now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> if each of us keep doing our very best if we stay the course, we will save lives. >> health officials in six bay area counties extend the stay-at-home order with more than a month through sunday, may 3rd. and it includes new restrictions and specific orders for essential businesses that remain open. good afternoon. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. let's get right to the numbers. the united states has now passed china when it comes to the number of reported deaths from coronavirus. and today the president said it's going to get even worse. >> we're going to go through a very tough two weeks, and then ho hopefully as the experts are predicting, as a lot of us are predicting after studying it so hard, you're going start seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel. but this is going to be a very painful, very, very painful two

weeks. >> locally, california schools may not reopen for the rest of the school year. this according to the state superintendent because of the current social distancing guidelines. california has the third most cases in the united states with about 7500 people infected. the bay area's shelter in place order has been extended through may 3rd. there are restrictions. most notably, construction projects are halted and many places are being closed down. that includes playgrounds and dog parks. the new restrictions announced by health officials today affects six bay area counties as well as the city of berkeley. chris nguyen joining us from san jose with the details in the south bay. chris? >> hi, larry, good afternoon. that previous order was set to expire on april 7th. it has now been extended to may 3rd as you said, with authorities telling us that they simply need more time to help reduce the spread, to slow down the spread and to help reduce

future impact on our local hospitals. this afternoon, an urgent plea from local leaders as we begin a new phase of the bay area shelter in place order. >> we know this is a highly contagious disease. and what we're asking of all of you is to make sure that you stay at home, that you lessen the number of times that you go to the grocery store. >> with a significant jump in the number of positive case, hospitalization and deaths from covid-19, health officers from the six most populous bay area counties have determined that stricter social distancing is needed to slow the rate of spread. >> our hospitals are beginning to fill with covid-19 patients. they need more time. we need to do even more to give our health care providers ever advantage they can so they can care for us when they need them, whether for covid-19 or for any other acute health care need. >> by the end of the workweek, essential businesses that continue to operate must complete, post and implement a

social distancing protocol tailored specifically to that location. this includes limiting the amount of people allowed in a store at any given time, and providing guidance on how to control shopping lines. stores will also be required to provide hand sanitizer to custom mix, i recognize that this order and the previous one are creating social and economic disruption for everyone and extreme hardship for many. >> playgrounds and dog parks must be shut down, if they haven't already. and shared recreational facilities such as golf courses, tennis and basketball courts and pools are no longer allowed to open. most residential and construction is prohibited. >> we have families struggling without a paycheck. physical separation does not mean social isolation. this is a time for our community to embrace shared sacrifice, to embrace this moment. >> we know that the enforcement of the order has been a hot topic among many in the community.

we'll have more on what the district attorney had to say coming up at 5:00. for now, we are live in san jose. i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> chris, is the decision to extend the limitations more about the surge of patients that they're expecting or are hospitals already getting close to capacity? >> great question, larry. right now hospitals here throughout the bay are not at capacity, but they are expecting a surge in one to two weeks. you heard the president mention that just a short time ago, but again, dr. sarah cody stressing the importance of all of us doing our part to reduce the strain on our health care system so that our health care workers are ready to go when it comes to caring for the patients they expect in the coming weeks. >> all right, chris, thank you. in case you're wondering if this is all worth it, at the white house a short time ago, the official there's said the shelter in place warnings really are working for communities that started them early. >> california a week before new

york or new jersey really talked to their communities and decided to mitigate before they started seeing this number of cases. and now we know that makes a big difference. >> but even with those restrictions that we put in early, the bay area is now up to more than 2400 cases, and we just learned santa rosa police officer has died, died today from complications of the illness. there are 78 total cases in sonoma county. napa county just reported its first death. santa clara county continues to have the most cases. they're getting close to 900. 30 people in that county have died. to the north, mendocino and lake counties continue to see smaller numbers. there are still four cases in mendocino. no cases in lake county. >> california has urged people with medical training who are not currently licensed in their professions to join the fight against coronavirus. today governor newsom praised the 25,000 people who went online within 24 hours to answer that call.

>> phlebotomist, radiologist, emts, doctors, nurses, remarkable, remarkable spirit, and a remarkable number of individuals that stepped up and are being to step in to meet covid-19 head-on. these weren't just people randomly checking in and welcoming themselves to a website and looking at it. these are people filled out forms with their specific license number and they're ready to contribute. and we're triaging every single one of those individuals and looking at the geographic distribution so we can meet the moment, because we recognize in california where we're many parts but one body. and different parts of the state have different needs. >> governor newsom also said california is, quote, not out of the woods yet. and the governor urged all californians to keep social distancing in order to limit the spread of coronavirus. some rules are being relaxed in california amid the pandemic.

the governor has signed an executive order giving small businesses an additional 90 days to file taxes and make tax payments. the same order also allows for mail-in dmv renewals. california is waiving continue requirements for several educations. testing positive for covid-19 and is now in a medically induced coma in a wall mutt creek high school. and his family is pleading for other sales reps to get tested if they're feeling sick. luz pena has the story. >> their love story has been 40 plus years in the making. >> we got married in 1980. and we've known each other since sixth grade. so a lifetime. we've known each other since we were children. >> what's hurting rosemary the most is that she can't hold her husband's hand while he fights

for his life. >> a lone in a hospital room. he was diagnosed with covid-19 a week ago today. >> from there on, it was just downhill. the morning i got a phone call, and they told me they were going have to induce him into a coma to have his body rest. >> mike revelo is a california lottery sales rep. he was concerned about their exposure to the pandemic for week. >> at one point in early march, mike even said this is ridiculous. we don't belong in the field. if we get infected, we're going infect all the retailers, all the members of the community. they're going take it home to their family. >> many of the california lottery sales rep, frequent places like supermarket and gas stations according to their union could be in contact with 100 people per day. >> devastation. heartbreaking. we saw this coming. this was preventible. >> on monday during the california state lottery commission's meeting, alva johnson, the lottery commission

director said we've been adapting to this crisis and working 24/7 to address the needs of our team members and our communities. we've implemented a number of changes, sometimes being amongst the first in state agencies to respond. and as she prays for microto survive this, rosemary is pleading for other sales reps to get tested. >> this is -- this is real. this is real. employers need to know that they need to keep the employees safe. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. san mateo county is preparing for a surge of covid-19 patient, even though the county's hospitals have been able to meet the demand for treatment so far. part of getting ready for an onslaught of patients includes building a field hospital at the san mateo events center. sky 7 flew above that facility earlier today. that's where the national guard has set up 250 beds. san mateo county has another operation ready to go at a hotel in burlingame. well, first it was

instacart. today whole foods. employees of the grocery chain are demanding hazard pay and improved working conditions since they're still required to keep the store running in the middle of this pandemic. abc7 reporter julian glover has the details. >> a familiar picture of whole foods across the bay area, seen at this fremont location, eager shoppers lined up six feet apart with cart, gloves and mask before the store opens. but as shoppers whisked in this morning, the threat of a shut-out looms over the company. workers are bringing attention to what they call dangerous conditions they're forced the work in order to keep this essential business open. here's what workers are asking for. guaranteed hazard pay of double their standard wage. paid leave for all workers who decide to self-quarantine instead of coming to work. and additional policies to facilitate social distancing between employees and customers. i was not able to make contact with a whole foods employee who

decided to take part in the sickout today and call in sick, but i was able to speak to one employee who did decide to show up to work anyway. >> i just wanted to share that i am working today because i need the income, but also because i like working for whole foods. they are a very good company, and i believe that they take care of their employees. >> brian whitson works for the amazon-owned company's novato location. he also sent me these pictures showing the company's apparent efforts to social distance, like limiting the number of employees allowed in particular areas a the time and restricting elevator usage to just one person per trip. what's unclear is how many whole foods employees agree that these efforts go far enough. you can see the line outside of whole foods moves slowly here. it's pretty much one person has to leave the store so one person can enter. one of the social distancing guidelines that some of the locations have in place now. now i reached out to whole foods this morning for comment as to what they might be doing to address the concerns of their employees. i have not heard back. but the company did tell abc

news that they have increased pay and they're offering two weeks of paid leave for any worker who tests positive for coronavirus. i'm julian glover, abc7 news. and here is something you'll want to tune in for. thursday at 4:00, join us for a special town hall as abc7 confronts hate crimes against asian americans during the covid-19 pandemic. we will have a panel of expert contributors and realtime audience interaction. be sure to join us for that important conversation. zoom has become one of the new ways for people to get together while they're sheltering in place. but what about your personal information? why the company's privacy policy is now being scrutinized. masks have become all the talk the past couple of days with the white house task force considering a recommendation for people to wear them. should you? we'll get the an

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all right. time to focus on consumer news. >> 7 on your side's michael finney live. he's at his home with today's headlines. and michael, i'm really interested in your first story because i was just zooming with somebody today for a podcast we'll be putting up later tonight. what's going on with zoom? >> this is the most interesting thing going on in the world of consumers today. the teleconferencing company zoom, the one you just talked about, said it's going to change its privacy policy. this came after being called out by consumer advocates. the san jose-based company says it's releasing new guidelines outlining how it will handle the data collection, including new policies to protect school children using zoom for schools. this follows concerns voiced by consumer reports which claimed zoom's policy allowed it to collect information from meetings held on zoom. the federal trade commission is reporting a surge in coronavirus-related complaints. the ftc has received more than

7800 complaints since the beginning of the year, half last week alone. most of the complaints about are coronavirus-related fraud and travel-related issue, including cancellations and refunds. airbnb is putting up 250 million to pay hosts for cancellations. the company has come under fire from its hosts for allowing cancellations that differ from the host's stated policy right there on the website. beginning today airbnb will pay hosts 25% of what would have been received had their not been a cancellation. now airbnb has come under fire from both sides for this. some consumers have said they haven't been generous enough. we've been fielding a lot of complaints on this. you'll be hearing more about this as the days go ahead. >> for sure, michael. there is a ton of canceled vacations and everybody has a different policy, especially if you're talk about international travel. >> yeah. >> thank you, michael. >> absolutely. unbelievable. open table is switching

gears now that most restaurants are closed. the restaurnt reservations service is now allowing users to bookshoping times at supermarkets and other retailers. users get a text when it's their time to shop. the hope is to prevent overcrowding and make the stores safer. one city leader has introduced a plan to give san francisco families money to pay their bills if they don't qualify for relief programs offered by the federal government. community groups joined supervisor walton in his crusade to assist families with children under the age of 18. many of those families feel squeezed right now. >> they're trying to figure out what to do as it is hitting the first of the month. rent is due. certain bills are due. >> we are setting this legislation up so that we can serve 5,000 families at $500 a month for up to a four-month period of time. if things need to go longer, or if we need the do something and adjust, of course we'll be prepared to introduce other legislation.

>> supervisor walton believes families could see money within a month if the board of supervisors passed his plan and mayor london breed signs it into law. a new survey says the coronavirus is impacting americans' spending habits. 52% of u.s. adults have cut back on spending. this is especially true among high-income households. 53% of households making more than 80,000 a year reduced their spending while 4% making under 30,000 reduced their spending two-thirds of adults with retirement or investment accounts intentionally did nothing with their investments in response to stock market volatility. today was another nice day to get out and do your outside exercise with your social distance, of course. >> of course. spencer christian inside talking about the outside. >> yes. that's right. inside talking about the outside, and keeping my social distance, of course, on this

lovely sunny day. here is a look at live doppler 7. it's really gorgeous all around the by area right now. here is live view looking across the bay from our exploratorium camera. 60 degrees right now in san francisco. we have mid 60s in oakland, redwood city, san jose. 71 at gilroy, and a cooler 57 at hlf moon bay. beautiful view of the golden gate. lots of blue sky with a few clouds mixed in. the cool spot right now up north is petaluma at 61. the warm spot is over in the east a little bit, fairfield at 71. and santa rosa, napa, concord and livermore are all in the mid- to upper 60s. let's take a look at our forecast features. we're going have mainly clear skies overnight. it will be a little bit cool, but not cold. bright, breezy, dry in the next three days, and then rain arrives over the weekend. it could be heavy at times. but we'll get to that in a moment. overnight, clear skies, low temperatures dropping mainly into the mid- to upper 40s. that's generally. up in the north bay valley, it will be a little cooler with

lows dropping into the upper 30s in some locations. and tomorrow look for bright sunny skies once again. it will be breezy, especially at the coast. highs will range from upper 50s a the coast to only about low 60s around the bay shoreline and mid to upper 60s inland. now let's bring in the storm impact scale as april begins, april showers will be moving in our direction. a weekend storm will rank only 1 on the abc77 storm impact scale. generally we can expect light to moderate showers or rainfall from the system. but there could be occasional downpours which could raise the rainfall totals. generally, we may be looking at from 3/4 of an inch to about 1 1/4. that may change, but the early models are indicating pretty wet weekend. here is the forecast animation starting at midnight saturday night. notice the rain arrives in the north bay first and then pushes southward, eastward during the main part of the day on saturday, into saturday night. and there will be snow in the sierra along with rainfall here in the bay area. get a little bit of a break.

the rain eases up saturday night. but sunday, more waves of rain will push through, and the snow continues to fall in the sierra. so by late sunday night, we expect rainfall totals anywhere from -- now the models have brought the totals down. they're boosting them up. anywhere from 3/4 of an inch to an inch and a quarter. so again, if this forecast holds up, it will be pretty wet. in the sierra, look for 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulation. so this will be a pretty good dusting for the sierra. meanwhile, back here in the bay area, here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. and as i said earlier, three sunny, dry, and relatively mild days coming our way through friday. but temperatures dropped rather sharply over the weekend. the weekend storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, and then we can expect om clearing early next week. larry and ama? >> all right. thank you, spencer. bay area restaurants are finding new ways to serve the community. meet one owner who is trying to make a difference one bag at a

time. plus -- >> yeah, that was our last coffee at like a coffee shop. so it was a moment like that. >> catch up with the pences as they wait for the start of the baseball season. the amusing ways that they're

the acts of kindness from strangers during this time have been remarkable. in novato, a restaurant owner has been delivering groceries and care packages every single day to people in need, despite the fact his own business is struggling. abc7 news anchor liz kreutz has the story. >> reporter: he is used to making bobo tea or breaks omelettes at his two restaurants, bacon and pearl. but instead, his family are making these. >> chicken steaks, rib eye steaks, a little bit of fruit. >> daily care packages filled with groceries and supplies for the elderly, disable and food insecure families throughout marin county.

he began two weeks ago at the beginning of the shelter in place. there. >> is a lot of people that are out of food and they're stuck at home. i just open up my freezer, start packing stuff and buying stuff from the grocery store and deliver to people. >> tien posted on face book and the request for the packages came pouring in. donations too. melanie morgan, one of his frequent customers, has been helping make the door to door deliveries. >> these groceries have gone to people that i had no idea had food insecurities, kentfield, green gray, larkspur. >> we followed along as she went to her first stop tuesday morning, a mobile home park in novato. >> hi there! are you sarah? >> yeah. >> hi, sarah. i'm melanie from baker. how you? >> a woman, a single mom with kids named sarah opened the door. she told us she lost her job at a restaurant because of the pandemic. for her, this package is a life-saver. >> it means that money can go towards my rent.

and not have to worry about choosing between roof and food. >> tien says it's stories like these that will keep him going every day until the shelter in place is over, a remarkably generous act of kindness, even as his own businesses are struggling. >> people are always more important than money. people first. and then money after. >> liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> great attitude. all right. it is free taco tuesday at taco bell. freeing about the doritos tacos loco, a way to thank everyone. taco bell is donating a million dollars to no kid hungry. >> of course, the coronavirus outbreak has postponed the baseball season for the time being. today on midday live, a chance to catch up with hunter pence and his wife lexy. they told us they're managing to stay happy and healthy these day. >> we're doing yoga. we're walking. alexis is doing arts and crafts.

we're just trying to find a which to keep busy and enjoy each other's time. >> it's definitely torture, though. because we love san francisco so much. and we definitely want to be back there. and start the season and get back to a normal routine. so it's been a little tortuous. but not so bad. i get to be quarantined up with this guy. it could be worse. >> yeah, hunter pence is a laugh riot. good time to be hanging around with him. the pences also focusing their attention on their own brand of coffee. it's called pineapple labs. >> hunter has his own blend made from star fruit and lemon grass coming up next month. they're donating all the profits to no kid hungry, a nonprofit working to end child hunger in america. good cause. >> go pences! staying safe amid the shutdown. one business owner found out the hard way they were not protected. the video of a frightning break-in. plus shore, you wear a mask

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try an atkins shake you'll see. now your safe, your healthy, this is abc7 news. >> with many businesses closed until may, many businesses are doing what they can do to protect themselves from thieves breaking in. one shop owner in san francisco learned about this the hard way and now she is warning others. melanie woodrow has the surveillance video you'll see only on abc7 news. >> sweet & spark isn't closed for good. it just looks that way for now. co-owner jillian bremer cleared her story of its entire inventory after two people used a crowbar to break into around 1:00 a.m. friday two weeks into san francisco's shelter in place. the whole thing caught on surveillance video. bremer hasn't boarded up her store like others. >> there were boxes all over the

floor, damage to the floor. it just was a mess. >> the store sells new clothing along with vintage jewelry, scarves and purses within seconds, the alarm sounded and the alarm company called bremer who called san francisco police. >> walking into the store in the middle of the night with the door just smashed in was really surreal. we had to get the door fixed immediately. the next morning we had to figure out what orders were stolen, what jewelry was stolen, cancel other outgoing orders. >> bremer estimates the damage to the door and stolen items at a few thousand dollars. in december, thieves posing as sweet and stark shoppers stole a rare vintage chanel purse worth $6800. live and learn. when the shelter began, she emptied the case that held the most valuable items. >> as they were leaving they were trying to jiggle the handle on the designer case.

>> she didn't board up shop because of the cost and she had already ordered a custom gate for the front door. until it arrives -- >> at the end of the day, there is nothing to come back for because it's all out of the store. >> san francisco police recommend business owners of vacant locations do what they can to secure their space and property. they say they have also stepped up uniformed patrols. >> i think this is a great reminder for everyone to be extra alert during this time. >> a neighboring business caught this additional surveillance image of the suspects. sfpd says the investigation is ongoing. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> many americans are wearing masks when they leave their homes. and now the trump administration is at least considering whether that should be recommended for everyone. dr. anthony fauci from the president's coronavirus task force explains some of the reasoning that is going into this conversation. >> the idea of getting a much more broad community-wide use of masks outside of the health care setting is on under very active

discussion. the thing that has prohibited that a bit is to make sure we don't take away the supply of masks from the health care workers who need them. but when we get in a situation where we have enough masks, i believe there will be some very serious consideration about more broadening this recommendation of using masks. we're not there yet, but i think we're close to coming to some determination. >> part of any guidance on wearing masks could include steps on thou properly take them off after wearing them, because you don't want to infect your hands when you touch the mass. you got take them off from the back. >> so let's dig into that a little bit, because i know there are so many questions. we brought back our abc7 news medical expert, dr. alok patel. thans for joining us, as always. you got me okay? >> i got you, ama. thank you. >> all right. sounds good. we just heard from dr. fauci about the masks there have been so many questions about this and whether we should be wearing them if we're not sick, because

does it really keep us from getting sick. and a colleague and i were talking about this yesterday. the recommendation had been for people who aren't sick not to wear them because it's not necessarily going to keep you from getting sick, yet health care workers wear them all the time to make sure they don't get sick. can you talk than a little bit? >> well, it's one thing to really tease out is that health care workers are wearing the n95 masks which is a very particular type. and health care workers are going to be in the front line around people who could be exposin them to droplets in close range. this is very different than what is happening outside if you're going to the grocery or a walk and are already social distancing. it's tough to compare the two populations. one thing that we're all worried about is if we kind of broaden the recommendation for using masks, that people will go back to that toilet paper hoarding mentality and start to get n95 masks. we have to save those for health care workers on the front line. but i do agree with the common

sense principle that it's possible that anything covering your mouth, a surgical mouth, cloth, whatever could prevent the spread of some of those droplets. we just have to wait and see how people actually respond to any new recommendation. people can't get a false sense of security and think that a mask is the end all, be all and they no longer have to social distance. that still is key. >> yeah, absolutely. i suppose it could help you stop from touching your nose and mouth and things like that. that is so recommended. you said a key word there. you said cloths as well. so what about the homemade masks that people are making? are they effective? because like you said, we do not want to put a strain on the equipment that all of our health care providers need. >> you're seeing those do it yourself tutorials pop up all over the internet. and i have to always remind people that i really respect the fact that the community, the public wants to help out in creating the mask supply. but making a mask at home is not that straight forward. a mask really involves two key components.

number one, it has to fit tightly. you to make sure you're creating a good seal. number two, the filtration itself. there was a study that showed the most effective material is a vacuum cleaner bag. good luck breathing out of that for hours a day. the different tutorials have to look at the type of material you're using, and if you're going to use a different material like elastic to create that seal. it's not going to be as good as an n95 mask, but again, those have to be saved for health care workers. >> but maybe it keeps you from touching your face on a personal level, right? >> or it might do the opposite. so yes. one thing it could be doing. i make the analogy to an ace wrap if you hurt your ankle is it reminds you, watch your ankle. so it's possible that wearing a mask, even if it's one you have at home, a surgical mask, whatever, it's possible it might remind you, we're in cautious times. but at the same time, we don't want people to get a false sense of security and say you know what? i've got the mask on. i'm protected.

i can be closer to somebody now. or i'm okay to touch things. people still adjust their mask. they touch it. they accidentally touch their eyes. they may remove their mask and not wash their hands. you still have to keep all the same precautions in place with or without a mask. >> we're touching something, wipe down, i touched something else, wipe down again. the white house is talking a lot about the new math model that we're hearing, the projection of 100,000 deaths and what we can do address them. so what can you tell us about this? >> you know, the math model, a lot of people look at it right now and say it's really scary. it came out from the imhe, and it basically predicted that with everything in place right now, our health care capacity, our social distancing, et cetera, over the next four months we could see about 81,000 deaths and extend that out. that's where they're getting the 100,000 number. that's scary. but the beauty is that is a math model accounting for just today. i'm quoting dr. fauci saying there is things we can do the

fix the math model and reduce the amount of deaths. that's going to being a little more strict about social distancing, possibly talking about national restrictions, but also making sure that we're not hitting that health care capacity yeah. >> and that we are getting a health care surge capacity, we're get mortgage equipment out there. we're getting more testing out there and we're keeping the american safe so that we are going to prove the mathematical model wrong. wooer going try to prove it wrong by not getting to that point. >> okay. talk about the new research that suggests that maybe moms can pass it on to their unborn babies. that actually true? >> this actually came out last week there was a couple of studies that came out. one of them showed, they looked at 33 babies born to covid-19 positive moms, and three tested positive. in all these cases, there was a lot of sterility. there was isolation guidelines in the delivery room. so the possibility was there. they've also found a few newborns born to covid-19 positive moms and the newborns

are producing a specific type of antibody that show that they possibly saw the virus in utero, in mom's womb. it's still early, but it suggests that that vertical transmission is possible. so covid-19 screening for all expecting mothers, and clear isolation guidelines for all delivery rooms is recommended. >> all right. we are learning so much. dr. patel, thank you so much for joining us today. and we'll see you. >> day by day. >> probably another day or two. take care. >> probably so. all right. thank you to dr. patel. a we take a ride on muni, what it's like on the bay area's busiest line during this shelter in place shutdown. in place shutdown. plus, walmart's new rules. this fish sandwich is amazing! in place shutdown. plus, walmart's new rules. let's make it more amazing! ♪ menutaur check it out with an extra filet! yeah! hey. ahhhh! my $4 fish sandwich combo! stack it up for an extra buck.

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this is a few instances where we've found people dumping them in parking lots and other workers have to come and clean them up. the last thing you want to have to do is reuse these pieces of equipment. >> and it's a pandemic, but common decency and sense should not go out the window. >> come on. >> throw away your trash. >> yeah. of all the things we have to worry about, we have to worry about other people littering and putting us at further risk right now? come on, people. >> that's a bad look. i was wondering, kristen, i've got friends in south korea, and they're saying 90% of the people are wearing masks. what's your take on masks, no masks? >> well, what is my take is that i'm listening to various experts. and jeremy howard, who is at usf, who has been advocating for masks for a long time now has been pointing out the numbers showing that it is helpful, especially now they consider it could be airborne as well. that is kind of new data driving

that. you heard president trump in his news conference suggesting people using scarves. so i think the shifting focus and the idea is going in that direction. >> interesting. >> it doesn't hurt, right? >> no. you think another layer of protection would help. walmart taking steps to keep its customers and employees safe and healthy. the retail giant announcing today it will be sending masks and gloves and infrared thermometers to all of its stock, clubs and distribution centers. the masks and gloves will be optional for employees. the thermometers will be used to take the temperature of each associate as they arrive at work. anybody with a temp over 100 degrees will be sent home. additionally, walmart now has a website dedicated to helping associates, customers and the community during the crisis. i think we're going get to a point perhaps when wherever you go, you may have to get your temperature taken in order to go into an establishment. spencer, your thoughts? >> yeah, i think more and more companies are going to institute policies like that, larry.

we have to because we have to do everything we can to protect ourselves and protect employers certainly need to try to make for a safe working environment for their employees. >> in the past, employment law does not allow an employer to take your temperature before letting you in. but i do think that could be changing. i think 100 is kind of high too. 90 something, you got a fever there. >> well, isn't a fever technically 100 or 100.4? because throughout the day your temperature could be slightly elevated? >> yeah, and it does depend on who you are. everyone varies. i tend to run low. so if i have a 99, i'm not feeling so well. >> okay. well, the astronauts aboard the international space station know a thing or two about living in a confined space, and they're now offering some advice to the rest of us. >> some of the things that we do up here is to make sure that we try to stick to our routine. we make sure that we stick to our exercise routine, to stay fit and healthy and exercise as we know is important not only for our physical fitness, but

also for our mental well-being. that's something that we emphasize a lot up here. >> jessica meir says they maintain contact with their loved ones back home for their psychological support. she says it's been strange and really surreal to watch what's happening on earth realizing that they'll be going back to a different planet. although they had a little time to think about this change where as we were just woo, we're in it. >> yeah, exactly. so interesting. who would know better how to beat boredom while you're social distancing than astronauts. i would certainly listen to or read their advice. >> yeah. i think routine is such a great idea. and ama, you probably feel that way too, right? with the kids. >> schedule. >> they're on a routine, they don't go as crazy, which means you don't go as crazy. >> exactly. good point. >> that's the safest place right now, in one of those capsules. let's get elon musk and all go up on a rocket. another show of support during the crisis, a giant hart on the

side of the sheraton grand chicago. a poignant sign for a city and state getting hit hard by the virus right now. there are more than 5,000 cases in illinois as of yesterday. more than 70 death there's. the mayor of chicago expects the cases will peak in the coming weeks, saying they're anticipating as many as 40,000 hospitalizations. so the next two weeks could be pretty rough. but i do think it's heartwarming seeing place around the country like in the north bay, like at the 8:00 at night, everybody is doing this howl. they come out and ooh. >> and there were hearts on building here is in san francisco. so it kind of lightens your mood, even for a minute or two. we need it. >> yeah, it's a powerful visual symbol of our unity at a time like, this right? >> spencer, will you be howling tonight? >> every night, right, spencer? >> i howl every night, especially on a full moon. >> didn't need a pandemic for that. >> right. >> it depends on his beverage before that. that's a whole another story.

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what is it like to ride muni these days? the buses aren't all empty, especially on the busier routes. we sent an reporter to talk to passengers still riding the bus on the 38 geary bus line. >> i have never had a car, and i prefer to walk. but if i don't have time, muni comes in very handy. >> you're not worried about the safety of your health or anything? >> i can't worry about it anymore. i mean, things are going to happen whether you know about it or not, you know. and you just have to be ready to take care of it, whatever happens. >> we all need the money. >> i'm 77 years old.

if it gets me, it gets me. i've had a good life. so i take precautions. i stay home as much as i have to. >> i take the muni because it's very essential for me to go to work and to buy my basic essentials in the house. >> do you take any extra precautions? >> i do. i do have my sanitizer. i have my mask. i'm not wearing right now. i make sure i don't touch. i use my elbows to open the door. so you have to be extra cautious of what you're doing walking around the city. >> day in the life. this is the first day of a transit's reduced and modified schedule. most will operate similar to a sunday service. ac transit usually runs 30 transbeiruts. now it's operating only four. all bus rides are free in order to keep passengers physically distant from the operators. let's talk libraries now.

with neighborhood branches closed, libraries trying to reinvent themselves to reach out to users. they have new online services. david louie checking out the offerings on the peninsula, and joining us live working from home. hi, david. >> hi, larry. well, a team of about 100 has been making a fast transition to computers and cameras at the 12 san mateo county libraries. just like schools and universities, they're demonstrating that learning doesn't have the stop when classrooms or libraries have to close. twins carissa and mattea spend a lot of time these days taking classes online. however, the 8-year-olds used to go regularly to their library in half moon bay. expanded services from san mateo libraries are filling the void as a result of its branches being closed. >> we have a wealth of homework help, early literacy tools. if you need arts and crafts to do with your little ones, we have those tools as well and steps to help you learn a new

language while you're at home. >> more than half the librarians and the staff have been launching new services such as story time with deirdra brill. a drawing class taught by lynn fedder, and this interactive bilingual english/spanish sing along with kenny gabe. mother of the twins karen is enthusiastic about the new library focus that turns screen time into something instructive and engaging. >> being able to transition something that was hands-on, interactive, used their minds, used creativity, got them excited, was engaging, and to find something like that, as opposed to a passive visual view of a movie is very big. >> her daughters are looking forward to an online science program this week and help with their homework. >> what kind of things would you look up? >> how long it takes to make a chapter book, because i kind of want to be a writer when i'm

older. >> well, talking about fulfilling a need. in one week's time, the library staff has responded to over 800 texts. there has also been more than 12,000 new users to the library's website over the past two weeks. we're live working from home, david louie, abc7 news. >> david, we ought to build you more bookshelves for all the emmys in the background. nice problem to have. well, he almost had a chance to say something. nasa's offering up help to families who are stuck at home because of the coronavirus. their website includes dozens of tutorials on different s.t.e.m. activities for kids and adults, ranging from a moon habitat, an e edible spacecraft, about how about that and rockets that can built in your backyard. many of the materials you need are most likely in your

possession, tape, paper clips, strauss. a daly city brother and sister are releasing a rap video about covid-19. >> ♪ it keeps me home far away from school, feeling sad and education impaired ♪ > it has a nice beat. that's 9-year-old ellie de la cruz rapping about what it's like being a kid stuck at home during the outbreak. her 8-year-old brother was making beats one day when he asked his little sister to help. >> sometimes he would look up some words and then he would find rhymes with it. and we would put together some rhymes so it would be cooler. >> honestly, when i was making it, we were just doing it for fun. but then i thought about it, and, like, as of what's going on right now and all the difficulty, we just wanted to bring smiles to everyone. >> i love that. >> parents michelle and paul say they're very proud and support their kids' creativity.

ariel says they'll be dropping a new tune every week during the shelter in place. we have a link to their youtube video at abc7news.com. >> that is awesome. just ahead, we have today's moment of zen. and what's better than puppies? we'll take you to the dog park when we come back. but first, here is dan with a look at abc7 news at 5:00. >> new at 5:00, students now getting an outpouring of support studying from home gets a little easier. we'll explain. plus, a life-and-death decision for one woman. a cancer patient told she will not get a ventilator if she needs it. there is not enough to go around right now. it's a powerful

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getting walked and taken to the park. >> if it wasn't for the virus, where would you be? >> i would be at work. i would be sitting in traffic from san francisco. >> she's home, she either goes to daycare or i have a dog walker. so she's plenty spoiled. she's just more spoiled now. >> normally what would you be doing this time of day? >> i work in san francisco. i would be ready to wrap up my day and come home and take out the dog. this has been for penny, that i'm home and playing with the dog. she's loving it. i think she's losing weight. it's company because we're self-isolating. >> she's so much better. when she's at home all day sometimes she'll rip up papers and shred things and be sort of a little bit more depressed. she's been super happy. hasn't sdun anything bad at all. >> i think it helps having pets. it definitely helps being trapped inside all day and

having companions, especially i live with a person, too. but for people who don't have people, i think having a cat or dog makes a huge difference. >> my principal was saying it would be funny if this virus thing was a employ by the pets to get their people to stay home all day. now they have it for a certain amount of time. >> it totally worked. they've got us for at least a month. >> i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections

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