Numbers. The confirmed cases in the bay area. Santa clara county has the most cases. Sadly, late this afternoon we learned of another death, a man in his 50s. Thats the fifth death in Santa Clara County. A lot of news coming from governor newsoms News Conference. Another thing he called for, more hospital beds during this crisis. The governor signed emergency legislation today for 1 billion in funding. It would make way for tens of thousands of beds. He also talked about a conversation he had with President Trump this afternoon. I had the privilege of a conversation quite literally an hour ago with the president of the United States. The president assured me not only assured me, he was aware of where those swabs are being procured before i even offered my own insight. So this new funding bill passed in one day by the state legislature. More than 1 billion. Besiding increasing hospital bed capacity by the thousands, it would also provide money to purchase a lot more medical equipment. The money will also help protect hospitals and Nursing Homes where people are most vulnerable, sport local governments to reduce the spread of covid19 among the homeless. One of the testing sites is at Santa Clara County fairgrounds. This is what the governor highlighted in his News Conference as well. He said there was a lot of people affiliated with google here and the spread of these testing sites is happening in california. Lets bring in nbc bay areas robert handa, who joins us from the fairgrounds where one of those test sites is up and running. Robert, what are you seeing . Reporter well, it has been a very lowkey operation here, but before this rain started, a representative did tell me that testing has begun for coronavirus. Now, as weve been saying, the fairgrounds here on actusigns a set up indicating that some type of testing is going on. Santa clara board president cindy chavez took a tour and told us it was set up like a drivethrough service. She and others also said the testing was overdue. Overall, the testing has been abysmal, and we have been pushing on the federal government in particular to make tests available to us for weeks and weeks and weeks. What i really appreciate is a company like verily that wasnt planning on doing this, that now is playing a leadership role in getting these tests done. I think most americans, even if theyre not experts, even if theyre not in government, are a little suspect about whats been taking so long. Why has it been taking so long . We had our first discussion at the board of supervisors on january 28th. Reporter both chavez and cortese praised verily for stepping in to conduct this program. Verily said it will be announcing more details about this program tomorrow. Weve been trying to emphasize that this site, this pilot program, you cannot just walk up to the program and get tested. You have to go through the verily website, get screened, and then be accepted in order to come here and get tested or be accepted through your doctor. Coming up in our 7 00 newscast, some other Community Leaders weigh in on the testing and the timing. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Robert, thank you. One of the bay areas highest Profile Companies is still open for business, but that might change. At least its going to be changed in terms of how many people can show up. Alameda county says tesla is not essential. Now, tesla in theory qualifies under the National Critical infrastructure designation. Founder elon musk told workers they could stay home if they wanted. But today the Sheriffs Department tweeted that tesla is not an essential business as defined by the health department. Tesla will be allowed to maintain minimum basic operations. Many people have been asking are police going to enforce the new shelter in place order . The answer, gently. San jose police were patrolling the streets as usual today but the citys police chief tells us theyre not looking to pull people over or stop pedestrians for not staying at home. In fact, most departments in the bay area hinted they are relying on people to do the right thing, staying at home. But also say they will enforce the order if they have to. San jose police say they will visit bars and restaurants that might be in violation of the order, but only to remind them of the rules. I want to make clear to our community that we are not instituting martial law here. We are not stopping people solely based on this curfew, on this ordinance. And we want to make sure everyone takes a deep breath. We spoke with Law Enforcement in oakland. San francisco and on the peninsula as well. They all said the same thing. They also urge people not to dial 911 unless its really an emergency. Dont call because you saw your neighbor bending the rules a bit. San Francisco Mayor london breed announcing a moratorium on commercial evictions for small to medium size businesses. This is a live look in San Francisco. Heres the details. This is designed for all those businesses that are losing income and are simply unable to pay their rent. It will be in effect for 30 days. This follows a moratorium on residential evictions that mayor breed announced just last week. As people in the bay area are ordered to stay home, the homeless are among the highest at risk during this crisis. Tonight work is being done to protect them. Next bay areas Jodi Hernandez is in oakland where the first of two hotels are gearing up to take members of the Homeless Community. Reporter thats right. Its unclear when members of the Homeless Community will start showing up but we have learned the Radisson Hotel as well as the neighboring comfort inn have been cleared out. 393 rooms are ready to start housing the homeless during this health scare. Confused and scared. Reporter thats how cesar and his friend leonardo are feeling as they face the coronavirus scare while homeless. I can do nothing, just wait. Reporter the two are sheltering in place in their makeshift house in east oakland. The encampment is filled with folks doing what they can to stay virusfree in very unsanitary conditions. Theres a bunch of rats. Reporter the city is placing new handwashing stations and porta potties with Hand Sanitizer at the encampments to try to protect folks. Definitely a big help for the whole community over here and people down here with the virus going on. Reporter homeless advocates worry about what will happen if the virus starts sweeping through the homeless population. Already one homeless man in Santa Clara County has died from covid19. People who are homeless often dont get the medical care they need. Reporter but the state is taking action. Theyve already earmarked two open hotels to house the homeless. Nearly 400 rooms are ready for checkin for up to a threemonth stay. The homeless we talked to today said theyll gladly move in. Si, si. A clean, hot shower, something we dont get out here on a daily basis. Definitely would be something i know everybody out here would take. Reporter we are back here live. The rooms are ready here but its unclear when the homeless are going to start showing up. The governor did say that seniors will be prioritized. And while these two hotels will be the first two in the state to start housing the homeless, the governor says that california is right now negotiating with 900 other hotels to follow suit. Reporting live in oakland, im Jodi Hernandez, nbc bay area news. Those are some big numbers. Thank you, jodi. Restaurants really have two primary options here, shut down temporarily or bolster their takeout and delivery service. For now, business is slow. In downtown walnut creek, take a look here. The streets empty at the height of the lunch rush hour. A bus, a couple of cars. Most Restaurant Owners tell us they want to hold on as long as possible so they can pay their workers. Trying to keep our staff here and working and thirdparty deliveries were doing, and were also encouraging callins. And, yeah, i think just trying to help the community. This whole thing is kind of scary. Its really i have some friends that i know, theyre going to be hurting financially. That is a common theme. One positive note here, it seems those long lines at the Grocery Stores have calmed down. This was the local safeway today. Yes, short lines but still a lot of empty shelves. With these bare shelves becoming a common sight in our local stores, some stores have called for special hours just for seniors to shop. This is a great idea. That way the seniors dont have to deal with those hectic crowds, the long waits, and broad exposure to germs. One store thats listening to all of this is donatos in san jose. It has designated 8 00 to 9 00 a. M. As senior hour. Its asking its younger customers to respect this new schedule. Weve also been getting a lot of questions about your money over the last two days, including whether its time to bail out of the stock market or just hang tight. Our business and tech reporter has been speaking to people through social media all day. Hes live in san jose to answer your questions. Scott, people uneasy about their 401 k s at this time. Reporter yeah. Weve been getting a lot of questions about money, janelle. For the most part weve been streaming live via twitter to reach out and talk to people. Its efficient. Its safe. But weve also talked to a lot of investors who want to know, hey, with so much uncertainty, should i just completely get out of the market . Im not sure whatpanic. Im not sure whats left. You wait, a guess. I guess you continue to wait. You look at what youve got, and you be grateful. Reporter andrew has a good point. It is easy to panic and just run when the market swings by thousands of points each day and mostly to the downside. But while the stock market hates uncertainty and we certainly have a lot of uncertainty coming up ahead with all the coronavirus concerns andrew ultimately says hell wait. He has a long time for his money to regrow in the future. He doesnt need it right now for rent or for food. Now, its never easy to time the ups and downs for the market, and it wont get any easier because of all the coronavirus concerns. So if you dont need to make any moves, most of the Financial Planners weve talked to say its best to ride things out. And one bit of advice, dont check your 401 k statements anytime soon. Janelle and raj . Thanks so much, scott. Well, stay with us. Still to come, making it easier to hire health workers. The move San Francisco is making to try and combat the virus. Also getting outdoors during the shelter in place. Health experts say, yes, get outdoors. Walking and jogging, yes. But what about golf and parks and a lot of other places . What we can and cant do. And ill have your forecast for tomorrow. If you do want to get outside. Plus i am tracking some rain over livermore and san jose. Ill have that forecast update in about six minutes. If youre 55 and up, tmobile has a plan designed just for you. And, for a limited time only, were making it an even better deal. Now you can get two lines for only 55. That includes unlimited talk, text and data. With no annual service contracts. It also includes talk, text and data when traveling in mexico and canada. So if youre 55 and up, you can now get two lines for only 55. Because at tmobile, we have a plan designed just for you. G. I can file and manage myss claim, all on the geico app. Its not just easy. Its givingyourdog yourfitnesstracker easy. Oh, good boy. Yes, you got it woo already got my 40,000 steps today. Can i get a what what no pain, no gain haha. Its geico easy. With fast and convenient claims service. Look how fast im running good boy, chester. We are getting nonstop questions about this pandemic, so weve created the Coronavirus Crisis center. Many viewers asking if youre showing symptoms, is that enough to get tested . Well, the answer is yes, but you will need a doctors note and an appointment. The chronicle gathered a list of bay area locations that are trying to make testing more available. Selected kaiser locations and Stanford Medicine among those offering drivethrough testing. Kiezers says those results will take two to three days but stanford says youll be notified in 24 hours. As we showed you earlier in this newscast, that new testing site that google is affiliated with at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds. These testing centers, as a reminder, are only accessible if you have a doctors note ordering the test. San Francisco Mayor london breed just unveiled her plans to help Health Care Workers. Hiring a nurse can take more than six months, so mayor breed plans to waive the regulations that slow down the hiring process so employers can hire licensed nurses on the spot. The department of Public Health is helping by hosting invite only job fairs until all vacancies are filled. We know that this will have a tremendous impact on our economy here in San Francisco, but throughout the country. And so what we want to at least do is everything we can now to help get people through this challenge. Mayor breed is also helping local businesses. Today she also plans to temporarily halt the eviction of Small Businesses and homes. A ucsf emergency room doctor is now sharing his story of recovering from the virus. Dr. Rodney daniels says he doesnt believe he got the virus at work. Instead he thinks he was infected at a medical conference in new york earlier this month. He says the symptoms are mild and hes treating them with tylenol, motrin, and some gatorade. He says he first got a slight fever and immediately selfquarantined. Hes concerned, though, that other doctors at that medical conference in new york didnt act as quickly and may have infected others before they figured it out. With about 7 Million People around the bay area now being told to stay at home, a lot of us are wondering what can and cant we do . The answer is essentially feel free to go outside. In fact youre encouraged to get outside, walk the dog, go for a hike, and so forth. But what about formal parks and maybe golf courses . We know today golf courses have closed down. Nbc bay areas thom jensen joins us in San Francisco with a look at what were all doing. Thom, we see youve got your mask with you as well. Reporter and, raj, we want to let everybody in the public know we did approach people as we tried to talk with them with the mask up and trying to respect those social distances. Definitely a lot farther away than those normal armlength interviews, trying to find out how people are coping now that gyms and all other or at least most other indoor activities are shut down. And we got some answers from the city about whats permitted and forbidden. On the first day of San Franciscos coronavirus lockdown, the normally extremely busy Fishermans Wharf a virtual ghost town. All business and tourist sites with posted closure notices. Even at the south End Swim Club where the normal group swims are now barred, just like gyms and other nonessential activities. We kind of got to take care of ourselves physically and spiritually and on a day like today, we can do that. Reporter for susan lee, that means a bike ride around Thornton Beach state park in vista. Usually on a weekday morning, theres nobody out. Reporter we found people out doing everything from biking, hiking, fishing and paddling to stay fit. But some wonder if their activities are allowed. Not quite sure just because i know that they want everybody to keep their distance. Reporter a spokesperson for San Francisco parks and rec tells us Brian Danforth is right. He cant teach his dragon boat classes at harding park lake because theres multiple people in each boat. But he and others can boat by themselves. She says all of these activities are still okay, and the parks remain open as long as people arent in groups and practice safe distancing. And that parks and rec spokesperson also told us this could all change. Things could get a lot tighter if Public Health officials and city leaders determine that they need to to try to help stop the spread of covid19. Were live in San Francisco. Thom jensen, nbc bay area news. Thom, thank you. Of course social media is buzzing. Stephanie turner sharing this video with us of a safeway in cupertino. Yep, youre probably pretty used to this. Row after row of empty or nearly empty shelves and a pretty good size crowd as well. We want to see how things are in your neighborhood and how youre handling this crisis. Send us your photos and your video to isee nbcbayarea. Com. Or post it on our social media pages, twitter, instagram, the list goes on, and we can share them on the air. The recent storms brought new powder to the sierra, but we cant take advantage of it. The slopes will be empty at heavenly mountain and other lake tahoe ski resorts. Vail resorts announced today that its shutting down its north American Resorts in response to the virus. Vail says it will consider reopening three of its bigger resorts including heavenly in late april or early may depending on where things stand with the outbreak and the snow. That leads us to our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. So many times we talk with jeff about, hey, this is so good, the snow for all the skiers and snowboarders. Were getting the snow, so i guess its good for our drought conditions. What are you seeing, jeff, in the sierra and more importantly here at home . We have seen an improvem