we ve seen for the dow in a row, the first time that s happened since february this is all happening despite crude oil prices the treasury shows you the ten-year is yielding 0.627%. there are crude oil prices, generally when we ve seen pressure on crude oil, that s put pressure on equities as well that s not the case this morning. wti is indicated down by over 15%. that s a decline of $2.66 to $14.28 a barrel. brent crude down by just 3.3%. it s now trading at $20.73 andrew meantime, an update on the pandemic and the numbers we bring you every morning about where we stand here s where we do stand global cases now are at 2.9 million. in perspective, cases in the united states are at 965,000, closing in on 1 million. 288,000 of those cases are from new york state with another 109,000 of them in the neighboring new jersey yesterday new york governor andrew cuomo outlined the state s plans to reopen the economy in phases beginning on may 15th now, the first phase involves const
all times. here is a question so many are asking tonight. should we all wear masks? the trump administration may recommend that americans wear masks or something similar when out in public. california s department of public health is now recommending it, along with many bay area health departments. but governor newsom still urges caution. masks are not a institute for physical distancing. if you are going into an environment where physical disastering is all but impossible, for example, into a grocery store with small aisles and a long queue, that we do believe it would be additive and beneficial to have a face covering. bear in mind medical grade masks like the n95 you hear so much about should be reserved for medical workers since there simply aren t enough. the public can use a fabric covering like a bandanna or a homemade mask. the bay area and santa cruz county have nearly 3,000 confirmed coronavirus cases tonight. there have been 73 deaths. santa clara county ha
engineers and doctors working together to make your c pap machine an emergency ventilator. could wearing cloth face masks make a difference in the fight against covid-19? the guidelines just issued in the bay area. you may have heard of the bachelor. but have you heard of quarantine bachelor? it s an online series where instead of a rose, you get a roll of toilet paper. i m meteorologist sandhya patel tracking a pair of storms for your weekend. hour-by-hour timeline is coming up. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. now, your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. there are now more than one million confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. more than 11,000 are here in california. but there could be far more. the state has a massive backlog of 59,000 pending tests, and it s growing, leaving an incomplete picture of how widespread this outbreak really is here. a stunning surge in weekly unemployment claims. 6.6 million across the country. 111,000 californians file
that s why, when every connection counts. you can count on us. tonight only on 7, you see him right here. engineers and doctors working together to make your c pap machine an emergency ventilator. could wearing cloth face masks make a difference in the fight against covid-19? the guidelines just issued in the bay area. you may have heard of the bachelor. but have you heard of quarantine bachelor? it s an online series where instead of a rose, you get a roll of toilet paper. i m meteorologist sandhya patel tracking a pair of storms for your weekend. hour-by-hour timeline is coming up. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. now, your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. there are now more than one million confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. more than 11,000 are here in california. but there could be far more. the state has a massive backlog of 59,000 pending tests, and it s growing, leaving an incomplete picture of how widespread this outbreak really is her
from the victory speech by french president elect emmanuel macron and can special and speech byconcession challenger marine le pen. later, a house hearing on visa security. this week on q and a, defense news naval warfare correspondent chris cavas talks about the y s fat leonard bridal more thanandal, with 200 navy officials including several admirals. chris cavas, let me start by asking you what you do for a living. i am a journalist. i cover naval affairs, things over and above the water. . like to cover them worldwide i like to talk about the industry that builds these things, the people who operate them, who buy them, the operations they do, and why does anybody need all this stuff and does it ever work. i write about this stuff. who reads it? the industry, the hill, politicians. defense news is a worldwide publication. people and the naval industry around the world pay attention to us. senior officers pay attention to us, senior acquisition officers. how big i