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live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. a new model estimates the deaths could be lower here in the u.s. but some infectious disease experts say the lockdown measures are lifted, we could see spikes again. protesters call for the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, some states are moving to ease social distancing guidelines but others are tightening them. police shoot and kill a man at a walmart and what he was doing that force them to open
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fire. good morning. it is sunday, april 19. let's start with a check of the weather. an interesting comparison, the picture behind you is from the tower looking east and is dark and cloudy. let me show you the camera towards the tri-valley where you see some clouds breaking up. some of us have some openings in the clouds. the weird thing is you get an opening like that across the bridge, the temperatures will drop more. it is 57 oakland and almost 10 degrees cooler in santa rosa. anna compares with 24 hours ago about seven degrees colder than yesterday at this time. those places that seem less cloud cover, livermore that is you, petaluma about seven degrees cooler. low to mid 50s, grab a light
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sweater. the clouds will fill out. then we have more blue sky into the afternoon. daytime highs today are very much like yesterday which means mid to upper 60s. i will be back we have a small chance of rain tomorrow morning but nothing to write home about. new projections show that people fewer people could die from the coronavirus than previously predicted. that could be an argument to open up the economy sooner. but kpix 5 tells you some disease experts say not so fast.>> reporter: atovth tsh t away from the measures working.>> reporter: the institute of health just lower the nationwide projection to just over 60,308 deaths.
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>> i think this is great news but this stuff can go sideways in a hurry. >> reporter: dr. christopher murray says this states in the south will have small epidemics.>> a number of areas like california and the bay area have successfully flattened the curve. and the shelter in place and the measures we've taken have had an impact on the transmission of the virus.>> reporter: experts say the bay area would suffer 44,500 deaths. it is at 170, to date. >> we are in the good ship in california and the west coast. other states are playing with fire. >> reporter: the trump administration has touted the model in recently declared several states to open up their economies including minnesota and michigan. factors like the current rate of transmission, testing capacity and contact tracing among others needs to be
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considered. >> i think governors are trying to make this decision based on those kind of factors and not really on some national model, frankly. >> reporter: opening up the economy and lifting these measures too early could end up being a direct lesson of the 1918 influenza epidemic. if it is done too early, it could come back next week. the battle over reopening america is intensifying. in florida beaches in the northern part of the state have reopened, texas has announced plans to relax restrictions on retail stores and parks while states like california and new york are adding restrictions. president donald trump claims this efficient testing capacity has been built to allow states to reopen.>> since we released the guidelines to open up america again, and this was two days ago, number of states led by both democrat and republican
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governors have announced concrete steps to begin a safe gradual and phased opening.>> reporter: most governors and business leaders say more is needed before that can happen. experts at harvard say the testing needs to triple before that can safely happen. more than 250 skilled nursing facilities with over 3500 residents and staff members have reported cases of the coronavirus. among the latest outbreaks is in the redwoods spring healthcare center. 106 residents and 50 employees tested positive. a spokesperson says they say 10 people have died there. >> they have three breakouts now in skilled nursing facilities that would break your heart when you learn more about them. it's a reminder that none of us are immune from this disease. and that if we start to take it serious we will have seriously
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consequence. >> there are 102 reported cases skilled facility. the state inspected the facility and has the power to take it over if necessary. gateway has been cited in the past for problems with understaffing. local and state leaders are taking measures to protect another vulnerable population during the outbreak, the homeless. on saturday, governor gavin newsom announced a partnership between the state and motel 6. it is an effort called project room key. they want to house homeless men and women in vacant hotel rooms. they have secured nearly 11,000 rooms and an additional 5000 with motel 6. the governor has called the project the path towards resolving the states pre-existing crisis of homelessness. the mayor shares the seime dowant thesoms lyen fofew hs
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let's give counties and cities the dollars they need to purchase motels so we can really aggressively address the homelessness crisis that will be here well beyond the time that this pandemic passes.>> there has been pushed back to the plan in southern california. the governor called out the opposition saying, they would be on the wrong side of history. we are following the police shooting in the east bay that left a suspect dead. it happened yesterday at a san leandro walmart. police responded to a report of a man weaving a baseball bat inside the store. officers deployed their tasers and they didn't have much of an effect as the suspect ignored their orders to drop the bat. he approached them and when he didn't stop, the officer shot and killed him.>> there was an employee over the speaker who said everyone needs to find the nearest exit and leave. >> the suspect was identified as a black male. ficeinvolvedis minist
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authiere io from the wibe viewed working with law enforcement and appreciate the quick response of local authorities and are thankful that no one else was injured. a kayaker is recovering after being rescued after the coast of pacifica. they were spotted in the waters and distress on friday, before 4. a coast guard helicopter crew arrived on scene minutes later and hoisted the kayaker into the helicopter. the kayaker was treated for hypothermia. a group of restaurants is preparing and delivering food for hospital workers carrying for coronavirus patients. the effort is now developing into a national network.>> reporter: in san francisco's financial district the restaurant is closed with the owner and chef is busy.
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packing 180 meals of duck breast with rice on his own. he is personally delivering them to zuckerberg san francisco general.>> just helping the people that are on the frontline that are taking the brunt of this and working there behind's office. long shifts and also putting themselves at risk.>> reporter: he is one of several san francisco restaurants part of a nationwide network called frontline foods. the movement began as an idea among san francisco friends, including emergency department nurse sydney crustal.>> we very much want the restaurants to be in business and thriving when we get through this difficult time. so, as much as it is a morale boost for in the hospital, we l support for the restaurant workers and the chefs in the
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area. >> reporter: it started with small donations and one restaurant delivery. in one month, the operation has grown to reach seven hospitals and 20,000 meals in san francisco alone. frontline foods has since expanded to 46 cities with countless volunteers. and raised more than $2 million. it's also partnered with world central kitchen, a global nonprofit. 100% of donations goes directly to local restaurants.>> having income from frontline foods, and also be able to help, is tremendous for us. >> reporter: they have gone from 113 employees, to just three. between his two restaurants. often overwhelmed, hospital set staff say the opportunity to try san francisco's finest foods makes them smile.>> i can't thank the community enough for this level of support, to be able to pour
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some good energy into this that makes a difference, is incredible.>> now, so far frontline foods has delivered 70,000 meals across the country. a community is getting together to make sure that no one is left hungry during the uncertain times. years ago members of the sick community found a free meals on wheels food truck. they are expanding their efforts and on saturday they cooked up 900 meals for shelters in downtown san jose. amid the pandemic, bay area students are stepping up to help healthcare workers, students at santa clara university delivered nearly 5000 facemasks's 28 stanford medical collection site yesterday. the campus is basically deserted except for international students. thstuden able use connecti thei china, to purchase medical gradhealthcare workers.>> we all have a shared future and this coronavirus is an enemy to all humankind not a
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problem for a particular country or a particular race or ethnicity.>> judith lee is not alone, angela lou, junior at a high school, started a gofundme page to raise money for protective gear that will help healthcare workers. so far, she's raised $10,000.>> this project gave us a sense of purpose like we are doing something, we have something a goal to focus on. something to get us through this challenging time.>> and jill is still taking donations and there is a link at our website at kpix.com. check out more positive stories like this at kpix.com where you can connect to people in your community, who can help and you can send your eato er@cbs.com the into contact wi
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a plan to track and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. we show you how contact tracing works.>> we can have people tested, we can have people tested that may have been in contact with someone who has been infected.>> reporter: mayor london breed says tracking every case is the goal and today the city rolled out a plan for that.>> the app will allow people to keep track of their symptoms and to check in with people who are monitoring their condition.>> this will allow for swifter more efficient communication. better data tracking and stronger interventions to reduce spread.>> reporter: the appou its own, the city needs a hundreds to dop staff,city torney ucsf medical
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reporter: expanding this regionally if the prototype is successful, they will broaden out to the bay area. they will need a staff of thousands to do that. the city could eventually expand the program regionwide but it would need a staff of thousands. the stay-at-home orders are giving the animng eck out these photos from arizona. state wildlife workers capture these images of a bald eagle family nesting in a cactus. to call it a rare sight is an understatement. the game and fish department in arizona says it is the first time they've ever seen it.>> pretty, nonetheless. blue skies this mo for parts of they area i show this earlier, the one in the tri- valley towards the east. here is the golden gate bridge,
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this is a bit more impressive in terms of clear skies. if anywhere gets socked in with low gray, this is the first place but we have a bit of an opening. if you look at it the east bay, totally different story. nice batch of low clouds developing. there is an impact on the way it feels because if you have clear skies overhead the temperatures are seven degrees pretty much, livermore, as well, 46 and the tri-valley. as far as tracking the clouds we see them building more through the late morning and that gets us to the 10 a.m. hour. they don't last long see will get plenty of blue sky today. daytime highs today are just like yesterday. a nice day in that sense, near 70 for many locations in the south bay, 69 san jose.
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67 sunnyvale. upper 60s for much of the east anwe see ll.67inn 66, aympat those numbers as well to the north. sunday let's look ahead to monday. we are still on track for a very unimpressive small chance of rain. for monday morning you can see the system sitting off the coast if we bring this in the future cast, the showers which look so good, fall apart as they come onshore. this gets us to tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. some few green blips on here. if we look at this more, they turn into light rain, perhaps. for tomorrow morning, in very isolated locations it will look like a storm on monday morning with the clouds and you may get some rain in your part of the bay area but this is less than one hundredths of an inch of
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rain. ou can see this band of green rain but even here the totals are light. we will get a dusting of snow in the sierra an inch of snow on donner pass. anybody who does happen to be traveling in the mountains on monday, will have some slick roads on top. in the seven day forecast, we covered all the excitement. monday small chance of rain. after that we will turn the corner and the weather is going to be complete opposite. we have a big warm-up coming our way, sunshine across the board and daytime highs into the mid 80s. there is reason to believe that warm-up will last beyond the seven day forecast and into next week. more on that as we get posted due next week. there's where things stand, i will be back with another look at the next half ho >> yesterday the clouds cleared out and it was a pretty nice
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day at that point. >> yes. probably a similar thing today. we will probably have as much sunshine today. despite the rain we've seen, new study finds california in the grips of an historic mega drought. the study from columbia university thudedthat driest time in 1200 years. researchers say while the so- called mega drought as part of a natural cycle, climate change is making it worse. as for the wet stretch? it turns out it was the 20th century. we will show
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kes the se for the coronavirus. we have the story now.>> reporter: patient tested positive for the coronavirus, time is critical to chase where they've been and who they've seen. they can access that information as little as 10 minutes. >> if i was confirmed with coronavirus, what would you do then?>> we put in the mobile phone number, the credit card number and set the time and all the information we need appears in m fore you noticed you had symptoms, how long you spent in each
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place and how busy the area might have been. mobile emergency alerts are sent to the public, six or seven a day telling you about cases in your area. it wasn't always this fast, they say it take up to 48 hours to get the same affirmation five years ago. officials can now use patient statements, mobile records, credit card transaction, cctv footage for an accurate tracing of transmission. one recent example in my neighborhood shows just how much detail is being shared with the public with the government and local businesses. i know the exact locations this individual went to. i know the door that they use in order to get inside my local supermarket. i even know that they bought dried chili peppers at the checkout. could this model be used elsewhere?>> this is not advanced technology while other companies have laws allow them to use this personal information.>> reporter: there are apps here and maps showing
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every case in your neighborhood and the country, started by students and adopted by the government and a nap showing which pharmacies have masks in stock. it is this system using big data to track citizens who tested positive that is the key first step the policy of traced test and treat. spain may extend a lockdown for another 15 days to contain the spread of coronavirus. they want to continue the state of emergency until may 9. he will seek approval from his cabinet on wednesday. nonessential workers are slowly returning to work in the country is easing the lockdown restrictions as new infection rates slow down. the prime minister wants to lift the confinement order for children on april 27. he is praising the discipline and sacrifice of the spanish people. turkey has surpassed iran for the number of coronavirus cases in the middle east. they saw an increase of nearly 3500 cases yesterday.
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the turkish minister announced an extension of travel restrictions currently in place across 31 provinces. more than 1800 patients have died so far. asitaly remains under lockdown? venice is streets and canals are now deserted, the streets around the city's iconic cathedral normally crowded with tourists, were empty. italy's the country worst hit from the pandemic and it has been in lockdown for almost 6 weeks. the country reported nearly 3500 new cases yesterday and more than 23,000 people there have died. canines have been used to sniff out drugs, bombs and cancer but now british researchers think they can help detect the coronavirus. the london school of hygiene and topical medicine is working the specially trained dogs to develop a new kind of coronavirus test, one that doesn't require a swab just a sniff. the organization recently discover that canines can detect malaria infections in
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humans. now they are investigating whether the same is true for coronavirus. if so, they could be deployed to screen people for the virus and it wouldn't replace traditional testing though but it could serve as a supplement since test are in short supply. the tough choices facing the nation's governors about when to loosen restrictions, to put in place during the ongoing pandemic. howell california scientists are using ultraviolet research, to try to shed a new light on containment efforts.
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live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. welcome back to kpix 5 this morning. let's get started this half hour with the check of the cae some of us are waking up to ray caused by other places have clear skies. one of the most interesting views on that is the golden gate bridge. we have the clouds fill in and this is the theme for the next few hours. if it is not cloudy, the clouds 10 thmornin us n between now willlike this. this is looking east across the bay bridge in the east bay. as the clouds building, the day
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will, for the morning, get a bit grayer pet. it will not last. you will have blue sky today and to go along with that, daytime highs similar to yesterday. we will find ourselves looking at numbers to get back up in the mid and upper 60s, very much in line with where yesterday's temperatures were. in terms of what to look forward to from here, there is a small chance of rain coming our way for monday morning. that's the third item on what to expect. besides the clouds for the morning of the sunshine. i will be back with more weather in a bit. and what is probably worth talking about a bit more, the warm-up for this coming week. back to you. with the u.s. nearly 3/4 of cases of coronavirus, governors face a tough choice of how to loosen restrictions. we report that multiple folks in florida head to the beach and other states say it is far too soon to let the guards
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down.>> reporter: in some parts of the country where they see the coronavirus for flattening, it is a great deal of caution like chicago, obviously they need to make sure ocr going to before we talk seriously about reopening. governor andrew cuomo said his states hospitalization and death rates are falling but getting that back to business it will require more testing, renewing his call for federal help. contfoit. is how you mor ction and that is the whole tension and reopening. >> reporter: other parts of the country are relaxing restrictions this weekend and in florida, governor desantis gave the green light for beaches to reopen, jacksonville beach goers have safe distance rules in place. the vice president went to the colorado springs on saturday. graduates marched and sat at
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safe distances. >> we gather at a time of national crisis. that's the coronavirus epidemic and it impacts the nation.>> ace as the nttaki will extend travel restrictions through june 30 continuing to halt the movement of military personnel and families to new assignments around the world.>> just to the north, oregon is emerging as an outlier in the pandemic, it is expected to have amongst the lowest per capita death rate of all 50 states. researchers at the university of washington estimate that the final figure will be 131, approximately .1 deaths for every 100,000 residents. in southern california, a small item drew a large crowd, thousands of cars lined up in orange county for a facemask giveaway. a local t-shirt company organized it in the company had
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to shut down the shelter in place was announced. when he started making washable cotton facemasks, orders came pouring in from other businesses in the area. they even got a surprise call fe we are breaking even on it but it will help people keep employed. >> the company has hired more than 100 employees to keep up with demand. it is making hundreds of thousands of masks a day. a critical step towards reopening california is dramatically increased testing. there are giant hurdles to accomplishing that but kpix 5 anchor alan martin reports there is a potential game changer right here in the bay area.>> reporter: to beat the virus behind this pandemic you've got to know where it is incubating.>> the only way we
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know who's infected is if we can test them. >> reporter: many mental task, in california, less than 1% of people have been tested. and thousands of results are pending. >> pet testing is a huge bottleneck. >> reporter: the chief technology officer for mammoth biology center, the biotech has come up with a new diagnostic test. >> the technology we've published is learning this powerful technology. >> reporter: the test is the first to use a gene targeting technology known as a chris byrd. once deployed on the patient sample, it seeks out two specific genetic targets, always found on this virus. >> we can type in the letters of where we want that crisper missile to hurt.>> reporter: you are hitting the targets in your positive for the virus. this one knows as the detector doesn't need specialized equipment or chemicals now in very short supply. not only that but it is fast.>>
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to show a less than 40 minute turnaround time.>> reporter: dr. charles of ucsf has been a scientific advisor, he is validating the test. >> we want to make a single reaction run in the tube and we want to make the readout as simple as a big nancy test where you have a color change that would show whether or not a patient was infected.>> once approved by the fda this would go to labs and any health clinic doctors offices and even your home. small businesses are rushing to secure financial assistance. in a matter of hours, 250 of gr offering. up to $500,000 is offered in the form of $5000 grants for essential businesses and $10,000 grants for nonessential
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businesses. the city says the grants will be awarded to qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. a bay area artist is lending his talents to businesses in san francisco. spencer cunningham has begun painting murals on businesses that have boarded up his storefronts. the painting is outside the store heidi says on fillmore. scientists are trying to utilize a disinfecting power of ultraviolet light to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. a decades long project at the university has focused on using ultraviolet l.e.d., to disinfect water. now they're trying to use the same technology to disinfect personal protective equipment. >> if we increase the efficiency and the power of the light, as the efficiency and power increases, the time to disinfect goes down.>> scientist say in the tutech cou
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disinfect air conditioning on buses and airplanes. with coronavirus testing ramping up the labs across the country are churning out supplies using 3-d printers. one company in york is printing 2000 to 3000 nasal swabs a day. boeing employees are producing 3-d face shields with 2300 delivered this week.>> we have a product to take care of the men and women in medical industry and keeping them safe.>> another benefit of 3-d printing, researchers can print the materials and delivered the supplies right away, avoiding supply chains and shipping issues. the nation's food supply is showing signs of strain as increasing numbers of workers are infected. dean reynolds has the story.>> reporter: even with the smithfield pork processing
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plant in south dakota now the hottest coronavirus hotspot in the country, republican governor says a stay-at-home order doesn't fit her state.>> we are very different than the big populated cities, new york city that you see on tv. we are spread out. there is a lot more open space in south dakota. >> reporter: those somewhere in the virus is spreading outward from the plant were hundreds of workers have tested positive, gnome says they have hard to verify data.>> we have such an outstanding call to action amongst the people in south dakota that we have more people staying home than many of the other states that have put in shelter in place orders.>> . nocl indefinily with thehefood processors becau of the pandemic, are stressing the nation's food chain. katelyn is an industry analyst.
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>> we see so many disruptions across a number of different categories particularly meat and dairy products throughout the supply chain.>> reporter: the disruption adds up to more than inconvenience for consumers because there is food but as more workers get sick, real shortages could materialize. at the gbs plant in greeley, colorado, a 78-year-old was working, sick. his daughter cannot convince him to stay home.>> my dad was an amazing, humble hard-working individual. he died last week from coronavirus. the plant is now temporarily closed. still to come, it is national garlic day, offering a chance to celebrate the contribution to cooking of all kinds. while many of us spend time channel surfing, this actual server has been busy building something epic, to watch.
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caution tape wasn't enough to stop skateboarders from gathering near venice near los angeles. so the city went a step further and filled in the beachfront skateboard park with sand. one surfer found a way to catch a wave inside his apartment, and he turned his indoor adventure into a mesmerizing ocean picture. take a look. thomas is a french student using stop motion animation technology, he laid out pieces of fabric on the floor to mimic he says the video took four days to shoot and it was his entry into the world's surf league home break challenge
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which encourages surfers to create the illusion of surfing from home. it is national garlic they and is a perfect time to celebrate the vegetable if you are staying at home, in isolation. garlic is known as the stinking rose, a member of the lily family which includes onions, leeks and shallots. it adds flavor to any dish and garlic is used for medicinal purposes according to the american heart association, it has anti-accidents and i bacterial properties that can improve immunity. let's talk about today's difference from yesterday, exhibit a. lot more blue sky showing up but for many of us. it is always going to be unique when you take a look at the view over the golden gate bridge and you can see clear skies here because this is the front line. this is the view looking east. santa clara county, the view into theheart of downtown san
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jose. look what is going on right across the bay bridge. we see the clouds redevelop and even though there are clear spots now, over about the next three hours we will start filling in a lot of the clear spots. you will see clouds but not in all day cloud situation. by the time we get into the early afternoon you will get more blue skies and numbers are little bit colder now than yesterday. if you are out and about on saturday, sunday morning will be from 5 to 7 degrees cooler because of clear skies. it allows the temperatures to drop. daytime highs are identical to yesterday which means back into the low to mid 60s. this covers sunday. monday is more interesting because there is a little weather maker off the coast that will bring a little bit of light rain. that's is 9 am on monday morning some spotty showers. this is about as exciting as it is going
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as it plays forward, the showers fall apart and not a lot to this. a cloudy day on monday because of this so probably more clouds to be seen on monday. in terms of payoff if you r we talking about .01 inches of rain. this rain will not be significant or noticeable but you may get a sprinkle. the story changes, this is the forecast beyond the seven day which i will show you in a second. most of the forecast is sunny and warm. 8 to 14 days out, with the seven day also. see the big red bull's-eye for of southwest, the deeper the confidence temperatures are above average. after tomorrow's light dance with a sprinkle it will get sunny and warm and it will likely stay that way for a while. the other thing i wanted to point out, since we are in time of year where you will see tornado images on the lower and
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national newscasts, today is one of those days we need to be aware of, maybe be in touch out east. this is a line a fairly impressive thunderstorms, this afternoon and evening stretching across siand south carolina. this is from tonight into tomorrow morning. something to keep an eye on a possibility for not only severe thunderstorms but tornadoes today. the seven day forecast, sunny and warm i was talking about, back into the low and mid 80s, first time we've had mid 80s showing up and not just this 85 for in and spots next week. but what is interesting about it is, it looks like it could stick around even after the seven day period>> i saw that 85 next saturday, the did catch my eye because i said we are going to notice that.>> it will be the a seven-
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week-old leopard can't cat born was let out for the first time to enjoy the spring sunshine. officials say the newcomer, a small wildcat native to southeast asia is in good health and raised by his cu will have to wait a while before he can meet visitors due to the coronavirus. in the meantime, the zoo was taking suggestions for the name with the public vote. letters from the last great pandemic, more than 100 years ago, what we might le ♪
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the spanish flu. it was more deadly than what we experience now. a berkeley man has messages from his ancestor describing what it was like back then and offering us some advice for today. >> reporter: a berkeley historian has always trthe leer his great-grandmother more than 100 years ago. but when the covid-19 outbreak began, the letters took on a whole new meaning. from his berkeley home, anthony bruce has a window to the past. letters written by his great- grandmother mary rhodes, describing life at home to her husband charles, who was away on a business trip.>> and i found in the fall of 1918 they talked about the pandemic. and how it affected berkeley and the bay area. >> reporter: o board several uc berkeley students, was required to report their conditions to
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authorities each day. on october 18, she wrote, all schools in berkeley are ordered to close. 73 new cases today. ms. hein is greatly upset, one of her boyfriends has just died of the infirmary.>> reporter: more than 600,000 americans would die more than 50 million worldwide. as makeshift hospitals began to fill up, people were pressed into service as healthcare workers. >> as soon as she got off the ferry boat there were red cross workers who had pulled you aside and try to give you a job.>> reporter: wearing masks became mandatory and the family was photographed wearing there's and there were punishments for people who was fused. >> she told him that oakland had collected over $7000 in fines for people not we masks.>> reporter: like today there were distancing, businesses were shut down with a special prohibition against dancing. the letters cover 30 days but
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there was talk of lifting the bands. >> they let up gradually on the restrictions starting in mid- november. and by january, it was back. and worse than the first time. so january 1919. so that is kind of a lesson for today, we don't want to just go back to normal right away.>> reporter: the next back big pandemic waited more than a century to arrive and no one is still living to remind us what it was like what their words live on if we are wise enough to listen to them. one business is doing well even during these tough times. redwood city's impossible foods has announced an expansion of product. they are known for impossible burgers, it tasted real, like real meat but made from plants and is available in 1000 grocery stores. they are expanding to more than 700 additional los incalirnia,
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the company plans to broaden their retail presence throughout the year. even amid the pandemic.>> we are doing the best we can to facilitate innovative operators who are effectively transforming their kitchens into general stores. >> one important thing is that people are always going to need food, the demand for food is not going away no matter how disruptive the economy is.>> impossible bur what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it.r r. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive.
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the battle of the reopening of america is intensifying, governors and business leaders say a lot more is needed before this can happen. experts at harvard say that testing needs to triple. local and state leaders are taking measures to protect the homeless. governor gavin newsom announced a partnership between the state and motel 6. it is an effort called project room key. the deal has secured 11,000 hotel rooms and an additional 5000 with motel 6. is suspect was shot and killed inside of a walmart in san leandro after threatening police offices with a baseball bat. they tasered him but he refused to drop the bat and that's when officers open fire. the officer involved is on administrative leave. the seven day forecast has a lot of sunshine at the end of this and a noticeable warm-up. mid 80s by next weekend.
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