we continue to see the bay area help lead the charge to fight coronavirus treatments. local doctors and researchers doing their part to study the virus' spread and ways to stop in its tracks. this morning doctors at ucsf are starting treatments as a way to save lives, something they call liquid gold. good morning everyone. it's sunday, april 26th. i'm liz kreutz. we have a full look at treatments under way and look at the coronavirus in the bay area in a minute. as always, let's get a quick look at the weather and what a pretty saturday it was, lisa. >> it was, liz. it got warm again in the afternoon but low clouds and fog are back with us this morning and the onshore flow allows for temperatures to come down teen g entoday. 53 in sunnyvale with 54 in

alameda. 49 in novato. so looking at that patchy fog, mist and drizzle at the coast. temperatures anywhere from two to seven degrees cooler to start out and by the afternoon we'll be looking at a cooler day with a couple of low 80s inland. so starting out with the clouds, numbers in the 50s, and then quickly by 9:00, climbing through the 60s, afternoon highs mainly in the 70s to low 80s today. liz? >> sounds good, thanks, lisa. this morning, precious plasma is leading a critical study at ucsf enabling doctors to match the blood of a sick covid patient with somebody who recovered. doctors hope this works, given their experience in other infectious diseases but they don't quite know for sure. lauren martinez spoke with the ucsf doctor in charge of it all. >> came off the elevator enthe liquid we call it because it looks golden. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong referring to a donated bag of

plasma from someone who recovered successfully from covid-19. >> we can harvest those antibodies as easy as giving blood and then transfuse it into a patient who may not have had those anti-bod is devolve yet. >> reporter: friday night doctors were able to tran fuse the first unit of plasma from a donor based out of pa toe alto into a critical patient in the icu. the role of the on tantibody ise a stun gun. >> there's the virus and the organ damage. we heap by stunning the virus it's organs can heal over time. on saturday the world health organization said "we expect there will be provided some level of protection. we don't know yet the level of protectionor how long it will

last." >> some people will get protection. >> reporter: doctors at ucsf are asking adults in san francisco to give plasma, give blood products if they have had covid-19. it's taken a lot of teamwork for hospitals and blood banks in the bay area to get this system in place. now they hope those who have successfully recovered from covid-19 will step forward. >> and it's here for a while until we have the vaccine in 12 to 18 months so it really is imperative upon us to find therapies that we can use for sick patients, with enthis when need them. >> lauren martinez, nbc 7 news. >> those can donate if you've had no symptoms for the past 28 days. go to the blood bank and show documentation you tested positive. two dozen people in the mission district tested positive in a single room occupancy owe sell, it's linked to the casa quezada

building. 22 residents and two staff members tested positive, 17 residents many speak only spanish and have underlying conditions. this underscores a larger need for testing and protection in the mission. it's seen some of the highest infection rates in the city but this weekend comes a free covid-19 testing. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> this is not a nice time. the little germ is out there doing its thing so we have to stop it. >> reporter: patricia delgado 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 registered to get tested 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 uscf study to support how the vir us sfreds a virus spreads. >> this will enable to us fight the virus better and more equ y equitable across the city. >> reporter: sergio valarde got tested. >> it helps the entire world if they know what's happening, how to deal with this. >> reporter: the entire town of bolinas got tested earlier this week. the results will be compared to urban numbers from the mission t 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 contnues through tuesday. individuals should get their test results within 72 hours. big picture results of the mission and bolinas studies should be made public next month. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> the east bay a covid-19 testing site opens tomorrow at the alameda county fairgrounds. people who have symptoms, chronic diseases or recently exposed can be tested. you also must live in pleasanton, livermore or dublin. appointments are not needed. up to 150 test also be given each day. and switching gears, because it's the big night here on abc 7 for one bay area singer, we've gotten to know so well, francisco martin from daly city will be singing from home for a chance at the "american idol" top ten, shooting his performance from his iphone. he has a great shot, already dubbed by the "idol" judges to be a major contend sore that is something fun to do when we're all at home tonight. like so much of what's happened since the pandemic hit,

tonight' return of "american idol" is unprecedented. for the first time in the 18-year history ryan sea crest will host from home. >> reporter: they are two of 20 finalists trying to become the maex "american idol." just sam came to fame on the subway. another hopeful, julia gargano hails from staten island. both of these would be two of the people i could see going really far in the show. >> reporter: bobby bones is the show's mentor, facing a tough challenge along with the celebrity judges and the host ryan seacrest, mounting the live portion of their series in the midst of a quarantine. >> we will have to start 24 different locations all from everyone's home in the safety of their own home. >> reporter: call it a "back to the future" approach. >> we're going to deliver the season as planned just with a bit of distance. >> reporter: contestants will be

recorded to guard against any internet glitches. >> there can be fuzz and what we don't want on the show is for any circumstance that is out of our control to affect a performance. >> reporter: there's a hint of nostalgia here as ryan explained to his 4.9 million followers on instagram. >> this desk is the original des that can randy, paul and simon had, and so it was in my garage, in storage. >> reporter: the old desk represents a return to the show's roots. >> yes, i think it's going to give a whole new twist to this thing. i think we're going to get outstanding performances. >> reporter: kelly ripa joined ryan to promote their live show with tamron hall and look ahead to "idol's" return. >> shows we can make it work with what we have. >> narrator: sandy kenyan, abc news, new york. >> you can share on francisco martin the return of "american idol" tonight at 8:00 p.m. on abc. "wheel of fortune" fans get

ready, only on abc 7 this week the shows are all about the bay area. pat sajak and vanna white came here. we asked them a couple questions. what do you think makes the san francisco bay area so great? >> well, it's funny. we've been to cities all over the country and a lot of cities it takes you a while to figure out where you are. downtowns tend to look a little bit auto a like. you know the moment you're in san francisco. you know the moment you step foot in it. >> beautiful, everything, the scenery, so different. here we are standing in front of this beautiful palace. >> the contestants on this week's shows are from the bay area, good luck to all of them and the "wheel of fortune" features san francisco and the bay area every night at 7:30, after "jeopardy!" which airs after abc 7 news at 6:00. let's get another check of the weather with meteorologist

lisa argeargen. >> 52 degrees from our roof camera and we had hazy sunshine yesterday, it was harm, humidity was high and temperatures in the 70s. today the the marine lay ser with us th layer is with us this morning. i'll have my accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. bright weekends in the bay area bring those worries about public areas and the covid-19 age. next a look at how many at how a got out, as we break down the pros and cons of getting outside nowadays. plus this -- ♪ for my city by the way >> you didn't need to be outside to enjoy this one, the iconic sf tune rings across the bay area for th

love you san francisco. let's sing our song! >> he's the man that started it

all, tony bennett challenging us to join a mass sing afternoon had long of "i left my heart in san francisco" and we all stepped up. the echoes were heard around the bay area to honor those fighting covid-19 on the front lines. take a listen. ♪ the lovelilovelilovelilovelili ♪ the glory that was rome is of another day ♪ ♪ i'm going home to my favoritee city by the way ♪ all right, everyone. ♪ i left left left left lef ♪ in san francisco

♪ high on a hill ♪ it calls to calls to calls ♪ to see the little cable cars climb halfway to the stars ♪ ♪ ♪ the morning fog may chill the air, i don't care ♪ ♪ my love waits there in san francisco ♪ ♪ above the blue and windy sea ♪ when i come home

♪ to you, san francisco ♪ your golden sun me ♪ >> that is fabulous. i love that so much. all right, happening today, enjoy some more live music right from your sofa, the sofa music festival shelter in place edition takes place today. it's usually held in the south of first area in downtown san jose, sofa's taken on a new meaning this year. is going virtual. more than 80 bands will perform over seven hours. vendors will be selling items

online. it all starts at 2:00 this afternoon on the festival's website. with every week in sheltering in place there's the worry some might go stir crazy and try to head to local beaches and parks and big crowds might gather. we saw the nice weather lure many to the popular spots this saturday and luz pena talked to an expert about the pros and cons of getting outside. >> reporter: with the nice weather approaching, governor gavin newsom made it clear before the weekend -- >> i anticipate there will be a significant increase in volume. if there is, and people aren't practicing physical distancing, i'll be announcing in a week or so these numbers going back up. >> reporter: a concern that medical professionals and stanford professor dean winslow shares. >> the clear risk of transmission is again by large particle droplets and they generally have kind of a radius about six feet. however, outdoors, evaporation and dispersal by wind is much more efficient.

>> reporter: now we just drove to walnut creek where the current weather is 79 degrees. many locals we just spoke to said this park is more packed today than usual. >> we don't want to get infected or spread the virus, so i came out here just for a few hours, because its tee hot inside the house now because of the weather. >> reporter: we saw a large influx of people visiting beaches and parks to do something we all need right now, breathe. >> having two kids at home, we definitely need to get the kids out as far as our sanity, just to get the energy out. >> reporter: 5-year-old alison was not only missing this outdoor play time, but her friends. do you miss your friends at school? >> yes. >> reporter: even though we're still not out of the woods, recently the white house promoted a study that suggests heat and sunlight can slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> we know from seasonal influenza every year that generally the transmission of cases starts falling pretty dramatically, as things heat up,

and in the northern hemisphere, but this is not the flu. so we really don't know. >> reporter: but the safest thing to do now is to stay home. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> this morning, sausalito police are saying they've seen "widespread disregard" for nonessential travel restrictions because of that and other corona safety concerns, starting today, all sausalito municipal parking lots will be closed on weekends. lisa, it has been so beautiful out and it's okay to go on a bike ride or a walk but just do it as long as it's close to home, right? >> yes and you're right. there's certainly been so many people out and today more sun out there, but we are going to turn the temperatures back upper 80s for many of you in our inland valleys. we have a mild visibility right now, half moon bay, stinson beach and point reyes very foggy out there. low clouds and fog, a little mist and driz tozle to get goin and high pressure allowing for sunny skies but those breezy west winds at the coast. so looking at numbers in the low

50s right now 53 in hay va 53 iv berkeley. as you head toward oakland it is gray, fog approaching oakland at 56 and along the coast you may need your wipers early on. it's a cooler morning with some upper 40s in the north bay. so we have the breeze at the coast yesterday. didn't manage to make it address the bay. through the afternoon the double-digit wind flow by 7:00 so you can see we are looking at some breezier conditions and not only with the sunshine forecasting cooler highs today by as much as five to eight degrees. there's a look at the fog from san francisco so we have that and maybe mist early today and sunny skies in the afternoon. little change for your monday. tuesday we get a big warmup where temperatures once again will be well above average. here is the way it's going to play out today and tomorrow, the fog is swept away from the coast, 5:00, and then as we get into your early monday morning, it is up against the san mateo coast, a little bit around the

marin county coast and clears for patchy fog throughout the afternoon. sunday and monday looking pleasant. the heat returns on tuesday. 72 today in oakland. the westerly winds up to 20 at our beaches. 60s to upper 60s here in the city. 75 in san rafael. low 80s santa rosa, out towards antioch. southwest wind already at 20 miles an hour throughout the delta, that's an indicator of the cooler air headed your way but as we look towards monday, you notice a little patchy fog, 60s shoreline, some low 80s inland. look what happens tuesday, the darker conditions here, the reds, the oranges get closer to our east bay valley s that's th hea heat-up. by wednesday numbers are dropping back into the 70s. if you like the warmth the cooldown will continue that trend through the rest of the work week. s with' check out the accuweather seven-day forecast, the low clouds, the fog, mist early along the coast. and sunny 62 there.

82 inland and maybe a few degrees cooler tomorrow, waking up to the low clouds and fog at the coast. tuesday upper 80s midland, upper 70s around the bay and much cooler for wednesday, thursday and friday and into saturday we have 70s inland, just with some high clouds though by the end of the week. liz? >> looks lovely. thanks, lisa. the life-saving switch from manicures to masks, how an east bay nail salon made an almost overnight shift to help medical workers on the front lines and the powerful production they're turning out now.

♪ ♪ you can't stop the tears from falling down ♪ >> nurses at mt. sinai

morningside in new york have something to celebrate. every afternoon they play "call on me" over the loud speaker to celebrate all of the covid-19 patients discharged. the hospital says it has cleared nearly 500 coronavirus patientse closed for any manicure/pedicures but turned itself into a hub of mask making under the shelter in place order. thousands of them are going out to medical workers. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story about the abc 7 stars and their remarkable transformation. >> reporter: isabela nail bar is closed for manicures and pedicures but now abuzz with mask making. >> how do you take a nail salon and turn it into a mask-making factory? >> lot of our staff can sew, most of them back home, they work for factory that make clothing. >> reporter: the owner of the salon teamed up with a friend

with the idea. >> we started this probably the middle of march. our original goal was ten women sewing 100 masks that would be a thousand masks. >> reporter: the duo established a d it takes a village, donated fabric from berkeley clothing store brin walker and mobilizing 150 volunteers created this miraculous empire. they donated 9,600 mass actions to hospitals in san francisco and alameda counties, right now making 22,000 more along with 7,000 of these face shields. coca-cola donated the plastic on a 3,500 pound roll we are laser cutting at a shop in oakland. >> reporter: they're assembling the shields at the nail salon. others iron the masks, destined for front line health care workers and also the money raised on a go fund me page buying thousands of kn-59 masks

and n-95s. >> i know we're at war and when the war time happened, it's the tstugh.ty pulled together, >> reporter: in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> if you see someone out in the community you'd like to nominate to be an abc 7 star, you can do that by heading to our website abc7news.com/stars. this morning, poison control centers across the country are seeing an alarming spike in calls over household cleaners. we have a look at why that is, as some u.s. states ready to open businesses this week. what effects that could have going forward. plus -- >> here's to team. the boys! >> the full story behind one factory's incredible show of support for doctors working round the clock to make medical supplies. that's just after this message from abc 7 mornings anchor reggie acqui. >> our abc 7 streaming app is

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together. ♪ ♪ welcome back everyone. it's sunday, april 26th. i'm liz kreutz. we have much more to get to in the coronavirus battle. if you're just joining us, you want a quick look at your bay area forecast this half hour. here is lisa argen. >> mild visibility half moon bay, fog, low clouds and drizzle with us. 52 downtown. 48 in san jose. 55 in hayward and that brings us down anywhere from about two degrees to seven degrees cooler especially in the north bay. you may need your wiper this is morning. 10:00 though look at the 60s and 70s, a lot of sunshine out there and continuing to see the numbers climb through 2:00, just getting to about 80 degrees in spots in our inland valleys but the southwesterly wind keeping it cool across the bay today, cooler by about five to eight

degrees. this morning, brand new reports that the white house is discussing the possible replacement of health and human secretary services secretary alex azar over his handling of the pandemic. >> reporter: as more states across the u.s. prepare to reopen businesses, news of more covid-19 cases. at least 40 new infections of the novel coronavirus in milwaukee county, tied to the wisconsin election on april 7th. and in st. charles, illinois, a smithfield foods facility ordered to close by the health department because of covid-19. county officials working with the company on mitigation efforts. 20,000 businesses across minnesota are preparing to reopen on monday, affecting up to 100,000 workers. new york governor andrew cuomo says he and the governors of bordering states continue to coordinate reopening plans. >> we're working towards trying to come to a consensus on

principles, but there is an acknowledgment within the states everyone is going to be on ther own time line. the major goal is to not undermine one another's success in dealing with the infection rates within the states. >> reporter: this as poison control centers across the country deal with a growing number of calls amid the covid-19 pandemic. in new york city, an unusually high number of calls related to fears over exposure to bleach and other household disinfectants. the city's health commission taking to twitter to be clear, disinfectants are not intended for ingestion either by mouth, by ears, by breathing them in any way, shape or form, and doing so can put people at great risk." illinois also reporting an increase in calls. >> please do not try home remedies that involve ingesting cleaners or disinfectants. you could have very dire consequences. >> reporter: the warnings coming after president trump suggested that using uv light and injecting household disinfectant could be a way to treat

covid-19. he later said he was being sarcastic. it's still unclear whether the increase in calls to poison control centers is related to the president's comments. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. another major event canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, this time it's the 2020 california state fair. the board of directors voted unanimously in sacramento friday to cancel the fair's 17-day run. you could say it was an expected move with the event scheduled to start july 17th but the first time the fair has been canceled since world war ii. livestock exhibitors from across the state won't be able to show off their animals. this year's 2020 comicon was called off in san diego for the first time in its 50-year history. thousands of foar central v masks to keep them safe. the company is the largest grower of fresh and dried figs in the world. no workers tested positive for

the coronavirus so far. many laborers were nervous though about their tight working and living conditions putting them at higher risk. >> we have about 100 a year-round employees and during harvest time up to about 500 to 600 employees out here on the ranch for the fresh fig harvest. >> dough nages were made possible by state senator ann caballero along with the california farm foundation, green waste recovery and resource recovery coalition. b.a.r.t. ordered 300,000 masks to hand out to any riders who do not have one riding trains. it's a mix of n-59 cloth and surgical and homemade masks. they will be hdeut t certain officers likesied to ri interact with passengers. zoom video conferencing exploded with stay-at-home orders and facebook is stepping in to compete, rolling out a new app called messenger rooms. it will allow users to host

meetings with up to 50 people. zoom allows for up to 100 people. zoom imposes a 40-minute time limit for non-premium users. there will be no time limit for facebook. you'll be able to start and share rooms within facebook's news feed in the coming weeks. and while state leaders have said california has been able to get extreme medical supply shortages under control, some other states aren't so lucky. this past week 40 factory workers decided to do something about that, that caught the attention of the entire nation. abc news 7 news reporter tom yam has the story. >> reporter: its the vital protective gear critical in short supply an a group of workers at braskem in philadelphia made an incredible sacrifice. >> here's the team, the boys. >> reporter: all 43 decided unanimously to work around the clock for a month making polypropylene, the raw material

for n-95 masks, gowns and wipes, too. >> we're staying in here 28 days, 4/7, 12-hour shifts. >> reporter: that's right, alternating 12-hour shifts, living, eating, sleeping at the plant. >> we're proud of how they're performing and we're proud of how their family and friends are celebrating what they're doing. [ horns honking ] >> reporter: family and friends driving by the factory, honking with signs showing their support. >> our families at home, we just want you to know that we miss you so much, and we're all looking forward to coming home and seeing everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this week the 43 factory workers completed their final shift. punching the clock afterfterfter days. >> there's been a glow in everyone's eyes i'll say. >> reporter: walking out, waving good-bye, driving home to families. the factory workers sending us these photos with their loved ones. they are home, they are healthy

and they have this message. >> hey, everybody. doing well, relaxing at home. thanks to all the essential workers out there getting it done every day. stay safe, stay healthy, together, we'll all get through this. >> reporter: hear from one bay area senior who is considering a gap year despite getting into her top colleges. and here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you can see the fog out there lisa has been talking about. drive safe if you are hitting the road for any reason. we'll talk about the warmup ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub.

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glass boots and machines to take people's temperature. spain is one of the hardest hit countries by the virus but friday it saw its lowest number of deaths in more than a month so that is hopeful. the new phase we're about to enter is going to be anything but normal, i think, lisa. >> that's interesting, a glass booth like you're a specimen. good morning, everybody. we're looking at oakland and napa this morning, along the coast, a live shot of the bridge there obscured from the low cloud deck, cooler temperatures today. my accuweather forecast is next. this year's envelope dranfl done with. the 49ers lose a long time piece in the process, how his teammates are giving him a teammates are giving him a touching good-bye. (sigh) (crunch) babybel: that snack just sounded boring. babybel: coming through. no photos, please. babybel: bye bye, bland. babybel: helloooo, delicious. vo: rich, creamy, 100% real cheese. vo: with mini babybel, snack time is saved.

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>> the nba championship. >> jordan is the most talented player in the nba by far. >> the show of the '90s, the team of the '90s -- >> a lot of people looking forward to this. the documentary that captivated the sports world "the last dance" keeps dancing with parts three and four out today. the back story of michael jordan and the '90s bulls sharing never before heard secrets about the team and its players and giving fans a much needed sports fix right now. last sunday's parts one and two were watched by 6.1 million people making it the most viewed espn documentary ever. wow, you think people are starving for some sports? in sports this longest tenured 49ers safety jimmy ward and long snapper kyle nelson, they joined the team in 2014, after left tackle joe staley announced his retirement after 13 seasons. abc 7 sports anchor chriss dail

morning's sports. >> hi, everybody. chris alvarez working from home. what a great weekend of nfl coverage you saw right here on abc 7. there's going to be some change in san francisco. joe staley is calling it a career, made it official saturday night. anchor on offensive line for the 49ers, joe staley started 181 regular season games, add another 11 playoff games including two super bowl runs. staley was named a pro football all-decade team member from the seasons of 2011 and 2019. he wrote a better and thanked the entire organization, his family, and the 49er faithful. in that letter he says he leaves the game with his head held high and knows he gave his entire all to the game. he now turns his attention to helping his daughters achieve their dreams. 49ers tight end george kittle with an emotional message for staley. >> just you always knew the right thing to say. you always knew how to get me

going on the football field and. i'll always thank you for that, so, sorry. so thank you, joe. you are the 49er, baby, we love you. woo! >> gotta love george kittle. four more local products heard their name called, kobe parkinson to seattle, tuhill goes to philadelphia, yvonne weaver to the cardinals, and jalen hawkins is going to the falcons and couldn't be more hyped to head to atlanta. >> this is exactly the style we love to play, man. you're going to fit in this team and this defense. >> yes, sir. >> so congrats. >> yes, sir, thank you, man. appreciate you. falcon nation. >> to the order. bye-bye. >> yes, sir, thank you. bye-bye. [ cheering ]

>> i think we got the right guy. >> that is such a great video. steph curry, dwyane wade and their wives had some wine and conversation on instagram recently. wade asked curry whoo w.h.o. would win in a matchup between the three, wade, lebron and chris bosh against curry's warriors, steph said let's find out right now. >> i'm going to see it, get this on 2k we'll play this thing out. >> that's a good idea! >> we all have the moments you see great teams and you see great individual player answer you be like damn, i would have loved to have had a moment to play against this emin my prime. that would be, eastern conference versus western conference. woo! >> ale alternate, that would be amazing. >> we all miss sports very much but it's good to see the nfl back in business with the draft this weekend. a lot of guys' dreams were

realized. send it back to you. >> it's a big week for so many young athletes. lisa, it will be a little bit cooler today, is that right? >> that's right, going five to eight degrees cooler. we have a lot of sunshine on the way but breezy west winds will be with us in the afternoon. we have low clouds and fog to start, mist and drizzle, visibility reduced to about a mile around half moon bay so heading out early this morning, you will have the fog, but a ridge of high pressure protecting us the next couple of days. we'll see warmth from the ridge to the south of us, bluilding through the bay area short lived. we'll see a return one day next week of warm temperatures. it is 57 in danville. 56 in pleasant hill, with numbers in the upper 40s in the north bay, and you can see the patchy fog here from pacifica to half moon bay. the low clouds have moved across the bay, we have them in oakland this morning. san francisco, gray sky, sunrise about 30 minutes away, and looking at the gray start for

some, not all of you though and a little cooler for you into tomorrow. temperatures coming down about five to eight degrees today and we'll look for the warmup on tuesday and the trend will be for tooler weather. here is a look at concord with a high of 80 today, and so into monday kind of the same, a little warmer. tuesday we get that big bump up and then by part of the middle of the week, and to the end of the week a cooling trend with a more steady onshore flow for the bay area. starting out this morning with the low clouds and fog, patchy. you see how quickly 7:30 they're lining up along the san mateo coast and they get wiped out completely, so we have a sunny day today, reforming tonight, and they will mix out again for your monday but it will be patchy along say half moon bay for your monday afternoon. highs in the south bay today coming down, you're in the mid 80s yesterday, 78 today in san jose. 80 in morgan hill so warm one for you. peninsula much, much cooler.

low to mid-70s with the breezy west winds san mateo to redwood city. 76 palo alto. upper 60s downtown and the winds out of the west today up in the north bay it was warm yesterday, we'll see highs today in the upper 70s from petaluma, about 80 in napa and near east bay 72 in oakland, 75 in redwood city so comfortable here with low to mid-70s. you head inland and we have a few numbers in the 80s from about pittsburgh today, 80 in concord and 79 in walnut creek. low clouds and fog return tonight and they will make it across the bay in spots with overnight lows kind of mild in the lower 50s for most. the accuweather seven-day forecast, 60s at the coast, sloef low 70s around the bay. tomorrow a little change looking at the big warmup on tuesday. noticeably cooler wednesday, a few high clouds into thursday and closer to average and little change with 70s around the bay,

upper 70s inland. liz? >> thanks, lisa. this morning it's the nun one worry for thousands of graduating high school senioreh. in-person classes may be ruled out. abc news reporter david wright shares one story of a top student in the bay area. >> reporter: 17-year-old kira kushner 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 this worth it for me to go to college because they're charging thousands upon 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 robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. but i'm 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, guidance counsellors are seeing a surge in interest in 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 and i'm still trying to figure out between those two schools and then taking a gap year is just 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 rachael

>> march lena has been on the honor roll through high school and part of the morgan hill future farmers of america chapper iffer it for four years. the whole family is proud of her and can't wait for her next milestone, graduating college. if you want to honor a graduate share details on our website abc7news.com and we may give them a shout out on tv or online and please no professional photos. we can't always post those on the site. you can also check out a photo gallery of all the seniors that we're honoring. er this are the team of therapeutic alpacas traveling to a video conference call near

you. too cute. just ahead a look at how the furry creatures are so good at warming the nerves and we look back at farm fun we had over zoom this past week. as we work to get through these times together, you may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are sick with a range of illnesses. it's easy and safe to give. if you are in good health, please donate. we need heroes now. visit red cross blood dot org to schedule an appointment.

an alpaca farm in germany offers a popular nature walk with the alpacas but closed since last month because of the coronavirus pandemic and now offering a virtual experience wito allow guests to tour the farm and visit animals in their pens. they have camels and reindeer, too. on tuesday "midday live" we showed you a way to bring levit to our own video calls. a cow from sweet farm in half moon bay allowing businesses to schedule animal ambassadors for zoom cameos. i'm all about that. especially the alpacas, too cute. we're back with a full new

hour of "abc 7 mornings" as thousands of san francisco residents are now being given coronavirus tests for free. a look at why it's helping the fight to fight the virus more fairly and one of the areas that needs it most. plus this. ♪ i've been roaming around, always looking down at all i see ♪ >> yes! >> hello. >> he's got a shot at the top ten tonight. a judge favorite from daly city, why it will be an "american idol" like we've never seen before. and -- >> if you had a whole day to spend here in the bay area, what would you guys do? >> eat. and then eat some more. >> you've seen them for decades on your screens but they're sear in our own backyard. how "wheel of fortune" is spinning into the bay area this week. coming up.

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we continue to see the bay area help lead the charge to fight coronavirus treatments. local doctors and researchers doing their part to study the virus' spread and ways to stop in its tracks. this morning doctors at ucsf are starting treatments as a way to save lives, using something they call liquid gold. good morning everyone. it's sunday, april 26th. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. we have a full look at treatments under way and look at the coronavirus in the bay area but first as always let's get a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen.