i'd lose my mind. >> this is a man on a mission. the local pilot helping get coronavirus test results as quickly as possible. good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 20th. >> we have made it to friday. this week has only felt like at least five. so -- >> yes, friend, you are right about this. >> at least we can cross this one off. let's look at how it will be outside. >> that's a good observation. hi, everybody. live look at live doppler 7. pretty quiet out there. i did see a little bit of fog around novato. otherwise a little bit cooler and mid-30s to mid-40s. upper 50s by noon. and at 4:00, 56 at the coast. low 60s with a stray shower possible in the south bay and this evening before the sun sets at 7:00, we're in the mid to

upper 50s. we'll get one completely dry day in this weekend before more rain is on the way. reggie? >> all right, thank you so much. governor newsom made an extraordinary move last night when he told all beds for coronavirus hospitals. jobina has more on that. >> california's fight against the coronavirus is keeping seton medical center in daly city open. the hospital recently made headlines about its imminent closure but now governor newsom says it will undergo a multimillion dollar project to get ready for patients. 177 hospital beds will be designated, excuse me, for covid-19 patients at seton. the state is also planning to transform dorms to house patients. the governor is asking the federal government to ready field hospitals and bring a navy hospital ship to los angeles. if nothing

number of californians sickened would overwhelm our health care system. >> an attack rate of about 56%. that the virus will impact about 56% of us. you do the math in the state of california, that's a particularly large number. >> that's more than 25 million people sickened. new medical equipment will be brought in and health care workers will be properly trained before all of this gets under way at seton. kumasi, back to you. here's a closer look at the situation in the bay area. 483 cases total n all bay area counties plus santa cruz county. napa county's order to shelter at home officially started at midnight. as jobina just mentioned, governor newsom is requiring everyone to stay home. san jose city officials will update the public on the importance of staying home and also discuss on how people can report businesses that are not complying with the shelter in place order. a man on a mission. a local pilot carrying precious cargo. coronavirus tests. abc 7 news reporter julian

glover live at the hayward executive airport. julian? >> good morning, reggie. a lot of talk about the availability of these coronavirus testing kits and now we're getting a look at how those kits after people have been tested make their way to testing centers. those people possibly infected waiting to know if they tested positive for the coronavirus and we're learning it is a very urgent process. this cessna plane you're looking at right here flies out of hayward at midnight each night at full capacity. take a look at the green bag. 50 of them on each plane with examples from northern california patients and anxious to know if they tested positive for coronavirus. the swabs are flown to labs in l.a. where they're analyzed. we caught up with the pilot kevin perry who said there is no time to spare. >> all these test kits are all under a time constraint, you know. if they sit here too long, they could go bad and then they would have to be retested. from engine start, i'm out of here in five minutes. >> the flight to l.a. takes the

pilot about 90 mntinutes. he can do two round trips in the time it would take one person to drive those test kits down to l.a. very important work as more test kits are ordered and more people are tested. reporting live, i'm julian glover. >> thank you, julian. people on the front lines are concerned about their own safety. >> what do you want? >> help us protect ourselves and protect our patients. >> these are nurses at kaiser in vacaville. they tell the san francisco examiner, they are worried about cross contamination at the hospital. kaiser says it is following recommendations from the federal government. as abc news anchor kenneth moton explains, they are not the only people rishe heal. >> repte thir >> exposure for simply a cough or a sneeze. >> reporter: emts, firefighters, police and paramedics facing new

dangers with every 911 call they get. >> working 16-hour days and we've gone through now it will be six months of personal protective equipment in just seven days. >> reporter: personal protective equipment or ppe is running low as more patients become critically ill from the coronavirus. some life-long medics already saying they have used more masks in one day than throughout their entire career. >> this is what our firefighters, emts normally wear on the street when they respond to an emergency call and this provides them with ample protection from sneeze or a cough. they have an n-95 mask and gown and gloves. >> reporter: but the rate of exposure among first responders is not sustainable. with entire states facing medical emergencies and multiple crew members policiy on >> ione of our firefighters gets sick or gets exposed or if we bring someone in that exposes our crews, then that limits the number of firefighters available to respond.

>> reporter: some departments including dozens across california and oregon are telling crews to keep working even if they don't display symptoms. >> every hospital in the world is worried about their doctors and nurses and health care workers getting infected with the coronavirus. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, new york. for so many people sheltering at home the ability to get out and exercise is really important. east bay mud is keeping most of its 90 miles of trails open and available to the public who are looking for an outdoor alternative, perhaps a place to reconnect with nature. i love that. officials closed lafayette reservoir after this week's shelter in place order. >> we saw a huge uptick in the number of people at those locations and we could not meet our safe social distancing guidelines. earlier this week, east bay re pkslosestct rob sibley.

visitors can access trails and open space but no buildings or bathrooms you can use. right now on abc7news.com this entire page is loaded with coronavirus coverage. just go to abc7news.com/coronavirus. i like the idea of getting out and enjoying nature, mike. so, if we were going to do that for a little bit today. >> took a walk with my wife yesterday and she's like, i have to get out of the house. and, so, we walked around the block a couple of times and someone was coming the opposite way on the sidewalk and we like kind of looked at each other like who is going to go to the other side of the street. sure enough. we walked over to the other side of the street and smiled each other and shrugged our shoulders and said, that's the way life is. we're not being rude. >> they know it. >> keeping that social distancing. low to mid-40s in and cooler in blackhawk at 39 degrees.

we have got that little fog around novato. mid to upper 30s and cooler spots in the low to north bay. in fact, here's a look at our roof camera. you can see like two cameras out there right now. essentials coming into work. all right, if you're restless, exercising, going to be out and about, it's going to be pretty good today with milder temperatures and a smaller chance of shower than yesterday. sty in the 30s through 7:00 and 9:00 in the 40s and we notice we start with more sunshine than yesterday. 55 at 11:00 and low to mid-60s for the afternoon hours. in the farther south you are towards fremont and newark, that's where you can get a stray shower as we hit the low 60s. we're in the 40s through 9:00 and we'll be in the upper 50s as you head through lunch and about 60 at 3:00 and notice also increasing clouds and our temperature will drop down to 56 degrees as we head into the 7:00

hour. temperatures are almost back to average today. we'll be a little bit warmer than average tomorrow if you want to get outside because sunday rain is going to move in and you'll probably there to say inside. first we'll get upstairs and see how jobina is doing. >> good morning, mike. thank you very much. we'll check in on traffic here, everybody. we have a report coming in from the chp out of oakland right now of a report of a fire on the hillside there near the off ramp. this is northbound 880 just before high street there and for any of our essential workers headed out the door this morning if 880 is part of your commute, our crews are working on that. a live look here showing you san rafael. very clear conditions aside from this one report in from the chp. i don't have anything else going on, which is good news for everyone. now, i've been talking about he big cha want to talk about here. b.a.r.t. is making schedule changes due to low ridership. ridership is down 90% on

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it is 5: 13. if you're just joining us. seven things to know. number one, governor gavin newsom ordered the entire state of california to stay at home. he said if nothing is done, coronavirus will impact 56% of californians in the next eight weeks. that is worse-case scenario. that would overwhelm the state's health care system. governor newsom announced the state would release hospital beds and one facility is seton medical center in daly city. 177 hospital beds will be donated to covid-19 patients there. sam ricardo and other city

officials will update on the importance of staying home. how people can report businesses that are not complying with the shelter in place order. more people are testing positive at a nursing home on the peninsula. five people at atria burlingame have been taken to the hospital. in the east bay, remarkable effort to make sure more californians are getting the coronavirus test results they need. this is at the hayward executive airport where this local pilot has been heading to southern california with a plane packed with tests that now need to be analyzed. and number six, let's talk about the weather. we're almost there as far as getting temperatures back to own into the 50s with more rain next week. and number seven. b.a.r.t. is making scheduling changes due to low ridership. the new week day schedule starts monday and the new weekend schedule starts a week from saturday. a new report claims the white house was warned in

october about a crisis like this one. the report also warned about federal governments lack of readiness to deal with a pandemic. abc reporter has more on that report. >> reporter: this morning a report obtained by "new york times" reveals the department of health and human services knew months about severe inadequacies in america's response plan. it is documented october 2019 and how underfunded, underprepared and uncoordinated the government was for a new virus like covid-19. the simulation of a pandemic carried out was called crimson contagion, specifically called attention to the skarsty of medical supplies. the u.s. lacks domestic manufacturing capacity for the production of sufficient qualities of personal protective noting they are difficult to restock. >> after the h1n1 pandemic, we did clear calculations and realized we would need to buy

billions of masks. >> reporter: dr. tom freeden who was the head of the cdc until 2017 said they were aware of problems. the agency warned the government several times since 2010. this report in october wasn't the only recent warning. the director of national intelligence sent a warning about u.s. vulnerability in both 2018 and 2019. this comes as senator richard bird, chairman of the intelligence committee comes under fire for downplaying the coronavirus despite the stark warning from friends nearly two weeks before the u.s. started taking steps to contain the outbreak. >> it is much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history. it is probably more akin to the 1918 pandemic. >> reporter: abc news, new york. despite the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of soon to be doctors will be celebrating today. it's match day. the day when four-year medical students find out where they're going from residency. this is video from a previous

match day. medical schools usually hold events like this and every student across the country opens an envelope with the results at the exact same time. this year, as you can imagine, it is going to be a little different. medical schools have canceled these ceremonies because of social distancing. all of the fshz physicians wil their match online at 9:00. >> congratulations to them. now they need to get to work because we need them. gas prices are dropping because of the coronavirus impact on the economy. oil prices fell yesterday to their lowest level since 2002. so, look at this. a gas station in kentucky set prices at 99 cents a gallon. gas buddy said on facebook it confirmed the price with the gas station, that is real. here in the bay area, prices are low, but they're not that low. gas buddy says the lowest price in the bay area was at go gas food in oakland and the price there is $2.59 per gallon. >> i'll be keeping an eye. my gas station dropped 6 cents

since last week. >> don't snd that all in one place, mike. >> i'm thinking 16 gallons, that's 96 cents. >> all right. >> still painful. >> there's nothing for 96 cents. >> it still counts. >> yeah, sure. let's take a look at what's going on. and here we go with san jose. we're looking at 87 north towards san jose international and an area down in the south bay that is most susceptible to an isolated shower today. chilly morning when you step outside tomorrow. unsettled, you'll need the umbrella sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday and eventually a heavier coat also as temperatures taper back into the 50s. 59 at half moon bay and 61 in santa cruz and san francisco and 62 to 65 degrees for the rest of our neighborhoods. tonight, a little more fog up in the north bay and also see into the east bay and central valley.

temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s even an upper 40 in san francisco. 48 for the mild spot. here we are at 7:00 in the morning with future radar and see green dots down around the south bay late this afternoon when we get the maximum heating and instability of the day. sun sets at about 7:22. we lose that and we lose all the chances of wet weather. wake up tomorrow morning and mostly clear and then by the afternoon hours, it's that same area that could have one or two showers tomorrow and then it's sunday afternoon when we start to see the wet weather roll in and that's when we'll have our best chance of rain, steadier rain. it will turn more showery as we head to monday, tuesday and wednesday. 0.01 or 0.02 out of the isolated showers in the south bay. accuweather seven-day forecast. try to reach 70 tomorrow. it will be really nice to get outside and social distance, but at least enjoy that warm weather. we're still pretty mild sunday with increasing clouds and then you can see the temperatures slowly taper back into the 50s

with a one on the storm impact scale all the way through wednesday. >> thanks, mike. girl scouts have to change-up their strategy to sell their cookies online. the last day to buy girl scout cookies is this sunday. scouts can no longer set up booths to sell outside of stores their sales have slowed. >> i sent things off over my different social medias offering deliveries and i've been dragging my mom through the peninsula and around marin delivering cookies to anyone that wants them. >> this year the girl scouts of northern california counsel will allow scouts to return unsold cookies. the council will absorb those costs. gma first look during the fight of coronavirus, is it safe to have take-out food delivered. becky worley is fining some answers. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look." the delivery dilemma.

dr. simone wilds an infectious disease specialist says order away. >> certain recommendations that i would definitely encourage. no contact with the delivery person. >> thank you. you could just leave it. >> leaving the package or the food outside without having to directly speech with a person or individual and then they go out and collect the packages without any direct interaction. >> once you get the food inside, she suggests a slightly different protocol. >> take the food out of the containers and toss the container and wash your hands thoroughly. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m., all the tips to help you get the food you want without the germs you don't. with your "gma first look" i'm becky worley. >> that's good information. >> that is good. we need to keep supporting them and keep ordering. you know, they are really try so hard to make sure that they're okay and we're okay. >> their food is so much better than what i do.

>> please, look, yes. i eat vegetables one more time. >> right. this is just the beginning. social distancing doesn't necessarily have to mean social isolation. >> solutions to the playdate dilemma many parents are dealing with right now. kelly ripa and her husband mark step up. a live look at the golden

looks like our east bay camera is out. let me see if i can find a different one. a look from emeryville. what i want to talk to you about is not the folkstri s driving a right now, but the pollen. remember if you have allergies, take that precaution. also, let's take a look at how much rain will fall at least according to the european model starting with sunday when the rain rolls in and the showers and potential thunderstorms as we head through monday, tuesday and wednesday. and because these lows are going to be a little bit more south of us than hitting us directly, the south bay gets the most amount

of rain. you can see anywhere in green, that's more than an inch and it tapers to about a quarter of an inch. some of our lower elevations up in the north bay. reggie? many of us are using disinfecting wipes and paper towels and remember throw those in the trash and not down the toilet. there is concern that all the similar products could end up clogging sewers and creating big headaches for public works crews. the state water resources control board and other public agencies are issuing that reminder. even ones that say they are flushable will clog sewers clog. walmart promises to give cash bonuses to thank for all their hard work. each full-time employee will receive 300 bucks. part-time workers will each get $150. the money will be paid out next month around april 2nd. walmart also has plans to hire

150,000 new workers through the end of may to help with our shopping surge. people are stepping forward and donating to coronavirus relief efforts. abc's kelly ripa and her husband mark consuelos contributed $1 million. it will help buy ventilators for hospitals and help the women's shelter organization in new york city. you can watch kelly on "live with kelly and ryan" right here on abc 7. >> cute and generous. >> they better. >> we like it. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the warning for young people to not underestimate the risks of coronavirus. also, the local researchers who are working around the clock trying to find treatment for covid-19. a hospital in daly city will be playing a huge part in helping with this pandemic. i'm amy hollyfield. the story coming up. and taking a live look outside. little cloud cover we see up there looking at

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now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. this is not a permanent state. this is a moment in time. right now at 5:30, nearly 40 million people told to stay hominid governor newsom's statewide order. another major announcement for the governor. the state will release at least one bay area hospital to take care for more coronavirus patients. also -- >> my way of sort of plugging into the community in a place that means a lot to us. >> helping local businesses survive in these tough times. a regular customer who made a difference for two dozen staff members. >> good morning to you, friday, march 20th. >> a reminder that a little bit can go a long way. or in this case, a lot. whatever you can do to help people out. first, checking in with mike for a look at our forecast. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie. here's a look at novato where 37

and 101 comes together. the thickest fog and visibility as low as half a mile right now. that is about the hottest spot we got for fog as you look at live doppler 7 there. in fact, here is a look and how clear it is and dress warmer, mid-30s to mid-40s. upper 50s at noon with a lot more sunshine than yesterday. clouds develop this afternoon as we get the heating of the day and push to mid-50s at the coast and isolated shower possibly mainly in the south bay. let's talk about what's going on with the news. here's reggie. this morning the shelter in place order already in effect in the bay area in los angeles county and now extends over the entire state and its 40 million residents. as you know, governor gavin newsom issued that order and jobina at the live desk with more. >> local officials are very happy about this decision. this helps pump some money into seton medical center to keep it

operating and create some space for victims of the coronavirus. governor gavin newsom will use response funds from the state budget to secure the daly city hospital. >> all of us are coming to appreciate our teachers. we're all coming to appreciate each other, i think, a little bit more. we don't see this through the lens of rural urban and we don't see it through the lens of republican and democrat. i think we're all human beings deeply capable of loving one another. >> officials say the state will lease 177 beds, that's almost half the beds in this hospital. they will dedicate certain floors to the coronavirus patients. the community had been very worried about where people would go if the hospital closed, especially as this pandemic hits. so, there is some relief that the state is using seton. they will still have to move in medical equipment and train staff. no word yet on when the state will be up and running here. i'll send it back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, jobina.

now, we're taking a look at the cases in the bay area by county. now 483 cases. marin county reported ten new confirmed cases last night. that is the largest single day increase since the first case was reported there on march 4th. santa clara county continues to report new cases. 14 in the last day bringing their total to 189. six people have died in that county. san francisco announced 19 new cases bringing the total to 70. the number of confirmed cases has risen to five at the atria game facility. all five are in the hospital and the facility is closed to the public. people who live there, they're staying in their rooms. county health officials and the cdc visited the home to launch an investigation. in san francisco, officials are working to find safe places to house people who are experiencing homelessness amid this pandemic. the city's department of human service is working to rent 3,500 hotel rooms in the next few

weeks. the agency moved four people who were experiencing homelessness who tested positive into hotels where they can be isolated from others. >> this will be a very common occurrence. we don't want people who do not need to be hospitalized to be there simply because they can't isolate. >> city leaders could also lease more hotel rooms to house first responders andedical w educe thr risk of>>in touth to answering calls for help risking exposure to san jose pce is recovering after testing positive for covid-19. he w rent gathering with a group of other reserve officers. all of them are now self-isolating for several more days. san jose's police chief says new policies will protect officers and their families from the virus. >> we're hoping that the steps weave are e've taken will help any further exposure.

>> san jose firefighter is now recovering at home after being treated for coronavirus in the icu. ten others also tested positive. those fires report having mild to moderate symptoms. researchers in labs at ucsf mission bay campus have been working around the clock to identify which human cells covid-19 invades and hijacks in order to survive and spread. it is estimated that there are 30 trillion cells in a human body. the focus is to pinpoint and and mapping that researchers will identify existing drugs that the potential to interrupt that process. >> we as of last week sent out a number of drugs. i think ten drugs so far and they are testing them in the lab as we speak. >> results here are being shared with labs in new york and paris. some of the existing drugs being tested are fda approved to treat ebola and malaria. while u.s. leaders are rushing to find a cure for the

virus and the economy, hospitals are quickly running out of supplies. alex presha has more on the dire situation from washington. >> reporter: in new york city a cry from help as mayor de blasio warns they have two to three weeks before supplies run out at hospitals. >> we have been pleading for weeks for the federal government to step in. a point in the first week or second week of april when they're literally going to run out of things they need to save lives. >> the federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. you know, we're not a shipping clerk. the states are supposed to get them. >> reporter: president trump pushing back thursday facing criticism for not using the private sector to produce criticcri critical equipment. >> you enabled, i guess is probably the best way to put it, the defense production pack yesterday but didn't pull the trigger on it. >> we hope we are not going to need that. >> reporter: senate republicans and the white house using their plan to boost the economy which includes checks sent directly to americans. if you make $75,000 or less

you'll get a check for $1,200. anyone making up to $99,000 will get a smallic cher and families with household incomes under $198,000 will get $500 per child. vice president pence claiming a company that makes those vital masks is ramping up production to 95 million per month adding that the government has now identified tens of thousands of ventilators, as well. and while there is hurt, there is also some hope. a drug used to treat malaria calls hydroxchoxhy showing promising results. alex presha, abc news, washington. we have questions to all of your coronavirus questions on our website. an entire page related to dedicated stories and resources. head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. coming up -- >> we need to get kylie jenner and our social media influencers out there and helping folks

understand that, look, this is serious. >> that message from the surgeon general did make it to kylie jenner. the video the reality star shared to help spread it. >> spontaneous decision ends up leaving a reaction. reaction from the workers who first, a live look outside at 5:37 this morning and here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> looks pretty quiet out there from the roof camera on the embarcadero. neighborhood level up in the north bay where you can see mid to upper 30s with that fog around novato. and some low to mid-40s there. those are some of our coolest temperatures until you look at lafayette and san ramon and low to mid-40s around the bay shore and alameda 48 and san francisco 49. here's a look at the people that are out and about commuting thi th sth bay this evening, otherwise cooler this morning and milder this afternoon with light breezes. let's head to the south bay

where you can see the increase in clouds as we head throughout the day and the temperatures. we're stuck in the 40s through 9:00 with sunshine. we'll start to see the clouds develop around 1:00. mid-60s around 3:00 when our first sign of a stray shower could develop. east bay valleys in the 40s through 9:00 and 54 at 11:00. we'll see a few more clouds but mostly sunny and mid-60s for several hours this afternoon. and for the peninsula, we're looking at temperatures in the 40s through at least 9:00 starting off a lot brighter than we did yesterday. we'll see increasing clouds in the southern end of the peninsula. the closer you are to the south bay. you can have one of those isolated showers as you hit the low 60s during the afternoon hours. all right, we know people are out and about and commuting. let's get up to jobina she's upstairs taking a look at our traffic. >> good morning, everyone. what we do know now is things are typically light on a friday and we are not expecting for things to pick up toooo walnut creek where things are pretty

smooth now this morning. i actually, i actually we'll just go ahead and keep this up for you. you can see

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. here's a look at the drought monitor and you can see the entire bay area. all our neighborhoods abnormally dry if not in the moderate dry which is more than half of us now and across the state about half the state still abnormally dry. moderate to drought. so, we could use more rain. what's going on with the sierra snow pack. today probably won't climb but probably won't decline either because scattered snow showers up there. most temperatures low to mid-60s across the state today. here's a look at my seven-day forecast for tahoe and we'll try to increase that snow pack, especially sunday when the snow

returns and monday when it is light to moderate and taper to lighter snow for tuesday and wednesday. >> thanks, mike. coronavirus headlines from the east bay. the alameda county ordered gun shops to close because they're saying it's not an essential business. the business says it's doing business by appointment only and one to two people in the store at a time. tesla has agreed to suspend production at its fremont plant after initially declining to do so. more than 300 inmates at the alameda county jail in dublin are being released early because of coronavirus concerns. the ci o oakland is asking business owners impacted by coronavirus to shut down to contact them for potential financial help. oakland said it heard from hundreds of businesses just this week. the shelter in place order is forcing businesses of all kinds to make adjustments and that includes the funeral industry. chapel of the chimes memorial

park in hayward is still performing funerals and burials and only ten people can attend. because of that, they're taking steps so that loved ones can still participate in the morning process. >> every single family we're serving, we're offering live webcasting at no cost for their funeral service. so that though ten people can only be in the chapel, anybody else in the world, anybody else in the country can watch that funeral service and be present from home. >> that's terrible. can you try to imagine going to a funeral and practicing social distancing. >> i understand why they have to do this, but that hurts. >> staffers are still meeting with families mostly over the phone. people can also take a virtual tour of the facility on the cemetery's website. now to a story that you will only see on 7. just before one neighborhood restaurant in the north bay had to close, a customer left a $2,000 tip. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez shows us how his generosity made a big impact. >> even though it's only been a couple days, i feel so lost.

>> reporter: christy has served at buckeye roadhouse for 15 years. due to marin county shelter in place, they closed their bar and dining room monday. last friday, robert godard, a regular customer left a i didn't believe it and went back to him at the table and is this correct? and he goes, yeah, i wanted to leave that for the staff. >> he said look, look. he showed me the tab and i was like, there's hope. >> reporter: godard said things were changing so quickly around covid-19. it was a spur of the moment decision. >> very spontaneous. my way of plugging into the community in a place that means a lot to us. >> reporter: the tip was split between 25 servers and dishwashers and bussers. >> it's pretty scary. i am already thinking should i go into a different field because i might not have a job. >> reporter: like many other

restaurants, they're offering to-go services and running a coffee kiosk in their parking lot. >> people want to make sure their favorite places will be around. we need the support now. >> reporter: in mill valley, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> that's cool. >> that is really cool. >> if you got it and you can give it, do it. >> even if you don't have it, do what you can. you know what i mean. just go support and order some take out or coffee. just something. i like that. >> because they are putting themselves out there. and that is tough. >> it is. >> we salute all of you. >> unprecedented time call for extreme action. yeah. so, do what you can. i appreciate that. walnut creek. here's a look. looking south on 680 and warming sunshine today and an isolated shower down in the south bay. rain returns sunday afternoon for all of us and showers and cooler weather monday, tuesday and wednesday as winter after being absent for so many weeks, now doesn't want to let go even though it's officially spring. astronomically and meteor

logically. highs today. mid-60s in our inland neighborhoods down to the south bay and mid to low 60s san francisco and around the bay. and upper 50s along the coast. 59 to 61 there. lows from 38 in san francisco and a little bit more fog than this morning and some fog sunday morning, also, as that more humid air starts to come up before it rains on us. here we are with future radar at 7:00 this morning. a day full of a lot of sunshine except for the south bay. there you go, one, two, three blips. maybe three showers down there as we head towards the overnight hours. you see things clear out as we lose that warming and instability that the sun creates. then tomorrow we have two more blips down in the south bay and then they go away. but look at the rain coming up as we head into sunday afternoon. 0.01 or 0.02 possible out of the showers in the south bay. but sunday's rain does. temperatures still mild. we're back to average monday after being a little bit warmer

than average sunday and then well below average and mid to upper 50s for tuesday and wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. >> thank you, mike. marin transit says it will offer free rides starting today for the duration of oour sheur in place. this only applies to rides through the marin transit connect. that provides curb-to-curb transportation in accessible vans. they hail rides on the connect app and marin transit says it will help those who rely on public transit make trips to the doctor's office or grocery store. new at 6:00, a grim warning about san francisco's tourism industry during the shelter in place. >> hotels are starting to close and one expert says they may never open back up. >> that is a shame. first, more nba players test positive. the question now, were any warriors possibly exposed during this game? as we head to break, a whole state of california is now being ordered to stay at home except for essential businesses.

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welcome back, everyone. now that the kids are stuck at home, more people are turning to video games. a highly anticipated game for the nintendo switch is out today. animal crossing new horizons. a life simulation game. players move to a deserted island and explore their new home and meet new neighborhoods and build a community. players can connect with other switch users online so they can go to visit other islands.

there's no need to social distance in the online world. >> people were going nuts about this last night. they were so excited about this. they never played animal crossing. don't they look happy? >> i might have to get into it. i don't have a nintendo switch, can you buy me one? with kids feeling cooped up inside are playdates okay in the age of social distance? becky worley is talking about this on "good morning america." she spoke with a doctor with the american academy of pediatrics. >> to play date or not to play date. first, traditional play dates inside. >> we have been trying to discourage the inperson get togethers. >> what about playgrounds? >> i don't tsre a good idea but going for hikes or family bike rides and having virtual interaction, getting outside. getting some fresh air when you can. i think all those things will help. >> he says

up digital play dates. you can watch a full report on the play date dilemma coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right clrx c 7 mornings." >> or foster an animal. here's a look at the potential rain today. couple hundredth inch in the south bay and let's fast forward to what is coming our way sunday afternoon into monday. you can see how it turns more into showers after some steady rain sunday evening and overnight. tuesday we've got some more showers and maybe a little more coverage than monday and wednesday more showers but not as much coverage as tuesday. so, what does this all mean as far as precipitation goes? since this storm is going to be south of us, it's going to push most of the rain into the south bay. more than an inch there and you can see the rainfall potentia taper to 0.75 around san ramon and san francisco. you know, 0.87 in oakland and down to a .25 in the north bay.

japanese leaders are planning to have the summer olympics go on as scheduled in july. video of the olympic flame arriving last night. the flame is scheduled to begin a relay through japan next week, but there have been calls both within japan and from around the world to postpone or even just call off the games due to coronavirus. more nba players have tested positive for coronavirus. the list now includes marcus smart of the celtics and two unidentified lakers players and then three players from the 76ers. the warriors played the sixers 13 days ago on march 7th and doctors say the incubation period for the virus is 14 days. so far we're told no warriors have shown symptoms. steph and ayesha curry launched a fund-raiser to make sure that no child or parent goes hungry. a nationwide naetwork of food

banks serving people wherever they are. so far $83,000 have been raised in one day. last week steph and ayesha made a donation to the community food bank because they want to provide one million meals to kids while schools are closed by the coronavirus pandemic. the team is committing $500,000 to support both their workforce and the most vulnerable. niners officials and local leaders gathered outside levi stadium yesterday practicing social distancing it looks like. that's great. that is where the president made the announcement. 49ers players will play a role in a social media campaign. in addition, comcast is donating $50,000 and providing underserved areas with free wi-fi. mier of the sharks stay at home challenge. the sharks by the way -- is that toilet paper? >> yes, it is. >> the sharks, by the way, are

donating $300,000 and 2,000 pounds of food to a local food bank. he better use that toilet paper. >> look, don't drop it. >> no. coming up next at 6:00, you know a lot of us, we want to order take out this weekend. >> what should you do to make sure that food is safe? b.a.r.t. is forced to make major changes to its schedule because so many are listening to the orders and staying at home. here's what you need to know if you're trying to get somewhere on public transit. what happens to those coronavirus test kits after someone has been swabbed? this morning you'll meet the man on a mission to get those people those urgent results. we leave you with a live look of a very quiet embarcadero this morning. 5:56. we'll be right back.

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governor newsom to the entire state of california. nearly 40 million residents are now being asked to help fight the coronavirus by avoiding public spaces as much as possible. plus, a man on a mission. >> if i actually had to think about what i was carrying, i'd lose my mind. >> the local pilot helping people in the bay area get coronavirus test results as fast as possible. good morning to you. we have made it to friday march 20th. how long has it felt? >> like a decade. >> a lifetime. >> every day is a long one, isn't it, jobina? >> yes. >> well, jobina is breaking down what the governor's order means for us, but we're starting with mike nicco tracking what the forecast looks like for today. good morning, mike. >> good morning, everybody. live doppler 7. we have a little bit of fog out there especially around novato and visibility down to half a mile at times. 37, 101, if you have to travel

those. any of the side streets and those could be very inundated with fog and dangerously low visibility. here's a look at my day planner. i put together the next 12 hour. little cooler when you step outside due to the lack of clouds. upper 50s at noon with more sunshine than yesterday and then that slight chance of a shower in the south bay while the rest of us will be mostly sunny, mid to upper 50s at the coast and low to mid-60s here around the bay and our inland neighborhoods. reggie? >> thanks, mike. this morning, 40 million californians are waking up under a brand-new stay at home order issued by governor newsom follows a similar move initially made by six bay area counties earlier this week. jobina is at the live desk with reaction from los angeles mayor eric garcetti. >> governor newsom calls the statewide shelter in place order