find answers to your most pressing questions: at cigna.com/covid19 it's the official order in effect this morning. face masks now required in public for six b ot striking life change symbolizing that while progress is being made staying at home, we still have plenty far to go. good morning, everyone. it is saturday, april 18th. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. a full breakdown of the latest face mask orders and an update in the coronavirus fight. we want to get a quick peek at the bay area forecast. here is meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> good morning. from hayward, 56.

low 50s in santa rosa. plenty of cloud cover through the morning hours. emeryville, the sun coming up in another 30 minutes. with that, mostly cloudy skies and some 50s throughout the mid morning hours. 60s start to arrive closer to noontime with the clouds be beginning to thin out a little bit, and then we'll call it sunny by later afternoon with numbers mainly in the mid to upper 60s away from the coast of liz? >> lisa, thank you. before we the new mask orders here, i want to point out that lisa and i have our face masks here and w ar tm ith >> any toim you're in an essential business or at work, you will be required to wear a mask.

>> now in effect for these counties, alameda, contra costa, san mateo, san francisco and marin, a similar order already exists in sonoma county. employees and shoppers must wear them any time you're at the grocery or drugstore. you're required to wear one while waiting to enter any of those places. san francisco mayor london breed also encouraged everyone to keep your distance. >> keep at least six feet from anyone. what we don't want is more confrontation, more stress and more drama in general as a result of this order. >> enforcement of the mask order begins wednesday. santa clara county is strongly urging a similar policy, but we know there's a lot offot. shld we we tis a sime clh fectiv

sthanie errareakrswn a at ucsf. >> should i really be wearing a face mask? and if i do, does it really do anything? >> reporter: to mask or not to mask, a popular question posted on social media this week. people like sharon hoffman are confused. >> we were originally told that except for n95s, other face masks don't prevent the spread of covid-19. >> reporter: that's no longer true. early data suggests wearing some sort of mask in public will prevent the spread. >> we really should have face coverings when we're out and about in public. >> dr. jean nobel who leads the covid response toem at ucsf emergency department. >> any time you're coming within six feet of another person you should have some form of face covering on. >> reporter: what if you feel healthy? >> i don't cough or sneeze. >> reporter: still wear a mask. 25% of patients who test positive for covid-19 are

asymptomatic, showing no symptoms. >> we emit droplets just when we speak, and certainly when we cough. we want to keep our germs in, and we want to keep the germs of others out. >> reporter: what if you don't have a surgical or n95 mask? >> i found a piece of cloth. can i simply wrap that around or is there a certain type of mask i should be wearing? >> reporter: there's not a certain type. any face cloth will do. nobel says you should wash it any time it gets moist after talking or coughing. >> it can be of cotton, a bandanna that you fold on itself, and you just cover your mouth and your nose. that's adequate. >> reporter: so if you'rgoing to the gcery store, making any line, wear a mask. stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> you may have plenty more questions about masks and face coverings. we can help you find those answers. google abc 7 news masks and you'll find this page here with everything you need to know about the current guidelines. following other coronavirus

headlines this morning, first we're at least 706,000 people have now been infected in the u.s. 37,000 have died. in the bay area, the number of cases now stands at more than 6,100 with 198 deaths. 14,000 medical-grade masks will be donated to homeless people and home care and health care workers throughout the bay area. two people involved in oakland unifi unified's food distribution program have tested positive. the two workers experienced no symptoms during recent distribution events but say within days of their last visit to a school, they tested positive. oakland unified isn't releasing the names of the sites where they worked for privacy. >> governor gavin newsom will address the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic with with former president clinton. the clinton global initiative university will be streaming the talks. it starts at 9:00 this morning. governor's portion will be at 9:45.

>> governor newsom just announced the creation of task force on business and jobs recovery, 80-member team run by newsom's chief of staff, bay area philanthropist and former presidential candidate tom steyer. the four living prior california governors are on the team and apple ceo tim cook. disney executive chairman bob iger is also taking part, one of the largest employers in the state and abc 7's parent company. >> we have two key priorities. one is getting our people back to work, as thousands have been furloughed during this business shutdown and, secondly, we would like to offer our guests and customers great entertainment experiences. >> governor newsom said yesterday the state is entering a recession. the task force is coming at an f this pandemic is antibody testing. this morning the world health organization says there's not yet proof that having antibodies means you have immunity from the coronavirus.

we do know those antibodies show if you have been exposed to the virus. diane sawyer gives you a closer look at the major antibody study coming out of stanford. >> reporter: the results are in from 3300 volunteers from santa clara, california. a finger prick, a drop of blood that shows you have antibodies left behind because you had the coronavirus. i am so excited to talk to you. what can you tell us about what you found? dr. david of stanford says at the time he did the testing, official records showed 1,000 cases of the virus in their county, but he says the study of the antibodies indicates the estimated number could be up to 80,000. is that more or less than you expected? >> our findings suggest that there are about somewhere between 50 and 85-fold more infections in our county than what's known by the number of cases, than are reported to our department of public health. what we're seeing is the tip of a big iceberg. >> reporter: he says it will tke more research to know how

many people with those antibodies never knew they had the virus because they had no symptoms. and here's a reality check. even as many as 80,000 people in santa clara have the antibodies, that's less than 5% of the total population there. so even if the antibodies offer meaningful protection, 95% of their population could be vulnerable, returning to schools or to jobs, or to life. >> we don't know if you still are or if it was a past infection, if you're currently infectious. the most important thing is to keep following the public guidelines. >> reporter: tests from one community, another study under way in los angeles, and reporting in soon. when we first talked, you told me that this was kind of a mission for you and your team, to show that we can gather information. we don't have to wait to gather information. do you still feel that way? >> oh, absolutely. yeah.

even more so. >> reporter: and at the very least, these scientists have shown it's possible to move quickly and carefully, and get some real information right now. >> that was diane sawyer reporting. volunteers are in short supply, though they're needed now more than ever to keep essential services like food pantries open and operating. east bay retired nba star from oakland is rolling up his sleeves to help. as abc 7 news reporter kate larson shows us, it really couldn't come at a more critical time. >> reporter: the longer the pandemic, the longer line at the community action program where more struggling families show up every day for free food. the shelter-in-place order and social distancing have forced people out of jobs and into line have also left food banks and distribution sites without 40% of their volunteer workforce, which is where coaching core stepped in. >> great coaches don't leave kids in times of need. >> reporter: ceo of coaching core, oakland-based nonprofit

that pre-pandemic connected athletic mentors, coaches with low-income kids. as the pandemic spread, the mission changed. >> we were able to deploy our biggest asset, getting volunteers, to meet immediate needs of communities. >> reporter: coaches are boxing up groceries by those hit hardest by the viral recession. >> have a great day. >> you too. >> reporter: antonio davis signed up to coach for the core. basketball. >> reporter: when courts closed, coaching core connected him to ecap. >> handing out food, doing some organizing. >> reporter: davis actually grew

up near the food pantry. >> forever changed my life. i'll always come down here a couple of times a week, no matter what's going on and giving some time. >> we're washing things down. we are wearing the gloves. we are wearing the masks. >> reporter: bobby miller is the operations manager. coaching core now provides half of his volunteers. >> thanks to them, we're able to continue in a very systematic and safe way for everybody. >> reporter: delivering food qualifies as a government-approved essential service. if you're not in a high-risk category for exposure for covid-19 you can sign up to volunteer at dozens of sites across the bay area. kate larson, abc 7 news. abc 7 is partnering with iheart media to support businesses getting hit hard during this pandemic. just go to abc7news.com to find resources. click on support the bay. let's get a check of the weather with lisa. >> you're looking at emeryville. the sun up right before 6:30. another 20 minutes or so. it's going to take the bulk of the day, the morning anyway, to scour out the cloud cover. we have some afternoon sun on the way. look at the temperatures and the

rest of the weekend next. >> thanks, lisa. racing for results. california continues to lag behind. the abc 7 i-team looks at how governor newsom's promise to process faster really holds up. >> and they are the pet paramedics of sorts. how one emergency transportation company is finding a new purpose in this pandemic. >> she reached out and said, 40, can you use your platform to help me reach some of the youth? >> sage words from e-40. what he's saying this morning to keep us sheltering at home.

all right. new overnight, you're looking at the video showing the end of a wild chase in contra costa county. police officers shot and killed the suspect after he rammed this white patrol car, injuring two officers. it all started thursday, when a vallejo family contacted police about a missing 29-year-old woman. her family says she was going to

get prek fast with the suspect that morning. the suspect contacted the family and made an unsettling comment wirks made the family concerned about the woman's well-being. someone was seen appearing to discard a body on the side of the road. that person is the woman missing. she is in critical condition this morning. the two officers were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. police in fremont say they're seeing a rise in complaints related to covid-19, 800 reports of people failing to socially distance in public, nonessential businesses being open and churches holding services. several warnings have been issued so far. a 30% spike in commercial burglaries and auto thefts since mid march. new developments in the race to get california tested for covid-19. uc san francisco says it will offer free test analysis for the entire state. this comes after the recent expansion of ucsf's testing capacity. since launching last month the lab is able to process 2600

tests a day with results in little as 24 hours. abc 7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow breaks down the numbers. >> an abc 7 news i-team analysis of data from the covid tracking project and state health departments looked at process covid-19 tests for the 50 states and d.c. when standardizing for population distances for 1 million people, california ranks 48th with 6,550 tests processed. rhode island ranks first with the most tests processed, 29,037 and virginia ranks 51st with just 5,740 tests processed. california has been lagging in the process of covid-19 tests the last three weeks. ranking 50th on april 3rd, up to 45th last week, and back down to 58 this week. still, governor newsom says california is improving.

>> we are seeing substantially larger number of people tested on a daily basis. over 18,800 yesterday, over 12,500 today. we are seeing those numbers increase compared to where they were, even a week ago. we want to get to 25,000 tests a day within the next few weeks. >> the governor says task force is specifically focused on testing and looking at new types of tests and technologies. for the i-team, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. in the south bay, a company centered around emergency transportation for pets is taking on new purpose during the covid-19 pandemic. with pet owners under strict stay-at-home orders, more are relying on the transport resource. here is amanda del castillio with details. >> she couldn't walk. she was collapsing. she had a very, very bad case of vertigo. >> reporter: the 105-pound canine bred german shepherd is

almost fully recovered. it's proven to be challenging for pet owners. because of covid-19 usual aftercare has changed. >> they're just now starting to ur animal hato go witht nobogo . you. >> reporter: one of dante's owners is recovering from a torn tendon on her right rotator cuff. she can't lift dante. so she turned to 360 pet cap, launched in 2019, the medical transportation company for pets has found new purpose during the pandemic. >> a lot of my clients do have pre-existing conditions, you know, whether it be asthma, their cancer is in remission, things like that, where they do not want to take any chances at all. >> reporter: founder says the concern has led to more calls, pet food and prescription delivery alone has taken off. to maintain safety, her staff of six has adopted a no-contact protocol when connecting with pet owners.

>> luckily, we had masks already and, you know, i-gear to cover our faces and we had to purchase some gowns. >> reporter: between each transport, a deep clean. first-class treatment for some very special family members. >> she has supplied so much hope and so much help, being part of our family, he literally is a family member. >> reporter: 360 pet cab works with several veterinary hospitals and clivengs across the bay area, a wide network to help navigate today's normal. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillio, abc 7 news. let's get another check of the weather. little bit of showers, is that right, lisa? >> yeah. we have clouds starting out this morning. thunderstorms had arrived overnight toward fresno, pushing south to the san joaquin valley. for the bay area, it's a thick layer of low clouds and fog. 25,000 to 3,000how grt ay it is

eros aountg on some sshs. rit wt' abo the 52 degrees as you head out this morning, perhaps for a ride or to walk the dog. looking at low 50s in petaluma with 53 in livermore. today, numbers will be in and around average with widespread clouds to start out and then some sunny breaks throughout the afternoon. partly cloudy, light showers arriving late tomorrow night into monday morning. a level one on our storm impact scale. going through the next several hours it's cloudy throughout the mid-morning hours as we get toward noon. by the early afternoon, we begin to clear out and look at some afternoon sun. as a result, temperatures will be climbing through the upper 60s, even some lower 70s, right around san jose. as we get started on sunday, the fog is back. and more clouds will be

increasing. there's the weather system that's getting close to us. not bringing us any rain for sunday, but increase the clouds. then we'll look for showers perhaps in and around the bay as we get into your monday morning commute. it's a level one on our storm impact scale with light scattered rain showers, looking at the rain potential under a quarter of an inch, with winds anywhere from 15 to 25 miles an hour. that's for monday. today, low 60s in san francisco, 63 in oakland. 70 in san jose. mid 60s in vallejo monday when we look at the shower activity we're cooler from 50s at the coast, few 60s inland. we get behind the system and then by tuesday we've got 70s arriving in our inland east bay. comfortable but still cool from the coast with upper 50s, halfmoon bay. in the mid week, low to mid 60s for the city, the shoreline, mid 70s to near 80 for our warmest inland valley. following the trend of warmer and drier weather after we get

through the second half of the weekend. tod today, with the cloud cover, upper 50s at the coast. brighter around the bay. inland in the afternoon. mid 60s to near 70. increasing clouds then for your sunday. little change in terms of temperatures, bringing in that level one system on monday. coolest day of the week by tuesday. we're warmer. that warmer pattern stays with us, despite some clouds on wednesday. highs near 80 inland, mid 70s around the bay and getting brighter as we head toward the end of the workweek. another cool and gray start. we should have a sunnier afternoon. liz? >> lisa, thank you. >> a little help from two modern-day bay area legends e-40 and former 49ers star i'm alphonso, and there's more to me than hiv. there's my career,... my cause,... i'm a work in progress. so much goes... into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment and who aren't resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine.

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protesters demanding an end to stay-at-home orders as some states are looking to ease restrictions. can this be done safely? plus the struggle millions of americans are face iing, hundreds lining up at food banks before opening time. finally the antibodies testing, results of an ongoing study shedding new light on infection rates. how many more people may have contracted covid-19 than experts initially believed? it is all coming up on gma on a very busy saturday morning. see you very soon. the bay's ambassador and rapper he felt-40 is sharing a special message, urging people to stay inside and not go out on 4/20 on monday, considered by some to be a pot holiday. san francisco mayor recruited 40 for a twitter message yesterday. he's normally courtside at the warriors home games, but now kicking back at home, telling people to think of others during this shelter in place. >> anybody can get it.

you're selfish when you bring it home, you know. you might bring it home to your little niece, nephew, your little brother, sister, your mama, your granddaddy, your grandma. >> he says he's using time at home to spend with family and focus on his music. > black and brown communities are being disproportionately devastated by covid-19 because of hundreds of years of structural racism. that's why we established the know your rights covid-19 relief fund to help address these issues. >> former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick donating $100,000 to know your rights camp covid-19 relief fund. the organization says the fund will focus on food, shelter relief, education, personal protective equipment and incarcerated populations. with his donation, the camp has raised $160,000. that is the sound of gratitude you are hearing from san francisco's castro district last night. scott weiner tweeted this video

from the neighborhood, cheering our heroic workers on the front lines. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone sacrificing in this covid-19 battle. >> while we're seeing so many signs of thanks, we're also seeing signs of protests popping up across the country, some going right to the government's doors. where some are now calling for cities to reopen, some here right in california. meet the bay area woman who beat the odds and

you're not going to hear any day soon it's over, the nightmare ends and we wake up. it's going to be incremental. and we have to be smart as we do this. >> recovering from the crisis

opincountry. the pandemic, but with major differences of opinion from the white house to local towns, now having their say, as we begin to see the positive effects of social distancing. here in northern california, we see it's becoming the case. there's at least 6,100 confirmed cases in the bay area. this gives you a look at the flattening trend since march 1st for 14 northern california counties, the bay area, and beyond. good morning, everyone. it's saturday, march 18th. i'm liz kreutz. much to get to with the next coronavirus timeline. first a quick look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> in san jose, mid 50s with a light south wind, as we look at san francisco, another cloudy shot with low 50 in petaluma. 53 in livermore. cloudy throughout the morning hours. 12:00, 1:00, partly cloudy, low 60s for some of you in our

inland east bay, and the sunshine will keep us mild today with mid and upper 60s for some of you, but at the shoreline, we'll call it partly cloudy and cool, just in the 50s. we're getting a little more sun toward the afternoon. sunday, though, is a different story. have a look at the second half of your weekend and the week ahead in a few minutes. liz? >> thank you, lisa. it's one of the big questions that researchers are working to find out that could offer critical solutions in stopping the virus going forward. why does california have fewer covid-19 cases than new york? we put the states side by side and we found that california's quick action made a big difference. abc 7 news anchor dion lim. >> new york saw their first march 1st but the empire state saw nearly ten times as many of. why? e timeil at abc7news.com lays out day by day the difference in how two of

the country's largest states handled the outbreak of the coronavirus differently. >> we need to take official action. >> reporter: while san francisco and other counties were declaring states of emergency, days later andrew cuomo told cnn there's no reason for concern, both leaders setting the stage for the pandemic that would sweep across the country. can you follow along day by day as each state waged a war against covid-19. we included videos from the day. >> i want to remind everybody that this state continues to take advantage of every hour, of every day. >> reporter: watched as the number of reported cases grew and tracked what city and state leaders were saying as the pandemic unfolded. >> we are now the epicenter of this crisis. >> reporter: the pandemic is not over. as california and the nation are reopening after months of sheltering in place, it is clear the golden state's quick and

sweeping actions saved thousands of lives while new york struggled to rein in the spread of the coronavirus. dion lim, abc 7 news. >> you can check out that interactive timeline right now for a closer look at abc7news.com. beaches and parks in jacksonville, florida, reopened yesterday. officials said they made the decisions specifically for exercise and activity purposes. check this out. you can see a lot of people showed up to surf and sun bathe, with very few of them wearing masks.alwelimited, coolers, chairs, blankets, towels and grills are prohibited. still a lot of people showing up at the beach. back home, first weekend that santa cruz parks will be back open. we'll see what happens there. social distancing guidelines, a. [ cheers and applause ] [ horns honking ] >> hundreds of people in several states are protesting, demanding that the governor open the economy back up. you probably have seen a lot of

this video maybe on twitter. this one here is video outside the minnesota governor's home. in southern california, people took to huntington beach. some states are starting to relax stay-at-home orders. the governor of texas promised to reopen restaurant stores bu curbside pickup. customers will not be allowed inside. this is a blast from the past. pull into a restaurant parking lot and have your food served straight to your window. car-hop service is staging a comeback. dave kunz has the story. >> reporter: many may be tired of always eating at home. one solution? >> hello. >> hi. >> car hop, right? >> reporter: big boy in burbank has brought it back. >> we remembered it from back when. he used to come as a kid to this one, in fact. we can enjoy being out. it's nice to get out. >> a touch of nostalgia. >> reporter: fortunately the

area where this place started offering car hop service in 1949 is still there. order from the drive-up window, park and wait for your tray. >> it's great because you're social distancing. your family is in the car and kind of away from everybody else. >> reporter: most people today have never experienced old-school drive-in dining like this, because it went out of fashion decades ago. many are aware of it because of shows and movies depicting life in the 1950s and '60s. >> said she want ed to go out with me? >> yeah. so i took the opportunity and told mary lou all about you. >> reporter: "happy days" on television and "american graffiti" and "hollywood nights" on the big a big part of the restaurant culture, social culture and, of course, the culture of courtship. it's not just bob's now doing this. retro themed mel's drive-in locations are living up to their name, doing drive-up service, too. you park, phone in your order

and it's brought to your car. >> we thought it would be a good way to get out of the house, be socially distant and have a burger. >> reporter: while richie, fonzie, ralph and potsie were able to hang closer together back in their era, we have one advantage today. they didn't have free wifi at their drive-s in. we don't know when restaurants will be able to reopen their dining rooms but when perhaps they are, places like this will keep the car hop service going, giving new arrive to a dining experience completely lost to history. hearing and sharing so many stories across the bay area. one most notable one woman survived the coronavirus at age 84. her doctors and family weren't sure she made it, but she did. cornell bernard has her story. >> hello. >> hey, doris, how are you doing? >> i'm doing pretty good. >> doris block from san francisco will settle for pretty good, considering the wild month she's had, battling coronavirus.

do you feel lucky to be here? >> you bet i do. very lucky. i feel i dodged a bullet. >> reporter: that was doris, being admitted to ucsf medical center march 14th with a fever after falling outside her home. she got the diagnosis a day later. >> the doctor came in and said well how do you feel about finding out you have corona? i said i feel afraid. he said, well, you're in good hands. >> reporter: doris was the hospital's tenth patient with covid-19 and the 39th confirmed case in san francisco. she was kept in isolation and never went to the icu. even so, the odds were stacked against her. >> you have to understand that i'm an old lady with type two diabetes, lung cancer survivor and asthma, and i survived. there's hope. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: daughter, lisa, felt helpless and feared the worst. >> the thing i kept thinking about the most were the stories

of all these parents and grandparents in italy that were dying alone because their families couldn't come visit them. >> reporter: a grim question from doris' son helped her turn the corner. >> are you dying, mom? and i said no, absolutely not. i think that helped me gain strength. >> reporter: doctors can't say why some patients don't survive the virus but others, like doris, do. i heard from many of my colleagues they've been able to discharge and send home people who are older and have other medical conditions. it really plays to the fact that we're just learning more day by day. >> reporter: doris knows all too well it's a time of great fear and sorrow. >> but this is also a time for us to find strength. and to continue to use that strength to see another day. >> reporter: doris bloch turns 85 next month. >> that is good news. today is the first day you and your family can take a full college tour online, the local university letting you learn the ins and outs of college life from your laptop. and here is a live look from our

emeryville camera. it's no longer so dark out there. sun coming up this morning. it is a little gray, a little hazy. talking about that cloud coverage. you've been talking about with lisa. we'll talk to her when we come back. stick with us. plus the new viral challenge that started on this flight to oakland. ♪

♪ some of the silver linings of all of this. new this morning, maybing the most of an almost empty flight. seth thomas was the only passenger on this flight from l.a. to oakland wednesday.heha him and three crew members to

justin bieber's "come around me." he bought that ticket and was told he would be the only passenger. he said the crew members were great, clearly, as we can see, and made his trip amazing. all pretty good dancers, too, and pretty good sports. love that. >> happening today, jose state's first-ever virtual open house for students. students and their families can pick what interests them about the university and watch videos. there can be live webinars, each day features a specific theme like financial resources, campus tours, on-campus housing and advising. today's theme is academic and student life. last day of the open house is friday. high school and college seniors are missing out on the ceremonies they worked years for. that is why we're starting something new here at abc 7 starting this monday. student spotlight to honor the class of 2020. go to our website, to shout out local high school and college seniors and share their stories. all right. let's go over t say i agut

farther distance now that these new orders to wear a face mask have gone into effect. >> that's right. we're almost yelling at each other. >> almost. >> from one corner of the studio to another. it's starting out a little per usual with the cloud cover. mt. tam. it's foggy. mild as the upper 50s in the east bay. clouds will thin out. april sun will allow for the fog to evaporate, and that means a partly cloudy afternoon. a few 70s arrive, and then there is a wet weather system that will bring in our storm impact scale as we end the weekend. full details next with my accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thanks, lisa. >> the sharpshooter from walnut creek set to take the sports world by

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basketball star had her dream come true, becoming one overall pick in the draft. pretty cool. here is larry biel with the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. sabrina ionescu was so dominant in sports. there was zero suspense going into the draft last night. everybody knew she was going to number one in the pick. she had to watch her name being called from the new york liberty from her home in walnut creek. >> with the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon. [ cheers and applause ] >> great to see her family there. from miramonte high set the record for triple-doubles for the oregon ducks, first college player to have over 2,000 points, 1,000 boards and 1,000 assists and sa

endorsement deal with nike. steph curry was pushing for und underarmour, but she chose nike. here is reaction from sabrina. >> i'm just excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple of days. i'm excited to get out there and start working and get to know my team, the coaching staff and really just get to work. >> terrific player. without games to play, bay area sports teams have joined forces. they're encouraging you to stay at home, to stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> but we're all in this together. >> we know it's not easy. >> let's get through this together, bay area. >> everybody out there, do their job. but it's also our job to stay at home. >> our encouragement is to continue to stay home, take care of yourself, your family. [ speaking foreign language ] >> let's each do our part to make a difference. >> we know this isn't an easy time. >> but we need to work together. >> the public service announcement includes all seven pro sports teams in the bay area as well as the mayors of oakland, san francisco and san

jose. you know, since sports shutdown i have not screamed with authority aloha means good-bye, for a long time. if you video, your son, your daughter, your cat, your dog, i will call it just like this. check this out, running wild with the seahawks. defenders have no chance. aloha means good-bye. even better chase for this touchdown last mother's day. you can see out of the corner of the screen mom, lisa, running down the sidelines with him. we see where chase got his speed. send usour ceyn be sure to use the #abc7callmyplay so we can find your videos, put them on tv, post them online and you can share them from there. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry biel. >> that's pretty cool.

i love that. hope you all send in your videos and we can see that happen. let's get another check with lisa of the forecast. it was so beautiful this week. we don't want to let it go. >> it ended quick, aboutface with low clouds and fog returning throughout the middle of the week. yesterday, gray and cool. starting out with low clouds and fog. they will retreat. looking from our roof camera, light wind here. certainly cloudy skies with 54 degrees, san francisco. 58 across the bay. mid 50s on the peninsula, as well as the shoreline, san jose is at 56. so, we are looking at not much in the way of sunshine throughout the first half of the day. things will change, though, as we get into the second half of the afternoon. this is emeryville, 53 in napa, as well as fairfield and livermore with 56 in concord. so, from our tower camera, looking at the clouds, deck of low clouds which will retreat and shower back toward the

shoreline. it will be cool at beaches. numbers only in the upper 50s there. sunnier afternoon. looking at the latee sunday int monday. so, let's take you through the next several hours. you'll notice the cloud cover to start out. 9:00, 10:00, still gray. as we get toward 11:00, 12:00, becoming partly cloudy, even a few mostly sunny areas throughout the latter half of your saturday. sunday morning, starting out with the low cloud deck again, and then it will be the opposite. increasing clouds for your sunday, as the weather system cues up to the west of us. and that will allow for increasing clouds right through the day and then into early monday, could see a few showers, maybe even flakes of snow in the sierra nevada. it's a level one system on our storm impact scale. anywhere from a tenth to .2 is what we're expecting with breezy winds for your monday. highs midper 60s torth bay.

69 in concord and looking at that cloudier day on monday with a chance of showers, 50s and 60s. the coolest day of the week. by tuesday, high pressure building in, 70s arriving with more sun and then as we go through wednesday, systems will be arriving to the north of us. we're still looking at a warming trend with numbers in the 80. lots of 70s around the bay. accuweather seven-day forecast, upper 50s at the coast. mid 60s around the bay. 70 inland. increasing clouds for your sunday. sunnier day will be today. and then our storm impact scale for monday, weak system. scattered light showers back into sunny and mild weather on tuesday, getting warm for wednesday and thursday, with numbers warming up all across the bay for a more spring-like second half of the workweek. liz? >> i am looking forward to that. thanks, lisa. shelter in place is difficult on everyone. the more days we go along, right? we're getting through it together. that was the big point and part

of our covid-19 diaries. see how some of our neighbors that we profile d before are adapting one month later. ♪ >> i actually try to go out at least one day to walk in my neighborhood. because if i stay cooped up in here all day i would probably go craze. >> i we only go out for essentials, like only go out for essentials. >> we're probably taking pretty extreme precautions. >> i'm not taking anything with us, i might take water bottle. i'm definitely not taking

anything but like kleenex, hand sanitizer. >> hand sanitizer station first thing when you walk through the front door. >> we started to have our dirty space in the front of the door, so everyone is like hand sanitizer, shoes off. >> spray everything down with alcohol. >> lysol like all of my keys, phone, like if i touch anything. >> indoor clothes and outside clothes. i change every time i come hoer home. >> wear clothing i can take off right when i get home. >> change out of my jacket and throw it immediately in the wash. take everything off. sanitize and jump in the shower. >> it's funny, not funny, but or 4-year-old is always like, i know, coronavirus. >> i have to, because i have a baby. and i don't want her to get sick. >> i like to go for runs sometimes. if i do, i try to be near absolutely no one. >> now people are walking into the street to give someone a sidewalk. >> i see someone, i try and think two steps ahead, cross the

street or, you know, walk -- wind into the street so i can avoid them and they can avoid me. >> the kids are really quick. they'll see somebody coming on the same sidewalk and it's just this weird anti-social response. okay, cross the street. we always make a point to make eye contact, to wave at the neighbors. >> i thought that everybody would be waving or say hello. it's not entirely true. there are a lot of people lost in their thoughts who aren't out even to be casually social. >> in my neighborhood i've been pleasantly surprised how everyone smiles and waves at each other as they take their afternoon walks. it brings everyone together. covid-19 diaries limited series episodes right now on abc7news.com. music, it is sure helping us get through these quarantine weekend weekends, isn't it? this one is no different with a vam-packed lineup of stars,

metallica, john legend, paul mccartney, lizzo,

happening today, golden gate park's 150th anniversary continues this weekend. you can watch its virtual concert series featuring metallica. ♪ that is from their 2017 outside lands performance. it will be online until monday. the park's website has new content, including coloring pages, special 150th anniversary podcast and a virtual tour of the japanese tea garden. and we have your day really, truly fully covered, because tonight you can watch the one world together at home concert right here on abc 7. it's hosted by jimmy kimmel among others, lady gaga, john legend, billie eilish at 8:00 p.m. here right on abc 7.

star-studded lineups, great musicians there. let's get a check of the s going to be like. one last check, lisa. >> good morning, liz. we're starting off gray. this is the afternoon you can look forward to, upper 60s to near 70 inland. we'll bright up throughout the afternoon. tomorrow we'll have more clouds out there, some rain on monday. >> sounds good. thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. gma is next. have a

good morning, america. when will states be ready to cy and the questions this morning. beaches filling up again in this florida city after rules relaxed. protesters taking to the streets demanding an end to stay-at-home orders. >> it's all about freedom. >> president trump calling for some states to be liberated as others urge caution. new york's call for more federal assistance turning into a war of words. >> i'm saying thank you for doing your job. >> the back and forth this morning. food crisis. thousands of people lining up across the country in the effort to put dinner on the table. >> nobody likes when your kids ask what's for dinner and you're not sure what to tell them.