a grim milestone for the united states. we now have the most confirmed coronavirus cases in the world with more than 82,000 moving past china and italy. the number of deaths continues to soar as well with more than a thousand now. most of the deaths are men with underlying health problems. i'm kristen sze thanks for joining us. we thought this day might come and it is here. the increasing number of coronavirus cases is exacerbating the need for medical supplies and taking a real toll of health care workers here and across the country. >> as kate larson explains, nurses and doctors are frightened and frustrated. >> these are emergency physicians who are trained for this and even they are sounding a little shell shocked. >> dr. jeremy faus is an e.r. doctor in boston. he grew up in san francisco and has been in touch with emergency physicians across the country. he's concerned about the lack of ventilators at u.s. hospitals. yesterday mayor london breed said san francisco needs an

additional 1500 ventilators. >> we can do some macgyver like things to expand ventilator capacity but those moves have very dangerous such as having two patients on one ventilator for example. or the other sad reality is for doctors to have to make choices that we never wanted to make, which is which of these two patients has a better chance. that's a nightmare scenario. >> reporter: in the east bay today, health care workers outside oakland's high land hospital demanded the board of supervisors take over the system over claims of mismanagement. >> i have a patient that possibly has covid-19. i need gloves. why do i have to go back to my manager's office and sign a piece of paper to get gloved? >> reporter: in the south bay, an e.r. nurse at santa clara valley medical center says despite what officials have said, the shortage of personal protective equipment is a frightening reality for health

care workers on the front line. >> it's taking tremendous emotional toll on our nurses and front line workers. two passengers who have been on the grand princess have died. the department of health and human services confirmed the deaths, saying both passengers passed away due to complications from the coronavirus. both were men in their early 60s. one passenger had been transported directly from the ship to the hospital. the other had been quarantined at travis air force base. hundreds of grand princess passengers began leaving their quarantine on monday. today was day four of drive-thru coronavirus testing in hayward. on monday 54 of 207 people tested positive. they say they will release the results about 48 hours after each day's tests to reiterate the importance of sheltering in place and social distancing.

testing is free but you do need to be experiencing symptoms like high fever, shortness of breath or maybe a cough. as of today about 77,800 tests have been conducted in california. this includes numbers from commercial labs and 22 state and county health labs currently doing the testing. at least 20,386 results have been received but 57,000 tests are pend zbloing. emergency approval for coronavirus tests has been granted to about a dozen companies by the fda. but a pathologist says those tests have a 10% rate of producing false negative results. >> the rollout of covid-19 testing is accelerating as more kits become available. however, a leading pathologist who was director of neurology at stanford points out the results are not 100% accurate.

>> it's not that these tests can't detect virus. my concern is that the sampling involved in detecting the virus can lead to clinical false negatives. >> he says he expects the rate of false negatives to be 10-15% in line with testing for other viruses including seasonal flu. >> are they positive when you have the disease, or are they positive or negative when you don't have the disease? those are the clinical performance metrics that physicians rely on on every test that we do. >> reporter: patterson is the ceo of a company running samples of covid-19 at the company's labs. his research and development are focused on treatments for patients with hiv and cancer who have greater risk for the virus. >> current covid-19 testing is being done with nasal swabs but

dr. patterson says throat swabs provide better data. >> we were surprised by the data that oral swabs had a higher viral lab than the nasal >> reporter: with pressure to get more people back to work, dr dr. patterson believes blood tests could be a key step. in the meantime, they are expecting results soon from a treatment it has been working on with a partner. >> we're thinking like chess players, four moves ahead to say what is the next wave of diagnostics that are going to be critical in defeating this pandemic. >> reporter: in san carlos, david louis. in the south bay, the vta has suspended all light rail service after an operator trainee tested positive for the coronavirus. right now trained are parked and

will be deep cleaned. in the north bay, smart train ridership is down to 10% of normal. they told abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman that there were just under 300 riders yesterday. smart has cancelled all weekend service because of the shelter in place order. in san francisco, no reports of illness among muni workers but the agency will temporarily suspend all subway service on mond monday. the order also affects the muni portion of downtown stations shared with bart as well as all rapid bus service except the 14r. bus shuttles will provide service along the suspended subway lines. the american red cross got some help today to bring attention to a severe blood shortage.

blood drives across the country are being cancelled due to concerns over the novel coronavirus crisis, but there are still ways to help. >> reporter: california's state at home order may be in effect, but that doesn't mean giving blood is off limits. since the start of the novel coronavirus crisis, nearly 150 blood drives have been cancelled in northern california alone, resulting in more than 4600 fewer donations. >> i'm donating blood. it only takes like ten minutes. donating platelets takes two hours. but i get to sit here and watch a movie, which i could be doing at home but i'm doing here knowing i'm helping someone. >> reporter: the red cross says donating blood is a safe process. every person that enters the

facility is having their temperature checked before they walk into the administer. my temperature was 98.8 degrees which meant i was good to go. san jose mayor sam liccardo dropped by to donate. >> car crashes, we're still going to be traumatic injuries, we still have cancer treatments underway that critically need support with donations of blood. >> reporter: officials with the red cross hope the community will step up. >> we want to make sure that we have enough in our pipeline going forward into may, into june, because blood donations don't stop. people always need blood year round. >> reporter: a chance for folks to get out of the house to make a difference. imagine buying a car, new car without a test drive or even the ability to kick the tires. that's pretty much the new reality for car dealerships and car buyers in the bay area. laura anthony has the story from

the east bay. >> our showroom floor is shut down completely. >> reporter: almost in an instant car dealerships in the bay area and across the country have had to remake their business model. at walnut creek ford sales have gone completely online. >> customers are going online completing everything online and getting financing, trade-in values. then we go ahead and deliver the car straight to their home. we're making sure we're sanitizing the vehicle, wearing gloves and masks when delivering the vehicle. >> reporter: while the sales lots like this one are full of cars but empty of customers, the repair side of the car business is still operating. >> we see a very steep decline of our customer base. >> reporter: eric tan owns johnjoh johnjoh john johnny's auto repair in oakland. car repair shops are considered essential and allowed to stay open, but some report business is off by as much as 75%. tan tells us it's also hard to

get parts for various cars because normal supply chains have been disrupted. >> we're just trying to stay positive and open and help out the health care workers like nurses and doctors because they all need their cars to be fixed. this car that we worked on is a nurse whose car who broke down. >> reporter: car repair shops have had to cut back hours and lay off employees to survive. in the south bay, a couple of high school students took the initiative to help parents who might be scrambling to find resources to teach their kids at home. dustin dorsey has the story. >> reporter: while many students saw the school shutdowns as a break, they decided to put their resources together to help hundreds of student. >> my mom was scrambling to find some resources for my brother. i was thinking if my mom was doing this, then probably a bunch of problems in the area

are trying to find resources for their children. >> what started with two 17-year-olds grew to a team of 90-plus volunteers offering free tutoring to more than 350 students. >> we just posted an i volunteer page with all the slots and used our volunteer base. this whole thing is based off of and we spread the word to those people and by word of mouth people heard about it, found the link and signed up. >> reporter: from there the girls developed a learning curriculum from first grade to middle school. they offer math, reading comprehension, science and science and art classes five days a week on top of their own school work. >> it took 48 hours of dedicated work to put it together. the fact that it grew and we were able to support a major part of our community is rewarding. >> it's not like we're doing

something only like certain kinds of people can do it. everybody can do it. we're just regular seniors in high school. i think our biggest message is it doesn't take a lot to do something that's going to be helpful to the community and giving back. >> reporter: in san jose, dustin dorsey abc 7 news. answering the call for help, people fostering pets. the incredible bright spot during this outbreak. and there's a right way and a wrong way. how to clean your car to prevent the spread of coronavirus. do you know what this is? well, you're looking at a parade, of course. we'll e

as the coronavirus keeps most people at home, animal shelters are seeing a boom in pet adoptions and fostering. how local shelters are trying to keep up. >> reporter: last week governor newsom issued a statewide shelter in place order and allowed for only essential businesses to remain open. this includes animal shelters, but because of social distancing the peninsula humane society has felt the impact. >> we've cancelled a great number of our events. we cancelled a few of our fund-raisers. we've cancelled all of our education classes, our volunteer orientations in hopes to really help stop the spread or flatten the curve. >> reporter: normally the peninsula humane society has their doors open to the public. that's not the case since the coronavirus but they are working hard to make adoption an option

while keeping a safe distance. >> for people who are interested in adoption, they can call and make an appointment. that seems to be working really well. we think that's the best possible outcome for an animal, is to be placed in a permanent loving home. >> reporter: the best way to add positivity into your home is with an adopted pet. >> we're experiencing that people are seeking out animal companions to help get them through this time. other shelters are fostering animals in temporary situations. >> reporter: across the bay at the friends of the alameda animal shelter, the surrounding community has stepped up to foster all of the shelter's animals. >> in two days we basically cleared the entire shelter. it was pretty amazing. >> reporter: the bright side of the pandemic could be that the animals remain in a permanent home. >> they have a lot of new families out th now to consumer news and 7 on your side's michael finney. >> you're working from home

tonight with great info, mike. >> reporter: look, we've all pretty much got the message. we know that we're supposed to wipe down our surfaces at home and at the workplace but how about in the between the two? we're sitting in a car, we're touching the car's surface. it's often overlooked. >> think about how many different surfaces you touch inside your car every time you take a trip. door handles inside and out, control knobs and switches, even the windshield wiper and directional stalks get touched every time you drive your car zblrvelg. >> reporter: it's important to use the right products and techniques to disinfect your vehicle properly. >> stay away from bleach or hydrogen peroxide. >> reporter: according to the cdc, alcohol solutions that contain at least 70% alcohol should be effective at killing

coronavirus. this means nearly every interior surface of your car can be cleaned with alcohol based cleaners you already use around the house. consumer reports recommends focusing on disinfecting these vehicle hot spots. your steering wheel, door handles inside and out, your car's shifter, all window and control buttons, wiper and turn signal stalks, door armrests, any grab handles and seat adjusters. >> if your car has a touch screen, you don't want to use anything that has ammonia. it can strip off the anti-glare and fingerprint coatings. >> reporter: no matter what you use, a gentle touch is recommended. >> the surfaces in your car usually are more delicate than something like the counter top in your kitchen. wipe down leather surfaces gently with a microfiber cloth.

>> reporter: if you have fabric interior, you need to be careful with that water. don't use too much. do you know why? i'll tell you why. musty smells and it can actually increase mold in your car. you don't want to exchange one problem for another. be very careful. >> that's great information, michael. thank you. in livermore the pandemic has forced teachers and students to keep their distance. one school still found a way directly into the heart. a parade of teachers and cars passing through the neighborhood, waving, sharing their love, but not germs. it was a roaring success and very emotional for all the teachers who really, really miss their students. >> we miss them tremendously. so it was a nice little kind of break from all of this just to see their little faces. >> i miss them a lot so it was cool that the parade was today because i really wanted to see them soon. >> today's parade was for

younger students but the district officials are hoping to organize something for older students, perhaps something based around science, they say. >> what a great effort today. that's really wonderful. let's move on. yes, cold outside, a little chilly but the sun is definitely out. spencer christian will be here with the full accuweather forecast. first, hn tlisten to this. >> wait a minute. in case you thought you were hearing dogs howling in mill valley, it's mostly people. a movement started to get ev

for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart, so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems,

or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. entrust your heart to entresto. sounds like it's going to get a little cooler before it gets warmer. >> it's kind of sunny and nice out there, though, spencer. >> it is indeed. sunny and nice across most of the bay area right now although we've had some light scattered sprinkles across the south bay. there's still some remnants but they're tapering off right now. a little mixed precipitation in the higher elevations of mt. hamilton area. 54 in san francisco. 60 in oakland, upper 50s in redwood city and san jose, 57 at gilroy, 54 at half moon bay. to the north and east, 58 degrees in santa rosa, petaluma

54, napa 55, the 59 concord, 59 at livermore. it's a relatively cool day. here's a look at the shark tank down in san jose. cold overnight, bright skies tomorrow, rain returns this weekend and we'll have drier, warmer weather developing next week. we have a frost advisory for the second consecutive morning effect from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow for virtually all of the north bay and the coldest area, frostiest areas will likely be lake county and parts of mendocino. low temperatures dropping down to about 30 degrees in some spots, patchy frost is expected. that may harm or possibly kill sensitive plants. overnight lows, 29 in lakeport tonight, 31 at ukiah. interior valleys will see lows in the upper 30s as well. by afternoon tomorrow we'll be looking at bright skies once

again. much like today a few clouds around, breezy at the coast. highs range from mid 50s at the coast to near 60 around the bay to low 60s inland. looking ahead to the weekend, we'll bring in the storm impact scale the the storm rates one on the storm impact scale for saturday and sunday. we expect rain giving way to showers later in the weekend. the rainfall totals will change from only about a tenth of an inch to four-tenths of an inch and breezy at times. early morning saturday we'll see rain developing first in the north bay, mainly light rain becoming steadier and more widespread later in the day. breaking up a little bit sunday morning, then giving way to showers sunday afternoon. the rain will finally end sunday night. let's take a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. rainfall totals once again between a tenth and four-tenths of an inch. after that wet weekend, we'll start to get sunnier and drier weather and much milder by

midweek next week with temperatures back into the mid 70s for much of the bay area midweek next week. >> thank you so much. supporting mu

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social distancing like school closures, while inconvenient, can help slow the spread of coronavirus, protecting vulnerable populations and buying us time to prepare and respond. for more go to cdc.gov. coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, a southwest airlines gate agent at oakland international tests positive for coronavirus president. what if anything has been done to alert passengers who may have had contact. also, 7 on your side sorts out the stimulus package. many of you will get money. michael finney shows you how much and when it actually might arrive. we're going to take you inside a museum that's now closed for a look at a new exhibit that may never be seen by the public. all coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally tonight, one of the many professional musicians using technology to stay in touch with fans during this

pandemic. ♪ ♪ drew pug used zoom to play for a group of people in the bay area this week. >> it's part of a new normal. in this case one friend pay to support joe and share the experience with everyone as joe self-isolated. >> joe said he thinks it will be a long time before people return to normal. >> i don't think people are going to have an appetite to go out and congregate for a very long time. >> if that's the case, a sobering thought. joe's music is available on spotify. >> at least we can be entertained by musicians in this way with technology. world news tonight with

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tonight, the coronavirus in the u.s. this sobering headline late today. the u.s. now has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world. the death toll in the u.s. now topping 1,000. this country's deadliest 24 hours yet. tonight, we take you inside one new york city hospital. a doctor's plea for help. the e.r. and the icu overflowing. more than 100 new deaths in new york city overnight. the truck that pulled up to the hospital for the dead. out front, more patients lined up to get in. and tonight, we've now learned new york state is moving to allow the use of one ventilator for two critically ill patients because of the shortage. and now, the other hot spots in this country. in new jersey tonight, nearly 2,500 new cases. the alarming numbers in