Now at 11 00 p. M. The nations first coronavirus death may have occurred in the bay area. The new information tonight from the cdc. In one hour, masks will become mandatory in the bay area. A message to take it serious. And tonight, b. A. R. T. Is getting on board. How the order will be enforced. Tracking down covid19. How Contact Tracing may be helping flatten the curb. New indications the coronavirus turned deadly in the bay area far earlier than we first thought. Good evening. I am ken bastida. I am elizabeth cook. Autopsy samples from two people who died in their homes on february 16 and 17 were positive for the virus. The same was true for a third patient who died on march 6. The county initially reported a death on march 9 as its first. Testing was limited back then. And tonight Santa Clara County executive tells us the february deaths appear to be the first identified in the country. And he suspects they will find more in the future. Before tonight the first reported u. S. Coronavirus death was a patient near seattle on february 28. Five more bay area counties will follow Sonoma County and start enforcing Health Orders to wear facial coverings in public, including on b. A. R. T. Trains. Kpix 5s Andrea Nakano with what riders need to know about the new rules starting tomorrow. Reporter b. A. R. T. Ga sureride s starting tomorrow anything covers their mouth and nose. For me it is all about not being scared but being smart about it. Reporter he rides b. A. R. T. Every day to work. He takes all the precautions and wears this vest to remind others about social distancing. Part of life. Part of life. Part of being responsible and being protective for yourself and family. Reporter b. A. R. T. Riders are glad to see they will be enforcing the facialmo mornin riderwent tonighth were inform order through public an stations. I think it is message to take it serious. You know . Some people are still laxed about it and they dont think it is serious. I dont feel it does the masks are great to prevent it as much as it is to stop people from spreading it. Reporter if riders refuse to be a mask they will be asked to leave. B. A. R. T. Says they can work with riders to make sure they comply with the rules. People have places to go, these are essential workers. The first step is can we get creative. Do you be a shirt you could pull up a little bit. Reporter b. A. R. T. Says this is an effort to follow the emergency order issued by bay area counties. If you are not wearing a mask, it is punishable by a misdemeanor, you could face a fine, jail time or both. On the akano, kpix 5. Way for u. S. Small businesses. The Senate Passed a half trillion dollars deal to give additional funding to business relief programs and provides money for hospitals and testing efforts. The bill is expected to hit the president s desk by the end of the week but there is already a debate about whether or not more funding is necessary. For anyone who thinks this is the last train, that is not even close to the case. I think it is time to begin to think about the amount of death that we are adding to our country. And the future impact of that. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said the federal Paycheck Protection Program will be changed to prevent Large Companies from getting loans. He said big firms who have already been approved for loans will be asked to give them back. Norequirement for getting a covid19 test. Tonight state officials are easing restrictions. New recommendations allow for testing in any high risk group, living situation, just as care homes and prisons, they also allow for general surveillance testing where supplies are sufficient. You could call them disease detectives and they are being trained to play a role in finding out who infected patients. Kpix 5s joe vazquez the bay area effort to follow the trail of the coronavirus. The curb appears to flatten, Contact Tracing is ramping up. The county is hiring teams of people to find out who has the coronavirus and track down everyone they have been in contact with. When the pandemic first hit i was hoping to be involved. Reporter but a medical student was grounded by the stayathome order just like everyone else. Now he and his colleagues have been recruited to work with the San FranciscoPublic Health department. We started the training process. We have 30 medical students who signed up to be contact tracers. Reporter a person tells the Health Department who they have been in contact with, the Health Department contacts them people and ask them to monitor their symptoms and quarantine if needed. Sonoma countys Health Officer said that social distancing and Contact Tracing seem to be making a difference. We are finding new cases through our Contact Tracing. People you came into contact with are coming into contact with new people. Reporter Contra Costa County said we will be required to boo some level of social distancing. It is like trying to hunt an aggressive beast here with just onarrow. You want thave a ttle beast. Reporter aand google are developing technology that will remember who you have been in contact with. But for now, bay area counties are relying on humans. Hopefully we can do a small part to slow the spread of the virus and get our country and our city back up for business. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. And the sign of hope outside san joses Good Samaritan hospital. Tents have been taken down. Last month the hospital was using them to treat new patients but the numbers are now low enough to pack them up. Despite positive sign, california still needs volunteers to assist in the relief effort. The state launched a new website, californians for all. It will list opportunities for donations and volunteers in communities across california. That includes volunteering at food banks and delivering meals and tutoring. And just checking in on your neighbors and the site has information on nonprofit groups seeking funds and assistance. The coronavirus has caused extreme changes in our lives but which changes could last beyond the outbreak . Kpix 5s betty yu on the potential longterm impact of the pandemic. Many human beings and habits and routines could stick around, especially when it comes to travel and shop. The bay area has seen the lowest pollution levels ever recorded. Air quality data is collected that university. Ong rmcoulkeai would have lower rates of asthma, people would be living healthy lives. Reporter he says with less congestion, we are putting fewer climate pollutants into the atmosphere. Even when restrictions ease, working from home may become a regular part of schedules. I think lot of businesses are discovering there are a host of meetings they used to hold in person that could become an email instead or a zoom call. Reporter president and ceo predicts Tech Companies wont need as much real estate as they once thought. He also teaches ecomd been doin and is prepared to continue this way. Retail may never go back to normal practicess. Department stores were already slowing prepandemic. People will get real comfortable with the shop at home option. And actually it makes more things available because all the worlds inventory could be at your finger tips. Reporter when stayathome orders are lifted, masks may become a part of normal life just as they have been in many asian countries. Thank you. A live look at San Francisco where a standoff between an armed man and Bay Area Police stretched on for more than 16 hours. What sparked the initial confrontation. And another rally planned in governoro fornia ow the businesses this time , thespeople could be risking arrest. Truckers have played a crucial role in keeping the country running during the lockdown and now one Northern California man made it his mrs. Walker. Michael vasquez come over here. Ive heard such good things about you, your company. Well, i wouldnt have done any of it without you. Without this place. This is for you. Michael, you didnt have to. And, were going to need some help with the rest. Youve worked so hard to achieve so much. Perhaps its time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. New tonight at 11 00 p. M. A man arrested again just nine days after being released from county jail. Police first arrested the 34 yearold in fremont april 2 for commercial burglary but because coronavirus rules require zero bail he was released. He was arrested for a second time on ril clar county. He went on a crime spree including stealing cars. He was arraigned yesterday and once released on zero dollar bail. A live look at a developing situation tonight. San Francisco Police blocked off the area outside glide Memorial Church where a man with a knife has been hold up for more than 16 hours now. It started around dawn when an officer fired a shot during a confrontation with the suspect. It is unclear if the man was hit. He ran into the kitchen of the church and police have been negotiating all day and all night. We will keep you posted on new velopments on the kpix 5 at 4 30 a. M. San francisco shutting down 13 miles of streets to cars. It will also allow residents to take walks and maintain social distancing. Closures including kirk and ortega, page street, ellis street and 17th and 22 streets in the mission. Tonight a Northern California man is showing we are Better Together by lending a big hand to truckers keeping the supply chain moving. How a recent conversation provided the spark of inspiration. Just a grassroots effort that is blowing up. Reporter scott is a contractor, a couple weeks ago his wife made an observation while driving. She saw trucks pull over to the side of the road, you know what, how are they going to eat and it spurred the idea of lets make it happen. Reporter they decided to set up shop. We are packaging 200 breakfast burritos every morning. We give those out and then a sandwich in the afternoon. Reporter they served 1200 meals. We need some kind of variety. Reporter she said truckers are hungry for hot meals. Choices are sandwiches or burgers. When you need vegetables or something hot, it is hard to get. I want to go in and sit down and have a meal. Reporter the states goal is to drive food trucks to rest areas. The kicker we are doing ours for free. We dont intend on charging. Reporter saying it is the least he can do to keep America Trucking during the crisis. They are front and center behind health care in terms of being essential and keeping the nation going. The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help package and distribute fresh meals to the homeless in San Francisco. They need 10 to 20 volunteers monday through saturday to pack meals and deliver them to people in need. The Salvation Army serves more than 600 people daily to encampments throughout the city. The organization prepared more than 26,000 meals since last month. We are Better Together. On www. Kpix. Com together, send us your stories together. Food delivery app workers will have new rights to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Tonight San Francisco supervisors approved a measure that will require Companies Like uber eats, grub hub, and door cash to provide protective equipment to employees or reimburse them for the cost of the products. Including gloves, masks and hand sanitizer. Chp says it will deny any permit request for protests that state facilities after a back to work rally at the state capital this week. The rule is effective immediately. One group says the chp has already denied its permit for a protest planned tomorrow. The big question now, if people still show up. Will there be arrests . Sacramento Attorney Says the state has a right to regulate if a protest is causing safety issues. It is not the speech or the content, but it is the manner in which they are going to do it. The organizer of tomorrows protest says they will still assemble at their own risk. Some protesters say they will stay in their cars. Sacramento police will monitor the capital torm. They will tomorrow. I am paul at home, a heat wave approaching southern california. This was the scene in Orange County today and it will get warmer. Temperatures into the low 90s around los angeles. The weather system will warm our temperatures up as well inland but we will be short of 90 degrees. Look to the east, northeast, meteor shower tonight. It will peak between midnight and 4 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Up to 20 meteors per hour. Look to the north, northeast. 45 degrees. Temperatures dropped it into the 50s. We should see mostly cloudy skies for most of the night. A few clouds near the coast. But looking good from Treasure Island toward downtown, temperatures in the 3 middle 50s. And they are just going to drop back a little bit. Low 50s into wednesday morning. Typical for late april. Dog walking forecast for tomorrow, thank you to bengies humans. A good looking forecast for Sonoma County, upper 70s. Along the coast, mid60s for highs tomorrow. Around the bay, upper 60s and low to middle 70s. Inland upper 70s and low 80s on the map, especially inland. 83 degrees fairfield, the warmest spot tomorrow. The warm spots, mid80s on thursday, upper 80s on friday. Still staying short of 90 degrees. The warm spots are that warm. The rest of us below that. Around the bay, upper 60s for the next couple days. Low 70s on friday with temperatures backing off slightly for the weekend. Mary will have a weather update at 4 30 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Tony bennett planning his signature song and he is asking for your help. Tonight the request from the legendary singer to all bay area residents. Step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Weworking really, really hard in e its abo staggerin so thah all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. We stay at work. For you. You stay at home for us. Just know were all with you. Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you doctors nurses. 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They combined for 78 touchdowns in their nine seasons together. The nfl draft kicks off thursday, the 49ers have no picks in rounds 2, 3 and 4. But the franchise has found gems in the middle rounds. Like that man. 1979, bill walsh took joe montana in the third round which might have been a reach at that time. No one had him better than fifth round. No one. There just wasnt that much interest because he was 185 pounds. He didnt have what appeared to be a strong arm. But he had great instincts, mobility, this wasnt going to be much reaction. My reaction is he would have played in canada. This day in sports history, give it to me. 1977, yankees 38. New york beat the blue jays. They won the world series. 2001, the Atlanta Falcons traded with the chargers and got michael vick. 2012, philip became one of the most obscure players to pitch a perfect game against the mariners. 2018, as lefty throws his first and only no hitter against the red sox. 1996, the bulls beat the washington bullets for a record 72 wins, 20 years later the warriors won 73 games. And we cant wait for the sports to start captioning sponsored by cbs so this is harrisburg, pennsylvania. The demonstrators there appearing to flaunt social distancing guidelines while demanding the economy reopen. Theyve taken something and blown it so far out of proportion that its destroying our country. Who has the right to tell me i cant get a haircut, i cant go here, i cant go there . Listen up. The threat of these genetically modified sharks is way overblown. 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