reporting live in atherton, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> san mateo county wants peoplemed about coronavirus, so it's opening a public call center to answer non-medical questions. questions like how to prepare and prevent the spread of the virus. the county says the call center will be up and running by noon today. the number is on your screen. 650-363-4422. the call center will be open on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. we're posting all of our stories about coronavirus on one place on our website. we're updating it every day with the latest information as it breaks. you'll find that on abc7news.com. >>> a south bay mother quarantined after traveling to china is healthy but now she's facing a new challenge because of the coronavirus. >> and you're looking at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another big drop as we start this morning. down 631 points. we'll look at how the markets are doing next. >>> and he's back. the video steph curry posted to mark his return to the warriors. first, here is jobina. >> we need him tonight, so desperately. the ferri

. >>> number two, menlo school in atherton is closed for the rest of the week because a staff member had contact with a relative who tested positive with coronavirus. the entire campus will be deep cleaned. no one at the school has tested positive for the virus. >>> number three, san mateo county will launch a hotline today for nonmedical questions about the coronavirus. 650-363-4422 is the number. >>> number four, the senate is expected to vote today on an emergency funding bill to fight coronavirus. the 8$8.3 billion will be used o speed up development of new vaccines and medicines to play for containment operations and improve preparedness. >>> our streak of consecutive days with record high temperatures stops at three. look at today. anywhere from 5 to 12 degrees cooler back into the 60s. i have highs in the 50s and rain in the forecast. >>> following a couple of crashes earlier this morning but things have cleared up, look how light it is at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on yet. >>> number seven, tonight steph curry will finally return to action when the war

a little cooler atherton. woodside. our big system. our big low has now taken a turn and picked up the gulf moisture. so if you have travel plans in dallas or fort worth, i would expect a bumpy ride. few high clouds and patchy fog. the fog will have no problem. that will probably start tomorrow. we'll get some rain in here. saturday's looking weaker and weaker. so, probably just cool. again we're southern california. even though there's a matter inland. >>> 4:20 is the time. an ups employee accused of threatening a mass shooting in sunnyvale. coming up what police say to his co-workers that got their attention. >> plus our election coverage continues. the very latest in the presidential delegate count and the state that still has not reported their results. let's make it more delicious! ♪ menutaur put an extra patty on that! bam! woah! uh-uhhh! my $4.99 triple bonus jack combo! stack it up for an extra buck. check out my triple bonus jack! check it out with an extra patty! yeah! ok! let's ride! oh hey man, uhh... [car beeps] my $4.99 t

the middle school and atherton said a staff member had contact with a relative who is infected with the illness. all classes and other activities are canceled through the weekend. poce chiefiscallinfor the werfu joined by other local leaders.>> reporter: the police chief had to go. it was the police commission who voted unanimously to fire chief kirkpatrick without cause. backed by the mayor libby schaaf. >>> enough is enough. >> reporter: noel gaudio said it is federal monitor robert has to go. >>> shows up once a month and tells me what i'm doing wrong. and then leaves town. and oakland gets left with the bill. >> reporter: he is appointed by federal judge to oversee police reforms. now noel and fired police chief kirkpatrick are calling on the firing of warshaw. in an opinion piece in the east bay times kirkpatrick said the reason her department remains out of compliance is not its officers or policies or procedures. but with the monitor himself. who earns millions of dollars a year from oakland taxpayers and has no incentive to see reform succeed. last week kirkpatrick told us>>> af

. >>> a private school in atherton will be closed for the rest of the week as a precaution due to concernsoe school is undergoing a deep cleaning after a staff had contact with a relative who tested positive for coronavirus. they are working closely with the san mateo department of health and the cdc. >>> other schools in the bay area are making plans just in case they're forced to close temporarily because of the virus. >> one option could be offering classes where students could learn from home. >> reporter: the school in moraga like many schools these days is starting to make contingency plans. what if the coronavirus forced this private preschool to eighth grade program to shut down for two weeks or so? >> you think about it, what is the worst case scenario? what would you have to do? >> reporter: one option they don't want to have to consider is students sitting at home with nothing to do. so they're exploring classes online. >> started exploring it this week and we'll see how well it works out. >> reporter: oconnell is considering the san francisco- based company called outschool. it

depends on the breeze there. 54 pacifica. 45 menlow park and atherton. 51 in scottsdale. las vegas 54. and 42 in ukiah. phoenix is still 4/100 away from san jose's water year total. san jose has 3.82" for the season. phoenix has 3.78". it looks like a lot of that is staying just to the south of phoenix if you're going down there for spring training. water temps are really cold. bodega bay at 50. point reyes 51. san francisco buoy 52. i'm telling you, if this stays, we're going to have a massive nothing bank in our future here and it will probably start not only this thursday, but i think going forward here. we have some fog coming in the not too distance future. there are some hints next week maybe more in our favor. we'll see. when you're in a dry stretch. you're reluctant to bring anything in. the fog returns thursday, then cooler, much cooler and cloudy as we go into the weekend. >>> time is 4:43. the fear that the coronavirus may spread everywhere is scaring people and making them go out and stock up on supplies. >> you don't know if this starts to spread, and then we

a similar situation at a private school in atherton. entire campus. >>> in san jose the good has se surge tents to deal with the virus. for a detailed look at how they are designed to keep the community safe head to our website. >>> tonight and emotional fight to keep a san mateo hospital open. seton medical center in daly city could shut down as soon as next week. maria with what a closure could mean for paen according to a san mateo county supervisor seton medical center owners are expected to announce the closure in just a few days. with time running out supervises discuss how to save the 300+ bed hospital. >>> shame on you. >> reporter: emotion filled the room tonight from seton medical center employees as the attorney which owns the hospital listen to the crowd. >>> we know we therapy has done. >> reporter: the county options for savingseton after they filea grep cn according to supervisor david rejected bids from potential buyers. the devastation that will occur is going to be tremendous. but the hospital sees 20,000 patients a ye

the headmaster of the menlo school at atherton sent out a letter. it's shutting down the campus because a staff member came in contact with a relative who had the coronavirus. a cleaning crew will do a deep clean of the campus and it will remain shut down until it's completed. >>> united airlines is continuing to cut flights because of the virus and putting a freeze on hiring. it's canceling 20% of international flights for the next month and will suspend its extension of flights between san francisco and popular chinese cities. united says it will not hire new employees until at least june 30th. airlines around the world are cutting back on hiring since fewer peep a fewer people are traveling. >>> we've created a coronavirus crisis center to make sure you have the information you send m about the virus and we got you answers. one asks, has the virus mutated? researchers believe there are two strains, one is more aggressive and has infected 70% of those tested. the other 30% have a less-aggressive strain and most of the case out of the virus epicent

menlo school, atherton. oakland charter school, aspire monarch academy, resumes class tomorrow. >>> more than 7,000 students at to cancel on-campus king the classes because of coronavirus concerns. they even signed an online petition urging the university to do more to protect students from the emerging health threat. some students we talked to the today say they don't think the move is necessary. >> i feel that if there truly is like a real, real danger, right, that the community and faculty and dean would be able to let us know in time. i trust them. personally i need to go to school to get my grades, i can't just not show up to class. >> some students who signed the petition say with the number of coronavirus cases in santa clara growing steadily they felt now is the time to take additional precautions to limit students' chances of being exposed. >>> developments in this outbreak changing by the hour. we have created the coronavirus crisis center to make sure you have the information you need. apple's ceo

atherton and san mateo. 44 in lake tahoe. 40s in the san joaquin valley. 30s in redding. down to palm springs. that's a cool morning. this system moving out. the other one kind of meander me and is meandering and kind of weakening around the sierra. that will take us into tuesday and wednesday for another round of what looks to be some pretty good rain. highs inching up. still below average. but it looks like tomorrow into the weekend we'll see some mid to upper 60s away from the coast. >>> 4:42 is the time. addressing discrimination through art. up next, the inspiration for two students in the east bay who created a movie telling part of the story of this challenging time. >> plus, the environmental impact of lockdowns here in the bay area and around the world are having on air quality. managing type 2 diabetes? dimitri's on it. eating right... ...and getting those steps in? on it! dimitri thinks he's doing all he can to manage his type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but is his treatment doing enough to lower his heart risk? maybe not jardiance can reduce the risk of card

>> marcus, as the head master of the men low school in atherton has sent out the letter to parents and you can look at it on the tv screen to let them know that classes will be canceled and the campus is going to be shutdown through the weekend after a member of the staff came into contact with a relative who had tested positive for coronavirus. now the head master is write nag the shutdown is out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of everyone. in the closure, they are going to conduct a deep clean of the entire campus and the adminition is also working closely with the san mateo department of public helt and the cdc. and menlo is a private middle and high school on the peninsula with 800 students and 100 faculty and staff. >>> across the atlantic ocean in europe, the italian government has ordered the schools nationwide to shutdown two weeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but the italian education minister decision is still pending. italy has seen the registered i the northern part of the, more italy have tested positive and 79 have died making italy the

atherton's 36. even 40 in hillsboro and san mateo. the activity continues but mainly parallel to the coast. what about the weekend and looking forward. the gfs says let's keep it going and says it goes all the way into april. i think, you know, stuck patterns stay stuck. average highs 50s to near 60s still below. but as we head towards the weekend i would expect another system to come in and give us another round of rain saturday into sunday. >>> time is 4:42. still ahead... steph curry going one on one with the nation's top experts in infectious diseases. the discussion you can catch later this morning and how you can take part in it. >> but first, here's a live look at traffic this morning. the golden gate bridge, i guess we can call that traffic. you've got 10 cars going across the bridge. but it's still a beautiful live shot of the golden gate bridge in san francisco. sal will be joining us later with this morning's edition of traffic jams which you will love coming up right here on mornings on 2. >>> good morning. we have breakin

. >> the menlo park fire district serves the large area including atherton, east palo alto, menlo park and unincorporated san mateo county. >>> stay up to date with the very latest on the coronavirus with our daily newsletter. you'll get the headlines right in your inbox. to sign up, just go to nbcbayarea.com. >>> we're following developing news out of washington, d.c. regarding a bay area congressman. east bay representative mark desaulnier is in critical condition in the hospital tonight, battling complications from pneumonia. his office tweeted a statement earlier that desaulnier developed the complications after a rib fracture when he fell during a run last friday. he tested negative for covid-19, and he's being treated in the d.c. area. >>> still ahead, social distancing isn't stopping some realtors from trying to make a sale. the innovative way they're showing potential buyers around bay area homes. >>> and i'm rob mayeda tracking some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms. we'll show you who has the highest risk and more on this active weather headed our way coming up. sh

>>menlo school to be cled atherton rob fladeboe kron 4 news all right robin tonight, los angel county is declaring a local emergen amid the announcement of 6 new cases of. >>the coronavirus there that brings the number of cases in l a county to 7. we're being told that none of the new cases are connected to community spreading and that all patients we exposed to coronavirus through close contacts. the los anges times is reporting that all of the new cases are linked to travel from a locaon with a traveler from an area with the outbreak or close contact with meone with a confirmed case and the trump administration held a news conference a short ime ago on how it is creasing inspections at nursing homes acro the nation because of the coronavirus this is a continue to monitor closel the spread of the virus globally. >>stepping up travel restrictions. risas stasio joins us now live from the newsroom with re on the announcements theresa. a camp and the vice president is heading off the white house response to the coronavirus he including to california and how they are expandg who's going t

relative who has been exposed to the coronavirus and it is a similar situation at a private school in atherton. the menlo school is closed until monday. school officials say they will have used the time to deep clean the entire campus. stanford announced it is suspending all eight of his international spring study abroad programs because of the coronavirus. that is going to impact more than 230 undergraduates. >>> hospitals are also coming up with a new way to contain the coronavirus. good samaritan hospital in san jose is using a 15 by 30 foot tent, hospital workers will first make sure that the patients maintain a so-called exclusion zone, and the nurses will take the patient's temperatures, collect samples, if needed, and then fill out paperwork. the idea is to keep asians out of the main hospital. last month, good samaritan hospital had to send five workers home to self quarantine for two weeks on a confirmed case of coronavirus showed up at the hospital. >> three patients on each side, make sure we keep the six foot exclusion zone around those patients to keep them safe and make sure that

palo alto, los altos, atherton in the mid-40s and san francisco at 47.ime highs tomorrow, warming up a couple degrees. we'll have partly cloudy skies, upper 50s and low 60s. a comfortable day. now, the only thing that might be bugging you is the pollen. oak, cypress, cedar, and pine all in the high category. but we'll have details coming up in about 25 minutes on this rain chance returning for the weekend that will help those allergy sufferers out. raj and jess, i'll also pinpoint a time line. i'm trying to make it a new part of my microclimate forecast of the best time to be outside, and i will headline that for you. we'll get everybody ready t out fresh air, it's always super nice. >> super. >> that would work perfect. an 11:00 a.m. recess at the mathai house is night. >> i need it for my sanity. >> thank you, jeff. >>> two of the most recognizable faces in the country join forces today. what was discussed and why president obama dropped in to this livestream. >>> also giants fans, a message from hunter pence. >>> happening now, the epa announced tonig

steph curry is sheltering at his home in atherton but we will be able to see him tomorrow. one with dr. anthony fauci. >> yeah. the warriors superstar is going to talk with dr. fauci on his instagram account. you can be part of the conversation too. dr. fauci is seen almost on a dailybase during president trump's press briefings. he is the leading adviser on the coronavirus and he's advising the president. he's done this so many times before with so many illnesses. curry is encouraging people to submit questions on his social media account and then he's going to ask dr. fauci. the conversation begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. so be a part of it. ask dr. fauci what you want. >>> also tomorrow it was supposed to be opening day for the a's and giants. no word yet when the baseball season will start. we do know this, though. the a's have a great idea. they're asking everyone to send them a quick video of their kids playing baseball during the shelter at home. and then the a's announcers will do the play by play. take a look. >> young mathi steps up to the plate. his sister cheerin

the head master of the men lowe school in atherton says the shutdown is happening on the campus through the weekend because a staff member came into contact with an infected relative. a cleaning crew is being brought in this weekend. >>> now, you may be one of them. the people who stocked up on supplies like wipes and disinfectants in case of the coronavirus. if you haven't, the sticker shock of trying to get some of those items now from online retailers may make you even more sick. nbc bay area's ian cull is in our coronavirus crisis center. and ian, that's a big legal no-no. >> that's right, jessica. especially now as california is in a statewide emergency. that allows the attorney general to go after those sneaky sellers and for people who have been desperately trying to find those cleaning supplies they hope there's some relief. as the coronavirus spreads, shelves across the world and even in the san jose target are clean out of hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes. shoppers are going online instead to find third-party suppliers trying to profit off fears on walmart and amazon, ja

from the chief medical 0fficerfor this is from the chief medical officer for wales, doctor frank athertont figures. bringing the uk wide death toll now to 244, it was 233. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. we have been hearing, helen, from the prime minister borisjohnson, really urging people to take the government's message, to socially distance, much more seriously than many people have been taking it. he is used the opportunity of this being mother's day in the uk to issue a very stark warning to people here about needing to keep these social distancing measures, staying two metres away from people, avoiding unnecessary contact. and he has used the occasion of mother's day which, there is an emotional draw there to spend time with family and friends, to one that is the worst thing you can do, that you must stay away. —— he is warning thatis must stay away. —— he is warning that is the worst thing you can do. using very emotive language, the idea of getting us all on side, it isa idea of getting us all on side, it is a message that has been reiterated by the mayor of londo

barton b theay getting byhree differe santa cruz mountains and the heaviest one moving along 82 from atherton right on valparaiso avenue and heading down towards santa cruz avenue. if you're heading out and not raining where you are, it is kind of chilly. mid and upper 30s in the north bay and low to mid-40s in the east bay and san francisco at about 47 degrees. that shower rolled across sfo and you can see how much it left behind and even just a couple hundreds just makes it wet enough to be slick. if you're going out for essentials or cabin fever, we have intense showers and thunderstorms and even some sunshine from time to time be prepared for the umbrella and the sunglasses. in the south bay, we have a better chance of wet weather here for the better part of the day. you can see at 7:00 the computer models, the forecast models some showers and same thing at 11:00 and 1:00 and 3:00 as we hit the low to mid-50s. not quite as much rain for the east bay valleys, at least not on the hour. we'll go from 48 at 9:00 to 56 for the better part of the afternoon hours for partly sunny conditions and

the school is located in atherton. tuition for this school year is $49,000. at the gate a security guard was seen turning people away. >> really sad. normally it's lively. >> reporter: neighbors say it's unusual to seat campus and surrounding streets empty. >> i didn't know it would get so close to us. i guess that's the case with coronavirus. >> reporter: as for maya, she's concerned she may fall behind in her classes but she believes the school made the right decision. >> the virus is contagious. it's important to be cautious about it. >> reporter: reporting for ktvu fox 2 news. >>> some schools are making plans. one option to be online classes. one school is looking into that option. >> reporter: the sackland school in meraga is starting to make contingency plans. what if the coronavirus forces this room in shut down for two weeks or so. >> you think about what is the worst case scenario. >> reporter: one option they don't want is having students to sit at home with nothing to do. so they are exploring classes online. >> exploring what it looks like and ho

and east, and as we go in closer to the north bay, taking up to ignacio boulevard south of novato, atherton rain, black point, marin wood and westward toward the coast. bolinas looking at rain. south of san francisco a few areas of souhowers from south cy to pacifica, scattered about on the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains looking slightly wet there from scotts valley and you can see more is offshore and this will continue to rotate through, that will be the case throughout the morning hours. it is 49 in san ramon as well as dublin, pleasanton and pleasant hill. we have 51 in san francisco, upper 40s up to the north bay, four to five-mile visibility out there with a little fog. dark view of our sutro tower tama tamara, this morning, scattered downpowers, partly cloudy skies for most of you later on today. we will see some of that rain linger in the higher elevations of the south bay throughout the afternoon, and then sunny, but a cool start to the week, it looks like temperatures will feel very spring-like as we get into the week ahead. let's time out the rain for you, 6:30, looking

a mother in atherton linked to the college admissions scandal is using the coronavirus in her bid to jail. elizabeth anriques claims putting her in jail would needlessly expose her to the potentially dangerous virus. she faces a possible 26 months in prison after cheating with her two daughters to get them into universities. instead she's pushing for home detention. >>> a napa wine maker jailed in the college admissions scandal released early. he was freed on march 17th. he'd been serving time until federal prison after being convicted last year. he only had two weeks left on his 5-month sentence. >>> it is now 6:45. more inmates at the santa rita jail in dublin released as a nurse tested positive for the virus. a risk of transmission is low because the nurse was wearing an n95 mask while she worked, but a judge is ordering the release of eight inmates. and, so now, the total is up to 220. >>> it is 6:45. a group of san francisco supervisors introducing a resolution calling for the city's health department and duckerberg san francisco general hospital are coming up with a plan to pro

it is a similar situation in atherton. school officials say they will use the time to deeply in the entire campus.>>> straightahead , steph curry, making his comeback. he is back. his unique way of letting dove nation no. >> we are looking at for some changes for today. we will see more clouds, cooler temperatures and tracking our next weather system at this point, it looks like we could have a good chance to see some showers. details coming up.>>> grab that jacket and get going. one >>> welcome back. 6:13 is a take a live look this morning at san francisco's chase center where steph curry will return to the hardwood tonight. >> hello boys, i'm back! >> [ laughter ] that is the voice of randy quaid from the alien movie, independence day, pretty good one. much tells the entire story in the video, the warrior star will make his return from broken wrist today and in and be a final rematch against the toronto raptors after missing the last 58 games. >> nasa will unveil the winner of the contest, more than 28,000 students admit

atherton and menlo park 34 cold degrees. see the activity there it's going parallel to the coast and moves in. look how that deep system goes all the way into southern california. so all the cold air is no doubt about it on the west coast. what about for the next system. it will be here saturday and early sunday. the gfs says no. we're going to keep the beat going here into early april and maybe beyond. highs today, still below average. a break on friday and the next system on the weekend you guys for some rain saturday night into sunday. >> all right; steve. thank you. >>> today would have been opening day for baseball but major league baseball's on hold with the rest of the world if with the pandemic. what major league baseball is doing today to give you fans a baseball fix. >> and, this is a great story. the unexpected surprise for one high school senior received as she was working the drive-thru window. a lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesn't get everything clean. i tell them, it may be your detergent... that'

on the peninsula very close for everybody. 45 palo alto, 45 atherton and it's close for everybody elsetivity in southern california if if you are going down there. also the san joaquin valley. for us, it looks rather quiet the next couple of days. no big deal until sunday night and monday. another system tuesday drops in from the west. some rain for us. no miracle march in the cards but we'll take any rain we can get after what was a really long dry stretch in parts of february and january. temps bump up a little bit saturday and sunday. >>> time is 5:51. if you're still commuting, you should know about a change in transit service and if you use bart's san francisco to antioch line. we'll tell you how a reduction in the trains could affect you. >> also, today, millions of california students will be at home. how san francisco will try to provide home education for the students. >> but first, the creative ways celebrities in hollywood are staying in touch with their fans and people stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. [car[clicking of ignition]rt] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof!

washington state announced that state's 10th death this morning we're also learning a private school in athertonwill be closed next week. the closure et to come out of an abundance of caution. the school is now working closely with the san mateo county department of health as well as the cdc. there are more than 90,000 cases of the coronavirus in dozens of countries. the international focus now shifting from mainland china to iran, south korea, and italy where some 80% of new cases are being reported. meant to battle the coronavirus and the house could vote on that deal later today. doug mckellway explains how authorities are preparing for the possibility of a widespread outbreak. >> more than 90,000 cases in the deadly coronavirus outbreak is still spreading. the international focus is spreading to mainland china. . >> we're concerned that country's abilities to respond are being compromised and increasing disruption there are 100 confirmed cases across the country. a working vaccine won't be ready until the end of the year no matter companies work. and there are growing concerns about the econ

checking in for atherton at 42. everything goes offshore. you can see the direction of that fog.and watch the wind right there just takes it right out. but it's on its way. if you are heading down to spring training. a beautiful 73. but it looks like it's south of phoenix. it will bump high pressure's large and in charge. for another day or two then it's going to back off and there are some signs. saturday at noon at .05. we'll see if it makes it. it even has a little bit into saturday night and early sunday. maybe things are changing here. it looks like it when you're in a long dry stretch. we have a possibility on saturday. until then, a return thursday. a big cool down later in the week. >>> time is 6:53. at apple, local developers trying to take the first step at affordable housing here in the bay area. the non profit group that apple is teaming up with to help get people into homes. >> plus... about half the beaches around the world could be wiped out in the next 100 years. in our next hour, what nature experts say is the main cause of that destruction and which beaches will

menlo school in atherton, monarch academy in oakland and san jose's action day primary plus have alsor five, a lot of cloud cover, limited sunshine and cooler conditions today. 50s to barely 60. get ready for rain tonight through tomorrow morning. >> number six, we're following a felony hit and run situation in martinez this is southbound 680 before highway 4. one of the people in the car was rushed to the hospital. police are on the scene. >>> number seven, unplug the phones, ipads, commuters. national day of unplugging starts in a few hours. it goes from sundown today to sundown tomorrow. americans are urged to unplu and spend time with friends and family. >> how will you follow the rain on abc7 news app if you are unplugged. it's going to be slippery tomorrow. hasn't rained in 38 days. >> tell them, mike. >> i'm done. >> i'm concerned about communicating about the coronavirus. >> we have plans. >> most days i would be on board with that, this weekend, too busy. >> how will i get the likes to and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future to create tom

. >>> a private school in atherton will also be closed this week due to concerns over the coronavirus. the menlo school says a staff member had contact with a relative who tested positive for the coronavirus. there are no signs the worker was infected. >> i didn't know it would get so close to us here in menlo park. i guess that's the case with coronavirus and how bad it's getting. >> menlo school is undergoing a deep clean. school officials say they are working closely with the san mateo county department of health as well as the cdc. >>> our time is 7:05. some private schools are preparing to keep educating students if they're forced to close temporarily because of the coronavirus. many are considering online learning so students can keep doing their school work while at home. a school in moraga is considering its options and one that's popular with teachers is the san francisco-based company out school. it offers its own online classes or individual teachers can use its platform to run their own lessons. it has students stay in touch with their regular teachers. private schools can

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the others are menlo school in atherton, monarch academy in oakland, and san jose's action day primary plus. a teacher at action day has tested positive for coronavirus. >> san francisco mayor london breed was the one to announce the city's first cases this morning. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live from ucsf parnassus with the latest. melanie? >> officials are not saying which two hospitals those two patients are being treated. the two patients are not related and have no history of traveling to a location with a confirmed covid-19 case, and no known contact with a person with the confirmed covid-19 case. one, a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions in serious condition. the other a woman in her 40s, in fair condition. >> let me be very clear. this virus does not discriminate. stigma and discrimination is unacceptable in this time when we need to come together as a community to protect public health. >> health officials do not know how either were exposed to the virus, suggesting it is spreading through the community. >> we have been planning this for weeks. and so

menlo school in atherton and the oakland charter school aspire monarch academy will again resume classes today. for reasons that are not clear, children seem less susceptible to contracting covid-19. as a parent remind your children to obviously avoid touching their face, avoid shaking hands of other people, wash your hands for a good 20 seconds. sing "row, row, row your boat" twice and that will be 20 seconds. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. more than 8,000 students at san jose state are asking the university to cancel classes on campus because of coronavirus concerns. there is an online petition. some students we talked with say they don't really think it's necessary. >> i feel that if there truly is a real, real danger, that's community and faculty and the dean would be able to let us know in time and i trust them. personally i need to go to school to get my grades. >> others say with the number of cases growing in santa clara county where the university is, of course, they feel classes should be canceled to keep students safe. >> more details on the steps

officials decided to taken preventive action to protect students and staff >>> a private school in atherton will also be closed for the rest of the week. the menlo school says a staff member had contact with a relative who has tested positive for the coronavirus. but, there are no signs that that worker was actually infected. >> i didn't know it would get so close to us here in menlo park. i guess that's the case with coronavirus and how bad it's getting. >> menlo school is under going a deep cleaning and school officials say they are working with the san mateo county department of health and the cdc. >>> 6:05. private schools are preparing to teach students if they're forced to close temporarily because of the coronavirus. many are considering online learning so students can keep doing their school work while at home. the sacklin school in moraga considering its options and one that's popular with teachers is the san francisco base company called outschool. it offers online classes or individual teachers can use its platform to run their own lessons and have students stay in touch with the

coronavirus has led to the closure of a school on the peninsula menlo school a private school in athertonwas closed today out of an abundance of caution. >>a staff member came into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. all activities athletics field trips clubs they've all been canceled. there are 800 students who attend that school the school will undergo a deep cleaning and the centers for disease control and prevention reminds us all there are simple steps that we can all take. >>to slow or even stop the spread of the coronavirus wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds avoid touching your eyes, your nose and mouth with unwashed hands cover your cough your sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash clean hard surfaces with a disinfectant and stay at home when you are sick are coronavirus coverage continues on kron 4 dot com there you can find a link to the interactive map. a special report on how to stay safe from the outbreak and a timeline of events from the initial reports of the virus to today. you can find all of this int

atherton, san mateo at 42. we'll start to bring in clouds saturday and maybe some rain on sunday. system's going to drop in from the northwest but that won't be until monday, tuesday. a couple of different systems but they're all showing signs of favoring areas south. san jose 1.25". santa rosa only a third. we've been close to average this week. paerlt sunny mostly cloudy on sunday. some rain develops and more on the way next week. >>> time is 6:52. how are you feeling? is it your allergies? is it the flu or is it the coronavirus? we'll talk more about the symptoms and how to tell the difference. >> plus, safeway, target, others opening for senior hours to keep senior citizens safe. but shoppers of all ages use precaution to cover the spread of the coronavirus. we'll tell you how to go out shopping safely. >> but first, what the 49ers and the san jose sharks are doing to help south san jose food bank stocked during this time of need. >> right now, though, a live picture just to make you smile. we're at a kitten rescue home in los angeles. the kittens are staying alive. you hear t

woodside is 38 degrees and atherton, menlo park, so close. the west southwest will start to bring in clouds saturday and another system comes in sunday from the northwest. but look at the rainfall projection. this is a pattern we've seen this entire month. san jose is in line for a lot more rain than santa rosa and that's been the case here. san jose this is an area favoring san francisco south more than the north. 60s on the temps. right about where we should be. clouds increase on saturday. cloud it up sunday into monday and bring in some rain. >>> 5:41 is the time. several lawmakers are accused of making a profit before the coronavirus pandemic. up next, who's being accused of selling off stock because of the virus. >> plus, a new normal at stanford. how the students are adjusting to life during the health crisis. can we go get some ice cream? alright, we gotta stop here first. ♪ ♪ from smarter atms, to after hours video tellers ♪ ♪ comcast business is connecting thousands of banks to technology that turns everyday transactions into extrao

a private school in atherton will also be closed for the rest of the week. a staff member had contact with a relative who tested positive for the virus. however, the worker is not showing any symptoms of infection. >> i didn't know it would get so close to us here in menlo park. but, i guess that's the case with coronavirus and how bad it's getting. menlo school is undergoing a deep cleaning and school officials say they are working closely with the san mateo county department of health and the cdc. >>> our time now 5:04. some private schools are preparing to keep teaching students if they're forced to close temporarily because of the coronavirus. many are considering online classes so students can continue school work at home. the sackland school in moraga is considering its options and one is a san francisco base company out cool. which offers online classes or individual teachers can teach their own lessons and students can stay in touch with their regular teachers. >> i can explain things. i can introduce lessons. also, the students have access to talk t

be a decent system but also sunday, or sent to the north come a 40s and 50s on the temps, 43 and atherton and menlo park, everybody is in their hillsboro 43. you can see with the activity is about monterey and hollister south and that is probably where it will stay unless you going to southern california. if you're going into phoenix or scottsdale, today should be okay, tuesday evening it starts to pick up, san diego and palm springs, las vegas and phoenix looking for decent rain and for phoenix that is really good rain on the desert and the same for san diego. 60s now, partly sunny to the north in mostly cloudy soand wa temperatures, may be rain on sunday. >>> as the race continues, we get to talk about this, you have got to rescan your tv if you have an antenna on your tv. you will have to rescan your tv because many local tv stations around america are moving to a new frequency. anytime after 10 am this morning be sure to rescan your tv so the channel can find all the all fair channels like us on ktvu but if you watch us on cable, satellite or smart tv app you don't have to do anything

menlo school in atherton, monarch academy in oakland and san jose's action day primary plus have also canceled classes. >>> a four-letter word that begins with "r" is back in the forecast. rain tomorrow. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. i'll let you know how much and when to expect it. >>> we have some light traffic this friday morning. a live look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it is very clear and it is going to take you about 10 minutes to get from the toll plaza into san francisco. >>> number seven, warriors star steph curry is back. last night curry played for the first time since breaking his left hand in october. you can see him play again tomorrow against the 76ers starting at 5:30 here on abc7. >> happening today, the mother of the two missing idaho children is set to make her first court appearance. she was extradited back to idaho from hawaii to answer questions about where they are. lori vallow was arrested last month on felony charges of child abandonment in idaho. her children have not been seen in more than five months. police say she has lied about th

snare is the concern a leading to a school closure on the peninsula enlo park a private school in atherton that shut down yesterday because a staff member came into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. so the schools closed all the activities at like feels clubs everything's canceled while they undergo deep cleaning there in the east bay as fire mark charter school in oakland is shut down because of an exposure a staff member came into contact with someone who was exposed to the coronavirus but so far nobody, the school has tested potive. >>happening today, the largest nurses union is meeting to in oakland to discuss how they should move forward with handling coronavirus patients and as thy do that we also know that we've got a lot more officials to coming together to figure out how to best handle this our current of ice coverage by the way continues on kron 4 dot com because we're constantly updating it with the very latest information, including various angles to the story that perhaps maybe he hadn't thought of like for instance starbucks will be filling reusable cups

coronavirus is leading to the closure of a school on the peninsula menlo school it's a private school in atherton it was closed today. >>out of an abundance of caution, a staff member come into contact with someone who did test positive for the virus. all activities athletics club yet field trips and clubs. those have all been canceled there are 800 students who attend the school the school will undergo a deep cleaning and tonight angeles county has declared a local emergency and made the announcement of 6 new cases of the coronavirus that air brings the total number of cases in la county to 7. >>we're told none of the cases is connected to community spreading and that all patients were exposed to coronavirus through close contacts. los angeles times is reporting that all of the new cases are linked to travel from a location with a known outbreak exposure to a known traveler from an area with the outbreak or close contact with someone with a confirmed case and new york city is now a search zone for anyone who had close contact with 5 people recently diagnosed with coronavirus this is video of sub

possible exposure has led to the closure of a school on the peninsula menlo schl a private school in atherton closed downesterday after a staff member came into contact with someone who did trips and clubs are canceled d now and the school is undergoing a deep cleaning in school in oakland is temporary shdown because there was a possible exposure there. staff member came into contact with meone who was expose but nobody so far has tested positive for came into contact with that person. >>couple things happening today. we have the largest union the nurses union meeting today in oakland discuss how they should move forward with handlincoronavirus patits and also happening today, the senate will be votingon funding to fht the coronavis the house passed the billion emergen spending billyesterday this is or this as the number coronavirus cases continues to climb. >>and make sure that every stones terms and we're disease is changing radly. >>so that is a challenge for all of us. >>well the white house also takg proactive measures they're pushing to expand testinfor the coronavirus across the countr

menlo school a private school in atherton wa close yesterday after a staff member came into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. so schoolclosed all activities athletic field trip 70's canceled the school is undergoing a deep cleaning now in the east on our charter school in oakland is shut down right now because of a coronavirus exposure. a staff member came into contact with someone who was exposed to the virus but nobody so far there that schools tested positive. >>happening today, the the largest nurses unn is meeting today in oakland to discuss how they should move forward with haning coronavirus patients and also today, the senate will be voting on funding to fight the coronavirus in fact the white house passed the billion emergency spendg bill yesterday, vice president mike pence says the money approved by congress will help more people get tested. and i'm pleased to report as a that we've been able to convey to of state governments governors around the country. >>is that a the thanks to the good work of the fda and doctor steve on who's with me here tod. now al

menlo school a private school in atherton was cled yesterday because a staff member came into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. so they've closed the school and canceled allactivities while they undergo a deep cleaning there in the east bay s fire monarch charter school in oakland is temporarily shut down because of an exposure there a staff member came into contact with someone who was exposed to the virus but nobody has tested positive fo so far. >>happening today, we have the largest nurses union meeting right now in oakland to discuss how they should move forward with handling coronavirus patients, there's a lot of questions that need to be answered on that front and don't forget our coronavirus coverage continues our kron 4 dot com. we've got various angles to this story there for you along with interactive map that you see coming into view with that map you can actually track in real time the spread of the virus on a global scale. we also have a timeline of events from when it was first reported all the way up until today. you can find all of this in our co

northern california regional semifinals the girls basketball team in menlo school and that's in atherton forfeited the reional sefinal game lincoln hi school and san francisco's not go in place dision for nor cal champion. a ship game because everything has been you knowshut down as far as big events there. >>the 26 people have diedin the us from e coronavirus 2 of those deaths happeninin cafornia with the st recentin santa clara county, scientists, a stanford are closely following the spread of the virus. >>but we knowthat there are riskier diseases out there and think whas scary to peopl is this is new and also there's no treatment or prevention. but we n take preventive measures. >>stnford infectious disease expert your van nelda noda says that they've been tracking this strain of coronavis since december d she says we now know a person with the virus can infect up to 2 to 3 people which means its growth is exponential da from china is also showing experts th our older populations are most at risk. >>i think if you're yoger person in general who is healthy. then m t as worried about t

>>in atherton rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>in san francisco, a possible coronavirus case floor of a high rise building citigroup is on the 23th floor of the one sansom street building on monday it sent home to employees because they had contact with a person who was infected. well that a group called in a cleaning company to disinfect the 23th floor this week it also sent us a statement that says while we took precautionary measures after consulting with us and the tail department of health. it has been determined that these 2 employees to not have direct contact with anyone of concern and normal operations have resumed. >>the growing number of coronavirus cases is causing some concern among those who care for the elderly a washington state now has close to 40 cases and 10 deaths most of them are linked to a nursing home in the seattle suburb of kirkland kron four's maureen kelly visited a an assisted living facility in san francisco, where they are taking extra precautions to try to keep their seniors safe. ere's always bee

let's speak now to the welsh chief medical officer, dr frank atherton. aim of thoseis distancing measures, the aim of those is to reduce the transmission of the virus, to stop the community spread. 0nce of the virus, to stop the community spread. once that has happened, there's always a risk that when you lift this restriction too quickly, the disease will bounce back and cause a large spike in cases again. the art of removing the restrictions that have been put in place will be a difficult one and will take a number of months. and have you seen a change in the number of people out on the streets? we saw pictures of attacked snowdon last weekend, —— a packed snowdon, when thousands of people went to enjoy the welsh countryside. have you seen a change in that in wales in the last few days, people paying attention to the advice? i have, it's very important, it isa advice? i have, it's very important, it is a sea change in public behaviour in the last week or so. i went out for my short run on saturday in the streets were extremely quiet even in the middle

we'll keep clouds in the forecast. 39 qassem rights, 42 palo alto, atherton and los altos, san mateooster city 44. a line of rain looks along monterey coast south. down towards king city, san luis obispo, and really southern california, as the system looks like it wants you to game for not only los angeles and san diego and palm springs in las vegas and phoenix. i mentioned phoenix because spring training. not so much today or tomorrow but by wednesday and thursday. that is a lot of rain coming into san diego. to a 3rd, palm springs most 2 and phoenix and inch and three quarters. our next hope is sunday. from assistant coming down from the north, that's a better opportunity. partly sunny mostly cloudy and showers south, 60s and the temperatures in warmer with more sunshine taking us through friday. cooler during the weekend we'll see if we get rain sunday. >>> thank you, 7:53 am, clearing up myths about the coronavirus, coming up at 8 am you'll hear from a doctor who clears up misinformation about the virus, plus the best ways to get local and international updates on the virus. >>>