so if you're on taifacebook, lee know. right now at 6:00 for you. >> we need to prepare for a potential pandemic. day by day we see the window for opportunity closing. >> five more cases just confirmed in the bay area. this morning a live team wb. coverage for you on what is before you head out of the door being done to stop the spread of on this monday morning, we want coronavirus. plus super tuesday surprise. to get the top stories. a field of democratic buses will transport the presidential candidates is thinning as two more drop out last group of quarantined cruise ship passengers from travis air over the weekend. you might have missed it. force base as they head home. it happened so fast. what happens if you already this is the last 140 or so voted for one of them? people stuj there for the past and a wind advisory thousand in place in parts of the bay area. where you really need to hang on two weeks who quarantine lifts today. to your hats this morning. all were on board the cruise ship that sickened so many "today in the bay" continues people off the coast of japan. buses are to take many of them right now. >> thanks for joining us on this monday morning. to airports including sfo to i'm kris sanchez. collect to flights elsewhere. i'm in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. happening today, vice and we're just talking about president pence will hold a that wind there. when you get outside it could be coronavirus briefing scheduled for 2:00 p.m. our time. a scary situation. president trump meanwhile is especially if you have to hold meeting with drug companies to on to things. >> if you are small you might talk about finding a vaccine as

get blown away. a second death was reported >> good thing i'm a big guy. overnight in washington state. and florida, new york and rhode [ laughter ] >> she's out there holding on to a tree. island all reported their first all right. let's get started this morning. it will still be windy. cases. tech giant apple launching a especially in the bay area new fund today, it said that it hills. i want to shelenu had a wind gu will help people trying to make it in the bay. it is called apple affordable housing fund involving a of 72 miles per hour and mt. $150 million grant meant to help find solutions to the housing diablo it was 56. crisis. this is part of apple's and a lot are in the airports at oakland and commitment to pledge at least napa still up to 33. $2 billion to help the bay area and today it is still going to create more affordable housing. be breezy as our temperatures reach into the low 70s inland. the group housing trust silicon valley is working with apple and we'll talk more about that coming up. and mike is tracking a crash said that the grant gives slowing in the tri-valley. developers better chances to >> i have arrows but not talking about wind direction or speed. obtain loans for affordable we're talking about what is housing. affecting the speed your driving decision 2020, on super here. tuesday tomorrow, a new poll as folks come together, highway shows bernie sanders with a 84 and 680 in sunol out of double-digit lead in california. pleasanton and livermore, we the emerson college poll said have an adjoining of the two sanders has 37% support of routes and the crash which may voters in the state. affect your slow lane. 21% support joe biden. the chp has not yet cleared elizabeth warren is coming in at everything going on here. south 680 approaching mission

north and that may be more 16% in third. all of this was taken before slowing for that section. just that one for the pete buttigieg and tom steyer tri-valley. the rest of the bay is a smooth dropped out of the race. so if you voted early for either drive. earlier crash looks like it buttigieg or steyer, california clears over at whipple. the speeds have recovered there. does not allow voters to reca c. upper east shore freeway, rodeo toward richmond westbound 80 let's get a last look at our forecast today. three lanes blocked approaching >> it starts out clear. we have some milder el portal and the toll plaza is temperatures. and it is still going to be windy today. standard with the metering our temperatures inland heading lights. back to you. up to 70 workweek. about 150 people quarantined by the coronavirus outbreak are hours away from being released >> all right. well we want to look in at the from travis air force base. nimitz. >> we'll check in over there. this is a live look where buses the camera was moving around will transport the last wave of because of the wind there. right now looking at movement on the roadway. passengers who were once 880 northbound slow past the quarantined off the japan coast. coliseum but the disabled vehicle, one of them has cleared >> health leaders are confirming around 23rd. the first cases in new york, other side of the bay, palo alto florida and rhode island. moving nicely. all but one are tied to foreign red sox toward us going south travel. that brings the total number of with the sun at your eyes so u.s. cases to at least 88. bring those sunglasses. a second person died overnight >> be careful for that glare. in washington state at the same a lot it happening on "today in facility where the first person the bay." we're back the 7:25 with live died. so far those are the only two local news.

>> and join us for our midday u.s. coronavirus deaths. bay bridge health leaders last night reported five new cases in newscast at 11:00 testimonoday. three bay area counties. the dow up 120 points off a and we have team coverage for tough week last week, the worst you. tracie potts is live in since the recession. washington with the federal we'll have more of that at government response. midday as well. have a great day. ly. but first bob redell. >> live for us outside of good samaritan hospital in san jose where two patients are being treated. do we know how they contracted the virus? >> reporter: in some of the cases, yes. we do, marcus and chris. news this morning, the coronavirus has been circulating undetected in the u.s. for behind me at good samaritan weeks. hospital, a source confirms that a second american dies. there are two patients here with new cases surface on the east coronavirus who are being coast.n't go to school. treated inside of the intensive care unit. so right now over the weekend there are three new cases here. >> the important decision the and in santa clara county, the cdc just made on who can be tested. first was a woman with chronic global impact. health conditions, the second schools closed. and third a husband and wife who both recently traveled to egypt. flights canceled. a santa clara county now has a total of seven covid-19 cases and two more new cases here in even the famed louvre in paris

the area, one in alameda county which prompted a public health emergency and the other case in solano county. both are health care workers who attended to a coronavirus patient who is being treated at north bay vacavalley hospital in vacaville and both workers were tested after they recently started showing symptoms. >> now they're not ill enough to require hospitalization. but they have the misfortune of having been exposed to that patient in such a way that the virus was actually able to pass to them. >> reporter: public health authorities say the new health care workers are among 93 people at vacavalley hospital who came into contact with that patient. now that patient, a woman, was not tested there bhe hadn't recently traveled to china, nor did she have any contact with someone who had. but after a few days her condition got worse and she was sent to uc davis medical center in sacramento where she eventually tested positive for covid-19. between the two hospitals hundreds of health care workers

are now under quarantine and because of her case the cdc has changed the criteria for testing. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. leaders on capitol hill are watching this outbreak very closely. today president trump is planning to meet with pharmaceutical companies at the white house. >> tracie potts is live in washington with the latest on the government effort to keep the virus from spreading. tracie? >> reporter: mark and us kris, he's he's tweeting that democrats are fear-monger that this is under control and the meeting you mentioned at the white house today, the government is trying to get the big pharmaceutical companies to focus on and create a vaccine. washington state announced overnight that one more victim with coronavirus has died. a man in his 70s with underlying health problems. the first u.s. victim, a man in his 50s, also from washington state. officials believe he caught the

virus through community contact. more than 70 people in the u.s. have now been diagnosed. including the first cases in new york, and rhode island. both traveled to affected countries. >> the risk here in rhode island at this point is low. and we have been preparing for this for weeks. >> reporter: vice president pence tells "meet the press" the cdc is helping local authorities figure out who else may have been exposed. >> for the average american, the risk does remain low. we're ready. >> reporter: the trump administration said 150,000 test kits will be available in the next two weeks. but they're concerned about a shortage of face masks. for health workers who >> people running out buying face masks, that is not need and and we don't recommend it. >> the president said travelers will also be screened when they arrive in the u.s. democratsal aling fears

about the coronavirus a hoax. >> this idea, first, that it was a hoax, or that it was minimalh. they tried to push it under the rug. >> reporter: the administration plans an update this afternoon. now, the federal government actually can force these pharmaceutical companies to put what they're working on on the back burner and focus on this vaccine. we'll see what happens when the president meets with them today. kris and marcus. >> but that vaccine takes so long to be approved and ready for use but it is a good thing to fast track. thank you very much, tracie. so here in our center we're answering questions that you've been sending all weekend long. let's talk about the topic of virus transmission. folks are asking if you could get it from your household items. right now the cdc said there is no evident that it could be carpet.ted via soft surfaces

it is possible, though, that the virus could be on frequently touched hard surfaces like a doorknob on keyboard but early information suggests that the viral particles would last only for a few hours so the answer here is to disinfect. just use regular water with bleach in it. and another topic is the treatment options. so for there is nocoronavirus. it is being recommended though that folks are showing systems take fluids. medicine to reduce fever. and in some cases if you are heading to the hospital they are likely to get supplemental oxygen but in severe cases the data shows that about 80% of the cases are mild. so it is like when we get the flu, maybe you get it really bad and i get a mild case of it, right. to 80% of cases are mild. that is why we're hearing about people quarantining at home and not going to the hospital. >> those preventative measures and wiping things down and washing your hands. >> and chris chmura did a little

piece online of how long you need to scrub and use hand sanitizer too. >> oh, yeah. >> talking about washing your hands for two happy birthdays, for 30 seconds. that is a long time. all right. well around the globe, new air travel warnings are also in effect. flights suspended. find the details on nbcbayarea.com. well now to decision 2020. the field of democratic super tuesday. former indiana mayor pete buttigieg is suspending his campaign despite winning the iowa caucus. he had a poor showing in south carolina primary. he said that his goal now is to unify the democratic party against president trump. tom steyer dropping out of the race on saturday following his disappointing primary finish. meanwhile, if you voted early and pledged support behind any of the candidates who have dropped out, well you are out of luck. because california does not have a do-over for those votes. well let's take a look at the latest polls showing bernie

sanders holding a double-digit lead among california voters. the emerson college polls would taken before this weekend and it gives saes gives sanders 37% support. and 21% go to joe biden and elizabeth warren is tracking in third with 16%. now our website nbcbayarea.com is a good resource for you to prepare to cast your ballot. if you haven't already done unt. go to nbcbayarea.com/election guide. right now at 6:10, while the bay area is dry, it is nice to see light snow for the sierra. as the sun rises, it is still coating the trees in north star and then a nice sunrise as we look at squaw valley this morning. temperature at 19 degrees. we're looking up to about five or six inches of snow in the sierra while we're starting out with a clear start this morning. it is been breezy and it is causing a wide range in

temperatures where winds rushing by creates friction and warmer temperatures. so we're at 56 in oakland. but 35 in san martin where the wind is calm. we'll get a look at wind speed forecast for today coming up. and mike you're racking two issues for the east bay. >> and the newest one was at 880 northbound at 23rd. i think it is only affecting the on-ramp. that is the very latest from the chp. i don't see slowing over the last five -- but we'll track that. northbound 880 through oakland. at el portal, the commute direction from highway 4 we see slowing. the update that chp gave a while back was the three left lanes were blocked. i see less slowing and that should mean one more lane is cleared. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:11. coming up next, prince harry and meghan markle are not done with the royal duties and the future

plans comes at a big cost to british taxpayers. also planning a spring break trip. if you're sick of thehave a swe topical deal available. how much you have to slap down to have some fantasy island type trips. >> i was thinking more gilligan's island. worst week since the recession last week on wall street but things are looking better today. i'll tell you why when "today in the bay" continues. between the gorgeous sights, amazing food and diverse cultures, you love the bay area. but you don't love the traffic, high-priced homes and seeing our neighbors struggle. so let's find a way to make things better. nbc bay area news presents "making it in the bay." every day, on every newscast, we break down the housing crisis, meet the people fighting for survival and find real solutions. "making it in the bay," every day, every newscast on nbc bay

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good monday morning. we're coming up on 6:15. as we check out dublin. if you're to about to step out of the door, expect temperatures in the upper 40s. we'll get sunshine today as temperatures warm up into the upper 60s here. a look at all of our microclimates and some warmer weather in less than five minutes. more sniunlight and more metering lights but fewer headlights past fast track. we'll talk about the build for the upper east shore freeway. and good morning, very happy monday to you. coronavirus dominating our financial news. twitter has toldity employees to avoid all domestic international travel, everything. american airlines feeling the pressure, down 7% on friday.

i'll get to them in a moment. but first let's hear from the vice president who told our chuck todd the economy is strong. >> the fundamentals in this economy are strong and as the president said yesterday, we're going to focus on the health of the american people and this economy will, and particularly the stock market, that that saw some downturn this is week, it will come back. but our focus is on the health and well being of the american people. >> now there is talk the fed might lower interest rates by a half a percent to offset the concerns of coronavirus and coordinate with other countries central bank for a worldwide cut. but let us be clear. an interest rate cut will help the economy recover, but it probably won't do much to help the economy currently. yes, wall street futures are trading slightly higher on the news. we'll probably see a positive open. but lower interest rates don't bring ships that are are

anchored off the shore from chinese ports into port. they're not doing it at any interest rate. would lower interest rat ticket? maybe. though fed rates are not directly related to credit card is saying buy a ticket and if you change your mind later, no harm, to foul, no change fear. the gamers conference has b ty . after major companies dropped out. jack welch has died at age of 84. welch ran general electric for two decades turning it into the world's second most valuable company behind microsoft. and kris, he was technically our boss for some period of time. >> he was. >> back when general electric owned nbc. i don't -- didn't get a chance to talk to him. >> was thankful for the little maternity leave policy they had. >> and comcast is nice as well. >> yes.

also. thank you, scott. trending this morning, lingering royal duties for prince harry and meghan markle. they plan to leave their baby in canada as they return to the uc this week. police protection funded by british taxpayers will be provided for baby archie. the sun reports that the cost could be up to $65,000 per week. the couple plans to officially step down from royal duties at the end of the month. how long are they going to be gone? >> i don't flow. if they are too expensive, send them here. if you want to take a vacation to the next level, rent an entire island. this is on airbnb in philippines, brother island has a two-story house with seven bedrooms so you could invite 15 housekeeping and transportation on and off the island. looked at

cost about $350 a night. >> back in the college spring break days we would have crammed like 150 people -- >> and it would have worked. >> made it work. >> it still would have been tough. >> a dollar apiece. >> i'll bring the beer. >> exactly. well you don't need to get away from the bay area at this point. the weather is lovely. >> it is going to be lovely. i thought it was a little cold especially in san francisco over the weekend. and it was also very windy. but today we start our warming trend. and as we get a live look outside. we're seeing the sky clear. and that was something we didn't see a lot of over the weekend as well. some sunshine. as we go into today, expect it to stay mostly sunny. and also still windy. here is a look at the wind advisory that has been extended until tomorrow morning. for some of the bay area hills. and this is something that we don't say. a high fire high winds and the very dry

conditions we've had. so we're watching out for that. here is a look at our hour-by-hour wind speed forecast. i'm taking it through lunchtime for you and we see that our wind speeds will be coming in at about 25 to 35 miles per hour. are where we see the red and pink color shows the winds higher in the hills. and then as we go into the evening, it is still gusty. even as we look at what is happening up around winters area as well as concord. napa at 36-mile-per-hour winds. and then it is starting to calm down by twind advisory will be o expire. we're looking at high temperatures today. warmer than yesterday. reaching 70 in livermore. also 70 in concord and 70 today in napa. so here is what is going on. we have high pressure close by low pressure and that makes the air rush by fast. and we're seeing the rain and the storm track to the north. and the system that brought the sierra some snow over the weekend is now bringing some rain across parts of far

southern california. that is moving away. high pressure will build once again and see that our temperatures are heating up. once the high pressure is right overhead for the middle of the workweek, it keeps us dry. but there will be changes into the weekend. as some cooler air comes in and pain a better by the middle of next week. which a so the next ten days are going to be something we're watching. a chance of showers moving in. right now the t place. holding off the rain for a little while longer. mike, you're starting with a look athe nimitz. >> we'll talk about 880 past the coliseum. i'm watching this view. northbound uninterrupted and unslowed, there is a disabled vehicle. the report said around 23rd and mentioned the on-ramp and i think that is the only part that is affected if you are getting on at 23rd to north 880. over here the upper east shore freeway, a bigger concern with more slowing. but things are kind of holding steady here from highway 4 down

to el portal. still reports of your left lanes blocked. they don't know if it is three or fewer lanes blocked but again the back-up holding 4. some folks hitting el portal so watch the surface streets into san bab low. a crash cleared at 680 and andraid. and on the peninsula side, slow toward whipple but the last of those crews that cleared from the bay shore and the back-up at bay bridge toll plaza. but the left approach great. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," new details about a central valley fire that took the life of a young child. what firefighters did to save the lives of the others. kobe bryant's wife slammed the handling of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter. details on that. plus stirring new allegations against the sheriff's department and nbc bay area responds.

a lot of people are buying hand sanitizer thanks to coronavirus. but are they using it properly? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll walk you through the directions and what experts have to say next. woman: the deadly corona virus

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for a second straight day. vo: health experts warn the us is underprepared. managing a crisis is what mike bloomberg does. in the aftermath of 9-11, he steadied and rebuilt america's largest city. oversaw emergency response to natural disasters. upgraded hospital preparedness to manage health crises. and he's funding cutting edge research to contain epidemics. tested. ready. mike: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. well a developing story in the central valley. we're learning more about a fire many modesto that left a toddler dead. firefighters say six others were hurt. it happened on saturday. the "modesto bee" spoke with one

neighbor who saw the smoke and ran to get people out. two victims had to be rescued by firefighters. the cause is under investigation. 6:25 and hand sanitizer is selling fast. this is amidst the coronavirus fears. but are you using it as direct? >> i was not. chris chmura shows us how the best way to use it is. >> first healtherts are agree if you're given a choice between washing your handed and using anti-bacterial gel you should wash your hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. if you can't get to a sink, hand sanitizer is better than nothing. but how much and how long and what kind. here is what the scientists at the university of florida say. to be most effective, a dime-sized dollop of alcohol gel should be rubbed into the hands for 30 seconds. if hands are dry after only 10 or 15 seconds it is likely not

enough sanitizer was used. 30 seconds is a long time to rub your hands dry and i wasn-- and want to show you how long 30 seconds is. we're going to talk about alcohol contest. the packaging should tell you how much alcohol is in the gel and the higher the better. though the sweet spot is between 60 and 95% alcohol. they warn that the higher concentrations are actually not as effective. that is because there needs to be a little bit of water in there to cause the reaction that kills bacteria. and here we are, right at 30 seconds. my handed should finally be dry. that is a long 30 seconds. we've put a special section on our website dealing with coronavirus at nbcbayarea.com. while there at30 seconds. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," developments in the coronavirus outbreak.

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in 2008. investors are hoping for a better start to trading today as "today in the bay" continues right now. and good morning. thanks for starting with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia this morning. we want to take a look at your weather forecast. you might want to pull it back into a chic pony trailer a nice bun, right, kari. >> and a skirt form fitting. it is a windy day. and that is what we're talking about this morning. i could tell by temperatures it is more gusty in oakland, san francisco where it is 56. and a calm wind in san martin.t. as we look at our temperature trend through the day, we'll have some upper 40s in pleasant hill and then heading into the mid to upper 60s going into noon. looking at gust we from 35 to 4 hour in some of the bay area littles until this evening.

we'll talk about this and what is ahead for the rest are of the week. mike, you now have two updates for b.a.r.t. riders? >> the first one there was a delay for mechanical problems toward the east bay and the second is they are recovering. and when you get to the b.a.r.t. station, that is what was going on out of s.f. and under the water that is the trans-bay tunnel. a drive slowing for the westbound direction for the upper east shore from highway 4 to el portal slow for one stretch of the upper east shore freeway. a crash blocking one lane. i don't know if it is one or three but things are starting to move better. the south bay we'll talk about two issues there coming up. the developments in the coronavirus outbreak, the first cases are now being confirmed in three more states. on the east coast, new york, florida and rhode island. this brings the total number of u.s. cases to at least 88.

and overnight a second american died who was reported. all of the states with the current cases there in red. in the bay area, there are five new cases of coronavirus. a source telling nbc bay area that two patients are currently in intensive care at good samaritan hospital in san jose. now we have live team coverage for you. sharon katsuda is live at travis air force base where quarantine travelers are ready to go home. but first "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us outside of the good samaritan hospital in san jose. so how are things going there? >> reporter: you were mentioned five new cases here in the bay area. three of them -- [ inaudible ]. confirmed that the [ inaudible ] at good samaritan behind me here in san jose and they are in intensive care. so you've got three new cases in santa clara county. here is what we know about these people. the first is a woman with

chronic health conditions. the second and third a husband and wife who recently traveled to egypt. santa clara county now has seven total covid-19 cases. cases are in alameda and solano counties. both people are health care workers who attended to a coronavirus patient who is being treated at north bay vacavalley hospital in vacaville. at kaiser medical center in oakland, you'll take a look at images, administrators have cleared out an entire floor in case coronavirus patients need to be put into isolation. the floor has ten rooms primed for an outbreak and staff is running drills using the special isolation rooms to treat mock patients. the only concern now is shortages of masks and respirators because of shipping delays and an already active flu season. live in san jose. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. in less than half an hour the cruise passengers that were quarantined at travis air force

base for two weeks finally get to go home. "today in the bay" sharon katsuda is live at the base with where they're headed and whether friends and family might still be concerned. sharon? >> reporter: well, that is a very good question and they probably are but the cdc said the buses will leave around 7:00 this morning and around noon today. the quarantine will be lifted today for about 140 people who were stuck at travis air force base for the past two weeks. the group was the last wave of repatriated passengers from the "diamond princess" cruise. they will taken by bus to sfo to return home but we're still trying to confirm that destination this morning. you'll recall another bus left from sacramento airport from travis a couple of weeks ago and they were the group that came from wuhan, china. the sfcdc said a dozen will remn

on base for various reasons and several that are are at local hospitals who tested positive for the coronavirus and they are hopefully recovering at those hospitals. now we're also told that the people who are leaving today never tested positive for the coronavirus. and they had to have at least passed two negative tests to be released today. reporting live at travis air force base, i'm sharon katsuda, back to you. >> they'll be very happy to head home. thank you, sharon. a new coronavirus headline. the possible impact on homeless populations here in the bay area. state health leaders warn that people living in encampment are at higher risk of becoming infected because they don't have regular access to soap and water and hand sanitizer and often hard for them to avoid close contact with others. this is according to the mercury news. nonprofits are monitoring encampment to make sure it doesn't spread among the

homeless population. nbc bay area in constant contact with local health hoopts. when we get new information, we'll post it online. so keep an eye out on the home page throughout the day. 6:36 this morning. and new details in suggesting that deputies shared graphic photos in the crash of kobe bryant's helicopter. his widow was devastated. now a source telling the l.a. times that a deputy, at a neigh. the sources also say that the sheriff's department tried to squash the story before it got out. ordering deputies to delete photos and promising they would not fay discipline. new details in the number of pedestrians killed across the country. the number is on the rise. according to the highway safety association, more than 6,000 pedestrians were killed in crashes last year. that is almost 5% more than the year before. in january san jose approved $7 million for a pedestrian

safety and in san francisco city officials are also looking at more options. you might remember that a stretch of market street recently went car-less. >> i do remember. you remember as well. >> yes. >> and there has been no problem as far as the auxiliary streets. that is the report so far. >> good news. let's get out to the commute for the morning, though. a smooth flow. there are a couple of issues in the south bay north 87 and curtner, there is a crash toward the shoulder. i'm watching a couch report here north at 880 at first street and the reports of the couch but i think it is just the off-ramp. i haven't seen any slowing. but watch out if that is your off-ramp. looking at rest of the bay, smooth flow of traffic overall by where it said "hayward" this there is a disabled vehicle near de coto and there is slowing but that is typical. and then north 880 a disabled vehicle. i didn't see a big problem until just now where we see slowing from the coliseum. this is the commute and probably

that disabled vehicle combined. >> rough morning. look, let's look ahead to the weekend. we like to do that here on "today in the bay." a nice weekend. >> it was a nice weekend but chilly and i think our temperatures will go up and then back down for the weekend once again. as we look at our trend here, we see our temperatures peaking on wednesday but not like that on saturday. more clouds moving in and highs in some of the warmest spots reaching 63 degrees. and then for san francisco, there is a slight chance we could see spotty light sprinkles, not a significant chance of rain here. if you're going to be heading farther north, there is a better chance of rain in shasta trinity national forest. a heads up there could be showers on friday and then a mix of some rain and snow early on saturday morning before it changes back to rain. and our temperatures only reaching the low 50s for much of the weekend. and we'll stay in the 50s for some of the coastal areas. so santa cruz, looking at highs up to 58 degrees this sunday. we'll get a look at our east bay

temperature trend in three minutes. >> thanks, kari. coming up next on "today in the bay," the krocoronavirus ha lot of folks in the bay area on edge and this morning we're trying to answer some of your most pressing questions about the outbreak. straight ahead, i'm in our coronavirus center with more on what is available for people who are showing symptoms. plus concerns about massive layoffs spark action in one cash-strapped east bay school district. where they believe california voters may help turn the trouble around. a federal court gives the trump administration a setback. all eyes on big board this morning in new york city. just barely to the positive, the ten-year bond or the yield on the ten-year bond at historic lows. that is the danger sign. but dow up 91 points. you're watching "today in the bay." vo: don't fall for negative,

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and low 70s. more on this and we'll talk more about the wind in less than five minutes. >> right here, too, the kari moved this camera on the rooftop in oakland. looking at the northbound side which also moves porch better. maybe the disabled vehicle not a factor downtown. san jose northbound 101 does show some build past allen rock. we'll talk about what else is going on with a couch. a live look at travis air force base. this is where in just minutes nearly 150 people stick under quarantine for two weeks will finally get to go home. now this comes as five new cases are diagnosed in the bay area. a live look now, good samaritan hospital in san jose. that is where two of the patients remain in icu this morning. well we're here live in the coronavirus crisis center answering your questions, you've been sending us all weekend long. we want to talk about possible virus transmission. a lot of folks are asking if you could pick up the virus from

household items. right now the cdc said there is no evidence that coronavirus can be transmitted via soft services like the jacket you wore to work or carpet at home but it is possible it could live on hard surfaces frequently touched surfaces like a doorknob offer a keyboard. the viral particles would only last for a few hours so the -- the big thing to takeaway is to wipe them down with a disinfectant and plane old water with bleach will do the trick. another topic is treatment options. if you are stick, there is no anti-viral treatment so patients are being increased to increase fluids and bring down fever with tylenol, motrin and what not and in severe cases patients in hospitals might be placed on supplemental oxygen but a note here, 80% of cases are said to be very mild which is why we're hear being people quarantining at home and not heading to the hospital.

so check with your doctor. >> good advice there. >> so around the globe, new travel warnings are in effect and more client flights are suspended. find what that means for your travel at nbcbayarea.com just click on the coronavirus coverage tab on the main page. 6:45, potentially hundreds of pink slips at west contra costa schools. the skrikt -- the district is considering 300 layoffs including 230 teacher jobs. opponents will gather signatures majores of getting a state corporations to help bring billions of dollars to school districts across the state. well this morning the legal battle over funding for president trump's proposed border wall is heating up. the aclu is now asking a bay area judge to stop mr. trump from predirecting milt funds to

the wall at the u.s./mexico border. the trump administration could take $2.5 billion from the military budget to build 100 miles of border wall in arizona, california and new mexico. the head of immigration can't be head of immigration. >> scott mcgrew continues our coverage on this one with. this is a new twist. >> it is an interesting twist but i'm not happy to know this is the coronavirus center. and the department of homeland security did shuffling around how to make it possible for ken cuccinelli to become the head of citizenship and immigration. as well as the deputy director of homeland security. here is cuccinelli. a court said he did not take the immigration job legally. there were laws that prevent anyone from moving up the organization, just anyone. and his appointment from the white house violated something called the federal vacancies reform act. now there are two big takeaways

on all of this. number one, because cuccinelli was not legally in charge, the things he ordered whether it comes to immigration are void. two, how does the white house respond this morning? the courts say he can't sit behind his desk and run his agency when he showed up today. how will the white house respond to the courts? the president said he'll nominate john ratcliffe as the director of national intelligence. this is the second time he's tapped john ratcliffe. they realized he wouldn't make it through senate confirmation because the lack of intelligence experience. but he has to get past the senate intelligence committee first, that will be a tough road even though it has a majority of republicans. on saturday the president and his team addressed the nation with the latest updates on coronavirus. >> this is no reason to panic, at all. this is something that is being

handled professionally. >> now dr. anthony fauci cleared up a very important misunderstanding. he is on your far left of your screen. press reports had seen he had to clear his public statements through the white house. now here is fauci at that press conference kind of hidden. fauci had said he told the press after pence had been appointed the head of the fight against coronavirus, he and the white house agreed he should with draw from appearing on television shows to mak for the vice prnot that he wasn't allowed to speak without permission. they're not muzzling me, he said. and just moments ago the supreme court told us it will hear invo. we'll follow that development. we're on twitter @scott mcgrew. >> thanks, scott. take a look at new video. a shot that probably will help the university of kentucky grad

student especially if he is looking to pay off loans. >> so watch this. he made a shot during yesterday's game in lexington. there he goes. and -- >> whoosh. >> he went wild. we went wild the first time we saw it. he made it on the first try even though he had three chances to do it and he won $10,000 which pays for a decent chunk of student loan debt. >> i bet it does. if he doesn't have student loans -- >> then he's going on vacation. >> i used to live in lexington, home of u.k. basketball. there are some ballers there in lexi lexington. >> wear a white-collared shirt and slacks. >> probably. that is the uniform. >> so we're talking about how different our weather has been here in and it was nice over the weekend. to at least has come up, we

could seeeekend. and we could still see it coating the trees there. and it is dry in the bay area and now we're back to our sunshine. live look outside from emeryville looking toward san francisco. and check out the seven-day forecast. it is already up at the bottom of the screen. in concord as you step out of the door, it will be in the upper 40s. we're going from 47 to 57 within a couple of hours. it is going to heat up fast today. and we're reaching into the low 70s there. up to 70 in livermore. 71 in san jose. oakland up to 72 degrees. and santa rosa will reach 73 degrees today. but it will also be windy. at times our gusts up to 25 to 30 miles per hour. as we go into 1:00 today. and then it may be even higher as we look at the winds and some the hills with the bright colors indicating where we'll have the highest wind gusts. so that includes the coastal areas and then parts of the

diablo range, also the north bay hills but by tonight the winds gradually start to subside and the wind advisory will expire. here is what is going on. so we see the storm track way to the north. but we're now starting to see high pressure build. and then the low that was just across southern california, that also brought the sierra some snow, that is moving away as high pressure pushes in, you have this pressure gradient, that makes the air flow fairly quickly across the region. and we're going to see the high winds continuing. by the middle of the week, this high pressure overhead. it is causing the air to sink and as the air sinks it warms up. due to that compression in the friction and look you could see in the temperature trend our temperatures will be heating up. then by the weekend, the high pressure moves away. we'll see some more clouds. even a slight chance of rain nearby but it looks like we'll have a better chance of rain with this low citying ju-- sitte coast of next week so most of the week is dry.

a look at the seven-day forecast. the temperatures just like we've seen recently going up and down, this week it is going up mid-week, peaking and then back down in time for the weekend. mike, you're seeing a couple of snags along the way to the bay bridge. >> and they should be less of an issue. because they are clearing. the bay bridge was clearing. a few more cars but this is not bad. an early start and now a mild look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the upper east shore freeway, the crash cleared at el portal but since then traffic spreading out from highway 4 toward the berkeley curve. bottom of the screen, north 880 slow from the coliseum up to 23rd where the vehicle was cleared and also a crash in the area so more distraction. the south bay, north 87 at curtner the crash cleared there from lanes but that set off the slowing, slow from 85 up to curtner. the rest of the south bay for san jose typical slow pattern there. and then there in the middle, south 880 recovering down toward

dakota. we had a disabled vehicle. and a back-up forming out of union city. still about 20 miles per hour coming down through union city and then build west across san mateo and the dumbarton bridges. there is the san mateo bridge just to show you. you have a good volume of traffic but it is moving steadily over to the peninsula. back to you, kris. >> thank you, mike. breaking news in the philippines. hostages released from a shopping mall in the manila area. 30 people were held hostage by a gunman there. the mayor said that a former security guard recently let go opened fire at the mall and then held the people against their will. one person was shot and taken to the hospital. that person is in stable condition. the suspect was arrested after releasing the hostages. and next a quick look at top stories including more coronavirus cases popping up across the country and right he i details on two people now in the bay area hospital and the upcoming white house addressing later this morning. we'll talk about that and much more right ahead.

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