two bakersfield doctors ignite a fierce debate on the best course of action of what's next. >>> severaland businesses face major restrictions. customers will also see big chans.a. b.t. oers mas for workers and the few riders left may get some, as well. it is monday, april 27th. we'll get to all those stories in a few minutes. first, checking in with mike nicco with a look at our day ahead. good morning, mike. >> hope you're having a good monday morning, if we can. let's look at what is going on weather wise. a few clouds out there this morning and high clouds as a cold front is passing to our north. that is going to keep the coast pretty breezy today and also the san francisco bay also pretty breezy. 23 mile-per-hour winds hitting sfo. let's talk about what is going to happen this afternoon. little warmer everywhere and maybe more in the east bay valleys and up in the north bay valleys and those are the areas we'll hit the low to mid 80s and low to mid 70s around the bay and 66 in san francisco. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. >>> most doctors agree that sheltering in place has to continue. mo

. >>> also -- >> two doctors out of the bakersfield area getting a lot of attention for saying it's time now for the state to reopen. medical experts we spoke to in the bay area saying (alarm ringing) wake up to great tasting flavor. (alarm stops) belvita breakfast biscuits. flavors like delicious blueberry or decadent chocolate, gently baked in a tasty biscuit. (alarm ringing) belvita breakfast biscuits. it's time to taste the day. belvitatso is this.iscuits. and so are these. they all represent something more. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us. so we're working 24/7 toected maintain a reliable network, to meet your growing internet needs. we're helping customers who are experiencing financial difficulties stay connected. we're increasing internet speeds for low income families in our internet essentials program. and delivering self-install kits to your door. nos comprometemos a mantenerte conectado. we're committed to keeping you connected. for more information on how you can stay connected

that's the argument coming from two doctors in the bakersfield area.al experts we spoke to in the bay area d >>> now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> now at 6:30, week seven of sheltering in place and there is no end in sight. now two bakersfield doctors are igniting a fierce debate over what should happen next. >>> several more states began reopening today. businesses face major restrictions and customers will see big changes. >>> here's a live look from our east bay hills camera as we start the week. today is going to be another warm one and tomorrow gets even warmer. some areas could get close to 90. so, skies out, thighs out, but just make sure you're doing that without a lot of people around you. hi, mike. >> yes. and it's a one and done, too. tomorrow is the hottest day this week. temperatures will do a little bit of a roller coaster the rest of the week and then kind of tank over the weekend. we'll map all that out in the seven-day forecast. first, if you have to get out of the house, little breezy along the coast and sfo and keep

a little rain reported near fresno and bakersfield.fornia had rain and we have high sierra snow yesterday. we'll be a little cool today in many spots. as we get into monday, a chance of rain. this is a look at the afternoon there when it comes to the cloud cover, likely to see clearing especially inland. around the bay, partly cloudy. i think at the coast we'll be mostly cloudy. tomorrow morning we start out again with patchy drizzle a possibility. in the afternoon we'll begin to clear the low clouds a bit. take a look at what's going on, more cloud cover moving in. the mid- to high level clouds will come ahead of the possibility of some rain on monday. that's what we're looking at for the days ahead. now back to today. 55degrees in san francisco, mid- to upper 50s near concord and brentwood, 55 santa rosa. most areas are only expected to warm 5 to 10 degrees over the course of the entire day. by lunchtime, low 60s expected and partly cloudy skies. for the second part of the day, upper 60s. into the north bay for the afternoon, 68 for

contaminada de todo el paÍs estÁ basado en niveles de la calidad del aire entre 2016 y 2018 >>> bakersfieldenes en mano hay que cuidarlo mucho >>> en dÓnde usted y yo en donde respiran hasta el momento no encontramos otro planeta que tenga vida como nosotros al parecer estamos solos por lo que no sabemos al momento y es un dÍa extraordinario para poder reflexionar un poco acerca de este bello planeta >>> hablando de eso felicidades a usted lleva 36 dÍas en este encierro preventiva con esos 4 elementos importante que son los que hacen que california continÚe siendo el lÍder precisamente controlando esta pandemia. >> en montaÑas tengan temperaturas frescas pero nuevamente maÑana comienza precisamente el aumento de las temperaturas esta bella toma es tomada desde la estaciÓn especial internacional se veÍan los paneles solares y las enviÓ jessica que estÁ desde alla precisamente en una bella posiciÓn del planeta tierra ella tiene un panorama extraordinario para ver la tierra y la comparte con todos nosotros vamos a los nÚmero temperaturas cÁlidas a partir del viernes y la siguiente semana el ca

the bill excluded smaller and medium-sized cities like bakersfield. you see the need for further fiscal relief to these states? bell, there is a fourth do you think that will be a driver of it? >> i appreciate the question hope you are staying safe remember what we did do on some of the stuff before. we supplied mind to states, we increased 2% in our second bill. $2 trillion is a lot of money coming through. we are trying to keep people employed and paying insurance, adding $600 a week and extending it another 13 weeks. we have to go back and look instead of just thinking about what it would take. let's get some data and understanding as for what people actually need. let's get this to trillion out there and get people employed. i'm going to have kevin brady follow up on this. about cities with sales tax getting hit, businesses shut down and others. people want to know what the data is and where they currently are. do you want to touch on this? >> first, you are exactly right. let's see how it works. let's get facts before we act. what the heck does e

they're missing out on a lot of the usual celebratory a events of senior year, a bakersfield photographersing to help >>from 0 shares you know ts. almost 1700 sharelike almost ovnight and from that moment ogletree has been captu memories one-click on portrait at a time for the clasof 2020 the memory of senior prom and walking across the stage at graduation not possible for this year's graduating class all the things that you plan on doing. >>your freshman year year. you know come to gradtion and then you find out. and the semester you know you can do all th funhings like >>and just trying to be you know that person was like i see you i hear you i feel for you and letme bring light to that. >>that was a money stevs reportingt is hoped that othephotographers. well take on similar projects that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 our coverage of the path of the coronavirus pandemic that continues at 6 and governor newsome h announces 6 steps he says california's got to take before it can ease off on pandemic restrictions. it indicatejust how diffent the new normal might look for restaurants d we're all

virus. 1700 people now work at that huge district patient center, serving all safeway stores to bakersfield to the oregon border and parts of nevada. longtime safeway employee, pedro seen a cat, died. the safeway said it has since increased its guidelines for social distancing. it is also connecting temperature screening before any employees going to that plant. >>> san francisco police telling everybody don't come to golden gate park which is normally added to a day to mark. >>> it is 420. the police have already fenced off hippie hill. >> you will see officers in the park. you will see streets closed. ulysse as out with the area fenced off. we want to remind people please do not engage in for 20 festivities. bay area rapper e 40 as you see here was on twitter urging people just stay home. >>> it is nice having big names joining in and encouraging people safety. let's check in with steve. it is 4:10. my i.t. department came and. that's me. >> your i.t. department is up early, pamela. as i tell my father, and just keep pressing buttons. it will eventually work. exactly. let's get to it. we

nos tiene mÁs detalles sobre este edificio >> representando a mÁs de 400 individuos detenidos en bakersfieldnes en la corte federal de distrito en san francisco. >> >> estamos en el centro de distinciÓn. >> en forma que realmente el cuadro para esta pandemia >>> alegan que las condiciones los ponen no riesgo de infectarse con covid-19 la proximidad con otras personas es de menos de 6 fecha pies de distancia. >> con esta demanda buscan reducir el nÚmero de detenidos en dichas instalaciones para poder practicar el distanciamiento fÍsico >>> asegurar que todas las personas que estÉn en concentraciÓn tienen acceso a poder distanciamiento >>> lo que estamos haciendo >>> asegura que lo que pasa dentro de estos centros de detenciÓn lo considera como una emergencia sanitaria >>> (hablan en inglÉs) >>> es que personas no deberÍan de estar trabajando o quedÁndose en esos centros. tenemos temor de ser infectados por el covid-19 mostramos esta llamada dada por pueblos sin fronteras una grabaciÓn que dice un detenido en un centro de detenciÓn en esa misma semana el fiscal general enviÓ una carta a la adm

east and over southern california did you see southern california is picking up on rain around bakersfield and a little further north. we are on the northern french. a few sprinkles perhaps, we will not see a whole lot of beneficial rain for ght and mon time frame, although not looking like much sunny and par inland and widespread 60s expected today. teacher cass push you all the way through the weekend so there is not a low change going on and this is a look at the afternoon i'm up over the sierras a few scattered showers impacting the passes for those who need to travel the next few days. this is a look at saturday morning waking up early sunny to mostly cloudy and clouds tend to pull away a little bit only to come back sunday morning and then getting into sunday afternoon notice that increasing stem dropping in sunday night into monday coming out of canada. temperatures outside areas right around san francisco, low 60s for the east and 66 around antioch. in the extended forecast another warm-up is coming and i will have a look at the extended coming up in a bit. >> stocks are rising tod

the standard items have always been used inside mortuaries like mission family mortuary you're in bakersfield and managing partner kenny mount says that some of their ppe can be sanitized and reused such as certain types of gloves and mask, but also says about 2 months of smock's now says right now they have a good stock of pp but with morticians also taking extra precautions when moving bodies from hospitals and nursing homes. they're also using more equipment. >>we may need to be considered in that first responder kind of a medical care through. for us to be able to get the face mask and the gloves and shields and smock's it was medical supply companies out of soccer backed up with orders. he's already looking at other alternatives such as talk to suppliers who also masks and gloves. >>and that was alex bell reporting coming up we introduce you to a young ba during this time of uncertainty here at kron 4 we want to honor some of our bay area heroes tonight we're shining the spotlight on justin levine. he lives in san carlos, the 21 year-old college junior there. he is he's back home. he's t

but tucker carlson based in claim in part on -- in bakersfield california and they say their research found the coronavirus is basically no worse than the flu. played a sound byte from one of them. oh, and here they are last night on a different trump tv show. now, of course, most public health experts have dismissed these doctor's findings. according to the university of washington biologist dr. carl bergstrom, quote, they have used methods that are ludicrous to get results that are completely implausible. and out of this, quote, as owners of local urgent care clinics, it appears these two individuals are releasing biased, non-peer reviewed data, to advance their personal financial interest without regard for the public's health. their personal, financial interest. get this. even youtube took down a video interview with these doctors for violating their community guidelines. the notion peddled by these doctors and wallpapered ovall or trump tv is this virus is not as deadly as we thought. that is not borne out by the evidence. and the virus has still killed nearly 60,000 americans, r

services during the pandemic luis put steel held a sunday service at his church mcfarland near bakersfield, even after the governor issued a stay at home directive. he called for parishioners to attend the following week as well but then refrain from told him not to the pastor e says he does not think he's putting his congress at risk severity of the virus itself. >>been spared conspiracy theorist they say its population control we don't know exactly what's going on people at top levels have in so that people that are spiritual need right now more than ever our churches need to be open praying about it. >>when asked about the medical seriousness of covid- the the steel claimed, there are other doctor says who say this is justlike any other cold and he was citing positions in his home country cuba. the ceo says he will make a decision about whether to continue holding services in the coming days. still ahead the wind industry has seen a spike in sales due to the shelter-in-place orders but some winemakers say they the shelter-in-place order has been a mixed bag for winemakers in the bay are

the judge says conditions at the facilities in mariesville and bakersfield are a suggest enough can'tk of harm from the spread of the coronavirus. he ordered to give information including medical conditions about the immigrants at those two facilities by noon tomorrow . >> then he'll consider relossing some of the immigrants to reduce crowding. >>> he suggested that the corona virus should be able to run its course and reduce the number of weak, elderly, and homeless people in this country. in a long message on this personal facebook page, he says in the end, losing people vulnerable to the virus would reduce the burden on the social security system, free up more housing, and make more jobs available. several antioch city council members now want turnage to resign, but he has refused to do that saying he was just expressing his personal opinion. >>> an rv and trailer site will be used to temporarily house the homeless in san francisco during the pandemic. more than 120 trailers and rvs will be at pier 94 to help people who are living on the streets and in the city's bayview and hunter

11 games for the oilers this season but spent the majority of the year wh the minor lgue team in bakersfield> special day in warriors history. 60 years ago today the iladelphia warriors drafted al addles in the fifth round. he's been affiliated with the club ever since. it's the lgest running stint with a single franchi in nba history. he played became a neral manager. he's now a community hl ofame of the css of 2019. that's a look at sports. more news after the break. lately, i've discovered that while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. on the mobile app, whaso let's do the rightver chanthing, today.ow. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. >>> not just parks and beaches,

first is a beautiful shepherd mix named cheddar who was found at a gas station down the road in bakersfield, he just came walking up to us like out of nowhere and started penn who is super friendly and the guy that on the gas station told us that someone had dumped him off like maybe 2, 3 weeks ago. >>what kind of wife cheddar had before he was dumped is anyone's guess his skin seem to extra sensitive. >>and josh and his wife kelsey said gender was death. >>he had an ear infection real bad and then we hadn't tested to see if he came in here at all because it kind of seems like if you would call him if he was looking at you. he couldn't he wouldn't respond until you went up and actually touch him the other passenger is this little puppy it, she's a younger don't know really. been sick. >>from what they said yeah but i think she's just. tired it's a good meal and now an app. >>what we didn't know at the time is this little puppy is suffering from the potentially deadly powerful virus. we had to the plane social-distancing limits are good buys you doing good work. >>in person. >>cruising out t

has died from the virus. 1700 people work at that facility were supplies they play stores from bakersfield to the oregon border and parts of nevada. they say it is working to make sure employees there are safe. >>> health officials released a map today of cases by zip code. the city's director of public health says the highest number is currently in the mission district. the website has the fewest cases. health officials say the data also shows that 25% of all coronavirus cases in san francisco involve latinos. despite the fact that latinos only make up 15% of the city's population. >>> facebook has created an interactive map tracking coronavirus sometimes by county. the map uses data from daily servings of more than 1 million facebook users. the ceo says the idea is to help state officials decide where they need to direct resources such as personal protective equipment. currently the map reflects only u.s. counties but facebook says they plan to start running surveys globally in the coming weeks. >>> new tonight, we have learned the overall crime is down in san jose, during the first part

bakersfield 90. earlier today l.a. was at 90 as well. hotter than that, coming in with a current temperature of 101 degrees. so it is very warm in the coachella valley right now. here's live doppler 7 along with satellite. we have high pressure anchored right off the southern california coastline. that is bringing in that warm weather. but we're already noticing some changes in northern california. in the form of some high clouds and fog. we'll be returning tonight. so future weather early keeping onthis tomorrow about 5 to 8 degrees cooler compared to today. a high of 67 in the city. about 80 in concord. 76 in palo alto. 81 the high in santa rosa. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler day tomorrow. that continues into monday. but watch what happens on tuesday. we see a quick jump in our temperatures. that's the hottest day of the week, eric. and then we'll find a gradual cooldown thursday into friday with numbers close to average. so a bit of a ride we're on our way for the next couple of days, guys. >> looks like a roller coaster

temperatures across the state looks lie 79 bakersfield 81 for fresno 84 sacramto, and down towards the delta we're oking at numbers also pop like that as well but inland today oks to be mostly upper 70's a lot of spots around the bay, this is what i was talking about there's a high arching en as we get into the weekend some scatred clouds a bit of shows a little biof weakness in the high pressure cell this painting some cotal grizzle in the morning hours. but that is replaced by yet again more warming happing and then we wait for another weakening moment, t again looks like this is notgoing bring us an rain you know it's the coastal grizzle business that's about the best we can muster of all about and then it's back to again high stting to art so will get moments whe weakens a little bit. but all that's going to his welcome in some cloud cover and slight reduction of temperatures look at this today ssion district 7169, san francisco's to take a look at the 4 zone forecast along the coast. it'smore those 60's a play specific of the chilly spot at 6467 daly city with half moon bay. at 66

. >>> a father in bakersfield, california, says staying at home had his little girl missing their favorite stores. target made a special name tag for myla and donated some aprons. >> look at that setup they have there. >> pretty cool. >>> coming up, the message from a mother of five who beat the coronavirus after two weeks in the hospital. >>> also ahead, wuhan, china, re-opens for police with police scanning crowds to see if anyone has a fever. could this be coming to the u.s.? our medical experts weighs in. must take extra precautions. g you are at higher risk if you are over 65, or if you have any serious underlying medical conditions, like heart disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, or if your immune system is compromised for any reason. if you're at higher risk, wash your hands frequently with soap and water for twenty seconds. avoid touching your face. disinfect frequently touched objects. and wash up after being in public spaces. and when it comes to social situations...less is better. stay six feet or two arm lengths away from other people. better still, stay home if you can. if

. >>> police in bakersfield are investigating after six people were shot at a party. it happened overnight at an apartment complex. police say during a time when stay-at-home orders are in place, partygoers were ignoring those orders. four suspects were seen driving away from the scene in a car, more than 90 shell casings were found and all shooting victims are expected to survive. >>> a fire today at a townhouse complex where nearly a dozen people were left without a home and left a dog dead. this was a two alarm fire that broke out about 6:30 at a townhouse in marietta boulevard. it spread to another unit in the complex, everyone was able to get out safely but 12 people are now displaced, and the red cross is helping to find places to stay. nobody was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> millions in italy will be celebrating one of the holiest days of the catholic calendar inside of their homes. as the nationwide lockdown is extended until may 3rd. kate fox's amy kellogg has more from italy. >> reporter: the italian government knows how hard it

we tomorrow that depends on somebody over here getting the crop to market and the trucker from bakersfieldso there will be a much greater respect and with those losers of globalization were to understand there is a global market. if you want a ventilator or a pharmaceutical or head of lettuce that you will rely on american that you didn't think was that important to the global economy you thought the global economy was everything but it turns out looking at it whether the world health organizatio organization, or china's rol role, it wasn't too good but was good the guy on the interstate working on the potato harvester or the young kids that are willing to go into the grocery store to stand there with a thousand customers and sell you things. >> victor davis hanson has written a lot of books one of which was published in 2017 how the first global economy. [inaudible] this ties into the next question he writes can you draw comparison to the dark days of world war ii with the leaders that did a better job of communicating with the public over the sacrifices required and how we do that today?

high temperatures acrosthe state today, 82 for bakersfield fresno what 8560's cover a good portion f e central coast and out of so cal 73 for la x 79 san diego similar to yesterday, although not as warmhere's what here's what we got going on a longer range forecast models there's thatchance of a shower but it looks actually more interesting. later from the weekend. there's that potential hit maybe a shower or so we're getting late in the season here so we want to try to grab every opportunity we can he even if it's still a mountain snows to 4 zone forecast going on 68 mission district about 69 62 pacific of the day the city of a whopping 6765 half moon bay, northe end of the peninsula would do it in the upper 60's today, 67for burley gain heading down south foster city 7175 from out and deal with fellow alto at 74. and the south bay readings here just about all in the 70's, although morgan hill going up to about 8078% jose not the despair sevens lower 70's to middle 70's on the eastbay shoreline with haywar74 77 pleasanton livermore at 78 and jumping up here to walnut creek and 8082

and other cities in america houston bakersfield that normally have a lot of small go look at the world can be like without so much fossil fuel and small inclusion is something to aspire to you can't be hunkered down like this we don't want to be isolated like this that's not worth the price of admission to get a cleaner 'd environment cleaner air but we can have both we can have a clean environment and good green jobs and green transportation. you said that you were fiscally conservative in your early days of trying to live in an environmentally sensitive and sustainable fashion or changed. you know i got all my environmental ethic from my father my father exactly sr is not only a wonderful octave a wonderful man he was a conservative the like to conserve he was a son of irish immigrants it lived through the great depression so he simply turned off the lights turned off the water saves drinks a tin foil shop at the time the earth they rolled around in 1970 and he died within a few days of the 1st birthday by the way i was very motivated to do something because he always said to me i kn

it serves all safeway stores from bakersfield to the oregon worker, as well as parts of nevada.week after the death of a longtime employee of the center pedro zuniga of turlock. it has stepped up social distancing guidelines and temperature screenings before workers enter the plancaliforni officials confirmed the first prison inmate death due to covid-19. the inmate died at the hospital after contracting the virus at the california institution for men in san bernardino. they have 59 inmates with tested positive for covid-19. a second person in the san francisco jail tested positive for the virus. the inmate has been in custody since saturday. officials say the inmate was isolated from the chills population and tested while they were being booked into the jail. the sheriff's office isolated newly arrested people. the county's jail capacity is at an historic low was 725 people in custody, down 36% from last january january. >>> according to a new traffic report, shelter in place orders have cut down on traffic and that is saving the state millions of dollars. this report was condu

so, from maine to bakersfield california, he traveled the country to talk to people and again come he wasn't doing the same sort of going around the country trip that a lot of people do. it was the drug addicts, drug dealers, prostitutes, the homeless, a formerly homeless, veterans, people who hated the immigrants and all of that. but then recently if you follow twitter, you'll know that he has visited the most affordable group of old which is conservatives. but he's gone far lower visiting the tax cutters. but again i do recommend this book and i want to start with the most in the discussion here is introspection into the mindset now here we are at eei almost all the scholars have advanced degrees, here we are in washington, d.c. to the arguably wealthiest in the country and the most educated region in the country so i want to start with i am a catholic and they are most directed at the audience you talk about the denigration of the front-row of the non- credentialed meaning. in other words people finding meaning outside of degrees and a nice house. so can you talk to us about what y

the judge said conditions of the facilities in marysville and bakersfield present a significant risk of harm. he ordered ice to provide information including medical conditions about the immigrants at the facilities by noon tomorrow. stuck new report shows more than 70% of the federal prisoners who were tested for the coronavirus have tested positive. the bureau of prisons says out of 2700 test 2000 came back positive. almost 150,000 are in the prison system and officials are working with the cdc on ways to slow the spread. >>> on our via trailer site will be used to temporarily house the homeless in san francisco during the pandemic. more than 120 trailers and rvs will be at the pier 94 living on the streets. of the 120 trailers the city east 29 of them in 91 were provided by the governor's office of emergency services. >>> some of the dorms that sonoma state university are being used to shelter people at risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus. 35 people moved into what's called an alternate care site. most of the people are homeless is its care site for those 65 and older o

we have 63 degrees in fresno and 68 in bakersfield. that's a good looking system if you're up toward portland and seattle. that's where the line is going to stay and i don't think it will come down any time soon. the models are very dry over the next 7 to 10 days. i think we'll get low to mid- 80s and that trend will continue as we head into thursday. friday looks to warmest, still nice on saturday. >>> tomorrow is the start of the nfl draft and because of the pandemic, the players and gms and coaches, even to owners and commissioner will all be inside their homes for the first ever virtual nfl draft. joining us with more on this now, the president of the san francisco 49ers, al >> thanks for having me on. >> this is one for the books. we have seen pictures and video of the war room with the laptops and screens and landlines. give us the mindset going into this for the general manager and you too. >> we are excited to be honest. we have been practicing this now for a little over two week as you all know. we have been sheltering at draf

america and shut down for joining me now exclusively are the owners of accelerated urgent care in bakersfield, california, doctors dan erickson and dr. artin massihi. great to see you, thank you for being here tonight. a lot of the focus on reopening has been on the economics. you say that even from a public health perspective, we don't need to be shot in again, especially in california with what we know about the covid-19 there. please explain. >> well, what i've been studying over the last five days and heard in unity, and i've looked to world leaders, specifically dr. yolanda seki and doctors anders sweden has taken an approach where people are allowed to move about. children are there 16 are in school and there have not been a lockdown, basic social distancing. and just finished doing a report saying where there's not a lot of science backing these techniques. he said, we use things like hand washing, a little bit of social distancing because those work. if you look at their numbers, 200 deaths per million compared to ours, about the same. italy is 400 per million, and spain is about 400

and in bakersfield, police surprised drew. florida -- >> thank you. >> reporter: -- even the k-9 unit made the party and his cousins joined in too. >> he says happy birthday. >> this was above and beyond what i wanted to surprise him with. >> reporter: rosa flores, cnn, florida. >> how about that one? that made my day. hats off to our mr. presidenpol departments. we'll take a quick break. at 1800petmeds for the same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. >>> as unemployment in the u.s. soars because of the pandemic, a little help is coming for americans. the internal revenue service started depositing stimulus payments into the bank accounts of many people on saturday. the cash, part of the $2.2 trillion economic relief package, the money is meant to help the economy and those struggling to make ends meet. now with those stimulus checks, individuals earning less than $75,000 a year can expect up to $1,200 from the government and that increases for couples or parents

. >>> a video of two bakersfield doctors pushing for the state to reopen asap has gone viral. are saying are saying not so fast. jr stone is live in the newsroom with details tonight. >> reporter: eric, there is a serious debate about when to open up. right now, these two doctors from the bakesfield area say they have compiled their own statistics after testing more than 5,000 people. >> i say do we need to still shelter in place? our answer is emphatically no. >> that from dr. dan erickson and dr. artin massihi who own one of the largest care facilities in the bay area. and both want governor newsom to lift the stay-at-home order. others say not so fast. >> what we're trying to do is prevent people from dying. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford is part of the ucsf health system and says it is too soon. >> the early projections were 44,000 deaths in the bay area. there have been 210 so far. so i think we're doing pretty damn good. >> reporter: erickson and masihi's thoughts on the reopen have taken off online with millions of hits and thousands of likes. abc 7 special correspo

lawsuit at two detention facilities, one is located in marysville in yuba county, the other in bakersfield. the suit calls for i.c.e. to release about 600 detainees due to coronavirus concerns. today's virtual news conference is expected to include comments from recently released detainees. >> we expect more people will lose their jobs, this is as more companies try to confirm to the social distancing requirements and just a big loss of revenue. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now with a look at the frustration for people trying to file for some of the benefits as well. kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura. when a company plans to lay off employees they have to notify the state employment office and that's how we know what's coming down the pike, and it looks like it will be a painful week. i want to show you for comparison what happened back on april 8th. the edd got notice 21,000 jobs would be cut. by april 15th, that number shot up to more than 44,000 jobs to be cut. construction, movie theater jobs weighing heavily in that statistic. and as we well know our hotel, restaurant,

manhattan depends on somebody over here in hanford getting the crop to market and a trucker from bakersfield driving all night and then a stock boy in manhattan working at the supermarket, i think there will be a much greater respect and honor for the labor and people that we felt were the losers of globalization, they did not understand that there was a global market, i think we will see if you want a ventilator or if you want a pharmaceutical or if you want a head of lettuce, you will rely on american that maybe you did not think was important to the global economy you thought the global economy was everything when it turned out when you look at the global economy whether it was the eu model or the world health organization help or china's it was not too good and was the guy driving all night on the interstate and the guy out there working on a potato harvest or for the young kid willing to going to the grocery store and stand there with a thousand customers every day and be exposed in theory and sell you things, i think that will be very positive. >> i would like to remind the audience, r

this is bakersfield comic-con. is that better? well, it's a lot smaller. about the comic books. the way these conventions used to be before they went all hollywood. so to answer your question, no, it's not better. well, then why are you going? it's a comic book convention. you know, it's like pizza or particle accelerators, even the stinky one's still pretty good. all right. well, you guys have fun. i guess i'll see you sunday night. yeah. okay. oh, hang on a second. hold this. what was that for? to show people when they don't believe me. ♪ our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ ♪ then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... wait! ♪ ♪ the earth began to cool ♪ the autotrophs began to drool, neanderthals developed tools ♪ ♪ we built the wall ♪ we built the pyramids ♪ ♪ math, science, history, unraveling the mystery ♪ ♪ that all started with a big bang ♪ ♪ bang! ♪

in bakersfield, it may have gone unoticed until frantic witnesses called 911 shortly after midnight. deputies who respondeto the scene say the party was large, but coldn't say exactly how many people we there. one miner in 5 adultswere shot but are expected to suive. investigators found 94 shell cases and 3 live rounds at the scene there now earching for 4 suspects. now health officials are investigating nearly 50 people at a nursing cility in orinda that tested positive for covid-19 earlier this month this afternoon we spoke with the vice mayor in orinda to get an update on what is being done to help people there. >>our hearts go out to the are in ca cent. the city has reached out. but there really is nothing else that we can do for them right many of our that wanted to offer help. back the unty and the have ak s ah, not tothat simply complicate what they're trying to get use butwe want everyone to know we're certainly thinng of the patients and the staff and the mily and hoping fo all the best in their revery. >>again arly 50 people infected one person has died from coronavirus at

tomorrow in manhattan, depends on somebody over here getting that crop to market and a trucker from bakersfieldiving all night and then stalking that supermarket. i think it will be a much greater respect and honor for muscular labor and for people who we felt was the losers of the globalization. they didn't understand there was a global market. i think we will see that if you want to make a ventilator, you want a pharmaceutical one head of lettuce, and you will rely on american maybe, just maybe you didn't think was that important to the global economy and youth of the global economy was everything and it turned out, when you look at the global economy whether it was the model, the world health organizations for china's, roll it was not too good and what was good was the guy driving all night on the interstate and the guy out there looking out over the potato harvester or the young kid that is willing to go into the grocery stores stand there with a thousand customers every day and be exposed in three and sell you things. i think that will be very positive. bill: victor davis hanson has writte

died from the virus. 1,700 workers work at the huge center that serves all safeway stores from bakersfield to oregon border and parts of nevada. now, the reported a long time employee of the center. safety says that they have since stepped up the social distancing guidelines and conducting the temperature screenings before workers enter the plant. >>> amazon is using thermal cameras. they should be faster and allow for more social distancing. the cases have been reported among the staff and among the warehouses. they're being used for the employees at several whole foods stores. >>> a new traffic report shows the shelter in place order is cut down on crashes and saving the state millions of dollars as well. updated special report by the college center at uc-davis say that is the traffic accidents and crash related injuries and deaths were reduced by half during the first three weeks of the lockdowns. they say that the reduction saved the state about $40 million a day or $1.2 billion since march 20th. >> all right, pam. the time is 6:10. >>> we're looking outside, and steve you see the rain

shelter in place guidelines ended with a shooting that sent 6 people to the hospital and a party in bakersfield may have gone unnoticed unil frantic witnesses called 911 shortly after midnight. deputies who responded to the scene said the pay was big but coldn't say exactly how many people were there. >>one miner and 5 adul were shot they are expected to survive tonight. investigats found 94 shell cases and 3 live rouns at the scene. they are w searching for 4 suspects. >>here in the bay area have been some of the best when it comes to obeying shelter-in-place orders in the country and tonight oakland's mayor libby shaft spoke with our partners at cnn talk to wolf blitzer about how impressed. she is with the way her city is supporting people in need during this crisisand sth and esha curry. tioned >>we're calling on the generosity of ourresidents o ve really shown up with such inedible food delivery of donations to our relief d everything from $5 from little kids to sh and ayesha that have lped keep a world kitchen to deliver 600,000 meals to kids that rmall rely on school for thr meals as well

dan erickson come up bakersfield come also joining us, president of the foundation for research on equalnity. good to have you both with us, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> shannon: okay, so those two groups dr. erickson that were slamming you and i watch the entire video, thought-provoking people need to do their research and they need to look at all kinds of data. you are offering your data. but they went on to say that it appears these two individuals are releasing biased, nonpure data to advance their personal financial interest without regard for the public's health. you address this in the video. you were asked if you have a financial interest to make sure your clinic stay open and people show up. you address that. would you like to respond to these groups that have condemned what you said? >> sure. what you have to realize we live in a town of 900,000 people. we were doing the majority of testing here and we were doing 40% to 50% of the testing and media called me and said can you please share your results with us? they said, you know, how many positives do you have, how many tested?

the standard items have always been used inside mortuaries like mission family mortuary you're in bakersfield and managing partner kenny mount says that some of their ppe can be sanitized and reused such as certain types of gloves and mask, but also says about 2 months of smock's mount says right now they have a good stock of pp but with morticians also taking extra precautions when moving bodies from hospitals and nursing homes. they're also using more equipment we may need to be considered in that first responder. >>kind of a medical care through. for us to be able to get the face mask and the gloves and shields and smock's it was medical supply companies out of soccer backed up with orders. he's already looking at other alternatives such as talk to suppliers who also masks and gloves. >>that was alex bell reporting mounts as that physical distancing is also impacting how he conducts business and that it makes it more difficult to console families who are dealing with the grief of losing a loved one. tonight officials are warning anyone using video a teleconferencing to be aware potential h

there are two doctors that run an urgent care out of bakersfield, california, who are getting a lot of attention right now, because they are saying things need to open back up. that, basically, when you look at the numbers, we close down on this idea that millions of people are going to die. now, even without the test, if you just extrapolate out what we've seen so far, in california for example you have 3/100 of a chance that you die if you get this disease. 96% recovery in full and quickly, and they see the economic harm does not merit, or isn't in balance, i guess, with those risks as they've actually turned out. what are your thoughts? >> dr. siegel: first of all, melissa, since i met out number here, i'm going to tell you, i agree with everything your last guest hosts said. [laughter] in medicine we did something called a cost-benefit analysis. it's not only about lives lost from the virus. part of this is why i've lost from depression, from suicide, from joblessness, from heart attacks, people not working out at jim's could have heart attacks, strokes. all of that has to be facto

the standard items have alwas been used inside mortuaries like mission family mortuary you're in bakersfield and managing partner kenny mount says that some of their ppe can be sanitized and reused such as certain types of gloves and mask, but also says about 2 months smock's mel says right now they have a good stock of pp but with morticians also taking extra precautions when moving bodies from hospitals and nursing homes. they'ralso using more equipment we may need to be considered in that first responder. >>kind of a medical care through. for us to be able to get e face mask and the gloves and shields and smock's it was medical supply companies out of soccer backed up with orders. he's already looking at other alternaves such as talk to suppliers who also masks and gloves. >>well that was alex bell, reporting mount also says the social distancing as jimmy impacting how he conducts his business and that makes it relly tough to console families who are now dealing with the grief of losing losing a loved one. we have a governor newsome he's giving a lifeline to small businesses he is noa wor

manhattan depends on somebody over here in hanford getting the crop to market and a trucker from bakersfield driving all night and then a stock boy working at that supermarket so i think there's going to be a much greater respect and honor for muscular labor and for people who we felt were the losers of globalization. they didn't know how to code didn't understand was a global market. you're going to see if you want a ventilator or you want a pharmaceutical or you want a head of lettuce, you're going to rely on an america that maybe you didn't think was that important to the global economy and you thought the global economy was everything when it turned out when you look at the global economy, whether it was eu model or the world health organizations help for you or china's role in it, it wasn't too good and what was good was the guy driving all night on the interstate and the guy out there working on a potato harvester or the young kid that's willing to go into the grocery store and stand there with 1000 customers every day to be exposed and sell you things so i think that's going to be ver

high school senrs 8th graders and even a kindergartner for frankie walker a graduating senior at bakersfield high school says this evolving pandemic has taught m a valuable lesson about life don't be afraid of >>just be prepared, you know lot ofthings can happen life her mosque, but just gone back now justake it head it's preposterous. >>seeing the light in the dark situatns and not showing fear. and just trying to bree u know that person who's like i see you i hear you i feel for you and let me bring light tothat. >>great story there that was a money stevens reporti by the way. if you have someone that you would like to nominate for our kron 4 heroes project we encourage you to head to our web site fill out a short form that's there's cre for hero section. just let us kn what this person is doing n hopefully we can feature them on our website and on kron 4 dot com and that wraps up kron news tonight at 9 but our primetime coverage contues at the top of the hour. >>governor newsome shedding some light today on what it will take for things to return to some semblance of normal. >>why anyone h

progress today nowcross the state reading getting up there to 83 85 for fres on central valley83 for bakersfield. big fears coming in at65 and meanwhile the midto upper 70 san diego 61 by the way from monterrey of the central coast. all right so future cast for everything is pretty much high pressures game, although temperatures are falling all week long after that big zenith hit on we're looking for the weekend is there's like 2 was coming our way the second one actually looks more juicy on these modelswhich may hold with a better chance of picking up those sprinkles and that will confined pretty much the north y is what it looks like we'll see we get a little closer doesny getting that but up it is kind of flirti with us a little bit so that's kind of nice. all right, here's a look at the 4 zone forect for your monday 68 san francisco. to the coast 67 daly city pacifica 60 to 65 after moon bay. much the same for the bay side here along that san bruno 60 several t early game. then the 70's are in control down south 71 foster city san mateo at 7075 though from mountain view. and we keep the 70's

. >> i'm sarah lewis from bakersfield, california, and i teach first grade. >> i'm a high school mathacher in southern arizona. >> i'm currently a fourth-grade teacher. >> i'm a teacher in a title i school in north charleston. >> i have made my fireplace into a classroom for my kiddos. >> i will show you a bit of what i've been doing. >> hi, nicholas! >> virtual learning in our family is myself teaching all of my classes, 13 online live classes a week, plus studios. >> my students are highly needs and have low academic levels. many of them need a steady routine. >> each assignment is required to be about 15-25 minutes. >> they are trying to make it work without having to make having any time to do anything. >> that's what virtual learning looks like from. >> we know that every family is dealing with this crisis in different ways. >> no one can be punished or have a lower grade because of technology. >> we see about 125 students a . i maybe communicate with 50 or 60 of my students. >> we have certain activities that require groups of kids to be together, and we have times that they sho