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Unfolded, here are some of the highlights from todays news conference. The white house today pledged immediate help for individuals and Small Businesses. This came on a date when we learned that 6. 6 million more americans wild unemployment claims last week. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is said people who have their banks direct deposit information already on file with the irs will get direct payments within two weeks as part of the stimulus bill. Im pleased to report that within two weeks the first payments will be direct deposit into taxpayers accounts. As the president said, he authorized me to say that anybody who has Social Security recipients will not need to file a new tax return and will have that. The secretary said there will be a website for people who dont have direct deposit on file, and they can provide information in order to get their payment. On the medical front President Trump said today that he has again invoked the defense production act to ensure that manufact
Emergency in this covid19 pandemic. This is a serious situation and we are all concerned about the health and safety of our fellow americans and citizen soldiers and airmen. Thus far members of the national , six guard have tested positive for covid19. We have forced Health Protection measures in place and we will keep our National Guard members informed as the situation develops. We all play an important part in ensuring the health and safety of communities and this is a responsibility we take their take seriously. We are here to support each other and communities. I want to talk about what the National Guard is doing in response to covid19. First of our, its an historic event unlike any weve faced in recent years. When theres a hurricane, you can see it on a map and you have a sense on how hard itll hit. Its like we have 54 separate hurricanes in every state and territory. Some are category 5, summer some are category threes, and some are category ones. We dont no one this was going
Pandemic. We are all concerned about the health and safety of our fellow americans and citizen soldiers and airmen. Six members of the National Guard have tested positive for covid19. And we measures in place will keep our National Guard members informed as the situation develops. We play an important part in ensuring the health and safety of communities and this is a responsibility we take their sleep. We are here to support each other and communities. I want to talk about what the National Guard is doing. It is unlike any event we have faced in recent years. When there is a hurricane, you can see it on a map and you have a sense on how hard it will hit. It is like we have 54 separate hurricanes in every state and territory. Some are category 5, summer category three and one. We dont no one this was going to dissipate. It demands a historic response and that is what the national. Uard is prepared to do the National Guard is a unique military component. We are part of the air force and
Nice to open up the windows yesterday i agree. And it looks nice today. Theres very little fog though. Only a few patches of it. So were clear. Ready to go. Santa rosa airport. But i dont think downtown does. Has a slight northerly breeze, which is why there are 55 but upper 40s low 50s. And were all set for what looks to be a sunny day, but cool and cooler, i should say. And breezy with temperatures 60, 70, 80. Have that north wind holds in santa rosa. Will get to 80s of a dozen and turns southerly. Theyll probably be about 77. All right. Sals here. Anything are quiet . Its mostly quiet. However for steve, we have a yeah. However, we have a pretty serious crash out there right now on 580, heading over to harbor way, we do have a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, and we do have some video taken a little earlier of the scene. This happened at about 130 in the morning, and at one point they did block all the lanes. But then a little bit later, they did open some lanes. Now this happ