Have to deliver on these efforts with physical distancing. That means holding each other accountable. Reporter the governor and his health team issued a reminder of masks and not to wear them as a substitute for social distancing, because of the corona virus schools are canceled across california for the rest of the school year. School districts are trying to meet the needs of students. Yes, frank, a lot of School Districts are working on those distant learning plans those will be critical moving forward as many come to the conclusion that the students cannot be back in class by the end of the school your. Reporter the bay area is growing accustomed to see empty schoolyards in buildings and the governor is acknowledging that it is unlikely that the students will return to the classroom this year. . It is the right thing to do for our children, the parents, for households and for the communities for which they reside and we should make sure that we are preparing today to set our School System up where we are increasing class time but increasing it at home and fulfilling our obligations through Distance Learning. Reporter the internet and google is stepping up to facilitate Distance Learning for all students. Tony is following up with a memo sent to School Districts worldwide. Out of an abundance of caution, it is most important that all of our deck schools maximize their efforts around Distance Learning. Reporter they want to make sure that all kids have the computers and Internet Access to keep up in troy flint from the California SchoolBoard Association said they will allow the School Districts to make definitive plans Going Forward among them is how will they make up for lost instruction time . With the mix of high income and low income urban, onesizefits all solution will not work progress would it may look like an extended school year it may look like an early start in some School Districts and some districts may have school and weekends and they may comp but they will make adjustments. Reporter they are aimed at longterm plans making sure that kids are fed and educated progress . We will continue to provide free meals to students and provide some sort of ongoing learning opportunities, again, first optional than starting april 13 as a mandatory item for everyone. The state is working hard to make sure that those graduating seniors get out of school so that they can begin their post graduate life, the university of california announced that they will not be using the a. C. T. Or s. A. T. Scores this year. In San Francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. Reporter i am curious if they are not using sats will they be accepted on grace and that only . . They have used grades and extract curricular factors but keep in mind thats when the students are taking the test and cramming for the tests, there are so many things offkilter, we talked before about prom, graduation, keep in bind there are big academic milestones particularly High School Seniors and s. A. T. Is one of those things. Reporter kristin, thank you. The number of coronavirus cases rise across the bay area, santa clara has 956 cases and 32 deaths, San Francisco has 434 cases and san mateo five residents at the rehab center have tested positive for the virus and one has died. The county has 380 cases and 10 deaths, the use of playgrounds and dog parts and similar recreational areas are prohibited now it seems that people are taking note of these new rules the dog park here was empty no one was outside or inside the play area to make sure that everyone obeys it the gates are locked at the front entrance. At a time that so many people are looking for spiritual guidance the virus has left churches and synagogues empty the most important thing right now is to slow the spread of the virus progress . If we want to sanctify gods name through the vehicle of religion we should do it by saving lives and not gathering in large groups and we should practice safe distancing i am sure this is what our creator wants for us at this time. Passover begins april 8 and Easter Sunday is on april 12 and the safest way to celebrate the holidays is to use technology to stay connected with friends and family. Even though the infection numbers keep increasing experts are seeing the impact of social distancing in joining us now time we talked to an expert today about the number of coronavirus patients, what did he tell you . Reporter this guy is the real deal the living in science and not just opinions. These rising numbers are a threatening story but this true expert tells us what he sees in the data already and what we all need to see eventually to truly understand what is going on. Dr. Steve goodman is a professor of epidemiology, to goodman, data that the media has publishing is not complete enough to draw conclusions, one thing that is not be in reported is the key and critical issue of hospitalizations because that information is not available. There are cases serious enough to go into the hospital then of course icu admissions than finally deaths. Reporter wrought numbers of cases are unreliable because testing methods are different and who gets tested various while the. The more we test the more we will find, we know sitting here today that probably between five, 10, or 20 times as many people are infected as there be reported with the tests progress . Only in recent days have they started to report data there are encouraging signs emerging from the social distancing and home sheltering that began three weeks ago which said the doctor, it must continue. All the indicators right now shows that they are bending our trend in the right direction, there are promising signs that we are starting to move towards flattening we are not flattening yet. Reporter even with those deaths nation wide we learn something progress . 98 of people who die at any age , both old and young have underlying conditions, heart disease, liver, kidney disease. This presents a different picture of who is at a greater risk in reporter if one is healthy without serious underlying conditions, your chance of getting it, those chances remain low. But you have to shelter at home and you have to do that until the medical people say that something is better for us and we do not have to do that anymore. Tom baker, ktvu 2 news. They want to look for more hospital beds, find out how San Mateo County is making spaces that new hospital wards progress . There is nothing going on here and it makes sense to have it here and have it ready harry get it up and running quickly if we need it a the nursing stations are placed reporter in a traditional workday they completed the setup of the fourth medical station in the state, the 55,000 square foot building at the San Mateo Event Center houses 250 beds. Our airmen have made these areas to be repaired for when they are needed. Reporter so far San Mateo County has seen 300 cases and they decided to have this available especially with there being a surge of cases coming in the next coming weeks progress would we realize when the search comes it is too le. We are doing everything we possibly can to support the public during this incredibly challenging time. Reporter those that do not need ventilators, area hotels can be used to care for people that are not affected with the coronavirus and they do not need hospitalization. They are asking the public to lend a hand by donating gloves and masks. This is a different type of war for us. Reporter the equipment used here is flexible it could be moved to another location and set of up there if need be, the guardsman women that put this together have set up for crew of eight medical stations around the state they are on their way to do the fifth thursday. In san mateo, justin barry, ktvu news. Drug cartels may try to take advantage of this corona Virus Outbreak to step up smuggling. They announce that there were enhance intervention efforts on the coronavirus and President Trump was asked about a report in the Washington Post if the protective equipment included gloves and masks and he said that new supplies is going to new states instead of being in the stockpile and they are asking states to create their own medical equipment of possible. To use the local factories and those local plants and have it may directly and ship it into the hospitals is what we prefer. Reporter the president said that there are 10,000 ventilators in the stock pile and sending out 1002 different sites but they are keeping some in the stockpile to allow flexibility to get them to where they are needed the most. 3000 sailors aboard the uss Theodore Roosevelt will be taken off of the ship for quarantine, at least 93 crewmembers have tested positive for the coronavirus and the navy is working to identify hotel rooms and other facilities were they can stay. He is from santa rosa and he wrote that it is impossible to maintain social distancing or safely quarantine on board the aircraft carrier. A Police Department is in morning, coming up at 5 30, they are saying bye to one of their own and they hope that other officers recover. Millions lost and they have no work or hours are cut we have an Important Partnership with bay area food banks find out how you could help. Temperatures, today on the mild side, mid60s, a nice pattern then rain is on the way per ktvu is partnering with food banks around the area to help them raise money during this criddle this the critical time joining us right now is David Goodman he is the ceo of Redwood Empire Food Bank thank you for being with us tonight. It is great to be here julie, how are you tonight . I am good, thank you, how is the situation with the local food banks . We rely on donated food or purchased food. It is part of the wave coming and stripping our basic inventory and we are looking to purchase we had a little bit of trouble hearing your what are the biggest needs and requests that youre getting from people but do hear the most . But we always here is what is for dinner tonight . We need the center play, the core of the meal, we are looking for tunafish, beef stew, beans, rice, those types of things progress . For people that want to donate any amount what is the best way to do that . They could go to their local food bank and they could do a search for the local food bank and they could go online to every food bank there is a donate button they could press that make a financial contribution. Reporter is money more important than food items . Or are both needed . Given to the critical nature of this we need both, the food is what we do to feed the people and the money is what we used to get the food to the people. We are asking everybody to do everything we call it a complete serving we want their time, their money and we would like their food, please. . Give us an example on when you collect the items we look at white house pictures here how do you get that food out to the people that need it the most . What we always err on here what we do is very simple and that we are meeting the needs of people that wake up hungry and how we do it we take it to the community either . Okay, david, we see people working on volunteers people have gloves and masks, do you have enough protective equipment for the people helping to distribute that food . It is safe to say that we have the appropriate precautions available what we need on the frontline are face masks but america is short on face masks right now. Good luck and everyone this is an important time right now David Goodman with the Redwood Empire Food Bank take you for your time we appreciate it. Again your donations will make a big difference here in the bay area to learn how you could help go to our website. List go to bill now. Thanks julie as we go forward we have another nice day, the temperatures outside today easily got back into the mid60s and upper 60s, pretty darn nice, you see the closeout their patchy fog i would say actually clouds, it is basically gone now, when it comes in closer it is, you see along the coast it is clear but mostly sunny for everybody, it was a heck of a nice day throughout the bay area there is no wind, we had wind typical for this time of year with the wind speed 10 to 25 milesperhour that is basically what you would see in the spring months, we are doing good there 28 milesperhour right now at sfo gusting to 33 milesperhour if you are sniffling and sneezing there is a slight chance that you are dealing with allergies more than a slight chance you will see a lot of plants blooming the current temperatures right now 65 brentwood, they are running behind where they were yesterday check it out 7 degrees cooler in in fairfield than it was this time yesterday. 6 degree cooler days, a cooler day tomorrow will be warmer as you look at the live camera shot i love the shot, you can see it here back here campanile, right there, i mentioned this the other night the air quality right now with the lack of the commute and lack of air travel and a lack of a lot of things has created some great airquality i illustrated that with the last picture, it will get chilly tonight overnight lows into the low 30s and some places will hit freezing but most places above freezing, santa rosa, cloverdale and they areas out here you will be about 32 to 33 degrees, it will be a cool morning with frost possible when we come back we will look at rain, real rain is coming our weight as we get to the day area week. The next couple of days will be good that we get into rain as we go into the weekend i will see you here in a bit. It happens once every 10 years a chance to count everyone in the country, organizers figure out our representation in congress and how much funding the state gets for hospitals. We shift the guidelines when it comes to protect the masks what state and federal Officials Say about using them the one important thing you need to know. It is the first of the month which means rent is due for many what you need to know due to the ongoing crisis per can live with them as long as they want. According to the census it doesnt matter if youre related or not, everyone living in your home on april 1st counts. Because this count helps inform funding on how billions get spent every year. And where there are more people, there are more needs. Complete the census online, by phone, or by mail. Shape your future. Start here at 2020census. 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The coronavirus has thrown a wrench in our plants but we have launched you know, an official account on a very popular social Media Program it is about sharing and and urging people to participate in the census. Reporter 30 of the people have responded nation wide and Data Collected now will talk about funding and emergency planning. . Anyone born today that is zero days old up to someone that is 130 years old we want to make sure that everyone is included. This is why the census matter even unemployment is determined, the federal dollar is is determined by the census point a the deadline for filling it out is august 14 you can respond online or by phone or filling out a paper questionnaire this is a reminder it is about every person not every citizen. We do not ask citizen questions we are only interested in a population count. Officials say that we have a good chance to get these responses. It is a sad time for a north bay Police Department that just died from the coronavirus. We hope that other officers that are ill with the coronavirus get better. Staying home to bend the curve, is it working . We talk about what a local doctor is seeing, more on that coming up per today three more states, pennsylvania, florida, and nevada extended their stay at home orders. More than 4700 people have now died in the u. S. That is up from 3700 yesterday new york has the highest number of cases by far followed by new jersey and michigan. The santa rosa Police Department is in morning as a detective with the department died with applications with the virus, she is the first coronavirus death in nap pitt county it is the first of a Law Enforcement officer in california, several other officers have been infected and one has recovered progress . She was a bright light in this organization. She was a failed technician in 1971 then may 2008 she became a Police Officer in she was 43 years old and married funeral arrangements are pending. Santa clara county held their corona virus briefing it began at 10 00 it will take place every weekday they talked about the stricter social distancing guidelines yesterday. . I think that the top level messages Everyone Needs to be in their home and sheltering in place we wanted to tighten the guidelines so that everyone understood what was an essential business progress . It included other county officials that sat three feet from one another. You could go to to the Santa Clara County public Facebook Page at 10 s 00 every morning. There is a statewide stay athome order today it goes into Effect Tomorrow at midnight this comes after lawmakers across florida called for the governor to call a statewide order instead of allowing counties to make their own decisions, 30 other states issued similar orders and those were issued within the last week or so. As is point even though there are a lot of places that have low infection rates it makes sense to make this move now and i did consult with folks in the white house and i spoke to the president about it and he agreed with the focus on focusing on the hot spots. Reporter there are 7700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state of florida and 101 people have died there. Costco is making more changes, starting friday they will not let more than two people enter their stores using the same membership, also today they began new hours for some members until further notice those stores will open from eight tax 00 to 9 00, tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays for people that are 60 years old or older or with physical impairments, the food court will be closed during those hours, these are the latest attempts from costco to cut down on crowds and hopefully stop the spread of the coronavirus. There are now more than 9000 coronavirus cases in california that is according to John Hopkins University 199,000 people have died statewide and 774 patients are in intensive care units at hospitals across the state that is a 16 increase compared to yesterday, joining us to talk more about this from the Emergency Department at the university of california, dr. Did this early action that california, specifically the bay area took when it comes to the stay at home orders didnt make a difference . . Yes, it absolutely made a difference. It is too early to know for sure that this has flattened the curve but i think it has bought us time, the time is critical for us to be able to do all the preparation that we need to meet the demands which we note that the search is still coming. From what i know you have 15 patients nine of whom are in Critical Condition everyone of them have a family for everyone of them the overall numbers do not make any difference because their loved one is there at the hospital. Can you put those overall numbers in perspective for us . Is that more patients than you thought you would have at this point . Or fewer patients that you thought you would have at this point . We expected to have a much bigger surge of patients at this point, if we rewind the clock to a couple weeks we would expect there to be a larger search at this point, but the social distancing and the shelter in place has delayed that, this is important for us to develop the capacity and develop our workforce and how we can meet the demand. While the search may be coming the 16th patients that we have the nine critical patients we have week can take very good care of them because our workforce isnt spread too thin. Reporter Governor Newsom said repair for the surge and the number of people hospitalized in california has tripled compared to six days ago but given all of that can you and other doctors tell or have a sense for where we are in the curve . Yes, it is hard we cannot tell exactly where we are in the curve but we will know that once we actually see the peak and the number of cases decreasing, for the time being, the number of cases are increasing even if they are slower than what we anticipated. It will be a little bit of time until we really know about the shape of the curve and what it looks like, one thing i can keep harping on is that social distancing and staying at home is seemingly doing something it is working, for everyone making those sacrifices, i say, keep going with it because it is buying time it is making art job at the frontline doctors and nurses easier to take care of the patients because there isnt a huge surge in the critically ill patients. Reporter may i ask you a personal question . You talked about being there on the front lines you have 15 patients, nine in Critical Condition, this is really serious stuff here, you are putting your life at risk and other nurses and doctors are putting their life at risk potentially how are you holding up . . Well, i think, yes, that is a good question, there is no doubt that we have a certain sense and anxiety when we go to work. I would be lying if i said i wasnt worried. I have family and parents that live in the bay area and i want to protect myself so that i can protect them as well, i wish we were having the conversation around personal protective equipment around the country i should and other doctors and nurses should be able to care and focus on patient care not worrying about if i will have enough masks and gowns, i think, we will rise to the occasion we are focus on what it is that we do and we note that a search is coming and we are putting together the appropriate policies and procedures that meet that challenge. I can also say, again this is being pushed out and delayed it almost is a chance to do a dry run when we look at the approaches and such not only will be be in a better place to protect ourselves but also be able to take better care of our patients. Dr. We appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight and just on a personal note, all of us appreciate what you and other doctors and other nurses are doing every day to help out here so thank you so much for talking with us. Thank you. We have breaking news to tell you out of dublin hills Regional Park you are looking at all live picture, a coyote attacked a 5yearold girl this afternoon, east bay Regional Park reported that the girl suffered nonlifethreatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. Fish and game are on the scene and they are trying to locate and trap that coyote. Proof that we are all in this together Facebook Pages and offering meals to nearby businesses, how we keep local restaurants afloat. Local officials crackdown on social distancing violators. I have details coming up her Michael Vasquez come over here. Ive heard such good things about you, your company. Well, i wouldnt have done any of it without you. Without this place. This is for you. Michael, you didnt have to. And, were going to need some help with the rest. Youve worked so hard to achieve so much. Perhaps its time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. Highlighting the power of good in the bay area. Vallejo firefighters are going out of their way to do something different. Nine firefighters behind me are eating and they will i4 18. That is very sweet of them to support me, they go. They are wonderful perk a that is the least that we can do is to buy at local restaurants and give back to the community. The death toll from the coronavirus in italy drop to 100 compared to yesterday and the number was the lowest in the last six days, even so the overall number of the new infections went up there are 110,000 cases and more than 9000 deaths in italy italy overall accounts for 30 of all the people who have died from the coronavirus all over the world. Spain reported 864 deaths from the coronavirus today that is the highest daily total, spain has the second highest death toll after italy and it is two and half weeks into its nation wide lockdown. In the United States there are 200 for rona virus cases, the army corps of engineers have stepped up to build field hospitals that were hardest hit. The deadly coronaVirus Outbreak continues to spread across the u. S. There are 10,000 people affected and as testing is becoming widespread hospitals are being flooded with new coronavirus patients, the army corps of engineers finished building several makeshift hospitals and they are moving on to other hot spots. We have to protect where we will be two or three weeks out it was about taking care of new york and service the governor and mayor up there but we reporter shelter in place orders are in effect across the country and they will crackdown on those that are violating the protocols, and they will have stricter protocols on which workers are deemed essential. Now is not the time to let up with these distancing efforts now we have two redouble those efforts for cust would there is a severe Economic Impact millions are out of work waiting for promised stimulus checks that they hope will come sooner than later. I am waiting for a determination letter from the Unemployment Office and people are remaining optimistic that benefits will take in before the bills pile up in they indicated that 70 of the coronavirus patients requiring intensive care had Underlying Health conditions. In atlanta, fox news for s us is coming together to support each other in a time of need. It has brought everybody that much more together i never felt more humble or grateful for all of the community support. Coming up next tonight how social media is helping east bay restaurants are cuban people fed. We will take a look at the commuter model coming up her according to the howell family auntie jenns friend and her son can live with them as long as they want. According to the census it doesnt matter if youre related or not, everyone living in your home on april 1st counts. Because this count helps inform funding on how billions get spent every year. And where there are more people, there are more needs. Complete the census online, by phone, or by mail. Shape your future. Start here at 2020census. Gov comphas you covered withee, fast, reliable internet. Finity with advanced security to help keep you secure online. And with the most tv shows, movies and streaming apps all in one place. 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This could be worse and it may even start to get a little bit better thanks to this Pleasant Hill resident last week he started a Facebook Group called in and around Pleasant Hills the group has grown to 1200 people and counting a lot of these local restaurants have given to us for our kids with sponsoring and this is my chance to get back to them. The idea of the Facebook Group is to generate support that is still open on the to go basis. They could publicize any promotions that they are running. Seeing people come out and support them and we want to stay afloat and let us know that we are cared about and knowing that what were doing is important, it means the world to us in the area. Reporter 20 of the restaurants will go out of business if they do not receive state aid restaurants generate more taxes then any other state. They are offering 100 free meals to workers at the hospitals this month. To be able to keep doing that that is when it is very important, and you have to get out of yourself. Reporter they are offering free meals to other area restaurants. It is shocking how quick this has grown and how many people are flocking to it, it makes you realize that you are not in it by yourself. . It has brought people more together ive never felt more humble or grateful for all of the community support. Many restaurants want to help the community but they need help from the community. Up roth, ktvu 2 news. If you know somebody that is making a difference we want to hear from you be sure to email us your photos and we will highlight the stories each weekday per we are looking at the weather, it is a pretty nice day out there today it will be dutiful tomorrow, we are looking at temperatures generally in the 60s and they will make it to the general 60s tomorrow but not too much coastal fog it is breezy along the coast if you are out there you know what i am talking about, we have strong gusty winds, the San Francisco airport 33 milesperhour pretty significant right now the temperatures 64 degrees and concorde, 63 brentwood we have a cool afternoon compared to yesterday it is down 5 to 6 degrees here is a live camera shot i already showed it to you but let me show you we see are really good air quality out there it is stunning, the overnight low called clear skies and the inland valleys will give freezing, as cool as it has been in a while we have not had those many nights that have been that cool. It will be mostly sunny, front to back mostly sunny a nice day the afternoon hi will be where they were today maybe a tad warmer in the upper 60s or 70s San Francisco 62 degrees tomorrow here is the model, this is what you want to say, the forecast for tomorrow afternoon and here is the forecast for friday morning here is the forecast for friday afternoon but when you look up your what you see . You see this guy coming down that is our rain getting in here saturday morning and it rolls through saturday afternoon and there is something behind it right here for sunday. That is the plan, anyway it will be a half inch to an inch of rain for many of us the heaviest rain will be near santa cruz and monterey and big sur and those area they could see up to two inches, we are getting rain and we need rain we have 48 hours of some really nice weather then it turns back to winter for a couple a days per the stock market today it dropped after the white house released coronavirus projections. Reconsidering advice if regular citizens should wear face masks. We talk about the extension of Distance Learning but what does it mean for those that Reliance School meals . We have the details coming up her what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. So lets do the right thing, today. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Millions of families across the country are facing Financial Issues due to to the coronavirus they have bills due and they are waiting for help from the federal government. Reporter the stock market is hurting a day after President Trump said it will be a painful couple of weeks ahead investors did not like the news at least 100,000 americans could die from the coronavirus point a as sobering of a number that is we should be passed their. Reporter the travel industry took some of the biggest hits on the day. Markets do not bottom until the main issue has some resolution. Reporter the Trump Administration is trying to strengthen the confidence of others. Mike pence said that americas food supply is strong. They have been working 10 plus hour days. You are making an incredible difference here. Meanwhile a fourth round of federal spending is starting to heat up and some lawmakers are concerned. Deficits matter. I think we need to slow down here and be mindful of what were doing and lets see if what we just did works. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi and President Trump agreed that there should be timing for this to take effect but they disagree on the timing. This is ktvu news at 6 00 in education continues with a nontraditional format tonight the states new reliance on learning amongst the coronavirus pandemic. Just because the campus is close we cannot accelerate learning in the state of california. So far no official mandate it is left to individual districts to decide. Good evening i am julie haener. Reporter i am frank somerville, students will not be going back to class for the remainder of the school your. The steps that are being taken to make sure that studen