Very latest on todays kristen. This press conference just wrapped up a short time ago. It was a little confusing about the time frame, and they did clarify what theyre talking about is 12 01 friday morning, which is effectively midnight tomorrow night. This county has not had any confirmed cases that originate heard in napa county of covid19, but they were taking some public heat for not substituting a shelter in place like most other counties. Well, that just changed. It is essential to slow virus transmission as much as possible to prevent to protect the most vulnerable and to prevent the Health Care System from being overwhelmed. Now we were downtown a short time ago before the order became official. The folks who run the restaurants, the businesses here were already expecting it, and i can tell you from being in this and repa. Times, it was already, napa knows how to do emergencies. And with all the events that have come before, residents here say theyre ready to take on the next challenge in the form of covid19. I think people have to be very cautious about the virus and keep the sixfoot distance, as i am from my former partner as well as you. And i think if the Health Authorities tell us essential s thats what we need to do. In downtown napa, it didnt take an official order for many tasting rooms, Retail Stores or restaurants to close or offer very limited service. I know a few of the restaurants are probably going to be staying open just to do togo orders. He has owned ristorante alegria for ten years and feels like he has been down this road before. At least this time he can still offer takeout. Every other year it sounds like something happened in napa. But this is something thats happening all over the world, not just in napa. Napas many wineries have already closed their tasting rooms gavb neind directive. Ive been talking with other vintners over the weekend. I think were all recognizing o find some kind of a solution to help our employees out as well. Now like most winery, hall wines there, they have a website. They are encouraging folks to go ahead and buy their products online. A lot of vintners are offering discounts, even free or cheap delivery. Here in napa county, theyre calling this a shelter at home order. This does not affect the schools. The schools had already suspended inperson classes. Live in laura anthony, abc7 news. All right, laura, thank you. I see its drizzling there, so why dont you step inside. A sixth person died of the virus in Santa Clara County that word today from Health Officials there. The county now has 175 cases. Thats up 20 from yesterday. San mateo reports 80 cases. Thats 14 more since tuesday. Eight new cases reported in San Francisco, which now has 51 confirmed infections. Napa remains the only county with no reported cases. Lets turn our attention to the south bay. San jose mayor sam liccardo announced a new regional effort aimed at helping vulnerable populations as well as nonprofit organizations that serve them in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen live at one of the bay areas largest food banks to tell us more about this initiatie. I see all that food behind you, chris. Thats right, larry. Were live inside Second Harvest of Silicon Valley this afternoon, showing you some of the work thats being done to help feed families during this covid19 crisis. Behind me you can see the volunteers sorting through some of the fruits and vegetables, practicing their social distance. This is one of the organizations that still needs a lot of support, and this new regional effort will make it easier for you to help. This afternoon, a small but mighty group of volunteer as Second Harvest of Silicon Valley continues to work in this time of great need. Everyone adjusting to the new normal of life. So it hits everybody. A normal day at the food bank would typically bring 100 volunteers to its sorting and distribution facility. But with the bay area shelter in place ordinance. That number has been slashed in half as demand for services go up. And were having to really do more in our warehouse because were boxing all the food here so it can go out safely to our sites. Thats part of the reason san jose has launched a programic ve rse mey a mobilize vonteers who want to connect with nonprofit organizations during the Novel Coronavirus crisis. To get groceries out to people who are home bound so we have a lot thingschanges in our would usually take months that were having to do in 24 hours. A countywide Distribution Plan serving other vulnerable populations including children is also in the works. Those who are in need of food and other vital necessities can go online to preregister for assistance. There is a lot of fear out there right now, and that fear is understandable. But people should know this is a moment of opportunity for all of us. This is a way for us to overcome our fears. If were able to give help, time, energy, or money, this is a way to do it. Chance for this community to show just how strong it really is. Anything i can do to help them, people who really need it, im happy to do that. To get involved, the website address is siliconvalletrong. Org. Ac7news. Com. Were live in san jose, im chris nguyen, abc7 news. All right, chris, thank you. San Francisco Mayor london breed says City Residents are complying with the regional shelter in place order that went into effect yesterday. Breed appeared on the new abc news program pandemic what you need to know reiterating what individuals are allowed to do. What were saying to people is stay home as much use possibly can, unless, for example, you need to go out and get food or gas or if you need to go to the bank. Were keeping essential services, pharmacies open and available to the public because what we dont want to see happen is we dont want people to continue to panic and think that they cant get access to something. Mayor breed also reiterated that people can go up for a walk or to exercise, as long as they maintain social distancing. A new drivethrough testing site is now open. Sky 7 showing us the site. This is at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds. You see the medicalg is rung smoothly. Verley Life Sciences is running this site, a subsidiary of alphabet, googles parent company. You have to apply online to get tested. There is a second drivethrough site in san mateo county. An update on one of our colleagues who has been in selfisolation. His wife became ill on friday. And as a precaution, has not left their bedroom. Abc7 news producer juan Charles Guerrero shares what its been like for them. Today is the third day since my wife was tested for the coronavirus, and we still dont know the results. Thats her back there. Shes feeling better now and is trying to work from home, but is still restricting herself to the bedroom in case she is infected. Last week i went to the store and stocked up the fridge in case of a shutdown, so we have plenty of food. But i forgot about the dog. So we asked a friend to buy some dog food. I waited inside as she drove up and dropped off two bags outside our front door. After she left, opened 2 door and brought them inside. Thats one issue. The other is junior. Phias a es a few weeks ago but said facilities would stay open for students who decided to stay on campus. Their friends from Southern California moved out, but my daughters decided to stay. Currently the markets are running on smaller amounts. Theyre going limit the hours. Theyre going to try to shut down the dining hall as much as possible, because they want people out. Yesterday uc san diego sent out this letter. It says we are strongly urging students who can safely leave to do so as soon as feasible, but no later than march 29th. The only thing that was keeping us here is the fact that its worse in the bay area. The university is kicking you out now. But thats i dont understand why they dont just tell us that, though. They got a clearer notice two hours ago. It says please do not wait to move out. I dont know when were able to leave because i finish finals thursday night and i want to pack. So i should know by the weekend if im infected or im not. My brother and their stepdad volunteered to go pick them up if i cant. Yes. Its really hard. My daughter is a senior at uc santa barbara. And all the classes are online. Other schools are either like uci in irvine, theyve already told students there is not going to be a graduation walk. So all the kids are faced with its their senior year. These were supposed to be really special months for them, and instead theyre all in isolation and i mean, its really hard, especially mentally. They got finals this week. And who can focus with all this going on. Their final month or two to be with their friends that they made over the past four years, larry. It is a shame. Yeah. Abc7 news heard from several registered california nurses, and nurse unions today outside the california Pacific Medical cnter in San Francisco. They say state nurses are suffering from widespread failures from the hospital industry to give them proper safety protection. Just today we received reports from a cpmc nurse who was not provided a mask that is prom early fitted to take care of a suspected covid19 patient. The nurses unions also said there are reports of some nurses not being told they were caring for a suspected coronavirus patient until some time after. Nurses say theyre sorely in need of proper protective equipment like n95 face masks to deal with these patients. Theyre asking the public to donate spare masks and protective equipment to hospitals. President trump is now calling himself a wartime president as he try comes the to grips with the dual health and Economic Crises presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Well be invoking the defense production act, just in case we need it. In other words, i think you all know what it is. And it can do a lot of good things if we need it. The defense production act, this is a decades old wartime provision that allows mr. Trump to direct industries to produce critical splice, like masks and ventilators. Critic says the president should have already taken this action. He directed the housing and urban development to suspend all foreclosures and evictions until the end of april and he tended his use of the phrase china virus, denying it puts Asian Americans at risk saying, quote, i think they probably would agree with it 100 , although many of our colleagues would disagree with that. The Treasury Department says it wants to start issuing direct payments to americans by early next month, part of its 1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy. This plan calls for the first set of checks to be issued starting april 6th, with the second wave in midmay. The amounts have not been decided yet. We have much more to come ahead, including the nearly half hour dedicated to answering your questions. Just ahead, the panic buying spree. What you need to know and why you need not worry. 7 on your sides Michael Finney with some advice for you. Plus, the stock market drops to the lowest level in years, and a big change coming to training. 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The dow lost more than 1300 points, or 6. 3 of its value, closing at 19898. The dow is 71 points ahead of where it was when barack Obama Left Office in 2016. The s p 500 fell more than 5 and the nasdaq was down 4. 7 . One more quick financial note. The New York Stock Exchange will temporarily close its trading floors in new york and San Francisco because of the outbreak. Theyll switch to electronic trading when the markets open next monday. The panic buying were seeing at Grocery Stores is boosting shares of companies that make canned goods. Campbell soup stock is up 7 in just the last month following a. Hormel is up even more, 17 this week. I guess a lot of people are buying chili. Also in demand, walmart and target along with kroger,nation. By now youve likely seen the visible reaction to the coronavirus. Empty shelves at the grocery. 7 on your sides Michael Finney looks at whats behind this buying frenzy. Michael . Yeah, look, there is no denying that its happening. Whats more puzzling is why. She admits she doesnt visit Online Shopper and marketing professor from st. Marys college went to safeway to see the empty shelves for herself. This idea that were going to be in a situation where there is no food and we have to have a years supply of food and a years supply of toilet paper, its a bit surprising. Long lines only add to the anxiety of shoppers. So does seeing the number of people testing positive for covid19 growing daily. I cant control how quickly it spreads. What can i control . If i have enough toilet paper, if i have enough rice. There is a comfort. To some extent thats what causes hoarding. Reporter Glen Freedman of orinda had hoped to buy paper towels and toiletries but left with none of these things. He described shopping as crazed but calm. There is a lot more of people getting along. You didnt see any of the type of atmosphere of people at each others throats to be grabbing for things. A study by the Research Firm nielsen drew parallels between stories of a spike in buying of certain products. The sales of medical supplies and rubbing alcohol surged nearly 20 after the first reported cases of the virus in the United States back on january 30th. Sales jumped 65 to 85 after the first reported persontoperson transmission of the disease on february 29th. Powdered milk sales jumped 85 . And rice and bean sales increased 25 to 37 . So i think when something becomes scarce, everybody wants more of it because theyre afraid next time there wont be any toilet paper at all. Major Grocery Stores have assured the white house there is plenty of stuff. All of the stuff, so there is no reason to hoard. And theyre asking you to stop hoarding now. Weird times well have to get used to. Thank you, michael. Its a great move to make sure our elderly citizens are taken care of at the grocery store. So special hours to make sure they have enough space and time to get what they need. All bay area safeways will have senior hours from 6 00 to 9 00 a. M. On tuesdays and thursdays starting tomorrow. Whole foods now opens an hour early at 8 00 a. M. Each day for shoppers 60 and older. Target is doing the same each wednesday for one hour at 8 00 a. M. For a full list, go to abc7news. Com. Droneview7 giving us a look at a deserted Fourth Street shopping district. This is in berkeley, taken around lunchtime. Normally you would see packed sidewalks and no parking there. Different story today obviously. Nearly every store is closed. Just a couple of cafes are open, but they certain all right. Right now sky 7 is overhead in walnut creek. Lets take a look. Also very, very quiet here because Contra Costa County is under a shelter in place order. There are just a few cars out g essential service or essential appointments. Otherwise, its not a typical thursday afternoon, that is for sure. Yeah. It almost looks like a thanksgiving or a christmas holiday. But certainly nothing to celebrate. I said not typical, but this is becoming the normal. This is our new norm. We have crews all over the bay area checking out communities affected by the shelter in place order. Lets take a look at some of the other scenes we find over the past 24 hours. The usually packed mels diner parking lot is empty. Im kate larsen in san struggling during the shelter in place. Theyre hoping youll order to go. But as you can see, nobody is here. No late night Redwood High School in larkspur. No play practice, no clubs gathering. Roads totally just empty. Plenty of room to walk the dog, one that doesnt cooperate. Hope youre doing well. Hang in there