Right now and seeming streaming on cbsn bay area we follow breaking news as the first passengers on board the grand princess cruise ship disembarked at the port of oakland. At least three passengers have been taken away in ambulances. Now we see a large group of passengers disembark. They are having their temperatures taken just as they step onto the port property. Ct ringom uc berkeley joining us now. We have been watching the coverage unfold all day long. The ship docked. What we want to talk about in your opinion should we have brought these thousands of people who possibly were exposed here into oakland to this port and then possibly putting the general public at risk . Im pretty comfortable that this was a perfectly reasonable and safe thing to do. The people in charge of this particular evacuation of the ship are doing it the right way. I think we can be ready confident that it really doesnt pose a risk to people in the community. I would be happy to go into more detail about tha
People who tested positive for the coronavirus. Most of them crew members. Just after noon, the huge ship inched into berth 22 at the port of oakland, a berth normally reserved for cargo ships. Dozens of passengers lined the balconies and railings as their ship slowly came emergency workers, buses and ambulances prepared to greet them. Its fairly close to us. As you see the Emergency Response and everybody involved, you know theyre taking care of everything. Reporter about 1,000 of them are from california, many of those will be transported by bus to Travis Air Force base for a 14day quarantine. Almost as soon as the grand princess docked in oakland, members of the public lined the roadway trying to get a look at a ship and a voyage that ended in a way few could imagine. Its just too bad. Its kind of ending up this way, these poor people probably saved for years to go on a beautiful cruise and this is not how they wanted it to end. When it was pulling in i was thinking thats a lonely s
We have a team of reporters covering the impact of the coronavirus on the bay area and in the bay area. Lets begin with melissa colorado right there at the port. Youve been there all day and this evening as well. Reporter most likely throughout the week, i spoke to the spokesperson, he cant recall the last time a cruise has ever docked here at the port of oakland, but here she is, the grand princess arriving today around noon. This is a cruise ship that has been out at sea for several days waiting for the signal to dock filled with passengers just itching to get out, and now is when were going to see this logistical behemoth go into overdrive. Federal, state and county officials are working together to get all those passengers transported to a safe facility where they can be quarantined. The port of oakland was never on the itinerary for the roughly 2,300 passengers aboard the grand princess cruise ship, but just listen to the cheers that broke out when they got closer to the iconic ca
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area , looking at our tower as we look east at the grand princess cruise ship docked in the port of oakland last night, the last passenger on that ship taking off. It has been a five day process for all of those passengers to get off of that ship. Good morning, everyone, it is friday march 13th. Friday the 13th. Michelle griego. And im anne makoveck in for kenny choi. Heres my really with a look at our weather forecast. Thats right, we are doing it together, happy friday to you. It has been a week for sure. Is a live look with our treasure island, with cloudy skies, temperatures are running in the 40s and 50s and also dealing with fog. Especially along the coast for parts of the bay. Dense fog, especially for the northbay this morning. As we head to our day, we are looking at mild daytime highs in the 60s for many of us, low 60s for you in San Francisco, upper 60s in san jose as well for concord. We will talk a
The total there to 24 also tonight, 21 people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard the grand princess cruise ship that is now being held off the coast of the bay area that includes 19 crew members and 2 passenger as for the major changes of San Francisco, local leaders are urging people to avoid going to large gatherings of such as concerts and sporting events we have Live Team Coverage on the recommendations and the cruise ship update kron fours dan thorn is live in San Francisco tonight to get us started dan. Pam and ken people are also being asked to consider working at from home is this coronaVirus Outbreak continues. This is all in an effort to help star stop spread coronavirus here in the city of San Francisco these recommendations although not enforceable o will be in place for at least 2 weeks and will be adjusted accordingly. San francisco, Public Health officials are taking drastic steps following the announcement of 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus within the city dir