california governor newsom has issued a state of emergency. you can see right here, the number of cases right here, santa clara county with 14. a cruise ship based in san francisco is stuck at sea. also, what the state is doing to crack down on coronavirus price gouging that could possibly be going on. certainly what a lot of people are talking about, nice weather across the bay area as well. we'll check in with kari. the clouds are moving in, here's a live look outside in fremont as you step out the door, expect temperatures in the low 50s. we'll see it warming up again quickly today. 68 degrees at noon, reaching into the mid 70s. mike, you're watching some work out of hayward. >> over here we're looking at

folks who arrived with a tow truck. that's the disabled vehicle i was trying to show you. it's a distraction, though, as it arrives we look at slowing. across all the lanes. no major problems. in fact it's split much everywhere. we'll show you the bay bridge with the change over in the toll plaza. back to you. back to our top story, thousands of passengers are in a holding pattern on board a san francisco-based cruise ship, waiting to get tested for the coronavirus, this after the death of a california man who became ill shortly after the same ship returned to san francisco from mexico. spiepete suratos joins us w more. >> reporter: good morning. the cdc is planning to fly those text kits out of the to the ship, which is still overshore. there are thousands of people on the ship, so it remains to be

seen if those folks are affected. a timeline of how we got to this point. we know the ship left from san francisco on february 21st for hawaii. health officials say three passengers who are on board the same ship earlier in the month tested positive for the coronavirus. a 71 years old placer county man who had symptoms while on board that ship did die yesterday. another passenger is in stable condition in a sonoma county hospital. in fact here's governor newsom answering a question on how many phones on the ship are already showing symptoms of potentially having the coronavirus. >> 11, 10 is the country. 11 passengers, 10 crew. that number, by definition, the dynamic nature that is coindividual -- covid-19, we

don't have the benefit of how they are self-identifying. >> the tests will be sent to a lab in richmond to see if anyone on a ship has the virus. the county of san mateo is opening up a call center regarding non-medical questions regarding the virus, available from monday through friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. reporting live. pete suratos, "today in the bay." as fears heighten, so do the shortage of some replies. some third-party sellers on amazon are trying to profit, and in some cases it's downride price gouging. >> i think that's ridiculous how they have to increase that. that's a necessity for us to be safe and to protect ourselves. >> california now officially in a state of emergency, merchants can be penalized for gouging

prices if the attorney general goes after them, it can amount to a $10,000 fine. moving on to the decision 2020, joe biden looking to capitalize on his surprise super tuesday win. some believe it will dwindle down to two candidates. nbc still not calling california's results. bernie sanders is leading. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us this morning with more. >> good morning, everyone. sanders is leading, but joe biden seems to have what they're calling the joe-mentum. california is still counting, and that could be a game changer. former vice president joe biden is riding an election high.

he's vowing not to go negative on senator bernie sanders. >> that doesn't help anyone. we have to keep our eye on the ball. >> i like joe biden. he's a very decent guy. sanders waiting on results from california, which will decide how the 400-plus delegates will be split. >> we're running against somebody who has touted his relationship with barack obama for eight years. barack obama is enormously popular in this country in general and the african-american community. >> progressive supporters indist he's still very much in the game. >> every single exit poll showed that the voters cared about many of the policies that senator bernie sanders is campaigning on. >> an aide told staff that senator elizabeth warren is reassessing her campaign after placing third in her home state.

michael bloomberg dropped out, and is endorsing et joe biden. coming up on the "today" show joe biden sits down with savannah guthrie, and will talk about the race for the white house. that's at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." and right now, some bay area races are actually too close to call. we have a full list of election results on our website. we're also updating numbers as those votes continue to be countied. 5:06 for you this morning. developments in the golden state killer case and a surprise twist this week, that a plea deal may be in the works. sources say he's offering a plea deal if he can avoid the death penalty. deangelo is accused of killing

at least 13 people and laping dozens of women in northern and southern california. this happened in the '70s as well as in the '80s. the man seen in this video that went viral, who police say stole an elderly man's cart of repsychables pleaded not guilty this week to robbery charges and elderly abuse. this all happened last month. jonathan amor son will be scheduled to be back in court next week. a second man arrested by police has not been charged, but instead has agreed to receive counseling. the san francisco public works department rocked by scandal involving the former director. the new acting director says all 1600 workers will undergo special ethics training like accepting gifts and awarding contracts. the former director is accused of arranging bribes for restaurant contracts at sfo. our investigative unit has been following the story from the

start. head to the unit page at nbcbayarea.com for more background. 5:07. one of the largest cities on the peninsula could lose its only hospital in a matter of days. bob redell is live outside the hospital. what is the county trying to do to keep the door open? >> reporter: they are supposed to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to talk about the possibility of buying seton medical center bemind me here, or at least helping to secure a buyer. last night the board did hold a special session in front of a packed house to hear from the community and the bankruptcy attorney representing seton medical center. the nonprofit owner of seton, they have declared bankruptcy. for months they have been trying to find a buyer for the hospital, but talks with a potentially buyer has stalled. if that buyer doesn't come through, the 357-bed hospital may close by next week, leaving

daly city without its own hospital. >> there are lives at stakes. that's all i can say. i mean, we cannot close. we are the largest city in the county to not have a hospital? ridiculous. >> we urge you up here to work with us and the community to find a way to save seton hospital and basically saving seton hospital saves lives. >> we're still talking to people. if you have ideas to help us, we're open. >> really look in the mirror and figure out how you're going to sell this hospital to a buyer. >> reporter: that exchange was between the seton bankruptcy attorney and a supervisor. it is reported, if it's not sold, it will be back in bankruptcy court to begin a shutdown.

bob redell, "today in the bay." who needs some cheery news. look at that. southern california with the poppy blooms are taking shape. this is from the antelope valley poppy reserve. >> this is a positive sign, since it's been dry the last few years. >> it's dry and you have though poppies against some brown? this is not a current picture, of course. this was last year during the super bloom. sew it's one of the places you may want to head. but it changes hour by hour. lake elsinore is a great area to check it out. we'll be cooling off this weekend, going from 77 to some low 60s on sunday. we start out with some mild temperatures. we'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you are looking for a change for the better. >> yeah, you see over here, just

behind my name, a couple cars pausing. the rest of the approach is looking great. they're ready for the morning commute. we're expecting 5:11 right there we go. so we'll see the metering lights any second now. the volume is coming out of contra costa county area. a little slowing as you approach redwood road. as crews arrive, that's alternates distraction. that's it right now. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up next, the bride's priceless reaction to one of the guest's years-old promise. wall street keeps going back and forth. huge ups yesterday and downs headed for us today. went right over us, and everything just went off. blew up. it was gone. that's all that's left. plus, ahead at 5:25, the

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much snow in the forecast in less than five minutes. talking about how much traffic. there is your usual amount. and more coming up in the east bay. united is -- to as it trying to adjust to a world where fewer people want to fly. starbucks, i'll get to them in a second. futures looking lousy after the markets roared ahead on two bits of news. first, biden's comeback. we talked about why the markets like that on wednesday. the second was a house passing a bill to provide $8.3 billion to fight the disease, far more than the white house asked for. the senate expected to take up the bill today or tomorrow. starbucks wanted to move to

reusable cups, wet, force that for now. paper cups to help save your health is back as long as the virus is a threat. a federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by presidential candidate tulsi gabbard, who said google violated her first amendment rights by quashing some of her advertisements online. google said they did it in error. a judge in a different federal case said something different, that the first amendment doesn't apply here, google isn't the government, and gabbard can't say that it violated the first amendment, because the first amendment only applying to government. mgm has decided to delay the release of "no time to die." the reason is, as you might have guessed, coronavirus. you spend a lot of money making movie, you want to make sure

people show up to see it. i will tell you with all these cancellations, south by southwest, they're stubbornly holding on to this in austin. a lot of companies bailing out of this fest. the mayor says their conference is going to go on. they're not letting any of the vendors out of their contract. >> that's tough. >> yeah, but twitter and all kinds of companies are saying we're not coming. best of luck. turning -- california woman, stay-at-home mom, she's going viral, sharing her planned test online. she was shocked to learn that a suck ulent she had taken care of for two years is made out of plastic. >> wait, what? >> she received the plant as a gift and had no idea it was fake. she figured it out when she went to transfer the plant andhood no

roots. >> she didn't touch it? >> obviously not. >> we'll talk about that later. here's another one trending for you this morning. this is pretty funny. a promise half decade after it was made. five years ago. wenting told his sister he would only attend her we hadding with a llama. you see it right there in the picture. he kept that promise he showed up with the furry friend all decked out. he convinced a co-worker to sew the tuxedo. there he is, and she's like how dare you on my day? if that things takes a bathroom break on my dress -- >> now he's starting to realize it wasn't as funny as he thought. >> i'm lucky my brother flew out for mine.

[ laughter ] >> i'm sure -- >> that's all right. as we go into the weekend. also some rain chances ahead. that's going to keep the temperatures a bit cooler. expect temperatures in the low 50s going from 52 to 60 at noon. now the clouds we are seeing are going into the rest of the day. our temperatures warm up, which is about ten degrees above norm normal. we're going to start to see the dry and high pressure, at least seen recently moving away. that will make way for a couple low pressure systems, some cold fronts, the first one comes in tomorrow, and then brings some spotty light showers on

saturday. it looks like we will see just barely measurable rain. another storm systems comes in goings into next week, and some models keeping it farther to the south. we'll see a third one diving in by next weekend. it's going to be busy, going into at least the next seven days, possibly into next weekend. some of the models showing the north bay will have varying amounts, maybe heavier for the santa cruz mountains, and then more rain in the forecast next week, so it's good to at least see some rain chances here. then for the sierra, some snow coming down, going into next week, especially that could total up to over a foot of snow in some of our higher elevations. so some pringles headed or way for the weekend, and much cooler temperatures. look -- we spring forward on sunday morning, and showers next week. we'll keep you up to date on all

of that. >> we're still seeing the flashing lights. that attention is causing folks to -- this is just -- the flood section, west 92 doesn't show much it doesn't show up on the chp report. they're all off to the shoulder, and you get that's a great start coming over from the east babe. thanks.

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a grieving tennessee residents this morning are also trying to recover. this is after the powerful tornados swept through the nashville area. at least 24 people have died. three people are still missing. this drone video showing a lot of that damage still left behind. more than 100 structures were damaged, even destroyed, and there are still multiple downed power lines. volunteers are showing up by the hundreds to help out. >> the communities, we're rallies. we're called the volunteer state for a reason. new details in the robert durst murder trial, opening statements got under way yesterday. prosecutors are being allowed to

present evidence he may have killed his wife kathy 18 years earlier, though he's never been charged in that case. her body was never found. prosecutors argued durst killed berman, fearing she would talk to police. lori laughlin and her husband believe they have proof of their innocence in the college admissions cheating scandal. they say they have evidence fbi agents told them the scheme's mastermind was all a lie. this comes after prosecutors handed over notes from rick singer's iphone. he alleged fbi agents told him to lie about whether parents knew they were paying bribes rather than making legitimate donations. prosecutors so far are not commenting. the trial is scheduled to start in okay. trending for you this morning. pop stair katy perry revealed that she's pregnant.

♪ >> perry has confirmed the news on twitter just minutes after the video was up last night. she said she told fans she doesn't have to try to suck it in anymore. >> yeah, that starts to get a little difficult. this will be her first child with her fiancee, orlando bloom. the baby is due this summer. a beautiful reveal. in our top stories we're following today, including a san francisco cruise ship stuck at sea. >> we have a number of passengers and crew members that have developed symptoms. >> next here on "today in the bay," a live report on the steps california is taking. the big changes b.a.r.t. is making this morning, and what you need to know before you head out that door.

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a very good morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. first your photograph for you. kari hall is standing by. we will have some changes ahead.

we'll be in the mid 60s by noon. we'll reached into the 70s today. >> mike, it's finally happened at the bay bridge? >> in the last three minutes we've seen the fast-track lane start to build a bit. it did clear without any competition competitions. worldwide there are nearly 95,000 cases. there are now 163 cases. >> california is under a state of emergency.

santa clara is reporting three new cases and has the most of any bay area county. in the meantime a cruise ship that picked up and dropped off thousands of passengers in san francisco is linked to california's first coronavirus death. the cdc is now flying test kids to the "grand princess" before it arrives back on shore. thousands of passengers could be at risk for catching the virus. tested positive. a 71 years old placer county man who died of symptoms while on board the ship died yesterday. another passenger is in stable condition in sonoma county hospital. ten crew members and 11 passengers have also shown symptoms of the virus. here's governor newsom explaining the importance of getting these kits out to that

ship. >> that ship is now being delayed to provide ample opportunity for the cdc partnership with coast guard and with tao state health officials to conduct tests. as all of this is taking place, the county of san mateo is opening a call center for nonmel questions regarding the virus. united is slashing flight, that not only impacts travelers, but also bay area families who depend on united paychecks. kris sanchez is live at sfo looking closer at this part of the story. >> reporter: hi there. more than 13,000 united employees working in and around

sfo, and they are going to feel the pressure of united trying to cut back its workforce costs. in ponce united is trying to cut back expenses by offering employees voluntary unpaid leave. employees can also choose a reduced schedule. that is also voluntary. united postponed merit raises for non-union workers. you will get your raises. they also enacted a hiring freeze through midsummer. if you are a traveler, you will feel the impact of a 10% cut in flights in the u.s. and into canada. international service will be cut by 20%. this is applicable for april, and into may. another airline, jetblue, will also scale by about 5% of the immediate future flights and will consider future cuts if necessary, they say. president trump, who has been downplaying the severity of the outbreak, met with airline executives yesterday. his response coordinator said the public should be reassured

by the airlines' plans to clean their planes. >> i was assured to hear them talk about the cleaning procedures and levels of cleaning procedures. i think that will be reassuring to the american public. >> reporter: if you are flying, the standard good hygiene practices still apply. make sure you wash your hands when you can, use sanitizer when you can't, and use disinfectant wipes to wipe down your area, and don't touch your eyes, face or nose. in light of that, when it comes to spring break, maybe you have some travel plans that are suddenly up in the air. standard travel insurance will not cover you if you decide to cancel due to the coronavirus outbreak. that requires policies to allow you to cancel for any reason, that costs about 40% more. if you're traveling for pleasure

our work, reentry is still restricted from china and iran. some airlines are waiving change fees. while they won't refund nonrefundable tickets, they will issue a credit. we're updating our digital platforms 24/7. we have even dedicated a whole section to the coyne vire. this is a fire that started as a homeless encampment in santa rosa and spread to a nearby auto body shop. no one was hurt, but the flames did cause about a hall million? damage. san francisco police still have work to do when it comes to meeting doj orders. in a new progress report issued by the state department, the federal doj first ordered the reforming in 2016 in the wake of

some high-profile police shootings. the report shows about only 45% of the work is done. but chief bill scott says his department has seen a lot of transformation. the billion dollar megatech campus has reportedly just broken ground in san jose. the "san how amercury news" says two similar projects have broken ground in the past nine months, but no word yesterday on when construction will be completed. b.a.r.t. riders can now pay for parking by phone through b.a.r.t.'s official app, initially rolling out at five stations. but b.a.r.t. plans to extend it to all stations by the end of the year. you can pay with credit card, debit card, venmo or paypal. a warning from police in ohio about distracted driving. i want you to look closely.

you see right through, the department posted this video of a woman knitting behind the wheel. members of the social media team took that individual use. once the light turned green, she stopped knitting and then continued to drive. mike, they're reminding everyone to pay attention to the road at all times. >> yeah, i think you can just say don't knit while driving. >> we've talked about texting. >> you do see people eating, putting on makeup, the works. >> that's why you have me to report what happens sometimes as a result. no major crashes right now. actually not a lot of major traffic. this is an unusual slowing for the morning, there's roadwork that goes on in the area, and i think that's what's going on right now. they may be clearing some slower, larger vehicles. so watch for that. meanwhile, a smooth drive, everybody is getting ready to

help celebrate laura's birthday. >> is that what they're doing? >> we started that last week. >> i like to celebrate all week. [ laughter ] >> why not? this weekend is when it cools off and, you know, some people may want to head inside. we'll see some spotty showers checking out the coastal temperatures in the mid 50s, and light rain there. mostly cloudy skies a. and 60 degrees for the inland areas. on sunday, expect mostly cloudy sky, and a temperature reaching 58 degrees by the bay. as we make plans for the weekend, how about going off the grid. that will happen tomorrow night at the% mason center. >> not to really keep you

inside, and on sunday, a high of 57 expected. our coastal temperatures will also be cool with a high of 54 degrees. expect it to also cool off there. just slightly from 67 degrees on friday, but still pretty nice all through outthe weekend. is the south bay trend is coming up in about three minutes. rush hour road rage incident was caught on a lot of cameras in southern california. what the driver says led up to this calls into question some of

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day, mostly clear skies, we'll start to see more clouds moving in through today. we're talk about this in a weekend cooldown in less than five minutes. i'm going to show you coming up. still ahead for you this morning, growing demands for hand sanitizer as more and more people brace for the impact of the coronavirus. police offered spotted a new -- and so shot out one of his windows, but he took off again.

the driver of the bmw that you see here not having a good day at all. it all happened in north hollywood. so far police have not found any evidence of that. asylum seekers will no longer have to wait for in policy and in arizona. the removal of the remain in mexico policy goes sweet effect a week from today. the president's arch rival chuck schumer is under fire. >> he made a statement that both

sides thought was inappropriate. >> schumer, of course, the democratic leader of the senate, the senate minority leader speaking about abortion rights decisions in the supreme court. he said -- i want to tell you, gorsuch, kavanaugh, that you have released a whirlwind and you will pay the price. you won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions. that got an immediate rebuke from president trump. openly and for all to hear, threatening the supreme court or the justices. chief just roberts also stepped in threatening statements of this sort are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous. roberts would say they will do their jobs without fear.

that the morbidity rate of coronavirus was 3.4%. >> well, i think 3.4% is a false number. this is just my hunch, but based on a lot of conference are conversations with a lot of people that do this. it's very mild. they'll get better rapidly. they don't even call a doctor. he's not wrong that a lot of people do get better. other barely at all. they do get better. those two groups account for 96.6% of all patients. the house passed a massive spending bill, far more than the white house asked for.

there you see the congressman from florida wearing a gas mask, a democrat later came up, a guy who had served as a marine, helped him out to put it on the right pay. vice president pence is back on camera, giving his -- apparently we don't have -- yes, we do. giving thor briefings. ten people have died in washington. we'll be monitoring what's happened. you can follow me on twitter. 5:48 this morning. w-nation, it's on. steph curry returns today. look at this tweet -- about time. the warriors have kind of been like a ship without a compass ever since he brought his hand.

they hope to be the team that beat them last year. >> barbie getting a new profession. azure smith is the fastest woman in british history. the new doll is part of the barbie collection that honors real-life role models. fans of "the office" there is a job offer this morning that truly may have you excited about this guy. it's used to express yourself with the body. >> let him go. it may downed like a joke dish network is looking for one lucky

fan to help celebrate, and complete a checklist to count the number of what it calls common -- there you have it. it's a funny show. >> i've got to say, it isn't that daunting to a lot of people. >> right. i think a lot of people would do it for free. >> i don't know how people have that much time for it. >> i watched like in ten-minute increments. first, don't have triplets in your household if you want to binge watch. >> true story. >> today will still be nice today. we'll be in the upper 50s at 9:00. today 70 degrees. i mean, that is just perfect with a mix of sun and clouds today. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, showing cooler weather and some rain. we have some low 70s, for

livermore, and yolk reaching 75. in santa rosa, reaching 70 degrees. new update on the drought monitor here. here we go. we have seen an increase the moderate drought across the state, now including a larger amount of the stay in the drought. last week it was 23%. currently we have 34% of the state in the drought, including a big swath of the bay area from the peninsula over toward the east bay, as well as the sierra snowpack that continues to diminish. right north we're owlnly 44% of changes. at least we'll see some light rain for the weekend then going into next week, more showers on the way, and for the sierra, possibly up to a foot of snow. so it is looking better for us, now going toward the end of our rainy season.

mike, you're sealing a slow build. >> in fact the metering lights weren't even turned on until 5:26. over the last couple minutes, we have seen things come down to a crawl. as you would expect from our view, getting over there, it's an easy drive. i did see a lot of slowing heading north across the golden gate bridge, just for a few minutes. again, now the bay bridge toll plaza, and now 242, a little slowing in for concord and pleasant hill. also showing a buildup, and marcus, that's about it. back to you. >> thanks, mike. nestle is going greener.

the food and bench company planning to plant over a billion trees. the company is joining microsoft, amazon and others by taking on action to reduce carbon an missions. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay" this thursday morning, including continuing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. next the unusual stip they are taken. >> what should the county do to help us in and out. they're under a lot of stress. >> a live report to save a peninsula hospital that could soon close for good. >> numbers in for the most expensive places to rent in the country. you can get how much bay area cities are on the top five. find out when we show you the complete list, coming up next.

the man seen in this viral video, who police say stole an elderly man's cart of repsychab repsychabrepsych ab -- recyclables will be in court next week.

a second man has not been charged, but agreed to receive counseling. there are now 53 confirmed cases statewide. health leaders confirming the first death tied to the virus. >> in the meantime hospitals around the state are getting ready for the potential surge of patients. they held a drill to prepare. if it happens, staff and equipment will be held in a large tent, which it says will help protect patients and staffer. >> this tent is used to help us manage the patients who may be coming in that sometimes can be overwhelming to the emergency department or can also be a circumstance in which we want to keep some patients away from others so that there's a limit of the amount of spread that can occur. >> good samaritan hospital in san jose is also setting up similar tents to prepare to a potential influx of patients. businesses are taking unexpected safety measures to protect their customers. that including barre3 exercise

studio in willow glen. they are now taken temperatures, before classes. the owners tell us that it gives clients and staff peace of mind. a new call-out in san francisco public works department, rocked by the scandal involving its former director. the new acting director says all 1600 workers will undergo special ethics training on things like accepting gifts and awarding contracts. our investigative unit has been following this story from the start. you can go to our unit page for more background. we all know one huge obstacle to making it in the bay is the high rent. several bay area cities are taking the top spots. according to the national rent report, san francisco is on top with an average much 3500 a

month for one bedroom. in second place, new york city, one bedroom there goes for an average of $3,000 a month. san jose and oakland coming in at second place. dads can cheer, too. check this out. a group of dances from linden, new jersey, decided to support their cheerleading daughters by performing a cheer of themselves. >> we have one thing in common. we all have daughters very competitive with their cheer. we're doing everything we can to show we want to be involved in their lives. >> the video went viral as well. all the dads say there's more routines to come. you can watch this story at 7:00 on "today." right now, 6:00, new developments. good morning and thanks so much for joining us. >> developments are changing by

the hour in our crisis center with the latest on what you need to know. right now worldwide there's nearly 95,000 cases. and here in the u.s., there are now 11 confirmed deaths, one which happened right here in california california governor gavin newsom has issued a state of emergency. you can see the number right here. the counties experiencing the coronavirus, santa clara county is reporting three new cases, bringing the total number to 14 there. >> a cruise ship based in san francisco is now stuck at sea amid st. krein virus fierce. we'll have a report coming up. plus what the state is-to-doing to try to crack down on price gouging we're seeing as well. the temperatures out there, kari hall has been tracking that fo