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 falling. a hard time getting this rain to

the ground because it is so dry from 10,000 feet down to 5,000 feet. you can see when the rain moved through san jose, didn't leave much behind. let's talk temperatures and cloud cover which we'll have a lot of clouds. waking up mild this morning. and notice 54 to 59 at noon and the coast will become breezy this afternoon and keep you in the 50s. the rest of us will join you by 7:00. >> thanks, mike. starting today a north bay community is taking extreme measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. bolinas will test every one of its residents no matter what, if any symptoms, they may have experienced. live for us. >> testing will get under way at 9:00 a.m. the tents are set up behind us here. every one of bolinas nearly 2,000 residents. 1,600 people have signed up so

far. this is in partnership with ucsf. the two people spear heading it a venture capitalest and a pharmaceutical executive said they raised more than $300,000 to be able to do it. >> we asked ourselves could we do this in a way that would not take resources away from county departments or other critical testing programs and we did our homework and found out the answer was yes. >> let's just try it and if it works, maybe it will inspire others to do the same. >> ucsf is planning a similar effort on saturday where they hope to test 5,700 people in part of san francisco's mission district. the hope is that the results of doing these small scale but widespread testing in both a small town and an urban area will help with understanding contact tracing and maybe also be able to expand focusing in other cities and counties which is, of course, needed to be able to reopen the state. it's an experiment we'll certainly all be watching and

see how it goes. again, begins at 9:00 a.m. right here in bolinas. >> thank you, liz. >> in addition to what is happening in bolinas. >> i'll take it. thousands of people who work or live in mission district. this is same part of the study. anyone who sat least 4 years old is encouraged to get tested whether they are experiencing symptoms or not. the testing will be done by appointment starting this saturday and going through next tuesday. now an abc7 news live update. >> at the live desk, new research that so many more people may have had coronavirus than previously thought. 25% of infected people may not have symptoms. this means the coronavirus death rate may be much lower than previously thought but it also complicates decisions about returning to school and work when we can't tell who is

contagious. a word of caution from health experts here at harvard they say it's difficult to figure out the exact percentage of asymptomic patients because of inadequate testing and throat and nose swabs can miss cases and symptoms may not appear when someone is tested but they could show up a little bit later. i'll send it back you. >> thank you, jobina. new this morning, following the report of another nursing facility to be hit by coronavirus. the pacific hills manor in morgan hill. one staff member has tested positive. the 99-bed nursing and rehab facility said the person last worked on the morning of april 7th. no one else has tested positive. pacific hills manor said it is closely monitoring three residents and two staff members who have been exposed to that person. but so far they have not shown any symptoms. governor newsom will give us an update on the state's response to the pandemic at noon today. abc7 news will air his remarks live. while california's efforts seem

to be slowing the spread, some new cases in the bay area. the current count shows more than 6,400 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 201 people have died. to our north, there are now 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus. lake county has six. mendocino county has five and so far no one has died in either county. face masks or coverings are required in most public places for most of the bay area. here's a look at what we're talking about. san francisco, alameda, contra crusta and marin and san mateo will start enforcing on monday. yesterday more than 1,000 people showed up to get free facive coings and hand sanitizer in the heart of san francisco's tenderloin district. supervisor matt hany put it together to help pass these out. >> we're trying to get it to the people who really need it. >> it's only right that we take

care of our people. they're not forgotten. >> he's raising money on go fund me to pay for the masks. if you live in or near midmarket or civic center area, they'll be passing them out again this saturday on the corner of workers at some of san francisco's largest companies are now eligible to receive what is called virus pay. that measure took effect on friday. it said employers with more than 500 people had to pay up to 80 hours if a worker has to miss time due to covid-19. temporary workers are included in the measure as well as nonprofits and companies like uberlyft and doordash. san jose has a similar measure for essential employees. rnegie melon university to collect data on covid-19. facebook users can take a survey on what kind of covid-19 symptoms they're feeling and

this allows researchers at carnegie melon to produce hot spots and places that need more supplies. an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos mark zuckerbergs explains how it is going to be protected. >> the individual data and responses don't actually go to facebook at all. carnegie melon produces a report that is a really important part of this program that facebook is helping to distribute the survey, but it's carnegie melon's survey. >> facebook has been testing this in the u.nd now it's expanding the survey to users worldwide to help other countries. you can watch more of george's interview with mark zuckerberg coming up on "gma" that starts at 7:00. the hospitality industry has taken a financial hit during this pandemic and that's why san francisco is honoring hospitality workers every monday

night in april by lit lighting buildings in purple. landmarks including city hall, chase center will go purple tonight. books bringing people around the globe together. a local teacher's mission to connect with his class is reaching an audience even bigger than he imagined. amazon is overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that we all buying while sheltering at home. what the company is doing to get us to shop less. our best chance of wet weather already starting to move out of our neighborhoods as you can see on live doppler 7. we'll talk about cool conditions it's only human to find inspiration in nature.

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south bay where we have los alt hills to 55 in san jose, santa clairia and cambreen park. temperatures in the same ballpark until you get up up around, you can see damp from an earlier, light rain and cool comfort if you're out exercisi g exercising. in the 350s through 11:00 in the north bay and then partly cloudy 60 to 62. east bay we get to 60 from 3:00 to 5:00 and otherwise upper 50s for the better part of today. san francisco no 60s today and barely mid to upper 50s with it getting breezy especially along the coast as we head into the afternoon hours. we'll talk about that summer warmth coming up next. first an update on muni. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone.

if you are over 65. have you heard about the essential trip card. if you rely on muni. maybe not, because it is new. i'll let you know, the isis a nice update here. here's a look at the website. the etc will subsidize two to three round trips by taxi for older adults. 65 plus. the reason they're doing this because of all the different changes to the muni schedule and reduction in service. eligible participants will pay 20% of the cost of a regular cab ride fare for essential trips. it uses taxies to take people going to the pharmacy, grocery store, et cetera. customers who pay $12 will receive $60 in value on a debit card. nice update there to get people what they need. send it over to you, reggie. >> jobina, thank you. new at 6:00, amazon is taking steps to get you to buy fewer items because the company's warehouses are getting overwhelmed by people buying during this pandemic. the company announced they're not going to offer promotions

for mother's day or father's day this year. they're also suspending what seems like a subtle thing, but it actually generates a lot of money for them. you'll no longer see additional item recommendations when you check out. some a remmtions make up to 35% of amazon sales. >> wow. so, first it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer and now a new item is flying off store shelves. the frozen food that people are stockpiling this morning. and more evidence that animals are taking back the world. penguins just casually strolling down the street. and as we head to break this morning, taking a look at lake

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33-year-old steven taylor. 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, a 20-year veteran, is now under administrative leave. investigators are interviewing at least 20 witnesses. accused human trafficker and accused rapist could have his bail lowered today making his release more likely. a a abc7 news was in daly city at a news conference warning the public aboutthe possible release. gamos on the right and his family operated the rainbow bright care facilities. charged in 2018 with trafficking filipino immigrants. today a san mateo judge will hear a motion to lower his bail from $3 million to $300,000. >> this is the most egregious, human trafficking case that i've ever seen. when you put people outside,

treat them like animals. when you rape them, yes, we're living in covid-19. but most importantly are those victims. >> felony weapons charges and two family members with nonviolent charges have already been released. this morning, major u.s. meat producer tyson foods says it is increasing safety measures after a coronavirus outbreak at one of its factories. 90 workers have tested positive at a plant in tennessee. the same for more than 100 workers at a plant in iowa. tyson says it's following cdc and other guidelines in response to this. besides social distancing and extra sanitation, workers are being required to wear masks and have to have their temperature taken before every shift. an east bayea's mission to collect with the children has gone global. he teaches in oakland but these days he's using facebook live to have story time with his class

and as he told the bay city news foundation, his daily readings have become a bit of a sensation. viewers from other parts of the u.s. are now tuning in every day and he has fans in england and scotland. he's says it's great that kids everywhere can connect over a book. that is great. >> i like seeing it. it's neat that it's not just celebrities. it's really cool that michelle obama, dolly parton are doing these readings but i like seeing a teacher doing it and getting praise and attention. that's nice. >> that is nice. >> yeah. a little sneak peek into what they do at school, especially for the younger students. and, yeah, that's pretty neat. neat having someone else read a book to you and having them do the different voices and expressions and bringing the story to life. it's kind of cool. different than what you do in your own head. northern contra costa county and highway 4 light to moderate showers trying to reach the

ground and light showers in the north bay. so far still looking for some measurable precipitation out of these showers that continue to move from southwest to northeast. they're out ahead of the low that will come through later on this afternoon to bring us a slight chance of a shower. so, that's what we're going to put in the forecast for today. partly sunny and cooler for sure. cooler tonight with patchy fog and patchy clouds. nt as much as this morning and summer warmth coming at us especially this weekend on saturday. here's a look at future radar and you can see it quickly dissipating and a few blips during the afternoon hours especially across the north bay and into the diablo range. clouds clearing out and cooler tomorrow morning and the breezes that will kick up along the coast this afternoon will continue tomorrow and that will usher in some drier weather and look at all that sunshine. so, how much rain if it actually makes it to the ground? couple hundreds of an inch of rain. that is it. we talked about that friday that models were trending much drier and, sure enough, enough to take

the storm impact scale away. today is the coolest day. look at tomorrow, 50s to 70. and then we'll hit the low to mid 60s at the coast hit mid 70s to 80 thursday and that will continue at least through sunday. all right. hope you enjoy the warmer weather that is on the way, back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. now, we're checking in with our friend ginger zee. >> he is live this morning with a look at what is ahead on "good morning america." >> hey, reggie and kumasi. great to be with both of you this morning. we have so much on "gma." but it starts with the prte that have taken to the streets and fighting against the stay-at-home orders. of course, the numbers of coronavirus cases at the same time, the lives lost, those numbers keep rising. so, we'll talk to dr. anthony fauci about what he thinks reopening the country should look like. exclusive details on how facebook is entering the fight against covid-19 using its reach to stop the spread. mark zuckerberg will speak

exclusively to george to talk about their plan. and so much more coming up on "gma" including nathan lane, i can't get enough. you'll want to see it and he does talk about "bird cage" which is my fav. >> it's a classic. little behind the scenes of ginger this morning. i saw you posted a picture of your set up and the thing that i love the most, you have a pile of bord games that are holding up, i don't know if it's a light or a camera including guess who. >> yeah. yeah. guess who is in there and, hold on, the map of the united states, opposites. someone was saying i should just start reading play and discover opposites. but guess who ere.>> whaver wor operation going. i love it. ginger, we'll see you later. thank you so much. well, people are not the only ones making sure they are getting enough exercise during our shelter in place. look at this.

a small group of penguins spotted out and about in south africa. they were hobbling across an intersection in cape town near the beach colony. the person who took the video said they see the penguins all the time. apparently it's easier for rangers to manage the penguins and the cars because they're not needing to stop traffic or create an open path when the crowds gather to see them. they can just do their thing. look at this. speaking of doing your thing. this kangaroo in australia was hopping through the heart of downtown adelaide during a shelter in place there. police caught the suspect on their security cameras. the kangaroo managed to avoid passing cars and was last seen just bouncing away on the empty streets. >> unexpected suspect, suspect of what? jumping? >> they are under she shelter-in-place. he was exercising. >> was he wearing a mask? >> see?

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even if you don't get beneficial wet weather and most of us won't, it will be 11 degrees cooler today. if you have to watter the plants or whatever, it will not evaporate much. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in places like half moon bay, san mateo, san francisco. the places touched by the sea breeze more than other places. low 60s around the bay and mid to upper 60s inland. see the lack of cer to bsi i san francisco and frem and antioch at about 51 degrees. pollen is going to be high, once again. have you noticed things changing colors and becoming lime green, that is all the pine pollen. if you have allergies, do what you need to do before you head

outside today. kumasi? >> thanks, mike. this a skate park in venice beach. now it is filled with sand so people can stop skating there. people were not listening to the she shelter-in-place orders and this is what they had to do. all the parks and beaches are closed in order to slow the spread of the covid-19. starting today, walmart and sam's club will require employees to wear a mask or face covering. all stores, distribution and fulfillment centers as well as corporate offices. walmart is encouraging shoppers to cover up and wear face masks, too, as part of its updated covid-19 response. new at 6:00, comfort food during the pandemic. a new report says america is running out of frozen pizza. shoppers are stocking up on large piles of boxed pizzas into their freezers thinking it will keep for a long time. according to data analyticf

people bought a 92% increase from the same time last year. and what do you watch when you're eating that pizza? apparently a lot of us "tiger king." breaking streaming records, still. according to "hollywood reporter" people watched more than 5.3 billion minutes of the. "tiger king" follows a feud between joe exotic and carol baskin. to call it a feud is under selling it. nielson ratings show the netflix drama "ozark" is a distant second when it comes to minutes streamed. the fashion alone on this show. >> friend. it's the fashion, it's like, who is living -- it is like a whole world i feel exposed to and how did things escalate so quickly? >> who is the hero of the show? >> it changes from minute to minute.

>> there isn't one. >> so, watch, you guys. it's just crazy. coming up next at 6:30, the effort to increase testing for coronavirus. what the federal government is doing to get more test kits to people around the country. and the new requirements for face coverings in san have to wear one and when you can choose not to. it's 4/20. where will you be celebrating today?

now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 6:30, increasing pressure to reopen the economy. dr. anthony fauci explains why he thinks we will be worse off if we don't wait. it is 4/20 but events like this not happening this year. what the cannabis association is

encouraging people to do instead. goodern moing morning to ye to monday, april 20th. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. how is it going to look today, mike? >> light rain this morning, live doppler 7 around morgan hill up towards coyote right there on 101 in the southern parts of santa clara county in the santa clara valley and then up ar places like vallejo and napa and light showers trying to move through this area also. so much of this not making it to the ground, but it is keeping us mild as that blanket of clouds has us around 48 in santa rosa for the cool spot to 55 in hayward and san jose for the milder spots. today the clouds will open for a little bit of sunshine even a stray shower. see some of that green and yellow up across the north bay, that is in the afternoon hours. temperatures in the 60s until you get around places like san

mateo where the breezes will keep us in the upper 50s. we have breaking news we want to tell you about. santa rosa fire crews are trying to put out this fire at st. eugene's cathedral right now. just posted this video on twitter in the last half hour. the fire broke out just before 5:00 on a detached cathedral on farmers lane. montgomery drive is also closed right now. if you live in the area, you'll likely smell some noek. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. now abc7 news live news update. >> some people fed up with the shelter-in-place orders and i'm getting a response from dr. anthony fauci. protesters in states like california and colorado over the weekend they want the government bko areeir conrnssnhe virus unr

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. so as painful as it is -- >> 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 right after "abc7 mornings." kumasi, over to you. 4/20 but because oshelter-i celebrations in the bay area will not look like celebrations like in years past. amy hollyfield joining us where the mayor and others are telling people to stay at home. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. the mayor is saying do not come here to golden gate park like

you have in years past. it is closed. there will be no 4/20 celebration here today. and to really drive home that point, she has enlisted the help of a local bay area rapper to help spread the word. so, rapper e-40 is telling people to stay home 4/20. usually this day attracts thousands of people to golden gate park to celebrate smoking pot. it has become such a huge gathering the city has recently permitted it and brought in sponsors to help pay for all the security and the cleanup. but e-40 told us yesterday in an instagram live interview that people need to stay home and he said this is personal for him that at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. >> a lot of people know a lot of people that tested positive and has it. i know people that know people that died. my boy scar face, he had it. scar face, platinum, legendary

recording artist. my boy, mc-8 got it. >> mayor breed says san francisco police officers will be patrolling the park today and will give out citations if necessary. the cannabis business association is encouraging people to buy from a nearby dispensary with curbside pickup and then go home. find a virtual celebration streaming online and stay home. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. president trump has ordered a company to increase the production of covid-19 testing swabs so more people can get tested and jobina fortson is following that for us. jobina. >> yeah, reggie. president trump is hopeful that by easiti capacity, states will be able to get their economies back up and running much faster. the president said using the defense production act to fast track production of swabs.

health officials and governors have said the lack of supplies has delayed testing. trump claims testing nationwide has reached the level needed for a partial reopening. the governors of virginia and maryland are pushing back. >> to make statements like that. >> to push this off to say the governors have plenty of testing and they should just get to work on testing, somehow we aren't doing our job is just absolutely false. >> officials in 12 states tell abc news they're confident they can begin reopening by may 1 and the rest say it's too soon to tell or they wouldn't give a target date. vice president mike pence says the united states is doing about 150,000 coronavirus tests per day. reggie, ial send it back over to you. lawmakers and the trump administration say they're close to reaching a deal for more emergency funding. it will include about $300 billion for small business loans and $75 billion for hospitals

and $50 billion for disaster loans and $25 billion for covid-19 testing. >> speaker pelosi and i have had constant discussions with secretary mnuchin, our staffs are meeting 24/7. >> they may come to an agreement this morning. if that is the case, the deal could be considered by the senate as early as today and go to the house by tuesday and it could be signed by the president on wednesday. the initial pay check protection program for small businesses ran out of money last week. happening this morning, a california state lawmaker is leading a charge to make sure that state funding is being used responsibly to fight coronavirus. assembly member representing parts of san mateo says it is looking like that california's emergency rainy day fund may need to act more like a rainy day season. it is set to start at 10:00 this morning with social distancing

restrictions. in the east bay a oil refinery with 740 workers is pausing production this morning because of the plummeting demand for gas. the marathon petroleum is not sure how long it will remain idle but demand for gas has dropped by 60% since shelter-in-place orders cut many people's needs to drive. hundreds of contract workers will lose their jobs. full-time employees will have to switch to maintenance work. starting wednesday, san francis francisco, alameda and san mateo counties will enforce ordinances that require you to wear a face mask or covering like a scarf when you leave your house. along san francisco's embarcadero over the weekend and we saw people there with their faces uncovered. the thing is you don't have to wear a covering when you're exercising outdoors and you do so, wfe likee can k

this from spreading. >> we do whatever we can. >> of course we will. >> i usually wear it if i'm in close quarters with people. but if i'm out on a run and not next to somebody for a while, i won't wear it. >> now, you have to wear a face covering if you enter any essential business like a grocery store or to go to the bank and you still need to practice social distancing and make sure that you are at least six feet away from other people. we know you probably have a lot of questions during these unpresderau unprecedented times so we're here to help you out. a special section of our new face order to what places are open or closed or even local food bank information and how you can help out. we also have a really fun guide to all the virtual entertainment going on online and the link you can click for help. for help. f.

head tcovidhelp. on the forefront of the fight of the coronavirus making sure every resident gets tested. right now taking a live look at the new york stock exchange starting down this morning about 430 points and another update on how the markets are doing coming up next. another bay area singer in the runner to become the next "american idol." she got the results from home. also, we are honoring our class of 2020. we had to forego graduation ceremonies and other milestones because of the coronavirus. nina caton is graduating from dominican university. her aunt says she deserves to be recognized in every way she helped her mom raise her two little sisters. so, congratulations to nina. if you want to honor a graduate, share the details on our website, abc7news.com we may give them a shout out on tv or online. we are asking that you not use

professional photos. on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring. mike nicco. anyone who wants to go outside and take a picture and send them to us today, are they going to get any sunshine for that? >> some soft light this morning, maybe a level of brighter conditions this afternoon. and i hope that's a program that abc7 employees can take part in because i know i'm not the only one that has a senior in either high school or college that is not getting to graduate, so to speak, this year. so, feel for everybody. all right. let's talk about what is going on. low to mid 50s mostly cloudy around san francisco and as we head to other neighborhoods, pretty much low to midhere, also. one of the cool spots. early bug, but he's gone now. we'll take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it's about 55 degrees and essential commuters there on dry ground. there was a chance earlier this morning of some sprinkles and spotty shower this afternoon and for the most part our community pretty easy today weather wise.

let's jump into our neighborhoods and talk about what to expect today. temperatures in the upper 50s with increasing sunshine in the east bay valleys. that just means the clouds will open a little bit. doesn't mean you are totally sunshine like you were yesterday. we get up to 64 degrees by 5:00 and down to 61 at 7:00. south bay we're in the 50s through 11:00 and sunshine and clouds this afternoon and a couple hours in the mid 50s. and for the peninsula, we're in the 50s through 11:00. low 60s from 1:00 to 5:00 and 57 at 7:00.

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bay and inland neighborhoods and with the breeze kicking in, we'll all be in the 50s by 7:00. in fact, that breeze is kicking up some sneaker waves and some long run ups and beach hazard statements through 11:00 this evening. monterey all the way down to l.a. and san diego. we've got some 70s in the central valley and 50s up in the mountains where we have valley rain and mountain snow this afternoon. reggie? >> thanks, mike. starting this morning, an entire community in the bay area will be testing every single resident for covid-19. that's regardless of any symptoms they've had. let's go to abc7 news liz in bolinas. >> this is what the town is doing to protect itself from coronavirus. an experiment the whole country will be watching. the people spear heading it said they were inspired by an italian town which had success by testing every single one of

their residents. boli i bolinas partnered with ucsf and private partner. >> we are not taking away tests from anyone who otherwise might need one. >> we do not know if there were a lot of people infected and we don't know if we don't have much immunity. we have no idea. >> ucsf is launching a similar effort on saturday and a part of san francisco mission district where they hope to test 5,700 people. the hope is this will inspire other cities and towns to expand their testing. testing begins at 9:00 a.m. and so far 1,600 people have signed up to be tested. abc7 news. >> all right, liz, thank you. homeowners, representers and small businesses may get financial relief in richmond. tomorrow the city council will consider emergency to suspend rent and mortgage payments. it unfair to expect people to pay their largest bills while they're not working.

calls for establishing a city service to assist small businesses and landlords filing for government assistance. the city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. abc7 is partnering with iheart radio to help support local businesses being hit hard during this pandemic. thousands of bay area stores and services are offering to help with essential needs and many are hiring right now. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. now to your morning money report. neiman marcus could file for bankruptcy as soon as this week because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. this is according to reuters. sources say that the retailer is in the final s negotiating a loan and filing for bankruptcy protection. neiman marcus hasfurloughed roughly 14,000 employees. shake shack said it is returning a $10 million loan it received from the federal

government. the burger chain was awarded the loan to help small businesses and that ran out of funding last week. shake shack ceo said the chain is giving back the loan saying the company no longer needs the money. we're taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. you can see, we're starting down about 335 points. investors are reacting to a sharp decline in crude oil prices. we will get a closer look at the coronavirus' impact this week. nearly a fifth of the companies listed on the s&p 500 earnings report, they will report their earnings, several airlines including coca-cola and tech companies like intel and ibm are among the companies that will give us those reports. here's something to look forward to, especially if you have kids this morning. michelle obama is back. she is starting a children's read along and she's calling it mondays with michelle obama. why not, right? story time with the former first lady is now at 9:00 a.m. and live streamed from the pbs kids.

today's book is "the gruffalo" by julia donaldson. joins the growing list of celebrities reading like jimmy fallon and betty white. every monday through may 11th. well, this is a coffee trend that is taking social media by storm. whipped coffee is light, fluffy and apparently it's easy to make. some "gma" viewers sent these photos of their attempts at it. taught lara spencer how it's made. >> we have two tablespoons of instant coffee. okay. we've got two tablespoons of sugar. >> check. >> and the last ingredient in this amazing concoction is a quarter cup of water. >> it seems easy enough. so, apparently you just whip it

all together with the whisk and then it's ready. watch the full tutorial coming up on "gma" after "abc7 mornings." that reminds us of our morning coffee time that we used to have, friend. our coffee store is back open and i thought about you. >> it is? >> yeah. you can only do mobile orders and i went and got a mobile order and she placed it there and she went back inside and i walked up and i got mine and i left. >> did she say anything about me? >> maybe i missed it. she probably did. she probably did, but, you know, she was social distancing and i just didn't hear it. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, i see. no, i'm glad to hear they are back open. mike, i'm not going to try that whipped coffee because they told me churros were going to be easy to make, as well. we saw how that turned out. not easy for me. stick to ordering. >> but what if we want to see that. >> then i will do it live on

instagram. i'll do anything for the likes. >> you can handle whipped coffee. it looked really easy, friend. you can do this. >> it didn't look like he was using fire or electricity or anything really dangerous, was he? all right. moving on. let's talk about the weather. here's a look at places like napa and solana counties and light rain is possible in northern sonoma county and rain in orinda and redwood city out of this line that continues to move away from us. very soft and quiet morning developing right now from the exploratorium camera at pier 15. look how calm the bay is. that is not going to stay that way because the breezes will kick up later on this afternoon. also kick up a slight chance of an isolated shower today. breezes will keep the coast cool the rest of the week while some ver the bay and inland neighborhoods. here's aase go tough time, a fe green blips this afternoon and then as we head into the evening hours mainly across lake and

mendocino county and the winds come out of the northwest. that's a drier, slightly off shore breeze and that's why we'll wake up to mostly clear conditions and patches of fog and clouds and about ten degrees cooler tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon, you can see a whole lot of sunshine and the warming trend will begin. today if you get caught out of any type of shower. my accuweather seven-day forecast after today it becomes a cloud and temperature forecast. we warm up to four degrees tomorrow and that brings us back to average. see the 60s stay along the coast. we never get an off-here breeze. you'll be cooler than the rest of us. mid 70s thursday and introducing 80s to the forecast inland and those stay all sunday and so do the mid and upper 70s along the coast. spring, we'll try to bypass that and go to summer. >> thanks, mike. an east bay little league is asking for your help after being hit twice by thieves. players for the treeview little

league in south hayward were already pretty bummed because their 2020 season was postponed. but then about a week ago, someone broke into their clubhouse and stole all their snack bar food and a few days is they took all the again. league's equipment including the players' uniforms. it has been a really hard blow to take. >> we work hard for our community and we try really, really hard to give kids an opportunity to grow. we developed such skillsets that you only get in the baseball environment. >> the league has set up a go fund me page to help recover the cost of uniforms and equipment. you can find a link on our rng, wynn hotel in las vegas is explaining how it could possibly open up. the wynn put a whole health and

sanitation policy on its website. part of the plan includes using thermal cameras to points of entry so they can conduct what it calls noninvasive temperature checks on expects to open mid te may depending on benchmarks and praising nevada's governor for taking early action against the virus. america has picked the last of the top 20 contestants on "american idol" and came down to two people. laura maceti who is from nashville and one of our own, grace leer from san ramon. >> the person who will continue on and take that last place in the top 20 is -- >> grace, i love you. >> i love you. >> grace leer. heace, congratulations.r top 20. she is joined from san francisco native francisco martin who has been a frontrunner all season.

♪ always looking down at all i see ♪ >> yes! ♪ fill the places i can't c reach ♪ >> that is "use somebody" the kings of leon song. katy perry said she saw him in the top ten. "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. come on, francisco. >> isn't katy perry all of us when she's like, yes, yes. i was like, that's me. coming up next,

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supporting their efforts on the ground and virtually. and just as we are by their side, we're by yours, too. with answers to your most pressing questions and expert advice at cigna.com/covid19 welcome back, everyone. 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are seven things you need to know this morning. number one, bay area rapper e-40 is joining san francisco mayor london breed in asking people to stay away from golden gate park and hippy hill for 4/20 today. police will cite anyone who shows up. number two. the marin county town of bolinas

plans to start testing everyone who lives there thanks to private funding. it is free to all residents. so far 1,600 people have signed up. number three, san francisco, alameda, contra costa and marin will begin enforcing new orders requirg face starting on wednesday. there are only a few exceptions like if you're exercising outsi outside. coverings are mandatory inside any essential businesses. number four, part of mu montgomery drive in santa rosa is closed right now as crews try to put out this fire. broke out just before 5:00 at the detached building at st. eugene's cathedral. number five. our chance of rain moving away from us. still an isolated shower possible for the remainder of today. what you're going to notice, partly sunny conditions and cooler than average with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s. and number six as we take a live look outside.

our roads are clear this morning, but beginning next monday early bus service between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. with some lines discontinued due to low ridership and outreach today, tomorrow at salesforce transit center to let people know about the change. number seven. facebook is working with carnegie melon university to survey facebook users on their coronavirus symptoms. health officials to figure out where to send supplies and also to identify the hot spots. really, friend. >> sounds good to me. >> jobina, do you see this? >> what are you seeing, my friend? i can't see what you guys see. > i'm seeing, look, reggie has on this mask. it is fashion. you hear me. what is this, friend? where did you get it? >> oh, you can get this. can you hear me? you can get this in the mission at a place called breakfast little. >> it looks good. i feel like you got more than one.

>> we did. we got two. supports a woman who is out of work because of covid-19. so, you got to love it. >> we love it, friend. have a great day, everyone. good morning, america. ramping up the massive rush, the rollout testing. the president vowing to force u.s. companies to help. >> we're preparing to use the defense production act to increase swab production in one u.s. facility by over 20 million additional swabs per month. >> tension building over those stay-at-home orders. protests in several major cities. >> all: no more tyranny! in florida residents flocking to re-open beaches, and in hard hit new york state, new hope that the curve could be on its way down. >> we controlled the beast. we apexed, plateaued, it's coming down the other side. but the beast is still alive. also this morning, new concerns about those antibody tests which many believe hold the key to opening up the country. dr. anthony fauci joins us live with the latest.