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in san leandro a man was shot and killed by police inside this walmart. now police are interviewing at least 20 witnesses. >> the governor announces 15,000 hotel rooms will house the homeless amid this pandemic. some spring showers are in the forecast. i'll show you when they arrive in accuweather. >> announcer: now, your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. governor gavin newsom has emphasized since the start of the pandemic the need to help and protect the state's most vulnerable people. today part of the effort took a monumental step forward with the announcement that california has a deal for thousands of rooms to house the homeless. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez spoke with neighbors that live literally behind one of the locations to get their thoughts. >> we didn't have any

forewarning this was going to be going down, and it just was a little bit of a shock. >> reporter: residents in the south bay were surprised from the announcement governor gavin newsom made during his daily news updates on saturday afternoon. >> project room key would identify 15,000 hotel rooms throughout the state of california. >> reporter: the state has partnered with the motel 6 chain, securing 4700 hotel locations in 19 california counties to protect the homeless from covid-19. newsom had harsh words for resistant cities. >> just want to encourage those cities that are blocking efforts like this to consider their selves in the context of others. >> reporter: the governor made the announcement here in front of the motel 6 in campo. right behind the motel is a neighborhood. >> it's really quiet. it's really safe. there's not a lot of crime. >> reporter: cindy puma has lived in the neighborhood for over two decades. >> a lot of people are in that situation due to circumstances they just can't control. i would just hope that our

neighborhood can maintain its peace and quiet. >> reporter: krista and her husband paul not only live in the neighborhood close by the motel 6 but they own a business just a few doors down from it. >> we are going to beef up our security a little bit. that needs to be done in general. i think this is just one of those situations where it just kind of like kickstarts it. >> reporter: they hope the people who do stay in the rooms are monitored and are sheltering in place. >> people that know that hotel and know that unsavory people have been hanging out flrks there's been prostitution and drug busts and all kinds of things going on on that corner. so in some ways i'm hoping this is somewhat of an upgrade. >> reporter: in campo laura martinez, abc 7 news. hundreds of families can stock their shelves tonight because of a local food bank's generous donations. abc 7 news stopped by jefferson high schoolttood oab theefrsigh rvesfoodan sved more s. familie the number of americans applying for food assistance is rising

and some states are getting creative. arkansas even has a covid-19 food access map that lists information on farms, businesses, restaurants, and organizations offering food. >> we're all in an uncertain time. and we're really excited that this is one thing that we can do to step into the realm to hopefully alleviate concern around where to find food. in houston a united airlines baggage handler is now leading a companywide effort to transform empty cargo facilities into distribution centers. many small businesses are demanding action from the federal government because they haven't received loans yet from and reaurant claheir salesans l are down coruqu. they've applied for loans under the paycheck protection program, or ppp. hula hoops has not received any word on a loan, something its owners consider to be a lifeline. >> our daily sales is not even

enough to pay rent or the employees. so we don't know how long we're going to last. >> congress needs to take action. and they need to approve the $250 billion for ppp. if they do not, businesses will shutter. >> tough financial times have not stopped hula hoops from providing free hot meals to local health care workers, police officers and firefighters. face coverings are now required in six bay area counties with enforcement expected to start next week. san francisco's order went into effect at midnight. contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma counties will also be requiring face masks. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is getting reaction to the new rules. >> reporter: life is changing for us once again here in the bay thlus w aac puicff a the door and go, you know. >> reporter: aries jackson is working his food delivery job in san franciso, where he's now required to wear a mask.

>> it is what it is, you know. at least the rates of the virus is going down. >> reporter: san francisco,000 now one of five bay area counties requiring people to wear masks in public. >> i think we have to protect our whole community and if that means wearing a mask then if we're going to be out let's do it. >> reporter: the order means employees at essential businesses like grocery stores must mask up. workers at marina supermarket were following the new rules but that includes customers too. >> the customer does come to the store and they do not have a mask then we'll refuse service or even if we have maybe extra masks we'll offer a mask to them. >> reporter: we found most people were covering up. but not everybody. >> well, i thought it was mandatory like as of midnight last night. so i'm alarmed people aren't listening. i don't know. >> reporter: mayor london breed urges skenz citizens to refrain from act shaming or

confrontations. >> if you're not a police officer don't act like not expe police one another. >> reporter: marin county's mask requirement doesn't take effect until wednesday, but many businesses are already on board. >> i feel like we all just got to play the game right now. you know? it's hard times but we've all just got to get through it and play the game. >> reporter: santa clara county wants people to wear face coverings but won't make it a requirement. san jose mayor sam liccardo says if you've got one wear it. >> whether it's mandatory or not, we should all wear them. start enforce its face mask ordinance on wednesday. here in marin county if you're caught without one it could mean a fine of $50 to $1,000. in marin county cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> we have a special section set up on our website that's full of resources to help during the pandemic. we know you have a lot of questions from masks to what's open and what's closed in your neighborhood where you can find a food bank. do you need a break from it all? there's a section on fun and entertainment you can click on. if you don't see what you're looking for there's a link you

can click to ask for help. just go to abc7 news.com/covid help. now here's the latest on the impact of coronavirus here in the bay area. right now our region has more than 6300 cases and 199 people have died. santa clara county our region's most populous county, it's also the hardest hit with more than 1800 cases and 73 deaths. north of the bay area there are now 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus. lake county has 6. mendocino county has five. so far nobody has died from covid-19 in lake and mendocino counties. the state health department has revealed the impact that covid-19 has had at nursing facilities. here are the hardest-hit facilities in the bay area. gateway care and rehabilitation in hayward with 102 confirmed cases. canyon springs post-acute care in san jose with 64 cases. and valley house rehabilitation center in santa clara has 63 cases. well, a simple trip to the

store turned into chaos today in the east bay for many shoppers. a man was shot and killed by a san leandro police officer inside a busy walmart. the shooting took place on a store right near interstate 880. luz pena spoke with one shopper who had gone there just to find a shorter line. >> i don't want to be -- i don't want to be here. excuse me. >> reporter: a glimpse into the fear and uncertainty that many lived inside this walmart. >> it was scary. i was at the back of the store and all i heard was a bunch of people running to the back saying that there was a shooter. so it was pretty scary. >> reporter: this shopper, who preferred to remain anonymous, drove to the store hoping the lines were shorter for supplies. instead found chaos. >> there ways long line up in the davis one, so we just kind of decided to try this one to see if the lines were shorter,

and they were. >> reporter: up front right at the entrance a man was shot and killed by san leandro police officer. two officers received a call about a man brandishing a baseball bat inside the store. initial reports pointed to a potential robbery. >> during the detention officers deployed a taser. the taser was ineffective. the same officer then fired one shot at the sprkts striuspect sm in the torso. at the same time simultaneously the second officer deployed their taser. >> reporter: lieutenant henderson confirmed the officers determined there was a robbery and requested for the man to drop the baseball bat. but he refused. >> if there's a taser deployment, there has to be some type of perceived threat and this is an active threat. >> reporter: at least 20 people are being interviewed as witnesses of this shooting. in a statement walmart said to abc 7 news in part appreciate t response of local authorities and are thankful no one else was

injured. we will continue to assist law enforcement." according to san leandro police, the officer who shot the man is a 20-plus-year veteran who is now under zrintdiadministrative. in san leandro luz pena, abc 7 news. a bizarre scene at a san francisco bank today. >> there is absolutely nobody here, no tellers, no managers, nobody. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez had quite an experience when she went to a wells fargo branch. she'll walk us through what happened. and shining a light on a treatment. what one university in california is look at as a possible way to kill the coronavirus. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. cloudy night on the way tonight, and then

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a wells fargo on california street. >> reporter: something very bizarre has happened here. i am at a wells fargo. i walked in and there is absolutely nobody here. no tellers, no managers, nobody. i just simply walked in and i -- see? walked in and discovered that everybody went home. yet i think they forgot to lock it. there's one more person here with me, a gentleman. we're waiting. i've called police. see? there's no tellers, nobody around. is there anybody here? hello? hello? nobody in the bathrooms, nobody behind here. nobody anywhere. there's another door back here. but this one is locked. >> lyanne waited for the police. an officer showed up and checked for any sign of foul play and

discovered nothing. hopefully those doors are locked now. today workers at a mcdonald's in oakland walked off the job over coronavirus concerns. >> when we fight -- >> we win! >> reporter: representatives for the workers say they filed a complaint with the alameda county health department. they say workers are concerned about sick leave and personal protective equipment. earlier this week governor newsom ordered two weeks of paid sick leave for food industry workers. mcdonald's sent us a response saying, "our organization is committed to protecting our crew in accordance with the guidance of the cdc and in full compliance with all state-level orders including sick pay and ppe requirements." san jose state is hosting its first ever virtual open house for new students this week. >> i'm here to talk about a few things that i hope will make your transition easier. >> well, usually thousands of new and prospective students rift the campus for admitted spart. day. but with the shelter in place order the university moved the

event online. all week departments, sports, clubs and more are hosting live web nars to give new students a look at the campus and services available. days will be split into themes like student life, finances and housing. health care workers in the south bay just got thousands of masks thanks to a donation by 15 chinese students. abc 7 news was at sainta clara university where the students attend and reside. they're unable to go home because of travel restrictions. they said they were able to connect with family in china who helped them cut through red tape. one of the students said they wanted to help because it's everybody's responsibility to do their part. >> we are all international students. so we understand that we are in a global village and we have a shared future. so we need to do something. and helping others is like helping ourselves. >> in less than two weeks the students collected and donated 3,000 surgical masks and 1,700 n95 masks.

the entire population of a north bay town will get the opportunity to be tested for the coronavirus. the "mercury news" reports the town of balinas in marin county will be the subject of a privately funded quest this monday. multimillionaires who live in the area are using their wealth and connections to get tests for the town's residents instead of waiting for the government. they include a venture capitalist, his wife, and flickar co-founder as well as the founder of a pharmaceutical company. researchers here in california are looking into using uv light to kill the coronavirus. for two decades the university of california santa barbara has been developing l.e.d. lights for homes, winning the lead researcher a nobel prize. more reecht recently the project took its focus to cleaning. they started using uv light to disinfect water but since the covid-19 pandemic they're starting to use the same technology to disinof effective personal protective equipment or even air and water from the coronavirus. >> we increase the efficiency in

the power of the lights. as the efficiency and power increase the time required to disinfect goes down. in one case i saw they were able to disinfect an entire surface in 30 seconds. >> if the national institutes of health confirms that it works it could eventually be used to clean even more. well, today is the 114th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. every year on this date a ceremony is held at 5:12 a.m. that's the exact moment the magnitude 7.8 quake hit san francisco. but because of the shelter in place order there was no ceremony today. the group guardians of the city did place a wreath this morning at lottis fountain on market street. served as a meeting spot for people to reunite with their loved ones after the quake. check now of the forecast. drew tuma giving us the forecast from home. what's up? >> yeah, hi, eric. we're going to find our marine layer coming on back tonight. maybe some coastal drizzle first thing tomorrow morning. but monday we have a better

chance of finding some scattered showers out there. a little system moves through the bay area. let's show you what's going on right now. live doppler 7. that was the seven-day forecast for you. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the sweep across the region right now. it's a quiet one. you see the cloud cover off the coastline. that's going to move back in while many of us are sleeping tonight. and we'll start our day off tomorrow with a fair amount of cloud cover first thing. temperatures right now are at 48 in santa rosa but we're still holding at about 54 in the city. warmer in oakland. 57 right now. 56 that current temperature in san jose. and san ramon coming in at 52. cooler on the coast. you can see half moon bay already dropping down to the mi with satellite. the bigger picture we had a fair amount of cloud cover over northern california today. we're watching a system that is off our coast right now. a lot of cloud cover. the moisture is still well away from us. but it will quickly move in here on monday and it will bring us a chance of some scattered showers first thing on our monday.

but tomorrow it's a pretty quiet day and temperaturewise it's pretty comfortable. overnight tonight we'll likely see some drizzle right along the immediate coastline. away from the coast we will remain dry although pretty cloudy. temperatures in our coldest spots will drop into the mid 40s along the bay shoreline we'll be in the upper 40s to lower 50s first thing tomorrow morning. so let's go hour by hour on future weather, show you what's going to happen 6:30 in the morning you can see a fair bit of cloud cover overhead. call it mostly cloudy to start out our sunday, and then just like today in pretty typical april fashion we'll see that cloud cover break down, we'll get afternoon sunshine out there. temperatures pretty close to average for this time of year, if not just slightly below where we should be. so highs on our sunday, we will see partly sunny skies in the afternoon and there you can see a high of about 61 in the city. 68 in san jose. about 65 in oakland. 63 in santa rosa. 69 in antioch. cool and breezy half moon bay,

only at about 59 degrees. we do have a beach hazard statement that will go into effect late tomorrow night as our quick-moving storm approaches us. what that means, just increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. at least through monday night. so future weather we'll show you as we get to monday morning we'll find that cloud cover, some coastal drizzle and then as we goat throughout the late morning and the early afternoon we'll have that chance of an isolated shower. if you do find a shower, it will be very light in nature and total rainfall will end up being less than a tenth of an inch. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast planning the next seven days for you. clouds to sun tomorrow. there's that chance of an isolated shower. and then the pattern just does a 180 on us. we turn brighter. we turn warmer. and by friday and saturday, eric, we are well above average. the temperatures in the 70s and low 80s away from the coast. >> all right, drew, thank you very much. appreciate it. well, leife goes on for the

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yesterday marked one full month under the the shelter in place order for the bay area, and now there's a new requirement for face coverings. so how have things changed for our abc 7 news viewers? here is a day in the life. ♪ ♪

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hi, everybody. chris alvarez working from home. this was supposed to be the opening weekend of the nba playoffs. but the season is still suspended with no return date in sight as of yet. who can forget this reaction from mavericks owner mark cuban on tba suspended games. cuban's been very proactive during the pandemic, becoming the first owner to set up a fund for arena workers to make sure they get paid during the work stoppage. he's excited about return to basketball as much as anyone else but he knows it's about safety first. >> whenever the doctors say it's okay, i mean, setting a date doesn't accomplish anything. we'll just be agile as we can. there's not really a plan we can't put together. the biggest mistake we can make is trying to rush. that's the topic going on around

the country, when do we start acting as if things are normal or when can we dip our toes into opening up businesses. and there are so many tasks involved in that. >> reporter: espn's highly anticipated ten-part documentary on michael jordan and the '90s chicago bulls dynasty called "the last dance" begins sunday night. current warriors head coach steve kerr was a key player off the bench during those years. coach phil jackson knew he had a weary team and the whole league wanted to take down m.j. and company. so jackson labeled that season "the last dance." >> phil called it's 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. it just felt like the end. we found a way to get it done. >> cannot wait for that series to begin. now, the nfl draft begins in a few days right here on abc 7. you're going see every pick of

the draft including the first round begins thursday. stay with us for special the game at the conclusion of the first round. as i mentioned, every pick will be right here on abc 7 thursday through saturday. now, barring any trades as of now, the niners are picking 13th and 31st in the first round. raiders are picking 12th and 19th. now, the entire draft will be done remotely from homes across the country. commissioner roger goodell, get this, he's going to announce the picks from his basement. the only three people in the studio will be from espn including main host trey wingo, who joined us earlier this week. >> but it's going to be me, a cameraman, and maybe one other person in the studio, and everyone else, lewis, mel are all going to be remote. we've got 60 players set up on remote, all 32 teams set up on remote. suddenly the most important guy on every franchise is the i.t. guy. he's the one you put the franchise tag on. >> i never really learned how to

type, but now since my second-grader is -- ah! >> hey, did you see this? ayesha curry posting this video of her husband, stephen curry, learning how to type. we all know steph can literally do anything, so if he didn't know how to type before or wasn't great, i'm sure he's going to be an all-star level in no time. great video you see from steph. they've done a really good job helping people with covid research. you should follow steph curry on social media for anything sports-related or coronavirus. eric, send it back to you. >> chris, like anything else, repetition. some states are moving toward reopening, but many say there's one big problem they're facing and they need to fix before they can move forward. and tributes to those who are leading the fight against the coronavirus have taken on many forms. see how the ♪ dad, i'm scared. ♪ it's only human to care for those we love.

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i'm eric thomas. in tonight's headlines, shoppers shaken up after a man was shot and killed by san leandro police inside a busy walmart on hesperian boulevard. the two officers received a call about a man with a baseball bat inside the store and a potential robbery. police say the man refused to drop the bat after confirming there was no robbery. the officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative leave. california has secured 15,000 hotel rooms for the state's homeless to shelter in place. the governor made the announcement in partnership with motel 6. 47 hotel locations in 19 counties have been secured across the state including one in campbell. face coverings are now required in six bay area counties. san francisco's order went into effect at midnight. contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma counties will also require face masks. enforcement is expected to start next week. well, some governors are easing restrictions on stay-at-home orders. residents in some states are getting heftless and holding

protests. testing remains one of the big issues for life to return to some semblance of normal. but many states say they just don't have enough tests. abc news reporter mark stewart has the story. >> reporter: as the federal government and governors lay out new guidelines for reopening the economy, frustrated residents in several states continue to take to the streets in protest. anxious to get back to work. in maryland and ohio and in texas, where the governor has begun easing? restrictions. retail stores are being allowed to reopen with delivery or curbside pickup. and elective surgeries will resume next week. jacksonvillenc again open to the public stctns gorn desantis nening the sunshine state. >> we want to continue with florida's economic development strategy. we have a lot of great irons in the fire but this hit and we want to be able to get that back going forward. >> reporter: but health officials continue to stress the

importance of social distancing. >> what this graph illustrates is the amazing work of the american people to really add here to social distancing. they were able to decrease the number of cases so that in general most of the metro areas never had an issue of complete crisis care of all of their hospitals in a region. >> reporter: however, a key hurdle for reopening large portions of the country comes down to testing. roughly 3 1/2 million americans have been screened for covid. that's only 1% of the population. tonight california's governor says the state doesn't h w exponentially more, get up to 95,000 tests a day if we had those additional supply materials. >> reporter: texas, with a population of 29 million people, ranks worse. 49th per capita. and for the millions of americans who continue to stay at home, an evening of entertainment for a cause.

a benefit concert sponsored by the world health organization, airing on all three major networks. mark stewart, abc news, new york. late tonight, global citizen announced the one world concert raised nearly $128 million to help support health care workers. in san diego a group of people protested against stay at home orders issued by california along with cities and counties across the state. organizers say the demonstrators ar just people who love their local parks and would like to enjoy them again. one of the protest leaders said, "my constitutional rights overrule these restrictions." at least one elected leader in early nt bus called for b ocl distancing rules. let us work! let us work! >> protesters demanded that businesses be allowed to reopen during a march to the texas

state capitol in austin. a hairdresser claims she hasn't received the government loan she was promised when her shop closed last month. >> so i've gone 30 days with zero income. so you know, i just want people to think about how long can you keep your house and a business running off your savings, what you have in the bank right now? very few could make it even 30 days, let alone then talking about another month. we won't survive. small businesses will not survive. >> usa! usa! >> today's rally followed yesterday's announcement by texas governor greg abbott to let some parks reopen with social distancing rules next week. many texas retailers will be able to offer customers curbside service as well. former navy captain brett crozier may soon reclaim his job. the santa rosa native was fired after pleading for action to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew aboard the carrier the "uss theodore roosevelt." crozier was fired on orders from

thomas modly, the acting navy secretary, who has since resigned amid a public outcry. now the navy's top admiral will review whether crozier stepped out of line or did the right thing by ignoring his chain of command and e-mailing his superiors. more than 600 sailors have tested positive. at least one has died. in santa rosa, crozier's hometown, police strarted enforcing sonoma county's shelter in place order. so far officers have issued 40 written warnings to businesses. they've also given two citizens written warnings while citing five other people. many of the complaints have stemmed from non-essential business remaining open. officers have also dealt with people having parties or gatherings at their homes involving folks who don't live with them. and they have also observed groups hanging out in parks. walmart is looking to hire 50,000 new workers to keep up with increased demand. with people stuck at home, sales of household staples are up signyndti's one of the few big box retailers remaining open

during the coronavirus pandemic. this all comes as the retail giant announced they just hired 150,000 workers. it was part of an expedited hiring process where they hired around 5,000 people per day. social distancing for dummies. meet the north bay man using mannequins to set a good example for all of us. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we're track a cloudy start to your sunday, but we'll let you know when rain returns to the forecast. we'll have the seven-day coming up. our world has changed in this past month, and at abc 7 news we've been documenting it daily. drone view 7 captured these haunting images. empty roads, empty landmarks. it's not just about the sights. it's also about the sounds. here's a sample of life in the bay area from our first month of sheltering in place. >> we feel so appreciated. and i don't know, it just melts our heart. >> what kind of bear did you put

in your window? >> a princess bear and a baby bear and a grownup be. >> it's like neon brown. >> i want you to listen to something. it is so quiet out here. you can actually hear the birds. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's become a thing every night at 8:00 during the stay-at-home order. a chance for neighbors to step outside and connect. >> i'm currently standing on an empty bart train.

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those are the u.s. air force thunderbirds performing a flyover across colorado to honor and salute front line workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. the team crisscrossed the state, making their way over several hospitals. it started up north in fort collins, then loveland, boulder, denver, and colorado springs. that's where the u.s. air force academy is and where vice president mike pence was delivering the commencement address to the academy's 2020 graduating class. one of the world's seven wonders has a message. stay home. the giza pyramids in egypt displayed different messages tonight like stay safe and experience egypt soon. they were also illuminated in blue to celebrate world heritage day. musical performances were also displayed on the pyramids. egypt's tourism minister said that while the virus has

confined the u.s. it has also brought humanity together. this year's slowing sn shared cultures, shared heritage, shared responsibility. when california issued the statewide shelter in place order, those looking to get married were out of loof luck. but this week orange county decided to resume issuing marriage licenses, kfrth ticket booths in an anaheim hockey stadium parking lot into a makeshift wedding venue. this couple was supposed to have their dream wedding in hawaii. after checking their i.d.s and issuing their certificate the clerk in a sealed booth wearing a face mask picked up armhe brief marriage ceremony. friends and family cheered from home watching on a livestream. >> you would think you'll have a wedding with your parents, but it is what it is. and this is what we have to deal with. >> make the best of it. >> wedding dinner? i'm glad you asked. del taco drive-thru. hey, it was open.

well, golden gate park's 150th anniversary continues this weekend. you can watch its virtual concept series featuring metallica. ♪ give me two, give me five this is from their 2017 outside lands performance. it will be online till monday. the website also has new content this week including coloring pages, a special 150th anniversary podcast, and a virtual tour of the japanese tea garden. in santa rosa some familiar characters have reemerged with a brand new message. the first time they appeared it was infence ordinance. now as abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman tells us, a connection of mannequins have taken up the social distancing message. >> reporter: in the midst of suburbia a twist on the manicuredreawt decoteos frot j anhere. streetoo wlyets hbor across the

>> no. i have no idea what he's doing. >> reporter: or they, to be more precise, through the guidance of jason windis. >> social distancing, even a dummy can do it, right? >> reporter: here at the corner of sundance and peterson in santa rosa jason has earned a reputation. >> mannequin guy. >> reporter: what began last year as a protest against a local ordinance requiring him to lower his fence has evolved, shaz we say. >> everybody's been affected. we're all staying home. >> reporter: the mannequins have been social distancing in parallel with us. they're our flesh and blood brethren. since we began social distancing. when we stop social distancing, they will stop social distancing. >> the world's a pretty serious place right now, and it's important. >> reporter: and after the better part of a month of feeling cooped up, a welcome respite oss proud that we have some electic -- what's that word

again? >> eclectic. >> eclectic people in our neighborhood again. i think that's terrific. >> i think they set a good example for all of us. > telling people what to do. even the mannequins do it. >> reporter: so now the big question. are you ever going to dress them up? >> i thought about it. >> reporter: then again, how can a person not think when passing this display? six feet apart? sure beats six feet under. >> would you like to borrow a mannequin? >> no. >> for sure? >> i'm sure. >> they've got some parts over there. >> good. for somebody else. >> reporter: or all of us. in rosa waynefriean c let's check thet dre tum from home. >> sounds-g eric. we're going to talk about cloud cover racing back in from the coast tonight. our marine layer will greet us tomorrow morning and we'll find some coasta drizzle as well first thing. so overnight tonight numbers in the north bay dropping into the 40s. elsewhere around the bay shoreline we'll see upper 40s to

lower 50s out there. and again, it's mostly cloudy and some coastal drizzle. as you hour by hour for you on future weather, show you what's going on in the morning. start with those overcast skies. and pretty much like today we'll find that cloud cover breaking down in the afternoon, some afternoon sunshine, and temperatures mainly rebounding into the 60s in the afternoon. so a close look at our highs for the second half of the weekend. about 65 the high in oakland, 68 in san jose, which is just a few degrees below where we should be for this time of the year. 61 in the city. 63 in santa rosa. and about 59 that high in half moon bay. along the coast late tomorrow night a beach hazard statement will go into effect lasting through monday night. we'll just have an increased risk of sneaker waves and rip current just because of an active ocean current along our coastline. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows you clouds and sun tomorrow, an isolated shower on monday, and then turns brighter and dryer, eric, for the rest of the seven-day forecast. spring warmth by friday and

saturday. 70s and 80s away from the coast. that's mild this time of the year. >> all right, drew. is that a mannequin i see next to -- oh, no, mistaken. sorry about that. >> what? >> all right. thanks a lot. we're seeing help in all forms throughout the bay area. we went along as a veteran - [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love.

i drew "we'll get through this america." >> i dedicated two pieces of artwork toward the people that serve and 911 dispatchers. >> messages of support, stay positive, stay strong. it brings out a cheerful, positive environment. and just seeing people walk by, smile, just brings together a sense of community. imrtor us to focus on people who are making a difference, who are building a better bay area.

abc 7's i-team reporter dan noyes put his investigations aside for a bit and followed a veteran who's helping provide that all-important and sometimes elusive hand sanitizer to hospitals in need. >> so my name is james brown. i'm the prachbt non-profit called the wine country marines. and we focus on supporting our military, our veterans, and those who serve our veterans such as first responders and the va hospitals. and what we're doing is we're here today at yerba buena island, yerba buena beverage. >> i'm andre. >> my name is andrew. >> where the smith brothers have sold us at below cost 250 gallons of hand sanitizer that they made. >> just really trying to essentially donate as much of this as we can. it's just hard to get the supply. so as long as we have the supply we're going to continue donating. >> the donations are coming from a variety of people pf i've gotten them from active duty military, from first responders. the director of the va palo alto made a donation. 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 police department some. they're on their last few bottles that were just in the patrol cars. we gave the san mateo county coroner a couple of gallons a cole of days ago. they were completely out. so everybody's out. >> yes, my name is thomas j. fitzgerald iii. i'm the hospital ceo here at the va palo alto health care system. >> we're bringing it directly to the va hospital where we're going to distribute it to them. >> was it getting low? >> we were getting kind of low. but we're really trying to prep now for our surge. it's all about the surge now to make sure that if numbers g t as as needed. so this really -- this gift actually helps us meet that need. >> you have a valve here and a valve here. and you can see you fill it up. >> james brown sun believable. he's a marine that has never ofn we first join the military and i think he joined when he was 17. and i think he has never broken

that oath. >> we really appreciate it. >> the smith brothers at yerba buena distillery tell dan they'll have some hand sanitizer for the public starting next week. we are posting a link if you're interested and how to help the wine country marines' efforts at abc7news.com. and we invite you to join a better bay area projecting thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. use the hashtag better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you, and we will share t love. that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning

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