we may be seeing the worst upon us right now in terms of the outcomes but that still could be consistent and we believe we're turning the corner to cover all the physical distancing we're doing. right now at 5:00, america's so-called testing czar has strong warnings for americans. the reason you should not go outside this week. plus, working to help families in need. a live report on the bay area schools stepping up to start providing resources for those impacted by this crisis and the steps governor gavin newsom is helping to help frontline workers with child care. and a good morning to everyone. thanks for joining us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. mike and kari also working from home. i hope you all had a great weekend. we'll dive deeper into the stories we're covering for you on this monday morning. first a check of the forecast.

rain over the weekend, kari. yeah, we had quite a bit of rain especially for much of the south bay, parts of the east bay and now as we look outside in san francisco we're getting a chance to dry out, still some showers very close by just off the coast. i'll be tracking that with an update on our hour by hour forecast coming up in a few minutes. an early look at your morning commute with mike. that's right, kari. on the maps we see the weather index shows 101 heading down south san jose. you might have slick roadways so be careful out there. overall green. minor crash north 17. talk about changes for transit in the next report. >> mike, thank you. tracking coronavirus cases across the country more than 337,000 and nearly 10,000 people have died. here in the bay area there are

3,600 confirmed cases. santa clara has one-third of the overall total and 89 people have died here in the bay area. on capitol hill america's top health leaders are warned this could be the worst week ever when it comes to coronavirus cases. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" tracie potts live at her home in washington, d.c., with a look at the week ahead. tracie? >> reporter: hi, laura. good morning, everyone. health experts are expecting the number of cases, the number of deaths, to escalate this week nationwide. but that's not the situation everywhere yet. some areas are getting worse, but some are getting better. >> i see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: with careful coron cases expected to peak this week. >> where the outbreak began. >> reporter: washington state is giving away ventilators.

>> because we acted relatively early. >> reporter: in new york most people hospitalized are going home. >> the number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the first time. >> reporter: but new hot spots are popping up. in illinois, colorado, pennsylvania, and washington, d.c. we are struggling to get it under control. >> reporter: it's a critical week. health experts are warning americans to even avoid grocery stores and pharmacies. the federal government has millions of gloves and masks on the way. democrats are pushing president trump to appoint one person in charge of managing supplies. >> a senior military officer to be in charge of manufacturing and distribution and have the full authority of the president to send the materials where they're most needed. >> reporter: the white house is reportedly considering it.

now we are also hearing president trump says he's willing to support another stimulus with money for infrastructure projects that would put people to work. laura? >> i'll take it from here. thanks so much, tracie. 5:04 for you that morning. passengers who were onboard the princess cruise ship where a bay area man docked in florida are facing new obstacles in getting home. the cdc changing its policy for the cruise ship passengers recommending no air travel on any commercial flights even for travelers showing no symptoms for 14 days after disembarking. this as the family of a san francisco man demands answers after his death on saturday in south florida. 71-year-old wilson ma died hours after the ship arrived. we spoke on the phone with a bay area woman also on the ship who is now home worried about his

wife. >> i just hope that she will be okay, too. >> showing symptoms in a south florida hospital. one lawmaker is now calling for an investigation into why emergency crews waited so long to transport him from the ship. a new case of coronavirus tied to laguna honda hospital. there are now 14 confirmed cases, 11 are hospital staff, 8 of whom were caring for patients. hospital leaders expect more confirmed cases in the coming days but they do say all 14 people now infected are doing okay. san francisco supervisor matt haney will hold a virtual town hall. he's expected to give an update on the city's response to the crisis. it gets under way at noon on his facebook page. >> help for families caught in really a tight place when it comes to this coronavirus

pandemic. some need child care, some just need food to survive. checking in with kris sanchez this morning live from her home where she's sheltering in place. how soon could some of this help arrive? >> reporter: well, some of it is already in the pipeline. we expect to hear more details tomorrow but we do know the governor signed the order to help essential workers stay on the job. some of them had to cut hours because they didn't have any place safe or didn't have anyone to take care of their kids. regular child care facilities, the ones we are used to that folks have been taking their kids to are closed. health care workers, first responders, grocery workers will be able to bypass eligibility requirements in order to find qualified care for their children. the state has identified 57 different locations but we are expecting more details tomorrow as i mentioned. one thing we know for sure is child care setup will have to

keep the children six feet apart whether they are learning or being cared for. the head of a union told "the chronicle" this will help nurses and respiratory therapists who had to cut their hours because they didn't have anyone to care for their children. a lot of districts are doing a good job reaching out and are now ex pacting on locations. sunnyvale schools, fremont, santa rosa city school to name a few are adding locations for grab and go pickup. if you need assistance, go to nbcbayarea.com, we have a list of resources there for you as well or reach out to your local school district if you need help that way. it is very good news the essential workers need help with their child care.

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> and they had to scramble so quickly. thank you, kris. 5:07 this morning. san mateo county leaders today are hosting an online town hall to assist renters suddenly struggling to make it in the bay. a moratorium on evictions was passed. today the supervisor will host a facebook forum at 2:00 today along with county legal experts. all right, monday morning. another workweek. how are we looking weatherwise? we're looking pretty good weatherwise. we so desperately needed the rain. we are under a moderate drought. it still continues this morning. a new push of showers moving

across the peninsula and approaching the south bay. mostly south of san francisco today but across the bay area we will see some off and on rain. as we get a closer look we're seeing that rain across the south county, now approaching san jose. as we go into this afternoon there may be some thunderstorms popping up and i'll be tracking that, of course, for you. how much additional rain we may see and what's ahead in the rest of the forecast. mike has a look at the morning commute. that's right, kari, which is obviously very light as far as any backups we have. a lot of cars out there but it's moving smoothly. information from muni. we have some changes to muni's service now and they're cutting back on their schedule. we can expect increased wait times today because they have fewer operators and fewer riders as well. beginning tomorrow they will eliminate some service as well so more changes they'll announce

overnight. adding service to some areas with higher ridership, service around the hospitals, essential businesses. now we talk about overall lighter traffic, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:10 for you that morning. as coronavirus cases surge in louisiana the governor there is on the defensive. coming up at 5:25 why he says he went ahead with mardi gras this year as the virus silently spread. >> reporter: airplanes are still flying but they're flying pretty much empty. as for the stock market a pretty good day today. i'll fill you in. but first, be sure to stay up to date with the latest on the coronavirus by following our live blog. you can see the latest headlines in one place, nbcbayarea.com. it's 5:10 right now.

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right now at 5:13 we have a couple waves of energy off the coast that will be coming in today and bringing in more waves of rain possibly even some thunderstorms. i'll be tracking that with more on your micro climate forecast coming up. >> reporter: good morning, a very happy monday to you.

taking a look at the futures board here. the dow jones industrials calling for about a 700-point rise. markets fell about 2% last week. russia and saudi arabia are meeting this week to talk about decreasing oil production. that will drive prices back up and would spark the markets a bit. wells fargo's history once again hurting it. the bank says it will have to cap the number of small business loans it hands out because of rules put into place because of various scandals. wells fargo set up more than a million accounts for customers who didn't want them or didn't even know they had them. the bank tells reuters the rules prevent it from giving out other loans like other banks do. the u.s. treasury is supervising billions of loans. you may not see it but business owners flooding banks with loan applications is probably the

biggest thing in our economy right now. that is taxpayer money, not the bank's money. the bank is just handling the transfer of the money to the small business. airlines getting a bailout themselves. those rules say they have to keep serving various cities on certain routes and turns out some of those means there isn't any airline flying, nobody is flying in the airplane. southwest says that it has about a dozen flights that are empty just over the past few weeks. showing engineers with the car plant working on a prototype ventilator made out of car parts. engineers sent this update out over the weekend. >> we've been working on our own design. we want to use parts we know really well and we can go fast and they're available in volume.

>> reporter: several car companies are making ventilators -- making them, not designing them. in most cases they say it will be months before they can supply hospitals. in washington they've been talking about 100 days before the ventilators actually hit. then again we're talking about a peak that may come this week or next week. that's not 100 days out. >> right. the timing of it all. tough time. thanks a lot, scott. tough times for so many people especially if they have wedding plans. the pandemic couldn't stop one couple from celebrating. they had the best days of their lives. they decided to have their wedding on the balcony with friends and family on zoom to watch their special moment. witnesses started filming the couple but the neighbor blow them was oblivious of the wedding above as he was just working out. then he realized what happened and gave the newlyweds a hearty

congratulations. >> got to get the physical fitness in when you can. >> i guess so. any way you can. >> congratulations to that couple. a washington state family is describing themselves in self-isolation. ♪ stay at home ♪ quarantine >> oh, my gosh, i love the song. they filmed the parody from "les miserab miserables." here's the creativity. >> you find out how creative you really are after you're stuck in the house with family members. >> stir crazy some families are going.

all right. right now at 5:18 we are going to see some cool weather here out west and we know the cooler weather tends to keep people inside and we're seeing it here out west along with some showers. let's talk about what's going on elsewhere across the country. they've had a surge of warm air. my friends in chicago said it's been such a mild winter. they've had a really hard time keeping people inside. and then you look at these temperatures in atlanta up to 80 degrees today, even new york city today reaching into the mid-60s. we'll see how that goes as we look at all the rainy weather we've had here from over the weekend, still saw quite a few people out walking and braving the rain just to get some time outside and fresh air. we're going to see more of those showers moving through as we go into the rest of today especially for the peninsula, parts of the south bay as well as the east bay. now we've seen that rain at

times taking a break. we're going to continue to see the scattered showers moving in today. also watching out for a chance of thunderstorms because we've seen a couple impulses of energy just off the coast and they will be rolling in today. that could bring in a little bit more lift with includes and the rain and that could also produce more thunderstorms as well as some small hail. now as we get a closer look at the south bay, we've seen the rain moving through. our hour by hour outlook shows the thunderstorms may start popping at about 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. here we are at 4:30 seeing reds and yellows indicating heavy rains and then going into tonight. it starts to wind down. going into tomorrow still some spotty rain possible but we won't see as much of the heavy rain we're most likely going to see in parts of the bay area today. as we look at our forecast another quarter to a half inch of rain possible and then we are going to see that moving out the

rest of the week looking nice and dry. in fact, after wednesday it looks like we'll have several days of some dry weather and our temperatures will start to warm up. we'll start to see our temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s and then into the 70s by the end of the week and into the weekend. up to 73 degrees on saturday and san francisco we'll see those temperatures reaching into the mid-60s once all of this rain moves out. mike, you've been doing a new segment called the new normal. what do you have today? we have a new note, i think, from chp. because that normal is a lighter flow, you don't really have to worry about getting where you're going. you have to worry about speed. because there are fewer cars it doesn't mean the speed limit has changed. chp is trying to get the message out and enforcing the speed laws for safety's sake.

the office in martinez posted a warning on their facebook page saying this is not your racetrack and do mind your speed traveling through those zones. we're showing a smooth show of traffic. there is a report of a fender-bender. light traffic is the new normal. back to you. thank you very much. 5:21. coming up next mega churches continue to hold services, but wait until you see the big surprise waiting for worshippers who showed up at one central valley church. first, "ellen" returns with an all new episode, of course, from her home. >> usually i walk out and people applaud me, but i'm applauding you. nurses, doctors, first responders, everyone who keeps us going, thank you so much.

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missouri has a statewide order. it's in effect at one minute past midnight. it opens this morning. the same convention center house many people affected by hurricane katrina in 2005. meanwhile louisiana's governor is defending his decision to not cancel mardi gras. on cnn yesterday john bel edwards says he was briefed on the coronavirus threat weeks before but no one suggested the annual event should not go on as scheduled. some ohio churches continue to hold all their services despite a stay-at-home order. that's because churches in ohio are actually officially exempt. most are canceling in-person worship but not the solid rock church. it's between cincinnati and dayton. one churchgoer explains why.

>> there's god's law and man's law. who do you put first in we put god's law first. >> seniors are being told to stay home. >> meanwhile, landlords in lodi changed the locks on a church that refused to stop holding in-person services. the pastor and worshippers were disappointed when they showed up yesterday. >> that is correct, bethel bible church, their property and they're ultimately responsible for it, did have the locks changed. >> we don't believe that a virus cancels the first amendment. >> in neighboring sacramento county health leaders have now connected at least one-third of its coronavirus cases to religious gatherings. next, the top stories we're following including a dire new warning about the week ahead

across the u.s. and here in the bay area. a live report on the possible surge in cases. plus, the bay area entering week four of the shelter in place. still ahead we ask a behavioral and developmental expert what families with children can do to manage the stress of being stuck inside. first, many in the bay area are stepping up to help. over the weekend we held a telethon benefiting silicon valley strong, and many of you answered that call. we are proud to announce that we've raised $250,000. this is from viewers just like you at home, and we thank you. more news ahead for you this morning. 5:27.

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next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. it's going to be our 9/11 moment. it's going to be the hardest moment for many americans in their entire lives. right now at 5:30, a grim warning the nation's top health leaders saying the pandemic will likely get worse before it gets better comparing what's to come. you just heard it there, to pearl harbor and 9/11. a rush to ramp up the testing. a live report on the progress governor newsom says our state is making. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington along with mike and kari.

we'll get more into the headlines in a bit. first a check of the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. the rain has come but is it gone? that's the question. it's not yet gone, marcus, and we had in some parts of the bay area anywhere from one to over five inches of rain. it was so great to see. as we head out today still need that umbrella. waves of rain come in. i'll be tracking that with another update in a few minutes and mike tracking the morning commute. yeah, and light volume. we're looking at highway 24 eastbound at caldecott tunnel. an issue with a car stuck in the middle of the roadway. a couple chp units. some slick roadways as you head to south san jose. back to you. thank you very much, mike. it's 5:31.

the coronavirus sweeping the globe and a dire warning from the president and health officials here at home. it is going to get worse before it gets better. around the world over 1.2 million cases and nearly 70,000 deaths. in the united states alone more than 337,000 cases and nearly 10,000 deaths. now the epicenter remains to be new york city and that is where mayor bill de blasio is saying they may run out of ventilators by midweek. it's a big problem, the influx of people. in new york city alone there are now more than 65,000 confirmed cases. at least 2,400 people have died. de blasio says hospitals across the city weathered their first critical mass over the weekend. the last-second donation of ppe and breathing devices bought them some time but the city has not yet reached its peak in

cases. >> we're working to make sure that everyone who needs resupply gets it promptly, but what's true in every case every hospital system in a matter of only days faces the danger they will run out. >> by no means are the problems limited to new york. dealing with 122,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. it comes as other u.s. cities including philadelphia and washington, d.c., emerge as new hot spots. so far the cases in the bay area are lower than out east. there are more than 3,600 confirmed coronavirus cases and so far 89 people have died. strong words from the u.s. surgeon general warning this week is going to be this generation's pearl harbor moment. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us at home with what the bay area is doing in the surge in patients.

bob? >> reporter: marcus, let's take a look at the south bay, one of the hot spots for the bay area. a live look at the convention center which has been turned into a federal medical station with 250 beds, staffed with doctors, nurses and pharmacists 24/7. right now it is mostly empty. we know of two covid-19 patients transferred from local hospitals to that site yesterday afternoon. the convention center is being used to treat people with milder symptoms so they can treat the more severe cases. san francisco activated the palace of fine arts turning it into a temporary shelter for up to 162 homeless people. it's supposed to be operational late they ar this week. everyone will be screened. social distancing and a strict curfew is mandatory. new this morning an admiral with the white house coronavirus task

force issued this warning on the "today" show. >> no one is immune from this virus. it is a brand-new virus. whether you live in small town america or in the big apple, everyone is susceptible and everyone needs to follow the precautions we've laid out. your best precautions, the best way to avoid this is the physical distancing we've been talking about now for several weeks. stay at home, thank you for working at home and setting that example, wear a face covering in public because you could be asymptomatic and spread it to others. >> reporter: the state of california has substantially reduced its backlog of covid-19 tests. you'll recall this past thursday almost 60,000 testing pending friday. that number has dropped to 13,000 pending. the state has only tested 126,000 people. that's less than half of one percent of our population. reporting live in the east bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. the city of san francisco,

they're doing more to help people make it in the bay during the coronavirus pandemic announcing the city will push the property tax deadline from this friday to may 4th. this will be the first business day after the city's shelter in place order is set to be lifted. the statewide deadline to pay property taxes still is it friday but counties including san francisco are now allowing taxpayers to file a waiver. that could lessen stress for some families who have been under a stay in place order for quite some time. joining us this morning to help balance that stress level for folks is developmental and behavior pediatrician with the center for developing minds in los gatos. thanks for waking up early with us this morning. >> my pleasure, good morning. >> i understand you're a father of five yourself. how do you keep things calm in

your house? what is your advice? >> we have five kids sheltering in place with us, so it's been quite an adventure. i think the way that you dress kids really depends on the age of those kids. for young kids they're egocentric and want to know they're safe. for older kids, kids around 8 to 12, they start thinking about other people, that's what would happen if something happened to mom, what would happen if something happened to grandma. they need a different type of reassurance and older kids, teenagers, are going through major losses, things like graduations and proms and things that feel like once-in-a-lifetime opportunities are gone right now and so you have to learn to listen and hear what your teen is going through. >> those are good perspectives because you're dealing with all different ages as most families are. how do you do it in a way since everyone is together because some of the older conversations some of the older kids could

handle the little ones have big ears. >> right. you have to be careful what media they're exposed to. there's a lot of scary things and you have to be careful. with little kids you have to figure out what they know or eb all your children, what they know and what they've heard. you want to make sure it's the truth and if you're not sure what the truth is you can go to the cdc's website or the w.h.o. website that have actual factual information about the crisis. >> exactly. listening is so key in not only talking but hearing what kids have to say. isn't it a great opportunity, though, for families to bond? >> we've had a wonderful time with our family going outside and playing catch or playing board games. it's an opportunity to bring structure back into our families.

it's easy for kids to think, oh, my gosh, vacation, i'm going to stay up late and play video games all day. that family will deteriorate much more quickly than the family that instills structure and routines, regular things we've always wanted to do with our family but haven't had time to do. >> it's a great opportunity to build those bonds and have the one-on-one time. schedules are key. we probably threw you off your schedule this morning, but we appreciate you joining us. marcus? >> thanks, laura. let's talk about the weather today. i know a lot of people weren't able to do a lot outside outside because of the rain. you know what the rain did provide? some nice sleep for me. >> we were playing monopoly on saturday and you know it can take all day long.

we've been staying inside and really bonding. it's been a great opportunity. we have more rain coming in. for our essential workers heading out today having to deal with rain on top of everything else makes it more challenging. for everyone staying inside it is great for sleep or for catching up on things that you've been trying to do. now we are going to have another chance of thunderstorms today. we did see some significant heavy downpours moving in yesterday along with a few rumbles of thunder especially across the south bay and that's where a lot of the energy will be for this afternoon. we'll be tracking that as we go into this evening as well and tapering off tonight and may see lingering showers. i'll be tracking more of that in a few minutes. mike, you've been doing the new normal and we've all been hash tagging it. what is it? i appreciate that, kari.

you're looking at us in our team shot and we're all isolated into our little boxes. we're all together but we're all separate as well and that's what you're doing at home. the new normal operations at home for a lot of folks, today we'll talk about my studio and i want to show you what it's like. i'm broadcasting from a corner of my home on a little tiny desk. i have a tiny setup. you showed a nice, luxurious setup you have at home. show folks what the more well to do in the weather center do. >> i don't know if you would call it that because i'm taking up the whole living room so the kids can't come up and play with my green screen. i had to block it off with baby gates. laura, i know you were also making masks over the weekend. >> that's right. you have to keep triplets busy.

we had a lot of fun. we had a great time doing that as well. it's all in the name of keeping healthy and busy. marcus, you've been in the studio, my friend. >> holding it down. same old same old except for the three of you. this was before the show this morning but, hey, holding it down for us here in the studio as we practice the social distancing, keeping each other safe. i miss you a lot. >> i miss you, too. i really do. it's nice we get to talk in the morning and text. >> a lot of texting. >> we're actually good friends. >> exactly. we are. sometimes the texting goes on so late. i would love for you to send me the photos of your new normal. visit me on twitter or my

facebook page. share that with us and we'll share it with you. thank you for that. along with that assembly line going i'm sure we'll have plenty of masks in no time. >> lots of colorful scarves there. coming up, we're talking about the coronavirus relief bill that is expected to provide money to americans. we'll talk live with a financial expert about the added benefits it could have for your retirement savings coming up. (clucking noises)

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right now at 5:45 as we take a look at some rain now moving across the peninsula and into the south bay, we're going to see waves of this so make sure you have your umbrella nearby. i'll be tracking that with an hour-by-hour forecast in a few minutes. thanks so much, kari. a freeway shooting that injured a toddler along with a man and woman in the same car happened about 6:00 last night at interstate 580 and highway 24 in oakland. the chp says someone fired at a white sedan hitting all three people in the car. the 2-year-old child is said to have serious injuries. the shooter has not been caught.

health leaders in southern california are dealing with a dangerous new outbreak at a large extended care hospital. across l.a. county there are now nearly 6,000 confirmed cases. the deaths of 15 more people just yesterday bringing the total to 132. in riverside 30 patients have tested positive at a care facility in riverside. there are fears more may be sickened. that facility is now closed. emergency responders in l.a. county are taking new extreme measures to slow the volume of high-risk patients flooding emergency rooms. paramedics perform cpr on a victim in cardiac arrest they will wait five minutes to ensure there's still a pulse before transporting that victim to the hospital. as soon as today california court leaders may have a temporary complete overhaul to the legal system. the overhaul may include about a

dozen different changes waiving bail for lower level offenses as well as suspending the enforcement of foreclosures and holding all criminal proceedings by video to have a speedy trial. it is leaving the courts with greatly reduced staffing levels. he did not -- trump appointed him and now has fired him. that inspector general has now been fired. that's right. scott mcgrew, the president didn't say what michael atkinson did wrong, though. >> reporter: no, that's right. he is the intelligent community's inspector general. trump appointed him and now has fired him. trump has not said why he fired the inspector general but we do know he was deeply involved in the phone call with the leader of ukraine, remember the call

that got the president impeached, michael atkinson handled the case the way he was supposed to. he forwarded a whistle-blower's complaint to congress as required by law. in a statement atkinson said it's hard not to think the president's loss of confidence in me derives from me having faithfully discharged my legal obligations as an independent and partial inspector general. now in the coronavirus battle the white house has talked about this week being our pearl harbor. the certain general compared it to 9/11. the president says the coronavirus team will continue to hold these daily press conferences. he did so on sunday and saturday. these go on quite a while. sunday's was an hour and a half. the president tried patients try hydro chloroquine as a treatment or taking it even before you

have the disease saying, quote, what do you have to lose? now the president's top medical man, dr. fauci, says the drug has not yet been clinically proven. you have two sides on the same stage leading to this. >> would you weigh in on hydroxychloroquine? >> the doctor. >> you don't have to answer the question. >> he's your medical expert, correct? >> he's answered the question 15 times. >> reporter: the press conference is not making a tremendous amount of news but sort of stirring up controversy lately. you can follow me on twitter on scott mcgrew. >> thank you, scott. something good to tell you on this monday morning, the need for facemasks continues to grow.

one nurse from stockton is not only treating people with coronavirus but took it one step further in helping first responders. take a look at this. joslin is gathering followers on facebook to help make masks called facemask makers with love. lewis says first responders in california are in a hurry to get those masks. >> we're seeing the problem firsthand so i new york and washington to develop here. >> the group has made over 1,000 masks so far. one hospital is trying to make things less scary for children. it just unveiled its new accelerated care unit. the unit was all hand decorated and will help care for kids that have respiratory symptoms. nice to see. you need something fun. 5:51.

a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. we've dealt with the rain this weekend. what are we talking about this week? >> it will still be wet today and tomorrow. by wednesday we'll see the rain coming out. this has been a decent storm, parts of the bay area measuring over an inch, 5 inches in the santa cruz mountains. so it's been grit to see that. let's get a look at the rain moving through. a lot of it just off the coast and we're seeing it reach across the peninsula and now into san jose with light rain starting out for you this morning and then we'll see it picking up off and on today. a closer look you can see the rain over the south county moving into downtown san jose and also extending to the hills. expect more of those light showers if you're about to head out the door. we've seen this storm system all

across the region and we have a couple impulses off the coast that will be coming in today bringing in even more rain probably thunderstorms. some lightning strikes off the coast. as we go into the rest of the day, the potential picking up by this afternoon. i think between 2:00 and 4:00 we could start to see some storms popping from the peninsula to the south bay even over towards the east bay. we take it into the evening commute as a lot more people will be heading out for that commute going back home. we're looking at heavy downpours. a heads-up that our highest rain chances will be across areas south of san francisco, over to the east bay and then our rain starts to taper off for tomorrow. additional rainfall at this point looks like a quarter to half an inch. the higher rainfall totals will be across parts of the south bay and the south county.

and then going into the rest of the week after wednesday we're seeing all of this weather moving out. we'll get more sunshine and our temperatures will be warming up. now this weekend it's going to be harder to stay inside because we have 70s and sunshine headed this way for saturday and sunday. marcus? >> the first sunny weekend we've had in a while. happening now the nfl and its players association are hammering out the details of a virtual off-season according to a reporter with the nfl network. phase one of the plans will begin being delayed a week, at least one week. it was scheduled to start today. governor newsom says he does not expect fans to be able to attend the football games when the season begins. the nfl says the season will go on. some change in the works there. 5:54. coming up on "today in the bay," nbc responds.

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>> reporter: good morning. when the outbreak started rick wanted to help his wife's family in china. they needed masks. he found a case of them on this website and paid $79.73 via pay

pal. rick says the seller never responded to him, so he complained to pay pal. at first paypal sided with the seller saying that there was proof of delivery, but rick says that proof was just a tracking number that something was delivered to someone else, so he turned to us. we contacted paypal. here is what it told us. our customer service team looked into this case and found the complaint appeal in mcleod's favor. it went on to say they've reached out to mr. mcleod to provide him with education about his case. ultimately rick got his $79.73 back. we asked the website what was going on here but we didn't get a response. we did spot some red flags. it went off line, first and foremost, after we submitted our request and we also saw christmas imagery on the left, a stocking and some ornaments, some high-demand items right here front and center. i know you might be tempted to turn to just about any website to get your hands on scarce

items like masks but please do a little research before you click buy and stick to well-known retailers just to be safe. taking consumer complaints throughout the crisis. submit yours to nbcbayarea.com or call us 888-996-tips. and welcome to the third hour of "today in the bay." thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to weather and traffic in just a moment. first this morning's headlines. >> we may be seeing the worst upon us in terms of outcomes, but that still could be consistent and we believe we're turning the corner with all the physical distancing we're doing. >> america's so-called testing czar has a strong warning for americans. the reason you should not go outside this week. plus, working to help families in need. a live report on bay area schools stepping up to start providing resources for those impacted by this crisis.

and the steps governor gavin newsom is taking to help frontline workers with child care. first, a look at that forecast. kari hall has been tracking that rain in our area. it's been nice to see some rain. it's been giving us a good soaking and we know we are in a moderate drought. as we go into today still some showers continuing off and on and a chance tomorrow. then it all starts to move out by wednesday. we'll take all we can get right now, and i'll be tracking that with an hour by hour forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike has been tracking the morning commute. >> we'll start this hour getting a shot of the traffic flow as you expect green that means