Here in california. Cases have risen above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1700 above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1733. Federal Health Officials are asking people who are leaving new york for other places to self quarantine for 14 days as an effective measure. The number of cases is doubling every three days. And it is now above 25,000. The white house at 4000 more ventilators are now going to the state after an urgent plea today for help from governor andrew cuomo. Health officials are also working on experiment always to use one machine for two people. There are two ventilators here, with two sets of pipes going into the two patients. Bill de blasio said the city may shutdown playgrounds and parks this weekend to ensure that people are using those social distancing recommendations. Hospital workers are obviously concerned about the safety and protective gear. And heres why. Today we know that there 2 hospital workers are not tested positive. Hospital in San Francisco. Christian
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Morning was talking about the time change is evident here the shot of u c berkeley, all lit up at this hour there. Some leftover cloud cover with us but we did have a nice clear patch going on to overnight that allow temperatures to tumble. Heres the shot from the golden gate look at that. Not much the way of winds either thats another factor, mild temperatures to fall. But like a clear patch were getting right now to get too used to it though well see the clouds reassemble couple sprinkles down to the Santa Cruz Mountains maybe a little bit and in Mount Hamilton as we speak elsewhere not much going on upstream again the cloud cover will gather here very shortly were going go back to mostly cloudy mode. Also we have some ground fog a little bit in some of the outlining areas that will also mix out most focused and the south bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains as i mentioned look at this. Temperatures really felt there in the north bay again drier air kind of snuck in clear skies not much
Were going to begin with breaking news about the coronavirus on both coasts. Tonight, Los Angeles County, where 10 Million People live, has declared a Public Health emergency. Now, this comes as california is reporting its first death, and were now learning a worker at l. A. X. , who was screening passengers for the virus, has tested positive. And in the suburbs just north of new york city, at least two families are infected, forcing 1,000 people there to self quarantine. Nationwide there are at least 153 confirmed cases. 11 people have died, 10 in Washington State alone. Our team of correspondents is covering all of the angles of this developing story, and carter evans leads us off in kent, washington. And, carter, i understand there are new Safety Measures being taken where you are . Reporter thats right, econolodge motel. The plan is to turn this into a coronavirus quarantine facility, possibly within the next couple of days. This as Health Officials scramble to contain the virus up
Coronavirus and right now preparations are under way to get the ship here get the passengers off and take care of the people who are sick so here now is a tracker of exactly where the ship is right now you can see where the arrow is in that box. Thats where the grand princess is located just a few hours off of the San Francisco coast. And that ship will make the track underneath the Golden Gate Bridge through the bay underneath the bay bridge and then docked in the port of oakland you can see the map right there and that will happen on monday. Oaklands mayor and governor newsome made promises today as this process unfolds the public will be safe. Kron fours dan thorn has been following the story for us he joins us now live with what will happen after the ship docks in oakland dan. What justine governor newsome and mayor shap emphasize today that the more than 3500 passengers and crew that are on board will not be released into the city of oakland of those on board more than 900 people