dion?> yeah, kristen, in order to really understand the issue of race and coronavirus, we need to hear from the victims. hundreds have submitted their stories online, but very few wanted to actually go on camera because they are afraid. so we asked one man to read their stories and be their voice. we do have a warning, though, because these are raw, emotional experiences that paint a clear picture of what's happening in the bay area today. we're also hearing what leaders and a new generation of uprisers are doing to fight the discrimination. >> rupert stanislaw, poet, filipino immigrant. i was standing in line for coffee. and due to allergies, i sneezed into my shirt. a man who was three or four people behind me in line gets in my face, points directly at my face and says we don't want your disgusting corona disease, you dark chinese kung few wanna-be. you chinese bring this virus here, you should go back home. go back to [ bleep ] china. i need to leave this country, that i'm disgusting an

. >> and i'm dion lim. we'll have much more on the new mask requirements in just a few minutes, but we begin now with the plan to start reopening the state. and today governor newsom announced his advisory council will get things started. >> we have an advisory committee that represents the diversity of our state. >> we will develop a plan that works for all californians, with a particular focus on those hardest hit by the pandemic. >> but we also know that we need to be smart about how we reopen our businesses so that everyone can feel safe. >> abc7 news reporter lauren martinez joining us live now in the newsroom with the details behind today's announcement. lauren? >> the governor said we're at a point where we can begin a very thoughtful phased in approach to reopening the state of california, and ultimately, reopening our state economy. >> we're at a point where we can start toggling back and begin a very thoughtful phased in approach to reopening the state of california. >> no dates will be attached t

. >> and i'm dion lim. we'll hear more from the governor in just a moment but first, let's begin with the latest headlines. there are more than 278,000 confirmed covid-19 cases across the u.s. and more than 7100 people have died. >>> here in california, officials say more than 12,000 people tested positive for covid-19. there are 265 coronavirus deaths in the state. >> and 11th staff member tested positive at san francisco's laguna honda hospital and increases the total to 14. the governor said california delivered more than 41 million n-95 masks to health care providers statewide. now, governor newsom announced today that labs across the state are beginning to catch up with the enormous backlog of unprocessed covid-19 tests. the state among the worst in the nation with 59,000 people waiting for their test results. >> 13,000 are waiting for results, so we have substantially reduced that backlog. a lot of that had to do with the commercial labs stepping up and we congratulate them for their good work. >> new

. >> i was going to play celine dion. every commercial break. >> here is the thin, when, enjoy the quiet now. when we are altogether it is crazy. >> it's always michelle and an. >> it is true, i think and and i are the noisiest. did you like that? that is how we sound. >> i don't mind it at all. i want you back in the studio. i will take that all day long. >> we will be back shortly hopefully. we will see you very soon in person. >>> 6:24 am. the coronavirus causing a setback to google's big plan to expand in the south bay. the new expected opening day coming up in the next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area.

good evening, and thanks for staying with us, i'm dion lim. coronavirus infections are growing each day in the bay area. 89 people have now died and there are more than 3,500 confirmed cases. santa clara county leads the bay area in confirmed cases with more than 1,100, and contra costa now with the skilled nursing facility outbreak jumped by 94 cases since yesterday. to the north, mendocino county is reporting at least four cases. lake county remains unchanged with no reported cases. there are close to 14,000 confirmed cases in california, and today governor gavin newsom took responsibility for the number of tests in our state and promised to do better. governor newsom laid out a new plan. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke to the lead of a new testing task force. >> that the testing space has been a challenging one for us, and i own that, and i have a responsibility as your governor to do better. >> governor gavin newsom confirmed over 126,000 people have been tested. and 13,000 of those are still awaiting results. staggering numbers that le

. >> and i'm dion lim. now to the coronavirus pandemic where starting today several bay area counties are rolling out requirements for people to wear face coverings outside their homes. >> san francisco's order went into effect at midnight. contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma counties will also be requiring face masks. >> cornell bernard is getting reaction to the new rules. >> reporter: life is changing for us once again here in the bay area. that includes wearing a face covering in public. >> dropped the food off at the door and go, you know. >> reporter: ares jackson is working his food delivery job in san francisco where he's now required to wear a mask. >> it is what it is, you know. at least our -- the rates of the virus is going down. >> reporter: san francisco now one of five bay area counties requiring people to wear face coverings in public. >> i think that we have to protect our whole community. if that means wearing a mask, then if we're going to be out, let's do it. >> reporter:

remotely to provide some answers and dion is in the newsroom with more on what i thought was a great discussion. >> i appreciate that very much, dan. we got so many questions on our facebook and instagram pages and covered a lot of ground. and one of the topics we discussed is how life is going to change even after the pandemic is under control. one of the many questions we received was about disaster response. what will change during large-scale events such as wildfires or what we saw with the flooding in coyote creek where 14,000 people were evacuated? what does emergency planning look like going forward? because it's not as if people can congregate in large groupsny longer, perhaps it's like these schools, maybe they need to start segregating in some way. what would you say to that? >> open up the high school gym and make sure everybody is well fed and cared for doesn't work in that pandemic. some noncongregate shelters, prefab indicated dorm rooms that we can build quickly on a few sites, that will serve covid individuals today and homeless individuals well into the future. those

melissa: dion and jonathan are back to react. jonathan, i don't know, it was so hard for the government to get this program up and running. i'm just now hearing about people who are able to find their way to credit unions and to the small lenders that are actually putting this money out. now most of it is gone. we need to open up america and get the customers back. what are your thoughts? >> this is, it is no wonder so many of these economic numbers are so dire, that people are coming out for free money, melissa. there can be no wealth created when the country is literally shut down. unfortunately idea of stimulus, its historical track record was terrible. invented by hoover around roosevelt, notion of government spending, government reallocation of wealth produces wealth. the malinvestment, unintended consequences lead exactly as you saw. look, obama tried this in 2008. bush friday it in 2001. the result were the two slowest recoveries in the modern era. melissa: dion, the thing to do, give everybody a federal tax holiday. put m

dion and senpencer is joining u.e orders forced a lot of companies to get people operating from home. larry started working at home today as you saw there. so let's talk about the possibility of this going on even after the pandemic. what do you think? larry, do you hear us, what do you think about it? >> yeah, well, i don't know about enjoying it. it's a little nerve-racking in the beginning. but kudos to our engineers, because ipads and computers and lights and all this stuff to set up is very challenging. we should have done a behind the scenes video about five minutes before this news cast started, because it looked like the three stooges do television, except there was only one stooge and it was me. and so the engineers are telling me do this, do that, do this, do that. and i'm like, i just put on makeup. that's what i do. i don't know about all this. it's -- this stuff is not as easy as it appears. >> a friend of mine complimented your artwork over the weekend. art. >> yeah. i appreciate that. all the artwork i

live at home, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> all right, dion, thank you. now, we took seven of your top questions about new rules about masks and face coverings to address specifically here tonight. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes with the answers. >> reporter: so yes number one, where are face coverings mandatory in the bay area? here's a map. so five counties and the city of san francisco, pleasant hill and fremont. question number two, why are masks only strongly recommended here in santa clara county. the doctor says she is mindful law enforcement resources are stretched. >> it's not something that i can ask my colleagues in law enforcement to enforce. urgent recommendation. >> reporter: question number three, who should be wearing these masks? well, anyone over the age of 12, children who are younger and not required to wear them even though masks of all sizes are available everywhere. question number four, when should we be wearing masks? >> anything that can cover your nose and your mouth when you are standing in line or in any location that provides

>> i'm dion lim. begin with the latest on the local crisis. 88 people have died from coronavirus. nearly 3,500 cases, 286 more than last night. santa clara leads with more than 1,148. and contra costa jumped jumped from yesterday. >> mendocino, four confirmed cases, lake county, no positive cases. >> governor newsom announced that labs across the state are beginning to catch up with backlog of covid-19 tests. state was among the worst in the nation, 59,000 people waiting for test results. >> 13,000 are waiting for results. we've substantially reduced that backlog, lot had to do with the commercial labs stepping up. we congratulate them for good work. >> newsom stanford has developed a test. and website to post medical supplies to be donated or sold to support the response to covid-19. governor newsom issued executive order prohibiting sellers to increase prices more than 10% on food, necessaryedpp lies. will be in place fore months. can charge violators with a misdemeanor. >> more on numbers now. more than 278,000 confirmed covid-19 across the united states. more than 7,100 people

dion? >> yeah, quite an undertaking. i sat down for a virtual discussion with dr. bob wachter, san jose mayor sam liccardo, oakland mayor libby schaaf and san francisco mayor london breed. we covered a wide range of topics you wanted answers to, benngh whatap to lffrcisco's th annerryri par being canceled, i asked mayor breed what was next for the city's upcoming festival system with marquee events such as outside lands. do you see us pulling the plug entirely and cancelling these events? >> i'm no doctor, but i do know enough to listen to the professionals and the people who are involved in helping us as mayors make these kinds of decisions that we rely on public health experts in order to determine what's the best course of action. it's really hard to say whether or not some large scale event will get canceled some time in august. but at the same time, we also know that we're going to be living in a new normal, even after we're out of this situation, we're going have to implement certain policies that somehow take into consideration esocial distancing. >> sepeaki

as abc 7 news anchor dion lim discovered they're using a cutting edge tool to search for answers. >> reporter: among the mystery surrounding covid-19 is its ability to turn deadly in some patients but not others. in many of those fatal cases it's the virus's effect on the heart or lungs that makes it a killer. now researchers want to know why. >> eideally we have human lung and heart tissue in front of us just to study what that virus is doing in those. we can't take biopsies from people's lungs and their heart to do that. >> reporter: instead this doctor and his team at san francisco's gladstone institutes are using a nobel prize winning technology they helped pioneer to search for an answer. it involves turning a patient's skin cells into stem cells, which can differentiate into almost any kind of cell in the human body. >> it can then become human lung and human heart tissue. >> reporter: literally the living beating cardiac cells you're seeing magnifying on your screen which were grown from skin cells. one strategy to create tissue from patients who survived covid without much tr

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is in san francisco now joining us live with the story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next few days. locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus, they're in. >> this is not a nice time. the little germ is out there doing its thing, so we've got to stop it. >> reporter: patricia delgado doing her part to help stop covid-19. she just got tested and she'll never forget it. >> the back of the throat, they're choking you. and the back of the nose, they're choking you again. >> reporter: delgado lives in the mission district where thousands of residents have registered to get tested at several outdoor testing sites for free. two tests are available, one for covid-19, the other can detect covid-19 antibodies. the mission is showing some of

i'm dion lim. >> and i'm eric thomas.hat testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is in san francisco with the story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next several days. locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus they're in. >> this is not a nice time little germ is out there doing its thing so we've got to stop it. >> reporter: patricia delgado doing her part to help stop covid-19. she just got tested. and she'll never forget it. >> the back of the throat, choking you, and then the back of the nose choking you again. >> reporter: delgado lives in the mission district, where thousands of residents havt several outdoor testing sites for free. two tests are available, one for covid-19, another can covid-19 antibodies. the mission is showing some of the highest infection rates in the city. >> and the deaths amongst

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas.ee you at 11:00. >> right now, everybody is working a little harder. >> technology is really feeling like a godsend. >> i have also seen a tremendous amount of goodwill. >> and it keeps you from being isolated. >> this will pass at some point. >> "more in common" is checking in. >> hi, dad. >> with a woman from philadelphia who doesn't let social distancing keep her from spreading the love. >> mwah! we miss you. >> a gaming grandma who's been training for this very moment. >> they tell me that they feel like it's a safe place to come to, so they just like to be there. >> and possibly the coolest landlord in the world. >> i don't want my tenants to feel stressed about having to pay me. >> all that and more coming up on the "check in." i'm michael koenigs, and this is "more in common." and typically we'd be on the road, flying around, telling stories about people coming together. but like so many of you, i'm

dimitri dion lim, "abc7 news." >> you're all tarveing for pizza right now.oin a better bay area project and share your gratitude for everybody on the frontlines. make sure you house the #betterbay area and we'll share the love. >>> the san francisco marathon has been postponed because of the coronavirus. rescheduled from july 26. organizers say they worked with the city and county to choose this new date. they're working to implement new safety measures they'll announce later on. the berkeley half marathon has been postponed to december 13. >>> crowded beaches and the push to keep people off them on the weekends. that's next. >>> and abc 7 launched new streaming apps, so wherever you are, wherever you go, you can get your live news casts, breaking news, weather, and more with our new abc 7 bay area app. it's available on apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. just searc ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub. my new bite-sized, crispy popcorn chicken is so when you need it, jack delivers: irresistible you'll want the

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. there are more than 550,000 confirmed cases in the united states. that's three times as many as the next highest country, spain. >> more than 21,000 deaths have been reported in the u.s., which is also the highest of any country. new york city alone is nearing 7,000. italy has the second most deaths from the virus. california is reporting just over 22,000 confirmed cases, which is the sixth most in the u.s., just behind massachusetts and pennsylvania. more than 600 people have died in the state from the virus. >>> the greater bay area now has more than 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. the count right now stands at 5,3079. 140 people have died. santa clara county still has the most cases with more than 1600. >> north of the bay area lake and mendocino counties report having four confirmed cases each. so far there are no reported covid-19 deaths in either of those counties. >>> easter sunday was celebrated in unique ways across the bay area tonight from a safe, social distance. churches were empty, but faith was strong as people went online to ma

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas.ter understand how the virus spreads. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is in san francisco now joining us live with the story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next few days. locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus, they're in. >> this is not a nice time. the little germ is out there doing its thing, so we've got to stop it. >> reporter: patricia delgado doing her part to help stop covid-19. she just got tested and she'll never forget it. >> the back of the throat, they're choking you. and the back of the nose, they're choking you again. >> reporter: delgado lives in the mission district where thousands of residents have registered to get tested at several outdoor testing sites for free. two tests are available, one for covid-19, the other can detect covid-19

abc7 news dion lim introduces us to one remarkable teacher on the peninsula to using star power to get his students excited. >> reporter: east palo alto instagram taken over who for 20 years has kept students motivated at school. is. >> i love my job. i feel like i have the best job in the world. i tell people i have fun playing. >> reporter: now he is doing it the virtual way so kids can stay motivated at home. >> mr. steve told me to tell you guys to keep washing your hands for 20 seconds. >> reporter: mr. steve, as he's known by the 450 kids at east palo alto charter reached out to more than 100 celebrities and athletes and asked them to record personalized messages. >> hey, cedric the entertainer here. i want to make sure all of you guys are reading at least 60 minutes a day. >> i am lisa leslie, a basketball hall of famer. i want to make sure you guys are still doing your reading. one hour every day. >> reporter: but his passion for passing on the positive vibes during this challenging times goes far beyond messages from celebrities. it's engaging with kids with push-up challenges

in san francisco, dion lim, "abc7 news." >> the power of pizza and kindness. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for people helping out during the covid-19 battle. show us how they're saying thank you and we will share the love. ama, so many people doing so many wonderful things. >>> tomorrow is expected to be the warmest day of the week. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in 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. >>> wheel of fortune fans get ready. pat zajac and vana white were i. and t wee all the contestants are from the bay area. good luck to each one of them. the wheel of fortune features fran and the bay area every night this week at 7:30. it's after "jeopardy" which airs at 6:00. ♪ >>> "star wars" is coming to disney plus two months earlier than originally planned. it will start streaming one week from today on may 4th, whic

in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> isn't that remarkable? can become a citizen scientist. get the app text text covid-19 in all caps to 41411 to get that app. again, text the word covid in all caps to 41411. . >>> you have your phone now. go to abc7news.com. our most popular story right now is about the origin of coronavirus, and why you really shouldn't call it that other name. >>> check out the story online now. we'll be the financial impact of covid-19 commonly called coronavirus. but we want you to know that there is help. we have disability insurance for workers who are ill or medically quarantined due to covid -19. paid family leave is available for those caring for an ill or medically quarantined family member and unemployment insurance for reduced hours or lost work. we're all in this together. for information on how to stay healthy visit covid19 dot ca dot gov. bus! get the flavors they want and the goodness you'll love. together, with sun-maid. go! you're gonna be late! mom, bag check. ♪ sun-maid. raisins, yogurt covered and sour f

i'm dion lim broadcasting to you live from my home. >> and i'm eric thomas. francisco's order went into effect at midnight. contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma counties will also be requiring facemasks. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is getting reaction to the new rules. >> reporter: life is changing for us once again here in the bay area. that includes wearing a face covering in public. >> dropped the food off at the door and go, you know. >> reporter: aries jackson is working his food delivery job in san francisco where he's now rekwoir required to wear a mask. >> it is what it is, at least the virus is going down. >> reporter: san francisco now one of five bay area counties requiring people to wear face coverings in public. >> i think we have to protect our whole community. if that means wearing a mask, then if we're going to be out, let's do it. >> reporter: the order means employees at essential businesses like grocery stores must mask up.

hosted by rich eisen and dion sanders. number six, when will it happen?ft will run thursday through saturday this week. and finally, number seven, where can you watch? right here. the 2020 nfl draft will air all weekend long on abc7. >> and the draft starts at 5:00 p.m. followed right around 8:30 by our after the draft special that will feature an nfl hall of famer right here on abc7. niners and raiders both with two picks in round one. 49ersnound one. >> that's going to be exciting. larry and his team have a great show planned for after the draft. thanks. >>> local legends joe montana, are teaming up with surprise 20 sports fans who are dealing with the effects of covid-19. fans are asked to send an email to info@vidsig.com and share your connection to either one of these celebrities. winning entries will receive an autographed photo along with either a live one-on-one video chat or a video shout out from one of those celebritie entries must be received bytomo honoring graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. alexandra rincon is graduat

in the newsroom, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> thank you, dion. we ought to get mr.booking some guests for us. he's got all a-listers. we invite you to join our better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody on the front lines f the covid-19 battle. be sure you use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you, and we will definitely share the love. >>> disney parks around the world may be closed due to the covid-19 pandemic, but you can still enjoy one of its favorite park snacks right from the comfort of home. urro bit hnreleased on the disney parks blog for families to recreate. we posted the full recipe on our websit course disney is a paren company of abc7 news. >>> spencer's body is a temple. he is too pure to eat churros. >> you're missing out. >> i pretty much let everything go diet wise so, i'll take his. but -- oh, you're saying heing your head? now you'll have a churro? >> no, no, no. you can have mine.i n't el okay. let me give youour-by-hour look at tonight's weather going into the evening hours. late tonight around m

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. >> i am dion lin. in santa cruz, they say people have been flocking to the beach. >> have you seen a lot of people out today? >> reporter: yes, we have seen a lot today. that is something that city does not want. especially, if you don't live here. some worry that quarantine fatigue is setting in. >> i think everybody is anxious to go out. >> a day on the water front, for many, it was too hard to stay home. >> david and carolina came from napa for a quarantine break. >> we came out, get fresh air, social distance, and enjoy life. >> the city has tried to keep nonlocals away in the shelter in place order. signs have been posted. every parking lot is closed to discourage day trippers. >> we can't go to work, against the law, people are going on vacation. >> parked cars lined up for more than a mile near the beach. parking lots are off limit. >> i have never seen it this crowded on fourth of july. christmas. >> she saw scenes like this crowded beach, with little social distancig. >> the beaches are full o

in the newsroom, dion lim, abc7 news. >>> here's another idea for weekend fun at home. disney just launched a new website to bring you magic moments like this. videos designed to help you find your zen. the site has videos of disney performance, disney-themed backgrounds for your video calls and much more. of course disney parks had to shut down amid the pandemic. hopefully this brings you a little virtual joy. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> next, staying connected through song. ♪ >> a church choir is celebrating holy week virtually. how they're coming together to deliver a message to their congregati congregation. >>> new this morning, despite churches being closed because of covid-19, a choir congregated virtually on zoom to sing for holy week. ♪ the choir is based in queens, new york. members recorded an online performance of "villa de la rosa," sorrowful way. they are separated by location but together in god's spirit. that is really beautiful. >>> it's amazing how we're able to come together in these virtual ways. i had dinner with my extended family las

abc 7 news anchor dion lim. >> new york saw their first march 1st but the empire state saw nearly ten times as many of. why? e timeil at abc7news.com lays out day by day the difference in how two of the country's largest states handled the outbreak of the coronavirus differently. >> we need to take official action. >> reporter: while san francisco and other counties were declaring states of emergency, days later andrew cuomo told cnn there's no reason for concern, both leaders setting the stage for the pandemic that would sweep across the country. can you follow along day by day as each state waged a war against covid-19. we included videos from the day. >> i want to remind everybody that this state continues to take advantage of every hour, of every day. >> reporter: watched as the number of reported cases grew and tracked what city and state leaders were saying as the pandemic unfolded. >> we are now the epicenter of this crisis. >> reporter: the pandemic is not over. as california and the nation are reopening after months of sheltering in place, it is clear the golden state's quick

in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> and the trail warning to dog owners is expected to be in effect fall. >> one more thing to worry. >>> a celebration 150 years in . up next, we can still give you a glimpse inside the san francisco botanical garden, and what makes it so special. >>> right now dan is here with a look at abc7 news at 5:00. >> well, new at 5:00, it's a tough time to own a small business, of course. we're going to talk with one man now able to apply for a loan as banks already sound the alarm. >>> plus, online food deliver have i more popular than ever, ordeit's also taking > and the incredible support for the captain fired by the navy. those stories and a lot more when kristen and i see you for abc7 news i didn't choose this exact type of metastatic breast cancer. but i did pick clarity by knowing i have a treatment that goes right at it. discover piqray, a treatment that specifically targets pik3ca mutations in hr+, her2- mbc. piqray is taken with fulvestrant after progression on hormone therapy and helps people live longer without disease progression. do not take pi

jonathan, dion, good to see you as well. melissa. melissa: more than 900,000 cases worldwide and 200,000 right here in the u.s. and by tomorrow, cases are expected to surpass the one million mark across the globe. we have the latest on the pandemic this hour. >>> plus new york under pressure. first-responders sounding the alarm as cases spike across the state. we will talk to fdnyems chief about her experience next. >>> relief amid the outbreak. we'll talk to the ceo of world central kitchen about his efforts to help local restaurants and health care professionals on the front lines. stick around. ♪. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from anyone else. so why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms which most pills don't. get all-in-one allergy relief for 24 hours, with flonase. and i like to question your whii'm yoevery move.n law. like this left turn. it's the next one. you always drive this slow? how did you make someone i love? that must be why you're always so late. i do not speed. and that's s

dion lim, "abc7 news." >>> an apparent slowdown in new york's coronavirus related deaths led to a jumpn the financial markets today. all three markets added more than 7% today. the dow soared more than 1600 points, closing at 22,679. the s&p 500 rose 175 the nasdaq surged 540 points. >>> scams are spreading as fast as this virus. michael finney has more, and he's joining us, like ama, from home. not the same home, but his home. >> yeah, it is from my house. i've been here for a couple of weeks. it's amazing. and you talk about these scams. we're watching them build and build upon each other. this is a sales pitch you might soon get. and i want you to remember that the fda has approved absolutely zero at-home tests. in this case, it's the city attorney in l.a. filing a suit against yikon gemocis, a gene sequencing company in china. they offed at-home test kits for $39, saying you could test yourself and claimed it was fda approved. now, again, the fda has not approved a single at-home test kit. keep that in mind. the company agreed immediately to remove the ad to reimburse anyone who pu

news anchor dion lim tells us how. >> reporter: the drizzly weather wasn't enough to keep runners anders off the secluded trails of san francisco's prasidio today, but when it was the moisture or the messages, visitors with dogs seemed to be mostly obeying thewent effect t. park managers have closed a number of interior trails to dogs in an effort to hold off confrontations. >> we want to thank everyone for cooperating with the trail closure signages. it's important to give the coyotes their distance. >> on friday we brought you these pictures, showing the scuffle when a newly arrived alpha coyote couple were pushing aside an existing alpha female and laying claim to being the dominant hunters. now that they're moved experts say the animals provide a critical service to the park. >> coyotes are incredibly important for ecosystem health. they really love to consume things like gophers and rats. they control populations of pest pea cease. >> this wildlife ecologist says the coyotes als in an uanvinmen sometir park has seen a heavy ix of dog walkers since the covid shelter in place order

in the newsroom, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> what a great story and great effort. >>> today on middaye, we spoke live with the california surgeon general and asked her advice about how parents can help out kids during this time. her suggestions aren't just for families. it's something we've heard before, but it's worth hearing again. >> things like daily exercise make a difference, right? they help to reduce stress hormones, as well as sticking to our normal routines like going to bed and waking up at the same time. >> dr. nadine burke harris is the state's first ever surgeon general. as we mentioned earlier, abc is taking part in a day of hope in partnership with feeding america. you can help those in need by sending a donation to local food banks like second harvest of silicon valley. there are several ways to get ahold of them. go to their website at shfb.org or call 1-800-984-3663. it's a bit easier for those living in the 408, just dial 211. >> that is easy, ama. so great and so easy to help today. >>> we are expecting nice weather for easter weekend. spencer has the forecast for

in the newsroom, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> here's another idea for weekend fun at home.ou magic moments like this one here. videos are designed to help you find your zen. the site also has videos of disney performances, backgrounds for your video calls and much more. of course, disney parks had to shut down amid the pandemic. so this is bringing disney to you and your home. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >>> next, staying connected through song. ♪ >> a church choir is celebrating holy week virtually. how they're coming together to >>> welcome back. new this morning, despite churches being closed because of covid-19, a choir congregated virtually on zoom to sing for holy week. ♪ >> the choir is based in queens, new york. members recorded an online performance of via del arosa. they are, quote, separated by location, but together in god's spirit. that is beautiful. really, really beautiful. >> liz, we've beenne church as well. to see the vatican empty is just amazing. >> really is. >> 64 today in oakland. partly cloudy to mostly sun ny for inland valleys. clouds cl