Precipitously. Take a look at this. Just a few of the cruise passengers on the grand princess were happy to get off. Michelles grandmother busted out a move in celebration. We also caught a glimpse of the family and they gave us a wave. That was before they made it off the ship. Im a person who tends to be slightly clause trough slightly claustrophobic and i feel her pain. We cant discount the longer term effects it would have. My children were just informed they have to have two weeks off from school. So my wife are having this conversation, how are we going to do this. Were trying to team up with other families now. Now this whole story that if a been reporting on hits home for us. What are we going to do. At the same point you have the discussion about reacting or overreacting. I know doctors are saying in order to get ahead of this we need to be better safe than sorry. Im having my own internal debate. Youre not alone. California has at least 157 confirmed coronavirus cases, most of them right here in the bay area. Close to 100 people are infected. Three people have died. The virus appears to be circulating. A ban on large gathers is in effect in santa clara after three tsa officers tested positive for covid19. Reporter we dont know much about these three tsa officers. We know they work at San Jose International airport and the Transportation Security Administration said the officers have been separated and so they are quote, according to the statement they sent, they are getting medical care and all tsa employees they have come in contact with over the past 14 days are quarantined at home. We dont know how many other workers or passengers these three came in contact with or where in the airport they were. They are slowly becoming resign to the reality of constantly being vigilant. Well be wiping down the seats and using a lot of Hand Sanitizer and being mindful of our surroundings. Thats the best thing we can do. Try to keep my hands clean. Im not too concerned about it. Reporter now mean while, throughout santa clara starting today theres a ban on all gatherings. That includes all sports events, concerts and performances. This is expected to last through the end of the month. It poses a significant challenge. This is a necessary step to prevent the spread of coronavirus with santa clara being the hardest hit in the state. County Officials Say they will be enforcing this ban of gatherings of 1,000 people or more although they didnt offer details about how they will enforce it. I should mention some of the employees right next to us, we had a chance to talk to some off camera. They didnt want to go on camera because they were concerned about getting in trouble with their jobs. They are concerned about exposure and would like to hear more. The three workers have now tested positive for coronavirus. Reporting live. Over been mentioning the stock market quite a bit. The dow is down 164. Nasdaq and s p 500 are down about 3 1 2 . It seems as if the concept of reforms is not having a calming effect on the markets at all. Ceremony, youve heard that hand washing is best when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus but many people feel like they want to do more. Let as talk about the dos and donts. Thank you for joining us. How close to do people have to be for the coronavirus to spread. It requires close contact. Its six feet or three feet, the distance to get the coronavirus. Its spread by droplets essentially its by coughing. We can protect ourselves with the regular stuff we do for seasonal influenza. Youre talking about hand washing. Im talking about hand washing. If youre coughing, during the elbow cough. Doing the elbow bump. If youre sick staying home from school or work rather than going to public gatherings. I was within three to four feet during a trip. Some were wearing face masks. Doctors advise goes that if youre not sick. Thats right. The face mask is if someone is sick as opposed to protecting someone whos feeling well. Where we want to use the face masks is in the hospital setting. Theyre not particularly useful when it comes to the general public. The focus shifts from containment to mitigation. Really, the strategy is being tailored to the pandemic. Its spreading in the community. You need to scale the Public Health response. So mitigation efforts allow us to stop and slow the spread of the disease in our community. So thats all about social distancing, staying at home. The efforts that the Public Health departments are doing right now are to slow that down. When you look at the bay area, in my regular life in the course of a week im in at least three bay area counties. One said no gatherings. Another theres nothing happening that affects me. How do you navigate your life when there are many standards being adhered to. I note cdc and Public Health department are working in coordination to get that in place. What were doing is prep sponding in the month to what were seeing on the ground. Cases of certain counties having different responses, thats because theyre responding to the epidemiology. What i see now were getting clear guidance so we can expand a more uniform approach. Is anything youve seen an overreaction . I think what i who say is we know how to control this virus. Its covering your cough. Its doing the basics that you were preferencing earlier, washing your hands, using that alcohol hand gel. We all have a part to play in stopping this outbreak. We have to take it seriously because its a new virus. I think we know with to do. Its the basics. Its taking care of ourselves and others. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you so much. Of course. We bring you more information on the coronavirus as the situation is changing minute by minute. Every week day our team of reporters and medical officials work to inform you. We will start the live stream again at 10 00. The medical researchers trying to create a vaccine for the coronavirus. Why scientists are looking at an old vac seen that was going to be used for another virus. Plus a big night for joe biden. Were learning Bernie Sanders campaign will make an announcement. I dont have to worry about that, do i . Harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. Crest gum detoxify, voted product of the year. It works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. Gum detoxify, from crest. Discover a new world discover whats good pantene nutrient blends and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state program call or visit new this morning, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years for rape and sexual assault. He was accused of raping a woman in 2013 and another assault in 2006. Wine steins lawyers called the sentence obscene. Its too harsh. Its ridiculous. Harvey feels terrible. We hope this sentence will speak to the Appellate Court and this is one more thing we can add which does not show a fair, just, impartial process. Two women spoke before the sentence. The Golden Warriors say they have no plans to cancel games because of the coronavirus. He said he understands the difficulty of suspending games. That would also affect people with businesses who depend on high traffic to events. I understand theres a huge economic impact, not just to the Warriors Organization but thousands of concessionaires and employees but Public Health is our number one issue. The warriors say they have dedicated staff cleaning door handles and seats. Officials are considering new containments for the virus and that includes movement. Reporter almost 120,000 cases in more than 100 countries and the deadly coronavirus is still spreading. In the u. S. There are more than 1,000 chases and the white house is considering new containment measures including limiting movement in communities where the virus is spreading. For now officials said its up to local authorities. If you were a in a hot spot or a place with a cluster or Community Spread it will make you think about a School Holiday or stopping big gatherings. Reporter the Trump Administration also planning an executive order to fast track approval of drugs related to treating coronavirus but theres no agreement on how to soften the impact. President trump floated the idea of a payroll tax cut. Democrats pushed for a bigger stimulus. We can only support something that puts people first and not trickle down solutions. Reporter theres a growing debate on whether congress should continue business as usual with several lawmakers selfquarantining after being exposed but the threat to the general public romaines low. Our nations Public Health response has relied on early diagnosis, case isolation, Contact Tracing and targeted mitigation to slow the emergence of this virus. Reporter the irs is also considering extending this years deadline because of the outbreak. In washington reporting for fox 2 news. Senator Bernie SandersCampaign Said they will deliver an update at 10 00 this morning. Well be watching what he has to say. Hes speaking at 10 00 in his home state of vermont. He did not speak last night. We look at the sprint to the finish line. Reporter former Vice President joe biden winning four more states, idaho, missouri, mississippi and the biggest michigan. Sanders took north dakota. Biden is asking sanders supporters to join his campaign eye want to thank sanders supporters for their tireless energy. Reporter the Sanders Campaign said theyre not going anywhere. He understands hes the underdog but less than half the delegates have been counted. Reporter some analysts said a drawnout fight is bad for the party. Theres no reason to ski it going. This is not the time to call for the end of the process. We have more nan 700 delegates still at stake this month alone. Now at the end of the month we should reassess. Reporter just as bidens campaign is beginning to draw large crowds and sanders is continuing to attract thousands, both are take ago day off the trail canceling rallies in ohio. The next debate is in arizona. Its the first time biden and sanders will be alone with the moderators. There will be no Live Audience because of coronavirus concerns. Washington, reporter. Our political reporter an hour ago said this will ab tough road ahead for senator Bernie Sanders because historically he hasnt done well in the next states coming up in the primary. He told us dont count hem out just yet. Remember, he his not going to drop out. This is not a campaign for him like buttigieg or klobuchar. They are Democratic Party sans. This is a movement. Movements go on and on and hes one more foot soldier in the movement hes propagating. Senator sanders and biden will go head to head. Then florida, illinois and ohio voters head to the polls. The breaking news we got a minute ago, senator sanders will make an announcement at 10 00 this morning. We havent had a lot of rain. I know that story has been pushed to the background. We probably will not have any unless youre in the san jose area. The next couple of days well get a little bit of a break but clear skies for some. Chloe, our friend, the morning sun on a wonderful wednesday morning, a high 68 to 70. That sounds good. Some of that moisture continues to rotate and a little that could sneak back in yesterday for say the san jose area which did pick up a. 01. But the bulk is around san obispo. Look at that. The plume of moisture is directed right at them maybe all the way into friday is what were looking at. We get an on shore breeze. 60 at the airport. 69 at sfo. Its mostly to the south. This will be with them until friday. So quiet for us for a couple of days. Mostly sunny to the north. Partly cloudy to the south but the weekend, this dry pattern looks like its about top end. We measure snow in feet, you guys by the time we get into monday and tuesday. Theres projections of low snow levels but big time snow. Maybe the best system of the winter showing up in march. That wont be until the weekend. 60s, 70s on the temp. A break. Then big, big changes for the weekend. Thank you. Coming up next, plans for a big celebration pat golden gate park. Whats next after calls to reschedule the event. Protecting inmates at most risk for contracting covid19. The plan from the Public Defenders Office. Teammates help each other find a way to win, just like covered california helps you find Health Insurance you can afford. Theyre the only place you can get Financial Assistance to help pay for Health Coverage. Plus, this year, the state is providing more help than ever before. And because a new law requires californians to have Health Coverage or pay a penalty, covered california has made it easier to get financial help, but you gotta sign up by april 30th. Visit coveredca. Com or call to enroll today. Kids will did back to school at San Franciscos lowell high school. They were sent home early thursday after the parent after the student was diagnosed with the coronavirus. All students and staff are being told to stay home in they dont feel good. All nonessential events have been canceled until march 2nd. Berkeley is canceling until the end of the month. That include us the black History Month ore a tore cal fest and the event on march 22nd and recommending that School Assemblies as well as pta events remain closed. Most sporting events will go on as planned. Contra costa county is under an emergency. Theyre recommending not gathering of 50 or more people. They said its especially important for the elderly and this with high risk conditions. We understand the recommendations may impact our lives and be difficult to implement. We consider them very difficult in cop cullation with the state. A relative of students at mir a vista tested positive. The schools are staying open. The west contraschool district said the person has not been in contact for a week now. The Public Defenders Office will file a motion seeking the release of those 60 suffering from conditions such as lung disease, diabetes or ms. The Sheriffs Office is trying to prevent the coronavirus from being transmitted in jail. 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The ternoon the shame jury will begin hearing arguments on whether cowle was insane at the time of the attack. Starting this afternoon juror will deliberation whether john lee cowle was insane at the time of the attack. In the courtroom he showed erratic behavior. He was unruly about who arrived on the bart station first. At one pont he was ejected because he was spewing profanities, refused to look at the video what is this. The d. A. Said its a employ. Who will the jury hear from . They will hear from the doctors. Each side pick their own doctors. We heard from a few clinicians and what they call psychiatrists, so its going to be a battle of the doctors. There have been rulings on each side in the course of this trial. Right. Hes plead not guilty by reason of insanity. The d. A. Does believe hes sane and hes fake some of the symptoms. And if he is found to be insane at the time what is his state. In a locked place but not insane, life in prison. Lets talk about the verdict that came quickly. A lot of people were surprised that the jury came back after two hours. John cowle had no we action. The family broke out in tears. A lot of emotions in the court. In his case the defense said he did it. He stabbed nia wilson. Their question as to whether or not he was sane, thats what they were hanging their case on. The defense said its not a who done it what is it. Is it manslaughter, first degreemurder. The prosecutor made this very clear from the getgo, yeah, my client did it. He killed nia and tried to stab the other but he didnt know right from wrong but the d. A. Said, no, he knew exactly what me was doing because he threw the knife away, wiped this clean, changed his clothes and tried to throw cops off the trail. Youve covered an awful lot of murder trials. To the general public it might seem frequent to say i was insane at the time of the attack. Not too many people do they dont avoid jail because of the insanity defense. You either and up in a state mental facility or state prison. We see this competency proceedings and then its suspended because theres a question over a defendants mental capacity. We do see two phases in this case. The guilt phase and the insanity face. If a young innocent woman can be stabbed on a platform, what about my did the bart system make changes . In a sense, yes. They have the ambassador program, more Police Officers doing roving patrols. That was absolutely horrific, so horrific that they barred spectators from having their cell phones in the court really for fear that it would be leaked or secretly recorded. Youre right. Weve had mob style attacks hel image. Bart said theyre moving forward in cutting done on people who are not paying their tab and keeping tabs on homeless people. And back in court this afternoon. Yes. Well watch for your report. Henry lee. Thank you, both. Just want to update our viewers. The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The numbers 118,000 confirmed cases across the world. 1,000 right here in the united states. Back in the bay area another group of passengers will be allowed to leave the grand princess today. Sara . Reporter the disembarcation process has started. We counted three buses. Those are the buss that will be taking the passengers to their quarantined locations. Of the 1,000 people who got off the ship yesterday, 600 will go to the air force base. 120 went to georgia. 100 lackland air force. 30 to the uk and three were taken by ambulance to the hospital for noncoronavirus related issues. This disembarcation has already started this morning. The goal is that the 1,000 passengers that are still left on that ship will be removed today. Yesterday passengers were taken off by color coded groups at this time we are announcing it is time for luggage tags silver one. Silver one. Reporter total princess cruise line said there are about 400 on monday and 1,000 yesterday. Theres still about 1,000 passengers left and 1100 crew members left on board. The agos will then head to their next 14day quarantine. People who have been documenting it on youtube said they are trying hard to stay positive. We are trying to stay upbeat. If we dont, we will go somewhere where we dont want to have to go. Reporter in addition to those air force bases, officials said 24 payings are being taken to a cluster of buildings in Pacific Grove. The passengers are said to have mild symptoms that dont require going to the hospital. Because of that, they complaints go to travis, so theyll stay in Pacific Grove away from the public and continue to be tested. So far none of them have tested positive for coronavirus. Like i mentioned, there are about 1100 crew members on board and will be take on it anen known location. 19 crew members who tested positive for coronavirus are said to be asymptomatic. Back out here live, you can take another look at the ship. We zoomed. We can see passengers standing along the bam cony. This is different from when we saw crowds and crowds of payings. This is a good sign. That means there are fewer payings onboard and 1,000 left. The goal has already been on this third day of disembarcation, thats when theyll have all the passengers off the ship, hoping to get that done. At the very latest and by tomorrow theyll have all the passengers off the ship. Reporting for ktvu fox 2 news. Again, the World Health Organization reporting this is a pandemic. We have different reactions from health professionals. Reporter the number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. Top 1,000. New york and california rank among those with the highest number. Massachusetts seeing a spike with the number doubling after a conference in downtown boston. Globally 18,000 cases have been confirmed. We are getting testing ramped up. Were starting to test more people. Reporter state and local officials are taking steps to slow down the virus spread. The governor of new york enforcing a one mile containment zone in new rochelle where a cluster has been reported. Large gatherings like schools and religious buildings are being closed. Social distancing. We want to get people away from each other and quarantine. Reporter meanwhile, schools and universities continue to limit operations. Many are sending students home and moving classes online. Just there and in your room with your laptop. Reporter the outbreak is also affecting life on the campaign trail. Both former vicepresident joe biden and senator Bernie Sanders canceled rallies because of coronavirus concerns. Atlanta reporting for ktvu fox 2 news. California has 150 confirmed cases with most in the bay area. San francisco has people testing for the virus. In the last hour i spoke with San Franciscos mayor london breed who said there is concern that the war why ares have not followed the recommendations and are considering to schedule games at the chase center. We believe that people would follow suit and follow our example and do just that. It hasnt occurred. Were reevaluating the situation and will make further recommendation else later today as a result of whats happening at case center. Nba owners are also having a conference call. Meanwhile San Francisco is providing rvs for those with the virus and have no place to quarantine. Popular events are sudden up in the air. In minutes well speak with a Washington Post reporter about what these abrupt changes moon for the entertainment industry. Plus, the only idea of preventing the spread of covid 19. Well, heres to first dates you look amazing. 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The first was developed 17 years ago during the sars outbreak and has been sitting in a freezer when research ran out. Even if tests are successful, it could be months before any vaccine is widely available. The bad news is that the reality of vaccinology means this is not something well have tomorrow. There are human volunteers willing to try a vaccine. They are some of the passengers from the princess princess diamond ship. A crew member of a new fox show film has been confirmed to have covid19. She was working onnext. Spinoff shows are set to hit disney plus this year. They have stopped filming in the czech republic. The crew has since returned to atlanta. The coronavirus is being blamed for more hollywood shuffling. The movie peter rabbit two will premier in august. This comes on the heels of the new bond movie being pushed back to thanksgiving. So with the next couple of months, its usually jam packed. The spread of coronavirus is changing all of that. Many companies are scrambling to reschedule or cancel their plans. To discuss lastminute changes, were speaking with the Washington Post steven, good morning. Good to see you. Coachella and stagecoach were canceled yesterday. I imagine smaller events will be canceled. This a lot of money lost. How will it be recovered . When youre talking about an event like south by southwest, they dont get to reschedule, its significant. Not just for the city and merchants but film makers who rely on it to launch their movies. One of the biggest hits, knocked up being one of them. So its a really significant effect. In the case of coachella, they rescheduled for october. They said there will not be an impact. They will honor them. It will affect revenue in a significant way. We just heard that the james bond movie is going to be pushed back until november. A lot of movie companies,ful Many Companies are reluctant to do this because if you start scheduling too many movies, it cannibalizes their on product. What do you think they will do . Thats a great point. What it suggests is that the schedule is really quite packed and increasing over the last two years. As you know, theres not been lot of wiggle rom. Its easy for sony to say well find room for one movie that will steam roll the others, but the season is incredibly crowded. Its not by any means a sort of clear matter that they will be able to shift. The next domino everyone is waiting for is mulan, the reboot from the 1990s. Even in the u. S. , i think they might need to think about moving it but the question is to where. A lot have people humans entertainment like this to else scape f you do coronavirus 24 7 youll get tired. Is there a danger that, you know, some of the movies wont being made and new content will cease . Yes. Its a very good question. When are a talking about the escapism that a Movie Theater offers or festival, coachella is 200,000 people attending every year. Thats an important means of escape that americans are being deprived of. The flip side is we live in an age of digital and we have amazon, apple and hulu and a lot of other forms of entertainment. The near term impact will be notable and as you say, down the road in this really starts to affect production, we may kneel this for years. All right, steven, thank you for joining us. Just here in the bay area, im thinking about bottle rock. The mayor did tell us this morning that she thinks thats a rumor and the pga championship will be played in San Francisco. Super maryland del Naomi Campbell is paid to wear high fashion clothes. Shes covered head to toes in a hazmat suit. She captioned safety first, next level. Campbell is a selfdescribed germophobe. Coming up, coronavirus affecting tax season. How some people might get a break. 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New this morning, firefighters are looking into what happened that caused cars to catch fire and burn early today. They caught fire about 5 30 this morning near willow road and veil road. Firefighters think it started with a truck and spread to the other cars but they havent said how the fire may have started. An earthquake was reported north of lake tahoe. It struck about 6 00 last night. It was about 18 miles north of truckee and also felt in reno. Pg e has reached a settlement. They have trimmed the amount pg e owes them from 4 billion to 1 billion. The federal agency countered saying it provided money and services to state and local governments as well as victims. The sit city will no longer be able to ask residents about their criminal history. It makes this easier for some home else people top find housing. Landlords can check with a potential tenant is on the sex offender registry. Teslas ceo elon musk is looking for a factory to build its first pickup truck. Its scouting for a factory in quote central usa. It will be used for model y cars sold on the east coast. They said a number of factors are at play including work force and logistics. The seatings are being changed on the muny light rail. The new cars will feature ford and forward facing seats. The plan for next month is being rescheduled. The free celebration was scheduled for saturday april 4th. No word yet on when golden gate Anniversary Party will be rescheduled. Chicago postponed the event in river diane. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said theyre taking steps and working to determine if they will have the parade another day or in they will cancel it altogether. The st. Patricks day parade was set for saturday. Officials said the games will go forward in tokyo but if the coronavirus get worse they may. He said there would be serious financial problems if the games didnt happen and it could push the summer games into 2020 or 2022. The Trump Administration may extend the tax filing ne. According to the journal treasury officials are still working out the dates on who would be eligible for the extension. Lets check in with gasia. Lap. The global coronavirus virus is new a pandemic. Weve been able to go indepth to answer your questions on how to prepare and were able to tap into the resources. That includes Health Reports from the fox medical team. Our expand Team Includes reports as they happen. Again, were talking with medical experts that weigh in on what you need to know when it comes to work, school and your family. Please join us at the top of the hour as well as ktvu plus. Pack to you. This is now a pandemic. More coverage on ktvu. Com. Wendy williams is up next. Announcer live from new york city, its the Wendy Williams show oh, yeah feel, feel, feel it feel, feel it, it, feel it feel it, feel it, feel it lets go come on, you need it how you doin . Howhowhowhow you doin . 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