We have a team of reporters covering the impact of the coronavirus on the bay area and in the bay area. Lets begin with melissa colorado right there at the port. Youve been there all day and this evening as well. Reporter most likely throughout the week, i spoke to the spokesperson, he cant recall the last time a cruise has ever docked here at the port of oakland, but here she is, the grand princess arriving today around noon. This is a cruise ship that has been out at sea for several days waiting for the signal to dock filled with passengers just itching to get out, and now is when were going to see this logistical behemoth go into overdrive. Federal, state and county officials are working together to get all those passengers transported to a safe facility where they can be quarantined. The port of oakland was never on the itinerary for the roughly 2,300 passengers aboard the grand princess cruise ship, but just listen to the cheers that broke out when they got closer to the iconic cargo cranes of the oakland seaport around noon today. Thank you oh, its beautiful. It never looked quite so good. He says he cant wait to breathe in fresh air and stretch his legs, but hell have to be patient. A spokesperson for the States Office of Emergency Services says the disem bank occasion process will take several days. Families with children will also be able to get out quickly. Sky ranger flew over a fleet of ambulances as well as tents set up where medical staff in protective gear will screen all the passengers. Next in line to get out, all the 900plus passengers from california. Some will be bussed to Travis Air Force base. Others will be flown to a base in san diego where they will all be tested for the virus and isolated for 14 days. Its going to be a bit frustrating to be so close to home. Im sure theyll take care of us. Next group to get off, all the other americans flown out of oakland. They will spend their quarantine period at bases in georgia and texas. All were greeted by a few curious onlookers trying to offer a little encouragement. Back out here live, you are looking at live images of those chartered buses. They are lined up just outside of the cruise ship waiting to get those passengers out, and judging from the images from our sky ranger, it appears people are being split by their nationalities, americans on one side, canadians on another. Its been a very fluid situation with things changing by the hour. You can just imagine these passengers are exhausted. Theyve had cabin fever for a while. They are surely excited to get some fresh air and stretch their legs out a bit. Their saga is not over. Thats the latest in oakland, im melissa colorado. A new chapter begins for them for sure. Thank you. Weve been following the essex family. Theyve been on board the grand princess for more than a week. Today the family of five sent us an update from the ship. Where are we . We are on deck seven on the grand princess. Stay back where you are. And we are quarantined. We will be disembarking soon headed to Travis Air Force base. We will be quarantined for 14 days for the coronavirus. Luckily neither mom nor dad nor any of the kids have so far shown any symptoms of the virus. A long process for them. Were awaiting words about the first coronavirus death here in the bay area. We mentioned the victim, a woman in her 60s died at El Camino Hospital in mountain view. She had been sick for a few weeks. Lets take a look at all the cases in the bay area, marin county has its first confirmed case, but Santa Clara County still the big trouble spot here. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo joins us in san jose this evening with the latest in this first death, damian. Reporter yeah, there was supposed to be an update about 6 00 today, raj, they since switched that to 7 00. Its a fluid situation also here at the Emergency Operation center, which also serves as a Sheriffs Office in Santa Clara County. They made the announcement just before noon today about this first fatality in this area. Again, the victim was a woman in her 60s. She was a third patient diagnosed with covid19 in Santa Clara County, but she was the first in the county not to have traveled to affected countries nor did she make contact with anyone who traveled to those areas, meaning she contracted covid19 in the community. And its those Community Transmission cases that worry Public Health officials. Thats because they cant pinpoint exactly where or how the patient contracted covid19. I called the Coroners Office this afternoon to see if they released the name of the patient. They told me the department of Public Health would be doing that from here on out. The director of Public Health said today in a statement, we are facing a historic Public Health challenge, and this is a difficult time for the entire county. Again, were waiting for word from the Public Health officials. I saw the interim director of the Emergency Operations center walk into the Sheriffs Office around 4 00. They gave us a 6 00 time frame forthem to come out. Now theyre saying its going to be closer to 7 00. Thats the latest here in san jose, im Damian Trujillo nbc bay area news. We will be following that News Conference a bit later. Among the many events and conferences being canceled, Tony Robinson is out. Downtown san jose where the motivational speaker was scheduled to hold an event on thursday. Tony robins postponed that event. About 12,000 people were scheduled to attend. His Organization Says its working on finding a new date. With coronavirus cases ramping up in the bay area, ridership on Public Transit is dwindling. As you might expect, b. A. R. T. And muni are now trying to reassure riders theyre doing all they can to stop the spread. Riders used to dealing with dirty trains and buses before the outbreak arent buying it. Sonja shin is live for us. Reporter b. A. R. T. Saw an 8 drop in ridership last week. Each one of them is doing more to clean the trains and the stations, but thats been little comfort to many riders. Its kind of scary. I saw someone like wiping, you know, the partition, but thats it. So its like very unsafe. Reporter b. A. R. T. And muni on their busiest days are responsible for moving hundreds of thousands of riders around the bay. Both say theyve stepped up cleaning and disinfecting to try and stem the potential risk of exposing riders to coronavirus, but many riders say it doesnt feel like enough. Theres still more we could do. They could let us know that, you know, when youre shutting down the train at 12 00, what are you doing . Are you disinfecting it . Are you just washing it down to do the normal things . Reporter a b. A. R. T. Spokesperson told nbc bay area news theyve gone from cleaning and disinfecting trains once at the end of the night to about every hour at the end of every train run, and stations are being cleaned with hospital grade disinfectant as often as possible. But i dont see a second person, so i dont know, but you know, they should clean more. Especially like going to international airport. Reporter its a similar story at muni where vehicle and station railings, hand are also cleaned about every four hours. Live in San Francisco, sonja shin nbc bay area news. A local couple quarantined on the grand princess says airbnb refused to refund their upcoming stay even though the coronavirus outbreak does fall within airbnb isnt taking the situation seriously. Airbnb says its support teams are swamped in light of the covid19 quarantines. The passengers family says though that may be the case, it seems airbnb isnt consistently following its own refund policies on disease outbreaks. The couples niece who was not on the cruise booked an airbnb in barcelona for the next leg of their vacation, but her aunt and uncle will now be quarantined somewhere for another 14 days, so she canceled the airbnb but says the San Franciscobased Company Refused to give her a full refund without an official document from the cruise line with their names on it confirming the quarantine and the length of it. According to airbnb policy no documentation is required for a refund when its the result of a disease outbreak. She says she was disappointed in airbnbs spons. You talk to a claim handler and cannot feel listened to, let alone the claims person never responded to say im sorry this is happening. You know, even the host was apoll jet skpik wa apologetic and wanted to start with that. And after we reached out, airbnb issued a full refund saying this case did, in fact, fall under their extenuating circumstances policy. They apologized for the delay calling it a mixup. Thank you tonight we invite you to watch our special report, understanding coronavirus. Were going to show you how this outbreak started and how it reached the bay area. Well also give you the facts on how to protect yourself and bust a few Common Misconceptions about this virus. Watch tonight about 45 minutes from now at 7 00 right here on nbc. You can also stream it right now at nbcbayarea. Com. Up next for stanford, now cal, the change uc berkeley is making in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Also, myths or reality, our janelle wang is pouring over questions youve sent us. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. A storm is just off to our south. Im tracking our chances. Thats coming up in seven minutes. Youre looking live right now at the princess cruise ship docked at the port of oakland. You can see people lined up to go into those tents where theyre being registered and looked at by workers to see what kind of state of health theyre in. Weve been watching the passengers get off the ship in groups for several hours now. We have heard from one passenger who reached out to under the us that all the tickets have been given out for passengers who will disembark today. Passengers got off, originally the first ones diagnosed with the coronavirus, and then passengers with children, and the next group of passengers to get off will be california residents who will then be taken to Travis Air Force base. You can see some of those medical workers in their full gear, protective gear. Theyve been going through looking at patients. This is live right now. They say these activities will subside at nightfall because no more patients can be seen in the dark, and no more people will be taken off the ship. You can see here right now, theres a couple getting a little closer to that medical personnel there. Theyve come out of that tent, and theyre being given some sort of paperwork, which will then presumably it tells them exactly what their next location for quarantine is supposed to be, whether theyre going to be in california, at one of the bases here, or whether they have to be sent someplace else. Well continue to monitor the situation. Again, another group will start tomorrow going through the same process until all the passengers have been taken out of the ship. A moment earlier from today, new video from the passengers on the same ship as it actually traveled under the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. Some of the people on board couldnt help but cheer. Hello San Francisco. Whoo so happy to be getting closer to land. This was sent to us by denise stoneham, she said it will be bittersweet getting off the ship and going into quarantine. She also has a message for the bay area. I hope that the hate on social media stops. Were coming into the port of oakland for help and to be rescued, not to infect a city. Now, denise told us shes been on vacation since february 21st and at sea for the past nine days since leaving hawaii. Has the state of california been caught flat footed in its response to this crisis. Weve learned nearly the entire batch of those protective facemasks so old the feds wont let doctors and nurses wear them. Lets bring in our Investigative ReporterJaxon Van Derbeken. How many masks are we talking about here . Theres 21 million of these masks. Theyre called n95 masks because they filter out 95 of the particles that can get people infected, including the doctors, and these are just simply too old. I think most people dont know theres an expiration on these masks. What happens if a mask is too old . Do you have to chuck them away, or can they be reused at all . Well, the mask itself isnt the problem. Its this elastic band. It can get brittle ask snap. Because doctors use them all the time, the idea is to keep them from using these older masks and limit them to lower priority uses. So its the band thats the issue. 21 million expired masks. What happens now . Well, whats going on now is they distribute these masks out, but theyre telling people only use them as a last resort in the medical try to limit the demand for the real masks that arent expired so doctors have them available when they need them. If i have a mask, is there a little date like a milk carton that tells you its expired or still valid . Its on the carton. Its not on the mask itself. Its typically on the carton and usually the expiration is about three to five years from when it was made, so theres obviously a question for how long these could remain in store. Now, one more point to make is that the state says that its storing these in such a way that the elastic is preserved, but the fed so far arent willing to let these be used in medical situations. Good information, thank you, Jaxon Van Derbeken reporting from our newsroom in San Francisco. There is not a single case of the coronavirus on the uc berkeley campus, but administrators decided to take a proactive step anyway. Cal suspended most inperson classes. It will last through spring break which ends march 29th. All campus events involving groups of more than 150 people will be canceled or postponed. Last week stanford became the First University in the state to cancel classes. The order will stay in place for two more weeks this quarter. Stanford canceled its april weekend visit for newly admitted students. Uc davised announ uc. Every hour were getting new developments with all of this. Weve created the Coronavirus Crisis center to address your questions. Our janelle wang joins us now. A lot of people are asking how do i know if i have the virus . I know, because a lot of people have severe colds l, flu like symptoms, theyre very similar. Body aches, fever, those are all symptoms of the coronavirus. What should you do if you think you may have it . For starters just dont panic. The majority of the cases of the coronavirus are mild and actually people recover. Symptoms are not that severe. Then call your doctor, dont go in. Most of the time all you need is advice on how to treat your symptoms at home, and you dont want to expose others if you do have the virus by going into the doctors office. Your doctor will let you know if you need to go to urgent care or the hospital. There are precautions or steps to take so you dont contaminate others. The president s task force today reiterated people at most getting risk of seriously ill or need hospitalization are the elderly and or people with underlying medical conditionsmeconditions. The average death for those dying from the virus is 80 years old. There are a lot of myths circulating on facebook, whatsapp, twitter, the World Health Organization and other medical expert says they are false. One out of taiwan thats gone viral, you should check yourself every morning. If you can hold your breath for ten seconds, you dont have the coronavirus, that is false. If you drink garlic water, hot garlic water, it will kill the virus. That is also false. Were seeing something circulating that Drinking Water every 15 minutes will flush the virus out of your mouth. Basically youre washing it out of your mouth. That is also false. But drinking lots of water is good for you. You should stay hydrated. Send us your questions about covid19 on social media. You can also find full coverage on our website, nbcbayarea. Com. Just click the coronavirus coverage tab on our home page. Thank you, janelle. Jeff ranieri is with us now. Thousands of people are staying home from work and school, so traffic was light, also weathers going to be an issue this week. Yeah, and you know when we look at it from a weather standpoint, the weather in the next seven days could keep people inside more with some of these chances of rain. Thats something we also just kind of need to Pay Attention to with everything going around right now, and just kind of staying alert. Lets go ahead and bring you into our micro climate forecast tonight. We want to show you what we are dealing with right now. That is a storm system well offshore. Weve been telling you about this for over a week. It has developed. The worst of the rain is heading towards southern california. We could really use that wet weather. At least its heading somewhere in the state. As we mauove through tomorrow morning, there is slight chance, 11 30 we could see spotty showers moving up to the peninsula and the south bay, and we keep that chance of maybe some scattered showers here into 5 30 tomorrow. I think its overdoing it just a little bit, but just know as we head through tomorrows forecast to expect the possibility of some spotty showers. Now, with that weather system to the south, thats going to help to pull up warmer air from the south. Temperatures go warmer tomorrow. I have us in the low 70s for the north bay, 70 martinez, 72 concord, san jose 70, over to San Francisco 66. It will be more of a partly sunny day with high clouds streaming in. Now, t