now at 5:00, concern about passengers on this cruise ship. the ship is heading back to san francisco right now with people who may have been exposed to coronavirus. what we know about it this morning. good morning to you on this thursday, march 5th >> we're tracking the latest on coronavirus in the bay area. first we want to check in with mike for a look at the forecast today. >> let's see what's going on with the winds. clearly coming ashore, there's fog stretching from novato across 37 to where it gets thicker in american canyon, vallejo and napa. visibility down to an eighth of a mile. that could spread just a little bit as we're seeing the marine layer take over today. that means no more record high temperatures. we're starting them around 50

this morning. the coast staying in the 50s. 64 to 68 which is comfortable at noon. 68 to 70, very comfortable at 4:00, just not record setting like the last three days. more on the chance of rain saturday. here's jobina. >> thank you, mike. we have a couple crashes to get to right now that are coming into the studio. the first is in castro valley, this is westbound 580 at redwood road. the right lane is shut down. injuries may have been reported. this is a single car spinout in the area. moving over to oakland, southbound 880 before 98th avenue. a single car spinout that hit the center divide. rej sqggie and kumasi? investigators are working to figure out what sparked this fire in santa rosa. crews were called to the fire near frazier avenue and lotus court before 2:00 this morning. we're told the fire was contained to this one commercial building.

the death toll from the coronavirus is climbing in the u.s. it has now killed 11 americans. most of them in the seattle area. the latest death was reported in california. a 71-year-old man with underlying health conditions got sick last month after taking a cruise from san francisco to mexico. he died yesterday a day after testing positive by a state lab. there's more than 150 cases of coronavirus in the u.s., at least 33 in california. today the coast guard will fly in coronavirus testing kits to this cruise ship. it's the same one that the man from placer don't was on a fcou weeks ago. this ship traveled from san francisco to hawaii, and it was headed for mexico today. but it has been ordered to reroute to san francisco. amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero with more on this.

>> we talked to a woman who was on board this ship at the time of the man who has now died. heidi walters says she was shocked to learn of the 71-year-old man's death. she has been in self-quarantine in her napa home since monday after hearing that three passengerers on board that ship with her have tested positive for the coronavirus. now one of those three has died. >> we're part of the target population that this virus seems to attack viciously. >> she said the ship did take necessary precautions to keep passengers safe. she said she was on the first leg that sailed from san francisco to mexico. three from that leg tested positive. now on the second leg we're

hearing 22 people on board are showing symptoms. so the cdc wants passengers to be tested before deciding where to send that ship. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks for the update. doctors in the east bay are preparing to treat coronavirus patients. local hospitals like john muir medical center are gearing up for an influx of possible coronavirus patients who may have to be completely separate from others. one significant feature is the sealed anti-room, a buffer between the hospital hallway where caregivers wear personal protective gear. there's also a special ventilation system to keep air from circulating to the rest of the hospital. >> we have to be prepared to see an influx of possibly sick patients that have this virus. along with the usual resources that those patients would take, we need to also ensure we have enough protective equipment for our staff and isolation rooms to

keep the patient or staff safe. >> there are about a dozen isolation rooms at the walnut creek hospital. the quarantine period is two weeks, but not everyone can be away from work that long. >> california's sick leave policy requires just three days of paid sick leave. m.i.t. says most u.s. workplaces are not ready to contain an outbreak. while many employers have been urging sick employees to stay home, it's easier said than done. eric johnson works in the service industry. >> in my profession, it would not be feasible. i would show up to work sick unfortunately. >> human resource experts say it's important for companies to take steps to protect their work force. the senate is expected to vote today on an emergency funding bill to fight virus. the 8$8.3 billion would be used to speed up development of vaccines and new medicines to pay for containment operations and improve preparedness.

abc7 news is staying on top of the latest when it comes to coronavirus updates. we have a page dedicated to our stories on our website, abc7news.com. battle lines are being drawn between former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders for the democratic presidential nomination. trevor ault has more on the challenge sanders is facing after super tuesday. >> biden is running with his ties to obama, that's working well. >> reporter: the sanders campaign is embracing former president obama, releasing this new ad showing obama praising sanders in the past. >> bernie is somebody who has the virtue of saying exactly what he believes.

>> reporter: the biden camp accusing sanders of trying to rewrite history. biden high off his sweeping wins from texas, minnesota, massachusetts and maine raising more than $7 million online hours after super tuesday, but critics claim the party is conspiring to block sanders from getting the nomination. >> an establishment of all those hard working middle class people, those african-americans, those men and women, they're -- >> say it! >> reporter: biden wednesday picking up the endorsement of former new york mayor michael bloomberg, the billionaire getting emotional while promising his support and checkbook to help biden take on president trump. >> today i believe our great nation still sees that light in the old north church tower, the light of freedom, the light of liberty, the light of equality and the light of opportunity. >> trevor ault, abc news, new

york. let's look at what's going on in the south bay. neighborhood temperatures are running from 48 in cambria park, 51 to santa clara. mountain view, 52. so a more homogenized air mass out there. low to mid 50s around the bayshore. half moon bay, 54. mid 40s to mid 50s in the east bay valleys. thickest fog around napa and american canyon. 49 there, 42 in novato. let's look at the golden gate bridge, you can tell the sea breeze is back. the west wind is up to 15 miles per hour. that's going to put temperatures in the 50s at the beaches this afternoon. the warmth recedes if you're out exercising and if you're out playing on the bay, the closer you are to the golden gate the more breeze you have to deal with. we have fog through 9:00. jumping from the 40s to the 50s. mid 60s at noon. hanging there for the afternoon. spiking up to the upper 60s at

3:00. 15 he can agrdegrees cooler tha yesterday. high clouds and sunshine, mid to upper 60s for most of the afternoon. 57 at 7:00. last stop, san francisco, we'll be partly cloudy all day, we'll barely make it to 60 downtown after being 73 yesterday. more cooling on the way and a better chance of rain showing up saturday. i'll have that coming up. jobina? >> good morning, everyone. it's 5:09. the ferries are on time. b.a.r.t. has no delays, 20 trains out there now. ace 1, no delays. live look showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. things are very light across all lanes at the moment. no metering lights at last check. san rafael, 101, nice and clear this morning. moving over to the two crashes i was following, the first one in castro valley, still there a single car spinout. right lane is shut down. westbound 580 at redwood road. and this issue on southbound 880 before 9th avenue in oakland, all clear. coming up next, 7 things to

know as you start your day. >> and a new development in the case of missing children from idaho. what is expected to happen to their mom today. and a new music video from katy perry overnight. what the "american idol" host revealed that will change her life in a big way this summer. and we're looking from our exploratorium camera at downt

here's 7 things to know this morning. number one, this morning, testing kits are on their way to the grand princess cruise ship bound for san francisco to

determine if passengers are infected with coronavirus. it comes after a man died from the virus in placer county. number two, menlo school in atherton is closed for the rest of the week because a staff member had contact with a relative who tested positive with coronavirus. the entire campus will be deep cleaned. no one at the school has tested positive for the virus. number three, san mateo county will launch a hotline today for nonmedical questions about the coronavirus. 650-363-4422 is the number. number four, the senate is expected to vote today on an emergency funding bill to fight coronavirus. the 8$8.3 billion will be used o speed up development of new vaccines and medicines to play for containment operations and improve preparedness. our streak of consecutive days with record high temperatures stops at three. look at today. anywhere from 5 to 12 degrees cooler back into the 60s. i have highs in the 50s and rain in the forecast. following a couple of

crashes earlier this morning but things have cleared up, look how light it is at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on yet. number seven, tonight steph curry will finally return to action when the warriors play the raptors at chase center. it will be his first game since he broke his hand in october. curry missed 58 games. palo alto police need your help identifying this man who investigators say robbed a cvs pharmacy. the man passed a note to an employee demanding prescription drugs indicating he had a gun. this happened on middle field role sunday afternoon. the employee put prescription drugs into the man's backpack. he then took the backpack and walked out of the store. happening today, an idaho mom is expected to be extradited from hawaii to face charges in the disappearance of her young son and her teenage daughter. lori vallo is being held on $5 million bail. she was arrested last month in hawaii on felony abandonment

charges in idaho. her children have not been seen since september. their step dad, chad daybell, insists the kids are safe. in today's "gma" first look. a lot of people have been stocking up on supplies as the coronavirus spreads, so where the line between buying what you need and hoarding. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, sold out. >> i'm in panic mode because i went to costco, there's no water. >> reporter: big box stores across the countr are seeing the growing concern over the coronavirus here, the longest lines seen in years. as people get prepared, the new question this morning, what's the line between buying what you need and hoarding supplies. >> you don't need to be applying the hand sanitizer every five minutes, a small bottle in your purse or pocket should be fine. it's a respiratory virus. i don't see it should give in

our water fly. so you shouldn't need to stock up on bottled water, water filters. >> coming up at 7:00 app, dr. jen ashton weighs in live on what you need to be prepared and the latest on the virus both here and overseas. more companies skipping this year's south by southwest conference because of coronavirus concerns. amazon is the latest company to cancel plans to attend. multiple reports say apple, netflix, twitter and facebook are some of the other companies that have already backed out. south by southwest is an annual culture and tech festival held in austin. as of yesterday, organizers said the conference will still go on as planned. san jose shoppers get ready. >> the valley fair mall is holding a grand opening today. the expanded mall added an a two-story flagship store for apple and this is part of a 1$11

billion expansion project. 500,000 square feet of space was added to the existing mall. >> have you ever been to eatly? >> no. >> it's good. >> oh. >> they have one in vegas. it's really fun. >> what makes it special? >> it's a huge bougie fancy food court, but it doesn't feel like a food court. it feels like you're shopping in milan. >> i like that. road trip. "american idol" judge katy perry just dropped a major announcement in her new video. ♪ never worn white, but i'm standing here tonight ♪ >> oh. perry reveals she's pregnant. that's right. look at that. that's how she does it at the end of her music video. the video was posted on youtube late last night. this will be perry's first child with her fiance orlando bloom. she told fans on instagram live her due date is sometime this summer. congrats to her. >> that's cool. >> that should be a very

beautiful baby. >> the bar keeps rising for these pregnancy announcements. can't tell anybody anymore. >> watch my video. hi, mike. >> hi, guys. let's talk about what's going on weather-wise. here we are in san jose, canopy of high clouds over the city, about 50 degrees right now. partly cloudy today. record highs, they're gone as temperatures will start falling back closer to average levels. coolest highs this weekend. our chances of rain are increasing. let's look at our high temperatures today. look at this, 56 at half moon bay. 61 in san francisco. after 73 yesterday. mid to upper 60s along the bayshore. we'll reach 71 in san jose, morgan hill, 72. livermore, antioch, 71. fairfield, 72. yucaipa, 71. everyone else in the upper 60s. tonight, look at the widespread cloud cover a little drizzle possible along the coast. in the east bay hills, mid 40s to low 50s.

had to dust it off. we have not used this in a long time. the storm impact scale, i brought it back for saturday. we have a chance of light rain up to a quarter inch possible. here we go. here's the cold front. you can see while most of us are sleeping light to moderate rain will fall. as we head through the afternoon hours it will clear out. can you believe it? it's actually going to rain after 38 consecutive days without rain. saturday night, after your astonishment from the rain ends, set your clock forward an hour as daylight savings begins. another chance of rain monday and tuesday. >> mike, you are funny. i was not prepared for that. thank you. good morning. commuter alert to talk about. the express lane construction for the san mateo 101 project in effect right now. expect lane closures on 101 between 380 and south san francisco and whipple avenue and

redwood city. hello, walnut creek. live looking showing you 680, a few brake lights now as people are making their way south. light in the south bay. this is a live look showing you san jose, 280 there. drive times here, tracy to dublin. 48 minutes for that drive time. antioch to concord, 17 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16-minute ride. fans of live with kelly and ryan got a special inside look at what it takes to put that show together. >> kelly ripka and ryan joining their producer last night. they were asked about the magic behind their show. >> it's about having a cup of coffee with dear friends who you feel like you know even if you never meet them. >> we have an incredible trust with each other that allows us to go to any place at any time and say anything which hopefully translates to people watching at home. >> your answers are always so

much better. you really have the knack. >> "live with kelly & ryan" airs on abc7 weekdays at 9:00. >> i notice david muir does the double kiss. somebody needs to tell him this is what we do. coming up, a warning about who you hire do your taxes. and new food options at chase center. two businesses opening up in a few months. here's a live look outside. we'll be right back. how much allowance does your child receive? i'm michael finney. there's a new survey out that finds the average american child receives $30 per week in allowance. not bad. so where does that money go? about half of it goes to outings with friends. then digital downloads, devices and then toys. experts say it doesn't matter what the money is spent on but the trip it takes to get there. ie, are they saving money each week to buy a bigger purchase

later? that's a lesson you want your child to take away. the money doesn't grow on trees, you have

we know this is going to come to an end now that i broke out the storm impact scale for saturday. 37 today. 38 tomorrow, which is friday. and that will be it. this will go down as our fourth longest mid winter stretch without rain. so let's talk more about saturday. here's the potential out of the rain, the storm that will come through. trying to give us lighter amounts in the north bay, heavier amounts in the bay and the east bay. nearly two tien tenths of an i rain. jobina? >> so here's a question. are you hiring somebody to do your taxes? the irs is warning us about

ghost tax preparers. that's when an uncertified person doesn't sign a tax return, instead they'll print the return and tell you, the taxpayer, to sign it and mail it to the irs. that's a huge red flag. the irs says the paid preparer may be looking to make a fast buck by promising a big refund or charging fees based on the size of your refund. officials say make sure your tax preparer has a valid preparer tax i.d. number and make sure they sign the return and get a receipt. ikea is recalling more than 800,000 chests because they can tip over. the recall covers the chests which are unstable if not properly anchored to the wall. anyone who has the chests should contact ikea for a refund or a free wall attachment kit. the chronicle reports that

burger chain gotts roadside will open in may. a 5,000 square foot restaurant is being built in thrive city. grab and go options will be sold from an air stream travel trailer parked permanently outside the restaurant. in addition, a 3,000 square foot harmonic brewing tap room will open this spring in the thrive city plaza. >> options. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the new phone line getting ready to answer your questions about coronavirus. and no classes, no after school activities no practices here at the menlo school after we have learned that a staff member came in contact with a family member who since tested positive for coronavirus. i'm julian glover in atherton with the impact it will have on this school. and also ahead, he's back. the video steph curry posted to mark his return to the warriors. and at 5:26, a live look

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now at 5:30-- >> just told us what was going on. we're headed back to san francisco. >> coronavirus testing kits headed to a cruise ship that set sale from san francisco. one passenger died. now there's concern about who else was exposed. how the city of san francisco is preparing for the ship's return. and coronavirus forcing two bay area schools to close. the urgent message to students and staff. good morning on this thursday, march 5th. >> we're following the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area before that, we want to check in with mike to see what you can expect today. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. changes, that's what you can expect today. seeing it up in napa in the form of fog there. visibility down to less than a

quarter mile at the airport. which is a little bit closer to american canyon than napa. and there's a little bit of this that will drift off to the east. you can see the haze and fog starting to set up over san francisco from sutro tower. as you head out, temperatures around 50. we'll be mild compared to average, at the coast, 50s today, 6 4 to4 to 68 for the ba inland neighborhoods. no record highs today. a better chance of rain on saturday coming up. hi, jobina. checking out our map here. we have those same two slow spots, a third one along 680. nothing too serious out there. a great start to our thursday morning commute. a live look for you showing you the san mateo bridge, a few brake lights as people make their way towards the peninsula this morning. in the east bay here, a live look showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera in oakland. headlights are moving south. >> this morning, testing kits

are on their way to a cruise ship bound for san francisco to figure out if passengers are infected with coronavirus. it comes after a man died from the virus in placer county. amy hollyfield has more with how the city and state are responding. >> reporter: officials are discussing the fate of that ship out at sea but are also busy on land tracing the virus and its path from that ship. the 71-year-old man who died in california from the coronavirus had been on board thisship between february 11th and february 21st. governor newsom says health officials are tracing people who had contact with him. the governor says they are also focusing on figuring out whether other passengers who are still on board have the virus. >> we are going to be flying testing kits to the cruise ship. we will be sending those quickly

back to the state and primarily to richmond lab where we'll be able to test very quickly within a few hours those samples. >> reporter: the ship is carrying about 2,500 passengers on its current voyage. the governor says 11 of those passengereoengers and 10 crew m have developed symptoms. health officials say they will look at the test results before deciding what to do with the ship. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. an east bay school is taking no chances when it comes to coronavirus. aspire monarch academy will stay closed for the rest of the week after a staff member may have been exposed to the virus. the district is working to clean schools more often and it is

encouraging sick students and staff to stay home. there's been two confirmed cases of coronavirus in alameda county. on the peninsula, a school in atherton is closed after a staff member had contact with a relative infected with coronavirus. classes have been canceled through the weekend. julian glover is live with the impact this might have. good morning. >> good morning. a menlo girl's playoff game that was set to happen later today against bishop too be postponed as health officials work to determine if that game should be played. the "san francisco chronicle" reporting that this morning. all classes and activities have been canceled at the school through the weekend. the private prep school said in a statement it made the decision to cancel class out of an abundance of caution after one of its staff members came in contact with a relative who tested positive for coronavirus on tuesday. the school has 795 students in

grades 6th through 12th. parents were notified of the closure and told "the school is working closely with the san mateo county department of health and cdc." the statement also says we engaged a cleaning service and will use the time to deep clean the entire campus. now again this morning, the staff member that came in contact with a family member who has tested positive for the virus has not tested positive for the virus themselves. the school just saying they want to play it safe out of an abundance of caution, doing everything they can to protect their students. they promise to release more information to parents as soon as they get it. reporting live in atherton, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. santa clara county has three new cases of coronavirus that's bringing the total now to 14. two patients were in close contact with an infected person and they're isolated at home. the third new patient is in the hospital. right now it's not clear how this person got the virus. in the south bay, good samaritan hospital set up tents in

preparation to treat a possible overflow of patients with coronavirus. the tents have been used in the past for patients for flu outbreaks. hospitals across the globe are taking the same treatment approach. san mateo county wants people to be informed about the coronavirus. it's opening a public call center to answer non-medical questions like how to prepare and prevent the spread of the virus. the county says the call center will be up and running by noon today. the number is on your screen. 650-363-4422. the call center will be open on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in washington, the senate could vote today on a measure to spend $8 billion to fight the virus. it's already passed in the house. east bay congresswoman barbara lee says democrats and republicans are working together on this. >> make no mistake, we are working very hard to ensure the government has what is needed to combat this deadly virus and to keep our families and communities safe. >> lee says the bill would fund

treatment and development of a vaccine and provide loans to small businesses impacted by the virus. it's been three weeks since a south bay mom and her daughter got back from federal quarantine. we first introduced you to esther last month after she and her daughter were evacuated from wuhan, china. she is a medical acupuncturist and noticed several clients canceled once she finally got back to work. she is assuming that people were trying to keep their distance. >> it was understandable but it was not necessary, i was cleared from cdc quarantine. >> she self-quarantined much longer than that to keep the concern down in the community. eventually her business picked up but so did panic over potential spread. now phone calls to her office are slowing again to a trickle. we are posting all of our stories about coronavirus in one

place on our website, we're updating it every day with the latest information as it breaks. you can find it on abc7news.com. starbucks announced a new policy change to help stop the spread of coronavirus. what abc7 found when we went to two local stores. i'm happy to report i just reached that marker. a powerful new message from alex trebek as he marks one year from his cancer diagnosis. yesterday it was summer. >> yes. >> what's today? >> spring. >> okay. tomorrow will be winter and saturday when the rain comes back. we're going through all the phases of the weather. hi, everybody. let's look at what's going on outside this morning. let's look at the neighborhood temperatures. starting in the east bay, 48 in san leandro. castro valley, 43. orinda, 49. yesterday you were 58 at this time. everyone else in the low to mid 50s. we have 53 in mountain view.

fremo fremont, san jose, 50. novato, less fog and 45. in the east bay valleys, 44 in pleasanton to a trio of 48 in concord and antioch and brentwood. let's look at walnut creek, you're looking south at 680 towards 24. more clouds and they'll be on the increase along with fog during the morning commute. cool to mild today on mass transit. light breezes out on the bay for most of us. the closer you get to golden gate, the faster the winds will be. peninsula, in the 50s through 9:00. partly cloudy today, ramping up to the 60s from 1:00 to 5:00. late sunshine in the east bay valleys. it's not going to help warm us to the levels we were yesterday. the sea breeze is just too strong. 49 this morning. about 65 at noon. upper 60s for a couple of hours, dropping down to 62 at 5:00. the sea breeze will increase through the day and drop the temperatures. in the south bay, 50s through 9:00. this is one of the few areas

that we can reach 70 at 3:00 and back down to 59 by 7:00. dry today and tomorrow. it's looking more impressive for rain sat. jobina? >> thank you, mike. starting off with a live look showing you the richmond-san rafael bridge, a pretty light traffic view. no major issues on our roads. great time to get out there. looking at emeryville, 80, headlights making their way towards the maze. toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:26. albany to the maze, 6 minutes. fremont to san jose, 15-minute ride. highway 10

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what i need is... a sanctuary? a sanctuary. ohh. wow. that's the one! ♪ nice. it's 5:42 on this thursday. some fog in north bay. temperatures around 47 to 52 for the school forecast. 56 to 64 with high clouds and sunshine at 11:00. not as warm as it has been except at the coast, mid a50s there. highs today, 75 to 81 from chico to sacramento. 75 in l.a. low clouds along the coast. monterey, 64. breezy in yosemite, 67. tahoe, also today with another record high temperature. contrast this to saturday, anywhere from an inch to nine inches of snow.

another couple of inches on sunday. the bulk of this snow will fall saturday. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. record high again today in tahoe. 57 tomorrow. moderate snow saturday. light knsnow sunday. wintry mix early next week. starbucks announced they will no longer fill drinks in personal and non to-go cups to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. >> justin dorsey stopped by a few locations yesterday and found that wasn't the case. >> are you using the reusable cups? >> yeah. >> okay. >> well, it appears not all the stores are following the new policy yet. they will soon. our reporter in new york tweeted this photo this morning showing a sign on the door about the new policy. b.a.r.t. is making a change about how you can pay for

parking. you can now use the b.a.r.t. app without waiting in line at the parking lot booths to pay. right now it's available at the antioch, west oakland, hayward and south san francisco and the el cerrito stations. you have to have the b.a.r.t. app linked to a clipper card as well as a credit card, debit card, paypal or venmo account. b.a.r.t. hopes to expand the service to all stations with parking lots this year. abc7 news devoted a week of our building a better bay area effort to b.a.r.t. last month we rode every line end to end, visited every station and looked at what changed in one year. you can find all those stories on our website, abc7news.com/betterbayarea. after two surgeries, four months of rehab, steph curry is returning to the warriors tonight. this is his first game since he broke his hand back in october. he missed 58 games. he's returning to a warriors squad that has the worst record in the nba at 14-48. curry wanted to come back this past sunday, but steve kerr wanted him to get more practice. he posted this yesterday.

>> i'm back! >> okay. >> so curry returns with 20 games left in the season and tonight the warriors are facing the toronto raptors. twitter is testing a new kind of tweet that doesn't stick around long. the tweets will disappear after 24 hours. they're called fleets. they allow people to post texts, photos and other videos but other users can't like these, tweet them, they cannot reply. and they will not show up in search. fleets are similar to snapchat and facebook stories. it's not here yet though. they're currently testing this in brazil. i think people don't want to get dragged ten years later for something they tweeted out. so they want to tweet in peace and not get caught up. >> i think that's the main

reason. but also shouldn't you be more mindful about what you tweet? >> fine with this. it's a cute name. can we get an edit button? >> that's what we really need that goes to the point of the basis of twitter. they wanted to remain as-is. i hate when i have a typo in my tweet. >> why are they going all the way to this disappearing tweet when i don't think anyone was asking for that. we've been asking for the edit button since twitter started. jack, whoever, please? >> people like the instagram stories and snapchats. >> so leave them there. >> oh. >> mike nicco for the win. they all have their different function. why does everything have to be the same? >> jealousy. >> probably. let's talk about the weather. finally the weather will change after being the same for so long. here's the exploratorium camera, you can see the cloud cover that is moving in, a sign that cooler

weather is on the way. no more record high temperatures under a partly cloudy sky with a sea breeze today. more clouds as the sea breeze increases tonight and fog for tomorrow. chances, more than one, of light rain in the seven-day forecast. for today, the cloud cover lining up along the coast, 56 today in half moon bay. 61 in san francisco. 73 was the high yesterday. the mid to upper 60s around the bayshore. few 70s down the south bay. the east bay and way up in yucaipa, otherwise mid to upper 60s in our inland neighborhoods. 5 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. tonight, you can see the extra cloud cover out there. drizzle along the coast, in the east bay hills. temperatures around 45 to 50. don't do a double take, this is the storm impact scale. for saturday, i put a 1 on it, because it's looking more and more likely. at midnight, the rain moving in to mendocino, the northwest part of sonoma county.

then as we head towards 4:30 in the morning, light to moderate chance of rain briefly. then it starts to taper as we head towards the lunch hour saturday. we'll see some sunshine late in the day. about a quarter inch is possible out of this 1 on the storm impact scale. it's also our coolest day saturday with temperatures stuck in the 50s for highs. then we'll set our clocks forward an hour as daylight savings begins saturday night. sunday will be dry, slight chance of rain monday and tuesday also. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. good morning. happy thursday to you. a live look right now showing you the golden gate bridge. light traffic is moving through right now. moving down to san jose, 87 so you can see the south bay here, traffic picking up as people head out the door. still things are looking good. antioch to hercules, a 34-minute ride. highway 4 to the maze, 16 minutes, highway 85 to the san jose airport, an eight-minute ride. >> thanks.

so one year after telling the world he was fighting for his life, alex trebek is sharing an update on his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. >> there were moments of great pain and sudden massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it really was worth fighting on. i brushed that aside quickly because that would have been a massive betrayal, a betrayal of my wife and soul mate jean, who has given her all to help me survive. >> he says the one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 18%. despite his struggle he has not missed a day at "jeopardy." amazing. he is beating the odds. new at 6:00, cutting carbs could do more than help you lose weight a study revealing what it can do for your brain. first, high-end clothing at a less expensive price. and also this man getting

sprayed by the sprinkler this lady set up because she did not want him stealing her

all right. welcome to our 37th consecutive day without rain. tomorrow will be 38, then that is it. here's a look at the rainfall estimates for saturday. a couple hundredths to nearly a quarter inch of rain. more rain is on the way monday

and tuesday. for the second time, thieves have targeted a little league in the east bay, this time they stole their pitching machine. the newark little league is set to start the season this saturday without its new two wheeled electronic pitching machine. the theft happened at the sports complex sometime between 6:00 tuesday night and yesterday morning. the league's president says last year somebody stole a quad vehicle used to maintain the field. >> all of us give our time, blood, sweat, and tears out there. and for someone to steal from these children, that something don't have nothing. so something we take in and give them everything for free. >> he says the league will now get security cameras. the league hopes donors will help them raise the money to get a new pitching machine. oakland is opening up a new keva hub to support female entrepreneurs. $4 million has been lent to over 800 people in oakland. 70% of which were women.

the hub will provide personal support to help entrepreneurs and students. >> we're wrapping our arms around our entrepreneurs to make sure they succeed. >> we celebrate powerful women every day and give them the tools and resources that they need to survive. >> oakland is the most successful city for the program. a new secondhand luxury goods store is open in union square. the real-real sells used brand name clothing and accessories. all items for sale have been authenticated. mayor london breed was at the store yesterday for the grand opening. though the real-real is based in san francisco, this is its first brick-and-mortar store in the city. up until now the company sold merchandise online and at locations in new york and l.a. >> i'm ready for this. >> are you ready for this? >> oh. >> that's the real-real. >> let's go back to the store. >> an area of low pressure, you can see the swirling green

there. that's the future radar at 7:00 monday. you can see that rain being hurled up with that counterclockwise flow monday afternoon into tuesday and all the way through wednesday morning. now, that low wobbles to the sout south, we become drier, to the north, we are much wetter. since v sinit's coming to us fre south, most of the rain will be in the south and tapers up to a tenth of an inch in the north bay. we'll talk more about the highs today coming up. >> thank you, mike. good morning to our mass transit riders. as you head out the door, great situation ahead. ferries, b.a.r.t., ace, all on time right now. things are running smoothly on our roads. this is a live look in san jose, 101, headlights making their way north. metering lights came on at 5:26

this morning. a california homeowner got a little bit tired of people stealing from her, this is what she did. so, it's motion activated and she set it up to protect her things. you saw this would-be thief ride by her property, when he gets too close to the truck this is what happens. >> that's a new one. >> it's not. people have been using sprinklers for all types of things. >> with a timer? >> motion activated. >> i don't know about that. i like it. next at 6:00, be our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. the scientists who say they discovered a new strain of the virus and what that means for all of us. the coast guard is flying test kits out to a cruise ship that was planning to dock in san francisco. passengers have tested positive for coronavirus. that update coming up. and what local hospitals are

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new cruise ship concerns after another deadly case of coronavirus. the ship headed for san francisco as officials prepare to test thousands of people on board. doctors in china are reporting a second strain of the virus emerging. good morning on this thursday, march 5th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> hi, guys. marine layer is back. notice the winds from the ocean moving through the golden gate. our coastal valleys and into our neighborhoods. temperatures will be 5 to 15

degrees cooler today. you can see the low clouds from sutro tower and the high clouds. 49 to 52 when you head out this morning. notice the coast staying in the 50s all day today. 64 to 68. still comfortable elsewhere at noon. 68 to 70 at 4:00, very comfortable just not record setting like it has been the last three days. here is jobina. >> good morning, everyone. happy thursday to you. check this out. our map is really looking good for being 6:00 this morning. just a slowdown for our super commuters out of tracy, then a slowdown there at the bay bridge toll plaza. i will get to the bridge in a moment. here it is. the a live look here at 5:26, that's when metering lights came on. a bit packed at the toll plaza, but starts moving once you hop on. tracy to dublin, 57-minute ride. antioch to concord, 23 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16-minute ride. developing news. the death toll from the coronavirus is climbing in the