Entering move involving a critical piece of lifesaving equipment. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Tonight the governor said the state is in good enough shape that he can ship away 500 ventilators to help other states. Andria borba on how some bay area businesses are ramping up production to help out. Reporter well, ken and elizabeth, the governor said he has enough ventilators to give 500 away. He also said in the same press Conference Today he has another 500 that are coming online either tomorrow or the next day. On top of that, there are businesses here the bay area who are refurbishi old ilators,r andoningssembly ne ly, to turn it over to make new ventilators. With signs that the curve of covid19 cases is planting in california, ask state stockpiles of lifesaving ventilators growing, governor gavin newsom is shipping off 500 to the national stockpile. We looked at conditions on the ground and feel confident in our capacity meet our needs as we support the needs
Bay area researchers are hard at work developing a new kind of coronavirus test. How it could help americans get back to work. That will allow us to process new protocols in order to get people back into the work force, or at least back into society. Santa clara county has the largest number of coronavirus cases in the bay area. Now local leaders are offering a bounty for ventilators. Just one hour until the start of more Major Service cutbacks to bay area transit. I think the cut was really dramatic and drastic. I dont want the buses to stop. Tonight the potential impact on essential workers commuting during the coronavirus outbreak. Now at 11 00, and streaming on cbsn bay area, californias governor feeling confident enough to send hundreds of ventilators away. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Katie nielsen reports the move comes as one bay area county is helping to pay for old ones. Reporter ventilators are often the best chance of survival for patients with a sev
Rosa this morning. As we head to the day we will see partly sunny skies. Mainly dry conditions for today but still below average for 60 in San Francisco 63 for concord. I will have more for what you can expect in your neighborhood. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Limited visibility, so, be careful if you plan on taking any freeways and or in the rth bay,we are dealing with some fog as well. That will affect your drive as well as 29 through napa, definitely could be busy through that area and as for Public Transit, both bart and muni are making more changes, due to the covid19 panama. The changes will come into a starting today and tomorrow. Jackson, fulton, 10,000, 20 when he is and 31, balboa line. The changes will be in effect. The changes coming in two waves starting today, we will have more information on the second wave of Service Coming up tomorrow. You can always find all of that information on our website at kpix. Com. Meanwhile, muni says five of employees hav
Have focused on spoke about the Mental Health t concerns of 40 million in california sheltering in place. We are bigger than anything we face, and so i know the fear and anxiety we have, but let us have faith. Faith conquers all. We know this will pass. It will pass. Reporter he and the california Surgeon General want the people of california to know that there are resources for those looking for ways to cope. These changes arent just in your head, and we need to identify how stress impacted you. And crisis text line that put counselors at our fingertips. 75 of the conversations in the past month have been about anxiety according to the ceo. She recommends breaking down the unending nature of sheltering in place into bite sized chunks. Saying what will you do tonight to stay strong. Tell me your plans for tomorrow with your family. Were also seeing 71 of americans Binge Watching tv and movies. If escaping is a great distraction, go for it. Reporter at a womens shelter, the number of ca
Storm is dutching rain around the area. Pail heggen will be back with when the skies will finally clear. Governor newsom said the state is work on a plan to bounce back from the Economic Impact caused from the coronavirus outbreak. Testing is the predicate to making it happen, along the lines of those antibody tests that were just referenced, and then, of course, coming up with a comprehensive economic and Workforce Development plan. California businesses are asking the governor to delay next years minimum wage increase. The governor said he has not made a decision yet. More than 10 million americans applied for unemployment in the last two weeks of march watch, and some experts say that number could double in april. But already the Employment Development department is overwhelmed. Julia good rich has that story. The Employment Development Department Said its doing the best it can with the historic surge in claims, but we talked to many people who are rung out of patience. I called aga