the head of sfmta admits it is dpoeg to be a mess. good morning on this monday, april 6th. hopefully we're not a mess today. >> it's a monday. but i believe in all of us. it's good to see you, friends, in the boxes. everybody has their tea. mike, i see you have your cup, too. >> got my cup of coffee this morning. yeah. it's cold already. so, i got to get in there and freshen it up. yeah, let's talk about what is going on weather wise. remain cold outside, too. that's why i went with a coffee this morning instead of energy drink. storm impact scale a one with thunderstorms possible and that means hail, lightning, dangerous and snow level down to 3,000 feet. we have light rain moving through the south bay here on live doppler 7 and showers, what at one point were thunderstorms

encroaching at us from the south, that is the way the storms move today from south to north throughout most of the day. here's a look at the exploratorium where it is just cloudy and quiet. temperatures in the mid 30s to mid-40s at 7:00. as the rain gets heavier this afternoon, temperatures will steady if not fall a little bit. upper 40s to mid-50s and same thing at 7:00. we have nicer weather if you're tired of the rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. back to reggie. the man in charge of muni is telling its riders unless you have to ride its service, please don't board a bus. a lot of changes coming over the next couple days. amy hollyfield is live this morning for us. amy? >> hi, reggie. a look behind me. this station here is closed and caution tape blocking the gates there and they have station agents there and signs saying the station is closed. muni service is expected to be a mess and unreliable. they are reconfiguring their

service. they are cutting service but trying to make sure they cover the busy travel patterns of those who are still riding. the plan is to go from 68 lines down to 17 lines. so, big cuts coming. officials say they have to do this because so many of their employees won't be coming into work. they are in the vulnerable population or they are caring for someone and they are concerned about their safety. >> we're expecting between 30 and 40% of our workforce to not be able to show up to work in this coming week. and in order to be able to maintain essential service for essential workers delivering nurses to the hospitals and cooks and custodial workers to office buildings, we're going to have to concentrate our remaining service on our highest ridership lines. >> the advice from muni is to find another way to get around, if at all possible. they hope to iron it out today

and start the new reduced service tomorrow with a full service rollout planned for wednesday. they're asking for your patience and also asking for you to use another mode of transportation, if you can. and leave the space on muni for those who absolutely have to have it. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks for the update. 90 people here in the bay area have already died of covid-19 and there are nearly 3,700 cases in our area, the most still in santa clara county with more than 1,200 people infected there. a field center at the santa clara convention center has accepted its first patients. it has the capacity to serve up to 250 people. it's reserved for people with less acute coronavirus symptoms. alameda superior courts will not reopen until at least may 4th and extende criminal trials by 60 days. contra costa county says a

patient at the arinda care center has died. told dan noyes the held the eld resident was already in hospice. seven others tested positive and 18 others are still waiting for results. officials believe the outbreak started with five people, three staff members and two residents. now efforts are focused on preventing any future spread. the three facility employees who also tested positive are now isolating at home. if you do need to go outside, it is recommended that you wear a face mask that covers your nose and your mouth. today santa clara county officials are expected to give the public more information about this. jobina fortson has more from the live desk. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. you can watch this briefing life this morning. it will be broadcast on facebook live and will feature the county's supervisors, as well. experts are warning that these face coverings are not a substitution at all for sheltering in place, hand washing and social distancing.

they do provide a layer of protection if you have to leave your home. dr. jennifer ashton talked about whether kids should be wearing them, too. >> so the cdc recommends not putting these masks on toddlers under the age of 2, but we do think that children can be infected, just not show symptoms and transmit the virus. ifthey're old enough to wear a little bandanna or a scarf, that might be a good idea. >> dr. ashton answers more questions from viewers coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right after "abc 7 mornings." that news conference with the santa clara county officials will be at 10:00 a.m. and to stream it on facebook, you just need to go to their page scc public health. kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. a new round of noontime updates including what the state is doing to secure thousands of new beds. over the weekend, governor newsom announced a new state task force to set up five to seven testing hubs to address

the state's testing shortfalls. also a new website for people to donate medical supplies at covid-19supplies.ca.gov. this morning 1,000 medical experts are making their way to new york state which is feeling overwhelmed by this crisis. this weekend it surpassed more than 4,000 deaths from the virus. also today desperately needed protective masks, gowns are arriving in the u.s. on three planes and going to be given out to states by the federal government. but this morning one chicago nurse is joining the list of other health care workers who quit calling the risk too great. >> i'd rather be without pay for a couple weeks and have to look for another job than possibly lose my life or my family members. >> we've also seen other nurses who are choosing to live separately from their families for the time being. others are leaving town entirely to go help fight the virus in separate u.s. hot spots right on the front lines.

and look at this, turning car parts into ventilators in an effort to save lives. tesla is giving us a behind the scenes look at how they're doing it. this tigser is the first animal in the u.s. to be infect would the coronavirus. he's not the only one at the zoo who may be sick. here's a look at the areas that could possibly be dealing with showers and even a thunderstorm today. and if you get caught under one of these or several of them, look at the amount of rain that is possible. we saw the earthquake grace in bold

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cupertino and los gatos right now with the light rain. temperatures down in the south bay 42 to 46 degrees also. cooler other areas where the cloud cover is not quite as thick like in the tri-valley and mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. here's a look at what is going to happen today. your activity planner. i know you're getting stir crazy after not being able to go outside and today is not a great day either because of the showers and thunderstorms and the threat of lightning. which mean physics if you hear , you need to stay inside until after the last clap of thunder. the least area to get wet until the afternoon hours, temperatures in the upper 50s. east bay where just about any time today we have a chance of wet weather and barely make it into the low 50s. we'll make it into the mid-50s in san francisco. but, again, just about any time today we have a chance of wet weather. we know it's wet down in the south bay and slick streets there. let's find out about the rest. >> thank you, mike.

good morning, everyone. so, yes, just be aware of those slick roads out there. of course, the big headline for traffic today is going to be the changes to muni. so, for any one that relies on muni as a part of your commute throughout the day, please go to abc7news.com so you can understand the different changes with the routes because a lot to explain there. amy hollyfield did it a little earlier in our show. live look outside right now. clear conditions for the most part across the bay area. nothing coming from the chp right now, which i will take as good news and send it over to reggie for more. >> jobina, thank you. tesla is now making ventilators out of car parts. the palo alto-based company is showing us how it's done. >> i'll walk you through the first prototype. this is the first hospital go in to car part that we're using in our vehicles and it goes through a bunch of sensors and filter

and goes into the patient's lungs. >> tesla shared this update on its youtube channel. using components from its cars, including the model 3, to make this new ventilator design and that is spirit, right? >> that is so awesome. well, first, it was united and now american airlines. hundreds of flights that are being cut to and from a covid-19 hot spot. also super star elton john now creating his own coronavirus relief fund. it will help a certain group of people at risk of getting sick. and at 6:12 right now taking a live look from our san rafael came

abc 7 news. >> all news, all morning. with coronavirus travel restrictions and shelter in place mandates, american airlines is the next airline to make drastic cuts of flights from the new york city area. the airline will only have eight

flights a day leaving from laguardia airport. only three from jfk. this time last year, american had 170 daily departures from laguardia and 80 from jfk. other airlines like united and jetblue deeply cut new york city service because of the virus. a 4-year-old tiger at the bronx zoo in new york city is america's first known coronavirus infection discovered in an animal. this is a tiger named nadia believed to have been infected by an asymptomatic zookeeper. six other lions and tigers are sick with a dry cough and loss of appetite. the animals are expected to recover and many are asking how did a tiger get a coronavirus test when many people can't. the bronx zoo vet said the tests are different. he says you can't send human samples to the vet lab and you can't send animal tests to the human lab. so there is no competition for testing between these two very different situations.

now, because of all this happening in new york, a bay area wildlife preserve is taking extra precautions. safari west in santa rosa is closed because of shelter orders but starting today it will require its zookeepers to wear masks. the preserve doesn't have tigers like what you see at the bronx zoo, but it does have nearly 1,000 other animals that could potentially be exposed to anything humans can contract. >> we're taking every possible precaution that we can so that we don't get our animals sick or get any of our staff members sick. and any of our staff members that are showing any cold symptoms, we're asking that they stay home for 14 days just to be on the safe side. >> they're also using gloves when feeding, sanitizing and also making sure the doors are clean when entering and exiting habitats and using a foot bath when coming and going out of those areas. i don't think a lot of us are thinking about zoo animals right now and interesting to see that we have this first case in the

u.s. so, obviously, precautions need to be taken, guys. >> have you guyed watched "pandemic" on netflix yet? >> no. >> i'm not going to watch that, mike. we need to look at your list. because you have some things on your list that might need to be taken off. >> you're the debbie downer of netflix. >> of all the things to watch, mike. where are you finding this stuff? >> "onward" on disney plus. i is amazing. >> i'll get to that, but trying to educate myself with what we're living through to make it easier on me. not a debbie downer or negative, i'm thirsty for knowledge on why this is happening and why all the safe xwarguards that were i place when this documentary was recorded two years ago failed. that's all. we'll talk about "onward" after i watch it in the next day or

so. freezing cold up in the north bay, especially lake and mendocino counties and keep everything protected through 8:00 in the morning and here's a look at what is going on through our exploratorium. 48 degrees right now and showers today. thunderstorms also. they will taper tomorrow afternoon and then we've got a quieter pattern and medium range models say no more rain after today and tomorrow. two low areas of low pressure and the best chance along the peninsula coast into the south bay and trying to run up the bay on both sides. the east bay and the peninsula. so, expect slick conditions to continue to develop from that south to north trajectory throughout the day as you can see. and it gets kind of heavy. some yellows and oranges in there and that is the threat of thunderstorms with some downpours ponding on the roadways possible and some hail. you can see as we head towards 10:00 tonight, that all goes away. overnight pretty quiet and

clouds will open up and just as cool tomorrow. more fog in the forecast tomorrow morning and then tomorrow afternoon the higher elevations of the north bay and the south bay just a stray shower is possible. you look at these rainfall amounts and waves of shower. you may get hit serbl times today and if you do, your rainfall amounts will start to top half an inch if not higher depending on whether it's a thunderstorm or not. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures mid to upper 50s today and near 60 tomorrow. we'll try to get into the thid mf 6 mid-60s and then some 70s away from the coast with sunshine this weekend. a little bit harder to stay inside this coming weekend. kumasi, reggie? >> thank you, mike. now, we'll turn to our friend ginger zee who is live from her home outside of new york city this morning. >> ginger and a friend this morning. hi, ginger. >> yes. hi, reggie. hi, kumasi. >> you want to say it. >> hi, reggie.

hi, kumasi. >> that's adrian wishing you a happy monday morning. >> hi, adrian. >> he came down here because he's got virtual school coming up. they said hi back. we're going to get to that as so many other familiallies are tyi morning. we have a couple things you need to know. the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. new york city hospitals are expected to reach capacity. this morning we are taking you inside one of those hospitals because just in a couple days they may see that. we'll show you what doctors and nurses and the medical staff are all seeing how they're pushed to their limit and then we've got other states and cities that are bracing for a surge in cases. also this morning, everything you need to know about masks and face coverings. a lot of updates over the weekend. well, now we've got that new cdc recommendation and dr. ashton will answer your questions regarding all of that. the white house task force is saying now is not the time to go out, if you can avoid it. we'll show you how to make your freezer your new best friend.

yep. you can extend the life of your groceries and stay away from the store as long as possible with some of these tips. and then i think we can all use a little self care. maybe we should do face masks later. self-care that also helps small business. that is what deals and steals is about today. you'll see it all coming up here on "gma." >> please thank adrian for me because he had the funniest tiktok of the weekend. >> thank you. they liked our dance with the tiktok. he loved making that. can you give them the point. yeah. >> yes. if you haven't seen it, check out ginger's tiktok, it's amazing. it's really funny and adrian is a super star. ginger, thanks so much this morning and for sharing your son. >> thank you. so, if you're looking for your next binge watch,

obviously, mike has his opinions. but there's also a new documentary series out today that might lift you up a little more from nba star lebron james. an east bay woman is recovering from coronavirus. we love to hear this. 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.

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all right. heresers a's a look at what is to happen today. one on the impact scale with the showers and thunderstorms the hail coming at us. temperatures only in the mid to upper 50s. it is going to be a chilly day. but we do have tonight more fog is going to form as temperatures fall back into the 30s and 40s. that will be our biggest threat during tomorrow's commute if you have to get out tomorrow. we'll talk more about that coming up in the next half hour. back to you guys. an east bay woman is on the mend after battling coronavirus. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has her story. >> joy, you look like you're

doing well. are you feeling much better? >> i am feeling fantastic. i'm so grateful right now. that i got through it. >> what joy hughes of san ramon got through last month was 16 days of covid-19 misery. flu-like symptoms, bronchitis, off the charts coughing and constant exhaustion. >> joy returned from texas for a business meeting on the 11th. two days later, believe it or not, friday the 13th, she started feeling sick. >> i was really sick. >> was it a sickness that felt different than illnesses you had in the past or not really? >> i tell you, it did. i felt very tired. i mean, i was sleeping 13 hours a night. and then during the day, i would sleep for five hours. >> reporter: when she was awake, joy was incredibly hungry and equally determined to get well. while she felt horrible, she never had to be admitted to the hospital with the severe symptoms that so many coronavirus patients have faced.

when you found out it was, in fact, coronavirus, covid-19, you weren't scared. >> i wasn't. honestly at that point which was now 22 days ago, it was just all kind of getting going. so, i just didn't want to know a lot. which sounds funny, but yet it kept me, you know, from not being frightened. >> calm. >> calm. yeah. my goal was to get better. >> and thankfully she did. here he is taking a socially distanced walk. grateful and feeling better by the day. in san ramon, dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> glad to hear it. elton john is launching a $1 million covid-19 emergency fund specifically to protect people who are hiv positive. it's all through his aids foundation. the legendary singer says distributing medicine, testing and preventative treatment is not as simple as it was a few weeks ago and the emergency fund

is meant to help. elton john also recently hosted a coronavirus relief concert. that event raised more than $10 million. happening today, sports fans get something new to watch while we're all sitting at home. a new documentary series from lebron james debuts today focusing on the i promise school that he launched in akron, ohio. the docuseries will air on a streaming app on your phone. 15 episodes and each one is about eight minutes each. the show says it will be exploring the day-to-day struggles and triumphs of students and families in the akron area. i think this is going to be good, friend. >> i am trying to figure out if i need to get involved. i guess at this point, why not? >> what else do we have to do? >> nothing. coming up next at 6:30. help for kids in need where you can pick up a free meal in the south bay. plus, sounding the alarm over seas. the next world leader expected

to declare a state of emergency. coronavirus patients now being accepted at the santa clara convention center. the latest effort to ramp up

now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. now at 6:30, a field hospital open in one of theest hit spots in the bay area. the first patients are there this morning. >> service deeply unreliable and long gaps in service. >> for anyone relying on muni for essential business. the agency is cutting most of its route and the plan it's putting into place right now. cutting down on trips to the grocery store during this shelter in place. how you can make the most out of each shopping trip and store your food so it stays fresh. good morning on this monday, april 6th. >> we saw mike making his trip

to the grocery store with barbara this weekend. you had the masks on and people were social distancing it seemed like. >> they were doing a great job. yeah. i think so. i was very impressed and i've said this before this morning, but if you're just joining us, my wife feels uncomfortable at times and going up to people and saying, you have gloves on. don't dig in your purse and don't touch things but maybe her civic duty to do that and something her and i will talk about later. let's jump right into the weather, everybody, and we'll get to the news of the day. storm impact scale one and more showers and thunderstorms and some brief, heavy downpours and you hear the thunder, stay inside for at least 30 minutes. hail and snow down to around 3,000 feet. you can see, it's encroaching from south to north. the south bay and places like milpitas and heading up to fremont getting wet right now and places like redwood city and san carlos and 280 and skyline

boulevard getting wet. temperatures from freezing cold 32 in santa rosa to 46 in san jose. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. the field hospital at the santa clara convention center will open its doors to more patients after taking its first yesterday. julian glover is live there with more on what we can expect today. hi, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. over the last hour or so we saw a number of doctors and nurses show up to the convention center to start their shift. this makeshift field hospital is up and running and they already accepted their first coronavirus cases. one of the many temporary sites that will be allowing the state to take in more patients as they prepare for this surge of coronavirus cases. now, specifically, the patients who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not need intensive care, those are the folks who will be treated here. we know more serious patients will be treated in area hospitals still. now, the center is stocked with beds and medical supplies by the

national guard. >> the hospitals are doing fine at this moment. as far as i last saw, they were doing fine. but some of these patients just don't have a place to go to recover that is safe or isolated from other family members or other members of the public. >> so, this is a location where they can then continue that treatment. so, again, we do want to stress this facility is not accepting any walk-in patients. this is just for the less vulnerable coronavirus positive patients to finish their treatment here. those more serious cases of the 1,200 confirmed cases in santa clara county still being treated in area hospitals. reporting live in santa lara this morning, jewulian glover, c 7 news. the death toll from the coronavirus in the beay area is at 90. nearly 3,700 cases have been confirmed across these ten cases.

santa clara county has the most with more than 1,200 infections. for our viewers in lake and mendocino county, we're keeping count there. the first case in lake county the patient exposed while on the job outside of the county. mendocino county is reporting four confirmed cases. the alameda superior court will stay closed until may 4th. the closure could be longer, thoug. criminal trial dates extended by 60 days. the situation at laguna honda hospital is getting worse. it now has 14 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. 11 are staff who looked after patients and three are residents. benicia is cracking down on people who are gathering at city-owned parking lots and violating social distancing orders. those lots are now closed. jobina? good morning. at the live desk, i'm tracking the death toll here in the united states as those numbers continue to rise, more than

9,600 people have died from coronavirus here in the united states. health officials are warning the this morning that this week could be tough and be a defining week. the u.s. surgeon general said this is going to be our quote, pearl harbor moment, our 9/11 moment. but president trump has a different assessment for americans and offered a bit more of an optimistic look on the outbreak. >> but we see light at the end of the tunnel. things are happening. >> it seems to be inherently contradictory but it really isn't. what you're hearing about potential light at the end of the tunnel doesn't take away from the fact that tomorrow, the next day is going to look really bad. >> and the struggles continue for hospitals across the country. many states are in dire need of personal protective equipment. president trump says the federal government will have deployed 3,000 military and public health officials for the hardest hit states. by tomorrow he says more masks

and ventilators are on the way to those states. reggie, i'll send it over to you. >> jobina, thank you. it was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for a south san francisco couple. instead, it's turn under to a horrible family tragedy. 71-year-old wilson maa died over the weekend after contracting coronavirus onboard the cruise ship docked in miami. his wife is now showing symptoms. she was brought off the ship last night and taken to a miami area hospital. the couple's daughter spoke with us from new york. >> she does have underlying conditions and it makes me more worried and this is just a replay of what happened to my dad. my dad they started with just oxygen just to keep him comfortable. and then within four hours, they needed to put him on a ventilator. >> the couple set sail on their dream cruise before states started issuing shelter in place orders. three people who were on that ship have now died.

and the grand princess cruise ship, the one that has been here in the bay area will spend some time off of our coast to conduct routine operations. you can see it here, it sails under the golden gate bridge yesterday after spending three weeks anchored off of hunter's point. more than 600 crew members were released from a two-week quarantine over the weekend. dozens of passengers and crew got sick from coronavirus. two passengers and a crew member died. the "grand princess" will return to the port of san francisco this week to take on supplies. in the south bay this morning, students in san jose unified will be able to pick up free meals that starts today. school buses will be visiting 33 different school sites every week day from 10:30 to 11:30 to distribute these meals. all part of the grab and go breakfast and lunch meal plan that is allowing more students to have these lunches. we also have a list of all the lcations on our website that is abc7news.com.

all of it is online and all at full tuition. but some students are petitioning the university to lower their cost since they can't take advantage of the in-person teaching and research labs. the tuition will not be changing, though. the uc, nsu systems are following suit and give refunds for housing and dining since students are no longer living on campus. you might have to wait a while longer for deep discounts on amazon. why the online retailer is thinking about postponing this year's prime day. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. this morning we're starting up 786 points and another update on how the markets are doing, next. this is one of those only in san francisco things. sharing with others while keeping a distance. the unusual but very useful thing that is now hanging from trees and telephone poles. we'll get to that. but, first, we'll check in with mike nicco and a look at your day. hi, mike. >> hey, reggie. has phil ever mentioned them

doing something like that up in minnesota. i forgot the name of the bread, though. >> he hasn't. although phil did make bread as a sandwich artist in the small town minnesota back in the day. >> what? >> yes. at subway. >> we'll have to talk. there you go. okay. hi, everybody. i know reggie joked earlier. it doesn't matter what day it is. it doesn't matter if you remember. the only reason i know it's monday is because it's 6:30 and the trash people just came. waste management just came by. a look at the cold morning in the north bay, lake and mendocino counties you can see threat of frost and freezing cold temperatures until about 8:00 this morning. low to mid-40s on the peninsula. let's look at some other neighborhood. we have some other upper 30s in the east bay and freezing cold. along at santa rosa at 32. reports of some fog. so, we have to keep an eye out for black ice. little more fog around livermore, also. wet weather you can see it creeping through the santa cruz

mountains and up the peninsula trying to make it to the dumbarton bridge right now and not the bay bridge where it is 41 degrees under a mostly cloudy start. excuse me, 47. you could see caution no matter how you're commuting today because of the wet weather. let's talk about some neighborhoods and from 7:00 to 7:00, we have a chance of rain in the south bay and temperatures barely into the mid-50s. 53 for a couple hours this afternoon. for the east bay valleys in the 40s through 9:00 and also dry and after that a chance of wet weather and we'll reach 57 for a high at 3:00. mainly a day in the mid-50s and peninsula mid-40s with a chance of rain through 9:00 and low to mid-50s the rest of the day with more chances of rain in the forecast. let's see if it's having an effect on the commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. you know what, things are quiet on our roads this morning, which is great news for our essential workers that need to get out there. if you are relying on muni, i encourage you to go head over to abc7news.com because we have details on all the changes that

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the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level one. that means light rain. so, keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. definitely want to keep that app handy because it will show you where the storms are, what they're doing, where they're going and what they'll do when they get there and that is the theme of today as the possibility of some wet weather all day today. now, it's not going to rain continuously but waves of showers and thunderstorms. temperatures starting in the mid 30s to mid-40s in my accuweather

12-hour planner. all the way to the low to mid-50s and that's it for the afternoon hours. here's a look around the state very active low level showers and thunderstorms and high level snow, in fact. this is probably going to be the last good snow for the sierra for a while. just like us, they're going to go through a dry and warm spell as we head deeper into the weekend. i'll talk more about that coming up next. >> all right. thanks, mike. in the east bay two adults and a 2-year-old are in the hospital after they were shot on the 580 freeway. chp says someone called 911 to report the shooting around 6:00 last night. a 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman and the 2-year-old were found with gunshot wounds right at the transition off ramp going from eastbound 580 to highway 580 to highway 24 in oakland. police are asking if you have any information to give them a call. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning at the live desk. following new information that japan is preparing to declare a

state of emergency in some of its regions as soon as tomorrow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak there. this news just anding coming in hours ago from shinzo abe they'll launch a stimulus package to help counter the economic impact of the pandemic for households and businesses. so far japan has more than 3,500 confirmed covid-19 cases. the order there is expected to last about a month. so, we will see how this progresses over time. i'll send it over to you, reggie. >> thanks, jobina. former vice president joe biden says the democratic national convention will happen, despite being in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic. >> well, we're going to have to do a convention. may have to do a virtual convention. i think we should be thinking about that right now. the idea of holding a convention is going to be necessary, but we may not be able to put 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 in one place and that's very possible.

>> the convention has now been pushed back to august. it was originally scheduled for mid-july. the decision to delay it came after biden suggested the date move back as the pandemic continues to keep the majority of us at home. and a heads up if you use mni for essential business. the head of mta says today in particular will be a mess. let's go to abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at the west portal station. amy? >> hi, reggie. good morning. this station is closed. we still do see buses coming through here. you can see this one sitting here empty, waiting for anyone to climb onboard. muni employees will be out putting up signs announcing which lines will be affected with this new reconfiguration that they're doing. muni going from 68 lines down to 17. it will be a big service change. they are still carrying about 100,000 riders a day, mostly

essential workers. but, they have to trim the service out of concern for the safety of their workers. and muni officials expect 30% to 40% of their workers to not show up for work this week. >> this is in response to the reality of our operators' lives. we have a lot of operators who are members of vulnerable populations. we also have operators who are caring for vulnerable family members. so, we've been seeing a dropoff in our operators and mechanics who are able to show up for work. >> they are expecting service to be a mess and unreliable today. the advice is to find another way if at all possible. they hope to iron it out and start the new service tomorrow with a full service rollout plan for wednesday. so they're asking for your patience and they're asking for you to leave muni to those who absolutely need it. if you could find another way to get around, please, do.

leave that space for those who have to use it. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you, amy. now to your morning money report. turbo tax has a way to get your stimulus payment for free even if you haven't filed a tax return in the last two years. most americans will get the payment based on their 2018 or 2019 tax return but 15% of americans eligible for the payment haven't filed returns because they didn't make enough money. mountain view turbo tax has partnered with the irs to provide information on how to get your stimulus payment. you can find out more on turbotax.com. and right now we're taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. we're up about 900 points right now. experts predict the u.s. market will rise today. global markets surge as investors start to become more optimistic about the coronavirus recovery. amazon might be delaying prime day this year because so many people who are stuck at the house are ordering online.

prime day is usually in july. the "usa today" are reporting that internal notes mentioned amazon delaying until at least august. amazon is racing to hire 100,000 more workers just to keep up with customer demand. essential trips to the grocery store are still allowed as we shelter in place, but how do you make the most of every trip? "good morning america" becky worley has tips on how to keep your food fresher longer. >> reporter: sell by, use by, best by. >> those are all related to the food's quality and not its safety. >> reporter: experts like consumer reports amy keating say now is the time to utilize our freezers. eggs will last in your fridge for three to five weeks after you purchase them. if you aren't going to finish that carton in time, you can beat and freeze them in an air tight container for about a year. what about veggies? many can be frozen or for items like kale or spinach. >> once they're blanched, put

them in your freezer. >> reporter: as for the constant staple bread. >> you want to take out exactly what you need. >> those are some good tips. you can watch the full report coming up on "gma" at 7:00. now, some people in san francisco have come up with a really interesting way to share while also keeping physically distant. neighbors are crowd sourcing sourdough starter. you'll find these pinned to trees or telephone poles all around the city. the aim is to help people make their own bread. a few weeks ago, it might have seemed a little risky or just bizarre to pick up a bread starter from a pole, but now it's a way to help each other. you can find sourdough starter on a tree near you and because we do live in the year 2020, there is a google map with some of the locations so you don't have to waste your time because you're supposed to, you know, go out and do our business and go right back home. that will help you. i like this.

i love sourdough bread. >> but how do you make it? i think i need to google the instruction in case i pass some on the tree. i'm down with figuring it out while i'm in quarantine. >> i had no idea how to make bread. i thought it adjujust appeared grocery store. >> the bread tree. maybe barbara can help us, mike. >> right next to the money tree. she would. that's why i asked earlier if phil understood it because he's from minnesota and that is the first time we encountered it was someone would send you the starter kit with instructions and tell you to pass it on to the next person. and it was kind of a neat neighborly thing to do. and it allowed us to meet a lot of our new neighbors once we moved into a new subdivision. it's really neat. i hope you get to take part in it. mostly cloudy at sfo and 46 degrees. we'll use this as the backdrop for our accuweather highlights. if you head out, you need that coat and also need something to

keep you dry. tonight, the showers will taper and the clouds will open and lead to more fog and chilly conditions tomorrow morning and then warming spring sunshine as we head into the weekend. here's a look at our highs today. about 54. if we're lucky maybe 60 around ukiah with more sunshine there and notice the yellows and oranges. that's how intense the storms will be later today. tonight you can see the 30s in our deepest inland valleys and low to mid-40s else where and all that fog for tomorrow. so, we've got the one on the storm impact scale. if you hear thunder, remember, stay inside at least 30 minutes until it passes. fuji water in effect those lows pinwheeling around each other and the one from the south coming up and bringing us the rain and right now as far north as redwood city and foster city. you can see right here on live doppler 7 and up towards san mateo and that will continue heading to the north as you can see on live doppler 7 and getting intense and snow levels down to around 3,000 feet. watch overnight, it starts to

drop down a little bit. if you get caught under these waves of showers, several instances today, half an inch of rain even up to an inch in our mountains and hills. but look at this, 60 tomorrow with a drying trend. mid-60s wednesday and then a little bit above average over the weekend. away fraom the coast, how about some 70s. queen elizabeth made the eremarks in her fifth televised speech to the british people in her 68-year-old reign. >> i hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britains of this generation were as strong as any. >> that's a clear reference to the world war ii generation which overcame and helped free europe from nazi, germany. in another development, prime minister boris johnson has been admitted to the hospital with virus symptoms. he tested positive 11 days ago.

a spokesperson said johnson is still in charge of the government. there's a new mask decontamination system being used to help with the shortage of protective masks. the fda just gave rush approval to a system that recycles thousands of used ones every day. troops at ft. murray are filling up shipping containers with those masks and then vaporize them with hydrogen peroxide and alcohol. here's a warning, traffic may be light on our bay area highways but that doesn't mean the chp is not enforcing the law. shared this picture on facebook and shows an officer who pulled over a car. officers say they saw a spike in crashes over the weekend. now, part of that is because of the wet weather, but the other part of it is because they say people are driving too fast. the chp says wide-open lanes are, quote, not a license to speed. why are we doing too much? >> because, as you say, kumasi,

sit down. >> all the way down, friend. and save yourself the money from that ticket. we need all the coins we can get right about now. >> thank you. >> all right, people. well, coming up next, the seven things we need to know today. oh, look at this. >> i know you don't have your lotion, but it is time to lotion up. right. >> look at that beautiful shot outside. wow. >> i was hoping you could see it. it is so beautiful. 2020. >> that is gorgeous. so, i'm putting my lotion on my hands, kumasi is thinking about

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hello, everyone. 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are seven things you need to know this morning. number one, the santa clara convention center is now serving as a field hospital for covid-19 patients. there are 250 beds and for patients who tested positive for coronavirus but don't need intensive care. number two. major service cuts are coming to san francisco's muni this week. the agency plans to only offer service on 17 of its 68 lines by wednesday. muni says operators are not coming in because they are afraid to work due to safety concerns. number three. today santa clara county health

officials will give us an update about their new recommendation to wear face coverings. you can watch the briefing. it's this morning at 10:00 live on facebook. number four. students in san jose unified will be able to pick up free breakfast and lunch today. visiting 33 school sites every week day from 10:30 to 11:30. president trump is deploying 1,000 medical personnel to new york city to help battle coronavirus, which remains one of the nation's largest hot spots. this will include doctors, nurses, respiratory specialists and others. and number six, let's talk about what to expect today. more showers even thunderstorms with some downpours. hail and snow down to 3,000 feet. it will be a chilly one. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s. and number seven. we are taking a live look showing you emeryville right now. we have clear conditions across the bay area this morning. another light day of traffic as people shelter in place.

just remember those muni changes. all right, guys. so, i know you had your abc 7 mugs this morning. i do not have one, but i do have keeping me warm an abc 7 beach h towel. courtesy of the station. thank you for the gift. much appreciated. i'm just using it like your scarf you do, kumasi, in between the commercials. >> i love that. >> can i show you guys something else that brought me joy? my sweet, sweet husband, phil, who never cut hair in his whole life went on youtube and bought some scissors at walgreens and without me asking because he knew i was self conscious about it went ahead and gave me a fade. >> yes, phil. phil with some skill. >> go, phil. >> can i be next, phil? >> i know, kumasi. we might need to give you a

distant lesson. >> this is six weeks and growing. i desperately need a haircut. >> look, it worked for me, good morning, america. bracing for the worst. the white house task force's urgent warning in the fight against coronavirus. >> the next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. it's going to be our 9/11 moment. it's going to be the hardest moment for many americans in their entire lives. >> hundreds of military medical personnel deployed by the federal government, arriving to help on the front lines, as we get a look inside one of the crowded hospitals in new york city, saying they get a new e.r. patient every 14 minutes. >> the system is over capacity all across the board. >> governor andrew cuomo saying health care workers are being asked to do, quote, the impossible. as the apex nears for new york, the white house