joining us. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is in san francisco now joining us live with the story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next few days. locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus, they're in. >> this is not a nice time. the little germ is out there doing its thing, so we've got to stop it. >> reporter: patricia delgado doing her part to help stop covid-19. she just got tested and she'll never forget it. >> the back of the throat, they're choking you. and the back of the nose, they're choking you again. >> reporter: delgado lives in the mission district where thousands of residents have registered to get tested at several outdoor testing sites for free. two tests are available, one for covid-19, the other can detect covid-19 antibodies. the mission is showing some of

the highest infection rates in the city. >> and the deaths amongst our people and in our community is devastating for latinos and african-americans. >> reporter: the testing, part of a ucsf study to help determine how the virus spreads. >> this important study will help us advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more equitably across our city. >> reporter: sergio got tested with the hope it brings a vaccine closer. >> even if it's one piece of the puzzle, it helps the entire world to figure out what's happening and how to deal with this. >> reporter: earlier this week the entire town of bolinas got tested. the results will be compared to those from the mission to gain new understanding about the virus, how it moves and who it infects. >> but if it gives them the results that they want in order to get the data, i'm willing to be a guinea pig. >> reporter: the free testing continues through tuesday.

individuals should get their test results within 72 hours. results of the mission study and bolinas study will be made public sometime next month. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. covid-19 testing site in the east bay is set to open on monday at the alameda county fairgrounds. people who have symptoms, chronic diseases or who have recently been exposed can be tested. they must live in pleasanton, livermore or dublin. appointments are not needed. up to 150 tests will be given each day. san francisco's laguna honda hospital is now reporting 20 confirmed cases of covid-19. 15 staff members and 5 residents have tested positive. the last resident to test positive was back on april 7th. quarantine and the cdc remains on site. meantime, ucsf transferred its first unit of covid-1919 antibody plasma into a critically ill patient in the icu today. the plasma is harvested from

coronavirus survivors whose blood contained those antibodies. researchers believe the plasma could provide crucial benefits to those fighting off the virus. ucsf and zuckerberg san francisco general are looking for donors who have recovered from covid-19. testing for coronavirus may become more efficient in california with additional labs being opened to process tests and that will reduce the backlog waiting to be analyzed. so far california has conducted more than a half million tests for covid-19. johns hopkins university says more than 42,000 people in california have been infected. the state reports 1,651 people have died and more than half the people who have died lived in california's most populous county, los angeles. well, we are getting our first look at what life is like when businesses reopen in the united states following a stay-at-home order. georgia is allowing beauty salons, gyms and bowling alleys

and some other non-essential businesses to open their doors. there is, though, some concern that since some medical experts are predicting the state will see its number of deaths from the coronavirus peak next week. those who are reopening are doing so under an abundance of caution. >> sterilize your chairs between customers. as you can see, we have the benches marked. >> these are disposable here. >> on monday georgia will allow restaurants to take dine-in customers and theaters can reopen, but with restrictions. south carolina is also allowing some businesses to reopen. and georgia isn't the only state that began getting back to business today. abc news reporter andrew dinbert s a look at other states that are rolling out their reopening and the concerns that's causing. >> reporter: texas allowing retail stores to reopen with curbside pickup. in oklahoma, personal care businesses are taking customers but with some new guidelines. >> we will call them from their car to bring them in one at a

time. >> reporter: the city's mayor has expressed some concern about moving too fast. >> we were all just trying to muddle through and find the best path forward that represents a middle ground, recognizes realities, but still prioritizes life. >> reporter: south carolina, illinois, indiana and alaska have all also allowed some of their businesses to reopen too with at least nine more states expected to join them as their stay-at-home orders expire in the coming week. the president's economic advisor says he's glad to see some states are finding ways to get their economies going again. >> we've got this massive, massive shock to the economy that's completely unprecedented. it's going to be a very heavy lift to get the economy going again. >> reporter: in new york, which has been hit hard by the-at-hom remain in effect. new york's mayor visiting workers on the front lines in the battle against the virus. many experts believe the key to reopening is testing, something new york's governor says he's been focused on. >> the more testing we have, the more we will open eligibility.

hopefully one day we get to the point where anybody who wants a test can walk in and get a test. that was the dream. >> reporter: florida's governor says his state is also working to expand testing. >> we have contracted with two different of these labs that can do high throughput testing. >> reporter: and florida governor ron desantis announcing that pharmacists in his state will be allowed to conduct tests on the general public, which should increase the number of test locations in that state. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. in southern california most of the beaches remain closed but a few are reopening. anybody who wanted to go to malibu would finding the beaches empty and signs telling them they are closed. orange and ventura counties have some open beaches but the parking lots and piers are closed to stop out of town visitors from coming. residents are clearly cautious about any sort of activity that could jeopardize social distancing. >> i understand that we want to

enjoy life, we want our state to open up again, we want our counties to open up again, but we have to take care of each other. >> and check it out. this was the seen in san diego this morning. a group of protesters showed up at a beach in encinitas to protest the stay-at-home order. the county is allowing limited access to the ocean. now, closer to home many people enjoyed a place to exercise safely while socially distancing in san francisco's presidio. this marks the first weekend the national parks service has closed parts of several roads to vehicles in order to create a presidio loop. at the golden gate bridge you'll still find closed signs at the south parking lot. the bridge district wants to discourage people from crowding. however, the north parking lot remains open at vista point in marin county. we've had clear skies and mild temperatures, but it can't last. here's drew tuma. >> yeah, eric, we are tracking some cooler weather to finish out the weekend tomorrow.

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♪ i left my heart ♪ in san francisco >> oh, you may have heard the voices of others echoing tony bennett today, singing his signature tune "i lef m hrt s began at noon and it was to honor people working on the front lines to fight covid-19.

♪ i left my heart ♪ in san francisco united airlines employees also joined the chorus at sfo, and you may have also heard first responders as well. ♪ in san francisco ♪ high on a hill >> and a chorus of medical workers at california pacific medical center. bennett said earlier this week he hoped singing together as one would, quote, spread the love and strength around the bay. we are getting a first look today at the changes we can expect at public places following the pandemic. some restaurants and bars in spain will feature glass booths and machines to take people's temperature. coronavirus has hit spain hard. spain's health ministry announced 367 deaths yesterday.

that's the lowest number of deadly daily cases in more than a month. the country is set to relax a ban tomorrow on children leaving their homes. it's been in place since mid-march. we have a full list of information about help and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic. find it at abc7news.com/covidhelp. it covers a full span including finance information for families and health updates. all at abc7news.com/covidhelp. one of the youngest survi r survivors of coronavirus brought hospital workers to tears. >> coming up, the emotional medical move for baby erin, a 6-month-old girl considered a miracle baby. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a warm start to the weekend, but we're tracking some cooler air moving in for tomorrow. we'll have the details with the accuweather forecast after the break. coming up in sports, the nfl draft has come and gone. we have all your news and notes on the way. joe staley, the 49ers legendary

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happening now isn't san tebartco, caltrans says work is of hig interchange. right now southbound 101 traffic is squeezing by in just one lane and crews could begin pouring concrete tonight to build a new roadway deck. northbound traffic will keep being diverted onto i-280 until the project is finished. caltrans expects work to be completed next month. in the north bay, a fire damaged an historic building at point reyes station. these pictures show crews mopping up. when firefighters arrived, there were concerns people may be trapped inside, but the good news, everyone made it out. two apartments and a deck have fire and water damage, but no one was hurt. the building dates all the way pack to 1914. thousands of college students across the country are facing uncertainty, wondering if

they'll be attending classes this fall or how. that's why some incoming freshmen may be considering a gap year. david wright has the story of a student here in the bay area. >> reporter: 17-year-old keira had her future mapped out. top of her high school class in san francisco. she was accepted early decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is it worth it for me to go to college, because, you know, they're charging thousands and thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan, like many colleges, doesn't yet know if they'll reopen the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. >> not only are you kind of robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls, no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom

room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools may 1st, guing a surge of inter gap years. as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought. among them, ben davidoff in los angeles. >> georgetown and uc berkeley are probably tied up at the top. i'm still trying to figure out between those two schools. then taking a gap year is right below it. >> rather than being inside a classroom environment, a gap year is about career exploration, gaining practical skills and personal growth. >> reporter: for rachel lott and her parents, cost is a major factor, especially now. >> it's really unappealing to me, the idea of paying for college and doing all of that school work when i'm not able to connect face-to-face with the people that are teaching me and

the people that i'm working with. >> reporter: david wright, abc news. >> we're honoring the class of 2020 that have had to forego graduation ceremonies an oar mine stones. dominic delucci is graduating. dominic was interested in a trade career, either plumbing or electrical work. he was taking part in an internship program focused on all aspects of construction. now that's on hold. good luck to you, dominic, and congratulations. if you'd like to honor a graduate, share the details on our website, abc7news.com and we may give them a shoutout on tv or online. please, though, no professional photos. on the site you can also check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring. >> and we love all those submissions. just ahead, getting the all clear. a 6-month-old baby being treated for coronavirus in the uk has been moved out of isolation after testing negative.

[ applause ] >> how sweet. medics shed tears as baby erin was moved yesterday with a guard of honor at the children's hospital in liverpool. erin spent two weeks in isolation with her mother, emma, while battling the virus following open heart surgery. doctors say erin is still being treated for other conditions, but is doing well. >> miracle baby indeed. all right, drew tuma joins us now with a look at our forecast. >> and you know what, it was a nice start to the weekend, very warm for this time of the year. tomorrow we'll findi cooler air moving in but we're on our way to a roller coaster ride of temperatures. get ready for a lot to happen with those numbers. live doppler 7 along with satellite right now showing you we're dry but we do have a canopy of cirrus clouds overhead. a live look at oakland right now. you can see the sun sharing that

sky with the cirrus clouds but all in all it's a nice evening at hand. but we already are feeling some changes in the form of increased wind. look at this, our onshore breeze has really kicked in, especially in san francisco right now. the wind gusting close to 40 miles per hour, so that has cooled us off from a high of 70 degrees earlier today in the city. that wind will remain active over the next 24 hours and help to bring in that cooler air for the second half of the weekend. you can already see those numbers droppin right now. we're cooler compared to this time yesterday across the board by 4 degrees in oakland, 5 degrees in half moon bay and 4 degrees cooler in napa. the numbers you see out there right now, pretty much what we'd see in summertime. that wide range from the coast to our inland communities. it's 87 in brentwood. it is warm in concord at 83 degrees. much cooler in the city at 62. we're at 67 in oakland with that onshore breeze really kicking in across the cool bay waters. 76 in santa rosa and right now

san jose pretty comfortable, right now at 75 the bigger picture, here's live doppler 7 along with satellite. we have high pressure anchored right off the coast of southen californ is acting like the heat pump today, really bringing that warm air across much of the state. high clouds in northern california will help to keep temperatures on the mild side tonight, but that wind is going to bring a cooler afternoon tomorrow. future weather showing you early tomorrow morning 6:30 in the morning, that fog banked up right along our coastline. that fog will remain there for much of the morning. that's going to help to slow the warming process closer to the water tomorrow. but a lot of sunshine is expected again on our sunday. overnight tonight we'll see cloudy coastal communities. otherwise mainly clear. temperatures falling into the 50s across the board. then on sunday, location is going to be key, determining how warm you get tomorrow, but all in all we'll be about 5 to 8

degrees cooler compared to today. about 67 in the city, 72 in oakland, 78 in san jose. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler the next two days. a big spike in our temperatures on tuesday. and then closer to average to round out the seven-day forecast. joe staley was a first round draft pick of the 49ers back in 2007. 13 seasons, three all-pro selections and two super bowl appearances. today joe staley calling it a career. an anchor of the 49ers offensive line, staley started 181 regular season games. you add 11 playoff games including two super bowls in there as well. he was named the pro football all-decade team between 2011 and 2019. he wrote a letter and thanked the entire organization, his family and of course the fans. he said he leaves the game with his head held high and knows he gave his all to the game. he turns his attention to

helping his daughters achieve their dreams. george kittle had more on twitter. with the departure of staley, the 49ers made a trade for trent williams with the redskins. they trade a fifth-round pick this year and a third-rounder next year. he played under kyle shanahan his first four seasons when kyle was the o.c. in washington. wheeling and dealing continues. san francisco trading wide receiver marquise goodwin to the eagles for the 190th overall pick. the niners turned into that tight end charlie warner of georgia. goodwin is a speedy guy but had injury problems and finished on the i.r. last season. warner is 6'5", 245-pounder. he's got an ability to grow in the passing game. the nfc champs will look different in the backfield as well. matt breida is headed to miami after the niners complete a trade for the 153rd pick overall. breida has blazing speed and the niners send him to miami and get

colin mckivitz. the final pick came in round seven, jepinnnings. the raiders took john simpson out of clemson so the raiders have eight players from the college football national championship game played at levi's back in 2019. their final pick they took amik robertson from la tech. jaylinn hawkins goes to atlanta. colby parkinson fourth-rounder to seattle. evan weaver of cal goes to the cardinals in the sixth round and casey tulow of stanford taken by the eagles in the seventh. espn is reporting that the nba is reopening team practice facilities beginning friday in areas that are loosening stay-at-home restrictions. there's going to be no group

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tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00, ucsf is doing tests injecting coronavirus patients with plasma from recovered patients. a doctor involved explains what this could mean going forward. plus for the first time since world war ii the california state fair has been cancelled. it could be a major blow to our state's farmers. finally now, a boy bullied for his name, corona, has gotten a new celebrity friend and gift. >> corona wrote a letter to tom hanks, who he knows as woody from "toy story." he wanted to wish him well after hanks and his wife tested positive with coronavirus. hanks replied sending a letter and a corona brand typewriter.

the letter signed off with a hand written note. p.s., you've got a friend in me. >> it's very special because i always feel like i'm famous. he said i'm a friend of him. this is my name. oh, my god. >> tom hanks collects typewriters. at the end of the note he asked corona to tape him a letter in response. >> i can't wait to see what that update is. he better hold on to the typewriter, right? >> i think so. that's it for news at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 11:00. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.

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