in fact, we just got shocking figures from the san jose chp office. they said that in 2019 in the month of march, they wrote 742 speeding tickets. this month so far in the month of march, they have only written 205. the big reason for that so many cars are not on the roadway that would normally be there. >>> thank you. >>> this comes as the santa clara sheriff's office announced four of its deputies have tested positive for the virus. authorities say three are jail deputies and one is a patrol deputy. three of the deputies are at home in self isolation, the other is testifying -- receiving treatment at a hospital and is in stable condition. >> we are taking preconvenient takive and precautionary measures to try to reduce the exposure, so specifically focusing our jail, all folk whose are being brought to our jail from the streets are being screened by our medical staff outside and they are getting their temperatures taken. >> we're also learning a san francisco police sergeant has been diagnosed with coronavirus. the sergeant, who is assigned to the s

we'll talk about what chp warns about but you just got something new in the area on the chp report and we'll check that out as well. >>> good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and with the top business headlines. wall street is set to open sharply higher but it is now lower as the markets rye to claw back from last week's losses which were fueled by fears over the coronavirus outbreak. europe and asia are higher today. a note by goldman sachs predicting that the federal reserve will cut interest rates to offset the economic impact of the virus before the next meeting in two weeks. jay powell said the fed is closely monitoring the situation and will act as needed. stocks have the worst for the week with the dow and nasdaq and s&p 500 all in correction territory or down 10%. the dow and s&p seeing the worst weekly decline ever. american airlines is waiving change fees on tickets amid the virus outbreak. american will waive fees up to 14 days before travel for customers who tickets through sunday and march 16th. the ceo of united said its airline will cut additional flights

chp has been monitoring the area all night long. if you go and look into the parking lot where my photographer is zooming in right now you can see that there is some sort of tent set up. we are not exactly sure what that is for, but the cluster of passengers who are here have all presented mild symptoms of the virus. people from the crow ship that is shown the symptoms arrived by ambulance late last night and they are not sick to be hospitalized which is why they are being isolated here and they will eventually be tested. fairfield inn and suites on skyway road took in at least seven passengers last night and we are expected to take in more throughout the night. offense has been set up a perimeter and it is being guarded every minute of the day by u.s. marshals the hope of the chp. >> if they are infected and being isolated, that is good. that is good for all of us. >> where else are they going to go? we are still human beings after all. >> some people who live in san carlos on has come about the whole situation under worried about

the chp is running a break at 66. a live look showing you 280 at san jose, clear traffic as >> developing news now on the coronavirus outbreak. this morning we're waiting for test resulting from some of the passengers on the grand princess ship. the ship is expected to dock in san francisco later today after the test results come back. here's where the ship is right now. that small dot in the pacific ocean, thousands of people are on board and they're quarantined because some people started to show symptoms. in san francisco, health officials confirmed two cases yesterday. they are the first cases in the city. six new cases were reported in santa clara county. >> as we test more people, we're finding more cases. we'll continue to find more cases. >> officials say without a doubt more people will be diagnosed with the virus. today the president is expected to sign a bill that passed congress a lotting more than $8 billion to fight the outbreak. >>> officials from the grand proefring so princess sent 45 test kits to ric

he did say the chp did a, quote, "phenomenal job with the arrest." than he should have. >> we found out that earlier in the night, there were a couple other calls at different locations about somebody shining a green laser into vehicles. >> reporter: there have been plenty of cases of people shining larpzs at police helicopters. but this laser on land will be a first. pointing laser points at cars, trains, any forms of transportation. >>> the coronavirus crisis. the number of new cases across the bay area. the state and the nation still finding how schools will close. >> strongly recommends that all large community events be postponed or canceled. that means gatherings where 50 or more people will be within arm's reach of each other. >> contracosta county joining others now in advising people to avoid large gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus.. >> we're gonna get you up-to- date on all of the coronavirus developments today. first a live look at the grand princess cruise ship. hundreds of passengers were allowed to disembark today at the p

the chp says he told officers he just wanted people to getute of his way. arrest. i give kudos to them. they said he may have done more than he should have. >> there were other calls at different locations about somebody shining a laser into vehicles. >> reporter: this may be a first. the chp says this should be a no brainer. don't aim laser pointers at any form of transportation. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> all right. take a look at the weather. showers to the south of us. southern california got the rain. it would have been nice for us to get it. satellite and radar, you can see, right there. you can see the showers up toward us. most of this isn't reaching the grounds. i am getting some reports of sprinkles by santa cruz, offshore and monterey had a few sprinkles. more showers wrapping around. there is a chance you might see something but that would be it. just a little something. we are on the wrong end of this weather system. the next system on sunday, we will be on the right end. saturday into sunday. looks like sunday could give us significant ra

chp issued more than 1,700 citations in the greater bay area last year. chp says speeding is the number one cause for traffic collisions in the bay area. >>> brian hackney joins us now with a look at the forecast. 36 days without rain. >> january 28th. whatever that is. can't do the math. it's been a long time. looks like that might be coming to ad. we have something on the way. >> significant? >> no. it doesn't look like it's going to be there, but there's a shift in the pattern. the early going not a huge rainmaker. it might open the door to something that would be. it is march, so we're on the massive rainmaker part of the season. for now, another warm day working this midweek. 70s and 60s for the most part right now. santa rosa which was at 87, just seems like yesterday, 76 degrees today. 74 in oakland. current wind speeds are beginning to pick up a little bit because clouds are on the way for the bay area. high temperatures today, concord was 14 degrees above average. san jose 13 above average and santa rosa did hit 80 today. overnight lows tonight.

if you saw this crash you are asked to call the chp.there was another deadly crash near livermore which involved three vehicles including a motorcycle last night at around 93 miles north of interstate 580. the chp said at least one person died but they are not giving us any other information about the vehicles involved or the people involved in that road has reopened after being closed for more than two hours. >>> the convicted serial killer known as the grim sleeper died over the weekend in san quentin state prison. correction officials say that lonnie franklin, on death row, was found unresponsive in his jail cell saturday night the prosecutor say that franklin terrorized south los angeles for decades for he was convicted four years ago for killing nine women and a teenaged girl. an autopsy will determine how he died, although a spokesperson for the prison says there were no signs of trauma. >>> two inmates who escaped from a prison camp in humboldt county have been captured and police say derek barnett was arrested around 11 am sunda

but chp says if you think the officers aren't out there looking for you, you're dead wrong. that we're the proper enforcement for people are speeding, driving distracted, driving under the influence and we're still maintaining abproviding the high level of safety and service. >> you have to l to the rues. >>> to weather now, take a look at interstate # 80 over donner pass. chains are required on most mountain roads as the snow is' doing down. >>> back here locally, check out this partial rain bow we spotted over the bay. that is continuing! just an hour ago chief meteorologist paul hagan is here with our forecast. >> make sure to put that one out on social media because it is nice to share some positivity every once in a while. >>> that was just before 6:00 this evening. let's take a look at what you can expect over the next 24 hours. scattered showers, we are seeing some sunshine breaking through every once in a while. showers, even a couple of rum rumbles tomorrow. a little dry break thursday and friday. you still can't rule out a pop- up shower, especially farther inland.

the chp is urging all drivers to slow it down. a number of people have been caught speeding.t this, more than 100 miles an hour. officers say tickets like those are becoming all too common. in fact, last year the chp wrote more than 1,700 tickets for drivers that hit triple digits on the speedometer. the number of 100-mile-per-hour speeders has risen each year for the past five years. oh, boy. that's dangerous. >> so dangerous. >> i drive like an old lady. so it's not me. >> you are very safe. >> all right. one more day of nice and then we start to get a little cooler. ort sleeves away. >> two to three days. much, much colder. no more flip-flops. and yes, the short sleeves going to be hard to get around in. let's go ahead and bring you to that microclimate forecast. it has been all about this area of high pressure. that's what's helped to bring the heat, the record heat, 70s and 80s this week, but we're going to start to see a change in this as we move through tomorrow. it will begin to slide a little bit more there off toward the east. and the result of that will be a little

the chp said that traffic is so light people are speeding., they tweeted out this photo of several tickets being issued including a person going more than 100 miles an hour. don't do that. reminder/warning the chp is out in full force and yes, giving out tickets. >>> all right, up next, showing support in a big way, how south bay teachers have come -- for medical workerers. tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. we find a way through it. it's about taking care of each other. it's the small parts that make a big difference. at chevy, we promise to do ours. we're offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. if you need a new chevy, interest-free finan

no word from chp on any injuries.ic was backed up past the 101 split but it's moving again in the eastbound direction. >> the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise and there are now more than 460 cases, nearly half the state total. number of cases remained in santa clara county with nearly 190. san mateo has the next highest at 100. followed by san francisco county was 76. this morning contra costa county announced its first death related to the virus. the patient was 70 years old with an underlying health condition. there are 42 total cases in that county. the entire state is under an unprecedented shelter in place order. that's 40 million people. elissa harrington reports the governor's order will last indefinitely. >> this shelter in place was issued last night and what the governor said is that it will stay until further notice. at this point there is no end in sight and californians should brace to make major adjustments. the governor called the coronavirus a global crisis on a scale we've never seen befor

the chp say the cub was taken to a wildlife rescue center. >>> pg&e said it cannot grow its work forcea federal squuj want -- judge wants. the judge is ordering pg&e to hire more tree trimming contractors to meet wildfire safety guidelines but pg&e said in order to hire more people rates have to go up first. the company hired over 2,000 workers to fast track initial court ordered prevention efforts but in the long-term it would rather train the new employees and spread out the work throughout the year. >>> getting close to 6:00 this morning. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> an i'm marcus washington. developments in the coronavirus outbreak center and they are changing by the hour. here is what you need to foe this morning. now more than we know about a lot of things. first there are more than 90,000 global cases and more than 70 countries and territories, the virus has killed more than 3,000 people. now here in the u.s., six people have died. california and washington are the worst affected states so far. now here in the bay area there are a total of 28 positive and presumpt

we have new information from the chp about this.lier, you heard me say an evidence tow truck had been called out here. and the person involved was rushed to the hospital. this is now turned into felony hit and run investigation. so the police department will be there for a little while. expect delays in the area. in los gatos, northbound 17 past highway 85, i'm giving you the thumbs up. that crash is cleared out of the way. ferries, b.a.r.t. and ace all on time. showing you walnut creek, light traffic this friday morning. we have not had a lot of serious issues. beautiful sunrise coming up in san jose. with that, i'll send it over to meteorologist mike nicco for more on what we could expect today. >> i don't want to follow that. that was gorgeous. thank you. cloudy conditions on the peninsula. low to mid 50s everywhere except oakland at 57, santa rosa at 49, antioch, 46. a little bit of fog out around discovery bay and the altamont pass. 45 now in los gatos. here's a look at the san mateo bridge, about 54 degrees. hazy but no fog he

the chp issued more than 1700 of them in the greater bay area last year. chp says that seating is everyone cough cause for traffic violations and then bay area. >>> the than 100 miles per hour? seriously? have you ever done that? >> [ laughter ] no comment. >> a local stem student heading to dc thanks for your help. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs bay area, how the community is supporting the team so he can go camping and get his national word. >> i love that story, so proud of jaden and love seeing the community to come together to support our people. as we head to ready we are going to see the changes, offshore -- onshore breeze kicks in. we will talk about her next weather system typing it out for you and future customers are chances coming up. >>> take a look through his right now, so far, so with over 75 years of savings and service, geico is the easy choice. we could even help you with homeowners... oh! not again! oh, thanks! you know automated lights are just the beginning. pretty soon they're gonna have eyes... everywhere. well goodn

according to chp, the first cases a nonuniformed employee who works at chp headquarters in sacramento. the second involves a uniformed employee in oakland. authorities say both locations will be cleaned and sanitized following cdc protocol. >>> right now every beach parking lot along the pacifica six mile coastline is closed, but people are still finding a way to enjoy the beach even if they live driving distance away. jackie ward st sig th me aw th restrictions will be reinforced. >> err, ifdon't within stan be pacifi, you'nosake of public health. as of today, these are the pacifica beach parking lots that are closed after seeing an influx of >>it is a necessary t to do because folks are not paying attention to and following the shelter in place order. >> reporter: this surfer did not know about the parking closures until he got here and decided to park in the taco bell lot, which touches the beach spot he usually parked in. >> it is pretty nice. i live in oakland, so would not be easy to get out here. i would be stuck on the bridge for sure. this is a lot better place to be. >> repo

but the chp is still busy. the chp said that because traffic is so light, people are speeding.several tickets that they have issued. including one person going more than 100 miles an hour. don't do that. here's the reminder and the/warning. the chp is out in full force. and in fact, let's take a look at the traffic right now. a live look at the 280-17 interchange. jessica, can you recognize that? i don't think we have seen it so bare. the chp saying even without traffic out there, don't speed, they are working in full force. >> it's like that no matter where you go. the roads are empty. it's like a futuristic movie or something. it's strange. our jeff joins us now. and jeff, you will give us the lesson again. it's exciting. it's like going back to school with you. weather 101. >>> you got it. yeah. i know a lot of parents are home schooling, and they are looking for projects for their kids or maybe you are just a weather nerd and you want to track the rain at home. i will give you simple ways you can build your own rain gauge. and track the storm this weekend. so, let's first o

the chp will likely clear it. the rest of the approach to the bay bridge, a flat tire being prepared, that is cleared from the roadway. we're going to talk about b.a.r.t. we're going to talk some numbers coming up. >>> 6:11. come up next canada and australia pulling out of the 2020 olympic games calling to postpone the events are growing. and now president trump is weighing in. we'll tell you about his message for japan's prime minister all coming up at 6:25. checking the futures ahead of the opening bell, the dow jones industrial trending upward thanks to no help. scott mcgrew will join us next with a look at our business and tech report. >>> and look at times square, a live look right now. a normally bustling city. streets are quiet as they're on lockdown right now. my money should work as hard as i do. so i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. today, i'm earning on a charger. so, just the charger then? ummm... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah! (sarcastically) fantastic. earn 1.5% cash back on everything

marshals with the help of the chp. live in think carlos or worried about having these people here and city leaders address those concerns in a special meeting last night. they say it was the federal government's decision to take over the hotel and that the city was not asked. all hotel staff will be paid but they will not be working here until the passengers leave. as to when these people leave they have to be here for at least 14 days and then they can't leave until they test negative twice for the coronavirus.>>> the stock market has been up for the dow are now. gone down a little bit, but, hey, we will re o'clock. time for a look at the other stories. department of public health is working on getting the students at glen park school tested for coronavirus. student, family and staff members are being asked to self quarantine. for san jose firefighters have tested positive for coronavirus. now, more than 50 of their colleagues are in quarantine. the department is issuing extra protective gear for all of its firefighte

>>on february 27 chp sacramento spotted the car. the driver, 22 year-old deonte espinosa was booked into the sacramento county jail. he's also on probation in alameda county for possession of burglary tools. san bruno police say they arrested a man for stealing a bicycle this happened thursday afternoon near the sam trans bus depot on huntington avenue. the victim told police the suspect threatened him with a hammer and demanded his bicycle officers were able to locate the suspect he was then booked into the san mateo county jail on robbery charges. the investigation is still ongoing. on kron 4 news at a space x launched a rocket carrying materials to the international space station. >>what was on board that makes this launch a lot different from all the others and inside this hotel 8 r-az for >>a chinese hotel being used to observe people who had contact with coronavirus patients collapsed today and this was the scene at the hotel in southeastern china at least 20 people are still trapped inside. but we don't have any information r

the chp is urging people to lay off the gas pedal. tickets like these are becoming all too common. last year the chp wrote more than 1700 tickets for drivers that hit triple digits on the steadometer. one of the worst cases, 133 miles in the hayward area. the number of speeders has risen each year in. >>> you may have gotten away, but we will catch up with you, that is the message from deputies. deputies were responding to a burglary at a home in san leandro. when the suspects took off, they hit a patrol car and a few other cars while trying to get away. deputies found the car in oakland, lots of evidence inside will identify the suspects. luckily no one was hurt. >>> another tool is available to help those dealing with substance abuse. the pilot program began at the mission street sobering center in san jose. the center helps those with alcoholism already. arrest and citations don't appear to be effective in fighting the meth problem. >> the idea of this is substance abuse and mental health issues are a medical issue, and we want to treat that as such. it's not a punitive program.

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it's tough to see because chp is effectively blocking our shot.nt to see all the damage anyway. we see the flashing lights, though, with the tow truck arriving on scene. the flat bed tow has yet to remove the vehicle. the right lane is still blocked. the coroner, i believe, has finished the investigation there. we look at the map. highway 9 down to just past the summit heading north to the rest of the silicon valley a smooth, easy drive. the rest of the commute a smooth, easy drive. do be careful. you may see light rain as kari is talking about. >>> 5:24 right now. our coronavirus coverage continues. still ahead next on "today in the bay" the u.s./mexico border is closed right now. the national guard is there manning it. the reason they won't be leaving for months. about you, your company.sucs well, i wouldn't have done any of it without you. without this place. this is for you. michael, you didn't have to... and, we're going to need some help with the rest. you've worked so hard to achieve so much. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who kn

no major incidents coming in from the chp now. good news to report. and our drive times, san francisco to sfo, 9-minute ride. highway 238 to the maze, 13 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport, 10-minute ride. >>> next at 5:00, holding on at sea. cruise ship passengers waiting for the results of coronavirus testing as their vessel waits to dock in san francisco >>> a quarantine nurse in northern california exposed to covid-19. why she's saying she can't get tested. >>> there are now 162 confirmed cases of coronavirus across 18 states. i'm ines de la cuetara, i'll have the details coming up. >>> but first a live look outside this morning. it's 4:56. we'll be right back. hi. what are you working on? i've got a 6, 8 and 13 year old. and it's... [ together ] exhausting. what i need is... a sanctuary? a sanctuary. do you think this would look good in your dad's bathroom? ohh. wow. that's the one! any color you want, we can mix it or match it. ♪ [ indistinct chatter ] [ sigh ] nice. say yes to lifted, firmer looking skin at home. and look up to 5 years

one crash near spencer, and we will get chp over there and let you know how much traffic flow is there. and a smooth drive coming down through san jose. >>> first "today in the bay" we explain the governor's new plans to ban events with more than 250 people. >> reporter: yeah, making the recommendation for folks to cancel any large events at least through the month of march, and this is after san francisco makes that decision, and that affects events at the chase center and that will trickle down to warriors game. we will get to that in a moment. governor newsom is joining the officials from the department of public health calling to cancel large gatherings of more than 250 people, and we are talking concerts and sporting events. he also pointed out that gathering involves people at high risk, and it should be limited to no more than ten people. this comes after the nba makes the big decision to suspend its season. that happened after one of its players, the jazz center, tested positive. the warriors, at least yesterday, were set to play games in an empty arena, and that, of course, wo

. >>> the chp report now said the metering lights are registered on. that is why we're starting to see everything move more slowly. so there was continued flux for the last 20 minutes and not early metering lights. so that is a good flow of traffic over here. but once you get to the toll plaza, the metering lights are on and building off the berkeley curve with the incline showing more slowing. contra costa county looks great. take you to the peninsula. southbound 101, i keep seeing the speed sensors flux between green and orange and red slowing approaching the south 101 at bh -- at whipple. chp is changing shifts so a couple of left and a couple are arriving and we still have construction in the zone south of whipple. so watch that. but the crash at 680 and the mission is blocking only the slow lane. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:22 this morning and deadly inferno. next on "today in the bay," a central valley fire leaves one child dead. details on the rescue by firefi >>> plus gold medallist alley riseman voices frustration over a proposed new s

. >>> new this morning, chp says a big rig driver was not paying attention when he drifted off of the freeway in vallejo and caused a train reaction crash involving half a dozen cars. this is what it was like this before 2:30 this morning when the first call came in. chp says a semi truck driver veered off of westbound 80, went through a fence, and onto a side street. >> there was a loud noise in the ground started shaking. i thought there was an earthquake for a second. afterwards, i heard tires screeching. >> no one was hurt. chp says there is no indication of drunk driving. >>> let's go ahead and give you a live look at the grand princess cruise ship as it is docked at the port of oakland this morning, after spending extra days at sea due to coronavirus concerns. a live look here from sky fox, the ship sailed under the golden gate bridge late yesterday morning and arrived at the port of oakland at noon. it has some 21 coronavirus patients on board, most of them are crewmembers. the process of removing all of the passengers is a long one and is expected to take two more days. we wil

we do have a trouble spot on highway 17, chp headed to the scene. i will have more of that coming up in my next report.>>> i'm anne makoveck, we have some new video coming in right now from new york central park, where tents are set up right now for coronavirus patients. this temporary makeshift hospital is set to open later this morning. volunteers set this all up yesterday. there are 68 beds and 14 tents, roughly 70 healthcare workers from the united states have flown into help and they do have detective equipment which is a but -- a bit of isilt nju york. the apex of the crisis in that city is still a couple of weeks off according to the best projections right now from authorities. back to you.>>> now to our other latest developments in the ongoing coronavirus crisis. cases in california had jumped by more than i thousand any single day. bringing the total to ever 7400. but, here is the concern. statewide hospitalizations had nearly doubled in the past four days to more than 1400. the number of patients in intensive care beds tripled. and this mo

and for awhile chp was blocking this this ramp. but now, things are better. if you are driving from westbound 80. so this commute is doing very well so far in the early going wherever you have to go. 4:39. let's bring steve in with today's weather san jose south about the same this morning. temperatures coming down. santa rose 77 warm degrees. livermore. we'll keep san jose close to yesterday. the low is kind of meandering. it will keep rain going off and on down there. and the northern eam in close t us. coming in from tracy. patterson. modesto.. and the san mateo coast big change. all north, northeast today. the onshore breeze will cool us down even though it's pretty mild for some. fremont's 55. a lot of 50s. concord 54. 40s to the north and the cloud cover along with a little bit of rain. we'll keep upper 50s there. this looks like a morning event. then we will focus our attention on the weekend. look at that. the system coming down. it's a cold one. down to 2500 to 3000 feet. you're talking feet of snow here. late saturday, sunday into monday. if you hav

. >>> not much traffic out there at this hour, but the chp is issuing a warning.rn these into your own personal racetrack. officers are cracking down on drivers speeding across bay area highways. they raised one driver going 117 mails an hour. >>> i feel like they are maybe taking advantage of speed racer, a little less cars on the road, let me open her up. >> >> the chp said people think they are taking an approach during this time, they are wrong. >>> it is 5:17. you know, a couple of the ladies here didn't have much of a commute this morning. mary lee and gianna from home. other easiest commute ever for sure. be careful of the freeways especially if you're traveling at a higher right than you should. slow things down. we'll have more on within a second. we have a couple accidents out there. chp opened all lanes westbound 24 and the trouble spot on the thclearing stages. pefully in you can see things are moving okay through this mornings, but there are slick surfaces there. we have a broken down vehicle as you get closer to the decline slowing traffic down a bit

any chp officer station in oakland has tested positive for the virus. officials working to sanitize the building. a second chp officer in sacramento has also been diagnosed with a covid-19. >>> sf mtas and employee tested positive for coronavirus. no further details were released about this individual. the agency said it is in coordination with the department of public health. to keep writer save they are directing high risk or sick employees to stay home. making sure operators close the security barrier between them and riders providing disinfectant wipes the operators doing additional cleaning of the vehicles. and monitoring capacity to support social distancing. >>> the national guard is now being deployed in california. one group of soldiers heading to a bay area city to help with what could become a vital humanitarian mission. john ramose has more from fairfield.>> reporter: we have been hearing the national guard might be called out to help with the covid-19 crisis. the fact the first place there deployed as a food bank is an example of how import

chp is not taking a holiday, they're out there. you can see traffic at the toll plaza is light. >>> there are signs the coronavirus in ca better. as 1 billion $1 billion to help hospitals handle an on slot of patients. he warns california may need to get up to 20,000 more hospital beds. the governor says he did not want to raise further concerns so he didn't answer questions about a potential hospital shortage supplies including ventilators. >>> treasure secretary steve mnuchin described a worst case scenario. . >> the trufrp administration plans to help house holds and businesses as part of a $1 trillion national stimlouse package. $500 billion of the package could go to making direct payments to americans as tax cuts. laying off furlough employees here in the bay area. turning tourist attractions such as peer pier 30 mine into ghost towns. >> napa remains the one local county without a coronavirus. leaders are not taking chances. new restrictions go into effect today. gatherings of 50 or more people are now banned. smaller groups

. >>> not much traffic out there at this hour, but the chp is issuing a warning. these into your own personal racetrack. officers are cracking down on drivers speeding across bay area highways. they raised one driver going 117 mails an hour. >>> i feel like they are maybe taking advantage of speed racer, a little less cars on the road, let me open her up. >> >> the chp said people think they are taking an approach during this time, they are wrong. >>> it is 5:17. you know, a couple of the ladies here didn't have much of a commute this morning. mary lee and gianna from home. other easiest commute ever for sure. be careful of the freeways especially if you're traveling at a higher right than you should. slow things down. we'll have more on within a second. we have a couple accidents out there. chp opened all lanes westbound 24 and the trouble spot on the san mateo bridge hopefully in the clearing stages. you can see things are moving okay through this mornings, but there are slick surfaces there. we have a broken down vehicle as you get closer to the decline slowing

chp headed out to thesteen there. a second accident north 680 at auto mall parkway.ion as you hit the roadways through there. as far as your bridges go, it is very quiet but it is cashless at your bay area bridges. >> that is a look at traffic. let's check in with our meteorologist mary lee in san jose. >>> okay. i know you're at home. i'm watching showers push in right along the coast from my home in san jose. let's get right to high def doppler. we're track some wet weather in spots this morning. some showers along the coast, the peninsula as well as for the east bay. zooming in and you can see those showers pushing in across the pacifica area, as well as for daly city, along the peninsula, about to move into south san francisco, and then you can see some light to even moderate rainfall from fremont down to mill pee tus and a little heavy downpour over milpitas this morning and light showers across sunnyvale into the south bay. here is a live look with our sales force tower caoudy seaks clouds. temperatures running in the 40s. 42 in concord >>> 47 oakland. san fran

bay bridge toll plaza shows light conditions here at this early hour and again an advisory from the chpfrom caltrans that they're going to be temporarily cashless so it's going to be the cash lanes just go right on through don't slow down thinking you're going change money with the toll taker that's not going to be happening while the coronavirus outbreak is being dealt with so just keep on going to send you a bill in the mail. the other bridge we have 40's the san mateo bridge where again traffic's moving along on 92, no major issues to report a lot of the incidents on the chp incident page or just officers helping out picking up with the construction zones and things like that there was one reported a traffic collision, but no injuries so nothing really getting in your way this morning. well drivers heading to gas stations are thinking twice about touching the nozzles at the pump, i know i did that right barry companies offering drivers and alternative kron four's charles clifford explains. >>well right now we are all supposed to be practicing social distancing staying away from other

. >>> a wild chase but chp weren't after a car.ext on "today in the bay," a look at the bear they caught running along a busy highway. >>> happening now, indonesia volcano erupting creating a and lasting more than six minutes. people living near the mountain are told to stay away. the eruption could be heard up to 18 miles away. the last major eruption in 2010 killed 353 people. >>> welcome back, everyone. it is 4:56. a peninsula city could be the next to crack down on vaping products. east palo alto city council will meet to discuss the ban of e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco to stop teenage vaping. if the city council approves the ban, it will affect east palo alto and they'll join about a dozen counties and cities like san francisco, richmond and contra costa county who already have a ban on e-cigarettes. >>> happening today. opponents are planning to attend a likely critical vote on the feature of a possible amy's drive through in walnut creek. a plan calls for a restaurant on north main and second avenue. last month they reje

chp headed out to thesteen there. a second accident north 680 at auto mall parkway.ion as you hit the roadways through there. as far as your bridges go, it is very quiet but it is cashless at your bay area bridges. >> that is a look at traffic. let's check in with our meteorologist mary lee in san jose. >>> okay. i know you're at home. i'm watching showers push in right along the coast from my home in san jose. let's get right to high def doppler. we're track some wet weather in spots this morning. some showers along the coast, the peninsula as well as for the east bay. zooming in and you can see those showers pushing in across the pacifica area, as well as for daly city, along the peninsula, about to move into south san francisco, and then you can see some light to even moderate rainfall from fremont down to mill pee tus and a little heavy downpour over milpitas this morning and light showers across sunnyvale into the south bay. here is a live look with our sales force tower camera. cloudy skies, breaks in the clouds. temperatures running in the 40s. 42 in concord >

chp is not going to issue a traffic alert. they are reporting the traffic is pretty light but they did call out caltrans because there is some fuel spill in the roadway. there is a large amount of gas. you are going to see that cleaned up. most of the activity is over to the right shoulder. they did call out for a heavy- duty tow truck as well to get this one out the roadway. if you are an essential worker and you need to commute to or run an important aaron, 880 might be slightly slow. other than that all of our bay area bridges are quiet with no delays. that is a look at your traffic. let's check that morning forecast with meteorologist, mary lee. >>> it is going to be a nice day across the bay area with partly sunny skies, mainly dry conditions and right around where we should be for those daytime highs. is a live look with our san jose camera and we are starting off the day in the 40s and in the 50s. another cool start for sure and as we head to the afternoon again we are looking at near normal daytime highs. 48 in concord

>> not a lot of traffic ouone a chp is responding to.lly in the south bay as you work your way southbound 87 right getting reports at lanes are blocked. one thing you do need to keep in mind if you are utilizing public transit there are a number of changes that will on monday. we will start off in the south bay right now and get you updated for all the changes. light rail service is still suspended, they suspended that yesterday after an operator cheney was tested positive for covid-19, but on march 30th, all bus trips now that start after 9:00 pm will be canceled, the exception is route 22. express 181 that runs to match parts reduced schedule will still be in place as well, just matching the new schedule that bart is using is now from 5:00 am tell 9:00 pm. just a heads up, bart is ask advising writers to get in the system by at least 8:45 in order to guarantee a ride on the last train of the night. caltrain making schedule changes as well for weekdays. instead of 92 trains, they will be reduced to 42 trains. the metro will also be maki

chp officers were chasing this car. it started thursday in san francisco. the vehicle ended up near the oakland airport and into contra costa county. at one point the driver was going as fast as 120 miles per hour. the chp used to spike strips to stop the vehicle and the suspect was taken into custody. >>> redwood city man under arrest of cues of stealing a school bus and taking it for a joy ride. it unfolded this morning. the suspect broke into a school bus storage yard on meals way. officers got a call the bus was driving erratically and crashing into vehicles in the area near woodside road in middlefield. minutes later the bu stop. aza shopping center parking lot. the suspect was quickly taken into custody. >>> people were out to san francisco ocean beach today. despite the closures they were still there. the parking lots closed trying to keep people from crowding the area. the gloomy weather it didn't stop a lot of people. we will see what happens in the days to come. the weather can be indicative of what we will be doing. >>> this next date will be gra

the chp went after a speeding car on northbound 880.hmond. two people were taken into custody. >>> developing news we'll get back to our top story after i get to this traffic update here, we have a slowdown in san francisco. showing you this map here. southbound 101 between westbound 80 and the chavez street. now back to our top story, developing news on the coronavirus outbreak. this morning we're waiting for test resulting from some of the passengers on the grand princess ship. >> the ship is expected to dock in san francisco later today after the test results come back. here's where the ship is right now. the small dot we're going to show you on that map, it shows you where it is in the pacific okay, this is the latest on our story on abc7news.com. here's what we know. people on board are quarantined because some people were starting to show symptoms. in san francisco, health officials confirmed two cases yesterday. they are the first cases in the city. six new cases were reported in santa clara county. >> as we test more people, we'

the richmond san rafael bridge, casper street with two or three vehicles involved and according to chpone in one of the vehicles is out with a flashlight trying to direct traffic, not a good idea, wait for chp. it is blocking the right and middle lanes to keep an eye on that. we want to go east and check on contra costa county commute and westbound highway for a little bit of slowing and overall things look pretty good. now back to the desk. >>> we are still tracking the grand princess cruise ship due to doc today and the port of oakland take a look at where the ship is right now but it is the greenpoint right in the middle of the tv screen off the coast of half moon bay out in the ocean. since the ship came into the bay area the grand princess cruise ship has been close enough, and you can see from land, and as far away as 100 miles. now crews spent the day yesterday preparing the port of oakland for docking and the grand princess cruise ship was kept at sea after several onboard started showing signs of coronavirus and 21 tested positive for elissa harrington is at the port of oaklan

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again, we learned from the chp that there are two separate crashes here. both involving two cars and two lanes are blocked, as well. lanes down to 14 and 12 miles per hour as we try to approach the bridge there. this is right before the toll plaza. just scooting over here in hayward. we have a crash between one car and a motorcycle and one lane is blocked there and you can expect minor delays. i'm showing you the san mateo bridge. traffic is clear once you make it past the toll plaza past that crash. smooth sailing from there and live look here showing you san jose 280 where we have clear conditions i can't believe it. that chad really was raised by wolves? which one is your mother? that's her right there. oh, gosh. no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. it's really great. well, i'm just so glad to have met your beautiful family. and we better be sitting down now. geico could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> high country and low country just to the east. we have a fire weather w

are you guys at the chp seeing fewer accidents?n't have the exact statistics on fewer accidents, but, you know, we, we are seeing a lot less calls, the call volume has dropped. but like i said, there still are traffic collisions, still motorists that need assistance, and you know, the end of the day we still have a job to do. >> yeah, this crisis doesn't, doesn't change your approach to how you patrol the freeways and the highways, doesn't change come it doesn't change staffing at all, right? >> no, staffing, we are fully staffed at this point so doesn't change our goals which is to keep everybody on the roadways safe and just provide a high level of service to everybody on the roadways. >> the final message is? slow it down out there. >> that is correct, yes, definitely need to slow down to keep everybody safe. >> all right, we appreciate your time. take care, be safe. >>> a bay area nonprofit announces a multi-million- dollar fundraising effort to help those affected by the coronavirus. stay with us. coming up next, we will talk

the chp says there was no indication of drunk driving. >>> a saint clair county attorney's office has just last year at gilroy garlic vessel did so lawfully. the 19-year-old killed people and injured 17 others at that festival in july. the report includes images of the gunman's ak-47 and ammunition, and the gate where he used bold cutters to bypass security. three officers shot within a minute of the start of that attack, the das report called the officers actions, quote, unquestionably lawful and justified. >>> you should soon see more police officers walking the streets of san francisco, if two supervisors get their way. the proposal unveiled today that aims to reduce neighborhood crime. >>> plus, how airports in the area are trying to keep travelers safe amidst the coronavirus outbreak. >>> we have a beautiful day out there, a few clouds in the south weber look at the blue skies? i will tell you when we can expect our next shot at rain, coming up. i have moderate to severe pnow, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, yeah i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ yeah that's all me

that is the very latest from the chp. i don't see slowing over the last five -- but we'll track that. northbound 880 through oakland. at el portal, the commute direction from highway 4 we see slowing. the update that chp gave a while back was the three left lanes were blocked. i see less slowing and that should mean one more lane is cleared. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> 6:11. coming up next, prince harry and meghan markle are not done with the royal duties and the future plans comes at a big cost to british taxpayers. >>> also planning a spring break trip. if you're sick of thehave a swe topical deal available. how much you have to slap down to have some fantasy island type trips. >> i was thinking more gilligan's island. worst week since the recession last week on wall street but things are looking better today. i'll tell you why when "today in the bay" continues. >>> between the gorgeous sights, amazing food and diverse cultures, you love the bay area. but you don't love the traffic, high-priced homes

he then challenged a chp officer to a fight.olice searched his apartment and found a cache of weapon, high-capacity magazines and am- zoe. >> 20,000 rounds of ammunition. we also found a shotgun. we found five tactical-style rifles. three handguns. and some beside armor. >> reporter: several tactical backpacks were found staged at the front door. officers potentially averted a massacre. >> we're happy that mr. andrews is safely behind bars. our investigation is ongoing as to what the motivation was. toward his anger for ups. >> reporter: ups has been especially sensitive to workplace violence in. 2017, an employee at the ups facility in san francisco shot and killed three drivers and injured two others before turning the gun on himself. drivers on their route his no comment. the company declined to discuss the sunnyvale suspect. in a statement, ups said "we are cooperating with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation. " the suspect was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threat, weapons violations, evading and d

chp is just headed out to the scene. we'll see if any lanes are blocked.he roadways, things are moving at the limit. if there is a trouble spot, you'll come out of it pretty quickly so use caution. bay area bridges look just ke this. no delays at the tol plaza. very quiet into san francisco. >>> it is 5:49. here is what you can expect. if you're heading out, you can see high def doppler. very light rain and also some sprinkles to start off the day. a wet start for sure. let's zoom in here and take you first to the north bay. getting that rain. you can see napa, looking at that green which is very light rain pushing across the golden gate bridge into san francisco. across the bay bridge, into oakland, alameda, lafayette, concord, getting that wet start to the day with light rain stretching from fremont, palo alto, sunnyvale and into the south bay, approaching san jose this morning. all of this pushing to the south. it is because of that low pressure system that brought the rain over the weekend. that low was just a slow mover for us. i'll show you that in a

he then challengeded the chp officer to a fight.yvale police searched andrews apartment. >> 20,000 rounds of ammunition. we also found a shotgun. tacti rifles. three handguns and some body armor. >> several tactical backpacks were found staged at the front door. police say officers potentially averted a massacre. >> we're happy that mr. behind our investigation is ongoing as to what the motivation was towards his anger for ups. sensitive to work place violence. in 2017, an employee at the ups facility in san francisco shot and killed three drivers and injured two others before turning the gun on himself. the company declined to discuss the sunnyvale suspect's employment history. ups said they are cooperating with law enforcement. >> the suspect was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats, weapons violations, evading and dui. the santa clara county d.a. will review the case. in sunnyvale, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> at mcclymond's high school are back at school. the mcclymond's campus has been closed for two weeks now. s