Homeless crisis during the coronavirus outbreak. Today she addressed a plan to address it. We have live coverage tonight from ktvus amber lee. She has been speaking with the city officials overseeing the plan and those living on the streets. Reporter i also spoke with neighbors. They tell me homeless tents have taken over the tenderloin neighborhood. We took a look at the problem and how the city is responding. With city hall as the backdrop, tense set up by Homeless People lined the streets of the tenderloin. By the citys own estimate there are no more than 310th, a 285 increase since january. Its very, very tight. People are edgy, people need space. Reporter mayor london breed rolled out a block by block play on wednesday that would include giving Homeless People space. Painted lines mark where a tent can be set up with six feet of social distancing on the street between the Asian Art Museum and the main library. It would transform the area to a sanctioned encampment for 52 tents and
As we rook at some live pictures of weather, we will see the Golden Gate Bridge traffic and the actually goldengate bridge is looking good. Sometimes i go to automatic mode. The traffic is looking good. Were on the 9 now, and a lot of talk has been about when we reopen. What will it be like to go on an airplane. What is going to be different after they open. I will start with you, mike. What do you think that iso be like when they give the green light . Well, thats something that we think about a lot. I dont think that we really have the answer. Other than its going to be different. I dont think that life is going to be the same for years down the road. I think that the governor is meeting with Restaurant Owner today around 2 00 to see what is it going to take to reopen. Even if you think of a small restaurant like an intimate restaurant that has 15 tables, thats going to be cut in half. Can they pay the rent . Youre not making much money. Will landlords cut the rent . Thats going to b
Underscored by new reporting from nbc news on how he single handedly blocked a bipartisan piece of legislation that would have tightened the rules around foreign influence and lobbying in washington. But perhaps more pressingly for the democrats is what Senator Menendez will do to the party as a whole in next years election. The democrats have been working for years to paint republicans as the ones tolerant of corruption, the ones who have locked the other way at wrong doing, the ones who are okay with their standard bearer being someone under indictment. The comparison of course is not apples to apples, but here is how Democratic Rep Dean Phillips of minnesota put it, saying, quote, if we aspire to be a party recognized for its Prioritization Of Ethics and the restoration of faith in government, we must collectively condemn and seek the resignation or removal of anyone whose Behavior Results in a federal indictment period. Joining us now, nbc news investigative Correspondent Tom Winte
Speed. Hydroplaning is possible with the amount of rain we are getting right now. Through union city and fremont, seeing a bit of rain coming through. This is about a quarter inch per hour here. This is moving east and will continue hovering over union city. Dublin finally getting a break from the strong rain coming down on 680. A lot of rain is moving west to east. The lighter green is at no as intense, seeing some darker green on 580. The major roadways and bridges will be slick out there this morning, and we want people to be safe. Definitely. Right now we are tracking an accident southbound 101 near rodeo, and its got all lanes of traffic blocked at this point. Looks like they are getting ready to open one of them. This is 101 at 580, traffic still moving in the area but youre putting on the brakes. Bay bridge toll plaza, its been a slow start for the monday morning commute. Traffic is backed up and stretching onto 880. We have a couple crashes there and well have all that and more
Lighter green there which is just a drizzle. Dublin also seeing a good amount of rain coming through, about a half inch per hour. Palo alto getting the rain picking up there, redwood city as well. The rain just passed through there. Look at san josi, campbell not seeing any rainfall. That will likely work south. Well continue to track this for you. And we have a headon crash on highway 1 at skyline or manor drive there. We are seeing a backup in both directions, so be aware of that. We are also tracking an earlier crash causing slowdowns northbound 280 approaching caesar chavez. At the bay bridge toll plaza you can see the rain drops on the lens there, traffic starting to stack up there. No major delays but we have an accident approaching the maze. Thats backed up along 580 beyond highway 24. Earlier crash along 580 near lake shore as well, so its a slow ride through oakland this morning. Back to you. This morning congress is preparing to vote on a bill to fund the federal government f