background, and i've learned that his nursing home might not be the only one to come under criminal investigation. adrena rodriguez was shocked to see the lack of staffing at gateway care and rehabilitation as coronavirus erupted at the hayward facility. >> and i was able to get some staff on the phone that let me know that there was only nursing staff member for the building that day, and that may have been why someone didn't answer the phone. my heart dropped. >> reporter: her 74-year-old father john is there after suffering a stroke, and adrena says she has been unable to get answers about how her dad is being protected against infection from staff or the owner, anthony thiket. >> how do you sleep knowing that your facility is being run so poorly? how you not there trying to figure it out? >> a search of the state database shows that anthony and his wife prima are equal owners telephone business. he is something of a bollywood star, acting in many movies.

>> experience is the ultimate knowledge. >> reporter: a singer and author. his latest the biker. i've called several office and cell numbers. their home as seen on google maps, emailed and reached out on facebook but have not heard back. anthony has shared an easter message. >> and told how he is enduring the shelter in place. >> that's what i thing. >> that while legal troubles head his way. >> there are many people who have contacted us who are looking to receive our assistance, and all of them to the t don't want any other family to go through what they gone through. >> civil rights attorney is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of several gateway residents and their families. >> staff was encouraged. they were pressured to come and work, even though gateway knew the staff was positive for the virus. so you have a situation here

that was just a tinderbox ready to explode. >>pointer also says he'll be addressing prosecutors for their investigations into the deaths at gateway. nursing home advocates tell me the legal action both civil and criminal is necessary at this point, but it shows a failure of public health officials to perform proper oversight. >> it's what we have to do when the regulators are not stepping up. if there is a legal suit, whether civil or criminal, it means something terrible has already happened. when we should be working harder to make sure they don't happen in the first place. >> a search of state databases show they own several nursing homes, but were turned down to purchase more five years ago. state inspectors cited problems in their facilities, lack of effective administration, poor infection control and abuse of patients. i've learned that other county prosecutors are also considering criminal investigations of nursing homes around the bay area. they had a conference call just this afternoon. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news.

dan, ama? >> all right, dan, thank you so much. new at 6:00, sonoma county will be requiring all staff, visitor, and first responders at so-called congregate care facilities. the order goes into effect tomorrow. a number of coronavirus patients who have been released from the hospital are returning back to skilled nursing facilities, putting them at risk for reexposure. abc news i-team reporter is tracking the latest numbers octuplet of san mateo county. >> people are dying in nursing homes. >> this is eric love, a n in burlingame. >> there is two outbreaks. >> our conversation via facetime as love is self-isolate in his room. according to love and a current staff member, one resident and one health care provider tested positive for covid-19. >> we just wanted to confirm the information. >> somebody will call you. >> but the facility has yet to

confirm that information with the abc7 news i-team. >> there is people walking around without a mask. >> love is concerned if the resident and staffer returns, other patients may be exposed. >> senior facilities are very nervous about that. >> san mateo supervisor dave pine recognizes the risk that's targeting our most vulnerable populations in nursing homes, some of which don't have appropriate resources. >> not every home can segregate a person who has the infection. >> of the 17 skilled nursing facilities in the county, fife have been chosen to accommodate covid-19 patients returning from the hospital. is five facilities going to be enough? >> yeah, that's a good question. i've asked that question. i think we'll have to wait and see. >> roughly 7600 people are living in senior homes across san mateo county. 1600 of which require specialized care, like love, who has preexisting conditions. >> i'm really in fear for my life. >> we have reached out tohave y

back. in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. the i-team has covered a lot of the local nursing homes that have experienced coronavirus outbreak. go to abc7news.com/i-team. first the governor, today the president. we are getting a better understanding of what it will take to lift restrictions as the coronavirus threat begins to diminish, we hope. for a look at the potential scenarios in the bay area, let's go live to abc7 news reporter chris nguyen, who is in san jose for us tonight. chris? >> good evening, dan. health officials continue to take a regional approach, and they're working together now on trying to come to an agreement about what happens next. for many in the bay area, sheltering in place has felt like an eternity. but when the current order expires on may 4th, it doesn't mean we'll be able to go back to the way things were before the start of the covid-19 pandemic. >> as complicated as the world is right now, it does come down

to a small rna virus that is transmitted through droplets. and that's really what we have to control. >> dr. yvonne maldonado is an infectious disease expert at stanford university who says regional collaboration will be key to keeping the community safe. >> if people are going to be allowed to move in certain ways in one county, it could impact the county next door and the county across the bay. association of bay area health officers are now working on a unified plan that could potentially ease restrictions on what they deem to be lower risk activities in 13 jurisdictions covering napa down to monterey. to start, outdoor activities where social distancing measures can still be met could be reintroduced such as landscaping or golfing. officials say they're also exploring the possibility of allowing gatherings of less than ten people with other activities approved as the summer progresses. >> perhaps resuming preventative health care and dental care. perhaps day camps for children this summer. as the school year ends, even

though the schools have been dismissed, there's been child care problems will continue through the summer. >> bay area officials know that a lot of people are feeling uncertain right now. >> am i being requested to shelter in place? am i being allowed to go back to work? if i go back to work, what are the circumstances of going back to work? if i'm going to access child care, how do i know it's a safe child care for my children to be in? >> while they don't have all the answers, there is a lot of work being done to determine what's best for the community. >> one of the most important things that we can do is make sure that we're very clear ong of us as citizens of the community. >> and a clearer understanding that we're all in this together. >> hopefully we'll be able to get through the next few weeks and months with the step wise approach. and for people feeling patient and also rebuilding their lives slowly but surely to what they think is their own version of normal.

>> and there is the possibility of allowing gatherings for up to 50 people starting in july, but, again, the talks are very early. reporting live in san jose, i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> chris, before you go, obviously this is 24/7 crisis for almost everybody involved. how often are the areas health officers meeting to discuss all of this? >> because of distance and also to help reduce the spread of the virus, they are meeting three times a week mainly through the slack platform and using zoom videoconferencing when necessary. >> interesting. thank you so much. president trump announced his administration's plan to reopen the american economy shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic. he unveiled his plan in the white house briefing room after first discussing it on a videoconference call. the government would ease restrictions while keeping them in place in harder hit regions. >> our approach outlines three

phases in restoring our economic life. we are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time. and some states will be able to open up sooner than others. >> the administration's guidelines are broken up into three phases lasting at least 14 days. the first calls on employers to have their employees return to work in phases and minimize nonessential travel. phase two allows schools to reopen as well as churches, bars, gyms, and large venue, as long as proper social distancing measures are in place. under the third phase, the venues just mentioned can reopen with limited social distancing. it should be noted governors, not the president, have the final say when stay-at-home orders are lifted. president trump reportedly acknowledged that during his call with governors. 5.2 million additional americans filed for unemployment plast week bringing the monthly total to 22 million. the unemployment rate is likely to hit 15% in april. in march it was 4.4%.

you can see where it's going. 2.7 million unemployment claims in california have been processed in the past month that is a record. nearly a billion dollars in unemployment benefits have been paid out. today governor newsom announced an executive order to provide two weeks of paid sick leave for food service workers. >> we don't want you going to work if you're sick, and we want to make sure that you know that if you're sick, it's okay to acknowledge it, and it's okay to let your employer know and still know that you're going to get a supplemental paycheck for minimum of two weeks. >> the order applies tofarmer, paer, grocery store workers and fast food restaurant employees. the governor called food workers the unsung heros of the pandemic. the city of fremont is requiring the use of masks or face covers while out in public. face covers became mandatory in sonoma county starting tomorrow. contra costa county is adding toilets and hand washing

stations to homeless encampments. the annual san jose jazz summerfest as well as the summer jazz camp have been canceled for this year. santa clara county continues to report the highest number of cases anywhere in the bay area. there are more than 1800 cases there, and 69 deaths. solano, contra costa and alameda county all saw a rise in cases today. in total, there are over 5800 cases and 187 deaths in the bay area and in santa cruz county. we are also keeping track of cases in lake and mendocino counties for our viewers there. lake county is reporting six, and mendocino county is reporting four cases. also, you should know we're charting the total number of local cases on to this graph so we can see the trend. remember, our goal is to bend that curve, to flatten it out. this includes data for 14 counties, the bay area and beyond. oakland police want to get the word out to raise awareness that the city's new slow streets pilot can only stay safe if everyone respects the rules.

the idea is to create safe spaces for people to get out close to their homes for some fresh air. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live at oakland police headquarters with the story you will see only on abc7 news. laura? >> hi. well, oakland slow streets program is less than a week old. it's got a lot of support. it's modeled after programs like it from around the country. but oakland police want to get the word out that these slow streets are not for people who can't follow rules, especially with their cars. no one disputes it's a good idea. oakland's slow streets program designed to provide safe areas for residents to exercise while social distancing. >> potentially, the slow streets could become an attraction. >> but the oakland police department warns slow streets could become unsafe. if they get caught up in illegal sideshow activity like this one from last weekend. >> these particular streets are smaller blocks, narrower streets.

it's not really conducive for illegal sideshow. however, we know that illegal sideshow will often use side streets or smaller streets to navigate their way through the city. >> but on the slow street that is arthur street, the more immediate danger may be from those who speed through the area it seems on a regular basis, like this, just a block away from where we were standing. a speeding driver failed to make a turn and flipped his mercedes nearly into someone's house. no one was seriously hurt. >> i just knew it was going to hit my grandson's car. they always drive fast up and down 73rd. and the side streets. like my street. >> we need to make sure you're nice and slow. >> just before that accident, back on arthur, oakland police had to warn this driver that he was moving too fast on a slow street. even with some concerns about sideshows or speeding cars, at least one resident we talked with said she is still

supportive of slow streets. >> i'm hoping it will work out. i really do. >> do you worry about driver likes this guy? >> yeah. >> now oakland city officials emphasize slow streets is a pilot program at this point. less than five miles available at this point. they're hoping to roll out some soft closures this weekend, some additional miles. but throughout the process, mayor libby schaaf told abc7 news they welcome input not only from the public, but from the oakland police department. there is more information on our website, a map and links if you would like to provide some input. that website abc7news.com. live in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> very god. laura, thank you. abc7 news today brought the mayors of oakland, san francisco and san jose together in a town hall. you had your questions answered and heard a discussion about the future. >> i'm wayne freedman in mill valley where we have two kinds of mitigations going on. one against pandemics with people in their homes, and

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on top of having to shelter at home, hundreds of east bay residents lost electricity today. pg&e cut their power all day today so it could do some maintenance work. 7 on your side reported yesterday about this upcoming outage. a lot of people were upset about it. and michael finney is live now with how exactly that went today. michael, talk about an inconvenience. >> oh, brother. it was really rough for a lot of people. but there was one sliver of a silver lining. one good samaritan saw my report

last night and helped out a family. check this out. this is caylen dunphy, studying online this morning. and then -- >> here we go. >> all the electricity shut off in the dunphy home as pg&e turned off power to hundreds of homes in danville and orinda. >> it was about 9:05 and everything went black. >> steven dunphy lucked out. a good samaritan saw our story last night and came to the rescue. >> he let me borrow his generator, 10 gallons of gas, and five extension cords. >> they plugged it in and kids are back online for school. and the refrigerator is running. stephen is grateful to the man who stepped up. >> after your newscast last night, a neighbor called us up out of the blue. never met him. it's amazing to see how the community rises up even in the face soluch a bad thing. >> got my air conditioning going. it's a nice day. >> steven's neighbor called us

from his car after his house lost all power. >> it's a little frustrating that we are dealing with this while under lockdown. so i decided i would get out and go for a walk with my mom. >> he is making the most of this double shutdown. back home, total darkness. >> we got a freezer and refrigerator door shut because we have lots of food and stuff that's all stocked up because of the shutdown. >> pg&e shut off power so workers could install new equipment to help prevent wildfires. residents pleaded for a delay saying this was the worst possible time to cut electricity as folks are required to stay home. kids are studying online, and many had stocked up on food that might now spoil. pg&e apologized for the disruption but said we can't wait as fire season is approaching. for kathy patton of orinda, that's no comfort. for her, no electricity also means no water, and she was told

she'd be out for two additional days this month. >> i think this is going to be -- i'm just really dreading it. >> pg&e plans more outages, but we don't know when. we don't know where, and today when we asked, pg&e did not respond. we wanted a schedule. we don't have one. we'll keep asking. we'll report back when we finally get it. dan, ama? >> all right. good. we know you're on it. thank you, michael. now power did stay on today in the north bay, another place pg&e has targeted for system repairs that require it to turn off the power. but it will probably go out tomorrow. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story from mill valley. >> it is an idyllic place to take refuge from covid-19. but for ron mclane of mill valley, it includes some difficulties. >> the biggest frustration is work, not being able to work effectively from home. we're all expected to work. >> but he lives in a fire zone. pg&e has been hardening the

system here and elsewhere which has meant cutting power at the same time when sheltering residents need to be productive. >> i don't know. what can you do? it's totally unexpected. we didn't know this was coming. >> like they're just playing catch-up because they didn't do their jobs. >> pg&e plans to cut the power 18 times before the end of the month here in mill valley, san rafael and novato, affecting in some cases hundreds of customers. what frustrates them is pg&e's schedule for this keeps changing. >> how do you plan? >> i don't think you can. >> deanna contreras speaks from pg&e. why does the schedule keep changing? >> so we are taking feedback into consideration, and we're doing everything we can to reduce impacts to customers. >> all this, says pg&e, to reduce damage next fire season. the state of california ordered these mitigation measures. pg&e has a deadline. >> with we have to do this work, wayne. we have to get this work done in these high fire threat areas m

changing plans. which doe have power today. >> but not tomorrow, pg&e told him. it is a strange form of collateral damage from a concurrence of mitigations, one for wildfires, the other a pandemic, and the least convenient time and place. in mill valley, wayne freedman, abc7 news. as we continue, there is a little bit of rain in the forecast. spencer is tracking all the weather for you. celebrities will sing and dance to your favorite disney songs from their homes. you can watch the disney family sing along only tonight on abc7. all proceeds help

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an investigation is under way after a helicopter went down outside petaluma. video from sky 7 shows the chopper on tomales petaluma road. it does not look like it crashed and the faa says it does not know why the pilot made the emergency landing. the two people on board were not injured. an investigation of course still under way. all right. let's turn to the forecast. absolutely stunning day around here. and more rain is on the way. ama? >> yeah, it cooled down spencer over yesterday it seemed like. >> it certainly did, ama, you're right. the temperatures dropped about 10, 12 degrees in many locations from yesterday. here is a look at live doppler 7. clouds are increasing and some moisture is on the way. here is a look at our 24-hour temperature change, by the way. 18 degrees cooler in san carlos and livermore right now than at this time yesterday. so as ama pointed out, it has been quite a sharp cooldown.

here is a look at coit tower. it's only 55 degrees in san francisco right now. 59 in oakland. low 60s at redwood city. 52 at half moon bay. and looking northward from the golden gate we see a few more clouds moving into the sky right now. 61 at santa rosa. upper 50s at petaluma and napa. mid-60s at fairfield and concord. 59 at livermore. a quick look at our forecast features, and we'll see mostly cloudy skies tonight with some spotty drizzle in the morning. cooling continues through the weekend. light showers arrive monday morning. i'll give you a look at the complete forecast a little bit later. dan and ama? >> looks nice, spencer. thank you so much. cracking down on people hoarding medical supplies. why federal officials say california is one of the states where some are taking advantage of fear surrounding covid-19. there's limited entry and limited produce at t

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>> panic buying is mostly over, but we're still finding empty shelves in stores like this produce section of the san francisco safeway. >> is this a problem of supply or demand? abc7 news reporter lauren martinez looked into it. >> this safeway in downtown san francisco has limited produce and limited entry. >> we're expecting not to find a few things. >> this couple went in with their list and came out with some of the items they wanted. >> there is zero avocados in there. >> cleaned out. >> no carrots. very few bell peppers. >> surprisingly, there were eggs. >> produce shelves are empty not only in san francisco safeways, but this brentwood and san jose. sky 7 flew over a safeway distribution center in tracy, where a worker reportedly passed away from covid-19. in a statement, they said, quote, we were saddened to learn that an associate at our tracy distribution center has passed awa due to complications

related to covid-19. our hearts are heavy and our thoughts are with that associate's family. in sacramento, food was the main topic at a news conference where the governor addressed a plan to grant two weeks of paid sick leave to workers who have been infected with covid-19. the california grocers association is encouraging people to use grocery delivery services. joshua used to be a ride share driver. now he delivers groceries through instacart. >> safeways especially, produce aisles are a lot of times completely devastated. pasta is gone. flour is gone. sugar is gone. thinking couple hopes the shortage is only temporary. >> the idea of it getting worse is worrying. but that remains to be seen. hopefully we're just seeing a temporary disruption in supply. >> in san francisc ma, c7 news. >> and while we're talking about our food supply, a massive coronavirus outbreak at a south dakota pork processing plant is fueling concern of a possible meat shortage in grocery stores. about 640 causes of the virus

have been linked to the smithfield pork factory in sioux falls which is now closed. two workers at a tyson plant in iowa have died. the head of the north american meat institute says there is enough supply for now, but there could be disruptions if more plants shut down. expert says the number of people staying in and cooking at home is also increasing the demand for meat. ama? as health care workers struggle to find enough personal protective equipment, a federal task force is cracking down on those looking to profit at the expense of those who need it most. melanie woodrow spoke with the u.s. attorney leading the task force about why the activity is expected to be rampant here in california. >> palettes of n95 masks. >> enough material to outfit an entire hospital. >> this is some of what federal investigators recently seized from a brooklyn man who they say was hoarding medical supplies and selling them at a premium. >> he was selling that product at approximately a 700% markup.

>> u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey is leading the covid-19 hoarding and price gouging task force. >> there are just despicable actors who are taking advantage of fear. and it's the most un-american thing that i think you can do in a time when the country is clearly in pain and needs this stuff to heal. >> from the east coast to the west coast, he says there are certain places where hoarding and price gouging of covid-19 medical supplies is likely to be more rampant. >> brooklyn, new jersey, louisiana, california. this is where the materials coming in from abroad and being picked up by a lot of these fraudsters. >> he says a lot of others are claiming to be able to get medical supplies and looking to secure an up-front payment. that's what investigators saw in the case of an australian broker who said a supplier in kuwait could pro 130 million n95 masks. several bay area hospitals and counties planned to purchase the masks before realizing something was off. >> what you learn on the back

end is no product is ultimately there. >> what do you want to say to the bad actors that are doing that in the terms of the likelihood they will get caught and potentially charged and prosecuted? >> the department of justice takes this very seriously. you may see dollar sign, but let me tell you something. those dollars are short dollars. you are not going to enrich yourself because we are going to find out about it. we're going bring you to justice, and we are going to get that money from you and get it returned to its rightful source. >> for the i-team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. happening now, oakland mayor libby schaaf is holding a virtual town hall to update the city's efforts to deal with the covid-19 outbreak. she has this clarification on oakland's slow streets initiative. >> they do declare that roads are closed to through traffic, and that is indicated through signage and partial barricades at key locations, and it is to promote physical distant

activity, social distancing that is the goal. . there are also new slow streets, including 11th avenue, bayview avenue, elliott street and east 34th street from east 8th street over to park boulevard. 32nd street from mandela parkway to san pablo avenue. brookdale avenue from fruitvale avenue to kingsland avenue, and dover street from alcatraz avenue to 52nd street. but herd immunity is not going to be the way we get out of this predicament. >> herd immunity just one of your questions that we put to a doctor and the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose today, brought together for an abc7 virtual town hall. well live streamed that conversation online as it happened. if you missed it, here is abc anchor dion lim with highlights. >> in addition to questions about herd immunity, which dr. wachter, chair of the department of medicine at ucsf doesn't believe to be the answer to the pandemic, but rather a vaccine in about a year or year and a

half, you also had questions about a common term we've heard in recent weeks. what exactly does peak mean and it is just me or can it be a little misleading when it comes to giving the general public a sense of false hope on when things can reopen? >> the peak is -- think of a muntain. and we have risen. you're not done when you're at the peak. you're at the peak, meaning that you have to descend down to the peak to get to a level of new cases that is minimal in an area before you begin to think about entering the next stage and opening up. so there is a risk that people say we're at the peak. it's all good. it's not all good. it's actually at its worst, but it does mean we can begin seeing a way towards the next stage which is certainly several weeks away. >> looking further ahead, i asked san francisco's mayor what is up next for the festival season, with events like outside lands. do you see us pulling the plug

entirely and cancelling these events? >> i'm no doctor, but i do know enough to listen to the professionals and the people who are involved in helping us as mayors make these kinds of decisions that we rely on public health experts in order to determine what's the best course of action. it's really hard to say whether or not some large scale event will get canceled some time in august, but at the same time we also know that we're going to be living in a new normal even after we're out of this situation. we're going have to implement certain policies that somehow take into consideration social distancing. >> speaking of social distancing, i posted this question to oakland mayor libby schaaf on how to enforce social distancing, and her reaction to seven people in santa cruz being fined a thousand dollars each for defining stay-at-home orders. >> the last thing people need right now is a fine. we really have been working on education and warning, really building a sense that we are all

in this together and that the best enforcement is by the people around you, by your own peers. >> when we do get to the stage of being able to go back to work and resume activities in public, viewer debbie asked at my facebook page about protocol changes for public transportation. >> i'd like to still pose this question to mayor liccardo on the line because you're actually joining us after a vta meeting. >> we're really trying to make sure every single passenger car is completely clean, and we're doing it multiple times a day. and i think we're going keep doing it for white a while both to ensure it is safe and to give the public the confidence that kit be safe. we're going to continue to need public transit. and we're going to need it even more as families struggle more and more financially. >> we covered a lot of ground during our discussion. so if you missed it, you can watch the entire discussion, three mayors and a doctor at our website, abc7news.com. and on facebook.

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we've been sheltering in place for about a month now. today is thursday, april 16th, day 31 of our shelter in place in the bay area. today on midday live, we asked how you are holding up. most people voted for pretty good. about a quarter said meh. well, there is nothing wrong for asking for help if you need it, whether that's for your mental health or help getting groceries or other essential items. go to abc7news.com/take action to find a list of resources to help you get through this pandemic. again, that's abc7 news news.com/take action. hard to believe, but one

month ago today hospitals in san francisco were ordered to stop elective surgeries to prepare for a surge in covid-19 cases. nearly 2,000 patients at just one hospital, ucsf, were affected, creating delays in anxiety for those patients and of course for their families. abc7 news reporter david louie has that story. >> it started with blurry vision on the right side of my face. and then numbing and tingling. >> a second grade teacher in san jose, rosemary mckinney knew something was seriously wrong when an mri showed she had two brain tumors, she was scheduled for surgery the next morning. then came yet another shock. >> when i came out of the mri, i was told that they stopped all elective surgeries at ucsf. >> san francisco public health had ordered a halt on all elective surgeries starting the next day so hospitals to prepare for a surge in covid-19 patients. husband rick mckinney wanted to think this had to be a joke. >> well, she is having a brain surgery. this is not elective.

nobody elects to have brain surgery, right? >> the mother of two teenaged daughters, sabrina and sarah became one of 1900 surgeries postponed at ucsf. surgeries including hers had to classify cases in tears. tears. >> each department now is tasked with the process of figuring out who is number one, number two, number three, number four. and it's really hard to do. >> rosemary was classified in tier 2 meaning it was not imminently life-threatening, but it was not cosmetic. the pain intensified as did her anxiety. >> every day my symptoms are getting worse. and it's just the unknown. is this going to happen? when is it going happen. >> the mckinny family understood the gravity of covid-19 cases. the postponement of her surgery and the 1900 others allowed ucsf to free up 243 patient beds and nearly 100 intensive care beds. it also led to delicate discussions with patients and their families.

>> about 2/3 of them are urgent. in laymen terms, surgeries if you or a loved one had to get, you would want to have them tomorrow. >> rosemary endured a two-week wait. her surgery was performed monday and she is in recovery. it's an example of the tough decision doctors and hospitals are making. >> we have a mission. we are not here just to treat covid. we're here to make everybody safe no matter what they have. >> david louie, abc7 news. >> our best to the mckinneys. for those 1900 postponed surgeries david mentioned, it's estimated it could take six months to clear up that backlog. only abc7 news had the story of bay area hospitals that are worried about patients avoiding the e.r. because of coronavirus. doctors say waiting could be worse for your health. the story is on our website. just go to abc7news.com. today's clouds are just a preview of what's to come. spencer tracking a light storm in the seven-day forecast, next. leo. >> that's your son

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working from home these days can be difficult, especially when you have kids. today a moment of levity during a very serious conversation on midday live. mission local editor and columnist joe eskanazi was talking about the city's reaction to covid-19 when head an unexpected guest. >> a commercial. >> leo. >> a commercial. >> hi, leo! that's your son leo? >> a commercial. >> he got through a locked door. leo! i'm on television. i'm on live television right now and this is not a commercial. leo, you've got to -- >> you have a commercial. >> it sounds like leo also wants some credit in the bay area. >> sit here, big guy. okay? and please, please be quiet

while i'm on the television. >> so on the issue here. >> this does give me a chance to realize i have a sweater sit thong couch that i should get rid of. >> you got to give me five minutes, big guy. you really got to give me five minutes. >> oh, man, you feel for him. of course, it reminded us of a similar incident. this video from a 2017 video of the bbc interviewer south korea when two children interrupted their dad's interview. and of course that is why my studio is set up in the garage, and my poor husband is left wrangling the chaos of a toddler and a dog inside. >> don't turn around, ama. >> i know. let's talk about the forecast. spencer christian is back with that. >> okay. we've got a lot going on in our weather right now. we had a sharp cooldown today from yesterday's almost summer-like warmth. here is a look at live doppler 7. clouds are increasing as we speak, and there is a little moisture in the air, although we're not getting any rainfall yet. overnight -- oh, let me show you

the 24-hour temperature change first. it is 6 degrees cooler in san francisco right now than it was at this hour yesterday. 12 degrees cooler at concord, and 18 degrees cooler at livermore. 14 degrees cooler at san jose. you get the picture. we are in the midst of a cooldown. now right now we've got temperatures in the low 50s at the coast. only 55 in san francisco. 58 in oakland. in fact, right around the bay shoreline, most locations are having temperature readings right now in the upper 50s. we have a few 60s left inland. that's about it. so here is a live view looking toward coit tower from our exploratorium camera. these are our forecast features. mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of spotty drizzle, mainly near the coastline. this cooling pattern continues through the weekend, and light showers will arrive on monday. a beach hazard statement will be in effect tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. wave heights are rising. surf is rough, and there is the possibility of increased risk, i should say, of sneaker waves and

rip currents. so moving along. the overnight hours will bring increasing shrouds, high clouds and low clouds and fog, and low temperatures will generaly be in the upper 40s to low 50s. and a chance of spotty drizzle mainly near the coastline. here is a little forecast animation starting 5:00 tomorrow morning. notice how cloudy it will be at that time. the clouds don't really go away, although there will be some breaks of sun tomorrow. the clouds will linger, and there is a chance of some spotty sprinkles mainly in the inland east bay, and way up north around lake county. and then the clouds continue to increase going into the weekend. and that's all ahead of, of course, the rain that's coming our way. high temperatures tomorrow under a mix of clouds and sun will be mainly in the upper 50s at the coast. mid-60s around the bay shoreline, and we'll see mainly upper 60s to perhaps around 70 degrees in the warmest inland locations. now let's take a look at our storm impact scale. the approaching system ranks only 1 on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity expected to produce light rain or showers on monday. generally under 0.3 of rain can

be expected across the region, and it will be gusty at times. here is that forecast animation starting at 11:00 p.m. sunday. notice the first wave of rain will just be pushing onshore late sunday night. but the more organized rain such as it is won't arrive until monday morning. and even that will be relatively light and will probably not last into the evening hours on monday. so we'll move along and give you a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. mix of clouds and sun going through the weekend, and it will be relatively cool with high temperatures in the mid-60s around the bay shoreline. upper 60s to near 70 inland. even cooler on monday. temperatures will drop some more as the showers come in. but we will warm up rather nicely by midweek next week. back to more spring-like levels. dan and ama? >> very nice. a little bit of rain would be lovely. thank you. all right. larry beil is here with sports, and something to look forward to over the weekend. larry? >> yeah, obviously sports fans are starved for content at this

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening, everybody. long before he was winning championships as coach of the warriors, steve kerr was part of the chicago bulls dynasty, and this sunday espn will be airing a documentary on mj and the final year of the bulls' three-peat called "the last dance." this is a ten-part miniseries focusing on the '97-'98 season as the bulls went for three straight championships. their second three-peat, which they accomplished. coach phil jackson knew he had a weary team and the whole league wanted to take down mj and company. so jackson labeled the season the last dance. >> phil called it the last dance

before the season even started, because we were all free agents after the year ended. but because it was our third straight year trying to win the championship, everybody was exhausted. that's what i remember. just the fatigue and ennis was, he was all over the map. some days didn't show up for practice. we didn't know where he was. it just felt like the end. and we found a way to get it done. >> nfl news. 4er9s news. breida was a restricted free agent. he has blazing speed but had fumbling issues at the end of last season. breida's signing doesn't mean he is guaranteed a roster spot. the niners have kevin coleman, raheem mostert returnin if he is healthy. there is speculation breida could be traded. coronavirus doesn't care how big and strong you are. von miller has tested positive for covid-19. miller said he feels ago, but he

got checked after developing a cough. miller had been working out for a time in the bay area, but he is back in colorado and under quarantine. well, this is the closest thing we have to real sports right now. a televised game of horse. the nba horse challenge. one semifinal featuring mike conley of the utah jazz against retired guard chauncey billups. connelly behind the backboard difficult shot, and billups could not match that this actually went pretty quickly here. connelly winning with the rick barry special, the underhanded free throw. and the other semifinal, which is upcoming, will feature wnba player allie quigley who can really shoot against zach lavine of the chicago bulls. finally, this is hilarious. dodgers pitcher joe kelly working on some new pitches just a bit outside as bob uecker could say, and now inside the house because joe smashed a window. his wife documented the damage

here. yeah, clearly his change-up needs a little more work. i think it's safe to say that nobody wants baseball to resume quicker than joe kelly's wife. >> i think that's right. boy, at this point. thanks, larry, very much. be sure to join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. one dead, 51 infected with coronavirus at a safeway distribution center in tracy. tonight hear from workers at the warehouse. face covers like the one that i'm wearing right now are now a requirement here in fremont. why the mayor made an executive decision about this and what people had to say about it tonight at 11:00. >> and that is our report. this edition of abc7. we appreciate your time. looking for breaking news on the abc7 news app. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire abc7 news team we hope you have a great evening. see you later.

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