Interview. Mass cancellations. We see the teams heading back to the locker room. The nba suspends its season after a player tests positive just moments before a game. Something out of a movie, and you just dont expect it to happen in real life. March madness tournament still on but without crowds. One of the nations largest parades postponed for the first time in 258 years. How america is adjusting to the new normal of social distancing. And stunning announcement. Hollywood legend tom hanks and his wife rita wilson revealing they have the coronavirus, the couple now in isolation. Their message to fans on their health and what its like to have the virus. Today, thursday, march 12th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today, were happy you joined us on this thursday morning. Nice so see you on a busy morning. A lot has happened when it comes to the coronavirus. Its now been declared a glo
Come into contact are under quarantine. The question now is where did this fire fighter become infected with the coronavirus. At this point its not clear whether or not they were on the job when this happened or perhaps they were in the community where they live, which is not santa clara county. And that person is in the hospital. Lets take a listen to how the city manager dave psyches sykes explained it. This week we have a fire fighter tested positive with the coronavirus and may have related it to other firefighters. We are gathering information on a second employee that may have tested positive with coronavirus. Certainly due to patient confidentiality, we will not be sharing information about individuals, but we will be shafering information about how we are managing and working through those issues to ensure the safety of our employees tapped safety of our community. Reporter so we had is came questions you did, where were they infected . The city is in a tricky position right no
At a bay area drivethru. Standing in the rose garden, President Trump announced his bold plan for covid19. Im officially declaring a National Emergency. Reporter standing in the parking lot of a bay area kaiser, dr. Rod is already implementing the president s plan. Drivethru testing. The biggest process is really around us wearing the right protective gear to protect us and the patient to make sure were doing it the right way. Reporter the doctor leads an eight person medical team on this winding afternoon, donning, about a tenstep process of taking on and off the gear for every patient. And then the testing. The actual swab is pretty fast. Patients pull up, they turn off their car, once i have the protective equipment on and i go and talk with them and make sure it is the right patient and we print the label and print the label on the swab and then i go and do and explain the procedure and the swab, which is a little bit in the back of the throat each side and then it is done after th
President trump said he personally would probably get tested for the virus soon. There are reports that a second person who visited with President Trump last weekend at his maralago present in florida has tested positive for the coronavirus. The National Emergency declaration comes as nancy pelosi says the white house has now reached a deal with the white house on a coronavirus package. That move helps the dow see its biggest oneday point gain ever. The state reported its fifth death related to covid19. School districts across the bay area announce closures. Both San Francisco and santa clara counties tighten their restrictions. The number of cases in Santa Clara County is up to 76. And officials there say they have to do more to stop spread. 43 of those cases were contracted by Community Transmission and not travel. The county is now banning gatherings of more than 100 people. Reporter object at some Santa Clara County restaurants could slow to a trickle following fridays eticket from
To mornings on 2 it is a rainy can see that rain is creeping saturday, march 28 it is good to have you on board, frank into the sacramento valley. Mallicoat here and claudine the sierra is going to get and rosemary both working from anywhere from 36 inches of home, good morning ladies. Rainfall. Snow levels will be climbing. Good morning. Good morning to about 3000 feet early on. You. And thank yofor waking up with us this saturday we will see the snow continued morning. A little wet where you are and rosemary how is it to climb. Looking . It will be soggy and now sunday, it will begin to by the way guys i am wearing green today so when was the taper off but it will not go away completely. More rain in the forecast last time i could wear agreed tomorrow morning. We will have details on what to expect for the rest of the afternoon, we will look at the to work . Highs and the extended forecast mostly cloudy outdoors and scattered showers falling over coming up. The bay area which will co