so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> we're not alone. we're all in this together. an east bay church is spreading a message of hope as families remain isolated this easter weekend. and a woman shows us she safehand fun. okay. >> what all is she doing? >> i don't know. but this is, i guess this is our fun now. it looked like she was climbing the fence. >> that is hilarious. i can't wait to see that. also, i'm excited about this weekend weather we have coming up, mike. >> we have some really nice weather. some sunshine to drive you through the weekend and energize you. we had a few showers last night.

here's a look back at about 2:00 this morning when some of the light to moderate showers moved through the south bay. more than a tenth of an inch in the mountains and 400 in the valley. little slippery this morning, but you can see that has moved on and all of our neighborhoods are showing pretty dry weather right now even though we have pretty cloudy conditions out there still. temperatures in the low to mid-50s through 7:00 and stay at the 50s in the coast and we in h the low 60s at noon and mid 60s at 4:00 with more sunshine than yesterday and back into the 50s. grab a coat if you're heading out this evening. we'll take a look at the warmer weather coming up. here's reggie. >> thanks, mike. easter at home. that is the new reality for so many people in the bay area this weekend. so, let's go to our reporter at home and that would be julian glover live from the south bay this morning. good morning, julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. yes. certainly unusual in times that are far from normal. we know president trump wanted to have the shelter in place order lifted by easter sunday

and have the packed churches. but, here we are still sheltering in place and dealing with this new and temporary normal. we know it may be unusual for so many of you. you may be away from your friends and family and unable to celebrate together. i am missing my family in d.c. religious leaders in the bay area and really across the country and around the world are bringing the church to you wherever you are staying safe and staying inside. we spoke to reverend lori manning who reminds us what we're doing right now, wherever you are, sheltering in place is an act of olove and sacrifice and that is what the easter holiday is about. >> it doesn't matter who you are, we are connecting. just because social distancing is in place and social events are in place. love has not been cancled and we need love more than ever now. we need each other. >> and weerino need each

other, even if we can't congregate in person. now, reverend laurie's church will stream good friday and easter sunday services on facebook and zoom and abc7 news we know so many of you won't get to the churches and celebrate in person. we will be streaming easter sunday celebration live on tv on all of our digital platforms. you can catch that at 11:00 a.m. on sunday. sit back, relax and enjoy the service. go on that easter egg hunt with those painted eggs. we have to switch it up these days. reporting from home, julian glover, abc 7 news. >> eggs, rocks, whatever you got these days. that will work. all right, julian, thank noe' talbo some thdell fro globa virus is closing i 10000 people w1.6 io confirmed covid-19. this morning, the says the wo

should be prepared for the worst economic fallout since the great depression because of coronavirus. california now has more than 20,000 confirmed cases with more than 500 deaths. the bay area and santa cruz county eclipsed 4,500 positive tests and at least 119 people have lost their lives. a group of activists, attorneys and public defenders are calling for the release of all inmates from alameda county jail. 11 inmates have tested positive and 600 others have been released to prevent overcrowding. civil rights activists say not releasing all the inmates could be deadly. ining inmates a dangerous. for crimes inclingxuassault,ris serious public concern. >> up to 56 more low-risk inmates will be released by

monday. alameda county district attorney released a statement. this office takes very seriously the duty to balance a defendant's right with public safety. governor newsom says there are plans to provide deep discounts on hotel rooms for health care workers. >> families that have been broken apart and not able to come back home. many cases sleeping in their cars overnight. in other cases, unwilling because they've been exposed to this virus. we need to do better. >> more than 150 hotels and motels are working with the state to provide vouchers and stipens to health care workers. in the south bay, volunteers are providing food for people in need. many of the serrecipients have never had to ask for help until

now. cathedral of faith where the line of people stretched for several blocks. one of the church pastors said they distributed a month's worth of food just this week. community members, company teams and volunteers have all come togetherto make it possible. >> there's a lot of good people out there that really want to make a difference and we've gotten a lot of volunteers. we've gotten over $100,000 in donations already in the first two weeks. >> that's good to hear. safeway, whole foods, cisco and the second harvest food bank are providing most of the food at this point. we have complete coverage of coronavirus on our website, abc7news.com. our most clicked on story right now is about a theory that californians may have developed some herd immunity to coronavirus last year. now that former vice president joe biden is the presumptive nominee for president, many voters are looking more closely at his policies. yesterday he released his plan for student loan forgiveness. jobina fortson is live with more on that. >> good morning.

his plan would forgive all undergraduate tuition-related student debt from two and four-year public colleges and universities. i know a lot of people are excited to hear this information. this would be for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 per year. the federal government would make your monthly federal student loan payment until it is paid off. forgiveness would also apply to borrowers with federal student loans for tuition from private historically black colleges and university because we know many are private. not the public he was talking about earlier. thldlso s minit rvg institi some see it as a ppters oe ers, this week. i'll send it over to you, kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. san francisco taking action to stop the spread of coronavirus. the interviews officials are conducting with every patient who tests positive.

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you're never more than seven minute away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. 6:10 right now and temperatures running in the low to mid 50s in san francisco under cloudy conditions. let's take a look else where and fog developing around fairfield and our cooler temperatures there. 45 and we have 49 in hillsburg and here's a look from our roof camera. out and about today. little bit stronger sunshine and start to think about using sunscreen, especially this weekend when the sun is going to break through the clouds even moreand there's still going to some pollen out there. today will be your most comfortable day for outdrea b vs

by 9:00. increasing sunshine in the south bay and we'll be in the 50s through 11:00 and then mid 60s this afternoon and you'll see more sunshine today than you've seen for the most of the week. in the 50s through 9:00 and then low to mid 60s from 5:00. 58 degrees during the evening hours. we'll take a look at the warmer temperatures and 80 coming up in the forecast. jobina, good any go jobina, any good news out there? >> the lights are still out. i spoke with a chp officer and he's thinking like myself, i'm so glad thisappenng norl coutor mess. the bay bridge where the lights are out to the center anchorage. this has been in place now since shortly after 5:00 i'd say or 5:30. a bridge crew is out there working on it.

it appear there's is a power outage. that means the cameras are not working on the bridge and also no lights on the toll plaza for our essential workers that are making their way there. make sure to slow down because it is very difficult to see in the area because it is so dark. once again on the other side towards treasure island there, the lights are back on as you make your way into san francisco. i will keep you posted on how this progresses throughout the morning. i'll send it to you, kumasi. >> thank you. san francisco is taking more aggressive steps to slow the spread of coronavirus. the city with the help of ucsf is ramping up efforts to trace every case and contact each patient who tests positive for coronavirus will be interviewed. if they came into contact with anyone in the proceeding days ad offered a test. any positive test will trigger isolation. kristen zee talked about this with epidemiology at ucsf. >> some of the people who are helping us going forward are medical students, the city

librarians and some of the people from the city's attorney office which is quite remarkable. >> so, up to 150 people could end up working oteam. well, two san francisco restaurants are teaming up to reopen for takeout orders and it workers are depending on your support. and a special delivery thanks to the movement called rvs 4 mds. the driveway set up

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she receives packages. >> that's very cute. she ends the video with the message saying stay home and stay positive but i'm more focused on how did she get clorox wipes. >> exactly. en sme are you goio do at when you get it? >> if i got clorox wipes, i would do all that and then some. i would have a parade down the street, too. >> i believe you. we have some new developments about a story we told you about. rvs 4 mds. the social media movement is keeping a bay area doctor in the

front line in his driveway. he isistancing to keep his family safe. amanda del castillo was there for thlivery. >> reporter: the poleselli trailer used to open roads and adventures is making a stop. it will stay parked outside this menlo park home providing a layer of safety for the people inside. we introduced you to the st. martin family on tuesday. brad is a father and doctor on the front line. >> thankfully i'm healthy right now but i don't want to put my family at risk of anything. >> reporter: that forced a woman to take to social media. emily philips asked her facebook friends whether anyone had an rv to loan. isolation for her husband working as an emergency room doctor. >> i was terrified. everyone is quarantined and i'm terrified to be in our own house. >> reporter: her request was answered by a woman named holly, a complete stranger. now the two are co-founders of the rvs 4 mds.

more than 24,000 members and more than 300 matches. the group is connecting rv donors with front line heroes desperate to keep their families safe. for the st. martin's, it's the poleselli's. >> you want to keep family close and together and especially during a time likth >> reporter: the effort comes ae literally ha in tstng. they're having faith in what is going to happen. >> it's something small that we can do for this family who is doing so much for everybody else. >> reporter: at the st. martin's, lots of relief with one little road bump. >> i think it's going to be difficult to make sure that i'm the one staying in there and we keep the boys out of there. >> they said they would rather have daddy inside the the rv.l abc7 news. >> that is really cute. of course, we're hearing so many great thank you stories and moments of gratitude. >> and my very favorite so far

is from the san francisco gay men's chorus. they just did a beautiful tribute honoring those people like the doctor you just saw who are working in our hospitals right now. ♪ true colors shining through i see your true colors and that's why i love you ♪ ♪ so don't be afraid to let them show ♪ say what you want to say and let the words ♪ >> it marks the first ever virtual chorus they recorded in theto of the gay chus it fea 150 way, youan wchreust launched, including this video called sfgmctv. it's a free online platform. and they decided to dedicate this first video to our first responders. i'm telling you, it's worth looking this up and watching the whole thing.

you will be better for it today, i promise. 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 to show us how you're saying thank you and we'll make sure to share the love. >> reggie, you are right. even just that few minutes, that few seconds already just they're so talented. >> i know. one of my friends works for the gay men's chorus and i had no idea he was working on this project and when i saw that pop up yesterday i was texting him and telling him what a fantastic job they did. can you just imagine the logistics of getting all those people together for a zoom call. >> no. and they all sound so great. the blend is good. yeah, they did a good job. >> hi, mike. >> good morning, mike. >> that really warmed the heart this morning. can't wait to hear more of that.

warm sunshine in the forecast also as we head through the weekend. welcome to friday. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge where it's pretty cloudy and calm conditions as high pressure starts to take over more control of our weather as this is a transition day. we'll see a little more sunshine and feel just a touch warmer and get back to average tonight. clouds and fog when we wake up tomorrow morning and then the sunshine, those highs, they'll be hopping up into levels above average for today. we have mid to upper 60s in most neighborhoods. out at the coast and into san francisco, upper 50s to low 60s. tonight, mid 40s in our deepest inland valleys to upper 40s to low 50s around the bay. look at all that gray out there. it will go away a little bit quicker than the last couple of days where it's hardly gone around. sorry about those bad frames in there. what i wanted to show you was the water vapor imagery to give you an idea of how low the circulation is with that low. pushed it well down into and the jet stream usually moves our storms along, but not this one.

it is pretty stubborn. let's talk about a cloud forecast that will turn into a temperature forecast. you can see by the afternoon and early evening hours, we do break out in the cloud cover especially in the east bay and north bay. overnight, you can see the marine layer clouds come back. look at tomorrow, they are etreat ba retreat back to the coast. that's why the coast never warms up as the rest of us because more of a late spring early summer pattern. keeping you in the 60s while the rest of us hit the 70s almost 80 degrees inland by tuesday. hope you enjoy it. >> gosh, it's hard to believe that we'll get close to 80, mike, thank you. now, we'll turn to our other favorite meteorologist, ginger zee. >> what is coming up on "gma" at 7:00. good morning, ginger. >> mike got to say broad, low pressure system and i think he was looking at enhanced infrared. whatever it was, i just caught the end of it and i was very

jealous. let's talk about what i will be getting into it and that is a tornado outbreak for easter sunday and the coronavirus pandemic. you know the numbers. you have been reporting them. nearly a half million cases now in the united states and new york state is one of those places where we have more victims than any other country in the world. so, new york governor andrew cuomo is going to join us live from the u.s. epicenter this morning. also, we're going to get into the new cutting edge effort to test for coronavirus antibodies. myself and so many other americans are interested in this. as simple as a our answer. who will get the test once it's out. easter sunday being two days away and a bunch of places thatt are still planning to hold services. so, these places where the authorities are refusing to close their doors, we're going to tell you how you can worship at home and stay safe and also give you some ideas about how to make the holiday as good as it can be while you're celebrating this weekend. then a message of hope.

you saw that video hopefully of the woman being released from the icu. she has a message for everybody this morning and big vote of gratitude for all of the medical staff that took care of her. it will get you crying in the best way coming up here on "gma." reggie and kumasi. >> you can't see that video enough, especially after what we have seen over the past couple weeks. ginger, always good to see you.

now an abc 7 news live update. >> this morning, british prime minister boris johnson is out of the intensive care unit after being placed there for complications from coronavirus. so, he's still in the hospital, though. i want to give you these updates. johnson had been at the icu since his symptoms worsened. he had been oxyntht beid off

he is in, quote, extremely good spirits. as johnson recovers, the government there is saying it is way too soon to ease up on restrictions for the public to return to their normal life. they want to continue to slow the spread there. reggie, i'll send it over to you. so, it looks like lizzo is going to be there, the strokes and this is according to a lineup that was briefly posteded app yesteineupvampire weekend and 1975. the information was reportedly only up for a few moments and then it was snatched away. outsidelands is still set to open in august at golden gate park in san francisco. we'll see if that holds.

>> yeah. it was a little tough to hear you at the beginning, reggie, but all we needed to know was lizzo. >> lizzo. outside lands, possibly. >> hey. i'm excited about that. coming up next at 6:30, the extra financial help that is coming this weekend for californians who have lost their jobs. worried relatives are now wondering what they can do for their loved ones who are living here in this hayward nursing home where seven people have died from the coronavirus. i'm amy hollyfield, the story coming up. and streets closed under the mayor's orders. the effort to keep cars off the road and people in their homes.

now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. now at 6:30, the devastating impact covid-19 is having on nursing homes. families demand answers after a surge of cases at one bay area facility.

>> it's a time that's really rich with these questions about why am i here? what do i want to do with my life? >> staying home for holy week. religious leaders try to adjust to a new temporary normal this easter weekend. and they are doing everything they can to bring church to you. and here's a live look at disneyland this morning where they're about to get under way on a flag raising ceremony there. suspected to begin in a minute or so to bring hope and inspiration during tough times. you know it is a good morning when i get to see a live view of disneyland on this friday, april 10th. hi, kumasi. >> can you see it, friend? they were just raising it as we took our boxes. that's so good to see that happening. oh, yay. >> there it is. with the california flag, too. >> yes, us. >> that is amazing. can i just tell you a quick little piece of trivia. so the flag that you see there

they just raised always comes up and down every day that disneyland is open. but the other flags like the ones you see in the background, they are not raised every day. they are not real american flags, they do not have 50 stars. isn't that interesting? because of that, they don't have to raise and lower them. just a little trivia. >> oh, did you -- >> did you know that? you are our disneyland expert. >> so how many stars are on there? >> i didn't know that. >> i am going to have to look to how many stars it has. i'm guessing it has like 49 or something. >> i went too far. i went too far on your trivia. you're the dictionary of disney, reggie. you know everything. >> sorry, i tried. >> it looked kind of like a little overcast there, mike, but i think we'll have some sunshine today and the weekend, right? >> yeah. they're still dealing with that area of low pressure that brought us the wet weather. they still have another round of rain today while you can see on

live doppler 7 they are getting dry in the south bay overnight. a little over a tenth of an in the mountains and over 0.04 in the valley. it was down to one mile visibility at one time. be careful around there. there is some fog on 80. temperatures in the low to mid 40s and 49 in the trivalley to 57 in oakland and this afternoon a little more sunshine, we'll try to squeeze a little more warmth out of this at ams fear and mid to upper 60s most neighborhoods and upper 50s to low 60s at the coast and then to san francisco. we'll talk more about the warm weekend coming up. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. good friday will be a little tough for people living at one east bay senior care center. 65 people there have been diagnosed with covid-19. this is athe care ha spend the easter holiday without visitors. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us from hayward with more on this.

>> hi, kumasi. some family members want to get their loved ones out of here especially as the death toll continues to rise. yesterday officials announced a seventh death that happened here at the gateway care facility in hayward due to the coronavirus. and the number of people here who have tested positive for the virus is now at 65. some relatives told us they can't move their loved ones because they can't afford in their homes. employees showing up to do what they can to help these people are also trying to keep themselves healthy. >> we're drinking hot water every 30 minutes. contraing .ere constantly having vitamins and stuff and taking vitamins and eating oranges. so, we're trying our best. i mean, as best that we can.

>> the facility has been cited in the past for lack of nurses. experts we have consulted with said 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, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. in the east bay, a second covid-19 patient has died at the orinda care center. the facility's owner told us the patient was already in hospice care and never displayed coronavirus symptoms. dan noyes reported on the first death and more than two dozen cases at the center. officials believe the outbreak started with three in thmoine bay area and santa cruz county now is topping 4,500. three more deaths were reported yesterday, including the first in berkeley. at least 119 people have now lost their lives in the pandemic. santa clara county remains a hot

spot in our region with more than 1,400 cases. both alameda county and san francisco now have more than 700 confirmed cases. further north, lake county now has three confirmed cases in mendocino county cases holding steady at four. three of those patients thankfully have recovered. starting sunday californians who receive unemployment benefits will see a wbigger checchec check. an extra $600. hundreds of san francisco educators are pledging to donate a part of their stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants. "the chronicle" reports the money pledged so far totals more than $100,000. and help is coming for heth care workers coming to california from other states. governor newsom says united, southwest, alaska and delta airlines are providing free flights. 86,000 people have signed up for the california health corps and now let's get over to jobina fortson with more on our national headlines. thank you, reggie. good morning. the trump administration is

pushing to reopen much of the country as early as may 1st. health experts and economists have expressed concern over this. they say with this happening, it could really push for the possible resurgeance of coronavirus, if americans return to normal too early. meanwhile, president trump isil to help small businesses, but democrats blocked that measure insisting on another $250 billion for hospitals and states. meanwhile, as we mentioned, people in california will be getting an extra $600 in unemployment benefits from the first relief package. people in other states face delays. >> how long it takes will vary by states. some systems, some state's des willbell take getting some help. the department of education is releasing $6 billion in the emergency grants to help students with their debt. and also overnight, president trump said that he does promise to help farmers, as well.

reggie, i'll send it back over. >> thank you, jobina. repurposing resources for face masks. volunteers put their sewing skills to the test using leftover fabric from something special. and holy week in quarantine. religious leaders are trying to adjust to this new normal for easter weekend. but, first -- >> here's a live look -- >> hi, mike. >> sorry about that, reggie. yeah, we're going to take a look at what's going on. i wanted to show you a quick look at the day planner and you can see, it looks pretty nice out there already from our exploratorium camera where the temperature is running in the mid 50s right now. i want to take a look at some neighborhood temperatures and then we'll talk about the commute planner for essential workers. first, we'll start off on the peninsula where there is not that fog that we had to contend with yesterday. temperatures there in the low 50s and mid 50s on the bay side and here's a look else where. low to mid 50s and even 49 right

now in san ramon and 49 in fairfield and 47 in los gatos. here you go. damp in th sou mi to commuters, that's the only thing you have to worry about. let's talk about neighborhood and break it down into a 12-hour planner. low to mid 60s from 11:00 to 5:00. more sunshine than just about anywhere else today. here's a look at the east bay in the 50s through 9:00 and then low 60s as we head through the rest of the day. 55 at 7:00. so, a little chillier for you if you're heading out this evening and temperatures in san francisco will flirt with 60 during the afternoon hours. we'll definitely get there this weekend and we'll talk more about that coming up in just a minute. we'll toss it to jobina and getting an update on the bay bridge, i hope. >> yes. so, the update is the lights are still out, but thankfully the sun has come up. so, people are not faced with all of that darkness as soon as they get to the toll plaza.

so, just around 5:30 this morning or so the lights went out at the bay bridge all the way from the toll plaza through to the center anchorage and right around treasure island is when the lights came backen o. if you can visualize for me a normal traffic day as we take a live look at the area, if that were the case, that would have meant no metering lights and no lights for anyone to see on the bridge and really causing a big mess. thankfully because we have a few commuters making their way in this morning, it didn't cause too much of a problem. chp said it is a problem and they have a bridge crew out there working on it. oakland and less traffic in oakland because of the stay at home order. mayor libby schaaf is temporarily closin miles she calls the emergency measure, quote, oakland slows streets. it provides 10% of roadway in just about every neighborhood for people to safely walk, exercise or bike inrcthose clos. and we will be right back

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this is abc7 mornings. wanted to take a look, once again, at the exploratorium because it is a little deceiving. over the bay, the clouds have dissipated. cloudy in most neighborhoods and little more sunshine as drier air moves in and temperatures getting back to average levels. this is as comfortable as the snow pack is going to get. we'll add more to it today, but that's it. we're at 65%. that's about as healthy as its going to get. rr bsehaow little bit isti spinning across southern california bringing the policy for flooding and also some heavy snow up near the grapevine. also you can see temperatures in the 60s there. if you look towards chico and sacramento, see those 70s, that is coming our way for the weekend. up in tahoe, they'll be in the 50s with no more snow.

reggie. >> all right, mike, thank you. easter at home. a lot of people will be taking it to church but taking it to in your living room. abc news reporter julian glover has more on how people plan to celebrate. hey, julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. we know these are truly unusual times for so many of us being away from friends and family for the easter holiday that is really about coming together and rejoicing. but even if we are apart physically, we know we can celebrate holy week, good friday and easter sunday and show gratitude from our homes. we know president donald trump he wanted the churches to be packed by easter sunday hoping this pandemic would have slowed by now. but here we are still sheltering in place on this easter sunday. religious leaders in the bay and really all across the world are doing everything they can to bring the church to you wherever you are, staying safe, staying inside. we spoke to reverend laurie manning of skyline community church in oakland saying this is a great time to be grateful for what we do have instead of

focusing on what we don't. >> in this crisis and pandemic there is this great meanwhile, meanwhile if you look out the window, the grass is growing again. manwhile, life is coming back. we are part of nature and there is this tremendous resiliency. >> truly so much to appreciate around us. now, reverend laurie's church like so many others will be streaming good friday and easter sunday services on facebook and zoom. because we have so many of you won't be able to get to church on this easter sunday, we are going to be streaming live easter service on all of our platforms. something to keep in mind while we get the meanwhile perspective while we go on a walk or a jog and look at all the great things still happening around us. reporting live from home, julian glover, abc7 newshangoy sries of

from all over the bay area to help get us through this pandemic. a woman in the south bay is making easter special for hundreds of kids and families. mariar martinez decided to use the toys she was going to ship to her grandkids to create a scavenger hunt outside of her home. now people are showing up every day to drop off even more toys. >> i lived here ten years. i met neighbors i 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 this is a scavenger hunt, the kids can take up to 10, 15 minutes. the other neighbors are talking to the other parents. it's just awesome to see the kids so happy. >> i love that. she says now she's planning to make the scavenger hunt an easter tradition. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of

the covid-19. we will share the love. governor newsom is defending the loan of 500 ventilators to the national stockpile. santa clara county and other communities across the state are still 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 those other states, we have the firm commitment from those states to send them back to the state of california. and why? 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 could save lives. >> the governor says california hospitals are using only a third of the ventilators they have right now. he says the stay -at-home order is slowing the spread of infections. live desk update. >> we've had conflicting informationor over the past

several weeks whether we should be wearing masks or face coverings. it's clear the answer now is yes. abc news poll new this morning, just released, is looking at how many americans say they're actually wearing.. americans say when they left their home last week, they wore a face mask or covering and 45% said they did not. when you look at it from a partisan approach, 62% of democrats said yes while 42% of republicans said yes. still, president trump's approval for his handling of the crisis continues to drop. this week, disapproval among americans is at 55% with 44% approving. the partisan divisions become less stark when you look at how many people are still concerned about coronavirus. 90% of democrats say they are concerned while 82% of republicans say they are also concerned. very clear across the board,

reggie, that people are still worried. >> yes, as they should be, really. jobina, thank you. leftover fabric from the aids memorial quilt is now being used to make masks for the homeless and others who need them right now. this is such a touching story. volunteers with the aids memorial quilt are now mobilizing and making reusable masks for staff and clients of oakland-based bay area community services. and for the people who are making these masks, it is an emotional project. >> trapped at home and you can't, you know, love people. not love them, but hold them and be near them. and it's my on n n earth, so, i decided to start sewing masks. a way to help my community and help people whether i knew them or not. >> volunteers are working in isolation to sew these masks making more than 400 in the first week. how meaningful isthat, that two

horrible epidemics that have hit our country and the world come together in this way and this is a way to protect people. >> i like to see that. >> can't think of a better way. now, we have something kind of fun to show you. a central valley family are getting creative because they have a lot of free time on their hands. >> this is my favorite story. they, like so many of us, are missing their favorite stores, specifically target and starbucks. they decided to make their own version at the house. they are in bakersfield and they built these replicas and painted them, as well. orthe stcksas a f d with some r prteon the target has a check d stocked with real snacks like chips and juice. >> it may seem a little bit extra but for me at the end of the day watching them play and enjoy it and us knowing we put it together as a family means everything to me. >> it's definitely been something to help us out mentally.

it's something positive and something fun and ng.er beployee of the month. the family says that the local stores hooked them up with real target name tags and the classic green aprons from starbucks. can they also hook us up with a chai because i miss my chai with my almond milk. >> i miss making a run to get the chai for you. >> that used to be so fun. i would be like, friend, are you going? you would say, send your order in. >> isn't it weird. such a small thing, but it is a part of our normal interaction normal day. so, yeah, i do miss that. i really lovedhat what i spotte. target gift cards hangin from there. the detail. >> they have it all. >> oh, my gosh. you know, i'm delayed from you guys so i'm just now seeing it. that is phenomenal. oh, my goodness. you know what i didn't see and

not to be negative. they were sold out of toilet paper, too. >> true. >> i didn't see any wipes either. good morning, everybody. welcome to friday. let's talk about something fun. how about the weather for the weekend. we'll start off by taking a look at the golden gate bridge where we have calm conditions right now. high pressure is starting to take over. that is going to bring us more sunshine and no more chances of rain. we do have some fog the next couple of mornings, but afternoon sunshine that will have our temperatures hopping up the scale and even above average next week. let's take a look at today. we're pretty much back to average. maybe a degree or two shy with upper 50s to low 60s into san francisco and mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. tonight, you can see the cloud a togler tomorrow morning. mid 40s to some low 50s. there's our pressure. day six watching this thing. and it's time to say, bye-bye.

adios and time for you to move on. it is going to. this is a cloud and temperature forecast and a little bit of a wind forecast. notice the winds coming out of the north now and bring us drier air and notice the clouds breaking up everywhere maybe to a lesser extent along the coast. tonight you can see the surge in the marine layer of clouds coming back. and then tomorrow afternoon, they retreat back to the coast and stay pretty stubbornly there while the rest of us have sunshine. because it is more of that type of pattern, the coast never really warms up as much as the rest of us. the rest of us in the 70s, at least inland starting today and more so tomorrow and then we'll add the bay on sunday and we'll even hit some mid 70s to near 80 for tuesday. hope you have a great weekend. enjoy the holiday. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. now to your morning money report. ti t tiktok is lending a hand. it will donate $10 million to the world health organization solidarity response fund.

that fund will help with sending supplies to health care worker and accelerating efforts to find vaccines. all is quiet on wall street this morning. the stock markets are closed for t d friday. street shuts down for an entire trading day that is not a federal holiday. trading will resume on monday. there is a way to make your facial recognition work while still wearing a mask. this is an interesting hack. iphone users discovered when they wear a mask, the facial i.d. won't actually go through. but there's a little known fix. under settings you can set an alternate appearance and face i.d. now, of course, that means you have to wear the mask while you are doing that alternate i.d. some users have reported the hack doesn't always work. you're stuck inside anyway, here's something you can do to pass the time. nasa is launching a contest as it plans to send some tiny robots to the moon. it's asking for your ideas for a

mini pay load to make lunar exploritation more effective. on the crowd sourcing honey, i shrunk the nasa payload. $160,000 in prizes are up for grabs. kumasi, do you even know that reference? the honey, i shrunk the kids reference? >> i'm still confused. friend, explain. i'll feel judged. >> what you are supposed to do. >> what are they doing? >> well, they're sending tiny o robots to the moon, im not really sure why. they want your ideas for what to take up there. >> i get it now. that's exciting. >> yeah. or we could just do our regular exercise routine and make baked s.iketh,too. because you sent me a good workout that i need to try. >> we could do it together this weekend. i'm totally in. coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. and as we head to break right now, we're taking a look

at the bay bridge watching the sun coming e up this morning. doesn't that make you feel wonderful this good friday. we'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. thwe've never seen it look quite like this, 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,

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all right, everybody. it's 6:58. if you're just joining us, here are seven things to know this morning. starting with number one the gateway rehabilitation center in hayward has 75 confirmed cases of coronavirus and seven people have died from it there. state records show the facility had 25 federal violations just last year, including a report filed in august. number two. easter at home. that's the new reality for so many of us this weekend in the bay area. many local churches including skyline community church in oakland will be streaming good friday and easter sunday services online. number three, east bay onar preserves will be closed this weekend. officials want to deter people from going out when the weather is expected to be very nice. number four. british prime minister boris

after being hospitalized for complications for coronavirus. he will be moved to another ward where he will be monitored during his recovery. and number five. there it is. look at it. the gorgeous sunrise from the exploratorium camera and expect more sunshine and warmer temperatures today, but even warmer above average temperatures this weekend. number six. we have a clear, quiet commute for our friday. we had some troubles earlier this morning, but things are looking good out there. be safe on our roads out there. all of our essential workers. and number seven. we want to show you this exclusive video we have from inside disneyland this morning. cast members raised the american flag on main street, main street usa during the park's closure and this is 30 minutes or so and we hope this simple moment is just a little hope and inspiration for you today and we hope to all get back to disneyland and main street one day soon. >> look at the matterhorn

looking so majestic on this friday. >> it did look good. that was a sweeping the nation. cases closing in on 500,000 in the u.s. hospitals overwhelmed, forced to move patients to larger facilities. a doctor in new york city who survived covid-19 has an important warning for young people. >> it's very hard to predict wh >> and the new york. governor andrew cuomo urging pele to stay the course. >> we have to stay prepared for what could come down the road. >> he joins us live on "gma" with the latest from america's epicenter. new hope for normalcy. the covid-19 testing project under way at top speed that checks thousands of people for antibodies. the latest on the test, as simple as a finger prick. but who will get i churches coast to coast