or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. next at 5:00, the fight against coronavirus, a bay area doctor now moving closer to finding a viable treatment. his hunt for antibodies to treat this disease.the fate of our faw push tonight to help food producers stay afloat, ands new campaign to buy california grow. it's a buyers market when it comes to retail. discounts are everywhere, but business owners are still hurting. why curbside pickup may not be the pick me up everyone want it to be. the new era in santa rosa, the city is about to open its first sanctioned homeless camp complete with social distancing. building a better bay area. this is abc7 news. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. thank you so much for joining us

tonight. we begin this evening with a bay area teen that may be closing in on a potential treatment for covid-19. it relies on our own immune systems, our own body's ability to fight off infegs when invaded by a virus. now a south san francisco doctor says his work is taking the next step. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> in the race to find a cure for covid-19, there's new hope from bay area scientists who have been working around the clock. >> good to have big dreams, big dreams got us to the moon. >> reporter: you might recognize dr. jacob glenville from the netflix docuseries pandemic. he's the president and ceo of distributed bio, which is developing an antibody therapeutic to treat the novel coronavirus. >> if your loved one has to go to the hospital. we give them the therapy and instead of getting more sick, they get better rapidly and go home. the minute we have an antibody therapy we can end the crisis. >> three independent

laboratories including one at stanford yufr stanford university have confirmed that multiple antibodies that were previously used in sars are potent neutralizers of covid-19, viral neutralization means that the antibodies are able to completely block the novel coronavirus from infecting human cells. >> we need vaccines but they can take quite a bit of time to develop and you can't give them to people who are often sick. vaccines often take four, five, si weeks to take effect. >> it's encouraging news who say any possible cure or vaccine will need to be scaled for maximum reach. >> we think we have the technology to do it. we just need to be very careful of making sure that the products that are made are safe. >> reporter: they will continue to do research and lab testing in the coming months with the hope of conducting a human study by august. if approved by the federal government, a possible treatment could be ready by september. in silicon valley, chris nguyen abc7 news. a new effort is underway to

help struggling farmers and ranchers in california hit so very hard by this pandemic. most lost sales when restaurants and school lunch programs shut down. abc7 news reporter david louie is live to talk about the new by california grown campaign and what that's all about. david. >> well, dan, we all now agriculture in california is big business producing more sales than ten other western state combined. this campaign is designed to make consumers aware of who they are supporting when they go food shopping. almost six out of ten farmers surveyed by the california farm bureau say they've lost sales due to the pandemic as demand abruptly ended among large customers. >> over a million meals a day that are normally consumed in restaurants or hotels or school cafeterias were like completely shut down. >> reporter: that was a blow to farmers and ranchers who ring up $50 billion in business per

year. three commodities, milk and dairy products, grapes and almonds account for close to a third of that. a major marketing campaign has been launched to support the state's estimated 124,000 growers and ranchers and the half million or more farm workers they employ. california grown labels will tell consumers that they're buying local. the presidents of the mcavoy ranch and mendocino marin in san francisco points out farmers donate over 160 million pounds of food to food bank z. >> as more of our community becomes dependent upon food bank donations keeping farmers employed to help with that entire supply chain has amplified benefits. >> reporter: strict social distancing guidelines have revived farmers markets. california grown berries and asparagus are in season, peach season is starting. >> we can no longer do sampling of that fresh fruit or those products that you have available, but our farmers are pretty good at helping people spot what's the ripest, that

will be the most flavorful. > reporter: now, secretary ross has said that safety is engrained in the cultivation, harvesting and processing of our food for everyone's safety. we're live, david louie abc7 news. >> thank you so much, david. in the east bay, oakland native and former nba star gary payton was busy handing out food. he teamed up with world vision to give the emergency kits to families. today's give away was at greater st. john missionary baptist church on market street where his brother is a pastor. he says his hometown needs his help more than ever. >> trying to help the ones that really need this and really is struggling by this virus and this pandemic because of open california needs this. >> the goal is to give away n10 bags. each one has enough food to last a family of five one week, plus hygiene and educational supplies for children. with curbside pickup beginning this week in the bay area and governor newsom saying

the next phase could be weeks away, there is some hope that the retail industry could start to pick up, but the projections really are dire. abc7 news anchor liz kreutz is live to give you some perspective on just how bad it really looks at this point, liz. >> hi, dan, how does black friday in july sound? that could happen, and it all could be explained by these new numbers out this week showing just how bad the retail industry is and how much it's suffering right now. we spoke to the president of mountain hardware based in richmond about what it means for all of us and for retailers moving forward. >> we've all seen it, the crazy online discounts from big name retail ers, 80% off anne taylor, 60% off jay crew and macy's. it also signals something detrimental is happening to the retail business, but just how bad is it? >> what is the state of the retail industry right now? >> yeah, it's at a standstill. >> the president of richmond

based mountain hard wear despite curbside pickup beginning in the bay area, even at places like r. r.e.i. which sells their products, he says he's not holding his breath. >> i don't think consumers even understand what that means or why they would do that versus just buying it e-commerce and having it shipped to their house. >> reporter: new data released this week shows just how dire the situation is. according to a market research provider, retail sales in the u.s. are projected to be down 6.5% this year. in 2009 during the great recession, retail was down just 2.2%. and look how bad things were in april. government data shows last month's clothing sales were down 78.8%. so what's the trickle down impact? merchandise, lots of it. >> the entire marketplace is giving discounts right now in order to incentivize the consumer and to allow the retailers and brands to move

through inventory. inside the industry they talk about, you know, black friday in july. >> he says for them, may is typically when people start buying camping and climbing gear, but that's mostly been put on hold, though not everything has been hard to sell. >> we've seen more and more people going out on the trails and things like hiking pants are selling like crazy. but that doesn't mean that the consumer isn't expecting a discount. >> reporter: and that leads to another challenge, how do you as a retailer plan for what's to come when none of us even know. >> how will people shop. will they shop? there's no way anyone's guessing how much inventory they need. >> who could have predicted their number one item right now would be their most expensive down sleeping bag. >> we're not even sure what people are doing with 500, 600, $700 down sleeping bags, if they're camping in their backyard, they're very comfortable. >> sounds comfy. you know, despite these uncertainties, mountain hard wear has donated $80,000 worth

of clothes to local first responders in the bay area and across the country, so that is pretty cool. because i know a lot of people want to know, i did ask him what his predictions are for ski season. joe said if there's any sport that lends itself to wearing a mask, it is skiing, so he is hopeful. live in marin, liz kreutz abc7 news. >> that's a good point, thank you, liz. in the north bay, santa rosa has approved a unique next step, a new model for homeless shelters that encourage social distancing. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: they're both an experiment and necessity, tents in a parking lot placed by the city of santa rosa when having a roof over your head used to refer to an underpass, this is one solution to the problem. >> we're doing it because the city council sees this as the right thing to do. we're just trying to keep people safe, keep the community safe from this pandemic. >> if you pace them off, every tent is social distanced. the first 12 people moved in yesterday. the city expects 15 more today, maybe as many as 85 by next week, and they stress this is

not an end. it's a beginning. >> it's all about safety. >> reporter: half of sonoma county's 3,000 homeless live within santa rosa. some of the people moving here will likely be refugees from the joe rodota trail a two-mile encampment that angered neighbors and the people living inside. >> i don't feel safe. my wife doesn't feel safe. >> the city and catholic charities which will run this camp promised safety and much more. >> so we have rest rooms, showers, we'll have a laundry service, three meals a day. >> but some of the homeless who came here for a look do not appreciate the accommodations. james johnson has been on the street for two years. >> there's no water. there's no chairs, no place to sit. you're in the sun in the parking lot all day. >> reporter: and he doesn't like that it's managed with a curfew and security cards. that's the price of social distancing for santa rosa's homeless and maybe a look at the future. >> when the economy changes and people are losing jobs, those

are all future indicators of increases in homelessness. >> i wish i would have never came to california. >> reporter: with that james johnson walked away today, destination unknown. in santa rosa, wayne freedman abc7 news. more to come, the great child care conundrum. many are facing closure just when parents need it the most. the call tonight for a financial lifeline. b.a.r.t. announces an opening day for santa clara county, when riders will finally see the long-awaited extension. what may b

now to the critical state of child care, education and the changing work force are two of the key issues abc7 news is committing to the in the effort to build a better bay area. now, as we see progress in reopening the bay area, we know we'll have to adapt to a much different world, and tonight that different world very much includes day care centers. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more from the east

bay. >> the love and care learning center in walnut creek usually has 100 children a day in their care. now there are only ten. >> we did lose some clients because those families lost their job, and some families are reluctant to return. it's hard to say if we can accept children because the restrictions that the state gave us doesn't allow us to operate at our full capacity. >> a new study out of uc berkeley center for the study of child care employment looked at 2,000 preschools in california in late april. only 34% of child care centers were open while 72% of home-based child care was open. looking ahead, the study painted a bleak picture. >> in a lot of cases, folks are hesitant to return to child care, families are hesitant to return, and some programs just are not able to reopen for financial concerns or safety concerns. we can expect a lot of closures. we're anticipating mass closures across the state. >> 62% reported having trouble

getting ppe and sanitizing supplies. >> i don't know 100 times a day we wash our hands all the time, and i sanitize the floor every night. >> the owner of this home-based business reopened in may. >> i know it's much more work for me, but i have to make money. >> she's hearing of challenges her peers are facing. >> employees not wanting to come to work because unemployment is paying them more than they're receiving. >> reporter: the berkeley report concludes that child care needs a bailout as the summer wears on and more parents want to go back to work, they may find child care centers have gone out of business. in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley abc7 news. >> the long-awaited b.a.r.t. extension in san jose will open june 13th, b.a.r.t. and vta leaders unfurled a banner with the splashy news this morning. the two-station extension will bring b.a.r.t. trains to san jose for the first time in the

agency's 55-year history. construction on the ten-mile, $2.3 billion project has taken eight years. it suffered a number of setbacks that's pushed back opening day by months, but now it's here. airlines have been among the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. both southwest and united airlines say ticket cancellations are slowing and demand is improving. delta has also seen demand rise but warnings it's still early, and despite an uptick in passengers, air travel demand is still down more than 92% this month from may of 2019. meanwhile, international flights are starting to return to sfo. starting in ex-month, will resume flights, and lufthansa intends to bring back flights from munich. each airline plans to operate flights just a few times a week. sfo hasn't seen nonstop flights from europe since april 1st. a 4-year-old san francisco boy received a birthday gift

that he will be talking about for years. all this hoopla in the outer richmond was for connor walsh who turned 4 today. san francisco police officers and firefighters led a car pride outside his family's house. everyone made it out for connor's birthday it seemed, aaa, pg&e, even a cement mixer rolled down. connor was born prematurely and suffers from chronic health problems, and his family says they really appreciate the community coming together for this socially distant celebration. happy birthday to connor. as we continue, a lot of sunshine outside, and there's more where that came from, too.

coronavirus lockdows have caused a massive 17% drop in

global carbon emissions. an analysis found that there was less co2 being emitted into the atmosphere, and the impact will likely cause the largest annual decrease in emissions since the end of world war ii. scientists say it is unlikely to last and will be a drop in the ocean when it comes to climate change. 2020 is still on track to be one of the five hottest years on record. got a big surprise when they saw this super pod of more than a thousand dolphins during a trip off laguna beach, new port coastal adventures shared this video. dolphins are pretty social creatures. they come together in groups of thousands just like this in order to travel and hunt. that is super cool to see. >> that's crazy, wow. >> yeah. that really is. all right, so beach weather, if you already live near the beach. you can go there and social distance, all that good stuff. we've got to cover our bases.

>> i know we do. we have to always make it clear. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, and dan and ama, the holiday weekend is going to be fantastic weather wise. it's already beautiful outside, a sign of what's to come. i want to show you a view from our san jose 87 camera looking at the shark tank, and you are seeing bright skies right now. temperatures 69 in santa rosa, 71 in napa, mid-70s around fairfield, 66 in livermore. here's a lovely view from our emeryville camera as we look back towards san francisco, temperatures in the low to upper 60s. 69 in san jose, 61 in san francisco. here's live doppler 7. although things have quieted down, we did have a few showers, very isolated earlier in the day, and that's all in association with the same low pressure system that brought us the rain, but actually shasta area over two inches of rain. it's in nevada right now still with the wrap around moisture seeing snow showers at the highest elevations in the mountains. some thunderstorms and some rain showers as well in the valleys. winds are picking up behind that low, gusting to 32 miles an hour

in san francisco. 23 in oakland. you may be hearing that wind. it's certainly a shaky view from our sutra tower camera as we look towards alcatraz. here's a look at the forecast, gusty winds tonight, foggy areas in the morning. you're basically looking at sunny and a little warmer weather the next few days, and then it's going to be much warmer for the holiday weekend. so here's a look at the hour-by-hour forecast. still an isolated shower, can't be ruled out until the sun goes down. at 6:00 you're still going to be seeing that potential. tomorrow morning, enough low level moisture to where we'll see areas of fog between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. and then the fog will just burn off. we'll be seeing sunshine for everyone. those temperatures will respond coming up even more than they did today. numbers first thing in the morning anywhere from the 40s to the 50s, fog is something you'll have to look out for. there may be a little mist and drizzle near the coastline, and then for the afternoon, 78 in antioch will be the warmest spot. 62 in half moon bay and everyone else in between, a few clouds at times, but really a nice, mild

afternoon. saturday, the warmup really kicks into high gear with some mid-80s inland, as we head into sunday, low 90s inland, 60s coastside, our summer micro climate showing up. monday mid-90s inland, so it is going to be cooking by the time we head into memorial day. the accuweather seven-da forecast, milder weather the next few days. we're going to go with a minor dip friday only to see the warming trend continue. that holiday weekend forecast does feature summer like heat, especially on monday and tuesday with the mid-90s inland, mid-60s coast. 30-degree spread if coast from inland. you know it's summer here in the bay area. we're going to have a nice variety of weather coming your way. >> thanks so much. still ahead, the dancing dad practicing ballet with his daughter. for o se a you wtinut capture

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father has to step up and one dad took advantage of the shelter in place in virginia and helped his daughter practice for free style ballet performance. watch. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> all right, that is 6-year-old abigail and her father brian dancing to "dance of the little swans." abby is taking ballet classes via zoom, and her dad gets father of the year for helping out. is that not the sweetest thing? >> i love that. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is next. i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. >> and i'm ama daetz for sandhya

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tonight, several developing headlines on coronavirus as we come on the air. scientists and the new data late today. amid fears people were getting this twice, what they now believe instead. and this is potentially significant. we'll break it down for you. and president trump making news, now defending his decision to take hydroxychloroquine. first, that new research tonight, just in from south korea. fears there and elsewhere that people were testing positive for the virus twice. they're now saying in south korea there was something wrong with the testing. tonight, what they now think about why those tests were coming back positive, and what it means on whether the patients were infectious to others a second time. it could be a major development. also tonight, we continue to report on the race to find a vaccine. tonight, the news from pfizer,

speeding up human trials for a possible vaccine here in the