developing news on the coronavirus. sonoma county declaring a state of emergency as san mateo counties report new cases. >> a school closed because of the virus. officials say it was done because of an abundance of caution. >> another tech company cancels its conference, moving to make it online only. >> both airlines and travelers are taking a hit. what you can expect if you're taking a trip. what is being done to keep the polls say. taking the proper precautions. how do avoid germs in your gym. >> now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. we begin tonight with sonoma county declaring a health emergency because of the coronavirus. >> a second case in the county was just confirmed today. officials say the patient recently returned from a cruise ship that departed from san francisco and went to mexico.

>> the emergency proclamation allows the county to prepare to respond to possible community spread of the virus. now santa clara county has nine cases. they just announced two new ones today. both men who are household contacts of other patients. >> and this morning, san mateo county reported its first case. officials say the source of that person's exposure is unknown. >> a third health care worker from vacaville valley hospital has tested positive for coronavirus. >> this person lives in placer and had contact with a patient who tested positive after transferring hospitals. >> in sonoma county someone canceled classes after someone in the school community came in contact with a coronavirus patient. >> lauren martinez is live in santa rosa with the ory. lauren? >> yes. people are being very cautious here in the community. a parent alerted school staff at a private elementary school in healdsburg they may have been exposed to someone with the virus. so school staff decided to close

the school for today. the healdsburg school in sonoma county canceled classes as a precaution over the coronavirus. >> late last night we learned a parent in our community had come in contact with someone with coronavirus. >> around 200 kids are enrolled in this k through eighth grade independent school. since school staacth publie ltd. >> i feel like it was the right call to make. i think it was a very cautious call. but i'd rather err on the side of caution. >> on monday, sonoma county leaders made the decision to declare a health and local emergency over the coronavirus. >> and a large part of this emergency proclamation is to position ourselves for what might come in the future. >> having been through two fires and a flood recently, we are ready and prepared for any emergency that would require all the departments. >> no public schools in sonoma county are being affected.

>> at this time, all of the public schools are open, and we anticipate them to be open until we receive a notice or update otherwise. >> tomorrow, students and staff will return to the healdsburg school. >> they're working on doing an environmental cleaning of the property and are planning to reopen tomorrow if everything goes smoothly. >> in the meantime, sonoma county residents just want others to be careful. >> i hope that everybody just takes basic precautions and takes care of each other. >> now this most recent case in sonoma county did test positive for covid-19 at the state level. the cdc still needs to run a separate test to confirm those results. and the county here hopes to have their own test kit by the end of the week. reporting live in santa rosa, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> thank you. santa clara's nvidia is shifting its upcoming user conference to an online event because of the

coronavirus. the chip make esch says people who bought a pass will get a refund. nvidia's conference was set for march 22nd through the 26th at the san jose convention center. coronavirus concerns prompted palo alto's stanford heater to temporarily close. the decision comes in the midst of a film festival at that independent movie theater. its general manager says he is not aware of anyone infected coming to the theater, and says the decision was made in an abundance of caution. >> delta is the late toast waive fees in the wake of the coronavirus. others say they may have to cut more flights because of the virus. abc7 news reporter kris reyes is live at sfo with the continued fallout over this outbreak. kris? >> good afternoon. well, if there is one word to describe just how people are feeling, whether they're traveling or work in this tillion industry, it's probably nervous. i spent a day with travel industry experts who told me all about their state of affairs in a coronavirus reality.

>> cancellations, cancellations, cancellations. this morning i had six cancellations. >> she has been a travel agent for 35 years. she works with about 50 to 60 corporate clients a year. she hasn't seen this many travel cancellations since 9/11. >> about 30 cancellations since two weeks. >> that reality reflected here at sfo where you might see more masks, less people. >> about a 50% reduction in flights to south korea. about a 25% reduction in flying to singapore, and some small reductions, around 10% or less to places like taiwan and japan. >> travel industry experts like the ones at skift say this might be the worst quarter for u.s. airlines since the 2008 financial crisis. >> the four major airlines we're talking hundreds of thousands of worker, and a lot of them think if things don't improve could be laid off or furloughed. >> ayala knows airlines are in a tough spot, but so are

travelers. here is a rundown what you can expect if you're cancelling a trip. >> hold time right now is 35 to 50 minutes with each airline. jetblue and alaska airlines has waived all cancel fees or change fees. if you travel may, june or july, don't panic yet. just see where this goes. and you can always still cancel it later on. >> and here is what else you need to know if you are flying through sfo. there has been some confusion about who gets screened. the cdc is still on-site. their recommendation is to only screen those who have been to mainland china. and if you're worried about cleanliness, you should know that these facilities get cleaned once an hour, and they are ready to do a deep contamination if that is required. live from san francisco, i'm kris reyes for abc7 news. >> thanks. in the east bay, the outbreak is having an impact on schools and gyms. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has that part of our coverage. >> working out tends to be a hands-on activity.

but rather than taking a day off, many members of walnut creek's forma gym are pushing ahead with common sense precautions in place. >> awareness is one thing, right? making people aware of the things we're doing to help them. additional hand sanitizer stations out in the club. we stepped up with our housekeeping staff to really look at touch points in the club. >> school is another hands on activity. but at moraga's sakhalin cool it's way behind hand washing. some events may have to be canceled, at least temporarily. >> so we're entertaining all different sorts of ideas. one is of course traditional teachers would communicate email to parents or kids to give them their assignments to do. but then there is another application we're looking at. it's called out school. we're trying to look at that. >> the program allows students as young as kindergarten to take their classes online. so far contra costa has had no confirmed cases of coronavirus that have originated in the

county. but health officials remind the community the situation could get worse before it gets better. >> if we begin to see widespread community transmission, we kind of go back to typical flu recommendations which is if you're ill, stay home. if you see a student or a faculty member that is ill, ask them to go home. before you go and see your doctor, particularly with coronavirus, you want to call ahead for some instructions. >> laura anthony, abc7 news. >> health agencies have been promoting hand washing to protect against the coronavirus. however, touch screen voting being used in several bay area counties on super tuesday has raised concerns about contamination. david louie shows us what preventative measures are being used in santa clara county. >> anyone going to any of the county's 110 centers and then voters have the choice of a paper ballot or a touch screen. the registrar of voters is mindful that the spread of the

coronavirus has voters worried about contamination. >> when people walk in they're hand sanitizing. when they get to the screen, they're giving them a wipe so they can wipe it down if they have concerns. >> the challenge with electronic voting is there are a lot of services to touch, such as the touch screen itself, or if you're hearing impaired, using headphones or even the controller itself would need to be wiped down. each center has been issued bottles of hand sanitizer and bags with single use wipes. some are even sanitized the electronic data cards that voters are given. second time voter amalie okuna said she didn't know who used the screen ahead of her. >> in the place a lot of people. and of course we have to be careful that that's where the virus can be spread. >> although this voting had the branch library had been issued wipes, they couldn't find them, even after digging through supplies. at the martin luther king state

library had plenty. for those still concerned, san jose mayor sam liccardo pointed out there are other options. >> it's easy to vote by mail. you can change the world. alternatively, you can come down to a voting center and drop off your ballot there. >> and the drop-off ballot boxes are outdoors and accessible on a 24-hour basis. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. coming up, the race for president, the candidate that is dropping out. phil matier says all of it makes super tuesday. >> plus watching and waiting. the voters making sure their decisions really count. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. warm winds today brought about record temps in some spots, and we're not done with the warm weather yet. we'll have the numbers in the accuweather coming up. >> thanks. you can't help but think of the old saying, you can lead a horse to water. we'l vo: in life, there are talkers and there are doers. mike bloomberg has spent his life getting things done. started a company from scratch,

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shooting at a ups facility has been arrested. authorities say they found a large stash of weapons. police took 32-year-old thomas andrews in custody yesterday. andrews worked at the facility and sent threatening texts. so check out what police say was inside his home. you're looking at over 20,000 rounds of ammunition, high capacity magazines, rifles, handgun, a shotgun and body armor. they also found several tactical backpacks near the front door. happening now, former vice president joe biden just wrapped up a campaign rally in dallas, texas. he was joined by pete buttigieg, who dropped out of the race yesterday and endorsed biden. >> i just can't tell you how much i appreciate it. because i promise you, you're going to end up over your lifetime seeing a hell of a lot more. >> minnesota senator amy klobuchar is also set to endorse biden after dropping out earlier today. joe biden is hoping to build momentum after picking up nearly 50% of the vote in south

carolina. he's now onlyix deger tuesday. so it's close. abc7 news political analyst and san francisco kron crawl insider phil matier talked about why the weekend was so important for biden. >> it all comes down to south carolina and the african american vote. they were looking for that as a cue. he did okay in iowa, but who is in iowa. he did okay in new hampshire. now it starts rolling into the more populous states. that's where the decision is made. it would be fascinating if we had one more week before super tuesday to see what happens. but this is going to be like the last two minutes of a game halfway through. >> phil's column appears in the "san francisco chronicle" on wednesdays and sundays. >> just getting word that beto o'rourke will also endorse biden. five democrats are still in the race. biden, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, tulsi gabbard, vermont senator bernie sanders and new hampshire senator elizabeth warren. now if you have already voted by

mail for klobuchar, buttigieg, or another candidate who has dropped out, your vote still counts for them, but you don't get a do-over. but in a tweet, the california secretary of state says, quote, if a voter has filled out their ballot but has not actually turned it in, they can take that ballot with them to the polls and surrender it for a new one and vote for somebody else who is still on the ballot. californians have been able to vote for a month, but early voting numbers are actually way down. >> i just want to make a quick correction. i said new hampshire senator elizabeth warren. she is of course from massachusetts. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has that story from san francisco. >> the voting center in san francisco's city hall is definitely fully staffed, but here we are the day before the election, and workers are doing a lot of standing around. >> now there is a full contingent here waiting to do work, and there is no one here.

there are five other people that are voting. i was shocked. >> officials in san francisco say they have had to pull back some of their staffing because reality has not met their expectations. >> it has been slower than we expected. so far around 4,000 people have voted early here at city hall. and then we received around 85,000 by mail and we expect to get around 115 to this point. >> waiting has its advantages. pete buttigieg and tom steyer dropped out of the race over the weekend. senator amy klobuchar dropped out today. voters who selected them cannot get their ballots back. >> it's a done deal. >> the announcements impacted these voters who said they filled out their ballots on saturday. they came here this morning to ask for new ballots. polling workers here in san francisco say it has picked up today. so it does look like people waded through the weekend to watch how things were going to pan out before making up their mind. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

>> what will it be like when you go out to vote tomorrow in terms of the weather? >> hopefully not as windy. drew? >> the winds will calm down. but that warm weather is going to stick around for the next couple of days. live doppler 7 showing what we want desperately is rain. we're on day 31 without rain, anrigh nswa tperatus and t wi o camera showing the camera is bouncing around a bit. the bay water has a chop. if you have to take a ferry, it's going to be bouncy. the peak wind gust from 30 to 39 miles per hour. we still have a wind advisory in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. and this is for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills where gusts from from time to tme will still be expected, between 40 and 50 miles per hour. seeing that right now, look at st. helena, tam 31. even the oakland hills gusting near 30 miles per hour. closer to the surface, it's breezy out there. but this wind, it is pretty warm. it's that offshore wind we're so

used to in the late spring and fall that brings us warm temperatures. 15 that current wind in san francisco. look at the numbers right now. this is very impressive for early march. we're at 71 inthe ity. 75 currently in oakland. 72 in san jose. 74 the current temperature in santa rosa. it is a warm evening out there. let's track the winds for you. 9:00 later on this evening, it's still pretty active. winds gusting 20 to 30 iles per hour. as the sun gets up here tomorrow, the winds will begin to calm down. so by sunrise, those gusts less than 20 miles per hour. and by midday, that breezy offshore wind is out of here. but the warm temperatures do remain. so overnight tonight, it's pretty mild. not too chilly out there. a lot of spots in the upper 40, if not near 50 degrees under clear skies. and as super tuesday gets under way in california, the weather is picture-perfect if you're headed to the polls, a lot of sunshine. the winds calm down. we're already into the 60s, if not touching 70 degrees.

by 4:00, temperatures well above average for this time of the year. highs on your tuesday near 70 in the city again tomorrow. 72 in oakland. about 74 in san jose. near 80 in santa rosa. 76 in concord, and 74 the high in antioch. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the next seven days, it is sunny and mild tomorrow. that continues on wednesday. then cooler air begins to rush in here on thursday and friday. early saturday morning, we could have some coastal drizzle around here. unfortunately, not a significant storm. otherwise, you turn those clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time. sunset on sunday after 7:00 p.m. so get ready. the days are getting longer, guys. >> great. thanks, drew. >> if you have get to the ross spring dress event, where the prices make all the dresses yeses. yeah! save 20 to 60 percent off department store prices on our best selection of spring dresses. the ross spring dress event, on now! vo: iand there are doers.lkers

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>> we'll see you then. finally, a horse had to be rescued today after getting stuck in the pool in the north bay. >> the homeowner heard a thud and went to see what it was. the horse had somehow ended up collapsing the pool cover and landing in the water. >> crews had to cut part of the deck and the pool in create a staircase made out of paving stones to lead that horse out. about an hour or so in, the rescue was complete. >> all right. and we're told the horse named spirit is okay, despite having a few minor cuts. she did appear to be quite ocol. the horse was shivering after getting out of the water. >> but everything seems okay. you can lead a horse to water. you can't make it swim. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. for drew tuma, all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> we will see you again in half an hour. enjoy your evening. we'll see you then.

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tonight, the coronavirus here in the u.s. more than a dozen states now, from washington state to new york city. the community toll rose quickly today. at least six patients have now died in washington state. what we now know about the spread. more than a dozen states, we'll list them. and that first known case in new york city. what we've learned about her. the warning today from new york's governor. and tonight, dr. jen ashton answering your questions right here. has the virus been quietly spreading in parts of the u.s. for weeks? the white house tonight issuing new travel alerts, urging americans not to visit parts of italy, among other places. major airlines suspending flights. and american college students brought home from italy. one student telling us he was not screened upon returning to the u.s. the stock market tonight bouncing back.