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Look at all the heavy traffic things were fine and very quiet before this popped up so 6. 80 south is backed up to highway 4 and youre backed up on to 2. 42 from highway 4 so 22 to 25 minutes to make it south out to danville just be prepared for that heavy traffic on all of those freeways so the backup thats spilling over to highway 4 stretches through pittsburgh into. Right around railroad leverage, 25 minutes now from antioch over to concord so its all just connected because of that crash pick of the bay bridge thats not so bad. This is good for friday, it stacked up right at the bottom of the oakland maze started. Thanks a lot rob, an 8 oh one lets get to the top story which is the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area. Lets as show you the very latest developments overnight. There are a handful of new cases in San Francisco and Santa Clara County schools and workplaces. Have been closed and some have already been shattered others order to do so or advise too. 7 Sunnyvale Police officers are under quarantine now after they may have been exposed to because they treated someone who was on a cruise ship we dont know yet if it was the grand princess cruise ship the one that and has so many passengers who are feeling ill and theyre waiting for their tests to come back. Theyre on a ship there where a passenger was on and did die of coronavirus later after getting off. So lets take a look at where that ship is now james yeah, it was told to stay away yesterday initially it was. Stopped about 200 miles from the california coastline now its moved a little bit closer its about 70 miles from the peninsula close sign at the moment as weve reported there what more than 2300 passengers on board 1100 crew members and some of them are beginning to feel symptomatic with regard to coronavirus and thats why test kits were emerge brought out to them as an emergency theyve been tested power waited for the results to come back kron fours will tran is stand by live at pier 27 in San Francisco, one of the possible places where that ship may come in eventually. James that ship was here at one point before leaving to hawaii whether or not he returns to peer 27, its up to the results into the obviously the people behind all the Decision Making including mayor london breed because this is a Public Health. The concern obviously right now that ship is park 70 miles as you mentioned. Yesterday the Us Coast Guard. Ive never seen this before unprecedented as far as the Us Coast Guard in the bay area that they actually had to fly out. Testing kits. Lower them down to the deck of the cruise ship about 45 people had to be tested those who showed symptoms of coronavirus this is of the highest urgency that they hung around once the tests were done they took all of us kids back brought them to a lab in richmond and right now as we speak theyre still performing tests on those kits and those results should come back either this morning or sometime today based on those results that will let the cdc mayor london breed and other Health Officials know what to do whether or not that ship stays out at sea for the near future goes to another doc, or ultimately comes back to San Francisco because they dont want people getting off the ship keep moving about society and possibly getting other people. Being exposed to coronavirus in the meantime lets face it behind all of those stories its not just clinical is very personal to the people on board. The cruise ship. Keep us in your prayers. They could use and keep your hands lost and dont want any criticism or concern so this is taken care of i mean its a. Its a petri dish here and i think after the gun and princess and so now may cruise ships made a you know maybe halted some of the creases like raided right now were selfish we want to go to what we did have fun. Were paying the consequences announce them. Okay so lets play out the timeline the results come back today, but the Health Officials including mayor london breed they never said once get the results will let you know within 24 to 36 hours. So when who knows whats going to happen. The fate of the cruise ship and the people on board. Also reportedly a lot of people theyre being very generous on that cruise ship that they know that the elderly are more susceptible so theyre keeping a close eye on the elderly on there as well and if you think hoarding is only happening on land you would be wrong because there are reports of people rushing to the shops on the cruise ship trying as by as many supplies as they possibly can snacks toiletries whatever because it appears that theyre hunkering down for but what possibly could be a long haul, lets face it there on a cruise ship its very luxurious is very glamorous, but they are stranded for now and they are desperately waiting for an answer back to you. Yeah, thank you very much well. Passenger who got off of that ship when it docked in San Francisco is now being tested for coronavirus. 64 yearold Cynthia Travers here she is and in the parking lot outside of the Shasta County Medical Center getting your test on a being checked out by doctors. She says she started coughing on the 3rd day of her cruise and that while on that trip she did come into close contact with the man who later died from the disease up near sacramento. Travers is a cancer survivor and. Home burned down in the camp fire. But im task and to fight and battle to Breast Cancer. Up in heart surgery and now fighting with army and disorder. This is often very scary. So she had open heart surgery Breast Cancer her home burn out and now shes dealing with this shes expecting the results to come and tomorrow. Second person from princess cruise ship has tested presumptive positive for coronavirus. That patient as far as we know lives in Sonoma County traveled internationally on that ship when it was going from San Francisco to mexico and back and there are also 2 other unrelated cases in San Francisco as well both patients, certain isolation right now being treated at separate hospitals in the city. One patient weve been told is a man in his 90s that person is in serious condition. The other patient is a woman in fair condition. Both patients have not traveled recently and did not have any known contact with other coronavirus patients. Also in the south bay as many as 7 sunnyvale officers may have been exposed to coronavirus after performing cpr on a patient that later died. Kron fours dan storm has the story. Sunnyvale police give an update after several officers may have been exposed to coronavirus the officers were responding to a possible cardiac emergency with a 72 yearold man was unconscious and not breathing while teen in the patients medical history. A family member. The advice is that the patient had recently been on a cruise were 2 other passengers were suspected to having covid 19 police chief and no says the responding officers performed cpr but did not use mouth to mouth. The man did not survive at this time we dont yet know that the patient had called it 19. Sunnyvale dps Officials Say 7 officers may have been exposed. Once they were off of the call they were under quarantine at a city facility for several hours before being sent home. Those officers have been directed to not return to work and to selfisolate until further notice were doing everything that we can to keep the community safe. And we will continue to work with Partner Agencies to keep our community in form. Reporting in sunnyvale dan thorn kron 4 news. New this morning President Trump has signed an billion built out tackle the coronavirus that provides Health Agencies with more money for tests treatments and to create a vaccine. They said come have to become. And go wait. A situation where we have this massive ship with 5,000 people and we have to make a decision you know its a big decision. Because we have very low numbers compared to. Major countries throughout the world are numbers are lower than just about anybody. The spending bill also helps to states and local governments better prepare and respond to the outbreak. California is making testing for the coronavirus free to anybody who needs it. Governor newsome and state Health Officials are direct link to all commercial and medical Health Payments to make the cast. The test free. And that includes waving the cost for an emergency room urgent care Providers Office wherever you go. But there may not be enough test to go around. Heres Vice President mike pence talking from Washington State where of all of the us coronavirus riders cases the deaths have happened there the most so far. We dont have enough test to what we anticipate will be the demand going for those who we believe have been exposed. For those who are showing symptoms we weve been able to provide the were focused very much on a cruise. Ship just off the california coast today, the coast guard delivered a sufficient number of tests for the passengers on the ship. But as as more americans take an interest in this or have concerns about this we want to make sure they have access to a coronavirus test as well and weve made Real Progress on that in the last several the cdc says each potential coronavirus patient needs to be tested twice. They do an oral swab tests and and missile test. Assembly woman is taking steps to help people who miss work in order to self quarantine or take care of loved ones diagnosed with the coronavirus state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez from san diego introduced the bill that ensures workers can use their sick days if they have to be quarantined in a Public Health emergency. The bill also adds protections of workers are out of sick days and protect workers from retaliation or discrimination. The new bill would also protect people who have to stay home to take care of children when the schools are shut down in a Public Health emergency like this one. Our coronavirus coverage continues online throughout the day kron 4 dot com you can find a link to interactive maps special reports on how to stay safe and healthy along with the very latest too on a daily basis you can find our coronavirus section under the news tapped. Still ahead here on the kron 4 morning news, a local church group is on a mission to save the lives of drug users in San Francisco more on that in a minute plus steph curry. Is back well have highlights on his return to the warriors lineup and his performance on the floor and after the break. The call for change grows louder as a retired Oakland Police chief joins others demanding the federal monitor overseeing the Department Just because were super hungry. Doesnt mean you got to spend a lot because dennys brought back the super slam™. With eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and pancakes. All for just 6. 99. The 6. 99 super slam™ is back see you at dennys z3s7oz z1ncz y3s7oy y1ncy they 14 right now and were waiting for rain and welcoming both of those things for its been since january since weve seen it. So id say its about time point no doubt good excuse us we can maybe take a little easier because maybe you had pressured to go outside and feel like you had to enjoy all these beautiful days. Now you can just go back inside and hibernate a little bit as we do return to some Winter Weather here look outside this morning does show cloudier skies overhead across the bay, some brightness making its way down into berkeley, this morning but very little of that skies are going to remain pretty great today and due to cloud cover keeping the sunshine out for most areas, temperatures really arent going to a whole lot of movement either right now or in the 50s where weve spent all morning and were going to spend much of the day in the 50s really for most areas so cloud cover today really being the noticeable change from where we have been tomorrow the biggest change is obviously going to be the rain that we see during our Morning Hours timing it out for you we will see our best chances of rain between 04 00am and 10 00am of tomorrow morning after which point showers begin to break up and then we work our way into a dry sunday for the bay at least snow in the Sierra Nevada will remain through your saturday on to your sunday as well working our way into monday and tuesday showers returning to the bay area and most likely the further south you get in the bay thats because the system is actually going to be crossing on and into the Central Coast in the southern part of the state. So were at the right at the Northern Tier of where youre going to see rainfall from the system pushing through. We take a midweek break before from late friday into another system drops and resulting in more rain for the bay area. More snow for the sierra. No its not the most comfortable weather nor the best travel weather but this is the weather that we need to be seeing at this point todays daytime highs, mostly in the 50s to low 60s areas so closer to the coast will hold on to 50s well through the afternoon while further inland will still rise into a range of low to mid 60s. Some of our warmest of temperatures can actually be expected in the south bay today with 66 for your high in san jose east bay daytime highs solid 60s upper 50s though right along the coast of the bay in oakland and berkeley at 5958 Degrees North bay daytime highs, same range of numbers 50s to 60s feeling, cooler youre going to keep the jacket on well into the afternoon as opposed to putting those shorts on like you maybe have been tomorrow a little cooler than today morning rainfall actually gives way to some afternoon sunshine at times sunday. We take a break from the rain before more chances monday and tuesday. Robin. Check out the backup on to 42 we have a lot of heavy traffic southbound to 42 over on the left. Thats what its looking like a spokes leave conquered it actually starts on highway 4 merging on to 2. 42 and then continuing over to 6. 80 its because of this hot spot way over in one country southbound 6 ad treat multi vehicle accident still working as crews get this cleared from the several lanes 3 lanes over to the shoulder, so its going to be backed up there because of that crash but they are clearing at right now so that is good news for the traffic is still slow look at the backup spilling on to highway 4 through bay point into pittsburgh toward the bart station so 22 minutes now one 60 out to 2. 42 because of that accident. Protests are thinning out its friday, you get a break friday light here at the Richmond Sandra fell 7 minutes to the north bay getting out of the bay bridge to the 80 over crossing looks better the line down the middle not backed up through the maze only to west grand. So thats good and even our car pool lanes have been out so pretty good into San Francisco. A quick peek at north 85 at the end right before de anza just getting word of a motorcycle crash you going to be sitting in traffic there and 2. 80 looks great 13 minutes from san jose to cupertino daria thanks a lot rob and its team and there are new calls for firing the federal monitor that oversees the Oakland Police department. This after the police chief Anne Kirkpatrick was fired from her job kron fours Haaziq Madyun has more. Intervention from outside the department of Justice Needs to come out i am appealing to the federal courts and the federal department of justice. To intervene it is time for Robert Warshaw to be fired from his position as a monitor of the Oakland Police department retired Oakland Police chief Howard Jordan joined recently fired opd chief Anne Kirkpatrick and oakland city councilmember noel it their call to have federal monitor Robert Warshaw removed as overseer of the 2003 did though she ate it settlement agreements to be from the riders lawsuit the nsa list over 50 reform task in which opd less reach full compliance, something the department has been unable to do for the past 17 years. They blame warshaw were shows job is to is to police the police. But he has no oversight. No one is held accountable. And he has made a career and millions of dollars on the backs of the residents of oakland, the money is a problem for the council members. Well we must question the expenditure of over 28 million and kirkpatrick started this call to get rid of the current federal monitor soon after she was fired without cause by the Oakland Police commissioner there libby shaft. Im not saying these illegal. What i am saying is that the goal line changes. The department of justice is not a party to it justice has nothing to do with this agreement the attorney representing the coalition for Police Accountability larry white says kirkpatrick has no standing with the courts to call on the federal monitor to be fired Mister Warshaw is an employee of the federal court. The federal court is unhappy with the way hes doing his job. If the plaintiffs attorneys are unhappy with him if the city of oakland is unhappy with them they can remove him the problem is that Oakland Police department. Has not lived up to the reforms that the nsa. Kirkpatrick also announced that she has officially retained Legal Counsel in preparation for a lawsuit in the wake of being fired. But exactly who she is like and for what it is yet to be determined theyre going to be several causes of action and the attorneys are preparing that as we speak. In other words, stay tuned in oakland Haaziq Madyun kron 4 news. In the east bay firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a big fire at the cnn Sugar Refinery and crocker crocketts they had to close down for the time yesterday and could see everybody was evacuated. A Conveyor Belt Assembly Line caught fire about 60 a half a dozen east bay Fire Departments came to help and the crews closed down the streets around the facility as well nobody was hurt. Still ahead here on the kron 4 morning News Coronavirus anxiety is growing and thats leaving many store shelves empty and businesses rushing to keep up with demand. Well tell you more about that plus some schools are also closing here in the bay area amid concerns over the coronavirus well tell you how one very company is helping students stay on track with their studies despite not being in the classroom and heres a live look outside at the bay bridge approach where it certainly is friday light on this friday morning time now is a 22 will be right back. [sfx doorbell] hello, i saw you move in, and i wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood with some homemade biscuits oh, thats so nice and a little tip, geico could help you save on homeowners insurance. Hmm cookies uhh, biscuits. Mmmm, is there a little nutmeg in there . Oh its my mums secret recipe. You can tell me. Its a secret. Is it cinnamon . Its my mums secret recipe. Call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. Ill come back for the plate. Welcome back 8. 25 cloudy skies overhead and that means that as you travel this weekend. We actually are having a bit of a hit travel times this morning about a 45 minute delay at sfo has a visibility is low of just above the airport currently drought is going to be taking a hit with the rainfall arriving tomorrow and thats definitely good news because yesterday our updated Drought Monitor shows moderate drought having expanded for much of the bay area now including the peninsula and parts of the south bay. So that rainfall that we are going to be seeing in the coming days is going to help a lot. Lighter showers on the way tomorrow after that into monday and tuesday some heavier rain expected further south in the day brought better news for 6. 80 traffic is improving for the southbound drive, but its still not great. So we had a multi vehicle accident. And won a creek on southbound 6. 80 and treat we have 3 lanes closed debris scattered all across the lanes so its out of your way, but folks are still stuck in traffic so 6, 8 even will stay heavy on through wannacry to 24. Youre backed up on to 2. 42 youre backed up onto westbound for all the way through pittsburg bay point for highway 4 youre looking roughly 22 minutes from one 60 out to 2. 42 were checking the bay bridge to drive into San Francisco Getting Better but still stacked up there in the cash lanes starting a thanks a lot as the coronavirus spreads around the bay schools have shut down or are planning to to protect students and now bay area based out school is helping during these closures, the Company Gives online classes for students and we spoke with the ceo about how they do that. So how school has more expertise and house rahm online classes. A video chat. Than any other u s based organization. Weve had 80,000 students attend there was 300,000 truck stops here. And so when we so look it was prospects of School Closure absolute last scale we realize you each expertise help. And were offering training to teach is and to schools from free on how to translate their existing teaching message country him online. So they see training and house around these basic losses when it comes i went to School Leadership and then you know running the Weapon Office with teachers can join and lot about see chart one. And weve got all the information about this in every angle on the coronavirus and you know the Ripple Effect of how its affecting the industries, businesses sports schools and Everything Else on kron on that we can see the whole rest of that interview thats a free. A 24 hour 7 day a week service at an app that you have to get though so go there for that and then stay we are into our friday, youre just starting before long were all going to get some rain though this weekend on yeah we are finally guys after a so long now starting to approach the bay area and arriving tomorrow morning today just the cloud cover before the showers and certainly some cooler weather to you can see those clouds and stormtracker 4 working our way into tomorrow timing of rainfall should start around 04 00am the most widespread showers at least last until around 10 00am tomorrow morning. So a morning event followed by actually some afternoon sunshine returning for your saturday. Today though not a whole lot of sunshine bits of brightness making its way through the clouds at times san jose one of our warmer spots with San Francisco and oakland keep in in the upper 50s today. Robin checking out the bay bridge 80 west. It is somewhat friday light. There is a backup out there, but its not that bad 80 west traffic spills to about west grand. It is not backed up through the bottom of the maze. But theres another stretch of slowing that ive notice west of Treasure Island so. This is good for friday 11 minutes after fremont street. But heads up for a motorcycle crash northbound 85 before de anza your 2 left lanes are blocked so its crawling back from 17. Its not fun for 85, this morning 44 minutes because of that crash from san jose to mountain view. Well check traffic coming up in a bit and take another look at our ports. Thanks a lot 8. 31 right now the big stories there are 6 new cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County bringing the total there now to 20 and because of that the county is now making some drastic recommendations to try to slow the spread of the virus persisting woman explains. The smaller the number of people that gather the better. The farther apart, they arr when they gather the better this sort of the period of time theyre together the better new recommendations from Santa Clara County to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. To start for employers. They should suspend not essential employee travel cancel large meetings and not require doctors notes when employees are sick as to not overload the Health System consider telecommuting and staggering the start and end times of the workday its in our opinion. That this is what we need to do now to slow the spread the biggest change postponing or canceling large events and mass gatherings. This includes concerts conferences and sporting events. The sharks thursday night was not canceled. The sharks encouraging sick people to stay home and promised the s a t center is always thoroughly cleaned as for future games. The team says we will be evaluating further Upcoming Events in the coming days. Now with 20 cases of coronavirus in santa clara. The county is preparing for more as we test more people. We are finding more cases we will continue to find more cases action day primary plus just learned that a teacher at its more park facility tested positive for coronavirus. Now that campus is closed for the rest of the week for a deep cleaning. If there are no infections in general the county is not recommending to close schools, the groups that were most concerned about are. Older adults. And people with chronic Underlying Health conditions. Those are the groups that seem to be most at risk of severe illness and those are the groups that we seek to protect. With the 20 cases of coronavirus now in Santa Clara County. 4 of them are travelrelated 9 of them had contact with another infected patient. But 7 of them had no known contact or travel which is exactly why the county is recommending that people distance themselves from one another so it can distance itself from the coronavirus in san jose, im Justine Waldman kron 4 news. A 34 a San Francisco supervisor is calling on the city now to hire more registered nurses at San Francisco General Hospital National Nurses united says the plans and protocols need to be implemented to keep their nurses safe. We know what will happen if the nurses are not protected properly. They wont be there. Theyll be ill and home in their own communities and thats not what all workers need to be able to come to work and be safe and go back home to your own families. Well nurses in San Francisco are also asking the city to prioritize safety and increase staffing immediately. In the south bay Lockheed Martin employee has tested positive for the coronavirus more than 4,000 employees work at that office in sunnyvale and so subsequently they were all sent home for the rest of the weekend. Officials say crews will do a deep cleaning of the office before employees come back to work on monday. High school in San Francisco is closed again. Today after a students relative tested positive for coronavirus district officials will update students and staff over the weekend about whether theyll be back to school on monday. San joses Good Samaritan hospital has set up a couple of tents outside the emergency room there surge tense and they are there just in case theres a possible surge in coronavirus cases they were designed to restrict the movement of the viruses into the hospital and theyve been used in the past with flu season. Currently theyre set up they havent been used yet. Officials at the sonoma marin area rail Transit District are ramping up their efforts to keep everything clean to prevent an outbreak theyre cleaning the trains restrooms floors using Hand Sanitizer dispensers on all the trains and the like should all be done they say by early next week. Wangs i d levels are growing over a catching the virus and that means people in some cases. Our panic shopping. Take a look at this line this is to get into the costco in San Bernardino county. It went around the building the Police Actually had to intervene at one point jennifer macgraw reports. The site you almost have to see to believe. This is the line to get into the Woodland Hills ca skull wrapped around the building through the parking lot thursday morning. This store stocked with food but water running low and toilet paper sold out. Thats pretty crazy for like a black friday honestly. The fear the coronavirus has people panicked between those lengthy lines and even getting in fights sky 5 overhead in chino hills as police were called after people became unruly over water. Ntp i didnt believe the fact that people are going crazy for taller pieper some say its not its while others are still stocking up on scattered i my kids one to 10 how worried are you. 5 or legs. Im not buying into the hype. It wasnt just pasco the shells of this target in Woodland Hills wiped clean of clorox and Hand Sanitizer well, some say they can understand why people are running for toilet paper. They dont get the water freak al qaeda said montr it was another fossil works this time. It is not going run out of water, so lets see answer. Health experts say not only is the threat of the Novel Coronavirus low in america, but bottom line washing your hands with soap for 20 seconds and not touching your face. His key and the good news cost going other Big Box Store say theyll continue to restock supplies. The Justice Department and lawmakers announced new efforts to fight child online im alexander le mon in washington all have the details coming up. And steph curry is back were going to highlights give us a return to the warriors lineup and 8. 41 is spent a long way to get steph curry back and everybody thought it was worth it last night he was on fire. Yes. The chase Center Obviously lit up the crowd went crazy when they announced that he was back on the court we have a little sound of that take a listen. Big dance is it is she was so thrilled to be able to play with him. Release yeah, yeah, so you went 3 for 12 on 3 pointers they always come back to her open hands but to little more from 30 at least 30 feet out yeah look pressure because the raptors were all over have he was like really like love to look at this one. Plus he had amazing passes in rebounds like he always does step for step. Why come back i want to be all the way back and not have that kind of. Nicely mean i dont thats why head the secs checkpoints to get to to get no clear to play. And now im going to be out there you know every finish idea show so that you know 20 games with at 6070 80 whatever it is. To be found. Yeah and whatever it that the winner last the matter said why nobody cares were out of it the raptors one whatever is just great to see it back some have ask attorney looney warriors will host the 76 ers tomorrow night one all right as we head to break, heres quick live look outside weve got our camera here, San Francisco international airport. It is a little cloudy overhead not foggy but you never know with sfo make sure you in the south bay, a former music teacher is facing child charges San Jose Police arrested 29 yearold matthew grew large after getting a tip that he was in possession of child. They say the glut work with children, he was a music teacher the bay area, including in san jose belmont and san carlos. In National News there are new efforts to fight online child abuse see Justice Department announced a new initiative. Thats trying to get more Tech Companies to do more washington correspondent alexander le mon explains. A group of bipartisan senators introduced the earning act that Group Includes connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal this proposal is really about. Our cruel abuse under the current law Online Platforms face limited legal responsibility for child posted on their web sites the bill would require Tech Companies to earn that Legal Protection instead and would establish a commission to measure whether Tech Companies are meeting goals that will have 19 members representative of the industry but also a child advocates government officials who will propose those kinds of guidelines, the bill faces opposition from some in the Tech Industry and from senator ron wyden of oregon who says the or not act will give the Trump Administration too much control over online speech on thursday the juseice Department Also announced new guidelines that said a voluntary principles. To ensure Online Platforms and services have the systems they need to combat exploitation of children, the guidelines encourage Tech Companies to take certain steps like monitoring live streams and preventing searches for child. In washington Alexandra Leigh mount. Well conditions outside today, definitely on the cloudier side what we are going to be seeing tomorrow is the return of rainfall but do expect a dry friday despite with those clouds may look like this is your view from timber on right now definitely grade just like the rest of the bay area is at this point. Later on today still going to be pretty cloudy and still going to be similar as far as temperatures go very little Temperature Movement this afternoon. In fact weve really just been sitting here all morning with these 50s well see a few spots rising into the low 60s later today. But not much more than that now tomorrow were sticking with cloud cover during the morning as youd expect on a rainy morning like were about to see showers will be most likely between 04 10am tomorrow with a few spotty sprinkles, popping up overnight tonight, but the most widespread of rain as i mentioned tomorrow morning showers clear out into tomorrow afternoon at least for the bay while the Sierra Nevada holds on to snow all through the upcoming weekend today youre smooth sailing if youre driving up to the sierra tomorrow morning do expect some slick spots after that monday into tuesday, our next round of showers this system crossing just to our south so were going to be right at the Northern Edge of any chance of rainfall which means the further south you had in the bay, the better your chance of any widespread rain goes on monday and tuesday. Well the further north you get the lighter the showers will become we take another break from the rain with midweek next week followed by late night showers friday into saturday and some of our lowest elevation in the snowfall, says close television snowfall in the sierra the following weekend a lot to be talking about there great to be talking about all these chances of precipitation now after the lack thereof the past month and a half. Temperatures today, definitely on the cooler side, not as cool as tomorrow is about to be we still have some 60s on the map and youre going to see less of those for your saturday showers to start the morning and then some sunshine actually to finish or saturday as the showers begin to clear out so we make our way into sunday a breather from the rain before more rain monday tuesday and a few spots a lingering on early wednesday. Rob all right, lets take a little peek to the golden gate showery checking in on one on one. Were looking good still friday light for both directions only 23 minutes nevado to San Francisco. We dont have any hot spots and our bridges are fanning out so if you need to get over to the Richmond Sandra fell, theres a little bit of a slowdown forming in some of the lanes here but thats it its not backed up to castro a return parkway like we normally see so an easy 8 minutes to the north bay now here at the bay bridge 80 west. Its one of our busiest bridges but still considered friday light because its back up does not spill through the maze like we normally free monday through thursday right so there is a weight cash lanes fast track lanes only to west grand and youre averaging 9 minutes into San Francisco for thats not bad finally our motorcycle crash year clear north 85 at de anza but when you look at the sensors to see how that stand from 1717 states have a northbound from 85 up to 2 80 in san jose so a slow interchange there for you in the south bay to 8. 80 it looks good from san jose to milpitas and then if youre traveling through oakland, san leandro 5. 80 is winding down 21 minutes into 38 to the maze chains. Thank you robin 8 50 is the time in San Francisco fatal drug overdoses are skyrocketing in the glide Memorial Church is working now to help keep drug users alive. There are members of the glide Outreach Program carrying bags stuffed full of what they call Harm Reduction supplies includes things like clean needles and equipment to help drug users get high safely. Tess trips are also included which let people know if the deadly fentanyl is in their drug supply and while their methods might seem counterintuitive in the fight against drug use clyde says they do help save lives. I have ever met someone uses drugs whos unable to use drugs i do need people who are unable to access sterile equipment for a safe place to use and if i can help them with either one of them absolutely glad to be in a really not because dead people never get a chance to change or go to rehab right. The director of glides Harm Reduction program says that giving drug users what they need helps build trust and that trust will help convince them over time to get tested, treated and on the road to recovery. Well take a break in a 51 still ahead here on the kron 00 04am morning news misinformation about the coronavirus is spreading online, well tell you how. Well tell you how the World Health Leaders are trying to stop it. And heres a quick live look outside at the Golden Gate Bridge. Its a little cloudy out there john travel talking about a change in the weather pattern today looks like weve got rain on the horizon more on that coming dramatic choir music dramatic choir music dramatic choir music its the rush of relaxation. Introducing the allnew lincoln corsair. Rigshop 100s of. S. Epic deals no coupons needed . Plus get kohls cash tops for the family are 9. 99 and under. Athletic shoes 49. 99 and under. And this power air fryer is just 99. 99 plus buy online, Free Store Pickup right now. At kohls and kohls dot com. And were back a woman in North Carolina celebrated her one 100th birthday in an unusual way. Yes, she wanted to be arrest me. A 100 years old she couldnt get arrested she one note if you like to go to jail without crossing a line though David Crabtree has the story. Ham i just love and the many Cambridge Hills Assisted Living Center in roxboro dare not pass routes. Bryant without a hug a warning to her be that us this day. Her one 100th birthday there is going to be a slight delay in the birthday cake tradition, how ruth is in on the gag including the charge leveled against hes never been to jail yet. Shes headed there now in cuffs a much deputies could have added resisting arrest and assault got too in her own daughter, Marian Oakley had no idea the party would be like this shes a 100 but i dont they re going this far. And there will be no cigarettes no jewelry in jail one free phone call and one jailhouse portrait for the ages. Then came the gift, shes always roof prior to all this fuss and bother is her way of going out 100 candles. Lets look a little dance there. She was able to check out its not something that a lot of people would ask for their purse no no but she was sweet survey of like i say i wonder for an expert issues to wait to get out will be like a put in the jail in the next year you can ask 56 a coming morning news. Weve got the latest on the testing theyre doing. Of the passengers and crew on the grand princess cruise ship off of california. The one that left. The port sfo look that got the test right there well give yo finest hour on the finest a friday and im james let us see how find it is outside both weather. Wise and on the roads. What weve seen in much better. We started off with hot spots and overturns thats gone well check in on the bridges drive times are good and weve got some rain on the way which is an improvement because we should use it. We definitely could guys were back to moderate drought for parts of the bay and this rainfall couldnt come any quicker were looking at it on its way tomorrow morning. So we do have a dry start to the weekend today, ill be a pretty gloomy looking start to the weekend. The sunset are a sunrise at the Golden Gate Bridge hasnt come along with much sun just yet as those clouds have been seen overhead all across the bay area that can remain with us through the day today. Now tomorrow is the big day when we finally break our stretch of dry weather and get back to that rain expect are widespread showers to begin around 04 00am last until around 10 00am not sure window of rainfall