grocery stores are running out of items as we approach the shelter in place that goes into effect at midnight. ordered to work from home. shelter in place. how those in the south bay are managing. city hall is working to keep us moving. what you need to know about getting around the bay area for three weeks. slow moving storm producing the winter mix. how long it will last. in less than an hour people living in six bay area counties will be under a first in the nation shelter in place order. the bay area is taking the lead nationally. by closing all non-essential businesses. grocery stores and pharmacies and banks and gas stations will be open. the main message is there is plenty of food. there is supplies. state officials advise against panic buying. saying california food distribution centers are ready for disaster. to help prepare the state, california lawmakers today approve a measure to release $1 billion to fight the coronavirus. bart is an essential servi
around the world. and keys in the clouds. a mystery we don t fully understand. come along on an adventure as we soar through the skies and travel through the seas of the caribbean where scientists hope to learn more about the effects of clouds our climates. first, we begin with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. the action i am taking will open up access to up to $50 billion in our shared fight against this disease. reporter: the president declares a national emergency. a national emergency. two very big words. reporter: the house has passed a bipartisan package to provide relief to americans coping with coronavirus. said we were going to do put families first. reporter: a surge ofnfiden it after aru ts laringle day08. congratulations, t ihe most volatile market ever. reporter: president trump now says he will most likely get tested soon for the coronavirus. i didn t say i wasn t going to be tested. reporter: are you going to b
emergency meeting in santa rosa to deal with a growing homeless crisis. in san francisco, one of the last all girls catholic high schools announce it will be closing. we spoke to several parents and students who are wondering what to do next. excitement from the south bay just a few hours from the biggest 9ers came in years. plus, i ll have the playoff forecast and a look at your weekend weather. abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. now, from abc 7 live breaking news. and that breaking news, iran admits that its military quote unintentionally shot down that ukrainian jet liner. all 176 people on board died. in a statement released tonight, they blamed human error for the shootdown. iran denied for several days. went down on the outskirts of tehran just hours after iran launched missiles at u.s. forces. people who live there describe the homeless crisis as exploding. yeah. an machine a mile long homeless encampent, solutions were discussed tonight. but as abc 7
we ll hear from one woman who is inspiring work with the homeless and less fortunate has earned her the title cnn hero of the year. all that and more is coming up this christmas morning. let s get a check of your news headlines. good morning, boris and merry christmas to all of you. i m jessica dean in washington. and we begin this morning with a major moment for nasa. engine start. and liftoff. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. the $10 billion james webb telescope lifted off from the european space agency s launch site minutes ago. the telescope which is being called the most powerful ever will take one month to complete its orbit around the sun which is just under a million miles away. because it will be so far away, it won t be able to be serviced or repaired should anything go wrong. the telescope will be able to observe the atmosphere of planets outside of our solar system as never before, potentially finding which planets might sustai
forces tell people a gang is believed to be behind the kidnapping here. they stopped the missionarmissi vehicle after they stopped in support awe prince. haitian officials are communicating with the state department. kidnappings are spiraling out of control, 300% since skrul. let s bring in jacqueline charles, haiti correspondent for the miami herald for us now. first just tell us what happened here and that we know about this gang alleged to have kidnapped this group. well, this gang is known for destroying businesses and for kidnappings. not just the regular kind. they go after gus loads or car loads and ransom the whole group. this is a new trend we have seen the last coup of months. they have wreaked havoc in the eastern edge of port-au-prince which connects haiti to the anyone can republic. . we know the fbi is involved here as well as the state department. what can you tell us? yes. because we are talking about american citizens, they contacted the embassy,