In san leandro a man was shot and killed by Police Inside this walmart. Now police are interviewing at least 20 witnesses. The governor announces 15,000 hotel rooms will house the homeless amid this pandemic. Some spring showers are in the forecast. Ill show you when they arrive in accuweather. Announcer now, your health, your safety. This is abc 7 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. Governor gavin newsom has emphasized since the start of the pandemic the need to help and protect the states most vulnerable people. Today part of the effort took a monumental step forward with the announcement that california has a deal for thousands of rooms to house the homeless. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez spoke with neighbors that live literally behind one of the locations to get their thoughts. We didnt have any forewarning this was going to be going down, and it just was a little bit of a shock. Reporter residents in the south bay were surprised from the announcement g
Clouds to start out, but well see them pull back again, not totally. Well call it a mix of clouds and sun and by 2 00 were cooler, upper 50s, low to mid60s and talking about a weak weather system thats going to arrive late tonight into monday. Well talk about shower chances in a few minutes. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Governor gavin newsom emphasized since the start of the pan demme thick virus will impact the states most vulnerable at a higher rate. This morning his plan is taking action. Abc 7 newsorter Laura Martinez talked with those moving behind the proposed locations to get their thoughts. We didnt have any forewarning this was going to be going down and just was a little bit of a shock. Reporter residents in the south bay were surprised from the announcement governor gavin newsom made during his daily news updates saturday afternoon. Project room key would identify 15,000 hotel rooms throughout the state of california. Reporter the state has partnered with the motel 6 chain, securi
A sweeping plan out of sacramento hoping to house thousands of our state homeless most at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. The governor calls it project roomkey. How will it work and what hotels will open their doors . Heres a latest look at the Coronavirus Impact in the bay area and Santa Cruz County. San francisco has moved back ahead of Alameda County for the secondmost confirmed cases in the region with santa clara with the highest numbers. Mendocino county reporting four and lake county civil. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, april im liz kro thank you for joining us. Heres a look at the weather. Low clouds along the bay area but a lot search from santa cruz, low 50s now, it is 54 downtown and san jose, clouds scattered out at sunrise. 51 in santa rosa, 54 in livermore. We will call it partly cloudy throughout the afternoon. Sea breeze with us, a bit cooler today and we will talk about rain chances arriving as soon as tonight. Governor gavin newsom emphasized since the s
And a sign of winning the battle against the virus South Koreans cast their ballots in an early voters ahead of next weeks general election. Paul the wild is now nearing 100000 deaths from the coronavirus the us saw its deadliest day on thursday and in new york mass burials are taking place as morgues run out of space Christensen Amy reports that theyre all signs of improvement for with a drop in hospital admissions part island is new york citys potters field where those with no family or means to arrange a funeral are laid to rest they used to bury 25 people a week here in the age of the coronavirus its about that number every day. Counting the dead is now part of the daily routine for the gov 911 was supposed to be the darkest day in new york for a generation we lose 2753 lives on 911 weve lost over 7000 lives through this crisis. That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. I cant i dont even have the words for as the daily death toll continues to reach new heights and the stat
Louisiana, which now has nearly ten times as many cases as a week ago. New yorks governor says he is seeing some signs that those unprecedented stayathome orders now in 20 states may be working and helping to slow the rate of the virus spreading. But he warns hospitals are still not ready for the dramatic increase in infections expected to come in the next three weeks. On wall street today, an agreement on that 2 trillion Financial Relief package now working through congress sent stocks soaring, but tonight on capitol hill, theres this news. It appears the deal may have hit a snag. Our team is covering every angle of this, and meg oliver leads us off tonight from new york city. Meg . Reporter norah, we just learned that 13 covid19 patients at one New York Hospital died in the last 24 hours. This after the governor said today that the aggressive social distancing enacted this week appears to be making a difference. We can slow it, and we have slowed it. Reporter Governor Andrew Cuomo sa