expenses plus $2.7 million. >> officials say the state will lease 177 beds. that's almost half the beds in the hospital. they will dedicate certain floors to the coronavirus patients. the community had been very worried about losing this hospital wondering where people who needed care would go for help, especially as this pandemic hit. so, there is some relief that the state is using seton. they still have to move in the medical equipment and train the staff, so they've got a little work to do. so, no word on when the state is going to be moving in here, but a big relief for this community. live in daly city, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. so, now, we want to look at the cases in the bay area by county. there are now 483 total. marin county reported ten new confirmed cases last night and that is the largest single day increase since the first case was reported there on march 4th. santa clara county continues to report new cases. 14 in the last day bringing their total to 189. six people have died in that county. san francisco also announced 19 new cases bringing the total to 70. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to nine at the burlingame facility. people who live there are staying in their rooms. county health officials and the cdc visited the home to launch an investigation. in san francisco, officials are working to find safe places to house people who are experiencing homelessness amid this pandemic. the city's department of human service is working to rent 3,500 hotel rooms in the next several weeks. the agency moved four homeless people who have been tested for coronavirus into hotels where they can be isolated from others. >> this will be a occurrence we der becausehey n't lease more hotel rooms to house first responders and medical workers to reduce their risk of spreading coronavirus. in the south bay, first responders pledge to answering calls for help. right now a reserve officer is recovering after testing positive for covid-19 and he was at a group with other reserve officers and all are self-isolating now for several or more days. san jose police chief says that new policies will protect officers and their families from the virus. >> we're hoping that the steps we have taken will help mitigate any further exposure.ightow recovering at home after being treated for coronavirus in the icu. ten others also tested positive. those firefighters report having mild to moderate symptoms. researchers in labs at ucsf mission baytify w human cells covid-19 hijacks and spreads. it is estimated 30 trillion cells in a that succumbb and by mapping that out researchers will identify existing drugs that have the potential to interrupt that process. >> we as of last week sent out a number of drugs, i think ten drugs so far and they're testing them in the lab as we speak. >> results are being shared with labs in new york and paris that do some of the existing drugs being tested are fda approved to treat ebola and malaria and could also be effective for covid-19. while u.s. leaders are rushing to find a cure, hospitals are quickly running out of supplies. abc 7 newseporter alex presha has more from washington. >> reporter: a cry on cnn warns the city has two to three weeks before supplies run out at area hospitals. >> we have been pleading for weeks and there is a point in the first week or second week of april where they will literally run out of the things they need to save lives. >> the federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and shipping. we're not a shipping clerk. >> reporter: president trump pushing back thursday facing criticism for not using the private sector for critical equipment. >> you enabled is probably the best way to do it the defense production pack yesterday but you didn't pull the trigger on it. >> reporter: senate republicans and the white house introducing their trillion dollar plans to boost the economy which would include checks sent directly to americans. if you make $75,000 or less you'll get a check for $1,200 and anyone making over $9,000 will get less. vice president pence claiming a company that makes those vital masks is ramping up production to 35 million per month adding that the government has now identified tens of thousands of ventiltors, as well. and while there is hurt, there is also some hope. a drug used to treat malaria is showing some promising results. the fda, though, is still studying it. the fda had promising results in china. alex presha, abc news, washington. >> we have all your answers to coronavirus questions on our website. an entire page dedicated to related stories and also resources. just head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. coming up, influencers help fight the coronavirus. >> we need to get kylie jenner, we need to get our social media influencers out there and helping folks understand that, look, this is serious. this is absolutely serious. >> this message from the surgeon general did make it to kylie jenner. the video the reality star shared to help spread the message. a spontaneous decision leaves a lasting impact at a north bay restaurant. reaction from the workers who discovered a $2,000 tip. and taking a live look outside right now as we start our day. it is 4:37 and here is mike with a look at the day ahead. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. let's talk about temperatures when you step out. little bit cooler this morning. 40 in castro valley and 42 in fremont and we have a 50 in oakland for one of the warmer spots. our neighborhoods in the mid to upper 40s and a 50 in san francisco and everybody else pretty much in the low to mid-40s until you see the mid and upper 30s in the north bay. let's take a look at what is going on. if you have to commute, a look at the bay bridge. folks traveling across that. other than isolated afternoon shower, looks like it will be pretty easy to get around. there is a slight chance of a little bit of fog out there this morning but really haven't seen much yet. for the south bay, we're in the 40s through 9:00 and wake up to more sunshine than yesterday and the sun increase and stray shower and we'll hit the mid-60s this afternoon. up in the east bay valleys in the 40s through at least 9:00. mostly sunny this afternoon and mid-60s. and our last stop will be the peninsula for this go around we're in the 40s through 9:00. 56 at 11:00. and you can see increasing clouds as the sun warms this ground that is full of moisture right now and that's what is going to help create the possibility of a stray shower, even as far north as the peninsula. all right. so, pretty quiet here. let's get over to jobina. she's upstairs as we continue our social distancing. she'll take a look more at the commute. >> good morning, everyone. so, i am continuing to track the chp incident report and i am not seeing anything coming in right now, which is all good news. so, clear conditions if you do have to go to work this morning. i'm hoping that is only for people who have essential roles. i want to get to some new information we learned about, well, i'll start here with a live look at the san mateo bridge for everyone. you can see the clear conditions outside. this new information now from marin transit. it will offer free rides starting today for the duration of the shelter in place. this only applies to rides through the marin transit connect service, which caters to seniors and people with disabilities. it provides curb-to-curb transportation in accessible vans. marin transit says it will help those who rely on public transit and make trips to a doctor's office or even a grocery store. so, this is really good still very low. the snow the last several days have helped our snow pack 48% of average and we'll get a little bit of light snow and it won't help the snow pack today. you can see it billowing up some snow showers as we head into the afternoon hours. 41 in tahoe and 46 in yosemite and sacramento, fresno, los angeles and san diego and increase the snow pack next week. here's a look at my seven-day forecast for tahoe and light to moderate snow for monday into tuesday. coronavirus headlines from the east bay. the alameda county ordered to close because it. tesla has agreed to suspend car production at its fremont plant after initially declining to do so. more than 300 inmates are being released early because of coronavirus concerns. and the city of oakland is asking business owners impacted by the coronavirus shutdown to contact them for potential financial help. oakland has heard from thousands of businesses just this week. forcing businesses of all kinds to make adjustments and that includes the funeral industry. chapel of the chimes in hayward is still performing burials and memorials, but only ten people can attend. >> every single family we're serving, we're offering live webcasting at no cost for their funeral service so that though ten people can only be in the chapel, anybody else in the world, anybody else in the country can watch that funeral service and be present from home. >> staffers are still meeting with families, take a virtual tour of the facility on the cemetery's website. now to a story you'll only see on 7. just before one neighborhood restaurant in the north bay had to close, a customer left a $2,000 tip. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez showed how his generosity made a big impact. >> it has been only a couple days, but i feel so lost. >> reporter: christy served at buckeye for ten years. due to shelter in place over the coronavirus, they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday robert godard, a regular customer left a $2,000 tip. >> i didn't believe it and then went back to him at the table and said, is this correct? and he goes, yeah, i want to leave that for the staff. >> he goes, look and he showed me the tab and i was like, there's hope. >> reporter: godard said things were changing so quickly around covid-19 it was a spur of the moment decision. >> it was very spontaneous. i just decided to do it. it was my way of sort of plugging us. >> reporter: the tip was split between 25 staff members and included dishwashers, servers and bussers. livelihoods are now drastically different. >> it's pretty scary. i'm already thinking like should i go into a different field because i might not have a job. >> reporter: like many other restaurants, they are offering to-go services and running a coffee kiosk in their parking lot. >> people want to make sure their favorite places will be around. we need to support now. >> reporter: in mill valley, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> mike, i like to see that. you know, just someone doing what they can. and maybe we can't all give $2,000, but i'm sure that something each of us can do whether it's just keep ordering coffee. whatever it is. >> we talked about that in the studio. you're going to keep ordering starbucks just to keep them busy. >> we can all do our part. >> we all come together and do our part, it sure adds up quickly. >> you see how much it meant to them. >> a lot of people are so scared about their futures with everything being shut down. get out there and do what you can. we appreciate it. let's talk more about what will happen over the next seven days. warmer sunline and isolated rain today. showers and cooler weather for monday, tuesday and wednesday. here's a look at our high temperatures today. we'll start with the remember waest inlaw warmest inland. and 59 to 61 along the coast. tonight, it's going to be cool temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. a little bit more fog than we have this morning especially in the north bay and the east bay. so, here's a look at just a few showers right off the coast down there in the monterey bay. but we're watching all these areas of low pressure. this low is going to slide to the south and that will open the door for this low coming out of the gulf of alaska to move towards us and that area of low pressure over nevada will bring us one more chance of a scattered shower tomorrow before that low comes in and brings us heavy rain. you can see the scattered showers right there, isolated. how about that. as we head through saturday, we're looking at one or two showers in the same areas and that's about it. then sunday you can see the rain starting to come up in the afternoon hours. so, if you want to get outside and shake off that cabin fever, make sure you do it sunday morning. all right, you can see temperatures dropping into the 50s as we turn to more showers and even some thunderstorms possible tuesday and wednesday. >> thanks, mike. netflix is making changes since so many people are streaming content right now and new features on microsoft teams. here's this morning's techbytes. >> netflix and its streaming slow down. with so many people at home because of the coronavirus, cutting it video quality across europe for the next month to reduce the strain on internet service providers. netflix says it won't significantly affect video and will cut data use by 25%. in microsoft teams is offering several new features designed to improve remote meetings now that so many people are working from home, one is realtime noise suppression which makes any conference call more pleasant. willie nelson was part of an online concert streamed live last night. took the place of an annual show that had to be canceled because of the coronavirus. the show featured a digital tip jar so viewers could donate through venmo, support the artist and charities of their choice. those are your techbytes, have a great day. >> okay. a lot of cool concerts going on right now. kylie jenner has answered the surgeon general's call for help. >> i've already been doing my daily reminders about how important it is right now to practice social distance and self quarantine. i'm going on my ninth day. the coronavirus is a real thing. >> in this instagram video she urged her followers to self-isolate. she watched the surgeon general on "gma" asking her and other influencers to tell young adults to stay home. a lot have ignored the advice to distance, you remember this video from florida. a lot thing the coronavirus will not have a personal impact on their personal well being. hopefully this helps. coming up next, the major donations coming in to help the community deal with the impacts of the coronavirus. and more nba players are testing positive. the question now is were any warriors possibly exposed during this game? and as we head to break, the whole state of california is now being ordered to stay home except for essential businesses. so, here's what it looks like around the bay area. ♪ >> morning, girlfriend. morning, boyfriend. ♪ welcome back, everyone. japanese leaders are planning to have the summer olympics go on as scheduled in july. this is video of the olympic flame arriving in japan last night. dignitaries used a torch to light the cauldron after the flame arrived on a special flight from greece. begin a relay through japan next week but calls within japan and from around the world to either postpone the games or call them off altogether because of coronavirus. more inba players have havee positive. marcus smart and three players from the 76ers. the warriors played the sixers 13 days ago on march 7th and the incubation period is 14 days. so far we're told no warriors have shown any symptoms. steph and ayesha curry have launched a fund-raiser feeding america a nationwide network of food banks committed to serving people in need wherever they are. so far more than $83,000 has been raised in just one day. last week you might remember steph and ayesha made a donation to the alameda community food bank because they want to provide a million meals to kids while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. 49ers officials say the team is committing to support the workforce and the most vulnerable. niner officials and local leaders gathered outside levi stadium yesterday where the president made this announcement. 49ers players will play a role in the social media campaign in addition addition comcast is donating $50,000. the sharks is helping spread the #stayathomechallenge. this is a video he posted on instagram challenging his teammates to juggling. and 2,000 pand 2,000 pg $300,00- local food bank. you know what, you have to entertain yourself. >> you know, i'm worried for him because he's got toilet paper. now people know he has toilet paper. can you spare a square? >> he's getting it. >> that was awesome. all right. nice stick skills. let's take a look at rainfall estimates. down around the higher elevations in the south bay, our best chance of those showers today and again tomorrow. o.01 maybe 0.02. here we are monday at 4:00 in the morning and if you're out and about, you can see some showers there and then they redevelop a little bit in the afternoon hours. we'll see more showers possible. here we are saturday. i should say tuesday. excuse me. and then as we head into wednesday, more showers are going to develop as an area of low pressure is going to slide down and sit, once again, just off the shore and hurl moisture at us. so, lesser amounts in the north bay and up to an inch as you head into the south bay. all right, thanks, mike. coming up at 5:00, a man on a mission. this local pilot's really important job in the fight against coronavirus. and b.a.r.t. is announcing a big change as ridership numbers continue to drop. and we want to take a live look outside. we see some clouds out there looking at downtown san francisco. we will be rig now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> let us be criticized for going full force and meeting this virus head on. now at 5:00, a drastic directive from governor newsom. the entire state now ordered to stay home. breaking down what this means for all californians. plus -- >> i actually had to think about what i was carrying. i'd lose my mind. >> this is a man on a mission. the local pilot helping get coronavirus test results as quickly as possible. good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 20th. >> we have made it to friday. this week has only felt like at least five. so -- >> yes, friend, you are right about this. >> at least we can cross this one off. let's look at how it will be outside. >> that's a good observation. hi, everybody. live look at live doppler 7. pretty quiet out there. i did see a little bit of fog around novato. otherwise a little bit cooler and mid-30s to mid-40s. upper 50s by noon. and at 4:00, 56 at the coast. low 60s with a stray shower possible in the south bay and this evening before the sun sets at 7:00, we're in the mid to upper 50s. we'll get one completelyry

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