i mean, as best we can. >> the facility has been cited in the past for lack of nurses. experts we have consulted say care facilities with low staffing are more vulnerable during this pandemic. the county health department has sent specialized teams here to gateway to help with this crisis. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. in the east bay, a second covid-19 positive patient has died at the orinda care center. the facility said the patient was already on hospice care and never ros re tn t dozen cases at thatcent. officials believe it start would three infected staff members and two residents. this morning the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the bay area now tops 4,500. three more people died yesterday, including one person in berkeley who was the first.

we have at least 119 people who have lost their lives in the pandemic here in the bay area. santa clara county remains the hot spot in the region with more than 1,400 cases. both alameda county and san francisco both have more than 700 confirmed cases. further north lake county has three confirmed cases in mendocino county. three of those patients gratefully have recovered. with less traffic in oakland because of the stay-at-home o order closing 74 miles of residential streets to cars. calls the emergency oakland slow streets. provides 10% of roadway for people to safely ikn freshair. h beus of the shelter in place will unfortunately mean cuts. ridership is down a ohis

week. >> we know we're going to have to cut. we are going to have to cut some things and we're going to have to become more lean and nimble and we can't expect taxpayers to fill the whole hole of $246 million to $240 million in revenue lost. >> b.a.r.t. is losing $9 million every week. it started running trains only once every 30 minutes and shutting down at 9:00 at night to save money. here's some other developments we want to tell you about. starting on sunday. californians who receive unemployment benefits will see an extra $600 in their checks, this is thanks to the federal stimulus package. hundreds of san francisco educators are pledging to donate part of their checks. the money pledged so far totals more than $100,000. help is coming for health care workers coming to california from out of state. governor newsom says united, southwest, alaska and delta airlines are providing them with

free flights. 86,000 people have signed up for the california health corps. jobina. thank you, kumasi. good morning. the trump administration is pushing to reopen much a mayst,t some health experts as well as economists have concerns about this and the possible coronavirus resurgeance if americans return to work too earl. president trump is requesting another $2 to billion to help small businesses, but democrats blocked that measure insisting on another it $50 billion for hospitals and states. meanwhile, people in california will be getting an extra $600 in unemployment benefits from the first relief plan, but people in other states face delays. >> how long it takes will vary by states. some systems, some state's systems will take longer. >> college students will also be getting some help. the department of education is

releasing $6 billion in emergency grants to help students with their debt and overnight president trump also made note that he plans to be helping farmers, as well. kumasi. >> thank you. governor newsom is defending the loan of 500 ventilators to the national stockpile. santa clara county and other communities across the state are trying to secure more of the medical devices. >> we thought it was the right thing to do, but i also want you to know it was the responsible thing to do. when those ventilators are used to save lives in ca a y? to se tmack to because, again, 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. >> the governor says california hospitals are using only a thir have right now. he says the stay-at-home order is slowing the spread of infections. we are expecting gorgeous

weather across the bay area there the holiday weekend and, unfortunately that has some people, officials, worried about people packing parks. >> you would never know there was any sort of shelter in place if you were out at marina park. cars for as far as you could see. >> i just want to enjoy life and enjoy the weather because right now it is spring. >> reporter: there is a fear that even more people will come out this easter weekend when the weather is expected to be even nicer. because of that, parks like this one and dozens of others including in alameda county anda be closed and parking even more we never had this before. >> reporter: at marina park, official parking lots wereedhurs taped up. but hundreds of people instead parked on the street.

there was even a game of soccer going on. some participating are concerne are still being safe. >> yeah, i feel worried. that's why, as you can see, i'm dressed up. >> when we do run, we definitely don't touch anything and then we make sure to practice social distancing. >> reporter: so many wanting to be safe, but also saying they prefer to do it outside. >> i think even at this time, people realize they need to go out, get some fresh air. >> reporter: now many of these parks have already been off limits. the difference this weekend is that we'll see additional parking lots like the one behind me closed. in alameda county, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. well, in the north bay, marin county officials are taking steps to cut down on crowds at parks and open spaces this weekend. they have issued an emergency parking resolution that dessinginates no parking zoepne.

if you park there, you'll get a $100 fine. you don't want usingomhome. o go until now. excited to share those stories with you. friend, i couldn't hear you at the top of the show. i don't know what you were saying to me. good morning, happy friday. >> good morning. happy friday to you. i was just making sure you were okay. >> i'm doing well, friend. and i'm really happy it's friday. >> yeah, me, too. it's going to be hard to stay inside, i think j.r. was right. we're going to have some issues of people wanting to get out when they see that sunshine and feel that warmth. hopefully everybody will remember the rules. let's talk about temperatures. we'll start off with a transition and cloudy in the east bay and temperatures in the low to mid-50s and you'll see that everywhere else, also, as you get up in the hills in los gatos and out in fairfield 49. look at san jose where left over cloud and moisture and 400 fall in the valley and up to .12 fall

in the mountain on either side as that last push of wet weather moves through. little slippery down there for the commute and everywhere else pretty quiet. let's look at neighborhood temperatures today. up in the north bay, the greatest amount of sunshine and that will push us into the mid-60s for several hours t oon. cloudy and about 59 degrees. let's take a look at what's going on along the bay. the east bay. we're in the 50s through only 9:00. we jump into the 60s by 11:00. mid 60s in the afternoon hours and temperatures there warmer than yesterday and same thing in san francisco where the clouds will linger a little bit longer but get to 60 for a couple hours this afternoon before dropping down to 55 during the evening hours. that anticipated weekend forecast coming up soon. first, let's get over to jobina and talk about the essential commuters this morning. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning to you. happy good friday. so, really now that we have

reached friday, this is the point where we have had all these week-long changes of mass transit updates. right from b.a.r.t. to muni reduction and light rail service is back and that is on reduced schedule. really, my point is, please, remember to check the schedules because loads of things have changed if you need to get out and take mass transit. as far as our roads, everything is looking good. live look outside and showing you the clear conditions. the only thing coming in from the chp is reports on road construction. i'm happy to bring that to our drivers who need to leave.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> let's open up the window on the roof camera where it is 54 degrees mostly cloudy but dry sky. as you look at your planner for today, expect more sunshine but the linger. they just won't bring us a chance of rain after what has been, what, almost seven days of wet weather. look at the snow pack. it grew again yesterday. 65% and it's all due to the southern and central sierra where you can see we still have that area of low pressure plaguing socal and this will be the last day that it does it. so the snow pack, that is as good as it is going to get for this year. 65%. low to mid 60s in socal and 70s

around sacramento and chico and tahoe, that's it for the snow. temperatures in the 50s with dry weather. so, kumasi, that was it for the snow season. >> oh, man. all right. thanks, mike. the san francisco ymca is trying to help out sels workees workers who cannot stay home with their kids during this pandemic. they opened upour pop-up camps and provide kids with steam, arts and crafts and fun in a safe place. the y does all of this while doing their best to maintain social distance between the kids. >> we put as many safety precautions as we can in place, but always a risk. we wash our hands all the time. we disinfect everything. but it's worth it to support our community and that's why we're here. >> so far no kids have gotten sick since the pop-up started about a month ago and no waiting list right now for the pop ups. the ymca will be opening up additional camps for kids of essential workers. hard enough for the many adults working from home these

days but especially tough for kids who are trying to learn from home. abc7 news dion lim introduces us to one remarkable teacher on the peninsula to using star power to get his students excited. >> reporter: east palo alto instagram taken over who for 20 years has kept students motivated at school. is. >> i love my job. i feel like i have the best job in the world. i tell people i have fun playing. >> reporter: now he is doing it the virtual way so kids can stay motivated at home. >> mr. steve told me to tell you guys to keep washing your hands for 20 seconds. >> reporter: mr. steve, as he's 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 all of you guys are reading at least 60 minutes a day. >> i am lisa leslie, a

basketball hall of famer. i want to make sure you guys are still doing your reading. one hour every day. >> reporter: but his passion for passing on the positive vibes during this challenging times goes far beyond messages from celebrities. it's engaging with kids with push-up challenges to win prizes like books. by sharing their own throw-back photos and encouraging others to share slices of their life, too. >> mr. steve is like family to me. he has known me since i was born and has been my favorite teacher since kindergarten. >> mr. steve even had me record a message for the kids. the school is planning on keeping the sense of community going driving through neighborhoods and honking horns and holding up signs on monday. in the newsroom, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> i love to see that. do you have the stay at home blues? apparently so does dolly parton and she wrote a poem about it. >> this too shall pass, as all things will.

if the virus don't kill us, the stay-at-home will. >> thank you, dolly, for that word. the country singer dedicated this to everyone who is just tired of staying at home. she posted the video. it's part of her like good night dolly series where she's sitting in the bed and reading stories to viewers. the poem touched on boredom and irritation from dealing with family, politics and hope for a vaccine. mike, i think she's got it all covered. because it's just a wave of emotions and things to think about sheltering in place. >> right. and she did it in the only way dolly parton can. with a smile, a giggle and she can, she can cut you with 1,000 compliments if she tried. you know. >> right. >> that special southern way. all right. let's talk about what is going on. thanks, kumasi. thank you, dolly. that was awesome. partly sunny this afternoon.

no chance of rain but you can see we're starting off pretty cloudy from our exploratorium camera at pier 15 and looking back towards the quiet financial center. this is water vapor and taking a look at the amount of water in the air. the orange is dry and the blue is wet. so, you can see just how big and how large of an influence this area of low pressure has. it's steering both of the jet streams well to the north and well to the south of us and that's the definition of a cutoff low. not in the jet stream or in the storm track just sits and does what it wants. look at the cloud cover and open up a little bit for sunshine this afternoon as we head towards sunset. give to more sun tomorrow afternoon except along the coast where it will be more stubborn. accuweather seven-day forecast. get used to fog and afternoon sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid 60s at the coast by next week when we have

more of a summer-time pattern with a lot of 70s. even try to get in an 80 tuesday. kumasi. an 80. >> yes, all right. thanks, mike. well, k-pop super group is bringing its concert to you. stream a two-day concert event and it's going to features a series of concerts that date back as far as 2014. it's next weekend on the bts youtube channal and the group had to postpone its north american tour which included concerts at levi stadium this month because of, of course, coronavirus. many users are realizing facial recognition doesn't work when you have a mask on, but there is a way around that. >> in today's techbyte. iphone users have likely noticed that the phone's facial recognition will not work while wearing a mask but a little known fix. under settings you can set an alternate face i.d.

facebook is offering a new quiet mode. it will allow users to turn off notifications while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. this zoom chat was for the dogs. four-legged college mascots had a little facetime joining him were his counterparts from nine other schools. with sports canceled, they had a little extra time on their hands or should i say paws. those are your techbytes. have a good easter weekend. >> that was cute. okay. since we're talking about masks. we know a lot of you are already wearing them. and we want to see them. so, show us your facive coie co. we are seeing so much creativity out there. people designing and making their own masks. you can go to the cdc website for a tutorial on the proper way to do that. coming up next, an alert for shoppers in the north bay. do not get taken in by price gougers. and a south bay woman

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ment t the athis moment is for our families and our communities. vulealoranshathey nee but we can each do our part. and it starts by staying home. i know this is a big sacrifice for so many, but staying home saves lives. learn more at covid19.ca.gov. all right. welc just wanted to review it really quick and i know it's been damp and dreary and gray and it's been driving you crazy, but it is good. the drought did not deepen and stayed at bay and shrank a little bit across southern california and the abnormally dry areas in the state are now down to 68%. unfortunately, that was probably it for a long time for wet

weather. we'll keep an eye on the drought. good news, all that suffering we went through with the gray skies, it helped. we'll take a look at our forecast for temperatures today and through the weekend coming up next. let's get back to kumasi. shoppers in the north bay are being told to be on the look out for price gouging. her office has received reports of just crazy prices on certain goods, including n95 masks. d.a. says that her office will not hesitate to respond appropriately raising prices an unreasonable amount during a state of emergency is illega over what they were before the emergency to be considered price gouging. well, as more people lose their jobs in california, a reminder that many farmers markets in the bay area accept cow fresh. farmers markets are still operating during the shelter in place with social distancing in

place. >> for every $10 that someone spends with their cal fresh, we free fruits and vegetables. >> so, the deal is offered by the agricultural institute of marin which runs markets in marin, san francisco and east bay. other markets have their own deal, so, just when you go, ask what they have. we're sharing stories of joy from all across the bay area to help reall g us through this pandemic and a woman in the south bay is making easter special for hundreds of kids and families. she decided to use the decorations and toys she was going to ship to her grandkids to create an easter themed scavenger hunt outside of her house in san jose. news of the display spread pretty quickly and people are showing up every day to drop off even more toys. >> i've lived here ten years. i met neighbors i never even met before that lived four, five houses down and then i see neighbors, well some of them wait to see the display because

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 just awesome to see the kids so happy. >> i love that. she says now she plans to make the scavenger hunt an easter tradition. we want to invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. battle. ba. just use the h#betterbayarea. mike, that kind of reminds me of what you were talking about being able to see your neighbors that you don't really get to connect with now. >> right. and you just kind of yelling from driveway to driveway. hey, how are you doing? are the kids driving you crazy yet? those kind of things. all right. let's talk about what's going to be like outside. we all want to get outside. it's going to be tough, we have to remember our rules. 59 at half moon bay today to 61 in san francisco.

the clouds will be a little more stubborn along the coast and south bay. here's a look at what is going on tonight. the cloud cover come back and expect more fog tomorrow morning and temperatures a little cooler mid 40s to low 50s. if you're wondering how much more sunshine over the weekend, the sun will set about a minute later each day. 7:41 today and 7:42 tomorrow and 7:43 sunday and at the same time the sun coming up a minute earlier. gain two minutes of sunshine every day this weekend. maybe a little bit more than that. a couple seconds. but you can see the warming trend take over and by the time we get to sunday and monday, inland neighborhoods are going to be nearing 80 degrees, idea. maybe stay in and stream this weekend. i don't know, but after mike's forecast, you can do a little bit of both. netflix is making a huge announcement about "tiger king." holy week in quarantine. religious leaders are trying to adjust to this temporary normal on easter weekend. they are working to bring > anh0

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they're doing everything they can to bring church to us. talke nicco in just a second. >> good morning, friend. happy friday to you. happy friday to everyone. good friday. friday, april 10th. i'm just happy it's friday. >> i'm happy it's friday, too. this morning working from home is not exactly working from home for me or working for me. so, you're about to see how this is going to be pulled off. >> it's an adventure. >> it is an adventure, every morning. right now we're going to check in with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> good morning, reggie. i'm sorry you're going through that. but i can't wait to share stories and see what you're dealing with. let's talk about what is going on weather