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. our media partner, bay area news

group, reports public health officials in bay area counties are planning to extend the shelter in place order to may 1st. the official announcement could be made some time this week. at last check, there were 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 and closed all of its subway stations and replaced trains with buses. this just in, a new opening date has been set for the tokyo summer olympics. the opening ceremony is expected to take place july 23rd next year. that's 2021. so, big news for that, reggie. and relief is coming here for health care workers on the front lines of covid-19. today governor newsom is expected to announce an initiative to boost the workforce. right now health care workers are working very long hours as we know. starting this week governor newsom is scheduled to take up an update on the pandemic and he will do this every day at noon

going forward. a second patient at laguna honda hospital has tested positive for coronavirus. that brings the total cases at that hospital to nine. seven of them are staff members. all those who test positive are in good condition. the department of public health says the hospital and its patients are under a quarantine order. don't expect the nation to recover any time soon. president trump says people should continue social distancing for at least another month. that u.s. now has more than 143,000 cases of coronavirus. more than 2,500 people have died. abc news reporter ines de la cuetara has more on the president's response from washington. >> good morning. withnation'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 is worse than declaring victory before the victory is won. >> reporter: this as 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 hospitals around the country still face mask and ventilator shortages. >> i have nurses that call me on a daily basis to tell me that they're scared. >> reporter: but president trump seeming to blame the hospitals. >> 10 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, plus $500 per child. the president predicts the country will be on its way to recovery by june. ines de la cuetara, abc news, washington. we're beginning to see the real statistics on how badly this pandemic is hurting the economy. the latest unemployment figure shows 3.3 million people have filed for unemployment since the outbreak began. the $2 trillion stimulus package president trump signed on friday promises to help everyday 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 $0 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. >> and what about those 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 for you to see if you're getting money and how much. this calculator can figure it out with just three questions. you can find the resource on our website, abc7news.com. in san jose, santa clara county is depending on the fair grounds. right now operating a drive-through covid-19 testing center six days a week. exhibit hall and other buildings are being used to house homeless people who were staying in more cramped conditions at shelters. supervisor cindy chavez explained how a place designed to entertain and amuse can be vital. >> we're using it to save and protect families now by having opportunities to house homeless folks, by having opportunities to isolate people who need to be isolate. this is one of the assets we're using to make sure we're supporting our families. >> these trailers will soon provide a safe place for people

to live who are homeless, but still need to be quarantined. in san jose, moving to this. california state parks have started new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. cars and other vehicles can no longer enter any of the parking lots there. so what they're telling you is to continue to work out and enjoy the outdoors, take a hike. just do it in your neighborhood. don't drive to these locations. and happening now. a local east bay restaurant is switching things up this morning. instead of serving regular customers, it's cooking up meals to deliver to local ambulance crews. amy hollyfield is live in concord where food is about to be dropped off. good morning, amy. >> we can't go to the restaurant, so they set up a mini crews to get a warm breakfast. we're here in concord they're grabbing coffee and a breakfast

sandwich or a burrito a family-owned business that opened 38 years ago. the family has always been community minded and realized they needed to feed front line workers during this pandemic. the cooks have been getting to work at 3:00 in the morning and then they head out and start feeding people around 5:00. we talked to one paramedic who told us they're all holding up okay during all of this, but say this gesture really helps. >> it's very sweet. it's very much appreciated. you know a stressful time for us and it's very nice of them to reach out and do this for us. >> we were the favorite breakfast spot in walnut creek and the doors would be packed on saturday and sunday and people would complain about that and love us. but now we can't have people in the restaurant so we'll come to the people who can take the food. >> the restaurant is taking donations to pay for this. the donations to pay for the food and pay the employees to keep them working. they have also fed hospitals.

wednesday they plan to feed the walnut creek police department. they hope to keep this going during the peak of this crisis. they say they do need help, though. they raised about $25,000. they're hoping for $100,000. if you'd like to donate, we have a link on our website, go to abc7news.com and they set up a go fund me page. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> look, amy. these people are getting up early in the morning to do this. so, we give them all the respect in the world. it's amazing. >> yes. we know. >> we know what that's like. thank you. a company known for making major league basebal uniforms is now helping people on the front lines in the fight against coronavirus. plus, covid-19 checkpoints. officials in one state cracking down on visitors as they try to stop the spread of the virus. as we transition to drier weather, our temperatures are lagging behind average but n

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but staying home saves lives. learn more at covid19.ca.gov. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc mornings. we are back and we're going to take a look at some neighborhood temperatures. upper 40s to mid-50s. 48 to 53 across the south bay under a mostly cloudy sky. here's a look around else where and mid-40s up in the north bay and little bit cooler there. the rest of us in the upper 40s and even some mid-50s along the east bay shoreline. let's talk about what to do today. showers are across the north bay. that's it. everybody else get outside and enjoy a little bit drier and a little bit milder weather. here's a look at the south bay in the 50s through 11:00. most sunshine and warmest temperatures as we make the mid-60s. now in the east bay valleys in the 50s through 11:00 and then low to mid-60s this afternoon under a partly sunny sky and if you're on the peninsula today,

50s through 11:00 and then low to mid-60s also this afternoon. i do have a 70 in the forecast and i'll show you what day that is coming up in the seven-day forecast. here's jobina with a look at the morning commute. >> a live look in a moment at the san jose 101, our camera there showing you some smooth conditions on our roads this morning. overall, the chp has not reported any major incidents. we had one crash earlier of someone that drove into a grocery store. but outside of that, everything is looking clear. the big transit news i just want to make sure everyone is aware of our commuters is that mass transit and loads of changes. so, as you head out the door this morning, make sure to check that schedule. now, first, they made mlb uniformed and now they're making masks and hospital gowns for medical professionals. >> the company fanatics are creating these out of material that they used to use for jerseys. the goal is to make up to a

million masks and gowns to be distributed to hospitals and emergency personnel. the fanatics chairman woke up in the middle of the night and thought, we should do this. the league and the fanatics will pay for the costs. sold out. the reason that millions of people are buying chicken tos raise at home. we are getting our workout done while we shelter in place. look at one group of room mates gets creative to get their exercise on. i'm abc news medical correspondent jennifer ashton. when the world recognized the coronavirus as a

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requiring travelers to isolate for two weeks if they came from certain states. those states include new york, louisiana, connecticut and new jersey. the checkpoints are being enforced 24/7. ♪ >> yes. i felt that. san francisco's memorial church is still holding celebrations but online only. a live performance by glide ensembles director. they are offer, spirit, message, music and movement of the soul every sunday at 9:00 and 11:00 on their facebook live stream page. also offering breakfast and dinner to those in need. love to see it. so, i'd love to see this, too. many of you are getting very creative with ways to celebrate important milestones. >> looks like at glide they have

a green screen and this south bay couple also has a green screen. they used photoshop to celebrate their anniversary. pat and ray burlleigh just celebrated 28 years of marriage. they travel a lot and planned trips to santa cruz and wanted to go to italy for pat's 70th birthday. the shelter in place made that not possible so they dressed up and grabbed some champagne and set up this green screen and they went places, sort of. >> ray used some 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 this is an anniversary they won't soon forget. as soon as they are able to travel, their first destination, europe. a pair of house mates in australia came up with some creative fitness hacks during the coronavirus shut down. the two girls from sydney posted these videos online showing them

working up a sweat as they attempt to ski in their living room using pillows. they also bobsledded through their hallway on an ironing board and cycled outside on their backs. in australia gatherings of more than two people are not allowed. so, there they go. ride away. on your back. >> guess what, we're about to talk to someone on how we can have an idea to keep fit in our homes. >> is that meteorologist mike nicco? >> no, i thought ginger was next. i don't know what mike is doing. what are you doing to keep fit? >> just walking. taking walks with barbara. longer walks. it's just, it's not the same right now as going to the gym or hitting the pool. but i'm going to work my waif up to th to that and eventually try online workouts. we'll see how that goes. i'll let you know. let's take a look and we've seen what jobina and reggie have been

doing fit to stay online. reggie running around san francisco and taking pictures. i love it. a look down in san jose. mostly cloudy sky and temperature of about 54 degrees. let's talk about what will happen as we move deeper into the forecast. partly sunny today and an umbrella mainly across the north bay. drier and brighter as we head from tomorrow through at least friday and an unsettled weekend as possible. a chance of showers. not enough for a storm impact scale. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures in the upper 50s along the coast into the north bay. 60 to 64 degrees in other parts of the bay area. and then tonight you can see the clouds will hang around and so will temperatures in the mid-40s to even a 53 in oakland for the warm spot. so, you can see the direction of the jet stream. the storm track, if you will. those clouds that are coming at us. the thickest of the clouds will be across the north bay and that's where we a chance of a scattered showers. initially lake and mendocino counties and napa, northern marin county as we head into the

afternoon and early evening hours. overnight kind of quit and then tomorrow just a rogue shower as we still have that strong onshore breeze and most of us will see more sunshine tomorrow and we'll feel just a touch warmer. maybe a degree or two. here's a look at your potential rainfall. you can see it's just a couple hundredth of an inch of rain and not much and mainly, again, in the north bay. let's talk about the seven-day forecast. tomorrow is the last day of march and temperatures a lot like today after that. and then you can see april a little more sunshine and we try to reach the 60 to 70 degree range by friday. >> jobina and i were talking about how ginger zee has something special coming up today. we saw your instagram and you're going to be doing a workout. >> yes. get my stretch on. do a workout at 1:00 p.m. that is going to be on "gma's" instagram. i have the responsibility of

doing it. so, please, come keep me responsible. it will be very helpful for my well being. yeah. no, it should be a lot of fun, thank you, reggie and jobina. really good to be with both of you. coming up here on "gma." the very latest on the major change president trump now calling for the social distancing measures to stay in place until the end of april. dr. anthony fauci, who says that as many as 200,000 americans may die in the pandemic will join us on "gma." also this morning we're talking to a couple who are stuck on that nightmare cruise. the latest nightmare cruise that is. four people have died. nearly 200 are experiencing flu-like symptoms as the ship tries to make its way to florida. we'll have the latest. the show captivating the country. "tiger king" all about the world of private zoos. well now the directors are speaking out only on "gma." the great jon bon jovi will join us live talking about how the crisis is hitting close to home and what he is doing to help lift everyone's spirits and

how you can get involved. yes, you. with jon bon jovi. you'll want to see it right here on "gma." >> have you experienced "the tiger king" yet? >> i have not yet. i feel very left behind. i've watched a lot of '80s movies. we've been catching the kids up on like everything we want them to watch and be, you know, pop culture literate. but "tiger king" is next. i assume you have. >> i have. just make sure the kids are far, far away from the screen. >> yes, please. >> okay, okay. >> it does have '80s vibes if you want to stick with the theme. >> i love tigers. >> i'm telling you, nothing to prepare you for what you are about to watch no matter how many people prep you for this. your body and your soul will not be ready. so, just be in a good place. >> oh, no. okay, thank you. >> we'll see you soon. thank you, ginger. >> thanks, ginger.

google is skipping their april fool's prank this wednesday. the company feels like it would be in poor taste. business insider quotes an internal google e-mail saying it is breaking their trend here out of respect for all of those fighting the covid-19 pandemic. in previous years google added treasure hunts to google maps and announced plans for a human settlement on mars. toilet paper shortage. no problem. all right. you'll know you'll never guess how one woman is making sure she has her home fully stocked here, everybody. also heads up if you're making a costco run.

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couple of days and some temperatures average to above average before a chance of rain this weekend. >> all right, mike, thanks. new at 6:00, an unusual result of panic buying during the pandemic. "new york times" reports that more people are buying baby chickens to start a flock. the aim is to collect the eggs when the chicks are fully grown. an iowa achry told "the times" it is sold out of chicks for the next month. buyers also say now that they have more time, why not raise chickens. chick sales have historically gone up during times of uncertainty. >> all right. costco is changing its hours at all u.s. stores starting today. abc 7 news was at the warehouse in san jose yesterday afternoon. starting today, warehouses will close at 6:30 on week days. gas stations will close at 7:00. weekend hours will remain the same. costco has set aside the 8:00 a.m. tuesday through thursday for members 60 and up or for people with physical impairment. can't find toilet paper in

stores, well, a missouri woman is, i almost can't even say it. reusable toilet paper. >> now what is this on this monday? >> oh. >> what is this nonsense? >> maybe it's like a reusable diapers. you could wash it. >> this woman named cherish odel has been sewing machine washable toilet paper. the finished product looks like a toilet paper roll but it's made of cloth. >> you can't find toilet paper. obviously, this is a great alternative because you have it available and it's machine washable. >> cherish. cherish. she's been selling the reusable toilet paper to raise money for her twin brother who needs medical testing for his epile y epilepsy. i love that. i hope she can raise money and i'm all for that. i'd rather just send her a check

and she can keep that reusable toilet paper. is that where we are? >> how it came off like that. you don't tear it. but i absolutely support the mission. so, for that, donation. >> talk to me in two months when i'm going to need it. you know what i'm saying. but right now. >> maybe a little -- okay. so next. >> they're demanding basic things like disinfectant wipes and among other things instacart shoppers saying it's not

now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. and right now at 6:30 on this monday morning. investors bracing for another volatile week as the opening bell rings.

the coronavirus pandemic is still on everyone's mind. analysts believe the markets could remain unsettled for another one to two months as the world deals with the fallout. so, we'll keep tracking what happens this morning. it could be harder to get an instacart order today. thousands of workers set to strike as they demand better protections. if you ride muni in san francisco, your new normal is now a bus. the agency stopped all light rail service and closed its underground stations. good morning and welcome to monday, march 30th. >> yes, you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast and there is mike in his home studio with us this morning. hi, mike. >> good morning, jobina. reggie. hi, everybody. i hope you had a great weekend, little soggy at times but little bit drier as we head through the weekend and little bit warmer as we introduce april into the seven-day forecast. for now we have mid-40s to

a few mid-50s around hayward and oakland. storm system that is going to swipe the north bay with a slight chance of a few showers as we head into the afternoon hours. as you can see, a little more sunshine as you head down into the south bay and temperatures in the low to mid-60s there while the north bay in the upper 50s. >> thank you, mike. there are strong indications the stay at home order for the bay area could be extended to the beginning of may. "the chronicle" announce santa clara county and north bay county as it comes after president trump announced he was extending the social distancing guidelines for the nation until the end of april. the san francisco chamber of commerce is talking with all small business owners to prepare them. >> on one day, we had over $1 million in cancellations. it's basically our entire business. and all my life savings. and all my employees' jobs. >> now we're talking about how to get your business through a period of two to three months. how do you bring workers back and fastest way to brick cung

customers back to the door? >> we contacted governor newm is's office to see how this affects the current shelter in place guidelines and we have not yet received a response. new at 6:00, one of the leading experts on coronavirus is going in depth into president trump's decision to extend social distancing guidelines through the end of april. dr. anthony fauci spoke on "gma" this morning. >> to pull back the mitigation methods before you reach the peak and turn the corner, i think really would have nearly regenerated the spike to go up. so, we had some intensive conversations with him and we convinced him. he listened and we said the better part would be to extend them until the end of april when we think it would peak and start coming down. >> you can watch the full interview with dr. fauci coming up on "gma" that starts at 7:00 right after "abc 7 mornings." many are rely on grocery store delivery service to get your food.

instacart. workers are demanding more protections against coronavirus. abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live in fremont with more on this. julian? >> hey, good morning, reggie. really convenient for us. we open up an app and place an order and our groceries are delivered to us. someone is doing the shopping. but these gig workers who work for instacart are complaining these large crowds are making it dangerous for them to do their jobs and shopping in the stores. i want you to listen to the concerns of two instacart workers. >> every time i go out there i'm playing russian roulette. >> they don't have access to sick pay. the shoppers aren't provided with necessary equipment to shop safely. customers are absolutely at risk. >> so, what are the shoppers demanding from the san francisco-based instacart? they're looking for hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes and hazard pay of $5 an order

and extended sick pay policy. now, if not, these workers plan to stay home today. the demand for instacart grocery service has absolutely boom in the middle of this pandemic. according to the associated press, 50,000 gig workers were hired last week alone for the company. now, with this strike planned for today, it is unclear if any of the orders that you placed at supermarkets like lucky where we're live from this morning will be fulfilled with so many of these instacart workers threatening to strike and stay home. i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >> thank you, julian. happening now, muni is closing light rail and subway stations. service is suspended started this morning. muni buses will still run and act as a replacement on all muni metro lines. even with those buses, essential workers have to rethink how they get to work. we spoke to one man who still has to travel to his job as a house cleaner. >> i hope they have more buses on market street to get people

around better. hopefully this virus will pass in a couple weeks and get things back to normal. >> golden gate transit is suspending 12 more bus routes starting today. now down to a total of 60. in the south bay, vta is suspending its light rail service today replaced by a reduced schedule with no fare collection. cal train is making service reduction today and run even fewer trains. the daily schedule down to 42 trains a day. usually there are 92. since the shelter in place, daily ticket sales are down 95%. the number of coronavirus cases in the bay area continues to go up. right now there are 1,951 confirmed cases. 49 people have died. santa clara county still has the most. 175 cases and san mateo county reports 277 cases and six deaths.

alameda county has 270 confirmed cases and seven deaths. contra costa county has seen 175 cases and three people have died there. as you can see, there are fewer cases in the north bay. coronavirus has had even less of an impact so far if you go north of there. so, mendocino county four cases and lake county still reports zero. santa cruz county is reporting its first coronavirus death. 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 on saturday. the county has 44 cases so far. the santa cruz police chief has released a video with a warning to people violating the shelter in place order. >> we have extra patrols out there and a lot of police officers out there 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. >> the chief also reiterated to

only call 911 if it's a true emergency. the fda has issued an emergency reauthorization for a decade's old malaria drug used to treat covid-19. the drug company donated 1 million doses and bayer donated 1 million doses of chloquine. doctors will 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. he's claiming that some hospitals are hoarding ventilators. the president didn't back up the claims. didn't provide evidence or name any particular facility. and later he doubled down on this questioning the true reason behind a surge in masks, especially new york. >> 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 claimed that this was ludicrous adding no hoarding or conspiracy or just a simple fact. our doctors and nurses need masks. we have a link for how you can donate supply to bay area hospitals. go to abc7news.com. another cruise nightmare is unfolding this morning. the ship headed for florida with nearly 200 people sick on board. but, first, a first look at the big board and new york stock exchange and now we are in slightly negative territory. another update on the markets coming up. and how you can show your gratitude to people on the front lines of the pandemic starting tonight. that's a beautiful story there. but, first, we want to check in with mike and see what we can expect for our forecast today.

hello there. >> hi, jobina. hi, everybody. mid to upper 50s at 7:00 if you're participating in that. a nice afternoon and evening. hi, everybody. here's a look at current temperatures and you can see right there in san francisco in the low to mid-50s under mostly cloudy sky and as we get deeper into our neighborhood, you can see some cooler conditions. some mid to upper 40s in the north bay. walnut creek at 48. we have palo alto and saratoga at 49 with belmont. here's a look at walnut creek and you can see how quiet the commute is. showers possible across the north bay this afternoon and evening. otherwise, the commute pretty quiet weather wise. let's jump into our neighborhood temperatures. back to the north bay and 49 this morning and near 60 this afternoon with the most amount of cloud cover and the best chance of one of those stray showers. for the east bay, we're in the 50s through 11:00 and then low 60s this afternoon under a partly sunny sky. and san francisco we can escape the upper 50s today but with more sunshine later this week, some 60s are on the way.

we'll talk about that accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you so much, mike. checking in on traffic here. we're finding something pretty interesting. look at the islive piis live pie san mateo bridge. quite a few people on right now. i'll have to give a call to the chp and see why there is such traffic there. every other bridge we're not seeing the same story. bottom line for mass transit this morning, there is just, i mean, so many changes. too many to count. if you rely on m we saw the earthquake grace in bold was offering a grant program. i signed up and i was actually

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overnight and the work by the dutch master is titled "spring garden" and taken from a museum east of amsterdam. closed for the time being due to the coronavirus. police are investigating the museum was showcasing master pieces with the ranks museum. the value of van gogh's spring garden piece is not known immediately. another cruise ship nightmare this morning. four people have died on a holland cruise ship heading towards florida and at least 189 people are suffering flu-like symptoms. nearly 2,000 passenges have been stranded at sea for more than two weeks. the ship embarked on a south american voyage on march 7. that was only six days before the u.s. asked all major cruise lines to suspend theircaptain is test kits. >> he didn't want to jeopardize the operation and have test kits on the ship.

>> the ship is now making its way through the panama canal heading towards ft. lauderdale. it could arrive there as soon as wednesday. house speaker nancy pelosi is calling out president trump and criticizing him for initially downplaying the virus. the speaker of the house said this. >> his denial at the beginning was deadly. delaying getting equipment to where it's needed is deadly. as the president, people are dying. we just have to take every precaution. >> speaker pelosi added that democrats want to work with the president, but cannot let him get away with making false statements. the president stressed no one could have foreseen the possibility of a pandemic despite warnings from the u.s. intelligence community. make sure you're keeping an eye out for scammers during the coronavirus shelter in place. police say they may even be coming up to your front door. sfpd says they have reports of people going door to door claiming to be employees with the cdc or the san francisco public health department.

officers say they're sometimes asking for entry into your residence to conduct fake inspections. city officials with real city i.d. are putting up informational door hangers to make everyone aware about this. you can always report anything suspishs to police. happening now, local east bay restaurant is saying thank you in a very big way to first responders in the community. they're delivering cooked meals to local ambulance crews. amy hollyfield is live in concord where food is being distributed right now. good morning, amy. >> good morning, jobina. look behind me, a little mini restaurant has been set up here in concord and the reviews are good. we're hearing happy customers who are very appreciative. bakers starting working at 2:00 this morning and cooks got in at 3:00 a.m. at the sunrise beast row in walnut creek. they made free breakfast meals for paramedices on the front lines right now during this pandemic. the owners of the bistro decided

they needed to serve the community during this time. they started a go fund me last tuesday to pay for meals and pay employees to keep them paid during all of this. they started making deliveries on thursday. so far they have made 500 meals for those who are helping in the fight against the coronavirus. >> 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 and paramedics. they have also fed hospital workers. wednesday they plan to feed the walnut creek police department. paramedics we talked to this morning say they're hanging in and okay through all of this but

this gesture really helps and feels good. the restaurant does need help paying for all of this. they have the go fund me account set up. they are hoping to raise $100,000 so they can keep this going trow the peak of this virus. so far they brought in $25,000. we have a link to that go fund me page, if you're interested in donating. just go to our website at abc7news.com. reporting live in concord, amy >> very generous what they're doing. >> that's awesome. thank you so much, amy. well, happening tonight, everyone in san francisco is being asked to show support for front line workers. it's called get loud for our heroes and starts tonight at 7:00. you're asked to spend a couple minutes clapping for health care workers, restaurant workers like we just saw in amy's story. grocery store clerks and first responders and all the other essential employees. you can go outside on your porch or your balcony and go to your roof if you have one or clap outside your window or front door. this will continue every night

at 7:00. and see, look, new york is doing it. we just have to do it bigger and better. they're getting loud here for their health care workers. this was the scene last night as cheers filled the air. thousands screamed from the windows and balconies to show their appreciation. now to your morning money report. easy jet is grounding its entire fleet because of coronavirus. >> the budget airline also reached an agreement with its union to furlough staff beginning wednesday. delta airlines is offering free flights for medical volunteers helping fight covid-19. the flights will begin taking off next month and book up to three days before your trip. the only catch, you have to be headed to georgia, louisiana or michigan. those are places delta says are hardest hit by the pandemic. taco tuesday is getting a bit better. taco bell is offering a free doritos loco taco to everyone

tomorrow. you can pick up your free taco at any participating taco bell drive through and offering free delivery on grubhub and any order over $12. >> i was tempted yesterday. walked right past one. >> dorito loco. yes. i got to try. >> look, might as well try things during this time, right. taking another live look at the new york stock exchange and you can see we are in very slight positive territory this morning. up about 46 points. stock futures dropped overnight after president trump announced that he was extending social distancing recommendations until april 30th. we expected this to actually be in negative territory by now and as we've seen over the past few days, you never know how the stock market will respond. a very friendly neighbor has become a go-to delivery service for one household in colorado springs. this is pretty cute. meet sunny right there. a 7-year-old golden retriever turned delivery dog. he has been making trips back and forth to the neighbor's

house since the coronavirus outbreak first began. the neighbor has underlying health issues and relies on oxygen. one day she gave sunny a list of items she needed. >> she got the list and gave it to sunny and sunny brought it to me and i went to the store and got her her groceries and he delivered them all to her. >> what a wonderful thing. just a sweet thing. >> go, sunny. sunny also collects the mail, picks up the trash around the neighborhood on walks. i mean, everyone needs a sunny. >> i love sonny, man. look, i took my dog to my friend's house on friday to deliver doughnuts. >> how did that go? >> the opposite of sonny. don't you know as soon as i open the box to get the doughnuts ready for them, he went in and he ate my doughnut. >> of course he did. >> i still ate it, just so we're clear. >> we also can't waste food right now.

>> not in these times, jobina. >> we will eat that doughnut. >> at least he knew what your favorite doughnut was. >> that dog. >> he wasn't golden or a retriever, was he? let's take a look from sutro tow tow tower. it's time to take a look at the forecast. you can see the conditions. accuweather highlights and partly sunny day today and little more cloud cover across the north bay with slight chance of a shower there. drier and brighter for all of us tuesday through friday and a chance of wet weather this weekend. high temperatures today 58 in half moon bay and 57 in san rafael and santa rosa and 55 today and the rest of us in the upper 40s to low 50s with about the same amount of cloud cover and maybe

a little less and a touch more fog across the north bay. here's a look at the couple areas of low pressure that are directing the clouds and the moisture towards us and you can see across the north bay, future radar showing the best chance mainly in lake and mendocino counties. early afternoon and evening hours, it does dip down into northern sonoma and northern marin county and napa county. overnight things start to quiet a little bit and a rogue shower is possible tomorrow. but for the most part, we'll start to see a little more sunshine and temperatures you can see about the same as today. but then a little bit warmer for april 1st on wednesday and we'll try to bring 70 around to some neighborhoods away from the coast for friday and then saturday and sunday slightly cooler with a slight chance of rain right now. not needing a storm impact scale. but we'll tweak that as we get a little bit closer. have a good day. >> all right. >> looks like some good doughnut delivering weather this weekend. i'll try again. thank you, mike. a programming note tonight abc news presents a "2020

primetime special with the health care workers on the front lines and the celebrities stepping up to help in the fight and video diaries from americans struggling to make ends meet and stories from people infect would the virus. you can watch "2020 america rising fighting the pandemic" at 9:00 tonight right here on abc 7. one of the only things people seem to be talking about besides coronavirus right now is baking. americans are staying home, practicing social distancing and one of the highest trending searches on google during the crisis is, how to make banana bread. and the #quarantinebread is growing on twitter. twice as many people as usual are tweeting about cooking and baking this week. we learned this morning that jobina made herself a nice little grilled cheese with turkey. >> with turkey. don't undersell my sandwich. >> not underselling it. >> no, but this is true. one of my very best friends, mary, who is not a baker in new york city made her own bread and

i was very impressed. >> wow. >> we are trying new things out here, everybody. >> skills. by the time we're through with this, we're going to be in really good shape to almost be human beings. >> we're going to try. so, next we have the seven things you need to know before you go. next, some photos that our viewers have shared over the weekend and we're calling this a day in the life. ♪ ♪

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that makes setup quick, safe and easy. no tech visit required. and our simple digital tools will help you manage your account online. at xfinity, we're committed to keeping you connected. find great offers and value, today, at xfinity.com it is 6:58 on this monday. seven things to know. our bay area shelter in place could now reach the beginning of may. the possible announcement may reportedly come as soon as today for some counties. federal social distancing guidelines were just extended until the end of april. number two. workers for the grocery service instacart will strike today. they want them to provide hand sanitizer and sick leave pay during the pandemic. number three, big public transit cuts today. muni is suspending its light rail with buses being the replacement there. vta is also suspending its light rail today again replaced by a

reduced bus schedule. number four. governor newsom is expected to make a big announcement today regarding the health care wo workfor workforce. right now health care workers work long hours and have few resources. and outside in the north bay, it is going to be dry and slightly warmer today. but we're still lagging behind averages. we'll get back to average later this week. number six. we are taking a live look now showing you walnut creek and light conditions there and pretty much across the bay area. we did see traffic on the san mateo bridge and i'll be sure to check that out for you. number seven. tonight everyone in san francisco is being asked to get loud for our heroes. so, at 7:00, people will clap for health care workers, grocery store clerks, first responders and all other essential employees. i'll be out there. >> i will, too. i will blast j.lo's "let's get loud" from the balcony. >> that should have been it, though, right? >> that's okay.

>> that's the next step. >> we'll work on the marketing. >> we'll get j.lo involved. thanks for watching this morning. we'll see you again i good morning, america, on this monday morning. president trump reverses course on the coronavirus. national guidelines now in place for the entire month of april. after repeating he'd like to have america open for business by easter, president trump now calls for social distancing guidelines through at least the end of april. >> the modeling estimates that the peak in death rate is likely to hit in two weeks. >> experts warn as many as 200,000 americans could die in the pandemic. the nation's top infectious disease doctor, anthony fauci, joins us right here on "gma." new york sees a major surge. at least 33,000 cases in new york city alone. nearly 900 nypd members testing positive, and now the new field