Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20240713

Morgan hill and san martine. Notice snow close to mt. Hamilton. The air will get progressively cooler. A few more showers and rain moving into San Francisco and marin county and into the north bay rain making a comeback. Notice what were seeing on the satellite. The cold air support of that upper level low sending showers our way. We think theyll pick up in intensity. There is a chance we could have brief thunder and small hail possible at times. Notice the break between the showers and as we head to the evening approaching sunset should see the showers shut down and temperatures in the low 50s. How much rain and snow in the sierra coming up in 15 minutes. Well see you, rob, thanks so much. Cases of coronavirus continue to grow here in the bay area. One is an Airline Employee at sfo. Is has people stocking up a staying in. Overnight developments. Reporter Alaska Airlines does not believe the employer had prolonged contact with people. They and the infected agent are in quarantine. This comes as San Francisco residents begin adjusting to a new reality, the effects of social distancing. Sidewalks that are usually teeming with people are not at all. In the Castro District the Iconic Castro theater marquee is lit up but no events here, just a simple message stay healthy and safe. Well be back soon. Popular nightclubs are dark and will stay dark for quite a while. It is generally hopping. The music would be blaring. Reportene met friends for dinner and plan on supporting local businesses. Some residents are watching thats happening in europe anticipating the same may happen here. France has ordered cafes and clubs to close and spain declared a state of emergency. And at least two major u. S. Airports are seeing crowds like this at customs, dallasft. Worth, similar at chicago ohare as enhanced screening procedures by customs agents are enacted as part of new travel restrictions to and from europe. And a Jewish Community center in the bay area is another closure to prevent the spread of covid 19. It will be closed for about two weeks. This comes after someone tested positive for coronavirus. The person reportedly played a basketball game in the gym there on wednesday. Were told he did not use other areas. And a uc Berkeley Student has tested positive, a grad student that did not live on campus, not even within the city of berkeley. They tell us the student has selfisolated and does not have any serious symptoms. The numbers keep getting lower. San mateo is banning gatherings of 50 people or more. That ban goes into effect today. The Contra Costa County is the latest for restrictions on events. Gatherings of 100 or more people are banned in coco county. Bans on 100 or more people. All of this, of course, as coronavirus cases continue to climb here in the bay area. Santa clara county by far has the highest number of cases standing at 91. Contra costa county has 29 cases. Now to a bay area lab trying to help get test kits and up its supply. Take a look. This is roche, a Swiss Health Care Company. It has this commercial lab in pleasanton. The Company Received emergency approval by the u. S. Government. It will be the first to introduce commercial tests for the virus. The company showed us this testing machine yesterday. These instruments are very efficient, highly automated. You put a sample in and get the results out of the other end. Theres no manual intervention. Theres no messing with the sample once its loaded on these instruments. These new machines can process more than 1,000 samples and have results in less than 12 hours. Roche says it has 400,000 test kits ready, and its currently shipping them to multiple laboratories throughout the united states. A bay area congressman wants to know if there are health and safety hazards at Travis Air Force base n. A letter to the federal government north bay representative says he has several Health Concerns for people at the air base outside of fairfield alleging problem with social distancing measures and sanitation. He is urging the department of health and Human Services to investigate the claims there. We have a live look at the grand princess cruise ship that is still docked at the port of oakland, nearing one week now. This is where many people quarantined at Travis Air Force base came from. It could leave the port as soon as today. Right now about a dozen International Passengers and some 1,100 crew members are still onboard waiting to get off. State assemblyman rob bonta who represents oakland says those who get off the ship will be put on charter flights to their home countries and says that 19 crew members who tested positive are, quote, doing well. They remain under the care of the ships medical staff. Long shore Union Officials say more needs to be done. We want to make sure this contamination doesnt spread. We want to make sure the crew is treated now. This past week thousands of passengers disembarked from the ship. Now the ship will anchor in the San Francisco bay, its home port. While in the bay the remaining crew will continue their 14day quarantine. The white house says President Trump does not have coronavirus. The president s personal physician issued a release yesterday evening saying the president took a test. It was one week ago that President Trump had dinner with the brazilian president and his press secretary at maralago. That press secretary with the hat on later tested positive for coronavirus. As this outbreak grows, so does the number of questions about how you can catch the virus and how you can fight it. We have created a Coronavirus Crisis center to help give you the most uptodate information. There are now 288 cases across california, and here is how they break down by age. Only five cases in the group of people up to 17 years old. But then the next group is a massive jump, 176 cases involving 1864 year olds. Most are at the upper end of the age bracket. There are 105 cases involving people over the age of 65. There is growing concern over the Health Care Systems ability to deal with the rise in coronavirus patients. First it was the availability of test kits. Now come questions about the number of ventilators in the u. S. A big limiting factor in the number of ventilators, right around 160,000, by some estimates even a modern epidemic can cause 200,000 cases so some are already being used. At that point what has to happen is doctors need to make a triage decision who can stay on the ventilator and who needs to be removed from the ventilator and who can we take care of at that point. The red cross urges people to donate blood. The big concern a shortage could lie ahead. And the regular flu season has already hurt the supply. People did turn out to help at this blood drive on Market Street in San Francisco yesterday. Theyre urging anyone who is healthy to mroes come out and donate. Weve been following this pandemic since the very beginning. We have indepth information on our website. Be sure to check out our special report titled understanding coronavirus. You can stream it right now. If you have an iphone, you can point it to the bottom left of your screen. You fled need to open your camed point it to the qr code that will take you to our special page where you can stream on your phone. Much more ahead on today in the bay. We go live to washington to talk with chuck todd and get a preview of this weeks meet the press. Some big changes in las vegas to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Which big ticket shows are going dark for the foreseeable future. Dramatic choir music dramatic choir music dramatic choir music its the rush of relaxation. Introducing the allnew lincoln corsair. So, i go to floor decor, where they dont just know the difference between products, they live for it. From american hardwood to spanish porcelain to italian marble, im looking for inspiration from every part of the world. So, when it comes to discovering every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design, one aisle doesnt cut it. I need an entire store. Now, ive got one. Explore floor decor in person or online at flooranddecor. Com welcome back. Its 7 12. It is time for our weekly chat with chuck todd, moderator of meet the press. Hi, chuck. As always, thank you for joining us this morning. No larry today, im sorry to tell you. He is enjoying some time off. Chuck, President Trump, of course, declared a National Emergency for the coronavirus. After an entire week where we saw schools, we saw concerts, large gatherings, sports leagues all shut down how do you think this administration and state governments individually have been handling this pandemic . Well, look, i think state governments have taken the lead and you can see that in our new polling thats out where more people give their state governments higher marks than local or federal. What feels like mixed messaging youll hear from people like dr. Fauci that seem to be pointing in one direction. The president can sound as if hes pointing in another direction. There has been a sense lets just take the testing issue. For three straight weeks weve been told the tests are going to ramp up. No rampup, no rampup. One more time, no, this time we mean it. The private sector is there. I think thats contributed to a little bit of skepticism on what the feds have done so far. I do think everybody is trying to get back on the same page, if you will. And you introd this having to do with all the closings, while dr. Fauci didnt say hes ready to recommend a full closing of all bars and restaurants everywhere, he seemed to hint thats a pretty good idea if you have Community Spread that thats what you have to do. The point is this, and he did say this, people should expect more shutdowns. People should expect even fewer places open than already are. This is not the worst yet. The worst is yet to come. Oh, boy. And, chuck, we have seen three states make changes to their upcoming president ial primaries due to covid 19. How do you think this virus is going to continue to affect the campaign . I think it does to the campaign what its done to the nba season. Its in suspended animation. Ask me again in 30 days. Thats where we are now. Ive talked to some democrats who are relieved it isnt a close race right now, that it looks like joe biden is almost on the verge of being the presumptive nominee. Talk about a nightmare scenario for the democrats had they been in the delegates log where it was unclear who had the lead. I do think that is going to make it almost easier for some officials to delay primaries. Theyll feel less pressure. Ill tell you this, i dont know how Bernie Sanders can effectively go after joe biden tonight in a debate without risking alienating people that are watching because the focus, i think, of everybodys attention among democrats is the coronavirus and trying to draw contrast on the iraq war vote tonight at this debate might come across as tone deaf. I do think Bernie Sanders is in a rough position here in trying to campaign normally and try to make a comeback. It will be interesting to see how they kind of stick together in this time although theyre trying to beat one another. Chuck todd, i wish we had more time. As always, thank you so much. We look forward to seeing you a week from now. But we hope you join chuck for meet the press that will focus, of course, on coronavirus. He will talk to dr. Anthony fauci and Ohio Governor mike dewine and exclusive intervwswi Massachusetts General Hospital and the president of ucla health. Lots of good information coming up. Be sure to tune in right after this newscast. Back here locally some Small Businesses across the bay area are still facing uncertainty as coronavirus has so many people staying home. Now theyre saying they need help. We were in oakland yesterday and talked to some business owners. They told us its been tough. More and more people are working from hole. Theyre avoiding going out to slow the spread of coronavirus. Its, of course, good for Public Health. We need social distancing. Its bad for business. So city and state leaders gathered together yesterday to discuss options to help their businesses. We are hard at work. We are putting our heads together, rolling up our sleeves and identifying solutions. For Small Businesses we put some tax benefits into the bill last night which we are still sorting through. The house of representatives, of course, over the night on friday night, passed a coronavirus package. We told you about that yesterday morning. The senate is expected to vote on it as early as monday or tuesday. The always busy Las Vegas Strip is not immune to the covid19 pandemic. Shows all along the strip a going dark until further notice. Cirque du soleil is canceling shows in vegas and across the globe. Also, the long running penn and teller comedy magic show canceled effective immediately. Magician David Copperfield and another vegas mainstay said he, too, is suspending shows. Also postponing or canceling performances the Jonas Brothers and kelly clarkson. And in a move aimed to help with social distancing amc and regal theater chains are cutting their seating capacity. They are capping seating within each individual theater to 50 capacity. Amc says it will not allow more than 250 people in any auditorium. Amc and of crises as americans stay home to avoid becoming infected. Both chains say they are implementing heightened cleaning protocols. Thats happening, too, at our station. Were being really safe. Meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey today. I never see you, but we did not hug today. Thats unusual. Were keeping far away from one another. Its sort of an ironically good time to stay inside for social distancing because we have all this rain. And the travel conditions in the sierra, the roadways have been shut down so theyre recommending folks stay home as opposed to heading up to the high country. We have the clouds, still more showers outside. And, yes, San Francisco will be looking at rain at times, and were hopeful to get a few sunny breaks later on. 48 degrees to start the morning off. Mostly cloudy conditions and rain off to the west and theres a view of the shark tank with the wet roads around san jose also starting off in the upper 40s. And the temperatures will not move a whole lot today. Looking at highs in the low 50s for most of the bay area which, of course, means snow levels by march standards will be quite low. Low enough to be near the top of mt. Diablo and mt. Hamilton at times during the day today. Right now still pretty active as you look to the south, our weather watcher, alvin letting us know weve had more than an inch and three quarters of rain thats come down. Its still coming down around morgan hill. Scattered showers around the trivalley and there is mt. Diablo. Looking at sleet or wet snow near the summit. Showers around San Francisco and more rain into the north bay. So the key here its not nonstop rain but bands of showers moving through and you can see these little spotty clouds, popcorn like clouds offshore. Cool air aloft which will set the stage possibly for some isolated thunder, right around midday. That would be the best chance of that. Could see small hail. Notice the time stamp as we head to the evening. Things should begin to calm down. Well lose the firepower once the sun sets. The air will be cold enough, the higher peaks, the santa cruz mountains, the diablo range, north bay hill tops above 3,000 feet, could see snow at times heading into monday. So rain totals for sunday are going to be less than we saw yesterday. The highest totals will likely be around the santa cruz mountains, locally closer to a half inch of rain along highway 17. Overall a quarter inch to a third of an inch around the bay area. Look at the chance of snow here on the higher peaks of the north bay, also around mt. Diablo and mt. Hamilton and we might see a little bit of snow at times heading into monday. Midweek a bit of a break that area of low pressure moves through southern california. Notice the sevenday forecast at the bottom of the screen as we approach friday and next weekend look what happens here. Another area of low pressure drops down the coast which could put us in a very similar pattern to with a were seeing now. After february we didnt have any rain. Were starting to catch up now. The sierra for weekend snow totals this weekend three to four feet of snow, and we might see more as we head towards next weekend. San francisco a bit of an unsettled day. About everything the weather could throw at you, clouds, brief hail, and some snow around the peaks in the bay area. More rain as we approach next weekend. The final week of winter around the bay area is looking more like it in the sevenday forecast. Back to you. Just in the nick of time. Thanks so much, rob. We have much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, are you prepared as coronavirus spreads across the u. S. Americans are urged to practice social distancing. Would you know what to do if you had to care for yourself or someone who is sick in your family . We have a report you dont want to miss with steps you need to take now. Welcome back. There are so many questions swirling as we deal with this uncharted territory and something a lot of people are wondering about is selfquarantine. Nbcs vicky nguyen gives us a reality check. Growing concern across the country people remaining in quarantine because of the coronavirus. Reporter each day brings new headlines about coronavirus and communities under quarantine. So what if you or someone you work with ends up in a selfquarantine situation . With me to help sort that out is the director of Global Health for northwell. Thank you for making time. My pleasure. Reporter the moment you step foot in your home, what should you be doing . Think about a plan. Reporter identify a room as a home base for the person under quarantine. Is this the room you should be living in, sleeping in, eating in . Ideally, yes, do all of your activities of daily living and spending the majority of your day. Reporter when you need to leave for a bathroom or shower break, take a simple step to protect others in your home. Take a surgical mask and put that on your face. It will limit your exposure of other people and surfaces to particles when you cough or sne sneeze. Reporter these will be available through your doctor or hospital . They can be reused over and over. Reporter doctors warn the bathroom is a hot spot for germs. How important to clean all the surfaces . You want to go over all the surfaces focusing on where hands will touch the most. Reporter thoroughly cleaning the sink, faucet, knobs, and dont forget the handle on the toilet and sterilize the door handles. What are the best disinfectants . No particular disinfectant. Bleach, lysol and other epa approved. If you already have it in the house, i would use that. Reporter what about this . People use sponges to clean. Thats less than ideal because it stays moist and holds germs inside it. You could spread germs. Reporter dont wipe disinfectant dry, let it sit on the surface and air dry. This helps to kill the germs. Laundry, what do you do with your clothes, the sheets if youre in a selfquarantine situation . This is a low risk area. Make sure the person loading the clothes into the washing machine, but washing with other family members clothes is fine. Use enough to make sure you have a good soapy mix and then wash normally. Reporter does it make a difference if you use hot or cold water . If the clothing wont tolerate hot water, soapy water. Reporter what if you need to restock supplies while under quarantine . If you want a delivery member leave the package or the food right outside your door and collect it, thats the safest. Reporter safety tips to protect from the spread of the contagious coronavirus. And that was vicky nguyen reporting for us. Another important tip from the doctor if you are the only one in your family who has to be quarantined and can manage your own symptoms, that is ideal. Designate one caretaker and make sure that person limits contact with you and washes their hands often. We have much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, new ways to keep riders safe and healthy amid the coronavirus pandemic. A new idea b. A. R. T. Has in mind. Plus, covid19 changing the way homes are sold. The effe good sunday morning. It is 7 29 on this march 15th. Here is a live look outside over walnut creek. Rainy skies across the bay area as we remain under a micro climate weather alert. Good morning, thanks so much for joining us. Im kira klapper. Meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey this morning. Hi there, rob. Were starting off with some rain at times. Again, were seeing the chance on the radar looking at the showers as they continue to pass through the bay area. A closer look at the forecast. There it is. There we go. 48 degrees. I know you didnt want to look at my face much longer. Watching your reaction to the rain was nice there, kira. 48 in San Francisco right now. A look at the radar. You can see in marin county pretty good rain there. Notice the spin to the clouds offshore. That is some pretty chilly air. Snow levels as low as 3,000 to 4,000 feet. Mt. Diablo, it will be changing over to snow. Approaching the evening. A mixed bag today. A close look at your forecast. Kira, back to you. We look forward to that. Well see you in 15. Cases of coronavirus continue to grow here in the bay area. We have learned overnight one of the new cases is an Airline Employee at sfo. This as fears of the spreading virus have people stocking up and staying inside. Reporter Alaska Airlines does not believe customers had prolonged exposure to the agent but have contacted other employees who did. They and the infected agent are in quarantine. This all comes as San Francisco residents begin adjusting to a new reality, the effects of social distancing. Eerie how its usually more busy. Reporter sidewalks that are filled with people are not busy at all. Quite a few stores are closed with notices in the window telling customers it will be weeks until they reopen. The Iconic Castro theater marquee is lit up. Just a message, stay healthy and safe. Will stay dark for quite a while. Its generally hopping and this place here would be full of people and the music would be blaring. Reporter they met friends for dinner. They plan on supporting local businesses as much as possible over the next few weeks. Some residents are also watching whats happening in europe anticipating the same may happen here. France has ordered cafes and clubs to close and spain declared a state of emergency. And at least two major u. S. Airports are seeing crowds like this at customs this is dallasft. Worth. Similar crowds reported at oha procedures by customs agents are enac to and from europe. Ser a Jewish Community center here in the bay area is another closure to prevent the spread of covid19. The Jcc Los Gatos will be closed for about two weeks. This comes after someone tested positive for coronavirus. That person reportedly played a basketball game at the jcc gym on wednesday. He did not use any other areas of the center. A uc Berkeley Student also has tested positive for covid19. The University Says the student is a grad student, did not live on campus, did not even live within the city of berkeley. Cal tells us the student has selfisolated and does not have any serious symptoms. And the number keeps getting lower. San mateo county is limiting gatherings of 50 people or more. This comes as concerns over coronavirus continue and people are practicing selfdistancing. The ban goes into effect beginning today. Contra costa county is the latest to impose new restrictions on events. Gatherings of 100 or more people are banned. That could be restaurants, bars. That could be a wedding. San francisco and Santa Clara County made those same moves on friday. All this comes as coronavirus cases continue to climb here in the bay area. If you look at this map, Santa Clara County by far has the highest number of cases standing at 91. Contra costa county has 29 cases. Napa county still stands at zero. A bay area lab is working to ramp up the supply of test kits. We have a look inside roche. Its a Swiss Health Care Company this is its commercial lab here in pleasanton. The Company Received emergency approval by the u. S. Government. It will be the first to introduce commercial tests for coronavirus. The company showed us its testing machine just yesterday. These instruments are very efficient, highly automated. You put a sample in and then you get the results out of the other end. Theres no manual intervention. Theres no messing with a sample once its loaded. Wow. Those new machines can process more than 1,000 samples and have results in less than 12 hours. Roche tells us it has 400,000 tests ready and is shipping them to multiple laboratories throughout the united states. A bay area congressman wants to know if there are health and safety hazards at Travis Air Force base. In a letter to the federal government north bay representative says he has several Health Concerns for people who are being quarantined at the air base outside of fairfield. He alleges problems with social distancing measures and sanitation there. Hes urging the department of health and human certain advices to investigate those claims. We have a live look at the grand princess cruise ship still docked at the port of oakland where many people quarantined came from. It arrived on monday and could leave the port as soon as today. About a dozen International Passengers and some 1,100 crew members are still onboard. Rob bonta who represents oakland, says those who get off the ship will be put directly on to charter flights to their home country. He also says 19 crew members who tested positive for coronavirus are, quote, doing well. They remain under the care of the ships medical staff. But long shore Union Officials tell us more can be done. We want to make sure that this contamination doesnt spread. We want to make sure the crew is treated now. K thousands of passengers disembarked from the ship. Now the ship will anchor in San Francisco bay which is its home port. In the bay the remaining crew will continue their 14day quarantine on that vessel. Now to b. A. R. T. Its trying to get creative to help stop the spread of coronavirus across the bay. The Agency Posted this video of general manager bob powers demonstrating one of their new ideas. Theyve made personal hand straps and are giving them out to riders for free. That way riders wouldnt have to touch the straps or the polls that are already on the trains. B. A. R. T. Says yesterday it saw 50 drop in ridership compared to an average day in february. Efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus are now being seen on our roadways. Have you seen one of these . I sure did. This is what were talking about. More than 700 electronic highway signs are lit up with Public Health warnings like this one which reads covid19, less is more. Avoid gatherings. And as this outbreak continues to grow, so, too, do the number of questions were getting about how you can catch the virus, how you can fight the virus. We have created a Coronavirus Crisis center. We want to help give you the most uptodate information we have. There are now 288 cases in california. And here is how they break down by age. There are only five cases in the age group of people up to 17 years old. But then in the next age bracket theres a big jump, 176 cases, involving people 18 to 64. The cdc research weve seen suggests most of those cases are at the upper end of that age range. There are also 105 cases involving people over the age of 65. Growing concern over the Health Care Systems ability to deal with the rise in coronavirus patients, first it was the availability of test kits. Now come questions about the number of ventilators in the u. S. A big limiting factor in the number of ventilators, right around 160,000, by some estimates, even a modern epidemic, can cause 200,000. Some are already being used. At that point what has to happen is doctors need to make a triage decision who can stay on the ventilator, who needs to be removed, and who can we take care of at that point. The red cross is urging people to donate blood. A big concern right now is that a shortage could lie ahead. The regular flu season has already hurt the blood supply. People did turn out to help with this blood drive in San Francisco yesterday. The red cross is urging anyone who is healthy and able to donate to please do so. We, of course, have been following this pandemic from the beginning. Check out this special report we have titled understanding coronavirus. You can stream it right now. If you have an iphone point it to your screen, your tv screen, open your camera, point it a qrr screen. It will take you right to the special report and you can watch it on your phone. Its full of a lot of good information. Now to making it in the bay during the coronavirus pandemic. Its having an impact on the housing market, something you might not think. The National Association of realtors has released new statistics. The group finds that 34 of home sellers in california are changing how their home is viewed while it remains on the market. For example, some arent holding open houses or some arent requiring potential buyers to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer. Theyre asking buyers to remove shoes or wear footies. 21 of california sellers say interest in their home is down, but only 4 have actually taken their homes completely off the market. 7 40. Still ahead on today in the bay, a third player in the nba has tested positive for covid19. Who is it . What precautions is that team taking . Anthony flores is next with sports. [car engine failing to start] [clicking of ignition] uh wha woof eeh woof wuh [silence] [engine roars to life] [dog howls] dramatic opera music swells from radio [howling continues] good morning, everyone. Well, a third nba player has tested positive for coronavirus. The athletic is reporting Christian Wood of the detroit pistons. Wood and the pistons played the utah jazz last saturday. He matched up against rudy gobert 63 times. The pistons say hes been isolated and is being cared for by the teams medical staff. Gobert is the first nba player to test positive for the virus. His teammate Donovan Mitchell also tested positive. Mitchell spoke out for the first time saturday letting fans know how hes feeling. I want to say thank you for your continued support t. Means a lot to me. I feel fine. Things are going well. Just taking the proper precautions. Now the nba has suspended its season until further notice. The coronavirus has hit the xfl. A player for the seattle dragons tested positive for the virus on friday. A day after the League Suspended its season due to the pandemic. The player was feeling ill tuesday and has been in quarantine ever since. One of the Best High School basketball players in the country is facing a big decision. Jalen green is a senior in napa, a fivestar recruit, and considered the best shooting guard in the country. He has to choose between playing one year in college or going overseas to turn pro. His ultimate dream is playing in the nba. Isolated play where i can stay focus, where people will keep it real with me not what i want to hear. College is another level of training. Whats best for me what will help me get to my dream in the nba. Thats all i think about. I tried and i tried but green wouldnt tell me who his number one choice is. He plans to make his decision in april. Thats a look at your morning sports. Have a great sunday. Dramatic choir music dramatic choir music dramatic choir music its the rush of relaxation. Introducing the allnew lincoln corsair. Welcome back. It is 7 47 on your sunday morning. Cloudy skies in san jose. Expect more showers today. A cooldown in temperatures. Meteorologist rob mayeda has a look at this winter storm as winter dies down and we begin to Welcome Spring at the end of the week. Two inmates in Santa Clara County are being quarantined after being exposed to the coronavirus. The inmates are at elmwood mens jail. Sheriff lori smith tells us a person went in to interview the two inmates and that person later tested positive for covid19. The mercury news reporting the patient is a defense attorney with the county public defenders office. The sheriff says the quarantined inmates are not showing any symptoms. Or i the u. S. Continue to climb. Nearly 2,400 people are 51 people have died. Yesterday the white house announced that President Trump has tested negative for the virus. As americans prepare for the worst of the pandemic yet to hit there are new steps to slow the spread. Reporter as cases of coronavirus grow in europe, the white house has added two new countries to its travel ban. The president has made the decision to suspend travel to the United Kingdom and ireland effective midnight monday night eastern standard time. Reporter while americans will be able to return to the u. S. From europe, nonamericans will be turned away. The decision announced shortly after President Trump revealed he has been tested for the virus, days after being around people who later tested positive. I also took the test last night, and i decided i should based on the press conference yesterday, people were asking did i take the test. Reporter from coast to coast the americans are adjusting to a new normal where some businesses and schools are closed and large gatherings banned, as amusement parks like Walt Disneyworld in florida wind down. Disney i believe made the right call here. They put the people over profits. Reporter times square much quieter than normal. It could be a devastating time for vendors who rely on tourist dollars. Theyre taking it in stride. We dont know what it will be in the next day but were hoping to get better. Reporter in france the foreign minister ordered restaurants and bars closed, Church Services canceled. Drastic measures to stop a global pandemic. Chris pollone, nbc news, new york. Comcast is giving free wifi to those in need amid the coronavirus outbreak. The company says it will give Free Internet to lowincome customers for two months. This move comes as more Public Institutions have to close down and people have to selfisolate. Comcast says it will waive cancellation and late fees as tech leaders say that, no worries, the internet system will be able to handle the spike as more people stay home. Comcast is the Parent Company of nbc. You may have seen this already but its worth showing again. They are making the best out of the coronavirus in italy. They have been on lockdown and italians who selfisolated still found a way to entertain one another and keep their spirits lifted. Take a look. There you go, italians on their balconies singing in unison. Videos like this are being shared widely on social media. This comes as italy has confirmed that 17,000 italians and more than 1,200 are dead. But, boy, do they all sound like professional Opera Singers . That put a smile on your face. Well take a break on our continuing coverage of coronavirus to wish a happy birthday to a bay area sports legend coming up. First, rob with your forecast. Its an interesting forecast on a sunday. Not just tracking rain but snow. Hail and maybe some isolated thunder later on. And welcome back. Sunday morning, off to a bit of an interesting start around the bay area. A little bit of everything. Some breaks in the clouds near the golden gate bridge. 48 degrees. Showers passing by to the west of San Francisco. You see the rain, also 48 degrees. Watching the mountains to the east. We could see snow at times today, 49 degrees right now in san jose. And look at our high temperatures dont move a lot. In fact, low 50s for most of the day. Upper 40s closer to clear lake. Well see snow across the Higher Elevations of lake county. The radar shows you the rain around gilroy, morgan hill. The purple, pink and white, and times. What weve got here is some very cold air aloft. The spin of the clouds offshore and thats even colder air aloft. Thats going to help destabilize the atmosphere the heating of the day combines. Then as we head to the evening the showers begin to shut down but cold enough for ongoing snow showers generally above 3,000 feet as we go into midnight into monday morning. You have a lot of snow, another foot or two coming down between now and 11 30 tonight. Chances are well see more snow in the sierra as we get into tuesday. Wednesday and thursday probably the driest stretch well see as things shut down in terms of the showers but still a few isolated showers possible in the mountains. Well see another system dropping down the coast which will make for an act ive weathe pattern. We could see another couple inches of rain coming back to the bay area. Keep in mind march, the average is two to three inches of rain. This pattern looks unusually active for this time of year. Notice as we go through the week we should see a few less showers wednesday into thursday. Inland temperatures will be cool to start the week. More rain as we head into next weekend. Very active here, the sierra adding up snoep by the foot. Well see how that does with the Drought Monitor update thursday and the snow back getting a late season push. The whole month of march gets what we just got in the last day or two were making up for that deficit. One bright light in a very dark newscast, rob. Birthday wishes in order for steph curry. He turned 32 years old just yesterday. Can you imagine being that successful by 32. His wife ayesha posted these beautiful photos to her instagram to congratulate her husband. You can see him together with ayesha, their three children. Ayesha says how proud she is of him and were proud of him as participate of our culture and cannot wait to see him back and the hardwood. At 7 57, thank you for making us a part of your morning. This guy will be back with your micro climate forecast as we remain under a micro climate weather alert. We are available all day and hope you have a great sunday. This sunday, coronavirus pandemic. I am officially declaring a National Emergency. President trumps announcement coming as cases soar. We feel that we could have up to 100,000 people in ohio right now who are carrying around the coronavirus. This is going to be everywhere. And experts warn were not ready for the millions who may become infected. The system is not really geared to what we need right now. It is a failure. Lets admit it. The president testing negative for the virus, hopeful the crisis will quickly