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Results we are expecting from the state department of Public Health in the moment as they are going to drop those off in richmond. We spoke to passengers aboard the cruise ship who say they are in a waiting game and want to go home. New video justin shows a National Guard helicopter meeting up with the grand princess cruise ship off the Monterey County costs. Members of the 129th rescuing out of Moffett Field rappelling down to the ship delivering covid19 test kits. From state rooms aboard the grand princess stranded passengers could see that operation. I have a window so we saw a helicopter. There was a plane also. Hanging around the ship for maybe 20 minutes. Reporter 35 passengers and crew members aboard the ship are now symptomatic for the disease caused by the coronavirus. Chris brady but at the grand princess february 21 in San Francisco. He said he knew something was up after the crews left the big island of hawaii. I spoke to him via Facebook Messenger today. Because there is a channel on the tv that shows where the ship is going. I noticed we were going straight towards mexico. And then all of a sudden turned and headed toward San Francisco. For a few hours. I knew something was up. Reporter as of this afternoon all passengers are being asked to stay in their rooms. Grady said information about what has been going on has been hard to come by from princess. I feel like we have been kept in the dark a little bit. I learned a lot more by going online and reading what is going on. Here they have been pretty vague. Im not sure if they are just trying not to scare people. Reporter is San Francisco city state and federal officials are trying to figure out what to do with the ship and passengers. Until then it is not being allowed back to the homeport here in San Francisco. Once we have results from the test the cdc and the state will determine the most appropriate location for the ship to birth. And that will location needs to provide for the safety and the surrounding community as well as the passengers and crew. Reporter grady said princess offer 300 board dollar vouchers he is not sure how he can use it if he cannot leave his room. I might have tried to swell. Reporter grady said he has been told by the princess folks that all food service and will happen room service from now on until they get to whatever port they are directed to. Whether it is here at pier 27 and San Francisco or elsewhere. Sonoma county telling us a second person who was on the grand princess last month is presumed to have tested positive for coronavirus. 30 workers at Sutter Health santa rosa are under quarantine or exposure to infected patients. Lynn continues coverage from Santa Clara County were Health Officials just issued sweeping new guidelines to help control the outbreak. Reporter this is a rapidly situation throughout the bay area and the west right now. There was an announcement by the San Jose Sharks this afternoon saying their game tonight with the Minnesota Wild will go on as scheduled and be open to the public despite this new warning that came out this afternoon from the Santa Clara County department of Public Health. We recommend postponing or canceling large events or Mass Gatherings particularly those where people gather within more closely than armslength of one another. Reporter the sharks sent out a statement saying the sap center undergoes a rigorous cleaning procedure after each and every event. With particular attention paid to hightraffic high Public Contact areas. Any areas will receive additional enhanced measures throughout the course of events for the foreseeable future. The sharks went on to say people in high risk groups that is the elderly or people with Underlying Health conditions or chronic conditions should avoid coming to the game. Or to any other mass a sporting event or concert anything like that. In the meantime the San Jose Earthquakes send out a Statement Today saying that they are aware of Santa Clara Countys statement this afternoon. They have a game upcoming on saturday night. They say they are monitoring the situation and have not decided whether or not that game will go on as scheduled. I spoke to several sharks fans going into the game today. They say despite what the Health Department said they were not very concerned. They were continuing to go in and they will be attending that game tonight. Some of them were younger people. They felt like they were not in a high risk group. The Coronavirus Press conference was first shown on cbs bay area. You get your live coverage around the clock on kpix. Com or the cbs news app on your favorite device. A man in his 90s any woman in her 40s are San Franciscos first confirmed cases. Neither has a history of travel to affected areas or contact with other patients. It has been confirmed one of those new cases is the parent of a student is San Franciscos lowell high school. The district has closed the school through at least monday as a precaution. Wilson walker is there with reaction from students and that is ahead at 5 30 pm. A san jose preschool will also be closed until monday after a teacher tested positive for the virus. Parents that action day primary plus got a letter today saying its moorpark location will be cleaned over the weekend. The teacher who got sick has not been at work since 20 february 26 mike. Coronavirus spending bill sending legislation to president trump. It allocates a total of 8. 3 billion to Fund Research on the vaccine. And help state and local governments battled the outbreak. Some of the money will assist response efforts and other countries. Despite the increasing spread in the bay area and across the country he was a reality check. In china where the outbreak began the number of new cases is on the decline. The World Health Organization said china had 120 new cases wednesday. That is the lowest number since daily updates began in late january. About 53,000 people have now recovered but it is a different story in other parts of the wi yesterday. In italy the government has close to schools nationwide. People are scared. People are worried. The people are going crazy. The situation is not explained so much. 5000 people have been infected bubbly. 3200 have died. The large majority of those in china. The stock market slumped again over concerns about the epidemic disrupting the global economy. The dow jones lost 970 points. Or 3 1 2 . The nasdaq dropped about 280 and the s p was down 106. The selloffs erased the gains from a day earlier. For a list of ways to stay safe and lower your risk of getting the coronavirus hits our website kpix. Com and stay informed around the clock on cbs cbsn bay area. Elizabeth warren is now out of the democratic president ial race. Her decision to withdraw follows a dismal showing on super tuesday. Surrounded by supporters and her husband senator Elizabeth Warren announced she is suspending her campaign for president. There are two lanes. A progressive lane that Bernie Sanders is the incumbent four. And a moderate lane that joe biden is an incumbent four. There is no room for anyone else. I felt that wasnt right. Evidently i was wrong. Reporter she called her fight to be the president the honor of a lifetime. Her departure leaves the race as a twoman battle between former Vice President joe biden and senator Bernie Sanders. If you say yes there was sexism in the race everyone says weiner. And if you say no there was no sexism about a bazillion women think what planet do you live on . Reporter senator Kamala Harris praise warrens campaign and echoed her thoughts on sexism. This election cycle in particular has presented very legitimate questions about the challenges of women running for president of the u. S. Reporter both biden and sanders talk with warren as they seek her endorsement that she said she needs time to think it over. Biden and sanders both praise warren. Biden tweeted she is the fiercest of fighters for middle class families. We needed her voice in the race and we need her continued work in the senate. Sanders tweeted without her the Progressive Movement would not be nearly as strong as it is today. I know she will stay in this fight and we are grateful she will. I guarantee i will stay in the fight. For the hardworking folks across this country who have gotten shorted short end of the stick. Reporter they continue the race for delegates with six states voting next tuesday. Tulsi gabbard is the only other democrat still in the race. So far she has won just a single delegate. A live look from the top of the sales force power. Steph curry is back tonight. The warriors are playing the raptors. Going from warm weather at the beginning of the week to a possible chance of rain. Brian with the details on that. You summed it up beautifully. We are finally going to get showers breaking a 38 a dry spell. The low pressure that is in the gulf begins to head south. It has enough moisture and close enough to the bay area it will spread light rain moving in over the bay area the next couple days. Beginning on late friday night early saturday. 1 15 am saturday and then we stop it at 5 30 am on saturday. That is when the rain is coming. Early saturday then it is out of here. Rain chances 80 chance in san jose. But a good amped up chance by saturday for concorde. 38 day dry spell for us to end. Showers spread southbay white late friday and saturday. Remains unsettled through the middle of the week. Complete details in a few minutes. The warriors are not going to the playoffs but tonights game certainly has a playoff field. Steph curry is back. That story coming up. Severe weather in the south. The search for survivors tonight in tennessee in the aftermath of deadly tornadoes. The transit agencys big plans to boost Affordable Housing. And how it could put more solutions in motion. We continue to monitor the coronavirus test kit drop in richmond. Updates after the break. Back live chopper 5 monitoring a landing zone at the Richmond Fire Department Training Facility on cutting boulevard. This is where the National Guard helicopter will be touching down with those test kits on the grand princess cruise ship. The kids will be driven here which is the state department of Public Health lab in richmond. Scientists will work to confirm whether anyone on board test positive for the coronavirus. He is back after 127 days. Steph curry will be in uniform and ready to play his first game tonight since breaking his hand which was in october. Sports director Dennis Odonnell is live at chase insert with more on his big comeback. Reporter im jacked up my mind. Steph curry as you know the second best selling jersey in the nba. Right behind lebron james. He is back tonight. It sort of feels like a movie premiere. And steph curry is having fun with all of it. Propose steph curry probably isnt going to blow away the raptors tonight like randy quaid blew away the aliens in the movie independence day. It is all about baby steps for the two time and be mvp. Somewhere between 24 to 28 minutes. Getting my feet on the court these next 20 games will be about. It feels like the first day of School Pretty much all over again. Which is exciting. Reporter out since october 30 with a broken nonshooting hand he has been ready to return for a while. But the Warriors Front Office wanted to play it safe. Nobody likes to wait. More than they have to. Not the most patient guy. In terms of understanding the thought process and making sure everybody in the organization the voices that matter were in alignment on when i should come back. Reporter can you blame his appearance for being cautious . Curry had pins surgically inserted is that the feeling isnt quite the same. Ive been pretty clear it is going to be a while before comparing the left to the right that he feels normal. There is a new normal im dealing with. That is the reality of it. At this point i cannot reinjure it unless something freakish happens like last time. There is confidence knowing that. I just have to go out there and play. Reporter the warriors are not going to go to the playoffs obviously. What impact will steph curry have on other players like eric pascoe 24 points the other night. You want to get ricky playing with steph curry. He will elevate everybodys performance. The warriors steph curry returning tonight. Against the Toronto Raptors who took down the warriors in the nba finals. That is right. We will all be watching. He will put some people in their seats. To the storm watch in tennessee. The search for survivors continues after tornadoes damaged or destroyed nearly 400 homes. Killed two dozen people. One tornado was on the ground for more than 50 miles. The wins 175 Miles Per Hour. The sierra is getting ready for the return of snow. The National Weather service said to be ready for potential travel delays and chain controls if you are heading to the mountains this weekend. It sounds like a good weekend plan. Rain and snow and all of that. Not a lot of either. A step in the right direction. Late friday early saturday. Weve got clouds around the bay area on this late evening. The numbers are reflecting the fact that temperatures really came down. When speeds are up 14 Miles Per Hour at concorde. Hayward is 16. The low approaches and the wins will pick up. We will get more clouds and cool attempters. 62 concorde and oakland. 61 still clear at livermore. 61 degrees santa rosa 57. Those numbers have come down. Santa rosa was 19 degrees cooler today. That is actually they had 87 degrees downtown a couple days ago. Half moon bay cool down. Low pressure is on the way. It got rid of the High Pressure over the eastern pacific for more than a month. The lowpressure storm south the high moves out. The rain moves in. Not tomorrow but late friday. We will get drizzle along the coast. Late tonight and early tomorrow. The distinct band of rain will be moving through had about midnight friday entered the central bay area. Sunrise saturday morning. We do have pretty good chances of rain in San Francisco 70 chance saturday. As we get into next week it will be unsettled. There is no distinct cold front coming through next week. Tonight it will be cloudy and cool and breezy overnight. For tomorrow increasing clouds. Breezy again. It will be chilly tomorrow. The numbers will be cooler than today. Light shower chances sweep south late friday early saturday. The amounts will be less than a 10th of an inch. It will be the First Time Since january 28 that it happens that we have gotten measurable rain in the city of San Francisco. Forecast highs tomorrow still on the cool side is 63 redwood city. 63 mountain view. 65 in san jose. And oakland 60. In san rafael 60. The extended forecast get ready for rain by late friday night. Early saturday morning. The rest of saturday we could have a few scattered showers. Most of the rain is falling early in the day. It will be a cold day. Middle 50 saturday. A bit of recovery sunday. Sunday and monday unsettled. Maybe another shower tuesday. We climb out of it by wednesday and thursday. As you can tell there is not a lot of rain. It wont get us anywhere out of the deficit. At least it is a step in the right right direction. Still ahead ikea recalling a popular item. What you need to do if you bought one of these. [car engine failing to start] [clicking of ignition] uh wha woof eeh woof wuh [silence] [engine roars to life] [dog howls] dramatic opera music swells from radio [howling continues] ikea is recalling more than 800,000 of these dresses due to a tip over hazard. It has received six reports of tip offers involving the three drawer chessmen they resulted in minor injuries if you own one of these dresses you should stop using it immediately. You can return it for a refund. You can order a free while anchoring kit or request they send someone to your house to attach it to the wall for free. Duke and duchess of sussex are back in london. They attended one of their final royal engagements. Harry a megan appeared in public for the First Time Since news broke of their plans to step back from britains royal family. They attended an event to celebrate the achievements of sick and Wounded Service members megan flew in just hours earlier from canada. Where their son archie remains. Harry is served harry served in the british army and said he is committed to helping federal fellow veterans. The fact that he is not a part of the royal families but still wants to support the country. Reporter they will carry out their final royal engagement at Westminster Abbey alongside Prince William press charles and the queen next week. They will officially give up their titles at the end of the month. Chopper 5 live over the lab in richmond. Coronavirus test kits will be delivered they are to confirm whether cruiseship passengers do or do not have it. An apartment in San Francisco catches fire. What an electric scooter had to do with it. Caltrain is trying to do its part to ease the california housing crisis. In tonights project home the transit agencies big plans to boost Affordable Housing and how it can put more solutions in motion. Call or visit you know, the happiest place on earth, but. Have you flown the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy . 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President trump assigned an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus as soon as tomorrow. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the 8. 3 billion bill after the Senate Approved it. It includes more than 2 billion to help federal state and local governments prevent prepare and response of the crisis. 3 billion to develop vaccines and test kits. By the end of the week we believe we will have shipped enough for 75,000 people to be tested. These tests are sent out for you. They go to 70 or more Public Health labs that are part of our network. Many republican said they were satisfied with the update but some democrats still have questions about the number of test available in their integrity. A House Committee launched an investigation into the administrations handling of the outbreak. The Novel Coronavirus is causing people to think twice about traveling. United and jetblue announced a temporary reduction in domestic flight schedules maria joining us with the options you may have if you are taking a trip in the near future. Reporter we are seeing airlines not only reduced domestic flights but waive fees and issue refunds as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide. The cdc is recommending americans avoid nonessential trips to china south korea he ran in italy. There are no current advisories about travel to the rest of the world. If you are traveling you have some options if you dont feel comfortable flying. Several airlines are waiving change fees for all flights and some cancellation fees with stipulations. There is a positive aspect of