your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. new resources are coming to california as the nation fights coronavirus. the hospital ship expected to arrive within a week. also -- >> pull up mcdonald's style and look at a menu we offer and you pick your choices. >> drive-thru grocery shopping in the bay area. a new option launching today. good morning, everyone. it is monday, march 23rd. >> we'll get to that in just a minute. first, we check in with mike nicco. >> rets look at where yesterday's active weather is. sliding to the north and east away from us today. clouds cleared out in the north bay and look what happened. thick fog from santa rosa northward to ukiah. dangerously low visibility. here's a look at walnut creek where some people are heading

south on 680 and the headlights north towards us and 43 to about 50 and couple degrees warmer and probably won't even notice it. what you will notice is not quite as active as this afternoon and not quite as warm as we'll be in the mid 50s to near 60 at noon. and low to mid-50s if you want to take a walk during the evening hours. we'll talk about more active weather before a dry weekend. back to you guys. now to the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic. the number of infections in california keeps rising and thousands more people are still waiting for their test results. about 1,500 people have been infected and more than half of the cases are in the bay area. at noon the senate is expected to revisit the financial relief plan. over the weekend democrats and republicans argued over the details. president trump has declared a major disaster declaration for california. >> the president's major disaster declaration will bring in badly needed federal help to the state, that includes

everything from mass care to unemployment assistance and activated the national guard in california, washington and new york. it will cost the states nuthing and gives them full control and sending a hospital ship to l.a. >> the naval hospital ship, the "usns mercy" which is an incredible ship. these two ships are incredible. one on the east coast and one on the west coast. >> the mercy is expected to arrive within a week as 12 fully equipped operating rooms and a medical lab and a pharmacy. president trump is also sending large quantities of medical supplies within the next 48 hours. a u.s. navy hospital ship will leave san diego for los angeles today and that will bring 800 medical professionals and support staff. but hospitals across the country are running low on protective gear. abc news anchor kenneth moton has more on the growing crisis.

>> reporter: growing concern inside america's hospitals as doctors on the front lines plea for help. >> it's a scary time to be a doctor. >> reporter: the long fear of coronavirus patients has hit new york city. with more than 10,000 confirmed patients, roughly 5% of the world's cases. medical staff at one new york hospital wearing garbage bags as gowns. at a brooklyn hospital, doctors say they're reusing masks and rubbing them down with hand sanitizer between ships. >> literally the epicenter of this crisis. >> reporter: internal memo written by the chief surgeon report a 50% increase in coronavirus patients burning through 40,000 masks every day. mayor bill de blasio says some of the city's hospitals will run out of protective gear in the next ten days. he's asking president trump for the military's help to get the much-needed supplies delivered. >> we have to get the supplies rapidly from around the country, no one does that better than the

military. we will get to a point where there are people waiting for a bed and ventilator and some will die who did not need to die. >> reporter: a mother of two is a pediatric surgeon who works with coronavirus patients at colombia university medical center. she's worried the hospital could run out of masks, eye protection and gloves. her message on twitter, don't make us orphan our two toddlers. >> it's forcing me to make me feel like i have to live apart from my children in order to protect them and that breaks my heart. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, new york. the virus outbreak is forcing businesses to get creative to keep us safe as possible and a new way to get groceries in a drive thru. julian glover is live for us in los gatos. julian? >> this concept is really for anyone concerned about social distancing, keeping your distance between the next person when you're in the cramped aisles at the grocery store. you can forget that altogether

by placing your order at a drive thru and collecting your items. pull up to the first window and you'll see milk, eggs, cheese, chicken, things we have been talking about that have been sold out for so long. also ready to go meals for you to pick up, too. you place that order and then pay at the next window. again, someone brings out the groceries to you. alex holt came out with the idea after temporarily closing five of his restaurants in during the shelter in place. >> people come, they drink, they eat, they have fun. we're not very big on to go. so we had to basically pivot and come up with a different business model to survive. >> as you mentioned, reggie, businesses getting creative to weather this pandemic. the owner stresses that he's not making any money off of this drive-thru grocery concept. employees to keep making money to provide for their families while doing good at the same

time. the store opens at noon today and will be open until 7:00 p.m. runs seven days a week. we should point that out. a lot of people wondering, do they have toilet paper? yes, will they give you a free roll of tp with a purchase of 100 bucks. they have all the bases covered here. reporting live in los gatos this morning, julian glover. >> you got our attention. all right, julian. >> better get to shopping. all right. thanks, julian. marin county has closed all parks because of crowding. people swarmed the parks and the beaches over the weekend and that created some anxiety among neighbors who are trying to practice social distancing. abc 7 news reporter went and found people telling visitors to stay away. >> go home. >> reporter: belitas residents took matters into their own hands pleading with visitors to turn around. they clapped and cheered when drivers obeyed. >> thank you. >> we want everyone to be aware

that this isn't a spring break. there is a pandemic. we're all supposed to stay at home. >> reporter: they also posted signs to send a message. on saturday bolinas were over run with cars and visitors looking for a break. beaches were packed. >> and we just wonder why they thought it was okay to just swarm stinson beach. >> she has lived here for 50 years. >> we want to be safe. i want to be safe and i don't feel like i can even walk my dog right now. >> reporter: someone posted these green fliers saying if you don't live here, go home and stay there. you are putting us in danger. crowds forced the closure of the stinson beach parking lot and sky oaks road was also closed off due to crowds. the sheriff department's tweeted shelter in place is not a vacation. we advise traveling away from home to enjoy the scenery somewhere else. >> we need everybody to take the

public health order seriously. it's not a joke. it's not a drill. >> reporter: thomas churchhill drove up from san francisco. >> it's important to practice social distancing and shelter in place rule is tough but the only reason i'm here is exercise which is one of the urged activities. >> reporter: she urges everyone, please, stay home. >> if you need to walk, walk in your own neighborhood. >> we have a bad rep for hating tourists, but it's not about that. please come back when everything is back to normal. >> reporter: we heard folks telling drivers come back in a month, come back in two months when things hopefully are safer. sheriff deputies who have been patrolling here most of the day seem okay with what is happening because locals are not blocking the road. but locals do say there is a large, older population here in bolinas and friends and relatives doing their part to help keep everyone safe.

cornell barnard. >> she wore a skeleton costume. i feel like they're doing a good deed. >> i think people received that message. >> we will thank them later. >> it's pretty obvious. not in my backyard. >> loud and clear. >> yeah. it was, it was nice hearing people out and about in my neighborhood yesterday. kids out playing. hopefully things are -- >> playing where? >> in their yards, reggie. leave the kids alone. >> yeah. >> don't go to the playground. that's what i'm saying. i saw these people out at the playground. >> i saw you posted that picture. >> tell that to san francisco parks. >> the more testing we do, the more we're going to find out more of us have it and this is going to become eye opening to people eventually. until then, just listen to the officials and do what they ask.

mid to upper 40s around castro valley and union city and fremont. low to mid-50s along the east bay shore. temperatures up in the 40s in north bay and pleasanton and livermore and mountain view and here's a look at 87 in san jose and you can see people out and about heading north tree pollen is out there. you know it, i know it. unfortunately, the company that we get the reading from closed. so, we don't know how much it is and we don't know what it is. so i apologize for that. south bay, we're looking at temperatures in the 50z all ts 11:00. as far as the east bay valleys we're in the 50s through 11:00 with increasing clouds and near 60 this afternoon after some temperatures near 70 yesterday. 54 during the evening hours. and our last stop will be the peninsula. 48 this morning and 57, 11:00.

and near 60 this afternoon and 54 at 7:00. we'll take a look at some thunderstorms in the forecast coming up. >> all right, thanks, mike. >> this bay area family is desperate to get home. how the coronavirus crisis has left them stranded in peru. a thoughtful birthday surprise for a woman who just turned 92.

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reliability and security your business needs. call today. comcast business. beyond fast. it is 5:13. if you're just joining us. seven things to know. number one, the city of hayward is starting its own free coronavirus testing from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at fire station number seven. city leaders ask that you only show up if you're showing symptoms. number two. president trump announced the national guard will be deployed to the three states hit hardest by coronavirus. that's here in california, new york and washington state. number three, the dow is expected to start down this morning. futures are down 5%. the market dropped as negotiations on an economic stimulus package appeared to have stalled in congress. number four.

major hospitals here in the bay area are asking for donations for personal protective equipment. you can drop off masks, gloves and other items at one of ucsf locations or stanford. b.a.r.t. is reducing its schedule starting today due to a big decline in ridership. stations opened from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. week days. three-hour reduction service. pretty active weather especially tomorrow and wednesday. the potential rainfall and thunderstorms in the forecast. but it looks like for the first time in about six weeks, no rain this weekend. and number seven. we're checking in on traffic on the san mateo bridge and there are people who definitely still have to go to work, but no problems to report. breaking news this morning, "wall street journal" is reporting that pg&e will plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges. the deadliest wildfire in state history.

pg&e was charged with 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of unlawfully causing a fire. the "wall street journal" reports pg&e disclosed this morning. the company is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings. peru has sealed its borders to stop the spread of coronavirus and that means hundreds of american tourists are stranded and that includes a santa rosa police officer and his family. abc 7 news reporter spoke to them. >> reporter: is it start edit s dream vacation and two days later the unexpected happened. >> my wife woke up at 4:00 in the morning on monday morning and had that jump, panicked out of the bed and the peru government is closing the borders and we need to get out. >> reporter: exactly a week ago today peru's governor declared a state of emergency closing their borders and a 15-day quarantine. tourists were given 24 hours to evacuate. >> we went down to the airport

and the airport had been surrounded by the peruvian military and they were basically barring anyone from coming into the airport. >> reporter: and the family is not alone. also a are stuck in peru and hoping they will fly them back home. at least 30 of his constituents are stranded overseas. so, what is the u.s. government doing to bring those families back? >> right now they're really not and that's part of our frustration. the state department is giving useful advice telling people to go search the private airline's websites for flights. of course, flights are getting canceled. >> reporter: today the first words from president donald trump during this press conference were directed to this group of americans. >> mention we're working very

hard, long on getting a young group of people out of peru. >> reporter: words that the family are holding on to while looking at this map of confirmed covid-19 cases increasing every day in peru. the latest count 363. >> every day i have kind of woken up with the hope that today is going to be the day. today is going to be the day that it's going to happen. >> reporter: in san francisco. hawaiian airlines is suspending most of its long haul flights starting on thursday the same day as a mandatory two-week quarantine takes effect in the state. issued the order for all travelers and that includes residents, too. visitors have to stay in their hotel room or rented lodging. they can only leave for medical emergencies. anyone who violates this order may be fined up to $5,000 or even spend a year in prison. social distancing isn't keeping one family from celebrating a birthday.

♪ happy birthday dear grandpa happy birthday to you ♪ >> i cannot believe that this woman, beverly clat turned 92 yesterday. >> beverly looked good, didn't she? >> she lives in fresno and her family surprised her by making signs and drove to her home. for those family members who don't live in the area, they were able to set up a zoom family meeting to send beverly some birthday love. >> happy birthday, beverly. look how happy she is. >> she is so happy. i like this, reggie. you know, you just got to be creative and make sure that people know that they are loved. >> yeah. >> even though we're going through this. >> they need that support, don't they? >> that is so nice. >> we did the same thing with our friends, not birthday wise, but using that zoom app and we had a virtual happy hour saturday evening where we all

got some snacks and adult beverages and just talked over zoom and got to see each other. it was really cool. >> i'm finding the exit to those conversations weird. i'm always the one that ends it. >> the computer dies. >> i'm always like, bye. is that weird? >> i gave you an hour of my time. >> and i'm like, okay. >> my battery is running low. that's what you have to say, friend. >> you realize you don't have an excuse. >> i have to go to that gym. no. >> i'm out of wine. no. i'm out of -- >> bathroom. >> let's talk about what's going on weather wise. that's something you could do if you're mising some of your friends even those that were one or two streets over, we were doing the zoom with them also. showers and thunderstorms more likely tomorrow with thunderstorms more likely wednesday and a drier and warmer weekend on the way after being below average the rest of the week. look at the mid-50s to mid-60s today. that's below average and tonight we'll hang ou in the mid to upper 40s.

couple players on the map. the area of low pressure down south that brought us the active weather yesterday. it's being shoved away by this vigorous cold front that will kick up some clouds and a stray shower this afternoon and introduce us to an unstable air mass that will yield more showers and thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday. so, here we are future radar at 7:00 and you see every once in a while a blip of green out there and even during the overnight hours we increase that green just a little bit. tomorrow morning going to be a little wetter and you can see all those waves of showers tomorrow afternoon. and then tomorrow evening, they'll taper down just a little. they'll taper, taper down redundant. taper down just a little. 0.01 at most if you get caught under one of these and 0.25 on tuesday. a one on the storm impact scale. pretty chilly wednesday morning. some temperatures flirting with the low to mid-30s in our deepest inland valleys and temperatures in the next two days and coolest in the 50s. some 60s return thursday and

even 70 by sunday. >> thanks, mike. bringing a baby into the world can be overwhelming enough under normal conditions but then you add the pandemic in and an entirely new level of uncertainty. here's abc norman. >> reporter: pregnancy in the age of the coronavirus. >> we know that the virus has caused a lot of worry and this can be especially true for pregnant patients and our top goal to keep mom and babies safe before and during pregnancy. >> reporter: this pandemic is adding extra anxiety during their pregnancies. >> right now i'm 30 weeks pregnant and my due date is may 26th. obviously, really crazy time to be pregnant. >> i am currently 38 weeks pregnant. and i am unsure. >> reporter: and for women who are already pregnant, there is so much changing during this time of social distancing. like fewer prenatal visits and some even virtual. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., dr.

jen ashton weighs in on what expectant mothers need to know with your "gma first look." coming up, new senior shopping hours. the two stores that just added that option. congressman in critical conditio

want to talk more about that threat of thunderstorms you can see it's to our north and way up to the north and in northern california. wednesday, look at this. every single one of us has a chance of a shower along with a thunderstorm and possibility of some hail and lightning out of this storm on wednesday. that's when we can get some of our heavier rain. again, not goegto ing to be a complete washout and remember the 30/30 rule. go inside if you less than 30 seconds after seeing lightning. the concord democrat was

admitted for complications from pneumonia a week and a half ago and since then his condition has worsened. a spokesman says he does not have coronavirus. his office says the problems began after he fractured a rib in a fall. >> 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. >> in a statement, his office said the doctors are doing everything they can to care for the congressman. mark's family and staff represe appreciate your prayers during this very difficult time. >> he delivered a rare address over public radios. >> 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 we are challenged with resources and there is much

uncertainty with what lies ahead but by working together and emphasizing our city's public health measures, we will endure this crisis and come out strong. >> this was over the weekend chief scott gave thanks to officers and dispatchers working the overnight shift. more grocery stores are joining in to offer senior hours. trader joe's is reserving the first hour of its day from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to give seniors enough space and time to get what they need without any more anxiety than they already have. also a faster entry line for seniors during the day at all trader joe's. walgreens is adding a senior hour tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and a full list of bay area stores doing senior hours. just look for the story at abc7news.com. >> i'm glad this is catching on. >> if you know a senior in your neighborhood or family, you can always do the shopping for them. that would be a great relief, i think. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including an astronaut who spent

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now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. now at 5:30, help is on the way in the fight against coronavirus. the president's promise to assist california and other hard hit states. a bay area city is taking matters into its own hands the free covid-19 testing that is opening today. safeway is taking steps. the change you'll notice at the check stand. good morning to you, monday, march 23rd. >> we'll get to those stories in a few minutes. first, we want to check with

mike and the forecast. >> showers are over there sinking to the south and allowed thick fog to develop and here's a look at san rafael and you can see it's partly cloudy and no fog here. temperatures when you step out a degree or two milder and mid-40s to 50. you'll notice the difference this afternoon. not nearly as active as yesterday but cooler with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and 53 to about 60 at 4:00 with just a random shower and not even the storm impact scale for it. and then at 7:00, if you're having to take that walk, low to mid-50s getting out of the house. kind of a key priority at times so we don't go crazy. >> thank you, mike. the number of coronavirus cases in california exploded over the weekend. there are close to 1,500 people infected that we know of with thousands more awaiting test results. the number of deaths is steadily rising. at least 27 people have died from coronavirus in the state. president trump declared a major disaster declaration for the

state because of the pandemic. santa clara county reported two more deaths yesterday from coronavirus pushing the regional total up to 13. it has by far the most cases in the bay area topping 300. every county now has reported cases, napa county confirmed the two residents there have been infected. it was the last county in the region to the have the case of the disease. the bay area total is just shy of 800. abc 7 news viewers and lake and mendocino counties asking for updates where they live. mendocino reported one case of coronavirus and so far lake county hasn't had any infections and as a precaution the county is closing waterways and vacation rentals and its rv parks. the white house is reassuring americans help is on the way as the u.s. deals with coronavirus. >> president trump says the federal government is sending the national guard here in california, new york and in washington state. here's abc 7 news reporter ines. >> reporter: overnight president

trump announcing the national guard will be deployed to the three states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak new york, california and washington state. >> the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. >> reporter: president also revealing makeshift hospitals will be built in those states to accommodate the growing number of cases. four in the new york area providing another 1,000 beds, plus eight in california and four in washington state. and the administration promising it will send hospitals resp respirators and personal protective gear such as masks and gowns. >> 186,416. >> reporter: the first senator testing positive for covid-19. kentucky senator rand paul and mitt romney going into quarantine after recently coming into contact with paul. this as negotiations over a $2

trillion stimulus bill to help the economy recover from the outbreak are hitting a road block. democrats say the two sides are still far apart taking issue with key elements of the bill, including a $500 billion relief fund for corporations without any protections for workers. >> and what it has is, for instance, a giant, giant corporate bailout fund with no accountability. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell insists the bill is moving forward. >> we're fiddling here. fiddling with the emotions of the american people. fiddling with the markets. >> reporter: the senate plans to vote on that bill today but with at least five senators now in isolation, there are growing calls for lawmakers to be able to vote on that bill remotely. abc news, washington. just a few hours the city of hayward will be opening its own covid-19 testing site. fire station 7 and the tests will be free. abc 7 news reporter amy

hollyfield joins us live with what you need to be before you head out there. amy? >> let me show you the set up. look at all the tents they have set up. this is fire station number seven in hayward on hotwood avenue. this opens at 9:00 this morning. they think they will have 350 tests a day. they are doing this to help ease the pressure on local hospitals. you do not have to be a hayward resident to get a test here, but they ask only people with symptoms come here. they only have so many kits so they have to prioritize who they test. >> we will do a preliminary screening and, you know, obviously, that will include taking people's temperatures and screening them for symptoms before they are allowed to be tested. so, we anticipate that quite a few people might be turned away if they're not experiencing symptoms. >> the city is doing this to help ease the burden for hospitals. they are able to do this because

they are partnering with abilino labs in menlow park. they bought the tests from that private lab and they will be free here for people who come here. they think you'll be able to get your results very quickly. 6 to 12 hours and the hours of this test site 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. reporting live in hayward, hollyfield. >> thank you. as coronavirus cases continue to increase in the bay area, so does the need for medical supplies. major hospitals say they are in need and they are asking you for donations. j.r. stone has more on that. >> reporter: a garage full of masks, gloves and hand sanitizers being donated to bay area hospitals by bella nails in san mateo. >> one of my long-time client text me and asked if there is any way i can help. >> reporter: and vivian did that by working with her suppliers to donate 42,000 gloves and more than 1,300 masks.

this as coronavirus cases continue to rise and bay area hospitals are put to the test. >> it's challenging. i will be honest with you. because the market and the amount of supply availabilities. >> reporter: specialty medical swabs and gowns are in high demand at ucsf and they along with others are asking for things like n95 and surgical masks and unopened packages of gloves and sanitizers. >> that's where a pllot of the e manufacturing was and our supply got impacted. >> reporter: when we spoke with them, they had already received more than 8,000 donated items. >> we're getting masks. surgical masks and n95 masks which a lot of people bought for the wildfires and also getting a lot of gloves, goggles and face shields and suits. >> a lot of friends and family on social media who have reached out who are willing to help fund

the cost for this because, obviously, it takes a whole village. >> reporter: and today ucsf is opening three different locations for donations. one of their locations in the mission, another at mt. zion and the third in oakland at the children's hospital. in san francisco, jr stone, abc 7 news. santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez held a different kind of press conference to update on the response. she held a conference call with santa clara and other officials. marin says county hospitals are preparing to treat a surge of critically ill patients if the virus spreads. >> that plan would include looking at all 2,100 adult beds that we can equip and staff for critically ill patients.

>> people without covid-19 would be moved to other facilities to accommodate the more seriously infected patients. the santa clara convention center could be for up to 250 people who need medical care. president trump has called for eight of these federal medical stations to be set up providing 2,000 additional hospital beds. now toen an update for a sty we have been covering for about a week the wife of an abc 7 news employee has tested positive for covi covid-19. she and her husband have been self-quarantining for a week and will continue to do so for another week per the quarantine guidelines. gomez is feeling a lot better and her husband never had any symptoms. we'll have more of an update on their family tonight. the race to find a treatment for coronavirus is happening right here in the bay area. scientists at ucsf are on the mission to break down the dna of

the virus and identify which of the human proteins it interacts with. that information will provide a critical road map for scientists. >> there's a lot of effort out there trying to develop drugs to develop the virus, which is great. we're taking a different approach. >> we're looking in step by step and we're starting at the exact protein but we're branching out and expanding that list to see what we have that could sort of coo cordon off the virus. >> ucsf researchers found 50 drugs already fda approved that interact with the same proteins as the virus and looking for more. b.a.r.t. is reducing its schedule starting today due to a big decline in ridership. stations open from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on week days a three-hour reduction in service. weekend service from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on saturday. people have to be in the station no later than 8: 45 p.m. to catch the last train. seven bay area bridges are no longer accepting cash tolls. that change went into effect

over the weekend. the goal is to minimize contact between toll collectors and drivers. cameras will take pictures of license plates and the drivers without fasttrack will get a bill in the mail. safeway is putting upplexy glass partitions at their check stands. it's all in an effort to protect store employees with grocery stores remaining open as essential businesses. this photo is from the safeway on bird avenue in san jose. coming up, this is not exactly what we call social distancing where these big crowds swarmed over the weekend and the changes the mayor the city announced in response. tesla that doesn't involve cars. the palo alto's donation in the fight against coronavirus. taking a live look outside at the embarcadero and bay bridge to see a few people out on the roadways this morning and the flags are blowing, mike. >> they are. the winds have changed. check this out. temperatures this morning maybe not so much what changed from

yesterday but you'll notice it this afternoon. we're as cool as 43 in liverton and 43 in concord and pittsburg and 50 in danville. look at other neighborhoods. low to mid-40s and fog in the north bay and around santa rosa. mid-50s around oakland and san jose and pacifica and here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza that kumasi told you about. everybody zooming through there right now thanks to the fact that you don't have to stop and pay a toll. driving a little damp in some spots that were rainy yesterday. little foggy. otherwise your commute, if you have to do it, pretty quiet. let's take a look at the north bay and go through the 12-hour planner and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s with fog fading after 9:00. and upper 50s to near 60 around 1:00 to about 4:00 down to 53 at 7:00. you will see the most sunshine early today and then increasing clouds. for the east bay, you can see pretty sunny, partly sunny, i

should say, for the better part of the day. nice kind of bell curve here from 50 at 7:00 to 58 at 1:00 and 55 at 7:00. and then san francisco will be partly sunny today and cooler. temperatures in the low 50s through 9:00 and then mid-50s from 11:00 to 7:00. notice, not a lot of showers on that forecast. they're coming tomorrow and more so wednesday and we'll talk about that coming up next. i'm abc news correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. when the world health organization recognized the coronavirus as a pandemic, they reminded the world that we can still change the course of this

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just some light showers but heavier snow is on the way later in the week and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s through the central valley and see scattered showers in the valleys and some scattered mountain snows in the higher country. so, monday and tuesday we've got some light to moderate snow. light snow monday and tuesday and then a break friday, saturday and sunday. >> thanks, mike. the mayor of los angeles criticized the city's residents for crowding beaches, boardwalks and parks and violating social distancing rules. this is what it looked lik malibu over the weekend. as you can see, some big crowds. many people join in on contact volleyball and basketball games and people who live there want law enforcement to come in and break up the crowds. >> it's wrong. look at florida, look at texas, look at some other states. the fwugovernor of florida was completely oblivious to what was going on. >> last night mayor garcetti tweeted sports and recreation at city parks are closing because too many people packed these

places over the weekend. malibu and santa monica also closed beach parking lots. a stock market could take another hit today. futures jumped 5% after an economic stimulus package stalled in congress. 5% is the maximum drop allowed overnight. stocks may fall even more when wall street opens for business in about an hour. ucsf is getting some help from sales force ceo and he tweeted the sales force community delivered 9,000 masks to the hospital and now it's working to deliver another 5 million masks this week along with other critical, personal protective equipment. palo alto based tesla donated n95 masks to a seattle hospital to help in the pandemic. the doctor that received them said it took less than 24 hours from the discussion about sending them. elon musk said tesla will distribute 1,200 ventilators this week. getting them delivered,

installed and operating is the challenge. the statewide stay at home order feels unprecedented and unknown for many of us. >> not all of us, astronauts practice isolation. scott kelly hoeltlds the record time for amount of time in space. studying the effects of space on the human body. this morning he joins "gma" with some tips. he is at his home in houston. >> you have to think, hey, this is my new reality. having a schedule. a schedule is so very important. when i got to space the first time i was on a long flight, it was hard to get used to that but i found as i got used to it, i actually needed it. when i got home, i missed it. >> you can watch kelly's full interview coming up at 7:00 right after "nbc 7 mornings." >> so inest thetrusting he got

that. >> and then he missed it. >> who are all these people talking to me? i need my space. my time. >> i am not going to miss this. >> i think it would be much different to be in space and the excitement of being in the space instead of seeing the same walls you see every day. >> i don't want to be in space either. >> i would. i am with you, mike. >> when this is over, i'll come right back down. in fact, we'll do the weather remotely from up there. >> i think it would be fun, too, mike. i'm with you. the ultimate me time. >> great view, good book. all the science experiments. anyway, let's move on. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. san mateo bridge. you can see some people heading somewhere. cooler highs today. fewer showers than yesterday. but they return tomorrow and with vengeance wednesday as they bring the chance of lightning, thunder and small hail. and then drier and warmer as we head through the weekend. this will be the first weekend in about five weekends where we don't have a chance of rain in

the forecast. highs today a little bit below average. four to five degrees as we hit the upper 50s to low 60s in most neighborhood. half moon bay at 56 to fairfield at 64. those are our extremes. lows tonight, mid to upper 40s in most neighborhood. you can see a little bit more rain out there. about 50 in san francisco. so, let's talk about what is going on. low pressure that brought us the unsettled pressure yesterday and the cold front that will shove it out of the way and bring us a different type of air mass and a cooler one and one that has a few renegade showers today. tonight when we get in the more unstable air you can see by 7:00 tomorrowe morning some more showers out there and moderate down pours through the early hours and afternoon and taper to scattered showers tuesday night before the chance of thunderstorms rolls through on wednesday. here's a look at our precipitation. so, it will vary depending on where those showers hit from nearly 0.01 to 0.25 with about

that much possible wednesday. a one on the impact scale and two coolest days are our two wettest. drier thursday and back to average saturday and little bit warmer than average sunday. one of the silver linings for our shelter in place, i'm sorry, i have to laugh about this because this is so not true. helping us use our phones less. >> i don't know about that either, reggie. >> have you looked at how much time you're spending. >> mine has been up. you get the little reading and you're like. >> according to this new study from researchers in the uk, two-thirds said the crisis is bringing them closer together with their neighbors. people working to help vulnerable groups during this crisis. >> that can be true, but the phone part. >> the phone part, those two things are separate ideas. >> it is bringing -- >> there is no way that's true. >> people are on the phone now. you have to facetime everybody and everything. >> but at least we're loving our neighbors more.

>> that's true. >> that's good. coming up new at 6:00, coronavirus in the queen. >> i actually yelled at my neighborhood this weekend. >> then you got him a danish. >> i did. the rare thing queen elizabeth is about to do to show support during the coronavirus pandemic. first, the olympics in jeopardy. the timeline for a possible postpone decision and the country threen

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i'm abc news correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. it's normal to feel nervous and remember what protective steps you can take and what your community is doing to stay protected. for more go to cdc.gov. we'll know if the summer olympics will be postponed within the next four weeks. the international olympic committee is considering delaying the games in tokyo. the community says canceling the games is not under consideration although canada has already said it is not going to send athletes to the folkokyo olympics if the held as scheduled.

the sharks mascot sharky is showing an important message. he is encouraging everybody to do their part. take a deep breath and wash your hands and look at this one, we're all teal together. be safe. san mateo native tom brady is on his way to tampa bay and bucs fans of all ages are pretty excited about it. >> tom brady welcome to tampa. go bucs. >> welcome to tampa, tom brady. go bucs! >> these are the bucs! let's go. >> who did the bucs sign? >> tom brady. >> who is tom brady? >> the best player ever. >> tom brady, tom brady! tom brady, tom brady! >> the six-time super bowl champion revealed he signed with tampa bay on friday. the bucs have the nfl's second longest active playoff drought.

>> that was very cute. >> that was cute. one of the south bay's most famous attractions isn't totally closing during the outbreak, just moving online. the winchester mystery house in san jose is offering free virtual tours on its website while it remains closed to in-person tours. the sprawling estate of sarah party winchester harrir and andd streaming house tours on the fa facebook page at 1:00 p.m. on certain days. i'll always remember our trip to the winchester house with great fondness. >> we didn't see any ghosts. >> no, we did not. >> maybe you will this way. maybe lurking in the background. all right. let's talk about what is going on. here's a look at our thunderstorm forecast. we have to get kumasi down there. she's not buying it. then wednesday all of us are under the threat of some hail and some lightning and let's take a look at the totals for today, tomorrow and wednesday.

it's not going to be a drought breaker, but it's going to keep the drought from getting any worse as we can get anywhere from 0.01 to .5 and that's the rest of the weekend is going to be dry and a little bit warmer. let's get some more news. new at 6:00, coronavirus and pregnancy. the health alert for expectant parents and what they need to know this morning. stay away. people in marin county taking matters into their own hands because of scenes like this. crowds of people showing up to local beaches over the weekend. if you're concerned about social distancing while flights here in los gatos and we'll talk about the new drive-thru grocery and how you can get a free roll of toilet paper with that order. along the don't see anybody. >> zero cars. that's what we like. we want people to stay at home and be safe. we'll be right back.

i'm abc news correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. remember that self-isolation with people of mild symptoms helps reduce the burden on our local health

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california. a ship coming off the coast with a dozen operating rooms and full medical staff as hospitals on land are being pushed to the brink. plus, the community coming together. business owners and workers getting creative to help others during this difficult time. >> the whole idea is to keep them working. so, we're not really making money doing this. >> the new type of grocery store that is opening in the south bay today. good morning, everyone. it is monday, march 23rd and, of those stories to keep you updated on the very latest on coronavirus here in the bay area. but, first, we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco. what do we have in store today? >> we have in store quieter weather. thankfully here's a look at live doppler 7 and pressure moving down to the south and taking the showers with it. clouds open up in the north bay and after the thunderstorms of yesterday the moist ground and some of that moisture is leeching out and that means fog. really thick. less than a mile visibility up around santa rosa and that will be around through about

eratur a s milder this morning. mid-40s to around 50. temperatures cooler though this afternoon under aarunsk with rde this afternoon. we go from 53 to 59 at noon and only 60 at 4:00 and more on the chances of thunderstorms coming up. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. now to the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic. the number of infections in california keeps rising and thousands more people are still waiting for their test results. about 1,500 people infected and more than half the cases in the bay area. at noon the senate is expected to revisit the coronavirus financial relief plan. senators hope to pass that bill today. over the weekend democrats and republicans argued over the details. president trump declared a major disaster declaration for california. the president's major disaster declaration will bring in badly needed federal help to the state and that includes masked care to unemployment