those aren't dogs or cats. those are coyotes taking over the streets of san francisco. >> i'm with you, jobina. remember reggie was like, it will be fine. in case anything happens, just run. friend. >> yes. remember we talked about the coyote we saw at the station right at the beginning we saw and then they invited their friends clearly. >> he was scouting us that early into this. >> what did you say, friend? >> have they done us any harm yet? >> you are not walking the streets when they are out there. >> shelter in place. >> let's talk about the forecast, mike, because i don't think i'm going to win this one. friend wants me to run in the

streets from the coyotes. >> right. you can outrun a coyote. >> right. >> no. >> let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. here's a look at the onshore flow. i put the wind particles to show you the sea breeze is back and some of the gray it's creating and here's another advantage point from the exploratorium from pier 15 looking back to the west. it is definitely a change in the guard as far as our weather goes. look how little sunshine we received today until the afternoon hours and that will hold those temperatures back. 0 50s at the coast and 70s inland. cooler weather coming for the weekend. i'll have that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's the news of the day with reggie. >> thank you, mike. hundreds of people could have their power cut in marin county today. prepare for wildfire season. that is, e reoe who are sheltering in place, especially if they have to work from home this morning.

and that work is expected to happen in mill valley from 8:30 to 4:30. pg&e says they have 19 outaimpa the end of the month and that power shut down will also affect people in the east bay. seven on your side learned that customers in orinda and danville received notice of the outage. amy hollyfield is working on the story this morning and she'll have a live report coming up in the next half hour. the president is expected to unveil new guidelines today on reopening the country. he has indicated that he would like some states to be back open by may. >> the battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases. >> president trump said final ae coronavirus safety orders will a reversal from his earlier stance that he held absolute authority to reopen the economy. now on abc7 news live desk

update. >> at the live desk, there's growing concern over a possible meat shortage at grocery stores. i'm looking into all of that this morning. many meat plants have been forced to close due to covid-19. a pork processing plant in south dakota is dealing with an outbreak. two tyon food plant workers in iowa have died. the head of the north american meat institute says enough meat for now but the situation could get worse. >> if we continue to see shut downs of plants going forward that can't operate the crisis that we're in, that we could see some further disruptions inta. supply chain is the growing demand for meat and grocery stores because a lot of people are staying home and cooking for themselves. i definitely understand that. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. only on 7, emergency room doctors want to remind you, don't hesitate to geo to the

hospital if you have an issue noncoronavirus related. bay area emergency rooms have seen an alarming drop in non-covid-19 patients. attributes it to two reasons. first, people think the hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients and, second, they are afraid of contracting coronavirus at the hospital. >> we're seeing patients coming in with strokes that have been delayed for several days. people sitting at home with a pend situs for five or six days and people with chest pains or heart attacks that are waiting to seek care until the last possible moment. >> ucsf said its e.r. has not seen the surge in coronavirus patients that many people were expecting and they think that is thanks to the shelter-in-place orders. the covid-19 crisis may be slowing the economy, but not breaking the supply chain at the port of oakland.

the msc will be the largest ship to pull into oakland day. it is scheduled to berth at oakland international container terminal. the port says that more than 1,300 foot container vessel will spend 24 hours before discharging import containers and loading exports. so we want to know what you think about this, do you think schools should do grades for the pandemic as pass/fail, students pick their own or just everyone gets an a? you can weigh in by going to abc7news.com/vote and we have the results at the bottom of your screen. the reason we're asking because san francisco unified school district is considering that third option, giving all students as. julian glover is live with more on this. good morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. at the end of our last hour, we asked this question and the majority of people were not in favor of the idea of the school system handing out as for this term.

but that is an option that is gaining a lot of support amongst the san francisco unified school district's school board in their nearly seven-hour meeting that they held this week. now, there is a major contrast from this proposal of giving everyone an a to what the state is recommending of using this pass/fail system to evaluate students while the schools remain closed during this pandemic. now, this move takes into account the unprecedented nature of schools being closed over the coronavirus and the in online distance learning for those who don't have the resources to logonli online. this will only affect middle school and high school because elementary school doesn't offer grades. >> a similar to pass and another suggestion was that instead of a letter grade itself to just say pass. there was some concern around the letter grade and what it means to both students and families. >> you can see school board

members mulling over both sides of this one. there is some concern among the board members, however, about handing out that 4.0 or a grade average could affect college admissions down the line. now, there was also plenty of discussion on whether giving all students an a plus or an a would deincent vise their distant learning they're doing right now. if you know you're going to get an a, why do the work in the first place? still very far from making a decision. that will happen later this month. reporting from home, julian glover, abc7 news. >> more people are in support of everyone gets an a. 17% now. it was pretty much zero when we checked in the 5:00 hour. but most people still think pass/fail which the state is 85%. if you live in san francisco, you may be hearing a little more howling at night.

>> and at first you might think are those a bunch of dogs outside my window or what is going on? it's not dogs. it's coyotes. >> do not be fooled. these coyotes are being more vocal now that everyone is sheltering in place. nick delia took this video. you can hear coyotes in the middle of a san francisco street at night and the craziest part was hearing them howl. you just saw one of them walking in the middle of the street. usually these animals keep moving and stay away from humans, but now that we are not out and about as much, things have changed. wildlife experts are reminding people, do not feed or approach the coyotes. >> feed it what? i am leaving. they can have it. >> don't leave. >> they can have the streets. they can have the parks. have it.

>> you're already giving up? >> yes. you told me to run. >> look, i had a little conversation with my dog woodstock last night and he has been in talks with the coyotes and they're negotiating things. coyote is one of the team captains. woodstock is one of the team captains for the mission district and he's getting things under control. >> i feel like woodstock would get things handled. >> he will handle it and in case he doesn't, run. >> thank you, friend. well, coming up next at 6:00, tens of thousands of crew members are still stuck at sea right now. the cruise ships are unable to dock because of fears of coronavirus. we're hearing now from americans onboard. airports are empty and it's going to be like that for a while. the dire prediction from united airlines about travel into summer. here's a live look from san jose, the marine clouds have made it this far south.

53 degrees and the high today only about 72. that's up to 9 degrees cooler than yesterday. we'll talk about how long this cool weather is going to last

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temperatures stuck in the upper 50s and 60s. mid to upper 60s and then for san francisco, probably not going to break 60 after being near 70 yesterday. highs in the upper 50s. all right, let's turn over to jobina and get a report. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. i'll take you to a live look at sfo where it is mostly empty due to the various cuts to the coronavirus pandemic. if you are planning to take a trip in the nenxt month, united airlines has canceled 90% of its flights in may. the company's ceo made the announcement last night saying they expect the same changes in june and are considering what to do after that. he said they expected to fly fewer people during the entire month of may than they d one single day in may of 2019.

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abc 7 news. >> all news, all morning. california is the only state to offer financial help to undocumented immigrants. the governor pledged $75 million in one-time payments. in addition the bay area group grantmakers concerned with immigrants and refugees or gcir is raising $50 million for undocumented immigrants. the governor praised that effort. the president of the nonprofit says the money will go to smaller communities the state might not be able to reach. >> i think in times of crisis, we have to lean into our shared humanity and take care of one another regardless of where we're born and what immigration status we have and i think it's unconscionable to leave anyone behind. >> undocumented immigrants are not ed the federal government's stimulus check payout. we're always looking for things to hopefully look forward

to during this crisis. and tonight it's can you feel the love tonight? >> yes, friend. i am ready for this. this is a star-studded sing along to all of our favorite disney songs. all right. friend, i feel like you should be on it. but look who is on it. all your favorites. and then look at this. this is derek hough and his girlfriend at their house because all the disney songs are going to be sang by celebrities inside their houses. he is doing a song from "beauty and the beast" and he posted this on instagram. >> i'm excited about "colors of the wind" from pocahontas. is there a song you are excited about? >> well, yeah, i'm performing "be our guest" from "beauty and the beast" which is such a fun,

fu fun song and big challenge because i want to make this feel big when it's just the two of us in my house. so, we pulled out all the stops. we got costumes out of the closet and rearranged furniture. >> he said popcorn was flying. i don't know what that means, how that is going to work. but we have to wait and see. and the other thing that is really exciting about it is that all the words for the songs are going to be on the screen so you can sing along and not feel embarrassed that you were singing totally wrong lyrics all this time. you can just pretend you knew that was what they were saying the whole time. >> i love this. it's on at 8:00 tonight. >> yep. >> i'll have to stay up for this one. i'm really curious what arianna grande is going to do. she previously sang the song from "hercules." >> she is singing "i won't say i'm in love." >> that's one of my favorite

disney songs. an underrated sound track in my opinion. i could go on about this for days. >> we know. >> yeah. >> yeah. put my vote in for tarzan "you'll be in my heart." we'll close the windows and join along here at home. here's a look at the exploratorium where it is cloudy this morning. what a change. 52 degrees and the clouds will linger in many areas today and that will have our temperatures tanking compared to yesterday. cloudy tonight and look for more fog and little drizzle in the east bay hills and along the peninsula coast and the peninsula itself. and the weekend is cooler but at least it's going to be dry. monday is our next chance of rain. let's look at the cloud cover and you can see even by noon plenty of cloud cover at the bay and around the coa a then stay at the coast deuuring the afternoon hours keeping you in the 50s and low 60s and barely 60 in san francisco and mid few upper 60s around the bay and especially the north bay or the east bay and the south bay where the sun breaks out first.

tonight a little bit cooler up in the north bay, upper 40s. and the cloud cover keep us in the low to mid 50s. area of low pressure sliding down the coast to our west. you can see the radar returns mainly out over the ocean and for the rest today more likely where they will be. higher elevations near the coast, a slight chance of a stray shower today and maybe an isolated shower tomorrow. not enough for a storm impact scale. best chance of wet weather is going to be in the high country through sunday and there you can see monday we get our chance of rain. my accuweather seven-day forecast. 80s are behind us and more likely the 70s behind us. in the 60s through at least mnday and then a slow warming trend next week. kumasi, reggie, back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. now, we are checking in with our friend ginger zee. >> yes, she is live at home this morning with a look at what is ahead on "good morning america." hey, ginger. >> good morning, reggie. good morning, kumasi. let's go ahead and start with where we will begin this morning

and that is hoping to reopen this natitoseew national guidelines for our states. what experts are saying about that push to get back to business by next month and if it's realistic. the battle still raging on in the hospitals. we'll get into both of those. an abc exclusive. the one and only michael jordan live. he's going to talk about that highly anticipated new docuseries called "the last dance" about his legendary bulls team. anybody through the '90s remembers that time. he is going to talk about that and his legacy and so much more. colleges are in chaos, and schools are unsure of what is ahead this fall. parents, students, we have some tips and things you should be thinking about as you plan ahead for the next year. and the wonderful josh, that big family fily sing along is coming tonight. i know me and my family is going to be singing. myles is trying to get into the

shot. here he is. yeah. >> hi, myles. >> oh, my gosh. look at that cutie. >> isn't that cute? ♪ little town, it's a quiet village ♪ he's hungry. he wants doughnuts. >> one of the many ways myles and i are exactly the same. >> a doughnut. >> all right, thanks, ginger. "jeopardy" isn't filming new episodes right now but the show is looking for locals to compete when production does resume. justign up by taking the "jeopardy" test online and if you pass you'll be put in a pool for an invitation for a follow-up right here at abc7 news at 6:00.

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welcome back. let's take a look at the storm impact scale for monday. the only chance of rain in the next seven days and showers are likely up to a third of an inch is possible. some dry air underneath where the clouds form. that is going to keep the rainfall amounts pretty low and we don't expect a lot of rain in april. we'll take what we can get, which is up to a third of an inch. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. prince harry and meghan markle are lending a hand during the pandemic. the couple is donating more than $112,000 to the feeding britain

charity. "people" magazine says it is a profit from the broadcast of their 2018 wedding. harry, meghan and baby archie continue to isolate as they begin their new life away from the royal family. the biggest names in sports and the entertainment world are joining forces for the all-in challenge. so, if you want a warriors championship ring, here is your chance. >> i want to help them. so, i want to give them my championship ring. >> warriors owner is among those who are going all in to raise millions to feed people in need right now. the 49ers are also offering a fan experience, robert and leonardo decap rio are offing a walk-on role with them in a movie and spend the day on the set and attend the movie's premiere. raffle tickets at allinchallenge.com. some good stuff on there, reggie.

>> yeah. i'm looking forward to seeing that. i'll look at that later on. coming up next at 6:30. the s.a.t. test is canceled because of coronavirus. but it could soon be going digital. plus, the new unemployment numbers just out this morning. we'll see how those numbers are affecting the stock market. pg&e is planning to shut the power off to some homes in the east bay today as people are sheltering at home. i'm amy hollyfield, the story coming up. and as we head to break, we wanted to leave you with a little bit of beauty as we start our day. spring has sprung in amador county. a huge bloom of yellow and orange poppies appeared in the foothills and it's bringing us joy. we hope it brings you

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ordered to stay home and today hundreds of people will have to do that without power. pg&e says it has no choice. the stock market ready to react to another stunning unemployment report. we learned just about an hour ago that more than 5 million people have applied for unemployment just last week. jobina is tracking down all those numbers and we, of course, will keep tracking the markets and give you an update as soon as we get it. in the meantime, say good morning to you all. it is thursday, april 16th and we're happy that you're waking up with us. >> yes. as all of you reminded me in our group text this morning, it is almost friday. that is still something to look forward to, even in these uncertain times. hi, mike. >> an easier weekend to stay inside with it not being as warm as it was yesterday when those people were getting in trouble by going to our beaches. today is the beginning of that cooling trend. i put the wind flow on live doppler7. you can see it making that left-hand turn and moving inland and the cloud cover it's

bringing with the marine layer. up to 1,500 feet. from mt. tam a gorgeous sunrise happening. i'll try to capture that and put it on social media later. clouds at the coast upper 50s to near 60 in san francisco and mid 60s around the bay and a few low to mid 70s inland. up to ten degrees cooler today. reggie? >> thanks, mike. hundreds of people are preparing for their power to get shutout. pg&e says it is a planned outage so they can do essential maintenance but there are people upset because this comes at a hard time to have no electricity. amy hollyfield is live in orinda with more on that. amy? >> hi, reggie. people are angry this is happening in orinda and danville. pg&e will be shutting off the power in a couple hours. residents say they just can't believe the timing of this. they have been told to stay at home. they're working from home. kids are on their computers learning from home. the refrigerators are full as

people try to avoid multiple trips to the store and now the power will be shutorda some even begged pg&e to >>n monday to say, you know, you guys have to reschedule this, right? i was blown away they said, no, we're not going to reschedule it. in fact, we're moving forward and there is nothing we can do. >> i'm dreading it and a conflict to be told to stay in your house and having your house being taken away from you. >> and she was told it's going to happen to her a couple times this month. pg&e released this statement saying we understand the impacts of a service interruption given the current stay-at-home orders and we apologize for any disruption or hardship these outages may cause. they said they cannot reschedule. that this work must be done. if you didn't get a notice, you should not lose your power today. the homes that are impacted were notified and, again, those are homes in danville and orinda.

they'll be losing their power for the day. we're told from about 9:00 to 5:00. reporting live in orinda, amy hollyfield. >> thank you, amy. bay area county health officers and nearby counties are the next stay-at-ohome orders. it may include loosening some restrictions. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. we're learning that talks are being held to decide which activities will resume from napa all the way down to monterey on may 4th. "the chronicle" reports that the plan will only probably loosen stanciie c beon lower-risk w met, outdoor construction work, landscaping and playing golf. the only thing that the group has decided is the general guidelines. the health officer tells the paper that the group must first set up a list of criteria to be met and then decide what

restrictions would be lifted. san francisco mayor london breed says that all of the decisions are being made collaboratively and that the worst thing leaders can do right now is move too quickly and then end up in a worse situation. back to you guys. >> thank you, jobina. bay area health leaders are considering an order requiring people to wear masks in public. face coverings become mandatory in sonoma county starting tomorrow but only recommended in other counties. "the chronicle" is reporting dr. matt lewis said one option is to require masks for workers in face-to-face contact with the public. dr. willis himself recovered from coronavirus and it took weeks. he says he underestimated how serious the illness would be. the alameda county district attorney's office is investigating a hayward nursing home where 13 residents have now died. a spokesperson for the d.a.'s office said the investigation was launched prior to a lawyer's announcement that families were considering a lawsuit.

41 residents and 26 staff members of the gateway care and rehab tes positive for coronavirus. and other than brief statements, the facilities' representatives haven't spoken publicly about the deaths. a new coronavirus testing site coming to san francisco. the site will do drive-thru -thr tests starting tomorrow. you can be screened for symptoms using verilly covid-19 website. it already operates several test sites in the bay area. also a new mobile test van is now set up at the stonestown galleria mall parking lot in san francisco. these are being done by carbon health, which says that results come back within 15 minutes. you do need appointment for this. the van will be there until tomorrow before moving to redwood city for the weekend and then on to fremont next week. now breaking news from the a abc7 live desk. >> breaking news at the live desk. we just learned about an hour ago the labor department

released the latest weekly jobless report. 5.2 million americans filed for unemployment after being laid off or furloughed because of the coronavirus. that is on top of the 16.6 million who filed for unemployment the previous three weeks. that means in the last four weeks nearly 22 million americans have lost their jobs. that wipes out all the gains made since the great recession which ended in june of 2009. kumasi, back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. here's a live look at how the markets are reacting to the new employment report. you can see we are down this morning roughly 100 or so points. governor newsom says more financial aid is coming to the millions of californians who have lost their jobs. he says hundreds of thousands of debit cards are being sent out every day loaded with money to help people who are currently out of a job. for undocumented immigrants, the state will start taking

applications next month for a $125 million relief program. now for self-employed gig or contract workers, there is a new federal pandemic unemployment assistance fund. >> very deliberative process in realtime to set up our pua system in a way we can turn around checks within 24 to 48 hours. >> the state's unemployment call center hours are being extended from 8:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night seven days a week. newsom says in the last month, 2.7 million people have filed for unemployment insurance. the s.a.t. test b canceled for june because of the coronavirus pandemic. we're going to be talking about what the college board is doing right now to make sure it is accessible for students if classes don't start back this fall. and social distancing with a twist in the south bay. see how some communities are getting creative with chalk challenges. and join us this afternoon

for an abc7 news special. reaching the peak. abc7 news anchor dion lim will have a meeting with the governors and a ucsf doctor. go to our facebook page and comment on the post. we'll be streaming the event live from 2:00 to 2:30 on abc7news.com and our abc7 app and facebook and youtube pages. right now we'll talk with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> thank you, reggie, kumasi. start in the north bay where temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. everybodys under cloudy conditions and expect more fog and drizzle tomorrow. fog right now thickest along the coast. three miles of visibility down to and 49 in daly city and the rest of us cloudy and low 50s. gorgeous sunrise bout you have o go up to places like mt. tam to

see it. as far as your commute, no need for the sunglasses this morning, but you'll need them this afternoon. here's a look at the east bay valleys where we'll shake the clouds a little bit faster than everybody else but those low clouds replaced by high clouds and no more 80s. down in the south bay, we barely make it to 70 around 3:00 this afternoon. most of the day is spent in the upper 60s and for the peninsula, we're partly sunny this afternoon and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. dropping down to 60 by 7:00. this is just the beginning of the cooling trend. we'll talk more about that and the chance of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. let's talk about the commute with jobina. how are the essential workers fairing this morning, jobina? >> doing pretty well on the roads, mike. we do is a mass transit alert to let people know about for ac transit and vta. both agencies are going to be limiting the number of passengers that can get on their

buses. for ac transit specifically, that means six, ten or 16 riders on the buses, depending on the size of the bus. once they reach that capacity, the bus driver will keep going. we'll take a live look outside right now showing you emeryville. 80 is looking good for the most part. no issues. i'm just checking the log, again, because it's been a rather slow day for the chp. just had some road construction this morning. so, everything is looking good for our essential workers. today at noon, b.a.r.t. will sound the horn on its trains as a thank you to public transit workers. these workers put their health and safety on the line during the pandemic so that other essential workers can get to their jobs. transit agencies across the country are taking part in the #soundthehorn campannd ac transit and amtrak will also sound their horns. absolu

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accuweather forecast. >> the marine layer is back. look at the cloud cover over top of us and the uniform temperatures in the low to mid 50s on your accuweather 12-hour planner. s stay in the 50s at the coast and barely make it to the 60s and 70s inland and back into the upper 50s to near 60. a chilly evening on tap. grab a coat and you can see the clouds pushing up against the coast. 60s there. 80s in the central valley and up in the high country, we'll be at about 60 in yosemite. a beach hazard statement for tomorrow. sneaker waves and rip currents are possible and a little dangerous there and a little snow also up in the mountains and then a better chance of a few inches of snow monday. that's it from here for now. we'll have more on our accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. here's kumasi with more news. the coronavirus pandemic is forcing high school students to suddenly deal with distance learning. but now they face another challenge if college is in their future. abc7 news reporter julian glover

is live with details on this. good morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. a lot of attention paid to our high school seenjuniors missing on big moments prom and graduation and now the focus is shifting to the high school juniors who arguably spending a long a lot of time spending a lot of time studying for an s.a.t. test that has been canceled in many cases. they are allowing students to take the test digitally over the dea to take it online. this is not the first time it has happened before. some schools across the country started the trend this year, but the first time the test is allowed to be taken in the comfort of their own home for students. now, this just one of the options the organization is considering depending on how long schools stay closed. the board said it would begin giving the s.a.t. on weekends starting in august, if it's safe to do so or just administer the test in the fall if schools are back open then. now, we already know 51 colleges

and universities and counting have already either done away with or laxed their requirements for the s.a.t. or a.c.t. through their incoming classes for the fall of 2021. we imagine more cleeolleges wil join that list. the college board is saying this online digital version of the test will still be safe, secure and accessible to all and most importantly, valid for college admission. reporting from home, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. s.a.t.s have to get creative and so do small businesses. including a north bay plumbing company now offering free virtual consultations. >> all you need to do now is unhook that chain and what i'm going to do is send you the part number and you just go down to your hardware store. they should have that. what you could do, when you get that part -- >> benjamn franklin plumbing is walking customers through

routine repairs free of charge. if it's something more complex, they'll send a plumber out. nearly 55,000 small business loans approved under the paycheck protection act in california and hundreds of thousands of businesses in the bay area are stuck on the waiting list. the abc7 news iteam look under to the hold up. admits there are long wait times but using every resource to move loans through faster. >> the goal is from once the application is approved and then the loan is closed, a goal is to get the funds dispersed in ten days or less. >> weke with several small business owners in the bay area. some people have been waiting for more than two weeks for a response after filing an application. and that's a good opportunity for us to mention that abc7 is partnering with iheart media to help support local businesses getting hit hard during this pandemic. go to abc7news.com to find resources and click on support the bay.

lyft is keeping drivers employ would the new on-demand delivery service. on its blog, lyft says the new essentials program will drop off meals and medical supplies to nonprofit groups and government agencies. for now, the service is not available to individuals. look at this story. in the south bay, it is hopscotch with a twist. people in san jose are creating sidewalk obstacle courses to try to keep busy during the pandemic. as abc7 news reporting amanda del castillo found out it is a lot of fun but also keep your social distance. >> reporter: in the capital of silicon valley where much is influenced by tech, some are e bsteyd o this egior their neighbors in isolation. duck, sprint, the challenge doesn't stop there. >> when she told me about it, i thought it would be our house and we went three houses down.

>> i figured it would. >> reporter: more adults are taking on the obstacle course including marshall. >> as i get older, it is harder to bend down and do some of the movements. "dancing with the stars" isn't calling me yet. >> reporter: and, yes, a singing portion. marshall will probably have to wait on that call from "american idol" as well. farther south, the same idea. >> this is the chalk challenge course. it's actually the second one that we have done. the first one got washed away with the rain a few days ago. >> reporter: jason and his family adding math problems and piggy banks a welcome distraction from the covid-19 pandemic. >> this is a finite amount of time that we're doing this and let's make the best of it and just know that everybodyli acea okay to feel that. >> reporter: chalk challenges. prove it doesn't take much to help build a better bay area. in san jose, amanda del castillo, abc7 news.

>> i love that story and, friend, i love this story. who needs a mask when you have a beard. >> a new zealand man is showing off how he says he's protecting himself from coronavirus. let me see this. >> look, friend. look, friend. >> yeah. has trouble with a regular mask so you can see from his tiktok video. okay. all right. he secures his beard using a beanie and his sunglasses. of course, facial hair does get in the way of securing a mask properly. so, this was his solution. okay. that's cute. but, really, don't do this. >> don't do that. can he even breathe? i guess he can. >> now is the time to shave those beards. beards have had a run for the past couple of years and i understand. beards take a six and elevate you to an eight. but so does a mask.

>> it does not have the same effect. it doesn't. >> mike? >> what i've learned from my resident germophob upstairs above me, beards are nasty. or they can be if they'r not taken care of properly. it was a cute look, but i'll stick with my mask. let's take a look at what is going on outside. double vision the exploratorium and golden gate bridge showing that marine layer cloudiness. let's look down in san jose. clouds are filtering everywhere and keeping us in the low to mid 50s this morning. the stubborn clouds will tank our temperatures up to 11 to 12 degrees cooler yesterday. not enough for a storm impact scale today and tomorrow. dry weekend but next week we have a storm impact scale. i'll show you that in a second. first today and nice by noon it's still hanging around the bay. so, we'll have to wait until the afternoon hours for it to finally clear out.

it will cling to the coast all day today. keeping you 59 in half moon bay to 60 in san francisco to mid 60s around the bay. a few low to mid 70s inland and places like the east bay and south bay where it clears out faster. tonight upper 40s in the north bay and low to mid 50s for the rest of us and drizzle possible along the coast and also up into the east bay hills. you can see the low spinning and sliding down the coast. most of the showers will remain off shore for today and you can see in the higher elevations a slight chance of a shower and a better chance tomorrow which is still just barely a slight chance. it is not until we get through the cloudiness this weekend with the showers up in the high country that monday rolls through and we get up to a third of an inch of rain, especially the closer you are to the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. that's where the bulk of the rain is going to fall. also be our coolest day with temperatures in the mid 50s to barely some mid 60s and warm sunshine again next week. hope you enjoy it. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. we have a really nice story. a mom who delivered her baby while she was in a coma because

of coronavirus just met her newborn. >> oh, my gosh. >> doctors at a new york hospital put yanira soriano into a coma so she could go on a ventilator during her battle with coronavirus. she was unconscious when her doctors delivered her son by c-section. on monday she was taken off that ventilator and met her son, walter, for the first time. what a story those two have to tell for years to come. >> i'm so happy she's okay. in the south bay, many families have a desperate need to put food on the table and local organizations are doing their part to help. sky 7 was overhead in san jose yesterday. a really long line of cars waiting for food andarotrbnd talked to one volunteer who has been helping at this food distribution site throughout the coronavirus crisis. >> there are those touching

moments where you help somebody put some food in the back of your car and you see their mattress, as well, and their belongings. you know they're living in their car and then you see families coming through with their small children and you know that they're relying on that food to make ends meet this week. and then you see families who even today it's their first time and they feel uncertain and unsure. so, every week it's been different. >> second harvest of silicon valley is now preparing up to 20,000 boxes of food every day for community partners to give out. while the kids are stuck at home during the pandemic, a family of deer got stuck at a san mateo elemenary school. >> yeah, definitely trapped back here. i got it. >> so, the san mateo police department shared this video of the officers rescuing the deer. they were trapped behind this fence that you see at laurel elementary school. the police department says with the help of the school district,

the peninsula humaneocty they w out in the wild. >> good for them. so, how are you keeping yourself entertained during this shelter-in-place. a mother and son have come up with a really intricate ping-pong challenge. >> oh! >> scott and his mother made this contraption using a ping-pong ball and solo cup and pots and pans in their home in san luis obispo. he didn't have the right set up and didn't have the time. now he has both. and as you can see, he and his mom were at least briefly entertained. >> listen. everybody has time. and it's so inest the interesti what we come up during our time. >> we have time and energy to burn and pots and pans abound. coming up next, the seven

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hey, everyone. it is 6:57. if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, wall street is reacting to the new labor department report that came out this morning. it shows 5.2 million americans filed for unemployment last week and we see that we are starting down about 180 points this morning. number two. pg&e still planning today's power shutdown that will affect customers in parts of orinda, danville and marin county. angry residents received the notice earlier this week. pg&e is planning to do essential work to prepare for wildfire season. number three. "the chronicle" is reporting a group of county health officers working on plans to relax shelter-in-place orders stretching from napa to monterey. officials say it will> mbfour. journal" his advisers told him

more testing is required if he wants to get the economy running again soon. number five. it looks different this morning because it's back. that being the marine layer. look at the cloud cover out there this morning and the temperatures that will be up to 11 degrees cooler this afternoon. number six. heads up to our essential workers that rely on ac transit and vta. both agencies are limiting the number of passengers to increase social distancing. and number seven, make sure you tuneabc7 tonight at 8:00 for the "disney family sing along." celebrity guests will be joining in from hair hotheir homes to p theifavorite dne all the words are t be on, you your content. i have a lit disney thing to talk about that i'm doing

today. if anyone wants to marwatch, i' making disneyland churros with zinger zee at 1:00 p.m. our time and we're making churros because why not. >> have you practiced or is this your first time doing it? >> nope. will i burn down the house? >> when is the last time you cooked, reggie? >> look, mike. >> that was my question. >> i have cooked two dinners this week. >> and by cook, do we mean like you went to amazon somehow and got the amazon box delivered and then you warmed it up? >> no, i googled recipes, i got ingredients and i made it. >> yes, friend. this quarantine is good for you. >> we need to know. this is major. >> beautiful pasta, vegetarian and a very nice bowl, avocado bowl. >> good job, friend.

>> now what. >> nice. >> and today churros. pushing to re-open.s. the white house planning new guidelines to get back to business. >> we think some of the states can actually open up before the deadline of may 1st. >> the president promises a big announcement this afternoon as the number of infected still grows. some states expanding their restrictions. new york, maryland and pennsylvania ramping up rules about wearing masks in public and the latest on the fight to fix that brutal testing backlog. americans angry about stay-at-home orders flooding the streets in michigan's capital. michigan is in dire straits now. we need to get to work. >> protesters also marching in north carolina, and churchgoers filing lawsuits in kentucky about those bans.