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this is abc7 news. >> easter goes on in the bay area but with a much different tone this year as the pandemic has many celebrating virtual celebrations. >> there are more than 550,000 confirmed cases in the united states. that's three times as many as the next highest country. spain. more than 21,000 deaths have been reported in the u.s. which is also the highest of any country. new york city alone is nearing 7,000. italy has the second most deaths from the virus. now, california is reporting just over 22,000 confirmed cases which is the sixth most in the u.s. just behind massachusetts and pennsylvania. more than 600 people have died in the state from the virus.

>> the greater bay area now has more than 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. the count right now stands at 5,079. 140 people have died. santa clara county has the most cases with more than 1,600. north of the bay area, both lake and mendocino counties report having four confirmed cases each. so far there are no reported deaths in either of those counties. easter sunday was celebrate in the unique ways from a safe social distance. churches were empty but faith was strong as people went online to mark the holiday. live outside st. peter and paul's church in san francisco with more on the story of how people worshipped during>> repo th w oer hot 'rol 75 meals were given

away. gloves and a mask were included in the to go bag. across the bay area, social distancing is happening and easter is being reimagined. easter services went on at knob him grace cathedral but with dozens of empty pews. valerie watched a live stream while sheltering in her home and she wasn't alone. >> just see people from literally all over the world being grateful to connect in this way. >> do not be away. in oakland, there was an easter mass. glide memorial's easter service was presented by abc7. >> so wish everyone that you're thinking about, wish them a really good easter. and a day of resurrection. of new life. >> we found jose cardenas

wooching tv in san francisco. >>y safe, you know. try, every part. everywhere. on. >> this is the easter bunny. >> the police department recorded the easter bunny to help collect donations. check out this virtual egg hunt via video conference by members of the baxter family from san francisco. easter reimagined across the bay area. family and faith still intact. >> we will get through this. we will be together again and i think the good news is we will appreciate it more. inways.e together in more >> i think she's right. valerie told us after church she got together with her friends for easter brunch. not in person, of course, but video conference. cornell bernard.

>> thanks. the san francisco fire department shared a few pictures today of the firefighters out at the ferry building, ocean beach and goldengate park. they would like the remind people to follow shelter at home order and stay home. if you doing outside for exercise, practice social distancing. around the world, easter celebrations took on a much different form due to the pandemic. will many houses of worship turned to technology as they tried to keep their congregations safe while practicing physical distancing. >> reporter: on this easter sunday the president posting this message on twitter. >> this easter will be much different than others. right now we're keeping separation. we're getting rid of the plague. >> reporter: pope francis celebrating easter mass this an empty st. peter's basilica. a stark difference from years past. this year, churches turning toward technology. >> if you truly love your

congregati congregation, tell them on stay home. stay home on easter and that >> joel o'steen. in jackson, mississippi, practicing social distancing as he gathered his congregation but remaining defiant. >> why is that it everything else can be open? >> reporter: some states are taking steps to pre investment large religious gathering. the decision being upheld to limit gatherings of more than ten people. and in kentucky, the u.s. reaching grim milestone with more deaths than any other country. 9300. those deaths in the state of new york. >> that's the number that i look forward to seeing drop. it has been flattening but at a very high level. >> just last week trump said it was unexpected. >> this came out of nowhere.

>> a new report from "the new york times" said the president repeatedly brushed off early warning signs. according to the times, health and human services secretary alex azar sounded the alarm about the possibility of a pandemic on a january 30th call with the president but his concerns were dismissed. weeks later on february 21st, disaster response official dr. robert kadlec held a meeting with the task force saying they concluded they would soon need to move toward aggressive the social distancing. and the white house responding to that report saying president trump took bold took protect americans and unleash the full power of the federal government to help curb the spread of the virus. abc news, washington. >> one of the most famous voices in the world delivered a message of healing today. ♪

that's andre a bocelli giving a concert in milan. italy has the third high nest case hes behind the and u.s. spain. he helped purchase personal medical equipment. the coronavirus was likely in the bay area much earlier than we first thought. possibly december and long before there was widespread testing, according to the chronicle. dr. jeff smith says wasn't recognized at first because we were having a severe flu season. the first santa clara cases of covid-19 were with those who had traveled to wuhan, china burks then people began showing up with no known source of the viret sgests community. a report by the associated press

says more than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to nursing homes and long term facilities. we know at least two in a facility in orrenda and other in hayward. there was also a large outbreak in washington state. the socialed press says the count was about 450 deaths ten days ago. contra costa may allow for a vote only by mail in november. the board of supervisors is considering making the request in the name of safety because of the coronavirus. the vast majority of volunteers who work at polling places are seniors. many have already notified the county's elections office that they will not serve because of health and safety concerns. the sales force ceo is sending four tractor-trailers loaded with personal protective equipment. he tweeted these pictures. those trucks contain a half million n-95 masks, 100,000

isolation gowns, 50,000 face shields and 100,000 swabs. uber freight donated the transportation. one change since the pandemic. mask companies in wuhan, china, are dealing in a spike this orders and stricter quality inspections. a maker of masks and disinfecting wipes said orders from the u.s. has increased ten times since the pandemic. they plan to add more production lines. they have to pay up to five times nornl average salary. boris johnson was released from the hospital today and in a recorded video thanked the medical staff who saved his life. >> and when i did start to get enough oxygen, for every second of the night, they were watching and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed.

>> he was admitted to the hospital a week ago with covid-19 symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care. on the advice of his medical team, he will be reporting to work. they have more than 10,000 people have died. you might want to check your bank account. the irs has sent out the first stimulus payments yesterday. what if you don't have direct deposit? when you can expect to get some money. and we'll introduce to you a bay area girl who is putting her high fashion skills to work during this pandemic to help others. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. teammates help each other find a way to win, just like covered california helps you find health insurance you can afford. they're the only place you can get financial assistance to help pay for health coverage. plus, this year, the state is providing more help

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those who filed for 2018th or 2019 and has direct expdeposits were the first recipients. who's will have to wait. the irs expects to start sending out paper checks the week of may 4th. individuals can receive up to $1,200. couples with children can expect additional moan. those making more than $99,000 will not receive anything. so how much can you really expect to receive from the coronavirus relief bill? we do have a calculator at our website. all you have to do is answer a few simple answers. lessons will be resuming. a school district announced over twirt that teachers can resume video conferences starting monday. the district halted instruction on wednesday after a zoom bombing incident.

an uninvited guest disresults a meeting and in some s,a vile message for everyone to see. several families celebrated the career of a preschool teacher who is retiring because of the health risks from covid-19. cars paraded past the home in cast row valley. she taught home for more than 40 years. that includes teaching multiple generations in some families. >> i love that turnout. coming together while staying apart. just ahead, how a bay area teenager decided to bring his community together today and make things just a little bit brighter and cleaner in the neighborhood. it was a warmer finish to the weekend today but i'm tracking even warmer

a 12-year-old on the peninsula is use everything her sewing skills to help the community. she is a clothing designer and her work has even been featured at new york fashion week. when the covid-19 crisis began, she chaneled all that passion for fashion into making stylish masks for people on the front lines. for every mask she sells and sometimes delivers from a social distance, two are donated to health care workers. she said it has been very cool

seeing how much others have wanted to pitch in. >> some people have been donating fabric to us. they've also been helping by donating money so we can use to it buy supplies. it makes me feel really happy and i'm really glad that i could help. >> it makes us happy as well. she can make 20 mask as day and so far has made 200. her goal is to get to 500 masks and having the extra time during spring break certainly helped. how cool! a fremont high school student is bringing his neighbors together in this era of social distancing. he organized a beautification day. the goal was simple. dozens of his neighbors got out in the front yards to garden and relax while keeping their physical distance. he said looking out his window made him realize how important it was for people to be visibly

there for one another. it doesn't hurt when the weather is so nice. >> yeah. a lot more sunshine today. the sunshine has instigated a couple of thundershowers in the north bay. let's show you live doppler 7. i want to zoom into two cells. you're hearing a couple of blums of thunder and another cell around santa rosa. you can see around windsor, this is moving to the south. we're seeing about eight strikes. if you live in and around santa rosa, if you can hear thunder, you're close enough to get struck by lightning. do you want to move indoors, wait until shower passes by.

you do not want only the outdoors. the showers will only last about the next 30 minutes or so. they are falling apart. you do want to move inside. outside the exploratorium camera, a live look. you can see nothing but sunshine and baby blue skies across the bay shoreline. the bigger story right now, certainly the warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. 8 degrees warmer in napa. 9 degrees warmer in concord. temperatures right now, a little closer to our averages for this time of year. 60 in the city. it is a rain-cooled brentwood, winter of w coming in at grs. we'll have mainly clear skies in the north bay. the south bay and along the coast will have partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the low to upper 40s over the next couple hours. so future weather tomorrow

morning. some patchy coastal fog in some paxy cloud cover over the bay shoreline. but that's about it. our marine layer is getting compressed. high pressure is moving in. that means any cloud cover quickly gets out of here and we are on our way to a very sunny day tomorrow. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow. some afternoon sunshine in the city tomorrow. we'll hit 70 in san jose. that will feel mild. 74 in santa rosa, 72 in livermore, even half moon bay, a little warmer coming in at 61 degrees. our warming trend gets underway. it continues tuesday into wednesday. wednesday is the pick of the week. near 80 degrees in our warmest spots. the cooler air rushes in thursday into friday. and then still trackinhaeof somr saturday and sunday next weekend.

>> now a look at sports. hey, chris. >> hi, coming number sports, talking about potentially being the top pick in the wnba draft this week. plus, actual sports with

normally this would be the stretch run of the regular season. with games on halt until further notice, the nba putting together a friendly competition for horse for a charity that will benefit the covid-19. anything going with that. first up let's start with trae young against the retired chauncey billups. he came back from an h-o-r deficit and finished off with the bank shot three. he could not do that from his home in oklahoma. so mr. big shot moves on. next up, the former wnba player

tameka catchings. a right-handed lay-up going for the wind so she had to make on a cold day in indianapolis. >> that will do it. >> she's going against all kinds of -- >> we'll have more contests coming up at 6:00. sabrina is on the door step of a lifelong dream. earlier this week the top basketball player in the country worked out with steph curry and they believe joined us on the with authority podcast. the first pick in the wnba draft of the new york libory. where is this west coast girl going to live in new york? >> they have an apartment complex near barclay center. you can live there or pay rent somewhere else which i will not

be doing if i'm there. they pay for housing and apartment that's are really nice looking. i think if i end up there, that's where i'll be. and the game with kobe bryant, he tucked it out. he made two free-throws before limping off the court. that ended his 2013 season. did you see this 60 years ago today, giants baseball. the giants hosted st. louis in a 1:three game. 1960. 32,000 fans showed up with then vice president richard nim. it would have many more memories. that's it for sports. we'll be back after this.

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sfary west in santa rosa went online this year. >> the wildlife preserve is closed. families were able to watch the park staff search for mr. hare who leaves a trail of eggs for other animals to discover. psych a hyena, ring tailed leemure, warthog, all enjoying their easter treats. safari west posted this photo online in case you missed it. never get between a warthog and his easter present. rules to live by. >> yeah. those teeth looked very sharp.

that's it for abc 7. news at 5:00. >> we'll see you right back here at 6:00. tonight, as the coronavirus death toll climbs, promising news inside america's epicenter. new york's governor suggesting the state is flattening the curve, but warning the crisis is still far from over. the state reporting 758 deaths in the last 24 hours. plus, when will the country reopen? tonight, dr. anthony fauci's potential timeline, calling it a, quote, rolling re-entry. and with americans across the country finding new ways to celebrate easter, churches in several states defying rules, inviting crowds to attend services. tracking new hot zones. several states predicting they are just days away from their peak. cases in massachusetts soaring, almost 20% in 48 hours. a nurse dying of the virus after speaking out about conditions