A lot of people are leaving home only to make essential trips places like the Grocery Store or the pharmacy. So we put together some advice from doctors. They suggest to designate one person to be the errand runner and that we limit exposure. They say you should set up a disinfecting station outside your home or in a room with low foot traffic where you can disinfect packaged food and while youre out stick to social distancing of course wipe handles on cars or shopping baskets and if you dont have gloves or mask wash your hands often use Hand Sanitizer and of course avoid touching your face. They say back home wash your hands of the usual 20 seconds disinfect any takeout boxes and packaged food wash produce of course before putting it away and finally they say disinfect everything you touch, they mean everything from door knobs to keys, phones and remote controls. Well a lot of americans are staying home myths about the coronavirus they continue to spread, steve spray shot has the latest example. The rapid spread of covid19 across the world has people everywhere fearing they may become infected and thats where tests come in and some people think theres a test that they can take in the privacy of their home. Heres the myth you can take an online test to show up you have covid19 this myth spread after the president announced that google was creating a web site that would help people in the u. S. Find testing location sites in actuality google Sister Company verily built the website which currently only serves people residing in a couple of copies in california. And it doesnt offer test just test information but that opened the door for the unscrupulous recently actually got reports fake cooking 19 tests that theyre coming via text message asking consumers to click the link. To access their test legitimate tests have to be conducted under the auspices of a licensed medical facility and it can take several days for results to become known you get a text message saying that you have to take it tested an online test is a fake. And dont click on any sort of lee because that allows scammers to get as years of ice now there are some new attest being made available that can give results in minutes but again all those tests have to be done in person. Technology is great, but nobody calling you on the phone all contacting you online can conduct a covert 19 test without you being there so that myth flunked the test working for you, im consumer investigator, steve ration. City college of San Francisco, other Mens Basketball Team they were in the midst of one of their best ever seasons and then like most teams across the country. The season was over and the snap of a finger kron fours jason dumas has the story. It was like showtime in the city highflying dont the fence, a perfect record city college of San Franciscos Mens Basketball Team had championship dreams this was a special group undefeated really unselfish. Scored over a 100 points a game through 30 games of the year and you know we have 10 guys and bolton played they they just real Skilled Group probably best read here, but the end of their season seemed like a bad movie will probably end up doing a 30 for 30 on espn about it because it is light. We came in here, we have the term meant to go play these elite teams. And its you know were in the film room and it just. You know the ivy leagues cut their tournament and then the pac 12 tournament got canceled and then it was just kind of this domino effect through go beer as you the virus. And then ours gets canceled luckily, this wont be the end of the road for these players, 5 of them have already earned scholarships to d one universities. Others plan to follow suit. It was so real because we went into the film room. And you know told the guys say this is it and the nice thing is that jaycee guys so they get to go put on another uniform, somewhere else. But it was tough because those less than we saw those got it right then and there has for next years the players who dont earn a d one scholarship will likely return to city college and look to pick up where they left off recover weve been recruiting guys all year long you get a lot of guys coming in and you know going to fill the shoes in Court Next Year in San Francisco, im jason dumas scrum for news. Time to check in on the forecast again there a bridge to rodriguez for close enough to the weekend we want to hear what to expect hi catherine yeah, im tracking not one but 2 storms set to impact the bay area this weekend but from now until then enjoy that sunshine out there temperatures will be on the cooler side stormtracker 4 tracking very dry Clear Conditions and temperatures as you head out the door widespread low to mid 60s for most of our interior valleys and along the bay with mid to upper 50s along the coast of the San Francisco peninsula and overnight lows tonight not going to be as chilly as last time, but we could see patches of frost. Specifically for those of you in the north the interior valleys like santa rosa and napa even livermore cooling down into the upper 30s. Everyone else in the bay area in the low to mid 40s and tomorrows daytime highs were going to be a degree or 2 cooler than today so at or slightly below normal with widespread 60s for the bay area and im tracking 2 storms. The weakest one will be saturday that one is primarily going impact the north bay bringing about half an inch of rain or less but the rest of the bay area getting about a 3rd of an inch of rain or less. And sunday stronger storm is going to have a colder core to it so its going to be a little bit more unstable bringing us the threat of not only widespread rain to everyone in the bay area but gusty wind speeds of 40 Miles Per Hour or less and that threat of popup thunderstorms with hail also dropping snow levels like the highest peaks in the north bay as low as 3,000 feet so saturday were going to see some scattered showers throughout the day but the bulk of the wet weather will impact those of you in the north bay by sunday though widespread light to moderate downpours and as you could see this one is going to drop snow levels along the north bay hills and mountains to about 3,000 feet and those showers are going to linger into monday of next week as well until we start to dry out during the overnight hours on tuesday. So rain totals with the storms looking pretty impressive. The lighter one will be for those of you on saturday in the north bay about half an inch of rain or less but were all expected to see at least half an inch of rain or up to an inch of rain by the 2nd half of the weekend on sunday and then words slowly going to start to dry out and clear out and warm up to near average by the middle of next week even through thursday catherine back to you. Thank bruce a. Coming up after the break the other group of Health Professionals needing access to protective equipment and we dont mean doctors and nurses. And after the break fbi. Theyre warning calls being the fbi warning people now been using video teleconferencing saying that they should be aware. Of hijacking and cybersecurity hacks there have been reports of top conference is set up through zoom being disrupted by and pay damages threatening language. The fbi advising people not to make meetings are classrooms public. And zoom there are 2 options to make a meeting private requiring a meeting password are using a waiting room feature and to provide a link directly to specific people they say dont share a link to a teleconference or classroom on an unrestricted publicly available social media post and they say man im sure options, your screen sharing options to host only and you sir should have updated versions of the app in the security update the teleconference Software Provider added passwords by default and disabled the ability to randomly scanned for meetings to join make sure your organization develops a policy for this kind of thing the fbi is asking victims of hijacking or other cyber crimes to report those crimes to the fbi Internet Crime complaint center. Gun background checks. They have spiked to record numbers and the past month. During concerns about safety during the coronavirus crisis. Fbi figures show that march saw the most background checks since the system began in 1998. Gun dealers say americans are worried about protecting themselves so theyre buying a lot of guns and ammo gun control advocates worry that this will lead to more gun violence, especially among First Time Buyers who may not have a lot of training. The soaring numbers come amid debate and cities and states about whether gun shops should be considered essential businesses that can stay open journal locked out. Expectant parents need to for parents expecting a child that of course is a life changing event but the usual fears and anxieties are being multiplied during the pandemic and todays Health Minute im Mandy Gaither breaks down what a new mother can expect during these unexpected times. First things first some good news when it comes to the coronavirus there is no Current Evidence that pregnant women are at a higher risk of catching the disease. However a womans immune system is lower during pregnancy making them more susceptible to illnesses in general to continue to avoid anyone who was sick protect yourself by coughing or sneezing into your elbow and wash your hands when it comes time to deliver you may only be allowed one visitor with you at the hospital thats because covid19 is extremely contagious and resources in hospitals across the country are spread check with your hospital to see if there are any changes in their policies and one of the mother has already been diagnosed with covid19 the centers for Disease Control and prevention dont have enough data to determine as a mother can pass the virus to her baby while in utero war during burns in either case separating the baby and the mother may be recommended to protect the immune theres no Current Evidence showing the virus is found in breast know that every mother has tested positive for coronavirus a decision on whether or not to breastfeed should also be made with their Health Care Providers for todays Health Minute. Im Mandy Gaither. All right, lets take one more look at the forecast with my bree saw and what could be a stormy weekend. Yeah thats right a very stormy weekend. But for your friday outlook, lets take a look at your microclimate forecast because i am tracking mostly sunny skies. Some breezy winds speed that times downtown San Francisco only warming up to 61 degrees and near average for you, Half Moon Bay also in the low 60s burlingame 60 degrees but no break just a touch cooler at 59 degrees. San mateo also in the low 60s, mid 60s for those of you in Mountain View at 64 degrees and throughout the south bay, widespread upper 50s and low to mid 60s of san jose 66 degrees. Los gatos 59. Wind speeds could be a little bit breezy from time to time around 20 Miles Per Hour could see gusts upwards of 30 fire friday afternoon livermore 64 degrees as is hey were throughout the east bay shoreline with widespread mid 60s from richmond all the way into oakland low 60s though for those of you in san leandro napa 65 degrees also in the mid 60s sandra fell 60 degrees in santa rosa 67 degrees for your friday afternoon highs but this weekend tracking 2 storms the first one set to arrive saturday that was mainly going to impact the north bay bring about half an inch of rain or less for the rest of the bay area were going to see scattered showers about a 3rd of an inch of rain or less but sunday, a second stronger storm will arrive right after that first one exit that one is not only going to bring us rain but gusty winds possible hail and thunderstorms as well in the forecast with those showers lingering through monday. All in all the bay area will see about half an inch to upwards of an inch of rain with the highest amounts for those of you in the north bay until we start to dry out clear out and warm up by tuesday of next week catherine back to you. All right good stay at home thanks murray said. Well we tend to think about doctors and nurses when we think about gloves and masks and gowns but another group of professionals needs access to that kind of protective gear. Alex bell has the story. We have to be able to have access to the same equipment that the hospitals and care facilities have personal protective equipment also known as ppe has been the topic of discussion around the nation next medical workers firefighters and other frontline responders Funeral Homes and mortuaries also use pp daily especially inside their prep room for the covid19. Basically loving we would love up. Im not really use mass. Unless its necessary. Im so yeah were finding ourselves using mask and gloves downs things like that. Just for extra precaution, the standard items have always been used inside mortuaries like Mission Family mortuary youre in bakersfield and managing partner kenny mount says that some of their ppe can be sanitized and reused such as certain types of gloves and mask, but also says about 2 months of smocks now says right now they have a good stock of pp but with morticians also taking extra precautions when moving bodies from hospitals and nursing homes. Theyre also using more equipment. We may need to be considered in that First Responder kind of a medical care through. For us to be able to get the face mask and the gloves and shields and smocks it was medical supply companies out of soccer backed up with orders. Hes already looking at other alternatives such as talk to suppliers who also masks and gloves. And that was alex bell reporting coming up we introduce you to a young ba during this time of uncertainty here at kron 4 we want to honor some of our bay area heroes tonight were shining the spotlight on justin levine. He lives in san carlos, the 21 yearold College Junior there. He is hes back home. Hes taking remote classes. He is making face shields hes making masks and his familys garage. He says he was inspired by his mother who is a medical assistant of stanford and he has heard about the shortages in question. Justin is using a 3 d printer and other equipment to make face masks for Bay Area Health care workers, hes distributing them to various hospitals. His mother nominated him to be a part of khan for heroes saying shes really be on proud. She says her son has a huge heart. And wed love to hear from you you can nominate a person in your community doing great things to help other people during this crisis just go to kron 4 dot com slash features slash kron 4 heroes. Tell us about people that youve been inspired by wed like to hear from you. Actress Reese Witherspoon her Clothing Company is giving teachers a free dress on her way of saying thank you teachers. The company said on instagram tear teachers we want to say thank you. During quarantine we see you working harder than ever to educate our children and to show gratitude draper james would like to give teachers a free dress. Southern clothing line founded in 2015 it was named for witherspoons grandparents draper james for more on how to apply you can head to our web site kron 4 dot com and sign up before april 5th. That wraps up kron 4 news at 5 or coverage on the coronavirus pandemic continues at. And well have the latest coronavirus headlines, some bay area counties are really saying. New recommendations from that. And well talk to a panel of doctors about what were learning about the virus and the latest advice on protecting your family. Fox 4 yes, i hear you. The package that should be in. Let me know if you dont. They could hear their niecy are we looking on light. The more or less. Early thats not allowed. News at 6. The numbers in the state of california are growing the number of positive certainly are growing and tragically. Yes, the number of deaths 203. Have grown. But the ice you numbers and the hospitalization numbers while theyre growing are not growing as significantly as youre seen in other parts of the country. Governor newsome he says california is doing better than some other states as far as new coronavirus cases, but he says people practicing safe measures like social distancing a stay at home measures and restrictions really is helping to stop the spread. Thanks for joining us. Everyone, im Catherine Heenan in the u. S. , another grim milestone however more than 5,900 people have died from the virus experts expect a bigger surge in cases in the next few weeks meantime more than 87 of americans are facing stay at home orders around the world, the coronavirus has infected nearly 1 Million People its killed more than 47,000. The department of defense is working to get 100,000 body bags to more acts. More deaths are expected. Bay area officials they are now recommending that people should wear a mask to cover their face and mouth when leaving home. They dont mean medical grade masks they want to make sure that Health Workers have enough kron fours dan kerman is standing by with details on what