now, your health had, your safety, this is abc7 news. the stay-at-home orders are real and they are operational in the state of california in every part of our state. >> that's governor gavin newsom, on the need to stay home on the number of people hospitalized in california has spiked to over a thousand patients. >> the number of bay area cases increased by 140 overnight, with nearly every county reporting new infections.

there's now more than 1800 in the region. it's total has been brought to 25. one of the victims is a young adult, between 21 and 30 years old. and new fatalaties were reported in several counties. the bay area death toll is now at 44. >> we are keeping an eye on cases in mendocin skpmendocin sp to three for mendocino lake county is reporting no confirmed cases. the death toll has climbed to 101 now, that include as noncalifornia resident that passed away in southern california. there's now 4600 cases statewide. 73 are health care workers. >> and governor newsom was

talking about getting life saving medical equipment like ventilator. we are live with details on how a company is stepping up. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, those ventilators in desperate need across the state. companies like bloomenergy here in sunnyvale did not know anything about ventilators and now they do and they are getting them to where they are needed. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom had applause for these workers, bloomenergy has become a pop up assembly line. >> it's all medical grade. >> reporter: the balloons simulate lungs in testing. bloomenergy is working to refurnish hundreds of ventilators in hopes of getting them to hospitals to help treat patients. the number of patients surging. >> just yesterday, icu numbers

went up 105%. overnight. in the state of california. >> the state is secured 4,000 ventilators but may need at least 10,000. and thousands will need new batteries. bloomenergy, which normally produces fuel cells has stepped up to help. >> hopefully what we are doing here is to say, we can do this. a week ago, none of us knew anything about ventilators. >> workers are figuring it out and getting it done. san ho mayor sam lacardo is impressed. >> i'm enheartened from what i've seen from the incredible people behind me, who are working all hours and finding what have creative way they can to make things work. >> in a time of need, i think the only way we can do what we want to do is to understand what the need is. >> governor newsom said that other california companies are pitching in the pandemic.

>> that's the spirit of california, and this moment. take responsibility and take ownership. >> now, some of the refurbished ventilators will go to hospitals in l.a. and others in the bay area. bloomenergy has a plant back east doing the same thing now. nurse was helping treat coronavirus patients here in the bay area, said she is scared that nurses may be spreading the virus. she is urging kaiser permanente to do more to keep patients safe. >> it's scary, because we are not really hearing or getting the leadership that we need from a national level or really at the hospital level. amy is among nurses who recently protested saying they are in dire need of masks and personal protective equipment also known as ppe. >> when we ask for the ppe, we should be able to get the ppe

that we need, rather than get one mask and told you have to make it last for the entire shift and it has to go even if you are taking care of some covid patients and some not covid patients. >> kaiser is allowing nurses to bring their masks to work as long as they are not medical grade. that doesn't provide enough protection from covid-19. >> we could be transmitting it with not having the right ppe, we feel like we are walking around and passing it along to other groups. that is not safe. we can't understand they are so stingy with the ppe, we are told on one hand, yes, yes, we have it, we have it for now, in case the surge gets worse, we need to hold back. >> they are going to discuss the situation with kaiser. >> we would like to have a conversation of how to treat our patients safely. >> they may bring a mask to work. we are providing the staff with

the protective equipment that is aligned with the latest science and guidance from public health authorities. we ask that staff when practical continue to use masks that are not soiled in alignment with cdc recommendations. >> several staff members and a patient have tested positive for covid-19 at thelaguna honda hospital. they are all reportedly in good condition. five of the staff members provide patient care. the hospital is now in the process of testing 175 people. the hospital is a city run nursing home with 766 beds. most of the residents are over the age of 65, with serious health conditions. laguna honda remains under lock down. >> if you have materials you are interested in donating to hospitals. we have information on how you can help on our website. go to abc7 news.com. >> all 23 san matteo county parks are close to help slow the spread of coronavirus. the decision to close the parks came after a surge of visitors last weekend. park rangers said during the past week and a half.

they have seen people violating the shelter in place order. not keeping social distancing. entrance gates will be locked and signs posted at the entrances, the county said that the parks will remain closed until further notice. >> police are issuing citations to people in city parks. the city's public safety department is saying they are moving from an educational approach to pro active enforcement. telling people to stay home unless they are going out for groceries or take-out. even then, only one person per household should go out. it's still okay to take short walks around the neighborhood. >> there were long lines at costco this morning. check it out, this imagine shows the line before the redwood city store opened this morning. customers were lined up from the entrance down the side of the building and to the people have gun li-- people havn

lining up. and if you see a few empty shelves. the flow of goods in to the stores is strong the. >> supervisors warning if the panic buying and grocery hoarding continues, the government may have to tstep in. all stores have to limit panic buying of items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, if that does not work in a month, they say, they are ready to introduce an ordinance to make it a law. >> if they cannot regulate and it's not working among all stores. we need to see what we can do to implement something county wide. >> the ordinance would limit purchases of some items to just four. he adds that when one bay area county starts a safety campaign. others will be likely to join in. >> b.a.r.t. is taking advantage of lowered ridership to make

improvements. this is a station where they did electrical work. b.a.r.t. had 31,000 riders yesterday and 8% of what it usually gets. >> bay area animal shelters are urging pet owners for a emergency plan in case they are hospitalized. the shelters are not equipped to handle hundreds of pets that need care. owners should find a temporary care giver, as soon as possible. introductions should be complete with feeding schedule and medicine and other necessary supplies. well, coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. other states in need of medical equipment. the personal plea from nurses in new york. >> coronavirus forcing bay area residents to rethink their plans. even life milestones. here is a woman who postponed her wedding. and i'm drew, we had showers on

our saturday today, more rain is coming our way on sunday. i'm working from home, i will have t

california is not the only state struggling to acquire more ventilators and medical equipment. workers are pleading for help had. abc7 news reporter rachel scott explains it's coming in the form of a military ship. president trump at naval station norfolk as the ship heads to new york. >> this great ship is a 70,000 ton message of hope. >> the president now considering a quarantine for new york, new jersey and connecticut which have been hit hard by the outbreak. more than 104,000 cases in the u.s. more than 1700 deaths. the president enacting the defense production act. ordering general motors to manufacture much needed ventilators and new york state where cases have sored past 44

thousand, the governor said he needs them now. >> they are having trouble breathing. they have a cough. and they all need a ventilator. >> new york city's convention center being converted to hold hospital beds to free up the hospital for covid patients. and another convention center will have 3,000 beds and that center will only treat covid-19 patients. the president trump has signed the aid package that millions americans will get a check from the government. the stimulus funds, and sends $100 billion to hospitals. with lawmakers under quarantine. the measure passed bay voice vote. in the fight against the virus,

health care workers with an urgent plea for critical equipment. >> if you have any face masks, supplies, please consider donating them. >> dramatic video posted on facebook, shows an emergency room in new york city, filled with bed ridden patients. >> who was the sickest patient that needs to go up. >>. i don't know. >> this nurse said she has seen patients die alone. >> if we don't change our behavior, and we don't provide our health care providers with the correct equipment to attack this, and fix it and get rid of of it, we have a serious problem. >> rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> a nurse working at oakland's highland hospital is comparing her had experience fighting covid-19 with her time as an air force nurse. she spoke with abc news reporter, bob woodrough. >> it's more frightening than iraq was. >> i agree. you don't know where it is, it's

invisible. there's a crew that is attempting to pick that needle out of the hay stack. >> she still wants to serve. >> from years ago, i was in a uniform and combat boots and now, it's with mask and a funny little hat. but, any way that i can give back, i want to do that. >> debra by the way was on the team that treated bob woodruff when he was injured by a roadside bomb in iraq 14 years ago. >> coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. a bay area couple is forced to postpone their wedding because of the coronavirus, they said it's almost been a positive experience. >> abc7 was proud to help all faiths worship at home last weekend. you can catch a encore presentation. finding faith, better together. that is sunday at 3:00

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to place. we found a venue, and they had a specific date open, so we were like, it looks great. let's do it. and everything really, really worked out seamlessly until i would say the last few weeks. and so, now, we are working on rescheduling. i have been on multiple calls daily with our planner. with our event coordinator to figure out what the solution is. and we are finding a solution. but it's not ideal. and it's a lot of moving parts and i think that everyone so far has been really accommodating and very helpful, just because this is, uncharted territories that we are having to navigate right now and so, everybody just really wants to support one another. i think the plan at the moment is to go forward and find a new date with the same location. get that plan b in action. that's probably the message. get the hand sanitizer and get a plan-b in action.

>> covid-19 diaries is an original -- an abc original limited series, telling the personal stories as the bay area works together to cope with the coronavirus. >> for the first time since world war ii, seas candies is stopping production. the decision was made in recognition of the guidance provided by local health authorities. the company has stopped online sales and offering refouunds to people who placed orders. they will keep companies updated as they figure out plans to safely resume operations. that comes weeks ahead of easter, a normally busy time for them. >> drew is forecasting from home. we had rain today. >> yeah, and hopefully a warm up later to come in a week. >> we did. >> yeah, we have got a bit of something coming our way the next couple of days. rain today and we will find more rain headed our way in the next 24 hours before warm weather takes hold.

live doppler 7, it's tracking the showers and you can see, there's a lot of light green. that's light rain. it's all moving on shore. so, pretty much from west to east direction. so, we are going to zoom on in to a couple of places right now where we found the scattered light showers. in the north bay, you can see, in to the east bay, around concord and san ramon, we are finding the light rain and light rain beginning to press over the golden gate bridge in to san francisco. and as we move further to the south. you can see on live doppler 7's street level. you can see the light showers over fremont. scattered around palo alto and light rain falling around half moon bay. the combination, the live look outside, the rain. and also, a lot of people staying home in the last few weeks, our air quality, you notice as you take walks or runs in the day, it's pretty appreciate out there. and the air quality will stay really good the next 24 hours. no matter where you live, from the south bay, to the coast,

that air quality will be in the green. testimony wise, still, we are below average for the time of year. limited sunshine today, we have the rain off and on, kind of a raw feeling out there. 56 in the city right now. the same in san ho, about 59 in oakland, and 55 that current temperature in napa, so on the storm impact scale. tonight and tomorrow, it's a level one light system we have moving through. it's a cold front tonight, that will bring showers, some scattered downpours as well. th best bet of that happening is tomorrow morning. rainfall less than a half an inch in most spots and it's breezy at times. we are not falling too far from where we are right now. the big story, certainly the rain moving through. let's go hour by hour for you. future weather. later on this evening, about 8:30 tonight. isolated showers. a fair amount of cloud cover overhead. watch what happens when we get to sunday morning. 5:00 a.m. sunday morning and another wave of showers moves through. scattered downpours as well and

we will continue that trend as we advance the clock in to about 8:00, and 9:00 a.m. on sunday. we are dealing with the wet weather. things are changing as we head in to the afternoon. showers are turning more isolated in nature by about lunchtime and then, it's possible as we head in to tomorrow evening. we will get some breaks for some sunshine, so it's likely we will end the day tomorrow on a pretty dry note. so, highs on your sunday. pretty much in the upper 50s to around 60 dedwregreesdegrees, s get a bit of sunshine. so they bump the temperatures warmer than today. >> as you look at the accuaccuau weather seven-day forecast. a sprinkle in the north bay, and watch what happens by tuesday and wednesday. we are going to flip the temperatures in to the 70s. with a lot of sunshine, guys. so, enjoy the wet weather and we will see more sunshine as the

week goes o. >> all right, drew, thank you. >> chris alvarez, broadcasting from home with a look at sports. hey, chris. >> hi, dion, coming up in sports bay area teens help out the elderly in tough times and plus, sharks captain low gab couture,

now, abc7 sports. >> hi, everybody, chris alvarez from home, happy birthday to sharks captain, logan couture, he hopped on a zoom video call yesterday with the other rivals from the pacific division. if you want to see that interesting video, i tweeted it on my account. one of the topics included which teammate you would not want to get stuck in quarantine with. >> the least one is easy. jumbo, i don't know how he is surviving right now. he for sure, if he cannot go to the rink, he walks. >> that is 100% true. >> i don't know what he is

doing. >> i texted him a couple of times throughout this, just to check in on him how he is doing. that is easy. >> and this is a great story, the san jose earthquakes are eae accepting delivery requests and giving them to the elderly and they are accepting medical supplies to donate to nearby facilities. >> i tried to put myself in their shoes and understand where they are coming from. and a lot of them are probably scared and feeling a bit alone and so, i guess that's where i got the idea for grocery runs. we are happy to be doing it. we don't feel like it's a drag or -- we are happy to help them. >> nice to see our youth stepping up t warriors basketball academy, and the warriors dance team are holding virtual workouts on the instagrams. they had a ball dribbling drill and a dance class friday. follow gs academy on instagram,

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a family recreated the trip to disney world after theirs was cancelled because of covid-19. >> they got help from the family, to bring disney world to their home in spring, texas. and it looks like she and her four kids had a great time. disney land and walt disney world are closed indefinitely because of the pandemic. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> and there it is. their version of disney world. >> yeah, it will do. hey, when you are a kid, lots of

things will do. >> that's right. >> that is it for abc7 news at 5:00. thanks for your time. >> thanks for invit tonight, president trump's surprise warning. saying he may impose a two-week quarantine for parts of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. new york's governor responding. caught off-guard during his own briefing, saying, i don't like the sound of it. tonight the u.s. navy hospital ship sailing this way, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals. the outbreak taking a toll on first responders. three members of the nypd dying in 48 hours. and heartbreaking news -- illinois reporting the death of an infant to the virus. a state health official there saying, if you haven't been paying attention, this is your wakeup call. the relentless battle. hospitals facing a critical shortage tonight. mayors across the country sounding the alarm. more than 90% of their cities don't have enough masks or test kits.