developments. the first coronavirus death was reported in new york state, a 82-year-old woman with previous respiratory issues. >> there's worldwide. a staff member of the white

house physician'ses of was staying the temperatures of members of the media ahead of the news >> president trump said he has taken the covid-19 test and awading results. >> is your temperature normal, mr. president? >> normal. >> the media were temperature checked one by one. president trump also urging people to avoid shaking hands. >> maybe people should not be shaking hands for the long-term, it does transmit flu and the other things. >> the white house expanding the european travel ban. >> the president has made a decision to suspend all travel effective -- >> american citizens are still be allowed to return to the

united states. president's decision on the heels of the key house vote. passing the family's first coronavirus first response act. >> the bill is passed and with out observatijection the motion appeal ishe table. the senate expected to take up the bill monday afternoon. across the country, hospitals are setting up tents waiting for patient overflow, as they look for the spread of coronavirus testing. long lines for drive through screenings in denver and now a new concern, the increased demand for ventillators, the machines that are essential in saving lives. it comes as the major sports leagues have cancelled or suspended play. as the schools close. and masses are cancelled this weekend. no churches will remain for

private prayer. they are hoping it to flatten the rates of infection. >> the white house just announced the results of president's covid-19 test, a spokes person said that mr. trump tested negative and symptom free. meantime, israel is joining france in closing restaurants, movie theaters, schools and cafe to try to slow the spread of the virus. thousands of others have been placed in isolation, and the government is also barring public gatherings of more than ten people. in france, there's more than 4,000 confirmed cases and spain has a nationwide lock down. nobody can go home except to go to work, see a doctor or buy essential supplies. >> they new cases, santa clara county, reported 17 more. pushing the total to 91 just yesterday, it reported a second death that was a woman in her 80s. this is the hardest region in

the entire state. san francisco reported five additional cases and marin added two new cases for a total of five. >> stanford students must leave by wednesday evening after the first under graduate tested positive for the coronavirus. the stanford president said that the student is self isolating. following three other people being announced to have tested positive for the coronavirus. two are linked to stanford medical school. stanford is asking instrutors to make winter quarter final exam optional for under graduates. >> in the east bay, they are trying to help small businesses that are getting hit by the crisis. >> ab7 news reporter cornell is live with that story. >> reporter: yeah, so many businesses here struggling during the coronavirus crisis. we are in jacqueline square.

normally a very busy place on the weekends. i have to tell you, there's no one here. it is a ghost town. several businesses, several restaurants are closed. city officials tonight, trying to help out. >> covid-19 is impacting everyone's lives. >> oakland mayor libby shaft said that the coronavirus is hitting small businesses hard, many restaurants have been forced to close because customers have stopped coming. downtown streets are empty. manual torres is struggling to keep his long-time restaurant on webster street open, workers have been sanitizing all surfaces inside. >> now, it's very, very slow. it's half 50%. and the customer, yeah, it's very, very slow. >> you know, right now, what is good for public health is not necessarily good for the economy. >> and a news conference for microphones that were disinfected and speakers

practiced social distancing from each other. officials offered support during the crisis. an online resource tool with information on zero interest loans and help with tax bills. >> our staff and our finance department, our revenue department is ready to work with you to make sure that you are meeting the obligations in a flexible manner which includes payment plans and waving penalties. >> mayor shafs said that customers can support oakland businesses without even leaving the house. >> instead of cooking, order delivery from one of your favorite local restaurants. go online and buy some items from your favorite local store. we talked with congress woman barbara lee from the east bay. she wants to make sure that things like hand sanitizer will be available in stores. those are things you really cannot find in stores around the bay area. around the country, for that matter. mayor shaff is asking small business owners to keep a

financial log of all of the losses that they are seeing during this coronavirus crisis. she indicated there may be some financial help down the road. we will wait and see what happens. we are live in oakland, abc7 news. >> all right, much appreciated. >> now the coronavirus pandemic has led to a ban of gatherings starting at midnight. the county's acting health officer explained the reasoning behind his decision. >> the health department would not ask you to make these changes if they were not very important. this order is intended, is not intended to be punitive, the health officers goal is to firmly establish the critical need to reduce the spread of covid-19, by increasing social distancing. >> you will find the board of supervisors supportive if we need to continue it longer.

>> the ban of gathering of more than 100 people will continue. >> the list of closures continues to degree. beginning today, that is doing to include the library, the art center and the recreation facility. lucy stern, the junior museum and zoo, and access to city hall will be by appointment only monday. and we will have an updated list of cancelled and postponed events. new restrictions for public gatherings in santa clara county go in to affect tonight at midnight. banning gatherings of more than 35 people. that includes bars and restaurants. the county will make an exception if certain conditions are met to reduce the likelihood of transmission and that order will remain in affect for three weeks. many scoot districts are cancelling classes on monday. you will find a full list of all of the school closures and event cancellations on our website,

abc7 news.com/coronavirus, as well as advice to help you stay safe and calm. >> all right, shifting to the weather now, we are on storm watch. getting a much needed dousing of rain. taking a sneak peek outside, definitely a soggy saturday. abc7 news meteorologistist tracking the rain and drew, the grayness is sticking around. >> it is. the rain has returned to bring us a wet start to the weekend. we are finding heavier downpours working through the south bay. live doppler 7, much of the north bay is mainly dry, but the south bay, where we zoom in to street level, where you see the pops of yellow and orange on the screen. around milpitas and san jose, that's where lightest showers. scattered showers working through san francisco and daly city, look what is happen engin

tahoe, heavy shown in. chain controls on 50 and 80, and we are going to see several hours of heavy snow in the sierra. on the storm impact scale, here fwha back in the bay, it's a level one light system. we will go hour for hour and time out the storm for you in a few minutes. >> okay, drew, thanks. >> yep. >> you will not be able to buy anything from an apple store for nearly two weeks. coming up the impact on apple and why stores across the globe are closed at least for now. >> also, this is not what it seems. the big problem with the package of what appears to be coronavirus

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explore floor & decor in person or online at flooranddecor.com the long shore union is calling on the princess cruise line to test all crew members on the grand princess. the ship is still docked with 1100 crew members on board. 19 have tested positive for covid-19 and reportedly doing well. the union said that the crew is

on a containment ship and needs help. >> the rest of the crew needs to be tested and given medical treatment now. this is an international crisis. >> assembly man rob bonta said that the port of oakland is focusing on the crew. and said that many will disembark and be placed on charter flights this weekend. meantime, 15 international passengers from the grand princess are expected to board charter flights today and tomorrow to the return home. nine of them are from the philippines. six other passengers are from other country. the ship is expected to leave the port monday and be anchored in the bay. >> apple's ceo tim cook announced today that all stores outside of china will close until march 27th to help slowe . that includes bay area stores like this one in san francisco. customers showed up at the union square store today to find doors locked. >> i went in to actually buy a

new iphone, while i'm board during the coronavirus. kind of logged on at home, and so i wanted to buy a new phone and enjoy taking new pictures and i just got here and the stores are closed. >> well u.s. stores are closing all apple stores in china reopened today. cook said that they will be deep cleaning in all sites and the company will have health screenings and temperature checks. the hourly workers will continue to be paid and they are committing $15 million to help had communities and treat those that are sick. several restaurants have closed where they plan to close because of the virus. san francisco's la tacoria plans to close tomorrow. they posted that the employees will be paid while the restaurant remains closed. taco bell preparing to close the dining rooms if local authorities restrict people from eating inside the restaurant. in that happens customers can still buy food at the drive through and via delivery

services. they are paying the employees, if they have to stay at home or if individual outlets have to close. >> they have stopped fake covid-19 testing kits from being imported. these images were supplied, labeled as testing kits. this should remind everyone of being aware that there's bogus kits being sold. we have not received a response to reaching out for more information. on monday, abc news will air a special edition of 2020 on the coronavirus. outbreak, what you need to know airs right here on abc7 at 10:00 p.m. >> as for b.a.r.t., they are saying the pandemic is bad for ridership and one less worry for people in one bay area city, they are getting help covering

water and power bills if they lose work and pay because of the coronavirus. >> and rain has returned and it's sticking around for several days. we will have all the details in the

new numbers out today show a big dip in the number of people taking b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. said ridership was 50% below average when compared to friday's in february. there were will 186,000 riders

yesterday. b.a.r.t. ridership has been falling throughout the week with more and more people working from home. san francisco mayor saying that the city will not shut off power or water for any resident who has not paid their bill. the city also waving late fees, this new policy will be in affect for the next two months. san francisco will suspend late penalties on c i want-- >> now, to our stormy weather, because a slow moving system is bringing heavy snow to tahoe, taking a live look at conditions right now. murky out there, the heaviest snowfall is going to be tonight in the evening. it's good for the snow pack.or with drew. because, we need the rain desperately, although, it's a time that no sports this weekend, it would be great if it

was sun and i people could get outside and burn off energy. no, not happening. >> no, that picture of tahoe, we have not seen snow like this in what has been weeks. we will see two, to perhaps five feet of fr-- live doppler 7 tracking it all. light showers around san francisco and the east bay, where we see the heaviest of the rain is in the south bay right now, as the cold front has essentially just stalled over our neck of the woods. you see the pops of yellow, orange and red on your screen, around pleasanton, and fremont and san hjose and east palo alt, they are continuing to press to the east at this hour, but still could dump anywhere from a quarterer t a 3/4 of an inch of rain. winter storm warning in affect. this until 5:00 p.m. monday. so, we still have 48 hours of heavy had snow. so, if you have not gone to the sierra, did not try and go,

travel is almost impossible at the hour. chain controls in affect on 80 and 50. and that snow, is going to quickly pile up. look at the snowfall potential. we will measure it in feet by monarch. you can see anywhere from 2-4 feet likely from pines. blue canyon, and donor and mkrtchianwood, and i think some of the highest peaks will measure five feet of snow. once storm is set and done. back at home, temperature wise, it's chilly out there in terms of march numbers. we are holding in the upper 40s and upper 50s. san ho is checking in at 54 degrees as well. so, on the storm impact scale, we use it exclusively to rank the storms from 1-5, light to severe. give you an idea of what to expect. the one to look at, is the level one light system. scattered showers. tomorrow, there's the chance that we could find a thunder shower popping up, if one does, we could see hail, even

lightning and our snow levels will drop to 3,000 feet. it's not out of the question, we could see a dusting of snow. walk you through the evening. if you have plans take the umbrella with you, we will have showers dotting the landscape over the even a-- over the evening and overnight. numbers are not in alli ifallin. we will be chilly in santa rosa and napa, dropping to 38 and 39 degrees. tomorrow, a mostly cloudy day, we will track the showers for you, 9:00 a.m., scattered in nature. we may get shine here tomorrow afternoon which tries to instigate the thunder shower popping up. the storm prediction center has placed the northern half of the bay area under a threat of a thunderstorm popping up tomorrow and again, i o ds hven inals withhis storm system, good bet, anywhere from a quarter to about 3/4 of an

inch of rain by tomorrow night. so, highs tomorrow, pretty similar to where we are right now. topping out in the 50s across the board. so the seven-day forecast, for the next seven days, it stays unsettled tomorrow in to monday. st. patrick's day on tuesday, will track showers and spring arrives on thursday. does so dry and more rain works in the forecast friday and saturday. guys? >> what about puxentauney phil. >> sometimes you get it wrong. >> yeah, we have noticed that. >> i was waiting -- i literally set that up and said, no, here we go. i'm just filling in. >> he is a guest. >> i know! >> chris, my favorite sports anchor. >> oh. yeah. >> mine too right now. >> if only there were sports to talk about. >> not a lot, but we will try to do something coming up in sports. we hear from

mitchell and why some are wondering why the league can proceed with

now, abc7 sports. >> with nearly every sport shut down for the foreseeable future. the nfl has made no changes to the off-season schedule. as of now, the new year, beginning free agency will start next week. it's reported that officials from multiple teams wonder how that can happen. typically in free agency, players are flying across the country the to visit teams before signing a deal. it's hard to do and justify at this point. and the pro football hall of fame is closing for 22 week-- to weeks. the new league year start wednesday, 1:00 p.m. pacific.

donovan mitchell tested positive for the coronavirus. the first was rudy gobert. and he gave this update from his isolation room and he said, he is good. and playing a lot of video games nonstop. >> feel fine, things are going well, just taking the proper precautions as was told to me,vy the stay in isolation. solo in here. playing video games all day and can't wait to get back on the floor and play for the best fans in the world. >> happy birthday to steph curry. turns 32. he is a three-time nab cha-- the nba champ, and all around good dude. he is trying to help out with the alameda food bank. a lot of people doing good things around the coronavirus. >> good to see steph and they are helping all the time, not just now. >> well, just ahead the coronavirus has created a different kind of audience. the

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new on abc7 news at 6:00. we have talked about washing your hands. see the benefits and the difference it can make. >> big changes coming to public transportation in the south bay because of the virus. when the changes take affect. >> a broadway singer wanted to hear music from the high school musical, that was cancelled because of the coronavirus, so she went to social media for help. >> forme, my high school musica was a life saver. if you would like to sing a song that you will not get to sing now and tag me. i want the to see you. >> the request was posted on twitter yesterday, and boy, did students come through. one person who was supposed to play the role of belle of beauty and the beast tweeted the rehearsal video. and hundreds have up loaded performances. >> that is awesome. anything that gets us in to a normal kind of mode or brings 0.

we will see you in half an hour. tonight, breaking news.hour. the u.s. travel ban expanding. the u.s. now including the uk and ireland in sweeping travel restrictions from europe. plus, the president now recommending americans not fly even domestically. also breaking tonight, president trump saying today he has been tested for the virus and answering questions about his own temperature. members of his cabinet now being monitored as well. the death toll from the virus rising in the u.s., as the number of cases here surge past 2,000. the rush tonight to get more americans tested, with drive-through centers popping up around the country. and the new restrictions for nursing homes to protect the country's most vulnerable residents. mounting concerns after the president and vice president announced google was launching a coronavirus testing website, implying a large-scale er