For covid19. Out of the 35 residents, six have passed away. There is a surge of people who tested positive for the virus at the east bay post acute facility. We believe that is in castro valley. 17 staff there and 9 residents tested positive. No one at that facility has died. But back here in hayward, we spoke with a man outside who is concerned about his grandmother. She has lived at this facility for two years. I was able to go up to the window. She was there. Shes good. Shes good. But just a little upset that no one called us from the family. We have to find out from a news alert. And evidently theyre still not talking to anybody. You know, i just want to know whats going on, who is in charge here. And make sure that my grandmother and the other residents are will be. Reporter well, some people out there may recognize him. He just happens to be a City Council Member in union city. Information is not complete at this time. We dont know when the residents tested positive. We have no timeline on when the six people died. As you know, care home facilities are very vulnerable to this deadly virus. Well have more information on this story coming up at 11 00 tonight. Reporting live from hayward, im cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Cheryl, good information and our hearts go out to all the families. We talked about hayward, castro valley, and Nursing Homes have been a hot spot for this disease from the very beginning. The number of cases now in Pleasant Hill at a facility there has gone up. The Carlton Senior Living center now reports 16 people have tested positive. Of those 16 cases, five are patients and 11 are staff members. A third nursing home in the east bay has also been hit hard by the virus, and the state is promising to help staff in a facility in arinda. Nearly 26 people who live there are sick. Candas anderson welcomes the states help running the 47bed facility. Thats our number one concern from a county level. So many of their own care workers have come down with the covid virus, and will be working to fill those needs, back fill those with state workers to come in and provide that level of care. She says the state is planning a joint inspection of the facility with county officials in coming days, which could lead to even more involvement. We are following some breaking news out of alameda county. The Master Tenant of the ghostship warehouse will be released because of coronavirus concerns. Right now 11 inmates have tested positive. Hes awaiting his second trial for the warehouse fire. It was a hung jury for the first trial. The Sheriffs Office says he will have to wear an ankle monitor while out. The new trial is set for july 6 of this year. We hear about new york and louisiana and houston. There are many hot zones across the country, but lets start here at home in terms of the numbers. You can see each county here in the bay area. 4200 reported cases across our region. In Santa Clara County alone down at the bottom, about 1300 cases reported infections here. Now, lets compare this to the epicenter in u. S. New york has nearly 17,000 reported cases. Your see the graph here. New york in the orange and then california in the blue. New york has 149,000 cases, almost nine times as many. The death toll here in california, 442. New york has 14 times higher, with the death toll there in the green, 6,200 right there. So what is happening here in california . What are we doing right . Lets bring in our reporter. Reporter experts and Disease Control say the main difference isnt about density or area. Much of it has to do with two major things. When we started staying home and sheer luck. As covid19 tears across the country, california has managed to slow the virus. We made a big, bold bet on a new strategy, and it is bearing fruit. Reporter while new york had its deadliest day yet, with 779 deaths in 24 hours. The bad news isnt just bad. The bad news is actually terrible. Reporter endepidemiologist George Rutherford says for new york, some of this is just bad luck. In new york, one to have original patients was a socalled super spreader, somebody who trap transmits to people. Reporter then there are social distancing differences. Bay area leaders ordered residents to shelter at home, starting march 17th. Five days before new york, and also before a major social event. One of the things that i think that the Health Officers deserve a lot of credit for, was that we sheltered in place before st. Patricks day. Reporter we probably saved more than 10,000 people in the bay area alone. People in the bay area have done a fabulous job, but we just started the Third Quarter and its not time to let up. Reporter lili tan, nbc bay area news. We are still keeping an eye on the grand princess cruise ship. This is a live look at the port of San Francisco. Port officials tell us this ship will be leaving any time now. In fact, you can see that tug boat there at the stern of the ship. Theres another one on the other side, getting ready to help turn the cruiseship around. Its been anchored in the bay for nearly three weeks after 21 people, tested positive for the virus. It was a days long process to test people and allow them to disembark at the port of oakland. Two passengers and one crew member have died. If you live in the south bay, you probably get that loud text alert at 4 30 this afternoon. A new county directive ordering businesses to take stock of ppes. With the projected covid19 peak expected next week, county leaders want to know who they can lean on locally since state and federal aid is not reliable. We know we need ppe to protect Health Care Workers, first responders, and other medical staff so they can continue to deliver Critical HealthCare Services to everyone in our community. This is a lawful order. So Companies Must comply or face citations. Qualifying businesses need to register on line with the Public Health department. Tahoe has seen a lot of snow, but dont check this out. This is live at lake tahoe. A beautiful picture. Some are thinking about a getaway there, but Health Officials say please stay home. Nbc bay areas Christy Smith explains why theyre asking everyone, even people who own cabins there, to stay away. Reporter normally this route to tahoe would be crowded with travelers bound for one last skiing trip. But these days, its a lot quieter, and tahoe locals are hoping it stays that way. Yeah, its Desolation Valley up here now, which i enjoy. Reporter in recent days, the sierra has seen a surge of people crowding into town to beat the shelter at home blues. One Health Officer is begging you to stay away. Multiplying that by so many thousands of people brings a whole bunch of minute risks, multiplied, and it could be many illnesses up there. Reporter its not just tourists, theyre asking parttime tahoe homeowners to shelter here instead of there. The reason . Concern about a surge. The primary reason for that is that we have a small Health Care System in north lake tahoe designed for the permanent population, and not for a lot of tourists and second homeowners. Reporter they say the system would be almost instantly overwhelmed with a crush of Covid Patients needed care right away. So the message is, they cant wait to see you when its all over. But for now, stay home and save lives. In San Francisco, Christy Smith, nbc bay area news. Up next here at 6 00, remember that schoolteacher in Contra Costa County that losed a lizzo song to inspire her students . Now, she has a new way to connect with her class. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Im tracking the chance of rain tomorrow. Ill show you when it moves in and moves out in about six minutes. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. Well, now to our Coronavirus Crisis center, where we try answering pressing questions you may have. This has been floating out. Is soap and water the best bet here . Lets bring in Jessica Aguirre with some answers. Jessica . Raj, for the last couple of weeks weve been talking about gloves and masks andty bacterial in stopping the spread. But from the beginning, the one thing thats been consfanlt tan fighting it with soap and water and vigorously washing your hands. So how is it an infection that has killed hundreds of that has infected 100,000 people and killed so many, no match for just plain old soap and water . So we spoke to a biophysicist about why coronavirus and soap dont mix. How does that work against the virus, just soap and water . Absolutely, yes. So if you ill go back with this example of me being the virus. When i show up to the door of the cells, and in my pocket will say i have any instruction with my genetic material, the envelope thats carried in is a lipid envelope. Now, lipids are kem ii ii iic chemically similar to soap. So with the addition of soap and scrubbing, it essentially disintegrates that particle, or that envelope rather, and when that envelope is gone, the virus is inactivated. So, again, soap and water and vigorously watching your hands is such a battle front here. And really such a great thing. So he told us that you really think of the virus as like a home invader that comes into your house, rearranges the furniture, gets all the instructions to all the parts of your house and infiltrates it and replicates itself over and over again and creates new instructions for your body. Thats why its so damaging. He also says in terms of antiviral drugs, it takes ten years to develop those. So the only thing we have to fight it besides washing your hands and making sure you dont spread it is the current batch of antiviral drugs that we have right now. We like his analogy. Very easy to follow. Thank you, jessica. Stanford is conducting one of the biggest tests of its kind, trying to determine if someone who contracts the virus and recovers has built up any immunity through antibodies. Stanford has been researching the Antibody Test with thousands of volunteers, including some people at a park last week. You see them there. Now the hospital is testing its own employees to see who might have been infected already, and if that explorer protects them from getting reinfected. Public Health Professor h. Wesley clark says Antibody Research is a new frontier. Then what we can do is identify people who have developed some immunity, which is important here because the new virus, not a whole lot of people have any kind of immunity. At this point, its uncertain when or if that Antibody Test will be available for the general public. Shes at it again. Remember that second grade teacher from pittsburgh . Last year she used a lizzo song to inspire students. That video went viral. Now shes working her magic from home. Heres melissa colorado. I dont know if they told you, but it doesnt look like well be going back to school. Reporter mrs. Dorothy broke the School Online to her second graders that they were not to return to their classroom. The same classroom where they filmed a video seen by millions of the kids singing and dancing to a kid friendly version of lizzos hit song truth hurts. The coronavirus pandemic hasnt taken away that classroom tradition. Here she is trying to lead all 18 of her kids through the same song using zoom. A lot of delays, but we did it. And it was hilarious, because theyre so into it. Reporter even though shes working from home, she says her work is intensified, because now shes fielding calls from her students and parents. I feel like its 24 7. Im constantly replying to parents, helping them out. Reporter she says shes had facetime calls with all of her students to make sure theyre able to logon and learn, not all of her students have access to a laptop, a ltablet or a smartphone. We have an old ipad that im going to lend out to a student. Reporter if you have a student struggling with distance learning, she has the following tips reporter in these uncertain times, one thing is for certain. These kid also never forget mrs. Malari. I love this class. Reporter melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. Great teacher and some great tips. Your moment of zen for today. A rare red fox caught on camera in yosemite. It was captured in october, but it was only recently retrieved from a back county camera. Leaders at the yosemite conse e conservey are using this to help with field surveys. Lets bring in jeff ranieri. An Easter Sunday forecast for the scavenger hurt and weekend gardening forecast. Oh, man. Well have that coming up in that sevenday forecast in 25 minutes. So a real teaser here for you. Right now i want to focus in on that chance of rain that is coming back as we head through tomorrow. So the good news about this, if you have allergies, a little bit of wet weather is going to help, as we bring you into this tonight, a storm system just off to the south. Its going to spiral up some rainfall here into tomorrow. No doubt the heaviest rain chance down towards southern california. So a closer look at the Doppler Radar satellite right now across the bay area. We have these high clouds that have started to stream in from that storm off to the south. So as we move through tomorrow morning, notice the south bay would have the best chance of that rainfall with spotty chances over contra costa and alameda counties. With this setup, everyone should prepare for a hit and miss shower tomorrow. If you have a job planned or youre going to head outside for a little bit in that fresh air. As we move through the afternoon, well see that storm pull away and our chances will start to decrease. Temperatures really dont fluctuate with this storm. It brings in mild air, so low to mid 60s for much of the bay area tomorrow. Coming up in 25 minutes, well get you squared away for the easter forecast and if you have any kind of planting you want to do and talk about that much warmer weather that is on tap. I think youre going to be very pleased with whats coming our way. So see you in 25 minutes. Okay, jeff. Looking forward to it. Up next, a bay area teacher steps up to help more than just the students. The good hes doing during this crisis and the lesson he hopes his kids take away from this time in history. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Im Jessica Aguirre coming to you live from my home to you. Teachers across the bay area are busy tending to their students doing distance learning. But one teacher in the east bay at Dublin High School is really taking it up a notch. Michael gambrosio is a teacher and assistant coach and decided he needed to do something else. He got his students involved because he wanted to help the community. He created a Facebook Page and just within days he had hundreds of people saying they wanted to help him and a slew of projects to work on. So tell me about some of the projects you have taken on through this Facebook Page. What have you done . It started off with just helping people who may have been over the age of 65 and couldnt leave their house, and we were getting, you know, picking up their prescriptions, which lets you help families that may have lost jobs with diapers and food. But the biggest project we just completed is we wanted to help the local restaurants while still helping the people that were working at theal. We collected money, which we collected over 5,000 in about four days and contacted all the local restaurants and we purchased these 500 gift cards. And some of the restaurants matched our donation, which then we sent those gift cards to the hospital. What is do you want your students to remember about this moment in time . If anything, its to tell the kid that this to understand what really life is all about, being there for your family and supporting one another, and that in the blink of an eye things can change and everything can be taken away from you. Boy, that is true. Things can change in the blink of an eye. He says one of the things he does with distance learns that is really powerful is after the lesson is over, he leaves the zoom open so the kids can talk to each other. He thinks what they miss the most is that connection they have with each other at school. Good lessons that we are all learning in realtime here. Thank you, jessica. Up next at 6 30, Bernie Sanders is out of the president ial race. What he said today about dropping out and how joe biden can capitalize. We have breaking news. The grand princess cruise ship is on the move, with hundreds of crew members still on board. A live picture of the ship as you can see. Its passing alcatraz on its way out of the bay. Live pictures from sky ranger. An update of where it might be going, when we come back. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. In this time of crisis we run with them, toward those in need. We are 7,000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapists supporting their efforts on the ground and virtually. And just as we are by their side, were by yours, too. With answers to your most pressing questions and expert advice at cigna. Com covid19 okay. Were going to take you live over the San Francisco bay. Nbc bay area sky ranger watching the grand princess cruise ship leave a port in San Francisco. It was there for a couple of days to just resupply on food and supplies. Hundreds of crew members are still on board. The ship has been the center of controversy and breaking news, when about a few weeks ago it was learned that a couple dozen people on board came down with covid19. It then docked at the port of oakland a couple of weeks ago when a days long process to disembark thousands of passengers happened and moved them into quarantine, including in fairfield. We want to let you know that 21 people originally tested positive there. There are two passengers, 19 crew members, two passengers and one crew member died. What we know right now is that the ship is on its way into open waters. It just passed alcatraz and now moving toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Hundreds of crew members are still on board. The cruise line is working to get the crew members back home. Theyre from dozens of countries from around the world. The ship will sit and hold in open waters until it gets word where it goes next. Well keep you posted as the sky ranger follows the cruise ship leaving the San Francisco bay. Political news. Bernie sanders suspends his campaign, setting the stage for a faceoff between joe biden and President Trump. The former Vice President expected to be the democratic president ial nominee. This is big stuff. The senator senator sanders says he still wants a voice. He told supporters he will stay on the upcoming primary ballots to strengthen his influence on the Democratic Party platform. Then together, standing united, we will go forward to defeat donald trump, the most dangerous president in modern american history. In a written statement, joe biden promised that senator sanders will be part of the Democratic Partys path forward. Lets bring in larry girsen worken from home. Bernie sanders lost steam several weeks ago. Any significance to the decision made today . Well, i think it was a matter of timing, raj. The fact of the matter is, sanders had to win 2 3 of the remaining delegates between now and the convention. Thats a hard uphill climb, given the deficit he already had. The thing that really did today, the Tipping Point was the wisconsin primary. Back in february, sanders was a heavy favorite to win that primary. A poll taken just a few days before the election, however, yesterday found out that the wisconsin folks favored biden by almost 21. You put those things together, and sanders deciding no, this is probably as good a time as any. Let my folks down gently, let them know how important theyve been, but time to close up shop. What is the strategy . Bernie sanders is still on the ballot collecting delegates. Does that hurt joe biden . Not necessarily. He wants to collect those delegates because he believes hell be able to have more of a force when it comes to the platform. All the planks, as theyre called, the various issues that got on the platform. Look, hes in a delicate spot. On the one hand, he knows his time is up. On the other hand, there are people that have been with this man for five years. They have worked their hearts out. So he has to be careful the way he lets them down so hell be available to biden downstream with his delegates. A lot of passion in the bernie camp. President trump took a swipe at joe biden questioning why president obama has not endorsed biden. Will that happen and when . What is the protocol here . It certainly will happen. Look, the president has been president obama we should say, has been very careful to stay out of that fight. You dont want to be on the wrong end of a fight should somebody you didnt expect to win winds up winning. So the president let widen and sanders go at it along with the other candidates. Now that its settled, you can expect obama to get in full throttle. Thats going to be very important when it comes to cinching up the africanamerican vote, which Hillary Clinton did not do so well with four years ago and biden must do well with. Moving forward here, is this going to hamper joe biden in terms of campaigning to be president in november . Because theres no really Campaign Stops or visits with covid19 here. Covid19 is a problem, but it could be a benefit. Why is that . If you look at the recent polls, it shows that the public is increasingly unhappy with the way that President Trump has managed the countrys dealing with this whole issue. So the longer it goes on, where people become more and more unhappy, this becomes a Major Campaign issue for joe biden. Would he rather be out there . Absolutely. But in a sense, the longer this goes with the country not answering the bell as fast as it might have, according to critics, the more that biden has a beautifully builtin campaign issue. Its also helpful that sanders leads the campaign now, or technically suspends his campaign now, so that biden has time to really bring together his forces with the biden with the sanders forces. Im talking about campaign personnel. So it doesnt appear that biden will be hurt in the short term, especially given his gift, if you will, by the way the president has been managing this issue. Contingency plans. What if at some point joe biden is infected here, what is the backup plan for the Democratic Party . We know this much, if someone is infected, theyre likely to be out of commission for two, three weeks. That doesnt mean a whole lot particularly right now. Of course, weve always got an issue, whether its biden or sanders with his heart attack of prominence in a political world, if theres a serious problem, and the person has to withdraw. Then you are back to square one and the party has to run around like crazy trying to figure out what to do. But thats something i think people arent going to think about, unless it happens. Thats not to say they dont have a plan. It could be that the convention is settled, before hand. But right now theyre thinking first and foremost about bringing the biden and the sanders forces together in a way that they really congeal. Because as sanders said today in his remarks, the number one goal as far as hes concerned is defeating President Trump. And thats what both sides have to be thinking about if theyre going to be formidable in november. Thank you, larry girsen reporting for us. Okay. Back to noicovid19. Social distancing is working, but that is raising fears that americans will lower their guards too soon. We dont want to go down and then we start going up if were not careful. So we have to be careful. In new york, the new number of hospitalizations continues to stabilize, even though hundreds are dying each day. And theres discouraging new data from the cdc. Communities of color, especially africanamericans, are getting sick and dying at much higher rates. Experts point to Underlying Health conditions and lower incomes, which force them to work when they should stay at home. Some of californias ventilators are on their way to other states in need. Its part of an effort to help other states manage a surge of covid19 patients. Governor newsom is thankful for the National Guards help. I thank them in particular. The National Guard had provided the humanitarian support in that example, be continue to do heroic work and our food banks throughout the state of ska. State of california. Maryland, delaware, washington, d. C. Will get ventilators in the coming days. Coronavirus fears appear to be impacting the bay areas normally booming real estate market. We show you the numbers and how agents are getting creative to try and attract the attention of potential buyers. Were just here doing a virtual walk through tour. Reporter in a time where life is anything but business as usual, this is how a bay Area Real Estate agent shows a home. Fully protected. This is what we do with my mafa market. Reporter with social distancing in mind, this agent is among those using things like virtual home tours to show properties. This is the new reality for us. We have to do what we can to keep it as normal as possible for those that are really reporter but like most things now, there is little normal in the bay Area Real Estate market, which before the coronavirus pandemic was expecting a booming april. The Housing Market has really hit the brakes in the bay area. Reporter jeff tucker says bay Area Real Estate sales are down about 35 from this time last year. Even with lower Interest Rates, many buyers and sellers seem to be watching from the sidelines. Theres so much to be uncertain about. Theres a question of, what are Interest Rates going to do . Reporter shes seen the fear. I have clients that im working with now, buyers and sellers, that have told me we just want to pause and wait. This is where the laundry facility is. Reporter despite all that, she doesnt think things are all that bleak. She sees people buying, selling, holding out hope thing also return to normal. Challenging, but worth it. Up next here at 6 30, keeping up with the demand. The unconventional way ucsf is et getting more face shields. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. To create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Ox. A live picture you can see the grand princess cruise ship about to head under the Golden Gate Bridge and back out to open waters. Its been docked in the bay for a few weeks, including at the port of oakland where they disembarked thousands of passengers, most recently out of a port in San Francisco where he was resupplied on goods and food. Hundreds of crew members are still on board that ship. Theyve been stuck on that ship for weeks. The ship is headed out to open waters, until it gets word where it will go next, where it will dock and how to get all the crew members back home to their home countries. Theyre from dozens of countries from all over the world. A couple dozen people on that cruise ship got sick a few weeks ago. Mostly crew members, two people died, two passengers died, and one crew member. So, again, live pictures of the grand princess cruise ship leaving the San Francisco bay after being docked in the bay for several weeks, headed out to open waters. Well follow this and keep you posted when we receive new information into the newsroom. You have to feel for all those crew members on that ship. Like you said, have been essentially trapped there for almost a month now. And their future, and how long they can stay on there and can go home. So as you look at the live pictures now of the grand princess going under the Golden Gate Bridge. Its a beautiful shot, but sadly, the crew members are essentially quarantined. A new protect to help Health Care Workers on the front lines. A team is now making hundreds of 3d printed facemasks or face shields we should say. Theyre made up of two main parts. A 3d printed headband, and then a plastic film that attaches to the headband to protect the base. They will be worn by nurses and doctors. Okay. Lets check in with our jeff ranieri. Hes working from home. We had some sunshine today, but a mini system is just to the south of us. Tell us about that, jeff. Yeah, just a little bit of rain coming our way tomorrow. Well talk more about when it moves in and moves out and get you ready for thatser sunday forecast. Thats just six minutes away. A lifeline for millions of california families, but you have to leave the house to use it while on lockdown. Thats next. Millions of people are losing their jobs and many of them are turning the food stamps, applications have doubled as families just need help putting meals on the table. Some people who get approved are encountering an unexpected hurdle. Lets bring in our consumer reporter who took one womans issue to the state. This is just one weeks worth of applications, march 2019 and here we are march 2020. The last week in march. Look at that, that is more than double. Lets talk about catherine in San Francisco. She says shes 61 years old, diagnosed with lung cancer. And the cdc recommends people like her stay home because of her condition. But she says the only way she can use her food stamps is at the supermarket. She asked us a question by email reporter we took that question to the department of social services. The state says it has applied for federal approval to let food stamp recipients use benefits online. And today, the federal government, the food nutrition service, or fns, approved californias request. So we want to know how is it going to work . Where and when can you reseem . The approval received is consin tent upon working with existing retailers, amazon and walmart. Theyll continue to work with the federal government to bring additional retailers on board and implementation is expected in late april. Well be looking for updates on the states website right here. This is get cal fresh. Org, where you can apply for food stamps. The application takes about ten minutes. Get up to 194 per household member per month on an ebt card. We have added a link on nbcbayarea. Com. Ill be back at 7 00 to talk about your credit report. A missed payment during this tough tim doesnt have to ruin your credit. Ill see you again coming up. Thank you, chris. Lets go to jeff ranieri and get a check of the forecast and we have a chance of spotty showers tomorrow, jeff, after a beautiful couple of days. Reporter and its not a big storm system, but definitely enough to get the ground wet here for parts of the bay area. The good news is its going to help us out with our allergies. I know the past two days, even though we had some rainfall this past weekend, the past two days, things have been blooming again. The oakland pollen has been dropping. So with covid19, it could have you a little on edge. Head to my twitter. I have posted a comparison with the symptoms so you can figure out which category are you in . Do you have allergies or possibly covid19. Oak trees the biggest irritants out there. Lets move into the storm system. Ased way off to the south. So heaviest rainfall going towards los angeles. But for us, we could see a little bit spin up towards the bay area, as we move into tomorrow morning. Notice the focus of this would be down in the south bay, san jose, san martin, morgan hill, gilroy for that highest chance of rainfall tomorrow. I think everybody has the possibility of spotty rain. Through the afternoon, well see that storm pull away and that will take most of those rain chances with it. So the morning would have our highest bet here of some rainfall tomorrow. Youll see on the forecast map here, los angeles nearly half inch. I think max totals could be around 0. 2 of an inch for the south bay. North bay, things drop down to about 0. 01 of an inch. This weekend, High Pressure builds back this, that is definitely going to warm us on up. Our temperatures begin a little warmer, with this cloud cover and a southerly surge of some mild air. This will start us off in the low 50s here throughout the bay area. I have us with 52 in San Francisco and 51 in the east bay. The only exception is the north bay with chillier 49 degrees. Temperatures tomorrow in San Francisco, in the low 60s. And then as we hit easter, 65 degrees. Dry weather through next week. And for the inland valleys, well go up to 71 on saturday. Easter sunday, 74. And we are going to stay with those mid 70s all the way into next wednesday, which would be day 30 inside with covid19. So specifically for easter, a lot of parents are trying to make it as best as possible to get ready for the easter bunny on sunday. Dry weather, sun, clouds, and by the afternoon, well go up to a mild 70 degrees at 1 00 p. M. Any time in the morning will be a good time for that egg hunt, and most of us have those supplies at home while eggs might be in short supply, weve all got that food coloring around. So hopefully everybody is still able to get easter off. It will take our mind off some of this. Maybe, right . Janelle, easter candy is an essential item during this shelter at home. Thats right. Very nice. Thank you, jeff. Up next, instead of serving up aces, this stanford tennis player is serving up some numbers. The new team hes joining to stop the spread of this virus. Thats next. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. Beholdeach for astors different type of music. When i have all six strings, im going to turn all the trolls into rock zombies. Rock and roll ahh im not going to let you do this. Well overpower them with glitter. Grrr were gonna have to go. Where no pop troll has ever gone. Who wants to party . Without smiling. The World Premiere is in your home friday. Whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. As weve seen over the decades, athletes at stanford arent just talented in their respective sports, they usually have a much broader skill set. A tennis player is sheltering at home helping to fight the virus. Reporter christian grew up with a racket in his hand. Ive been playing sense i was 5. Im 20 right now. So 3 4 of my life has been on the tennis court. Reporter these days, the stanford sophomore is crunching numbers. I just want to do as much as i can to help my community. Reporter from his partent h is home, hes studying the impact social distancing is having on cochella valley. He helped us do a lot of the preliminary research. I feel good in knowing that i think people in general are doing the right thing currently in our valley. It seems pretty empty. What a great student and great person he is in his character. So we are very fortunate to have students like that, that come from the coachella valley, that want to help their communities. Reporter a biology major, his goal is to one day go into medicine. The component of helping people is the reason i want to be a doctor. I love biotechnology, but i also love persontoperson contact and interacting with peop. Prep opinion, ad hand constantly, and tennis has taught me that you can overcome those hand it is you, you know, work at it. Now hes refocusing his hard work on school. He just started a new quarter of online classes, and continues to work on his game, anxiously awaiting the return to the court with his teammates. Anthony flores, nbc bay area. Finally at 6 00, school might be out, but the west Contra Costa School District is making sure thousands are getting their daily meals. The School District distributed more than 28,000 meals yesterday alone. Most of the kids are already on a free or reduced launch program. You can see here all the volunteers with their masks on and gloves. They handed out the meals and they hand out the meals monday through friday at Richmond High School and on fridays, they give a little extra for the weekends. So we thank the volunteers for their help, as well. Before we go, one last look at the grand princess cruise ship. This is just from moments ago as it went under the Golden Gate Bridge and now headed out to open waters. Unfortunately, hundreds of crew members still stuck on board. Our coverage is not done yet. We continue our special 7 00 p. M. News cast in a minute from now. So well see you now. Thanks for joining us at 6 00. 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