.>>> coming up stanford university looking more like a ghost town is all in person classes have been canceled all lessons now held online. >>> a predictable reaction from some oakland neighbors when they learned that their city would be welcoming the grand princess. our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. passengers are disembarking from the grand princess cruise ship. as we speak. good evening. >>> and all 19 crewmembers and two passengers were diagnosed with the coronavirus. >>> we have team coverage on this developing situation. let's get to juliet goodrich live at the port of oakland right now.>> reporter: what a day it has been. this was not their port of call this particular cruise. this is where they are at the port of oakland. i want to zoom in and show you some of these passengers who are as well on the cruise ship as we speak. it is probably dinner time. a lot of the passengers will still be here overnight until they are told they can leave the ship. all day we have been showing you some of the passengers disembarking. our aerial shot showing you the passeng

. >> today classes at stanford university will only be held online for the rest of the winter quarter. stanford university made the decision to cancel all in person classes after a faculty member tested positive for coronavirus. two students are being isolated at home because of possible exposure. the winter quarter will end in two weeks and then stanford university will have spring break.>> this morning we are keeping the eye on the futures on wall street indicating the open of the dow jones which is down about 1300 points this morning. s&p 500 futures down about 5% right now and that is about 145 point drop. the global economy seeing a dramatic plunge of the price of oil and that comes after saudi arabia, opec and russia failed to reach an agreement to cut production to fight calling and falling prices and the drops hit asian stock markets hard overnight the tokyo market fell more than 5% in hong kong down almost 4%. the first major sporting event in the us has been called off, officials with the bnp open tennis tournament said the event has been canceled due to coronavirus. the tou

michele barry, director of the center for innovation in global health at stanford university. incoming chair for the consortium of universities for global health. dr. barry is also the past president of the american society of tropical medicicine. she is joining us from her home as california is under a shelter-in-place order. dr. barry, thank you so much for joining us. before we start on the global picture, if you could simply explain -- people s s coronavirus, peoplple say covid-19. explain where that term "covid-19" camame from, what it ofns, and then the class coronarus is, what that means as well. >> good morning and thank you. fromamame coronavirus comes seseries of viruses t that are found in batss. there are abouout 1300 speciesef bats. abobout one time, there are six x to eight corononavirus's t are circululating in bats. so there are many y different species of bats. there are only seven specieses that have e the known -- - haven known to affecect man so f far. four of which we all know very cold ththey cause the commonn , and there are three that are more deadly. sa

he is also dean of the stanford university medical school joining us from palo alto, california. alan in garland, texas, you are next. please go ahead. >> so what do i do now? steve: you are on the air. >> ok. dr. minor, i have a question about hydroxychloroquine medication that our president introduced to the people. that particular drug -- i understand that a man died from that. he took it and wasn't supposed to, not that i am aware of, and to, andwas not supposed his wife is also having the virus. now, just the other day, i heard that someone has -- was introduced to the hydroxychloroquine, and they didn't want to give it out to a lot of people. is that particular drug, since it has not been -- no one has tested it, and it is for malaria, and i went on the computer, i looked at the computer and i looked at the drug, and it is said it is for malaria. is that a good drug to take? steve: alan, thank you. >> i will listen to your question -- or your answer. dr. minor: it is a great question, and the answer underscores a lot of uncertainty that surrounds the disease. there are many

we have a conversation with the dean of medicine at stanford university, dr. lloyd minor.appreciate you being here with us. minor, let me begin with the headline, u.s. now surpassing china. >> yes, it is a very sobering headline. i think we are dealing with reality now in our country. we are coming together. we are certainly concerned, particularly those of us in health care, because we are here to provide us it -- to provide outstanding care, and we want to make sure we have the capacity to do that. steve: what is the biggest challenge for health care professionals and those you are trying to train for this dr. minor -- this profession? one of the biggest challenges is the uncertainty surrounding covid-19. spread,it is virus virus particles embedded in mucus that is then transferred from one person to the next. but how often that occurs, whether it can occur from droplets on surfaces, how infectious the virus is, when people who are infected with the virus are most likely to trend it, those to transmit are all uncertainties today. and those in certainties make it difficul

we will be speaking with john taylor of stanford university in just a moment. guy: this doesn't even feel like a dead cat. it feels like a dead kitten. the equity markets are bouncing, but not much. europe is off its session highs. relative to4%, but the biggest move ever to the downside yesterday, that doesn't feel that impressive. trading at 307. a lot of action in the german 30 year. you are seeing bid offers tightening up a little bit. that's good. liquidity may be starting to come back. that was certainly a focus for the fed yesterday. what is interesting as well, the bdp market is on offer again. we started to see yields coming back down again after yesterday's christine lagarde-induced move. that move has now faded. we are four basis points higher on btp's. vonnie: let's get to our first guest now. global central banks taking action to confront the economic impact of the coronavirus. no better person to talk to then john taylor, stanford university professor of economics, hoover institute senior fellow, and of course, author of the taylor rule. he joins

.>> reporter: were coming to you live from stanford university. of the top tourist destinations in the south bay. you have the stanford oval in the main quad over here. normally very busy but the traffic is way down. schools and universities are taking dramatic steps to try to stay ahead of the virus. >> reporter: at stanford university it was eerily quiet. not a soul to be found on the manicured lawns of the main entrance or at memorial court. today is the first day of cancellations for all in person classes. it will be this way for two weeks until spring break. any students have already left campus. >>> but not engineering students julian. how classes will be taught for the next two weeks online. >>> i hope everybody is doing okay. >> reporter: said watching let truce on the laptop is not the best way to learn especially if it is a prerecorded video and you have questions. >>> do you think that is an overreaction or do you think it is necessary? >>> i feel like it is a necessary move. there are a lot of older staff and administration on campus. >

. >>> a stanford university student has tested positive for coronavirus. and in an effort to control the situation, university officials sent an e-mail to all undergraduate students letting them know they have to move out by wednesday. >> abc 7 news reporter reporterr live in the newsroom. >> it's now backtracking where that student fqurko get guidanc anyone who may have been working with that student. dining halls empty as the deadline to leave campus approaches. stanford university students are feeling anxious. >> the student body right how has a sense of uncertain. >> reporter: he's exempt from having to leave campus on such a short notice. in a letter to students stanford university president said we will be prioritizing international students who cannot go home, students who have known severe health and safety risk and students who are homeless. >> it's a lot harder for me to do my classes at home. we don't have internet, so thankfully stanford is letting me stay here. >> reporter: stanford's position was made after sainta clara countyand events of mor

stanford university announced that classes will not meet in person for the rest of the winter quarter. instead all classes will take place online. the change begins monday and will last for two weeks, until the university's spring break. final exams will also be taken online. school officials say the university remains open but some services will not be available including campus tours for prospective students. >> we have new details on four new cases of the coronavirus and santa clara county. none of the cases are related, they are an adult male who contracted the virus from a relative, he's isolated at home. another man with the virus is also isolated at home but the source of the virus is unknown. the case of a woman who was hospitalized is under investigation, and a man who recently traveled to india is also hospitalized. this brings the total in that county to 24. >> hear the latest updated number, statewide there are at least 69 confirmed cases, one death, a 79-year-old man who was on cruise on the grand princess cruise ship in mexico last month. it's the same ship sitting off o

. >>> and stanford university has moved to online learning.ampus courses will transition now to an online format for the rest of the spring quarter because of the coronavirus situation. the start of the quarter will also be delayed a week and begin on april 6th. stanford university's president also said that students should not expect this year's commencement ceremony to be in its traditional form. >>> although, the fresh snow is tempting, truckee is asking visitors to stay away. visit truckee says while businesses could use the boost, the local hospitals are small and the consequences of covid- 19 would be devastating to the community. the town reported its first positive case earlier this week. >>> california's heading deeper into a drought despite the rain and snow we've had earlier this month. the u.s. drought monitor has released its latest map showing drought conditions. most of the state is now in a moderate drought and climate experts say it's going to get worse. it's hard to recover when it doesn't rain in january or february, the two

that was doctorjason wang at stanford university speaking to kasia little earlier.he united states has been the latest state to make a coronavirus emergency declaration. and neighbouring washington state is considering what it calls mandatory measures. meanwhile, it's been confirmed that the virus—hit grand princess cruise ship is preparing to dock in oakland, california. earlier i spoke to our correspondent peter bowes in los angeles and i asked him whether the passengers will now be able to disembark. that is the plan, that it's heading to oakland now, part of the san francisco bay. it's a commercial container port, it is more easy to secure than the port in san francisco which is why they have chosen this particular place. and what will happen when they get there at some point on monday is that the passengers will be able to get off the ship, but they will be taken, depending on where they come from, to different locations where they can be put into quarantine. so those passengers that are from california, and about 1,000 of them will be taken to two military bas

and joining us from stanford university, which is now closed to students on campus. it has online learning. dr. stephen goodman is with us, associate dean at stanford medical school where he is also a professor of epidemiology and population health and medicine, oh, and he is alsoso my brother. he joins us from stanford university. they are continuing to hold classes online over concerns about covid-19. we welcome you both to democracy now! steve, let's begin with you. i consider you my lifeliline on issues like this, and that is why we called you. why don't we start by this issue of testing. it is absolutely astounding that in countries like -- and countries like south korea where we hear the tests are something like 20,000 a day, in this country, it is believed that there have only been 11,000 tests over the entire period of this outbreak. how is this possible? what happened? >> well, i don't knknow all of e details of what happened,, but t is clear there were decisions that were made centrally about what tests do use and restrictions on who could do the tests. .hat

the online classes will continue, but again stanford university canceling all in class classes for next 2 weeks the last 2 weeks of the winter quarter when we get more information. we'll pass it on. >>san francisco wants riders to know it is working to keep vehicles claim you can see the cruiser were care the agency wants riders to help in the process to this video was posted on the sfmta twitter page today and you can see those crew workers cleaning every surface of the muni cars, the tweet says vehicles are clean nightly by our hardworking car cleaners we continue to remind customers to take simple daily precautions to help prevent the spread of illness is one way you can help avoid the spread of coronavirus is to clean your phone doctor say. that people should clean their smartphones as often as they wash your hands, phones can carry thousands of germs and not cleaning them could offset the effects of washing your hands. they also say that alcohol y 2 the best way to keep your phone clean and san francisco health officials last the coronavirus text alert system today, the new public

scott atlas who joins us from stanford university.arlier today the president announced a new milestone in terms of testing. president trump: today we reached a milestone in the war against coronavirus. over one million americans have now been tested. more than any other country by far. not even close. and tested accurately. secretaryke to ask azar to say a few words about the fact we reached more than one million tests. thank you for your leadership and marshaling the resources we have for this effort. hole ofu for leading a economy approach. the u.s. hit more than one million sample tested, a number no other country has reached. we are testing nearly 100,000 samples per day. another level no other country has reached. thank you to every partner involved in this effort. that includes all the men and women of the fda and cdc, including director redfield. the have worked to balance need for testing on an aggressive scale with scientific rigor americans expect. testing coordinators have unleashed the ingenuity of the private sector. than

the spending bill with alex bolton of the hill.com and then your calls and questions for the stanford university school of medicine dean will be joining us from california. our phone lines are open. you can join in. you can join us on twitter or on facebook. good thursday evening. thanks for joining us for evening edition of the "washington journal" and will begin as we always do with the numbers from johns hopkins university now worldwide are the 530,000 cases 30,000 cases across the globe and nearly 24,000 deaths and the u.s. surpassing china with 8507 confirmed cases of the coronavirus here the house and senate acting quickly on a massive spending bill att the best we joining us in studio is alex bolton. the senate passing 96-0 that bill and i and i think i've evn about total that large church i can't remember the last unanimous vote on such legislation such significance. so itemna is remarkable and it'a surprising given all the partisan fighting that was going on over the weekend late into the night it got very acrimonious at times combo side republicans and democrats accusing each other of

all classes at stanford university move online.anceled through the end of the quarter that the staff are coming to work and doing what we can. the kratzs can be on line. >> concern prompted the change. a faculty member tested positive. he has not been at work sense showing symptoms. we followed if respected guide lines, notifying people that may have been exposed. 2-under graduate students are in self isolation and stanford are treating patients at the hospital. >> it's a tricky team. they are doing the best they can. the educational mandates that the university won't offer campus tours and canceled amen day. . >> the largest school district is canceling classes. elk grove september out a memo saying all classes will be canceled next week. a family in the district tested positive. one mom is thankful. >> i'm not mad that they are closing the scalps, i appreciate they are taking the right steps to protect the kids. pleasant high school prom was called off. they know a lot of students are disappointed but this is the right thing to d

former assistant health and human services secretary and a doctor at the hoover institution at stanford university. ive tonight on c-span. aceaxt, arkansas governor, hutchinson holds a briefing. this portion is about 20 minutes. governor: good afternoon to everyone. thanks for joining us today for our daily update on the covid-19 national emergency and state emergency that we are all experiencing. i'm joined today by secretary nate smith. we are also joined by secretary stacy hurst who will talk about our state parks and outside recreational activities. d i was previously joined by director a.j. gary who had to leave responding to the tornado in jonesborough and has two crisis on his hands and i appreciate his work as well. yesterday, we had 426 covid cases in car can saw. today, we have 473 cases which is in addition to 47. we have 62 who are hospitalized and we have one new county which is arkansas county. we have an additional death that's added to the total. and now seven deaths as a result of covid-19. and again, dr. smith will provide more details and turn it over to him for his comments. an

stanford university says a faculty member from its school of medicine has tested positive for coronavirusniversity says that person has not been at work since first experiencing symptoms. stanford has cancelled all in- person classrooms for the final two weeks of the winter quarter. cancel of this year's st. patrick's day in san francisco. also cancelled shows are san francisco idt trump is replacin acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney, saying mulvaney will become the special envoy for ireland. . >>> taking a look at hi-def doppler. and it's raining. right through sonoma county and i showed you petoluma many times. but that's just for now. a wider view shows you the showers. we're all going to get some out of this. even though it's not a lot. less than .10" of rain. no rain on sunday. and then a chance for more light rain mainly in the south bay for monday. that's really going to be for the santa cruz mountains southward. on monday, this does not make up for what we've missed out on, but it's a start. light rain today. >> not a pretty saturd much needed. >>> and, thanks, so muc

jay bhattaacharya is professor of medicine at stanford university.till ahead, the latest ahead on the plunge in markets. energy, financials, and industrials are among the hardest hit today. the s&p energy index is down more than 17% on the day. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: this is "balance of power." time to get more on the selloff going on. joining us is kailey leinz. basically, you don't want risk today. kailey: there's basically red across the screen. we are off the lows at the session, 7% at the open, that triggered that circuit breaker. we are down 5% across the three major averages. there were already concerns in this market about the coronavirus and potential growth. layered on top of this, the oil price shock treated much tighter financial conditions. it is a dramatic move we are seeing in oil, dropping the most since the gulf war in 1991. wti trading around $34 a barrel. this is very dramatic price action. we have to consider the supply shock with russia and saudi going after each other after the opec+ talks collapsed last week is happening

came up in the president's news conferences this morning is called chloroquine, linked to a stanford university researcher. stanford said denied any relation to that researcher. live in newark, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you so much for the info. stay up to date with our daily newsletter. you'll get the top headlines right into your inbox. go to nbcbayarea.com to sign up. >>> up next here at 5:00, he may be fighting the coronavirus, but he's an a's fan at heart and he's still hype for baseball. the offer from the a's that has him waiting for this delayed opening day. >>> this restaurant might be closed, but this bay area chef is still very busy. how he's serving up over 120 free meals a day. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri working from home like many of you. don't worry. i have your full forecast. we'll talk about warmer weather on the way and also our next storm is them i'system. [ running and breathing heavily ] you can run like there's no tomorrow. but tomorrow always comes. for you. 14 new cases in santa clara county...now w/ a total of 189 >>> we have the lat

and stanford university is now moving to online learning.d all campus courses will be transitioned to online for the entire spring quarter. it's in response to the coronavirus. the start of the quarter will also be delayed a week and will start on april 6th. stanford university's president also said that students should not expect this year's commencement ceremony to be in its traditional form. >>> all the fresh snow might be tempting. a lot of skiers and boarders want to head up. the people at business truckee say the businesses could certainly use the boost, but the local hospitals are small and the consequences of covid- 19 would be devastating to the community. the town reported its first positive case earlier this week. >>> a petition circulating now in san francisco would try to make part of golden gate park car-free. organizers with walk sf say it's the perfect time to ban cars on jfk drive since many people aren't driving to work. it will help keep pedestrians as well as cyclists safer at a time when the hospitals are expected to be

. >> reporter: interestingly, you told me you led the yang gang hang at stanford university and you stuckm this morning. >> i stuck with him since the beginning. it will help eradicate poverty. that's something we need to abo san francisco. >> reporter: thank you so much for your time. i know many people like mikey will think about who they should throw their support behind, but they're still soaking in all the results. betty yu, kpix 5. >>> checking one of the big races in san jose tonight, measure e is a property transfer tax that would generate $70 million for the general fund. this one needs a majority of win. right now, the yesses have it with 53% of the vote. >>> kpix 5 is live in san jose where voters gathered earlier tonight. len. >> reporter: that's right, many of the hard working volunteers for the south bay labor council have gone home. they were canvassing and phone banking right up until the 8:00 hour. as we see from some of the pictures earlier, there was quite a crowd here. they had a chance to celebrate. one of the big news items coming out of this night is the city counci

stanford university says it did not send these posts.ce for checking or prevention works. >>> you might be wondering if it's safe to go t the movies. ma of at st. joe self's health in new jersey says give it at least two weeks. we don't know how long this thing is going to last. if you do want to go, there are things you can do to reduce your exposure at least a little bit. bring cleaning wipes and wipe everything down. good advice. there is little you can do to decontaminate a cloth seat. they're using hand sanitizers and instructing employees to wash their hands hourly. some upcoming set for release are being delayed. >> i'm glad you mentioned that. i'm very tired of holding my breath. thanks, michael. you've got to laugh at some of this. >>> still a lot of questions about covid-19. we have a lot to get to with our medical expert, dr. patel. >>> the impact on the economy. what happens to people who you can't outrun it. the pain is coming. i can't believe it. that chad really was raised by wolves? which one is your mother? that's her ri

. >>> meanwhile stanford university is using its own tests for for patients whose show symptoms of the fellow of the virus. the fda gave her the green light. results can turnaround anywhere from 12 to 24 hours. ucf is close to deploying its own coronavirus test. >>> campaign 2020 the battle between joe biden and bernie sanders is heating up. sanders canceled a planned rally in mississippi today. choosing to campaign in michigan instead. both states go to the polls on tuesday. >>> coming up next heart stopping moments all caught on camera. the crazy police chase that left one suspect lucky to be alive. >>> how you can help with the housing crisis using your own backyard. the bay area city leading the charge with a new plan. >>> they drove it here and craned the whole unit over the backyard. and put it on top of the foundation. >>> the stressful landing for not one but two hot air balloons in northern california. >>> get to the ross spring dress event, where the prices make all the dresses yeses. yeah! save 20 to 60 percent off department store prices on our best selection of spring dres

the university says forts a large group of ants e are also being canceled or adjusted. stanfordis the second college campus to close because of this outbreak the university of washington closed its seattle campus on thursday low high school in san francisco remains closed today and all after-school events were caeled as well this comes after one of the. >>students there had parents who tested positive this school is continng a deep cleaning before anyone is allowed back. they note that no students have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 2 more san francisco schools also stayed closed today. i see a cristo rey academy girl's catholic high school shut down for the next 2 weeks ter a staff member tested positive. students will be allowed back on friday march 20th. also archbishop riordan high school is closed after a student's parents tested positive sf state has also canceled on campus offense but classes will be going on at least for now as scheduled heights time for our 4 zone forecast sticking with the theme here we are taking a live look outside erlooking the grand princess c

stanford university followed suit, canceling its courses for the remainder of the winter quarter.shot clock did not reset, and it goes. in light of recent confirmed cases in maryland, spectators are banned from attending the division ending season at johns hopkins university. nba players may also play in front of empty stands. the nba reportedly sent a memo on friday to all 30 teams . >> i ain't playing. that's who i play for. >> that was michael george reporting, officials in texas announce the cancellation of the popular sxsw musical and tech festival in austin. announcement comes days after several high-profile companies, including netflix pulled out of the event. >>> uber announcing a big change today in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. the rideshare service says drivers or delivery people would be eligible for up to 14 days of paid time if they are infected with the coronavirus. the same goes for those who are placed in quarantine. the company says the policy is in place, and some markets and it plans to make it available to drivers worldwide competitor lyft says it will

>>several schools across the bay area are canceling in person classes in group offense at stanford university. they're asking students that live on campus to leave once the quarter is over to kron four's will tran actually following that part of the story for us this morning from the campus of stanford will. >>james darya this is one of the entrances into campus. they're hoping that people like you talked about move out of housing to other places that are not large because dormitories have a lot of people coming in going. here's what you need to know if you're a stanford student or a parent of a stand for students this will happen come spring semester and that begins on march 30th. they are not demanding that you leave because there are some search circumstances where you cannot leave, but if you can they are encouraging you to do that even international students if you can possibly fly home, they will continue having classes online but not in person because they want to minimize contact as they possibly can if you have no other choice but to stay at housing, you have to go through a process

. >>> stanford university students are scrambling to move out by wednesday.he university gave the order after a student tested positive for coronavirus. the person is self-isolating while the school back tracks where that student visited. abc 7 news reporter luz pena students are reacting >> reporter: highly trafficked areas empty, dining hall empty. as the deadline approaches, students are feeling inches. >> the student body has a sense of uncertainty. >> reporter: david cross is an international student from canada. campus on a short notice. in a letter to students, stanford university president said "we will be prioritizing international students who cannot go home, students who have known severe health or safety risks and students who are homeless." >> it's a lot harder for me to do my classes from home. we don't have internet, so thankfully stanford is letting me stay here. >> reporter: stanford's decision was made after santa clara county officials banned events with 100 or more people and restricted gatherings of 35 people or more. stanford senior hann

and stanford university professor steven goodman. >> the number we really need to be focused on is the number who are seriously ill enough to be hospitalized. that's what we should focus like a laser on, and that number went up about 10 percent between yesta clara, thhoalizatio stood at 137 tonight. last night the total was 125. >> that's not the major increase that places like new york or italy or china saw at the peak of their epidemic, so that shows that things are not actually increasing that fast. >> reporter: in fact, he says santa clara county appears to be leading the way in reporting hospitalizations. not every county is doing that. he says it's the burden on the health care system. >> because it's the health care system and providers whose workload and exposure we have to be worried about. >> reporter: and state told kpix 5 today that it's actually working on publishing hospitalization rates. meanwhile dr. goodman says again, while looks like there's a surge in infections, it's actually a surge in testing. maria medina, kpix 5. >> santa clara county also reported 1 new death

the fbi says it does not know how the employee became infected, stanford university announced tonights canceling classes for the last 2 weeks of the winter quarter. the move is part of the school's efforts to prevent a coronavirus outbreak on

.>> reporter: an infectious disease expert at stanford university said making any prediction about how the virus will spread in the u.s. is difficult. because we are actually watching several different outbreaks at once. >>> in new rochelle new york we know that is a very specific kind of outbreak. we get may be patterned that one. that has nothing to do with what is happening in seattle or santa clara or any other place. it is really hard to scale up a model that would take into account all the different scenarios across the country.>> reporter: she said italy makes for a problematic comparison with the united states. while our country has lagged in testing there is encouraging evidence at our hospitals. >>> even with lack of testing will probably be noticing lots more people that are sick.>> reporter: we have not seen a dramatic or overwhelming surge of very sick patients. that means social distancing and the other steps we are taking could be putting the brakes on the virus at least enough to keep that curve down. >>> we know from looking at epidemic curves going forward 3 to 4 days

. >>> stanford university officials say they are aware of 24 people connected with the university who tested positive for covid-19. one is a student now on campus and the other are either faculty, staff, students residing in the bay area and beyond. meanwhile, the palo alto weekly says they're setting up for large-scale testing of patients with coronavirus symptoms. they're putting up tents on campus at its galvez street parking lot. the new tents are expected to start being used in the next few days. jobina. >> thauk, kumasi. >>> new details about a southern california teenager who died th. los angeles kounchty health officials say the teen was infected it is possible something else caused his death. the 17-year-old was originally thought to be the first child to die of the pandemic in the united states. further tests are needed to determine the official cause of death. the boy's father is still in the hospital being treated for coronavirus. >>> governor newsom was asked about the possibility of california reopening in a few weeks. the state currently has a stay at home order for ten

. >>> stanford university will cancel the final two weeks of classes and move them online. >> the university confirmed a faculty member has tested positive for covid-19. people who have had contact with that faculty member have been asked to self-isolate. bay area wide, there are 52 confirmed coronavirus cases. the bulk in santa clara county. as more people get tested they expect the number to increase. >> as the cases increase, many event organizers are facing the tough decision whether to cancel events. >> our reporter joins us live from oakland where several big events went on as planned tonight. >> reporter: good evening. oakland had a busy night, huge say they're taking extra lar precautions. on a warm summer night, the oakland first friday street fair can attract up to 30,000 people. but tonight it was cold and a slightly smaller crowd. >> i expected there are to be more people. >> reporter: erica asays she's not concerned about the coronavirus, but organizers say some people are. >> we did have two people pull out just out of, you know, caution. >> reporter: two vendors? >> yes, we di

next coming days, in addition to that, he said that many private health providers including stanford university are starting to develop their own tests and those tests are starting to be shipped to clinics and doctors offices, things like that. so, the possibility for even greater testing thousands more will be happening very shortly. >> which is good news, because those testing kits have been hard to come by. we appreciate it, thank you. >>> some synagogues around the bay area are also making changes to help with the spread. the temple emanuel in san francisco will start live streaming services starting tonight, all in person services will be suspended until april fifth. and in oakland, temple sinai will also be going online. the services will be live streamed until further notice. >>> san francisco is following suit behind santa clara county. tonight, the city and county issued a public health order and is restricting gatherings of 100 people are ntl . bureilm grocery stores or other essential services. >>> today more bay area school districts are shutting down because of the virus. mount dia

. >>> new at 11:00, stanford university says it's aware of 24 people connected to the stanford communityve tested positive, including one student who is currently self-isolating on campus. now, the university confirms members of its faculty, staff, and school of medicine employees are among those who have tested positive for covid-19. >>> all police officers should be tested. that is the call tonight from the union as more officers across the bay area test positive for covid-19. the issue, departments need to know what they're up against and how to prepare. nbc bay area's jean elle is live in san francisco where the sfpd got its first positive test today, jean. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. and that san francisco police department sergeant works here at 850 bryant up on the fifth floor. the building remained open today. sfpd says his office was closed and it will be cleaned as more police officers in the bay area test positive, departments are making some changes. >> i started to feel ill last week. from friday really started to notice symptoms. >> reporter: a san francisco police

. >>> stanford is canceling all inperson classes for the rest of the quarter because of coronavirus concerns. >> the university making that announcement. elissa harrington joins us live on the campus. what does this mean for the students. >> reporter: starting monday, classes will be moved online. stanford made the announcement that they are putting restricts on large events and they have canceled their admin weekend event scheduled for late april. the university sent out a letter to the campus community. i will read part of it. it says we recognize this is an adjustment for instructors but we are taking this step off thoughtful consideration and i have been in touch with the chair of the faculty that concur. they made this spread because of the coronavirus in santa clara county and the world. two student on campus that had to self isolate after possibly being exposed to covid-19. according to the san jose mercury news, a student with the school of medicine tested positive for coronavirus. the school emailed a statement saying they emailed people that may have been exposed and asking them to self isolate. in s

the university says that classes will move to an online format and also a large group events. they're being canceled as well or adjusted, stanford is the second college campus to close because of the outbreak. the university of washington close its seattle campus thursday. well our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website kron 4 dot com. we have so much information for you there. the latest on the outbreaks right here in the bay area there's an interactive map that you can check out and also articles on ways to stay safe. you can find all of this on our website under the coronavirus tab and that's listed right under news right there on our website to go and check it out. well there's now a $50,000 reward being offered for any information that will help solve the murder of a berkeley man. it's been 9 years since tobias segal was shot in the back of his head right there in france front of his home there on blake street there have been no additional details nor rest no suspects so far a contractor for the home says that the family moved out recently. despite what happened 9 years ago. neighbors consider this area to be

and at stanford university classes are going online for the rest of the winter quarter. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2 starts now. >> it is unmistakable, the way we live our lives is changing. as thousands of people are stuck at the board a cruise ship were 21 people are confirmed to have the virus. >> health officials in santa clara county announced four new cases in coronavirus, there were three new cases in contra costa county, two of the three are linked to a princess cruise from san francisco to mexico last month. three new cases were announced in placer county today, all three of those patients traveled on the same cruise ship that is being held up the san francisco coast. and yolo county announced its first case. >> tonight the grand princess is a little closer to sure, it's a short about 20 miles off san francisco. passengers were told in an announcement that to make it easier to deliver supplies, but it also may be necessary to airlift a passenger for medical reasons. this photo from a passenger shows coast guard helicopter arriving just a short time ago, and debora villalo

and out west, the university of southern florida, stanford, and the university of washington all cancellingn classes for the next coming of weeks. in seattle, 30 health care workers deployed to a nearby nursing home linked to ten deaths. residents quarantined inside like susan haley, awaiting test results. >> one of my dear friends was brought in last weekend, and she died. she was in relatively good health. that is really makes you stop and think of the mess that you're in. >> reporter: businesses also affected, as some americans begin cutting back on social gatheri gatherings. overnight, the nba telling teams to prepare for the possibility of playing games with no fans. >> played with my teammates, i play for the fans, that's what it's all about. if i show to the arena ain't no fans there, i ain't playing. >> reporter: the city of boston cancelling the south by southwest music festival. last year, more than 400,000 people attended and it is a boom to the industry. stephanie ramos, new york. >>> i think we could all use a go feel-good story, right? a foster dog born without front legs, he

stanford university has already canceled classes and now an undergraduate student has been tested positive for the virus. there is only limited housing for students who have nowhere else to go. and starting saturday remain students will no longer be able to get meals at the dining hall but will be given a free packaged meal to eat elsewhere. >> in washington dc the house of representatives past midnight to vote a coronavirus response vote. jana katsuyama joins us now with how their republicans and democrats came together in an unusual show of unity.>> reporter: the house speaker nancy pelosi says that this bill, while it doesn't have everything, she did want quick passage as a first step to help americans face this health and financial impact of the coronavirus. the house bill passed a late friday night with a bipartisan majority supporting relief measures for americans facing the coronavirus pandemic. >> testing, testing, testing. there is no question about the testing. there were some challenges, but that's what took so long. >> the families first coronavirus response act includes free c

more with oracle broken a he's a political analyst and a professor and european studies at stanford university and balin and he joins us now on skype from there all right what do you make of all of the criticism we've been hearing today both from the on the land and also from just that a concept of this lack of unity amongst e.u. member nations. it's all a role player and we shouldn't. go as far as the critics from their speakers for example in germany that criticize the european union for not being union and was a local underlying this also highlighting that either it is only one member states after all it's a club of states 4 states and when we look at the federal republic of germany one could apply the same criticism to the different lenders responded and no one would come up and say that's the end of the federal republic of germany well all right here in you say a club of states full of states surely that entail some kind of support for each other in times of crisis so how do we move on then in order to as wonderland put it today share the same umbrella when when we all face in a crisis wh

can speak to jason wang is the director of the center for policy outcomes and prevention at stanford university and he joins us via skype so we've heard a fair bit about the response from china south korea singapore tell us more about how taiwan despite its proximity to the epicenter of the initial outbreak has managed has such a low number of cases. i believe one of the things they did was to prepare for the next crisis sars in 2003 so in 2004 the established a national health command center and that's a countdown that could host a 100 people so they activated the very quickly in january of this year. all the data all the information could gather in the same place and people could discuss and figure out the next steps so in a mirror of 5 weeks they were able to act 124 action items through different facets of civilian life to protect the public and that and this is a control center was there because of what they've been through before from what you're saying they were already prepared because of the sars epidemic in 2004 but the you know countries like us and then in europe we don't have the s

. >> getting back to the situation at stanford university. where an undergraduate student tested positive and now the student body is being told they have to get out. >> abc7 news reporter, is joining us live now. following the story for us. luc, what do you have? >> normally students would be gathered here on the lawn, as you can see, it's empty, it's not the case after the one case of a student confirmed with the coronavirus. i want to show you the video that we got earlier. the student is an under graduate student with covid-19. he is in self isolation. stanford announced that he is checking where the student frequented and he is working to inform and provide guidance to the all close contact to the student. as a result of the case, the santa clara county county is restricting events of 35 or more. and most of the undergraduate students will not be able to stay on campus for spring break and spring quarter. they are making exceptions for some students and one of those is jack ryan. >>> a lot of people talking about coronavirus. a lot of of

several schools across the bay area they are canceling in-person classes and group events but stanford university is taking it one step further and the school is now also asking students who live on campus to leave once the quarter is over sanford says all spring quarter classes will be online until further notice people who live in undergraduate housing are being asked to leave campus at the end of the quarter if possible to reduce the number of people in confined shared spaces. school officials said assistance to travel home and you know money assistance will quote be available where needed for students who are already receiving financial aid tonight, the us treasury is considering pushing back the tax deadline is corona virus continues to spread. the new york times is reporting the treasury and white house have been discussing extending taxis and be on april 15th of this comes as house democrats wrote to the irs commissioner for an update on how the coronavirus outbreak could impact the agency and its ability to provide taxpayer assistance and process returns the times. reports the last week.

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response, and the state of the oubtreak across asia is drjason wang a health policy expert from stanford universityby proactively testing people. as people from wuhan china at the time were coming to taiwan in early january. this helped officials had already boarded the flight from wuhan injected four passenger symptoms before they deplaned. to enter taiwan. very soon, they linked the national health insurance programme with immigration and chuck customs. all passengers that are coming from epicentres of whether virus hotspots are and by doing a lot of these things early, including use of mobile technology to track individuals in the quarantine and to check for their symptoms, while they are in quarantine and providing food to those people that couldn't go out and also to help them to ta ke go out and also to help them to take care. i think they had done it very early trying to contain the virus. given what you are saying about taiwan, how it has successfully contained in this, their death rate is extremely low, are you concerned about what is happening in the us where you are and what the presiden