To begin with. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. Im Justine Waldman and we are tracking the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area and the future of the grand princess cruise ship. That is circling off the california coast. We have Team Coverage tonight kron fours dan store and talked with cruise ship officials about the passengers on board and when and where they could possibly doc. But first kron fours gayle ong has the latest on the new cases just reported today in the bay area gales. 3 women and 3 men are the newest coronavirus cases in San Francisco. Each of them hadnt known contact with the person with the virus and with the situation changing so rapidly City Health Officials expect more confirmed cases. The San Francisco department of Public Health says there are now 6 patients in the city who tested positive for coronavirus this is a indication of increasing circulation of this Novel Coronavirus Deputy Health officer doctor Susan Phillips as the new was cases in the city
I have all the expectation in the world the guidelines will be followed. We have the capacity to enforce if necessary. Reporter restaurants, cafes and eateries can stay open for now, although there is pressure to close them as well. We dont believe that is necessary at this moment. Consideration is to socially distance within the establishments. Reporter she directing restaurants to reduce occupiancy by half. We recognize what all of the science bears out. Reporter to protect the most vulnerable, californians 65 and over, the governor is asking for home isolation. We need to meet this moment and lean in and own this moment and take actions with the need to protect the most vulnerable californians. Reporter more than 8300 tests have been conducted in the state. The governor is hoping to increase the capacity to conduct 5500 per day. 85 of students in the state will not be in class starting tomorrow. Not all districts planned for the needs of the kids and i am concerned about their healt
March 23. People can fill out their census forms. Leaders today encouraging full participation. Want everyone to know your voice matters. It is absolutely critical that you get counted in the 2020 census. Your participation is critically important as thou, what impact each of our communities for the next decade. That funding based on census numbers goes into critical programs like medicare and medical programs that provide insurance for children. You can participate by mail phone or those kiosk or online. Starbucks run might look different. Starbucks ceo announced the company may be taking measures to protect employees and customers by keeping only is drivethroughs open. The coffee chain is prepared to restrict ordering to the app for pickup or delivery. As a last resort starbucks mates rarely closed doors. In the meantime locations may limit sitting inside to encourage social distancing. All 48 bart stations equipped with Hand Sanitizer does dispenses inside the paid areas of each sta
Moments later, second accident. A driver of a tour bus traveling westbound rearended a teacup truck sending that vehicle to eastbound lanes as well. The dual accidents backed up traffic in this part of the south bay impacting motorists days before a major holiday. From there, we were just like bumpertobumper the whole time. Its been pretty crazy. Reporter drivers headed for alternate routes, team of engineers and other experts work to get the crane righted. With caltrans crews clearing debris. Repairing a section of the damaged median after several hours, the measurements were right to lift the crane back onto its wheels. We have some real expertise, being able to get this cleaned up as quickly as possible. Reporter two drivers were injured in the pair of accidents. The driver of the crane suffered minor injuries but did not go to the hospital. The driver of the pickup truck that was rearended, he did go to the hospital with minor injuries. On highway 237, here in our san jose, jesse g
Weekend and show you when this goes into effect for the weekend. Thats in about 18 minutes. Thank you very much. As jeff mentioned this is just the latest in a string of storms that have pummelled the bay area this winter but the rains havent moved the needle much when it comes to filling the reservoirs. Thats particularly true in the south bay. Thats where Damon Trujillo is to check out where things stand with our water supply. Reporter the water levels at the reservoir are calm. The lake looks healthy, but its far from full. Currently just 42 of capacity. Thats the same level we saw the last week of november before all the talk of atmospheric rivers. Were seeing e reservoir levels below the historic 20 year level. Reporter samegan hill, the er 1 10 of 1 . But locals arent worried with the recent rain. It looks really good and we says Low Reservoir levels now is a good thing as long as the rain keeps coming. Thats good news at the beginning of the rain season because thats a lot of ro