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usaa is quiet as a shelter at home order has been issued, what that means. people in the bay area are helping each other out during this time, even showing acts of solidarity by something as simple as turning on a light. >> criminals profiting off covid-19 fears, how to keep your information safe and your connection secure. abc 7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. tonight, all bay area counties have issued shelter in place orders. solano county's went into effect tonight. napa county goes into effect friday. >> we have four seasons in napa, earthquakes, floods, and repair.

>> up to 20% of the population needs hospitalization. he's asking the federal government for more help. >> we have requested two mobile hospitals. >> president trump today signing a $100 billion plus bill to boost testing for the coronavirus and paid leave for workers. in the united states, there are more than 7,700 cases and 140 deaths. but in wuhan, the epicenter of the virus, health officials reported zero new cases for the first time since the outbreak. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> the shelter at home order for solano county was given late today. >> it comes just a day after one of the county's top health officials said it wasn't needed. >> j.r. stone is following the y linowntown fairfield tonight. j.r. >> reporter: yeah, quiet night in fairfield. businesses had been doing what they can to stay afloat. this note says the owner is over

65 but the youngsters can help you. however, with this order, that all changes. >> i was surprised that it took them that long to issue the order. >> reporter: vonda is referring to officials in solano county finally issuing a shelter at home order similar to the shelter in place orders already being used in all other bay area counties. >> i don't know how i feel about that, like staying home all day long. i'm sure we could still go out and to the parks and stuff. >> reporter: solano county's health officer said tuesday that a shelter in place was not needed. >> and the problem is that people are overreading the orders. they're overreacting. >> reporter: a day later, the county issued a shelter at home order. the shelter at home order allows people to go outside and take walks but has the same type of business and travel restrictions as a shelter in place. >> i think the low count of people affected by it in in in n

county. >> i think the timing is right for now. it's important we fall in line with the other counties. >> reporter: in vallejo one closure sign after the next could be seen in store front windows. the mayor says this is serious and all of us need to listen. >> the reality is this is reality. this is a pandemic. >> reporter: and the mayor of vallejo even going so far as telling me that before this order was put in place a lot of his constituents were very concerned over the fact or people possibly coming from other communities to their community to go to businesses. certainly that will not be the case with these businesses now being closed. live in fairfield, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> j.r., thank you. zblnkts a sixth person died of the virus in santa clara county. that word today from health officials there. the county now has 175 cases we

know of. that's up 20 from yesterday. san mateo reports 14 more since tuesday. 8 new cases reported in san francisco which now has 51 confirmed infections. napa is still the only county with no reported cases. >> the abc 7 news iteam has confirmed three residents oof a san mateo county nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus and have been transferred to the hospital. dan noyes has this exclusive report. >> reporter: san mateo county health confirms to the iteam that is investigating how the coronavirus infected three residents. the nursing home is closed to visitors and families. >> the families are freaking out and also because they can't see their loved ones. they can't see them physically at all and we don't know when we will. >> reporter: both of julie's parents are residents. her father is in the hospital. she happened to take her mother home for dinner sunday. she would like both to be tested for coronavirus. but atria and the county say

they won't give tests unless the patient shows symptoms. >> i'm not happy about it but i don't know what i can do about it. >> reporter: why would it help you to have your mom tested? >> so i know she doesn't have it for her sake and myself and my partner's sake and my son. >> reporter: even though i emailed and called, atria has nt responded. the residents who have coronavirus went to the hospital this past thursday, friday, and sunday. the remaining residents are restricted to their apartments and meals are being delivered to them. >> in a crisis like this, knowledge is power. so, our data team has come up with an important tool for you. you can search the safety record on every single nursing home across the country and of course right here in the bay area. the database shows the number of infection deficiencies found by state inspectors from 2016 through january of this year. amberwood gardens in san jose had the most deficiencies, five.

they had the worst grade, 1 out of 5 based on ai wide range of factors including health inspections, quality measures, and staffing levels. >> i'm working on a story and i'm about to leave. >> executive director declined to be interviewed but emailed me the company acquired this information. we are taking the good in the facility and building upon it to make the practices stronger. infection prech infection prevention has within one of those focuses. >> infection control in nursing homes has been a crisis in california for decades. >> mike dark is with california nursing home reforms and he tells me staffing of nursing homes is the issue. >> mostly untrained minimum wage staff are very overworked and as a result very little care is provided. this is really coming back to haunt us now as the virus spreads in california. >> the story started with a tip

from a family with a loved one inside atria and if you have something i should investigate all 1-888-40-iteam or through the iteam page. i'm working from home. dan noyes. >> they sent a statement revealing that three more residents from the facility are also at the hospital awaiting covid-19 test results. the company adds the health and well being of atria residents and employees is our first priority. you can read the entire statement at our website. several new headlines. cal tran has learned that an employee at its oakland office tested positive for covid-19. >> kaiser permanente is limiting visitors and the cdc live streaming funerals. offices do remain office.

>> j.p. morgan chase is temporarily closing branches in the bay area. >> as many workers in the bay area, maybe you hunker down to work from home. cyber security experts warn that hackers are stepping up attacks. amanda dell castillo is live in san jose. >> yeah, dan, cyber security experts say hackers capitalize on two things, extremes of the human nature. we're talking about greed and fear. there's no denying covid-19 has caused plenty of panic. the covid-19 pandemic is changing the way we work, bringing with it a if you had set of cyber security challenges. so, we turned to experts to learn who is most at risk. >> everybody. it's just a level and degree of how hard the bad actors or the hacker's going to try. >> but the professor assures there are ways to keep your informat and your connection secure while sheltering in place. those forced to work from home shared their set up.

this woman works in tech. >> for me it's just been connecting my computer to my home desk so i could have another monitor. >> other companies rely on a vpn. it's a secure pipeline between an employee and work. you want to steer clear of public unsecured wifi. configuring your firewall, sticking to company equipment, and visiting only certain domains are key. so far .8%, at least 93, were found to be malicious. 2,200 others found to be suspicious. >> the famous website for john hopkins university, everybody is using it to track the cases. there are so many copies of that website and they are malicious. >> pandemic or not, he says tech >> we have to be careful about many, many things with had we are now completely virtual. >> cyber criminals are also

targeting cell phone apps. you'll want to be weary of any app promising real time tracking of covid-19. in some cases the app locks you out of your phone and demands ransom for release. >> thank you amanda. an essential but often overlooked worker during this difficult time, the garbage collector. as most of us stay in our homes, he's determined to get out and pick up our trash. he says now he feels an extra sense of pride and purpose. >> with the coronairus taking over, it started feeling more important for me to do my job. i need to take care of the people of my city. i'm doing it for them and my family and my dad who's in an elderly home and the garbage there needs to get moved out of the way so people there can take good care of him. >> what a great outlook, right? and perspective. myers sent in an inspirational tweet e sharing a message of

hope during this difficult time. aaron meyer shares his positive attitude on "good morning america" beginning at 7:00 a.m. >> how about aaron? what a nice guy. we've seen the packed grocery stores during the coronavirus crisis. today there was also good turn out of the farmer's market in san francisco. farmer's markets are considered an essential service under san francisco's shelter in place law. that means they are allowed to stay open. many farmers and vendors are showing up and shoppers are following. >> given the conditions we want to keep supporting the local growers and make sure they can continue to produce healthy food for our communities. >> the farmer's market is open on wednesdaysrs mn for business including at the ferry building this wee lot of questions about coronavirus and the shelter inr, what's included, what's exempt? you can find answers and other answers on our website

abc7news.com/coronavirus. san francisco is standing in solidarity with italy tonight and so are people around the city with one another. i'll have that story coming up next. i'm meteorologist sandy patel, showers are coming through as seen on live doppler 7. but there's a break ahead. i'll let you know when coming up. thanks very much. and don't forget abc's "nightline" will air right after this news ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪

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people are doing during this difficult time. lauren. >> reporter: city hall is lit up in italy's colors. mayor london breed says we are united in this common cause. right now san franciscans are showing they want to help one another, they want to stay connected to their neighbors. and the main message tonight is we're in this together. >> we want to be able to do something. >> reporter: diane is handing out fliers in san francisco's sunset district. she's part of a neighborhood help group that's offering to get groceries or pick up medications for the elderly or unable. >> it's also a good opportunity for me to know them, for me to reach out to them, and for all of us to help each other so that we can get through this. >> reporter: the owner posted on the app next door and offered people around the neighborhood rolls of toilet paper or eggs he picked up at a warehouse. >> as arestaurant we still have access to these supplies. just a little gesture that shows

that we're still connected. >> reporter: volunteers are delivering groceries to those who are concerned about shopping in public. >> we don't know how long this is going to last. i'm not a doctor. i don't have a cure. but i can at least help to deliver groceries. >> it's just a crazy time and we all need to do what we can to help each other out. >> in west port, neighbors can now connect with neighbors. >> it's part of the neighborhood empowerment network and they put on the call to put on the unity lights. >> people at home can turn on a lamp and put it in their front window, a symbol that you're not alone in a time of social distancing. >> this is a way we can give a thumbs up and let everyone else know on our block that we're all in it together. >> reporter: now, some people tweeted me and told me they're hanging up holiday lights as a sign of hope. i'll keep an eye out for that. reporting live in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc 7 news.

>> thank ou very much. here we are day two in the new reality under the shelter in place order. here's a look at pictures sent to abc 7 of what it looked like around the bay area. ♪ >> pretty important because what that does is definitely shapes their world view.

♪ >> good to see smiles though. >> yeah, it really is. we need more of that. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast as we get a little closer to the weekend. >> maybe a little break in the rain. >> yes, you will get a break in the rain. i know people want just a little bit more sunshine. so, take a look as we look at live doppler 7 right now the last of the showers for tonight going through right now across the peninsula. mountain view, sunnyvale, moody road in cupertino as we look into lafayette, street level showing wet weather and one last stop around mount hamilton we are seeing the snow/rain mix. as we check out the view, the sierra has seen snow and it's still snowing. 47% of average. from our exploratorium camera, clouds stacked up. spotty tomorrow for the arrival of spring and we will get a

chance to dry out friday and saturday. here's the break. i know some of you are looking for this break, an opportunity to just get outside and take a walk. there are a couple of low pressure systems that will bring us more much-needed rain but we do have a break coming for friday and saturday. isolated shower or two not out of the question. 9:00 a.m. still shower, in the afternoon activities picks up especially for the southern end of the viewing area. then you will notice that friday there's a lot more sun out there. temperatures right now, they're falling in the 40s, 50s as you take a look at the morning lows they'll be in the 30s and 40s. need that extra layer. and then for the afternoon, temperatures will come up compared to today. mid 50s to low 60s. once again, the concentration of the showers for the afternoon will be in the south bay. if you're looking forward to the weekend, saturday is dry. sunday night is when we start to see the next batch of rain. monday is pretty wet with more

mountain snow and tuesday you will see scattered showers. there will be breaks between accuweather 7 day forecast featuring spring tomorrow night, spotty showers expected, dry with more sun, and milder weather for saturday, sunday, level one for sunday evening going into monday, tuesday, and wednesday. definitely change of pace is coming. i think we all just need to hang in there and, dan, just look around. beautiful sites outside. >> absolutely. we'll enjoy the sunshine and need rain when it comes back. tomorrow on "good morning america" "shark tank"'s [car[clicking of ignition]rt]

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>> announcer: abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> good evening everybody. it was only a week ago tonight that the nba shut down. it feels like months. adam silver told espn the league is thinking about a special exhibition game just as a diversion. >> we were the first to shut our league down. in what way can we be a first mover to help restart the economy? maybe it's for a giant fund-raiser or just for the collective good of the people that you take a subset of

players and is there a protocol in which they can be tested and quarantined or isolated in some way and then they can compete against each other just because, again, people are stuck at home and i think they need a diversion. they need to be entertained. >> we would all be watching that. tom brady to tampa bay, not official yet. but that has not stopped thousands of joyous bucs fans from jumping online trying to buy tickets. he will turn 43 this summer. he says he wants to play until he's 45. and get this, brady has more passing touchdowns by himself than bucs qbs have had combined in the past 30 years. how is that for a stat? still some people have not gotten the message about social distancing which prompted 49ers linebacker fred warner to jump on instagram to tell people to take the coronavirus seriously. >> i wanted to come on here and encourage everybody to practice

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