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well, the rain this week is now moving out. and warmer weather is moving in for the week ahead. we will take a look at the numbers in the accu-weather forecast. >> today, president donald trump extended the social distancing guidelines to april 30th. now, many businesses in our area are wondering how to stay afloat. >> firefighters near daly city and another crew in su city were busy bringing joy to the lives of children. abc 7 news starts right now. good evening, i'm eric thomas. right now, there are 1,951 coronavirus cases here in the bay area, 49 people have died, and santa clara county still has

the most, with 646 cases, and 25 deaths. san francisco has 340 cases, with five deaths. san mateo county reports 277 cases and six deaths. almeda county has 270 cases with seven deaths. contra costa county, 175 cases, three people have died. and as you can see, there are fewer cases in the north bay. santa cruz county has recorded its first coronavirus death out of 44 case, the victim was a man in his 70s, who had an underlying health condition. he worked in both santa cruz and santa clara counties. he was hospitalized on march 19th and died yesterday. the santa cruz police chieve released a video telling citizens to follow the shelter in place order and extra patrols are looking at the streets. >> and police are looking, roaming the streets trying to find the people who are taking

advantage of everybody else. we will find you and prosecute. >> and to call 911 only if it is a new emergency. coronavirus has had less of an impact north of the bay area, mendocino county has four cases and lake county has zero. the fda has oughterauthored an emergency authorization, and 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to the strategic national stockpile and doctors will be allowed to provide the drugs when a clinical trial is not available or feasible, the drugs have been championed by president trump despite minimal evidence that they work. there are strong indications tonight the stay-at-home order for the bay area could be extended to the beginning of may. it comes after president trump announced he was extending the social distancing guidelines for the nation until the end of april. this would be another blow to businesses, already struggling to make ends meet.

abc 7 news reporter liz pena is live in the newsroom with more on the story. luz? >> reporter: the conversation has shifted. from the national thought of only having to worry about the 15 days of shelter in place, to now planning for a month of losses. where inevitably, businesses will have to close. >> we will be extending our guidelines to april 30th. to slow the spread. >> the bomb shell that many business owners knew was coming. >> i thought it would be ridiculous to say that it would be ending by easter. i think any reasonable person could look at that and tell it was not a realistic assessment of the situation. >> reporter: with 600 throughout the area, and they had to change the business to survive. >> one day we had a million of

cancellations. >> so two week, millions and millions of dollars. >> it is basically everything and all my life savings and all of my employees' jobs. >> that's what hurts the most. >> yes. >> even though they do have an indefinite stay-at-home order, no local jurisdictions have changed their specific orders. san francisco chamber of commerce has already shifted their conversations with small business owners. preparing them for the worst. >> we are talking about two to three weeks, how do you get your business through a period of two to three weeks and now we're talking about how to get your business through a period of two to three months and how to bring workers back and how are the fastest ways to bring customers back through the door. >> an inevitable thought, maybe of the 175,000 small businesses in this city, closing. >> we are expecting that some of those businesses may not be able to come back again. >> we also contacted governor gavin newsom's office to ask, how does this affect the current

shelter in place guidelines for california. we have not received a response yet. >> luz pena, abc 7 news. the restaurant industry may take years to recover from the shelter in place measures. as many as 30,000 restaurants could close permanently because of the permanent restrictions. restaurants limited to takeout and delivery only has designated the industry according to officials. the association urged the governor to delay tax payments and plan minimum wage increases. sant claire county is relying on the fairgrounds to play a variety of roles in the fight against coronavirus. right now, a drive-through covid-19 testing center at the fairgrounds six days a week. exhibit halls and other buildings are used to house homeless people who are staying at more cramped conditions in shelters. cindy chavez explains how it will play a vital relief role as well.

>> reporter: we want you to know that we are using it to protect families as well, by having this over here and homeless folks, an ability to house those who need to be isolated and one of the ways we're using this to support our families. and the trailer will soon provide places where homeless people who need to be quarantined can have a safe place to live. city leaders in mountain view are spending more people to help more businesses, and homeless people make it through the crisis. it includes $400,000 for small local businesses and $100,000 to help the owners of small apartment complexes and $50,000 to provide portable rest room, hand washing stations and other amenities to help homeless people. this follows mountain view's city council approving a half million dollar rent relief package. a second patient at laguna honda hospital in san francisco has tested positive for coronavirus. health officials announced the additional case this morning, bringing the total number of cases at the hospital to nine. seven of those cases are among

staff members. all those who have tested positive are in good condition. the department of public health says the hospital and its patients are under a quarantine order. state authorities were taken the steps to closing vehicle access to all 280 state parks to help stop the spread of coronavirus. all state parks in sonoma county are completely closed to the public. all campground, museums and visitor centers across the state have been closed. officials say if you wish to take a break outdoors, walk, run, hike, or bike in your local neighborhood, and maintain proper social distancing. the pandemic is forcing bay area transit agencies to change course and eliminate service routes. starting tomorrow, light rail and subway service will shut down in san francisco. bart has already reduced its service. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> reporter: a balboa park muni train pulls into the palace street station with no passengers on board. and barely a soul in the

station. >> it's like a ghost town. everything seems strange. >> ridership has plunged during the stay-at-home order so starting monday, muni will stop subway and light rail service. many stations will be closed. bus shuttles will act as a replacement. providing service on all muni metro lines. >> the route won't change. you'll still be able to be picked up where you're normally picked up on the service. >> the san francisco transit riders group tweeted calling for muni to halt fare collection, encourage rear door boarding and provide sufficient service for social distancing on all buses during the coronavirus outbreak. >> paul bagnow was still going to work as a housecleaner. >> i hope they have more buses on market street to get people around better. >> bart ridership is way down, on saturday, only 12,000 people rode bart and on a typical saturday 149,000 riders. golden gate transit will suspend 12 more bus routes starting monday, for a total of 60. bus ridership, down 90%, ferry

ridership down 95%. in the south bay, vta is suspending light rail service starting march 30th replaced by a reduced bus schedule with no fare collection. >> i think something needs to be done. if they're hemorrhaging all kinds of cash if they're not getting enough riders, something has to give. >> many riders have essential jobs and still need a way to get to work. >> paul is hoping for the best. >> hopefully this virus will pass in the next couple of weeks. and get back to normal. i hate to see things closed. >> muni transit workers want to make it clear they're not giving a complete stop to fare collection on bus, just anything that involves contact with the driver. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. costco is reducing hours starting tomorrow. abc 7 news was at the warehouse in san jose this afternoon, there was a lin to get in, and you could see some shoppers are wearing masks. costco will begin closing at

6:30 p.m. on weekdays and the gas stations will close at 7:00 and the weekend hours won't change. costco set aside the 8:00 a.m. hour tuesday through thursday for members ages 60 or over or people with physical impairments. and san francisco-based gross re, grocery delivery service is going on strike for in sta-cart, they want anyone diagnosed with covid-19, or placed into mandatory quarantine, will get up to 14 days of pay, but some way with limited access to testing, the policy doesn't go far enough. >> playing russian roulette every time i go out there, every time i shop and every time i come into a grocery store. >> they tell abc news, the health and safety of shoppers

and employees is important. and they are looking to add 300,000 workers. a soeng-auto repair shot is offering free oil changes to medical workers and first responders. if you're a medical worker or first responder, you have to show an i.d. the shop is open monday flew friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> when you can't say thank you in person, the movement to thank those on the front lines, that's coming to the bay area tomorrow. and life on hold. sort of. birthday bashes are getting creative in the bay area. see what rolled up this weekend. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma working from home tonight. we're tracking fog early

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>> san francisco's glide memorial church is still holding sunday celebrations but only online. the performance featured the musical director and they're offering spirit, message music and movement of the soul every sunday at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on the facebook live stream page. glide is also delivering breakfast and dinner to those in need. >> everyone sheltering in place, many parents have had to cancel special events like birthday parties telling their kids it is just not safe. this weekend, families got creative and held two special events for their youngsters. abc 7 reporter jr is following the story and we're talking about some really special events, jr. >> fun times and i wish we were there. you got to hand it to these parents. they're being caution and giving kids something to look forward to. a birthday parade of cars in one location, and birthday police officer, and firefighter visit

in another. ♪ happy birthday little man. happy birthday to you. >> what a birthday it was for little hunter who turned four on saturday. in daly city. the fire and police department showed up and sang happy birthday. even properly distanced in the truck. >> he can't stop talking about it. oh, no, they sang me happy birthday. >> hunt area's celebration is one of two big ones saturday. >> in su sune city, young presley turned six. he was greeted by a parade pool of family and friends. some of whom who came from sacramento and livermore, and everyone keeping their social distance. >> can you wave? >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> the police car came and the fire truck came and how is that not super awesome? >> there was some early confusion. presley asking if anyone was there for the party. >> oh, my gosh. >> are these guests? >> much of that confusion was

cleared up when he began receiving presents. in daly city, it was this moment. >> happy birthday, little man. >> that would be the memorable one, likely to last a lifetime. >> they didn't say his name. they said little man. so all day yesterday, he was like happy birthday little man. he was saying it over and over. it was so cute. >> love being called little man right there. and that parade in suisun city had at least a dozen counties and the event in daly city had at least four police squad cars as well. officials and others helping kids smile, and it sure is special to see. eric, now back to you. >> jr, thank you very much. when this is over, the kid gets to talk about this at school, it will be some story. the coronavirus outbreak didn't stop one south bay couple from celebrating a milestone anniversary. pat and ray burly marked 28 years of marriage yesterday on march 28th. the couple avid travelers and planning a trip to santa cruz for their anniversary, and had a

trip to italy booked for pat's 70th birthday this year. obviously when the shelter in place order changed things, the pair got dressed up and grabbed the champagne and set up this green blanket inside their san jose home, and got creative. >> we had photos that we took during the vacations over the last five years and using photo shop, he took us on a virtual dream trip around the world to some of our favorite places. >> the pair says it's an anniversary they won't soon forget. as soon as they're able to travel again, they want to visit europe again. there's now an effort to get the people of stran francisco t show front line support for workers of the pandemic and it is called get loud for our heroes, tomorrow night at 7:00, spending a couple of minutes to clap for hospital workers, and first responders and grocery store clerks and front line workers.

clap out your window or porch or balcony, continuing after night at 7:00. >> and as you can see, and hear, the big apple is getting loud for health care workers. this was the scene earlier this evening, in new york city, as cheers filled the air, and thousands screamed from the windows and balconies to show their appreciation. well, if you're busy cleaning out closets and garages, under the shelter at home order, you're not alone. but a lot of people are wondering if they can still donate the things they don't need. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley, tells us, it is becoming a problem. >> this is a goodwill donation site in marin county. another donation site. in pleasant hill. >> have you had some problems with dumping at your location? >> we have. and so we're going around and we're trying, we're cleaning up as much as we can. but what we don't want, we don't want a lot of stuff left out at donation sites and people go through and gets scattered and

it becomes a problem. >> goodwill locations are closed down but still paying their workers. some of the most vulnerable in the state until april 7th and reassess. for those who are sorting through unwanted items at their home or apartment, home furnishings and clothes are the things that are not immediately needed right now, according to the salvation army. >> our thrift locations, our thrift stores are closed for the moment because of the social distancing. and 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 and those sorts 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 number, 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, abc 7 news. parts of this weekend, you didn't want to carry stuff outside anyway because it would just rain on them, right, drew? >> exactly right. we're in and out of the showers, yesterday, and for much of the morning today, eric, and now this evening, the rain is out of here and the clouds are breaking down for some partly cloudy skies tonight. live doper 7, busy tracking all of the rain this weekend, you can see, the sweep going around the entire bay area, and it is coming up dry, as that cold front has moved through. so tonight, we will take to you the south bay. the shark tank right now, a live look, partly cloudy skies and despite on and off showers throughout much of the weekend, it was very light rainfall, so the rainfall totals were pretty light over the past two day, and the weekend showers were lose to a quarter of an inch in oakland and is a ramon, a little less in novato and san francisco, and redwood city one the jack pots for this weekend, the rainfall

more than a quarter of an inch of rain. and san jose, less than a tenth an inch. i don't think anyone will be surprised that we are still lacking in the rainfall department. you can see most cities are about half of the rainfall we should be by this time of the year. santa rosa about 53% of normal. oakland a little bit worse than that. only 70% of normal rainfall since october 1st. numbers out there right now, we're slowly falling into the 40s in some spots, it's 48 in novato. and 53 in the city. 5 5 5 in, 55 in san jose. and san ramon 52 degrees. here is live doppler 7, along with the satellite. you can see the cold front that moved through california, brought those showers today. that's now pushing off to the east. and as we widen out the picture though, what we're tracking, you can see more rain in the pacific northwest. around seattle. and portland. there's another cold front that will be just to our north tomorrow. that will try and bring a light sprinkle to the north bay.

but most places will remain dry the next 24 hours. so overnight tonight, what we're tracking in the north bay is some areas of dense fog, developing over the next couple of hours, so a lot of moisture near the surface that willing likely condense into that fog as the numbers continue to cool tonight. so we'll fall into the 40s across the board. 49 for the low in san francisco. the same in oakland. 48 in san jose. and 42 in santa rosa, with the areas of dense fog. so future weather, we'll get you into tomorrow morning, and there you can see at 7:30 in the morning, there is a chance of a shower, from santa rosa, points to the north, and that chance continues in the north bay, even through the afternoon. but outside of the north bay, we will remain dry, for most cities. so highs on our monday, a little bit warmer tomorrow, then we were today, partly sunny skies for a lost us. about 62, the high. and 60 in the city. and 65 in san jose. and 59 in vallejo. the same in santa rosa and again in the north bay. likely seeing an isolated sprinkle. the accu-weather seven-day forecast. for the next seven days for you, there is that slight chance in the north bay tomorrow.

and otherwise, by tuesday, it's brighter skies, and we'll bring that sunshine back in full force for april 1st, on wednesday. we will warm our numbers into the 60s. by friday, our warmest spot, likely touching 70 degrees away from the coast and then it looks like next saturday, and sunday, it's trending wetter again, so we will put a chance of an isolated shower in for both days. and then a little something for everybody in the next seven days. >> all right, drew, thank you very much for the forecast. it's the new weekend in the bay area, dealing with the shelter in place order. a day in the life as told by abc 7 news viewers pictures and videos. >> and tomorrow night on abc 7, tune in at 9:00 p.m., to watch 2020, america rising, fighting the pandemic. it's the third special on coronavirus, with david muir. this one, on the for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw...

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former star stephan marbury is working on a deal to sell 10 million masks at cost for $2.75 each. five dollars less than they fuelly actually go for, and if successful, they will be delivered over a five-week span. he played for five nba plays before becoming a legend in the chinese basketball association following his nba career. over the past couple of week, we've been catching up with bay area athletes across the board to find they're doing during these tough times. i caught up with chase garber. >> what was your mind set, getting ready for spring football and run me through your process and procedure and what happened with you guys. >> we still practiced on wednesday, and we didn't find out until thursday night, that practices were postponed. and i was at my house, trying to

work on spring ball, and it was the sixth practice and then this hit. it was kind of like a shock. >> last time we talked, it was a big game, and it was a fun day for you, and how has your life changed since big game, and what has happened with you. >> big game, it is very special for myself and the team and the cal community, getting back together after a decade, it is huge. and honestly life hasn't changed that much. a little bit more in the bay area, people on social media bring it up but nothing too drastic. >> when we get back to normal life, will you get out to festivals, musicals, games? >> i think i will wait and see approach. you don't want to jump into everything quickly, especially with what is going on these past couple of months, it is a virus, we can't come back, if people don't take the right precautions. >> what are you doing for new

hobbies. >> watching a lot of tv show, started swimming, i got a cool in my backyard, if football doesn't work out, maybe the whole michael phelps will be next, we'll see. >> thanks to chase for his time. we've got virtual reality nascar racing in texas, with real drivers and simulators. this is about as real as it gets. look at clint boyar's setup. that is really cool. now back to virtual reality. we will go inside anthony alfredo's car. and we've got a crash. spinning out. i mean how scary would this be in real life? you get kind of a clue as to what it would look like in real life. the story of the day, the winner tim hill, who actually owns his own nascar team, and only drives on the real circuit, part-time, but based on these results, he might want it get behind the wheel in real life more often. hey, did you see this? former oakland a's outfielder eric burns, wins the day on twitter, he posted a social distance double marathon

challenge. now his 52.4, 52.4, hear that right, mile run, was supposed to be today, but obviously it was canceled, and he knocked it all out, on the tread mill instead. and when he was done after eight hours and 47 minutes. he ended that run with a jump into the snow. but the fact that he still has an energy to jump into the snow after nine hour, quite amazing. eric, how crazy is that? nine hours of running, and then he is going to jump in the snow. send it back to you though. >> nine hours of running. well, so much for getting back up and running by easter. president trump pivots and extends the social distancing guidelines for americans. and

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good evening. i'm eric thomas. in tonight's headlines, starting tomorrow, light rail and subway services will shut down in san

francisco. the covid-19 pandemic is forcing bay area transit agencies to eliminate services. vta is also suspending light rail service tomorrow. both muni and vta will provide bus shuttles instead. the sant claire county fairgrounds in san jose is being utilized to fight the coronavirus, and trailers will be used to house homeless people staying in cramped shelters. and the drive through testing center will be used six days a week. businesses are preparing for the worst after the strong indications the stay-at-home order could last until may in the bay area. the chamber of commerce is working with small businesses to help them prepare for the long run. the chamber says the reality of some businesses, may not be able to come back again. the president who had wanted to see everything back to normal by easter, is now recommending that people stay home until the end of april. abc news reporter rachel scott with the latest on the battle against the growing pandemic.

>> president trump who had hoped to get things back to normal by easter now extending the voluntary national guidelines until april 30th. >> nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won. that would be the greatest loss of all. it's very important that everyone strongly follow the guidelines. >> the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci with a stark warning, the u.s. could see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from covid-19. the total amount of cases could be in the millions. >> what we're trying to do is not let that happen. >> urging government officials in those areas not hit hard, to take action now to prevent loss of life. >> there are people that have to go out to work and we know the compromises that they're making but it is all to protect not only americans, but the health care providers. >> hard-hit new york city, with more than 30,000 cases, nearly a

thousand deaths across the state, governor andrew cuomo today said all nonessential workers must stay home for at least two more weeks. louisiana quickly becoming another hot zone. the governor saying his state will run out of critical equipment in days. >> we think it's about the fourth or fifth of april before down in the new orleans area we're unable to put people on ventilators who need them, and then several days later, we will be out of beds. >> health care professionals say they are worried. >> i have nurses that call me on a daily basis, to tell me that they're scared, to tell me they don't know what to do. we didn't sign up for this. >> and in california, the number of cases surging past 5,000, the governor calling in every favor he can, to secure that much needed medical equipment. >> we have richard branson taking a 747 from hong kong coming into the bay area and

elon musk able to get 1200 ventilators from overseas. and i have distributed just in the state -- >> rachel scott, abc news, the white house. the usns mercy is accepts patients in los angeles, the navy began offering care to regular patients so hospitals can dedicate resources to patients with the coronavirus. medical and support service will refer staff to the seagoing medical facility. traffic was backed up for miles along i-95 from georgia to florida. the governor put in a checkpoint after issuing new orders requiring travelers to isolate for two weeks, if they came from certain states. those states include new york, louisiana, connecticut, and new jersey. and the traffic was backed up for so long. florida shut down te checkpoint for hours. it reopened this evening. country music fans are mourning the death of singer joe diffy due to coronavirus complications, he died today two days after revealing he tested

positive for covid-19. the 61-year-old reached the top of the country charts in the 1990s with hits like "home" and "pick up man" and he performed with the grand ole opry for 25 years. he is survived by his wife and five children. as americans practice social distancing, it's forced restaurants, bars, and salons and numerous small businesses to close their doors. abc news reporter zachary kiesch has a look at the impact the pandemic is taking on our economy and the measures being taken to help. >> the covid-19 pandemic is not just taking a toll on our nation's health, but it is wreaking havoc on the economy. the latest unemployment figures released on march 26th show a record 3.3 million people have filed for jobless benefits since the crisis began. >> the $2 trillion economic stimulus package signed by president trump on friday is designed to help americans who are now out of work. among others. >> we also have direct deposit into people's accounts. within three weeks. so they have checks. these are bridge checks.

we have an enhanced unemployment insurance that we're working with the states. this is all about the president's determination to support the u.s. economy. >> help for small businesses and hard-hit areas such as travel and the airlines. >> you can't have a good job, unless you have a healthy business. and what we've tried to do is provide tremendous, tremendous assistance to the individual men and women, and therefore, on the other side, tremendous assistance to the small businesses for which they work. we're trying to balance this out. >> but those small business owners and their employees are still worried. >> we were pretty much set up to have our biggest year ever in 2020 and now we're at zero dollars in gross receipts. >> we're going to need some forgiveness on some bills. it's going to take a lot of money for us to get running again. >> but even when life starts returning to normal, experts say these businesses are likely to

look much different. >> and for many american businesses, this will be a new reality of the future. fewer tables for example, if you're a restaurant. in your shop. maybe fewer people coming in. if you're a hairdresser. all these different types of american businesses, are going to have a different amount of foot traffic in the future. and the question is, how long can they really hold on for? >> zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. how much money will you receive from the stimulus bill? all you need to do is answer three questions and we have a handy calculator on our web site at abc7news.com. a special look at the new normal of living with a shelter in place order for the bay area. here is how life has evolved for an east bay pediatrician who is near the front lines in the fight against covid-19. >> from my perspective, i've

been preparing for this, probably for about four to six weeks. andre ramos, local pediatrician, oakland, california. and so it has just been challenging to see this preparedness from working, where i'm working, and the people i work with, and the sort of lagging response, or discord ant response, and i've been very proud of, you know, our local, you know, and coordinated bay area and state governments, because they have to sort of be the cutting edge and say, other people don't seem to be concerned, or we're going to be the model. >> it might suck getting he has a chronic kidney disease. so his medication maples him immuno-suppressed.

and knowing my husband, he will say not on the front lines because he's not working in the hospital but it's pretty close by. >> i can try to control hand washing and i can control my distance, and my protection, but, we hug our kids. we play with our kids. and you know, i think things will get really different if he goes into relapse, and we start to get on the medication, and he's clearly immuno-suppressed, i think i will have to >> covid-19 diaries is an abc 7 originals limited series. telling the personal stories as the bay area works together to cope with coronavirus. you can check them out at abc7news.com. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, neighbors helping neighbors through man's best friend. the golden retriever that is

living up to its name during this crisis. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are tracking nissan has been with you through thick and thin. and now is no different. we're offering payment options for current owners and our service departments are here to help. and for future owners, we're offering no payments for 90 days on 14 models. this is help when you need it.

coronavirus news from overseas, police took an interesting step to discourage people from gathering at the so-called blue lagoon, they dyed the letter black hoping to keep the pond in a former quarry look less repealing.

the lockdown has not stopped the people from visiting blue lagoon. it is not the first time officials had to dye the water, they did it before to discourage swimming at the tourist attraction. the water includes trash, dead animals, hazardous them cals and old cars. disneyland is closed for the foreseeable future but you can grab a seat on the main street usa curb for a new ♪ >> this is magic happens, disneyland's first daytime parade in nearly a decade, and this clip posted on twitter with the message to check back regularly for more. disney is the parent company of abc 7. a very friendly neighbor has become a go to delivery service for one household in colorado sprijs. meet sonny, a 7-year-old golden retriever turned delivery dog, making trips back and forth to the neighbor's house since the coronavirus began and the neighbor has underlying health

issues and relies on oxygen and one day she gave sunny the list she needed and the rest is history. >> she gave the list to sunny and sunny delivered it to me and i got the groceries at the store and we delivered them all to her. >> it is a sweet thing. so we started doing the sh helping. >> he doesn't do just deliveries, he also collects the mail and picks up trash around the neighborhood when he goes from a walk. help comes from all places these days. even hollywood. rachel brown from our sister station in los angeles shows how some workers who are usually behind the scenes are helping out on the front lines. >> we work in tv and film industry. >> i feel like we're running a job right now, like a normal production job. >> reload. >> just one week ago, ruby and boyfriend darren were working behind the scenes in. so biggest tv shows in hollywood.

today their front porch doubles as their new office space and a new job description to go with. >> i am making masks with my boyfriend because people need them. >> it is like a war effort. everyone kind of did a job, and made things that we needed. so that's what we're doing. >> the glendale couple wakes up every day and sits down at this table and gets to work sewing hundreds of mask, using their time and their talents to hopefully save american lives. >> i couldn't find anything. so i started making them. >> their first batch of masks went to ruby ann's cousin in hawaii who works at a post office. and then friends started to ask. >> my friend lala, for my friend carrie, and for my friend debbie. >> now their mission is to help any person working a job that requires them to come in regular contact with the public. >> grocery store employees, postal staff, fast food worker, and beyond. >> we're hoping that our masks

help flatten the curve. and help us get back to work quicker. >> these are not the n95 medical marches but some health officials say homemade masks are better than nothing. ruby ann and darren's are made out of tight woven cotton fabric, elastic and wool felt with a noticeable touch of fun. >> you can put them around one ear and then around the other. >> one story of human kindness during a frightening and uncertain time. >> no one told her to do it. nobody asked her to do it. nobody told her there was going to be monetary com com c doing this. she did it on her own. >> rachel brown, abc 7 news. again, what's the first of the week offering for us, drew? >> we will find isolating showers in the north bay, to start off our monday, but then as the week goes on, we will find brighter skies and warmer temperatures. but let's talk about the snow pack in the sierra right now. where we stand, we're at 52% of

where we should be for this time of the year. so we still have some ground to make up. we had a couple of snow showers this weekend in tahoe but nothing substantial. and back here tonight, overnight tonight, some areas of dense fog in the north bay after midnight. be aware of the low visibility as the sun comes up in the area. and now stars and clouds. but monday, you can see the green in the north bay. there is a chance of an isolated shower. i would say from santa rosa, cloverdale, ukiah, points to the north. temperaturewise upper 50s to mid 60s. the next seven days, there is a slight chance of the shower in the north bay. on your monday. and there's the skies, they brighten up tuesday and into wednesday. and wednesday, april officially begins and we get into thursday and friday and warmer air, 60s to low 70s and then you can see saturday and sunday, we are trending a little bit wetter and

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because of the coronavirus pandemic, crime scene cleaning companies are now doing deep cleaning work for businesses worried about health and safety. >> from our sister station in los angeles, mark has the story. >> in a time when many companies and industries are being forced into layoffs amid this coronavirus emergency, business is booming for others. just ask this crew from emergency response crime scene cleaning, based on in monrovia. over the last few weeks, their workload has exploded. today, working at the culver city police department. >> we have them clean every single one of our vehicles thursday, no matter what. even if there is no expose, or

any chance of exposure, we have them come out every thursday, we also can have them clean the station and in case there is some type of contamination or anything like that. >> culver city is among the dozens of agencies across southern california requesting the extra cleaning. >> right now, i believe it has to be done. i think that, you know, just to give the officers peace of mind when they're in the field, because they're the ones that are contacting people on a daily basis. they're out in the field every day. >> we've done stuff like in the past but for sifrpt diseases and nothing this major and nothing this widespread. >> manager ron brown says this is high level disinfecting. >> a lot of people spend a few minutes in the back of a cop car so we need to get in there after them and clean it all out. >> jail facilities. they're putting human beings in these cells, and holding them, but we don't really know what they have, and what type of skin contact disease they may hold, and are they sanitized properly? >> with so many unknowns, surrounding covid-19, lieutenant dunnlap says these precautions taken are not only needed,

they're appreciated by the officers. >> they know that, you know, we'll do whatever we can to protect them and their community. >> and given this new workload, resources are stretched very thin for this team. it means yes, they are hiring, training new crew members each and every day for this essential work that has quickly become a 24/7 effort. >> and that is it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30 with dion, drew, chris and the entire abc 7 news team, thanks for joining us.

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