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Virus pandemic waits for the senates approval to move forward. The senate still has not voted on its 2 trillion legislation that is part of that big financial package, thanks for joining us at 10, im ken way and im pam moore, a final senate vote is now expected tomorrow. The democrats say they are fighting to get more money more protections and really for workers and Small Businesses over the bailouts for the corporation Senate Democrats strongly rejected the original version that was introduced yesterday they argued it focused too much on wall street. And didnt spend enough money on main street businesses and the health care system. Then late last night Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer announced both parties are close to an agreement when passed it is expected to issue direct checks to american families. Bailouts for the Airline Industry and a billion loan program for struggling Small Businesses so the debate in washington continues as millions of americans are out of work and in need of help now we talked to lord levy with Californias Employment Development Department today she told us over the past 2 weeks her department has been slammed with demand for Unemployment Benefits as of last thursday, the say receive more than 58,000 claims compared to 43,000 from the week before before that. The department has averaged 41,000 claims each week, she expects an even larger number when the latest claim numbers come out on thursday. She also says uncertainty over the pandemic is complicating the process. Friday of ways in which people are being impacted by the Coronavirus Employer with every intention of returning what the situation will calm down. The eligibility requirements, so you may have to put in place. And making every effort to streamline the processing of these claims. Trying to keep up with that the claim loud and my daintily that they want might experience and getting those payment. She also says it is all hands on deck at the department trying to process claims as fast as the staff can it has been redirecting staff hiring more people and even calling back a recent retirees, thousands of those employees filing for unemployment turned the Service Industry and as weve seen most restaurants for forced to drastically cut staff has their kitchens closed door. They transitioned to take out and delivery only however, some of the business are bringing back employees after seeing more demand than anticipated, especially those in the pizza business kron fours tampa sackey joins us live now from fierro on polk street in San Francisco with more on this story this is good news. Can over the weekend we saw a much different scene here tonight people were lined out the door waiting for their orders and while this restaurant probably became a little overwhelmed him and that theyre now able to bring back some employees this week. This was the scene if youre well on polk street in San Francisco over the weekend they got slammed with pizza orders and some customers say their orders were backed up business has been you know very very we have one or 2 nights really challenging services and in terms meeting the demand of Delivery Services printing gillis co owner of fear ella says they received more orders than anticipated. He says they quickly made some changes to meet the demand of this week we now have a markings outside of each of the restaurants, we dont allow anyone inside the restaurant anywhere basically were sliding the food over 2 tables to create for the delivery drivers and perfect topley is demarcated in front of each of the restaurants on taxes for people to stand that are basically is 78 feet apart on top of more Safety Measures for the influx of people. Ula says the large orders allowed him to bring more employees back to work than originally anticipated car ourselves right now we feel extremely grateful. That weve been able to and we want to retain 20 members of our weve been able to be higher for people um you know thats years other restaurants are also finding ways to bring back employees. Michelin star restaurant sp qr transition to a firsttime takeout Delivery Service and at a new items to the menu on a play that is vastly lower that. And what theyre going to be getting working so hard to provide any kind of work for them between now and stay out to be busy enough that we ideally we would be so busy the deal to bring the list all their back you know i dont think that thats going to happen. Thats kind of unrealistic to the situation. Were certainly going to try to make it as busy as as b q our chef Matthew Acker reno says. The phones are ringing and hopes that will translate to bringing more employees back to work. And this point restaurants say its not about making money but instead about keeping as many employees as possible on the payroll and for many of them that means they need more takeout orders. Now of course today is National Take out day so were hoping that helped out some of the businesses here in the city reporting live in San Francisco Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Of those who have tested positive today, the state of california. 18 to 49 years old. This disease. Impacts everybody. A warning for everybody as the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge in california governor newsome announcing today there are now 40 deaths at least that was the cup this morning more than 2000 infections in the state as well and half of them as you heard him say are people between the ages of 1849 years old and today, San Francisco reported its first coronavirus death Health Officials say the patient was a man in his 40s who had multiple Underlying Health conditions, San Francisco. So far has 150 to one of iris cases Alameda County also reported the deaths today its second death related to covid 19 there are now more than a 1000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 22 virus related deaths here in the bay area. Heres a look at the numbers Santa Clara County has 375 cases was 16 deaths. San mateo county has a 161 cases and one death. San francisco county 152 cases Contra Costa County has 86 cases and one death. Alameda county has a 124 cases smer in 53 solano 24 sonoma county, 31 and a death and napa county confirmed its 3rd case of coronavirus today and a grim outlook for Santa Clara County already overwhelmed with virus cases the county executive predicts as many as 10,000 county residents may be infected. In response the county Public Health officer issued a new order new deals with test result reporting kron fours rob fladeboe explains. Online tuesday to Santa Clara County board of supervisors received a grim forecast about the coronavirus outbreak from county executive doctor, jeff news. 1000. Maybe as many as 10,000. Supervisors were told that scenario is based on the ratio of positive tests to megan of tests in the sick population, an ominous sign says doctor smith. Population. Currently labs report only positive results making it difficult to know just how many people are being tested overall a new order requiring all labs public and private report all positive negative and inconclusive result was announced by Public Health officer doctor sara cody. The new laboratory reporting order follows data that shows increasing local transmission of call that 19 and reflects the growing availability of testing through commercial and academic labs that can provide valuable information during this unprecedented time says doctor cody. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Tonight, some disturbing new information about coronavirus according to reports by the cdc, the virus can live on services far longer than just a few days. Kron fours while beller bellow joins us now from the newsroom with details on this noel. Thats right ken 17 days is the new duration and researchers with the cdc found out this information after examining the diamond princess cruise ship you may remember that ship was docked in japan for weeks last month carrying more than 3700 passengers. 17 days after the passengers and crew members left the ship. Cdc, researchers found traces of covid 19 on surfaces in the cabins of both symptomatic and asymptomatic passengers important to note here those samples were collected before the cabins were disinfected the cdc said researchers cant determine just yet whether transmission occurred from contaminated surfaces. Researchers also looked at the grand princess cruise ship that was docked in oakland for a week they say the crew. Most likely was infected on a cruise from San Francisco and then passed the virus on to passengers on a later foye edge 19 crew members and 2 passengers did test positive on the grand princess when it arrived in oakland in all the 2 cruise ships accounted for 800 infections and 10 deaths, pam. Noel, thank you 50,000 that is the number of hospital beds governor Gavin Newsome now says california will need to treat coronavirus patients and that is up from the 20,000 originally expected kron fours kate rooney explains what that means for the bay area. As californias number of confirmed covid 19 cases climbed by 369 today. The state is working on setting up more hospital beds. Yesterday governor newsome announced a far greater need for more beds than originally anticipated a 3 months surge capacity. With in our Hospital System alone which is just one part of a larger Health Care Delivery system that would require that 125,000 bed 75,000. Baseline plus the 50,000 search. Of those 75,000 beds, currently licensed across 416 hospitals just how many are in the bay area isnt Crystal Clear on a regular basis napa county has 160 hospital beds. The 8 other bay area counties didnt have approximate figures readily available or werent able to comment. However some bay area facilities have already been designated to provide what are being called surge beds in Santa Clara County, the Santa Clara Convention center is preparing to offer 250 beds by doing this were going to allow the hospitals then to increase their ability to care for the higher key are there was more critical patients with then there 175 beds will be made available at Seton Medical Center in daly city. But the majority of the additional surge beds will come from spaces like the Santa Clara Convention Center Facilities outside of traditional hospital environment and San Francisco keep rooney kron 4 news. Much needed protective equipment for healthcare workers are making their way to the bay area governor gavin newsom tweeted this video from napa today shows the States Office of emergency services. Delivering 4200 n 95 masks a 1000 face shields and 5500 surgical mask the queen of the Valley Hospital in napa and the napa county Emergency Operations center. The governor also revealed tesla ceo ilan mosque is delivering 1200 ventilators to hospitals in california. And Richard Branson the founder of virgin group is flying in personal protective equipment on his virgin 7. 47 from asia to oakland. Following another order from the governor parking lots are close to state beaches in San Mateo County and elsewhere there are now signs posted and caution tape is up. Gates to beaches are also locked the state closed the beach parking lot after a large crowds of people flocked to them over the weekend. Despite the stay at home order while some neighbors say the closures are necessary not everybody is happy with the decision. There were people on the beaches and i did not notice a lot of social distancing people have to get outside. Its not healthy to be tissue and children to be holed up inside and as long as youre out and youre. Careful and year you stay away from people. I think its. The necessary. County such as moran has sonoma taking things a step further all county parks are closed there, including Helen Putnam Regional Park in petaluma instead of going to a park Health Officials say it is best for you to get exercise near where you live take a walk or bike around the block. They say thats best. Turning now to the weather was a rainy day across much of the bay area this was how looked in downtown walnut creek this afternoon. It has been mostly deserted in many bay area town says today stay at home order went into effect the rain also may be kept of some people inside our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us with details on what is ahead lawrence. Yeah, you know i think has and ali said the message change is the rain connelly said yeah you better stay inside when he got his message for about 15 minutes he said he had run all the way home and made it just a minute or 2 before the rain started coming down bunch it was coming down very heavily in spots today we have some very strong downpours showed up outside tonight things begin to quiet down just a little bit looking out toward the Golden Gate Bridge see very quiet out there still damp on the roads on the bridge was certainly the heaviest rain has tapered off just a little bit clouds begin to break up someone right now, especaally in the northeast. Those lingering clouds across the south bay and ill show you more here is you see the storm system coming through were really looking at the trough coming through a much of the state today and that is that cold unstable air bringing with it a showers really into the afternoon even some lightning strikes in parts the central portions of the stage around the bay area right now things begin to settle down were still looking at a couple popup showers and even a couple snowflakes over the mountain tops the monterey bay getting pounded right now look at the storms moving through there and cast bills leanest making the way the watsonville headed for almost are we headed down that direction be prepared to run into some strong storms this evening before things begin to settle down a little bit later on cold enough that were looking at some snow flakes over Mount Hamilton is of them out there in parts of the south bay. So many nice little dusting of snow you look up to tomorrow morning when you get up and more scattered showers into livermore just beginning to break up a little bit you can see couple snowflakes and sleet over a mount diablo and some showers in and around that area as well all of this. Lets just mark scattered showers continue to pop up things begin to wind down and lesser amounts as you head to the north is the storm system kind of moves out from the north bay now and begins to move elsewhere sometime, partly cloudy skies decreasing showers was gotten apart overnight tonight. So were looking at a pretty cloudy night and scattered showers a possibility but more widely scattered i think of them. With more showers continuing as we head toward the weekend. Temperature wise were going to see the numbers running in the 40s and 50s right now so getting a little chilly in spots, especially in the north bay down to 42 degrees right now is safely in a 45 in the napa valley and 45 degrees as you make your way into santa rosa, cold front coming through trump begins to slide on through that kept the showers going to date that is going to make for some chilly weather around the bay area get for tomorrow a chance of a widely scattered shower, not as much rain as we have today for tomorrow looks like start to dry things out guys looks like least for a couple of days on thursday all fry it probably going to dry things out the clock to want to gather the late on friday, the looks like as we head toward the weekend. A chance of more rain on the way but in your challenge and coming up in a few minutes. We do finally have a little hint of some spring warmth coming up, well tell you when in a few minutes back to larson still need rain so well hear more from you later. We are reminded every day to keep a social distance, but that can be a real challenge when youre taking care of essential said crowded places like Grocery Store kron fours dan kerman visited some Grocery Stores to see what theyre doing to keep things clean and safe for customers as the covid 19 corona virus continues to spread Grocery Stores like this whole foods and San Francisco are limiting the number of people who go inside and those outside are being told to keep their distance from one another. Similar lines can be found at the San Francisco trader joes for the same reason and here team members are also keeping customers up to date on what theyve run out of it. The other Grocery Stores are stepping up. On the kron 4 Facebook Page leslie posts at a safeway in san jose. You have to form a line down the aisle and get assigned to checkout stand one by one. Lots of tape lines on the floor to indicate 6 foot distances, the josephine rights, they put a barrier between the cashier and customer check out which i think is a good idea. Also a good idea cleaning shopping carts that whole foods we mentioned has a team member park right by the carts wiping them down before passing them on to customers. One of our viewers named just tells us not all stores are going that extra mile specifically this costco in san jose police. This is. Just advise is bringing your own wifes wherever you go probably a wise idea. Now safely trader joes and whole foods just to name a few all say theyre doing enhanced cleaning. To keep the store even safer. In addition to that many of the stores are doing special hours for seniors. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. In the east bay, a local Delivery Company that once served School Lunches is now taking grocery orders online choice live ceo justin gag, none has lost a nocontact drivethru grocery pickup at the companys headquarters in danville customers place orders online and then drive up to choice lunch headquarters, their employees wearing gloves and homemade n 95 masks place, the owners in the back of the cars within 3 minutes. Since schools closed 2 weeks ago choice lunch laid off 160 of his 200 employees. The island says that he had to change up his business to prevent any more layoffs. We have 10 people working in that. And if we were doing this today those 10 would be working. He hopes that this new service will eventually allow him to retire at least half of the crew that he had to let go. President trump set a target date to reopen the country why some Health Officials say the president is moving too fast and a new warning tonight from the World Health Organization over the surge of infections in the us last the shelter at home order turns one of the most lively spots of San Francisco into a ghost town ahead, how you can help these businesses stay afloat but first a million project scrapped oakland mayor libby schaff explains why Kaiser Permanente it is i wanted my hepatitis c gone. I put off treating mine. Epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. Whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. I just found out about mine. I knew for years epclusa has a 98 overall cure rate. I had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. Epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks. 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Of the cars that have gone up center for piper felt like it making Financial Sense anymore. With 7,200 employees kaiser is oaklands largest private employer oakland mayor sheriff says kaiser does plan to stay in its existing offices, which includes a 7 east bay buildings instead of the single new tower downtown. Meantime air shaft will be holding an online town hall meeting on covert 19 this thursday evening march, the 26th at 06 00pm people will be able to ask questions get resources and the latest information questions can be submitted in advance just go to the citys website for details San Francisco District Attorney chase abboud dean is sending a strong message to those who tried to exploit Public Health emergencies for profit. Or to justify hate. Dean says his office has received reports of coronavirus related hate crimes price gouging and scams take a listen. The disease doesnt discriminate and neither should we be was ero tolerance policy for racism and discrimination. Second price gouging is a crime if a local business suddenly increases the cost of essential goods they need guilty of price gouging. Dean says hes encouraging anyone with concerns and questions to contact the District Attorneys Office Coming up South Lake Tahoe, a popular getaway spot for many people in the bay area but it too is fighting the pandemic an immediate request made by that citys mayor to keep visitors away and Nursing Homes are turning away visitors as protective measures, but thats leaving many senior residents feeling, lonely, how children can send good wishes with some Old School Technology and our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on kron on the 24 hour local news streaming service is free to breaking news tonight, Senate Leaders and the Trump Administration have just reached an agreement on that trillion stimulus package to try to rescue the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic the agreement comes after 5 Straight Days of intense negotiations on the senate floor. It includes 1200 checks to Many Americans bailout for the Airline Industry and a billion loan program for struggling Small Businesses. Both the house and the senate now have to vote on this measure and then send it to the president for his signature. The measure is part of a trillion stimulus package. The federal government has been working on. Meantime a grim forecast from the World Health Organization tonight. The agency says the United States could become the next at the center of the coronavirus pandemic. Looking at the number of cases the situation does seem to be getting worse here at least right now. But President Trump is already setting a target date to loosen restrictions and reopen the economy darrell forges reports. We can do this by easter. I think that would be a great thing for our country President Trump setting easter as a target date to reopen the country suggesting he may phase out of the 15 day selfisolating guidelines once they expire doctor and the foul she says hes urging the president to be flexible you can look at a day that you got to be very flexible in on that and it literally day by day week by week basis. You need to evaluate the feasibility what youre trying to do before trump made his comments some republican lawmakers warned against moving too fast to get the economy going again while the congresswoman liz cheney tweeting quote there will be no normally function economy. And for hospitals are overwhelmed and thousands of americans of all ages, including our doctors and nurses, lay dying because we have failed to do whats necessary to stop the virus. He should stop talking and start to listen to the medical experts who democratic president ial front runner joe biden ripping the president. We all want economy opens rapidly as possible the way to do that is lets take care of the medical side of this immediately immediately is on the mind of new York Governor Andrew Cuomo who says the amount of called the 19 cases in his state is doubling about every 3 days and more ventilators are needed we need at a minimum. An additional 30,000 ventilators you cannot buy them you cannot find that the president says he is not yet in forcing the defense production act which he invoked last week darryl forges kron 4 news. An update from senator Amy Klobuchar are on her husbands condition, she says he is fighting coronavirus the former democratic president ial candidate tweeted today quote this is not seasonal flu. I know my husband has it he is 52 and has been sick for 2 weeks he coughed up blood and is on oxygen. Many are worse listen to doctors, trump downplays coronavirus by comparing it to the seasonal flow. Its not a fair comparison california prisons will not take in or transfer inmates until further notice governor Gavin Newsome sign an executive order today for 35 state prisons and 4. Use correctional facilities. The governor says the order was issued to protect the health and safety of state inmates use and staff after 5 Correctional Officers and one inmate became infected infected with coronavirus at 4 separate state prisons protecting businesses across the bay area during this crisis is becoming more important as each day passes many stores and restaurants are now boarded up their windows and the doors off or snow. Al bello talked with a member of the San Francisco Merchants Association she joins us now with more noel thats right pam, the boarded up windows and doors paint a pretty unfortunate picture. Of the times but it is a way for merchants to make sure their store stay safe during this crisis. I spoke with the director of the fillmore district Merchants Association who says theyve been through disasters before and hope theyll come out of this one stronger. This coronavirus this is a crisis is a metal prices is a business crisis. And its going to be with us for a long time as restaurant and nonessential store closures continue this is becoming a common sight across the bay area. Stores and restaurants of every shape and size a completely boarded up there taking a huge sacrifice right now in what theyre doing fillmore street is known as one of the main hubs for shopping and dining in San Francisco. But now its a bit of a ghost town i really feel for them. The street looks. Really bad it looks shocking when when i walk down the street. So many businesses the fillmore district Merchants Association was created after the 19 oh 6 earthquake hit San Francisco. So theyve been through disasters before but this one is a little trickier to people is not so much to market them or chance and really unify the community with the merchants. These days they cant do this because we can go out so theyre turning to new solutions asking people to support in different ways during this time it should post on social media on your on yelp or on your social media platform. This is a july businesses that you like to be tonight theyve even set up a go fund me page to help keep the lights on down fillmore street asking for donations to keep up with street maintenance and security issues. Theyre also helping Business Owners figure out which grants and loans might be available to them its a confusing time for a lot of merchants. So they need all of this assistance he are thinking that. This crisis will be over at some point. And when when the cause of death we were we really want to make sure that we are strong unified. Fillmore street is the oldest merchant corridor in the city and its pretty much been operational immediately after Natural Disasters like the 19 oh 6 quake and loma prieta so its no question this crisis really is different for them. Ken pam. Thank you very well with reeses storms now a be a pretty good time for skiers and snowboarders in the tahoe area bought the vacation spot is turning away visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic and major ski resorts are temporarily closed officials do not think there are enough supplies to take care of residents and visitors Marlon Martinez reports. A pristine layer of snow blankets slopes in South Lake Tahoe. But on the ground the focus is shifting away from ramping up tourism instead cracking down on the spread of the coronavirus the mayor of South Lake Tahoe showing us this request to the city sent to all Vacation Rental permit holders yesterday. To see sprinting to nonexempt shortterm visitors until at least april 23th, just 30 days from now an immediate request for all Vacation Home owners to stop renting out immediately after the city saw thousands of visitors this past weekend. Despite governor Gavin Newsome mandatory order to stay at home. We want to share time with everybody we just to right now the reason the citys limited Health Care Resources for Memorial Hospital is the only hospital for the city. It has fewer than 10 i see you beds and ventilators and not enough. Thats not enough for 30,000 people. A terrifying thought for sure march rhianna who isnt even leaving her car to get groceries my husbands during the shopping inside and we have gloves. We have sanitizer. And we have homemade wipes because you cant find wipes especially here in tahoe, she agrees with the citys request to pause rentals because she is especially prone infections. I survive swine flu in 2009, but i was sick for 6 weeks in and out of the hospital 3 times. And so i have scar tissue in my lungs this tahoe residents asking would be visitors. Please stay home. Im actually had friends from the bay area say oh you guys got snow last week and were going to come sliding where should we go on like please dont. Now as Marley Martinez reporting South Lake Tahoe is in Eldorado County which so far is reporting 3 covid 19 cases, the county has been under a stay at home order since last week turning now to the weather was Lawrence Karnow we were talking snow in tahoe and even time i think camp a little bit of snow around the bay area lawrence we still need some more rain. Yeah we certainly do we get more scattered showers out there really love to see the snow over this year thats disappointing for this years was certainly looking at that snow pack certainly that will help us out during our long summer months and we are getting more snow nige that you see it on the Doppler Radar there more snow continuing to fall an up so that weve got Winter Weather advisories in place across the high country theyre going to see upwards of maybe another a foot maybe a foot and a half of snow across the beach by tomorrow morning. So thats good news 70s risk years i could be able to enjoy the nice fresh los out there, but there are still more storms on the way so weve got right now the storm system kind of winding down the skies going part cited for a cold a late night or early tomorrow morning frozen freezing temperatures in the north bay tomorrow a chance of a more widely scattered showers not to see as much rain as today. But certainly a watering shower could move through by thursday we start to dry things out around the bay area friday look good but a few more clouds can munch and you can see that next storm system off the coastline in florida and california and moving in over the weekend again another very cold storm, so its going to be a big snow maker across the high country some more rain here in the bay area showers likely linger into sunday at least are in the early part of the morning and then taper off and then looks like we see some clearing that very well looks like an offshore wind that kicks and were going to see some very nice spring weather on the way heres your 10 attempt for a tonight showers least a few showers for tomorrow then we dry out on thursday and friday, a return of more rain on saturday and sunday but look at next week we go for some wintry weather to some real stream weather next week at the temperatures may be in the mid 70s by wednesday of next week plenty of sunshine in the following friday forecast. Hey how are kenny bartling a brentwood is writing letters of encouragement and support to seniors all over the bay area. Many of them are living in Nursing Homes and they cant physically see their friends and family at this time and theyre feeling lonely kron fours michelle kingston shows us how you can help. Theyre never going to be people they dont know who they are theyre putting names on are you are you stacks of letters and notes on their way to Nursing Homes written by children and their parents to help brighten the day of those unable to see friends and family during the shelter in place it would make them fear. And make them. Overall feel better about themselves. These are photos of families writing their letters and kids creating loving art work for complete strangers. Hoping it will encourage them to stay positive. Its a project Katie Bartling created with their children in brioain would face just feels night. They look is something that yet able to see you. Like his tie do you may or may not get any other contest. Are we cut and it feels really night the first round of letters will be sent to the antioch convalescent hospital on wednesday. If youre interested in joining in in writing a letter we have information on kron 4 dot com on how to send it to participating Nursing Homes that darling has already contacted. Emotional what i like children letter alone and i felt. Tonight the fees that theyre willing to give up 20 30 minutes of their day care. Theres something for someone else in brentwood, michelle kingston kron 4 news. The 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed what the delay means for japan and its capital city where the summer games are supposed to mean an economic revival and what is next for the us when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. The summer olympics in tokyo are officially postpones japanese Prime Minister bay and the International Olympic Committee President thomas bach made that announcement today. The games will still be called the olympic and paralympic games, tokyo 2020. And the olympic flame will remain stored and displayed in fukushima the announcement comes less than 48 hours after the i o c said it was giving itself for weeks to come up with a decision. Here in the bay area, the us crew team had been preparing for tokyo 2020 now they must suggest and figure out whats next for jason dumas reports. Since 2017 many of the best american rowers in the country have been training in the east bay with hopes of representing our country in the 2020 Olympic Games. Now with the games officially postponed most of the athletes will head home and wait this thing out like the rest of us the future will basically the highest me a mile general fight and i think that was the case for most of my teammates here for a lot. Training for the olympics is a fulltime job years of blood sweat and tears goes into it for a sport like crew that isnt a huge Revenue Generating sport here in the state. It is even more of a commitment to d c. Motion this summer and now. But this is an unprecedented situation and everyone understands in order to compete one day you must be safe and healthy keeping things in perspective that. And if you want people to get sick a lot to lose their jobs. As for this particular group of rowers in olympic hopefuls, mike said the teen was full of potential, especially the young guys who have yet to compete in an Olympic Games. Theyre really pushing the standard out. Has an older guy maybe come back certainly i think thing ive had to you know the focus. In pushing her heart because those guys just. They havent been before so they have this drive in the site. Asher for that you need to match in oakland, im jason do mosque. Kron 4 news. The decision to delay the olympics is a major blow to japans economy. The japanese government is spent at least billion putting that into the games and now the country faces up to 6 billion at least in domestic losses will ripley reports from tokyo. The signs are all over tokyo symbols of what was supposed to be a japanese revival. A comeback crushed at least for now. In tokyo 2020 organizers and the International Olympic committee vowing to global pressure the pressure brought on by the Novel Coronavirus catastrophe memories of another disaster 9 years ago. Still fresh on many japanese minds, 20 elevens mega quaint tsunami and fukushima triple winning the olympic bid in 2013 brought a surge of National Pride and badly needed jobs. Japan invested, 10s of billions of dollars. New infrastructure, new technology. 2020 was supposed to be a banner year. A year now defined by a once in a Century Global pandemic move patients final weve overcome Natural Disaster war but things are different now this will be the biggest challenge we ever face says she gets she bought one of japans most powerful lawmakers list, he says japans aging population and shrinking workforce makes it much harder to bounce back. The olympics are a cornerstone of Prime Minister based plan to transform japan into a global destination. A plan to jumpstart the japanese economy. Analysts keith henry says even a delay has serious financial implications mason the Service Sector economy obviously one of the world row to hotels. The regions of japan that were counting on people spending a few days and told children wandering about guns or the beaches of of the hinterlands of japan. The the damage economic damage will be rough widespread all across japan. One of them a delicious simple majority to govern finance minister taro aso even went so far as to call coronavirus proof of an olympic curse. So was born in 1940 feet when world war 2 extinguish japans olympic flame, tokyo was supposed to host to cancel 1940 games. It would end up waiting 24 years. The 1964 Tokyo Olympics japans reintroduction to the world showcasing a miracle recovery rising from the ashes of war. Today a new war against a deadly virus. Putting japans Olympic Dreams on hold. Yet again. Will ripley cnn. Coming up next rain check in with Lawrence Karnow with a final look at the weather but first snow al bello standing by in the newsroom with whats coming up on kron on at 11 o well. Now all can governor newsome revealed a stunning statistic today coming up were going to talk about how many coronavirus cases are impacting the younger population here in california will also hear from Health Care Workers who are getting real about the dangers they face on the front lines of the covid 19 fight karen karen o well, thank you very much and make sure to download the my money should work as hard as i do. So i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. Today, im earning on a charger. So, just the charger then . Ummm. Yeah sarcastically fantastic. Earn 1. 5 cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Workers are on the front lines of the Health Crisis but theres a shortage of masks that they need so across the nation caring and crafty volunteers are taking matters into their own hands kron fours Maureen Kelly talk with 2 women helping out. Economics teacher in arizona is now putting her sewing skills to work, making masks for Health Care Workers after getting a call last week making calls dire need of undernourished. And pennsylvania it might have. The masks, shes just scraps she whipped out a pattern of a washable reusable mask that you can see her husband showing off in this video. It has a place for inserting a replaceable filter may new yorks on order. A gazillion he says a b vacuum, cleaner banks. And they can be kept out and started her San Francisco basin is thrown together a web site with the pattern so others can help out. Meanwhile, peggy has pivoted and is now working on a prototype of a washable cover to go over masks that Health Care Workers have been issued but have to reuse because of a shortage of supplies just touching that massive insurance of michigan were cut off and wash if shes been working hard of her sewing machine and has family and friends trying to get someone to help mass produce these masks the same people helping her are also motivation behind all this work. I have family and they work and family in california when she on trees moving on this brentwood resident has been using leftover fabric to make reusable face masks that shes lining with coffee filters. Shes giving them away to other essential employees like Law Enforcement who dont have access to n 95 masks deanna says she has extra time now that shes working from home and not commuting. It makes her feel good to use that time doing what she can to help make those in her community feel more secure. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Take a look at this 2 manholes exploded near a hospital in boston fire and smoke poured out of one of the manholes firefighters had to use a foam extinguishing agent to put out the flames, a witness said one of the explosions sent a manhole cover 30 feet into the air good news, nobody was hurt in the blasts. The Utility Company blamed the explosions on equipment failure. Author stephen king is getting some interesting art in his yard in maine, a chainsaw artist is carving ravens and owl a tree for all gun a bookshelf into unknown. Tree trunk. King and his wife tabitha were said when they had to cut the tree down a couple of years ago, but say they always saw potential in it. So they hired a chainsaw artist to turn the tree into a masterpiece and the work should be done they say in a couple more weeks even king and a chainsaw i see if story all right, lets check in with her. Chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lawrence. 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