions from voters in joe bidens hometown. Mentally im all set for bernie, and then we had this crazy thing that happened on tuesday, which he thought was thursday. The mother of two missing children has been extradited
Capital. Od odonnell good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. Tonight, the head of the World Health Organization is sounding the alarm about coronavirus saying this is not a drill. At this hour, thousands are on board the grand princess cruise ship which is being held off the california coast until widespread testing of passenger and crew can be completed. Tonight there are least 12 deaths and 200 cases confirmed right here in the u. S. But the Vice President today admitted the country does not currently have enough test kits to find out if others are sick. Our team of correspondents has every angle covered. Jamie yuccas leads us off from San Francisco. Jamie what, are you learning tonight about the state of this cruise ship . Reporter well, norah, this is what we know 35 passengers on the grand princess cruise ship showed symptoms of the coronavirus. Thats why it is still out at sea, the governor of california saying it cannot dock here, and tests are right now under way. T
Where are the testing kits . The Vice President today admits there arent enough to go around. Our dr. Agus is standing by to tell us what that could mean for you and your family. Also tonight, then there were two. Its a bidensanders showdown as Elizabeth Warren exits the 2020 race. But which candidate will she endorse . Back to idaho. The mother whose kids disappeared returns in handcuffs to face charges, the lastknown photo of her daughter, and why police are now asking tourists in yellowstone for their help. Going back in time. The magazine rights an historic wrong by naming its top 100 women of the past century. Plus, the volunteer state of mind. What taylor swift just pledged to the people of nashville, and how a retired sergeant is helping her state recover by this is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Tonight, the head of the World Health Organization is sounding the alarm about coronavir