States Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protecting americans from workplace, discrimination also extends to those who are part of the Lgbtq Community this ruling is expected to have a major impact for an estimated 8. 1 million workers in the u. S. Thats because most states do not have protections for lgbtq people from the workplace discrimination. The ruling is considered a defeat for the Trump Administration for more on the ruling we talked with Shannon Minter legal director with the National Center for rights. Unfortunately, i the current president has done a lot to try to restate new ties tbt to people in kind of with first cody unbiased with their community and it really means a lot that the Supreme Court of the United States, including justices appointed by this very president. We are being sent a very clear powerful message to the president and to our whole country that the court is not going to go along with that kind of scapegoating her attempts to foment divi
80 of San Franciscos buses are out of commission, making social distancing on board all but impossible. Passover joining the covid19 pandemic. How a digital connection is leading to what many are calling a deeper meaning. Officials say six patients of this senior care facility have died from the covid virus and some family members are outraged at how it went down. Announcer now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. A cluster of coronavirus deaths at a senior care facility in the east bay. Six patients are dead, dozens have the virus. This is happening at gateway care in hayward. Abc 7 reporter j. R. Stone has the latest. Reporter mortuary crews dressed the in full Something Like this we should have been made aware of right away. Reporter his grandmother is a patient here. She doesnt have the virus but is in isolation. While pitino knew about one death, he didnt know about five additional ones until we broke that news wednesday. Its hard. I want to know who the hells running the
Good wednesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Thhe fe same day the u. S. Saw a Record Number of deaths. More than 800 people have now died. At least 23 states have now closed all nonessential businesses and miami is the latest city to issue a stay at home order. But President Trump says he wants to reopen parts of the country by easter. Breaking overnight lawmakers in washington have reached a deal on a 2 trillion economic stimulus package which includes direct payments to most americans. The deal comes just hours after record gains on wall street tuesday. But amid the Economic News theres growing concern about young people, even healthy young people falling seriously ill or even dying from the virus. Well get to those details in a moment. But first abcs ines de la cuetara begins our coverage from waingt. On capitol hill finally reaching a deal on that multitrillion dollar stimulus package meant to help revive the u. S. Economy. Its good news for families all across ameri
We started a Nonprofit Community bank with a simple theory give people a fair deal and real economic power. Invest in the community. In businesses owned by women and people of color. In affordable housing. The difference between words and actions matters. Thats a lesson politicians in washington could use right now. Im tom steyer, and i approve this message. Police in the east bay searching for a hitandrun driver who took the life of a 12yearold girl. The biggest reservoir to be drained all because of a dangerous threat. Dozens of bart employees taking home sixfigure overtime caps. Abc 7 news starts right now. Now news to build a better bay area from abc 7. Reporter dozens of bart workers are taking home sixfigure overtime checks. A bart board member wants answers. Its a very visceral, relatable concern about whos minding the store. Reporter the iteam found one bart employee worked 361 days in one year. Reporter, Melanie Woodrow looked as why bart doesnt just hire more people. Bart pro
And noble Young Adult Book Club pick for winter 2020. Not bad for a first time novelist, abigail hing wen. Born to a family of immigrants; mom from the philippines, dad from indonesia, abigail went on to graduate from harvard and Columbia Law School and now works in silicon valley. Oh, and she also got her masters of fine arts and writing from Vermont College of fine arts. Welcome to the show. Abigail hing wen thank you for having me. Robert and its so great. This is your first tv interview about your book. Abigail it is. It is. So youre breaking me in. Robert okay, well, loveboat, taipei first of all, you did a great job coming up with the title that everybodycatches everybodys attention. What is the significance of loveboat as well as loveboat, taipei . Abigail so theres this program that is fairly wellknown in certain circles in the asianamerican community. Parents would send their kids to taiwan since the 1960s to learn language and culture and to find a spouse, potentially. So tha