Good morning. We are going to have one more Beautiful Day for the bay area starting out for a mostly clear sky. Were heading over to willow glenn to check out our temperatures for the day. Were starting out with cool weather with some low mostly su once again going into this afternoon. As we reach into the mid50s and then look at our highs for today expect it to reach into the mid to upper 60s. Well see some lower 60s in parts of the north bay. Ill have more on this and well talk about that much expected weekend rain coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking for the Early Morning drivers . Its looking exactly as we expect. The map shows youll have green sensors all around the bay on the freeways. We did have reports of leftover work after a crash. I think in the last 90 seconds chp cleared that from our maps. Well check on that. Another issue may be going on in the north bay. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Across california there are now more than 11,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. The bay area now has nearly 3,000 cases and 74 de Santa Clara County is still the bay areas hot zone but the number of new cases has stabilized in recent days. The state is now reportedly getting daily counts of infected health care workers. That is now 138. Its nearly double from the number on saturday when it was just 73. Cover your face that is the new guideline for all of us when youre leaving the house, maybe to get essential supplies. I want to check in with kris sanchez. She has the details on keeping us safe. Kris . Reporter first and foremost we want to make sure you dont need to rush out and try to buy some sort of medical grade equipment. Those n95 masks, with the little filters. Save those for the health care workers. All you need to do is cover your face. Stores in San Francisco and all around the bay area are already sold out of the n95 masks and surgical masks. Covering, something to keeping an asymptomatic person from spreading the virus without knowing which seems to have happened more often than we thought and to get all of us to stop touching or faces which is how the virus first makes its way into our bodies through our mouth, nose and eyes. Something as simple as a scarf or a bandanna, and it seems folks are ready for this change. If i do find myself out, i want to take that precaution, probably a handkerchief, some sort of impromptu mask. Im sure i could find something where i could make a makeshift mask when i go out. Reporter if you are crafty there are a number of patterns for making your own fabric masks. I know my mom was going to start doing that. I have to tell you the materials are in short supply. I looked for quarter inch elastic that you would use to attach it and its sold out at big places like joannes and walmart. That might not be a total option but, again, the idea is to cover your face, keep your fingers out of your eyes, ears and mouth. Its not a place for treplaceme social distancing or washing our hands. We have to remember all the other tips, thank you, kris. A bay area couple is hoping their nightmare at seanbrd a princess cruiseship making its way to the same florida port where two Holland America ships arrived yesterday. It has a dozen confirmed coronavirus cases and has nowhere to dock. A fremont resident and her husband have been at sea more than a month. Much has changed since then. This is really interesting because when we start this had voyage, we left on the 29th of february, and things were looking good in south america. The crew on this ship has not yet received authority to dock there. It has about 2,000 people onboard. Santa clara county is launching a new live online tool tracking available hospital beds. Data dashboard breaks down the number of Covid Patients sits at 245. This is countywide, and there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases. We posted a link to that site. These are photos posted overnight on twitter by the airport. The equipment is set to be delivered to ucsf hospitals. Maybe youre thinking about shopping for essentials this weekend, but Bay Area Stores are taking new steps to limit the number of shoppers and long lines. Today in the bays thom jensen is live outside of the costco on monument. Kris was just talking about theyre suggesting people wear some type of mask over their face and that will be needed at a lot of stores because the new rules take effect meaning it will take longer to get inside. Reporter especially if youre coming out shopping with the crowds. If you have the virus you dont want to be spreading it and possibly getting something if youre asymptomatic and getting produce or whatever and then people touch it. Im not wearing a mask right now because its 4 30 in the morning, im the only one out here besides my photographer who has one on and we never get closer than eight to ten feet away. As we get through the day and there might be more people the mask goes up especially if youre going shopping. Costco put new intodisinfect and restock which theyre doing out here right now. Costco warehouses across the bay area and the state have seen enormous lines of shoppers. The crowds making it nearly impossible to control social distancing despite efforts to encourage it and beginning today the new rules. No more bringing the entire family out for a run to costco. A twoperson limit starting today to keep the crowd sizes smaller. Also tuesdays and thursdays from 8 00 to 9 00 in the morning for seniors and those with impairments. Toilet paper, bottled water, disinfecting spray, rice and paper towels. If you bought it, you own it. Public Health Officials saying if you touch it you should own it, you should buy it. Dont touch things if you dont plan on buying them. That worng has been out there for a while. Not only costco but target beginning tomorrow will limit the number of shoppers that can go in each store but pending on the size of the store. Thom jensen, today in the bay. Good information to know, thom, thank you. 4 38 this morning. And a Southern California coronavirus survivor is working to help others. Next, the promising experiment hes taking thats aimed at saving the critically ill. Plus, working to help Small Businesses impacted across the country. The new loans available now and how owners can apply for them today. Youre watching today in the bay. Lately, ive discovered that while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out sort of. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. On the mobile app, heres a razor that works differently. The Gillette Skinguard it has a guard between the blades that helps protect skin. The Gillette Skinguard. All strength we aint stoppin believe me go straight till the morning look like we wont wait were taking everything we wanted we can do it all strength no sweat while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out sort of. So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. Good morning. Im Frank Holland at cnbc headquarters. Here are todays top business headlines. Wall street is set to open up lower this morning. The markets overcoming early losses yesterday as investors weighed bad news on the health front and the economy with the number of americans filing for unemployment surging to a record high of 6. 6 million. But they also focused on hope as saudi arabia and russia could end their feud over oil prices and reach a deal to cut production. The monthly jobs report this morning is not expected to fully reflect the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. This data was collected before many lockdowns and social distancing measures were put in place. Many Small Businesses are expected to start applying for rescue loans today, a big test for the Banking Industry thats had less than a week to prepare. The 350 billion in loans are part of the 2 trillion stimulus package passed by congress aimed at helping companies retain workers and pay their bills. It is run by the Small Business administration but banks are handling the applications. One large lender, jpmorgan, says it likely will not be ready today. And disney will furlough nonessential employees in the u. S. Beginning late they are mon month. Employees who have Health Insurance through disney will be able to keep it. Last week disney said its u. S. Theme parks would be closed indefinitely. Over to kari hall. Thank you, frank. On this friday morning we are going to see temperatures starting out very chilly, in the upper 30s in the north bay. Well talk more about this and a warmer day ahead coming up in the forecast. And a good friday morning to you. A live look out in san jose, dark and early for you. A few cars there on the interstate. Here we go. It is friday. Something to smile about if its been a long week for you. Its been a long week for a lot of us. Its been a long month and a half. We just started april. Only a few days into april and its already long. What a strange spring were in. At least the weather has been nice and well get some rain this weekend, kari . Yes, well get sunshine and some rain. Were getting a mix of it all over the next few days, so make sure you get out and enjoy the beautiful weather well have today. A live look outside in walnut creek as we get started this morning. We are going to see our temperatures starting out cool. Upper 30s. Looking here well see it going from the low 40s to the upper 50s into the rest of the day. We are going to continue to enjoy that sunshine for now but we will see some changes ahead as we go through the forecast looking at an approaching storm system that will bring us rain starting out tomorrow and as it moves in it will start out with scattered showers and then move its way into the rest of the bay area for the afternoon. Looking at the time line when you may be able to have some breaks. It will all depend on where you are. If you have that nbc bay area app youll be able to see when the rain approaches your location and will get alerts so if youre in the backyard or a walk, youll know to head back home. Were going to see decent rainfall totals. A look at how much were expecting at this point so thats some great news that we are going to get a good soaking. Hopefully better than the storm system last weekend. We are going to see temperatures today in the upper 60s. Upper 50s going into the weekend. Once that rain moves in once again, and its going to be fairly cool even the beginning of next week for San Francisco, low 60s today. Cooler as the rain moves in and it will continue into monday clearing out on tuesday. As we head over to mike, how is it looking for drivers heading out the door this morning . As we would expect and as has become the normal, green sensors. The Speed Sensors reflecting that. There was an earlier crash 101, the on ramp looks like its cleared from the activity. Chp isnt worried about anything anymore. Well zoom up into contra costa county. The bay bridge no backups. Moving to the golden gate bridge, 101 was showing a lot of slowing, tied up and red. We have a camera there. It showed no problems. I think there was a crew that was clearing in the final problems there tying things up for a few minutes. The red just cleared as kari was doing her report. Thats good news, the north bay into and out of San Francisco. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. The march employment report comes out later today but we dont expect it to really reflect the brunt of the co million californians have applied for Unemployment Benefits and that includes more than 870,000 last week alone when more than 6. 5 million americans filed. As big businesses cut back, Small Businesses are just trying to survive. That includes brown sugar kitchen. Its been in the business for more than a decade. The owner is getting nervous about its future. This is already a business with small margins, so theres no nest egg or reserve funds for us to hold on to. Certainly good food. Ive been there before. Small Grocery Stores are taking a hit as well. The owner of shop rite says his cost have is gone up but he refuses to pass that increase on to his customers. Across l. A. There are more than 4,000 cas o the coronavirus. The county had 13 additional deaths yesterday. All but one of those people is said to have had Underlying Health conditions. The total number is 78. One of the first Southern California coronavirus survivors is now doing his part to try to help through a promising experimental treatment. Not long after Aerospace Engineer jason garcia became ill in early march Orange County doctors started looking at plasma therapy as a possible way to fight the disease. Garcia is now donating his blood rich with antibodies to survivors. Each donation provides enough for three patients in the most critical stages. These patients that qualify to have this transfusion of plasma are patients that dont have the luxury of time. This is a thing. This is real. Me contracting this to now be a positive thing was eye opening. At this point antibody therapy is not proven to help fight the virus but it has saved patients in other epidemics includes sars and the spanish flu. Lets hope that makes a difference there. Up next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. Reporter your car might not be moving much these days, and if you dont give it some attention it might not move it at all when you try to start it. Im consumer investigator chris chmura. Some stay at home car care advice next. First, happening now, streets and squares in athens, greece, are usually busy. Now theyre empty. Athens is amongst the cities under the lockdown following the countrywide order. Anyone who goes outdoors must have now signed a form or must first send a text to a central number. So far greece has around 1,500 infections and 54 deaths. To be honest a little dust it never bothered me. Until i found out what it actually was. Dust mite droppings eeeeeww dead skin cells gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. The textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. Phew. Glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. 4 53. A stayathome order means neighborhoods are packed with cars that are just sitting there parked every day. Yeah, for a couple weeks now at least. And that can cause some problems. So we checked in with consumer investigator chris chmura for some answers. Reporter good morning. Weve been hearing from folks who were surprised to find their cars battery is dead, drained right there in the driveway at home. Aaa told us cars, which are basically rolling computers these days, do consume a surprising amount of Battery Power while parked. The auto club offered a simple solution to prevent a dead battery. Bonus, its also a cabin fever remedy. Try to drive your vehicle at least once a week for about 30 minutes f. Youre headed to the Grocery Store, maybe you go to the Grocery Store thats a little further than the one you would typically visit just to get the extra miles on your car. Reporter a weekly drive can keep your Engine Running properly and prevent your brakes from starting to rust. Perhaps you have an electric car. You need to take steps to prevent a full discharge. The Energy Department suggests you open your Owners Manual for help, look up the recommended level of charge needed per week to keep the meter from dipping all the way to zero. Look for a sleep feature that might help regulate or extend during this crisis. Call us 888996tips. Thanks, chris. For baseball fans like laura its play ball but in a different way. Of course the game is postponed but you can watch it as a onehour video game simulation played through Artificial Intelligence game play on the video game mlb the show. You can watch it on nbc sports bay area tonight at 7 00 and maybe buy yourself some peanuts and crackerjacks if you have that in your stash at home. I dont care if i ever get back you can sing the National Anthem to us. Dont you worry. Dont you worry. 4 56 for you that morning. Rolling out new coronavirus test sites. Next here on today in the bay, a live report on the all new site locations set to open in a matter of hours. Plus, an aboutface. Health officials saying everyone should cover your mouth and nose in public. But not necessarily with a mask. What you need to know before you go to the Grocery Store, g oday in the bay. Good friday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im Marcus Washington along with mike and kari. Weather and traffic coming up in moments. First, the headlines. At the stroke of midnight, a few hours ago, banks began accepting loan applications for Small Businesses. The money comes from the 2 trillion stimulus package. Speaking of which, were getting a clearer picture when americans will start getting their stimulus checks and the wait for some bmonths. Bay area Health Leaders are saying everyone should cover their mouth and nose in public. Were going to dive deeper into all the Morning Headlines for you. First lets get a check of the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. Good morning. Good morning. Working from my home green screen, lets get a look at our temperature trend for martinez. We will start out with some low 40s and then going into the rest of the day a nice warmup. Enjoy some time outside. We will see some changes ahead in the forecast with some rain this weekend. A look at the time line. Mike has a look at the commute as you head out the door. Its cool but no rain for now. Thats right, kari. Its cool for the commute as well. Youre going to see green for most of the bay. No problems. Up to the north bay we have activity. Everything is on the shoulder, no slowing, thats fine. We had