>>>
>>> LET'S
>>> LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
WE ARE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE NEWSROOM AGAIN TONIGHT
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS ARE NOW
TOLD TO STAY HOME, BUT FIRST
ELK GROVE IS SAY NOTHING TO
HELPING VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS
KEEP THEIR HOMES.
LENA HOWLAND WAS AT THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: WHAT THIS MEANS
IS IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY
THE CORONAVIRUS, WHETHER THAT'S
AT YOUR OWN HOME, APARTMENT OR
YOUR BUSINESS, LANDLORDS STILL
HAVE THE RIGHT TO EVICT YOU
WITHIN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THEY
NEED SOME TIME TO BETTER ASSESS
THE SITUATION AND THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE TOOLS IN PLACE TO
ASSESS THE PROBLEM.
>> I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH A
KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITION.
I CAN'T CHANCE THAT.
>> Reporter: KATHY BANGER, A
MOTHER IN ELK GROVE, TOLD US
LAST NIGHT THESE WORRIED ABOUT
HOW LONG SHE CAN KEEP A ROOF
OVER HER FAMILY'S HEAD WITHOUT
GOING TO WORK.
>> DEFINITELY LIKE OUR FAMILY
LIVES PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
>> Reporter: JUST DAYS AGO
GOVERNOR NEWSOM ISSUED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO HELP PREVENT
EVICTIONS DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK PROTECTING
PEOPLE LIKE KATHY.
IT GIVES LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AN
IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MORATORIUM
ON EVICTIONS.
SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON WERE
QUICK TO ADOPT, THIS BUT THEIR
NEIGHBOR ELK GROVE WASN'T SO
FAST.
>> THIS IS ALL FOR THE TENANT
AND NOTHING FOR THE LANDLORDS
WHICH IT JUST MAKES A BAD
SITUATION WORSE.
>> Reporter: IN A 4-1 VOTE ELK
GROVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
TURNED IT DOWN.
>> LOOK, OPPORTUNITIES AT THE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL
THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, LANDLORDS,
RESIDENTS, WORKERS, ANYBODY
AFFECTED BY THIS.
>> Reporter: THE CITY MANAGER
SAYS COUNCIL WILL STEP IN TO
REVISIT THIS IF THEY FIND THAT
LANDLORDS AREN'T WILLING TO
WORK WITH THEIR IMPACTED
TENANTS ONE ON ONE.
>> WE HEARD OVERWHELMINGLY
TODAY FROM OUR LANDLORDS THEY
WERE VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH
TENANTS TO COME UP WITH PAYMENT
PLANS AND HELP THEM THROUGH
THESE TIMES.
>>
>> Reporter: THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT JUST DAYS
BEFORE RENT IS DUE AGAIN.
THE CITY MANAGER TELLS ME
THEY'LL BE EXPLORING A LARGER,
BROADER PACKAGE ON HOW THEY CAN
PROVIDE THE MOST ASSISTANCE TO
LANDLORDS, TO BUSINESS OWNERS
AND TO TENANTS AT THIS TIME OF
NEED.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS.
>>>
>>> STARTING AT MIDNIGHT FOUR COUNTIES IN OUR AREA ARE TELLING EVERYONE TO STAY HOME
EXCEPT FOR THE ESSENTIALS.
YOLO, YUBA, SUTTER AND SOLANO
COUNTIES, THIS IS AFFECTING
MORE THAN 9 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS NOW UNDER ORDERS
LIKE THIS.
VAN TIEU IS LIVE NOW IN SOLANO
COUNTY.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION OVER
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
WALK US THROUGH WHAT THIS ALL
MEANS.
>>
>> Reporter: DEFINITELY. COUNTY BY COUNTY, CITY BY CITY, ALL OF THESE SHELTER IN PLACE,
SHELTER IN HOME DIRECTIVE
ORDERS ALL VERY CONFUSING FOR
RESIDENTS.
WHEN SOLANO COUNTY PUSHED ITS
ALERT TO RESIDENTS, ITS SERVERS
OVERLOADED AND FAILED FOR A
SHORT TIME.
THE
THE MESSAGE SEEMS TO BE EVERYWHERE. MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE.
BEAT COVID-19 AND THIS IS THE
SAME MESSAGE COUNTIES ARE
TRYING TO HAMMER HOME BUT IN A
STRONGER FORM BY WAY OF STAY IN
PLACE AND STAY AT HOME ORDERS.
>> ALL THAT THESE COUNTIES HAVE
DONE IS ISSUE COUNTY SPECIFIC
SOCIAL DISTANCING ORDERS THAT
MIRROR WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS
ALREADY ISSUED.
>> Reporter: AMONG THOSE STATE
GUIDELINES, ISOLATE YOURSELF IF
YOU'RE SICK, STAY HOME IF
YOU'RE AT HIGH RISK, SO 65 OR
OLDER OR IMMUNE COMPROMISED.
THIS APPLIES TO EVERYONE.
KEEP SIX FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS.
WORK REMOTELY, IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID NONESSENTIAL GATHERINGS
AND TRAVEL.
>> SHELTER IN PLACE BROADLY
DEFINED WITH ALL KINDS OF
EXEMPTIONS IN THE SIX BAY AREA
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
THAT WILL BE EXTENDED TO OTHER
COUNTIES AND ALREADY HAS BEEN
IN REALTIME AND OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
THEY CALL FOR NO GATHERINGS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WITHIN
YOUR OWN SOCIAL SET, YOUR OWN
FAMILY, YOU CAN'T HAVE A
BARBECUE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T HAVE
A WALK AND USE COMMON SENSE IN
TERMS OF GETTING YOUR ESSENTIAL
NEEDS MET WITH THAT WALK.
>> Reporter: THE POINT IS
DON'T INTERACT WITH SOMEONE
OUTSIDE YOUR FAMILY IF YOU
DON'T HAVE TO.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDERS VARY
SLIGHTLY.
SOME HAVE DIFFERENT DATES.
SOME USE STRONGER LANGUAGE.
IN SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS GO
SO FAR TO ADD VIOLATION OF THE
ORDER WOULD BE CONSIDERED A
MISDEMEANOR AND ENFORCIBLE BY
POLICE.
>> AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE
THEY'VE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY A
LOT MORE PANIC AND CONCERN.
>> Reporter: POLICE WON'T DRAG
PEOPLE TO JAIL IF THEY VIOLATE
THE ORDER, BUT IF CALIFORNIANS
DON'T STICK TO THE RULES OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING, POLICE
ENFORCEMENT COULD BE THE NEXT
STEP.
SO
SO REALLY
SO REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY FRUSTRATING TO NOT HAVE THAT ONE CLEAR MESSAGE, AN ORDER
ACROSS JURISDICTIONS.
SO VERY FRUSTRATING AND ALSO A
LEARNING CURVE IN THIS
UNCERTAIN TIME.
>> A VAN, THANK YOU.
>>> LET US TRY AND SHOW YOU WHY
SO MANY COUNTIES ARE TELLING
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.
IT'S ABOUT KEEPING THE NUMBER
OF CASES WE HAVE WITHIN A LEVEL
THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM CAN HANDLE
BRINGING THE SPIKING CASES FROM
THAT TALL PEAK YOU SEE TO THE
SMALL CURVE.
NEW DATA FROM THE CDC OUT TODAY
SHOWS YOU JUST HOW FAST CASES
HAVE GONE UP THIS MONTH ALONE
AND EXPERTS SAY THERE IS MORE
TO COME.
THERE ARE NOW ALMOST 600
CONFIRMED CASES IN CALIFORNIA.
IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY 40 PEOPLE
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE AND TWO
PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
TWO OTHERS HAVE DIED IN SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY WHERE POSITIVE
CASES JUMPED TO 14 TODAY.
IN PLACER COUNTY NINE PEOPLE
ARE SICK AND ONE PERSON HAS
DIED.
>>>
>>> CALIFORNIA IS GETTING READY FOR THOSE NUMBERS TO KEEP GOING UP.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR SHARED PLANS
TO OPEN UP THOUSANDS OF NEW
HOSPITAL BEDS SO WE DON'T RUN
OUT OF ROOM.
>> LOOKING AT OUR MOBILE
HOSPITAL AND THE PROSPECT OF
BRINGING THE U.S. NAVY TO BEAR
IN SUPPORTING THE ACQUISITION
OF THE MERCY HERE OFF THE COAST
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT NAVY
HOSPITAL SHIP WILL GIVE US
1,000 MORE HOSPITAL BEDS, BUT
IT WON'T BE HERE FOR AT LEAST
FIVE DAYS.
HE ASKED FOR TWO MOBILE
HOSPITALS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE
STATE AS WELL.
>>> WITH GUIDELINES FROM THE
STATE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY HOME
MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE
STRUGGLING TO STAY OPEN.
THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO HAS
STEPPED IN TO HELP.
ABC10'S KEVIN JOHN HAS A CLOSER
LOOK.
>> Reporter: AT THIS TIME THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED
LOTS OF ANXIETY AND FORCED MANY
PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS AND
THOSE WHO HAVE FELT THE IMPACT
SIGNIFICANTLY ARE SMALL
BUSINESSES.
>>
>> MY
>> MY SMALL BUSINESS, I'VE HAD IT NOW FOR 21 YEARS AND I THINK THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY BEEN MOST
STRIVING TIMES I'VE SEEN.
>> Reporter: KENNY MORTENSON
OWNS BONDS DRIVING SCHOOL IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND IS
CURRENTLY STRUGGLING TO MEET
HIS PAYROLL.
>> I HAVE LONG TERM EMPLOYEES
THAT HAVE FAMILIES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN HERE 15
YEARS.
OUR GOAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
FUNDS AVAILABLE SO WE COULD
CONTINUE PAYING EMPLOYEES.
>> Reporter: HE TRIED APPLYING
FOR THE DISASTER SBA LOAN BUT
WAS DECLINED DUE TO POOR
CREDIT.
FORTUNATELY THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO STARTED ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS TODAY FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> IF A SMALL BUSINESS IN AND
AROUND THE DOWNTOWN OR EVEN
OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN IS HAVING
A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING IT
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS THAT
WE CAN STEP IN AND JUST HELP
PROP THEM UP.
>> Reporter: FOR THOSE SMALL
BUSINESSES LOOKING TO APPLY,
HERE'S A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD
KNOW.
THE BRIGHTER IS GIVEN TO FOR
PROFIT INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND
OPERATED BUSINESSES.
THEY U.S. IN HAVE A DEMONSTRATED
HARDSHIP DUE TO THE VIRUS SUCH
AS A LOSS IN REVENUE NO, MORE
THAN 25-FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT MUST BE
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
SACRAMENTO.
HENNY IS LOCATED SIX BLOCKS
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMIT, SO
UNFORTUNATELY HE'S NOT ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY FOR THAT LOAN.
HOWEVER, HE'S HOPING THAT
SACRAMENTO COUNTY OR THE STATE
WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER SIMILAR
LOAN PACKAGES.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED A
NEW LAW TONIGHT TO GIVE SICK
LEAVE, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
AND MORE AID TO PEOPLE HURT BY
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
LAWMAKERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
ARE ALREADY WORKING ON A PLAN
TO HELP STABILIZE THE ECONOMY
GIVING MORE LOANS TO BUSINESSES
AND SENDING CASH TO AMERICANS.
>> I LOOK AT IT, I VIEW IT AS A
IN A SENSE A WARTIME PRESIDENT.
>> THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE PLAN
IS TO SEND AMERICANS TWO ROUNDS
OF CHECKS, ONE IN