The environment. Yes there you go look on the positive, rain continues for some but not so much for others and that would be the north, temperatures in the 40s and so it will be cool. Hail in the 95423 which was Pleasant Hill and that was yesterday not today, rainfall pretty impressive in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in and around vallejo and cordelia, other locations not so much but livermore did well in Oakland Hills, santa rosa is usually the leader of the pack but not this case this time so it missed you. 40s and 50s for some of that will be the highest today, i will say Higher Elevations will not get out of the low 40s. You see the south bay and Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. 50s on the temps. And we have sal castaneda. Focusing on the wet commute steve. Weve had a couple of spinoffs in the wet weather as people are driving too fast but lets talk about the altamonte pass, typical slow traffic from the tracy triangle into the bay area. And remember a lot of people cannot work on home and people who stock grocery shelves and First Responders and all kinds of good people out there going to work we thank you. This is a look at westbound 24 as you drive through the tunnel and there is a solo spin out right there but no major problems on 680 concord to walnut creek. Now back to the desk. Like here in the bay area as schools and businesses in many cities around the country are shutting down trying to stop the spread of coronavirus doug luzader has details of the federal response. Reporter we accept hear more from the federal government today about possible closures but in the meantime the president is trying to wave off a panic at Grocery Stores. Long lines and short supplies, shelves in many Grocery Stores are empty and the president after speaking with grocery executives said enough is enough. You dont have to buy so much, take it easy and relax more and more cities including new york are ordering restaurants and bars to close the dining rooms and one of the countrys leading Public Health officials said this could just be the start. Americans should be prepared they will have to hunker down significantly more than we as a country are doing. Over the weekend growing frustration in several of the nations airports as Many Americans return from abroad and face long lines in the carded conditions where says to avoid. Wall street have another tumultuous day and in a surprise move the fed yesterday cut Interest Rates and to other emergency actions to help prop up the markets but it may not be enough to calm the waters even as the administration tries to ease concerns about falling consumer demand. What we have seen from credit card data is travel is down extraordinary and almost corresponding is an increase in purchases of food, pharmacy goods and supplies. Good news is vaccine trials could be starting but it could be a year or more before anything is widely available. This week the Senate Returns to work here hoping to pass a new aid package to help americans deal with the immediate fallout from the virus. In washington Doug Luzader Fox news. Many big cities are taking drastic steps, the mayor of los angeles issued an executive order closing what he calls many nonessential establishments starting this morning. He said to prevent the spread of covid 19 on nightclubs, bowling alleys, theaters and gymnasiums must close to the public and restaurants and bars have been order to close but they will be allowed to sell food for take out. And in las vegas, mgm resorts and when resorts announced they are closing until further notice and mgm resorts offers and operates several hotels and casinos along the strip and these casinos are now closed this morning, hotel. Operations tomorrow, all new reservations will be for arrivals after april 30. When resorts is shutting down his las vegas facilities tomorrow night and access to remain closed for at least two weeks. The cdc recommended gatherings of 50 people or more be canceled for the next eight weeks these guidelines do not include schools, colleges and businesses many campuses are shut down and Many Companies are telling employees work from home. The cdc is one against large events which include conferences, festivals, concerts and weddings. The ban to the us includes the United Kingdom and ireland and video from Chicago Ohare Airport shows travelers over the weekend waiting in long lines, big crowds to get through the newly set up Health Screening area. That is the result of the trump administrations new european travel ban and only american citizens and permanent residents are allowed to enter the us from europe. The coronavirus keeps spreading in italy which is reporting now free hundred 68 more deaths just 24 hours. 3500 people tested positive for the virus during that same 24 hours, now the total number of cases is almost 25,000 in the death toll in italy is now more than 1800, italy has been on lockdown since last week tried to stop the spread of the virus. The Italian Government ordered everyone to stay home and almost all businesses in italy are close. These are the top coronavirus stories affecting the bay area today Public Schools in San Francisco, oakland and santa clara county, Contra Costa County and other areas are all closed today some local School Systems are trying to provide Online Learning but not all local schools or students have access to technology. The grand princess cruise ship is scheduled to leave the port of oakland and scheduled to fill out this morning and then anchor somewhere in the San Francisco bay for a two week quarantine but the ship docked in oakland when we could go after 21 people on board tested positive for the virus. Governor gavin newsom made a stunning announcement responding to the pandemic and he is calling for the home isolation of everyone in the state over the age of 65, and people that have chronic diseases. The governor also wants to close all bars, nightclubs, wineries and brewpubs in california calling them nonessential businesses. He stopped short of shutting down restaurants. Schools across the bay area will offer free meals to students and their families starting today. The exact terms and hours very pending on School District but these are some of the School Districts helping families today. Oakland unified offering meals beginning at 8 am this morning. This is that schools and west, central and east oakland. And was Contra Costa County families can visit nine campuses including those on this list and this begins at 11 am and ended ends at 1 pm. Two locations in the san ramon unified School District, john baldwin elementary and walt disney elementary, families can go pick up free packaged meals beginning at 11 30 this morning but semper cisco unified School District will provide free meals to all children 18 or younger during School Closure starting at 9 am this morning, families stop by 18 sites them all week long the sales will be distributed between 9 and 10 am. For students at santa clara unified there are five schools offering meals beginning at 11 am. Those schools are the ones listed on your screen. Two Public Transit agencies on the peninsular making changes this week in response to the reduced ridership connected to the pandemic. Beginning tomorrow caltrain will no longer offer its Baby Bullet Service between San Francisco and san jose during the morning and afternoon commutes. Caltrain is pointing to a recent 75 drop in ticket sales for that decision to cut the service. And sam trans is making cuts in response to the growing number of schools closed in San Mateo County is buses will no longer serve dozens of stops marked school days only. That ridership is down 19 since the coronavirus containment efforts began. Now we want you to call or email your questions about the coronavirus as we do have a team that will try to answer those questions, call the number that you see on your tv screen right now, or email us newstips foxtv. Com or see the questions were already answering on ktvu. Com under the Factor Fiction section. Lets get everybody out the door he was commuting to work, it is a much smaller number i think. It is a smaller number but you know i thought of you guys, people who have to do things were counting on are out there working so lets hope they have a decent commute. I want to show you northbound 280 san jose is doing okay, no major problems and of course we know a lot of people cannot work from home so for your commute it should be a little lighter, 580 and 205 is not lighter and it looks the same as always but if youre going into the inner core of the bay area it is all right, highway 24 we had a couple of crashes, just a couple of solo spin outs and one is off the road so be careful not to take this turns too fast in this weather, 880 traffic is moving well and the bay bridge toll plaza. There are people going but it is lighter. Lets bring stephen. Thank you sir. I am working on snow totals so me and my army of one to give me 15 minutes, i know sugar bowl had 40 inches of snow, for rainfall the Santa Cruz Mountains was very good and Boulder Creek and in and around vallejo and cordelia there were really impressive totals, livermore and Oakland Hills over an inch, san jose. 80 and santa rosa only a third. Less to the north. The snow is on the go and it continues, winter storm warning will continue and 50 and 80 worship times it over the weekend and i dont think it will be any easier today and there is avalanche control and 50 winter storm warning until 5 pm today with 2 to 5 feet of snow possibly an end result and possibly also more than that, snow right now in lake county, hamilton getting snow, could be some of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Let me know if youre getting any, less activity as far as rain goes to the north, cloudy and cool and most will be focused from Solano County and Contra Costa County self. The lowest dropping southward but it doesnt mean we cannot get instability and under some activity. It is possible as the low inches down the coast, lifting the rain southwest to the north you can see that and if youre in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in the peninsula towards Santa Clara Valley, san jose and towards the east bay i would think that youre in for off andon rain occasional heavy at times, 50s, coolest day of the week so far. After tomorrow it looks quiet wednesday through friday and the next system will arrive on the weekend on sunday probably. Businesses around the country are finding workarounds during the coronavirus pandemic and next we will show you how some bay Area Business owners are really getting creative to keep the money coming in. The reason the former National Security advisor that pled guilty to lying to the fbi may never see a day in prison. Welcome back, businesses here in the bay area are taking extra steps to keep customers a safe as the coronavirus continues to spread. Today the Mexican Restaurant in alameda will begin making no contact deliveries free of charge and its customers call their orders and will ask customers if they would like the driver to leave the order by the front door. They say this service will help people stay healthy and provide financial help for its 90 employees who rely on tips. And in alameda play studio will deliver arts and crafts to kids at home starting today in the studio will be closed too much and people that live outside of alameda can buy the kits and have them mailed and they have a oneweek supply of craft projects. Studio owners say they came up with the idea after alameda schools said they would be closed until april 3. We lost all of our littles so we came together with our team and try to figure out a way to bring twhirl to the families and how we can help our families at home with our creative kits. Twhirl has been offering art classes in alameda schools as well as craft classes camps for nearly 10 years. Starbucks strongly encouraging people in north america to take out your orders starbucks will no longer let customers sit down in stores and patios in the united dates or canada most cafis will be open for deliveries for drive through orders and customers who use mobile order and pay. Some cafis in hightraffic areas including malls and universities will be closed while others are having their hours cut. Today nike grows adjoining and growing list of companies temporally Closing Stores around the world because of the pandemic. Nike is closing its doors in the united states, canada, western europe, australia and new zealand for the next 10 days and nike stores china will stay open. The coronavirus outbreak started earlier there this year. Now the pandemic could cause big changes in this years nfl draft. It is still scheduled to begin april 23 in las vegas which is the new home of the raiders but there are reports the nfl is considering postponing the draft and possibly holding the draft without the fans. Jury deliberations in the trial of John Lee Cowell will be back in court today and he was guilty last week for the murder of neil wilson at a bart station and it is a situation if he is determined to be saying he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole but otherwise he will be confined to a Mental Health hospital. Today the man accused of intentionally running down for teenagers on the peninsula will be back in court this morning but that incident happened earlier this month in burlingame, and amita db is accused of running down and injuring four boys and police say he mistakenly thought the four teenagers that dog feces inside his suv but in reality the drivers friends did it as a prank and he is facing charges of felony hitandrun and murder. Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn may be pardoned by President Trump and the president made that announcement yesterday after tweeting that it is reported that the fbi and Justice Department lost records related to flynn and in 2017 he pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators conducting the russia investigation but in january he sought to withdraw his guilty he alleging fbi misconduct and the Justice Department abruptly offered a more lenient sentencing recommendation and his sentencing hearing is on hold for now. And major storm brought more than 2 feet of snow to the sierra cause major problems on the roads with spin outs and crashes on interstate 80 your colfax and the nevada state line which is close right now. A big rig was also stuck on an overpass at baxter until the driver was rescued by a caltrans crew with a tow truck. I am told i cannot get through. And they dont know how long it. But i got toilet paper so i am ready. Like everyone else in the bay area looking for toilet paper, drivers are advised to use an alternate route this morning but again it is just tough to have such a rough winter and nobody is skiing and snowboarding, there was not enough snow and people were not going up but now they finally get snow and now all of this. Spent yes and 80 is still close from colfax to nevada state line, 50 need change so they advise people to use alternate routes, change required from the miles east of plaster built myers. If it were up to me i would not go and they may close it at any time and you do need change take a look at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see there is not much of a commute, dont expect a big one because a lot of people will be working from home. This is a look at the commute on interstate this is a look at the commute on interstate 880 and it is wet and when it is wet it is correlated with more crashes around the bay. We have had a few and this is a look at the san mateo and dunbarton bridge on the maps, lightly traveled and so is the south bay commute. Lets bring steve back with the weather. I watched a lot of movies this weekend. I did as well and i was sitting in front of the tv try to take my mind off things. Spent i agree, lets get to it, as i was telling dave, rain, rain, rain and most of it to the south, not so much to the north, but rainfall totals were okay for some and really good for others. Been loman and Santa Cruz Mountains over 2 1 3 and vallejo and cordelia have impressive totals, the city. 85 officially, san jose with good rain and sfo with half an inch of rain and in santa rosa only one third of an inch. The snow continues, 80 is closed and there is new snowfall over the weekend and they sure there are more higher totals. Tahoe and donner 46 inches of snow, homewood 30 and same for squat. Mount rose 21 to 23. I guarantee there was more than that. The winter storm warning goes until five today and it is sold out. By the time it is all said and done probably 5 feet. Snow in the Mount Hamilton area and some over in lake county and i wouldnt be surprised if diablo got somebody quieter to the north of the golden gate as the low swings south, a thunderstorm is a possibility. With cold unstable air it would be longer and it would help if there were breaks in the clouds but for areas to the south it will be offandon rain and occasionally heavy with the focus around Santa Cruz Mountains. 50s on the temperatures and coolest day of the week by far, temperatures bump up a little as we start to see a little more of a break into wednesday through friday and the clouds roll in on the weekend and rain develops saturday night into sunday. More shutdowns and isolation orders ahead here in california coming up the latest directives from the governor aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus plus we will tell you how bay area doctors are using technology to treat more patients remotely. But first a message from steph curry of the warriors in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Stay 6 feet away from people and wash your hands. Sports events around the us are still on hold because of the coronavirus been a report by espn says the nba is preparing to resume games in the middle of june. Now if nba playoffs are held in their current format that would make basketball a summer sport and nba finals in july or august. That could possibly reset the entire nba timeline with new seasons starting around christmas warriors star steph curry had words of encouragement for fans. I just want to take this time to encourage everybody to practice social distancing to the best of their abilities and as best as you can practice social distancing to get rid of the spread of this virus as soon as possible. Flat flatten the curve, stay 6 feet away from people and wash your hands and go inside and outside as much as you can with water and soap, come together collectively to stop the spread of the virus. Usa today is reporting that Major League Baseball may be the First Sports League to resume play and the look at a possible return on memorial day weekend. As for the National Hockey league there is no timetable given for when hockey will resume and general managers from all the teams held a Conference Call saturday and during that call they talked about the chance the rest of the season could be canceled. Pro athletes continue to make donations to Coronavirus Relief and Research Efforts the Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl Anthony Towns is donating 100,000 to the mayo clinic to help with test developments. The mayo clinic said that donation will increase Testing Capacity by 500 . Over the weekend in arizona, Cincinnati Reds trevor bauer organized a wiffleball game with a group of fellow major leaguers, everyones microphone and the game was streamed on his website. He also started an online fundraiser to help the ballpark employees in cincinnati and the goal is they wanted to raise 1 million for those stadium workers that have been idled as the season is on hold. In oakland one small Business Owners doing what she can to help out during this pandemic. Helen is the owner of terrace gifts and coffee and she said 10 of herself will go to the Alameda County Community Food bank and she said sales at her store are down about 30 but after seeing all of the panic buying going on she is concerned about the less fortunate. Everybody is just taking, purchasing it and keeping it for themselves because nobody knows what is going to happen. So i believe, and i am afraid, our food banks will run short on food at the moment it is most needed. She said that she will donate part of her sales three easter and she said she was inspired to give after getting a check last night for my customer worried about her business slowing down. Sweeping new directives for the entire state of california as the coronavirus spreads. And the grand princess cruise ships out of the port of oakland but port workers are furious about what they say cruise ship is leaving behind. From ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. Good morning and thank you for joining us on mornings on 2 march. Good morning and thank you for joining us on mornings on 2 march 16 im pam cook. And good morning i am dave clark if you have to go out like many of us do take an umbrella, it is raining and nevis and steve is talking snow in the mountains bid north did not get in on this as much as areas to the south but around San Pablo Bay south, still getting snow in the mountains there, it is going to be really tough for the next 24 hours i would say good after five or six today issued start to improve but there are snow and our hills and offandon rain. Most of this is San Francisco, oakland, concord and
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