Weve got the latest on the coronavirus this morning, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher lots of angles to cover most importantly you probably the schools that are being impacted around the bay area number of them closing over fears of coronavirus and more are deciding that this not safe for the kids to be in school. The west Contra Costa County unified School District. Is the newest and biggest says they are out as of noon today kron fours will tran live in el serino with more. Yet classes are only be a few hours from now were in front of el serino high school in the lights are on but. New name out so shut it off because they will know they will not be any school for the next 3 weeks but the kids they could be dropped off a lot of parents have no choice and we will get their reaction which is give you a map of how big were talking about the School District encompasses dozens of schools, thousands of students in cities like hercules richmond else or read open all. No positive tests on coronavirus as far as the staff and students but they want to be just preemptive out of an abundance of caution and thats why theyre going to physically shut down the schools notice i say physically because schools will continue. Online so once the kids leave the classrooms. Well, the next 2 weeks. They will have their lessons given to them online and just to cut down on the loss of time as far as the school year. Theyre going to move up spring break usually its in late april but in this particular case because this is such an emergency that theyre actually implementing spring break during the 3 weeks and if anybody needs to be quarantined obviously that gives him plenty of time to come back to school. So for the young kids as well theyll be sent home packets obviously is going to be a huge disruption for so many people weve got reaction from one student, heres what she had to say about the next couple of weeks. It is going to be a little hard to do all of our work online. Especially since ike using tablets the south is not really easy and the fact that were going to have to like talk to our teachers over like a video called probably our watch like you to videos that they make for work. I know its probably going to be hard to like learn in the next 3 weeks. Thats some students who cannot afford laptops tonight, everybody has computers at their homes the School District is working with them to see if they can be the sent home laptops for them as well no word yet james and darya if this will prolong their school year it looks like it wont be but ill try to confirm that as well but lets face it this is happening across the country and gary, i know you talked about this is is also also happening in your School District backed out thanks a lot. Well get the word last night my kids in the table pies Union District and that so home on schools and summer and theyre not go to school as of today all theres no school today on or for the next couple of weeks. Glen park elementary in San Francisco is closed. And families are being asked to selfquarantine for 2 weeks because 7 students. Have a respiratory illness. Theyre being tested. We dont know yet if its coronavirus all Public Schools in San Francisco will be closed for 3 weeks starting on monday. Thats their response to the coronavirus teachers have been concerned for a while because kids a lot of parents of him pulling their kids even though school has been going on so now they want to have to be missing school alone. Theyre all thing is off to all the schools are going to be deep clean while the kids are on break now for the next 3 weeks. Even though in that district there have been no reported cases of coronavirus among the kids. These kids are going to be some place to go. I mean not. Every kid has a Family Member who could stay home with them and so were going to need to provide you know with our rec and Park Department with our libraries with other resources that we have available. Were gonna need to provide alternative. And that everything is canceled child care before an after School Services are all off. The district is working to figure out how its going make up for the Necessary School days. Well new this morning, the San Mateo Union high School District will also close on monday and stay closed for at least 2 weeks. Students will be delivered their learning materials at home and if the decision is made not to reopen schools on the 30th. Then theyll stay closed through spring break which is april 6 through the 10th. The apple Valley College in the east bay also announcing that its moving all lecture Classes Online starting on monday students will get emails about the updates a further classes now lab based classes and performance classes will be allowed to meet on campus unless their professor says otherwise and we will continue to update you on the School Closures as they come in the schedule changes as well fact we have a an ongoing list of the impact of schools on our website at kron 4 dot com if youd like to take a closer look at it. And there are more than a 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the bay area and look at your screen. This is a breakdown of where they are county by county Santa Clara County has the most cases its 66 it also has one reported death. Following up weve got San Mateo County with 20 18 in San Francisco county 17 in Contra Costa County, 7 in alameda and then it from there Solano County has 6 sonoma and marin county both have 3 confirmed cases each and napa county right now the only county that does not have a confirmed case of coronavirus yet. Because of coronavirus closing a lot of workplaces and everybody afraid to take a mass transit must be exposed in any way they dont have to. Bart is seen a huge drop in ridership in asked costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars a day yeah, but guard is continuing to run regular Service Despite the concerns with kron fours dan thorn out with the story. Abarca daryl bart station noticeably quieter during thursday evenings rush hour as coronavirus fears sweep the bay area people are staying away from the usually crowded trains bards empty now like is really today it. What Officials Say ridership has dipped more than 35 and average wednesday last month some more than 360,000 riders this past wednesday, it dropped to 269,000. Riders not being kept away by coronavirus fears took precautions by Wearing Masks and keeping at least an arms length away from other riders, but some say less people not only makes it less crowded, but a more pleasant have the nothing to worry nothing at however, bart Officials Say the loss and riders is costing the system 450,000 to 600,000 in revenue each day if the decline continues for will seek emergency funds from local state and federal officials to help stop the spread of coronavirus bart has expanded disinfecting and cleaning with in stations and on trains hand sanitizers like this will also be made available at each station despite the coronavirus concerns some riders tell us bart will continue to be the way they get around and i can here a building and my immune system i think people just need to relax to score reporting in San Francisco. Dan thorn kron 4 news. Weve told you about Emergency Responders being affected and in the south bay for firefighters have now tested positive for coronavirus. In san jose at least 2 others are in isolation with symptoms at least 80 people are now restricted from work after being exposed. Its not clear where the firefighters were exposed by the assistant fire chief says it is possible that they were exposed on the job. Because our firefighters work in teams and the train together and together is he in the same areas they are at risk for possible exposure. The infected. Firefighters have several Family Members who are also showing symptoms now and everybody is waiting for their test results. A firefighter in the east bay is under quarantine because they have coronavirus the city cant say much else beyond that, but they do know the infected firefighter lives in another county. So now that county is looking into who may have been exposed there. To my immediate situation would be i would like to have my fire put out my house saved. I honestly, im thinking im in a pretty low risk group and i my concern is more about spreading the disease other people at this point increase the frequency and the level of our clean. And the city of alameda is trying to stop the spread best they can 17 sanitation stations have been set up all over for the public to use. Kaiser permanente hospitals are making it a little easier for you to get tested for coronavirus theyre setting up in San Francisco as you can see here in these pictures a popup drivethru test site now the tests are available to kaiser members only right now who meet the cdcs criteria for needing a test they also have to have a doctors note. But patients must then go back home after their tested do a self quarantine while they wait for the results to come back and find out where these test sites are fine dinners one to you and to see if you qualify make a point with your physician, theyll have that information for you. And our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on kron on our 24 hour local news streaming service is free right now to download because we want you to stay informed about this Health Crisis as the updates come in time a day so download kronon today. And still ahead on the kron 4 News Congress is working to pass a bill to help americans financially during the coronavirus pandemic will tell you what theyre working on. The dow is at risk for its worst week in its 124 year history and air bnb seized bookings im jane have their stories coming up. And a cool morning out there temperatures in the 40s and 50s right now oakland at 54 he were to 49, im talking a cool weekend forecast and finally some rain still to come. And im tracking your commute into San Francisco busy at the bay bridge toll plaza stacked up from the [sfx doorbell] hello, i saw you move in, and i wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood with some homemade biscuits oh, thats so nice and a little tip, geico could help you save on homeowners insurance. Hmm cookies uhh, biscuits. Mmmm, is there a little nutmeg in there . Oh its my mums secret recipe. You can tell me. Its a secret. Is it cinnamon . Its my mums secret recipe. Call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. Ill come back for the plate. 7. 13 right now gonna get a look at the weather going into 8. Oh i forgot it was the weekend until this moment, im not really because it has been so its overwhelming and it just feels like weekends are for relaxing and thats not happening. Yeah, you know i its still weird. He that today is friday the 13th that doesnt help that. Notice any worse it is on top and okay whats going to this is like the weekend for in traverse, ive also saying that a everyones like id servers have been waiting for this weekend forever could just go home and the state getting that rain they are talking about oh yeah, the rain and yeah, weve got cooler forecast to its not as rain its going to be kind of chilly out there so my recommendation is put in a good movie take it easy and thats what im going to be doing looking out there and timber on you do have some low lying cloud cover overhead just patches of it in really hasnt blocked out your visibility anywhere across the bay area this morning. So your drive into work that still happening while its been smooth. Im probably not just because the weathers been cooperative but you are saying to our north some not so cooperative weather come saturday sunday and monday of next week this is snow and rain that was centered up near the gulf of alaska now slowly treasured its way down our direction and is this happens this cold front along with the skin results of that quick weather switchup come tomorrow colder temperatures rain and then mountain snowfall all things that we would really need to see a couple months now, but a i guess better late than never its good to be tapping into this this is 05 30am tomorrow morning line of showers begins to drop into the bay will do so throughout the course of your morning reaching the south bay by around noon 01 00pm tomorrow. This will result in some really windy conditions that was the rainiest of conditions and after that spotty showers will take us through the rest your saturday on into sunday monday, even lingering on into tuesday to and during the same time its just solid snowfall up in the Sierra Nevada, not going to be letting up through the start of next week so travel of this year is going to be pretty rough and then of course your travel here in the bay is going to be slick as well so just things to consider if you do have any weekend plans. 50s and 60s for your highs at the coast today, well 60s in just a few 70s remain elsewhere already a cooler day than what we had yesterday and its really just the tip of the iceberg as we get even cooler tomorrow and tomorrow actually the really noticeable cool down temperatures in the east bay down into the 60s after yesterdays 70s, Still Holding on the 70s and delay hope aneesh on over t antioch and up to vacaville while towards the coast. Some 50s want that extra layer if youre heading to Stinson Beach or point raise tomorrow temperatures cooler than today by 10 degrees on average and we stay in those 50s for the rest of the season. As next thursday as the official start of spring. Best chances of rain here are of course saturday sunday and monday, but also a few showers tuesday into wednesday possible. Robin all right a little bit of crowding at the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza west bound 5. 80 will be slow off and on from just west of. Castro street leading up to the toll plaza but to a nice quiet commute throughout the morning and were looking at only 9 minutes to the north bay here at the bay bridge. We do have some slow traffic now weve got a late start this morning, it spills back off and on between west grand and the bottom of the maze. So yes, theres a wait, but it moves well across the upper deck in trouble free through downtown San Francisco, some minor crowding for that trip out of pittsburgh in 2 of a point in concord so a little slow on highway 4. But antioch looks good right to a t 2 minutes from one 60 out to to 42 6. 80 look fine so no big trouble spots for you there were checking in on one oh one northbound a trimble de la cruz just getting word of a new accident and you see that one little stretch of crowding there as you leave downtown san jose. So overall it is not bad 32 minutes from san jose heading up to menlo park the rest of the south bay looks fantastic back to james all right rob, thank you 7. 18 congress is trying to pass a relief package to help Everyday Americans cope with the financial pain of the coronavirus pandemic kron fours washington correspondent Raquel Martin takes a look now at whether democrats and republicans can actually come together and agree on a plan. Congress is scrambling to pass a second Coronavirus Relief package to help millions of americans impacted by the pandemic were calling it the family first act weve got to make sure first and foremost were taking care of our families, illinois democrat cherie booth does is the house plan will bring Financial Aid to impacted american workers, Small Businesses and cover the cost of testing no matter what your background is you can get tested under this bill we will cover those costs but illinois senator dick durbin says the cost is only one of the challenges and stopping the spread of the virus just not enough tests available in illinois for these categories of people. So im very concerned the president says he supports some of the houses financial proposals. He says he also wants lawmakers to help wall street by suspending the payroll tax michigan senator Debbie Stabenow says the president s priorities are all off process talking about the stock market and talking about people in the supermarket former take it step by step right now Senate RepublicansChuck Grassley and joni ernst say they are moving cautiously. I think there are a lot of concerns that need to be taken into consideration, there isnt an understanding yet. The exact impact of this on the economy maybe a week from now or 2 weeks from now we would come to the conclusion that a lot needs to be done on thursday afternoon. The senate canceled its scheduled recess to keep working on a deal next week. In washington Raquel Martin. For your money this morning amazon tells employees to work from home and the dow is coming off its worst day since the stock market crash of 87 jane king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more hold on jane. Quite a day yesterday we are recovering a chunk of what we lost yesterday so the dow right now is up just shy of the 1000 points. We did have the treasury secretary steven you shun out this morning talking about they will do anything way to anything he said to try to instill confidence and the market and we hope to get some legislat