covid-19 to spread within the united states. the current covid-19 outbreak clearly has the potential to turn into a severe pandemic. this is a difficult message to share, but it is important to recognize how difficult the times ahead may be. the health department says state and local officials are working to manage testing and monitoring of people who have been exposed to the virus. dr. murrow says focus is changing from a containment strategy to one of community mitigation, which means taking steps to lessen the impact of the disease. he says what matters most is how well communities are prepared and that preparedness equals self-sufficiency. anser hassan, abc7 news. the trump administration's response to the coronavirus, the vice president is saying he's moving forward to control what information gets released to the public. senior white house sources tell abc news that all statement about coronavirus from the cdc

or health department must be vetted by the vice president's office. president trump does not seem worried about the outbreak. >> they're doing a great job. it's going to disappear, one day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. >> every single delay in testing means potentially the virus could go to hundreds or thousands or more people. >> health officials say they're concerned about the virus. governor newsom talked about this last night. clearly more tech companies are concerned about the coronavirus as they're pulling out of conferences because of the virus. overnight docusign canceling its annual users event scheduled for next week. they will hold a virtual conference instead. facebook says it will not be holding its annual f8 conference in san jose. the company says it must prioritize the health and safety of everyone putting on the event and planning to attend it. in japan, tokyo disneyland

will be closed starting tomorrow through march 15th, this is all due to coronavirus concerns. that means all of the disneyland parks in asia are temporarily shut down. disney is the parent company of abc7. and bts, you know them, they're taking extra precautions calling off concerts in seoul, south korea scheduled for april. the band's management said they cannot prekidict the scale of t illness. what can your family do to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak? here are some cdc recommendations. meet with your family to discuss what the needs of each person would be. stay connected to neighborhood websites or social media pages. have extra supplies on hand like soap, hand sanitizer and tissues, choose a room in your home that could be used to separate a sick household member. also prepare for possible school closures. one of the simplest things you can do to protect yourself against coronavirus is to wash your hands. but there is a right way do it.

to find out how go to abc7news.com and you'll also find answers to a lot of questions you have about coronavirus. we dedicated a page to all of our stories about it. in the east bay, an 11-year-old antioch boy is dead after being hit by a car. it happened last night near the corner of deer valley road and lone tree way. police say he was crossing the street with his brother, they were not in a crosswalk. police say the driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be involved. new details on the firing of oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick. the city's police commission met for the first time since she was let go. as lauren martinez shows us, members of the public had a lot to say last night. >> we've come to work hard. we didn't come to play. >> reporter: for the first time since firing oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, the police commission issued a statement. >> kirkpatrick's recent media games to try to attack the mayor or discredit this commission

only reinforce that we made the right decision. >> reporter: but city employees and members of law enforcement question why the committee did so without cause. >> why was the chief fired? how will the commission regain the trust of the public now that the pd is disrupted? >> i have seen the city of oakland providing a back-stabbing mayor and a mob of civilians who fired chief kirkpatrick without cause. >> reporter: others applauded their decision. >> i think you. the police chief had to go. you've been here every day and you've been seeing how the chief responded. how the chief never responded. >> reporter: some went as far to say the commission needs more power. but some feel an unelected committee can be a dangerous thing. >> these individuals were never voted in or elected in by the contingency in the city of oakland.

it seems like who is now the watch dog of their power trip? >> reporter: in oakland, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. in the south bay, santa clara county and its largest union averted a strike. the county and more than 12,000 public sector employees reached a tentative deal yesterday. the four-year agreement includes four general wage increases but no details were disclosed. the union was set to go on strike if the deal wasn't reached by 4:00 p.m. yesterday. the deal to be ratified by union members. pg&e is paying 1$1.5 billio in penalties, but some say it's not enough. san jose's first tiny home community gets the attention of governor newsom. and a final look at our final episode of "chasing california." our series that focuses on issues that matter most to democratic voters. which candidate can beat donald trump? it is 4:35. we have all of that coming up,

but we're here with mike nicco to look at the forecast this morning. another warm start already. >> how did it compare to miami? >> bringing that up. maybe a few degrees warmer in miami, but not bad here. >> not bad. let's show you what's going on outside. thanks for letting me give you trouble there. temperatures running in the low to mid 50s just about everywhere along the east bayshore. 57 in oakland. 56 in alameda. 49 in castro valley as we head into some of the valleys there. a little bit cooler. east bay valleys, 48 in pleasanton and livermore. south bay, low to mid 50s. bayshore, up in the north bay, mid to upper 40s. talking about your commute. san mateo bridge, looking west at about 54 degrees right now. sunshine will be dimmer today, but sunglasses still a good fashion statement. mass transit, not much chop if you're out on the bay. in the peninsula, stuck on the

50s through 9:00. that canopy of high clouds will be around throughout the day, getting thicker around 5:00. temperatures, 67 at 11:00. down to 61 this evening. we'll be in the 50s by 9:00. east bay valleys, 49 this morning. canopy of high clouds over the top of us keeping our temperatures in the low to mid 70s fromoon t,64 sunshine in t. 55 at 7:00. mid 70s this afternoon, down to 63. this is as warm as it gets. we'll talk about the dramatic drop coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. taking a look at our map here so that you you can see at the moment, we do not have slowdowns in the area, except our typical spot for the super commuters coming out of tracy. otherwise, just all good. i will show you some cameras, walnut creek, 680 here looking good. some brake lights moving through. traffic is running fine.

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41 on a friday. we made it. good morning. here's temperatures across the state. 82 in fresno. 84 in l.a. and palm springs. some low clouds will try to develop along the coast. queem an eye that. some snow potential, a couple of inches by midnight on saturday. another inch to five inches of snow possible for sunday. a light steady snow sunday for the sierra. getting there could be easier than getting home. let's look at the seven-day forecast. it's going to be really windy tomorrow. breezy sunday, windy with a bluebird ski damond. new developments this morning, pg&e faces a new larger penalty over the deadly and destructive wildfires in 2017 and 2018. a judge ordered the utility to

pay 2$2.1 billion for the camp fire and wine county fires. the judge said more money is justified because of the size of the fires and pg&e's negligent behavior. governor newsom was in the south bay touring an innovative project that could help combat the homeless crisis all across the state and help build a better bay area. chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: in san jose, these tiny homes are providing a lot of hope. >> it's a question of scale. it's a question of capacity. it's a question of resolve. and so i just want you to know we are resolved to scale programs like this. >> as part of his statewide homelessness tour, governor gavin newsom was in town today at the grand opening for the mayberry bridge housing community. in the months and years to come, city leaders say this community will provide interim housing for hundreds of homeless individuals offering stability and support.

the ultimate goal is for residents to become self-sufficient by eventually transitioning them into permanent housing. operated through a partnership with home first, the community features 40 tiny homes. each one is about eight feet wide by ten feet long with just enough room for a small desk, a single bed and a few shelves. communal facilities include showers, a kitchen, laundry, and a computer room and space where residents can receive services. more than 1800 volunteers from 49 organizations had a hand in building the tiny home through habitat for humanity. it's estimated more than 6,000 people are homeless in san jose. this community is the first of its kind, built on land leased from the vta and funded through the state homeless emergency aid program. >> critical for us to have intermediate transitional housing like this where we can build it quickly, get people housed quickly, have a stable place for them to be for three, four, five months before they move on. >> getting people off the streets to help set them up for

success. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. in the north bay ten fema trailers have been delivered to santa rosa to help with the state's homeless crisis. they will be used as tempory smirnlg hou emergency housing for people. they are paid for by money earmarked in governor newsom's budget plan. your voice your vote. santa clara county is encouraging latino voters to take part in super tuesday voting. cindy chavez and other community leaders plan a rally today to get theed where out about new voting centers in east san jose. november's election is expected to be the first time latinos will be the largest minority group in the electorate. the financial episode of our original series "chasing california" is out before next week's super suze primariey week's super suze primarie week's super suze primariey week's super suze primari tuesd.

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california." we are looking at the candidates efforts to win california. time is 4:45. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> let's look outside at the east bay hills camera. it looks clear out there now. it will be partly sunny with those high clouds. almost as warm, the lack of sunshine has made up for how much warmer we're starting this morning. we'll get near records but i don't think we'll set any. cloudy, a few foggy areas tonight. breezy cool weekend with warmer weather above average behind it. here's a look at our areas of high pressure. they've been pushed apart by that area of low pressure down to the south. so, divide and conquer. but this is just all clouds. there's no rain coming out of these clouds today. we have 66 in half moon bay. san francisco, 67. richmond, 69.

low to mid 70s. 71 to 75 around the bayshore. upper 70s around the south bay. 75 to 77. 72 at san rafael to about 75 in santa rosa. tonight, pretty mild os to low . a little more fog around. let's talk about our storm track. you can see tomorrow at 7:00, cold front rollsou during e afternoon a evening hours. a stray shower possible on sunday. for the most part, if you see a shower you'll be one of the lucky ones. if it bumps into the mountains, snow level about 3,000 feet. look at the highs sunday, mainly in the 50s to near 60. frost possible monday morning. look at the warming trend. 70s on the way again next week. here is jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning. we will start off with a commuter alert for tomorrow. the vta maintenance work will impact the blue and green lines,

so there will be a bridge in place between some stations. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, cash lanes are stacking up. everything else is looking good. over in the south bay, we have san jose showing you 101, definitely seeing those headlights make their way north. no problems on the roads at the moment. we have our drive times here, albany to the maze, 4 minutes. fremont to san jose, 14-minute ride. highway 101 to cupertino, 10 minutes. julian and kumasi? >> walmart is launching a new service aimed at taking on amazon prime? >> and now it's your chance to stay inside a 138-year-old wooden elephant. walmart is taking on amazon prime. >> the retailer says it isching program called walmart plus. the company claims it will offer certain perks that amazon prime can't offer. public testing will begin within a few weeks. panera is offering unlimited

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he drives a chevy volt, flies commercial, and spends his days building grassroots campaigns for social and environmental justice. why? tom steyer believes every child deserves the same opportunities as his. a healthy planet. good schooaly alca,agjs without fear of discrimination. tom: i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. welcome back. look at the temperatures tomorrow. we'll be in the mid to upper 70s in most neighborhoods. tomorrow, mid 50s to mid 60s. with the wind, it's going to feel even cooler than that. even cooler weather on sunday. look at this. upper 50s to low 60s. the winds potentially even faster sunday. so it could put even greater windchill. now the winds will start to back off monday. you can see the 70s start to return as another warming trend is on the way. we'll look at the drought, it

got deeper last week. that's coming up next. kumasi? >> thanks. an attempt to repeal california's new gig worker law failed. assembly bill 5 treats freelancers like employees who are entitled to benefits. a sacramento lawmaker introduced a measure to repeal it immediately. it failed yesterday in the assembly yesterday. san francisco mayor london breed is about to take a bold step in the city's efforts to deal with drug use on the streets. breed and supervisor matt haney will introduce legislation for safe consumption sites. indoor centers where users can inject drugs under supervision and out of the public view. breed has been a big supporter of the concept since studying the results in other cities worldwide. she calls it a more effective way to reach drug users and treat addiction. >> people who suffer from substance use disorder have real challenges. we have to change the kinds of services that we provide to help

people who deal with those challenges. >> that new legislation would establish a permitting process for non-profits willing to run sites like this. it would be staffed by health care professionals who could also council users and then direct them to treatment. >> the warriors are expected to decide today whether steph curry will return for sunday's game against the wizards. draymond green had an early exit last night against the lakers getting two technical fouls and getting ejected in the second quarter. it was pretty much all lakers after that. they beat the warriors 118-86. look at this. this is happy. happy news. for the fans, these little guys entertained them during the game. dunks. you got dunks. >> adorable. >> the other little one was dribbling. i'm here for this dunk. okay? why is this making me so happy? >> look at him dribbling. >> you have to keep the fans

entertained. i saw the warriors last week against the rockets, they lost by 30. it's brutal. have to keep them interested somehow. >> it's tough when your three best players are out or one left us. i wonder if he got a technical for hanging on the rim there. let's see what's going on february. every single day so far, the 28th day of dry weather. 31 consecutive days without rain. the fifth longest. here's a look at the drought. parts of contra costa, solano, napa, lake and mendocino under a moderate drought. the moderate drought grew across the state from about 9% to 23%.. it's getting even worse. it looks like what's happening today and the lack of wet weather, next week's drought monitor will probably have that moderate spread even more. jobina? >> thank you, mike. 4:55 right now. if you're heading out the door, you can look up real quick, see if your area has a red line near your house or home or wherever

you're coming from. if it doesn't, you're in good shape. pretty much no one does. it's a great time to head out the door. we have a live look showing you oakland, 880 at the coliseum camera. headlights making their way south. the coliseum is to the right-hand side for perspective there. in the south bay, san jose, 280, very clear conditions as well. no problems there. and i do have for you some drive times. san francisco to sfo, it's going to be a nine-minute ride. highway 238 to the maze, 12 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport, 10-minute ride. julian and kumasi? >> thank you. a big boost for the elizabeth taylor foundation. macy's presented a $1 million check to the foundation ambassador and donor kathy ireland yesterday. the supermodel, actress, entrepreneur and author joined us afterwards on midday live. >> there are 37 million people with hiv/aids and 16 million of those do not have access to the treatments and we don't have a

cure. so there's much work to be done. this check is greatly appreciated. >> those funds were raised through macy's thanks for sharing campaign. coming up next, as coronavirus worries mount, how bay area public transit is preparing. they refused to pay rent for months now it may pay off for some oakland tentenants. and a major development on this man attacked collecting recyclables in san francisco.

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happy friday to you. thanks so much for being with us at 5:00. >> it's friday, february 28th. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> normally the last day of the month, but we have leap year tomorrow, so another dry day to add to the forecast. there's the clouds over top of us. they're high clouds. 57 degrees as we look down towards the ferry building from our roof camera. here's the day planner. you can see 46 to milder this morning. the high clouds will diffuse the sunshine, take away some of its warming. not quite as warm today but

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