Approve this unemployment payment. Because congress has the power of the purse, the unemployment payment would be 400 which is 200 less than what americans were getting before the july 31st deadline which might be short of what people really need right now and 100 of that payment states would be required to cough up. The request might be an unfair request considering that states have desperately needed funding as they prepare for School Reopenings and having to pay for the medical response to coronavirus among other things kron 4 political analyst michael yaki says the president s actions today were essentially a way to play on peoples emotions. I think that the American People are going to be asking themselves and this is a president who Still Believes that the coronavirus is just going to disappear magically. How sincere is e the fact that his chief of staff was to really represent him in the negotiations and apparently couldnt deliver on any of the items that the president said. Is
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. Its been really hard, not having a job and not being able to provide for my son. Unemployment uncertainty for area, and across tdeerate for he congress, but now President Trump announcing his own plan for new benefits, but it may not be a done deal. Good morning, everyone. Its sunday, august 9th. Im liz kreutz. Thanks for joining us. Were breaking down where the Unemployment Benefits stand and President Trumps new executive order on evictions but first, as always, lets start with a quick look at the bay area folks with meteorologist Frances Dinglasan in for lisa argen. Good morning, frances. Good morning, liz, good morning, everyone. We have another gorgeous day in store for with us plent y of sunshine right now. Were dealing with fog thick in some spots. Heres live doppler 7 and the satellite radar image, low clouds along the coast spilling into the bay, Half Moon Bay the visibility is down to one mile becaus
Frances. We have lots of sunshine this morning, dealing with morning clouds and fog. Live doppler 7 you can see the coastal clouds as well but the fog is thick in Half Moon Bay, visibility is limited down to one mile, petaluma down to five miles. Our day planner toward the bay bridge sunrise at 6 20, temperatures and its going to get hot there this afternoon n the mid90s. We may even see tripledigit heat in a few spots around the bay, near 08 degrees and at the coast, still mild because of the sea breeze in the mid to upper 60s. Sun sets at 8 08, a few mainor changes in the sevenday forecast, ill tell you about that coming up. Breaking out of San Francisco this morning, a twoalarm fire is burning at a multiunit complex near dubas park. The Fire Department shared this photo of the building on the corner of waller and caramelitas street. The red cross will be called for residents who are displaced. No unchryes reported and we have calls to the department for details about what sparked th
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Payroll tax deferment and extended Unemployment Benefits. Its not even clear, however, if he has the Legal Authority to do that. All of that as the coronavirus pandemic in the u. S. Nears 5 million cases. Another 1,200 people died from the disease on friday alone, bringing the total death in our country to over 161,000. Meanwhile, schools are beginning to reopen. In georgia at least 260 students and eight teachers are being forced to quarantine following positive test results in just the first week of classes. While in new york, once the epicenter of the coronavirus, all schools have been cleared to reopen. Lets first go to cnns Kristen Holmes in bridgewater, new jersey where President Trump is spending his weekend. The president is saying he will step in with an executive action if no deal is done. What will that even look like, and is it possible . Reporter all good questions, bianna. Last night he laid it out, as though it would be a series of executive actions that would touch on v