Eastbound 24, also westbound 580 near grant line there is a crash so traffic will be a little slow, eastbound 24 near the old gateway exit there is a problem, and traffic will be a little slow more traffic coming up but now lets go back to the desk. California has 337 confirmed coronavirus cases now and more than two thirds of right here in the bay area where 239 cases have been verified in Santa Clara County has the most at 116. Last night a third person died from the virus in the county, San Francisco has 37 cases and san mateo 32 and contra costa 29 and the other counties had 10 cases or less and napa is the only county with no confirmed cases of covid 19. Governor newsom is calling for stunning and unprecedented restrictions in california in response to the pandemic. Azenith smith reports on the new guidelines will have a major impact on millions bitreporter as the number of people have tested positive for coronavirus growth to 335 in california, a 14 increase from the last time, now six have died from covid 19, governor gavin newsom issuing strict new guidelines on how to combat the disease. We are calling for home isolation of all seniors in the state of california. We are calling for the home isolation of all of those 65 years and older and those with chronic conditions. The governor estimating 5. 3 million seniors will be affected. We recognize social isolation for millions of californians is anxiety inducing but we recognize what all of the science bears out and what we recognize around the rest of the world and we need to meet the moment head on Governor Newsom call for all bars and wine clubs and brewpubs to be closed calling it a nonessential function and he stopped short of shutting down restaurants but advised social distance patrons and establishments to reduce their capacity to half and as for the homeless the governor said there are currently 108,000 people in shelters and the state is working to get them out of encampments and into hotel and motel sites we have an additional 450 trailers we have identified that we will be dispersing to critical points across the state. Governor newsom provided updates on the States Partnership with a company that is part of the Alphabet Group that includes google and there will be a new online portal to help individuals assess whether they need to be tested and then people will be directed to two mobile testing sites. With like those two pilots, one in santa clara and one and san mateo counties, will significantly expand to other parts of the state. Mayor london breed will update the city of San Franciscos steps to stop the spread of the virus and the mayor will announce new Health Orders in response to the pandemic along with new policies help city workers during the crisis and the mayor will be joined by the citys director of Public Health during this one is news conference. Most bay area schools will be closed today and many parents have to find caretakers for their kids while the School Districts scramble to keep the lessons coming public tools are shut down in San Francisco, oakland, santa clara, contra costa and more. Some School Systems are trying to offer some kind of Online Learning but on that not all schools or students have access to the computers or technology. I do not know exactly how it works but it will be through google classrooms or Google Hangouts are google docs some School Districts will land provide Free School Lunches families depend on and they are setting up locations where families can go to pick up those meals of the grand princess cruise ship is scheduled to leave the port of oakland. It is scheduled to sail out of the port at 8 am this morning and then anchor somewhere in the San Francisco bay for a two week quarantine the cruise ship docked in oakland when we could go after 21 people on board tested positive for the virus, hundreds of crewmembers and several passengers remain on board. Many dockworkers at the port of oakland are fighting to stop the shipment of contaminated waste in the grand princess cruise ship through the waters of oakland and they held a rally at the port yesterday to express their concerns Union Leaders said the contaminated waste creates a Public Health problem that goes far beyond the port. It is presenting a problem and a health risk, not only for the workers here today but for the community. There is too much unknown about the coronavirus for us to take these chances. The dockworkers said they previously promised the waste would be loaded onto a barge and removed from the bay area and out to see but the port of oakland did not return calls for comment. Happening today President Trump at 7 am will take part in a videoconference with european leaders. The g7 leaders are trying to coordinate on how they will fight the coronavirus you can listen in as President Trump and Vice President mike pence of updates to reporters at the white house on the Coronavirus Crisis which is at 7 30 a. M. Our time and we will carry that briefing life. Yesterday President Trump talk to the heads of several major supermarket chains and they assured him stores will stay open the president is asking the American People not to hoard food and other supplies. You do not have to buy so much, take it easy, just relax. President trump in Vice President mike pence to talk to the governors of every state and us territory about the coronavirus and containing it. The cdc is recommending any events that may include 50 or more people be canceled for the next eight weeks and that applies to Community Events as well as individual events like family weddings. The Federal Reserve took Emergency Action and lowered its key rate to its lowest level near zero, they dropped the benchmark to arrange 80 to 1 4 and this move is designed to counteract concerns of a slowing economy during this health crisis. But the announcement triggered new concerns among investors around the globe. The dow jones and s p 500 each dropped 5 this morning indicating that the limit down has kicked in and that means the trading limits keep the markets from losing even more before the opening bell but we will watch the stocks as we get closer to that bell. Find complete coverage through a coronavirus now. Com and in addition to articles and videos around the country there will be a daily live stream and a live digital broadcast every weekday that because right here at 10 am. Do not break and forget to download the ktvu news app and also you can find information about School Closures and some options for all of the parents. We need to hear from Sal Castaneda, how does it look on the roads . It looks all right so far and im not sure what kind of commute it will be like today with a summary people self quarantining but right now we have wet weather and it is never really great for the birds when it is wet out like this eastbound 24 there was a car that ran off the road just before wilder into a pole and it is now off the roadway. So we have emergency crews on the other side of called cut in the eastbound direction towards walnut creek we have traffic on 80 westbound looking all right and no problems on 880 or the toll plaza but it is wet. Driving should be taken with a little more care. Now lets bring steve in. Thank you sir. We will get to it. The rain will be in the south peninsula, east bay more than the north but the sierra it was a slamdunk and it is still going on, easily the biggest one of the entire season in the sierra with gordon picking up 42 inches and there are is avalanche control on 50 and it was just crawling other will be continued snow through most of the day and it will be measured in feet, 4 to 5 feet and some higher elevations. Back home rain and clouds, what is a 50s and it looks like snow at mount hamilton, and san jose is hagler valley, you see where the line is, santa rosa looks to be on the northern edge, snow and some of the lower elevations would not surprise me in the least. Rainfall turn lighter than some areas and there were impressive totals to over 2 inches for some but now were looking at more of 1 10 of an inch as the load drops south and as it does the possibility of thundershowers exist and temperatures that were above are now going below. You see the line coming up from santa cruz and san jose and Santa Clara Valley and out and out towards contra costa county. And Santa Cruz Mountains incredible amounts. Cloudy and cool with off and on rain and some heavy to the south. Rainfall decreases into toussaint wednesday. Next system arrives later in the week after a break. Joe biden and Bernie Sanders go headtohead without an audience spit up next to the president ial candidates say they would handle the pandemic if they were in the white house. Also voters in four states tomorrow go to the polls but Health Concerns may keep many voters away at how the polling locations are prepared to ease concerns and provide clean voting stations. My money should work as hard as i do. Thats why i use my freedom unlimited card to buy heavier weights online. Got them its go time. groaning with freedom unlimited, youre always earning. I shouldve purchased lighter weights welcome back, it is 4 14 am. I knew paul says voters are split on how President Trump is handling the coronavirus pandemic and this whole is from nbc news and the wall street journal and it shows 45 of voters approve of the president s handling of the crisis and 51 disapprove. The poll also shows 81 of self identified Republican Voters approve of how the president is handling the crisis while 84 of democrats disapprove. The democratic president ial candidates are weighing in on how they would deal with the coronavirus pandemic, joe biden and senator Bernie Sanders laid out their position during a one onone debate in washington dc. Clearly we are not prepared and trump only exacerbates the crisis. There was no audience present at the debate last night. The two candidates were at podiums 6 feet apart from each other reflective of the way the crisis has changed American Life and how it is raising questions about President Trumps ability to lead the nation through these Turbulent Times the the single most significant thing we can do to deal with a larger problem down the road of income inequality is to get rid of donald trump. He is exacerbating every single one of these problems. Both the immediate urgent need and how were going to hold people harmless to the damage done as a consequence of this virus. During the debate joe biden announced he would pick a woman as his running mate if he wins the nomination and Bernie Sanders would not comment on that but said he is leaning in that direction. Knowing he wall street journal poll shows that joe biden leads Bernie Sanders by a two to one margin and 61 narcotic voters support biden and 32 about for sanders and 4 backed Tulsi Gabbard and she is still in the race despite failing to win in the final top three. Is been a full week since Washington State held its primary election and the results are still two close to call but right now joe biden is leading with 37. 7 of the vote compared to Bernie Sanders at 35. 7 . Four years ago Bernie Sanders one Washington State in a landslide over hillary clinton. This is a quick look at the delegate counts so far, so biden has 890 delegates, Bernie Sanders 736, the magic number to clinch the democratic president ial nomination is 1991. There will be four states going to the polls tomorrow for the primaries but uncertainty among the coronavirus pandemic, two states, georgia and louisiana decided to postpone, arizona, illinois and ohio and florida said they would practice and go forward as planned, poll workers are being trained and Election Officials are preparing to distribute bags filled with gloves, Hand Sanitizer and disinfecting wipes to every polling location. Gatherings will not be permitted but voting locations is different, it is a neighborhood gathering and it is a place where people will walk to, conduct their business in walkout. Between the four states going to the polls 577 delegates are up for grabs. You know we have Sal Castaneda back and have you taken care of everything on the wet roads . Well it is wet and driving will not be optimal and the only thing we have going is it might be lighter traffic. You know sometimes when the roads are wideopen we get people going faster and we have more serious crashes and when it is crowded people cannot go that fast and therefore the severity of the crashes is lowered the right now it looks okay at the bay bridge toll plaza but definitely raining and you can see the traffic or ami the rain is coming down. Now this is a look at the traffic in the south bay, not a typical commute im thinking about the bay area is so many are working from home. Now lets bring steve back. Thank you but we will get to it. They were good totals rainfall rise especially in the Santa Cruz Mountains and cordelia in vallejo and also the san mateo coast and brian says good morning mister steve, thank you sir, and san mateo had an inch and three quarters between saturday morning and the afternoon, loving it and i understand. That will continue. Give me time to get this in, logical order and why this is not done before that is one of lifes little mysteries, vallejo an inch and two thirds, oakland had a lot of rain and there were heavier totals but the snow is the big story and it is still so as a winter storm warning continues. It is dumping snow and it still is, winter storm will continue for us and rain will favor areas more towards the peninsula, the south and east than the north and it will be 40s on the temps, snow around mount hamilton, there could be downforce with isolated thunderstorms possible today is this cold unsettled air comes. Rainfall amounts will taper a little unless youre towards morgan hill or livermore, you get the idea, the area focus will be more to the south and and that north is the slow low drops southward. From san jose into the Santa Cruz Mountains in san mateo coast towards Santa Clara Valley midfifties on the temperatures which will be the coolest day of the week i far. A decrease in activity tuesday and i think wednesday through friday will be okay with increasing clouds saturday and rain again more likely sunday. What everybody is looking for now is a coronavirus vaccine. What we are learning about a possible vaccine and when Clinical Trials will start. Keeping the coronavirus from spreading in Nursing Homes and the complaints about the policies in place right now. Welcome back, across the country Nursing Homes are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus because Senior Citizens are most at risk. Right now at least 10 Nursing Homes in Washington State have confirmed cases of coronavirus and the cdc issued new guidelines for longterm care centers but some claim they lack detail and the urgency and it may be too little too late. Ktvu Investigative Reporter brooks jarosz shows the systematic shortcomings and the effort to stop the spread. Reporter preventing a pandemic from roaming the halls starts with basic hygiene. We have Hand Sanitizer is on the hall. At this nursing home in berkeley preparations are similar to previous virus outbreaks. We have shut down activities and have shelter in the rooms and meals in the rooms and we know the drills and we have the supplies and know what it takes to whether the outbreak but what we do not know is how long it will last. It is that uncertainty that worries Health Officials in the cdc recommends Nursing Homes have aggressive Visitor Restrictions and enforce sick leave policies for sick Health Workers still nearly 2. 5 million americans in longterm care facilities including 400,000 in california, preventing exposure is tricky. People are left in these facilities with very few other eyes there to catch these Infection Control problems, neglect problems, which are really endemic in california. Attorney michael dark is with the california advocates for nursing home reform and he worries that underfunding, understaffing and poor regulation could worsen the spread. I think communities will have to work handinhand with the government to make sure that people are not falling through the cracks and we cannot turn our backs on the people in these facilities. Are you worried at all about the coronavirus . No. Why not . I trust this place. Margot bearden has been in this nursing home for a decade and is part of the highest risk group of people in their 80s and most who live here have heart disease, diabetes or lung disease. I am washing my hands and i am washing my face. Despite best efforts like washing sheets and keeping things clean Nursing Homes in california are 90 full making social distancing difficult and dangerous can exist from outside visitors or patients who transition to and from hospitals bringing germs with them. We have raised the bar regarding Infectious Disease control and our Nursing Homes. Vice president mike pence announced new guidelines required in isolation area or someone who becomes infected and specialized masks, gowns, gloves and eye protection for healthcare workers. He says thousands of federal inspectors will check up on Nursing Homes. We will focus all of our inspection resources for the foreseeable future on compliance with Infection Control standards. There are similar protocols used to limit the spread of the flu but the difference is there is a vaccine or other antiviral treatments for that but for covid 19 . There is nothing so does watch and wait and pray did Early Warning signs include fever, toughness and shortness of breath which is common symptoms of many illnesses in places like this. I live in fear because nursing home has such a vulnerable population and a Bad Reputation all Things Considered 380,000 people die every year from infections in longterm care facilities according to some Government Data and that is because some places do not follow proper procedures according to critics. For decades now regulators have taken a very lax approach to enforcement of things like Infection Control in these facilities and they are usually treated as paper violations which can be corrected by the submission of a plan to regulators, there is often little or no followup, and very low fines if any. Perhaps this is the wakeup call. This is my Hand Sanitizer on my key ring which is always with me. Spreading the message of what to do to prevent spreading the virus. Brooks jarosz ktvu fox 2 news. Class is out for many bay area School Districts and parents need help. Next where families can find resources and which schools are still offering students a free meal. European nations now added to the travel ban as United States deals with huge crowds of travelers waiting to be screened. You do not have to be buying so much so take it easy and relax. Anxiety about the coronavirus is leading the panic shopping at Bay Area Stores on this morning the National Response as schools, bars and restaurants are shut down and several major cities. And the changes to some Bay Area Services as the coronavirus could disrupt your commute this week. From ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2 good morning and welcome to mornings on 2 it is monday morning march 16 i am dave clark. Good morning i am pam cook and thanks for joining us. It is nice to get the rain. Ashamed to get all of that snow with nobody able to ski or board and the resource will get a write off but but good for