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Degrees. Everything as far as low clouds is being you shall approximated south. Napa airport now 39, fairfield at 40. We are about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time, and big changes for the weekend. Today will be sunny but breezy, highs near average to slightly below. Lets get over to sal to see if anything is going on. My guess is no but you never know. Theres a stalled vehicle eastbound 24 near 680, and chp is checking on it. For the most part, we have the best commute of the week so far. In the last few days we have had a couple serious crashes. Today hopefully we dont have any, and Public Transit systems are also doing well. Now back to the headlines. Time now 7 01. For six bay area counties, extended stay at home orders will continue until may 3rd. An closed. Essential businessesto keep employees at a safe distance from each other, and most Construction Projects are now prohibited. Every unnecessary contact with another person increases the chance the virus can spread from one person to another. Bay area officials announced the extension of the shelterin place order. The number of cases in the county ballooned from 138 to 890 in just a couple weeks and Officials Say they are beginning to see a slowdown in reports of cases, and they hope restrictions can speed up. We cannot afford to simply hope we can impose these regulations weeks from now. Homeland security the moment when it counts the most to save lives. Weeks from now, well only have regretted that we didnt move sooner. Social distancing is now mandatory and all businesses that are nonessential may have to close immediately. The san josi Police Department has begun patrols with Health Compliance officers, who say the warnings can speed up. Some local officials are joining a call for some renters and Property Owners to stay in their homes after losing their jobs during this emergency. Allie rasmus is reporting from home now with more on the moratorium on making mortgage payments and rents to be canceled. Reporter good morning. Thats right, debt and penalty free, thats what several organizations are calling for during these financially desperate times for people. There is a temporary moratorium on mortgages while the shelter inplace orders are in effect. The state has more than 3 million americans applying for unemployment and businesses are closed, workers furloughed and laid off. They believe there is simply no other option. Other cities are coordinating a nationwide press conference onto talk about the rent cancellation and mortgage moratorium later this afternoon. Here in the bay area, we have local leaders who support the idea. A group called San Francisco Housing Rights Committee says it will call on the governor as well as Veritas Investments to support the idea of rent cancellation. We have reached out for more information on what they are supporting and the plan, but they will be discussing it later this morning at 10 00. Allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. Happening today, the state School Superintendent is making an announcement about whats going to happen with the rest of the school year. Most parents, educators and students believe he will say classes will not resume on campus for the rest of this Academic Year. The governor also hinted that will be the case. Trying to address the anxiety of millions of people about whether or not kids are going to go back to school this calendar year or not. I have been clear in my belief they will not. California Public Schools are not expected to reopen this school year. Making a decision now will help local districts prepare better education plans for Distance Learning, and lets them close School Buildings for maintenance that normally has to be done during the summer break. The district estimates 4,000 of the 56,000 students dont have access to the internet at home. Officials say they dont want to set up a system where students with computers can continue to learn and those without access will be left behind. In order to provide that for all of our students, we knew that we needed to get laptops into the hands of students. Recently we received a 2 million gift from toma bravo, an equity firm, to help us deploy both meals and Distance Learning. The School District hopes to have students back in the virtual classroom later this month. Lets take a peek at stocks on wall street, suffering again before the opening bell. All three major indices showed losses of about 3 and here in early trading that continues. Some analysts say investors are reacting to the president saying there could be close to a quarter million coronavirus deaths in the country. Others are preparing for whats expected to be a very bad march jobs report that will come out on friday. Updated information on the economic stimulus payments. Millions of americans should see them soon coming from the federal government. The irs says the distribution of payments the next three weeks. People who filed 2020 tax returns with direct deposit information will likely get the money first. They are developing a webbased system where you can provide banking information in order to receive your payment immediately as opposed to waiting for a check in the mail. The number of coronavirus cases will keep going up for weeks but experts seem to be optimistic that californias prevention measures may be working. The rise in bay area cases in the past two months is nowhere close to new york citys skyrocketing numbers, and the bay area is showing early signs of flattening the curve. In californias favor, new york is more densely populated, and california started safety procedures a lot earlier. And President Trump is praising Governor Newsom for his early efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Modebe slowing down the rate of spread, but the governor says we are not out of the woods yet. There are no regrets in the state of california on our protocols on physical distancing. The only regret we will have is if people cut the parachute before they land. The only regret we have if we prolonging this is that we didnt take it seriously. He was reluctant to talk about the progress in all this, but he did say the early social distancings gave california the time needed to get ready for the cases in the coming weeks. Lets talk about our weather. Im getting to know my neighborhood better than at any point in the 15 years ive lived here, steve. If you live on a golf course, its closed. You have an opportunity to walk the cart path. I did that yesterday. Its a lot longer than you think, i can tell you. You can go for a listening way because theres nobody out there. Its cooler this morning, 40 in santa rosa, 45 in livermore. And fairfield, 72 degrees yesterday but not today. 69 for the city, above where we should be. Napa airport 13 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. The northwest wind has kicked in with gusts up to 38 at the altamont pass. This system is digging in a little bit, helping ramp up the northwest breeze. All eyes are on the weekend when two systems are on the way and this could be a significant rainfall for us, three quarters inch to maybe two by the time its all said and done. 60s today, cooler than yesterday. Cold morning, and i think well see more 30s tomorrow morning. Then if you have to stay home, and most of you do, its going to rain on the weekend. So plan accordingly. Time now 7 11. Many of us are wearing protective face masks when we go outside. Coming up, why one doctor says wearing gloves at a Grocery Store is not a good idea. Well tell you what he recommends instead. The coronavirus pandemic is bringing out acts of kindness among people all over the country. Well show you a special moment in the east bay caught on camera. What time is it . Bed time. My wife never gets home in time to see little man go to sleep. Her bus stop is a mile away. I wish i could at least walk home with her. Im completing the 2020 census for my family. My response can impact how public funding that could mean education for little man and a closer bus stop for her. relieved, loving hey. Hey. Shape your future. Start here. Complete the census at 2020census. Gov. Whaso lets do the rightver heychanthing, today. Ow. Ture. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Welcome back. The u. S. Navy is promising swift action after the captain of the uss theodore roosevelt, a nuclear carrier, told top officials about a coronavirus outbreak on the ship. The captain from santa rosa wrote a letter outlining conditions on the ship, saying more than 100 sailors on board have tested positive for the coronavirus. He wrote its impossible to maintain social distancing or safe quarantine on the carrier, and asked for permission to take most of the sailors off the ship and isolate them in guam, where the roosevelt is currently docked. The message is stay at home, the message from President Trump now. He called it a matter of life or death. This is going to be a very painful, very very painful two weeks. The president s new warning follows white house predictions that 100,000 to 240,000 americans could die from the coronavirus, even if social distancing rules are obeyed. As sobering a number as that is, we should be prepared for it. Is it going to be that much . I hope not, and i think the more we push on the mitigation, the less likely it will be that number. Dr. Fauci says over the next couple weeks, there will be an increase in the number of coronavirus cases and coronavirus deaths, but also said dont be discouraged because safety efforts are working. In california, there are almost 8,600 cases and 182 deaths. The States Health Department Says more than 5,000 people are in hospitals now and they either have the virus or are suspected of having the virus. In the bay area, 2,400 cases have been confirmed. Members of the santa rosa Police Department are mourning the death of veteran detective. Mary lou armor was most recently assigned to the Domestic Violence Sexual Assault team. She was one of eight Santa Rosa Police officers who tested positive for covid19. She lived in American Canyon and was napa countys first person to die from the coronavirus. A memorial for her is growing outside the Police Station and flags are at half staff. The police chief tweeted quote, words cannot express the hurt right now. Our prayers are with her family. The coronavirus is causing devastation among many families and communities, but its also bringing out the best in some people across the country. One example is happening in the east bay, and it was caught on camera. Thank you. Thats awesome. I started to smile. He made my day. The reason i put it out there was to help him. Video shows a ups driver reacting to a woman leaving masks on the door along with a note thanking them for their work. They need to be protected or well shut down delivery and we wont have the delivery and the produce. She said she took steps to keep everything clean on her end while putting the protective care packages together. Engineers at georgia tech at cocacola teaming up to make protective gear for medical professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. They will make 50,000 surgical shields using 3d printers and donated plastic from cocacola, then will donate those shields to hospitals all over the country. Lets talk about the weather here. Whats happening with the allergies, steve . You know, we had the record highs in february. Some plants started blooming much earlier, and then the winds have picked up. Thats what happened here, especially today. Rosa, 45 in livermore, and we had 70s yesterday. Not today, though, 64 redwood city, santa rosa only down a degree. Napa and fairfield are double digits cooler compared to yesterday at this time. 30s on the temps and there will be more 30s tomorrow. But it will be sunny today, and temperatures will be in the 60s. You can see the wind coming out of the northwest, and thats scoured everything out. We have more 30s here by far, except to the south. Maybe tomorrow. Well swing in a couple of fronts then a really cold dynamic as we go into saturday, sunday and maybe monday and tuesday. The projection for mountain snow is stacking up. This would be a tremendous amount of snow for april for tahoe and truckee. It will be an active start to april here. Today get out and enjoy it. Little breeze, little cooler. Very cool thursday into friday, and then we bring in the cloud cover and rain for the weekend, and a really cold system for sunday and monday guys. Thank you. 7 20 right now. Apple has a new app that could help answer your coronavirus questions. And as many are staying inside, crime has dropped in many cities across the bay area. After the break, where the numbers are reportedly rising again. Because you cant get to the theater, were bringing the theater home to you with xfinity movie premiere. Such news. I know what this is. This is a real thing. Our Brand New Service that lets you watch movies at home, while theyre still in the theater. Oh, mister elton. Ahh he has figured out a way to be invisible. They picked the wrong woman. Just say xfinity movie premiere into your voice remote to bring the theater to you. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Volcano by jimmy buffett, go ahead and send us your requests for traffic jams. Use our social media platforms and use ktvu. The coronavirus stay at home orders have led to a drop in crime across most of the bay area. According to the chronicle, Violent Crime was down 31 in San Francisco during the first week of the shelterinplace order. In san josi, a 56 drop in burglaries. In oakland there was a decline in the first week but numbers have ticked up fueled by burglaries and theft. When it comes to Grocery Shopping safely, one doctor says constant hand washing is better than gloves. Germs can accumulate on gloves and you could spread them or touch your face without thinking about it. If you wear gloves, make sure you take them off without touching the outside with your bare hands. Some shoppers in massachusetts may have been exposed to the coronavirus after employees held a a strike at indecent cart. Theres an app that asks users questions which helps determine if they should seek medical treatment. Comcast is helping parents as schools have been closed now. What they are offering to help teach children and keep them interested during the shelter inplace orders. And Airline Companies are urged to give something to customers whose flights were canceled. What we do now will forever change our tomorrow. So lets do the right thing, today. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. There is growing concern that another coronavirus outbreak could happen later this year. When doctors say it could happen and why its considered likely. Plus, changes are coming to San Francisco International Airport because of the coronavirus. What kind of changes, and how you travelers will be affected. Good morning and thank you for joining us. We are in the middle of the week this wednesday, april 1st. Im dave clark joined by some of the best in the business, my colleagues working from home. Steve paulson is working from home. Youre too kind. Do i owe you money or something . The breeze has picked up and that low cloud deck we have had is gone. 49degrees in San Francisco, winds out of the west northwest at 11 miles an hour. The temperatures there will be averaging much cooler today. Look at fairfield, santa rosa, doubledigits cooler than yesterday at this time. Most of the cloud deck is out of the area. We have a decent breeze, especially on the coast and higher elevations. It will be sunny and there are a few 30s, a lot more 40s out there. Get ready for what looks to be a significant change for the weekend. Today cooler with highs slightly below average for most. Sal, i dont think theres anything new. Theres not much going on, as a matter of fact right now, steve. There are some minor crashes that have not caused any major delays. You can see we dont have a lot of slowing anywhere. Public transit is doing well. Now back to you. Models suggest californias Safety Measures are working and slowing the rate of coronavirus infections. Experts say its too early to tell, but they believe the statewide shelterinplace orders and social distancing measures may be flattening the curve. Seven bay area counties have extended stay at home orders to at least may 3rd. Playgrounds and dog parks are being closed. There are new concerns that once the current stay at home orders are lifted, they may need to be reimposed again later this year if theres a rebound in coronavirus cases. The first step would be finding out whether people have contracted the infection and recovered could catch the virus again. Is there a good chance youre immune and can be safely reexposed to the virus without getting sick again. I understand germany just started that test to issue people certificates that they have the antibodies. The first step is having more testing in place to allow the experts to learn more about when and where people are being affected and the effectiveness of the quarantine procedures that could help in the future. Happening today, elected officials around the country and here in the bay area teaming up to help ren