. we are tracking the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak. dozens of cruise ship passengers, more than that, have been tested and results are just in. the white house said president trump will not travel to the cdc now in atlanta. said the president does not want to interfere with the agency's critical work. good morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. so let's talk about that weather for today. a lot of people possibly want to get outside and joy the fresh air. >> but it is cooler air because we had a cold front move through and today our temperatures are at least 10 degrees lower than yesterday. so as we take a live look

outside in palo alto, few clouds overhead and more clouds throughout the day. the temperature trend doesn't go straight up like previously. kind of flat through the day with a slow warm-up headed our way. highs in the 60s today which is seasonable for march. so we'll talk about this. mike, you're hear being a crash in san jose. north 101 at tully. we don't see slowing for the last 10 minutes but there is a crash reported in this direction. it sounds like everything is moving off to the shoulder and no major injuries. looking at a smooth flow of traffic there. along the peninsula, the east bay is great. slowing like southbound highway 13. there are road crews there and reports with someone with a flat tire mid span from the richmond-san rafael bridge. and light rain. but if it is mid span, it is narrow and dark through the area. so we'll bring you the follow up

but no problems comes into the north bay. back to you. we begin with the latest on the coronavirus. test kits passengers on the cruise ship are being tested at a richmond lab. results are expected today. the 3,500 people on board that cruise "the grand princess" stopped from docking in san francisco. we know that at least 45 passengers with were being tested. this is video of the coast guard dropping off the test kits by helicopter and then the kits being dropped off at the richmond lab. here is a look at all of the bay area confirmed. schools are taking precautions. in san francisco, lowell high school is closed for four days. this comes after school leaders learned that the parent of a

student is being treated for coronavirus. in oakland, the monarch academy charter school is closed until monday. the teacher there might have the virus. you could check the bottom of your screen for the full list of school closings. more details now. overnight lockheed martin confirming a employee in sunnyvale tested positive for the coronavirus. it is not clear how the virus was contracted. the company said deep cleaning is now underway. lockheed isn't telling employees to work from home but some big bay area tech companies are. bob redell joins us live from the dublin b.a.r.t. station. friday light could be extra light this morning. >> reporter: here is one anecdote, my wife comes into dublin on b.a.r.t. and she noticed that the trains have thinned a little bit. it is possible they could become less crowded as people

telecommute. and facebook is scrapping all bay area events and telling worker to cancel all business travel. other companies have shut down offices in the bay area and mandating that employees don't come in and telecommute at all. in the south bay, the santa clara county health department is recommending sports teams cancel or postpone games to reduce the spread of the virus. in spied of the warning the san jose sharks played last night at sap center and they refunded anybody with second thoughts and said cleaned after even event and echoed the health department request that anyone sick should stay home. >> still going to continue to come to the games as long as they are happening. >> my husband surprised me with the tickets. i was hesitant but i said, you know what, it wouldn't stop.

it is wonderful. >> go warriors. >> coronavirus was on the mind of that woman but didn't stop her and thousands of other fans who flooded the chase center in san francisco to see steph curry and with the warriors return to the court. now b.a.r.t., talking about b.a.r.t. behind me, it said it stepped up the cleaning procedures to contain the spread of the virus using hospital-grade disinfectant on things like the fare gates and a.c. is disinfecting buses at the end of the day as well. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. california is the latest state to order insurance companies to waive out of pocket costs. patients will no longer pay co-pays for deductible for medically necessary coronavirus testing. this comes after states like new york and washington issued similar orders. people are still debating whether or not they should cancel upcoming trips. cruise ships and airlines are

seeing fewer people who want to travel. but they don't always offer full refunds. so some travellers are taking it one day at a time. >> we're watching to the point we either have to go or we need to cancel. >> however some experts say this might be a good thing for travelers. cruise lines and tour companies are offering pretty great promotions out there. >> and we're updating our website and digital platforms 24/7 and dedicated a whole section to the coronavirus. just point your phone cameras to the qr code and that will take you directly to the special section. 4:36 right now. a scrambleal stores during the coronavirus concerns as people are stocking up. >> welcome to my latest experiment. this is the big one. >> plus a look back in time brings back a lot of good memories. we take a look at the "back to

the future" reunion just made. and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza mike has his eye on the commute for you. a lot more ahead. it is 4:36. 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 area. i'm phil mickelson. that's me long before i had psoriatic arthritis. i've always been a go-getter and kinda competitive.

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right now at 4:39, current temperatures show it is cloudy this morning and starting out with mid to upper 50s and then see the temperatures slowly rise today. we'll talk about a cooler weekend ahead and rain chances

coming up in less than five minutes. and the live look from the richmond side across 580 across the span. we're hearing confirmation with about a flat tire fixed on the bridge. maybe a traffic break so we'll track that. and the drive time across is uninterrupted. we'll track your commute coming up. good morning. i'm frank land. wall street is continuing a wild week. futures are pointing to further decline. yesterday stock plunged erasing the steep gains. this is as the ten-year treasury yield hit an all-low yesterday. and it is jobs friday. the february emolument report from the government this morning. costco reporting stronger than expected sales yesterday due in port to consumers stocking up at stores to prepare for a possible wild spread outbreak of coronavirus. costco saying the impact from

coronavirus boosting monthly same-store sales for february for 3%. and the company saying if they are receiving deliveries every day and placing limits on how much customers can buy. and facebook is telling employees out there in the bay area to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak. facebook also recommending employees cancel business travel in and out of the bay area. still it will ask security teams to continue working on-site. the company has several offices and thousands of employees in your area. marcus and laura, back over to you. >> and with we know many of them. it is true. >> thanks, frank. well trending this morning, we need you to go back to the future. take a look at this. 35 years after the classic time-tafling movie was released, two of the stars are reunited. michael j. fox and christopher lloyd posted photos proving that friendship doesn't fade. they met at the annual boca tournament benefiting michael j. fox townation for parkinson's

research. >> nice to see. >> yes, it is. coming up, kari hall is tracking the weekend forecast. >> it is not as warm today. in facts in oakland we're in the mid-50s and that is about where we stay throughout the morning. we'll talk about this and a look ahead to our rain chances for moment week mostly. that is coming up next. >> 4:42 and at 101 a nice easy drive here in palo alto. i haven't seen any slowing for the crash so i'm going to that from tully in san jose. we'll show you what is going on farther north coming up. and firing back. the action anne kirkpatrick is taking after being fired.

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sunday. as we check out for the morning commute in antioch, we'll be in the upper 40s and you could see the clouds. but sun peeking out today. here. to 59 degrees at 11:00 and and we're also going to see a high of 63 in livermore and in san jose. napa staying in the 50s. in the upper 50s in san francisco. as we got the update yesterday morning, we know that now 11% more of the state is currently in a drought due to all of the dry weather we've had recently. a moderate drought includes parts of the bay area from the peninsula toward the east bay and then much of the central valley. so that is something we're watching as we finally have some rain chances in the forecast as this cold front approaches bringing in the cooler air today. we could see the clouds that continue to move in. all of this ahead of the cold front that will bring in also more humidity. going into tomorrow, as that low moves closer, we're see sierra

snow. for the bay area the rain is light and spotty and going into sunday it dries out. another low approaches going into tuesday but now it looks like a lot of that rain will be focused just to our south. so the central coast, southern california, will have the best chance of rain. we'll see if this altogether skips the bay area and at least we're seeing some rain chances for the weekend. rain is very light. maybe up to a tenth of an inch for most of us. and then into next week higher rain chances. once again this model showing that the rain is focused on the south bay, the south county and on southward. so that is what we're watching as well as the sierra snow. over the weekend we could get to inches at south lake tahoe up to 8 inches in kingvale. more on that in a few minutes. but mike is looking at the bridges. let's start with the bay bridge toll plaza on friday

we're reassured because it is light traffic and bob redell was talking about the potential for lighter traffic which i think we've seen and maybe more folks are telecommuting if companies are advising that. a smooth flow through contra costa and then across the richmond-san rafael bridge a smooth drive and that earlier traffic has been cleared and that vehicle fixed the flat tire mid span is good worried about those crossing the span. and highway 29 one crash reported, a car that hit a tree and no reports on any major injuries and so just the note for highway 29 heading north through napa. meanwhile, the south and rest of the bay shows a nice drive. southbound 101 at tully, no slowing or problems. there was a motorcycle involved and it is over on the shoulder so i remind you about.potential, any time a motorcycle is on the shoulder, folks see what is

going on. and an easy drive on the water as well. under the high-rise, a beautiful view there and then the richmond to san rafael bridge, the traffic break has happened and cleared without any incident so we'll send it right back to you. out this video. a dangerous high-speed chase in southern california. for a long time the car's broken hood flipped up on to the windshield. sparks flew and the car hit spike strips. two suspects inside, they kept on firing at pursuing deputies. then in the end, the driver dodged cars on interstate 5 as he tried to get away deputies eventually shot at that suspect. no word on his condition. san francisco leaders are blasting a recent i.c.e. arrest made outside of the hall justice saying it violates a state law. agents arrest ared a man as he arrived at a courthouse for a legal hearing. the public defender said because

no judicial warrant was presented the arrest is illegal. i.c.e. agents made similar arrests outside of the sonoma county courthouse outraging rights groups. in the firing the anne kirkpatrick, she's firing back with a promise of legal action. anne kirkpatrick announced she obtained high-profile legal help and will sue over being fired without cause. the oakland police commission made up of civilians voted to fire her. she is not talking about her lawsuit or when it may be filed but yesterday she blasted the ongoing federal over sight. and now it appears the city of oakland is two chiefs darrin white is leaving his position and taking over as chief of the san rafael fire department as serving as oakland chief for less than three years. melinda dreyton is expected to take over as interim chief.

>> 4:50 and our "making it in the bay" focusing on the santa clara county. one the first 100% support of housing apartments will open. the grand opening will happen today at 10:00 this morning on second street in san jose. the north bay smart system you might say still shamarting over a big election day loss. now as a result of the vote, the agency is considering cuts to service and it is possible those cuts could take effect as soon as this summer. a pilot program will allow taxi drivers at l.a.x. to pick up passengers curbside. l.a.x. banned taxis and ride share outside of terminals in october. taxi drivers say that the rule has crippled their business. so during a three-month period, this is a trial period, l.a.x.

will allow those drivers to have two taxi stands and then look at the results. 4:51 this morning. and coming up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> what would you do with $566? three viewers could do whatever they want with it because that is how much we got back for them. i'm investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. pal shrine president declaring a state of emergency over the coronavirus. the first cases were confirmed in bethlehem. at least seven people are under quarantine there. it is unclear what measures are being taken in the hamas strip. 4:52 right now. i'm phil mickelson.

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the dub season may be in the past -- a point of no return. but here is a welcome sight that we've all been waiting for. warriors star steph curry looking like he's in fine form. stef returned to action last night from -- for the first time since breaking his hand back in october. main stays klay thompson and trayvon green were on the bench and they came up short against territory which is the team that beast them in last year's championship series. but seeing steph back where he is supposed to be scoring 23 points got the house pumped up. >> good to see him back. exactly. 4:56. we'll check in with kari hall and the friday forecast. it is much cooler this weekend. take a look at temperatures we're expecting between now and sunday. getting ready to spring forward and finally it is going to be winter in the bay area. we'll talk more about that coming up next. and over here we're looking

at dublin west bound 580 plenty of headlights. we'll talk about what to expect over here and what is going on in the update across the bay. plus the coronavirus continues its dangerous spread. there has been a dramatic rise in bay area cases and the announcement of school closures. live team coverage still ahead.

right now at 5:00, developments in the coronavirus

outbreak. a live look at the richmond lab where test kits are now being processed from passengers on board a cruise ship still in limbo waiting no dock in san francisco. the results may come in as soon as today. at least 45 passengers aboard "the grand princess" were stopped after being rerouted to hawaii. and live if the white house and just minutes the white house is saying the president's trip will not happen as he was suspected to travel to the cdc in atlanta. it said that the president does not want to interfere with the agency's critical work. now here is a look at the latest numbers for you. more than 200 confirmed cases across the country. in the bay area there are now 42 cases. half of them in santa clara county. and good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have more on the up dapts

-- more updates in regards to the coronavirus. but right now we want to check the forecast with kari hall. >> you won't be wearing the jacket for the start of the deal and peeling it off. temperature trend is flat as we see what will happen from now through noon and more clouds overhead. here is a look at high temperatures for today. reaching up to 63 in san jose and livermore and antioch. and 58 degrees today for a high in napa. mike, you saw a hazard reporting on the san mateo bridge. >> i think it is a stalled vehicle. and from time to time i see right there some flashing lights and it looks like a bridge crew is out there mid span westbound. no slowing at toll plaza but it is out there. and the speed sensors will show that over the next few. it looks like there is a disabled vehicle approaching the high-rise on the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge is