home. don't come to the beaches of pacifica if you don't live within five miles. hundreds of people were ordered off the beaches and some given verben warnings for violating shelter-in-place orders just last weekend. the number of people being hospitalized and those being treated in the intensive care units. both of those numbers beginning to see a decrease across the state of california. hopefully stay that way as we get out and about and enjoy what should definitely be a gorgeous weekend. we're live this morning, i'm julian glover. happening now, final preparations under way in san francisco a major construction project along highway 101 that has been rescheduled because of shelter-in-place. it crosses interstate 280 and since so many working from home, lighter traffic is allowing cal trans to speed up the rebuilding of the overpass. cal trans biggest project of the year was set for july but officials moved up the project

eliminating what was expected to be six-mile backups in both directions on highway 101. crews will be replacing the deck of the bridge. this is a major project. the main part of the project begins today at 6:00 a.m. happening today santa clara county leaders will update their efforts to fight the coronavirus. more than 1,800 confirmed cases with a death toll of over 60. sarah cody says one goal is to expand contact tracing. >> the idea is that we dial it down enough such that we can investigate every case that is reported to us and every contact and that we can ensure that every case can isolate safely. >> dr. cody says the county is figuring out how to increase its investigation staff to interview covid-19 patients and find people they have been in contact with. some states are taking a big step forward to reopen their economies. jobina fortson at the live desk

with the businesses y. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. georgia is taking the biggest plunge despite reporting 400 new cases of coronavirus just this week. the governor is allowing places like nail salons, hair salons, gyms, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to reopen. business owners say they're taking extra safety precautions for social distancing, but not everyone is convinced that georgia is ready. president trump thinks georgia's governor is moving too quickly. >> i said, you do what you think is best. but if you ask me am i happy about it? i'm not happy about it. >> other states are making moves to reopen, oklahoma is allowing hair salons and spas to operate starting today. tennessee plans to start letting restaurants and retail stores open next week. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. president trump is expected to sign a fourth economic stimulus package this morning at

the white house. members of the house wore masks and dwluvs as they approved the $484 billion relief package. it includes money for hospitals and testing and also replenishes funding for the paycheck protection program for small businesses. the bill does not include money for state governments, though. governor newsom says despite some pressure to start reopening our state, now is not the time to do it. he says we can't let our guard down. >> there is deep desire and people are making calls on an hourly base saying it is time to open back up. consider the deadliest day in california in the last 24 hours. 8.5% increase in the total number of deaths. we saw 5.6% increase in the total number of people tested positive in the state of california. >> john hopkins reports 1,419 people have died here in california. there are more than 37,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. on the positive side, though, we are seeing a modest drop in

hospitalizations and people being admitted to the icu. we, testing san francisco's mission district which has the highest number of coronavirus cases. right now san francisco has 26 testing sites which is far below what is necessary to start thinking about reopening the city. >> covid-19 testing sites throughout san francisco are collecting about 500 samples a day even though labs throughout the city are ready to analyze more than 4,000 a day. so, where's the disconnect? the city says the lack of supplies and swab testing kits have been a challenge. >> but we're moving towards that as we expand our capability, expand our testing site and expand our supply chain to make sure we have all the materials we need. >> reporter: those with symptoms in close contact with someone infected continue to be tested for free. added to that list will be communities with barriers to health care. that's why this weekend ucsf will begin testing residents of

the mission district, which has the highest number of covid-19 cases. testing y willldlenty and cesa chavez elementary. this saturday through tuesday. >> it's positive, it's helpful. we can advise the individual and make sure that they get care if they're sick. we can admit them to the hospital for care. >> reporter: the results could help show how the virus is spreading. those who test negative are urged to test again. that's because in the early stages of the virus, it may not appear in the nasal area where samples are collected. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. oakland is expanding its free covid-19 testing. it is available to anyone in alameda county who is working or volunteering outside the house. youexspoesher to coronavirus.

we have a guide to testing on our website. the bay area's early intervention likely saved tens of thousands of lives. dr. george rutherford sold the "san francisco chronicle" an estimated 34,000 lives would have been lost if the bay area had done nuthing to confront this pandemic. those figures are based on the cdc's early estimates on what the mortality rate would have been with no social distancing measures. today is day two of the nfl draft. commissioner roger goodell as well as the coaches and the players are doing the draft from their houses because of covid-19. on day one the niners filled needs with their two picks picking kenlaw and they also traded up to number 25 to choose wide receiver brandon aiyuk and both of them are thrilled to be niners. >> look at how they play.

i feel like i play the game the right way and the way they do attacking into the quarter back and running back. i feel they play a way that they coach to play. >> just proud that i feel like i'm going to continue to improve. i have no ceiling and no limit to my game. and i'm just excited to continue to get better. >> so, barring a trade, the niners don't have anothe pick until the fifth round. now the las vegas raiders picked speedy wide receiver hundredary ruggs from alabama. give derek carr the threat that the silver and black desperately need. the 19th pick they chose damon arnett. the raiders don't own a second-round pick but they do have three third-round selections. you can watch day two of nfl draft starts at 4:00 p.m. and that will be the second and third rounds and make sure you stay with us for the atd after

the draft with larry and chris will be here with some post-draft analysis. coming up next, bringing joy and a little fun during these tough times. one south bay woman is doing it with a touch of magic. and we've seen spot the robot dog do a lot of amazing things. but its most impressive feet yet might be on the front lines of coronavirus. mike, i have not seen spot before and -- just looks a little strange to me. but if he's helping out with covid. >> i see him right now. wow, he was aggressive. >> just is a little awkward. but spot is helping with covid. i'm going to focus on that. >> okay. he can be as aggressive as he wants in trying to get that eradicated. i'm all for that. spot don't sit. spot run.

we made it to friday, kumasi. oh, my goodness. seems like a long week. hopefully it wasn't for you. let's talk about what is going to happen. the bay view and we've got some clouds along the coast, those won't last long today and temperur 50s everywhere. american canyon 46 and right now in pittsburg, 63 and tracy 67 degrees already. here's a look at emeryville where temperatures are in the mid 50s and then we have that fog at the coast and otherwise for our essential workers, the commute is going to be pretty quiet today. let's talk about some neighborhood temperatures and i bet you're going to see a lot of people walking around today. make sure you have the sun screen and you want to dress for the warmth. especially east bay valleys. by noon we're already 80 and hang out in the mid 80s for several hours this afternoon. still 79 degrees at 7:00. did you see the high clouds? could be a gorgeous, very colorful sunset. we'd love to see it if you're

out and about. south bay 55 this morning with fewer clouds than the last couple of mornings. hang out in the low to mid 80s and 73 at 7:00 and one more neighborhood will feature the peninsula. fewer clouds this morning and not as breezy as the past couple days and help you reach near 80 degrees at 3:00 and you're still a very comfortable 72 at 7:00. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast next. let's get to jobina first, say good morning, how is it going on the roads, jobina? >> good morning, mike. so far so good on the roads. but i do have an update on some closures. so, good morning, everyone. let's get right to this video of the story out of san francisco this morning because the city's municipal transportation agency is closing the golden gate the entire block around st. anthony will be closed off to give social services more room to work. the block aid will be enforced from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. while essential services are

being provided. the closure is not a part francisco's slow streets nish ni ative. ban to make social distancing easier for people who are out cycling and walking. we will be right bac

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degrees right now. let's take a look at your planner for today over the next 12 hours starting at 7:00. low to mid 50s. 62 to 67 along the coast, the breeze is keeping you from warming too much even with the increasing sunshine. 73 to 78 around our bay and inland neighborhoods. 80 to 85 at 4:00 and still 72 to 75 at 7:00. look at the damaging winds. the santa anas continue to blow in socal and dangerous heat peaks today and tomorrow. temperatures between 90 and 97 degrees until you get out to the desert 101 in palm springs and low 90s in the central valley today. kumasi. coronavirus is forcing muslims in the bay area to make changes as they observe the month of ramadan. a spokesperson for one of the largest muslim organizations says it's absolutely necessary. >> there's been some conversation that between religious freedom and the ability of individuals to

maintain the health and well being of the society. islamic council does not see this as religious freedom we see this as an issue of safety and well being. this is at matter of life and death. >> 92 mosques in the bay area have been closed since march 12th. google has donated 49,000 badly needed face shields to south bay health care workers that are caring for covid-19 patients. employees worked around the clock and they will be used at hospitals, clinics, nursing fac facilities and health care centers. one woman is giving people an escape doing it with arts and crafts and supplies fairy magic. dan ashley has those details. >> reporter: a new neighborhood

of sorts, lily has transformed the area in front of her willow glen home into a fairy wonderland. a plan that has been in the works for months ever suns she saw an article for a similar idea. >> that was it. i knew i had to do this. >> reporter: lily was waiting for summer to unveil her magic, but after the stay-at-home order went into effect, she got to work. hung decorations from trees and attached fairy doors to the trunks. >> i wanted to bring positive messaging to kids and their families and no better time than doing it now. >> reporter: every day lily discreetly adds a new door with a little message written on it. sometimes kids leave something in return. >> not me, but fairies get a lot of notes from the kids and on those they express how happy they are that the fairies are here. my heart fills up with joy every single time. it just never gets old. >> reporter: lily says as soon

as she can get enough supplies, she hopes to expand the fairy wonderland to other yards. dan ashley, abc7 news. >> we could all use a little fairy magic on this friday. >> a little fairy magic. a little fairy dust. something. something. yeah, you know, i posted yesterday about the drought monitor and how the drought was getting worse and i actually got a couple people asking me, do we really need to know that right now? i understand if it's not something else you want to worry about, but it's happening. any good news we can get, we definitely need, kumasi. that was great. thanks for that. let's take a look at what's going on the exploratorium. we made it to friday. i'm just very excited to making it to friday this week. sunny today. warmest day this week. that probably has something to do with it. clouds return tonight and so does patchy fog and that will lead us to more clouds as the marine layer brings us cooler weather. the cold front will pass us to

the north and that will induce some cooler temperatures this weekend and not cold by any stretch. here's a look at your fog forecast and nothing out there. watch the temperatures change color over land as we warm up and as we head to the evening the marine layer clouds already stating to march back towards the coast for their nighttime arrival. 80 to 86 degrees in the south bay with san jose at 83. peninsula 77 to 81. palo alto and redwood city 81 and upper 60s along the coast to mid 70s. 75 in downtown san francisco and everyone else from 80 in san rafael to 88 degrees in calastoga and upper 70s to low 80s and 77 to 82 is your stretch through the east bay and into the east bay valleys 84 to nearly 90 near brentwood. tonight you can see the clouds rolling back and temperatures into the 50s and low pressure

that will knock the high pressure down temporarily. we rebound just as warm tuesday and then we'll try to pull those temperatures back down wednesday and thursday. the last day in april so you can see, it is dry the rest of the month. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. walmart is teaming up with ne nextdoor for a neighborly assistance program and a robot dog is shipping in to help covid-19 patients. here is techbytes. >> a new partnership to help those isolated at home. the next doop door app is working with walmart and the neighbors helping neighbors program. nextdoor users will ask for or offer help getting essential items for vulnerable community members. spot dog iin fight coronavi. outfitted spot with an ipad and a two-way radio that allows staff at a boston hospital work with patients remotely. the company is working on other ways to make spot useful during this crisis. this virginia military

institute cadet is finishing up the school year from a tept on his parents' farm. because they don't have wifi in the house. he found the only hot spot on the property in the middle of a field and set up to attend classes have a great day and better weekend. >> i don't know how i feel about spot, but we'll see. instacart making a new effort to keep workers safe, but some say it's not enough. the spca is launching a program to help struggling pet owners where you can get free pet food today. we have a special section on our website with resources to answer your questions related to the pandemic. the topics include stickulous checks, unemployment help and the new rules about face coverings and a guide

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welcome back, here's a look at san jose and mostly 57 degrees right now. i want to show you the rainfall since october or lack there of. we're at 41 to 52%. in some cases, we're missing, you know, 12, 13 up to 16 inches of rain. when we come back, we'll take a look at the latest drought monitor. not good news, but the reservoirs are doing okay. we'll put those numbers next to each other and compare them when we come back. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. the east bay

ask cat ownerspick up food. they set up a pantry and pet owners can visit the shelter between 11:00 this morning and 1:00 this afternoon to get the free pet food. instacart now has shoppers taking in-app wellness test. also easier for workers to request, but some are saying it is still not enough. they are calling for hazard pay and safety equipment instead. instacart hired 300,000 employees to keep up with demand. honoring the class of 20 20 who had to forego graduation ceremonies and other events due to this pandemic. brandon is graduating and he excelled in school and award winning baseball player and

brandon's family probably watched his last baseball game back in march and had no idea. branded is headed to ucla in fall and the whole family could not be more proud. congratulations, brandon. share the news on abc7news.com and we ask that you don't send any professional photo and check out the photo gallery of all the seniors weirs honoring on our website. >> so glad we're doing that. here's a look at the drought monitor. st into thethbay. surprised if spreads even more because there is no rain in the forecast. remember all that rain so cal had? they're doing great. if you look at the northern part of the state, extreme drought which is the second worst designation. now, if you look at the reservoirs, we're still doing pretty good with a couple of

them, but you can see trinity, orville and already dropping down be0% s and that jus g to keep dropping all the way through until possibly some rain in october or november. so, that's something we'll keep an eye on. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. local sports legends joe montana, chris mullein, reggie jackson and others are teaming up to surprise 20 sports fans who are the dealing with the effects of covid-19. fans are asked to send an e-mail or one-minute video in sharing their connection to one of these celebrities. the winners will get an autographed photo along with a live one-on-one video chat or shout out. you have until 5:00 today to enter. if you need food, there is a big distribution event happening ean go to get stocked up. president trump sparking some concern in the medical community. doctors say he is misinformed

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medical experts are responding to the president's remarks about injecting disinfectant. cal trans taking advantage of stay-at-home orders. the project getting under way this morning. >> good morning, everyone. good northemorning, reggie. it's friday. >> we made it. you know how people are having really intense dreams right now, i don't know that's happening to you. but last night i had a dream that lasted pretty much the whole night where i was in a zoom call that never ended. >> that was a nightmare. >> i know. don't you know, i'm happy to be at work and up so i can avoid that. >> that's a hard one. what about you, mike? >> that is a hard one. >> have you been having intense dreams? >> no, no, no. but last night was the first night i did