They were so short on staffing, that no one could go into his room in order to give him the phone. So we would call, the phone would ring and ring. We would call the nurses station, it would ring for 20, 25 minutes until we would give up. Reporter according to an analysis of payroll data, gateway care and rehab senter is one of 25 nursing facilities that failed to meet staffing standards more than 500 times at the end of last year, the most in the bay area. To put that in perspective, 21 of those facilities have registered nurses that failed to report any hours. Its unclear if they didnt show up for work or other reasons. People that came to work they had between 25, 30 patients that they were attending to. Reporter abc 7 reached out to the facility but has yet to hear back. The iteam obtained Text Messages from the owners in april. One said we needily need silenced staff. But gateways Staffing Shortage was a problem well before april. The facility failed to meet the states minimum sta
Announced today some extra resources to help with that. The extra resources will go to eight counties in californias central valley. Thats where theres been a surge in coronavirus cases. The governor delivered todays update from a Diamond Foods sto. While positivity numbers are stabilizing statewide, eight counties are seeing increased infections in the central valley. How deadly this disease continues to be. Reporter he announced a 52 Million Investment for those counties specifically, used to improve isolation and testing protocols, as well as to provide more support and personnel to health care workers. The money is part of a 499 cdc grant to california. These dollars, we think are timely. These dollars are critical. And important. And they will buld off local infrastructure already in place. Reporter strike teams will be deployed to support the essential workforce. We have a great deal of work to do to get transmission rates down here in the central valley. Reporter the governor to
Launching and landing a reused rocket weve got the ceo of a publicly traded Company Looking to capitalize on the increased excitement around space these days. Wonder if they call them certified preowned. Thats coming soon, im sure. Yes. After the bell, bitcoin millionaire, a young man who bought bitcoins at 12 is now worth millions good for him hell tell us whether he is selling right now and whether hes investing in ethereum, litecoin, or ripple. Or whatever the coin is. Isnt that a wine lets get to the big story out of washington right now. Republicans sprinting to pass tax reform before the holiday recess and a final version of the bill, we are told, is expected to be released in just a couple of hours. Ylan mui who has been way out in front on this story today gives us what she knows right now. Ylan reporter bill, senator marco rubio is making it official, he will be a yes on the republican tax bill as weve been reporting since earlier today. Now, hes onboard because republicans we
You go out no, i dont. Various market milestones today. The nasdaq crossing 7,000 for the first time and the dow closing in on 25k for the first time although were well off the highs right now. Tax reform hopes, and a series of deals this morning seem to be helping sentiment today. This is the first time ever, by the way, that the dow has gained 5,000 points in a single year. We began the year in president 19,000 range and now were well into 24k. Its just crazy theres no other word for it nothing like bitcoin, though, by comparison, it seems tame. We have people who are going to tell you where to make more money in the sfarkt cotock markg up in a few minutes. Is utilities are the biggest loser today. We have a debate on whether the bitcoin boom could help drive utilities higher talk about some of the power usage. Thats a hot topic. Recode calls him one of tvs most important executives. What espn had john skippers resignation announced today means for that sports giant and for disney ov
Tyler mathisen is off tonight. The major indexes climbed further into record territory. The dow closing in on 25,000. The optimism sums ahead of a vote on the tax bill that would be an historic overhaul of the u. S. Tax system. It would cut the corporate rate and result in likely increases in profits. A number of corporate deals also helped lift sentiment. Well have more on that later. But first a look at the closing number. 24,792 for the dow, its 70th record close. The highest number in a calendar year ever. The nasdaq was up 58. The s p 500 added 14. With the steady climb in stocks all year and the tax bill vote near, what will drive the next leg of growth . Mike santoli took a look for answers. Every bull market needs a good story line. The one that started nearly nine years ago has followed several along the way. You have the depths of the bear market in early 2009. The bullish story was stocks were simply too depressed. As the years went on, the narrative shifted to Central Banks