The 60s and 70s. Thats 67 should be right down there. But what you are going to be looking at is a mild to warm one nice and sunny skies and a pleasant day ahead of that weekend rain which ive got more about still ahead robin all right, thank you john. Now lets check in on traffic and see how its moving around the bay area we will start off with the bay bridge toll plaza. Its getting a little sluggish and some of the cash lanes but weve had no major issues so far if you come on and right now youre looking at an easy 8 minutes and thats from the bottom of the mace to fremont street a little bit of a backup and some of your cash lanes but thats about it. No major issues. All right were over to the Richmond Center fell were checking in on west 5. 80 which is fine. No problems, no crashes leading up to the pay gates 90 to one of our busiest bridge is so we have a crowd west of the toll plaza its going to be a little busy for you leaving hayward but still no problems are major trouble spot.
Restrict travel from china and other hot spots as a result a large number of new clothes shoes in the United States were seeded by travelers from Europe Mike Hanna reporting now from washington he says President Trumps other comments will be scrutinized as well while many questions still about President Trumps comments among the other issues is that he referred to Insurance Companies as having told him that they would cover the cost that would be no copay that is what the patient pays for coronavirus treatment however the Insurance Companies within an hour were back saying no what we said is that we would cover the cost for a test but not for the treatment itself so there are a number of issues emerging out of this a number of misstatements by President Trump that will be picked out in the hours to come. Initially 827 people have now died from the virus with 12000 infected and more business is now being forced to close their doors as the country tightens its restrictions only pharmacie
At noon 66 to 67 with the fog quickly receding and this afternoon 71 to 74 degrees. If youre heading out this evening, still pretty comfortable away from the coast. Heres jobina. Good morning, everyone. Well check in here. Live picture coming up right now of the bay bridge toll plaza. From the toll plaza into San Francisco. It will be about a nineminute ride for everyone. No metering lights on yet. Well keep track of that because all week long theyve been turning on the metering lights later and later and due to less people coming into work. A lot of people working from home right now. 87 nice and clear in the south bay right now and pull up our drive times. Albany to the maze, slight slow down with six minutes. And highway 101 to cupertino 10 minutes. Developing news this morning, we are learning more about the u. S. Suspending more travel from europe. The president made that announcement from the white house yesterday. The ban starts at midnight. The Vice President just revealed more
But as you make your way out the door if San Francisco, temperatures in the 40s. A jacket needed for the start of the day, but not so much this afternoon. And making it into the upper 60s in the 70. More on this in a few minutes, and mike, how is the commute looking . Light, as it has all week. Its 5 01, and no backup, not even in the cash lanes. One crash near spencer, and we will get chp over there and let you know how much traffic flow is there. And a smooth drive coming down through san jose. First today in the bay we explain the governors new plans to ban events with more than 250 people. Reporter yeah, making the recommendation for folks to cancel any large events at least through the month of march, and this is after San Francisco makes that decision, and that affects events at the chase center and that will trickle down to warriors game. We will get to that in a moment. Governor newsom is joining the officials from the department of Public Health calling to cancel large gatheri
We are all in this together. We must put politics aside, stop the partisanship and unify together as one nation and one family. Trump made the announcement in a National Address on wednesday, saying the u. S. Will suspend all passenger travel from most of europe for the next 30 days from the end of friday. American citizens and their families are not included. The United Kingdom is also exempt from the suspension, although trump did not explain why. He said the European Union had failed to take the same precautions as the u. S. To combat the virus. The president also announced economic measures including a payroll tax relief, but emphatically said this is not a financial crisis. It happened on the same day the countrys capital declared a state of emergency. Washington d. C. , mayor Muriel Bowser also recommended canceling or postponing gatherings of more than 1,000 people until the end of this month. That includes the citys famous Cherry Blossom festival. The number of infections is in