Into not only the morning but the afternoon as well. Well talk more about that in a few minumi tracking a big conce one area in the bay. Overall a great drive but we have a horrible problem southbound 17. Now were looking at the map where were showing you southbound 17 very slow heading past highway 9. Our crew, alan, our photographer got there and got information as we take a live look. Slowing, just one lane open, one lane is closed for a deadly crash investigation as were looking down, again, south. At least the freeway as one lane open. The coroner is on scene. The investigation continues. Im going to say were looking at at least 5 15 for any hope for a reopen. We havent gotten that word from chp on scene. The rest of the bay obviously very clear. Well track everything. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. We continue our Team Coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from the Nations Capital to the bay area. First, lets get starteded with tracie potts live in washington with more of the action lawmakers are taking. Tracie . Reporter marcus, they are actually taking action which is the news this morning after several days of the stalled financial package that would roll out checks to people all over the country sitting at home and cant get to work. While you were sleeping the senates top democrat and the treasury secretary say that they have worked out big differences over this legislation, and we could see a deal this morning and a final senate vote as early as this evening. Negotiating late into the night on nearly 2 trillion to help businesses and workers shut down by the coronavirus. I think its very hard to figure out how this bill is going to trickle down to help people like myself. The democratic leader reporter democrats blocked it thinking a quarter of the money was a corporate slush fund. Both sides expect a deal today. Still a couple open issues but i think were hopeful this can be closed out tomorrow. Im pleased that our two main issues, workers first, and a for hospitals are very strongly in the bill. Reporter as Health Experts predict the worst is yet to come. This week its going to get bad. Reporter President Trump wants to reopen businesses soon. Cant keep it closed for the next for years. We have to open our country because that causes problems that, in my opinion, could be far bigger problems. Reporter its not clear his top scientists agree. What the president has asked us to do is assemble all the data and give him our best medical recommendation based on all the data. Reporter medicine and money dominating washington as 140 million americans are told to stay inside. And with people all over the country, including the bay area, not able to go to work right now, unemployment claims are expected to soar this week. Marcus . Ill take it from here. I know a lot of people are putting in for those claims. Thanks so much, tracie. 5 04 this morning. The criteria for who will be tested for covid19 in hayward is broadening. Yesterday there were long lines. Today in the bays bob redell is live where the second day of testing begins in just a few hours. Bob, any changes from yesterday . Reporter the criteria has changed so yesterday, marcus, unless you had a fever over 100 degrees, you were most likely turned away for free covid19 testing behind me. Starting in a few hours some new criteria, the city of hayward will offer a free test to anyone who meets the following. If you have that fever above 100 degrees, a shortness of breath or other respiratory symptoms. Recent travel to europe or asia, recent exposure to the coronavirus, other certain chronic diseases or conditions. If youre over the age of 65. Currently or recently pregnant or homeless. Now here is a doctor was turned away because he did not have a fever over 100 degrees which was necessary for yesterday. I was hoping to get tested because my partner was exposed to somebody who tested positive, and im also a physician. I work in San Francisco taking care of the homeless. I wanted to make sure that im negative so that i dont get other people sick. Reporter if you meet the above mentioned criteria you do not have to be a resident or get a referral. There is separate testing for First Responders, Health Care Workers with recent exposure, and the results from a lab in menlo park are expected within 6 to 24 hours of tets isting. Up to 370 tests a day between 9 00 and 6 00 here in hayward. Coming up at 5 30, what the Santa Clara Department says needs to be done to ramp down the spread of the coronavirus. Reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. Thank you, bob. The coronavirus, as you can imagine and you can tell there putting Health Care Workers on edge. Many are begging for protective equipment. At kaiser hospital, they are on the frontline of treating people who may be infected with covid19. Last night they held a protest to let people know they dont feel protected. Here is what a nurse and Vice President from the hospital had to say. All right. We were expecting to hear from them. This video is nonrelated at all to the story im doing right now. Its a different accident. The governor says hes aware of the stress being felt on both sides during the Health Crisis. 200 sets of gowns, masks and shields are needed to address a Hospital System over the course of the 90day period. Sutter health is asking for help to donate public equipment for nurses, doctors and First Responders looking for brandnew n95 masks, protective goggles, gloves and hospital gowns. All the items must be in their original packaging. If you want to donate contact your closest Sutter Health about donation locations. As more states issue their own shelter at home orders, many businesses say they may not survive or wont have the same number of jobs as they do now. Some need more workers than ever. Today in the bays kris sanchez joins us live with who is hiring. Kris . Reporter this may not be the time youre going to find your dream job but if your goal is to stay afloat during this really uncertain time there are companies that are hiring right now. Lets get to those now. Its probably no surprise to you your local Grocery Store, pharmacies, they are hiring. Cvs is adding 50,000 jobs across the country. Some are temp raerp but some are full time and part time. If you already work for cvs, youll get bonuses and other benefits for working through this time. Walgreens announcing this morning, as rahel solomon toll us, theyre going to be hiring. Our Grocery Stores are hiring includes safeway, costco, walmart adding staff. Walmart announcing 550 million in cash bonuses to reward workers putting in extra hours during this time as well. Dollar general also hiring and theyre hiring fleet workers as well. With so many of us ordering essentials Online Amazon is also hiring. They are adding 100,000 fulltime and parttime positions and theyre paying employees 2 more per hour. A lot of you are supporting your local businesses but National Food chains are adding jobs like dominos and papa johns. Right now the unemployment numbers do not look very good. The projections are really dire. In the u. S. 500,000 to 1 million layoffs could happen next month alone. California is estimated to lose 600,000 jobs by the end of the summer. Its good news there are some Companies Hiring but at the same time there are going to be so many people looking for work as we emerge from the shelter at home and our businesses dont need as many people as they did before perhaps. Hoping if you need help you can go to our website, find a full link to all of the jobs that are available and the companies that are hiring. A lot of people may need to head back to work. Right now. With the summer Olympic Games in limbo more and more athletes are making it clear they would rather see the games postponed. We spoke with former cal swimming star Nathan Adrian who has put his training on hold. I think realistically it should be postponed a year until this is very controlled and a vaccine is in production or on the horizon. Adrian says with the shelter at home order in effect hes avoided swimming. A postponement would be a relief. Nbc sports, the broadcast home of the olympics, issued a statement saying it would stand behind whatever decision the ioc makes. While the ioc may not make a final decision until next month, some nations like australia and canada have already pulled out of the summer games. Some ioc members seem to be getting the message. The today show will have a closer look following today in the bay at 7 00 a. M. More quarantined passengers from the grand princess cruise ship will be released in places including Travis Air Force base. That ship docked at the port of oakland 15 days ago. Passengers are being released through thursday. This is according to when they first disembarked. The cdc this week reporting nearly 80 people from the ship have tested positive from the coronavirus. Some passengers refusing to be tested while in quarantine. Taking a live look outside this morning, walnut creek and emeryville, no traffic out there. An unintended effect on air quality, improving everywhere. Scientists seeing the same thing that stay at home orders have been issued. A look for the Silver Lining in anything we can these days. Some clouds in the sky creating some rain out there. Its been good, laura, to see a lot of the rain moving through in the month of march after such a dry february. Thats also a plus that weve seen in our Weather Department as well. Some off and on showers possible anywhere across the bay area. So that is what well see this morning going into the afternoon and by tomorrow were going to still see some of the rain showers lingering. So ill have more on that and how much we may see coming up. Mike tracking the commute with one major issue. Were taking you out to the scene, southbound 17. One lane is closed and one lane is open. The deadly crash blocking the right side with the investigation, an overturned vehicle overnight. Still working on the details but the slowing on our maps is the problem. Getting down past highway 9, past highway 9 is the big problem heading to los gatos to the santa cruz summit. The rest of the south bay moves smoothly as you would expect there and the rest of the bay. Ill give you an update coming up. Our coronavirus coverage continues. Still ahead on today in the bay at 5 25 the warning for travelers flying from new york to florida. The new rules theyll now be asked to follow. Plus, working to help fill the need for hand sanitizers. The bay area brewer changing its production line. Reporter you heard tracie potts say the senate was very close to a deal that has the futures up 700 points. Well look at your numbers coming up. And a reminder you can stay up to date with the very latest on this Health Crisis with our daily newsletter. The top headlines delivered right to your inbox. Head to nbcbayarea. Com newsletter to sign up. Youre watching today in the bay. When we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. 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Well give you the update. Thanks so much. As weve reported the Senate Looks Like its much closer to a deal on a massive stimulus package. Scott mcgrew, that has wall street much happier this morning. Reporter marcus and laura, we could see a 720point jump on the open and im probably one of the only people who has a futures board in his living room. Let me blow it up so you can see it as well. We are hoping that wall street will be happy with a deal in the senate, that stimulus bill keeps getting bigger. Could be a vote this afternoon. Republicans wrote money with not nearly enough oversight. Chuck schumer, the leader of the democrats in the senate, has been talking constantly with treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin on how to put more oversight on the crash. Both sides want the money, they want the stimulus. The question, the difference is where do you put the money . Republicans, for instance, saying lets give it direct lip to the american consumer, some saying lets give it to the state because then we can back up the Unemployment Insurance. Or do we give it to the business to stop the unemployment to bin with. All of them are correct answers, we think. Theyre just a difference of opinion. We did get word that applications for state Unemployment Insurance up about 4,000 . President trump would like to see people go back to work. His Daily Press Conference with dr. Fauci noticeably absent for a second day. Mr. Trump said he thought america would be returning to normal in a matter of days or weeks not months though he acknowledges medical experts disagree with that. He also tweeted in all caps we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself. At the end of the 15day period, we will make a decision as to which way to go. So that would be monday. It is entirely possible by this coming monday perhaps we will have slowed the virus here in california, but were sheltering at home. Marcus and laura, youve seen the pictures of people in florida not doing any sheltering and gathering together. The argument is they havent even begun their 15 days and if we have it solved here it would just take one person on one flight from, say, florida or another state people are out and about, and it would undo much of the hard work were doing by this shelter in place. Heeding the warning here, too, having to close parks just because of it and beaches. Thank you very much, scott. 5 19 for you this morning. Many Grocery Store chains are stepping up and taking action. Safeway installing plexiglas barriers. Some stores have taped off sixfoot markers to help people. Safeway, target and walmart all giving their workers a 2 raise during the crisis. 5 19 right now. Something good and new this morning, a fairfield brewer is stepping up to help during the pandemic. Production this week on hand sanitizer. It plans to call it germ juice. Several other distilleries and breweries are converting operations for similar production. Turning for you this morning bay area music legend green day apparently wont let the pandemic stop them. Check out what billy joel is up to while sheltering at home. I think were alone now there doesnt seem to be Anyone Around i think were alone now the beating of our heart is the only sound thats pretty cool. A classic song. He has selfquarantine on his mind, contrary to popular belief, it was not first recorded by tiffany in the 1980s. What . No. Tommy jaynes in the 1960s. Green day had been planning to launch a world newly released album. Good entertainment. Learning more and more. Did you all see the Music Dance Party online, deejay be nice over the weekend on instagram. Like 100,000 people were there, oprah, gayle, the obamas, Janet Jackson was there, virtually, listening online. Thats cool. It was cool. I guess you were there, too. I was there. I felt like i was in vip. Very nice. Thats cool, everybody is looking for something to do. Looks like were not going to get a break from the rain, kari. You know what, that is good news and i think it is helping us out, keeping our social distance while were kept inside by the rain. So we are going to see more of that rain off and on today. Also much cooler temperatures. Did you all feel that yesterday . There was a big drop in our temperatures and so were going to have it even cooler going into today. Lets get a live look outside in San Francisco starting out with some clouds and we will at times see some light rain passing by. As we check out our forecast and the high temperatures for today were reaching up to 55 degrees in morgan hill. This is about ten degrees cooler than normal and we are going to also see some upper 50s for much of the east bay, vallejo reaching 56 degrees. 55 in pleasanton, and then some mid50s for san mateo. 55 degrees there. 55 in the mission district. The north bay high up to 55 in sonoma. Looking at whats happening here. So weve seen some light showers moving by but more measurable rain in parts of the north bay and then as we go into the rest of the day off and on showers in the forecast and we talked about once again a big drop in temperatures and some rain coming through. But the rain will be so scattered it will be hard to tell you exactly where we could see the rain and when but we do need to make sure we have the umbrellas handy going into today. At 2 00 mid50s. We see the showers overhead. And while we get some rain the sierra will get more snow and thats going to be some great news going into the next couple of days. More than a foot of snow expected between now and the weeken