we've made an arrest in this case. >> new at 5:00, san francisco's police chief announces an arrest in this disturbing attack. breaking news, a report that federal health employees were not properly trained to interact with coronavirus patients at travis air force base. >> and that's the just released new details about the coronavirus in solano county. a government it's whistleblower says federal health workers sent to travis air force base were not py e being housed there. >> a portion of the complaint from a department of health and human services employee was reviewed by the "new york times." it claims employees interacted

with quarantine patients without training or gear and then left travis and went out into the general population. good evening. >> travis air force base is in solano county. the location of the first confirmed case of coronavirus with transmission of, as they said, unknown origin. >> today solano county declared a state of emergency. officials discussed the case in the last 30 minutes and a cdc doctor was asked about the whistleblower complaint though he didn't get into specifics. >> there is no indication that any of the evacuees, even when having coronavirus disease, would have crossed paths with this case that we're discussing today. >> meantime, laura anthony in sacramento. she heard from the governor where she heard about coronavirus all across california. >> reporter: hi, dan. this is where the patient is being treated here at uc davis medical center. we understand she spent four

days at a hospital in vacaville before being transferred here. she wasn't transfer for the coronavirus until she got here. speeding up the testing is a top priority for the governor. >> nothing so far has surprised us. >> reporter: with his top health officials at his side, governor gachbl newsom tried to regarding covid-19. >> what happened in the solano county did not surprise anyone. the only thing surprised folks was that it didn't happen sooner. >> little information is being given about the patient. she is a female who had been out in the community for several days. she was not in contact with any of the evacuees isolated at travis air force base. and health that's the are tracing everyone she might have had contact with of the. >> step by step, we look at

where they've been and who they might have been in communication with. >> newsom called for more testing kits and testing locations with quick turn-around. >> we spoke to the director of the cdc moments ago. he assured us without giving us specific number that our capacity would be expanded. >> there have been 33 confirmed cases in california but five have left the state. 24 of the total number were among evacuees. one was travel related, one person to person and one unknown origin. a command center for the various agencies monitoring and responding to the virus was activated last month. >> i think people should go on in their everyday lives with some common sense. >> now the governor says besides the issues around testing, he says the state is well prepared for the coronavirus. has been for the past several months. and is relying on lessons

learned from previous outbreaks including sars, mers, and h1n1. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. >> there is so much information new every day to process. we're curious about whether you're worried about the coronavir coronavirus. >> we want to know your thoughts. you can take a look at the answers there. how worried are you? not at all, somewhat, very or extremely. you can vote throughout the evening. >> we appreciate hearing from you always. a coronavirus patient is now being isolated at a marin county hospital. the apparent tested positive for koefd 19 but does not show any symptoms. they were on one of the evacuees from the diamond princess cruise ship in japan. the person was not infected in marin county is that there have been no cases reported in marin. >> local hospitals have stepped forward to do their part. to take these people into

setting where we know we can contain them. >> marin county residents are at low risk of getting infected. the dow recorded its worst one day ever over fears of coronavirus losing nearly 1,200 points. despite that, oakland clorox is doing well. >> two biotech companies promising drugs for coronavirus saw their stock prices slide today. the big question is how long could it take to test the effectiveness of the drugs? david louie is live with that story. >> reporter: well, the spread of the coronavirus around the world has many and many countries on edge looking for a drug to treat it or perhaps a vaccine to guard against it.

trials are underway. one drug and antiviral is a product of gilead in the bay area. >> the new drug was originally developed as a terrell for ebola and other viruses but was given to patients in china with good results. now they're moving ahead with two clinical studies to trust the drug safety and efficacy at different dosages. no country has approved it for any use so far. another biotech company has announced the release of a new vaccine to test on humans against coronavirus. but the key word is patience. the fda says the time line to 9 1/2 to 14 years. even when expedited, kit take 5 1/2 to 11 years. >> plan, design, run, analyze, in less than two years would be unusual. typically longer from complete start to complete end. >> mark schwartz is a biochemist

who has been ceo of sell biotech companies. one of the issues is finding test patients who have not been given other drugs. >> if the spread of the disease, they may be willing to take patient that's have been pre treated with something else. >> the ceo of san francisco's company which uses artificial tension to the spread of no hopes the u.s. will look at other technologies. >> there needs to be effort on protective mechanisms. detection mechanisms, prediction mechanisms so we can say it will be worse in two weeks or this locale will be hit or i can talk to them within hours. >> the trial for rit.

it is very possible country's agencies may have an early approval of the antiviral if it turns out to be effective with no side effects. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. we're asking how worried you are about the coronavirus and the range is pretty interesting. >> we can see somewhat worried is the main response. that's followed by extremely. only 12% of you say not at all. >> if you're looking for coronavirus information, we have a wealth of it on our website. you can find out how to protect yourself from getting sick and get details on how the coronavirus spreads and exactly what the symptoms are. mean type, san francisco announcing the details of an arrest on this disturbing video

that we first showed you on monday. >> the breaking update in this case, police have released the name of the suspect in the bay view assault. this is the guy, 20-year-old duane grayson. police arrested him this morning at 8:15 at his home in the bay view about a mile from the scene of the assault. he was booked on charges including robbery and elder abuse with a hate crime enhancement. today a community gathering was held in the bay view denouncing violence. we're also hearing of and seeing similar crimes. all attacks on the asian community. >> terrifying video shows the moments a woman is attacked in the stockton tunnel. sources say the woman between her mid 40s and mid 50s was iraqi through the tunnel 9:00 sunday morning when they was attacked, robbed of her purse.

>> my dad was robbed. >> even for myself, i don't walk through the tunnel by myself. >> this latest attack comes on the he's of an asian woman getting pistol whipped. and it garnered international attention. the asian man who was assaulted while collecting recycleables. >> it is type to stop. >> the bay view organizer had a healing event thursday. on the street where the collector was attacked. in addition to announcing an arrest in the case, state and city leaders called for unity and vowed all incidents, not just ones caught on camera, will receive the attention they deserved. they admit, it does help when video exists. >> did it help us. more importantly, the community rallied around trying to foinld our victim. they're the ones able to assist the department and finding the victim, bringing him to us and then we were able to go forward

from there. >> while reporting on this story, i heard from a number of people who said they've either been attacked themselves or know of someone who was attacked in that tunnel. an issue we'll stay on top of. a tiny home community in the south bay. governor newsom looks at the project that could help solving the homeless crisis. and consumer reports out

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here at the grand opening for the mayberry bridge community as part of the homeless tour. >> the state crisis will be realized at the local level. project by project. >> in the months and years to come, city leaders say this community will provide interim housing for hundreds of individuals. the ultimate goal is for residents to become self-sufficient by transitioning them into permanent housing. it features 40 tiny holes. communal facilities include showers, a kitchen, laundry, a commuter room and space where residents can receive services. >> we provide a continuum of care and services from outreach and engagement in the encampments to emergency shelter, supportive services and finally, affordable housing. >> it is estimated more than 600,000 people are homeless.

this is built on land and funded through the state homeless emergency aid program. >> critical for us to have intermediate housing where we can build it quickly. get people housed quickly. have a stable place for them to be for three, four, five months. >> from 49 organizations, they are looking at how to build the teeny home through habitat for humanity. >> it is a question of scale and capacity and resolve. i want you to know, we are resolved to scale programs like this. >> getting people off the streets to help set them up for success. in san jose. abc7 news. let's move on. if you are in the market for a new car, here are the top car picks. >> michael finney joins with us more on that. >> this is big money. this is a big deal. and it is a 327 acre test track. consumer reports buys and tests

about 50 new cars each year. evaluating freg performance to fuel economy to child seat installation. based on tested cars, consumer reports is given the highest overall scores. road tests, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction and safety. >> to be a consumer report top picks, each is required to have automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection. we believe these safety features are so important that they should be stand doord he have new car on the road. >> the subaru forester is the top pick in the small suv category for its rare combination of practical packaging, impressive fuel economy and great driving experience. it also has excellent owner satisfaction. this is a standout in the mid-size suv market. it is the whoest consumer reports has ever ven.

combined with the comfort made it a top pick. the honda ridge lien was the top compact pick-up truck. the it is a comfortable line with the usefulness of a truck. >> we've liked the line but this bumps it to the top pick list. >> and a new record was set. the toyota prius has been one of the top picks more than any other vehicle. a record 17 times. consumer reports' top picks includes the lexus rx suv. tesla model 3 car and the toyota supra. there is a link to the full list on abc7.com. >> great info. thank you. is there any rain coming? >> we're watching, watching. more specifically, sandhya is

watching and watching. >> i have not found any rain. at least not for the bay area yet. i do have records to tell but. oakland airport, 74 degrees. a new record. 79, tying the previous record, and richmond has a record temperature of 78 degrees. it was so warm. even in places like napa, fairfield, upper 70s. 82 degrees in gilroy. 68 in half moon bay. you see the changes coming. some clouds and some fog beginning on approach. all these warm days are taking a toll. we have the entire bay area covered in dry conditions. parts of it in the moderate drought category which is what we don't want to see. hopefully changes happen in march and we can start to see a difference in our drought situation. not now. not immediately. here's a look at the forecast. what you'll notice is tomorrow, an increase in the clouds and the fog.

windy auch cooler. cold mornings are expected sunday and monday. it is anything but cold out there. look at the numbers. still in the 70s for many parts of the bret baier. san francisco, oakland, 72 degrees in napa. we look at a nice picture. notice haze just building. tomorrow morning, 40s, 50s, some higher clouds and then into the afternoon hours, the numbers will come down a few degrees. it will be warmer than average but not as warm as today. 75 in santa rosa sfooflt in san rafael. 76 in fairfield, concord, 78 in sandal jose. 73 in santa cruz. higher clouds will filter the sunshine. remember we've been talking about the possible of showers every time the model has been backing off as we get closer and that's happening again. somebody will see some pre sim.

saturday night into sunday, they'll be seeing snow showers. in southern california, they will get some wet weather. under fortunately for us, we're not expecting rain here. the central coast may see a few isolated showers. in terms of rainfall totals, a few hundredths of an ink. fog and more clouds. the temperatures dip a little bit. much cooler for the weekend. low to mid 60s inland. you will feel the chill sunday and monday mornings. gusty for monday. then the winds will decrease. and the temperatures will will decrease as we head into tuesday. today marks 30 days of we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. president kennedy knew settling for half-measures wasn't good enough. so when candidates say we can't guarantee health care for all,

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angeles today. it was stolen outside a greek orthodox church yesterday. this morning officers tried full driver over after someone spotted the vehicle. the driver sped away before crashing minutes later. police arrested one suspect. authorities say they found the body undisturbed inside the casket. the new car ban in san francisco has yet to cause any traffic for drivers. they found it increasedon will slightly. the largest slowdown was seen on mission street during the commute. overall, bicyclists saw huge improvements. buses are reporting shorter ride times and there is a 25% increase of cyclists on that road. in our week devoted the b.a.r.t., we're asking what you thought should be fixed or worked on the b.a.r.t. wish list. i was at the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station yesterday where we had riders tell us about their experiences.

it was great to be throughout talking on so many commuters. hears what we found. it was for areas around the stations. riders wanted more police and security. there were multiple complaints about homeless and several requests for more or new trains. now, we want to hear more of your suggestions of they're terrific. use the hashlt dear b.a.r.t. social media. you can final all of our b.a.r.t. week stories on abc7news.com. a big check for a great cause. >> coming up next, super

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>> preparing for a possible coronavirus outbreak. how to work on our diseneffecting efforts. finally, a big boost for the elizabeth taylor aids foundation. >> macy's presented a $1 million prize today to kathy ireland. >> she joined us afterward on midday live. >> there are 37 million people with hiv aids and 16 million of them do not have access to the treatments of the and we don't have a cure. there is much work to be done. this check is greatly appreciated. >> the funds were raised through macy's thanks for sharing campaign. >> she was so gracious. she really wants to continue that legacy. she mentored her.

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tonight, the new and concerning turn involving the coronavirus here in the u.s. tonight, the california patient testing positive with no apparent ties to china or anyone who traveled there. they are now trying to retrace this invisible line of transmission. where did she get it here in the u.s.? dozens of medical staff being asked to self-quarantine. and why did it take days for the woman to be tested for coronavirus? and reports tonight the white house has told health officials to stop speaking unless it goes through vice president mike pence. and we ask dr. jen ashton tonight, who is being tested for coronavirus here in the u.s.? also breaking, the other toll tonight, the economy. the dow plunging nearly 1,200 points today alone. the largest single day point drop ever. the companies and the warnings tonight of zero profit growth this year, and we ar