with one of them due to arrive in the bay area in just a matter of hours. >> once they are on the ground, they won't be able to go home just yet. they have yet another quarantine waiting for them. cornell bernard joins with us this developing story. >> those cruise ship peengs their way back to the u.s. they're on their way after 12 days of quarantine. sheryl is more than ready. >> about to step into the big wide world so i have to put my moosk and get going. >> deck by deck. american peenassengers on board. >> now calling only those american guests from emerald deck who are assigned to plane number one. >> you want to see what the next

step is. >> you get to go forward. hand the passport to this gentleman. he will hand it to the state department folks on either side. >> hundreds of passengers on board the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. americans stricken with the virus can't leave. they'll be treated in japan. >> the rest of passengers were pout to buses to the airport where they boarded charter flights. one is bound for travis air force base. >> we look forward to return to the bay area. >> he has tested negative. he's attention to return to california. >> it will be an enormous transition to get back and hope we don't get double quarantined somewhere else. >> two more weeks of quarantine await they at travis. they'll be housed separately. the u.s. trying to prevent an outbreak line the one in china that has killed more than 1,600 and sickened tens of thousands of whenever he and his wife get back hope, rig knows exactly

what he will do. >> have a hamburger and probably a couple beers. that's an easy one. >> that flight with evacuaees st to land somewhere around england. anybody with the illness will be transported to a different facility. a second flight with evacees bound for texas where two weeks of quarantine await them. >> all right. thank you. new numbers just came out minutes ago. the outbreak has surpassed 1,700 deaths. the current total is 1,770. the number cases keeps growing as well. it has affected more than 69,000 people worldwide. we know there are 15 confirmed cases in the u.s. two of them are here in the bay area. both in santa clara county. that's the the port of oakland say they are starting to worry about the economic impact of coronavirus. despite the englees imports and

exports in the first two months of the year, international travel and shipping has taken a hit. quarantines have slowed down manufacturing and have led some shipping lines the cancel upcoming cargo trips. that's the say there is some good news. tuesday trade war with china has kood which has led to a rise in shipments from oakland to asia of will. >> our media partners at the mercury news reports one of the coronavirus patients in saint clair councty are in good healt but cannot leave hope. the patient identified as a man is one of two cases in the county. it was revealed at the end of january, the man got sick after traveling to the wuhan reasoning in china. a second case was confirmed days later. a child hack injured after an encounter with a mountain lion on a trail.

now live from cupertino with what she's learned. luz? >> reporter: the attack happening miles from this parking lot where we're standing right now. the child is a 6-year-old girl. wanting to take a long at this area over here. the 6-year-old was walking her family and friends around 9:45. out of nowhere, the mountain lion came out of bushes and attacked her after the park was closed indefinitely. they're searching for the mountain lion that injured this child. now let's listen to the mid peninsula regional open space grikt this incident. >> right about when he grabbed ahold of the girl. there was an adult lion. she has minor injuries. a couple puncture wounds on her calf. she was treated for minor first-aid and then her parents took her to the hospital. >> reporter: we're told four

search dogs are at the park right now ready to search for this cat. yet, we still don't know what the future of this cat cupertino, abc7 news. >> we first sent out an alert on our abc7 news app. you can enable to push alert feature. in san jose, paramedics rushed the teenage girl to the hospital after she drove a golf cart after an unfinished building. it happened at a construction site along east santa clara street. the girl is expected to survive. the police tell us. one of them drove the car off the second floor. officers say both girls can face trespassing and vandalism charges. >> more information on the police shooting at the b.a.r.t. station yesterday afternoon. b.a.r.t. police say person who was shot is 17 years old and

expected to provide. officers were responding to a xles disturbance call. they were told a when i had a gun. when they confront him, they say the boy started running and ended up on the tracks. it is not clear what happened next but they stay suspect produced a gun and was shot. the incident is under investigation. meantime, police haven't released the identity of the man suspected of attacking two women on the embarcadero. they say this man here wearing a cap and overalls stabbed a woman running along the embarcadero. he left on a bike and then attacked another woman some sort of tool. there is no update on either woman's condition. in the north bay, the san rafael fire department is testing a new strategy for responding to nonemergency 911 calls. it is a frequent problem that puts a grade on resources. the new 90-day pilot program has take.

nurse practitioner and a social services worker respond to certain 911 calls. this will be for medical smoos dispatchers suspect might not need an ambulance ride to the hospital. a fire engine and ambulance will respond to the medical calls. the so-called direct connect team will arrive in a separate vehicle. also, in marin county, it took rescuers nearly an hour to free two people from a mangled car after it went off sir frances drake boulevard in fairfax. it was driving erratically before plunging into the creek. both the driver and a woman riding with him were taken to the trauma center. there is no word on how they're doing. this week, california legislators are expected to pass legislation concerning the internment of japanese americans during world war ii. the u.s. government placed around 120,000 people at ten internment camps around the country. two were in california. one in t you le lake. it has bipartisan support which

is rare in the legislature. it is expected to be approved on thursday. streets are closed and the stars are out. we're not talking about hollywood. we're talking about san francisco. the matrix four continues to draw all sorts of interest. and where you can check out a bunch of low riders this weekend in the bay area. american idol is back for an 18th season ras all the judges. we'll give you a preview of a bay area competitor. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a gorgeous sunset this evening leading to a warmer day tomorrow for the holiday. we're also tracking some winds. the forecast ahead.

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tonight, the streets will be shut down again for the filming of "matrix 4." you might catch a glimpse of keanu reeves. this video appears to have been taken late last night. the use here shared the video with abc7 was clearly excited, writing in an instagram postgame

post, oh, my god. it is neo and trinity. filming is expected to wrap up around midnight. american idol is back and a bay area contestant has standout performance in tonight's premier. ♪ >> francisco from san francisco told judges he was nervous, but the judges were able to calm him down. katy perry was clearly impressed with his rendition of alaska by maggie rogers. you can catch american idol's two, d two-hour premier tonight. all the judges are back i know what the host, ryan seacrest. car lovers, class i can rides were on display this weekend. who benefited from it? and meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the accuweather forecast.

commissioner rob manfred speaks with the cheating scandal. and stanford's women's basketball team. upset alert. a economically powerfully influenced my values.

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sf beer week came to a stop today. the classic low riders from all eras and models lined the streets. the show hosted by glen's soccer club and the low rider council raised fumds will go toward scholarship for youth in san francisco. >> as you just saw, today's weather meant lots of chances to enjoy the outdoors. in berkeley, that meant a monthly ritual. >> artwork. the flea market sponsors the art walk the third weekend of every month. it features music and of course, art. >> this kind of weather pattern we're experiencing. it will be around for a little while. and that means no rain for a while. >> we're counting 19 days so far since we've seen the last storm. it has been a pretty dry pat sxernl it is not budging over the next seven days. we're searching for some rain.

and again, we're coming up empty handed. we're well below where we should be at this point in the storm season. we'll look at our exploratorium camera. you can see live picture of the transamerica pyramid. partly to mostly cloudy skies. this is all ahead of a front that will move through here early tomorrow morning. what it will do, it will kick up our winds. especially in our hills tomorrow morning. the north bay mountains and the east bay hills will find those winds gusting over 20 miles an hour. this wind event, not as widespread as last week's event. so a lot of us won't feel winds. what we'll feel, the warmer weather tomorrow afternoon. numbers above average into the 60s, if not low 70s. it is a mild holiday on our monday. a dry pattern the next seven days. the temperatures, we're slowly cooling into the 50s. a lot of us made it into the 50s. 58 in oakland. down to 54 in palo alto. 56 in santa rosa.

a little bit breezy along the coastline. all in all, it is a pretty quiet picture for a lot of us. the winds generally less than about ten miles per hour. theon exception, san francisco and half moon bay, gusting well over 20-miles-per-hour. here's the reason we're seeing the kick-up in our winds. live doppler 7, you see some cloud cover and a little bit of rain to our north. unfortunately, the showers are just falling apart as they move south. what the front will do again, as it moves through the bay area early tomorrow morning. it increases our winds in spots. everyone will feel the gusty winds. 7:00 in the morning tomorrow from middletown to calistoga to fairfield and discovery bay, we're finding winds over 20-miles-per-hour. the breeze continues throughout the afternoon and kind of repeats itself tomorrow evening. what you notice, folks around the bay shoreline, redwood city, san rafael, the winds are not that strong.

it is the higher elevations. overnight, we see a mix of stars and clouds. the numbers slowly falling into the 40s over the next 12 hours. a little patchy fog as well. around the bay shoreline. tomorrow, a little breezy in our hills. it is a warm afternoon. we're near 70 in concord. 67, the high, 64 in the city tomorrow. about 68 in oakland. 72 in santa rosa. 69 in san jose and half moon bay. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. it is breezy in our hills tomorrow for president's day. the winds calm down on tuesday and then we have a pair of chilly mornings. partly cloudy on thursday. the numbers bouncing right back near 70 on friday. and it is a dry pattern the next seven days. it has been the talk of baseball's offseason and into spring training. the houston astros cheating scandal. today rob manfred defended his punishment for sign stealing in

2017. the commissioner said he will sit down with all the managers and make it clear, any player who retaliates against a nts player will be punished. which begs the question. did the astros players get away with it? they were given immunity for their testimony. they won't have to forfeit their world series rings or awards. commissioner manfred today. >> they have been hurt by this. they will live with questions about what won't in 2017 and 20 eastbound for the rest of their lives. and frankly, it is rarer that for any offense, you have a pickup truck that you will live with for the rest of your life. once you go down that road of changing happens on the field. i don't know how you decide where you stop. and this has been really fun but i would like to move on to other topics at some point. >> all right. we'll move to other topics.topis

emma clark misses the rebounds. called a time-out. what are you going to dial up? keanu wins for three? and the tie? rattles in. a tied game. find seconds. colorado. a good stanford defense. the steal and the buzzer beater! that's the game. 69-66. stanford wins. >> i don't even know. we stuck together. wasn't looking good. one minute left in the game. just stay composed and can she called my number so i knew i had to make a shot. >> men's hoops in the beret. golden state tried for the slide. alonzo grabbed the rebound. the sun devils up 8 after the main free-throw. how about the long two goes? cal closing in. how about the bishop product barrett austin. the sun devils pull away.

the deep three and asu wins by 5. cal has lost four straight games. the final round of the genesis invitational from sunny southern california. rory mcilroy tying for first. not his day. the cal product max securing the top five finish. buries the birdie at 8 under. adam scott pulling away from the field with the short game down stretch. how about burying this putt. and then he's going to seal the deal. he finishes 11 under. good enough for a two-stroke victory. three players tied for second. >> did you see this? back to last night's nba dunk contest. they did everything. jumped over the 7'5" taco fall. you think he would have come up second. a lot of people thinking, gordon got ronabbed. >> are you going to try it

again? >> i don't think so. i don't think i'm going to do it again. >> the nba all-star game going on right now. we'll have a tribute to kobe bryant and the people who lost their lives in that terrible crash. the big surprise win they are weekend at the box office.

othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.

tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, two topless protesters barge in on a speech by bernie sanders, urging him to stop supporting the dairy industry. their ties to a bay area found group. plus, the nba all-star game is now underway. the new tributes tonight to kobe bryant. a video game adaption made a lot of boom at the president's

day box office. >> son tick hedge hock zoomed off with $57 million. it topped for the best ever for a film based on a video game. >> harley quinn birds of prey fell to second place earning $17.1 million. the romantic drama, the photograph, debut in the fourth place with $12.3 million and bad boys for life dropped to fifth place in its fifth weekend. earning $11.3 million. >> before we leave you, carn valley celebrations are underway in brazil. >> dogs and their human candle thats dressed as their favorite super heroes. it has become a tradition in the build-up to the traditional festivities. rio's festive mood will keep on

building. there is more than a week of celebration leading up to fat tuesday on february 25th. they actually look quite happy, don't they? look. it's warm. they're having a good time. >> how could you not? >> the dogs look happy, too. >> that's on my bucket list. >> oh, yeah. >> have u been? >> to carnival? someday. that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. putting term limits on congress, about washington insiders went crazy. they said term limits are bad, that they'll break government.

what a joke! congress is working fine for politicians and corporations, but it's not doing anything for real people on climate, health care or gun safety. the only way we get new ideas is electing new people, including a president willing to shake-up washington. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.

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