folks, the big focus will also be on small businesses, and how to correct the current administration's failures to get relief to main street small businesses that are most in need. mom-and-pop stores are the backbone of the economy, and they're also, as you all know, the glue that holds communities together. it holds them together. but today more than one in four small businesses are not even. at least 400,000 are closed for good, and as a month goes by, a third of black-owned businesses and more than a fifth of latino businesses and more nan a quarter of native american owned business have less than a month in reserves to cover experiences. previous rounds of economic relief last year helped millions of small businesses stay afloat and keep employees on the payroll. but there are clear problems. black and brown owned small businesses have less access to that relief. mom-and-pop shops were often the last in line while big well-connected businesses jumped in front of the line and got more relief and got it faster. at every turn, this administration, the trump administration has undermin

career to creating jobs to support entrepreneurs as a senior official in the bomb a biden small business administration as director of california's offices malled business and and a small business advocate she worked tirelessly to ensure that everyone with an entrepreneurial spark had a fair and equal shot at getting off the ground succeed the biden hare's administration will be locked in on helping small business and cover rebuild and remain the engines of our economic strength and as head of the s.b.a. isabel we lead a critical mission not only to rescue small businesses and crisis but to provide the capital to entrepreneurs across the country so they can innovate create jobs and help lead us into recovery i'm grateful and she accepted the called to serve in washington for deputy commerce secretary nominee and i have to admit you good loyal great friend don graves. don is a long time a trusted advisor he was there at the treasury department during the depths of the great recession helping small businesses and weather the storm and stay afloat when president obama asked me to lead the effort to get to

folks, big focus also be on small businesses and how to correct the current administration's failure to get relief to main street small businesses that are most in need. mom and pop stores are the backbone of the economy. and they're also, as you all know, they're the glue that holds communities together. it holds them together. but today, one in four small businesses are not open. at least 400,000 are closed for good. as a month goes by, a third of black-owned businesses and more than a fifth of latino owned businesses and more than a quarter of native american owned businesses have less than one month of reserves to cover expenses. previous rounds of economic relief last year helped millions of small businesses stay afloat and keep employees on the payroll. but there are clear problems. black and brown owned small business had less access to that relief. mom and pop shops were often the last in line while big well-connected businesses jumped in front of the line and got more relief and got it faster. and at every turn, this administration, the trump administration, has undermined ac

we are going to do everything we can to work with the small business administration to get that support out as quickly and as effectively as we can. these small businesses are the lifeblood of their communities and provide disproportionate shares of jobs in america, so supporting them, i think of scarring is not only affecting workers, but when businesses fail then have been the backbones of their communities, that is permanent job loss for workers and a tragedy for the community. so this is certainly something we want to do. and if more funding is needed, we would come back and ask for that. we have asked for some money for grants for the smallest businesses and some funding to support state and local assistance. >> it is my sense, informed by conversations with people on the ground as well as economists, that there will be additional assistance needed for some of our hardest hit businesses. but we are going to have to continue to monitor that. i also sense it is prudent, after consultation with others, to hold off of certain campaign promises that biden made. i want to get your perspe

small businesses will once again be able to apply for small loans to help them survive the pandemic. the paycheck protection program is relaunching, where they'll be able to apply tomorrow. and the u.s. small business administration says and women led businesses. as well as other minorities. >>> on the national front, the united states has surpassed more than 22 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. more than 373,000 have lost their lives. the push to get more vaccines out, and the public is going critical. minnesota is now the ninth state to confirm case thos of the hig contagious u.k. strain of the virus. and by the owned of the week, they plan to have 160 locations open. arizona, which has the highest infection rate per capita, is turning a stadium into a 24-hour vaccine site. >> we've got to start getting the vaccines out. we're in the middle of a horrible surge. that variant is probably in every state or most states in the country. we've got to get people vaccinated quickly. >> president-elect joe biden says he plans to release all the available vaccine doses, rather than hold any back for second doses. >>> on saturday, we saw the last episode of "jeopardy" hosted by alex trebek. and see who the next guest

just this morning, i met with representatives of the small business administration with dozens of groups representing black and brown-owned businesses and underserved communities, as well as lenders to hear their , ideas on how we can improve communications and act on them. we discussed the president's idea of having navigators who , are dedicated to helping small business owners find the right relief programs, fill out paperwork, get money into their bank accounts, the kind of support that many of these businesses do not have because of embedded relationships that more well connected businesses do. there are groups in the country who are doing this successfully. we are determined to learn from them and scale the efforts nationwide. and in this vein i look forward and will be joining vice president harris later today and she will meet with small business owners to discuss both the american rescue plan and need for more effective small business relief delivered without delay. so, that is today and that is our focus through a set of executive orders. and i'm happy to take a couple question

candidate for labor secretary and california official us bell guzman is pick to lead the small business administration. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. governor newsom is giving his budget proposal for 2021. let's take a look live as he continues his presentation. he is going through some of the numbers which actually look good this year for once. we are talking about the possibility of a $15 billion windfall. this is a $227 billion proposal for 2021. here are some of the things we can see before the end of the month. these are what he calls immediate proposals, $2.4 billion to send $600 payments to low income families, $2 billion to safely reopen schools, 650 million for businesses hurt by the pandemic. >> in this environment, can't wait as we traditionally have for the fiscal year to end, to adjudicate, dialogue around the give and takes of budget. there are certain things that require urgency. >> california's revenue collections have increased despite pandemic because the tax code relies on wealthy earners who have been less effective. this year there is the $15 billion surplus. at thi

the director of small business advocates, working tirelessly to ensure that everyone with a spark had a fair shot. the biden-harris administration will be locked in on helping small businesses recover, he build, and remain the engines of our economic strength. they can innovate jobs. she accepted a call to serve in washington. for deputy commerce secretary, i nominate, and i have to add noit you, a good, loyal, great friend, don graves. he was a long-time trusted advisor. he was there in the treasury department in the depths of the great recession. helping small businesses weather the storm and stay afloat. when president obama asked me to help get detroit back, he told me i could take anyone on the team to do it with me full time. i tasked don to come over and work for me and work on it time. it was the best decision that i ever maded in that effort. it is the best decision i ever made and did a great job working with city and state officials. and goating to know what is happening on the ground. remember the issue about the number of buses, lights, and street lights, gets down to the knit nitty gritty. everyone knew how to prog

and isabelle guzman will be the small business administrator. she holds a similar title in the state of california. liz? liz are liz and, blake, correct me if i'm wrong, but merrick garland was, i believe, unanimously confirmed back when he was nominated as a judge for circuit court, correct? so those were a lot of republicans who unanimously confirmed merrick garland at that point. are you expecting any kind of pushback here? >> reporter: merrick garland, of course, the attorney general nominee for president-elect biden. president obama, as we know, had tapped him as a supreme court nominee. that didn't happen as republicans objected to him in an election year. they never really, liz, objected to his qualifications, so it's hard to see how they could potentially do that this time around. liz: yeah. things are changing right under our feet. blake, thank you very much, blake burman. so let's look to the markets here. they are picking up right where they left off when the chaos on capitol hill unfolded yesterday, and that is a surge to all-time hi

democrat and ministration is hardly conducive to small business growth so they're seeing these tech monopolies and giants already occupy being named administrative positions and the by the in the mensuration they don't expect any help there but they also are expecting a huge tax increase and that's the number one concern of small businesses across america are a you know the way to overcome these tax burdens and regulatory burdens would be to start a business work hard and become an independently wealthy individual in the land of the free home of the brave but we are talking about how the break of the majors like the amazons and the googles like they rake the bottom of the sea and they get all that fish they just rake all of the small businesses or anything they can and they leave them for dead on the roadside and thousands and tens and thousands of them are dying and this is predictable because again if you put the money printer in the hands of the worst amongst us and you have a winner in america anyway you have a caca stock or c. which is ruled by the worst amongst us and we see that all over the world as well not just in the u.s. and you give

the city of san jose will hold a webinar with the small business administration on wednesday to give you details on how to apply. the program runs until march 31st. >> and those loans become available to restaurants in san francisco. golden gate restaurant association tells "forbes" magazine the san francisco chamber of commerce says around 52% of city restaurants did not show any credit card business as of a few months ago. outdoor dining and limited indoor capacity was allowed then. also active health permit figures are currently unavailable. the association tells sf gate independent association that closures could reach as high as 85% without government intervention. >>> hi there, i'm bertha coombs. wall street set to open lower this morning after the markets closed at record highs last week following the democratic wins in the georgia senate runoff. investors expect now that we will see additional economic stimulus as a result. president-elect joe biden expected to unveil details of his new stimulus plan on thursday. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 posting their fourth straight weekl

from the candidate for labor secretary, and california advocate is the pic to lead the small business administration. >>> west virginia senators casting doubt on the possibility of the $2000 stimulus checks. the democrats as he may oppose the move when it is floated later on, saying any further direct payments should be targeted. with a razor thin senate majority, democrats may need his vote to pass legislation. >>> questions about a convenient coronavirus test used around the bay area. thickens turns a could be giving false results. >>> a johnson calls walls of cars. >>> coming up new at six, a grim sign of the covid surge. the special equipment being deployed to the north bay to prepare for the worst. plus. >>> santa clara county has given out roughly 50,000 doses of the vaccine but that is less than half of their supplies on hand. i devin fehely in san jose and coming up would take a closer look at what it is going to take to speed the >>> a warning about a type of covid test used around the bay area, marin county is one of the spots that is now using saliva test at several locations and it is no

we know how important that is for small businesses from day one, this administration work to ensure small businesses and financial institutions in every community understand the rules for these programs, the resources available to them, where they can turn for technical assistance if they need it. we will have navigators who help guide them through each step of this process until the money they need is in their bank account. and to the lenders participating in these programs, you should move quickly without delay to begin extending relief, but i urge you not to abuse these funds. excuse me, not to disburse these funds in the same inequitable way you have in the past. here's my commitment. in return, we will make our expectations of you crystal clear so that you can quickly and equitably deliver relief to the communities that you serve on like what's been happening in many places. the bottom line is we are in the midst of the most unequal economic and jobs crisis in modern history. congress needs to act as quickly as possible on all of the issues i just laid out. that's how we can contain

small business administration says it plans to prioritize granting loans to women-led businesses and those run by black, latino, and asian owners as well as other minorities. >>> on the national front, the united states has surpassed more than 22 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. more than 373,000 lives lost. the push to get more vaccines out to the public, that is growing critical. minnesota is now the ninth state to confirm cases of that highly contagious uk strain of the virus. new york city is opening up five new vaccination centers and plans by the end of the week to have 160 locations open. arizona, which has the world's highest infection rate per capita, is turning a stadium into a 24-hour vaccine site. >> we've got to start getting these vaccines out. we're in the middle of a horrible surge. the variant that was mentioned is probably in every state, or most states in the country. we've got get people vaccinated quickly. >> president-elect joe biden says he plans to release nearly all vaccine doses available ones, rather than hold back in for second dose. >>> the first e

innovation and proven policies at states like florida that will help jobs and american small businesses, the biden administration is already making promises to go the opposite direction. let me be clear, i support targeted relief to help our small businesses and individuals that are hurting because of the coronavirus. with the start of a new administration, i was hoping to hear fresh new ideas on how to accomplish our shared goal of addressing this crisis. but that's not what we're hearing from the biden administration. their answer is the same it's always been for democrats -- more government, more spending, higher taxes, no accountability. voters are befuddled by the claim that while families cannot borrow without limits or consequences, somehow the federal government can. it's irresponsible, and i won't stand for it. we have to get serious about how we're spending taxpayer dollars. we already have more than $27 trillion in federal debt. if interest rates return to their 50-year average, the interest on our federal debt will make it impossible to fund our military, medicare, and social security. president bide

these grants are going to be made available through the small business administration and again unlike a lot of other sba programs these are not loans but they're grants tied too gross revenue these businesses earned during 2019. really just i can't over sate the -- i can't emphasize enough the advocacy of our venue community, of venues across the -- to make live entertainment a center piece of that federal relief legislation. the eligibility requirements that they're on the powerpoint, you have to demonstrate loss of 25% gross receipts and the program is specifically excluding large operators which is defined in the number of ways you see there and also, a business can't take a p.p.p. loan in the new round of p.p.p. and also get a save our stages grant. there's a lot in terms of the details. they're still being figured out on save our stages. the s.b.a. is currently developing rulemaking and guidance around the program and so there's not an application live yet. i think it's our hope the s.b.a. will announce more or providing more guidance in the next few weeks about this and i know t

folks, big focus will also be on small businesses and how to correct the current administration's failure to get relief to main street's small businesses that are most in need mom and pop stores are the back bone of the economy. and they're also, as you all know, they're the glue that holds communities together it holds them together but today more than one in four small businesses are not open. at least 400,000 are closed for good a a as a month goes buy a third of black owned businesses and a fifth of latino businesses and a quarter of nate uf americive amn businesses have less than a month of reserve in expenses previous rounds helped millions of small businesses stay afloat and keep employees on the payroll, but there are clear problems black and brown owned small businesses had less access to that relief. mom and pop shops were often the last in line while big, well-connected businesses jumped in front the line and got more relief and got it faster and at every turn this administration, the trump administration, has undermined accountability for every tax dollar spent weakening overs

we are going to do everything we can to work with about -- small business administration to get that support out as quickly and effectively as we can. these small businesses are the lifeblood of their communities and provide a disproportionate share of jobs in america. so supporting them -- i think scarring is not only affecting workers, but when businesses fail that have been the backbones of their communities, that is permanent job loss for workers and a tragedy for the communities. this is certainly something that we want to do. if more funding is needed, we can come back and ask for that. we have asked for some money on the grants for the smallest businesses, funding to support state and local and nonprofits in getting assistance out. sen. young: i have to say, that seems prudent to me. it is my sense, informed by people on the ground, as well as economists, that there will be additional assistance needed for some of our hardest hit businesses, but we will have to continue to monitor that. i also sense it is prudent, again, after consultation with others, to hold off of certain ca

looking to innovation and states like florida that will create jobs and help american small businesses the biden administration is always making promises to go to operate opposite direction. promises are being championed by treasury secretary janet yellen, let me be clear i support targeted relief to help small businesses and individuals that are hurting because of the coronavirus with the start of a new administration i was hoping to hear fresh new ideas on how's to accomplish our shared goals of addressing this crisis. that is not what we're hearing from the biden administration. your interest is the same as it's always been from democrats, more government, more spending, higher taxes, new account ability. voters by the claim that families cannot bar without limits or consequences, somehow the federal government can't. it's a responsible and i won't stand for it. we have to get serious about how were spending taxpayer dollars, we already have more than $27 trillion in federal debt. if interest rates returned to the 50 year average it will make it impossible to fund our military, medicare and social security,

and isabel guzman is the pick to lead the small business administration.ean leader kim jong-un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal over what he dubbed "hostile" american policy. kim rid he won't use nucl weapons unless so-caesed hostile fose theirs first against north korea. in indonesia a radical islamic cleric was released toter serving a 10 year prison militants.amist abu bakar bashir was linked to the 2002 bali bombing that p killed 2ple. supporters welcomed him back to his hometown, and police said they will monitor his activities. lbashir is now 82 and in hall of fame baseball manager tommy lasorda has died in fullerton, california oa heart attack at the age of 93. lasorda led the dodgers to two world series titles in his 71 years with the franchise and later became an ambassador for the game. still to come, coronavirus claims over 4000 americans in a day as the vcination campaign struggles. the president nomates members of his cabinet, signaling priorities. dad brooks and jonathan capehart share their thoughts on .s.s momentous week in hist

just this morning i met, along with representatives of the small business administration, with dozens of groups presenting black and brown owned businesses, as well as lenders, to hear their ideas on how we can improve communications and act on them. we discussed the president's idea of having navigators dedicated to helping small business owners fill out paperwork, the money into their bank accounts, kind of support that many of these businesses don't have because of embedded relationships that more well-connected businesses do. there are some groups doing this successfully. we are determined to learn from them and scale those efforts nationwide. in this vein i look forward -- i will be joining vice president harris later today. she will be meeting with small business owners to discuss the rescue plan and the need for more effective small business relief delivered without delay. that is today. that is our focus through a set of executive orders. i am happy to take a couple of questions. of which you all have many. sure. >> hi. thank you for taking questions today. i want to ask you a

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governor, gina romando as commerce secretary, and isabelle guzman as the person to lead the small business administration. the president-elect is viewing these picks as people who can take on the economic crisis in the wake of this coronavirus pandemic and those announcements are expected to come tomorrow. wolf? >> arlette, thank you very much. >>> we're joined by key democratic senator, chris kunz from delaware. you said president trump, in your words, does not catastrophe to be president any longer. do you agree with your colleagues like the minority leader, soon to be the majority leader, chuck schumer, who want to remove him from office, using the 25th amendment to the constitution? >> yes, wolf. and, frankly, more importantly, there are several senior former members of the trump administration, cabinet officials who have said that they agree as well. john kelly, who was chief of staff to president trump, has publicly said -- i think it was just announced on cnn earlier this evening, that if he were still in the cabinet, he would invoke the 25th amendment. attorney general bill barr, who has just res

small businesses can apply for loans to help them survive the pandemic. the paycheck protection program is relaunching with first-time borrows able to apply today. applications for second-time borrows open wednesday. the u.s. small business administrationing to prioritize loans for women-led businesses and those run by black, latino, and asian owners as well as other minorities. >>> new developments this morning, the woman whose puppy was stolen during a violent armed attack in frisk last week says the assault was likely planned by a group of highly sophisticated criminals. now last tuesday sara was walking her dog on high street. her dogs. this was on hide street and broadway. three men attacked her at gunpoint. they drove off with her french bulldog. she says they were waiting for her to believe her apartment. the dog still hasn't been found. >> it's a winter tradition for birders in northern california. hundreds of volunteers participated in the mid winter bald eagle count at lake tahoe. there was a low point in population 50 years ago because of ddt. in the late 70s the bird was nowhere to be found in the tahoe mountains. there's year they found 24. this year they had a big response. they had to cap the volunteers at 250. >> i woul

small business administration. she previously served in the same agency under obama and is currently the director of california's office of the small business advocate. guzman is the first latina named to a cabinet-level post by biden. she'll be involved in overseeing the implementation of the paycheck protection program, a key part of the pandemic stimulus plan. meanwhile, two members of trump's cabinet have resigned in protest of wednesday's failed coup attempt at the u.s. capitol. transportation secretary elaine chao said in a statement she was deeply troubled by the insurrection. education secretary betsy devos called the events unconscionable and said they were a "inflection point." chao and devos have been members of trump's cabinet since just after his inauguration in 2017. they are the 11th and 12th trump administration officials to quit after wednesday's attack on the capitol. boeing has agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle a nearly two-year federal criminal investigation into the company's role i

this team includes isabella guzman to lead the small business administration. the director of california's office of the small business advocate, several eastern u. s. states are now sending national guard troops to washington, d. c to ensure a peaceful transition of power. coming up on inauguration day yesterday, the governors of maryland, new jersey and new york announced. they will send hundreds of troops from their states to the nation's capital as part of a massive security force. the national guard troops will help secure federal buildings in these final 12 days before president elect joe biden is sworn into office. i just want to assure all americans that the state of maryland will do anything and everything we possibly can. thio continue to secure the core of our nation's capital and to ensure the peaceful transition of power. now governor. hogan says he offered to send maryland's national guard troops to washington, d. c to help restore the peace during this week's attack on the u. s capitol. but he says federal officials repeatedly told him he was not

just this morning, i met along with representatives of the small business administration with dozens of groups representing black and brown owned businesses and other underserved communities as well as lenders to hear their ideas on how we can improve communications and act on them. the kind of support many of these businesses don't have because of embedded relationships because well connected businesses do. i will be joining the vice president harris later today. she will be meeting with small business owners to discuss both the american rescue plan and the need for more effective small business relief delivered without delay. i'm happy to take a couple of questions. >> thank you for taking questions today. i want to ask you about the call on sunday with the bipartisan group of lawmakers. what can you tell us about the call? will president biden be on the call and what is your message to moderate republicans like mitt romney who say the economy can't have another stimulus after you just passed a $900 billion relief package. >> the president has made clear to his team should be reachi

governor, boston mayor marty walsh, his nominee for labor secretary, isabel guzman for small business administrator to wrap its arms around getting the economy on track, hand in hand with getting coronavirus under control for sure. kate, expect to hear more about plans for that and what they plan to do moving forward to get more people back to work. they know it is critical as they assume office january 20th, kate. >> they get another bad sign of the economy that they'll be inheriting just this morning. jessica, thank you very much. sincerely appreciate it. >>> still ahead, coming up, some republican lawmakers are now saying that they will consider voting for a second impeachment of president trump. he would be the first president in u.s. history to be impeached twice if this happened. will congress do this? will they have time to pull it off? we'll be back. keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventy-five-dollar credit

just this morning i met with representatives of the small business administration with dozens of groups representing black and broken owned business he is and other underserved communities and left-handers to hear their ideas on how we can improve communications and act on them. we discussed the president's idea of having naturors who are dedicated to helping small business owners find the right relief programs, full out paperwork, get money into their bank accounts, the kind of support that many of them don't have because of embedded relationships that more well connected businesses do. there are groups in the country who are doing this successfully. we are determined to learn from them and scale the efforts nationwide. and in this vein i will be joining the vice president harris later today and she will meet with small business owners to discuss both the american rescue plan and need for more effective small business relief delivered without delay. so, that is today and that is our focus through a set of executive orders and i'm happy to take a couple of questions, which you have many

this morning, i met along with representatives of the small business administration with dozens of groups representativing black and brown-owned businesses and other underserved communities as well as lenders to hear their ideas on how we can improve communications and act on them. we discussed the president's idea of having navigators who are dedicated tohelping small business owners find the right relief program, fill out paperwork, and get the money into their bank accounts, and the kind of support that many of the businesses don't have because of embedded relationships that more well connected businesses do. there are groups in the country that are doing it successfully, and we are determined to learn from them, and to scale the efforts nationwide. in this vein i will be joining vice president harris later today who is going to be meeting with the small business owners to look at the small business rescue plan and more effective small business relief without delay. so that is, that's today. that is our focus through a set of executive orders, and i'm happy to take a couple of question

san jose will hold a webinar with the small business administration on wednesday with details about howprogram runs through the end of march. >>> freshmen and sophomores at stanford will have to wait longer to return to campus. the school is saying students must learn from home until the summer semester. the decision comes following a recent increase in new cases on campus. at least one ucsf professor of medicine says the decision makes sense in terms of health and safety. >> those younger are more likely to have asymptomatic infection. so the protection is kind of more for the community and for others than necessarily for that group. >> the stanford daily reports is with special circumstances started moving in over the last few days. some undergrads with approved special circumstances will be allowed to stay on campus for now. >>> football fans, the nfl divisional playoffs are set. the ravens and lamar jackson took out tennessee. jackson's 48-yard td helped lift baltimore to a 2013 win. they take on buffalo next saturday right here on nbc bay area. >>> in new orleans, drew brees and th

change, and thinking of agencies like the agricultural department, energy department, small business administration even the securities and exchange commission -- agencies that normally don't get much attention in terms of racial equity, now they're going to have to examine and produce a report within 100 days of what could be done to advance it. do you see the potential for the movement to begin putting pressure on these agencies in terms of the kinds of reports they are going to produce? >> absolutely. i think we also need to be real report does not immediately promise equity. equity is a doing thing. just creating space for more access, for more conversation does not necessarily mean we will get the kind of equity we have been demanding. who is representing our people in the conversation, what are they demanding of those departments come and how is that translating from reports into direct policy changes? that is the hesitancy that a lot of people across this country and across the world have is that we don't just want to investigate and ask questions, we also want to see actionable policy chang

walsh, will be the nominee to become the labor secretary and isabelle guzman to run the small business administration. the afl-cio is backing the selection of marty walsh, this is what richard trumka said in a statement, quote. as a longtime union member, walsh knows that unionizing is building back better, expanding opportunities for immigrants, women and people of color. that from the afl-cio. what's interesting is that the president-elect has said that he was considering bernie sanders to run up the labor -- to head up the labor department. but the reason why he decided not to go that route is that both of them believe that was a 50-50 split in the senate, they just don't want to take any chances. listen here. >> people in both parties now recognize it's time to raise the minimum wage so hard working people earn at least $15 an hour minimum. no one, no one should work as millions are doing today 40 hours a week at a job and still live below the poverty line. >> reporter: that, obviously, not about bernie sanders, but noteworthy nonetheless as the president-elect called on congress to raise the min

small businesses can apply for loans to help them survive the pandemic. the paycheck protection program is relaunching with first-time borrowers able to apply today. applications for second-time borrows opened wednesday. the u.s. small business administrationrioritize loans for women led businesses and those run by black, latino and asian owners as well as other minorities. >>> companies are thinking twice about where they put their money after the capitol riots. coming up which ones have temporarily stopped making political donations. >>> and you're looking live right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange down about 145 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >>> cover controversy, vice president-elect kamala harris on the cover of "vogue." this is not what she or her team were expecting. >> time is 6: president. we're checking in with mike for look at our forecast. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. thanks for joining us on this monday. we'll start with our neighborhood temperatures along the east bay shore. low to mid 40s, 40 to 45 under a part partly cloudy sky. 34 in napa to mid 40s up and down highway 101. low to mid 40s around the bay, the coast, san francisco, the mild spot about 48 degr

introduced key members of his economic and jobs team includes isabella guzman to leave the small business administration she's currently the director of california's office of the small business advocate. california's issue a new vaccine recommendation in hopes of speeding up the vaccination process of the state is telling local health departments here and medical providers to get the vaccine to lower prioritize groups if demand is down among higher priority groups or if the doses are set to expire. frontline health care workers were the first to get vaccinated and we're now learning that people over the age of 50 will receive doses sooner than expected. california set a goal of vaccinating one million people by the end of next week about 10,000 frontline workers in the ucsf system are beginning to receive their second dose of the finds her vaccine. they include employees in san francisco and at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland, who are at the highest risk of exposure, such as nurses and doctors and other health care staff as well as custom. the ends in all, ucsf expects to vaccinate a total

reporter: in terms of the racial equity goal, does the white house support overturning small business administration language that prohibits people with records from accessing ppp relief? it's something that the hill had supported. >> i know i talked a little bit with our economic team on this issue earlier, but i'll have to circle back with you. >> reporter: david kessler said that most americans would not be vaccinated until the third or fourth quarter of this year, he said that last week. president biden spoke and said we could possibly have herd immunity as early as this summer. that's a difference of a couple months. i wonder if you could reconcile the difference there and talk a little bit about herd immunity and when americans will be able to be vaccinated. >> it's sort of the question peter asked earlier, but the president is pushing his team to deliver results, and his goal is to ensure there is a greater availability in the spring and that it continues to improve in the summer. everybody won't be eligible this spring, as you all know, even as the cdc continues to provide updated guidance.