and i approve this message. the community on edge, reaction to the coronavirus outbreak and the mystery surrounding how one person got infected. and the school district gets ready for a pandemic, what they're doing on the peninsula to prepare should the disease force students to stay home. plus, they're pulling the plug on a major gaming conference in san francisco because of the coronavirus. and we're spending the week looking at how to build a better b.a.r.t., could a fix lie in a system thousands of miles away. >> now, news to build a better bay area from abc 7. >> just a short time ago we learned of a new case in the bay area, this time in the south bay, questions are swirling around how the patient got infected with coronavirus. good evening, i'm

>> and i'm >> two more passengers on the diamond princess cruise ship have died bringing the total to six. >> a british man is the latest death, the first person from that country to die from the disease and we learned there's a new case of coronavirus in santa clara county. >> amanda del castillo is live in san jose with the latest on this for us. amanda. >> reporter: this is the third confirmed case in santa clara county to describe this patient as an older adult woman, someone who was recently hospitalized for respiratory illness, now her doctor requested the health department test her for coronavirus. results came in just last night. what's most alarming is the source of transmission. according to the county public health department this is a case of community transmission. meaning the patient has had no known exposure to the virus through travel or close contact with the known infected person.

>> but this case does signal to us that it's now time to shift how we respond to the novel coronavirus. the public health measures that we have taken so far isolation, quarantine, contact tracing, and travel restrictions have helped to slow the spread of disease, and we will continue to implement them. we will continue to trace close contacts of our cases to try to limit the spread of the virus. but now we need to add other -- >> reporter: you'll remember the nation's first case of community tra transmission was reported in solano county earlier this week. extremely alarming considering this would mean the virus is spreading among two separate communities without a known source at this point. now, while we were speaking with county health officials, i did ask whether they can really tell us exactly the location of where this woman may have frequented,

what communities she's a part of, and they say they wouldn't elaborate because they are still working on identifying contacts and learning exactly the extent of this possible spread here. again, the third case confirmed in santa clara county. reporting live in sanjose, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. in solano county they're keeping an eye on two people who were on that diamond princess cruise ship. these are people who already tested positive for coronavirus. >> the county is also still trying to figure out how a woman at a hospital got infected. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is following this story and live from fairfield. >> reporter: they knew 24 people flown in from the diamond princess cruise ships had tested positive for the coronavirus. what the county just learned is that two of those people were locals so care for them has been turned over from cdc to the county. and as you mentioned, the county is also trying to keep people from giving into their fears

about this. the two patients were aboard the diamond princess cruise ship under karn quarantine in japan until they were flown to travis air force base. they had already tested positive for coronavirus in japan. the cdc confirmed the positive result for one and are awaiting test results on the other. since they both live in solano county, the county health department is now responsible for them. >> by doing that, we were able to send them to their home, home isolation, much more comfortable environment for them. >> neither patient is showing symptoms but are being tested each day to see when the virus clears out of their bloodstream, and they can no longer spread the virus, but residents know that two dozen people flown in from japan to travis air force base carried the coronavirus. the third case a woman was treated here at north bay vaca m valley hospital before being transported to uc taifdavis. we talked to people who live near the hospital. >> we all know the unknown is

frightening, and i'm experiencing that. >> sherry didn't want her face shown. >> i might not want to go into the hospital right now until more information is determined. >> reporter: 93 hospital workers who may have come in contact with the female patient are spending 14 days at home to see if they caught the virus. doctors don't know where the woman picked up the virus, but chances are she won't be alone. >> the likelihood is there are many people out there nonsymptomatic or mild symptomatic who are noneless spreading to other people. >> reporter: they are saying that to make sure people know they expect more cases to pop up here in solano county but they don't expect it to be anything they can't handle. that is one of the worrisome things about this version of the coronavirus is that some people have the virus, but they show no symptoms of having the virus. it's tough to figure out how to keep them from spreading it. but once again, so far, only

three local cases and they are all in isolation at this point. live in fairfield, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> eric, thank you very much. we just got off the phone with one of those coronavirus patients whose quarantine at home in solano county. robert young and his wife are isolated in their home in rio vista. he says they don't feel that bad, as you heard from the experts, sometimes the symptoms are not serious. he said it feels like they have allergies. robert is a retired firefighter, who says he thought he had seen it all until now. >> it's absolutely an ordeal, we have pets our children are taking care of in another city, and through this entire event. simple things like getting groceries and toilet paper and sundries, we're at the mercy of, you know, family and friends purchasing it for us and then putting it in the driveway, and then we pick it up. we can't have any direct contact. how could you expect something like this. i'm a career firefighter,

paramedics i thought i had seen everything in the world. no, this doesn't even come close to it. >> our thanks to robert young talking to us from his home in solano county where he and his had wife are isolated with the coronavirus. you heard him say it's challenging, and annoying, but doing what is safe for themselves and the community by saying at home. as we move on, another rough day on wall street as concerns over the coronavirus sent stocks tumbling again. today it dropped 357 points, for the week, it plunged more than 3,500 points. this is the worst week of trading since the onset of the financial crisis in october of 2008. amazon says it has banned over a million products over claims they could cure or prevent the spread of coronavirus. they are suspending or banning accounts of merchants jacking up the prices of items such as face masks or disinfectants. >> mayor london breed led

lawmakers where fears of the cronavirus are impacting businesses, the mayor started with a short shopping spree, later joining with state is that right scott weiner, and assemblyman shu, the message they are prepared for the virus, and areas like chinatown are safe, unaffected and open for business. >> and so what we don't want to happen is we don't want our communities to suffer as a result of it. we don't want people to live in fear. we don't want people to cancel their engagements, we want people to continue to come together, and to continue to support our business community. corost beganace insibackere, sc superintendents in san mateo county say they are preparing to update a plan for how they would handle a coronavirus pandemic. they are looking for ways to keep teaching students even if an outbreak forces closure of

schools. abc 7 reporter david louie has details. >> reporter: concern for the welfare of children is prompting a number of districts to send out tips on how to deal with coronavirus. most are common sense steps such as hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes. parents say they are hungry for advice. >> the community has questions, the public has questions, it's incumbent upon the organization to have the proactive answers. >> reporter: the superintendents of 23 san mateo county school districts put coronavirus on their monthly meeting agenda to discuss how they will handle a child with suspicious symptoms >> we're going to ask that they go home, and then we're going to ask that the families contact their personal medical providers and then the health department and protocols take over from there. >> reporter: it's part of an effort to review and update a pandemic plan that was last updated for h1n1, also known as swine flu, even if schools might have to close, new technology

might enable learning to continue. >> that was maybe ten years ago so we want to go through the plan and ensure that we now have many more opportunities for remote learning for students, and different kinds of transportation or remote work environments for staff. >> reporter: in the event of a coronavirus outbreak, county superintendent nancy mcgee says it's likely all schools in the county might close to prevent infection of more than 93,000 students. testing is expected to go faster. the cdc says itself goal is to have new test kits in the hands of local and state health agencies across the country by this time thenext week. in redwood city, david louie, abc 7 news. the dame developers conference in san francisco has been postponed because of the coronavirus. am amazon, facebook, sony, microsoft, have all pulled out of the conference over concerns

surrounding the outbreak and just a few hours ago, acti vision is asking employees not to attend the gdc as well. we know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus, so we have dedicated a page on our web site all of you are o reporti -- our reporting about it. the latest updates and advice on how to prepare at abc7news.comn't on the peninsula, a small fire on sent a plume of smoke for miles. you can see the thick brush and all of the firefighters, it's been so warm out. burned about 8 acres. fo building was damaged. the cause is under investigation, and firefighters plan to stay at the scene all night long to make sure there are no more problems. a dramatic emergency landing today in the bay area. >> a small plane comes in and the landing gear is not working but the pilot pulls it off, and everyone walks away. we're going to have more of this amazing video. this isn't a construction company, it's a big bust. the sting by a bay area police

agency, and the six figure price tag on all the equipment they recovered. how would you like your money back if your train isn't on time, how b.a.r.t. could find a solution for sinking officially hitting the us.virus man: the markets are plunging for a second straight day. vo: health experts warn the us is underprepared. managing a crisis is what mike bloomberg does. in the aftermath of 9-11, he steadied and rebuilt america's largest city. oversaw emergency response to natural disasters. upgraded hospital preparedness to manage health crises. and he's funding cutting edge research to contain epidemics. tested. ready. mike: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.

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as b.a.r.t. ridership dips and the agency searches for ways to lure back riders, we take a look at what's working at another similar transit system. >> across the country, abc 7 news reporter shows us how how w washington, d.c. changed its metro system. >> reporter: you might think you're looking at b.a.r.t., but here's a key difference. metro's ridership went up 4% last year. that accommodaticomes after a d decline. >> we lost credibility with our customers and stake holders. >> the metro opened in 1976 four

years after b.a.r.t. the two were considered sister systems with similar technology and design. both were modern, first class transit, the envy of the world. but in the past decade, both systems hit a midlife crisis with equipment well past its prime. after several major safety issues in metro tunnels, congress stepped in with extra money and a new general manager. >> we create a new philosophy which is safety trumps service. >> metro started buying new state of the art cars and last year they actually shut down six stations for the entire summer giving them a complete overhaul and update. this summer, they are doing that again. at even more stations. then to encourage riders to come back, they have a money back guarantee. >> what we call a rush hour promise that if your trip is more than ten minutes late you automatically get a refund for your fare. >> reporter: once you enter the fare gate, metro's computers track your trip and if it takes too long, a refund shows up in your account automatically.

east bay congressman is a regular on b.a.r.t. when he is at home and he also rides the metro in washington, d.c. he says the new policies are working. >> their customer service approval ratings have gone from the 30s to 75%. so some ways this isn't rocket science if you're reliable, it's safe, and it's clean, people will ride the train. >> reporter: just like b.a.r.t., metro is facing problems, but they have not had a lot of success. washington, d.c. decriminalized fare evasion last year, so enforcement is very challenging. abc 7 news. >> interest to go compare, isn't it. now for the second time in two years, abc 7 news devoted a week of our building a better bay area efforts to the region's most widespread transit system. we rode every line end to end, visits every station and look at what's changed in a year. find all of those stories on our web site, abc7news.com/better bay area. sky 7 was over san jose

airport this morning when a small plane made an emergency crash landing on the runway. a yeah, that plane was flying in from idaho falls regional airport. the pilot was trying to land at reed view airport when they reported mechanical problems. the pilot burned off fuel, glided down, sliding for a few feet before coming to a stop. four people were on board and luckily nobody was hurt. five commercial flights had to be diverted, though, because of the incident. >> looks like very clear thinking and the pilot did a good job. >> perfect landing. >> under those circumstances. let's talk about the weekend weather forecast. >> well, sandy, i know you continue to watch for rain drops. >> i'm looking, searching, can't find any. i want to tell you what it looks like in terms of the monthly ca calendar. we're looking at dry conditions, so obviously dry through today, we are expecting it to remain dry for your saturday. this is going to be a record setting month. san francisco expected to tie

the last record from 1864 with 0 measurable rain, and other cities will also tie. you will notice there are some changes on live doppler 7. clouds are rolling in. fog is in. temperatures are in the 50s to the 70s. you may or may not have felt it, but most of you actually cooling this afternoon. we do have one record to tell you about, oakland airport managed to get to 74 degrees. compared to 24 hours ago, right now, san francisco down 13. 10 degrees cooler in santa rosa and if you're heading to the mountains, there is some snow coming. i want to show you the weekend forecast for tahoe. so tomorrow, gusty winds, it's going to be in the 40s after the morning lows in the 30s. sunday, snow showers are expected. the snow level will be between 1,503,000 feet, so definitely be prepared even though it's not a lot of snow, they will be seeing snow down to low levels and they need it. lock at the live picture right now. they have snow up there, but statewide snow pack is way down.

bay area airports in case you are traveling, partly cloudy tomorrow. west, northwest wind, 20 to 30. upper 50s to the low 60s. a look at other cities, honolulu, showers, 81 degrees. new york city and chicago cold but sunny, 37. los angeles fog giving way to sun and 72 degrees. we have our own fog from our sfo camera, a big change in our weather, windy and much cooler this weekend. chilly mornings sunday and monday, looking at dry mild pattern returning next week. first thing in the morning, temperatures begin in the 40s for most of you. there will be fog around, clouds around and then the winds are going to come up tomorrow afternoon. it is going to be noticeably cooler, 58 in the city. 57 half-moon bay, mid-50s around santa rosa, 62 san jose, 61 in livermore. we're going to show you what's going to happen. the cold system will produce the snow showers in the sierra tomorrow night going into sunday, and there will be the

possibility of high elevation snow south of us, and some showers around the monterey bay. we really have to go farther south to see snow showers and showers east. as we look at the wind gusts, winds ramping up out of the northwest, that's going to make it feel colder tomorrow night, 5, 36 miles an hour winds, and that continues into late evening. accuweather seven-day forecast, a cooler, windier weekend with chilly conditions, sunday and monday, winds will continue and the next week, once the winds relax, temperatures will rise. still waiting for that rain. >> keep waiting. remember this video, a man being robbed by two men in the middle of the day in his driveway? >> we have an upda 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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new developments in a brazen armed robbery caught on camera earlier this month. it was outrageous. the second suspect is in

custody. police arrested michael mona last thursday in el cerrito, charged with robbery and a probation violation in relation to this armed robbery on february a chp officer said he cut his hair, and was planning to leave the state trying to get away. . oakland police are trying to reunite victims. officers say the 31-year-old suspect bought hundreds of stolen tools from burglars all around the bay area and sold them at local flea markets, they posted the video showing the seized property valued at roughly $300,000. opd is asking victims to come forward with serial numbers and receipts to reclaim the stolen tools. it is friday, that means one thing around here at abc 7. >> yes, it does, friday free stuff. >> i'm

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coming up on abc 7 news at six, as global fears grow about coronavirus we get perspective from a top expert at uc berkeley, find out if he's worried about getting sick, and as we wrap our building a better bay area on b.a.r.t., we take row to the largest transit center in the western u.s., what people have had to deal with in mill bray and what they are fed up with. on catch kaabc 7 news at six. what better way to start the weekend that free stuff. >> 7 on your side michael finney joins us with free stuff. >> let's start with smart cloths, these are done by shotsy. >> i love their >> so fashionable. >> for like the ipad? >> we're all cleaning everything now. i just used one of these because

i used a cloth on the computer screens we use around here. >> the phone. >> that works well. >> can i say it's super fashionable. >> it is. >> i like it. what else. >> and then we have the flier sf, let me show you some video of this. this is over at pier 39. it's a ride. it's really a great time. san francisco combines motion seats, live action and computer generat generated imagery to simulate a flight and the theater special effects create a sweeping experience for all your senses and along with that we're going to give you a -- >> how do we get that? >> $76, go to abc7news.com look for the finey's friday free page. >> i have done the 7 d, which is super fun. get both together. great. world news tonight with david muir is next. i'm dan ashl >> thank you for joining us.

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tonight, breaking news. as we come on the air in the west, a second case of unknown origin in california. which would indicate the virus is spreading. the possible new case in california. "the washington post" now reporting the person had no known history of travel to any countries hard-hit. authorities set to speak just moments from now. also tonight, the other case, the first one of unknown origin, and reports that woman is on a ventilator, critically sick. why she was not tested for days. so where does testing stand across the country? and the cdc acknowledging it has not gone as we would have liked. president trump late today on the response. also tonight, the fda reporting the first drug shortage here in the u.s. because factories are shut down in china.