we have much more to get to on our lives as they adjust to this coronavirus outbreak. we get to our weekend forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, jovina, good morning to you. live doppler 7 showing a system offshore. this is certainly south of us, but it will be moving closer to the coast and it will provide showers for the coast and peninsula and the south bay, even the east bay. as we look at san jose, clouds now. elsewhere it's clear and colder to the north with 40 in clear lake,vallejo, 50 in san jose. look the clouds increasing throughout the day but temperatures mild, mid-50s by noontime. mid-60s but showers arrive throughout the afternoon, scattered and i think the north bay is probably the only place you won't see too much activity. it's a level one system and things quiet down by tonight. we'll talk in detail about next week, coming up. jovina? >> thank you, lisa. this morning we start with a couple more than notes

surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, in the east bay, the city of hayward is issuing a call for volunteers for things like delivering food or supplies to the elderly, or working at the mblg volu the emergency volunteer center. anyone 18 or older with transportation sign up at the website. in the north bay starting to tomorrow the catadi rohnert park school district is providing free drive-through meal assistance for 18 and under, daily 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and you can see the participating schools. major changes to b.a.r.t. set to kick in tomorrow, all stations run from 5:00 tom to 9:00 p.m. every weekday, three hours less than normal. weekend service will be reduced to 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. starting this upcoming saturday. you have to be in the train system by 8:45 p.m. the changes are in response to a steep drop in riders and money lost during the coronavirus outbreak. b.a.r.t. ridership is down 90%. we see the bay area normally bustling on a saturday night at bars, restaurants and concerts,

even sports games but not last night, in our first weekend lar. abc 7 ne rorter lauren martinez shows you this scene from walnut creek. >> reporter: this wine bar, residual sugar wine bar are offering bottles to go which they never used to do before. let's keep walking down locust street and seeing what's open, what's closed and what's changed. as we walk down, a florist shop said they'd reopen april 7th. lamone rose tis ree changed their outdoor patio is a timeout window. next door a mediterranean grill and bar, they said they're only getting a few to-go orders a day. >> so far all the employees are gone, so we are only three people are here to just maintain. >> reporter: a bar and restaurant that's been in the community for at least 40 years, they were hub caps, now they're broderick. >> i think we have 48 people on our schedule, we're down to

five. >> reporter: they never thought they'd see the day where they would be selling alcohol at their front door. >> never thought we'd see the time. >> never! it's definitely, it's going to be in the books. >> reporter: but they're staying positive and are grateful to those that are ordering takeout. >> t been so helpful coming in, you know, giving us business, door dashes and to go orders. >> reporter: earlier in the day, we visited 54 mint, an italian restaurant and cafe, with your order to go, you get a roll of toilet paper. >> it's the one of the most requested items nowadays, we thought they're giving support, we give toilet paper. >> reporter: and transitioning his business has had its difficulties. >> basically having the family working. >> reporter: when i asked claudio about what italy is facing, he was too emotional to respond. lauren martinez, abc 7 news.

>> that's really touching. we just got this video from state officials moving tons of much needed supplies for health care workers. hundreds of thousands of masks, face shields and gloves, governor gavin newsom is requesting even more from the federal government, including another 20 million n-95 masks. last night he talked about where the state stands in making room for covid-19 patients. >> some of the projections we put out make it clear that we'll need additional 19,500 beds in order to meet our midway projections, as it relates to the issue of covid-19. we have surge capacity within the hospital system of a little over 10,000, so we're out there trying to procure 10,000 units. i mentioned the 10,000 beds. >> part of his plan calls for working with the army corps of engineers to convert hotel rooms, even college dorms and other facilities into rooms where patients can be treated. a surge in patients is forcing john muir to consolidate in the

east bay, closing urgent care centers in san ramon, cop cord and orinda. staff will shifts to centers in berkeley, brent wood, walnut creek and pleasanton. it is taking extra precaution with patients. anyone who comes in will get a mask. the santa clara convention center will be converted into a temporary medical station, the center will provide short term care for people who do not have covid-19. as the county expects an increase in demand at hospitals. santa clara is the hardest hit so far by the outbreak in california with at least 263 cases confirmed. the medical center will add 250 beds and operate a small pharmacy. health officials hope to have the medical station ready by next week. speaking with reporters, president trump talked about the extreme need for medical supplies. he said governors like gavin newsom are free to work on finding their own ways to get what their states need. >> if gavin can order gowns faster or masks, good masks

faster, or other things faster, that's good. we have a lot dination with the ships thatwei the dil ships that we're sorepaicular, d even crucrsein california, and in particular new york, but if somebody can do something faster, if they can order that mask faster than us, i want them to be able to do it. >> reporter: so people can't leave their homes -- >> president trump also shared he doesn't believe other states necessarily have to issue shelter in place orders, like here in california. a major break-through in testing thanks to one south bay company received emergency approval from the government to use its coronavirus test with a 45-minute detection time. as we well know, current tests take several days. an executive with cepheid in sunnyvale explains how this will be a vast improvement. >> you collect a specimen, it can be out of a car or pretty

much anywhere and gets batched with a bunch a batch of other specimens, sent in batch to the reference lab that takes time and the reference time takes time to run the batches and all that adds up to days of turnaround time. what we developed is a reference lab quality test run at the point of care in about 45 minutes or less. >> an automated system made by cepheid will read the test and many hospitals in the u.s. already have that device, which is really good news. seems like the updates surrounding the coronavirus are evolving with an explosion of questions that come around with it. we have you covered with everything you need to know at abc7news.com. for the latest information from experts to helpful explainers on what to do at home, it's all there and remember, we are all in this together. pivoting to other news, east bay congressman mark desaulnieres is in critical condition at the hospital, but has not tested positive for

coronavirus. he does not have it. the concord democrats' condition has worsened, though, after he was admitted for complications of pneumonia last friday. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke to several of his colleagues. >> reporter: california democrat congressman desaulniers in critical condition. >> i haven't been able to get messages returned for about a week now, so i think he's in pretty bad shape. >> reporter: congressman jared hoffman last saw his colleague last week. >> he was sore. he had fallen on a run. he's a big runner, and broken a rib, so he was in a lot of discomfort, but i think the pneumonia set in probably not long after that. >> reporter: after that fall, his office confirmed the congressman's condition worsened and said "the doctors are doing everything they can to care for the congressman. mark's family and staff appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time." his colleagues on the floor shocked by how fast his health progressively declined.

over the phone, congresswoman jackie speier spoke of her friend who was diagnosed with stage four chronic leukemia in 2015. >> he's got one of the finest intellects and sharpest minds in congress, and i just think the world of him. >> on twitter, representative barbara lee sending him strength, love and prayers. a common sentiment shared by many. representative eric swalwell asking for prayers for his east bay neighbor and saying "he needs us." congressman desaulniers took a covid-19 test and the results came back negative. we are wishing him well. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> we are definitely wishing him g siadice, crow edute with

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hospitals, doctors and nurses the beds and protective equipment. many don't fear the coronavirus as much as the possibility of a shortage of gear. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas talked with a nationally known e.r. doctor with ties here to san francisco. >> reporter: san francisco native dr. jeremy faust is an emergency room doctor at boston's brigham and women's hospital and instructor at harvard medical school. >> there really are places all around the country where we don't have what we need. there are places where it's okay and places where it's not. >> reporter: he says there are shortages of gowns, plastic face shields and the n-95 masks that filter out the virus. >> we have what we need. it violates the first rule of any emergency or medical problem, seen safety. we have to be safe so you can be safe. >> reporter: california received more than 350,000 masks from federal stockpiles and is requesting 20 million more, but while hospitals wait, they must see patients using what they have on hand, meantime dr. faust has also been thinking about

what to do with patients who test positive for coronavirus, but have few or no symptoms. >> every patient who comes in doesn't necessarily really need medical attention, they need diagnosis and isolation. >> reporter: hospitals want to use their beds for the most severe cases. faust's solution? >> hotel takeovers, the government should be bailing out the hotel industry. they'll be welcoming it. >> reporter: faust coauthored an op-ed in "the washington post" recommending that empty hotels be used to isolate people with coronavirus until the virus goes away. in san francisco, eric thomas, abc 7 news. the tech world is jumping in with donations to help this morning. cupertino-based apple says that it's sending millions of n-95 masks to medical workers. ceo tim cook tweeted 2 million masks will go out to health centers in the u.s. and europe. last week apple announced that they would commit $15 million to help the global response efforts. great news there. and the shipment of 40,000 n-95 masks and 62,000 surgical masks just arrived in marin county, courtesy of facebook.

county officials tweeted their thanks to the company yesterday and the masks will be distributed to health workers and first responders. facebook is also donating more than 700,000 masks and 1.5 million pairs of gloves around the world. with schools all around the bay area closed likely until the fall, trying to keep the kids on track with their education, but it's not easy. but we visited a school in the east bay this past week that is making it happen in a very determined and clever way. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley shows you their combination of heart and technology. >> reporter: the normally packed parking lot at valley christian school in dublin tells the story, a smattering of cars belonging to a handful of teachers. hi, guys. >> hi, dan. >> reporter: i notice we're all at a safe distance here. >> yes, we are. >> reporter: i was met by the head of schools and lead pastor, working hard to make sure their students continue learning in as close to a normal routine as possible, and of course, school isn't just about books. it's also about belonging and a sense of community.

>> they want to be in connection with their teachers and with each other even though they can't be here. >> reporter: to that end, valley christian school is all in, every teacher and every student. katie werner teaches middle school technology, a happy coincidence since she's using technology to make sure her class continue with all her students attending real time online. >> just reassuring the students that yes, it's a difficult time right now but it's important to remember that we're a community and we're here to help in any way we can, making them feel successful. >> reporter: katie and her fellow teachers are all isolated safely in their classrooms with their students safely, joining them from home. how successful was this program on day two of this experiment? 100% participation today, every single kid was in a virtual classroom with their teacher. >> what it's doing, it's ensuring some level of continuity and stability in the home, because in this time right now, the last thing we need is kids at home doing nothing. >> reporter: angela, i would imagine you've never been more

proud of your school and teachers, staff and students. >> i am so proud of my staff. i could beam for valley. i keep telling them, we're valley strong! this is amazing! >> reporter: dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> that really is amazing. in the days ahead, the school is making is possible for more teachers to work from home with their full class schedule. many tell us they're happy to come into the school, determined to keep teaching. here say sight amid the bay area's shelter in place order, not much social distancing here at stinson beach. it was packed yesterday. cars stretched as far as you could see. we saw the same lines at many other local parks and beaches and some local residents had enough of that, put up signs asking for people to go home. here is abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard. >> reporter: across the bay area folks were seeking anything that resembled their normal routine, like this farmer's market in san mateo, or the costco in south san francisco, where the line was long with shoppers keeping their distance from one another. >> we're going to see what's open and not open and make the best of it, right?

>> reporter: but tourists jesse and lotte from the netherlands couldn't find anything open in san francisco's famous fisherman's wharf, most businesses and restaurants jefferson street was deserted. chrissy field was a different , but not all. >> as you see, there's not that much shelter in place. it's beautiful, more people out than last year at the same time. >> interesting enough it seems like people are spacing themselves cautiously, and walking around people. >> reporter: the health department has posted these signs about social distancing as a reminder. the sfpd taking it a step further. >> your actions could save a life. >> reporter: this public service announcement spells it out. >> if you do go outside, maintain social distance, please try to stay at least six feet away from each other. >> reporter: in the north bay,

the streets of petaluma were empty. some restaurants are open doing takeout only. >> time to go about life with some sense of normalcy. >> reporter: we talked to these golfers at a safe social distance. they said rooster run golf course was allowed to stay open as an essential business, with plenty of precautions. >> they sanitized all the carts before we went out, they sanitized the car keys. >> keep our distance from each other and out here enjoying the day. >> they can't visit their mom. >> reporter: here at marin general, sisters charlene, cheryl and colette couldn't visit their mom in icu so they sent their love in chalk on the sidewalk, hoping mom could see it from the window. the message "we love you." this weekend here in san francisco, police say officers on patrol are reminding people about social distancing if they see any violations. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. morlgz lisa meteorologist lisa argen is tracking our forecast.

i feel like people will take any rain we can get. >> that's true although it was nice to have the sun. we were looking at a nice start to the day there, but also some clouds throughout the afternoon. this is a weather system off the coast and going to arrive later on today, allowing for showers pretty much everywhere, except in the north bay. so closer inspection you see it along the central coast from monterey, and as we go through the afternoon, could even see a thunderstorm and that's where we could see a heavier downpour upwards of over a quarter of an inch, a level one system for this afternoon into the evening hours, light to moderate showers. chance of a thunderstorm and looking at the rough surf, rip currents as our beach hazard statement takes us through early monday. it is 50 in oakland. 49 in hayward. 50 in san jose with cooler, low 40s to the north and the golden gate bridge and throughout the day. if we see any rain in the north bay, it should be on the outer, the range of about a couple hundredths of an inch. not much at all. starting out with some sunshine,

and afternoon and evening showers, it will be cooler as we start out your monday, looking at a few lingering showers, and then plenty of clouds around, next system arrives tuesday and wednesday, maybe a tenth, 0.2, it's a cold system but a good snowmaker in the mountains. current wave heights four to five feet from san francisco to half moon bay and this beach hazard statement has those long period northwesterly swells from sonoma all the way down to the central coast here and you saw that storm system off the coast as well. looking at more rain for the central coast, southern california, but as we get closer to the bay, south bay, it has been doing pretty well as well as parts of the east bay. here we are at 2:00, you can see some showers, perhaps along the peninsula here, into the east bay, and then they really begin to blossom, as we get towards 4:00 or 5:00. we've got the heating of the sun. you can see maybe some heavier downpours, a thunderstorm. here we are 7:00, and maybe a few scattered showers in the city, and the overnight hours things get pretty quiet. lots of clouds around, though,

and the next system allowing for a break on monday, tuesday, into wednesday. look at the north bay, a couple hundredths here, quarter inch in the east bay. could see a thunderstorm and that's why some of the totals look like they're excessive but if you get underneath one of the thunderstorms you could see the heavier rain. mid-60s today. going to be mild despite the shower activity, upper 60s where the sun is shining longer, and that will be in the north bay. as we take you through later on monday into tuesday, and wednesday, looking at maybe a foot or more of snow in the mountains with this system. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a level one system with showers in the afternoon, maybe a thunderstorm, a break on monday, but look at the temperatures sliding into your monday. highs 50s tuesday and wednesday with cold showers. thursday looks to be nice and toward the end of the week looking dry out there. you're right, jovina, any sort of rain we get is what we need but we're way below average, probably about 40% to 50% for

some of us. >> i remember you all saying february, completely dry for the most part? >> oh, yeah, a record, totally dry. >> we'll take the rain, thank you, lisa. up next, britney spears to the rescue. how the pop star is putting her voice to use in the coronavirus crisis, and her lottery to pick three lucky winners. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it.c. oh! my a1c is under 7! (announcer) and you may lose weight. adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. i lost almost 12 pounds! oh! (announcer) for those also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. it lowers the risk. oh! and i only have to take it once a week. oh! ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪

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here is a few from mt. tam. nice here with the clear sky. clouds increasing elsewhere around the bay and 52 in san francisco, 50 in oakland, 50 in san jose as well as mafl moon bay. here is a look from sutro san francisco with partly cloudy skies. 41 in santa rosa, 40 in napa and 45 iconcor the morniur partly cloudy conditions, 10:00, mid and upper 50s, 1:00 a few showers begin to pop up. it's a mild day with mid-60s around the bay, to upper 60s in the north bay, but look what happens by 4:00/5:00, we have more rain arriving from the east bay to the peninsula, and the south bay, it continues throughout the 6:00 hour, the north bay being spared and a quiet night tonight, a cool start to the work week with more showers arriving midweek. jovina? >> thank you, lisa. overnight the bay area is reaching close to at least 700 cases of coronavirus, with 11 deaths. take a look at the map here, santa clara county is still the hardest hit with 263 total cases.

the u.s. is dealing with nearly 27,000 cases nationwide, the third highest total in the world right now. abc news is confirming top senate leaders are meeting behind closed door to discuss a $1 trillion relief bill. abc 7 news reporter karina mitchell has more. >> reporter: president trump speaking at the white house saturday, applauding the nationwide effort during the covid-19 crisis. >> governors, mayors, businesses, charities and citizens are all working with urgency and speed toward one common goal, which is saving american lives. >> reporter: lawmakers are working on a bipartisan covid-19 economic relief package that could cost more than $1 trillion. the white house coronavirus task force addressing concerns over shortages of medical supplies for health care workers. >> hhs is completing a half a billion dollar order of n-95 masks, and all of this is being

coordinated through fema, and we are responding specifically to state requests where the needs arrive. >> reporter: abc's trevor ult pressed for a time on when the supplies will be available. >> we'll prioritize those scarce resources, because every single governor across the country is looking for the exact same thing. >> reporter: new york state declared a major disaster area. >> i'm considering other areas where we may or may not be doing that, and working very closely with gavin newsom, governor of california, and others. >> reporter: new york city's health department says it's limiting covid-19 testing to hospitalized patients only, this to preserve not only tests but also save protective equipment for doctors. >> when you go in and get tested, you are consuming personal protective equipment, masks and gowns. those are high priority for the health care workers who are

taking care of people who have . >> reporter: officials saying the priority groups are those that are hospitalized, symptomatic health care workers, seniors especially those in long-term care facilities, or those with preexisting conditions. amid shortages, some distilleries are shifting gears instead of turning out alcohol to drink, now making sand sanitizer. >> i think anybody that finds themselves in a war and we're in a world war right now, if they can, they step up. >> reporter: on saturday, new jersey becoming the sixth state to close all nonessential businesses, joining california, new york, illinois, pennsylvania, and nevada. more than 84 million americans are now under state directives to stay home. >> any place people congregate is a place where coronavirus can be spread. >> reporter: as for those n-95 masks, the trump administration says they have signed industry contracts to manufacture up to 600 million over the next 18

months. federal health officials expect demand to surge as high as 1 billion by that time. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. the governor of hawaii issued a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving outside the state. it applies to alltravelers, including hawaiian residents who must quarantine at home. visitors must stay in their hotel room or rented lodging. people can leave only for medical emergencies. anyone who violates the order may be fined up to $5,000 or one year in prison. it starts this thursday and will remain in effect indefinitely. also new this morning the mayor of las vegas is pushing back against the governor of nevada e casinos to shut down for 30 . days but the mayor says her city should be allowed to stay open for business. the economy depends on tourism and being open for dining, entertainment, gaming and sports.

coming up on "this week" fema administrator pete gaynor and the governs of new jersey and michigan will discuss the latest on the covid-19 threat and the government's response. watch the full interviews on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 on abc 7. >> to the north bay now, where it's just one of the many images of life, how it's changed because of the coronavirus. shoppers were thrilled to find a new supply of paper towels and toilet paper at a target in san rafael. >> well, they had a lot of bounty paper towels and they did have toilet paper when i was in there. >> and i've never been so happy buying toilet paper and paper towels but it made my saturday. >> i understand that struggle. there are still some shortages, you are seeing empty shelves of cold and flu medicine, despite some of items selling out at times with wholesale grocery suppliers in the bay area tell us supply chain is back to healthy after days and days of overbuying. one thing the coronavirus

pandemic has not delayed for us, your property tax payments. they are still due by april 10th. it doesn't appear or rather doesn't matter where you live in the state. if you don't pay back by then, you'll likely face a penalty and the reason why here, that date is set by state law and it can only be changed by the legislature. most counties are now providing updates on their website for you to check them out. religious organizations are having to completely rethink their way of life with the threat of covid-19. abc 7 witnessed one east bay church finding new ways to offer confessions. the catholic community of pleasanton is doing a drive-through style at the st. augustine church parking lot. yesterday the father stood six feet away from people's cars to hear their confessions, and provide forgiveness. >> so for the first time, we had drive-through confession here in pleasanton. it was amazingly successful. roughly 60 to 70 people came to contindo thiy s love andercy. rday throughout the coronavirus crisis as a way to

help people connect with god and prepare for the great feast of easter. >> drive-through confession is happening every saturday there. the clergy is asking for the sake of confidentiality to keep one person per car. with many religious gatherings off limits we're hoping to help our communities come together with people we love. we're bringing together religious leaders to share their sermons with you, abc 7 presents finding faith better together. you can watch it right from your home this morning at 10:00, on abc 7. it's also available on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. still to come, a day in the life of a shuddered bay area. lazy sundays got a whole lot lazier. we show you different splices of life from the weekend sheltering in place. here is a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge. meteorologist lisa argen will talk about rain, and,ing ba your forecast in a few minutes.

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welcome back. the bay bridge, things are looking good. nice and light there. hopefully it will continue to say that way as people shelter in place this sunday. if you are on google at all you might have noticed a hand washing lesson to get the germs off. yesterday the main home page had an animated clip of a man showing you some excellent techniques. the man is ignaz samuelize, 19th century hungarian doctor widely discovered with the importance of washing your hands, sing your favorite chorus and wash for 20 seconds. the hong kong subway is using robots to contain the spread of the coronavirus. they use a hydrogen peroxide vapor to disinfect train cars. the mist circulates for about 15 minutes, able to get into those tiny areas that could be misted

by standard wiping. the hong kong rail operator says the technology is a first helping to keep riders and workers safe. i love that, lisa. >> definitely. >> b.a.r.t. could spring for that. >> a little high-tech, certainly cool, maybe in our future. good morning, everyone. a couple nice shots for you, the sun coming up from about 7:09, maybe 30 minutes away from this live camera here. it's our sutro tower camera. temperatures around the low 50s here downtown. but the clouds are going to increase, and we could see some showers by the afternoon. so enjoy that first half of the day, sunny, dry for most of you, and then we're going to talk about the temperatures really taking a most dive for the week ahead. stay tuned. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. >> thank you, lisa. also next, true sports fans are feeling a little bit off this weekend. i get it. it would have been the opening weekend for march madness. we hear from one local player who explains how he feels having to sit out this march.

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welcome back. a live look at the golden gate bridge where we see a few cars making their way into san francisco right now. check this out, because this was certainly a rare sight, this is the golden gate bridge with the shelter in place order from yesterday morning, completely empty. no cars, no bikers, and no pedestrians. never seen anything like that, wow. in sports the raiders sign a wide receiver and the 49ers lose one free agency. abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez has the details in morning's sports. >> good morning. emmanuel sanders was an invaluable piece during the 49ers super bowl run last year. he thanked the 49ers faithful on instagram over the weekend. called the four months in san francisco some of the best times of his life. espn reports sanders is set to sign with the new orleans saints

a two-year $16 million deal, it pairs sanders with quarterback drew brees, you got michael thomas, alvin kamara, they are explosive. sanders provided veteran leadership form the young niners wide receiving corps last year, helped fast track the development of guys like deebo samuel and kendrick boern. sanders had 36 catches and three touchdowns after being acquired by san francisco but the money he was looking for was more than the niners could afford. espn reports the las vegas raiders signed former eagles wide receiver nelson aguilar to a one-year contract, he has 18 touchdowns in five seasons. including three with philly last year. raiders signed former jaguars tight end nick o'leary. in a normal situation this weekend would have marked second round play in the ncaa tournament. schools across the country would have been looking to punch their ticket to the sweet 16. st. mary's would have more than likely earned an at-large bid in the big dance. the gayles and basketball fans on the biggest stage, i caught up with a senior star and asked him about the tournament being

canceled. >> we're kind of all in shock, we didn't expect it to end like that, and we were kind of hoping they could push the tournament back or play without fans, but it seems the situation is more serious than that, and kind of bigger than basketball at this point, so it was definitely disappointing especially for all the seniors this year, so, but the only thing i can do is just keep working hard and keep pushing forward. did you see this? george kittle sharing this message on instagram from nike to play inside and play for the world, encourages everyone to follow orders to stay inside and beat the vir us. george getting in a good workout. the more we follow the orders now, the sooner we'll get back to normal and back to all sports, including football. stay safe and stay healthy, everyone we'll get through this together. send it back to you. >> we sure will. every time i see that video, george kittle makes me think i need to get it together. we'll check in on our

forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. i can't even begin. >> you were moving yesterday, a lot of that. >> thank you >> no, you're good. you're good. i should be doing more of that, but the weather was nice, tons of people out. >> definitely. >> so yeah, i think that's going to happen again today, despite the activit of showers for the later half of the day. we have a level one on our storm impact scale that's going to bring in some rain, but the first half of the day is trending dry, and if you look behind me here, you can see the view from mt. tam, that it is pretty nice out there, 7:09 the official sunrise, and less cloud cover means a colder start for you. numbers have been near 40 and we're looking at this level one system for pretty much everyone, except the north bay. so if you see anything there, couple hundredths, anywhere else, quarter of an inch, a third of an inch, maybe a half inch, because when we see some of these downpours, could even see an embedded thunderstorm, we're looking at that rainfall adding up, so not everywhere, a live look outside, pretty shot

here from our exploratorium camera, you can see the clouds around, but we'll call it partly cloudy for most of you. it's clear in the north bay, and then the showers arrive for the afternoon. they'll continue into the evening hours. here is a look at live doppler 7, the system offshore and we'll continue to see the system move to the south of us and as it does, it will spin up some showers mainly in the santa cruz mountains and the south bay, already the clouds there, and you can see the shower active around monterey and another live look outside, sutro looking nice out there right now, 52 degrees. it is 50 in oakland, 48 in redwood city, 50 in san jose. gilroy typically cool spot at 46 and 50 half moon bay. the beach pretty cloudy here and a few showers arriving later on today with numbers from the low 40s santa rosa. 40 petaluma. napa checking in at 40s we aselta. 45ord. livermore 44 degrees. pretty clouds here from the south bay, this is san jose, 101, and we'll look for sunshine

to start, and then the showers arrive for some iovn theer showers for your monday, it's going to be much cooler for monday, and a lot of clouds around. it will be basically dry. another system comes in tuesday and wednesday, not looking much with that system either. maybe a tenth of an inch. temperatures in the 50s. beach hazard statement until 3:00 tomorrow morning. hour by hour here comes the rain, 2:00, maybe a few light scattered showers but we'll see this enhance by 4:00 or 5:00, some pretty good downpours. i don't know if you saw that red right there, certainly could see a thunderstorm around the diablo range and then by later on tonight, maybe an isolated shower, but overall, the system bringing down anywhere from a couple hundredths in the north bay, a quarter inch in the east bay and you see the bigger totals, looks like it's a little aggressive, doesn't it, redwood

city to monterey to san jose. we could see heavier downpours in the areas. mid and upper 60s, a mild day today. this will be the last mild day for a while. monday we are in the upper 50s to near 60 with the cloud cover. tuesday it's cold showers, highs in the 50s, and that continues with the below average trend into wednesday. the accuweather seven-day forecast the level one later on today, cooler, cloudier tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday our coolest days of the week, sunny for thursday and a few clouds around for friday, and then looking at maybe dry weekend and a warmer weekend for a change, but there were so many people out, kind of had to get out of the way throughout the day yesterday, imagine the same case today. >> yes, come on, everybody. supposed to be outside for a little bit, get the fresh air, and then -- >> looks ache a highway from the hills there. >> thank you. i've got on the bridge, where are you going? i hope it's home. thank you, lisa. now to something we call a day in the life. it's a chance to see the bay

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$13 million. new this morning, saying thank you to first responders. the san francisco police chief shared a message to his patrol officers that one dispatcher read to his colleagues. >> we are so grateful and proud of your dedication to this profession, your visibility on the streets and your voices on the radios and the phones are doing so much to reassure the people of san francisco. we know that we are challenged with the resources and there is much uncertainty about what lies ahead, but by working together and emphasizing our city's public health measures, we will endure this crisis and come out strong. >> we want to say thank you to them, too. the message is from chief bill scott thanking everyone who is part of the san francisco police department. he sends his thanks to their dedication and commitment to the city and its residents during this challenging time. let's get a final look at this weekend's forecast. meteorologist lisa argen is here with us with more. >> hey there, jovina. we have a system well off the coast, several hundred miles off the central coast. you can see it is spinning up

some showers there, even thunderstorms are in the forecast today, with our level one system, this is for the afternoon. look you can see some heavier downpours from the east bay to the south bay, to the peninsulh. the north bay maybe a few scattered light sprinkles. the accuweather seven-day forecast will see the clouds and cooler temperatures for monday. level one system tuesday and wednesday, with not a lot of rain but very cool numbers and we'll get brighter skies, warmer weather after that system exits wednesday. so the first half of the day looking pretty nice out there. >> all right, thank you, lisa. i'll take it. thank you all so much for joining us for "abc 7 mornings." i'm jovina fordson. abc 7 continues at 9:00. "good morning america" is next and check out the beautiful sunrise from mt. tam. you guys have a wonderful day, and remember, shelter in place, everybody.

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