the fact is we were on top of it. >> we have been screaming and ye yelling to get them to move people out of the crowded shelters. >> the beds are close together, less than two feet. >> some distressing new developments in the covid-19 outbreak, something san francisco leaders seem to be split on as it targets some of our communities most jeopardized by the virus. it is saturday, april 11th. i'm liz kreutz. we'll have a closer look at those concerns in just a moment. first let's start with a quick

look at the weather on this holiday weekend. here's lisa argen. >> good morning to you. we're looking at some of the cloud cover being scoured out in the north bay this morning but elsewhere, it's still pretty cloudy in the east bay, peninsula, and south bay. santa cruz, temperatures today will be under 60 degrees for afternoon highs. right now it is 54 in san jose, 51 in the city, and as we look out toward the gray sky there and the bay bridge, we have mid-50s by the delta, but we will have a breeze there and a breeze at the coast today. so if you're headed outside, the sun will be with us in the next few hours from the north bay to the east bay, and then by the afternoon, fewer clouds, warmer temperatures, but not by much. we'll save that warming trend for easter sunday and the week ahead. your forecast for the seven day outlook is in a few minutes. developing news overnight. a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit about an hour outside of yosemite national park. the usgs says this one struck

shortly after 7:30 this morning. you can see the epicenter by that light blue dot on the nevada border, an hour northeast of mammoth lakes. there were a few aftershocks ranging to a magnitude o mor i damage. this morning alarming questions being raised about one particular coronavirus outbreak in san francisco. the mayor says 70 new positive cases at the nsc south shelter. the outbreak means nearly 9% of the city's covid-19 cases come from one place. kate larsen spoke with city hall officials and homeless advocates and has the story. >> the beds are very close together, less than two feet. >> reporter: t.j. johnson has been homeless in san francisco for almost ten years and has stayed at the nsc south shelter >> the fact that, you know, the coronavirus was able to spread in that environment comes as no surprise to me. >> reporter: in order to stay healthy, he left a different she

felt err week ago and is staying in a hotel room paid for by friends. >> the city could have had an opportunity to buy alternate accommodations for the shelter population when it had the chance. >> reporter: the mayor announced out of 144 people tested at the city-funded shelter, half are positive. two staff members and 68 guests. the 70 infected people are now in isolation. the people who tested negative are being moved, many to hotels leased by the city. nsc south has a 340- capacity now m of c and negative guests. >> the city refused to move shelter residents before they became infected, and this has led to a major shelter outbreak. >> reporter: jennifer is the 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 stuart kahn. >> it's really a massive undertaking that has the city's entire focus now. >> reporter: according to san francisco's human services agency, the city currently has ten hotels with almost 1,900 rooms for homeless and vulnerable populations and frontline 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: so msc south is now being converted into a recovery ka a7 news.fed by dph docts, nu. is, san fro's tenderloin is becoming especially more overcrowded. officials say it's been difficult to enforce distancing there. the chronicle reports even though the city is increasingly adding hotel rooms for homeless

people, it isn't nearly enough to ensure more than 1,000 individuals have a safe place to stay during this pandemic. a look at where the outbreak stands across the larger bay area this morning. there are now more than 4,700 confirmed cases with 130 deaths. smait cou san mateo county adds 14 new cases last night. santa clara county still has the most confirmed cases in the region with nearly 1,500. up north, lake county has at least four confirmed cases and cases have held steady at four in mendocino county. we have compiled this useful tool to see how the efforts are going in flattening the curve. we're mapping data from 14 northern california counties stretching back since march 1st. there are encouraging signs that social distancing and public health measures are starting to have positive effects. hopefully we'll see a flattening

of that curve. 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 to have to make a 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 signalled that he wanted to start resuming pire t t together a taskt ay-a force next week to develop a plan. happening today, are worker heading to new york city, volunteering for one month to provide urgent health care support for covid-19 patients. they specialize in critical care and hospital and emergency medicine. 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 its apex right now. in the south bay, an investigation is under way at santa clara valley medical center. the "l.a. times" reviewed a whistle-blower complaint and spoke to employees who claim six workers in one hospital ward developed coronavirus symptoms and one ultimately died. the complaint claims management isn't sharin information about the cases. and santa clara county which runs the hospital says it can't comment on pending investigations but does dispute the allegations. it adds some health care workers are tested positive for covid-19 but they are not aware of any who have died from the virus. during the covid-19 pandemic we're seeing a rare partnership between tech rivals apple and google. the companies just announced that they are teaming up for a contact tracing app which would alert users about any potential exposure to the virus. abc7 news reporter amanda kas

till owe takes a closer look. >> reporter: apple's ceo tim cook and google's ceo pitching a way to turn smartphones into tracking devices. >> why google and apple? the total number of people are using the devices of both companies as smart contact is 3 billion. that's almost half of the people in the world. >> reporter: a cybersecurity expert says the blue tooth-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 other who is the phonee they were. but yes, you were in proximity of this person for a certain period of time. > reporter: steven says contact

trace has always been an important part of epidemiology. he says smartphones now potentially automate what has long been a manual process. according to illustrations provided by google, here's a condensed version of how the opt-in tool would work. say alice and bob cross paths briefly. the blue tooth on their devices exchange signals or i.d.s. days later bob tests positive for covid-19. with his permission, his phone updates the last 14 days to the cloud. notices get sent to anyone who exchanged i.d.s with bob. alice receives an alert about what to do next. >> it's not the end. >> reporter: techte privacy con it's too early to say what they might be. they maintain privacy is a top priority. in san jose, abc7 news. new this morning the oakland zoo is hurting for money right

now as the bay area is sheltering in place, so they have started a subscription-based, behind-the-scenes video series. you can see animals up close and personal and meet the zoo keepers and vetd narns who care for them. the zoo says this the helps them care for the wildlife while also teaching. >> the animals are fine. they are living within their own worlds and they basically just notice that the pathways are empty and folks are gone. our passion is to first be whlit we cat, it ch lonelier t subscptio n5 a f arg animals, who can f.the regr contract respiratory illnesses. we just saw that last weekend, a tiger testing positive. that was unique too. >> yeah. heard dogs can't get it, but who

knows. for today, it will be sunny and take a little while. far north bay looking at some of the clouds. emeryville looking pretty gray, wanhaerayrecast i c. fupper 60sn how to pick up some helpful lifesaving tips from your home. plus it's more than just a meal. a bay area catering company with so much to lose is out giving the most.

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upwards of 1,000 events a year to zero virtually overnight. >> reporter: when mavericks catering started to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the owner didn't want his resources to go to waste. >> we have a private warehouse, a private kitchen, truck, people, they want to do stuff. >> reporter: maverick's started offering groceries and they can serve meals on the company's website. jeff made it possible for people 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 a small street in danville, brookside place. it's a thing where people --kn,e dely people wan. rorter: jeff says he's 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. >> it's just great.

it's just great because we know that they are working really, really hard. >> reporter: jeff is now also expanding beyond food. >> we're 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 also keeping his 25-year-old family-owned business alive. >> i just want to keep my people busy, paid if i can. >> reporter: dan ashley, abc7 news. we are inviting you to join us in our better bay area project thanks. we are highlighting and sharing all the gratitude going on around the bay area for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. you can use the #betterbayarea to show us howoueayg thank you. with the extension of the shelter in place order, more bay area residents are looking for ways to respond to minor medical emergencies from home. luz pena spoke to a first aid expert who is helping his neighbors over zoom.

>> reporter: welcome to shelter in place first aid 101 taught by a 20-year-old wilderness medicine expert. >> spend 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 aid lessons. over 80 of his neighbors responded. >> it's been a variety of folks that live by themselves and then there's folks that have kids. >> reporter: the free zoom classes cover bleeding control, wound infection, burns, and choking. his work from home helpers are his daughters. >> put my first right above her belly button at about a 45-degree angle and going up and in as hard as i can until that object comes out. >> reporter: a basic lesson. thousand v how to remove your gloves. >> make sure i'm on the glove only and pull that off and

crumple that up in your hand and it's still gloved. take your index finger and go underneath that, yep, and pull that off, just twist it off. >> reporter: brian hansen is a father of two. he took the class this week. what's your biggest concern? >> i have think not wanting to show up to an e.r. with the virus. >> reporter: medical professionals are praising this proactive move by many residents. >> i think that's great. the more 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 pe, a7 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

socially safe distance. eric thomas has the details. >> reporter: closures are set to start on 42nd street between broadway and adeleine at east 16th street and two other spot, west street to 14th street and in east oakland arthur street from havens court boulevard to 78th avenue, then doglegging along plymouth street from 78th to 104th avenue. the mayor says it's to get people who have been sheltering in place the past few weeks some fresh air and exercise. >> we want oaklanders to re recreate in a physically distanced manner. >> reporter: on the surface, it stayess femge mayor says closin streets to all but local automobile traffic will allow people to walk, run, and ride in the road itself, not just on the sidewalk. the extra room will allow people

to keep the recommended six-foot distance from each other. >> by opening our streets to bikes, jogger, pedestrians, we are giving oaklanders more room to spread out safely. >> 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. >> i think it's a great idea. anything to get people on bicycles is a good idea. >> the idea of open streets is fantastic. the idea we can help do social distancing as well makes it even better. >> reporter: less traffic means fewer accidents and fewheorospie still preparing for a potential surge in covid-19 cases. we've reached out to the alameda county health they're the ones who issued the shelter in place order to get their reaction to operation slow streets. we have yet to hear back. eric thomas, abc7 news. a crackdown at parks and open spaces to try and keep

people home this easter holiday weekend. parking lots and staging areas will be closed off at ten east bay regional parks. trails will stay open. san jose officials are taking a similar approach. >> trying to prevent people gathering in groups. we know these regional parks are areas that can get crowded. we have observed and received reports regarding compliance with certain parks and people gathering. we want to be really proactive. >> nine regional south bay parks will be closed to the public this weekend. if you're wondering what's open for a weekend jog or bike ride, we've put together a complete bay area list on our website, abc7news.com. it's going to be an interesting weekend as we track this weather with easter. we're all kind of getting used to celebrating holidays over zoom with our family, i guess. >> yeah. i hope not for long, but, yeah, we sure are getting better at that and seeing a lot of folks out in the neighborhood today. it will be a brighter day for some.

otherwise a continuation of what you saw yesterday. a lot of you saw sunny skies and mild temperatures, so not a whole lot of change, but we are looking for that change to come into play for tomorrow if you're celebrating easter. you probably will like it. here's a look at live doppler 7. all the gray out there, this is from low clouds and fog so we're looking at about a 1,200-foot marine layer that will begin to erode in the north and east bay and allow for sunshine there. but it doesn't make it to the coast. we'll hold onto the clouds. this system brought five to ten inches of rain into san diego. so they now are at 140% of normal. san francisco downtown just 51% of normal. so the last time that happened was back in the '70s when san diego got more rain than san francisco. here's a look at a kind of dreary san rafael. it will get brighter out there. 52 in redwood city, 52 on the coast. here's a look at the airport. san jose with a cloud cover, 51

in napa, 54 in livermore. looking at that onshore flow allowing for a blanket of low clouds to keep us cooler in spot, anywhere from go degrees cooler yesterday in liver more, nine degrees cooler in novato. east bay, a sliver of blue sky there, so low clouds, a littl biut ther clearing to the coast for the afternoon, and we're looking at warmer conditions as withe get into tomorrow and the week ahead. hour by hour, check it out. the clouds clear quickly from the north and east bay, by 1:00, hung up on the peninsula, the sea breeze going and san francisco down along the peninsula will be breezy, a little on the cloudy side. the coolest locations will be right along the coastline. elsewhere, looking like a pretty nice day with highs ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s to t 6 yn t cross peninsula, down towards fremont, 70 in santa rosa and san jose. tomorrow if you're celebrating, look at the yellows coming into

play on the east bay. warmer in the 70s there, upper 60s in oakland and even more warmth starting the workweek, monday upper 70s, and by tuesday, could see some 80s here. it will last on through the middle of the week. slightly cooler as we get into later on wednesday with the strong sea breeze. the clouds increase and could see a few sprinkles. early to call that one, though, thursday and friday. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the coolest day out of the week should be today. and if that system by the end of the week holds true, we could get back into our cooler weekends and warme enarios. for now, we're looking at the warming trend getting going later on into tomorrow. >> seeing 80 on there is kind of exciting. >> first time in a>>e. thks lis. one small silver lining to sheltering in place with the freed-up highways.

given the traffic is so light, major construction is being moved up. officials had been planning to replace several hundred feet of freeway decking along 101, 280 in july. now 18 days of around the clock work will begin on april 25th. some work has started beneath a 70-year-old structure. this stretch of 101 carries about 250,000 cars every weekday. that number is currently cut in 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, expect heavy closures, detalays. why the mayor wants to keep schools closed the rest of the year.

within this half hour, the united states has overtaken italy for most confirmed coronavirus deaths in the world according to johns hopkins data. more than 4,700 people have tested positive for covid-19 in if bay area in santa cruz county. at least 130 people have died. san francisco is reporting brand-new numbers this morning, now at 857 cases. alameda is next with 768. 14 new cases are being reported in san mateo county, which now has at least 652 cases. operation love to give our medical workers the critical equipment they need in this

fight. the ppe donation drive is happening at the village theater&art gallery on front street. we always have a full list of bay area donation spots near you and other ways to pitch in during this pandemic onur bse, abc7news.com. good morning, everyone. it's saturday, april 7th. if you're just talking about the coronavirus pandemic, but another quick look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning. sfo, you can see all the cloud cover. we'll get into partly cloudy skies later on but it will take some time. it will be breezy, low 60s for highs there on the peninsula, near san mateo, belmont, 55 in oakland, 54 in san jose. san francisco, you can see it is gray with numbers in the low 50s. petaluma, napa, and a little bit of clearing in the north bay. but as we get through the 11:00 and 12:00 hour, notice by the afternoon, we've got a good deal of sun away from the coast. we'll keep it cool there and

look for the fog to move back in quickly overnight. where you see the sun, it will be mild, but we have that range today and we'll talk about when we warm up as soon as tomorrow in a few public schools in new york city may be closed for the rest of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic. mayor bill de blasio made the announcement this morning. >> having to tell you we cannot bring our schools back for the remiainder of this school year s painful, but i can also tell you it's the right thing to do. it clearly will help us save lives because it will help us to guarantee that the strategies have been working. >> the mayor says it would not be viable or safe to bring schools back as the crisis continues to grow inw omquote, t close them and he can't open them. kuma cuomo wants to coordinate with all schools to determine whether

to keep schools open or closed. several states are now focusing on black and latino communities which are being hit hard by coronavirus. the governor of louisiana has formed a health equality task force, and new york is opening a handful of new testing sites to study and address the problem. we look at this growing concern. >> reporter: with cases in new york topping every country around the globe, new testing sites are now opening up across the city this morning. the new sites are focusing on minority communities after state-released data reveals they are some of the most impacted by the virus. >> it's alarming, but it's not surprising that people of color have a greater burden of chronic health conditions. >> reporter: the statistics are alarming. in michigan, 40% of deaths are in the black community even though they only make up 14% of the population. in chicago, 72% of deaths have been among black residents who make up less than 30% of the

population. louisiana is seeing similar numbers. here in new york, minorities have been hit hard. approximately 34% of deaths are in the latino community and roughly 28% are african-americans. >> there's no doubt systemic racism in our society still and the systemic structural inequality in our health care >> repter: statistically, these communities have a higher rate of underlying health conditions. >> diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and as ma are disproportionate afflicting the minority populations, particularly the african-americans. >> reporter: which contribute to the horrifying death rates brought on by the virus. the surgeon general jerome adams delivering this personal message. i've been carrying around an inhaler in my pocket for 40 years out of fear of having a fatal asthma attack, and i hope that showing you this inhaler shows little kids with asthma across the country that they can

grow up to be surgeon general one day. >> reporter: pre-existing conditions talked about, the asthma and hypertension, the high blood pressure, those things in combination with lack of testing has been extremely problematic. zachary kiesch, abc7 news, new york. christians are observing holy saturda. in the u.s., churches are coming up with unique alternatives for people who can't attend easter mass in person. david wright has the story. >> reporter: it's a cruel irony of coronavirus that at the very mment we most need faith to comfort us, the virus has driven us into isolation. churches, synagogue, and mosques are empty when they ought to be to all three major religions, are empty because of a worldwide plague. but from virtual passover seders on zoom to a solitaire broadcast

version of the stations of the cross at st. peter's, the faithful are finding a way to worship together. some communities are pointedly defying social distancing guidelines. in kansas today, the state supreme court will hear arguments to determine whether congregations can gather with more than ten people. >> with a shockingly irresponsible decision that will put every kansas life at risk. >> reporter: but from manila to manhattan, the vast majority have found creative ways to get by. in germany, drive-in theaters are making a comeback. cathedrals of cars. one preacher printed out photos of all his parishioners to keep him company in the church. >> i spent one night in the chapel basically with masking tape and photos, putting them all over the pews. for me, it was an amazingly

prayerful moment to be in a quiet chapel kind of in the dark and every time i'd put a picture up, i could remember the people who i was praying for and think about them. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. we were in san francisco at st. peter and paul church opened its doors so people could view the 14 praying stations. some parishioners we spock with say they jumped on the chance, knowing that the church did take precautions. >> we've been celebrating mass in our home for the past several weeks, but when they let us know that the church would be open and that they'd be taking care of social distancing, we said, well, we can go down and just walk around and look at the stayings of the cross. >> the church is canceling in-person mass and moving easter service online. tomorrow abc7 news is helping the bay area find faith amid the shelter in place. watch the glide's memorial church easter celebration at

11:00 a.m. on abc, and youtube pages. as the coronavirus keeps people inside their homes, new numbers show crime has gone down around the world since the pandemic hit. according to the associated press, drug arrests and major crimes including murder, burglary, assault and car theft are down in some of america's biggest cities like chicago, new york, 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 during this time, but some experts say some crimes like drug sales are moving to more online marketplaces. on the peninsula, check this out, the easter bunny teamed up with the pacifica fire department for a reverse spring egg hunt. firefighters escorted the bunny through town yesterday to look for decorated eggs in people's front yards. families came into their yard and on the sidewalk to get a good look there. this way kids could still wave

at the easter bunny, maintain a social distance and slip on the bunny ears themselves. even though easter treats rbt selling like usual this year, cvs/pharmacy says lit donate more than $5 million worth of easter candy. local recipients include hospitals, foodbacks, churches, schools, law enforcement and firefighters. say you're looking for easter fun for the kids after you watch mass from home tomorrow morning. we put together a virtual easter egg hunt to give them fun it's on the front page of abc7news.com. still ahead on "abc7 mornings," we hate to bring up bad memories but we have to explain why one expert says the 49ers super bowl loss may not have been such a bad thing. and a live look from the golden gate bridge camera. a little dreary and gray. it will warm up.

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a live picture from lake tahoe. beautiful. soak it in virtually. it does the trick a little bit. so pretty there this morning. this morning the burning manifest value is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. organi organizers called it off yesterday. it was scheduled to take place outside of reno at the beginning of september. instead, organizers are attempting to build a virtual burning man but admit they aren't sure exactly how it will appear yet. it was so devastating for so many niners fans in the bay area when it happened so we're only rehashing these memories of their super bowl loss to say at least one health expert believes we scored a victory from it. stick with us. here's why. the exact same day the 49ers lost to the chiefs on february 2nd, the ucsf medical center

began caring for two of the first u.s. patients battling covid-19 who needed to be hospitalized. >> with apologies to the 49ers fans, the gift we may have been given is the 49ers losing. if you think about what happened that weekend, had the 49ers won and there were parades and parties at that time, that may have had impact that i haven't seen actually described. >> they activated its emergency operations center when the patients arrived, enabling met cal workers to stay safe. lisa, a little silver lining to that super bowl loss. >> yeah. absolutely. seeing a lot of that with neighborhoods and families coming together during this time and maybe getting outside today for some vitamin d. we have some sun on the way, although it's cloudy here, 53 in santa cruz, a high of 60 today. closer to home, our own local beaches, well, we'll stay pretty gray there. but temperatures will be warming in spots. vile a detailed look and my

accuweather seven-day forecast next. >> also next, athletes binge-watching xwh ining while inside. see what the

good morning, everybody. bay area sports stars are dealing with the exact same dilemma as the rest of us. they're trying to work out with no gym, figuring out what they're going to binge-watch. evander kane, gabe kapler, daniel cormier, so many more all guests on our "with authority podcast." >> money heist. >> wow. >> yes. >> yes! >> wow. >> "tiger king." is this about tigers or -- i had no idea what this was about. >> the story telling 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. it's an interesting watch. >> what's entertaining is if

stuff that is almost unbelievable. that's what makes it so popular. >> they had convinced me at ccs tournament that i would love to play an online game with them. >> my record up at 2k. i just started playing that. >> i might be the best "call of duty player." maybe. >> semifinals of the 2020 tournament. >> start the mission but nobody goes to that place and all of a sudden -- where you guys at? where you guys at? we told you exactly where we are. >> things like, you know, video games to stay connected. >> we've all been locked up in our houses for a number of days now. >> working 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. >> how to build a putting green. >> i watched that. the youtube video. and then i kind of figured it oufr. 24 m >> stare at this wall and don't

blink. i'm going to time you. i get up to about two, 2 1/2 minutes and he's like you're good. >> on instagram today, i saw your latest post, six feet away. was that from today? >> yes. i was literally just with him now, yeah. >> i get it there's a lot of people at home probably saying he's probably doing this just to escape his wife and his children. and there's a lot of truth in that. >> burns is just a beast. he will literally run on his treadmill for eight to nine straight hours. who's doing that? not me. have a great weekend, everybody. >> i can't get over that, lisa. these days, take a shower, if i go for like a 20-minute walk, i'm, like, whew, it was productive. >> i'm skeptical of that, i have to say. you have to have some knees, some pretty strong components to them. but you know what, if you are

wanting to get out and get some vitamin d today, waiting on the sun lu but it will be with us f most of you at our beaches but can't get there anyway unless you live right there. it will stay cloudy. . many t-- mt. tam, low clouds an fog. as they burn back to the coast, it will be day we have a sea breeze if you're close to the shoreline with a good 10 to 12-degree spread. that changes as we get a northerly flow. when we get that northerly flow, that is going to warm us up into monday. really late tomorrow into monday. showing you southern california because of san diego, picked up 5 to 10 inches of rain in the past few days. flooding. this was a system that brought us a little bit of rain but it has brought their averages for the year well above to 140% of normal while we stillro 50% of normal. our roof camera, a lot of gray

out there. 53. redwood city. 55 in oakland. low 50s on the coast. a look from emeryville, where we'll have some 60s today. it will be a nice, cool but sunny afternoon, partly cloudy, mostly sunny at times.coord, 50n our temperature change, north bay, 6 to 9 degrees cooler, 5 degrees cooler in hayward. golden gate bridge, calm winds and gray sky, looking at the clouds this morning, and then partly cloudy this afternoon. the warming trend by about 2 to 5 degrees tomorrow for easter if you're celebrating th.theneay g monday and tuesday. things do change by the end of the week, though. so look at what happens through 11:00, 12:00, clearing out nicely. clouds getting hung up along the peninsula and the coast here, so that's where temperatures will be hanging out around 60 degrees. and looking at highs anywhere from the upper 50s to the mid-60s from san mateo to oakland, 71 in concord and 70 in

san jose and morgan hill. if you're celebrating easter, another look at that, temperature base noontime, a little milder, in the upper 60s, mid-60s around the bay, cool at the coast but we'll warm up a few degrees with partial clearing, overnight lows tonight, 40s and 50s. the fog is back and the accuweather seven-day forecast today, warming up a bit, especially inland, away from the coast. then the warming trend gets going as we get into the early part of the week with a few 80s inland. we'll cool it back. at this point looking at mild weather despite looking at a few areas of precip maybe in the north bay by thursday and friday. we'll keep you posted on that. but overall, hopefully looking it really hae to walk around in a little bit of warmth for sure. >> i agree. it's coming. >> thanks, lisa. it's hard enough for the mny adults working from home during these unprecedented times, but it's especially tough

for children who are trying to learn from home with schools closed for school year. this morning dion lim introduces us to a teacher using instagram and some star power to get his students excited. >> honestly, i get tire v teared up every single day thinking about how our team has been so resilient in this time. it comes back to connection and love. weuruch love for our students and families. >> reporter: there is perhaps no better way to illustrate that deep connection and principal wilson's gratitude toward her staff at east palo alto charter school on their instagram page. >> two, three. >> reporter: which since the outbreak has been taken over by p.e. teacher steven ashford who for 20 years has kept his students motivated at school. >> i love my job. i feel like i have the best job in the world. i tell people i have fun playing. >> reporter: now he'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 hands for 20 seconds. >> reporter: mr. steve, as he's known by the 450 kids at east palo alto charter, reached out to more than 100 celebrities and athletherecord personalizeed th here. want to make sure all of you guys are reading at least 60 minutes a day. >> i'm a basketball hall of famer and i want to make sure you guys are still doing your reading. one hour every day. >> reporter: but his passion for passing on the positive vibes during this challenging 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 is like family to me. he h in i was born and has been my favorite teacher since kindergarten. >> reporter: mr. steve had me

record a message for the kids. the school is also planning to keep that sense of community going with a social distancing parade for the kids driving through neighborhoods honking horns and holding up signs on monday. in the newsroom, dion lim, abc7 news. here's 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 zen. the site has videos of disney performance, disney-themed backgrounds for your video calls and much more. of course disney parks had to shut down amid the pandemic. hopefully this brings you a little virtual joy. disney is the parent company of abc7. next, staying connected through song. ♪ >> a church choir is celebrating holy week virtually. how they're coming together to deliver a message to their congregati congregation.

new this morning, despite churches being closed because of covid-19, a choir congregated virtually on zoom to sing for holy week. ♪ the choir is based in queens, new york. members recorded an online performance of "villa de la rosa," sorrowful way. they are separated by location but together in god's spirit. that is really beautiful. it's amazing how we're able to come together in these virtual ways. i had dinner with my extended family last night. it felt like we were together even though we were over zoom. >> it will be nice when we can get through this, but we are looking at some gray skies right now. not the most inviting weather to get out, but if you wait a little bit, it will be sunny in the afternoon, maybe sooner for

some of you in the next few hours. 64 in oakland later on. 68 in vallejo, low 70s where the sun will be shining longer and at the coast, breezy, cool, cloudy, upper 50s to near 60. we get that warm-up for easter sunday. all about a warming trend monday and tuesday. cooler on wednesday. a system from the north could bring a few scattered showers but still staying mild with the temperatures, you know, above average a little bit. we should see low 60s to upper 60s this time of year. so it will feel good to get some of that sun, but once we turn that corner the hills get brown and we have all of that. so, you know, the clouds are good for the time being. good for the time being. re seasoto overl wh l

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