now, today oakland mayor libby schaaf and congresswoman barbara lee talked about efforts under way to help small businesses. >> the business now it's very slow. >> reporter: manuel torres says business plummeted last week at his oakland restaurant. people are working from home and staying in to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> open regular, and maybe next week, i maybe change. >> reporter: he uses delivery services and cleans more. those who come are seated far apart with social distancing in mind. >> i want to pitch in. i give a little bit more tip when i go out these days. >> and the health and safety of people comes before profit. that's why i support all of the measures that we've been taking. but we are explaining ways that we can support our small businesses. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf reminded people today about shopping local online and using delivery. she sat alongside congresswoman barbara lee and others talking about efforts under way to help support small businesses. they all sat at a distance. >> we are hard at work. we are putting our heads together, rolling u

meanwhile, democratic congresswoman barbara lee represents california's 13th district, which includes oakland and alameda county, and joins me now. congresswoman, thank you very much. i know how busy this is for you. we watched the mayor of oakland and governor newsom briefing yesterday, and they were trying to aleve concerns that this would in any way implicate the community because they are going to be very precise about separating the passengers, those who need to be guaranteed, those who need to be hospitalized, those foreign visitors who need to be traveling home and doing it all without getting them on commercial aircraft. how is that going to work? >> sure. thank you, andrea. and of course, yesterday i was on a conference call with the governor's office. today again i talked with the governor's office. and this requires a whole-of-government response. and, in fact, of course, the first concern is the health and safety of our passengers, of our community, the health care workers, the dockworkers. and the protocols are being put into place, and i just have to say to the governor,

barbara lee says the house passed the funding measure. >> make no mistake. we are working very hard to insure the government has the resorlss needed to combat the deadly virus and keep the families and communities safe. >> she says the bilell as provi loans to small businesses impacted by the virus. >>> in the south bay good samaritan hospital set up tents to deal with a possible overflow of patients with the coronavirus. they've been used in the patients for the flu during large outbreaks. and others have allowed people to get tested without infecting patients or doctors in the hospital. >>> it'sn three weeks since a south bay mother and her daughter returned from quarantine. thought things would return to normal but the reality is much different. amanda. >> reporter: we first connected with her while she was under quarantine and then on her way home to palo alto. when she finally connected with her family, her new normal involves navigating the growing concern over coronavirus. we first introduced you to ester after she was brought in from wuhan, china. sh

.>>> representatives barbara lee spoke with in the past couple of hours. >>> we need to make sure any funding is used to retain workers that the funding is not going to the port -- corporate pay, towards buybacks and acquisitions, to shareholders, that it is being used to make sure that the workers are being retained. not just employees, but the contractors.>>> airline industry lobbyists and their pitch for a bailout has lost workers who have handled security and assist elderly and disabled passengers. they say some are already being laid off because of the drop off in air travel.>>> new at noon, marin county's public health officer as mentioned they have tested positive for the coronavirus pick >> today i was diagnosed with covid-19, i am here on quarantine as the 39th confirmed case. monday, i was in the south bay area for the announcement of our shelter in place order and there may have been exposure in that community. >> the doctor made the announcement yesterday from his own, he has been self quarantine from his family since the symptoms first appeared late last week. his test re

old naval station that was also considered but there was concerns that the ship would not fi >>>barbara lee tweeted a message of support this morning . she said she was proud of her state, city, county and port of oakland for stepping up during this health crisis to work with the federal government to aid the people trapped on the grand princess. this help will be central to the effort. >>> and thousands of passengers on the carnival panorama cruise trip were finally allowed to disembark this morning. this was a cruise that was going to mexico. they were told they would have to spend one day on the ship while a passenger was taken to the hospital. the results came back negative. and another cruise ship had been canceled after concerns about a crewmember who may have been exposed. >>> now the coronavirus is in over 30 states across the country. today authorities said certain parts of the country are being hit harder than others. >> we are obviously having acceleration of cases. every day, more and more. we are seeing commity spread in the area of washington state and seattle. >> reporter: he

. >>> we talked with congress woman barbara lee from the east bay. she wants to make sure that things like hand sanitizer will be available in stores. those are things you really cannot find in stores around the bay area. around the country, for that matter. mayor shaff is asking small business owners to keep a financial log of all of the losses that they are seeing during this coronavirus crisis. she indicated there may be some financial help down the road. we will wait and see what happens. we are live in oakland, abc7 news. >> all right, much appreciated. >> now the coronavirus pandemic has led to a ban of gatherings starting at midnight. the county's acting health officer explained the reasoning behind his decision. >> the health department would not ask you to make these changes if they were not very important. this order is intended, is not intended to be punitive, the health officers goal is to firmly establish the critical need to reduce the spread of covid-19, by increasing social distancing. >> you will find the board of supervisors support

barbara lee says the house passed the funding measure. >> make no mistake. we are working very hard to insure the government has the resorlss needed to combat the deadly virus and keep the families and communities safe. >> she says the bill would fund treatments, as well as provide loans to small businesses impacted by the virus. >>> in the south bay good samaritan hospital set up tents to deal with a possible overflow of patients with the coronavirus. they've been used in the patients for the flu during large outbreaks. and others have allowed people to get tested without infecting patients or doctors in the hospital. >>> it's been three weeks since a south bay mother and her daughter returned from quarantine. thought things would return to normal but the reality is much different. amanda. >> reporter: we first connected with her while she was under quarantine and then on her way home to palo alto. when she finally connected with her family, her new normal involves navigating the growing concern over coronavirus. we first introduced you to ester after she w

barbara lee of california but the main cold front is making its way in toward crescent city in eureka right now that will be moving to the south throughout the night tonight. and it's tomorrow as you can see right here comes as we look toward tomorrow, there comes that cold front bringing some rain to the bay area is going to be showery on and off throughout the day be periods of sustained rain up toward the middle of the day and then tapered off the afternoon again a chance of a few lingering more widely scattered showers on wednesday as we get into thursday i think we'll start to see that move all the way to southern california. we see maybe couple pop-up clouds but i don't think we have to worry about rain we're dry on friday this computer model most bring another chance of rain as we get into friday and saturday and then it looks like maybe something on some long range after that so yeah a little bit went out there now we've got some more rain on the way and we've got a lot of snow in the high country in fact expecting this much as 18 inches of snow up there a cross of the higher

today in oakland, the mayor and congressman barbara lee met with business leaders to address concerns and talk about what's being done. nbc bay area kristi smith joins us live from oakland to explain. >> terry, they talked about local, state and federal efforts to help small businesses. the mayor pointed out there are things people can do too like ordering food for delivery, maybe ordering a gift certificate online to a local shop and then using it later. the businesses we spoke with say their situation keeps getting worse. >> the business now is very low. >> reporter: manuel torres says the business fell 50% at his oakland straund. people are working from home and staying in to stot the spread of the coronavirus. >> maybe next week i maybe change. >> he uses delivery services and cleans more. those who do come are seated far apart with social distancing in mind. one neighbor came out and sat areason. >> i want to pitch in. i give a bit more tip when i go out these days. >> right now, what is good for public health isn't necessarily good for the economy. i realize that. and so we have

congress member barbara lee provides new information on a bipartisan bill passing at 1:00. >> we know we have a payroll credit for required paid sick leave. also, a credit for sickly for self-employed individuals. >> local governments are not restricting the amount of people entering grocery stores despite recent days. health officials only ask you are able to stand at least six feet from the nearest person have groceries delivered to you if possible. contra costa county did not say how much covid-19 test kits it has on hand. only officials believe there are enough of the test for the most volatile populations. in oakland, they are also asking small businesses to begin documenting how many coronavirus medication measures are impacting the business. for the city to later apply for a grant program. leigh martinez, ktvu , fox 2 news. >>> the pandemic announced apple to have a contemporary closure of retail stores outside of china. the company already closed all the stores in china at the height of the outbreak. in a statement yesterday, the ceo says all of the stores have been reopened.

according to research from the barbara lee family foundation, a non-partisan foundation that looks ater plays in elections, people are less likely to vote for women they don't like, though they'll still back a man they don't like as long as they think he's qualified. and does the media play a role in that perception? kelly dittmar a professor of political science at rutgers universitycamden and a scholar at the center for american women and politics at the eagleton institute of politics. nice to have you. so 26 years ago in the anita hill era, it was declaimed. it was the year of the woman. i look back now and think, well, that's kind of laughable. what happened that all that time later we're laughing about even thinking about that? >> i mean, we have to recognize change in politics is slow, but change, especially for women in politics, has been really slow and we weren't going to disrupt the applecart completely in any one single election year. so, yes, we saw a record number of women running and winning in 1992, but we had a lot more progress left to make. soledad: so what are the b

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. >>> congress woman barbara lee wants to make sure that new pending legislation will make things like hand sanitizer. now in high demand available in stores. >> hopefully the legislation will help manufactures understand they have to step up and make sure that the tests are available and make sure that hand sanitizer and medical devices and everything that people need. >> now, mayor schaff is asking small business owners in oakland to document financial losses during the coronavirus crisis. indicating there could be a type of financial assistance? the future. live in oakland, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> we have just learned an alaska airlines customer service agent has tested positive for coronavirus. the employee felt sick and left work on tuesday. the positive test result came back yesterday. the employee is recovering and feeling better, alaska is now working to identify anyone who may have come in to contact with the employee. the airline said it has cleaned the areas where the agent worked and it's employee break room. >> getting back to the situation at stanford university. w

barbara lee joins us later to explain what is in the bill and how both parties are coming together to>>> disney is moving up the release date on the second frozen movie. how people will be able to watch the sequel and it all starts today. shouldn't you pay less when you use less data? now you can. because xfinity mobile gives you more flexible data. you can choose to share data between lines, mix with unlimited, or switch it up at any time. all on the most reliable wireless network. which means you can save money without compromising on coverage. get more flexible data, the most reliable network, and more savings. plus, get $300 off when you buy a new samsung galaxy s20 ultra. that's simple. easy. awesome. call, click or visit a store today. >>> two police departments in the east bay are taking precautions to help keep their officers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. police dispatchers in pleasant hill may now ask callers a series of questions to assess the exposure risk to the officers responding to the call. the san leandro police department will now ask callers to fill out poli

. >> reporter: any 2-year-old visits the barbara lee senior center every week to play cards and socialize with friends. she is trying to follow all of ofcis,pes the rom public health outbreak won't force the center to close. >> i try to make sure that i practice what they are preaching right now, about washing their hands for 20 seconds, and try not to touch my face. >> reporter: amid the deepening public health crisis, cities have adopted aggressive new measures to slow the spread of the disease. at senior centers, large classes and activities have been canceled, and meals are being switched to to go, or delivery only options. >> we are trying to be proactive, and not wanting to wait for there to be an outbreak before we shut down the programs, and we are being mindful of those that do need access to the service, like the lunch program. >> reporter: many seniors say they depend on the center for their physical and social well- being. and hope that gets factored into any discussion of closures. >> i just heard of the fitness program, and it's for my health, i need to lose weight, i need t

bay area congressman ro khanna and congresswoman barbara lee leading the charge to implement a nationwide in place. they're among 20 members of congress who sent this letter to the white house today urging president trump to issue a two-week shelter in place for the entire country. they say it's the only way to slow the spread of the virus. >>> if you didn't get your take out tonight, maybe you could do it tomorrow night or later this week. restaurants around the country banning together specifically to offer deals. but is this enough for these small businesses to survive. let's bring in ian come who joins us from what's usually a very busy santana row, but not anymore, ian. >> reporter: no, raj. you know, even on a tuesday night around dinnertime, but it's been pretty bare for, yeah, about the past week since that shelter in place. you know, the national restaurant association is expecting the restaurants are going to lose $225 billion over the next three months across the nation. they're asking for local diners to step up and help those restaurants and the 15 million people they employ.

the war still going to be fought i mean representative barbara lee out of california believe so the statement on her web page she said this so-called peace deal is anything but it leaves thousands of troops in afghanistan and lacks the critical investments in peace building human centered development or gov governance reform needed to actually rebuild afghanistan and representative lee is probably one of my favorite people in the black caucus i think she's 100 percent correct here because what president trump has done is something that he does often this is a piece of symbolism he knows that this this has no real teeth there is nothing that is going to actually bridge the taliban 8 in the united states i don't think that that was what he was trying to do what it seems that he's trying to do is make people believe that that's what's happening and as much as he can push it in as much as his people can go around and you know shout in their echo chambers then it's a win for him because there are a lot of folks who just aren't digging deep enough into this and as you know talking about the taliban

barbara lee. there are a number of incredible progressive women of caller who would make excellent vice presidential choices. the one thing i want to be clear of is one risk we face in the general election is president trump running to the left of joe biden on criminal justice reform. we have pressed the vice president on this issue many the 1994the author of crime bill and have yet to get a satisfactory response that he fully understands the impact mass incarceration has had, particularly on black communities. if the vice president wins the nomination and nominates a , asecutor, a police officer there vice president of candidates, that will allow trump to run to the left of him, particularly in black communities that have been devastated by mass incarceration. for all ofig danger us. host: does that rule out senator kamala harris? guest: if joe biden is the nominee, i do believe it rules out senator harris, amy klobuchar, and val demings. but we cannot do -- donald trump has canvassers -- not any

congresswoman and barbara lee said she was disgusted. i would not go that far. but there's a certain criteria for being on the stage and i honestly do not believe tulsi gabbard is a serious candidate. she hasn't met the fundraising -- if i understand, correct me if i'm wrong. she has not met the fundraising threshold. she has not met the polling threshold. and if she doesn't qualify, i don't think you put her on stage to have aow, just woman on stage. if you are going to do that, but elizabeth warren back on stage, put humala harris back on stage, put cory booker back on stage. the andrew yang back. put someone serious back on stage. i'm sorry. tulsi gabbard is not, in my opinion. good morning. you are on with all press. myler: thank you for taking call. i remember remember watching with patcrossfire" buchanan. i am a republican. though i disagree with you respectfully on the current issues, here is how i disagree. a lot of my friends who are republicans will this way. there seems to be an establishment issue. there's the biden and son connections to ukraine, ke

representative barbara lee introducing the legislation it ensures runners in the u.s.mes. the bill would self terminate six months. now, warning for people trying to get some fresh air in the high country during the outbreak. >> the mayor is an the snow to juay. over the d, people mo r is now asking all vacation home rental owners to stop renting for 30 days and hotels and motels to do the same. the big concern is that the local hospital only has 60 beds. >>> most people i think are coming up here to shelter in place in a beautiful place and so i can't blame them, but we are asking that people do stay home. >> is a smart move. i think you will keep all elements in place. >> i think right now it is a good idea that people comply with this because, you know, that's how people are getting sick. >> the mayor says he does expect the city will end up enforcing the state at home order with police. >> and innate at the main gel and santa clara county has tested positive for coronavirus and a san jose police officer may have been exposed. the 31-year-old inmate reported feeling

. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee wants to make sure new pending coronavirus legislation will like hand sanitizer now in high demand available in stores. >> hopefully this legislation will help manufacturers now understand they have got to step up and make sure these tests are available and make sure that hand sanitizers, medical devices and everything people need. >> reporter: mayor shaft is asking mall business to document any losses during the coronavirus crisis indicating any financial crisis in the future. >> in the meantime morebles businesses are closing their doors. the retailer shutting down for at least two weeks. the company also owns anthropology and free people. patagonia has shutdown both its brick and mortar stores and its website. allbirds is closing its store starting tomorrow. t-mobile is also closing in door mall stores on monday. you'll see at the bottom of your screen we've got a ticker of all the closures in the bay area. >> coronavirus closures also now impacting tahoe ski resorts. north star, evenly and kirkly ski resorts will be closed starting tomorro

and amanda hunter is the research and communications director for the barbara lee family foundation,pa organization that works to promote women in politics. we welcome both of you to the newshour. so lil adams, i'm going to start with you. we started with six women seeking theemocratic nomination for president. now, we're down toulsi gabbard who at this point is -- is far what happened? >> well, look, i think what you saw -- some of thero s and why people felt this was a gut punchas that there were not only a number of fans for warren after woman leave this race. it does leave for hard questions for the country but also for the democratic party of how hard it is to be aun womanng for the highest office in the land and what sort of structure changes do we need to make to support the women especially because the majority of the democratic party is women. judy: amanda, what happened to these other women? it happened by democratic voters. i mean, the n women were welcomed by democratic voters. how much harder is it in 2020 for a woman to run for president? >> well, we know from our resea

barbara lee says democrats and republicans are working together. >> make no mistake, we are working verythe government has what is needed to combat this deadly virus and to keep our families and communities safe. >> lee says the bill would fund treatment and development of a vaccine and provide loans to small businesses impacted by the virus. >>> santa clara county has three new cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 14 now. two patients were in close contact with an infected person, they are being isolated at home. the third new patient is in the hospital and it's not clear how he got the virus. in the south bay, good samaritan hospital set up tents to prepare and treat an overflow of patients with coronavirus. the tents have been used in the past for flu patients during large outbreaks. hospitals across the globe are taking the same treatment approach. >>> it's been three weeks since a south bay mom and her daughter got back from federal quarantine. esther and her daughter last month were evac wade ecuated fr, china. she is a medical acupuncturist and noticed several clients cancel

representative barbara lee from oakland introduce the legislation. it ensures that renters on the u.s. cannot be evicted from their homes. the bill would self terminate in six months, lastly governor newsom issued an executive order authorizing local governments in california to halt evictions for renters and homeowners. >>> the daily number of unemployment claims in california aspect according to governor newsom an avvefiled claims each day for the last week, the normal average is 2500, so, that means the number of jobless claims has increased by over 4000%. newsom has called for block grants from the federal government to help the state pay for benefits. >> for the first time ever, ly coronavirus outbreak. wendy gillett joins us live outside the new york stock exchange with today's many watch report. good morning. >> good morning michelle. it was another day in the red here on wall street as the senate again failed to reach a deal on an economic stimulus package yesterday, the dow lost again, 582 points, the nasdaq slipped 18 and the s&p 500 was do

. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee says relief is on the way. low interest loans for small businesses and unemployment benefits for furloughed workers. >> there will be some bureaucracy, but i think with the designation of the natural emergency, a lot of the bureaucratic red tape will be way to relieve. >> reporter: she joins business groups from the african- american chamber to the latino chamber of commerce. mayor libey shaft says a nonprofit is giving no fee and no interest loans to small businesses and extra time for repayment. >> that is utilizing the internet. that is shopping online. that is buying gift certificates for a better time, which we are also very confident is ahead of us. >> reporter: when state assemblyman says what's good for public health might be bad for the economy. he says it is still safe to shop and eat out as long as you follow health guidelines. what your hands often and keep a safe distance from others. in oakland chinatown, i am da lin. kpix 5. >>> today, contra costa county became the latest to ban gatherings of 10

president obama later that year many bay area lawmers are honoring lowry east of a congresswoman barbara leeed overnight deeply saddened about the loss of reverend joseph lowery my thoughts and prayers are with his family and everyone who was touched by his incredible legacy as a leader and the civil ghts movement. rest in power reverend and here's a tweet by house speaker nancy pelosi, lifelong fighter of freedom for all and a giant of the civil rigs movement. >>reverend joseph lowery is legacy ofequality and justice ll live on maybe a comfort to his family that smany mourn with them during this difficult time. we'll leave you with a partof lowry speech from 2013, the 50th anniversary of the marchon washington. >>we come re to washington to to say. we go on back. going back. we'vcome too far. to better pros bush and died too to let turn back the clock journey to when we face adversity, we fd a way through it. 'sbout taking ca of each other. it's the small parts that make a big difference. athevy, we promise to do ours. we're offering chevy owner complimentary onstar crisis assist services a

. >> the barbara lee foundation which has studied both particulateies more than any other coined it the virtue advantage. men have a competence advantage and we have a virtue advantage. women have to prove it. we assume women are virt ws and they have everything together until they disprove that. they make some minor misstep -- like the medicare for all thing and we pound them. we punish them harder than male candidates. that is they are theory backed up by data. >> one other piece of the war and legacy. any student of the 2016 republican primary and i noelt you are one. i consider myself as a student and having been traumatized by it as wrel. but chris christie, part of his legacy will be he decimated and ended marco rubio's claimed any stater in a debate performance. similarly, elizabeth warren's legacy will always include decimating mike bloomberg. really ending him. there was a paid media effort that was brilliant. there were ads very well done. he stepped on the stage. elizabeth warren opened her moulgt and it was never going to happen for mike bloomberg. how does that piece of her

east bay congresswoman barbara lee says democrats and republicans are working together on this. >> makeake, we are working very hard to ensure the government has what is needed to combat this deadly virus and to keep our families and communities safe. >> lee says the bill would fund treatment and development of a vaccine and provide loans to small businesses impacted by the virus. >>> it's been three weeks since a south bay mom and her daughter got back from federal quarantine. we first introduced you to esther last month after she and her daughter were evacuated from wuhan, china. she is a medical acupuncturist and noticed several clients canceled once she finally got back to work. she is assuming that people were trying to keep their distance. >> it was understandable but it was not necessary, i was cleared from cdc quarantine. >> she self-quarantined much longer than that to keep the concern down in the community. eventually her business picked up but so did panic over potential spread. now phone calls to her office are slowing again to a trickle. >>> we are posting all of our storie

. >> reporter: on twitter, representative barbara lee sending him strength, love and prayers, a commonresentative eric swalwell asks for prayers for his east bay neighbor and saying he needs us. congressman de-sauler in did take a covid-19 test and the results came back negative. we are wishing him well. luis na, abc ns. >>> fighting t cdec urs thempty beds and protective equipment they need. many tell us they don't fear the coronavirus as much as they worry about the possibility of shortage of gear. abc7 news anchor eric thomas talks to a doctor with ties to san francisco. >> reporter: dr. thaus is from boston brigham & instructor at harvard medical school. >> there are places around the country we don't have what we need. there are places it's okay and places where it's not. >> reporter: said there are shortages of gowns, plastic face shields and n95 masks that filter out the virus. >> we don't have what we need. it violates the first rule of of any emergency or any medical problem, which is safety. we have to be safe so you can be safe. >> reporter: california has received more than

. >>> congressman barbara lee issued a statement calling a step forward but it lacks the critical investments in peace building, human centered development or governance reform needed to rebuild afghan society. >> tonight economists say the coronavirus could be the worst crisis for the travel industry since 9/11, it's one of the largest industries on the world and on the front line of a follow-up. it generates $5.7 trillion in revenue, and is responsible for 319 million jobs, that's about one in 10 of all workers on the planet. and scientists are working around the clock to try and develop a viable vaccine for coronavirus. in maryland, a team of women scientists, may be coming close. anita patel and her team already have three possible vaccines. they are currently in phase 2 of development meaning that vaccines are being tested in animals. >> knowing that it came from the hands of women, what do you think that'll do for young girls who are maybe -- >> that is encouraging for young girls to be a scientist. >> scientist their estimate it would take about a year to 18 months until a vaccine is d

. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee wants to make sure new coronavirus legislation will make things like hand sanitizer, now in high demand, available in stores. >> hopefully this legislation will help manufacturers now understand they've got to step up and make sure these tests are available and make sure hand sanitizers, medical devices and everything people need. >> reporter: mayor shaft is asking small business owners to document financial losses during the coronavirus crisis, indicating the possibility of financial assistance in the future. in oakland, abc7. >>> and officials in the east are ring acting to take steps to help small businesses getting clobbered by the crisis. i'm sorry, we're a little out of place here with what we're doing. i want to get now to the tahoe ski resorts. a lot of them are shutting down, of course, dune to the outbreak. kirkwood is down until monday march 23. they made the decision to close all north american mountain resorts. until then squaw valley and alpine meadows is also suspending their operations today with no immediate plans to reopen. an up

. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee wants to make sure new pending coronavirus legislation willake things like hand sanitizer, now in high demand, available in stores. >> hopefully this legislation will help manufacturers now understand that they have got to step up, and make sure that these tests are available and make sure that hand sanitizer, medical devices and everything that people need. >> reporter: mayor schaaf is asking small business owners to document financial losses during the coronavirus crisis, indicating the possibility of financial assistance in the future. in oakland, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> a rare sight in california the normally crowded streets surrounding nearly empty. the resort is shut down through the end of the month. tourists are forced to reschedule their visit to the two parks. one family from new zealand was able to enjoy the attraction for a few days. >> disappointed. >> reporter: what was the best thing you saw? >> grisly peak and guardian of the galaxy. >> reporter: the 56-year history it has had three non-weather-related closures, the de

. >> on twitter, representative barbara lee sending him strength, love and prayers. representative eric swalwell asking for prayers for his east bay and saying "he needs us." congressman desaulniers took a covid-19 test and the results came back negative. we areisngimluspe abc 7 news. >> we are wishing him the best, lisa. >>> what can we expect coming up for our forecast? >> we have a mixed bag today. we're starting out dry everywhere, we're going to see some sunshine but the clouds will be an the increase, a live look outside from emeryville, where temperatures are near 50 degrees. 51 downtown. the rain is going to move in from the south again so likely the north bay not going to see much at all. we'll time it out for you, talk amounts and look ahead for next week coming up. >> thank you, lisa. >>> also next, defying the social distance. crowds of people filling up local parks and beaches, what we found when we ventured out. >>> plus, staying educated with class out for a while, one east bay school getting creative with belvita breakfast biscuits to get you through

oakland congresswoman barbara lee is co-sponsoring a bill that would prohibit landlords from evictingduring the national emergency. the only exception would be if the renter commits a serious criminal act that endangers other tenants. last week governor newsom issued an executive order halting evictions in california. >>> hospitals are preparing to be overwhelmed. 56% of californians will get infected in an eight-week period according to an given by governor newsom. candis nguyen has more. >> reporter: the feds are building an emergency medical center in case local hospitals run out of room. our unit wanted to take a closer look to see if the bay area could handle the pandemic. what we found paints a picture, experts vsay, of what could com. >> so i guess i'm anxious about what things are going to look like in a few weeks. >> reporter: turning 70 next week, he should probably stay home and not risk contracting covid-19. but he's a doctor, he doesn't have that luxury. >> i'm doing an extra rotation in april that i wasn't scheduled for. >> reporter: he says san francisco hospitals are p

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. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee wants to make sure new pending coronavirus legislation willake things like hand sanitizer, now in high demand, available in stores. >> hopefully this legislation will help manufacturers now understand that they have got to step up, and make sure that these tests are available and make sure that hand sanitizer, medical devices and everything that people need. >> reporter: mayor schaaf is asking small business owners to document financial losses during the coronavirus crisis, indicating the possibility of financial assistance in the future. in oakland, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> a rare sight in california the normally crowded streets surrounding disneyland are nearly empty. the resort is shut down through the end of the month. because of coronavirus concerns. tourists are forced to reschedule their visit to the two parks. one family from new zealand was able to enjoy the attraction for a few days before having to go back home. >> really disappointed. >> reporter: i'm sorry. what was the best thing you saw while you were here? >> i liked gr

. >> on twitter, representative barbara lee sending him strength, love and prayers. a common sentiment shared by many. representative eric swalwell asking for prayers for his east bay neighbor and saying "he needs us." congressman desaulniers took a covid-19 test and the results came back negative. we are wishing him well. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> we are definitely wishing him g siadice, crow edute with class out for a while, we take you to one east bay school getting creative with their technology. >>> but first let's check in with lisa with the forecast. >> we had a lot of sun yesterday and starting out with some clear skies in the north bay. clouds are increasing in the south bay, a live look outside here in san francisco, about 50 degrees, could see showers by the end of the day but more likely south of the city. i'll explain next with my accuweather seven-day forecast. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i was relentless first. relentless about learning the first song we ever danced to. about teaching him to put others first. about helpi

you lucky people in proximity to her district, i from nancy pelosi district, one from over from barbara leewant to say i will support whoever the hell wins this bizarre crazy thing that's left us with two very elderly gentleman that begin with all these vibrant ngung energetic women and people of color. [bleep] is weird and [bleep] is [bleep]. let's take one question that does not invoke bernie and biden. n >> hello i just want to thank both of you for speaking for stuff. there's something validating and seeing and confident and strong women speaking and having a room of people that are also validating that importance in some way, i want to start with something because the other day my roommates and i were talking about what the world would look like if women were talk to have the confidence that men were taught. i think i'm always trying to teach myself confidence in certain ways and i think more often than not -- i used to teach the feminist by class. >> feminist what class. >> feminist women's by class, we had all these women come but we need the presence of women and women demonstrating

congresswoman and barbara lee said she was disgusted. i would not go that far.here's a certain criteria for being on the stage and i honestly do not believe tulsi gabbard is a serious candidate. she hasn't met the fundraising -- if i understand, correct me if i'm wrong. she has not met the fundraising threshold. she has not met the polling threshold. and if she doesn't qualify, i don't think you put her on stage to have aow, just woman on stage. if you are going to do that, but elizabeth warren back on stage, put humala harris back on stage, put cory booker back on stage. the andrew yang back. put someone serious back on stage. i'm sorry. tulsi gabbard is not, in my opinion. good morning. you are on with all press. myler: thank you for taking call. i remember remember watching with patcrossfire" buchanan. i am a republican. though i disagree with you respectfully on the current issues, here is how i disagree. a lot of my friends who are republicans will this way. there seems to be an establishment issue. there's the biden and son connections to ukraine, kerry an

democratic representative barbara lee from california adding in another article the narrative that somehow are less electable than men seems to be an issue calling the issue really disgusting. where are you with where we are right now? >> elizabeth warren and all the women paved the road for other women to run. now this field shows you running for office and running for president and a woman running for president is now the norm. look at our first debate. all the women on the stage. do women face barriers compared to men? absolutely. what is deeply troubling as donald trump just said elizabeth warren wasn't likable enough and lacked talent. i think you can agree with me, women face that discrimination all the time. for the president of the united states to fuel the sexism is deeply troubling and do i think there are a lot of women out there who are disappointed and want to see a woman president? absolutely. i worked for hillary clinton in 2008 and 2016. these women paved the way to make sure that the democrats put a woman in the white house eventually. >> laura: house speaker nancy pelosi

barbara lee.re are a number of incredible progressive women of caller who would make excellent vice presidential choices. the one thing i want to be clear of is one risk we face in the general election is president trump running to the left of joe biden on criminal justice reform. we have pressed the vice president on this issue many the 1994the author of crime bill and have yet to get a satisfactory response that he fully understands the impact mass incarceration has had, particularly on black communities. if the vice president wins the nomination and nominates a , asecutor, a police officer there vice president of candidates, that will allow trump to run to the left of him, particularly in black communities that have been devastated by mass incarceration. for all ofig danger us. host: does that rule out senator kamala harris? guest: if joe biden is the nominee, i do believe it rules out senator harris, amy klobuchar, and val demings. but we cannot do -- donald trump has canvassers -- not anymore

i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from california, miss barbara lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you, mr. chairman, for yielding and your consistent leadership on issues of war and peace and making sure congress does its job. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of s.j.res. 68, which is a resolution terminating the use of u.s. armed forces from hostilities against iran. this critical resolution helps put a check on the administration's reckless and irrational military action against iran. the american people do not want nor can we not allow another unnecessary war of choice in the middle east. this resolution is an important step in our efforts to prevent that from happening. make no mistake, the assassination of mr. soleimani just a few months ago placed us on the brink of war. this did constitute an act of hostility against iran. and in fact, injured at least 100 of our brave troops. also it hurt our national security and made us less safe. president trump's continued and reckless military

photo from last night's nhs tribute. 93—year—old bubbly had a bell, making sure she was heard, —— barbara lee of coronavirus patients within days. the papers claims doctors will be asked to sleep on site for six weeks at the new makeshift nightingale hospital in east london's excel centre. just showing where the concentration of nhs staff is going to be putjust for the moment. and finally, something a bit different this morning. this is the nhs heroes tracker. it was set up by a number of local papers and allows people to a drop a heart on the map wherever in the uk they live, to create what they call a "living map of gratitude". i had not heard of that. it could be a very small thing. the number, i am assuming, is the number of people that have dropped heart in the uk to express their gratitude and affection and appreciation for those caring and working in the nhs. all little things that are making a big difference at the moment. 0n little things that are making a big difference at the moment. on that theme, anyone out maybe getting their walk or getting out, this suggestion is, look at the

barbara, and ventura counties. jury deliberations continue today in the sanity phase of the trial of john lee cowell.ell was found guilty this week in the murder of 18-year- old nia wilson in 2018. he was also convicted of attempted murder for stabbing wilson's sister l adamtifa. cowell pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. . n eeumda's sister l atifa says the jury does not need to hear from more doctors. >> if he can sit and be quiet in the courtroom for two whole days and not make any outbursts about aliens or his grandmother or people trying to attack him, what's the doctor needed for. >> if the jury does find cowell sane, he faces life in prison without parol. otherwise he will be sent to a mental health facility. >>> a federal jury ordered bart to pay 7 $7 million to the family of a man shot and killed by police. 28-year-old taleem cindyal was shot in january of 2018. tindal had been fighting with another man across the street from the west oakland bart station. tindal's family filed a sil rights lawsuit claiming that ti hands and moved away from the other man when he was shot. a gun was rec