Local news station. Now in i just minutes ago the Senate Passed a 2 plus trillion dollar economic stimulus package. Thanks for joining us. Everybody, im grant lotus and i think you will kiss this historic bill was just voted on minutes ago. The highlights include direct payments of up to 1200 for working people. An additional 500 per child married couples earning up to 150,000 will get 2400. This bill provides billion in Small Business loans. 250 billion in Unemployment Insurance benefits and billion in loans for distressed companies. This stimulus package now heads on to the house which is expected to vote on it tomorrow. The latest coronavirus numbers in the bay area Santa Clara County continues to have the most trouble locally 459 cases along with 17 deaths. Tonight we also know that the Santa Clara CountySheriffs Office has 5 confirmed cases in that department. The latest case there deputy who had been assigned to the Custody Bureau that deputy is now selfisolating at home meanwhile, 165 cases and 5 deaths in san mateo county, San Francisco county with a 178 cases and one death Contra Costa County 108 cases and one death. 124 cases and 2 deaths in alameda county. And tonight. We know a gate agent at Oakland International airport has tested positive the last day that person worked at the airport. March 22th that was sunday that person was at terminal 2. Tonight were in county has 53 cases, 24 and Solano CountySonoma County has 37 cases and one death and that the county has just reported its 6th case. Globally the number of confirmed cases is now more than 460,000 more than 21,000 people have died. The us has more than 68,000 cases and nearly 1000 41 people have died including at least 185 today which was the deadliest day so far here in the u s in california. Were seeing the 3,150 confirmed cases. Now the south bay of course has been a hit the hardest with this outbreak. A Kaiser Permanente executive is speaking out about one hospital particularly stressed in san jose. Our first gayle on report. Most and as a person walking out or not actually has an almost half of the hospital, you know with either but we or persons on your investigation doctor steven per adi executive Vice President of Kaiser Permanente telling the journal of the American Medical Association about the influx of coronavirus patients and san jose were literally had to the Camp Hospital make sure that youve got not. Im asking our personnel standpoint because to provide care to meet each month. Requires resort some of person now doctor per audi says the highest reported cases at Kaiser Permanente. Has been in Washington State in northern california, the hot spots of the outbreak in a statement from Kaiser Permanente san jose senior Vice President and area manager irene chavez says the number of suspected or confirmed covid 19 patients changes daily hospital does not provide daily figures but says the percentage of patients in san jose has dropped quote given that it is located in a copa 19 hot spot and that we count so many south bay residents as our members. It should not be surprising that we would care for a significant number of our patients in our San Jose HospitalSanta Clara County has been hit hard with covid 19 cases and deaths in an effort to prevent overwhelming hospitals, the Santa Clara Convention center will serve as a Federal Medical Facility to treat noncovered 19 patients. The facility will be one out of 8 in the state thats 2000 additional medical bags, those sites are already on packing are in the process. Of being made operational the Santa Clara Convention center will have 248 beds, the major benefit of it is that it adds more hospital beds. Medical personnel and supplies, so doesnt strain any of our current resources county board of supervisors chair cindy chavez says the Convention Center will be Search Capacity for a number of hospitals in Santa Clara County, the opening date has not yet been determined. Reporting in santa clara gayle ong kron 4 news. Now the big story were following 6 bay area counties are extending School Closures. Now all the way to may first in an effort of course to try to slow the spread of coronavirus can force dan kerman has been following this story and he reports now from San Francisco. The signs outside San FranciscoSanchez Elementary School might say the school is closed through april 3rd. But now the San FranciscoUnified School District along with the county offices of education in alameda contra customer in san mateo and santa clara had extended the closure another month, we want to truly embrace what is being put out there not only across the bay area. But across the entire state of california when it comes to social distancing and the importance of that as things stand now playgrounds and classrooms will be empty at least until may first this is the most important to keep our students safe and to keep the community safe. So. We miss our students and we would rather be in the classroom teaching, but we accept it. Right now the level of instruction varies from district to district. But before there can be a formal online classroom experience. All students must be able to have computers and get on line. Were focused on really making sure that we can access all students when learning does happen so that its an equitable Distribution Information so we have are facing and what were going to be doing over the next 2 weeks and working on how learning well turning would look like with this extended School Closure in the meantime many districts are continuing to provide meals to students. Who would otherwise go hungry last monday that was the 16th we had 25,000 meals we gave out to students to take on for breakfast lunch and supper. For 3 days. On thursday which was the next day the program in 50,000 meals we gave out this past monday, the 23th year about a 100,000 meals so the need is very obviously there and were going to do everything we can to get those meals to our Students SchoolOfficials Say during the last week of april will reconvene with Health Officers and decide if the School Closure needs to be extended. Even past may 1st in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. President trump is updating his goal of having the economy up and running again by easter. He said today, it is realistic to expect a large parts of the country. Well go back to normal sooner than other parts of the country will. Meanwhile governor newsome addressed when he may be able to lift california stay at home order. And it doesnt sound like that will be any time soon dont think for a second that were day or 2 away from that in that order were not were not even a week or 2 away. The governor and the president also today stressed the importance of continuing social distancing. But the president continues to tout Easter Sunday as a time when he says it would be great to see churches packed all over the country Easter Sunday, 18 days away and help with that social distancing the east bay Regional Park district. Well start closing parks parking lot and picnic areas on friday. This is video from Point Isabelle part today you can see people are still out to some of their walking their dogs, although some parks, including point isabel will still be accessible by foot facilities including the picnic areas restrooms water fountains and playgrounds will be closed. The district plans to keep the restrictions in place through thursday april 30th, San Francisco city leaders held a virtual News Conference today in a part of the effort to keep people updated on the coronavirus pandemic and whats being done to prepare for a surge in patients. Harpers kate rooney has details. More equipment more staff more support that was the message from San Francisco mayor london breed regarding the citys needs in a Virtual Press conference today. We are still in a situation that requires a significant ramp up. And it requires the need for our state and our federal partners to step up more than they ever have before and to move faster with 26 new confirmed cases of covid 19 today and the citys first reported death yesterday breed estimated San Francisco will need 5,000 more hospital beds in the weeks to come among the solutions will be Saint FrancisMemorial Hospital where 48 beds will gradually be made available beginning with several next week. Think about when youre out there and youre socializing and youre not socially distancing from one another. The difference that could make and the spread that occurs as a result of your interactions with other people and if you went to the hospital because you are sick or a relative or Family Member and they were turned away because we didnt have enough beds to accommodate them as she has in each press conference breed reiterated her plea for san franciscans to continue being diligent with social distancing. As the city braces for surgeon illness comparable to those seen in other us cities in San Francisco, cape bruny kron 4 news and the city of San Franciscos now consolidating its cover 19 response efforts at the moscow knee center. Heres some of the pictures that are set up there shares his goes Emergency Operation center along with the Departments Centers for public health, Human Services and Human Resources are now located there the city says the space allows for greater collaboration while also keeping workers safe with social distancing. Marin county wants to remind Property Owners that their second installment of property taxes are still due april 10th that is the final day to make a payment without getting a late fee. Everybody is asked to pay online by phone or by mail to limit covid 19 exposure by the way if you live in other bay area counties be sure to check to see if your property taxes are still do. On april 10th. In the east bay tesla has shut down production of vehicles at its fremont factory, but there are still people here showing up for work there are a total of about 10,000 people who work at the factory and freeman as of right now only a fraction of them are still coming in. You did see people Walking Around earlier today. Trucks are still being loaded up with cars for deliveries. Tesla says it is going to temporarily suspend production of vehicles at the factory. And that it will reduce to now basic operations. Tesla says it will also close down its new york factory. Anyway we can help this really important even if it is. Or find work stations or we can join a. Neighbors in San Franciscos hill section are trying to get back to their community. So far a group of 100 volunteers has organized to pick up and deliver groceries for their elderly neighbors and theyre doing it for free kron fours Taylor Bisacky spoke to the woman who started the movement. She is live now with the details on this taylor heck of an effort i know people are doing it all over the country. But its always great to see. Grand theyre doing it across many neighborhoods in the city and for this one specifically a hill she says it all started as a post on social media specifically in the next door app well word quickly spread and she got an overwhelming amount of responses and now dozens of people are helping out right here in this neighborhood. The vaccine. Can at least help deliver groceries begins to how good for our neighbors. Their resources that they need kathleen so lives in San Franciscos hill neighborhood. As more news came out about the coronavirus she says she immediately thought about her older neighbors, she posted in the next door app on social media asking if anyone else had elderly neighbors nearby who needed help now nearly 2 weeks later, she found more than 100 other volunteers response the next after this it was 300 responses on it now. Emails read about it. A volunteers in the area who just are willing to help out the volunteers are delivering food groceries and toiletries tell neighbors in need in hill, fort of their efforts quickly spread on social media and already theyve made more than a handful of deliveries weve kind of form this partnerships with with the now for assistance so we delivery so its just been taking all the necessary precautions even though were young and healthy your worst off mask while flying down the ice and just making sure its safe. Assess for everybody in this difficult time so says its great to see neighbors helping neighbors from my life, i love San Francisco so much the people here for each other. Those group of volunteers are finding people through again social media and also posting fliers throughout the neighborhood. Again many other neighborhoods in the city are doing this as well so its an important reminder that were all in this together reporting live in San Francisco taylor sacchi. Kron 4 news said is a good reminder. Thank you what taylor. Meantime the bay area zoned steph curry says that hes going to be interviewing Infectious Disease expert doctor. Anthony falciani yeah weve seen a plenty of fact he who is the head of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases, hes been at many of the president s Daily White House coronavirus briefings. Well curry tweeted today asking his fans for their questions. He will host the question and answer session at 10 oclock tomorrow morning. It will stream live on his Instagram Page should be onekama of a week of the sharp shooter and the straight shooter there you go all right you have people that people love those 2. And then theyll be talking together definitely going to tune in for that tomorrow on instagram as we take a live look outside right now the embarcadero in San Francisco much more desolate than it normally is lit up quiet joining us now meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez. Her home meteorologist goal a center there all dressed up and i see an emmy in the background, well. Orkin and its a fake or get at that grants all make sure the water that every day big deal will keep an eye on that as well lets take a look at stormtracker 4 were drying out and clearing out right now in the bay area thats going to be the big weather story because of that lack a blanket of cloud cover temperatures already starting to dip in fact seeing widespread low to mid and upper 40s right now oakland is the only city in the 50s and just at 52 degrees so barely holding on that so we have a frost advisory in effect for those of you in the north bay tonight and we are going to notice some patchy frost possible because temperatures will be at near or below freezing specifically for those of you in santa rosa cooling down to 30 degrees and today you actually broke a record low of 28 degrees. So youre going to be near that when you wake up for your thursday morning so make sure to bundle up napa 35 degrees upper 30s for conquered and san jose both mid to low 40s for those of you are on the east bay shoreline and even the bay area shoreline as well, future cast though is going to show drier weather for most of the bay area tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. But our highest peace could see some scattered showers with a slight chance of popup thunderstorms. But drier weather on friday. Thats going to be transitional day before another storm arrives this weekend and with this storm were going to see about half an inch of rain or less throughout the bay area coastline with about a quarter of an inch of rain or less everywhere else in todays daytime highs about 5 to 10 degrees below average because of that cold winter storm that swept through the area and thats leaving behind a very cool and chilly air mass that tomorrow, we are going to rebound just a little bit temperatures warming up about 2 to 3 degrees from todays daytime high so upper 50s and