while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. right now -- >> in a few days we will reach 1 million confirmed cases and 50,000 dead. right now the dire warning from the world health organization for all countries battling the coronavirus to do more. back home the debate rages on. should everybody now wear face masks, as gar yes. thank you for joining marcus wa.

we want to get a look at the traffic as well as your forecast. kari hall from home today giving us a look at what we can expect. >> yes, i set up my green screen here so we can have a full look. we will start out cool with low 40s, and as we go through the rest of the afternoon we will see the temperatures warming up into the upper 50s by noontime. we are looking at highs across the bay area in the 60s for many inland valleys, and then along the coast in the upper 50s to low 60s. we are tracking an approaching storm system that will be here for the weekend, and i will have more on the timeline coming up in a few minutes. mike has a look for our essential drivers.

we are looking over here at the roadways, green sensors all around the bay, and we will have more. back to you. this morning the number of coronavirus cases is increasing in the bay area. there's now more than 2,600 and 68 people have died. santa clara county is just shy of the most cases. bay area residents are letting police know if their neighborhoods are violating some of the shelter at home orders. police are just telling us to educate the public about social

distancing and urging the community to stay home. some dog owners tell us they don't like the idea of closing dog parks. >> people can social distance in a dog park. >> there are signs saying don't shake hands, don't gather, don't crowd and don't cough. >> mayor london breed announcing last week officials will open up ma scony center. the new beds will sit in the west. san jose nursing home is

asking people to take their loved ones home, and the request comes after two members of the facility and a staff member tested positive. the facility said it's working hard to keep people in isolation. and there are two more protests, one in ucsf, and this follows several other recent bay area protests, including one at san jose's good samaritan hospital yesterday. they are voicing concerns about safety equipment supplies. remember, the state recently leased the medical center that faced closure, and the hospital president already admits he doesn't have anything in place. >> we are a decimated space provider, and if we can get our

ppe's, it's hard for us. >> they are adding to the concern that the national stockpile is nearly maxed out. mayor garcetti has gone ahead and recommended that everybody wear masks to stop the virus. 65 people have died in los angeles county. garcetti granted permission to shutdown electricity tomorrow businesses that remain open. >> this will be the look. let me lead as mayor and let people know this is how we are going to be seeing each other. >> he said he wants the

medical-grade masks in the hands of health workers. it's 4:35. back in the bay we are learning an ac transit driver tested positive for covid-19. sources tell us ac transit posted a letter at the bus yard yesterday to notify their staff, the driver was last at work on march 11th and then went on vacation, so the company says it's unlikely the employee had covid-19 when he was still working. the dmv says some driver's license will be able to be renewed through its website, and

it will allow vehicle registrations to be completed online. some say they are running into glitches. the dmv closed its stores to the public indefinitely last friday. still pushing to get your vote. next here on "today in the bay," the changes the presidential candidates are making amid the coronavirus pandemic. and then kohl's is working to help customers get their orders safely. when the murray's head to work their dog michelangelo gets to work, too.

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right now at 4:39, we're starting out with cool temperatures, even upper 30s in parts of the north bay and some of our inland valleys. we will also have another beautiful warm day. we will talk about this and weekend rain coming up in a few minutes. good morning. i am frank holland at cnbc headquarters. washington is pointing towards a higher open this morning. shocks fell sharply yesterday with the dow dropping more than 4% as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on global markets. oil prices are surging today after the president expressed optimism of russia and saudi arabia could soon resolve their

price war. the number of americans filing for unemployment likely shot for a high for a second week. some economists predict it could top 5 million. most americans are under some sort of a lockdown, up from 50% just a few weeks ago. and starting today items will be marked with the words drive up on kohl's.com. adobe analytics says buy online and pick up orders jumped 90%. now over to my favorite meteorologist in the bay area, kari hall, back over to you. >> thank you, frank, you are my favorite newscaster from cnbc.

we are going to see temperatures in los gatos starting out cool and then warming up. we will enjoy beautiful weather for now, and we will have more coming up next.

good thursday morning to you. a live look out at san francisco. a beautiful start to get us started with the day, just sparkling, just like our morning

team. look at you, you are all just sparkling. >> good morning. we're waking up. it's good to see you guys. i miss all of you. >> i miss you, too, a lot. >> i miss you. >> so we're here, kind of, in our little boxes. >> making our way. >> nobody puts baby in a box. >> until coronavirus comes. >> yeah, exactly. baby get in the corner. kari, how is the forecast looking for today? >> it looks pretty good. we are enjoying sunshine, but i had a few things for you to think about as we go throughout today. one of the things is of course we are all getting a lot of packages and deliveries right now. leave a large sign so they know where to put your packages, and they are recommending you leave them out there for 24 hours, and another thing is that xfinity has wi-fi hot spots for free,

and that may help you out with the streaming we are doing trying to stay in touch, and we are for people opening up the windows, and there's a high amount of tree pollen. one thing we have is a beautiful day. sunshine, a nice breeze picking up throughout today. we also have an approaching storm system that is still well to the west of us. we have today and tomorrow with dry weather before that rain comes in early saturday morning. we are still going to see dry weather for today and tomorrow and once the rain arrives it looks like a decent storm, not a strong one, but it will bring in much-needed rain and w could get a good soaking not only going into satnt monday as well. looking at the rainfall totals and what we are expecting here, we could see rainfall reaching

over an inch in parts of the north bay while the south bay is a little closer to half an inch of rain. it's really good to see this amount of rain go into april because we know february was so dry and now we are in a moderate drought. looking at the 7-day forecast, we are going to see the temperature in the upper 60s for the next couple of days for the inland areas, and once the storm system comes in for the weekend we will be cooling off into the mid-50s. san francisco down to about 54 degrees, but the rain will be clearing out by tuesday. mike, tracking the commune, any issues drivers should know about? >> we have one over in contra costa county, and with the wet roads in the forecast we are talking about with the higher speeds, be careful. i will show you an example of what chp is dealing with, the speed limits are green all around the bay, and there's a

crash though getting over from eastbound highway 4 to southbound. that crew should be clear from the earlier injury crash, and the connecter may have flashing lights there. and at the bay bridge itself, there's hardly any traffic and that's a good thing for those driving into san francisco. new overnight, firefighters in the south bay battling a fire that is believed to have started in an rv. it spread to two homes. this video just into our news room. the fire broke out just before midnight on north 7th street near east st. james street, blocks away from san jose

university. firefighters say they may have been a language barrier. 15 people won't be able to return home tonight. we still do not know the cause. new video of a bizarre story in southern california, and that's where police say a coronavirus conspiracy theorist purposely derailed the train, it plowed full speed through a series of fences and parking lot before stopping 250 yards away. the suspect is in custody and investigators believed he thought the ship was docked in the port for some alternative purpose. no word on injuries. we told you yesterday was the official start of the census. normally the census borough would hire thousands of workers to conduct the survey, and with

shelter at home orders in place, that is suspended. the alternative options are online, by mail or using their form. this afternoon biden will hold a virtual press briefing. a new poll shows biden with the edge over trump in the election showdown. the vice president has a 47% to 43% advantage over trump. and nfl are planning to have a full season, and the league has plenty of time to sort things out but the problem is the new schedule has been out by

now, and owners have made alternative draft plans and the draft is still scheduled to kick off three weeks from today. take a look at golden stated warrior, steph curry, and what he's trying to do. >> do sit-ups. one, two -- good job. three, good job. >> he posted this video of his son trying to hit the gym with him. he wrote, questionable form but we'll take it. if you have something good to show us tweet us your images with the #somethinggood. can you imagine being coached by him? >> right. coming up on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds."

>> if your car registration expires, you might get a break, kind of. netanyahu isolating himself this morning under advice from his doctor, and that comes after the health ministry tested positive. the prime minister just ended two days in isolation after one of his aides also tested positive. the middle east has more than 78,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. we'll be right back. lately, i've discovered that while keeping safe and staying in,

we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery.

while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. 4:54 for you this morning.

to stop the spread some of us stopped pushing back our errands, but what about the trip to the dmv? >> actually they are closed and you can't make an appointment now but what do you do if your registration is about to expire. we posed that question to chris chmura. >> we want to caution you about a catch involving smog testing. the state still expect you to pay for your registration, and you can do that online. here's the thing. smog tests are still on, too. you have to take your care to a shop which contradicts the pleas to stay home. what is the state doing about that? you can delay your smog test until after the crisis is over. here's what it said. you may still pay your registration fees to avoid any late fees, however you will not receive your new registration or

year sticker until the smog information has been received by dmv, and that begs a huge question, what if a cop pulls you over for an expired tag, and dmv asked the police to take it easy on the expired registration. here's what we recommend. pay for your registration online on time and indicate you will get your smog test after the crisis, and then print out that and put a copy in your car. if a cop pulls you over, tell them what you did and give the cop a copy of the paperwork. if you don't have a printer, take a snapshot on your phone. 4:56 for you. you ready to make people smile

this morning? >> i love to. >> an east bay animal shelter offering a special gift if you help save animals by giving a small donation. >> i love this story. it's so cute. take a look at what they are doing over at berkeley humane, if you donate $20 or more, they will draw a picture of your furry friend. the shelter admits the voluntary artists are not michelangelo, but they get an a for effort, i think. you still have until next week to participate if you want. you up load a picture of your dog or cat. we want you to join us on saturday for an nbc bay area

conference. give us a challenge and everybody steps up. >> this weekend we will bring you the best of the best and tell you how you can do something good for our neighborhoods in need. coronavirus, hoour community responds this saturday at 7:00. and when you can expect to see the government stimulus checks and how much you could be getting. >> a round of applause in alameda, and what brought on a minute standing ovation.

we are in a national crisis with regards to ppes. >> sounding the alarm, hospitals from the bay area and beyond are in major need of personal protective equipment. and protecting the vulnerable today, opening a center to protect the homeless in the coronavirus battle. >> we want to get a check of the forecast as well as the kphaoco for you this morning. let's go to kari hall working at home. >> yeah, i set up my green wall here at home