airlines. >> julian glover live at mineta san jose this morning. julian? >> developments like this one that three tsa employees here at san jose mineta international airport have been infected with the coronavirus only reaffirming the fears of airline industry experts saying the dip in airline travel that we're about to see could be similar to what we saw post-9/11, where we saw a 40% dip in airline travel. i want to get you to some of these pictures. many pictures posted online of flight after flight completely empty only shuttling a few passengers from point a to point b. the airline industry is responding by cutting a number of flights. american airlines the world's largest airlines cutting flights by 10% this summer and dropping domestic flights by 7.5% and united and delta flights plan by cutting even more. at least 20% by april and cut those domestic flights by at least 10%. airlines are trying to encourage travel by giving you some more flexibility when it comes to changes your flight. many of them temporarily waiving fees and some airlines going as

weekend train service between bay shore and san francisco stations but there will be buses to provide some assistance there. >>> three tsa workers at mineta san joseernational airport have now tested positive for coronavirus. >> now all tsa employees they had contact with are quarantined at home. jeweli i julian glover is live at the airport with more. julian? >> putting this all into perspective, it was just a couple months ago that we were talking about enhanced screening practices screened at bay area airports and we should have figured it would only be a matter of time for some of the airport employees to be infected with the virus themselves. that's the reality this morning here at mineta san jose international airport. three workers testing positive and all of their co-workers they came in contact with now being quarantined at home for 14 days. still so many questions unanswered this morning. when did those employees test positive for the virus and on what days were they working? did they come in contact with any passengers and we also want to know how many employees are under that quarantine. this morning i looked at sjc facebook page and d

in san jose, three tsa officers tested positive for covid-19. all three work at san jose mineta airport. there are no details about their interactions with the public. the tsa says the officers are receiving medical care and all tsa employees they had come into contact with are being self quarantined at home. >>> at the port of oakland more people got off the cruise liner today. it is hoped the rest will be taken off tomorrow or thursday at the latest. ktvu's debora villalon with the latest. >> reporter: day two saw a lot of process. those who need care, and then californians, and then other americans and then international guests are taken off. >> reporter: passengers shared videos as they disembarked the grand princess cruise ship after 17 days. people stood waving monday, most balconies are now empty. 10 days of fun and the last 7 frustration and fear. people stood waving monday, 400 people disembarked the first day. but the process went faster once medically fragile passengers were gone. >> reporter: everyone was assigned a color and released in group. health workers took th

. >>> we're learning new details about three tsa agents at san jose mineta international they were working at terminal b checkpoint b during the evening ship. they checked bags and operated the x-ray and monitored the body scanner. each of them had a different last day of work and those days ranged from february 21st and march 2nd. >>> the sharks revealed a part-time employee tested positive. shark officials say the employee is under self-quarantine and they are recovering apparently feeling better. >> the, shas are heading back to san jose after the nhl decision to pause games indefinitely. the league still hopes to crown a champion at some point. since the stanley cup was first awarded in 1893, there have only been two total cancellations. one was in 1919 because of the flu epidemic. >>> major league baseball has delayed opening day at least two weeks for now. all 30 teams were scheduled to play on opening day, which was march 26th. major league baseball has not had a mass postponement of openers since 1995 following the strike in '94 that canceled the world series. baseball has a 162-ga

the agency has said the absence of so many agents should not affect their operations at san jose minetatonight, county officials are actually pushing for more ormation from tsa. they're alsogor more covid -- coronavirus tests from the cdc. reporting live at san jose international airport i'm sergio quintana nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sergio. this is something obviously we're going to be talking about for weeks if not months. tomorrow vice president mike pence joins the "today" show for a live interview about the coronavirus. the "today" show begins at 7:00 in the morning. >>> there is so much going on and that includes our weather which will see some notable changes in these next 48, 72 hours. that should help us out with the drought the way that we're seeing our snow coming in over the next seven-day period. we'll get to that as we move into our microclimate forecast. i did want to start o. out with a look at our satellite radar picture paws for the past four days we've hay storm system to the south that brought southern california heavy rainfall. and we've had some on and off ch

san jose airport. this is where three tsa officers tested positive for the coronavirus. >> tsa confirms three tsa officers here at san jose minetasitive for coronavirus, covid-19 the official name. we don't have a lot of detailed information about who these officers are or who they were. the limited statement says the officers are receiving medical care in all tsa employees. what we don't know is how many other workers or passengers those three infected officers came into contact with. we also don't know where in the airport they worked, did they ride the employee shuttle? that's something a lot of off camera employees here at the airport have said they're concerned about their exposure. we don't know how many people including travelers have been exposed to these three officers. we've reached out throughout the morning to get more answers and have not yet heard back. meanwhile, in santa clara county starting today there's a ban on all gatherings of more than a thousand people. that includes sports events and performances. officials say this is necessary to prevent the spread of coronavirus. santa clara county so far is the harde

mineta international airport. chris nguyen is live in san jose with more. chris? >> reporter: dan, a union rep says all three of those agents work here at terminal b. and now dozens of their colleagues are being told to stay home after coming in close contact. at mineta san jose international airport, it would be tough to find anyone not talking about the novel coronavirus. >> the airport is a little nerve racking because i'm a nervous travelers. >> reporter: now many are more nervous after learning about the three tsa officers that recently tested positive for co-vid 19. all three work at the security checkpoint in terminal b on the night shift. >> it keeps me wondering if i'm going to get it potentially just walking through and if i'm going to pick it up and take it with me wherever i go. >> reporter: a group of santa clara county elected officials, including the mayor, has called on the tsa to release more details about the affected officers, such as their shift times and posting locations. >> deep cleaning with wiping multiple times a shift all surfaces and ba

. >> live look at mineta san jose airport where several tsa agents tested positive for coronavirus. >> there are more questions than answers about who may have been exposed, katie? >> reporter: most of the information we have about the agents that tested positive is coming from their union. they told us all three worked here screening passengers at terminal b which is southwest and alaska airlines and that all three worked the night shift. now, local political leaders are demanding answers from the tsa. unng hh riknowing erson with an

late tonight the tsa announced three officers at san jose mineta airport have tested positive for coronavirus have learned that a third person has died in california. the person was in their 90s and lived at an assisted living facility in sacramento county. >> at the port of oakland 1400 passengers disembarked from the grand princess cruise ship. and on wall street stocks regained half of their losses from yesterday. we begin in the south bay where the santa clara's ban on gatherings will take effect tomorrow. ktvu's azenith smith has more. >> reporter: businesses are bracing for the financial implications the ban could have, calling it uncertain times. the ban goes into effect at midnight and will last for three weeks. >> reporter: downtown san jose described as a ghost town as fears of coronavirus are keeping people away. >> yesterday was one of the slowest nights on record. >> reporter: 10 parties have been canceled after facebook called off its developer conference. an estimated loss of $50,000. >> that is a lot of money on the table for small businesses like ours. >> reporter: he worries

. >> three tsa agents at mineta san jose airport tested positive for coronavirus and possibly exposedvelers as well. >>> let's head over to kari hall who is tracking the sprinkles. >> did you see that coming in this morning? >> i did. >> we'll see that moving through but for the most part it's not really a big thing to really slow you down this morning. as we zoom in we can see exactly where the rain is falling from san jose to south of free mon over to sunnyvale and part of the peninsula. we start out with light rain. this is going to move through, part of a bigger storm system bringing heavier rain just to our south. we'll be watching this with some clearing for today. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, there may be a problem on the bay bridge. >>> slightly wet roads in many parts of the bay. a slighting building commute for the cash lanes. no metering lights yet but on the span reports of a muni bus trying to exit there at the treasure island exit there. can't because another vehicle stalled in front of it so they may both be waiting just off the roadway as you're exiti

outside mineta san jose international airport, jessie gary, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t.0% yesterday compared to an average day. starting tonight it will be putting hand sanitizers in each station. and they are advising passengers to maintain an arm's length distance. b.a.r.t. says it will pursue emergency aid from local, state and federal sources. >>> still to come, a verdict against b.a.r.t. the jury award in a shooting involving a b.a.r.t. police officer. >> and a mountain lion attack in colorado. what we know about the two people who were injured. >> the cal and stanford men's basketball team face-off in the pac 12 tournament in las vegas. the game ended in an upset. mark has the highlights in sports. >> following breaking news from the central valley. gunfire broke out in the food court of a shopping mall. ♪ dramatic choir music ♪ dramatic choir music ♪ dramatic choir music it's the rush of relaxation. introducing the all-new lincoln corsair. >>> police are on the scene of a deadly shooting. officers found two teenagers had been shot. one was pronounced dead at the s

. >> bob redell live at mineta san jose airport where thousands of passengers were possibly exposed to the virus. some tsa agents are under quarantine. >> reporter: correct. the tsa put out a statement but doesn't answer many important questions. it tells us there were three tsa agents who worked here who tested positive for covid-19 and are now receiving medical care. all the employees, an unknown number, they came in contact with in the past 14 days are self-quarantining at home. the answers not released in the statement which terminal security checkpoint were they working at, terminal a or b or both of them, were they working behind-the-scenes or interact with and screen passengers? if so, how many passengers did they come in contact with? how long were they contagious before they were aware of the virus? the head of the tsa tweeted out, we are working with local health officials to take containment steps for employees and passengers. they have not put any details out about what, if anything, they're doing for passengers. according to the statement released yesterday they did say --

. >> abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live for us at mineta san jose international airport with what travelers are saying about this. julian? >> good morning, guys. we can expect mineta san jose and sfo to be quieter in the coming days on top of president trump's ban on travel and issuing a new warning last night asking american travelers not to travel abroad in the coming days. a lot to get through as we are about to hit a spring break travel rush. this ban goes into effect at midnight tonight. that includes 26 countries in europe with the exception of the uk. favorite american tourist destinations like spain, italy, all affected. after the primetime address it was clear this does not apply to american citizens who have been screened before entering the country only for nationas. a statement from homeland security says legal permanent residents and immediately fam f members will be allowed back into the country. catching so many travelers off guard. >> mass exodus on the flight, basically. >> my phone started beeping and then i saw some of the other passengers get up and go to the f

this comes a day after we learned that three tsa worker at mineta san jose international airport tested positive for coronavirus. chris? >> reporter: hi, dan. a union rep says those officers worked here at terminal "b" at mineta san jose international airport and dozens of their colleagues are being told to stay home after coming into close contact. in the midst of the covid-19 outbreak many are weighing the pros and cons of staying out of state. >> it was a hard choice, believe me. we talked about it, whether to go or not. >> reporter: many are nervous after learning about the three tsa officers who tested positive for covid-19. a union rep telling us all three work at the security checkpoint on the night shift. central valley resident decided to keep her trip. >> i condition just hide in my closet and sit there with my family and, i mean, i still want to enjoy life. >> reporter: a group of elected officials including mayor sam liccardo has called on the tsa about shift times and posting locations. this as he sought to reassure the public that sjc is safe to use. >> deep cleaning with

>>and 3 san jose tsa workers testing positive for the virus what's being done about other employees who came in >>the south bay now we're 3 tsa officers at mineta san jose international airport have tested positive for coronavirus that they are now in quarantine along with all tsa employees who may have come into contact with them kron four's rob fladeboe is live at the airport in san jose rob everyone kind of wondering while many passengers came into contact with these 3 tsa employees. >>that's a good question grant trying to get to the bottom of that and you'll hear more about that in the story for now we've learned that these 3 individuals these 3 officers were indeed screeners they worked upstairs here, a busy terminal b what's more as many as 42 of their colleagues are now 14 just in case they too came into contact with the virus. here's more. and things i t. >>especially for the younger you thing goes for the older ones, but anxiety is going their minds tsa union local 1230 spokesperson, carolyn bauer says she and her fellow tsa workers are worried are sst os protests out right after we found out monday night so first thing tuesday mornin

. >>> mineta san jose international airport is down nearly four dozen tsa employees because of the coronavirusto stay home after coming into contact with any of the three security officers who have tested positive for covid-19. union officials say the three officers would have come into contact with passengers passing through security checkpoints. the department of homeland security says the workers are receiving medical care while those who came into contact with them are quarantined at home. as more and more events get cancelled and companies tell their employees to work from home, b.a.r.t.'s bottom line is taking a beating. b.a.r.t. said it's doing everything it can to keep trains clean and slow the spread of the virus. workers are wiping down trains with hospital-grade cleaning supplies at night and doing spot checks throughout the day. you may have noticed that trains have been a lot less packed the last couple of weeks. ridership is down about 25% the last two weeks, a difference of about 100,000 riders per day. >> absolutely depends on our ridership. our fares directly go back into our

san jose firefighters have now tested positive for covid-19. that's two more than the four that tested positive yesterday that we talked about here. 80 firefighters are now under quarantine. here's a live look at mineta san jose international airport where a fourth tsa agent has tested positive for the coronavirus. co-workers who came in contact with him over the past two weeks are so are being quarantined at home. we know two of the agents were working with passengers. >>> president trump announced today that flights from 26 restricted european countries will be directed to sfo and 12 other u.s. airports for enhanced passenger screening. the travel ban goes into effect admitted night tonight. as dustin dorsey reports, travelers are really scrambling. >> reporter: while most of the san francisco international airport ticket agents weren't seeing too much traffic 12 hours before the travel bans went into effect, lufthansa airlines was a different story. >> how long have you been waiting in line for someone to help you? >> for a couple hours. >> reporter: darya was at a work conference when world broke that travel to europe would be halted. she immediately worked to change her flight. >> lufthansa says

. >>> and taking a live look at mineta san jose international airport on this monday morning, time a ♪ ♪ the wait is over. try my new tiny tacos. 15 for 3 bucks or loaded for 4 bucks. delivered exclusively with uber eats. ♪ the wait is over. try my new tiny tacos. 15 for 3 bucks or loaded for 4 bucks. delivered exclusively with uber eats. >>> good morning. it is a wet start to the day. tracking light rain pushing across the bay area. so zooming in and you can see that light rain pushing across in the area. grab an umbrella out the door. we'll take you hour by hour on futurecast coming up. >>> and taking a look at your bridges in the bay area, everything looking in the green. but the roads are going to be wet because of that light rain, so just take your time as you head out the door this morning. >>> many communities are coming together. one milwaukee woman is using social media to connect people who are in needs with folks providing resources. this facebook group was created by a first grade teacher with milwaukee public schools. her idea came amid the order to shut down wisconsin s

. >> live look at mineta san jose airport where several tsa agents tested positive for coronavirus. >> there are more questions than answers about who may have been exposed, katie? >> reporter: most of the information we have about the agents that tested positive is coming from their union. they told us all three worked here screening passengers at terminal b which is southwest and alaska airlines and that all three worked the night shift. now, local political leaders are demanding answers from the tsa. unng hh riknowing erson with an what day i could have come in contact with that person would be profoundly important. >> reporter: cindy chavez, president of santa clara county's board of su about the three workers who tested positive for coronavirus or covid-19. she signed a statement along with san jose mayor sam and every member of congress from santa clara county saying if these employees were not in direct contact with travelers, we seek to reassure consumers. however, if the employees were posted at security checkpoints and had direct contact with travelers, we believe more infor

the three tsa employees at mineta san jose have tested positive for coronavirus and being treated forvirus. we also know all their co-workers, the other tsa employees, they came in contact with over the last two weeks are being quarantined at home but that still leaves so many questions unanswered this morning. when the employees test positive for the virus and on what days were they working? we also don't know how many employees are under quarantine. this morning i look at and travelers who traveled through the airport and worried about potential exposure when they interacted with tsa employees. several passengers we spoke to last night were unaware about the issue. >> i did not know that. >> what do you make of that news? >> that's a little scary. i'm glad to get out of california and back to denver. >> i'm just finding out now. >> what do you make of that news? >> it is pretty scary. >> in a statement released by sjc last night they are open for business as normal but no enhanced screening practices at the airport at those tsa stations where you have to pass through security. we al

live at norm mineta in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> marianne favro will continue to cover that story for us today. >>> an alameda firefighter is testing positive for coronavirus. that's details coming into our newsroom just now. the alameda firefighter is being quarantined in another county, officials tell us. the firefighter has been there since march 5. now investigators are looking into who might be at risk because of that. meanwhile the city is upping cleaning procedures at fire stations and city building. >>> and this morning thousands of passengers remain on the "grand princess" cruise ship which has been docked at the port of oakland since monday. more than a thousand passengers have already disembarked and some of them are being quarantined right here in the bay area. nbc bay area's pete suratos is live at the port of oakland with more. >> reporter: a thousand passengers on the "grand princess" have disembarked. you guys can see from our chopper, some of these passengers beginning to disembark. when i spoke with an official from cal oes, he says it's been a couple

. >>> all e mineta san jose international airporthe will reevaluate in 30 days or if closures need to be extended. >>> i'm anne makovec. i'm working from home. a plane is about to leave tokyo, japan. it is headed to athens, greece to collect the olympic flame, but this time around there are organizers on board. normally this is a job for high level olympic execs and the pass off of the flame but this year the ambassador of greece will receive the torch and then lower levels of tokyo will bring it back. this is all in the hopes olympics 2020 will go off as originally planned. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, san francisco is set to hire 100 new nurses through invitation only recruiting events. they could be hirend on the spot instead of going through the normal six month hiring process. it is to increase the healthcare response to covid- 19. >>> in southern county to increase public health there are three mobile testing sites. those driving up will be asked a series of questions including whether they traveled outside the country and if the person has a dry cough or a fever

one of the biggest things we're closely watching is the race for seats on mineta san jose's city council is defending nary seats. they were canvassing and phone banning until the end. there was a lot of celebrating leave the a couple incumbents. >>> you never know what voters are going to do. you never know stow i'm not going to project anything. i am going to keep close tabs on the numbers and hope for the best and it doesn't matter what the numbers end up being because my heart is with our community and i will serve in any capacity whether it is elected or not. >> in the san jose city council rakes he has a big leet in district 1o johnny kay mus is termed out and running for state senate. and they could be headed for a runoff in november. there might be a progressive majority on the san jose city council. that could affect a lot of things down the road like rent control and labor contracts. >>> always good to see you in the studio. thank you. >>> voters at san jose state university had to wait in long lines to make sure their voices were heard. the lines stretched out the building when

we begin with more reporter jul glover is live at mineta san jose airport. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi. we expect things to be quiet at oakland international and sfo in the coming days. in the handful of people i have spoken to so far they seem to be behind president trump's new travel ban that goes into effect at midnight tonight but they're wondering if it's too little, too late. the ban goes into effect midnight tonight and includes 26 countries in europe with the exception of the uk for the next 30 days. now, favorite american tourist destinations like spain, france, italy all affected after the president's primetime address it was clarified that this does not apply to american citizens who have been screened before entering the country. a statement from department of homeland security clarifying that legal permanent residents and immediate family members of u.s. citizens will be allowed back in the country. here's what travelers i spoke to this morning had t if they continue to let people fly, i don't know how they'll be able to control it. th

. >>> this morning, we're alsout e tsa agents at mineta san jose international airport who became ill the evening shift. they performed screenings, monitored the body scanner and each of them had a different last day at work between february 21st and march 2nd. >>> kids dpoeg to be taking classes online due to the coronavirus outbreak. >> the challenge for parents is, how do you keep your child engaged. not all the schools provide long distance learning with the teacher present, some are providing instruction for parent. but some worry endless worksheets will turn kids off to learning. >> chop it up into smaller pieces, giving kids those extra creative assignments. >> stanford's school of education's denise hope says to remember the acronym pdf playtime, downtime anday t to k and downtime to give them breaks and family time. >>> coronavirus are driving gas prices down. >> less than $3 at gas & shop and in nearby arco gas was under $3. clearly watching what is happening with stocks this morning. we are up. futures were up overnight and has translated into 771 points this morning after

. >>> heading south, we're learning new details about the three tsa agents at mineta san jose airport who became ill with covid-19. they were working at checkpoint b on evening shifts in terminal b. they checked bags, operated the x ray and monitored the body scanner. each had a different last day of work between february 21st and march 2nd. the shave fire department now confirms six of its firefighters have tested positive for covid-19. that's two more than yesterday. the department has been tracking about 80 firefighters for possible exposure. some of the fire iter's family members have been tested and tested positive. firefighters must now screen all their patients unless it's a critical case. fire crews are sending one responder inside on calls with a mask, goggles and gown. >> the coronavirus has shut down noorly all major sporting events. today pro golf's major, the worl event. augusta national announcing it is postponing the masters golf tournament until a later date. it came after the pga tour decided to cancel the three events leading up to the masters scheduled to begin apri

. >>> we are learning more details this morning about the three tsa agents at mineta san jose international that were infected. they were working in terminal b at checkpoint b in the evening shift. they checked bags, operated the x-ray and monitored the body scanner. each of them had different last days of work and it ranges between february 21st and march 2nd. >>> that employee last worked when the sharks hosted toronto on march 3rd. that employee is under self-quarantine and recovering and apparently feeling a lot better. >>> well nearly all the "grand princess" passengers have disembarked from the cruise ship. a few hundred passengers are still onboard with 1,100 crew members. many of the passengers have started their mandatory 14-day quarantine period. they are at traffics air force base and some of them are pretty frustrated. >> part of the routine is that we don't know much. can't find out when we will be tested or if we will be tested. there seems to be a lot of conflicting information about that. >> governor newsom says california is reaching out to several nations to help the ship'

. >> reporter: at mineta san jose international airport, three tsa agents who work at terminal b on the being diagnosed with covid-19. the agency releasing new eaertis wguesnd t public as february 21st, february 26th and march 2nd. at least 40 tsa agents are now in self-quarantine. >> what weeed a lot of testing and a lot of contact tracing after that testing to identify who may have had contact with an infected person. >> reporter: city and county officials are urging the federal government to immediately provide more test kits to santa clara county. >> please get us the kits that we need to test our community, so we're not only able to be responsive but we can be informed. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> now, we have a team here at abc 7 of coronavirus experts. one member is somebody that you've seen on the air a lot, our medical expert, dr. alok patel. not just a pediatrician but a journalist and a producer. quite the resume. thanks for coming in again. >> thank you, larry. thanks for the intro. >> no, it's great actually to talk to somebody who's so well verse

san jose. confirmed cases of the coronavirus among workers at mineta international airport. the tsa confirms three of its security officers have tested positive for the coronavirus. those are the uniformed officers who conduct screening at security check points. in a statement tonight, the agency says "the officers are receiving medical care and all tsa employees they have come in contact with over the past 14 days are quarantined at home. screening check points remain open. ". we asked if any passengers might be at risk. the airport referred us to wor rethe ic but would center and the warriors welcoming fans to tonight's game despite san francisco's recommendations against holding large gatherings. >> kpix5 reporter betty yu explains why things might look very different at the next game on thursday. >> reporter: tonight, the show went on at chase center but the team says that tomorrow warriors president has scheduled a meeting with the mayor in an effort to find a collaborative solution. tonight the warriors welcomed fans to the game against the clippers at chase center wit

some concern this morning among travelers who recently passed through mineta san jose airport where threee for coronavirus possibly exposing thousands. though tsa is not saying much about the agents that are now unquarantine. we don't know which terminal they were working in, whether they worked with the public, whether they worked while contagious. screening checkpoints are still open today. tsa says the agents are getting treatment. other employees who came into contact with them were told to stay home. >>> a look at your traffic picture with mike inouye. >>> we have a smooth drive for most of the bay, kris. the big concern here in the north bay we have all lanes of westbound 80 closed blocked by a crash involving four vehicles including a motorcycle. all the way back to fairfield jammed until the cordelia junction. then things clear up. no word on when the tow trucks can get through the traffic there. the benicia and carquinez bridges are clear. that was the biggest issue until we had this crash coming into the cordelia junction. westbound 80 blocked as the san mateo bridge picks up vo