Bipartisan legislation for coronavirus emergency relief. Doug luzader has the latest on that from washington. Reporter we may see some bipartisan action from Congress Pretty quickly today as the virus has now surfaced in just about every state. Reporter with store shelves around the country looking thin, and public spaces looking more and more empty, congress will now try again to intervene. Subject to exchange a paper. Reporter a relief deal could include free testing, paid sick leave, and other benefits. Washington will soon be something of a ghost town. The smithsonian will shut down after today. The Supreme Court has closed to tourists and so has the u. S. Capital capitol with the Visitor Center largely deserted. Reporter yesterday was the worst stock loss. Its going to bounce back very big at the right time. Reporter despite changes in coronavirus test kits, u. S. Health says the test kits will be on track. Its not going to be months, its going to be a week or so. Thats a failure
Diagnostic testing. Another billion would be used to help prevent the infection from spreading almost a billion of that money will go to state and local health agencies. The measure also includes million to pay for a Telehealth Program to help expand Health Care Access to seniors the funding comes as we learn of yet another death in california possible possibly linked to coronavirus aside Vail Department of Public Safety announced today that a 72 yearold man died after he was found unconscious and not breathing that patient had recently been on a cruise officials have not confirmed whether it is in this cruise ship the grand princess this is the cruise with 3 other passengers did test positive for coronavirus one of them was the Placer County man that we told you about who died yesterday becoming the first coronavirus death in california because of that mans death in sunnyvale there are now concerns that responding personnel may have been exposed to coronavirus fours dan thorn joins us
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Well i think its been handled very well the brits came in we had great warriors come in. And do a fantastic job and they were there instantaneously as soon as we heard. You use the word immediately they came immediately and its in great shape as you know this will not be a bengazi i also want to thank the Iraqi Government they really stepped up i spoke to the Prime Minister today i thanked him but they stepped up very nice i want to have peace and i like peace. Iran should want peace more than anybody the pentagon is planning to send another 750. 00 troops to the middle east and says that more could go. Reports from washington. Well its 750 u. S. Soldiers that are being sent to the middle east immediately according to this pentagon these are soldiers a battalion of soldiers from the 82nd airborne of the u. S. Army one of the more Battle Tested divisions of the u. S. Army they are being sent there are immediately presumably to kuwait although the pentagon would not confirm that make no
Elat winsill continue thughohe. Could be worse. Throughout the day today, high clouds and temperatures near 80 for the warmest locations. Getting a little busy out there. Were starting to ramp up a little bit. The commute is starting to get under way. The san mateo bridge, a few brake lights. A couple of hot spots out there as you might imagine. We have this fire, its a brush fire off the side of the road in the eastbound 80 direction near San Pablo Dam onramp to eastbound 80. It doesnt look like its causing a lot of slowing. A new accident in union city, southbound 880 near docoto. You can see the red sensors indicating the backup here. Breaking news in Southern California. This unbelievable fire. Burned angeles. Its the saddleridge fire, it stretches from porter ranch to sylmar. Right now all of porter ranch is under an evacuation order. Kabc has ben covering this fire all night. Heres what the fire looked like 20 minutes ago. Lets go to jade hernandez. She is in this Large Community