With cities in lockdown because of the Global Pandemic working from home has become the new normal for many so what are the benefits challenges and will this change the way we work this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im. The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live in just the last few months governments trying to hold the spread of the disease have imposed strict lock downs that means hundreds of millions of people are now working from home away from the office Video Conferencing services for example have experienced a huge boom but working remotely has created immense challenges for businesses and employees alike well bring in our guests in a moment 1st this report from alexia obrien. Its the same message across the world you must work from home if you can do it full swoop in houston where possible we should continue to work from home 2nd i do know what it is that i mean in order for society to work we asked you to work from home. From Small Compa
Good morning, to you. Thank you, for joining us. Welcome to mornings on 2. Its a tuesday morning. Its march 23rd. Im dave clark. Thank you, for joining us this morning im pam cook. Thank you for getting up early and you want to know if you want to get your work out in, its pretty chilly out there. For the next few days. At least through thursday, you guys. Its going to be really cool for us. Highs will only be in the 50s for some. Santa rosa, san jose both saying some light rain and very cold pattern for this time of year. For mid march, its a cold pattern. Afternoon highs will be in the 50s. I think tomorrows a better opportunity but its still in the mix for today and already were starting to see some scattered showers develop. There could be a general area of rain. Even a little bit around san jose, los gatos, Santa Cruz Mountains. This is some pretty cold air coming in the next couple of days. Highs will be well below average here. Were getting it in march you guys. All right. Thank
Local news station. Now in i just minutes ago the Senate Passed a 2 plus trillion dollar economic stimulus package. Thanks for joining us. Everybody, im grant lotus and i think you will kiss this historic bill was just voted on minutes ago. The highlights include direct payments of up to 1200 for working people. An additional 500 per child married couples earning up to 150,000 will get 2400. This bill provides billion in Small Business loans. 250 billion in Unemployment Insurance benefits and billion in loans for distressed companies. This stimulus package now heads on to the house which is expected to vote on it tomorrow. The latest coronavirus numbers in the bay area Santa Clara County continues to have the most trouble locally 459 cases along with 17 deaths. Tonight we also know that the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office has 5 confirmed cases in that department. The latest case there deputy who had been assigned to the Custody Bureau that deputy is now selfisolating at home meanwhi
A country that has been debilitated financially by american sanctions for years now and the 2nd consideration has been for the government a public that has lost patience with it a public that sees it as relatively speaking unpopular so really the president here d trying to strike a balance between addressing this Public Health crisis and maintaining the economic stability of the country Going Forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the countrys experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one of his 1st appearances since the outbreak was announced in the country came on state television spoke to the iranian people and said that in his estimation the outbreak would be over in a matter of 3 days now that was weeks ago having said that the latest figures might suggest some reason for cautious optimism let me give you what the latest numbers are fr
Will find that necessary. David the number of confirmed cases, 16000 and death toll rises to 216. The dow had been positive this morning though until new york Governor Cuomo announced a stayathome order for one 100 of new yorks socalled nonessential private workforce. Devastating news for the Financial Capital of the world. The dow closing down 927 points. This is bulls bears, weve got you covered on all of the latest news. David as men. Edward lawrence is looking at the 1 trilliondollar stimulus package being debated now on capitol hill. Like berman has developing news from the white house. As for that trillion dollar stimulus package, nancy pelosi spoke by phone this afternoon, earlier today at the white house, President Trump spoke with Chuck Schumer as well. The president is saying today they are not that far apart. The hope is that this trillion dollar package can get to the white house sometime next week. We had a very good telephone conversation, extremely good with each senator