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>> comply or defireworks we have been urged to stay inside for more than a month now, is anyone listening? >> i am eric thomas. >> i am dion lin. in santa cruz, they say people have been flocking to the beach. >> have you seen a lot of people out today? >> reporter: yes, we have seen a lot today. that is something that city does not want. especially, if you don't live here. some worry that quarantine fatigue is setting in. >> i think everybody is anxious
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to go out. >> a day on the water front, for many, it was too hard to stay home. >> david and carolina came from napa for a quarantine break. >> we came out, get fresh air, social distance, and enjoy life. >> the city has tried to keep nonlocals away in the shelter in place order. signs have been posted. every parking lot is closed to discourage day trippers. >> we can't go to work, against the law, people are going on vacation. >> parked cars lined up for more than a mile near the beach. parking lots are off limit. >> i have never seen it this crowded on fourth of july. christmas. >> she saw scenes like this crowded beach, with little
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social distancig. >> the beaches are full of people. i don't think it is right. >> staying home is not easy. people are getting car teen fatigue. >> the university prfgs is tracking smart phone data that shows a disturbing trend. for the first time since stay at home order, many americans are staying at home less. >> shifting momentum. it is not helping in terms of fighting the virus. >> they say, they will stay home. >> if that is what it take, yes, we will do what we need to do. statement, we should be able to go out, and self distance. >> the university of maryland study said the number of californias staying home went from 40% to 30%. we are told those numbers are better here in the bay area. just to be clear, this park remains open. police want everybody to stay home if you can.
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much appreciated. thank you. the number of confirmed cases of covid 19 topped 76,000 this weekend. santa clarra reported the 100th death, the most in the bay area. another person has tested positive at lagunna hospital, at 21 cases. the tea is testing vulnerable residents and relocating others. parts of sonoma state university are being used to house coronavirus patients. and cluded goals and requirement. >> some states are starting to
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reopen. rachael scott has details. >> reporter: the sevarity of the covid-19 pandemic and how to move forward variouses greatly. georgia is one of the first, allowing gyms and salons on open on friday. then, montana and mississippi, tennessee restaurants will be allowed to open at 50% capacity. colorado, allowing dog grooming and personal trning, in the midwest. an illinois food processing plant has been shut down. and despite michigan, the governor issued orders until may 15th. has relaxed some policies, allowing for some recreational activities. nobody wants a second wave. we have to be smart, it would be
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devastating for our health and economy. >> 800 death, the governor laid out a three-phase plan to open the economy. >> everybody will be based on numbers and science. >> each state, the rate of hospitalizations. >> before you start reopening, the hospitalization rate must be in declan for 14 days. >> the key to reopening will be testing. new york's governor said his state is compulsively focused on testing. new york rolling out antibody testing for frontline workers, transit and police officers, the hope that those exposed to the virus may have developed antibodies. >> if you have an antibody, you are protected, that has not been
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proven for this particular virus. >> house speaker nancy pelosi is responding to comments saying congress has to do more to help with funding. >> gavin newsom, my mayor ux state and local has done their jobs magnificently, they should be impatient. that will help us get a bigger number. that goes for republican governors too, governor hogan has been spectacular. bipartisan, for us to get the largest amount. >> today, on cnn state of the union, pelosi said that congress quote made the most of it, when it came to the last bill. it will are you fund the paycheck bill that ran
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funds. >> once the workers are taken care of, bart will consider distributing masks to people on trains. it is up to police to enforce the rules, the department is looking to buying its own supply of masks. >> today, from the east bay, project thanks. the family cafe parking lot into a free face being mask station. they perched 21,000, and handed them out to anyone who needs one. >> law enforcement and fire fighters from around the east bay expressed gratitude of health care workers, dozens of
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first responders lined the doors, to give medical staff there a round of applause during a shift change. >> it is reflective, what is going on across the community. people coming together. recognizing each other. working together. supporting each other. it is heartening to see. >> six of these events have been planned to thank medical staff for their work during the pandemic. >> share your gratitude for everybody on the front line, can you use the hash tag, better bay area, to show us how are you saying thank you, we will spread the love. >> a councilman, accused of bad behavior during a video conference, next. >> and the economic blow continues to grow. a retailer, the first chain to
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coronavirus. they missed an interest payment on bonds, the bond holder could sue and force the company into bankruptcy. it would be the first retailer to file for bankruptcy since the pandemic began. >> napa valley winery is returning 1.2 million it got from the government. it tells the chronicle, returning the money from the paycheck protection program, now that federal funding has run out. he hopes it goes to smaller companies in greater need. >> also, the new normal will be anything but normal. >> we are getting a first look of what you can expect when you head back to the office. the changes already underway. >> more than 10 degrees cooler in some spots today, compared to yesterday. get ready. we have warmer weather making a
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was shot. >> cal transsaid it will shift one lane of traffic on to the northbound side overnight. to allow crews to replace the other half. southbound traffic will be rerouted off the highway for the night. construction is supposed to finish in early may. >> it may be a while before many americans return to the office. what the workplace will look like postpandemic, we are wondering, with social distancing being the normal, expect desks to be father apart. elevators with spots telling people where to stand. plexiglass. >> it depends on the work stations each company has. you will see a lot of plexiglass in use around the country soon.
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>> new floor marking to, help people from coming within six feet of one another, walking throughout office. >> we are honoring the class of 2020, who have had to forego graduation ceremonies, because of the coronavirus pandemic. jack estes, is graduating from danville. he was nominated by a p.t.a. member, who said he has been an exceptional student leader, issues facing student, he is headed off to college, in california or colorado. from all of us here at abc 7 news, congratulations, jack. >> if you want to honor a graduate, share details with us over at abc 7 news.com. we may give them a shout
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tv or online. no professional pictures. >> our hearts reach out to you guys. >> time to check out the forecast, what will it look like. >> the weather was gorgeous, definitely cooler today. dealing with a lot of fog along the coast this morning, and that on shore breeze helped to cool us off compared to yesterday. shlt showing you, it is supy from the coast to the bay, we are soaked in it right now. the camera toward the west. the san francisco guideline, a lot of sunshine, blue skies, patchy fog, along parts of the coast line. the big story, today was that cooler air that moved in. we are five degrees cooler in oakland, compared to nine degrees cooler in san carlo, and
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five in liver moofrmt stuck in the 50s in the city, cool for late april. 58 in san francisco. 65 in oaklapped, down from the 70s of yesterday. 72 in san jose. 70 in san ramon. future weather, hour by hour, it is the car bon copiy, as far as the fog. a bank up, gather along the coast line. stay there for the first half of monday. that will keep the on shore flow in place, cooler temperatures, again tomorrow. the same cannot be said for tuesday. get ready for warmer weather to move n overnight tonight, a lot of cloud cover along the coast line. 51 in the city. 52 overnight in oakland, and 51
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in san jose. very similar to today. 50s on the coast line, 60s to low 70s, and inland, upper lower 80s, across the entire state, it gets hot. tuesday in the city will go back into the secht, a lot of 90s from reading to fresno, l.a. topping out at 90. it looks like tuesday will be the hottest day we have all week. here is the accu-weather forecast. the spike in the heat on tuesday, before cooler air mid week. it will stay seasonal, in the 50s, 60s and low 70s. >> dru, thank you very much. >> wheel of fortune fans, get ready. you may know a contestant on the show this week. catching up with pat and vana.
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all the contestants are from the bay area. good luck to all of them. it features san francisco and the bay area, after jeopardy, that airs after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> time now to check in with chris and a look at sports. >> coming up in sports. the nfl draft have come and gone. plus, clay goes down memory lane. a young clay thompson set the one and only michael jordan, next.
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>> now tabc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> following the 49erss' super bowl loss, marked this the legendary revenge tour, it was active in the draft. san francisco traded for seven-time pro bowler here is kyle shan shan, on the team's thought process. >> we feel we should have won the super bowl last year, we want the opportunity to win it again. every decision we made was with how do we help the organization for the future. and still feel like we are in
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position to be if not better than last year. >> we think we come out a better football team. we were happy where we were. we knew it would be a challenge to to that. we believe we have an opportunity to be a better football team. that is very exciting. >> weaver is one of the biggest steals, goes to ards in the sixth round. lead the nation in tackles, joined the team, that was 5-10-1 last season. he will be an arizona cardinal. >> i thought i would go off the board earlier, i am excited where i ended up. they need lbs, with simmon, and the guys they have there, i am blessed and honored to be able to go help us win a super bowl. >> 31 years ago today, kevin mitchell made this iconic play.
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the one handed grab in st. louis. bare hander to snag smith, and send the wizard of oz back to the bench. showing ozzie how it is done. >> espn is reporting the nba will ease up practice facility restrictions, it could be friday. >> check out this tweet. >> i do remember, i remember my dad taking up to the back. waiting in the tunnel. we wanted to see scotty and michael so bad. i don't think i said a word. the fact that i was able to be there, meet the legend. himself, it was so motivating for me. i was able to tell all my friends when i went to school.
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two girls in the east bay are helping frontline workers, thanks to their 3-d. spirit and their entrepreneurial spirit. happy birthday, by the way. making and sells toys with their printer to making art, games and puzzles. >> a nurse asked if they could print 3-d. adapters, making it comfortable to wear for long shifts. >> the girls have fulfilled the request of 200 adapters, on track to make another 2000. hey want to inspire other kids to pursue business as well. learn more about them, and tonight at abc 7
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