now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. dahave seen soy p feeling littfo. >> pandemics hitting people hard, and the need is greater than ever. today there were long lines as people waited at a food giveaway in the south bay, and there is still not enough. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz live from my home. >> and i'm larry beil. today abc tv stations across the country are participating in a day of hope. and we found out just how great the need is today. it's immense and growing with every day. with more bay area residents hungry and seeking help because of job loss, food banks and community groups are stepping up. we're highlighting some of those efforts as part of abc's day of hope, in partnership with feeding america. here is chris nguyenan jo, uge- stylef

fo really called our church this. >> from sky 7, you can see hundreds of drivers lined up patiently waiting their turn for pickup. pastor kenny foreman says he has never seen anything like this before. >> we're going to be here for the long haul until we goat the other side. >> second harvest of silicon valley distributes food through sites in santa clara and san mateo counties. the church is just one of them. >> we have so many people feeling so much anxiety right now, and so many people finding themselves for the first time in need of help. >> across town at the san jose armory, real estate developer urban community has brought together a network of business and community leaders to help form a new nonprofit called san jose ship kits. >> there is a lot of good people throughout that really want to make a difference. and we've got a lot of already .

>> the group is distributing free medical, food and wellness supply kits by those in shelter in place mandate. >> they're really going through it. and to be able to offer asistance is truly, truly inspiring for us. >> volunteers from all walks of life, knowing that for now there is no end date in site. >> with the small businesses and just the average person on the street, you know, calling us, emailing us and getting involved is really a great thing to see. i'm caught off guard and really happy to be a part of, that even if it's just a little bit. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> whether you need help getting food or you're looking for ways to give back, go to feeding america.org. you can find food or volunteer opportunities. all you have to do is enter your zip code. you can also make a cash donation. all funds will go to feeding america food banks right here in the bay area. now to the latest headlines on the coronavirus crisis. more than 16,000 people in the

u.s. have died of coronavirus, according to numbers from johns hopkins. 507 of the deaths are in .dr.ntny fau peak of its outbreak. the number of case there's, more than 160,000 is now higher than in any country outside the u.s. in the greater bay area, there are now more than 4400 confirmed cases of covid-19. 119 people have died. alameda, contra costa, napa and san mateo counties all reported new cases since this morning. santa clara county has the most cases in the region with almost 1400. farther north, lake county now has three case. in mendocino county, cases are holding steady at four. really stunning turn of events in one east bay skilled nursing facility. six people have died there in a matter of days. rcovid-19.nd rehabilitation center is still open and operation, but family members of many of the residents

are just desperate for more information at this point. abc7 news reporter laura anthony joining us live outside that facility right now. laura? mber inside this facility. she told me they are doing their best to take care of the patients that remain inside, that they have brought in extra staff from outside, and that the number of cases hasn't changed in the last 24 hours. still, family members are desperately afraid for their loved ones. >> they kept telling us she's in the safest place she can at dsne ringg true. >> her mother is a resident of gateway care center where six patients have died after a covid-19 outbreak. gateway staff won't answer rios' calls or knocks at the door, but she has talked with her mother on the phone. >> i didn't know that people had been dying here. last i heard wasne patient who tested positive.

and that is the last i heard. >> i actually just came here because they needed help. >> nursing assistant worke for six days, caring for the patients still inside while keeping herself safe. >> we're we're drinking hot water every 30 minutes to kind of keep, fight it off, just in case we are contracting it. constantly having vitamins and stuff, taking vitamins and eating oranges. >> besides the six who died, 53 staff and residents tested positive for covid-19. today ambulances transported at least three patients away from gateway. >> this thing explode over about two days. so i think they were down to 34 on monday. and then evidently it went all the way up to 59, with six deaths. >> according to state records, the facility had 25 federal violations last year, including a report filed in august that showed a patient missed two doses of antibiotic treatment because the facility did not have a registered nurse on the

schedule. >> we know that low staffing is related to infections. so the facilities that have the lowest staffing are the most vulnerable. >> at gateway, family members like barbara rios are having to face their worst fear that. >> shesoi to get exposed and could pass away. she's diabetic. so she's at risk. >> now barbara rios told us her mother has tested negative for covid-19, but she is still concerned because she has talked with her mother on the phone, and her mother is telling her that they keep moving her from room to room inside the ppenin whyhat' erned. as i said, family members are not allowed inside, and they're the staff here. larry, ama? >> yeah, lori, those patients that we've seen in the video that you showed being transported away, do we know if

that is all due to covid-19 or other circumstances? >> well, actually, larry, i was able to ask that staff member on the telephone just within the past hour about those patients. i said are they getting worse? do they have covid-19? she said actually, that's sor cs here, that those are folks who are going out of the facility to go to doctors appointments and things like some of those ambulances come back and patients be dropped back off here at the facility. >> well, there is some good news there. let's just assume that or hope they don't have covid-19. laura anthony live. there is a new coronavirus outbreak at a senior living facility that's located in the north bay. the i-team's dan noyes reports several residents and associates at drake terrace senior living in san rafael have tested positive. when asked for clarification, the facility said the origin of the exposure is not known at this point, and there are no other confirmed caseinhe

ity. some grim and some positive milestones today in california's fight against the coronavirus. the state now has topped 19,000 cases and more than 500 deaths. the latter is some 50 more deaths than yesterday's total. on the positive side, for the first time since the crisis began, the number of icu patients in the state dropped to 1,132. that's down almost 2% from yesterday. governor newsom called it encouraging but cautioned people not to read too much into it at this point. also today, the governor dismissed the criticism he's received for lending 500 ventilators to the national stockpile. he says california has a moral responsibility to help its fellow citizens, especially since hospitals here are only using about 32% of the ventilators we currently have. >> our curve is not bending like other states. we have stretched our curve, giving us a little bit more time. but we can't just sit on assets. when we can save lives and help our fellow americans.

>> today the governor announced a plan to provide caregivers with vouchers and stipends for hotel rooms since many don't want to good home and risk getting family members sick. another staggering round of unemployment claims. the labor department says 6.6 million americans filed for jobless benefits last week, bringing the number to more than 17 million in the past three weeks. former fed chair janet yellen told "the washington post" that the u.s. unemployment has hit 12 or 13% already, the worst level that the nation has seen since the great depression. about two dozen mcdonald's workers in hayward staged a drive-through strike today. this is part of a larger strike that is taking place at 50 other mcdonald's locations in california. gl, $ hazarpay, demanding sk and two weeks paid quarantine for any workers with the bart. their board of directors looking

at a dramatic drop in revenue as thousands of passengers are staying home from work. >> we know we're going have to cut. we're going have to cut some things. and we're going have to become more lean and more nimble. but we can't expect the taxpayers to just fill the hole of $246 million to $440 million in revenue loss. >> where those cuts might come from has not been determined, but it might mean delaying some programs and projects. bart says it is rung longer trains and making it easier for passengers to spread out social distancing. ridership is down by almost 94% since the outbreak of the virus. and it's not just the coronavirus that has some people concerned today. some are worried about wearing a mask in public. why african american men fear it could put their safety more at risk. plus answering your coronavirus questions. dr. alok patel is back with us in just a few minutes. i'm spencer christian.

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we know it's hard keeping track of the changes every day. we're helping you keep up to date with the simple stuff. i know it feels like groundhog's day, but it's thursday, april 9th, day 24 of our shelter in place in the bay area. ama? >> gosh, can you believe that? day 24. we know you have a lot of questions about the coronavirus. so today we are answering some of them. and since we were just talking about masks, let's begin there. we have medical center dr. alok patel with me today. hi, doctor. how are you doing? >> hey, ama, i'm good. how you? >> not bad. so we're starting with masks. i actually asked you this question. i'm seeing a lot of parents asking if their toddlers should be wearing mask, because back when we had the wildfires, i know n95 masks specifically

weren't recommended for toddlers because maybe they weren't made for their faces and the way they breathe. can you talk to us a little bit about that? >> yeah. we're getting this question a lot now that the publicas the recommendation to start wearing masks. the first thing people have to think about is if a toddler is actually going to keep a mask on. chances are they're not. they're going to touch it. they're going play with it. they're going to remove it. also, right now the recommendation is no child under the age of 2 should even wear a mask. it's a suffocation hazard. it could even be harder to breathe for those little tiny mouths and nostrils. now older kids, it could be different. you could have a kid who is 4 or 5 and might want to wear a mask, understand why and be motivated. it's best to try the practice at home and see if your child actually will. but remember, we have to remind kids lonravethei hands, that th violate social distancing. they have to understand it's an extra step. probably better for older kids, not your toddlers or babies. >> all right. so just try to keep them home if

you can. okay. viewer daniel asks i am 70 years old and i am sheltering at home. i live by myself. even if the curve is flattened, i don't see any way to reenter society until a vaccine is developed. am i expected to shelter at home for 12 to 18 months? a lot of our older folks are wondering this. >> and i hear daniel's concern here. so right now if you look at kind of the stages to reopening and getting the economy running again, we're really only in phase one. we're in the slowing the spread phase. daniel is right. we really need to get vaccines or therapeutics out there, or some type of proof that we have immunity in the community. that riemd, to get people out, to start to get people out walking about. now daniel, because of his age, represents a higher risk group. once we slowly start to reintroduce people, it's going to be really important that we cannot only test more, we can keep really close eyes on surveillance, looking at who is

sick, who they're in contact with and where they are. and at that point, i do expect that there might be some guidance about people who are high risk or older people being able to go outside before a vaccine. but it could still be some time. >> yeah. i know my dad even said to me, i don't know. when the shelter in place is lifted, i'm not sure i even want to go outside yet. karen asks, is it safe to use a laundromat? if it is feasible, what precautions should be taken? it's a good one. >> yeah. so it's funny. i actually talked to my friend about this who lives in the mission yesterday, and some laundromats, some public ones are very strict about how many people are allowed in there at one time. and it's also one you're paying attention to if they're cleaning or not. even if they are, you still want to make sure you're wearing a mask, you're wearing gloves, you have hand sanitize were you and you're following all the same precautions. now if there is a central laundry unit in your building, same things apply. you want to make sure you're

still trying to practice social distancing, and that every single surface around you could potentially be dirty. you have to make sure your hygiene is still up to par. >> definitely good advice. chiva wants to know are there any plans for widespread testing, you talked about this, and trying the get more people tested. will this help mitigate the spread if people can know they have it or the antibodies? >> absolutely. so the serology test that was approved by the fda last week looking for antibodies could absolutely give us a hint about who has been exposed in the past. now people who are exposed in the past may have immunity against this, which would not only tell us how widespread the disease, it would also tell us if people are immune.ight earer .h.o.he community. addressing sheba's first point, we do want to see more testing. we saw a positive step with walgreens saying they're going

to introduce a lot more drive-throughs. now hopefully that becomes a trend. i think at my last research, there is a little more than 450 drive-through locations across the country. but we need a lot more. we have to be able to test everyone. >> yeah. certainly. all right. dr. patel, thank you as always for answering all of our questions, and see you again next time. >> all right. we're heading into a holiday weekend. the weather promises to be pretty nice. let's bring in spencer christian, working from home. you probably want to get outside pretty soon here, spencer. >> i would -- i do. i'm really looking forward to getting outside, and this weekend may be my opportunity. it is going to be quite nice. looking at live doppler 7, we have quiet conditions, though there have been quite a few clouds hanging around. you see some in the view from the exploratorium camera looking across the bay. it's 60 degrees in san francisco and 60 in gilroy. we have low 60s at oakland, redwood city, san jose.

57 at half moon bay. from the rooftop camera, we have mild conditions in petaluma right now, 69 degrees. meanwhile, it's low 60s at santa rosa, napa, fairfield, and concord and 60 at livermore. give you a look at our forecast features now. there is still a chance, a slight chance but a chance nonetheless of isolated showers overnight, mainly in the inland east bay and south bay. sunny warmer weather will prevail and warming continues into next week. remember that stormy weather we had earlier in the week? well, that low-pressure system that brought us stormy weather is still swirling around southern california. look how wide the circulation is around that low. it's still sweeping some shower activity up in our direction. i'll give you a look at the forecast animation. you can see there is a chance of a line of showers moving through the inland east bay near livermore and down into the south bay and over to the santa cruz mountains. and after that, it looks pretty quiet going into the early morning hours tomorrow, though tomorrow afternoon still a chance of a spotty shower or two down in the gilroy area.

overnight lows mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s. so we expect a fairly mild overnight period. but there will be lots of clouds around. and once again, there is that chance of isolated showers, mainly south bay and inland east bay. tomorrow it will start to get a bit sunny, but some clouds will linger as well. high temperatures will range from almost 60 on the coast to mainly mid-60s right around the bay shoreline, and up to almost in the warmest inland areas. 70- the warming trend kicks in on saturday as temperatures start to rise, especially inland. it remains flare cool at the coast. and easter sunday, mild to warm with a few mid-70s popping up in the inland areas. and on monday, the warming continues into the middle of next week when we expect to see some upper 70s inland. so here is the complete accuweather seven-day forecast. gradual warming into easter week, and further warming into virtually all of next week with highs expected to reach mid 60s on the coast, mid-70s around the

bay, and upper 70s inland. up. going to be a lovelyee anmy forecast usually does. larry and ama? >> i like the confidence. >> i like that you raised the issue. of course, of course, i got this. thank you, spencer. coming up next, a local teacher using some star power to keep students excited about learning from home. plus, how an east bay restaurant is showing its appreciation to health care workers and first responders. and abc is taking part in a day of hope in partnership with feeding america. you can help those in need by sending a donation to local food banks like second harvest of silicon valley. there are several ways to get ahold of them. go to their website at

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social distancing is taking a dramatic impact on holy week events at the vatican.

st. peter's square sat empty on this holy thursday. take a look at this. this is the day the bible says jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the last supper. in recent years pope francis spent the day of washing the feet of prisoners. that's not happening this year. the pope will deliver his last supper mass to an empty basilica. while the bay area is confronting extreme challenges right now, it is also overflowing with gratitude. and we wanted to find a a a a share some of those thank yous. we've activated better bay area project thanks. today's story comes from livermore and abc7 east bay media journalist melissa pixcar. >> restaurants and small big hi because of the coronavirus pandemic. but this family-owned restaurant is not only keeping their full staff on board, they're also showing t gratitude to the front line workers and to our first responders. at americano on livermore, they t owners changed the way they do business by doing takeouts and

deliveries. but one thing that has not working ting anybody go. we live as family. we work as family. we share as family. >> the owner credits the up to of livermore and the surrounding communities for their support during th during this time. >> we support every weekend. >> on a normal day many first responders have frequently visited the restaurant, but today employees at americano are giving back. >> if we can give them one day of food from the place they like and bring something to make them feel better and that they're not alone in this, then i feel we did something. t surrounding fire departments are stopping by for a special meal. >> we made all kind of different sandwiches with our specialty sauce, and we did lasagna, salad

and some cookies. >> next week the plan is to provide food to local health care workers. >> these people are all on the front line. and i think we all can do a little bit. to make their lives easier right now, especially knowing that they all have family too. and they're not able to be with their families, but to be out there for other families. so we can all chip in something. >> in livermore, melissa pixcar, abc7 news. >> during these unprecedented times, we are sharing stories of joy from all over the bay area, and that includes a woman in the south bay who's making easter special for hundreds of kids and families. take a look. miriam martinez originally set up teddy bear hunt for kids outside her san jose home. but a couple days ago decided to use all the decorations and toys she was going ship to her grandkids to make this easter-themed scavenger hunt instead. news of the display quickly

pretty to nearly 100 people stop by each day. miriam says it warms her heart, witnessing her community come together. >> i've lived here ten years. i've met neighbors i've never even met before that live four or five houses down. and then i see neighbors while some of them wait to see the display, because since it's a scavenger hunt, the kids can take up to 10, 15 minutes, the other neighbors will be talking to the other parents. it's awesome to see the kids so happy. >> miriam says even when the shelter in place is over, she plans to make this an easter tradition with a new scavenger hunt next year. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyon on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness... ...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this.

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a teleconference was held to discuss a potential ban on sport fishing because of the virus. it descended into complete chaos this morning. this was a meeting of the department of fish and wildlife. it started at 8:30 in the morning and just got overwhelmed. hundreds of people are trying to call in. a lot of the callers either couldn't or wouldn't mute their phones. it made it impossible to have any kind of an organized conversation. and because not enough board members could get on the line to make a aquarium, thquorum, they the meeting and they're going reschedule next week. listen how badly. >> the fish and game commission. melissa is having trouble joining due to the number of participants. >> what a joke. this is the first time trying a massive meeting like this under a crisis situation, and the comments are not helpful. >> yeah, the meeting was pposed t giving the head of fish and wildlife emergency powers to enact a ban. at least two counties have expressed worry that too many out of town anglers would impour

covid-19 and infect residents. hopefully they'll get things sorted out on meeting protocol, and people will be able to have a decent conversation going forward. >> let's hope. all right. time now for some consumer news. >> 7 on your side's michael finney live from his home with today's headlines. michael? >> hey, guys. norh bay shoppers are being told be on the lookout for price gouging. price gouging up in marin county. the marin county district attorney said her office has received many reports of exorbitant prices on certain goods and staples, including the n95 mask. the d.a. says her office will not hesitate to respo riately. to be illegal, price gouging must happen during a state of emergency. we have one on right now and prices must be 10% over what the cost was immediately prior to the emergency. now the d.a. encourages anyone who thinks price gouging to contact her office and contact them right away.

we're getting hard numbers today on the pandemic's impact on air travel. fewer than 100,000 passengers went through airport checkpoints over the past two days. the lowest number since the tsa started keeping track. and get this? that's down 95% from a year ago, and it could be the smallest number since the 1950s. close to a third of renters did not pay their rent for april. the national multifamily housing council looked at data for more than 13 million units across the country. they found 31% of renters did not pay their rent between april 1 and april 5.st, only about 18t pay. the housing council's take, it's important to note how many renters did pay. 69%. those are the ones who still have their job, if i had to guess, you guys. >> but it also shows how many people are living paycheck to paycheck. this is really troubling.

>> it's really bad. really bad. >> thank well, some of you may see the stimulus in your account as early as today. the government payout is to help shore up the nation's economy in the wake of the pandemic. the first wave of deposits will be for those who have already gibraltar their bank account information to the irs and social security beneficiaries who filed federal tax returns that included direct deposit information. the next wave of money could begin going out as early as the week of april 20th. many in the african american community are concerned that they'll be unfairly targeted for wearing masks when they're trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. meanwhile, police in san francisco want to reassure everybody in the community that solely wearing a mass logistic not cute suspicion of a crime. here is abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez. >> this video recorded on a cell phone in a walmart in illinois shows two black men being escorted out of the store they say for

he is following us out of the store. we're being asked to leave for being safe. >> on the nextdoor site from a san francisco mother. please don't be scared of black people in masks. it's what many mothers of african american youth are thinking. >> you should never call the police on anyone that's trying to protect themselves. and once they go into any stores or anything, we all should be looked at the same rate, same thing. we should all be looked at as the same. >> a week ago, the cdc coearinga enev persoeaves theirme. or that bauheed criminality of men in our society. >> it's unfortunate that everybody has to experience the same things that my black male son is experiencing. >> w kamau bell spoke to us from his home in the bay area. >> the fault of our government that they haven't stepped up to provide us with medical masks. even with medical masks, i'm

sure many people are afraid that just because i'm covering my face, people are going to be suspicious ofme. people are suspicious of black folks when we're doing nothing but enjoying ourselves walking down the street. >> bell has joinedwith a church in berkeley to help provide masks for black and brown people across the country. the project is called masks for the people. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. stay-at-home orders are interrupting all of our lives, some more than others, like those who are anticipating life-changing events or milestones. as part of our ongoing limited series, covid-19 diaries, we get the perspective of one woman and the impact the crisis has had on her pregnancy, one that's finally taking place after years of trying. >> so our journey has been a little bit different from most people as far as getting pregnant. so we knew right away a lot of medical interventions and that sense. it was a four-year journey for

us. overall it's been great. i think i was a little more hesitant and wanted to wait to make sure everything was going perfect before i started to enjoy it. and then lo and behold, corona happened. >> my name is bree and i am a labor and delivery nurse. it's an emotional roller coaster. i kind of teeter tot on being a nurse, which is what iowa always done first and foremost. but the other hand, i want to be a patient. i have to remember i am becoming a mom, and i need to protect my unborn child and not risk exposing my family as well. so it's definitely an emotional roler coaster. a lot of anxiety has been coming up about how i feel about everything. my biggest thing was being able to have my family with me. that was a huge thing, because like i said, it's been a journey for us to get to this point, and to have a baby in general. we wanted to be able to share

every experience that most normal couples get to have. i feel it's been taken away. it's hard. it's been hard to not see my mom and my dad and being like oh, look at my belly today. i haven't been able to see them. i don't know if it's a reality yet for them they won't be able to be around as much as we all had planned to be. depending on what's going on at the time. my due date is not until june 4th. i'm hoping and crossing my fingers that something changes, but we'll see. we'll kind of have to -- we'll live by technology at that point. >> it's a whole different reality. covid-19 diaries is an abc7 limited series telling the personal stories as the bay area works together to cope with coronavirus. you can check them all out and you really should, at abc7news.com. >> those segments are all fantastic. the question. is this an end of an era for handshakes? one expert says they should never come back. today abc is taking part in

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and ask for your free decision guide. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plan options and rates to fit your needs oh, and happy birthday... or retirement... in advance. time now for the four@4. right now we're all avoiding handshaking as we maintain our butr.stce ans should just end the gesture for good, even when the coronavirus pandemic is finally over. >> people have kind of raised their eyebrows when i said it. viral diseases that are respiratory borne will continue to touch their face and shake hands and touch doorknobs. to me the better part of valor is hold off on that for a while. >> fauci added that not only would it prevent the spread of coronavirus, but it macally inh u.s. i was never against handshakes,

but i agree. i feel like we could have a different way of doing it, of greeting each other, especially seeing how many people do sneeze into their hands and realizing how much we touch our faces all the time. what do you think, spencer? >> i think you're probably right. and i've always been big on shaking hands. it's sort of a natural gesture for me, even just before we started sheltering in place when we were just beginning to talk about how to protect ourselves in the age of the coronavirus. a couple of times i extended my hand to people just reflexively. they went whoa, how about the elbow. maybe we should try to end that gesture. >> i think we found suitable alternatives at this point. and also reggie mentioned and larry, you and spencer can confirm, this he says that sometimes guys walk out of the bathroom without washing their hands. is that true? >> ooh. >> that would be more reason to avoid the handshake ever again. >> i've seen that. >> certainly not now, if they were doing it before. i mean, everybody is washing their hands like 20 times an

hour. but i don't know. we can go bash brothers. just forearms. i don't know what we're going to do. what's the one thing you're looking forward to once this crisis over? the seattle post intelligencer asked readers that question and posted the top 50 responses. among them, have a big family get together. watch sports. see a parent in assisted living. hug someone. send the kids back to school. more sports. go out to dinner, and how about toilet paper the neighborhood, because presumably we'll have lots of it. did i mention sports? >> did you mention send the kids back to school and day care? >> ah, ma! how about you? spencer's got to be waiting for baseball. >> oh, yeah. you know i'm waiting for baseball. but my top two would be hug someone, especially my little grandsons who i haven't seen in a while. and second for me would be going

out for din. >> because i love going out to dinner. but you know i love baseball too. it's in my blood. >> i miss youth sporting event, tennis matches, games for sure. >> i'm counting that as three votes for sports right there. that's what i wrote it down. >> all right. six cast of "ful house" have reunited remotely with a coronavirus spoof of the show's opening. ♪ >> the video was posted yesterday on instagram, tiktok and twitter. you can see they all performed quarantine activities. yep, bob saget there with the hand sanitizer. the message ended with the message stay safe and stay home. again, it's nigce when we can gt aakgs because this is all so very serious. and you see your favorite characters doing all the things they should.

maybe it will make some other people do what they should. >> good point. >> i agree. i think as dark as this seems sometimes, we have to try to find ways to make sure that we smile and just lighten the mood. because otherwise you can become really depressed really quickly. >> except i'm sad. that just reminded me i have to clean my toilets. haven't done in in a while. >> that's what your kids are for. >> oh, right. they're home. >> performers also came together to lift spirits today on "good morning america." ♪ ♪ i don't care far, i can go the distance ♪ ♪ until i find my heroes ♪ in your arms >> wow! i don't know how they did that but that was "go the distance" from the movie "hercules" from

abc's day of hope to honor food, food bank workers, volunteers and struggling families. the sound quality there was unbelievable. i don't know what kind of setup they had, but it wasn't your conventional zoom based on my experience. >> that's what i was thinking. there was no sound mixing there. there was nothing. it wasn't lip-synch. it was for real. that quality is amazing, audio and video. >> that was awesome. >> nice to hear people who can really sing. >> you looking at us, larry? >> i feel like that was a dig at someone. > no, no, no, not at all, not at all. let's move on. that's it for four@4. that's ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. it's a sit-up, banana! bend at the waist!

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david louie shows us what silicon valley is doing to help. he is joining us live working from home. hi, david. >> hi, ama. with libraries closed and the need to stay at home, some students have lost their access to wifi networks. now the classes have shifted to the internet that. >> cut off from school and subjected to falling behind. >> they're falling through crack. that's exactly what is happening. >> by some estimate there's could be 11,000 students left out of the switch to distance learning. despite its reputation for being the most connected place on earth, some families still don't have tops or reliable connection. san jose has tried to reach out to the families of its 29,000 students, but some have not responded to emails or calls. so joint venture silicon valley has launched an ambitious plan to solve this problem in 30 days. >> some students will move ahead and others will not. so there is an opportunity gap that's being created by this lack of connectivity. >> the executive director of

civic technology initiatives. among the roadblocks, a short hot spots. those are places that turn cells into wifi connections. >> people bought them up early on. being told to work from home, the company handed hot spots. here is your connection to the internet. now we're having problem sourcing those. >> he is trying to work with cellp providers to figure out where the connection is weak and fix that. san jose unified has given out about 500 to students who need them, deploying them and hot spots is another challenge. >> we can't put ousts at risk or put them at risk for social distancing. so it would be one thing to say well, i'm going to come into your home and i'm going set up some sort of hardware, but i can't do that. >> funding is another challenge. it could run into the millions of dollars. he hopes to tap into federal sources and silicon valley philanthropists. the digital divide has been a persistent problem but disrupting students to online

classes could prevent high school juniors and seniors especifically from meeting college admissions. david does see his 30-day mission as formidable, but he also points out that this is not a short-term problem. distance learning could be needed not just now, but in the months ahead if sheltering at home extends into the fall or if it returns with a new wave of infections. live working from home, david louie, abc7 news. >> david, thank you. it's hard enough for many adults who are working from home during these unprecedented times. it's really tough,, for ki whore trying to learn from home. abc7 news anchor dion lim introduces us to one remarkable teacher on the peninsula using instagram and some star power to get his students excited. >> honestly, i get teared up every single day thinking about the way our team has been so resilient in this time. i think it all comes back to connection and love. we feel such a deep connection to our community and so much love for our students and families. >> there is perhaps no better

way to illustrate that deep connection and principal mariela wilson's gratitude toward her staff at east palo alto charter school than on their instagram page. >> two, three. >> which since the coronavirus outbreak has been taken over by p.e. teacher steven ashford, who for 20 years has kept his students motivated at school. >> i love my job. like i mean i feel like have i the best job in the world. i tell people i have fun playing. >> now he is doing it the virtual way, so kids can stay motivated at home. >> this is nick bosa of the 49ers. mr. steve told me to tell you guys to keep washing your hands for 20 seconds. >> mr. steve, as he is known by the 450 kids at east palo alto charter, reached out to more than 100 celebrities and athletes and asked them to record personalized messages. >> hey, cedric the entertainer here. i want to make sure that all of you guys are reading at least 60 minutes a day. >> but i am lisa leslie. i'm a basketball hall of famer, and i want to make sure you guys

are still doing your reading. one hour every day. >> but his passion for passing on the positive vibes during this challenging time goes far sas from celebrities. it eg with kids with push-up challenges to prizes like 's by sharing their own throwbac encouragiices of eir lifeoo >> mr. le family to kwnece i wan and has been my favorite teacher since kindergarten. >> mr. steve even had me record a message for the kids. the school is also planning to keep that sense of community going with a social distancing parade for the kids, driving through neighborhoods, honking horns and holding up signs on monday. in the newsroom, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> thank you, dion. we ought to get mr. steve to start booking some guests for us. he's got all a-listers. we invite you to join our better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody on the front lines f

the covid-19 battle. be sure you use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you, and we will definitely share the love. disney parks around the world may be closed due to the covid-19 pandemic, but you can still enjoy one of its favorite park snacks right from the comfort of home. urro bit hnreleased on the disney parks blog for families to recreate. we posted the full recipe on our websit course disney is a paren company of abc7 news. spencer's body is a temple. he is too pure to eat churros. >> you're missing out. >> i pretty much let everything go diet wise so, i'll take his. but -- oh, you're saying heing your head? now you'll have a churro? >> no, no, no. you can have mine.i n't el okay. let me give youour-by-hour look at tonight's weather going into the evening hours. late tonight around midnight or so, we could see another trail

of showers moving through the inland east bay and down into the south bay across the santa cruz mountains. after that, it looks like not much is going to be happening in the way of precipitation, although some clouds will beginner. overnight lows will be mainly int the upper 40s to low 50s. so relatively mild overnight. and then tomorrow as the clouds slowly burn away, we'll see high temperatures ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mid-60s around the bay to a couple of locations hitting 70 degrees inland. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see the warm-up building, actually, i should say over easter weekend. lovely weather there. and all of next week, sunny days, sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s. somebody save me, please. >> see? you need a little sugar. >> we know what you're trying to say. >> a little sugar from a churro and you'd be a lot better, spencer. coming up, today's moment of zen. a bit of peace and relaxation from concord. but first, kristen is here with a look at what is coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, larry. new at 5:00, the risk of

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