Coronavirus. And a kpix 5 exclusive. A first look at a solution to get the most vulnerable to the virus off the streets of San Francisco as the city confirms its first death. We are not willing to wait more days, more weeks, however along its going to take for the city to do this. What more evidence do you need of the loss of a Young Persons life. Governor newsoms plea. While unemployment claims sky rocket, many people are switching careers to be able to provide for their families. Now at 11 00, and streaming on cbsn bay area, in just the last hour, the white house reached a deal with Senate Leaders on a 2 trillion stimulus bill. Good evening. Kpix 5 reporter betty yu has more on what happens next. Betty. Reporter liz, this agreement between Senate Democrats and the white house comes after 5 Straight Days of negotiations. The legislation is expected to be enacted within days and its meant to save struggling workers and businesses forced to shut their doors. The package includes a onetime cash payment for most working americans. Up to 1,200 for individuals, 3,000 per family. Boosting weekly benefits by 600. Theres a half trillion in loans for big businesses and nearly 4 billion in grants and loans for small businesses. This package will be the single largest main street Assistance Program in the history of the united states. Reporter stocks surged on the earlier optimism out of dc. The dow had its best day since 1933 and its biggest point gain ever. Stock futures were down, but briefly turned positive after report of the deal. Officials hope the onetime payments could go out to americans as soon as early april. A senate vote on the deal is expected to happen quickly with the house potentially following soon after. Well of course continue to monitor any breaking developments as Congress Votes on that bill. Our morning show will have the latest starting at 4 30, including how the markets will be reacting. Mean while, a proactive move to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spreads here in the bay area. Tonight in our original series, project home, kpix 5 has an exclusive look at how San Francisco is housing the homeless in hotels. Susie steimle spoke with one supervisor who is going around the red tape so people in crowded shelters have a shot on the social distancing. We are not willing to wait more days, more weeks for the city to do this. Reporter supervisor dean preston has taken matters into his own hands. In partnership with providence foundation, hes secured 20 hotel rooms at the oasis hotel for homeless families. This is a blessing for us anyway because it gives us a shower, refrigerator. I think its a good idea. Reporter julia eliot is also getting a room. I think its yell. And i think its necessary. There are plenty of empty hotel rooms at this time and there are plenty of people who need them. Reporter the city of San Francisco has about 34,000 hotel rooms and most of them are sitting vacant right now, including this one at the oasis. Dean prestons office secured this space for about 80 a night and tonight it will house a homeless family. And the city is not paying for this. Its all coming from private donations, including 10,000 from dean preston himself. The idea of putting the homeless in hotels was first floated by governor gavin newsom. His team identified 901 hotels that could house the homeless. Next mayor breed identified 3,000 rooms in San Francisco. The mayor intends to prioritize first responders, people in sros and patient who is have the virus and need to be discharged from the hospital to quarantine. If you only had a couple thousand rooms available, then the citys approach would make sense. But we have an estimated 30,000 hotel rooms sitting vacant. Reporter preston cautions if we dont find a way to create some distance for people in crowded shelters, our own social distancing might not do much good. Its not enough to do everything right with respect to one small segment of the population because we have People Living in big congregate living situations and theres a serious risk that those folks spread the virus amongst themselves and out in the community. Reporter susie steimle, kpix 5. Alameda county is also working to identify hotel space for the homeless. Its prioritizing people who have tested positive for the virus. The county expects to have its first Emergency Hotel operational by the end of the week. We will continue to follow how the coronavirus is impacting bay area housing issues. Keep sending in your stories and ideas to project home at cbs. Com and see all of susies reporting on our website. Well, it has happened. Tonight, the city of San Francisco announcing its first coronavirusrelated death. Officials say the man was in his 40s, had several underlying medical conditions. This latest death is now bringing the total number to 21 across the bay area with more than a thousand cases reported. The biggest outbreak continues to be in santa clara county. 375 cases there. Tonight, l. A. Count sereporting what may be the nations first covid19 death in a person under 18. A teenager in the High Desert Community of lancaster. 50 of californias patients are between the ages of 18 and 49. I just cannot impress upon the young people out there more the seriousness of this moment and how critical they are to ultimately getting us on the other side by practicing that social distancing. The governor says hes also working with the army corps of engineers to nail down sites to help house people who need isolation. Contra costa county mean while trying to expand its medical capabilities. The countys Health Officer says theyre working to set up a temporary remote hospital, possibly at the former Los Medanos Community Hospital in pittsburgh. Were told the facility would be for homeless patients and others who have nowhere else to isolate. Despite the evidence we may be distancing ourselves throughout the remainder of the springtime, President Trump insists he wants the u. S. Economy back open for business by easter. I hope we can do this by easter. I think that would be a great thing for our country and were working hard to make that a reality. You can look at a date, but you have to be flexible. The number of u. S. Cases surged past 55,000 tonight. About half of those cases are in new york state where the numbers are doubling every three days. The white house says anyone who has recently left new york should self quarantine for 14 days. Tonight, new yorks governor warns california could be next. Kpix 5s joe vazquez is in San Francisco with why emergency Officials Say next week will be critical. When it comes to the coronavirus, it is utter chaos in new york right now. Listen to Andrew Cuomos blunt language. What happens to new york is going to wind up happening in california and Washington State and illinois. Its just a matter of time. Reporter so were next. But will it be as bad here as it is there or will the curve flatten here in the bay area . Meaning will our cases spread out over time . I talked to a source who works at the San Francisco Emergency Management department who tells me officials here believe we are 5 to 10 days behind new york and this week will be crucial to determining whether it will be different here. The source says it will flatten out if people follow the shelter in place order. If people continue to gather in groups, its going to be bad. Tonight in the city, we see social distancing. This rainbow could be a symbol of hope as we saw fewer people than we did a few days ago. The Emergency Management source says it will take three to 4 weeks to know for sure whether our shelter in place is working, but it is believed the fact that the bay area started earlier than new york could make a difference. Coronavirus testing is necessary to be able to run the numbers. Quote, you need to look at positive tests and we havent tested that many people yet. My source said mass testing is a ways off. When could this all be over . This evening Governor Newsom was asked whether he thinks california will be able to lift restrictions by midapril. I think that would be misleading to represent at least for california. The next 6 to 8 weeks will be pivotal, but i think april for california would be sooner than any of the experts that i talk to would believe is possible. Reporter joe vazquez, kpix 5. Also in the news tonight, a tsunami watch has been canceled for hawaii after a magnitude 7. 5 earthquake struck off southeastern russia. There is no threat to alaska, california or the rest of the west coast. Going from full time to part time. Coming up, how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing some career changes. Plus athletes reacting to the news that they will not be going to the olympics this year. The other big spring evening that could also be on the chopping block. Did you know today was dubbed the Great American take out . The social media push to help the struggling Restaurant Industry in the pandemic and whether it caught on. Having quite a bit of rain around the bay area today. Now just a few showers left over on the the coronavirus pandemic has not only forced many to change their lifestyles, but also their careers. Kpix 5s andria joins us with the story of one woman who switched jobs to help make ends meet. Reporter while many people are now working from home, there are many jobs that have been completely wiped out from the virus. What hasnt are the essential jobs like the ones at Grocery Stores that are helping people provide for their families. Natalie is a check out clerk at her local grocery store. She says its the first real job shes held in 20 years. And im extremely grateful to be able to do this. Otherwise i would have no income. Reporter prior to her new career, natalies job was more like her first love. I have horses in my veins. I was born horse crazy. Reporter she is an equine stylist and had a robust business braiding horses hair. Now the business she loves is gone for now because covid19. Its crippled the whole entire industry. Reporter and many can feel her pain. According to the Employment Development department, its seen a rise in unemployment claims. The following week, almost a 15,000 claim increase. The spike has even forced edd to beef up its staff to hand the claim load. Its a constant fight and battle to be able to keep a roof over your head and put food on the table. Reporter natalie said she needed to do something to support her family, which includes two young girls. I appreciate your interest in those of us who have basically lost all of our work and need some help. To keep going. Reporter this would normally be a busy time of year for natalie as horse shows start picking up. She fears even when large events are being held again, that the horse show industry has taken a hit that will take years to recover from. Kpix 5. The founder of Virgin Atlantic is the latest billionaire pledging to help california fight the coronavirus. Richard branson will lend a 747 aircraft to relief efforts in the bay area. Governor gavin newsom announced the aircraft will bring protective equipment from china to oakland. The equipment coming in from overseas will be used by Kaiser Permanente hospitals. Also a social media push dubbed the Great American take out helping restaurants in states under a shelter in place order. Whether the effort has actually gained any traction. Reporter many Restaurant Owners in states with state at home orders like here in california say the change was sudden and instant. Remember, they not only have to pay their employees, they also have to pay their vendors. Now the Restaurant Industry is making up to its customers to help them get through this. We did not plan for the number of calls that we were receiving right now. Reporter it was a dinner time rush they didnt expect. Thank you so much. We appreciate you. Reporter but sushis customers proved they would answer the call for help. For them to step up like this and come together has been a tremendous help for us. We are hustling to try to catch up with all the orders. Reporter a red white and blue post spread and caught on on the internet dubbed tuesday the Great American take out. Ordering a delivery or take out meal. Weve already drained our savings. Reporter Michael Williams with the restaurant southern kitchen booming just days ago the world changed overnight. Reporter may not survive more than two weeks after 30 plus years in business. Its crucial. This is our life line. This is what we do and without customers, we wont stay afloat. Reporter hes offering free delivery to pay his vendors, his employees and stay open. But everything in the Restaurant Industry, he says, is a challenge right now. The cost has tripled on some things. Case of eggs was 25 bucks, now its 50. Milk is hard to get. Cant get toilet paper. Cant get cleaning supplies. Cant get takeout stuff. Reporter with michael and jennifer say every day there is a new plan because every day is uncertain. Were taking it honestly one a at a time. Thats all we can do. I dont schedule for tomorrow until tonight after we close. Reporter michaels business was so successful, he was actually planning on opening up another restaurant, but he says that may not happen anymore. Well, a little sign maybe of good hope. Check out this rainbow we spotted over the bay. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Sort of like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, it seems like, right paul . Any sign at this point. Put that up on social media as quickly as possible just to put good news out there in the world. We do have shower Activity Still happening across the area right now. Thats also good news. Were still running a significant rainfall deficit. This isnt going to erase it, but well take every drop we can get. A few more showers southern san mateo county. Not a whole lot of activity, but were going to see spotty showers as we head throw the rest of the night. A few more trying to make its way on shore. Lets switch over to the future radar. A few showers out there the rest of the night into tomorrow morning. Theyre going to be hit or miss and more scattered showers hitting through the day on wednesday. A couple rumbles of thunder. Dont be startled if you hear that. Local heavy downpours and those should fade off the radar tomorrow evening and early thursday morning. Rain chances arent going to go down to zero, but they are going to decrease significantly as we head into thursday and friday. Right now, temperatures an even mix of 40s and 50s, right around 50 degrees near the bay, dropping into the 40s farther inland. Youre going to drop in the 30s by early tomorrow morning. Most temperatures remaining in the low to mid40s. Slightly below average for this time of year. Tomorrows highs, still below average. Every once in a while, the sun is going to glimmer through. I think even the warm spots farther away from the bay are going to fall just short of hitting 60 degrees. Mostly mid to upper 50s. There is a warming trend in the 7day forecast once we hit the weekend. Were going to see a return to near normal temperatures by friday and saturday. The next rain chance on saturday doesnt look like itself going to linger into the second half of the weekend. Well keep you updated as we head into the rest of the week. Starting at 4 30 a. M. All right, thanks a lot, paul. Many homes turning into personal gyms during this shelter in place. And coming up, the ca without gym access, the coronavirus could add a little extra weight to our lives. A fitness trainer in sacramento has a solution for that. His name is greg johnson and his team is working with clients over zoom, face time, facebook messenger, you name it. All you have to do is let him know what kind of equipment if any you have at home and they will personalize a work out for you. Theyre also posting ways to break a sweat on their social media pages. When a nebraska girls dance competition was canceled due to coronavirus, her state trooper dad came in and saved the day. Hes got skills. Nebraska state patrol shared the video and of course its now going viral. I love the cape. I love the hat. And how are you staying fit while being stuck at home . Send us your work out ideas. You have nothing else to do. Share with us on facebook, twitter or instagram. In auburn california, the nfl has changed the draft location. Could they be changing the date . And why was tom brady talking abou when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. Hi, im joel osteen. Im excited about being with you every week. I hope youll tune in. Youll be inspired, youll be encouraged. Im looking forward to seeing you right here. You are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race thats been designed for you. Well, its official, the summer games scheduled . Japan have been pushed back to 2021. And now the nfl draft could be delayed as well. It was scheduled to be held april 23rd in vegas, but the leagues general manager subcommittee has reportedly recommended the commissioner Roger Goodell to push back the start because covid19 has reduced their ability to find verified information on draftees. This was the only visual for tom bradys introductory Conference Call with the buccs today. Brady talked for 30 minutes, didnt say on why he left new england but he was asked about his move to the buccs, if it reminded him of joe montanas jump. I was at joes last game at candle stick park. I went up there and saw it with my friends. Ill never forget that. He was an incredible player. He was my quarterback idol growing up. You know, just having the opportunity for me to continue playing football and, you know, lead a team, is something that i love doing and ive loved playing this sport since i was a kid, since i was throwing footballs in the parking lot at candle stick. 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