let's get to kris sanchez. talk to us about what happened here. >> reporter: we know the light rail will be shutdown itself, and they will have bus service and people will be able to get where they are going but might take them longer. the train operators will stay home for the foreseeable future until they can determine whether or not they might have been exposed or can be tested. they were notified a vta operator trainee tested positive yesterday evening, and by 11:00 last night all light rail service was shutdown. all light rail services suspended effective today, and all trains are parked but bus service will replace the light rail service. ridership was already down to about one-fifth of the regular volume because of the shelter in place orders. we are going to give you more information, kind of broaden it out for what this means for other transit agencies as well coming up in half an hour. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." let's send you to mike. >> yeah, exactly what kris said. you will have buses to

thanks, kris. >>> 5:08. leaders across the state are trying to assess where they stand fighting the pandemic including uc regents who will get an update during a scheduled teleconference. the kaiser family foundation nonprofit is holding a briefing to examine the response from the public and policymakers, and to help with making it in the bay, some bay area agencies are now halting the carrying out of eviction orders that includes deputies in san francisco, alameda and sonoma counties, evictions won't resume until after the lockdown. "the examiner" reports though evictions are halted superior courts will still hold eviction proceedings barring the change in the current ruling. >>> one of the highest profile companies is still fully open for business. but that might change. alameda county says tesla is not essential. tesla qualifies under the national critical infrastructure designation. founder elon musk told workers they could stay home if they wanted. the sheriff's office tweeted in part tesla will be allo

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are your kids still asleep, kris? >> reporter: our technical folks keep asking for an audio level and i'm like, i can't, they're sleeping right through that door right there. it's good to be home with them this morning. they're going to be out the next three weeks and it's something i found out while we were on the air on friday, so my brain has been spinning as much as yours has been over the weekend. our particular district has not pushed out any online learning at this point, but i know a lot of you have gotten some online learning directives from your school. we asked the experts, and these are the home schooling moms who do this all of the time. they say it is best to involve the kids in coming up with a plan, something you can all work with. make sure that you have a daily schedule for them as well so they know what to expect. they're used to that in their regular school day especially if they have been in a more pra decisi traditional school environment. they're not used to pushing out all kinds of online learn

back to you. >> all right, kris. reporting live from home this morning. thank you, kris. >>> 4:36. an all new warning from the los angeles mayor about the new spike of coronavirus cases. next on "today in the bay," the steps the city is taking to prepare for the surge and how successful officials there say the shelter in place has been so far. >>> plus waiving costs on all coronavirus treatments including hospital stays and ambulance transfers. a lot more ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> all right, folks, a live look out there and show you how traffic flows across the san mateo bridge. as you would expect very light volume of traffic. the essential workers should be just fine as they get out there. make way for them. we have the essential deliveries we're all waiting for. if you have to get out there, that reminder even though it's a clear roadway, drive safely at >>> good morning. i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. today's top business headlines. wall street slid to a lower open as investors brace for another volatile week. this follows president trump announcing

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much, kris. i know my kids are eating tons these days. marcus? >> i was eating before this but continuing to eat nevertheless. let's get a look at the forecast. maybe some good jogging weather around the neighborhood if you can, social distancing, of course. >>> yeah, if you can today, but we are also doing those at-homeworkouts. i've been doing some zumba on the tv. on xfinity you can get those free on demand workouts. a little tip there after we eat our restaurant food. let's get a look at our forecast today. it's going to be beautiful this afternoon in san jose. we're waking up to the clouds starting to part and our temperatures will warm up today. so we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and also our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. for the east bay we may see it warm and 70 degrees and then for the peninsula in the upper 50s, san francisco reaching into the low 60s today and we'll see some 60s in the north bay. we'll talk about rain coming in for the weekend coming up. mike has a look a

kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura. it's been such a nice thing to see how many people are trying to make this information digestible. there are so many resources online to help explain these things, these complicated times to our kids. this explains why it's so critical. the high peak is the number of people going to the hospital at the same time because they didn't stay away from each other. they all get sick. the hospital capacity is overloaded and then doctors have to decide who gets that ventilator and bed. the more gradual curve is what happens when we stay away from each other, slow the spread, flatten the curve. we don't go to the doctor at the same time so there are enough resources for everybody. i found this comic explaining coronavirus. you can print it and fold it like a comic book. i thought it was a cute way to do it. we have more science. it's an explanation how a virus works. my 11-year-old science teacher explained this in class and it made her feel a lot better. it's not like a dear diary, i'm feeling

yes a guy named kris kobach of kansas and i like to say jokingly if you don't remember kris kobach of kids is the kate a he developed systems a one system call cross-check there are other systems where he is organizing amongst all the republican state voting officials dream move voters of color from the voter rolls of black people who tend to vote democratic tend to vote progressive they like birds sanders he doesn't want them to vote of course because hey that undermines the possibility of the reelection of his buddy donald trump don trump tried to put him in charge of a a commission that would look for voters who are voting illegally now in america if you voted illegally you go to jail for 5 years so basically you know what does it because it was going to 5 years just to cast a vote in the prison so kris kobach of kansas worked with this guy brian kemp of georgia and and about a 3rd of the other voting officials in america you may be surprised to learn the people in charge of the vote and counting the votes are partisan officials democratic in california republican in most of americ

for kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> long and tough job, but it is an important one. thank you, kris. >>> now we want to look at some of the results that everybody is watching, proposition 13 asks the voters for $15 billion to repair and upgrade the public schools which appears to be headed for geetdefeat. this is with 87% of the precincts reporting, it is looking to be defeated. and now, the half cent t in the the you can head over the nbcbayarea.com, and there, we are posting realtime election results that are updating as the votes are being counted. >>> well, super tuesday also having an effect on the stock market. scott mcgrew continuing the coverage here. >> the markets, marcus, they have been down 7 of last 10 trading days, but out to big board, you can see the big positive number and the dow industrials is up 774 point, and many of the investors believe it is because of biden's big win last night. that tracks with what we are ca vice president biden is a big supporter of obamacare of course and the status quo in health care and his opponent bernie sanders wants

. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. developments in the coronavirus outbreak are changing by the hour. here in the crisis center with the latest on what you need to know this tuesday. first there are 86 confirm cases of coronavirus across the bay area. santa clara county still with the most cases at 43 people and the county is now confirming the first death in the bay area. and around the world the virus infected more than 113,000 people and more than 4,000 people have died. >> much more ahead with you for live team coverage. but first a live look outside for san francisco and san jose. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast. it's starting out nice and cool. >> nice and cool. we are seeing rain getting close to the bay area but check out all the downpours happening around l.a. and san diego and we're seeing some of that moisture coming far enough north to possibly bring us a few sprinkles but it's still to the south of us now occurring around mon at that ray and approaching santa cruz. the potential of s

in san mateo, kris reyes for abc7 news. >> kris, thank you. >>> san francisco is beginning to isolate homeless people and some could end up in luxury hotels. the city's human services agency has moved four homeless people who were tested for coronavirus into hotel rooms. it's now working on leasing hundreds of rooms over the next weeks for the homeless and first responders. most of the city's hotels are either closed or nearly empty. >>> the bay area's shelter in place orders all have exceptions so people can get outside and exercise with proper social distancing, of course. but in the east bay, there have been some conflicting signs. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live in lafayette with an update on where it's okay, laura, to be outside. >> well, hi, dan. it's a beautiful day, the first day of spring. i'm at the brionis regional park. there is a number of people out here as we speak. this is operated by east bay regional parks. east bay mud also operating a number of parks and trails on this side of the bay. the trails have been open all along, but many of the parks did close in

abc 7 news reporter, kris reyes has that story. kris? >> reporter: good afternoon. in fact, a virginia senator came out with a statement today saying gig workers should not be penalized for following public health guidelines. i reached out to gig workers right here in the bay area who say that's exactly what's happening. >> so i work for uber, lyft, grub hub, door dash, first mate. amazon -- >> your typical gig worker. average 12-hour work days, constantly dealing with the public. no health benefits. no sick leave. he says he can't afford to follow the advice of public health officials. >> we don't have the luxury to stay home even when we're sick. not just like from coronavirus. from any kind of infected disease. >> for dan, and -- not being able to afford to take sick leave is one problem for gig workers in a coronavirus reality. their jobs also put them at risk. >> we are in a closed environment with strangers for an extended period of time. actually throughout our work. >> in a letter to the companies, tech platforms that employ gig workers, senator mark warner

. >>> and kris sanchez is joining us live in san jose. and kris, a lot of people already voted including some for the presidential candidates who are really already dropped out. >> reporter: yeah, this is a high interest election because we're voting for the first time in a long time and because we cast our primary ballot in june when the race is pretty already decided. we've seen some folks coming by here and the registrar of voters off in san jose to drop off ballots. but you might some question. the voters choice act of 2016 establishing voting centers for 15 california counties including santa clara county where i am and san mateo county. san mateo county enacted new rules during the 2018 election log on to the county website in order to find a location closest to you. you might be wondering if your ballot will still count if you voted early for amy klobuchar or former mayor pete buttigieg because they dropped out of the race. those are still on the ballot, their names are still on the ballot and your vote will still count however the

kris reyes for abc7 news. >> i couldn't find oreos a couple of days ago. that's comfort food, kris.ct it's back on the shelves. so not to worry. we do have breaking news anson sonoma county just confirming that the shelter in place order at midnight will begin there. so as you know, they were not originally part of the six counties that started the shelter in place last night ball. sonoma county is now joining. also, governor newsom has been holding a news briefing, and he now says to prepare for the possibility that schools will not reopen possibly before the summer break. most schools in the bay area have already canceled classes until the first week of april. but as we parents know, that that is in flux, and we might have thought that possibility existed for kids not going back. maybe the rest of the school year and governor newsom is now saying that we should be prepared for that possibility. >> well, with that as a backdrop, millions of families are working and studying under one roof and that may continue for quite some time. san francisco schools are providing free meals to a

. >> abc7 news reporter kris reyes is live in the south bay with more. kris? >> good afternoon. i got that same notice from my son's school in the middle of doing this story. so let me speak as a parent for a second and not as a reporter. when you hear two weeks, your heart just sinks, because that's represents dozens upon dozens of brand-new arrangements you have to make either by yourself, with your partner, with fellow caregivers. it's the kind of pressure that is crushing. i can't even imagine what teachers and students are going through. i spoke to a student and a parent today who echoed the same sentiment. talk about a shot worth a thousand words. an empty hallway inside this high school in san jose. this crisis developing so quickly, the sign already invalid less than two weeks after it was put up. if students were sad about that date, they're even more heartbroken now. >> the hardest part is there is no one there to help me learn because there are sometimes i get stuck on stuff. there is no one else around to help me with. and that's the hard part, because i have no one

all right, kris, thank you.er this week congress is expected to take up a $6-8 billion package in emergency spending to help fight the coronavirus. this as president trump says travel restrictions and quarantines have helped contain its spread. paula reid reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: president trump today challenged the leaders of major pharmaceutical companies to see who could manufacture a eftrtso mas vaccine the fastest. as sas pe. >> reporter: the administration is also grappling with a shortage of test kits for the virus. cbs news has learned government officials discovered contamination in a c.d.c. lab in atlanta where the first batch of test kits were developed. the department of health and human services is now investigating. in a statement, the f.d.a. said the issue has been fixed and these tests have passed extensive quality control procedures. h.h.s. says it now has enough kits to test 75,000 people and the administration loosened restrictions on state and private laboratories de

kris? >> reporter: maybe you saw some of the same posts i saw over the weekend, people asking does anybody know anybody who has had coronavirus? and this family is saying use our dad as the cautionary tale. this is the person you now know who had coronavirus and who has now died from it. i want to introduce you to gary young. he died tuesday after he was diagnosed with covid-19. he was just 66 years old. his daughter told us he was shaking everybody's hand who came through the lowe's store where he worked. he developed a cough and headache bad enough to send him to the e.r. where he was sent home once then days laterhospit. his last days, his family via a cell phone as they looked at each other through two glass doors. >> there are no words. i was lucky enough to see my dad. i can't imagine what anyone is going through right now, they're not allowed to visit in the icu. i know that my dad was heavily sedated in the icu. the nurses worked really hard with me to allow me to talk to my dad. we

i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. and we're just talking about that wind there. when you get outside it could be a scary situation. especially if you have to hold on to things. >> if you are small you might get blown away. >> good thing i'm a big guy. [ laughter ] >> she's out there holding on to a tree. all right. let's get started this morning. it will still be windy. especially in the bay area hills. i want to shelenu had a wind gu of 72 miles per hour and mt. diablo it was 56. and a lot are in the airports at oakland and napa still up to 33. and today it is still going to be breezy as our temperatures reach into the low 70s inland. we'll talk more about that coming up. and mike is tracking a crash slowing in the tri-valley. >> i have arrows but not talking about wind direction or speed. we're talking about what is affecting the speed your driving here. as folks come together, highway 84 and 680 in sunol out of pleasanton and livermore, we have an adjoining of the two routes and the crash which may affect your slow

. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. the developments in the coronavirus outbreak are changing by the hour. the latest on what you need to know today. >> the bay area has 64 confirmed coronavirus viruses. contra costa county and santa clara county announcing five new cases each. santa clara county has the most patients of any county with 37. >> nationwide there are more than 500 cases. the death toll now has reached 22 people in the u.s. much more ahead with live team coverage, but first we also want to look outside in san francisco and san jose where it's clear right now. kari, you're tracking more rain again. >>> it was so nice to see rain over the weekend. as we look at the radar only spotty light showers moving through. we'll have still a chance of rain today as this disturbance just to our south brings in more rain to parts of southern california. and for us we are going to see the rain chances increasing. as we go hour by hour we will see some rain spreading in. once again it will be spotty for the morning. we may

thank you, kris. >>> 6:07 for you right now. we're getting better insight what's going on with helping people across california right now. some of the most vulnerable during this pandemic. joining us on the phone we have san francisco state senator scott weiner. are you there with us, senator? >> i am, good morning. >> good to have you with us this morning. i want to start out with something i think is on the minds of many parents this morning. after yesterday governor newsom announcing that most of the public schools could be out possibly until the fall leaving a lot of parents already finding it hard to make it here in the bay find child care in this difficult time s. there something that could be in the works to help a lot of those parents really struggling to find out a solution here? >> it's really hard for parents still working. we have our newest frontline workers. our supermarket and pharmacy workers who we never viewed before but they are now. they need to go to work and are doing heroic work. child care is considered a

kris? >> reporter: well, hi there, marcus, and welcome back. it's estimated california, by the time this is all over,0,000r and clearly some of you are already starting to feel that pressure and that instability. right now you may just be home for the duration of the shelter at home order here in longer be available once the order is lifted. a lot of small businesses and restaurants tell us they are in trouble. at this point if you are home and you are sick, there is some help available. first, you have -- if you have paid sick leave under california law you are entitled to use that. if you're sick for a while you may be eligible for disability benefits as well. you can apply for those. the governor ordered the waiting period waived so people don't have to wait as long to apply. if you were infected with coronavirus or covid-19 on the job you would be eligible for workers compensation, and if you are caring for family members you can apply for paid family leave as well. if you are self-employed we are expecting help from the federal government

i'm kris sanchez in for lauren garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. the president is looking at a stimulus plan to offset the impact of the coronavirus. >> he's hoping to explain how the federal government is responding to the crisis. >> the president says the white house will be helping industries hit hard by the coronavirus. that includes airlines, hotels, and even cruise lines. president trump also spoke about the "grand princess" cruise ship docked right here in the bay area in oakland. >> so far i think it's been going very well, the ship that came in yesterday, and, uh, that's going along incredibly well, working with the state of california successfully, very successfully, also with canada and the uk. >> the white house added health insurance companies are waiving all co-pays for coronavirus testing. >>> back here in california we're learning more about a child that tested positive for the coronavirus. the elk grove unified school district in sacramento announced a 12-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus. >> 87 confirmed cases of co

>> reporter: marcus and kris, in some cases yes. source does tells that you were just alluding to, there are two patients in the intensive patient care here and in santa clara county there are three new cases of coronavirus. the first a woman with chronic health conditions. the second and third a husband and wife who recently traveled county now has seven total covid-19 cases and two more new cases here minute bay area. one in alameda county which prompted that county to declare a publicho attended to a coronavirus patient who is being treated at the north bay vacavalley hospital in vacaville. both workers were enough to require hospitalization. but they had the misfor the underlying of -- the miss fortune of treating the patient in such a way that the virus was able to pass to them. >> reporter: the two newly diagnosed health care workers were among 93 who came into contact with the patient. she was not tests because she had recently raveled to china, we're talking about the patient. nor did she had any contact with someone who had

in milpitas, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. >>> making it in the bay even harder with the coronavirus outbreak. next month oakland city leaders will consider a proposal aimed at protecting people from eviction. according to "the east bay times" officials are asking courts to pause current eviction cases until then. in the meantime san francisco assemblyman is proposing his own plan. it would temporarily ban evictions and foreclosures for residents who just can't pay the bills. pg&e said they will not shut off power due to hardships during the outbreak and can use the flexible pay plan. >>> anyone who relies on b.a.r.t. for their commute can mostly rest assured the trains will keep running. there is a remote possibility the train service could be reduced or even shut down. b.a.r.t. tells "the chronicle" it would only be a last resort or if an order came down from the state. it is an essential service. ridership wednesday was down 48% from a typical wednesday. >>> next on "today in the bay," the big changes internet providers are making as more people are sta

. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. right to the latest information. this is just in and nbc news is reporting that fema is reporting for the infectious disease declaration from president trump that would allow fema to allow disaster relief funding to state and local governments as well as federal assistance for response to the coronavirus. cases of the coronavirus have been reported in 61 countries and more than 8,700 people, 87,000 people worldwide have been infected. president trump spoke less than 2ho two hours ago. >> working hard with everybody in the cdc on a subject that is a becoming a very big subject. our country is doing well and the professionals are doing an incredible job. we will be working with other countries to help them. >> and president trump is meeting with the drug companies to work on finding a vaccine. in three hours vice president mike pence is going to hold a coronavirus briefing. it comes as the second death was reported overnight in washington state. florida, new york and rhode island are all reporting the first cases. >> a

. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura

"today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us live with who is hiring. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. you may not find your dream job in this particular moment but if your goal is to keep your family afloat while you are out of work there are companies that are hiring temporary jobs but full time and permanent positions. i want to show you that it's probably no surprise at this point that your local grocery store, your pharmacies are very busy right nowne adding 50,000 across the country. some of those jobs temporary. if you already work for cvs the company says you will be getting bonuses and other benefits through this time. our grocery stores are also hiring including safeway, costco and walmart. walmart just announcing $550 million in cash bonuses to reward workers putting in extra hours during this time as well. dollar general is hiring. they are hiring their distribution center as well as their fleet. with so many of us ordering essentials online you won't be surprised to hear amazon is also hiring adding 100,000 full and part-time positi

thanks, kris. the state capitol takes on the coronavirus. still ahead on "today in the bay," the major funding lawmakers are passing to help with the outbreak and how california's top court is still hearing arguments. >>> and stores across the country changing their hours because of the coronavirus. the way dollar general is making sure older shoppers will be able to get the essentials they need. >>> let's take a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. no surprise here with the shelter in place in place right now. you can see light traffic there. we're going to figure out what it's doing throughout the bay area. mike inouye will look at that. kari will get us through with that forecast coming up in just a bit. you're watching "today in the bay." like leather, skin is stronger when it's hydrated. when 9 out of 10 men don't get the hydration their skin needs. that's why dove men + care body wash has a unique hydrating formula... ...to keep men's skin healthier and stronger. >>> good tuesday morning. right now at 4:44 we have some waves

kris sanchez is live for us with new guidance from the state school superintendent. kris? >> reporter: we don't yet know what this is going to mean for the millions of public schoolchildren in the bay area, my own included. i don't think it will come as a surprise the governor hinting those closures could go through the summer. the number of districts we talked with as well say it wasn't completely unexpected that the schools serve their students on this really long-term plan. the governor hinted kids would be learning at home for the rest of the year, parents started thinking about what this would mean for them educationally and for families. >> for people who aren't as lucky or have to depend on child care or other forms of care if they don't have care and have to take off work it will affect them financially. >> reporter: so late in the evening the state superintendent pushed out guidance on what distance learning could possibly look like and how districts could go about providing that. for some that could mean teaching via teleconference, webex or zoom, printed materia

good morning, kris. >> reporter: if you have figured it out, let's chat after the show. it's affected us. i found out while live at costco on friday about the supply issue, the toilet paper poording, all of that, from the county health director all of the schools in our county were going to be canceled. i knew that my kids then at that point were going to be home from school for about three weeks so i'm thinking about serving you and getting you information while i'm wondering how this will impact my life. we spent the weekend talking about the reason for the social distancing, doing some examples and talking about why it is we need to isolate ourselves at this point. we did get out and about a little bit on saturday because the information has been changing so quickly we thought we could go to the farmers market because it was open air, and we were out in the sunshine and it would be safe if we kept a good distance. by sunday my husband and i decided to shut it down. we're not going out except for outside. they're swimmers and used to swimming every day. that's out of t

. >> kris sanchez answering your questions in our crisis center but first to tracie potts live on capitol hill where the government is working to ramp up testing. tracie? >> reporter: good morning. new this morning, president trump is not going to travel to the cdc. the white house said he doesn't want to interrupt their mission. their mission includes trying to figure out how to get people tested. but the government is short on test kits, that is something vice president pence has admitted and now trying to figure out how to deal with that. >> we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. >> it is critical that we get the tests back quickly to move patients through the emergency department. >> reporter: so the latest information on fighting this virus out of washington, congress has approved $8.3 billion, most of that money, almost all of it, is going to fight the virus, to the cdc, to research for a vaccine, taking care of sick americans overseas. president trump is supposed to sign off on that today. we are now up to 14 deaths here in the

thank you, kris. if you are running into problems voting or you can see any irregularities, give us a call at 833-622-5688. 833-nbc-kntv. and the phone is staffed between 7:00 a.m. and on the lines all of the way to 8:00 p.m. while the polls are open, and we will have a recording to pick up outside of the hours. >>> our website is a good resource as you prepare to cast your ballot and we have a complete voter guide highlighting the issues at nbc comcast.com/voting. >>> and now, the coronavirus has killed more than 3,000 people. >> and here in the u.s., six people have died. california and washington are the states affected the most by the virus so far. in the bay area, a number of 28 positive and presumptive positive cases. santa clara has the most with nine. at this hour throughout the bay area, the city and county leaders are grappling with how best to handle the growing virus. >> and we go to sharon katsuda to tell us how the counties are declaring the state and local emergencies and this is someth

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, kris. yes, the kids do want to eat like every hour throughout the day. you're right about that. let's get a look at what's happening with our weather, tracking rain very close to the bay area. in fact, it's just to our north. as we go into this afternoon, we'll see that possibly clipping spots like ukiah very far to the north along the coast as well. the bay area will have a dry day. a few more clouds moving in especially early in the day but clearing out for this afternoon. for most of us it's going to be really nice but still tracking some nearby rain. we're going to enjoy a little bit of it all going into the next few days. it's dry now. we'll see rain returning for the week. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. as we head over to mike right now, you're tracking the morning commute and it's been very light because only essential workers are allowed on the roads, right? >>> that's right, kari. we've seen the volume keeping us pretty much at speed, and that's what we see overall right

kris van cleave is standing by at reagan national airport outside washington.ris, so many people are wondering, how are these restrictions going to work? >> reporter: well, norah, we're all going the find out late tomorrow night when they go into effect, but these new restrictions caught a lot of people by surprise, including european lead, and americans traveling overseas. and there was confusion, because at least initially it wasn't exactly clear what action the white house was taking. crowds and chaos at european airports as americans fear being stranded abroad, and this startling image from paris, a couple wearing industrial maskings with a sea of fellow passengers around them. >> definitely been like a lot of uncertainty, which has caused a lot of panic. >> reporter: panic after the president said this last night. >> we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the nex ds. >> reporter: but not exactly. the regulations only apply to non-u.s. citizens who have traveled to 26 european countries in the last 14 days. that's most of euro

abc7 news reporter kris reyes joins us in the city with more. ray, kris. >> good afternoon, kristen. we were driving around for almost four hours. it was completely bizarre. now if you asked me are people social distancing, my answer would be a soft yes. we definitely saw enough gaps between people. but here is the thing. people are still out here, in some place morse than others. take a look. for nearly three hours, we cruised all over san francisco, visiting beloved neighborhoods. this would be almost impossible before this new reality. it would just be too hard, too much traffic. but not today. today empty roads, deserted streets, shuttered shops. we tried to get a sense of whether people were complying with shelter in place rules. the answer is a little gray. the embarcadero, for example, had a steady stream of joggers and runners and people walking their dogs. that's allowed. but what happens when there is a little too much of it happening? we also saw people hanging around in groups, but mostly they appeared homeless, gathered around makes

kris van cleave joins us now.s, these are pretty ominous signs for workers. >> reporter: and, norah, with every passing minute, more americans are losing their jobs. economists are now talking about record levels of unemployment a. they say we could see the number of laid-off workers hit between two million and three million this week. the news of her layoff came as a total surprise to eye doctor drasti makwana. >> i never thought at 33 i'd be filing for unemployment. >> reporter: but as five of her eye clinics' six branches closed down, she finds herself applying for unemployment benefits. >> i had to resubmit everything today. it crashed, like, three times in the process, so it's-- it's tough. >> reporter: shelah redd drives a school bus in illinois. but schools are closed, so she's out of a job and not sure unemployment will be enough. >> we already only just get paid weekly. but now to go from weekly to nothing at all, that was my biggest fear. >> reporter: the senate is racing to pass a trillion-dollar econom

kris sanchez is looking closer at this part of the story. kris?: hey there, marcus and laura. employees will start to feel the financial impact on the airlines cutting back on the flights that we talked about. united is trying to cut back workforce expenses by offering employees voluntary unpaid leave, also asking employees to choose a reduced schedule. they postponed merit races for non-union workers and imposed a hiring freeze. you'll see a 10% cut in flights. international service will be cut by 20%, this is for april on into may. jetblue also scaling back 5% and the airlines says -- president trump who has been downplaying the severity of the outbreak met with airline executives yesterday. the coronavirus response coordinator said the public should be reassured. >> i was very reassured to hear the airlines talk about the cleaning procedures and the three levels, because i think that will be reassuring for the american public. >> reporter: while those two angles are are working, if you're a traveler make sure you bring hand sanitizer. ear welco

abc7 news reporter kris reyes is live at sfo with the continued fallout over this outbreak. kris? >> good afternoon. well, if there is one word to describe just how people are feeling, whether they're traveling or work in this tillion industry, it's probably nervous. i spent a day with travel industry experts who told me all about their state of affairs in a coronavirus reality. >> cancellations, cancellations, cancellations. this morning i had six cancellations. >> she has been a travel agent for 35 years. she works with about 50 to 60 corporate clients a year. she hasn't seen this many travel cancellations since 9/11. >> about 30 cancellations since two weeks. >> that reality reflected here at sfo where you might see more masks, less people. >> about a 50% reduction in flights to south korea. about a 25% reduction in flying to singapore, and some small reductions, around 10% or less to places like taiwan and japan. >> travel industry experts like the ones at skift say this might be the worst quarter for u.s. airlines since the 2008 financial crisis. >> the four major airlines we

live in san mateo, i'm kris reyes for abc7 news. >> kris, appreciate the follow-up. >>> now to san francisco, where city officials are trying to figure out how to deal with coronavirus for everybody, including those who do not have shelter. we're talking about thousands of people. abc7 news reporter kate larsen live in san francisco with the details on that. kate? >> well, you know, san francisco and the entire bay area i isote who may become sick or test positive for coronavirus. >> we activated our department's command center. >> this morning, san francisco's human services agency moved four homeless people who were tested for coronavirus into hotel rooms. >> this will be a very common occurrence. we don't want people who do not need to be hospitalized to be there simply because they can't isolate. >> so trent rohr, the director of hsa is working on 500 san francisco hotel rooms by the end of the week, and 3500 rooms over the next several week, all to quarantine homeless people and those living in communal environments, like single occupancy hotels who become sick. capacity will not be inc

live in san jose, i'm kris reyes for abc7 news. >> so many challenges. kris, thank you. and we use the abc7 news app to send out a push alert that local school closures were being extended. you can download the apps that you'll find out what is going on as soon as it happens. you can customize it geographically so you'll know what's impacting your neighborhood. every day we've been asking you how worried are you about coronavirus. check out the results. they are changed over time. you're looking at responses from today, two weeks ago, and almost a month ago. today's poll was the first time the majority voted for extremely worried. only 3% today said that they were not worried. and 83% of people say they've changed their activities to avoid public areas and to stay away from people. that is according to a new vary from the bay area counsel. the ceo told me earlier today he expects we won't see crowds in parks and beaches this weekend. >> a lot of that was people didn't have clear information. they had heard that it was okay to go walk your dog or be out. and i think this

here's kris van cleave. >> reporter: pandemic panic at some of the nation's biggest airports as they caused long lines from people returning from europe. the hours long wait time in dallas, chicago and new york packing huge crowds into tight spaces, exactly the kind of gatherings americans are told to avoid. the delay appears to be a mix of staffing, the mandatory health screenings and newly implemented declaration forms that caught travelers by surprise. >> we just got an in-flight notification that something must have changed in our flight because border patrol is going to come on to our plane and have us fill out a lot of health forms. >> reporter: president trump tweeting on sunday, we are doing precise screening at our airports. illinois' governor blasted the federal government's efforts. >> today it's going to be even worse. there are larger number of flights with more people coming and they seem completely unprepared. >> reporter: the growing list of travel restrictions in china and europe come as the airline industry is in freefall. delta is slashing capacity by 40% and groun

kris van cleave joins us. he has more on this. kris. >> reporter: well, norah, just this morning, the treasury secretary said it could take a few weeks to get that money into the hands of americans. this, as j.p. morgan chase is predicting the u.s. economy will shrink by 14% in the coming months. that would be the worst quarter in 50 years. the coronavirus has likely infected the entire u.s. economy. the prognosis, says bank of america, is recession. >> when i talk to economists, certainly, their expectations are that we have just tipped into a recession. they also believe it's going to be a pretty severe recession. what they can't figure out is how long this will last. >> reporter: shuttered businesses are laying off workers, sending jobless claims soaring so fast, they're crashing websites in several states. those seeking unemployment benefits were up 150% in washington state last week. ohio had nearly 80,000 in three days. in colorado, claims jumped from 400 to nearly 7,000 in a week. >> what they're seeing is unemployment peak

kris, what is the latest with this one?on't know what train that operator trainee was on or what possible risk to the public was, but what we can tell you is light-rail service is shutdown and there's no bus bridge service for the time being. instead of light-rail riders, folks will have to figure something out because all light-rail workers will stay home until further instructed or tested. a trainee tested positive yesterday evening, and by 11:30 last night all light-rail service was shutdown, and there was six trains running at the time. effective today the light-rail parked and will undergo thorough cleaning. a vta ridership is already down because of the bay area-wide shutdown and it's a rough time for transit workers bart ridership down also. the new federal stimulus bill has $25 billion in funds for relief for transit agencies, but that's money for the country, and at this point we don't know what part of the pie the transit agencies will get, and the bart agency is meeting today. the question is, how am i going to g

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. >>> 6:39 for you right now.'s get a look at the forecast for you today. kari, how is it looking out there? >>> we did have some rain over the weekend. now that rain is moving out but the clouds are still left behind. we're starting out with a live look outside at walnut creek where you can see it's about 15 minutes away from sun rise, and it's still mostly cloudy. we'll see the sun just peeking out from behind the clouds today, but the rain stays away. and it will be slightly warmer as we reach into the low 60s for this afternoon. but in the north bay there will still be a chance of showers as the new storm system approaches, it continues to weaken so we're not looking at a lot of rain out of this and that's where we will have some slightly cooler temperatures reaching into the upper 50s in santa rosa while san jose will reach 65 degrees with a little bit more sunshine. i'll continue to track that. we'll talk more about how much rain we could see in the north bay today. that's coming up. mike giving us a look at

thank you very much, kris. we'll check back with you later. >>> 5:08. a major east bay health provider is asking for help. they are asking for donations for equipment to help health care providers and first responders. they're in need of new n95 masks, hospital gowns, hand sanitizer and gloves. no homemade supplies for food. the items must be in the original packaging. eitems can be dropped off at th hospital. >>> the turmoil is having an impact on the largest pension fun. calpers has lost $69 billion since hitting its high about a month ago. if the losses stay where they are cities, counties and schools will have to make up the deficit translating into higher taxes. >>> "the chronicle" reports some dock workers are threatening to stay away from work over concerns about their safety demanding more extensive cleaning efforts. it accounts for almost all container goods moving through northern california. if there is a work stoppage it likely would not be port wide but only in certain areas. stay up to date with our daily newsletter. you'll get the top hea

let's check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live from her own home this morning. also practicing good social distancing. >> reporter: well, laura, you've probably gotten the same questions from your kids, can we do this, can we do that, can we do this? i've never seen so many people out walking their dogs trying to get a little bit of fresh air. in san francisco yesterday just about a week into our bay area order to socially distance. our crews saw plenty of people out and about, some not observing that six-foot distance, sharing exercise equipment. mayor london breed warning against play dates and dinner parties no matter how small. the idea is to reduce your exposure. >> i'm just staying in in my apartment and just walking outside once a day to get some fresh air. frustrate to go see because i don't think people are taking it very seriously. >> reporter: governor newsom's prediction is very grim that if we don't keep our distance more than half of us could be infected in the next two months and not all cases will be mild. as we know the sickest people end up in

i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. developments on the coronavirus. that outbreak that's changing by the hour. now the very latest on what you need to know. sick patients and potentially exposed patients on "the grand princess." passengers are expected to dock in oakland within the next few hours. here is a live look at the area just now. still ahead live team coverage on the complex plan to unload those passengers. the bay area now has 64 confirmed coronavirus cases. a look at where they are. over the weekend contra costa county and santa clara counties announcing five new cases each. santa clara has the most of any county in the bay area with 37. nationwide there are more than 500 cases and the number of deaths in the u.s. is now 22. >> of course we're following all of those details. we also know you want your weather forecast because you're going to hit the roads soon. kari? >>> we did have some rain over the weekend. some of that rain moving out and the roads have had a chance to dry out for the most part. we're go

kris sanchez is at home social distancing. a lot of people really aren't. >> reporter: it's hard for some folks to feel like they do still have to go to work. in terms of unemployment benefits and seeing some of our business finally shuttered down and tesla saying they are going to seize operations and restart. some people feel they don't have a choice. other people feel they are going stir crazy and need to get outside. ourd out. we saw people sharing exercise equipment. mayor breed is warning against play dates and dinner parties no matter how small because the idea is to reduce your exposure. >> i'm just staying in and walking once a day to get some fresh air. it's frustrating because i don't think people are taking it very seriously. >> reporter: if we do not keep our social distance, more than half of us could be infected in the next two months. the sickest people end up in the hospital. if they end up there at the same time there will not be enough resources for everyone. you might be getting pressure from friends or fam