Switch the dow around would we be looking at essentially the same falloff . Essentially we would. This is taking nine of 12 key sectors down. Financials are holding up pretty well today but a lot of this was driven right now by concerns, comments made by dr. An any fauci. I believe he was doing interview on cnn he expressed doubts having a vaccine ready by october. I think there was leaping on that as excuse to sell, just as it could be a leap on Mitch Mcconnells comments that we might not get a deal together, spending measure, virus, stimulus deal together anytime soon. And that he doubts they will be on the same page, republicans and democrats anytime soon. Add to that that weve got new u. S. China tensions. This didnt get as much attention. It has nothing to do with trade per se but with the administration move to impose restrictions on chinese diplomats already here. I do think when you get a selloff going, people collect all of this together, say, sell, sell. It is not that neat a
News conference begins, we will bring it to you live. In fact, it is getting underway right now. Lets listen in. Is. The individuals in the state of california that are in icu beds. That represents a 16. 4 increase from the prior day. Why do i start with the number 774 . Because that is the number i wake up to that i am most focused on as governor of the state of california. The number of people in icu, and the number of people hospitalized in the state of california. Those numbers represent our most urgent need in terms of keeping people aleve and keeping people healthy and safe in the state of california. It is incumbent that we prepare for a surge in the number of hospitallyizations and the number of icu patients. That were 74 may be deceiving. Many of you may think that sounds relatively modest to what is happening in other parts of the country. And that may be true, but it is incredibly important to impress upon you that that number represents roughly a quadrupling compared to whe
Here in california. Cases have risen above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1700 above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1733. Federal Health Officials are asking people who are leaving new york for other places to self quarantine for 14 days as an effective measure. The number of cases is doubling every three days. And it is now above 25,000. The white house at 4000 more ventilators are now going to the state after an urgent plea today for help from governor andrew cuomo. Health officials are also working on experiment always to use one machine for two people. There are two ventilators here, with two sets of pipes going into the two patients. Bill de blasio said the city may shutdown playgrounds and parks this weekend to ensure that people are using those social distancing recommendations. Hospital workers are obviously concerned about the safety and protective gear. And heres why. Today we know that there 2 hospital workers are not tested positive. Hospital in San Francisco. Christian
Area. Santa clara county is still the hardest hit with 263 cases, followed by san mateo county. Now at 110 cases. San francisco is now up to 84 cases, and Alameda County is at 65. Meanwhile, San Francisco is expediting the hiring of healthcare workers. They would like to address the shortage of nurses at the city works to contain the coronavirus outbreak. We report from San Francisco General Hospital where there was a job there for nurses today. Reporter it is an invite only jobs here. The applicant already applied online. They came today for interviews, and some were given a conditional offer on the spot. Helping people when they are at their worst and they need someone, we need that person to take care of them. That is a rewarding experience. I think that was what made me want to go in that career. Reporter diana is one of the candidates given and a conditional offer. She has three years of nursing experience. What makes her even more malleable, she is bilingual, fluent in spanish. H
Good morning. We follow you. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. Governor, i did not realize they need a photo of you actually signing the eggs. Get a sharpie. You do not want to lay an egg. Dont break an egg. You know they are recording, right . Yeah. [laughter] [indiscernible] that might be uncalled for. When i get sore the last egg, i have a feeling his handwriting will get sloppy. May be an initial . Did you get one . Can we just keep going . [indiscernible] great turnout. On short notice. Longtime admirer. Did everybody get there their egg . They do not know what happens. Good morning, everyone. I just want to say that four days notice, this is a lot of crowd. This is a sellout crowd. Friday. Out on we are auctioning off this is amazing, this kind of crowd with a level of interest today here for this great politics eggs breakfast. We do these things because we have great sponsors who are here. Their names are around the room to help us put these on. We have been doin