The combination of the threat of coronavirus and possibly the rain as well keeping people home. This as many counties ban large events and more residents test positive for covid19. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im larry beal. And im dion lim. Four local counties today reported new coronavirus cases. Sonoma county has four cases and late tonight revealing thafr first confirmed case by community spread, Santa Clara County, revealing 12 more cases pushing its total to 91. San francisco reported five additional cases and marin county added two new cases for a total of five there. Now to the latest impact here in the bay area. Uc berkeley says a student has tested positive for covid19. The university believes no one is at a significant risk of contracting the illness from the infected individual. The Newark School district also announced its Closing School starting tuesday and continuing through april 6th. And both the alameda and San Francisco superior courts are making major adjust
To be leaving the port of oakland tomorrow, but it may not be going very far, and what about the 1,100 crewmembers who are still on board . It is a saturday soaker. Rain a welcome sight for much of the bay area. How long will it be sticking around . President trump tests negative. The white house reporting the president does not have coronavirus, despite meeting with people who tested positive. Thanks for joining us. The president is praising democrats and republicans for passing a sweeping relief package. Reporter meredith word on what is included in that bill. Reporter and rare saturday press conference surrounded by the Coronavirus Task force, President Trump raised the good teamwork on both sides of the aisle to pass a Coronavirus Relief bill. We are using the full power of the federal government to defeat the virus , and i want to thank all members of congress. Reporter the house passed the bill in the early hours of saturday morning after negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Below. Sal, i sat down yesterday to watch a little sports and realized there wasnt any. You know, i did the same. Sometimes you kind of do it by habit. There isnt anything there. Well see what we do, steve. Lets go to the east bay. Westbound highway 4 off to a decent start. Concord, 680, to carquinez bridge. Both looking good. No problems on the san mateo bridge. Does look like westbound 82 by the toll plaza theyre clearing up an accident. The number of bay area coronavirus cases keeps going up. Santa clara county now reports 66 confirmed cases. Thats up 18 from yesterday. Santa clara county has the most in california. San francisco reported four more cases. Alameda county also reported four more cases and statewide four people have died. More Bay Area School districts are cancelling classes. West Contra Costa County School District will close three weeks starting monday. Berkeley also announced a closure starting next week. In marin county, tamalhies School District is closed. Startin
In south korea alone. The head of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Disease says the u. S. Is failing when it comes to testing for the virus. The idea of anyone getting easily as people in other countries are doing it, we are not set up for t that. I think we should d be . Yes, but we are not. Amy today we look at how the Trump Administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of Coronavirus Infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing. We will speak with professor Justin Lessler of the johnss Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health,h, senior author f a new study that suggests the median incubation period for the new coronavirus is about fifive days. And epidemiologist dr. Steve goodman at Stanford Medical School, associate dean of the school. Both are holding classeses onlie for the rest of the quarter over concerns abobout the outbreak. Yes, dr. Goodman is my brother. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow.
In south korea alone. The head of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Disease says the u. S. Is failing when it comes to testing for the virus. The idea of anyone getting easily as people in other countries are doing it, we are not set up for t that. I think we should d be . Yes, but we are not. Amy today we look at how the Trump Administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of Coronavirus Infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing. We will speak with professor Justin Lessler of the johnss Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health,h, senior author f a new study that suggests the median incubation period for the new coronavirus is about fifive days. And epidemiologist dr. Steve goodman at Stanford Medical School, associate dean of the school. Both are holding classeses onlie for the rest of the quarter over concerns abobout the outbreak. Yes, dr. Goodman is my brother. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow.