responders this morning. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will join us live with that story later. >> i love that one. good morning, everyone. monday march 30th. >> i need to get this tie right. there. there. >> all right. now, looking good. >> good morning, jobina. good to see you. you know, meteorologist mike nicco looking at our weather and we'll check with him in just a minute. right now we'll talk about this. a local east bay restaurant is switching things up instead of serving regular customers cooking up meals to deliver to regular ambulance crews. let's bring in amy hollyfield who is live in concord where the food is aboutto be dropped off this morning. amy. >> hi, reggie. they just pulled up. you're getting to watch this special delivery right now. it is happening. nice little treat for the ambulance drivers who are about to head out on the front lines. they are receiving a free breakfast. this is from sunrise bistro in

walnut creek. the bakers started at 2:00 this morning and the cooks came in at 3:00 to start preparing breakfast burritos and sandwiches and pastries. the owner started a go fund me fund last tuesday to help pay for the meals. they started making deliveries on thursday. so far they have made 500 meals for those who are responding during this pandemic. >> because we have to push through. i know a lot of other restaurants have hit tough times like we have, but we've been feeding this community for 40 years. my mother and father started it in 1981 and we continue it today and now in the face of this adversity, we have to find out how to be useful to our community. >> today they will be donating 150 meals to ambulance drivers. they have also fed hospital workers and wednesday they're

going to feed the walnut creek police department. they do need help paying for all this. they have a go fund me account. they are hoping to raise $100,000. so far they brought in $25,000. we have a link to that go fund me page on our website. so you can go to abc7news.com if you'd like to contribute. reporting live in concord, amy hol hollyfield, abc 7 news. all right. let's take a look at what's going on weather wise. here's a look at live doppler 7 and what you're seeing is pretty quiet out there right now. keeping my eye on the north bay and you should, too, if you live up there. you have a chance of a scattered shower as we head into the afternoon and the early evening hours. right now looks mostly cloudy and 52 degrees right now. here's a look at your planner for today. you can see temperatures pretty mild this morning. upper 40s to low 50s and as we head into the afternoon hours, near 60 at noon and some low 60s away from the coast as we head

into the afternoon hours and during the evening is going to be pretty comfortable, especially around 7:00 if you're going to be out there and making the noise and cheering on all the folks that are out there making life better for us during this pandemic. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. going to be a pretty nice day today, guys. just a beginning of a drying spell that will take over more neighborhoods as we head deeper into the forecast. >> thank you very much, mike. relief is coming for health care workers on the front lines of cov irx to d-19. governor newsom will announce an initiative to boost the workforce. resources are running low and health care workers are working very low hours. update the public on the pandemic at noon every single day. we have to may shelter in place for longer in order to flatten out the curve. i know many people aren't happy about that but our media partner public health officials in bay area counties are planning to extend the shelter in place

order to may 1st. at last check close to 2,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the bay area. 49 people have died. starting today in san francisco, muni is stopping light rail service that has closed all of its subway stations and replaced trains with buses. a second patient at lagouna honda hospital has tested positive for coronavirus. that brings the total cases to nine and seven of them are staff members. all those who tested positive are in good condition. the department of public health and the hospital says the patients are under a quarantine order. don't expect the nation to recover any time soon. president trump says people should continue social distance forring at least another month. more than 2,500 people have died. ines de la cuetara has more on the president's response from washington. >> good morning. with the nation's top infectious

disease expert warning the u.s. could see a million cases of covid-19, the president is now recommending people stay home for another month. after suggesting he could ease restrictions by easter, president trump announcing he is extending social distancing guidelines until april 30th. >> nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won. >> reporter: this as the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci warns the u.s. could get as many as 200,000 deaths and up to a million confirmed cases of covid-19. >> what we're trying to do is not let that happen. >> reporter: new york city is leading the nation in the number of confirmed cases and in california, the number of cases surging past 5,000. this as many hospitls around the country still face masks and ventilator shortages. >> i have nurses that call me on a daily basis to tell me that they're scared. >> reporter: but presidet trump seeming to blame the hospitals.

>> 10,000 to 20,000 masks to 300,000 even though this is different. something's going on. where are the masks going? >> reporter: meanwhile, financial relief for americans is on the way. >> within three weeks, we'll have direct deposit into people's accounts. >> those checks could be as much as $1,200 per person and $500 per child. the president predicts the country will be on its way to recovery by june. ines de la cuetara, abc news, washington. let's look at the economy and we see the real statistics on how bad the pandemic is hitting us. the latest unemployment shows that the $2 trillion stimulus package president trump signed on friday promises to help every day workers and small businesses, but those small businesses are still very worried. >> we were pretty much set up to have our biggest year ever in 2020 and now we're at zero

dollars in gross. >> we will need some forgiveness on some bills and it will take a lot of money for us to get running again. >> and what about the stimulus checks included in the relief package. the trump administration says they'll hit most americans' bank accounts within three weeks. we set up an easy way to see if you're getting money and how much you'll get. this calculator can figure it out with three questions. you can find the resource on our website, abc7news.com. in san jose, santa clara county is relying on the fair grounds to play a variety of roles in the fight against coronavirus. right now operating a drive-through covid-19 testing center. epo hall and other buildings are used to house those who are homeless and staying in more cramped conditions than at shelters. explains how a place designed to entertain and amuse can now play a vital relief role. >> i want you to know we're

using it to save and protect families now by having opportunity to house homeless folks and by having opportunities to isolate people who need to be isolated. this is just one of the assets that we're using to make sure we're supporting our families. >> the trailers that you see here will soon provide a safe place to live for people who are homeless, but need to be quarantined. california state parks is e issued new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. cars and vehicles can no longer enter the 280 state parks. all state parks in sonoma county are completely closed and you cannot visit any of the state's camp grounds and museums and visitor centers. officials say if you want to enjoy the outdoors, you should walk, run, hike or bike if you're local. and maintain proper social distancing. many of you are getting creative with ways to celebrate important milestones including the south bay couple who

celebrated their anniversary using photoshop. pat and ray burrleigh celebrated 28 years of marriage. they planned a trip to santa cruz for their anniversary and italy for pat's 70th birthday. the shelter in place has changed all that. they dressed up and grabbed the champagne and set up a green blanket inside their an jose home. >> photos we took during our vacations over the last five years and using photoshop he took us on a virtual dream trip around the world to some of our favorite places. >> the couple says it's an anniversary they certainly won't forget as soon as they are able to travel, again, they want to go to europe. >> that is so cute. >> it is really cute. i love how they knew to put a green screen in. i'm impressed. >> they have been paying attention. >> mike, they have been watching you, i guess. >> yes. well, the zoom app we talked

about last friday during midday live does have a green screen pictures behind you. so, you can do all sorts of fun things with zoom. i have been playing with it over the weekend. a fun thing to have. congratulations to them. let's talk about what's going on. hi, everybody. welcome to monday. we'll start with our current conditions and some neighborhoods we'll start down in the east bay. 49 in castro valley and everyone else 50 to 5 4 degrees. les let's look at some other neighborhoods. temperatures in the mid-50s in the north bay to low to mid-50s everywhere else. walnut creek we're 48 degrees under mostly cloudy sky. you need to have our app and live doppler 7 handy because showers well developed and they'll let you know where they're going. for the most part, not as chilly. we'll get some sunshine from time to time. here's a look at neighborhood temperatures and south bay in the 50s through 11:00 and low to mid-60s and we'll see the most amount of sunshine and warmest

temperatures down in the south bay today. let's talk about the east bay valleys and in the 50s through 11:00 and low to mid-60s from noon to 6:00. if you're out at 7:00, 59 degrees and our last stop will be the peninsula. and you can see temperatures in the upper 50s at 11:00 and low to mid-60s this afternoon. a lot of us where it will not rain or near the coast will have pretty homogenized temperatures. we do have warmer weather coming up and definitely a few dry days to get outside before more rain coming in this weekend. i'll talk about that coming up. >> mike, thank you. coming up, the older adults who are getting unusual visitors at a senior care facility. while we check on that, also looking at a live picture here showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. as you can see, some people starting to slow down. remember, no cash lanes. also, we are remembering a country music star this morning that has passed away due to the coronavirus. >> it's like new music, same jokes. that's the gist of it.

i have some new stuff. silverado records that we released a single, which is a little different than the old. >> that is joe that we will be remembering. plus, did you binge watch this weekend. "tiger king" is taking everyone's mind off of coronavirus. we are hearing from the director of the hit netflix docuseries. >> did i spend my weekend watching that? yes, i did. we need to talk about it. but right now

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5:14 if you're just joining us. our bay area shelter in place could reach the start of may. the announcement may come as early as today for some counties. federal social distancing guidelines were just extended until april. workers for the grocery delivery service instacart plan to strike today. they want the company to provide hand sanitizer, extended pay and sick leave during the pandemic. big public transit cuts

today. muni is suspending its light rail and subway and buses will replace muni metro lines and suspending its light rail today by reduced bus schedule. governor newsom is expected to make a big announcement today regarding the health care workfor workforce. right now health care workers work long hours and have few resources. and number five. look at the chance of the wet weather over the weekend. not quite living up to what we had hoped. we hoped we would be on the higher side of that half inch. but it was nice to have. we're going to have drier weather on the way in the accuweather seven-day forecast. live look right now showing you the bay bridge toll plaza where we have light conditions across the bay area this morning. number seven tonight. everyone in san francisco encouraged to get loud for our heroes. at 7:00 people will clap for health care workers, grocer store clerks, first responders and all other essential employees.

checkpoints in florida are back open in florida after officials shut them down for hours yesterday. traffic was backed up for miles along i-95 from georgia to florida. the governor put in a check point after issuing new orders requiring travelers to isolate for two weeks if they come from certain states. those states include new york, louisiana, connecticut and new jersey. the checkpoints are being enforced 24/7. >> wow. >> yeah. we've never seen that before, right? >> and that line, oh, my goodness. >> that is something else. >> needs to be done, though. some unusual visitors being called in to cheer up a couple senior care home in scotland. >> three alpaca showed up to lift the residents spirits. look at their faces. can't beat the smiles. that is really cute. the animal therapy group brought them after finding out some residents had been isolated for three weeks during the outbreak. they say bringing the alpaca was the perfect thing to do. i love that.

>> that is nice. whatever helps to make you feel better right now. >> alpaca "tiger king." >> what made me feel better a bunch of tigers. especially "the tiger king." i was warned this was something, it was more than something. >> it has everything. murder for hire, animals, mullets, all right. >> unusual relationships. >> very unusual relationships. we are going to let abc news tell you. they talked to the director. and here's abc's will reave. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" going inside the world of the tiger king. >> people are nuts, man. and i might be one of them people. i don't know. but they're crazy. >> reporter: the netflix series everyone is talking about. >> not every day that a zookeeper went to prison for murder for hire. > reporter: "tiger king" the

scandalous and very bingeable true crime docuseries about the saga of joe exotic. >> my name is joe exotic. >> reporter: "tiger king" has millions with no where to go as they self-isolate to fight the coronavirus. >> never did we imagine that this would sort of have the popularity that it has. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m., everything you need to know about the phenomenon, but don't worry, no spoilers >> actually no way that you could spoil this show because there are so many things revealed. i couldn't even remember them. >> you could not see it coming. i'm going to start greeting people here cats and kittens. >> cool cats and kittens. that's one of the catch phrases from the show, mike. have you seen it? >> i binged watched something else. i watched "ozark" over the weekend. seven of the ten episodes.

yeah i'm going to watch this one, though. because didn't he run for president in 2016? >> i haven't gotten to that point yet, but i hear that is the case. >> i need to catch up. i am still on episode one. >> i'm sorry. >> it's fine. >> i didn't realize they went that far back. sorry, spoiler alert. >> you literally can't ruin it. >> we won't mention that again. good to know. we have good weather coming up. opening the weather window in san jose. 54 degrees under mostly cloudy sky and use that as the backdrop for our accuweather highlights. possible stray shower across the north bay and dry and brighter for all us starting tomorrow and then the weekend is trentdiding little wet. let's talk temperatures. if you're heading out today 58 at half moon bay and near 60 across the north bay where the clouds are thicker and a chance of a shower. the rest of us from 60 in san

francisco and san jose at 65 and oakland 62 and concord and lincoln at about 63. tonight a lot like this morning. mostly cloudy and a few stars out there and little bit of fog and we'll have more as we get deeper into the week. temperatures in the upper 40s in our inland valleys and low to mid-50s around the bay and out to the coast. here's a look at our chance of wet weather and you can see right there up across the north bay, especially lake and mendocino counties and dropping down into northern sonoma and possibly as far south as northern marin county. overnight quiets down and a rogue shower as we head into the forecast for tomorrow. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast and what you see temperatures pretty close to average for wednesday as we finally get all in on the sunshine. and that's also april 1st and then you can see thursday and friday pull back the temperatures a little bit with a chance of a shower. definitely starting to look more like spring out there. at least temperature wise after being in the 50s and low 60s and

below average for so long. >> wasn't bad for running weather, though, i have to say. now that i'm a runner. >> not bad for staying inside. >> i saw that. >> i mean, i'm a reluctant runner and i'm doing it because i have no other option. >> i'm into the documenting, though. >> okay. >> we see it. inspires others. >> i'll continue doing it and being obnoxious. >> hat on running in the stree. only in my neighborhood. country music fans are mourning the death of joe diffie. he died yesterday following complications from coronavirus. the 61-year-old reached the top of the country charts in the '90s with hits like "home" and "pickup man" two of his albums went platinum. he performed with nashville grandole opry for 25 years. he is survived by his wife and

two children. the companies stepping back from its. fool's day joke this year.

. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> i will talk more about the showers in the north bay. you can see on our rainfall estimate that it is very light. 0.04 to almost nothing south of calis calistoga and santa rosa. a few sprinkles from the cloud cover and organized activity not outside of the north bay. you may see there a couple hundredths there tomorrow, as well. a couple warm days as we head towards friday. >> all right, thank you, mike. google is skipping their april fool's prank this wednesday. the company feels like it will be in poor taste. it is taking a break from their annual tradition out of respect for all those fighting the covid-19 pandemic. in previous years they added treasure hunts to google maps and announced plans for a human settlement on mars. >> that is probably a good idea to skip that.

with everyone sheltering in place, many parents had to cancel special events like birthday parties telling their kids it's just not safe. over the weekend families got creative and held two special events for their youngsters. j.r. stone has the details. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday little man ♪ >> what a birthday it was for little hunter who turned 4 on saturday in daly city. the fire and police department showed up and sang happy birthday. even properly distanced in the truck. >> he couldn't stop talking about it. he sang me happy birthday. >> hunter's celebration one of two big ones saturday. young presley turned 6 and he was greeted with a parade full of family and friends. some of whom came from sacramento and livermore. everyone keeping their social distance. >> happy birthday! >> and then the police cars came

and the fire truck came and like how was that not super awesome? >> there was some early confusion. presley asking if everyone was there for the party. >> who is that? >> are these guests? >> look. >> 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 and they said little man and all day yesterday he was like happy birthday, little man. it was so cute. >> that birthday parade had at least a dozen cars. over in daly city they had at least four police squad cars that showed up. so, everyone really doing their part in hopes that these kids will have great birthdays. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> that is so cute. >> little man. >> little man.

>> his little sunglasses. he was so happy. >> he really took on that persona. i like it. congratulations to him. that's really nice for those police officers and firefighters to go out of their way to make it a special day. >> we know everyone is very busy right now. but i think just the feeling, i felt it. we are coming back here with another full 90 minutes of news including controlling your screen time. i know i might need help for this, too. the easy way to adjust your habits when there is nothing else to do but stare at a screen. we open up an app and groceries are delivered to our homes. instacart workers are threatening to strike today with demands to make their jobs safer. another cruise nightmare unfolding. the ship is

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shelter in place orders for at least another month. bay area counties could start making announcements as soon as today. if you ride muni in san francisco your new normal is now a bus. the agency has stopped light rail service and closed its underground stations. delivery workers for san francisco's instacart are demanding more protections and you may not get your grocery deliveries starting today as a result. i know that is a big deal for a lot of people, including myself, that relay on that. good morning, it is monday, march 30th. >> hopefully they can get that settled real quick. we'll start with the strong indications that our stay at home order for our bay area counties could be extended to the beginning of may. the reports could come from today from santa clara and the north bay counties. that comes after president trump announced he was extending social distancing guidelines for the nation until april. >> this is another big blow to businesses that are already

struggling to make ends meet. luz pena has more. >> we will be extending our guidelines to april 30th to slow the spread. >> reporter: the bombshell that many business owners knew was coming. >> i thought it was ridiculous to say that it would be ending by easter. i think any reasonable person could look at that and tell that was not a realistic assessment of the situation. >> reporter: with 600 vans parked throughout ten states, in the last two weeks he had to lay off 40 of his employees. and now he's gearing to slim down his business even more to survive. >> one day we had over $1 million in cancellations. >> reporter: so two weeks is just millions and millions of dollars. >> basically our entire business and all my life savings and all my employees' jobs. >> reporter: that's what hurts the most. >> yeah. >> reporter: even though california does have an

indefinite statewide stay at home order, as of yet, no local jurisdictions have changed their specific orders. but 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 how do you get your business through a period of two to three months. how do you bring workers back? what is the fastest way to bring customers baic to the door? >> reporter: an inevitable thought that many of the 170,000 small businesses in this city closing. >> we are expecting some of those businesses may not be able to come back again. >> reporter: we also contacted governor gavin newsom's order how this affects the current shelter in place guidelines but have not received a response yet. luz pena, abc 7 news. while many people shelter in place, many rely on instacart to get food. workers are demanding more protections against coronavirus. abc 7 news reporter julian

glover is live in fremont with more on this story. good morning, julian. >> good morning, jobina. convenient for so many of us. we open an app and place an order and someone does the grocery shopping for us and so many people including the elderly have depended on this during the pandemic but many instacart workers are saying it's not safe for them to go in the stores without basic protection. the workers are threatening to strike and stay home today demanding that the san francisco-based company provide basic things like hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes and hazard pay of $5 an order and an expanded sick pay policy. workers are complaining they are playing russian roulette every >> if shoppers don't have meaningful access to sick pay and provided with necessary equipment to shop safely, customers are absolutely at risk. >> the demand for the service is

absolutely boomed in this pandemic. the associated press reporting instacart hired 50,000 new shoppers this week alone and looking to add a total new onef employees. the health is their first priority but with this threat threatened and planned for today, it's unclear if your order from lucky supermarket will actually be fulfilled. so, hang tight. we'll have to see what happens. reporting live in fremont this morning, jm i'm julian glover >> thank you. say good-bye to the muni light rail and subways. service is being suspended because of the covid-19 outbreak. the san francisco transit riders group is calling for muni to stop fare collection and encourage rear door boarding to keep riders socially distanced. in the south bay, vta is suspending light rail service starting today replaced by a

reduced bus schedule with no fare collection. in addition to the change at muni, cal train is making service reduction starting today. it will run fewer trains. the daily schedule will be down to 42 trains a day and usually 92. since the shelter in place, daily ticket sales are down 95%. the number of coronavirus cases in the bay area continues to rise. right now there are 1,951 confirmed cases. 49 people have died. santa clara county still has the most. 646 cases. 25 deaths. san francisco has 340 cases with five deaths. san mateo county reports 277 cases and six deaths. alameda county has 270 cases and seven people have died there. contra costa county has 175 cases and three people have died. as you can see, fewer cases in the north bay. coronavirus has had less of an impact so far just north of the bay area. mendocino county reports four

total cases and lake county still reporting zero. santa cruz county is reporting its first coronavirus death. the victim was a man in his 70s who had under lying health conditions. he worked in both santa cruz and santa clara counties. he was hospitalized on march 19th and died on saturday. the county has 44 cases so far. the santa cruz police chief has released a video with aern wa w violating the shelter in place order. >> extra patrols out there and a lot of police officers out roaming the streets looking for people who are trying to take advantage of everybody else. we will find you. we will arrest you. we will prosecute you. >> also reiterating to only call 911 if it's a true emergency. the fda issued an emergency reauthorization for decade's old malaria drugs to treat covid-19. donated 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine. doctors will now be able to

provide the drugs as needed. the drugs have been championed by president trump despite minimal evidence that they work. this morning, strong accusations from president trump as u.s. hospitals beg for more medical supplies. the president is claiming some hospitals are hoarding ventilators. now, the president didn't pack up those claims with any evidence. he didn't name any specific facilities and later he doubled down on this questioning the true reason behind the surge in demand for masks, especially in new york. >> so, new york hospital is packed all the time. how do you go from 10 to 20 to 300,000. 10,000 to 20,000 masks to 300,000 even though this is different. something's going on. >> overnight, new york city mayor bill de blasio's office called the claim ludicrous. there is no hoarding or conspiracy, just a simple fact. our doctors and nurses need

masks. by the way, we do have a link for how you can donate supplies to bay area hospitals. go to abc7news.com. coming up here, another cruise nightmare is unfolding this morning. the ship headed for florida with nearly 200 people sick onboard. an easy way for you to show your gratitude to people on the front lines of the pandemic and it starts tonight. >> that is probably one of my favorite stories. 7:00 tonight, everybody. clap it up. >> let's get loud. but right now let's get a check of your weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we going to bed tonight just to take a part of that. hi, everybody. hope you're having a good monday morning. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. a pretty quiet week. i mean, we're finally going to shed the rain everywhere starting tomorrow. but it will return possibly for the weekend. let's take a look at some temperatures out there and what you're going to see along the

peninsula. we're at 48 menlow park and everyone else around 50 to 54 degrees ined a cloudy sky and mid-40s in the north bay and the rest of us upper 40s to mid-50s. walnut creek 48 degrees and if you're driving today, there's a chance of a shower in the north bay. that is your only really commute issue and more of an issue the next couple mornings. north bay 49 and you can see we tried to reach 60 this afternoon with that shower possible. for the east bay upper 50s through 11:00 and low 60s this afternoon and for san francisco, we'll hang out in the upper 50s starting at 11:00 all the way through 7:00. we'll take a look at that accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next. >> thank you very much, mike. taking a live look. wow, a pretty busy san mateo bridge for 5:49 in the morning especially when we have sta shelter in place order.

we'll be right back. i'm abc news medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. if you feel like you have been exposed to coronavirus and self-quarantine and keep away from others for 14

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> we're going to open the weather window on sutro tower. as we head throughout the day, you can see temperatures try to reach 60 degrees as we head deeper into the forecast and some low 60s away from the coast during the afternoon hours under a partly sunny sky. let's take a look around and show you what is going on. you can see that storm just kind of side swiping us during the north bay. the farther south you head in the state, 70s and 80s around los angeles and also in palm springs. now up in tahoe, we have a

chance of some snow showers today and temperatures below average and quiet all week until another storm arrives friday night and brings us some snow through the weekend. >> thank you, mike. another cruise ship nightmare this morning. at least four people have died on a holland america cruise ship heading towards florida and at least 189 people are suffering flu-like symptoms. nearly 2,000 passengers have been stranded at sea for more than two weeks. the ship embarked on a south american voyage on march 7th. only six days before the u.s. asked all major cruise lines to suspend their trips. the captain is fighting to get the proper tests delivered to the vessel. >> he didn't want to jeopardize the operation to have test kits on the ship. >> the ship is now making its way through the panama canal heading towards ft. lauderdale. it could arrive as soon as wednesday. house speaker nancy pelosi is calling out the president. she is criticizing him for initially downplaying the virus.

>> his denial at the beginning was deadly. delaying getting equipment to where it's needed is deadly. as the president fiddles, people are dying. and we have to, we just have to take every precaution. >> speaker pelosi added that democrats want to work with the president, but can't let him get away with making false statements. the president has stressed that nobody could have foreseen the possibility of a pandemic, although we did get warning by the u.s. intelligence committee. make sure you're keeping an eye out by scammers. police say they may be coming up right up to your front door. reports of people going door to door claiming to be employees with the cdc or sf public health department officers. saying they are sometimes asking for entry into residences to conduct fake inspections and city officials with real city i.d.s are putting up informational door hangers to make everyone aware of this.

you can also always report anything suspicious to the police. happening tonight, the isis this is a really great story everyone being asked to support the front line workers here. it's called get loud for our heroes and it starts tonight at 7:00. you're asked to spend a couple minutes clapping for health care workers, restaurant workers, grocery store clerks, first responders on all the other essential employees. you can go outside on your porch, your babalcony or roofto. this will continue every night at 7:00. and see, look, new york is doing it. we just have to do it and do it bigger and better. this is the scene last night as cheers filled the air. thousands scream from the windows and balconies to show their appreciation. one of the only things that people seem to be talking about besides coronavirus is baking. as americans stay home and practice social distancing, one

of the highest trending searches on google right now is how to make banana bread and the #quaranti #quaranti #quarantinebread is growing on twitter. twice as many people tweeted about cooking and baking this week. have you made anything, jobina? >> you know, yes. >> what did you make? >> a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich. we also made a superb breakfast yesterday. pancakes, sausage, eggs, the works. the fruits, the yogurt. dairy free. all those things. you know, i always go out to eat. we know this, but i had to change it up a little bit. >> i didn't bake, but i went to the bakery. how about that. >> support local businesses. >> that's right. >> yes. >> mike, how about you guys? >> barbara, yeah, she's making just about every meal so far. and it's been great. a lot of home cooking. that's kind of helped keep the weight down a little bit while it's harder to exercise.

but starting off with grilled cheese and turkey, that's a smart idea, jobina. >> i start small, okay. i didn't say i made a spread, i cooked. let's be clear. >> that counts. >> i think that's great. >> you're not going to food network and trying a five-course meal. >> we'll get there by may 1st. we still have a while to go. >> plenty of time. all right. that sounds like fun. let's talk about what is going on. hi, everybody. we'll open up the weather window on san jose. temperature right around 54 degrees and let's take a look at your accuweather highlights and the drying trend begins today for most of us. up in the north bay, a few showers left around. and not put a storm impact scale on it. drier and brighter as we head through tuesday and friday and unsettled weekend is upon us with the chance of wet weather. here's a chance of major players. couple areas of low pressure and

what they're doing is just drawing some cloudiness towards us and just enough moisture that is some green showing up on future radar. here we are at 7:00 this morning as we head up into the lunch hour. northern sonoma, lake mendocino counties and some storms are possible and they could dip as far as marin county and as we head into the early afternoon and evening hours. for the most part pretty dry and if you're going to go out and cheer on all the folks helping us. as you can see what is going on during the overnight hours a stray shower possible and then tomorrow you could definitely see increasing sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. here's our potential for rain. in the north bay, 0.01 and as we head to tomorrow, a random shower could drop 0.01 of an inch. for sure, the last day of march is looking a little bit warmer, especially around the bay and drier for most of us. as we head into wednesday, thursday and friday. temperatures just a little bit

above average. a little more spring-like friday and for saturday and sunday we'll pull back those temperatures a little bit with the slight chance of rain. we'll keep an eye on it. right now, no storm impact scale. >> we'll wait and see, mike. thank you so much. i'll take any rain we can get. for sure. >> we literally have nothing to do but wait and see. so we'll be doing that. >> sit inside and look out my window. >> thank you, mike. >> thank you so much, mike. keeping the good news train going. san jose repair shop is offering free oil changes to medical workers. near san carlos street. if you're a medical worker or first responder, you just have to show an i.d. the shop is open monday through friday 7:30 in the morning to 6:00 in the evening. amazon employees plan to walk off the job today. workers say that the online retail giant has mishandled its response to coronavirus. amazon has decided to keep the

staten island warehouse known as jfk eight open despite a confirmed case of the virus there last week. employees say many more have tested positive for the virus at the facility. in a statement, amazon says the top priority is the health and safety of its employees. >> only a matter of time for that one, reggie. >> everywhere. new here at 6:00, we heard about panic buying for food and toilet paper, but how about hoarding chickens. the unusual side effect of the pandemic. >> all right. looking forward to that one. but, first, managing screen time for you and your kids. even if it feels like all you could do is be on that screen to yourbut as you get older,thing. it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory.

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doctors to question young people about their social media use during routine there's been a surge in screen time as people try to stay connected with the outside

world through social media. some users have seen their screen time double over the past two weeks. studies by kings college london and the university of hifa warn too much screen time is linked with increased anxiety, obesity and poor sleep. so, to cut down on your screentime, trade video chatting with regular phone calls and maybe you'll learn a new craft or skill at home. >> what's your new craft or skill, reggie? >> my -- i'm embarrassed to admit this. but my home ec teacher completed my projects for me. that's how bad it was. >> it doesn't have to be food related, though. maybe some gardening. >> no, i'm talking about not food related. i'm talking about like the sewing projects. and all the other things that we tried to do. i was always last so he was just like, you know what, and we're done. on to the next project. >> oh, no.

okay. >> screen time it is. parents who have strict time limits when it comes to screen time for their kids, now may be the time to relax the rules just a little bit. >> so much rides on technology these days. kids are finishing their school year online and fewer opportunities for them to play outside. "gma" becky worley talked to child development experts about this. parent can temporarily let their kids have more screen time. what is more important than monitoring how much screen time is monitoring what they doen olin. >> keeping an eye on what your kids are doing when they're online. using social media to connect with other folks. that is a very good use of social media right now. >> more tips on what parents can do with their kids offline is coming up on "gma" that starts at 7:00 right on abc 7 mornings. check this story out, everybody. we're going to see mike. >> i appreciate that. my screen time up 100% last

week. imagine that is going to grow a lot more as you continue to be here at home. hi, everybody. let's take a look at what is going on with our weather. we'll start with high temperatures today and still a little bit below average due to the cloud cover and an onshore breeze and upper 50s in places like half moon bay and up in the north bay upper 50s also while the rest of us around 60 to 64 degrees. now for tonight, we're looking at temperatures that will run about the same as this morning. mid-40s in our deepest north bay valleys to mid-50s around the bay. now, let's talk about what has been happening as far as our weekend showers. 0.06 in san jose and we were on the lower end of our scale, unfortunately, which means our deficits actually grew a little bit over the weekend. 7.64 inches. that's how much we're down san jose to almost double that in santa rosa. 15 inches. more than a foot of rain we need to make up and we just can't this time of the year. so, what are we going to be

dealing with? no more rain for tuesday and look at these temperatures pretty close to average in the mid to upper 60s through the middle part of the week. >> mike, thank you. new at 6:00, fans of the hq trivia game is back. what? the game is back. just in time for all of us to be stuck inside. there we go. california's state parks announce new rules to stop the spread of coronavirus. what you'll no longer be able to do. we have a happy story for you this morning in the east bay. ambulance drivers are going to be getting a special treat before they head out on the front lines. i'm amy hollyfield. the details coming up. i'm abc news medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. with tips to help you stay safe during the coronavirus. stay at home and call your health care provider or local health department for next steps. remember, hospital emergency rooms are already busy caring for patients.

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now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. now at 6:00, president trump reverses course on coronavirus extending national social isolation rules for the entire month of april as the number of cases in new york surges.

on the verge of announcing additional measures to stop the spread here. helping others during the coronavirus. how workers at a local restaurant are thanking first responders right now. good morning, welcome to monday, march 30th. first thing we're going to do is check in with abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. he is tracking the forecast from his home studio. hi, mike. >> hi. thank you, reggie. thank you, jobina. hi, everybody. welcome to monday. look from live doppler 7 and what you're going to see looks pretty quiet. up in the northern parts of the state, there is a weak system that is going to glance us with a slight chance of some wet weather across the north bay. so, that's where you'll need an umbrella today while the rest of us will see a pmixture of sun ad clouds and upper 50s at the coast and low 60s for the rest of us. reggie, jobina. >> thank you, mike. now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. we may have to shelter in place for longer in order to flatten the curve.