>> i'm dion lim. begin with the latest on the local crisis. 88 people have died from coronavirus. nearly 3,500 cases, 286 more than last night. santa clara leads with more than 1,148. and contra costa jumped jumped from yesterday. >> mendocino, four confirmed cases, lake county, no positive cases. >> governor newsom announced that labs across the state are beginning to catch up with backlog of covid-19 tests. state was among the worst in the nation, 59,000 people waiting for test results. >> 13,000 are waiting for results. we've substantially reduced that

backlog, lot had to do with the commercial labs stepping up. we congratulate them for good work. >> newsom stanford has developed a test. and website to post medical supplies to be donated or sold to support the response to covid-19. governor newsom issued executive order prohibiting sellers to increase prices more than 10% on food, necessaryedpp lies. will be in place fore months. can charge violators with a misdemeanor. >> more on numbers now. more than 278,000 confirmed covid-19 across the united states. more than 7,100 people have died. in california, more than 12,000

people have tested positive for covid-19. 265 coronavirus deaths in the state. 11th staff member has tested positive at san francisco's laguna honda hospital. increases total cases at nursery home to 15. california has delivered more than 41 million n-95 masks to health care providers statewide. hearing of large spike in hate incidents against asian-americans, website launched by planning council received over 1,100 reports of discrimination, women harassed twice as much as men, children involved in about 6% of the cases. even with shelter in place order, taking place at grocery stores and other open places. invite you to watch abc7's

interactive town hall, "race and coronavirus: a bay area conversation." confronted hate crimes against asian-americans during the pandemic. people are stepping up to ease suffering and need as the world struggles to deal with this health crisis. cornell barnard has story of two local efforts today that highlight power of human kindness. >> reporter: saw lots of kindness today across the bay area, from students collecting ppe for health care workers to grocery store owner who gave his customers an amazing surprise. >> i got water, it's a blessing. >> reporter: going to help? >> yes. >> reporter: betty jackson is making a grocery run to shoprite in east oakland. found gallon jugs of water and

produce, amazing part, it was totally free. >> i think this is a blessing n. >> we're here for the community during this crisis. >> reporter: market owner ali albasari wanted to give back and help his customers out when many are scared. >> it's like a war zone out here. >> reporter: market is partnering with oakland city councilman lorne taylor getting information about the pandemic to his constituents. >> absolutely critical the residents get basic needs and support for withstanding the crisis and rebounding from it. >> got a lot. going to enjoy this. and got information on coronavirus and how to stay safe. >> collecting personal protective equipment for the local hospitals. >> reporter: in san francisco pharmacy students from ucsf

stood in the rain collecting masks and gloves for health care workers who need them. many stopped and donated. >> oh, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> i rubbed them down with alcohol, should be okay. >> just frustrating when you're a student and taught to advocate throughout your curriculum and now best thing you can do is stay at home. all of us are passionate to do more than that, that's what brought us here. >> reporter: students are traying to establish permanent drop-off sites inside major pharmacies for gloves and masks. grocery giveaway, 100 families benefitted today. owner says he's going to do it again soon to help out his loyal customers. emeryville, cornell barnard, abc7 news. san mateo county supervisor is asking san francisco to

suspend rent payments. >> just because you own property doesn't mean you're rich, some on fixed income, especially the elderly. this legislation is urging the president and congress to create a uniform policy, not just for certain banks but all banks and deferment until this pandemic is over. david kanapa announced mortgage relief this morning. last thing need is for homelessness to spike. would apply to residential and commercial mortgage payments. president trump said today he's considering a second coronavirus task force focused on reopening the country's economy. devin dwyer has more details on the update from the coronavirus task force. >> reporter: as the coronavirus death toll continues to climb,

president trump and his task force briefing the nation this afternoon. >> this will be probably the toughest week, this week and next week, will be a lot of death, unfortunately. >> reporter: new cdc guidelines recommend all americans wear nonmedical face coverings to leave their homes. >> medical masks would be better but there's national shortage, these may be next best thing. >> reporter: continuing to recommend regular hand washing and social distancing to help stop the spread of covid-19. comes as health care workers are demanding more protective gear. >> we as nurses cannot do this on our own. we can't fight for the safety of our patients on our own, we can't fight for the safety of our community on our own. we need the community. >> reporter: state leaders complain about bidding wars over medical equipment, president trump facing questions about the national stockpile.

>> we got nothing at first. then last week the first distributions of anything to anywhere. but it's still a small percentage and i continue to push. >> reporter: president says the states should have been more prepared. >> many of the states were totally unprepared for this. we had to go into the federal stockpile. we're not an ordering clerk, they have to have for themselves. >> reporter: jacob javits center will act as main federal assistance location. covid-19 positive facility. >> the federal government will staff and equip that. that is a big deal. because that 2,500 bed facility will relief a lot of pressure on the downstate system. >> reporter: devin dwyer, abc7 news washington. weather, wet and gray, soggy and miserable out there. >> that evidence adds up to rain

for me. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma is tracking the showers. >> we're tracking one of two in right now, not everybody is seeing wet weather but where we find the showers, press in closer. rain in east bay from san ramon to hayward, stretching to san mateo, even light rain over the city. storm impact scale, level one tonight and tomorrow. tracking more rain for sunday. we'll let you know what happens after the rain gets out of here in the full forecast in a few minutes. restaurant known for grand slams is getting into groceries now. that story ahead. as many face struggles of unemployment, two essential businesses are ramping up i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching.

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new developments tonight also at the "grand crew's onboard quarantine is ending, has permission to sail. will quote perform routine maritime operations for several days before returning to san francisco for supplies. crew members will keep social distancing and wear protective gear, work to sanitize the ship. one crew member died of covid-19 at san francisco hospital. during a time many people are looking for work after losing jobs, two companies are looking to hire nationwide. ace hardware and locally owned retailers hope to hire 30,000 new employees. considered essential services.t living are also hiring.

walmart is starting to limit number of customers in store. using one entrance, customers allowed in one at time, counted on one person out, one in target is limiting customers with additional store entrance waiting areas. costco made similar changes yesterday. safeway is asking customers to wait their turn with one-way signs in stores. denny's will offer drive-through grocery service. home kits to cook denny's items through de onlinend bythive-roh, 21 restaurants will participate. people are staying home across the country as nearly everything shuts down but just about everyone has to brave the trip to the grocery store.

reporter diane massateto. >> reporter: millions of americans are staying home but one outing many can't avoid, trip to the grocery. how do you stay safe shopping? >> keep it down to you going or designate one member to do so. our phones, they're vector for transmissions. >> reporter: wipe down start, keep distance from others, touch only what you need, use hand sanitizer, look for prepackaged options. >> when it comes to produce, rinse with water. if you want to be extra careful, peel before you eat. >> reporter: but concern is growing for grocery workers. many stores like walmart are limiting capacity, admitting customers through single door. whole foods is offering two weeks paid leave only for

employees who test positive for covid-19. fellow businesses are also helping. used to produce displays for retail and restaurants but transformed business to make clear barriers to protect cashiers. >> building stands to go up and create a clear barrier to give them some protection. >> reporter: hopes this need for protective dividers will help him bring back furloughed workers. flight crew lifted the spirits of a woman on emotional journey. >> shout-out to cheryl. >> heartwarming gesture made it a flight to remember. story's coming up. are we in for a full weekend of rain? meteorologist drew tuma is next with your accuweather forecast. coming up in sports, new class inducted into the pro basketball hall of fame. when will

what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. 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.

a woman on the way to say goodbye to ailing 83-year-old mother got upgrade to first class and this greeting from american airlines crew. >> welcome aboard, my name is jessica, dion and i will be your flight attendant, and we have cheryl as our passenger, in first class, shout-out to cheryl. >> i love how excited she is. cheryl pardo was only passenger on the d.c. to boston flight. says getting the upgrade lifted her spirits. she did get that preous moment with mom and family. group of florida firefighters reached out to coworkern with aerial ladder extended, social distanced outside hospital room, held signs reading get well soon

and your new firehouse. said this is only kind of love you can get from the brother and sisterhood at the fire house. >> i think it was little more than six feet. >> might have been, florida sunshine there. didn't see it here today, drew. depending on where you were earlier today, either soaked with rain or lot of cloud cover in the sky. watching a front move west to south. live doppler 7 is showing where much of the rain is focused, east bay, light inhe peninsula. slowly sinking south. start to see more rain fill in south bay next couple of hours. bigger picture, live doppler 7 along with satellite, tracking storm number one moving into northern california, rain locally, snow in the sierra.

behind this, a second cold front moving through tomorrow, especially in the morning, another round of rain. temperatures in the 50s. struggled to hit 60s with limited sunshine. 54 in the city, 58 in san jose and oakland. 59 in napa and san ramon 55. you can see overnight tonight the numbers just gradually falling through the 50s. mild night for april standards. lot of spots will settle in upper 40s to lower 50s, rain on and off. storm impact scale, level one, light system the next 24 hours. both fronts moving through, light to moderate showers. tomorrow morning especially could find downpours and gusty winds. in the afternoon if we see a little bit of sunshine, extra energy in the atmosphere, thundershower could pop up.

around 9:00 p.m., showers, scattered in nature but drops falling. early sunday morning, 3:00 a.m., next round of rain beginning to move onshore, starting in north bay, moving to the south as morning goes on. 8:00/9:00 in the morning see the showers and downpours, yellows and oranges on the screen. as we go through the afternoon, we'll gradually see the showers taper. into the evening much of the rain is out of here but still snowing in sierra. will be a pretty big snowstorm for them. highs tomorrow where they are now, stuck in mid-50s thanks to the cold storm with cloud cover overhead. rainfall, quarter to three-quarters inch of rain as we wrap up the weekend through sunday evening. winter storm warning in effect.

late season snowstorm, one to three feet of appreciate powder in sierra, up to four in highest peaks. warning in effect until monday 11:00 a.m. pair of rainy days sunday and monday. dry out, passover begins, thursday and good friday looking good. next weekend, dry with a lot of sunshine. >> announcer: now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. president trump held a conference call today with all the major sports commissioners and told them he believes the nfl season will start on time this fall according to espn report, trump says he hopes to have fans back in stands and arenas by august or september. didn't give an exact date, governor gavin newsom was asked

his thoughts. >> well-known athlete asked me, football, if he can expect to come become, i said move cautiously in that expectation. i'm not here to second guess anybody but our decision in the state of california will be determined by the facts, will be determined by the health experts, will be determined by our capacity to meet this moment, bend the curve and have the appropriate community surveillance and testing to confidently determine whether or not that's appropriate. lakers legend kobe bryant in nt's duction just two , tim sut. months death kobe's wife says induction is cu culmination of his basketball career. >> obviously we wish he was here

with us to celebrate but it's definitely the peak of his nba career, and every accomplishment he had as an athlete was a stepping stone to be here. we're incredibly proud of him. and there's some solace in knowing that he was probably going to be a part of the 2020 hall of fame class. if all was normal, giants would be hosting the dodgers this weekend, his own bracket. according to votes. buster posey was favorite giant between 1990s, great tweet of dog with two-on-two volleyball action, this is great athletic ability,

focus and jumping, very great. do call dogs man's best friend, shows there. it's not drew's fault but it is rainy. we're having fun inside my house. >> and we're all smiling. thank you chris. just ahead, celebrating iconic part

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