This hour. Spain announced 6,500 new coronavirus infections, bringing the countrys total to 39,000. 2,600 people have now died in that country, and madrids skating rink is being used to store bodies. Japans Prime Minister says an agreement has been reached to postpone the 2020 olympics in tokyo. The ioc board is scheduled to meet later today. The head of fema is addressing the federal governments response to coronavirus. Hes reassuring americans the agency is doing everything it can to help provide states hit the hardest. Jobina fortson is in the news room with details. We have much more than the 8 million. Every day we find new sources of masks, so whether they are in federal stockpiles, foreign ports or donations, we have every day continued to build up our supply of n95 surgical masks, and that happens every minute of every day. He says he is telling all governors if they find a source for the muchneeded supplies to buy it and fema will reimburse them. He expect to declare more disaster areas in more states. Governor newsom is getting serious about california sheltering in place order, and hes taking action to keep you out of state parks and beaches. Julian has more on half moon bay. The governor saying it was not a decision he wanted to make, but one he had toseeing ts and beaches, and here the parking lot is closed. Newsom said hes trying to help us help ourselves cutting down on crowds at state parks by closing the parking lots. Har check out this photo here, showing the beach at marin county, and many people drove from out of town to enjoy a day at the beach, and people are concerned visitors arent doing their part to slow the spread. When you are out there and cant find parking at a beach, it suggests you are not going to practice social distancing and it may suggests you may want to find a new location. To make it easier for you, we will shutdown all state parking lots and that will go in effect immediately. Reporter we are already showed you its effective this morning because the parking lot here is closed. We want to show you a list of parks and beaches with the closed parking lots here in california, marin, and san mateo counties. State parks and beaches will still be open here like half moon bay, and the governor hopes it will encourage tea pupeople hike, bike and jog to parks close to them to slow the spread of coronavirus. Thank you, julian. Marin county authorities are discouraging this scene, crowded Public Places over the weekend despite guidance to stay away. The warning comes as marins top official shares he has coronavirus. Today i was diagnosed with covid19. So i am here on home quarantine as marins 39th confirmed case. Since dr. Matt willis made that video the cases have increased to 47. The doctor says he is feeling better since developing a fever and other coronavirus symptoms on friday and hes unsure as to where he may have contracted the virus. Sonoma county also ordered all parks to close and that starts today. It even includes nonprofit groups. Officials say they made that decision because people did not practice social distancing. Another one of the hardest hit states issued a stayathome order. At least 110 people have died in the state of washington and thats why the governor ordered nonessential businesses to close, and gatherings including weddings and funerals are now banned. The governor says people should stay at home to stop the spread of the covid19. The stay at home order will be in order until at least april 6th. Managers at food max off meridian and park moore avenues say a worker got sick during vacation and had not been in the store since march 6th. The store was closed for cleaning as a precaution. We hear doctors and nurses saying they are in dire need of masks and protective equipment, and so much so they chose to protest. What do we abc7 news spoke with the nurse that organized the protest in oakland yesterday, and she said nurses are being told to reuse masks because the supplies are so low, and just like the rest of the country, nurses are pleading for masks and gowns similar to what you see people in italy wearing. The serious warning as people look for a cure. Heres a look at the richmond side of the Richmond San Rafael bridge, a sho like getting the best evewifi experiencein. With walltowall coveragetheres a win. Plus, added protection for your connected devices. Thats a winwin. Put it together with Xfinity Mobile the most reliable wireless network. Talk about a winning combo. Get xfinity internet and Xfinity Mobile for just 30 each a month. Youll save up to 400 a year on your wireless bill. Plus get 300 off when you buy a new galaxy s20 ultra. Now thats. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click, call or visit a store today. 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. Heres a live look at live e out some of the cabin fever. Lets look at the north bay where we have showers this morning, and a good chance from 9 00 to 3 00 as the temperature jumps from 49 to 56. Our chance of showers in the east bay from 11 00 to 7 00, and in San Francisco from 9 00 to 3 00. Thank you, mike. We will start with the breaking news we have been following in los gatos this morning. It was a deadly situation, the overturned car in the video was the victims vehicle. This was past los gatos and saratoga road. The roadway has officially opened. It was closed for more than through the area. New at 6 00, people in San Francisco want to close the streets to cars while people are walking. They are asking for streets to close during the shelter in place order, and so streets include jfk drive, marina boulevard, the great highway, valencia and hey street. There has been no comment on the possible street closures here, and i can see why maybe people need Something Like this, but it will be interesting to see if they go for that, because we dont want people crowding in the middle of the streets. I feel like that could happen, because we get a little space and were like, oh, friends, lets come out on this street. Yeah, i dont know. And i know people were saying it would be nice at Golden Gate Park to close the streets like they do sometimes. I am not sure. I dont know what the answer is. You know, mayor breed will be on today and we will ask her. We will see. We have answers to all of your covid19 questions, just head to abc7news. Com coronavirus. We have a full list of resources and all of our coronavirus stories. A local parent convicted of the College Admissions scandal is out of jail my money should work as hard as i do. So i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. Today, im earning on a charger. So, just the charger then . Ummm. Yeah sarcastically fantastic. Earn 1. 5 cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Hi. So, what are you working on . Im in kind of a. Yard off. Octhis spring at lowes. Envye with savings on craftsman, scotts and honda. So you stay ahead of the pack. An arizona man died af taking chemicals he thought would help him with the coronavirus. The couple took chloroquine phosphate, and thats similar but not the same drug as chloroquine, something the president talked about. That chemical has been used to treat malaria. And that chemical is also found in a aquarium cleaner. Nobody should be taking these medications, nobody. No drug has been approved to treat covid19. A vaccine is at least a year away. The napa vineyard owner convicted in the College Admissions scandal has been released early because of the coronavirus. He was discharged last week, two weeks before his fivemonth term was up. The judge found extraordinary and compelling reasons that justified his release. The 53yearold pleaded guilty for paying to get his daughter into college on a bogus scholarship. And then in barcelona, people came out to their balconies to hear this duet. A keyboard pea annist and a its funny. I saw this same video but saw it from the opposite point of view, from the pianist. It was more moving. The piano yeah, he was getting into it. Its not my heart will go on. I dont know. They were playing two separate songs . That was not the point of the story. The point was it was nice. And i like this angle. Horrible. Were really picking these apart today, mike. Thats where we are in the coronavirus outbreak. Picking things apart. A self appointed celine dion yes. Lets take a look at what is going on with the storm impact scale. Today and tomorrow showers and then thunderstorms. Rainfall totalled up to half an inch, and snow levels 3,000 feet, and where were you in february, winter . Heres san jose, looks drier than it did half an hour ago. Still chilly with more showers. Just scattered showers tonight and tomorrow, and then dry. Fairfield 57, on the high end with san jose, and even oakland and San Francisco, just about 55, 54 degrees. Its cloudy with mid40s. Lets take a look at live doppler 7. You could see over the last hour or so more showers coming ashore with the moist flow. Heres a look at future radar. There will be more light showers than anything else. They taper around tonight and a Different Air mass comes in cooler and drier and its going to be unstable enough tomorrow afternoon for scattered showers and local thunderstorms will have intense rain and small hail and graupel, and we could get a dusting of snow in the higher elevations. Today, upper 50s, and trying to get to 60 on friday, and low 60s on saturday and then 70s by sunday and monday. Thanks, mike. Communities come together to help medical professional during the coronavirus pandemic. And bts has fans covered while sheltering in place. How they will teach you to speak korean. I have tips to help you stay save duringhe covid19 pan d save duringhe covid19 pan d pandemic. More than ever, your home is your sanctuary. Thats why lincoln offers complimentary pickup and delivery servicing. Well pick up your vehicle and leave you with a lincoln loaner and the peace of mind that helps you focus on what matters most. Thats the power of sanctuary. And for a little extra help, you can now purchase a new lincoln remotely, and defer payment for up to 120 days. sigh crunch babybel that snack just sounded boring. Babybel coming through. No photos, please. Babybel bye bye, bland. Babybel helloooo, delicious. Vo rich, creamy, 100 real cheese. Vo with mini babybel, snack time is saved. Babybel saved it coming up on 6 23 on this tuesday. We have showers today and they will keep temperatures down. If your heater has been running it will continue to run. Six to 11 degrees should be this time of year. Emeryville, oakland, a broken line of light showers right there. Tomorrow is when i am really concerned. This is the severe forecast for tomorrow. We are not going to have severe t w could have fail, graupel if you will, hail and snow mixture, and tomorrow the threat will be the dangerous lightning. Now that schools are closed home schooling is putting a lot of pressure on parents. Moms and dads are dealing with it differently saying its difficult, but they also try to do activities with kids and not just school work. We have breakfast and go for a long walk when we can. I basically said, anything you are interested in or wanting to know about, we can go on the internet and watch a video. I just feel really defeated and i feel liket really hard. I am worried about the affect it will have on my kids and on all the kids not being in school. Coming up on gma, hear what doctors say is the main thing for parents, children and teachers. Starting today walgreens is opening an hour early for a full hour dedicated to help Senior Citizens get the items they need, but with the coronavirus the Company Needs extra staff. Walgreens is hiring 10,000 temporary workers, and they are looking to hire people laid off by hotel chains during this period. Thats on our website, abc news. Com. Its not every day at just every tuesday. Yesterday, gas prices dropped 30 to a record low. That means you could soon be paying even less at the gas station. Looking for something to do while you are at home during the shelter in place order . You can learn korean with bts. Starting today the group is launching 30 lessons on the weavers app. The lessons are designed to make it easy and fun to learn the language so you can understand the lyrics to their songs, and although it will help pass in isolation, the lessons were made before. Make no mistake, you want an n95 mask, they are the only ones to provide real protection, and some are hoping these will offer a little safety, and some are making the dyi masks for Health Care Workers on the front lines but not in front of patients. I hear some of my colleagues doing is wearing a n95 mask and wearing the mask over it and the thought is maybe the extra layer make it so they can reuse the mask for longer. Its busy supplying the masks to bay area kaisers and other khreupb kwreb clinics in Santa Clara County. More on President Trumps push to get the economy going again, and how soon he wants to see social distancing rules ease across the country. And mayor london breed is pthe warning she has for w, and everybody leaving their house. They need your help to olfi up. Health care worrs as we head to break, a live look at the bay bridge thi your safety. This is abc7 news. Wild swings continue on wall street but this time its in the positive territory. Just a day after the markets hit a limit down overnight the march markets hit a limit up. Were tracking what is going on as we bring you the numbers as soon as trading begins, but expect a surge right now. In donations desperately needed, the push to gather supplies for Healthcare Workers. Rain returning to the area today, and it will make our area leaders happier. Good morning on this tuesday, march 24th. We will get to those stories, but first you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather 7day forecast. First we will take a look at live doppler 7, which i have looping over the last hour or so to give you an idea which way the showers are moving, basically south to east, and then what to expect, today showers and tomorrow thunderstorms, rainfall,the ea quiet but have a chance at wet weather anytime. 53 to 56 at noon. 53 to 57 at 4 00. Temperatures up to ten degrees cooler than average and still low to mid50s with showers continuing at 11 00. We want to check in now because trading is under way on wall street and we are seeing a huge rise right now in the stock market, up 1,000 points. The spike is coming after President Trump promised to get the economy restarted in as little as 15 days, even though there are concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and it may not have peeked by then. We will keep tracking this all morning and keep the numbers up at the bottom of your screen. Also this morning, jobina is at the live desk tracking the president s push to get the economy back. President trump acknowledged thebefo gets better, but he also said he wants to scale back on social distancing measures as quick as possible. He said guidelines for self isolation may be extended, but t not how long some are predicting. We have a large team working on what the next steps will be once the medical Community Gives the region the okay, meaning the okay to get going and get back, lets go to work. Our country was not built to be shutdown. The Trump Administration is considering relaxing the guidelines in other parts of the country while the hit like california and new york have stricter rules, and meantime they are encouraging to practice social distancing and working from home if possible. As the number of coronavirus escalates local Health Officials warn the worst is yet to come. The citys health chief says the number of infections may surge in a week or two. Santa clara county is still the hardest hit in the region. Three more people have died from covid19. The virus now claimed 13 lives there. The total number of cases in Santa Clara County sits at 321, including three sheriff deputies. Alameda county recorded its first death from the virus, and they have 122 confirmed cases. Overall, 906 cases in the bay area, and 17 deaths. Theres just one case in mendocino valley. Healthcare workers are on the front lines of the coronavirus, but they dont hav. Abc7 news reporter, Amy Hollyfield is live with more on this. Reporter good morning. They are asking for help from residents and also businesses. They are asking for you to go ahead and check that earthquake and wildfire kit you have at home, see if you have any masks, any gloves you can donate. They are also asking businesses closed right now, like nail salons and veterinarians and dentists, places that use the gear, they are asking them to see what they have and see if they can donate right now to protect those working in hospitals. Officials admit they dont have enough gear to protect those people right now. One Healthcare Worker may go through several masks and several pairs of gloves, and several sets of gowns and eye equipment in one shift. The use rate is very high in some of the settings. Reporter heres what they are looking for. Eye protection like goggles and face shields, unopened disinfecting wipes. No baby wipes, looking for the clorox and lysol wipes, and the unopened n95 surgical masks in unopen containers, and looking for surgical medical gowns. The county employment and Human Services in antioch or the county building in hercules, and the library here, and they will be open weekdays to accept the donations from 10 00 a. M. To 2 00 p. M. I hope people do donate. Thank you, amy. Many corporations and bay area residents are stepping up with generous donations for local hospitals, and the hospitals only have enough supplies for the next two to three weeks. Some nurses have been told to reuse masks if necessary. The only requirement for donation donations is they have to be unused and unopened. We have more information on the website for that, abc news. Com. And then heres newsoms plan. Chartered flights will bring wii shields to help workers, and he has a plan for hospital beds and 1 100 million in grants for homeless. San francisco mayor, london breed, said she is keeping city parks open for now but is warning she will order them to be closedfoowheheer in place order. The mayor says some people are missing the point, and they are still gathering at parks and beaches. Its not a matter of whether or not we are going to have more people get sick. They are. What happens if its your grandmother . What happens if its your uncle . What happens if we dont have a bed for them to be in because they got sick . We dont want to get to that point. The mayor says she doesnt want to order city parks to close but she will if she has to to protect public safety. In the east bay, todays cont contra costa board of supervisors will look different, and they are not all physically going to be present, but will take part remotely. They will talk about Emergency Services in the county and covid19 and the guidelines. In the south bay you are invited to join in the City Council Meeting today, and will have a response to covid19 and the operation plans. The council is expected to discuss Financial Assistance for lowincome households and the Fire Department where at least 13 people have tested positive. If you would like to go, youe a earho y c use ta c a live look at sfo. U. S. Airlines are preparing a plan for a possible shutdown that could cripple travel. Take another look at the stocks this morning, still up, this time 1300 points. We will keep tracking these changes. Now the governor is taking action to help us all social distance, but first we have a check of the weather with mike nicco. I want to go to street level heading up to see possibly 880 d 238 getting wet right now. And the Rolling Hills memorial, you can see that, richmond, arlington boulevard, kensington, a light shower right now. We had a light shower moving through san rafael, as you can see its slick on 101. And if you have to commute, the issue is the wet weather. Weteae way through 7 00 when we will drop down to 53, well below average. East bay valleys, we are looking at a random shower until 9 00 and then a better chance from 11 00 to 3 00 as we top out around 56 degrees. For the peninsula, your 12hour planner shows the least likely time to get a random shower is up to 9 00, and then from 11 00 on mid to upper 50s with a chance of needing an umbrella. We will talk 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. Things are starting to get more active, not only in the b as you head into the San Joaquin Valley and we will head deeper into today and tomorrow and the Winter Weather advisory started an hour and 43 minutes ago and goes through 11 00 tomorrow. Above 4,000 feet you can see as we head through today and into tomorrow, up to about a foot of snow is possible. After that it will be quiet in tahoe as temperatures will remain a little below average. From the live desk, sources at two Major Airlines confirmed to abc news this m phe Domestic Travel they will have a plan in place, and let me be clear, they do not believe a shutdown is imminent. Carriers across the board made drastic cuts to flights and are still experiencing cases where theres just one person on the plane, if you can picture that, according to abc news sources as long as stimulus money is delayed the possibility of a domestic shutdown is more likely by the day, and that will not only impact travelers but could have dire impacts on cargoovern lots because many ignored the shelter in place order and social distancing guidelines over the weekend. Julian is live for us. Reporter if you are looking to get outside and stretch the legs after being even side for about a week, and coming to one of the state parks or beaches, you want to think about, gavin newsom closing state parks and beaches after seeing large crowds gather there over the weekend. Listen to the message that came down from the governor yesterday. When you are out there and cant even find parking at a beach it suggests you are not going to practice social distancing and it may suggest you may want to fined a new location. But to make it easier for you we will shutdown all state parking lots, and that will go in effect immediately. Reporter heres why the governor is concerned. Check out the photo showing a beach in marin county, and many people drove in from out of town to enjoy a day at the beach. Neighbors were concerned the visitors were not doing their part to slow the spread by social distancing. We want to give a parks here, and i want to give you a live look at half moon bay, and several signs placed in front of the parking lot this morning saying they are closed. There was a little misunderstanding, one of the park workers was opening the gate a few moments ago, and checked his email and found out the parks were closed, so when the governor said it happened immediately and things were changing quickly, it certainly has. The beach still open, but the lots are closed. Thank you. Dozens of restaurants and Retail Businesses across San Francisco are boarding up their storefronts with plywood. Its in violation of city code, but the inspectors say they will not be cited. There was a lot of boards covering the windows and doors, and Business Owners are hoping it will discourage sandals and possible looters. One jogger shared his insight. I think its important, though, encouraging people to be inside. When they see that, its, like, oh, maybe i should be inside. The coronavirus is hurting conventions in the bay area. Attendees were expected to spend 2 212 million. Hundreds of thousands of workers to meet the surging dede phap demand. Amazon has removed nearly 4,000 sellers and half a million items for coronavirusrelated price tkpwourpbgouging. Taking a live look at the New York Stock Exchange right now. You can see we are way up this morning, at least compared to where we have been. Up 1,200 points. Investors are looking at two things. One, they are hopeful congress can come to an agreement on a stimulus package, and two, they are reacting to President Trumps comments from yesterday where he said he would restart the economy sooner rather than later. Facebook is refocusing some of its workforce, and it may mean giving the algorithms more control. The company will rely more on its artifiial intelligence to make judgment calls on content. They are looking at high risk con at the present time on suicide, and terrorism. He has put 15,000 moderators on g ei dly lives with virtual happy hours, and musicians putting on instagram concerts. And one of the many ways of being part of that, this is live streams, and this is dj be nice doing a club quarantine. Janet jackson and Mark Zuckerberg and Michelle Obama tuning in. They are talking about some of the things the platform is doing to help during the crisis. You can go at the top of instagram, and you can see everybodys stories of what their day at home is like. If you start following that instagram profile, they will be posting full schedules of other live stream performances, and you can watch the full Good Morning America coming up at 7 00, right after abc7 mornings. Can i still come to the party or am i too late . People can still come, because you will love it. I went yesterday afternoon. I was trying to look and see if is there a schedule today . I will text you, this is a good party. I heard when Michelle Obama showed up, there was a record scratch. He did that, and he played a beyonce set. That makes sense. Shes a fan. Yeah, hes really into it. He will shutout people when they come on. Its fun. U barbara. Absolutely. She could use some. Shes one of those that has been affected by this. Lets take a look just the psychology of it. She wants to get outside. Heres a look from the exploratorium camera. We have spring warmth sunday and monday. Santa rosa, you can see along 12 and 101, a light shower there. And the east bay hills, this is going to go from Pleasant Hill all the way down to san ramon and make 680 a little wet. Right now it looks dry on 680 as you look south towards 24. Elsewhere you can see the waves of showers, and right now the greatest coverage is across the north bay. These will sink south as we head throughout the day, and the possibility of severe weather, or thunderstorms, i should say, tomorrow, not severe weather. We will have small hair but will stay under severe level limits, and the snow level will drop down to 3,000 feet. You can see coverage, yellows popped up so moderate showers are possible. And we will have less coverage tomorrow but a better chance of thunderstorms. Lets look at my accuweather 7day forecast, mid to upper 50s, and no saving on the utility bills as we will keep the heaters running. We will have spring warmth on sunday and monday. Thank you, mike. Sorry, i was looking at the dj nices instagram handle. Yeah, it will are looking live outside at a pretty easy commute getting on the bay brid when it comes to your business internet, which is more important . Okay, i wish i didnt have to choose. Like the more i think about it, the more i want to jump to each room. What if i said you can have it all . Comcast business gives you connectivity that goes beyond. Thats what we want thats speed, reliability, and security, all from one provider. Touchdown comcast business goes beyond with the extraordinary speed, reliability and security your business needs. Call today. Comcast business. Beyond fast. More than ever, your home is your sanctuary. Thats why lincoln offers complimentary pickup and delivery servicing. Well pick up your vehicle and leave you with a lincoln loaner and the peace of mind that helps you focus on what matters most. Thats the power of sanctuary. And for a little extra help, you can now purchase a new lincoln remotely, and defer payment for up to 120 days. Number one, t2020 Tokyo Olympics will keep the name but wont happen in 2020. The International Olympic committee and abe officially decided to postpone the games to 2021. The citys health chief in San Francisco says the infections may surge in a week or two, and santa clara is hardest hit. And then Governor Newsom closes the parking lots at beaches and parks. And the mayor is keeping city parks open for now but that can change quickly. Shes upset with the recent images people crowding local parks and beaches. Number five, check the home and ask around at nt isn accepting95 and surgical masks and goggles and clorox wipes for our Healthcare Workers. And all lanes are open here. A sigalert was in effect due to a deadly crash, but now all lanes are open. Number seven, keep an umbrella and our app handy so you can follow the showers today. They could happen at anytime, and light to moderate, a chilly one. Mid40s this morning and only mid50s this afternoon. Number eight. We are all going to dnices party. I was right there with you kumasi. You went . Wasnt it fun . I went in my living room. You have to get onboard. So you know, its letter good morning, america. As we join you this tuesday morning, the battle over how to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization warns the pandemic is accelerating, but as the National Medical experts call to expand extreme social distancing, President Trump signals he is ready for the country to get back to business. We cannot let the cure be u. S. Now tops 550 people. New york now the epicenter of the nations outbreak. Hospitals to increase capacity. Youre going to see the number of infections, the number of cases increase dramatically. The Massive Convention center transformed into