At flooranddecor. Com President Trump has made new commitments to the American People in the battle against coronavirus but following through on them will be up to his Coronavirus Task force and whether they can push lawmakers to enact their agenda joke a little reports nowfrom washington. Slowing the spread of the coronavirus may depend on negotiations between congress and the White House Task force essentially were bringing the entire government and the power of the entire government to address the spread of the virus director of the centers for medicare and medicaid seem up says the task force will continue to Push Congress for measures that protect the public like paid leave so quarantine workers remain isolated. I think everybodys working together to protect the health and safety of americans secretary he had some suggestions all very reasonable i think none of them prevent us from winfield follow both house. Speaker nancy pelosi and House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy say lawmakers are working with the white house to pass a coronavirus package quickly i think we can get this done in 2448 hours, yes, i think its critical that we do, but the house goes on recess friday that deal is reached before then the White House Task force may not be able to deliver on the promises the president made in his address to the nation wednesday got some bright minds down to ministrations here on our committees as well. Let them look at it let us get together and put the very best ideas together and be on these measures from assess President Trump hasnt ruled out restricting travel within the us were always going to see changes and the message may be one thing and data changes the situation changes so i think we all have to be patient. As the situation evolves from a says the White House Team will remain focused on protecting americans in washington, im joe khaleel. Last night President Trump announced new travel restrictions from here up in light of the coronavirus outbreak kron 4 Sarah Stinson reports from sfo. With reaction from travelers. We hear that weve met a few europeans were scrambling to get hole after learning about President Trumps new travel ban the ban prohibits europeans from treling to the us, but europeans already here are now wearing airlines will be canceling flights and this and i am to come fewest too because over there no and too much but we all scam we can go back to few days of a spokesperson suppose it is unclear how airlines will reacto the travel ban in terms of canceling flights at the airport looks like a ghost town after the announcement made by President Trump on prime time on wednesday night trumlater clarified that restrictionwould apply only to europeans not to american overseas. Ho are already the Administration Says americans coing home from europe will be funneled into 13 different airports and would be screened then each american returning to e us will be asked to self quarantine for 14 days, but theres still a lot more to learn from home land security President Trump said that europe is not doing enough to combat coronavirus so he is baning travel from 26 countries excluding the United Kingdom or ireland, according to Health Officials in europe more than 17,000 cases have been confirmed and theres more than 700 people have died from the coronavirus on the continent countries like italy are going under lockdown theretalk of border shutdowns so this french couple got to San Francisco 24 hours o, but theyre trying to get home quicker after learning about the ban i mean their views we i know im going to use to my wife is a physiotherapist. Weaken the to close could be the on our business fall won the 2 months, its not will have to continue to fall the repercussions of this band here at sfo and across the country but trump did clarify later that the ban applies to european ople. And not european goods, an sfo Sarah Stinson kron 4 news tonight all performances on broadway in new york have been suspended its all in an effort to. Try and curb the spread of coronavirus the Broadway League says that it made that decision under the direction. Of Governor Andrew Cuomo performances should be back. The week of april 13th of the league says that the Ticket Holders should contact. The ticket outlet for refunds and exchanges tonight, we know San Francisco productions of hamilton and harry potter and the cursed child have also been postponed. As more schools. Announce closures and cancelevents parents are having to decide w to talk to their kids about the coronavirus pandemic some parents say theyre checking in with their kids daily while others say theyre trying to limit conversation. So they dont make their children anxious. Child psychology expert advice is to be reassuring focus on proactive steps they are taking and do research to be able to truthfully answer their questions. One expert stressing that parents should not add to their childs anxiety by refusing to go outside. Were buying face masks if theyre not sick. Time for weather checking that fog moving back in along the coastline today there it is almost lookg like a summers day see the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge out there right now more fog overnight tonight creeping into the bay and of course along the coastline thunderstorms they continued into Southern California. Theyre going to roll around there for at least another part of the morning but had more out toward the desert and then theres own a bay area to look at that thing or fog moving in along the coastline by tomorrow morning. Then as we get ready for friday night how about this so you can see that cold front not a huge storm of this going open the door to some much Colder Weather and showers or rain on and off all weend long and probably well in the next week to as a system drops into the bay area kind of stalls out of the core low is going to hang off the coastline. So that is going to spin up the moisture in the showers in the bay area right through saturday into sunday probably monday maybe tuesday as well temperatures for tomorrow on friday will be cooler along the coastline of course with the low clouds fog on the cool 50s there inside the bay to find a little more sunshine with the temperature still down along the peninsula about 60 degrees in san carlos 64 in palo alto a lot of 60s into the south bay by tomoow afternoon. Then you see maybe is warmer 72 degrees that might be the warm spot in little more tomorrow afternoon, 16 im in concord 66 in orinda 63 in laos, 63. In the napa valley and out toward the coastline, keep you cool with patchy fog. So some sunshine in the sand rose about 65 degrees. Next 2 days. We are going to see that cold air moving in that rain moving in the bay area as well snow level could be dropping as low as 2500 feet showers off and on through sunday and monday may be more rain to on wednesday. So a lot of people have religious Morning Coffee routine is why a new starbucks edict is turning that have it upside down. And an american couple is finally back here in the state after a difficult trip to japan. How many coronavirus test they had to take to finally get home and staying safe on planes. What you can do to protect yourself if youre traveng during the for your health tonight show whether youre worried about the coronavirus who just wanted to protect yourself from all the germs in general and nobody wants to get sick father traveling. Square. Advice now how to stay healthy while getting on a plane. An Airline Cabin can double as a flying petri dish when not maintained properly the enclosed space recirculated air and large numbers of people make planes prime breeding grounds for bacteria the tray table the place where passengers rest their food was by far the most contaminated surface tested. It was followed by the overhead air vent the lavatory flush button and the seat belt buckle. So what can travelers do to help fend off illness above cruising altitude. Carry antibacterial wipes and Hand Sanitizer wipe down tray tables seat belt buckles armrests and seat back pockets when you sit down. You hydrate because the air in the planes cabin is recirculated it contains less humidity than most people are used to choose a window seat people who sit by the window have the smallest risk of infection because they have the least contact with other passengers. For todayhealth minute. Im reid binion still to come sports cancellations serve not just impacting. Players teams and fans, why certain restaurants are concerned about the la has stopped playing games because of the coronavirus outbreak suspending its season and almost all other pro sports leagues in the u s currently playing have since followed suit and have it is not just the sports community. This getting hit hard by the cancellations as laura haigh reports tonight, many restaurants that count on sports fans are suffering too. If this take stronger than what is supposed to i dont know maybe talk to the man or the 5 monthold coach, a kitchen relies on the basketball crowd for guaranteed customers no money that dinner crowd is really. Snow here and streets pretty and people whenever theres a new and expensive the kings games. Lot of their sales almost double their normal dinner, rush when the kings are home without them money their season might be canceled too far this is very new so its not a we have a a running back of this is really going to be a big impact not just me but i appreciate everyone around. Pubs grills delhis in wineries fill up the cobblestone sidewalk at sits in the shadow of the Golden One Center no matter what event is going on especially the games, you always have extra flow of people coming thrgh. Despite the divers business 5 they all agree on one thing that has cut baller know basketball theyre all open for now i think if youre feeling you should come out and still enjoy yourself. Delta airlines is waiving change fees for travelers flying to from or through europe and the. Uk amid new travel restrictions because of coronavirus the waiver extends through the end of may it applies to tickets purchased on or before march 11th. The move comes after the president last night announced a travel ban from the European Union to the us with the exception of the uk, the Administration Later specified that the ban only applies to foreign nationals, theres not apply to us permanent residents, us citizens and some of thei family members who have been screened before entering the u s. Your favorite morning beverage may be in jeopardy due to the coronavirus today, the starbucks ceo announced that the company may take extra measures to protect employees and customers by keeping only its drive throughs open. The coffee chain is also prepared to restrict ordering to just the app f pickup delivery and as a last resort starbucks may temporarily closed doors in thmeantime though a locations may limit seating inside to encourage social distancing. I was going to take and i look outside right on our 4 zone forecast beautiful shot there of San Franciscos embarcadero this a court just a gorgeous day gorgeous weekend balmy out there chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is back with us now but. The temperatures are dropping and weve got a pretty decent storm coming winter is not double this year finally nice to see come back that so well see some very cold temperatures affected the high country watch out pack your chains if youre going to the high country were going to see some snow and some wind maybe some gusty winds over the peaks there over a 100 Miles Per Hour and you can see the temperatures really fallen off as we head throgh the weekend. So major change in the weather pattern headed up there a winter storm watch has been issued expecting as much as 16 inches at lake level south lake tahoe. Maybe some of the amount of 4 maybe 5 feet of snow between saturday and monday and more snow expected after thats a winter certainly make a return there and were going to see it return to the bay area to right now almost oking summer like with low clouds and fog moving on shore. But that is soon to change today, the storm clouds continue to rotate in Southern California in fact they had lightning strikes there cedar Point Conception in santa barbara, some heavy rain in los angeles that will continue to track to the east and behind that weve got this guy developing in this is going to be a rainmaker. The cold storm system and really can help to kind of open the door at the core that loan is just going to kind of settle in off the coastline that is going to rotate the moisture to the bay area starting on saturday into sunday into monday as well you see another band of rain coming on shore and into tuesday. Now we have to wait to see just how much rain we can expect on this maybe an inch and a half or about that the probably 76 hours or so as the system rotates on shore and then things begin to switch up as we get ready for another storm possibly moving in the following weekend. So certainly all of a sudden it looks like winter to make a return after a very quiet midwinter for the bay area but looks like things are going to start to change as of this weekend temperatures for tomorrow kind of cool 50s along the coastline, youre looking at 50s inside the bay and then some 60s and san carlos and 64 redwood city about 61 in santa clara, maybe some low 70s and love more than likely be the warmest part of the bay area, 16 in dublin, 16 also the walnut creek. And temperatures looking nice well inland but otherwise you see some cool numbers out along the much cooler as we head toward the weekend big drop in temperature maybe 10 maybe 20 degrees by saturday afternoon and sunday showers on and off through the week. All right lawrence and next up an american couple finally home after being quarained in japan. Their message. For anyone husband and wife or a quarantine for nearly a month in japan. They are finally back home. Here in the us finally will ripley caught up with them as they prepared to leave he says they have a message of hope for anyone worried about getting the virus. Weve been following ken and Rebecca Frazier for more than a month. This is our first time altogether. Its surreal to be sitting here their luxury cruise on the diamond princess turned into a holiday from help. You know how long hospital. Tested positive for canned tested negative. She went to the hospital. He stayed behind. 20 days. Thats nearly a month in isolation in this hermetically sealed when can finally got off the ship. This was as close as he could get. And you guys. How many test kits are used treat to hear yeah, it was a close in 20 worry the us wont have enough of those test kits use of so many. Theres so much panic and so much you know just the general here within the population that fear, thank you says is more dangerous than the virus itself like mo patients she fully recovered. Her advice. Dont be afraid to live. For one. And your hands for the love of god push your hands. Now its time for kids and rebecca to go home. I fly out of tokyos haneda airport. It seems every surface is sanitized every employee wears mass the only thing missing. Passengers its the ante este ive ever seen. The kerry people more from the us and japanese governments certifying youre both safe to fly. I can stay in home. Back home to oregon. Be they carry a message of hope from the front lines of the coronavirus pained they survived and so can you. The take away wash your hands. And get more tests. Yes that was will ripley reporting for us tonight from tokyo and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. Thank you for being with us tonight this hour well see you back here later on tonight for kron 4 news at 9 in prime time right now. Were here with the news at 6 vicki. Thank you oth coming up tonight at 6 oclock classes now council for 10s of thousands of students in San Francisco athe city shuts down l Public Schools because of the coronavirus pandemic. What the district says parents can do with their children during that time camps as close sporting games canceled and entertainment advance postpones the coronavirus pandemic triggering a wave of closures. Including disneyland plus and the president s tem local news station. Instead of doing reacted school by school closures. Were going to focus the next 3 weeks on how we can provide essential support. Our community for our community in this new reality. Breaking news tonight at 6 all San Francisco, Public Schools will shut down because of the evolving coronavirus crisis
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