Live from the cbs bay areas studios, this is kpix5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, were looking live from our exclusive Sales Force Tower camera as we look west on this wednesday morning. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for waking up with us. It is march 18th, 2020. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Good morning. 4 31 right now. Lets get a check of the forecast wait mary. Looking at some rain in some spots. Yes, a wet start to the day. Happy wednesday to you. This is very light rain, even sprinkles this morning. Lets zoom into high def doppler. You can see the very light rain pushing from san rafael across the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco and across the bay bridge. Richmond, oakland, alameda pushing to the south. Temperatures in the 40s. Concord at 47. Also for oakland. 41 livermore. 49 San Francisco. 43 san jose. 44 for santa rosa. As we head through the day, daytime highs below average. All of us in the 50s later on today. Mid50s San Francisco. Oakland, upper 50s for san jose. Mid50s for concord. Well talk about as we time out the rest of our showers on futurecast coming up. Good morning. As we look at the roadways right now, no accidents. There is quite a bit of construction so road work getting taken care of especially 101 both directions into San Francisco and out of san jose. Cl wbe infect lden gate bridge, 5 30 this morning. Youll see closures there, as well. Keep that in mind if youre headed into San Francisco. A few cars making the trek westbound towards 101 on the san mateo bridge. Very light here in both directions. Im anne makovec running the live news desk from home. Lets go live to new york city. They could be in a similar situation to us very soon. The mayor is considering a shelter in place order like we have here in the bay area. Obviously mandating people to stay in their homes. It falls short of a complete lockdown though. They need to be prepared for that happening. An nypd officer tested positive for covid19 and 17 of his colleagues are sick. Three coronavirus cases so were keeping an eye on that isnow. Ly blcaca. Some of San Franciscos most iconic Tourist Spots vacant tuesday. Fishermans wharf and restaurants in the area closed. As we approaches second day of sheltering in place, this is how some residents are coping. Normally the pubs would be packed but last night it was the owner and one cook serving up corned beef and cabbage to go. Toy house is also closed but offering curbside order delivery. Others will close early. I dont even know how to put it into words. I was driving in this morning and i felt like i was driving to a funeral. Im a native californian and never seen anything like this. Instead of working eight hours im working four hours now. Right now the shelter in place order set to end on april 7th but that could be extended if the Health Department feels it is necessary to slow the spread of the coronavirus. It is hitting tens of thousands hard. He was a fulltime server at the oak Room Restaurant and would normally take home up to 700 a week but within the last two weeks that was cut in half. Today with the restaurant closed he is out of a job. My tips are the things i live on and when people disappeared and dissipated, i lost all of that. I was expecting to be able to cover my rent. It is usually enough to just squeeze by on the rent. To help, a moratorium on residential and commercial evicts. They approved a 3 Million Relief Fund to help local businesses and residents with housing. They passed a proposal to protect tenants from being evicted during this time. The city is discussing looking at using local hotel rooms for emergency shelter. The las vegas strip, buildings went dark at midnight after the governor called for a statewide business shutdown. Youre being told not to go out. You are being told not to go out. All nonessential business as cross nevada have been ordered to shut down for 30 days including all casinos on the strip. Several strip, hotel and casinos announced temporary closures. Now all of them must follow suit. The governor has called for bars and restaurants to close by noon today unless they can through or to go service. If they care about their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of their loved ones, they will heed this advice. Were strong, well get through this. All esseial services such as groceries, pharmacies and gas stations will remain open. The governor will reevaluate in 30 days whether everything can reopen or if closures need to be extended. A live look from the white house. President trump is promising a massive stimulus package. It could include cash or a direct tax rebate sent to americans in a matter of weeks. Were going to send checks to americans immediately. Many have shut down. The president wants to get cash now, i mean in the next two weeks. The price tag could be around 1 trillion, one of the largest fiscal packages ever. The president initially demanded congress temporarily eliminate the payroll tax to give households access to more money, but he says that would take too long to implement. Governor newsom is telling the National Guard to be ready if needed just telling them to be prepared to help ease the crisis. That could include distributing food and supporting public safety. And it is not just the National Guard getting ready to step in. The navy could be preparing to launch two hospital ships and a mobile Field Hospital to treat more coronavirus patients. They are preparing to sign orders in san diego and norfolk, virginia. The virus is preventing inmates from having any voice stores. The Sheriffs Office suspended all si it is meant to protect the inmates and staff from anyone who would come into the facilities. Legal visits will still bow a loud. Jail inmates could be set free and in thisould save lives and slow the spread of covid19. Inside the Sacramento County jail, visitation has been suspended until the end of the month for the sake of public health. And now the sheriff might take things even further. A spokesperson for the Department Said an order from a superior court judge would allow the release of inmates with less than 30 days left in their sentence. Were hoping the virus, if were keeping these people in these disgusting conditions. A few people we talked to said they could see value in doing this. I dont have a problem with it. It makes sense. They are trying to make room and prevent overcrowding. According to an l. A. Reg s report, the sheriff has inmates to stop the spread of the virus. The department is also cutting down on the number of people they take choose to do the same, people hope the inmates have somewhere to go. If they have homes, that should be a factor. I think if they dont have homes, where would they go . In the courtrooms anyone with jury duty in Santa Clara County will be excused during the shelter order. All trials will be suspended up to 30 is da. All courthouses will be closed to the public. One courtroom will remain open for certain arraignments but closed to the public. Former vase President Joe Biden is widening his lead in the primary. Yesterday three states went ahead with polling amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Reporter joe biden swept the night g up all three states that held primaries yesterday. The former Vice President won florida, illinois and arend of and senator Bernie Sanders both livestreamed messages to vote ters stressing the importance of leadership during this Current Health and economic crisis. Tackling this pandemic is a national emergency. In this moment of crisis, it is imperative that we stand together. Reporter voters in all three states had a unique but extra step or two when heading to the polls. They skirted our hand with antiseptic when we went in, when we went out. Several had to be moved and others opened late after workers didnt show up. We had a lot of people who had to call out sick or were not able to mike it. Similar problems plagued arizona and illinois. I was surprised that illinois decided not to cancel but i also think it is important to vote. Ohio was supposed to be the fourth state to hold a primary yesterday. In person voting was postponed until june after the declaration of a health emergency. Laura podesta, cbs news of the 4 41. Business as cross the bay area shut down on day one, but not tesla. Still ahead, streaming on cbsn bay areas that is about to change. The tesla factory gets an order from Alameda County this morning. Taking a live look on this wednesday morning, clear this is what it looked like on tuesday evening, only a few runners out and about, but not many cars. And this time lapse video shows what it looked like on city streets during rushhour in San Francisco, typically clogged with bumper to bumper traffic but bare out there. They closed at midnight. They shut down, because of the lack of demand. On twitter, supervisor suggested using the hotel as a shelter for the homeless. The city has secured more than 500 hotel rooms and another thousand for hotels that reached out. The priority would go for people who need to be quarantined. They are telling tesla it is not an essential business. It kept running through the first day of the shelter in place. The factory can maintain minimum operations and employs nearly tone thousand workers. There havent been any reported cases at the plant. Musk said they can stay home if they are sick or feel uncomfortable. Some nasa employees are now working from home. They said tele working is a must after a limited number of workers tested positive for coronavirus. Contractors are also to work remotely. Nasas critical personnel will continue going to work. Automakers shutting down and the promised donation to help the healthcare industry. Here is diane king hall. Reporter wall street bounced back on tuesday. Coming off its worth day since 1987, the dow rallied 1048 points. The nasdaq jumped and s p 500 rose. They are working to soften the blow of the coronavirus outbreak. One possibility, direct payments to americans of 1,000. It comes as layoffs are starting to skyrocket. Vice president mike pence is urging Construction Companies to donate their n95 masks to hospitals. They will donate 5 million surgical masks and 2,000 ventilator to help treat patients. The big three automakers are hitting down part of the factories and doing a deep clean of equipment to fight the spread of the coronavirus. There will be a longer period between shifts. G. M. , ford and Fiat Chrysler came to the agreement with the United Auto Workers yesterday. For more go to cbsmoneywatch. Com. At the new york stock exchange, im dana king. Looking for something to bing while you practice social distancing. Hulu dropped a new show that is sure to bring the heat. Someone burned down your house with you inside. Reese witherspoon and Kerry Washington bring sparks. The series follows the intertwined faith of the family and a new mother and daughter in the neighborhood. It is streaming on hulu today. 4 47 right now. As we get a check of the forecast with mary, still some rain. Yes. Were not done with the wet weather yet. The low pressure system is a slow mover hanging around still just off the coast. With it so close to us, we have that unsettled weather that continues for today. Lets zoom in here. You can see that wet start to the day from san rafael, across the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco, across the bridge and into oakland, alameda, hayward, concord. San ra mome getting light rain. All of this is pushing to the south, so were going to watch those very light showers pushing into the south bay momentarily. As we look to our tower cameras and looking at temperatures that are in the 40s this morning. 47 in concord and oakland. 41 livermore. San francisco at 49. 43 san jose. 44 for santa rosa. Here is the satellite and radar view. The low pressure system is still is plane and with it were going to see the chance for more scattered light showers as we head through the day. Could see an isolated thunderstorm with daytime heating but in the afternoon taking you hour by hour. You can see the popup showers erisse om many of us will a chance for tomorrow. Futurecast rainfall amounts as we look ahead to today. Not expecting a lot. A couple hundreds to. 14 of an inif of rain in san jose today. For the east bay, concord topping out at 56. 56 for livermore across the try valley. 54 around the bay in San Francisco. 57 in oakland. 54 for santa rosa. Looking at 57 for cloverdale. Here is the extended forecast where you can expect looking at some more showers as we head through today. A few more showers for tomorrow possibly. Then drying out a little bit warmer. Milder temperatures fridtuay. Rain returns by sunday. Good morning. Take a look at the roadways. I checked in and there is an accident just in the Traffic Center on the eastshore freeway eastbound 80. It involves an overturned pickup and is blocking the left lane. If youre out this morning and plan on driving on the freeways, a heads up eastbound 80 there is a trouble spot but overall there is not a lot of volume on the roadways. Chp and emergency crews will be out there on scene. It is very quiet other than that. No troubles toward the bay bridge. Light conditions here. An easy ride. The commute has been nonexistent so no troubles into San Francisco. Keep in mind there are road Work Closures in the city along the central freeway to the lower deck of the bay bridge. You might see a few brake lights there. 101 both directions doing okay through mill valley. Northbound 101 coming off the Golden Gate Bridge we have construction in affect there. You can see those flashing lights. They are picking up those cones so only one lane available on the northbound side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Southbound not seeing any problems or troubles into San Francisco. Everything lightly traveled this morning. Not a lot of volume on the roadways right now. San mateo bridge and traffic is clear in both directions. Tom brady widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in history will sign a contract with the tampa bay buccaneers. That is according to the nfl network and espn. He officially becomes a free agent at 4 00 p. M. Today. The team and brady announcing he has been a patriot since 2000, for 20 years and won six super bowls with the team. 4 51. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. Irish dancers showrd off their skills right from their homes on st. Patrick day. A this burgers delicious lets make it more delicious menutaur put an extra patty on that bam woah uhuhhh my 4. 99 triple bonus jack combo stack it up for an extra buck. Check out my triple bonus jack check it out with an extra patty yeah ok lets ride oh hey man, uhh. [car beeps] my 4. 99 triple bonus jack combo stack it up for an extra buck. Good wednesday morning to you. Im tracking this low pressure system that will weaken. It is now to the our south. With that wrap around moisture, were looking at the chance to see a few more showers as we head through the day. Tracking some very light showers and sprinkles and ill have more coming up. Emergency crews are headed out to an accident on the eastshore freeway. Were getting word of an overturned pickup truck. You are going to see slight delays there, but overall it is lightly traveled so not a lot of brake lights in both directions. If youre headed to the bay bridge, no delays at the toll plaza performances and competitions for young irish dancers are canceled. Michael george shows how the girls are keeping their spirits high during this time of social distancing. The 17yearold kayla boyd is still dancing. Her studio is closed. Her performances called off. Even her teams trip to ireland for the championship cancelled. It is bad. We all worked so hard and cannot be able to go. It is very hard. But that hasnt stopped her. Now her dance studio is her living room. Her mom also her instructor is teaching class just eight feet away in the kitchen by teleconference. So right leg out in front of you. Reporter it is a way to keep dancing and keep this Small Business alive. We love these kids so much, but our business right now depends on it. Were cancelling classes but we still have to pay our rent. These dancers dont know when they will be able to meet up in person like this again, but sitting still for the next few weeks was never an option. I i think they were all happy to have something to do today nat involved their community. It is not a perfect solution. The video and music dont sync up completely but it is one way these dancers can keep their feet moving and keep their spirits up. Everyone say hi. Very nice to just put on your shoes and do it in a group setting. And to show the coronavirus cant stop people doing from what they love. In new york, michael geor cbs news 4 56. Drsites popping up. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, why Health Officials say not everyone who shows up will get a test. Governor newsom makes an announcement that has more than 6 million kids families wondering how they are going to keep educating then. Dont forget were streaming now on this is kpix5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, tourist hot spots looking more like ghost towns. How the bay area is acclimating to a sheltered lifestyle. How to help healthcare workers in San Francisco. Sin city shutting down. The mandate forcing all casinos and hotels to close up shop. It is wednesday, march 18th, 2020. Im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Lets get over to mary lee in the weather center. Good morning. Good morning. Happy wednesday to you. Were starting off with wet weather in some locations. Very light rain and sprinkles on high def doppler. That is the green showing up there. Tracking that this morning. Very light rain stretching from san rafael across the Golden Gate Bridge and across the bay bridge into oakland, alameda, hayward, san ramon. So our temperatures are in the 40s this morning. It is definitely a cool start to the day. All of us will be in the 50s later on this afternoon. Below average for this time of year and a few more showers possible. Ill show you futurecast coming up. Good morning. As we look at the roadways, it is very quiet. We have one accident to look