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usaa you see the plane there. a pilot is transporting coronavirus test kits to a will be in southern california. >> all californiaens stay home. his other efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus including a deal with a bay area hospital. >> if we meet this moment, we can truly bend the curve. >> a good samaritan leaves a huge tip for staff at this restaurant. had hopes this inspires others to do the same. mutuality and a recognition of our interdependence that requires of this moment we direct a statewide order for
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people to stay home. >> as of tonight stay at home order in effect for california. governor newsom calling this a moment to spread of coronavirus. >> we have been organized around an attack rate. of about 56%. the virus will impact about 56% of us. you do the math in the state of california that's particularly large number. >> that's more than 25 million people sickened at a pace that will overwhelm the medical system. california is working non-stop preparing for the worst. leasing beds at.ed of national guard troops for aide and planning to transform dorms to house patients. the governor is asking the federal government to ready field hospitals and bring a navy hospital ship to port l.a. the biggest help comes from each other. >> we're cop coming to
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appreciate teachers and each other. we don't see this through the lens of rural and urban. certainly not through the lens of republican and democrat. we're all human beings. deeply capable of loving one another, meeting this moment. >> the statewide order is in effect until further notice. it's similar to the orders already in effect in bay area counties. people ordered to stay home and only essential services remain open. the governor made a major announcement today the state will lease hospital beds for coronavirus patients. one of the facilities in daily city. where we're live tonight. >> we want to make it clear the state is not purchasing the center instead it's leasing beds to treat covid-19 patients. the neb next steps include
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securing patient safety and the resources neetded in the response. >> the major announcement made thursday evening. >> today we just secured a very large hospital in northern california. s seaten. and we'll pop late the hospital as an example to meet the moment. >> 177 hospital beds will be designated to covid-19 patients. they made headlines with the closure. what that would mean for the community and response. >> do i think it had something to do with it? absolutely. two weeks ago they already said they were shutting this hospital down. and st. vincent. >> county supervisor set up will take time. >> there's certain floors my understanding that will be designated for those patients. >> real preparation to get
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healthcare workers trained and medical equipment and supplies to where they need to be. the staging area coming at a cost to california. >> my understanding on the terms of the agreement it's $5 million for the first month. there after, it's operating expenses plus $2.7 million. >> some call that a small price to pay to stop the spread. a southern california hospital on friday announcement. in the end the state will bring online 750 hospital beds dedicated to covid-19 patients. >> major news. thank you. in san francisco officials are working to find safe places to house homeless people. the city department of human service ts is working to rent 3,500 hotel rooms rooms rooms rs
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next several weeks. where they can be isolated from others. >> this will be a common occurrence. we don't want people who do not need to be hospitalized to be there. simply because they can't isolate. >> city leaders could also lease more hotel rooms to house. >> in the east bay the sheriff office ordered solar tactical gun shop to close. saying it is not an essential business. the business says it's doing sales by appointment only and allowing one to two people inside. tesla is suspending production ar declining to do so. 300 inmay wants are let out early. the city of oakland is asking business owners impacted by coronavirus to contact them for potential financial help. oakland has heard from hundreds of businesses this week.
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>> in the south bay first responders pledged to keep answering calls for help despite risking exposure. they'll stay on the job. police reveal the reserve officer is recovering after testing positive. he attended a recent galering with other offices. all must self-isolate for five more days. police chief says new policies will protect officers and families from the virus. >> we're hoping that the steps will help mitigate further exposure. >> a firefighter is recovering at home after being treated in an intensive care unit for coronavirus. ten others tested positive. those firefighters report having mild toempmshe nber of confirme coronavirus cases has risen to five. at the assisted living facility. all five are in the hospital.th possible. residents are kept in roms.
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health officials visited the home to launch an investigation. >> let's give you a look at cases in the bay area. by county. six people have died nd that county. san francisco announced 19 new cases bringing total to 70. most counties are reporting a handful of cases. nearing 500 in the area. >> a remarkable effort to make sure more californiaens are getting the coronavirus test results they need. >> live at the hayward airport where a local pilot is heading south with a plane packed with tests that need to be analyzed. he's loaded to the gills. >> he certainly will be tonight.
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this is a cessna. within the next hour they are going to load up this plane and as fast as they load it up they will be airborne in route to southern california. with those coronavirus test kits. and areas where they can be tested. as we talk about this, i want to bring in kevin the pilot. doing this route four years. obvious difference over two nights. >> i have gone from 80% normal load. to 100% loading to the door way. >> we want to go inside. let's get shots inside of the plane. >> this is where you would normally put seven passengers. it's been converted to cargo. i load up 50 green bags full of test kits up to the black net. >> we want to go to some of the video that we have. showing you what it looked like last night. you can see the test kits there in the picture.
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you said that you can do a number of trips and it's much faster this way. vs. driving. >> yes. driving can take up to six hours in good traffic. flying takes me an hour and a half one way. i can do two trips before a car. >> your waiting for the load tonight and you'll take off. >> absolutely. >> all right. thank you so much. we wish you the best. great work you're doing. >> really great work. all right. >> a lot more to come. a man leaves a $2,000 tip at a restaurant. now forced to close because of the coronavirus. the generous customer tells us the inspiration for a spontaneous decision. >> we have spring warmth and showers in the forecast. exactly when you can those coming
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in the united states there are now more than 14,000 cases of the coronavirus. tonight there's a new plan to help the economy amidthe out break that shutered small business and crippled the travel industry. >> senate republicans and the white house introducing their trillion dollar plan to boost the economy. plan includes relief for workers, small businesses and the industries getting hit hardest by the pandemic. airlines and cruises and hotels. >> i hope this proposal will find a similar degree a
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bipartisan respect. and mutual urgency. >> president revealing he would support restricting the ability of companies that receive government support to engage in stock buy back. >> it's hard to tell them not to. i would tell them not to. >> the plan will include checks and directly sent to americans making less than $100,000. anyone making $75,000 or less will get a $1,200 check. anyone up to $99,000 will get a smaller check. families with the household income under $198,000 will receive up to $500 per child. with unemployment projected to spike the u.s. department of labor is asking states to hold off on sharing those numbers. the labor department releasing unemployment claims data each week. as for the stock market. the dow thursday climbing above
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20,000. >> now to a story you'll see only on 7. just before one neighborhood restaurant had to close a customer left a $2,000 tip. his generosity made an impact. >> it's been a couple days. i feel lost. >> she has served for 15 years. due to the shelter in place over the coronavirus, they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday, a regular customer left a $2,000 tip. >> i didn't bloelieve it. i went back and said is this correct? he wanted to leave it for the staff. >> he showed me the tip. i got i was like there's hope. >> things were changing so quickly around covid-19. it was a spur of the moment decision. >> it was very spontaneous.
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i dded to do it. i decided to do it. plugging into the community in a place that means a lot to us. >> it was split between 25 staff and dish washers and servers and bussers. livelihoods are drastically different. >> it's scary. should i go into a different field? >> like many restaurants they are offering to go services and running a coffee shop in the parking lot. >> people want to make sure their favorite places will be around. with need the support. >> isn't that something. ridership on bart is down 90%. they announce changes are coming as a result. weekys t will run ere empty. 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekend ts trains start at 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. we talked with riders about the
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early closing times. >> can't be selfish. everybody will suffer. i'm lucky i have a job. >> it's something we have to bare with. we'll try to nip this thing in the bud. before we're like italy or washington state. >> the schedule starts monday. >> there's a bit of time to adjust. >> in the bay area residents have been under a shelter place order for days. >> here's a look at some pictures sent to us today. of what is looked like around the bay area.
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send us pictures and videos. so comforting in a warm way. >> the sky the last shot with the clouds. it was gorgeous. >> absolutely it was. we had beautiful cloud today. we all need sunshine. so let me show you the sunset from tonight. ooets bay hills camera. the sun went down and it was just stunning. so we had a few pop up showers this afternoon. they are long gone. we look at live doppler, ti verf perspective there are spinning. this is coming in closer as we . we will have the possibility of an isolated shower tomorrow. better opportunity for wet weather sunday afternoon. temperatures now are in the 40s,
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50s. a view for the camera. at san francisco. with the clouds over head. fog forms over night. sun and isolated showers tomorrow. and it will be dry and warmer saturday. the hour by hour forecast tomorrow morning if you want to get out and walk the dog. you can do that. it is going to be dry. 1:00 in the afternoon over the mountains you see a bit of build up. and a few showers not out of the question. at 4:00 p.m. most will be seeing sun like we did today. and this pattern will carry over into saturday with more sunshine in store. first thing in the morning temperatures mid-30s to the 40s. there will be some patches of fog in the valley. look out for that. and for the afternoon a nice day on tap. milder than today. today the temperatures came up. 61 in the city. 62 in the mid-60s around fremont. 63 oakland and livermore.
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morgan hill. 61 santa cruz. fast forward to sunday. people are trying to figure out when it to get the kids out. sunday afternoon you will notice some rain forming. develop. sunday night the wet pattern unfolding. snowfall. monday the showers going. into tuesday. still scat ed showers and the pattern continues into wednesday. it won't be completely wet for four straight days. let me emphasize that. the 7-day forecast milder tomorrow. spring warmth for saturday. with low 70s inland. level one for sunday. rain in the afternoon. a shower cooler weather. as we head into the middle of the workweek. over all the pattern is looking better for those who want to step outside to run essential
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12 days since the game. we don't know if the sixers involved were coaches or staff. the warriors may not have been exposed and none have shown symptoms. saints head coach testing positive. he posted an update saying he's feeling better now. first in the nfl to go public with the diagnosis. if belichick had his way brady might have left in 2017. traded to the 49ers. this is a big part of the friction that caused brady to eventually sign with tampa bay. the back story three years ago the niners inquired about garoppolo. he offered them brady. the owner said no, way. a frustrated belichick gave them garoppolo. a steal.e bdid upeportedly infue quarterback. setting the stage for future contracts where he insisted no franchise tag possible.
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so he could be a free agent and join the bucks. the rams cut running back gurlly. a center piece of the offense. only 26. slowed by knee problems. he got fired on his day off. quarantine and chill. if you can get toilet paper here's one use for it. challenging his teammates to a ten touch juggling challenge. so we ask, what do you have? a cool note the sharks donating
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effects of the out break. >> followed by jimmy kim el this is "nightline." tonight, ununited states. outbreak outrage. spring breakers, partying in a pandemic. a tale of two cities. isolation versus celebration. >> this is so unintelligent and reckless. >> and now the race to build new field triage hospitals. plus, hate outbreaks. spreading like the virus, bias crimes aimed at asian-americans. >> there was something really dehumanizing. >> fighting racism and the blame game. >> why do you keep using this.
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