Qualify is a dependable way to stabilize at least some part of the economy that the biggest advantage right now is its a quick way to get relief to people who actually who actually need it trump. Administration officials have already said americans with high incomes wont be eligible for relief money but at this point its not clear when congress will approve the relief package, reporting in washington, im trevor shirley. Several Silicon Valley companies are opening their wallets to help low income people cope with the Economic Impact of covid 19 kron fours rob fladeboe tells us about a new Assistance Program designed to help these people make ends meet. Well the covid 19 crisis is affecting the entire community low income an hourly wage residents who live paycheck to paycheck are struggling amid canceled events and reduced hours. Now they can apply for help with the rent and other basic needs through a new Public Private partnership announced during a virtual News Conference monday by destination homes jennifer loving. Our goal is to get resources immediately into the hands of low income people in Santa Clara County whove lost income due to this crisis so that they can still pay for rent groceries and other basic needs the emerging Assistance Program has received several significant private funding commitments totaling some million. From cisco Western Digital adobe zoom broadcom micron Facebook Infosys silver lake and hewlett packard. No matter how inconvenient this crisis may feel too many of us. Its the people who are most vulnerable that actually are struggling the most in us those who are already homeless. For those who are you know one financial issue away from becoming homeless and the program will be administered by Sacred Heart Community services which helps the needy year round. In conjunction with his Homelessness Prevention partners, eligible households will receive direct Financial Assistance based on documented loss of income as a result of covid 19 Santa Clara County and the city of san jose will consider adding an extra 2 million each to the program with your step up saying we want out. Thats the liver and 3rd seniors who may not be able to get access helping families who are struggling. And were seeing it getting of this noble at the together. I really come out of this. Lee. Strong the emergency aid will serve as a temporary bridge until a federal and state governments are able to develop and deploy a more comprehensive assistance package. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. So bart is now temporarily cutting back on Service Hours after a dramatic drop in ridership the agency says ridership went down by 90 during the coronavirus pandemic so as of today trains will now run from 5 oclock in the morning until 9 at night. Thats during the weekdays and then starting this saturday Weekend Service will be from 08 00am until 09 00pm. Bart says for those final trains riders must be in the system by 8. 45 to guarantee a right to their destination. Officials have not said how long this new schedule will last and as of today ac transit is no longer accepting fares. That means buses will be free until further notice. Now there will be rear door boarding on all buses with multiple doors and riders are encouraged to practice social distancing when theyre on board passengers who require a da rance may still be able to use the front doors when theyre boarding. Joining us now from home is our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow house dinner going along so far tonight, lawrence which got an oven. A year i got the chicken on the barbecue right now and grownup smash things but the heat between that would do little weather actually do love whether theres a lot coming your way right now kind of an active pattern out there for the beginning of spring before we can sure use it outside right now looking down toward the Golden Gate Bridge from us maisie conditions, the clouds continuing to move over and as we get ready for another round of some rain and some pretty chilly temperatures go along with that on the Doppler Radar we can see those showers popping up over the Sierra Nevada, some snow up there as well and were beginning to see the showers moving into far Northern California toward to regain Crescent City doppler scan the skies and thats a much cooler air that is about to drop into the bay area long range forecast molly can see that front just making his way to formally California Watch what happens roles in the bay area for tomorrow to bring a round of rain in our direction lower snow up in the Sierra Nevada as well more than a moment, then showers likely continue into wednesday but become more widely scattered they got thursday most of the showers have further south maybe some popup showers over the mountains but thats about it around here and will dry things in your own private that another storm begins to move in the bay rays we headed for friday and weekend so unsettled weather pattern continuing and more rain all the way to court or missions of the weather spots we get lucky that will dry things out will the middle of next week but for now the rain coming down here lots of snow in the Sierra Nevada impact it could see a dusting storm crossed top snow dropping all the way down to about 3,000 feet or so theyre talking about a foot maybe 12 inches of snow. Across a liar piece there for tomorrow. As we have around the bay area tonight will be chilly lot of clouds coming in overnight lows in the 30s and 40s by day tomorrow, though plan on those showers on and off throughout the day with some Cool Temperatures bubble up numbers want to be in the low 50s along the 55 degrees and no brake 55 also in brisbane 57 degrees in palo alto is the idea of these temperatures running on the cool side all around the bay area showers on and off throughout the day. But i think both of the storms will come through about the middle of the day justine and thats what were going to see the showers picking up more steady rain and the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm so little bit of everything that will reveal whether around the area tomorrow justine back used the colors and i are working hard just ready for dinner, myself. Yes. All right coming a local restaurants are giving back to their communities find out how some San Francisco restaurants are now doing their part also theres a neurosurgeon in montana thats turning to 3 d hospitals around the country have been facing a severe shortage of masks ever since the covid 19 outbreak, but there is a neurosurgeon in montana who came up with this idea that will help extend the use of limited supply masks doctor dusty richardson along with a local dentist and his son were able to design a mask, using a 3 d printer allowing 6 to 10 uses out of the common surgical mask. The mold was created using a template on line. It takes about 2 hours to print these only costs one dollar to produce because theyre made of plastic that can also be wiped down and sanitized to be used over and over again. We want this to be free to everybody we want to disseminate the information so so that people can start making these things people who are familiar with 3 d printing the stl file is really the standard file type, a name yet to be a very straightforward process the print these masks can start this seems to have to fight. So the hope is to get as many 3 d printer as around the globe going so these mass can be given to people who need them most. Coming up next while many restaurants in the city have shifted to takeout and delivery. Some are also stepping up local businesses are having a really hard time right now during the shutdown but today i had the pleasure of talking with personal trainers, theresa and danny gordon from the body studio and foster city and they have been in business together for almost 25 years. And last week they suddenly had to close. Despite this major setback for them personally and financially theyre still very optimistic. But it is reality. I mean this could go on from you know a couple moments, im not even sure. Day by were taking our business online. Anybody else you know if read the Small Businesses to we are quite so hope that we thank them so much mer trying outlined coaching and trying yes certificates for other people on a mark was a really wonderful name showed us their support which is great. Meet you doing that for people that are going through this like we businesses that are going through this because it also to be hopeful. Yeah, a little bit goes a long way thats right. So the trainers are also married to one another so both of our incomes are loss right now, but there really trying to move their training is online. But thats a learning curve for them, but theyre working on it they havent after also posting videos on facebook they say theyre going to make that happen for their clients also for the future of their business. The restaurants have suffered greatly during the coronavirus penned an up and down next theyve been forced to either close or scale back to you theyre doing takeout and delivery kron fours Maureen Kelly reports that despite this financial told the virus is taking several chefs and owners are stepping up to help out their communities. So theres so many people in need this law to that if you want to be still still be the owners of beast row sf grill in know your value been keeping their doors open and feeding their clientele. Entrees at cost meals that normally run over 12 a piece instead are being sold for 5 and 0. 50 an hour and hes state 72. The many great dishes and a lot more people and people who go go scene you are people for any reason. I the pair who both came to this country after the bosnian war say they are selling or in some cases giving away 400 to 500 meals a day. All not for profit in fact, theyre operating at a loss. And theyve launched a go fund me campaign to help cover their payroll well she would not be a more rapid pace. And we heard from any similar similar situation. Us we understand that up people are does all of who you are as a mission carry on. You are the less the chef and founder of Mission Restaurant prairie had to lay off about 2 thirds of his staff. In order to keep his doors open. Hes flipped the space into a general store. There he now sells things like dried pasta jarred sauces soups and other pantry items below retail, shoppers can pre order online his clientele can also purchase items that go into pantry kits that theyre giving away free to other laidoff bay area Hospitality Industry workers for anybody in the industry the you know the restaurant any any part of industry. Recently lost their jobs. You just come by same with up grab a box on top of the free kits laid off restaurant workers can also get 10 off. Prairie store inventory. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Now insta cart plans to hire hundreds of thousands of more workers have comes as demand surges for grocery deliveries as millions of people are staying home to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus the ondemand grocery startup announced today, they plan to hire 300,000 fullservice shoppers who are treated as independent contractors that would more than double the companys current workforce of fullservice shoppers. The hiring would take place in north america over the next 3 months. As bars and restaurant closed their doors amid the coronavirus outbreak alcohol sales will also likely take a hit the Worlds Largest spirit manufacturer is trying to put it. Product to work and now in a new way the a g o has pledged to donate enough alcohol to make 8 million bottles of Hand Sanitizer the 96 strength alcohol will be distributed to businesses across the world. Making sanitizer the product will then be sent to Health Care Workers in the u s u k italy, india, kenya, australia, and brazil. Diageo produces get a spear smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky among others. Cbs is stepping up to help its employees who do not have the option of working from home cvs pharmacies are remaining open so pharmacist tech store managers and employees all have to go into work. The Company Announced it will give 500 bonuses to its employees who have to go in because of the pandemic cbs ceo is saying in the statement that the move is a way to make the company help its employees and also let them have peace of mind in uncertain times. The company is also hiring 50,000 more people to fill full Time Part Time and temporary positions. Joining us now from home is our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is what the weather is looking like for this week, a lawrence. Justine weve got cold system coming our way of course of the weekend we had a few scattered showers that was a warm system come out of the south is one entirely different. This is coming right down from the gulf of alaska museum. The latest satellite, the radar in age that system slowly working its way into the state so far just some scattered showers but also couple thunderstorms popping up ahead of that for us its about to make its way on shore that whole system going to slowly slide down or we were night tonight and likely going to bring some rain temperatures will cool outside right now mainly in the low to about the midfifties all around the bay are in these temperatures running a good 10 degrees above the average for this time of year. Heres latest computer model forecast to watch as the storm system starts to come in this more scattered showers is little organized though as we head toward tomorrow morning. You see some of the rain moving into the bexar in the snow begin pile up on the mountain tops and certainly chance of a dusting of snow on our local mountains to and that kind of tapering off late in the day tomorrow, the snow really begin to pile up in the Sierra Nevada behind that more scattered showers going roll it out more widely scattered showers on wednesday to keep these little bit and sell to make rebels around the area as well and that will start to dry things out so tomorrow morning we start out the showers early on some Cool Temperatures in the 40s and 50s more of a steady rain as we head toward the middle of the day in the early afternoon as weve got kind of a piano bush are expected to move through about that period to not to showers again by tomorrow late in the day temperatures all around going stay on the cool side of town highs only in about a lot about the upper 50s the warmest spots and that is really about it. Reason lives were 56 degrees in santa rosa about 57 degrees and oakland and San Francisco and about 30 degrees in mount you as we look out over the next 2 days we are going to see a chance of rain for tomorrow and wednesday, drying out on thursday and friday another chance of rain just e and how would you story to tell you next weekend could be a little bit wet too. You know what its ok people need to be staying inside anyway. So maybe the wet weather will. Keep people indoors. Keep them inside right you miss i keep them safe thats right. Thanks lawrence coming up scammers are not social distancing themselves from crime during this pen down next find ou when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. 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Anyone whos come across a scam can reported on this website which will allow the Better Business bureau to investigate it and make others you visit the site were aware for todays consumer watch im Mandy Gaither. Theres also a new covid 19 phishing scam scammers are sending people fake starbucks socialdistancing gift cards on behalf of the company. If you receive a gift card or coupon youre being asked to contact the starbucks customer caroline visit their website or check their app you can verify any promotions if its too good to be true. It probably is and that wraps up kron 4 news at 6 im Justine Waldman thank you for joining us so much tonight our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on kron on no well bellow will be here with you for our 7 oclock hour. Kron on is our 24 hour local news streaming service which is free to download right now that way you can stay informed and updated on this Major Health Crisis crisis a full hour of coverage continues on kron on next again thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 and also here at 6 the latest information is always on our website kron 4 dot com well leave you now with a live look of the Golden Gate Bridge. How to make a border around your house to keep out the coronavirus. The shoes, i leave at the door. They never come in the house. Look what this homeowner is doing when she gets a delivery. Dont touch. Are young people more at risk than we expected . The baby stricken. 750,000 doses being delivered to patients. Is this the miracle drug the world has been praying for . Even though i am not 100 , i am close. Plus. I did it weddings in the age of social distancing where guests must keep their distance