5 00 right now. Covid cases in a nationwide surge. This map shows much of the midwest covered in red meaning a widespread number of new cases. Dark orange shows a significant surge. Thats most of the east coast along with parts of texas which just hit 1 million cases. California a lighter orange but cases here are also on the rise. The cdc has put out its strongest guidance yet on mask wearing citing growing evidence a mask can help protect a person wearing it. The cdc says adopting universal mask wearing policies could help future help prevent future lockdowns. As San Francisco struggles to get ahead of rising covid cases, leaders reopening rolling back plans. Today in the bays Cierra Johnson is live in San Francisco to explain why the city is hardly alone here when it comes to new concerns and confusion, cierra. Reporter yes, good morning. Mayor london breed made that announcement shes pausing some of that reopening, and that includes halting the reopening of indoor learning for high
And a good monday morning to its kind of you. Im marcus washington. Spot in Pacific Heights right and im laura garcia. Now. Alexander is the ceo of a i hope everybody had a great weekend. Everybody ready for monday . Company called laface. Oh, yeah. Other brands have cut ties with the first part, had a great the company in the wake of that weekend. Incident. Well, in just a few hours in there you go. I think theres a heatup on the Sacramento Californias attorney way as well, right, kari . General Xavier Becerra plans to yeah, were really going to hold a virtual News Conference see the temperatures going up as to announce an agenda for we go through the week. Statewide police reform. It gets under way at 11 00 this at least were still going to be morning. Fairly comfortable today. Here is a look at where were starting this morning, a two of three of the largest temperature of 53 in Livermore Police unions are officially and 63 degrees in concord. Onboard with the idea of reform. We are
The new world and is stored with low economic data, wall street reversing in just the last hour, we have been down in some cases triple digits but now we have the Dow Jones Industrials just down about six points, s p down to, the nasdaq has punched into positive territory. What is this mean, market legend mohammed is about to tell you if he thinks the worst for the market has finally passed. Plus ill go oneonone with Energy Secretary, just as oil pushes back about 29 per barrel. We mentioned nascar, nascar about to drop the green flag once again this weekend, nascar president is here as engines begin to rub when nascar becomes the first major sport to get back to action since the Coronavirus Crisis began. But what will change prewe will tell you. Even the april retail spending collapse, there is one piece of clothing that saw a triple digit jump in sales, with an allstar lineup this friday on less than one hour to the closing bell, lets start the claman countdown. Liz breaking news, Ho
We have new signs of hope. America wages war against the coronavirus. The number of people entering the hospital here in new york is slowing down, however, the death toll is not. Heres a look at the map. New york is now reporting more than 5,400 deaths. New jersey, more than 1,200 followed by michigan and louisiana. And several states are now reporting between 200 and 500 deaths including california, illinois and florida. Here in new york supplies are being brought into a cathedral thats being turned into a field hospital. Data shows the state is reaching a plateau but on tuesday the state averaged one death every two minutes. In los angeles, a new rule when it comes to wearing a nonmedical mask. Beginning friday essential workers and their customers including those at Grocery Stores will be required to wear them. Abcs Megan Tevrizian reports on the other new developments this morning. Reporter as the coronavirus death toll approaches 13,000 people nationwide, africanamericans are bein
Storm is dutching rain around the area. Pail heggen will be back with when the skies will finally clear. Governor newsom said the state is work on a plan to bounce back from the Economic Impact caused from the coronavirus outbreak. Testing is the predicate to making it happen, along the lines of those antibody tests that were just referenced, and then, of course, coming up with a comprehensive economic and Workforce Development plan. California businesses are asking the governor to delay next years minimum wage increase. The governor said he has not made a decision yet. More than 10 million americans applied for unemployment in the last two weeks of march watch, and some experts say that number could double in april. But already the Employment Development department is overwhelmed. Julia good rich has that story. The Employment Development Department Said its doing the best it can with the historic surge in claims, but we talked to many people who are rung out of patience. I called aga