Folsom and weve got lots to cover about the pandemic today, but first we also still have some rain. Covering the bay area today so lets get calm for a meteorologist john travel, good morning john. Good morning guys, yeah talk and some rainfall first time in a while and welcome rainfall as we do still need to see a net a pretty quiet winter season, so i guess well take some more of your look outside this morning doesnt show any rain just yet though its a pretty quiet start to the day. Weve got some brightening skies but definitely overcast conditions Golden Gate Bridge quiet right now a site for some pretty strong winds that are pushing onshore gusts of winds today could be up to 25 Miles Per Hour in some of our coastal and mountain top areas, so definitely both hands on the wheel if youre traveling this morning may be feeling that winds up along the coastline. And the good news about todays weather is well its not going to be affecting as much of us hadnt been were all on the roads wil
Those who needed it most. So today we are not any other action on the floor dealing with covid, so we thought we would take this opportunity to ask unanimous consent to get Something Real done that should have bipartisan support on both sides of the aisle. Who can be against transparency . Who can be against accountability . An to know where close i to 700 billion of the taxpayers money is going . Is it going to the right places . Unfortunately today at least 200 publicly traded companies have managed to secure ppp loans, and most of those are not very small, including some Companies Whose owners are large contributors to President Trump. Truly, Small Businesses, however, hundreds of thousands of momandpop shops with less than 20 employees, the proverbial restaurant owner, or the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker have been mostly shut out because they didnt have a standing relationship with a big bank. Thereve been great despairs when it comes to minorityowned businesses. Ac
Extra slick is oils and united on roads tomorrow, a couple of isolated showers but definitely sparse compared to where will be this afternoon and a few more showers possible and would say. Todays daytime highs in the 60s and 70s not a far cry from where we were yesterday, san jose still comfortable in the mid 70s, im talking details on timing of todays rainfall and what to expect the rest of the week too have your forecast back to daria thanks a lot john 9 oh one is the time and the coronavirus is getting closer and closer to President Trump theres an outbreak now. Among some white house staffers. This comes as the administration continues to push states to re open. Even without the testing widely available that the white house is using every day now joe johns has the latest. 3 top members of the Coronavirus Task force are quarantining in some form this morning. After doctor Anthony Fauci and fda commissioner doctor stephen hahn and cdc director doctor Robert Redfield came into contact
Renewal noor california offering hope for those suffering. Total number of individuals in the icu, that number of 1,132 represents a drop of 1. 9 . From yesterday, one data point is not a trend, but nonetheless it is encouraging. And more positive signs, Governor Newsom says the states backlog of tests has dropped to 13,900 and the state says it will provide free or discounted hotel rooms for medical workers. Im dan ashley. Im kristen sze. In east bay a group of a activists, civil rights lawyers and public defenders calling for the release of all inmates from alamedas jail to keep from getting or spreading the coronavirus. Law enforcement says releasing inmates accused of Violent Crimes will be unwise and unsafe. Abc 7 news anchor aaron thomas is live at the jail. Eric . Reporter and those activists say a crowded jail is like a petri dish for covid19. The only way to stop the spread is to release everybody. The sheriff says not so fast. Before the coronavirus pandemic the jail was home
Loans, slash grants, becoming available right now, to the tune of close to 35, 40 billion thus farce. Conservative estimates. Maybe as high as 75 billion by the end of day. That is buoying the s p 500. The dow is 19 off its bear market low reached a little more than three weeks ago. A similar situation for the s p 500. Now, about 16 or so away from those lows. Whether that holds is anyones guess. But a lot amid talk as well well get more stimulus here or relief, whatever you want to call it. That it could rival the price of last and most recent relief package north of 2. 2 trillion, hard to say. Blake burman has been looking at all of that. Blake . Reporter hi, there, neil, hard to say indeed. Here is what i am seeing speaking to Senior Administration last night, there has not been sizable movement the last couple days next potential steps coming in terms of economic relief. I am told there are some ideas that they are kick around within the white house as of if that does happen, what