Sunshine and chilly temperatures with low to mid50s at noon and mid to upper 50s with isolated showers and a lonely thunderstorm or two. All right, thank you, mike. Now to the latest on coronavirus. The Labor Department says more than 3 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance just last week. The Senate Unanimously voted to pass a 2 trillion economic stimulus package overnight and that is to help people really get through this economic downturn. The bill will now move on to the house for a vote that is set for tomorrow. The deal will help millions of americans who are suffering financially. Now, the numbers that we mentioned from the Labor Department, they show 3. 2 Million People applied for unemployment in one week, which is the largest ever number documented by the weekly jobless claims report. More than 1,000 people have died in the u. S. Because of coronavirus. Nearly 70,000 people have been diagnosed. About 1,200 cases are here in the bay area and 27 people have died. A st
Leader Mitch Mcconnell is expected some time today and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says the president will absolutely sign this deal. Abc news, washington. Now to an update on the growing number of coronavirus cases in the bay area. The number of total confirmed cases has now topped 1,000. Santa clara continues to get hit hard. It reported 16 deaths and 375 cases which is more than double san mateo counties which is 161. Alameda county reported a second death today. And 135 confirmd cases. Contra costa county reports 186 cases San Francisco has its first death, the man is in his 40 and he had significant Underlying Health conditions. 152 confirmed cases in coronavirus in San Francisco. Two confired cases of coronavirus in mendicino county. Lake county still reporting no cases. Stanford University Officials say they are aware of 24 people connected with the university who tested positive for covid19. One is a student now on campus and the other are either faculty, staff, students r
Conditions. President trump wants to roll back social distancing guidelines by easter in order to get the economy back on its feet but not everyone agrees. With this epidemic on the move in the united states, our economy will not be normal anyway. There would be an extraordinary amount of sickness and pressure on hospitals in a way that we havent experienced before. I think its just important for everyone thinking about both options. Keeping these measures in place or considering changing them that we really all understand what the consequences of both will be. Well, as the president considers rolling back social distance guidelines measures, doctors are encouraging everythieveryone to stay home. That includes the kids. Amy hollyfield has advice from a pediatrician. Amy . Hi, reggie. Playgrounds like this one are closed for a reason. This is heather farms in walnut creek. People are tempted to come and let their kids play and be outside, but Officials Say the shelter at home order appl
The public to adhere to the states stay at home order. Chris nguyen is live in san jose with that story. Reporter county officials, they know that people are getting antsy while being stuck at home, but again, with the exception of essential activities, they are urging the public to stay home to help reduce the spread. Outside the Santa Clara County Administration Building friday afternoon, a reminder from county leaders for the community to do its part. We know that the social distancing takes at least two weeks to start to have an effect because the incubation time period for the disease is at least two weeks. Nearly two weeks after a regional shelter in place order went into effect, no word yet on how much longer its going to last, but as some people grow m impatient about having to spend more time at home, there are new reminders about why the measure is so important. What we know from our modeling and what we think that means. Reporter San Jose City officials released projections
The workers threatening a major strike and what theyre demanding. And its a race against the clock. The challenging work under way in Contra Costa County as hospitals prepare for a surge in patients. Good evening, everybody. Im jessica aguirre. Raj mathai has the night off. Well, they texted. They emailed, and they called. Tonight an urgent message from bay area leaders. Dont let your guard down and continue to isolate. Nbc bay areas ian cull has more from Santa Clara County where theyre nervously tracking cases and reminding us all to stay home. Reporter most people in the south bay had a phone alert, a call, a text. I even got an email saying the need to stay home is urgent, and you should limit going outside even for essentials. So look here reporter the directive more clear in a press conference by Santa Clara County officials, saying it will take at least another 2 1 2 weeks to know if were flattening the curve locally. You will see increased numbers because more testing is going