stood new outreach efforts in san francisco launched to make sure people who need a mask, get one. here is abc7 news news reporter cornell bernard. >> we're trying to get to it the people who really need it. >> a big outreach effort was happening in the heart of san francisco's tenderloin. face masks and hand sanitizer, two vital tools in the fight against covid-19 were being handed out for free at the corner of jones and eddy streets. diane is trying hers on. >> if i got to go grocery shopping. so therefore, this comes in n resh it.me. >> neighbors are also getting info about covid-19. >> we were not expecting so many people. >> supervisor matt heaney was totally surprised that so many

people showed up. check out the line. it was long. >> this shouldn't be something that people don't have access to. everybody should have one of these. so i'm committed to getting a mask to everybody in this community who needs one. >> heaney is collecting donations to pay for the masks and sanitizer on this gofundme page, more than 7 grand so far. he is teaming up with organizations to help pass them out. >> it's only right that we take care of our people. they're not forgotten. >> did you have a mask before today? >> no. >> deborah cooly is feeling safely. >> cough and gag in front of your face. >> homeless living on the streets can't always protect themselves. >> for people who are housed, they can go inside and tak dend be wearing them. but for folks who do not have that option are going to have to be using them a lot more. >> the city's new mask ordinance requires them to wear a mask in public, but not when you're exercising or going for a run.

>> when you're in line to go to a store, if you're in a store, if you're on public transit, wear a mask. you're required to wear a mask. >> supervisor heaney says supervisors pass out more than a thousand masks today, but it wasn't enough. they ran out. volunteers will be back next weekend in the tenderloin, passing out even more to those who need them. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. now to the number of cases in the bay area. there are now more than 6300 cases of covid-19. that's 199 new cases since last night. in addition, two more people have died, bringing the total to 201. >> and we continue to update cases north of the bay area. there are now 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus. lake county has 6. mendocino county has 5. so far no one has died from covid-19 in lake or mendocino counties. tomorrow is 4-20, and usually thousands of pot lovers

head to hippie hill in golden gate park to celebrate all things cannabis, but not this year. >> i am asking you to stay at home for 4-20. it is not going to happen at golden gate park. >> since no outdoor celebrations are allowed like this recent one at the park, dispensaries are offering discounts and calling it the black friday of cannabis. at the same time, the cannabis business association is asking people to heed mayor breed's request. >> this year is not the year to come here. please stay at home. celebrate with your loved ones inside of your home, and don't come out because we really are trying to stop the spread of this. this is a lot of other ways you can celebrate. trust me, next year and the year after that, we're going to be back. >> the cannabis association is also suggesting that cannabis users celebrate by going on streaming platforms to check in with cannabis celebrities and advocates. everyone in bolinas is being

offered a free covid-19 test. "the mercury news" reports that a small group of tech multimillionaires and venture capitalists are pouring money into the plan. you might recall residents tried blocking the town's entrance last month after the stay-at-home order went into effect. while there are no reported cases of covid-19 in bolinas, nearly half the residents there are over 60. test organizers got some friends at airbnb to set up this online registration page. the testing starts tomorrow at a drive-through site in bolinas. ucsf is providing the testing and the results. organizers are hoping the results could help stop the spread of the virus and provide a model for other communities. ucsf will launch another effort next thursday in the mission district. on the peninsula, city and county officials protest the possible release of an accused human trafficker and rapist. abc7 news was in daly city, where a press conference was held to warn the public about the possible release of joshua

gamos. gamos, you see him on the right and his family operated a child and residential care company called rainbow bright. they were charged in 2018 with trafficking and abusing more than 100 filipino immigrants. a san mateo judge will hear a motion tomorrow to lower his bail from $3 million to 300,000, making his release more likely. >> i believe we need to protect the victims and the community, and today this is a public safety issue. joshua gamos is charged with three counts of rape. and as a woman and a mother, that's a big concern to me. >> gamos also faces felony weapons charges. two family members with nonviolent charges have already been released because of the coronavirus. crime has fallen sharply in some bay area cities since the stay-at-home order went into place a month ago. but some cities are getting scattered reports of property

crimes. san bruno police say some of them involved property taken from unlocked vehicles. police are urging residents to be vigilant for yourself and for your neighbors, and to make sure that you lock your vehicle. the nfl alumni association is doing its part to make sure people don't go hungry. the group organized a pop-up food bank on the peninsula today. volunteers as you can see gave out bread and meal boxes and nonperishables at the american legion in san mateo. nearly 40 families got food for free. nfl alumni dave august organized the food drive, and he is battling cancer and told abc7 even though he is at risk, he wants to do everything he can to help the community. now we know you have countless questions during these really unprecedented times. so we're here to help. take a look. we have put together a special section of our website. it's all at abc7news.com/covidhelp. it's stocked full of resources to answer whatever you need from

questions on this new mask order to what places are open or closed or even local food bank information and how you can help out. we also have a fun guide to the virtual entertainment you can see online. there is also a link that you can click to ask for help. again, just head to abc7news.com/covidhealth. happening now, crews are working to clear five tanker cars from a union pacific train that derailed in emeryville just before 2:00 p.m. the train is blocking the rail crossings between 65th and 67th street at shellmount street. officials are directing the public out for alternatives at the powell overcrossing. union pacific and alameda hazard said no one was hurt and the cars are rno president trump's call to liberate the states. protesters taking to the streets to support his message while

some health experts say not so fast. nieman marcus could be the first major department store hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. what we know about their possible plans to file for bankruptcy protection. and i'm meteorlogist drew tuma. we're tracking a few showers on your monday, but much warmer weather moves in later in the

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americans in several states have taken to the streets protesting stay-a-home orders. many want to get back to work and back to their prepandemic lives. but medical experts say it's too soon and could lead to another outbreak. abc7 news reporter andrew dembert has details. many ameri stay-at-home orders are protesting those restrictions, calling on their states to reopen. the president seeming to support them. >> i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away. >> some critical of the president's message to liberate

the states. >> to have an american president to encourage people to violate the law, it is dangerous because it can inspire people to ignore things that actually can save their lives. >> and how speaker nancy pelosi insisting his message could put the u.s. in further danger. >> his earlier delay and denial cause deaths. and so it's very important that we walk the line that is close to evidence, data, science. >> new york's governor cuomo standing by his stay-at-home orders. >> we showed that we can control the beast, and when you close down, you can actually slow that infection rate. we still have to make sure that we keep that beast under control. >> many believe the key to reopening the country will be testing. >> we're working on expanding testing strategy across the united states, but in deep partnerships with governors, and more importantly, in partnership with the lab directors who actually know precisely what the

issues are that need to be solved. >> more than 45 experts now joining forces to create a plan to get america back up and running safely. >> we all had to learn ppe and we all had to learn about flattening the curve. and now we have to learn about ttsi, testing, tracing, supportive isolation. that's how you find the case, you get people treatment. >> danielle allen is leading the bipartisan panel that includes doctors, economists, and political scientists. the plan centers around massively ramping up testing for the virus. they want 5 million tests per day by early june, and up to 20 million a day by late july. legislators are still fighting for more relief for workers, and with the president at odds with some, state leaders turning this testing plan into a reality still faces political challenges. andrew dembert, abc news, washington. nieman marcus is set to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week that is according to

reuters. sources say the retailer is in the final stages of negotiating a loan and filing for bankruptcy protection. it will become the first u.s. major department store to be hit by the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. the already debt-laden company was closed to close all stores and furlough roughly 4,000 employees. facebook plans to introduce tomorrow an app designed for creating and watching a live game play. they intended to release the free app in june but moved it up to meet the surge in gaming across the globe because of covid-19 quarantine measures. facebook has more than 700 million of its 3.5 billion -- make that 2.5 billion monthly users engaged with gaming content. the company will make money on the new app by taking a cut of stars which fans can buy and send to gaming streamers. 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 including lady gaga, beyonce, stevie wonder, paul mccartney and the rolling stones headlined the concert. it raised nearly $128 million to help support health care workers. coming up next on abc7 news at 6:00, a brutal blow in an east bay little league is dealt another setback to their already we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.

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bummed their 2020 season got postponed. then about a week ago they discovered their clubhouse was broken into and all of their snack bar food was stolen. to make matters worse, a few days later, thieves hit again and this time took all of the league's equipment, including player uniforms. the league has been operating since 1962, and in recent years hurting for funding. the league's president says this has been a hard blow to take. >> we work hard for our community, and we -- we try really, really hard. to give kids an opportunity to grow. we develop such skill sets that you only get in the baseball environment. >> the league has set up a gofundme page to help recover the cost of the uniforms and equipment. you can find it at our website, abc7news.com.

an east bay teacher's mission to connect with the students has gone global. peter lamottae in oakland. these days he uses facebook live to have storytime with his class. as he told the bay city news foundation, his daily readings have become a bit of a sensation. viewers from other parts telephone u.s. like new york and chicago are now tuning in every day. mr. lamotta even has fans in england and scotland. he says it's great that kids everywhere can connect over a good book. well tonight two bay area natives take the stage for a chance to advance on "american idol." >> francisco martin of san francisco has been a front-runner since his first audition after surviving the new genre and duet challenges in hollywood. francisco earned a shot in the top 40 in hawaii. unfortunately, justed a francisco advanced to the top 20, the coronavirus pan am put the show on hold. >> before quarantine, i was

always in my studio in my room writing music or recording music. i've been finding ways to medita meditate, listen to music and really remember why i'm here and why i'm doing this. >> "idol" will look different when it returns with virtual competition. grace leer, originally from san francisco, will compete tonight to be the 21st contestant. you can cheer them both on starting at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc7. time now to get a check of the forecast with drew tuma, broadcasting from home. hi, drew. >> yeah, hi, guys. and we're tracking a really gorgeous end to the weekend. tomorrow, though, we could find the chance of a scattered shower before warmer weather really moves in across the entire bay area. live doppler 7 along with satellite right now. it is mainly clear out there. we have a lot of sunshine on our sunday evening, and we'll end that way with sunshine as the

sun goes down. a little closer to 7:48 this evening. outside we good. we'll take you to the south bay right now. a live look asjc. you can see sunny skies from this advantage point. just a light breeze across much of the region. and temperature-wise, most of us hit the 60 degree mark or exceeded that earlier today. right now we're at 61 in santa rosa. 64 in fremont. the same in concord. 65 in san jose. and right now half moon bay coming in at about 57 degrees. here is a beach hazard statement that will go into effect late tonight at 11 p.m., and will last until monday night. because of a storm system that is approaching, it's going to churn up our ocean waters a little bit. so we'll have the increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents the next 24 hours. here is live doppler 7, along with satellite. there you can see that quick, weak storm approaching our coastline right now. a little bit of wet weather.

you can sindicated by the green. the storm will not bring widespread rain. very scattered showers we're talking about on specifically monday morning. overnight tonight we'll have clear skies early on. we'll find our cloud cover increasing as the night goes on. we'll go into the mid 40s to low 50s for our overnight temperatures. all right. here is future weather. we'll get you into early monday morning. you can see the rain off of our coastline. as we advance the clock into 4:00 a.m., there we expect some isolated showers first along our coastline, and then very scattered in nature, just before the sun gets up here at 6:30 a.m., we'll track that chance of a scattered shower. and then as we get later in the morning and closer to lunch, that shower chance really diminishes. so the afternoon and evening hours will be dry, and we will see the clouds slowly depart the entire bay area. highs tomorrow under mostly cloudy skies, we'll see about 57 in san francisco. 62 in oakland. so tomorrow is a cooler day.

compared to today. 63 in san jose. 65 in santa rosa. and again, where we do find those showers pop up, it's very light in terms of rainfall amounts. we'll expect less than about a tenth of an inch where we find the wet weather first thing tomorrow morning. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the next seven days for you tomorrow, it's all about that early morning isolated shower, and the cloud will slowly depart in the afternoon. it's a cooler day tomorrow. some coastal fog on tuesday, but the afternoon features a lot of sunshine. so brighter day. and then temperatures take off, especially on friday and into the weekend next week. and look at that. 70s, mid-80s, and our warmest spots, this warm pattern really takes over for several days. a lot of sunshine for the back half of the seven-day forecast. guys? now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> it was just 11 weeks ago that we were at super bowl liv in miami. the niners took on the chiefs. now we are days away from the unofficial start of the 2020

season. the nfl draft starts on thursday. and you're going to see every pick beginning thursday through saturday on abc7. niners are picking 19th and 31st in the first round. tr trey wingo joined us to talk about the draft. >> we don't know what's going on with joe staley who has been a really good player for a long time. for me, this draft is really deep at wide receiver and not as deep on offensive line. so if you're trying to fill both, maybe you go offensive line first. and there are probably 15 to 20 wideouts that have a potential first round grade in this draft. so maybe you try and pick up the wide receiver with the back half of that pick. >> this will be the raiders' first draft as the las vegas raiders. they're picking 12th and 19th in the first round. plenty of needs to fill after a disappointing 7-9 campaign. here is wingo on the importance of hitting the draft jackpot heading into the inaugural season in vegas. >> they've got to cash in on these things.

and you wonder if jon -- jon gruden is sold on derek carr. whatever they pick that. >> need to make this work. right now you can say josh jacobs was a home run. the other two are very much wait and see after last year. and we got to figure out what they do with the first two picks in the first round this year. >> join us thursday for first round coverage of the nfl draft, beginning at 5:00. and stay with us for a special after the game immediately following on abc7 news on thursday. former warriors center andrew bogut may be call it a career. according to espn, he was planning to retire after playing in the tokyo games in three months, but the olympics are postponed. so bogut could make a decision on his future by mid-may. stay tuned. the great one, wayne gretzky has a strfha bekhi summ. bo the nhl and nba are hoping to complete their seasons. here is sharks forward stefan nason with our pay it forward podcast. >> as important to go through

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