>> thank god for the kind nurse that was taking care of mom. >> tonight a bay area family opens up about their heartbreak. as sons' beloved mother die from the rally tp the nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we want to begin with the number of covid-19 cases in the bay area. >> of the ten there are now 1,114 confirmed and 49 deaths. >> that's more than 200 cases than yesterday, and 22 additional deaths. santa clara county has the most cases at 542. >> now statewide the number of cases now tops 3,000, growing every day dramatically. we also are keeping track of the number of cases for our viewers in mendocino and lake counties. mendocino is reporting two confirmed cases still. lake county still has none. >> we're told two male passengers aboard the grand princess have died from complications from coronavirus.

the department of health and human services says the two men had been transferred to travis air force base. one man passed away march 21st. the other died two days later. both passengers were in their early 60s. of the 1100 passengers who chose to be tested, 103 tested positi negative. the remaining results are pending. >> and this terrible coronavirus pandemic has also been a tragedy for several bay area families. >> abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has one family's painful goodbye. >> we're still trying to get our arms around that she is gone. >> mike carter and didi oh more are trying to find closure after mike's mom died in a san jose hospital monday night. just a mere four days after testing positive for covid-19. >> thank god for the kind nurse that was taking care of mom. she on monday was able to get us on a facetime. tell her that we loved her.

>> the 81-year-old mother of two flew from san francisco to panama in late february for a visit. feeling great, just like her bright, beaming smile captured in these photos. it wasn't until weeks later complications with allergies sent pat to the e.r. >> her breathing had started to become more rapid, and the cough was a bit more pronounced. >> when you took her to the e.r. that did, did you think at any point that was the last time you were going to see her? >> no. but we did have the concern that it was quite possibly covid-19. >> carter's suspicion became true. the covid-19 diagnosis turned to bilateral pneumonia. but what he didn't expect is his parting words to his mom would be through facetime. >> i think the worst of it all five days was not being able to be there physically in that room with her. >> a sad reality for families like carter and oh'moore, coping

with loss during these training times. >> families will be hurt and broken and everybody needs to take this seriously. >> well, mike was able to say i love you to his mom, but it was via facetime. dan and ama, certainly a challenge for families as they try to find closure through all of this. >> yeah, and it's one thing to hear the numbers, stephanie, but when you actually hear from the family of someone who passed away. it's certainly heartbreaking. thank you. well, as protective gear continues to run low nationwide, nurses at st. mary's medical center hosted a donation drive to collect some supplies. cars drove by honking in support and several people stopped off to drop donations. national nurses united says they want nurses facing coronavirus every day to have the proper personal protective equipment, but they just do not. nurses are having to use single-use paper masks for an entire shift. they are asking for donations of n95 respirator, disposable glove, and more. >> there are nurses and health

care workers at ucsf that are sick. there are 100 nurses in boston that are sick, and we need our nurses to be protected at the highest possible level. because if we get sick, we can't take care of you. >> the nurses union says if you don't have the ability to donate, you can help by continuing to shelter in place and lessen the severity of this virus. today in santa rosa, a drive-through food bank was set up to help families struggling during the pandemic. wayne freedman has the story. >> when henry ford invented the assembly line, chances are me never imagined it being used in circumstances like this. >> i don't think anybody on planet earth right now has ever been through anything like this. >> cars filled with people already impacted by a mike microscopic virus. >> times are tough right now. >> if it's any indication of the need, this was supposed to open at 2:30 this afternoon, but at 1:30, cars were already lined up. so they started an hour early.

>> so it's just a lot of need unfortunately, because a lot of people have no jobs. >> shocked. i'm really surprised by the crowd. >> that's sheri scott, a volunteer who helps schools with yearbooks in real life. maybe this is a more edgy form of real life. the need is certainly more immediate. >> ihrough the fires up here. it was our whole community, but neighborhoods. this is the world. >> every car received three bags, one with produce, a second with frozen chicken and meat and eggs and a third with dried goods. they went into trunks, a new form of social distancing. no need to go to a grocery store and stand in line and take vances. >> i think it's an amazing thing. i went to the store the other day to buy celery and couldn't find it. >> here is the opposite. on the surface a gift of food. drilled down a few layers, it's much more. it's hope, the knowledge that even in this moment of uncertainty, when people pull together, we can still have each other's backs. >> i think that there is golden

lessons that we're going to. come together and maybe solve this together. >> wayne freedman, abc7 news. there is a national blood shortage because of the and that means donations are need in order now than ever. to help meet that need, the nonprof nonprofitvitalent has teamed up with the night yooited kingdom. organizers want to remind the public that fema and the surgeon general say it is okay to donate blood. >> feel lykke do something good for the city, for area as it pertains to everything that's going on wright now. >> i understand when people are concerned or nervous about donating blood. obviously everything is very clean. they practice the social distancing protocol, and they make you feel very, very comfortable. >> the second blood drive will be held tomorrow in sonoma county. it's scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the sonoma county fairgrounds on bennet valley road in santa rosa. light rail service is shut

down indefinitely in the south bay after an employee with the valley transportation authority tested positive for coronavirusr is in san jose. >> empty lot and not a single person waiting on the platform at the santa teresa vta station in san jose. vta light rail service is suspended indefinitely after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. >> take the broadest steps as possible as we could to ensure the public's safety and our employees' safety. >> the valley transit authority made the decision after learning a light rail operator trainee is infected with covid-19. officials emphasizes this trainee had limited contact with the public. now roughly 60 light rail operators and dozens of maintenance staff are on leave. >> they were told to stay home indefinitely, and communication is ongoing with our employees. >> but obviously, my phone was blowing up with the text messages and phone calls. >> john courtney, president of atu local 265 represents the vta

employees told to stay home, some for two weeks. >> kind of like machines. we work. we work all day. we come home. we protect ourselves as much as we can, but what are we bringing home? we don now as offline and light rail trains are cleaned, they're asking riders to depend on bus service and these employees are hoping core fonted transparency. >> we stand with our riders and members and we'll do what we have to do to do get through this. >> another interesting from the union president i spoke to. he said he wants to speak with local government officials to try and make transit operators part of the essential workers like firemen, police officers, and emts who are allowed to be tested for coronavirus fist. he said many of his light rail operators are now concerned that they could be potentially passing on the virus to the public that they service. reporting in san jose, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. franse startill force the

closure of the west portal, forest hill, and van ness stations and affects the muni portion of the downtown stations shared with bart as all rapid bus service expect the 14 r. bus shuttles will provide service along the suspended subway lines. discrimination toward asian americans in the wake of coronavirus is on the rise, sadly. and now we have new numbers to show just how quickly hateful incidents are spreading. abc7 news anchor dion lim shares these very painful yet powerful stories. >> one week ago san francisco state university's asian american studies department and civil rights group chinese for affirmative action launched an online reporting center so people who experienced conaviru discrimination could share their stories. since then, there have been more than 100 reported cases each day. while many people who reported said they didn't want to go on camera because they were afraid, their stories are powerful. so we asked other asian

americans to share their stories for them. we do have to warn you, some of them are disturbing. >> my name is jenny. i live in oakland, california. and i received a random email to the chinese culture center near chinese caused this chinese epidemic. you are filthy, filthy people. >> an african woman called for the elevators when it is always open. seeing my husband and i was in the elevator, she yelled at me, i am going to take the stairs because you people have disease. >> san francisco, fremont police and the alameda county sheriff's office have received zero refforts to aengan encourage victims to fe official reports, even if it's

>>ngiv a and to dectreurce educ better understanding as to front of and man onirectl ce. it was loud and his mouth was wide open. two feet from my face. and he said take my virus. >> these stories all just the tip of the iceberg, but the beginning of making positive change. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> just horrible to hear some of those stories. we have a link to the reporting center at our website. in midst of this coronavirus pandemic, you can take action and help others. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find your ally along with a list of resources. well, more and more people are starting to get tested for coronavirus, including hundreds of people in hayward. how many people tested positive on the first day. plus there was a rush to get

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click, call or visit a store today. hayward has now tested hundreds of people for coronavirus over this past week. on monday, the first daythe cit results about 48 hours after each day's testing, to reiterate the importance of complying with shelter in place orders and social distancing. testing is free and it doesn't matter where you live, be you need to be experiencing coronavirus symptoms, like high fever, shortness of breath, maybe have a chronic condition. >> what we're doing is taking it on a case by case case sis. if you're elderly, you're meeting the criteria there. however, if you do not have symptoms, you probably will not get tested. >> oh, you won't? >> elderly plus a fever, plus e

and paramedics to be able to conduct mobile testing of vulnerable populations in the community. all right there was so much talk about this deadline to get the new real id, but it has been pushed back. >> like so many other things, i suppose. 7 on your side's michael finney is working from home. >> the federal government has pushed back the deadline by a year, a full year. the new deadline, october 1, 2021. in a press briefing, at a time when we're asking americans to maintain social distancing, we do not want to require people to go to the local dmv. that's a direct quote. here in california, dmv offices are open, but you must have an appointment, and all driving tests have been canceled for 30 days. and a warning about donating to coronavirus charities, or people saying they're a charity. today california attorney general xavier becerra said scammers are posing as

coronavirus patients and health care workers. .o researclieve that? at includes looking up the charity. in scams use similar sounding names or look-alike websites. so be aware of that. or to be safe, becerra recommends just don't nating to charities you already know and trust. customers who left their devices at apple stores for repairs before the coronavirus outbreak must wait for the stores to reopen to get their devices back. apple closed all of its stores outside of china on march 14th. we told you about that at the time. and then the stores remained open for two additional days so customers could pick up their devices. apple says they reached out to all those custom me, but many of them missed the cutoff. apple now says that stores, well, let me back up. apple was going to reopen the stores on march 27th. now it says the stores will remain closed until further notice. so if they have your device, you

can probably trust and say you're just not going to be able to get your hand on it for a while. back to you guy. >> okay that will be frustrating for a lot of people but necessary. thank you so much. the ftc is offering tips for optimizing your performance. check your download speeds. do this by downloading a broad band from the web. sometimes power it off and back on again can resolve a problem. using multiple wireless devices can slow service. always keep security in mind, particularly when you are working from home. >> absolutely. let's turn your attention to the weather. absolutely gorgeous outside in many parts of the bay area today, but felt a little more like fall than spring i thought. >> spencer here with thelatest. spencer? >> hey, ama and dan, still a little chilly out there for this time of the year. and there have been some isolated sprinkles. but you're right. most of the bay area is dry. we're looking at bright skies. you can see some activity down

in the south bay. even a little thunderstorm cell down near monterey. and closer to home here, right around milpitas, fremont, we've got some light showers going on and out over the mt. hamilton area, mixed precipitation with some snow mixing with the rain in the higher terrain. the colder air has had an effect there. 54 in san francisco. 61 in oakland. 58 at redwood city and san jose a cool 49 at gilroy. 54 at half moon bay. other readings right now, it's getting a little cooler in some spots much the north bay. 53 in petaluma. but milder 59 at santa rosa. 61 at napa. we have low 60s at fairfield and concord and 59 at livermore. these are our forecast features. it's going to be a cold overnight again with frosty spots around. bright skies tomorrow. rain returns this weekend. it will be dryer and warmer next week. now let's take a look at this frost advisory for the second straight morning. tomorrow morning from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., frost advisory in

effect for virtually all of the north bay. the coldest areas will be in lake county and parts of mendocino county area. patchy frost is expected, and of course it may harm or kill sensitive plants. more specifically, we're looking at low temperatures overnight of 30 in lakeport. 31 ukiah. upper 30s in the inland east bay, livermore and concord. upper 30s in the mortgage hill area. a very chilly morning tomorrow. but by afternoon, we'll see brighter, mainlisy sunny skies. clouds will still linger. upper 50s at the coast and near the bay to 60, 62 inland. it will be breezy, especially near the coast. now we bring in the storm impact scale. the weekend storm ranks 1. it will produce rain, giving way to showers. starting on saturday, continuing into sunday, about a tenth of an inch to 0.4 for most locations. here is the forecast animation going through the early morning hours saturday. notice how snow and mixed

precipitation will occur over the higher elevations up north and to the sierra it will snow by saturday afternoon. we'll be getting rainfall here in the by area. the first wave of rain will be a bit steadier on saturday. but it will taemp off to mainly light rain an showers. still a mainly wet day is coming your way before it all winds down. and we're looking at rainfall totals. when the event is all over, under half an inch of rain. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice once we get through this rainy chilly weekend, it will start to get milder on sunday, even as it still rains. but next week is going to be much milder with high temperatures by midweek. in the low 70s around the bay shoreline, maybe even mid- to upper 70s in our inland areas. so spring is coming back. we just have to be patient. >> all right. thank you, spencer. >> all right. great story coming up. picking up the spirits. >> livermore teachers connected with we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer standing in the struggle.

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you know what? there is nothing like a parade to pick up your spirits in tough times. today teachers at an elementary school in administrator more used that principal eric thomas has more now from livermore. w auts parade wasn't abodaut contact, or as close as you can get to it in the age of covid-19. >> so i thought it was just an exciting opportunity for the kids to come out and see their teachers. they've been inside a lot. >> dina harris' older daughter aria attends the nearby emmitt smith elementary school. a teacher at the school came up with this idea of teachers passing by in their cars, sharing their love without sharing any germs. >> glad to see you. you all take care of yourself. >> i missed them a lot, and i really wanted to see them. so it was cool that the parade was today, because i really wanted to see them soon.

>> i mean, i think it just shows us that we can still be a community and we can still be together. >> while sending an important message about social distancing, something this kindergarten teacher was starting even before class were called off. >> with air hug. they wanted to air hug. so we've been doing, ad a lot g in the classroom. >> from sky 7, you could see the moving messages kids wrote on the ground in chalk, and why it was very emotional for teachers like rita corey. >> it was really nice to see that. >> obviously today's event was geared towards younger children. now the superintendent says they have to come up with something for high schoolers. maybe something based around science. in livermore, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> this was great. really fun. coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, the stimulus bill heads for a final vote. the markets love it. many americans will too. we'll show you how much cash is coming and when it will arrive.

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hopefully it will continue when the pandemic is over. >> i'm chris nguyen in san jose where the amecan red cross is facing a severe blood shortage across america. you can come and donate. and you can see, everyone here is practicing social distancing. i'm laura anthony in walnut creek, where this dealership, dealerships all over the bay area are trying to figure out how to move this inventory from their lots to the customers' homes while still complying with the shelter orders. i'm dan noyes, just arriving at oakland international airport. and take a look at this. i'm in short-term parking. look. i have never seen these parking lots so empty.w. >> that is remarkable at short-term parking at the airport. well, a website is using gps data to see how well people are doing at social distancing. see how san francisco and other bay area cities stack up. plus, coronavirus has forced fans to stay home this opening

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through the city, a few more cars on the road. a few more people on the street than i've seen the last couple of days. not dramatically different, but a little bit more than i've seen the last couple of days. all right. we're going to assume that folks are running out of basic supplies so they have to go out to the store. but i think compared to other states, the partiers on the beach in florida or texas, makes me feel a little better about what we're doing here. >> spencer? you want to chime in? >> i haven't left home for a while. i've been outside just to get some fresh air. but i haven't actually again out to the grocery store in a couple of days now. i will be doing that tomorrow. so i have no idea what traffic has been like out there. only what i hear from you guys. i can tell you this, the air is fresh over in my neighborhood. >> too bad it's a collective grade. if it were an individual grade, spencer, you would get an a plus plus plus plus. >> honor student. >> as always, as ever. how long will the toilet paper in your home last you? there is a calculator that will actually tell you, believe it or not. here is the website.

you put in how many rolls of toilet paper you have and how many people you live with. then it calculates how many days those rolls will last you. the website says the results are based on how much an average person produces which is about 400 grams of poop every day. and the average person uses one roll for every 12 days. is this tmi? the key here -- >> i think the first time you've ever said poop in your career that. >> may be the first time on television. i'm not sure. but the people rush noutded out panic. there is no shortage. there is a shortage of stock coming in. and that's going cor itlf it'sotik w toilet papshortage. >> i think people i'm going to be stuck in the house a long time, in case i can't get back out. >> canforever.

not because i have enough toilet, but because we finally invested in a bidet. >> very french. >> okay. well, i confess that i'm really well-stocked here because i'm a regular guy. >> good to know, spencer. >> all right. during this shelter in place order all hair salons are closed. some people like san francisco mayor london breed are having to take matters into their own hands. the mayor posted a video on facebook today saying her hair needs to be done. but since she can't go to a salon, she shared her tricks of the trade. she showed off her flat iron and heat protect important spray. she signed off by saying good luck, ladies. we can get through. this. >> that's very general ruse of her to share that. >> before the coronavirus thing, maybe back in february, i didn't have time to go get a haircut. so i did a virtual haircut. a stylist did it over face time and told me what to cut.

i don't think we ever aired it on air. but it's out there. it's on my station's social media. kit be done. you just have to figure it out. >> spencer, you cut your own there? >> i'm very lucky. my wife cuts my hair. she has been cutting it for about a year. seriously. in fact, just before i went on today, she said come here, honey. i got to trim some of those frizzies off. and she did. >> that's fantastic. good for lynn. that's nice. today was supposed to be a big day for basallfans, but now opening day has been transformed into opening day at home. >> opening day may be postponed. >> and community don't have to be. this is a team game. >> major league baseball tweeted this video to bring fans together. the giants have been asking fans to share photos and videos while the a's tweeted out conference wallpapers to help fans. just a wonderful thing to do with all sports kind of on hold and certainly we all look

forward to spring and the start of the baseball season. >> oh, spencer, you got your baseball. >> spencer a huge baseball fan. >> i'm a huge baseball fan, as you know. and holding on the thisaseball ere it is. youee that? can you see who that is? that's me with matt cain shortly after he had that perfect game in 2012. >> well, you're a huge fan kristen. what a great gesture by baseball players. and we'll get back to the baseball season here soon, we hope. but in the meantime, we take some comfort in seeing that video. >> all right. thanks, guys. that is it for the four@4. steph curry asks questions of the nation's it's a small finger...a worm! like, a dagger? a tiny sword? bread...breadstick? a matchstick! a lamppost! coin slot! no? uhhh... 10 seconds. a stick! a walking stick! eiffel tower, mount kilimanjaro! (ding) time!

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today with a national institute of allergy and infectious disease director dr. fauci you've seen so much of. he said it's part of an effort to reach out to a younger demographic. he also asked when we might see large sporting events again. so here is abc7 news anchor liz kreutz. >> dr. fauci! >> hey, steph. how you doing? >> i'm good. how you? >> very good. >> with roughly 50,000 people, myself included watching from home, warriors star stephen curry held a q&a with dr. fauci, the country's leading expert on infectious diseases, who also might be a basketball fan. >> i like your background too. hen was inspiredpeople ptythe b coronavirus seriously. >> that's really one of the reasons that i wanted to have this q&a and hopefully reach a different demographic or people that, you know, are interested in the facts of what's going on.

>> you're absolutely correct. we really do have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable ones. >> dr. fauci said while the elderly and people with underlying conditions are the most vulnerable, young people have risks too. new cdc data shows nearly 40% of covid-19 patients sick enough to be hospitalized were age 20 to 5 uf 4. >> what we're starting to see is there are some people who are younger, people your age, young, healthy, vigorous, who don't have any underlying conditions who are getting seriously ill. >> curry also asked fauci about when things might start getting back to normal, even big sporting events. >> so in direct answer to your question, we can start thinking to getting become to some degree of normality when the country as a whole has turn that corner and start coming down. >> liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> well, there is no specific timeline there. steph also asked why he was able to get a coronavirus when he had flu-like symptoms a few weeks

ago, but that not everyone is able the get a test as easily. dr. fauci said that he believes op sn haveccs to and that more the test. all right. another check on our weather, and it was definitely a nice day out there today. >> it was. but what's coming? maybe more rain? spencer tracking the forecast for us. >> right you are, dan. more rain is on the way. let's take a look at live doppler 7. we have mainly dry weather right now, with isolated light showers. but down near santa cruz there, we've had a bit of a thunderstorm cell moving through. but otherwise, pretty calm around the bay area. the approaching weekend storm for saturday and sunday ranks 1 on our storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity. but it will produce steadier rain on saturday. showers on sunday. about 0.1 to 0.4 for most areas. breezy at times. overnight tonight look for mainly clear skies. it will be cold in the north bay valleys once again. a frost advisory is in effect for much of the north bay. low temperatures will drop between 30 and 35 degrees.

tomorrow afternoon, though, brighter skies. breezy at the coast. highs will range from mid-50s at the coast to upper 50s near the bay to about 60 to 62 degrees in the mildest inland locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. weekend storm once again ranks 1 with rain tapering off to showers on sunday, and look at next week. mainly sunny days with very mild typical spring-like weather. high temperatures in the mid -- low to mid-70s from the bay to our inland areas for most of next week. >> that's reallying? to look forward, to spencer. thank you so much. many people look forward to a warm cup of tea. it's a nice way to soothe the soul, especially during these stressful times. we have a behind-the-scenes look at one of america's favorite tea companies. >> it smells incredible in here. >> i know. >> it makes me want to drink so much more. >> we have to get ready to go on the manufacturing floor. >> all right. safety first. here we are. i have a hair net on and we're about to see how tea is made.

hey, guys, chris casey from localish. we're on our way to the bigelow headquarters. thank you so much to bigelow for sponsoring this video. i grew up in connecticut. never been in the factory before. i really wanted to check it out. excited you can come along. hi! >> hi. >> cindy? >> yes. >> i'm chris. >> chris. welcome to bigelow. i want to show you around. >> let's check it out. >> come on. >> i think the story of bigelow is a unique and fun story. it was actually started by my grandmother. she was an interior designer, and the depression hit, and she lost everything. my grandfather was in publishing. he lost his job. and they really had to start from scratch. so she found an old colonial recipe, and she came up with this beautiful, beautiful tea that the recipe's never changed. she sent it to a group of women who drank it, and they said next day source of constant comment. at first it wasn't selling at all. who wanted this that no one ever heard of? this was some old recipe.

so she has this experience where this shopkeeper is telling her about this customer who smells it and buys all six little jars. so she goes back and thinking about it and works with my father, and together they come up with the idea of putting this whiffing jar in the case and that put us on the map. >> this is our extended family. and i think it just really sets the tone even back then that, you know, everybody was included. this is my grandmother. this is my father. this is my grandfather. right? this is our first employee, bill. to me it's incredibly important being third generation. there is only 3 or 4% of businesses that make it to the third generation. i know that. i recognize that, and i really, really respect it. so i take it very seriously. i like to have fun, and i like to make it a great environment. i lick to push and drive, but at the same time at no point do i ever not recognize the sort of this stewardship that have i with this business.

and that's really how i look at it. i'm here to be able to maintain it for the long-term for sure. so we make two billion teabags a year. and i'm really happy to say that we are zero waste to landfall. all of our facilities. that is a huge accomplishment. and we recently just got 100% renewable energy certified. so i think we're really working hard to make sure that we're taking care of the earth and that we're here for the long haul. >> so the big stuff comes through here and special stuff is mixed in by hand. that's cool. >> we can have up to 18 different ingredients that will go in to make a bigelow teabag. so unique and so flavorful when you think about it. >> you can smell it, how good it is. >> these guys do a great job. >> it's really cool. >> all right, thanks, guys. thanks for letting us show some of your magic. so my parents, they come in every day and they are the only

ones that make constant comment, the mix that goes into the black teas. this is where my parents come and blend constant comment. every teabag that is consumed of constant comment, my parents still make that mix. >> that's incredible. >> so it's pretty unique in today's age. >> so they come in here in this secret door. >> with their lab coats on. >> lab coats on. i find that so incredible that after all these years, to actually be here as the owners of the business and to be mixing at -- being in your 90s. >> how about the fact that i've been here for 35 years, and it was probably a little less than ten years ago that i got the recipe finally. i was like don't you think it's time that i kind of know what to do? ♪ >> so we're going to go on the manufacturing floor right now. we just have to get ready. >> safety first. >> yeah. >> here you go. >> okay. >> okay. well, here we are. i have a beard net on, and we're

about to go see how tea is made. >> w're going watch those little teabags get produced. so how are the machines going? >> beautiful. >> i can tell. >> hi. how you? >> she knows everybody's name. it's amazing. >> these are the teabags that are being produced. >> that's the individual teabags there? this machine is filling them also? >> the tea comes fom down there. >> oh, wow. >> see the window? drops into the teabag paper. the teabag is formed in the center wheel. >> this is the teabag paper right here? >> yeah. >> that's so funny. how many teabags are manufactured in this facility every day? >> we can produce between two and three millions a day. >> two and three million? >> a day in this facility. >> and this is the smallest of your three? >> it's the smallest. >> today is the exact day of my 23rd anniversary. >> wow! happy anniversary. >> today is the day? we survived 23 years with him? >> it's wonderful.

one of the things i like about what we do here is birthdays. you know. everybody knows everybody's birthday because when your birthday comes up, your name is up there on the board and everybody hey, happy birthday, happy birthday. i mean, it's awesome here. >> that's cool. >> this is going to be our last stop, and it is just showing you some of the most beautiful herbs from all around the globe. >> i see that we have some prebrewed tea right here. >> we finally served you a cup. >> is this the original constant comment? >> you have constant comment, as i do i. this is my grandmother's recipe and the one my parents still blend to this day. so cheers. >> cheers. thank you so much. >> can't believe they're still making that special tea at the age of 90, and going in every day. that's so cool to see a behind-the-scenes look. all right. you can check out more great stories at localish.com, facebook and instagram. >> a great legacy.

coming up next, your daily moment of zen. >> kristen's here with what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, guys. answering the call for help. people fostering pets. it's an incredible bright spot during this outbreak. plus -- >> everyone is talking about deploying the workforce, but i think what's critical to that is to know who's been exposed. >> who's exposed to covid-19? the bay area company trying to figure that out right now. >>

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