By surprise including the tragic loss of life. Governor newsom declaring a state of emergency after confirmation of the first coronavirus death in the state, an elderly patient inlacer county. And the cruise ship he was on made another cruise to hawaii with some of the same passengers. The ships return to San Francisco has been delayed indefinitely. That ship weve requested to be delayed, the arrival to be delayed. And the ship is currently off the coast. And currently that ship is being delayed to provide ample opportunity to provide the ckc partnership with coast guard and with state Health Officials to conduct tests because we somewhere a number of passengers and crew members that have developed symptoms. We will be flying testing kits to the cruise ship and we will be sending those quickly back to the state, primarily to richmond lab where well be able to test very quickly within just a few hours those samples that led ultimately to the conclusion that proclamation of a state of emergency would be appropriate under the circumstances. It is a dynamic situation as it relates to the cruise ship, but nothing that should be alarming. Thanks for joining us. There is a lot happening in the state surrounding coronavirus. Nobody has specified where or how the patient who died may have contracted coronavirus. Officials say he was an elderly adult with Underlying Health conditions. I no longer believe that the risk to the general public from covid19 in Placer County is low. Officials say they think the person had minimum Community Exposure between returning from the cruise and going to the hospital february 27. And in st. Clara county, they now have a total of 14 patients. Two are isolating at and t trd n case is an adult male hospitalized, how he was exposed to coronavirus is under investigation. And in the east bay, were getting a better understanding about efforts to contain coronavirus. Today lawyer wra ura anthony ta inside an isolation room. Reporter in contra costa county, local hospitals are gearing up for an influx of possible cavonor completely separate from others in airborne isolation rooms. We would have that door closed. Reporter one significant he feature is the sealed room, a buffer between the hallway where caregivers don personal protective gear. They will wash their hand, put on the gloves that are there on the wall, they will put on the gown, a face shield. Reporter there is also a special ventilation system to keep air froms whal negative pressure. And what negative pressure means is that the air is drawn in from the outside of the hallway into the room and then the air that is circulating in this room is exhausted out of the building. Reporter there are about a dozen of these airborne isolation rooms here at the hospital. And they are making sure that they are open and available for any suspected cases of covid19. We need to be prepared for a patient surge. Reporter dr. Rodriguez is medical director of the emergency department. Weve developed a variety of different protocols of how to triage patients into the appropriate level of care and isolation. Reporter john muir wont say if they havead wnueera 7 ws. Veterans affairs has had its first coronavirus patient, the patient is isolated at the v. A. Medical is now closed, the rest of the week actually because a staff member had contact with a relative who tested positive for coronavirus. The Menlo Park School will be deep cleaned with plans to reopen monday. In o into o no one at the school has tested positive for therous. And flights will be slashed because of the coronaVirus Outbreak. And they blame a steep drop in travel demand. A scenreener tested positive fo the virus. They didnt know how they contracted the virus. And in waupg the house of representatives easily passed an 8 billion funding bill to battle the outbreak. The legislation now goes to the senate where it is expected to pass. A couple is finally home after their cruise in asia turned into a 30 day nightmare because of the coronavirus. They were quarantined twice, first on the ship, then on an air force base. Rak th eric thomas as more. Reporter when rick and his wife finally got to their novato home, friends left this sign outside to greet them and a gag gift in the bridge. A wonderful lady and huputh i t fridge,ma on a coron. Reporter but it wasnt beer that ruined their vacation, it was the novel coronavirus. They were among the more thanas rorus was let off in hong kong one hour every two days to walk the deck with the people in our particular floor. Reporter at the end of good week, they were put on charter flights back to the u. S. The couple thought that they were being flown to Travis Air Force base, but once the plane was in the air, they were told the destination was another air force base in san antonio, texas. A big whoop, into the happy one, because most of us i think on that flight actually live in the bay area. Reporter it is unclear why they were sent to texas, but it meant another 14 day quarantine. They were medically cleared it go home monday, because legal challenge from san antonios mayor tied them up for another 24 hours because he didnt want them released into his city. So they were bussed straight to the airport and put on flights. Are you glad to be home . You know, i think in one word, damn rit. Rorr he says o. Second order of business later, another cruise vacation this year. Eric thomas, abc 7 news. The right process at the right time to speed up the development of a drug to treat the symptoms of covid19. Dav david louie has the story you will see only on 7. Inside that base plate, there are paths where all the materials are directed through valving. Reporter a complex engineering and science process at sri is trying to accelerate development of an anti viral from two years down to six months. It uses Artificial Intelligence tocules up with ways to syntheshe compound and were translating that on to our automated synthesis system so that we can make key Building Blocks for producing that material. Synfinid over a four year span to speed up research. And bio scientists announced that they will chollaborate to use Artificial Intelligence that will further accelerate the process. They will see if they with treat covid19. There is some evidence that the same mechanisms used to treat ebola might be applicable. Ki som of t compounds suing and testing whether or not they might be useful for covid19. Reporter once a promising molecule is identified, it can help them step up supplies for clinical trials. This is the kind of research and development that goes on that could be perfectly timed to address covid19. David you lilouie, abc 7. Meanwhile the coronavirus is having an impact on gas prices. That next. Also a Little League team in newark is hoping that thief has a change of heart. A vote are tur and vote are tus are still counted. And another day of record warmth, but get like getting the best everwifi experiencen. With walltowall coveragetheres a win. Plus, added protection for your connected devices. Thats a winwin. Put it together with Xfinity Mobile the most reliable wireless network. Talk about a winning combo. Get xfinity internet and Xfinity Mobile for just 30 each a month. Youll save up to 400 a year on your wireless bill. Plus get 300 off when you buy a new galaxy s20 ultra. Now thats. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click, call or visit a store today. Bernie sanders has won the california primary, but by how much is still unknown. That is because thousands of ballots are still being counted. And liz crites is joining us to break it down. Yeah, a big question coming into the race is california primary moved up to march, would that change turnout, would more people be interested in the race. Counties have until april 3 to complete the vote count. But here is what we know so far. Inside the department of elections, thousands of ballots are still being counted. We have about 125,000 more ballots to review and process. Reporter it is the same across california where same day voting both by mail and provisional balance the lots auguall result in a complicatedthe lots result in a complicated process. S if and there are long lines. People waited until late into the night to cast their ballot. But what does it say about turnout in San Francisco says theirs might be slightly lower than four years ago, butwill b. Statewide is also projected to be similar to 2016. On par in terms of the percentage, but higher in terms of the raw vote. Reporter and Bernie Sanders is the projected winner in california and leading in nearly every county in the state. But former Vice President joe biden is not far behind and is also expected to snatch up some delegates. A sign the last minute strategy to consolidate the moderate vote might have worked. Bernie sanders was on the cusp of just sweeping a ton of these delegates. That move, those changes that happened last weekend likely would not have happened if it werent for california being a part of super tuesday. And with bloomberg out of the race, biden is getting more endorsements. San jose mayor is shifting his support to the former vp. And sanders continues to lead in every bay area county except marin and solano. Liz crites, abc 7 news. And in San Francisco, a person is in Critical Condition sadly after being hit by a car. It happened at 43rd avenue and balboa. Paramedics treated the med ped for severalporting the victim to the hospital. Ped for several minutes at the scene before transporting the victim to the hospital. The driver didy were in went ca down a hill outside san jose. Sky 7 was overhead. A bomb in the car was able to walk back up the hill with the help of firefighters as you see here. It is unclear if anyone else was rescued. Thieves targeted a Little League in the east bay for the second time and stole their pitching machine. The newark Little League is set to start the season this saturday without its new two wheeled electronic pitching machine. The theft happened at the Sports Complex sometimes between 6 00 last night and this morning. The leagues president says last year somebody stole a quad vehicle used to maintain the field. All of us give our time, blood sweat and tears out there. And for someone to steal from these children, that something dont have nothing. So something we take in and give them everything for free. He says the league will now cameras. The league hopes donors will help them raise the money to get a new pitching machine. Lets turn our attention to the forecast and maybe some rain. Yeah, first well introduce cooler weather tomorrow and then well track the chance of some rain returning. Live doppler 7 right now showing that were still stuck in the dry pattern, it is all about the record warmth for another day. Outsided santia e outside, the sun has been replaced by fog. The marine layer is along the coastline and that is what you will notice first thing tomorrow morning. Were tracking a return of fog with our marine layer first thing on our thursday morning. That will help to usher in cooler air. So tomorrow afternoon, and especially on friday, you will notice that cooler weather moving on in. We are tracking rain returning, it looks like the best chance of finding that wet weather will be monday and tuesday of early next week. Right now though it is still warm out there for march, 77 in novato, 69 at oakland, 65 in the city. 75 in san jose. 78 in fairfield. And san mateo, 69. So hang on to the mild air this evening, but it gets erased tomorrow. Look at this, we havent seen7 a. M. Tomorrow, it is cloudy along the coast. And it will stay there throughoutelp to brig in the cooler weather tomorrow afternoon. So overnight tonight, clear skies giving way to that fog. Well drop into the 40s over at the next 12 hours. Tomorrow afternoon, you will really feel that cooler day. 10 to 15 degrees cooler compard to today. So tomorrow afternoon, a high of 61 in the city, but that is our average daytime high for this time of the year. This is where we should be for early march. 66 at he coakland, 71 in continue the cooldown on friday. Were in the 50s and in the 60s. And then were just stuck in the 50s for saturday. And this cooler weather is riding in on a cold front that will try to bring us a little bit of drizzle early saturday morning. Look at this, by 7 00 a. M. , that cold front combined with our marine layer may try to bring us light drizzle. Very low accumulations if any. But that would technically break our dry stretch. But the better chance of finding substantial rain early next week. So it is cool tomorrow, clouds move in friday into saturday, that is there drizzle potential saturday morning. Clocks go forward one hour. And monday night into tuesday, the best chance in weeks for widespread wet weather. And much cooler tomorrow. Thanks, drew. Tweets that disappear, well have details on the new tweet fleet next. 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This is not the first tipover related recall for ikea. Ive been reporting on ikea and these issues since twitter today began testing a new kind of tweet that doesnt stick around for very long. The tweets disappear after 24 hours. They are called fleets. And it liallows people to post texts, photos an individual i dont but they cannot be replied to and they wont show up in a search. The feature is currently being tried out in brazil. Thanks. Using personal cups at starbucks, what do you think . That is about to change, next. But fix we want to thank bruce for this picture of a secluded spot in San Francisco. Nice place to propose. Share your pictures with us. So maybe were new but we got an insider tip on the ultimate flooring destination. Were shopping alongside reallife designers and contractors. And, these prices yeah, we found where the pros go. Explore floor and decor in person or online. Coming up at 6 00, major cruise line takes action after a passenger becomes californias first coronavirus fatality. At 6 00, the passenger on that ship right now shares what the smo mood is like. And also steps being taken to protect local seniors who are the most vulnerable to catch the virus. And the revealing lesson a local woman learned when she went to use a Victoria Secret gift card. And finally tonight, another look at how the coronavirus is affecting our lives. Starbucks announced a big change on the use of personal cups. Dustin dorsey went out to see if it is already in effect. Reporter they are putting a pause on the use of personal reusable cups. So we hit the streets and stopped by starbucks to see if that rule is in effect. Are you using the reusable cups . Yeah. Reporter okay. So the first stop took us to the corner of battery and pacific where the starbucks there is still allowing you to use your refillable now back on the streets heading to another starbucks. Can i have one of the peach green tea lemonades, please . Are you doing the refillable cups . We can charge you a discount. Reporter so both allowed us to use our personal cups. So it appears that the pause is not on as of yet. It is worth noting that if you go in and mention the use of a personal cup or the for here ware, you can still get the 10 discount. Dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. World news ou ews is next. Thanks for joining us tonight. Tonight, the race to contain the coronavirus in new york city, in los angeles, and across the country. About 1,000 people in new york city now under selfquarantine, possibly connected to the one man infected with the virus who is tonight in critical but stable condition. Tora cal. O his wife, two children, a neighbor all testing positive. A Public School district now closing. In los angeles tonight, a state of emergency. At least six cases, including a worker at l. A. X. Airport doing medical screenings. The death toll in the u. S. Rising. And the first death in california. Dr. Jen ashton answering your questions tonight. The other major story of the night, joe bidens comeback. Expanding his wins just today. Now winning ten states from super tuesday. What he said today when asked, is this the establishment trying to stop Bernie Sanders