>> from the federal government could be on the way. good morning, welcome to wednesday, april 8th. >> of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> thank you very much, reggie, kumasi, jobina. thank you for joining us this wednesday morning. live doppler 7. visibility as low as one mile in santa rosa and now up to four. the fog has an ebb and flow but mainly staying in that one area. you back in time with live doppler 7, a few light showers across the south bay and a few slick spots for the commuters, you essential commuters this morning. for the most part dry out there from our roof camera as we look

from the south along the embarcadero where it is 51 degrees. milder this morning. 12 ee milder than this time yesterday with low 50s around 7:00. mix of sun and clouds and a stray shower across the south bay and temperatures will hit the mid to upper 50s at the coast and mid4660s at 4:00 else where and still a comfortable evening mid-50s to 60 degrees. reggie? >> thank you. relief could come to some essential workers in san francisco and san jose. leaders in both cities passed emergency measures widjaja give them paid sick leave. here's abc 7 reporter j.r. stone. >> reporter: these are essential workers busy at it in san francisco's fisherman's wharf. workers who are likely part of the 200,000 that would benefit from a public emergency leave measure that was just passed by the san francisco board of supervisors and is now on the mayor's desk. >> immediately provide two additional weeks of paid leave. >> reporter: 14 days of

emergency paid leave for anyone that works for a large company of 500 or more. it includes those who have tested positive for covid-19, have symptoms of the virus or someone who may have to take care of a family member. >> if you're a large employer, you have a greater amount of responsibility to your employees and that is a first step right now by providing those two weeks of paid public health emergency leave. >> reporter: travis dennen is an essential worker in san francisco. he is employed by work day, which already give employees incentives. he hopes the citywide ones aren't abused. >> i think it's a great thing that they're doing in san francisco and san jose. however, there's always going to be those people who will take advantage of the system. >> reporter: abc 7 news anle insider phil mater said a number of questions about this new emergency measure. >> an extra two weeks for health or for child care and that's where it is going to be interesting because schools are

going to be closed until the end of the school year. so, that's a whole period. the question is, does this cover >> rr:ll expected to sign this measure and oakland could soon be the third major bay area city to follow. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> and among the coronavrus headlines this morning, governor newsom announced a deal that will get california, he says, all the n95 masks that we currently need. on msnbc he made this announcement saying the state will buy 200 million masks per month. enough masks to send to other western states. also at 11:15 this morning. san francisco mayor london breed will provide an update in the city's covid-19 response. we'll bring you that later this morning. more than 4,000 people tested positive in the bay area and santa cruz county. 111 people have died. now on abc 7 news live news

update. >> as states across the country work to fight against the nearly 400,000 cases of coronavirus here in the united states, california will be flying a surplus of 500 ventilators to help states along the east coast. now, with these increases in cases, it's putting extra pressure on personal protective equipment and ventilators. 13 overseas flights that landed on monday seek to alleviate the shortages, but california will be sending ventilators to states on the east coast like new york and new jersey. >> and it's those states where there's large populations because of the enormous work that they're doing to prevent expansion and spread of the virus. it's allowing resources to go to these states and these communities and these counties that more >>overrewineatheiroll maines to

oron and washingalong the east coast. back to you guys. >> thank you, jobina. more relief on the way for millions of americans who are struggling to pay their bills. abc news anchor kenneth moton said the federal government is considering a second round of checks. >> reporter: as the coronavirus takes a massive toll on the economy -- >> it's been hard times since then. >> this helps. >> reporter: struggling families are forced to choose between staying home and getting help. >> it is very important to me. me and my family. and, you know, we're making it work. >> reporter: in california, and pennsylvania, people waiting for hours in these lines outside food banks. >> we were down>> inflorida, hundreds of people were forced to wait for unemployment forms after the state's website crashed. but this morning, new hope as the government talks about a second round of relief payments before those first checks are even delivered. >> so, we are going to be providing tremendous amounts of

money to the small businesses of our country who have been absolutely clobbered. >> reporter: it comes as president trump promises more help for small businesses. in addition to the $350 billion already approved last month, a senate vote could come tomorrow. >> i'll be asking congress to provide an additional $250 billion. >> reporter: the administration saying it's already processed more than $70 billion in loans so far. but many businesses say they're struggling to access the cash. >> i spent all day online trying to apply for this and apply for that. >> reporter: as for when americans will get back to work, one former adviser to the president said it will happen slowly. >> i think we'll have to go through a very incremental approach in reopening the economy. i think it's going to be different city by city and state by state and county by county. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, new york. an increased worry about house pets catching coronavirus. thiserig at the bronx zoo in new york city tested positive. the president of the san

francisco spca sedanmales that recently have come to the shelter are not exhibiting symptoms. she said cases where animals have gotten coronavirus are linked to pet owners with coronavirus. if someone is sick in your household, you should keep them away from pets. >> you want to separate them and limit their interactions with pets, just as you would limit interactions with other family members in the household. if you're walking your dog, probably not a good time to have it go over and say hello to someone else. >> veterinarians say more research does need to be done on animal transmission of the disease. public transit the changes on b.a.r.t. starting today. taking a look back at when this all began. a brand-new report suggests u.s. intelligence officials knew about the dangers about coronavirus much earlier than we originally thought. if you enjoyed yesterday's warm sunshine, how about a little bit more for today. and even more come this weekend. we'll take a look at the

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. we will start in the south bay with mostly cloudy conditions and that is better than the stray shower we had just a few hours ago that roamed through there. mid-40s to around 51 around santa clara warm spot. temperatures up in the north bay. you saw the least amount of cloud cover and fog around santa rosa. most of us in the upper 40s to mid-50s. definitely milder to yesterday morning. lead to a mild afternoon and go outside and remember the social spacing and also remember if you have allergies. here's a look at what is going on for the north bay. we have the fog quickly fading with a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon and jump into the upper 60s and places in santa rosa could feel 70 degree warm. 50s through 11:00 and partly cloudy this afternoon and mid-60s for several hours and in san francisco, temperatures

mainly in the upper 50s but a few areas will hit the low to mid-60s and especially the closer you are to downtown in the financial district which probably not a lot of people down there right now. so, you'd be out there by yourself. speaking about being out there by yourself, jobina. how is the commute this morning? >> those lone riders out there, mike. is that what you were going to ask. pretty clear. a heads up to any of our essential workers passing through hercules following a crash on westbound 4 just before 80. it looks like a big rig hit the center divide. not clear on the blocking situation there. so, i will keep you updated on that if it progresses and becomes anything else. also, b.a.r.t. that's the other big news i want to get to today for everybody. big changes starting today. if you take b.a.r.t. as an essential worker, week day trains will only run every half hour. if you miss a train, you'll have to wait another 30 minutes. b.a.r.t.'s ridership has dropped

93% because the weekend service has remained unchanged. kumasi? in the south bay an assistant coach is accused of sending lewd pictures to two young girls. san jose police believe there could be more victims. police say the 34-year-old used instagram and snapkechat to private a 14 and 15-year-old girl. the victims contacted the school after they say the suspect sent them sexually explicit photos. fighting for sick leave and hazard pay. the action workers in one gig economy plan to take today. and some good news if you love a certain bay area coffee

abc 7 news update. >> we're learning the u.s. intelligence officials may have learned or sounded the alarm

about the coronavirus much earlier than we initially thought. just yesterday, president trump said that no one had heard of the virus until about two months ago. but according to abc news, american military and medical investigators overseas sounded the alarm in november about the contagion that at the time was sweeping through wuhan. concerns the virus could be devastated were detailed in a report. multiple sources described that report to abc news. there were also repeated briefings for people across the federal government in december and by early january they were y in the daily briefing. president trump didn't make his first public comments until late in january saying he wasn't worried about the virus and everything was under control. this morning, we do not have a response from the white house or the pentagon. >> thank you, jobina. in los angeles, all workers and customers at businesses that are still open have to wear masks starting friday. that's the order from mayorgaet.

companies will have to provide masks or employees purchase their own. this goes for everything from grocery stores to restaurants and hotels. we know a lot of you already are wearing your masks and we want to see them. show us your face coverings by using mymask abc 7. people creating and designing their own masks. you can go to the cdc website for a tutorial on how to make your own. target's delivery workers are staging a protest on the delivery platform called shipt. workers are protesting because a lack of safe guards. they are demanding $5 of hazard pay on every delivery they make. they want 14 days of paid sick leave whether that's related to coronavirus or not. they also want to be provided protective gear. organizers are asking for customers to stand in solidarity with them by boycotting the app

in the next couple of days. also phil's coffee will reopen 27 bay area stores and that starts this morning take coffee orders through the app and pick up your drink at the front door and go about your business. taking steps to limit social interactions between workers and customers. they open at 7:00 this morning and close at 2:00 this afternoon. facebook is launching a new tournament feature on its gaming platforms as part of its social distancing platforms. challenge your friends and live stream events. also part of facebook's play apart together campaign, which encourages people to socially interact through gaming. and i did a little extra work for you guys to see what kind of games we could play because i never tried this before. it looks like we have words with friends, solitaire, which kind of defeats the point, uno and i

don't even know what lightning slots are, but i assume like a casino game. >> friend, i love uno. i'm uno. >> i'm in. >> you in, mike? >> i'm in for uno. absolutely. let's do it. >> great. >> draw four. >> some of my fondest memories with my kids are playing uno after dinner on sunday nights when i used to work a different shift. all right. let's talk about weather now. enough about my kids. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge and your accuweather highlights. we have sun and clouds today. isolated showers across the south bay. not enough for a storm impact scale. minor change through thursday. tomorrow and then that brighter and drier weekend. here's a look at your highs today. mid to upper 60s and east bay and north bay and push temperatures into the 70s. it's quogoing to be hard to sta

inside today. if you venture out, social distancing. people still aren't following the rules. tonight is a lot like this morning. increasing clouds and temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. the moon rise is 8:43 and clearer this evening if you want to see an even brighter moon than we had the super moon peaks tonight. you can see the gray open up in the north bay and east bay and showing up on either side and just your scattered shower and 1:00 through tomorrow morning another stray chance. another couple hundredths of an inch of rain if you receive a shower. te look at the mid mi mid70s. now, let's turn to ginger zee. >> yeah, she's at home with a

preview of what is coming up on "gma." i was warned that you're wearing something very comfy. > i put on my coat after the show because i'm so cold in my own basement. it feels like i cannot get the thermostat right. it was broken for a little bit. you'll have to deal with me. my husband has a lot of names for this coat. i just call it warm. so much coming up on a wednesday edition of "gma" and that includes the coronavirus updates and now as those numbers are hopefully plateauing in new york city. we'll go inside the icu to show you what is happening with the medical staff. so many of them going above and beyond and we'll see them up close and personal. we'll hear from survivors. this is an important story. patients who are coming back from the brink to near death. speaking out this morning about what they went through as we learn more about the road to recovery ahead of them. apparently it doesn't just end when you're rolled out of the

hospital. we'll also get into the dealing with the reality of grocery shopping. i talked to my mom yesterday and she could not get one of those deliveries and so she was going to the grocery store. i know a lot of us have our parents doing the same thing. we'll tell you how you can get some of those hard t get items and hopefully some patience that comes along with it. and then the great harry connick jr. will not only speak with us and give us some hope, but, of course, play and sing and you'll see it all coming up on a cozier "gma." >> i really like the coat. the one thing i'm worried about is all the muppets that had to die for that coat. >> it's all fake. it's just gap. it's really nothing. >> okay. it's synthetic muppet. i love it. >> we're good. >> okay, good. elmo is safe. it's good seeing you, ginger, a always. we'll check you out on "gma in

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speaking of tonight the full moon peaks tonight 99.7% illumination. it does come up a little bit later and clouds on the increase. head out at 8:43, it will be spectacular. >> abc 7 news live update. despite the coronavirus outbreak, the state of wisconsin still held their primary election yesterday. hundreds of voters came out or rather thousands. hundreds of thousands of voters who were forced to break safety measures to cast their ballots yesterday while the state's democratic governor tried to postpone the election. republican lawmakers argue that

elections are essential services. president trump deemed the democrats' request for a delay a political stunt. >> they had no problem with the election being today until i endorsed the republican candidate. >> president trump also condemned mail-in ballots saying they're prone to fraud even though he himself voted by mail in florida, wisconsin primary results are expected to come out some time next week. >> jobina, thank you. now day 23 of our bay area shelter in place and i know a lot of us are wondering, are we getting close to the peak? we're getting some answers now from dr. bob watker the share of the department of medicine and he's become a real twitter superstar. it appears california's peak will likely be next week on april 14th. initially researchers at the university of washington projected that our peak will be at the end of april. >> not only when it happens but

how high it is. and just as importantly as a shift in the date was the number of patients that they're expecting was about half of what they had projected a few weeks ago. >> why? well he says it's because of what we're doing by adhering to the shelter in place effort. it could be a while, though, before we return to so-called normal. researchers say states must show four key indicators. a sustained reduction in cases for at least two weeks. the capacity to treat patients safely without crisis standards of care. and testing for everyone who has symptoms and the ability to monitor confirmed cases and trace those infected. the jewish holiday of passover begins tonight at sun down but the coronavirus outbreak means families will be celebrating a bit differently this year. passover marks the exodus of in 1200 bc. thation tritionallyincludes a me

t some families are charation g erveoo andphilbin started and "who wants to be a millionaire" returns to abc and celebrities are playing for a charity. comedian says bring on the tough categories. >> like colors and shapes, i'm going to kill it. barnyard animal noises, i have known that since i was 3. those are my strengths and any taylor swift, britney spears trivia. >> all right. so here's what you need to knoknow. features eric stonestreet and will and you can watch it on abc 7 and followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. kumasi, guess what, everyone's favorite national day.zolove day

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but i trust you. >> i obviously don't know animals. was that a zebra? who knows. >> that is the one we did get. coming up at 6:30, a new strategy to keep doctors and nurses from infecting their families. can your company donate laptops to help with distance learning? i have that story coming up next. and staying ahead of the mask shor

getting outside more now than ever before. it's spring. the season we plant, we garden, we grow things. we bring new color to our outdoor space. we're here to help you make your home the best it can be. now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. now at 6:30 from serious shortage to possible surplus. governor newsom cuts a deal to provide california with more protective masks. efforts to remotely teach students are ramping up as state leaders say schools are effectively closed for the rest of the academic year. and take a look at this. time lapse video showing us the superpink moon lighting up the

bay area and this is actually the biggest supermoon of the year. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, april 8th. if you missed it last night, you still have another chance to watch it even more brightly tonight, right, mike? >> yeah, it will be 99.7% illuminated. that is the brightest it's going to be. come up about an hour later at 8:43. so, just like yesterday, clouds this morning and increasing sunshine and then clouds will increase during the overnight hours. try to get out there early in te evening. here's a look at what is going on. live doppler 7. i want to show you earlier where we had a few showers roam across the south bay. dehisreyt,thing measurable in the low still down to our south, we're on the top side of it which is still the weak side. it will be the south bay that has the best chance. temperatures when you step outside. 38 in santa rosa where it was clear until the fog formed and we have 40s for the rest of the north bay and upper 40s to

mid-50s. about 12 degrees milder this morning than it was yesterday morning. this afternoon, how about some low 60s along the coast and mid to upper 60s around the bay and upper 60s and even a few 70s in the east bay valley and north bay this afternoon. we'll take a look at the warm weekend coming up. here's jobina. >> all right, mike, i'll take it from here. this morning parents and students around the bay area are waking up to a new reality. schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year and now school leaders have a request to make distance learning possible. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. >> good morning, kumasi. we felt like this was coming and this is official. you can never help but think of the seniors that will walk the halls of their high school again. school is officially closed for the rest of this school year and the state superintendent said the is this is the biggest challenge

that the school ever faced and he is calling on companies to donate laptop crs for students orege individu even in those who can't afford one so they can participate in distance learning. the state is providing training every week for teachers on how to teach kids from a distance. >> this is not easy, but our kids are worth it. and it can be done. the california department of education is providing standards and guidance. >> in antioch, high schools have distributed chrome books to their students and they're getting up and running and planning to get them out to the middle schoolers today. oakland and san francisco, they're still working on their digital home schooling plans. still trying to get laptops and wifi to the homes that don't have them. administrators in oakland are still working with the teachers union on a deal. so they don't have a date yet on when they will start the distance learning program.

this is not been as easy as you might have thought it would be. so, districts all trying to get this up and running because school is not over. they're just not coming here to the building any more. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. now on abc 7 news live news desk update. >> at the live desk. i'm looking at a new development in california's fight against the coronavirus. governor newsom says he's put together a deal to buy hundreds of millions of desperately needed n95 masks. >> in the last 48 hours we have secured through a consortia of monprofits and a manufacturer here in the state of california upwards of 200 million masks on a monthlysi >> he veal news o show last nig. newsom says california will have enough masks to meet demand. he says there may even be enough to send to other states. the governor says the state has

already distributed 41 million masks and 1 million of them have come from the federal government. back to you guys. >> thanks, jobina. people are still trying to cash in on the high demand for masks and other items. the alameda county sheriff office tweeted about price gouging. deputies seen n95 mask sold for 10 bucks apiece and hand sanitizer for $8. anyone caught price gouging faces hefty fines and even prosecution. the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the bay area and santa cruz county has now surpassed 4,000. santa clara county is still the hot spot with nearly 1,300 cases and that is up by 61 from the latest report. marin county reported five more cases, so did sonoma county which is now at 120 cases. in the north bay, lake county is reporting two cases. mendocino county has four cases. jobina. >> thank you, ckumasi.

a sobering milestone in the coronavirus cases here in the united states. the last 24 hours have been the deadliest yet in our country. more than 700 deaths were reported in new york alone. fema reports show new york city icu beds and hospitals are near capacity but there are encouraging signs of hope. rates of hospitalizations are going down. the president says stockpiles of ventilators are on the way. another major headline here. black americans are being hit disproportionately hard by the virus. dying at much higher rates compared to other americans in major cities. >> unfortunately, when you look at the prpredisposing condition the outcome with coronavirus the things that get people into icus and require intubation and lead to death, they are unfortunately disproportionally prevalent. >> dr. anthony fauci went on to

say this issue is shining a bright light on a, quote, real weakness in our society in reference to health disparities in the community. senator kamala harris with a handful of others asking the agency to collect data and release it on the racial makeup of people that are dying and getting sick from coronavirus. if you saw the press conference with preident trump yesterday, he noted that that data should be released in the next two to three days because that is a big part of the problem here because they do not have the numbers. reggie, i'll send it over to you. >> jobina, thank you. walnut creek police are responding to your calls about people not obeying shelter in place orders or keeping businesses open that shouldn't be. abc 7 news follow along with an officer yesterday and we watched as they went through heather farms park and they show people out walking and that was fine because they were keeping apart or they were part of the same household but wasn't fine was

what they found at this tennis court. a couple people playing even though officially those courts are closed. as you can see, the officer reminds them of that. this is the new normal for police patrols who are maintaining high visibility. >> we ask that the people reporting if they can come outside and meet our officer se is outside their home so we can avoid the confined spaces or in-person contact. if we do have to go inside a house, we are asking our officers to wear personal protective equipment. >> officers are not having to respond to as many calls from the public. volume is down about 25% since the stay-at-home order began. the constant fear for doctors and nurses right now is that they'll get the virus at work and come home and spread it to their family. but now there is a way to pair these folks with rvs so they can be at home but not actually be in the home. it's a really interesting idea and a bay area doctor has been staying at a hotel after work because of this concern but now

he no longer has to separate himself from his wife and young sons, at least not as far. rvs 4 mds connects owners of rvs willing to lend these out at no cost to our front line heroes. >> i was telling linda on saturday we need to move out the rv and just move it around and an hour later she saw the rvs 4 mds on facebook and we said, what the heck. >> it will be nice to have him in the driveway so our kids will be able to see him from afar and we could have dinner outside six feet away from each other. >> it seems like an improvement for sure. t the family will leave their rv in the family's driveway until the pandemic passes. >> we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. use the #betterbayarea and we'll

make sure to share the love. relief could be coming for n the ba secure paid sick leave. right now taking a liv at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're u another update on how the markets are doing next. have you been on the scale recent recently? maybe don't. comfort food is making a comeback during the pandemic. how the stress is affecting our diets. >> friend, i can't wait to hear what you guys have been munching on because it's a struggle sometimes at the house. >> what do you have, kumasi? >> i like salt and vinegar chips and then i discovered this vegan ice cream from ben & jerry's. i ate the whole thing in two sittings. >> all right, mike. it's a good thing you can only see us from our waist up. >> i mean, this thing keeps getting rounder and rounder by the day. i mean, i am not binging and

munching, i am trying to eat healthy. when i don't go to the gym. so, struggles. all right. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. i wish i could eat like you guys. upper 40s to low 50s around san francisco where it's mostly cloudy right now. as you look around a little bit cooler up in the north bay where they have less cloud cover and the fog formed upalso. the rest of us low 40 s to mid-50s. spring board us into a warm afternoon. for san jose right now looking at 87 and for our essential commuters out there, just a slight shower in the south bay is it for today. let's talk about some neighborhood and temperatures in the south bay we're in the 50s through at least 11:00 and the clouds will keep us in the mid-60s for several hours this afternoon. east bay valleys and more sunshine and upper 60s. wouldn't be surprised as you head further to the north around concord and highway 4 and antioch and out towards

discovery bay and low 70s. as we look up at the peninsula, we're looking at 50s through 11:00. mixture of sun and clouds and temper whiches in the mid-60s during the afternoon hours. little bit warmer than average outside of the north bay and outside the south bay today and even warmer weather coming up this weekend and more sunshine. i'll show you that in just a few minutes. first, turn it over to jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you very much. checking in on traffic here across the board. we do not have any major issues in from the chp. normally we're at least looking at a couple minor crashes on surface streets and not even that which is good news for our essential workers that need to head in to work today. the big thing, just i can keep repeating it all during the show and i want to let people know, ride b.a.r.t. those big changes start today. trains arriving every 30 minutes and this is due to low ridership because of the coronavirus. that is all going to be happening on week days and the weekend schedule will not

change. as we take a live look outside. you can see the clear conditions on our roads. hardly any drivers out right now. so, i'm glad to see it and that we are all the heroic doctors and nurses on the front lines. the 7,000 cigna clinicians beside them. and everyone staying home to protect others. we will get through this together. thwe've never seen it look quite like this, and everyone staying home to protect others. but there's no mistaking it. and it's our job to protect it. because the best people to fight for our communities are those within them. so, if you've just bought a volkswagen or were thinking of buying sometime soon, we're here to help

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we help prevent overwhelming our hospitals, while buying time for scientists to find the vaccine... and that's how we beat it.... you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> this is a live look from the exploratorium camera where it is cloudy this morning and mainly dry and mild. temperature about 51 degrees. we'll hang out in the low 40s and little more sunshine this afternoon than what we're dealing with this morning. that will help boost us into the mid to upper 60s away from the coast where in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. if you're evenin temperatures around 7:00 around 60. the snow pack continues to grow. it's up to 63% right now. and it's the southern sierra that will get the most snow. winter storm warning there and also the flash flood watch because of the heavy rain that is falling and the thunderstorms in that area.

temperatures in the low to mid-60s there to fresno and monterey and 77 in chico and that is indicative of some of the temperatures headed our way this weekend. reggie? >> mike, thank you. new this morning, mill valley police officers will resume investigating the neighborhood for a possible missing child. the department posted these photos on instagram of 40 volunteers with marin search and rescue and yesterday at about 5:00 p.m. police received a report of 4 or 5-year-old boy blonde hair and plaid shirt unattended. but early this morning, police say search efforts didn't find any missing kids and they haven't had any reports of missing kids. the last thing we want to do is to have essential workers get sick, but still feel like they have to go to work in order to get their paycheck. now, two major communities here in the bay area have decided to create an effort to make sure that that doesn't happen.

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live for us in san jose. julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. big relief for those essential workers still required to go to work. so, if they do get sick with the coronavirus, they are guaranteed time off in the way of two additional weeks of paid sick leave. they also don't have to worry about potentially showing up to work and spreading the virus to their co-workers. so, now, they do have that leave to be able to stay home. this was passed in san francisco and san jose yesterday rolling out these protections for any workers who are employees at a company of 500 or more employees. anyone having tested positive for coronavirus, anyone who has symptoms of the virus, someone taking care of a sick family member and this also extended protections to anyone required to take care of a child while the schools remain closed during this pandemic, which we learned

yesterday, schools in the beay area will remain closed to next year. >> whether it's forgiving represent frent for a while or trying to stop evictions. different things to ease people's minds and wallets and people are worried about how to take care of their kids if the schools stay closed. >> and let's think about the grocery clerks the janitors and delivery people. hopefully this is another layer of protection for them, again. again, two weeks of paid sick leave. they don't have to show up to work if they do come in contact with coronavirus. we know that gig workers like uber and lyft drivers are and oakland could be the third major city in the bay area considering such emergency resolutions. reporting live in san jose, julian glover, abc 7 news. >> seems like the least we could do for them. they're putting themselves out there. thanks, julian.

some health care workers are taking time to cut loose. in fact, one doctor in oregon is really picking up some fame on tiktok and you'll see why. he's a physician and this video has 4 million views. he joins "good morning america" to share a dance and hopefully raise people's spirits. >> left foot two stomps. slide to the left. slide to the right. crisscross. crisscross. cha cha real smooth. there you go, guys. >> that is cute. you can watch the entire interview with the tiktok doc and a special surprise from the "gma" crew. now, why did it look like those two had never done the chacha slide. >> he said, look, i'll give you the easiest dance out.

they cannot mess this up. >> have they not been to a wedding in the past 17 years. >> do what now? slide where? crisscross. ohng report. tesla is cutting pay to all employees. they informed the employees over e-mail last night. they suspended production last month but continued to do basic operations. tesla wants to resume production by may 4th. now, we're taking a live look at new york stock exchange as trading starts. up slightly this morning about 185 points. as the coronavirus shutdown, shoppers are reaching for frozen pizza and boxes of cereal instead of organic greens and whole grains. surprise. the "new york times" reports that sales of processed foods are significantly up as customers seek out so-called comfort food.

processed foods have longer shelf life, campbell soup company is ramping up its production. it's giving hourly workers a temporary pay hike because they are seeing such an increase in demand. so, guys, i told you about my salt and vinegar chips and my vegan ice cream. reggie, what are yours? >> my go to always is peanut butter on sour dough bread. >> that's still healthy. >> my dad does that all the time and so i think i inherited it from him and that is my thing that i just love to eat. >> that's good. i feel like it's still kind of healthy. >> there's some protein there. >> what about you, mike? >> probably the worst thing i eat is peanut butter and jelly on saltine crackers. >> see, we're alike. >> y'all are basically twins. now, mike, can we talk about this mask that barbara made for you. we have a picture. >> oh, we do, do we?

>> yes, we do. the cow masks. y'all are twins for real. >> she was having some fun yesterday. we, you know, after raining all weekend we wanted to get outside and she didn't, because she's in the medical profession she has an n95 or two that she's keeping for herself and she decided, let's keep these. she made about 40 of them to pass out. so, that's what we're going to be dealing with and she used shoe laces instead of elastic because she couldn't get any elastic. so, she used shoelaces to tie it behind your head and hopefully comfortable for those who we pass them out to. a little busy. usually baking and cooking for me now that i'm home and now making masks and she's not working. >> i find these masks very mooving. >> that was utterly low all right. thanks, guys. that was fun.

let's talk about what is going on weather wise and you can see from the golden gate bridge. we have a little bit of a breeze less than 13 miles per hour. pretty cloudy out there. best chance of a stray shower in the south bay today. clouds will come back today and little fog in the north bay and then warmer and mainly sunny this weekend. temperatures today, look at those 70s. they stick out in the east bay valleys up in the north bay little more sunshine there. most of us in the mid to upper 60s. little bit cooler at the coast with the low 60s. tonight you can see the cloud cover take overnd us mild, once again. 48 to 53 degrees. now, looking at the radar and you can see the low to our south and continue with a counterclockwise flow pushing rain up to our neighborhoods. but we're on the top side, the weak side. you can see the chance is very minimal as we head throughout the day mainly in the south bay. and they will move mainly from east to west. you can see tonight, once again, another chance of wet weather and then the cloud cover remains dominant tomorrow and that keeps our temperatures down a little bit compared to today. we'll see a spike today.

down tomorrow. a little chance of wet weather. couple hundredths of an inch and check out the accuweather seven-day forecast. friday is very nice and saturday and sunday low 60s at the coast and the rest of us in the mid to low 70s and warmer temperatures monday and tuesday of next week. hope you enjoy the wonderful weather. >> thanks, mike. fans of the netflix documentary series "tiger king" will be pleased to hear a fictional is in the works. rob lowe teamed up for a "tiger king" adapitation. he posted a photo of himself as joe exotic. do we need this, friend? >> well, i would like to -- i wd ecau iould t seit. that'sefitelcompliment. trust y. >> sorry to that, joe exotic.

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it is 6:58 if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, governor newsom announced on "the rachel maddow" show he put together a deal to buy hundreds of millions n95 masks. california will have enough masks to meet demand. number two, students in six bay area counties won't head back to class this academic year. districts made that joint announcement yesterday. number three. relief could be coming to some workers at big companies in san francisco and san jose. both cities passed emergency measures to secure paid sick leave and it applies to companies with more than 500 employees. supporters are calling on the state to follow suit. number four. we're learning u.s. intelligence officials issued a warning about coronavirus in november. according to abc news sources, offiabt e contagion spreading

through wuhan. passover starts tonight at sundown but the coronavirus outbreak means that families will be celebrating differently this year. families are changing up the traditional get together and see each other over zoom or google hangouts. you can see the sun sets at 7:39. the full moon, the brightest of this super moon rises at about 8:43 this evening. we'll see increasing sunshine today and a stray shower across the south bay. highs mainly in the 60s. and number seven. we are taking a live look at emeryville right now. clear conditions on our roads. the big change today is with b.a.r.t. trains arriving every 30 minutes because of the low ridership due to the coronavirus. and that is all. you guys, you were talking about what you have been eating. what have you been drinking because i have my chai and my frother, thanks to kumasi. >> yes, friend. i'm so happy you are using it.

that is my other drink. i love a good chai. yes, friend. ch good morning, america. flattening the curve. signs of hope the outbreak may be slowing, but inside hospitals, the battle still raging. doctors taking us inside an icu as they race to save lives. >> what happened just now is an absolute emergency. it's a life-or-death situation. yet while hard hit michigan faces a staff shortage at the state's largest hospital system. detroit's mayor imploring people to stay at home. >> we're at a very dangerous time if we don't stick with what we're doing. >> white house task force coordinator dr. deborah birx joins us this morning with the very latest. breaking this morning, an