Student loan payments are moved too far away. Suspended and interest is set to it will keep us with the rain zero during the next two months. Chances going at least into this the u. S. And mexico have evening, possibly into tomorrow as well. But the overall trend will be agreed to suspend nonessential for things to dry out. Travel across the southern if you have the nbc bay area app, you can actually get border. That means that anyone who tries alerts, if theres rain to enter the u. S. Without proper documentation will not be let approaching your location. Youll need that, especially on in. The restrictions are similar to sunday when the next storm those put in place earlier this system comes in. We can see that here as we get a week between the u. S. And canada, something the president wide view of the satellite and highlighted in todays update. Put a big arrow on there furthermore, mexico is taking pointing out that storm that will be making it in as we go action to secure our own towards the end of the weekend. So as we look at the next seven southern border and suspend air days, scattered showers will travel from europe. So were coordinating very continue, starting up again more widespread on sunday. Closely with air travel going to and then continuing into next week. Mexico then trying to come into so we are going to have also the United States. Cooler temperatures with a the actions were taken together couple of storm systems dropping with our north american partners. Well save countless lives. Going into next week. Looking at how much rain, it also new this midday, new doesnt show a lot. Yorks governor is ordering all were looking at anywher an inc rain in the north bay nonessential employees to stay home amid the outbreak. 3 4 inch of rain in the south california, about 11 hours now bay. My social media page, i into the stay at home order that covers the entire state. Im karihall weather. Governor newsom says the working from home is a lot coronavirus has the capability harder than it looks, i havent to overwhelm the state health had a chance to positive the weather today. Care system. The stay at home order is and parents and caregivers of designed to free up more people with autism, were going hospital beds for patients who to talk about what its been become infected. Here is what the governor had to like to have to home school your say. This is a moment we need to children or possibly go without therapy this week. Make tough decisions. Im going to post something at this is a moment where we need some straight talk. About 1 00 on karihallweather how long will it last . The governor hasnt said how long we can expect this stay at on instagram and facebook. Home order and when it will end. Those kids are getting antsy, there are now more than 400 they want to get out there and get some sunshine. Cases and eight deaths in the bay area, the most cases in if you have a little time toe get out in the backyard, today and tomorrow will be the best Santa Clara County where there days. By sunday well have to keep are 189 cases of infection. Looking to see if the rain is moving in. In contra costa county, theyve once again that nbc bay area app announced their first death from the pandemic. Will be a great tool to keep you well hear from nbc bay areas ahead of the rain. Sharon katsuda about that recent chris, itsrey good but well see the rain moving again. More news after this break. Revelation coming up in a couple of minutes. South bay leaders want to make sure people are complying with the shelter in place order. Bob redell is live in san jose. Bob, i heard Something Like 56 we businesses were found not in compliance. Reporter that stance wont change. Moments ago San Jose Police chief eddie garcia put it this way, chris, he said, were not going to stay in educational do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging . Mode anymore. In other words, those warnings are soon going to stop and there prevagen is the number one pharmacistrecommended will soon be strict enforcement. Memory support brand. There was a News Conference at you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. San jose Police Headquarters with garcia and san jose mayor prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Sam liccardo asking the public to call 311, not 911, but 311 if you see a business that should not be open. Chief garcia tells us he has four cars with two officers each during the day, another four and two during the swing shifts, searching for businesses who are not compliant. So far theyve contacted 56 nonessential businesses and asked them to shut down. Were talking about barbershops, smoke shops, restaurants, video store, just to name a few. Theyve shown them the order and theyve all complied. Starting next week if those nonessential businesses reopen or if businesses refuse to shut down, they could be slapped with a criminal complaint or business license or health code violation. The chief sympathizes with the Business Owners predicament. Its sad. Theres businesses that are just telling our officers that they dont know how theyre going to we find a way through it. Pay the bills, that they dont its about taking care of each other. Know how long theyll keep the lights on. Its the small parts that make a big difference. I mean, this is a concern that obviously its not anything that at chevy, we promise to do ours. We dont know, but its a were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. Reality. Obviously it touches our if you need a new chevy, officers. They have much empathy. Interestfree financing for 84 months at the same time they have a role and a job to do. With deferred payments for 120 days but those are realities. Its important for all of us on many of our most popular models. To stay home because it takes you may even shop online and take delivery at home. The pressure off our First Responders to be out there, its just our way of doing our part. Having to interact with folks. We know that puts them at risk and more importantly, distracts them from the very important when disney world closed its duties they have to keep us all doors, many trips had to be suddenly canceled. Safe and healthy. But one disney fan is bringing the happiest place on earth into reporter chief garcia says her home. His officers have had to break up gatherings of private yeah, she made a homemade individuals who are not festival of fantasy parade. Practicing social distancing you can see some of the famous techniques. Again, the police chief and mayor asking you, if you see disney characters being pulled nonessential businesses that are by a string across the screen in open during this shelter in front of cinderellas famous place order, theyre asking you to call 311, not 911. Castle. Trending this morning, a San Francisco realtor is trying to 311. Bob redell, live in san jose, lift spirits by having people lift their voices in song during nbc bay area news. The pandemic. 311 is the burning question, 911 is the burning building, right, bob . Reporter you got it. Waiting up and down the bob redell, thank you very boulevard much. She started a Facebook Group people of all ages are where shes encouraging people contracting the virus. These are the latest numbers to like her and join in a from the cdc. Virtual singalong every day. 448 people in california are shes encouraging everyone to sing outside their homes at 7 01 aged 18 to 64. 13 cases are children. P. M. In honor of people on the more than 200 cases are age 65 front lines fighting this virus. Thank you so much for joining us. Our next newscast is at 5 00. Or older. Contra costa county just get the latest information all day at nbcbayarea. Com. There wil announced its first death from the virus. Nbc bay areas Sharon Katsuda has more. Sharon . Reporter chris, the county Health Officer said the patient was in their 70s, had a preexisting condition that put the patient at higher risk of serious illness for covid19 and developments over the had traveled in europe. Coronavirus concerns are the doctor praised governor sweeping california. There will be so many newsom for placing the statewide developments over the weekend. We will break down everything stay at home order. You need to know. Were all in this together. We believe by following these turn to us for live team coverage, today in the bay, orders we can reduce the spread of virus in our community and monday morning, 4 30 to 7 00 a. M. That will save lives. The situation is very serious in contra costa. We expect more confirmed cases as our testing expands. Reporter Health Officials say people who are in contact with the patient who died yesterday in a local hospital have since been notified and they are selfmonitoring. The Health Officer said he couldnt stress enough the importance of social distancing and washing your hands often. Sharon katsuda, nbc bay area news. You saw it in a special report right here, oakland mayor libby schaaf announceding a testing site for First Responders who keep our community state, announcing a relief fund of 2. 5 million to help those in need. She says it will help fund meals on wheels and go to Small Businesses struggling during the pandemic. A hospital on the peninsula is getting muchneeded funding from the state to stay open during the coronavirus outbreak. Seton Medical Center is the only hospital in daly city. Governor newsom says the state will provide millions of dollars per month in emergency funds to the hospital. And seton coastside, a nursing facility. The state wants to lease 300 plus beds at seton. State and county leaders have been fighting to keep the hospital owners after the owners of seton declared bankruptcy in 2018. The stock market is on track to have what i think is going to today on access daily, my be its worst week since 2008. Friend Soleil Moon Frye is here, and its a reunion for punky heres scott mcgrew. Is that right, scott, worst brewster. I did find this picture in my archives. Oh, my gosh. Since the housing and come on, mario. Foreclosure crisis . Reporter thats exactly then she opens up about the right. And the economy is likely to be amazing connection she has with worse in the near term than it demi moore. She literally really helped ever was during the housing deliver all of my babies. Crisis. In the last couple of days you plus how you can rock styles from your favorite tv reboot. Had the worlds fifth largest economy, california, take itself hey, its clunkys cousin, offline. New york is in lockdown. Weve just learned illinois will spunky brewster. Announce a lockdown effective saturday at 3 00 p. M. Central time, that coming from Governor Pritzker there. So the good news, there is good [ cheers and applause ] shoot. You know what time it is. News, if the world can beat back the virus, we should recover its access daily. Welcome f much more quickly than we did during the housing crisis. Not a lot of lets take you out to the big board. Dow industrials down 137 points this morning, just under 20,000, its been bouncing around the midpoint all day. Not a lot of progress to report about the stimulus. Democrats working on their version in the house, republican majority working on its plan in the senate. The two sides do agree Cash Payments to american does make sense. Now, as weve talked about before, its not clear those Cash Payments will help spark the economy. After all, in california, you cant really go out and spend it and put it back into the economy, because most of the stores are not open. And it certainly doesnt make you any less afraid of the virus. But it will, chris, help people who perhaps cannot make their rent, cannot make their car payments because theyre not working. Let me ask you, scott, about the swings in the stock market. Do we have any sense of who is actually buying and selling stocks right now . Is it just big Institutional Investors or is it also people like you and me trading out of our 401 k s and perhaps brokerage accounts . Reporter its an excellent question, because after all, for every seller, we could talk about, oh, everybodys selling, somebody clearly needs to be buying as well. We are seeing some of the private individuals coming into the stock market to sell. Its, generally speaking, a terrible idea. I have to be careful here because off i dont have a lice to give you stock market advice, i can only analyze it. Its very difficult to catch a falling knife and figure out when to buy and when to sell. Thats why you have a financial adviser. This is definitely a very sharp knife. Thanks, scott mcgrew, stay healthy. Stay up to date with our daily newsletter. Youll get the top headlines right in your in box. Please go to nbcbayarea. Com newsletters to sign up. Lets turn to our weather forecast. A live look right there at the golden gate bridge. There are a couple of cars out there, maybe a couple of more than there should be. But as i understand it, kari is tracking more rain in the forecast. Hi, kari. Hi, chris. I like that i get to deliver the great news that we have here, so we have a break, its sunny, its beautiful outside, and well get more rain coming our way, so the best of both worlds here. A live look outside at walnut creek. Well see some of those clouds drifting by. So far no rain. And our temperatures have been slow to warm up. But we will reach into the mid60s into the rest of the afternoon. As we check out our microclimates, heading first to the south bay, this is the area ill be watching for the possibility that we may see some rain here popping up, especially between 2 00 and 7 00 this evening. Were reaching 64 degrees in gilroy. East bay, were up to 63 degrees in vallejo and oakland also up to 63 degrees. For half moon bay, were staying in the upper 50s, while palo alto reaches 63 degrees. San francisco up to 60 degrees on the embarcadero. In the north bay expect a high of 65 in novato. We will onceerga and there. Well talk about that and the arrival of our next storm system, coming up in a few minutes. Kari, thanks very much. Coming up, week one of full School Closures in the did it . Next, some resources for you in case you need a little schooling yourself. For your heart. Your joints. Or your digestion. So why wouldnt you take something for the most important part of you. Your brain. With an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in Clinical Trials to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Welcome back to a special edition of our 11 00 a. M. News. Most of us just wrapped up the first week of having our kids home from school. Some kids didnt skip a beat, transitioning from learning in the classroom to learning from home. Some families are trying to figure out a long tell me educational plan. Nbc bay areas kris sanchez is live from home right now with some solutions that could bring relief. Reporter hi there. You mentioned the topics the president mentioned today on the student front, the impact of coronavirus on our students. You mentioned student loan payments will be on hold for a bit and Interest Payments are going to be waived. But we have some relief for our younger students as well. The president said that standardized testing is likely going to be suspended across the board, thats good news for kids who already stress about those standardized tests and who would be really stressing if they knew they had to take them without being in a traditional classroom. When we talk about Distance Learning and independent study, theres always a question of equity and access. So there is work to make sure there is affordable Internet Access for everyone. Through the California Emerging Technology fund, you may qualify for the National School lunch pressure, calfresh or snap. [ inaudible ]. If your Household Income is 40,000 a year or less. Call for more information about that. There are a lot of online resources like a bay area nonprofit which offers daily schedules and curriculum for early learns on through high school. The Evergreen School district in santa fe scrambled to send kids home with a Continuous Learning plan before schools even closed a week ago today. Some of those resources are available to families in other districts as well. I also found exercise videos like this one, rainbow yoga, thats a good way to get the kids some exercise. The good news also it is still okay to go outside and play, as long as the kiddoes maintain that sixfoot distance. Some suggestions from teachers and from home schooling parents, they say that as you plan for next week, set up a schedule, get the kids involved so they can buy into it. Change out of your pajamas in the morning, or maybe dont, theres contradictory advice on that one, b a place for kids to work and keep a strict bedtime. This is still so new for many of us, and were just now getting guidance from our school districts. If you have any questions about schooling, about education, about coronavirus, tips for survival, find me on all our social media platforms. I would love to help you out and hear what you have to say as well. You can find me on twitter, facebook, instagram. Thanks to much for those helpful tips. Many people around the bay area are in need of food and supplies during the statewide shelter in place. Second harvest of Silicon Valley says its here to help. Its seeing a big uptick in people who need services. Yet at one of our Distribution Sites we saw a 77 increase in folks come to ging food. Were seeing 100 increase in calls to our hotline daily. I want to make it clear that we have enough to help so people should keep calling. Second harvest says its still in need of volunteers to help distribute food. How do you do that . And also comply with the health order. It says its following Health Recommendations and distancing all the volunteers who work with food, so you can still help out. Soanta clara county has bee hit higher than other counties and the death toll may be higher than reported. An elderly patient died at san joses Good Samaritan hospital on tuesday. A day later tests confirmed he had covid19. Candace wynn says hospital staff are worried they were exposed too. Reporter we heard from multiple employees at Good Samaritan who didnt want to reveal their identities, fearing retaliation. They say a man in his 80s was admitted with no symptoms of coronavirus. Because of that he was not quarantined and those treating him had minimal protective gear. Days later he started showing flulike symptoms and was transferred to the icu and tested for coronavirus. He died before the test results came back showing evidence covid19. On tuesday i smoke withpoke wit. We changed their voice and are not naming them because that person could be fired for speaking out. Do you think there could be a chance that you and other nurses were exposed to a patient with coronavirus and you dont even know . I think theres always that chance, absolutely. Reporter do you feel you have the necessary equipment to keep yourself and other patients and other nurses safe . Absolutely not. There is a dire shortage of n95 masks. Reporter if your Family Member was sick with covid19, would you be confident in your hospitals care . I would think twice about taking my Family Member to good sam for covid19 care. Reporter Good Samaritan hospital sent us a statement this afternoon saying in part theyre working diligently to help ensure were prepared for issues related to the spread of coronavirus and that includes the care of our hard working staff. Like all hospitals we treat patients with a variety of ailments every day and Good Samaritan remains a safe place to receive care and the community should have full confidence in our staff and the care provided at our hospital. Staff at the hospital say they are now kwernd for their own safety. So far, Good Samaritan has not told us whether they will test medical personnel who may have been exposed. Candice nguyen, nbc bay area news. Lets check in with kari about the weekend. I hope you have good news for us, kari. Absolutely, chris. It will be beautiful this weekend and well be tracking rain here and there, lets keep things a little shaken up for the bay area as we take a live look outside at san jose. This is the camera ill be watching as we go into this afternoon to see if we see those clouds bubbling up and if we do see some rain developing, this is the most likely spot well see it. As we check out this forecast, were going to see at times some partly cloudy skies and temperatures that will be slightly warmer than yesterday. Its nice to see that well warm up, but well also have some rain coming through. Even as we go into this evening, a couple of showers here and there. For the most part the bay area is going to be dry. Then going into late tonight well start to see some of that activity starting to wind down. Im tracking another storm that will be coming through toward the end of the weekend on sunday. This one is also going to bring in some off and on showers. But it doesnt look really strong at this point. But it will bring in some muchneeded rain. Over the next seven days well see this system coming through. It will bring in scattered showers for not only sunday but another low will drop in by the middle of the week and keep those rain chances in the forecast, along with some cooler temperatures that were going to see by the middle of the week. Looking at how much rain, once again, not a lot. This is not a really strong storm system. But we could see anywhere from about a quarter inch of rain in the north bay to about 3 4 inch of rain in the south bay. I know a lot of the ski resorts in the sierra are closed even as we get some muchneeded snow there. So heres a live look. We can dip in on the cameras for all our snow lovers and see whats going on there. It is absolutely gorgeous. Now in squaw valley, the temperature at 35 degrees. Lets talk about whats headed that way, because well see more snow coming, possibly looking at another foot to foot and a half of snow over the next week. So really great news there as well. As we go into the weekend, if youre looking for those opportunities to get outside, open up the windows while youre cleaning, or get into the backyard, today and tomorrow are looking perfect. On sunday there will be off and on showers. Then it turns cooler going into the middle of next week. Were going to drop back to the upper 50s, chris. So yes, it will be chilly. Were going back to that, so we better take in this warm weather while we have it. Well soak it up. Kari, thank you very much, have a great weekend. Coming up, have your hours been cut . Been furloughed or fired . Well show you how to file for unemployment benefits. Nbc bay area responds, next. First, happening now, news of the coronavirus has buzzed into the spelling bee world. The Scripps National spelling bee is suspending its National Finals and will work to reschedule the event later this year if possible. The 93rd Scripps National spelling bee was scheduled to be held at National Harbor in maryland in may. Well be back after the break. We want to help you understand who is eligible, how, when, and where to apply and how much money to expect. Youll be looking for the edd. That is the Employment Development department. It handles all unemployment claims. Edd told us if you get laid off, furloughed, or your hours are cut, youre most likely eligible for unemployment benefits. One big exception, youre not eligible if you are selfemployed. If you are eligible, let us show you the steps. First edd says you have to file right away, essentially the same day youre let go if possible. Here is how. Online or by phone. This is the web address and this is the phone number you need. Edd says you cannot just show up at its office and apply in person, you must file online or by phone. Step two, a state worker is going to interview you to make sure you are following the rules. They might also require you to register with cal jobs, thats a staterun job serve website. If approved youll receive 40 to 450 per week for a year. That amount depends on how much you earned on your previous job. It may take a few weeks to kick in, edd says theyre dealing with a surge in applications. You can speed up the process by requesting payment by debit card which theyll send you in the mail. Thats a lot of information, i understand. But we posted the whole process at nbcbayarea. Com. Just tap responds in the main menu. Coming up, big news from the white house on taxes and a new deadline to file because of the coronavirus pandemic. Do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging . Prevagen is the number one pharmacistrecommended memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Its 11 30, welcome back to a special edition of nbc bay area news midday. Were going longer to be sure we keep you up to speed on the latest coronavirus news. Im chris chmura. Marcus and laura are off. You now have extra time to file federal income taxes. Scratch april 15th off your calendar and put july 15th on there, the Trump Administration has moved tax day to july 15th. Federal student loan payments for the next 60 days are now suspended. And interest during the National Emergency is set to zero. Another headline, the u. S. And mexico have agreed to suspend nonessential travel across the border. That means anyone who tries to enter the United States without proper documentation along the southern border will not be allowed in. The number of cases in the United States continues to climb dramatically. Nbc news reports more than 13,000 people have tested positive now for coronavirus and there have been at least 200 deaths. Meanwhile, congress is hoping to move quickly to provide some Financial Relief to the country with discussions expected to start later today in the senate. Also the fda is looking into several potential Treatment Options for patients with covid19. Nbc news correspondent tom costello is tracking those developments. Reporter the federal response to the coronavirus is entering a new phase this morning, with President Trump pushing the fda to fast track possible medical treatment for the disease and lawmakers on capitol hill anxious to fast track muchneeded financial help. These are urgent discussions. They need to happen at a member level. And they need to happen starting right now. Reporter Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell unveiled the republican plan thursday that would provide direct payments to americans based on 2018 tax returns. People making less than 75,000 would receive 1,200 each while anyone making above 99,000 would not get a check. The measure would provide relief to businesses and provide more support to health care workers. We know this legislation will not be the last word. Reporter doctors, nurses, and technicians in hardhit states Like Washington state are running out of supplies. We may be reusing masks and trying to conserve things like the respirator hood. Reporter doctors and nurses are being told to use homemade masks or even bandanas as a resort. An antiviral called rechloroqui prescribed use. I think its going to be very exciting, could be a game changer, and maybe not. Reporter the drugs are not approved yet. The head of the fda says getting there will take time, to ensure theyre safe and will work. We need to look at the data and make surety s the sea of ne treatments will get to the patient in the right dosage, at the right time. Reporter as the state Department Issues new guidelines telling americans not to travel abroad and for those already overseas, return immediately. The question this morning, how long will americas new reality last . When can americans expect their lives to go back to normal . I hope very soon. Well see. This is uncharted territory. Reporter the Vice President says now that private labs have joined the testing effort, test dramatically, thousands every day. And thats why weve seen the number of cases jump. The president says hardhit Carnival Cruise ships will offer at least one of its ships to be used as a floating hospital. Im tom costello, nbc news. Back to you. Tom, thanks very much. A major change coming to the g7 summit. The World Leaders will no longer meet facetoface. President trump says he canceled the inperson meeting which was scheduled for camp david in june. Instead, theyll do videoconferencing. Lets take a live look at San Francisco international airport. Passengers at sfo and everywhere else are receiving new guidance from the u. S. State department, urging them not to travel overseas. And they should follow that order as long as the pandemic continues. Anyone who is still abroad is being urged to return immediately or plan to remain where they are indefinitely. The joint decision to close the u. S. canada border is expected to take effect late tonight. All nonessential travel will be banned in both directions. It excludes health care professionals, Airline Workers and truck drivers. The white house says the u. S. And mexico have reached a similar agreement. Leaders on both sides say they want to protect Health Without disrupting trade. The Census Bureau is suspending Field Operations for two weeks as it searches for ways to protect its workers from the coronavirus. Most census workers wont go into the field until may, when theyll begin knocking on doors to remind people to fill out questionnaires. So far 11 million households have answered the census questions. Now to mounting outrage over a stock trade scandal that involves the coronavirus and members of congress. California senator Dianne Feinstein tooknyog any wrongdoi. Nbcs Kristen Welker says some are demanding an investigation into several members trades. Reporter good day to you. The Top Republican on the Senate Intelligence committee, richard burr, is under pressure from democrats and even some republicans after his decision to sell off hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock just one week before the market started its historic slide because of the coronavirus. Also under fire, georgias republican senator Kelly Loeffler who also sold off large amounts of stocks recently. Both senators received regular briefings since january that included information from the administration about the epidemic. Burrs office says he was deeply concerned about the steep and sudden concern the pandemic has meant for our economy. Loeffler said she did not make decisions about her portfolio. We havent gotten any response from senator inhofe but spokesperson for feinstein said that all of senator feinsteins assets are in a blind trust. Kristen welker, nbc bay area news. Workers at a los altos senior facility are taking new precautions to protect patients after a 75yearold man there tested positive. This is at los altos subacute and rehabilitation center. So far theres no update on the mans condition. It comes after five people at the atria burlingame facility tested positive. Were awaiting word on how six people there are doing. Theyre waiting for their results. The San Jose PoliceDepartment Confirms one reserve officer has tested positive and is recovering at home. Chief eddie garcia has ordered another 20 or so reserve officers to be selfquarantined through next tuesday because all of them might have been exposed at a recent luncheon. The chief is calling for the county to put First Responders on a priority list for testing. No questions asked. San franciscos coronavirus testing efforts are getting a big shot in the arm thanks to facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan. Their Philanthropic Group is joining forces with ucsf to bring more tests online. Ucsf expects to run 1,000 tests per day, more than ten times the current number. Homeless advocates are scrambling to help the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor newsom says the state will give 150,000 to help house the homeless. Government leaders are trying to build hotels and temporary housing to isolate confirmed cases and prevent the spread of the virus among the homeless population. The seattle area and the bay area are the two leading trouble spots in this crisis. Is that because officials reacted too slowly . Senior Investigative ReporterStephen Stock is working from home and has some answers. Reporter this report from californias state auditor holds many answers about preparedness. The bottom line, this report says california and local municipalities and counties have a long way to go. The images of the wildfires of 2017 and 2018 remain unforgettable, seared into the consciousness of residents who watched their homes burn. Where are you at reporter the auditors found that california is not adequately prepared to protect its most vulnerable residents from natural disasters. It said the county did not follow key practices for planning and that each county lacked a completed, updated emergency plan. We could all do better, we could use more staff at our operations center. Reporter ray kelly is Public Information officer for alameda countys sheriff who runs the Emergency Operations center there. A lot of that is up to the legislature to pass those laws. We would obviously be on board with Something Like that. Reporter while the auditors report addressed the destructive wildfires, we found it also carries lessons for the current coronavirus crisis. When we called, all nine bay Area Operations offices or went online to view their plans, we discovered a wide disparity in the Information Available to the public. Some plans had not been updated in nearly a decade. Other plans linked to further documents that werent available or had not been written yet. And two counties told us they couldnt share their emergency plans because they included personal information like home phone numbers and addresses of key officials. I think theres evidence that california is responding well as a state. Reporter dr. Arthur reingold has praise for the states overall response to the pandemic, but he admits that Public Health systems and Emergency Response to large scale crises are in need of improvement. The Public Health infrastructure has been allowed to shrink substantially over the past ten or 15 years so that were left with really a pretty modest capability. Reporter both dr. Reingold and ray kelly point to the counties coordinating their responses about sheltering in place as examples of how to handle a crisis properly. Theyre already taking note of Lessons Learned in this crisis to better prepare for the next one. Im Stephen Stock, nbc bay area news. If you have a story for our investigative unit, please give 888996tips or visit our website, nbcbayarea. Com investigations. Heres something good from the basketball world involving steph curry. He tweeted his foundation, eat learn pray, is working with feeding america to prevent hunger for those sheltering at home. A few hours later his partners at under armour pledged 2 million for those impacted by the coronavirus. Steph and his wife aisha donated 1,000 grab and go meals to oakland schools. Well be right back. Usually at this time youll be watching california live, but weve been extending our midday newscast to bring you the latest on the pandemic. Lets take some time to check in. Normally i would be on location shooting a california live episode but today im home with my two favorite guests, my beautiful wife jolene and my beautiful son taj. Like many of you were practicing social distancing. That being said, were looking at this as a wonderful opportunity for some fun connection and learning. We really recommend that you all do the same and take advantage of this quality time with loved ones. Thats right. Were doing our best to be present and drop in with each other and take care of ourselves. Today were going to share that with you and give you three different ideas to do around your home, outside in your yard, to stay fresh, energized and happy and having fun throughout the day. Lets do it. High five first things first. Were all waking up, lets start the day out of our heads and in an our bodies with a family dance party. Dance party you really cut a rug, taj. Now were going to take it outside for a Scavenger Hunt. The first one is an outdoor Scavenger Hunt. All the things we get outside well take back inside for crafts. I know all these things are already in our yard so im setting him up for success. I know hell have fun doing it. Were going to look in our garden and our yard to find something from every color of the rainbow. Were going to do another art project inside with that. The best thing about these projects is if your kids are old enough and you have a safe outdoor space for them, they can go outside and do this on their own while you get something done. But in our case with our little 2yearold, well tag along and join in on the fun. Okay, were out here on our Scavenger Hunt and finding all kinds of good things in nature and getting our hands dirty. Look what taj found. We go with the flow, we found some sticks and flowers, rocks, leaves, all sort of things we can take inside, even a big pile of dirt. This is what we want, we want to get our hands dirty, we want to be in nature, we want to remember all the good things in life now, because life is good. What did you find . That olive. What do you think might have eaten it . Something in our basket. Now well find all the colors of the rainbow. When youre out in nature you can find all the colors pretty fast. Taj, can you find something that is the color green . What color is that . Yeah, perfect beautiful. We got orange. Okay, taj, were back inside. Weve got all of our beautiful things from nature. And now we get to make a magic nature wand. Are you ready . Yeah. Okay, lets do it. You add all the things you want. Here is your wand. You can use pipe cleaners or string, dental floss, anything you have laying around the house. Okay. Okay. So weve got our rainbow colors. We made a little rainbow on the paper here. Were going to put each color here on the rainbow. You can tape it on there. Its really pretty. There we have it. Well tape it up and put it on the fridge. To remind us of our day outside, a good day. Wow, that is a beautiful nature wand, buddy. So much you can do right in your very own backyard. Well keep living our best california life over here and we hope you do the same. See you soon. Thanks, guys. There are New California live segments online every day. Go to nbccalive. Com. Well be right back with your weekend forecast. The coronavirus pandemic changing by the hour. We got an exclusive look at the test center in the parking lot. Talk to us about how youre talking to your kids about whats going on now. If youre in one of these counties, youre ordered to stay home as much as possible. We must stand together to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. If youve been wondering how long the covid19 virus can live, youre not alone. Our newscast will extend. We want to be here for you. The weekend is here. So, will it cooperate . Kari, whats the answer . Weve got a little bit of both, chris. So we will get some and warmer dublin, it is gorgeous