>> THIS IS KCRA 3.
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.
[CAPTIONING SPONSORED BY SLEEP TRAIN MATTRESS CENTERS, YOUR TICKET TO A BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP!] LISA: THAT BREAKING NEWS IS THIS.
A LIVE LOOK NOW AT THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP SET TO DOCK IN OAKLAND WITH 3500 PASSENGERS AND CREW ON BOARD.
SOME OF THEM SICK FROM CORONAVIRUS.
THE SHIP PASSING THROUGH S FRANCISCO BAY HEADING TO THE PORT OF OAKLAND.
PASSENGERS WILL THEN BE MOVED TO HOSPITALS OR QUARANTINE AREAS INCLUDING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE.
IT WAS JUST UNDER AN HOUR AGO THAT THE SHIP CROSSED UNDER TH GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, INTO THE BAY.
YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL COAST GUARD BOATS TRAVELING ALL AROUND THAT SHIP, GUIDING ITS WAY AND KEEPING ANY OTHER BOATS AWAY.
21 PEOPLE ON BOARD THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO STAY IN THEIR CABINS SINCE WEDNESDAY.
KCRA 3 REPORTER EMILY MAHER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS QUARANTINE FROM THE BEGINNING AND IS LIVE IN OAKLAND NOW.
EMILY?
ILY: LISA, THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP PULLING INTO PORT AS WE SPEAK.
2200 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THEM.
THIS MOMENT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FROM PEOPLE ON BOARD THE SHIP.
TAKE A LISTEN AS THEY CHEERED.
[CHEERING] EMILY: ONCE THE SHIP PULLS INTO THE PORT OF OAKLAND, PASSENGERS WILL BEGIN GETTING OFF.
HERE IS HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK.
THE FIRST PEOPLE ALLOWED TO GET OFF THE SHIP ARE THOSE WHO ARE SICK.
WE KNOW THE NEXT GROUP WILL BE CALIFORNIANS.
A LOT OF LOGISTICS ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR.
NEXT, OUT STATE PASSENGERS AND THOSE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY WILL BE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK.
THOSE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE MOVING TO MILITARY BASES IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA.
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS WELL HEAD TO THE OAKLAND AIRPORT WHERE THEY WILL FLY HOME TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES.
THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO BRING ONE CARRY-ON BAG WITH THEM.
ALL OF THIS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS.
I WAS JUST ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A PASSENGER FROM CARMICHAEL.
HERE IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
>> WE ARE PRETTY HAPPY TO BE GETTIN HOME, AND SEEING OAKLAND AND WHERE WE ARE OFF TO NEXT.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE TUGBOAT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THE BRIDGE IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
EMIL I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ALICE BARNHART SINCE WEDNESDAY.
THAT IS WHEN PASSENGERS WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO STAY IN THEIR CABINS.
SHE TELLS ME NOW SHE IS READY TO START THE PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN GET OFF THE SHIP AND HEAD INTO THAT 14-DAY QUARANTINE.
LISA?
LISA DO WE KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CREW ON BOARD?
EMIL THERE ARE 1100 CREWMEMBERS MEMBERS WORKING ON BOARD.
THEY WILL STAY ON THE SHIP.
ONCE THEY ARE OFF THE GRAND PRINCESS, THE SHIP WILL LEAVE THE BAY.
LISA EMILY, DO WE KNOW -- I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE ON BOARD.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF T BOAT, WITH NO WINDOWS?
I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THEM FOR DAYS NOW.
EMILY: WE ALL ARE.
I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO A COUPLE FROM LINCOLN WHO ARE IN THOSE INTERIOR ROOM SPIRITLESS LOS ROOMS ARE PRIORITIZED IN THESE PROCESSES.
THEY WERE GIVEN PRIORITY ACCESS TO THE DECK YESTERDAY, TO GET SUNSHINE AND FRESH AIR.
THOSE ROOMS WILL BE SOME OF THE FIRST ROOMS ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK.
LISA?
LISA: I KNOW YOU COVERED THIS OVER THE WEEKEND.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MISSED WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND.
WHY THE PORT OF OAKLAND?
WHY GO THERE?
EMILY: THE PORT OF OAKLAND IS A PRIME LOCATION ACCORDING TO GAVIN NEWSOM.
ANOTHER BIG QUESTIO, THE SHIP HAD BEEN NEAR THE PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR QUITE A WHILE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ASKING, WHY NOT THERE?
WHY NOT SEND IT INTO THAT PORT.
THE GOVERNOR SAYING THERE’S TOO MANY PEOPLE AND IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED TOO MUCH OF A HASSLE.
LISA HAVE THERE BEEN ANY DISRUPTIONS, ANY PROBLEMS, FIGHTING THAT YOU KNOW OF, ANY MAJOR ISSUES?
EMILY: LISA, THIS IS ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS I HAVE GOTTEN TO EXPERIENCE WITH THESE PASSENGERS.
I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL CABINS THAT HAVE BALCONIES.
IT’ REALLY NEAT TO SEE THE SENSE OF CAMARADERIE.
YOU CAN SEE THEM STANDING, WAVING TO ONE ANOTHER, EXCHANGING PLEASANTRIES, TALKING ABOUT HOW EXCITED AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GO BACK AND GO HOME TO THEIR
FAMILIES.
THAT TIME WAS LIMITED.
BUT THE VIDEOS I HAVE SEEN SHOW THOSE PASSENGERS GETTING ALONG, REALLY STAYING TOGETHER, MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING SITUATION.
LISA: IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE REALLY MAKING THE BEST OF ALL OF THIS.
EMILY MAHER, THANK YOU FOR THE LIVE REPORT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT ALL