Powers. Protesters there angry at whitmers decision to extend the states stayathome orders until the middle of next month. Meanwhile, in states like georgia the governor there allowing gyms, hair salons, that to too parlors and some other tattoo parlors and some other nonessential buzzes to reopen businesses to reopen. A number of virusrelated elements to report to you. We begin with the death toll in this country. The chinese coronavirus has now killed more than 50,000 americans and infected almost 900,000 nationwide. More federal help is on the way for Small Business and their workers, and more money for hospitals and testing. President trump has just signed that mammoth 484 billion relief package that will give more Financial Support to struggling Small Businesses across america. The relief package provides 310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, 60 billion for disaster loans, 75 billion for hospitals, 25 billion for more testing. During todays signing event the oval office
News at 5 starts right now. Im terry mcsweeney. A break through in the bay area. For the first time at ucsf, doctors have transfused convalescent plasma into a covid19 patient. That means using blood from people who have recovered from the virus and have antibodies from the disease in their blood. The global death toll has topped 200,000. More than 1 4 of those deaths in the u. S. To put things into perspective on how fast this number is rising. Just 15 days ago, april 10th. The global death toll stood at 100,000. Now its doubled. Here at home cases continue to climb. More than 7200 reported cases. At least 259 people have died. Today every county with the exception of marin, solano, sonoma and men doe seen know counties added new cases. Cases in San Mateo County have now topped 1,000. Despite masks and social distancing, testing will be a crucial part of moving forward in this pandemic. Ucsf is trying to take action. Nbc bay areas tom jensen reports from the mission district. Reporter
When lifeguards then countered about 40,000 people on the beach that of course is raising some concerns of a potential spike in covid19 cases across california, the number of covid19 cases is nearing 43,000 the state also has nearly 1700 deaths, the bay area has close to 7300 cases and more than 250 deaths people in San Francisco are also out and about today taking in the nice weather a lot of people packs local parks to try to get some sun or enjoy a picnic but. Crews are also out there trying to make sure people are following shelter in place rules by maintaining a safe social distance for santorum live in the city tonight, he joins us with more on what he saw when he was out and about dan. Mccann is not as fun as got much cooler out here but earlier today it was the type of day that youd want to be out at the park lots of people packing the city parks here in San Francisco, but many of them were not Wearing Masks or spreading out like they should be. At first glance its another suns
For the better. Nightline will be right back. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, a staggering milestone. The covid19 death toll in the u. S. Reaching more than 58,300. Surpassing the number of americans killed during the vietnam war. A conflict that lasted nearly two decades. But now the possible treatment and glimmer of hope. The fda encouraging pandemic survivors to donate massplasma help others. Reporter for the past weeks, david herman has undergone a new routine. Regular trips to this blood bank in san antonio, texas. Im going to get your temperature, and then you have persistent cough . Reporter last month he tested positive for covid19 but showed almost no symptoms. I was not hospitalized. Im lucky that i didnt get sick, and at the same time, im sad so many people are. Reporter so he decided to do something about it. I was watching the news. They were talking about this plasma work being done, and i came in on i believe april7th and gave my first donation. Reporter
Mallicoat. Good morning i am Claudine Wong and lets go to like being the first to check in. Meteorologist Rosemary Orozco for the forecast and we all got or the first to try you hand at the culinary arts. The purple memo today, frank or all the arts. Be the first to volunteer. Or the first to say its all going to be okay. Pointed out first and i love we are all on the same wavelength if not in the same building. And when the day comes, that is right i am feeling your when were no longer looking at our worlds from the inside out. It will be what we did in here vibe. And we have potted plants with that will make us stronger out there. Purple behind me, waking up the cloud cover along the coastline and parts of the bay, cooler whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Temperatures for many around the bay area and this is a look from the east bay towards the lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance bay bridge and into San Francisco where you can see the please,