live doppler 7. we have a little bit of fog out there especially around novato and visibility down to half a mile at times. 37, 101, if you have to travel those. any of the side streets and those could be very inundated with fog and dangerously low visibility. here's a look at my day planner. i put together the next 12 hour. little cooler when you step outside due to the lack of clouds. upper 50s at noon with more sunshine than yesterday and then that slight chance of a shower in the south bay while the rest of us will be mostly sunny, mid to upper 50s at the coast and low to mid-60s here around the bay and our inland neighborhoods. reggie? >> thanks, mike. this morning, 40 million californians are waking up under a brand-new stay at home order issued by governor newsom follows a similar move initially made by six bay area counties earlier this week. jobina is at the live desk with reaction from los angeles mayor eric garcetti.

>> governor newsom calls the statewide shelter in place order a pivotal move and the governor spoke last night and said if nothing is done, the virus will impact 56% of californians in the next eight weeks. that is a worse-case scenario there. meanwhile los angeles mayor eric garcetti appeared to say he is on board. it is critical for all people to stay inside their homes and immediately limit all nonessential movement. >> i think we all fantasize that our city, our state, our country has a protective mote. if we can just keep those people out and if we can have a bubble around us. it's not coming. but the history is clear and this disease is clear, we have to take steps early. none of us have the adequate infrastructure for this and our best shot is to push this out. these are acts of love for people and the precious lives we want to protect.

>> here's a peek at what the roads have been looking like in l.a. this week. this is video from earlier this week of interstate 405 at 6:00. if you have ever ridden around l.a., you know that is a rare sight. people are taking this seriously. kuma kumasi. >> that's good to see. 483 cases total in all bay area counties plus santa cruz county. seven people have died. napa county's order to shelter at home officially started at midnight and as jobina just ordered governor newsom is requiring everyone in california to stay at home. at 10:00 this morning san jose public officials will update the importance of staying they'll also discuss on how people -- tourism in san francisco is taking a big hit because of the coronavirus pandemic. >> "the chronicle" reports some hotels have temporarily closed and many more are expected to follow suit in the next couple weeks. the head of the san francisco

association estimates that up to half of the city's hotels will suspend operations. the hotel industry is also suffering in other parts of the world. in a video posted on twitter, the ceo of marriott explains just how bad business is. >> covid-19 is having a more severe and sudden financial impact on our business than 9/11 and the 2009 financial crisis combined. >> hundreds of marriott hotels have closed or will do so. the ceo says some hotels may not reopen. only on abc 7 news a remarkable effort in the east bay to make sure they're getting the coronavirus test they need. a local pilot is carrying precious cargo that needs to get to labs in southern california. julian glover is live at the hayward executive airport with more on this. julian? >> good morning, kumasi. a whole lot of talk of the availability of the coronavirus testing kits and now we're learning how those kits get to the labs where they can be analyzed and we're hearing that

this is a very urgent process. check out the cessna plane that these kids are flown on. you'll notice that this plane that leaves from hayward executive airport each night is at full capacity. look at that green bag right there. there are 50 on planes with samples from northern california. the swabs are flown to labs in l.a. where they're then analyzed. we caught up with the pilot, kevin perry, who says there is absolutely no time to spare. >> all these test kits are all under a time constraint. you know, if they sit here too long, they could go bad and then they would have to be retested. from engine start, i'm out of here in five minutes. >> and having to be retested, you could just understand how more of a problem that could potentially create. we're hearing from the pilot, it only takes him 90 minutes to get from here to hayward executive to that lab where they're going to be analyzed.

that's faster than, i should say he can do two round trips in the time someone would take to drive there. so, very important work as more tests are ordered and more people are tested for coronavirus. reporting live at hayward executive airport, i'm julian glover. people on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus are concerned about their safety. >> what do you want? >> help us protect ourselves and protect our patients. >> nurses at kaiser permanente staged this protest yesterday. they tell the san francisco examiner they are worried about cross contamination at the hospital. as abc news anchor kenneth moton explains, they're not the only people risking their health. >> reporter: this morning a growing concern for emergency responders across the country. >> expoesure for us is just simply a cough or a sneeze. >> reporter: paramedics and police facing new dangers with every 911 call they get. >> working 16-hour days and

we've gone through now, it will be six months of personal protective equipment in just seven days. >> reporter: personal protective equipment or ppe is running low. as more patients become critically ill from the coronavirus. some life-long medics already saying they've used more masks in one day than throughout their entire career. >> this is what our firefighters, emts normally wear on the street when they respond to an emergency call and this provides them with ample protection from sneeze or a cough. they have a mask and eye protection and gown and gloves. >> the rate of exposure is not sustainable with entire states now facing medical emergencies. and multiple crew members potentially exposed on every call. >> if one of our firefighters gets sick or gets exposed or if we bring someone in that exposes our crews, then that limits the number of firefighters that are available to respond. >> reporter: so some departments including dozens across california and oregon are now telling crews to keep working as

long as they don't display symptoms, even if they have a confirmed exposure. >> every hospital in the world is worried about their doctors and nurses and other health care workers getting infect woued wi the coronavirus. >> reporter: kenneth moton. for so many people sheltering at home, the ability to get out and exercise is really important. east bay mud is keeping most of its 90 miles of trails open to the public. maybe a place just to connect with mats with nature. officials closed the reservoir after this week's shelter in place order. >> we saw a huge uptick in the number of people at those locations and we could not meet our safe, social distancing guidelines. >> earlier this week, east bay regional parks closed all of its parks but now the district is reopening at least a few of them like oakland robert sibley. visitors can access trails and open space and no buildings and

no bathrooms. right now on abc7news.com this entire page is devoted to coronavirus coverage. the main story is a blog where we're adding the latest updates. you just have to head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. breaking news. it's official tom brady is now a tampa bay buccaneer. the former patriots quarterback just posted this photo and you can see him signing it reportedly worth around $30 million a year. the san mateo native says in his post that he's looking forward to meeting his new teammates and coaches and proving to them that they can believe and trust him. brady announced he was leaving new england earlier this week. warning signs about the coronavirus pandemic ignored by the federal government? a new report says officials knew about the danger back in october. b.a.r.t. ridership drops 90% as more people stay home. the big change the agency is now making to its service. and with the warmer sunshine, we're almost back to

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let's take a look and show you what is going on as far as your activity planner. if you have to be out getting essentials, quieter weather if you're restless and wants to step outside, it will be milder. tree pollen if you're going to be outside for a while. a lot of tree pollen out there. for the south bay in the 40s and mid-60s this afternoon, that's going to be warm enough with a slight chance of a stray shower. so, we have upper 40s. mid to upper 40s through about 10:00 in the east bay valleys. jump to 68 at 1:00 and mid-60s this afternoon and here's a look at the peninsula where we're stuck in the 40s through 9:00. a lot of sunshine early with increasing clouds and the farther south you are, the more

likely you could get a stray shower this afternoon with temperatures in the low 60s. jobina is upstairs and bring her in right now and she has an update on what is going on with b.a.r.t. wow. >> we have been watching it because we ride it every day and seeing basically no one is on the trains and ridership on b.a.r.t. is down 90%. and the train's agency announced that changes are coming week days. the trains will run 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and weekends the trains will start at 8:00 a.m. and go until 9:00 p.m. we talked with riders about the early closure times. >> you have to realize that everybody is going to suffer. i'm lucky i have a job. >> as long as they don't mess with the commute hours, i'm fine with it. >> it's just something we have to bear with because we are going to try to nip this thing in the bud before we become like italy or washington state. >> again, schedule starts a week from saturday.

so, everyone can be aware of that and i will send it back to you guys in the studio. >> i'm grateful that they are just cutting at the times when most people aren't there. like late at night and on weekends. i'm sorry those people won't have the rides as usual, but the fact that they're keeping the long trains on a schedule during the day, i thank them for that. >> definitely. so many people rely on it. when you say it dropped by 90%, you think no one is on it. but loads of people here in the bay area that use public transit to get around. >> still doing those essential jobs that we depend on. so, we're so glad that they still have that option. >> thank you, b.a.r.t. coming up the coronavirus forces t

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abc 7 news. a new report claims the white house was warned back in october about a pandemic like the coronavirus. "new york times" is reporting the department of health and

human services knew months before the coronavirus outbreak about by several agencies was dubbed crimson contagion. the scarcity of medical supplies saying the u.s. lacks domestic stock for antiviral medications, needles, syringes, masks and ventilators. >> after the 2009 h1n1 pandemic, we did clear calculations and realized we would need to buy billions of masks. >> doctor tom freeden who was the head of the cdc until 2017 said they were aware of the problems. the agency warned the government several times since 2010. gas prices are dropping because of the impact on the

economy. oil prices fell to their lowest level since 2002. take a look at this price in kentucky. 99 cents per gallon. gas buddy said on facebook it confirmed this price. here in the bay area, you are not going to find anything like that. they're a little lower. the lowest price here is at go gas and food in oakland and they're charging $2.59 per gallon. girl scouts are changing their strategy to sell their cookies online. the last day to buy cookies is this sunday and because the scouts can no longer set up booths outside of stores to sell them, their sales have slowed down. >> i sent out things over my different social medias offering deliveries for people who ordered cookies. so, i've been dragging my mom down the peninsula, through san francisco, around marin delivering cookies to anyone who wants them. >> this year, the girl scouts of northern california council will allow scouts to return unsold cookies.

they will absorb the cost and the unsold cookies will be given to charity. in switzerland these two men are not letting the nationwide stop them from kicking the ball around. showing off their skills. it's called how to play sports during quarantine. it shows the two playing soccer, football, ping-pong, basketball while positioned precariously on adjacent windowsills. there's a lot of good things happening. >> i'm not mad about this. >> yeah. just keep this up. >> look at the good things coming out of this. >> all right. >> skills. >> hey, mike. >> skills, exercise. fresh air. everything we still need, right? >> what is this instagram? let me follow. >> of course. here's a look at san jose. 101 and 880. quite a few cars out there right now. brighter today.

isolated shower in this area especially. more stars. chilly tomorrow morning and unsettled. umbrella weather and winter sunday through at least wednesday, more chill as we head towards wednesday. here's a look at today's temperatures. almost back to average under a mostly sunny and then partly cloudy sky as you head down to the south bay with that isolated shower. temperatures in the low to mid-60s except for that 59 right there at half moon bay. tonight, 48 in san francisco and the mild spot. most of us in the mid to low 40s and little more fog tomorrow morning. future radar. here we are at 7:00 and you can see some green dots developing. that's the potential for those isolated showers across the south bay. overnight, we lose them. and let's forward to tomorrow afternoon. a couple dots down there, once again, as a weak area of low pressure will move over top of us. but look at the bigger one coming in sunday and you can see the we head into the evening and overnight hours and then turns

into scattered showers m part o comes in. and upper 50s. and slight chance that the snow level could drop down to 4,000 feet. a one on the storm impact scale for four consecutive days. >> all right, thanks, mike. "good morning america" is coming up at 7 whichic. >> r . >> good morning, reginald, kumasi. great to be with you and we have lots coming up on "gma" including the extraordinary new order from california's governor calling for 40 million people inio inin your state to stay home hoping to slow the spread of the virus. 125 million could be infected in weeks. the new warning for younger americans as local officials close beaches in spring break hot spots. also this morning, the race to find a treatment. we have an exclusive look inside the top le the

doctor leading the investigation into one hopeful treatment, which was touted by president are mobilizing thousands of volunteers to help the vulnerable. we'll chat with one of them live. and our "gma" resident chef michael simon sharing a recipe from his kitchen to either make now or eat now or freeze for months from now. plus, the man who brought jeannie to life on broadway is going to perform a little disney medley from his home. what a better way to wrap up the week with a disney medley. back to you. >> thank you, robert. millions of us are turning to take out to shelter in place. what you need to know to keep your food safe from coronavirus. walmart announces a major move during the

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let's take a look at the drought monitor. didn't really change for us last week. still either dry to moderate dry the entire bay area. all of our neighborhoods under that moniker. now, the state didn't really change much either as far as the moderate drought. still 48%. if you look up near crescent city, a severe drought is now starting to cross the border from oregon and work its way south towards reading. let's hope that rain makes its way up to the northern part of our state. >> mike, thank you. local restaurants are getting creative to try to stay afloat during this really uncertain time. one is coswell's a san francisco beast row known for its cheeseburgers. the restaurant is offering fresh vegetable and dried goods packages that will soon contain of all things, toilet paper.

also going to try call-in brunch this weekend. >> maybe four or five brunch items that we'll post today on social medias along with bloody mary kits and try to provide some level of normalcy for people. >> nice. also selling to-go beer and wine for half price. really? >> we talked about this yesterday, were you down here. me and jobina like coswell's. >> i know they're famous for the chee cheeseburgers but what do you eat there? >> they have devilled eggs with trout and the biscuits remind me of being home in the south. this is too much. but i was excited. i was like, oh, call-in brunch. mimosa kits. >> tell me about these bloody mary kits. that's my drink. >> we have options. >> cheers. >> cheers, friend. many of us will be taking, obviously, a break from cooking this weekend and going but woo

er we're not sure if it is to order take out. >> an infectious disease doctor says you should not be afraid to order delivery. just have no contact with the delivery person. >> leaving the package or the food outside without having to directly speak with the person or individuals and then they go out and collect the packages without any direct interaction. >> so, once you get the food inside you can see she's taking the food out of the containers, throw the containers away ask then thoroughly wash your hands. the national institutes of health released information this week that the coronavirus can live on cardboard for 24 hours and on plastic surfaces for up to 72 hours. >> now, you don't have to act like someone is robbing her. did you see her? she looked out like, is the coast clear? >> leave, leave. >> okay. walmart plans to give its hourly workers cash bonuses to

thank them for all the hard work they're doing right now. each full-time employee will receive 300 bucks. part-time workers will each get $150. the money will be paid out next month around april 2nd. walmart also has plans to hire 150,000 new workers through the end of may to help with our shopping surge. people are stepping forward and donating to coronavirus relief efforts. abc's kelly ripa and her husband mark consuelos contributed $1 million. their donation to the new york governor's office will help buy ventilators for hospitals and help a women's shelter organization in new york city. you can watch kelly on "live with kelly and ryan" right here on abc 7. >> i love that. that is a huge chunk of change and very generous of them. next at 6:30, local scientist working around the clock to find a treatment for coronavirus. this hospital in daly city was about to close. now, the state desperately wants to use

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now at 6:30, it is a historic day on wall street. the opening bell just rang as the new york stock exchange prepares to close its trading floor. starting on monday, trading goes 100% electronic to protect employees from the coronavirus. the markets seem to be stabilizing this morning, but as we know it was an incredibly difficult week. also this morning, the rush to stop the spread of coronavirus. governor newsom announcing the state will release hospital beds in the bay area to people diagnosed with covid-19. as he orders all californians to stay home. >> this is a moment in time and we will meet this moment together and we will look back

at these kinds of decisions as pivotal decisions. >> also, how kylie jenner is responding after the u.s. surgeon general called on her to help stop the spread of coronavirus. good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 20th. happy it's friday. happy we're all still together even though we're social distancing. >> i'm sorry, does that lady have cheeriries on her face? >> have you used that filter? >> what is that filter? >> the cherries on your cheeks. it just livens up -- >> maybe we should be doing t t that. >> and then mike is going to tell us about this, this is the first full day of spring, yes? >> yes, sir. astronomical spring. came in at ac as we head throug weekend and into next week. right now a little bit of fog to contend with around novato.

101 is where it is thickest.s p t alon mancoast, that is where seeing fog at reporting stations. san rafael and you see as we look south on 101, no fog. mid-30s to mid-40s. little less cloud cover to keep us warm. more sunshine, though, means milder at lunch and sunglasses, you'll need them. upper 50s. mid to upper 50s at the coast while the rest of us hit the mid to low 60s and best chance of a shower develops in the south bay. >> all right, thanks, mike. this morning the shelter in place order already in effect in the bay area and los angeles county is now extended over the entire state and its 40 million residents. last night governor gavin newsom issued the order. jobina is at the live desk with more. >> calls the statewide shelter in place a pivotal moment to slow the spread of coronavirus. people are reacting all over the country to this. the governor says if nothing is done, the virus will impact about 56% of californians in the

next eight weeks. that's more than 25 million people sickened at a pace that would overwhem the state's medical system. the governor is mobilizing hundreds of california national guard troops for aid efforts and also planning to transform dorms to house patients. but he says the biggest help comes from each other. >> i think all of us are coming to appreciate our teachers. we're all coming to appreciate each other, i think, a little bit more. we don't see this through the lens of rural, urban and we certainly don't see it through the lens of republican and democrat. i think we're all human beings deeply capable of loving one another. >> newsom is asking the federal government to get field hospitals ready and bring a navy hospital ship to port in los angeles. reggie, i'll send it back to you in the studio. the governor also announced the state is going to lease hospital beds for coronavirus patients and one of those facilities is seton medical center in daly city.

that's where amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. the state plans to rent half the beds in this hospital. essentially saving this hospital. it was planning on closing. the governor announced he will be using special covid-19 response funds from the state budget to rent the space here at seton medical center in d a, ly city. the community was very worried about this hospital closing wondering where people would go for medical treatment, especially when this pandemic hit. so, there is some relief here that the hospital will be used by the state and officials say they plan to do it with caution. >> there's going to be certain floors, my understanding, that are going to be designating for those patients. so making sure that the area is contained and safe is critical. >> the state will take over 177

beds here. that is about half the beds here at this hospital. and will pay $5 million in the first month and then each month after that will pay about $2.7 million. they didn't say when this is going to happen. they still have to move in equipment and train the staff, but this hospital now set to play a key role in the fight against this virus when just days ago it was on the verge of closing. what a turn of events. reporting live in daly city, amy hollyfield. now here's a look at the cases in the bay area county by county. now 483 cases. marin county reported ten new confirmed cases just last night and that is the largest single day increase since the first case was reported there on march 4th. santa clara county continues to report new cases. 14 in the last day bringing their total to 189. six people have died in that county. san francisco announced 19 new cases bringing the total to 70. the number of confirmed

coronavirus cases has risen to five at the atria burlingame facility. all five patients are in the hospital this morning and the facility is closed to the public. people who live there are staying in their rooms and county health officials and the cdc visited the home to launch an internal investigation. in san francisco, officials are working to find safe places to house people who are experiencing homelessness amid this pandemic. the city's department of human service is working to rent 3,500 hotel rooms in the next is several weeks. they moved four people who experienced homelessness who tested positive for coronavirus into hotels where they can be isolated from others. >> this will be a very common occurrence. we don't want people who do not need to be hospitalized to be there simply because they can't isolate.eaders could also lease more hotel rooms to house first responders and medical workers to reduce their risk of spreading coronavirus.

in the south bay first responders have pledged to keep answering calls for help despite risking exposure to coronavirus. >> san jose police say right now a reserve officer is recovering after testing positive for covid-19. he was at a recent gathering with a group of other reserve officers. all are self-isolating for several more days. san jose police chief says new policies to protect officers and their families from the virus. >> we're hoping that the steps we have taken will help mitigate any further exposure. >> now recovering at home after being treated for coronavirus in the icu. ten others also tested positive. those firefighters report having mild to moderate symptoms. researchers in labs at ucsf lab have been working around the clock to determine which cells it invades and hijacks.s.s.

there are 30 trillion cells in the human body and pinpoint human proteins. by mapping that, researchers will try to identify existing drugs that have the potential to interrupt the process. >> we, as of last week, sent out a number of drugs. i think ten drugs so far and they're testing them in the lab as we speak. >> results are being shared with the labs in new york and paris. some of the existing drugs being tested are fda approved to treat ebola and malaria but they could be effective against covid-19. we have answers to all of your coronavirus questions right now on our website. we have an entire page dedicated to related stories and resources. just head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. still ahead, a man on a mission in the east bay. this pilot's important job in the fight against the virus. a spontaneous decision leaves a lasting impact at a north bay restaurant. reaction from the workers who discovered a $2,000 tip. but, first, another look at the big board this morning. you can see that we're actually up about 126 points. and now a look at the weather

from meteorologist mike nicco. >> like seeing that. i bet a lot of people do. excuse me. 39 in men low park right now and the cool spot on the peninsula everybody else in the mid to low 40s. midto low 40s on the east bay side and you head towards oakland and san francisco, upper 30s. 38 in san ramon and east bay valleys and 35 in santa rosa the cool spot up in the north bay. bay bridge toll plaza and you can see all that early sunshine. just a slight chance of a shower this afternoon otherwise your commute, if you have to be out there, pretty quiet weather wise. let's talk more about the temperatures. 39 at 7:00 and jump to 40 at 9:00 and the fog around novato will dissipate rather quickly. 11:00 sunshine and 55 and low to mid-60s and brightest and one of the warmest areas for the afternoon. and then 56 at 11:00 and you can see some low 60s with increasing clouds. the closer you are say south of hayward towards newark and union

city and fremont, you could have a stray shower. and here in san francisco, we'll start off with a little bit of cloud cover and then sunshine and hitting 58 by 1:00 and then increasing clouds to near 60 at 3:00. want to bring jobina in. she's upstairs but keeping an eye on mass transit. you have an update? >> i do. this is some happy news. i'm happy to give everybody a little positive news. marin transit will offer free rides starting today for the duration of shelter in place. this only applies to rides trough the marin transit connect center which caters to seniors and people with disabilities. provides curb-to-curb transporation in accessible bans. people hail rides on demand through the marin transit app. it will help those who rely on public transit to

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accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> 6:43 on a friday. the drought monitor. still all abnormally dry if not 40% of us under a moderate drought. climbing from 38% last friday ty 48%. we don't have much time left in the season and just a few showers today. 41 in tahoe and a few spotty showers across the rest of the state and lower elevations low to mid-60s. it will be liquid. tahoe 11 degrees right now and look at the fresh snow. unfortunately, no way to enjoy it. we hope it fills the reservoirs as it melts the spring. more snow this monday. moderate to heavy. now abc 7 news live news update. the scrips national spelling be has been canceled. this is video from last year's tied for the championship. this year's competition was

scheduled for may 24th. it will try to reschedule for later in the year, but did not commit to a date. it's possible there may not be a national spelling bee in 2020, which is really sad because i always look forward to watching that personally. i'm always so impressed with those kids, kumasi. >> jobina, i covered this last year and that was my first time being there. when i say it is these kids' whole world and they practice for so long to compete and for some their last chances to compete because of different limitations. this is really, i know, devastating for a lot of them. >> we usually we have a lot of bay area representation, too. i'm disappointed for those kids. all right. we'll have to think of something else. >> all right, thanks, jobina. coronavirus headlines from the east bay. the alameda county ordered to close because it's not an essential business. the business is doing sales by appointment only and allowing one to two people in a store at

the time. >> tesla suspend production at its fremont plant after initially declining to do so. >> more than 300 inmates at the alameda county jail in dublin are being released early because of coronavirus concerns. >> the city of oakland is asking business owners impacted by coronavirus to contact them for potential financial help. oakland says it's heard from hundreds of businesses this week alone. now, to a man on a mission. this morning we're meeting the local pilot who is carrying some precious cargo. coronavirus tests. >> julian glover is live at the hayward executive airport with more on his story. julian? >> good morning, guys. this morning we're answering the question of what happens when a person in the bay area is tested for the coronavirus. we're learning those swabs are packed on a plane here at hayward executive airport and flown to a lab in socal and we're hearing this is an urgent process with seconds to spare. check out the video here and you'll see the cessna pne that flies out at midnight each night

at full capacity, no less. check out the green bag right there. 50 of them on the plane with samples from northern california patients anxious to know if they've testede for coronavirus. again, those swabs are flown to labs in l.a. where they're then analyzed. we actually caught up with the pilot kevin perry who says he realizes he is playing a major role to help slow the spread. >> that's what i accomplish is getting the tests to the laboratories so they can get the results in a timely fashion because if you're waiting on results for two to three days your mind can be just going, you know, all kinds of places. >> that's been the reality for some. we do want to point out that that flight to l.a. only taking the pilot about 90 minutes. he can do two round trips in the time it would take one person to dr drive those tests done and more tests are ordered and more

people are tested. i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >> julian, thank you. now to a story only on 7 one in the north bay had to close because of coronavirus. a customer left a $2,000 tip. christy bricoli had served at buckeye roadhouse for 15 years. because of marin county shelter in place order they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday, robert godard a regular customer left a $2,000 tip. >> i didn't believe it >> and he said, look, he showed me the tip. i was like, there's hope. >> i just decided to do it. it was my way of sort of plging community in a place that means a lot to us. >> the tip was split between 25 staff members and that included dishwashers, servers and bussers.

like many other restaurants, they're offering to-go and running a coffee kiosk in their parking lot. go pay them a visit. now to your morning money report. >> starting monday, many locations will give away two free kids meals with the purchase of an adult meal. the offer applies to online orders and can be redeemed once a day. bed, bath & beyond is closing half of its stores because of the coronavirus. 800 locations across the country will be shut down until april 3rd. employees will still be paid during that time. 700 other locations will stay open with shortened hours. another check of the stock market and earlie we showed you that we're in positive territory and now we have gone to the negative side. down at one point more than 100 points and now about 77 points. again, another volatile day of trading and what has been an extremely volatile week. i should let you know that things are going to change starting monday. the new york stock exchange will move to fully electronic trading

after two people tested positive for coronavirus. this is the first time the trading floor has been closed while electronic training continues. kylie jenner answered the surgeon general's call for >> doing my daily reminders for how important it is right now to practice social distancing and self quarantining. i'm going on my ninth day. the coronavirus is a real thing. >> in this video from instagram, the social media star urged her followers to self isolate. the surgeon general asked her and other influencers to tell young adults to stay home. many young adults have ignored the advice to social distance. this is video from florida because the thinking is that the coronavirus will not have much of an impact on their personal well being. so, i'm glad she is saying hey, look, i can do it, you can do it, too.

>> you said, too, your floridians. >> my mother. what is her excuse? because she is in the range of the stay at home range. like really stay at home. >> her excuse is she just saw the beach and it was calling her. >> it was. it is nice down there. >> and chen you called her. >> and you threatened someone to slash her tires. >> i went to extreme measures. >> it worked. she's sitting down. >> reggie's love knows no boundaries. >> i'm willing to make threats. >> his love is extreme. all right. here's a look at san jose. hi, everybody. oh, looking at partly cloudy to mostly cloudy start this morning. we will have more sunshine this afternoon and that will give us enough energy for an isolated shower especially in the south bay. rain returns to allteooanthen ir to showers as cooler weather comes in monday, tuesday and wednesday. let's take a look at today's

temperatures. we're almost back to average with 59 at half moon bay and 61 in san francisco to 62 in san mateo and 64 in san jose and also in concord and 63 in oakland and napa. so, let's take a look at tonight. a lot like this morning. just a little more fog out there. temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. so, we've got a trifecta of areas of low pressure. this one is going to head to the south. that will open the door for this one off the coast. and as it does, the one over novato will swing back and that will give us enough for a scattered shower and go away at night and reenergize the atmosphere tomorrow with more sunshine and even less amounts of showers down in the south bay. but then as we head into sunday, you can see the light rain starting to come up and moderate at times sunday evening and overnight. and then as that low comes closer, brings the colder air. we drop from the low to upper 60s sunday to the mid-50s to

mid-60s monday and then the cilly showers with a lowering snow level and a slight threat of thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday. every day a one on the storm impact scale sunday through wednesday. >> that's something. all right, mike, thank you. two republican senators are facing serious questions after the reveal they received briefings on the severity of coronavirus and then sold a bunch of stocks. senate intelligence committee richard burr is accused of using privileged information for his own financial gain. he sold off as much as $1.7 million in stock right before the market started to fall. and there are also questions about georgia senator, she dumped more than a million dollars in holdings leading up to the outbreak both deny any wrongdoing. people are using netflix and social netflix is reducing streaming.

netflix says slightly lowering the picture quality will reduce data consumption by 25%. now the kids are stuck at home and more people are turning to video games for entertainment. >> look at this, a highly anticipated game for nintendo switch out today. animal crossing new horizons is a life simulation game. and the players go to a dessertdessert ed island and build a community and the players connect with other switch users online to visit other islands and then, look, in this world you don't have to social distance. everybody is happy. look at them. wee. >> it must be some game because my feed is full of people going nuts over this. have you ever played it? >> i never played this. >> can you be the raccoon? >> why do i have to be the raccoon? >> no, i'm saying can one be the raccoon? >> somebody over here doing this looking happy.

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6:55. if you're just joining us or about to go out the door. here are seven things you need to know. governor newsom ordered the entire state of california to stay at home. he says if nothing is done, the coronavirus will impact about 56% of californians in the next eight weeks, which would then overwh overwhelm the state's health care system. the state will release hospital beds for coronavirus patients. one of the facility state secured is seton medical center in d a,aly city. number three. at 10:00 this morning san jose mayor sam licardo and other officials will update the importance of staying home and how people can report businesses not complying with the shelter in place order. number four in the east bay, a remarkable effort to make sure more californians are getting the coronavirus test results they need. this is at the hayward executive airport where a local pilot has

been heading to southern california with a plane packed with tests that need to be analyzed. number five. here's a look from the exploratorium. fewer clouds and cooler conditions this morning. warmer this afternoon with a slight chance of a shower in the south bay. number six. b.a.r.t. is making scheduling changes due to low ridership. te new weekend schedule starts a week from saturday. we have more on that on abc7news.com. the most important news of the day to me. you can watch the newest disney pixar movie at home starting tonight. that's right. you can buy a digital copy of "onward" starting at 5:00 p.m. it will be released on disney plus april 3rd. the movie premiered in theaters earlier this month, but, of course, most of us couldn't make it to the theater by the time covid-19 hit us all so hard. pi pixar is located right here in emeryville. let's support them. >> can i have your

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as we join you this friday morning, the entire state of california told to stay at home as medical experts race to find a treatment for covid-19. breaking overnight, the governor of california issues a drastic directive to 40 million residents. >> we direct a statewide order for people to stay at home. >> asked the president to deploy a navy hospital ship to l.a. the mayor of los angeles, a city nearly shut down now, joins us live. all this as spring break hot spots see a new crackdown after those startling images of crowded beaches, and news this morning about researchers racing to find a treatment. the lead investigator of a new drug treatment trial announced by the president joins us live.