the fact is, we were on top of it. >> we have been screaming and yelling to get them to move people out of these crowded shelters. > the beds are very close together, less than two feet. >> stressing new developments in the covid-19 outbreak, something san francisco leaders seem to be split on as it targets our community's most jeoparized by the virus. it's saturday, april 11th. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us. a closer look at those new and growing concerns in the coronavirus outbreak in a minute. first here is lisa argen with our weather outlook. >> we look at liv doppler 7

right now, you'll notice a lot of cloud cover around that will make its way to the shoreline and stay there. we'll have a cloudy coast today. it's cloudy now all around the bay area. 53 in campbell as well as newark with 51 in lafayette. bodega bay, 49 there. the clouds will burn back to the shoreline throughout the day and it will be a little less muggy out there. noontime 60 inland, 50s at the coast with fewer clouds and more sun, mid 60s to near 70 in spots today and we'll talk about a sunnier and warmer easter sunday coming up. >> thanks, lisa. this morning, alarming questions being raised about one particular coronavirus outbreak in san francisco. 70 new positive cases at the city's largest homeless shelter. the outbreak means nearly 9% of the covid-19 cases come from just one place. ka kate larson spoke with city

advocates about the story. >> the beds are close together, less than two feet. >> reporter: he has stayed at the south shelter at 5th and bryant many times. >> the fact that the coronavirus was able to spread in that environment comes as no surprise to me. >> reporter: in order to stay healthy, tj left a different shelter a week ago and is now staying in a hotel room paid for by friends. >> the city could have had the opportunity to find alternate accommodations for the shelter population, when it had the chance. >> reporter: mayor breed announced out of 144 people tested at the city-fundedsh hf e infected people are now in isolation. the people who tested negative are being moved, many of them to hotels. msc south has 103 remaining, a mixed of covid positive and negative guest.

>> the city refused to move sheltered residents before they became infected, leading to a major shelter outbreak. >> executive director of the coalition on homelessness. >> every shelter resident be tested now. secondly, we want all shelter residents moved into hotel rooms now. >> reporter: a tall order, according to abigail student khan, director of homelessness. >> it's a massive undertaking that has the city's entire focus no>>epccdi the man serviceagency, the city currently has ten hotels with almost 1900 rooms for homeless and vulnerable populations and front line first responders. >> for each site, the city and nonprofit staffing have to staff up immediately, visit the site, understand the site, staff enough people, everything from monitoring to security to medical to counselors to all of the supplies. >> reporter: somsc south is being converted into a recovery center staffed by dph doctors,

nurses and social workers. kate larsen, abc 7 news. during this coronavirus crisis, san francisco's tenderloin is becoming especially overcrowded. officials say it's been difficult to enforce distancing. the chronicle reports even though the city is adding hotel rooms for homeless people it's not nearly enough to ensure more than 8,000 individuals have a safe place to stay during this pandemic. a look at where the outbreak stands across the bay area this morning, 4,700 confirmed case with 130 deaths. san mateo county adds 13 new cases overnight. three new cases were added late last night and second death in the county. santa clara county has the most confirmed cases in the region with nearly 1,500. lake county has at least four confirmed cases. cases have held instead at four in mendocino county but three of those patients, we're told rrks

now recovered. this useful tool to see how our efforts are going in flattening the curve, mapping data from 14 california counties stretching back since march 1st. we're hearing encouraging signs of social distancing and public health measures are starting to have positive effects. hopefully, that curve starts to flatten soon. this morning worldwide more than 103,000 people have died from the coronavirus. there are 1.7 million confirmed cases. here in the u.s., the death toll has topped 18,000 with more than half a million cases. president trump says he's torn over reopening the economy. >> i'm going o have to make a decisi decision, and i only hope to god that it's the right decision. but i would say without question, it's the biggest decision i've ever had to make. >> the president signaled that he wanted to start resuming

business after his current stay-at-home order guidelines, which expire at the end of the month. he said he will also put together a task force next week to develop a plan. happening today, a team of 20 health care workers are heading to new york city, providing for one month to provide urgent health care support for covid-19 patients. the state of new york has more than 170,000 cases, with nearly 8,000 deaths. governor andrew cuomo says the number of people being hospitalized is slowing but the state may be at the apex right now. during the covid-19 pandemic, we're seeing a rare partnership between tech rivals apple and google. the companies announced they're teaming up for a contact tracing app, which would alert users about any potential exposure to the virus. we take a closer look. >> reporter: unusual alliance announced friday, apple ceo tim cook and google ceo turning

smart phones into tracking devices. >> why android and ios, why google and apple? both companies as smart contact is 3 billion, almost half the people in the world. >> reporter: cyber security expert says the bluetooth based approach isn't new but it is a foundation that can help us navigate the new pandemic, having health authorities on board would be a big step. contact tracing would allow those who have tested positive for covid-19 to volunteer that information, anonymously alerting others who they've recently come into contact with. >> it doesn't tell you who it was, what their phone number was, not even where they were but yes, you were in proximity with this person for a certain period of time. >> reporter: c net news says contact tracing has been an important part of epidemiology. smart phones automate what happens long been a manual

process. according to illustrations provided fwi e ed by google her illustration. alice and bob cross paths. days later bob tests positive for covid-19. with his permission, his phone uploads the last 14 days of ids to the cloud. notices get sent to the cloud. soon alice receives an alert and information about what to do next. >> a very important foundation but it's not the end. >> tech experts anticipate privacy concerns but today sai it's too early to say what those might be. apple and google maintain privacy is a top priority and ensure there is much more work to be done before the apps are available in may. abc 7 news. happening today, a whole new look in oakland as the city will shut down 74 miles of streets to car traffic. it will give people more space to walk, jog and bike at a safer

distance. >> reporter: closer erures are tomorr tomorrow to begin. west street from west grand avenue to 14th street and arthur street from havenscourt boulevard to 78th avenue. mayor shaft says it's to get people who have been sheltering in place the past few weeks fresh air and exercise. >> we want oaklanders to recreate on a socially distance manor. >> reporter: health officials are telling us stay indoors unless you need to go out to fo shop or for an emergency. but closing the streets will allow people to walk, run and ride on the road itself, and the extra room will allow the six-foot safe distance from each

other. >> by opening up our streets to bikes, joggers, pedestrians, we are giving oaklanders more room >> reporter: if the pilot project is successful, the city plans to expand the program to nearly 74 miles of residential streets. cyclists we talked with were on board. >> it's a great idea. anything to get people on bicycles is a good idea. >> the idea of open streets in general is a fantastic one. in this day and age, i think the idea that we can help do social distancing as well makes it even better. >> reporter: she says it means less accidents and fewer headaches for hospitals that are still preparing for a potential surge in covid-19 cases. we reached out to the alamed wh order, to get their reaction to operation close streets. we have yet to hear back. eric thomas, abc 7 news. in effect today, crackdown at parks and open spaces to try to keep people home this easter

holiday weekend. parking lots and staging areas will be closed off at 10 east bay regional parks. trails will stay open. in the south bay, san jose city officials are taking a similar approach. >> we're trying to prevent people gathering in groups. these regional parks are areas that can get crowded. we have observed and received reports regarding noncompliance with county orders in certain parks and people gathering. we just want to be really proactive. >> reporter: nine regional south bay parks will be closed to the public this weekend. and if you're wondering what's open for a weekend jog or bike ride, we did put together a complete bay area list on our website, abc7news.com. you are being advised to stay at least within your neighborhood, something walkable, bikable preferably. a check now of the weather. it will be nice this easter stngt.d, sa>> i.unou c then get into partly cloudy skies. it will stay gray at the coast.

improving conditions throughout the easter holiday. emeryville in the 50s. we'll talk about the holiday weekend and a warmer week ahead, coming up. >> thanks, lisa. first aid from your laptop. how to pick up helpful life-saving tips right from your home. it's more than just a meal. bay area catering company with so much to lose is giving the most, where it's

athis moment is for our families and our communities. that is why our state is responding at every level of government to slow the spread of covid-19, while ensuring our most vulnerable californians have what th nd. 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. welcome back. here are some good news this morning in the race to take down coronavirus. gilead sciences says it's new antiviral drug is showing promise. in early results published yesterday more than two-thirds of severely ill covid-19 patients saw their condition improve after being treated with the new drug. however, foster-city based gilead says more clinical trials are needed. with the extension of the shelter-in-place order, more bay area residents are looking to ways to respond to more minor

emergencies at home. a first aid expert who is helping his neighbors over zoom. >> reporter: welcome to shelter-in-place first aid 101 taught by 20-year wilderness medicine expert. >> spent time trying to figure out what's wrong. >> reporter: before the covid-19 pandemic, he was teaching courses in person for schools and organizations. last week, he posted this on facebook, asking if anyone would be interested in first aidover respond.t's been a variety of f that live by themselves and then there are folks that have kids. >> reporter: the free zoom classes cover bleeding control, wound infections, burns and choking. his work-from-home helpers are his daughters. >> put my fist right above her belly button at about a 45-degree angle and i'm going up and in as hard as i can until that object comes out. >> reporter: basic lesson, how to remove your glove. >> i want to grab about the heel

of my hand making sure i'm on the glove only. i pull that off, crumple that up in your hand that's still gloved. take your index finger, go underneath that and twist it off. >> reporter: brian hanson is a father of two. he took the class this week. what's your biggest concern? >> i think not wanting to show up to the e.r. >> i think that's great. i think the more that people can inform themselves, the better. >> reporter: that's not to say that going to the e.r. should be out of the question in case of emergencies. >> things like unusual chest pain, things like when you are unable to feel or use your arm or leg in a normal way, like when we're concerned about a stroke. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. this morning is one of the many ways we're seeing the bay

area give to front line workers. how they're doing business to help out their the owner says helping others is also helping the company stay afloat. >> we went from catering upwards of 1,000 events a year to zero virtually overnight. >> reporter: when maverick's catering started to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, owner jeff schlagle didn't want his resources to go to waste. >> we have private warehouse, kitchen, people. they want to do stuff. >> reporter: he started offering groceries and they can serve meals on the company's website. he then made it possible to order meals for 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 and danville brookside place. 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. >> reporter: jeff says he has seen great response. one customer is donating 50 meals a week. companies have also donated meals. jeff and his team deliver the food to local hospitals and they are happy to help. >> this is great. it's just great, because we know that they are working really, really hard. >> reporter: jeff is now also expanding beyond food. >> coming up with new stuff every day. yesterday i acquired some fabric. i got enough fabric for 800 masks. >> reporter: while all of this is helping neighbors, jeff says it's keeping his 25-year-old family business alive. >> i want to keep my people busy, keep them paid if i can. >> reporter: dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> and we're inviting you to join in with our better bay area project. thanks project. 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 will share the love. a quick check of the weather now with lisa argen. lisa, i know you said mostly it's going to be nice across the bay area, but some areas a little gray to start out. >> close to the coast. yesterday it was sunny, away from the shoreline. some communities did see some cloud cover, but finally we're going to get into a trend where not only are we going to warm things up, but that april sun is going to help us and it's going to take us through the week to bring not only temperatures warmer, but how about near 80 in our inland valleys? how is that for an improvement in the future? let's start out with the cloud cover. live doppler 7. you'll notice we're gray from north to south into the east bay. if we widen the view, southern california, this is the system that brought us the rain last woo weeke weekend, rain in the early part of the week. der and dealing with thesi wet weather here in san diego. they had some floodingissues.

but as that pulls we t t won to the increasing sun at towards the afternoon here. so we'll just talk about what we're going to have today, which is basically increasing sunshine. temperatures are going to be in the 50s and looking at not only nice conditions, but we will look for improvements as we get towards the middle of the week, the beginning of the week. clearing to the coast for the afternoon and warmer for easter into probably about wednesday before things change. here is a look at our cloud cover. you'll notice that not only is it going to be here in the city, but it's going to be a little bit gray as we get through the early afternoon. stopping this at about 3:00, 4:30, you'll notice the clouds are hanging al the peninsula. we're calling half moon bay cloudy today. you'll notice finally getting some increasing sunshine in the north bay. the rest of you, the trend will

be for sunnier and warmer conditions, highs ranging from the mid 60s in san rafael, 71 in concord. upper 60s fremont, palo saa rosa, 70 today as well as san jose. overnight lows with clouds, looking at another cool evening. but for easter, looking nice. look at numbers in the low 70s for concord, upper 60s in hayward. as we get toward monday, the warming continues with numbers, another five degrees of warming. and check out tuesday. yeah, we're talking near 80 in spots. as we get towards the overnight hours, more clouds. 40s, 50s, waking up to some fog. accuweather seven-day forecast. it should be a nice day tomorrow. about five degrees of warming inland, couple of degrees, two to three degrees around the bay. even at the coast, getting a bit brighter. nice start to the workweek on monday. and look at tuesday, near 80 inland. cooling on wednesday. looking at the cloud cover increasing thursday. a few sprinkles on there.

could see a slight chance of sh at all.righter conditions, especially for tomorrow, the holiday, for some. >> all right. sounds good. thank you, lisa. there may be at least one small silver lining to sheltering in place with the freed-up freeways. carm

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half. >> we believe we can cut the time and we can get it done before people come back to work. >> we all understand improvements need to be made. it's just the timeliness of it is going to hurt. >> once the work begins, you can expect heavy closures, detours and delays. same goes with bart, closing station entrances starting monday. not stations, just some entrances. it affects four downtown sf stations, oakland's 12th and 19th street stations. bart ridership is down 90% of its current riders right now. less traffic and mass transit during this shelter in place, we're loving seeing moreres of . ♪

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experts remind us to stay the course and stay at home to win the fight against covid-19. here in the greater bay area, showing you these numbers again. brand new numbers overnight. 14 new cases being reported in san mateo county, which has at least 652 total cases, more than 4,700 confirmed cases in the bay area at large. santa clara county continues to see the most with 1,500 of those cases. so far 130 people have died in the region. we have put together this helpful graph to show you the shape of our curve in the larger bay area with 15 counties dating back to march 1st. we graph the cases daily to hopefully soon see this curve flatten as we go along. we want to get a quick look again with lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning to you. mild temperatures.

we have a lot of cloud cover out there with that marine layer and the clouds up to about 1,500 feet. numbers are in the upper 40s, santa rosa, fremont, good morning, 51 degrees. dry weekend on the way. clouds to start out. as we go through the noon hour, it gets sunnier. it will take a little while in spots. by the afternoon, we're looking at numbers in the 60s with partly to mostly sunny skies. so, looking at that cloud deck for most of us in the morning hours and then a pretty nice evening. clouds thickening again and more sun with slight ly warmer conditions for easter sunday. liz? >> lisa, thank you. one of the keys to reopening the country may be testing for antibodies to the virus. this is video that you're seeing from the san francisco lab that's validating coronavirus antibody test to see if people have been exposed already to the virus. that testing is supposed to start next week. the question is, can the federal government get the tests ready?

here is abc news reporter kaylie. we'll try to get that story when we can. we're having technical difficulty. moving on, this is called operation love to get our medical workers the critical gloves, masks, gowns and wipes they need in this fight. it's happening at the village theater and art gallery on front street in danvile at 10:00 a.m. this morning. another reminder, we always have a full list of bay area donation spots near you and other ways to pitch in during this pandemic on our website abc7news.com. new this morning as the coronavirus keeps people inside their homes, new numbers show crime has gone down around the world since the pandemic hit. drug arrests and major crimes, includ nd car theft in seork and l.a.

in latin america, crime is down to levels not seen in decades. law enforcement officials say there are fewer opportunities for criminals to take advantage of people during this time. some experts say some crimes like drug sales are moving to more online marketplaces now. easter sunday will look much different around the world this year. the holy weekend already had a bit of a twist for good friday. pope francis preached in front of a near empty st. peters basilica, praying for strength and compassion. st. peters and paul church on filbert street opened its doors so people could view the 14 stations. some pariparipari jumped on the chance knowing the church took precaution. >> we've been pt ser weeks. when they let us know that the church would be open and they would be taking care of social distancing we said we could go

down, walk around and look at the stations of the cross. >> the church, almost like every other in the country, canceling mass and moving easter service online. in the peninsula, check this out. the easter bunny teamed up with firefighters escorting the bunny through town to look for decorated eggs in front yards. families came out on to the sidewalk to get a good look. this way the kids could still wave but maintain a safe social distance and slip on the bunny ears as well. pretty cute. even though easter treats aren't selling like usual this year, cvs pharmacy says it will donate $5 million worth of easter candy. local recipients, food banks, schools, law enforcement and firefighters. tomorrow, abc 7 news is helping the bay area find faith even amid the shelter in place. watch the glide memorial church

easter celebration live 11:00 a.m. here on abc 7, abc7news.com and both our facebook and youtube pages. let's say you're looking for a little easter fun for the kids after you watch mass from home. a virtual easter egg hunt to give them fun searching. it is right now on the front page of our website, abc7news.com. check that out and have some fun with it. one u.s. city got its good friday blessings from the sky where one archbishop hopped on a flight to rain down holy water and prayers from above. plus a little bit of compassion caught on camera. what this fedex delivery man was seen doing as a heartwarming act for the person living inside. and here is a live look from our exploratorium camera there. beautiful san francisco skyline. gray cloud this is morning. we're hoping to see a bit of a shift today as we head into this holiday we ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪

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new this morning, archbishop and a rabbi gave their blessings from the sky on what they call the spirit flights. >> the purpose of the flight was not to see the city, but to ask god's blessings over the city. >> the archbishop of new orleans brought holy water from the river jordan, where jesus was baptized, and sprayed it from above to bless the city below. both he and a new orleans rabbi flew for about half an hour from 1,000 feet above inside a 1943 boeing plane. they prayed to heal the city's sick and for the families and health care workers affected by the virus. pretty cool. new this morning, a fedex driver went the extra mile when he delivered a package in florida. take a look. he walks up there to the house with the package and notices a

sign on the door saying a young girl who lives there has type i diabetes. that makes her vulnerable to the coronavirus. so he wiped down the box before leaving. he even wrote on the box that he sanitized it once he saw the note. the girl's mother called it an act of true kindness. that is very thoughtful. and with we are so thankful for all those people still out there, lisa, working, delivering packages and mail. >> a lot of people out there working for sure. we'll be able to enjoy a little bit of sun out there, especially for the afternoon. suday it gets even better. live look outside from our roof camera. it is 52 degrees downtown. 54 across the bay. 53 san jose. cloud cover around the bay. it will take a while to clear for some of you. i'll explain and have a look at your easter sunday and a warmer-looking seven-day forecast coming up. >> thanks,o bring up bad memories but we have to explain why one expert said the

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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. welcome back. here is a live look from the san mateo bridge. our camera there, can you see a decent amount of cars driving on the road. traffic moving smoothly. 5:42 this morning. we will have a pretty nice weekend mostly around the bay area. that's something to look forward to. we'll talk to lisa in a minute. the burning man festival is now officially canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. organizers called it off on social media yesterday. burning man festival was scheduled to take place outside reno the beginning of september. organizers are now planning to attempt a virtual burning man, but admit they aren't sure exactly how it will appear yet. it was devastating for so many niners fans in the bay area

when it happened, so we're only l least memories of the super one uscf health expert says we scored a victory from it. the exact same day that the 49ers lost to the chiefs on february 2nd, the ucsf began caring for two oth first u.s. patients battling covid-19 who needed to be hospitalized. >> in some ways, with apologies to 49ers fans, the gift we may have been given was the 49ers losing. think about what happened that weekend. had the 49ers won and there were parades and parties at that time, that may have had an impact i haven't actually seen described. >> ucsf also aiv emergency operation center when those patients arrived, enabling medical workers to stay safe in dealing with those covid-positive patients. so a little silver lining to the niners' loss, i suppose.

now sports with larry biel. >> good morning, everybody. bay area sports stars are sele trying to wrk out with no gym, figuring out what are they going to binge watch? andrew kane, david kapler, so many more, all guests on our podcast. >> money heist. wow! >> yes, yes. >> wow! >> tiger king, i don't know if it's tigers or -- i had no idea what this was about. >> storytelling is really strong. >> every single interview i've had has asked me about tiger king, so that's the next thing i'm going to watch. >> i don't want to give anything away from people. it's an interesting watch. >> what's entertaining is the stuff that is almost unbelievable. tha's what makes it so popular. >> they had convinced me at the ccs tournament that i would love to play an online game with them. >> get my record up. i just started playing that. >> i might be the best call of

duty player. >> i'm in the semi finals. >> nobody goes to their place and all of a sudden, where are you guys at? where are you guys at? i told you exactly where we are. >> using things like, you know, video games to stay connected. >> we've been locked up in our houses for a number of days now. >> work on my spanish. >> i started binge watching a lot of tv shows, started swimming. >> i just started doing a bunch of miles on the treadmill. >> build a putting range. >> watched a youtube video and then kind of figured it out from there. >> day 24 of the quarantine was when i hit my 500th mile. >> all right, stare at this wall and don't blink. i'm going to time you. i get up to 2:00, 2:30, he's like, all right, you're good. >> i saw on your instagram post, six feet way. was that from today? >> yeah. i was literally just with him.

yeah. >> he's probably doing this just to escape his wife and his children. and there's a lot of truth in that. >> with authority. >> burns is just a beast. he will literally run on his treadmill for eight to nine straight hours. who is doing that? not me. have a great weekend, everybody. >> not me either. lisa, i'm proud of myself now if i get out of the house and take a walk or, you know, wear something other than leggings. >> your afternoon leggings and your evening jammies, right? i can relate. good morning, everyone. here is a look at live doppler 7 where we are looking at a lot of cloud cover. the marine layer about 1,000 to 1,500 feet. this system, boy, it took all week to move to southern california, stayed there and brought some pretty good rain yesterday and kept the cloud cover going for some ofthe nort. elsewhere, it was a pretty

decent day yesterday. right now, we're looking at 50s around the bay. 52 in oakland. 53 in san jose. and the golden gate bridge, pretty quiet out there. we'll get some clearing, but it's going toe while to get to the coast. not like we can get to the beaches anyway. that's where it's going to be clou cloudy. getting a bit breezy. everyone starting out with fog and low clouds and looking at that slow clearing, almost like a summertime pattern and warmer weather as we get into tomorrow, monday, tuesday, some subtle changes on wednesday. so, as we look at our hour-by-hour forecast, you will notice that we've got not only the cloud cover through the morning hours, but 11:00, still, the peninsula, and finally getting more sunshine in the north bay. but afternoon, we still have partly to mostly cloudy skies from half moon bay. parts of the peninsula will be breezy with those winds up to 20 miles an hour. and then we'll clear it on out. but more clouds will arrive for your easter morning. it will be breezy this afternoon with low 60s at the coast.

65 in san mateo. 71 in concord. san jose, nice mild day. up to 70 for you. 70 in the north bay. notice these clouds clinging to the coast here. looking at slightly cooler weather for parts of the shore line and the peninsula. closer look at easter. waking up to low clouds and fog. lots of 50s. brighter conditions for noontime with upper 60s in our inland valleys, mid 60s around the bay. 50s around the coast by the afternoon. we'll see those numbers climb into the mid 70s. it's been a long time, hasn't it? low 70s around the bay and slightly warmer at the coast. overnight lows at the 40s and 50s with the fog back with us tonight and our accuweather seven-day forecast featuring not only the milder weather today but sunnier conditions for inland valleys first, then those clouds bring back to the shoreline, warmer tomorrow for easter. then as we get into monday and tuesday, wow, we are well above average. some 80s could arrive inland.

60s at the coast. wednesday we begin to pull back. weak weather system could bring us showers. it's a weak one and we're not putting it on our storm impact scale yet, liz. yeah, another day of lounging, perhaps, but at least it will be in the sun. right? >> exactly. i know. and then warmer and nicer, the harder it will be for all of to us stay inside. >> exactly. maybe that will really kill that virus. >> true. thanks, lisa. >> it's hard enough for the many adults working from home during these unprecedented times but it is especially tough for children who are trying to learn from home with schools closed for the school year. abc 7 news anchor danmm introduces us to one teacher in the bay area who is using star power to get his students excited. >> i get teared up every single day thinking about how our team has been so resilient during this time. we feel such a connection to our

community and so much love for our families. >> reporter: there is, perhaps, no better way to illustrate that gratitude toward her staff at east palo charter school than on their instagram page. >> two, three. >> reporter: which since the coronavirus outbreak has been taken over by pe teacher steven ashford who, for 20 years, has kept his students motivated at school. >> i love my job. like i feel like i have the best job in the world. i tell people i have fun playing. >> reporter: now he's doing it the virtual way, so kids can stay motivated at home. >> this is nick bosa of the 49ers. mr. steve told me to tell you guys to keep washing your for 20 seconds. >> reporter: mr. steve, as he is known by the 450 kids at east palo alto charter reached out to 100 celebrities and athletes and asked them to record personalized messages. >> cedric the entertainer here. make sure all you guys are reading at least 60 minutes a

day. >> i'm the basketball hall of famer and want to make sure you are still doing your reading, one hour every day. >> reporter: his passion for passing on the positive vibes during this challenging time goes far beyond messages from celebrities. it's engaging with kids with push-up challenges, to win prizes like books. it's by sharing their own throwback photos and encouraging others to share slices of their life, too. >> mr. steve has known me since i've been born and has been my favorite teacher since kindergarten. >> mr. steve even had me record a message for the kids. the school is planning to keep that sense of community going with the social distancing parade for the kids, driving through neighborhoods, honking horns and holding up signs on monday. i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. another idea for weekend fun at home. disney just launched a new website to bring you magic moments like this, videos designed to help you find your

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it's one of the many changes for the class of 2020. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has the story. >> reporter: if emptiness could make a noise, it would be practically screaming at redwood high school or any other camp news california, while they're locked down. places that should be hosting scenes of a quickening rush to er are just the opposite. it's especially difficult for the graduating class of >> to be did he sesolate. >> we're unique because our senior year was in the middle of a global pandemic. >> drake from redwood are separate yet connected. >> we're trying to get close as possible given our resources. >> reporter: through an instagram page they've created called ca class of 2020, a forum for all of california's 1 million graduating seniors to share something of this unusual experience. >> while we are disappointed, are understanding. >> rather than sulk around and resent the world i wanted to take advantage of this

opportunity to really connect other seniors, make it so that we have still the memories of a senior year even though we can't be together. >> reporter: for any of us, this is an unusual situation, but especially for the class of 2020. most of them won't even be able to walk across the stage at graduation this year. that's a first. and yet if any group is more suited to deal with a virtual social life, it's probably them. >> so even though we are masters of the virtual age, we don't necessarily want to spend all of our time on the computer. >> reporter: from safe and sane in previous years to safe at home this year in front of a screen. it's almost a native environment. >> life is extremely unexpected, you know. nothing is predictable. >> reporter: and that is a 2020 vision. in marin county, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> they got this. new this morning, despite churches being closed because of covid-19, a choir congregated

virtually on zoom to sing for holy week. ♪ >> beautiful. the choir is based in queens, new york. members recorded an online performance of dearosa. they are, quote, separated by location, but together in god's spirit. beautiful. much more in our next hour of abc 7 mornings. the coronavirus hit san francisco's largest homeless shelter. we look at the conditions inside and the possible solutions on how to fix it. two titans of the tech world are teaming up. what they're coming up with that would let you know if you've been close to someone with coronavirus.

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