Congress, signing four executive orders, providing some relief for millions of americans struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Im taking action to provide an additional or an extra 400 per week in expanded benefits. 400. Okay. Talks between the Trump Administration and the democratic leadership on a new covid19 relief bill collapsed friday. It was a disappointing meeting. We did not make any progress today. Reporter democrats say they offered to meet republicans halfway on a 2 trillion stimulus package. I offered to them, well take down a trillion if you add a trillion in. They said, absolutely not. Reporter there was some positive news from the labor department. Fridays job reports beat expectations. Nearly 1. 8 million jobs added last month. The Unemployment Rate dropped to 10. 2 . The data showed erthat l their at the beginning of the pandemic are still unemployed. The 600 unemployment benefit expired july 31st. That extra 600 has been a lifeline to us to keep the roof over ou
Good morning to you wherever you are. Im Frank Holland in for Brian Sullivan lets get right to the markets and take a look at the stock futures this morning its been a wild week on wal ve street today it looks like the dow could open down as much as 150 points amid new concerns over covid19 but the nasdaq, its run keeps on going. Leading to another new record high its 26 for the year on pace for the third weekly gain in three weeks. Now to the global markets. Karen tso. Shes in our london newsroom with more on that. Good morning. It has been a weak finish for those asian markets today. Negative news coming out of hong kong with fresh coronavirus cases. 38 new cases local transmission and decided to close schools again from next week that throws cold water on these markets. And the rest of the markets to be very much focused on the bull run for the Chinese Market take a look at this. A lot of investors piling into chinese stocks this week and that has taken them to the highest level in
Now reopen westbound. They should reopen within an hour. No injuries are reported. But right now lets go right to sell this morning to check in on that because that is where our Early Morning commuters often start. Thats right. Westbound 580, if youre driving in, you will see a back up there on 580. The last few minutes that ive been watching this, the backup has become a little bit less. It was longer, as you said. They start opening up the eastbound lanes, the westbound lanes are still slow and we do have a caltrans picture for one of their web sites that we can show you some of the backup. It is pretty slow combing through the Altamont Pass. The west bound traffic is going to be slow. So is 205 but as you heard him say, they are getting ready to i have a feeling at this is still going to be a problem for a little while you watching it for you. What about the weather . Lets bring stephen with todays forecast. I should add, its about 35 mileperhour winds of the Altamont Pass as well.
67 in concord. 52 and pacifica. The oakland airport, they have clouds. A bigger fog bank near the coast. 60s, and 70s inland. It will be 90s and 80s. Over to sal, we will see if he focuses on 580 now. That is right, we have slow traffic on 580 and 205 this morning. Westbound 580 and 205 had an arrow because of an earlier grass fire here, that was slowing traffic. It will also be slow again in this area. Eastbound 580 is open. It looks like the lanes are open westbound. You will be seeing slow traffic as you drive through. The lanes are open after an earlier grass fire. Here at the bay bridge, it is light. Lightly traveled into San Francisco. Traffic is moving well all the way into the city. Lets go back to the headlines. Interstate 580 is open, at least it is opening at the ultima pass after an overnight fire near northglenn and carol road, in the livermore area. Before midnight, a pickup truck crashed into the Center Divide and had burst into flames. The flames had spread to brush tha
Work and how communities respond will look different this year. Already california has seen more fires this year compared to last year. We have the challenges ahead, and there are a lot of them. Reporter cal fire responded to more than 600 fires just last week. Getting on them fast, keeping the acreage down is the goal. Because the pandemic complicates everything. I would not know where to go right now, if that happened again. Reporter frederick lost his home when the tubs fire roared into santa rosa. He evacuated with his grandchildren that night to a packed evacuation center. We sat down and it got crowded and more crowded as we sat. There were a lot of people there. We only stayed about four or five hours. Reporter a scenario that wont work now. It may be that we dont put you in a congregant shelter situation. We may be putting you into hotels. Reporter hotels, dorms, scattered locations, the priority will be social distance. Box mills instead of buffets at a Temperature Check upon