Timeline that the state is anticipating a surge of coronavirus patients now next month. The direct payments can wanted more. So we think that theres a a path to getting more for the shrek payments. Yeah that was House Speaker nancy pelosi say more money is coming to help americans through this crisis will see how quickly congress can act good morning. Thank you for joining us here on the kron 4 morning news, it is wednesday april 8th, im James Fletcher and im darya folsom governor newsome says they were doing a good job hang in there its been 3 and a half weeks now. But the state is anticipating a surge of coronavirus patients next month. Yeah, he went on to say that because the curve is stretching our state is. Properly doing the social distancing and thats allowing the state a little more time to not only buy some of the equipment they need but also to help out other states that are in need as well yeah theyve sent off for a california has sent about 500 ventilators in total. To othe
Give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a venti a it is bending, but its also stretch. Bending is good stretching means and will go a little longer the state anticipates a surge of coronavirus patients next month. The direct payments can wanted more. So we think that theres a a path to getting more for the shrek payments. That was House Speaker nancy pelosi saying that more money is coming to help americans through this crisis lots to cover good morning. Thank you for joining us here on this wednesday april 8th, im James Fletcher and im darya folsom first the governor he says that were doing a good job. And try to flatten the curve but the state is anticipating a big surge in virus cases next month. Give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a bending a it is bending, but its also stretch. Yeah, the governor went on to say that because of coronavirus curve is stretching our state is doing a good job of social distancing and thats allowing
The coronavirus surpass 20,000. You can see numbers right now on your screen check it out nearly 19,000 people have died so far. Yesterday Health Officials reported more than 2000 deaths and thats the highest number of deaths in one day here in the u. S. But despite that number Health Officials say that the curve in the u. S. Is leveling out. You can see for the first time that in the United States were starting to level on the logarithmic phase like italy did about a week ago and so this gives us great that occur not only in specific places but were starting to see that change to well here in california were actually seeing a positive trend, according to state Health Officials right now there are more than 21,000 coronavirus cases in california and nearly 600 deaths now thats according to Johns Hopkins university. And also in the bay area there are more than 4600 confirmed cases since Santa Clara County continues to be the hardest hit locally with more than 1400 cases there, 50 people
Known deaths now the county has 18 cases with one death. School campuses in california will remain closed for the rest of the school year governor newsome making that announcement is the state is bracing for a surge of coronavirus cases but the governor also stressed that doesnt mean that its necessarily the end of the school year. We are preparing to set our School System up where we are increasing. Class time but increasing it at home and fulfilling our obligations through Distance Learning. And other mechanisms to make sure that were educating our kids but not doing so physically on school sites. Well the States Education leaders are preparing children across the state to distance learned for the rest of the school year. The state superintendent for public instruction Tony Thurmond is hoping the Distance Learning will accelerate everyones education. He unveiled specific guidelines on distancelearning for district leaders, the states also providing additional weapon ours and resource
So really a huge reduction obviously nobody should really be getting their own. But there are those who we need we need to get our groceries and things we need to stock up also essential workers like doctors Nurses Health care workers. Those who are working in restaurants keeping us fed. Those are the people who depend on this and now holding a transit is picking up passengers who usually right mean each helping out the Transit Agency during this coronavirus pandemic as you reason that they we do service on because a lot of operators are state polls due to coronavirus concerns now we have a map of the new can really get a good look at how its going to be running there will be service to the financial district weekdays between the Golden Gate Bridge to walmart to Fishermans Wharf and levis plaza their service to the Civic Center Area past their daily between Golden Gate Bridge and the Salesforce Transit Center boulevard near east to boulevard man mess and mission streets and you can pay