now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> up and down the state tonight, officials are preparing for more coronavirus cases as californians continue to shelter in place. >> beds set up in santa clara county. more testing coming to san francisco, and a navy ship now off the coast of los angeles. good afternoon. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. >> here is the latest count of confirmed coronavirus cases throughout the bay area. santa clara county this afternoon reported 32 new case, and another death from the virus. that brings the total number of fatalities bay area wide to 35, with 20 of the victims in the south bay. additional cases were reported in alameda county, bringing its total to 206 now. there are now more than 1600 confirmed coronavirus cases in the bay area. >> we're also tracking the number of cases for our viewers in mendocino and lake counties. mendocino county is reporting two confirmed cases. lake county still doesn't have any to report. thinking weekend is fresh on the

mind of san francisco mayor london breed, and not in a good way. >> no. you may recall last week we saw crowded beaches and parks as people got outside, perhaps a little bit too far from home. both the mayor and governor newsom scolded californians for not practicing social distancing and for crowding parking lots at parks instead of just walking to their neighborhood park. breed made it very clear there will be consequences if the behavior doesn't change this weekend. >> last thing we want to do, as i said, is to start to close the last bit of fresh air that we're able to get during this very difficult time. so parks we know are essential, and i know other places have chosen to just close parks and other places down. we don't want to get to that place, but if we see more people playing in basketball courts, if we see more people playing volleyball with one another and baseball and some of the sports that are more team-related, we will have no other choice. >> a lot of parking lots will be

closed this weekend as the state and the city look to control the crowds and get people to follow the stay-at-home order. >> moments ago, santa clara officials reminded bay area residents to continue practicing social distancing. they want to avoid scenarios many areas saw last weekend, as we've been talking about, the huge crowds that packed the parks, beaches. social distancing and staying at home is really key to slowing the spread of disease. >> so right now, it's really not important if you want to stay healthy to be counting numbers and trying to look at curves and looking at projections. what's really, really important is to stay at home, stay away from other people as much as you can. >> this is not a time to be convening the easter egg hunt, the easter convening or even the family convening out there in these parks. >> meanwhile, the california air national guard and medical staff are racing to set up this temporary hospital inside the

santa clara convention center. this is one of the federal medical stations authorized by president trump to be set up in california, washington, and new york. it has the capacity for 250 patients who are on the mend from the coronavirus infection, but still need subacute hospital care. >> there are some individuals who might have a home that they otherwise could go to. but if it's very close living quarters where they would have a risk of exposing others at home and couldn't remain safely isolated from others at home. that would be welcome. >> these temporary federal medical stations are designed to alleviate the patient load from hospitals so they can concentrate on treating the sickest patients. the state and county will staff this temporary hospital. this afternoon, the mayor of los angeles sounded the alarm about the rapid spread of coronavirus. it came during a news conference with governor newsom to announce the u.s. mercy hospital ship has arrived at the port of los angeles and is fully operational. l.a. mayor eric garcetti announced new numbers from los angeles county and says the virus is exploding in the

community at a rate faster than what new york city has been experiencing. >> yesterday's increase, though, of over 50 would of course have a doubling rate of less than two days. by that measure, we would be where new york city is in number of cases per capita in los angeles county six days from now, or five days from now, six days from yesterday. >> scary stuff. los angeles county is reporting nearly 1500 cases of coronavirus. the mercy is going to treat patients who do not have the disease to free up beds at hospitals for coronavirus patients. >> during today's news conference, governor newsom announced a statewide moratorium on evicts through may 31st. dozens of cities including san francisco have announced similar bans. renters will still be required to pay whatever rent they owe and must tell their landlords if they aren't going to be able to make a payment. >> san francisco district attorney boudin is calling for more coronavirus precautions to be taken in prisons. he sent out a tweet saying his father is in prison, and at age

75, he is at high risk of the virus hcht told "new yorker" magazine that he last spoke with his father, david gilbert on the phone this week and expressed concerns about the phones which are used by a large number of inmates, of course. gilbert is serving 75 years to life as a member of the weather underground that resulted in the death of a guard and two police officers. help in the battle against coronavirus is now coming from mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan as well. today the couple's foundation committed $25 million to the covid-19 therapeutics accelerator. that's a global effort to speed the development of treatments. the initiative issued a statement saying its investment will support efforts to identify and assess potentially promising therapies, expedite their development and scale up their production to benefit millions of patients worldwide. coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, with people being told to stay home, one man is forced to

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because this isn't our network... it's yours. olympians are not the only athletes whose dreams have been shattered because of the coronavirus. >> abc7 news reporter david louie has the story of one man who had to cancel his drome to hike the pacific crest trail. >> the 2650-mile long pacific crest trail is one of the most scenic and challenging trails to be found. it has been a goal for alexberger to walk its length from mexico to canada since high school. he was set to start the hike next month, however, the coronavirus has closed the trail. >> how crestfallen are you right now? >> it was devastating. >>berger started training just over a year ago, doing short hikes and running.

he had to asemi-gear and supplies. it entailed personal sacrifices. he gave up a job in the hospitality industry and downsized, selling his car and personal property. he paid off $27,000 in student loans. and he broke his lease just so he could focus on his goal. then the health emergency derailed everything. >> as of right now, have i been cast into limbo. so i'm out here maintaining my fitness, trying to maintain a positive outlook. and waiting to see what the future holds. >> while there is disappointment, berger puts the health and safety of others first. the pacific crest trail is remote, and hikers are dependent on suppliers as they make their way through california, oregon and washington. >> we typically would resupply by going into small towns along the trail to buy new food every four to six days. so i could be transmitting this disease to unwitting people all up and down the length of our country. >> besides testing his own perseverance and skills, berger

was also using his hike to raise donations to help a mental health organization. he is hoping to hike the trail later this year, although it appears more likely that it will have to wait until next year. david louie, abc7 news. >> and more disappointment. the 2020 special olympics have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. and along with the games, all of their local events have been canceled. the organization says all events from now until the end of june will be canceled in order to help slow the spread of the virus. in northern california, that's over 150,000 athletes, families, and volunteers that are affected. the special olympics says it is working on developing online programs to keep their athletes engaged. >> we're taking this time as an opportunity to really enhance and provide robust virtual programing for athletes because we find that they're like everybody else, they're socially isolated and alone. and so we want to be there and support them during this

difficult time frame. >> the beijing special olympics games are expected to return, however, in 2021. if you can, local restaurants are asking you to think about placing a to go order this weekend. they're desperate to keep their doors open. >> every little bit helps a lot. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield shows you what one relatively new establishment is doing to try to stay afloat. >> downtown walnut creek looks so quiet. the restaurants usually bring such a fun energy to the area. now some restaurants are trying to reinvent themselves during this pandemic and turn into takeout establishments. but it is not as easy as you may think. >> it's a complete pivot of your business model, you know. even to-go products, boxes and ramekins in these things. for a while we only had one phone line. so people couldn't get through. it's all these things. and the staff's job is suddenly completely different. it's hard. we just kind of like we did, we just did it. >> canyon club brewery in moraga

is trying it. and owner kevin hamilton says it is tough. he is worried we will lose some restaurants to the shutdown. >> a lot of places, and i understand this, just their staff, they said we can't do this. we've got to stop. we're not really making any money on it, truthfully. but i can pay eight people a night. i can give little amounts to all our vendors and keep them in business because they're feeling this 200 x. >> so hamilton and others who are trying this new model say they need your support more than ever right now. as you head into the weekend, they're asking that you consider your favorite local spot. >> buy a gift card that you can use in the future. buy a t-shirt, a hat, to go food, any little bit helps. thinking restaurant just opened in august. it costs $1.5 million to build this place. but in a sign of optimism, they're now building an outdoor bar with all this time that they have. they're thinking that when people are allowed outside their homes, this place is going to be

crowded. in moraga, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> people really struggling, but getting creative. there are going to be a lot of people pent up to get outside once this passes. >> absolutely. and i think after this weekend, spencer going to warm up a little bit? >> we hope. >> that is true, ama and dan. it's going to be a nice week ahead to get outside. the weekend, however, a different picture. let's take a look at live doppler 7. we have dry conditions right now. lots of sunshine around the bay area at this moment. so let's take a look at our current temperature readings, looking across the bay from the exploratorium camera. it's 55 degrees in san francisco. oakland 60. we have mid- to upper 50s at redwood city, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. this is the view from the golden gate bridge looking northward. you can see that we have a bit of sun there, but it's getting a bit cloudier up in the north bay, which is where we expect the rain to begin first. temperatures in the upper 50s at santa rosa and petaluma. 60 in napa.

mid- to upper 50s at livermore and concord. now looking at the shark tank in san jose, these are our forecast features. weekend storm arrives overnight showers and rain into sunday evening. and a warmer pattern develops early next week. the approaching storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity. tomorrow we'll see periods of showers sunday. rainy conditions on saturday. steadier, heavier rain in some spots than on sunday. and it will be breezy at times. here sour forecast animation. starting at 7:00 this evening, we'll see clouds increase, especially along the coast and up near the north bay. some little spotty showers may develop before midnight. but it is actually after midnight that the system becomes more active and produces more widespread, but light showers mainly, going through the day tomorrow and into the evening. but tomorrow night into sunday morning, we get heavier, steadier more widespread rain. it's going to be a pretty wet day on sunday before it winds down sunday night. rainfall totals. after the storm passes through,

will generally range from a tenth of an inch in areas that don't get much rain up to over half an inch. maybe 0.6 in some locations. now about tonight. overnight lows as the clouds increase and the spotty showers develop. we'll be mainly in the mid- to upper 40s. a little chillier in the north bay valles, and then highs tomorrow. breezy at the coast and highs will be mainly int the upper 50s just about everywhere. of course at the coast a little chillier than that. but inland and around the bay, don't look for temperatures much above 58, 59 degrees. monday, the warming begins. tuesday we'll see more spring-like, even above average temperatures with low 70s in many areas. wednesday mid-70s inland. nice and mild by midweek next week. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. after our weekend storm, which once again ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, look for sunnier, dryer conditions on monday, and slightly milder, but much milder, much brighter, much more

like what we think of as spring on tuesday and wednesday. and thursday or friday, not much change. just slightly cooler, but all in all this looks like a sunny, dry, pleasant weekend. a good weekend to get outdoors and get a little activity, of course, keeping your social distance. dan and ama? >> that will lift everyone's spirits too, that nice weather. >> absolutely. abc7 was proud to help area woymp from home last e bay- weekend. >> this sunday you can catch an encore presentation. abc7 presents finding faith, if you're staying home with friends and family, you can still order all your favorites because right now denny's is waiving delivery fees, just go to denny.com or do your favorites and we'll deliver right to your door. see you at dennys.com and we'll deliver right to your door. i of metastatic breast cancer.e but i did pick clarity by knowing i have a treatment that goes right at it. discover piqray, a treatment that specifically targets

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turned 10 years old this week. his birthday a little different than expected. >> the initial plan was to have a bouncy house in the backyard. >> that plan changed when sister katya and mom raika came up with an idea, asking drivers outside their home to honk. >> i thought they wouldn't really honk, but lots of people did. >> including the sweing the str who not only circled around the block, but coming back with this baskin robins gift card. >> it was absolutely wonderful. >> meantime in san bruno, another birthday. this time for 6-year-old jonah polito, whose bowling party had been canceled. >> he was super sad about it. and i told all of our friends and family how he has been feeling about his birthday. so they came and surprised him ♪ happy dear jonah >> singing happy birthday from their cars in a reverse

serenade. >> we can't be any more thankful for what they did and chose to do for him on his birthday. >> jonah's smile saying it all. >> happy! >> in livermore, a tale of kindness from the sutton girls. mom jenette, husband reed and their four daughters, who made a community garden and blessing box full of nonperishables. anybody is welcome to come some or give some. >> we want to change the focus from all the negative to something positive. >> a lesson for young mikhail lab, silva, charlotte and billy that they are truly stronger together. >> when the community gets together and tries their best to help the situation. >> that inspired us to help martin sandoz and his family who wanted to find that street sweeper. gina vela, one of the owners of contract sweeping services in milpitas identified the driver as joseph moreno. >> my first reaction was pure joy, and it brought tears to my eyes. he really is a dedicated, loyal individual and we are more happy

than ever to have him part of our team. >> it might not have been a bowling alley, but a memorable birthday nonetheless. >> i would say thank you a lot. it means a lot to me. >> joech, by the way, will be recognized by his company for his little act of kindness and receiving his own gift card very soon. in the newsroom, dion lim, abc7 news. >> very nice. >> so nice. >> isn't that nice? well, coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, the wife of an abc7 employee isolated at home after coming down with coronavirus is now able to join her family. the transition from isolation to having to shelter in place. plus, the san jose sharks are now taking part in an online challenge, bringing some fun to people at home. we find a way through it.

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now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> some much needed financial help will soon be coming to millions of americans as well as u.s. businesses both small and

large. >> this afternoon, president trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law after a swift legislative action this week. >> i want to thank republicans and democrats for coming together, setting aside their differences and putting america first. this legislation provides for direct payments, individuals, and unprecedented support to small businesses. we're going to keep our small businesses strong and our big businesses strong. >> the president's signature came after the house passed the legislation earlier today. house speaker nancy pelosi praised the bipartisan effort to pass the bill, which will send $1200 to most americans and increase jobless benefits for those out of work. >> we are all a family. and like many families, we have our differences, but we also know what is important to us. >> well, the process did not come off without a hitch, though. several lawmakers had to rush back to washington after kentucky republican thomas

massie pushed for a role call vote, outraging fellow house members and even president trump who called him a third rate grandstander. the move potentially exposed lawmakers to the coronavirus and contradicted the wishes of public health experts. also today, president trump finally invoked the defense production act to more than a week after authorizing its use. the president took the action to force general motors to produce ventilators to use to help fight coronavirus. the administration had been negotiating with gm to make thousands of ventilator, but talks breck down because of concerns that the price tag could exceed a billion dollars. the president had come under attack for not invoking the act sooner, including from former vice president joe biden who said it should have been enacted a month ago. well, having to go into a two-week quarantine because of covid-19 can certainly take an emotional toll on the sick person and the entire family. abc7 news multimedia producer juan carlos guerrero has been documenting his wife's quarantine and shows you that the end of the isolation can

also bring a lot of joy. >> last night, dinner was special. my wife and i celebrated our last meal apart. that's because today is march 27th, the end of my wife's 14-day quarantine. she had gotten mildly sick from covid-19. to keep from infecting other, she was restricted to her bedroom for two weeks. that all ends today. you ready to come out? >> yes! out of my bedroom. wow. >> so how was it being in isolation for so long? >> it was hard. i feel a bit like crying right now. i'm extremely excited to be outside of my room for the first time in two weeks. >> a few days after our self-isolation started, the bay area began its stay-at-home order. like many of you, we keep in touch with family through cell phones. there was a reason for that isolation. >> a very important reason which is to prevent the spread of covid-19. we managed to do it. apparently we didn't even get it to you within our own household. but it's very important that if you feel sick, you stay home to

prevent others from getting sick as well. >> when she tested positive, her colleagues put on masks at her work as a precaution. they sent her these pictures as a sign of support. the health department says my wife is no longer contagious. she can finally go outside again, at least to walk the dog. i was in self-isolation as 14 days as a precaution. i can finally go grocery shopping again and restock our fridge. so what do you want to do tonight? >> takeout and watch a movie together. >> simple pleasures that had been denied. >> wow. so great that they can at least be together in the house. so glad she is feeling better. well, the covid-19 pandemc is having a terrible impact on santa clara behavioral health providers. that's the distress coming from a network of nonprofits that serve 75% of all behavioral health services in the county. they say social distancing has

added to the challenge of serving those in need, taupe the homeless. many who work in the field are now facing layoffs, they say, and that could lead to a collapse of the system. >> we must double down on the operational survival of that system on the eve of a behavioral health tidal wave that is on its way. >> we should not let nor will we let covid-19 or anything else push these services back. >> she says the federal government must recognize these services as essential and fund them accordingly. the coronavirus pandemic has brought life to a virtual stand still in so many respect, particularly businesses. there is help in the form of a stimulus package that we talked about here, but there is still a long road to go when it comes to the impact on the economy ultimately. how bad is this really going to be. joining us now for a little better perspective is stanford professor matthew jackson. professor, thanks for joining me. i appreciate it. >> thank you very much for having me. >> listen, you say that without

coordination across countries, coronavirus will continue to reemerge, which could be really costly down the road for the entire world. can you talk a little bit more than sort of continuum that can continue to reinfect us and also hurt us continually. >> sure. so i think of it sort of like a house where you might have an infestation say of termites. and if you think about trying to get rid of those termites, if you did it one room at a time, while you're cleaning out one room, they're growing in another room. and the minute you finish the first room, they'll reemerge and come back into the room you just cleaned. so that's the reason that we fumigate a house at the same time rather than doing it room by room. and i think essentially by having a lack of coordination between states or countries, one country is eradicating or slowing things down, and it's growing quickly in another

country. and somehow we have to get on the same page on this. >> the administration has been criticized for the initial slow response after what we saw happening in china. this kind of what you're talk about, while one country deals with it with a certain level intensity, any delay has a domino effect rather than attack all at once? go ahead, please. >> exactly. so it can be growing one place and drinking in another. and now we're seeing it spread to other parts of the world, to africa, to india. these places are going to be hard hit in the coming months. and at the time when the u.s. is thinking of coming back on line, it will be growing in other places. >> well, professional, how do you change that response both here within our country, state to state, which have had different levels of response, and around the world? how do you make those changes? it's complex. you can't snap your fingers and have everyone do the same thing. >> yeah, yeah. i think we've learned from these

kinds of process, and i think one thing that's clear here is that we do need some international organizations that have the ability to help coordinate these kinds of efforts and to get countries moving faster even when they're not feeling it themselves and understanding the potential risks that lie down the road. it's especially costly economically, because while the plants were shut down in china producing parts that we needed in production in michigan, the michigan plants were slowed down. now china is coming back on line and michigan is going dark. and that means we slow down twice as much as we had to in dealing with the virus. >> professional, last question. we know that china has been significantly impacted initially, and there is so much production in china. we know that the travel industry has been enormously affected by this. what other industries do you expect to be significantly

disrupted, not just in the next few weeks, but the next few monday. even years? >> yeah, i think it's very clear that it's impacting things like restaurant businesses enormously. that will take a while to come back. retail has for years been slowing and being replaced by online shopping. malls are completely deserted and shut down right now. so there is a number of companies and businesses and industries that are going to be very hard hit. and i think it's especially hard when you lay off a lot of people then to suddenly come back on line once things start up again. it's not an easy transition to be shuttering and letting people go and rehiring and getting going. >> it's not a light switch. you don't just turn it back on. thank you very much, professor matthew jackson stanford department of economics. appreciate your comments tonight. well, if you feel like you've been paying less at the pump the last couple of weeks,

you're not wrong. according to aaa, the prices could fall even more because of covid-19. here is abc7 news anchor jobina fortson with more. >> welcome to the bedroom bureau. hi there. this jobina fortson reporting from home. the coronavirus pandemic is sending gas prices down. according to aaa, we've hit a national low for the year. in some states i'm hearing that people are paying less than two bucks per gallon. now i know i'm not going to find that in oakland, but i do need gas so, we're going to good out there and see what we find. while we ride, here are the current numbers. the national average price of gas right now is $2.05. in san francisco, the average is $3.22. a month ago, it was $3.67. san jose's current average a gallon is $3.06. and a month ago it was 3:42. oakland's current average is $3.14, and a month ago it was $3.49. >> okay, we have arrived at

chevron, and i am wearing some rubber gloves just as an extra layer of protection. and regula gas is going to be around $3.59. gas is $3.19 a gallon. regular gas is $3.39. >> this concludes our short tour, but i did have one more thing to share. climate scientist says because there are fewer cars on the road, less flights, along with a number of other things, our greenhouse gas emissions this year will shrink. >> thanks to jobina for that. now despite the shelter in place, the san jose sharks are taking part in an online challenge bringing some fun to folks at home. but as abc7 news community journalist dustin dorsey explains, it was the junior giants that started this trend. >> the san jose junior sharks 14 uaaa game had one game left when the sports world came to a halt because of the coronavirus. >> i'm used to being at the rink

three, four times a week. it's been really, really hard not seeing them in person. >> we've grown so close over the past few month, and suddenly we don't even know when we're going to see each other again. i was heartbreaking. >> enter the toilet challenge, a way to create a lasting memory with the team one more time. >> i thought it was like good that we could do. and since we're all stuck at home, it would be a good idea to keep our skills sharp. >> and a few other girls, we live farther away from san jose. so i live in danville. another girl lives in livermore. our goalie lives in kansas city. even though we have a big low indication gap, we can still be connected. >> since being posted, the video has thousands of views on social media, including shares by major outlets. after the sharks and nhl shared the video, a few san jose started wanted to join in on the fun. kevin le bank and kevin mason took to twitter to surprise the girls with videos. >> that's cool. >> we got to share the moment when the team saw the tweets for the first time. >> it really shows how a sport

can bring people together. no matter what level, nationality, anything. it really brings people together. >> we're really, really fortunate in our hockey community here that the big sharks are so supportive of the junior sharks and youth hockey in the bay area. what amazing memories for these girls growing up in the sport of hockey to be able to such an experience. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> that's pretty good. well, coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, the cast of contagion has come together for a psa about coronavirus. the lessons they learned on set they say you should listen to. plus zoom bombing. how people are

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who was immune to the hypothetical virus that was spreading around the world. that was a movie. this is real life. i have no reason to believe that i'm immune to covid-19 and neither do you. >> great point. damon, kate winslet and laurence fishburne recorded the messages. damon encourages social distancing in his while winslet urges people the wash their hands like their life depends on it. and fishburne appeals for help for medical staffers on the front line. it explores a scenario in which a lethal and fast-moving virus is spreading around the world. i've seen it before. but true confession, a few weeks ago hen this started, i watched it again. it was eerily similar. the virus was much more instantly deadly in the movie. but the way it spread and the way people responded not dissimilar to what we're dealing with now. >> that's so interesting. it's nice that they're speaking out and kind of making things clear. that's a movie. this is real life. >> and taken very seriously. it's a great idea.

>> yeah, dan. >> sometimes it takes a well-known name. i was going to say sometimes it takes a well-known name for face to get people's attention, especially at an importatime li. >> true. >> i think it only took them four months to get a vaccine in the movie, right? our timeline seems to be a lot longer than that. but we can only hope. >> that's true. with the number of people out and about on san francisco streets way down, the number of coyote sightings throughout the city, that's way up. one of our crews spotted a couple of the critters in a daly city neighborhood the other night. check it out. crossing the street. the light is red. i can go. there has also been a number of people posting pictures on social media of coyotes roaming the streets even in broad daylight. our report by business insider says coyote sightings have been on the rise in san francisco in recent years after not being seen in the city for decades. >> maybe that's accelerating because there are not as many of us around to scare them off.

>> or not as many cars. there is no traffic there. it's very fascinating. >> mountain lions are next, guys. >> oh, yeah. >> probably. spencer, you live a super populated area. >> that's true. sort of i guess you call it an exurban area. it's borderline suburban and rural in the hills of castro valley, and we have all kinds of wildlife out here. i haven't seen a mountain lion yet, but i've seen just about everything else. i'm afraid kristen may be right. mountain lions may be next. >> i've been seeing deer too. they're all happy we're not there. >> lots of deer. >> zoom is one way people are staying in touch withholding meetings while staying at home. but it is possible for someone to crash your online get together? if you have not taken the proper precautions, you could be opening the door for what's being called a zoom bomb. this is where an uninvited guest shows up during a meeting. there are several things you can do to avoid getting hijacked. they range from changing the screen sharing option to host only to disabling. join before host.

you can also keep users from sharing files. and if you have to kick someone out, prevent them from getting back in. so there are precautions that you can take. it is amazing how much zoom is being used since everyone went to shelter in place. and kristen, you interviewed exclusively the ceo of zoom today, didn't you? >> yes, that's right. and we did address that point about the security. you know what he said was interesting is before it was kind of the it guys with big companies using it. so they know how to set up the pass words, the security features. but now that we're all using it, a lot of us don't realize that we can do that, that we could put a password on our meeting, or as the host we can disable features for some people so they can't be seen or post anything. it's kind of an education process. >> it's interesting. there are a lot of people who hadn't heard of zoom, and then this happened and it's now all anyone can talk about. >> we're using different technology and zoom is terrific technology. >> it's fantastic. but it's interesting. the easier it becomes for us to

communicate from a distance, the more we have to be concerned about our security. >> that's true. that is true. >> can i just make a push here for you guys to watch my piece? it's on our website, abc7news.com. >> we will watch for sure. walmart says it's noticing a buying trend now that so many people are working from home. the retail giant says the jump in videoconferencing has people buying tops, like shirts and blouses rather than bottoms. it makes sense. you can only see each other from the waist up. one walmart official told yahoo finance they have also seen a jump in the sales of home entertainment, as well as arts and crafts items. i think we cleaned out michaels right before the shelter in place. but definitely people are getting out the video games and things to stay entertained at home. >> that is interesting. all right. and i guess we only have to look good from here up now. >> that's true. >> spencer, we don't know. you're wearing gym shorts at home? what's going on. >> i'm wearing jeans. i would stand up, but it's awkward. >> you guys, i was just going to say the world now shops the way tv anchors have always shopped,

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larger problem. >> goodwill locations are closed down, but they are still paying their workers. some of the most vulnerable in the state until april 7th. then they'll reassess. for those who were sorting through unwanted items at their home or apartment, home furnishings and clothes are not the things that are immediately needed right now. according to the salvation army. >> our thrift locations, our thrift stores are closed at the moment because of the social distancing. but we are still positioning some of our trucks in various locations to collect items, because we do know that people with this extra time are trying to do spring cleaning, those types of things. >> salvation army says they are repurposing their workers for now and hope to have a plan to open several temporary limited donation sites by next week in oakland, san jose, and san francisco. i called up several 800 numbers for junk and salvage companies, and they said they're still operational. they'll come and haul things away, but for a fee. otherwise if you're cleaning out

an attic or a garage, your best bet is to stash things for now until donation centers reopen. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. all right. a warning tonight about at-home coronavirus testing kits. michael finney. >> bad guys just don't sleep, do they? let me give you the bottom line here. those at-home coronavirus testing kits, they're fake. the fda says it has not approved a single one of those type of testing at-home kits. it points out fake kits could do more harm than good by giving false results and delaying intervention by trained medical professions. the fda urges you to report fraudulent test kits on its website. yelp has now stopped the campaign to create gofundme pages for small businesses forced to close. the company started doing this on tuesday. i started getting complaints about it right away.

however, the program was not opted -- it was opt out, not opt in, meaning many business owners discovered yelp had set up fundraisers without their permission. upset, business owners took to social media and calling 7 on your side citing the lack of consent and how it could reflect other financial relief options. he said it is now working on a gofundme restart of the program in a seamless way. verizon is reporting huge fights in telecommunicating in network traffic. the wireless company says there have been 47% increase in use of collaboration tools amid recent coronavirus spurred changes. verizon also reported that customers used more than 200,000 terabytes of data this past monday alone. now that's equal to 106 million hours of streaming. i don't know about you guy, but when i look around the newsroom

and know what i'm doing here at home, we're probably using that much streaming and data right now. >> all right, thank you so much, michael. >> all right. >> i think we all are. first state parks and now local national parks are closing their parking lots effective at midnight in an effort to keep social distancing on track. this comes after large numbers of people flocked to local beaches and parks last weekend, seeking respite from the lockdown. abc7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> bob who lives in daly city walks his dog every day at fort funston, but skips the weekend to avoid the big crowds. >> we come here every day. and on weekends, it seems like it almost doubles. the parking lot up there is just overpacked. >> the big weekend clouds gathering at state parks and beaches is why governor newsom ordered parking lots closed at those locations. as of midnight, the national park service working with the city of san francisco also

closed parking lots at krissy fields, fort funston, marina green and ocean beach. >> it's sad that the governor had to close so many beaches and stuff too, because people don't understand what social distancing means. >> terry ingram says she understands why the parking lots were closed, but she says parking along the street makes it harder to get to the park. >> i'm going to do it today for a little bit because i'm here. but i won't come back if i have to park here because as a senior, it's almost impossible for me to walk up that hill. >> lisa capara, who lives in san carlos doesn't think closing parking lots will deter people from coming. sees a bigger problem with people parking along the road. >> what it's going to do, though, is compact us into a smaller area so that we have closer contact, which i think is more dangerous for us. where as if we had the parking lot, we would be more easily able to stay six feet apart from each other. >> now some are worried if people are kept out of state parks, they will just flood city

park, creating the same problems for local neighborhoods. now san francisco mayor london breed says there is no plan to close city parks, but if social distancing becomes a problem, they may have to do so. in san francisco, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> well, it's not going to be the best weather to get outside over the weekend. >> definitely not. spencer is here with that. >> that's for sure, dan and ama. we've got some spring showers copping our way with the storm that ranks 1 on the abc7 news storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity. showers tomorrow, ranier conditions on saturday -- on sunday, i should say. and it will be breezy at times. overnight tonight as little spotty showers begin to develo mainly near the coast and in the north bay, we'll see overnight lows in the mid to upper 40s for the most part. and then tomorrow, as we have a showery day, breezy at the coast. highs will be in the mid-50s at the coast, and only upper 50s just about everywhere else. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. rain becomes a bit heavier and a bit steadier on sunday. then we get drying -- dry air

pattern beginning on monday, and a nice warm-up the middle of the week next week. look for sunny skies about every single day, mainly sunny, with high temperatures in the low 70s near the bay and mid 70s in our inland areas on wednesday and thursday with the temperatures tampering off just a couple of degrees towards the end of the week. by and large it's a nice, sunny and mild dry week ahead. dan and ama? >> all right. thank you so much, spencer. coming up, your daily moment of sin. finding their zen is helping cope with the coronavirus crisis. and kristen is here with what's coming up at 5:00. >> thanks, ama and dan. new at 5:00, stress and confusion for bay area women giving birth in the time of coronavirus is creating new fears and new challenges. animals at the zoo are noticing that no one's around. so are staffers. the bottom line is taking a hit, and the zoo needs your help. plus a personal trainer gets personal about living with the shelter in place. these stories and more on abc7 news at 5:00 coming up. ♪

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well, if you have been sheltering at home, you might have been missing the beauty of the bay area. rick dupont went out to martinez to talk to people still taking advantage of the great outdoors. being out with nature, i think, is really life-affirming. >> it's like god is doing a major reset. that what would i be doing today if it wasn't for the coronavirus. >> going shopping.

>> i'm would be at work. >> going golfing. >> i'm would be teaching high school at antioch. >> i'm would be doing the same thing today if not for the virus. >> out fishing. >> go for a walk. >> the worst thing about the coronavirus -- >> -- the pain and suffering so many people are going through. >> fear and unturnty. >> fear and anxiety. >> being trapped inside a house every day. >> people panicking. >> friends losing their jobs. >> i have a 90-year-old mother who has a breathing issue. that's the worst thing. what's the upside? a lot. people are caring more for each other. >> reaching out. >> i'm doing projects i haven't touched in years. >> my daughter is a school teacher. she's off for the year. >> how many people per week tell you you look like joe biden? >> how many people per week think i look like joe biden. i think today that's a little bit more of a compliment. >> the advice i would give to everybody going through this right now.

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the national guard putting up cots and beds. it's nontransitioning to a medical center for covid-19 patients. >> city leaders are taking steps to crack down on scenes like this. president trump signs into law the largest spending measure in u.s. history, what it means for the bay area's gig workers. >> rentals, how sheltering in place is making a lot of people up happy. >> mothers-to-be and new moms alike, there's stress and confusion over covid-19 reaching new highs. years of training for a life-changing climb now has to

wait. weathhether you're infected sick, not sick, infected, not infected, social distancing is the treatment. >> that's the message from south bay leaders right now in the attempt to slow the covid virus. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> abc7 new's reporter chris nguyen is live with more. chris. >> reporter: county officials know that a lot of people are becoming restless, but, again, with the exception of essential activities, they're urging the public to stay home