Economists expect most jobless numbers will show that another 2 1 2 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. That would be a slight improvement from the prior week. The nation has seen about 33 million new unemployment claims in just the past seven weeks. Here in california, the state Employment Development department has issued a new set of guidelines as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The new rules would allow some people to actually turn down job offers and instead continue to collect Unemployment Benefits. New at 6, andrea is here now to explain. Is a drastic change from what normally happens when people collect unemployment but part of the reason here is that people are supposed to be hunkering down at home to prevent the spread of covid19. It is sort of a day by day week by week. That is how tonya, owner of brown sugar kitchen on broadway and oakland views her current predicament after laying off 34 members of her 40 person staff thanks to the coronaviru
Reporter he did, frank, and he did an unusual thing, he rejected the president s call for dropping Interest Rates below zero, and said he would do other things, such as make loans more available, but he really made a strong point, urging the president and congress to take action. A warning, wednesday from federal chair, Jerome Powell, that we will see a recession. About 40 of those taking less than 40,000 a year have lost a job in march. Reporter powell warned of low productivity, stagnant incomes and bankruptcy. He says the fed will increase lending, but congress and the white house also need to put money into peoples hands. Additional fiscal support could be costly, but worth it if it helps avoid longterm damage and leaves us with a stronger recovery. This trade off is 14 our elected representatives. Reporter powells statement set off along alarm bells. I think it is almost unheard of for federal chairman to be essentially recommending to the president and the congress what they shou
The change will put the county in line with the state, which loosened restrictions last week. So, what this means now, for our city, is incredible. Because we are talking about many of those Small Businesses, and various neighborhoods, where you see many of them, the shots are close. San francisco says no more than 10 workers can be at a retail site at any time, no more than 50 workers at any time can be at warehouses or manufacturing sites. New at 11 00, face coverings are now required to be worn by people who are out and about in palo alto with pal unanimously approved the new order. It requires face coverings to be worn by anyone who enters a business, store, healthcare facility, or takes public transportation. It also includes stanford facilities, located in the city of palo alto. I think that it is very important that we protect each other. And the only thing we have right now to do that is all of us wearing masks. Especially when we go to the Grocery Stores and other businesses.
Im julie haener. We begin with Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race. He came in fourth place in South Carolina making history as the first lgbt candidate to win delegates in the race for the nomination of a Major Political party. Senator Bernie Sanders spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in san jose today as he ramps up support ahead of super tuesday. Our political reporter greg lee is here now, a lot going on with super tuesday a couple weeks away. Kind of been a rapid pace here. That announcement about mayor pete came in the middle of Bernie Sanders stump speech during that rally today. Former south bend mayor Pete Buttigieg just officially on air called it quits for his campaign after coming out on top of the Iowa Caucuses and a strong finish in new hampshire. He looked promising. The disappointing finishes in more diverse states like nevada, South Carolina pointed towards the end of his historic run. We must recognize that at this point in the race the best way to keep faith with
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