Drop in temperatures. 60s at 4 00. The rest of us in the 70s. Jobina . Happy friday to you. We made it. We have our mass transit updates. Ferries running with no delays. B. A. R. T. Has 12 training running on time. Ace 1 is on time as well. I have a vta commuter alert. The blue and green lines will have a bus bridge in place between the karina and civic center stations. Julian and kumasi . Thank you. Some developing news to get to. Countries around the world are taking steps this morning to protect their Public Transit systems from the spread of the coronavirus. In the bay area, transit officials are preparing. Amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. Amy . Hi, good morning. B. A. R. T. Officials say right now theyre not doing anything major yesterday. Theyre taking a wait and see approach. So its business as usual right now. The b. A. R. T. Board of directors had a lot of questions yesterday for the general manager at the Board Meeting about what was being don trepare for to prevent coronavirus. Officials say its business as usual for now but a more extensive plan could be in the works. That would include, Hand Sanitizers being distributed at stations, and more cleaning of the trains. They have not deployed power washers yet but they have them along with masks for employees and Hand Sanitizers. Muni and smart Officials Say the same plan for their agencies, business as usual for now but theyre on high alert they hope passengers are, too, pointing out hand washing is extremely important. Amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. Growing concern over coronavirus this morning especially in the bay area. The cdc says it transferred. The San Mateo CountyHealth Officer would say he shares the same concerns as the cdc and he fears the outbreak could potentially turn into a severe pandemic. His words. He says people should take extra precautions, wash your hands often, stock up on those supplies and have a plan just in case someone in your family or employees get sick. San mateo Health Officials plan to meet with all School Districts in the county today to discuss what to do if an outbreak happens there. Solano county declared a state of emergency. Yesterday we told you that a woman contracted the virus even though she has no known link to anyone with the illness. Up to 100 Health Care Workers who came into contact with her will be quarantined. Health officials stress the Solano County patient has no connection to coronavirus evacuees at Travis Air Force base. The protocol followed by federal Health Workers sent to the base is being questioned. A whistleblower Complaint Review by the Washington Post claims those Solano Countys public Health Officer specifically but did say this weve been working with our federal partners on the basins they first arrived. I have actually never worked with a more meticulous group of people. The department of health and Human Services acknowledged the complaint but did not elaborate. This morning investors are waiting the opening bell to see how markets will respond to yesterdays historic day. The fear and panic surrounding coronavirus caused the dow to plummet 1,200 points. The rarn it was the sixth day of losses and it is now the worst week on wall street since the financial crisis back in 08. Officers say its rational and emotional concern driving the markets. Dan mushavi says the emotional side is tied to our own individual lets. The rational concerns right now are that Companies Like apple have had their supply chains significantly interrupted, a lot of manufacturing takes place in china with iphones and other products. He says economically people have to play the long game. Historically after big market declines the market is it bounce back typically. We know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus, we dedicated a page of our website to all of our stories about it. You will find the latest updates and advice on how to prepare on abc7news. Com. We have practical information that you can read and share with friends just so you can get the word out about what really makes a difference when it comes to protecting your health and family. Every day we update our main story with the very latest developments. If you just want to see a big headline, this is the place to go. We update this around noon every day. You can also download the abc7 news app to get breaking news alerts to your phone. You can customize the app so you only get the news you need. It is 5 06. An arrest has been made after this disturbing video went viral. It shows a Senior Citizen collecting cans in the Bayview District being harassed, assaulted and then robbed. We now know 20yearold Dwayne Grayson has been arrested at his home in bayview yesterday. Hes facing robbery and elder abuse charges with a hate crime enhancement. A similar attack in San Francisco was also caught on camera terrifying video shows the moment a woman was attacked in the stockton tunnel in chinatown. 55yearold was walking through around 9 00 sunday morning when she was assaulted, dragged, robbed of her purse. Less than 100 was inside. No arrests in this case have been made. New developments. An oakland landlord agreed to consider selling the building where tenants have been on a rent strike for four months. The buildings owner and the alliance of californians for Community Empowerment will meet next wednesday to negotiate a price and other details of a potential sale. Residents have been protesting accusing their landlord of refusing to fix problems with their apartments on 29th avenue and fruitvale. Seven of the buildings 14 tenants have not paid rent since november. All right. Lets talk neighborhood temperatures. Going to start in our east bay valleys. Upper 40s to low 50s. 51 in antioch right now. Concord and Pleasant Hill about 50. 48 in danville and livermore. Lets see everybody else. 46 in napa, novato, santa rosa. 59 in San Francisco. 51 in san carlos, oakland, hayward and san jose. We have an easterly wind, an offshore breeze and that means it will be warm. Not quite as warm as yesterday. No winter wear if youre out running errands. Enjoy the trees that continue to bloom. The calmest weather on the bay will be today. It will be blustery on the bay tomorrow and sunday. North bay, high clouds and sunshine, 70s from noon to about 5 00. East bay, 50s through 7 00. 68 at 11 00. Low to mid 70s from noon through about 4 00. 60 if youre heading out this evening. San francisco, the 70s, theyre gone. But mid to upper 60s, still comfortable with a light breeze and high clouds and sunshine. If youre heading out this evening, well drop down to the mid 50s. Ill show you that dramatic drop in temperatures coming up next. Heres jobina. Good morning. I have a commuter alert for the express lane construction for the san mateo 101 project from 9 00 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. , a live look at the smidge. A few cars making their way towards the toll plaza. A clear ride there. Very quiet in San Francisco this morning. Live picture showing you our 280 at king street camera. Before we go, i have our drive times. Walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. Santa rosa to San Francisco, 45minute ride, and highway 1 to los gatos, 20 minutes. Up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. And also building a better bay area by improving b. A. R. T. The seven proposals to ease the commute crush in the transbay tube. Michael bloomberg has spent millions of dollars of his own money on his president ial campaign, why he may close his checkbook if Bernie Sanders wins the nomination. And well take you outside looking from our exploratorium camera at downtown San Francisco. Its 5 09. Steyer wall street banks took of millions of americans during the recession. So, my wife kat and i took action. We started a Nonprofit Community bank with a simple theory give people a fair deal and real economic power. Invest in the community. In businesses owned by women and people of color. In affordable housing. The difference between words and actions matters. Thats a lesson politicians in washington could use right now. Im tom steyer, and i approve this message. It is 5 12. Heres 7 things to know as you start your day. Mayo cou may joe county is dealing with its first case of coronavirus. The patient was transferred to the county but it wasnt known where the patient came from. Health officials will meet today to talk about the virus. Number two, transit officials in the bay area are developing a more extensive Response Plan for the coronavirus. That could include additional cleaning of trains and Hand Sanitizer at stations. San Francisco Police arrested a man who they say beat a San Francisco collecting cans in the bayview. The assault was caught on camera. Number four, Santa Clara County and its Largest Union reached a tentative deal averting a strike. Seiu local 421 says the agreement includes four general wage increases. Number five. Temperatures almost as warm today as they were yesterday. Look at the winds of winter come back 25 to 35mileperhour gusts tomorrow. Even faster sunday when temperatures are up to 20 degrees cooler. Number six, we had an easy commute this morning. Hopefully it stays that way for you all this friday. A live look showing you the bay bridge where it does not appear metering lights are on. Okay. Number seven. Heres your chance to get some free cheesecake because the Cheesecake Factory is offering free slices weekdays through march 25th. You have to place an order of at least 15 through door dash and then enter the code lunchslice. Thats five things to remember. Theyre making you work for that free slice. I was still counting on my hands. I was about to go up. If you like cheesecake, its worth it. Your voice your vote. Democratic president ial candidate Michael Bloomberg says he may not give money to senator Bernie Sanders campaign if sanders wins the nomination. Bloomberg previously said he would use his fortune to help the democratic nominee facing president trump, but hes changed his stance after an adviser for Sanders Campaign said they would pass on taking bloombergs financial help. Coming up at 6 10, former mayor Pete Buttigieg will be joining us live from mt. Pleasant, south carolina. We want to know what you would like to hear from him. Tweet us your questions. Well, as part of our effort to building a better bay area we are focusing on b. A. R. T. All this week. A new study finds the number of commuters coming into San Francisco may soon exceed b. A. R. T. s capacity, to talk about a possible solution of the problem were bringing in jobina fortson. This could be a real issue for people trying to get into work. The transbay tube has enabled b. A. R. T. To whisk people across the bay since the 1960s but it may also hold the key to other commute challenges were facing right now. It may not have the postcard cache of the famous bridges, but the transbay tube whisks b. A. R. T. Trains under the bay at peak commute. Built in the mid 1960s,s the ke thatind b. A. R. T. Together as a true regional system. Soon that link could be closer to a choke point. Studies predict in about a decade or so, the number ofansc systems capacity and threaten the goal of getting commuters out of their cars. So what to do about the commute crush . Turns out theres more than just one potential solution on the table. There are seven different concepts, even a whirlwind tour could make a commuter breathless. Theyre outlined in a report called crossings. The first two plans focus on speeding car traffic by widening bridges or building a new bridge near the middle of the bay. But the rest dive into the bay itself. The simplest idea calls for a second parallel tube from oakland to San Franciscos embarcadero. A second b. A. R. T. Tube could not only carry passengers much faster but potentially connect to a new tunnel proposed for mission street. Now that would definitely relieve some of the pressure put on the current Market Street line. Clorowding on the platform exiting people up to the street level. What if that second tube aimed south instead, possibly linking up in a new 3rd street station and the fast growing south of market neighborhood in mission bay. Imagine popping off b. A. R. T. Near the warriors new chase center. Then again, what if the new transbay tube took another track altogether using the new crossing for traditional rail to expand the bay areas transbay Commute Options beyond bart. Two of the concept plans focus on a tube linking caltrain with the capital corridor rail lines creating an expanded rail system that could stretch from sacramento to Silicon Valley and running San Francisco service into the new sales force transit center. Beckley law professor ethan alkine studies transportation issues. It would provided a oneseat ride. I hope thats part of any Second Crossing that happens with the b. A. R. T. Tube. For a few bucks more, they say you could even double up on a plan for a combination tube carrying b. A. R. T. And t traditional rail essentially side by side or adding a separate lane in the tube for cars carrying cross bay traffic into San Francisco. Thats it, seven unique concepts for crossing the bay. You might ask how much does it toss to dream this big . Anywhere from 10 billion to 1 10 billion. But transportation is essential for driving one of the nations most dynamic economies is a bridge or tube we may have to cross yet again in the near future. The crossing study was put together by the metropolitan Transportation Commission and association of bay area governments. B. A. R. T. Planners told us theyre working on a core capacity project that could up the transbay systems rider efficiency by 45 . Part of that solution calls for hundreds of additional b. A. R. T. Cars linked to a more powerful commuter management system. We dedicated our building a better bay Area Coverage this week to b. A. R. T. You can find all these stories en bsabc7newsom t well have to make changes at some point. 5 19 as you wake up this friday. Were feeling good and enjoying another warm start to the day so far. Yes, thank goodness. Mike . It is shortlived. Today is the last day of above average temperatures as winter comes back this weekend but it doesnt bring us much of a chance of rain. 54 in san jose as we look north on 80. Partly sunny today, sun glass weather, but that cloud deck will diffuse the sunshine a little bit and keep us out of record territory. Cloudy tonight, a few foggy areas, breezy and cool this weekend with more spring warmth coming this week. Areas of High Pressure will be pushed away from each other by this area of low pressure. You can see it hurling the high clouds up at us with that counterclockwise flow. Its just cloud cover, not rain. Temperatures still well above average. Half moon bay at 66. San francisco 67. Richmond, 69. 70 to 75 around the bay. 72 to 75 in the north bay. 75 to 77 in it the east bay inlands down in the south bay. Tonights another mild night, mid 40s to mid 50s, a few more patches of fog around. Heres our next potential weathermaker. Notice up in tahoe, snow develops tomorrow afternoon. It continues sunday. No storm impact scale needed for this storm. Temperatures barely in the mid 50s to 60s sunday. What a drop from today. Frost is possible on monday. Spring warmth comes back starting tuesday. Jobina . You know its a light day when its 5 20 and theres no metering lights, no slowdowns on our maps. Happy friday to our commuters. Bringing you some good news right now. Live look showing you the san mateo bridge. Ke tir way tardshe oe peniula. No slowdowns in the area. Smooth sailing for sure on the golden gate bridge. Drive times quickly. Tracy to dublin, slowdown there with 35 minutes for that drive time. Dublin to mission boulevard, 15 minutes, and highway 101 to cupertino, also a julian . Thank you. Weve been talking a lot about the coronavirus but we cant forget about the flu. The cdc is set to release new nationwide numbers on the flu today. New york state reports a record breaking flu season with 131,000 confirmed cases and three new pediatric flu deaths within the past week. Health Officials Say the best way to avoid the flu is to get that flu shot. In this mornings gma first look, americans overedj tl am the cemergency. Amils hard. Neoton. Reporter in this mornings gma first look, housebound. We rushed home on saturday when we heard the schools would be closed for a whole week, which was shocking. American lori grain and her 9yearold daughter live in italy. With the coronavirus outbreak spreading in that country, theyre adjusting to a new normal. My yoga studio shut down. All our international club, we have a lot of expats living here full time, all their activities had stopped. All francescas afterschool activities were canceled. So it was a little scary initially, but, you know, weve been hanging in, playing with the puppy, doi