in the east bay, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we dedicated a week of coverage to the topic of housing, from issues for renters to homeowners to solutions for the future. you can find all of those stories online at abc 7 news.com/better bay area. >>> cat's bagels, the san francisco cafe known for the giant flying bagel will close its doors. we in the mission district where the owner posted a note thanking customers for 27 years of business. the last day to get a new york style bagel will be on march 24th. >>> let's turn to the weather. no shortage of sunshine. >> it feels like may or april out there. >> the weather's beautiful, but it is getting so dry out there that now we are worried about the absence of rain. here's a look at live doppler 7, clear skies and dry conditions. here's a view. western sky from emeryville. you see a few scattered clouds. 58 in the city, 66 in oakland, 67 redwood city. 69 at gilroy, and blue skies prevail over the golden gate right now. more temperature reading at this hour, 58 santa rosa. petaluma, 54

i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> we're constantly updating our website. information comes into the newsroom, it includes the number of cases as well as what actions are being taken to keep the virus from spreading. go to abc7news.com and find the link near the top of the home page. >> potential cause of the crash that killed kobe bryant may have been ruled out. federal investigators said the helicopter showed no signs of engine failure. carlos granda from our sister station in los angeles has report. eonginesing to the report, the showtw no signs of catastrophic internal failure. investigators believe that since a tree branch was cut, it appears the engines were working and rotors turning at the time of the i am parkt. the report says after gaining altitude over the freeway, the helicopter started a left turn and then a descent traveling at 184 miles per hou and continued to turn left. >> piece of information that we didn't have before, he had said, he the pilot said he was going to climb to 4,000 feet. that meant he was going to abandon his attempt at ge

in san francisco, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> a security conference going on at san francisco's moscone center saw several cancellations because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. peter galvin is the steve strategy officer for en cipher, he told us at 4:00 that there is still a large turnout. >> most of the people, the majority were planning to attend, attended. there were six or seven vendors that did not attend. i was there the last two days, it's been pretty busy. >> at&t, verizon and ibm were among those that pulled out of the conference. several chinese companies had to cancel because of travel restrictions. the centers for disease control issued a new warning to americans about the virus. it saysi it's inevitable it will spread to the united states. hundreds new cases reported in italy and south korea. the white house has asked for $2.5 billion in funding to deal with the outbreak but lawmakers are questioning if that amount is actually enough. the fears have spilled over to investors and wall street. >>> the concern rattled u.s. financial markets for a second str

. >> leslie brinkley s >> do we need to be worried about coronavirus? >> so i think there are several things to say about that. first of all, it is a new virus, and new viruses are unpredictable. >> one of the big unknowns is if coronavirus is transmissable like a flu by big droplets in a cough or sneeze or do tiny aerosol particles say suspended in the air like measles. >> i could measles, i could could hagh, yo could get measles from the particles still in the air an hour later. we don't know from coronavirus whether it's spread by the tiny aerosols, we think it's mostly the bigger droplets. >> should we alter our behavior? >> this weekend would you yourself get on a crowded b.a.r.t. train or go to a concert? >> yes. here in the bay ea yes. i'm not changing my habits. i'm planning to take trips within the united states to meetings in atlanta or a wedding in new jersey or family events in boston. i'm not changing any of that at the moment. i think for people who have international travel, it's a little trickier. >> a conference in malaysia was recently

in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> to learn the latest about coronavirus, download the abc 7 news app so you'll get breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. we let you customize the app for the topics and places you're interested in so you only get the news you need. >>> we're wrapping up our week dedicated to b.a.r.t. as part of our effort to build a better bay area. >> some say we need more transit, others say we need better. >> my view before they start expanding more stations, they need to take care of the stations they have now. >> next, we take you to the largest transit center in the western united states. see what people have to deal with in millbrae and what they're fed up with. >>> it's not fall, it's only february, but take a look at the flames in san mateo county today. you'll hear from people who live near herb. >>> i'm spencer christian. it looks like february's going to end on the same note it started on, a dry one. vomike bloomberg has a recordgue of doing something. as mayor, he protected women's reproductive rights. expanded health coverage t

will be back at next being's school board meeting with more specific demands of in berkeley, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> we want to share with you some wild video of a robbery yesterday in oakland that took less than 30 seconds of this is in the diamond district. the victim is washing his car in the driveway. two men come running up and one puts a gun to the man's head. it is terrifying. there is a bit of a struggle. you can see them forced the man to the ground. run of the robbers reaches in to grab something while others are watching. then they leave. you can see one of the men still holding a gun as they run away. we're told the victim, while scared, was not hurt. >>> we're going to shift gears here. temperatures are soaring. you probably know if you've been out there. the at of rainfall takes a big dip. drew tuma is live in san francisco to talk more about that. drew? >> reporter: yes. what a day out here in the 70s. we're live in marina green. folks are soaking up the sunshine. we saw a few folks swimming in the bay water. we're still seeing the rainfall deficit across the region.

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us from walnut creek to explain what's going on. >> like you said, what a difference a month can make. bidding wars are back. buyers are excited by low interest rates and those low interest rates are connected to the coronavirus. millions of chinese workers are quarantined. the products they produce globally won't be shipped out as anticipated. >> which means u.s. companies don't have a product to sell which means it will slow the economic activity. which means investors will seek bonds which will drive mortgage rates so mortgage rates will buy or stay the same. >> there's a buyer's frenzy of they are very energized with the low interest rates. this year we have a lot of buyers and they're motivated. >> a frenzy of buyers but little inventory which means bidding wars are back of. >> we're seeing areas over the asking price. closing at over asking. >> so it's not uncommon to see gnomes alameda county to go 30, 40% over the listing price with multiple offers. i had one in the berkeley hills just last week of the we were the lowest offer. it was l

reporting live in dublin, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. fans wishing to attend the public memorial for gianna kobe bryant can register for tickets. the event will be held at 10 a.m. at the staples center. the event will be restricted to tkt holders and there will be no ceremonies outside the center or at nearby l.a. live. tickets for the event will come in three price levels. top-fooer tickets of $224. some will be two for $24 and others can be purchased for $22.04. today the valentine wish reads "to my forever valentine, i love you so much, kisses to you and gigi in heaven, happy valentine's day, my babies. >> the spread of the corona virus appears to have slowed a bit today with over 2,200 new cases reported. 15 cases are in the united states. the latest is an evacuee air base in texas. today san diego county declared a local emergency and will help with financial aid. san diego county has two confirmed cases of coronavirus. >> today's -- it does signify another step in the county's ongoing efforts to best protect the public. >> earlier

at travis air force base, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> the effect of coronavirus is spreadingo a place that has nothing to do with hospitals or a quarantine. talking about sfo. coronavirus isn't just impacting passengers coming through customs. >> for every flight that lands at sfo, airlines pay a landing fee to the airports so you have less flights, there's less landing fees, but also you think about the revenue that's generated inside the airport by passenger activity, the shops, the restaurants. >> there is increased screening of international travelers. some passengers said it took four to six hours to get through customs sunday. officials say they think the process is improving. >>> the world health organization is not calling the coronavirus outbreak a pan tdem. other health experts agree that threshold hasn't been reached. david louie explains why. >> reporter: it's easy for people to jump on a plane and travel anywhere in the world. that's one way the new strain of coronavirus has been able to spread beyond china in a matter of weeks. as the number of deaths increases,