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
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. It is 5 01 on this rainy thursday morning. We welcome the rain. We had to used windshield wipers on driving in. How long will it cast . We need the rain. The san mateo bridge shows light fall on the east side. Looking to the north, you can see there are moderate showers headed to hayward. You can see there are more showers offshore coming ashore so it will be wet through the morning. Rainfall amount so far is heaviest on the peninsula. That is unusual. Speaking of peninsula, daly city, to the north, along the peninsula, that is a brand new crash blocking two lanes. As we look at the macarthur maze traffic is moving decent at 580 but to San Francisco it is the other side, eastbound side, we have a sigalert. Avoid part of downtown walnut creek with crews dealing with an overnight water main break that resembled a massive geyser. Amy hollyfield is on the scene. They have recovered. That is hard to believe. Look at this video of water
They found a body in one of the cars. The call came at 9 25 when a driver hit a pillar and another vehicle on the second floor and the vehicle caught fire. The Fire Department pulled out a full first alarm to make sure no one else was trapped with the smoke inside the garage. After we distinguished the fire there was one person deceased in the vehicle that was involved in the vehicle accident. The cause of the vehicle accident and subsequent fire is under investigation and the police will take over that investigation. I asked the fire cant if it looked suspicious and he said the person can have had a medical emergency or hurt attack but investigators will determine. The body was badly burned so the coroner has to identify the experience. There is in word on how long police and fire will be here. Thank you, matt. Investigators are look how flames started at Holy Cross Catholic church in san jose. The fouralarm fire destroyed the Historic House of worship built in 1920. Investigators wit
Arsonist responsible for setting 13fires. The Surveillance Video that helped investigators crack the case. The kron 4 morning news starts right now. Fisgood morning. It is thursday, january 16th im james fletcher. Breaking news this morning, a man is in Critical Condition right now after being burned outside the concord bart station. The first a check of the weather. An enhanced concern for fire danger. The plant will die down. Were still going to look at problems for the east bay hills and the north bay mountains. Its just a chance will be as great once the wind advisory expires. As for your afternoon highs for today. Concord 67. At this 70s expected today in oakland. Centel a high of 72 degrees and 74 for those of you in sunnyvale. Looks like some spots will actually set old records. High pressure firmly in place. Thats due to our storm track well to our north. We will continue with temperatures well above average. Your 7 day around the bay shows we will be holding on to 70s for the
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