abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. >> now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >>> the united states now has more than 100,000 cases of the coronavirus, the most of any country, more than 1,700 have died. tonight, an ominous warning from dctors about what's to come. >> this may get worse before it gets better. >> president trump moves to save the american economy by signing the largest relief bill in modern history, more than $2 iver urgently needed relief to our nation's families, workers and businesses. >> california renters get a temporary retrieve from the state, the governor signing an order to stop evictions through may. >> we are not waiting for the crisis to hit and hit and hit >> a u.s. navy ship arrives in los angeles, positioning in place what could be a surge of coronavirus patients. los angeles's mayor warning tonight the numbers in his county look even worse than new york's. >>> here in the bay area, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to more than 1,600. warren county reported its first death, a man in his 70s who got sick after taking a cruise on

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> costco is reducing hours starting tomorrow. abc 7 news was at the warehouse in san jose this afternoon, there was a lin to get in, and you could see some shoppers are wearing masks. costco will begin closing at 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and the gas stations will close at 7:00 and the weekend hours won't change. costco set aside the 8:00 a.m. hour tuesday through thursday for members ages 60 or over or people with physical impairments. >>> and san francisco-based gross re, grocery delivery service is going on strike for in sta-cart, they want anyone diagnosed with covid-19, or placed into mandatory quarantine, will get up to 14 days of pay, but some way with limited access to testing, the policy doesn't go far enough. >> playing russian roulette every time i go out there, every time i shop and every time i come into a grocery store. >> they tell abc news, the health and safety of shoppers and employees is important. and they are looking to add 300,000 workers. >>> a soeng-auto repair shot is offering free oil changes to medical worke

abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. >> now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >>> the united states now has more than 100,000 cases of the coronavirus, the most of any country, more than 1,700 have died. tonight, an ominous warning from dctors about what's to come. >> this may get worse before it gets better. >> president trump moves to save the american economy by signing the largest relief bill in modern history, more than $2 trillion. >> this will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation's families, workers and businesses. >> california renters get a temporary retrieve from the state, the governor signing an order to stop evictions through may. >> we are not waiting for the crisis to hit and hit and hit >> a u.s. navy ship arrives in los angeles, positioning in place what could be a surge of coronavirus patients. los angeles's mayor warning tonight the numbers in his county look even worse than new york's. >>> here in the bay area, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to more than 1,600. warren county reported its first death, a man in his 70s who got sick

, that we have enough of this equipment for our nurses to take care of our patients properly. >> abc newsne designed to protect against coronavirus is expected to begin tomorrow. a government official told the associated press the first participant will refer a dose and the nih is funding the trial at a kaiser permanente research facility in seattle. public health experts say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine. >>> manny's in the mission was the hot spot tonight to take in tonight's debate between the democratic presidential rivals joe biden and bernie sanders and as you can imagine, one topic dominated all the others, the coronavirus. biden did reveal tonight, if he's not named, his running mate will be a woman, sand evers said the same, sanders said the same, the debate unfolding without an audience. reporter mary maloney has the story. >> reporter: amid the coronavirus pan dem ictidemic, and bernie sanders attempted to prove their leadership qualities to a country staring down a crisis. >> this is like a war and in a war you do whatever needs to be

richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to richard there. no matter where you stand on the politics, buttigieg really did something incredible here. >> yeah, he inspired so many people. i was at his big campaign launch in april. people came from all over the place. there was one guy, matt herdman, he drove six hours from pittsburgh, made his way to the front of that rally. it was raining out. the weather was awful, it was cold. he was so inspired as a gay man himself to come see up and close pete buttigieg announce his candidacy for president. i actually was texting and calling him yesterday, and he just mentioned how he sees a bright future ahead for pete buttigieg, he doesn't think this is it for him. >> to remind our insomniacs, you are an embed journalist for us, so you have been seeing the everyday folks, the residents, the voters, the citizens out there, and their stories, you've been sharing them over the past year or so. >> yeah, matt actually took that video himself, he sent it to us. he's been keeping us posted on how he's been kin

tonight we have new video and word from the victim. abc 7 news reporter has the latest. amanda. >> many online have come across video of that violent confrontation. today i spoke with the victim who describes her request for distance and the tense moments that followed. >> get away! oh, my god! >> deliberate cough, audible contact. this video shows a small part of saturday's attack on commication'sill in san jose. speaking anonymously, the victim spoke her story. she admits she could have used better words to communicate. >> i yell out, watch your distance, stay six feet away. do you not understand what's happening. he mouthed what are you going to do and started laughing and looked at me. and i was like okay [ bleep ], so i did say that. >> he returned minutes later with a group of people. >> that's when he g grabbed his beanie of his head, start to spit on me, coughed on me multiple times. i had my phone. this happened for a good minute and i only caught about six seconds of it on camera. >> i would applaud her. >> other neighbors agree that crowds on communications hi

tonight we have new video and word from the victim. abc 7 news reporter has the latest. amanda. >> many online have come across video of that violent confrontation. today i spoke with the victim who describes her request for distance and the tense moments that followed. >> get away! oh, my god! >> deliberate cough, audible contact. this video shows a small part of saturday's attack on communication's hill in san jose. speaking anonymously, the victim spoke her story. she admits she could have used better words to communicate. >> i yell out, watch your distance, stay six feet away. do you not understand what's happening. he mouthed what are you going to do and started laughing and looked at me. and i was like okay [ bleep ], so i did say that. >> he returned minutes later with a group of people. >> that's when he grabbed his beanie of his head, start to spit on me, coughed on me multiple times. i had my phone. this happened for a good minute and i only caught about six seconds of it on camera. >> i would applaud her. >> other neighbors agree that crowds on communications

janai norman, abc news, new york. >> heaven fitch, we will not forget that name.or that story. thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir will be right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night. ♪ >> so much depends on what happens when california has its say. >> do you see california as a state you have to win? >> zeroing in on delegate-rich targets like california... >> we can win here in california. >> and super tuesday. >> on super tuesday. >> super tuesday is a way, way different world. >> voters in 14 states head to the polls on super tuesday. >> the democrats have to pick the person who has the best possible chance of beating donald trump. >> we are suddenly seeing what we call a surge. >> if i win the nomination and get elected president, then i think things change a lot. >> we've done a lot of organizing. now it is time to vote. >> now's the time to do something. >> and california is about to do something. the state's road to the democratic presidential eeding on tuesday, democratic vo

abc 7 news. >> precious moments.pening tonight, everyone in san francisco is being asked to show support for front line workers. it's called get loud for our heros and it starts at 7:00. you're asked to spend a couple of minutes clapping for health care workers, grocery store clerks, first responders and all other essential employees doing such great work right now. lean out of your window or step out on the balcony and get loud. clap, whistle, shout, whatever you like. it's not just sounds but sites. people are using signs to share their emotions during this strange time. abc 7 news anchor has that story. >> they are quite literally the signs of our times. a cultural shout out scribbled on windows, walls and sidewalks. along san francisco's famed hate street you can find messages of encouragement. we will get by and even a little bit of tongue and cheek. >> i just threw it out today. my dogs were looking sad. >> she said she was getting bored when she doodled up a sentiment that could be tra translated as forget you

we'll have a look at some small acts of kindness coming up. >>> and monday abc news will be airing a e ♪ dramatic choir music ♪ dramatic choir music ♪ dramatic choir music it's the rush of relaxation. introducing the all-new lincoln corsair. >>> in the middle of this coronavirus crisis we take a much needed look at some good that's being done. >> finally, right? news reporter robin curnow reports on the random acts of kindness that are giving people hope. >> reporter: one of the coronav. we can see hope through the actions of others. in italy residents shuttered in their homes broke out into a round of applause from their balconies in a show of gratitude for doctors and nurses caring for the sick steph curry and his wife helping to raise money for meals who may not have access to meals. and local communities are asking people to buy gift certificates and vouchers to their favorite restaurants coo keep revenue coming in as fewer people are choosing to dine out. a woman in oregon tweeted about an elderly couple too afraid to go into a grocery store, so we went instead to get their food.

abc news reporter diane ma say doe has more. >> reporter: in new york, the state reports more than 8,000rus. >> we are now the epicenter of this crisis. >> reporter: in new york city alone, confirmed cases have topped 5,000. now the governor is ordering all worker who is don't provide essential services to stay home with similar orders in at least five other states. >> 100% of the workforce must stay home. this is the most drastic action we can take. >> reporter: illinois is also ordering residents that don't provide essential services to stay home. >> i fully recognize that in some cases i am choosing between saving people's lives and saving people's livelihoods. >> reporter: with beaches in florida still heavily populated with tourists and spring breakers, the state of florida is implementing an emergency order taking effect this sunday, which will close hotels and resorts. miami beach mayor dan gelber says, right now, as painful as it may be, the reality is we cannot be a tourist destination. california is deploying the national guard to distribute food at food banks. the announcement

we'll be right back. >>> i'm abc news correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. lation with people of mild symptoms helps reduce the burden on our local health >>> now your health, your safety. >>> new at 6:00, new resources to help fight coronavirus in california. a ship coming off the coast with a dozen operating rooms and full medical staff as hospitals on land are being pushed to the brink. >>> plus, the community coming together. business owners and workers getting creative to help others during this difficult time. >> the whole idea is to keep them working. so, we're not really making money doing this. >> the new type of grocery store that is opening in the south bay today. good morning, everyone. it is monday, march 23rd and, of those stories to keep you updated on the very latest on coronavirus here in the bay area. >>> but, first, we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco. what do we have in store today? >> we have in store quieter weather. thankfully here's a look at live doppler 7 and pressure moving down to the south and taking the showers with it. clo

our coverage continues on abc news live. we return to our regular programs. three more wins for joe biden tonight. more later on nightline and tomorrow on gma. i'm tom yallamas in new york. have a good night. >>> we'll tell you where this happened. >>> and new talk tonight about a potential major change for the summer -- >> our thanks to tom. we'll keep you updated on the six primary contests but a good night for joe biden. let's continue with abc 7 news at 6:00. on the peninsula the city of san carlos cancelled its upcoming state of the city address scheduled for thursday. the san mateo county health officer has recommended that all non-essential events be canceled because of the coronavirus, as our coverage of this continues. in san francisco, the presidio community ymca is making changes to reduce the spread of coronavirus. the size of exercise classes is being reduced so there is more space between participants. some equipment like yoga mats are being removed because they can't be thoroughly cleaned between uses. personal trainers are being told to keep ex

this is abc 7 news. stay local more parking lots are now closed off in an effort to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. what you need to know before you try to leave your home this weekend. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 27th. and some of us haven't left our homes today. we're looking at the bottom of this quad box. we miss you here in the studio. >> miss you all, too. i do love that my socks are on and i have no shoes. >> yes, friend. >> secrets revealed here on abc 7 mornings. >> well, we'll check in with the bedroom bureau. >> yeah, we'll check in with you in a minute. >> checking in with you, mike, in your bedroom. i don't know what room. guestroom bureau. >> guestroom, yes, yes. the east bay department of weather is what we're going to call it. i've got socks and slippers on this morning. it's kind of chilly in the house this kind of morning. i have to adjust the thermostat back to me being up at this time. let's talk about what is going on. hi, everybody. trying to do social d

we'll be right back. >>> i'm abc news correspondent dr.r ashton with tips to help you stay safe. buying us time to >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >>> let's focus on the weekend. here we are at midnight and then we head through saturday morning. you can see some steadier rain turning over to more showers as we head into the afternoon and evening hours and then sunday morning we kind of ramp up with some steadier, light rain and then we turn over to more widely scattered showers as we head into the evening hours. this storm has a little more punch to it, we could have up to half an inch rain out of this. but it will be a healthy one when you do get that rain. >>> mcdonald's says it is temporarily stopping the sale of all-day breakfast because of coronavirus. officials say they need to simplify operations in kitchens to ensure the best experience for customers. the fast food chain will remove some items from the menu over the next few weeks to focus serving its most popular choices. mcdonald's ha

yuni han, abc news, new york. >>> coming up on "this week" abc news chief anchor george stephanopolous with senator bernie sanders ahead of the next contest in the primary race, watch that full interview on "this week" at 8:00 on abc 7. >>> we have an update on the can collector who was attacked in san francisco's bay view neighborhood. the community youth center of san francisco shared this picture with us here of organizers meeting with the victim. they say a go fund me drive to help him and his family has raised nearly $70,000. two suspects were arrested in the case, one of them is not being charged for now but will be placed in a restorative justice program. >>> and abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. one of the issues that we're focusing on is housing. there is an effort to speed up the construction of affordable housing in california. state senator scott weiner introduced a bill to ease zoning restrictions, clear the way for non-profit hospitals and faith institutions to build affordable housing units on their property. weiner has tried three times to pass legi

cornell bernard, abc 7 news.>>a los gatos restaurant has launched a no touch grocery store for shelter in place residents in western santa clara county. the grocery pickup lane includes various hard to find necessities including milk, egg, chicken, cheese, and of course, toilet paper. abc 7 news reporter luce pena has more on the story. >> reporter: it is complex measures but in this case, a very creative and timely way to go grocery shopping they found that it is a no touch store and a source says it is basically a drive-through where you can pick up your groceries. >> small business, restaurants and their employees are all struggling, pushing many business owners to pivot to survive. >> the whole idea is to keep them working so we're not really making money doing this. we're doing this to make sure that families can feed their families. >>> after closing five of the restaurants in the last week, alex holt came up with this. the no touch drive threw grocery store. >> you pull up, mcdonald's stooild style, you lo

federal government is sending the national guard here in california, as well as new york and washington state. here's abc 7 news reporter. >> reporter: overnight, president trump announcing the national guard will be deployed to the three states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, new york, california and washington state. >> the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. >> reporter: president also revealing makeshift hospitals will be built in those states to accommodate the growing number of cases. four in the new york area providing another 1,000 beds plus eight in california and four in washington state. and the administration promising it will send hospitals respirators and personal protective gear such as masks and gowns. >> so far delivered to new york and this is the 19th we had, the n95 respirators >> reporter: on capitol hill the first senator testing positive. kentucky senator rand paul. mitt romney having to go into quarantine after recently coming into contact with paul. this as negotiations over a $

the time to act is now. >> reporter: the new guidelines on gatherings are in effect for the next three weeks. reporting live in santa clara county, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> we just learned hayward unified will close starting monday until april 13th. in less than an hour, all schools and child development centers within the oakland unified school district will shut down for three weeks. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez joins us live from outside the district office. lauren? >> reporter: students will be out of school for the next three weeks. this will impact about 3,000 educators and over 36,000 students. the superintendent kyla johnson trammel says they will take this time to plan, prepare and learn how to operate schools during a pandemic. 71% of oakland unified students rely on free meals or discounted meals. the district will be setting up 12 sites where they will provide grab-and-go meals on mondays and thursdays. they will provide multiple days'' worth of food in attempt to minimize the amount of social contact students will have. we spoke to an ousd parent that has a fourth and seventh grader. she says she needs to get more food and

whit johnson, abc news, new york. >>> concerns about the virus' impact on the economy is the main reasonhe dow lost 970 points. other major averages also tumbled. at a town hall last night in pennsylvania, president trump said everybody has to be calm about the virus. he also took an optimistic view of the economy and the volatility of the markets. >> even though it's down 10% or 11%, it's still the highest it's ever been by far. it certainly might have an impact. at the same time, i have to say, people are now staying in the united states, spending their money in the u.s., and i like that. >> he also said despite the virus he's not going to stop shaking people's hands. we know his vp has been elbow bumping. when he was asked if he could deliver his message without controversial rhetoric the president said, you can't turn your cheek. >>> senator elizabeth warren has ended her campaign for the white house, and that has ignited another contest for her endorsement. both bernie sanders and joe biden want her support, but she's in no rush to make a decision. abc's mary bruce has the details.

abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. >>> now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. right away, there are nearly 5,000 confirmed cases in california of covid-19 with the bay area reporting almost at 1,800. there are 46 deaths across the region. santa clara county reported five deaths in the last 24 hours, the most in a single day sing the outbreak started. the death toll now stands at 25 with nearly 600 confirmed infections. nearly all bay area counties logged more cases. late tonight, marine county's total went up by five. the total stands at 74. we are keeping a close eye an mendocino and lake countys. one of those three has recovered according to county public health department officials. lake county is reporting no cases. >>> amid the coronavirus outbreak, hospitals and health care professionals are experiencing a medical supply shortage. officials say hospitals are running dangerously low on personal protective equipment. abc 7 news reporter rory martinez joins us live from the news room with how a b

yuni han, abc news, new york. >> coming up, george stephanopolous talks with senator bernie sanders aheadf the next contest in the primary race, watch that full interview in s francisco's bay view teighborhood. n franciscshar this picture with us here of organizers meeting with the victim. they say a go fund me drive to help him and his family has raised nearly $70,000. two suspects were arrested in the case, one of them is not being charged for now but will be placed in a restorative justice program. >>> and abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. one of the issues that we're focusing on is housing. there is an effort to speed up the construction of affordable housing in california. state senator scott weiner introduced a bill to ease zoning restrictions, clear the way for non-profit hospitals and faith stu institutions to build affordable housing units on their property. he tried three times to pass more legislation for housing in california. >>> safety is a part of building a better bay area. a measure c needed a two-thirds majority since it is a tax, currently getting j

. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, new york. >> it's hard to watch that. the virus outbreak is forcing businesses to get creative to keep us safe as possible. today a new way to get groceries in a drive-thru. julian glover is live for us in los gatos. julian? >> this concept is really for anyone concerned about social distancing while inside a grocery store. now you can skip those packed aisles altogether and just come up here and drive and do drive-thru and curbside pickup. pull up to the first window and you' talking about that have been sold out for so long. also ready to go meals for you to pick up, too. you place that order and then pay at the next window. again, someone brings out the groceries to you. alex holt came up with the idea after temporarily closing five of his restaurants in los gatos during the shelter in place order. >> people come, they drink, they eat, they have fun. we're not very big on to go. so we had to basically pivot and come up with a different business model to survive. >> he told us he's not making any money off of this drive

this is abc 7 news.. a drive-through coronavirus testing site in the east bay changing the rules about who gets tested. first batch of needooclasveback for results of their test. health leaders say it's onlyexpe $2 trillion economic aid package. president trump says he has a pen and ready to sign it. >> good morning, thank you for being here. we made it to the end of the week. it is friday, march 27th. >>> we'll get to all those stories in a moment but first checking in with mike from home for a look at our forecast today. good morning. >> hi. good morning. miss you guys already. hope you are doing well. let's talk about what's going on if you're just joining us at 5:30 this morning. we still have that frost advisory for parts of the north bay and freeze warning for the cooler temperatures up in lake and me in,ndocino county. let's look at some of the freezing neighborhoods. calistoga and we're getting close in places like santa rosa 34 and american canyon at 35. here's a look at our high temperatures to

elizabeth hehr, abc news, new york. >>> take a look at this, arriving international passengers seem to have no room to socially distance at chicago's o'hare airport. thousands of people there. o'hare is one of 13 u.s. airports, including sfo, with extended screening areas to check arrivals for coronavirus. keep in mind, all these people are trying to come back from europe right now. passengers complained about scenes like this at dallas-ft. worth international. they claim nobody isffering waiting several hours. if you have been driving on california freeways, you may see signs like this, i did coming to work. more than 700 digital highway signs are urging people to socially distance with the slogan "less is more. avoid gatherings." usually the message boards remind us of never text while driving and drive carefully when construction crews are working. >>> with the crackdown on large crowds, some are still hitting local bars. abc 7 news reporter laura martinez found some bar owners are much more worried than their customers. ♪ >> reporter: bars and clubs san francisco have seen better n

yuni han, abc news, new york. >>> the dit rod in alaska will officially begin tomorrow, but the annual problem this year. >> apparently too much snow could be hard on the mushers and dogs. anchorage just had its snowiest february in years and that's where the races will start. the iditarod held its family friendly start today. tomorrow 50 mushers will line up for the official start. it's the second smallest field in the past two decades. >> that's where it went. that's where our february precipitation was. we didn't get a drop they got record snow. >> he's absolutely right. all the rain and snow was well north of california for all of february, and now the storm track is finally sinking south. got some rain earlier today but tonight the story is all about the cold temperatures coming on in. we're in the 30s in the north bay already, 39 in santa rosa and 50 though in san jose and got a little more cloud cover in the so temperatures a little bit warmer in the north bay. so overnight tonight it's stars and clouds out there. chilly and temperatures dropping into the 30s in our coldest spot

luz pena, abc 7 news. >> this weekend is a major test to see whether people are staying at home. chronicle insider and abc 7 news contributor joined us in the newsroom for some insight yesterday. >> we, as a society, have managed to follow the rules, i think, as well or even better than officials expected. i talked to them off camera. when we ordered the shutdown at 100% stay at home, just go out to the dproesry store and for needed things, if people only did 75 to 80% of that, it would be a success. the overall goal is to stem the spread. we can't stop the spread but to stem it and keep it from boiling over. so it's going to be a critical week and critical weekend because this is the weekend where we're going to say will people continue to comply or will the sun bring them out and make it an unsafe situation? >> you can read his columns in the san francisco chronicle every wednesday and sunday. california is extendingity health insurance enrollment period with the krfb pcoronavir pandemic. the first of the following month, meaning most californians who will lose their benefits fr

more than 1 million are here in new york city. abc's tevrizian begins our coverage. >> reporter: in new york city, the country's largest school district will close monday until at least april 20th, maybe longer. >> and it's very painful. it's going to be very difficult for a lot of families. >> reporter: the entire state of ohio and other cities and towns, people in the u.s. closing bars and restaurants. in illinois ordering restaurants to only allow drive-thru and delivery services. >> this is not a joke. no one is immune to this. >> reporter: california taking similar actions, but also asking seniors 65 and older to stay home. >> we recognize that social isolation for millions of californians is anxiety-inducing. but we recognize what all of the science bears out. >> reporter: this as hospitals brace themselves for a surge of patients. but facing shortages in the necessary protective gear. one nurses association asking americans if they purchased n-95 masks needed by health professionals to donate them to the people fighting on the fr

luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> while many people shelter in place, many rely on instacart to get food. s are demanding more protections against coronavirus. abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live in fremont with more on this story. good morning, julian. >> good morning, jobina. convenient for so many of us. we open an app and place an order and someone does the grocery shopping for us and so many people including the elderly have depended on this during the pandemic but many instacart workers are saying it's not safe for them to go in the stores without basic protection. the workers are threatening to strike and stay home today demanding that the san francisco-based company provide basic things like hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes and hazard pay of $5 an order and an expanded sick pay policy. workers are complaining they are playing russian roulette every >> if shoppers don't have meaningful access to sick pay and provided with necessary equipment to shop safely, customers are absolutely at risk. >> the demand for the service is absolutely boomed in this pandemic. the associat

jonathan karl, abc news the white house. >>> in other news now just when you thought you saw it all alongoo, a foster dog without front leg legs. he captured the hearts of many and rolled into the perfect home. >> come on, buddy. there he goes. >> i'm steve jewel and this is my buddy roo. i'm 28 years old. he is six months. >> good boy. oh, crash. >> we both roll around a little bit. >> come on, bub. >> roo was born with no front legs. he hops around like a kangaroo. that's where he got his name. >> roo, superman. >> before when he was down south they were saying somebody was putting him a bag and throw him in the river. i'm glad that didn't happen, because man we got the little guy. >> that's a good boy. dy ran a red light running from the cops and i was paralyzed, airlifted. it's been life on wheels since then. you know, make the best of it. big deal.. the whole community came together, built a ramp outfront. er to up most of the carpet and put in hardwood. opened and widened the doorwas in the house. put a back deck on. >> come on. >> making sure that i had a comfortable place to reall

called a couple weeks sooner, i probably would have been home already. >> reporter: careana mitchell, abc news, new york. >>> seton medical center in dal patients. the state is leasing 200 hospital beds at that facility. altogether california has a total of 90,000 hospital beds. it sounds like a lot, but the governor says we'll still need 50,000 more. >>> happening today, a donation drive at st. mary's medical center in san francisco to collect much-needed protective gear. they're looking for disposable gloves, respiratory n95 masks and other critical supplies to help nurses and health care workers that front line of the coronavirus response. the donation starts at 1:00 p.m. today and goes until 3:00 at st. mary's medical center in the city. >>> the san jose police department is pitching in to help protect health care workers. the property supervisor discovered a surplus of masks. chief eddy garcia and his officers delivered about 48,000 masks to all five san jose hospitals. >>> the economic stress from the coronavirus is growing by the hour. in an effort to reassure its employees, bay-area sa

it's been refreshing. >> reporter: now, we're challenging abc 7 news viewers. use #abc7now or tag us on instagram. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> when they challenge me, i say, thank you, that's nice. and i keep going, mike. have you been challenged? >> i think martin ourxecutive p challenged me. you know, i have a bum shoulder from swimming competitively for so many years and chris nguyen. did you see his arms. >> i can't even do half of those, chris. >> right. i wonder how did he find that tank top. >> you know what. >> i don't have a tank top. >> that's going to be our reason, mike. that's what we're going to say. >> all right. okay. okay. all right. hi, everybody. if you are out exercising. let's talk about how today is your best to do it. 87 where it is about 41 degrees right now. your accuweather highlights. dry and cool today but at least we'll get some sunshine before the high clouds start to take over. rain and showers this weekend. it's a one on the storm impact scale and brighter and warmer next week. here's a look at the cloud c

karina mitchell, abc news, new york. >>> the governor of hawaii issued a mandatory 14-day quarantinee the state. it applies to alltravelers, including hawaiian residents who must quarantine at home. visitors must stay in their hotel room or rented lodging. people can leave only for medical emergencies. anyone who violates the order may be fined up to $5,000 or one year in prison. it starts this thursday and will remain in effect indefinitely. also new this morning the mayor of las vegas is pushing back against the governor of nevada e casinos to shut down for 30 . days but the mayor says her city should be allowed to stay open for business. the economy depends on tourism and being open for dining, entertainment, gaming and sports. >>> coming up on "this week" fema administrator pete gaynor and the governs of new jersey and michigan will discuss the latest on the covid-19 threat and the government's response. watch the full interviews on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 on abc 7. >> to the north bay now, where it's just one of the many images of life, how it's changed be

stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to stephanie. >>> federal health officials do say they're doing their best to rush coronavirus test kits to hospitals around the country. they say about 4 million of them will be available by the end of this week. >>> overseas, italy is taking drastic measures. 16 million people there are now on lockdown. italy has the most infections outside china. weddings and funerals have been postponed, ski resorts, gyms, and malls are closed, and visitors are banned from the vatican museum. >> french president emmanuel macron has announced a ban on all events of more than 1,000 people. so far 19 people have died there. >>> moving to politics, tomorrow what is you could call super tuesday round two, and michigan is the top prize. bernie sanders revamped his schedule to focus on the state, while joe biden is looking to build on his momentum from last week. abc's rachel scott has the details. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders storming through michigan, betting on the state to hand him a victory again. >> and on tuesday, if we stick together, if

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as abc news anchor kenneth moton explains, they are not the only people rishe heal. >> repte thir >> exposure for simply a cough or a sneeze. >> reporter: emts, firefighters, police and paramedics facing new dangers with every 911 call they get. >> working 16-hour days and we've gone through now it will be six months of personal protective equipment in just seven days. >> reporter: personal protective equipment or ppe is running low as more patients become critically ill from the coronavirus. some life-long medics already saying they have used more masks in one day than throughout their entire career. >> this is what our firefighters, emts normally wear on the street when they respond to an emergency call and this provides them with ample protection from sneeze or a cough. they have an n-95 mask and gown and gloves. >> reporter: but the rate of exposure among first responders is not sustainable. with entire states facing medical emergencies and multiple crew members policiy on >> ione of our firefighters gets sick or gets exposed or if we bring someone in that exposes our crews, then

to get coronavirus breaking news updates on the go, download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts>>> still to come on abc 7 news at 6:00, the fight against coronavirus on the national front. and which three states have just seen new cases today. >>> plus california senator kamala harris makes her presidential endorsement official. the former competition she now wants to see become president. >>> a world war ii veteran goes on a national tour. how he was welcomed at this stop in san francisco today. >>> i'm meteorologist drew duma. a pretty cloudy end to the weekend out there. and tomorrow we'll track showers for some of us. we'll show you who can expect wet weather and when. and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier... ...and happier, while making medicines that help people right now. because that's the present we wanted to live in. and that's the future we all want to see. abbvie. here. now. like getting the best everwifi experiencen. with wall-to-wall coverage-there's a win. plus, added protection for

tai hernandez, abc news, new york. >> this is in milwaukee the city launched drive-up voting yesterdayters stay in their car while their i.d. is checked, cast their ballot, hand it off and drive away. the governor of wisconsin is calling for the state to send an absentee ballot to every registered voter. their primary is next tuesday. >>> coming up on "this week" white house national economic council director larry kudlow discusses the latest on the covid-19 threat and the government's response, watch that full interview on "this week with george stephanopolous" here on abc 7. >>> this viral photo of a dad who is a doctor touching hands with his young son through a glass door is sadly no longer possible. a tornado destroyed their home in arkansas. jared burkes had been staying away from his family for two weeks treating covid-19 patients. he was inside the home when this powerful tornado hit. thankfully he survived. six people were hurt but several other homes and businesses have been destroyed. >>> a virtual campaign is helping bring smiles to seniors stuck inside amid the coronavirus

dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, turning to takeout.rants and bars hurting, the way some bay area businesses are reinventing themselves to get you to order out this weekend. >> plus the pandemic's effect on pollution. more on the shift in greenhouse emissions, and the worldwide activity you can take part in tonight, known as earth hour. >> here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. a number of cars on the bridge this morning, going somewhere. we're tracking those showers that lisa has been talking about all morning. we'll check in with her when we get back like getting the best evewifi experiencein. with wall-to-wall coverage-there's a win. plus, added protection for your connected devices. that's a win-win. put it together with xfinity mobile- the most reliable wireless network. talk about a winning combo. get xfinity internet and xfinity mobile for just $30 each a month. you'll save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill. plus get $300 off when you buy a new galaxy s20 ultra. now that's... simple. easy. awesome. click, c

karina mitchell, abc news, new york. >>> the governor of hawaii issued a mandatory 14-day quarantineor anyone arriving outside the state. it applies to all travelers, including hawaiian residents who must quarantine at home. visitors must stay in their hotel room or rented lodging. people can leave only for medical emergencies. anyone who violates the order may be fined up to $5,000 or one year in prison. it starts this thursday and will remain in effect indefinitely. also new this morning the mayor of las vegas is pushing back against the governor of nevada and wants to keep casinos open. on tuesday the governor ordered the casinos to shut down for 30 days but the mayor says her city should be allowed to stay open for business. the economy depends on tourism > fema administrator petef new jersey and michigan will discuss the latest on the covid-19 threat and the government's response. watch the full interviews on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 on abc 7. >>> to the north bay now, where it's just one of the many images of life, how it's changed because of the coronavir

i'm kenneth abc news, new york. >> that is concerning. for sure. >>> well, the coronavirus is touching hollywood. coming up next, a star and his wife who are now fighting an infection. >>> first a ban on reusable cups and now there's something new. the action starbucks is taking to protect customers. >>> and taking a live look >>> let's take a look at what's going on monday and into tuesday. you can see all the wet weather monday, especially during the morning and into the early afternoon hours. a little bit of a lull monday night into tuesday morning and then the chance of some scattered showers as we head into tuesday. that would bacross tth e for bay. course, that could change as we get closer. we already talked about how much rain to expect saturday and sunday. look at this, another 0.75. >>> drive through coronavirus testing is coming to kaiser says it will also have drive-through testing in redwood city and in san jose. >>> tom hanks revealed he and his wife, rita wilson are infected with coronavirus. in a tweet he said they felt a

whit johnson, abc news, new york. >> so tragic.nd today senate republicans start negotiations with democrats on their trillion dollar stimulus package. it includes support for businesses hardest hit by the outbreak and cash payments for some americans. ines de la cuetara explains who would get the money and how much. >> reporter: the white house introducing the trillion dollar plan to boost the economy. >> you can still get it done? >> reporter: the plan includes relief for worker, small businesses and the industries hardest hit, airline, cruises and hotels. >> so i hope that bold new proposal will find similar degree of bipartisan respect and mutual urgency. >> reporter: the president saying that he would restrict to stop stock buybacks. >> we would not want that. i was neff happy with that. very hard to tell them not to, but i would tell them not to. >> reporter: and the plan would include checks to americans making less than $100,000. anyone making $75,000 or less would get a $1200 check and anyone up to $99,000 will get a small

the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> we sent this breaking news notification on abc 7 newshin moments of the fire first breaking out. if you want an alert like this in the future, the app is free to download in the app store. >>> alsn this morning. he's accused of driving into a group of teenagers on purpose. police arrested 18-year-old adibi of san mateo yesterday. they say he drove onto a sidewalk in burlington and hit four teens before speeding away. thankfully witnesses followed adibi and police were able to catch him. two of the victims had major injuries. all four from san mateo. facing attempted hit-and-run and homicide charges. police are trying to determine why he did this in the first place. >>> really terrifying dash-cam video to show you on a car who crashed on the way to santa cruz. watch this. maisey liquiz. you can see the long beach woman's vehicle veer off across the lane, missing that the tree and tumbles down the embankment. she yells out "i'm dead" a >> rolled over, hand over my head. the seat belt airbag didn't go off. i called 911 and they tracked me a

time. >> we're operating like every vitef thelege in the state o law. >> reporter: kimberly brooks, abc news, new york. >> whei mean, when you're livinn a dorm, it's very difficult not to spread this virus. s, i don't know how this is going to work. >> that's a tough one. >>> sfo is adding special bus service for people who are stranded because b.a.r.t. is closing early now. so, one of the top stories on abc 7 news right now. >>> you're going to hear f thpa part in a clinical trial for a drug that could treat covid-19. the decision that may have saved her life. >>> a north bay distillery making a pivot during the shelter in place. how they are now making hand sanitizer. >>> and mother nature is making some wet weather for us. you can see it right here on live doppler 7. this is just the first round of many scattered >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >>> moderate shower moving through milpitas. you can see it there on 680 and 880 and that stretches to a lighter extent all the way up to dublin, pleasanton, union city, hayward and down towards sunnyva

>> announcer: news to build a better bay area. this is abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning, everyone. it's saturday march 7th. i'm liz kreutz and we have a lot to get with the latest on the coronvirus. but first a quick look at the weather and good news. here is lisa argen. >>> good morning, to you. that's right a one on the storm impact scale. we haven't seen it in some time. light mist and drizzle and also showers moving our way this morning. we're talking about the rain spreading from the north bay to the south bay. very light amounts. a couple hundredths to 0.2 and the snow levels down to 4,000 feet. a look at live doppler 7 through point reyes to north bay to west marin where we have a few scattered light areas of showers. up to the norg from st. helena and mark west springs and santa rosa and a few hundredths have fallen. widening the perspective you notice more offshore. we will be looking at cool numbers in the 50s count. upper 40s around lafayette. 24 horsepower aunine ler this a. liz. >> lisa, thank you. you can track the rain on the ground with your phone. just download our

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on twitter we are abc 7 news bay area. ted one page of our website to all of our coronavirus stories. a abc7news.com/coronavirus. you can download our abc 7 news app. we'll send you breaking news alerts so you know the latest as it's happening. >>> kindness and compassion now more than ever to get through our tough times. >> people are paying it forward and helping seniors and spreading positivity. a mom and her four kids found a unique way to connect while social on a recent visit to a park they spelled out the words i like to, dot, dot, dot in sticks and pine cones and when they got back they found other people added things to the list. >> this is the time for us to teach them a lot. teach them kindness and compassion. >> another san jose man posted on social media if anyone needed help getting food or other necessities. helping a 70-year-old woman with disabilities who needed cans of vegetables. she needed two cans and he brought her so much more and she was so grateful because she wasn't going to go out and be able to g

trevor alt, abc news, new york. >>> this map shows the progression of the coronavirus in the u.s.ate, and since then, the virus has exploded with well over 30 states reporting cases, and nine states, including california, have declared an emergency in response to the outbreak. >>> senator ted cruz is staying home in texas, after learning he came into contact with a man who tested positive for covid-19 ten days ago. cruz says he shook hands and briefly chatted with the man at the conservative political action conference. this is cruz at that event. the senator says he's not experiencing any symptoms and feels fine. both president trump and mike pence spoke at the same conference, but the white house said there was no indication that either had met or in close prom. i to t i, in cross proximity to the infected person. >>> at least ten people have died in a hotel collapse in china. the hotel was used to isolate 58 people. rescuers served 38 people trapped in the rubble. 23 are still missing. a housing and development official says two retail spaces on the first floor were being remod

abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news east bay journalist went to several stores today. at the safeway on walnut creek no toilet paper on the shelves and a clerk says an overnight shipment will probably be sold out by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. here the food max had plenty of bottled water and paper products. this trader joe's had plenty of bottled water packs. i have been to a handful of stores today and have not seen one clorox wipes or hand sanitizers. >>> check out this video. you can see it's full of toilet paper, water and supplies. an employee says there were about 900 customers in the first hour. the store is limiting how much each customer can buy of the following, toilet paper, paper to towels and wipes. >>> go to abc 7 news/coronavirus. it's the main story on that p page. download the news app so you get breaking news alerts. you can customize the app by region so you'll know if coronavirus is spreading where you live. >>> disneyland and disney world announced today it's closing. >> it has a big impact from visitors to workers to neighboring businesses. you're going

is "good morning america." >> this has been a special report from abc news. >>> wow.y the fastest drop that we've seen so far since this happened. twice last week. there it was like five minutes and this was less than a minute, reggie. >> we knew that it was going to be down because we saw futures were down on the dow more than 1,000 points. but for it to go at 2,250 right at the start is really quite stunning to see. although, again, not surprising. rebecca jarvis explained to us this is a very uncertain time and consumers don't know how to react or how long this is going to last. the efforts we're taking to social distance will keep us from being in this downturn for a shorter period of time as it can be. we'll continue to watch that. >> mike, we'll check in with you to see what the rest of our day looks like. >> the rebound of all time, hopefully. man. >> we're going to have to spend, spend, spend when this is over, mike. >> that is the key to have enough cash in case something like this so you can spend and keep the economy going. that is easier said than done, is