Now at 11 00, a social distancing colding. City and state leaders warn more drastic measures could come if people dont get serious. There are a lot of people who have taken this opportunity to bring friends together to have picnics. And thats not what this is about. [ chanting ] Health Care Workers say theyre heading into battle without armor. How california is mobilizing to try and get them more protective gear. Reporter the city of oakland hires a new police chief, and shes a familiar face in the bay area. More on the next woman taking over the job, and why she was selected for the position. Now on kpix and streaming on cbsn bay area, a stern warning. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Tonight the total number of coronavirus cases across the area has reached nearly 900, with 17 deaths. The biggest outbreaks are in San Francisco, san mateo, and santa clara counties. Theres a warning that the pandemic will get worse this week. Right now, more than a dozen states are urging people to stay home. Lets go to work. Our country wasnt built to be shut down. All this comes as bay area cities and governor gavin newsom announce some new actions to keep the virus from spreading. Betty yu has more on the tough message to people who are not taking the stay at home order seriously. Betty . Ken, the governor said the overcrowding at public spaces that we saw over the weekend cannot happen again. Today mayor london breed warned the people of San Francisco that shell take more aggressive measures moving forward to make sure everyone cooperates. Because its a matter of life or death. This is not the time for a party, for a play date. A stern warning for those in San Francisco not doing their part to flatten the curve. Im staying home, i have like enough vegetables and food to stay home, so i havent been going out. The most i go out is just to run. Reporter mayor breed said if irresponsible behavior continues, shell have no choice but to close public parks. Already San Francisco playgrounds have been closed to stop the spread of covina. Of coronavirus. The folks out socializing and not taking the social distancing requirement seriously, you are putting lives at stake and Public Health in jeopardy. Reporter the goal is not getting as many people sick at the same time so we dont crush the hospital system. The worst is yet to come. Reporter the governor said seeing people in california overcrowd the beaches and parks over the weekend gave him anxiety and suggested that social distancing could last 2 to 3 months. You cant play a pick up game of basketball game. You cant do that as you have in the past. Effective immediately the governor said hes also shutting down all state parking lots, and starting at midnight, Sonoma County says all parks will be closed to the public to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Betty, thank you. In a strongly worded message tonight, san mateos Public Health officer criticized those people not following the rules saying, quote, you disrespect us all. You spit in our face, and you will contribute to the death toll that will follow. Its a frantic race to round up medical supplies and increase hospital beds. The governor says california will need 50,000 beds, more than twice as many as previously thought. Kpix 5s joe vazquez on the efforts to make sure Health Care Workers are protected. [ chanting ] reporter ppe, personal protective equipment. These nurses demonstrating at Kaiser Hospital in oakland say they dont have nearly enough. We want what you see when you see the pictures of china and the pictures of, um, italy. Theyre fully covered. Thats what we want. Reporter instead, they dont even have enough masks to cover their faces, just as the cases of coronavirus are increasing. If the fight against the coronavirus is a war, the nurses say they are the front line troop, and theyre severely underequipped. Were willing to fight that war, we step up every time. But if youre asked to go into a war, you need the weapons to fight that war. Nurses are being told in other facilities when they bring in their own n95 masks that they could be fired. Reporter Kaiser Hospital says they cant confirm that happened, but if it did, that sort of threat is against the Health Systems policy according to a spokesperson. Meanwhile, at highland hospital, an oakland resident donated 1400 masks left over from the big fires. I wanted to just encourage others to look in your supply, whether youre in the construction industry, we critically need these masks right now. Reporter California Governor Gavin Newsom says that need is astronomical right now. 1 billion gloves to procure. 500 million n95 masks. Some 200 million shields. You get the picture. Were talking in the magnitude of tens of millions, in some cases hundreds of millions. Reporter the governor says private industry is now stepping up to help. We, by the way, have now 6 california company, 6, that want to repurpose their facilities to manufacture gowns. We just had a conversation with 25 providers that want to start 3d printing masks in the state of california. Elon musk, how about this, i told you a few days ago that he was likely to have a thousand ventilators this week. They arrived. Its a heroic effort. Reporter joe vazquez, kpix 5. Part of San Franciscos laguna hospital is quarantined after 2 Health Care Workers tested positive for coronavirus. The hospital confirmed that all patients within the unit are being monitored hourly for symptoms. Health officials are trying to trace all people who had contact with the employees. New at 11 00, were learning a food max employ in san jose who tested positive for the virus has died. The employment had not been to work since march 6th. The supermarket has temporarily closed and is expected to reopen in the next few days. Meanwhile in hayward, the city opened up a new drive Thru Testing Center for people with covid19 symptoms. To qualify, you need to have a fever of 100. 4 degrees or higher. The location is on huntwood avenue. Its also open for Health Care Workers and First Responders exposed to the coronavirus. Well continue to bring you the latest press conferences and updates on the pandemic live on kpix 5 and cbsn bay area. Also tonight, the city of oakland has a new interim police chief, and its a familiar face to the bay area. Andrea nakano is in oakland with more about the next woman in charge. Reporter we got confirmation tonight that Susan Manheimer is taking over the Oakland Police department. Shes a well known officer in the bay area. She was a captain and lieutenant with sfpd, then took over as a chief for the San Mateo Police department. Now, she may be taking on what may be her biggest challenge yet. She just left her post as a top cop in san mateo at the end of 2019. In an interview with kpix 5 last year, she was looking forward to retirement. Im going to take a couple of months off, decompress, and be a grandma. Reporter the couple of months turned into 4, but shes now agreed to take the job as the city of oaklands interim police chief. So far shes getting glowing reviewing. I think susan knows oakland extremely well, and i think shes tough, and shell make a difference. Reporter she takes over for Ann Kirkpatrick who was fired without cause last month. It was an unpopular decision with the rank and file. We need to work with our police department, our officers. I trust their work, and i honor their work, and so i think the loyalty, we establish the loyalty and direction for the city. Reporter now chief manheimer has 6 months to gain the trust of her department while trying to get them on better footing with the monitor. If shes not interested in staying longer, she will help us attract someone to become the chief of oakland. Reporter they were also impressed with her work on the streets of tenderloin and hope the experience helps the city of oakland thrive. In oakland, andrea nakano, kpix 5. And oakland mayor libby schaaf released a statement tonight saying quote, in chief m anheimer, oakland gets a proven hero who will further reduce racial bias and improve community engagement. Still ahead, worried about paying rent in the middle of a pandemic. Tonights project home looks at whats being done around the bay area to slow down the eviction machine. And a major update on the fate of the summer olympic games. What a top official is now saying about the tokyo games. Were still in early spring, which means theres still rain chances in the forecast, including a good chance on the way tomorrow. Well see can we go get some ice cream . Alright, we gotta stop here first. From smarter atms, to after hours video tellers comcast business is connecting thousands of banks to technology that turns everyday transactions into extraordinary experiences. Hi there. How are you . Do you have any lollipops in there . laughing no, sorry. Were helping all kinds of businesses go beyond customer expectations. How can we help you . Now our original series project home. This all started with San Francisco, and then the governor ordered all of california to shelter in place. But what happens when youre at risk of losing your home . Susie steimle shows us whos being hit the hardest by the pandemic, and why the eviction machine is difficult to slow down. Reporter exactly one week ago, the region received an order to stay in the comfort of our own homes, which for many is uncomfortable. Especially if youre now worried about how to pay for where youre supposed to stay put. Richard reynolds lost his roofing job. He was working on the new facebook building in santa clara county, but the work has been deemed nonessential, so richard was sent home. They told us that because of the pandemic or the covid19 virus were not available to return to work until april 7th. Thats too many days of a gap to receive any kind of money or leniency to even pay rent. We would really like to see a full rent and mortgage holiday so that payments are reduced to 0. Reporter brad hearn is a Community Organizer with the Community Rights committee of San Francisco. Hes pushing for more protection for tenants like richard on a statewide level, including direct financial assistance, rent and mortgage holidays, and a full stop on evictions and forclosures. Things like this become sensible in a crisis. It should be sensible that theres no Economic Impact on people when theyre struggling to survive. Reporter President Trump did call for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for Single Family homeowners impacted by covid19. Governor newsom called for a moratorium on evictions, but left policy decisions up to local leaders. San jose, berkeley, and the county of san mateo have put in place a moratorium on evictions. The city of san mateo along with hayward, santa rosa, and santa cruz have plans in the works. One Advocacy Group is mapping it out for tenants. The antieviction mapping projects maps where the protections are put in place, but most ordinances only help the people who can prove the eviction is a direct result of covid19. So evictions in many parts of california are still being carried out from before the pandemic, and that means lawyers have to crowd into court. I have to be out here and come to court. I have to deal with opposing counsel and deal with other clients. I cant stay at home and shelter like im being directed to by the Public Health officer of the city. Every single time someone has to come to court to defend themselves against an eviction action they are putting not just themselves, but the entire community at risk. Reporter these lawyers hope San Francisco will soon declare a holiday and close the courts. Thats something that alameda and contra costa counties have already done. The city supervisor has been working to shut down what he calls the eviction machine. What does that say about our judicial system right now . That they think its so urgent to be moving forward and evicting people when theres a directive that folks are not supposed to leave their home. That makes no sense. Were confident well get that changed. Reporter advocates also want a moratorium on utility shut offs, but that didnt help oscar gomez. His landlord shut off the water on wednesday for 4 hours a day to perform necessary ajustice a djustments to avoid sewage back ups. I have a neighbor whos older and immune compromised, and people have kids. Its overwhelming. Uncertainty is frustrating, and something as ordinary as Running Water in my apartment is now frustrates. Reporter advocates say they believe the governor and mayor intended for the protections to be in place all along. I do believe that the leadership has the best interest of the community in mind, and this is an unintended consequence were facing right now. Reporter the fear is that if the laws are not specific enough, people will start to fall through the cracks. And for people like richard, that raises anxiety. Especially with aprils rent payment just a week away. Im just trying to figure out how i can keep a roof over my head, and right now, not being able to pay rent, i dont see how thats possible. Reporter state Assembly Member phil ting has plans to introduce an order that goes further than the governors order. It would freeze all evictions statewide and extend the moratorium for an entire year. We know a lot of people are struggling right now. If thats you, we put together a list of resources that can help people, like richard, and thats with this story on our website. Yeah, susie, renters have it tough. They have to work out a deal with their landlords, but a lot of folks owning homes, theyll fall behind on their mortgage payments if they dont get back to work quickly enough. What about the people who own . Reporter youre absolutely right. Theyre talking about foreclosure forgiveness, or excuse me, mortgage forgiveness on a state level as well, and its interesting you bring that up because we decided to look at that for next weeks project home. So well look at that next, because youre right, its a problem for homeowners too. It costs so much to live here, and a hit like this is devastating for so many people. Keep sending stories and ideas to project home, and you can see all of the reporting on our website. Switching gears, a beautiful sunset tonight with some dark clouds rolling in. Weve got even a little more rain on the way maybe. Paul has more on the forecast. Yes, a little drizzle, very light rain showers crossing the bay bridge this evening. You can see that with the windshield wipers flashing by. Not enough to put puddles on the road. I wasnt out for a run on my dinner break, and it is a little damp out there. For the moment, high def doppler just showing a few light returns. Not much in terms of measurable rainfall out there yet at this point. Lets switch over to the future radar, and futurecast shows a better chance of showers beginning to roll in from the west heading into the sunrise hour on tuesday morning. So some showers, its not going to rain everywhere all the time. Plenty of gaps in between where its not raining. But just keep the umbrella handy if youre out or have the rain jacket with you, because well see locally heavy downpours here and there. Not enough to erase the rainfall deficit, not even close, but still, well take that we can get. And the rain showers out there tomorrow as well in the evening, you may have to push a walk back to wednesday. It will be unsettled throughout the day on tuesday, and still some spotty showers possible wednesday. But at that point, the rain chances should be lower. Again, the rain wont be a difference maker in terms of making up the deficit, but well take what we can get. Were about 50 percent of what we should have to this point in the season. Well get a little bit as we head through the next 48 hours. It will wash some pollen out of the atmosphere, but the pollen count will climb back up toward the end of the week as the atmosphere dries up. Mid40s already in santa rosa, not too much of a drop the rest of the night. Only down into the mid to upper 40s for low temperatures by early tuesday morning. Thats due to the layer of clouds overhead. That also blocks the sunshine. We only warm to the mid to upper 50s for highs on tuesday, well below average for late march. Temperatures warm up as we hit the end of the week, once we see the sunshine back. Still lingering showers on the way for wednesday. If youre up early tomorrow morning, wake up with mary and gianna for the latest on weather and traffic starting dark and early at 4 30 a. M. Social distancing in the snow. How a community in lake tahoe is trying to keep the tourists away during when it comes to your business internet, which is more important . Okay, i wish i didnt have to choose. Like the more i think about it, the more i want to jump to each room. What if i said you can have it all . Comcast business gives you connectivity that goes beyond. 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