thinking as there seems to be a push from the right and for many in the economic sector to do just that but there s also another if not equal push from the other side that says opening the economy would be both dangerous and irresponsible and that is the thinking of many in the public health sector also many on the left all right so who s right. we re going to bring you a debate on this matter but before we do so i want to share with you some numbers that might help ok so as far as the economy goes 22000000 americans have lost their jobs as of this morning that brings the unemployment rate to 15 percent and according to economists it could reach 20 percent if present trends continue by the end of the year in a word the situation is dismal economically now let s look at lethality because this is really an important conversation as well the death rate death rate from the coronavirus so far is at most about $1000.00 per day in the united states that s extrapolating that so far $
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fletcher. (mark) and i m mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. cooling trend starts today for most areas as onshore flow returns. the far interior valleys will remain seasonably warm through this evening. the overall trend this weekend and into next week will be a return to more seasonable temperatures along with more extensive night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. traffic moving a little slow on westbound 4 ( james ) a 16-year-old girl has died after falling off a cliff in san francisco. this is video of the rescue efforts last night. it happened near the legion of honor museum at around 6:30. fire crews say the rough terrain made it difficult to find her after she fell off a cliff at lands end. after finding her they transported her to china beach where she later died. firefighters say they get a lot of these calls in that area this time of ye