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without the right equipment. i didn't sign up top top to risking my life. >> president trump now saying he hopes the fda can approve mass m sterilization. with equipment that can sterilize masks quickly. >> house speaker nancy pelosi called out president trump, who down played the virus. >> his denial at the beginning is deadly. as a president, people are dying, we have to take every precaution. >> she added that democrats want to work with the president but can't allow him to get away with making false statements. the president said nobody could
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have seen it, despite the warnings from the scientific community. >> exhibit halls and building are being used to house homeless people. supervisor cindy ch >> we want you to know to save and protect families now, having opportunities to house the homeless, and opportunities to isolate, to make sure we are supporting our families. >> these trailers service routes starting
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tomorrow, light rail and subway services will shut down in san francisco. >> live in san francisco w more on this story. cornell. >> reporter: yes, big changes coming and all starts tomorrow. check it out. subway service will stop. relatively empty the past few weeks, changes coming to other transit agencies too. >> balboa park, no passengers on board. barely a sole in the station says. >> it is a ghost town. it seems strange. >> ridership,ridership,ridershi, be closed. providing service all metro lines. >> the route won't change, you will still be able to be picked up where you are normally picked up. >> the riders group
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rear door boards, and social distancing on all buses during the outbreak. >> i hope they have more buses on market street to get people around better. >> ridership is down, on saturday, 12,000 people rode bart. on a typical saturday, bus ridership down 90%, ferry down 95%. in the south bay, suspending lighted rail service, replaced by a riduced bus schedule with no fare collection. >> if they are averaging all kinds of cash, something has to give. >> many riders have essential jobs and still need aayo get
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pass in the next couple of weeks. i hate to see things closed workers want to make it clear, they are not calling for a complete stop to fare collection, anything that involves contact with the driver. no contact, clipper carts welcome during this time. >> great information there. one gun right troop is cheering the trump administration for making retailers part of the critical infrastructure. it may not lead to many stores reopening. some gun stores in california were forced to close. that followed of governor newsom let them decide if gun stores remain open. state and local governments still have the final say at
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least for now. >> state authorities have taken the step to closing the vehicl access to all 280 state parks to help to stop the spread of the virus. all camp grounds, museums and visitors centers across the state are closed. officials say, fuwish to take a break outdoors, walk, bike in your own neighborhood and maintain proper social distancing. >> a local coffee shop owner says how he has been able to keep his business afloat and his biggest worries. >> and tomorrow, a strike nationwide, the protections against coronavirus they are demanding. >> and working from home. morning rain, the sun is breaking out this evening, my money should work as hard as i do. so i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. today, i'm earning on a charger.
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>> costco has seen huge crowds for weeks this is what it looked like it red wood city. hours are changing, warehouses will close at 6:30 p.m. on weekday, gas stations at 7:00, weekend hours won't change. 8:00 a.m. hour for 60 or older and people with physical impair thes. >> grocery delivery service instacart are planning a massive strike tomorrow. the company needs to have have e pay, equipment, and hazard pay. and with sick pay. >> i am playing russian go inta
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grocery store. >> instacart tells abc news that health and safety of shoppers, and customers is their first priority. they are looking to add 300,0000 employees. >> how life has changed for him. >> the past two nights. we are making so many changes to the business every day. we are trying to be ahead of this. even right now, our transactions in the cafe are completely touchless now. we put in place measures like, in the caface, we joke, we call
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it black glove service, we have gloves in every size for every employee, we all wear gloves throughout the workday. we are staying positive. our team is positive. we are probably one of the few businesses that we haven't cut any hours and we haven't laid anybody off yet, either. i think if we get a little bit of income coming in. i can just keep on racking up those credit card fees. my main goal right now is to keep everybody employed. keep everybody emplayed safely. i worry about our neighbors. by neighbors, i mean our fellow small businesses. i worry when this is all over, we will have to say good bye to some folks.
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>> covade-19 disryes, telling the personal stories as the bay area works together to cope with the coronavirus. >> the 28th anniversary trip. how they got creative to go on a vacation around the world instead, without leaving their home. >> and here, on abc 7, tune in to watch 2020: america rising,, this one
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sgr there is an effort to get the people of san francisco to show support for frontline workers during the pandemic. it is called get loud for our hero, spend a couple of minutes clapping for first spenders, grocery store workers and all essential employees, it goes on every night at 7:00. >> a mile stone anniversary, 28 years of marriage on the 28th. they were planning a trip to santa cruz, obviously, with the shelter in place, that changed things, the pair got dressed up.
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grab the champagne, and set up this blanket and got creative. >> we took photos during our vacations over the last five years, and using photo shop, took us on a virtual dream trip around the world to some of our favorite places. >> i love this couple. the the. >> the situation, making the best of sunshine to get out for fresh air or a walk, right now in the best time to do it. the scan across the region, showing you showers are very isolated. the bulk of the wet weather has moved out. we will zoom on in to the south bay, can you see in the east foothills, that is about it. in terms of the showers that we have this evening. the picture tonight, the south bay, the
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shark tank, the clouds breaking for evening sunshine. although the rain fall was consistent over the weekend, it was light and major. rainfall totals, yesterday and today, a quarter of an inch in concord, and less than that in palo alto and san jose. temperature-wise, the sunshine is helping us bump into the 60s. 60 in santa rosa, 56 in the city. 59 in livermore. here is live doppler 7, can you see the cold front brought the showers, moving through california as we speak. there is another storm entering the pacific northwest. you look around seattle and portland, see more rain. we are going to get scraped by the fringe of this storm in northern california. tomorrow, in the north bay, there is a chance of an isolated
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sprinkle. most other areas will remain dry. later on tonight, a mix of stars and clouds. watch what happens monday morning, santa rosa, to clov cloverdale to the north. other areas into the afternoon will remain dry with a blend of sun and clouds. it will be warmer tomorrow afternoon, compared to today. overnight, the showers are tapers off. what we will notice in the north bay especially, will be areas of dense fog, and be aware of that. and the upper 50s to mid 60 60 >> some changes to the forecast. numbe numbers.
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it is trending wetter, we will keep our eyes on that. >> looking toward next weekend. thanks. >> visa is extending the olympic and paraolympic sponsorships into next year. including simone biles, and the summer olympics have been pushed back to 2021. it was possible that games would be rescheduled for the spring. it appears that international olympic committee will wait for summer. >> chris alvarez, from home. chris. >> the former nba star is trying to get millions of masks to new york city. ♪ ♪ (im
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broadcaster vin scully had this message. >> things are tough. we will be up off our knees soon. we want to remind you about that and in the meantime, spend the precious time at home with your family. pray more, like most of us will do. and above all, try to smile. when you smile, that makes everybody else feel better. god bless. >> it is good to hear from vin. >> joey gallo is getting his swings in during quarantine. taking swings off a tee in his house, apartment on
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regularly for more. the parent company of abc 7. >> it makes you want to dance. >> you see breaking news, president trump changing his time line. two more weeks to slow the spread. the staggering prediction from america's top infectious disease expert warning of up to 2 million cases and up to 200,000 deaths in a worst case scenario. new york's governor with a blunt prediction saying, quote, this is not going to get better soon. tonight, louisiana founding a new alarm. the state's health care system could be overwhelmed by early april. state versus state, residents from new york and louisiana put on notice. rhode island expanding its crackdown on drivers with out-of-state license plates. police going door to door. in florida checkpoints on highways. other governors now ordering many out-of-state visitors to
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