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francisco. the late est proof the impact o the coronavirus is having on our lives. >> this is what 4/20 usually looks like, crowds are people and clouds of smoke. luz pena is live with the story. luz, big change. >> reporter: yeah, it is. today is essentially like the super bowl for cannabis enthusiasts. as you can see behind us, they are gearing up to celebrate and hopefully indoors. this was 4/20 last year. thousands gathered at golden gate park. that's not happening today. >> we made it clear that it is lear it is ccelled today. >> reporter: ens e having to pivot tocens >> we have a host of djs, live entertainers, comedians, cannabis chefs. >> it's not the kind of thing in person party kind of mentality. when you say it's a party, it's
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mostly a celebration that this planting has been recognized as something that everyone can celebrate. >> reporter: a new way to celebrate. a bay area legend is using his platform to spread. >> and i want to express my appreciation to the ambassador of the bay, e 40. >> reporter: last night we caught up with e-40 over instagram live. at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. he's asking everyone to home. dispen dispensaries are doing deliveries. this was the scene this morning. this seems long but this industry has also taken a hit during this pandemic. >> cannabis businesses are declared essential. they're essential but not equal. san francisco has a gross receipts tax that's coming in january that's going to tax cannabis retailers 51 times higher rate than your traditional retailers. >> reporter: as we speak, san
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francisco police officers are patrolling golden gate park. any violators will be cited. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. today san francisco released a map of coronavirus cases by zip code showing which areas have a higher rate of cases than others. the highest rates are in the so mania and mission neighborhoods. >> i want to stress that no zip code or neighborhood is inher t inherently safer than another. every san franciscan should exercise precautions. this map should not make anyone feel more relaxed or at the same time more fearful. >> we have the map available on our website, abc7news.com. now, governor newsom says tonight on wednesday he will have more information about the process of lifting restrictions in california. >> i know how impatient people are, but again, i just cannot express more gratitude for the
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incredible and heroic work all of you have done to soften the blow of this virus so far in the state of california. >> one bay area town is making history tonight, one of the first communities in the world offering a free coronavirus test to every single resident. abc 7 news was in the north bay today where they are setting up drive-through testing sites. the idea came from venture capitalist yuri englestrom. he and others say they were inspired by an italian town who successfully warded off the virus by tes resident who lives there. they hope doctors here will understand how the virus spreads. >> we know very little about how the virus moves through a community and behaves in a community setting so that's really our motivation for doing this. >> so far they have not reported any confirmed cases of coronavirus.
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englestrom has raised $300,000 in private owe dagdonations to it. six counties put mask restrictions on. so far there's no requirement in napa, solano or santa clara counties. already the rules are creating drama. dion lim joins us live with that story. dion. >> reporter: yeah, ama, drama is a good way to put it. i spoke to a woman who shared some disturbing video when accusations over covid-19 safety turn ugly. >> why doesn't she go back to where she came from. >> reporter: this shocking video taken along the great highway sunday morning is hard to watch. >> americans said we don't want you here. >> reporter: recorded by amanda law out walking her two dogs when she was suddenly approached by this woman who accused her of
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not adhering to certain distancing rules. >> she was very emotional and she speak a little bit in my face. i was like oh, no. >> reporter: you can hear and see the situation quickly escalates and takes on racial undertones. >> this is how stupid -- like nasty people should stay -- >> get back! >> reporter: half a dozen bystanders jumped in to help. they say they heard the woman acost others along the past earlier who were not wearing masks while running outside, something not required if social distancing is being practiced. exactly the behavior san francisco mayor london breed wanted to avoid, as heard in a press briefing on friday. >> if you are not a police officer, don't act like one. what we don't want is more confrontation. >> reporter: amanda is clear to point out she's not sharing her story to shame anyone, rather to help educate in an already challenging time. >> instead of focusing on, oh, wow, this is terrible, but, you know, just to be aware of the situation and think of like what
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we can do, like what we can do to avoid the situation happening again. >> reporter: she has this message of thanks to the good samaritans who broke social distancing rules to steps in and help. >> you guys saved me, literally saved me. if anyone sees something like this happen, they should step in. >> reporter: and we are so glad she's doing okay. now, i spoke to san francisco police who say they are getting a lot of calls about enforcement, but right now they are focusing on what amanda is trying to do right now, which is educate others on the rules of social distancing and mask wearing. live at home, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> all right, dion, thank you. now, we took seven of your top questions about new rules about masks and face coverings to address specifically here tonight. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes with the answers. >> reporter: so yes number one, where are face coverings mandatory in the bay area? here's a map. so five counties and the city of san francisco, pleasant hill and
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fremont. question number two, why are masks only strongly recommended here in santa clara county. the doctor says she is mindful law enforcement resources are stretched. >> it's not something that i can ask my colleagues in law enforcement to enforce. urgent recommendation. >> reporter: question number three, who should be wearing these masks? well, anyone over the age of 12, children who are younger and not required to wear them even though masks of all sizes are available everywhere. question number four, when should we be wearing masks? >> anything that can cover your nose and your mouth when you are standing in line or in any location that provides an essential service. >> reporter: question number five, when can we take them off? >> if you're traveling alone in your car or with an immediate household member, you don't need to cover your face. >> if you're out running, riding your bike, walking your dog, basically that is not
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necessarily a requirement to wear a face covering. >> reporter: question number six -- >> people are being told to wear masks. what do they need to know about taking them off and putting them on? >> when you put it on, make sure it covers your mouth and when you take it off, try not to touch the mouth, take it off on the sides. >> reporter: an finally, question number seven. >> why do we need to wear masks in public? >> to keep the people around us safe and slow down the transmission rate in the bay area. >> reporter: it can be any facial covering that you can make yourself or find resources in your community or online. kri kris reyes for abc 7 >> here's another question, how do i stop by glasses from fogging up while wearing a mask. we'll have that answer coming up. local agencies ten to make adjustments brought on by the shelter-in-place orders. muni is actually adding some bus routes back in san francisco.
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sfmta says it has more staff available so it's able to expand service starting on saturday. golden gate transit resumed some bus trips but suspended others. in a week b.a.r.t. will reduce its early bird express bus service that runs between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. b.a.r.t. trains don't start until 5:00 a.m. happening now, a deadly crash has three lanes of northbound 101 near the embarcadero exit blocked. sky 7 was over the scene this afternoon. you see it there. police say two cars were involved in a small crash. a third car going toward them made an unsafe turn which caused the vehicle to flip and eject someone from that vehicle. that person has died. traffic is backed up as the investigation continues. you see the backup there, so do avoid this area if you have essential business to take care of. a lot more to come here tonight. a federal program to help small businesses is out of money, leaving some bay area companies in the lurch. now they're waiting on a deal to be made in washington. we'll have the latest on that. from 7 on your side, a
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successful start for california's job-matching website. now other states want to copy it. i'm spencer christian. after a chilly breeze today, a warming trending starts tomorrow. i'll give you a closeup
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let's take a look at the latest numbers on coronavirus in the bay area. we are now at 213 deaths. santa clara county has the most cases with 1,192. solano county jumped to 180 cases. numbers are also in from other parts of california. lake county has 6 confirmed cases. mendi mendocino county has 5. neither has reported any deaths. we are charting the total number of cases on this graph. this includes data for 14 counties, the bay area and beyond. does the number of confirmed coronavirus patients accurately reflect how many people have
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been infected? researchers at the university of southern california did a study that may surprise you. veronica from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> reporter: roughly 4% of adults in l.a. county are antibody positive for covid-19. that means 220 to 440,000 people had the virus in the past even if they didn't show any symptoms, but it doesn't mean that we are necessarily beginning to show herd immunity. >> the concern here is we don't want the public to interpret these test results as, oh, i think i have immunity because that question hasn't been credibly, scientifically answered yet. >> reporter: the doctor from usc says even if you are antibody positive acti positive, there's no knowing how much that immunity you have and how long it will last. >> i still sort of cringe at the thought of many, many people crowding into a small restaurant
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or bar. at this point i think that just sort of invites widespread viral transmissions. >> reporter: this could give the county a road map for when w could start loosening the restrictions in l.a. county, but chief science officer dr. paul simon wants people to understand life will look very different for some time. mayor eric garcetti announcing sunday sharp cuts to next year's budget, including a temporary furlough of city employees, which will result in a 10% reduction in pay across the board. >> soon many departments will have to operate at sharply reduced strength. cherished programs will lose rc community services will be changes. >> civilian employees who work in departments will be affected. [ bell ringing ] stocks fell today in large part because the value of crude
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oil plummeted to its lowest level ever. the dow closed at 23,650. the nasdaq dropped as well losing slightly more than 1%. the s&p 500 also went down in today's trading. crude oil prices even dipped into the negative range because producers are running out of places to store oil and they're offering deep discounts to wholesalers. a lot of this is happening because we're driving less because of these shelter-at-home orders. uc berkeley professor of energy daniel common explained on abc 7 news at 4:00 that oil companies can just shut down entirely. >> you just can't cut it enough. the demand has dropped so low and the future forecast for additional oil is so low that even with saudi arabia and russia cutting quite dramatically, there is still literally a lot on the market. >> and here's how the change in oil prices affects us at the pumps. nationally the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded has
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plunged to $1.81. aaa says that's down more than a buck from this time last year. in california, prices have fallen to $2.81 compared to a little more than $4 last year. in berkeley, top dog may go out of business because of the pandemic. the hot dog shop has been around for more than 50 years with a handful of locations in berkeley and oakland. only the shop on durant avenue in berkeley remains open in the pandemic and only for take-out orders. a go fund me page has been started and in less than a week has raised more than $6,000. small businesses should be able to get help from federal funding through the paycheck protection program, but that program is out of money. congressional leaders are hopeful a vote in the senate will happen by tomorrow or perhaps wednesday on an emergency funding package. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra is following this and joins us live. stephanie, is there any update on the number of secured loans across the state? >> yes, ama.
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more than 112,000 small businesses in california have been approved for loans under the paycheck protection program. but now that it's out of money, bay area small businesses are relying on the economic injury disaster loan to make ends meet. sales are 80% down for vicki marchant owner of a furniture store in redwood city. >> we've never had to shut down the business. this is the first time in 55 years we've had to shut down the business. >> reporter: she applied for an economic injury disaster loan after struggling to apply under the paycheck protection program. she waited 28 days but finally got approved. >> it was an absolute burden being lifted. >> reporter: marchant is one of 2100 small business owners in california that's been approved for a loan. >> i am scared. >> reporter: matt feldman romero, owner of a child care center, isn't as lucky. >> we were forced to lay off 75% of our staff.
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>> reporter: after already being denied for a ppp loan, he tried to apply through a different bank but has yet to hear back. >> it's been really hard having to wait and not having any answers. >> reporter: with the federal loan program out of funding, he's hoping his loan is still being processed, unlike joe field who we've profiled the past two weeks. >> there on my screen is the latest email from wells fargo. >> reporter: field is the owner of a concord-based comic bookstore. he waited a month, only to be denied a loan. >> there's no more money, we are shut out. >> reporter: leaving hundreds of thousands of small business owners in his position, now left to reapply if additional funding is approved. should small business owners who have yet to hear back from their bank automatically reapply or what's the next step for them? >> for any borrower who applied for the ppp loan by their lendinger and hasn't been messaged back, please go contact them to finding out where you are in their internal processing. >> is there a chance the loan is
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still being processed? >> yes. the bank could have gone in and processed a bunch of them and yip p input them into our system and is now just getting back to contacting those borrowers and letting them now. >> reporter: the bottom line is if you haven't heard back from your bank yet it doesn't mean you won't receive funding. the additional stimulus package is likely to be $250 billion and another $120 billion for minority owned businesses. >> abc 7 is partnering with iheart radio to help support local businesses being hit hard during this pandemic. thousands of bay area stores and services are still open, offering to help with essential needs and many are hiring too. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. it's going to warm up this week. how do you like the sound of 80s by the weekend? spencer has the seven-day forecast, next. and here at abc 7 we are
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honoring the class of 2020 who had to forego graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. nina caiton deserves to be recognized in every way after commuting and helping her mom raise her two little sisters so congratulations, nina, well done. if you want to honor a graduate share the details on our website, abc7news.com. we may give them a shoutout on television or online. please, no professional photos, right? just casual ones. on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring. stay her
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we are destined to do something meaningful. what do you think a private, christian, education looks like? gcu offers over 175 high quality online programs. visit gcu.edu. good news to share with you. a little league team has received a $5,000 donation to help them recover from two thefts. it comes from hayward firefighter 1909.
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they had its clubhouse broken into twice in the past week losing all of the snack bar food and all of the equipment, including players' uniforms. in addition to the fire department donation, more than $4,000 has been donated to the team's go fund me page. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. great to hear. >> don't those thieves know they're supposed to shelter in place? you can't go out and take stuff like that. >> come on. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. spencer christian is here. yes, dan, i'm forecasting in place. here's a look at what's going on right now. it's mainly dry but we have a couple of isolated sprinkles in the north bay. we had sprinkles earlier today as well. not much in the way of measurable rain, just 0.01 of an inch. although somehow redwood city squeezed out 0.16. that's our wet spot. all spots are breezy right now. most spots. novato is showing up calm but just about all other locations are showing wind speeds from 15 to just over 20 miles per hour.
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so it feels a bit chilly out there right now. current temperature readings are 57 in san francisco, right around or just above 60 in oakland, redwood city, san jose, gilroy 58, half moon bay 55. to the north and east we have current readings of 62 in santa rosa, upper 50s in petaluma and napa, low 60s at fairfield and concord and 57 at livermore. these are our forecast features. we'll see partly cloudy skies tonight. it will be breezy once in a while, maybe even gusty along the coastline. a warmer partner begins tomorrow and we'll have above average warmth later this week. at the moment we still have a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 tonight. the surf is rough and there's increased risk under these conditions of sneaker waves and dangerous rip currents. let's move along to overnight conditions. we'll see increasing clouds near the coast and locally out over the bay. overnight lows in the mid to upper 40s. as we look ahead, the summer
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spread comes into play tomorrow. that's how we refer to the wider range of high temperatures we typically get as it gets warmer. tomorrow look for a high of only 61 at half moon bay. up to 64 at san francisco. right across the bay in oakland, 68 degrees. over the hills and into walnut creek, a high of 72. farther east we expect 76 at antioch. now, looking at the wider range of highs tomorrow across the entire region, you can see we expect mid-70s up in the north bay, low 70s down in the south bay and upper 60s right around the bay shoreline. now, the warming trend that starts tomorrow continues full speed wednesday with highs reaching into the low 80s inland. on thursday mid-80s showing up and on friday probably the warmest day this week, we'll see upper 80s inland, mid to upper 70s right around the bay shoreline and mid to upper 60s on the coast. so we have quite a warmup coming our way. this is how it looks. if the graphics will advance -- oh, no, they didn't.
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well, anyhow, i can tell you the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have a steady warmup coming our way through the remainder of the week with basically sunny skies every single day except maybe some low clouds lingering in the early morning hours. that pattern continues right on into the weekend so it's going to be a lovely almost summer-like pattern by the end of the week. dan and ama. >> all right, sounds good. thank you so much, spencer. millions of people have lost their jobs because of this pandemic, especially retail workers. tonight a live report on an industry that is hiring and could even offer a pay raise. i'm laura anthony in the east bay where some families are upset with a popular science camp that's been cancelled due to coronavirus, but isn't offering refunds. i have a website that was built to help you during these tough times. tough times. i'm michael finney,
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[ horns honking ] >> you hear the horns and you see the long line of stars at the state capitol in sacramento today. this is a protest against the state's shelter-in-place rules. cars lined capitol mall, some with flags, others with signs. >> reopen arizona! reopen arizona! >> inside and outside the arizona state capitol in phoenix, a crowd gathered for a shelter-in-place protest. we to be see anyonsktancing ab given the choice to be able to get out and start living our lives again. >> these protests today followed other demonstrations that happened over the weekend. >> they come amidst decisions in some states to lift restrictions. today actually south carolina allowed non-essential businesses
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to reopen as long as they limit customers to 20% of limits. state beach closures are cancelled. >> and today georgia's governor announced plans to reopen the state on friday. gyms, bowling alleys, salons and barber shops will be allowed to open in georgia as long as they follow social distancing and hygiene rules. a week from today, restaurants may resume limited dine-in service. georgia's statewide shelter-in-place order is set to expire at the ending of the month. a million retail employees have been furloughed because of the pandemic but that's giving hope for another field desperate to hire. david louie has this bad news/good news story. he's live reporting from home. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, ama. the saying goes when one door closes, another one opens. the opening in this case is for nurses.
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tens of thousands of them are needed. the transition requires training, but given the way nurses are deservedly considered heroes today, it could be a very appealing career switch. the projections will worry retail workers. according to high estimates by the silicon valley institute for regional studies, as many as 12,000 to 13,000 jobs could be lost if the trend continues away from stores and into online shopping. >> they would love to hire workers who on the phone you can sense they're smiling or they're able to make patients feel comfortable and welcome. >> reporter: people skills that retail workers already have are in demand if they're willing to retain. a nonprofit was created to attract and train 100,000 nurses and allied workers on behalf of all health care providers. mark brown is the chief nursing officer at san jose's good samaritan officer.
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he points out that one in four nurses is over 55 and closing in on retirement. to fill openings, they need to recruit people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. >> you don't have to be in a hospital-based system when it comes to this. you can work in a physician's office. you can do home health. there's just a ton of opportunity around nursing and respiratory therapy and any other health care professions that we have. >> reporter: nurse training can take two to three years to be certified by nondegree programs. >> costs will range anywhere from roughly $6,000 to $15,000 and up. >> reporter: here's the payoff. bay area retail pay is about $17.50 an hour. it's $25 to $35 an hour for licensed vocational nurses or about $100,000 per year for registered nurses. >> it's something that people who have that compassion and passion, it's a really rewarding profession. >> reporter: well, for more details about the futuro health initiative, the website is
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futurohealth.org. we'll also post that address on our website, abc7news.com. we're live reporting from home. david louie, abc 7 news. >> david, thank you. hundreds of thousands of unemployed californians are turning to a unique public/private partnership for emergency assistance and jobs. michael finney explains that it's already a model being copied elsewhere. michael. >> reporter: as is so often the case, california is leading the way. this time it's with a website that was built in response to the pandemic. now, it's only been open for about two weeks and already it's so successful it's going nationwide. people no doubt are hurting. so to help, a tech startup and an oakland-based nonprofit have together launched a unique website where you can turn for help and inspiration. it is onwardca.org. freida kapor kline runs the
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kapor center. the charity in oakland works to bring more low-income youth into computer programming and s.t.e.m. >> to date more than 300,000 californians have logged on and actually gotten linked to one of three types of services. >> reporter: the kapor center along with several philanthropic and corporate partners are funding onward ca. it provides access to food and child care. it offers job training as well as more than 100,000 job opportunities from companies hiring now. governor newsom says the goal is to get people back to work. >> we get you off unemployment insurance or if you haven't gone on, make sure you don't have to go on. >> reporter: onward ca is the brain child of bitwise with the goal of creating a vibrant tech community in underdog cities. 20 women of color in the
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apprenticeship program built onward ca. bitwise says the effort is totally philanthropic. in just two weeks, the idea is catching on. >> many other states reached out to bitwise and the kapor center and said we need this. today we announced the launch of onwardus.org. >> other states have begun uploading job opportunities to the new site. the goal is to get all 50 states onboard. colorado is the first to announce its participation. >> i'm very excited to see a group of people who want to solve real problems, roll up their sleeves, bring their tech skills, bring their heart, bring their sense of fairness all to play in solving these problems. >> isn't that amazing well, bitwise is now looking for additional corporate foundations and nonprofits to join in. of course it's going to take some money and work to keep this thing going. >> well, we have our own site
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for you to find what you're looking for, it's abc7news.com/covidhelp. it's stocked full of resources to answer whatever you need. again, abc7news.com/covidhelp. need help with your child's distance learning? there's an app for that. in fact there's more than
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whiz comes to the coronavirus pandemic, the worst is ahead of us. in italy for the first time there is a decline in the number of new infections as the country some small factories and p bookstores this week. today denmark opened the doors to small shops and hair salons after a month-long lockdown. last week danish primary and nursery schools re visit outdoo markets for the first time in over a month. >> it was actually a very nice
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day to see the products and just choose for your own. >> europe's largest economy, germany, opened small stores as well, though their schools do remain closed. one of the bay area's most popular summer camp programs could be sued by parents. camp galileo cancelled its summer sessions because of the virus but it's not offering families even the option of getting a refund on any of their camp fees. in some cases that amounts to several thousand dollars. here's laura anthony. >> my kids have attended camp galileo for the last six years. >> reporter: erin williams' children are camp galileo regulars. that's why she signs up her two middle schoolers for three week sessions this summer. >> two children for three weeks each plus extended care in the morning and in the afternoon endinged up being $3,502. i waited until the end of march to sign up, but was getting emails from the camp saying that the sessions i was looking at were filling up quickly.
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>> reporter: but just days later galileo announced it was cancelling all of its summer sessions, offering no refunds, just credit for future camps. erin williams' children would have attended galileo here at lafayette elementary school. the founder and ceo of galileo told us he would love to offer refunds to the williams and other families, but he simply doesn't have the cash on hand. glenn trip said camp galileo is unique in that its high impact camp experience requires preparations to begin in september of each year and necessitates an intense amountiamount of forward-looking expenditures, including training of high quality educators along with the investments in equipment, technology and infrastructure. galileo has laid off or furloughed 80% of its year-rounding employees. still the no refund policy doesn't sit well with parents who have thousands of dollars tied up in a time they can least afford it. >> a lot of families really love
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this camp and wanted to get behind it and they have lost the trust going forward. would we ever enroll going forward? i don't think i would. >> reporter: they hope to do some pop-up camps by late summer. meantime some parents who want refunds are considering legal action. laura anthony, abc 7 news. new at 6:00, pg&e is facing a new massive fine for its role in the deadly wildfires in 2017 and 2018. the california public utilities commission wants to impose nearly $2 billion in penalties. that's the largest ever issued by the cpuc. it says pg&e is to blame for 129 deaths related to the fires in back-to-back years. if the penalties are ed investitionofficial clhe yorer all right, we are in store for some beautiful weather this
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we are keeping track for you. here in the bay area, we've been sheltering in place more than a month now. today, april 20th, marks day 35. for the first time california's first partner joined her husband at today's state coronavirus briefing. >> we all know that endcation is fundamental to opportunity. and so our mission will not end until every child in california has what they need to continue learning while physically distanced. >> today it was announced that 70,000 laptops, chromebooks and tablets will go out to california students beginning this week. the fir google has already pledged a donation of 4,000 chromebooks. sacramento is converting seven school buses into mobile hot spots to provide access to digital learning. the goal is to roll them out next week. if successful, other districts may try it as well. today the livermore school
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district handed out food to students at maryland avenue elementary. families only needed to drive up to pick up these meals. staff loaded bag al contact. the school is providing free breakfast and lunch and sometimes dinner also five days a week. great effort they're making there. many parents are trying to have their small kids keep up with school work and learning. it's not easy. lyanne melendez explored some education apps that you might want to try. >> i'm going to have love with a gruffalo. >> reporter: in these uncertain times, michelle obama is a voice of comfort, now reading to kids every mony a noon on pbs. but let's say you miss her readings. i'm here to suggest a few cool apps that will keep your kids learning. bedtime math, for example, has one mission. >> we want to make math a part of your family's routine as beloved as the bedtime story. >> reporter: the app has math concepts for ages 3 and up. sort of like this one.
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can you name some of the shapes? here we go. square, rectangle. wait a minute, what is that, a semicircle? this is my favorite one called the human body. it explores parts of our bodies and how they work with sound effects. feed the body and watch out for burps and farts. wow, i wonder what's going to happen after i eat this burrito. here's another app your kids might like. professor astro cat's solar system. in this lesson your child is exploring the sun, mercury, venus, mars, the earth, with fa factoids about each professor astro cat says this app will keep kids engaged and give parents much-needed peace of mind. for a list of other education
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apps, visit our website, abc7news.com. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> i think that cat is wondering if lyanne ate that burrito and he should high tail it out of there. >> get a move on. >> okay. here's a look at what's going on on live doppler 7 right now. we may have seen the last of our april chill today because it's going to start getting warmer tomorrow. overnight we'll see an increase in clouds and low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow the warmup begins under sunny skies. we'll see highs up to about 60, 61 along the coast. some mid to upper 60s and inland in the mid-70s. the warming continues on wednesday with a few low 80s. by friday we can expect upper 70s around the bay and upper 80s
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inland. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. as you can see we're going to have mainly sunny skies right on through the next seven days with a few low clouds in the morning perhaps, but afternoon highs are going to be well into the 70s around the bay and 80s inland. so it's almost a summer-like warmup coming our way. dan. >> that looks great, spencer. thanks so much. we do want to get to some breaking news that we are following out of north korea tonight. both reuters and cnn are reporting that kim jong-un is receiving treatment after undergoing surgery. reuters is citing south korean media. cnn says kim jong-un is in grave danger. it is believed that he is recovering at a villa after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure on april 12th. his health has deteriorated because of heavy smoking, obesity and overwork. it is officially nfl draft week and we are getting ready for the three-day event happening here on abc. every year stanford produces
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multiple draft picks and this year should be no exception to that. dustin dorsey introduces you to the two prospects who should hear their names called. >> injuries plagued the stanford cardinal football team but that didn't stop two nfl draft prospects from continuing to shine. they are two names to look out for come draft day. stanford has produced as many top prospects as any others. parkinson had 12 touchdowns with more than 1,100 yards in three seasons with the cardinal. >> parkinson is a 6'7", 250-pound mismatch. he's athletic, makes great catches and he's a red zone threat. he's got a chance to make an impact as a rookie. >> casey has more work cut him presence felt in the league. he received a late invitation to the 2020 scouting combine but
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impressed scouts with a 4 4.6 40-yard dash and 36-inch vertical jump. >> i toldanys to watch out for him. he ran fast and jumped high. the interviews of course were outstanding because he's a stanford man obviously. >> on the field he finished with 132 tackles, 60 in his senior year including the game-ceiling sack fumble against northwestern. not to mention, he's versatile. >> he's an outstanding special teams player. he's got speed, he's got length to be a blocker, so he's got a chance to make a team on special teams as he gets ready to play linebacker. >> we will finding out this week if the two hear their name called. the nfl draft begins thursday, april 23rd on abc 7. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> nfl draft this thursday. it's going to be a lot of fun. a little different this year. sports director larry beil has more on that. >> yeah, it's going to be a virtual draft. we'll show you how teams are what happens, though, if you're
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good evening. the nfl draft is thursday here on abc 7. the players who don't get picked this weekend, it's by no means the end of their football career, just ask raheem mostert. undrafted. he was signed and cut by the eagles, dolphins, ravens, browns and bears. last year he got a chance to shine. played in every game, eight rushing touchdowns. 220 yards and four tds against the packers. raheem joined us on our with authority podcast talking about life as the underdog. >> look at me now, i'm blessed to be in this position. i'm blessed to have the opportunity to still be on a roster. i just take all those little
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things into account because, like i said, you n life where your career is going to take you, especially in the football world. and i don't -- i don't take it for granted at all. >> now, the draft will be virtual. teams did a rehearsal today. a little rough at the outset. niners gm john lynch is ready. look at his home setup. seven monitors, three phones, two ipads and a laptop. giants gm dave gettleman, small laptop and a binder. the niners picking at 13 and 31 in round one and not again until the fifth rounding. lynch says there could be a trade. otherwise he's fine. >> i think we have ample opportunity with the picks we have. there's not a ton of roster spots. i think we have one of the better rosters in football in my minding and so it's going to be real hard for draft picks to make this as well. i don't think it would be a great year to have ten draft picks. i think it's going to be hard to make this team so we've gotat's
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but especially this year. >> watch every round here on abc 7 starting thursday at 5:00 and a special after the draft following round one thursday. hey, we put out the word friday, if you've got a fun video begging for a catch phrase with authority, sending it to me and let the fun begin tonight. abc 7, call my play video. >> lily was getting a wonderful belly rub. lucy decides she wants one too. rejected! it's a dog eat dog world out there. one more look. lily with the stiff arm like marshawn lynch going beast mode! lily and lucy, we just called your play on abc 7. >> poor lucy. send your videos to us on social media, use #abc7 call my play. maybe you'll see your son, your daughter, your cat, your dog. response has been great. draymond green went off on kevin
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durant. i'd show it to you now but we're too busy bleeping out half of it. that's at 11:00. >> thanks, larry, very much. all right, be sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> reporter: coming up at 11:00, how the pandemic and coronavirus is changing the cannabis industry here in california. we're hearing of a spike in certain crimes during the stay-at-home order. one of them tire thefts. we're looking into what could be driving it. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's week two of the bachelor, listen to your heart, followed at 10:00 by the baker and the beauty. then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> and jimmy kimmel live is back at 11:35. abc's nightline airs after at 12:05 a.m. with a focus on the anti-lockdown protests seen around the country. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we will see you again at 11:00.
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