on crowds. one city leader says more social distancing enforcement could be coming after groups gathered over the holiday weekend. good morning, everyone. monday, april 13th. hi, friend. >> hi kumasi. and happy belated easter to you. >> i hope you were not one of the people outside. i know you weren't. >> you know i was not hanging by in the parks. i was running by and a lot of people were gathering and they got too close for comfort but first we'll check in with mike nicco. the warm weather definitely has people wanting to get out, mike? >> it will tempt them even more today, tomorrow. fog around novato where it's thickest. 37 and 101 come together and expect that to hang around for a couple hours and even after the sun comes up it will hang out but not nearly as long as yesterday and that will lead to

the milder temperatures this afternoon. waking up in the low 40s and mostly cloudy and the sunshine already by noon will hang in the upper 50s at the coast today while we hit the low to mid 60s for our bay and inland neighborhoods and near 70 at 4:00 and still a very comfortable evening with mid 60s at 7:00. reggie? >> thanks, mike. now that warning from at least one san francisco official that we could see more citations for physical distancing or i should say the lack there of. let's go live to the embarcadero where amy hollyfield has more on that. >> they have the signs here, but that wasn't enough this weekend. the embarcadero was one of a few places in the city where there were a lot of people gathering and police say they may have to start cracking down. so people are not doing the social tistancing that they would like to see. here's a scelook at the scene f yesterday. the marina green was also a

popular spot and this is happening with a shelter-at-home order in place. they have have cited two people for not social distancing and one supervisor says more citations could be coming. they want to do what it takes to keep people healthy. >> we want to educate. we do not want to enforce. 95% of san francisco is getting that. to the other 5%, please, don't ruin it for everybody who's doing the right thing. >> here is a picture a viewer sent us from the crowded interrichmond faintener richmond farmers market. they are considered an essential business but they urged to keep their distance. meeting at the park or beach is not a good idea. it is hard to keep a social distance at gatherings like that and that's why the stay in place

orders are designed. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> it is so hard to do, amy, but we got to. thanks for the reminder. to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in the bear ye bay area. classes will remain online through the end of this academic year. santa rosa is reducing city bus service starting today. all days will run on a sunday schedule between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. governo newsom expected to provide an update on the state's response to the crisis at noon today. this morning the white house is answering to a blistering new report accusing the trump administration of missing signals as the coronavirus started it spread in the u.s. good morning jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. we have brand-new developments on this this morning. president trump is tweeting in

response to the report and he is fully denying it. yesterday he retweeted a tweet that was a call to fire his top infectious disease specialist that came government inaction cost american lives. >> you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives. but what goes into those kind of decisions is complicated. but you're right. obviously, if we had right from the very beginning shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. but there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. >> the "new york times" reports a february task force meeting with dr. fauci and hhs secretary alex azar called for impending, aggressive social distancing measures. the updates were in the president's daily briefing by early january. here's president trump's latest

reaction tweeting last night in part, quote, the "new york times" story is a fake, just like the paper itself. i was criticized for moving too fast when i issued the china ban on january 31st, long before most others wanted to do so. then the president goes on to say that secretary azar told him nothing until later. i'll send it back to you. >> jobina, thank you. the union president representing muni bus drivers says a full muni shut down is possible to keep passengers and drivers safe. a number of riders reached out to abc7 saying on the buses right now it is nearly impossible to keep proper physical distancing. here is abc7 reporter j.r. stone. >> reporter: this is what the bus line looked like last thursday night. people packed in just a matter of feet from one another. jim walls shot this on facebook live. >> i don't even feel safe taking muni at this point.

>> reporter: several riders have reached out to us since this video was shot to say that social distancing is only getting worse as some drivers ask for more than just six feet of room. >> i understand six feet. but 15 feet. that's a little bit excessive because the bus isn't that big and now you're turning these buses into petri dishes for the corona. >> reporter: representing 2,300 drivers with transport union of america. he's not aware of any routes where drivers have demanded 15 feet, but addressed the concern. >> operators are saying, look, aside from six feet, i want more space because you're going to violate that to begin with and that's one of the reasons why we started putting the big x with red tape or yellow tape on the floor to symbolize and let people know, hey, don't stand i% ofhe riders.

he believes more needs to be done, whether that involves more enforcement to limit riders, mask requirements or a drastic change. >> i always tell everybody that the muni buses, we are the blood line that gives back to the city, but at the moment we have turned into the syringe that could potentially be infecting the city and county of san francisco by transporting this virus and we need to stop the spread of this virus and maybe shutting the system down for a couple of weeks might be the way to go. >> i did reach out to the high ups to muni and have not heard back from them. reporting in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc7 news. and workers in alameda will be disappointed to hear that the city may postpone the upcoming wage hike because of coronavirus. this is according to the "east bay times." the city council is thinking about delaying it to help businesses that are struggling right now. the current minimum wage is

$13.50 an hour and supposed to go up to $15 an hour in july. also, news about wineg goine e cot is pretty simple. you order the wine online and the bottles arrive at your home and logon to the host for a wine tasting that is conducted over the web. tasting rooms are closed, but the production vintages are still continuing. a little backward because you buy because the wine before you taste it, but it could be fun. >> it could be. it's about the ceo. this is a win/win. tasting rooms aren't open, we can support them in this way. you know. >> i do know. mike, i certainly know about drinking. >> and everybody is tired of drinking alone. i mean, let's be honest. >> you have a point. >> let's not do that.

>> good morning, everybody. hope you had a great weekend. a relaxing weekend. we had some really nice, comfortable weather. if you're waiting for spring warmth, it's here for a couple days and starts with this morning where we're mostly cloudy. we noticed that the last couple mornings and temperatures around 50 in our east bay valleys and upper 40s to low 50s everywhere and little warmer in oakland. san jose 53 and pretty cloudy right now and any outdoor activity revolves around saving yourself from the strong sunshine and the high amounts of pollen today. let's take a look at some neighborhood. here's a look at the north bay where we start out at 49 and already by 11:0 sunshine and hit the low to mid 60s for several hourses. 66 and sunny at 7:00. as far as the east bay, stuck in the 40s with cloud cover lingering throug 9:00 and look at the temperatures take off once the sun comes out. hitting the upper 60s this afternoon and last stop san

francisco where we'll see more sunshine even along the coast this afternoon. temperatures will hit the low 60s and that's pretty close to average for this time of the year. we'll talk about warmer weather coming up in the next few days. here's jobina with a look at the commute for our essential workers. >> we'll check in on a warning from the chp. over the weekend in southern santa cruz county they cited three people all for driving over 100 miles per hour. one person going 114 miles per hour. they posted the citations, they've had a lot of issues with people speeding because of our light traffic conditions out there. please, do not do that if you need to be out on the road. we're going to take a live look now 280 king street camera and light conditions out there. across the board, the chp has not reported anything this morning other than a wrong way driver in novata that they have resolved now. that is it for traffic this morning. >> thank you, jobina.

another member of the abc news family has come down with coronavirus. this morning on "gma" george stephanopoulos revealed he tested positive over the weekend. >> i'm one of those cases that are asymptomatic. never had fever or chills or shortness of breath and i'm feeling great. >> so george has been working at home in self isolation since his wife became sick with covid-19 and you can hear more on how he and his wife are doing coming up at 7:00 on "gma." i mean, it is scary but good to know he is not having any symptoms and hopefully it stays that way. >> i'm glad that he is feeling okay. certainly has hit a lot of people in new york city and hopefully and it's good that he's been isolating now for a couple weeks. we wish him the best. all right, coming up next. we'll share seven things that you need to know this morning. also, this may look like a theativity cgurgpandem. t i

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welcome back, everyone. 5:14 if you're just joining us. seven things to know this morning. number one, covid-19 may is been in the bay area as early as december. this is according to dr. jeff smith with the santa clara health department. according to "l.a. times" the virus was, quote, free wheeling in our community for quite some time. number two, more citations on the way for people who are not practicing physical distancing in san francisco. supervisor erin pescon says fines can reach up to $3,000. representing muni bus drivers in san francisco said a full muni shut down might be needed to keep riders and drivers safe. social distancing is nearly ipossible on buses right now. number four. make sure you keep an eye on

your bank accounts because the federal government started rolling out the stimulus tax payments over the weekend. number five. multiple tornadoes wiping out parts of the deep south. new death tolls this morning. at least 17 people are dead in mississippi and georgia. wind and damage knocked out power to nearly half a million people. >> that's so sad and easter sunday is becoming more and more known for that especially in the deep south. back here at home. everything is quiet and warmer today with temperatures at average, if not a little bit warmer. this is just the beginning. >> number seven. we have a clear ride for our essential workers this morning. we're looking live at walnut creek. no problems on our roads. just remember to check the schedule if you rely on jobina. so, i love this story. a new york city hospital is holding a really big send off for coronavirus survivors.

♪ >> so, the staff at new york presbyterian queens hospital cheer and dance to journey's "don't stop believing." they do it every time a patient is discharged from the hospital. some viral music videos have now been helping to pass the time. maybe you're seeing sting meet up with jimmy fallen, of course, socially distant matter or the matter of "hamilton" cast coming together. we can feel far apart o andfn e. ♪ don't stand don't stand so close to me ♪ >> sting joined by tv host jimmy fallon and his house band, the roots.

keeping with the theme of social distancing, they remotely from homes. with concert venues closed, broadway shut down, music lovers have had to find clever ways for the show to go on despite the pandemic. ♪ alexer hammilton ♪ >> the cast of "hamilton" gave one young fan a virtual front row seat as the cast reunited from different locations on john's house. >> i will do a little show from my house and we'll see what happens. ♪ i'll stay with you >> musicians like john legend, pink are treating fans to concerts. >> we're so thankful to all the health care across the country.

>> next saturday, lady gaga is helping to put on a digital mega concert in connection with the world health organization and global citizen to raise money for health care workers fighting the virus. ♪ on the road again the places i have never been ♪ >> this weekend a special at-home version of farm aid streamed online with performs by willie nelson and john mellencamp. >> at the end of this, there will be greener pastures. >> just another way that music can help to soothe the soul. robin kernea, catlanta. >> this saturday right here on abc and other networks. jimmy kimmel is one of the hosts and quite a lineup including lady gaga, paul mccartney, john legend and lizzo.

golden gate park is holding a series featuring metallica. today's virtual concert will be from 2017 outside lands appearance. marking the 150th birthday with a virtual concert series featuring musical performances in the park throughout its history. you can watch this for free. just head to goldengatepark150.com. metallica's performance starts at 5:00 p.m. all that music made me really happy. just the diversity of like e, any performer and just lay back and enjoy. >> and if you have a singer that you like and they're able to put on an even halfway decent performance using a computer and an ipad, that is talent. >> that is. >> yeah, it was nice to just

hear some songs working around the house or out in the backyard and kind of get away from the tv for a while. don't do that now. but every once in a while we have to get off the couch and move. let's take a look at what is going on if you want to see the golden gate bridge. a west wind at 15 miles per hour. that is keeping the cloud cover in our neighborhoods. that wind is going to come and the clouds are going away faster and a warmer afternoon, not only today, but tomorrow and wednesday. then we have cooler conditions this week and showers possible. let's talk about what is going on with the fog and just watch it melt away rapidly by mid morning except for along the coast and even there, some areas especially the north bay will see more sunshine than what you were able to squeak out over the weekend. and that's why we have low to mid-60s along the coast and 67 in santa cruz with the northerly wind more sunshine and warmer temperatures than the rest of the coast. san francisco 65. that is warmer than average. a lot of upper 60s around the bay and low to mid 70s inland.

concord 74 and 76 at santa rosa. our sheltered valleys will be in the 40s but wake up to clear conditions tomorrow and with the faster sunshine and that off shore breeze, temperatures will jump up another four to six degrees. a couple more degrees warmth wednesday out ahead of a dry cold front that will drop us 12 degree s thursday and coolest weather this weekend. i'm sold on the fact that it could rain. i'm not sold on the fact it is going to rain, if that makes sense to you. >> got it, thank you, mike. one of the largest pork processing facilities in the country is closing until further notice because hundreds of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. smithfield foods says it's preparing to fully shut down its south dakota facility tomorrow. the state's governor said smithfield workers account for half of the active cases in

south dakota. the closure puts the country's meat supply at risk. accounts for 4% to 5% of the country's pork production. in "gma's" first look restaurants becoming convenience stores. it's happening more with long lines and short supplies at the super markets. here's becky worley from oakland. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" thinking outside the box to get the much-need ed groceries. this may look like a convenience store shelf, but, no, a restaurant. >> great way to give back to the neighborhood that can't leave their house or doesn't leave thr ho>>eporr: localestau groc otherwisbe usedor serving dirs>>panerared >>epter: eve bin a grocery pickup and delivery service out of their noted bread restaurants. another delivery option seeing growth, meal kits. blue apron telling us

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> a spring see saw across the country. our temperatures are finally starting to climb as all that cold air sitting on top of us is headed off to the east. highs in places like kansas city in the mid to upper 40s. 40s. 4. they were high last week while we were average and they'll be in the cool weather while we are warm for a few days. it left netflix in january before we had to shelter in place and now we're hearing "friends" reboot will be delayed because of coronavirus. part of the launch of hbo max

next month, but no taping was done before the pandemic hit. production is expected to resume once things get back to normal. help the environment while sitting at home. nasa has released an app to allow you to virtually explore coral reefs while improving nasa's technology. available in the apple app store and they learn to identify different types of coral and it's not just a game. the players tap on 3d images and they help nasa improve the data satellite technology and help reefs around the world. the animals at the san francisco zoo really enjoyed easter. every year the zoo creates especially themed easter treats for them and the one big difference this year, no visitors to see all of this. the zoo is currently closed because of our shelter in place order, but the staff is still there so they can feed and care for the zoo's 2,000 animals and

take pictures of them doing cute things. and share them with us. what is happening right here? i thk >> and not the meer cats. did you see them knocking over the easter eggs. i'm sure we'll get it again. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news, including quarantine weekend. some of intrusting ways that americans are spending their free time. new faces in the white house. the team members who are starting today. >> how long was the coronavirus in the bay area before it was detected? a new "l.a. times" article pointing to the fact that it could have wbeen in the bay

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when did coronavirus really arrive here in the bay area? one health official suggests it may have been here a lot longer than we think. and the question so many of us have, when will the country begin reopening? the nation's top coronavirus adviser says it could be in just weeks. happening today, some school districts are launching distance learning, but some parents are wondering why it took so long. good morning to you and welcome to monday, april 13th. >> of course, we'll get to all those stories, but you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> thank you very much, reggie, kumasi. mostly cloudy start on monday as you can see on live doppler 7. little bit of fog but the visibility is manageable up and down the 101 corridor in the north bay. mid to upper 40s in the north bay and upper 40s to low 50s for the rest of us. another hour or so of cooling will get most of us into the 40s through the morning commute and then look at this. faster sunshine and warmer

temperatures this afternoon. you can see the 70s inland and mid to upper 60s from san francisco around the bay and low 60s at the coast. we'll talk about how long this will last coming up in the vey . morning news from kumasi. health officials are wurngiwurnorking to figure out how long covid-19 has been in the bay area. it could be much longer than officials have been looking for it. julian glover has more on this. good morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. in this article by "l.a. times" the chief executive who is also a doctor, by the way, suggests that covid-19 could have been in the bay area and circulating since late 2019. that data collected, dr. smith also said early detection of the virus lagged because of the severe flu season we were already having in the bay area

and the overlap in symptoms with coronavirus. then there were the guidelines that only travelers recently in wuhan, china, should be screened and by that point it was already spreading within the community. by late february when doctors finally tested a hospitalized woman who had been sick for weeks, she became the bay area's first case of spread of the virus and from there almost every positive test pointed to local spread. here's that quote for the article. when public health officials tried to track down the start of the disease, we were not able to find specifically a contact that means the virus is in the community already, not as was suspected by the cdc as only in china and being spread from contact with china. that was dr. smith being cited in the "l.a. times." now the article points to a late start to community surveillance of the coronavirus, which basically led to medical experts not able to catch the community spread of the illness earlier. now, researchers are looking at blood banks in l.a. and san

francisco and other major cities trying to detect any lingering antibodies in the stored blood there to see what could have been missed and what could have been detected earlier. for now reporting from home, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. the bay area topped at least 5,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as officials began to suggest there are some emerging signs of optimism with all the social distancing that we've been doing. here is the latest. 140 people have died. santa clara county is still the clear epicenter in the bay area with more than 1,600 cases and san francisco and alameda counties are both approaching 900 cases. lake and mendocino couases say o new cases and no deaths reported so far. now some other local developments we want to share with you. in alameda county the santa rita jail is reporting no new covid-19 cases. the virus has sickened two inmates and 12 staff members

there, but one inmate has covered. happening tomorrow, concord city council members will consider cutting their own pay by 10%. the council will also look at cutting pay for top city executives by 5%. elle cerrito canceled the fourth of july world one festival. happening today, san francisco schools go virtual. the first day of distance learning program to keep students engaged until the end of the academic year. "the chronicle" reports still hashing out an official plan with the teachers union. some skchedules remain from relaxed pace and they rushed to get laptops and wi-f% tudent e-througondra can pick up their associated learning kit at nine different district schools through this week. also happening today, lessons will resume on zoom and google

meet for berkeley school students. announced over twitter teachers can start scheduling video conferencing on the platforms. they stopped instruction after a zoom bombing incident when an uninvited guest and a man actually exposed himself to students and used racial slurs during an online class and, obviously, we can't have that. jobina. >> thank you, reggie. good morning. the nation may be closed to rounding the curve on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm traing itllroth live desk this morning. new york i flattened. but it is still very high. in the 700s for the past several days. dr. anthony fauci said depending on test results, it may be possible to reopen parts of the country next month. >> we are hoping at the end of the month we can look around and say, okay, any element here that we can safely and cautiously start pulling back on?

if so, do it. if not, then just continue to hunker down. >> dr. fauci says it's inevitable that once states relax their restrictions, second and third wave infections will happen. there have been 557,000 cases so far and hot spots are still growing in the united states, pennsylvania and massachusetts are both expecting surges this week. reggie, i'll send it back over to you. >> thanks, jobina. i have some good news, the irs says people should sei s p in their bank accounts. taxpayers who filed in 2018 or 2019 and authorized direct deposit will be among the first to get the money. >> as i was figuring out how i'm going to get the rent paid by the 15th, i've checked the balances on my accounts and, boy, was i delighted to see extra money in my checking

account. >> i know she is not going to be alone. cathy got 1,200 bucks and they expect to start sending out paper checks the week of may 4th. $1h children an receive up to can receive additional money. however, if you make more than $99,000, you are going to receive zero. so, if you want to calculate exactly how much you're going to get, we do have that on our website. abc7news.com and just answer a few simple questions. the white house communication team is starting today. i think i said her name wrong. kayley, she kayleigh mcenany. at this point unclear what role they'll play when it comes to the president's response to co19 replaced stephanie grisham

and if that name doesn't sound familiar that's because she never gave an official briefing during her time as press secretary. a union are claiming they are being told to pick up extra passengers within san francisco to offset muni service cuts. t n really without warning. arguing that there is now enough empty space on buss to allow for passengers traveling within city limits. that is typically discouraged since golden gate transit primarily caters to people travelling through multiple counties. social distancing had everybody worshipping not less but just differently. even though churches might have been empty, we saw people getting creative to keep their faith. easter services went on at grace cathedral with no parishioners and all these empty pews but we spoke with one parishioner who watched a live stream of the service at home and she wasn't

alone. >> to see people from literally all over the world being grateful to be able to connect in this way. it's wonderful. >> abc7 presented glide memorial easter service yesterday as part of our special finding faith broadcast. you can find them on our website and on yoube. reuited thaste bunny to help collect donations and we got a glimpse of one easter egg hunt that was done, it was video conference by members of the baxter family from san francisco. shout out to them for getting creative with it because easter egg hunts are really fun. >> also, i really like the easter bunny wearing his mask. i think that was a good example for all of us and it looked really cute. mask, but make it cute. all right, coming up, more companies are rushing in to test for immunity against coronavirus. federal officials have a warning. and it may be a good

distraction from coronavirus. abc's new show "beauty and the baker" is premiering tonight and one star is explaining why we should watch. first, we'll take a look at what is happening outside today. mike, how does it look? >> a lot more sunshine and grab those sunglasses. if you spend any time outside, you'll want to wear the sunscreen. sun is getting deceptively strong as we continue to add about two minutes and 20 second every day to our daylight consumption. here's a look at what is going on in the north bay. mid to upper 40s in the most neighborhoods and a 50 around american canyon and up around subastble and you can also see patchy areas of fog. it's been as low as half a mile in novato and that is around through most of the morning commute. temperatures else where in the mid 40s and mid 50s out there. bay bridge toll plaza and you can see our essential workers heading towards the plaza and not slowing down since they don't have to pay cash toll. patchy fog, that is the only

issue you have for that commute planner. let's take a look at what is going on around some neighborhoods. we get rid of the sunshine after 9:00 and hit the low to mid 70 dz for several hours this afternoon. as far as the south bay in the 50s at 9:00 and sunshine will break out then and then hit the 70 degree mark for a couple hours this afternoon. at the peninsula we're 49 at 7:00 and mostly sunny and 54 at 9:00 and then near 70 with sunshine for a couple hours this afternoon. even warmer weather for a couple days in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll show you that next. first, let's go to jobina and find out about the commute. >> hi, mike. good morning, everyone. here are the traffic headlines. for starters, stop speeding because there is no traffic doesn't mean you need to speed. you'll get there fast anyways. if you rely on mass transit, check the schedule because changes for every single one of them. and now we'reoingo take a live look outside. so, we're checking out 101 in san rafael here. everything is clear and plenty

of road construction out there. cal trans is all over the bay area right now trying to get that work done why there aren't many drivers out there. as far as the chp log, completely empty. good news for our essential workers that what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. (sigh) (crunch)

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>> look at the house. oh, my god, look! >> got a funnel cloud right here in front of me. >> oh, that is scary. multiple tornadoes batter the deep south on easter sunday. they killed at least 11 people in mississippi, six people died in georgia. the storms damaged hundreds of homes in alabama and louisiana and at one point it left nearly half a million people without power and forced several states to declare emergencies. trucks, trees, buildings and even semi trailers were toppled by these high winds. and it really does make you feel so grateful, mike, that we had a beautiful weekend here in the bay area and so many people were

suffering down there in the south. >> right. we hardly ever have tornado here and if we do, they are short lived and they don't cause much damage. 54 tornadoes yesterday and many folks you know in the south because of the high water table, they don't have basements. so, that makes them even more vulnerable to those tornados and they come at night a lot in the south, which makes them even more dangerous. heart's out to them. easter is becoming too synonymous with tornado outbreaks. back here at home, let's look at what is going on with your weather and what you're going to see. a whole lot of sunshine. temperatures by mid 50s at noon and the rest of us will hit near 70. look how quiet the rest of the state is today compared to last week. 60s down south. 70s through the central valley. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. this fire caused $150,000 in damage at a firestone tire shop in santa rosa. this is video the fire

department posted on twitter. luckily no one wnshe shea ml when t8:night. and right now the cause is under investigation. a man is dead following a violent string of events that included an off-duty police officer being stabbed. here's how it all started. yesterday morning the man stabbed someone police say during an attempted carjacking at a chevron station in south san francisco. an off-duty san francisco police officer tried to stop the carjacking and the man attacked the officer stabbing him, as well as the carjacking victim. the officer then shot the suspect, but the man was able to leave the scene in a stolen patrol car. police did chase him to a perm permanente and that's where officers shot and stabbed the man with a knife. the officer and the driver who were stabbed are expected to recover. contra costa county may decide on whetherthertherther

the request in the name of safety as we all know because of coronavirus. the vast majord many notified t county's election office they will not be able to serve in that capacity because of health and safety concerns. >> it is one of the clear skign of hope starting to emerge from the coronavirus battle and that is a possible antibody test. having one of these tests could allow some people to safely return back to school or work, but there are still concerns about accuracies. so much is still unknown about covid-19. more than 70 companies have already signed up to sell their version as soon as possible, some without hard fda testing. >> what we don't want are wildly inaccurate tests because as i said before, that is going to be much worse having wildly inaccurate than no tests. >> a wild west of unregulated

tests that would backfire our path to recovery. stanford university is developing its own antibody test and choosing to ask for emergency fda approval. safari west in santa rosa didn't let the pandemic stop it from putting on its annual ester event for kids. the wildlife reserve is closed to the public right now because of the stay at home order. families were able to watch online as the park staff searched for mr. hare who leaves a trail of eggs for other animals to discover. now, you can see a hyena there and a ring tailed lemur, giraffe, warthog all apparently enjoying their easter treats. posted a video online for everyone to enjoy. >> that is really cute. >> i l it. seeing the animals does remind me of something else, though. i'm not saying safari west is like this at all. but just seeing the animals is reminding me of "tiger king."

i hear, kumasi, you are watching it this weekend. >> you did not prepare me. you did not prepare me for all the twists and turns. i am like, what am i doing? i had to make myself lay down last night. i will watch the rest later. >> and now i see what you're wearing today and i get it. >> you get it, friend. i got a few more episodes left, so don't tell me anything. >> okay. well, mike, good morning to you. you cool cat and kitten. >> back at ya. it's on my agenda for this week. i watched some other things over the weekend. so, i'll be up to speed with all the cool cats and kittens soon. let's take a look at what is going on with the exploratorium cloudy where it is mostly cloudy and we'll use this to talk about the highlights for this forecast cycle. tomorrow, wednesday and then a dry cold front will bring our temperatures down and eventually it's the possibility we could

have some showers this weekend. not a foregone conclusion, but it's a possibility. so, something to keep an eye on. let's take a look at the fog cast. look how quickly it dissipates back to the coast by mid morning and some pockets of sunshine develop and that means warmer weather for everybody with low 60s at the coast today. mid to upper 60 san francisco t neig look at that off shore breeze. that eradicates any marine layer and down in the 40s. it accelerates our warming four to six degrees warc s warmer. and wednesday a couple degrees warmer and drops us 12 degrees thursday and increasing clouds friday and through the weekend with a slight chance of wet weather and no storm impact scale yet. not that good of a chance. a lot cooler by then. kumasi. >> thanks, mike.

since we are talking about shows. a new show airing tonight "baker and the beauty" a baker named daniel garcia. after breaking up with his girlfriend he meets a fashion superstar during a wild night in miami and the series stars victor and he explains why we should all watch. >> we don't have something like this on tv. you know, i think especially now the current state of the world, people need something that is light, funny, family oriented to look forward to every week and that's what "the baker and the beauty" offered. the series premiere tonight at 10:00 only on abc7. friend, are you done with the "tiger king" or what else are you watching? >> i just got finished, but i might need to watch "the baker and the beauty." >> i'll watch with you. coming up new at 6:00, amazon is announcing a huge change to its grocery delivery service and it will probably

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kumasi is talking about. a deejay who is on instagram and he hosts these parties and a bunch of famous people go to these parties. anyone can do it. it's totally free. another one of his club quarantine parties a few hours ago. coachella premiered a new documentary in place of what would have been the first weekend of this year's festival. but may have been diddy who had the most turned up party. hosted a dance-a-thon to raise money for medical supplies and look who he joined forces with, j.lo. now, of course, they go way back, right? 20 years after they broke up, here they are getting together again at least for this party. her fiance a-rod and other celebrities also helped raise 3.4 million bucks. now, that is fun. i wish i would have gone to that party. if i knew j.lo was coming. >> i know. >> mike, what dance party were you going to this weekend?

>> i just went for a five-mile walk. that is as close as dancing. kind of a quiet weekend here at the nicco household. here's a look at what is going on as far as our wednesday. pick up tonight especially in the north bay. breezes up to 30 miles per hour up in our hills and that will eradicate any threat of clouds tomorrow morning and they quickly dissipate and that is what allows us to warm up tomorrow. you can see how much warmer they're getting as we head throughout the next two days and then thursday, the onshore breeze kicks in and temperatures are back down where they should be. kumasi? >> all right, thanks, mike. coming up new at 6:00, scammers are targeting people looking for face masks online. we have a warning for you this morning. plus, the reason some are warning a complete shut down of muni could be on the horizon. san francisco police say they may start cracking down on people who don

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now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, crowds in san francisco over the weekend leading to a new warning from city officials. a social distancing crackdown could be coming. yi to get outside during our shelter at home order. good morning, everyone.

it is monday, april 13th. i hope it's not ruined for everybody. that's all i'm going to say. because we need to get out. >> i know what you're saying. >> we need to get out, especially this weekend was so nice. i know it's hard, but come on, everybody. >> and there's a lot of people who think it's okay to have a picnic, basically. to be at the park and as long as they're six feet apart from each other, that's okay. more evidence that that isn't so okay. we'll get into that in just a second. good morning to all our friends. mike nicco, good morning to you. a warmish week for a lot of us. >> yes, yes. be responsible or the government will be responsible for you is what it is coming down to. it's going to be tempting even more so than yesterday. the next couple of days as some areas will hit the upper 70s to near 80 by the time we get to wednesday. little fog around novato and half mile visibility and little bit across our north bay valleys