a sweeping plan out of sacramento, hoping to house thousands of our state's homeless, most at risk in the covid-19 pandemic. the governor calls it project room key. how would it work and what hotels are opening their doors? it's sunday april 19th pipe' liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. we'll have a closer look at the governor's plan and the latest in the coronavirus pan demme knick a moment. let's start as always with a quick look at theeath.rologiarg. >> good morning to you. starting out with live doppler 7 we have a little bit low temperatures. 43 in napa, 57 in oakland, certainly cooler than yesterday, from 2 to 11 degrees cooler. we'll be looking at not only the

clouds to start out, but we'll see them pull back again, not totally. we'll call it a mix of clouds and sun and by 2:00 we're cooler, upper 50s, low to mid-60s and talking about a weak weather system that's going to arrive late tonight into monday. we'll talk about shower chances in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa, thank you. governor gavin newsom emphasized since the start of the pan demme thick virus will impact the state's most vulnerable at a higher rate. this morning his plan is taking action. abc 7 newsorter laura martinez talked with those moving behind the proposed locations to get their thoughts. >> we didn't have any forewarning this was going to be going down and 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 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 47 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 campbell. right behind the motel say 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 that 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 bit, that needs to be done in general. this is one of the situations it kick-starts it. >> reporter: they hope the people who do stay in the rooms

are monitored and are sheltering in place. >> people that know that hotel know unsavory people are hanging out there, there's been prostitution and drug busts answer all kinds of things going on, on that corner, so in some ways i'm hoping this is somewhat of an upgrade. >> reporter: in campbell, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. this morning, finding a solid meal is a key need for so many families as we work to climb out of the crisis. abc 7 news stopped by jefferson high school in daly city yesterday where cars lined up fo help putting food on the table. you can see all those cars there. the jefferson high school family harvest food bank served more than 1,200 families. the number of americans applying for food assistance is surging and some states are getting creative. arkansas has a covid-19 food access map with organizations, farms, and restaurants offering food. >> we are 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 leading a company-wide effort to transform empty cargo facilities into food distribution centers. many small businesses are demanding action from the federal government this morning because they haven't received their promised loans. the owner of the hula hoops tiki bar and restaurant says sales are down 90%, they applied for loans under ppp but haven't heard anything back. >> our day lay sales is not 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 haven't stopped hula hoops to provide free hot meals to local workers,

health care workers and police officers. go to abc7news.com to find resources, just click on "support the bay." you have a few days to buy or make your face covering. we have ours here, before enforcement starts for most of the bay area. six counties require them in public. san francisco, contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the first raerkss to the new rules. >> reporter: life is changing go.us one again in the ba ovinn >> reporter: ares jackson is working his food delivery job in san francisco where he's now required to wear a mask. >> it is what it is. you know, at least the race of the virus is going down. >> reporter: san francisco now one of five bay area counties requiring people to wear face coverings 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 may radio in a supermarket were following the new rules, that includes customers, too. >> the customer does come to the store and they do not have a mask, and then we'll refuse service or even if we have maybe extra mask we'll offer a mask to them. >> reporter: we found most people were covering up but not everybody.>> well i thghaty,tme. i'm alarmed people aren't listening. >> reporter: mayor london breed argues against shaming. >> if you are not a police officer don't act like one. we're not expecting people to police one another. endu take next untilounty's mask wednesday but many businesses are already on board. >> i feel like we all have to play the game right now.

you know, it's hard times but we all 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 experiment. san jose mayor sam liccardo says if you've got one, wear it. >> whether it's mandatory or not we should all wear them. >> reporter: fran will enforce its face mask ordinance wednesday. if you're caught without one in marin it could be a fine to $5 50 to $1,000. happening today if you need a mask and live in san francisco's district 6 you can pick one up for free, includes the tenderloin, south of market, mid market and san francisco mission bay and supervisor matt haney will distribute the masks at the noon on jones and eddy. the one repriee people get from oors. wearing a face covering while getting exercise can be challenging.

becky worley shows us how to make it work. >> reporter: this charlotte, north carolina, couple are training for a marathon. the advice to wear a mask raises questions. everything you do as enduring athletes is pulling as much oxygen into your body as upon. does wearing a mask seem counter intuitive? >> definitely does. >> it's tough to do any endurance sport at any high tempo with something obstructing your air waves. >> reporter: the cdc hasn't issued guidance on masks while exercising and dr. stephen mayer says there's a gray area. >> the breathing is difficult, the mask can inhibit air flow and creates heat and moisture. >> reporte he says all outdoor activities mandate social distancing of at least six feet and some say more. >> if you're running on a path, you might pass people you're faster then or the path might get crowded more than you anticipate. >> reporter: stephanie and pete say it is a little contradistri.

>> running with this on my faes i can breathe okay. >> reporter: worried about trying on warmer days. in less populated areas you can have a mask with you and only use it when needed and while people certainly are using paper and cotton masks, another option, skiing gear, this net gator is wool, which could be hot or a little much. but you can use this and it's nice, because it wicks away the moisture. but many fitness enthuse wases say no to masks. instead like pete and stephanie working out more indoors and avoiding peak hours. >> we don't feel that everybody who runs outside has to wear a mask. you just have to preplan your run and route and time of dayknt or not. >> reporter: becky worley, abc news, oakland. countless amount of questions during these unprecedented times. we are here to help so take a

look. we put together a completely special section of our website at abc7news.com/covidhelp. it's stocked full of resources to answer whatever you might need from questions on the new mask order to what places are open or closed or local food bank info and how you can help out. we also have a fun guide to the virtual entaintment happening online, and there's a link you can click to ask for help in addition to that. just head to abc7news.com/covidhelp. lisa, i know that these orders aren't going to take effect for a few days but we saw a lot of people out in san francisco yesterday not wearing their mask. >> right, i would say the majority were not. so maybe we're the police out. no, i'm not shaming anybody, absolutely not. good morning, everyone. we are waking up to some clouds and also areas with fair conditions but once again, the low clouds and fog with us, it will mix out throughout the afternoon for a partly cloudy day today, but we do have some sprinkles, possibility of a light shower on the way to start

the work week. i'll have a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back. >> thanks, lisa. a weekend trip to a bay area walmart quickly turned to chaos. how one man ended up dead inside this store. plus this -- >> there is absolutely nobody here, no tellers, no managers, nobody. i just simply walked in -- >> reporter: a complete a empty bank but still open for business. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the experience at a wells fargo, walks us through what happened. and giving thanks through art. we show you how art is are bringing a little life back to the bay's boarded up businesses, the bay's boarded up businesses, coming up. our retirement plan with voya giahthe way...hievle sps along ...so we can spend a bit now, knowing we're prepared for the future. surprise! we renovated the guest room, so you can live with us. oooh, well... i'm good at my condo.

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store on hesperian boulevard. luz pena talked with one shopper there. >> she's just waiting. >> i don't want to be here. there's not an exit here. 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. and 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. >> it was like a long line up in the davis one, so we just kind of decided to just 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 a 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 suspect, striking him in the torso. at the same time tisimultaneous the second officer deployed their taser. >> reporter: lieutenant henderson determined 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 perceived threat. 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, "we appreciate the quick 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 administrative leave.

in san leandro, luz pena, abc 7 news. lesyt blk ably no one inside. that's what happened to abc 7 news reporter leanne me dyanne z the wells fargo. >> 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. >> bizarre indeed. lyanne waited for police to arrive. the officer checked it out and discovered no signs of anything suspicious. hmm. abc 7 news also saw workers at a mcdonald's in oakland walk off the job over covid-19 safety concerns. take a look. >> when we fight! representativ workers say they filed a complaint with alameda county's health department. people are worried about sick leave and getting personal protective equipment. the governor ordered two weeks of paid sick leave for food industry workers. mcdonald's sent us a response "our organization is committed to protecting oyou are crew in accordance with the guidance of the cdc and in full compliance of the state-level orders including sick pay and ppe requirements."

now to some interesting developments in the north bay where an entire town is getting the chance to be tested for coronavirus starting tomorrow. "the mercury news" reports the town of belinas in marin county resides tested t ts 1,680 private funding. multimillionaires who live in the area are using their wealth and connections to gettest it t instead of waiting for the government. half the residents are older than 60, at higher risk from the virus. as we see the coronavirus plague so many industries across the country it's also having a lesser known effect on the art community but isn't stopping san francisco artists, their canvas are boarded up streetfronts and make a powerful moment in time. c news reporter melissa piksack shows us project thanks. >> reporter: when you walk down the streets of san francisco you can't help the boarded storefronts as nonessential businesses remain closed. local artists arerid dingessas

ve to few days, this artist painted three murals filled with hearts. >> right now it's important that people feel love and know that there's love in the communities and that it doesn't look like armageddon has happened, just to provide some sort of comfort for people. >> reporter: art agency building 180 a nonprofit art for civil discourse are teaming up in an effort called paint the void. it brings murals to shuttered businesses while budding artists affected by covid-19. meredith winter is making connections between businesses and artists. >> it's thought that beautifying the streets with murals would be a good place for people who are still working on the front lines and getting out there every day and wanted to bring help to the community and instir people. >> reporter: eamon's gold plans to use a canvas as an homage to an influnz da pandemic.

>> history repeats itself and this may seem crazy and unprecedented and in many ways it is, but there are lessons that we can learn from the past an will be of some comfort to us. >> reporter: paint the void received an outpouring of support from the local community and artist. once the shelter in place order is lifted many artists plan to auction their murals and donate to those in need. >> it's amazing to see how people have come together. >> reporter: in san francisco, melissa pikscar, abc 7 news. >> pretty cool. join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. use #betterbayarea to show how we're saying thank you and show the love. let's get a check of the weather, lisa is tracking. a little bit cooler as we've been talking about this weekend but it's going to warm up early this week. >> that's right. april definitely a month where we see some wide variety of weather, and it had cooled off a couple days ago b yesterday

with the sun, it's sort of warmed up and it was pretty nice. some areas right close to the % coast up in the north bay, never cleared at all, but most of you did enjoy some sun out there, and today we'll have a mix of clouds and sun. right now mostly cloudy conditions with upper 40s out there from san ramon to dublin, and pleasanton. 54 in concord and widening the view, another mild start. in oakland at 57. 54 in san carlos with 46 in novato. this is san rafael underneath the clouds this morning. starting out with the gray sky, then partial clearing for partly cloudy day this afternoon, and looking at some light showers possible as we get through monday morning. we have our doppler storm impact scale. the system continues to weaken but it will bring breezy winds later on today and the clouds as we get started for your monday mornings. beach hazard statement 11:00 tonight through 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, increased risk of those sneaker waves and strong rip currents. so far wave heights not very

impressive at four to five feet but they will continue to build through the overnight hours. this is the morning setup, as we go through about 9:00/10:00, you can see mostly cloudy conditions, but out in the east bay, looking at some sun and stopping this at about 4:30, that's when we had a lot of sunshine yesterday, but looking at maybe 1:00/2:00 for most of to you get some sun, otherwise partly cloudy throughout the day. 11:00 the clouds increase, and there's our system offshore. you may have missed it, just a few areas of sprinkles, mainly the clouds out there, and we're looking at how much rain? well, you can't even detect more than about a couple hundredths here through the coastline, maybe redwood city and ben loman. it moves out and high pressure builds in behind it. breezy at the coast, upper 50s to low 60s is not going to change. mid-60s across the bay in oakland. 62 in napa. 67 palo alto. a few degrees cooler in the south bay, looking at your

tuesday, we're behind the system and numbers have warmed from the low to mid-70s inland, some 60s downtown. into wednesday looking at some 80s. we have to go far inland for that but still above normal, mid to upper 70s around the bay. 60s arrive at the coast and by thursday, little change. we're still warm to mild with numbers well above average. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast starting out with the clouds and a partly cloudy afternoon. an isolated shower monday morning, but if you sleep in, probably missing that, and then by tuesday, we're brighter, the warmer pattern takes hold and temperatures will continue to climb, with that ridge of high pressure in place. 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay, low 80s inland, so just really nice pattern as we get towards the second half of the week, but if you're looking for showers, just a slight chance out there through tomorrow. liz? >> good to know, thanks, lisa. campus tours turned virtual. we told but san jose state's college welcome for students

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members of the delaware national guard are having a little bit of fun during their breaks. they choreographed and danced a workout to "coup id shuffle" on lunch break. the team is staffed at an alternative care site to help non-covid-19 patients alleviate the burden of hospitals there. look at that. just because they prepared for response doesn't mean they can't smile. that makes us smile. pretty cool. it's right around this time seniors excited about college acceptance get to tour around campus in the spring. with schools klaused thousands aren't getting able to do that. san jose state is doing its first virtual house. >> i'm here to talk about a few things i hope will make your transition easier. >> all wkde, sports hosting li

webinars to different videos for each day split into themes like student life, financing and housing. high school and college seniors are missing out on the activities and ceremonies that he worked years for. we're starting something new tomorrow at ac7, student spotlight to honor the class of 2020. go to abc7news.com to shout out local high school and college seniors and share their stories. and still to come on "abc 7 mornings," protesters push back against stay-at-home restrictions in several u.s. states. some are moving to reopen this week but what one big problem many say stands in the way before they can move forward. plus -- ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ whoet wh ♪ what a wonderful world >> seemed to have every living legend young and old for last night's one world home concert.

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this is abc 7 news. >> we won't survive. small businesses will not survive. [ chants of "usa" ] >> you hear the chants, taking to the streets to end their state's stay-at-home orders as some states plan to open this week. it is sunday, april 19th. we have much more to get to on anthtt in mont.out the weather. here is lisa argen. >> good morning to you, liz. waking up to clouds in the 47 cambrian park, 46 in cupertino. 54 for you in san carlos, 45 in

novato. it is cooler out there, 2 to 11 degrees cooler. we have clouds around but that marine layer will mix out so we'll see a mix of clouds and sun. 10:00 it's mostly cloudy, but the east bay clears first by 2:00 and still clouds hung up on the peninsula, parts of the north bay. breezy at the coast. we'll talk about those rain chances in just a few minutes. liz? >> thanks, lisa. i want to point out lisa and i are standing at a farther distance from each otheras also have o newsroom. the entire country is under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order but people in some states are getting restless and fighting back. mark stewart has a closer look on what it will take to reopen the country. >> reporter: as the federal government and governors lay out new guidelines to open the economy, frustrated residentso to the streets in protest. anxious to get back to work.

in maryland and ohio and in texas, where the governor has begun easing some restrictions, retail stores are being allowed to reopen with delivery or curbside pickup and elective surgeries will open. in florida, jacksonville beaches open to the publicith sev restrictions. governor desantis laughing a task force to reopen the sunshine state. >> we want to continue with florida's economic development strategy. we had a lot of great irons in the fire before this hit and we want to get that back going forward. >> reporter: health officials continue to stress the importance of social distancing. >> what does this graph illustrates is the amazing work of the american people to really adhere 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 cris care of alleir hospitals in the region. >> reporter: however, a key hurdle for reopening large

portions of the country comes down to testing. roughly 3.5 million americans have been screened for covid, that's only 1% of the population. california's governor says the state doesn't have enough nose swabs. >> we could be doing exponentially more, get up to 90 he believes 95,000 tests a day if we had those additional supply materials. >> reporter: texas with a population of 29 million people ranks worst, 49th per capita. mark stewart, abc news, new york. >> we've seen a handful of stay yat home protests in california, one down in san diego. organizers say yesterday's protesters are just people who love their local parks and would like to enjoy them again. one sign says "my constitutional rights overrule these restrictions." one elected leader in san diego called for reopening parks and beaches as soon as early next month but with social distancing rules.

[ chants of "let us work" ] prove protesters in texas marched up to the state capitol. one hairdressing claimed she hasn't received the government loan she was promised when the government shut down last month. >> i've gone 30 days with zero income. i want people to think about how long can you keep your house and a business running of your savings which you have in the bank right now? very few could make it even 30 days, let alone and they're talking about another month? >> texas governor greg abbott is planning to let some state parks reopen with social distancing rules this week. many texas retailer also offer customer curbside service as well. house speaker nancy pelosi says congress is very close to striking a deal on an interim emergency relief package. it would replenish the funds in the small business loan program. >> everything we've done, three bills and more were all bipartisan. this interim package will be,

too, and the businesses will have the money in a timely fashion. >> the roughly $350 billion paycheck protection program ran out of funds late last week, leaving thousands of small business owners in limbo. you can watch the full interview with nancy pelosi on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 on abc 7. spread the love, and not the virus. that was the message for last night's one world together at home special put together to celebrate covid-19 workers. ♪ lean on me when you're not strong and i'll be your friend ♪ ♪ i'll help you carry on >> the nonprofit group global citizen led the event. superstars included lady gaga, beyonce, stevie wonder, paul mccartney and the rolling stones headlined the concert. it raised more than $128 million to support health care workers. that's great. happening today, a bay area

native takes the stage singing for a chance to advancen iey a 1 in 20 chance to win it all. we caught up with the local star to see how his journey is changing during this pandemic. >> the last time we saw franc francisco from san francisco he was labeled as a top ten talent and earned his way to hollywood where the competition truly started. >> tv doesn't portray it as stressful as it is. i lost my voice at the end of hollywood week. it's hard and stressful and all paid off in hawaii. >> reporter: after surviving the genre and duet challenges he earned a spot in the top 40 and trip to hawaii for the next leg of the journey. ♪ what am i now, what am i now >> reporter: the shy kid who auditioned in oregon transformed to a star on the stage, thanks to a conversation he had with the judges. >> the judges gave me a pep talk

to believe in them, believe in myself, enough with the nervousness, i took that to heart and i feel the nervous kid from sun river is definitely way far off than who i am now. >> reporter: unfortunately just as francisco earned a spot in the top 20 and shook his nerves, the coronavirus pandemic put the show on hold. he's taken the time sheltering in place to look within while preparing for when live shows return to abc 7 this sunday. >> even before quarantine i was always in my studio, my room writing or writing music or recording music. i've been finding ways to meditate, listen to music and just to really remember why i'm here and why i'm doing this. >> reporter: "idol" will look different when the show returns with virtual competition. >> prior o"idol" i was insecure as a kid. felt i wasn't good enough to audition for "idol." i'stting to reazehy i'm here and why i'm doing this, to inspire others who feel that way about anxiety and oh, i can't do this.

i'm not good enough. it's possible, and it's really nice that i can do that and use my platform for that. >> abc 7 news. >> you can cheer on martin with never before seen video that will air starting at 8:00 p.m. here on abc 7. the top 20 will resume competition next sunday on april 26th. how some california couples are choosing to get hitched in a hurry and where we're seeing the drive-throughs happen, as some lose out on their original venues during the pandemic. you have to hear what one couple did for their wedding night. dinner right after. it's called the chalk challenge, how one bay area neighborhood is using hop scotch as a social distancing twist in the south bay. a live look from our emeryville t i 55 decent amount of cars there on the road but of course still dark out there at 5:38 this morning. we'll check in with lisa in just a minute. stick

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that's the sound of the u.s. air force thunderbirds performing a fly over across colorado yesterday. it's a powerful salute to the front line workers fighting this coronavirus pandemic. the thunderbirds team crisscrossed the state flying over several hospitals. they started up north in ft. collins and then loveland, boulder, denver and colorado springs. the aircrafts made their way over the u.s. air force academy where vice president mike pence gave an in-person commencement speech to this year's socially distanced graduating class. one of the world's seven wonders hases a message, stay home. egypt's great pyramids of giza displayed different messages like stay safe, and experience see jipped soon, lit up blue to honor world heritage day which celebrates preserving cuban heritage, monuments and diveersity. egypt's tourism says while the

virus confined us, it brought humanitity together. orange county is deciding to reissue marriage licenses this morning to hitch the couples who saw their wedding turn to dust with the shelter-in-place. ticket booths in the anaheim hockey stadium parking lot are converted into a makeshift wedding venue. one couple supposed to have their dream wedding in hawaii, after checking their i.d.s and issuing their certificate the clerk you can see there wearing a facas wked and performed the brief marriage ceremony. friends and family cheer from home watching on a livestream. >> who would think we'd be here doing this. we'd have a wedding like your parents but i itnd this is what we are living in and just got to deal with it. >> make the best of it. >> can't stop living, right? >> as for their wedding dinner, the del taco drive-through, the

only thing they said that was open. that's pretty cool. you know at memories come in the most unknown ways. you know? they'll remember that forever. >> absolutely, kind of fun. good morning, everyone, a live look outside. here is our sutro tower camera downtown, it is 53. 55 at the airport with the cloudy skicloud skies but mild this morning. sunday afternoon we'll talk about that, and the possibility of a few sprinkles coming your way to start the work week, next. >> thanks, lisa. it's the long awaited return of m.j., years in the making. sports fans get their first taste. the ten-part documentary tonight on michael i'm susan and i'm 52 and i live in san francisco, california. i have been a sales and sales management professional my whole career. typical day during a work week is i'm working

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ports fans have been dying for live entertainment so tonight's premiere of the ten-part documentary series on michael jordan should hopefully help. chris alvarez has that preview and more in this morning's sports. >> hi, everybody, chris alvarez working from home. this was supposed to be the opening weekend of the nba playoffs, but season is still suspended with no return date in sight as of yet. who could forget this reaction from mavericks owner mark cuban on the night the nba suspended games. cuban's been proactive during the pandemic, becoming the first owner to set f 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 react, we'll just be agile as we can. there's not a plan we can put together. the biggest mistake we can make is trying to rush. that's the topic going on around the country, right?

when do we start acting as if things are normal or when can we dip our toes into opening up businesses and there's so many tasks involved in that. >> espn's highly anticipated ten-part documentary on michael jordan and the '90s chicago bulls dynasty called "the last dance" begins sunday night. head coach steve kerr w key player off the bench for all those years. coach philip jackson known he had a weary team and jackson labeled that season "the last dance." >> phil called it the last dance before the season started because we were all free agents after the year ended, but because it was our third straight year trying to win the championship, everybody was exhausted. that's what i remember, just the fatigue and just felt like the end, and we found a way it done. >> cannot wait for that series to begin. now the nfl draft begins in a few days right here on abc 7. see every pick of the draft, including the first round begins thursday, stay with us for a

special after the game at the conclusion of the first round. every pick will be here on abc 7 thursday through saturday. barring any trades as of now, the niners are picking 13th and 31st in the first round, raiders picking 12th and 19th. the entire draft will be done remotely from homes across the country. commissioner roger goodell, get this, will announce the picks from his basement. the only three people in the studio will be from espn, including main hose trey wingo who joined us earlier this week. >> me, a camera man and one other person in the studio and everyone else, booger, louis, mel, all remote and we got 60 players set up on remote, we've got all 32 teams set up on remote. you know, suddenly the most important guy for every franchise is the i.t. dude. he is the franchise guy right now. he's the one you put the franchise tag on. >> why are you doing this? >> i've never really learned how to type, and now since my second grader -- ahh!

>> hey, did you see this? ayesha curry posting this video of her husband, stefan curry learning how to type. can he do anything, if he didn't know how to type before or wasn't great i'm sure he'll be all-star level in no time. enjoy your sunday. let's get another check of the weather. we've been needing good news. overall it's been nice and warm lately, a little warmer. >> yes, when that sun comes out, we lose the low clouds and fog, and if you're away from that sea breeze, it feels pretty good. depending on if you're close to the shoreline, or you're last to clear, ymicrocmang into play. low clouds and fog with us. doppler 7, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions. it's 54 in hayward right now. good morning to you, and temperatures in the mid and upper 40s up in the north bay. concord is at 54. san mateo 53. you can see a look at the partly cloudy sky here from san rafael. so with the clouds this morning,

we'll look for the partial clearing this afternoon and temperatures a little cooler, we'll have that shlorhoht heast1 togh1:00ro the central coast four to five feet but they will continue to increase overnight and that's going to allow for the risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. remember, beaches certainly closed northern and southern california. looking ahead hour by hour forecast here are the clouds, but you can see in the east bay, not quite as extensive, going through the afternoon. mixing out some of the marine layer, looking at that onshore flow, keeping it cool just upper 50s at the coast, but numbers continue to increase for your sunday into monday, that weather system that was looking a little bit more impressive the past

couple of days, now weakening and looking like it will just bring us a few sprinkles, the clouds, maybe a passing shower into your monday morning. so highs today in the south bay, upper 60s for most of you from san jose to sunnyvale, and milpitas on the peninsula. that afternoon sea breeze 64 in san mateo, look for 67 palo alto and the upper 50s throughout the sunset, daly city. sunshine in north bay. it was a gray day for you in petaluma. a few clouds around, call it partly cloudy, 61. looking athe the sun as you get towards sonoma and napa, low 60s for you. east bay mid-60s, so a pretty nice afternoon, with partly sunny, partly cloudy conditions. 66 for a high in san leandro. union city about the same, couple degrees warmer into fremont, and you head over into our inland east bay, we have mid-60s for new san ramon. partly sunny out there so a pretty good afternoon with 66 in

livermore. overnight lows the clouds increasing, maybe some drizzle along the shoreline. upper 40s for most to the 50s, so with the cloud cover we get a little moriness lated. the seven-day forecast the clouds to start, some afternoon sun, isolated shower into your monday then we'll warm up come tuesday with a brighter afternoon. temperatures continue on that warming trend at the coast. mid-70s to upper 70s in our inland valleys and around the bay and we're above average towards the end of the week. liz? >> thanks, lisa. in the south bay, it's hop scotch with a twist. residents in san jose are creating sidewalk obstacle nbc news 7 reporter manuel thec castillo found out it's fun while keeping social distance. >> reporter: in the capital of the valley some are using chalk. north of downtown san jose the webster family laid out this chalk challenge, elaborate and

encourages for the neighbors in. the challenge doesn't stop there. >> when she told me about it, i thought it would be our house, ended up going three houses down. >> i kind of figured it was going to. it's just my personality. >> reporter: more adults have taken on the obstacle course including paul haar shall. >> as i get older the bear crawl, it's harder to do the movements. "dancing with the stars" isn't calling me yet. >> reporter: there's a singing portion. marshall will probably have to wait on the call from "american idol" as well. farther south, the same idea. >> this is the chalk ashe rain a he few days ago. >> jason and his family adding matt problems, puzzles and piggy banks, a welcome distraction from the covid-19 pandemic. >> there is light at the end of the tunnel. the amount of time that we'll be doing this. make the best and everybody is

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