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Down the coast. It is bringing back moisture as it wraps back around counterclockwise. Some of that 30s and 40s left behind on some very cold air. Some of that, though, is beginning to move in towards Mendocino County, lake county to the north and a little activity to santa cruz, although it looks like its winding down. Not a lot there. Same for the peninsula and also San Francisco. 50s on the temperatures, still below average on the highs. Sal is here. Whats happening . I want to remind people that even though we dont have much traffic, we do have some things that you need to know about Public Transportation systems, for example. Lets take a look at the roads, though. Youre probably wondering what is it like if i have to go . It is light on 80 and at the bay bridge. Some people were still trying to avoid transit. Transit is open. Airports are open. Well let you know in a little bit what some cities are doing about Parking Enforcement coming up. Back to you. So far, were now seven hours into a a new shelter in place order in six counties trying to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Whats happening in San Francisco as we speak, allie rasmus . Good morning. Reporter good morning, dave. Not a lot happening here. Its empty, especially for 7 00 on a weekday morning. Take a look around. A few people walking around. Public transit is open, so we have seen some people coming out of the bart station at second and Market Street. This is a shelterinplace order impacting seven bay area counties that started at midnight. And we have also this morning seen San Francisco Police Patrolling the area. Reporter a siren as police patrolled Market Street this morning. This is legally enforceable. A violation is a misdemeanor, although the citys police chief says enforcing this is really a last resort. What it means with this shelter inplace order is that only essential businesses are opening. Heres a list. Grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants for takeout and delivery only, no dinein service. Hardware stores and gas stations are open. Now, only people who work in essential businesses and services should be going to work. They include healthcare workers, police and firefighters, delivery drivers, journalists, taxi, uber and lyft drivers and people who work in Grocery Stores because they will be open. Things that arent essential and closed included bars, clubs and Retail Stores overnight empty in downtown san jose. Usually busy overnight district near first street. Leaders and Public Health Officials Say all of this is necessary to slow down the spread of coronavirus. A change in behavior, a change in our everyday lives. This is the new normal temporarily in an protect Public Health. Reporterpen and operating. So we have seen buses going by, although very few people on board. It is considered an essential service during this threeweek shelter in place. Back here live, the banks are going to be open. So once we in the next hour or so should see some banks start to open. They will remain open during the shelterinplace order. And you can leave your home to go for a walk, get some fresh air, let your dog out, get some exercise. But you have to maintain that six feet of social distancing at all times. Live in San Francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. Now, three bay area counties are not imposing shelterinplace orders, at least not now. Solano, napa and sonoma counties are continuing their current guidelines on crowds and social distancing. Supervisors in Sonoma County, which has six confirmed coronavirus cases, will meet today with Health Officials about whether to order people to shelter in place. Starting today, both Sonoma County and its biggest city, santa rosa, plan to scale back to only essential Services Like the police and the fire department. All other Public Employees are being told to stay home. Now, this shelterinplace order is already having a big impact on many bay area businesses. Bars and restaurants are really hard hit. Last night in San Francisco, the owner of johns grill Near Union Square shut down the restaurant and gave away food that was left over to his 50 employees. One bartender just bought a house. Im just very scared right now and just worried about when the money is going to be able to come in. Im a nervous wreck. Of i have a disabled child, and, you know, he takes special formula and i dont know how that is going to work. I really dont know. Its really sad. The owner of johns grill handed out paychecks to the workers and vowed he is going to reopen johns grill as soon as possible. Similar scenes occurred outside of many other businesses in the six affected counties. Time is 7 06. Happening today, Alameda County supervisors will consider a new sick pay ordinance. Its a response to the pandemic. Supporters of the measure say it would guarantee paid sick days without any loopholes. They say encouraging sick employees to stay at home is more important than ever with the highly contagious virus now creating a National Emergency and this proposal will affect People Living in the unincorporated parts of the county. And with the shelterin place order now in effect, some bay area businesses are doing their part to help the elderly get what they need without having to put them at risk of the coronavirus. Ktvus Sara Zendehnam is in san jose right now with that part of the story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We saw a couple of trucks a couple of hours ago here at this market and they are opening in an hour but not to everyone. This market is changing its hours. Starting today from 8 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. , only people 60 and older can go into the store and shop. From 9 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. , everyone else is welcome. The market wants to give seniors a block of time to beat the rush. They will come into a clean fully stocked store, get what they need and get out without exposing themselves to others. If these too risky, volunteers are taking phone orders for curbside pickup, as well. The special hours are also happening at the sunnyvale and rose garden locations. Vulnerable population face the highest risk of getting the coronavirus and with the shelter in place in place in effect in santa clara county, its best to stay home or practice social distancing when you go out for food. This market makes that easier. We have been in business for 44 years, so whatever we can do to help, were here. Reporter another san jose business is doing its part. Tony and albas is delivering free pizza within two miles of the store. They want to help people who are homebound. Thanks to donations, they are adding free salads to orders. Dollar general is another business thats cutting hours and dedicating time for only seniors to shop. There are a couple of Dollar Generals in the bay area including concord and antioch. At the market, this senior only hour from 8 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. As long as its necessary. Sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. 7 08. This morning, wall street trying to make a comeback after the worst day since 1987. Youre looking at live pictures of the numbers. The s p and nasdaq had a stronger opening today. The dow traded narrow range both up and down after the first halfhour of trade. Look at the latest numbers now. Its going down. All three lost 12 yesterday. Some of economists say todays early trading is a sign that continuing volatility over the fears of a recession. Others say it could be a reaction to reports of some progress on a possible treatment for the coronavirus. These are the latest numbers right now on your screen. Well keep watching the markets for you all morning long. You can find complete coverage of the pandemic at coronavirusnow. Com. You will find a daily live stream and live digital broadcast every weekday beginning at 10 00 a. M. And dont forget to download the free ktvu news app get the latest updates and breaking news sent straight to your mobile devices and find information about School Closures and options for parents. Time is just about 7 10. Sals watching your commute with the latest on the roads. Sal. Yeah, dave. This morning, we do have not a typical commute. Certainly people are going, but we dont have any crowds as a lot of people are sheltering in place. I have been looking around almost everywhere and even though there are people on the roads, we can show you here that the commutes look like this here at the richmond bridge, on 80 westbound, getting out to the bay bridge. It does look more like a weekend morning. Airports are open. Parking restrictions in San Francisco will not be enforced. 72hour parking wing. Residential permit parking, commuter shuttle lanes and also peak hour towaway zone. But parking meters and street cleaning will be enforced in San Francisco. This is a look at the san mateo bridge. You can see that traffic is okay. There have been no major issues anywhere really on the commute even when there are crashes because it is light. Remember, Public Transportation is open. They are just asking to you do social distancing. 7 10. Lets bring steve in. Thank you, sir. I know youre in the other room, so were good. Yes, sir. Okay. Get to it here. Some of the numbers coming in from the sierra are eyepopping from nothing to something. And just a couple of days there. Over 36 inches of new snow at 5800 feet. That deserves a whoop, whoop, because we need it, my goodness. Theres more on the way. The system is moving now to the south. So its taking a lot of moisture with it. There could still be some moisture coming back in. You can see some of that up in northeast california to Mendocino County and lake county. Still cold, 30s and 40s. Some of the moisture is dropping southward more into Sonoma County, napa county and marin county as well, and some of that favoring a little bit of snow. Lake county, Mendocino County. And i think you do get some light rain out of that, as well. Had some southward along the santa cruz coast, highway 1, san mateo coast and like that, it disappeared. Theres your big low. Going forward, rain returns sunday. Phoenix, Southern California get more rain. Our system parks off the coast, makes its move saturday and then sunday into monday another system drops in tuesday. The combination of the systems sunday into tuesday will light up the rain gauge again Going Forward with more snow in the mountains. Highs today will be in the 50s, still below average, dave. Thank you. Time 7 12. The coronavirus pandemic causing anxiety for a lot of people around the country. Many are calling 911 but for all the wrong reasons. What the police are saying about those nonemergency calls. Plus, the coronavirus having a direct impact on a bay area criminal trial. The rare move from a judge overseeing a murder trial and why some say he made the right call. Which of your devices are protected by daily security updates . Daily security updates. Daily . I dont know. The only thing. Im struggling with this. Some providers you have to manually download updates to each device. Comcast business securityedge updates every 10 minutes to help keep your connected devices protected against new ransomware, malware and phishing threats. Every 10 minutes feels pretty good. Get secure, reliable internet and voice for an amazing price. Call today. Comcast business. Beyond fast. There are about 4500 coronavirus cases nationwide. New york, Washington State and california have the most. Now beyond that, seven states now each have more than 100 cases. West virginia is still the only state with no confirmed cases. It is now 7 16. New this morning, the diocese of oakland suspended all public masses, that includes baptisms, weddings and funerals. Churches will stay open to the public, but social distancing will be encouraged. The diocese is offering daily scripture readings online. They plan to live stream services. Well, a Clinical Trial for Coronavirus Vaccine is under way right now in seattle. The test started yesterday at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health research institute. However, medical experts have stressing this is just a first step in a very long process. Its expected to take at least a year to develop and also approve an effective vaccine for the coronavirus. The immediate focus is now on testing people for possible infections. We have a simple message for all countries. Test, test, test. Here in the u. S. , healthcare workers, First Responders and people aged 65 or older showing symptoms, they are getting the top priority when it comes to testing. It is 7 17. European Union Leaders meet today about possibly closing the blocs external orders for nonessential travel for 30 days. Some individual countries have already closed their borders, italy, germany and france included. The Coronavirus Crisis had a direct impact on a closely watched criminal trial in the bay area. The judge overseeing the nia wilson murder trial took the extraordinary step of halting with only the third day of jury deliberations, instead he issued a verdict himself. Judge ruled that John Lee Cowell was sane when he fatally stabbed 18yearold nia wilson and injured her sister at an oakland bart station in 2018. That rare move was due to the age of some of the members of the jury. Given all the different variations or variables that were involved, i think the judge made the right call. Now, the verdict came just one day after Governor Newsom directed people aged 65 or older to stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Five of the members of the jury are older than 65. It is 7 18. Sal is back keeping an eye on our commute. Heres sal. Yeah. Its not much of a commute. Most people are not going. You can see it here on some of these pictures that im going to show you. 680 through walnut creek, highway 4, all the commutes are light. Highway 24 a little fog there as i noticed on the way into orinda and lafayette. Right here, it looks okay on the Richmond San Rafael bridge. Its light at the bay bridge toll plaza. So in one day, just yesterday, we had a crowd here at this time. Today we dont. Thats the thing. Just remember, airports are open. Public transit is open. 7 19. Lets go to steve. All right, sal. A look at the rainfall, since we got a little here over the weekend, as you know, but were still well behind. 54 santa rosa, 50 for San Francisco, 41 for oakland and now san jose at 43 of normal for the lot of you. Could be more today, more hit and miss. A lot of mostly cloudy and cool to cold, even 39 in brentwood, antioch, santa rosa 36. San jose 39 degrees. How about that . A little bit of snow, light rain, Northern Lake county, Mendocino County. Some of that could sneak into northern napa county and Sonoma County. We had a little bit on the santa cruz and san mateo coast, but its gone. The low is going to Southern California and turn into the four corners. Looks like rain returns for us not just showers but rain on sunday. One system kicks out, here comes the next one. Comes in friday, into saturday night and into sunday and continues into monday and another system dropping in, a cold one, for tuesday. So not much rain here in the next three to four days. But there are signs that once we get to sunday, look at that, bob ross painting there. Ha ha put in some decent amounts, even some of those trees. Well put a little bird in those trees right there and clouds. 50s. 7 20. With thundershowers of bay area schoolkids out of school, a lot of parents trying to figure out how to keep them busy. Well hear from a professor who says there are two things kids need most during this unusual time. And change from the regular schedules. And mitt romney the utah senator has a stimulus plan he says will help ease the financial pain of the pandemic. What he wants the u. S. Government to give to every american adult. Blow a kiss into the sun we need someone to lean on the new xc90 available with six seats. Xc90. Recharged. Lease the volvo xc90 for 499 per month. At your local volvo retailer. Its more than just fast. It keeps all your devices running smoothly. With builtin security that protects your kids. No matter what theyre up to. 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A quick look at the delegate count as it stands this morning at this point. Joe biden has 898 delegates, Bernie Sanders has 745. Remember, a candidate needs 1,991 delegates to win the nomination. California lawmakers have approved nearly 1 billion in new spending to fight the coronavirus pandemic here in california. That vote in sacramento came yesterday just before state lawmakers adjourned for the next month as part of the effort to contain the virus. Its believed to be the first time in the 158 years of the California Legislature that state lawmakers abruptly suspended their work due to an emergency. The senate could vote today on a bill thats intended to provide economic assistance to americans impacted by the coronavirus. The house passed the family first control virus Coronavirus Response act early saturday. Some senators, though, say they are unhappy with the bill. The house bills most basic flaw is it didnt go far enough. The senate should take this up bill and pass it immediately by consent. There are also calls to pass additional Economic Relief bills for americans who are stuck at home and for the many, many businesses that are now closed nationwide. Utah senator mitt romney wants to give every american adult 1,000 to ease the financial pain of the pandemic. The proposal from the 2012 republican president ial nominee comes as federal lawmakers work on economic stimulus measures. Many economists are urging congress to send checks immediately in an effort to ramp up peoples spending and to deliver a needed boost to an economic battered by the coronavirus. During the coronavirus outbreak, an Oregon Police Department Says some people are calling 911 because they have run out of toilet paper. The newport Police Department reminded local residents that there are more urgent issues they need to address. The Department Posted on its Facebook Page not to call 911 for such reasons and added, you will survive without our assistance and listed creative toilet paper alternatives. As more and more business in the bay area are shutting down, people are unemployed. Find out what the California Employment Development apartment is urging them to do if they plan to file for unemployment. Two Major Car Companies trying to help customers during the coronavirus pandemic. What ford and hyundai are offering to recently unemployed owners. An executive order issued by Governor Newsom to help you during the pandemic. What he put on hold to help people who are having money problems. Now that the shelterin place order is in place, a market is changing orders for people affected by the coronavirus. We are in san jose to tell you how the market is helping seniors get what they need. Welcome back to ktvu fox 2 news. Areas in the 30s today. Partly cloudy, partly cloudy, even san jose at 39. Chris henry is in morgan hill. My porch iced over, almost 33 degrees, had to walk lie a penguin to bring my rain gauge to bring it in to melt it with. 08 afterwards. A lot of 30s with mixture of sun and clouds. Thats going to be the forecast with occasional showers. Had some on the coast. Looks like those are gone. But some coming down from the north. 50s, staying cool on the temperatures. Sal has the traffic report. There isnt a lot of traffic. Yesterday at this time, we had a backup at the toll plaza of the bay bridge. This morning, we dont and we have it. And were not expecting one. As a lot of people are staying home. Public transportation is open and you can get there. In fact, they ask you to practice social distancing, but it probably wont be an issue because the transit systems are not very well ridden right now. Theres not a lot of ridership. Back to you. Thank you. The bay area this morning experiencing a morning like no other in bay area history. At midnight, strict shelter in place orders took place in six counties. They are told to stay home for three weeks except for essential needs. This affects 7 Million People. Police and Fire Protection will be provided. Grocery stores, pharmacies and banks stay open. The governor announced several new measures to help people stay well during the pandemic including people who are anxious about going to the dmv. We are waiving it for 60 days but there are at least 60 days. No enforcement of expired licenses and expired registrations. The governor is halting evictions, foreclosures and durning on electricity. The state legislature suspended its session. More than half of the coronavirus cases in california are right here in the bay area. Santa clara county has the most in the state, with 138 cases and 4 people have died. San mateo now has 42 cases and 1 person died. 40 confirmed cases in San Francisco, no deaths. Contra costa county has 34 cases, but no deaths reported there. And alameda has 21 cases, no deaths reported there. President trump issued a new national guideline, but nowhere near the level of the shelterinplace order here in the bay area. Those restrictions include closing schools, avoiding groups of more than 10 people and stopping any discretionary travel for 15 days. The president says you should avoid bars, restaurants and food courts during that period. If everyone makes this change or these critical changes and sacrifices now, well rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus. Many Health Officials say the federal guidelines should be even tougher. They are pushing for a National Quarantine and severe limits on domestic travel. And with all the panic shopping thats going on, some Bay Area Stores are taking action to help the elderly get what they need without having to battle all the big crowds. Ktvus Sara Zendehnam is in san jose right now. You have that part of the story. Good morning, sara. Reporter good morning, dave. Well, zanottos willow glen market here in san jose opened. It was supposed to open at 8 00 a. M. For seniors but opened at 7 30. And there are people you can see the doors are open, people are heading inside. Now, starting today, from 8 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. , in this case opened at 7 30, only people 60 and older can go into the store and shop. Then from 9 00 a. M. To 7 00 a. M. , everyone else is welcome. The familyrun shop is giving people a comfortable place to stop in a clean fully stocked store. They can get in and out without exposing themselves to others. If thats too risky, volunteers are taking phone orders for curbside pickup, as well. The special hours are also happening at the sunnyvale and rose garden locations. Vulnerable populations like the elderly face the highest risk of getting coronavirus. And with the shelter in place in effect in santa clara county, its really best to stay home or practice social distancing when you go out for that necessary food run. And zanottos market makes that easier. We have been in business for 44 years. A lot of people that helped us in the early years are targeted by the coronavirus. Whatever we can do, were here. Reporter another san jose business also doing its part, tony and albas delivering free pizza within two miles of the store. They want to help people who are homebound. Thanks to donations, they are adding in free salads. Dollar general is cutting hours and dedicating time for only seniors to shop. There are a couple of Dollar Generals in the bay area including concord and antioch. Zanottos was supposed to open at 8 00 but they cant let the elderly stand out and freeze so they opened 30 minutes early. Number 9 00 a. M. , only people 60 and up. I wondered how it would be enforced. One of employees is asking everyone thats coming in if they are older than 60 and they had to turn a couple of people away. But this store will keep these hours going for as long as necessary. In san jose this morning, Sara Zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. 7 36. Hundreds of thousands of bay area schoolkids staying home from school, so parents and other caregivers trying to find ways to keep them occupied. At ucberkeley, education expert says the most important thing, have a structure so they can develop a rhythm to their time away from school. Professor frank wuerl says get them out of bed at the usual time, get them dressed, have breakfast, then spend time with books and Online Learning and arts and crafts. Also, its important that they get physical exercise. What really is important, i think, for children to expend some energy. It has a physical benefit and also psychological benefit. So we did a facetime and then we just played. He has, like, a mini basketball hoop in his room and me, too so we both tried dunking. Its also important for parents to support each other and share their learning resources. With so many schools closed now, School Districts are trying to make sure that students who depend on School Meal Programs dont go hungry. More than 70 of students in the oakland public School Districts depend on the free or reduced price meals. The Oakland School district set up grab and go locations at 12 schools in the city. Pickup locations will be open every monday and thursday from 8 00 a. M. To noon through the scheduled threeweek closure. And Officials Say they are trying to make sure social distancing protocols are maintained. Oaklands not the only School District offering meals for students. We have more information about that posted on our website, ktvu. Com. Time now 7 38. New this morning, did you hear . Quarterback tom brady says he is not going back to the new England Patriots next season brady posted a letter on social media this morning thanking fans and the patriots organization. In 20 years with the patriots, tom brady led a dynasty. He won six super bowls. Tom brady, as you know, grew up in san mateo. He was drafted by the patriots in the sixth round back year 2000. He didnt say where he would be playing next year. The buccaneers and the chargers reportedly have made strong offers to get the free agent quarterback. Wow. Time is 7 38. Sals following that and everything in our commute. There hasnt been much of a commute in this new reality we have. Just yesterday at this time, we did have a big backup on some of these commutes. And today, there really isnt any backup at all as we see at the bay bridge. Yesterday at this time, it was backed up to the maze. And the ridership on bart is down. So much so that if you have to take bart, it probably wont be an issue with social distancing. In fact, the agency itself has been saying just that. The agency says bart says that it is open and running as normal. So is muni and other transit systems with a couple of adjustments. San mateo bridge traffic looks okay and all the bay area airports are open. We dont see a lot of slowing anywhere. We have seen a couple of minor crashes, but even then we havent seen a lot of backups. Now for todays weather, heres steve. Thank you, kind sir. Yes, sir. Lets get to it here. Some nice pictures coming in. Youre sitting at home, i might as well send steve a picture. Well, thank you. Good morning. Greetings from north beach. Cable cars have been replaced by empty buses, streets are barren, but what a sky i like it. Thats a pretty picture. Thank you. I retweeted that and many have done the same as well. Yes, we have a lot of these higher clouds coming in. Westsouthwest low is taking moisture back with it. You can see some of that cloud cover now coming back in the from the northeast focusing on Mendocino County and lake county but now dropping south. 30s in the area. Thunderstorms in healdsburg yesterday afternoon. Watch that moisture dropping south right there. Mendocino county, lake county, thats low snow levels coming in dropping south now towards not all thats reaching the ground, but it may play into the weather north of the golden gate throughout most of the day, and still light snow in the sierra, although it is much less than a couple of days ago, that is for sure. There is our low. Its on the way to Southern California. It will take the turn, head into Southern California, eventually arizona for more rain. Our next system sets up shop to the west on friday, starts to make its move saturday night. Moves through sunday into monday and looks like another cold system comes in on tuesday. Hitandmiss showers over the next few days. Sunday, monday, we light it up with more snow in the mountains. So looking good Going Forward here for the next week. And i think the next two weeks, to be honest with you. Mid50s on the temps for highs today, dave. If you are going to the mountains, it will be easier than the last couple of days. Thank you. Time is 7 41. As more businesses are forced to close during the shelterin place order, one gym is trying to help you keep from breaking your daily routine. What Planet Fitness is doing to make sure you get your workout in, and you do on the have to be a member. Plus, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Public Transportation across the bay area. Still ahead, what you should know if using muni or bart to get around. Lets check in with mike mibach and see whats coming up in the 8 00 hour of mornings on 2. Good morning. Coming up at the top of the hour, the rush to stock up for the pandemic and the potential shortage of supplies really raising anxiety levels across the bay area. Well tell you what people can do to boost their immune systems and reduce their anxiety. Plus an e. R. Doctor in the bay area testing positive for covid19. Still to come on the 9 00, how he is opening up about the experience with the diagnosis firsthand. And on top of that, well also be talking to a marin county man who also tested positive. Were back after the break. Is. In todays dollars and sense, Goldman Sachs has officially predict the pandemic will drag the u. S. In a recession because of the huge drop in economic activity. But they say the slump in the first half of the year will be followed by a strong rebound in the second half of the year. Now, a bit of a rebound when the opening bell opened up 400. But that report from Goldman Sachs is weighing heavily on traders. Big swings recently. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped below that 20,000 level briefly, just a short time ago. Its back up now, though, about 200 points. As you can see, the nasdaq and the s p also up. The nasdaq gaining about 2. 5 right now back above 7,000. It dropped below 7,000 yesterday after that huge drop across the board for our three major indices. Uber is temporarily suspending a feature in an effort to protect riders and drivers. Uber pool, which is an option for multiple riders to share a car, will be unavailable until further notice. All other types of uber trips are still available. Also to help customers and restaurants, ubereats is waiving delivery fees on orders from independent restaurants across the u. S. And canada. The Major Car Companies are trying to give consumers a break with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Ford announced a program yesterday that would allow people affected by the virus to delay car payments for 90 days. Hyundai and genesis announced a similar plan covering six months of car payments for recentry unemployed owners. They will also defer the first car payment on select models for 90 days for new customers. And even though Governor Newsom has ordered gyms and Fitness Studios to close, theres still a way to get your workout in and alleviate some of the anxiety. One of the largest gym chains in the country is offering free online classes that are open to anyone, Planet Fitness hosting a virtual fitness class on its Facebook Page every weekday for the next two weeks. The workouts will be live streamed at 4 00 in the afternoon pacific time. Theres also on demand on facebook, on demand workouts as well as on the Planet Fitness youtube channel. Each class runs about 20 minutes. It will focus on motivation and stress relief through exercise. There are also many free exercise apps. Good time to look into those including a seven minute workout, the Nike Training Club and daily yoga just some resources for you. Thats a look at your dollars and sense. More bay area businesses and those across california shutting down during this Public Health crisis. And more employees who are now suddenly out of work need to file for unemployment benefits. Californias Employment Development department advises, file the claim online. The former director of the california edd. In terms of the number of claims again, i know edd already is looking to is moving quickly to handle increased claims in terms of additional staff. And i know that they are very aware of this uptick in terms of very likely uptick in terms of Unemployment Insurance claims. He says he is confident the departments upgraded Computer System will be able to handle that surge in applicants. It is 7 48. Muni reducing service during the shelter in place with cable cars staying in the barns. Most of munis special routes will be cut for three weeks. Buses replace cable cars and streetcars on the popular e and f lines. Parking enforcement will be relaxed, though, 72hour parking limits, residential parking permits and peak hour total zones will not be enforced. Street cleaning will be enforced. Bart has no plans to shut down service and will continue to provide regular service during the shelter in place with trains that are long enough to allow for social distancing. The crews are cleaning and disinfecting train cars every night as they they have been for two weeks. Bart says workers are using Hand Sanitizers, wipes, facemasks and other equipment to keep them safe. Now, you can find complete coverage of the pandemic at coronavirusnow. Com. In addition to the articles and videos there from around the country, youll find a daily live stream and live digital broadcast every weekday beginning at 10 00 a. M. And download the free ktvu news app. Gets the latest updates and breaking news straight to your mobile devices. Find information about School Closures and options for parents. Time is 7 50. Sal has the latest on whats happening on the roads now. Havent seen a lot, i have to tell you, dave. This has been a change from even just yesterday, when a lot of people were working from home. But some people had to go. Today, we havent seen any slowdowns at all, even when there have been crashes. Its been light on all the freeways including the bay bridge approach. Public Transportation Systems are open. Bart has let people know it is open and running normally. And social distancing on bart should not be a problem since it is so light on the system there. As we look at all these roads, you can see, airports are open. Public transportation is running on time. Some San Francisco parking ordinances are not enforced. When in doubt, use common sense. You cant park at a fire hydrant obviously. Parking meters in San Francisco will be enforced. So will street cleaning. 7 51. Lets bring steve in. It will be like this all week. Its going to drag across a lot of clouds and rain into tomorrow morning. Not a lot. There will be some sun and next thing you know, clouds. And temperatures still cold. 30s on a lot of the temperatures. 30s and 40s in the area. The system is dropping southward as the low drops south. Its bringing a lot of cloud cover from the north each with snow and rain. Mendocino county, lake county and napa and sonoma, as well. Some of that can drag across. We had some rain moving up to santa cruz, san mateo coast and it disappeared. The sierra looking for a little bit of snow, not a lot. There will be some over the next 24 hours as that low takes its travels and packs its bag and heads to Southern California and arizona. Another system is on the way. Looks like for late saturday more likely sunday into monday. Highs, though, very cool even though well get a few breaks with sun. Next system, dave, sunday into monday. That one looks good. Time is now 7 52. Federal agents warning this morning about fake home testing kids for the coronavirus. Coming up in the next hour, what happened at Los Angeles International airport and where it came from. Even though schools are closed from the coronavirus, some School Bus Drivers are still working helping students. The Child Service the yellow buses are being used for. But first, the 49ers bring back some big names for the coming season. But one prominent player wont be coming back. Well tell you who was signed and who was traded. Dad, im scared. Its only human to care for those we love. And also help light their way. Its why last year chevron invested over 10 billion to bring affordable, reliable, ever cleaner energy to america. Restrictions i posed because of the coronavirus are disrupting industries around the country especially the travel industry. Yesterday, many airports were empty after huge lines over the weekend as people were rushing to come home from overseas. Now the airlines may receive federal help as people are canceling travel plans. The u. S. Airlines are seeking more than 50 billion in financial help, more than three times the size of the Airline Industrys bailout after the september 11th attacks. Going to be in a position to help the airlines very much. We told the airlines were going to help them. Now, as of right now, there are no Domestic Airline restrictions, but the acting Homeland Security secretary says all of the options are on the table. 7 56. With Nursing Homes around the country closed off to visitors, some people are finding new ways to be in touch with their loved ones. How come you dont feel so good today . This man in minnesota is keeping up with his daily visits with his 88yearold father, and this has gone viral. Instead of pulling up a chair in his fathers room, Charlie Johnson pulls up a chair outside of his fathers window. They can see each other and talk every day on the phone. If he were to get this the way its going to happen. Youre going to hand my dad the phone and im going to pull up a chair next to the window and thats what i did. I wanted to share that. It was so emotional to see. Now, the Home Health Aide got permission to share that photo and facebook. It already has more than 700,000 shares since she posted it sunday. Time is 7 57 00. New this morning, the 146th run of the Kentucky Derby will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers announced this morning the famous horse race was moved from may 2nd to september 5th. Now, of the Kentucky Derby has been run every year since 1875, and the only time its been postponed was during world war ii. One of the u. S. Teams training for the Tokyo Olympics is being affected by the coronavirus. The eightman rowing team had been training here in the bay area at a park and also on the oakland estuary. Team training on the water is suspended by recommendations from the cdc, the members have been sent home now. Each athlete has been given a training machine and told to keep working out on your own. Time 7 58. For wrestlemania, its a case of the show must go on. Now, the wrestlemania event was originally planned for this weekend in tampa, florida. This morning, we are finding out wrestlemania 36 will be moved now to sunday, april 5th. It will be held at the wwe Training Center in orlando, but no fans will be there. They will stream it live on the wwe network and on pay per view. The nfl off season is continuing as planned. The 49ers signed Arik Armstead to a new contract, five years, 85 million. San francisco is the only team armstead every played for. To make room for that contract, the 49ers traded pro bowl defensive end Deforst Buckner to the indianapolis colts. The 49ers will get a 13th overall pick in the nfl draft. Buckner was due a big payday next season when he became a free agent. Instead of losing him and getting nothing, the 49ers recouped that pick for the former first rounder. Nearly 7 Million People in the bay area ordered to shelter in place were live in the city of San Francisco with the counties impacted and what it means for bay area residents. Plus, a south bay store takes step to prevent panic buying and help those most at risk. Were live in san jose with how one store is helping seniors the first Clinical Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine now under way. How long it would take to approve an effective vaccine and what Health Experts are focusing on now. Good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. It is tuesday, march 17. Im mike mibach. Gasia is here this morning. Were rotating in and out as we practice social distancing at ktvu fox 2. With that, well go to weather and traffic. Well start with steve paulson. Good morning. Mike, thank you, sir. Good morning. All right. We have some partly cloudy skies, 30s and 40s on the temps, still light rain or showers, thundershowers, had that yesterday. Not completely done with that. George in el cerrito says march feels like december low 39, almost 39. Northeast breeze with current temp, sun and cirrus clouds associated with the low on the way south, but as it moves south, it will drag some cloud cover over us, already doing that to the north, had some earlier but thats about done. Still, look for a mixture of sun and clouds and, again, we are not done yet with the showers. Some of those could pop up today and tomorrow. But the highs, theyre staying cool and below average with mid 50s. Sal is here. Its been very quiet. Is that still the case . It is very quiet. It does appear as if a lot of people are heeding the advice to just shelter in place. We dont see a typical commute. We havent had one at all. We havent had any slowdowns really at all. Not even at some of the costco exit. It appears a lot of people are staying home. This is the richmond bridge. The traffic is moving well. The eastshore freeway traffic also looks good. Remember, Public Transportation systems are working and there is plenty of room so you can practice social distancing. Back to you. The shelterinplace order is already having a devastating impact on countless bay area businesses. Bars and restaurants are hit hard. Last night the owner of johns grill Near Union Square shut down the restaurant and gave away the remaining food to his 50 employees. One bartender had just bought a home. Im just very scared right now and just worried about when the money is going to be able to come in. Im a nervous wreck. I have a disabled child. And you know, he takes special formula and i dont know how that is going to work. I really dont know. Its really sad. The owner of johns grill handed out paychecks to the workers vowing to reopen as soon as possible. Similar things played out outside of many businesses in the six counties. Bay area leaders are reassuring people that essential services will be available to nearly 7 Million People affected by the new shelterinplace order to protect against the coronavirus. What were asking for everyone to do is to remain at home for all but the most essential outings for your safety and the safety of those around you. This is our generations great test. Our moment to stand together as a community. We need to Work Together to conquer this virus. However, the legal order is changing life as we know it here in the bay area and beyond. Lets get to ktvus allie rasmus, who is live for us this morning in the city of San Francisco with more on this story. Allie, good morning. Reporter good morning. We are at castro and market where you can see behind me the sidewalks are pretty empty. Theres quite a few businesses on this stretch closed. Some of them include bars and they have to shut down under this shelterinplace order. The atms are functioning. But even some restaurants that are allowed to be open for takeout only and delivery only, some of the restaurants are still closed. Also, if you look at the street out here, there is very little traffic. Lets show you some video as we drove through the mission to get to this point here in the castro. The only vehicles on the road were sanitation, trucks, taxis and delivery of trucks. Violating the order is a misdemeanor, although police say they will only resort it as a last resort. They have been patrolling streets since early this morning. Only essential businesses are open. That includes Grocery Stores, pharmacies, restaurants take takeout and delivery only, hardware stores, gas stations and banks. Now, only people who work in those essential businesses and services should be going to work including healthcare workers, police and fire, delivery drivers, journalists, taxi, uber and lift drivers, food service, grocery services, Public Transit. Early this morning we spoke with a taxi driver who explained how he and others are doing things differently. They provided me with some Hand Sanitizer and a huge thing of lysol. Every time someone gets out, im spraying the entire cab down. Now, bars, restaurants, shops, regionwide closed their doors at midnight this morning when this shelterinplace order for seven bay area counties went into effect. This is what it looks like overnight in downtown san jose with the bars, clubs and other hot spots closed. Also dark for the next three weeks during this shelter in place order, movie theaters. Back out here live, we can show you this Iconic Castro theater which says, stay healthy and safe. Well be back soon. Now, people are allowed to go outside to take a walk and to go for a quick jog to let their dog out and we have seen some people walking their dogs this morning. But everyone is asked to maintain that six feet of social distance between the people arnold them. Live in San Francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. Three counties are not imposed shelterinplace orders for now. They are continuing current guidelines. Supervisors in sonoma which has six confirmed cases are meeting today with Health Officials about whether or not to order people to shelter in place. Also beginning today, both Sonoma County and its largest city, santa rosa, plan to scale back to only essential Services Like police and fire. All other Public Employees are being told to stay home. Happening today, Alameda County supervisors will consider a new sick pay ordinance that comes in response to the pandemic. Supporters of the measure say it would guarantee paid sick days without any loopholes. They say encouraging sick workers to sit at home is important. The proposal would affect People Living in the unincorporated areas of the county. One familyowned Grocery Store in san jose is opening up early this morning. The owner and workers want to help the segment of the population most vulnerable to the virus. For one morning today, zanottos family market in san joses willow glen neighborhood will be selling groceries just to people who are 60 and older. The easy thing to do was to give them an hour at least in the morning. So we can clean and sterilize everything before at night, have the store stocked as possible before they enter. The doors for seniors open during this hour. They will get one full hour of Grocery Shopping at the store. This morning, wall street trying to make a comeback after its worst day since 1987. Its been an upanddown day, but back up right now. The s p and nasdaq had a stronger opening with the dow trading in a narrow range both really again up and down after that first halfhour but you can see here the dow jones is up more than 200. All three major indexes lost 12 yesterday. Some economists say todays early trading is a sign of continuing volatility over fears of a recession. We will be keeping an eye on the markets for you all morning long. You can find complete coverage of the pandemic at coronavirusnow. Com. In addition to articles and videos, you will find a daily live stream and live digital broadcast every weekday starting at 10 00 in the morning. Dont forget to download the free ktvu news app. Get the latest updates and breaking news to your mobile device. Find information about School Closures and options for parents. Back to sal we go and a look at the commute. Not much. Not a lot of traffic, not a lot of people out there. We actually had some video, mike, to show people whats going on, on bart. By the way it has issued tweets saying that they are running trains and it should not be hard for you to practice social distancing. They are going to keep the trains running on bart and other Public Transit services to allow essential workers to get to their place of business. Empty parking lot here as you can see. Thats almost never the case. I mean, this looks like it could be 6 00 a. M. On a sunday morning. So you see some people going. Its probably not a big risk of you standing close to anyone else. There and the a lot of people out there. Lets check the roads. 80 westbound and the bay bridge, so this is changed in a day. Yesterday, we do have a crowd here for a bit. Today we dont. Lets bring steve in. Thank you, sir. Well get to it here. We have one of sals traffic shots earlier 24 lafayette and fog and sabrina in moraga saying chilly and foggy. So around lafayette, some fog and low clouds. Thats continuing here with temperatures in the 30s. Yeah, moraga 37. 34 in san ramon. 35 clayton. El sobrante 39. San leandro, union city, 40. Fremont 38. Pleasanton 34. Well have a mixture of sun and clouds. There could be some rain a lot of it around the low. Its dropping to the south. Lakeport, 37. San jose 40. Brentwood 40. Walnut creek, livermore, fremont in there. Half moon bay, hey, were 39 degrees, as well. So some of that moisture coming down from the northeast. Cloud cover dropping south and light precipitation. But some of that is snow. So with so much cold air in place, you could get some low snow levels to the north. I dont think it will make it this far south but some of the cloud cover will. We could still get a few little splash dash showers from the low as it drops south. One low will move out. It will move into Southern California and arizona. Arizona already had a lot. Next system sets up on friday, starts to knock on the door saturday. Well say, come on in, sunday there it is. Well go into monday, as well. It drops in on tuesday, so amount between now and saturday are eh, but, boy, do they pick up sunday, monday and tuesday look at that with more mountain snow. So things are looking promise here Going Forward here for the next seven i think ten days and longer, to be honest with you. Mid40s on the temps. Could be a little bit of showers into wednesday, break thursday, friday, probably most of saturday. Next system on sunday, mike. Thank you. That coronavirus pandemic is causing anxiety for a lot of people across the country. And many are calling 911 but for all the wrong reasons. What the police are saying about those nonemergency calls. Plus, the virus having a direct impact on a criminal trial in the bay area. The rare move taken by a judge overseeing a murder trial and why some say it was the right call. Dramatic choir music dramatic choir music dramatic choir music its the rush of relaxation. Introducing the allnew lincoln corsair. Welcome back. There are about 4500 covid19 cases nationwide. New york, Washington State and california have the most reported cases. Beyond that, 7 states each now have more than 100 cases. West virginia is still the only state with no confirmed cases. A Clinical Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine is under way in the city of seattle. Those tests again yesterday at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health research institute. But however, medical experts have stressing this is just a first step in a very long process. Its expected to take at least a year to develop and also approve an effective vaccine for the coronavirus. The immediate focus is now on testing people for possible infections. We have a simple message for all countries. Test, test, test. Here in the u. S. , healthcare workers, First Responders and people aged 65 or older showing symptoms, they are getting the top priority when it comes to testing. New this morning, the diocese of oakland suspended all public masses, that includes baptisms, weddings and funerals. Churches will stay open to the public, but social distancing will be encouraged. The diocese is offering daily scripture readings online. They plan to live stream services. The Coronavirus Crisis had a direct impact on a closely watched criminal trial in the bay area. The judge overseeing the nia wilson murder trial took the extraordinary step of halting with only the third day of jury deliberations, instead he issued a verdict himself. Judge ruled that John Lee Cowell was sane when he fatally stabbed 18yearold nia wilson and injured her sister at an oakland bart station in 2018. That rare move was due to the age of some of the members of the jury. Given all the different variations or variables that were involved, i think the judge made the right call. Now, the verdict came just one day after Governor Newsom directed people aged 65 or older to stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now of the jurors were older than 65. Back to sal we go. What do you want to start here, sal . Everywhere is light, mike. Public transit systems are running. They will continue to run. The people who run the system ask you to practice social distancing. But that shouldnt be a problem because there is light ridership. Lets go to the eastshore freeway and show you that these commutes look very much like a weekend morning. There has never been a backup this morning or there hasnt been one at the bay bridge, not this morning, yesterday at this time we did. So yesterdays shelterinplace order is indeed having an effect. It was already light. But now every, single commute is light. I didnt even see slowing on 580, the altamont pass, or on highway 4, which are old reliables. This morning, they are light. Bay area airports are open. You can drive there with little delay. 8 16. Lets bring steve in. Sal, thank you, sir. Well get right to it here. We have a mixture of sun and clouds, more sun but some cloud cover certainly wrapping around this low, which is is on the way south. You see some of this in Mendocino County, lake county, dropping southward. 30s and 40s, cold again, a day where its warmer than yesterday. We had a lot of low 50s. Thats some rain early this morning. San mateo coast, santa cruz, peninsula, that fizzles out. To the north, look at that. Some of that coming back in the from the east, susanville, northern Sacramento Valley into lake county, Mendocino County, could get low snow levels or light rain. That drifts south. So were not done yet. If you are sitting with sun up above, what are you talking about . Well, that low drops south. When it does that its on its way, it will take the turn and head this way, some of the moisture could drag across this tomorrow. That system ejects out, heads into Southern California and arizona. Then another system begins to make its move late saturday, more likely on sunday. It move through into monday. This will give us now round of good rain totals, mountain snow and the european forecast model which i have been using because it has been spot on for about a week, really lights things up into sunday through tuesday. Then drops a very cold system in here around next tuesday, wednesday. It looks like its going to be parked off of the bay area. So looking good Going Forward. Temperatures, though, stay cool for another day. Mid40s on the temperatures, mike. So we have gone from way above to now below. Thank you. Just a reminder to download the ktvu weather app especially with weather on the way the rest of the month. It does have interactive radar, updates from the sevenday forecast hourly. And you can upload videos. The rush to stock up is raising anxiety levels. Well tell you what people can do to reduce their anxiety. Plus, federal agents warning people about fake home testing kits for the coronavirus. 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The met decided to offer the Free Streaming Service after canceling its live performances. 8 26. More and more businesses in the bay area shut down, many people without money. Find out what the California Employment Development apartment is urging people to do if they plan to file for unemployment. Two Major Car Companies trying to help customers during the coronavirus pandemic. What ford and hyundai are offering to recently unemployed owners. California phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones, phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Call or visit and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state program call or visit now that the shelterin place order is in effect, a san jose familyrun market is temporarily changing its hours to help some people affected by the crisis. We are live in the city of san jose to tell you about the market helping Senior Citizens get what they need. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Im mike mibach. In just moments, the White House Coronavirus task force is scheduled to hold a News Conference. Heres a live picture from the room where that News Conference is going to be held. We heard from President Trump and Vice President mike pence. The white house temperatures meets every day to give updates and guidelines on this situation. Well bring you it live. A couple of more weeks left in the month of march. Its going to be wet. Lets hope theyre right. Yesterday was good for the mountains. Around here for snow Mount Hamilton and mount diablo just to name a few. Very cool and thats where were looking at with temperatures in the cool side. We get a little warmup as we head to thursday and friday. Still cloud cover coming down from the north. Mixture of sun and clouds could still be some of those garden variety showers today. There will be another cool day with temperatures in the 50s. Heres sal now. I had a lot of things. I have to go to work. Im a nurse and firefighter. I work at a supermarket. A lot of people have been chiming in. Feel free to let me know if youre still going. I want to show you the roads first. We dont have a lot of traffic. It is changed dramatically from yesterday to today. Another thing is Public Transit systems are still running. Well update you on the information. At 8 31, lets go back to mike. Strict shelter in place orders took effect at midnight in six bay area counties in response to the coronavirus pandemic. People in San Francisco, santa clara, san mateo, marin, contra costa and alameda counties are being told to stay home for three weeks except for essential needs. This affects nearly 7 Million People. Police and Fire Protection agencies will still be open. Grocery stores, pharmacies and banks also will remain open for now. Governor newsom is announcing a number of new measures to help people in the state during this pandemic including people who are anxious about get to the dmv. We are waiving effective last night at least for 60 days, i imagine we can extend that, but for at least 60 days. No enforcement of expired licenses and expired registrations. He issued an executive order yesterday to halt evictions and foreclosures and keeping utilities turned on for people in financial difficulties. The state legislature is suspending its session. More than half of the coronavirus cases in california are right here in the bay area. Santa clara has the largest in the state, with 138 cases and 4 people have died. San mateo now has 42 cases and 1 person died. 40 confirmed cases in San Francisco, no deaths. Contra costa county has 34 cases, but no deaths reported there. And alameda has 21 cases, no deaths reported there. With the shelterinplace order in place, some bay area businesses are helping seniors get what they need without risk getting the virus. Ktvus Sara Zendehnam has more from san jose. Reporter good morning. Zanottos willow glen market is now open. Seniors have another 30 minutes to shop before the senior shop ends. You can see theres a line thats stretching down the way here. The reason for this line is because they really want to give seniors the least amount of exposure to other people as possible. So they are letting in small groups at a time. Now, starting today, from 8 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. , only people 60 and older can go into the store and shop. 9 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. Everyone else is welcome. They are giving seniors a comfortable place to shop. Customers are coming to a clean fully stocked store to get in and out without exposures. Volunteers are also taking phone and email orders for delivery and curbside pickup, as well. The special hours are also happening at the sunnyvale and rose garden locations. Vulnerable populations face the highest risk of getting the coronavirus. Its best to stay home or practice social distancing when you go out for that necessary food run. We care about our community and we realize that the coronavirus these are the people most affected and it was a really easy step to make sure to make sure their Shopping Experience is safe. Reporter tony and albans free pizza within two miles around. They are adding free salads also. Dollar general is another business thats cutting hours and dedicating time for only seniors to shop. There are a couple of Dollar Generals in the bay area including concord and antioch. Back out here live at zanottos willow glen market, you can see there is a line thats going down by the store really, really great ideas. They have had an hour to shop. They have 30 minutes to shop until the senior shop is over and everyone heads inside and until the store closes at 7 00 p. M. The reason again for this line, it seems overwhelming but the reason is because they are really limiting the number of people that they want inside because the whole purpose of this is really to keep the seniors Elderly Population the most vulnerable safe from coronavirus. Hundreds of thousands of bay area students are staying home so parents and others are trying to figure out what to do with them. Ucberkeley education expert says the most important thing is to have structure. So children and teens can develop a rhythm from their time away from school. A professor recommends getting them out of bed at the usual time, dress, eat, then books, learning and arts and crafts. He says its important that children get some physical activity. Really is important, i think, for children to expend some energy and it has a physical benefit but also psychological. We did a facetime and then we just played. Its a mini basketball hoop in the room. We tried dinking. Its important to share learning resources. With School Closed districts are ensuring that students who rely on School Meal Programs dont go hungry. More than 70 of students in the oakland Public Schools depend on the free or reduced price meals. The Oakland School district set up grab and go locations at 12 schools in the city just yesterday. Pickup locations will be open every monday and thursday from 8 00 a. M. To noon through the scheduled threeweek closure. The district says they are working to make sure social distancing protocols are maintained. In oakland, its not the only School District offering meals to students. We have more information for you posted on our website, ktvu. Com. Quarterback tom brady says he is not returning to the new England Patriots next season. He postinged a letter on social media this morning thanking fans and the organization. In 20 years he led a dynasty and won six super bowls. He grew up in san mateo and was drafted by the patriots in the sixth round in the year 2000. He didnt say where he plan to play next year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and chargers have reportedly made strong offers for the free agent quarterback. 8 37. There was some time the 49ers or talk of the 49ers interested in tom brady. I dont think thats happening. Like i said earlier, mike, if tom brady were 32, i would be more interested if i were the 49ers. The interesting commute pattern around the bay. Yesterday, there was a backup. Now no backup due to the shelterinplace order for nonessential workers. A lot of people are not going. If you have a commuter, its a decent commute everywhere. You can take Public Transportation. We showed an empty bart station in orinda at 8 00 a. M. Thats unusual. Lets look at the bridge. So really there hasnt been any backup. There hasnt been real commute. All three bay area airports, the major ones, are open. Id say the chargers. I think he wants to be in l. A. , man, got to put fans in the seats in that new stadium. Right. The Sierra Snowpack couple of weeks ago if you had said it will be exactly normal by the time we get to middle of march, you would say, steve, please. Sierra snowpack has rallied to near normal. We have to cut you off. Take our viewers to washington, d. C. President trump addressing the media. Last night the fda announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing, very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the fda. So the states are very much involved, involved from the beginning. But were stepping it up as moneywatch every much as we can. Testing proteiders are going well. In a short time all other labs will kick in. Its never been done before and its going to be something very i think its going to be incredible if its done properly. These are among the greatest companies in the world, actually. So the states are going to be dealing through themselves and with local governments, local physicians, local everybody. They are also dealing with us. We have a tremendous testing capacity. We are announcing a dramatic expansion of our medicare teleHealth Services. Medicare patients can now visit any doctor by phone or Video Conference at no additional cost including with facetime and skype. Its not been done before, either. In addition, states have the authority to Cover Telehealth Services for their medical patients. And by doing this, the patient is not seeing the doctor per se but theyre seeing the doctor. So theres no getting close. During this time, we will not enforce applicable hipaa penalties so that doctors can greatly expand care for their patients using telehealth. So the penalties wont be enforced. We encourage everyone to maximize use of telehealth to limit exposure to the virus. Its been a successful method of communication but never used on a scale like this. Youll be able to also better maintain Hospital Capacity by doing this. Earlier he i spoke with executives from americas fast food industry, wendys, mcdonalds, all the big ones, burger king. They were great, talking about the pickups in light of yesterdays guidance, you heard to avoid eating at public restaurants. We emphasized the Important Role of drive through pickups in the weeks ahead. They have been fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. They have been doing it already. But they are keeping it open. Smaller staffs, capable people and companies and theyre doing it. Pickups. Our guidance urges americans to take action for 15 days to help stem the outbreak. Its a 1day period. 15 days from yesterday. Were asking everyone to work at home if possible, postpone unnecessary travel. And limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people. By making shared sacrifices and temporary changes, we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back very rapidly. So its 15 days from yesterday. Well see what happens after that. If we do this right, our country and the world, frankly, but our country can be rolling again. Pretty quickly. We have to fight that invisible enemy thats unknown but we are getting to know it better. Today the senate is taking up legislation to including leave for workers affected by the virus. Were also committed to getting Small Businesses support that they need. In fact, one of the things we talked about with the fast food operations we spoke to the charm and ceos of the companies but we discussed Small Businesses support and flexibility that they need for themselves and for their workers. And thats being worked on right now. Secretary mnuchin is meeting todays on additional stimulus packages. He is meeting with them late until the night last night. And for a big part of the day yesterday. Tremendous things are happening. Theres great spirit, tremendous spirit, and i can say that for republicans and democrats. I can say that with respect to Governor Cuomo. We had a great talk this morning. Were both doing a really good job. So were coordinating it. We agree. Different states need different things, and we agree on that 100 . We had a good talk. New york has a pretty big problem, i guess would be the number one hot spot. No fault of anybody but thats the way it is. We are getting fema very much involved. They have been involved but now we are getting them to a different level. Well have everything ready. We are dealing with the army corps of engineers should that be necessary working in some cases on standby in other cases. My conversation with Governor Cuomo was productive and good and i appreciate that. We are giving relief to affected industries and Small Businesses and were ensuring that we emerge from this challenge with the prosperous and growing economy because thats whats going to happen. Its going to pop. One day well be standing possibly up here, well say, well, we won. And were going to say that. As sure as youre sitting there, were going to say that and were going to win. I think were going to win faster than people think, i hope. Later today, ill meet with the leaders from the Tourism Industry as well as Industrial Supply retailers and wholesalers to discuss their critical roles. As now, i met with the Department Store people, all the retailers, the big ones, including walmart and others. And it was a great meeting. Theyre stocking up their stores like never before. Were trying to get people to actually buy less, if thats possible, buy less. Dont take everything. Just buy what you need for a while. Theyre going to stay open all hours of the day and it really has then fantastic. We are taking aggressive action now as one nation and one family so america can rebound stronger. Frankly, stronger than ever before. And we recognize that while Many American workers can work from home, many others cannot. Many of our healthcare providers, First Responders and men and women in the food service and manufacturing are showing up and standing up to provide us with the goods and services we need. So we want people to stay home where they can, but in many cases when you talk about food service and manufacturing certain items in particular, they are going in. They are practicing the safety rules and regulations that we talked about. I would like to introduce the great Vice President mike pence who will say a few words and then ill make some other introductions. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. President. Good morning. It should be very clear to the American People that President Trump has issued a whole of government and america approach. The president s interaction through this day with leaders around the country shows were bringing the federal weight of the full government and the American Economy to bear. I speak on behalf of the president when i say how inspired we are at the way the American People have stepped up and the way that american businesses large and small have stepped up. Its truly been inspiring. To your task force met this morning. We continue to focus on President Trumps priorities of testing, prevention and supplies. In that category, im pleased to report that while testing is available in all 50 states, as the president just indicated, the swift action of the fda at the encouragement of governors around the country, now state Health Authorities can authorize labs in their state and expand existing testing capabilities. But also in connection with the fdas action, which youll hear more about in a moment, we have continued to expand the public and private partnership that the president forged with vast commercial laboratories around the country, increasing access to the high volume of high throughput coronavirus testing that is greatly expanding access even as we speak. Also, our task force received a report this morning on the progress that the u. S. Public Health Service and fema are making working closely with state governments and also partners in the private sector like cvs, target, walgreen and walmart to expand remote testing sites around the country and well have a full report this week as those come online. All our Health Experts wanted me to told the American People you dont need the result of testing to know you should do. President trumps 15day coronavirus guidelines are advice for every american in every community. They are the best guidance of the cdc and Health Experts and we continue to urge every american over the next 15 days to put into practice the principles in the president s coronavirus guidelines. By every american practicing these principles, we believe that we can slow the spread of the coronavirus. In fact, our experts have told our task force that if every american acts on the president s coronavirus guidelines, we could see a substantial reduction in the spread of the coronavirus. But as the president said, it will take all of us to do it. So if you feel sick, stay home. If someone in your house tests positive, keep the entire household home, especially if you are a person with an Underlying Health condition, we urge you to stay home and practice social distancing from people. No social gatherings of more than 10 people. Use drive through as the president discussed with leaders in the industry and every american especially practicing common sense and good hygiene. The American People as a whole, the risk of serious illness remains low. But were asking every american to partner with us in this effort to slow the spread of the virus and especially to be mindful of seniors or others with serious Underlying Health conditions for whom the threat of the coronavirus can be very significant and very real. As i said, the president has continued to push our task force to bring a whole of government and whole of america approach, and we continue to be inspired the way our nations governors and businesses are responding. We spoke yesterday with the leader of every broadcast network in america that will soon be unveiling a Public Service campaign using cdc guidelines and, specifically, as we work on the issue of supplies, meetings yesterday with department of defense officials about excess supplies. The president and i will be meeting today to speak about the supply chain for hospitals. We would make one specific request, and that is we would urge Construction Companies to donate their inventory of n95 masks to your local hospital and forego additional orders of those industrial masks. Because of what the president asked to be included in legislation moving through the congress today, those industrial masks that they use on construction sites are perfectly acceptable for healthcare workers to be protected from a respiratory disease. But were asking Construction Companies that our president knows very well from his background, were asking them to donate their n95 masks to their local hospitals and forego making additional orders. At the president s direction, we will continue to do whatever it takes. Well continue to marshal the best of the American People, the best of all the people behind me, the people behind them, our state and low officials and we will get through this. And we will get through this together. Thank you, mr. President. Thank you. Thank you to chad wolf. The job they did at the airports is incredible. They screened thousands and thousands of people. Ohare got backed up a little bit, but they got them out. But everybody was screened carefully. They didnt want to rush it. They had a big surge from the uk and ireland and that went smoothly. But they did a fantastic job. They worked long hours and they did a fantastic job. Id like to introduce steve mnuchin, and then im going to ask him to leave because he is going to the hill. He has been working very hard with the senate and with actually with the house on a very big bold package. It will be big and its going to be bold. And the level again of enthusiasm to get something done, i dont think i have ever seen anything quite like it. So steve mnuchin, price. Thank you, mr. President. Id like to announce some significant actions that the president approved today. Earlier today, i sent a letter to fed chairman powell approving his request to use 13 3. The fed will be setting up a special Purpose Vehicle which the treasury will invest 10 billion in from one of our funds. That will enable the fed to guarantee the purchase of a1p1 commercial paper Going Forward. Thats a 1 trillion market. And it is critical to american workers. Its critical to american business. Around its critical to american savers who have a lot of that money in money market funds. So we heard loud and clear there were liquidity issues. This is very significant and will create i dont think well need to use it all, but we have the ability to have the fed purchase up to one trillion dollars of commercial paper is needed. That has already created significant stability in the market today. The second thing i would say is, you know, we previously talked about deferring irs payments. The president earlier this morning authorized me to announce this practice. I have previously announced we would defer 200 billion. The president suggested we increase that to 300 billion which we will be doing. Now, let me just be clearing on the specifics. We encourage those americans who can file their taxes to continue to file their taxes on april 15th because, for Many Americans, you will get tax refunds and we dont want you to lose out on those tax refunds. We want to you make sure you get them. Many people do this electronically which is easy for them and the irs. If you owe a payment to the irs, you can defer up to a Million Dollars as an individual. And the reason were doing a Million Dollars is that covers lots of passthroughs and Small Businesses, and 10 million to corporations, interestfree and penaltyfree for 90 days. All you have to do is file your taxes, youll automatically not get charged interest and penalties. Now, of course, any american has the right to extend their taxes, were not taking that right away. Thats an enormous amount of liquidity in the system, 300 million. The third thing is the president and i worked on a very significant economic stimulus plan. Thank you for being available last night and throughout this morning. And i will be presenting that to the republicans in the senate this morning and also discussing that with the house. We look forward to having bipartisan support. Were now working with the senate to pass this legislation very quickly. And these will be payments to Small Businesses. We have talked about loan guarantees to Critical Industries such as airlines and hotels. Thur of this asthink of this as Business Interruption payments for the america worker. Do you mean direct payments to americans or are you talking about a payroll tax holiday . Although the president likes the idea of the payroll tax holiday, i will tell you what weve heard from many people and the president has said we can consider this, the payroll tax holiday would get people money over the next six to eight months, were looking at sending checks to americans immediately. What weve heard from hard working americans, Many Companies have now shut down, whether its bars or restaurants, americans need money now in the next few weeks. How much . I will be previewing that with the republicans. There are some numbers out there. They may be a little bit bigger than whats in the press. What help are you going to give to airlines . I have had discussions with all the Airlines Ceos this week. The Airlines Ceos have had conversations with the senate and the house as the president said, i was up with the subset of the republican senators last night. I have discussed that with them. I think as you know, this is worse than 9 11. Its almost ground to a halt. The president wants to make sure that although we dont want people to travel unless its critical, we want to maintain for critical travel. Im not commenting on specifics. We are very focused. Theres a lot of workers. This is strategically important to us and well be working with congress on that. The Airline Industry will be in good shape. Go ahead, please. Theres some talk about 1,000 checks to every american increasing support among republicans and some democrats for that. Would you support that going to everyone, or would you support some sort of income restriction on who gets a check . I think its check clear. We dont need to spend people who make a Million Dollars a year checks. But thats one of the ideas we like. We are going to preview that today. And then well be talking about details afterwards. I think we are going to do something that gets money to them as quickly as possible. That may not be an accurate way of doing it because obviously some people shouldnt be getting checks for 1,000. And well have a pretty good idea by the end of the day what were going to be doing. How are the mechanics of this working . We have been talking about a payroll tax holiday, some 500 billion worth. How would this idea of sending people a check work . We want to make sure americans get money in their pockets quickly. We want to make sure Small Business owners have access to funds. We want to make sure that hotels, airlines, we have an entire package. Well be laying out those details later today. There are four different ways you can do it. You can hear me well enough, i imagine. Okay. People are home. Youre right. Those are very important people. Come to think of it. 4 million. Especially your people. Look, we have four or five ways we can do it. Four ways in particular i think, the fifth a possibility. But theres some very good ways of getting the money out and getting it out quickly. Payroll tax is one way, but it does come over a period of months. Many months. And we want to do something much faster can you talk about the timeline how quickly you can get this done . The president has instructed me we have to do this now. This is now. We will work with the senate who is in session right now actively. We will continue to have conversations with the house. Ive spoken with Speaker Pelosi once today. This is stuff has