now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> 70 people, 68 members of the shelter as well as two staff members who had tested positive for covid-19. >> a massive outbreak of coronavirus at a san francisco homeless shelter. joining us. i'm ama daetz live from my home. >> and i'm larry beil. we'll have more on that outbreak in just a moment. first, today's headlines and numbers. this is a grim milestone as the number of deaths around the world from this virus topped 100,000 today. the united states accounts for more than 18,000 of those deaths. italy also has more than 18,000. more than 1.6 million people have been infected so far. there is, though, ape here. the same tracker from johns hopkins university shows about 375,000 people have recovered from the virus. now we're following that massive outbreak at one of the largest homeless shelters in san francisco. 70 people testing positive for

covid-19. this is at the msc south shelter right off of fifth street. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra following with the latest, and she joins us live from the newsroom. stephanie? >> yes, larry, this is one of the largest known covid outbreaks in the bay area at a homeless shelter of the 70 people tested positive, 68 are living at the shelter. the other two are staff members. here is what we know about the shelter. it's part of the st. vincent de paul society of san francisco. mayor breed made it clear this shelter was a known hot spot on any given night. the shelter accommodates more than 340 people. but as of last night, there were only 100 people in the shelter as many others are now being housed in hotel rooms. because of that, breed says the shelter was able to quickly transition into a medical facility, even touting the city was both prepared and quick to respond to this outbreak. but san francisco supervisor matt heaney, an outspoken

advocate for the homeless says just the opposite, calling the city's actions an utter failure. >> i'm furious. the reality is that people cannot be in these large crowded environments because the virus spreads. so why have they been there for a month? why haven't they had separation where they sleep? why haven't they had mass abouts? >> but the fact is we were on top of it. we know that there are a number of people who have tested positive, and we are going reroute our medical health experts. >> medical support and supplies will be provided to the shelter to help manage the outbreak. and i just got off the phone with staff at msc south who could not confirm to me if the 70 people who tested positive will be moved out of the shelter to hotel rooms. that's just unclear at this point. but we'll keep you posted as we learn more.

live in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> thank you, stephanie. in the greater bay area, there are now more than 4600 confirmed coronavirus cases. 126 people have died. alameda and contra costa counties saw an increase in both cases and deaths this afternoon. santa clara county still has the most confirmed cases in the region with more than 1400. farther north, lake county has three confirmed cases. and mendocino county cases have held steady at four. three of those patients have recovered. positive news today, though, from the governor's task force. the state's stay-at-home order on social distancing measure is working. the state's health secretary showed us where hospitalizations stand right now. circumstances we were worried that we were going to see something that got close to 700,000 hospitalizations across the state. we see that we are holding on the bottom part of the model. that's sort of the better case scenario, what we had always hoped for this. is a point of pride for

californians that we've done so well. >> he and the governor warned people should keep social distancing and stay at home or those numbers could radically change. governor newsom also announced a partnership with fema to provide mals to seniors, and said the state is monitoring 191 nursing homes with active coronavirus cases. california is making a huge dent in processing coronavirus tests, but we're still coming in close to last compared to the rest of the country. california is ranked 45th compared with the other 49 states and washington, d.c. as of thursday, california had results for 177,600 tests, or 449 per 100,000 people. the state has drastically improved in the last few week, but has a heavy backlog to process. for those without a fever, it's extremely difficult to get a test. health officials say this has made it difficult to understand the infection pattern. >> now, in the last 24 hours, one of the most searched items

on our website, abc7news.com, is about a phenomenon called herd immunity. and we'll explain what that is. it's when enough of the population has become infected that it would be safe to lift social distancing and shelter in place orders. a senior fellow at stanford's hoover institute, victor hansen theorizes covid-19 could have really been the cause of california's early flu season. now he is not a doctor and not part of a study that stanford researchers are conducting. he is a military historian. he wrote an article that with many traveling from wuhan, china to california during the fall and winter month, it's likely many people were exposed to the virus in this state, and that might explain why the rate here is lower than it is in new york. now we contacted stanford university today. they say the medical researchers are still in the middle of their study and they're not ready to release any results yet. joining me now is abc7 news medical expert dr. alok patel. thanks again, doc, for joining us. let's get into this herd

immunity and now viable it is and what percentage of the population would have had to have been exposed in order for herd immunity to help us out here. >> so larry, you nailed it when you were explaining what herd immunity. it's basically a percentage of the entire community who would need to be immune to an infection so the infection couldn't spread from person to person. and so when we look at coronavirus, we talk about that number, around two to three. that reproductive number, of how many people can be infected from one case. now with coronavirus, we're suspecting that we would need about 50 to 60% of the population to be immune to it to achieve that herd immunity so it couldn't spread like wildfire. now i'll give you an example. with measles, the reproductive number is way higher than two to three. it's greater than 15. so for measles, you need 90% of the population to be immune. think of that. 50 to 60% immune to this

coronavirus? that would mean that we would need millions and millions of americans to actually get either infected or vaccinated to get immune to create herd immunity. that's a huge number. >> yeah. and we probably have a huge number of casualties and deaths if you had infections in the millions. do you think it's possible that california's rate is lower because people unknowingly got -- there was the story before i mentioned that somebody at stanford who is a military historian suggested that it was here early. we just didn't know what it was. >> i think the latter is possible. a lot of people have mentioned we may have had covid-19 here a few months earlier than we suspected and it could have been spreading. but again, i would have to go back to the numbers and really look at the fact that we've had so many cases pop up all over the country and people are dying. they're getting hospitalized. they're getting extremely sick.

and before we were actually testing for covid-19, those that came up as mysterious cases. so i would believe that local public health experts and physicians still would have been saying hey, we're having a lot of people hospitalized for something, and none of our tests are coming back positive. so that never came up. now it's possible in the past somebody may have died and they would have said this is pneumonia or respiratory failure, and they weren't exactly calling it covid-19. but, again, if we say that, 50 to 60% need to be infected to have herd immunity, that's hard to believe. right now the united states, we have about 19,000 deaths at a 500,000 cases, that's a little bit more than 3%. so to achieve herd immunity, we're going to be talking about 150 million americans infected or better yet, getting them vaccinated which would do this in a safe way. get the herd immunity. >> let's talk about antibody testing, because in theory, if you knew you had been exposed to covid-19 and then recovered, theoretically, you should be able to go back to work.

i know there have been some cases where there is speculation about reinfection taking place, but most viruses -- you're the doctor here. you should be explaining this. most virus, once you get it, you can get it the second time? >> you're doing a great job. but you're right. we theorize with this virus, as with many others, if you get infected, you'll build up antibodies over time, and those antibodies will protect you from a reinfection. now because this is a novel virus, scientists don't yet know wat is defined as immunity or even how long it lasts or how long it builds up. those are the things we really need to learn, hopefully from this antibody test. it was just fda-approved on april 1. we need to see a lot more testing with this antibody test because that will really tell us how many people may have been exposed in the past, and how widespread this disease is among people who may have had really serious symptoms or may not have

been hospitalized. >> doc, thanks again for the time. have a great weekend. have a safe weekend. and we'll see you on monday. okay? >> thank you, larry. be safe. >> all right. let's go to ama. >> yeah, thank you, larry. a university of san francisco research scientist says governor newsom should put a mandatory mask law in place. he put together a team of experts to study the data and says available evidence says near universal adoption of nonmedical masks when in public could successfully reduce and stop community spread. he appeared on our new 3:00 show to talk about this research. >> we now know that masks are best used when somebody who might be infected wears it. so if you go out to the shops and somebody there is not wearing a mask, they could kill you. >> dire. some california cities and counties have started requiring people wear masks when in public. pedestrians will no longer

have to press buttons if they want to cross the street in emeryville. the city made the move last night to automatically activate the so-called beg buttons in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to limit potential exposure risks. this is a temporary change and does not apply to intersections that are run by caltrans. it's easter weekend, but for some it's going to be difficult because of social distancing. and some bay area parks are being proactive, shutting down to keep people safe this weekend. plus, you've been sitting at home for weeks. it probably means your car is just sitting there as well. later this hour, what you should do to make sure your car actually starts back up when you really do need it. i'm spencer christian. the weather we've been waiting for is finally here, just in time for easter we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time

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easter sunday, day 25 of our shelter in place in the bay area. >> and starting tomorrow, oakland is closing off streets so people can safely get outside during the shelter-in-place order. it's being called oakland's slow streets. sky 7 flew over a few of the streets that are going to be closed off. you see that here. only pedestrian, bicyclists and those in wheelchairs will be able to use them. people who live on the streets will still be able to use their cars. so will delivery drivers and first responders who need to access those streets. but they're going to need to take it slow. mayor libby schaaf says it's about allowing people to get in some exercise while being responsible at the same time. >> oakland slow streets is trying to send a message that we want oaklanders to recreate in a socially distanced manner, a physically distanced manner. >> the city is starting with four streets as part of a pilot program, including 42nd street between adeline and broadway. the plan calls for a total of 74

miles to be a part of the program. if you are thinking about going to park for easter weekend you might want to rethink those plans. san mateo county and east bay regional parks are among the places that have announced closures or restrictions on parking to prevent overcrowding. san jose is closing all of its regional parks for the weekend as well. santa clara county's parks, those are going to remain open. thousands of warning citations have been handed out in marin county to drivers because people continue to visit parks and other recreation areas. the sheriff's office is reminding people that driving to parks or an open space is considered nonessential travel during the shelter-in-place order. no parking zones have been marked around these areas. the sheriff's office says if you need the get out, please, please do it near your home. let's turn now to some consumer news. >> yes. let's get to it. a warning about scams from 7 on your side's michael finney. michael, it just seems like these are coming out of the woodwork here with everybody touting cures and bogus remedies

for covid-19. >> it's awful. >> you guys can tell, you've been reading your own email. everyone is getting these things. what's happening is the bad guys are taking every old scam they can think of and then they're putting a coronavirus twist on it. let me show you several that i've been tracking. the federal trade commission says phony websites are cropping up, offering help and cleaning products, like this one selling face masks and even toilet paper. many offer hard to find items like cleaning wipes and hand sanitizer. the consumers place orders that never arrive. here's what one viewer received when she ordered toilet paper online. she paid $28 for this. >> you're paying for it because, you know, the advertisement is so convincing, and you don't get anything and you've lost your money. >> before you buy from an unfamiliar website, check out the sell erion line. type in the name and look for reviews or scam reports.

authorities also are warning about malicious smartphone apps. one of them offered to track covid-19 cases near you, but those who downloaded the app found it lobbed their phone. then this threatening message appeared saying your phone is encrypted. you have 48 hours to pay $100 in bitcoin or everything will be erased. your social media account will be publicly leaked. gps is watched and your location is known. finally, look out for emails pretending to be from the government. this one claim to be from the world health organization. with information about coronavirus. instead, clicking on the button installed malicious software on the victim's computer. now tonight at 6:00 on abc7 news, i'm going to bore down into a new hacking scheme. this one takes digital skimming. you know about skimming? we've talked about that at atm machines, gas stations and the like. well, now they figured out how to do it online.

you guy, i'll show it all to you tonight at 6:00. >> as if we don't have enough. >> you always find a way. >> to worry about. thank you. facebook has a new feature that makes it easier to manage your time in quarantine. quiet mode. mutes notifications from the app for a set period of time. if you try to open the app while you're in quiet mode, it will remind you were trying to be quiet in quiet mode and get away. can i put it on quiet mode for a year? facebook also added shortcuts to notification settings and feed preferences. >> i suppose that could be helpful, right? >> we've got a beautiful weekend ahead. spencer christian is here. i don't mean to pry, spencer, but it looks like we're getting a nice tour of your house. casa christian. he started in one room with the ali painting and another room yesterday. are you in the kitchen now? where are you?

>> this is part of the family room. my computer wasn't working well over in the office where i used to be because we had weak wifi connectivity over there. my wife's computer, which is right next to the modem, and i'm getting better connectivity. so that's why i moved. let's move along. take a look at what's going on. here is a live view outside at mostly sunny skies. current temperature readings are 61 in san francisco. mid-60s at oakland, redwood city and gilroy. a cool 57 at half moon bay. nice view from the rooftop camera. it's 69 in santa rosa right now. petaluma 67. 67 also in napa. 71 at fairfield and mid- to upper 60s at concord and livermore. and these are our forecast features. we'll see low fog and -- low fog and clouds expanding overnight. mainly sunny and warmer for easter weekend. and the warming will continue well into next week. now look at this pesky upper level low of the satellite

image. you can see the movement into the southernmost part of california. this system has been a factor in our weather all week long. earlier in the week it brought us substantial rainfall. and then even as it moves southward, the cold air associated with it brought out temperatures down below normal. a few isolated showers continuing to move through the bay area, even into earlier today. right now we're looking at the forecast animation taking us into the nighttime hours. we'll see the reach of the low clouds and fog pushing across the bay inland. tomorrow morning it will start to burn back to the coastline giving us a mainly sunny day, certainly by midday. and as we go into sunday morning, you see that's going to start off as a sunny day also for easter. and it will remain pretty nice positive weekend for us. certainly going to warm up a bit. overnight lows under a foggy and partly cloudy conditions will remain in the upper 40s to about 50. highs tomorrow near 60 at the coast. upper 60s around the bay. and low 70s inland. and looking ahead to sunday, easter sunday, even warm were mid-70s inland. and then on monday, warming

continues. finally on tuesday, we'll see high temperatures reaching above 80 degrees in the warmest inland locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. a nice sunny, bright, mild easter weekend. the warming continues through the middle of next week before we finally see temperatures tapering off just a tad. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. very nice. just ahead, people lending a hand to help others. we love to see this. the dry-cleaner giving back to first responders. and a cup of joe from a window. sandwich. because on a sandwich, they ask you if you want cheese. but on a papadia, cheese is what's holding the whole operation together. get one now for just six bucks. better ingredients. better pizza. better than a sandwich. papa john's. eveso we can stillg a answer your calls. now. and we are monitoring our system 24/7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe.

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helping first responders whose jobs have really become treacherous. >> making an arrest, dealing with an emergency call, all carry the threat of covid-19 exposure. >> how can we give back to them? they're exposed on a daily basis? and they're taking an honor and an oath to do this. and so we got together and we said, you know, we got to step it up. we've got to be the ones that help the medical staff, the first responder, the paramedics that are all dealing with this day to day. and we need to clean and sanitize their clothing at no charge. >> dutch girl cleaners in walnut creek picks up the uniforms and drops them off from workplaces including local fire stations and the pleasant hill and walnut creek police departments. >> this really helps us. it gives us an opportunity to quarantine our uniform so to speak. now we don't have to take them home and expose our loved ones to some of the things we're exposed to throughout our work days. >> medical scrubs are normally popped into a washer and dryer at home. this keeps those possibly

contaminated scrubs out of the medical workers' homes, helping their families. >> we just picked up two jackets from the walnut creek police department that may have been contaminated by covid-19. >> other companies have joined in the effort as well. dry-cleaning workers who sanitize the uniforms wear personal protective gear themselves. >> because right now it's going to take a village to get through this. >> the word has again out, and the response to the free dry-cleaning has quadrupled in the last week and is expected to expand even more. >> it's another added layer of safety for us, and we couldn't be more grateful. >> in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> that is fantastic and so needed right now. one san francisco man is making his neighbors a little happier. he is serving free coffee to essential workers. there is ben ramirez. he waits by his open window on pfeiffer street right near francisco middle school. when he sees a mail carrier or a health care worker walking by, he offers his services. he said he had the location and the resources to make it happen.

>> i've always wanted to do something out of this window. you know, we have this nice small street where everybody knows each other. i keep my distance from people like this little guy. this is how i deliver coffee to people. it's with this little arm i stole from my son. >> ramirez says he had the supplies because he is an aspiring coffee house owner, and he has been taking classes. he saw an opportunity to get some practice when the cafes had to close. that's awesome. >> it is. a concord catering company is using its resources to give back to neighbors and first responders. maverick's catering normally caters about a thousand events a year. but business has dried up now. owner jeff slagle didn't want his resource, including a giant kitchen, to go to waste. he started offering groceries and bake and serve meals on the company's website. he then made it possible for people to order meals to be delivered to health care workers and first responders, complete with a personalized message. >> we are forever grateful for your selfless dedication to

helping our community. we're all praying for your safety and health. thank you, love small street in danville, brookside place. so it's turning out to be a thing where people, you know, the nurses aren't necessarily needy, but they're definitely -- people want to thank them. >> slagle says he has seen great response. one customer is donating 50 meals a week. companies are also donating meals. we want to invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. make sure you use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you, and we will share the love. we'll be right back.

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production of diagnostic and antibody tests that is coming from new york's governor. here is abc7 news reporter megan tevrizian. >> new york governor andrew cuomo announcing for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, his state is registering a negative number of icu admissions. the rate of hospitalizations continues to trend downward as well. a small sign of hope as new york state now has more confirmed covid-19 cases than any other country outside the u.s. the statewide death toll nearing 8,000. >> we are cautiously optimistic that we are slowing the infection rate. >> in boston today, the city's first field hospital opening at the convention center as they manage a surge of covid-19 patients. in dallas, aircraft maker boeing delivering the first set of reusable 3-d printed face shields to help health care providers on the front line. the company says it's publicing to produce thousands more critical ppe to doctors and nurses around the country.

and in california, new drive-through testing sites checking thousands of people for antibodies for covid-19 with a simple finger prick. >> our test can give us a very clear sense of what's happening in the population. >> today the cdc releasing new details of the spread and rate of coronavirus infection, saying population density and the timing of implementing social distancing orders may play a significant role in the acceleration of the virus transmission. and some potential good news for the environment as many of us are sheltering in place. nasa satellite measurements show a 30% drop in air pollution in some of the major metropolitan areas in the northeastern part of the u.s. megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. los angeles county today extended its stay-at-home order until at least may 15th. anybody who works and/or visits an essential business is now required to wear a face mask or some sort of covering.

companies will have to provide masks or reimburse employees if they buy their own. if a customer does not cover their face, an essential business can refuse service. on midday live today, we spoke with abc7 news contributor and chronicle insider phil matier about the difference between going into a shelter in place situation and getting out of one. >> shutting down everything was like a series of light switches. you turned it off. you turned it off. you turned it off. everything went dark. putting it back on, i'm not sure if it's going to be switches or like a reostat that you gradually turn it back. i haven't found anybody that invented that reo stat that's going get us back. you can read phil matier's columns every wednesday and sunday. distance learning for students has been a greater challenge than envisioned. some districts are just now starting. others are negotiating with the teacher's union to set parameters and expectations. meanwhile, patterns are concerned their kids are falling behind.

lyanne melendez takes a look at how two districts are trying to catch up. >> at global family elementary in oakland, parents came to pick up their learning packs and the much needed laptops for their children. the hope is that this coming monday, most, if not all will be interacting online. parents like chanel hives say distance learning got off to a rough start. >> i do think it was little slow getting the kids set up to do the distant learning. but i understand that they needed time to get the t-shirts together. >> for starter, the teachers had to spend time negotiating new rules and parameters for its members. while oakland teach verse reach an agreement with the district, san francisco unified is still negotiating with its teachers. therefore san francisco students still don't know when their online classes will formally begin. >> and today we're going to write about three things that you like. >> for teachers like olivia of

oakland, have gotten creative. she assigns work for her kindergartners through her youtube channel. today we asked her to take pictures of her communicating live through zoom with her students. as part of their agreement with the district, oakland teachers will have a maximum of two hours of direct online instruction plus two hours of flex-time to prepare. while some parents would like longer hours, teachers say it's enough screen time. >> in a normal classroom day, i'm not giving a six hours of direct instruction. i'm giving a ten-minute direct instruction and we're going a 30-minute independent activity. >> but the harsh reality is not all of her students have laptops. so she communicates with them on the phone. despite this drive to give out laptops and the necessary learning material to students, there are still many families here in oakland without devices or access to the internet. thinking pandemic has made clear that wireless service should be

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year. becky worley has the details of the do's and don'ts of this new service. >> this might be a secret weapon in the fight against covid-19. curbside delivery directly into your car. >> do you mind putting it in the back for me? thank you. >> there are lots of different stores that are doing it as our sort of shopping habits change. >> retail outlets and grocery stores are ramping up order online and then pick up outside the store. sometimes you need to go to an outside kiosk, but in many cases you never need to leave your car. big retails like kohl's, best buy and michaels have added options, as have local stores and restaurants. and walmart and target some of the first stores to offer the service say they are seeing an increase in curbside pickup orders. but according to infectious disease specialist dr. todd elleran, there is a right way to do this. >> ideally, you want to pop your trunk, not get out of the car, not have the person come by the window and stick their head in your car.

>> one of the problems with social distancing is sometimes it feels socially awkward. the doctor says as much as you want the help the person with your items, let them put the bags in your trunk and close it for you. tipping presents another problem. >> handing someone some money, it's a good gesture, but it's sort of like handshaking right now. we want to avoid that. >> many apps and web ordering let you add the tip in digitally, or if you call in your order, ask them in advance to add it to your bill. >> interesting. who has done curbside pickup, show of hands? >> i have. >> i'd like to. >> i hope we go back to the days when they came out on roller skates, remember, the server with your burger and fries and clipped it to your car? i kind of liked that. >> i realize from the video, i did everything wrong. >> oh, boy. >> the guy handed me the thing. i grabbed it. we didn't even think about it. it was lucky two weeks ago. it was like a thousand years ago in covid-19 time. >> it's hard to remember all the time. but we have to.

>> and best buy, you can't go into best buy now. i just want to go in stores again. i look forward to that. >> yeah, me too. a bakersfield family has been missing trips to their favorite stores target and starbucks, so they made their own version at home. take a look at this. they built and painted these pint-sized replica stores. wow, look at this. dad said it all started with just some wood from the hardware store. the starbucks, they've got a full menu printed on the wall of the starbucks, and the target check stand has got real snacks like chips and juice. the family says local stores hooked them up with the real target name tags and the classic green aprons from starbucks. so what stores are you guys missing the most? i'm going start with spencer. >> well, wow, i'm missing restaurants. i'm missing my favorite restaurants. and i love italian food. and i have two or three favorite italian restaurants in the city i love going to. one of them is offering takeout right now.

so we've gone there. we've ordered and picked up the food at the door. so that's what i'm missing most. not a particular store. >> yeah, i think the same. you know, i miss the chance to just go window-shop and poke around sometimes and kill a little time. i remember when we were kids, this reminds me, my brothers and sisters and siblings, we set up restaurant upstairs in one of our bedrooms, stole the food from my parents in the kitchen, set up restaurant and charnld them when che came upstairs to eat at the restaurant. we got them twice. >> a great idea. >> michael finney would be on to you as a kid, dan. how about you, ama? >> you know, there isn't a particular store that i miss. i just miss being able to go to the store whenever i want, not have to wait outside in a line, standing six feet away from people. it's such a process now that i just miss being able to let me pop by trader joe's and pick up whatever. that's what i miss. >> in the early days of this,

when it was so many people just rushing in to the stores and the shelves were bare, i ran into a woman who said you know what? i grew up in eastern european country, a communist country. this is what it was like all the time. well would wait three hours for a loaf of bread. so we don't realize in the states just how fortunate we are sometimes. >> exactly. it's true. well, two best friends had an emotional reunion after the lockdown was lifted in beijing, china. check this out. 4-year-old jazz couldn't contain his excitement when he saw his best friend mikhail for the first time in more than two months. on this video recorded on march 29th, he yells his name before running toward him. then they just embraced and mikhail lifted jaz off the ground saying you're back! while many areas are still under quarantine, parts of china are finally starting to get back to normal. i think that's what a lot of people miss the most, being able

to hug their family or friends. we're humans. we crave that connection. >> that's true. we're going have a lot of those reunions here in the next few months whenever we get back to normal. it will be nice. >> that is the best video of the day, no doubt. agreed? agreed, spencer? >> agreed. >> totally agree. totally agree. i would love to reach out and hug my little grandsons right now. of course, i miss larry too. >> we're all going to hug larry. >> i can't wait to see that hug. >> you can get in line. we'll do it that way. i want it orderly. >> helping to raise money to feed the uk's national health service. he is the guy who sung "never going to give you up." turned into the internet phenomenon known as rick rolling. check out this tune, a duet with matt lucas. ♪ if you want to know what is wrong from right, you must listen to what potatoes say ♪ >> wash your hands, thank you,

baked potato ♪ >> lucas on the left is an actor and a comedian who wrote the song, reworked it for the virus outbreak. astley posted his own video as he covered it, cycling through numerous outfits in the process. that's pretty funny. so many people are doing so many creative things. i saw one yesterday some group, some guy doing a cover of the bee gees song "staying alive" and the words were staying inside. >> that is a good one. or there is an adele one out there. saying hello. it's funny with a guy on the inside of the window. which the glass barrier, of course. all right. we're staying alive ah ah ah ah. we're staying alive ah ah ah ah. that's it for their medicare options...ere people go to learn about before they're on medicare. come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67?

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volunteers and fundraising events dries up. but one organization in particular having an incredibly difficult time during the pandemic. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen with the story from stanford. >> outside the ronald mcdonald house at stanford, a familiar face greet those who enter this home away from home. >> to me it's a godsend. i've got a safe environment for her to be in and she can still maintain her care with lucille packard. >> daniel lawrence and his daughter have lived here for the past year. matty, who is 7, undergoes dialysis treatment three times a week. >> they're a little rough on her and she'll come back upset and the staff will try to get her to smile. >> the novel coronavirus has impacted the ronald mcdonald house charities in more ways than one. >> our meal planning process now is completely different. >> different because with their new visitor restrictions to keep medically fragile children safe from potential exposure to covid-19, volunteer resources

that rmhc typically relies on have been drastically reduced. only essential staff members are inside, all responsible for multiple roles beyond their norm. >> i'm in the kitchen actually cooking, helping breakfast, lunch and dinner. so it is the work -- the work load has increased by a lot. >> businesses and community groups would typically be in the kitchen, not only preparing, but also covering the cost of many meals for those who live here. the organization is now facing a $1.4 million revenue shortfall this year due to canceled fundraisings and volunteer contributions. >> this is why we're all staying and sheltering at home, so these kids can be safe. >> chief executive officer laura boudreaux hopes the community will continue making a donation to help rmhc continue its mission. >> it's absolutely necessary. there is nothing more critical for these families right now than to have a place to stay and food to eat and to be close to life-saving treatment. >> staff members doing their

best to provide a sense of normalcy despite these challenging times. >> i'm used to see them every day. i'm used to have them in the community areas, in the activity rooms, playing with the kids, doing these amazing activities and see their faces. >> families forever thankful for the community support. >> it fills my heart with a lot of joy to know there are so many people with such big hearts to care so much about these kids and their families. >> in palo alto, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> it really is an amazing resource for those families. christians around the world are preparing for easter services on sunday, but most will be attending online. we have a look at what one church is doing to help you keep the faith during the coronavirus crisis. >> hi. my name is travis russell. i'm an associate pastor at st. ignatius parrish. the holy days are approaching on

easter sunday, and many of us are cooped up inside practicing social distance, perhaps feeling a little alone and disconnected from our traditions. >> grace and peace of the lord jesus christ the love of the god and the communion of the holy spirit be with you all. >> there are many opportunity, though, what i'm calling a new model of old church. it's about getting back to basics and practicing these great symbols we have of our faith. and as we approach easter and that in between liminal space, it's important to remember that we are jesus' disciples. so how can we take the crucify odd this world down off their crosses? and perhaps it's talking about what we can do to alleviate some of this suffering. and then on easter, i think the best medicine for a pandemic is joy. rejoice in what we have. so at st. ignatius, we have asked people to send in photos of themselves, and we have taped them to the pews, people and

their families. so even though it's a virtual experience, we also get to see their faces. and we've actually as catholics always sit in the same pews. we have put them where they actually sit. so it's wonderful. it's another reminder of this real spiritual communion that we share and the body of christ. i think the holy days are the perfect paradigm for our time. they speak to us in a new way. holy thursday is about pouring out your love. good friday is about love lost. and disappointment. and betrayal. and easter sunday is about committing and doubling down to love again, in spite of all that's going on. the facts don't change, but they are transformed. they're illumined, and with hope

and joy. and so to be a follower in jesus is to be easter people, not an idealism, but a hope that is born beyond all of us. and to recognize that everything we have is pure gift. >> and on easter sunday, we will air the glide memorial church easter celebration at leonardo a.m. you can watch it live right here on abc7 on abc7news.com, facebook and youtube. just ahead, the eerie silence of empty streets all around the bay area. right now kristen is here with what's ahead on abc7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, larry. new at 5:00, a shelter lining to sheltering in place. why carmageddon may not happen on highway 101 in san francisco. stimulus checks for small businesses. the irs releases a new simple tax return to make sure everyone gets theirs. and in the south bay, how parks will look a lot different this easter weekend. these stories and more when dan

and i join you for abc7 news at 5:00. i really want to give a big shout out to ashley and her family for lending us her rv with no hesitations at all. during this time, we really need to help each other combat this virus, and i am just so thankful to everybody's coming together and helping our front liners, strangers or not. and i really encourage people who have trailers or rvs and would like to help frontliners. there is a group on facebook that they could go to, because i know a lot of my friends are currently looking for one to keep their family and kids safe how will 2020 census data be used? where there are more people, there are more needs for public services. that's why the census is used by the government to inform funding decisions each year. but that's not all. it's also used by nonprofits to inform services, by businesses to create jobs,

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when we close our streets to cars, we open them up for amazing possibilities. >> oakland's mayor wants to start closing 70 miles of streets. it is about recreation, but also restrictions. >> and easter weekend crackdown at parks all over the bay area. how some are trying to get ahead of the curve. >> san francisco reveals a new hot spot, 70 people at a homeless shelter have now tested positive. >> plus, a new lifeline to people stuck inside with an abuser. san francisco's new 911 text service. >> fremont gears up to fight covid-19. companies there transformed to deal with the emergency. >> a rare cooperation between google and apple, the new partnership to track the spread of coronavirus. >> now, your health, your