. >>> la cifra en san francisco aumentó a 63 ylas carreteraes esta medida es para salir solo si es necesairo . >>> esta orden fue tomada en condados alameda san mateo contra costalara y andrés brender hablo con los residentes . >>> estoy nerviosa . >>> esta era la situación en un supermercado al este de san josé, no habían papas y faltaban muchos vegetales. >>> no hay nada. >>> qué más no han conseguido?. >>> no hay papel de baño, huevos. >>> cómo ve la situación ?. >>> parece que se va a acabar el mundo. >>> es que autoridades se vieron obligadas a tomar una drástica medida, la doctora dijo que todos deberán estar en sus hogares y mantenerse alejada seis pies de otra persona. >>> es una medida preventiva muy buena. >>> autoridades sí van a permitir a las personas ir a supermercados, farmacias y otros también restaurantes podrían dar comida pero solo para llevar a casa. >>> usted en qué trabaja?. >>> limpiando cass. >>> y le han dicho algo?. >>> no quieren que entremos para no conagiarnos. >>> el objetivo urgente es retrasar la propagación delvirus. >>> también supermercados y farmacias permanecerán abiertas, ahora vamos a ver el impacto en estas decisión , por

san francisco anunciÓ que extenderÁ el cierre de escuelas hasta el 1 de mayo. ademÁs de san francisco, otros distritos escolares como los de los condados de alameda, contra costa, san mateos cerrados por mÁs semanas de las que habÍan anticipado. >> quizÁ podamos regresar a la escuela el 4 de mayo, el lunes siguiente. marÍa:ante la continua propagaciÓn del coronavirus, quizÁ el cierre de escuelas se podrÍa extender, por lo que instituciones como la unicef recomiendan a los padres de familia tener un plan, mientras tengan a los hijos en la casa. >> pueden planificar una rutina de aprendizaje juntos. o sea, desarrollar un plan en el cual durante el dÍa se planifiquen horas puntuales para leer, para hacer matemÁticas. tambiÉn para jugar. marÍa: ademÁs de este plan de aprendizaje, el experto en la unicef recomienda mantener con sus hijos conversaciones claras y abiertas para que ellos puedan manifestar sus ansiedades durante esta Época difÍcil. ramÓn: gracias por tu reporte. mientras tanto, las escuelas de nuestra zona siguen cerradas. esos planteles ofrecen desayunos y comidas gratuitas para sus estudiantes. esto incluye al distrito escolar de san francisco. 14 escuelas en e

san francisco, san mateo, santa clara corridor. today san francisco reported one of five cases and san mateo is 110. alameda has 68 cases. contra costa county has 51 cases. just minutes ago, the marion county public health ordered all parks in marin county to close. >> john ramis reports. a lot of residents decided to use this weekend to get out of the house. >> reporter: it seems like a great idea. get out of the house and take a drive and maybe take a walk in the nature. it is a great idea until thousands and thousands of people have the same idea. >> this is what san francisco looked like this morning. here is the golden gate bridge. all but deserted as most people are in their homes. it was like that in the remote areas of west marin county as well. that is until yesterday. >> the trail was one person after another. it was a line of ants and similarly the parking lots are absolutely fall. beyond capacity. >> everyone came out to play. the beaches were overrun and trails were jammed has a lot of social distancing went out the window. >> that was something that even we as officials did not anticipate because all week visitation was

including san francisco, will provide free grab and go meals to all children 18 and younger while schools are closed. >>> today's announcement alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and county -- santa clara county. track the situation with hospitals today hospital leaders in san francisco talked about their plans for the coming wave of coronavirus patients. >> they talked about adding more staff, hospital beds, and even a new floor to care for the surge in the number of patients. christien kafton joins us now. the details are aggressive early efforts. >> reporter: remember, the early efforts meant that san francisco was the first city to issue the state home order. today the mayor said the order seems to be working and keeping cases manageable. they are still inspecting a surge. while covid-19 continues to spread in san francisco, the strategy of being the first to issue a stay at home order and at throwing the spread of coronavirus seems to be working. >> we know that the early steps we took to not only be prepared but also to ask people to stay at home have definitely had an impact on the numbers we are seeing every single day. >> reporter: as of wednesday, t

san jose. a new reality, a shelter in place advisory went into effect at midnight and includes alameda, contra costa, san francisco, san mateora counties. most everyone is being told to stay home unless you work for an essential business. in san jose police conducted overnight patrols and a few people who decided to stay out late. >> everything seems quiet out here like a dead zone. i feel there should be more people outside not showing fear like us. >> there are still some questions about how aggressive agencies plan to enforce the order. >>> a live look at the safeway on broadway now stocking up ahead of what's expected to be another day of crowded aisles and a lot of shoppers out there. if you plan to do any shopping there's a good chance you'll see this, empty shelves, even long lines. some shoppers are in overdrive with a new shelter in place order. governor newsom is issuing two new orders, one aims to give more resources to places and people who are most at risk. the second order is to protect homeowners and renters. >>> get a quick check of the forecast. >> kari hall has been tracking the rain in our area. how long w

san mateo comes in second followed by san francisco, contra costa and alameda counties. san jose state now confirming its first covid-19-case. administrators will now determine whether anyone at that school who had contact with that student needs to be advised directly. >>> today's day two of the bay area shelter-in-place order and and officials say you should stay home as much as possible. and sky fox flew over several different landmarks. only the stores in operation to provide what are considered essential services will be open like a hospital, grocery stores, banks, gas stations and post offices. and, more bay area counties are forcing the shelter in place order. a big part of the central coast. and that includes central and monterey counties koifrnl, contra costa, marin, sonoma county was just added to the list yesterday. meantime sonoma supreme courts will be closed through april 3rd. only urgent and emergency cases will be heard. cases like family law and domestic violence cases. however, traffic trials, motion hearings, juvenile arraignments are cancelled until furth

there are now 20 cases in san mateo county. 18 in san francisco. 17 contra costa. seven in alameda county. >>> live in san francisco where the school district has made really the big decision in the last couple hours here. they are shutting the system down.>>> our schools are going to close for three weeks. we are going to reset schools for all students pre-k through 12. effective monday, march 16. this is not business as usual.>> reporter: a two-week closure plus for spring break and is a three-week shutdown for san francisco schools. that might be the start of it. the district said it is drawing up plans for a longer coronavirus disruption. >>> we need the time to plan prepare and train staff on how to operate schools during this epidemic.>> reporter: wishing for the closure teacher and staff unions along with elected officials at city hall. >>> if there was somebody who was affected the virus it was spread quickly in a school. let's take a top a couple of weeks where we don't have school. let's figure out what we need to do next.>>> we do deem that schools are essential. not nonessential. >> reporter:

now, a shelter in place order will go into effect in six bay area counties, alameda, marin, contra costa, san mateo, san francisco, and santa clara counties. the order, stay at home for three weeks if possible. we begin our team coverage with nbc bay area's jean elle. she's in san francisco. jean, it's critical for people to follow this order. >> reporter: it is, janelle. tonight we're already seeing san francisco police officers driving around with their lights on, letting people know they are out here taking a look at things while people are inside. here at cafe trieste in north beach, the sign on the door says they have not closed for more than one day since 1956, and they plan to be closed until april 7th. across the street, the saloon is open. there are people inside. music is playing. but out here on the streets, it feels pretty empty. san francisco police making their presence known tonight as the city shuts down. signs are posted all over retail corridors. businesses are temporarily closed after seven bay area counties issued a public health order requiring all nonessential services closed for three weeks

san mateo is in second place followed by san francisco. contra costa, and alameda counties. >> san jose state university is reporting its first covid-19- case. it's a student who lives off campus and is now recovering at home. the school sent out a notice last night. the university is not revealing the person's gender. administrators will now determine whether anyone at the school who had contact with the student needs to be advised directly. san jose state suspended all in- person classes last week. >> time is 5:03 >>> today's day two of the bay area's shelter-in-place order. and we expect to see empty streets and neighborhoods again in areas that are normally busy and sky fox flew over several san francisco landmarks getting a bird's eye view of those areas. only stores and operations will provide whether considered essential services will be open. more counties in the bay area are enforcing the shelter-in- place order. a big part of the central coast including santa cruz and monterey counties are telling people stay home. now the order is already a place now for seven bay area c

san francisco city hall dan kerman kron 4 news. >>other bay area counties in addition to san francisco asking residents to shelter in place. santa clara, san mateo marine contra costa and alamedae know there are just more than 4,000 cases of coronavirus in the us that's double what we saw this weekend and we just learned at least 81 people have now died it had been 70 earlier in the evening again 11 more people have died bringing the total now to 81 and still no cases in west virginia that's the only state in the us with 0 cases thus far and let's take another look at the bay area more than 250 cases. >>santa clara again has the most 138 cases their 4 deaths, san mateo county 41 cases, one death. san francisco, 40 34 in contra costa county alameda county has 18 9 cases in solano sonoma county has 5.11 reported now in moran that a higher number and napa county, not reporting any cases with school shut down in san francisco. the city is opening up its rec centers, its libraries to provide emergency child care. it is aimed at helping workers on the front lines of the pandemic kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >>and schoolyards become ghost towns, some parents are able to w

el 6 de abril se prolongarÁ en todos los centros educativos de san francisco, sonoma, alameda, contra costa, santa clara, marÍn y san mateoguir cerrados en seis condados del Área de la bahÍa. esto lo dieron a conocer hoy, pero hay recursos en lÍnea para que sus hijos sigan aprendiendo. los distritos escolares de seis condados del Área de la bahÍa, entre ellos el de san francisco y oakland, anunciaron que extenderÁn la cancelaciÓn de clases en las escuelas hasta el mes de mayo. [habla en inglÉs] hoy el distrito unificado de san francisco anunciÓ que extenderÁn el cierre de escuelas hasta el 1 de mayo. las escuelas seguirÁn cerradas hasta el 1 de mayo. quizÁ podamos regresar a la escuela el 4 de mayo, que es el lunes siguiente. los representantes de ambos distritos escolares reconocen que esta no es una situaciÓn fÁcil para nadie ppero es necesaria para tratar de combatir la propagaciÓn del coronavirus. mientras tanto, la representante del distrito escolar de san francisco dijo que los alumnos podrÁn seguir a travÉs de herramientas digitales. profesora: tenemos muchos recursos en nuestro ssitio web. ramÓn: pese a que las es

those counties include alameda contra costa marin san francisco unified san mateo and santa clara. our coverage of the coronavirus don't forget is always there for you at kron 4 dot com. our web site there has the very latest on the outbreaks here in the bay area. the impacts for your day lives in the updates from local officials. we just had a few we announced this morning, so if you want to stay updated throughout the day as this information comes in make sure you check in with kron 4 dot com you'll find our coronavirus section. under the news tab. right there on the front page. we'll take a quick break here for 11 coming up on the kron 4 morning news steph curry held a special q and a with doctor anthony found she about the coronavirus and we're going to break down what they talked about. >>plus leaders at the state capitol want to make sure that you're filing your 2020 census as it could play a major role in paying for relief amid this pandemic will explain. plus the coronavirus is having a major impact on public transit we're going to have an update on reduced services across

the closures cover alameda contra costa marin san francisco san mateo santa clara napa and sonoma counties. some campus facilities may remain open to staff that are providing essential work. at last check schools in solano county are said to be back by april 20. >>> san jose police investigating claims of an attack related to social distancing. it happened saturday night near crossing the street in the communication skill area. a woman said two people attacked her while she was on a trail after she said she asked her teenage son to stay six feet away from her. the woman said the man coughed on her and hit her with his hat. another person slapped her on the back of the head. the suspects have not been identified. >>> we are learning several law enforcement officers in oakland have tested positive for the coronavirus. the oakland police department telling us three of its officers are infected. all three officers are self orenstein. and we are told they are recovering. any chp officer station in oakland has tested positive for the virus. officials working to sanitize the building. a second ch

the shelter in place that we're talking about this morning includes alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties. >> the surreal scenes keep playing out in grocery stores as people prepare for the reality we're in now. many stores are changing their operation hours trying to keep up with demand, and all of this comes as the number of cases spread in the bay area. there are more than 300 infections. santa clara county announcing new deaths. >> more live coverage in just a moment. first, as promised, let's check in with kari. >>> we are still seeing lingering rain in san francisco and right along the coast. we'll see the possibility we'll see scattered showers continuing into the rest of today just off and on, but there will be breaks in between as we get a closer look at where the rain is falling right now from palo alto up to san francisco right now. we'll see waves of rain coming in. i'll be tracking that for you with more updates coming up throughout the morning and, mike, you heard about a new crash now in the south bay. >> i did, kari. the overnight rains do leave da

alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clara counties along with the schools in berkeley. talked to one another. they agreed to that extension. and schools will be closed and it may last even longer if it's necessary. many of the schools will still provide online learning as well as free meals. >>> well the east bay regional parks district is closing more than a dozen parks and parking lots just to keep that virus from spreading through the parks. park rangers say some areas saw more visitors last weekend than on a busy holiday. and, many of the people were ignoring the rules on social distancing. among the closures are the parking lot at crown beach inialameda and as well as tilden botanical garden. . >>> authorities are worried about overcrowding and people just getting too close to each other. big crowds flock to parks and beaches last weekend. . >>> everybody does need to stay in. but, steve, it may be able to get some rain to keep us inside as well. >> probably not today. but saturday it will return to you guys. >> okay. >> it's cold enough out there. no

they join alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clara. if the statewide shelter in place order ends before may, some districts could consider resuming classes a bit earlier. >>> let's take a live look at the u.s. capitol. we are on the eve of history. tomorrow the house of representatives is expected to pass that $2.2 trillion economic rescue bill. among the payouts here, increased unemployment benefits, $1,200 if you make $75,000 or less, or $2,400 if you're a couple making $150,000 or less. you don't have to apply for anything. you'll just get a check most likely next month. this is based on your 2018 tax return. >>> new guidelines from the white house today. president trump announced some changes which includes categorizing parts of the country into high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk counties. >> sections of our country, we may take large sections of our country that aren't so seriously affected, and we may do it that way. but we've got to start the process pretty soon. >> the president says this will help governors and mayors decide

. >> reporter: the public health officers of alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo,ta clara counties along with the city of berkeley jointly issuing a legal order for all residents to shelter at home for the next three weeks. >> we decided collectively that we needed to take swift action as soon as possible to prevent the further spread and to protect our critical health care infrastructure. >> reporter: essential businesses will still be allowed to operate, with public and personal travel to and from these services permitted under the order. businesses that provide food, shelter and social services can remain open, including grocery stores, convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations, banks, plumbing and laundry. restaurants can offer take-out. fire, police, medical and essential government functions will continue. >> these orders were crafted with great thought and with great care. they are also crafted very, very quickly. >> reporter: santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez says enforcement of the order will be up to the police and sheriff's departments of eac

essential needs this order currently applies in the following counties, san francisco more in santa clara, san mateo alameda and contra costa again sonoma county announce a late today, it's shelter in place will begin at midnight tonight this order closes places such as bars and jams movie theaters and dine-in restaurants, essential services will say open those services include city and county government services such as police and fire and hospital, your trash will still be picked up new atm barred will continue to operate grocery stores pharmacies banks and gas stations will all stay open, mailing services including the post office plumbers electricians hardware stores laundromats and dry cleaners will all be able to say open restaurants can offer takeout and delivery service for a full list of the essential services which will stay open during this health emergency just go to our website kron 4 dot com look under the coronavirus tab and look for the heading what will remain open during bay area shelter at home. most california schools will likely remain closed for the rest of the school year because of coronavirus that i

the order will impact roughly 6.7 million people in marin, san francisco, san mateo, alameda, contra costa, santa clara and santa cruz counties. >> the reality of that shelter in place order and the domino effect on businesses is a serious blow for countless people. ktvu's amber lee is live now in san francisco where she found some people where admitting they're worried. amber. >> reporter: julie, we're at the normally busy intersection of market and castro and it is eerily quiet. i took a look around this block and i found only two businesses that indicated that they plan to stay open and the majority plan to be closed until the beginning of april at least. >> a little bit of anxiety, not tremendous, but you get worked up. >> reporter: the castro theater is dark. the marquee reads stay healthy and safe and promises to be back soon, an optimistic note in the midst of business after business shuttered for at least a few weeks. some signs letting patrons know when they may reopen. >> nobody wants to be sick or die. >> it's about being prepared so that, you know, if worse comes to worse, the

the order comes from alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties along with the city of berkeley which has its own public health department. >>> and now our original series project home. it started with san francisco, and then the governor ordered all of crew cto shelter in place. >> but what happens when you're at risk of losing your home? we show you who is being hit the hardest by the pandemic, in so difficult to slow down. >> reporter: exactly one week ago the region received an order to co-exist with the families in the comfort of our own home, which for many has been rather uncomfortable, especially if you're now worried about how to pay for where you're supposed to stay put. >> and i'm pretty nerve racked right now. >> reporter: richard reynolds lost his roofing job. he was work on the new facebook bidding in santa clara county, but the work has been deemed nonespecially and he was sent home. >> because of the pandemic, the covid-19, we're not able to return to work until april #th. that is too many of a days of a gap to receive any kind of

it includes alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clara counties. everyone is being told to stay home unless you work for an essential business. stores are not included in that shelter in place order. we're not, that's why we're here broadcasting. people are heading to grocery stores to stock up on supplies. nbc bay area's bob redell is live at a supermarket in san jose. you've seen a line all morning there, bob. >> reporter: we did earlier, laura, what these markets are doing in the south bay is unique, they're letting their senior citizens, 60 years or older, come and shop for an hour before everyone else. this is so they can avoid large crowds and have more time to find the things that they need. this was the scene earlier this morning. this is outside the location in willow glenn, you can see a long line of senior citizens waiting for the store to open at 8:00 a.m. the family-owned supermarket is allowing seniors to shop between 8:00 and 9:00. they get better pick of the groceries and in theory it should be easier for them to keep social distanc

those counties include alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clara. now, in oakland some teachers say they've been calling their students, offering words of encouragement. the district says it is working to find a way to continue instruction even though a lot of students don't have computers or wi-fi access. it is a hard pill to swallow for oakland high history teacher cole margins. >> some students will be getting the support that they need and some of them will be left behind. and that's what's not fair. >> some districts have told parents they are prepared to reopen school on may 4th if they're cleared by the governor and the cdc. >>> some temporary relief for homeowners here in california. governor newsom says five major banks are suspending mortgage payments for those affected by this virus. now, during his news conference today he said wells fargo, u.s. bank, citi, and jpmorganchase will give you a 90-day grace period to pay your mortgage. this is for people who have lost their jobs or become sick. b of a will do the same but for 30 days. now, t

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it requires people living in san francisco moran santa clara, san mateo alameda and contra costa counties to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. so the new health orders to of course to enforce social distancing and help keep people from getting sick. now one thing to be clear on the new order does not mean that the bay area will be under lockdown for the next 3 weeks with everyone at home that's just not going happen. the legal or only limits activity and travel so necessary government functions and essential stores will stay open. you don't have to worry about that here's what it means by essential so you'll be allowed to go and buy your groceries you can pick up your prescriptions you can get gas for your car. of course you can go to the bank to if you need to get cash or you know handle some business there city and services like police departments are fire departments and hospitals. they will remain open also your trash if you're concerned about that it will still be picked up public transportation will run you'll be able to get around and also your mail will be delivered plumbe

>> in the shelter in place order for the next three weeks, santa clara, and san mateo, contra costa, alameda and san francisco counties are affected. banks, gas stations and auto shops can stay open, too. restaurants are allowed to stay open but limited to takeout and delivery only. >> these were crafted with great thought and care and also crafted very quickly. >> and businesses that have to send workers home include bars, clubs and other recreational venues. >> some restaurants are now closing altogether. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. looks like the first night of the shelter in place order, businesses and residents took it seriously. the streets of san jose are quiet this morning. we saw a lot of the nonessential businesses shutting down, but we did not expect to see the restaurants shutdown, and they were given the okay to stay open but many shutdown anyway, and san jose staple closed. we spotted a number of signs like this from the old wagon grill, saying due to the outbreak we will be closed until april 6th, and then it's not just here in the south bay, the shelter in place order is affecting busin

the offices of education for alameda, santa clara, marin, contra costa, san mateo, and san francisco as well as the city of berkeley agreed on that date and they made an official announcement. officials say that date may even be extended, but they wanted to let families and educators have a certain time frame to work from. >> knowing that this time is extended a little bit gives them a little more runway to make some more long term plans and i think everybody's prepared to deal with whatever comes whenever it comes. >> now, the governor has warned the rest of the school year could be lost. however, the schools say they'll still provide online learning programs as well as school food programs. pam. >>> well, we are learning more about the deaths of two passengers who contracted the coronavirus on the grand princess cruise ship and later died. now the health and human services department says they were both men in their 60s. one went directly to the hospital, the other was quarantined at travis air force base. the first death occurred last saturday, the second on monday. the grand prin

alameda, santa clara, marin, contra costa, san mateo, and san francisco as well as the city of berkeley agreed on that date of may 1st. they made the official announcement. officials said that date could be extended. they did want to let families and educators have some time frame to work from. >> knowing that this time is extended a little bit gives them a little more runway to make more long term plans and i think everybody's prepared to deal with whatever comes whenever it comes. >> now the governor has warned that the remainder of the school year will be lost. schools say they will provide online learning programs as well as those very important school food programs. >>> well, working from home might free up a lot of extra time in your life. the u.s. census bureau says the average american spends 52 minutes a day commuting to and from work. if you are working from home for the next four weeks, you could gain an extra 17.4 hours for yourself. a recent survey shows 88% of employers are now requiring or encouraging their employees to work from home. >> all right. pam, thank you. >>> ti

alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, and sonoma counties. >> solano's order is in effect right now. in addition, a shelter in place takes place and takes effect for lake and yolo counties at midnight tonight. santa cruz, monterey, and san benito counties already have their orders in place, and the order limits residents to only essential work and travel. >> other major developments, bart announces its first service cut and will no longer run the extra trains during the commuter hours on the antioch to usfo yellow line. >> target and whole foods are among stores holding special shopping hours in the morning for seniors and others at risk. >> the governor signed an executive order putting $150 million for emergency housing for homeless into play. >> he was talking a lot about that in the news conference. a sixth person by the way died of the virus in santa clara county that. that word today from health official there's. the county now has 175 cases, up 20 from yesterday. >> san mateo reports 80 cases, 14 more since tuesday. eight new cases were reported i

the order comes from alameda, contra costa marks rine, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara countiesalong with the city of berkeley which has its own public health department. health officials say the data is necessary to identify hot spots and trace the spread of the virus. they say all information will be kept private. >>> u.s. stocks surged today as congress and the white house do get closer to an economic stimulus deal. [ bell tolls ] the dow jones had its best day since 1933 with its biggest point gain? history. it closed up more than 2,100 points or 11%. the nasdaq jumped 557 points. the s&p was up more than 200. >>> the number of u.s. cases surged past 53,000 today with more than 700 cunew rk says the numbers there are doubling every three days. >> new york is the canariy in the coal mine. what happens in new york is going to wind up happening in california and washington state and illinois. it is just a matter of time. >> reporter: despite those dire predictions, president trump is hoping to see the u.s. economy back open by easter. the white house is weighing how to refine n

their san francisco santa clara san mateo mer n contra costa and alameda counties as well. the order limits or activity and travel and also business functions to only the most basic and essential needs. well as of this morning, there are more than 300 confirmed cases of coronavirus now right here in the bay area and a total of 6 deaths. now here's a breakdown of all the cases santa clara county has the most it stands at a 155 cases with 5 deaths. next a san mateo county with 64 cases and one death san francisco county has 43 over in contra costa, 39 alameda county, 27 cases and the north bay marine county 11 cases there are 9 and solano county sonoma county has 6 at this time napa still has no cases. >>i would plan in assume that it's unlikely. many of these schools, a few if will open up before the summer break. >>well a warning from governor gavin newsome he says the california public schools may stay close for the rest of the school year. this has a lot of parents worry the governor also addressed how hospitals are dealing with capacity during the coronavirus pandemic ca

obviously in the bay area, some of the largest counties, including san francisco more in santa clara san mateo alameda and contra costa counties you talked about the number 7 million that cannot be emphasized enough life for the next 3 weeks will drastically change. but according to oakland mayor libby shaft she says still try to get out there and enjoy your life. >>there are many things that we as oakland ers can continue to enjoy while we do the very responsible thing and that is help prevent the spread of covid 19. we also can call on our elderly our other in from and loved ones to see what they need to make runs to the grocery store pharmacies for them please take this opportunity to show your care and concern for your neighbors and friends. >>from what i understand from what we can gather you can still get out but make sure that you have social distance, i mean exercise is very important but the gyms have been shut down in the meantime, so you have to make sure that you create social distance hiking, walking on a trail that is still allow so take a look at your screen. these are some of the services that are stil

san francisco reports its second death. the city has 223 coronavirus cases. other counties seeing double digit increases in the past day are alameda, contra costa, and san mateo counties. . >>> well, muni is suspending s in san francisco and that starts on monday. buses will run along several lightrail routes and several underground stations will be closing. muni says, these changes are designed to protect both the riders and the workers during the pandemic. >> instead of going down stairs into the station, you'll just be boarding on the street level. shutting down those stations, we're able to better protect our station agents so they don't have to have face-to-face interaction. >> muni, metro, and lightrail routes will be replaced buses for the j, kt, l, andm. lines. >>> bart is now completely shutting down its sunday service. at a vir dhul meeting yesterday. the proposal comes in response to a huge drop in ridership and revenue since the coronavirus crisis began. no official decision yet on whether or not to temporarily shut down that sunday service. >>> caltrain is reducing its weekday service along the peninsula amid sharp ridership losses due to the pan

san mateo tiene 80 casos, san francisco 51, contra costa 39, alameda con 27, marÍn 15, solano y sonoma registran ocho casos cada uno. ante el incremento de contagios y muertes a causa del coronavirus, hospitales en el Área de la bahÍa han tomado medidas como el aumento de personal, incrementar los suministros mÉdicos y restringir las visitas a los hospitales. julio poletti tiene la informaciÓn. adelante, julio. julio: hoy hablamos con personas de dos hospitales del condado santa clara. nos expresaron cÓmo se preparan ante el posible aumento de casos de contagio. ademÁs, nos dijeron de quÉ manera van a aumentar los recursos mÉdicos. algunos hospitales del Área de la bahÍa estÁn tomando medidas preventivas ante la propagaciÓn del coronavirus. >> actualmente estamos bien, tenemos capacidad de atender a los pacientes, al Índice de contagio que existe actualmente. julio: dice el oficial de enfermeros. los hospitales de esta cadenas han trabajado con el condado de santa clara y con el estado de california para duplicar el nÚmero de camillas de las unidades de cuidado intensivo, como aumentar el nÚmero de equipos y herramientas mÉdicas. a su vez, siguen atendiendo a pacientes afuera del hospital dentro de estas carpas que han sido revisadas y aprobadas por el centro del control y prevenciÓn de enfermedades. hemos contratado tambiÉn cerca de 40 enfermeros registrados que comenzaran a trabajar el final esta semana y la prÓxima semana. asÍ como 10 nuevos terapeutas de respiraciÓn. los hospitales de kaiser permanente compartieron un comunicado sobre sus preparativos. >> estamos trabajando con los proveedores de la cadena de suministro y otras fuentes para estar preparados para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestro personal y pacientes. estamos administrando prudentemente nuestros recursos, para garantizar que tengamos acceso adecuado a los equipos de protecciÓn y suministros mÉdicos. julio: es importante hablar con su proveedor de seguro mÉdico, o doctor de cabecera, o el departamento de salud de su condado, para pedir o solicitar una prueba del posible contagio. muchos hospitales tienen restricciones para visitar pacientes, para tratar de evitar mÁs contagios. ramÓn: gracias, julio por tu reporte. el gobernador del estado firmÓ una orden ejecutiva para que mÁs de 6 millones de estudiantes en escuelas a travÉs de california no presenten exÁmenes. una orden que espera la aprobaciÓn federal. el mandatario estatal en un comunicado indicÓ que este es un tiempo estresante para las familias, educadores y los estudiantes. continuÓ proporcionando opciones educativas, como el aprendizaje a distancia. mientras tanto, varios distritos escolares del Área de la bahÍa reaccionaron a las declaraciones del gobernador de california sobre el cierre de escuelas por el resto del periodo escolar. la superintendente del distrito escolar opinÓ sobre el tema. >> no estamos preparados. ahora vamos a extender los por mÁs de ocho semanas. representa un reto para nuestras escuelas, especÍficamente para los miebros del estado y los maestros. cÓmo poder continuar alentando a nuestros hijos en circunstancias extraordinarias. ramÓn: el distrito escolar de oakland indican un comunicado y se lo voy a leer. dice que esperan aprender mÁs sobre lo que el gobernador quiso decir en los prÓximos dÍas. de hecho, escucharemos a superintendente estatal de educaciÓn maÑana, quien puede compartir mÁs detalles sobre lo que planea el estado para el resto del aÑo escolar. mantendremos informados a nuestros estudiantes, familias y al personal. el distrito escolar de sanrtas. se estÁn preparando para una variedad de posibilidades. explorando opciones para continuar con el servicio de comidas, para seguir brindando alimentos saludables a los estudiantes mientras no estÁn en la escuela. van a aÑadir mÁs centros, posiblemente maÑana. las oficinas del servicio de ciudadanÍa e inmigraciÓn estarÁn cerradas por el toque de queda limitado en la bahÍa. el cierre se extenderÍa hasta el 1 de abril. hablamos con un abogado de inmigraciÓn de san josÉ que aclarÓ dudas con respecto a trÁmites migratorios. marÍa antonieta mejía se encuentra en vivo para darnos los detalles. marÍa: así es, debido a la emergencia del coronavirus, las oficinas de uscis ciudades como san francisco y san josÉ de la bahÍa van a estar cerradas. tambiÉn van a postergar ceremonias de naturalizaciÓn. las oficinas del servicio de ciudadanÍa e inmigraciÓnse han sumado a la cancelaciÓn de sus servicios en ciudades del Área de la bahÍa, debido al toque de queda limitado, impuesto a raÍz del corona

aquí lo tendremosmarín, san francisco, san mateo, contra costa, alameda y santa clara los condados que más información en el noticiero de las 6:00 de la tarde en cuanto listado de negocios esenciales regresó con ustedes una mujer de california forma parte de las miles de personas se encuentren preventivos debido a las fricciones sólo se le permite a lugares específicos como la farmacia llenando un formulario explicando las razones del porqué deja su casa . >> la corte suprema de california seguirá escuchando argumentos de audiencias durante esta emergencia nacional pero todo de manera remota por vídeo teleconferencia la legislatura estatal votó para reanudar hasta el próximo 15 de abril además botan de aprobar $1,000,000,000 para probar el virus. >> aerolíneas chinas dice que retomarán sus vuelos hasta san francisco sin embargo la frecuencia de vuelos será limitada una reinicia sus vuelos entre shangai y san francisco desde mañana airchina el 21 sábado, todos los protocolos de seguridad continuarán en vigencia. >> miles de familias están con la incertidumbre de qué harán con sus hijos

san mateo is second. followed by san francisco, contra costa, and alameda counties. >>> preparing for a worst case scenario, governor newsom says it is likely few if any schools will open before the summer break. ktvu's sara zendehnam joins us now in sanisco with the details. this is tough news for parents, kids, seniors looking forward to prom. sara, what can you tell us. >> reporter: yeah, pam. i can't imagine the stress. of course, this puts a strain on working parents and child care facilities. really a tough situation all around. right now we're at james dunnman middle school. this is one of the schools that is closed right now. the plan in place with the san francisco unified school district was that the schools were set to re-open on april 3rd. that may change with governor gavin newsom's announcement tuesday. schools are closed for two to five weeks in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. governor newsom says it's unlikely many of these schools will re-open before summer break. the san francisco unified school district has been handing out free meals to students since monday. the nutrition service is committed to providing meals to students during the temporary closure. we've reached out to the district to see if they

county in the bay area but look at san francisco now at half a case is still rising here, san francisco county with 223 followed by san mateo then alameda county and contra costa county than the smaller numbers are seen, but still rising in marine county 65, people infected sonoma county 49 solano county 34 and napa county reporting 7 positive test go to kron 4 dot com we've got all of the latest on our website. we keep track of the numbers they're not just in the bay area but statewide and nationally we're also keeping an eye right now of our governor cuomo is saying about new york in about the nation and the state of the nation in this pandemic and we're >>13 working from home this morning, but still got your forecast for we are looking at a lot of sunshine today across the bay area would change from yesterday it's not that we didn't have sunshine yesterday just were taken away that chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms like we did see in the east bay in north bay at this point yesterday you can see some rain here in san francisco looking nice and clear definitely a lot of bright skies across the bay when the route that goes to further we're definite

alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo and san francisco. this begins at midnight tonight and runs through tuesday, april 7. that is three full weeks. the order says you must stay inside and can venture out only for necessities, like groceries, prescriptions, doctors visits and essential business. >> officials say the reason for the strict mandate is clear, to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. here's health chief dr. grant colfax. >> the evidence tells us that now is the time to implement this step. today we are ordering that everyone in san francisco who can, remain at home until april 7th. this is a critical intervention that we know can reduce harm and save lives. the coronavirus is spreading in our community and we need to slow it down. >> that's grant colfax, dr. grant colfax, the public health chief in san francisco. joining me live in the newsroom, chronicle insider and abc7 news contributor fill matier. phil, i suspect it was going to come to this and this kind of action will be taken increasingly around our community, the st

they're just going day by day here so now we know alameda contra costa moran, san francisco, san mateota clara all those counties and the catholic schools all saying now they can see not reopen until may 1st and remember that could be extended to because gavin newsome said we should all be prepare the kids may not back school for the rest of the year absolutely. >>as the virus continues to spread we have scientists now releasing new details on how long these viruses a coronavirus in particular can actually survive on the surface and remain infectious. we have mandy gaither now with a closer look. >>it's a vicious virus that spreads easily in a recent study shows the virus that causes covid 19 can survive on surfaces for hours even days. the results published in the new england journal of medicine say that covid 19 can hang out as remain in the air for up to 3 hours. the study found that the novel coronavirus can survive after 4 hours on copper up to 24 hours on cardboard and 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel, the centers for disease control and prevention continue to recommend

mandato tres condados en el área de la bahía, en este caso hablamos de marín, san francisco, san mateo, contra costa, alameda. >> tenemos que hacer la batalla este enemigo oculto dijo el presidente esta mañana. >> el presidente grey que su gobierno envíe cheques en las próximas dos semanas como tras la pandemia del coronavirus no se sabe quienes calificarían y cuánto podrían recibir el presidente además propone $50,000,000,000 en préstamos para pequeños negocios como parte del fondo nuevo. >> al ser enviados a casa no les pagan por esos días en el condado una cosa de propuesta para traer a lidia desde san leandro ni pedro recibe horas también es el drama que sobran trabajadores que suelen enviar a casa sin garantía de que los veían a reconocer sueldo por los días perdidos . >> por eso en el condado de alameda se interpone una ordenanza de emergencia buscando soluciones de los supervisores . >> eso es lo que te decimos quédense en casa, no salgan pero la gente tiene que pagar las cuentas en concreto la ordenanza dice que se den 14 días de enfermedad, pagos a estos trabajadores ,. >> a los enfermos nomás les a

people living in san francisco, san mateo, marin, contra costa, and alameda counties are being told to stay home for three weeks. that affects nearly 7 million people. police and fire protection will still be provided. grocery stores, pharmacies and banks will remain open. governor newsom is keeping some things open including people anxious about going to the dmv. >> we are waiving effective last night for 60 days. i'd imagine we can extend that. no enforcement of expired licenses and expired registration. >> newsom issued an executive order putting a halt on evictions and fore closures as well. the state legislature is suspending its session.. the state's high court is modifying procedures. lawyers argue their cases will now appear remotely by video. the court's seven justices will continue to convene in person and court sessions will be open to the public but seating will be limited. >>> hundreds of thousands of bay area students are staying home from school. a u.c. berkley education expert says the most important thing is to have structure. so children and teenagers can develop a rh

embargo estos cambian día con día de momento santa clara reporta cinco 14 casos san francisco 40 san mateo 42 contra costa 19 alamedaieron positivo por el coronavirus 57 continúan siendo monitoreados ante la posibilidad de contagio en california se confirmó seis montes >> una persona anciana que falleció anoche el gobernador tomó medidas extremas para tratar de evitar la propagación del virus >> pedimos que todos los adultos mayores de 65 años de edad permanezcan en casa hasta nuevo aviso hace mismo todas las personas que tengan enfermedades crónicas dijo el gobernador durante la conferencia de prensa >> la preocupación es evidente pero las autoridades piden mantener la calma >> estamos preocupados de lo que está pasando >> agregó que las personas de la tercera edad que tienen condiciones médicas preexistentes y miembros indigentes son los más vulnerables en estos momentos en california hay alrededor de 5.3 personas de 65 años o más de aproximadamente 108,000 personas >> estamos pidiendo a todos los bares y centros nocturnos y negocios de la rama cerrar sus puertas en todo el estado de california estos lugares no so

. >> reporter: six county offices of education including alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara as well as the county health officer of berkeley which has its own health officer have announced the classes will not recommence at least until may 1, with monday, may 4 being the earliest practical opening day. >> the decision was about continuing to flatten the curve on covid-19 and also the district's need to have a uniform opening date for they could all plan and set expectation with families and communities. it is a closure date may 1 at this point. if there needs to be more, if that closure date needs to be extended, we will be prepared to communicate that for the deadline. >> reporter: bear in mind that just last week the governor warned that the laws of the balance of the entire school year with holly possible. that was double underscored today as the governor talked about viral spread among school- age children as well as their teachers, staff, and administrators who serve them. >> 37 people under the age of 17 in the state of california are part of those that ha

it will affect about 6.7 million people in marin, san francisco, san mateo, contra costa, alameda, santa clara and cruz counties. live coverage tonight from ktvu's amber lee in the city. amber, best case scenario is that this is an inconvenience, but for some this is a serious financial blow. >> reporter: that's right, frank. we're here in the castro and we found people who are frightened and starting at midnight police will begin checking in on restaurants and bars to make sure they are in compliance. >> a little bit of anxiety, not tremendous, but you get worked up. >> reporter: the castro theater is dark. the marquee reads stay healthy and safe and promises to be back soon, an optimistic note in the midst of business after business shuttered for at least a few weeks. some signs let patrons know when they may reopen. >> it's about being prepared so that, you know, if worse comes to worse, the police don't have something else they have to worry about. >> reporter: ryan hill owns knobs, a party store. he boarded up the windows so his business will be intact once he's able to reopen. >> i

same that they'regoing to be closed at least until ma1st and that goes for alameda contra costa moran, san francisco, san mateo santa cra and remember and can alwaysgo beyond that the governor told us all along to be ready to we may not see the kids back in session for us to hear all those schools doing deep cleang because the out can last on surfaces for quite a while scientists releasing new details this morning exactly how long. >>they can survive and stay infectious that's the key term mandy gaither explains. >>it's a vicious virus that spreads easily in a recent study shows the virus that causes covid 19 can survive on surfaces for hours even days. the results published in th new england journal of medicine say that covid 19 can hang out as remain in the air for up to 3 hours. the study found that the novel coronavirus can survive after 4 hours on copper up to 24 hours on cardboard and 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel, the centers for disease control and prevention continue to recommend the cleaning of frequently touched surfaces and objts every day including counters table tops door knobs bathr

this happened at midnight and covers alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo and santas being told to stay home unless you work for an essential business and you're only supposed to head out for essential activities like buying food, seeing a doctor or caring for a family member. there are questions how aggressive law enforce pt plans to be in enforcing the order. a look at the forecast for today and it's a rainy start. >> especially near the coast but now we're getting a chance to dry out and the rest of the morning is looking pretty dry. we'll start to see more scattered showers popping up especially for parts of the peninsula for the south bay and east bay as well as the north bay so we'll be watching it very hit or miss. it could produce thunderstorms along with some heavy rain and small hail. we'll have a chance of showers especially tomorrow morning for the first day of spring. our skies will clear out. lows into the 60s. >> very easy, a very light commute. folks are sheltering in place. nonessential jobs no longer an issue. recovering quickly in the last 20 minut

only for essential needs and that applies and the following counties, san francisco more him santa clara san mateo alameda and contra costa counties taking effect tonight at midnight and it mean that places like bars and gyms and movie theaters and dine-in restaurants will be closed. essential services will stay open including city and county government services like police and fire and the hospitals, your trash will still be picked up grocery stores pharmacies banks and gas stations will also stay open also mail services plumbers electricians hardware stores and laundromats and takeout and delivery from restaurants cramped san francisco was the first local city or county to announce the new health order which mayor breed says. >>is the temporary new normal we are awaiting an update from mayor breed tonight she spoke earlier today going to speak again this evening. she is expected to speak more about the shelter-in-place order and how it could affect public transportation so we will bring that to you live as soon as it begins for now the kron four's dan kerman joins us live from san francisco city hall with more on this l

de coronavirus en la bahía, santa clara reporta 114 casos, san francisco con 37, san mateo con 32, después del condado contra costa y alameda en la base aérea (nombre en inglÉs), se trata de un miembro activo y el dependiente de otro miembro de servicio, ambos se encuentran en cuarentena en sus respectivas residencias afuera de la base militar, autoridades buscan notificar a todos aquellos con los que tuvieron contacto, son algunos metros de la tripulación están abordo, serán revisados por coronavirus y transportados a sus países, son imágenes en vivo, todavía se encuentra allí y luego permanecerán en cuarentena para una limpieza profunda, ante la cancelación de las reuniones públicas incluyendo (nombre en inglÉs), una iglesia esta apreciando una manera alternativa de calmar la ansiedad entre sus feligreses sin tener ni siquiera. >>> en un domingo regular la iglesia (nombre en inglÉs) estaría repleta pero hoy los feligreses desde sus automóviles recibirán el servicio. >>> queremos orar por ellos y ofrecerles la esperanza y que tengan, que dejen de tener tanto temor. los tiempos han cambiado a raíz del coronavirus y una espe

the counties affected include alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clarae scheduled to return next month, but now class is out until at least friday, may 1st. >>> well, some states such as california and cities are under shelter-in-place or stay at home warnings. some house democrats are calling for those measures to be applied nationwide. i do hope you were with us earlier today when i had the chance to talk live with congressman al rona and we discussed why he supports such measures. >> the bay area. i'm very proud, we were the first county to have a shelter- in-place. and if you look at the coronavirus cases when we went, we had to shelter in place march march 16th and we've seen a 45% increase since then in coronavirus cases. nationwide, since march 16th, it's been a 1,000% increase. it shows shelter-in-place works. it's not my opinion, it's the opinion of medical experts. >> nationwide shelter-in-place orders say that it would cripple the u.s. economy, but congressman conu says any temporary effects would be worth it to save lives. >>> in san francisc

alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara. in sonoma county the order begins at midnight tonight. it means limiting travel and activity to only the essentials. abc7 news cornell bernard joins us from santa rosa with the details. cornell? >> hi, ama. i just got an emergency alert on my phone about the shelter in place order that takes effect through midnight through april 7th. more than 500,000 people live here in sonoma county. many here knew this was coming, and tonight they're getting ready. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. have a good one, okay? >> reporter: lisa is thanking the few customers that are still coming out to eat at mary's pizza shack. >> it's the slowest it's been in over a year and a half that i've been here. >> sonoma county likely joining the bay area shelter in place order as soon as wednesday night. the restaurant is changing up food service during the pandemic. >> we're offering where we can drop it off and send you a photo with your text message where your food is at your front door. >> sonoma coun

alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo and santa clara. the order says you must stay inside and venture out only for necessities. our medical expert dr. patel, gave us some perspective via skype when we interviewed him on abc7 news at 4:00. >> this is an aggression i have measure, but we need to take a very radical step in this way to limit the spread. while we basically wait for time for our health care system to not be overwhelmed, we actually have to have a double-pronged approach here and i think this is the right step. >> take a look. this graphic shows what he's talking about. the difference it can make to take protective measures, like social distancing to keep the spread of coronavirus within the limits of our health care system. >> so, what exactly compelled county leaders to issue a shelter-in-place? "san francisco chronicle" insider and abc7 news contributor phil matier was with me on abc7 news at 4:00 and talks about how it came to be. >> over the weekend, mayor london breed and the other officials were actually expecting to ma