Jobless claims news, over last nine weeks, over 40 million americans applied for first time jobless benefits this is expected to be about the worst of it. We might see an unemployment report tipping 20 or so. That could be the worst of it or at least that is the hope. Lets getted read from Jackie Deangelis following what is happening on the virus, following what is happening on the markets putting it all together. Hey, jackie. Reporter neil, with respect to a bumpy ride the markets are a little confused today. Down 50 points, this is smaller bump than weve seen in the past which is definitely a good thing. The big question has always been as states start to reopen, are we going to see a spike in cases . That was always the fear, the argument against reopening. Here is what we know, global cases topping five million but that doesnt really tell the whole story. Testing has become more readily available. More people being tested. It will look like more people have the virus, presumably be
Today to get the city back to business. And cornell, you heard from a lot of Business Owners there. Yeah, dion and eric, we certainly did. Many Business Owners say they are fighting for survival. They say reopening their doors really needs to happen sooner than later. Open up open up reporter dozens of people rallied in downtown livermore to support small businesses, urging local leaders to allow them to reopen. Livermore was nothing before these businesses came in. And to let them sit here and fall to the wayside blindly is not okay with me or my family. Were hurting. Weve had zero revenue for two months now. Reporter darren and Andrea Liggett own anytime fitness gym. They believe they can safely reopen their doors now. People are buying groceries. I really dont see the difference. Right . Because we can very easily move equipment around and keep our members safe. I just want to survive for my family. I have two kids reporter nail salon owner nancy lam made this emotional plea. You kn
Stinson live in San Franciscos give us more details on these new restrictions sarah. Yeah our new shelter in place here in the bay area does give us a little bit more freedom but it also still has a lot of guidelines that we have to follow weve been doing this for 7 weeks in here at Lafayette Park or you can see theres a sign that says keep your distance this has been our reality for about 7 weeks now that part of it will stay the same keeping your distance and making sure that you are wearing a mask, but lets take a look at whats changing. According to the new order construction sites can resume was certain safety protocols in place, real estate transactions can also happen now with some restrictions on open houses and limitations on in person viewings child care programs can resume as well, but there must be more must not be more than 12 children there and groups of children cannot cross over. This is mainly to help essential workers go back to work and make sure that their kids are
They believe they can safely reopen their doors now. People are buying groceries. I really dont see the difference, right, because we can very easily move equipment around and keep our members safe. I just want to survive for my family. I have two kids. Reporter this salon owner nancy lam bab made this emotional plea. I will cleanup anything, whatever. Please open up our nail salons. Reporter organizers say this rally called save our town was not designed to be political. Few people wore face coverings or observed social we feel by working with the city that we can create a pathway to help them thrive and do it cautiously. Reporter the mayor of livermore says rally organizers never reached out to the city or the Downtown Business association. He says reopening will take time. I would love to get the businesses open. That is not my call. We need to convince the county that we can open safely, and this is something were all working very hard to do. The mayor says the city is working on a
Th. Inskies. Through the afternoon, check out daytime highs. 73 in San Francisco and 81 in san jose. 12 degrees above average for this time of year. We will let you know what you can expect as we head through the rest of the week. Now lets check in for more on the serious Traffic Alert in the south bay. Thank you. I want to get you updatd. This is northbound 101. I will show video we just got in. You can see a lot of activity ouion continues. Is a deadly crash. A vehicle was going northbound on 101 on the right lane when a person tried to cross the freeway. The right lanes are completely shut down l i can show you maps of what is going on as far as the backup goes. You can see that line on our sensors. A back up to 87 at this point. Used to hundred 80 as an alternate. We are following some breaking news from overnight. An investigation underway. Deputies killed a woman in half moon bay. They say she was Walking Around near main street carrying some sort of a long gun and alcohol. This