Up to now californias out of work independent contractors and those who are self employed have seen no financial help come their way that was all set to change today when they could begin applying for a pandemic unemployment assistance. Unfortunately, californias Employment Development department, the website has not really been up to the task and kron fours dan kerman is live for us now in San Francisco with more details on this story. Dan. Well this is the edd web site right here and this is where those folks the people who are contractors who are self employed. This is the first chance they get to go online apply for some cash which they have not seen in 4, 5, 6, weeks because of these shelterinplace orders. The problem is this website is in keeping up with the demand. After weeks of waiting tuesday marked today, californias edd website was ready for out of work Business Owners independent contractors, self employed workers freelancers and give workers. To apply for pandemic unemplo
It will use 67 trailers donated by the state to bring homeless and Vulnerable People into isolation into east oakland so they avoid contracting covid 19. The program will provide three meals per day and running water. The mayor emphasized the goal is to find long term housing for these residents. We have arbitrary deadlines for people to stay. This site will have Housing Navigation and so our ultimate goal is to get this and all of the people that we serve. The trailers equipped with sewage and water and theyll start by processing ten people a day with priorities for the citys most vulnerable residents. Martinez expressing concern over a growing arena and could be a health risk from the public. Cdc guidelines tell them not to clear the encampment and in a statement they say, sheering into e commy ses ial pple are in place like everyone else. You can cannot bring any friend in here and cant bring friends to my house or in here. This is your shelter in place encam 7 want to protect you a
Bay area we approach 90 hundred covid19 cases and 312 deaths in los angeles is the hardest hit region with 555 new cases yesterday and that brings the total thereto more than 26 thousand. In a minute we hear from the governor as he gets his daily update on the covid19 response. Just yesterday you remember he announced some businesses will reopen as early as friday. Today we see a picture here meeting with Small Business owners and workers as the state prepares to enter phase two reopening the economy. We see the governor wearing facemasks and keeping the 6 foot plus social distance he is keeping with people he is talking to. Distract the bay area is responding to reopening the area and ktvu Sara Zendehnam reports. Some are not following the lead but some north bay counties are. A lot of businesses are anxious to open backup and it will happen faster in some california counties than others. And governor Gavin Newsoms four stage roadmap to reopening the state california is heading into s
In michigan. Since then, our world was turned upside down. Gov. Whitmer to be honest, we have never seen Something Like this. More than 30,000 cases confirmed in our state. This virus impacting every aspect of our lives. Over one million michiganders now unemployed. Thousands of Small Business owners wondering if they will be able to stay afloat. Survivell find a way to and survive through the recession. Public schools shuttered through the school year. Kitchen tables becoming classrooms. Parents becoming teachers. But where theres struggles, theres strengths. Heroes. On the front line. While michiganders and stay home and do their part. Gov. Whitmer the people of michigan have stepped up, and we have started to flatten this curve. Most people have played their part, and we are grateful. We know there are plans to reopen the state, but many questions are main how we will get there. Tonight, we come together to chart that course. Town hall. Cial good evening. Bym so honored to be joined
The department of Justice Reportedly now taking a closer look at potential fraud. Boeing saying, no thank you to the government bailout taking matters into its own hands it is friday, may 1, 2020, here on cnbc. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome im Brian Sullivan thank you for joining us on this friday and applicants 427 days are now over it is may 1 but stocks are looking weak to start the month. Futures are off sharply 450 on the dow as President Trump threatened new tariffs on china partly because of the retaliation on the coronavirus pandemic and what he views as misinformation all of this as the s p and the dow closed out their best month in 33 years. The nasdaq, their best in 20 shares of apple are under pressure this friday seeing weak iphone sales around the pandemic but services did surge as everybody is sitting on the cloud. Ceo tim cook pulling apples guidance saying, quote, he has great confidence in the longterm business for apple in the short term, it