We have a crew working on this story right now and well have more information as it becomes available, and arert abs state and local officials are ramping up efforts to support frontline efforts. San Francisco Mayor london breed today is making 24 7 Mental Health Services Available to City Employees and First Responders. Governor newsom is vowing to spend one billion to purchase up to 200 Million Masks a month. In Santa Clara County, Health Officials have ordered businesses to report if they have stockpiles of more than 5,000 gloves and 500 masks. Today the president said the government is inking deals with Companies Like philips to ramp up ventilator production. This will help ensure our company can produce enough ventilators in our country. That we can do it by ourselves. We expect to be sending quite a few to other countries. Now to the east bay, where Law Enforcement officers are out in force trying to make sure that everybody is following the rule g le wi t story. Eric . And larry
East bay. Six residents in heyward have died. Thats the highest death toll at a local nursing home since the pandemic began. A total of 53 other residents and staffers have tested positive. Theyre tracking suspeced and confirmed cases of covid 19 at Long Term Care facilities throughout the county. We had one of our highest death rates in the state so far. 68 individuals that passed away, our hearts go out to all of them. A tragic 24 hours in california. A spike in deaths bring the states total number to 442. The worst is yet to come in San Francisco. The mayor says dont get comfortable because our numbers are not off the charts right now. This as the city rolls out new Mental Health resources for first responders. Drive through testing began today in vallejo. The testing is for symptomatic first responders, health care and essential Service Workers who work or live in solano county. Thanks for joining us. Now to a covid 19 survivors story. You may be one of those people still understat
The state is also taking Emergency Action to arrange for more policy beds and ventilators. Wilson walker is in daly city with the plan that will keep ce Medical Center open for now. Reporter now we know, it will not close, at least not in the near future, it has been enlisted in the fight against the coronavirus. There will be certain floors, my understanding, that will be designated for those patients. Reporter san mateo supervisor dave has been fighting to save this hospital and now it will be least month tomonth by the state of california to help carry the surge. Reporter and so making sure the area is contained and safe is critical. Reporter they have 357 beds and california very much expects to need them, and more. Tomorrow we will announce the hospital in southern california. That is 750 beds. Those two hospitals combined. We start to stack this. Reporter that will take some stacking, california has 74,000 stocked hospital beds, the governor thinks we will need as many as 20,000
Most Bay Area School districts are now canceling classes for the next few weeks. That to try to protect families from the coronavirus. Com two bay area counties are banning nonessential gatherings of 100 people are more. We will take a look at the potential impact on local businesses. President trump declares a National Emergency, promising 50 billion to help states and cities, and a relief bill passes in the house to help individuals cope with economic fallout. Good morning, im devin fehely. Evelyn turner has the morning off. Lets get a check of the weather with darren. We got rain in the forecast. And its already started now for the for north bay, so i like to get right into the radar and show you where the showers have begun because if you are hitting the road, north of the bay bridge come uvaldee got some good rain coming down, and if we come in for a slightly closer view, that the well organized line of rain, and its about to march its way across the entire bay area. Were going to
For an update on this tense situation. As the arrests continue to mount. This is today in the bay thanks so much for joining us on this thursday morning. Im kris sanchez and im marcus washington. Certainly a busy thursday morning for you. Were going to get to that breaking news in just a moment. But first we want to get a look at whats happening with that weather here in the bay area and kerry. It has really been a nice one for us. It has. Its been a great week and weve enjoyed sunshine and cool mornings, but warm afternoons its also been windy and were already seeing some of those breezes picking up in san rafael as well as San Francisco. Elsewhere, a calm wind with temperatures in the low 50s. A live look outside in oakland as you get ready to get this thursday started. Were in the low 60s, and then well see temperatures in the low 70s for the afternoon. Eventually well make it up to 75 degrees there. 75 in hayward, san jose will reach a high of 78. In the same in los gatos, mountain