good morning. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. the coronavirus crisis. >> let's get you up to speed on the latest headlines. there are now over 400 cases and seven deaths in the u.s. >> there is positive results at a senior living area. >> all nine counties, people are being asked to stay home.

>> 220,000 cases. >> we have live team coverage first, but first we are getting a weather report from kari hall. >> i am practicing social distancing from home. we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds as we go through the rest of the day. low 50s in the forecast. as we take a look at what is happening now, still this storm system is very close by. i will watch this as it could still bring us rain. more on that in the forecast in a few minutes, and mike, you are tracking the roads. >> yeah, i know your commute home was great, and most of the folks are doing what you are

doing working from home, and we are requesting that you watch out for the safety of the overnight road workers still going on there, on the peninsula through san mateo. overnight crews are still doing the essential work so that is going on to keep the roadways repaired. at the bay bridge, you can see the light drive. there's concerns about the positive test results at a senior living center on the peninsula. six residents from atree yasiner living center tested positive. the faculty is taking the residents temperatures twice a

day and addressing their needs during the pandemic. napa, solana county are the final two counties asking people to just stay home. so far in napa county, they have no new cases, but napa leaders put the county on lockdown as a precaution. that sent some residents scrambling before the shutdowns. >> there's not restaurants hiring currently. >> most restaurants need to shutdown except for pick up or delivery. and they are weighing in on the possibility that schools remain close for the rest of the school year. and the districts are scrambling

to prepare, and kris sanchez is staying home as well. >> a lot of families are waiting to hear from their local district, what this is going to mean if schools are closed for the rest of the school year. we want so many answers but we have to remember that has not been that long since this went into play. there was a web atphaur yesterday, and more than 5,000 people watched that online. 5,000 people watched the recording on the facebooks of the facebook's stream, and it has been shared 600 times, so clearly a lot of us have questions. one of the big questions, could schools really be canceled for the rest of the year? >> i think what he was addressing was the reality, and

the reality is this school year is not over and we are still working to educate our kids. >> reporter: what we do know at this point is that likely as state test something going to be put on hold the governor promised he would be seeking a waiver and the state superintendent said the same thing, and he said there would not be a good way to get all the kids assembled for testing and it would not be given fair given the conditions they are going through right now. the superintendent's plan calls for creativity and flexibility getting anything to the students. we don't know wham this will be for your older students that could be preparing for college, and the state superintendent

asked us to stand by for that. school is only officially out until april 3rd, and that could change and when it does we will let you know. >> i know a lot of parents are anxiously waiting to see what will happen. nationwide hospitals are preparing for a medical surge for patients with the coronavirus. the president along with governor newsom say two navy ships will be put into service, one heading to new york and the other is docked in san diego and possibly heading here to the by area. it has 1,000 beds and a medical lab, pharmacy and held apad. they are trying to say in the trauma centers in the bay area, we will relieve some of

the road in your hospital, and let us treat the trauma patients, you concentrate on the coronavirus patients. >> if the governor and president decide to send "the mercy" ship to bay area, it could take four or five days to get here. and getting testing up to speed, the city is now working with ucsf. bay area blood banks could face a shortage in the wake of the pandemic. the closure of schools and local businesses across the country shutdown many of the planned donation events.

to find out how you can donate, head to our website. now, "the chronicle" reports that kamala harris wants reassurance from fema about its disaster response plans. that's what to do if the gathering of people continues, and fema is calling it a learn as we go situation and plans are still in the works. and bart ridership continues to nosedive with the agency saying it will need money to keep running. it's halting all extra commute trains and sticking to four runs per hour all day. for the first day of the shelter in place on tuesday, ridership was down 87% compared to an average tuesday. bart is now predicting losses of

$37 million per month in the fare and parking revenues and are now pushing for federal assistance. and then the examiner reports that toll revenues are taking a hit every day. a historic move on wall street. next on "today in the bay," the major changes set to happen at the new york stock exchange because of the growing coronavirus outbreak. plus, i.c.e. changing the way it works when it comes to deportation efforts. we were just talking about the bridge tolls and nobody is going across them and they are

losing money, but it's trying to keep our community safe, and only essential workers out there this morning. it's 4:39 right now.

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good morning. right now at 4:42 we are still tracking rain around the bay area. we will have a slight chance today on this first day of spring. i will have more on this as well as the microclimate forecast

coming up. highway 101, a little sheen on the road with a little traffic on the road. 101 at 92, a new issue, a hazard report, we will give you that. good morning. here are today's top business lines. wall street is indicated to open lower this morning. the dow future is down almost 430 points there. investors swung back towards a good sentiment following the bounce. the s&p 500, it closed lower. the have falling

global demand, and then you have a price war between saudi arabia and russia. the new york stock exchange will move to fully electronic trading on monday after a trader and an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. nysd said trading will continue without interrupting. this is the first time the training floor has ever shut while electronic trading continues. walmart is trimming hours for the second time in a week. those that open later than 7:00 a.m., they will continue their regular starting hours. for march 24th through april 28th, walmart will host an hour-long shopping event every tuesday for senior citizens.

>> thank you. we are going to see our temperatures today in the upper 50s and low 60s. a little warmer than it has been. we will take a look at this and the rest of the microclimate forecast coming up. just before 101 on in san mateo, we will show you how that is shaping up as well. amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, los angeles is working to help protect those on the streets. the new push to help house the homeless.

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bringing us much-needed rain, we will see it further to the south, but it will keep rain across the south bay. as we check out the temperatures we are going to see highs today there's another weather system reach into the low 50s and 60s, up alaska,ext week. and the south bay, we are going to have a very pleasant afternoon, a light wind. we will be watching out for the showers moving in as our temperatures reach in the low 50s. the peninsula reaching 56 degrees, and upper 50s for san francisco and the north bay reaching up to 62 degrees in santa rosa. we talked about those rain chances. it's going to be mostly for the south bay, possibly into the tri-valley. you can see the timeline there as we go into later on today, some of the showers could be popping up and quieting down tonight and then the rest of the forecast will be mainly dry with the exception of a few coastal showers going into friday.

as well as bay area rain, we are getting light sierra snow, but for the most part much more snow coming our way by next week. our 7-day forecast shows a chance of rain for the inland areas, and it's going to be 70 degrees and sunny on saturday, and more rain coming back on sunday. mike, how is the light commute going so far? >> for you it's going good. kari, doing a great job being remote and doing our social distancing over there. east bay 92, getting over towards 101 near the transition, and right in this area as well, overnight repair work on the northbound side. road crews are still out there. remember, that's essential for our infrastructure. and then just after kurt inner,

we had an accident on the shoulder. folks are sheltering at home and a lot fewer commuters out there. >> thanks, mike. in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, homeless rights groups, yesterday city officials did say they plan to convert 42 of the recreation centers to a temporary shelter for the homeless. the state capital in sacramento closed due to coronavirus concerns. lawmakers were told to prepare for all legislative offices to be closed until april, and the legislature had to close all committee meetings and have budget meetings before closing the building.

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good morning. if you can't pay your mortgage it's possible you have some options. >> now more than ever lenders customers letting them know they will work with them and have different programs available. >> the country's biggest banks confirmed that with us, they are encouraging customers to pick up the phone. we know many people quietly stopped paying their home lines in the earlier crisis, and starting the conversation early puts you on the record and could open the door to what is called forebear kwrupbs. what is that?

bank lingo for a temporary pause in payments or lower payments. it's reserved for hardships, but it's not debt forgiveness. >> you have to repay the money but there's a time-out of making the payments. >> it's crucial to understand early on how and when you will be able to make the reduced or delayed payments. ask questions, are there penalties and fees, and will be there interests. be sure and join chris tkpwau more where we are answering your questions and concerns this saturday at 6:30 right here on nbc bay area. you know, i know a lot of people out there looking ways to

spend time. check out the pages, there's a post this picture of a turkey. >> the zoo is sharing this amazing video. a peacock, and look at that. this is video of the giraffes enjoying leftover lettuce there. >> we all need something to make us smile and laugh. >> yeah. >> you know our coronavirus coverage continues, and next on "today in the bay," president trump promising checks to americans. the move on capitol hill to make that a reality. what workers are now saying about the delays of the tests

across the country.

good morning to you. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. here's what is happening now on the coronavirus front. an outbreak at a senior living center at the peninsula, and several people now in the hospital. bay area wide there's now more than 400 confirmed cases.

nearly 8,000 confirmed nationwide. a shelter in place order goes into effect in napa county, joining the rest of the bay area. plus a live look in washington where president trump signed a new $100 million relief bill. first, let's look at the forecast. good morning. i am working from home as we use our technology as we put the stay at home order in place and be an example during the coronavirus out pwrabbreak. if you are in concord and headed to work this morning, mid-40s