we just got a new statement from holland america. they say they would plan for travelers fit for travel to go ahead and go straight from the ship to charter flights home under secure conditions with full health protocols. but those who are still sick, they would have to stay on board. no response yet from authorities. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to gio. >>> coming up next half hour, fauci frenzy. how a 79-year-old infectious disease expert is getting the cult hero treatment from his face on mugs and t-shirts to food. >>> but first, should we be making our own homemade masks? that's the question. if so, what kind of material should we be using? lonial penn . if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i

so far, holland america has not submitted any plans. but the port says they need to see the plans 24 hours in advance. david? >> gio, thank you. >>> we also have new reporting on the u.s. aircraft carrier with confirmed cases of coronavirus onboard, the uss theodore roosevelt, now with 93 cases. tonight, after a desperate plea from t mmr, new action. the ship now in guam. 1,700 sailors expected to leave. >>> next to the staggering economic toll for families across the country. 3.3 million americans filed for unemployment benefits. this week, the toll could be even higher. we'll learn that in the coming t, the laid-off workers on the line for days, trying to get unemployment. and the question about stimulus checks. do you need to apply, or will they come automatically? rebecca jarvis, getting answers for you. >> reporter: tonight, we're hearing from workers across the country. >> my bills are coming in. they don't care. >> reporter: layoffs are surging, and the phone lines and websites are jammed. jose vera in florida lost his job as a g

the cdc says they are healthy people from holland america's cruise ship in florida.heir voyage took a frightening turn when passengers on board tested positive for the virus and some died. jean elle is live at sfo where she talked to passengers now on their way home. jean? >> reporter: janelle, 250 cruise passengers landed here at sfo tonight. the cdc says they were all screened and did not have symptoms of coronavirus before they got on that airplane in florida today. the passengers we talked to tonight say after days of uncertainty about when ty bener masks, passengers who were isolated on the cruise ship arrive at sfo. >> we're here. we're safe. but i never had any worry about my life at all. >> reporter: judy lazarus said when passengers starting getting sick while on board in south america, the captain did a good job isolating people. >> we were safer on the cruise ship than we were on land because we only had a few people that got the virus. >> reporter: more than 1,000 passengers had been on the zandaam since march 7th. during the cruise, nine passengers teste

holland america's agreement with local authorities includes getting passengers who appear healthy ones and planes and sent home quickly. cbs news contributor dr. david agus: >> it is the wrong move to send them home, even if they're ing negative or testing negative now. they need to be in quarantine because of their exposure on the ship until the 14-day period is up. >> reporter: they could be s of the virus.l mynhe virus. val myntti says she'll wait if she has to. she has to. >> if that would be to stay on board and quarantine in our windowless room, we would do atat. >> reporter: you just want to be on dry land. >> we want to see birds. we want to have fresh air. we want to see sunshine. >> reporter: holland america says many passengers on those ships had already been self- isolating in their staterooms since march 22. and anyone who is sick and not critically ill will remain on ivard and receive medical treatment there until they recover. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, manny, thank you. tonight, much-needed funding is on the way to fight a rapidly growing problem in this criis, a

. >>> two holland america cruise ships at sea for nearly a month remain in limbo as they arrive in florida today with hundreds of sick passengers. four people have died. several others have tested positive for coronavirus. florida's governor is only willing to accept the 49 florida residents on board. holland america is now asking to transfer healthy passengers onto charter flights while the others isolate on board. but the plan must still be approved by state authorities. >>> and wall street is bracing for bad news about the economy this morning. we're expecting to learn that another 4 million americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. the highest number ever. that's in addition to 3 million the week before. unemployment offices are overwhelmed. one man says he tried to call his local office 30 times in just one day. >>> and this morning "the wall street journal" reports boeing will be offering buy-outs and early retirement to workers. >>> more coronavirus coverage ahead, but right now let's check your thursday weather forecast. >>> the storm that brought heavy snow to the north

holland america says it is working to get crewmembers home.b: donald from making headlines for floating the potential use of ultraviolet light to destroy coronavirus. >> supposedly hit the body with a tremendous ultraviolet or just very powerful light. the whole concept of the light the way it goes one minute is pretty powerful. rob: the news conference made him a target for criticism, the idea of uv treatment is very real in fact, one medical robotic companies already using uv light to disinfect the viral and 95 mask for frontline workers and using it for much more as well. here to tell us about the germ zapping technology is the ceo of phoenix disinfection services, morris miller, thank you for coming on, we appreciate it. tell us what uv light does to a virus. >> the uv light at least in our instance using a xenon lamp. when you pulsate with high-powered put out broad-spectrum ultraviolet light and as the president said it didn't this affect things i coronavirus in about two minutes. rob: just incredible that to think about something like t

overnight in los angeles the holland america cruise ship leaves port after the cdc blocked hundreds of crewmembers from leaving the vessel over concerns about coronavirus, nine americans are on the ship. it is not docked at a port in san pedro. crewmembers say they've been quarantined on the ship for 45 days, only allowed out of their cabins for 30 minutes at a time. cruise passengers have not been on the ships and so we marched with holland america says it is working to get crewmembers home. >> overnight the woman accusing joe biden of sexual assault now slamming hillary clinton for backing him in the 2020 president race. >> one democrat is breaking the silence on terror read's claims. jillian: here is the fiery reaction. >> a biden's accuser not backing down after an endorsement by hillary clinton which she called enabling a sexual predator. secretary clinton pledging support for the former vp and taking a swipe at the president. >> i want to add my voice to the many to have endorsed you to be our president. just think what a difference it will make right now if we had a president wh

the group of holland america cruisers were taken by bus from the ship straight to the tarmac and ontolane, everyone visibly wearing masks and now on flights that are scheduled tod today. san francisco, paris and london are next. holland america pulled into the evergladeport everglades yesterr the ship had been stranded at sea with a dozen countries unwilling to help. the ship had to most of the sick on board including four dead who were removed from the ship last night. the 13th article patients were taken by ambulance to a local hospital and the 26 the with minor illnesses must stay on the ship until they get better. the route rotterdam then came in second. they transferred ship to ship while out at sea before transiting the panama canal. balconies were filled with waiting, whistling and jubilant passengers thrilled by their experience being finally almost over. of florida passengers who were traveling home by car did so last night. a total of 4500 men, women and four children were on the two ships. half of them passengers and a half of them crew. carnival cruise lines expects the pr

now, more than 230 people on the holland america cruise ship are sick. for have died. the ship is traveling alongside a companionship florida's governor proposed yesterday allowing only fred florida resident off the two ships . >> we worked so hard to make sure we have adequate hospital space in the event of a covid- 19 search . >> holland america says fewer than 10 of the more than 1200 guests onboard are in need of immediate medical attention, but many passengers are pleading with officials to let everyone off, not just americans . >> be compassionate . >> the coast guard has directed all cruise ships with sick passengers >> the passengers from a grand rinses cruise ship have all been sent home. 850 passengers were sent to travis on march 9. the rest of the passengers were sent to military bases in southern california, texas and georgia. not all passengers chose to be tested for the coronavirus with the ones who did and tested positive were taken to separate facilities . >> let's check our weather for thursday. steve has all the latest details and a lot going on in t

. >>> in the meantime a group of americans working for the holland america cruise line have been stuckn a cruiseship that is docked in the los angeles area 46 days. it docked at the port of san pedro in los angeles because of coronavirus concerns. passengers have got enough of the cruiseship and the crew members say they still are not allowed to leave. of the 750 crew members on board, nine are americans, holland america says the cdc is not allowing crew members to get off the cruiseship at this time. >>> 6:49 request we check in with steve paulson, that is one of those words, a northern california and southern california. like san pedro. >> i san pedro. eisai pager. >> down there, they definitely say san pedro. >> they do san pedro. >> yes. steve, you and i, we talk about this all the time in the bay area, there is ygnacio and ygnacio. you never know. >> i worked in denver, there was louisville, they say no that is not pronounced like that. you never know. you never know. i agree. >>> we will get to it here. we have a cooling trend on tap here. temperatures will take a 50 degree drop

more on the deal to finally allow two holland america cruise ships to dock in florida this afternoon. so you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. shop everything home at wayfair.com won't be a new thing. and it won't be their first experience with social distancing. overcoming challenges is what defines the military community. usaa has been standing with them, for nearly a hundred years. and we'll be here to serve for a hundred more. >>> more than 5,000 americans have now died the coronavirus. and today a growing number of governors are now closing their states ordering the residents to stay at home. texas, florida and georgia just became the latest to do so. and new york, though, continues to be the epicenter of the virus. the state accounts for almost half of all virus-related deaths across the country. joining me is aern thompson and from florida correspondent sam brock. anne, we are so focused on new york, a place so hard hit right now and you're standing in front of what is a big red ne

a short while ago, holland america released new details on what anticipates will happen with the moreers on the two ships part of the carnival corporation. holland america says secured local treatment for tenrp passengers thatme need immediate care. 45 passengers with corona symptoms will stay isolated on board. guests fit for travel will go from the ship to chartered oflights limited contact and extra caution. these plans so far have not been formally approved by the broward county commissioners. a final plan is expected soon purely initially, governor desantis was reluctant to let the ships dock. yesterday, present from said he was going to do what is right for humanity. 300 americans are on board. the trip originated in argentina, bound for chile, and a couple of passengers are trying to now get back to countries that have closed quarters. tucker? >> tucker: amazing story. matt finn, thanks so much for that. one update on a story we did last night. we spoke with in arlington, virginia, shop owner. his employee had been imprisoned for defending the shop from burglars who showed up i

a short while ago holland america released new details on what it anticipates will happen with the moren 1200 passengers on the two ships, part of the carnival corporation. holland america says that secured local treatment for ten passengers that need immediate care. 45 passengers with corona patent symptoms will stay isolated on board. guess fit for travel will go to from ships to chartered flights with limited contact and extra caution but these plans so far have not been formally approved by the broward county commissioners and a final plan is expected soon. initially governor desantis was reluctant to let the ships dock but president trump said he would do with what was for humanity. the trip originated in argentina and bound for chile and some foreign passengers are trying to get back to countries that have closed borders. >> tucker: amazing story. matt finn, thanks for that. i wanted to update you on a story we did last time. we spoke with an arlington shop owner whose employee had been imprisoned for defending the shop from burglars who showed up in the middle of the night. >> wh

the passengers were stuck out at sea on a holland america ship that was finally allowed to dock in florida yesterday. the passengers that were let off cleared their 14-day quarantine and were screened prior to boarding. they will catch other commercial flights home from sfo. >>> brand-new numbers from b.a.r.t. right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00. >>> 90 minutes ago, b.a.r.t. released a mind blowing figure. this is a drop in rider shipp over the past month. the blue line is what it used to be, the orange line that you can barely see at the bottom there, is what is happening now. this represents a more than 90% drop in passengers. also tonight, a coronavirus outbreak hits a nursing facility in contra costa county. more than half lisey is at that in orinda where we find out more. >> reporter: three staff members have tested as well as over 20 residents. no visiters allowed at the care center. a staff member in protective gear came out to take a pizza delivery. county health officers say the 47-ed by skilled nursing facility is almost full. and out of the 24 seniors who have tested positive,

nightmare at seanbrd a princess cruiseship making its way to the same florida port where two holland america ships arrived yesterday. it has a dozen confirmed coronavirus cases and has nowhere to dock. a fremont resident and her husband have been at sea more than a month. much has changed since then. >> this is really interesting because when we start this had voyage, we left on the 29th of february, and things were looking good in south america. >> the crew on this ship has not yet received authority to dock there. it has about 2,000 people onboard. >>> santa clara county is launching a new live online tool tracking available hospital beds. data dashboard breaks down the number of covid patients sits at 245. this is countywide, and there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases. we posted a link to that site. >>> these are photos posted overnight on twitter by the airport. the equipment is set to be delivered to ucsf hospitals. >>> maybe you're thinking about shopping for essentials this weekend, but bay area stores are taking new steps to limit the number of shoppers and long lines. "today in t

before this, they were stuck on a holland america cruise ship that had suffered this outbreak of the virus about 2 weeks ago. the ship did not have anywhere to dock, but was finally allowed into the port everglades cruise terminal yesterday. 4 people on board the ship died. more than 1100 crew members are now showing symptoms and will be isolated on that ship. back to you guys. >>> and paul heggen is joining us now. shame to see the sunshine go, but we need the rain too. >> yes, it would be nice to line it up so the rain fell during the work week, and we saw the sunshine on the weekends, but so many folks are home or working from home that things kind of get lost in terms of even which day it is. but it's friday, so let's check out the weekend forecast beginning with your friday evening, which is looking really nice. looking from treasure island towards downtown. the camera jumping around a little because the breeze has kicked inwe're a sales force tower right now towards the east bay. and that switch in perspective doesn't change the temperatures. 65 in concord, 60 in oakland, 61 in

more than 230 people on a holland, america cruiseship are sick. four have died. the ship is traveling alongside a companionship and florida's governor proposed yesterday allowing only nts off the ship. >>> fewer than ten of the 1200 guests onboard are in need of immediate medical attention. many passengers are pleading with officials to let everyone off, not just americans. >> i uphold the principles that make us a great nation and be compassionate and humane to other people. >> and the u.s. coastguard has directed all cruiseships with six passengers to remain indefinitely. another passenger is bound for florida on saturday. well, the passengers from the grand princess cruiseship who were quarantined to travis airforce base have all been sent home. 850 passengers were sent on march 9th. the rest of the passengers were sent to military bases in southern california, texas, and georgia. not all passengers chose to be tested but the one who is did were taken to separate facilities. >> all right, pam, thank you. >>> our time now is 4:40. we have pam and steve with us

we don't want any more fatalities. >> reporter: and, again, holland america telling us that it plans to keep sick passengers on board isolated in their rooms until they recover, george. >> and, gio, what's the latest on when the ship might be able to dock? >> reporter: so, george, we know that the captain has told passengers to start preparing their luggage. we know that the port has actually scheduled these ships to dock later this afternoon but we just spoke with the cruise line and they tell us that they are still speaking with officials about this, george. >> okay, gio, thanks very much. back to robin. >>> all right, george. thank you. also this morning, something we wanted to share with everybody. we want to take a moment to honor the life of new orleans jazz musician ellis marsalis jr. who passed away from pneumonia caused by the coronavirus. now, when you think of jazz in new orleans, you think of the marsalis family. ♪ ♪ that is the ellis marsalis quartet performing at the new orleans jazz and heritage festival in 2012. he was a marvelous teacher as well, the first chair of t

. >> already at port everglades, 2 holland america ships docked. they were allowed to dock with scores of people with covid-19 symptoms. 4 peop have died on one of the ship. tonight some of the passengers landed at sfo, screened and cleared to take flights home. meanwhile others were quarantined on the grand princess cruise ship for over a month. tonight we learned a crew member has died from the coronavirus at a san francisco hospital. we're told that person was from the philippines. some of the crew members still on board posted this video, asking to be evacuated. >> on behalf of all the indian crew, we're putting this request to india to evacuate us with the ship. >> the ship's 14-day quarantine period is set to end tomorrow, but they have not announced what's next for the crew or how they'll be getting home. >>> and tonight an alarming outbreak at a contra costa county nursing facility. 2 dozen ru e is a 47- bed residents are in isolation. those that tested positive are sharing rooms tonight. there are no plans to relocate seniors who have test

. >> reporter: as the two holland america cruise ships approach the florida coast, amy weed-jones fears time is running out for her parents onboard. her father has severe pneumonia, her mother has a fever. >> there is no time. these people need to get off the ship. there are people even more ill than my father. >> reporter: the zaandam left buenos aires nearly a month ago. now 233 passengers and crew are sick. four passengers are dead. everyone onboard desperate to dock in florida. but florida's governor ron desantis reluctant to let non-floridians into the state. >> clearly we're gonna be willing to accept any floridians who are onboard. >> reporter: that's good news for the 49 passengers from florida but there are still questions about how the more than 250 other americans on the ships are getting home, along with hundreds of foreign travelers. >> gio benitez back with us tonight on this. florida said it wants the company to come up with a plan, and just minutes ago, they released a new statement? >> reporter: that's right. they said they plan for passengers fit for travel to go strai

. >> reporter: 27-year-old matthew gordon from georgia is a performer on holland america's ship.efore he gets home. how long do you think you'll be on that ship? >> the captain this morning, you could tell there was such dismay in his voice because he said it's likely that we'll be here for at least two or three or four more weeks. >> reporter: gordon telling us life aboard the ship is eerie. this is the casino. empty and barren. the theater is no different. >> our ship has been at sea without any contact with the outside world really with no guests since march 20th. that's 26 days. >> reporter: you really just want to get off this ship. >> i talked to a few people on facebook and a lot of people seem to think we're on vacation. this is not a fun, you know, frivolous thing. >> reporter: over at celebrity cruises, crew members have filed a lawsuit against the company on behalf of more than 1,000 employees, alleging careless and continuous failure to protect its crew members. julia infinity" in quarantine in georgia. a fellow crew member died on that ship earlier this month. >> it

the holland america line cruise ships finally docked in florida on thursday.ally ill were taken to hospital. others with mild symptoms will need to stay on board in quarantine. the ships have been at the heart of several political storms. after being denied entry at other ports, the zaandam was initially refused passage through the panama canal. the rotterdam was then brought in to separate out healthy passengers, but people later became ill on that ship, too. after making it through the panama canal and finally arriving in florida, another political battle brewed as the governor refused to allow the ships to dock. he later relented, after being urged to do so by the us president donald trump. the more than 1000 crew, though, will not be allowed off the ships, and it is not clear what will happen to them. it's a scenario being repeated elsewhere, including on the ruby princess in australia. authorities there are providing some medical support, but denying entry to the remaining crew, despite covid—19 cases on board, saying they are protecting the health system

stay-at-home orders in place there and in most states including florida where two holland america cruisehips are off the coast awaiting clearance to dock. between them, more than 200 passengers are reporting symptoms and 4 have died. the governor for now only committed to allowing floridians on board into the state. >> there's no time. these people need to get off the ship. >> urgent concerns as cases surge and nearly a third of hospital patients are on ventilators. >> if these numbers continue we'll be maxed out on on on on n ventilators by the weekend. >> now a six week old baby has died of complication from the virus. >>> new details tonight. a train engineer is accused of deliberately derailing a train yesterday while trying to crash into i anavy medical ship helping@coronavirus response. the train hit barrier at a fence. the usns mercy is at the port of los angeles serving as a hospital. prosecutors thought the engineer was suspicious and didn't believe it was helping fight covid-19. >>> in just two days 34,000 licensed health professionals have signed up to help with the state's co

one american crew member saying she's been onboard a holland america cruise ship for 47 days now.the cdc says it needs to show a better plan for kis embarking. we'll stay on the story. >>> when we come back tonight, tracking that severe weather. flood watches, dangerous winds possible from north carolina to new york and where this hits in new york and where this hits in the morning. ur business. when you've got public cs, and private clouds, and hybrid clouds- things can get a bit cloudy for you. but now, there's the dell technologies cloud, powered by vmware. a single hub for a consistent operating experience across all your clouds. that should clear things up. i came across sofi and it was the best decision of my life. i feel cared about as a member. we're getting a super competitive interest rate on our money. we're able to invest through the same exact platform. i really liked that they didn't have any hidden or extra fees. ♪ sofi has brought me peace of mind. truly thank you for helping me prepare for whatever the future has in store. ♪ here's one small way you can help them

. >> reporter: at least 200 passengers on this holland america ship are now showing flu-like symptoms up from 179 a few days ago. at least nine of those sick passengers have tested positive for the virus. four others have died, but the ship cannot enter american waters without permission, and it's been turned away from all other ports sparking a fierce battle about whether it should be allowed to dock in florida. >> just to drop people off at the place where, you know, we're having the highest number of cases right now just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. >> what are we going to do? let the ship go back out to sea and let it just float around and let people die? >> reporter: the ship could arrive in florida as early as tomorrow, and the cruise line is promising to transport all the passengers once they disembark but florida's governor says patients should be treated out at sea so nobody on land is put at risk. >> the coast guard requires unanimous approval for the ship to leave international waters, but the vote in broward county, florida, was postponed overnight and officials have

stay-at-home orders in place there and in most states including florida where two holland america cruise ships are off the coast awaiting clearance to dock. between them, more than 200 passengers are reporting symptoms and 4 have died. the governor for now only committed to allowing floridians on board into the state. >> there's no time. these people need to get off the ship. >> urgent concerns as cases surge and nearly a third of hospital patients are on ventilators. >> if these numbers continue we'll be maxed out on on on on n ventilators by the weekend. >> now a six week old baby has died of complication from the virus. >>> new details tonight. a train engineer is accused of deliberately derailing a train yesterday while trying to crash into i anavy medical ship helping@coronavirus response. the train hit a con korean barrier at a fence. the usns mercy is at the port of los angeles serving as a hospital. prosecutors thought the engineer was suspicious and didn't believe it was helping fight covid-19. >>> in just two days 34,000 licensed health professionals have signed up to help with

without organization right now the in south florida you have these 2 cruise ships there both holland america ships one is called the sand and the other one is called the rotterdam president jump in mention about the ship saying he couldn't just allow them to stay in the water that they had to allow some of these people off he called it a humanitarian issue and so florida has been kind of going through a process of what this looks like to release people so here's what we know between the 2 ships there's about 1211 people 1211 people who are on the ships of those we know at least 4 people have died they are in the morgue on the ship 9 people have confirmed cases of corona virus so we know that the virus is on that ship and is moving through the ships population there are 14 i know it's a lot of numbers i apologize but there are 14 people that we know right now who are considered gravely ill those people have been taken from the ship and they have been transported to hospitals in miami 13 of those are passengers and one is a crew member so it to kind of give you an idea of what's happening righ

liners to recently dock in florida with corona virus cases thursday the san dam in rotterdam both holland america ships docked at port everglades it was sadly a similar story of people gravely ill and waiting to be evacuated 4 people died aboard the sam dam while dozens of others were reportedly sick several 100 people have already been evacuated either teria hospitals or chartered flights home there are concerns however about the ship's patients adding stress to already beleaguered local south florida hospitals that are taking in hundreds of coronavirus patients as of monday the florida department of health is reporting 13324 cases of corona virus statewide and that number continues to rise almost by the hour with 236 confirmed deaths close to 1600 people remain hospitalized with the virus for our team john hardy. and over now to the philippines where a man was shot and dad at a couple rotavirus checkpoint the man who was reportedly a topic hit at the time with his credit by a village official for not wearing a mask so in response the man threatened law enforcement using a skype he. was then sho

two holland america cruise ships. one with coronavirus-infected passengers set to arrive in florida this week after crossing the panama canal. two people on board need emergency medical attention. whether they'll be able to disembark remains a big question. our correspondent phil keating is live from port everglades florida with more details. >> the holland america cruise ship, rotterdam and the other one have rounded cuba in the florida straits on their way to fort lauderdale where the ship captains hope the ships will be able to come to shore sometime tomorrow. at this point that's by far not a sure thing. at least not yet. 2500 men and women remain sailing on these ships, destination still unknown in self-isolation in cabins. 10 days longer than their two-week trips were supposed to last. nearly 200 people on board have or have had flu-like symptoms. some have tested positive for covid-19 and four have died. 11 countries plus florida have or are refusing to let these ships come to their shores. last night president

the holland america cruise line company called the plight of its passengers a humanitarian situation but after days of uncertainty the zon dominant sister ship the rotterdam a finally docked in florida is on dom's journey began in argentina in early march but after passengers began to get sick chile and several other nations refused to let them disembark almost $200.00 people now have flu like symptoms for elderly passengers died on board at least 2 testing positive for covert 19 well good afternoon initially officials in florida cited health concerns the state's governor saying foreign nationals were not welcome following coordination with several agencies it was finally agreed to at the ships into u.s. waters there are also many other people on board who need our help or maybe not the americans that are human beings and they also need help returning to their country . this is. such a great country let's hold the principles that make us a great nation and be compassionate you mean. healthy passengers were transferred to the rotterdam those with symptoms of the corona virus will be t

petersburg and 146 patients from two holland america ships are rushed to the hospital after the cruisers were about the docking port everglades, 70 passengers and crew members with covid-19 symptoms will remain on board until they are deemed medically safe. passengers will return home on charter flights or with private drivers. at least 71 members of the same church are infected with covid-19. the church in sacramento county, california, has been closed for two weeks but members are worshiping at home to gather. there are concerns the mainly russian speaking congregation doesn't understand the importance of social distancing was a pastor says they are working on translating the county's health guidelines. rob: the navy will finish evacuating sailors in the theater roosevelt after the captain was relieved of his duty after writing a memo pleading for the navy's help, navy officials say he created unnecessary panic when resources were already on the way. >> first captain's actions made his sailors, their families and many in the public believe his letter was the only reason help from our l

the holland america ruise ship sailed out of los angeles last night. the ship docking for just a few hours having been stuck at sea for 45 days with no passengers. the crew from different countries has been trapped on board since the coronavirus crisis began. >> i spent 21 hours a day with my family and let out for three breaks. i have been at sea for 45 days and ready to be home. i am healthy and willing to quarantine. willing to be tested for corona but they can keep me here forever. >> the ship is headed for mexico where they hope to transfer half the crew to another ship. the cruise line said the center for disease control and prevention won't allow the crew to disembark in the u.s. because of the no sale order. >>> sfo, united airlines is encouraging all passengers to wear masks in-flight. there handing out wives and masks to passengers. jetblue is requiring passengers to wear face coverings. >>> many cassel jurors complained about the lack of social distancing on some flights. this video shot by passenger shows a nearly full american airlines fli

petersburg. 14 sick patients from two holland america ships rushed to the hospital after they were allowed to dock at port everglades in south florida, 70 passengers and crew members with covid-19 symptoms remain on board those ships until deemed medically fit. some passengers return home on charter flights or with private drivers. jillian: a nursing home facing 600,$000 in fines, the life care center has been linked to 40 virus death, the federal government is the center failed to properly care for residents or reports of illnesses. the company that runs the facility to the statement of the washington post singapore quit the government to find solutions. rob: the u.s. navy will finish evacuating sailors from both the a roosevelt, after the captain was relieved of his duty after writing a memo pleading for the navy's help, navy officials say he created unnecessary panic. when resources were already on the way. >> the captain's actions made sailors, families and many in the public believe his letter was the only reason help from larger navy family was forthcoming which was hardly the case.

. >> holland america are working for the cdc to try to get crewmembers off as soon as possible.ll put the full statement on our website. fox 11 news. >>> ktvu fox2 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> today 6 bay area counties announced some changes will be made. >> the plan is to go slow, learn all that we can and continue. >> most of the bay area will be under an extended stay-at-home order but now we are getting loosened restrictions going forward. good evening everyone, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville working from home. most counties are still following strict guidelines when it comes to social distancing but here are some of the things that are now allowed. construction projects, playing golf, and real estate. christien kafton is here with more on that new order . >> the order will keep most of us at home through may here in the bay area but some oriented businesses to outdoors will be allowed to reopen. >> after nearly 7 weeks the bay area is accustomed to seeing close businesses. starting this week, several counties will join sonoma county allowing some primarily outdoo

holland america cruise ship poster dam last night. it docked for a few hours after being stuck at sea for 45 days with no passengers. the crew from 1100 different countries have been trapped on board since the coronavirus crisis began. >> i spent 21 hours a day and i'm allowed out for three, 30 minute meal breaks and out time breaks. i'm ready to go. i am not sick and healthy and willing to quarantine. i'm willing to be tested for covid but they can't keep me here forever. >> the ship is currently headed for ensenada, mexico where they hope to transfer half of the crew to another ship. the cruise line said the center for disease control prevenon'toh in this video it shows a nearly full american airlines fall flight at jfk with many not wearing masks. american airlines said it will leave half of its middle seats empty but the flight attendants union is calling for more aggre distancing. >> i sat there silently crying into my mask because i was overwhelmed by how unsafe i felt. >> several airlines have eliminated or reduced food and dri

has been stuck onboard a princess cruise ship making its way to the same florida port where two holland americaps arrived yesterday. it has a dozen cases and it's got nowhere to dock. the couple has been at sea for more than a month. much has changed. >> this is really interesting because when we started this voyage we left san francisco on the 29th of february and things were looking very good in south america. >> the crew has not received authority to dock there. it has about 2,000 people onboard. >>> a flight carrying 65 tons of medical supplies has arrived at sfo. that equipment is set to be delivered to ucsf hospitals. it's play ball. this is in a different way. >> i guess this is a way to enjoy it. today the giants were supposed to hold their home opener game against the dodgers. it's postponed, of course. you can still watch the game as a one-hour video game simulation. on the video game mlb the show and you can watch it on nbc sports bay area. dig in your cupboards and see if you have any peanuts and crackerjacks. i'm wondering who they're going to make win this game. >> interesting. >>

the cdc says they are healthy people from holland america's cruise ship in florida. their voyage took a frightening turn when passengers tested positive for coronavirus. some died aboard the ship. today we were at sfo where she talked to some passengers on their way home. >> waiving and smiling beneath their mask, passengers that were isolated on the cruise ship arrive at sfo. >> we're here. we're safe. but i never had any worry about my life at r:hen passengers started gettingerica, the capta job isolating people. >> we were safer on the cruise ship than we were on land because we only had a few people that tested positive. >> reporter: more than 1,000 passengers were on the cruise. 9 passengers tested positive for covid-19. four people died. the ship was in limbo for weeks because south american ports would not allow it to dock and it took several days to convince florida officials to let it in. >> and that was not a good thing. so there was talk about what we were going to do if they weren't going to let us dock because we are a symptomatic at this point and we're

. >>> we want to give people an update on the hundreds of passengers from two holland america cruise ships with confirmed coronavirus cases. they are flying home without being quarantined in the united states. now they do not have symptoms. the "rotter dam" and "zaandam" docked at port everglades, florida, yesterday after weeks at sea. the "zaandam" had been denied entry to several countries. nine people tested positive for coronavirus and four people have died. as manuel bojorquez reports, there are some worries some people may be going home as silent carriers. >> it's going to be a very controlled exit. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis applauded local and federal officials for finalizing what he called a thoughtful plan. more than a dozen passengers who needed immediate medical assistance were already transferred to nearby hospitals. passengers on board both ships received health screenings yesterday. those cleared for travel would be taken by private bus to charter planes over the next few days. some local officials say this was the best possible outcome. >> how do you a

its operator, holland america, is warning that more people on board could die on the first ship if its turned away from florida. president trump says the united states needs to do what is right. governor ron desantis says the state has already been stretched too thin. watch. >> the way to deal with this is to send medical attention t to e ships, to be bringing our people into the state of florida, i think most of these are foreign nationals. that is using up some of our resources here that we need to have available for floridians. >> harris: phil keating's live in the everglades with the latest. phil, the governor of florida and the president of the united states on opposite sides of what needs to be done going forward. >> yeah, they did speak over the phone at around 10:30 eastern time this morning. so we will soon find out whether governor ron desantis, in his first term here, was persuaded by what the president said last night. in the meantime, the zaandam and the rotterdam, the cruise ships, are north of cuba now. on their way here to fort lauderdale and what is essentially a very

people from the holland america vandamme were rushed by stretcher into a fort lauderdale hospital. 40s, local authorities resisted an influx of sick people, but, they relented because of the dozens of floridians on board. >>that was a major part of our consideration that we had residence from south florida on that ship and we had fellow americans on that ship. that's why we worked so diligently to make sure we didn't leave any of our people at sea. >> everyone coming off the ships must wear masks and have their temperatures taken before being driven directly to board charter planes.>>> there is a divide over how to protect thousands of people living on the streets or packed in shelters during the coronavirus outbreak. san francisco confirming its first covid-19 case at a homeless shelter yesterday. the man was at the division circle navigsince had mild he not hospitalized, and said, the city moved into a hotel room along with anyone who was near him. as well as anyone 60 and up, or who had an underlying health condition. >> this is something that was preventable. we should not have hun