We begin in the south bay where people say to me periodically, man, youve got a memory like an elephant. The first patient is going to its really, really helped me tremendously. Arrive at the convention center. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Marianne favro is there with more. Reporter we expect a press conference to give us details. First patients are scheduled to arrive later tonight, possibly in the next two hours. Now had, all of patients who will be treated here have been tested positive for covid19. Which is why i am wearing a mask today as a precaution. This is a federal medical right now at 00, a family station that can provide beds heart broken and devastated. And care for 250 cases. Their father died hours off getting off a cruise ship. Now calls for an investigation. They have been transferred from local hospitals. The goal is to provide the news at 5 00 starts now. A South San Francisco man capacity so they can focus on contracted the virus on the the most chris cal patients. I want to be absolutely clear. This facility is not for walkins. If you have symptoms that you think may be covid19, do not come to the convention center. A lot of couples have you have to be transferred from a hospital. Its not a walkin center. Decided to postpone their wedding and some are getting ambulances will be transferring creator mitch tim and ashley got people from local hospitals. Married this weekend over zoom. Again, they are the less acute they were expecting to host cases of covid19. Family and friends in the this has capacity right now of backyard. They headed online. The tech theme helping up to 250 people. Reporting live in santa clara, well. They met over Facebook Messenger years ago. Marianne favro. And an outdoor wedding, it may great information. Hospital hads brace for more not have worked out. There were serious showers in patients, 88 people have died. The bay. Santa clara continues to see the yeah, south bay, one to two most cases with more than 1200. Inches of rain. And you look san francisco. Six bay area counties have seen and a few showers and up an unrace in cases sis the last temperatures cooler to finish off the weekend numbers. Closer to 52 degrees, closer to france, and san jose, this is broken after their fatherp dock the one spot really throughout the afternoon from santa clara down to morgan hill. You see a viewer off to the west. Yesterday. The family says paramedics took the temperature there close to 501 degrees. And heavy rain an at times, several passengers to the starting to push away from san hospital but he was kept on jose. The radar s heavier rain board until his b condition got worse. He was finally transported to a hospital where he died. And you see off to the west, the wife was taken off the ship beginning to see the clearing late this afternoon. Reaching pars of the west end, the san to ta clara valley. We will have a live report at 5 00. San Francisco Police say that violators of stay at home and trooivalley, more than an ih orderer will et get a warning and a half of rain has fallen. And then a citation. You see the drops on the camera an things and head on lens. We are beginning to see a few showers passing by. E we will see a few more. And the north bay, really not seeing a lot. Things have started to calm down just for a moment. Satellite view shows you we have a spin of the clouds off the coast. This is going to drop south which will review the chance of home. Seeing more showers and a chance that was before he was cited. Of thunder showers. Now, of course, businesseses that are essential can remain we dont have a lot happening. Things start to pick up an as we head to lunchtime. And look at the band across the open. But he says what he was doing is south bay out of the trivalley. E essential. He cited on thursday. The locations of the showers, he said he had chairs and pam potentially isolated thunder mes pamphlets. Showers, isolated tomorrow. And north bay, best odds around the north bay and central day he said trying to get pregnant tomorrow. The intensity of the showers women an alternative is e should start to back off. It could get interesting depending where the band of essential. He said that police did talk to. Showers is up. And most of that around the the next day, heas a gross south bay, fremont, and the same overreach and overreaction. I dont see any justification for it honestly. Its i think its really system with should youers sunday, could impact tuesday. Trampling our right. And highs tomorrow, just a now, he go back little warmer. To planned parenthood right now. Upper he was warned he could go to upper 50s to near 60. Notice the an area of low pressure still to the south a jail. Several none essential cse and least through tuesday. We will keep a chance of showers there and wednesday and thursday, notice the low begins cruz, depp toties issued about to shoot out. Stage, we 40 citations. He is expected in court april think, for a significant warmup an at least for the second half of the week. San francisco, the numbers may not warm up a lot. We are looking at numbers the through the mid 60s through the 27th. He will learn what his fine is end of the week. And he plans to fight it. He did reach out to san but the valley locations will Francisco Police for comment but havent heard back out nbc bay start to start to see the temperatures climb. Area news. As we head to next weekend, to thanks very much. San francisco is activating the its possible cnce thunder palace of fine arts as a temporary shelter for the homeless. Supervisor katherine stephanie says the building can house up l distancing. They will be screened every time they enter. A curfew will also be in place. It could be ready for the residents as early an as the end of this week. Califor because of thes c cs have been denied. They did so on procedural groun grounds. They dont have the majority because of covid19. They are urged to file a new claim. A captain of a Navy Aircraft carrier who was fired has tegsed positive for the virus. He was in command of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt. He began shoefing simpn a naval base in guam. The white house is warning the next two weeks will be the worst of covid19 pandemic. They recorded the highest death toll yesterday. And the numbers are expected to rise. Jennifer johnson has more. Reporter as the u. S. Death toll from covid19 continues to dramatically rise every day, a grim rise. The holy week will be filled with strategy. The next week will be our pearl harbor moment. A 9 11. It willheardest week for many americans. Reporter still a handful of states with republican governors refuse to institute at home orders. No arkansas, we have a targeted approach that is very strict. We have closed bars, restaurants, schools, park lodges. Were with emphasizing the social distancing. Reporter with no federal order, beaches reopened in georgia, citations given to ca. 1,000 donated ventilators and protective masks for hospital workers, more u. S. Military workers have been order onned to that hot spot too. 1100 additional doctors, nurses and officials to new york. Palm sunday services in churches were recorded for worshippers to watch at home. Prayers that the deadly pandemic will end soon. Jennifer johnson. Britains Prime Minister is in the hospital tonight with symptoms of covid19. He has been battling the virus for ten days now. He has had a fever the whole time. And the doctors recommend he go to the hospital for testing. The hospital calls it cautionary. He has been in contact with cold leers and officials. Britains careen elizabeth has given a speech today and urging people e to show strength in the across crisis. Together we are tackling this disease and i want to assure you f we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it. I hope in i years to come, everybody will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. The queen said what is happening today reminds her of her very first broadcast when then princess e e elizabeth offered assurance to children evacuated from their homes in world war ii. And a sign the city, once the city of the pandemic, is starting to move on from the crisis. Residents were on complete lockdown on january 2rd. The citys quarantine is expected to be formally lifted on wednesday. Communities all over the bay area continue to come together in this pandemic. That includes last night. During our telethon benefitting Silicon Valley strong. Last night, we raised 250,000 from viewers just like that you. That money be added to the nearly 6 million to the previous pledged money. It will be used for sab ta clara county residents who have lost income because of the pandemic. The massive need here. Before the latest round of donations 1rks 1 million in the fund was distributed in just e three days. Moving on to weather. We rurnd a microclimate weather. But it was soaking at time up and down the peninsula. Rob mayeda is out of his home. Rob . Yeah, and the rain actually just let up just recently here, closer to danville. But in san jose, a different story. Prim essive twoday rainfall total youre abnt to look at. The Santa Cruz Mountains on almost five inches of rain since saturday morning. And morgan hill and flying ther. We have Cool Temperatures at 51 degrees and the radar view for the southern end of the santa clara valley. You are starting to see a break around saratoga, as we move north. And most of the more significant rain is headed off to the east. The satellite view is interesting. The swirl of the clouds dropping down the coast, which hints at tomorrow oes weather. That means for showers and a chance we could see thunder in the forecast. We will let you know how much rain we expect. And close eer look in about 12 minis. Sounds good. Thanks very much. And a palm sunday unlike any other. Churches in the bay area sba cross world celebrate the start of holy week. Later on, a stunning report of an east coast zoo, a worker and at least one animal, that animal, became confirmed cases. First of its kind situation in the u. S. We have details. One of the most important days of the Catholic Church has an odd feel and look to it in the pandemic. Pope francis held Palm Sunday Services in an almost empty basilica. It usually attracts tens of thousands of people there. Only a few dozen people, aides, nuns and a scaled down choir. The mass was on tv and the internet. The vatican has been locked down a least a month as the virus hit the area especially hard. Streets in roam remain quiet as more than 15,000 people have died from the virus in that country. In the philippines, kath leak priests stood on pickup trucks and went to more than a dozen neighborhoods po spread their message. And in seoul, south korea. And the locally, the prisher ins are invied virtually to services in holy week. You are find miles showers, and a real taste of spring weather coming to next weekend. A little bit of everything today and more sunshine next weekend. The stay at home order will be tested next weekend, it looks like. Coming up, you get sick, you stay home from work. For some people that means not e getting paid. We investigate the dangerous risks that people are taking to keep their jobs in this pandemic. Paid sick sleeve part of the stimulus plan to help the americans in the covid19 outbreak. There is a huge hole in it, some 20 million workers are left out. Reporter these immigrants from el salvador have worked at mcdonalds for years. They get three paid sick days a year. Translator after that, if we are sick and stay home, we dont get paid. Reporter if youre sick, you feel you have to on come to work . Translator i have to come to work however i am. With a fever a cough. I have 20 come to work. Translator she said s fever to work still with a fever. Translator i worry because i work in the kitchen. Im a cook and i serve customers in the drive through. Its been a nice mayor. Reporter this nurse asked me to remain anonymous. She said they ask her to work when you are sick. We know youre sick but come in, and there is a lot of intimidation for people who do call off sick. Reporter in a survey, 91 large u. S. Companies, 53 of the workers report they dont get paid sick leave in the food industry, nearly 75 of the workers said they dont get sick leave pay. Least likely to have benefits like sick reporter the recent legislation for paid sick leaves exempts those with 500 employees or more. That leaves millions out of luck. And fewer than 50 workers, it leaves out millions more. They are not likely to be able to stake time off when they get sick, or the can kids get sick or or they might have been exposed to the virus. They can infect workers and customers. I think the reality, is folks are between a rock and a hard place. Reporter many Small Business owners cant afford to pay sick leave. Why should the businesses pay for sick leave . I encourages workers to come to work sick. You have to protect the work force. Unfortunately, it has to be a consideration if they realize they are not going to be able to pay the bill. They have to no choice but to close or do lay offs. Reporter mar yia was laid o her job one day after speaking to us. The management of the restaurant did not respondwhy. Im stephen stock, nbc bay area news. If you have a story, call 888 996tips or viss our website. Coming up, family heart broken. Their father dies of covid19 hours after taken out a cruise ship. Plus, a bay Area Business owner sending out a community message. What he is printing on yard signs and how that is helping the community