Masked care to unemployment assistance. The president also activated the National Guard in california, washington and new york. It will cost the states nothing and gives them full control. Hes sending a hospital ship to l. A. The Naval Hospital ship, the usns mercy which is an incredible ship. These two ships are incredible. One on the west coast and one on the east coast and will be deployed to los angeles to add emergency surge medical capacity. The mercy is expected to arrive within a week with 12 operating rooms and 1,000 bed hospital and pharmacy. Sending large quantities of medical supplies within the next 48 hours. Hospitals across the country are running low on protective gear. Kenneth moton has more on the growing crisis. Reporter growing concern inside americas hospitals as doctors on the front lines plea for help. Its a scary time to be a doctor. Reporter the long fear of coronavirus patients has hit new york city. With more than 10,000 confirmed patients, roughly 5 of the w
Hospitals across the country expect to run out of beds within the next 2 weeks. Well there are over 722,000 cases worldwide and nearly 34,000 deaths here in the us we have more than a 142,000 cases in over 2400 deaths. The state of california we currently have more than 6200 cases and a 100 and 30 deaths so far. Now right here at home in the bay area there are nearly 1900 coronavirus cases, Santa Clara County has the most with 646 cases in 25 deaths so far San Francisco county. Theyve seen 340 cases with 5 deaths along the peninsula, San Mateo County euro 277 cases with 6 tests. Alameda county has 240 cases, 6 deaths so far there. And there are a 168 cases in Contra Costa County with 3 deaths to the north bay marine county theyre reporting 93 cases with one death so far, 58 cases and one death in Sonoma County Solano County has 34 cases and napa county now has 14 cases. County fairgrounds is serving as a drivethru coronavirus testing site d it will also so become a homeless shelter dur
Group, reports Public Health officials in bay area counties are planning to extend the shelter in place order to may 1st. The official announcement could be made some time this week. At last check, there were close to 2,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the bay area. 49 people have died. Starting today in San Francisco, muni is stopping Light Rail Service and closed all of its subway stations and replaced trains with buses. This just in, a new opening date has been set for the tokyo summer olympics. The Opening Ceremony is expected to take place july 23rd next year. Thats 2021. So, big news for that, reggie. And relief is coming here for Health Care Workers on the front lines of covid19. Today Governor Newsom is expected to announce an initiative to boost the workforce. Right now Health Care Workers are working very long hours as we know. Starting this week Governor Newsom is scheduled to take up an update on the pandemic and he will do this every day at noon going forward. A secon
Big message that says hello cookster, i miss that. What we have in store for us today steve for the weather . A little less rain and a little more sunshine, a couple weeks systems around Sonoma County and napa county north, lowes in place, not even close to how cold it was last week as we say in the 40s and 50s pseudocritical minimums expected bit when you get to april is pretty tough but san jose 52 and mostly cloudy and the barometer is 30. 25, there will be more sunshine as the low cloud deck burns off and not much of a breeze mixes and clouds today and a little rain to the north, santa rosa and calistoga north and most of the week looks quiet and in fact nothing until saturday unless you are north, and if youre north there could be a few little systems like mendocino county, a couple of one hundredths is really make it in the pattern to keep us in check with the temperatures that will stay in the 60s and only bumping up a little. We are still below average, closer but not there yet
North for a while and maybe by the weekend something was begin 50 around sacramento and lake tahoe is at 34 and everything is staying north right now with temperatures in the 60s for most temperatures which are slightly below average but ever so much closer, maybe by thursday. And now lets get over to Sal Castaneda. Good morning, i want to mention that as the days where on weve had our share of serious crashes but right now looking at pretty clear roads but chp is asking you keep speeds down but weve had a little bit of a problem in the bay area the past three days where people have been speeding and a lot of officers have cited people and they want us to remind you to keep speeds down and drive safely because you will be cited if caught and now back to you dave. We are hearing reports that if you live in the bay area expect the shelter in place order to continue for at least the next month. Health officials are expected to announce the current order will stay in effect until may 1. Kt