So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. In San Francisco, sfmta is shutting down some of the lines and many will not be working this week. A tiger tested positive in the bronx. What they have added to their procedures at safari west because of that. We have a rather wet week across the bay area but tomorrow, a chance of showers. We have a look at the hour by hour time line. Abc news at 11 00 starts right now. Mun sy service is cut down to levels not seen in decades. The director says it will be quote tomorrow a mess. And sfmta is shutting down 51 active lines starting next week. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke with jeff tumlin about the service. The wait line will be highly affected, expecting 30 to 40 of operators not to show up this week, and this is to minimize risk to the staff and to the public. During this global pandemic, San Francisco is silent. And starting this week, our streets w
Hospital got its first patients today. We go to santa clara. Reporter im wearing a mask as a precaution. Late this afternoon, two covid19 patients were transferred here to the Convention Center from local hospitals. And more patients are expected to arrive here later this week. Covid19 patients with milder symptoms are now recovering at the santa clara Convention Center. Instead of hosting tech conferences, the center is transferred into a federal medical station with 250 beds, where doctors, nurses and pharmacists will treat patients 24 7. As more patients pour into bay area hospitals, this site will decrease the patient load and help hospitals focus on more critical patients. They will have the ability to transfer low acuity patients to this site, where they can carry out their recovery for the coronavirus. Reporter more than 1,000 people nationwide have died from the virus in the last 24 hours, the thirdstraight day for that grim milestone. Now, a dire warning from the surgeon gener
Weather and see how the forecast is right now with mary. Good thursday morning to you. We are looking at clear skies and chilly temperatures for sure, about 5 to 10 degrees colder compared to yesterday morning. Alive look at the Treasure Island, our temperatures down to the upper 30s in livermore, right now 40 in santa rosa and for concord. Upper 40s, San Francisco, mid 40s, san jose and 50 in oakland. Our current wind speeds, definitely not is when the ssa, 14 mileperhour winds in fairfield, 12 in santa rosa and looking at many of us as we had through the day in the 60s. Seasonal with that sunshine. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Right now i want to start off in the napa county area we do have reports of a trouble spot that chp is responding to, unfortunately this is a fatal crash. No lanes are blocked but there is a lot of activity around that intersection and some slight delays as you head through their. As far as the freeways go, bay bridge, lightly traveled right
Ong joins us now live with why doctor says, although the number of cases is going up theres a glimmer of hope tonight, gayle. Vicki and grant were told Ucsf Medical Center is stable with 15 to 16 patients in the last week and that other bay area hospitals are also seeing relatively low numbers. Thanks to people sheltering in place. Well before other parts of the country. The orders are heated empty streets in San Francisco crossing market street. We found few people appearing to be essential workers and no traffic an example of why Health Experts say the city is showing signs of flattening the curve to slow down the coronavirus we spoke with doctor Robert Wachter chair of ucsf department of medicine people, San Francisco listen i think they they understood the science and they said this is the right thing to do obviously causes hardships. Doctor wachter says even know the number of cases continues to rise, theres been a slow search and City Hospitals at ucsf so we have had and her 16 p
The moment weve all been waiting for. Weve been talking about cbp and the Important Role that these important agencies play in creating a competitive u. S. mexico border. Were excited to have our guest speaker here today. Whether youre in the private sector, trade organization, if youre here, if you have anything to do with the border, you care very much about your on going relationship with cbp. Thats certainly the case for us at the Border Trade Alliance. Our relationship, our partnership, the communication is critical. Cbp ensures Border Security and the efficient movement of people and goods across our ports of entry. Were grateful for cbps work to reduce border wait times which is one of the most challenging barriers to trade. Today, yesterday and hopefully not tomorrow. Its my great pleasure to introduce john wagner, Deputy Executive Assistant Commission for the office of Field Operations at u. S. Customs and border protection. In 1991 he joined the Customs Service as a customs i