today i stand in front of you sobered by the reality of the last few weeks. >> next at 5, the governor offers a grim assessment of the california economy while announcing a task force packed with big names to get the state moving again. >> the order goes into effect in seven hours. workers and residents will be forced to wear face coverings in san francisco. >> coronavirus detectives. the ramped up effort to prevent further spread. >> in homes across the bay area, the mounting fear about domestic violence and the new push to help people in need. >> reopenr of bay area style wants everyone to follow

the rules. we recommended face coverings in the past and now as of midnight tonight, it will be a requirement. >> two big stories tonight. the city of san francisco makes it mandatory to wear a mask. the latest community to do so. plus -- >> the economic consequences of this virus are now just coming into sharper focus. we are now in a pandemic-induced recession here in the state of california. >> pandemic-induced recession. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and

the economic advisory group will be joined by dozens. the advisory group will also include all four former living governors of the state. pete wilson, gray davis, arnold schwarzenegger and jerry newsome is coming up with plans that can be tapped now, not down the line. the jobless rate climbed to 5.3%. the governor said it's a sobering fact but don't be permanent. >> in terms of what we should expect in the future, we have great confidence in our capacity to in a california way to not just survive, working our way through this pandemic but to thrive over the course of the next year two and three. >> newsome is asking the task force to focus on building business and recovering jobs. in all, 80 people are up to the

taskdplp we wi task. >> we will try to come up with a recovery plan that pushes us to a better future and remedies some of the injustices which this covid-19 pandemic have revealed in our society. >> the advisory council will be divided into groups focusing on hospitality, retail and entertainme entertainment. >> a sixth bay area county will require people to wear a mask or face covering when they leave home. san mateo joined al media, contra costa, counties. san francisco's mayor also added this. >> we want to be clear that the requirement to wear face coverings does not take the place of social distancing. maintaining six feet regardless

of this new requirement. and i also want to make it clear if you are not a police officers, don't act like one. we're not expecting people to police one another because the fact is you can't control what other people do. you can only control what you do. >> the facial covering orders take effect at midnight tonight and the counties that issued them will begin formal enforcement on wednesday. >> muni may prevent riders from boarding if they're not wearing face covering. 15 riders for shorter buses and 30 for the long, articulated buses. contra cnt is rollin mkearing policies,lowing who test positive for covid-19.

>> we are literally doing contact tracing for every single case we have. >> reporter: so far there have been more than 648 covid-19 cases in contra costa county. they've ramped up to 85 staff dedicated entirely to tracing covid-19. digital tracking is useful to see where a covid-positive patient went here or there, but it's contact tracing that's of critical importance. that is using an old fashioned phone call to get ahold of someone and find out who they were in touch with and how intimate that contact was. >> i happened to go to the grocery store and didn't have we'll call it close conversation with someone else, then maybe the risk is fairly low and there's not a lot to do with contact tracing if, on the other hand, they said i met my neighbor out in the front and we

had a 20-minute conversation and we hugged, we'd say that's probably a contact we ought to follow up with. >> reporter: stiepsometimes a covid-19 case leads to one call and sometimes 100 calls. roommates and family members are the first to be contacted. one john hopkins study predicted the u.s. needs 100,000 contract tracers on the job. >> at least two major retailers, amazon and walmart, have started doing employee temperature checks. and governor newsome suggested restaurants may do it when they reopen to diners. temperature checks are not perfect. david louie has the story.

>> reporter: as much as temperature checks might be a screen to screen out infected people, experts say there are just too many variables to be reliable as the sole test. 98.6 degrees as the northerly al body temperature dates back to research by a german doctor in 1851. however, there's evidence it's about one degree lower today. that's a factor that can't be overlooked. >> your temperature and my temperature can vary depending on medications we've taken, clothing, time of day. we know temperature can vary based on people's age, their demographics, even their gendgender. >> even the type of thermometer used can produce different results. touchless infrared devices measure skin temperature, not body temperature. 100.6 is the benchmark used to

indicate a fever. however, dr. patel says an infected person could slip bit. >> it you have back pain and take eye ibuprofen, you could w right by one of those screenings. >> reporter: typical covid-19 patients don't develop fever until day five but can go from day two to 14. a person denied access to argue a case of discrimination according to employment law specialist michael warren in san jose. >> so it's really important that if a temperature screen process is put in place, it be done in an unbiased, nondiscriminatory, neutral manner. >> reporter: dr. patel and other

medical experts say temperature chebs are just one tool for screening testing and questionnaires are important, too, along with social distancing and hand washing. we're live working from home, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you so. domestic violence cases are up as the majority of families shelter in place. we have more on the push under way to connect survivors of abuse with much-needed resources. >> reporter: amidst the novel coronavirus crisis -- >> i am a mom with three young children that solely depend on me due to the loss of their would-be father. >> reporter: these are some of the the words written by a domestic violence survivor in silicon valley. >> my children and myself contracted covid-19 and have been in isolation in our homs o networks or the simplest of life's needs. >> reporter: since the beginning of the shelter in place order,

the santa clara county sheriff's office has seen a 40% increase in calls regarding family violence. >> i believe these people have been dealt with cards which they didn't ask for. >> reporter: data collected also reveals a drop in the number of new victims seeking help from local agencies they may be afraid to reach out for help when at home with their abuser or assume services aren't available during the lockdown. text 911 in the event of an emergency. >> we are open for business. if you need us, we're going to be there for you. >> the ywca crisis support hotline also remains fully operation operational. >> survivors, listen to friends. and if friends can make those connections and provide that really important connection point to link survivors with service. >> service that could make all

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in a tweet today the san francisco police department said, quote, let's be blunt, pun inetende intended. that call was echoed today by bay area rap legend e40 in a video posted by mayor london breed. >> it's 420 coming out, we all

love 420 but, please, don't disobey the game, man. right now the game need us. that covid-19 ain't for play. i know people personally that has that, from all over the country and it's real. you know, it shocked me like, for real? like it's real. it's the real deal. so we got to practice social distance. let's say in the house. i'm encouraging y'all to stay in the house. i love y'all and i speak from the heart. this is the bay, bay area strong. let's stay in the house, man. we love 4/20 but let's not get out there and carouse and all that. it got to be cancelled this year. >> police will patrol golden gate park on monday. violators my be cited. >> face masks are hard to come by. a local company has pledged to find, purchase and distribute

medical masks for health care workers. >> michael is working from home tonight with a very encouraging story. >> it is encouraging. morgan hill based bicycle company specialize is calling in favors, utilizing worldwide contacts and sending millions to get face masks to medical professionals. they say it's that important. founder and ceo told me health care workers are the heros of this pandemic. he knows he is fortunate to have the knowledge, trading partners and money to secure so many masks that encourages all of us to lend a helping hand to health care workers. >> how could you help them? could you help them by preparing forward? by taking care of their kids? because the kids would be home, you know. everything helps. >> reporter: mask shipments have begun arriving at the morgan

hill headquarters. among the first to get masks are the local hospitals. mike is really a pretty amazing guy out there working this. >> it's fantastic. really, really nice. thanks, michael. >> in these trying times, it's important for us to focus on people who are making a difference, who are building a better bay area. today abc 7's dan aside his investigation to find that elusive hand sanitizer. >> my name is james brown. we focus on supporting our military, our veterans and those who serve our veterans, such as first responders and v.a. hospitals. >> i'm andre. >> my name is andrew. >> we're the smith brothers have sold us at below cost 250 gallons of hand sanitizer that they made. >> we're trying to essentially

donate as much of this as we can. as long as we have the supply, we'll continue donating. >> i've gotten donations from activity military, from first responders. we have a blue star mother who her husband passed away in december and she has donated the donations that were given at his funeral. we gave the east palo alto stopthere their last few bottles. and county corner, we gave them a couple of gallons the other day, they were completely out. >> i'm the hospital ceo here at the v.a. palo alto health care system. >> we're bringing it directly to the v.a. hospital. >> was it getting low? >> we were getting kind of low but we're trying to pre now for our surge. it's all about the surge now to make sure if numbers go higher, that we were ready and this gift

actually helps us meet the need. >> and you can a valve here and a valve here and you fill it up. >> he's a marine that has never stopped serving. i think he joined when he was 17 and i think he's never broken that oath. >> we really appreciate your heart is in it. >> certainly is. what a great story. the smith brothers tell dan they'll have some hand sanitizer for the public starting next week. we're posting a link if you're interested. >> and we invite you to join better bay area project use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you and we will share the

zwrnchts looks like we -- look like we might get a little more rain. >> >> we're seeing low and stacked up clouds around us. thunderstorms are firing up, definitely bringing the rain needed around the state and higher elevation snow, believe it or not. this will continue until the sun sets. so an unstable atmosphere. for us it's a stable atmosphere and the on-shore wind has picked up. a good delta breeze at fairfield, which has brought even cooler weather to our region. today it is anywhere from the 50s to upper 60s for the warmest spots. right now it's chilly outside. if you're stepping out, numbers in the 50s, 60s.

what does this mean? a risk of rip currents and sneaker waves right on through tonight and stronger rip currents are possible. golden gate bridge camera showing you what you can expect tomorrow morning and that is extensive low clouds, patchy morning drizzle, sunnier in the afternoon and we have scattered light showers coming your way on monday morning. the hour-by-hour forecast show you what is moving through. that will be the drizzle that starts off your saturday morning. but look at the clouds just disappear. by 3 p.m. it will be brighter, you'll see plenty of sun and clouds will advance once again. if you are looking for sunshine, temperatures will come up a few degrees but still cooler than average. temperatures first thing in the morning, 40s, 50s. the damp spots due to drizzle, if you have to run out and get something at the supermarket, be careful out there.

as we head into the afternoon hours, 70 degrees in palo alto, 70 in san jose. showers arrive very light in nature, snow in the mountains and you will notice as we go into the afternoon those showers begin to wind down. we're not expecting a lot. one model is much dryer. morning gray leading to a brighter afternoon tomorrow, increasing clouds sunday and then the level one system for monday bringing us the wet weather we need. as we head into next week, 80s inland. it will warm back up and plenty of sun later in the week. >> that got my attention. thank you. >> it did indeed. >> the domino effect is

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tonight, america recording its deadliest 24 hours yet, as governors across the country must new decide how and when to reopen their states. do they have the testing they need right now to make sure people are not sick, are not putting others as risk? as they now plan for a phased-in reopening. president trump speaking moments ago on this. and 24 hours after saying he has a good relationship with governors, democrats and republicans, the president now encouraging protesters in several states who want their states to reopen now. groups gathering, authorities concerned. many without masks. the president singling out key election states -- michigan, minnesota, virginia. michigan's governor, her message to protesters tonight -- it's better to be six feet apart than six feet under.