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Of the coronavirus, the slow sometimes bumpy reopenings across the country, to say nothing of the protest and a lot of people on wall street say hey you arent jiving with whats happening on main street and then low and behold we get this stunning jobs report that changes the equation and has people thinking that you know what . Maybe the markets have been right all along as they again tease record territory, virtual ly all of the s p 500 sectors are advancing right now, and the rate on a long bond here a 10 year note as is better known, man oh, man thats practically hyper inflation. Were just around 1 ,. 93 who would have thought a year ago if i were to give you a quote like that that id say it is rocket ing backwards, but it is, especially from where we were, not too many weeks ago remember we were darn near 0 they were talking about negative rates. Were not out of that mathematical woods here but it does change the overall sense of where were going with this market. Jackie deangelis
Largest student loan servicers have agreed to hold off on payments for 90 days. He signed an executive order to ban debt collectors from garnishing those 1200 payments from the federal government. In napa county some businesses are beginning to reopen. Not all, but some. Cristina rendon joins us live with what is being done to keep people safe as they begin to venture out. Reporter physical distancing is key, and facemasks are strongly encouraged. Because every county has seen such a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, the county decided to lift only a few restrictions. A peaceful thursday morning sunrise at Eagle Pines Golf Club welcomes golfers for the first time in more than one month. Napa county residents only can golf in pairs, no carts, only walking and safety precautions must be followed. Its part of napa county amending their shelter at home order and easing some restrictions. As soon as it came out yesterday the phone has not stopped. Its exciting, little nervous, wan
Will likely lower crowds of people outdoors. Andre senior reminds us that social distancing is still required and can be enforced. We are walking into a very warm weekend. The most beautiful weekend as far as warm weather. Cabin fever is something we are all dealing with nowadays but increasing temperatures on the rise for the weekend could be the cure. Governor gavin newsom acknowledging that and the potential problem it brings up. People want to go to the beaches, parks and playgrounds. How you do each of those things depends on where you live because of the differences in the shelter in place orders in each bay area county. Earlier this week we told you about the rules and San Mateo County are among perhaps the strictest, prohibiting people from traveling more than five miles from their homes. Alameda includes no such restrictions in their sheltered place orders but social and physical distancing is thickly enforced and will be watched closely with the likelihood of more people head
Grim milestone tonight, 15,000. We are hearing details about a san jose woman who appears to be the nations first coronavirus victim. Reporter friends tell me they cant believe it. A southbay mother and wife who has now become the nations first covid19 death. That was 12 days earlier than the previous case. Patricia dowd of san jose was 57 years old when she died february 6th. This week, a new wave of grieving as many learned their friend tested positive after her death from covid19. ; was absolutely shocked, speechless. Reporter s be steve banner worked with her at research. Her linkedin page shows she was there for 27 years. She was a wonderful friend and colleague. She was warm, engaging, friendly. She was a great teammate, both at lam research and even after work. She was one of those people you like to be around. Reporter friends tell ktvu she was a graduate of st. Francis high school in mountain view, a wonderful, caring person. She became sick in late january with flulike sympto