President backtracked and said a quarantine will not be necessary. That comes as the states raise to continue to keep up with a surge of covid19 patients. Our alex hogan has more from york. Reporter President Trump watched as the uss comfort pulled out of the port in virginia. That ship is loaded with medical supplies and is headed for the epicenter of the coronavirus in the United States. The United States is leading the world with the highest cases of coronavirus cases, surpassing italy and Mainland China where the outbreak was first reported. Since the beginning of the epidemic, new york, california, and washington have captured the countries tension with spikes and the virus. There are a growing new number of hotspots emerging from coastto coast, including detroit, chicago, and new orleans. Every day we have a dramatic uptake in a number of cases. Despite the surging number of cases, the u. S. Is with a severe shortage of ventilators and equipment. This is the alternative if you do not have the ventilator. We are actually buying these. New york passed a grim milestone on saturday, reporting more than 700 deaths around the state, and more than 52,000 cases. With more than 44 of the cases in the country, new york remains the epicenter for the epidemic. On saturday, the nypd confirm the first officers death from covid19. A detective who worked in harlem. That is now three deaths at the nypd after an administrative aide and a janitor also died the virus. There is a possibility that sometime today we will do a quarantine, shortterm, two weeks, on new york and new jersey. President trump he made hopefulness and he be able to reopen parts of the country, and he is looking at new guideline recommendations from had Team Starting next week. The total cases globally have surpassed 660,000 , with more than 30,000 deaths. The United States has the most cases anywhere in the world with more than 121,000, and a death toll over 2000. California has more than 4700 cases with more than 100 deaths. There are more than 1600 cases in the bay area, with Santa Clara County the hardest hit with 17 new cases announced today, and five additional deaths. Seven Staff Members and one patient at San Franciscos laguna honda hospital tested positive for the coronavirus. Of the seven Staff Members, five provide patient care. An investigation is underway to determine what context the Staff Members had and the units where they had been quarantined. Laguna honda hospital is a long term facility for the elderly. Avenue gavin newsom says the state currently has more than 4200 ventilators in stock, however more than 1000 of them do not work. The bloom energy and other Tech Companies are stepping up to get the state prepared for a growing number of coven 19 traces. Sticking from inside Silicon ValleyCompany Bloom energy, gov. Gavin newsom unveiled a new project to refurbish old ventilators held in state storage. There was a casual conversation about the 170 ventilators that came from the National Stockpile directly to l. A. County. The conversation wasnt just about those 170, it was about the fact that those 170 were not working. Rather than complaining about it, we got a car and a truck and we had those 170 brought here to this facility this morning and they are quite literally working on those ventilators right now. By monday theyll have those ventilators back into los angeles all fixed. The state of california also needs its own stockpile of ventilators fixed. The governor said 514 ventilators have not been unboxed since 2011, and their batteries no longer work. Bloom energy, which makes fuel cells, has artie repaired 80 ventilators and plans to have an additional 120 ventilators refurbished by the end of saturday. A week ago none of us knew anything about ventilators other than what they are being used for. But, at the end of the day, heres what we knew. Manufacturing is in our dna, innovation is in our dna, they are electrical devices and we understand the mall. How difficult can it be. Bloom energy is one of 350 companies to offer california help with medical equipment and supplies to fight coronavirus. California needs the help. Gov. Newsom says a number of patients in icu beds went up by 105 overnight, and they are now more than 1000 hospitalizations. The governor said its goal is to have 10,000 ventilators. The bloom energy also says it is willing to help out east coast cities and has a plant in delaware that says it can convert also to refurbishing ventilators. In the spirit of Silicon Valley innovation, some Tech Companies are saying they want to improve upon the ventilators in order to allow for two patients to use one ventilator. A former oil tanker that became the u. S. Navys largest footing hospital is not docked at the port of los angeles. Gov. Newsom was among those on hand to greet the u. S. S mercy , and watch it sail into the poor yesterday from san diego. The governor says the Navy Hospital trip will be able to treat as many as 1009 coronavirus patients to free up Los Angeles Area hospitals. The mercy has 1000 beds, 12 operating rooms, and a staff of 800 doctors and nurses. The first patients could arrive at the ship as early as today. We are still working out the kinks of working out at home separately, so when it get back to the story that i mentioned a few minutes ago. Seven staff embers and one patient at laguna honda hospital had tested positive for the coronavirus. Five of those provide patient care. All those testers are said to be in good condition, and an investigation is underway to determine what context the Staff Members had and the units where they had been quarantined. Laguna honda hospital is a Long Term Care facility for the elderly. A Community Drive took place today in parts of napa county. Volunteers from with love from home, were and donated mask and gloves for Healthcare Providers in the county. This donation site in the canyon were specifically asking for mask, goggles, disposable gloves, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer. Little things that we can do , hopefully it will help out. We are so appreciative of what they do, they are our heroes. Besides the canyon, sites are also set up in napa and other places. San jose state is closing the Student Union for the next week through spring break after a second person on campus is diagnosed with covid19. This University Employee is now recovering at home. Since this person was in the Student Union this week, that area has been shut down effective immediately. For extra cleaning and sanitizing we are told. The school is reaching out to those who came in contact with this person. San jose state first confirmed case recurred earlier last week, and as a result, instructions are only given online right now. The free corona Virus Testing center in hayward is changing its criteria, and tightening it up for who can receive a test. When the site first open on monday, the tester being given out to people who are not visibly sick. They were over the age of 65, pregnant, or recently pregnant, or homeless. Now they want to make sure they get those test only two people that had symptoms of covid19. The Testing Center in hayward is scheduled to operate from 9 am to 6 pm every day except monday or until the number of test available for the day have been exhausted. In San Francisco, 3d Virus Testing sites are set to open up next week. Those sites could be located in the citys outer district. Chinatown, and near oracle park. They will be open to the public, but people that want to get tested must have a doctors referral and First Responders will be given priority at all three sites. Dozens of people in the north bay took advantage of a drive through food giveaway. The San Francisco food bank organized its first drive through giveaway in the parking lot of the right house. The food bank said volunteers placed food boxes directly into the clients vehicles so there was no persontoperson contact. We are being very safe, practicing social distancing with our volunteers and with the people to come to the line. The food bank also set up pop up pantries around the county over the past two weeks. Organizers say the idea is to help as many people as possible dealing with Food Insecurity during this pandemic. You will need to find a spot close to home if you want to exercise, maybe get outside for a while, that is because a number of local and state parks are closed to prevent the spread of covid19. We had the details. Reporter there is caution tape at bay area parks and beaches. Is an effort to keep crowds away and slow the spread of coronavirus. Major beach and park closures were announced this weekend and San Francisco, marin, san mateo and sonoma counties. In addition to those counties, every other bay area county had at least some rules and place to practice social distancing at their parks and beaches. People are dying all over the United States from this virus and Everyone Needs to do their part. Last week in san mateo had a Record Number of visitors so 23 parks are closed. Rockaway beach south stop visitors from walking today but not nearly amount as last week in. As of 5 pm friday, all county parks and mantras properties have closed. East bay regional close 20 of at 73 parks until at least april 30. Parking lots near picnic areas are also closed. In San Francisco, parking lots in the marine of dreams, bakersfield, and ocean beaches are closed. San Francisco Mayor london breed is strongly encouraging people to keep their distance, especially after experiencing a lack of social distancing herself. Today i was walking in a narrow area and their runners still decided to run very close next to me. And Custer County county, ktvu news. And and is under arrest and i and if we say he scooped stolen and the school bus and trashed it. And you may have noticed that the last time you filled up your gas tank, gas was more expensive than it was now. We will tell you what is behind the sharp drops in the prices. So far the weekend is off to a cloudy start. Look for scattered showers, but the heaviest rain is still offshore. We will let you know when it enters the bay area, coming up. My money should work as hard as i do. So i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. Today, im earning on a charger. So, just the charger then . Ummm. Yeah sarcastically fantastic. Earn 1. 5 cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. Chase. Make more of whats yours. One person is under arrest in redwood city after police say he stole an empty school bus and crashed it into several parked cars before coming to a rest and a shopping center. It happened just after 930 this morning. When the bus crashed, it hit a pg e transformer , and those crews were on scene to fix the line. Please say the suspect, Santos Miguel Murillocuellas tried to flee but was arrested shortly after. Nobody was hurt. A fremont tennis coach is under arrest for alleged Sexual Misconduct against one of his students. He was arrested thursday. He was a private tennis coach for the girl. He was booked in jail on charges of lewd acts with a minor. Gas prices around the country are plummeting this evening according to aaa, gas prices have fallen about . 35 a gallon in the last month. This picture shows gas selling for 2. 59 a gallon and livermore. That is far less than californias average price of 3. 10 a gallon. The prizes at the pump continue to decline nationwide as oil prices have decreased significantly because of covid 19 and the crude price war between russia and saudi arabia. Our way of life now is about social distancing and has many people feeling alone and isolated. It is even compounded for Many Americans here who depend on support groups for vital interaction with other people. Are gilley and turner takes a look at what is happening and what can be done to help. Reporter for millions of americans nationwide who depend on support groups for treatment, the mandated social distance during the coronavirus outbreak is poising a unique challenge. The solution for a majority of support groups across the country so far is going digital. And has really become the only way for those who need treatment to access it. The ability to go to someones office is pretty much lost. Is a Health Expert saying americans being treated for addiction and Substance Abuse are experiencing a surge of anxiety and they are bracing for a way to treat people they normally see in small groups. We are happening being to find meetings online. We do what most People Choose is messaging therapy, people can be sending messages or video messages to their therapist. Most people say Virtual Meetings are just not the same. There is a separation that the human being feels, and it is the physical connection of that that is vital to recovery. Even Alcoholics Anonymous says their Small Group Meetings have been forced to go online. They have certainly taken on a new meeting in these challenging times. One thing all the commissions we spoke to agree on, maintaining communication is paramount. They say in person meetings are the most effective, Virtual Meetings are still better than no meetings at all. How you stay sober is based on a group connection. Experts say it is not just people with preexisting challenges that are vulnerable during this pandemic. They say all americans are currently more prone to stress and anxiety, and they are reporting a surge of the people seeking help and support from professionals. Animal shelters are urging pet owners to have a plan in place in case they are hospitalized with coronavirus and can no longer care for their pets. Animal Service Workers throughout the bay area aspect the outbreak of the hundreds of pets in need of care. They suggest pet owners find a temporary caregiver to help out. It is also a good idea to bring an emergency kit with food, at least two weeks of any required medication, and other necessary supplies. Tom hanks and rita wilson have returned to the u. S. After being quarantined in australia for two weeks. The couple was spotted driving around los angeles yesterday. A contract a coronavirus while hanks was filming a biopic of Elvis Presley and australia. Hanks announced they have the virus, and they had a back on march 11. Bay area weather, we have a lot of clouds and scattered rain showers for today. I was hoping to do this weather update outside, but there too many showers. The rainfall total so far and not so much in some errors but other areas a little bit more. Concord has just over 10th of an inch, santa rosa with. 08. Everybody picks up some rainfall for the first thing tomorrow morning, in fact it could be heavy at times as we had near sunday morning. Then in the afternoon hours occasional showers with the sun next in and it should gradually taper by late afternoon. More rain on the way as you look at this impulse moving to Northern California and ill be the source of similar rainfall. Between now and then, we have lots of cloud cover to work with and some more green on the radar, so we are talking about light rain showers. Some scattered shower activity that you can see on the right are up in the north bay and the central portion of the bay. Nothing too major but enough to trigger the windshield wipers. As i mentioned, the san jose airport is reporting somite shower activity at last check, so not excessive rainfall, but the rainfall will pick up first thing tomorrow morning. Heres our live camera look outside and you can see a little bit of chop on the bay waters, indicating theres a little bit of a breeze out there. Here is the forecast for tomorrow morning, rain likely for your sunday morning. Temperatures in e 40s to right around 50 degrees. Tonight, lots of clouds and a possibility of scattered showers, then sunday morning, this is the front that will be moving to the bay area that will produce the moderate to even heavy rain, thats called steady rain for the first thing tomorrow morning. What happens then, the clouds will clear out and there will still be a possibility of scattered showers in your sunday afternoon. The headline for tomorrow as far as weather, the heaviest rain will be on sunday morning. On monday, lots of clouds and a possibility of a sprinkle or light shower. Forecast highs for tomorrows will be in the upper 50s and morning rainfall, scattered showers and a lot of breaks in the action throughout the afternoon hours on your sunday. A look ahead after that chance of a few sprinkles, it looks like a dry weather pattern and a warm one as well. B could be reaching the low to mid 70s by midweek. And looks like we are locked into a dry weather pattern for the next few days, but not for tomorrow. Keep an eye on the radar and the forecast first thing tomorrow morning, because the rainfall could be waken you up first th