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With infection rates and the number of deaths increasing, it is too early to say definitively how much social distancing is helping. For now, his office is working with other bay area tech counties to develop plans to extend the state home orders. It is far more effective from a regional approach, the order that will be released tomorrow will be another regional approach going forward. It is essential that we collaborate and share information and act together to reduce the spread. Dr. Colfax says he is hoping that social distancing that we are all practicing right now is effective in trying to reduce the patient load going forward. When we face adversity, that is still the best tool that we all have to try to we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Protect those among us. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. New developments tonight at San Franciscos laguna hospital were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. , nine Staff Members and two patients have now tested if you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months positive with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. For covid19. Seven of those Staff Members had direct contact with patients and additional testing is now underway. Officials say everyone who has tested positive is in Good Condition and now in quarantine. Mayor london breed says the cdc has sent to Infectious Disease doctors to that facility. State Health Officials are also helping with additional staff and expertise. The total number of cases and the bay area now tops 2000. Santa clara county reported 202 more cases today. They expect those numbers to rise as Testing Capacity increases. 28 people have died and santa clara county. And San Mateo County, there are 309 cases and six deaths. San francisco has 374 confirmed cases and six deaths. Marin county has 93 cases and one death. Sonoma has 52 cases and one death. Napa is at 14 cases. Contra costa reports 187 cases and three deaths. And alameda, there 264 cases with seven deaths. Gov. Newsom says there is an urgent need now for tens of thousands of nurses and doctors. The governor signed an executive order today that allows nursing students and medical School Students who are close to finishing their degrees to start practicing medicine. The governor also wants retirees to come forward if possible. He says the state is looking to add these 50,000 hospital beds and Field Hospitals and other sites and the governor is hoping that as many as 37,000 more doctors, nurses, and specials will step up. We are very hopeful with this effort that we will see a surge of individuals to be paid and compensated to participate in the workforce and distributed throughout our care Delivery System all around the state. Nursing and medical students and retired professionals can find more information on the states covid19 website now to the peninsula where Health Officials are staging cots and medical equipment at the san mateo event center. It is being turned into a 250 bed Field Hospital for possible patients. The National Guard will be at that site tomorrow to help with the set up. Health Officials Say no patients will be immediately housed at the event center, but getting it set up now allows the county to be ready if and when more space is needed. Minnesota congresswoman and jerry , a simile men kevin smith held a briefing today to held until what the government is doing and San Mateo County, is it a too chilly and shower simas package that Congress Approved friday is a good step. San mateo county is expressing firsthand the Economic Impact of this crisis and we are deeply thankful for the assistance and hopefully there is more to come. At todays briefing, District Attorney also issued a warning that they will be cracking down on scams related to covid19. President donald trump has now backed off of his overly optimistic suggestion that the nation could potentially get back to business by easter. The president is now taking the advice of his medical experts and he has extended social distancing requirements until the end of april. The worst that can happen is you do it too early and all the sudden it comes back. President trump is extending his slow the spread guidelines that were supposed to expire today until april 30. Data from his covid19 Task Force Made it impossible to ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from five ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from 5 to 50 ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from 5 to 52 5000 cases very quickly. We see this and many metropolitan areas and we are very worried about every city in the United States and the potential for this virus to get outofcontrol. House peace corps nancy pelosi says the two trained our phase three stimulus was just a down payment. We need to do more family medical leave, we had to help people get tested and and have their visits to the doctor covered. We need to do more. The fda has authorized a new test which could give results in as little as five minutes. Administration is also working to quickly approve a sterilization process for mask. State restrictions are also increasing, like here in maryland where gov. Larry hogan issued a stay at home order that goes into effect at 8 pm. Stocks moved higher on wall street with each of the major averages picking up more than 3 . Healthcare Companies Led the surge of several Companies Announced breakthroughs in testing, treatments, and a possible vaccine. The dow is up 600 points today with nasdaq gaining 271 and the s p rose 85. Macy says it will furlough a majority of its workers this week. The company has about 130,000 employees. The move is expected to include about 5000 employees here in the bay area. Macys said it will have fewer furloughs on the digital side of its business and that is Distribution Centers and call centers. Furloughed employees will keep their Health Benefits and the company will pay 100 of the premium. This friday the Labor Department releases the march jobs report and the news is expected to be bleak. Economist expect to see the steepest drop in payroll since the great recession, if not worse. Analyst with the Federal Reserve say the pandemic could cost the United States 47 million jobs which will mean a 32 unemployment rates. Now to oakland where the staff at Esperanza Elementary School has now created a gofundme site for some of the families at their school. The principal says 75 of the families there have a parent out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The online fundraiser is and at helping families buy groceries and other basic needs. So far the gofundme site has raised almost 16,000. The school is in east oakland where all the 350 students qualify for either free or reduced price lunches and the best of times. You can find a link to the gofundme on our website at ktvu. Com. Coming up, the right to a speedy trial is being affected by the pandemic. The changes being made within the state court system and at local jails. Confusion about construction, is that work essential . We learned that it will vary depending on where you are. Showers to the north of us and the rest of the weeks forecast coming up. Showing thanks through food, what an east bay restaurant is doing to stay in business while supporting healthcare workers and first responders. And taking a live look at on the bay bridge toll plaza on this quiet evening. Weekday crossings are down more than 50 at all of their seven statement bridges compared to a year ago. Well be right back. The coronavirus has drastically changed cases across the country. Our reporter tells us the newly improved delays mean people are staying in jail longer as they wait for their day in court. Speedy trial rights for defendants now drastically rescinded because of the coronavirus. Alameda county public defender brendan wood says his clients are suffering. Poor clients are going to be stuck in jail for longer periods of time as they deal with this crisis. The state Judicial Council adopted emergency measures it would flatten the curve of the pandemic. Arraignments are now within seven days, not two days after an arrest. This man was accused of a deadly roadside shooting and wasnt charged until four calendar days later. It instead of 10 days for pulmonary hearing, it is now 30 days. All jury trials have already been postponed for 60 days. Our clients have not been convicted of a crime yet. They have not been convicted. We have to get these people out of custody. Many counties have already released and mades. We have released over 500 individuals out of custody during the last two weeks. On monday, a judge rejected a motion for release because of coronavirus fears. So far, no inmates are deputies have contracted a virus, but inners has. The Alameda County shares office said it is responsible for keeping the coronavirus out of the jail. Our workers and employees that come in from the outside world into our facility, we worry about them ringing in the virus. The San Francisco public defender says jails are illness incubators. It is very difficult to maintain social distancing in a jail facility and it is also impossible to keep your immune system up. The time extensions will remain in place for 90 days after the coronavirus emergency is lifted to alleviate backlogs. Take a look at this, people out at San Franciscos ocean beach today enjoying some sunshine after a chilly weekend. People seem to be practicing social distancing very well. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. Till it is so neat to see how may people are reexploring their neighborhoods now and out taking walks. Last night i was outside and i saw this guy and his kid walking down and they were walking a little pig, they had a little porker that was about that big. They did not have a leash at all either. It was the cutest thing i had ever seen. I was talking with somebody yesterday and it is the same thing, a woman that lived in this area forever said oh my god, i didnt know about this. People are rediscovering their neighborhoods and i think people are starting to get it. There staying closer to home and we are noticing out the beaches that there are less people. Santa cruz has really cut back on their beach use. When it is all said and done, i think it is going to end up being a good thing for us in terms of a society has we will rediscover home, neighbors and things like that. As a look outside we had some clouds of north, you can see the showers right there and as we comment a little closer youll see some rain showing up around humboldt and arcata but not for us. We will get the clouds throughout the evening hours but the showers will stay north and we will end up with a day tomorrow quite similar to today. We saw temperatures a little warmer today, we were in the mid 60s in some places. As you look live outside, just a beautiful camera shot. It is fun to see people rediscover their neighborhoods because it is the exact same thing that i notice. I lost you for a second there, i totally agree with what you are saying about people rediscovering their neighborhoods and that little pig walking down the street was just priceless. People are taking time today to also thank drs. Who are working on the front lines of this pandemic. They are flooding twitter with messages of gratitude and support under the hashtag National Doctors day. Even the president use twitter today to recognize the men and women who are working to keep all of us healthy during these trying times. A bay area woman has started an all hands on deck effort to make surgical mask. Karen bradley said she found a video and a pattern on youtube and she put her project up on a facebook page. I received many likes and comments and people are asking for the pattern. I think we are people that need to help each other. She says that almost anyone can so and they can turn out dozens of mask a day if they work at it. Sunrise bistro in walnut creek is funding a new way to stay in business while giving back to healthcare workers and first responders. The restaurant started a gofundme account to allow people to buy meals for healthcare workers, paramedics, police, and firefighters. This morning breakfast was delivered to paramedics at amr in concord. It feels really good and it is nice to see the community engaged. Is a real morale booster for our guys. Meals have also been delivered to Highland Hospital and oakland. So far, sunrise bistro has raised 28,000 and there owners goal say it is a 100,000. You know someone making a difference or providing hope in your community . We want you to nominate your local hero. Email your story, along with pictures or video of that person in action to my hero foxtv. Com and we will highlight those stories each weekday. Two east bay hotels are now being read leased by the state. Not everyone will be receiving this federal stimulus check. How one organization is working to help immigrants and College Students left out of the relief package. Where mac humira patients. This ones for you. The heroes who wont let your disease hold you back. You inspired us to make your humira experience even better with humira citratefree. It has the same effectiveness you know and trust, but we removed the citrate buffers, theres less liquid, and a thinner needle, with less pain immediately following injection. If you havent yet, talk to your doctor about humira citratefree. And you can use your copay card to pay as little as 5 a month. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections. Serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if youve had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flulike symptoms or sores. Dont start humira if you have an infection. Ask your doctor about humira citratefree. The same humira you trust with less pain immediately following injection. Has you covered withe fast, reliable internet. Finity with advanced security to help keep you secure online. And with the most tv shows, movies and streaming apps all in one place. With simple Digital Tools you can get the help you need or even trouble shoot your services on your own. Download the xfinity my account app or just say help into your xfinity voice remote. We are working to make things a little easier on everyone. Download the xfinity my account app today. And nonprofit in San Francisco is trying to help thousands of people who will not be receiving the stimulus checks. Mission asset fund says it is raising money for undocumented immigrants, College Students and parttime workers who are not eligible for the onetime payment from the government. The nonprofit says many of those people are on the front lines of the economic crisis and they need all the help they can get. We are talking about individuals that are still going to work and still ensuring that our supply chain is intact, theyre the ones that are stocking our shelves. 4 million has been raised in just over a week, but the nonprofit says that is not nearly enough to help everyone. The money will provide direct grants of up to 500 and zero interest loans to those who need it the most. To hotels in east oakland have open their doors to house the homeless during the covid 19 crisis. The comfort inn and the Radison Hotel on edes avenue are being leased by the state to shelter the homeless. The majority of homeless do not have a place to isolate during this emergency. Homeless advocates say getting people off the streets and into temporary housing will help save lives. This is really exciting, and a very short period of time we are able to partner with the department of social services, the state department, along with our healthcare partners, the sheriff, to get to hotels up and running for those who are unsheltered and on the street who are either at risk of or have tested positive for covid19. Homeless people are being referred to the hotel through many different social service agencies. People must have a referral from agency to get a room. With confusion over whether construction is an essential job of the depends on where the construction site is. One of paid San Francisco mayor london breed says the stayat home order will likely be extended until may 1. It will be a regionwide order with an announcement expected as early as tomorrow. In the meantime , city Officials Say this past weekend saw a marked improvement for people social distancing. Gov. Newsom signed an executive order for students that are close to finishing their medical degrees as well as resent retirees to practice medicine. They hope the state can add as many as 37,000 more doctors, nurses and specialists to help care for an expected surge of coronavirus patients. Officials in washington, d. C. , maryland, and virginia are now ordering people to stay at home as a region sees an increase in cases of coronavirus. The move effectively shuts down the capital region. In the meantime, congress is getting to work on a phase for San Francisco<\/a>s laguna hospital were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. , nine Staff Members<\/a> and two patients have now tested if you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months positive with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. For covid19. Seven of those Staff Members<\/a> had direct contact with patients and additional testing is now underway. Officials say everyone who has tested positive is in Good Condition<\/a> and now in quarantine. Mayor london breed says the cdc has sent to Infectious Disease<\/a> doctors to that facility. State Health Officials<\/a> are also helping with additional staff and expertise. The total number of cases and the bay area now tops 2000. Santa clara county reported 202 more cases today. They expect those numbers to rise as Testing Capacity<\/a> increases. 28 people have died and santa clara county. And San Mateo County<\/a>, there are 309 cases and six deaths. San francisco has 374 confirmed cases and six deaths. Marin county has 93 cases and one death. Sonoma has 52 cases and one death. Napa is at 14 cases. Contra costa reports 187 cases and three deaths. And alameda, there 264 cases with seven deaths. Gov. Newsom says there is an urgent need now for tens of thousands of nurses and doctors. The governor signed an executive order today that allows nursing students and medical School Students<\/a> who are close to finishing their degrees to start practicing medicine. The governor also wants retirees to come forward if possible. He says the state is looking to add these 50,000 hospital beds and Field Hospital<\/a>s and other sites and the governor is hoping that as many as 37,000 more doctors, nurses, and specials will step up. We are very hopeful with this effort that we will see a surge of individuals to be paid and compensated to participate in the workforce and distributed throughout our care Delivery System<\/a> all around the state. Nursing and medical students and retired professionals can find more information on the states covid19 website now to the peninsula where Health Officials<\/a> are staging cots and medical equipment at the san mateo event center. It is being turned into a 250 bed Field Hospital<\/a> for possible patients. The National Guard<\/a> will be at that site tomorrow to help with the set up. Health Officials Say<\/a> no patients will be immediately housed at the event center, but getting it set up now allows the county to be ready if and when more space is needed. Minnesota congresswoman and jerry , a simile men kevin smith held a briefing today to held until what the government is doing and San Mateo County<\/a>, is it a too chilly and shower simas package that Congress Approved<\/a> friday is a good step. San mateo county is expressing firsthand the Economic Impact<\/a> of this crisis and we are deeply thankful for the assistance and hopefully there is more to come. At todays briefing, District Attorney<\/a> also issued a warning that they will be cracking down on scams related to covid19. President donald trump has now backed off of his overly optimistic suggestion that the nation could potentially get back to business by easter. The president is now taking the advice of his medical experts and he has extended social distancing requirements until the end of april. The worst that can happen is you do it too early and all the sudden it comes back. President trump is extending his slow the spread guidelines that were supposed to expire today until april 30. Data from his covid19 Task Force Made<\/a> it impossible to ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from five ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from 5 to 50 ease them on easter as he had hoped. I think everyone understands now that you can go from 5 to 52 5000 cases very quickly. We see this and many metropolitan areas and we are very worried about every city in the United States<\/a> and the potential for this virus to get outofcontrol. House peace corps nancy pelosi says the two trained our phase three stimulus was just a down payment. We need to do more family medical leave, we had to help people get tested and and have their visits to the doctor covered. We need to do more. The fda has authorized a new test which could give results in as little as five minutes. Administration is also working to quickly approve a sterilization process for mask. State restrictions are also increasing, like here in maryland where gov. Larry hogan issued a stay at home order that goes into effect at 8 pm. Stocks moved higher on wall street with each of the major averages picking up more than 3 . Healthcare Companies Led<\/a> the surge of several Companies Announced<\/a> breakthroughs in testing, treatments, and a possible vaccine. The dow is up 600 points today with nasdaq gaining 271 and the s p rose 85. Macy says it will furlough a majority of its workers this week. The company has about 130,000 employees. The move is expected to include about 5000 employees here in the bay area. Macys said it will have fewer furloughs on the digital side of its business and that is Distribution Centers<\/a> and call centers. Furloughed employees will keep their Health Benefits<\/a> and the company will pay 100 of the premium. This friday the Labor Department<\/a> releases the march jobs report and the news is expected to be bleak. Economist expect to see the steepest drop in payroll since the great recession, if not worse. Analyst with the Federal Reserve<\/a> say the pandemic could cost the United States<\/a> 47 million jobs which will mean a 32 unemployment rates. Now to oakland where the staff at Esperanza Elementary School<\/a> has now created a gofundme site for some of the families at their school. The principal says 75 of the families there have a parent out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The online fundraiser is and at helping families buy groceries and other basic needs. So far the gofundme site has raised almost 16,000. The school is in east oakland where all the 350 students qualify for either free or reduced price lunches and the best of times. You can find a link to the gofundme on our website at ktvu. Com. Coming up, the right to a speedy trial is being affected by the pandemic. The changes being made within the state court system and at local jails. Confusion about construction, is that work essential . We learned that it will vary depending on where you are. Showers to the north of us and the rest of the weeks forecast coming up. Showing thanks through food, what an east bay restaurant is doing to stay in business while supporting healthcare workers and first responders. And taking a live look at on the bay bridge toll plaza on this quiet evening. Weekday crossings are down more than 50 at all of their seven statement bridges compared to a year ago. Well be right back. The coronavirus has drastically changed cases across the country. Our reporter tells us the newly improved delays mean people are staying in jail longer as they wait for their day in court. Speedy trial rights for defendants now drastically rescinded because of the coronavirus. Alameda county public defender brendan wood says his clients are suffering. Poor clients are going to be stuck in jail for longer periods of time as they deal with this crisis. The state Judicial Council<\/a> adopted emergency measures it would flatten the curve of the pandemic. Arraignments are now within seven days, not two days after an arrest. This man was accused of a deadly roadside shooting and wasnt charged until four calendar days later. It instead of 10 days for pulmonary hearing, it is now 30 days. All jury trials have already been postponed for 60 days. Our clients have not been convicted of a crime yet. They have not been convicted. We have to get these people out of custody. Many counties have already released and mades. We have released over 500 individuals out of custody during the last two weeks. On monday, a judge rejected a motion for release because of coronavirus fears. So far, no inmates are deputies have contracted a virus, but inners has. The Alameda County<\/a> shares office said it is responsible for keeping the coronavirus out of the jail. Our workers and employees that come in from the outside world into our facility, we worry about them ringing in the virus. The San Francisco<\/a> public defender says jails are illness incubators. It is very difficult to maintain social distancing in a jail facility and it is also impossible to keep your immune system up. The time extensions will remain in place for 90 days after the coronavirus emergency is lifted to alleviate backlogs. Take a look at this, people out at San Francisco<\/a>s ocean beach today enjoying some sunshine after a chilly weekend. People seem to be practicing social distancing very well. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. Till it is so neat to see how may people are reexploring their neighborhoods now and out taking walks. Last night i was outside and i saw this guy and his kid walking down and they were walking a little pig, they had a little porker that was about that big. They did not have a leash at all either. It was the cutest thing i had ever seen. I was talking with somebody yesterday and it is the same thing, a woman that lived in this area forever said oh my god, i didnt know about this. People are rediscovering their neighborhoods and i think people are starting to get it. There staying closer to home and we are noticing out the beaches that there are less people. Santa cruz has really cut back on their beach use. When it is all said and done, i think it is going to end up being a good thing for us in terms of a society has we will rediscover home, neighbors and things like that. As a look outside we had some clouds of north, you can see the showers right there and as we comment a little closer youll see some rain showing up around humboldt and arcata but not for us. We will get the clouds throughout the evening hours but the showers will stay north and we will end up with a day tomorrow quite similar to today. We saw temperatures a little warmer today, we were in the mid 60s in some places. As you look live outside, just a beautiful camera shot. It is fun to see people rediscover their neighborhoods because it is the exact same thing that i notice. I lost you for a second there, i totally agree with what you are saying about people rediscovering their neighborhoods and that little pig walking down the street was just priceless. People are taking time today to also thank drs. Who are working on the front lines of this pandemic. They are flooding twitter with messages of gratitude and support under the hashtag National Doctors<\/a> day. Even the president use twitter today to recognize the men and women who are working to keep all of us healthy during these trying times. A bay area woman has started an all hands on deck effort to make surgical mask. Karen bradley said she found a video and a pattern on youtube and she put her project up on a facebook page. I received many likes and comments and people are asking for the pattern. I think we are people that need to help each other. She says that almost anyone can so and they can turn out dozens of mask a day if they work at it. Sunrise bistro in walnut creek is funding a new way to stay in business while giving back to healthcare workers and first responders. The restaurant started a gofundme account to allow people to buy meals for healthcare workers, paramedics, police, and firefighters. This morning breakfast was delivered to paramedics at amr in concord. It feels really good and it is nice to see the community engaged. Is a real morale booster for our guys. Meals have also been delivered to Highland Hospital<\/a> and oakland. So far, sunrise bistro has raised 28,000 and there owners goal say it is a 100,000. You know someone making a difference or providing hope in your community . We want you to nominate your local hero. Email your story, along with pictures or video of that person in action to my hero foxtv. Com and we will highlight those stories each weekday. Two east bay hotels are now being read leased by the state. Not everyone will be receiving this federal stimulus check. How one organization is working to help immigrants and College Students<\/a> left out of the relief package. Where mac humira patients. This ones for you. The heroes who wont let your disease hold you back. You inspired us to make your humira experience even better with humira citratefree. It has the same effectiveness you know and trust, but we removed the citrate buffers, theres less liquid, and a thinner needle, with less pain immediately following injection. If you havent yet, talk to your doctor about humira citratefree. And you can use your copay card to pay as little as 5 a month. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections. Serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if youve had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flulike symptoms or sores. Dont start humira if you have an infection. Ask your doctor about humira citratefree. The same humira you trust with less pain immediately following injection. Has you covered withe fast, reliable internet. Finity with advanced security to help keep you secure online. And with the most tv shows, movies and streaming apps all in one place. With simple Digital Tools<\/a> you can get the help you need or even trouble shoot your services on your own. Download the xfinity my account app or just say help into your xfinity voice remote. We are working to make things a little easier on everyone. Download the xfinity my account app today. And nonprofit in San Francisco<\/a> is trying to help thousands of people who will not be receiving the stimulus checks. Mission asset fund says it is raising money for undocumented immigrants, College Students<\/a> and parttime workers who are not eligible for the onetime payment from the government. The nonprofit says many of those people are on the front lines of the economic crisis and they need all the help they can get. We are talking about individuals that are still going to work and still ensuring that our supply chain is intact, theyre the ones that are stocking our shelves. 4 million has been raised in just over a week, but the nonprofit says that is not nearly enough to help everyone. The money will provide direct grants of up to 500 and zero interest loans to those who need it the most. To hotels in east oakland have open their doors to house the homeless during the covid 19 crisis. The comfort inn and the Radison Hotel<\/a> on edes avenue are being leased by the state to shelter the homeless. The majority of homeless do not have a place to isolate during this emergency. Homeless advocates say getting people off the streets and into temporary housing will help save lives. This is really exciting, and a very short period of time we are able to partner with the department of social services, the state department, along with our healthcare partners, the sheriff, to get to hotels up and running for those who are unsheltered and on the street who are either at risk of or have tested positive for covid19. Homeless people are being referred to the hotel through many different social service agencies. People must have a referral from agency to get a room. With confusion over whether construction is an essential job of the depends on where the construction site is. One of paid San Francisco<\/a> mayor london breed says the stayat home order will likely be extended until may 1. It will be a regionwide order with an announcement expected as early as tomorrow. In the meantime , city Officials Say<\/a> this past weekend saw a marked improvement for people social distancing. Gov. Newsom signed an executive order for students that are close to finishing their medical degrees as well as resent retirees to practice medicine. They hope the state can add as many as 37,000 more doctors, nurses and specialists to help care for an expected surge of coronavirus patients. Officials in washington, d. C. , maryland, and virginia are now ordering people to stay at home as a region sees an increase in cases of coronavirus. The move effectively shuts down the capital region. In the meantime, congress is getting to work on a phase for Coronavirus Relief<\/a> package, and the fda has authorized a new test by abbott labs which could potentially get results in as little as five minutes. Youre watching ktvu fox 2 news. There is some ongoing debate about what is considered essential work when it comes to construction. The confusion comes from differences in the governor statewide order and local orders. One bay area lawmaker wants construction. The story tonight reporter the work continues at many construction sites admits shelter in place workers. Allows for construction of Critical Infrastructure<\/a> like housing and hospitals, but outside of that, San Mateo County<\/a> supervisor says there is no place for commercial construction right now. I am deeply concerned, the only construction that should happen is a hospital. We are all to shelter in place and the reason we need to do that is because we are facing a pandemic. He is looking into a proposal that would slap a noncompliant general contractor with excessive fines. Has staff took photos last week of bulldozers and crews out at a Shopping Center<\/a> in daily center where they are building a movie theater, jim, hotel and retail space. Is in it rather ironic that gems are closed right now . One is a gem and one is a potential hotel, and a parking lot. These are not essential services. The Company Managing<\/a> the project do not return several calls and emails requesting comment. At issue, confusion between local and state rules. They orders ar, construction on Critical Infrastructure<\/a> can continue but that is all. The governor statewide order allows for all construction. Gov. Newsoms five should supersede all other orders. All construction is essential and workers artie take major safety precautions. Construction can be performed safely, putting arbitrary decision on what is essential and nonessential creates problems. Murphy says that if trees have safety concerns, they need to contact the general contractor. Anonymous workers tell ktvu that precautions are not being taken, like this video taken at a Housing Project<\/a> in San Francisco<\/a>. Some workers have walked off the job there. He knows this is unprecedented, but it if nonessential work does not stop, things will get worse. We have obtained several emails asking San Mateo County<\/a> to clarify its order. As many as 150,000 instacart workers are at strike today. This is video the buildings headquarters in San Francisco<\/a>. Shoppers say the company is not providing them with enough protection as they had out into packed Grocery Stores<\/a> to make purchases for delivery to peoples homes. Workers are demanding items such as hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and sprays. They also asking for hazard pay of five dollars per order. Instacart is one of several companies seeing a booming business delivering essentials to people who are staying at home. The state of new york is not considered the hotspot of coronavirus, with the most cases anywhere in the United States<\/a>. Or than 66,000 cases according to john hopkins university. A lot of help is on the way now from the u. S. Navy, to a nonprofit setting up a Field Hospital<\/a> right in the middle of central park. Reporter the United States<\/a> naval vessel comfort allied to new york harbor this morning, three weeks sooner than originally planned. The Worlds Largest<\/a> floating hospital has 750 beds ready for Immediate Use<\/a> and a full staff of doctor and nurses. The ship will be used to treat patients not suffering from the coronavirus, to free up hospital beds in the region. We have all been through a lot these past few weeks and we needed this boost. And new york central park, construction of a Field Hospital<\/a> is along the way. Is located across the street from mount sinai hospital. A Charitable Group<\/a> called samaritans first started construction on sunday. Is a will be in full operation 12 morning. And will have 68 beds, including some with icu capabilities to treat patients with the coronavirus. The doctor in charge i never t is a very improbable location. Some hospitals are bracing for the worst. Outside Greenwich Hill<\/a> a refrigerator truck serves as a more. At his daily briefing, gov. Andrew, says his state is stockpiling supplies and ask for help. I am asking Healthcare Professionals<\/a> across the country, if you do not have a healthcare crisis in your community, please come help us in new york , now. Is a number of coronavirus cases in the region continue to soar, the cdc has issued an advisory, calling on residents of new york, new jersey and connecticut to refrain from all nonessential travel. The advisory remains in effect for 14 days. Coming up, tracking the spread of the virus worldwide. The action taken today by russia as the World Health Organization<\/a> calls for more supplies. Any day announced today for the tokyo olympics. We will tell you when the Opening Ceremony<\/a> will now take place. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has now risen above 775,000 worldwide. The virus is quickly spreading across europe with more than 100,000 cases in italy and more than 11,000 deaths. Stain is a also struggling with 85,000 cases. Russia has not and hit as hard as western europe, but it is bracing for a spike in the number of cases. Today it became the latest nation to issue a nationwide stayathome order. Self also rules apply to citizens of all ages except in cases of medical emergency. These measures will help save ourselves and our relatives. The World Health Organization<\/a> is calling for more supplies to help protect doctors and nurses. And more grim news for the cruise ship. Four passengers have died and more than 100 others are sick, but i cannot find a port to dock. Asymptomatic patients are passengers rather were transferred to the sister ship. The ship was supposed to dock in Fort Lauderdale<\/a> after being turned away from his destination in chile. Now floridas mayor is shutting down that option leaving the ship in them but once again. There are new details tonight on efforts to speed up test results for the coronavirus. Uc Berkeley Institute<\/a> is gearing up to start processing test from local hospitals starting as early as the end of the week. The institute says dozens of researchers are volunteering to helpthousands of samples a day. We have some showers to the north of us but warming weather here in the bay area. I will have the fiveday forecast next. Heather holmes jones is now with some of the stories were working on. A photo goes viral soloing a plane full of healthcare workers volunteering to work on the front lines. Also, we will show you the extraordinary fundraising event by a slew of famous singers and celebrities also help those affected by covid19. We will have those stories and a lot more coming up live tonight. After the break, challenging times bringing out the best in neighbors. How one community has mobilized to help seniors and offers teddy bear hunts for the little ones. 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Are you ready . Ask your doctor how prolia\u00ae can help strengthen your bones. We find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. One thing bring out the best in people. Ktvus rob roth tells us about a neighborhood in San Francisco<\/a> that has mobilized very quickly to help everyone from small children to seniors deal with this whole coronavirus situation. Reporter here on San Francisco<\/a>s w. Portal ave. , the small Hardware Store<\/a> has become the nerve center and a communitywide effort to help neighbors get to the pandemic. I am seeing people that are doing things that are bending over backwards to help each other. Boxed up more than 200 donated n95 masks and goggles and brought them here to the San Francisco<\/a> hospital. The group has not collected more than 700 bask from various possibles. There helping out a patient and they can get a fresh mask to see another patient, that is incredibly valuable. They shifted their focus to help get cleaning products and disinfectants to help fight the battle in front of all of us. The store has become west portals komodo virus command post. Hardware stores are always an essential part of a community. I see people coming in to make for hospitals and they are donating their time and their money. For them to redo their model to help this effort by collecting supplies and ordering for different medical facilities, is key. They grew from about a dozen volunteers 200 and just days. They plan to take this fire to the front doors of more than 6000 homes offering help. The primary focus is seniors and the group is crating a database to help find them. A lot of older individuals are vulnerable and they may not be on the web, they may not have internet. They may be only on a landline. They can call us if any groceries. If they order groceries but they need them delivered to them. Neighbors also organize a teddy bear hunt for young children. People put stuffed animals and their windows to give kids something to look at as they go on walks with their parents. And many communities, neighbor helping neighbor is more than just a catchphrase. And San Francisco<\/a>, rob roth. And a special moment in these bay were teachers and one Nevermore School<\/a> got to see the students in person. This morning, please exported 60 teachers from all to my creek Elementary School<\/a> as a caravan to to their neighborhood. The students practice social distancing as a line the streets to watch their teachers cruised by in separate cars. Some held signs and smiled. We are so very excited to see all of our wildcats. We have not seen them in three weeks so we cant wait to see them. Todays motorcade was just one way the schools has been keeping the spirits up among the 600 students. Distance principal has even had kids participate in Traditional School<\/a> activities like crazy sock day and spirit week. San francisco is creating its own get loud for our heroes eventstarting at seven tonight, people are encouraged to mak yard to let frontline workers know how much we appreciate them. There calling for two minutes of clapping, cheering, and banging on pots. That is great, it is likely said earlier , it is nice to see the essential workers and what they are doing for the rest of us. It is amazing that some a people have to go to work and there people out there that are doing it and it it is humbling. The forecast for tomorrow, itll be another nice day. Very similar to today in terms of cloud cover. A little bit warmer in terms of temperature, but a nice day. You can see some showers up to the north. Is at system goes into the cascades will it will dub a lot a snow, but it is missing us. We are going to sees begin to warm up a little bit. Maybe even into some low 70s. You can see the airquality, and oh by the way, have you noticed the airquality . Think about that for a minute. With all the cars off the road, the weather has really improved. When you change your habits, the environmental cues that you see are remarkable. 45 degrees in santa rosa tomorrow morning. Itll be a little chilly out there. Itll be partly cloudy and partly sunny, i like to go part the sunny more than partly cloudy, and i like mostly sunny better but itll be kind of like today really. Here is the morning low, and heres the. Wednesday looks pretty good for and thursday looks the same and friday not too bad, and saturday we will increase the clouds a little bit and with that, the temperatures will drop and there is a chance for rain saturday night into sunday. You guys are doing such a great job, the morning crew is dan a great job, we miss you all. Im happy things are going okay. We are making this work, we have none at done it before. It is a whole new way of doing things right now. Bill, julie, thank you. A new start date has been set for the tokyo mx. The summer games were postponed last week because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers now say the Opening Ceremony<\/a> will now take place on july 23 of next year. That is almost exactly one year after the games were set to begin. The closing ceremony will be held on august 8 of next year. The ioc to consider holding the games next spring, the commit challenges because other large sporting events are scheduled for that same timeframe. And now looks like the 49ers were not tom bradys first choice in the freeagent market. Next in sports, tampa bays general manager said brady wanted to come to the box all along. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Julias in studio tonight, i am at home, mark is at home, so lets talk about sports. It is still so odd to think that of all the teams out there, tom rady wanted to go to tampa bay. Yes and first right off let tom brady did something this offseason because he has been the number one because he has been the number 1 news story during this drive period for us. As it turns out, this is the living embodiment of it doesnt hurt to dream out loud because tampa bay identified tom brady as the quarterback that they actually wanted, but they didnt think it was realistic. But then, after their first phone conversation with tom brady, they said it was like rady was recruiting them. According to their general manager today who appeared on espn. As soon as wednesday rolled around and we were able to talk to tom brady, he made it clear and the conversation that he was very interested and it was almost like a recruitment on his part as he told us why it made sense for him to come to judge tampa bay. There you go, so tom brady is a buccaneer. And heres a story that an american athlete can Pay Attention<\/a> to, one of the highest paid athletes in the world is taking a 70 pay cut. That is lionel messi of barcelona, a sensational Soccer Player<\/a> has agreed to forgo 70 of quite sizable taking into consideration that lionel messi makes 600,000 lionel messi makes ,600,000 per week. That calculates two 661,000 american dollars per week. He says that he cannot believe that barcelona asked him to take a pay cut, but he is going to be donating some of his money anyway. Spain is in a state of emergency and they have the fourth most cases of coronavirus reported in the world. Meanwhile, our resident historian, joe fonzi is a sports archivist like nobodys business. He is putting putting together this day in sports history. Here is today. It is a high drive to write, and he has done it again. Two years ago on this date, the giants joe panik made baseball history. Has ninth inning homerun gave the giants their second straight 10 when. He had won the game earlier off of Clayton Kershaw<\/a> and became the first player in Major League History<\/a> to homer and consecutive 10 games. Charles barkley is rarely at a loss for words, but he had a hard time finding them when his jersey was retired i the philadelphia 76ers on this day in 2001. In 1990, jack nicholas, the winner of more major tournaments of anyone in golf history, played in his first event as a senior, and one by four strokes over gary player. That is this day in sports, march 30. Great footage and some good memories. We would be in baseball season right now. That is the sporting life from up in napa, julie. I definitely miss you guys. We will leave you with a beautiful sunset right now. Thank you for joining us everyone. Stay safe. Of Sheldon Cooper<\/a> presents fun with flags. Over the next 52 weeks, you and i are going to explore the Dynamic World<\/a> of vexillology. Hang on, dr. C. Whats vexillology . Vexillology is the study of flags. Cool. Did you have fun doing it . Ill say. Fun and information are two sides to this video podcast, not unlike the only twosided state flag oregon. Oh, look. Hello, mr. Beaver. In future episodes, well answer some burning questions whats the only nonrectangular flag . What animal appears most often on flags . What animal appears second most often on flags . And more. Sweet why are you waving a white flag . Im surrendering. To fun. laughs now, todays episode of but it is important. Flags you gotta know how to hold em, you gotta know how to fold em. Lets start by identifying the parts of our flag. This edge is the hoist, and its used to. Excuse me, sorry, excuse me. Cut. Did you not see we are rolling . Sorry. Im having dinner with penny. I have to get out of here. 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