Unusual sight, San Franciscos high and the shopping district today union square, the streets are mostly empty the stores are boarded up as people stay at home. These clothes to stores and offices represent a loss of jobs and now due to the pandemic huge numbers of people are filing for unemployment benefits. This all comes as lawmakers in Congress Debate how best to help the American People right now there is a trillion relief package on the table but lawmakers have not yet been able to finalize the details when it is passed it is expected to issue direct checks to American Families bailout for the Airline Industry and the billion loan program for struggling Small Businesses as that debate continues on capitol hill, millions of americans are out of jobs. We talked was loree levy with Californias Employment Development Department in sacramento today. She told us her department has been slammed with demand for unemployment claims over the past 2 weeks as of last thursday, the department
County. After 5 days of arduous negotiations. After sleep deprived nights and marathon negotiating sessions. A bipartisan agreement on the largest rescue package in american history. This is not a moment of celebration, but one of necessity. While you were sleeping. The white house says it has reached a deal with congress for a stimulus package to help bring the struggling economy back as the current coronavirus pandemic continues in this country, Senate Democrats had strongly rejected the original version that was introduced on monday. They argued that is focused too much on wall street and didnt spend enough money on main street businesses and the health care system. Full details have yet to be released. But the breakdown look Something Like this. A total of billion for direct payments to people individuals and families. 350 billion in Small Business loans. 250 billion in Unemployment Insurance benefits and 500 billion in loans for distressed companies. A final vote in the senate is
Okay should be and we also have the white sandy of course everybody in the bay area and across the country in the world should be doing this in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus and we do have breaking news this morning just in to the kron 4 news room. Corona virus related deaths in the bay areas now 25 is 4 more deaths were reported just this morning in San Mateo County. Heres a look at the numbers. Santa clara county now with 375 cases, 16 people have died. As we mentioned 100s, 65 cases in San Mateo County with now 5 deaths, San Francisco county has 152 cases and one death to the east bay now where Contra Costa County has 86 cases and one death. Alameda county with 124 cases and 2 deaths in the north bay marine county has 53 cases that are 24 cases and Solano County 34 cases and one death in Sonoma County and napa county has 3 cases. Wifi help is on the way for people impacted by coronavirus overnight the senate reached a deal with the white house that would send mone
A fire has destroyed a center for migrants. So then italy is imposing tough restrictions on a quarter of its population locking down its 2nd largest city and more than 16000000. 00 people to try and stop the spread of the corona virus is just how it is biggest rise in cases since the outbreak began with more than 1200 confirmed on saturday the lockdown includes the entire region of lombardi where the italian outbreak began and where the most deaths have been recorded home to 10000000 people nobody will be able to move in or out of the area and that includes the economic capital of milan the lockdown will also impact several other provinces including venice affect the another 6000000. 00 people the restrictions are set to remain until early april 5th or a gate because the latest. Casualty in northern italy. People rushed to the train station desperate to leave the city before it was put into lockdown but according to the talk i read 2 hours ago that they may be putting out an urgent to
Being denied solve anything . Being denied solve anything . Labour have scrapped the plan to create ulez style zones across the country after the deeply unpopular scheme arguably costing the uxbridge by election but nonetheless london mayor sadiq khan has vowed that he will continue to expand the caphaps will continue to expand the capitals ultra low emission zone but this is the really interesting bit. Environmentalist Group Extinction Rebellion and yes, them Extinction Rebellion criticised the ulez and if your plan to lower air pollution doesnt even have the support of eco loonies, then you really are in trouble. We are looking across the channel next to see what the French Police are up to because it certainly doesnt seem to be stopping Illegal Migrants from reaching the uk. The number of French Police patrolling beaches is down because the countrys rules about when they will get involved in stopping the boats feel arbitrary at best. Apparently theyre on holiday. Apparently theyre o