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 and napa just dropped down to

mile visibility and santa rosa went from two to three. a little bit of a movement to it. mostly cloudy and temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. mid to upper 50s at the coast this afternoon while the rest of us hit the mid to low 60s at noon and near 70 at 4:00 and gorgeous evening on tap, reggie. >> thank you, mike. now to that warning from at least one san francisco supervisor that says more citations might be coming our way if we don't follow physical distancing orders. let's go to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live along the >> theigns are out telngpeople ikayonhis. look at the crowds this weekend. we have video from some hot spots, dolores park, marina green and the embarcadero. all popular sites around the

city and these people are all hanging out like this while there is a stay at home order in place. san francisco police say they have issued two citations to people for not socially distancing. a supervisor is saying more could be on the way. >> we are going to start stepping that up like nobody's business. but we don't want to enforce, we want everybody to stay healthy. >> here is a look at the inner richmond farmers market. a viewer sent this picture feeling concerns about the crowds. farmers markets are essential but the plea is to keep your distance while shopping. a citation for not keeping your distance could cost up to $2,000. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. now some other coronavirus headlines this morning. there are at least 5,000 confirmed cases in the bay area. san francisco public schools

beg begin and santa rosa is reducing city bus service starting today. all days will now run on a sunday schedule between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. also as we see every week day, governor newsom will have his update on the state's response at noon. this morning, the white house is answering to a blistering new report accusing the trump administration of missing crucial and possibly life-saving signals as the coronavirus outbreak started its spread here in the u.s. jobina is breaking it all down at the live desk. good morning, jobina. >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. brand-new details on this at the live desk. president trump is tweeting in response to the report and fully denying it. yesterday the president retweeted a tweet that called for the firing of his top infectious disease specialist dr. anthony fauci. admitted that 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. butthere was a lot of push back 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 social distancing measures and sources also tell abc news 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, "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. he went on to say that secretary azar told him nothing until

later. reggie, i'll send it over to you. >> thanks. the union president representing muin bus drivers said a full shutdown in san francisco might be needed to keep drivers and passengers safe. a number of riders have expressed concern saying if you are on the bus right now, it's basically impossible to properly, physically distance yourself from the person next to you. let's go to j.r. stone with more. >> reporter: this is what the 38 bus line into downtown san francisco 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: in fact, several riders have reached out to us since this video was shot saying social distancing is only getting worse as some drivers ask for more than six feet of room. >> i understand six feet, but 15 feet is a little bit excessive because the bus isn't that big and now you're turning these buss into petri dishes for the

corona. >> reporter: roger is union president representing 2,300 or so drivers with transport workers union of america. he is not aware of any routes where drivers have demanded 15 feet, but addressed the concern. >> operators are saying, look, aside from my six feet, i want more space because you're going to violate that to begin with and that's one of the reasons that 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 in this space. >> reporter: last week muni drastically cut buss to focus on the 20% of routes that serve 80% of the riders. moranko 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 in this city but at the moment we have turned into the syringe that could potentially be infecting the city and county

us 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 with muni through e-mail and also phone calls and have not yet heard back from them. reporting in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc7 news. ucsf is getting a big shipment of big protective personal equipment. the ceo sales force is sending four tractor trailers full. he tweeted these pictures and the trucks have half a million n95 masks and 100,000 facial gowns and 50,000 face shields. uber freight donated the transportation. also sending personal protective equipment to michigan, as well as louisiana. partnered with walmart, state farm and biz roundtable to donate 1.3 million masks and gloves and shoe covers.

wine tasting is going high tech. a number of bay area wineries are now offering virtual tasting sessions. the concept is pretty simple. first, you have to order the wine. once it gets to your house, then you logon with the host and they'll give you a guided wine tasting that is conducted over the web. under california's shelter-in-place order tasting rooms are closed but production can continue. amazon announces big changes coming to its grocery delivery service and as whole foods as it deals with a flood of new customers trying to avoid going to the store. plus a warning this morning about n95 masks. many people are still trying to buy them online and you know the scammers are trying to cash in. and you felt a touch of it yesterday. warm sunshine on the way for the early parts of this week and then cooler weather possibly some rain this coming weekend.

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this is abc7 mornings. start with some neighborhood temperatures mostly cloudy on the peninsula and 45 from menlo park and near 52 in half moon bay and those temperatures are pretty indicative of what everybody else is waking up to except for up in the north bay. you are waking up to mid to upper 40s and fog. here's a look at your activity plan for today and it revolves around warm sunshine, too much pollen if you have allergies and wear the sunscreen. it is going to be even stronger that sun. 48 with some fog in the north bay through about 7:00. we start to turn partly cloudy at 9:00 and 52. we hit the low 70s to mid 70s for several hours this afternoon. east bay not quite as warm and get rid and near this afternoon and then for san francisco, temperatures pretty close to average in the low to mid 60s

with a sunny afternoon on the way. let's talk about the commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. following a crash through the altamont pass past carol road. injuries have been reported here. an overturned car and an ambulance is on the way there and it looks like some people there at the scen trying to help, as well. does not say anything about lane closures at the moment. but if you are making your way through the altamont pass where our essential give you a heads up to that. clear conditions everywhere e c ndtver to a a.caers ash in on coronavirus. there is a growing black market of fake and stolen n95 face masks. because of the recent cdc guidelines to cover your face, newly created e-commerce sites

try to act like they are supply marketplaces. one of them called 3mspain.com was offering bulk orders of masks for really suspiciously low prices until it got shut down. we've also seen people getting twitter messages directing them where to buy. here's a reminder to always do your research before you make any purchase online. golden gate park is back celebrating its 150th anniversary with a series of virtual concerts. the famous band that you'll be able to listen to today. plus, the fun and educational activity to do while you're sitting at home. how you can

now an abc7 live news update. if you're thinking about signing up for amazon's grocery delivery service, it may be a while before you get to use it. i'm checking it all out at the live desk right now. amazon's latest blog post is revealing something new to us here that says due to high

demand, new amazon fresh and whole foods market delivery customers will be added to a waitlist. will have to wait for an invitation before they can shop. amazon says it's prioritizing existing customers during the pandemic. in the meantime, working on increasing capacity so that they can serve more customers and adjusting hours at whole food stores so they can give employees time to restock everything. one of the largest pork processing facilities in the clo until further notice after hundreds of employees there tested positive for covid-19. smithfield foods says it's preparing to fully shut down its south dakota facility tomorrow. smithfield workers account for more than half of the active coronavirus cases in south dakota. the company ceo says the closure puts the country's meat supply at risk. it accounts for 4% to 5% of the country's pork production.

here is another member of the abc news family that has come down with coronavirus. george stephanopoulos announced he tested positive over the weekend. >> i am one of the cases, i guess, thatre bas shtnh. m feeling great. >> well, that is good to hear. george has been working at home in self-isolation since his wife became sick with covid-19. you can hear more about he and his wife are doing coming up at 7:00 on "gma." something to look forward to, golden gate park is hosting a virtual concert series and today's performer is metallica. ♪ >> s they'reics2017tlanan appea. golden gate park is marking its 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 goldengatepa goldengatepark150.com and metallica starts at 5:00. with concert venues closed, performers are finding new ways to reach their fans. this saturday you can watch one world together at home right here on abc7. jimmy kimmel is acting as one of its hosts and performers including lady gaga, lizzo, john legend and billie eilish. >> the lineup looks amazing. should be a really good concert. >> anyone interest you there, mike? lutely.of them. you owhat i'vece exrn all of mh, deces becae they're just not loud enough. they aren't clear enough. the music needs to be more pure. i might be getting on amazon later on today. goodern moi morning, everybody. here's a look on what is going on from the golden gate bridge.

the clouds are starting to break up and pretty stiff onshore breeze west at 15. that is going to change today and that is going to lead us to faster sunshine with drier air coming in and warmer temperatures this afternoon. tonight is going to be clear and a little bit cooler, especially in our valleys because we will have the cloud cover and off-shore breeze will take that away from us and bring us warmer weather until the weekend when it's cooler and some showers possible. before we get to that seven-day forecast. let's take a look at how fast the fog fades. by mid-morning it is almost gone and even at the coast, more sunshine tha o it wouldn't take much, honestly, to get a little bit more. let's see how the temperatures respond. inland low to mid 70s. look at that 76 in santa rosa. 73 in napa and 74 inan mid uppes cisco and aro60on tonight, see the winds blowing off shore. cloud cover gone. seeing a lot of stars tonight. 40s in our valleys.

50s up in our mountains because of the wind. tomorrow we'll add about four to six degrees to our highs. couple more wednesday for our warm spot and drop ten degrees thursday and continue to cool as the clouds get thicker and a slight chance of wet weather this weekend. kumasi, reggie. >> thank you, mike. now, we'll take a look at what is coming up on "gma" this morning. >> hey, ginger. >> hey, reggie, kumasi. great to be with both of you. on a monday morning we'll start with the coronavirus pandemic and some good things happening in new york. our curve apparently flattening. that would be great. but, of course, we'll be talking about tornadoes, too. that's been something i have been covering throughout the morning. they made their way and at least 41 reported tornadoes from louisiana through mississippi. we know at least 17 people are dead at this point and we'll talk to a fema organizer who can tell us how hard this has been during a pandemic. and then the bigtime wins here

in the northeast which we will have pictures of tomorrow, i'm sure. we'll have to dive in to the hope i was talking about. the hope of that curve flattening, at least in new york state where we had such significant numbers. we'll talk to some of the doctors and nurses about what is happening right now that are joining them on the front lines. actually some new ones that have been added in, thank goodness. are stocking their kitchens with what they need for their next meal. so top of mind. and so is the finance stuff. barbara corcoran is back and she's talking about stretching your dollar at this time. i have talked to reggie in the last three days and we've done a little dancing. we are keeping busy during our time at home. >> we really are. now, i'm nervous because i'm up against a real contender from "dancing with the st , en this out, please just stare at what ginger is doing. >> i would not call my type of

dancing this type of dancing. >> that's what she says but meanwhile she is going to turn it out. >> you'll see it soon on social media. >> friend, you have skills now. i'm excited to see this video. >> it should be, you know, no matter what, it will be entertaining. >> that's good. i can't wait to see it. >> ginger, we'll see you soon. well, isn't this awesome? and i want to share with you this sweet send off. a special way one hospital is celebrating patients who have recovered from covid-19. 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.

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all right. we're back and we're talking about warmer temperatures everywhere being average in redwood city to five degrees

warmer than average in places like concord and napa today and check out the drawback if you're outside. the cedar, pollen, juniper, sweet gum and the high amounts of uv index, make sure you wear that sunscreen. >> i'll take it, mike. the fda has given emergen authoration for sterilizing n95 masks so they decan be usedn hospitals. thousands of facilities have a machine to disinfect surgical tools now the same process can be used to disinfect masks and resp respirators which are in short supply. this involves using hydrogen peroxide and mask with obvious signs of wear and tear like broken bands or makeup on them will not be repurposed. people who are out of work depend on their savings right now and many need to stretch those funds to make ends meet. this morning on "gma" barbara

corcoran lays out a strategy to get the most bang for your buck. >> how and when we're spending our money. weed out all the unnecessary, o my highest interest credit cards first. >> you can watch the shark answer and more of your questions coming up on "gma" at 7:00 after "abc 7 mornings." helping the environment while we're staying home. a new app that allows you to virtually explore coral reefs while improving nasa technology. nemo net is a game available in the apple app store. players learn to identify different kinds of coral and not just a game. when players tap on the 3d images of coral, they are helping nasa improve the nasa satellite technology and assess

the health of coral reefs around the world. well one new york hospital is taking a musical approach when they send recovered covid-19 patients home. the staff at new york presbyterian queen hospital cheer and sing journey's "don't stop believin'" i that. coming up at 6:30, the question on all of our minds, when will the countr begin reopening. what the top coronavirus adviser has to say. some school districts launched distance learning and some parents are wondering what took so long. could the coronavirus been in the bay area as earlydember? i'm julian glover and we'll walk

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now your health, your safety. this is dabc7 tracking t new studybeen i theay a thought. when the nation can reopen. trading is just getting under way at the new york stock exchange. investors are prepared to start the week down. futures were down more than 300 points overnight after oil-producing countries agreed to slash production and how much the economy is shrinking because of coronavirus. of course, we will continue to track this as the day goes on. so, good morning, everyone. it is monday, april 13th. and even with everything going on, we are waking up with us this monday morning. >> and a pretty happy looking forward. hi, mike. >> hi, reggie. hi, kumasi. thanks for being with us this

morning. we do have a little bit of fog, a whole lot of fog around napa and down towards american canyon. watch out. that is going to be around for another houtwo hours. whenou step outside, temperatures mainly i we do have some mid 50s and 53 around oakland and calastoga 52 degrees. average if not above average with low 60s along the coast and mid to upper 60s san francisco and around the bay and low to mid 70s inland. the warming trend that started yesterday continues today and gets stronger the next couple days. i'll show you those numbers coming up next. >> thanks, mike. health officials are working to figure out how long covid-19 has been in the bay area. a new report suggests it could have been long before they started looking for it. julian glover is live with these details. good morning, julian. >>kumasi. this new article in "l.a. times" dr. jeff smith who is the chief

executive of santa clara county and a doctor point the fact that the coronavirus could have been here in the bay area and circulating since late 2019. we're talking about december of last year. now, the realization is thanks to data collected by the centers for disease control and local health departments, dr. smith also said early detection of the virus lagged because of the severe flu season we already had. in the bay area and the overlap in symptoms with the coronavirus. then there were the guidelines that only travelers recently in wuhan, china, should be screened and by that point it was spreading within the community here. 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 community spread of the virus. and from there, almost every positive test pointed towards local spread. here's direct quote from that l.a. times article, when public health officials tried to track down the start of the disease, we were unable to find

specifically a contact. that means the virus is in the community already, not as we suspected by the cdc as only in china and being spread from contact with china. again, that being dr. smith, the chief executive of santa clara county. the article also points out to a late start to community surveillance of coronavirus, which led to medical leaders not catching the community spread of the illness earlier. now researchers are looking at blood banks in l.a. and san francisco and other major cities to try and see if there is some lingering antibodies in that stored blood that can point them to what could have been missed and what possibly could have been detected earlier. for now reporting from home, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. the bay area topped 5,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as with all the social distancing we've been doing. here are the latest numbers. check out the map. we know so far 140 people have died.

santa clara county is still the clear epicenter in the bay area with more than 1,600 cases. san francisco and alameda counties are both approaching 900 cases. both lake and mendocino cases say no new covid-19 cases there. each county has four cases with no reported deaths so far. now, some other local developments in alameda county. the santa rita jail is reporting no new covid-19 cases. the virus has sickened 12 inmates and 12 staff members and one inmate has recovered. 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%. and el cerrito canceled the fourth of july world one festival. city leaders slashed the festival as a cost cutting move. happening today, san francisco schools go virtual. this is the first day of its distance learning program to keep students engaged through the end of this academic year.

now, "the chronicle" reports the district is still hashing out a plan with the teachers union, but some schedules arrange from our relaxed pace to rigid class time. sfusd rushed to get laptops and wifi to the 15% of students lacking access. prek through second grade can pick up their associated learning kits at nine different schools throu schools throughout the week. the school district announced over twitter that teachers can start scheduling on the platforms. they stopped instruction on wednesday after a zoom bombing incident. students and thendung auptepoms the nation may be getting close to rounding the corner on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm tracking it all here at the live desk this morning.

new york is starting to see its death curve flatten, but still very high. in the 700s for the past several weeks. dr. anthony fauci said depending on test results, it is possible to reopen parts of the country next month. >> we're 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 restrictions will happen. 557,000 cases so far. and hot spots are still growing in the united states, pennsylvania and massachusetts. expect surges this week. reggie, i'll send it back over to you. >> jobina, thank you. some good news, the irs says people should start getting their stimulus checks very soon.

the first round went out over the weekend. and you authorize direct nd deposit, then you are going to be some of the first on the list. >> 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. >> cathy got $1,200. the irs expects to start sending out paper checks the week of may 4th. if y can be like cathy and get up to $1,200. couples with children can ve ad. and those who make more than $99,000, sorry, you will not get anything at all. so, how much can you expect? just go to our calculator on our website, abc7news.com. all you have to do is answer a few simple questions. the new white house communications team starts taking over today.

kayleigh mcenany takes over today. two other team members are hired to help her. unclear what role they'll play when it comes to the president's response of covid-19. she is replacing stephanie grisham who never officially gave a briefing during her time as secretary. a union of golden gate transit bus drivers are being told to pick up extra passengers within san francisco to offset muni service cuts. according to the marin independent journal, the transit's gm made the decision without warning arguing there is enough empty space on buss to p within city limits. it's typically discouraged since golden gate transit caters to traveling through multiple counties. easter sunday in the era of social adry rshipping not less but a little bit differently and even though churches may have been empty, we saw people getting creative to keep their faith.

easter services went on with no parishioners and dozens of empty pews. we spoke with one parishioner who watched a live stream of the service at home and she wasn't alone. >> just 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's easter service yesterday as part of our special finding faith broadcast. you can find them on our had some backup, the e bunny.. and they were collecting foodsn. family's version of an easter egg hunt. a video conference. this is the baxter family in san francisco getting creative with easter this year. >> i did closely this time and the easter bunny with the police officers had a mask that had cop cars on it. >> what? >> yeah.

it is all in theme. >> a whole new level. >> pretty impressive. all right. more companies are rushing in to test for immunity against coronavirus. federal officials do have a warning about getting tested. and right now we want to take a live look at the new york stock exchange this morning as trading gets under way. looks like we're starting down about 170 points, but, of course, we'll keep you updated on that and give you another update on the markets next. plus, meet a bay area girl who is putting her passion for fashion to work to help others during this pandemic. first, we'll look at mike nicco and his forecast today. hi, mike. >> good morning to you. hi, kumasi. thanks for being with us on this monday morning. mostly cloudy in san francisco with low to mid 50s. i should say there in san francisco, i keep forgetting i'm not there. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid 50s and a few 40s in the north bay where the fog is forming thanks to the lack of cloud cover during the overnight hours. for our essential commuters, the

bay bridge toll plaza is mostly cloudy and 53 degrees. that little bit of fog is the only issue for the commute weather wise this morning. we'll talk to jobina about other issues coming up. the east bay valleys we're in the 50s through 9:00. faster sunshine means mid 70s for several hours this afternoon and then very nice, sunny 67 at 7:00. for the south bay, more sunshine and temperatures in the 50s through 9:00. 60s through 1:00 and near 70 for a few low 70s during the afternoon hours and the peninsula will be the last stop. little bit cooler and 50s through 11:00 and faster sunshine means you will get right near 70. if you don't get there today, good bet you'll get there tomorrow and wednesday. chance of rain coming up on the weekend forecast. as promised, here is jobina. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, mike. i love your energy today. got that monday mood. i'm into it. thank you.

all right, everybody. well, so we're checking in on traffic here. ijust want to let you know that we have good news as far as that crash i was covering in livermore. that has cleared and the tow truck is getting that rollover car out of the way and that person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries in that crash. we're taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza and everywhere else looking good. just a reminder as i mentioned earlier this morning, please don't speed. no one out there, you're going to get where you need to go quickly if you're an essential worker. the chp has been struggling with a lot of the speeders out there. if you rely on mass transit, just check the schedule. loads of changes there. and everything else, looking good. i, of course, will let you know if that changes.

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goodern moi morning. right now the clouds and the water on the bay, pretty much gray. they're mirroring each other and a lot more sunshine and a lot bluer sky out there ase roho the afternoon hours. and temperatures will respond. here's a look at our day planner. little fog in the north bay and look at all that sunshine during the noon hour and a few clouds will linger at the coast keeping you in the upper 50s while the rest of us push 70 at 4:00. very quiet around the state. a stray shower possible early down around bakersfield and otherwise increasing sunshine and middle 70s through the central valley. still a little cloud cover and mid to upper 60s down in socal. for tahoe, yeah, looks like the snow season has come to an end with 65% of average as high as we got this year. >> oh, my god! look at the house y'all! look. >> a funnel cloud right here in front of me.

that is scary to look at and to listen to everyone. multiple tornadoes battering the deep south onnd ay. people georgia. the storms damaged hundreds of houses in alabama and louisiana. and at one point, it left nearly half a million people without power and it forced several states to declare emergencies. trucks, trees, buildings and even semi trailers were toppled by these high winds. we want to shw you this fire. it caused $150,000 in damage at a firestone tire shop in santa rosa. this is video that the fire department posted on twitter. luckily nobody was in the tire shop when it started around 8:30 last night. and right now the cause of the fire is under investigation. a man is dead following a violent string of events that included an off-duty police officer being stabbed. it all started yesterday morning when the man stabbed someone during an attempted carjacking at a chevron station in south

san francisco. an off-duty san francisco police officer tried to stop the carjacking. the man attacked the officer stabbing him and the carjacking victim. the officer then shot the suspect, but the man left the scene in a stolen patrol car. police chased him to a kaiser permanente facility in daly city and that's where officers shot thed them with a knife. the officer and the driver who were stabbed are expected to recover. contra costa county may decide tomorrow whether they will ask the governor to allow for a vote by mail only come november. the board of supervisors is considering making the requests in the name of safety because of coronavirus. the vast majority of majorities who work at polling places are seniors. many have already notified the county's election office that they are n sve e ofthheir hlt if the clear sig of hope starting to emerge in the coronavirus battle and that is a possible antibody test. that test could possibly make it easier for people to eventually

get back to work or school. however, there are concerns about its accuracy. since 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 much worse having wildly inaccurate tests than having no tests. >> a wild west of unregulated tests that would backfire our path to recovery. sanford is developing its own tests and cosg emgency apov w nbe show just how hard the pandemic has hit restaurants. the national restaurant association says the industry has lost $25 billion in sales since the first of march. 3 million jobs have been lost, as well. many restaurants have been forced to shift their business

models relying on takeout and delivery orders and others turned into makeshift groce stores to keep revenue coming in. gas prices, unfortunately, are about to go back up. the world's biggest energy producers have agreed to cut by nearly 10 million barrels a day. this deal comes after russia and saudi arabia drove oil prices to their lowest levels in 18 years. so, now, we'll take a live look at new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. we are down about 365 points. a warning if you live in san francisco, more citations could be coming your way if you are not properly physically distancing. abc7 news amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero where there were a lot of people close to each other over the weekend. hi, amy. >> hi, reggie. the embarcadero was a spot that was very popular over the weekend and one of several spots. they got these signs out, but police are saying it is looking like it will take more than

these signs. they may start cracking down here pretty soon. take a look at these images from the weekend. this is what it looked like at the embarcadero and video from dolores park and marina green and a shelt ershelter-at-home i. they have cited two people for not social distancing. 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. the other 5%, please, don't ruin it for everybody who is doing the right thing. >> here is a picture a viewer sent us from the crowded inner richmond farmers market. these markets are considered essential business, but officials are begging people to keep their distance. experts say just meeting people at the beach or the park is just not a good idea, saying it's hard to keep a social distance

at gatherings like that and that's why the stay-in-place order is designed and it's designed to limit these get togethers. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks, amy. a 12-year-old girl on the peninsula is using her sewing skills to help the community during this pandemic. ashlyn so is a clothing designer and her work has been fashioned at new york fashion week. when thear ashlyn channeled her passion for making stylish masks for the public and for people working on the front lines. for every mask that she sells, two are donated to health care workers. ashlyn says it is pretty cool to see how others have wanted to pitch in. >> some people have been donating fabric to us. and we also have been helping by donating money so we can use it to buy supplies. it makes me feel really happy and i'm really glad i could

>> love it. masks soal i g tohi and people are going to be safe and stylish, guys. >> wait, i need to get in on this. i ordered three pairs of masks and none of them have arrived. so, if she can get me a mask sooner, i'm in. >> it might be better since she's local. >> come on, ashlyn. >> you can get one from barbara because barbara is still over san out of material, so ol she took the weekend off. >> good, she needs a break. >> darn. >> she really does. she made a spectacular easter dinner, so, it was a very relaxing weekend for me. i had a great time. hopefully you guys did, too. let's talk about the weather. you can see we still have a

stiff west wind an onshore breeze coming from the ocean. that's why you see a lot of cloud cover and some drier air is sneaking into that and that's why we'll see more sunshine and warmer temperatures today. the warmth will linger through wednesday and then we'll start to slow, we'll drop significantly thursday and then temperatures will continue to taper to below average levels this weekend with a slight chance of a shower. let's take a look at the fog forecast and watch this. here's at 7:00, a lot of cloud cover out there but already by 10:00, 10:30 a lot of us breaking out in the sunshine and even at the coast we'll have more sunshine which wasn't much. your temperatures will respond to not quite as much as the rest of us. 61 at half moon bay and more sunshine with a northerly breeze. look at that 65 in san francisco. with a lot of mid to upper 60s around the bay and then the south bay and inland east bay and north bay low to mid 70s. tonight the winds reverse. blow off shore and take away any chance of cloudve wnn e valleys, it will be

in the 40s. cooler up in the hills. a little breezy and warmer with lows in the 50s. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. two to six degrees warmer tomorrow and then about another two degrees thursday and ten degrees cooler, i should say, thursday. then we just keep getting cooler and the chance of rain does not warrant a storm impact scale right now. >> thanks, mike. brazil's christ redeemer statue is paying tribute to medical workers around the world. it lit up on easter sunday. performed a mass at the base of the statue during this litght show. health care workers putting on scrubs and putting on face masks and with a message reminding people to stay home. a lot of you are enjoying these instagram dance parties and the most famous one of all, deejay wrapped up club quarantine a couple hours ago and coachella premiered a new

documentary in place of what would have been their first weekend of performances. but all of that may have been outshadowed by what diddy did over the weekend. he hosted a dance-a-thon to raise money for medical supplies and look who showed up. the one and only j.lo. now, it's been 20 years since they broke up. they are still friendly. a-rod and other celebrities all helped to raise 3.4 million bucks. well, one of the most famed voices in the world used easter sunday to deliver a message of healing. ♪ >> that is opera singer andrea bocelli live streaming a concert from an empty cathedral of milan yesterday. italy has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in

the world right behind the u.s. and spain. the andrea bocelli foundation is helping hospitals purchase personal protective equipment for medical staff. he wanted the performance to represent a message of love and hope to italy and to the world. i'm here for all these performances. can we talk about how j.lo looks like she did 20 years ago. >> it's the reverse aging process that we all want. and part of that is going to be, do you have your moisturizing lotion? >> friend, i don't have it yet. send me some, thank you. thank you. coming up next, the seven th

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and expert advice at cigna.com/covid19 it's 6:58. if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, covid-19, that's according to dr. jeff smith with the santa clara county health department. according to the "l.a. times" he vir freewheeling in this community for quite some time. number two. more citations could be on the way for people who are not practicing physical distancing in san francisco. supervisor aaron peskin says fines can reach up to $2,000.

number three. the union president representing muni bus san ansco says a full muni shut down might be needed to keep passengers and drivers safe. now, a number of riders have reached out to abc7 saying social distancing is near impossible right now on buses. number four. keep an eye on your bank accounts. the federal government began rolling out stimulus payments over the weekend. taxpayers who filed in 2018 and 2019 are among the first to get the money. number five. multiple tornadoes wiping out parts of the deep south. the new death tolls this morning, at least 17 people are dead in mississippi and in georgia. winds and damage knocked out power to nearly half a million people. 54 tornadoes reported yesterday. let's take a look at what is dpo going on back here at home. this morning is cloudy and this afternoon will end up differently. more sunshine and warmth and today is the beginning of a three-day warming trend.

and number six. we have clear conditions out there on our roads this morning for our essential workers. just want to make sure that good morning, america.t breaking overnight, a tornado emergency colliding with covid-19 on easter sunday, as those fleeing the weather grapple with fears of coronavirus, wearing masks in shelters. deadly storms tearing through the south in the middle of the pandemic, leaving at least 13 people dead. the front of this warehouse completely demolished and roads underwater. now the dangerous weather taking aim at the east coast this morning. ght tor. new york state finally starting to flatten the curve, but the fight far from over. >> 758 people lost their lives in a 24-hour period. >> other hot spots emerge in massachusetts and pennsylvania. now questions about when to re-open the country.