Mostly a celebration that this planting has been recognized as something that everyone can celebrate. Reporter a new way to celebrate. A bay area legend is using his platform to spread. And i want to express my appreciation to the ambassador of the bay, e 40. Reporter last night we caught up with e40 over instagram live. At least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid19. Hes asking everyone to home. Dispen dispensaries are doing deliveries. This was the scene this morning. This seems long but this industry has also taken a hit during this pandemic. Cannabis businesses are declared essential. Theyre essential but not equal. San francisco has a gross receipts tax thats coming in january thats going to tax cannabis retailers 51 times higher rate than your traditional retailers. Reporter as we speak, San Francisco Police Officers are patrolling golden gate park. Any violators will be cited. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. Today San Francisco released a map of coro
To the economy. Also it could be even more contagious. The new study raising a red flag about a new strain of the virus. Good evening and thanks for being with us. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. Despite warnings to stay home, Police Officers are managing Cinco De Mayo crowds and traffic, and san jose is a trouble spot. Heres nbc bay areas jean elle. Reporter mexican pride on display in san jose tonight. Cruising with flags flying and music playing in east san jose. Downtown the line of cars took over several city blocks. Bu also gatherings. Cinco de mayo and the activity, you know. Its fun. Reporter in this parking lot, strangers mingled, some wearing masks, some not. Santa clara county has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the bay area. The lopez family was trying to celebrate carefully. Obviously theres some people not respecting the social distancing rules, and we still wanted to come out here and celebrate. This is why we havent left our cars. Reporter simon ortiz
Ends meat. Reporter fu may bistro has been open 18 years, but struggling now. 46 days into this and we are having a tough time. We are a small restaurant with 36 employees. Reporter so the owner is bucking napa counties order, tired of getting by on take out a loan. Is serving dinner, seated, with fewer tables than before and staff getting their temperature taken. Our tables are six feet apart. You are no more at risk here then you are at walmart or target or whole foods. Reporter locals are coming in to show him support. We are just here celebrating mother we dont want you to come and feel uncomfortable, but if you are ready, we feel like we are ready to have you start dining in. Reporter also in napa, an art gallery in business 24 years and has plunged ahead reopening in the deserted downtown. Has been in life, owners, are staying silent but announcing their decision citing napas low infection rate waived against their right to live and work and pay bills employees. Fans of the galle
Just wasnt enough and this time around most of the funding will go toward the popular Paycheck Protection Program that ran out of money earlier this month. Its intended to help Small Businesses stay afloat during this pandemic and want to break down where all this money is going exactly take a look. So in all this stimulus package will cost about billion. An additional 310 billion of that money will be added to the Paycheck Protection Program. The bill also dedicate 75 billion for hospitals and 25 billion will go to more testing that comes at a time when all levels of government are recognizing that we need more tests before lockdowns can be lifted. And we returned to normal house leaders approved the bill this afternoon with overwhelming bipartisan support including our own representative maxine waters, the dedicated her vote. Her sister. She said is dying from complications with the coronavirus. Im not only rise in support of this legislation this the enhancement act. I also would li
From governor gavin newsom. One 15 californians lost their lives to the coronavirus in thats the states deadliest day yet in this pandemic. The governor says the total makes it very clear that were not out of the woods yet. I know there is deep desire. People are making calls on an hourly basis, saying its time to open back up. Considered the deadliest day in the state of california in the last 24 hours. 8. 5 increase in the total number of deaths. We saw 5. 6 increase in the total number of people tested positive in the state of california. The death toll in the state, according to Johns Hopkins now stands at 1,419 with 37,339 confirmed cases. On the positive side, today was the first day that saw a modest decline in hospitalizations, icu statiostl tryi t fur o if s. In execu orr toda preventing debt collectors from garnishing the money califans receive theirederal stimuluhoweveec w have a family first focus. If you owe child care, if you owe spousal support, this does not apply to yo