They were so short on staffing, that no one could go into his room in order to give him the phone. So we would call, the phone would ring and ring. We would call the nurses station, it would ring for 20, 25 minutes until we would give up. Reporter according to an analysis of payroll data, gateway care and rehab senter is one of 25 nursing facilities that failed to meet staffing standards more than 500 times at the end of last year, the most in the bay area. To put that in perspective, 21 of those facilities have registered nurses that failed to report any hours. Its unclear if they didnt show up for work or other reasons. People that came to work they had between 25, 30 patients that they were attending to. Reporter abc 7 reached out to the facility but has yet to hear back. The iteam obtained Text Messages from the owners in april. One said we needily need silenced staff. But gateways Staffing Shortage was a problem well before april. The facility failed to meet the states minimum sta
Accused of attacking the family of a federal judge killing her son. Now word authorities are investigating whether the suspect is linked to another murder. Plus, bean bust. Why police say these coffee beans are packing a very dangerous kick. The future of fast food. The hightech meat that could have kfc revamping its menu. And more of our exclusive oneonone with alex trebek. What you didnt know about the jeopardy host and some of the salty language he uses. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. President trump is bringing back his daily briefings on the coronavirus as cases rise in much of the country. Despite encouraging news about two potential vaccines, theres evidence of growing concern in many states. For example, teachers in florida are now filing a lawsuit hoping to stop schools from reopening. After an uptick in daily cases, chicago has become the latest city to reimpose restrictions on bars, restaurants and gyms. In washington talks are now under way for a new economic stimulus plan
Also issuing fines. And there is a grim milestone in californias battle against coronavrus. The death toll from covid19 has now topped 10,000 people. The state reported about 5,000 new cases since wednesday. Those numbers are well below average, but that could be because of an ongoing computer glitch in the state data system. It has left california counties kind of in the dark unaware if cases are trending up or down. The state has now asked labs to report data to health departments. There is a lot more negative cases, they are pulling out the positive cases and assigning those as soon as we know about it. The results that individuals get from labs are not affected. Hospitalization and death figures also do not appear to be impacted. Hospitalizations are down and are now below average. Nationwide though, 160,000 people have now died from covid19. And a new estimate predicts that there could be 300,000 deaths by december. Here is reena roy. Reporter the cdc predicts that overall deaths
Admit it. There it went. Either they cut her mic or it went off. So lets talk about what is going on. Yeah, it is friday. What a weird start. Here is a look at the clouds cover mainly along the coast. The breezes arent nearly as strong, but they are still blowing on shore, so that will hold the warming trend to nearly average highs this afternoon. So lets see how it breaks down with the 12 hour planner that i put together for you. We have mid to upper 50s this morning. 60 to 62 along the coast. 73 to 79 around the bay from noon to 4 00. 77 to 87, so some robust warming during the afternoond 50s toa rest of us still pretty much in the 70s if you are heading out at 7 00. Lets get back to reggie for more news. San mateo countys Public Health officer is saying something very interesting. He is apologizing to businesses saying because they had to stay closed under state orders, it is putting them under a lot of duress and he believes that this order has been misguided and doing more harm th
Health alert. The new warning about marijuana and your heart reboot burnout. More classic movies getting a modern makeover. Is hollywood out of ideas . A different kind of vetting. Joe biden spills a secret about the chevy corvette. Good friday morning, we begin with several developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning with a new milestone. The u. S. Death toll has surpassed 160,000. A new model predicts that number could hit nearly 300,000 by december. Also breaking overnight, just hours after testing positive for coronavirus, a second test has revealed that Ohio Governor is negative. Or e qns abo the the Labor Department releases the monthly jobs report. Its expected to show job growth slowed down significantly. And theres more gridlock on capitol hill with no deal on a stimulus package. Reporter this morning, deaths from coronavirus in the United States have surpassed 160,000. One of those victims, a 7yearold boy from georgia. The states youngest person to die of the virus. D