Cases and 8 deaths and Contra Costa County theyre up to 250 cases with 3 deaths in the north bay marine county. A 108 cases 6 staff so far. Sonoma county has 91 cases just one death. Solano county has 54 cases and its the only county with no known deaths one more napa county stands at 18 cases and one death. School campuses in california will remain closed for the rest of the Academic Year governor newsome make that announcement as the state is bracing for a surge of coronavirus cases but the governor is stressing this doesnt mean its the end of the school year. We are preparing to set our School System up where we are increasing. Class time but increasing it at home and fulfilling our obligations through Distance Learning. And other mechanisms to make sure that were educating our kids but not doing so physically on school sites. And the States Education leaders are preparing children across the state to distance learned for the rest of the school year. The state superintendent for public instruction. Tony thurmond is hoping the Distance Learning will accelerate everyones education. He unveiled specific guidelines on distancelearning for district leaders, the state of california is also providing additional weapon ours and resource teachers as well. Will be providing a women are that is focus on how to provide special education through Distance Learning. I like to thank all those who are helping to put it together our special education workforce, california teachers association, the staff of the California Department of education in the state board of education for coming forward to help us answer a question has not been answered in this way before how do we deliver special education through Distance Learning more than 5,000 people have signed up mostly educators to hear about best practices about lesson plans about modules for how we deliver special education. Well a lot of students and their parents wondering about Summer School but the state has not yet made any decisions on Summer School signups and requirements. Governor newsom also announcing an Important Partnership with google that will help Distance Learning for all 6 Million Students in california google will be offering 100,000 free wi fi hotspots in the state and will also donate 4,000 chromebooks for at least 3 months. The governor says about 20 of california students do not have access to the internet. Nor the devices to help them get online. Well San FranciscoUnified School District says that thousands of its students are having to borrow laptops to begin Distance Learning. So the district they distributed more than 5200 laptops to students in grades 3 through 12. But it estimates that it may need to distribute another 5,000 over the next week. All schools in the city have been closed since march, 16 and the district says that teachers are preparing to begin distancelearning on april 13. Well parents are beginning to question the usefulness of Distance Learning and the south bay parents of students and the san jose Unified School District. They believe that their district just isnt doing enough now across the Country Schools are utilizing Virtual Learning and hosting classes online. But some parents are starting to worry that their children will fall behind with the lack of formal education and assignments during the shelter in place. Its better than nothing but its a oneway communication so the teacher might put something up and say take a look at it email were message me if you have any questions and ill get back to you but theres nothings formal theres no attendance being taken there is no one. Place for the kids to go to meet. It just seems like its. Could be one long holiday really were concerned shes a sophomore in college is really. On her her brain regularly, shes really into school. Shes a great student and so this is very frustrating for all of us. Well one kron 4 reached out to the district on wednesday. We were told that their top priority is the safety of their students families and staff. They also say that theyre actively working on getting more Electronic Devices to students who may still need access to access their school materials. They also added that teachers are reaching out remotely with lessons each week, however, the parents that we spoke to they say that they were told that those lessons are optional and they dont apply to their grades. Well happening now some Grocery Stores in california are offering special hours and those special hours or just for First Responders kron fours will tran has all the details on that. Hes in san jose diaz latest high will good morning. First responders will finally be first in line theyve been so busy taking care of us that they have not been able to take care of themselves. So they started talking with the leader of lucky food max and save mart theyre owned by the same corporation in those discussions. The owner of this corporation realize wait a minute we need to take care of them and say thank you so moving forward if you are First Responder throughout california and Northern California and northern nevada you can come 205 stores throughout that region, one hour before the Stores Opened in one hour after because they work unusual hours and by the time they get there they cant wait in those long lines are a lot of the items are long gone which is why theyre doing this now you dont have to be a front line First Responder ive got a lot of tweets and a lot of people reaching out on social media asking. Im dispatch am i covered the bottom line is if you show your credential that you are a First Responder youre good to go. Its for every day of the week, lucky and all the other stories that i mentioned they adjusted their hours a couple of weeks ago to help there. Senior citizens of Society Giving them 2 hours of a head start every tuesday and thursday to go inside and we saw that this morning south. They are getting used to the new norm and thats just the way it is now to try to. Calm the fears of everybody and to say thank you not only that just to First Responders if you are and the medical field doctors and nurses, obviously we owe a huge gratitude to you youre also covered by this new great policy. Back to tell us great to know all right thats will tran reporting live from san jose for us this morning. Starting monday u c berkeley will be teaming up with researchers at you see a San Francisco to provide some large scale testing for covid19 an automatic a automated or about robotics lab is being set up in a building on campus. The scientists who are running it are all volunteers this lab will first start by testing samples taken from University Students faculty and staff. Were hopeful, we could be done in a couple of months and thats it. If thats the case will be the happiest people on earth. And i think thats unlikely. Were in active discussions with the city of berkeley. And the Public Health officer there to provide testing. To the city to the vulnerable and the community is the most in need. And this system will be capable of testing up to 300 nasal swabs at one time and get this up to 3,000 every day. Results will be available within one day or as quickly as 4 hours. Woman is sharing what its like to have the coronavirus who tested positive last month and shes recovering. But she wants everyone to know that there is a face behind the numbers on what those symptoms actually look like or what you can look for kron fours gayle ong reports, harry m. Sitting in a better i have kind of a u. S. A check to crude row went on Facebook Live to tell her friends she tested positive for covid19 the thing that was different was that i never get this very kind of long pain the live video had hundreds of comments from strangers would well wishes and questions people have been asking me about stated update my post they put like a really long q tip. All the way down my throat kind of like a and then they put it where up both nostrils that it has been 10 days since her Facebook Live how are you feeling. I think my body has still fighting in and now breast and and not acting ok because im not that im Getting Better asia says she went out the night of march 17 for dinner with her boyfriend, a neighbor to celebrate her 40th birthday asian says she felt sick the next day and got tested at kaisers drivethru site days later. Her results came back positive on march 22nd, do you have any idea how you may have contracted it. I keep telling people it could have been bus shopping cart. Like a gas from handle could have been someone season next to us on the train right. List goes on. Asia has been recovering at home in oakland with her boyfriend who has been experiencing shortness of breath chest pain, and a fever, but he cannot get tested now and they dont have a whole lot of test your hopes by sharing her story everyone will follow physical distancing and isolation orders i just want to tell people the act like they have it. Take care of yourself isolate stay away from other people people think that is sitting to get it youre going to die. Thats not true, but it is something that you have to take very seriously because our really known ways to treat it family and friends have been dropping off food and essential items for the couple asia and her boyfriend are ordered to stay home until 72 hours after symptoms go away. Gayle ong kron 4 news. Still ahead this morning on the kron 00 04am morning news schools across the state will stay empty for the rest of the school year well take a look at what that means for High School Seniors who are just a couple of months away from graduating. And after the break the husband of a bay area nurse helps bring a Community Together to show their appreciation for all the Health Care Workers. Lets take you outside for a look at like traffic thats moving quite well in san mateo bridge will be r in 13 this thursday morning welcome back to the kron 4 morning news want to check in on the forecast from dave spahr dave i understand we have some changes yeah come this weekend, well get some rain that looks like an on and early next week which we do need good morning marty and robin good morning, everybody. We start things off though on a chilly note open lots of sunshine for your thursday and friday expected before we get there. Heres a live look at what it looks like well this shot from seminole we dont see much the way a ground fog going on for the inland locations. Meanwhile, the Golden Gate Bridge check and what a lot of blue skies dont see action fog one on and one lone bicyclists their practice and social distancing marys all she is for whatever. Heres whats going on with the winds future cast. We do have some kind of active on the east bay side a little bit there. And this will continue for the next couple hours and then its going to flip over to the north bay side peninsula. This is all out of the northwest thats going to keep temperatures somewhat controlled were in the teens and 20s for the most part. Thats going keep temperatures a little bit down from where they would be but venture into the middle 60s, it looks like to get those inland areas. All right, heres what it says on the satellite radar not much were clear skies going to stay that way today tomorrow temperatures across the bay were in the lower 40s for right now at 10 proven to because up in the north bay. But in the upper 30s for several hours now. 44 a san jose 45 for hayward in a little more also graduated to 41 after being 39 a lot tougher this morning too will the cooler across a good piece of real estate, although fairfield notice that stands out thats due to the fact of the winds circulate in the air so dont get as much of that cooling going on overnight. But things like morning was talking about will be changing as we approach into the weekend and this is on future cast for rain expected to develop a little bit later maybe than some of the other runs that were talking about so that gives you a chance to get some things done early in the day real quickly maybe a local jog around the neighborhood there. For today and tomorrow were talking mostly sunny and warm 60s for the bay area this weekend showers and rain cooler temps to fall back to the 50s. And by sunday we might have some claps of thunder and mountain snow is expected also what this package and early next week, a Thunder Showers possible on monday or maybe even some hail will see some warned that also in the central valley, it looks like as well. Our forecast today, though its sunny 61, San Francisco, oakland, 65, 66 me well for san jose coming up a little bit well take a look of course the long range forecast models show you some of that rain on into early next week back to you all right, thank you dave, we are enjoying the drop in air pollution right not as many folks on the road and. Thats helping with air quality i can feel the difference the bay bridge traffic looks good 80 wesson to San Francisco, no delays to worry about us remember we are going cashless no toll takers available on site so you dont have to worry about stopping are paying cash to stroll through and a quick trip under 15 minutes from the bottom of the maze to fremont street. Its going to be a less than 25 minutes here to get across of the san mateo bridge through foster city into san mateo on west 92, were doing fine earlier we had a bit of a backup on the flat section. But overall its been a nice easy trip here to the peninsula will check more coming up a little bit later marty the reality that students will not return to their School Campuses is really hitting home, especially for High School Seniors. Kron fours Justine Waltman talked to one senior about missing out on the end of the High School Year milestones. I just think its very light. Unbelievable almost cant believe happening like i still feel like. In a couple weeks, im going back to school by i know its not happening going back to campus is not happening. For an act High School Senior guild that is a hard pill to swallow. He misses his friends and teachers and the overall Atmosphere School during a hard earned and 2 High School Fishing the people that seen always every day. A nephew, the people of that here we dont only hang out with but you have a conversation in classes with those death economists allies because they did mean something to you in your high school experience, the biggest disappointment missing on but progress now just trying to figure out how to get those progress to back and get their money back students will continue to learn from home for the class of 2020. Staying away from campus hits hard. But if this is what they have to do to slow the spread of coronavirus then for this senior missing the end of the year milestones is worth it had been definitely all of us in a crowd of 22 when youre going to remember this right. For a while and this try to see like oh man we didnt get that experience as class of 2019 request before us even after us. So you know i just hope that. If a another pandemic like this or anything else happened in the future where we have no school. That we are more prepared. The antioch School District did say that all students who qualify will graduate and get a diploma. Plus a Graduation Ceremony will be held at a later date in the newsroom. Im Justine Waldman kron 4 news. Well the use the system will be suspending its admissions testing requirements and certain other academic rules for students who are applying to any of its campuses that of course includes u c berkeley in response to the coronavirus pandemic the College Board canceled the s a t test this Spring University says it plans to add some testing dates for the s a t later on in the year. A seat he also pro a postponed its session which was scheduled for this month. Health care workers of course are on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus they are indeed and we can say thank you enough in fact in vacaville one nurses husband. He decided to bring the Community Together to show their support for Health Care Workers at kaiser erick rucker has the story. We are anticipating a de lucia people who are very sick and have the potential to make us very sick as a registered nurse, a becky cherry may already has a stressful job. Now with the current coronavirus pandemic inside the levels are even higher these are scary times beckys husband allen may says the couple have even separated themselves