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santa clara county has the most with 848, 55 people in the bay area have now died. live team coverage ahead for you this morning. first a check of that forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that forecast from home today. looks like you're here with us but you're still at home self-distancing. yeah, i set up a green wall at home and we have it all set up right now so you'll be able to see me with the graphics nobunny know -been underrepresented in the u.s. census. . behind me just like when i'm let's change that. inside the studios. it's critical that you participate in the 2020 census let's get a look at the weather to ensure fair funding for public services forecast, temperatures starting in your community. out in the low 50s. to participate, go to census.gov. we're at 51 degrees as you head out in san jose. we're going to see our temperatures warming up. we do start out with a mostly cloudy sky and will see things right now at 4:40 we're starting out with a few clouds clearing out and expect across the bay area. temperatures in the lower 50s here is a live look in walnut this morning and as we go into later on and this afternoon creek and temperatures will start out in the low 50s and

upper 50s eventually heading up reach into the low 60s by later today. i'll be tracking this and also a to upper 60s today. it will be a nice one. look ahead to some warmer we'll talk about the sunshine weather in the forecast in a few and what's ahead the rest of the minutes. week in a few minutes. mike has a look at the early and a smooth flow of traffic mornin kari, that's great at yo through fremont. traffic just south of auto mall home. parkway. i do have an issue in the east green screen. we'll get to the roadways, a bay. we'll check on berkeley coming up. live look at oakland. lighter traffic but still a sizable amount of traffic for good morning. i'm kate rogers at cnbc the nimitz. watch the overnight crews as headquarters. here are today's top business well as we take another live headlines. wall street indicated to open look out there. modestly lower this morning you see the golden gate bridge. following yesterday's strong they're still moving the cones session. stocks did close near the highs for the morning commute. no problems getting into or out of the day with the do you up nearly 700 points led by johnson & johnson which announced a of san francisco. the eerie, deserted streets, potential vaccine candidate for the coronavirus. those scenes won't be going away taking comfort in the government's more realistic anytime soon because today at least six counties are expected social distancing guidelines. to extend their stay-at-home many believe that will help order another four weeks. reduce damage to the economy in

the long run. oil coming off an 18-year low after the u.s. and russia agreed terry mcsweeney reports on how to talks to try to stabilize the families and businesses are market amid the impact the virus is having on demand and the trying to survive. >> reporter: now it has hand sanitizer at the door and social distancing markers on the floor. price war. general motors is expected to what it doesn't have much of produce 50,000 ventilators to these days is customers. assist with the virus pandemic. >> i cut down my hours. ford is working with government officials to meet demand. we used to close at 2:00 and this is the latest effort to help with increasing health care open at 8:00 a.m., but we try to supplies. earlier this month it partnered open 10:00.m. to 12:00.shelter-e with 3m to make respirators. and airbnb is extending its cancellation policies. down, a few more extensions and people are eligible for a full the current belt tightening could be too painful to endure. refund. airbnb is pledging $250 million >> i'll try to keep it open to help support hosts who have indefinitely. see what the guidelines are. hadde on that reservation. >> reporter: clara had to give up her job as a nanny after the first set of distancing the move comes after some hosts guidelines came out. were upset airbnb was overriding she and her husband have some savings and anticipate their cancellations preferences government assistance, but after and wasn't offering them any compensation. may their future becomes kari, over to you. uncertain. >> my household depends on two thank you, kate.

incomes. if my income isn't coming in, it we'll see some clouds rolling by this morning but it'll clear out as we go throughout the day. is harder on us. and we are tracking some rain >> reporter: blake knows exactly very close to the bay area. how long it's been since the i'll talk about that and a look current shelter-at-home began, ahead to traffic as well after the break. the same day business tapered u cook, off. he says it can hang in there the next few less bumpy. > the united states is leading coronavirus. hopefully it's got to curve down sooner or later, right? >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay." >> among the three latest cases, two santa row at that police officers and according to "the press democrat" a mail carrier. to save time and stay ahead of the mess. a second muni operator has but scrubbing still takes time. tested positive. governor newsom is calling now there's new dawn as you go.rwash dish spray.the n for all health care workers to help out if they can. it cleans grease five times faster. anyone who is able to is asked on easy messes, just spray, wipe, and rinse. to join the health corps. >> if you're a nursing school on tough messes, the spray-activated suds

student, medical school student, cut through grease on contact, without water. we need you. just wipe, and rinse. if you've just retired, we need get dishes done faster. new dawn powerwash dish spray. you. >> he says facebook is donating spray. wipe. rinse. $25 million in stipends for people who sign up for the health corps. hospitalizations have doubled and the number of patients in the icu have tripled. >> new york governor andrew cuomo is calling for medical volunteers. this is as the deaths within the state rise about 20% yesterday. a new field hospital is hoping this morning in central park. it comes with work of the first child there dying. there were prior health problems. statewide the number of deaths in new york this morning is more than 1,300. a new have 68 beds.lt workers are get enough supplies, some say the

president is on letting politics get in the way. >> somn and you ought to look into it as reporters. where are the masks going? are they going out the back door? >> we're at war. there's no politics. there's no red and blue. it's red, white, and blue. so let's get over it and, again, lead by example. >> new york city mayor bill de blasio will attend the opening in central park. the city is also turning its national tenants center into a 350 bed hospital for non-coronavirus patients. scientists all over the world are trying to develop new drugs to help deal with the virus and some of that research is happening right here in the bay area. the institute for research on aging in novato is joining other welcome back otuesday. scientists to help find a viable this is a t day. treatment. for the past two months researchers there have been involved in a study seeking dark and early, as i like to answers. experts will use that information to hopefully develop , right, an effective antiviral drug that laura?

>> exactly. can be used to treat patients in every morning. i already have the coffee going just a few months. even though it's at home this morning. we're hoping for a nice day >> we know as we age, the aging later today. how are we looking, kari? good morning, yes, laura. process leads to a decrease to so i'm working from home as mount an immune response. well. i have my green screen set up so >> so far the study identified we can see the graphics full over 300 human proteins that the screen. as we start out we are going to coronavirus uses to multiply in see some clouds moving by. the human body. i know we're looking for those two bay area counties are opportunities to get outside. but just a heads-up if you'll be expected to take up housing issues this morning amid the opening up the windows, going in the backyard, we do have a high pandemic as they try to help their residents make it in the amount of tree pollen right now. bay. marin county leaders will if you suffer from allergies, discuss a proposal to provide that may be a reason why you keep the windows closed because rental assistance for low-income we've seen the high tree pollen. residents. supervisors in alameda county but everything else is fairly low. it's mostly oak pollen that's will have a moratorium on evictions and steps to protect bothering us the most right now. as we check out the forecast and the homeless from covid-19. what to expect for today with still ahead for you this our high temperatures in the morning, working on the front south bay heading into the upper lines to help save lives. all new measures northern 60s, it's going to be a warmer california firefighters are now taking. afternoon compared to yet reaching 69 degrees in gilroy plus, airbnb stepping and for the east bay some upper

60s, the peninsula, up to 57 are seeking a huge drop in degrees at half moon bay. visitors. (clucking noises) san francisco will see highs there reaching 63 degrees. and for the north bay expect a high of 63 as well. in clear lake. 68 in novato. i've been tracking some rain just to the north of us. and that's exactly where it will stay. it will not move into the bay area as we start to see some drier air coming in. that's going to keep it all nice and sunny for today. and once the weather system moves away, i think we'll get more sunshine especially starting this afternoon into the day tomorrow. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny we're looking at a warming trend because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. as our dry weather continues but while others may k then by the weekend a new storm system will be approaching, and that will bring us more showers moving in, and that could also bring us some pretty decent rainfall totals for the weekend. between saturday and sunday we may see close to an inch of raie heavier rain will be farther to the north.

and into the east bay expect about a quarter inch of rain, less for the south bay where an inch of rain for the week. and for the sierra snow, looks great here. we're going to see several feet of snow possible between saturday, sunday, even monday and the first part of next week looks like king veil could get up to 34 inches of snow according to one computer model. so we'll see if that pans out but it does look great we're seeing quite a bit of rain and sierra snow at the end of march even going into april. our temperatures will be in the low 70s for today and then we're going to see more 70s for tomorrow. beautiful sunshine and we'll also bring back that beautiful rain for the weekend. scattered showers and much cooler temperatures. some low 60s for 60s. san francisco will stay mild

throughout the week and cooler this weekend as that rain arrives. mike, you've been tracking the commute and a lot of people need to make some alternate plans if you're taking public transit. >> that's right, kari. that transit continues to reduce its schedule. let's get a look in general of the sampling. i've put up four agencies over here talking about b.a.r.t. for example, and we know the hours continue to be shorter and muni has suspended the underground. bus also take up the slack as well. vta continues with the same schedule we'll show you why traffic is reduced on the rails and the roads. very light traffic for the bay bridge. of course that means no backup and no metering lights. folks doing those essential duties and deliveries doing all right. the freeways are clear right now. back to you.

4:49 right now. l.a. county is widening all of its closures after a lot of concerns over farmers markets. health leaders yesterday actually confirmed they had 342 new cases and seven additional deaths bringing the number of people who died in l.a. county to 44. some fear another recent move by health authorities there may be death knell for struggling restaurants. closing up pop-up groceries started by eateries. they've provided staples, but health inspectors say it is outside of the scope of their permits. one restaurant owner calls it the only thing allowing him to survive.ivg us an opportunity to keep our doors open. a lot of our staff hired. and continuing to get, again, much-needed supplies to the neighborhood. he ss90% from grocery

sales. the restaurant association is now in talks with the health department to try to reach a compromise. more fire departments are changing response protocols. firefighters will now wear full protective gear for any call that may be coronavirus related. all vehicles and equipment will be disinfected after every call. stanford reportedly has no plans to lower its tuition amid the demands of a lot of students there. "the mercury news" is reporting up to thousands of students requested the decrease after classes went fully online. in a letter stanford suggests anyone upset with the online curriculum take a leave of absence and reenroll at a later date. spring classes are expected to begin next week. 4:51. up next on nbc bay area, nbc bay area responds.

>> reporter: what if you can't pay your credit card or make your car payment right now? we're going to help you get some assistance from the bank next. but first, happening now, pg&e will not use money from a new campfire victims fund to pay for a recently imposed $4 million criminal fund. the utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting a fire that ripped through the butte county area. pg&e says it will instead use a different fund to pay insurance companies. we're going to have more news for you right after the break. ♪

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to suspend their mortgage payments during the pandemic, and for a lot of families that's a big relief. >> that's right. but what about car loan and credit card payments? we asked nbc bay area's chris chmura to look into it. >> reporter: good morning. yes, there is help. now the break you'll get varies by bank, but we are seeing some form o h pretty much across-the-board. let's start with car loans because a lot of us pay monthly and we owe a ton. ally, one of the largest lenders, says it's currently letting drivers defer car payments up to 120 days. if you just signed a loan for a new car they can delay your first payment 90 days. lease take note ally says you have to call in to activate these offers. and that's true of every bank we contacted. >> if you're having an income crunch, get out in front of it, let them know your situation. >> what about credit cards? the fed says we owe another $1 trillion on our plastic.

but it's possible you'll be able to defer monthly payments and interest. several banks and credit unions are offering assistance like fee waivers, no interest and payment pauses. again, though, it's not automatic. you must call in. if you prefer to speak with someone in person, you can. banks are considered essential services right now and many remain open. t check their hours. some have scaled back operations and their branch hours might be shorter than normal. we're taking virus questions. send yours on nbcbayarea.com. click the main menu and respond or call us 888-996-tips. thanks, chris. something good for you this morning, everyone has an artistic streak. laura, i know you have one. tapping into that with a new challenge. >> yeah, this is really interesting. take a look at what they're doing at the getty museum, asking people who are sheltering at home to re-create their

favorite works of art using items inside their home. one put a twist on the painting of the baby jesus and his mother. streets of france with little toy cars. a painting of madonna and child turned into a woman and her bul horse was re-created. they used a pile of clothes there. i guess art has different looks. i'll tell you -- >> oh, i can do that. the art is in the eye of the beholder, right? >> exactly. 4:57 for you that morning. next, we're going to talk about that mounting toll of the coronavirus and the new expected shelter in place extension coming here to the bay area. that's right. plus on the front lines and frustrated. a live report on the changes whole food employees are calling for and what they're doing today

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a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington along with mike and kari, and i'm here in the studio, and kari, mike, and laura all at home this morning. >> that's right. and we're bringing you the latest news. let's get to the latest numbers of the coronavirus.

in the bay area the cases now top 2,200. santa clara county seeing a big jump yesterday bringing theave . happening today bay area officially extend the stay-at-home order until may 1st. there are over 780,000 cases worldwide with more than 38,000 deaths in the u.s. more than 3,000 people have now died due to the coronavirus. we're going to have live team coverage for you ahead. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall reporting from home, practicing that social distancing, but you have a new tool to use, kari. yes, i've set up a green screen so we can put the graphics behind me just like in the studio. we're still tweaking the lighting but hopefully this gives you a better view of our weather. martinez will be in the low 50s

and then we'll see it warming up going into the afternoon. it's going to be a beautiful day. we'll talk about this and even warmer temperatures in the re