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Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 7am 20240713

Friday. Retail and its manufacturers will be the first to enter into californias next phase of the stay at home order Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has details. California is taking its first set of small steps into reopening its economy retail and its manufacturers will be the first to enter into californias next phase of its stay at home order it has to be done in a very thoughtful and judicious way its a health first focus governor Gavin Newsome says florists clothing toys books and Sporting Goods stores can reopen by the end of the week with new mandatory guidelines like Curbside Pickup the state is set to release the new rules thursday, not included in this round of reopening is seeded dining shopping malls and offices we need active monitoring surveillance. To make sure that the disease is not spreading. It is. One of the criteria is a trigger to re modify the announcement comes as Health Officials say california is clearing necessary hurdles to move into its next stage of its 4 feast plan to reopen the economy, the director of the states Public Health Department Says 14 facilities are ready to take patients in case of the surge. 90,000 people have signed up to be a part of californias health corps and 10,000 ventilators are standing by ready to go if needed its really a thrill to be here this time to be talking about all of this positive Movement Forward well, california is ready to slightly loosened up its statewide stay at home order Governor Newsom says cities and counties with stricter rules can keep them in place while others are able to move even further through a certification process the prospects of restaurants with modifications opening hospitality more broadly opening the governor has said phase 2 would also include reopening some public spaces like beaches and parks. He says more details on that are coming thursday in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. According to Johns Hopkins university there are currently over 1 million cases of the coronavirus in the u. S. More than 56,000 of those cases are in california. Were also seeing more than 2200 deaths in the state overall more than 187,000 people have recovered from the pandemic in the United States. We have updated numbers on coronavirus cases and deaths right here in the bay area as of today. There are more than 8600 cases Santa Clara County remains one of the hardest hit in the bay area and as for the number of deaths over 300 people have died from the virus in the bay area. Now on march 16th when the shelterinplace orders were first issued there were just 4 deaths we have a complete breakdown of the cases deaths by county and by city on our website kron 4 dot com. Governor newsome says stay at home restrictions will defer county by county and that will depend on what each county Health Officer believes is best for that county. So far at least 6 bay area counties have ease some restrictions and that allows some to get back to work that includes people who work at food trucks and also flower shops, the shelter also allows skate parks to reopen and get golf courses can also open with some key changes. There is a way to accomplish the Public Health goal. Keeping people safe. With also allowing businesses to operate but operate with certain guidelines. I think that we can definitely Work Together to achieve that goal and get to a better place we are very excited to be opening in our customers or emailing us and. Asking for. Well mayor breed says the only way that this is going to work is of people continue to do what were supposed to do wear masks and stay with at least 6 feet apart from each other. If that happened she says they will look at opening other businesses in the next round. And with the sand home restrictions lucine today, its likely that a lot more people are heading outside were already starting to see more traffic on bay area bit bridges so we want to go ahead and get a check of the forecast with meteorologist dave spahr they were off to a beautiful start just as weve had been past several days. All you got that right good morning. Marty good morning everybody in more to come this week as well warming things up a little bit more so to those who look for temperatures to puncture into the 90s and some of those in the valleys as early as maybe even thursday. What weve got right now the shot from u c berkeley as we take a look at the east bay shoreline and off to the distance theres the bailout of the fault is pretty much since cleared out. Temperatures for us now are in the 50s along good portion of the east bay 48 for livermore 40s you can see up there. The north faced a little chilly. 53 going on for San Francisco in 51, san jose. Not a whole lot going on in terms of fog this morning, however, later on today as we get to the evening hours here comes a marine layer and it will bring with it some fog as well so the app and be out and about late tonight, you know, of course doing it safely at home and so forth. One whats up with all of that that cloud cover is just temporary says the temporary hiccup in the marine la er that should clear out by tomorrow we continue with this warming trend. Heres a look at other day partner forecast we got here 54 so by atm by 11 were at 69 77 going on by 2 in the afternoon. And we expect temperatures easily to make it in the lower 80s and some of those inland spots, but again each day warming up the work of the country into the 90s as well coming up a little bit well take a look at generally speaking the whole week day forecast and also going to give you an idea some of that marine layer its taken in for later tonight, robin marty. All right dave happening today in the north bay Sonoma County is now opening 2 new testing sites. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live in santa rosa this morning with the details on those testing sites. Good morning sara. Good morning thats right 2 new testing sites in Sonoma County one in petaluma and one way here in santa rosa, downtowns looking like a ghost town as people are staying at home and thats probably whats kept the numbers in Sonoma County just steadily climbing very slowly. Take a look at your screen. So you can see information about this testing sites of the 2 that have opened up. You have to make an appointment to get out of your car if you get on your car to receive the test its unlike the drivethrus that weve seen so you can not even know the location of the testing site unless you make an appointment you dont have to even be showing any symptoms though to get an appointment those appointments are now available today. Theres one testing site in santa rosa as i said again another in petaluma if you have insurance your provider will be billed if you dont have insurance no worries you can still get a test this after Governor Newsoms announcement to add more than 80 Community Coronavirus testing sites state wide the 2 new testing sites here in this county are different than the county drive through testing at the Sonoma County Public Health laboratory. Which is currently for Health Care Workers only the site will help Sonoma County reach its school in could ducky in conducting 600 to 800 test per day to better understand the spread of the coronavirus throughout the county Health Officials again have not released where exactly these tests will be conducted, but they did say the state made sure that the 2 sides were between 30 minutes and 60 minutes away from another testing site or a hospital there trying to make it convenient even in the more rural parts of the state. And if you would like to take advantage of these new services you love a test and you feel like you need one. Again you dont even need to be showing symptoms you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. We put a link to the website where you can find that appointment in a number if you dont have Internet Access you can call that number for now live in santa rosa Sarah Stinson kron 4 news the more testing sites the better very good. Thank you sarah. People who live and work in San Franciscos tenderloin district along with you see Hastings School of law. Are suing the city. The lawsuit accuses San Francisco of abandoning the neighborhood as crime and homelessness grows and that the coronavirus pandemic you see hastings as the lead in the lawsuit. It owns several buildings in the tenderloin district. The school is not seeking financial damages instead theyre calling on the citys to stop allowing the conditions to get even worse randy shoes, hes a cold plaintiff in this lawsuit gets around in a wheelchair and describes a short commute from home to work as horrific. Weaving in and out around the tense, the garbage, the feces just so many more people on the sidewalks now to drug use what he sees a people sleeping laying across the sidewalk of a busy tense on both sides left and right to get that Everyone Wants wants to see. Something different i want to see something different. But were not house keepers were not babysitters. And were being treated that way. The city says its Gathering Community feedback to write a detailed plan to improve the situation in the tenderloin the plan is expected to be released later this week. Restaurants and bars that were either forced to close or operate on a takeout only bases are getting some much needed help the Paycheck Protection Program gives Small Businesses shortterm cash to pay for rent utilities and payroll. The co owner of monks cattle that cutler says ppp is helping but its still not enough to keep his Mission District restaurant, afloat. He gets s much further into the summer and any non where all this goes and how. You know its if it stays as a delivery take a model of it. It shows to kind of you know. After nasty and restaurant back over fulltime employees and which felt you know too to be able to say like heres i can pay you in they got to pay it. Well a lot has to be paid back in 2 years there are some limitations for businesses that are closed. The loan is forgiven only if at least 75 of the loan is used to keep workers on the payroll. Well our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website kron 4 dot com. Its a great place for information we have the latest on outbreaks here in the bay area. Theres an interactive map and you can follow and lots of information in ways that you can stay safe. You can find all this and more on our website kron 4 dot com. And still ahead this Tuesday Morning officials at United Airlines telling their employees to think about voluntarily leaving the company. Well explain. Plus deaths on a new test inside details on a new testing site opening up in the south bay will have that for you and coming up after the break the benefits of working from home. Were hearing about the positive effect it can have on your life. And well take a live look outside the traffic moving smoothly on the san mateo bridge see some clearing skies in the back good morning, welcome back want to go ahead and check out the weather forecasts and look ahead you from the Golden Gate Bridge just beautiful this morning. As far as their tell us more about the forecast. Hi dave. Hey good morning morning, good morning, everybody got that right sweet from beginning to end weve got a sweet forecast today, although that marine layer is going to trust you get a little bit for tonight, but no major deal and were looking for maybe some rain around the corner into early next week after the so heat spike comes our way live shot coming in from u c berkeley told the east bay shoreline all lit up. Theres the bay in the distance and marty was referring to the golden gate years up close and personal as well that we have the flag flapping a little bit we have all been on shore breeze going on this morning but all pretty pleasant start to your day temperatures in the 50s for most the east bay, 48 for livermore got the 40s up there the north bay 53 San Francisco. And 51 for san jose getting to that marine layer thing that i was talking about ok sunny today and tonight comes in at a bit of moisture and maybe some fog with that and some coastal clouds extending on into the east bay a little bit but that will be temporary, mixing up very quickly. It promotes the overnight and tomorrow were back to mostly sunny again. And its like a really have any impact on our climate temperatures a look we got going on here mostly sunny to mild to warm got 70s for the bay still more 80s going on inland today that we saw from yesterday this week as a warming trend were going to peak officially on friday, although i think some of these 90s will start happening. Maybe in some cases as early as wednesday say up in solano county, maybe perhaps but then getting everybody else involved inland. By friday and then were talking some mid 90s are possible with this central valley, particularly and then for this weekend calling scattered clouds on sunday showers early into next week as we watch couple systems coming off the pacific 68 San Francisco, oakland 73, 79 coming in for san jose across the wider district there we have a lower 80s soft to eastern contra costa county, 81 for santa rosa they were in the 70s yesterday 79 going on for san jose, but some spots making it to 80 in the south bay 68 for San Francisco so coming up a little bit. Well knowing the 4 zone forecast the check and the extended and the nice warming face coming our way and the little hit of some rain coming our way into early next week got it all wrong. All right. Thank you dave. Now, lets check in on traffic. Ive spotted a backup on highway 4 for those to be traveling through conquered and pacheco this is highway 4 east at the northbound 6. 80 connector, a crash blocks the right lane. Plus there some construction going on in the same area so its causing delays on both sides if you have to take west for thats going to be backed up to 2. 42 and then eastbound for its crawling almost 4 morello and then 6, 8, east backed up in both directions approaching both connectors to highway 4 so just all around its a pretty bad interchange right now because of the crash and because of the construction, the bay bridge traffic looks great still nice and easy 10 minutes into San Francisco. And 92 its our busiest bridge a little crowded, but only 12 minutes from the east bay to the peninsula marty. Ok Robin Derek Amanda is out of jail this morning hes been released from bail or on bail from the santa rita jail. He was released to ease crowding at the jail because of the pandemic elmen a must wear an ankle monitor. A man and max harris were charged with 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter in the ghost warehouse, ghost ship warehouse fire. In oakland on me in 2016 harris was acquitted, but a mistrial was declared for all men who served as the warehouses Master Tenant his trial date remains set for july 6th. Starbucks expects to reopen about 85 of its stores this week about half of the stores went through an extended closure because of the coronavirus pandemic but you still wont be able to eat or drink inside the stores. The company said last week it expected the to have 90 of its company own stores in the u. S. Open by early next month. A new survey shows that working from home has a positive effect on productivity. You got in partnership with the usa today and ling tan questions 2000 professionals between the ages of 1874 more than half of them say that working from home during the coronavirus pandemic has had a positive effect on their productivity. They like not having a commute they say there are fewer distractions from coworkers and also fewer meetings but the survey also found that just about half of the people who responded to the survey. So they felt lonely working from home. A Top Executive at United Airlines says that employees should think about leaving the company voluntarily. The airlines wrote a memo to staffers saying that the company will need to right size its work force as it deals with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic last month the airline cut about 90 of its flight schedule during may and june united says it is prepared lay off workers as soon as october 1st, the airline cant make any staffing moves for 6 months under the terms of its federal loan package. For your money this morning, california becomes the first state to borrow cash from the federal government to pay out Employment Benefits and the largest meat producer in the United States just warned that more meat shortages are coming. Jane king live in new york with those stories and more good morning jane. Hi robin good morning, yes, tysons the 2nd quarter profits fell 15 as the coronavirus just up is the food supply chain, the largest meat producer said more shutdowns are likely and that it cannot predict the full impact it will have tyson employs about a 100,000 people and it has been forced to temporarily closed several of its meatpacking facilities because workers there got sick california

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