step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. we stay at work. for you. you stay at home for us. just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses.

a look inside the san francisco lab that is about it deploy a coronavirus antibody test. >> a soerl mode ya movement keeping a doctor on the front line in his driveway. distancing to keep his family safe. >> on this upcoming holiday easter weekend. >> brighter warmer weather on the way. >> tonight a stark milestone as we surpass 20,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in california. 557 deaths. there are encouraging signs.

california saw its first daily decrease in intensive care hospitalization. it appears the virus is spreading at a slower pace. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> it is the next front tier of covid-19 testing. looking for antibodies to the virus. >> we get a look inside a san francisco lab that is racing to get a test into the hands of doctors. >> labs all over the country are developing and evaluating coronavirus antibody tests. right now scientists working inside this building on the san francisco general hospital deploy a test to patients and healthcare workers. >> i'm excited about it. especially the results that we're getting. >> a associate professor and codirector of the clinical lab at san francisco general. where she and a team tested 500

blood samples from 80 patients when were positive for coronavirus. >> we validate the method. you can see the increase and raise in the response over time. >> the test reveal people develop coronavirus antibodies two to 15 days after the symptoms. they expect to use the test on patients and employees within san francisco public health system. >> antibodies can show if someone has had a previous infection. this is important because we are not able to do swabs on every individual in the population. if a healthcare workers htidi t increase risk of acquiring the virus. they could be more on the front line of fighting this. the only risk is we don't know if antibodies the presene means someone is immune.

we're hopeful that is what happens with many viruss. >> to get an antibody test it must be ordered by a doctor. she doesn't expect to reagent shortage like the one that crippled testing last month. >> in the south bay the ridge center has been affected by the virus. it's quote hard to pin down a number of how many residents approximate staff have tested positive at the facility. >> a second covid-19 positive patient died at the care center. the facility says the patient was already on hospice care and never had coronavirus symptoms. we reported on the first death. also in hospice. and two dozen cases at the

center. officials believe the out break started with five people. three staff members. >> new developments. the number op confirmed cases is deaths. >> they kept telling us she's in the safest place she can. it doesn't seem true. >> state records show the facility had 25 federal violations hast last year. a report in august showing a patient missed two doses of antibiotics because a nurse was not on the schedule. low staffing can be related to infection rates. tonight we confirmed a coronavirus out break at a senior livin.ty we'll have more on that story.

than 4,500 confirmed cases of covid-19. 119 people died. further north lake county now has three cases. >> now to some of the major headlines around california unemployment benefits will jump by $600 a week. starring sunday. governor signed an order allowing three special elections sked yuld for may and june to be held as mail in only. elections are in counties in southern california and short term rental facilities to close. >> a group of activists and attorneys are calling for the release of all inmates from the jail. eleven have tested positive for covid-19. and 600 others have been released to prevent overcrowding. civil rights activists say not releasing all of them could be

deadly. most of the remaining are dangerous. >> 90% are in here for serious violent crime. including homicide and sexual assault. crimes against children. and other crimes of serious public concern. >> deputies say up to 56 more low risk inmates are released by monday. >> district attorney released a statement on the inmate release tonight saying in part. >> after a few chill lu cloudy days we're expecting gorgeous weather around the baa area for the weekend. that has some worried about ereti gng ds taking advantage og shelter in place if you were at

the park thursday. cars for as far as you can see. >> i want to enjoy life and the weather. it's spring. >> there's a fear that even more people will come out this easter weekend when the weather is expected to be nicer. because of that, parks like this and dozens of others closed and parking even more restricted. >> it's scary. we have never had this before. >> official parking lots were t and garbage cs taped up. hundreds parked on the street. there was a game of soccer going on. some participating are concerned about the virus. say they are still being safe. >> i'm worried. i'm dressed up. >> we don't touch ath d we make sure to

but tdo ioutside. >> even at this time, people realize they need to go out and get fresh air. >> many of the parks have been off limit. the difference this weekend is that we'll see additional parking lots lilk the one behind me closed. >> in the north bay, officials are taking steps to cut down on kroulds at parks and open spaces this weekend. they issued an emergency parking resolution. violators will face a $100 fine. we have complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on our web site. including one of the most clicked on stories stanford research theorize california may have developed iic ratn 2018. p

fired. >> botd body cam video captured the confrontation. in march 2018. several investigators found the use of o force to be lawful. last year the open police commission recommended the officers be fired. this latest hearing was conducted by a third party. he found the officers violated the department use of force policy and therefore the termination is appropriate. the officers who fired their guns claim they shot after he made for a move for a gun on the ground. the latest hearing is not the final step. they filed a lawsuit to keep their jobs. >> the family is sng depame or e family attorney claims he was on the ground unconscious and woke up dazed when police opened fire.

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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. late this afternoon the i team confirmed a another coronavirus out break. this time at drake terrace. these continued out breaks in retirement communities have some in the industry questioning part of the governors plan to address the pandemic.

>> confirmed late this afternoon that several residents and staff tested positive for coronavirus at drake terrace. a 123 unit sen yoor living community. i asked the company for exact number of those infected. they declined. saying the origin is not known. just the latest center serving the elderly to be hit by covid-19. as a result, governor newsom plan to place coronavirus pashlts in nursing homes is drawing new criticism. >> we're looking to get 1,000 nursing facility units up and running. >> is that a good idea? >> no. >> president of the california association of long term care medicine. >> moving a person who has

covid-19 into a facility that doesn't have covid-19. will ultimately result in people dying. it's medically wrong and ethically wrong. >> he has been trying to get the governors ear to send a plan for ha california needs to do to protect the nursing home population. split the populations so the covid-19 patients are in completely separate facilities or in separate wings of the same building. and the coronavirus patients must be served by completely different staff members. he says that's as it he would ba family member home. because of covid-19. >> if she was in 95% of the nursing homes in the state of california, i would have her out in heartbeat. >> we obtained this letter. a skilled nursing facility. saying they will begin accepting covid-19 patients next week. able to keep them in a separate

wing of the building and take t priority. he says for some facilities, money will be a factor. under california new patient driven payment model, they will receive a premium to treat covid-19 patients. >> what's the difference in how much they can make for a covid-19 patient vs. a normal patient. >> huge. four to five times the amount of money a day. >> i have been able to reach the governor. for comment. not this time. i got on a conference call and e-mailed. no answer. i need to ask the question is it time it are e think the plan. i'll keep trying. >> making national news more than 466,000 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the united states. 17,000 have died. according to the country's leading expert.

new york maybe reaching the peak. a no sail order to stop the spread. the order requires all cruise ships to develop a response plan for approval. state farm is issuing a $2 billion dividend to autoinsurance customers amidthe pandemic. >> new near record unemployment records are signaling more trouble for the american economy. 6 million americaning filed new unemployment claims. 925,000 were californiaens. the three week total nationwide is 17 million. 10% of the labor force. governor announced plans to provide deep discounts on hotel rooms for healthcare workers. >> families that have been broken apart. not able to come home. sleeping ining because ty have been se nee

working with the state to provide vouchers and stipends to healthcare workers. >> new developments in a story we brought you on tuesday. the social media movement rv for md is keeping a doctor on the front line in his driveway. distancing. so he can do his job and keep the family safe. we were there for the special delivery. >> the family trailer used to open roads and grand adventures is making a unique stop during the pandemic. it will stay parked outside this home. providing a layer of safety for the people inside. brad the husband and father is a doctor. >> i'm healthy right now. but just don't want to put my family at risk of anything.

>> this specific concern that forced a texas woman to take to social media. two weeks ago she asked her facebook friends whether anyone had an rv to loan. isolation for her husband. working as a emergency room doctor. >> i was terrified. >> her request was answered by a woman. a complete stranger. they are cofounders of the facebook group. 24,000 members and 300 matches. they are connecting donors with front line heros. >> you always want to keep family safe and together. especially during the time like this. >> the it comes at no cost to the family in need. >> these people are handing keys over to complete having faith going to happen. >> stst something small that we can do for the family. who is doing so much for

everybody else. >> lots of relief with one little road bump. >> it will be difficult to make sure that i'm the one staying in there. and keep the boys out. >> we invite you to join better bay area project thanks. and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the coronavirus battle. show us how you're saying thank you. volunteers worked all day to provide food to those in need. many never had to ask until now. the line of people waiting for bags of food stretched for several a block month worth of food. just this week. community members, company teams and volunteers have come together to make it possible.

>> there's good people out there that want to make a difference. we have a lot of volunteers. over $100,000 in donations already in two weeks. >> safe way, whole foods and the food bank are providing the food. we are staging a day of hope. you can help those in need sending a donation to food banks. you can go to their web site. or call. every little bit helps. >> it's been a great day of hope. i psed today. >>e're h forite i will cro u deliver. you'll see plenty of sun into the holiday weekend and next week brighter skies with warm

weather. let's check out a lovely type lapse. this is just a short time ago. you can see that marine layer marching across san francisco. this is something that we're used to around this time of year. a familiar site. heading into tomorrow morning you'll be dealing with some of that fog. first thing in the morning. also the possibility of a few damp spots. live doppler 7. there is moisture around. that is heading in our direction. so a few showers will be developing in the next couple hours. here's a wider picture in association with the same low pressure system. that continues to rain over 'se a h e raesed the across southern area. believe it or not a recent rain did help us from getting worse. we have some spots that are dry. and moderate. it could have been worse.

temperatures in the 40s, 50s. it's comfortable. live look and you are seeing the clouds around. ice layed showers and fog tonight. sunny and warm for the weekend. that will continue into next week. here's the preview. tomorrow you'll start out with the fog. maybe a few damp spots. sunshine for the afternoon. milder saturday. and easter sunday looking great with warmth upper 70s. hour by hour. midnight tonight you see the green spots indicating showers developing by 2:00 a.m. they're gone. lingering fog and clouds in the morning. with the temperatures not 40s 50s with that blanket of cloud cover. for the afternoon, you will see sunshine. more so in the north bay. little less in the south bay. with the extra clouds. temperatures anywhere from the upper 50s to low 70s.

warmer today away from the beach. 7-day forecast. if you like the pattern the next couple days you have comfortable weather with clouds, fog and sun. easter is looking great. warmer weather for you into next week. how about 80s. are you happy with that? >> not bad. >> very happy. >> it will be warm. all right. as yu soo people out and about you can tell people are already wearing masks. we want to see them. show us your face coverings. we have seen creativity. you can go to the cdc web site for a tutorial. >> future man. starting at 7:00 a. we're all in this fight, all the way. the heroic doctors and nurses on the front lines. the 7,000 cigna clinicians beside them.

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i love that mascot. levi stadium is lighting up the night in blue. look at that. to support those on the front line in the fight against covid-19. sports stadiums and national landmarks and buildings across the country went blue at 8:00 p.m. local time. to honor essential workers

good evening. the nfl plans to go ahead with the regular season in september. the majority of fans say they won't go. a poll indicates 61% of the those who say they are sports fans wouldn't go to a game without a vaccine for the coronavirus. most experts say a vaccine is a year awa. major league baseball has their own plan. having all 30 teams play and stay in arizona under quarantine. go to the hotel and stadium. back and forth. in fans acknowledging some players will not want to be separated from family months. but thinks it's a creative way to bring baseball back. >> is this a great noble sacrifice they would be making. i won't go that far. i think that there's probably a

will the of players who would take pride in the fact that we're going off to play. we're not going off to war. we're doing something to try it help boost moral of a country. in a world that needed it. >> more stories of athletes helping out. lunch delivered to 100 oakland police department officers. saying thank you in a difficult time. >> we want to say thank you to the first responders. and essential workers. >> we're grateful to you. as a daughter and granddaughter of law enforcement, i know all of the exceptional work you continue to do. thank you. >> with all the gyms closed players are getting creative with workers. this is shawn doo little. doggy lunges.

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♪ this is "nightline." tonight, the racial divide. african-americans bearing the brunt of covid-19. >> we are become open season when this kind of pandemic sweeps across the country. >> the alarmingly disproportionate death rate, exposing a harsh reality. plus, sounding the alarm. mayors of two storied cities, chicago and new orleans, now covid-19 hotspots. what's being done to help the most vulnerable. >> "nightline" starts right now with juju chang. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight, even as we begin to see what may be glimpses of a flattening of covid numbers in parts of the u.s. concern is growing over hotspots like detroit, new orleans and

chicago.