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and statewide it puts the count over 7,000. >> governor newsome said it's doing everything it can to protect health care workers as the pandemic accelerates. >> we have distributed now 32.6 million n-95 masks in the state of california. we have our sights on getting the 101 million that we have locked up into the state every couple of days, more of that ppe comes in, not just n-95 masks but cover alls and gowns and glove sets and the like. so as soon as we get them in we get them out. >> the governor said the state could add 37,000 health care employees by hiring those that either recently retired or are students enrolled in medical or nursing schools. >> we are now at 2,252
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they just reported an increase of 9 cases. santa clara has 848 cases. 53 people have died from coronavirus. there are four cases in mendocino county. one of the patients has recovered. there's at least 42 tests still pending. lake county hasn't had any cases yet. they say 82 people tested negative. >> the massive nursing home owned by the city and county of san francisco is in a coronavirus crisis. the number of residents and staff that tested positive is growing rapidly. at the same time governor newsome is moving forward with a plan to move patients into nursing homes. he found that nursing home advocates are understandably very worried. >> i'm at channel 7. >> the campus is not open for media right now. >> laguna honda nursing and
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rehabilitation center is on lock down. the coronavirus crisis is growing there. >> nine employees of the hospital have tested positive as well as two patients. >> the mayor said today the widespread testing is underway. the centers for disease control and state department of public health have sent infectious disease specialists to help stem the tied of inspection among 750 residents. >> we know that long-term care facilities are at most risk for coronavirus outbreaks. therefore, we expect the situation to unfortunately get worse. >> on the same day, governor newsome told reporters he is moving forward with a plan to find beds in skilled nursing homes for the coming flood of coronavirus patients. >> we're also looking to get 1,000 nursing facility units up and running. >> and that idea frightens advocates including mike of california advocates for nursing
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home reform. >> it's like sending a child pyou're sending the virus which is an extraordinarily lethal killer of older people and sick people into a place that has only those kinds of and louisiana public health facing their own coronavirus crisis is prohibiting hospital and nursing home transfer of covid-19 patients for 30 days. how can it be that louisiana is taking a more informed and progressive feel of protecting health than california. >> they have been slapped with a class action lawsuit for abuse of patients. she could add to the class action depending on how officials handle the coronavirus crisis. >> there's a major testing shortage at one of the most at risk skilled nursing facilities in the bay area.
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they're now pegged by senior officials as a hot spot for covid cases. abc 7 news iteam reporter is following the developments for us. she is live at the newsroom. >> two sources close to our investigation confirmed they had 13 positive cases of the coronavirus and now the city's mayor is pleading for more testing now. >> if people aren't smart today, your neighbor could die tomorrow. >> the mayor shares a sad unnerving reality. >> they are our vulnerable population and ensuring that they have access to tests, not just today but on going -- >> the testing capabilities across the state are extremely scarce. a recent abc 7 data ana ana ranked california 45th in the nation conducting 515
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coronavirus tests. the struggle not just in hospitals but nursing vulnerable populations. sources say the facility rated much above average by medicare had at least 13 positive cases and one presumed death. the abc 7 iteam reached down to the facility that could not confirm the cases and did release this statement saying when we learned of the coronavirus threat we responded by applying plans and protocols and adding new layers of precautionary action to fight the spread of covid-19. administrators confirmed on march 11th patients were self-isolated to follow social distancing guidelines but it's unclear if the health care workers exposed were able to get tested. >> right now, that's our biggest concern. access the tests that are not drive-thru facilities. >> the neighboring business
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owners heope for the same. >> it's frightening. if they need help they should get it. it's like very many communities in there. >> all the patients that tested positive are being cared for elsewhere. but we don't know how many other patients could have been exposed. mayor martin says the san mateo county drive-thru test site is now offering to help. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> okay. stephanie, thanks very much. one of the most as you well know crucial steps for each of us to take is social distancing. keeping space from other people. staying home as much as we possibly can and today the mayor praised san francisco for how people here are doing. >> we may not realize the impacts of this until this is all over but eventually we will learn, i'm sure, that because of what we have done and how we all have participated in complying with social distancing, it truly
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has saved lives. >> new data released just today shows how we're doing when it comes to social distancing by tracking cell phone we're doing pretty well if you're asking me to give the bay area a grade right now. i think it would be fair to give us an a. it's cell phone movements and it shows how the movements have shifted over the last few weeks. here in the bay area it's drastic. >> county by county new data shows we're doing a good job social distancing. the data released to abc news measured how many miles the typical individual cell phones ventures from its starting point three weeks ago on march 9th. it shows how it's changed in the weeks since.
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on march 9th, the typical resident moved 1.7 miles from their home. the day the city announced the shelter in place order the typical resident went from one mile to their home. the next week residents moved a few feet from their home. that's a 99% reduction in movement in two weeks. and all introduction of movement. 72% and 78% reduction in movement respectively. staying at home and keeping our distance isn't working. we asked abc 7 special correspondent dr. patel. >> is there any indication that we're beginning to flatten the curve. >> it's really hard to say right now if we're flattening the curve. i think the good news is, something to be optimistic about is we haven't seen quite the surge in the bay area that
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they're seeing in other parts of the country. >> it's likely we'll still see a surge but the bay area was the first region to order a shelter in place and that could make a difference. >> i don't see how anyone can't say it makes a difference and that has to have some type of correlation in the amount of cases that we either have seen or are going to see. overall the data shows that the state of california does have work to do in terms of social distancing particularly in parts of the central valley. i'm sure that we all notice a difference over the past week. i remember this playground was still open here at the marina in san francisco and here this parking lot was open and both has been blocked off and closed off to the public. and hopefully that soon makes a noticeable difference. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, liz. well, businesses throughout the bay area are struggling and many are looking for ways to stay
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afloat while helping others during this >> we're seeing many bags packed by these employees and has an average price tag of $50 and they're looking to feed at least 250 families. i spoke to david, david, how is your business able to do this? >> through the generosity of others. what we depend on is small and large donations and we have been able to feed over 3,000 families so far since the shelter in place which means that roughly around 6 to 7,000 people are getting fed through the small donations and large donations through our website. >> thank you so much. and it's not the only business in san francisco stepping up. there's several that are also saying i'm here and i want to help. and that's something that many business owners are dealing with to end this crisis. >> this is our 13th year. and i had a great team.
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and if i stopped, it was going to be really hard to bring everybody back together. >> andriana lopez and her don't know each other. but this made them more similar than ever. >> if we're going to go down and we're going to go down swinging. >> had to lay off 40 of his employees. and now he's gearing up to slim his business even more. he's lending his to non-profits during this crisis. >> a homeless organization they're going to be needing vehicles to transport. >> they're using the restaurant to feed the most vulnerable. >> we're delivering meals to shelters and low income organizations. >> last week, they delivered over 1,000 meals. today the mayor says the city is making resources available to help sustain workers and businesses, but there's still a long way to go.
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>> a fund to provide a million dollars in grants right away. that money has of course quickly dried up. and we also provided a delay in business taxes. >> so now they're hoping this weight of losses slows down as they try to survive. >> how do you think that your business is going to come out of this. >> i don't know. >> and that's the uncertainty that many business owners are struggling with right now. letters like these from people in our community struggling saying thank you for your generosity. it's what's keeping them alive. abc 7 news. >> thank you. and the impact is being felt by businesses of all sizes. macy's announced it will furlough most of the 130,000 employees. the company will continue to pay health benefits and cover premiums. san francisco based gap will also furlough most of its employees and workers won't be paid but workers still receive
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benefits. and they will provide them for two weeks pay from benefits. ranging from 20% to 50%. executive chairman bob iger is foregoing 100% of his salary. workers for instarting rotation cart and it's in high demand right now of course. they've had enough and today thousands across the country went on strike. abc 7 news reporter. >> you've likely seen them at the local grocery store but that might change in the coming weeks. organizers believe about 10,000 shoppers refused to use the app as part of the movement. that even as a company tells us that the service is off of the charts. >> $200 a week working full time
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and my new job is to stay alife using my mask that i shop in. and getting my hand on anything i can buy. >> he's one of the lead organizers of the strike that launched monday. as many in the country go into it's third week of lock down. here's a snapshot of what his job looks like in a coronavirus reality and why he is fighting for better working conditions. he has this to say. >> we love shopping. we love our communities and it's time to be a leader, take care of your company by taking care of your front line workers for once. >> we requested an with instarting rotatio with leadership. over the past month we have launched a set of changes to support the health and safety of our shoppers including wages and sick leave. they saw a 40% jump in shoppers
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signing on with the launch of the strike and more groceries delivered in the last 72 hours than ever before. we paid a visit to its san francisco headquaters. quite seemingly business as usual. and people desperate for jobs or working despite the lack of support and protection. >> it was just pay the 200,000 shoppers they have correctly now they wouldn't have to hire 300,000 more which is creating a half of a million potential asymptomatic and carrying vectors that might not have the proper yutensils to do safe deliveries. now they seem to have the support of other workers. whole foods workers all plan to call in sick tomorrow.
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to get people off the streets. so prior to this, it was important just to figure out ways to get our unsheltered into permanent supportive housing. now more than ever, they are our most vulnerable. >> the state is leasing the hotels. and they got these hotel rooms within nine days. >> food kitchens that prepared meals to address hunger are getting demand and expenses. demand because of unemployment and higher costs because donated food has dried up. david is looking at the impact tonight. he is live working from home. david. >> this is a major disruption in how food kitchens operated. now they're having to buy protein and bread in quantity. >> feeding the hungry is a
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monumental task. the non-profit group hunger at home has about 1 million meals per year. across town, marthas kitchen has 600,000 in years. they're seeing a surge in demand tied to sudden lay offs. some of them are volunteers from the hotel and culinary unions. >> we're talking over 10,000 people that are part of these unions and majority of them have lost it. that's a huge increase. >> each groups are determined to meet the challenge however it's direct out of pocket costs because they're no longer getting donations of surplus food in the kitchens that feed tech workers because they're working at home. >> we have been doing about 12,000 meals a week. right now we're up at about 18,000 meals a week and i would anticipate that it will probably end up -- we'll probably max out at 24 how meals a week. >> that's costing $50,000 more per month and could double to
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service over 60 partners that feed the hungry in six counts. buy food that used to be donated and martha's kitchen is spending $15,000 a month to buy to go boxes and individual sandwiches and meals could be kept safe from the coronavirus and they're getting help from the new silicon valley food recovery counsel. >> to be able to have the relationship with the distributor. we can use the counsel to redistribute to the non-profits. and the hope is that working collaboratively could soften the impact. and others will make 4,000 sandwiches each week. >> once you see the sandwiches that come in and you'll know that there's a big need out there to be filled. >> another challenges delivering
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april is upon us. >> but finally we're getting the weather that we're waiting for. spencer has the forecast. >> all right. march is going out with a little bit of a wimper. we had scattered sprinkles. april is bringing us sunshine. live doppler 7 now and we have dry conditions and sunny skies at the moment.
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current temperature, 58 in san francisco. low 60s and gilroy 55 at half moon bay. here's the view at the golden gate bridge where we see a lot in other locations. 56 in santa rosa and our forecast features are these. we can expect some spoy that we mainly sor the of and into early tomorrow morning there could be some left over sprinkles in the bay area but by midday tomorrow into the afternoon and evening mainly sunny skies and dry conditions and what's left of this system will be out of here. so looking ahead overnight conditions and low temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low
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50 and it's going to be even milder. sunny skies, high temperatures up near 70 and in our inland areas mid to upper 60s around the bay and 60s or so on the coast and it cools down slightly on saturday as the chance of showers will move in and there's still a chance on sunday as a matter of fact. maybe a lingering isolated shower into early monday morning but we're looking at a dry pattern and that system coming in this weekend. it looks like a pretty weak line. >> thanks very much. >> well, tonight, during the coronavirus pandemic you can go to the doctor as usual. it's possible to still see the doctor in a safe >>
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and for future owners, we're offering no payments for 90 days on 14 models. this is help when you need it. >> we are no longer sitting together in the studio because of social distancing. >> according to johns hopkins university there's 784,000 confirmed cases around the world. the u.s. has the most with 163,000. >> today president trump reiterated that physical distancing guidelines will extend through the end of april and says this next month is crucial. >> every citizen, family, and business can make a difference
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in stopping the virus. this is our shared patriotic duty. challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days. and this is a very v days. officials say testing milestone has been hit with more than 1 million tests in the u.s e bng tested >> a solid start to the week for stocks. the dow rose 3.2% closing at 22,327. the nasdaq picked up 272 points while the s&p gained 3.3%. >> well, the enormous coronavirus relief package promises quick cash for most americans but 7-on-your side is getting a lot of questions of course about viewers about this plan and michael joins us live working for home.
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>> there's so much to go through and we have been receiving a ton of questions for days and days now. and everybody has a unique situation but the bottom line is the same, do i qualify for help. >> what if i earned more than $75,000. i have good news. you may still qualify for a stimulus check. individuals earning up to $75,000 get the full $1,200 payment. but if you earned more you may still get a reduced amount. subject $50 for every $1,000 that you earned over $75,000 last year. that's how much you'll receive. a posted a link to calculate and figure out the payment go to abc 7 news.com. >> what about an 18-year-old that works part time is a full time student. do they qualify if i claim them
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as a dependent? child over age not receive a payment if you claim them as a dependent. parents only receive the $500 payment for those children under age 17. finally, when will i get my stimulus check? the treasury secretary says everyone should get their money within three weeks. some experts say it could take long. however if you used direct deposit on your last tax return you may get your money faster than those that did not. and right now, the irs is working on a way for everyone to get direct deposit if they want it and request it. now i'm keeping track of that work and i'll let you know when and if that system gets up and running. >> i'll be taking your questions all this week and answering them on the 6:00 p.m. newscast right here. so if you have a question about the stimulus package, what you receive, unemployment, your rights as a worker, let me know
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about it. go to any of our social media or abc 7 news.com. >> they want to know anything they can. thank you, abc 7 news contributor and insider actually joined us at 4:00 p.m. with the likely extension of the shelter in place order. he was asked about the p possibility of people being cited for violating. >> this past weekend we did a good job. partme taid that'say they wanted to stay because quite honestly if they get cited and arresting people, where are they going to go? no, they're releasing prisoners because of concerns about health in the jail. it's up to us. >> cities are facing another crisis. getting enough cotton swabs to test people. every wednesday as well as
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sunday. >> abc 7 news was in san francisco when firefighters finished a call. you can see them stripping off their personal protective gear that includes gowns and masks and gloves. >> today the ceo of facebook and his wife held a facebook live session to talk about the state's response to the pandemic. they asked him about the equipment that's needed. things like masks, gloves and especially the ventilators. >> and we need the ventilators. i have to tell you, if there's any anxiety i have on the supply side of things it's the vents and we need people from arohe b send them our way. if you're in community college and you're using one for training, send them our way. if you're in a surgical center and using anesthesiology send them our way. >> the governor mentioned the
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state received 170 ventilators from the federal government and many were nonfunctions. boom engineer figured out what was needed and fixed them over the weekend. >> stanford health care ramped up it's telehealth services. the use of the technology is also giving providers for personal protective equipment also known as ppe which has become valuable in the fight against the deadly disease. abc 7 reporter has the story. >> at stanford health care technology could be the key in keeping those on the front lines safe from the spread of covid-19. >> we have ipads in almost every single room in every zone in our emergency department. >> in most cases a physician will do the in person exam which includes listening to the patients lungs but after that -- >> we can use the virtual care to help update the patient on how they're doing, check in with the patient, see if they have any questions, review discharge
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instructio instructions. >> telehealth can also minimize the amount of personal protective equipment that needs to be used which at times can lead to an impersonal sterile experience for all involved. >> the virtual care actually brings the human back into the patient room so you can see a patient empathize, relate, smile, the turning of the lips during difficult conversation. that can come back virtually and that's been very exciting and important for the patients to see. >> they also ramped up testing and has the capacity to perform 2,000 tests per day through the drive-thru facility as well as various in patient and outpatient clinics. you don't already need to be a physician to receive the test but you need to register to make theappointment. over the next 1 to 2 weeks they're projecting a surge requiring in patient or icu status which makes the imple mepatime -- implementation of the ipads even
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timelier. >> covid-19 is putting incredible strain on our physician and nurse work force so we're looking for any tool that we can to help reduce unnecessary patient interactions and expose them to potential virus. >> in the south bay, abc 7 news. >> a lot more to comment. not just medicine. meet the photographer behind these porch portraits. she calls them smiles from a distance. >> now, here's where the virus's machinery comes into play. >> what exactly does coronavirus do to your body? >> also, join us this thursday at 4:00, abc 7 confirms hate crimes against asian-americans during the covid-19 pandemic. it's going to be an important event. we'll have a panel of expert contributors and real time audience interaction from you. again this thursday at 4:00 p.m.. tune in for that. stay with us.
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some words from congresswoman jackie spear praised. >> we want to say to the rest of san mateo county is you have done good. you have done good so far. continue to do good. continue to stay
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what does covid-19 do to your body. dr. patel is part of the abc 7 news team of experts. >> they get their names from the spikey crown-like proteins seen under a microscope. it's transmitted by respiratory droplets spread through coughs and sneezes. >> it's going to try to find it's way into your upper airway
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system. >> it gets into the body through your eyes, nose and mouth and that's why doctors keep telling people not to touch their face. >> now, heres where the virus's machinery comes into play. those spiked proteins are going to try to attach to your body's cells in the upper and lower airway and the whole point of the virus is that basically hijack your body's cells, get into those cells and what it essentially does is it tricks your cells into reproducing it. so the virus is going to use your body to replicate and make a lot more of itself. >> that triggers your body's immune system. >> that's why people develop that fever. that's your immune system working. >> for most people, a cough, a runny nose and fever is the worst of it. they'll recover in a couple of days. but while they are out and about not feeling sick, they are spreading the coronavirus to others. potentially leaving it on everything they touch where it's been shown to survive for days.
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waiting for a new host. in some people covid 19 is devastating and potentially deadly. >> the virus can actually travel really deep down into the lungs and then the immune response is actually out of control and people can actually start to develop pneumonia, severe lung disease, lung failure, all because the immune system is completely out of hand and it's basically working overtime to try to catch up to the virus. >> once you have covid-19 the coronavirus can seek out other cells in your body including the blood vessels that line our body and our heart. >> so if it really spreads out you can have organ damage all over your body. you can go into shock. >> that's why people over 65 in pre-existing conditions plus anyone infected with coronavirus are urged to stay home and keep 6 to 10 feet away from people if they need to go out. >> so long story short the
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coronavirus's job is to not kill you. it wants to use you to create more of itself and then it wants you to cough and spread it to somebody else so it can keep the chain going. >> you can help stop the spread of the coronavirus. i know that you heard it a million times but wash your hands frequently and don't
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she is getting lots of help from neighbors, friends, even strangers. abc 7 news reporter cornel bernard has the story. >> they're photos of new reality. families sheltered at home all captured by kristen wright chlts i started thinking about it. i thought this is historic. >> weeks ago she grabbed her camera to document life with family her husband and four daughters. >> i wanted to make sure that i remembered it. like the hard times and the good times. >> kristen never leaves home without her camera and one day she had an idea to help capture lives from a distance. >> 1, 2, 3, happy. it started with quick 2 minute no contact photo sessions of then friends of friends started calling. >> saturday was my big day this weekend. i hopped on my bike and i did 13
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families. >> the result was amazing. still life images of families on front lawns and porches. smiles from a distance. >> i can't tell you how many families have said that it has been so exciting for them to get dressed. >> there's even an impromtu driveway dance resitel and joy from a mom to be. >> connecting with people in other ways is amazing and it makes me feel really good and it makes me feel even better that other people are finding joy in it too. >> i will send you the digital copies. >> yes, she could be charging families big bucks for these candid close ups but she is not taking a dime. >> payment in smiles. and pa >> lse strange times. abc 7 news. >> precious moments. happening tonight, everyone in san francisco is being asked to show support for front line workers. it's called get loud for our
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heros and it starts at 7:00. you're asked to spend a couple of minutes clapping for health care workers, grocery store clerks, first responders and all other essential employees doing such great work right now. lean out of your window or step out on the balcony and get loud. clap, whistle, shout, whatever you like. it's not just sounds but sites. people are using signs to share their emotions during this strange time. abc 7 news anchor has that story. >> they are quite literally the signs of our times. a cultural shout out scribbled on windows, walls and sidewalks. along san francisco's famed hate street you can find messages of encouragement. we will get by and even a little bit of tongue and cheek. >> i just threw it out today. my dogs were looking sad. >> she said she was getting bored when she doodled up a sentiment that could be
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tra translated as forget you corona. >> in nearby pole valley, jay streets used the front of his home as an interactive space for years. the phone booth is a lending library but his latest message was inspired by hard working friends and local grocery stores that stayed on the job. >> during the crisis what they have done is really inspiring to me and i wanted to recognize their contribution to the neighborhood. >> many of the signs send broad wishes. others with specifics on acting smarter and healthier in these difficult weeks. it's a healthy phenomenon both for posters and their audience. a sense of trust that may be hard wired into our best survival instincts. >> you can see why that would be adaptive. you want to be in a tribe of people where you're going to as are going to be good. >> whether it's a matter of science, trust, or something else, there seems to be a
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movement under foot and something encouraging in the air. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> these are a few examples of the support that people are showing each other right now. show us what's happening in your neighborhood and the hashtag abc 7 now when you post on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> that's nice to see everyone coming together. that's great. spencer is keeping track of our weather. >> it looks like it's going to be a nice week spencer. >> it isolated showers. fairly mild overnight and then tomorrow after a possibility of a couple of early morning isolated showers in the north bay, most of us will see partly to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. highs in the mid 60s around the bay shoreline.
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low 60s on the coast and upper 60s inland. here comes the all important accuweather 7 day forecast. sunny days in the middle of the week. wednesday, thursday, friday, nice and sunny and mild as april gets underway with high temperatures up near 70 degrees and inland areas mid to upper 60s around the bay shoreline. low 60s on the coast and over the weekend increasing clouds with a slight chance of light showers from a weak storm system but we won't worry about that yet. enjoy the sunshine. >> we will. thank you. >> all right. still sports to cover. larry. >> hi there. sharks star had a quarantine mishap that almost sent him to the hospital today. what went wrong at home.
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he's a hockey player and has an upper body injury. hockey season shutdown 2.5 weeks ago. i asked him if it felt like months because this seems like an eternity. >> it feels longer than 2.5 weeks. that's for sure. we have at least another month or so of this. so at times, there's that old saying time flies by when you're having fun and sitting around at home and not doing much isn't fun. at this time of the year there's usually golf tournaments on. when you turn the tv on you're going to those netflix shows because there's not much else on. >> you can watch abc 7 news, we got you covered there. >> i have never watched more news in my is entire life. >> you guys are becoming household names that's for sure.
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>> just keep it on this channel. we're all good. it's national doctors day today. boy do we need them more than ever. the oakland as are using their platform to thank the doctors and health care professionals on the covid-19 front lines right now. i want to thank the doctors and nurses battling on the front lines of this pandemic. we want to say thank you for everything that you're doing. please stay safe. >> this is really cool. i got your back. the 49ers have ycreated a page n their website. they're pooling community resources. everything from player messages to coloring pages for your kids and custom zoom backgrounds. you can see them all at 49ers.com igyb. i got your back. speaking of video messages check ot our friends. >> i got to hapg ong out with d here. caught up on light reading. i get a workout with my family every morning in the gym and
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garage and i play a lot of call of duty. hope everyone is staying safe. have fun. and go niners. >> yes. the olympics rescheduled for summer of 2021 in japan and the ncaa voted to grant an extra year of eligibility to all season students in spring sports whose seasons were cancelled because of the coronavirus. that's great news for thousands nkou vy joht inside hundreds gathered for an illegal side show. >> there's been out rage out there over the amount of time it takes to get a covid-19 test result. however, uc berkeley is doing something that could change all of that. i'll explain in my story tonight at 11:00. >> and tonight at 8:00 it's celebrity family feud. at 9:00, catch america rising. fighting the pandemic. a special edition of 2020
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followed by the good doctor at 10 and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> and nightline airs at 11:35. jimmy kimmel live will air at 12:05 after nightline. >> that's our report as always. >> for all of us here thank you for joining us. enjoy this nice look outside.
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this is "jeopardy!" trgcontesnt monica, california. a political recruiter and trainer from cincinnati, ohio... and our returning champion-- an attorney from danville, virginia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. yeah, i know. i know. it's hard to get excited about $2,399 when you're a contestant on "jeopardy!" but two things we learned at the end of last week on this program. one: final jeopardys go a long way to determining the winner, and they also go a long way to determining how much money
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you're either gonna win or not win on the program. we had some tough finals. hopefully, today the final will be a lot easier. monya and kyle, welcome aboard. khalilah, good to see you again. let's go to work in the jeopardy! round right now and see how succesare wiseator "t" in quotation marks. oh, there's a theme. and finally... khalilah, start us off. "t" time for $200, please. kyle. - what is the trinity? - yes. "t" time, $400. - monya. - what is think? - good. - "t" time, $600.

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