actually north 101 there was a car traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. that's officially a wrong way driver. there was a crash. sounds like there are injuries but not a lot of detail on that. there are flares out. we'll follow this in the newsroom to let you know if there's more impact to your day. a smooth flow of traffic and you too early for us to say whether may 1st is that day, but see how light the volume is up there but a steady flow of we're going to come on that as we learn more information. traffic on our, quote, lighter shots. a number of cars out there, good morning. your headlines at 4:30, may 1st, guys. back to you, laura. thank you very much, mike. the chp today plans to update the date president trump is investigation into a really focusing on when it comes to horrible accident in contra reopening the country back up costa county on friday night on amid the coronavirus pandemic. interstate 242. >> and the u.s. now has nearly that is when a 63-year-old 558,000 cases of coronavirus and antioch grandmother died in the passenger seat of a car after a 22,000 deaths. we now have the most cases in brick smashed through the the world. windshield. the woman's two grandchildren here in the bay area, week were in the back seat. five of our shelter at home is no one else was injured. so far investigators believe the here, and cases are still brick was likely tossed from the rising. there are now nearly 5,000.

more on those headlines still ahead. >> many americans will start seeing the into their bank accos and thank you for joining us this week. this morning here on "today in the $2 trillion stimulus bill the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. excludes tax paying immigrants i hope everybody had a great who don't have legal status. 4 million children of those easter. i want to check the forecast workers are also excluded even now. it was glorious yesterday. though many are u.s. citizens. good morning, kari hall. democrats introduced legislation to help those immigrants get good morning. yes, we are starting out with cool weather for the bay area. relief. and contra costa county after a nice weekend and a few supervisors tomorrow consider a motion to request california's spots getting rain we are going fall election be by mail-in to have another chance to dry ballot only. out you had to. as we get a live look in dublin santa clara county is already right now our temperatures in looking into doing this, and the upper 40s, a chilly start to it's likely state legislators the day but a nice warm-up. we'll talk more about this and will receive a proposal to make what's ahead for the rest of the mail-in ballots mandatory across week coming up in a few minutes. good morning, mike. california. how is it looking out there for many older volunteers already the morning drive? say that they plan to skip taking part this time around. >> kari, it's looking great. we are showing a smooth flow of california's unemployment traffic all over the bay as you office is expanding its hours would expect. i want to zoom in to the with all the great need that they're seeing now. peninsula. so now they're taking calls from northbound 280 approaching 92 there was a crash. and it looked like a traffic 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. monday break with a little slowing, through friday this comes after

lasted only about 15 mibts and dozens complained they've been it's just cleared in the last unable to reach employees to couple. north 101 just above where it answer questions about benefits. says san mateo some folks may they have received claims from 2.5 million people. have clipped a deer. beneficiaries can get up to $450 it sounds like the driver is okay, marcus. a month in state benefits as we'll follow that. back to you. thank you, mike. well as that $600 a week through this morning president trump's focus is likely on reopening the the end of july. the $600 is expected to be added country, scheduled to meet with his new coronavirus task force to checks starting next week. but as "today in the bay's" this morning was supposed to tracie potts reports, the be the morning after the final country's top health expert is round of the masters. cautioning the president. the giants would have just finished the series in san diego. and the a's would have just >> reporter: may 1st, the day president trump wants to reopen hosted the yankees. the economy and get people back if sports were still going on to work. >> we're winning the battle. would fans have been in the we're winning the war. stands? a new seton hall poll says, no. >> reporter: health experts warn without more aggressive testing -- >> we're seeing a flattening of 72% say they won't attend sporting events until there's a the curve. the same thi i neeue here is vaccine. it's only slightly less among people who call themselves sports fans. safety and the welfare of the 83% of people would watch games american people. with no fans on tv. that has to come first. >> reporter: this week president trump meets with the new task >> interesting. it's all going to change us all. force focused on how the >> it's true. coronavirus has devastated the we do have something good for

you this morning, laura. economy rattling wall street, warriors star steph curry is forcing businesses to close, thanking frontline health care driving 17 million to file for workers now helping out in new unemployment. york. >> this is really cool, marcus. the first stimulus payments began hitting bank accounts last over the weekend a team of ucsf nurses, 20 of them, in fact, traveled to the big apple. weekend. they'll be working for the next more are expected by wednesday. month at local hospitals there. an earlier shutdown may have helped and any restart will have curry said their act of kindness, and we agree, is to be gradual by region. >> it is not going to be a light amazing. >> it's unbelievable the switch that we say, okay, it is sacrifice and selflessness and now june, july or whatever, stepping up the call to serve click. the light switch goes back on. people and go above and beyond. i think it could probably start i just want to say we're thinking about you, praying for at least in some ways maybe next your health and safety and know month. >> reporter: dr. fauci predicts life could start looking normal again in november. most. >> very, very cool.rr also wish and it was after dr. fauci's comments about an earlier in the coming weeks, and so do shutdown that the president re-tweet add message with we. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. the #fire fauci. tracie potts, nbc news. >> reporter: good news for and right now the bay area college grads. you might be able to get a break is just one confirmed case away on your student loans. i'm consumer investigator chris

from reaching 5,000 cases of chmura. what borrowers need to know covid-19. at least 139 people across the next. first, happening now, spain region have died. is allowing some nonessential sonoma and marin counties are workers to return to the job both reporting new cases. santa clara county has the most today. so far only construction and cases with more than 1,600. factory workers are allowed back. millions of masks will also be here's some good news, the handed out at bus and train curve is actually flattening in stations around the country. the nation's epicenter of new the number of deaths in spain has now surpassed 17,000. york city at the same time the death toll there continues to we're back with more news right after the break. 4:51. increase across new york. there are now nearly 99,000 cases and over 6,000 deaths. governor andrew cuomo says the number of hospitalizations are down again and announced two executive orders, one directs employers to provide essential workers with masks at no cost. the second order is in regard to expanding antibody testing. >> the associated press is tracking the number of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, it's counted more than 3,600, about eight times the amount ten days ago. those numbers are likely much higher because many of the

nursing home patients were never tested. the family of a nurse's assistant is mourning her death from coronavirus. she worked at the same riverside county senior facility overcome by a large outbreak. the family says she had been working to get her degree in nursing and on friday she died. >> it's shocking. we're speechless about it. >> her family says she called 911 with breathing problems on april 4th. she died a week later. in the north bay the family of a santa rosa police officer who died from coronavirus are asking why it took so long for her to be tested. according to "the press democrat" detective mary lou armer admits she was not immediately tested. they were following guidelines at the time when there were limited supplies. her family says she spent two weeks fighting a fever and was

denied a test before getting one shortly before being hospitalized. she died april 3rd after one week in a medically induced coma. happening now palo alto's mayor is trying to remind everyone to throw any used masks or gloves into the trash. he tweeted these photos of a mask and glove on the ground and has been noticing a lot of litter like this and adds, quote, let's all keep each other safe. happening today san francisco schools launch a coordinated distance learning program. until now schools have pretty much been on their own. "the chronicle" reports the district will give guidance for all teachers based on grade level that includes required teachers office hours on zoom. the district has also given out 4:53 for you this morning, more than 8,000 chrome books. and the bills are piling up for this is for children who don't many bay area families. have digital devices or internet access. >> that's right. but if you're paying a student 4:36 for you that morning and the number of california's loan, consumer investigator chris chmura says there may be a unemployed is growing. way to get some help. still ahead for you here on

>> reporter: good morning. "today in the bay," new action if you have a federal student the state is taking to offer more help for those still loan, you're getting some seeking benefits. financial relief. you will not be charged any plus, the changes google is payments through september 30th. rolling out to make it easier to it's automatic. you don't have to do anything. find virtual health care the federal reserve says the options. it's 4:36. we're all doing our part by staying at home. typical loan is $200 to $300. that's a huge help for people. if you recently lost your job, you might be able to get a refund of any payments you made after march 13th. and here is what you need to ask for, administrative forbearance. if your federal loan is already in default the government will temporarily pause collection efforts through the end of september, b erasing any debt. what you owed before you will still owe later. for private loans, the rules are that could mean an increase in energy bills. different. there is nothing universal there you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... and no guarantee your lender has unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... a grace period at all. don't assume, though, there's or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. nothing or anything automatic for that matter. go ahead and call in and ask for help. ideally make contact before you

fall behind. there's more detail out of all of this on nbcbayarea.com. just tap responds from the main menu. >> thanks so much, chris. 4:55 right now. now to something good. a rescue cat saved from the middle of the san mateo bridge now looking for a forever home. last month at&t technicians found the cat hiding inside a utility box on one of the bridges, which was very close to oncoming traffic. the peninsula humane society got raisin and helped get him ready for a new home. now you have the opportunity to adopt little raisin. can you call the peninsula humane society. >> i like the name, raisin. >> right? exactly. 4:55 this morning. working to reopen the country next here on "today in the bay." we'll talk about the date president trump is eyeing and the advice he is getting from top health care officials. plus, as we enter week five

of the shelter at home order indications some people are starting to relax a bit too much. a live report on the message one coastal city is sending to out-of-towners. you're watching "today in the bay." thth good monday morning. we're starting out with temperatures in the north bay in the upper 40s and low 50s for parts of the east bay and south

bay. we will have a nice warm-up today with some sunshine. we'll take a look at that and more in the forecast coming up. good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and here are today's top business headlines. wall street looks set to open lower this morning as investors continue to assess the coronavirus. opec and other oil producing countries reach a dale on a major production cut. oil prices dropped more than 50% since early march. after opec and russia failed to agree to cut output as the virus outbreak has sharply hit global demand and coming off one of their best weeks with the dow rallying due to hints of improvement in the coronavirus in the u.s. here along withmoun stimulus from the federal reserve. and speaking of gas prices, they some time hopefully this week we will be able to say that continue to drop with fewer people on the roads. you'll know you're at the peak the national average falling 14 cents over the past two weeks to when the next day is less than the day before. but clearly the rate we are $2.01. prices are down 52 cents since

stabilizing across the country in the state of this outbreak. the beginning of march as demand declines amid widespread stay at your head lines at 5:00. the director of the cdc says home orders. there are new signs of hope for restarting the economy. demand is at its lowest level what he says about a time line. since 1968. >> and the bay area this morning and goog sl rolling out changes to search results to make it easier to find virtual health is just one confirmed case away care options. from reaching 5,000 cases of it will highlight more telehealth options which has covid-19 and at least 139 people seen a surge in demand during the virus outbreak. across the region have died. and a live look at capitol health care dividers will be hill this morning, those able to add a link on their stimulus checks are starting to business profile which will appear in search results and on google maps. roll into americans' bank if they have a page dedicated to accounts. we'll dive deeper into these covid-19 google will stories for you. automatically service a link to and a good morning to you. that page as well. thanks for joining us on "today kari, back to you. in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. mike and kari are here as well. >> thank you, rahel. let's start out with kari. right now at 4:41 as we get she has a look at the forecast for us. a live look outside over the south bay we're starting out good morning. and so we're starting out with a with some clouds but will very much, like yesterday, see some few clouds left over after we clearing and a beautiful had a really nice weekend except afternoon as we warm up. for one rogue storm that moved we'll look at this and more coming up in just a few minutes. through the north bay yesterday afternoon. but now as we take a live look outside in san jose we're going and i'm looking at more than

the peninsula but did see a blip to see more of the clouds we've seen the past couple of there heading to an earlier mornings, but it does clear out as we go throughout the day. crash, two crashes. we'll update your whole commute and sunshine in the forecast as and show you where there's a we warm up, eventually reaching little slowing. not much of a commute going on. (soft music) into the upper 60s and low 70s today. i'll have more on this forecast coming up in a few minutes and, mike, you have a look at the morning commute. that's right. essential workers still have to get there. we really need them. thank you for getting out there. we're looking at the traffic flow across the bay bridge where there is plenty of flow. no interruption, good stuff across the span. we are also looking at interstate 580 in dublin, and that camera shows you also a good volume of traffic, steady flow. no problems, very manageable. - [female vo] restaurants are our family. we are looking out for any other issues. the cornerstone of our communities. looks like the crash has cleared in the north bay. and our family needs help. better news heading into novato. >> thanks, mike. right now they're facing a crisis. on capitol hill the president is focusing on and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders reopening the country, but america's top health leaders are to help them through. not onboard and are issuing him because if we don't treat restaurants like family today.. a stern warning. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live for us from

washington this morning with a look at what both sides are saying. tracie? grubhub. together, we can help save the restaurants we love. >> reporter: hi, good morning, marcus. good morning, everyone. well, both sides are concerned about health and the economy and the president's new coronavirus task force will be looking at both this week. the president wants to reopen the country as of may 1st. some health experts say we are not ready yet. and this morning on the "today" show we have heard, you will soon hear from, the director of the cdc talking about what it's going to take to get this country to a point where we can reopen for business. >> again, central to the success of that so we stay open is to be able t you may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are sick with a range of illnesses. it's easy and safe to give. if you are in good health,

please donate. we need heroes now. visit red cross blood dot org to schedule an appointment. and a good monday morning to you. 4:44. dark and early for you. this is a live look across walnut creek this morning. the east bay waking up with us this morning. we love it when you do that. thanks so much for starting your morning here with us.

the team is all here for "today in the bay." laura? >> good morning, marcus. good morning, mike and kari as well. i hope everybody had a great week. it was really pretty out there. >> it was a nice one. will that continue this week, kari? it will continue all throughout the week. in fact, it's going to get a lot warmer for the bay area. and so now as we get a look at our view in san francisco, we're getting started with just a few clouds. we'll see that clearing out as we go into today and a look at all of our high temperatures. once again slightly warmer as we reach into the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll see some of the highs in spots like san francisco reaching into the 60s. but up to the low 70sor the inland east enjoying time in the backyard maybe grilling today, here's a look at our temperatures for the rest of the afternoon. as we reach up to 72, 73 degrees in antioch, i think you'll want to make sure you have dinner

outside so a nice way to get some fresh air and spend time with family this evening. as we go throughout the week we're going to see more warm weather, dry conditions, andn r those rain chances start to come back up on sunday. so between now and then it's looking very nice with our inland temperatures reaching up to 78 degrees on this wednesday. that's when temperatures will peak. and then we'll slowly cool off going into the rest of the week into the weekend with more clouds moving in. in san francisco we're looking at low 60s in the forecast. mid-60s today. 70 degrees tomorrow and look at the rest of the forecast. it still will be nice and pleasant as we open up the windows getting fresh air, it's going to be a great week for it. we'll be watching that as we head over to mike now. you've been keeping an eye on the morning commute for essential workers getting ready to head out the door. how is it looking? kari, we had to warn folks

on the peninsula a couple spots slowing 280 and 101, those both cleared from earlier incidents and the slowing seems to have cleared from the sensors as no.