we're talking about a thousand employees, part-time employees for the city of san jose, for 14 different departments. we just got the word in the last two minutes. the city of san jose is facing a budget hole for this fiscal year and more revenue shortfalls are expected for next year. the city is expecting a $27 million loss in sales tax revenue, add to a dip in hotel tax revenue because of the shelter-in-place order. there will be some open jobs left unfilled and they could cut some of those jobs. the city of san jose is considering furloughing unbenefited and temporary employees who are currently on paid administrative leave. i'm told by the city manager's office we're talking about lifeguards, folks who do programs through the city library and whatnot. the departments include the parks and recreation department, i.t., transportation department, and even the san jose police department, although no sworn officers. the furloughs will begin may 4. >> and certainly there's always the opportunity to assign those or reassign those employees' work should we need their support in terms of how

we are live that san jose city hall and nonessential workers with the city of san jose have been on paid administrative leave since the lockdown six weeks ago. that ends on may 4 when widespread furloughs go into effect across many departments. this is 1200 city workers now. lifeguards, crossing guards, recreation leaders, library pages and other positions with police. san jose relies on revenue from sales and property tax that with many restaurants scaled- back and most businesses close, the income streams have dried enerare l op,theyalso travel re the same goes for hotel and transient taxes. the shortfall is $45 million for san jose. >> we were looking at a $25-$35 million budget surplus and went to projected $45 million budget deficit so that is an $80 million swing within one month. >> the city's budget director said to prepare for the next american recession. the mayor said the next projection for next year will be worse. kpix. >>> we are learning this morning, two appointment only testing sites for covid-19 in san francisco remain largely empty. there is one on ers 30 and 32, and a

totally final. >>> extending much of the bay area as a shelter in place orders will cost some city workers in san jose their jobs at least for now. kiet do says nearly 1200 furloughs were announced today. >> reporter: the city of san jose kept these folks on the payroll as long as they could, kept paying them for more than six weeks, but after the county announced the extension to the stay-at-home order, something had to give. >> during this crisis. >> reporter: the bad news came during an unusual city council meeting held via teleconference that the city of san jose would from a $25 million surplus to a productive massive budget shortfall. despite best estimates currently is a $45 million shortfall. >> with the pandemic shutting down the city's libraries, schools closed out for weeks, and foot traffic laid down at the san jose police department and public pools off-limits the decision was made to take nonessential employees who had been on unpaid leave and furloughed them. the furlough affects nearly 1200 employees and for now impact lifeguards crossing guards recreation leaders library attendance, i

. >>> meanwhile the san jose mayor called for the city to allocate more than $17 million in funding to house people who are potential carriers of the coronavirus. >> we have a unique moment to eliminate red tape, to be able to move quickly and nimbly, and to accelerate our efforts. >>> meantime, with many people struggling to pay their bills, 2 san jose city leaders are proposing a rent freeze. john ramos has more on the push. >> reporter: governor newsom imposed the eviction ban so people wouldn't get thrown out of their apartments, but they still owed their landlords back rent. now 2 san jose city council members are taking the next step and saying they shouldn't have to pay anything. council members carrasco and perales says the halt on evictions will do nothing in the long run to keep laid off workers in their homes. >> it only delays the inevitable. 3 or 4 months from now, they'll only have accumulated a massive rent debt. eviction will become almost inevitable. >> reporter: they're proposing a 3 month suspension of residential rent payments for all units if the tenant can demonst

is looking for ways to cut costs. >> reporter: san jose city hall is now closed to the public, the city is still fully operational. the problem is there's very little money coming in. the realities of san jose's new budget crisis were outlined in a virtual city council meeting where officials explained the city's rapid decline. >> we were looking at a 25 to 35 million-dollar budget surplus. and we went to a projected 45 million-dollar budget deficit. that's an 80 million-dollar swing within one month. like other bay area cities, san jose makes most of its money by collecting sales and property taxes. but with so many businesses closed, those income streams have gone practically dry. and with travel restricted, the city's other big source of income, hotel or transient taxes are also down sharply. >> it was scary on how fast things could turn around. >> fortunately, san jose has $30 million in reserves and many emergency expenses related to the pandemic are being picked up by the state and federal government not coming out of the general fund. but

we will keep an eye on that. >>> this is san jose city hall. looking at hundreds of nonessential city workers who have been children at home but still getting paid on paid administrative leave. that ends may 4 whenwidespread furloughs go into effect across many departments. this is 1200 city workers here. lifeguards, crossing guards, recreation leaders, library pages and other positions with po joseies on revenm sales and property tax but with many restaurants scaled- back and most businesses closed, the income streams have dried up. even though car dealerships are still open, they are also not generating sales like they used to . with travel restrictions, the same goes for hotel and transient taxes. the shortfall is $45 million for san jose. >> we were looking at a $25-$35 million budget surplus and went to projected $45 million budget deficit, so that is an $80 million swing within one month . >> the city's budget director said to prepare for the next american recession. the mayor said the next projection for next year will be worse. those em

the city council in san jose will talk about that and if you could attend in person, i would say this would likely be a packed house because a lot of feelings on both sides of this issue. san jose city councilmembers say that families that can show a hardship because of coronavirus should be able to waive three months rent. that is not pay it later, not defer it, but not pay it at all. property owners would then recoup that money via small business loans that are becoming available. >> their families are not going to be able to pay that back rent, and so they're having to make choices between feeding their families or paying as little as they can towards rent. >> reporter: now they are urging the san jose city council to reconsider responding in part we are deeply concerned small housing providers will be unable to bear the cost of this new mandate and may force rental housing providers out of business if they have to absorb three months of financial losses. we're going to track that issue in the san jose city council today and will track the santa clara county supervisor's meeting be

little more 83 in both the lay on also in the napa you've got 70's inside the baby still in san jose 81 redwood cityn 67 degrees downtown san francisco. so certainly some nice weather out there now high pressure in control. it's going to weaken a little bit over the weekend that could allow for some cooler air to move in. here's a today, look at your weekend here as we head toward tomorrow afternoon. you're back in the 80's inland cooler 60's, the fog moving in along the coastline as we get into sunday, yeah cooler air begins to flow back into the bay area certainly still warm in spots inland you'll be in the 70's there on sunday, 60's 70's inside the bay and 50's along the coastline, but yeah we've got some changes over the weekend we're going to back down out of those 80's as we get into sunday next week still looks like temperatures remaining above average. in fact i think by next tuesday justine some of these temperatures could get near 90 degrees in the hot spots it back to you. >>thanks so much some warm weather on the way at a heads up now for drivers in san francisco today caltrans began wor

san jose. even the city picking up some rainfall.n chance not impressive for the rest of the week. 10% is probably even a stretch for thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. temperatures right now upper 40s and low-to-mid 50s. we'll drop back to the low-to- mid 40s in most locations by early tomorrow morning. those temperatures will gradually bounce back into the 60s for highs by the end of the workweek. and of course the computer is not going to obey my command to go to the 7-day forecast. i'll have that for you coming up during our 7:00 half hour. the work at home adventure continues. it's still a work in progress. vern, hopefully you can help me out with some sports news. >>> big name of the game gone. former nfl star is on a new level. and most of the country is going to have to turn up bubbles at this price? is this for real? oh... it's real. believe me. i mean, this is unexpected. you would say, remarkable? absolutely. a remarkable deal! thanks, i get that all the time. wait what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle wow... i think i'll tak

. >> reporter: the city of san jose is looking to fix up the used ventilators, and then get them out to local hospitals. at the same time, governor gavin newsom announced the state is lending 500 ventilators to the national stockpile to help the hardest hit areas like new york, saying right now, other states need them more. >> this does not go to some warehouse, doesn't collect dust. they're being immediately redeployed as needed based on conditions on the ground. >> reporter: there are 11,000 ventilators in the state's health care system, with another 500 possibly being delivered tomorrow. >> we have capacity in our hospital bedses, our icu beds, and with our ventilator supply. >> reporter: santa clara county's public health officer says it seems the shelter in place orders are working. >> we're not out of the woods, but i have, there's, you know, a few little sparkles of optimism. we don't look like it looks in other places in the country, where the infections have grown by extreme amounts. infections are not growing that much here. >> reporter: santa clara leaders say they haven't

san jose. >>> the city councils in san jose and san francisco have approved emergency pay city ordinances. the measures apply to companies with more than 500 employees. employees would be able to use emergency leave if they are under quarantine or show covid- 19 symptoms or are caring for children or someone who is sick. it would apply to gate workers like right your drivers. what is expected to consider a similar plan next week. >>> tesla plans to cut salaries and furlough hourly workers. multiple reports cite an internal email to employees saying that furloughs will begin monday. late last month health orders force the company to wind down electric car production at its fremont frak to barring changes. it will resume production may 4. we have reached out to tesla for comment but have not heard back. >>> lawyers say clients have been fired from the jobs for expressing concerns to employers of lack of protective gear while working. a growing fear among and social employees is refusing to do tasks they feel are unsafe or possibly losing their jobs when speaking out on their concerns. >> und

two san jose city leaders are going the extra step and saying that it's not enough to have an eviction ban. they are now proposing suspended rent payments all together for three months, for tenants who can prove they have a direct financial impact from the coronavirus. >> we want to take care of our parents. please help our community before it's too late. >> three or four months from now, a low wage work her only have accumulated a massive rent debt. eviction will become inevitable. >> the landlords would still be liable for their debt. the ordinance, some say, would penalize the very people providing houses for local residents. >>> frustration is building tonight for the people trying to get unemployment money, and the people dirk it out as well. the. if development department is dealing with a historic surge if claims. all of its centers where people used to get help from live representatives have closed. the edd wants everyone to apply on-line. their telephone line is only manned from 8:00 a.m. to noon. it took one man 100 tries to ú>> why are they only open four hours a day during

two bay area cities just approved a new emergency paid sick leave ordinance. the measure in san francisco and san jose extends coveapplie companies with more than 500 employees. it's official students in san francisco, santa clara, san mateo, alameda, and marin counties will finish the school year at home. the state superintendent said he is working to close the digital divide for students who need access to the necessary tech tools. >>> and the governor is urging the 40 million californias sheltering at home to make sure they are looking after their mental health, as well. the state's covid-19 website has several emotional support resources, or you can reach a counselor through the state's crisis textline. there are also dedicated counselors just for healthcare workers. >>> now our original series project home. homeless service providers have been sounding the alarm that shelters can be a hotbed for coronavirus. >> and tonight the mayor says some homeless will be moved into hotels. susie spoke to homeless advocates who say it isn't happening quickly enough. >> i keen hearing they're going to do the r

in the meantime as we reported last week the san jose city council is delaying moving forward on the massive downtown plan which includes housing. city leaders will now consider that development some time next year. >>> other news we're following for you this morning, hundreds of suppliers must now soon report what they're doing to conserve water and how much of it is being used. that new rule was just passed by the state water resources control board. it's expected to apply to more than 400 systems that supply water to 90% of the state's population. if the rule passes, a legal review report must be submitted starting in october. similar action was taken from 2015 to 2017 drought. >>> 4:38 for you that morning. and the price you pay. still ahead for you here on "today in the bay," the all new action california's attorney general is taking to crack down on price gouging amid the pandemic. >>> plus, honoring frontline workers. the free items mcdonald's is planning to offer to them all day today. you're watching "today in the bay." i'm phil mickelson. that's me long before i had psoriati

. >> reporter: marcus, the san jose city council was supposed to approve of this at the end of the year, google downtown west mixed use plan development of 250 acres, but now the council is not expected to vote until early to mid-2021. we're talking about a delay of several months. it's hard to say what, if any, impact this will have on prot je the project in the long term. they want staff to focus on the emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic even though some work on the project will continue via telecommuting. the city says they expect the project to be much larger than initially proposed. this goes to your question about housing in silicon valley. almost 13,000 units, a fivefold increase of the original proposal and almost 13 million square feet of commercial space, triple the original proposal. residents have concerns housing and office prices will skyrocket as a result, that low-income residents and small businesses will be pushed out and the area will become overcrowd ed with te addition of 20,000 google employees. they will build low-income housing. reporting live in the

san jose, thom jensen. >>> the big vote is tonight. free rent for up to three months. will the san jose city council approve this bold proposal? council members want rent to be forgiven for up to three months if families can show financial hardship due to this health outbreak. many property owners and land lords say this is simply unfair. to get any of their money back they would have to apply for small business loans. if approved, the rent forgiveness would be retroactive to april 1s. >>> a message from president trump today is going to be a very painful weak but the coronavirus task force says there are glimmers of hope. >> as we stand here today in the midst of heartbreaking numbers of losses in new york city, i also want to assure the american people that there's reason for hope. we continue to see evidence of stabilization in some of the areas around the countries of the most significant outbreak. >> meantime, fema says a federal employee works at its headquarters tested positive with the virus. the employee did not come in contact with members of the task force. >>> stocks ended down after surging as much as 900 points t

nor than is,000 san jose employees are about to lose their paychecks as effects of the coronavirus devastate the city budget. san jose city manager dave sikes says the shortfall of $45 million will mean furloughs for part-time and temporary employees including parks and rec employees, lifeguards and library aides. those workers have been on paid administrative leave since the closures in march, but the city says the uncertainty of the virus means they won't be returning anytime soon and more cuts are likely. >> i don't think we're expecting the economy to bounce back as quickly as the economy was shut down. >> in total nearly 1,200 workers will be furloughed next monday, which is may 4th. one important note, they will technically remain city employees, meaning they would not have to reapply for their jobs when the economy recovers. >>> well, every night we look forward to something good. tonight a north bay landlord got his stimulus check but he zpi decided to share it with his tenants. here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> hi, ducky. hi, ducky. >> reporter: cynthia whitsett has lived in this santa r

last week an internal report from san jose city hall revealed santa clara county could see up to 8,000 deaths if nothing is done. the health department says it had nothing to do with that estimate. >>> and in new york city we're seeing the number of deaths increase again, soaring above 1,000. new york city alone now has more than 43,000 confirmed cases. and fema is now sending 250 ambulances and 500 emts to help respond to the record number of emergency calls they're having, and e.r. doctors in queens explaining the dire situation right now. >> i just got down my ten-hour shift and it feels like playing dominos. every single minute over ten hours straight feeling every one of your patients is about to fall. >> sadly fema is delivering 85 refrigerated trucks to new york city to serve as temporary morta mortaries. >>> l.a. is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases not only among all the citizens there but those sworn to serve and protect. it's becoming a big problem. l.a. county's confirmed cases shot higher by 20% yesterday. now numbering more than 3,000. 54 people have died. there's also

san jose city councilmembers magdalena carrasco and raul per release low say they're going to present plan to the city council tomorrow. it would waive rent for three months if families can show financial hardship due to covid-19. this is not a loan. this is not a grace period. this is simply no rent. >> their families are not going to be able to pay that back rent, and so they're having to make choices between feeding their families or paying the little that they can towards rent. >> some property owners and landlords say this is unfair. to get any of their money back, they would have to apply for small business loans. >>> a 9-year-old broadway fan got the ultimate surprise of her life when she got a special zoom call. ♪ alexander hamilton, america sings for you ♪ >> actor john krasinski and his wife emily blunt appeared together for his show, some good news. the actress surprised the girl with the original cast singing alexander hamilton. aubrey was supposed to see the show in dploflorida but it was canceled because of the outbreak. >> what if we were supposed to see the show next w

san jose's signature development project. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us with the details on the new delays for google's postpone ed mega campus and housing. >> reporter: the san jose cityncil is supposed to consider the planned development some time at the end of the year. we're talking about google's downtown mixed development of 250 acres around san jose's diridon train station. now the council is not expected to vote until early to mid-2021. we're talking about a delay of several months. the city release add statement this week saying it's delays city council consideration so staff can focus on the emergency response to the coronavirus even though some work on the project will continue via telecommuting. also, the issue san jose housing, the city said they expect the project to be much larger than initially proposed. almost 13,000 housing units, a five fold increase, and almost 13 million square feet of commercial space, triple the original proposal. residents have protested the project over concerns housing and office prices will skyrocket pushing low income residents out of the area. and the diridon station would be overcrowded with the addition of at least 20,000

. >>> today two san jose city council and to introduce an emergency resolution to waive rent for at least0 days. california currently has a moratorium on evictions through may but tenants rights advocates says more needs to be done to protect people who lost their jobs san jose is one of the most expensive rental markets in the country and the two councilmembers say that tenants need more help.>> we know many of our families will not be able to come up with the thousands of dollars needed to pay back rent which will accumulate by the end of moratorium.>> efforts to freeze residential rent is also underway in other parts of the country. >>> the coronavirus is affecting the rebuilding efforts in the north bay. more than 1400 homes were lost during the cubs fire hundreds of homes are still in the rebuilding process, but a series of complications driven by the virus or fear of it have slowed work down all other construction not in the fire rebuilding zones are on indefinite hold adding to many contractor problems, many workers and supply deliveries are staying home.>> we did have cancellation

san jose has more than 1400 cases. within santa clara county, here's san jose, the biggest city in the bay area in terms of population. sunnyvale with the next biggest total. 120 cases. santa clara itself with 100. and dr. sarah cody says the county has done a very good job flattening the curve and has less than 5% of the total cases reported in california. >>> the drug has been tested for months and today the biggest evidence yet that it works at helps patients recover faster from the coronavirus. our jessica aguirre is working from home with details about this break through with the drug, developed by scientists in foster city. jessica? >> that drug is called remdesivir, and it's shorten -- it has a shortened recovery rate, better survival rate and blocks an enzyme in the coronavirus. it's being hailed by the white house as a significant milestone. and they say it is probably the most effective anti-viral drug they have right now in treating covid-19. let's talk to you about those clinical trials done by gilead sciences out of foster city, which created this drug. it was originally made to treat ebola. 1,000 patient

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the bay area, including pleasant hill, castro valley, orinda, kentfield, san francisco, and san jose. the city councils in both san francisco and san jose have approved emergency paid sick leave ordinances. >>> unlike federal stimulus packages, the measures apply to companies with more than 500 employees. they would be able to use emergency leave if they're under quarantine, show covid-19 symptoms, or are caring for children or someone who's sick. the ordinances would apply to gig workers like ride share drivers. oakland is expected to consider a similar plan next week. >>> also tonight, a new lawsuit over a worker's death from the coronavirus, and it likely will not be the last. kpix 5's betty yu on the legal protections for employees who put their health on the line for their jobs. betty? >> ken, as the number of coronavirus related employee deaths grows, so does anxiety among essential workers. a san francisco law firm says they've received several calls from workers who don't have enough protective gear and are exploring legal action. >> a lot omar of people are afraid. they're afraid of l

tonight relief could be coming for workers at big companies in san francisco and san jose. >> leaders in both cities passed emergency measures to secure paid sick leave. we have the story. >> these are essential workers busy at san francisco fisherman's ward. workers likely part of the 200,000 who benefit from a public emergency leave measure just passed by the san francisco board of supervisors and now on the mayors desk. >> immediately provide two week of paid leave. >> for anyone who works for a large company of more. includi including those who tested positive. have symptoms. or take care of a family member. >> you have a greater amount of responsibility and employees and that is a first step. providing those two weeks of paid leave. >> he's an essential worker in san francisco. he's employed by workday. which already gives employees incentives. had hopes the city wide ones aren't abused. >> it's a great thing that they're doing it. however there's always people that will take advantage of the system. >> news contributor and insider says there are still a number of questions about this new emerg

tonight relief could be coming for workers at big companies in san francisco and san jose. >> leaders in both cities passed emergency measures to secure paid sick leave. we have the story. >> these are essential workers busy at san francisco fisherman's ward. workers likely part of the 200,000 who benefit from a publ just passed by the san francisco board of supervisors and now on the mayors desk. >> immediately provide two week of paid leave. >> for anyone who works for a large company of 500 or more. includi including those who tested positive. have symptoms. or take care of a family member. >> you have a greater amount of responsibility and employees and that is a first step. providing those two weeks of paid leave. >> he's an essential worker in san francisco. he's employed by workday. which already gives employees incentives. had hopes the city wide ones aren't abused. >> it's a great thing that they're doing it. however there's always people that will take advantage of the system. >> news contributor and insider says there are still a number of questions about this new emergency measure. >> we

now the local government on their agendas have in san jose the city council will discuss temporarily freezing rent increases. in alameda county supervisors will discuss extending that eviction moratorium to commercial tenants impacted by covid-19. in richmond a big talker here. we're really watching this one because the council will discuss suspending rent and mortgages for the duration of the shelter in place state of emergency. they will take up the issue of commercial tenant protections against eviction. governor gavin newsom's order enacted march 16th does remain in place for all other communities but also gives local governments the ability to take protections even a little bit farther which is what we're going to see. this hasn't been without pushback from landlords who say they cannot afford to not bring in that rental income. the tenant protections will be increasingly important as we go forward and know more people will be losing their jobs in the days and weeks to come. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> many fast food workers all over the bay area are prote

san jose will bump up to 54. yesterday, we had a lot of 80s. santa rosa, livermore, san jose, not today. they are kind big cities and right at 70 degrees. ose. they will continue they're going 20 into tomorrow. the city, 62. 52, pretty close to of it. 83, the record high in the state, 1990 night. 43 back in 18. but the city, because that low cloud:, 76. two days ago. 70. did you because that offshore winds kaden. and it is going to continue for the next couple of days. right there, and it is on its way down. as it does, it will continue to spin in some clouds. so a mix of sun and clouds, high clouds, some sunbreak >> put a good cooling trend. now, this system is rather innocuous. but there is the possibility of one coming in that it monday. we will see if it holds onto that. that will be pretty good to get that. but that is still about three days away. 50s, 60s, our low. some days of the temps. it will continue to drop into friday and then level off into what looks to be a nice weekend. >>> tough job of grading students who are learning at home. coming up next, san francisco school officials have a unique solution but some say it is extr

city company to deliver the meals. drivers start prepping the meals at 8 at hoover elementary school on brocklehurst street in oak they will then deliver the supplies to families later this morning . >> san jose is helping renters by extending protections against evictions during the pandemic. the san jose city council work to extend the temporary ban on evictions until may 31 and move forward to a freeze rent. the previous moratorium on evictions were due to expire this month but the city council plans to vote on a proposed rent for you starting next week the contra costa county board of supervisors is considering a countywide moratorium on most evictions and rent increases. >>> let's go back to steve paulson, keeping an eye on the forecast for this thursday morning, steve? >> that is correct. yes, we have big change today in the form of low clouds, drizzle fog out there in higher clouds. the temperatures that were very warm the last couple days, that will not be the case today. they are on their way down and will continue that in the weekend and yesterday was another we have several areas in the 80s and redwood city, 70 a and santa cruz at 75 50s on the temperatures, it's uniform out there

san jose city officials say the regional parks and parking lots are closed saturday and sunday. but neighborhood parks are open. >> you can probably walk to these in your neighborhood, close to home. and those ones remain open for the holiday weekend, just asking everybody to observe the physical distancing and to avoid those gatherings, no egg hunts. >> reporter: they are limiting residents to within a five-mile radius of their homes, in effect for the weekend. and all county parks are closed. >> we believe we are at a critical point in our covid-19 response effort, the health and safety and well-being of our visitors, of our guests, our residents, are of the utmost importance. >> reporter: in the north bay, officials say the county parks are open, however, you cannot drive to the open spaces here. over the last 10 days, more than 1000 morning citations have been written for violating that order, starting good friday, those become 100, those become $100 fines. >> we want people to get out and be able to get some fresh air, we know this is a trying and difficult time for everyon

city about $197 each per night. the overall effort would cost san francisco roughly $105 million. some of which would be reimbursed by federal and state governments. >>> in the south bay, in san joseillion plan to build hundreds of tiny homes for the homeless. the city expect to be able to build 500 modular and prefabricated homes on public and private lambs instead of years. the units will be used to house residents who have tested positive for covid-19 and also for people who may live in crowded homes and are unable to self-quarantine. >>> the city of oakland has just received 100 trailers from fema, almost 100 to help protect some of the city's homeless residents. mayor libby schaaf made t announcement in a video posted on social media asland. the city has 91 new trailers, some of which are going to alameda. mayor schaaf says the city is working on having them set up in the next couple of weeks. >> we will be standing up those trailers by may 1st to the house are unsheltered residents who are particularly vulnerable to covid-19. >> mayor schaaf added that she will be holding her weekly virtual town hall meeting tonight on facebook, twitter, and youtube. >>> well, get reporter a

we will have your full forecast coming up.>>> live look in san jose are starting today, there will be free meals for students in the cityool district. nearly 3 dozen campuses in san jose unified will provide breakfast and lunches monday through friday. and changes take effect today for a school meal program in fremont, the high school district will provide two days worth of meals. on mondays, wednesdays and fridays, distribution will happen at four different high schools.>>> to 6:43 are now as we check the dow and other major indexes, the dow is off to a strong start for the week. it is up to more than 843 points right now. the rest of our money watch this morning, airlines are cutting more flights from the u.s. epicenter of coronavirus cases. american airlines says it will suspend additional flights into and out of new york's main airports beginning on april ninth. american airlines will only operate 13 daily flights from jfk, laguardia and new york airport between april ninth and may six. >>> carmakers around the world are making changes as well. at factories to try and help her do -- produce critical medical supplies

the san jose city council is set to consider the approval of google's downtown mixed use downtown development until sometime at the end of the year. that's around the diridon train station. for now the council is not expected to vote on the project until early to mid-2021, that a delay of several months. the city says the staff is instead focusing on the emergency response to the coronavirus. >>> also new for you this week, the city said that they expect that project to be much larger than initially proposed, almost 13,000 housing units, a five-fold increase. and the almost 13 million square feet of commercial space is triple of what was originally proposed. residents around the area have protested the project over concern that housing will skyrocket. local and small businesses will be pushed out, they fear. >>> a plan to pay the homeless to stay in hotels requires the city to lease 7,000 rooms by the end of the month. the rooms cost nearly $200 a night. the cost to house everyone could increase to more than $100 million. this past week, more than 100 homeless have tested positive for covid-1

. >>> two san jose city council members are calling for an emergency resolution to waive rent for 90ifornia already has a moratorium on evictions through may fourth, but tenants rights advocates say more needs to be done to protect people who have lost their jobs. tenants would need to provide written documentation of a covid-19 related hardship . vertex is a waving rent is unlawful and would unfairly punish landlords. san jose is one of the most expensive rental markets in the country. >>> firefighters say people who are preoccupied from the coronavirus pandemic still need to take time to protect their homes and properties from wildfires. that is a challenge during normal times, it's even more difficult during the pandemic. >> reporter: these hills in sonoma county may look green after the recent rains, but it's likely they will start drying out before too long. the coronavirus won't stop the wildfire season. >> fire season will likely be here before you know it and we want people to realize that. >> reporter: april is typically the time fire departments in northern california appea

. >>> three san jose city council women held an online news conference today calling for support of survivors of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence during the covid-19 crisis. councilwoman sylvia arenas, magdalena carrasco and maia esparza say stress and social isolation during the public health emergency can increase the risk of sexual assault crimes. the situation can often worsen when families are forced to live in cramped public housing. >> living in these conditions even before the crisis meant often the children were living with strangers and there is absolutely no space for privacy in these types of living conditions. and we know that child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence were already pre-tran19, very serious dangers with families that were forced to live in overcrowded housing by the economic conditions. >> at today's council meeting the police department also give an update on the sexual assault response and strategy work plan. the plan was created to dedicate staff and resources following a spike in the number of sexual assaults. >>> coming up, growing con

san jose city officials say the regional parks and parking lots are closed saturday and sunday. but neighborhood parks are open. >> you probably walk to in your neighborhood, close to home. and those ones remain open for the holiday weekend. just asking everybody to observe the physical distancing of 6 feet and to avoid those gatherings, so. >> reporter: along the peninsula, officials in san mateo county say a restriction limiting residents to within a five-mile radius of their homes will be in effect for the weekend. and all county parks are closed. >> we believe that we are at a critical point in our covid-19 response effort, the health and safety and well-being of our visitors come of our guests, our residents, are of the utmost importance. >> reporter: in the north bay, officials say the county parks are open, however, you cannot drive to the open spaces here. over the last 10 days more than 1001 citations have been written in. >> we still want people to get out and get some fresh air, we know this is a trying and difficult time for everyone, but to do so, you need to make s

1300 trailers around the state and has secured 7000 hotel rooms to house homeless people but the san jose city council will consider an emergency resolution to waive rent for tenants, financially impacted by the pandemic and san jose currently has a temporary moratorium on evictions of tenants facing financial burdens due to the pandemic but the councilmembers say it doesn't go far enough to protect renters.>> we know many of our families will not be able to come up with the thousands of dollars needed to pay back rent that will accumulate by the end of the moratorium. >> the councilmembers are set to present the emergency resolution to the city council tomorrow. >>> is prime minister boris johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a london hospital and the prime minister was taken to the hospital yesterday for a series of test and diagnosed with the coronavirus days ago and is still suffering symptoms fire to the hospital he was quarantine at his home. democratic centers are urging airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers when their flights are canceled. us department trans

san jose city officials say it's regional parks and parking lots will be shut down but neighborhood parks will remain open. still no large gatherings or easter egg hunts will be allowed at any location. >>> a sobering development today, the city of san francisco monitoring a large outbreak of covid-19 at one of the cities homeless shelters. 70 people have tested positive for covid-19 at st. vincent depaul multiservice center located at fifth street. this is exactly what some advocates had warned about. for weeks, san franciscans have been sheltering at home trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but for those without a permanent home, it is difficult or even impossible to isolate. now the mayor announced that multiservice center south in the south fork market neighborhood has seen an outbreak of coronavirus, 68 guests and two staff members. they said they knew an outbreak at homeless shelter was a possibility and stands ready to place people in hotel rooms. the plan now is to turn that shelter into a hospital to treat those with coronavirus. >> we are going to reroute our medical he

in the south bay, san jose city officials are taking a similar approach. >> we're trying to prevent people gathering in groups. these regional parks are areas that can get crowded. we have observed and received reports regarding noncompliance with county orders in certain parks and people gathering. we just want to be really proactive. >> reporter: nine regional south bay parks will be closed to the public this weekend. and if you're wondering what's open for a weekend jog or bike ride, we did put together a complete bay area list on our website, abc7news.com. you are being advised to stay at least within your neighborhood, something walkable, bikable preferably. >>> a check now of the weather. it will be nice this easter stngt.d, sa>> i.unou c then get into partly cloudy skies. it will stay gray at the coast. improving conditions throughout the easter holiday. emeryville in the 50s. we'll talk about the holiday weekend and a warmer week ahead, coming up. >> thanks, lisa. >>> first aid from your laptop. how to pick up helpful life-saving tips right from your home. >>> it's more than just a

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. >>> in new york city we're seeinghe number of deaths increase again, soaring above 1,000. more than 43,000 confirmed cases and fema is sending 500 emts to help respond to the record number of emergency calls they're getting there. one e.r. doctor explained the dire situation. >> i just got done my ten-hour shift and it feels like playing dominoes every single minute over ten hours straight feeling every one of your patients is about to fall. >> we thank all of those health care workers for what they're doing. sadly fema is delivering 85 refrigerated trucks to new york city to serve as temporary mortuaries. >> that is tragic. >>> the possibility children are learning from home for the rest of the year is looking like it could be a reality. get used to that one. california superintendent of schools tony thurmond put out a statement asking schools to plan for distance learning for the remainder of the year. safety concerns over the coronavirus. it is not likely schools in the state will be open before summer. he's expect

san jose city officials say regional parks and parking lots are closed saturday and sunday, but neighborhoodarks are open. >> you can probably walked to these in your neighborhood, close to home. and those ones remain open for the holiday weekend. just asking everybody to observe the physical distancing and to avoid gatherings, no egg hunts. >> reporter: a restriction limiting residents to within a five-mile radius of their homes will be in effect for the weekend, and all county parks are closed. >> we believe we are at a critical point in our covid-19 response effort, the health and safety and well-being of our visitors, of our guests, our residents, our of the utmost importance. >> reporter: the county parks are already open, however you cannot drive to the open spaces here, over the last 10 days, more than 10,001 citations have been written for violating that order. starting good friday, those warnings become $100 fines. we know this is a trying and difficult time for everybody. but to do so, we need to make sure it is within your own neighborhood. >> officials in santa cruz county say al

temperatures have backed down into the 50s areawide, anywhere from 53 to 59 degrees in san jose. the city checking in at 55. temperatures tonight won't drop too far. the clouds will thicken overhead regardless of whether or not we see any measurable rainfall. the cloud cover will keep temperatures from dropping. mostly low 50s by early tomorrow morning. high temperatures tomorrow should manage to reach the 60s and most locations. only upper 50s right along the coast. as we look ahead the next several days during the daylight hours tomorrow, just that 20% chance of rain and 10%, the way to translate that for a meteorologist to speak is it probably will not rain. easter weekend does look dry and it does look substantially warmer as well especially inland, temperatures reaching up to the 70s and that will continue at least through the middle of next week. temperatures reaching up into the mid-60s and that is not bad for the middle of april. we continue to share your kids our projects with you. this is from claire. she is 10 years old. i always like seeing pictures of any animal. if you want

san jose who can't pay right now. you will be able to stay put where you are renting. the cityxpanded its tenant evictions until may 31st, but remember you will owe the back rent once you are back on your feet. and then there's a rent freeze that could keep landlords from raising rent for the rest of the year, and this would affect 49,000 apartments and mobile homes, and not single home rentals or new apartments. the protections still remain in effect until the end of may as well. other areas have enacted eviction moratoriums, and others are extending protections to commercial renters. you might remember there was a really hot conversation in the city of san jose. the council was considering whether or not it would be possible to just suspend rent altogether for the next three months for people affected by the coronavirus and they since dropped the ordinances, and the council figured it could be a constitutional issue they would bump into so they are trying to get tenant protections another way other than just free rent for three months. >> thanks for the latest there kris. >>>

. >>> and no relief yet for renters in san jose. the city attorney submitted a memo. the proposal did not sit well with landlords looking to pay their mortgage payments. the council will meet again next week to discuss other options. >>> a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get more of those headlines coming up in a bit. want to start out with this wednesday morning with the sunny forecast for us. meteorologist kari hall has been giving us the rain all week. today a change for us, kari. >> there's going to be a mix of it all. we'll see waves of rain coming in. we've seen that across the south bay this morning and some scattered showers in the forecast for us to start out the day mostly in the south bay, the peninsula, as well as the tri-valley. as we start out we are seeing the rain coming in and still a chance of showers going into the afternoon as the storm system that remains very close to the bay area brings in more clouds but there will be some peeks of sunshine in between. i'll be tracking this

. >> saturday was maroon county north, sunday was san jose. slam city down there. three two five inches there. also watsonville, morgan. on saturday, maroon county. the system slid south. we are getting a break, 30s in the north. the focus will be two areas. it will be around santa cruz and the santa cruz mountains. san jose, and the other will come in later today. it will destabilize the atmosphere. thunderstorms are a possibility. this looks like san francisco. maybe vallejo south. it could be quite active later today. very cold air coming in for us. still dealing with a winter storm warning. highs up in the 50s after today. things should start to come down a little bit. it looks a little quieter, but one more very active day. i hit and miss today. >> it is 4:11. a string of crimes at a business complex. >>> we felt very violated. >> up next, we will tell you how criminals are taking advantage of businesses during the pandemic. >>> plus, how some airlines are adjusting their business models during flight cancellations. ♪born to be wild moves like these need pampe

san jose. redwood city going to 66. we'll top out with numbers that are similar to that in the east bay.livermore 67. north bay temperatures low to mid-60s. and we will see a few numbers starting to touch those 70s as we get far enough north. here's the monday chance of rain. it's not very impressive. watch what happens. the rain comes in and kind of falls apart before it comes on shore. maybe a stray shower down in santa clara county. most likely this will be in the santa cruz mountains ryther pce will get st a different way, it's little more helpk at it this way and see where is it gonna rain, where can you measure it. the model has been a little different from hour to hour this afternoon. the theme has been in general very light rain, south bay at best on monday morning and probably more like he in the mountains. and that covers monday. and once we're done with monday, the story changes to the warmup. i'm gonna show you tvpgs in the seven-day forecast that are near 80. i want it show you paf the seven-day forecast. this is the 8-14 day map that shows you what temperatures are gonna be