coronavirus death. >> we had not yet identified our first case of community transmission. that didn't happen until february 28th. what these deaths tell us is that we had community transmission probably to a significant degree far earlier than we had known. so, that is the headline there spread much earlier than we had known. that was santa clara county health officer acnologying another death in february linked to coronavirus. a 69-year-old man who passed away on february 17th at his home. now, both of those deaths moving up the u.s. timeline of coronavirus-related deaths by several weeks. we now know that corners here in santa clara county and across the bay area, they're going to continue to investigate more deaths and expect to find more related cases. we're live this morning, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. in the south bay, san jose police are investigating a possible hate crime. somebody smashed the windows of

several vietnamese businesses. nothing was stolen from the businesses and no messages were left. city leaders saylly haomous tha hate crimes targeting asian americans is because of coronavirus. in the south bay, a nurse on the front lines was left stranded on the side of the road by a towing company. the reason she believes is because she's had contact with covid-19 patients. abc7 news amanda del castillo has this story. front line nurse meg king was on her way to work when her tire blew out in watsonville. waiting at the end of her drive, a 12-hour shift. >> the job as a nurse causes problems for everybody because somebody has been working 12 1/2 hours and they're waiting for me to come in. >> reporter: the company asked her to answer severalcovid-19

questions and one specifically asking if she came into contact with an infected person. she answered yes. stuck on the side of the road, help was not coming back. >> i believe they did not pick me up because i had answered i had taken care of coronavirus patients. >> reporter: santa cruz one and only aaa service providing servicing santa cruz company. we reached out to both companies to learn what happened. aaa says in part this situation was not handled in the best way. in this case, limited tow service coverage in her area. members respond to health screening questions before aaa provides service. if someone responds yes, we connect them with a specialized servicing team that works to find a safe solution. >> after the so-called specialized team talked to her, sh sat for another half hour until someon told her that rossi's refused to pick her up.

>> reporter: instead a passing chp officer helped king get back on the road an hour and a half later. >> literally they just said our drivers were scared for their safety. >> reporter: rossi's towing has yet to respond. i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. congress is rushing to pass another economic stimulus package to help people during the covid-19 pandemic. jobina fortson has more from the live desk. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi. busy day on capitol hill. the house is expected to vote on the $484 billion economic stimulus bill. the senate passed the bill on tuesday. it include $320 billion for the paycheck protection program which helps small more money will go towards hospitals and coronavirus testing. the cdc director says a long year with possibly more coronavirus cases this fall. >> i said it was going to be

more difficult and potentially complicated because we'll have flu and coronavirus circulating at the same time. >> have declined. >> the latest economic stimulus deal may not be enough. some governors are calling on the federal government to pour an additional $500 billion into state aid. governors are feeling the mounting pressure to ease on social distancing measures so that people can get back to work. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. made the first significant change to california stay-at-home orders. the hospitals will be allowed to start scheduling surgeries. essential, nonemergency procedures things like heart valve operations. the governor wants to dramatically increase the number of coronavirus tests that are given daily from 16,000 to 25,000 a day by the end of april. the goal is to eventually get to $60,000 tests every day. the governor says he's received a pledge from president trump of 100,000 swabs from the federal

government. the governor gave no indication of when nonessential businesses might reopen. authorities in the six bay enfog face nose a coverings are now mandatory in alameda, contra costa,francisco. law enforcement officers could write you a ticket, but they say they're focusing on education first. they don't want you doing their job for them. >> if you're going to do that, you need to be careful about who you're talking with and stay in your lane. i'm hoping that if someone is not wearing a mask and you're concerned that they're not wearing a mask, that is to just move away. >> he said stay in your lane. b.a.r.t. has officers stationed at station entrances as well as at fare gates to enforce this

requirement. coronavirus tests available to anyone who lived or worked in san francisco, but they have to display at least one symptom like a fever, a cough or a sore throat and you also have to have an appointment. you can schedule those online and the results could take one to three days. the money is on the way, but, that may be true for some people who are out of work, but not everybody. the hurdles facing the self-employed who are now unemployed. swabs are critical to more testing for coronavirus across the state. we'll take you inside a bay area company that is racing to fill the need. before we get to all those stories, though, checking in with meteorologist mike nicco. it was so nice and warm, is today more of the same? >> i think so. few more clouds this morning which i'll show you in the next weather hit from the east bay hills camera and sunny and just as warm as yesterday as we continue the above average temperatures and it starts with this morning when we look at this in the east bay valleys. some of us in the 40s yesterday. we're almost up to ten degrees

warmer. look at all those mid to upper 50s through the trivalley and concord down highway 4 low to mid 60s and around even the north bay, you don't see the 40s thisind 5s t and , u to 11degreearr. more sunshtl emeryville and a little bit of fog along the coast and otherwise most of your commute should be okay. let's talk about some neighborhoods. 57 in the north bay and 75 by noon and 80 by:00 and still 73 at 7:00. east bay will take us to at least 9:00 to get rid of the sun and the clouds and low to mid 70s for serbl hours this afternoon and for san francisco we're 56 this morning with cloud cover, but then quick sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s this afternoon. the closer you are to the beaches, the breezier the conditions are going to be. all right. we'll take a look at the weekend.

a little bit cooler coming up in a few minutes. first, we want to talk about traffic for our essential workers and say goodern moi mor jobi jobina. hi, jobina. >> hop right to a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. a story for you all. it will now cost you $6 to cross the bridge no matter what time you cross. this is a live look at the toll plaza. the bay area toll authority is suspending the congestion pricing because traffic on the bridge is half of what it is. drivers usually pay $7 during the morning and afternoon commutes. all bay area bridges except the golden gate will charge a $6 toll. car poolers and clean air vehicles will sti

you're never more than saevn minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the cloud cover 53 degrees out in the hills and not last very long as you look at your planner. full on sunshine even at the coast where breezes will keep you near 60 and mid to upper 70s at 4:00 and 68 to 72 still at 7:00. dangerous winds already down in socal and look at this, add some heat tomorrow and saturday. 15 million people under heat advisory and 100 today already in palm springs to 87 in l.a. and mid 80s through t

valley to 69 in taw hhoe and st hottest down in l.a. look at all those 90s. 95 degrees saturday. i hope that is not a sign of things for us, kumasi. millions of furloughed employees survive amid this pandemic. stephanie sierra highlights discrepancies in the federal loaning program. >> reporter: reagan is a veteran hair stylist working in san francisco's marina district, self-employed for the past three decades. >> you know, i have to good little, i love my clients, they love me. >> reporter: she's skilled in color, styling and cuts but like many in her positio unable to work, the real cut she didn't see coming is the wait for her unemployment check. >> it's two months since they have gotten us any cash. it's frustrating. it's really frustrating. >> reporter: same situation for tracy anderson, a hair stylist

working in burlingame. >> every day you're trying to figure out how to make it. >> reporter: both women are at a disadvantage because the state's emergency pandemic unassistance program isn't set up yet and won't be ready until next tuesday. where other furloughed workers are already receiving benefits. i took this to state senator scott wiener. >> it is not acceptable for people to have to wait this long. >> reporter: according to the website, benefits will be received two to seven days. the system is already clearly overwhelmed. do you think that expectation is realistic? >> i hope that it is. the secretary of labor has been clear with us that is realistic and eed has ramped up its capacity and process applications and really drinking water from a fire hose. >> reporter: stefevphanie sierr

abc7 news. >> we have a special section on our website and the topics include stimulus checks, unemployment help and the new rules about face coverings and a guide to all the virtual entertainment happening online abc7news.com/covidhelp. a shortage of swabs and the majority of the swabs come from italy or a domestic source in maine. but a san francisco company that makes large-scale 3d printers have become a manufacturer. origin makes high-level 3d printers for the automotive and footwear industries and the company realized this equipment could play apandemic, it to quardinacoordinate with othe pass 3d swabs. >> it is actually quite an exciting thing for the team.

there's quite a mission behind it. it's really transformed our company and our culture. >> several 3d manufacturers, including origin, promised to swab 7 to 10 billion swabs within a couple weeks. the countdown to the nfl draft is on with fans thirsty for live sports. this year's nfl draft will be completely virtual because of the covid-19 pandemic. jobina is at the live desk with all the details on this. good morning, jobina. i'm really excited about the draft and i know we're going to get back to jobina because she looked excited, but a little audio issue. we'll talk with you first, mike. i'm excited about this weather, too. >> i think i just heard her.

>> i know. we're going to get back to her because i can feel the energy from that report. >> right. exciting time. all right. let's talk about the weather and then we'll get back to both of you. how about we take a look at what is going on from the exploratorium camera from pier 15 and clouds are moving from right to left and that is north to south. that is the breeze y conditions that continue along the coast that will spill into the bay this afternoon. especially from the bay bridge and southward. let's take a look at the accuweather highlights we put together for you. above average temperatures and that is what you will feel with mostly sunny conditions ad breezes. a little bit cooler tonight, thanks to the lack of clouds and fog. it won't be nearly as wide spread as this morning and morning clouds and afternoon breezes. the marine layer is going to return and cool us for the weekend. but that's just temporary. here's a look at the fog forecast and look how quickly that fts away. we're seeing more sunshine than

weidng on and you can see the 80s in morganhill. way in the south bay. the east bay, low to mid 80s and 82 in santa rosa and 80 in napa and then 72 to 76 around the bay and san francisco above average 68. tonight a little bit cooler as you can see due to the lack of oclouds a lot of low to mid 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, we will ramp up the heat away from the coast. near 90 inland and notice we drop about four degrees saturday and drop about another six degrees at least by sunday. sunday will be 5 to 15 degrees cooler than friday and then look at monday, tuesday and temperatures warm right back up into the 70s and 80s, well above average. i looked at thean models, no chance of rain the next 14 days. >> we will just enjoy. thanks, mike. now, we're getting back to

jobina for more on the nfl draft. hi, jobina. >> hi, kumasi. technical glitch, which is something we hope that doesn't happen during the draft. instead of the large spe we wee vegas, nfl commissioner roger goodell will be announcing picks from his basement. and general managers and coaches will all be at home. so, welcome to 2020, everyone. this is the new draft that we're seeing. last night the 49ers tweeted this video of kyle shanahan giving a tour of his home office which will serve as his draft room. >> all the scouts and all the coaches and everyone will be on there during the draft, probably about 30 people. got the phones and stuff. all of us. john has the same set up in his office for the trades. we'll have another zoom meeting on here between i t>> 49ers are virtual draft party on their social media platforms, as well as the team's website.

the niners and las vegas raiders both have two picks in the first round. and, also, it will be the silver and black's first draft since moving from oakland, as we know. you can watch the nfl draft right here on abc7 at 5:00 p.m. and then join larry beil and chris alvarez for a post-draft special. as i mentioned, kumasi, anything can happen. what we learned is that there was a technical glitch when they ran this through during the first pick. so, hopefully everything runs smoothly tonight. >> a lot of different elements they have to think about because i am assuming they have cameras and getting reaction from the picks. so many different pieces to put together. but i have confidence that it will all just work. >> yes. i'm excited for brad he's a bengals fan and it's tough out here being a bengals fan. and i'm excited to see everyone's house.

i love these work from home things because i can see what everyone is doing at home. >> we will have a lot to look at tonight, thanks, jobina. twitter will remove misleading covid-19 related tweets that could hurt people and ford unveiled its new mustang. time for techbytes. >> ford's all-electric dragster. it has an engine that is capable of more than 1400 horsepower and powerful enough to do aert quaer mile in eight seconds. just a prototype for now. twitter updated its policies remove tweets that make unverified including those that could create large-scale disorder. removed thousands of tweets with leading or potentially harming back to pepperland and the 1968 an miimated film "yellow submar"

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options open. stanford, uc berkeley and san francisco state are still trying to decide. abc7 is honoring the class of 2020 who have h f other milestones and ceremonies because of the pandemic. this morning we are happy to introduce you to forest hunt who is graduating with a communication degree. he enjoys sports broadcasting and wants to work for a pro sports team. his mom writes that his family survived the coffee park fires and missing graduation is really just another setback. but her message to forest now, i love you, i believe in you and we got this. wise words from mom and congrats to forest. so, if you want to honor a graduate, just share the details at abc7news.com. we may give them a shout out on tv or online. we do ask no professional photos and check out the photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring on our website. coming up next at 5:00, new

pictures -- oh, sorry, mike. i shouldn't have done you like that. >> did you forget about me. >> i'm sorry, friend. >> i was just going to compliment you on your blouse. i love it. i just finally saw it. >> it just makes me so happy. it's a lot of color. >> it is. it's bright. it's there and it says, look at me! and i love it. let's talk about something else you could be looking at. we have another chance this morning and tomorrow morning and saturday morning and then our meteor shower is over for this year. so, until dawn, take a look outside. maybe 10 to 15 now. the peak is over. here's a look at san jose and increasing clouds and 55 degrees. look at the rainfall, 41 to 52%. that is all we mustered so far. here's look at last week's drought monitor. remember the severe drought moving into lake and mendocino counties. the new drought monitor coming out in about an hour and i'll have more on that as we move

through the morning show. back to you, kumasi. >> all righ> we,om upex tu o ying thela mig looknc weo traveling, again. the mayor of las vegas is fighting for businesses to reopen. the controversial comments cnn's anderson cooper called, quote, really ignorant. plus, when is the right time to reoepen? president trump says

now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 5:00, weighing the options of reopening. some states are going in a different direction than we are here in california. governor newsom's latest remarks on where we stand and what's happening around the country. and the chp is seeing a nearly 90% increase in a certain kind of crime. nearly 2,500 people have been cited statewide. the warning for drivers this morning. good morning, everyone. happy friday eve. it is thursday, april 23rd. you tripped me for a second, friday -- >> too happy. we're almost there. we're almost there, friend. >> maybe mike can bring us some sunshine today. how are you doing, mike? >> i'm doing well, reggie. hopefully you are, too, and kumasi and everybody at home. thank you for joining us on this friday eve. a