With the response. The comfort is expected to arrive by midnext month. Developing a plan, they will rate criminal counties, state and local leaders would died had to keep, increase or loosen policies. The house is expected to vote on the stimulus build tomorrow. They expects it will pass. 350 billion and five hub dolla lending longs. And sends direct payments of 1200 for people earning up to 2555 the dow gained 1300 points. The nasdaq rose. That index is up 17 since monday unfortunately back to the unemploy claims, the job hes claims hits a record of 3. 28 million for the night. This is expected. This is a medical crisis. Yet the latest pregnant shows a spike in last week allow. Each claim respects a worker whos been displaced from their job and they are earning money for a family. This shows the magnitude of the efforts to flatten the cover as we must. The virus cost him his restaurant job. Is unsustainable for my finances, looking for a job with the economic complications it will be tough. The Senate Passing an Economic Relief bill. If they are keep people employed. Hes unemployment numbers as tackses are with five more deaths today. Santa vara has 82. Two more people have died springing the night alto 19. 195. Thats at fright from everybe a second person has died. New numbers show 25 of the people tested on the first day had positive results. The center is adjusting the rye tearia in the Testing Center is making results public from the first day of drive through testing, 54 were positive, thats one in four people tested on monday. We expected, when we opened the december site. There will be positive cations. The positive samples are reported and shared with the Public Health care. The guest. The over wheel. Ed with work. Its why the drive up lab ended early. We hope to get back up to 370. Were having to turn away more people because they are not symptomatic. If youre not too sick. Practice dobbs think you are i lube. Other testing sides opened f clinics, somebody can be tested on p. D. Seton hospital is dead wood center are accepting corona hon. The hoss can house 22015 publics. They were plans to lease season for the next three months. They are worried they wont man the lunch lunch have avenue reave nashville plume march necessity of h they have had enough. They took over the dozen facets. We dont want to make the choice about whats going to lier and wholl die because the people running the Health System cans in workers have been reices masks, some say the colleagues are quarantined at home. If more patients show up its could get ugly. We are here making no money. When we get sick they willing run on. Highland of the blastest largest clubber of i want it all. A spokes man gave us a statement. Were focused on trying to prepare for a surge. We have people working around the clock. A pack determinic is an interesting time to politicize. Can coming up, how people can get around the city. Were tracking the frost advisoryimpacts will have on people get their marijuana. Looking outside. Very light traffic on how 24. As people comply about the borders to stay at home. Caltran is shutting down the weekday trains because of the crisis. Trains will continue to make local stops every 30 to 60 minutes. Two trains will run to gilroy. Baby bullet service trains have been suspended. The light rail cars have stopped running. The worker is one of six operator trainees, operators and Maintenance Workers have been told not to come to work. As a immediate response, we shut down the light rail operation until we can learn more about the situation and th system was only operating with 30 cars out of a fleet of 98, theres been a 82 drop in riders. Muni is making changes, it is suspending the Light Rail Service and closing the muni stations. New changes announced by the Municipal Transportation Agency is another simple of how they are effecting our lives. What lines are people using. Not as many people are heading downtown because people are working from home. The changes taking the light but will be replaced by buses. Instead of going into the station you will board on the street level. Signage will alert riders to the charge and a employee cop tracted covid19. We were able to protect the station agents, they dont need facetoface interaction. This comes a day after the union pushed for more protection for drivers and both sides have come to terms. The agency realized operators are in fear of their lives, mandatory usage of the back door as the primary source of entry is a must. Limiting the number that can ride on buses. Its a good start but more needs to be done. We did an experiment and 30 people in a 60foot coach is too much. Wanted to cease fare collection but that will continue, button couraging to pay via phone app. It will use the extra time the rails are out of service to do Maintenance Work on the tunnels and repair work on the vehicles themselves. Bart is considering cutting their service on sunday. That ridership yesterday was down 92 compared to a typical wednesday last month. A decision to cut sunday service was not made but financial losses could reach 440 million because of the outbreak of coronavirus. Many cannabis dispensaries are scrambling after they were ordered to deliver only. This took many by surprise. One business closed the doors. High fidelity posted a message announcing the closure due to the mandate. Only one dispensary offers delivery. Implemented the service would take time and resources. Checking out the frost advisory. Second morning in a row. In the north bay 18 go again. Two mornings ago 28 degrees. Very chilly. Tomorrow morning still cold. Even in concord and antioch and fairfield. You will notice it. I had a piece of pipe bust. It will be cold enough they will crack. You may want to shut the water off to the outside Sprinkler System tonight. Theres the satellite and radar image. Talked about the thunderstorms around gilroy, morban hills. Look at santa cruz. Right there. That went through. Offshore. In the at times. Theres the bay bridge. Really a signature of how things are in the bay area right now. It almost looks empty. As we get it going here, we have a rain event as we go to the weekend. When we come back well look at the rain and the latest computer model im heres something on the lighter side of the stay at home order. All nonessential businesses are closed. As the days turn into weeks thats a problem. The mayor gave do it yourself hair tips. Spray a little bit. There we go. All right. Good luck ladies, we can get through this. She posted video because she knows getting ready during this time of sheltering in place is no easy feat. Animal shelters bracing for a surge. Whats being done to ensure that pets are being taken care of. Ahead, airbnb showing support for the Health Care Workers and First Responders, the free offer today. Come on in. Youre turning 65 soon . Yep. And youre retiring at 67 . Thats the plan its also a great time to learn about an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company. Heres why. Medicare part b doesnt pay for everything. This part is up to you. A Medicare Supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesnt. Call Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company today to request this free decision guide. And learn about the only Medicare Supplement plans endorsed by aarp. Selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. This type of plan lets you say yes to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. 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Were preparing for the likelihood for people who lost their jobs and can no longer care for their animals. We know people will be incapacitated and possibly die. There will be animals that need new homes. The shelter is surging shelters to make contingency plans. Who would step in and help your animals. The shelter expects to take in dogs whos owners will be homeless. Animal service wants to make it clear they are not a temporary pet, board animals had like any surface. If they are with someone who has the virus it is potential the virus is on their fur. Any animal were bathing, where its not safe to do that were quarantining them for five days. The shelter put up shelter dogs. One of the Silver Lining people are at home in a way they are not normally. People want to adopt. One way you can help become a foster pet owner. News at 6 30 is coming up next with stepped up enforcement of stay at home. The one city that issued a citation. Today woofer been opening day for Major League Baseball. Well hear from San Franciscos manager and his message to fans. Warriors star steph curry helping People Better understand the coronavirus. With questions answered by disease expects. Now to tonights top story the u. S. Unemployment claim had a record of 3. 3 million last week the previous high was 695,000 back in 1982. Last month the u. S. On employment rate was 3. 6 some economistsestimate that on employment is already at 5. 5 . The coronavirus drives through Testing Center is reporting on the first day of operation about 25 of the people tested positive 54 of the 270 tests were positive results are now being shared with the cdc and Public Health officials in the counties where those people live. Healthcare workers demonstrated outside oaklands Highland Hospital today. They are accusing of the alameda Health System of not providing enough equipment or instructions on how to care for patients. The workers wanted the county to take control of the hospital. You are watching ktvu news at 6 30 pm. Police departments are still educating the public and businesses in the wake of the virus. Our department holder tells us that at least one department has issued a citation downtown is relatively quiet these days because of the shelter in place order police hope it stays that way so that people do not get exposed to the coronavirus. We have been going out and contacting businesses that are open. Police lieutenant says that most nonessential businesses like hair salons are closed. Restaurants are allowed to operate for orders to go. Im getting complaints from everybody. We have not had to issue any citations the people at this point. One citation was issued on wednesday the business was not identified. Police are responding to complaints from the public and violations that they witnessed themselves. The department debunked this online report of an officer issuing 400 tickets for being less than 6 feet apart. We are starting with phone calls and in some cases our officers are going to do business in person. The violations of the health order can be enforced as a misdemeanor. Police are targeting businesses that should not be open or people gathering in large groups. In Fremont Tesla insisted that it was an essential business. Officers in fremont said that they will not be detaining people solely for shelter in place violations they still need legal probable cause. Were not there actively seeking people to be arresting people. I think that as we move further along into the shelter in place i think that people are understanding more and more exactly what they can and cant do. Police tell me that their focus this weekend will be local parks. And emergency room workers at General Hospital has now tested positive for the coronavirus. The case comes as healthcare workers in the city say they still do not have enough unication with management. Today a group of San Francisco supervisors introduced the resolution urging the Health Department to develop a competence of plan that would ensure protective gear for all medical workers. They are seeing their colleagues become inspected infected by the virus. This cannot be business as usual. We have to protect them, we have to have their backs. We have to provide them with a protective equipment. The Health Department so that has an adequate supply of personal protective equipment and that workers have to request the gear. The San Francisco bay home sharing Company Launched a new initiative today to provide free or subsidized housing to 100,000 healthcare workers, relief workers, and First Responders around the world. Air b b says the goal is to allow those critical workers access to housing and is closer to where they work. Steph curry today hosted a web discussion with a doctor who is the countrys top expert when it comes to the coronavirus. Steph curry asked him a number of questions about the coronavirus that people had submitted on his social media page and twitter. The questions covered everything from the accessibility of masks. Like are we in short supply of masks do we need more . We certainly need more, we have much more supply now than we had just literally a week or two ago. You have to prioritize who needs the masks and who should wear them. First, and foremost Healthcare Health providers that are taking care of the person with infected. I one point about 50,000 people were watching the question and answer session including former president barack obama, the wrapper common, and singular justin bieber. Another assisted living facility in the bay area is reporting a case of the coronavirus. A letter was sent to residents and employees advising that a care facility worker tested positive for the virus on monday. The employee had not been on the building on thomas moore way since march 14. All residents are being checked for signs and symptoms now of the virus and are having their temperatures checked several times a day. No visitors are allowed inside the building. Tesla has confirmed two of its employees are testing positive for the coronavirus. The electric car maker so that the infected employee has been working from home for about two weeks but are now in quarantine along with the direct coworkers it is not clear if those employees are from Teslas Fremont factory. More confirmed cases and more social distancing width of the deadly coronavirus pandemic that keeps spreading. We will have more on that story coming up. And the bay area rapper helping at risk youth. Where people go to learn about their Medicare Options before theyre on medicare. Come on in. 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Has the largest number of coronavirus cases following close behind is trying to with more than 81,000 cases but more than 3000 deaths and italy with 80,000 people infected in spain the number of cases has grown to more than 57,000 and more than 4000 deaths. Germany has nearly 44,000 cases and 267 deaths. Healthcare systems in hardhit countries especially spain and italy are strained now as the number of the coronavirus cases continues to go up. We are told that some hospitals now say that they are on the brink of collapse. More countries are locking down more than half 1 Million People are infected worldwide. The g 20 countries are coordinating their containment efforts and pushing for a temporary lifting of all global sanctions until the outbreak is over. Ideally we should introduce a solid moratorium on restrictions on essential goods 2. 8 Million People a third of its population now living on the social distancing orders and limits on movement are getting more severe. China were the virus originated now banning all foreigners from entering the country. Hoping to protect a vulnerable population with millions still recovering. The best approach is to keep the people in the most vulnerable places safe and we know that if we act early we will have the best response. Healthcare systems in europe are starting to buckle under the restrictions. A new fund to help protective gear to healthcare workers. Saying that the problem will only get worse if they are not protected. Asking people to stay at home and shutting down population movements on their own these measures will not extinguish it. Numerous european leaders also to help keep Global Supply lines open in london foxnews. We are looking at a frost advisory for parts of the north day tomorrow morning. Another one going in for your friday. Heather holmes joins us now shes at the news and with a look at some of the stories were looking out for the 7 00 news did criminals around the state getting injured is getting a get out of jail free card how the coronavirus is infecting incarceration take a look penguins are giving a little extra freedom while the z remains closed to the public thos up live tonight at 7 pm. First after the break and outpour of support in the bay efforts to collect protective gear for First Responders that has now turned into an official program. We made usaa insurance for members like kate. A former army medic, made of the flexibility to handle whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. So when her car got hit, she didnt worry. She simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said. I got this. Usaa insurance is made the way kate needs it easy. She can even pick her payment plan so its easy on her budget and her life. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa members of the community are really stepping up by donating muchneeded medical supplies to First Responders in the wake of this Coronavirus Crisis and rubin tells us that there is a new program now in Santa Clara County that aims to help by actually picking up those supplies from your front porch. Tony of sunnyvale was worried that supplies and masks were running low but First Responders will be left unprotected. That made me worried out of my mind that we really need to take action now, right now. So he and 17 friends began reaching out trying to sort masks in china they delivered 800 to the synagogue department of Public Safety already there expecting a shipment of 8000 at the end of the week. We are just doing it because we want to do it we want to help. Officer said that the support has been overwhelming but Committee Members have been stopping by continuing with donations. Initially that is what was going on i think now we are trying to be a bit more careful about physical contact. It was in fact a new program called porch pickup 2020 aims to help with that. It was launched by a group of nurses and American Medical Response ambulance provider for Santa Clara County and they will come to you. Will send somebody out to pick it up directly from your porch were not asking you to be out and having it to us we would prefer not having person toperson contact. That are in dire need of supplies like disposable gowns, masks, gloves, wives, Hand Sanitizer goggles and face shield they plan to distribute them to the First Responders most in need and visit every donation helps. Tony says that he and his friends are happy to do their part. If we can prevent one person from getting the virus that is worth it. When it comes to the porch pickup donations they say no amount is too small however they do ask that all the items be in their original packaging. In sunnyvale and rubin ktvu news. Bay area rapper gec is doing his part to help out during this outbreak the rapper whose real name is gerald is providing meals to local at risk youth in San Francisco through his endless summer find the 30 old rapper is partnering with services to fund a food truck which will help reach young people who cannot easily access meals the food truck will provide lunch, seven days a week through the duration of the citys shelter in place order. All right as we look outside we have got some scattered showers to the south of us we have got reports of hail in the Santa Cruz Mountains down towards monterey bay and santa cruz it has been an interesting afternoon especially down in this area. You can see some lightning here so you have a real back up here in a second so a couple of lightning right there. So we have seen a little bit of everything today. Even some snow at the top of hamilton. Showers should be dying down tomorrow will be a mostly sunny day it is beautiful out there right now in the bay area things are getting longer good air quality it is interesting you can even hear the stories about air quality now with the improvement of the air. See if you notice that the next couple of days certainly china got reports from there about how many lives they think they saved because of the lack of admissions from factories so that is something that you can notice. Even here in the bay area so there is tomorrow afternoon so a nice day tomorrow it starts to deteriorate saturday morning rain saturday afternoon and sunday morning we get out a little way coming right now and that comes through and brings more showers from sunday until about 2 00 it is kind of yucky and then after that sunday Late Afternoon i think it is coming up to the Mountain View for some things the timing will change the law on this we will update this tonight the models will deftly move around a little bit there is the five day forecast and you can see again the weather will have opportunities to get out and enjoy yourself but again it is really inspiring to see what the bay area is doing right now in terms of social distancing and staying in place to do the things that everybody is doing and i can actually see it. I have been on the surf lines and i look at the cameras from everywhere you look at where the surf is and the lineup, the people in the water a lot less people santa cruz is not packed and on the highways as well so youre saying that it is this giant social experiment that has been folding in front of us and it has been really encouraging. It makes me really happy to see. So i do miss seeing that you in there and you will be there soon. Goodbye bill thank you. Some parents are getting creative so that their children with spring birthdays do not have to go without a party because of social distancing. This is a driveby Birthday Party and all across the country families are taking the social media to ask their friends and neighbors to drive by and honk or yell out the window as the birthday girl or boy stands in front of the house and just takes it all in. Sometimes they throw confetti or drop off gifts all of course from a safe distance. If you like racing like i do the indy 500 has now been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic this is the First Time Since 1946 that the indy 500 will not be held on memorial day weekend the race is now going to be held on august 23 practice sessions will take place august 12 and 13th fast friday is august 14 and the indy 500 is on august 15 and 16th. Today should have been opening day for Major League Baseball including the giants next in sports we will hear from San Franciscos manager dave and his message to fans. Right now heres a look at tonights prime time lineup on fox starting at 8 pm it is a allnew episode of last man standing and outmatched followed by deputies and then i hope youll join us for the 8 00 and 10 00 news right here on ktvu h today, im earning on a charger. So, just the charger then . Ummm. Yeah sarcastically fantastic. Earn 1. 5 cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Wean air force veteran made of doing whats right,. Not whats easy. So when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. Thats how you do it right. Usaa insurance is made just the way martins family needs it with hasslefree claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. Because doing right by our members, thats whats right. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa i see frank is working at home today even mark is working at home today mark how are you doing . It was supposed to be the start of baseball today. Opening day. I am doing all right you know anybody who am about the most ng right now technologically challenged person i know. Coming to you from the room over at the house tonight yeah, you mentioned it all about baseball supposed to be going on they wouldve been out at the coliseum in oakland hosting the minnesota twins. And the insanely talented dodgers roster so basically for the giants fans instead of watching gabe we get the new skippers coronavirus pep talk. The best advice i have been given is to not behave as if im trying to avoid getting the virus. Rather to behave as if i have the virus and i am trying to avoid giving it to other people. I think that this gives us our best chance for success stay healthy, and stay strong. Hard to argue with any of that instead of making that manager debut and instead of watching march madness another case of what have could have with regards to the sweet 16 would have started today instead of st. Marys possibly being there they get news that the leak one of their big stars has announced that he will be eligible for the nba draft and then there are other starts with scott reeves at st. Marys. Ford had hoped for the chance to get more transfer st. Marys a last of what would have been the final ncaa tournament that was canceled. We and myself work so hard this past year trying to get back to the ncaa tournament i wanted to redeem myself back into the determinant. Jordan finishes his College Career with 1929 points only for shy of Matthews School record one more game would have made ford the gails alltime scoring kingdom. Especially the past times it would have been a cooler accomplishment for me. But he like so many others has no choice but to turn the page. The next chapter is hopefully the next level. Is getting ready for the draft and trying to focus on my body and getting my strength ready for the next level. Of course the current state of affairs prevents challenges on that front as well. There are no gyms right now open it is deftly weird for me i just have to go on my backyard. Scott reese ktvu sports. All right lets do a Little Something experimental here lets try and do check this out from up in nasa this is a skateboarder doing insane things downhill not advisable check this out. All right that is josh and he is 19 years old which explain some of that free spirit i will call it. He is a downhill skateboarder from charlotte. Up to 70 miles per hour. And this is the 49er fullback kyle doing his rocky workout. Outside of a double in ohio i believe. And pulling a guy on a sled he is doing the log on the shoulder thing. All this from out on the snow. So kyle will come out of this whole thing in great shape. Our first experimental sports cast. And it all works out great thank you the Big Bang Theory is up next. Little snarky there, cello lessons. And we have this completely ordinary cylinder. If youd like to examine it. Ordinary, yet i sense it is dripping with magical potential. Oh, dear lord. A man pops out for a moment to evacuate his bowels and catch up on the adventures of the caped crusader, only to emerge and discover his apartment has been transformed into a cabaret. Sheldon, hes just practicing for his cousins Birthday Party. As i was saying. Empty box, empty cylinder, and. Ooh whispers voila. Im telling you, dude, theres a seat on the hogwarts express with your name on it. This is how youre going to entertain your little cousin and his friends . By lying to them . chuckles how is this lying . A magic show is an inherently deceitful proposition. This is an ordinary top hat. Youve chosen that card freely. I do not have a set of lock picks lodged in my keister. Koothrappali cant you just enjoy the wonder, sheldon . Why must you peek behind the curtain . Or up the butt . If we poison the Critical Thinking faculties of children by telling them that rabbits come out of hats, then we create adults who believe in astrology and homeopathy and that Ryan Reynolds was a better choice for Green Lantern than lovable rogue nathan fillion. Sheldon, hes just gonna do a few magic tricks for some kids. I really dont think theyre gonna end up liking the Green Lantern movie. Dont be so hard on him. Its natural to be a little cranky when you have. grunts a quarter in your ear coins lodged in body parts is not a source of amusement. When i was five, billy sparks put a mexican peso up my nose