Protection program was set to expire the senate votes to extend it. Today in the bays alex barr and what congress is going to do now. Reporter laura, this was a bit of a surprise that this extension was agreed to last night since theres not often a lot of bipartisan agreement in washington these days. This is one of these issues important enough. Lets be clear whats being extended is the deadline to apply. So now that deadline will be extended until august 8th. So that allows any Small Businesses with fewer than 500 employees that have not yet asked for this aid to jump in and request it. Whats kind of interesting is theres still 130 billion left in the pot to be distributed to Small Businesses. Thats a little surprising because early on this money was just flying out of the coffers and congress had to pass another installment to reinstate the money there. Theres question why theres so much left on the table. Some Small Business owners say they need help and need more help than what th
And we thank you for making us part of your morning. Good morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im Marcus Washington. Mike is keeping an eye on that commute. He will tell us what we need to know before we head out the door, and right now we want to start with meteorologist kari hall who has a look at that forecast for us, what we can expect. Kari, with that sun rise behind you, im seeing sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Yes, its going to be warm as we head to the weekend. Were looking at a little bit of a break for some of us. This is a view from the cupertino hills. Most of our temperatures are in the mid50s but we go from there to the low 80s today. I think pretty much throughout the whole afternoon you can enjoy some time outside with a good amount of comfort as we look at our temperatures with livermore reaching 86 and some mid60s in San Francisco. Well talk about those hotter weekend temperatures. Mike, whats happening out there for the commute .
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The major decision is bad news for many bay area businesses more than a month after reopenings in the east bay owners are once again forced to close up shot. We are live with the latest plus nearly one out of every 100 american has tested positive for covid19 and the recent surges nationwide showed no sign of slowing down. Good evening im can one and im pam moore, thank you for joining us for kron 4 news tonight at 8 our top story tonight, many sectors of californias economy are expected to shut down again effective immediately. This comes after rate of rise in coronavirus cases kron fours Justine Waltman live for us in the newsroom for more on the big announcement from the governor and what it means just teen big announcement is right can governor gavin newsom announced a sweeping set of closures across the entire state. This all because of a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations so here is what is now banned. Indoor operations at bars, restaurants wineries Family Entertainm
Has a suggestion for the fourth of july stay at home. Hoping the city does not attract a crowd. The request is all about safety, of course, during this coronavirus surge. Reporter santa cruz beaches reopened last week after the city admitted they simply couldnt keep people away. Today, the mayor is asking you to do what a beach ban could not. Were still encouraging everyone to shelter in place. Reporter the mayor says if you do decide to come here, be careful. At a minimum, were asking that people wear masks, they social distance, they use good hygiene practices. Were really trying to keep our community safe. Reporter most beach goers say theyre following the guidelines, and urge visitors from other places to stay home. Between us and the other beach patrons these days, were hitting the trails, and during that time, we always have our ban bandanas. Its already pretty busy. Reporter the city also trying to make sure that anyone caught with illegal fireworks will pay a steep price. In sa