amy hollyfield is watching it live. hi, amy. >> hi, reggie. this is a big, loud project.trans says their biggest project of the year. we got a view above sky 7. you can get an idea of the area we're talking about. they started several hours ago. they started earlier than they planned and they're determined to get this thing going. northbound 101 is now closed. it's a short section, but you will be detoured. it's right at 280. they are demolishing and replacing the bridge deck at alemany circle. they moved the project up because traffic is so light right now because of the shelter-in-place order. that is one positive. but the virus also brings new challenges to the project. >> construction operations like this are always a little bit exciting. because there's so much work to do in such a short amount of time, but it's also a little dfferent because we're operating under the covid-19 socially distant restrictions. so, people are mindful that we have to be careful of what we're doing this work. >> they were expecting a six-mile-long backup in both directions this summer. the

amy hollyfield is live this morning for us. amy? >> hi, reggie. a look behind me. this station here is closed and caution tape blocking the gates there and they have station agents there and signs saying the station is closed. muni service is expected to be a mess and unreliable. they are reconfiguring their service. they are cutting service but trying to make sure they cover the busy travel patterns of those who are still riding. the plan is to go from 68 lines down to 17 lines. so, big cuts coming. officials say they have to do this because so many of their employees won't be coming into work. they are in the vulnerable population or they are caring for someone and they are concerned about their safety. >> we're expecting between 30 and 40% of our workforce to not be able to show up to work in this coming week. and in order to be able to maintain essential service for essential workers delivering nurses to the hospitals and cooks and custodial workers to office buildings, we're going to have to concentrate our remaining service on our highest ridership lines. >>

live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> this morning, san francisco has more than 1,200 confirmed cases of covid-19. a large portion of those are in the mission district which is the heart of the city's hispanic and latino communities. city officials say 25% of positive coronavirus cases are among latinos, although they make up only 15% of san francisco's population. district nine supervisor hillary roanen has been concerned for works. she said overcrowded housing and the fear of the government have contributed to these cases. >> weekly outreach through spanish-language media how to protect yourself and what services are available to you. we've been working with ucsf to create the first study of its kind. >> a testing program will start in the mission on saturday. at least 450 people have already signed up. and later today, san francisco supervisors walton will announce what is being done to stop the spread in his district wch includes bay view and that district has been disproportionately impacted by covid-19 cases compared to the rest of san francisco a

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> now to your morning money report. trouble for yet another luxury retailer. there are multipe reports that lord & taylor is considering additional funding sources and trying to negotiate with its creditors. >>> uber direct will get retail packages to you and uber connect allows to you send packages to your family and friends. >>> right now we are taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning, you can see we are down about 450 points right now precipitation drop this morning is being blamed on the plummeting oil prices. yesterday it dropped below zero for the first time in history because the demand for gas is so low and people are staying at home. this morning those prices continue to slide. >>> governor newsom is looking ahead to plans in reopening our state's economy, and he will give answers tomorrow about rolling back shelter in phrae s restrictions. >> because of these commitments, hundreds of thousands of families will cross the digital divide, including 70,000 californi

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. amy? >> there have been debates on whether officials should make this recommendation and now bay area health officials are taking it one step further. they are recommending that you cover your face when you do your essential outings like going to the grocery store or the doctor's visit. just those essential outings you have to do. the world health organization still has not taken this step saying only the sick and those that care for the sick need masks. the concern is that once this recommendation comes across, people will keep all the n95 masks for themlves. officials a emphasizing, leave those for the health care workers. you just need a cloth mask. and president trump is now also saying it's not a bad idea to cover your face. >> the reason why the conversation is coming up now why the cdc may readvise their guidelines is because we're getting more and more evidence that people can spread the is wn they are asymptomattic. >> 3m to produce more n95 face masks for medical professionals. t

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with your options. amy? >> hi, reggie. rent is due today if you can pay it. although, there are some city leaders who are having a press conference today calling for rent and mortgages to be canceled. now, right now, there is an eviction moratorium in place in california. and cities and counties also have their own moratoriums in place. so, look up your city specifically, but most, if not all, say if you can pay rent, you need to pay. if you can't, send a letter to your landlord. and make sure you have documentation showing that you lost your job because of this pandemic. paying rent for homes, also for business space has been very stressful for people during this crisis. >> my student loans are just a bunch of expenses catching up and it's hard when you don't have a job. >> now, two san francisco supervisors are hosting an online press conference today with leade t country like new orleans, l.a. and new york. they are calling on state and federal legislators to cancel rent payments and impose a moratorium on morgue tgage

amy hollyfield is live in orinda with more on that. amy? >> hi, reggie.ple are angry this is happening in orinda and danville. pg&e will be shutting off the power in a couple hours. residents say they just can't believe the timing of this. they have been told to stay at home. they're working from home. kids are on their computers learning from home. the refrigerators are full as people try to avoid multiple trips to the store and now the power will be shutorda some even begged pg&e to >>n monday to say, you know, you guys have to reschedule this, right? i was blown away they said, no, we're not going to reschedule it. in fact, we're moving forward and there is nothing we can do. >> i'm dreading it and a conflict to be told to stay in your house and having your house being taken away from you. >> and she was told it's going to happen to her a couple times this month. pg&e released this statement saying we understand the impacts of a service interruption given the current stay-at-home orders and we apologize for any disruption or hardship these outages may

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with details on this. hi, amy. >> hi, kumasi. some counties will start allowing some outdoor activiies. so, look for locks on tennis gates to be coming off starting on monday. tennis will be allowed. some businesses will be allowed to fire back up, including construction projects, car washes and nurseries. and child care will be allowed. so, essential workers can have some supervision for their kids while they work. all this work can go on, if some guidelines are met. esoci social distancing when possible but officials think this is a good start. >> this kind of movement today is going to give the general public some hope and a shot in the arm in terms of morale to keep doing the good work they have been doing. >> we are still ordered to practice social distancing. so, playgrounds are still closed, picnics aren't allowed, real estate can't host open houses yet. restaurants, even with outdoor seating cannot open yet. but starting on monday, tennis, skate parks and other outdooric aativities will be allowed. restrictions are starti

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with the reaction of this. amy? >> hi, reggie. with school closed right now, the governor says children are suffering from learning loss. now he is proposing they go back early for the fall semester. starting late july or early august. that suggestion created all kinds of reaction. some teachers expressed safety concerns wondering if crowded classrooms would be safe during this pandemic. or if safety precautions could be put into place by then. we also, though, have a parent with another point of view saying kids do need to get back to school. >> they missed the last three months of school and as much as they're trying hard and studying, i don't think they're really learning. we have to get back to life. this cannot go on for years. and i don't think it's going anywhere. >> governor newsom has said at past briefings, schools will have to find ways to encourage social distancing. possibly having staggered start times for the day or canceling large gatherings. starting early is not a done deal. this is just an idea that's being kick

reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> all right. thank you, amy. who is ready for some good news because i know i am. for many americans stimulus checks are on the way. yes. and, could be in your bank so,ap ns soon asda you. 50 to 60 million taxpayers will begin receiving the extra money to pay rent, groceries and other bills next week. some experts say possibly today or tomorrow. the first group includes people who have already given their bank account information to the internal revenue service. if you do not yet or if you did not yet file a 2019 return, the irs is using information from your 2018 tax filing to calculate the payment. the next wave of money could come as soon as the week of april 20th. kumasi, i hope some people get this money and have a little something to smile about when you open up that bank app. >> yes, deposit cleared. all right. thanks, jobina. >>> well, there is new guidance that attempts to get essential workers back on the job faster after being exposed to someone with covid-19. the cdc now says that if a worker is sympt

reporting live from oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> well, oakland is usingectric vehicle charging station to provide emergency power to a coronavirus testing site. the solar power charging station will avoid the use of a generator. this is the first time they're being used to support covid-19 related medical needs. >> having generator fumes and that new and silent and emissions free. >> oakland usually has three ev units in locations where they could provide emergency power. >>> the 50th anniversary of earth day definitely deserves a celebration that lasts longer than a day and the historic event is really the time to check out more of our abc7 earth original series. go to the nbc7 bay area streaming app. watch our special earth day content and catch our live newscast and breaking news and weather. the app is available on apple tv, androidtv, fire tv and roku. you just search abc7 bay area and install it for free. >>> the countdown to the nfl draft is on and fans, as you know, are thirsty for live sports. jobina fortson is at the live desk with all the detai

amy hollyfield is there to tell us how long. amy? >> hi, reggie. this is the biggest project they have scheduled for this year and they were so worried about traffic they were calling it carmeggeden. let me show you the area we are talking about. san francisco highway 101 at interstate 280 at the circle. they were expecting a six-mile-long backup in both directions. they were going to do the work this summer, but thanks to the shelter-in-place order, much less traffic right now so they moved up the project. >> we had traffic reductions of between 40% and 60%. it gave us a great opportunity to try to do this job a little bit early. then if we can complete it early, then we won't have the very large traffic impacts we were expecting when people are getting ready to go back to work. >> the bridge deck here is 70 years old. so, they're going to demolish it and replace it. the project, obviously, is expected to be noisy as they take down that old bridge. 800 feet of concrete coming down. neighbors are aware they are happening and all at home right now.

abc7 news amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero where there were a lot of people close to eachther over the weekend. hi, amy. >> hi, reggie. the embarcadero was a spot that was very popular over the weekend and one of several spots. they got these signs out, but police are saying it is looking like it will take more than these signs. they may start cracking down here pretty soon. take a look at these images from the weekend. this is what it looked like at the embarcadero and video from dolores park and marina green and a shelt ershelter-at-home i. they have cited two people for not social distancing. one supervisor says more citations could be coming. they want to do what it takes to keep people healthy. >> we want to educate. we do not want to enforce. 95% of san francisco is getting that. the other 5%, please, don't ruin it for everybody who is doing the right thing. >> here is a picture a viewer sent us from the crowded inner richmond farmers market. these markets are considered essential business, but officials are begging people to keep their distance. experts say just mee

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero this morning. a amy? >> the board of supervisors passed a new ordinance. encampments around the city as they try to prevent the spread of covid-19. this new ordinance says that the city must lease8,0 hotel and motel rooms in the next week and a half. the rooms will be for the homeless for those who tested positive and need some time away, need to be quarantined. the mayor says helping people with mental illness and drug addiction and some of the people who refused to comply with orders like wearing masks. she says it has not been easy. >> in fact, it's been so much harder to really care for this population, especially when they won't comply with simple directions or orders that we're implementing. and we have no means in some cases to force them to comply because public health is in jeopardy. so, i just ask for understanding. i ask for patience. as we deal with this. >> staffing, cleaning, security and food. this is expected to cost the city about $58 amoh.l govtou reimburse this city for some of those co

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more on these new rules. amy? >> we're in petaluma.atching a woman who is jogging and she is coming towards me right now and she doesn't have a mask on. health officials say when you're out for a walk or a run by yourself, you don't need one just have it with you in case you encounter someone else. it is in effect in sonoma county starting today. marin county you'll go into effect next week and other counties announcing they're going to be putting mandates in place, as well. so, it is probably coming to your county. and it's not just counties that are ordering masks, the city of fremont just put an order in place and the fine to not wear one could go as high as $100. the mayor says it isn't about punishing people, the focus is more on educating people and some seem really ready to comply. >> i think we need to be keeping people safe and until we really understand how the virus is spread and in order to get it under control, i think it is important, yes, for people to be wearing masks now. and i'm glad the mayor made that oclamati >> ma

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in mission bay. amy? >> hi, good morning, reggie. we just got a statement from the hospital. ucsf releasing a statement saying they have enough protective gear, a sufficient amount to last them for five weeks. they also say no one has tested positive for covid-19 here at ucsf children's hospital. but, look behind me. this is where the nurses have decided to gather this morning for their protests. they are raising awareness, calling attention to the need for protective gear. this is, obviously, an issue across the country, not just here in the bay area. there was a protest yesterday that one was at regional medical center in san jose. nurses there are described having to go from one patient to the next wearing the same mask saying this is dangerous for the medical staff and for the patients. officials there say they are doing everything possible to protect the patients and the caregivers and say this is not a time to create conflict, but rather a time to depend on each other. also, a protest is planned for later this afternoon. that o

amy hollyfield joins us live unsan francisco where the mayor and other people are telling everybody to just stay home, right, amy? >> hi, good morning. that is right, kumasi. the mayor haez said do not come here to goldb gate park and emphasized that point. look what we have here this year. a sign that says this park is closed at hippy hill. fencing around it. the mayor does not want you here and she asked a well-known rapper to help spread the word for her. e40 is telling people to stay home this 4/20. usually attracts thousands of people to celebrate smoking pot. such a huge gathering, the city has recently permitted it and brought in sponsors to help pay for fencing, security and cleanup. the e-40 told us yesterday in an instagram interview yesterday that seven people close to him tested positive. >> a lot of people know a lot of people that tested positive and has it. i know people that know people that die. my boy scarface. he had. platinum, legendary recording artist. emcee 8 got it. >> mayor breed said san francisco police officers will be patrolling the park and they will hand

amy hollyfield is live in orinda with more on this. good morning, amy. >> good morning, kumasi.appening to people in orinda and danville. pg&e will be shutting off their pow. residents can't believe their timing as people are working from home and kids are on the computer working from home and the refrigerators are full as people try to avoid multiple trips to the store and now it will all be shut town for the day. some begged pg&e to reconsider. >> i called on monday and said you guys have to reschedule this. i as blown away that they said, no, we will not reschedule it. we're moving forward and there is nothing you can do. >> i'm dreading it. just a conflict being told to stay in your house and having your house being taken away from you. >> pg&e released this statement, we understand the impacts of a service interruption during the current stay-at-home orders and we apologize for any disruption or hardship. they cannot reschedule. the homes that will be losing power did receive warning that this would be happening. reporting live in orinda, amy hollyfield. >> all right, thank

amy hollyfield live in walnut creek with more on this. >> hi, kumasi. we all knew it was coming and now it is official and for high school seniors, what a reality. they will not walk the halls of their schools again as students. school has been canceled and the six bay area counties for the rest of this school year. the state superintendent is calling this a very challenging time, the biggest challenge schools have ever faced and he's asking companies and individuals if you can, to donate laptops for students who can't afford one so they can distant learning. the state is providing training every week for teachers on how to teach kids from a distance. >> this is not easy. but our kids are worth it. and it can be done. the california department of education is providing standards and guidance. >> in antioch high schools have distributed chrome books to their students and they plan to get those laptops to middle schoolers today. oakland is still working on its digital home schooling plan that administrators are still ironing out details on the teachers un

reporting live in orinda, amy hollyfield. >> thank you, amy. >>> bay area county health officers andearby counties are planning the next shelter-in-place order which would take effect when the current order expires on may 3rd. loosening some restrictions. abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is at the live desk with more. >> we're learning talks are being held to decide which activities will resume from napa to monterey on may 4th. "the chronicle" reports the plan would lower restrictions on social distancing activities things like outdoor construction, landscaping, gardening and playing golf. santa cruz health officer says the only thing that the group has dider guidelines. the health officer g mt fst se up a list of criteria that could be met and then decide which restrictions would be lifted. london breed said all decisions are being made collaboratively and the worst thing they could do is move too quickly and end up in a worst situation. back to you. >>> bay area health leaders are considering an order that would require us all to wear masks in public. face coverings become mandatory

amy hollyfield is live in the east bay. a lot of reaction this morning. amy. >> yeah, a lot of reaction, reggie. a lot to think about. think about the electricity bill out here in the east bay with the schools cranking the air conditioning. it gets really hot out here. governor gavin newsom stirred things up when he said they are thinking about starting the school year in august or late july and kids are suffering from learning loss right now with their schools closed. he said at past briefings that schools will have to find ways to encourage social distancing like staggering start times and safety measures won't be in place by july or august. >> i have five class and most of them are over 30. one of my classes currently is like 34. i don't have the biggest classroom. >> we're putting ourselves in a lot of danger if we don't know what is going to happen. >>> now, this is not definite. this is just under consideration. he just threw this out yesterday for the first time. this would have to be negotiated with the teacher's union. no comment yet from the unio

abc7 amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy? >> hi, good morning, reggie. it goes into effect today. if you forget, no worries. there's a sign here at this safeway reminding you, you cannot come in here without a mask. they aou goin a bank or the grocery store. if you are out for a run or a bike ride, officials say you don't have to wear one, but they want you to have it with you just in case you encounter someone. children under the age of 12 are not required to wear one. health officials say this could help slow the spread of covid-19. earlier this week when we talked to people about it, they say they seem to be getting used to the idea. >> so, we feel like if we can do our little part to help keep this from spreading. >> we do what we can. >> of course we will. >> i usually wear it if i'm in close quarters with people but i'm usually just out on a run and not next to somebody for a while. >> reporter: it doesn't have to be a medical mask. you can cover up with just a bandanna or a scarf, something you already have at the house. and this doesn't replace t

reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> in the east bay, a secondtient has died at the orinda care center. the facility's owner told us the patient was already in hospice care and never displayed coronavirus symptoms. dan noyes reported on the first death and more than two dozen cases at the center. officials believe the outbreak started with three in>>> thmoine bay area and santa cruz county now is topping 4,500. three more deaths were reported yesterday, including the first in berkeley. at least 119 people have now lost their lives in the pandemic. santa clara county remains a hot spot in our region with more than 1,400 cases. both alameda county and san francisco now have more than 700 confirmed cases. >>> further north, lake county now has three confirmed cases in mendocino county cases holding steady at four. three of those patients thankfully have recovered. >>> starting sunday californians who receive unemployment benefits will see a wbigger checchec check. an extra $600. hundreds of san francisco educators are pledging to donate a part of th

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with who this could help. amy? >> hi, reggie. this opens at 9:00 this morning and i want to let everyone know there is not a line of people here yet. there is no one here yet. different from when the centers were opening weeks ago. we'd see people lining up well before it opened. if you're thinking of coming here, don't panic. there is no line at this point. alameda county fairgrounds people who live in livermore, dublin and pleasanton and they have to meet one of these requirements. here's a list they are looking for. people with a fever, shortness of breath and recent exposure to a coronavirus patient and other chronic diseases and people over the age of 65, women who are currently or recently have been pregnant and people who are homeless. this is being put on my stanford health care system along with the cities. those three cities that i mentioned. they did have 150 tests available per day or 750 for the week and they say your results will come back pretty quickly within three days. we are at gate 12 at the alameda county fai

amy hollyfield is live in west portal this morning. goodern moing, a morning, amy. >> this morning looking for muni employees at stations and posting signs and announcing the impact of which lines that will be impacted by the decisions that they say they were going to stay up all night last night making the decisions. muni will go from 68 lines down to 17. it will be a big service change. they are still carrying about 100,000 riders a day, mostly essential workers. but they have to trim the service out of concern for the safety of their workers. muni officials expect 30% to 40% of their employees to not show up for work this week. >> this is in response to the reality of our operator's lives. we have a lot of operators who are members of the vulnerable population and members who are caring for vulnerable family members. so, we've been seeing a drop off in our operators and mechanics who are able to show up for work. >> they're saying they're expecting service today to be a mess and unreliable. the advice is to find another way to get ar

amy hollyfield is live in mission bay. amy? >> hi, good morning, reggie. nurses are going to be here in about an hour and this is not the only place where this is happening. look at this video from yesterday. this is in san jose. this is outside regional medical center where nurses stood outside the hospital in silence. their message is one that medical teams across the country have. they need more protective gear in the hospitals as they treat patients with covid-19. nurses say it is not just for their protection, but also for the safety of those who they are treating.ar patientho iscovid positive. i'm wearing that one mask and then if i have is a potentially ruled out for covid-19. then i am exposing that patient. >> regional medical center said in a statement that the worldwide supply of protective equipment is low. this is not a problem unique to the bay area. administrators say they're doing everything possible to protect the patients and the caregivers. and they say this is not a time to create conflict, but rather a time to depend on each other. we'

amy hollyfield joins us live with more. >> reporter: good morning.te is not open to the public. san francisco's opening the site to test first responders, police officers, firefighters, health-care workers. that was also the focus of the test site in oakland but now that city is opening a second test site and is now expanding who they will test. they will now expanded that to the essential workers, like grocery store workers, restaurant employees and food bank workers and child care workers. oakland's new test site is at the kaiser convention center. it's by appointment only through designated organizations. the mayor says there's no plans at this time to open the testing to the general public. >> we still recognize that testing is a very limited commodity. we are hoping that will change any minute now. while it is still so limited, we have to be strateic about who we offer these limited tests to. >> we have view from drone view 7 at the test location in san francisco, piers 30 and 32. this site will test first responders only. it's not open to the p

amy hollyfield joins us live in san francisco where the mayor and others are telling people to just stay amy? >> hi, kumasi. the mayor is saying, do not come here to golden gate park. it is 4:20, but there will be no celebration here. she says, don't even think about it. she's even asked a well-known rapper to ask her to spread the n gat park. stay home this 4/20. usually this day attracts thousands of people to golden gate park to celebrate smoking pot. san francisco police officers will patrol the park today and they will give out citations if necessary. e-40 told us yesterday in an instagram live interview that at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. he says this is personal and it's important. >> i'm playing my position as the ambassador. one of the main things that i was concerned about is hippy hill and thank you, e-40, for letting it be known that everybody needs to stay in the house this particular year. >> 4/20 has become such a huge gathering at golden gate park. the city has recently permitted it and brought in sponsors to help pay for security an

amy hollyfield is live with more on what this means. amy? >> hi, reggie. the board of supervisors has been arguing for weeks over this, but they did vote unanimously last night. they finally reached an agreement. they are doing this to try and ease the crowded homelessts around the city of san francisco. they are trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. this is also for people who had the virus or frontline workers who need to be quarantined. le8,250elros in theeek and half for those groups of people. the mayor says it may sound simple, but she says this issue is actually been a difficult one. >> if i could open up every hotel room in this city and allow every single person to have a place to stay knowing that will make a difference and keep everyone safe, it's not even a question whether or not we would do it. but the reality is, the problems that existed in this city with people who struggle with substance use disorder and who struggle with mental illness have not gone away because of this pandemic. >> she is asking for patience saying sometimes

i am amy hollyfield.e coming up. >>> we will leave you that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. to plummet to historic lows. i am tracking what this could mean the next time you need to fill out. >>> and then temperatures on the rise across the bay area starting today. there's a warning from officials, don't head to the beach until you live at the beach. >> yes, you will be kicked out of pacifica, and they are not playing. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, april 21st. we will start with meteorologist, mike nicco, with the warming trend. good morning, mike. >> hi, everybody. welcome to tuesday. we will start with cloudy conditions especially in the southern half. up in the north bay where it has been clear most of the night you can see fog around novato and that will hang around until 8:30, 9:00, and then the sunshine wil

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. amy?> hi, kumasi, the learning is no longer going to happen here, but officials say school is still in session and now the push is to make that happen at home. so, now they're working on getting everyone up to speed on distance learning. it has not been easy. and state officials are asking if companies or individuals could possibly donate laptop computers for students who don't have one. the state superintendent is calling this the biggest challenge schools have ever faced. >> while our school campuses are closed to students, school is not out for this school year in california. we have been working with our students through distance learning. and by distance learning i simply mean where the teacher and the student are in different locations. >> san francisco and oakland have not started distance learning yet. they are still working on getting laptops and wi-fi to all students. they are also working on securing a deal with the union. the state says they are providing training for teachers

reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> it has been almost a monthered a stay-at-home order, and now we will hear plans about reopening the economy. jobina is at the live desk with this. >> governor newsom says he's working with the governors of washington and oregon. they developed a plan to safely lift social distancing measures, and this is completely separate from the federal government. there are very few details on what exactly the plan he will have a press conference at noon today. one thing is for sure, their decisions will be based on public health data. >> we will be driven by facts. we will be driven by evidence. we will be driven by science and by our public health advisers, and we will be driven by the collaborative spirit that defines the best of us in this incredibly important moment. >> california reached a pivotal moment. governor newsom says we are in the process of flattening the curve but people should still be practicing social distancing. back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. >>> you can watch the governor's announcement live

amy hollyfield joins us from hayward with more on this. amy? >> hi, kumasi.ho thought this would be a safe place for their loved ones are now very worried and they're wondering what do. th countyealth department has sent specialized teams here to gateway care cente facility is facing this outbreak. seven people here have died from the coronavirus and 65 others have tested positive. there's not only fear from relatives, but we've also heard frustration from them and anxiousness because of the lack of communication. a woman who stopped pby here yesterday came to check on her mom and she had not heard aboutthe tragic situation going on here. >> i did not know people were dying here. last i heard one person who tested positive and that was the last i heard. >> she would now like to pull her mother out of here but says she can't get getaway to an her calls or knocks on the door. we have seen family members stop by to wave to their loved ones through the windows. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right, thank you, amy. >>> in the east bay

amy hollyfield joining us where the mayor and others are telling people to stay at home. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. the mayor is saying do not come here to golden gate park like you have in years past. it is closed. there will be no 4/20 celebration here today. and to really drive home that point, she has enlisted the help of a local bay area rapper to help spread the word. so, rapper e-40 is telling people to stay home 4/20. usually this day attracts thousands of people to golden gate park to celebrate smoking pot. it has become such a huge gathering the city has recently permitted it and brought in sponsors to help pay for all the security and the cleanup. but e-40 told us yesterday in an instagram live interview that people need to stay home and he said this is personal for him that at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. >> a lot of people know a lot of people that tested positive and has it. i know people that know people that died. my boy scar face, he had it. scar face, platinum, legendary recording artist. my boy,

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in sonoma county. good morning, amy. >> good morning, r as of today it is in effect in sonoma county you have to cover your face and this order is coming to more bay area counties very soon. not just counties that are putting this into play, the city of fremont just put an order in place and the fine there to not wear one could go as high as $100. the mayor says it isn't about punishing people. the focus really is more peoplee seem ready to comply. >> you don't -- >> it is something that is very simple and that could make a big difference. >> ma, are irx to n county's health officer said some other bay area counties will be announcing today that they will start requiring masks. the counties were not named and we'll have to wait and see which ones are joining in on this, but marin will start requiring them on wednesday. the discussion now is focusing on what to do and require after the shelter in place order expires, which it is set to do on may 3rd. many saying masks could be the new normal even beyond

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >>> and the coronavirus has exposed an ugly element ines around the world and right here in the u.s. people targeting others because of stereotypes and preconceived notions. today, dion lim spoke to members of the asian american, african-american, and latino communities to get their thoughts on what needs to change. >> reporter: yeah, liz, over the weekend, new video came to light of africans in one part of china being evicted from their homes. and it got me thinking about how hate is a virus that knows no color. as the coronavirus spreads around the world, africans in china are now feeling the burden of a new wave of xenaphobia. as seen in this video, africans say they're being discriminated against, evicted and blamed for spreading the virus. >> racism anywhere is something that we have to condemn. >> reporter: this comes at a time when asian americans in the bay area fear more backlash than ever. more than 100 hate incidents a day have been reported into the stop asian pacific islander hate online portal. >> we are only sharing about t

amy hollyfield. >> thank you. >>> governor newsom is vowing to increase statewide inforement if necessary, and he said ignoring the restrictions could prolong the spread of the virus in california. >> it doesn't take the weekend off. it doesn't take anytime off. it is ubiquitous and invisible and remains deadly. >> he says he announce modification to the stay-at-home order in weeks. >>> sonoma county's health officer is looking to ease restrictions this week, and he is set to allow limited park access and that would later be followed for the go ahead by more construction work and outdoor activities like landscaping and gardening. napa county made a similar move last week. >>> once the bay area gets ready to shelter in place for another month, other states are looking to get back to work. >> good morning, kumasi. more states are following georgia's and tennessee's lead in all of this, and they will re-open restaurants and other businesses. what we are looking at right now is texas. the state will be allowing some businesses to re-open on friday. ohio will allow manufre my fami emotional. b

reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> it has been almost a month since governor newsom first issued a stay at home order the entire state. >> governor newsom says he has been working with the governors of washington and oregon, and they developed a plan to safely lift social distancing measures to the west coast, and this is separate from the federal government. there's few details available on what this plan intails. governor newsom information at today. one thing is for sure, their decisions will be based on public health data. >> we will be driven by facts. we'll be driven by evidence and science and by our hub public health advisers, and by the collaborative spirit that defines the best of us at this incredibly important moment. >> california has reached a peuf r pivotal moment, and governor newsom says we are threatening the curve and should continue with the social distancing. >>> you can watch the governor's announcement live here on abc7. if you download the abc7 news app you can get a push alert with the details as soon as they are announced. >>> the cdc says p

reporting live in orinda, amy hollyfield. >> all right, thanks, amy. >>> bay area health officials and nearby county are planning the next order which will take effect when the next plan begins on may 3rd. the plan may involve loosening some restrictions. hey, jobina. >> hi, kumasi, good morning. we're learning that talks are being held to decide which activities will receive from napa all the way to monterey on may 4th. "the chronicle" reports that the plan would only loosen restrictions on lower risk activities where social distancing guidelines can be met. outdoor construction work, landscaping, gardening and playing golf. the health officer says the only thing that the group has decided is general guidelines and the health officers tell the paper that is that the group must first set up a list of criteria to be met and then decide what restrictions can be lifted. san francisco mayor london breed says all decisions are being efitely understand that. thank jobina. >>> bay area health leaders are requiring an order to require people to wear masks in public. face coverings are mandator

amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek with some options. amy? >> hi, reggie. well, there is an eviction moratorium in place right now. so, that should protect you from getting kicked out of your home or your business. now, you are expected to pay rent, if you are able. if you can't pay rent, though, experts are saying you need to document that you have lost your job because of this pandemic. and write a letter to your landlord. this is impacting residents and businesses. a lot of businesses have been closed. and if those rents don't get paid today, landlords are going to feel it, too. >> now at a point where you are making the decision between food, obviously, and then learning and development or, you know, just paying the rent to appease your landlord. >> honestly, it has a ripple effect for both tenants and landlords. this is a case where, yes, once one domino falls the tenant's inability to pay rent goes right into the owner's ability to pay their expenses. >> city leaders realized the stress that today brings during this crisis. and some are fighting to do

amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek. hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, reggie. this has been a debate among health officials whether to make this recommendation. bay area officials going out on a limb saying they do recommend you wear a mask when you head out to do your essential trips like going to the grocery store, heading to the doctor. this has been a concern, a debate because they are worried that this will mean there will be a run on the n95 masks. and officials say, leave those alone. leave those for the health care workers. the emphasis with this recommendation is just wear a cloth mask over yr'sll you n icremember, for every n95 the public is using, that is one less n95 on the front line and that is one potential life at risk whether it be a patient's life. >> president donald trump has invoked the defense production act for 3m to produce more n95 masks for medical professionals. the world health organization says only people who are sick or taking care of people who are worried about those who don't have symptoms and could be passing this virus on wit

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield. >> all right, thank you, amy. >>> san francisco is on board with these new rules. >> our goal is to start working on what those changes might be and how we can provide guidelines in advance so that so many of our businesses in san francisco are prepared when we are able to resume business. >> mayor london breed says shared spaces like skate parks will reopen but recreation facilities with shared equipment will not. facive coings and other safety measures are still in place. >>> this morning a growing debate about when california students might go back to class for the next school year. on tuesday governor newsom said he was hopeful to open school by late july or early august but yesterday school superintendent voiced his doubts, saying they don't know when schools will start. >> your local school districts will make decisions and if school needs to open still in a social distancing environment, we'll make sure your schools have lots of resources and supplies to support our students to be safe. >> yesterday, therman's office released a st

. >>> a brand-new testing site opens today for those people in the east bay and amy hollyfield tells us about it at the allegheny fairgrounds who who this could help. >> this opens at 9:00 this morning for residents of livermore and dublin who have one of the following symptoms or it must meet one of these requirements. take a look. we have a list for you of what they're looking for before they decide to give you a test. a fever above 100 degrees. shortness of breath, recent exposure to confirmed or suspected coronavirus patient, any other chronic disease that you may be suffering from. people over the age of 65. currently or recently pregnant or the homeless. stanford health care system is putting this on. organizers say they have 150 tests available per day or about 750 for the week. they say the results will be available for you within three days. we are at gate 12 at the alameda county fairgrounds. if supplies run out for the day, they'll post signs at the gate lating you know they're out for the day. no doctor's note needed and no appointment necessary. so, if you meet one of th

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> it is so hard to do, amy, but we got to. thanks for the reminder. >>> to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in the bear ye bay area. classes will remain online through the end of this academic year. santa rosa is reducing city bus service starting today. all days will run on a sunday schedule between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. >>> governo newsom expected to provide an update on the state's response to the crisis at noon today. >>> this morning the white house is answering to a blistering new report accusing the trump administration of missing signals as the coronavirus started it spread in the u.s. good morning jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. we have brand-new developments on this this morning. president trump is tweeting in response to the report and he is fully denying it. yesterday he retweeted a tweet that was a call to fire his top infectious disease specialist that came government inaction cost american lives. >> you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, y

reporting live from oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> we have been warned. amy, thank you. >>> the free drive-through coronavirus testing in fremont remained open for longer than the city planned. confirmed to abc7 news that testing at the site on stevenson boulevard and extended to may 3rd. while the tests are free, you have to have certain symptoms to get one. >>> special mobile teams are now providing covid-19 testing to nursing home residents and employees in hayward. the teams are made up of specifically trained firefighter paramedics. so far the testing has taken place at seven homes and employees at their place of work or the testing center at cal state east bay. at least 13 patients have died in hayward. >>> san francisco is offering free coronavirus testing to all essential workers in the city. it's open to public and private sector workers who are showing symptoms. san francisco now has two testing sites. the one along the embarcadero is already open and another one in soma will open monday. abc7 news spoke with stanford professor dr. yvonne about

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right, thanks, amy.ne area of confusion, of course, golf courses. starting on monday some bay area counties will allow golf as a safe outdoor activity but the statewide order says courses are to stay close. contra costa, and alameda will follow the state order. napa, marin and san mateo will allow with guidelines in place. solano said they will likely do the same thing. >>> more on how san francisco is reacting. our mayor says we're going to be onboard. >> our goal is to start working on what those changes might be and how we can provide guidelines in advance so that so many of our businesses in san francisco are prepared when we are able to resume business. >> mayor lunder breed says shared spaces like skate parks will reopen in the city, but recreation facilities with shared equipment will not. social distancing, face covering and other safety measures all remain in place. this morning, there is disagreement, debate, call it what you wish about when exactly schools are going to reopen. so, on tuesday g

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >>> very few people are using bay area freeways. and the sight of all these empty roads are temptig some drivers to floor it and go. the highway patrol is seeing some drivers speeding, some reaching triple digits. >> it's business as usual for the highway patrol. so if you are driving over 100 miles per hour, you can expect enforcement action still to be taken. we're still out there, so nothing has changed for us in terms of enforcement capacity. i can tell you i have stopped several motorists at over 100 miles an hour, so it is a problem. >> the chp urges you to call 911 if you see a driver who is driving well above the speed limit, recklessly or if they appear to be impaired by alcohol or drugs. drivers convicted of excessive speeding could lose their licenses. >> that's just so dangerous. >>> still to come on "abc7 news" at 4:00, michael finney on the bay area company being sued over the claims it's making about its at-home coronavirus test kits. plus -- >> it's super violating and very sfrus tra frustrating. >> crime is down, bu

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in the east bay, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> today on midday live, oakland mayor libby schaaf told our kris citizten sze that her s looking to move homeless people into hotels. >> our hope is to find hotels that would actually be willing to sell us that asset so that once this health emergency is finished, we might be able to continue using that building for our homeless or as permanent affordable housing.f says the c has acquired some 60 trailers from fema, many arriving today. they're being set up near the coliseum, and officials hope to have them available by mayor 1. >>> one mayor to another. in san francisco mayor london breed said although the numbers may make it seem like people are doing a good job of staying at home, now is not the time to get too comfortable. >> as well as it may seem like we're doing, as you can see, those numbers are still going up. and we anticipate that they would be even higher, and the worst is yet to come. >> mayor breed also talked about the importance of mental health during this challenging time. the city is launching two initiatives to help fir

in emeryville, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> i don't know what you guys have seen out there.nly seen a little bit more speeding, especially aggressive cars just zipping by. and i just think it's so selfish because if an officer has to pull you over, there is a risk of more contact. if you're involve in an accident, then paramedics and other drivers are affected. just a self. >> thing to do. larry, you drove in today. what do you think? >> i didn't rllote mo peop spdi. i hav seen o bad accidents during the past month or so. and i'm just kind of stunned by what's going on because there are so few cars on the road generally speaking. how can you get into an accident? just pay attention. sometimes there is extenuating circumstances, but i don't know. maybe people are a little bit more distracted and perhaps once you see all that open freeway, you're like okay, here is my chance. people got to be a lot safer. >> spencer, you want to weigh in? or go ahead, ama, please. >> dan, stay at home to even excessive crazy speeding has been a huge problem on 580 between the bridge and castro