The total there to 24 also tonight, 21 people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard the grand princess cruise ship that is now being held off the coast of the bay area that includes 19 crew members and 2 passenger as for the major changes of San Francisco, local leaders are urging people to avoid going to large gatherings of such as concerts and sporting events we have Live Team Coverage on the recommendations and the cruise ship update kron fours dan thorn is live in San Francisco tonight to get us started dan. Pam and ken people are also being asked to consider working at from home is this coronaVirus Outbreak continues. This is all in an effort to help star stop spread coronavirus here in the city of San Francisco these recommendations although not enforceable o will be in place for at least 2 weeks and will be adjusted accordingly. San francisco, Public Health officials are taking drastic steps following the announcement of 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus within the city dir
A senate agent on robo call fraud. A pennsylvania sheriff, u. S. Postal inspector and Telecommunications Consultant testify on the impact of robo call scams and how to better educate the public. An hour and 45 minutes. The hearing will come to order. Good morning. Protect american seniors from scammers who seek to defraud them is a central goal of this committee. In the past six years we have held 23 hearings on fraud and scams targeting our seniors. Using phones and the internet, they have proven to be relentless. To protect our nation seniors, we must continue not only to prosecute con artists who steal literally billions from our seniors, but to also find new, more effective ways to block a legal spoofing and robo calls at the network level. Last year robo callers generated more than 26 billion unwanted calls that reached American Mobile phones. When land lines are included, the number soars to 48 billion. In may alone, our residents received an astonishing 93 million robo calls las
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