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bay bridge. if you are taking the commute out of the east bay into san francisco, you will see some brake lights as you exit off this skyway. the lanes are blocked coming off of the bay bridge towards fremont. the right lane is available but they are using that to get traffic off of the bridge onto fremont. we are hoping to have one or two lanes opened up pretty soon. we will keep you updated. in the meantime, expect brake lights towards san francisco out of the east bay. for more on what happened, let's go to the live nudes desk -- news desk. >>> chp confirmed that a shooting happened on the upper deck of the bay bridge just before 11:30 pm last night. investigators are still on scene. traffic is being diverted off their at fremont street, live from the caltrans camera. this is the scene from earlier when just after the shots rang out officers got there and don't have the information on how many shots may have been fired and if anyone was injured in this shooting or if there is any suspect information. we will continue to follow that for you all morning. we know this happened on the westbound la

you do have to go out in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >>it was a nice day around the bay area today we take a look at a quiet golden gate bridge tonight that one car heading northbound on 2 cars or go on where is everybody joining us now chief meteorologist lawrence karnow was what we can expect for the rest of the workweek for those of us who actually go out and yeah. >>right resting at home, maybe just want to walk out inside and enjoy some of that sunshine i think tomorrow is going to be a gorgeous day little bit on the windy side toward the afternoon but out there tonight we do have some patches of fog that are going into the bay, some of them will make its well into the bay overnight tonight and then get swept away by an offshore wind so we've got some nice weather coming our way today, not bad at all and temperatures running in the low to the upper 60's almost 70 degrees today in san rose we actually hit 70 in fairfield so certainly a nice because of cloud so that together along the coastline and the winds have been start to kick up outside in fact a breezy afternoo

closer to san francisco and heading into the north bay, as you see, the bay bridge lights looking prettyice out there. a few light showers off to the east. currently 52 degrees in san francisco, but you see the rain still following around san jose right there on the camera lens where we've got temperatures at 54 degrees. rain mainly off to the west of downtown san jose as you're about to see on the radar. it's a thin, they're narrow bane pretty steady soaking and now starting to leave part of the tri-valley. the rain around campbell heading up to areas around sunnyvale and moving east of dublin on the radar view out towards livermore. still some showers out towards antioch but to san francisco and the north bay, you notice how things are starting to quiet down just a bit. the satellite view is very interesting. offshore you've got the upper level winds really digging that thing down the coast, bringing in cool air from the north. that's going to set the stage, freezing levels closer to 4,000 feet which means snow maybe near mountain hamilton. a good environment for thundershowers and hai

francisco. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> the cruise ship that became the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak has set sail from san francisco bay. the grand princess first.com in the port of oakland to. fanfare on march 9 after people tested positive for the virus. it anchored in the bay. quarantine ended yesterday. it is expected to head out the sea for routine operations and return next week to san francisco to stock up on provisions. it is under known where the ship will go from there. >>> the numbers of cases continue to rise in the bay area as hospitals brace for more patients. there are now more than 3,600 confirmed cases in the bay area. 88 people have died. santa clara county continues to see the most cases. more than 1,200 six bay area saw an increase in bay area cases, including 17 new cases in mateo county is that 39 in san francisco. the cases continue on climate san francisco's laguna honda hospital. there are now 14 confirmed cases of covid-19. 11 of them involve hospital staff. eight members of the staff have been taking care of patients. hospital officials expected more can yo

bay bridge. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, mike, thank you. right now the chp is investigating a freeway shooting in san francisco and it happened right off of the bay bridge as you make your way into the city. we'll take a live look at the scene right now of the backup in the area because that is the other issue now. if you see through the fog there, there are cars all the way backed up inching towards the bay bridge toll plaza right now. westbound lanes of interstate 80 near fremont and harrison are closed. officials hope to reopen the freeway in time for the morning commute for our essential workers and you can clearly see there, that is not the case right now. but it is moving. we do know that the shooting happened just before midnight. it looks like two victims were involved here. we do not have an update on their condition at the moment. westbound traffic is being diverted off at fremont street, so, once you make it across the bay bridge into san francisco, you will have to get off there. all other lanes are blocked this morning. >> we haven't seen something like that in a while. all right, jobina, thank you. >>> governor newsom has a four

throughout the morning so far so it an easy trip here so if you're commuting from the north bay to san francisco you can do that in under 25 minute. we'lcheck back on some bay area for just a little bit later. well a bay area guitarmanufacturer forceto close because of covid-19 is now back open but making medical equipment for local hospals known for makingphone cases and guitar accessories bollea brands base in pleasant hill theye n protects doctors and nurses it from getting the virus while threating ox using while treating corona patients. >>it's place in last box that a doctor places over top of the patients when ey're oing them so in there and want with them later. >>and so that is one of the most dangous jobs in the entire emergency department because when they're going to see their amily and they'r brain. a virus and so this box provides protection. >>well eating these boxes has allowed him to bring his 12 person teamback to the manufacturing facility. the first of thorders were installed at mercy medical center or said so they're already knew sommore orde are on the way you know to local hos

. >> that is doesn't get you much at all in a place like san francisco or the bay area. you can't pay your rent for $1200. so let's support people in doing the right thing and staying home and following the rules. >> reporter: now, in the city and county of san francisco, as we said, you have six months to pay back that rent, once the crisis has passed, once the shelter in place order has dropped and people can start going back to work. but that varied from locality, to locality, so check with your city and county to see what the rules are there. >>> there is some good news on the job front. some bay area businesses are hiring, so we looked into it. rest assured where there was a demand, there are jobs. the u.s. postal service is hiring entry level positions to keep up with the increase in package volume, and amazon is adding to its workforce, opening up 100,000 new and part- time jobs. start in 7 days. no resume or previous work experience. grocery stores are hiring, like safeway and vaughans, and pack and save, and we spotted this hiring sign today at the cvs store in p

onthe lower deck of the bay bridge, there is some road work as you work your way on the east bay bridge heading out of the san franciscoover towards the east bay. keep that in mind as you work your way through their. most of the bay area bridges are very quiet this morning not seeing any delays on our bay area bridges. directions, things are looking pretty nice, we did see rocha down vehicle. you can see traffic is moving okay despite that. the golden gate bridge looking good, in fact, things are pretty light, that's a look at your morning drive. here is mary with more on that.>>> that's right, good morning to you and tracking to just a few light spotty showers and sprinkles this morning, all because of the weak weather system and because of that system today, let's show you on high def doppler, a few lights bodies sprinkles and showers tracking that for you, picking up about 100th of an inch of rain and as we take at least the northbay, east bay, we are looking at just a few light showers, st. helena, napa, fairfield, rio vista, some of this, though, not even hitting the ground. here is alive look at the salesforce to

bay and showing san francisco in the low to mid 50s. our destination this afternoon, just as warm in the north bay valleys, east bay va sou bay and around the bay itself until you get to places like richmond and san francisco and along the coast where the clouds this morning along the coast along with a developing sea breeze this afternoon will keep us a little bit cooler. but temperatures still, except for along the coast, above average. we'll talk about a bigger, cooling trend that rounds out with a chance of rain in the seven-day forecast. here's reggie with the news. >>> governor newsom just laid out the framework for sheltering in place and how to go on after the pandemic. six goals he'll use to set a timeline. number one is the ability to protect communities through testing and monitoring. two, the ability to prevent infection in people who are high risk. three, health systems have to be able to handle surges. number four, the ability to develop drugs and treatment to meet the demand. number five, businesses and schools must be able to support physical distancing. six, the ability to determine when to reinstitute certain ute measures like the stay-at-home

mid to upper 70s around the bay until you get to places like richmond at 70 and san francisco at 67. here's a look at tonight, you can see pretty mild, upper 40s to mid-50s but notice the winds making that left-hand turn and going into the bay through the golden gate and the san bruno gap and look what it does to our temperature or our cloud deck. marine layer clouds are back along with the high clouds and that, in itself, will make for tomorrow to be cooler because of the loss of sunshine during the morning hours. in fact, here you can see on future radar, the gray overtaking our neighbohoods late this afternoon into the evening hours. slight chance of wet weather in the high country and again friday mainly there and stray shower in the diablo range and saturday chance of some wet weather. you may have to rearrange the seven-day forecast a little bit. we still have a one for monday, just not a great amount of rain. notice the temperatures by then at least 10 to 15 degrees cooler and what we're dealing with today. even when we lose temperatures, kumasi, tomorrow, friday and saturday,

you. dave. now, let's check in on the traffic that's moving around the bay aa are bridges look great we're trouble free on a t into san franciscoed through the maze smooth on the upper deck, no problems as you work your way through downtown and along the skyway whh is good so we're off to a ntastic start here on a t. let's take a look some more bridges we have 92, this is our busiest bridge. it's a little sluggish year st of the toll plaza are making thr way from hayward over to the peninsula but nothing trouble spots here io foster have some company but still you can make that trip in unr 30 minutes. how about thgolden gate, one oh one looks good in bothdirections i do want to quickly mention a hot spot in fremont i'm just getting word of an accident on the nimitz freeway it's in fremont 80 north at a central. the left lane is blocked bya multi-car injury crash chp just issued a traffic alert will take a closer look at that a little bit later rty all right robin thank you. >>well, some ofcials say that china is waging a massive dis information campaign. the country hoping to rewrite historabout how the coronavirus pandemic stt

alive look at the bay bridge it looks good, traffic is clear out of the east bay into san francisco. if youre an essential worker commuting today, you should be fine, but toll takers at any of our bay area bridges, the golden gate bridge right caakg this is an ongoing project for repair. we are seeing some slightly slower speeds, but really just a bit of a hiccup as you head into san francisco. elsewhere, road would in effect on 680 and highway four, those connectors in and around the area. you might see brake lights because of that so keep that in mind. no delays here, in fact roadwork has now been cleared on 24. that is a look at your morning drive. >> you are going to be the next and zeller the next karen washington. >> celebrities going all in. the big prizes you can win in an auction all about helping those on the front line of the coronavirus site.>>> is a live look outside in downtown san jose as we start wow! i'm original. one of a kind. you feel me? love ya'. oop! you look cute. better than you! wherever drama pops off pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken com

bay area. pat sajak and vanna white came here. we asked them a couple questions. what do you think makes the san francisco bay area so great? >> well, it's funny. we've been to cities all over the country and a lot of cities it takes you a while to figure out where you are. downtowns tend to look a little bit auto a like. you know the moment you're in san francisco. you know the moment you step foot in it. >> beautiful, everything, the scenery, so different. here we are standing in front of this beautiful palace. >> the contestants on this week's shows are from the bay area, good luck to all of them and the "wheel of fortune" features san francisco and the bay area every night at 7:30, after "jeopardy!" which airs after abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> let's get another check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argeargen. >> 52 degrees from our roof camera and we had hazy sunshine yesterday, it was harm, humidity was high and temperatures in the 70s. today the the marine lay ser with us th layer is with us this morning. i'll have my accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >>> bright weekends in the bay area bring those worries a

you can find a link in my twitter feed. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. >>> suddenly even san francisco property owners are having a harder time making it here in the bay. as a result supervisors may be ready to give businesses and landlords a break on the city's looming vacancy tax. properties that sit vacant too long. "the chronicle" is reporting supervisors plan to push that date out to the start of 2022. this may be the answer to making contactless deliveries during the pandemic. silicon valley robotic company has received the go-ahead and will soon test them on the streets of san mateo and santa clara counties. they can help deliver food, essentials or even ppe to health care workers. let's check the forecast. were you going to say something, marcus? >> no, no, no, i was speaking on that. kari, take it away. >>> all right, this story is for laura because i know you miss being able to go to tahoe. a live look at squaw valley right now. such a beautiful sun rise. temperatures in the upper 30s. you can even see the fog settling at the resort. we are seeing very warm weather there and it's caus

today ocean beach in san francisco, you see down below, was popular. but you can see from our nbc bay area sky ranger, everyone seems to be keeping their distance. >>> well, here's a problem spot. santa cruz county. they're pretty strict down there. the city and county of santa cruz is considering shutting down the beaches again if that's what it takes to cut down on crowds. locals say out-of-towners are a big part of the problem. >> well, the parking is super crowded. up the 1, all the lots are like completely full. i mean even when there's no quarantine, you know, it never gets that full. so it's pretty crazy. >> a reminder now. if you break the rules, you face fines of up to $1,000. >>> sonoma county is easing restrictions at local parks. beginning tomorrow you'll be able to walk or bike from your home to the park. parks will only be open for walking, hiking, jogging, cycling, and fishing. six feet apart, and you got to wear face coverings. parking lots, restrooms, playgrounds, and picnic areas will remain closed. >>> well, it's not going to happen. tesla has canceled its plans to

afternoon, cloudy skies for the east bay. 65 at concord and for pleasant hill around the bay, 60 in san francisco, oakland youill see a high of 62, 67 in north bay and mid-70s for ukiah. we are looking at mostly cloudy skies for tomorrow and there we go with temperatures on the rise for the weekend and warming up even more for next week.>>> we continue to highlight how the bay area is better together. lawyer superstar steph curry taking some time out of his day to video chat with some local nurses. take a look. curry things the nurses for the work they are doing at this very difficult time and even gave some advice on how to keep track -- keep strong. head to kpix.com for more stories to show how we are better together.>>> six people have died at the senior care facility from the coronavirus in almost 60 in total have it. up next, hear about what gateway is telling their employees.>>> ahead on cbs this morning, dr. anthony fauci joins us to address the latest numbers also with new unemployment figures. how a grassroots -- grassroots effort is providing narrator: learn to cough and sneeze with your pal grover.

bay where that storm arrives first. san francisco 50 and the east bay at 51. let's get you a closer fix on this storm system and it is moving from the north and then dropping down. so by 5:00 in the morning tomorrow, the bulk of that rainfall is to the north. however, once we hit 7:30 in the morning, we'll begin to see the best chance of spotty showers over marin, napa and sonoma counties. really not much of anything down here into the south bay just yet. as we transition through the day, by 10:30 in the morning, that rain slowly steps off towards the south. and then by 3:00 in the afternoon, we'll see some showers develop over the south bay. that would be the first wave of rain on saturday. then there's going to be a second wave of rain once we hit sunday's forecast. it's with this second round here we could have some heavier pockets. maybe even some isolated hail as we head through sunday's forecast. now, the good news in all of this, your allergies. they've been acting up the past couple of days. making you feel paranoid with covid-19 if you've got a stuffy nose, itchy,

you have a big traffic alert. >> the full closure of westbound 80, the bay bridge, coming into san francisco. this video came in, we're sharing it with you. you do see police activity and a vehicle in the distance. the investigation from what we understand some sort of freeway shooting that went on just as folks are getting into san francisco at the fremont exit which is closed. you can use waze as your alternates. we'll talk about that coming up. i wanted to show you the rest of the bay is moving well. traffic and investigation going on. >>> thanks, mike. new this morning governor newsom talking more about the new guidelines to reopen the state. bob redell is live. the governor just spoke on the "today" show. what did he have to say? >> reporter: here is where governor gavin newsom plans to reopen the state in four stages. we're in stage one which includes essential businesses and increased testing. he predicts others could open in weeks not months. phase two would include retail curbside pickup, nonessential manufacturing, offices when telework is no longer possible and more public spaces li

mention the shooting investigation that is happening on westbound 80 just as you come off of the bay bridge into san francisco. so, i'm following that for you this morning. i also want to take you to a live look outside so we can see other parts of the bay area, as well. aside from that incident and the 101 alemany project in san francisco, everything else is looking pretty clear. live look at the 880 at the coliseum camera and the taillights are traveling northbound and a couple incidents going on. of course y will update that on social media, as well. you can that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. for over 80 years, nissan has been with you through thick and thin, and now is no different. we're offering payment options for current owners. ♪ our service departments are here to help. and now we're offering more help. no payments for three months. plus, we'll cover your payments for up to two additional months. this is help whe

out of the east bay as you work your way into san francisco and a quick look at traffic in the south bay where traffic is moving at the limit along 101 with no delays. 880 clear in both directions as well as 280 out of san jose. no delays as you head into cupertino. of course there have been ongoing changes for public transit. good news for those that commute through the south bay, vta light rail is back in service, they started up again yesterday . the sfo supplebediscontinued and that s on saturday, april 11 due to low ridership. that is a look at your morning drive.>>> this is amazing, this is so amazing. thank you so much, you guys. >> still ahead, the san francisco fire department putting a new twist on a longtime tradition. 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. on the mobile app, step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, rea

you. so, the chp is investigating a shooting right off of the bay bridge as you make your way into san francisco. we want to get right to the scene video. this is all still happening right now. traffic is being diverted off at fremont street. all lanes past that point are blocked. officials hope to reopen the freeway in time for the morning commute for our essential workers. the shooting happened just before midnight. we just got off the phone with one of our photo journalists who is on the way to the scene. he is in a crawl right now on the bay bridge. looks like traffic has backed up way past treasure island at this point. we know there are also two victims involved in this shooting. we do not have an update on their condition this morning. >> all right, thank you, jobina. >>> governor newsom is laying out a four-stage plan for reopening california. there is still no exact timeline but we are already in stage one. julian glover is live with those details. good morning, julian. >> hi, kumasi, good morning. this was really the first time we heard any sort of a timeline from governor gavin newsom

and 48 for the east bay, and san francisco, 50, in the north bay, at 47. and i can show you better here on the future cast. you can see the full screen, all of this gray that's the cloud cover from the north bay to the south bay. let's go ahead and advance it into the afternoon. and you will see that start to push away with some sunshine returning and then right up here near the beaches we will continue to hang on to the low clouds, as we move through tomorrow. overall, i think it is going to be a ten on the way things will be looking for tomorrow. best time to get fresh air, noon to 7:00 p.m., as we see the blue sky returning. down in the south bay, there is my doorbell. see you guys, the delivery is coming in. excuse that noise. and 70 in san jose. we will try to get that handled here. darryl is going to come out and take care of that. and 70 down in gilroy. and right over to contra costa county, almeda county, 72 in concord. and pleasanton at 71. the peninsula, 69 in palo alto. then right up to san mateo, 66. and san francisco, low 60s, from the marina, down to the missio

bypassed in the bay area and heading up to the northwest but enjoy this nice little warm up in flavors springrobin back to you all dearly ke it. we love the sunshine. thank yoday, 74 in san francisco today, wow. >>all right, let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza peek at the drive in which is looking good. we don't have any problems right now so. >> you need to use the bay bridge, one of those esseial workers centerheading and it's going to be quick roughly a 10 minutehere from the bottom of thmaze off to fremont street so no problems on 80 taking a look at some othebay area bridge aceras 92, which is normally our busiest bridge. during the morn drive. so yeah we see a lot of folks out there but no big problems or significant slowing so far heading over to the peninsula and easy trip into foster ty and san detail, how about one more, here's the goldegate, one oh car heading northbound out of san francisco, but far it easy at 25 minutes novato to the toll plaza so right on time and trouble free. well farmers say that with the restaurants and schoolslosed the demand for fresh produce is plummeting and en a steering aw from the fresh to produce that want chea. washington dc c

skies helping to keep our temperatures down and that's really the big story if you are around san francisco or the north baymperatures in the 50s and as you take a look outside, san francisco still dealing with the clouds and a few drops there on the lens as you notice we've got numbers in the mid 50s near san francisco, but in san jose where we did break out to a little more sunshine early in the day you've got numbers in the 60s. farther south around morgan hill today that was the one spot that did manage to get close to 70 degrees. i do think we will have a better chance at warmer temperatures to wrap up your easter sunday. if you have sniffles and sneezes outside, this is peak allergy season made more complicated obviously by our covid-19 stay-at-home orders, you're not supposed to be touching your face as well. so here is the deal, you're probably noticing those scratchy eyes and the runny nose of late as the pollen count numbers have come up for grass, pollen into the moderate range and for oak trees that pollen still running relatively high. the rain we had earlier in the week that kind of helped thi

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in san francisco terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news p. >> terry, thank you. >>> a groundbreaking decision. california will give money to undocumented workers. they're not able to get any federal help. the governor announcing today california is the first state to do this. the checks will be for up to $1,000 per family. south bay immigrant advocates praising this move. >> it will be to pay partially rent or definitely for food, and so we do welcome this great news. >> the governor says 10% of the state's workers are undocumented. he said about 150,000 people will get a check distributed through a local non-profit. >>> we are on until midnight. ahead, not wearing masks and not taking social distancing seriously. the extreme step a local restaurant owner took to try and protect her staff. >>> also, will we be socially distancing until 2022? what our home life and work life might look like. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. after some 80s today colder weather and the chance of rain on the way. i'll detail it for you coming up in seven minutes. ing. >>> a 10-year-old girl who went miss

you can make it in under 30 minutes. quick peek at the bay bridge traffic picking up a little bit on 80 into san francisco, the essential workers heading in on westbound 18 so far doing fine so you can make this trip and just under 10minutes just watch your speed we've notice all th speakers out there doing 100 pls that's not goodso watch your speed heading and no problems for downtownmarty ok robin hank you. >>now national news congress loing into ways for voters to do so remotely but they can ree on how to get it doe our washington correspondent joe khaleel has more. >>congress agrees it's time to find a way to work d te om home but republicans say democrats are rushing into an important decision why would you bring people back to jam rough a proxy vote whout having work with both parties. the democrats plan wou allow some lwmakers to stay home and choose another lawmaker in washington to cast votefor them house republican leader kevin mccarthy says that's not what voters expect frm their elected representatives they lend their voice to a peson they holdaccountable for every 2 years to be their voice in a proxy, the co

bay bridge. i will show you how slow it is, could be down to seven miles per hour. this is westbound 80 on the bay bridge into san franciscoif you are headed to san francisco northbound 101 you will be dirt averted to 280. due to the alemany project, it is in some construction here. south 21 is closed at 280 and they are diverting traffic on the 280 as well. that is a look at the morning drive. >>> next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, one to remember. how big-name celebrities are coming together to host a graduation like know whether. >>> as we go to break, a live look at downtown san jose. the time is 4:53 am. we will be >>> the class of 2020 want be walking the stage this year. >> a big time celebrities want to make sure the new graduates are celebrated. facebook and instagram plan to honor america's class of 2020 with a live streaming event next month. oprah winfrey will deliver the commencement and miley cyrus will perform. there will be celebrity appearances by jennifer garner and simone the online ceremony is may 15 at 11:00 pacific time. >>> confused? me too. >> remember this guy? you can call john krasins

the bay area has more than 6300 cases, 199 people have died. 20 in san francisco. 50 in alameda county. in six bay area counties, you have to wear face masks and the public in out. alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, and san mateo counties. fremont also has a face covering order of its own it. you don't have to cover up if you're in your car, at home, or exercising outside, but you are urged and advised to carry a mask with you whenever you leave the house. >>> our time is for: 04. an entire community in marin county becomes the first in the nation to be everybody be tested for the coronavirus. these tests are free. organizers raise enough money to pay the cost. the tests will give researchers information about how white spread infections may have been and how many people already are immune. >> i think that is part of the exciting thing here is that we are in uncharted territories. no one has done this. >> the testing is open to anyone . you have to make an appointment in order to be tested. the tests are being held in mason park mesa park beginning today. it will continue through thursday. >>> our time is

no delays out of east bay as you head into san francisco, no told takers.hat is the case for all of our day bridges. the san mateo bridge looks pretty good. i've seen a few more cars making that trip from hayward over into the city. we got some changes to your forecast. here is our meteorologist, mary lee. good morning, mary. >>> good friday morning to you. we are starting a party with clear skies, chilly temperatures and breezy along the coast and right around the bay as we head to wecontin to see breezy conditions along the coast, right around the bay, plenty of sunshine for today. our last day before big changes ahead for weekend. but a live look at the salesforce tower camera as we look used come up or 30s in santa rosa, livermore, san jose, concord, right now you are at 46 degrees. let's check current wind speeds. 18 mile-per-hour winds in san francisco out of the west and 14 right now at half moon bay. clear and chilly this morning, a few more clouds for today, but again, dry conditions with mostly sunny skies, slightly below average daytime highs tod

especially the far east bay, talking 80 degrees in green bay and antioch, 79 in concord, warming up for you around the bay, little bit cooler. san franciscoopping out at 66, 69 oakland, berkeley for the north bay, 74 degrees in santa rosa and 74 ukiah and cloverdale. here is the extended forecast and what you can expect. you can see that cooldown as we had through friday tracking your next system with flowers for next monday, back to you.>>> thank you. happening today, many beaches and parks in santa cruz are reopening. they closed last week him mainly to prevent crowds from gathering over easter weekend. the county supervisor says it is crucial that people keep their distance from one another when they reopen. >> because of that, we are seeing very flattened curve in santa cruz county, which makes me feel optimistic.>> if all goes well, the county is looking at lifting some of the shelter in place restrictions on construction worker golf courses early next month.>>> [ music ] >> anything neighborhood coming together for a distance. up next, the inspiring songs of choice proving we are better together. >>> giving alive look now at the gol

all of the north bay and even for the east bay in the northern part of e san francisco peninsula but we are seeing moderate drought levels continuing for ose of you in the south bay and the southern end of the san francisco peninsula. the warm and dry temperatures not helping out our drought conditions one bitwe are looking at another mild overnight lows low to mid 50's and warming up tomorrow compared ttoday by about 3 to 6 degrees are going to be 6 degrees warmer dotown san francisco, warming up into the mid 70's so we're ing to be about 12 degrees above average for this time of year so overall most of the bay area will be about 10 to 15 degrees above normal which widespread mid to upper 80's as you make your way inland. upper 70's for those of you along the bay and even some upr 60's and mid 70's for most of the san francisco peninsula d we will notice some relief this weekend but sll tracking above average temperatures for the next 7 days with even warmer conditions expected by tuesday and wednesday of next weekso far no heatadvisory for reflag warnings in place but we could be working at record breaking heat, catherine or the days ahead back

francisco. >> as you know the bay area as 63% chance of having a major earthquake and it's serious and going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in san francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us? part of what it means is that potentially 25% of san francisco's building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people can't stay in their homes after an earthquake. they may have to go to shelters or leave entirely and we don't want that to happen. >> we want a building stock to encourage them to stay in the homes and encourage them to stay and not relocate to other locations and shelters. >> that's right so that means the housing needs to be safe enough to stay and we have been focused in trying to define what that means and you as a former building official knows better than anybody the code says if an earthquake happens it won't kill you but doesn't necessarily say that can you stay in your home and we set out to define what that might mean and you know because you built this house we're in now and this shows what it's like to be in a place safe enough to stay

. >>> happening right now most bay area counties are enforcing mandatory mask rules. san francisco, san mateo, alameda you need to cover your nose and mouth in public. >>> bay area health departments will require all b.a.r.t. passengers to wear coverings. a lot of passengers are already wearing them and now people who don't comply will be charged with a misdemeanor. b.a.r.t. says it will take all reasonable steps to stop anyone who is not wearing a face coveringthe system. >>> the earliest deaths in the united states from the coronavirus happened in santa clara county and it was back in february. the cdc says tests on tissue samples indicated two people who passed away at their homes on february 6th and february 17th were positive for coronavirus. they died three weeks before the first publicly reported death in washington state, which was in early march. now, this finding adds to increasing evidence that the virus was in the u.s. earlier than firstople usually die of c about a month after they were infected and it suggests those patients were infected in early january. >>> tements and republicans on capi

you. my name is bill martin. i'm a san francisco resident and an sfpuc customer. i'm also a member of the sierra club san francisco water bay. as you may recall, december 2018, the state water resources control board ordered a flow recre recre regime requiring unimpaired flows. [inaudible] >> -- well over one year ago. during those many months, fish and wildlife, really, the entire ecosystem, could have benefited from higher flows. instead of making any effort, the sfpuc continues to promulgate start times. mr. dreickmeyer's models are good to consider. as mr. warner said earlier today, this is a win-win, but the sfpuc has refused to evaluate mr. warner's work, let alone provide a response. please consider his work. the environment awaits. thank you. >> caller: thank you for your comments. i i'm going to queue up the next speaker, madam secretary. >> you have five questions remaining. >> good afternoon. thank you for your service and making this opportunity available. my name is norma wallace. i own a home in san francisco, i'm a fourth generation san francisco, and i'm also ohlone. i would echo the prior speakers' comments

bay. down ton san francisco you need the shades. 69 degrees. mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60s north bay numbers 80 santa rose. high cloud cover filtering the sunshine. in the east bay 74 degrees in richmond. union city, fremont. and we're feel the warmth inland. 82 degrees fair field. as we check out what's going to happen wednesday, tomorrow. in the afternoon you have the sun with the high clouds. evening progresses, we'll notice the fog returning near the coast. that will help to take the temperatures down a skosh on thursday. the warming trend continues in the 7-day forecast. going from the low to mid to upper 80s. we're close to 90 degrees friday. that's unseasonably warm. low to mid-60s coast side and a little cooler for the upcoming weekend. >> very nice. before you go you have been working from home for a few weeks. today you have a new blog post talking about the challenges and the experience of that. >> yeah. really it has been now an adjustment. it's four weeks for me working from home. i feel as though we have a good routine. the rules are out

you a live picture of the bay bridge right now. look at this. it's very slow, driving into san francisco. that is because, you can see, as is moving the camera to the left, it will reach the pole pleasant very soon, it's an expected delay, i will show you, once you get on the fremont street area, we have a live picture of cars coming down fremont street here. cars are getting off of the freeway and then, finally, getting them to the city streets, it is not so messy there but, it's very crowded on the bridge because they are doing the single file. so, a big traffic problem, you can use the san mateo bridge perhaps as an alternate route for you. let's go back to pam. >>> thank you. >>> topping the news this morning, more than 1 million people have now tested positive for the coronavirus here in the united states. the country reached the mark yesterday. the u.s. is also approaching 60,000 deaths but nearly 160,000 people have recovered. doctor anthony fauci says he's hopefully will know by this winter weather there is a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon. he cautions if it happens there is mo

and if you do, wash your hands and when you're done with that face cover, wash it every time. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bayrea news. >> good advice. thank you, jean. >>> here is where things stand. santa clara county still the bay area's hot zone with more than 1,000 cases and 36 deaths. to give you better perspective on where we are in this pandemic nationwide, this graph shows how the total number of cases progressed since the end of january and then spiked in march. we're now at over 200,000 cases nationwide, and this is far from over. >>> temporary hospitals are springing up around the country, including california and new york as states report sharp spikes in confirmed cases. this is video from the midwest. crews in chicago and detroit are transforming convention centers into medical facilities. with the national death toll rising by roughly 1,000 americans a day, fema has made an ominous request. 100,000 body bags fromhe defense department. it's perhaps a chilling indication of what's to come. >> i know it's difficult, but we're having a lot of suffering, a lot of death. this is going to get worse be

as you see right now, you got the rain from san francisco over to the east bay leaving downtown san francisco right now. moving off to the east. scattered showers around san jose. a few more moving through solano koir county and eastern napa county. it's going to pack a much bigger punch. we're talking wind, rain and thunderstorms possible tomorrow with small hail and you'll notice here, our rain totals, especially in the santa cruz mountains and areas south of san jose, looking pretty significant. a closer look at when the heavier rain will arrive and more on 2 to 3 feet of snow coming up in our forecast in 12 minutes. >> rob, thanks very much. coming up, still on board. how hundreds of crew members on the grand princess cruise ship will be spending their days sitting in the middle of the bay. >>> a business is forced to close in the middle of a pandemic. but how do you shut down an aquarium? we talk to the president of the aquarium in the bay next. what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our di

bay area all morning long. you see the yellows here on live doppler 7 from the north bay through san francisco, down through theinsula. let's get you into the city here from the bayview and sunset over 80. bay bridge emeryville, heavy rain in tiburon and bruno, to 80 in redwood city and woodside, good downpours. rain in the south bay, down towards the coast and little break in sunnyvale and calistoga. another area of rain towards black point, and moving toerz sears point and looking at wet weather all morning long through napa and sonoma. in union city, it's been raining and throughout the morning hours in free and mott. level one, embedded downpours, perhaps a thunderstorm. unstable air out there. winter storm warning continues through noon tomorrow. look at our forecast today, gray and rainy throughout the afternoon. maybe a break late in the north bay, by about dinnertime. liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> governor andrew cuomo of new york gave an update this morning on the coronavirus in his state. the number of positive cases has shot past 122,000. more than 4,100 people have died. >> there's not enough in the

bay. down ton san francisco you need the shades. 69 degrees. mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60s north bay numbers 80 santa rose. high cloud cover filtering the sunshine. in the east bay 74 degrees in richmond. union city, fremont. and we're feel the warmth nd 82 degre fr eld.he out what's g happen wednesday, tomorrow. in the afternoon you have the sun with the high clouds. evening progresses, we'll notice the fog returning near the coast. that will help to take the temperatures down a skosh on thursday. the warming trend continues in the 7-day forecast. going from the low to mid to upper 80s. we're close to 90 degrees friday. that's unseasonably warm. low to mid-60s coast side and a little cooler for the upcoming weekend. >> very nice. before you go you have been working from home for a few weeks. today you have a new blog post talking about the challenges and the experience of that. >> yeah. really it has been now an adjustment. it's four weeks for me working from home. i feel as though we have a good routine. the rules are out the door. kids bedtime. scr

bay area during the overnight hours but daytime highs. we are going to be a few grees below average 58 degrees for downtown san francisco. half moon bay in the low 60's for you in brisbane all the way into burlingame in the low 50's wi nd speeds around 20 miles er hour or less we could see gusts in that 30 mile per hour range mount view in the lo60's, san mateo 53 degrees out 5 degrees below average. cupertino and even san jose warming up into the low 60's there and throughout the east bay livermore 59 60's with a widespread upper 50's r richmond and berkeley are in denv august though coer at 49 degrees for your saturday afternoon highs in napa 58 degrees in santa rosa, only warming up into the low 60's at 62 degrees. so we are going to track 2 storms the first one arrives on saturday. bring about half an inch of rain or less for the north bay with a slight chance of pop-up understorms there about a 3rd of an inch of rain for the rest of the bay area. but his second stronger storm arrives sunday and will last through monday. bring us not only widespread rn but possle pop-up thunderstorms with hail rain will be in the half an inch to one inch range for most o

westbound 80 right as you are coming off of the bay bridge into san francisco. going on there. i just want to let you know the westbound traffic is being diverted off at fremont street. all lanes on westbound 80 past that point are blocked right now. so, you are not going to be able to get through. the shooting happened just before midnight. officials hope to reopen the freeway in time for the morning commute and i did talk with traffic management center this morning about this. they don't have any further details right now on the shooting itself. so, i hope to get that for you as we continue throughout the morning, kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. >>> governor newsom is laying out a urta plan for reopening california. still no exact timeline but we're already in stage one. julian glover is live with details on this. good morning, julian. >> hi, kumasi. good morning. this is really the first time we got any form of a timeline from the governor as far as when the state of california could reopen. he said we are weeks, not months away from meaningful changes to the curr

. >>> good morning, we are quiet at our bay area bridges, that is a good news, no delays or issues to report as you travel from the east bay into san francisco. just about five minutes ago, chp did issue a wind advisory for the bay bridge. this is something different that would be issued by the weather service, but for vehicles traveling or for folks traveling in high-profile videos -- vehicles, 11 gusty. take it easy as you work your way through their. other than that, looking pretty good on the roadways. we will keep you updated on any incidents or changes as well as mass transit coming up. >>> we have some breaking news this morning and out of san jose. a big fire burning overnight. it is damaged one two-story building, another home as well as an rv, they appeared to be parked on the same property, and just it quickly spread to those other structures. firefighters think the fire did start in that rv. now, one man was taken to the hospital. we are not sure about the extent of his injuries or even if that is related directly to this fire. he just needed some help getting out. this fire broke out just before midnight. this is on seven denny'

you will see a high of 65. low 60s in san francisco at 60 degrees, 62 in oakland for the north bay. 67 in santa rosa and topping at mid-70s and ukiah. is the extended forecast and what you can expect mostly cloudy again for tomorrow and then looking at temperatures warming up for the weekend and especially into next week.>>> in southern california, authorities are having people ellipse is having keep ellipse is keeping people off the beaches. they are closed right now. take a look at this video of surfers along the pch right before sunset. sheriff's deputies and lifeguards tried to get them back to shore, two police boats showed up and eventually got everyone out. they started issuing citations of $1000 for violators.>>> better together in blue and yellow, the special guest and the virtual visit for bay 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. and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future t