extend jobless benefits and give most americans about half the federal cash payment that they received earlier this year. it s the financial relief millions of americans have been waiting for. our purpose has always been. to crash the virus. money in the pockets of the american people which we do in this legislation. congressional leaders reaching a deal on a 900 billion dollar coronavirus aid package that will include a second round of direct payments to eligible individuals and families. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made the announcement late sunday, the latest euless bill will provide hundreds of billions in emergency aid for the unemployed and small businesses funding for vaccine distribution and another round of stimulus checks in the amount of $600 that s half the amount approved by congress in last spring s cares act the measure is not expected to include liability protections for businesses or financial aid to state and local governments. help is on the
america. and i m dan going live at ucsf where they are awaiting the arrival of the new moderna vaccine. the cdc recommending its use today a new tool in the fight against the coronavirus. and what that just a few days before christmas travelers are having to adjust their plans because of san francisco s new quarantine rules, we ll talk to travelers about how they made the decision the flight anyway. he is local news station. with breaking news. those stories and more coming your way in just a few moments but first kron 4 news at 10 o clock starts this sunday night with breaking news. governor gavin newsome once again in quarantine after one of his staffers. tests positive for the virus is information came out in the last 30 minutes or so so we re still gathering new details but what we do know right now. is that the governor has since tested negative but will still isolate for the next 10 days and then he and the rest of his staff that could have been exposed will test ag
since the beginning of the pandemic here in the bay area a little more than 12% of icu beds are available the area hospitals and counties now preparing for the arrival of that moderna vaccine. kron four s dan thorn live tonight in san francisco with a look at how they re now getting rid of them. well jonathan and just seen this is exciting news obviously, but there still a fierce fight that is going on in terms of getting this current covid-19 surge under control here in the bay area. the cdc today recommending that adults that are 75 and older and also frontline essential workers should be next in line to get this vaccine and local experts are telling us this is another big step in the right direction in the fight against this virus. a second round of hope begins shipping out across the country hundreds of thousands of doses of the new moderna covid-19 vaccine are now on their way to california, thanks to report that our western states scientific safety review committee re
bay too we have dense fog advisories issued by the national weather service and that looks like we also do have some dense fog advisories issued by chp is conquered at points this morning seeing visibility dropping below a mile nevado i m also expecting you to have some visibility issues know at the same time areas like our bayside cities like hayward oakland, san jose and then coastal spots all in the clear so this is definitely some inland fog we re going to be looking at that will burn off for the central valley and for delta in cortina side areas on towards the early afternoon now as far as skies go it is quiet on radar. there s no chances of rainfall today in fact will stay pretty calm and clear all the way through your work week ahead of us that is until friday afternoon into evening which is christmas day itself. i m expecting our next best chance of rainfall double in looking at 32 degrees for your current temperatures santa rosa, 35 fairfield in pittsburgh also chill
to be our foggy spots this morning now while most of the coast in the bayside itself are looking at clear conditions you can noticeably seeing fog tracker where those problem spots will be even into late morning, i m talking the rest of your forecast all the way to the holiday still to come. james all right john thank you very much. let s get a quick check of the roads out there this morning beginning with reproach air on westbound the bay bridge. all in all not bad as you make your ride in from oakland. in the san francisco smooth sailing at the toll plaza, no problems on the span. here s the san mateo bridge. the right on 92 building as you can see with more more taillights in the shot but you re still traveling at the limits and nothing slowing it down as you make your way from hayward out towards foster city. we re also seeing pretty nice conditions to at the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza. with just a steady stream of headlights not slowing down at all as you ma