from all angles and 2 reports from both coasts artie's natasha sweet starts us off from the port of los angeles. good afternoon mineral the biggest hospital here in los angeles and the newest one this one right behind me here at the port of los angeles the u.s. and its mercy is said to have at least 1000 hospital beds and some 1200 active duty medical personnel to treat patients who are free of cope with 90. as many people are avoiding hospitals right now in fear of getting the crown of virus the u.s. in a smirky will be a safe place to get medical treatment this will also free up medical equipment so that crown of iris patients will have all the ventilators they need right now 90 percent of beds across the country are already taken there are only about 200 beds left available in the intensive care units. we are not the point to treat for you patients are taking corrective measures to ensure anyone coming before probably 319 to mitigate the risk of a keystone. gov given you some initially asked president trump to send a ship to the port of los angeles as the number of covert 1000 cases in the s

of doing. >> biggest hospital in los angeles is about to land. >> reporter: floating hospital, headed to the portf los angeles. the navy's usns mercy hospital ship will be based here to help area hospitals. >> work closely with our ng bea sure it is available to everybody. >> reporter: it will be noncovid-19 patients only who will be treated on usns mercy hospital ship. made clear by fema. >> it will take pressure off local helmets and not for treating covid-19ase cases. >> reporter: usns mercy hospital ship has a thousand beds. including 80 incensive care unit beds. 12 operating rooms, 15 patient wards and 1300 personnel. president trump identified the hot spots, washington wanted usns mercy hospital ship in their state in seattle but it is coming to los angeles. >> the projected need for beds in california is five times more. >> working to make sure the space was there, we can make sure emergency services can get in and out. >> reporter: on twitter executive director says port of los angeles stands ready to partner with the u.s. navy and the federal government as it prepares to bring the usns m

meanwhile the us navy hospital ship mercy arrived at the port of los angeles today. it will immediately increase available beds by a 3rd and by 2 thirds wants a full capacity every bad not taken in los angeles. >>by the great work of the men and women here will mean one more bad for the surge that the governor spoke about. >>governor gavin wsome lauded adjustments made throughout the hospital system to meet the gh demand for beds and protective equipment were not only surging our overall capacity in the state to meet the need going forward, but we've been able to reduce the current census within the hospital system also in preparation to meet this moment. >>another la announcement today was an order to close county beacs and hiking trails with county and city park still remaininopen the order is good through april 19th from san francisco, cape bruny kron 4 news. >>and today santa clara county announced his 20th death from covid 19 and there have been 574 cases overall san mateo county has 239 cases and 6 people have died, san francisco county reports 279 cases and 3 d

the sister ship of that, the usns mercy right now is in los angeles to help relieve pressure on the hospitals there. christina coleman from the port of los angeles. christina, have they started putting patients on the mercy yet? >> not yet, not that we've heard, but i can tell that you this navy ship can be in service today. there's been a lot of preps going on. l.a. mayor garcetti says he could see the numbers surge to the new york city, in the next week or so. they say it's a huge deal to have it here in california and one of the hardest hit states and having it here will be a big help. >> men and women on the ship, navy, marines, civilians, the coast guard that's helping protect that and our port police, are fulfilling an extraordinary mission, ensuring those patients who don't have covid-19 will have a safe place to be where they can find excellent medical care. with the arrival of the ship we're now better prepared to handle that surge of patients we know will walk through the doors of our hospitals in the days ahead. >> los angeles county the most populated county in the nation and its coronavirus cases have tripled since la

. >> help is on the way, the navy hospital ship mercy is expected to arrive at the port of los angeles sometime this morning. the massive ship was originally slated to dock in washington state, but was redirected by president trump at the request of governor gavin newsom. governor newsom will be there today when the ship arrives. we will have more details on what services the staff the board will provide in the next half hour.>>> another fleet is heading to new york, the hospital ship will start making its way saturday and is expected to arrive monday, the comfort will treat non- coronavirus patients freeing up hospital beds in the city.>>> an update on san francisco's laguna honda hospital. one patient and six employees have now tested positive for the virus. officials say they expect more cases. the resident is in isolation and health officials have ordered testing of 150 staff members into rings. the city run long-term care facility was placed on lockdown wednesday, visitors are not allowed inside and residents cannot leave the campus. this morning, we have learned an employee at sa

the economic costs are adding up. 40% of all imports enter the country through the port of los angeles, employing thousands. but now, it's unusually quiet. >> this will be billions of dollars worth of impact because the supply is not coming in. >> reporter: and today, another cruise ship that came to port here in the los angeles area is keeping passengers on board until the covid-19 test results for a sick passenger comes back. officials say they are doing that out of an abundance of caution. reena. >> ninan: danya bacchus, thank you, dania. well, the coronavirus has now spread to nearly 100 countries and territories. there are more than 105,000 cases on six continents. least 3,500 people have deed. italy has the highest death toll outside china and tonight is imposing massive quarantines on tens of millions of people. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: if italy is anything to go by, the united states better buckle up. new numbers out tonight: i've,583 cases air, jump of more than 1200 new cases with 233 deaths overall. today, the vatican announced that pope francis will deliver hi

mercy arrived in the port of los angeles today and is essentially the largest hospital in the city. while other facilities are being transformed into a coronavirus facility. >> statewide more than 4800 people have been diagnosed and 100 people have died. a grim milestone for the united states, we now have more than 100,000 cases of the coronavirus and more than 1700 deaths. president trump today signed an unprecedented $2 trillion release bill after the house has a stimulus package today. it's the largest in u.s. history and aims to give millions of americans $1200 along with helping small businesses read and with the weekend upon us, bay area officials today implore people to stay home. many parks and attractions across the bay area will be closed or at the very least, their parking lots closed. debora villalon is live in marin county with what people can expect this weekend. >> reporter: at some parks you can still walk in, others are completely off-limits. the idea is if you have to drive there, you've gone too far. >> we know what happened last weekend. >> mayor london breed sco

navy hospital ship "mercy" arrived at the port of los angeles to help local hospitals in l.a. manage the influx of noncoronavirus patients to focus on the pandemic as much as possible. and while president trump has suggested that the nation he wants to get back to work by easter, which is just over two weeks from now, dr. anthony fauci, the top infectious disease expert is downplaying that. >> he is making an aspirational projection to give people some hope. but he's listening to us when we say we really have to re-evaluate it in realtime. >> business man bill gates who in the past has sounded the alarm of a pandemic such as what we're going through said here on cnn that the entire country needs to shut down for six to eight weeks in order to effectively fight the pandemic. today the new york city mayor suggested there could be fines imposed for those who disobey restrictions there. cnn's shimon prokupecz is live in new york city, specifically the javits center which is being converted into a hospital. today the governor cuomo said there are more than 44,000 confirmed coronavir

. >> it could dock at the port of los angeles as soon as friday. here is a look at a second hospital ship. the uss comfort was loaded with supplies today in norfork virginia. just like the mercy, will serve as a referral hospital for non- covid-19 patients. >>> gap inc. is moving to produce much- needed protective equipment for healthcare workers. the san francisco based company says it's factory partners will make gallons, masks and scrubs are expected to take a major hit at the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic. one analysis says they could fall 35% this spring compared to the end of 2019. that has some realtors relying on technology to sell homes. there getting footage for virtual home tours. there trying to show off what is inside the house without having someone come in person and potentially be exposed. the company that sources the robot realtors has seen a big boost in business since the pandemic started, but realtors are still facing hurdles like getting signatures to close a deal. >> i actually have a closing with buyers in one r

as jonathan tells us, mercy is now docked at the port of los angeles. >> reporter: one of two navy ships sent to relieve hospitals arrived in southern california. new york will receive the u.s. and as comfort and in the meantime the national guard is helping to set up makeshift hospitals to create space. officials hope to build another four as cases increase. the governor says the state is looking to expand into dormitories, and hotels. officials are also racing to secure radical medical equipment before the crisis reaches its peak. >> we are creating a stockpile of this equipment, so that when and if the apex hits, we can deploy equipment from the stockpile. >> reporter: meanwhile other places are prepared for their own surge of patients, new orleans is now a hotspot for the outbreak. with officials blaming mardi gras celebrations as a factor for the rise in cases. health officials there are getting ready for an overload of patients over the next few weeks. >> it is sort of like watching a plane crash in slow motion. you know it is going to happen. >> reporter: more than 20 states have

their way to california and the san diego-based navy hospital ship which is heading to the port of los angeles to provide extra support as a number of coronavirus patients is expected to grow . it also freezes federal money for emergency assistance first state and local government . some nonprofits providing are also eligible for funding and the national guard has been activated . >> through fema the federal government will be funding 100% of the cost of deploying national guard units to carry out approved missions to stop the virus while those governors remain in command . >> that means the governors will make the decisions of when and where the guard members will go. >>> the california department of health says the coronavirus is affecting all age groups in the state. the health department reports 23 cases, affected children under 17 years old . 1066 cases are reported of people between the ages of 18 and 64 . 369 cases are reported people 65 years old and older . 10 cases did not have the age of a person reporting . there also tracking how californians infected with covid-19 got the virus .

. >>> happening today the us navy's biggest floating hospital is docked now at the port of los angeles and it is beginning its first full day of treating patients. the usns mercy has 1000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a medical staff of more than be t patients with health problems not tied to the pandemic. that will free up la hospitals to handle the expected surgeon virus cases. >>> also the quarantine has ended for those on board the grand princess cruise ship including several crew members and passengers who stayed on board and were isolated. the ship docked in oakland march 9 3500 people on board after first reporting 21 coronavirus cases. two of the passengers both men in their early 60s both died in of the 1100 passengers tested for coronavirus 103 so far have tested positive >>> we are keeping an eye on the stock market for you it looks like the opening bell will show losses this morning after federal officials say more than 100,000 americans could possibly die from the coronavirus. the white house has repeatedly said the us economy will bounce back from the latest losses before

.>>> help is on the way on the left we're looking life at the port of los angeles where the navy hospital ship, mercy, is expected to arrive sometime this morning. the massive ship was originally slated to dock in washington state but was redirected by president trump at the request of governor newsom. we will have more details on what details the staff the board will provide in the next half hour. >>> another fleet is heading to new york, the new u.s. the u.s. hospital ship comfortable start making its way saturday and is expected to arrive monday. the comfort will free up hospital beds in the city. >> a patient and six employees have now tested positive for the virus and officials say they expect more cases. the resident is in isolation and health officials have test have ordered testing of 150 staff members into rings, the city run long-term care facility was placed on lockdown wednesday, visitors are not allowed in and residents cannot leave the campus. >>> this morning, we find an employee at san francisco's 911 dispatch center has tested positive for coronavirus. the dispatch facili

. >> we are planning to dock within the port of los angeles. have a fullyly capable blood bank on the ship. >> how many units will you be carrying or will you not be carrying units? >> we will beep carry -- the play -- carrying blood units and we will be ramping up when we see the demand. >> amanda from cnbc on the phone. >> i understand that the size of this -- and the scope will change, but there has to be some baseline operating cost that you can provide us given the fact that these were two lumbering oil tankers converted into oils -- into hospital ships. i just understand that these are expensive to operate. sorry. can you clarify the question, is it operating cost or transition? can you clarify? >> just how expensive what it need to have these vessels taking in patients. with generators and icu beds. ship,a massive hospital and the costs seem exorbitant, so i was wondering if you could provide any clarity of operational costs. i understand that it will be portside, but if you have any type of number could you give us some sort of guess on

of los angeles sounded the alarm about the rapid spread of coronavirus. it came during a news conference with governor newsom to announce that the u.s. mercy hospital ship has arrived at the port of los angeles and is fully operational. l.a. mayor erk garcetti gave out new numbers from los angeles county and said the virus is exploding in the community at a rate faster than what new york city has been seeing. >> yesterday's increase, though, of over 50% would, of course, have a doubling rate of less than two days. by that measure, we would be where new york city is in number of cases per capita in los angeles county six days from now or five days from now, six days from yesterday. >> l.a. county has reported nearly 1,500 cases of coronavirus. the mercy is going to treat patients who do not have the disease to free up beds at hospitals for coronavirus patients. >>> remember this? last weekend we saw crowded baech baechsz and parks as people got outside and got too close to each other. governor newsom and mayor london bleed scolded californians for not practicing social distancing. the mayor made it very clear there will be consequences if this behavior doesn't change this weeke

today the usns mercy arrived in the port of los angeles to help ease the burden of hospitals were treating coronavirus patients. the navy hospital ship contains a dozen a fully equipped operating rooms and a 1000 hospital beds. it will be used forelocating patients who are undergoing treatment unrelated to covid 19. and governor newsom says california is bracing for a surge in cases in los angeles models are showing the city could be where new york is in just one week. kron four's kate oney explains how the military hospital ship will help ease the strain on hospitals when the search hits. >>with 257 new confirmed cases in los angeles today and 5 new deaths la is readying for an even greater expected surge in the coming days, yesterday's increase though of over 50% would of course have a doubling rate of less than 2 days. >>by that measure we would be where w york city is the number of cases per capita in los angeles county 6 days from now la is actively seeking more medical staff and garre said he said the city may even recruit medical students to assist. >>meanwhile the us navy hospital

. >> governor newsom sent a letter to trump asking if a ship be sent to the port of los angeles. some experts predict as many as 25.5 million people in california could become infected with the coronavirus. right now california has at least 675 cases of the coronavirus, that's according to the state department of public health. at least six people have died including three have died yesterday. almost 1/3 of infected people are 65 or older. two dozen labs are testing here in the bay area. >> every one of them except for napa is reporting new cases. santa clara county is up to 189. san mateo is next with 89 cases followed by 70 in san francisco. there will be a joint briefing to discuss the city's response to the coronavirus. their news conference comes amid word that a reserve officer tested positive for the virus. chief garcia spoke to that officer by phone. >> not fooling hot. he said had just feels like a bad flu was his quote and i'm hoping he's on the mend. >> now, that officer recently attended a banquet with other officers. those who came into contact with him are in quarant

connell: christina coleman, the port of los angeles, thank you for that and many businesses in all kindsfferent industries are bracing for a new reality, entertainment is one of them in that industry being forced to adapt, the outbreak is spending big time movies directly to streaming platforms. we will have that coming up. melissa: amid the pandemic, president trump signed the 2.2 trillion dollars relief bill moments ago as we are getting more headlines, the president telling reporters he will be announcing that thousands of ventilators will be used, the president's comments just as soon as we have them, stepping up in a time of crisis, airbnb offering free or subsidized housing to 100,000 healthcare professionals, first responders and relief workers worldwide. good for them. ♪ what makes you, you? your cells. trillions of them. that's why centrum contains 14 key nutrients to help feed your cells, nourishing your body inside and out so you can focus on what matters most. centrum. feed your cells. fuel your life. can be tough. you diet. exercise. but if you're also taking fish oil supple

navy hospital ship, mercy, be stationed at the port of los angeles until september 3rd. and in a separate letter to congressional leaders, newsom requested an additional $1 billion in federal funding to help pay for state's response to covid-19. and we're anticipating a breeching from the governor any minute now. it will take place at the office of emergency services in sacramento. iefing from the governor any minute now. it will take place at the office of emergency services in sacramento. >>> health departments all important an increase in cases today, except for napa which still has no cases of confirmed coronavirus. santa clara is up to 189 cases. six people have died there. san mateo count cases. and one death. san francisco county has 70 cases in. marin, there are 16 cases. sonoma county has nine cases. solano county reports ten cases. there are 42 cases in kr >> the san mateo cases include a resident at an east bay facility who tested positive. officials said residents must stay in their units and have their temperature checked twice a day. >>> san mateo county is

also on the move is the usns mercy hospital ship, the naval hospital ship will arrive in the port of los angeles friday. the pentagon says usns mercy hospital ship has a thousand beds and 800 staff on board. it will be used treat noncoronavirus patients freeing up hospital space for covid-19 patients. >>> a los angeles county teenager who tested positive for the coronavirus had died. he was killed by septic shock. his father also tested positive. governor gavin newsom said young people are testing positive for the virus. he said in california, 50% of the cases are between the ages of 18 to 49. >>> new breaking news from capitol hill in washington. senate leaders reached a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package. the deal was announced in the senate in the past 30 minutes. ktvu's jana katsuyama monitoring the developments for us. >> reporter: this went late into night in washington and 15 minutes ago both senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and the minority leader talked about this bipartisan compromise. it is a big bill that would send no one americans and hospital workers, businesses and loca

. >>> a welcome site at the port of los angeles today. one of two hospital ships from the u.s. navy positioned in place. it's much needed help for what leaders in l.a. county predict will be difficult weeks ahead. the u.s. navy mercy will provide 1,000 extra hospital beds in southern california. the hospital ship will care for patients without covid-19 but who still need medical care. governor newsom asked president trump to send the mercy to l.a. >> this truly is mercy on the water. this truly is mercy at the beds. this truly is mercy and the expression of who we are as americans and as people at this moment. >> local leaders expect to be hit with a surge in patients. l.a.'s mayor says his city is five days away from being on par with new york city's outbreak rate. >>> a lot more to come. a disturbing act caught on camera. what amazon is saying about this video. >>> it's the second weekend of the shelter in place orders and big changes are coming to our state and local parks. >>> during these strange and troubling times, sometimes you've just got to howl. that's what neighbors

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it pulled out of the port of san diego yesterday and heading north to the port of los angeles and and get treatment. the ucsf medical center. >>> 7:19 and talk about the rain heading our way and so happy for the rain and even more. >> going to continue into early april and that looks to be the sign and it's cold for us and sitting at 45 degrees here with a trace and only a trace. some locations picked up cold rain and temps 10, 15 below average and 5 to 10 for most and possible thunderstorms and hail would not be surprised today or tomorrow to get numerous reports and san jose with .07 reporting rain and will be pretty good rain, quarter of inch to half inch and some locations might only get less than a tenth and call them more scattered showers and won't be widespread rain and decent amounts being forecast in san jose, half-moon bay and more so to the north. the coldest air doesn't show up till wednesday morning and best opportunity nor snow in the hills would be wednesday and lake county in the window for that today and bands moving through sonoma county and report of a third of inc

in it governor newsom requests a navy hospital ship be sent to the port of los angeles until september. now experts caution while the governor's projections may be high, it's important to plan for a worst case scenario. and again, janelle, we are awaiting governor newsom's daily briefing. we expect to bring that you live at 6:30. >>> well, after 35 people died at a nursing home in washington state, we know senior care facilities are one of the most vulnerable to the virus. today a confirmed case at a los altos senior facility. it comes

navy's largest footing hospital is not docked at the port of los angeles. gov. newsom was among those on hand to greet the u.s. s mercy , and watch it sail into the poor yesterday from san diego. the governor says the navy hospital trip will be able to treat as many as 1009 coronavirus patients to free up los angeles area hospitals. the mercy has 1000 beds, 12 operating rooms, and a staff of 800 doctors and nurses. the first patients could arrive at the ship as early as today. >>> we are still working out the kinks of working out at home separately, so when it get back to the story that i mentioned a few minutes ago. seven staff embers and one patient at laguna honda hospital had tested positive for the coronavirus. five of those provide patient care. all those testers are said to be in good condition, and an investigation is underway to determine what context the staff members had and the units where they had been quarantined. laguna honda hospital is a long- term care facility for the elderly . >>> a community drive took place today in parts of napa county. vo

. >>> a welcome site at the port of los angeles today. one of two hospital ships from the u.s. navy positioned in place. it's much needed help l.a. coun will be difficult weeks ahead. the u.s. navy mercy will provide 1,000 extra hospital beds in southern california. the hospital ship will care for patients without covid-19 but who still need medical care. governor newsom asked president trump to send the mercy to l.a. >> this truly is mercy on the water. this truly is mercy at the beds. this truly is mercy and the expression of who we are as americans and as people at this moment. >> local leaders expect to be hit with a surge in patients. l.a.'s mayor says his city is five days away from being on par with new york city's outbreak rate. >>> a lot more to come. a disturbing act caught on camera. what amazon is saying about this video. >>> it's the second weekend of the shelter in place orders and big changes are coming to our state and local parks. >>> during these strange and troubling times, sometimes you've just got to howl. that's what neighbors here in the north bay with do

navy hospital ship mercy is docked now in the port of los angeles and taking on their first patients. mercy is there to ease the load on hospitals in noncovid-19 patients so that other area hospitals can handle people who have the coronavirus. los angeles county announced 332 additional new coronavirus cases today bringing the total number in that county to more than 2,100. there have also been five deaths in the county from coronavirus. >>> news tonight that shelter in place orders here in the bay area could be extended several more weeks past the april 7th deadline. the mercury news is reporting bay area public health officers are discussing potentially extending the current order to may 1st. the first orders went into effect mid-march and are set to expire april 7th. the president of the santa clara county board of supervisors says, "in all likelihood we'll have another p april 30th. >>> officials in santa clara county are at homeless shelters to slow the spread of the coronavirus. ktvu's elissa harrington shows us the measures taken to allow for social distancing among the tight k

dealing with patients and that ship thatis with patients and that ship that is heading to the port of los angelese used to treat non— coronavirus patients, freeing up hospital beds. thank you very much, peter bowes. the economic impact of the coronavirus is unprecednted and the markets in asia have often been the first to react — they're opening for a new week. our business reporter mariko 0i is in singapore. ali looking at the moment?” have to say, it is a bit of a mixed picture. the japan nikkei has opened slightly higher because it was partly the case because it was partly the case because it was close for a public holiday on friday so didn't get to react to the announcement of the few stimulus measure from the united states. if you look at other markets in the region, like south korea and australia, we are seeing a sharp fall. if you look at the us futures, we are seeing a fall expected for monday's opening later today as well. as peter was talking about, a lot of uncertainty about, a lot of uncertainty about how long this pandemic will continue but also how these shutdowns across the world c

it arrived in the port of los angeles today. has 1,000 hospital beds and it will be used to house patients who do not have covid-19. we are short of hospital beds, so this will help free up space in local hospitals for patients with the virus. governor newsom was there as the ship arrived in port. he praised the president for helping get that ship to california. >> this is time for open hand on a clenched fist. he's our president, and every direct request that i've asked the president of the united states, he has been responsive, and he has tried to accommodate. this is just one of many examples. >> more than 800 navy medical personnel and support staff are on board the "mercy." >>> on the peninsula, the calls are frequent, and they are consistent. that's prompted menlo park to set up a pandemic response unit. two firefighters or paramedics at a time will respond to the coronavirus related calls. they have special hazmat suits and disinfectants. ten menlo park firefighters have been off duty related to covid exposure so far. >>>

there she is, the usns mercy just reaching the port of los angeles. good news.ll be treating non-coronavirus patients so that coronavirus patients can be treated on shore freeing up space in existing hospitals. remember, the usns comfort will be heading from norfolk, virginia, to new york city on saturday to do much the same. president trump planning to see it off tomorrow. we'll be live for that as well no doubt. but what a wonderful picture right there of the usns mercy reaching the port of los angeles. we'll watch it. >> sandra: the u.s. coronavirus outbreak the biggest in the world confirmed cases surging past 85,000 as the death toll rises to more than 1300. jonathan serrie has more on all this from atlanta for us this morning. hey, jonathan. >> hi. hospital space and supplies is going to be crucial as we go into the coming weeks as the coronavirus is expected to spike in various communities around the country. the need is especially pronounced in new york city which accounts for roughly a quarter of all the nation's coronavirus cases. in new orleans where

he is asking for a us hospital ship to be deployed to the port of los angeles to help with that expected and he is also calling for $1 billion in funding from congress to aid the situation here. governor gavin newsom clearly believes there is a big problem looming here in his state and he is trying to get ahead of it, if you like. david, thank you very much. the death toll in italy is now higher than anywhere else in the world, including china, where the coronavirus outbreak began. another a27 people have died in italy the past 2a hours alone — bringing the death toll to more than 3,a00. the bbc‘s mark lowen is in rome. in this theatre of war, the heroes hardly rest. brescia in northern italy is seeing one of the highest rises in daily cases. the hospital is overwhelmed but resilient. translation: there is a strong commitment from all doctors and nurses. sometimes they come in even when they are not on shift, or after they are on at night, they come in the morning after to help us out. some of them have cried, but i have never seen anyone complain. more than 8% of cases in italy are medi

navy's biggest floating hospital is docked at the port of los angeles. starting its first full day of treating patients. the usns mercy has one thousand beds, 12 operating rooms and a medical staff of more than 800 workers and former oil super tanker treating hundreds of patients with health problems not tied to the pandemic. that is going to free up los angeles hospitals to handle an expected surge in virus cases. >>> starting today, more cuts to the bay area public transit. in santa clara, vta joining bart in cutting late night hours. all of the buses will stop running at 9:00 p.m.. vta shut down light rail service after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. >>> in san francisco, muni is suspending light rail service and buses will ride along the light rail routes and several underground stations are closed and muni metro and light rails will be replaced by the j, k, t, l, m, n lines. >> thank you. >>> 7:09 and i hope you enjoyed the weather that steve gave you over the weekend. >> it was pleasant. >> it was good. okay. >> if it wasn't too mu

federal funding to help cope with that and for the deployment of a us navy hospital ship in the port of los angeless 20,000 fewer beds than it may need in order to cope with the effects of this crisis. but the announcement came less than an hour after officials in los angeles county ordered the closure of all indoor shopping malls and nonessential retail outlets. gavin newsom has estimated that more than half of the residents of california could contract the coronavirus over the course of the next eight weeks. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. it's meant to be the happiest day of your life, but thousands of couples are having to either postpone their weddings or scale them back because of the coronavirus restrictions. the church of england says church weddings should now be limited to the legal minimum of five — the vicar, bride and groom and two witnesses. jon kay has been speaking to one couple who were due to get married today. we got them done anyway, despite everything that was going on. nails painted, hair done, cake baked. but debbie and charlie are not getting married after all. by now w

mercy is heading to the port of los angeles to provide extra support as the number of coronavirus patients is expected to grow. >>> the declaration freed federal money for state and local governments. some nonprofit organizations including disaster aid and legal services are also eligible for funding and the national guard has been activated. >> through fema, the federal government will be looking at the cost and improving missions to stop the virus. >>> this means the governor will make the decision when to call up the national guard and where the guard members will go. >> time now 6:33. the coronavirus is electing all age groups in california. the health department reported 43 cases. 1,066 cases were reported in people between 18 and 64-years- old. 346 cases for reported in people 65 years old and older. 10 cases did not have an age. the state's department of public health is tracking how californians infected got the virus. 113 cases were related to travel. 145 cases were person to person contact. 408 cases were from community transmission. 778 cases were still under investigation. >>>

navy's hospital ship mercy has arrived at the port of los angeles.xpanded capacity to help what could be a surge in patients. >> we are not waiting for the crisis to hit and then react to it. >> in the bay area, the number of confirmed case has now topped 1,600. santa clara county this afternoon reported 32 new cases and another death from the virus. that brings the total number of fatalities across the bay area to 36 with 20 of the victims in the south bay. additional cases were reported in alameda county bringing its total to 206. we are also tracking the number of cases for our viewers in mendocino and lake counties, mendocino county is reporting two confirmed cases. lake county still reports none. >>> just hours ago, the bay area's hardest hit county called a news confere

newsom asked for president trump to station the usns mercy hospital ship be stationed that port of los angeles. >> at least 675 cases of coronavirus in the state. that is up from 598 yesterday. there are 16 deaths, up from 13 yesterday. 448 cases among people 18 to 64. 200 nice cases 65 and orlando. in older. >> for millions of us it is now day three. >>> ktvu's amber lee is in the city where people are staying close to home except for essential businesses. >> reporter: we are on chestnut street where there are a lot of businesses. now, only a few were open, some people were buying take out. chestnut street, a popular place on day three of shelter in place in san francisco. restaurant workers are getting more business thursday than the day before. >> actually got busier and busier. i think in the beginning people had food at home. >> being cooped up porter: at a francisco police chief says most people are complying with the stay-at- home order. >> we have seen a tremendous response from the people of san francisco and we appreciate that. >> the state required bankruptcy medical center and plan

of los angeles said his york city. governor gavin newsom will visit los angeles today to see how the state can help. the navy hospital ship mercy just arrived at the port of los angeles. it will free up area hospitals to focus on what is happening with people who have the coronavirus. >>> the mayor is ready to crack down on those ready to violate stay at home orders. the mayor made that stern warning yesterday shortly after shutting down chicago's world famous lake front and other areas. >>> lets focus on what is happening in the bay area. officials said we could reach 1500 coronavirus cases as soon as today. santa clara county jumped with nearly 100 cases yes, i jed yesterday. so far 19 people have died in santa clara. san francisco is reporting its second death. other counties seeing double digit increases are alameda. contra costa and san mateo. we are seeing the numbers of cases rise because of more testing that is happening. earlier this week, a projection suggested 2,000 people in santa clara could die of coronavirus by june, right now there are 542 confirmed cases and 19 deaths the county. the county health department released a statement that s

because these are unprecedented circumstances well rob reynolds our correspondent is at the port of los angeles he reports now on the confusion surrounding the travel ban. i'm standing outside the international departures area at los angeles international airport and it's fairly busy tonight you can see that a lot of travelers are wearing masks that does seem to be the norm for travelers these days and of course now that the president trump's travel ban on 26 european countries says come into effect there's a lot of questions there are a lot of questions in the travel industry and among travelers themselves the president announced this ban in a speech on wednesday it was rife with errors and misinformation and many travelers were confused a lot of people in the industry were confused as well so officials had to eventually come out and say that the ban on traveling from europe does not apply to u.s. citizens or permanent residents they will be allowed to come home but they will be checked given health checks at the airport on arrival and they will be asked to go into a 14 day quarantine now let'

navy's mercy hospital to the port of los angeles. >> estate that is as large as ours, a nation-state is many parts but at the end of the day we are one body. there's a mutuality and a recognition of our interdependence it requires that we direct a statewide order for people to stay-at-home. that directive goes into force and effect this evening and we are confident that the people in the state of california will abide by it, do the right thing, meet this moment and step up. >> official services will still operate, these including grocery stores, gas stations, banks, and laundromats. restaurants can stay open if they prepare food for delivery and carry out. the big push is for people to stay away from each other and only be out if it's absolutely necessary, shannon? >> shannon: tell us about this, we are learning the president does focusing his attention on new treatment, he says they are hopeful and he wants to get them out as fast as possible. >> the white house and the head of the fda said a malaria drug already available and an experimental antiviral drugs are showing promise. ther

mercy pulled out of its home port in daeg now pulled in to the port of los angeles. ship and its crew are expected to treat non covid-19 patients. >>> governor newsom says there is a dyer need for protective gear for medical workers treating coronavirus patients. the governor says in order to deal with a surge in patients for only three months, that requires 200 million sets of protective gear in the hospital system alone. >> we are significantly expanding our efforts. we have been expanding them but now significantly expanding our efforts to procure additional shields and gloves and gowns. >> the governor says the next eight weeks are critical in addressing the surge of new patients and also keeping the virus from spreading. >>> all right. we are going to get some rain in our forecast. let's check in with steve paulson. our meteorologist talking about where and when, steve. >> we're already getting some, you guys. >> where? >> i'll show you in just a second. not too much. but there's been some mainly be numerous showers, scattered thundershowers are possible. cold a

in a letter to president trump, gavin newsom said employment of the nursery hospital to the port of los angeleshose who might get sick. >> this state as large as ours is many parts. but at the end of the day we are one body. as a mutuality and a recognition of our interdependence that requires of this moment that we direct a state wide order to people to stay at home. that directive goes into force and effect this evening, and we are confident, we are confident that the people of the state of california will abide by it and do the right thing. and may be at this moment they will step up. >> a service will operate and include things like grocery stores, media outlet, gas stations, banks, hardware stores, home repair professionals and laundromats. restaurants can stay open if they prepare food for delivery or carry out, but the big push is for people to stay away from each other and will he be out if necessary, laura. >> laura: jeff, wow, 25 million, he said will be infected. and i asked dr. fauci and the report is half of americans get infected and he kind of pooh-poohed that. that is not right.

. >>> happening today the us navy's biggest floating hospital is docked right now at the port of los angeles starting his first full day of treating patients the usns mercy has 1000 beds, 12 operating rooms and 800 medical workers and the former oil supertanker will be treating hundreds of patients with health problems not connected to the pandemic and that will free up los angeles hospitals to handle unexpected surgeon coronavirus cases. and the quarantine has ended for those on board the grand princess cruise ship which includes several crew members and passengers who stayed on board and were isolated. the ship docked in oakland on march 9 with 3500 people on board after it first reported 21 coronavirus cases. two of the passengers, both men in their early 60s, later died and the 1100 passengers that were tested for the coronavirus, 103 so far have tested positive.>> we are keeping an eye on wall street this morning and right now the futures indicate a slightly higher opening this one and there is good news coming from johnson & johnson. the company has identified a possible vaccine for co

. >> reporter: the port of los angeles is the largest in the united states. 40% of all shipped importse or next door in long beach. but now, it's unusually quiet. >> normally, carter, you'd see about 10 to 12 very large container ships working here at the port every day. >> none of that is happening right now. >> that's right. and the reason is that 40 vessel director of the port. he says quarantines in china have factories shutting down. fewer products means less cargo to ship. >> this is going to impablths everyone? >> yes it will. it's a conversation of national significance. >> reporter: that drop in traffic is slowing job earnings at the port, which is responsible for more than 10% of employment throughout southern california. but its impact could be felt around the country. >> this coronavirus is more of an economic disaster than a health disaster. >> reporter: isaac larian heads up an entertainment company behind brats and lol surprise dolls. >> you've got the number ten selling toy in the entire world. >> i have number one and number ten and number two and number four. >> and t

of new york and seeing it. that's the mercy that we're looking at there coming into los angeles, the port of los angeles.do want to talk to you about the theodore roosevelt, the sidelining of a ship because of a possible outbreak of covid-19. our preparedness is a major issue, we've been talking about it with respect to first responders in our american cities, but it is a major, major, major concern for the military. >> it is indeed and with all of the goodness the military can bring to help work on these challenges and it's everything from ships like the comfort and the mercy to the bringing food and water and electricity and just like we do after hurricanes, but the military's first job, ali is our national security, to defend us because those threats overseas from terror, from china, from russia, from iran, from north korea, those don't go away because we're in the middle of a pandemic. we have to be very concerned when we see an incident like this on the roosevelt. i commanded enterprise, a similar nuclear powered aircraft carrier as part of my strike group as an admiral, and here's something for our

navy hospital ship mercy will soon dock at the port of los angeles to lessen the patient burden on area hospitals. the navy says the mercy has 1000 bets, it features 80 icu beds, 12 operating rooms, 15 patient boards and almost 1300 personnel. >> biggest hospital in la is about to land route at the port of la. they will work very closely with their neighbors, long beach and others to make sure that that is available to everybody matter where they live. >> the idea is to provide other medical services while local hospitals deal with coronavirus patients.>>> the first of its kind to get fda approval. the sunnyvale-based company behind the test says results take at least 45 minutes. the test will be used in hospitals and emergency rooms, it is designed to work on any of the companies 23,000 automated systems deployed around the system, the company declined on camera interviews this weekend but released pre- recorded statements. >> i think it is transformative because this is the first time in the world that we've had this capability. we think this would be a very important tool in being ab

hospitals in the hardest hit areas, the mercy is taking non-coronavirus patients aboard the port of los angeles, it has 1000 beds, 12 operating rooms and 800 critical care personnel and support staff. >> the sister ship is now on the way to new york city, meantime, president trump is looking for ways to keep people from leaving that hot zone. nicole killian is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump saluted a farewell to the hospital ship comfort as it left for new york city. >> this great ship behind me is a 70,000 ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of new york. >> reporter: officials trend to plan to keep people safe on the ship. >> the beds will be opened up all over the city for those who are infected. >> reporter: new york city is the epicenter for the coronavirus in the u.s. with some hospitals overwhelmed by the influx of coronavirus patients. nurses are speaking out against a new policy, ordering masks be reused for days at a time. >> we feel that this policy is getting the nurses sick. >> they are supposed to be one- time use, prior to the coronavirus,

navy's largest floating hospital is docked in the port of los angeles for a full day of treating patientsthe usns mercy has 12 operating rooms and the medical staff. or than 800 workers. the supertanker will be treating hundreds of patients with problems not tied to the pandemic. that will free up los angeles area hospitals to handle the expected surge. >>> the pandemic has caused ridership on public transportation in the bay area to take a drop. starting today vta and muni are expected to announce big changes. we will check in with elissa harrington for more on this story. you were mentioning some bus drivers may drive by you. >> if you are at a bus stop and the bus flies by, there's probably a good reading. they are monitoring how many people are on the vehicle making sure people can stay six feet away. if vehicles get too full, which in this case only a handful of people might be on board, the bus will continue on. what is happening today is muni will be closely monitoring passenger levels. also service has been drastically cut , all light rail routes will be placed by buses meeting su