The previous four week i was 2. 7 million. This comes as the federal Paycheck Protection Program runs out of money. Thats the program aimed at Small Businesses struggling during the pandemic. The Small Business Administration Says its exhausted the more than 350 billion of funding for emergency loans and will need congress to commit more money to continue lending funds. And while there is optimism rent talks of reopening, some still say its too early. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today he is extending the order they are, meaning all current restrictions and closures in new york will be in effect until may 15. Here in the bay area some new requirements are being implemented. Officials in fremont issued an executive order requiring people to use these coverings in public, that includes visits to Grocery Stores and other essential businesses. Also goes for employees at those places. The executive order is expected to stay in effect for the duration of the local emergency and c
Safeway stores, a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables on shelves this may be linked to a coronavirus related deaths at one of their Major Distribution Centers kron fours dan thorn talked with shoppers who know to see empty shelves see has more in this report from Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill. Sent to a shoppers are telling us here they started noticing a shortage of produce on the shelves here about a week ago and we spoke with an employee who works here at the safeway that says that they too started noticing the low stock and it may be possibly connected to an issue that happened at the Tracy Distribution Center safely has confirmed that one of their workers at that center died earlier this week because of complications with coronavirus the company is also acknowledge there is a shortage of staff at their Tracy Distribution Center. But its for quote a variety of reasons they did not explicitly say was because of the covid19 debt in the meantime viewers have been reporting that the prod
Into our edd department of Employment Development department now at 9 more than 22 million americans have filed for unemployment as the president lays out guidelines to reopen the country for business. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, todays unemployment numbers are the largest and most dramatic rise in claims on record since the department started tracking back in 1967. The totals though come as no surprise since businesses will remain closed during this pandemic state agencies are having to hire more workers to help overwhelmed the state labor departments some states are expected to run low on money for state Unemployment Benefits as part of the federal Economic Relief package Congress Expanded Unemployment Benefits to include an extra 600 a week the size was given out by the state in california 2. 7 Million People across the state filed for Unemployment Benefits. As kron fours 10 per second tells us many are still waiting for money and some can even get through to the Em
The decision to reopen the country will not come from the president is going to be up to the governors will work with them were going to help them. But its going to be up to the governors the white house issuing guidelines to help but the states will not be forced to follow that our approach outlines 3 phases and restoring our economic life. We are not opening for once. But one careful step at a time that on light switch on and off is the exact opposite. What you see here which is a gradual read asian in america can then make at the Center New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saying theyre not ready to reopen ready to open tomorrow because were afraid the infection rate will go on. Hospitalizations are down but the state is seeing about 2000 new cases a day and are setting their sights on another major concern weve been watching the Nursing Homes is Nursing Homes in many ways are ground 0 for this situation across the country. Los angeles county facing their highest number of deaths reported
I think Everybody Needs to be careful. We are in a scary world right and. Anything we can do to help we will do. Wearing a mask in fremont is no longer a recommendation. Its a requirement. Good evening, everyone. Today marks one month since most of the bay area was ordered to shelter in place and now at last there is talk of relaxing some restrictions. The association of Bay Area Health officers is working on a plan to relax stay at home orders as soon as may 4 and group the group is looking to loosen restrictions on low risk these in 13 jurisdictions including San Francisco, san jose, and oakland. New guidelines would likely apply to Outdoor Activities 1st and would take effect when the current stay at home order expires on may 3 at midnight. In washington the Trump Administration rolled out its threephase plan to reopen the country. The president said some states might begin to lift restrictions right away. Each face has a 14 day checklist before moving onto the next. The president s