the worst is still yet to come can forget about using open across the country. a look at the tphupls henum table for restaurant reservations, but now you can in the bay area. 4,200 cases in santa clara alone. across the bay area, there's now make a reservation for grocery at least 115 deaths. the concerns for health-care workers across california is shopping online. growing. new numbers out this morning are it's to help keep everybody revealing just how many are testing positive. a very good morning to you. safe. >> it's utilizing to do good thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. work for restaurants, and i we will get to the headlines in thought identify made sense to a moment, but the g this mornin give people an opportunity to brent cannon ahead. the bay." kari hall working from home >> other stores on the -- are on today and letting us know what we can expect from the temperatures, kari. looking good, too. >> yeah, looks nice today. we will start out with clouds, and we will get times of the app. sunshine this afternoon. we're talking about let's head to martinez, and something good now, making in the evan. >> i like to bake but i don't you'll be in the low 50s and a think i have come up with a slow rise in temperatures thanks to the rolling clouds overhead. creation quite like this one. check this out. we will get more sunshine in the it's a bay area bakery getting in on a toilet paper craze that north bay. temperatures will be warmer

reach into the low 70s today. for the south bay we're looking we have seen in other places as at upper 60s as well as the east bay. well. it's masettis bakery selling we'll talk more about that rain in the forecast and look ahead to easter weekend, but right mini cakes that look like toilet now, mike, you have a look at the early-morning commute. paper. the cakes are about four inches round. >> you know, it looks like an >> yeah, essential workers, they interesting wedding cake. are out there, and just go the >> oh, gosh. marcus, i don't get that at all. speed limit. >> look, i love cake, so let we will have good news about vta them eat cake. >> can you imagine the popper on coming up. coronavirus deaths in the u.s. hit a new one-day high that one? >> yeah, that would be a good one. yesterday. >> kari hall is working from more than 432,000 confirmed home this morning, and kari, it's dark and early, and what is cases, and nearly 15,000 it like this morning around the americans have now died. bay? >> on capitol hill today >> well, we have seen some lawmakers will consider more clouds rolling through in parts financial relief for struggling of the bay area, but we have small businesses. also had a big storm that has this comes as millions of been over southern california, americans start to receive the

but that is nothing compared to the storms they have had in anticipated stimulus checks. parts of the midwest. tracie potts is live for us in i want to show you this really amazing video they had of a her washington, d.c. home with tornado that was moving through the latest. parts of arkansas, and yesterday >> marcus, now lawmakers want to as a strong cold front moves put more money in the pot, more through, it also spawned money for small businesses to get the checks, but the problem tornadoes. let's get a look at the video. is the checks have not started rolling yet. it happened in harrisburg, about the senate votes today to add an hour northwest of memphis, $250 billion to the paycheck tennessee. you can see the tornado. protection program, loans for it's just illuminated as it hits small businesses to paid workers power lines and transformers and laid off due to the coronavirus. >> we do not have time for the causes massive flashes in the partisan games, we don't want that. the obstruction. sky. a lot of people were impacted by it's totally unrelated, and we want to do this for the small this, and those rescue crews had businesses and workers. to get in there quickly to try >> senator majority leader, and find anybody that may have mitch mcconnell, says the ppe is been injured in the tornado, but where the light is already really sad video to see this flashing red because it's morning as we saw that severe running out of money. weather move through arkansas. billions have been requested but as we bring it back here at home, let's get a live look outside as we start out today. little paid. heading out theoor in dublin,

we are going to see at the start many of the nation's 30 million small businesses owners are of the day that it's mostly waiting. >> it's emotional draining and cloudy, and our temperatures will be slow to warm up as we physically draining and i pray a reach into the upper 50s. it will be a slightly warmer lot and that's about all i can do. >> democrats want a quarter of the newmany set aside for small afternoon, especially in the businesses that don't have that. north bay where we will see a little sunshine. >> we cannot solidify the as we go hour-by-hour, we go inequality to access to capital into the afternoon with spotty that exists in our economy at a showers that will be nearby. as we go into tonight, we start time when we are addressing the coronavirus. to see the quieting down, but >> the loans and early down most of our rain chances will be payment on a second stimulus across the south bay peninsula as well as the east bay. that both sides say they want to temperatures in the upper 60s. we will also see some clearing lesson the blow covid-19 is going into the weekend from the having on the economy. inland areas to san francisco, new this morning, you will see and it's going to be nice and sunny over the next few days. this on the "today" show, dr. anthony fauci, the top disease as we head over to mike, you have been tracking what has been going on out there. what is new this morning? expert for the nation, they are >> you know, we have a smooth drive right now, and that's not resizing the numbers, and new, but the issue is with less

instead of at least 100,000 people, looks like 60,000 people traffic out there, kari. we have seen darker roadways but in the united states will die there are a number of reports like this one over here in from this virus, which certainly is devastating for those oakland, west 580 at seminary, families. we don't want to overlook that, there's reports of a deer that but as a country it's a much was hit, and it's over on the better picture than they shoulder but the chp will get over there. originally painted about what you don't have to worry about the death rates would look like. that particular scene, but watch >> thank you. out through the beautiful hillsides because we have and then coronavirus animals roaming freely. we have good news in the south infection rates took off in the east bay. bay, and light-rail service has we know how deadly the been restored but we have complications can be for the limited service. elderly, and also the caregivers themselves are taking the brunt bart, it's once every half hour for trains system wide. of it. i want to check in with today in another look outside shows how the bay's kris sanchez. it is outside the san mateo there could be help for the bridge. there are a good number of cars out there, and there are folks out there so be careful and health-care workers inside? watch your speeds. >> at this point we know that back to you. >> thanks, mike. across the state of california 1 5:20 for you this morning. in 10 health-care workers has or and an unforgettable experience.

the unique celebration for one is infected with coronavirus, and this is hitting close to southern california coronavirus home in the east bay. survivor. first, check this out. i want to show you what happened on instagram "today in the at gateway care and rehab bay"'s kris sanchez shared her center, six people that died family and her adorable family there tested positive for with their face masks on. coronavirus. 35 residents tested positive and share your photos with us about your new normal. 24 staff members, so almost 1 so you are watching "today in the bay." 1. >> she was saying, you have to do something, a lot of people are sick, and they said it's all right. how many died already? you see the bodies coming out. >> that is one of four senior homes in the east bay with covid-19 deaths, and in castro

valley there are health-care workers infected. there in irvine residents had to be evacuated, kind of like what you saw in hurricane katrina because the staff failed to show up two days in a row. there's talk in washington of paying the health-care workers hazard pay, and that's separate from the stimulus that tracie potts was talking about from washington. as we reported yesterday, governor gavin newsom did secure a 200 million masks supply a month to help health-care workers protect themselves and those should be coming online in the next couple of weeks. >> thank you. the cdc is issuing new there are times when our need to connect really matters. guidelines for central workers to keep customers and employees in the know.

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>> most of the high profile detainees now expected to be released this weekend. derek almena is waiting to be you are watching "today in the bay." there are nearly 1.5 million released. confirmed coronavirus infections but some have tested positive at and 90,000 people have died santa rita jail, and almena will wear a ankle monitor once he is nearly. 1,200 confirmed cases and a out. and then giving a voice to those struggling most to make it bit of light heartedness, today in the bay. the event is called a speakout. she declared the easter bunny it will include people who have and essential worker may not yet to find somewhere to shelter make it to everyth children of w during the p new ideas which then they willo. zealand, if the easter bunny does not make it to your household, we have to understand it's a bit difficult for perhaps we go to kari hall working from the bunny to get there. >> that's true. a san diego county man gets the welcome of a lifetime. home. >> we're going to get some

this is after fighting to survive the coronavirus, laura. sunshine today. i have great news when it comes >> yeah, take a look at this. to this year's snow pack. i wanted to show you that this he spent five days in the icu, morning. after all of the recent snowstorms we have had over the and after beating coronavirus he sierra we have seen a big boost was greeted with cheers from his in our sierra snow pack. entire neighborhood. right now we are seeing numbers at 64% of normal. you compare that to about a month ago when we were only at 39% of normal, so it has been [ horn honking ] great to see all of those storms coming through, and it's still >> they were cheering. they were cheering for me. continuing today. >> at the hospitale talked abo we will also have a slight chance of rain and i will talk more about that coming in a few hydroxychloroquine, but it's not clear if that's what saved his you are keeping an eye on the morning commute? >> yeah, we have a restoration life. he said he is crediting prayer of service for vta today. and the love of his family and community coming together for remember the light-rail was him, which is nice to see. he's one of the lucky ones. suspended for a few weeks >> never gets old to see people because an operator, a trainee welcoming people home, tested positive for covid-19. especially after fighting the during that time they continued coronavirus. next, the top stories we are

to replace the seats on the follow, including new hope from light-rail, and they are back in the nation's top doctor. service so check their schedule plus, the new free testing if you are interested in the site opening up in the bay area restoration of the light-rail today, and how it differs from service. on our maps we are seeing green other sites. but first -- sensors all around the bay, and >> you know, normally when i do in the south bay including where a tsa like this, i have a hair you will see the light-rail and makeup team, a glam team, a issue on the city streets. make sure and watch the professional glam team that crossings. that's critical. back to you. social distancing and comes and helps me with my look, shopping just got a little but today they are staying at easier. next on "today in the bay," the home, they are staying safe, and popular app allowing you to that's what i would like to ask you to do. reserve a time for grocery >> is this halloween? shopping. today is the day we get the i thought that was in october? first time jobless claims. they have been terrible in the past, and we expect them to be actress julia louis dreyfus is equally terrible today. don't forget another good giving people a reminder to stay source for coronavirus-related at home and keep safe. she needs help with that makeup. news is our "today in the bay" ha. news letter. we'll be right back.

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right now at 5:13, as you she was telling her boss, step out the door this morning, you have to do something because there's a lot of people sick it feels warmer with high over here. your headlines right here at humidity right now. temperatures in the low 50s, and we will reach into the othe mic 5:30. a deadlyast bay nursing home could be the and there'sn in biggest of its kind in the the forecast coming up. country. the numbers revealed for health-care workers across the good morning to you, and happy thursday to you as well. state. >> there are more than 432,000 thursdays are when we get the cases and more than 20,000

unemployment numbers, the deaths. here in california, more than first-time jobless claims showing how many americans went 19,000 infections. to the unemployment office, in a live look at capitol hill this case, virtually online and where lawmakers will vote today said they lost their job. as you know the numbers have to replenish the funds to give been brutal. more than 3 million as the loans to small businesses. nation started to go into shutdown, and 6 million the next and many americans can get the week. we will get the following week's numbers in a matter of minutes. the markets continue to crawl much-awaited cash from the stimulus via direct deposit. >> we want to get the forecast upwards, and so a 700 point jump today from kari hall at home this morning. beautiful sight behind you. in the dow is amazing. where is that? >> that's los gatos, and that's the jobless numbers are alarming where we are going to start. and nobody wants to see anybody we will start out with clouds, out of work, but as dr. fauci and it won't look exactly like that but we will have times where the sun breaks out and we will have a beautiful day. and dr. burks have been saying, that's why we are doing this, we as our temperatures gradually warm up, here's a look at where are staying home to get the we are headed for today. our temperatures that will reach coronavirus numbers down. the worry they have, as you into the upper 60s, even some low 70s, but i am still watching heard on our news, if we put out for a slight chance of rain. those people back to work we will delay the end of the we'll talk more about that.

pandemic, and that's a big we will take a look ahead at our worry. georgia senator says she will easter day forecast coming up in a few minutes. sell all of her stock putting mike, you're tracking our her money into exchange funds. she came under fire after she commute. how is it looking? sold stock following a >> the deer injured in oakland confidential briefing on has been out of the road for a while, and there's no slowing on coronavirus. she bought stock in sit trubgs, the maps in oakland, and that's at the top and that was clearing on 580. which helps people work from you see the beautiful lights on the san francisco side, and it's home. and then testing out an equally beautiful in oakland, automated driverless car on california streets. just don't see it from this it's the neuror2. camera shop. for now back to you for the latest. it will start to test after it >> thank you very much. new for you this morning, one of the top experts in the gets the all clear on the virus, and i suppose that's because the country when it comes to coronavirus is actually showing engineers are not critical us a glimmer of hope this morning in the fight against employees. but i would think wouldn't it covid-19. today bob redell joins us live make more sense to test out the from his home this morning to talk more about dr. anthony

fauci. he is cautiously optimistic, about it, but now it's, days you here, bob? >> yeah, he just spoke on the "today" show. he acknowledges that the country is still struggling to get the virus under control and there will be more deaths, but he believes the original projection of 100 to 200,000 fatalities will be much less. >> i do. i think the american public has done a terrific job of buckling down and doing the physical separations and adhering to the guidelines. as i told you on the show, models are really only as good as the assumption you put into the model. but when you start to see real data, you can modify that model and the real data is telling us that it's highly likely that we are having a definite positive affect by the mitigation things that we are doing, the physical

separation. i believe we are going to see a downturn in that, and it looks more like the 60,000 than the 100 to 200,000, but having said that we better be careful we don't say, okay, we're doing so well we can pull back. we still have to put our foot on the accelerator when it comes to the mitigation and physical separation. >> you can watch the full interview with dr. fauci coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. today is a day new york leaders are dreading in their ongoing efforts to battle coronavirus. as of this morning there are now more than 6,200 deaths in new york with 149,000 cases. yesterday the state set another new record with 779 deaths in one day. as the rate of new cases there stabilize, today is when the

models forecast a peak in the -- the so-called apex in the curve. and governor cuomo said the deaths are hard to take. >> the bad isn't just bad. the bad news is actually terrible. >> a new study out of new york this morning shows that 86% of the patients who died there had pre-existing health conditions. the numbers will go up later today, but as of right now, here in the bay area, there are 4,200 reported cases in santa clara county alone, there are nearly 1,400. across the bay area there are at let 115 deaths. and then endured the nightmari nightmarish cruise on the princess cruise line are now filing suit. yesterday it briefly returned to

san francisco for supplies before heading back out in the open water. there's currently a skeleton crew onboard. nine passengers disembarked last month in oakland and they are now suing the cruise line for negligence and distress. so far no comment from the cruise line. starting today health liters in fremont will expand access to a testing site on liberty street at the tri city health care. and now for people just trying to make it in the bay, the hotel rooms will cost the city nearly $200 per night.

the total for three months of rooms will come to $35 million. in the meantime supervisor matt haney is wanting the city to add thousands of additional rooms for the homeless. and then a property tax deadline is tomorrow, and some counties are delaying the deadline. but this morning the press democrat reports the deadline will not be changed in sonoma county. leaders there are still trying to evaluate the waiver standards. the waivers won't be accepted until saturday, and that's when the payments will be delinquent, and in sonoma county there's a 10% delinquent late fee. starting at 2:00 families can pick up bagged meals for the weekend. check our website to see where

you can get the grab-and-go meals. i don't know, the lunch lady has to kick into gear. >> look at us. all of us are talking over each other because it's the truth, we are cooking all day. >> yeah. let's check out what we are seeing across the bay area. i have a new update for you this morning on the drought monitor that was just releas -- released a few minutes ago. a large portion of california in drought conditions, but we are seeing minor improvement thanks to recent storms, and here in the bay area, we are still under a moderate drought right now with abnormally dry conditions from the peninsula over towards the south county area. so we're looking at also a look ahead to what the climate

prediction center is showing. it does show for the bay area we are looking still below-average rainfall expected over the next couple of weeks. we are headed back into dry weather, but that will not help us with the drought. we will look at the 7-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have something that is a new normal for us? >> that's right, kari. we are talking about what is becoming new or what is new is becoming normal, things like waiting in line. we are talking about how much cooking we have to do. and then what is standard now is that we wait for things like costco, and we have longer lines to do that. but then the new part, making things different for the new normal is what kathy is doing in the next picture, and it's what she's doing yesterday. she's a councilwoman over here in santa clara, and she talks

about what is in stock, including passover items for those interested. look at the next picture. she talks about updates. how long the line is outside, and also what about inside? they changed traffic flow yesterday. one-way aisles only. she talked about what is and is not in stock, and she talked about when toilet paper or happened sanitizer are in. she goes there every morning about 7:30 or 8:00, and she does wear a mask, and she does it because she wants to help out her local community, and it's part of her morning rounds, and i think that's a great way of adapting and helping out those more at risk, because if the stuff is not there they don't have to head to safeway. >> i go out once a week to go and get groceries, and it's

true, they have arrows on the floor so you know which direction they are going. it's very regimented. you have to get used to it. >> it's like a traffic report. >> we love to hear people doing good things out here. here's something good as well to share with you on this thursday morning. san francisco opera singers, you know, they are waiting to perform again. the company is stepping up to help health-care workers. they recently delivered equipment to the mount zion campus. five medical workers accepted the ry and it had all the things they need to get their job done. >> love that. 5:40 for you this morning. a new concern buabout the navy medical ship in san diego. should all of america vote

by mail in the upcoming election? the president doesn't like that idea. we'll bring you the latest. here's something else good. governor newsom sharing this photo on twitter, and he's thanking health-care workers for saving lives. we want to say thank you to everybody on the front lines, all those workers out there. it's 5:41, and we will be right back.

5:44 for you right now. new overnight we're hearing from a woman that says she's the cousin of the victim in alameda's first homicide of the year, and this happened about 7:00 last night north of 880. two men got out of the cars and began arguing and one of the men in a dark suv got out of the car and open fire and then left. we have learned the victim was recently engaged. >> he's a good guy. very passionate and hard working and has a family. >> so far police are not saying what kind of leads they have or whether they know exactly what led to the dispute. breaking news for you this morning. another bad week for american workers. just released, weekly job claims shows 6.6 million americans

filed jobless claims, and that's on top of the 10 million from the last two weeks. >> the president continues to insist that voting by mail is dangerous to democracy. >> and scott mcgrew, this has become a major thing in the press conferences. >> yeah, this came after we saw that video in wisconsin, where people were standing in line for half an hour or more risking their lives, essentially, to go and vote. so there's a push to maybe we should vote by mail, and what if the elderly was still in danger in november. the president insisted vote by mail is often fraudulent. the president himself votes by mail, filing an absentee ballot

in florida. he does say, it's a great way to vote for those that can't get to the polls on election day. these ballots are different from 100% mail-in voting, which is ripe for fraud and should not be allowed. the difference between an absentee ballot and vote by mail. colorado and utah, for instance, do this automatically. california has a hybrid system where by mail. to the president's thought about maybe senior citizens and the military ought to be allowed, we should point out statistically, senior citizens and the military tended to vote republican. dr. burke and dr. fauci continue to give the coronavirus press

briefings, and they are wondering off topic. this is as much the fault of the reporters as the president. they were talking about the netflix show "tiger king" and whether joe exotic should get a pardon. >> what did he do? >> he hired somebody to murder an animal rights activist. but he says he did not do it. >> are you on his side? are you recommending a pardon? >> "the wall street journal" editorial board saw that, and generally they are conservative and they are wanting the president to stick to talking about the pandemic or discontinue the press conferences, and perhaps they substitute in his mind for the campaign rallies he can nosk what do you think? get bk on that. you know where to find me, i am on twitter, and you can find me

@scottmcgrew. i.c.e. detainees across the nation say they are fearing for their lives. we are talking about specifically where they are being held in san diego, and that includes the owe tay mesa facility there. in all there are about 34,000 people detained across detention centers in the u.s., and i.c.e. did review cases for the most vulnerable, and critics point out many have not committed a crime besides crossing over illegally. a crew member on the ship will soon be transferred to a medical facility.

when it comes to seeing the niners at levi stadium this fall, you may have to wait sometime. for now the nfl is insisting it's still a go, but a santa clara county executive officer this week said he doesn't expect fans back into the seats until at least november. that would mean sharks' games also have to remain on hold. the 49ers tell nbc sports bay area, they will follow the recommendations from all levels of government. nike is working to help those working on the front lines. the oregon based company is repurposing sneakers to produce face shields for health-care workers. good to see that. something else good to see this morning, actor and movie producer, tyler perry, giving back to those in need. >> yeah, in such a big and lovely way. take a look at this.

he paid for a group of seniors groceries, and the active charity was held during the store's senior hours, which is even better. many say they were really floored by the generosity. isn't that nice to see? >> it is. >> we need the nice stories? >> yeah, i would love to see if madea came out and told everybody that? >> i was thinking that, too. that would have been something to smile about as well for a lot of people. kari, how is that weather looking out there? you said bring out the shades a little later today? >> yeah, we're starting out with clouds in the south bay. we still have the storm system parked over southern california and we are on the outer fringes of that, and we have clouds rolling by as we look out in san

jose. expect to start out with clouds, and it will linger through the rest of the day. if you plan on grilling today, out in the backyard in morgan hill, it will start out in the 60s and it will be breezy and the temperatures drop for the evening. right around dinnertime, it will be windy and you may have to try and hold down that blanket or whatever you have covering your table. it may be better to just have dinner inside as our temperatures cool off into the low 60s. let's get a look at what is bringing in the breezy winds and the rain. we are still seeing the showers and heavier downpours for southern california, but for us we are still seeing a slight chance of rain in the forecast as a result of that rain that has been moving very close to the bay area. as we check out this storm system once again, it will bring in a slight chance of rain, mostly for areas south of san francisco. that's east bay, south bay and

peninsula. we will have a chance of showers for this afternoon. and then the north bay is going to have a little more sunshine, so the temperatures will be warming up. going into tomorrow, much less rain, but we will still have the storm system close enough to bring us more clouds, so we are looking at temperatures for the inland areas in the upper 60s today and tomorrow. the weekend as it clears out is going to warm up. easter sunday is looking beautiful as we reach into the mid-70s inland, and for san francisco expect highs in the 60s throughout the weekend as well as drier conditions. i will be tracking the possibil rain today. as we head over to ,t the morning commute. >> yeah, kari, this is going to be an easy and quick report. i am going to show you the map. overall things are green. that's the way it has been all morning. there was a deer hit over in oakland on 580, and that's a reminder, folks, you need to watch out with less cars on the

road animals getting more frequent out on the roadways. there are cars out there, and they are just moving pretty much at speed. essential workers, thank you for what you are doing. and there's a reminder from chp constantly, watch the speeds. happening now, while no activity inside fenway park, somebody was busy outside the park making sure the statues are safe from coronavirus. someone put a red sox face masks on the baseball legends. and while standing close to each other, they are still following coronavirus. lots of people are missing payments right now, but that doesn't have to destroy your credit. we will show you how to protect yourself, next.

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has to show your account as current, no black mark but you have to take action. keep a tally of who you talk to, what you talked about and when you talked, that way if there's an issue down the road you have a record. requiring families to take action does not sit well with the league of united latin american citizens. it's calling for a nationwide stop to negative credit reporting during the pandemic. >> with congress passing a moratorium because of covid-19, it gives our community the breathing room they need to make sure they survive this. >> the league sent the letter to congress urging them to automatically give families a break. if that happens, we will let you know. we are taking virus questions all day,us

nbcbayarea.com. unfortunately, yesterday was the worst day for deaths we have seen this far, but i think the physical separation we initiated is starting to have an affect. >> your headlines at 6:00, the new message on social distancing, and a message of hope from america's top doctor. there are 4,200 declared cases in santa clara alone. across the bay area we are seeing at least 115 deaths. and concerns for health-care workers across the bay area are growing this morning, and new numbers reveals how many are testing positive. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will have more on the headlines coming up in just a bit. meteorologist kari hall working from home this morning, and kari, how is it looking out

there for us? >> we are starting out with clouds but will not see clouds all day or all across the bay area, but we still have a chance of rain. as we take a look outside as we look at san francisco, we are seeing mostly cloudy skies now. this afternoon it will be a nice one with temperatures reaching into the low 60s. for the south bay expect a high of 67 degrees. for the north bay, up in the low 70s as we get more sunshine there. i will be tracking rain chances and we will take a look ahead to the rain chance coming up. mike, you have a look at the morning commute? >> chp just gave a report that there may be a disabled vehicle in the eastbound tunnels, and other than that we will give you a live look outside to show you how light the traffic is. we are looking at another live look for the peninsula, and palo alto shows no problems and an easy drive on 101.

just watch your speeds. it's ery much. breaking news for you this morning. more bad news for american workers. just released, the jobless numbers show 6.6 million americans filed for first-time unemployment, and this is on top of the 10 million we saw last week. over the past two weeks, nearly 2 million californians have filed for unemployment. meantime to capitol hill, lawmakers will vote on another stimulus package for small businesses. tracie potts, i know we are talking about another $250 billion in aid. >> yeah, exactly.