in contra costa county the richmond city council discussed suspending all residential and small business rents during the crisis after complaints to the city. small business could also be put on hold for the duration of the shelter at home order. the richmond city council will discuss that idea tomorrow. >>> new details as soon as this week's struggling bay area transit agencies will divvy up $780 million in emergency funding. the bill approved last month allocates more than $1 billion to bay area agencies. the metropolitan transportation commission decides how much goes to each agency and when the money should be released. the initial vote is scheduled for wednesday. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," a major high-end retailer is closing its doors, but will that closure be for good? the next step for thousands of workers. >> and it's no secret gas prices are plunging. we'll break down the latest numbers for you next, plus, the impact falling oil prices are having on the u.s. stock futures. why it's already impacting your money, particularly your 401(k). 4:34. you're watching "tod

the richmond city council first voted two weeks ago to stop landlords from evicting tenants who could not pay their rent because of coronavirus related reasons. the new proposal calls for setting up a city service to help small businesses and landlords file for government help. and today housing advocates will ask the marin county board of supervisors to double the amount for rental assistance funds to $2 million and that fund was created one month ago to help people in the county who were either homeless or might lose their home the pandemic. so far this month 487 income people have received $800,000 from this safety net fund. >>> the coronavirus threat to the homeless is prompting the santa clara county board of supervisors to consider setting up a temporary homeless site near the elmwood correctional facility. a 280, 000 square-foot property could be filled with rvs or tiny homes but milpitas leaders do not like the idea and they say that the land is a key economic development site and also near a children's playground. >>> 4:19 am and we want to check back with steve as i think we

the richmond city council will consider that order tomorrow. the order also cause the city of richmond to file for government help. >>> our time is 4:07. that report says 258 california cares center has had infections including 32 care centers here in the bay area. more than 1700 residents and california nursing centers tested positive for the virus as well as 1300 employees. virus outbreaks were reported. two in san mateo counties. contra costa, marin, and sonoma counties each had one outbreak each. in los angeles county, the number was much higher than in the bay area. the report did not say how many people died in those nursing homes. you can see a complete list of california nursing homes virus coronavirus outbreaks on our website ktvu.com. >>> that is the same place where one safeway employee died from the virus. 1700 people now work at that huge district patient center, serving all safeway stores to bakersfield to the oregon border and parts of nevada. longtime safeway employee, pedro seen a cat, died. the safeway said it has since increas

in the east bay 74 degrees in richmond. union city, fremont. and we're feel the warmth inland. 82 degrees fair field. as we check out what's going to happen wednesday, tomorrow. in the afternoon you have the sun with the high clouds. evening progresses, we'll notice the fog returning near the coast. that will help to take the temperatures down a skosh on thursday. the warming trend continues in the 7-day forecast. going from the low to mid to upper 80s. we're close to 90 degrees friday. that's unseasonably warm. low to mid-60s coast side and a little cooler for the upcoming weekend. >> very nice. before you go you have been working from home for a few weeks. today you have a new blog post talking about the challenges and the experience of that. >> yeah. really it has been now an adjustment. it's four weeks for me working from home. i feel as though we have a good routine. the rules are out the door. kids bedtime. screen time. a will the lot of you can relat. you have to let it slide. i have beenngot. house healthy. >> good for you. doing a grea

in the east bay 74 degrees in richmond. union city, fremont. and we're feel the warmth nd 82 degre fr eld.he out what's g happen wednesday, tomorrow. in the afternoon you have the sun with the high clouds. evening progresses, we'll notice the fog returning near the coast. that will help to take the temperatures down a skosh on thursday. the warming trend continues in the 7-day forecast. going from the low to mid to upper 80s. we're close to 90 degrees friday. that's unseasonably warm. low to mid-60s coast side and a little cooler for the upcoming weekend. >> very nice. before you go you have been working from home for a few weeks. today you have a new blog post talking about the challenges and the experience of that. >> yeah. really it has been now an adjustment. it's four weeks for me working from home. i feel as though we have a good routine. the rules are out the door. kids bedtime. screen time. a will the lot of you can relat. you have to let it slide. i have been cooking a lot. just trying to be creative and keep the house healthy. >> good

the richmond city council will consider the emergency order on tuesday. the order also calls for the city to help small businesses file for government assistance. richmond declared a state of emergency on march 17 and halted nonpayment of rent on the seventh. at least 51 workers have tested positive according to the chronicle in a safeway's distribution center in tracy. it's the same facility where one worker died varied the family of pedro says he first had symptoms early this month. safeway says the company is continuing to reinforce social distancing guidelines while conducting amateur screenings before workers enter the site. safeway says it is also providing facemasks and hand sanitizer. >>> president trump said he will use the defense production act to increase that manufacturing of test swabs by more than 20 million per month.>> this is what it is about. right? does it remind you of something? it reminds you of this, right? one is a swap, one is a q-tip. it's actually different. it's very sophisticated, actually. >> the president's announcement cam

. >> today the richmond city to assist and rent and mortgage payments for the rest of the stay-at-home order two weeks ago, the city council voted to block landlords from tenants who couldn't pay their rent for coronavirus related reasons. the new proposal wants to set up a city service to help small businesses and landlords file for government help. >>> today the marin county board of supervisors will be asked by housing advocates to double the amount of a rental assistance fund to $2 million. it was created to help people in the county who were either homeless or might be losing their home because of the pandemic crisis. so far this month, 487 low income people have received $800,000 from this safety net fund. >>> all right, 5:18 am and we want to check back in with steve paulson we have my home in your home, with a little different whether this morning . >> that's possible, pam. i think dave has the cloud cover and it's also a little cooler, that is what's going to take place. we still has some fog at the airport so rain ends for now the weather. clearing is taking place with temper

protect renters who can't make payments because of the virus and shelter in place orders . >> the richmond city council will consider an emergency measure that would suspend rent and mortgage payments for the rest of the stay-at-home order. the richmond council voted two weeks ago to stop landlords from evicting tenants who could not pay the rent because of rotavirus related reasons. the new proposal also calls for establishing a city service to help small businesses and landlords file for government assistance . >>> today, housing advocates asks the marin county board of supervisors to double the amount for rental assistance fund to $2 million, that fund was created a month ago to help people in the county where either homeless or could lose their home because of the economic fallout from the pandemic. so far this month, 487 low income people have received a total of $800,000 from that safety net fund . >>> and that the coronavirus threat to the homeless is prompting the santa clara county board of supervisors to consider setting up a temporary homeless site near the elmwood correctional facil

mayor says it will impact that city harder than others because richmond doesn't have a level of reserves that a lot of cities have. he said richmond will be left with about 30% less revenue they they anticipated. >> i am thinking it would be about two years before we really recover and get back to normal. >> the mayor says he had a lot of great projects and plans he wanted to pursue to move the city of richmond forward. he has two years left on his term and now he expects to spend them helping the city recover from the impact of this pandemic. >> meanwhile, the bay area's reputation as a biotech research hub is proving to be a valuable asset to ramping up covid-19 testing. an east bay laboratory has stepped in to help. david louie shows us how robots were enlisted improve test accuracy, and he joins us live working from home. david. >> kristen, robots, as you probably know are being used for surgery guided by human hands. they're also very adept at doing repetitive chores. that's how one company is using them to develop a better covid-19 test kit. the company, a biotech compa

. >>> you today the richmond city council would consider emergency orders. they first tenants would can't pay their rent because of coronavirus related reasons. it calls to establish a city service to help small businesses and left side file for government assistance. >>> many californians who have been laid off all because of the coronavirus, say they are still having a difficult time getting through to the employment development department to file for unemployment insurance. edd says it has trained hundreds of employees from within the department and from other agencies to help process claims. one woman says she actually called 375 times in four hours and still was not able to complete a claim. >> i got through to the automated system only 13 times to go through the prompts and try to get a representative and each time i was disconnected with them either saying that system was unavailable on the automated system or that there were too many calls for them to handle on the automated system so i never spoke to anybody. >> while some people have been able it fi

richmond city council is going consider it tomorrow. now, it calls for the city to help small businesses file for government assistance. richmond declared a state of emergency on march 17th and then on the related evictions for the non-payment on april 7th. >>> a disturbing report on the california skilled nursing facilities in the state department of public health. that report says 258 california care centers have had infections including 32 care centers here in the bay area. more than 1,700 residence at california nursing centers tested positive for the virus as well as 1,300 employees. the virus outbreak s are report in 11 nursing homes in santa clara county and nine in alameda county, six in san francisco and two in san mateo counties. in los angeles, the number was higher than the bay area. 148 orth breaks report in the care centers there. that report kid not say how many people died at those nursing homes. now, you can see the complete list of the california nursing home virus outbreaks on the website ktvu.com. >>> well, happening

i know the state legislature and the richmond city council are talking about what to do with monument avenue and i would suggest creating a monument to alexander agusta. he was from norfolk. i think it would be a compelling story if you place him next to lee, stewart, and davis. it would tell a much more complete story of the commonwealth during the civil war. lincoln met with several groups of black religious leaders and they asked for permission to hold picnics on the white house grounds and in each case, lincoln gave permission. the incredible nature of these events is captured by how the democratic press responded. democrats responded that white groups had never been given permission to use the white house grounds for a picnic. why have lincoln given permission to black groups? they lamented that with negro officers, now the negro race is looking up or rather looking down on the white race. a pennsylvania newspaper sneered at lincoln for his treatment of african americans. the newspaper was ironically called "the star of the north, " from bloomsburg, pennsylvania. this is what the

now comes word that the richmond city council will discuss spending all residential and small business rents during the crisis. in addition, all mortgage payments for homeowners, small landlords, small business also be put on hold for duration of the shelter in place. not sure how that would work, exactly. a similar proposal recently discussed by the san jose council, that was rejected. richmond going to take up the idea on tuesday. >>> school campuses remain closed which can be inviting to some thieves, who think they can get away withatrols at all of the schools in city, posting about it on social media. while crime has decreased overall in fremont since people have been told to shelter at home, property crimes, property crimes are up 30%. commercial burglary has seen the largest increase up 100 and 33% from last year. car thefts have also jumped, and they're up 60% compared to a year ago. now for something good. who doesn't like cool cars and a birthday party. and then putting them to us fr kim and ronnie. kim says the long-time family friend who turned 14 today. camden has downs sy

. >>> the richmond city council is considering an emergency order to suspend rent and mortgage payments. the order would apply to residents as well as small businesses and many landlords. the authors behind the emergency order say it's unfair to expect people to pay their largest bills while they cannot work. the proposed order also calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords filing for government assistance. the council meets this tuesday at 6:30 p.m. >>> now, we know you have a lot of questions during these unprecedented times, and we're here to help. take a look. we put together a completely special section of our web site, it's at abc 7 news.com/covid health. stocked full of resources to answer questions that you have, with questions on new mask orders and what is open and closed and local food bank information and how to help out and a fun guide to virtual entertainment online and a link to click to ask for help. head to abc 7 news.com/covid help. >>> california's efforts do seem to be slowing the spread, there are new cases of covid-19 in the bay

pennsylvanian by birth and virginian by necessity, and i know that the state legislature and the richmond city counselor are talking to do what to do with monument avenue, and i would suggest the creation of a monument to alexander t. augusta and he was from norfolk, after all, and i think it would tell a very compelling story if you placed augusta near lee, stewart, jackson and davis. it would tell a much more complete and compelling story of the commonwealth during the civil war. during the summer of 1864, lincoln met with several groups of black religious leaders in washington and they asked him for permission to hold picnics on the white house grounds and in each case lincoln gave permission. the incredible nature of these, vents is captured by how the democratic press responded. democrats complained that white religious groups had never been given permission to use the white house grounds for picnic, why was lincoln allowing black groups to do this mp ma? many expressed outrage. "the cincinnati enquirer" wrote, that with negro lawyers in the supreme court and negros at white house recepti

[laughter] i know the state legislature and the richmond city council are talking about what to do with monument avenue. i would suggest the creation of a monument to alexander acosta. he was from norfolk. i think it would tell a very compelling story if you placed agusta near lee, stewart, and jackson and davis. it would tell a much more complete story of the commonwealth during the civil war. during the summer of 1864, lincoln met with several groups of black religious leaders and they asked for her mission to hold picnics on the white house grounds. in each case, lincoln gave permission. the incredible nature of these events is captured by how the democratic press responded. democrats complained white religious groups had never been given permission to use the white house grounds for picnics. why was lincoln allowing black groups to do this? many expressed outrage. the cincinnati enquirer said, limiting with negro officers, lawyers now the , negro race is looking up or rather looking down on the white race. from the elevated position it has attained in this administration. a pennsylv

coverage of people just trying to make it in the bay, there won't be any rent increases in the city of richmond as they're battling the pandemic. the city council is not considering suspending the rent at all, altogether, i should say. the freeze applies to rental and commercial properties. the city already has an eviction moratorium in place. contra costa county supervisors yesterday passed a countywide eviction moratorium and rent increase freeze ordinance. cities can either follow the county law or create their own. >>> the federal rescue package for small businesses is expected to be approved by the house and signed by the president by the end of the week. it's a relief package bay area small business owners are banking on, many of them applied for the life line from the federal government in the first paycheck protection programnd ar empty-handed. yesterday the senate passed a bill including round two, $310 billion in forgivable loans, but after millions of dollars went to big businesses, the little guys aren't so sure that this critical help is on the way. >> this money, the ppp loans, co

pedestrian was hit by a car this afternoon, and happened on the corner of clement street, in the cities richmond district, we are told the driver of the car, that red suv saturn state of the scene and cooperated with police. is expected to make a full recovery. struck gun sales are surging as the coronavirus pandemic spreads but the debate is growing over with a gun store access is critical. during a time when many businesses have been forced to close. last week the federal government gave their support, labeling gun shops essential businesses. the normal background checks for the state of california have been around 1500 to 2500 per day. about three weeks ago that number doubled. gun store owners say panic surrounding the coronavirus is driving up sales. >> we have never been through this per se, so people are frightened of it. they are looking for some security in their own mind and their own home. the first thing to think about is, can i keep my own home safe? >> according to the fbi, the state leading in federal firearm background checks last month was illinois followed by texas, kentucky, f

richmond. tomorrow, the city council will consider an emergency order to suspend rent and mortgage payments. its supporters say it's not fair to expect people to pay their largest bills while they can't work. the proposed order calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords that are filing for government assistance. the city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. >>> starting on wednesday, alameda, contra costa and marin will be enforcing ordinances that require you to wear a face mask like a scarf or mask when you leave the house. abc7 was along san francisco's embarcadero this morning when we saw people with their faces uncovered. here's the thing, you don't have to wear a covering when you're exercising outdoors, but you do have to have one with you. >> so, we feel like if we can do our little part to help keep this from spreading. >> we do what we can. >> of course, we will. >> i usually wear it if i'm in close quarters with people but if i'm out on a run and not next to somebody for a while, i won't wear it. >> now, you have to wear a

the foundation has also been a summer exchange programs for high school students in the city and richmond, virginia, where taylor grew up. taylor's dream was to become a bridge between the two countries by inspiring students and bringing them closer together this way the foundation is now accomplishing that goal. now the city of christchurch in new zealand is located in an area of great seismic activity. a major earthquake in february 2011 caused massive damage to the city, especially to structures already weakened by a quake the previous year. many buildings in the city's center collapsed and residential areas would be hit by widespread land elevation. because it was unfeasible economically to rebuild infrastructure, more than 8,000 households were relocated to other locations. areas that were once much loved neighborhoods were left empty. but these patches of wasteland are now starting to be used more productively as we see in our second report. former residential areas have been unoccupied for years. spaces like this are not an uncommon sight in christchurch. >> i expected there to be

the story i would tell the story and richmond, california i told in the book in 2005 the city richmondd one of the highest per capita murder rate in the country did the city council had declared the state of emergency and they were up in arms about what to do. one guy came to a city council meeting set i want to propose a mentorship program. and people were like what. people were shooting each other and you want a mentorship program. they had kind of tried everything else. so they said okay, we will try it. he provided daily, not he alone but in formerly incarcerated folks to be hired, provided daily contact and a monthly stipend and provided it travel opportunities. ... ... >> and then there was some pushback not among everybody but there was some pushback and be honest reality is with any community that has been under assault of the government and the best word that is what it is it alters a sense of what's possible so the question of messenger is important you are right. you are right. >> am i the best messenger for having that conversation? and how am i an alliance with folks bring

. >> the city's richmond neighborhood, it could be one of the many small et ryes that will struggle with a partial reopening. the restaurant only has four tables inside, four tables outside and four seats at the bar and cutting that number in half could make it nearly impossible to stay in business. >>> strength in numbers, nevada and colorado are joining us here in california, to help determine when to reopen. today, governor newsom announced those two states are joining california, oregon, and washington, in this west coast pact. the states say they will work together to share data and best practicing. the governor also said he was disappointed when he saw images of packed california beaches over the weekend. >> this virus doesn't take the weekends off. this virus doesn't go home because it is a beautiful sunny day around our coast. >> he said he would consider stricter enforcement of social distancing if public spaces continue to draw crowds. >> people are getting a little quarantine fatigue, so will this be a continuing problem? people ignoring the social distancing guidelines. >> mo

. >>> this week the city of richmond will consider an emergency moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. the order would suspend all residential and small business rents and mortgage payments for homeowners. as well as small landlords and small businesses. it will last the duration of shelter in place. the authors of the proposal say federal assistant funds and employment checks are not sufficient to cover housing costs for many residents. the city council will take up the proposal on tuesday. >>> police are trying to track down the driver involved in a deadly hit and run. it happened around 8:00 last night at the intersection of 35th and brooke neil avenue in oakland. not far from 580 police got there they found the victim in a crosswalk. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died police think the driver was in and mercedes-benz car. >>> police sharing this video. polar rsecfor siows. is comes after police broke up two sideshows lesson. no arrests were made but police recorded a number of license play numbers. sideshows are dangerous on their own but in the wake of the coronavir

then in the afternoon, it is all sunshine for oakland and san jose, for redwood city, point richmond, oakland. lunch time in san francisco, in the 60s. by the end of the day, san francisco 65. if you go to mission rock or burlingame, you will be upper 60s. a little bit warmer in those spots. the model does this tomorrow, fog at the coast. tomorrow afternoon, it is gone. tuesday morning, that looks good. tuesday afternoon, clear. wednesday, you get it. no rain or clouds. very little coastal fog. the forecasted highs tomorrow 74 in santa rosa and 74 in fairfield. one of the nicer days we have seen. we will have a run of it. there is the five day forecast. then we will pop in the weekend and you will see temperatures bordering on near 80 degrees. >> we haven't seen that for a while. >>> a priest in rome came up with a creative way to gather for mass without violating social distancing orders. take a look. churches like all public venues in italy are closed in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. this priest moves the altar to the roof. the church is situated among high and dense

richmond. a pursuit through multiple cities ends in a stand off. and at least one officer is injured. >> also breaking tonight, an amber alert has been issued for parts of the bay area after this 14-year-old was kidnapped in idaho. police believe she and her abductors are headed toward santa rosa. the chp says two men kidnapped the girl this morning in the town of rupert, idaho. the amber alert applies to napa and sonoma counties. they say be on the lookout for a gray chevy malibu. >>> now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, an active crime scene in a richmond neighborhood. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. it reportedly all started with the discovery of an assault victim, and that sparked a chase through the east bay. it came to an end in richmond. there's where kpix 5's joe vazquez is tonight, live for us, with the late breaking details. >> reporter: yeah, you can see the crime scene here behind me. the police lights, the yellow tape. at one point tonight, there were dozens of police cars here. helicopters were flying

city. low 60s richmond, berkeley talking -- topping out at 60. for the north bay, mid and looking at upper 50s for lakeport, low 60s for ukiah. is the extended forecast we are looking at our last dry day today and then the rain returns for a weekend and staying unsettled into early next week that after a look at whether. let's check in with gianna for a look at the traffic.>>> if you plan on taking 101 out of marin county heading towards the golden gate bridge, there's some activity from an early accident. southbound 101 just past the robin williams channel. it makes it a little bit more complicated. there is an area where we are seeing more roadwork. definitely give yourself a couple extra minutes, but again, not a lot of cars on the road yet this morning. things are very -- fairly easy to commute. let's take a look at traffic ou l you commit between redwood city, san mateo. if you are a delivery truck driver headed out early this morning or an essential worker you might run into some cone off lanes as the crews work on improving the roadways ri

coverage of people just trying to make it in the bay, there will not be any rent increases in richmond as the citybattling the pandemic there. the city council is not supporting suspending rent altogether. the city already has an eviction moratorium in place. contra costa county supervisors passed a countywide moratorium and rent ordinance freeze. cities can either follow the county law or create their own. >>> this afternoon san francisco assemblyman david chu will join other state lawmakers for a virtual town hall to discuss the need to expand medical coverage regardless of immigration status. the town hall is hosted by the health for all which helps support coverage for undocumented immigrants. the federal rescue package is expected to be approved by the house and signed by the president by the end of the week. it's a relief package bay area people are banking on. the first paycheck protection program are still left empty-handed. the senate passing a bill that included round two, $310 billion in forgiveness loans. but after millions went to big businesses, the little guys aren't so sure this cr

richmond. tomorrow, the city council will consider an emergency ordinance to suspend rent and mortgage paymentsorters say it's not fair to expect people to pay their larging bills while they can't work. the proposed order calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords filing for government e city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. >>> abc7 is partnering with iheart radio to help support local businesses that are being hit really hard during this pandemic. thousands of bay area stores and services are still open offering to help with essential needs and also a lot of them are hiring. go to abc7news.com to find resources and click on support the bay. >>> this morning, the wynn hotel is offering a glimpse at how it will reopen and rather soon. a whole health and sanitation program on its website. part of the plan includes using thermal cameras at points of entry to conduct what it calls noninvasive temperature checks on guests. the wynn hotel expects to open mid to late may depending on covid-19 benchmarks. the wynn ceo is praising nevada's g

the investigation is underway in the city of richmond after an early morning fire at a historic churchre. we were there live as it was happening. allie rasmus is working from home and has the latest on what's happening. good morning. >> reporter: the good news is that fire is out and no one was hurt. this is a live picture of the scene here to show you what it looks like this morning at the bethel church in richmond near cutting boulevard and 35th. it started just before 5:00 this morning. the flames are now out and no one was inside and no one was hurt. but the damage to the building itself, which is about 100 years old, it's over the windows there. the fire chief said they had to call in help from nearby areas and up to 33 firefighters tackled this fire. the flames could be seen shooting through the roof of the building. the pastor says the building had smoke alarms and they did go off this morning. he was at home and got a phone call, then rushed over to see the damage. >> the damage, it's pretty bad. the back of the church, a lot of damage to our dining hall area. we had a smaller

richmond. tomorrow the city council will consider emergency to suspend rent and mortgage payments. it unfair to expect people to pay their largest bills while they're not working. calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords filing for government assistance. the city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. abc7 is partnering with iheart radio to help support local businesses being hit hard during this pandemic. thousands of bay area stores and services are offering to help with essential needs and many are hiring right now. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. >>> now to your morning money report. neiman marcus could file for bankruptcy as soon as this week because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. this is according to reuters. sources say that the retailer is in the final s negotiating a loan and filing for bankruptcy protection. neiman marcus hasfurloughed roughly 14,000 employees. >>> shake shack said it is returning a $10 million loan it received from the federal government

coverage of people just trying to make it in the bay, there won't be any rent increases in the city of richmondey're battling the pandemic like the rest of us. the city counsel still is not supporting suspending rents altogether. the rent hike freeze applies to all residential and commercial properties. the city already has an eviction moratorium in place. in the meantime contra costa county supervisors yesterday passed a countywide eviction moratorium and rent increase freeze ordinance. cities can either follow the county law or create their own. >>> and new for you this morning more protections for food delivery workers in san francisco. according to "the examiner" city supervisors have approved new rules requiring companies to provide protective equipment during the pandemic. this includes masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. companies also have the option of reimbursing workers for the cost of those products. >>> happening today struggling bay area transit agencies will divvy up $780 million in emergency funding. the $2 trillion stimulus bill approved last month allocates more than $1 billion

stay-at-home orders in some southern california counties. >> and several bay area cities including san jose and richmondparing to vote on new rent relief plans. >>> good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike as your traffic update in about eight minutes. first meteorologist kari hall giving us an update of the forecast. those numbers behind you look like it's going to shape up to be another nice one today. >> we're starting out nice and cool. the rain has moved away from the bay area. we're going to get more sunshine today. napa it's 40 degrees. we have mid-50s, even reaching up to 70s for spots like concord who will reach 74 degrees today. we'll talk about this and even warmer forecast. >>> a surprise move overnight, president trump announcing that he's suspending immigration into the u.s. to protect americans from the coronavirus, he says. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live with this developing story and the reaction.

. >>> the east bay city of richmond, the craneway polling pavilion being converted into a medical station coronavirus patients later this month. that historic building right to the, along richmond's waterfront will become a 250 bed medical station for coronavirus patients. the national guard is bringing beds of medical supplies, all of those coordinated by contra costa county. the medical station will only be used if local hospitals went out of space to handle coronavirus patients. >> we're going to be the intermediary. we will be kind of a triage. we will be sending people either to the hospital or if they are on their way to recovery, for them to quarantine themselves at home. >> no, through the years, the pavilion has hosted craft fairs, rosie the riveter festival, even a bernie sanders rally that february. >>> pepsi says it is providing food and medicine supply to those in need. there. he says it is contributing $25 million every year to areas affected by covid-19. money set aside to buy a protective personal equipment for health care workers and provide meals to food banks. the compa

.>>> in other news, police in richmond are investigating the city's first homicide of 2020. this happened about 6:00 am yesterday -- 6:00 pm x-ray. -- yesterday.>>> traffic alert continues on the lower deck of the bay bridge, chp is responding to this injury crash blocking all but one lane and as you look at our maps we are seeing some brake lights because of that. we had a broken down vehicle that is in the clearing stages on the upper deck. if you are traveling on either side of the lower deck or upperdeck you will have delays because of those two incidents.>>> we are starting off our day with chilly conditions and as we head to ooour last dry day before big changes ahead. slightly below average, upper 50s in san francisco for a high, 63 in fremont, 66 and confidence 65 in san jose with mostly sunny skies. to whether systems will bring the return of the rain saturday and for sunday and it will be much chillier on sunday picking up at about half an inch to an inch of rain through the weekend and little cairo just wants to wish everyone a very, very happy weekend for sure.>>

talking about strict laws i want to mention there was defies belief surety of but richmond is more important than the city if you. were working on the ground i'm not for the death penalty india did impose the death penalty if last year and it has not worked well how many would only have problems they had to go live to people how the good people. in the last year and yet it did not deter deform it from going green radio that early so glad. i didn't leave to change the culture of glasgow and save that for a 2nd crime and our leadership the leadership in the country right now is sending messages that you have to stretch your chest you have to impose death penalty. to be on balance of openness. so the messaging trumped up to the ship. and then all. the ladies all has here ladies already i am going to round up this conversation for now but just for now it's a cultural conversation not just about india up globally very important but thank you so much to achieve and chandra and to you for watching the stream where you will always finally can i online see the x. time. business leaders just want to buy no bras pau

. >>> this week the city of richmond will consider an emergency moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. the order would suspend all residential and small business rents and ge paymts for homeowners, small landlords and small businesses. it would last through the duration of the shelter in place order. the author as the proposals say federal unemployment funds are not sufficient to cover housing costs for many residents. the city government will take up the proposal. >>> while this outbreak has put enormous strain on the budgets of bay area cities and counties, they are worried that their looming budget crises could fall through congressional cracks. >> county government is really on the front lines of responding to this pandemic. we are arranging for medical capacity. we run the ems system, the public health system. >> contra costa supervisor saying his county expects to spend $100 million of its reserves between just march and june paying for things like an extra medical center while traditional revenue sources like sales and property taxes are expected to sharply fall. >>> an aspirin

we have heard from dozens of viewers like barry in oakland, nancy in richmond and matthew in redwood citythey have varying complaints with one common thread, they're not getting paid. now a bay area app developer called do not pay is detouring d the state's unemployment website. cializes in cutting government red tape. usually it helps people fight parking tickets. but the team just engineered their app with a free bypass. >> what it does it will ask you questions in california and use the answer to those questions to populate 30 pages of paper form. and i stress paper forms, it doesn't use the online system. it fills in all of this paperwork and mails it off. >> do you think that will be faster than the online system? >> definitely. >> there is an old school unemployment application available for anyone to fill out. we asked the state whether it's faster to get paid using that paper form? the employment development department said no. we encourage everyone impacted by covid-19 to seek assistance directly on the edd website for the fastest possible processing. today, at the governor's dai

stay-at-home orders in some southern california counties. >> and several bay area cities including san jose and richmondren new rent relief plans. >>> a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike's traffic update is about eight minutes away. first, start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast which will shape up to be a nice day outside for us, kari.

it went through a couple cities before coming to a stop in richmond around 7:30. the suspect pointed a gun at officers. witnesses tell us they heard a number of gunshots and police haven't confirmed the status of the suspect or what started the chase. officers were hurt but doesn't appear they were life threatening. >> hayward facility lost the most coronavirus deaths or people among local nursing homes. with a dozen residents passing. it's under criminal investigation as a result. we have learn pd the owner has quite a colorful background. >> she was shocked to see the lack of staffing. as coronavirus erupted at the facility. >> i was able to get some staff on the phone to let me know there was one nursing staff member there for the building that ta day. my heart dropped. >> her 74 year-old father is there after suffering a stroke. and she's been unable to get answers about how her dad is being protected against infection. from staff or the owner. >> how do you sleep knowing that your facility is being run so poorly. how are you not there? >> a search shows they

it went through a couple cities before coming to a stop in richmond around 7:30. the suspect pointed a gun at officers. witnesses tell us they heard a number of gunshots and police haven't confirmed the status of the suspect or what started the chase. officers were hurt but doesn't appear they were life threatening. >> hayward facility lost the most coronavirus deaths or people among local nursing homes. with a dozen residents passing. it's under criminal investation as a result. he lea >> she was shocked to see the lack of staffing. as coronavirus erupted at the facility. >> i was able to get some staff on the phone to let me know there was one nursing staff member there for the building that ta day. my heart dropped. >> her 74 year-old father is there after suffering a stroke. and she's been unable to get answers about how her dad is being protected against infection. from staff or the owner. >> how do you sleep knowing that your facility is being run so poorly. how are you not there? >> a search shows they are equal owners of the business. he's something of a s

. >> and several bay area cities including san jose and richmond aren new rent relief plans. >>> a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike's traffic update is about eight minutes away. first, start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast which will shape up to be a nice day outside for us, kari. >>> we're getting ready for more sunshine, the clouds we've seen recently will be moving away from the bay area as we've seen a few spots getting some light rain yesterday. right now we're clearing out in the north bay, and temperatures are falling. right now only at 41 degrees. in santa rosa and napa, san francisco, it's 52. 54 in san jose. then as we go into later today it's going to be really nice with highs reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. we continue to warm up over the next few days and i'll have that and the full micro clip mat forecast that's coming up, marcus. >>> thanks, kari. it was a vice move overnight, president trump announcing he's suspending immigration into the u.s. this is to prot

richmond. tomorrow, the city council will consider an emergency order to suspend rent and mortgage payments.od morning, mike. >> good morning, kamasi. hi, everybody. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing the light rain that tried to bring us some moisture this morning, moving away and some scattered light showers that will try to bring us a couple hundredths of an inch of rain for the rest of the day. and there's some dangerous surf. that's what this low is really kicking up. sneaker waves, long run breakers and cooler than average temperatures in the 50s and 60s today. but checkuts, and the of e ekka. >> looks , mike. >>> now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 with "midday live." in the meantime, you can find us on our app and at abc7news.com. have a great day, everyone. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit comedy, "american housewife," katy mixon. and i will try again with a bronx paramedic as we continue to meet the "working heroes" across the country. and software suga super both champion. and tips for taking care of your skin.

plan on taking the bay bridge were making the commute out of the east bay into the city, use an alternate. there richmondael bridge or the san mateo bridge. theris of the waovghooting so police activity there. the closures are right at fremont so it's just as you come off the bay bridge but you can't access the skyway. if you are headed towards san francisco they are funneling traffic down to one lane onto the fremont exit, causing the backup. in addition, we are looking for an accident as well in the backup near anchorage. cars tangled up and the number three lane is blacked. an hour or so is what is what it take a to clear out. it's been a while since we at t bay bridge. stay with the alternates. we are not seeing a backup at the toll plaza but extending to where the incline is through there. if you want to take san mateo bridge, you can see traffic is moving nicely. the 101 alemany project is still underway and closures in effect. >>> we have a cooler day today. if it was too warm yesterday it will cool down today. temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees cooler compared to the warm day we had yesterday.