>> we had community transmission probably to a significant degree far earlie than we had known. >> new details today about just when the virus first arrived in the bay area, and today some disappointing news from the governor as he says it's still too early to give a date to start opening up the state. >> when can we go back to some semblance of normalcy? there is no light switch and there is no date. >> there is no date. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm larry beil. california now has more than 36,000 confirmed coronavirus cases which includes those who have recovered. more than 1300 people have died. since hospitals have not had a surge in patients, gavin newsom today loosened one shelter in place policy. hospitals can again schedule some essential surgeries. the governor also said he hopes to dramatically increase the number of daily tests by 9,000

for a total of 25,000 a day by the end of the month. a long-term goal is 60,000 tests a day. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez live in the newsroom with details of the governor's plan. lyanne? >> larry, if you ask me the headline today is clearly that the state will revamp testing. we're going show you some projected numbers in just a few. that will then determine when sectors of our economy will reopen. with that said, a lot of business owners and employees are disappointed but not surprised. california hospitals have not experienced the anticipated surge of covid-19 patients. guided by the number of empty hospital beds, governor gavin newsom said he would now allow hospit hospitals to perform elective surgeries. >> tumor, heart valve, the need for people to gethe kind of care they need. if it gets delayed, it becomes

acute. >> any other decision to open parts of our economy will rely on two factor, testing and tracking the virus. the lack of swab testing has been a obstacle. here are the numbers. in march, california was conducting on average 2,000 tests a day. as of april 14th, that number increased to 10,000. today the number has grown to 16,000 tests a day. the goal by the end of this month is to have 25,000 tests done every day. but newsom said the biggest challenge lies ahead. he wants 60 to 80,000 tests done on any given day. a phone conversation with president trump an hour before his press conference gave newsom some reassurances. >> the president secured and gave me the confidence that we will receive just this week a minimum of 100,000 swabs. >> there are 261 core testing sites in california. any expansion of these sites will rely on the equipment and

supplies the state receives. the governor gave no indication when businesses like barbershops, nail salons or restaurants will reopen. alex owns a pizza restaurant in north beach and was disappointed by what he heard from the governor. >> it could be any day i'm just going to shut down, put the plywood on the window and go. it's very bad. >> you can hear the desperation in his voice. he went from having six employees to having just him and his son working. he said given the chance to talk to governor newsom, he would tell him please speed things up. many the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> so lyanne, how will people who live far from major city, or there is a lot of people who don't have health insurance, how do they get pest tested? >> 86 new sites will be opened that focus on black and brown communities and on rural hard to

get areas. the state -- and this is kind of cool will, have a so-called heat map to identify testing deserts, places that are without. now two companies have taken on that challenge to, as the governor pointed out today, plug those holes. >> lyanne, thank you. new autopsy results have revealed that two residents in santa clara county died of coronavirus in february, weeks before what was believed to be the country's first related death in washington state. this development gives awes better understanding of just how early the virus was spreading. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen joins us live from san jose. chris? >> hi, kristen. based on this information, the county now believes the virus was spreading in our community as early as january. and had they known, they say they would have taken action sooner. tell us is that we a significant degree far earlier than we had known. >> the county has reported what

are now believed to be the first two covid-19 related deaths in the country, a 57-year-old woman who died at home on february 6, and a 69-year-old man who passed away, also at home on february 17th. the cases are unrelated, and the people had no known travel to china or anywhere else that would have exposed them to the virus. >> when you have an outcome like death or icu, that means there is some iceberg of cases of unknown size that unrl those iceberg tips. >> lookiahead, dias expert says this is a crucial time in thet the pandem. >> we need to anticipate where this virus is going and will be by the time we have something deployed either in the way of testing or in the way of an intervention. >> stanford professor dr. david rellman applauds the county for being one of the first in the country to order residents to shelter in place. >> it has saved our health care system essentially so that we

of cases we have now. e number >> gavin newsomo praised countynd hrequested tha investigate as far back as december. >> we are doing the same across the state in other counties as well to ultimately help guide a deeper understanding of when this pandemic really started to impact californians directly. >> the guidance comes as bay area health officers are reviewing what restrictions to keep once the current shelter-in-place order expires at the beginning of may. >> any time that we let up on our mitigation measures, we are going to expect to see a spike in case, hospitalizations and deaths. that is certain. cdback in march. and at this point, those are the only two that have been submitted. we're live in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> all right, chris. interesting, but why didn't the county originally test these samples from these individuals for covid-19 in february?

>> kristen, a great question. back then the cdc was the one that was handling all of the testing, and as a result, there was a lot of federal criteria that had to be met. a loft it was focused on travelers. also back then, you have to remember we had a very robust flu season. so it was really hard for officials to differentiate between the flu and coronavirus. kristen? >> understandable. all right. chris, thank you. san francisco mayor london breed said the city is expanding coronavirus testing. any essential worker either in the public or private sectors who is showing some symptoms can be tested at piers 30 and 32. any other san francisco resident who has symptoms and does not have access can also be tested at a new site in soma. that's at seventh and brannan streets. >> your immigration status, your lack of insurance, nothing should be a barrier to being

able to get tested. and we want to make sure that you think you have symptoms and we're able to test you, and that is all this information will be used for is covid-19 testing and data. >> combined the two sites can test as many as 1500 people a day. krist kristen? >> every week we are checking in with oakland mayor libby schaaf on midday live to get answers to your questions. what better way to get them straight from the source. today being the first day many counties beginning to enforce wearing face masks in public, we ask what her city is doing in public. >> if police stop anyone, it will be to warn and educate. we want the reinforce more than enforce. now is not the time that people need tickets. and so that could change if we're seeing flagrant violations, repeat offenders. >> mayor schaaf did follow that by saying the one thing the city is enforcing, side shows.

she says that when it comes to trying to be educating the people on the importance of wearing them. enforcement now under way on those mandatory mask orders. masks are required in alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo, san francisco and sonoma counties. eric thomas live in concord with the details. eric? >> well, larry,ed a you heard libby schaaf say moments ago, they would rather do education than enforcement. if you were expecting roving bnds of police officers to run around looking for people who weren't wearing masks and write citations, well, think again. when it comes to being required to wear a mask outside, people we talked with fell into three categories. people like carlos who thought it was a good idea. >> you got obey the law somehow. and there is consequences if you don't. >> people like brit think who can live with it. >> if it's required, i'll wear it. but i'm not scared about what's going on.

>> and people like bonnie, who only wear one when they have to. >> when i'm with my mama, she is a little paranoid, i'll put the mask on. but i ruschelly don't. >> dr. rohan with contra costa health services says that's one reason it's no longer a a suggestion. >> at some point we need to make it the law. >> today was the first day it became law in the county. but as a practical matter, not much has changed. now authorities will have the power to write citations and issue fines up to $1,000. but they probably won't. at least not right away. >> we're really asking the public to be good samaritans, good citizens and kindly educate your neighbors and those in public to comply. >> under the order, anyone over the age of 12 must wear a mask. under 12, it's preferred, but not mandatory. and masks are discouraged for kids under the age of 2 because it may make their breathing difficult. many business ke grocery or pharmare now they enter.t o

the owner of oak grove pharmacy estimates that 90% of his customers obey the mask sign. as for the other 10% -- >> they're not wearing a mask, i ask them if they have seen the sign. and i ask them hopefully next time they will have a mask. >> my mask is to protect you. and your mask is to protect me. >> well, i talked to john joy just a short time ago. at this point he can only think of one citation that has been written nor not wearing masks, and that was for a business. so this is one of those carrot and stick things where they hope you take the carrot and there will be no need for the stick. live at concord, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> eric, thank you. and good to see people behind you whe masks for the moaoraga gastaon lending aand tooking tettoday. moraga auto care solution handed out masks for three hours this afternoon. every mask was free.

you can see people trickle in as they got their gas. they picked up masks while they got there. it's too now because it ended right at 4:00 p.m. millions of people have turned to unemployment to get by during this coronavirus crisis. but what about people who are self-employeed? the major disadvantage they're facing and what's being done to help later this hour. plus some changes coming to tolls on the bay bridge. will you really benefit? i'm spencer christian. happy earth day. we've got some lovely weather on this part of the earth, andville where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well.

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find great offers and value, today, at xfinity.com is wednesday april 22. day 37 of our shelter in place. i want to give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, half of what it usually is because of the shelter in place orders. it looks a lot less than half. that's what they tell us anyway.

the bay area toll authority is now suspending congestion pricing. so starting at midnight, drivers will pay $6, no matter what time they cross. that matches the weekend toll price. carpoolers and clean air vehicles will still pay $3. and all bay area bridges except the golden gate will charge a $6 toll. okay. time now for consumer news and 7 on your side's michael finney is here with today's headlines. of course amazon in the spotlight. michael? >> you're correct about that. they're being sued, accused of price gouging by two california consumers. the federal class action lawsuit says some prices rose by several hundred percent during the us in part amazon has chosen to take advantage of this global crisis facing all of us by profiteering on vulnerable consumers. amazon declined to comment on this lawsuit that said there is no place for price gouging on

amazon, and that's why our teams are monitoring our stores 24/7. you can see both statements on abc7news.com. two dozen states attorneys general including california are asking the federal trade commission and telephone companies to give consumers a break, or actually i should say more of a break. the companies have already agreed to 60 days of no terminations or late fees in creating more wifi hot spots. the recent request asks for an additional 90 days of relief. new survey by wallet hub says 84% another stimulus check, even though most haven't yet received the first. the survey also revealed that nearly 160 million americans are less than three months away from running out of money. now tonight on 6 right here on abc7 news, i have a report on those trying to get their money, and it's just slightly out of grasp. we'll show you why.

>> frustrating. thank you, michael. >> thank you. well, today is earth day, and it's one like we've never seen before. air pollution is down all over the world, of course, with more people staying at home now. you have surely seen the before and after heat maps from wuhan, china, to paris, france, and here in the bay area, not to mention the return of all these wild animals to territories that was once theirs, like the coyote that was seen on the beach by the golden gate. today on our 3:00 p.m. show getting answers, we spoke with a san jose state climate professor on what we should learn from all of this. >> the education plays a key role. if you think about how we've learned about the coronavirus and how we're responding to it, we're becoming educated about the science about testing and about how to use that science to make good, informed decisions. we need to use those same applications in terms of the climate issue. >> cordero says while this pandemic is by no means the way we want to achieve these clean air effects, it gives us a good

idea of what we need to do in the future. and it also shows us that we can when we t t outcome and quickly too. >> absolutely. happy earth day, spencer christian. a beautiful day in the bay area. >> it's a lovely earth day. here is a look at actions committee with take to make the earth a healthier place. a plant a tree, use reusable bags, refillable water bottles, ride a bike. all those things help. here is live doppler 7. you can see how bright and sunny the day is. it's also a windy day right now. look at the surface wind. up to 40 miles per hour in san francisco, and 25 to 30-mile-per-hour winds in other locations. so pretty breezy, but still warmer than yesterday. 24-hour temperature change. 5 to 8-degree increase in temperatures since this time yesterday, or over this time yesterday. right now looking back at the

skyline of san francisco from the exploratorium, mid-70s at oakland. san jose, gilroy 77. 57 at half moon bay. looking at the shark tank in san francisco, some more temperature readings right now. 81 degrees in santa rosa. low to mid-70s at petaluma and napa. 82 at fairfield. 80 at concord. 77 at livermore. it's quite warm in our inland areas. looking back at the city from east bay hills, these are our forecast features. the warming trend continues through friday. there will be minor cooling over the weekend. not a sharp drop in temperatures. and another warm wave will come our way next week. tonight, look for partly cloudy to mostly clear skies inland, bu we' in clouds at the coast. it will remain breezy and be mild overnight with low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-50s. the forecast animation shows the return of those low clouds to the coast and beyond, but they'll get swept away, the clouds will, early tomorrow. midmorning would be the best bet. and we'll have sunny skies all day long and clear skies going

into tomorrow night. highs tomorrow will range from about 60 at the coast. under, again, breezy conditions to mid-70s around the bay shoreline and low to mid 80s in the warmest inland locations. now we'll take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. we're going have mostly sunny skies all the way through the seven-day forecast period. i mentioned the minor cooldown over the weekend. temperature highs will drop off maybe four or five degrees in some spots. they'll start to bounce back tuesday and wednesday of next week as high temperatures at that point will be back in the upper 80s inland, low 80s around the bay shoreline, and mid- to upper 60s on the coast. looks like the coolest day in the forecast period will be monday, and even that is lookine larry andiste >> nice. thank you, spencer. >> thank you. all right. showing appreciation to those who put their lives on line during this pandemic. plus empty grocery shelves and no delivery windows. so what do you tell your children when they can't get the food they want? we'll have some help, next.

here at abc7, we're honoring the class of 2020 who have had to forgo graduation ceremonies and other milestones. ant antonio at arch bishop reardon high school in san francisco. he likes weather. wants to be a broadcast meteorologist when he grows up. he is already on the right track, participating in student government. he was on the student's newspaper staff, and maybe we get him an internship with spencer back there this the weather office. actually, spencer in his house. this might take a little

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>> big smiles and hearts as medical staff walked into work wednesday morning. another clap-in. a surprise show of support for frontline workers during shift change, this time at mills peninsula medical center in burlingame. >> i was shocked. i felt loved, appreciated. >> appreciation on full display from sky 7. check out the larger than life sign greeting workers at the entrance. just two words, thank you that came right on time. >> i mean, it's definitely hard to go into the hospital and do your work hours there. and so it's really nice to see everyone just kind of support everyone. >> front line workers supporting others on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. central county fire,oussher res time and resources to make the morning special. some even whipping out cell phones to document a moment that means so much. >> we've worked together really well as a team so far through this pandemic.

but it's a small way to say thank you. a much deserved thank you. >> in the crowd, a number of rs rraryng weach t thts, labaff, a sanyives t ou. thyou fobeinhe for us. speing w respiratory therapists and doctors today, they told me that acts of kindness like this really do help boost morale, and it really means the world to them as they report to work in such difficult times. reporting in burlingame, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> great to see that support out there. legendary singer tony bennett wants to use his signature song to honor the medical workers on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. bennett will host a mass sing along this saturday afternoon at noon i left my heart in san francisco, and he wants all of us to join in. he is 93 years old and issued a

statement saying san francisco's effort to bend the curve has been an inspiration to the world. bennett first performed that iconic song at the fairmount hotel in 1961. listen to tony bennett forever. bennett, bruce spring scene, jon bon jovi and many others are headlining a star-studded event right now, in fact. it's called jersey for jersey, or if you prefer, jersey for jersey. the garden state second only to new york in the number of cases and deaths from covid-19. if you'd like to tune in as you're watching us, grab your phone. it happens to be streaming now until 5:00 on abc7news.com/entertainment. you'll need to put on your virtual walking shoes if you want the participate in this year's aids walk san francisco. today organizers announced that they're turning this year's walk scheduled for july due to the coronavirus. details to how it all works so

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three decades. >> you know, i have a good little gig. i love my clients. they love me. >> she is skilled in color, styling and cuts. but like many in her position, unable to work during shelter in place orders, the real cut she didn't see coming is the wait for her unemployment check. >> it's two months since they've gotten us any cash. it's frustrating. it's really frustrating. >> same situation for tracy anderson, a hairstylist working in burlingame. >> every day you're just trying to figure out how you're going make it. >> both women are at a disadvantage because the state's emergency pandemic unemployment assistance program, also known as pua isn't set up yet, and won't be ready until next tuesday. where as other furugders not in. scott, what are you doing t address this? >> i took this issue to state senator scott wiener. >> we will hold the agency accountable. it is not acceptable for people to have to wait this long. >> according to the edd website,

after approval, benefits will be received between two to seven days. >> the system already clearly overwhelmed. do you think that expectation is realistic? >> i really hope that it is. the secretary of labor has been clear with us that it is realistic, and edd has really ramped up its capacity to process applications. and they're really drinking water from a fire hose. >> the agency is certainly overwhelmed, but it doesn't remove the fact this group is at a clear disadvantage, having to wait nearly two months to get this funding. >> it's been very frustrating. people are hurting now, and they need that money now. >> stephaniesierra, abc7 news. >> yeah, and abc7 is partnering with iheartradio to help support local businesses being hit so 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. just go to abc7news.com to find resources and click on support the bay.

results are in from the first large scale analysis of covid-19 patients in the united states. researchers from the feinstein institutes for medical research in new york outline the clinical course, characteristics, and outcomes of 5700 hospitalized patients. and they found that 57% of those patients suffered from hypertension. 41% were obese. 34% had type 2 diabetes and mortality rates were higher for men than women at every ten-year age interval. so if you have underlying conditions, this virus is especially dangerous. now today on abc7, our special correspondent dr. alok patel joined kristen sze to talk than study in particular, and he talked about balancing the need to focus on a vaccine with also finding a better treatment for virus patients. >> as outlined by governor newsom and looking at reopening, if you look at this road map to reopening, they both need to be

done. therapeutic from now are going to be done in a hospital setting in terms of treating people who already have symptoms. a vaccine is going to be the hail mary that will be able to get us herd immunity and protect everyone. we keep saying we're about a year, year and a half away from an vaccine. that's not a guarantee. in order to kind of isolate and identified who currently is contagious, who is at risk, that's where the testing really needs to come into play, which is why i appreciate the fact that san francisco is now going to try and push forbe widespread testing for thin who nay have symptoms. and, you know, one other point this is going lead into is contact tracing. so contact tracing is crucial when it comes to controlling the spread and reopening the economy. with testing and really active surveillance, we're going to be able to identify anybody who is sick, but also identify everyone they have been in contact with and they may have exposed. and that's the best way to kind of get a grip on and trace all the positive cases. and froding

n experts as a key to being able to reopen. we first told you how bay area americans were seeing a huge drop in patients. doctors were worried that patients with serious concerns were staying away for fear of coronavirus. today in a story you'll see only on abc7 news, reporter laura anthony introduces us to a walnut creek woman who delayed a visit to her er until it was almost too late. >> it was right in the chest. >> andrea gleason knew something was wrong, but with hospitals serumingly overwhelmed with coronavirus patient, she was afraid to go to the emergency room. >> i was afraid of the new york scenario with lots of people in emergency and in the hlws >> gleason's fear of covid-19 became secondary when the pain became unbearable. >> it was like a squeezing pressure. very painful.

and the more it happened, the more painful it got. until the last one, the pain went under my jaw, and i got nausea. >> gleason finally went to the emergency room at john muir hospital where doctors quickly discovered she had an artery almost completely blocked. >> this is the blockage right here. so it's fat and 97% blocked. >> da andrew dublin performed the stint procedure, one he says probably could not wait even one more day. >> i would have loved it if she came in two weeks before when the chest pain started. by the time she came in, she absolutely needed to come. >> in ant she continued to worry about coronavirus even as she was on the operating table. awake during the stint procedure, she asked dr. dublin if she had done the right thing. >> okay, should i really have come in? because that was a sunday or should i have waited until monday and called your office? and he said

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would kind of expect. i think the majority of the people in california and in the bay area, they get it, the measures were doing their working, we're physically distancing from each other. we're wearing our masks hen we're out and about. and i think a lot of people know this is being to take time. i know everybody wants a specific date when we'll get back to having dinner with our friends and being able to have our restrictions kind of lessen and enjoy things we've done earlier in the year, but i think we all kind of got the message that this is going to be a very slow reopening, and we're gradually reintrodin that 80% doesn't surprise me. eares our mayors haaybe that ex why the higher approval numbers for the state too, which have really been taking the lead in terms of limiting and restricting. >> that is so true, kristen, yes. so i'm not surprised by the high approval numbers either for the measures we're taking.

even though so many people are struggling financially and of course would like to be earning a paycheck, it seems that most people by a wide margin understand the seriousness of this virus. and they're putting their health first. >> yeah, although interesting, the mayor of las vegas saying they're ready to open up the casinos again. so that's going to be a pretty interesting experiment there. i don't know how that's going to go. >> yeah. today is the day that face covering enforcement begins in sme by area counties. in alameda county, sheriff's deputies couldri y younowthey're probab do that. and they the not want you to do their job for them. >> i imagine people will confront other people about the masking thing. if you're going to do that, you need to be careful about who you're talking with and kind of stay in your lane. hoping that if someone's not wearing a mask and you're concerned that they're not wearing a mask, your best bet is to just avoid.

>> this is probably a wise discussion from police. i'm just wondering what you guys are seeing when you're out and about. i'm seeing kind of 50% of the people wearing masks. i just wonder what the average is. drew, what are you seeing in the city? >> i would say it's 50-50 outside. however, when i did go in to the grocery store yesterday, it was total compliance. so when you're in those enclosed spaces, i saw everybody i passed by in the aisles, even the cashiers wearing a mask. outside it was about 50-50 when i walk around out and about. >> yeah. >> all right. >> that's good. >> all right. moving on. next one, you know traffic is significantly lighter. we've noticed that, right? photojournalist robert dragovan gives us a look at what it's like on the streets of san francisco. ♪

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>> i love the way robert put that together. i felt like i was in a racing video game. glad we didn't crash into anybody there. but, you know, spencer, i was wondering. yes, traffic is lighter than it used to be. but santa clara county officer was saying hey, we're noticing more traffic on 101 just in the last week or so. do you feel like you've seen more of that? people are getting cabin fever and going out and about more when they shouldn't? >> i think that's probably happening, kristen. i've driven into the city a couple of times to pick up takeout food at one of my favorite restaurants. the first time i went in, there was virtually no traffic at all. the second time the traffic flow was a little heavier. so it appears that people are b little safer venturing out now. i don't know if that's a good thing or not, but that's how it seems. >> yeah, i mean, larry, drew,

aren't we supposed to still try to stay within five miles if we can? it's okay if we occasionally a special treat to go support a business or visit a loved one, of course. but what do you think? drew? >> yeah, i mean, i have not noticed traffic increase, and i'm on a pretty busy street. i'm on a market street. we're trying to still keep our trips to essential things. larry, what have you seen? >> i'm not seeing very many cars. i've got to come in to the station tomorrow to do our nfl post draft coverage. so i'm curious to see what the dm commute will be like. there don't seem to be that many vehicles around, throws on tat t on the major freeways. we're goiing slowly ease back i. no sports taking place right now. gambling experts expect the draft to be the most bet on

ever. industry analysts in the u.s. are estimating between $5 million and $20 million will be wagered on this draft. that's far more than normal years. a report by the las vegas journal review says sports book there's have posted a record number of prop bets on this event. of course you want to watch day one of the three-day event beginning tomorrow at 5:00. so here is some of the prop bets. will the draft be hacked like a zoom bomb? total dogs shown during the first round. over/under 3 1/2 dogs. spencer, you want the take over or under 3 1/2 dogs or cats? >> i don't know. i in the middlf animalay to go.well,e you an e one. most people in a room over or under 9.5, you know people are going to have big parties when they get drafted. wouldn't we take the over on that?

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have to do things a little differently, and that's okay. that's reality. our kids can know than. we don't want to scare them that we're not going have food, but it's okay to know hey, honey, we only have two more fruit bars. i want to make sure you have some for the rest of the week. let's pick out and give her two more choices. do you want orange or pear? that's okay to do that too. we have to work with what we have right now. it's different. >> what if you have a really selective eater, though, a kid who doesn't want to stray from their typical staples? megan's feeding littles partner is an occupational therapist. >> always start the meal is something that is a sure thing. we always want to be offer kids foods that they're willing to be able to eat. and that means things like offering taste testing during different parts of the day, making it an actual activity where they can do a taste test of wow, what did that taste like? and try to stay way from language like did you like it. but tell me about it. was it sweet?

was it sour? was it crunchy? was it soggy. and teaching kids thou use different language helps them to be able to say well, i might not have liked it, but this is -- i would be willing to try a little bit. >> definitely worth a try. that's today's bite of feeding advice. nor come soon. all right. the coronavirus has put an intense focus on food borne illness, of course. but there are bay area companies working on solutions. for earth day, drew tuma visited several businesses using innovative technology to make food that produces fewer greenhouse gases and is also safer to eat. here is an excerpt on his report on one company that's creating chicken meat in a lab. >> you would think our journey would begin here, but this is an unconventional look at food. so it actually begins here in san francisco's mission district. i know, it's not the prettiest of buildings, but what's going

on inside is pretty amazing. and what is this in your hands? >> this is raw chicken meat. and this chicken didn't require killing a single animal. didn't require all that land and water and corn. it required some really brilliant scientist here is what if we take a cell, we feed nutrients and we can manufacture meat in the cleanest possible way. >> hi. >> hi. >> so we're in the lab here, and this is essentially where consumption happens. >> yes. so this is where we start the process. so for us to make cultured meats, we need animal cells. and we just need a tiny bit of them. so we isolate them from the animal from a biopsy tissue for instance. and we bring them to the lab and give them an environment for them to thrive and grow. so essentially mimicking the animal body conditions. so we go from a very small number of cells to a very high number that allow us to make a meat product that can be chicken

bites. kit be a burger. it can be even a more structured product like a chicken breast as well. >> we find the best tasting chickens, the best tasting cows. we get some cells, and those cells double and double and double. and what you have at the end of it is chicken breast. when this is manufactured for mass consumption, it's going to be manufactured in clean environments that are the highest forms of food safety. confining lots of animals and eats lots of animals causes lots of issues. think about the time we're living in right now. zoonotic diseases which are essentially animal to human. whether it's salmonella or the coronavirus we see today, the root of this is the result of a collision between human animals and nonhuman animals. and that collision just increases the risk of this happening more and more. we need to build a world that, you know, is less risky in terms of these things getting into the human population. >> really glad that topic is

getting attention now. andr andr drew's journey exploring te future of food from making vodka to myung beans. this and other earth day stories on the abc7 news streaming app, just search abc7 bay area. >> that's absolutely fascinating. make a chicken out of nothing. i want the vodka recipe also. celebrating your birthday during a shutdown can be difficult at best, but the family of a woman who is celebrating her 90th birthday this week made the best of a bad situation. abc7 news news east bay community journalist melissa pixcar has their story. ♪ happy birthday dear mary, happy birthday to you ♪ >> 90 years. she was born in 1930 in san francisco, california. she knows it's her birthday. we brought the signs and the balloons. mom and dad have been married s

our family. she really watched over the kids. i had three brothers. there were four boys running around. so she cooked the meals and really was the spirit of the family. it's been a wonderful experi we're here to celebrate as best we. but clearly, it's not easy. mom is doing well here. the staff is taking care of her. so it's sad to see her behind the window, but she is well taken care of. >> happy birthday, mom. 90 years old. fantastic! >> for us, the family and weegs c that fferent because today. her first question is why can't you come in. and so we explained to her the situation with the covid-19, the restrictions that are in place today. my dad is 93. have both of our parents reach the age of 90. we're here and we love her. and i think she feels that. >> just ahead, our moment of

zen. a relaxing look from solano county. and dan is here with what we have coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> the moment of zen. swabs are critical to expanding testing across the state. new at 5:00, we go inside a bay area company racing to fill that demand. and the original road map to recovery. abc7 news talks with a man who helped write the blueprint. those stories and more when

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