And wednesday was 250 but today just 100. We need to slow down and allow them to catch up and hopefully within the next couple of days we will be back up to 370 that we originally posted. Ken williams came to get tested because he is 74 and has a history of asthma but he had no symptoms and got turned away. This is because they are so inundated with people and therefore they have to be more careful about who they test. We were on the phone with the representative earlier today. They said they will get a statement and we are waiting for that but they did mention they are trying to hire more technicians. As far as testing goes, hayward will go until april 13 and seven days a week and reevaluate. Thank you so much. The outbreak triggering major changes for bay area mass transit. We start with muni. They are replacing all light rail and metro trains with buses. The agency said it is closing the underground system in order to redirect custodial services to other facilities. Minimize the risk to station agents. They will be making use of the time to do maintenance along the line. Caltrain will be slashing Weekday Service by more than half due to the nearly 90 drop in demand. Instead of 92 daily trains there will be 42. They will run every 3060 minutes. In the south bay, Light Rail Service has come to a halt. After the operator trust tested positive. Buses are still an option. Bus and are an option but the train is not. We are here at the Convention Center station in the middle of downtown san jose. Normally one of the busiest stations during the weekday 5 00 our but here it is practically empty because of the trains just started running. Every light rail train is now standing still. The tracks in the yard are filled with columns of idle trains and aside from the occasional would be right who did not get the word, the stations are empty and silent except for this recorded message. Your attention please. There is no service. It shut down the system late last night after a Driver Training inform the agency that he tested positive for covid 19. No trains currently running. They will call them back to be deep cleaned. All operators and maintenance staff were told not to come to work today until further notice. The infected person did operated some trains but they are separated from the public by a partition. For now buses are taking up the slack but the light rail riders say it is an inconvenience. I have to get to work. A half hour late now. The bus schedules and drop off points are different. It is more walking and more time. The only bright stop is fewer. 82 of decline and ridership since the last seven weeks or so on the light rail lessons at the impact significantly. Because of the decline in the light rail, buses will be on a shortened schedule from now on. In fact, they are doing things differently. They are boarding from the back door instead of from the front door and minimizing contact between the public and drivers and they are not charging any fees or anything like that right now so you basically hop on a bus without having to pay. Reporting live, kpix 5 news. Limited options. Santa rita jail recorded its first covid19 test with a nurse. Officials are now tracking everyone the nurse had close contact with and sending staffers with high exposure risk from to self quarantine. The good news is that the nurse had been using an n95 mask and other protective equipment at all times inside the jail. The Santa Clara County jail is attempting to distance is inmates from each other but chopper 5 saw plenty of groups gathered in the yard today. In the meantime, attorneys are pressuring judges to free thousands of Prison Inmates who are at high risk of complications as well as nonviolent offenders who are within a year of being paroled. The attorney general is already directed the bureau of prisons to look into home confinement options. One of the things we have to assess. Whether that individual is a casebycase in the circumstance they will find themselves. In many cases, that may not be the case. Heres a look at the bay area coronavirus cases. 1331 cases total. That has been 30 deaths. Santa clara county has more than 400 cases followed by San Francisco county with 220 k cases and san mateo with nearly 200. New video showing the dire situation and set a new york hospital. The epicenter of the outbreak in the United States. Nationwide more than 1000 people have died and there are now more than 69,000 reported cases. Tom hansen joins us live from new york city. What is it like there . What is the mood . Reporter the governor and his meeting. The stories coming out of new york citys hospitals could not paint a more different picture. The growing number of coronavirus cases in new york city is overwhelming hospitals. People come in and they get intubated and they died. The cycle repeats. Elmhurst hospital had 13 deaths in 24 hours. I dont have the support that i need and even just the materials that i need physically to take care of my patients. The doctor gave the New York Times a look inside the emergency room. All of the patients in this room, they all have covid19. Today is getting worse and worse. We had to get a refrigerated truck to store the bodies of patients who are dying. Hardhit new york city is working to increase hospital capacity. The goal is to triple the number of hospital beds in the city by may. They are urging the federal government to step up. We are pushing every possible button. We are looking under every stone and calling the country to find every ventilator we can get and soon we talk about the efforts to create them. President trump announced the ship will be arrive on monday. I think i am going to go out and kiss it goodbye. Freeing up hospital beds in the city. Governor cuomo also said that there are enough supplies to handle the immediate search. The mayor in hoboken new jersey just across the river said the facility only has enough supplies to last them six more days. Grimmett news. You say you are standing in central park. I see people walking behind you. Are following the shelter and place orders pick it is interesting. It is almost like two separate worlds. We were just in time square earlier in the day where it is completely vacant. All of the places that you would imagine to be densely crowded areas are completely vacant. It sounds like people are sheltering in place. Honoring the orders but then you get to a place like central park and there are runners everywhere. It is not a busy day. It is very densely crowded on a busy day but you are seeing a lot of people out in central park and in public spaces. On the west side highway. I feel like people feel they need to get out and they are feeling cooped up in their apartments. Certainly it is kind of a little of both. The same thing in San Francisco. People are getting cabin fever. You see them running around but they are keeping that social distance. Six feet is critical. That is what experts around the country or drilling into our heads. Maintain the social distance. It is not necessarily a bad thing to go outside and get pressure and sunlight but you need to limit that social interaction as much as possible because we know how easy it is to spread this virus. Thank you. President trump convened with World Leaders from 20 different nations. He provided an update on the discussion regarding the fight against the spread of coronavirus. The United States is working with our friends and partners around the world to stop the spread of the virus and coordinate efforts. We discussed how vitally important it is for all of the nations to immediately share information and data and we have been doing that to a large extent but we will do it more so. Lets take a live look at capitol hill. Lawmakers are reviewing the 2 trillion relief bill and to ease the pain of the coronavirus. They are expected to pass a tomorrow. The Senate Unanimously approved it last night. The deal offers hundreds of billions of dollars to Big Companies and small businesses. Also Unemployment Insurance will go up by 600 a week as soon as next week and 1200 cash payment to most individuals could be directly deposited within the next three weeks. Still ahead on kpix 5 news and streaming , staffing carry teams up with the most prominent white house advisor in the thick of the pandemic. The unlikely pair presses out the questions while a former president looks on. Baseball fans call it a religious holiday but opening day is no more. What people are doing around the bay area to prepare for the seasons return. Kpix 5 news exposes a dangerous case of drug board and. Something not coronavirus related. A good oldfashioned house fire. 23rd and castro in San Francisco. This is what it looks like. Cruiser mopping up. They had to go through the roof to get this one out. They get the things under control. San Francisco Fire Department said nobody got hurt here. The cause of the fire is not yet known. A lot of people in their homes. 24 7 now. Firefighters will remain on the scene for a bit asking people to avoid the area. Back to you. The pandemic is bringing together an unlikely pair. Steph curry known for his assist on the court trying to understand the coronavirus. Hosting and Instagram Live chat with dr. Fauci. The leading expert on the virus. People that are feeling threatened by the change in reality but there is no overreaction. This is serious. You are absolutely right. This is Serious Business. Stressing to the 29 million followers the seriousness of the threat. He and the doctor discussed the need for social isolation. Fighting the curve of cases in the u. S. They chatted for 30 minutes this morning and answer questions about the novel coronavirus. As a country, put together, dont get intimidated. Use energy to confront the things that will put an end to it. The doctor said it is unknown if someone who was in fact they can get reinfected but it is doubtful. That could eventually lead to a sort of immunity. The best source of information on the coronavirus is the cdc. Check out who was watching. Former president obama writing, listen to the science. Do your part and take care of each other. Thank you. Oakland coliseum where dozens of stadiums should have been opening day for major league baseball. Chopper 5 made a pass over oracle park. Wilson walker is now. Wilson. Reporter liz, there is the gravity of everything we are talking about and then there is a ballgame. Everyone understands that the disparity but here comes opening day without baseball. It is a bit of a reminder of what we have lost here. Maybe a glimpse of what we have to gain. It is unusually sad day. It is a religious holiday. Something of a religious holiday for fans like charles. Opening day is another reminder of what we have given up in this effort to save lives. Without baseball and sports in general, there is one more hole we have to fill. Do you want to play recreational baseball . That is forbidden. Even if you wanted to commiserate, they are closed for the foreseeable future. The opening day prop reminders that in the absence of team sports San Francisco is not lacking for shared purpose. We will be doing all sorts of offshoots from the parties. It would be a different story in San Francisco but here we are. A catering business will be severing parties on opening day but they have hired some of the staff back and repurposed the operation. We are delivering meals to needy people. We send out 1000 meals yesterday, today and tomorrow until resources run out. The longer it goes on we can find other ways to help people. My partner has been cooking food and taking it to friends and things like that. The ballpark is quiet but there is plenty to do. The Serious Business of teamwork until that is resolved. Baseball and the friends we share it with will have to wait. I hope to see folks around the heart. Absolutely. The first thing you learn in professional baseball or something you hear every single year on the state is that it is a long season and i think we are all in for a very long season so to speak. The kind that tests the middle of your clubhouse and wont it be nice when all of this is over and we can all sit down and watch a baseball game . Kpix 5 news. Some locals are making do. We asked some viewers on facebook or twitter to show us how they are paying tribute to their favorite teams. Some residents are wearing their favorite jerseys and dressing up the dogs. The giants and the mlb reveled in glory days. After a couple days of rain, the skies are clearing out today. Chopper 5 above the bay area. Lets get over to chief meteorologist paul deanno with a look at what is ahead. More rain for the weekend. Welcome rainfall because we are running half of where the rain should stand at this point. There is some shower activity. This will disappear when the sun goes down but a few showers for the northbay. Especially a little closer to the coast in the southern half of napa county has activity dotting the radar over alameda county. One shower over the bay and scattered showers over Santa Clara County. Most of the activity has been down in santa cruz county. All of this activity is moving north to south and it will dissipate over the next couple of hours. We will be seeing a better chance of actual widespread rain for the weekend. Look outside. It has not been rain but a little bit of snow. Dusting the peak there but a reminder that it is not always all of rain. Temperatures are chilly. Mid to upper 50s right now. Well below average for temperatures again today. We are seeing the mix of clouds and sunshine but temperatures have been slightly warmer. 17 degrees warmer. Most of us are a degree or two. More progress to the next couple of days. Temperatures chilly tonight. Valley locations down to the mid30s. Santa rosa and napa in the low to mid 40s. Slightly below average. Cold enough for a frost advisory. Marin county inland with another freeze warning in effect for lake county and frost likely for the second morning in a row but we will bounce back tomorrow but below average. 57 degrees below normal but more 60s tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. Temperatures around 60s for the south bay. A little further away from the water. Temperatures in the mid to upper 50s around the bay area. Right around 60 degrees for napa and santa rosa and farther into the low 60s as you head to the north and higher terrain and temperatures drop off. I will show you future cast. It will be headed our way during the five a clock hour. Looking like a rainy day with lingering showers on sunday. Dry out and warm up as we head to next week. Coming up at 530, a closer look at the rain for saturday. Up next, many are wondering how long does the coronavirus mass layoffs due to the coronavirus. The department of labor said nearly 3. 3 Million People file for initial Unemployment Benefits last week. That is up 3 million from the week before and shatters the previous record of six 95,000 claims in 1982. Despite the unemployment numbers, stocks soared as the massive relief bill gets closer to passing. The doubt gained more than 1300 points. The nasdaq was up 430 points. The s p was up 154 and up 17 since monday. You may be surprised at how long the virus can survive on surfaces. A recent study shows it can survive on surfaces for hours and even days. It was found that covid19 can hang out as droplets and remain in the air for up to three hours. The cdc continues to recommend cleaning a frequently touched services and objects every day. The most effective cleaning is diluted bleach and Alcohol Solutions with 70 alcohol. Coming up, nurses are taking to the streets in the effort to get medical supplies. If you think you have been sheltering in place for a long time, a couple evacuated from the grand princess cruise ship is forced to quarantine again. Grocery deliveries are backed up. Wild thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything. Groovy. Done yet . Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry. You sure . Hmm. Mmm. Come on, come on, wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Right now on kpix 5 news there is now more than 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County. The most in the bay area by far. 167 of those results came in the past 48 hours and a full 50 are people under th