now, your health, this is abc7 news. >> cdc recommends and the task force recommends wearing cloth face covers. >> this does not ache the place of physical distancing. >> new recommendations about the use of masks and face covers. this as officials start cracking down on people who are not following the rules. >> we have begun to cite. we will not ask you twice. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. at least 27 at a skilled nursin facility in orinda have tested positive for covid-19. no one has died, though two residents who tested positive are in the hospital. contra costa health services began investigating wednesday after two orinda care center staff mbers sough mical alstafwereeah officials talked about the next steps. >> our medimmediate task is to k

to decrease the risk of this continued transmission of this virus to other staff, other residents or outside the facility. >> public health officials are now investigating and testing at two other senior care facilities in contra costa county. >> this pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down in california. johns hopkins reporting there is more than 11,000 confirmed cases in the state. the bay area saw its total top 3,000 cases with santa clara county accounting for about a third of those. the number of patients in icu beds around the state now over 900. that's about four times the count from just last friday. ysisffs areal co's police chief siness owners found violating public health orders. >> we've had to cite a business in the last 24 hours, and we've cited individuals in the last 24 hours. and these are people that have been warned before.

>> chief bill scott says there will be no more second chances. anyone or any business found violating the rules a second time will be cited. meanwhile, today mayor london breed issued a reminder about yesterday's recommendation from local health experts -- local health officer, rather, that people should wear a face covering when leaving home. >> there is no need for you to wear an n95 mask. we want to reserve those masks for health care workers. >> mayor breed added that face covers are not a replacement for social distancing. both she and chief scott say on the whole, san franciscans have done a good job of social distancing and obeyinstay-at-ho mask, but both local and federal governments are recommending people wear some kind of face coverings when they leaf home. masks are hard to get. abc7 news reporter kris reyes takes a closer look now and joins us live.

kris? >> good afternoon, guys. you're probably going to want to go for a walk this weekend, maybe go to the grocery stores. these are the masks that are hard to find. i should mention this was acquired prepandemic for a wildfire coverage. but the doctor i spoke to today said you don't need. this you might want to use something like this, a scarf. and the best thing to remember is make sure you cover your nose and your mouth. we took a drive through downtown san francisco and chinatown and saw all kinds of face covers, including a scarf and a t-shirt. many people asking what should i be using. we put our viewer questions to epidemiologist at ucsf dr. george rutherford. >> do i need a face mask if i'm standing in my yard? >> if you're not doing anything. >> and is it okay to wear a scarf over my nose and mouth? >> yes, absolutely. what we're trying to do is cut down on you expelling cough, sneeze respiratory particles. that's the goal is to protect other people from you.

>> the next question is how should the cloth masks be laundered? >> i would waush them in hot water. >> what would be the best protection if you're going for a run or a bike? >> i would say you're going have to experiment. try a t-shirt or something like that. just a bandanna. >> experiment for comfort and fit, but also how porous. online, on etsy and amazon, the choices are endless. from fashionable to high-tech. this one boasts breathability and filter technology. but dr. rutherford says keep it simple. cover your nose and mouth and save the professional stuff for the people who need it. >> remember, the masks are just for when you good out, okay? an adequate mask covers your nose and mouth and cuts down on respiratory particles. cloth is fine. cotton is fine. fabric is fine. there is no way it's going to be perfect. but we have to reserve the perfect solutions, which are all the surgical masks and the n95 masks for the hospitals for now.

>> all right. speaking to the doctor's advice to experiment, you might want the try this at home. take a spray bottle, try different materials to see what materials won't allow that liquid to go through. and also what's comfortable enough that it won't fall off as you're running your errands or going for a run. again, if you want to go out, you want to be covering both your nose and your mouth. and of course none of this is replacement for the most important advice which is the stay home. kris reyes for abc7 news. >> so great to get all that information. thank you, kris. okay. let's take a look now at where cases stand in the bay area. there are now more than 3100 cases and 86 people have died. santa clara county leads the by area with confirmed cases with more than a thousand cases. and contra costa now with the skilled nursing facility outbreak is at 307 cases. now going farther north, mendocino county reports at least four confirmed cases. lake county remains unchanged with no positive cases.

a new coronavirus testing site now open in fremont. health workers began conducts the drive-up tests on stevenson boulevard today. they're expected to perform about 100 a day in order not the overwhelm the labs, which is what happened a at site in hayward. here's how this works. the arrivals will be prescreened to see if they have at least two of the following symptoms. they're looking for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing. this will decide who receives the test, which is by the way free of charge. >> multiple criteria. if you have any two of the criteria or a cumulative score, it doesn't necessarily have to be only the fever that would qualify you for a test. we're shooting for 10 to 12 hours on a negative. a little long other about a positive. >> and anybody who receives a test will be contacted about the washington hospital nurse. officials hope to open a walk-up site in the coming days. a fallen santa rosa police

officer who died from covid-19. look at this long trail of patrol cars that drove down highway 1 with their lights turned on this morning in honor of detective marilou armer. the 43-year-old was california's first law enforcement officer to die from the virus. eight other police officers have tested positive for covid-19. a crewmember from the grand princess cruise ship that remains docked in san francisco has died of coronavirus. this is video of the ship this morning from sky 7. according to a news release from the national alliance for filipino concerns, the crewmember was from the philippines. the group says the crewmember had been taken off of the ship last month and transferred to a san francisco hospital where he oup isai concernayuarantine ends a protest in a line of cars as advocates worry that the city of san francisco is simply not doing enough to help the

homeless. so far the city has rented almost 500 rooms for homeless people to isolate, and 2,000 more hotel rental agreements are in the works as well. kate larsen with a closer look at this issue. >> a caravan of cars circled san francisco's moscone center while mayor london breed and city officials held a virtual press conference inside. the message still loud and clear at this socially dante protest. police have blocked off howard in front of moscone where the city's emergency operations center are so the protests are driving around moscone in their car, honking to try and get more homeless people into hotel rooms. yesterday we had our first virus outbreak at a navigation center. >> jennifer i the dictor of then o homele if we have thousands of people living up on top of each other that are vulnerable, that are literally throw times more likely if they get the virus to use an icu bed, it makes sense to put people in hotel rooms

now. >> mayor breed has said that san francisco does not have the resources to put every homeless person in a hotel room. at a briefing she explained who the city is prioritizing in addition to those who test positive for covid-19. >> our elderly homeless population, those who are over60, those who have underlining conditions, and those who are in our shelter system now. >> but many san francisco supervisors, including dean preston don't think that's enough. preston helped launch a gofundme and raised $100,000 in private donations to rent 25 rooms at the oasis inn near the tenderloin to get homeless people who aren't necessarily sick out of shelters. >> at some point, and should it be yesterday, but the city needs to run a program like what we did here. >> the oasis rooms are rented for the next two weeks, after which preston hopes san francisco picks up the bill, all while city hall tries to keep its financial footing in the

midst of this dauntingly expensive pandemic. kate larsen, abc7 news. >> california is making an effort to get the homeless off streets. gavin newsom outlined the progress this afternoon. >> some 6,867 hotel rooms to be exact now are in our possession on the way to getting 15,000 in the phase 1 of our efforts. it's all around making sure that we address the most vulnerable californians with the kind of acua actynd focus. >> the governor added the state is working wit people's movement during this pandemic by releasing portions of its vast data collection. the so-called mobility reports show how people are responding to stay-at-home orders. according to tech crunch, data from earlier this week showed a 47% drop in retail and recreation activity in the u.s. from before the outbreak.

the company says it wants to help stem the spread of the virus, but without infringing on user privacy. the rules of social distancing. you know what they are. but are they actually working? the impact ofns like social distancing and how they're working. plus today should be the home opener for the giants. instead, it's a different kind of home game. we're going to talk live with giants ceo larry baer, up next. i'm spencer christian. we're going from sunny to stormy in a rather short time. i'll have

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this was supposed to be the home opener for the san francisco giants. joining us now is chief executive officer of the giants, larry baer. and larry, thanks for joining us. i assume you are working from home like so many of us at this point. >> we are, larry. and our heart goes out to everyone in the giants community and in our greater community impacted by this. but we did not have a home opener today, as everyone knows. but we look to the day that we'll be able to bring some joy and some community spirit to everyone that's appealing down the road through baseball. >> the giants always put on such a great party on opening day. there is always dignitaries and some special guests that you guys surprise us with. i wonder what you thought of this morning when you got up as knowing that t notoing to t kind iont oraclbummer. >> what i felt wh weay at

ho oper is get up, go out early to the ballpark, and i mean really early, and greet some of the people you haven't seen in three and four and five and six months, right? the day of game worker, the security and the ushers, and ballpark vendors and the groundskeepers, give them a big hug. and we couldn't do that today. and those people are also part of the world of people that are suffering hardships. we've created a fund for them. but that's what we all felt like doing. we did have an opening day from ed our fans to connect ng we dii with us on all sorts of social media and listen to highlights of great games. we have the travis ishikawa game, what we call which is the -- when in 2014 send us to

the world series, we had that streaming all over the place on facebook and twitter and on television. >> and i heard john miller do a wrap-up on a stratomatic virtual baseball game. you beat the dodgers. evan longoria made a diving play. you're 1-0. gabe kapler remains undefeated. but ultimate crystal ball question here. if we can get through all of this in a few months, is there a target date to start the baseball season? i heard some people whispering july 1. but it may be later than that. and how many games would you have to play to have a meaningful season and go into a postseason? >> you know, larry, i think that if you go back in history, the resumption of baseball through crises, even going back to 1918 with the spanish flu and the end of world war i, baseball has created a healing, soothing tonic for this country and in local communities too. if you go back to the earthquake

here in '89, or 9/11 around the country. so the answer is we want to get some kind of season in. if you can have a respectable number of games and get to have a win and wild card, et cetera, and have a postseason, i think it would be great healing for the country. and it would be different. but everybody knows these are extraordinary circumstances. so i don't want to pin a date on it. there is discussion of possibly resuming initially without fans at the ballpark. so people will be able to enjoy the games from home. and that would be -- if that's the way we bring it back safely, we're going take our views from public health officials. >> well, we appreciate your time, and i know everybody in the community always looking forward to opening day. i hope we do have an opening day in a few months and look forward to seeing you at oracle park with all the giants and gabe kapler and everybody. and resumption of whatever

normal is at that point. >> well, let's all stay connected virtually. let's all shelter in place and really distance ourselves. our players are sending those messages out. our organization is sending the messages out. the more we do that, the sooner we can resume. thank you, larry, and take care. we'll see you at the ballpark some time in the not too distant future. >> absolutely. i'm counting on it. and have a great weekend. stay safe. thank you, my friend. it would have been a breezy opening day. let's get to spencer christian who is life from home tracking our weather. hi, spencer. >> hey, ama. hey, larry. i enjoyed your conversation with larry baer. that was terrific. really uplifting. a and the weather right now is uplifting, but that may not last long. we have sunny skies across the bay area right now. mild conditions. beautiful view looking across the bay here from our exploratorium camera. 57 degrees in san francisco. low 60s in oakland. redwood city, san jose and gilroy. 55 at half moon bay. blue skies over the golden gate right now. it's 66 up in santa rosa.

we have mid-60s also at petaluma and napa. upper 60s at fairfield, concord and 63 at livermore. and looking at the shark tank in san jose, these are our forecast features. a cold stormy pattern begins tomorrow. we'll see waves of rain and showers continue into monday. and it will be dryer and warmer late next week. but before, that let's bring in the storm impact scale. the approaching storm, two storms, one tomorrow and one on sunday. beth storms rank 1 on the impact scale. rain first and then showers. and there is the possibility of lightning, hail, and even light snow in the higher bay area peaks. overnight as the rain starts developing in the north bay, look for low temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s. as str throughnd up into showers later in the day, upper 50s a the coast to maybe 60 around the bay. low 60s inland. and here is our forecast animation starting at midnight tomorrow night. notice how midnight tonight, i beg your patterned, going into it tomorrow morning. notice how that first wave of

rain starts swinging through the north bay in the early morning hours tomorrow. as it moves through the remainder later in the day, it will break up into scattered showers by late afternoon and evening. but it will be followed by another wave or several waves of rain coming in with the second storm early sunday morning. and that will continue through the day into the evening hours, and we'll probably have showers from that storm continuing into monday. and while it's raining here, of course, it will be snowing rather heavily in the sierra. rainfall estimates in the bay area will be from a third of an inchinome north bay locations which may receive over an inch. in the sierra, we have a winter storm watch from 11:00 a.m. tomorrow to 11:00 a.m. monday. we expect 1 to 3 feet of snow. generally some higher peaks could get up to 4 feet of snow. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. notice we've got some unsettled weather remaining with us through monday. but it will start to clear partially on tuesday. and by late in the week next week, we'll get sunnier skies and more spring-like weather. more baseball-like weather once

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papa john's. take a look at this long line from sky 7. these are people waiting to pick up free food being given away by hunger at home. it's a nonprofit in san jose that's focused on getting safe food to people in need. hunger at home partnered with restaurants, hotels, food distributors and food banks to make this happen. they've handed out more than 75,000 meals since march 19. >> fantastic to see people coming together to help. time now for some consumer news. >> let's check in with 7 on your side's michael finney. hi, michael. >> hey there, you guys. the government is going to send out thechecks andhe good news is we know pretty much when

you're going get them nowadays. the government says it expects to begin sending out checks to millions of americans in mid-april. but if you don't sign up for direct deposit for your tax refund, get this, you may not see the money until mid-august or potentially later. according to the irs, it expected to make about 60 million payments to americans through direct deposit in mid-april. the california public utilities commission announced today it is taking action to help produce your energy bills. here is what is going onthe cal. i already told you about that. il a ready been planned. peou bills. the agency is also making sure californians have full access to the care rate kiss count program which provides a 20 to 35% discount. now those who recently lost their jobs will be eligible for that discount, but you do have to call your utility and apply

for it. the fcc and the federal trade commission are warni ing three telephone companies that serve as gateways for overseas falls to stop forwarding coronavirus related robocall scams. the companies are sip, join, connect some and void terminator. the agencies are giving them 48 hours, this is really unique, you never hear this, give them 48 hours to stop routing the calls into the u.s. or face, quote, serious consequences. the agencies are also talking to our local phone companies and national phone companies to ask them to stop forwarding these calls. what we're really looking at here is the new normal begin to conge congeal. >> if we can eliminate the robocalls, i got one today. that's down from the usual dozen per day. i'm all for this. >> all right. thank you, michael. a school lunch company that came to a complete stop when schools closed is now back in

business. choice lunch is now taking grocery orders online. anything from meat to eggs, dairy, produce and even baked goods. two days after the order is placed, customers can pick up their groceries at one of three locations. >> they drive up with their last name and first name written on a piece of paper the windshield. our team takes that last name and goes back and grabs the order that we've had of the product we've had delivered that morning, and prepared for them, and loads it into the trunk of the customer. >> orders can be picked up between 11 and 3:00 tuesday through saturday in san jose, danville and hayward. for more information on how to place an order, go to pantry.choicelaunch-.com. in burlingame, there was a contactless gas station. people pulled up in their vehicles and somebody would fill up their tank instead of the driver having to get out and grab that pumpha thousand people before you touched. like the old days when you get full service. >> right? >> like 100 years ago.

>> all the ordering is done through a website and does not require a membership or an app. all right. well, we have much more to come thnorm now. how well are these new social dancing rules working? i'm wayne freedman in lake county. one of only a handful of rural regions in california that show hardly any coronavirus at all. what are they doing

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because of the outbreak, and is considering rescheduling cases. we're getting a closer look at social distancing based on cell phone location data. it shows bay area residents are making a significant effort to stay in one place. also shows and explains why there are no cars on the streets. it also shows how easily we can be tracked. but that's a whole another conversation. in alameda, the average person travelled 3.5 miles on march 9th, down just to 158 feet last tuesday. what you're seeing is how much people have cut down the amount of travel they have done since march 9th to last tuesday. alameda travel down 99%. contra costa county down 93%. san francisco's at 99. san mateo, 98. santa clara, 99. napa county, 85% and nearly every county residents have reduced their travel to a number of feet instead of miles. and these numbers, by the way, are put together by our abc data journalism team.

the south bay, a stanford research team has launched an interactive model of exploring the impact of different intervention, such as social distancing, taking a look at how long it could take to work and f e virus. >> as the bay area heads into another weekend of sheltering in place, many folks are asking how much longer do we have to do this. that's one of the questions that a stanford research team set out to answer by developing an interactive tool that models the spread of covid-19 over time with interventions such as quarantine and social distancing. >> we estimate that shelter in place would have to remain in place for about five months or more in order to completely ppre siaba e fect of social distancing in santa clara county. however, lifting interventions too early could lead to a second outbreak. but more widespread testing could lead to better contact

tracing. >> that would allow us to concentrate the intervention on just the people that are infectious and allow other people to maybe not fully go about their normal lives, but at least be able to get a little more social contact and get back out into the world a little bit more. thinking week we asked county health officer sarah cody about what it would take to reduce the severity of the shelter-in-place order. >> what we need to see is that our demand curve, which is how many people are ill requiring hospitalization and icu care comes to a place where it's comfortably nestled under our supply curve. uien f the supply of beds, wa tha they needo be cared for. >> to avoid a resurgence of covid-19, communities will need to apply multiple interventions over the next year until effective treatments or vaccines are widely available. just think of it as a slight

switch, turning and off can help keep the virus at levels our health care system can manage. >> we can allow some form of public life, allow some businesses to temporarily reopen. >> knowledge is power. and the work that researchers and health care workers are doing equips us with information that we can all use to help reduce the spread. in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> everybody is wondering now what tests, vaccines, or cures for covid-19 might be on the horizon. an expert panel hosted by the commonwealth club weighed in on that very subject earlier today. one takeaway, there is no silver bullet for this disease. another, the developing world will likely have to rely on herd immuni immunity. >> realistically, this is going to be with us for a couple of years. hopefully with better surveillance and some additional evidence on treatments that are effective will make faster progress. >> for the developing world, we will have to rely on herd immunity. there is enough natural infection that happens around

the world, or enough vaccination happens with vaccines that are launched in the next two to three years, that herd immunity will protect those that are unable to receive vaccination. >> wow. they're talking about years here. another point the panel made, the vulnerability of the global medical supply chain. they say it's built to save money, not for pandemics. we're hearing daily about the climbing cases of covid-19 in california, new york, and around the world. but there are still some coronavirus-free bubbles. one of them is close by. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has more from lakeport >>he largest natural lake in california and the oldest on this continent seems just a little too quiet these days. rec creation on clearlake right now an idyllic memory. locals describe this as a necessary evil in trying times again. >> this is a disaster that you can't necessarily see. >> fivees iniv yrs residents ofv

fled ft il lands. now they're waiting for the world's most dreaded microbe, but covid-19 has not arrived here yet. >> there is no cases in the county right now, and we're hoping that that kind of stays that way. >> so now the question, why has lake county, with 67,000 people, fared so much better than only a handful of other rural regions in california? one theory, that the place is so remote. >> we do not have a major regional transit hub. we don't have a airport that comes in here. we're not a hub for travel. >> as sheriff brian friends arrive in lake county late. people are spread out here. still, he acted early, closing the lake and essential businesses, plus hotels, cutting off access to out-of-towners days before governor newsom prescri ze scenes, empty estatewe.bu le

wo they say lakeports count the many ways, the safety of staff and community, until further notice. like the rest of us now, haircuts at home, no strangers allowed inside. >> we're careful. >> very careful. >> yeah, extremely careful. >> it's just not the same. the vibe is very eerie. >> he owns an ice cream store. no cones here, even after a knock on the door. what is his biggest fear? >> not being able to be open for summer. we're a tourist-driven community, and we need our tourists to come visit lake county. >> all right, larry. as pretty much dead. >> how you doing? >> good. how you? >> good. >> it is so quiet that we found the police sergeant going door to door, checking to make sure the businesses remain locked and undisturbed. >> i've written one citation to

a person that didn't have any business being somewhere and wouldn't leave. >> what did you say? what did he say? >> i don't think i want the say that on camera. >> such are precautions in a county with fewer critical care beds and a thinner margin, whert the county fairgrounds in case of an overflow, and where the absence of positive results may simply be a symptom of fewer test kits. only 115 given so far. >> we tested every person in the county, i imagine we would probably have somebody that's positive here. >> maybe in lake county luck has nothing to do with it. every bubble does burst. especially with danger all around. in lake county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. changing rules. to mask or not to mask? plus -- >> this has a little bit more life on it. >> making the most out of your the best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world.

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all right. time now for the four@4. masks and gloves are precious commodities right now. >> they can be hard to find in a store, but easy to find on the street, unfortunately, after they've been discarded. sid garcia from our sister station in l.a. reports that crtes its own health problems. >> somebody has to pick that up. >> it wasn't hard to find discarded gloves and masks at grocery store parking lot. >> it's ridiculous because it's hard to find those in the store. they're just throwing them out. >> it's nice to see people are taking precautions, but remember, somebody has to pick up this, risking their own health. >> i notice a lot of stuff when the people use the gloves, they throw it back in the basket.i ps dr. john explains. >> whether or not there are viral particles on the glove or not, in california we don't like people who litter. and we want that in an appropriate receptacle. >> instead of tossing them at

your neighborhood parking lot, kyle wescott, who is a nurse, shows you how to get more uses out of your disposable gloves. first use sanitizer. >> you can see temperature, they evaporate really quickly. but now this has a little bit more life on it. it's sterile, you know. not fully sterile, but it's clean. >> sanitize them before you take them off. and dispose of them in the trash. and don't leave them on the gound. >> and we leave you with this friendly advice from sandy massoni. >> keep a little paper bag in your car, throw your stuff in it. throw in the garbage when you get home. life will be better. after all this disease is over, maybe you'll still follow the rules. >> and let's hope that's the case for all of us. reporting from los angeles, i'm sid garcia, abc7 news. >> i love she is sow level headed and common sense, people.

so, dan, do you a mask? >> to be honest, i'm not wearing. i do have one, and i had one from the wildfires. i have a couple at home. i will start if i go out in areas like the store or something like that. i haven't started yet. but i will tell you what i will not do is throw that or gloves on the ground and litter. come on, people, that's just silly. >> agreed. spencer, you have a mask? >> i don't have a mask yet. my wife has a mask, and we're hoping to get a second one. she may be able to make me one, because she is very handy with things like that. so she is thinking about making one for me. but i haven't been out of the house in a couple days, and i don't plan to go out without a mask any time soon. >> did she decide you were expendable? you didn't get a mask because of that? just messing with you. >> larry is causing trouble. >> i am. it's what i do. to mask or not to mask. for the past few months, public health officials have said healthy people shouldn't wear masks to protect themselves from the virus. but now pretty much everybody agrees, it's probably a

better -- some benefit to cover our faces when we're out in public. a couple of hours ago, the centers for disease control and prevention recommended that americans use basic nonmedical cloth maps on a voluntary basis. the n95 should be left to the front line worker, the doctors and nurses, et cetera. whether you sew from one a pattern or improvised face covering made with a t-shirt, probably offer at least some protection. and ama, you found some masks? >> oh, yes, i did. on amazon. but they have like skulls over their faces. and i was joking that i should buy them in bulk and see how intimidating we seem. but it's a good idea to wear the mask. i do want to point out you will see some people with the n95 mask. but not all went out and bought them and took them away from a medical professional. a lot of us have them around from the wildfires that happened. >> a few from the fire. ama sent me the link and spencer to that skull mask. is>>'moingo

that. >> none of surprised that they're changing their guidelines a little bit on this, because it's clear it doesn't hurt to wear the mask. that's why doctors and nurses wear them. the concern is let's not have a rush on the n95 and keep them from the front line workers. >> and don't stop social distancing. >> no substitute. let's move on. in a abc news poll, 91% of americans say they've had to change their daily routines because of the outbreak. only 13% of americans believe they will get back to normal by may 1. 31% say june 1. 15% say july 1. 25% think things won't be back to normal until the end of the summer. 11% say the end of the year. spencer, let's start with you bcause the three of us are still coming into work, but you've been pretty much at home for several weeks now. what's your optimism like on this? >> i'm always pretty optimistic, even at times like this. but i think what we're going to experience once the worst of

this is behind us is a new normal. i don't know if what we think of now as normal in the past is ever going to be -- i shouldn't say ever, but not in the foreseeable future. i think it's going to be a new normal where we're all going to be making adjustments. we should hold on to some of these good practices we have begun in these recent weeks. >> it simplified our lives in some ways. reprioritize a little bit. >> i agree, the new normal. i think a lot more people are going to continue working from home. i think it's going to change retail profoundly for a listening period of time. we may get away from sheltering at home in the next two, three, four months, who knows how long it will be. but we won't ever quite be quite the same as before this pandemic. not for a long time. >> agreed. >> i justet sports back at some point. >> i miss the game so badly. oprah winfrey is opening up her wallet to lend a hand during the coronavirus crisis. in an instagram post, the billionaire media mogul said she will donate $10 million to

relief efforts. >> i want to be the first person to go to the website gofundme/america's food fund, and i'm going to donate a million dollars. >> oh, thank you! >> america's food fund is a new initiative helping to feed local communities. oprah wasn't specific about how the rest of the donation would be spent, but she did say it could would go to americans across the country. in recent years billionaires like jeff bezos and bill gates also made donations of $100 million. i think it's cool, and you're friends with marc benioff. salesforce made a huge effort to try to get supplies in. they had a plane come in. and the same thing with the patriots owner. private businesses, especially really wealthy people stepping in to go okay, i need to do something to help here. >> it's great. i was just talking with marc and we were texting yesterday about all. this i think it's terrific when they do that. my first concern is always let's make sure that money is not squandered and used appropriately in the rush to

make a difference. let's make sure the money gets to those who really need it, how it can best help. >> i think that says it all, right there. everybody's got to pitch in. and if you're really, really healthy, this is a good time. >> i wish i had $100 million to donate. i'd give some to you guys. >> all right. that's it for

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small businesses are among those suffering the most during this coronavirus pandemic. that includes downtown morgan hill. but as abc community gist dustin dorsey tells us, there are still positives. >> a new stark reality in downtown morgan hill. >> it's been horrific for the people. >> what would be a busy friday lunchtime rush sf ladera grill is ilo. paying employees. >> they are family. and frankly, where are they

going to go if they can't get some type of income? i just filed today ppp. so i'm hoping that that gets approved, we'll be able to pay them at least for a couple of months. >> other popular favorites like beto's and huntington station closed indefinitely, while trail dust barbecue and rosy's at the each learn a different way to e survive. >> just completely different without dining in service. business has dropped off quite a bit, probably 70%. >> as if it wasn't hard enough for small businesses to stay afloat during these tough times, try opening a new location. that's the reality for mo's breakfast and burger joint here t weekend. molly adams is the ceo of taco, opah and mo's. opening a new restaurant actually drew interest from residents, some placing orders before they officially opened. the downtown is struggling, but the community is what will help these businesses survive until this is all over. >> seeing the extreme declines

in business and the revenues is experiencing, we at least feel very supported with sms to be a very direct intention to support local businesses. >> in morgan hill, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> there is a new warning out for pet owners, and taking it seriously could help keep your dog safe from a coyote attack. abc7 news anchor dion lim has details from san francisco's presidio. >> you're watching a fight for dominance. that's shaken up the living arrangements in san francisco's presidio. a coyote couple, male and female, are roughing up a third coyote who once held the alpha position with her partner, all caught by security camera a few months ago. >> we had a coup d'etat, if you will. a new alpha pair came and took over and kicked out the old alpha pair. >> but the new alphas will rule over an increasingly crowded landscape. the winding trails and idle golf course have become a go-to

refuge for neighbors, and more importantly their dogs. for the next few weeks or months, that's potential trouble. >> this is the core of the presidio. >> ecologist jonathan young monitors an area that is the traditional pupping ground for the coyote who give birth in their hidden dens. >> if there is a dog present, coyotes are aware of that. and coyotes have a protective parental instinct to get those dogs away from the den. >> so now young and his team are placing warning signs at the entrances of several popular interior trails, letting visitors know they're off limits to dogs starting monday. all in an effort toconfrontatio have happened in the past in places like the presidio and golden gate park. >> if you avoid these areas that are clearly labeled with signage, the chance of conflict between a dog and a coyote are going to be significantly ul to point out the marked trails are still open to human, and nonmarked trails

can still be used with dogs. and long time neighbors we ran into gave us the best advice for spring. >> keep your distance i would say. >> and if you do, you'll be doing your dog and two of the presidio's newest residents a big favor. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> and the trail warning to dog owners is expected to be in effect until fall. >> one more thing to worry. a celebration 150 years in . up next, we can still give you a glimpse inside the san francisco botanical garden, and what makes it so special. right now dan is here with a look at abc7 news at 5:00. >> well, new at 5:00, it's a tough time to own a small business, of course. we're going to talk with one man now able to apply for a loan as banks already sound the alarm. plus, online food deliver have i more popular than ever, ordeit's also taking > and the incredible support for the captain fired by the

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coming up on abc 7, 8:00, shark tank followed by a two hour 20/20 and then stay with us for abc 7 news 11:00. golden gate park's 150th anniversary is tomorrow. celebrations postponed because of the stay at home order. it is also close add tractions like the san francisco botanical guard chen is in spring bloom right now. our multimedia producer was allowed inside. you can still get a glimpse of the >> the flowers arethey're looki green and lush right >> we're not too hot or too hold

or wet or dry. we're just right to do just about anything. >> we have over 9,000 kinds of plants here in the garden. 55 acres. the camillas are particularly robust right now. as are the flowers. >> the magnolia collection is the most significant for conservation purposes in the united states. blooming.in everygaenes >> our plants represent most of the globe here. there is from all over the planet. so you of transported to these different >>ightnurous of color.

it is stunning. >> every two weeks in the garden looks different. that's the fun. every time you visit, it's going to look rhythm. you have flowers in spring and others in fall. we serve as an exit to conservation sights. we preserve species outside of the native habitat. in case something happens to the native habitat, they're not going extinct because we have an insurance policy in the garden. >> there is never down time here. there is always something to see. there is always something blooming. >> this saturday is the 115 niversar 80thnnersary unfortaty, the work continues here. we can't wait to welcome everyone. >> so peaceful when driving.

thank you for joining us. staying hwill without athe doubt, save lives. and, critical things like food, pharmacies, laundromats and more remain available. those who work in health, food supply and law enforcement will continue to perform their jobs. programs like paid sick leave, unemployment, and others will also still continue. if you do leave home, keep six feet between you and others. we are all in this together. learn more at covid19.ca.gov.

testing positive. >> the new struggle to feed people in need. this line of people today with almost no endin sight. >> also tonight, small businesses just about flattened by the outbreak. a new government loan program now in effect. >> the virus, the backlog of cases that may only tell part of the story. >> plus, faster decisions on whether to garn teen. the decision could come down to the technology now being developed here in the bay area. plus the increasing demand for food delivery and the best way to stock