one senior home now 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

we won't ask twice. we want to stay ahead of this. we want to flatten that curve. we want to save lives. >> they will not ask twice. san francisco's police chiefs are issuing citations to those people and business owners found violating public health though feel nearly 3,000 complaints about individuals, businesses and churches. if you must go out, you should we're cloth masks or a face covering and expect to be keeping up the practices for a

while. >> late word about a new coronavirus shot spot in the bay area. >> health officials say the outbreak is at the arenda care center. we understand half of the patients are over the age of >> i can tell through is no deaths so far. but imagine, 27 covid-19 positive cases in just this one nursing center. three days ago in tuesday, the county was called in to investigate. two residents are hospitalized. the we're not aware of the current situation or current

condition. subsequent to the initial investigation, we dispatched a team to do testing at the site for all residents and staff there at the facility. to date, those have revealed 22 additional residents that tested to for covid-19 bringing the number to 27. >> the residents here are isolated from each other. tests are outstanding for more staff members. they're keeping the covid-19 residents separate from the rest. this is a 47-bed facility and 45 of the beds are occupied, we're told. some are in single rooms. some are in double rooms. n. this nursing

>> here's cases stand. there are 3100 cases, 86 people have died. santa clara county leads the bay area in confirmed cases with more than 1,000. and contra costa now with a skilled nursing facility outbreak is at 307 now first responders and the community saluted a fallen santa rosa police officer today. she was california's first law enforcement officer to die of covid-19. emergency vehicles from several agencies drove in a procession along highway 101 to honor santa rosa police detective mary lou armor. this is how that tribute to armor looked as they passed through. the 43-year-old arm served with santa rosa police department for more than 20 years. eight other santa rosa police officers have tested positive

for covid-19. people are providing food to people in need during this crisis. sky 7 flew above zanka road where volunteers loaded cars. today's line stretched more than half a mile. a group called hunger at home has provided more than 75,000 meals since march 19th. today was the first food give away at monument crisis center since the shelter in place was extended in may. employees there say amy hollenfield they're shocked at the number of people who showed up for food. >> this is a look at the need for food. the covid-19 pandemic has created. the executive director at monument crisis center in concord says she has never seen it this long. saying they served more than 100 families today in the first hour. the number of people that need help tripled. when that order was extended to

may, she braced herself for even more people. but she couldn't prepare herself for today's line. >> it's devastating. people that were clients before are now further in need and people who didn't us before now need us too. >> the need is just extraordinary. and so it's heartbreaking. >> stephen haset is the director in arenda. he dropped off donations this morning from the congregation which he described as good but when he saw the line, he said they are not good enough. >> and so every chance we get, we bring the food and drop it off here at the entryway. and we're trying to concentrate on things they need the most. like cereal, peanut butter, cans of beans, bags of rice and pasta. >> ran out of cereal this morning. they're getting low on brown paper bags. the bundle up all the food. so they are worried and so they do need help. in concord, amy holyfield, abc 7

news. >> there is a backlog of nearly 60,000 covid-19 tests to be processed here in california. the i team dug into the data and discovered one processed fewer test thanksgiving california. melanie woodrojas the story. >> state officials say the number of covid-19 cases in california tops 10,000. more than 2,000 people hospitalized and approximately 900 people in the icu. but those numbers could be misleading because california is so far behind in testing. an abc 7 news i team analysis from the tracking project looked at testing across the 50 states and d.c. when standardizing for population differences per million people, california is 50th with approximately 33,000 covid-19 tests processed. only oklahoma tested left and came in 51st with 2,000 tests processed. new york is in first place having processed 239,000 tests.

>> it's a good commercial labs have such large cues because so many tests now are being done at the same time. it's taking six, seven of the 12 days to get test results back. >> governor gavin newsom says new testing will be released saturday. there is a backlog of 60,00060,0 covid-19 test tos to be process in california. the city has no backlog but they understand why the prom problem is an issue elsewhere in the state. >> everyone is facing across you can't tria limitation on the essential collection kits that are needed to do testing. so at the same time that we're increasing laboratory capacity, the tests in the lab are only as good as our ability to get the specimens from patients and send them to the laboratory. >> officials are discovering new ways of testing like walk up and drive up testing. >> governor newsom says the menibc>> emoryville company is t

working on getting covid-19 test results faster. a lot faster, instead of waiting for days. nanomix can deliver results in 15 minutes. abc 7 news reporter david lou has the story. >> the spread of covid-19 within senior care facilities underscores the need for portable testing device that can confirm infections quickly. that's why the team at namovex is working hard to get detroit vice deployed. thet already have the hand held device and cartridge in which the analysis is performed. >> the cartridge is plugged into our mobile instrument. that can be done anywhere that, you know, the subject is as well. the operator presses go. it takes less than 15 minutes to run through the testing protocol. >> what needs final testing is the biological process that goes inside the cartridge. the nanomix system saz the nasal

swab sample and blood sam tom detect antibodies the immune system develops as a result of the infection n that way, they can detect active and past infections. the device is the size of a brick and weighs less than two pounds. kit be operated with anyone with minimum trading and wide range of sites such as schools, airports, nursing facilities. they don't have to wait for ab off site laboratory. a similar system is field tested in africa during the ebola outbreak zwrchlt we need high volume, rapid testing so that we know what the real infection rates are. and we know when we can move towards back a formal lifestyle. >> it is too early to know if covid-19 patient who's recover develop immunity. but he believes the system will allow more widespread testing to determine that. he is working with the fda to get the mobile testing system deployed by the end of may. david louie, abc 7 news. it's a tough time to own a

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today the white house launched a $350 billion lending program to help small businesses stay afloat. it's called the paycheck protection program. but as abc 7 news reporter stephanie explains, the rollout comes with some complications. she's in the newsroom to explain. stephanie? >> dan, for many small business owners or break whether their doors can stay open. those eager to apply, banking with jp morgan chase are struggling to do so: >> it was really a decision of do we want to keep our doors open? >> small business owner josh

kisler tearing up as he comes to terms with the difficult decision, whose hours on his staff will have to be cut. >> it's incredibly difficult to cut people's livelihood. >> a tough reality facing thousands of small business owners like kisler who are struggling to make ends meet. >> it was definitely one of the hardest decisions and the hardest decisions that i made in a matter of minutes. >> like anyone in his position right now, he wants help. but as he was trying to apply for a loan he is eligible for, he received this e-mail from j.p. morgan chase stating financial institutions like ours are still awaiting guidance from the sba and u.s. treasury. as a result, chase will most likely not able to start accepting applications on friday, april 3rd as we had hoped. the delays also affecting customers banking with wells

fargo. the company posting this update on their website saying we are working as quickly as possible to be ready. but those with bank of america have had success. just before noon friday, staffers received this letter reporting more than 60,000 clients were assisted with a loan. receiving over $6 billion in applications. leaving kisler hopeful he'll be a part of that soon. >> i hope the best for my team. i hope to keep them together. >> now keep in mind there are three different types of aance in this program. two are loans, one, the other one is a loan, won't need to be paid back if you keep paying your employees. we have more information about this over on our website. abc7news.com. in the newsroom, stephanie see air yashgs abc 7 news. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. if you shop at safeway, you might notice signs like these. safeway is encouraging shoppers to practice social distancing by making aisles one way inside the stores. safeway provided the pictures

showing how can you measure six feet by the length two of shopping carts. the signs follow safeway installing plexiglas, sneezie cough stands to create a barrier between customers and employees. >> if you don't want to go shopping, grocery delivery is in demand. you may be frustrated using the services. >> i heard the reports. michael finney is looking into why. michael? >> you know, it seems like an easy enough transaction. you just go online, find a couple of items, order them and then they're delivered to your door. but it just doesn't work that easy. not anymore. have you ordered groceries online? there's a good chance you v bay area grocery deliver company farm set had the business double since the pandemic began. co-founder and ceo. >> i think it's safe to say that nobody in online grocery was expecting this level of interest in this short period of time. >> leading app for cash back on

every day purchases looked into nur new normal when grocery shopping and found deliveries used to be 4% of grocery sales. now -- 30%. the ceo says it's an increase impossible to keep up with. >> people are having bad experiences right now because of long wait times. i think that right now people are frustrated with how hard it is to get a time slot. >> i asked him on facebook, are you getting deliveries? marge wrote, there are no delivery slots. robert said, i was told i have to wait two weeks. martha told me, all spots taken. but there were others including phyllis looney who hit the jackpot when ordering on line for a friend that lives in goal country. >> i placed the order 12:30. she got it about 5:00. >> she was shocked. so what are the tricks other than shear luck to get a delivery? >> most of the major delivery grocery delivery places advise you to get online first thing in the morning. and things are usually sold out.

slots are usually sold out by 8:00 in the morning. >> i think you should join the wait list right now. >> give yourself a week's notice on when you think you're going to run out. >> that is great advice. phyllis is correct. you have to go at least a week out. you might want to use a couple different services so that, you know, you're trying this one. if you can't get through there, maybe can you get through over there. now farmsted says it is highering like mad and i have to believe that everything will be smoothed out next month. so, dan, it's going to be a while. br it's going to run as smoothly as it did. just six weeks ago. >> sure. some growing pains for sure. right? >> thanks, michael. >> well, rainy and cooler. our weather is really about to change. >> meteorologist will be

whaso let's do the rightver chanthing, today.ow. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance -

please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. . here's a look at crown beach. people out enjoying the sun

before the rain hits. not a lot of people wearing masks. >> let's get to our meteorologist. we miss you here. of course, we're doing the responsible thing and you're doing a great job reporting from home. >> thank you so much. and, yes, we're doing responsible thing. i miss you too. i do have the forecast for all of you so let's take a look at the bright skies outside. from our golden gate bridge camera. lots of sunshine. a little breezy. here's a look at the forecast. we'll have back to back storms this upcoming weekend. lite ragt tomorrow. it will turn heavy sundayy in pockets. and then it's going to be unsettled into the middle of next week. so on live top letter seven, can you see the wider picture. this is where the storm is going to be coming from. that's the first one. then a second one will quickly follow on sunday. nothing right now on radar. that will be changing as we head towards your weekend. temperatures have fallen because of the on shore breezes. temperatures anywhere from the mid 50s to the upper 60s right

now. they got up into the low 70s in a few locations like fairfield. the wind is playing a role in dropping the numbers. right now gusting to about 28 miles an hour at half moon bay. and 26 at sfo. it's a level one on our storm impact scale. exclusive to abc 7 news. we're talking about tomorrow and sunday it's going to be wet. rain first begins tomorrow. it turns windier with heavy rain sunday once again. sunday, monday is when we have the thunderstorm possibility along with hail and the snow level will be lowering during the two days. between 3500 and 4,000 feet. so don't be surprised if our highest peaks are coated with a light dusting of snow. hour by hour, the north bay is getting wet. the rain spreads. then the rain continues to switch over to showers for the afternoon. scattered showers sunday morning. becoming pockets, heavier in pockets for sunday afternoon. into the evening hours. and then more wet weather on monday. you'll notice all that snow coming down in the mountains.

now in terms of rainfall totals, these are estimates for the weekend. you will notice anywhere from about a quarter inch to an over an inch of rain with the two storms coming through. mountains will be getting a good dose of winter like weather. as a matter of fact, winter storm warning 11:00 a.m. tomorrow knoll money. one to three feet of snow. above 4500 feet. we're talking up to four feet for the peeks. travel will be an issue. not too many people are heading up there if you have to go for business. the it will be tough. temperatures in the morning, 30s, 40s, tomorrow and then in the afternoon, a cooler day with rain. lingering showers on tuesday. can't rule it out on wednesday. although, we're not putting it completely on there, i it will

certainly turn mild eastern more spring like as we head into the latter partst work week. the shelter in place definitely will be a good time this weekend to stay indoors if you have to go out to get groceries or just get a couple minutes of vitamin d and fresh air. make sure you have rain gear with you. miss you guys, dan and kristen. >> i know. have a good weekend. thank you. >> well, you can still enjoy pixar's newest movie even though movie theet ez are closed because of the pandemic. "onward" is available to stream on disney plus and to buy on digital. it first premiers last month. walt disney company owns pixar and abc 7. >> i saw it. two thumbs up. still ahead, the cheers for the bay area native and navy captain after he was

coming up tonight at 6:00 -- >> how zmoug. >> good, how are you? >> what we're experiencing to day is result of what we did two weeks ago. >> we're going to take you to a nearby county within a -- with a single coronavirus case. it is a community working together. they don't have one single case. also, with crime way down, companies specializing in crime scene cleanup are still keeping busy. the jobs though a little different now. that's all coming up on abc 7

news at 6:00. >> all right. remarkable scene aboard a usair craft carrier today. ♪ >> we love you, cap. that is the crew of the uss roosevelt as left the ship in guam. he is from santa rosa. >> the navy relieved him command yesterday for what it called a loss of confidence and poor judgement. after a memo he sent to navy leadership was leaked to the "san francisco chronicle" earlier this week. >> in the memo, he used blunt language requesting that most of the sailors be removed from the ship to slow the spread of the coronavirus as of yesterday 114 sailors had tested positive. >> today democrats in both houses of congress called for an investigation into his dismissal. and there is now a change.org

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. now soaring. 1,200 deaths in just 24 hours. new york reporting its biggest single-day jump in deaths. and tonight president trump and his new guidance on covering your face in public. the sobering images in new york city. body bags taken from hospitals, loaded onto refrigerated trucks parked outside hospitals across the city. tonight, new york's governor ordering the national guard to find ventilators from other medical facilities in the state and bring them to new york city hospitals in crisis. a bus driver from detroit who posted this video concerned about a passenger who was sick and coughing without covering their mouth or without coughing into their arm, tonight less than two weeks after that video, that bus driver has died. nearly a dozen governors