property taxes are still due friday. contra costa county tax office says they will waive late fees and penalties but after july 10th that payment plan will have to be set up if the taxes can't be paid all at once. san francisco struggling small businesses may soon get a and a good tuesday morning. boost from the city supervisors. to your headlines at 4:30. the board today is debating a the number of coronavirus deaths resolution calling for new is approaching 100 here in the protections for restaurants and bay area and topping 10,000 other merchants who have closed across the country. their doors. the state insurance commission happening in san jose today, to grant certain exemptions. two city councilmembers are pushing for three months of rent today's meeting will take place remotely using the zoom forgiveness for those impacted. platform. speakerdy working on another od two san jose councilmembers plan to present a trillion dollar bill to help plan to help people who are americans who are struggling. and a good morning to you. struggling to pay their rent. thanks for starting it right here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. they say they proposed a waiver >> and i'm laura garcia along with the rest of the gang here to bring you today's news. latere' talk about takeouttt br if they show hardship due to the coronavirus outbreak. some property owners and

landlords say that's unfair. to get any money back they would have to apply for small loans. yourself, which i know a lot of folks have been doing a lot of now to a live look at sfo cooking staying inside as well. where the number of travelers another rainy day yesterday, kari. continues to plummet. what's in store for today? it's the same in other airports well, the rain starting to across the country. only 136,000 people were screened at the nation's taper off, laurlaura. airports last week. rain chances are going down that's according to the tsa. today and we are still looking now a year ago there were 2 at the storm system that is very close to the coast. million passengers for that very and as it moves away from the same period. that is a 94% decline in bay area it's still bringing in some of that moisture and will bring in a chance of some spotty passenger traffic nationwide. showers as we go into the rest working to help help care of today. workers on the frontline. i'll be watching that as we are next, the deal president trump still going to be tracking a just reached with top mask making companies. little bit of rain but overall a plus, the new push l.a. drying trend in the forecast. leaders are making to ensure as we look at the radar right everyone in their county can get now, not a whole lot going on. tested for coronavirus. it is 4:37. you're watching "today in the still some spotty showers. bay." we will continue to dry out over the next couple of days. we'll talk more about that coming up. mike has a look at the morning commute. any issues for early drivers?

kari, not like yesterday where we had so much wet roadways showing up on our maps but reports of fog, 280 and 92. chp talks about that coming through the redwood city jurisdiction, around the peninsula. you see slowing on 92 just above where it says redwood city. ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete, we do see a little slowing. balanced nutrition for strength and energy. that may be because there are fewer cars. whoo-hoo! great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein, a little fog in the north bay. 27 vitamins and minerals, transit, big changes coming up. and nutrients to support immune health. >> thank you very much, mike. we'll check back with you. it appears social distancing may be slightly working, but the governor says don't let your guard down too soon. we still need to keep our distance and observe the stay-at-home order. doing just that is "today in the bay's" bob redell. talk about flattening the curve. are we making any progress, bob? >> reporter: the whole idea behind flattening the curve we don't all get sick at once and overwhelm the hospitals. here are the most recent

projections for the university of washington's institution for health metrics and ale. mom: but i promise, it's going to get better that represents the need statewide for ventilators. you can see it's well below that ♪ green line that represents the 2,000 available. a little goes a long way heartwarming the world. that's available to possibly flatten the curve. the same for beds which is well below the purple line that represents the roughly 27,000 hospital beds available. will peak with 70 deaths a day on april 17th and the total deaths will plateau at the start of june with just under 1,800 fatalities. all of these projections are based on the assumption we as californians continue to practice social distancing through may. now yesterday we spoke with dr. sara cody, a santa clara, that led the shelter in place, making us the first region in the country to take that dramatic

step. she says it's too early to give a set date when everything will reopen even though we are not at the peak yet she said the dramatic measures and social distancing is helping. >> we're not in crisis. we're not in chaos. everyone who is going in needing medical care is getting medical care. the growth is slow so we're still growing but not as fast. good tuesday morning. we're going to have a cool start to the day. mostly some 30s in parts of the this is working. we're looking to experiences in north bay and there will still be a few spotty showers. i'll be tracking that rain for other parts of the world that you with a look at some micro have already been through this, climate forecasts coming up in a right? what worked and what didn't. few minutes. >> reporter: we also asked dr. cody do you know how many people good morning. have recovered from covid-19? i'm rahel solomon at cnbc she says right now they're not headquarters. here are today's top business able to track every person who headlines. wall street looks to extend becomes infected and recovers at home or in the hospital. reporting live here in the east yesterday's huge gains. dow futures up about 700 points. bay, bob redell, "today in the the market soared yesterday with bay." interesting to see if we can the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 up

track that as we go down the more than 7%. road. thank you, bob. the dow jumping more than 1,500 a follow-up on how well communities are social points, the best point gain, distancing. the online social distancing sparked by several headlines pointing to a potential slowing scoreboard rates states and or stabilization of the counties with letter g coronavirus outbreak both here in the u.s. and in parts of ranging from a to f measuring a number of travel factors from cell phone data, the national europe, although health officials say it's still too early to determine whether that overall -- the nation, i should will be a lasting trend. say, earning a d. california earning a c, being the s&p 500 down about 21% from its record highs. linked to rural areas. president trump is announcing that the u.s. has struck a deal people in hawaii rate an a with to buy millions of n95 facemasks those in connecticut and from 3m for health care workers. washington, d.c., earning the president had been in a a-minuses. a possible glimmer of hope in the epicenter of the virus. dispute after asking 3m to stop new york hospitals are still selling those protective masks overloaded this morning. the city is reporting 266 new overseas. a request the company called deaths bringing that total to more than 2,700. counterproductive. 3m will import 166 million masks leaders are hopeful that they're seeing a flattening of the curve over the next three months in the number of deaths and new primarily from its factories in cases. china. it's still too early to say for all state will return more than $600 million in auto sure. there's more help for patients premiums to customers as many with more than them being allowed. the pandemic americans are driving less due to the stay-at-home orders.

many will get a payback of their monthly premium in april and may and will apply to 18 million policies issued by all state and e-insurance. state farm and progressive are looking into the decline in driving and the potential impact on premiums. kari, over to you. and as we take a live look outside in dublin we've seen dense fog rolling by and our temperatures in the low 40s to start. watch out for that fog, but we will get some sunshine today. i'll have more on this and the micro climate forecast coming up next.

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new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. and here we are dark and early, a live look out in san jose for you as we get started with the day, the twinkling lights to let you know. the fremont hotel to the left. you can see the heart in the hotel windows made out of those lights. you see another one, too. another hotel. >> isn't that nice to see? >> everyone just showing love. >> i love that. >> i'm with you, mike am i'm with you there. creating a heart. we're loving this forecast that we've been seeing, meteorologist kari hall. the rain we needed, will it stick around for today as well? it's going to start to move out so we will not see as much of that rain, and so i think today we'll get a little bit more sunshine, tomorrow even

more. we are in a drying trend for the bay area. but we also are starting out with some dense fog. take a look at our view. low visibility here as well as the tri-valley. watch out for the fog for you, early morning drivers heading out the door, we'll see that along with some cool temperatures that will gradually work out, this compares to yesterday. then as we look at the forecast we'll see temperatures on a warming trend over the next couple of days. very close to the bay area. we'll start to see the showers moving along with it but it's also still pulling in some moisture and that is going to be what we'll see in terms of our scattered showers that could possibly fall across parts of the bay area for today. looking lighter compared to the

showers we had yesterday. a closer look shows we're all mostly starting out with a dry forecast but once again that fog remains the issue and as we go hour by hour we'll still see a chance of showers in the forecast, but a slight chance for today, and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. we're also seeing a slight chance we could see some rain moving through as late as tomorrow evening as some storms fire up over parts of the sierra. it could move into the bay area. then we'll start to see weather clearing out. partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers and going into the rest of the week, look at all that sunshine. low to mid-70s in the weekend forecast. more of the same, warming in san francisco. fog is the main issue for drivers.

>> chp did give a warning so that's up in the san mateo area. keep that in mind. some major changes for the schedu schedule. they're only going to be running 17 bus routes now. light rail came off service last week. the deal is even though the numbers are down for ridership the big deal is they're down 40% of their operators because that is impacting the operations in general. the vta is stopping service at 9:00 p.m. a look at the roadways. on our maps, no problems. the green sensors all over, as kari said, there may be fog in areas. 4:48 right now. l.a. county is actually opening up free testing for anyone who needs it as the cases there shoot up higher.

bringing the total147. about 6,300 people have tested positive. mayor eric garcetti said no longer any testing restrictions. previously the county was giving priority to those most at risk including seniors. the mayor is trying to hammer home, sheltering at home as health leaders advise everyone to avoid going out for any reason. in the last two or three days more cases than in the first 23 days. that is something to keep in mind motivating you to stay at home. >> 13 public testing sites, about half of which are in the city. it will soon have the capacity to test 36,000 people per week. in chicago african-americans are making up nearly 70% of coronavirus related deaths. this is according to health officials. more than doubled the number of

cases. a makeshift hospital. mayor lori lightfoot says we are engaging facilities that have been overlooked and that have suffered disinvestment and neglect for generations. there's a change of heart this morning for the acting navy secretary who really ripped into that former aircraft carrier captain. we're talking about captain brett crozier, a santa calling for help for an outbreak onboard his ship. in a leaked address to air carrier personnel yesterday navy secretary he was called too naive or stupid to be at the helm. late last night he apologized following heavy criticism and calls from congress for his resignation. some sweeping changes for california's legal system in the age of the coronavirus.

state court leaders approving 11 emergency measures on monday. one eliminates bail for low level criminal charges. another suspends all eviction cases. and all hearings will be held remotely. those changes are effective immediately. refusing to block los angeles officials from shutting down gun stores. the city is declaring them nonessential businesses during the shelter at home order. the judge says closing the stores reasonably fits with the goal of reducing the spread of the disease. the second time federal judges declined to intervene challenges made by surrounding rules of the shutdown. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: there's a big and expensive deadline looming for millions of people in california. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. will you have to meet the property tax deadline on friday? it depends where you live. we'll explain why next. and happening now eerie new

images are emerging from the city of love. new drone video showing the streets of paris abandoned. several of its famous landmarks normally packed with tourists are now shut down. the city is under lockdown. france has 98,000 reported cases of covid-19 and more than 8,900 deaths. more news after the break.

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4:54 this morning and the income tax deadline has been delayed. business and sales tax are pushed back as well. for millions their property tax bill is still due this friday despite the virus. >> in the bay area those can be whopper bills. we asked chris chmura and his

team to see if anybody is getting a break. >> reporter: good morning, lots of people are curious about this very expensive question. in fact, alvin asked me about it on twitter. does he have to pay his taxes by the april 10th deadline. the answer varies by county. let's start in san mateo. the treasurer there just issued this letter saying san mateo is pushing back the deadline from april 10th to may 4th. that's the first day after the current stay-at-home order is set to expire. san francisco has done the same. the treasurer there says property taxes in the city are now due may 4th. but the bay area's remaining counties appear to be sticking to the friday deadline. some say they are unable to legally push back the due date though they are offering a selective break. the treasurer in alameda, contra costa, marin, solano counties indicated taxpayers directly affected by covid-19 can apply

for penalty waivers or penalty cancellations. those are the counties in yellow. you would do that after april 10th. if you're curious about your coun county's due date we posted all nine policies plus links to their website in case policies and deadlines change. it's on nbcbayarea.com. just go to the main menu and then click responds. >> thanks so much, chris. it's 4:56 right now. here's what one southern california man has to go through to support his wife as she fights for her life. she's battling leukemia during the pandemic. he's not allowed to see her in person due to the hospital visit restrictions. it's something happening in health facilities really across the country. so the man now stands at the side of the freeway facing her hospital room with several signs to let her know that she's not alone. >> i love you, which is true. so lucky to have you. she's in the times a week while she recovers.

what love. that's very sweet. sad but sweet. >> it really is. 4:57 for you this morning. in san francisco this morning they're talking about a growing debate over where to shelter the homeless. this is amid the outbreak. next, the push to make more hotel rooms available. plus -- >> we know already that the acceleration of the pace of this virus and this assault not on the lives but the livelihood of american people. >> we will have a live report from capitol hill on the push for a second stimulus bill to help the economy. you're watching "today in the bay."

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many people at all levels just did not expect something like this to happen of this magnitude and there are many lessons learned. this virus has humbled many of us. right now at 5:00 the u.s. surgeon general speaking about the surprise coronavirus gave health care leaders as america counts more than 368,000 cases and nearly 11,000 deaths. also there may be a second stimulus package with another round ofoming soon fng with mike and kari. together we are working on the stories that impact our team right here as well as you at home. the coronavirus crisis. we're going to get to that in a bit. first a look at the forecast for you today.

meteorologist kari hall has been working hard for us at home and, kari, how is it looking today? we're starting out with patches of dense fog across parts of the bay area. as we take a live look outside in san francisco still some low clouds and there will be a slight chance of rain today. i'll be tracking that with a time line when you can expect some of those showers coming up and as we head over to mike a look at the early morning commute. that's right, kari. you're talking about fog. you see t