Is it a grant or a loan. Do i have to pay it back. Business owners want to know as many are changing their Business Models just to stay afloat. And the latest restrictions taking effect at parks around the bay area. To prevent another weekend of large gatherings. From ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Well, good morning, to you. Thank you, for joining us. Welcome to thursday morning, its march 26th. Im dave clark. I have pam cook and Steve Paulson with me both working from home this morning. Looking good this morning. First day doing this. How does it feel so far . It feels okay. Its a little nerve racking to get set up at home, but its going well. Its great to hear you. I miss you guys. Your empire is still being run by you, you know that. How was your commute, pam . Yeah, the commute was nice. Just had to put on the slippers and roll down the hall. Steve, we have a cold one again today, right. Very cold out there you guys. We are looking at a lot of 30s here, 40s. Probably wont get too much colder than this. The dew points, and amount of moisture in the air is around 32, 33. Marin county, napa county and Sonoma County. That goes until 9 00 a. M. A few 20s popping up. I think kenwoods in there and kelseyville. Kenwoods close. Even American Canyon 37 and mil valley at 37. Shower activities on the san mateo coast and it looks like thats where its going to stay today. And i think well start to see a lot of that is focused on areas towards Half Moon Bay down towards santa cruz as well as down towards monterey. If youre down there, those could be some big time showers. Well get some cues in the afternoon but highs today staying below average with 50s inching up very slowly. Time is now 4 33. During another late night session in congress, the u. S. Senate passed a huge 2. 2 trillion Coronavirus Response bill. It includes relief checks for most americans. As doug luzader tells us now it moves on to the house for a vote. This is the largest relief bill of its kind in u. S. History for a nation that desperately needs help. The scenery is still beautiful but like nations everywhere the ski resorts are grinding to a halt. Im just out of work. The bill is passed. Help is on the way. Late last night the Senate Passed the largest bill of its kind ever, more than 2 trillion in relief. 1,200 for adults. 500 for children. For incomes below 75,000 phasing out at 99,000. Theres money to help Small Businesses survive. And other spending initiatives to help bridge the gaps. Not a single senator voted against this 2 2 trillion rescue bill. Getting there wasnt easy and now Democratic HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi will have to try to get this through the house without calling all her members back to washington. President trump offered his support hoping to get the economy back in action. One of the top disease specialists. It totally emphasizes the need to do what were doing in developing a vaccine, are testing it quickly and trying to get it ready so that well have a vaccine available for that next cycle. And congress may have to start continue plating what will be the fourth virus response effort. I think there will be a covid 4. And as far as those payments to individuals are concerned, look for direct deposits sometime in the next three weeks according to the administration. In washington, doug luzader, fox news. Thank you. Time is 4 35. A lot of people have questions about those direct payments to americans like whos eligible and how will the government find me . Well we do have some answers for you. The bill makes clear everyone is eligible including people on social security. The income levels will be based on peoples tax filings for 2019. But if you havent filed yet, your income level from 2018 applies. Payments will be made via direct deposit to an account that the person has authorized for tax refunds or federal payments on or after january 21st, 2018. Now, a notice will be sent to the persons last known address within 15 days of the payment telling them of the method and the amount of the payment. Also, happening today, investors and economists are bracing for todays unemployment reports. There are predictions as many as 3 million americans have filed for new jobless benefits since last week. That number has been hovering around the 222000 mark the past few weeks. The money from the federal stimulus bill would help those among filing new claims. In the state of california, we provide on a weekly basis Unemployment Insurance grants from anywhere from 40 to as much as 450 and this package would provide for an additional 600 on top of that. So for over a thousand dollars a week for many californians. Governor newsoms 1 million californians have already filed for Unemployment Benefits in the last two weeks. Many people in the Restaurant Industry have been hurt by this stay at home order by the governor. A popular Seafood Restaurant in the east bay had to lay off more than 40 workers. The Walnut Creek Yacht Club sent them home with their final checks and care packages of food. But they kept their cooks who are preparing togo orders. The owners hope that will be enough to keep the business afloat. Everything we had given away as a care package to our staff. We cooked all the fish, look at what we could do. What we could make. We came up with a list of 19 soups. I think we made in the first day probably 220 quarts. Now, he says he hopes the federal stimulus bill can provide some real help soon so that he can keep making payroll for the workers who are now being forced to stay home. Netflix has set up a fund to help all of its laid off workers and in the entertainment industry. Now, the los gatosbased company says it set aside 1 million 1 million to help electricians, carpenters, drivers who are often paid hourly wages and work on a project to project basis. The outbreak of the coronavirus has stopped almost all television and Film Production and that adds up to 120,000 crew members who have now lost their jobs. Pam, thank you. Time is 4 38. Concern is rising in louisiana where the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus is increasing rapidly. Louisiana governor John Bell Edwards says the Current Trends will overwhelm new orleans area hospitals by early april. President trump has approved his plea for a federal disaster declaration. Now one possibility for the cause of those high numbers, mardi gras celebrations in late february. I happen to believe people come from all over the country and all over the world into new orleans. That a fair amount of coronavirus was seeded in that area. Now, the state is sending extra ambulance teams to new orleans where more than half of the ems employees have been exposed to the virus. The National Guard is running several drivethru test sites. And nationwide, the United States now has more than 69,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. And topping the list with almost half of the cases in the country, new york at 33,000. Thats followed by new jersey, california, washington state, and michigan. Time is now 4 39. Public schools in six bay area counties are now closed at least until may 1st. Alameda, contra costa, marin, San Francisco, san mateo, and santa clara counties along with the schools in berkeley. Talked to one another. They agreed to that extension. And schools will be closed and it may last even longer if its necessary. Many of the schools will still provide Online Learning as well as free meals. Well the east Bay Regional Parks district is closing more than a dozen parks and parking lots just to keep that virus from spreading through the parks. Park rangers say some areas saw more visitors last weekend than on a busy holiday. And, many of the people were ignoring the rules on social distancing. Among the closures are the parking lot at crown beach inialameda and as well as tilden botanical garden. Authorities are worried about overcrowding and people just getting too close to each other. Big crowds flock to parks and beaches last weekend. Everybody does need to stay in. But, steve, it may be able to get some rain to keep us inside as well. Probably not today. But saturday it will return to you guys. Okay. Its cold enough out there. No doubt about it. Theres a frost advisory to the north. There are other temperatures around the east bay. But most of the activities will be for marin county, napa county, santa rosa north. I did see some upper 20s in lake county. This goes until 9 00 a. M. 28 to 34 should cover the spread. Might even be another one tomorrow. 33 roanoke park. Healdsburg is at 30. Our active march continues along the san mateo and santa cruz coastline down to monterey. Could be a little bit of fog, but really it will be a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon and showers. Most of the energy is focused towards monterey, gilroy, santa cruz, and watsonville. Along the san mateo coast, maybe San Francisco towards the Santa Cruz Mountains could get some snow. Some of the higher peaks along santa cruz as well. 30s for temps here at 39. Redwood city. Fremonts at 38. Athertons 36. Even 40 in hillsboro and san mateo. The activity continues but mainly parallel to the coast. What about the weekend and looking forward. The gfs says lets keep it going and says it goes all the way into april. I think, you know, stuck patterns stay stuck. Average highs 50s to near 60s still below. But as we head towards the weekend i would expect another system to come in and give us another round of rain saturday into sunday. Time is 4 42. Still ahead. Steph curry going one on one with the nations top experts in infectious diseases. The discussion you can catch later this morning and how you can take part in it. But first, heres a live look at traffic this morning. The Golden Gate Bridge, i guess we can call that traffic. Youve got 10 cars going across the bridge. But its still a beautiful live shot of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Sal will be joining us later with this mornings edition of traffic jams which you will love coming up right here on mornings on 2. Good morning. We have breaking news. Vta Light Rail Service has been suspended indefinitely in santa clara because one of its operators has tested positive for covid19. They found out about this yesterday and they shut down the Light Rail Service. Bta service will still run, you can still take a bus but all Light Rail Service is out. Theyre going to deep clean the trains. And according to the agency one of its trainees tested positive for covid19. That person is now in isolation. Again, you can take a bus but all trains on vta, the lightrail system has been suspended indefinitely. Now lets go to pam cook. Firefighters in san jose are also investigating a fire at an empty strip mall. That happened shortly after 9 00 last night. Flames and smoke could be seen coming out of the second floor, but firefighters were able to get it under control in less than an hour. There are no reports of any injuries and investigators are still trying to determine how it started. Time is now 4 46. Happening today, something really special. Warriors star steph curry will host a discussion with dr. Anthony fauci. Steph curry will take questions about the virus and you can submit a question by commenting on currys Instagram Page or you can tweet your question using the hashtag scaskfauci. It will take place later this morning at 10 00 a. M. On steph currys Instagram Page. Lawyers representing inmates in california are asking judges to free thousands of prisoners. The lawyers believe releasing those inmates can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. They asked the judges yesterday to order the release of those inmates at a higher risk for complications. That would apply to non violent offenders who were within a year of being paroled. State Officials Say they will review that request. Time is now 4 48. The 2020 president ial race is also being affected by the pandemic. Campaign stops and rallies have been halted because of social distancing orders. The candidates are finding new ways, other ways to reach voters. President trump has been appearing every day in white house briefings. And joe biden and Bernie Sanders have been using social media to reach out to voters. Primary voting could be moved to later in the year. But one political analyst says its not likely the president ial election in november will change dates. If the federal government decided to start moving it beyond those dates that would probably be unconstitutional. Its possible we could do all of those by mail. Its a little complicated because theres only five states that vote completely by mail right now. At this point, both parties plan to move ahead with their conventions. The Democratic National convention is set for july. But with tens and thousands of people normally taking part around the country, that will be hard if social distancing is still in place. The Republican Party said yesterday, they will hold their convention in august in charlotte, North Carolina as planned. Pam. All right. Joining you here this morning from home. Steve paulson is home as well. But whats the weather going to be like, steve . Cold to start and then well get our next system to the south. The main focus two of them. One along the san mateo, santa cruz coast. And also towards the areas to the north of the golden gate, san pablo bay. The frost advisory is out until 9 00. Most of the dew points are around 32, 33. So i think its only for a select few that really will get below that. Kenwoods 30. Healdsburgs 30. Sebastopol, kelseyville, 29. You can probably find it a little colder than that by the time we get to sunrise. Frost advisory. A little bit of fog. Cool highs. Most of the activity is on the san mateo coast. And lit up. Over the monterey peninsula. That is the main focus here. 30s for manyincluding livermore, fremont, redwood city as well. San joses at 41. And lots of 30s morgan hill. San martin. Cupertino, saratoga, and campbell also at 38, 39, and 37 degrees. Its cold for everyone here. Critical minimums are to the north. 16 in tahoe. Ukiahs 30 degrees and thats the main line going along the san mateo, santa cruz coast. Look at that system it goes all the way from seattle down to l. A. Indicated by the blue. What about for the weekend. The gfs says lets keep the beat going. Lets keep this rain and active pattern going all the way into april. Well see if it verifies. But a lot of times when it latches on to a pattern, its usually pretty right. 50s on the temps. Your next system will be here. Well get a break on friday and the next system moves in on saturday. Thank you, steve. Time now 4 51. The number of fatal cases of covid19 still rising. Please, just stay in. If its nonessential, stay in. Still ahead, one familys plea after a beloved grandmother dies from the virus in the hardest hit bay area county. Plus, how First Responders are doing their best to keep themselves and the public safe despite the rising risk of being infected. But first, the call for more protective masks being answered here in the bay area. Look at this. The effort organized by a handful of mothers. The American Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donations and asks all healthy donors to schedule an appointment to give. Now, with the corona virus outbreak, it is important to maintain a sufficient blood supply. Your Blood Donation is critical and can help save lives. Please schedule an appointment today. Download the blood donor app. Visit redcrossblood. Org or call 1 800 red cross today. You can make a difference. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Its now 4 54. Happening today, the Salvation Army continues to help the most vulnerable people. Starting at 7 00 a. M. , theyll be sorting and bagging food and handing out those supplies. The Salvation Army continues to operate weekly food pantries in the tenderloin, mission, and the south of market neighborhoods. The Salvation Army by the way is looking for volunteers as well as donations. It is still housing 700 people in San Francisco and providing Services Every day. Meantime in oakland, homeless advocates are spreading the word about the virus at many encampments out there. They handed out sanitation and cleaning supplies and told people at homeless camps what they can do to protect themselves from becoming ill. Homeless advocates say the people they talked to have their own concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Theyre worried about what the shepdz orders going to mean shelterinplace orders going to mean for them. Most of them are going to be coerced. Housing the homeless is critical in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. Time is 4 55. Blood banks say they desperately need more donations. Now the talent is holding drives today at 10 00 a. M. Until 4 00 p. M. At the Sonoma County fairgrounds. Another blood drive will be from 10 00 until 3 00. The fda and the American Red Cross are encouraging you to donate blood. Youre being told to only donate if you feel healthy. And unions representing nurses at st. Marys Medical Center in San Francisco, theyre asking for donations between 1 00 and 3 00 this afternoon. Nurses will accept unused n95 masks. Disposable gloves and other protective equipment. The California Nurses Association says theres a shortage of supplies. Our time is 4 56. A sewing brigade is helping out during the pandemic. The sounds of sewing machines. More than 700 volunteers are making masks and protective covers for masks. With supply shorts, the county medical Association Says some of the hospitals want back ups and they need it. Others want to protect their n95 masks with washable cloth covers. The cdc has told nurses they can wear a bandanna if they have nothing else. The volunteers are using approved patterns and materials and every mask is sterilized before their delivery. These are for people that dont have anything number one. But to also help them extend the life of their current mask. I guess i can do this. Now the group says it made 250 masks in the first five days. They have requests for 2,500 from kaiser permanente, st. Joseph memorial hospital, suter health and also from grocery stores. San francisco based gap is working to supply california hospitals with personal protective gear. The company says its working with the factory partners to make millions of masks as well as gowns and scrubs for Health Care Workers out there on the front lines. And apple is donating millions of masks to health care professionals. Apples ceo tim cook made the announcement on twitter saying the company will donate 10 Million Masks to hospitals here in the u. S. And millions for more for countries in europe. These stayathome orders are real and we want to maintain vigilance. School closures extended for bay area cities and counties. The new date when classes may resume. Plus. A bill to my desk or signature without delay, i will sign it immediately. Legislation promising direct Cash Payments to millions of americans hit hard by the coronavirus prices has overcome another hurdle in capitol hill. Now its up to congress to pass that bill before it hits president trumps desk. From ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Good morning. To you. Thank you for joining us. Its thursday morning, march march 26th. Im dave clark. Im in the studio but pam cook is at home. First day of doing this. Steve paulson, hes an old vet working from home. Hes here as well. Its good to see you both and, pam, you didnt have to drive and get out in the cold this morning. No. I can tell its cold out there though. I can feel it. A little quick commute. No traffic heading down the hallway. Thats the best part. It was brutal yesterday but not today. Today was a lot easier. You had a little trouble with the cats. Exactly. 32, 37 in livermore. Marin county, Sonoma County, also into napa county, that goes until 9 00 a. M. And, then, after that, i wouldnt be surprised if we see temperatures around there as well. Well have mostly sunny to partly sunny skies. But if youre along the santa cruz coast. Ill tell you it is lit up there on radar. That looks to be where the trend is going to be for now. Its a cold morning out there and highs struggling and still going to be below average for this time of year. Time is now 5 00