Its total case count is now at 135. [ closing bell ] the possibility of a deal on a stimulus package prompted a massive rally on wall street today with the dow jones recording its largest ever point gain. A look at the numbers. Te dow squlujumped more than 21 partial Government Shutdown clintons at 20,704. The s p 500 soared more than 200 points today and the nasdaq gained 557 points. Thousands of people in the bay area are out of work as a result of the covid19 pandemic, and not surprisingly, the California Employment Development Department Says its seen a spike in unemployment claims this month. As the department attempts to keep up, some requirements have been waived to help those who need it most. There is also the possibility of benefits for independent contractors who normally wouldnt qualify. Abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story new at 6 00. Reporter san jose mom tamara cor corbeli is spending more time with her daughter since the covid19. She is a catering director
Moment of people reaching deep, going the distance to really help support the cause of the state. Newsoms message of reassurance comes on the same day National Guard troops were deployed to help distribute food. Millions across the state committed to civic duty whether on the front lines in the fight against covid19 or simply behind doors, sheltering at home. The condition of a San Jose Police reserve officer who has tested positive for the virus has taken an unexpected turn. The officer was recovering at home, but tonight the Department Says he is in the icu. Nearly two dozen other reserve officers are selfquarantining through next tuesday because of potential exposure. A senior home in the east bay says one of its seniors tested positive for the virus. The Sunrise Living Center in pleasanton confirmed it today. Its the first case there, but the senior home says it has been monitoring the situation and taking precautionary steps. Adapt and innovate. First responders probably know that
Get secure, reliable internet and voice for an amazing price. Call today. Comcast business. Beyond fast. It doesnt look like your t fl l one either. Im meteorologist sandy patel tracking your showers. Tonight an east bay congressman is in Critical Condition with pneumonia after breaking a rib during a bad fall last week. Abc7 news starts right now. Now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. Right away take a look at this map showing the impact of coronavirus county by county across the bay area. Santa clara county is still the hardest hit with 263 total cases. That is more than twice the total of the second most affected county san mateo. It has 110 cases. Overall the bay area has 672 total cases and 11 deaths. Tonight governor gavin newsom urged young people to do their part to prevent these numbers from growing. Socially distance yourself from others. Just use common sense. Be a good neighbor. Be a good citizen. Those young people that are still out there on the beaches thinkin
Now. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im Garvin Thomas in for terry mcsweeney. From the federal level to the state level, new action tonight to protect americans from the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as the number of covid19 cases rise in the bay area. Within the past few hours, Alameda County has now added 26 new cases. New road closures are in place in marin county to deal with the people flooding the parks and beaches this weekend. And Governor Newsom announcing several new steps to help slow the virus spread. That includes a new executive order that allows the state to increase its health care capacity, in other words, find places to put patients. Plenty of venues are being called on to participate including santa clara a convention center. Nbc bay areas roz plater has the latest. Reporter as the number of covid19 cases rises, weve learned the Santa Clara Convention center is being prepped as a justincase scenario for a temporary hospital. A federal medical stat
Its distancing. Its social distancing. Thats good way of putting it. Its far off the coast on a high def doppler. You can see it towards monterey. So what i want to do is take live radar and we will switch this to the futurecast and show you how those showers sitting off the coast are going to get pulled up mainly into the south bay today. So a closer look right there getting us into the afternoon. We have a few spotty showers focused on the south bay, which is now Late Afternoon early evening. And you see a trend here. If we sigh rain in the bay it will happen mainly in the south bay. Cant rule out a possibility of a few showers in the north. But mainly to the south. If you want to see how much we will get, its. The lot. We are looking at mayor a quarter of an inch of rain for san jose. But everybody else gets a 10th of an inch of rain if we are lucky. Its not raining now. So if you are stepping out the door, here are the numbers. We range anywhere from the low 40s to about 50. Its 50