ward. we know people want to hear howard ward's thoughts on apple computers.ington street, it is a font of accounting excellence. tim ryan came out of that combine years ago and has risen to be chair u.s. and senior partner for pwc and joins us with a brief this morning. what i love about you being here is not the consultancy. you have hard financial acumen as well. now, theorld right financial responsibilities of the executives in dealing with this virus, how will that play out? >> we are dealing with a very unique time. we have talked to our clients and ceos and the biggest focus has been on people and making sure people are safe and that they have the right tools in place. the other big thing on their minds is business continuity, making sure there are plans in place, making sure customers are the focus. then they are looking at how to make sure they stay safe financially. guy: what is -- tom: what is the use of cash here? will we see a big change in howard ward's world? shift?tal expenditures >> at this point it is too early to tell. we are dealing with so

covid wards. there is no more elective surgery, there is no anything except for taking care of covid. incredibly sick with other problems -- as an example, i had a patient with breast cancer recently diagnosed. normal circumstances, they would go to the oncologist, the breast surgeon, get this taken .are of in a timely manner not an emergency, but making haste. surgery hasrson's been delayed three months which is something in my career i have never seen. even after 9/11. one thing we have not thought about yet which is true, a lot of the routine medical care that thatof us do day-to-day, medical care has gone to the wind and will be gone for months. -- is my assumption. how covid is going to hurt people, but we are spending so much effort taking care of covid patients, but we are pushing up -- pushing off stuff that in american health care we never pushed off before. is ourr. ira breite guest. if you go to his twitter, you will see a lot of what he does this -- these days is answer your questions

the nhs nightingale hospital will comprise two wards, each of 2,000 people.h the help of the military and with nhs clinicians, we will make sure that we have the capacity that we need. with tight new measures now in force across the uk — deserted streets and shops are shut as people are told not to leave home unless absolutely necessary. but after scenes like this in london during this morning's rushhour — warnings that restrictions could get even tighter — if the new rules are flouted. keeping customers apart — supermarkets and other essential services that can stay open — introduce new measures to ensure people don't come into close contact. and tokyo's olympic flame will have to keep burning for another year as the games are finally postponed until next summer. and in sport... we'll have more reaction as the olympics and paralympics are moved to 2021, making it the biggest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the death toll in the uk from the coronavirus has risen sharply in the past 2a

we're here in the famous tb bellevue wards. it was believed fresh air would help. they would be here in the snow. >> reporter: and in the 1980s, bellevue was ground zero during the aids epidemic. >> more patients with aids come to bellevue and more patients with aids die at bellevue hospital. and the treatment of aids patients is a story of struggle and heroism and eventually helping to turn a deadly disease into a treatable one. >> reporter: with covid-19 patients expected to fill the city's hospitals, bellevue and its doctors will once again be on the front lines. that bellevue has confronted so many crises isn't surprising. founded in the 1730s, it's america's oldest public hospital, meaning all are welcome regardless of condition or ability to pay. >> bellevue turns no one away. i mean, that has always been the mantra of bellevue hospital. and they come to bellevue knowing that they will be treated and they will be welcomed. >> reporter: and it's because bellevue has always taken in the worst of the worst cases that it's drawn the best of the best in medicine.

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> >> it is 4 minutes before 7:00.avirus. officials say the 1-year-old and heir tonight thrown has mild symptoms but it is impossible to pinpoint where he caught it because of the high numbers of events he attends. he is self isolating. live look now from capitol hill where early this morning a bipartisan deal was struck. the nearly $2 trillion bill up for a vote today. that package would give $250 billion for direct paints to individuals and families. there is also $250 billion in unemployment benefits. they have tested positive at stanford university. one is isolating on campus. the others have been told to self isolate. >> the employee in sacramento tested positive. experts say there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transition at that facility. it remains in operation. there are no reports of injuries after a fire engulfed a garage last night. no word on what might have caused that fire. >>> getting updated on these trouble spots along 680. we have a handful of accidents involving vehic

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> >> it is 4 minutes before 7:00.avirus. officials say the 1-year-old and heir tonight thrown has mild symptoms but it is impossible to pinpoint where he caught it because of the high numbers of events he attends. he is self isolating. live look now from capitol hill where early this morning a bipartisan deal was struck. the nearly $2 trillion bill up for a vote today. that package would give $250 billion for direct paints to individuals and families. there is also $250 billion in unemployment benefits. they have tested positive at stanford university. one is isolating on campus. the others have been told to self isolate. >> the employee in sacramento tested positive. experts say there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transition at that facility. it remains in operation. there are no reports of injuries after a fire engulfed a garage last night. no word on what might have caused that fire. >>> getting updated on these trouble spots along 680. we have a handful of accidents involving vehic

karen ward joining us from j.p. morgan asset management. headline coming through the bloomberg story. banksan banks, eurozone -- lenders are looking to reprieve from capital and liquidity standards. the banks spelling out their demands and a draft document that has been sent to regulators. this will also be part and parcel to the conversation we will be having tomorrow with christine lagarde at the press conference. are the ecb and authorities elsewhere able to medicate the effects on the banking sector? the banking stocks in the united states have tumble of late. european banks look like they could be a difficult spot at the moment. as the story comes out we will give you more information. vonnie: the euro stops bank index up about 2.4%. let's get a comprehensive look at global markets. here is kailey leinz. kailey: one day after the best day since 2018 and we are back down. we are off the lows of the session for stocks in the u.s. but still off more than 3%. doubts in's's the market about president trump stimulus plan and whether we will

a trouble spot in the napa area . >>> and now to coronavirus coverage and jackie ward has the latest on the coverage. first to anne makovec who is live at the port of oakland where the princes ship is expected to dock later on this morning. >>> we are waiting to find out what time it will dock at the port of oakland. it is normally a commercial dock . let's look at the cruise ship tracker. it is hanging around the fairlawn island off the coast of san francisco. they have been waiting for the right tidal and current conditions for it to dock. you can get a picture of where it isat acss the bay idge toll plaza. state and federal officials have been have been sealing off 11 acres an empty birth that normally loads and unloads ships that hasn't been used in about two years. the passengers will be isolated from the general public and loaded onto buses. they prepared barricades and the site was chosen by state and federal authorities. oakland's mayor says her administration is closely monitoring the situation. >> it is our duty to help these people. that is why it is so important to receiv

we're going to to get another from jackie ward.re saying about the cause of course the displaced families. if you are stuck at home before are seeing your have -- is helping those isolation socialized. if you're having out to lunch, of course you can watch those stories and much, much more these da bmmun, ay multiple tegy re tng about the mix looks pretty. there's the facetime option, the sky option. we are all trying to stay in touch. >>> cbs this morning is coming up next. have a great thursday. >>> good morning to you and welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. possible progress today in the push for coronavirus testing. plus a new warning for young people. >> big economic relief from washington as millions of workers worry about being left behind. >> how to stay fit and healthy even in isolation. the new tools that can keep you healthy and eating right. >> it's march 19th, 2020. we'll have the latest updates on the coronavirus right after today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds

from sfo, jackie ward. take a live look right now capitol hill where all public tours there and now the white house are closed to visitors. that is after a staffer of one of the senators from the state of washington tested positive for coronavirus. the public's access to congress is going to be limited for at least a month. the other breaking news we been following this morning is that princess cruise lines has decided to halt its global operations for the next 60 days. that is of course in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak home to of princess cruises shuts down its operation around the world for 60 days, this is the coronavirus clan princess cruise ship has now been docked at the port of oakland for 40s. they are still passengers on board who don't know when they will get off that ship or where the will be sent. the original plan was to quarantine them at military bases now some are being taken to hotels around the bay area. officials announce some passengers will be quarantine at a hotel in san carlos

hospital ward injust a matter of amounts to an enormous hospital ward in just a matter of days. an enormous hospital ward injust a matter of days. so, it's pretty intensive work. today, we had the news come through that several airlines have asked for their staff to volunteer to work in these new nightingale hospitals. easyjet, who, of course, announced today that they we re of course, announced today that they were grounding all their planes, have written to some 9000 staff, including 4000 cabin crew, asking for them to volunteer. people with first aid for them to volunteer. people with firstaid training, for them to volunteer. people with first aid training, cpr, that sort of thing. virgin atlantic have done the same. we understand they will get training. and it will be work involving may be changing bedding, that sort of thing, under the supervision of experienced doctors and nurses. as i say, we are expecting here to open within the next few days. many thanks, jon donnison. let's talk to our assistant political editor, norman smith. the issue of testing of nhs workers to see

kelly ward joins us live when we return.come in they give a worst case scenario and best case scenario. i would say between 100 and 200,000 deaths. we're going to have millions of cases. jillian: it is monday, march 30th. this is a fox news alert. the united states hasn't even begun to see the impact of covid-19, that grim new prediction from a leading expert on the white house task force. rob: as hot spots states find themselves including in cdc travel advisories, president trump is extending the 15 day isolation period all the way through the end of april. jillian: we are live for what it means for average americans, business owners and the h

for now, most hospitals are preparing specialist wards and hoping they can safely ca re wards and hopings. there have been more urgent calls for nhs staff to be tested to see if they have the virus or not. with sickness rates currently running very high, trust leaders said it was needed so that staff who are self—isolating could return to work sooner. but how likely is this and when could other tests be available to the wider public? our medical correspondent fergus walsh has more. this is how the test for active coronavirus infection is done all over the world. a nasal and throat swab. at the start of the outbreak in the uk, anyone who had been referred by nhs111 could turn up at a drive—through centre like this. now, testing is mostly limited to sick patients in hospital. huge numbers of nhs staff are being forced to isolate at home because they can't find out if they or their family members are infected. now basingstoke and north hampshire hospital is among the first to offer swa b tests hospital is among the first to offer swab tests to its nhs staff, and it can produce the results i

obviously, this is not what she was wearing in the wards a vietnam. it would have been similar to this, still showing her second lieutenant rank by the time she was killed she had been promoted to first lieutenant. we are honored to have both her original purple heart and her bronze star which means valor. like fits simmons, who was the first killed and world war one, sharon lane was the only nurse killed in action making her not only one of the stories of service but making her one of those unique individuals the first, and in this case, quite frankly not the first you want to be, but certainly a great lesson of devotion to duty. our third unique individual is doctor benjamin solomon. he had graduated from college to go on to dental school and become a dentist and when world war ii broke out he'll enlisted to serve his country. and for whatever reason at the time, the army did not actually see the need for the number of dentists that they eventually would, and because of it he wound up not in the medical department but an instructor for machine gunne

i am just into those hospitals and hospital wards.t going into those hospitals and hospital wards. i am just going to stick with you, caroline, because the line to andy isn't brilliant at the moment. we were talking about earlier about your story about how the government strategy had changed on this. what about boris johnson's strategy had changed on this. what about borisjohnson's performance through this crisis? because i know politics isn't at the forefront of people's mines at the moment, but i mean, the history books willjudge him on how, probably more than anything else in his premiership, how he has handled this crisis. yes, absolutely. he went into this premiership thinking that he would bejudged on his record on brexit, not knowing, as they always say, what's going to come around the corner. and of course, this is unprecedented. i mean, i can't think of another event in my lifetime, certainly, and even in my parents' lifetime, since the second world war, that has been as unprecedented as this. so he will absolutely be judged

the kids ward, i want to help everyone. so difficult.o something a bit bigger. but we got lots of local businesses as i said with huge amounts of businesses as i said with huge amounts of resources businesses as i said with huge amounts of resources behind them getting behind us. some of them getting behind us. some of the fun really fundraising it's getting behind us. going to hopefully give us access because obviously with the lockdown, it's going to make it more difficult for the team was started putting together to get around. i would imagine. you may hear from even around. i would imagine. you may hearfrom even more around. i would imagine. you may hear from even more today. we got the audience watching in the uk but also around the world, inspired by what you have begun. tell us, the london hospitals were serving right now and do you know how they are getting on the staff, dealing with patients en masse? they've been struggling. it started off with the fact that, the really simple fact, that within the hospitals themselves, some of

. >>> safety jimmy ward is also staying put. he agreed to a new deal worth up to $28 million.ard has become a key part of that 49ers secondary. >>> but there was one big departure on monday. san francisco dealt buckner to the colts for a first round pick in the upcoming draft. a bit of a surprise since he was voted the team's mvp last season. he is signing a new deal worth $2.25 million. >>> the 49ers agree to a deal with marcus mariota. mariota spent the last five years in tennessee but lost the starting job last season. >>> well las vegas still sound weird to say that also agreed to a three year deal with former bears linebacker nick kowski. in fact, draft will still take place last month but it will not be held in las vegas as previously scheduled. the league is working on a new plan to make it a tv only event. >>> and major league baseball's opening day already te layed two weeks has now been pushed back to at least the of may. the league is following the new guidelines. >> for no sports there's a lot of sports. >> yeah. >> nice job. >> it was a big sports day today for wh

. are two new patients that were on a ward.nk the danger here is we're going to get a lot of these stories. the stories will get more about the nhs, whether or not the virus can transfer between people, we are going to get more of these stories but there's also a lot detail in this piece about other stories as well, about the duke of cambridge, has comments to paramedics saying we are over escalating the issue at the moment. the big underlining story of all of this is really the uncertainty andi this is really the uncertainty and i think that is what we are dealing with at the moment. we don't know, there's another element and hear about the virus mutating, becoming more dangerous, we don't necessarily know what's going on, we're going to get a lot of these stories at the moment i think and it's that which is making market is volatile, making gdp forecast difficult, all of this isa forecast difficult, all of this is a context to an economic and a social crisis at the moment. this is the issue and the fact that, it is mentioned

and infectious disease ward and disease were increased the number of doctors and increased the. i.c.u. bed say the most important thing they either think is there i believe that people. have seen tons they should be admitted they may also be the least they are syria or less senior by even if they have. you know. they should be controlled in the territory you know doctors because this is a very. very bad disease because you leave you are ok for a few days you have just fear and then some cough and then suddenly you know me. you know and this is clear manya you may die if you are worse so the most important thing say it all in check very well whereas i have seen and this is larry just quickly one more question you are the deputy health minister how confident are you optimistic are you that italy will make it through this crisis soon. no doubt that we will make it i don't know i'll soon be we need a few were weeks for sure we need a couple weeks to better understand how under control is the disease. but i'm quite optimistic especially because there right now you know with down the

back to you. >>> i'm jackie ward live in san francisco. has immediately affected thousands of those who work in the hospitality in strain and that includes the full-time server at the oak room rester rant inside the westin. normally he would blake $700 a week but in the last two weeks that was cut in half and now he is out of a job, because the restaurant is closed, one of 14,000 workers. part of unite here local 2, a labor union in san francisco and san mateo counties. >> my the this that i live on and when people disappear and dissipated, i lost all of that. i was expecting to be able cover my rent. it is usually enough to squeeze by on the rent. >>> lawmakers across the bay say they are doing what they can to lessen the financial blow. just yesterday the mayor announced a moratorium on residential and calmer sul evictions. san jose city council member is proposing a number of measures to bring relieves to small businesses. at the state level, the governor did not issue a statewide evicts ban, but he did sign an executive order giving lo

marsha is having chemotherapy in a private ward at an nhs hospital.e enough nurses there to look after me or if i will even be able to get my treatment. it's very scary because once you start chemotherapy you need to carry on, and once i pause it i won't know for how long i got to pause it. i won't know then what it will do to my health. one hospital trust has postpone chemotherapy treatment along with other outpatient appointments for two weeks while they prepare their wards and staff for an influx of coronavirus patients. we are increasing our preparations for care for patients with covid—19 and we are seeing increasing numbers of admissions to hospitals. we are very conscious that our cancer patients are at particular risk especially if they develop covid—19, they can can become seriously ill. and the good news for the health minister nadine dorries is that she has made a full recovery from her coronavirus infection. she was welcomed back to the house of commons by the health secretary. hugh pym, bbc news. well the government has issued a list of b

you can see our jackie ward there on the left doing some push-ups.tting fresh air with his dog and steph curry with his golf game at home. >> we want to know what you're doing. send us your workout ideas. share with us on facebook, twitter or instagram. >> four minutes before 6:00. confined spaces making it tough to social distancing. how the governor is insuring inmates have enough space during this pandemic. >>> and in that same effort to maintain social distancing, governor gavin newsom announcing state beach parking lots must we are t-mobile the first to go unlimited. first with no annual service contracts. first with taxes and fees included. now t-mobile has the first and only nationwide 5g network. reaching over 5,000 cities and towns and over 200 million americans. and t-mobile is not charging extra for 5g access. because this isn't our network... it's yours. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the coronavirus hits the palace. the air to the throne in england positive. his condition this morning. >> plus, a live look from c

jackie ward joining us live from pacifica beach with more closures that went into effect at the stroke of midnight. feeling a little lonely out there? >> reporter: yes, feeling lonely. typically the it is quiet this time of day. you're not going to see suffers surfers. pacifica is the latest place ide by these new rules. here is a look at the closed pier that was getting visitors. californians are still allowed to do that but the governor is saying they should stay in their own neighborhoods and somewhere within walking distance of their home in an effort to force people to practice social distancing without legally enforcing it. that means not congregating in public places and staying six feet away from people you don't live with. >> we're going to shut down allstate parking lots immediately. >> as of 12:01 last night here is what is closed. pacific state beach, parking lots in front of and behind the community center, rock away beach, counsel chambers lot. beach boulevard parking south of the counsel chambers and fisherman's lot in the 800 block. no word officially as to when these p

. >> jackie ward is in san francisco with what is ahead for parents and their kids. jackie. >> reporter: more than 6 million kids and their families are being affected by this school closure. now to hear from the governor this might be more than just a few weeks, that isucto take in on top of everything else. he announced yesterday wants families to prepare to home school their students. they are curating curriculum to help with distance or online learning. they are looking at eligibility for free and reduced lunches and so many kids rely on lunch for school. they are always changing quickly. >> we will repurpose a lot of school sites, not only for meals and food to go but also to address potentially these childcare needs. this is flu width and being adopted in retime. >> reporter: oakland unified school district said they want their students back in the school us, but recognize these are extraordinary times. kansas is not having students back to school before the end of thschool ye they will continue to keep them home through the summer. maybe california isn't too f

and we catch up with sam ward, the british hockey player who's not given up on his olympic dream, despite horrific injury. i cut me from here, only dirtier, as i got four points and 31 screws inside my face. they did an incredibly voice and i have been recovering ever since. hello and welcome to sportsday. coronavirus remains the big issue in world sport at the moment, no more so than in italy. it's the european country that's been worst hit by the outbreak and after several postponements today the italian sports minister has said it's likely that all serie a games will be played behind closed doors for the next month, as italy tries to contain the virus. inter milan have already had a couple of matches postponed, but their president says public health comes first. you can only judge you can onlyjudge a season well at the end of it. during the season, there is always difficulties. great moments, up and downs. that is why export making people is interesting and that is why sport is fascinating. i am and that is why sport is fascinating. iam not and that is why sport is fascinating. i am no

jackie ward reports. >>> reporter: directive is the keyword there. these will not be really enforced. here's what the governor called for in his announcement yesterday. he wants bars and wineries to be closed immediately. restaurants, to cut capacity. and he is telling every senior in the state to stay home. this morning, restaurant owners and managers are trying to figure out how they can abide by the governor's directive to reduce their current occupancies by half and maintain social distancing within eating establishments. governor, governor newsom says these directives will not be legally enforced for now. >> if you want to establish a framework of martial law, which is ultimate authority and enforcement, we have the capacity to do that. i have all the expectation in the world that guidelines will be followed on this. we have the capacity to support this directive. >> reporter: as for schools, an estimated 85% of students in the state will not be in class starting today. newsom said, at this point, he will not implement a directive and will conti

show that the start for the americans was to fully and totally put it by the scene and back to the ward squeeze them that defeat them so they surrender so they accept president trump is someone who sees many things in money terms one of the main things the administration is pointing out is that you're going to get a lot of money they say an economic boost of $50000000000.00 that's a huge figure not really. 35000000000 of this supposed to be loans and the rest of it is grants on condition of bases and so on look this is sort of wrong to deal with the palestinians the palestinians need to trade politics for money and he is wrong by listing as have learned one thing from where jesus christ was born and bred like him it's not with bread ones live only by the sinners they have their dignity and freedom which is more important than alou for bread so too tried to buy your wisdom for money or in return of some assistance or a shrinking but it's in a geography or subordinate or a right of return put a few g.'s or or these sort of things and return of the a bunch of dollars this is not what the p

it paid off for ward and the 49ers. jimmie ward was the leader on defense, and he had a career- high in tackles. >>> now, the 49ers traded pro bowl defensive end deforest buckner to the indianapolis colts. the 49ers get a first round pick, the 13th overall pick in this year's draft. but there was due to get a big payday next season when he became a free agent. so instead of getting nothing, the 49ers recouped that pick from the former first round. he signed a lucrative contract with his new team. >>> almost 7 million people in the bay area ordered to shelter in place in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. we're live in san francisco. we'll tell you about the six counties impacted and what means for bay area residents. >>> plus, a south bay store takes steps to prevent panic buying and help people who really need it most. we're live in san jose now. we'll tell you how one store is helping senior citizens. >>> and the first clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine is under way. how long it will take to approve an e

muchine: thank you so tiina lee, karen ward.de an extra effort to more females on air to talk about international women's day. because we are talking about a pandemic or pathogen which is scaring the markets, i would like to remind everyone there is andgh percentage of carers nurses fighting this that are female. tom: very good. oil down 20%. let me give you the prices. cents --s $33 zero six $33.06. harry tchilinguirian, what a day to have you on. let me cut to the chase, this is different than other plunges we have seen, 1986 after the persian gulf war, gets history today as well. in what way is this different? what is the distinction you see this morning? harry: the big difference in relation to what was discussed is there is a signal coming from saudi arabia through the cutting of selling prices it may increase production after the collapse of a plus plus talks on market and the market is in no guessing mood considering there is a negative demand shock induced by the covid-19 outbreak. that combination is bearish for prices

live in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the scarsdale public school district decided to cancell seven of its schools as of the coronavirus. officials say a faculty member at a middle school tested positive for the virus. schools are expected to reopen next wednesday. >>> making international headlines this morning, a nato staff member in brussels has tested positive for coronavirus. the staff member was on holiday in italy. the head of iran's crisis management agency also has the coronavirus, a state news agency says he tested positive and is in south itself quarantine. this morning at least 11 people are dead after a hotel collapsed in southeastern china, the building was being used as a coronavirus quarantine center. >>> president trump continuing to praise his policies and saying they will keep coronavirus under control, rushing off the chance that it will reach the white house. >> no, i'm not concerned at all. >> but the presidents x is gros distorted, the scope of the outbreak, the administration says that more than 1 million tests will be available this week. stay with kp

live from san francisco city hall, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> 6:56.r a look at this morning's other top stories. the grand princess cruise ship is still docked at the port of oakland. but it is expected to leave sometime today. the ship was supposed to depart late last week, and then late last night. no word on the delay of. police say once it gets moving, it will anchor in san francisco bay near treasure island. and from there the crew can only wait and watch for any signs they may have picked up the virus. >>> the federal reserve is cutting its benchmark interest rate to near zero. president trump hoped this move would turn things around in the stock market and the u.s. economy. but all major indexes taking huge hits once again in early trading on wall street. >>> csu campuses are moving nearly all classes online starting today. the change stays in place until at least early april as schools in san francisco, san jose, sonoma and the east bay. >>> the coronavirus loomed over last night's democratic debate. joe biden and senator bernie sanders bumped

and san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the uk now confirming prime minister boris johnson has testedr the coronavirus, johnson says the symptoms are mild and he is self isolating. he says he will still be leading the governments response to the outbreak through videoconference. on capitol hill, the house of representatives will be voting on an unprecedented 2.2 trillion dollar economic rescue package today. they help businesses, hospitals and ordinary americans to make it through the coronavirus crisis.>>> they must establish protocols to keep custom all customers at least succeed up park, play signage outside to remind people to keep their distance and also limit the number of people inside, the navy hospital ship slated to talk at the next few hours, it is meant to alleviate the stress on local hospitals treating covid-19 patients. staff will be dividing a wide range of services including critical and urgent care. and as the number of coronavirus cases grows in new york, the healthcare system is being stretched thin, now they are calling on retired medical professionals to join the

she the best way to see out the as it is in you washing your hands as possible.- san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> 6:32 as physical i look at the white house for the president is set to meet with pharmaceutical companies later today to talk about the coronavirus especially vaccines and drugs registered user sessions just by chain. is that you here to the latest, the overnight developments in iran. due to restraining spike in coronavirus cases is is money, the federal government more than 1300 cases there and 66 dead including an aid to the country's supreme leader. malcolm ashley and officials confirming two doctors have contracted the virus, becoming the first cases of possible person-to-person transmission in that country. and well, share prices in asia are ramping back slightly from last week's you treat. they covered early losses, markets in hong kong opened slightly higher, but australia shares tumbled in early trading. coming off its worst week since 2008, the dow dropped in three nephi seven points, nasdaq picked up just a fraction of the s&p 500 lost 24 points. the markets and

and hayward, jackie ward, kpix 5 . >>> new at noon, the santa clara county homelessness prevention system is launching a covid-19 financial assistance program it will provide low income to meet other basic needs. >> no matter how inconvenient this crisis may feel too many of us, it is the people who are most vulnerable that actually are struggling the most. while many of us are combining not having to work with from home and going stir crazy i think it is certain important for us to remember that the people that we need to help her the most to herbals lips is most vulnerable right now.>>> must be a resident of santa clara county, your household income must be less than 80% of the average median income and you must have a documented loss of income related to impacts due to health, employment or school closures.>>> representatives barbara lee spoke with in the past couple of hours. >>> we need to make sure any funding is used to retain workers that the funding is not going to the port -- corporate pay, towards buybacks and acquisitions, to shareholders, that it is being used to make sure th

they improvised wards and cared for the sick and wounded in the jungles of bhutan.brought life and comfort to the allied forces on the bitter battlefields of europe. nowhere was the story more thrillingly acted out than at the beach heads. after the landing, army nurses went ashore and worked daily gently during the winter of 1944. >> they were there when we needed them. they were there all right and took the same beating we did. the angels of ansio, familiar figures in the dark, desolate winter hell. they knew their job and we knew we could depend on them. they worked in all kinds of makeshift set ups and around the clock in order to keep us in good shape. they did a great job. we were all grateful. very grateful. ♪ >> the hospital at the points were shelled regularly but that didn't stop them. they even nursed the enemy pilot who was shot down after bombing a hospital tent area. >> they served in the true tradition of the corps. with courage, with skill and with devotion. after that came the korean war. the army nurse was there. [ gunfire ] punch bowl, pork chop h

evening commuters and doing it twice a day everyday through saturday. >>> in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> >> there are currently know confirmed case of the coronavirus in san francisco. >>> also in west port tal this morning, some extreme delays because of a switch malfunction. look at the severe congestion. you can see the crowds pushing to get on. these delays really affect their mornings. >>> it doesn't happen often enough to make it a real problem, but it does happen. >> usually it is 45 minutes, but i don't know what is going on. >> it lasted for an entire hour. >> >> a major abortion case goes before the supreme court. what it at stake coming up. >> >> what brought reality tv star kim kardashian to the white house today? >> we're watching our temperatures rise this afternoon. here is a live look with our treasure island camera with mostly sunny skies out there. today the very last warm day of the week before we cool it down. we'll talk about when we see the onshore flow kickback in and shower chances coming up. >>> we're streaming now on cbsn bay area 24/7, on kpix.com o

let's go for it to kpix 5's jackie ward with officials there. >> reporter: on thursday, the first person from contra costa county died from the coronavirus good this person was in her 70s and had a pre- existing medical condition. the author recently traveled to europe. the health officer wouldn't release more details than that. >> we do expect the numbers of cases and dust to go up before they start to go down. >> reporter: contra costa health officer said there are 42 cases of coronavirus in the company and they are expanding tests every single day. he says they are preparing a hold order to prepare positive and negative test to be reported. >> at that point, we will have better information about the total number of testing that is going on. >> reporter: right now, most testing is being done in private labs. the county's public health lab is performing about 4100 tests a day but that is a small fraction of the total number of tests being done. weeks ago, the county also started identifying available ventilators and reporting out to the state and federal governments to secure more resou

kpix 5 max jackie ward tells us what that means for bta employees and riders. >> the no brush bridge available, the people who relied on taking bta trains will now have to look for another way to get around, although ridership was already down 82% in recent weeks because of the state stay-at- home order. as of 11:30 last night, while six trains were still running, vta says it shut down its entire rail service. opers beinasked to shelter in place upon any quarantine or testing orders, after an operator training tested positive for coronavirus. because of low ridership numbers and before train service was suspended wednesday, bt announced that light rail service would be reduced to two car trains running every 30 minutes with all bus and light rail trips after 9:00 p.m. canceled. and with the exception of route 22. now, only buses will be running. the vta says the suspension of service was done out of an abundance of caution until they learned more information. all of the railcars the trainee would have been operating are being sanitized. bta says, quote, by nature where the operator s

became an isolation ward and you went into it basically like you do into an ebola treatment center. you had a gray area where you put on your personal protective gear under the eyes of a nurse who saw that you were doing it perfectly. you would go through the ward in one direction only and come out at the other end when you finished treating patients and you would then take off your gear under the eyes of a nurse. you don't have to dot kind of advanced crazy disinfection they do in ebola wards with chlorine showers and everything but you have to take it off carefully because it can contaminate you. the other thing they did all over asia is for the mild cases, the mild to moderate cases, in other words, people who did not need to be hospitalized, they didn't go home. they went into isolation centers. they went into -- you know, we have all sorts of empty buildings around now. madison square garden is empty. the barclay's center is empty. high school gymnasiums all over the city are empty. those become sort of miniature hospitals for the people who are infected but don't need to be pu

. >> jackie ward has more on those cases in santa clara county and recommendations from public officials. >> reporter: we're learning new information. both of them are currently under home isolation. >>> the 8th confirmed case of the virus is an adult male. household contact in another county. the 9th case is an adult male, previously conferred case in santa clara county. his aves andn't county are working on the next steps that need to be taken to keep people healthy. >> there is plenty of cause for vigilance but we don't want or need panic. it is important for folks to be focused on the information from the c centers for disease control and prevention and public health. >> you could be infected with covid-19 and the flu. every person in santa clara has the option of mailing in their ballot and avoid going to a public place if that is what makes them comfortable. >> they can simply drop the ballot in the mailbox as long as it is in the mailbox by tomorrow, biles count the. >> health officials would not comment on the number of test kids they have available in the county for covid-19. ja

we have 35 beds and already have 71 patients in the ward.hat means 50% of the patients are lying on the floor. there's no space on the floor to put a mattress any longer. >> you don't have beds, but you are facing a group of people who are dying. you know they are dying. you see they are very sick. they're so weak. and what if they go home? what about the taxi cab these patients are going to ride to go home to die? everyone in the taxi gets infected. then what about the home, the community these people go into? so maybe, yeah, we should just open the gate and let them come and lie on the floor to die. so we just open the gate and just let them in, sometimes 16 persons, sometimes 20 persons. and we'll be there for three, four, five hours trying to give them fluids, antibiotics and all of the medicines. and then it never ends. as you are walking out, a new patient is walking in. and then when you go home and come back the following morning, there are seven, eight deaths overnight. >> i think we all underestimated absolutely everybody. i know t

kpix 5's jackie ward is there for us this morning with the latest jackie?>> reporter: yeah, it is deftly turning hasn't quite downtown los gatos michelle, i felt the excavation seen because this is very sore in a business are located in downtown please watch the police to the and that i look think they are getting ready to start her basket of dig that will continue just a little later on, police services and the skaters got a tip that a body from homicide decades ago could bu unde, ich is the hear d r down los gatos. the owner of the restaurant currently turned those arrived at work yesterday to find an army of investigators and cadaver dogs next door, just steps from his business. for about 15 or 20 people out there back there just digging up , going to all of it. you! it is troubling, because, you're going under however spot for now, less of a status finally body details all those reasons of lisa rinna is here is because amosite may have happened there in san jose. so, please are actually kicking us out of that alley which means they are probably going to

there will be respirators for the intensive care wards and the badly needed masks, gloves, hospital wardsramp up the effort to get additional hospital beds, the 5500 bed provisional hospital at the madrid convention center is now operational. more than a dozen hotels that are empty, because no clients, have become temporary hospitals as well. back to you. >> that's interesting. thanks so much for all of that. al goodman there. thanks to your team in madrid. >>> still to come on cnn, italy is tightening its lockdown as the coronavirus deaths skyrocket there. more on that story. plus, what can the world learn from italy as it desperately struggles to contain the virus. here's what one teacher in lockdown is saying. >> i would say to everybody else who maybe is about to follow this pattern that italy has, just preempt it. just stop the spread of the virus already. wrinkles and there's nothing you can do about it? downy wrinkleguard is a fabric conditioner that helps protect you from wrinkles all day. pants washed with downy wrinkleguard and detergent are virtually wrinkle-free. try downy wri

nightingale hospital will comprise 2 wards each of 2000 people with the help of the military and with n.h.s. clinicians we will make sure that we have the capacity that we need so that everyone can get the support they need but no matter how big we grow the n.h.s. unless we slow the spread of this virus then as we've seen those numbers will continue to rise and that's why it's so important that everybody follows the advice and stays at home. the final point i want to make is one of thanks as health secretary and as a citizen and on behalf of the whole country i want to thank the staff of the n.h.s. those who work in social care all of you not just the doctors nurses who normally get mentioned but the pharmacists the paramedics the managers and all star across the board you are the frontline in this war against this virus and we all pay tribute to you you're going to give you all over the next few weeks and i want you to know that we salute you and i will strain every sinew to get you everything you need to keep you safe so that you can do your job keeping all of us safe we're now goin

gop chairwoman from one of those states, arizona, doctor kelly ward joins me with more.thank you for joining us, we really appreciate it. first of all let's begin with this statement from governor mike dewine on their primary delay in ohio, during this time when we face unprecedented public health crisis to conduct an election, it is an unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus while, the polls will be closed tomorrow every voter who wants to vote will be granted that opportunity. arizona, one of three states along with florida, and illinois, 441 delegates still up for grabs, arizona decided to go ahead. why his arizona decided to move forward despite the coronavirus that is happening? >> we take this seriously and i personally take it seriously because i come from a family of physicians for china practicing physician myself. my mom is in the high risk category, she's a practicing pediatrician. my husband is on the front lines in the emergency department in rural arizona so we take the risk coming from the wuhan coronavirus seriously but as chairwoman of the re

trenches jackie ward shows us how volunteers are stepping up to help. >> are filled elementary is one of several schools across oakland handing out critical meals for their students and families. on monday alone, they handed out 4000 meals to 800 families. >> i want to thank them for giving food. >> this mother of three is one of hundreds who picked up food for their families today. in the paperbacks, two breakfasts and 2 lunches for kids under 18 years of age in the school district. in a plastic bag, groceries for the entire family courtesy of the food bank and the curry family. >> it is heartwarming to see garfield's community come together to service our family. >> we have so many people in my family, and one worker only, they cut his hours. that is why i had to come and grab feet for the kids. >> reporter: even while maintaining social distance and encouraging families to stay in their cars, the bond between the teachers and the students was clear. and despite not being able to share a hug or high-five, they could dance. with that sweet moment and many others that we saw made it e

which are considering leaving >>> i'm jackie ward. good super tuesday for former vice president joe biden. he won nine out of the fourteen states and one u.s. territory. "cbs news" projection he won the most delegates in more than half of yesterday's contest. bernie sanders won his home state plus utah and colorado and he is the only one he says who can beat president donald trump in the general election. >> we're going to win the nomination. >> it was a disappointing night for other hopefuls still in the race. massachusetts center elizabeth warren and mike bloomberg. despite halving spent half a billion dollars, his lone victory came in the american samoa. she remains that she will do well in the upcoming contest ifs. another round of primaries next tuesday. so far none have drop the out. >>> it is 6:56. top stories. fire crews knocked down a fire at a homeless encampment near interstate 880 in oakland. flames broke out shortly after 6:00 a.m. there were no injuries. no word on what started that fire. >> it has been a wild up and dow

police are turning a business into a dig site , kpix 5's jackie ward is there for us this morning with some more details. jackie? >> reporter: check out this excavation site behind me. this is where police have spent the overnight hours, they are here dark and early this morning and investigative dig will continue later on for police source says investigators got a tip that a body from homicide decades ago could be buried under a store, which is in the heart of the busy and popular downtown los gatos. the owner of the restaurant, gardenias, arrived at work yesterday to find an army of investigators and cadaver dogs next door, just steps from his business. >> about 15 or 20 people back there, just digging up mud and going through all the forensics and dogs, the whole nine yards. >> it is troubling because, you know, you kind of wonder how they picks that spot and why. >> reporter: for now, unless investigators find a body, details of a homicide will not be released. it is important to note the business has nothing to do with the homicide, police say, which took place before the store op