are now more than 120,000 cases seeing any of hollywood's spring and summer blockbusters you may and nearly 5,000 deaths. have to wait longer. the cdc says europe is the new >> the release of "no time to epicenter of the pandemic with die" was already delayed but the 70% of the cases originating coronavirus epidemic is now there. and a live look for you at sfo delaying the release of many more movies. where the new travel ban has among the list the sequel to "a people scrambling. president trump announcing the quiet place" which was supposed u.s. is suspending travel for to come out and "the fast and furious" is being pushed back europe starting at midnight tonight for some people. until next year. it was supposed to come out memorial day weekend. first, we want to take a live look outside in san francisco right now. well, that gives me time to look at that radar. catch up on the first eight. look at what is headed our way. rain is set to hit the bay area. i didn't even know there were that many. >> get very fast and very kari hall timing it all out for furious. >> maybe they just need to calm us. the rain moving in tomorrow. down. >> i think a lot of people will you can see we already have a be watching movies this weekend storm system over southern because of the rain and it will california. be chilly. if you're going there this today will be a good day to get weekend, we're going to see that out and go to the park. heavy rain approaching that area. we also have another storm system that will be coming in from the north affecting the bay area and as we check out our hour by hour outlook once again we're dry today. it will be nice and mild but right now not foggy.

then by tomorrow we see some spotty showers starting to move we see all of the rain happening in early in the morning and then in southern california. the rain gets heavier as we go throughout the day. off and on rain so it won't be raining the whole time about you our next storm system will be there will be some unsettled approaching from the north. weather this weekend. we'll talk about how much we're that rain moving in and another expected to measure coming up. storm system that will be set to mike, you have an early backup move in for next week. at the bay bridge. >> remember, we have half of these cash lanes that are still not open so that may be one of the reasons. i don't know why they're not today once again it is quiet, open yet, perhaps a reduced dry, and also very comfortable. force, perhaps they're changing schedule or it might be a couple folks running late. that next storm system arrives very early. we'll see how it is at the bay bridge. a light volume of traffic throughout contra costa county getting through the east bay. going into the day tomorrow, the one crash passed the san mateo cold temperatures and also looking at off and on showers. bridge toll plaza. the only other thing on the blotter. we'll talk what new we've learned over there. back to our breaking news coverage of the coronavirus and then some of that rain pandemic, our team is covering continuing as it gradually the story and the impact from starts to taper off some of our washington to the bay area. >> first "today in the bay's" jay gray live from capitol hill bay area seeing snow. with more on the emergency here is a look at how much rain declaration president trump is and a look at two different

computer models. considering. this is the model that shows we jay? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, could see over 3 inches of rain laura, marcus. the president has said he'll in parts of the east bay as well consider an emergency as the santa cruz mountains and declaration to free up not only two and a half inches elsewhere. billions of dollars to help prop up the economic side of this but this is the model that shows also some infrastructure to help just about that amount of rain areas most affected. so they're both agreeing that look, lawmakers continue their we're going to get a good soaking here between now and work meeting in about an hour to wednesday and then just over the try to finalize details on a weekend parts of the sierra will bill that would do the same, see the potential of a couple provide some relief for those feet of snow. who are dealing with the virus this is one computer model that right now. not only workers but businesses shows even more snow will be on the way up to 78 inches of snow as well. they expect to get that done possible at kirkwood which, of today. the senate has said they will work through what was supposed course, we know is some great news. to be an off week next week it's also going to be very because of this pandemic. chilly. back to winter even as we head another big issue across the country testing and testing closer to spring. we're going to see high kits. the president has tweeted this temperatures in the low to mid-50s over the next several morning that he's cleared up the red tape that a lot of these days. mike, you're starting out with test kits should be out and an alert. available immediately. it's been an evolving also blaming the obama situation. westbound with the taillights administration for not i'm seeing more traffic getting correcting problems within the through the area. we still have word three of your testing phase during the h1n1

lanes are blocked back at the toll plaza. crisis. testing is how we'll get an idea how much this virus is spread and where we need to focus our minor injuries reported but we efforts and it's clear that do have slowing maybe some lanes right now, and health officials opening up just as we speak have said as much to congress, traveling west from hayward. if you want to avoid it go to we are lagging far behind other countries dealing with this the dumbarton bridge as an virus. it looks like south korea alternate. that and the rest of your bay testing is nearly at 20,000 looks like an easy drive. a crash in oakland never patients and just over 11,000 materialized in major issues. people in the u.s. according to chp gets the information north of the coliseum. the cdc have been testing to over here a drive through the this point. so that according to many here tri-valley, the dublin interchange. our camera facing there doesn't on capitol hill and across the see any problem. country is unacceptable. there is a crash reported near the president saying this the dublin interchange but the morning he's cleared things up transition ramp appears to be as far as the red tape is concerned. we'll have to wait and see if we flowing just fine. through contra costa county, no see that in action. >> and how quickly as well. problem, the maze is great, the jay gray, thank you very much. bay bridge toll plaza, we have 5:03 right now. at midnight tonight a 30-day ban fewer and fewer cars waiting. that's great news because we takes effect on travel from europe. here is a look at a map of the have more cash lanes that opened. back to you. nations impacted. it is 5:21. there are actually 26 in all a path of destruction next on including germany, france, and

"today in the bay," all new spain. the uk is not part of it. video showing the moment of deadly tornado touched down "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live this tearing down buildings in morning. pete, president trump's orders nashville. the show must go on for now seem to be causing confusion for at least. we are getting a look at late a lot of americans just trying to get home. night tv without live audiences >> reporter: that's right, laura. causing a lot of confusion kept away by that pandemic. following president trump's oval 5:22 right now. you're watching "today in the bay." ok, so maybe we're new to home improvement, office address but woe do know the travel ban will kick in later tonight. let's go ahead and give you the details we're getting as far as the details we're getting from the white house. we know that it is a 30-day travel ban and will affect 26 countries in europe -- italy, but we're determined. spain and greece to name a few we got an insider tip on the ultimate flooring destination. of those countries. we know that the uk and ireland whoa. floor and decor is amazing. are exempt. look at us. we're shopping alongside real-life designers despite coronavirus cases in the and contractors. i love this tile. uk. that ban only applies to foreign and this one. and, these prices! nationals, not u.s. citizens, look at this... durable and water-resistant. green card holders or families of u.s. citizens, and it does we should do the kitchen next! oh, yeah, we found where the pros go. not impact european trade or now, we're unstoppable. goods. now a lot of these guidelines explore floor and decor in person or online

were not addressed initially by at flooranddecor.com the president during the oval office address which caused ♪ ♪ plenty of street for travelers in the areas. >> we just have to figure out how to get home. >> if i wasn't in the right wherever we want to go, place in line, i would have been autosave your way there with chase. stuck in europe for maybe 30 chase. days. make more of what's yours. >> reporter: now americans coming home must go through health screenings and could in some cases get quarantined. we know the ban will start at 11:59 p.m. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." all right, pete, thank you. now two more school districts announcing overnight they will soon be closing schools, one on the peninsula and the other in the east bay. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us outside of berkeley high school. this is a campus that's already been closed. >> reporter: correct, marcus. after yesterday's announcement of cases here berkeley unified around 8:30 last night decided to immediately shut down berkeley technical academy,

technology academy and berkeley high which is behind me. no classes at either campus starting today and then all other campuses here in the district will be canceled starting monday and this will be going on for all campuses through monday. high school teachers will use today, breakfast and lunch will still be available for pickup as students at berkeley high and the tech academy at those respective campuses. san mateo foster city unified closed down until monday, april 20th, that is through their spring break. distance learning begins next thursday. details to follow next week. today was already a planned day off. a list of all the school closures scrolling at the bottom of your tv screen. we'll add them as they come in to us. on that list, of course, is san francisco unified, the largest district which will be shut down for the next three weeks. 6:24 for you this morning.

parents we spoke with there were expecting the shutdown, just not and closing time for east coast so suddenly leaving them scrambling. city moving up bars in jersey >> trying to navigate child city bars are now closing at 10:00 p.m. care. this is all to stop the spread >> both our jobs told us to start working remotely. of the novel coronavirus. you can do that but as soon as new york's governor is banning you introduce the kids back in it makes it harder. gatherings of 500 or more people >> reporter: parents should avoid having older relatives to halt the community spread. provide child care during this break, older adults considered exceptions for schools, hospitals, nursing homes and most vulnerable to covid-19 mass transit. the rule is forcing the closure complications. sf unified working on a plan to of broadway which won't reopen help stints wudents who rely onl until april 12. meals. tomorrow a number of high we're learning late night shows schoolers are supposed to be are not the same without a live taking the s.a.t. studio audience. a number of testing centers >> this is only the second time canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. trump has addressed the country from the oval office, the first was the mcribs shortage. >> that joke would have normally >> as if they didn't have nerves gotten a big laugh. last night "the tonight show" went on with an empty house. nearly 80 firefighters remain production is suspended along under quarantine this morning. with production of "seth myers city leaders announced four have

tested positive for coronavirus. late night." ellen will continue with audience free shows. the wife of canada's prime minister has tested positive for they will go in with full protective gear at first if the coronavirus. justin trudeau says his wife patient is not in critical condition. sophie is showing symptoms but then they'll screen for signs of the virus. is feeling okay. trudeau says he does not have symptoms but plans to >> many people are out sick. self-quarantined and work remotely. we'll do what must be done. they prepare for harvey >> the union says if there is weinstein's next trial. any sign of the virus at one of he is under observation in the city's stations firefighters prison for chest pains. plan to evacuate the facility this comes after a judge sentenced him to 23 years for and will receive a deep cleaning. rape and sexual assault. los angeles prosecutors are planning to extradite weinstein for a criminal trial there despite his medical condition. asking private companies to all new video shows the do the same, the new policy moment a powerful tornado rips meant to ensure anyone who becomes infected or must provide through downtown nashville earlier this month. the strong winds were just care get adequate paid time off demolishing traffic lights on a when they have exhausted street where cars were driving just moments before. existing paid leave they will it happened so quickly the

receive an advance on additional tornado killed 25 people in the sick leave. >> the pandemic like nothing any nashville area. of us have experienced before >> 5:27 this morning. extends to the world of sports amid the coronavirus outbreak which has now ground to a standstill. let's check out the back page n more bay area school districts headline of "the new york post," are closing. next a live report with a the day the sports world complete list of the closures and the impact on some s.a.t. stopped. testing. essentially every sports related activity suspended or canceled plus -- people are feeling and it will cost billions of extremely anxious and tense dollars not just for sports about something they can't leagues but the businesses and control themselves. workers who depend on these >> store shelves sitting empty. the panic purchasing happening games. the summer olympics in tokyo is across the bay area and what you still a go. need to know before you head to yesterday they lit the torch in the store. greece. this is the start of the traditional torch relay. and president trump floating that idea, postponing the games until next year. japan's olympic minister yesterday dismissed that idea. and we just learned a part-time employee at the s.a.p. center has tested positive for coronavirus. the person last worked on march 3 during a sharks game. the employee is under self-quarantine. and disney is following governor newsom's orders and closing down to stop the spread

of coronavirus. both parks in anaheim, disneyland will close this saturday and will stay closed until the end of the month. universal studios hollywood will also close down this saturday and will reopen march 28th. nbc universal is our parent company. >> no doubt you've been 10 the stores and see the empty shelves as people prepare to deal with coronavirus. coming up at 5:30 we'll check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez taking a look at the shopping, the panic shopping, that's been going on there. some fresh air is in order. let's check the forecast right now with kari. today still really nice. we are starting out with some fog. three-quarters of a mile visibility right now. we're seeing that fog around parts of the north bay but as you head down to san rafael it's looking pretty clear.

a look at our high temperatures today, very comfortable after a school start so we will have this last warm day before that cold front comes in. you're tracking a crash out of hayward. >> westbound from the hayward side on the san mateo bridge. on the bridge itself near the toll plaza reports of a crash. (elevator rings) great bag. twins! (excited intake of breath) i think there might have been a my boss's boss, has the same taste in bags. quick break to remove an axle. i knew we were similar. we have a new crash near the dublin interchange. just two fashion forward powerful women with great style. although, i'll bet she overpaid for her we do have folks who have been i mean, i got this italian leather beauty waiting at the bay bridge. for way less at t.j.maxx which is good business. we have more cash lanes open but still have a couple left. i think she'd appreciate smart decisions like that. oooh, i should tell her! ♪ ♪ our coronavirus coverage continues. 5:11 right now. still ahead on "today in the bay," coming up at 5:25 going dark. how long broadway is set to be shut down as new york large events and curfews when it comes

to nightlife. wall street trying to stay out of a recession. good friday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. developments in the coronavirus pandemic changing by the minute. hollywood halted. i'm here in the coronavirus crisis center with the latest for you that morning. movies pushing back release first the number of cases across dates and production. the country are growing. now more than 1,500 cases and this morning two deaths are being reported in florida. those are the first outside of the west coast. in total 40 people have died here in the u.s. on capitol hill congress is expected to make an announcement on the coronavirus aid package. that package will provide funding and resources for workers, families and businesses. now in the bay area santa clara county has by far the highest number of cases and san mateo has the second highest with 20 cases. which of your devices are protected meantime the remaining by daily security updates? passengers onboard the "grand daily security updates... princess" have landed in san diego. this is to begin their daily? i don't know. the only thing... i'm struggling with this. quarantine. the "grand princess" cruise ship

some providers you have to manually download updates is staying docked in the port of to each device. comcast business securityedge updates every 10 minutes oakland until sunday. our leave coverage continues in just a bit. to help keep your connected devices protected a live look outside in san against new ransomware, malware and phishing threats. francisco and look at the radar there. rain is set to move into the bay every 10 minutes feels pretty good. area this weekend. get secure, reliable internet and voice for an amazing price. it's certainly much needed. kari hall is timing it all out call today. for us. comcast business. >> and we're going to see that beyond fast. rain moving in by tomorrow. so today we have one more day of sunny and warm weather to get out and enjoy before all of this heads our way. we have quite a bit of rain that will be off and on and much cooler temperatures reaching into the low 50s over the next few days. more on this coming up. light volume, light backup for the cash lanes. a late open. your calling was always to make positively impact the future. that is indicating a light flow gcu's online masters of education degree program of traffic around the bay. gives you the skills you need to we focus on the san mateo bridge

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pick y the forecast for squaw valley. getting to the sierra no pickup for students. problem. and we'll start to see some rain moving in tonight. the other district, san as temperatures drop it changes mateo-foster city unified school over to snow tomorrow and travel districts are closing all their campuses. will be basically impossible throughout the weekend. we'll talk about how much snow and bay area rain. and, by the way, today was already a planned day off for students. we have a list of all school what i'm looking for is a closures. scrolling at the bottom of your crash at the dublin interchange. tv screen. we will be adding them as they come in to us. we'll talk about that as well. good morning. happy friday the 13th. so you've seen the numbers and the largest school district in the bay area which will be shut i'll get to them in a second. down for the next three weeks. facebook and twitter have found a new plot by russian activists to create fake accounts to create dissension within the >> both of our jobs told us to start working remotely. african-american community. it makes it a little harder.

amazon accuses the president of interfering with the decision. . >> reporter: if you do not have those numbers, you've heard it, child care for a child, you may biggest point loss ever, biggest want to avoid having older percentages since 1987. relatives provide that care from this time off. can i say one positive thing about this? 1987 was twice as bad as this. by the way, sf unified is we do believe the house will working on a plan to help pass a massive rescue package studen students. today. the senate will take it up early next week. if you're supposed to be taking we've talked in the past how you the s.a.t. you should have been can't fight a disease with money notified if your testing center but it could help small will be open or not. businesses which are already facing uncertainty, survive a while longer. bob redell, "today in the bay." the u.s. federal reserve is doing what it can to keep >> so many changes coming so america's banking system healthy. fast. less than 24 hours from now a the fed injecting a $1.5 trillion package into what's 30-day ban on some travel from called the repo market. europe, the move made by i've seen people online griping president trump to slow down the spread of coronavirus here in about the fed giving wall street the u.s. in the process causing mass that money, even people that confusion for americans trying to come home. should know better. the fed pushes cash into the banking system in a very complex "today in the bay's" pete suratos joining us with those details this morning. way, but it doesn't give anyone money. pete? >> reporter: there was plenty of

probably not at the top of anyone's mind right now but what confusion following president trump's oval office address. will this do to house prices? the answer is nobody knows that has since been cleared up. because we've never ever ever been in this situation before a. we know that it will be a 30-day survey by the national association of realtors shows travel ban affecting 26 about half their real estate agents think there will be no countries in europe that allow movement across borders. effect. 40% say there will be a negative effect. this includes italy, one of the my guess is no one is going to hardest hit areas by covid-19. try to sell their house. we're not going to get data. you want to have an open house, a couple dozen people coming through your house not at all. the uk and ireland are exempt. now is the time to move? no, it is not. the data is just going to fall european leaders were not happy saying there was no consultation away and we're not going to with them on their end. know. >> the biggest investment people as far as the ban goes, it only applies to foreign nationals. make as well. thank you very much. an update this morning as well from the man who has become it does not apply to families of the first celebrity face of the u.s. citizens coming back to the country. coronavirus, actor tom hanks the white house clarified that posted this photo of himself and it also won't impact trade or rita wilson. goods. they're in isolation after testing positive. hanks wrote in a tweet we are even though americans aren't as taking it one day at a time. impacted, it wasn't made clear at least initially during the

remember, despite all the current events there's no crying in baseball. that's a line from president's comments which caused a lot of stress for travelers in those areas. league ofoue looking forward to >> if i wasn't in the right place in line i would have been stuck in europe for 30 days. >> reporter: american travelers will have to go through health screenings at airports and possibly quarantined if needed. the ban will begin later tonight at 11:59 p.m. reporting live, pete suratos, "today in the bay." the city says the workers screened people in terminal b between noon and midnight on february 21st and march 2nd. sjc remains open and american airlines pilot tests positive for coronavirus. the airline has not said what route that pilot flies.

some folks are in panic. you may have seen empty shelves in the aisles where cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer used to be. >> kris sanchez joins us with how stores are trying to make sure they can serve all customers. looks like supply and demand is really tough. >> reporter: this is something they are calling panic buying, the hoarding of materials as people try to get prepared, something we've been seeing all around the bay area as stores are now trying to limit the quantity of certain items people can buy. i saw signs like these limiting the number of disinfectants and hand sanitizer products to four yer transaction over a few days husband and i both came up empty as we tried to restock toilet paper and cleaning supplies, even dry beans and rice. people have been seeing scenes like these at bay area costco stores and other stores.

a manager tells us it was the busiest day in his store's history. >> a pandemic certainly sets off an alarm bell because we're human about wanting to survive. >> reporter: look at this tweet from a southern california sheriff's department. please don't call 911 because people are cutting in front of you in line at the store. it ties up valuable resources. the therapist recommends knowing what you do need from a trusted source. the department of homeland security recommends ahead of a pandemic you get a two week supply of food and water, prescription and over-the-counter medication and copies of your health records. i want to know what you're experiencing where you live. join the conversation on facebook. making it in the bay even

harder with the coronavirus outbreak. city leaders will consider a proposal to protect people from eviction. in the meantime san francisco assemblyman is proposing his own plan. it would temporarily ban evictions and foreclosures who just can't pay the bills. anyone who relies on b.a.r.t. for their commute can rest assured trains will continue to run. there is a remote possibility train service could be reduced or even shut down. b.a.r.t. tells "the chronicle" it would be the last resort. the agency realizes it is an essential service and there are no plans. >> a live look at the bridges this morning. the bay bridge toll plaza, the san mateo bridge to name just a few.

>> the connectors and in 30 minutes talking at the end of this report because it does show some change in the volume. even a change from the last few minutes, lighter traffic flow. no backup in the cash lanes or any of the lanes. no metering lights yet. the rest of the bay you're all in green calling your attention to the middle of the screen. westbound 92 at the san mateo bridge just past the toll plaza. debris blocking two lanes, two are open. you could use the dumbarton bridge as your alternate. sister bridges operate and help each other out when there is a problem. i talked earlier about how volumes have changed over ten years or so.

the second thursday in march, the dumbarton bridge is down from the previous year. that's a big drop for people telecommuting. car-pooling is even bigger change. 30% difference across the dumbarton bridge. >> decreased? people are not car-pooling. >> and that's not even -- that's year to year. not even accounting what we're going through right now. >> there you go. >> fresh air is in the forecast. >> especially today. tomorrow as well as sunday we'll be running outside during those breaks in the rain, and the rain will be off and on and much cooler. temperatures heading our way. we're going back to winter as our temperatures only reached the low 50s for the coast and up to about 54 degrees for the inland areas. by sunday we're reaching 53 for

a high and i think the rain will be a lot more widespread. the breaks may not come that often. we're going to see rain and snow mixed in. and for the tri-valley also some sunshine for today reaching into the upper 60s. we reach up to 54 and for kirkwood if you're not there today just forget about it. conditions are going to be treacherous. chain controls and some gusty winds with highs only reaching 28 degrees on sunday. we'll get a look at today's temperature trend for the south bay. that's coming up in three minutes. it's 5:42. as we've been mentioning the pandemic is closing schools across the country. next on "today in the bay" -- >> it's scary and a lot of people it's fear. >> the emergency meeting set for

today for the largest school district in california. and, of course, we will tak they're working on some sort of financial rescue bill. also, president trump attacking the cdc this morning. amid the outbreak signs of resilience, a look at the message in the skies and the now trending social distancing solution. tv just keeps getting better.

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we take a live look outside in walnut creek. a few clouds here and there. mid-60s by noon continuing into the low 70s today. it's the last warm day we'll talk about the rain and the colder temperatures. and we continue with the issue here across the san mateo bridge. no problems on the span but getting there the jam there's a crash just past the toll plaza. debris blocking a couple lanes and a crash just past 92 on the southbound nimitz which will keep from you getting to the dumbarton bridge in a speedy fashion. the president said it's time to set aside politics to fight the virus but is attacking joe biden, criticizing biden's approach to the swine flu which hit back when he was vice president. the president this morning tweeting sleepy joe biden was in charge of the h1n1 swine flu

epidemic which killed thousands. the response was one of the worst on record. now to be fair biden has been criticizing the president's response to coronavirus. the president giving us a very different message this morning than what we heard from his national address wednesday evening. apparently we don't have that sound bite, but basically we need to take politics out of this. the president criticizing the centers for disease control claiming the cdc slow walked tests because it hoped there would be no pandemic. everyone hopes there won't be pandemics, but the cdc works on the assumption there will be. it is a center that controls diseases. journalists trying to figure out if a promise has been kept. an interview on fox over the number of respirators, the anchor asking the head of medicare/medicaid are there enough? this is the fourth time she

asks. >> i want to ask you one more time, are there going to be people in this country who don't get a ventilator if they need one? are you concerned the actual physical equipment needed to serve the people who will get sick is out there? can you reassure there is not a shortage of ventilators or icu units? >> and that's why the president has taken such a bold and decisive action, right. we're not waiting for this to get worse. we're not waiting for this to be a crisis in our health care system. >> seema verma never did answer the question. she's the person who told the san francisco police she lost $47,000 worth of jewelry after thieves broke into her government suv while it was parked outside san francisco's commonwealth club. you see my twitter there. the house is set to pass an economic rescue package. we'll talk more about that as we talk about is in 30 minutes. >> thanks, scott. happening today l.a. unified schools are holding an emergency meeting to consider closing its

campuses. yesterday the superintendent said for now it's better that the schools stay open. a few hours later the teachers union held a live stream reject that go decision. the superintendent says there are many factors to consider before closing all schools. 5:49. for more in-depth information about the coronavirus and how it is impacting the bay area wine industry, check out our special report understanding coronavirus. you can scream it online right now. you can pull out your phone, use your camera to scan the qr code in the corner. it will take you to the video or maybe just watch it later. you can head to nbcbayarea.com. so amid the ongoing outbreak some silver lines here or even a friendly reminder. a message reading in the skies wash your hands. this appeared in sydney yesterday. take a look at it. well, okay, look at it again as we -- there we go. you can see it there, wash hands. eventually a lot of people on the ground taking their phones

up to the skies capturing that saying in the sky. just a friendly reminder for you. 5:50 for you that morning. even in italy where the virus is really taking hold, some people are still trying to lighten the mood. >> look at this makeshift social distancer. if you can't make it out, he has a giant disk literally strapped to his body during a trip to the market in rome. it keeps everybody away. at least the guy filming it is laughing there. >> he may not be able to make it through some of those spots. >> yeah, how does he get in and out of there? obviously we're not practice that go right now. >> you can put samples all around him, too. >> do you want to pick them up? >> have some lysol around him. let's start out this morning as we are getting out the door heading to work, a lot of us still doing that and we have a three-quarter mile visibility in

santa rosa. we've seen drifts of fog moving around in the north bay and right along the coastline and then as we go into the rest of the day we'll see some sunshine as we're in between the weather systems. the first one now to the south of us bringing some rain to l.a. our system is to the north. we'll also see the next storm system coming in by the middle of next week. as we time it out today not a whole lot going on here until we take it about 2:00 tomorrow morning with some light rain starting to move in and then we'll see the waves of rain throughout the day tomorrow and continuing through sunday. looks like we could measure a pretty decent amounts of rain. as we look at the seven day forecast. off and on showers. and then this wraps up with snow early on monday morning. we do still have some rain in the forecast but will only reach into the upper 50s with san francisco going from 60 today to 50 on sunday. mike, you're seeing some big slowing through hayward. >> i want to show the san mateo

and dumbarton bridges. you can use the dumbarton bridge south of hayward. we have a big problem in hayward, the west 92 getting across the san mateo bridge. we do have debris left from the earlier crash i've been talking, two lanes past the toll plaza. half your lanes are blocked. then getting down 880 your alternate as a crash should be clearing from lanes but a motorcycle is involved. we know that's always more of a distraction. no major injuries reported. the rest of the bay shows a light, easy drive. those numbers, laura, that i share with you and marcus, indicate here is the short hand, the numbers from this week are about what we saw in 2010. that's how light traffic was then. just light because of this and nobody going through the toll plaza. >> big change for a lot of us. happening now for you that year's boston marathon could be postponed due to coronavirus. organizers and city leaders are considering now holding it in september. it's currently scheduled for

april 20th. if the change is made it would be the first time in 124 years that the marathon would be rescheduled. canceling the event could mean the city losing $200 million. much more ahead on "today in the bay" including the new action one taking despite having zero confirmed cases. and in other news dramatic new video we're seeing for the first time on the deadly and destructive tornado that swept through nashville area. more of this video coming up. you're watching "today in the bay."

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they need a coronavirus test. health insurance will pay for any deductible or co-pay in their own hmo. governor newsom has ordered them to waive the costs for anyone needing the test. these health care providers are now offering coronavirus testing. it will still be up to your doctor to initiate the test. the coronavirus is suddenly creating an unforeseen obstacle for the all-important census count. counters will be trained to contact residents there are concerns people won't answer their doors. they want you to know you can respond online for the first time or by phone or mail anytime before may. that's when they will count households that have not responded. 5:57 right now. attorneys for harvey weinstein say he hasn't given up the fight

as they prepare for his next trial in los angeles. he is under observation in prison for chest pains this comes after the judge sentenced him to 23 years for rape and sexual assault. los angeles prosecutors are still planning to extradite weinstein for a criminal trial despite his medical condition. a judge is recommending a former ucla cardiologist have his license revoked. according to the "l.a. times" three women accuse him of sexual assault. the judge in the case says he found one of the accusers credible. he says one of the incidents never happened and the other two he says were consensual. the state medical board will now have the final say. the moment a powerful tornado rips through downtown nashville. look at the strong winds, demolishing traffic lights. that tornado sadly killed 25

people in the nashville area. the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic. congress may be getting close to a deal to help provide financial help to workers and businesses affected by the outbreak. we expect to hear from leaders on capitol hill today. >> life is turning upside-down for thousands of families. schools from san francisco to west contra costa county are closing down. the latest numbers now, confirmed cases are up. santa clara county by far has the most with 66. san mateo now has the second most with 20 cases. and across the country over 1,500 cases with 40 deaths. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. quickly approaching 6:00. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's get a check of the forecast for you. kari, the rain is coming our way but today looks like we'll be

able to miss that and have some good time outside. >> all that have sunshine we've been seeing throughout the week will continue today. our next storm system coming in early tomorrow morning bringing us some rain. one more day of the warm and sunny weather even early tomorrow morning. and then it becomes more widespread with heavy rain moving through as we go throughout the day on saturday. it won't be raining the whole day but it will come through in waves off and on and more widespread for sunday with parts of any area south of san francisco most likely being the target for heavier rain. we'll talk more coming up. two crashes in