Pres. Trump thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress is being made. And i appreciate you all joining us. Last night the fda announc pres. Trump thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress is being made. And i appreciate youre all joining us. Last night, the fda announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing, very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the fda. So the states are very much involved. They have been involved from the beginning, but we are stepping it up as much as we can. And the testing procedures are going well. And within a short period of time, private labs will kick in. This has never been done before. And it is going to be something, i think it is going to be incredible if it is done properly. And these are among the greatest companies in the world, actually. So, the state is going to be dealing through themselves and would local government, local physicians, loc
Question. Spring break canceled. Distancing storm of seriously enough. And making the best of it, people around the world finding ways to entertain themselves, their families and even perform some good deeds for our Furry Friends in whats quickly become our new normal, today, saturday, march 21st, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today, the coronavirus pandemic, with Peter Alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. Peter and i are joining you once again from our bureau in washington, d. C. And are keeping the appropriate social distance from one another. I got the tape measure out its a strong 6 feet separating us today. We thank you for joining us. A lot of the news youre hearing these days will be overwhelming, we will do you our best to bring you the latest headlines and also some stories that we hope will make you smile. Nice to be here in d. C. Near our families. Thats right, we hope
Nova has asked no less than 10 times a day if we can go to the park. Reporter while some parents are feeling the pressure just days into their home schooling experience gotten to a couple of close to what i would describe as fistfights with my daughters over math. Reporter others are digging deep to figure out ways to fill the time. A time for academics. We went on a walk. The kids have played outside. Weve done puzzles. Were planning to bake cookies this afternoon. Its been really busy keeping three little ones occupied all day. Read lots of books, played lots of trucks, also trying to take advantage of some of the online things. Makes my day quite hectic because im also juggling working with my eighth graders via texting and Online Internet of course, and phone calls. Reporter as the days drag on lifting weights with cans. Lifting brothers with brooms. Reporter the ideas wear thin. What are we trying to do . Side show . No, were trying to wear our kids out. Reporter even some experts
Im annemarie green. The coronavirus pandemic marked a new threshold here in the u. S. Infections are confirmed in all 50 states. Nationwide, there are now more than 6,300 reported cases and more than 100 deaths. Across the country, local officials are taking aggressive action to curb the spread of the virus. New york citys mayor is considering a shelterinplace order for more than eight Million People who live here. That action is already in effect for People Living in parts of northern california. Meanwhile, hospitals are in desperate need of more protective gear to handle the outbreak, and theres growing concern over whether theyll have enough beds and supplies for infected patients. In washington, congress is working on what may be the largest bailout in American History to rescue the u. S. Economy from the pandemic. Gwen baumgardner is in london tracking all of the detais for us. What is the latest on this stimulus package . Reporter hey, good morning, annemarie. The government is h
Live from the cbs bay areas studios, this is kpix5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, were looking live from our exclusive Sales Force Tower camera as we look west on this wednesday morning. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for waking up with us. It is march 18th, 2020. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Good morning. 4 31 right now. Lets get a check of the forecast wait mary. Looking at some rain in some spots. Yes, a wet start to the day. Happy wednesday to you. This is very light rain, even sprinkles this morning. Lets zoom into high def doppler. You can see the very light rain pushing from san rafael across the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco and across the bay bridge. Richmond, oakland, alameda pushing to the south. Temperatures in the 40s. Concord at 47. Also for oakland. 41 livermore. 49 San Francisco. 43 san jose. 44 for santa rosa. As we head through the day, daytime highs below average. All of us in the 50s later on today. Mid50s San Francisco. Oakl