is come to one of three locations, even if you don't think you have masks or gloves, everybody is trying to encourage you to check the earthquake kit just in case, and i have a friend that found some in hers and did not realize she had them. and reach out to businesses, your employer. they are also accepting them from businesses, you know, and hospitals really need help right now so they are asking everybody to look everywhere to see what they can find. >> one health care worker may go through several masks and several pairs of gloves and several sets of guests and eye equipment in one shift. so the use rate is very high in some of these settings. >> and these donations are on top of what is coming in from

the state and federal government. here is what is needed, eye protection, goggles, face shields, and unopened disinfecting wipes, and no baby wipes but the clorox wipes, and unopened n-95 masks. there's the county employment and human services building in antioch, and in hercules, and here at the pleasant hill library. they will be open for you, not to take out books but just to accept donations, from 9:00 to 2:00 every week day. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. governor newsom has a plan that flights will come in

bringing masks and shields, and adding 50,000 hospital beds and $100 million grants for the homeless. >> the next week or two we have a lot of work to do and we will have to get very serious and lean in and hit this moment head on. >> governor newsom says the focus right now is getting those medical supplies and the proper resources needed, and he's in favor of bringing fourth-year medical students in quickly, and the facilities will be used in santa clara and riverside. >> thank you. san francisco allowed people to go outside to get air and exercise, but the

mayor says they are missing the.et and still gathering at parks and peaches. >> it's not a matter of whether or not we are going to have more people get sick. they are. what happens if it's your grandmother, or uncle and what happens if we don't have a bed for them to be in because they got sick? we don't want to get to that point. >> the mayor says she doesn't want to order city parks to close but will if she has to to protect public safety. while president trump says he wants to open the economy sooner than expected, the trillion-dollar package has stalled in congress. >> good morning, president trump is discussing easing social distancing guidelines as early as next week in hopes of reviving the economy. >> president trump hinting he wants to re-open the economy

despite objections from health experts. >> america will again, and soon be open for business, very soon, a lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting. >> the president's comments coming as new york governor andrew cuomo suggests the pandemic could suggest up to nine months. >> it's public health, because you cannot put a value on a human life. nobody cares how long it takes to get the economy up and running if you actually saved lives. >> on capitol hill negotiations over the $2 trillion stimulus package -- >> democrats pushing for more restrictions on corporate, and they say republicans are playing politics.

>> steve mnuchin and they are almost done negotiating and plan to reach a deal sometime today. >> during this pandemic, several bay area counties are trying to help renters. officials in several counties have bans on evictions. san francisco already proposed a plan to ban evictions and establish a fund to help small businesses and a new form of sick leave. and restaurants are boarding up storefronts with plywood, and that's a violation of code but they are not going to be cited. look at that. business owners open this discourages vandals and looters. one jogger shared his own w sup instead of glass.

>> it's encouraging people to be inside. when i see that, it's like, maybe i should be inside and just limiting to certain thingsd conventions scheduled, and attend ea attendees were expected to spend $2 million. it's likely some of the supervisors won't be in the chambers today. they will still take part remotely, and they will have new social distancing guidelines and talk about emergency services in the county. the restrictions china is easing in its hardest hit region. a group in san francisco is taking a proactive approach during the pandemic. how they are keeping their community safe and looking out

for anybody that might need help. and taking a look outside at the embarcadero and the san francisco bridge, it could be a clear day. >> there are showers out there, kumasi. they with showers and thundersto an inch and snow levels down to 3,000 feet. we're in the mid-50s in oakland and alameda, and some upper 40s around san leandro and berkeley. here's a look elsewhere. we go from the mid-40s to low 50s, so about the same as yesterday. here's a look at 101 and 880, and it's looking a little drier through the maze. we have slippery stops, and so use caution today. in the south bay our best chance of rain will be from 11:00 on, and we will have random showers

this morning. look at the temperatures, low to mid-50s. same thing for the east bay valleys. quiet right now through possibly about 9:00, a rogue shower is possible. our best chance is from 11:00 through 3:00. for the peninsula we have a few showers out there this morning. looks like we could get a little break from 7:00 to 9:00. definitely chances of wet weather as we head through the afternoon hours. we will hit 57 at about 3:00 for the warm spot. showers will be greater in number than the scattered thunderstorms we will have tomorrow, but it will be colder tomorrow, but first let's bring in jobina. >> i am tracking not a good situation in los gatos this morning. we have breaking news of a deadly crash. this is video of the scene right now. all lanes on southbound 17 just

before los gatos road, they are blocked. you should avoid this area, and chp is on the scene, and you can see the fire truck as well and they have not given us an eta of when this will happen if i take you to the maps, you can see the sig-alert, zero miles where you see the purple line, southbound 17 past l hi. -hey. so, what are you working on? i'm in kind of a... yard off.b! bill.e. make your yard the envy of the block this spring at lowe's. with savings on craftsman, scotts and honda. so you stay ahead of the pack.

the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ]

take a look around and see where the storm is. it's in the northern part of the state and into our doorstep right now. that will increase as the storm slides southward. you can see the showers rolling south and the snow, the abundant amount of snow that will develop in the sierra, and we have a winter weather advisory at 5:00 this morning, so about 17 minutes through 11:00 tomorrow. look at the snow totals getting up to around a foot and maybe even more in some areas. so that is great news as we continue to add on to the snow pack. tahoe, light to moderate today. moderate to light tomorrow. light snow on thursday and

temperatures below average through at least sunday. let's send it back to jobina. chinese authorities are lifting a lockdown on most of the virus hit hue hue hue hue he the city will remain in lockdown until april 8th. people have been barred from leaving or entering since january 23rd. they have seen almost no new coronavirus infections for more than a week. >> thank you, jobina. some of the passengers on the princess cruise ship are waking up in their own beds this morning. the ship pulled into the port of oakland two weeks ago with at least 19 crew members and two passengers infected with

coronavirus. a san jose couple is worried about what they are returning to now that the virus has exploded into a pandemic. >> it's safer here than i think we will feel when we are at home, because we are in a bubbling and we are going back out into the dirty real world. >> other passengers will be released over the last couple of days, and seven tested positive even though they didn't show symptoms. across san francisco you will see boarded up storefronts and windows. >> hey, everybody, we are on day two of patrolling china town. >> you are watching a facebook outbreak. ly patrolling the streets for

hours, members keep an eye out for everything, from seniors that need help to looters, to help prevent incidents. >> some can't speak out, so we just decided to do something. >> the chief spoke at a news conference about the crime since the coronavirus, and compared to last march crime and service calls are down, but that's not stopping max from continuing his mission from watching out from his neighbors, whose tprfrustran seems to be mounting. >> a lot of times true leaders are reluctant, and it's not for the fame or recognition, it's simply to heed the call. >> zero hate crimes have been reported this month,

they are an tkoet eubgly happening. airport workers face an uncertain financial future due to the coronavirus. two local lawmakers are pledging to make sure these employees are included in the bailout for the airlines. most airlines rely on third-party companies and their employees for a wide array of vital services. >> we feel this bailout needs to help everyone and not just a blank check to the ceos or administrations. >> we are committed to making sure any stimulus bill helps workers first. >> representatives say thousands of airport employees like sky caps and food service workers and cleaners already received

layoff notices. potential home buyers are turning the video towards there has been a 5% increase in video led tours since the outbreak. they are up loading 3-d scans of the listings and closings. the great american takeout. the idea is ordering delivery or takeout, and it was the restaurants themselves that came up with the plan, and it's being backed by restaurants and local mom and pop eateries. you know, even though you are at home you don't always feel like

cooking. >> gosh, no. you are like, i am tired of eating this, i miss my food. >> eating leftovers, three, four days in a row. >> yeah, just call them. >> yeah, help them to stay in business and those workers. absolutely. while you are doing that you you may want to grab an umbrella when you head out also because showers are going to increase in the forecast today. hi, everybody. tank you for joining us this morning. it's 4:48 on this tuesday morning. thunderstorms possible tomorrow and drier starting on thursday, but still cooler than average on saturday, and then spring warmth on sunday and head into monday. there's live doppler 7 sitting there continuing to do its job. you can see hillsborough, the most likely getting wet right now. it's right along highway 1 in marin county, and that means 101

to mill valley, if it's not wet yet it's about to get wet. you can see as you come into the south bay into the heart of the santa clara valley, we have light rain falling right now. here's that moist flow off the ocean coming out of the west-southwest. look what it does as we head throughout the day. showers increase. there were a few yellows in there, and those are the downpours but they are more the exception. the intensity tomorrow increases with the thunderstorms possible. thursday we are drying out but mainly in the 50s. we will try to get to 60 on friday, and low 60s on saturday and nearing 70 on sunday and for sure on monday. >> thanks, mike. oakland named a long-time bay area leader to serve as the police chief. she will begin to lead oakland's

police force, and she served as chief in san mateo for years. kirkpatrick was fired as oakland's chief last month after three years on the job. amazon is delaying shipments of nonessential items in the u.s., and facebook is seeing a 70% increase in messenger group calls. here's tech bytes. >> in today's "tech bytes," amazon says it's giving priority to medical supplies and household staples, and nonessential items may be delayed as much as a month. social distancing led to more online get-togethers. facebook says it has seen a 70% increase in group messenger. the jump in traffic has not caused any slowdowns, but the

company is preparing for and then bumble says they are seeing an increase in users, and video call chats up to 21%, and people trying to find love during the pandemic. those are your "tech bytes." have a great day. >> where are you going to go on a date? to the grocery store? i am confused. up next, the plea for help and how the community is stepping up. help wanted immediately. insta cart is scrambling to help during the pandemic and the number of workers it's looking to hire. it's normal to feel anxious over the coronavirus outbreak. remember what protective steps you can take and what your community is

another cool day is on tap and followed by a cool night also. here's a look at our lows tonight. where the clouds open up across the north bay, we will dip to the santa rosa, and napa 37. elsewhere where we have cloud cover, we will have low to mid-40s. we have highs today in the mid to upper 50s. a lot of corporations and bay area residents are stepping up with generous donations with

local hospitals. hospitals only have enough supplies for the next two or three weeks. some nurses have been told to reuse their masks if this have to. the only requirement for donation donations is they have to be unused and unopened. >> when the fires came we had lots of people wearing masks, as you all remember, however now those masks are going to be repurposed. it feels good to do it. i am fine and i am safe and i want to make sure my niece is a nurse and i want to make sure they are safe. >> for a full list of how and where you can donate go to our website, abc7news.com. insta cart is hiring hundreds of thousands of workers to meet the surge of online grocery workers. they are looking to hire over the next three months and that would more than double its current workforce. the company says the last few

weeks have been the busiest in its history. warriors star steph curry posted this tweet with a message, stay home. stop the spread. i will. curry has been pretty active on social media advising all of us to follow along. his wife posted this video of steph on instagram wearing a mask at -- at dinner and having a little wine. how is this working? it's working. >> what kind of wine do you think he drinks? >> who is -- okay, you know what. if that's working, maybe that's the trend. wine through the mask, mike. >> i will take my chances. >> i am with you. here's a look at our forecast, and this is for tomorrow for the possibility of hail and lightning. everybody is under this umbrella for tomorrow. while the showers won't be as

widespread as today they will be more intense. now let's see how our rebound is going, and so far our driest february in san francisco, we are only at an inch and and so we could add to the total but not a lot. >> thanks, mike. hiring spree coming up next at 5:00, a store looking to bring on nearly 10,000 employees. and misinformation about a drug that could be used to treat the coronavirus. now the cause of one man's death. the warning about the medication. as hospitals deals with a shortage of supplies, communities coming together to sell face masks. the small layer of protection

we're going to shutdown all state parking lots and that will go in effect immediately. >> now at 5:00, if you are not local stay away. governor newsom cracking down to make sure we are all practicing social distancing. the parking lots at state parks now close after scenes like this played out all over california this weekend. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, march 24th. of course we will get to all the stories in a moment, but first we want to check in with mike. >> thank you, kumasi, and hi, everybody. rainfall totals up to half an inch and snow levels down to around 3,000 feet, as we have a cold storm brewing once again. you can see the showers coming off the ocean and this is going to be the flow and pattern as we head throughout the day.