Into our edd department of Employment Development department now at 9 more than 22 million americans have filed for unemployment as the president lays out guidelines to reopen the country for business. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, todays unemployment numbers are the largest and most dramatic rise in claims on record since the department started tracking back in 1967. The totals though come as no surprise since businesses will remain closed during this pandemic state agencies are having to hire more workers to help overwhelmed the state labor departments some states are expected to run low on money for state Unemployment Benefits as part of the federal Economic Relief package Congress Expanded Unemployment Benefits to include an extra 600 a week the size was given out by the state in california 2. 7 Million People across the state filed for Unemployment Benefits. As kron fours 10 per second tells us many are still waiting for money and some can even get through to the Em
Month for health care and frontline workers were dealing at a time where we need to go bold late and we need to meet this moment without playing small ball any longer in Los Angeles County authorities are lifting the restrictions on coronavirus testing. And beginning friday. The city will require residents to wear a mask or covering in supermarkets and other essential businesses and if youre not covering your face. By friday morning in the Central Business can refuse you service it follows a series of aggressive moves throughout the state beginning in midmarch that Health Experts say appear to show. The california is bending the curve these measures will be disruptive to day to day life. But there is no need to panic on march 16th, San Francisco became the first city in the country to issue a stay at home order. Bustling neighborhoods quickly became ghost towns 3 days later on march 19th newsome issued a stay at home order for the entire state, california got it right medical experts s
The decision to reopen the country will not come from the president is going to be up to the governors will work with them were going to help them. But its going to be up to the governors the white house issuing guidelines to help but the states will not be forced to follow that our approach outlines 3 phases and restoring our economic life. We are not opening for once. But one careful step at a time that on light switch on and off is the exact opposite. What you see here which is a gradual read asian in america can then make at the Center New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saying theyre not ready to reopen ready to open tomorrow because were afraid the infection rate will go on. Hospitalizations are down but the state is seeing about 2000 new cases a day and are setting their sights on another major concern weve been watching the Nursing Homes is Nursing Homes in many ways are ground 0 for this situation across the country. Los angeles county facing their highest number of deaths reported
It iunclear where the Staff Members are coming from. Since this morning, at least three ambulances have shown up at gateway care and rehab center in hayward, leaving one patients grandson worried about the outbreak escalating further. A City Council Member for union city says his grandmother has dementia and requires 24hour care. She visited her window where the family left a poster board for her. Im worried that this ting exploded over two days. The he reason that you see the ambulances like you do now, theyre probably traction porting a lot of people to the hospital. Reporter the San Francisco chronicle is sourcing a record that shows anthony as the owners of gateway. The couple has allegedly been cited for olations at other Skilled Nursing fa owned across the bay area, including abuse and lack of infection control. And now were going to go live to governor newsoms news conference. Providing psychological first aid by extending our hand of appreciation, good word kind of support that
Now at 11 00, breaking news in the east bay. A Huge Police Presence in richmond. A pursuit through multiple cities ends in a stand off. And at least one officer is injured. Also breaking tonight, an amber alert has been issued for parts of the bay area after this 14yearold was kidnapped in idaho. Police believe she and her abductors are headed toward santa rosa. The chp says two men kidnapped the girl this morning in the town of rupert, idaho. The t applies to napa and sonoma counties. They say be on the lookout for a gray chevy malibu. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, an active crime scene in a richmond neighborhood. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. It reportedly all started with the discovery of an assault victim, and that sparked a chase through the east bay. It came to an end in richmond. Theres where kpix 5s joe vazquez is tonight, live for us, with the late breaking details. Reporter yeah, you can see the crime scene here behind me. The police ligh