now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. stay local more parking lots are now closed off in an effort to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. what you need to know before you try to leave your home this weekend. good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 27th. and some of us haven't left our homes today. we're looking at the bottom of this quad box. we miss you here in the studio. >> miss you all, too. i do love that my socks are on and i have no shoes. >> yes, friend. >> secrets revealed here on abc 7 mornings. >> well, we'll check in with the bedroom bureau. >> yeah, we'll check in with you in a minute. >> checking in with you, mike, in your bedroom. i don't know what room. guestroom bureau. >> guestroom, yes, yes.

the east bay department of weather is what we're going to call it. i've got socks and slippers on this morning. it's kind of chilly in the house this kind of morning. i have to adjust the thermostat back to me being up at this time. let's talk about what is going on. hi, everybody. trying to do social distancing the best we can. thanks for bearing with us. here's a look at the freezeern wai warning up in lake and mendocino counties. keep everything protected and save it from these freezing temperatures. we're starting to reach our coolest levels and we'll get there in about an hour or so and already freezing in napa, calistoga and ronard park. upper temperatures upper 30s to upper 40s. not as code cold as up there. san jose under a partly cloudy sky and temperatures in the mid-50s at noon and increasing high clouds that will keep us in the upper 50s by 4:00. at least dry all day today and low 50s if you're heading out at

7:00. >> all right, thank you, mike. stay at home or at least stay local, that's the message from the san francisco department of parks and recs. in an effort to cut down on crowds. abc 7 news ansar hassan is live on how this may affect some plans for folks looking to get out of the house this weekend. good morning. >> good morning. that's right. you can see the parking lot entrance here at is closed as is the case at many parks and beaches across the state. message from officials. stay home. if you need to go out, best advice is to go to places you can walk to and always maintain social distance. parking lot closures is an attempt to prevent what happened last weekend when we saw these areas having big crowds gathering. state and city officials say it's okay to go outside for a walk, run, hiking or biking, but they want people to do so at local parks. here in san francisco, parking lots will be closed ft. fudson,

marina green and ocean beach. the decision was made yesterday following an order by governor gavin newsom on monday. san francisco park and rec tweeted that they want people to stay healthy, but they also want people to stay close to home. these closures are temporary, but no decision yet as to when they'll be reopened. reporting live, ansar hassan. another step forward to help the u.s. economy. the house is expected to vote today on a $2 trillion economic stimulus package which the senate pased earliersweek. jobina is at the live desk with what comes next. good morning, jobina. >> after the house passes the coronavirus relief bill and president trump will likely sign it into law as we know. the pandemic has had devastating effects on the u.s. economy. we first told you yesterday here on abc 7 mornings the news that more than 3 million americans filed for unemployment last year, according to the labor

department. that is a record high. relief is on the way, though. the economic stimulus package includes one-time checks for americans making below $99,000 . >> and i'mprofoundly grateful that both parties came together to provide relief for american workers and families in this hour of need. >> while this may help the economy, the health battle against coronavirus is far from over. the u.s. has more reported cases than any other country in the world. even china. more than 1,000 people have died in the united states. overnight president trump teeted that he did speak with china's president. he says that china and the united states are working together and sharing their knowledge and understanding of the virus. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, jobina. to give you a sense of how widespread the virus is. take a look at these numbers. at least 30 states have implemented or announced the statewide closure of

nonessential businesses and that includes us here in california. as jobina just talked about. millions of americans are out of work and a lot of them are in the airline industry. delta airlines says more than 21,000 delta employees have volunteered to take unpaid leave. the coronavirus is spreading fast here in the bay area and now we're close to 1,500 cases and 32 people have died. you can compair that to monday morning when there were about 800 cases and 13 people had died. as coronavirus cases continue to surge, contra costa county says it will use the high school in martinez as a temporary care site. for now it will help patients with less complicated medical needs. the county expects to use the gym and kitchen area, but not classrooms. the county is also looking into using the pittsburg health center. a bay area power couple known around the globe for their novels is working hard at something different lately. they're feeding hospital employees and helping local restaurants in the east bay. abc 7 news reporter jrr story.

>> reporter: those are emergency meals recently wheeled in and served to emergency room staff in oakland. in fact, you may know the power couple responsible here authors waldman and her husband michael shabad. >> i went into the triage and said, do you guys want some dinner? >> reporter: waldman has published more than a dozen novels. he is a pulitzer prize winner and they're not thinking about their next book, but focused on feeding hospital staff at summit, highland and children's hospital in oakland. >> delicious, wonderful meals that can boost your morale from the best restaurants around. from places you love. >> reporter: the program is called east bay feed e.r. and they're actually paying full price for meals. >> no discounts. we pay full price plus a big, fat tip. >> reporter: that's because the goal is to keep restaurants like

jenny schwartz's hopscotch in oakland alive. >> if weet $500 bump in one day, it can be the difference between covering our expensives for the day or having it be a loss. >> reporter: thousands of dollars in donations are already co. >> you kn, trying to do something more. >> we know the people who serve us at these restaurants. we know the chefs. i mean, these are people we love. >> reporter: already more than $75,000 has been raised here. that's money that will help feed these medical workers and also money that will help local restaurants like this. in oakland, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> i'd like to see that, julian. that's awesome. >> so important to leave the big tip, too. even if we're making smaller carry-out orders ourselves. still ahead, the changes coming to a ride share program in the south bay. is there a better way to test people for coronavirus? a bay area pathologist says yes.

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you're never more than seven accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. good friday morning. thanks for joining us this morning. it's about 6:10 and i want to take a look at the golden gate bridge and show you that we have a little bit of an onshore breeze northwest at 8 miles per hour and the clouds keeping us below average but pretty comfortable if you're out exercising, watch out for the high tree pollen. do your yardwork today because it will be too wet this weekend and if you're going to your local park, it will be dry for your walk. starting off with your coldest temperatures. the frost advisory through 9:00. 34 at 7:00 and 40 at 9:00 and increasing high clouds and 60 around 9:00 and getting take out about 53 degrees. increasing clouds and upper 50s for a couple hours this afternoon. and in san francisco, we're in the 40s through 9:00 and we'll

hang out around 55 to 56 this afternoon. a little bit cooler than our average high of 62 degrees. an hour-by-hour look at our rain this weekend. first, here's jobina. >> all right. thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. checking in on traffic here. i have been monitoring the chp logs. no major incidents on our roads this morning. which is good news, i would assume so. people are staying home and not at work and also that term some people like to use, friday light. really great news there. we're going to move on to some developments now from the golden gate bridge here that you can see here. we have a live picture just showing you it is nice and quiet out there and now i have some news to get to in cupertino. the community shuttle is making some changes to keep riders safe during the coronavirus pandemic. via cupertino will now carry one passenger at a time to comply with social distancing rules. the city website says vans will be cleaned every four times per day or at least four times per day and drivers will have

cleaning suppln hand tosetween . ive. > comi th pla dogsexpl the hair sal down but mayor breed is coming to the rescue giving us some advice on how you can take matters into your own hands. and as we head to break, a programming note to tell you about. abc 7 was proud to help people of all faiths in the bay area worship from their homes last weekend. coming up this sunday, you can catch an encore presentation abc 7 presents finding faith better together. air sund

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kits, but the san carlos pathologist that we spoke with said those tests have a 10% to 15% rate of producing false negative results. that statistic is in line with testing for other viruses like the flu. right now, testing fcona i dones pathologists learned during the sars epidemic that throat swabs provide better data. >> oral pharyngial swabs had better result than the nasal swabs which contributes to sensitivity for detection. >> now, that there is pressure to get people back to work, dr. paterson says blood tests may be a good route to detect. those people would have prodekz fr from getting sick. a southwest airlines gate agent has tested positive for coronavirus. he last worked at oakland international airport on sunday. southwest employees sent the i team these photos of workers

deep cleaning terminal two. now, the airport says the agent worked at gate 23, 25, 26 and 27. we also learned he used the restroom at the terminal two baggage claim. southwest said it enhanced cleaning at the gates and shut down and clean the restroom is what they're doing to take care of it. a flight attendant and a couple passengers we spoke wsaid. >> southwest probably took care of it and we're still being spaced. >> for me. i'm i'coly wlake care of it. >> thatt that's one way to take of it. >> other agents said they're hope not carriers and spreading it to others. southwest

will notify customers who came in contact. the airline said it will comply with c drrx c. >> you got to give us a tutorial, kumasi. >> listen, my hair is low maintenance. >> mayor breed said, good luck, wes.es.

>> we can get through this. >> that's what i'm saying, julian. >> here we go. former nba star marques johnson and his family didn't let the statewide lockdawn keep them from keeping a family tradition alive. >> happy birthday. ♪ happy birthday to you >> who is that in the background doing too much? >> the milwaukee bucks family celebrated his mom's 93rd birthday on monday. this was in los angeles. he said his mom gave the family an order to participate social distancing if they wanted to celebrate with her. i know that's right, mama. johnson says it's a tradition to sing to his mom on her birthday every year. somebody was really getting the singing in there. >> it's always one in the family. recle somebody.

>> you know what, who are we to get on them. >> feeling a little extra. >> yes, exactly. >> we like to see that, though. >> you're not at church. you're just singing happy birthday. bring it down. >> bring it down, mike. >> that's funny, though. i like that. >> i'm jealous because i can't sing. yeah, that is great. that is great. all right. guys, let's talk about what will happen with your weather. thanks for joining us this morning. it is 47 degrees outside in san francisco as we look from the exploratorium back from the west over the embarcadero center and salesforce tower. nothing wet today, just the cool highs lingering that we've been dealing with the last couple days. milder tonight, thanks to the cloud cover but rain is going to be here before you wake up tomorrow morning at least the croser you are to the coast. and then we'll have spring weather next week. here's a look at the clouds rolling in out ahead of the wet weather. you can see the green from

portland northward. that is our rainmaker and take all day to slide down the coast with us. watch the clouds increase as we head throughout the day. and a gorgeous sunset likely very colorful. #abc7. we'd love to see it. waking up with light rain and turning over to light and moderate showers as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. another moderate and steadier rain sunday morning and then sunday afternoon would be the drier afternoon to be outside. rainfall totals about 0.01 to 0.05. we could be higher than that in some a wre some waves of showers train. they go over the same area over and over like a train on a track. you could get up to 0.75. the santa cruz mountains will get up to an inch of rain. temperatures in the 50s tomorrow. temperatures a lot like today. just a little weather sunday and then look at that warmth next week. 60 at the coast but low to mid-70s for the rest of us. i hope you have a good weekend.

"good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. >> ginger zee is joining us with a look at what is ahead. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, julian. good morning, kumasi. great to be with both of you this morning. of course, we'll start with the coronavirus pandemic coming up here on "gma" not just tracking the big numbers that came in. of course, the u.s. now leading in total number of cases. but also coming up, we're going to be looking at how everybody has been reacting. the number of infected has risen, i know you've been doing this around the globe. more than half a million. we'll meet some of the faces of the crisis while president trump says he believes that some of the governors might be overestimating the virus and the need for ventilators. also this morning we got so many family members thrust into the role of caregiver. we'll hear from some of them on the challenges and what they are doing to e at andnfl great drew brees and his wife pledging

$5 million to help feed people in hard-hit louisiana. we'll talk to him about that incredible gift. deals and steals. that is all coming up right here on friday edition of "gma." >> thank you. buying a car during the corona

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then tuesday and to wednesday will be some of our warmer days as some 70s make it even around the bay. so, after a cool, wet weekend which we'll need which will stop the spread of the drought, it will feel like spring next week. julian. >> thank you, mike. spring next week. we'll remember that. buying a new car aiche tires. that is preh then t area. at walnut creek ford the sales have gone completely online and home deliveries for shelter in guidelines. >> completing everything online and getting financing and trade-in valus and deliver the car straight to their home and we're making sure how we're sanitizing the vehicle and using hands and masks when vehicle. we can't sit through the car and go through a full demonstration. > wow. everything has changed. repair shops are also being

affected. car repair shops are essential and allowed to stay open but some report business is off by as much as 75%. nearly 50,000 people tuned in to see warrior star stephen curry with dr. anthony fauci about coronavirus. among the people tuning in, former president barack obama. >> that is really one of the reasons that i wanted to have this q and a and hopefully reach different demographic. >> correct. we really do have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable ones. >> dr. fauci predicted that large events will not take place until the country as a whole can turn the corner. up next at 6:30, all california dmvs are closed and appointments have been canceled. jobina is breaking down what you need to know. and --

this covid-19 testing site in hayward opens at 9:00 this morning. if you come here, will you make it through the screening process to get a test? they've tightened that process, again. i'm amy hollyfield. i'll explain coming up. taking a live look right now from our south beach camera at the bay bridge. you see people out and about on a friday. we'll be right back. i'm abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ee y exposed to coronavirus and have no symptoms behave like a confirmed case and keep away from others for 14

your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. good morning, everyone. now at 6:30 we're taking a live look at the opening bell as we watch and see what stocks are

going to be today. you see the bell there. since its low on monday, the dow has risen 21%. setting expectations high as the house will pass the coronavirus stimulus package. of course, we're tracking the big board and an update coming up. but big expectations for what the market will do this morning. well, good morning. thanks so much for being here. it is a friday, march 27th. a lot to talk about here on abc 7 mornings. we start with meteorologist mike nicco working from home on this friday with the forecast if you're looking to get out of the house this weekend. hey, mike. >> hey, how is it going, julian. thanks, i appreciate that. miss you guys already. hopefully you're doing well. hi, everybody. let's take a look at what is going on and we have some fog and the reason i highlight it because we have fog in the north bay under a clear sky, the temperatures are below freezing in some of those areas like around napa. there is the possibility of black ice. this is also the area under the frost advisory.

those temperatures could remain below freezing and keep everything in place that you're using to protect your pets and t's see where we end up this iso afternoon. dry for sure. no need for the umbrella today. you will need the sunglasses, even though we'll have increasing high clouds and temperatures from about 57 to 62 degrees. now, we got a chilly weekend with rain, waves of it, on the way. it's a one on the storm impact scale for both days. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> all right, thanks, mike. happening today, the coronavirus testing site in hayward, it will be open, again, but this time some tighter restrictions on who can get a test. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live at hayward with what we can expect today about the new testing guidelines that are being rolled out. good morning. >> hi, good morning, julian. i heard a good phrase that i think applies here. we are building airplane as we fly it. things do keep changing out here and they are figuring it out as

theyight now, today, they will allow people to get a test here, if they have symptoms for the coronavirus. for the last couple of days, they were allowing the elderlyr recently traveled to europe and they were just asking people questions and not assessing them for symptoms but open door policy has created a backlog. >> we're getting information from the lab that we're kind of inundating them with, you know, the test kits. so, we've kind of been told to scale this back for a couple days while they catch up. everything kind of evens out and we'll be able to resume our normal operation of 370 test kits per day. >> so, they will likely close early today and not do their scheduled number of tests. so, if you want to test today, come this morning. if you don't have symptoms, do not come out here. you will likely not get a test. you will waste your time.

even the elderly and the homeless. that's not enough now to get you through. you need to have symptoms. they are open on the weekend. we hope to catch up in the next couple days. if you would like to call the help line, i've tweeted it. 510-583-4949. we will be opening here at 9:00 this morning, if you have symptoms you are welcome to come here. it's free. open to everyone, not just hayward residents. we are in front of fire station number 7. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. the state says there is a massive backlog of people who are waiting to find out the results of their covid-19 test. 77,800 tests done here in california but just over 20,000 results have come back. that leaves 57,000 people who are still waiting for their results. uc berkeley professor john schwartzberg says it's appalling

how few tests the u.s. has done. >> it's really a crime that we're in this position. so, we haven't tested enough people to really have a thorough understanding of how many people are infected and how many people aren't infected. where are those people? >> dr. schwartzberg says south korea has done more tests in one day than the u.s. has done in total. the number of covid-19 cases in the bay area has nearly doubled in just this week as more people get tested. now, on monday, there were 789 confirmed cases, but as of this morning, again, that number nearly doubled with 1,456 confirmed cases. that's 248 more cases than we had at this time yesterday. 32 people have died from the virus. santa clara county has the most cases with 542. we're also tracking the number of cases for our viewers in mendocino and lake county. mendocino county reporting two confirmed cases and lake county still reporting none.

>> a patient at laguna honda hospital has tested positive for coronavirus. the hospital has been on lockdown since wednesday when six staff members tested positive. about 200 sonoma county inmates have been released to keep the virus out of the county's two jails. they were all serving time for nonviolent offenses. in alpleameda county the judge ordered the release of eight inmates who were considered to be vulnerable. south korean boy band bts postponed their tour. we are tracking new developments involving the pandemic and the dmv. closing all of its field offices due to the public starting today. let's check in with jobina at the live desk. jobi i jobina? >> yes, the dmv says it's worried about its workers possibly coming into contact with some customers that could becovid-19. starting today 150 field offices will be closed to the public. the "l.a. times" didhe

dmv is taking, ote, steps to address public health and safety concerns including public contact and increasing social distancing between individuals. workers will be placed on paid administrative time off. offices will be closed for cleaning and disinfecting. staff will return to work on april 1st, but dmv offices will remain closed to the public until further notice. of course, this announcement comes after the notice was made about the deadline for a real i.d. that has been pushed back to october 2021. kumasi, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. developing news this morning as the u.s. struggles to deal with a surge in covid-19 cases. the house is expected to take a vote for people who are hurting because of the pandemic. ines de la cuetara is in washington with the spread across the country. >> reporter: this morning 5,000 u.s. sailors are on lock down as

coronavirus spreads through one of america's largest warships. >> we are in the process of testing 100% of the crew of that ship. >> reporter: at least two dozen crewmen aboard the "uss roosevelt" testing positive. >> the danger here is that the whole crew becomes infected and the ship is not able to carry out itsdulatei duties. a large part of the u.s. military in the pacific could be tied up pier side for weeks. >> reporter: this as the navy sends two hospital ships to u.s. and l.a. fema promising more life-saving and much-needed supplies. dr. colleen smith from a hospital in new york taking abc news and "new york times" inside the heart wrenching situation there. >> today is kind of getting worse and worse. we had to get a refrigerated truck to store the bodies. >> reporter: but president trump telling fox news -- >> a lot of equipment is being asked for that i don't think they'll need. >> reporter: trump also sending governors a letter suggesting he may soon take steps to begin reopening the country. saying the administration is

working on new guidelines categorizing counties as high risk, medium risk or low risk. >> and our people want to go back to work. i'm hearing it loud and clear from everybody. i think it's going to happen pretty quickly. >> reporter: today the house will take the final vote on that $2 trillion stimulus package, which would include sending american families checks on the first week of april. ines de la cuetara, abc news, washington. the coronavirus pandemic has been a tragedy for several bay area families. mike and dede are struggling to find closure after mike's mom, pat carter, passed away in a san jose hospital monday night. her death came four days after testing positive for covid-19. the 81-year-old came to visit them from panama in february feeling great and weeks later was not feeling well and went to the e.r. her coronavirus diagnosis turned into bilateral pneumonia.

>> families will be hurt and families will be broken. everybody needs to take this seriously. 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. >> this is heartbreaking. really is. having to say good-bye on facetime. really symbolizes a new challenge that faces families today. coping with such tough losses. my heart goes out to them and so many others. coming up, another world leader diagnosed with coronavirus. what we know about boris johnson's condition. you're taking a look at the big board this morning at the new york stock exchange. we can see trading is down 3%. another update on how the markets are doing as we await the house to pass this $2.2 trillion stimulus package. 49ers coach katie sowers is giving back during the h tnavirus pandemic.

rae money for meas on whe before we get to those stories we want to check in with mike. good morning, mike. >> good morning, julian, kumasi. i'm tracking a little bit of fog down towards napa and american canyon. most affected highways 12 and 29. and let's head a little bit farther up and you can see around windsor along 101 we've got some thick fog there and temperatures right around freezing and that means some of this fog could turn into black ice. that will hang around until at least about 8:00 or 8:30 if it happens. not a very thick fog. not a ton of moisture. else where mid-30s and low to upper 40s around the bay. look at san jose where it's 39 and dry all day today. chill to cool if you are on mass transt and slight lly breezy th afternoon. in the north bay, a significant

warming trend today from 34 this morning to near 60 at 3:00. the low clouds will turn into sunshine and then increasing high clouds this afternoon. east bay we're in the 40s through at least 9:00 and then mid to upper 50s from 1:00 all the way to 7:00 topping out around 7:00. increasing clouds today. 40s through 9:00 and then mid-50s. seven degrees cooler than we should be. expect some rain this weekend. i'll give you an hour by hour look at that coming up. first, let's get over to jobina. >> thank you very much, mike. good morning to you and good morning to everyone at home. i do want to let you know that the chp is reporting a new crash here just past the toll plaza at the bay bridge. heads up to any of our early risers and essential workers that need to go in. you may run into that. but everything else across the bay area is looking good. we'll take a live picture right now showing you emeryville. clear conditions this morning. my big point really is for our

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. absolutely w all right. let'sal abo on weather wise. hi, everybody. beautiful shot from the exploratorium this morning where it is about 47 degrees. that's at pier 15 there in san francisco. let's take a look and you can see mid-30s to upper 40s at 7:00 and 53 to 55 with increasing high clouds at noon and 53 to 58 at 4:00. high temperatures right around 1:00 or 2:00 and we'll see some 60s and low to mid-50s this evening. all right. around around the state today from a breezy 67 in l.a. and scattered snow showers up across the sierra where we'll get just a couple inches of snow over the weekend. we're going to be receiving the

bulk of the wet weather and probably not frozen weather as our snow levels around 4,000 feet as we head through this event. you can see a little bit of snow saturday and sunday at tahoe and then temperatures above average in the mid-50s next week. an hour-by-hour look at our rain coming up next. abc 7 news live update. >> at the live desk this morning, we are learning that british prime minister boris johnson has tested positive for covid-19. according to the prime minister's office, they say the prime minister was taking the test because he was feeling some mild symptoms. his office says he is following the guidelines and is currently in self-isolation at his home on downing street. we have also learned this morning that he is continuing to follow those guidelines and let's see. i did have some more information for you here. but at this point johnson does appear to be working. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, jobina.

6:45 right now and happening now, parking lots to a number of parks around san francisco are closed all in an effort to cut down on crowds. abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan is live with details on how this could affect your plans. good morning. >> good morning, julian. that's right. you can see the entrance to parking lot here is closed. the message from state officials, stay home. the closure of parking lots at the national park service is to make sure there isn't a repeat of what happened last weekend. that's when big crowds gathered at parks and beaches here in san francisco parking lots will be closed at marina green and this was made yesterday following an order by governor gavin newsom which came down on monday. state officials say it's okay to go outside to exercise, to bike but they are encouraging people to do those activities closer to home. the closures are temporary. no decision yet as to when the parking lots will reopen.

reporting live. ansar hassan. tut aackn a ents t runner iwe hconfirmed that communications hill is now closed to the public. and abc 7 news viewer shared these photos with us. it shows that these paths are closed off. public notices up there. the closure is to protect the health and safety of the public and because of overcrowding. this decision comes two days after we brought you the story of a runner being attacked there after asking others to keep a social distance. you can see that story on our website abc7news.com. now to your morning money report. taking a live look at the stock exchange now as trading gets under way this morning. the opening bell happening about 17 minutes ago. stocks opening lower on wall street following a big three-day rally. you can see it looks like trading is down right now more than 1,000 points. about 4.7%. the market weighing a lot of things.

that catastrophic jobs report from yesterday 3.28 million americans filing for unemployment and also this stimulus plan that the house is expected to vote on and pass today. of course, we will continue to monitor the markets. you'll see the box in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. dyson has joined the fight against coronavirus. according to cnn, the popular vacuum maker has designed a ventilator to help patients. dyson is calling it the covid and said it was built in just ten days. the british company plans to distribute 10,000 ventilators in the uk. the 49ers coach katie sowers is paying it forward. >> she's getting creative, too. message on cameo and giving the money to meals on wheels. casey pratt has the story. >> katie sowers became the first woman to coach in a super bowl game. although the 49ers did not win the game, she left a mark on many young girls which is a win for humanity. now, she's giving back.

>> she's awesome. >> her work ethic is incredible. >> she hold it down. we're going to hold it down for her. >> reporter: the 49ers know katie but now girls across america know her, as llughter, was so inspired by her story that she drew this picture. even after one of the toughest moments of her career, it went viral. 2,000 people clicked this photo. >> through these really weird times we're all going through, i wanted to try to make some good out of it. >> reporter: last week sowers announced she is using a site called cameo to raise money for meals on wheels san francisco. she sends back a custom greeting. >> allow me to send a message to somebody you love and maybe someone you haven't been able to see because of these times and we'll make it happen and also do good in the process. >> reporter: i quickly made a donation on my daughter harper's behalf and katie remembered her. >> hey, harper. it's katie sowers here,

assistant coach for the san francisco 49ers. i remember you drew a picture me and it meant sme. al, swe me doseted afterhe om sc katie's message instantly provided the same kind of pick me up that harper provided for katie after the super bowl. didn't make any spe arrangements or reach out to the 49ers. we went to cameo.com. she already raised over $1,000 and usually replies within three hours. harper, show them the picture. >> i made this to make katie sowers happier. >> wasn't ready for all of that. harper, thank you. that brightened my morning. >> we all have something to smile about now. such a creative way to do good for a great organization there, too. >> how are you holding up, mike, at the house? >> honestly, i miss you guys

desperately. i'm trying not to wake everybody up. goes, what are you doing?at me and walked right back out the door. and because i'm sitting for three hours, my back end is getting kind of sore. >> we have to work on this. >> i do. i need one of those heated cushions like you use sometimes. >> i'm using it right now. >> yeah. but i'm not complaining. i am complaining because i miss you guys but not because of the circumstances and my physical things right now. let's talk about the weather hi, everybody. i know you have been sacrificing also. let's talk about if you need to get out and about. what it is going to be like. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of an onshore breeze there and brightest this morning with high clouds increasing today. that will keep us below average. those clouds get really thick overnight and through the weekend. and bring us waves of rain and some light to moderate showers. and that's why it's a one on the

storm impact scale for both days. two separate chunks of energy that come through. most of us around 0.01 or 0.5 but some isolated areas up to an inch. raining in the pacific northwest and you can see the deck of clouds that are coming in later on as we head into the afternoon hours. in fact, here's a look at future radar. in the gray you can see the clouds on the increase. gorgeous sunset coming up. love to see if you're out. take a picture, we would all love to see the beautiful colors that the sun is going to create when it uplights those clouds. the morning you wake up and see already some rain developing and just look at more showers. some yellows developing and a heavier bout of rain coming in sunday morning, but it moves out quicker. so, sunday afternoon will be a little bit drier than significantly drier, i should say, than saturday afternoon. so, temperatures will remain cooler than average through the weekend. monday, tuesday and wednesday we'll get outside a little bit more because i know you're going

through all your books and all your dvds and "ozark" if you are a big fan it does drop today on netflix. season three, you can binge watch that. that's my psa. >> thank you, mike. kind of. the american red cross faces a severe blood shortage and officials in san jose want you to know that going out to donate blood is okay. the red cross has implemented new measures like social distancing, more cleaning to keep donors safe. mayor set an example by donating blood yesterday at the san jose blood center. >> car crashes. we'll still have traumatic injuries and cancer victims and cancer treatments under way that critically need support with donations of blood. >> we want to make sure that we have enough in our pipeline going forward into may and into june because blood donations don't stop. people always need blood year round. >> since the start of the

pandemic, nearly 150 blood drives have pin canceled in northern california. good will is asking people to stop leaving donations at their bay area locations. like most businesses, the nonprofit is closed, but people are still leaving piles of items in front of the stores like this one in pleasant hill. a good will spokesperson says at this point it's illegal dumping. they were able to find somebody to clean up this location and they also put up this sign and also yellow tape to make sure people are informed and don't drop off their stuff there. >> pmeetuck tryg cleaning, that's what it looks like. 6:54. so many of you are doing your part by staying apart, but we know it can take a toll on our emotional well being. this morning on "good morning america," robin roberts are highlighting some self-soothing moments to stop those anxious feelings before it starts. one business owner in connecticut is getting creative and offering

>> show his staff that they are all alone together. dr. stacy kaiser a psychotherapist her advice, create your own family. >> this means they find people who are friends or neighbors and they become part of their quarantine circle. >> you can watch a full report on being alone togethermat 7:00 on abc 7 mornings. >> i'm looking forward to this. a lot of my friends have done the happy hours and all those things. >> it's always 5:00 somewhere when you don't have to leave your house to go somewhere. >> i'm kind of in bed. maybe this weekend i can get on board. >> there it is. coming up next at 7:00, things you need to know today. >> live look outside from our emoryville camera. beautiful shot of the sunrise. rear back in a moment. i'm abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. when the world health organization recognized coronavirus as a pandemic, they reminded the world that

welcome back, everyone. 6:57 if 'sev things to know this morning. number one, the number of coronavirus cases in the bay area has nearly doubled this week. now the number is 1,456. santa clara county still has the most cases. number two. expect restrictions at the covid-19 test site in hayward. testing is free, but you do need to be experiencing symptoms like a high fever or shortness of number three. british prime minister boris johnson is the latest world leader to be diagnosed with coronavirus. he got tested after experiencing mild symptoms. number four, the national park service and san francisco park and rec closed parking lots in response to the coronavirus. ocean beach and ft. futson. all trails and open spaces are still open to pedestrians and bicyclists. number five. let's take a beautiful shot of the exploratorium camera. a whole lot of sunshine to start today and then as we head deeper

into the forecast, increasing high clouds and temperatures just a little bit below average but at least it will be dry today. and number seven, i'm just going to end on a positive note here. no major issues on our roads this morning. if you're taking mass transit, please, check the schedule and we'll leave you here with a live look showing you the toll plaza. all right. look at prince harry and meghan markle have moved to los angeles, according to reports the couple flew to l.a. in a private jet before the border between u.s. in a compound ed. near hollywood with their son, archie. they are following the state's shelter in home order. some people are like, we knew this was going to happen. >> imagine seeing the royals at the line at the grocery store trying to get some toilet paper just like you. >> somehow i don't think that will happen. somehow, julian. >> i'll deliver it. i'll deliver it.

good morning, america. on this friday morning, the number of covid-19 cases surging in the united states. now the most in the world. around the globe, more than 500,000 people now living with coronavirus, and more than 85,000 diagnosed in the u.s. one of the youngest patients, a 2-month-old diagnosed in nashville, while a 17-year-old succumbed to the disease in louisiana where they've seen a staggering jump in cases. now a new warning about chicago and detroit, and at the epicenter in new york, the nypd reporting the first death of one of its employees, and thousands of retired medical workers joining the ranks of those fighting the virus. the mayor of new york city joins us live. president trump calls out governors on the front lines of the crisis saying overnight he