keeping kids learning. with the governor's announcement that schools will not be in session this year. many school districts across the bay area have been working out rolling out lesson plans to get students learning at home. getting students without internet access connected online and working to get computers to those who don't have them. >> how do we get those students connected who are disconnected when they leave our school district and we go home. so, you know, we're now looking at vendors to see how can we get hot spots and solutions at about how can we radiate the wi-fi that we have at different schools. >> that was the director of technology for the school district. his schools have handed out nearly 1,000 chrome books to students in need learnedmhe stet will be anline.

now, g yesterday.wii hotatn 4,000 chromebooks to get those students online, logged in and working. as the governor said, while the schools might be physically closed, class is still in session. that is certainly the message for all students and their parents across the bay area this morning. for now reporting live in san jose, julian glover, abc 7 news. >> thank you, julian. happening this morning, san jose mayor sam licardo will provide an update on how it is getting food to families in need. donations and volunteers are down but the need is growing. licardo and school leaders will have a map for seniors and young pe pickup restaurants. to the north bay bay area counties in santa cruz county eclipsed 2, 700 cases as we

enter the critical period in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. 69 people have died from covid-19. santa clara county remains a hot spot nearing 1,000 confirmed cases and 32 people died. san francisco surged with now the number is 434 in total. close to 400 cases in on the peninsula. mendocino is reporting four confirmed cases and lake county remains unchanged with no positive cases so far. we're plotting the case numbers on to a graph so we can see the trend. it uses data from the seven bay area counties and seven other surrounding areas. and we are still on an upward curve, so, that is definitely a challenge. there are more than 9,500 coronavirus cases across california and now the death toll has passed 200. the state added 1,000 new cases in just a 24-hour period between

tuesday and yesterday. $100 million will be distributed to california schools and child care centers and that covers the cost of school cleaning expen expenses. and starting today, savemart, lucky will dedicate special shopping hours for first responders. law enforcement, fire and medical personnel will be allowed to shop one hour before and one hour after post eed sto hours. costco will limit the number of customers it will allow into stores. only two people will be allowed to enter with each membership card and this is in response to the massive crowds that we've seen there since the outbreak. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. more states are heeding the call to flatten the curve here as we fight the coronavirus pandemic. it looks like now 45 states are now imposing stay at home restrictions. more than 5,000 people have died with more than 200,000 infected. hospitals and health care

workers are overwhelmed. president trump says the next few weeks are going to be difficult. >> difficult days are ahead for our nation. we're going to have a couple of weeks starting pretty much now, but especially a few days from now that are going to be horrific. >> now, vice president mike pence says that he expects the worst of the pandemic will be over by memorial day. and that is two months away. dr. anthony fauci says social distancing orders will be removed when there are essentially no new cases or deaths. so, the good news here is that more than 8,500 people have successfully recovered from the virus here in the united states. everybody in los angeles is now being encouraged to wear a nonmedical mask. this is a recommendation from the city's mayor. and it comes the same day at the california department of public health announced that people are not required to wear masks, but said that they may be helpful when they're combined with other prevention measures.

volunteers from redwood city are busy sewing thousands of masks based on a kaiser-approved template and they will go to medical workers who face a critical shortage of n95 masks. sd >> within a couple days when we launched our effort, we had hundreds of volunteers signed up across the bay area and across the country to make these masks for, you know, for our health care workers. >> the cdc is reviewing its guidelines on who should wear masks. with the covid-19 pandemic hitting bay area businesses hard, some tenant rights groups are calling for a statewide rent strike next month. abc 7 news reporter has that story. >> all of our events through june canceled. >> reporter: a wedding floral deziper but all the spring weddings she was planning are now gone due to the coronavirus shelter in place order and now the rent is due. >> right now it's really a choice between making sure i

have enough money for food and for health care versus rent. >> reporter: monica perez is a teacher from pittsburg with two kids to support and a mortgage to pay. >> it was a struggle and before this happening. >> reporter: both monica and tera are members of a.c.e. the advocacy group that is now calling for a statewide rent strike on may 1st, if governor newsom doesn't help. >> i want the governor to cancel the rents, to cancel the mortgage. >> reporter: tara says a rent strike started early in her neighborhood. >> we have four units in my apartment complex that are all striking because they don't, they are also in the same situation. >> reporter: governor newsom has already called for a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic, but some bay area leaders say more needs to be done. >> it would be a nightmare if people ended up homeless. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor matt hany joined a conference call with nine other

cities calling for mortgages and rents to be frozen. >> we need to make sure people aren't burden with additional debt and face evictions months from now. >> reporter: calling on the governor to help. no word yet from the governor's office. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. the city of santa clara electric utility will give every customer a $30 credit on their bill and it doesn't matter what your situation is, every household customer will get this $30 credit. you don't have to take any action. silicon valley is suspending all power and water shutoffs due to nonpayment. pg&e is suspending service disconnections and giving payment plan options if they're having issues paying their bills. a popular event in the peninsula is being transform under to a hospital. we'll take you behind the scenes as workers get ready for coronavirus patients. and the tough new stay at home rules mean a lot of

construction projects are suddenly on hold and some exceptions to the rule. but, first, though, checking in with mike from home on what the day is looking like. hi, mike. >> hi, kumasi, how are you? >> i'm well. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well, thank you very much. hey, let's get some sunshine in our forecast today because the weekend is looking wetter and wetter. good morning, everybody. you wouldn't believe it is going to be warmer this afternoon when you look at these temperatures and feel these temperatures. in san francisco we're in the mid to upper 40s with clear conditions and a little lighter breeze at the coast than we had yesterday morning, but that breeze will return as we head into the afternoon hours. in fact, it will go all the way over to the bay side. look at these temperatures in the 30s at palo alto and santa clara and pleasanton and american canyon and everybody else in the 40s with a 49 in downtown san francisco and about as mide as it gets. let's talk about the commute for those essentials driving through. 51 degrees and it's going to be pretty good all day today. we go from stars to sunshine.

it will be a little breezy on the bays as we have a small craft advisory developing this afternoon. so, little choppy there. for the north bay. 42 at 7:00. look at that wall to wall sunshine today. we'll be in the low 60s by noon. mid-60s all afternoon and back to 60 at 7:00. here's a look at the east bay and we may have a few clouds as we head into the afternoon hours, but mostly sunny day. we'll hit the low to mid-60s for a couple hours and in san francisco from 45 this morning at 7:00 to near 60 this afternoon under a mostly sunny and, again, breezy sky. let's focus in on what is going to happen this weekend. it is looking a little more volatile, especially sunday. we'll have light to moderate rain saturday and then we're going to have a chance of some thunderstorms sunday. a one on the storm impact scale

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hi there, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. let's look at what is going on with your exploratorium camera. it's clear and one of the milder temperatures around san francisco. your planner for today just begs you to go outside, but, remember, social distancing. we're going to be in the mid-50s to near 60 at noon. we'll stay in the mid to upper 50s at the coast and mid-60s this afternoon and even a few upper 60s inland and back to the low to mid-50s through the sime it sets at 7:34 this evening.

83 in palm springs, 72 in l.a. and quieter in the central valley and upper 50s there and 50 in yosemite and check out what is coming this weekend. we'll have some snow that will add upon the snow pack. >> if you go outside you need to be careful. a 5-ottubls regional park. sky 7 was over the area. the park is just off of interstate 580. the girl did have to go to the hospital, but had nonlife threatening injuries. officials are looking for that coyote. well, in anticipation of a surge in covid-19 cases in san mateo county, a 250-bed medical federal station has been quickly set up at the san mateo event center. it will ease the pressure on hospitals caring for those sick with the virus and those who just need a bed. our camera and chris reyes were

allowed inside. this type of setup becoming too familiar. public and event spaces once reserved for gatherings and celebrations now makeshift hospitals. this is the fourth set up by the national guard in california just this week. >> all of our airmen have made all of these beds to be prepared for when they're needed. >> reporter: you are looking at 250 beds for possible covid-19 cases that need care, but not necessarily hospitalization. empty now, but not if the surge that public health workers are so afraid of becomes reality. >> we hope that we never need this facility, but we want to be absolutely prepared because when that time comes and you need space, you want to have it. >> reporter: this place has changed almost overnight for this neighborhood. once home to the county fair, now a site for coronavirus testing. covid-19 cases and now hospital beds. changes that some residents at least on social media say they're not always aware of or comfortable with. >> we have to make sure that we

continue to be transparent. make sure that people know thatt what the event center is for is for saving lives. >> second only to santa clara and the number of covid-19 cases in the bay area. this media tour a way of being open with the public and also asking for their support. >> this is a different type of war for us and this is our generation's challenge. >> reporter: in san mateo, chris reyes for abc 7 news. a lot of construction projects around the bay area will sit unfinished for at least the next month. the new shelter in place restrictions will put a stop to commercial and residential work. brown construction is building this 193-unit affordable housing unit in bay point while trying to keep the coronavirus at bay. on tuesday, the contra costa county health department ordered a halt to all commercial and residential projects. exceptions allow certain projects to continue health care

facilities, affordable housing and public works projects and shelters, as well as temporary housing. >> it's better for us for what is essential and what is not essential. each one of these workers, yes, they want a paycheck, but if you asked any one of them, they're all trying to be as safe as possible and limit the spread of the covid-19, as well. >> but the new guidelines do mean that more people will be filing for unemployment. yeah, mike, so the construction project next to the station is still going on. i know you miss that. i have to keep you updated. >> i appreciate that. maybe we should put a time lapse camera on that so we can watch the progress or lack there of, as it should be. all right, ku am,masi, hopefullu get outside and enjoy some of the sunshine today and it's pretty sparse in san francisco and doing a great job of sheltering in place compared to what we've seen in other areas.

i want to show you the main players. an area of main pressure has broken off from the main low sitting over the pacific ocean and we still have that low moving through the islands. those two will come our way and tag team us this weekend. we'll get some light rain to moderate rain moving northwest to southeast across the bay area saturday morning into saturday afternoon. and then the stronger, more vigorous storm comes in sunday bringing us the chance of some thunderstorms and some downpours and ponding on the roadways along with hail, grapel and snow level down to 3,500 feet. we're getting closer to the events. this is a more high resolution model and you can see by the time why get into saturday late in the morning, that's when it comes in. but notice it kind of weakens as it heads to the south and falls apart and leaves us with just some light showers, or i should say some light rain into the evening hours in the south bay and that kind of dissipates overnight. in the second system, you can see it coming down and more wide spread in its shield of rain and

also notice it is colder as you can see some snow in lake county there in the mountains and possibly even mt. hamilton. this one is going to come in pretty stoutly, i mean, it's talking, we're talking about some thunderstorms possible with this one. so, don't be surprised if you hear some thunder or see some hail and we'd love to see it. put it on social mead i aand #socialmedia. a tenth of an inch in the south bay to nearly an inch in the north bay and heavier rain as we head deeper into sunday. up to a third of an inch in san jose. here's a look at my accuweather seven day forecast and that is the biggest game in town. that happens to hit on saturday and sunday. we'll see a little bit of a wrming trend as we head into next week. kumasi. youtube is planning j.k. rowling has a new website. >> youtube has an answer to

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welcome back. let's talk about some of the temperatures today because it is fog to be a gorgeous day. just a touch breezy, especially along the coast and the bay shoreline. low to mid-60s along the coast and the bay and mid to upper 60s in our inland and that will down slope off the mountains and compress and heat a little bit more and that's why you're warmer than the rest of us. tonight we have the 30s inland and low to mid-40s around most of our other neighborhoods under a clear sky. we'll look at the weekend rain and just how chilly it is going to get. >> coming up. here's kumasi. here is a health warning from the 7 on your side. the fda is asking manufacturers to pull zantac and its prescription equivalence off shelves. there is a concern that the product could be contaminated with a possible carcinogen.

if you have zantac at your house, the fda is encouraging you to get rid of it properly. we have information on that at abc7.com. we are seeing innovative ways to get them the care that they need. baby monitors. kaiser is already using it at its facilities in santa clara county. the monitors allow for a critical 24/7 connection to covid patients but limits risky in-person interactions. some questions about network security that are being addressed, but nurses say right now a simple solution to give bedside care without having to be bedside. it also seems as though people have gotten the message about not stockpiling during this pandemic. for the first time since it started foot traffic at walmart and target is down. this is according to the retail intelligence company.os likyopl

crisis started, so now everybody is staying at home. the retailers saw a huge increase from a year ago in the second week in march and then saw a drop by the third week. we know all of this coronavirus news can be really sobering right now, but that just means we need more moments of peace and tranquility. the golden state auduban society is here to help. they set up two nests and the c cameras are along the shoreline. they didn't set up the nests, they set up the cameras. a pair of ospreys recently laid their first eggs. the parents take turns hunting for fish. now, for the millions of people homeschooling, there are downloadable lesson plans on the website. that's so nice.

i'm just listening to it. it sounds peaceful, kumasi. it really does. oh, that's great. so many resources out there to keep your kids entertained and kind of sneak in a little education, too. if you just listen to us and go to our website and find all of those. we're trying to help you get through this. in many different ways. let's talk about temperatures. here we are tomorrow. cooler along the coast and little bit cooler inland, also, as the sea breeze will return and we'll is the afternoon clouds. look at the cold front for saturday. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and even colder. only low to mid-50s very winter-like temperatures as we head through sunday. but a little bit of a warming trend is coming back monday. kumasi. a ucsf researcher has crafty ways to cover your face without taking masks away from medical professionals. new concerns for dr. anthony fauci. the 79-year-old is now facing

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plus, security for dr. anthony fauci. the threats directed at the 79-year-old who has been the face of the u.s. coronavirus response. >> leave that man alone. >> leave him be. >> he's doing god's work right now. >> people. good morning. >> hi, kumasi. >> hi, friend. how are you? >> i'm good. good to see you. let's check in with our other friend, mike nicco. i understand it is going to be a beautiful day. >> it really is, reggie. hard to shelter in place today. i'm just putting it out there and let you know. if you do go out make sure you do the social distancing. i know you're tired of hearing it, but i just had to say it. let's look at what is going on with live doppler 7. absolutely clear out there. let me throw out the winds and very calm right now except for in fairfield about 13 miles per hour. they will pick up during the afternoon hours. it will be breezy near bodies of water. fewer clouds than we had for most of the week and 45 degrees.