. now, your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. quiet, empty streets all around the bay area because of the coronavirus pandemic. now this morning new confirmed cases and counties are going farther to ban large gatherings. good morning, it's sunday, march 15th. i'm liz kreutz. there are more coronavirus by the hour. but we want to start with a quick look at the weather. here's abc7's lisa argen. >> good morning. it's a level one. we had good downpours this morning. it's been chilly but a possibility with colder air moving in, thunderstorm later on

today. let's get to live doppler 7. you can see the big twist in the atmosphere. there's the low sirnking south. and the east bay has been particularly lucky with downpours from kensington to 580, highway 4 martinez and look at the downpour here from daly city, marin county tonight north it is a rain/snow mix where we thought this would happen. check out the diablo range. looking at pink and purple, meaning it is snow coming down. fremont and sunnyvale. 47 half moon bay. you can see the rain coming down from mt. tam with fog. we're colder and breezier throughout the day. the good thank yous is the winds will die back. we will see a few breaks in the

cloud cover. it will take a while and we will talk about showers to start of the work week. today we're learning two ucsf workers tested positive for coronavirus. they're notifying anyone who might have been in contact with them. in a statement released minutes ago from ucsf, based on their current investigation so far they believe the health care workers were exposed from the virus from outside sources, not ucsf's clinical facilities but they're still working to make the final assessment. in a couple hours we'll get the first update of community spread coronavirus at sew mona county. this is an employee exposed from a source outside the facility. the employee is in self-quarantine. officials also say a second person associated with that patient has been tested with results pending. health officials will be giving a live press conference with details at noon. and while you were sleeping,

new bans on public gatherers took effect around the sear. santa clara areas including bars and restaurants with some exceptions. contra costa counties, bans of 100 are banned. this will last at least until march 31. and in san mateo, groups of more than 50 people are banned. few are than 50 are allowed to gather but they have to provide soap and hand sanitizer. here's a look at the total cases in the bay area. sa moma county up to four. santa clara county reported 12 new cases yesterday, pushing the total there to 91. including the ucsf workers that tested positive, there are now 30 cases in san francisco and marin county added two new cases for a total now of 200 in the bay area. happening today, of course,

church services will be impacted around the bay area. episcopal churches will not hold public worship services in part of six counties for the rest of march. exceptions could be made for funerals and weddings. grace cathedral in san francisco will livestream their services today. an alaska airlines agent at sfo tested positive for coronavirus. the employee felt sick and left work tuesday. the positive test result came back friday. alaska is working to identify anyone who may have come in contact with this employee. the airline said it thoroughly cleaned the break room and any of the areas where that agent worked. officials in new york announced the first two deaths in the state due to coronavirus. this comes as the government steps up the fight to keep it from spreading. >> reporter: this morning the death toll rising across the use

as health officials try to mitt great the spread of covid-19. in new york officials reporting the state's first two tests. a 65-year-old man with, quote, significant health problems passing away thursday. one day later an 82-year-old are woman from brooklyn succumbing to the virus. the governor saying she emphysema, which kocontributed her death. >> this was like war time. >> reporter: 600 catholic services canceled as officials try to stem the tide. alarms are going off across the country. >> this does hit everybody equally. >> reporter: tourism could perpetuate the problem. >> you have a lot of flights bab and forth between new york and ft. lauderdale. people are bringing it in with more cases. i imagine we will see the number

grow in the next week or two. >> the virus hitting florida's political leaders. miami later francis suarez testing positive. >> i was shocked but i realized quickly i had to go public with the information because i come into contact with a lot of people and i wanted to inform them. >> reporter: as the path ajen spread throughout the nation, health care workers on the front line concerned about the impact on hospitals. >> we are seeing patients coming in with flu-like illnesses and pneumonia. >> reporter: 18 of 25 known infections are from bergen county. >> we're at the epicenter and we're expecting people to voluntarily self-quarantine themselves. you should only go out if you need to go out. but we're asking you to be smart. if you have been driving on california's freeways, you may

have seen signs like this one here. i saw this one similar myself coming into the city this morning. more than 700 digital highway signs are urging people to socially distance with the slogan less is more, avoid gatherings. usually these message boards remind us of other tips like next text while driveling and drive carefully whether construction crews are working. friday and saturday nights are treated a whole lot different now in san francisco. even with the crackdown on large clouds. some are still hitting local bars but abc7 reporter laura martinez found bar owners who are much more worried, even than their customers. bars a >> reporter: bars and clubs and san francisco have seen better nights but coronavirus is not keeping from having a good time. >> sell operating scelebrating y with my friends. and as long as you're cautious to what's happening, it shouldn't be deterrent to be

doing anything else. >> people are scared of the reaction more than the virus. >> reporter: folks here are trying to take every precaution possible. >> using all recyclables and no glass ware. 3 >> reporter: the owner at atomic said business is down over 70% this week. >> i don't think we can overstate the financial impact over san francisco. this is devastating. >> reporter: at cal's irish restaurant and pub, they wish the cities would just mandate bars and restaurants closed and go on lockdown. >> if we do get a lot of people in, who do we put at risk? at this point i'm leaning towards cloning. >> reporter: he's staying open now only for employees, not concerned about losing business on the st. patrick's day holiday. >> honestly it's one of the busiest days of the year but that's not the point right now. i even forgot about that. >> reporter: in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7. people are being ordered not to visit patients in san

francisco hospitals. that includes friends, even family. the concern, of course, is people who aren't showing symptoms can unwittingly infect vulnerable patients with the coronavirus. the order will continue through april. violations can result in a fine or imprisonment. there are exceptions, women giving birth should check with their hospital about the rules. we know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus. so we've dedicated a page of our website to all of our stories about it. you can find the latest updates how to prepare and help at abc7news.com/coronavirus. you can also download the abc7 news app to get breaking news alerts sent to your phone. let's take a break and talk about something else, weather. lisa and i are a little farther away from each other trying to do our social distancing here, do our part. but we have rain, which is good news. >> yes, and a variety of conditions around the bay area. some of you are getting good light-to-moderate rain as we look live from santa cruz. drippy for sure.

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officials are reacting to the covid-19 anticipate pandemic and help small businesses clobbered by the crisis. >> reporter: covid-19 is impacting everyone's lives. >> oakland mayor libby shaf said the coronavirus is hitting small businesses hard. many restaurants are forced to close temporarily because customers have stopped coming. some downtown streets are empty. >> we're open. these doors are open a long time so still have customers come in. >> reporter: but a lot of people are staying away. >> i know. >> reporter: manuel torres is struggling to keep his longtime restaurant on w >> now it's very, very, very slow. about 60% of customers. it's very, very slow.

>> right now what is good for a pau paubl health is not necessarily good for the economy. >> reporter: microphones disinfected, officials offered support for the crisis, online tool with information on zero-interest loans and help with tax bills. >> our staff and our finance department, revenue department, is ready to work with you to make sure you can meet those obligations in a flexible manner, which includes payment plans and waiving penalties. >> reporter: mayor shaft said customers can still support opened businesses even without leaving the house. >> instead of cooking, order delivery from one of your favorite local restaurants. go online and buy items from your favorite local stores. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee wants to make sure new coronavirus legislation will make things like hand sanitizer, now in high demand, available in stores. >> hopefully this legislation will help manufacturers now

understand they've got to step up and make sure these tests are available and make sure hand sanitizers, medical devices and everything people need. >> reporter: mayor shaft is asking small business owners to document financial losses during the coronavirus crisis, indicating the possibility of financial assistance in the future. in oakland, abc7. and officials in the east are ring acting to take steps to help small businesses getting clobbered by the crisis. i'm sorry, we're a little out of place here with what we're doing. i want to get now to the tahoe ski resorts. a lot of them are shutting down, of course, dune to the outbreak. kirkwood is down until monday march 23. they made the decision to close all north american mountain resorts. until then squaw valley and alpine meadows is also suspending their operations today with no immediate plans to

reopen. an update for all of you. i think we're going to get now to stamford medical center. excuse me, i'm sorry about that. stamford medic stanford medical center their students are scrambling to move out byiv for coronavirus. abc7 will show you how students are scrambling to get out. >> reporter: highly traffic areas empty, dining halls empty. as the time approaches, stanford students are feeling anxious. >> the student body is an uncertainty. >> reporter: david cross is a student from canada and exempt from leaving campus on such a short notice. in a letter to students stanford's president said we will be prioritizing international students who cannot go home, students with no severe health safety risks and students who are homeless.

>> it's a lot harder for me be able to do my classes at home. we don't have internet. thankfully stanford's letting me stay here. >> reporter: decisions were made after they banned events of 100 or more people and restricted gatherings of 35 people or more. she had her bags packed and stanford paid for her ticket home. >> last night we received an email saying we had to leave by wednesday. >> reporter: where are you going to go? >> we're going to be flying back to my home in connecticu. >> reporter: as many will be able to continue classes online, and others wait for what happens next. >> a lot of people talking about coronavirus. a lot of people saying good-bye to their friends, really disappointed, sad, worried. >> reporter: sanford is also asking professors to make finex for the winter optional. in the newsroom, luis pena, abc7

news. i want to apologize for the technical difficulty we had earlier. uc berkeley said a student tested positive for coronavirus. they believe no one is at significant risk to contracting the illness. in-person classes suspended last tuesday until the heed of spring break march 29th but the campus remains open for now. many families are scrambling to find childcare with the city's public schools closing three weeks starting tomorrow. >> the kids can't come with me to work. it will cause me to lose pay, lose wages, lose benefits in order to stay home to provide for my kids. >> many san francisco families are also scrambling to find childcare with the city's public sku schools closing three weeks. tomorrow the school districts plan to have assignments online but teachers fear they may lack access to computers and internet access. >> it's a big quality issue

putting things online, do our students have the ability to complete work? i know we're working currently with our community school program to get students chromebooks. >> they have food ready to free children who rely on free and reduced-priced meals. you can -- families can pick up those foods at 14 schools across san francisco. we know there are other school districts across the region that are also roying food for students during this time and even some restaurants are stepping up to provide meals for kids. so a lot going on on this front. let's talk about weather. something different for a change. >> good morning. i agree with that. check out the beautiful imagery where you see the pressure to the north of us. as it sinks to the south, it will take most of the rain with it but we had a soaking in the east bay and upper elevations in the hills. but as you go in tighter you notice the green in pleasant

hill, around 680, concord, it's been wet through walnut creek. back west and further to the north, highway 37, hercules, highway 4 in martinez. you had rain but not as much to the south. we will continue can the scatter shower regime for the next couple of hours. san francisco had good downpours through daly city. highway 1. 380 scattered. fremont looking at rain and rain/snow mix in the diablo range. in the mountains still looking at the winter storm warning and gusty winds as well. east bay, check it out. rain in here, 49 san francisco as well as san jose, 48 half moon bay. this is what we need, nice rainbow from san jose, where we got breaks from the clouds. a day like that today where we will see breaks. is will be moisture out there so a chance for neat pictures. 44 in petaluma, 50 concord.

livermore 49. you notice the winds are breezy to gusty out there. 15 to 30 miles an hour at times. but they will continue to dial back. look at this shot from sutro, gray and foggy and damp. but by the later afternoon we're looking at sunny breaks for most of you. earlier in the afternoon up in the north bay and showers sink to the south, the area of olymplow pressure will take some of the shower activity with us but you notice in the loop you will see to see them offshore monday and tuesday. here's the rest of the day at 2:00. break in the north bay. as we go through the overnight hours, still cold air is in place. we could see the possibility of a thunderstorm. and then into early monday, rotation around the slope continues to spin up some of the shower activity right through your monday morning and monday afternoon. not a lot. they will continue to decrease, the showers. throughout the day today, looking at a couple hundredths. some of you may not see anything

at all, quarter inch of rain maybe. and looking for the storm warning to continue until it gets to about 5:00. you go up in height and we're looking at maybe three feet of additional snow. it's breezy and wet along the shorelines. 50s and sunny breaks throughout the afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast, level one as the cool air filters in and low sinks south. still showers for monday and the sim system. st. patrick's day we're brightening up midweek. we could have showers through the first day of spring thursday. still looks be unsettled throughout the rest of the week. it has certainly been a different theme for march. >> what a difference a month makes. thanks, lisa. still ahead -- matches with bernie sanders. what happens during just because we're super hungry... ...doesn't mean you got to spend a lot! because denny's brought back the super slam™. with eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and pancakes.

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welcome back. fans of the reality tv show "bachelorette" won't be getting a new season for a while. warner brothers, who produces the show, stopped production because of what they say, of course, is the rapidly changing events related to covid-19. the new season was set to start filming two days ago with sacramento native clare crawley, former contestant on "the bachelor" as "the bachelorette." there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus on any of its production, and like so many things, it's out of an abundance of caution and we have to do our part. coming up -- travel turmoil. airports in chaos amid new travel bans and widespread lockdowns overseas. the president announcing the results of his covid-19 tests

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we're going to start this half hour with a look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. our impact scale level one. we've been getting good rain. thunderstorms may come in later. colder air and few breaks in the overcast and that will add to the instability. snow levels lowering to around 3,000 feet or lower. there's the low off the northern california coast, spinning up the showers and the moisture has been pretty decent in the east bay from i-80 through east

richmond. pour.reto looking like a good and further east concord to napa and sonoma, light rain. check out the rain/snow mix from clear lake to lakeport, it is certainly a cold air mass and mid-diablo rain looking wet as well as pleasanton. live look outside. you can see the slick pavement there. 51 oakland, 48 half moon bay. and ookingatosy skies, mid-40s in napa. it's breezy but as we get some of the breaks, winds will dial back. it will be a chilly afternoon be winds right now up to 25 miles an hour. let's take you through the rest of the morning. there are the showers as we go until about 1:00, they're getting fewer. and in the afternoon it's cool, low to mid-50s. liz? >> lisa, thank you. the white house announced president trump tested negative for the coronavirus and woor now

getting more information about google's involvement to create a national website for testing information. here's more. >> reporter: this morning the threat of coronavirus has stopped at the oval office, the president trump's result for covid-19 was negative. an hour after he joked about his temperature. >> by the way, i had my temperature taken coming into the room. >> so did we. >> you did? good. >> yes, sir. >> let's compare. >> was your temperature normal, mr. president? >> totally normal. >> reporter: while the president may not be sick, the white house is still unveiling new measures to limit the threat of exposure in the west wing. each task force member saturday nodding when asked if they had their temperatures taken too. this morning he near of covid-19 putting several members of the president's party on alert. gop chairwoman ronna mcdaniel

went to the hospital friday after experiencing fever and flu-like symptoms. a doctor issuing a covid-19 test after separate tests for flu and strep throat came back negative. and now questions are also lingering about one of the president's statements from friday, when he touted an upcoming nationwide program being built by google. >> it's going to be very quickl done, unlike websites of the past, to determine whether a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location. >> reporter: but a half hour after that event, google tweeting a statement on behalf of their sister company verily saying the project is in the early stages of development and planning to roll testing out in the bay area with the hope of expanding more broadly over time. when asked about the discrepancy saturday, the vice esident promising an update today. >> we're working literally around the cloing but tomorrow, 5:00, we will have very specific

description tomorrow about when the website will be available. >> tomorrow meaning today, so we should get more details soon. this morning president trump's travel ban is causing chaos at european airports as well as massive crowd in the u.s. overnight, americans trying to find ways to rush home. abc7's judy mcfarland has more from london. >> reporter: chaos as residents troo to return home to europe, thousands shoulder to shoulder, waiting to be approved through advanced covid-19 screenings. >> through customs and another line to the cdc, where i had my temperatures taken. >> reporter: calling the crowds unacceptable, the illinois governor slammed president trump and vice president pence saying you need to do something thousand. starting midnight, the u.s. is banning people from the united kingdom and ireland, the number

of coronavirus cases rising to 28. >> again americans in the uk or ireland can come home. legal residents can come home. but they will be funneled through specific airports and processed. >> reporter: this travel ban comes as most of europe is defined as a hot zone goes on lockdown. spain ordering 47 million to stay at home for at least 15 days. the wife of prime minister pedro sanchez, along with two spanish officials, testing positive for the virus. in france, popular restaurants, bars and theaters are shut down. reports claiming roughly 300 patients in critical condition. nearly half under the age of 50. in italy -- >> for the most part, italy is a ghost town. there's nobody outside in downtown rome, in any of the major monuments. the fountain, spanish steps, absolutely empty.

>> reporter: only grocery stores, pharmacies and banks are open. they saw the biggest increase daily yet and with the death toll now rising to more than 1,400 authorities are pointing to irresponsible behaviors by residents still socializing. americans coming home from here will not be affected but they will have to quarantine for two weeks when they get home. these details covered in a phone call between president trump and prime minist prime minister boris johnson last night. the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases is trying to help g ba normal. dr. fauci"this week" and social distancing and how they helped china's numbers go down. >> they just shut down the country. as they start getting back to personal interaction, i hope we don't see the second blip but

it's possible. we're looking favorably at the fact china is coming down but we also want to look carefully to see what happens when they resume normal life. hopefully it will stay down but it possibly could come back up. >> dr. fauci also said he's confident the federal government is doing everything that needs to be done to contain the virus. happening today we're expecting the final passengers from the stricken "grand princess" cruise ship to finish imembarking. the ship has been sitting in the port of oakland all this past week. testing will be offered to the almost 900 passengers evacuated this weekend. health an human officials said the process could take more than several days. passengers have been quarantined at travis air force base and a handful in san carlos. officials say the collection process could take several days. the longshore union is calling on the "grand princess" to test all crew members on the "grand princess." about 1,100 crew members

remained on board to disembark last. 19 tested positive for covid-19, 19 reportedly doing well. the u.s. said they're on a contaminated ship and need help. the pandemic led two states, georgia and louisiana, to delay presidential primaries. and tonight the debate between joe biden and bernie sanders is going on but not as planned. it's being held in washington, d.c., instead of arizona. abc's rachel scott has a preview. >> reporter: the democratic debate not only altered plans but expected to take center stage. joe biden and bernie sanders will face off in their first one-on-one matchup without a live audience. it was moved from phoenix, arizona, to right here in washington, d.c. to limit cross-country travel. there will be no live audience, not even a spin room. but it will be one of the last opportunities for these candidates to make their pitch before the next round of contests.

on tuesday nearly 600 delegates will be up for grabs and both of these candidates have largely been forced off the campaign trail, canceling rallies and door knocking and instead turning to traditional halls to get their message out. louisiana and georgia delayed their primaries. they're concerned about two things, turnout but health and safety of voters. they want as many people to come out and vote as possible but do not want them to have to compromise their safety. >> that was rachel scott reporting. >> still ahead on am"abc mornings," how talented teens will get a chance to shine even if the curtain isn't going up as planned. as you can see the fogs there on the road, hazy, foggy and dreary. we will get a check of the weather with lisa. get to the ross spring dress event, where the prices make all the dresses yeses. yeah! save 20 to 60 percent off department store prices on our best selection of spring dresses. the ross spring dress event, on now!

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>> that's kind of what you do on this shift anyway. >> right. the wet weather we wanted is here. it's going to stay with us for a portion of the mornin. live look outside, we had breaks in the overcast but there's fog, a little breezy and still some showers. second half of the day trending drier, although it will be unstable. we can see a thunderstorm and next week it's chilly. we will talk about more rain in my accuweather seven-day forecast. and also nfl players approved a new collectiv

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abc7's sports anchor chris alvarez has more. >> reporter: good morning. with every sport shut down for the foreseeable future, the nfl has made no official changes to its off-season schedule. meaning as of now the new year, which includes the beginning of free agency, will start next week. espn's adam schefter reports officials from both teams wonder how that can happen. typically in free agency players are flying across the country to visit teams about signing a deal. that's hard to do or justify at this point. even the pro football hall of fame announced it's closing for atleast two weeks. if the nfl continues as usual, the new league year starts wednesday at 1:00 p.m. pacific. major league baseball canceled spring training, pushing the start of opening day by at least two weeks. according to "the san francisco chronicle" giants' players are working out deals to return to the field soon. the league gave the players three options, return home, return to their spring city or training facility. the trainer said as far as he knows he's staying in arizona.

they're also deep cleaning facilities this weekend and reopening the stadium monday. there was baseball saturday night. red bauer organized a charity wiffle bag game as spring training was delayed indefinitely. a couple guys actually left the yard. that's hard to do, impressive for a wiffle ball game. the trophy, it was a giant bottle of purell. what do you know? espn is reporting detroit pistons forward christian wood is the third nba players to test positive for coronavirus. utah jazz rudy gobert was the first confirmed case, followed by teammate donovan mitchell. wood played last saturday against the jazz as the two were matched up against each other. the nba suspended games for at least 30 days. and for a hoops fix they're encouraging fans to watch the suns nba2k.

they're posting game highlights as if an tulg gaactual game is played. the simulated game, magic beat the sun. happy birthday to warrior stephen curry, who turned 32 saturday. three-time champ, two-time mvp and his accolades go on and on. currently he and his wife are working with the alameda county food bank and oakland unified to make sure kids get their meals away from school. he posted a link on his twitter page for help. find it on twitter. enjoy your sunday. >> it is nice to see people coming together during scary times. let's get a check of the weather with lisa, tracking rain. and that's good news. >> that's certainly good news. some of you seeing downpours like yesterday. here's the actual area of low pressure that will continue to take its time sinking to the south. as it does, it spins up showers in the bay.

as we go in closer it's a line from vallejo to the east bay down in san francisco. and we're still looking at wet weather. around i-80, san pablo richmond up through elsa branty and back south 580. berkeley and livermore a little wet. and you're looking at showers in napa but also sunshine and mixed precip. so off the coast, you can see more showersment also on the peninsula, maybe heavy downpour there. mt. hamilton has been snowy s since early this morning. we could get cool pictures with snow about 4,000 feet. in the mountains, still looking at hazardous travel. here's mt. tam. neat how the clouds are moving. we had fog and sun and a few breaks out there. that will be the order for the he rest of the day. primarily the north bay where the system pulls away. 48 in red woot city, 46 gilroy.

it's cold out there. emeryville, soggy for you as temperatures in the mid-40s. you can see the camera shaking. breezy winds up to 25 miles an hour and temperatures are not going to climb much today at all. cooler air filtering in. then we get a few sunny breaks and perhaps destabilize the atmosphere even more so we can see a thunderstorm. along the coast, half moon bay and here's a look at san jose, we still have the rainbow there. partly to mostly cloudy, scattered showers for you. looking at more showers but less than today for monday into tuesday. here's the rest of your sunday. notice by about 2:00 higher elevations, south bay still getting wet but we're looking at big breaks for the rest of you. 6:00, things are quiet through the overnight hours. the low begins its trek further to the south. we will still see showers for your monday morning commute. they will continue scattered apart through the afternoon and as we two through the later part

of the day, things quiet down again. when that sun sets, here's a look at what you can expect. maybe .10 in the city and .3 of an inch where the rain hangs on in the south bay and also higher elevations. this is not moving too quick so we're still looking one to two feet of snow at lake level. winter storm warning through 5:00 p.m. monday and higher elevations getting it at 7,000 feet, another four feet. in the 50s out there now, chilly and breaks of scattered showers. level one on our storm impact scale. possibility of thunderstorm, few more showers, chilly on your monday, st. patrick's day, things brighten up into wednesday and spring arrives thursday. still cool and unsettled into next weekend. we're practicing our social distancing here. >> keeping a safe space. i miss you over there. soon, hopefully, we will be back

to sitting back to each other. that's the hope. thanks, lisa. the coronavirus brought the curtain down on high school musicals across the country because of new limitations, of course, on crowd sizes. thanks to a broadway star, some kids are getting a new stage to show off their talents. i love this story. marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: show-stopping performances rehearsed and ready for opening night. the results of months of hard work by high school person across the country. >> i'm a senior, so this would have been my last show. >> reporter: but now emma dean and so many other young thespians won't get that chance, learning because of coronavirus concerns, their shows will not two on. >> it just was really, really heartbreaking. >> reporter: like other good story lines, this one has a plot

twist. broadway star laura benanti putting out this call on twitter to all of the devastating performers. >> if you would like to sing a sng that you're not going to get to sing now and tag me, i want to see you. >> reporter: the replies astounding. ♪ you decreed i should be what i am ♪ >> this clip of dress rehearsal from an all-female production of "fiddler on the roof" going viral. ♪ getting virtual applause from superstars like lin-manuel miranda. >> that's the greatest feeling in the world. it's life changing. ♪ >> i just feel like it's really needed right now. i feel like this is a dark and scary time. >> reporter: from that darkness, a different kind of spotlight shining on an unexpected stage.

>> there's nothing like live theater but when you condition the get into a room with 1,000 other people, the best thing we can do is watch it online and create the largest thee tefr in the world. >> reporter: along those same lines, actress jennifer garner created their own social media challenge, put a call out from everyone, in her words, preschoolers to professionals to share what they've been working on but won't get to perform publicly. people all over the world now posting videos of things like ballet recitals and stand-up comedy acts with the #hey, jen look at me. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles.

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san francisco has been wet and looking at that cell moving across the bay there. into the east bay and south bay. that rain/snow mix. the accuweather seven-day forecast, we will keep with our level one system today. in line for maybe a thunderstorm and tomorrow it will be another cool and wet day with a few showers. wednesday it gets brighter for st. patrick's day. thursday still clouds. could even see rain sneak into that first day of spring on thursday. so thursday, friday, saturday, kind of fluid here. could be changing. could be looking at more beneficial rain. >> any plans for your self-quarantine today? >> taking the dog for a walk. >> nice. >> we can still go outside through all of us. thank you for joining us here on "abc7 mornings." abc7 news will continue at 5:00 p.m. we leave you with the shot over the bay. stay safe, remember to self-isolate as much as you can,self quarantine if you need

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