now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 5:00, a test for everyone. a small bay area community will be one of the first in the world to check all of its residents for covid-19. we are live at the set up that is happening right now. good morning, everyone. it is monday, april 20th. happy monday, reggie aqui. >> hello, kumasi aaron, how are you? >> well, we're getting through it. we're going to make you, mike? >> i'm doing great. thanks. really settling into this working at home thing.

this is getting to be pretty cool. unfortunately, you know, the reason behind it is not and we'll talk more about that coming up. let me focus in on the weather. a little bit of a storm trying to roll through. youee the looks pretty impressive. a lot of it not making to the ground. one of our returnsou 27 head towards pleasant hill and also lafayette and walnut creek and over towards concord and this will keep moving north towards highway 4. down in the south bay pretty cloudy here and 55 degrees. temperatures low to mid 50s this morning and hang out in the 50s through noon and a few 60s away from the coast and not enough for a storm impact scale. let's get back to reggie and more news. >> mike, thank you. starting this morning an entire community here in the bay area will be tested for coronavirus. that is regardless of the contact people have had symptoms they may be displaying.

let's go to luz >> starting this morning belinas will offer a free covid-19 test to every single one of their 2,000 residents here. sponsored by a venture capitalist and a pharmaceutical executive who raised $3,000 to be able to do this and partnered with ucsf. the two men said they were inspired to do it by the italian town which had success by testing all of their residents. >> we're doing this in a way where we don't feel like we're taking any tests away from anybody who otherwise might need one. >> we don't know if there have been a lot of people infected. dnowon'tacaldot veuch . we have no idea. >> ucsf is launching a similar effort on saturday in a part of san francisco's mission district where they hope to test 5,700

people. the hope is that the results of these tests will help on a broader level and lead to more city, county and state-wide testing overall. expanded testing is one of the six factors that is needed in order to begin reopening the state. now, here in bolinas this testing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and tests and signs are ready to begin and volunteers arrive at 7:30. so we're told 1,600 people have been signed up to be tested. >> thank you, liz. thousands of people who live or work in san francisco's mission district can get tested later this week and this is part of the same ucsf study. anyone that is at least 4 years old are encouraged to get tested whether you have symptoms or not. testing will be done by appointment starting this saturday and goes through next tuesday. now on abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, i'm looking at a new study that shows more people may have had coronavirus

than previously thought. the head of the cdc says 25% of infected people may not have symptoms. this means the coronavirus death rate could be much lower than previously thought. but it also complicates decisions about returning to work and school when we can't tell who is contagious. a word of caution from public health experts at harvard. they say it's difficult to figure out the exact percentage of asymptomatic patients because of inadequate testing. throat and nose suwaub suwaub sb >> thank you, jobina. new this morning, we're following a report hitus. the pacific hills maner in morgan hill its website said one staff member tested positive. the nursing and rehab facility said the person last worked on the morning of april 7th and no one else there tested positive. pacific hills manor said it is closely monitoring three

residents and two workers. governor newsom is giving us an update on the state's response to the pandemic at noon and abc7 news will air his remarks live. while california's efforts seem to be slowing the spread, there are new cases in the bay area. the current count on the map shows more than 6,400 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 201 people have died. now to our north, there are now 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus. lake county has six. mendocino county has five. so far no deaths in either county. workers at some of san francisco's largest companies are now eligible to receive what 80 hours if a worker has to miss time because of covid-19. temporary workers are included in this measure as well as nonprofits and companies like uber, lyft and doordash.

san jose has a similar measure for essential employees. volunteers will be out in san francisco, again, making sure people who need masks are able to get them. san francisco, contra costa, alameda and sonoma county are all requiring some sort of face covering when you go out in public. this weekend volunteers handed out a thousand masks before they ran out. >> we're trying to get it to the people who really need it. >> reporter: a big outreach measure in the heart of san francisco tenderloin. face masks and hand sanitizer, two vital tools in the fig ahe corner of jones and eddy streets. joann is tryingme. because i can rewash it. >> reporter: neighbors are also getting info about covid-19. >> we were not expecting so many

people. >> reporter: supervisor matt hany was surprised 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. i'm committed to getting a mask to everybody in this community who needs one. >> reporter: he is collecting donations to pay for the masks and sanitizer on this go fund me page. more than 7 grand so far. he's teaming up with organizations like united that is helping to 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. >> reporter: deborah coolly is feeling safer. >> cough and gag in front of your face. >> reporter: homeless advocates say people living on the streets can't always protect themselves. >> for people who are housed, they can go inside and take off th mask and they don't have to be wearing them. for folks who do not have that option, will have to be using it a lot more. >> reporter: the mask ordinance requires people to wear a mask in public, but not when you're

exercising or going for a run. >> when you go in a store or if you're in a store or public transit, wear a mask. you're required to wear a mask. >> cornell bernard, abc7abc7abc7 san francisco is honoring hospitality workers every monday night in april they're lighting up our buildings in purple. you're watching video from the tribute two weeks ago. landmark s will all go purple tonight. it's always good to see that. >> love to see that. and it's good to see you, mike, this morning. >> yeah, you guys, too. hope you had a great weekend. the weather was a little iffy on saturday. little bit brighter yesterday. little bit iffy again today. but much brighter and warmer starting tomorrow. let's look at some neighborhood temperatures where it's mainly cloudy across our inland east bay neighborhood and low to mid

50s for you unless you're on mt and 48 in san francisco. those are your extremes. northwest wind at 8 going across the golden gate blowing across right there. that will bring cool comfort if you need to get outside and exercise. watch out for the high amount of pollen. in fact, my wife and i were walking saturday and walking up to a pine tree and see how pine cones were developed and barely touched and just this huge cloud of pollen came flying out. that is no joke. and we do have a beach hazard statement through 11:00 this evening for dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves on west and northwest facing beaches. let's talk about the north bay. 50s through 11:00 and then low 60s from 1:00 all the way to 7:00. all right. how about the east bay stuck mainly in the 50s all day today around 3:00 we get to 60 and san francisco we're stuck in the 50s. mid and eventually upper 50s

this afternoon with some sunshine breaks through the clouds. the clouds never go completely away. we'll talk about some 80s coming up in the forecast. first, get over to jobina and find out how our essential workers are fairing on the roads. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. 80s. wow. all right. well, good morning, everyone. before we take a live look outside, i just want to give you a new mass transit alert. so, starting this upcoming monday. the 27th. the early bird express bus service between 4:00 a.. and 5:00 a.m., will be reduced. some lines will be discontinued because of low ridership. outreach today, tomorrow and wednesday at the 19th b.a.r.t. station in oakland and also at the sales force center in oakland. it looks like ridership has dropped about 90% in mid-march, that's why they're pulling back on all of this. a live look outside showing you walnut creek and pretty smooth conditions out there as far as everything on our roads and things are fairing well and be

aware of the road construction. now, these relatively empty roads have now pushed u.s. gas prices to their lowest in more than a decade. triple a reports handful of states you can fill up a tank for $15 or $20. here in the bay area, the average for regular in san francisco is $2.96. it is $2.87 in oakland and the statewide average is $2.82. analysts say these prices will continue to go down.kumasi, thit for our essential workers. i don't want anybody else getting any ideas. you don't need any gas. you're not going anywhere. >> as kumasi says, sit down. >> you know. all right. thanks, jobina. coming up next, the seven things you need to know this

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welcome back, everyone. it's 5:13. seven things to know this morning. the marin county town of bolinas plans to start testing everyone who lives there. this is thanks to private funding. the test is free to nearly 2,000 residents there. number two bay area rapper e-40 joining us and asking stay police to cite anyone who shows up. number three. state assembly member of san francisco and san mateo county is leading a budget meeting at the state capital to make sure the emergency coronavirus responsibly. number four, san francisco companies with more than 500 people have tof sick time if a

has to miss work because of covid-19. uber, lyft and doordash workers are eligible. number five. your best chance of getting wet right now as you can see on live doppler 7. light rain out there. scattered showers possible this afternoon and then the temperatures take off to almost summer-like levels later this week. number six. we are taking a live look outside right now showing us your san francisco 280 king street camera. clear conditions on our roads this morning. want to let you know that early bird express bus service between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. will be reduced starting next monday. and number seven. michelle obama is back. she is starting mondays with ildr's read everybody is at home. it's live streaming on the pbs kids facebook page at 9:00 a.m. and today's book is "the gruffalo." the man shot and killed

inside a san leandro walmart is identified as steven taylor, this according. taylor threatened them with a baseball bat and refused to drop it when they were responding to a possible robbery saturday. the officer who shot the suspect is now on investigative leave. accused human trafficker and rapist could have his bail lowered today making his release more likely. abc7 was in daly city meant to warn the public about the possible release of joshua gamos, you see him on the right and his family operated the rainbow bright care facilities. charged with trafficking and abusing more than 100 filipino immigrants. today a san mateo judge will hear a motion to his fr30hi ts is

human trafficking case that i've ever seen. when you put people outside, treat them like animals. yes, we're living in covid-19, but most importantly are those victims. >> gamos also faces felony weapon charges. two family members with nonviolent charges have already been released. in the east bay, the vehicle railroad craossing between 65th and 62nd streets in emeryville are now back open this morning. a train derailed around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. ionposperson saiters e.ekl t c what caused that derailment. nobody was hurt. an east bay teacher's mission to connect with his students has gone global really. peter teaches first grade in

oakland. these days he's using facebook live to have story time with his class. as he told the bay city news foundation, his daily readings are a bit of a sensation. viewers from other parts of the u.s. are now tuning in every day. he has fans in england and scotland. it's great that kids everywhere can connect over a good book. well, people aren't the only ones making sure they're getting enough exercise during our shelter in place. look at this. just a small group of penguins out and about in south africa. they were hobbling near the colony. the person who took the video said they actually see penguins all the lockdown because they don't need to stop for traffic or create an open path, of course, when crowds are gathered there to see them. so, they can just mind their business. look at this. this is in australia and this

kangaroo was spotted hopping through the heart of downtown. this is during the shelter in place there inne adelaide. the kangaroo managed to avoid a passing car and was last seen just bouncing away on the empty streets. >> we have discussed this. >> we have, friend. >> you know my feelings about this. >> the penguins and the kangaroos are just the latest sign of the animals taking over, mike. >> yeah. we used to worry about the robots. not any more. >> i know. >> not any more. and taking back what is rightfully -- that was us causing those. you know, the animals are rightfully taking back what was originally theirs to begin with. all right, let's talk about mother nature trying to bring us a little bit of wet weather. good monday morning to you. live doppler 7 looks pretty impressive. nice shield of wet weather

there. unfortunately, not a lot of it is reaching the ground because it is too dry between 10,000 and 5,000 feet. so, expect some sprinkles to light rain over the next hour or so. looks pretty quiet near the shark tank looking up near san jose maneta. isolated showers later today and not enough for a storm impact scale. now, the breezes will pick up later on this afternoon at the coast and that's where they remain and that will keep you much cooler than the rest of us. quite a summer spread as we get deeper into this week' forecast. here's a lookfuture radar. things get really quiet this afternoon other than a slight chance of showers in lake and mendocino counties. clouds clear out and still along the peninsula coast and into the south bay. but for the most part, pretty quiet morning and a very quiet afternoon. so, let's take a look at the potential for precipitation and it's just not impressive at all.

some of this rain does breach the dry layer and it's only going to measure out to 0.1 or 0.2. look at the temperatures well below average and back above average and then look at the string of 80s inland and upper 80s for our bay neighborhood. looks a little like summer out there. here's kumasi. a skate park in venice beach is now filled with sand so people cannot skate there. police say the skaters were clearly just not lisening tenin he shelter-in-place order. measures? this is just -- >> talk to the skate boarders on my street every day. >> they're still out there, do they have on masks? >> no. no. and gathering really close together. so, when i saw that in l.a. i

thought, whatever it takes. >> all right. so, walmart will soon require its workers to do something new. it's going to start today. and, of course, with so many of us staying home, that means a lot of us are streaming shows. we'll tell you the show that is breaking records. but, first, a live look outside this morning at 5:22. the few people who do n

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> look at neighborhoods and temperatures. mid to upper 50s places like half moon bay, san francisco and san mateo while we've got 60 to 63 around the rest of the bay and temperatures mid to upper 60s inland. tonight is cooler. head out tomorrow morning. low 40s to low 50s. kumasi. >> all right, thank you. this morning, major u.s. meat producer tyson foods says it's increasing safety measures after a coronavirus outbreak at one factory. 90 workers have tested positive at the plant in tennessee and the same for more than 100 workers at a plant in iowa. tyson says it's following other guidelines in response to this. besides social distancing and extra sanitation, workers are

required to wear masks and have their temperatures taken before every shift. starting today walmart and sam's club will require employees to wear facive coings at work. this includes all the stores, distribution and fulfillment centers as well as corporate offices. walmart is encouraging shoppers to do the same thing as part of its updated covid-19 response. menlo park-based facebook against the pandemic. >> reporter: in this morning's first look an abc news exclusive. george stephanopoulos with mark zuckerering bergzucke >> defy social distancing and defy the social distancing guidelines in states. is somebody trying to organize something like that, does that wrongful information.

>> we do classify that is harmful misninformation and we take that down. it's important that people can debate policies and can basically give their opinions on different things. so, there's a line on this. >> reporter: we'll have much more of this abc news exclusive coming up at 7:00 a.m. plus, a live interview with dr. anthony fauci. with your "gma first look" i'm mona kosar abdi. all right, you cool cats and kittens. the netflix docuseries "tiger king" is not slowing down. people watched more than 5.3 th efmarch. "tiger king" folws atween ba netflix drama "ozark" is a distant second when it comes to minutes streamed. kumasi, how far are you? >> i finished this weekend and i

was so overwhelmed that i couldn't even watch the reunion thing. i have to say that for next weekend. you did tell me, but i didn't fully understand when you said it's a lot. >> yeah. i haven't, i haven't mustered up enough spiritual or emotional support to watch the reunion. so, i'm also on that journey. >> we need to do a prayer and a meditation to get ready for the reunion special. >> we need to light some ca candles, too. >> i wasn't the only one. i was sitting on the couch, what did i just experience? >> life changing. >> yes. well, we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including a major city that is relying on tourists and now making plans to reopen back up. >> yes. the wynn hotel in las vegas gives us a glimpse on what that could look like. it's 4/20, but do not come here to

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safety, this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, rising pressure to reopen. dr. anthony fauci explains he don't wait. and it's 4:20, but events like this one will not happen this year. what the cannabis business association is encouraging you to do instead. and listen to this. saying i do in the age of social distancing. one state has a new idea when it comes to making weddings happen. i mean, we're doing everything else online. why not weddings, too? >> might as well. >> and you'll save some money, too? >> exactly. >> good morning on this monday, april 20th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> moderate showers showing up on live doppler 7 just passing through bay point and pittsburg

and that could have left wet weather on highway 4 for our essential commuters this morning. this is the leading edge of some wet weather that is having a hard time reaching the ground because underneath it, the air is dry and here it looks pretty dry on 87 as we look north from the shark tank. cloudy and 55 degrees. most of us in the low to mid 50s and pretty mild morning and still in the upper 40s at noon and same thing this afternoon, we'll stay in the 50s at the coast. low 60s for our bay and inland neighborhoods and if you're heading out this evening, little more sunshine before it sets. let's get over to jobina at the live desk. >> now an abc7 news update. people fed up with the stay-at-home orders are protesting across the country. dr. anthony fauci's response to all of this. protesters in several states, including california, held

rallies over the weekend. they want the government to lift stay-at-home orders so they can get back to work. dr. fauci addressed their concerns this morning on "gma." >> unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen. so, what you do if you jump the gun and go into a situation where you have a big spike, you're going to set yourself back. >> dr. fauci also talked about coronavirus testing and the possibility of reinfection for people with covid-19 antibodies in their system. you can watch the full interview at 7:00 on "gma." kumasi, i'll send it over to you. it's 4:20, but with the shelter in place orders, celebrations in the bay area will not look like they have in year's past. amy hollyfield joins us live in san francisco where the mayor and others are telling people to just stay home. amy? >> hi, kumasi. the mayor is saying, do not come

here to golden gate park. it is 4:20, but there will be no celebration here. she says, don't even think about it. she's even asked a well-known rapper to ask her to spread the n gat park. stay home this 4/20. usually this day attracts thousands of people to golden gate park to celebrate smoking pot. san francisco police officers will patrol the park today and they will give out citations if necessary. e-40 told us yesterday in an instagram live interview that at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. he says this is personal and it's important. >> i'm playing my position as the ambassador. one of the main things that i was concerned about is hippy hill and thank you, e-40, for letting it be known that everybody needs to stay in the house this particular year. >> 4/20 has become such a huge gathering at golden gate park.

the city has recently permitted it and brought in sponsors to help pay for security and the cleanup and all the fencing. the cannabis business association, though, iouy from a nearby dispensary with curbside pickup and then find a virtual celebration online and stay home. e-40 had one more message he wanted to get out. he wanted to thank all the health care workers on the front lines of this fight. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. happening this morning, the town of bolinas in marin county one of the first in the nation to offer testing to everyone that lives there. a small group of tech multi-millions is sponsoring the test with ucsf. redes areve60 the town's 60 and that puts them at higher risk. organizers are arriving early this morning. abc7 news luz will have a live

report. a company to increase the production of covid-19 test swabs. jobina fortson joins us now live with that. jobina? >> reggie, president trump is hopeful that by increasing covid-19 testing sites can reopen their economies much faster. he is using the defense production act to fast track production and testing swabs. what we learned here is health experts said lack of supplies has delayed testing and testing nationwide has reached the level needed for a partial reopening. the governors of maryland is pushing back. >> dilutional to make statements like that. >> to say they have plenty of testing and get to work on testing and somehow we're not doing our job is absolutely false. >> officials in 12 states tell abc news they're confident they can begin reopening by may 1st

and the rest says it's to te. daily instates, 150,000 rorusests are day. reggie, i'll sebd nd it over to you. >> thank you. democratic lawmakers and the trump administration say they're close to reaching a deal for more emergency funding. $300 billion for small business loans, $75 billion for hospitals, $50 billion for disaster loans and $25 billion for covid-19 testing. >> well, speaker pelosi and i have had constant discussions with secretary mnuchin, our staffs are meeting 24/7. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer said they may come deal. in the house by tuesday and then signed by the president wednesday. the initial paycheck protection program maxed out last week. starting wednesday, san francisco, alameda, contra costa and marin will enforce

ordinances that require you to wear a face mask covering or a scarf when you leave the house. abc7 was along the embarcadero where we saw people with their dot havea a ercisg have to one with you. >> so, we feel like if we can do our little part to help keep this from spreading. >> we do whatever we can. >> usually if i'm in close quarters with people but if i'm out on a run, usually not next to somebody for a while, i won't wear it. >> so, you have to wear a face covering if you're entering any essential business like a grocery store or a bank and you still have to practice social distancing and stay at least six feet away from other people. now, we know you have a lot of questions during these unprecedented times and we're here to help you out. check this out. we put together a special section of our website at

abc7news.com/covidhealth. stocked full of resources to answer whatever you need from questions on the new mask orders to what places are opened or closed or even local food bank information and how you can help out. we also have a pretty fun guide to the virtual entertainment that is happening online. also a link to click where you can ask for help. again, go to abc7news.com/covidhelp. neighbors in the south already have enough to worry about from the coronavirus pandemic. well, now, there's flash flooding, possible tornadoes and they're really creating some life-threatening situations. an east bay little league is dealt another big setback to their already postponed season. why volunteers are asking for your help. we love to see this. here at abc7 we are honoring the class of 2020 that had to forego graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. this it ted williams and ryan and graduating from burlingame high. the highlight of his year was

the fall football season provided him with fun, excitement and a lot of pride. the joyful memories are keeping both her and ted going during this pretty strange time. so, go panthers and congratulations to ted. if you want to honor a graduate, just share the details on our website, abc7news.com and we may give them a shout out or online. please, don't send any professional photos, we like to see them in their element doing their thing. also on the site, you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we are honoring. this is wonderful. i like this, you guys. >> that is nice, congratulations to all those seniors. >> yes, trying to find a picture of my son. he's supposed to graduate college this year and it's a big ceremony where you walk down a hill into the football stadium. it was his last year of playing baseball. i'll never get to see him play baseball again and all that got wiped out by what we're dealing with right now. kind of a sad subject here in

the nicco household so we'll move on and talk about the weather. live doppler 7 and you can see moving away from pittsburg moderate shower and over towards american canyon, best radar returns and the radar returns are 0.15 but moving at 40 miles per hour. if they can penetrate that lower area of air they can leave 0.2 of rain. just enough to make it slick. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s in the north bay and you can see low to mid 50s just about everywhere. here's a look at your commute this morning for our essential workers coming up on the bay bridge toll plaza where it is dry. other than that spotty shower this morning, again this afternoon, everything is pretty good for the commute. let's take a look at some neighborhood temperatures in the east bay valleys. upper 50s through about 11:00 and then partly sunny this afternoon and couple hours in the mid 60s. good day to do some yard work before it gets too warm later this week. in the south bay, we're in the 50s through 11:00 and low to mid 60s from about 1:00 to 5:00.

58 at 7:00 and you can see on the peninsula after cloudy conditions and 50s in the morning and we'll break out after a sunny sky into the low 60s this afternoon. if you're heading out at 7:00, temperature about 57 degrees. we'll take a look at where those 70s and 80s sit. first, let's talk about the essential commute more with jobina. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you so much. and congratulations to mitch, your son. we're all very happy for him. it is unfortunate that he doesn't get to have his big ceremony. all of our seniors, definitely proud of you. send in those stories so we can feature you. a new commuter alert that we do have starting next monday. the express or early bird express buses from 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. will be reduced due to low ridership. ridership dropped by about 90% in march. all day today, tomorrow and

wednesday at the 19th street b.a.r.t. station in oakland and also what i'm seeing here, the sal sal salesforce transfe ctehange bef monday. san jose 101, everything on our roads is looking good. just tak

>> the road is just completely washed out. another round of nasty weather in the south. some parts are still on storm watch as flash flooding in mississippi and possible tornadoes are creating life-threatening situations. similar severe weather turned deadly just last week and crews are out picking up the pieces once again today. abc7 meteorologist mike nicco has a look at our local forecast today. so glad we don't have to deal with this. what a terrible situation. >> two sundays in a row. thankfully that was much less than the easter sunday where it spawned 78 tornadoes.

yesterday they only had eight. which is still eight too many, right. look at san jose. good morning to you. you're cloudy and 55 degrees. your planner for today low to mid 50s through 7:00 and 54 to 5 59 at noon and low 60s for our bay and inland neighborhoods at 4:00 and going for one of those evening walks after dinner, make sure you grab a coat. here's a look at our beach hazard statement until 11:00 this evening. sneaker waves and some long run ups on west to northwest facing beaches because of that low pressure off the coast, once again. 63 in monterey and 66 in eureka and upper 60s to low 70s in the valley with valley rain and mountain snow. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. an east bay little league is asking for your help after being hi thieves. treeview was already bummed out because their 2020 season had to be postponed. about a week ago, somebody broke into their clubhouse and stole

all their snack bar food and a few days after that, the thieves hit again. this time taking all the league's equipment, including the players' uniforms. the league's president said this has really been a hard blow to take. >> we work hard communityt and we've tried really, really hard to give kids an opportunity to grow. we developed such skillsets that you only get in the baseball environment. >> oh, gosh. the league has set up this go fund me page to help recover the cost of the uniforms and the equipment. you can find a link on our ebsite, abc7news.com. small businesses may get some financial relief in richmond. tomorrow, the city council will consider an emergency ordinance to suspend rent and mortgage payments. supporters say it's not fair to expect people to pay their

larging bills while they can't work. the proposed order calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords filing for government e city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. abc7 is partnering with iheart radio to help support local businesses that are being hit really hard during this pandemic. thousands of bay area stores and services are still open offering to help with essential needs and also a lot of them are hiring. go to abc7news.com to find resources and click on support the bay. this morning, the wynn hotel is offering a glimpse at how it will reopen and rather soon. a whole health and sanitation program on its website. part of the plan includes using thermal cameras at points of entry to conduct what it calls noninvasive temperature checks on guests. the wynn hotel expects to open mid to late may depending on covid-19 benchmarks. the wynn ceo is praising

nevada's governor for taking early action against the virus. couples can now say i do over zoom. new york's governor andrew cuomo says zoom and other services can be used to obtain marriage licenses online. it doesn't stop there. clerks can also conduct marriage of ceremonies remotely. reaction to this on social media is mixed. some question why couples would tie the knot during a pandemic and others point out marriage could offer practical benefits because couples can share health insurance coverage. >> now, that's a good point. >> that's a good point. but, also, why are you questioning why someone else wants to get married right now. can't you just mind your business? >> no, because people on the internet talking about how they're spending too much time with their significant other in this pandemic. i'm not calling any names. >> i feel lucky that i have company. >> this is true. but some people are like, i just feel like i need to get out of the house. i need a break. so, this is my point. if you can survive the pandemic

and you still want to get married, isn't that real love? >> that's what i'm saying. aren't you going to save a lot of money? >> this is true, too. >> go ahead. >> mike, you've been married the longest. what do you think? >> 26 years next month. i'm loving it. i think it's one of benefits of working at home i get to see my wife and the fact that she's not working. we work opposite schedules like you and phil kind of do and we don't see each other through the week. it has been a reunion and i've kind of enjoyed it. let's take a look at what's going on. better radar returns between cordelia and napa and some sprinkles, light rain. i put the wind on here to show you the storms will continue to move southwest to northeast. they should be out of here in an hour or so. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. still haven't found any measurable rain out of that system yet. northwest at eight miles per hour. a chance of rain this morning and a few isolated showers this afternoon.

breezes will pick up this afternoon behind that area of low and that will keep the coast cool while high pressure develops over our bay and inland neighborhoods and that keeps us rather warm. so, here's a look at future radar and watch that area of green go tered showers up untilt 4:30 when the only chance, really, is way up into the north bay and then overnight you can see the clearing. expect it be cooler tomorrow. look for isolated areas of fog tomorrow morning's commute. temperatures will rebound. for the rain, you can see, you' enough, 0.1 is possible. my accuweather seven-day forecast back to average. two to four degrees warmer. everybody 72 to 76. 74 to 80. the 80s make a return for thursday. and we hang out in the mid to upper 70s at the coast and low to mid 80s for friday, saturday and sunday. quite a stretch of warmer than

average weather. back to you, kumasi, reggie. >> thanks, mike. coming up new at 6:00, amazon actually wants us to shop less. >> you heard that right. what the company is doing to try to cut down on nonessential purchases. plus -- >> let's bring up lauren in in san raon, california. >> a bay area singer in the running to be the next "american

all right. happening today. michelle obama is back. she is starting a children's read along called "mondays with michelle obama." story time with the former first lady is at 9:00 a.m. and live streamed from the pbs kids facebook page or youtube.

today's book is "the gruffalo." every monday through may 11th. america has picked the last of the top 20 conetestants on "american idol." a tough choice between lauren maceti from nashville and grace from san ramon. >> the person who will continue on a take the last place in the top 20 is -- >> grace, i love you. >> i love you. >> grace leer. grace, congratulations. >> all right. she did it. and grace isn't the only singer from the bay area to make the top 20. san francisco native francisco martin is the front-runner this season. ♪ i've been running around always looking down at all i see ♪ >> oh, hello. >> painted fac ee ee ee ed e edd

>> that is francisco's take of the kings of leon hit somebody." "american idol" will return with a virtual competition. you can watch and cheer on francisco and grace sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc7. this morning on "good morning america" we're hearing from meghan markle. narrating a new documentary on disney plus called "elephant." >> very lucky to have hands-on experience with elephants in their natural habitat. when you spend time connecting to them and the other wildlife, you understand we have a role play in their preservation. >> you can watch a full report on the new documentary coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right after "abc7 mornings." let's talk about what is going on weatherwise today.

our coolest day this week we'll hit 67 in places like fairfield and antioch. those are the exceptions. a lot of low to mid 60s today and even 50s creeping in through the coast and over towards san mateo as the breezes pi s kick this afternoon and shoot through the valley gaps. tonight less cloud cover and less moisture in the air 42 in santa rosa to 51 in fremont and san mateo and don't forget, we have plenty of pollen out there. you may have noticed as you walk by things a lemon green or lime green color the last couple of days and that's that pine pollen out there. kumasi, reggie. >> thanks, mike. coming up next at 6:00, lighting up the night in purple, the landmark is changing color this evening. plus what facebook is doing to go help against the fight against coronavirus. what mark zuckerberg is doing.

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whaso let's do the rightver chanthing, today.ow. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> everybody wants it to happen and now it's happening. now a test for everyone. a tiny north bay community will be one of the first in the world to check every resident for coronavirus and it all starts this morning. facebook is taking on

covid-19. the major announcement overnight. how they're tracking the disease and pinpointing hot spots. >> good morning. welcome to monday april 20th. >> show that more people are -- hi. goodern morning, everyone. i'm also tracking some new research that is showing that more people may have coronavirus and not even know it. that is coming up at the live desk. good morning, everybody. >> that was my fault. i jumped the gun on that one. hi, everyone. >> it's okay. >> that is a-okay. >> working from home chronicles. >> we're here. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes. >> hey, mike. >> good morning. all right. i'll pick up the baton and see what's going on with the weather. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing light rain trying to fall in northern contra costa county and over into napa county and places like benicia, martinez and concord, possibly even clayton, pittsburg, bay point, antioch.

light rain fall