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. >> good morning to you.

we have fog at the coast and mist and drizzle, about a mile visibility or less, half moon bay. otherwise skies are fair and a live look outside for here from our east bay hills camera. you can see the deck of low clouds at 1,000 feet. 52 san francisco. 51 in gilroy. foggy conditions. you may need the wipers here across the golden gate bridge and upper 4s,pere drpedboivo sen degrees in the north bay, looking at numbers elsewhere around the bay, cooler and that's the trend for the afternoon. we'll see how it's mainly in the 70s around the bay, low 80s inland in our warmest locations. liz? >> thanks, lisa. this morning, precious plasma is leading a critical study at ucsf enabling doctors to match the blood of a sick covid-19 patient with somebody who recovered. doctors hope this works, given their experience in other infectious diseases but they don't quite know for sure. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the ucsf doctor in charge.

>> came off the elevator and the liquid gold we call it because is it looks golden. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong referring to a donated bag of plasma from someone who recovered successfully from covid-19. >> we know that they've been successful in fighting their own infection. we can harvest those antibodies as easy as giving blood and then transfuse it into a patient who may not have had those antibodies evolve yet. >> reporter: friday night doctors were able to transfuse the first unit of plasma from a donor based out of palo alto into a critical patient in the icu, battling covid-19. they say the role of the antibody is like a virus stun gun. >> there's two parts. there's the virus and making kid viruses and the organ damage. we hope by stunning the virus it's not making more so the organs can heal over time. >> reporter: on saturday, the world health organization

tweeted "we expect most will develop an antibody response that will provide some level of protecti protection. we don't know yet the level of protection or how long it will last." >> some people will get protection and probably the sickest people, where your body is truly angry because there's a virus causing infection. >> 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 for sick patients, when they need them. >> reporter: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> those who had covid-19 can donate only if you've had no symptoms for the past 28 days. you can go to any blood bank but be ready to show documentation you tested

positive. in san francisco's mission district, two dozen people have been found to test positive at a single room occupancy hotel. dolores street community services says that it's linked to the casa quezada building. 22 residents and two staff at the supportive housing site tested positive. 17 residents tested negative. many speak only spanish and have underlying health conditions. city officials have now moved all tenants of the casa quezada into hotel rooms. this underscores a larger need for testing and protection in the mission specifically. it's seen some of the highest infection rates in the city but this weekend comes a free covid-19 testing for residents to better study how the virus spreads and who is impacts. 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 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 uscf study to help determine how the virus spreads. >> this study will advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more ek quitably across the city. >> i'm latino. >> reporter: sergio valarde got tested in hopes of bringing the vaccine closer. >> it helps the entire world if they know what's happening, how to deal with this. >> reporter: earlier this week, the entire town of bolinas got tested. the results of that rural area will be compared to

urban numbers 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. big picture results of the mission and bolinas studies should be made public next month. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> interesting stuff, will be interesting to see the results. 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 tests will be given each day. switching gears to something more fun. 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 i had phone. he has a great shot, already dubbed by the "idol" judges to

be a major kond contender and danville native grace lear is competing for a spot. we are cheering them both on. like so much of what's happened since the pandemic hit, tonight's return of "american idol" is unprecedented. for the first time in the 18-year history ryan seacrest will host from home. reporter sandy kenyan has a preview. ♪ >> reporter: they are two of 20 finalists trying to become the next "american idol." the performer known as just sam came to fame on the subway. band-aid ♪eful, julia gargano, hails from staten island.1 >> 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.

>> reporter: sandy kenyan, abc news, new york. ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer >> 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 sajac and vanna white came here in august. abc 7 had a chance to ask them a few questions. >> reporter: 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 alike. 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"

great american cities series 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 a check of the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning to you, liz. looking live outside check out the fog, golden gate bridge, mist and drizzle. numbers are mainly in the 50s around the bay but upper 40s in the north bay so yes, finally the cooler air with us today, but plenty of sun on the way as well. my forecast is coming up. >> thanks, lisa. bright weekends in the covid-19 areas. how many people come 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 the health care workers, the best highlights from the city wide serenade in san francisco, ♪

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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 lovelyliness of paris seems somehow sadly gay ♪ not the glory that was rome is of another day ♪ ♪ i'm going home to my favorite city by the bay ♪ all right, everyone. ♪ i left my heart

♪ in san francisco ♪ high on a hill ♪ it calls to me ♪ 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 will shine on me ♪ >> absolutely fantastic. 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 but going virtual this year and giving new meaning to sofa. 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 weekend 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 weekend and this morning, abc 7's 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 bend >> i anticipate aren't practicing physical dist 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 tha 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, today will be a little bit cooler. >> that's right. you can see that from our live camera, low clouds and fog around the city, visibility reduced, half moon bay to three-quarters of a mile and mist and drizzle out there. st of younsutog me i way acrs the bay in spots, a little patchy. high pressure overhead for the next couple of days and then we're going to see the heat return just for one day though next week. here is a look from our east bay

hills cam camera, the vantage points of the low cloud deck up at about 1,000 feet. 52 downtown. 56 in oakland. 53 in redwood city, san jose, 50 gilroy on the coast with the fog. 52 degrees. this is walnut creek, so we definitely have a pretty sunrise on the way, that sunrise at 6:19, 45 santa rosa, 46 in petaluma, with mid-50s for you in napa by the delta, a southwesterly wind. 57 concord. livermore in the low 50s and from our sutro tower cam camera, some holes in the low cloud deck here, certainly a pretty iconic picture here. with the fog, you may need the wipers if you're right at the coast and we do have some fog around berkeley and oakland this morning, not much in the way of change for your monday, starting out with the gray and a lot of sunshine on the way. we warm up close to 90 degrees inland on tuesday, so here's a 48-hour look at the low cloud deck as it ebbs and flows into the bay area, pulling back for a s full sunshine today and by the

san mateo coast, the marin county coast it's back tomorrow morning and stays right there along the san mateo coast allowing for that afternoon sea breeze andpetures wit low 60s to about 80 again. so today, 72 in oakland, san mateo and richmond, so certainly cooler here with the westerly winds. 75 in san rafael, a couple of 80s, up towards santa rosa, the delta, and cooler from about six or seven degrees in san jose today for upper 70s. soover all, five to eight degrees of cooling in our warmest locations and into monday the fog with us, keeping us in the 60s at the coast, milder as we head across the bay. here is the warmup with mid and upper 80s on tuesday, even some mid-60s perhaps in the city. as we go into wednesday a sharp cooldown and temperatures will drop perhaps 20 degrees or so, and then it looks like we're going to stay pretty cool, not cool but temperate and comfortable. seasonal averages after that warmup on tuesday.

the accuweather seven-day forecast then with 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay. low 80s inland. some patchy fog to start, maybe some mist and drizzle, and then sunshine. we should continue this pattern into monday, hottest day of the week is tuesday. noticeably cooler wednesday but back to average, upper 50s to upper 70s for the second half of the work week. liz? >> i like the sound of that, 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. just like covered california teammateshelps you finder find a way to win, health insurance you can afford. they're the only place you can get financial assistance to help pay for health coverage.

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we were at one food bank in the bronx when produce from a farm that would have gone to waste arrived to help those in need. and finally, spared by a global pandemic, an inside look at parts of rural america, nearly untouched by coronavirus" a bay area nail salon may be 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 nonprofit called it takes a village, donated fabric from berkeley clothing store brynn 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 community pulled together, that gets it through. >> 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 the 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 aqui. >> our abc 7 streaming app is just in time. i bet your dog is tired of you, too. download it on apple tv, roku,

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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. >> sun is up ten minutes ago. beautiful view from our sutro tower camera, in the low 50s. 56 in oakland with patchy fog. 51 redwood city and east bay hills camera you can see the fog here. so a cooler day on the way with breezy winds at the coast, 54 in napa. 57 in concord. visibility has been impacted at lehabay, a mileretes san franci. down around five to eight degrees and also down this morning so looking at highs today climbing, 10:00 already in

the 60s and 70s, so it's by about 2:00 we're climbing through the upper 70s, a lot of sunshine on the way with numbers back into the 60s, pleds ant night by about dinnersometime. liz? >> thanks, lisa. this morning brand new reports the white house is discussing the possible replacement of health and human secretary services secretary alex azar over his handling of the pandemic. abc news reporter karina mitchell has more on that and the states opening this week. >> 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 their 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. coming up, governor larry hogan of maryland and michigan governor gretchen whitmer on "this week" will discuss the latest on the covid-19 threat at 8:00 on abc 7. 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 arm la ime in its 50-year in the central valley have face masks to keep them safe. hand sanitizer were also donated to the crop company in madeira county. 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 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. >> donations were made possible by state senator in the area, along with the california farm 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. according to "the chronicle," it's a mix of n-95 cloth and

surgical and homemade masks. last week b.a.r.t. enforced the order that all wear face coverings inside trains. they will be handed out to certain officers like the ones assigned to ride trains who 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 llamas has the story. >> reporter: its the vital protective gear critical in

short supply. so a group of workers at america in the philadelphia area got an idea and 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, 24/7, 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 lehow atat 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 those 43 factory workers completed their final shift. punching the clock after 28 days. >> there's been a glow in everyone's eyes i'll say. >> reporter: walking out, waving good-bye, driving home to their 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: tom lamas abc news. ♪ ♪ 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 loudspeaker to celebrate all of the covid-19 patients discharged. the hospital says it has cleared

nearly 500 coronavirus patients to return home. sometimes you just need to dance. to have. mind for college freshman. one bay area senior is considering a gap year now despite getting into top colleges. here is a live look from our exploratorium camera. 52 degrees right now in san francisco. we'll

the sun has decided to come up and this morning a first look at the changes that we might see at public pss we start to phase in pandemic. over in spain, some restaurants and bars will feature these glass booths 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. it's going to be a long time until we're back to true normal, lisa, but at least we have nice weather to enjoy. >> we've been waiting for the low clouds and fog, i have, anyway. you can see it's with us from looks thick. a lot of sunshine, a couple 80s but cooler from five to eight degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. this year's nfl draft is done with. the 49ers lose a long time piece in the process. how his teammates are giving him a touching good-bye, coming up. this is kind of a first... for all of us. ♪ ♪ t. ♪ ei t first to checkn. t. ♪ or the first to try you hand at the culinary arts. or all the arts. be the first to volunteer. or the first to say it's all going to be okay.

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>> the show of the '90s, the team of the '90s -- >> happening tooled the documentary that has 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. in sports this longest tenured 49ers safety jim 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 chris alvarez has the details in this 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 players and you be like damn, i would have loved to have had a moment to play against me in my prime. that would be, eastern conference versus western conference. woo! >> 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. >> at least we are coming together in unique ways. a lot of silver linings and the weather is one of them.

>> finally turned the corner and temperatures are warm. closer to average today with that marine layer. over 1,000 feet deep, causing visibility issues from santa rosa to the shoreline and even mist and drizzle here, but some of you waking up to sunshine, and most of you are really with high pressure in control today, and tomorrow, it's all about those seasonal temperatures and that 20-degree spread from the coast to our inland valleys. from our east bay hills camera, the low cloud deck here has made its way over to parts of the east bay shoreline. 52 in the city, it's 56 in oakland. low 50s redwood city, so you're coming way out of the 80s today, into the low to mid-70s. san jose will be just about 80, mid-50s right now, so that's about a six-degree cooldown for you with low 50s at the coast. even some sun at the shoreline. this is a look at the fog in san jose. 45 santa rosa, so it has cooled off in the north bay into the mid-40s w that fog. 57 in concord, and that southwest wind reaching the

delta, so that's an indicator of the cooler air, 51 i anm r santa cruz camera, you can see the bank of low clouds here. we had it yesterday, the winds really didn't materialize until late in the day, but this morning, mist and drizzle out there will keep the forecast pretty much unchanged for your monday, and then one-day warmup arrives on tuesday with temperatures once again well above average. for the next 48 hours we have that typical low cloud deck, mixing out and that stratus coming back into play, monday with gray sky along the san mateo coast, maybe around the marin county coast and then it's back into full sunshine with mild to warm temperatures again for your monday. but in terms of today, we've got a lot of comfortable numbers from low to mid-70s around the bay from berkeley to richmond, 75 in fremont. 80 in napa with low 60s at the coast. those westerly winds up to 20 miles an hour, so certainly kind

of breezy here, but it will be sunny, 79 in livermore, that's down around 11 degrees today. want an 08-degree temperature you have to make it down to morgan hill. monday maybe a few degrees warmer inland as high pressure builds. it's going to build come tuesday when we see mid and upper 80s with even some upper 60s around the bay perhaps, sausalito, sharp cooldown though on wednesday, maybe a few clouds and stronger winds arrive for only 50s at the coast. here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast so waking up to the low cloud deck this morning for some of you around the bay, absolutely at the coast. today's highs in the 80s. low 80s inland so that's a five to eight-degree drop and into monday some patchy morning fog, hottest day of the week is tuesday, big time cooling on wednesday. 50s, 60s and upper 70s, closer to average thursday, friday and looks like into next weekend. liz? >> thanks, lisa. this morning it's the number one worry for thousands of graduating high school seniors, the thought of not pulling up to

campus for their first semester of college. in-person classes may be ruled out. abc news reporter david wright shares one story of a top student in the bay area. shher fu out, ftop 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 lotte 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 schoolwork 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, new york.

here at abc we're proud to honor the class of 2020 having to forego graduation ceremonies and other. m m marlena has been on the honor roll through high school and part of the morgan hill future farmers of america chapter for four years. the whole family is proud of her and can't wait for her next milestone, graduating college. congrats, marlena. 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 air those on the site. you can also check out a photo gallery of all the seniors that we're honoring. they are the team of therapeutic alpacas traveling to a video confercealnear you. just ahead a look at how the furry creatures are so good at calming the nerves. plus we look back at a little bit of farm fun that we had over zoom this past week, coming up.

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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 to 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 levity to our own video calls. a cow from sweet farm in half moon bay allowing businesses to schedule animal ambassadors for cameos. pretty cute. even if you can't pet t seeing an alpaca or cute cow is pretty cute, lisa. >> definitely a lot of screen time these days. we are looking at a nice day after the fog lifts. we have fog now from half moon bay up to san jose. 60s at the shoreline. low to mid-70s around the bay. a couple of 80s inland so we're five to eight degrees cooler. if you were to head to the

coast, bike ride maybe, we are looking at temperatures in the low 60s, mid-70s santa cruz. it will be sunny and breezy there. the accuweather seven-day forecast looking at similar day tomorrow, beginning with the fog. a lot of sun on the way, hottest day of the week is tuesday and looking at the cooldown not only for wednesday, but it takes us through the end of the week and into the weekend, but very pleasant. temperatures near average midweek. liz? >> sounds good. thanks. thanks for joining us on "abc 7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen here. "abc 7 mornings" is back with another full hour at 9:00 a.m. this morning, and then abc 7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. "good morning america" is next. we'll leave with you this gorgeous live picture from our sutro tower cam. look at the clouds. have a great day, everyone. stay safe.

good morning, america. stark contrast across the u.s. as americans face the pandemic with some new re-openings on the horizon. businesses in several states hoping to bounce back with some restrictions being lifted. >> we're going to be good providing we don't get shut down again. >> new antibody testing rolling out for more front line workers expediting the efforts to get back to normal. beaches packed in southern california despite social distancing recommendations. can americans stay the course to beat the virus? farm to table. americans struggling to buy food, flocking to food banks across the country. how more supply is meeting demand with new coordinated efforts. produce arriving by the truckload. zero cas