here's julian glover with more on this. good morning, julian. >> we want to start by stressing this is just a proposal, a final decision still has to be made later on this month. but, yes, the idea of giving all students within the san francisco unified school district an a got a whole lot of support in tuesday's nearly seven-hour board meeting. this is a major contrast to what the state is proposing, recommending, rather of using a pass/fail while schools remain closed during this pandemic. the move takes into account the unprecedented nature of schools being closed over the coronavis disparities in online distance learning for those who don't have resources to log online. >> first offering was made was that everyone gets an a or it was an a or incomplete. but another suggestion was that instead of a letter grade itself to just say pass. there was some concern around the letter grade and what it means to both students and families. >> you can hear school board members talking about both sides of the issue. now, there is som

julian glover is live with what she's saying now. >> reporter: good morning, reggie.wift action and collaboration are two things the director of the health department in santa clara county said her county and other counties are doing well in all of this. the shelter in place order enacted almost a month ago to many of the six bay area counties has truly saved lives in all of this. she would not give a timeline to how much longer we will be stuck in the social distancing mode, we know many of us are ready to get back to normal, and she said restoring back to normal before the virus may take a while. >> we have to remember that everybody in our community is likely susceptible. in other words, if exposed to the virus would become infected. when you have conditions like this, we expect a surge. >> that's something we have heard a lot about this week in particular. expecting that surge, not just here in the bay area but in areas all across the country, including new york city. she is looking at how to stop the spread of the the virus in crowded household, where large famil

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with today's expected announcement. good morning, julian. >> hey, kumasi, good morning. as my parents used to tell me i can show you better than i can tell you when i didn't follow their instructions to a t. that's what the governor is doing with this after seeing the repeated large crowds at beaches last weekend. closing all state parks and beaches across the state of california. he is going to make this announcement in his dalily address today. his reaction to the packed beaches mostly in southern california last weekend. 80,000 people crowded newport beach south of l.a. we want you to listen to a resident near huntington beach describing the crowds he saw last weekend. >> hundreds of people walking through our neighborhood, nobody had a mask. nobody's social distancing. they're walking by all our neighbors and dogs and it was like the fourth of july. >> health officials warned we must keep our distance, even when outside. and that's tough to do when the outdoor spaces are just packed full of people. but some elected l

abc news reporter julian glover has more on how people plan to celebrate. >> hey, good morning, reggie. we know these are truly unusual times for so many of us being away from friends and family for the easter holiday that is really about coming together and rejoicing. but even if we are apart physically, we know we can celebrate holy week, good friday and easter sunday and show gratitude from our homes. we know president donald trump he wanted the churches to be packed by easter sunday hoping this pandemic would have slowed by now. but here we are still sheltering in place on this easter sunday. religious leaders in the bay and really all across the world are doing everything they can to bring the church to you wherever you are, staying safe, staying inside. we spoke to reverend laurie manning of skyline community church in oakland saying this is a great time to be grateful for what we do have instead of focusing on what we don't. >> in this crisis and pandemic there is this great meanwhile, meanwhile if you look out the window, the grass is growing again.

reporting from home, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian..t.s have to get creative and so do small businesses. including a north bay plumbing company now offering free virtual consultations. >> all you need to do now is unhook that chain and what i'm going to do is send you the part number and you just go down to your hardware store. they should have that. what you could do, when you get that part -- >> benjamn franklin plumbing is walking customers through routine repairs free of charge. if it's something more complex, they'll send a plumber out. >>> nearly 55,000 small business loans approved under the paycheck protection act in california and hundreds of thousands of businesses in the bay area are stuck on the waiting list. the abc7 news iteam look under to the hold up. admits there are long wait times but using every resource to move loans through faster. >> the goal is from once the application is approved and then the loan is closed, a goal is to get the funds dispersed in ten days or less. >> weke with several small business owners in

so, it makes sense that we go to our reporter who is at home this morning, julian glover who is live for us in the south bay. julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. we know president trump wanted the shelter-in-place lifted by easter sunday but the reality is here we are nowoly week, now good friday still in this temporary normal sheltering in place. we know it may be unusual and we know you may be away from your friends and family and we might not be able to celebrate as a community in person, but religious leaders here in the bay and really all across the world are doing everything they can to bring their church to you wherever you are, staying safe and staying inside. now, we spoke to reverend laurie manning of skyline church in oakland that reminds us what we are doing right now, sheltering in place, is an act of love and sacrifice and that's what the easter holiday is truly all about. >> it doesn't matter who you are. we are connecting. just because social distancing is in place and social events are in place. love has not been canceled and we need love more than ever now. we need

julian glover is live with details on this. julian. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. a lot of attention paid to our high school seniors who are missing out on big moments like prom and graduation and now focus is shifting to those high school juniors who have been studying a long time for a now canceled s.a.t. in many circumstances and now word they may be able to take the exam digitally if schools don't open soon. the college board made the announcement this week. this is not the first time the test is bng offered digitay. some schools across the country started the trend this year, but this is thestime the test is allowed to be taken at home. this is just one of the options the organization is considering, depending on how long schools stay closed. the board said it would begin giving the test on weekends in august if it's safe or adm administer the test in the fall if schools are back open. 51 colleges and universities have started dropping the requirements for the s.a.t. for their fall 2021 classes. the college board said the digital version of the exam would stil

this year san francisco pri julian glover is live with more on this. julian? >> hi, kumasi, good morning. the cancellation of so many of our favorite events is a reality check for so many of us. san francisco pride announcing yesterday that all events will be canceled for this year and now we're hearing that the outside lands music festival which brings close to 2,000 people to golden gate park each august could be next. announcing yesterday that their summer season is also canceled and there's still major uncertainty surrounding the nba baseball season and major league baseball in the bay area. and as of now the 2020 nfl draft is scheduled for next week, but if the season kicks off in september is anyone's guest. what will it look like when large events are back? >> if i look at the fans coming back, a family of four. where are they going to sit? are they going to be able to sit together? how many rows are going to be empty? >> in governor newsom's daily address yesterday, he said the large-scale events of thousands, tens of thousands is just not in the cards

i'm julian glover in san jose.state is doing to get laptops to those in need. >>> and taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a few vehicles making their way over. it's 5:25. we'll be right back. >>> i'm abc chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton with tips to help you stay safe during the covid-19 pandemic. if you're having mild, flu symptoms that would have not have driven you to seek medical help six months ago, stay home and call your local for help. if you have mild symptoms and go to the e.r., you could be putting more vulnerable people at risk. for more >>> now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. >>> now at 5:30. bridging the digital divide. learning from home has been a major challenge for a lot of kids and their parents. school leaders are racing to change that. >>> the mayor of l.a. is urging everybody there to start wearing masks. will the bay area be next? >>> breaking overnight, more than a dozen people displaced after the big fire in the south bay. one person got combat

abc7 news reporter julian glover is following the story and has that response. ots of reaction from those two doctors. doctors we spoke to in the bay area completely disagree. now is not the time to lift the governor's stay-at-home order. those two doctors from the bay area, they've been getting a lot of clicks and likes online for their comments that were largely based on data collected from a reported 5,000 coronavirus tests they've done at their system of urgent care facilities around bake bakersfield. it suggests a large portion of the state's population is already infect would the virus but medical doctors we spoke to said not to use the slice of numbers from one county to make a case to reopen the entire state of california. >> it's not scientifically sound to take one population from one county and try to make a claim based on our national picture or even the rest of the state. >> doctors we spoke with said the goal is to still continue flattening the curve as much as possible here in the bay area and right now the stay-at-home order is helping us do that.

julian glover is live with what her family are saying. ws spoke to the family of patricia dowd and she is to be the first coronavirus related death, not just here in the bay area, but the entire country. what turned out to be those flu-like symptoms she was having was now we know the coronavirus. let's walk you through what we know about her. 57 years old and she died on february 6th and her death initially ruled a heart attack according to "l.a. times." family members tell abc7 news she traveled often to europe for work and you had to have known travel to the wuhan region of china. they sent samples for coronavirus testing in mid-march and results make the 57-year-old woman the first known u.s. coronavirus death. >> we had not yet identified our first case of community transmission. that didn't happen until february 28th. what these deaths tell us is that we had community transmission probably to a significant degree far earlier than we had known. so, that is the headline there spread much earlier than we had known. that was santa clara c

and julian glover joins us live after hearing directly from her son. >> good morning, reggie. time has been moving at a weird speed during this weird crisis. the man that i spoke to lost his mom to coronavirus on march 9th. that was an entire week before we started sheltering in place so it was early into all of this. here she is, and she was 68 years old when she passed. amir tells me she was known for the big smile that you see here. she was caring and dedicated and took care of her own mom in her 80s. what started as symptoms of the flu in mid february led to trouble breathing and she was checked in the hospital and tested and diagnosed with the coronavirus, and she died in the hospital on march 9th without amir by her side. >> i felt very much cheated in that moment by life, and i thought to myself, how could it have tumbled down so quickly? i don't suspect i'll ever come across anybody in my entire life who would be so unconditionally caring. >> at the time of her death, she was the first believed to die from the virus. amir is back to work while taking care of his grandm

abc7 news reporter, julian glover, has the story you will see only on 7 >>> we are taking a live look at our east bay hills camera, and get your sun screen and shorts ready if you are heading out today, and it will be the hottest day of the week. that says a lot, because i feel like we have had pretty warm days, mike, this week already. >> yeah, yesterday got a little toasting. >> look at his sign in the background. >> what? >> i changed it. thank you for pointig that out. i usually wake up in the morning and the elves come and fix that for me, but i think the elves slept in. what does it say now? toasty tuesday. especially inland where we will have the 80s. look at the fog, it's thick around half moon bay. the kra ceiling is about 200 feet, and we will have 70s, 80s and a few 90s in the east bay. it's quiet in san francisco as we look south along the embarcadero towards the bay area. look how rapidly we warm. 80 tole 8 at 4:00. but it will be comfortable by the time we get to 7:00, away from the coast in the 50s and most of us in the upper 60s to mid-70s. reggie? >> thank you, mike.

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details. julian? >> hey, goodern morning, reggi. first it was the, paing lots that were closed down and now the reports that governor gavin newsom will be ordering all of the state parks and beaches themselves to actually close as of this friday. now, we expect governor newsom to make that announcement in his daily briefing today at noon. of course, you can watch that on abc7 news and then we expect the order will go into effect on friday. now, newsom's move is a reaction to the large crowd scene at beaches in southern california this past weekend. check it out here. 80,000 people crowded newport beach in orange county south of l.a. health officials warn we must keep our distance even when outside. that's really tough to do when outdoor spaces are just so packed. >> those images are an example of what not to see. people what not to do. if we're going to make the meaningful progress that we've made in the last few weeks extend into the next number of weeks. >> now, this is clearly an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live for us in san jose. julian? >> hey, good morning, reggie. yeah, this is really another tool in the tool box to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. the idea is to give essential workers like you mentioned enough sick leave. an additional two weeks off so if they do come in contact with the coronavirus or they have it themselves, they don't have to worry about missing a paycheck. they can stay home and they also don't have to worry about spreading the virus to any of their co-workers. this was passed in two bay area cities. san francisco and san jose yesterday. rolling out these protections to any company with 500 or more employees. this does include gig workers and goes beyond federal policy. what does it cover? anyone testing positive for covid-19. anyone with symptoms of the virus. someone taking care of a sick family member and this also includes anyone required to take care of a child while the schools remain closed during this pandemic which we learned yesterday will be through the remainder of the school year for our bay area count

julian glover is live with more on this. goodern morning, julian. >> the article from "l.a.tartling when you see how long the cases of coronavirus are being traced back in the bay area. covid-19 could have been here in the bay area and circulating since late 2019 in december. early detection of the virus lagged because of the severe flu season we were already having here in the bay area with the symptoms of coronavirus being so similar to the flu. then there were the guidelines that only members of the community who had recently traveled to wuhan, china, should be screened and by that point it was spreading within the community. by late february when doctors finally decided to test a hospitalized woman who was sick for weeks she became the first case of the virus and from there every positive test pointed to local spread. when the public health officials tried to track down the start of the disease, we were not able to find specifically a contact, that means the virus in the community already not as we suspected by the cdc as only in china and being spread in china. that was

julian glover has more on what is happening. >> good morning, kumasi.of drivers reached out from san bruno to san francisco saying they have had all four of their tires stolen from them, and the worse part, they were doing the right thing at their home, shelter in place. we have video from a ring surveillance, and this is one of the incidents in the last few days, and the entire time the victim inside his home and then the next morning he walks out to his car sitting on blocks, and all four tires stolen. another man in san francisco was also hit. >> the car didn't have tires or wheels at all and it was on crates. it was on one crate on one side and a piece of wood on the right side. >> yeah, on crates, not even on blocks. in this case it was the dri mercedtsir leftn ice that and $. the targeted are the toyota 19-inch night shade wheels, so if you have those you might want to be on the lookout. again, this crime beginning to pop-up as we are all sheltering in place. ridiculous. reporting from home, i am julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> another

happened in the parking lot of the lucky supermarket and that is where julian glover joins us now liveh what we know. julian? >> hey, kumasi, good morning. this morning, fremont police are believed to be in his 20s or 30s who got away in a dark colored, older model suv. he fatally shot the victim during an argument in this parking lot here at the lucky supermarket here in fremont. te shooting happened around 7:21 last night in the parking lot. witnesses saying the victims was in a car with friends when he got out and got into an argument with a man in an suv. that's when police say the attacker shot and injured the victim and sped off. police in an ambulance were called and 30 minutes later the victim was pronounced dead at a local trauma center. his cousin showed up to the parking lot where the shooting happened last night. >> he's a really good guy. very passionate, very loving, very hard working. he has a family. he recently just got engaged. >> no motive for the shooting so far. police are currently trying to piece together witness statements and surveillance camera video to try to

julian glover is live with what her family is now telling us. julian?, goodern moi morning, reg. yes, we spoke to the woman's family. her name is patricia dowd, 57 years old when she died from san jose. she is now believed to be the first coronavirus death not just here in the bayi area, but in te entire country. what she thought was flu-like symptoms was, in fact, the coronavirus. thanks to an autopsy. let's get to what else you knew about her. she died on february 6th and her death was initially ruled a heart attack according to "l.a. times." family members saying she traveled to europe for work and there was limited testing criteria. you recall, you had to have known travel to wuhan area of china. sending samples to the cdc for coronavirus testing in mid march and now with word of that positive test result, this makes the 57-year-old woman the first known u.s. coronavirus death. >> we had not yet identified our first case of community transmissi happen until february 28th. what these deaths tell us is that we had community transmission probably to a

reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. >>> a grim milestone for the u.s. according to john hopkins university. we have surpassed more than 1 million cases of coronavirus in the country. jobina fortson at the live desk with how the administration is responding. jobina. >> thank you, reggie. good morning. the push this morning continues for more widespread coronavirus testing. our top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci says it will be another month before anyone who needs a test can get one. he says there will be a second wave of infections this fall, if no treatment is discovered. >> we haven't gotten it perfect yet for sure. a lot of people feel okay about what is going on, but others still need to connect those dots and that's what we're working on. >> many people are concerned about a possible meat shortage, as well, after several outbreaks forced at least 21 meat processing plants to close. yesterday president trump ordered meat and poultry plants to stay open. he says his authority comes from the defense production act. critics of thi

julian glover is live with more on this. >> if morning, kumasi.ng a couple good indications here in the state of california, but he wants to make sure we're being smart as we get out and about and enjoy this beautiful weekend we have in store. on thursday he understands one of the nicest weekends we've seen across the state in california in quite some time perhaps even since last summer and people want to go on a run or hit up that beach or maybe head to the playground, that's fine. but the governor stresses we have to keep our distance from others so we don't see a spike in new coronavirus infections. >> anticipate there will be significant increase in volume. but i also think if there is and people aren't practicing physical distancing, i'll be announcing in a week or so these numbers going back up. i don't think anybody wants to hear that. >> we certainly don't. across the bay area, health and law enforcement officers, they want you to keep it close to home. don't come to the beaches of pacifica if you don't live within five miles. hundreds of

for now reporting from home, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. >>> the bay area topped,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as with all the social distancing we've been doing. here are the latest numbers. check out the map. we know so far 140 people have died. santa clara county is still the clear epicenter in the bay area with more than 1,600 cases. san francisco and alameda counties are both approaching 900 cases. both lake and mendocino cases say no new covid-19 cases there. each county has four cases with no reported deaths so far. >>> now, some other local developments in alameda county. the santa rita jail is reporting no new covid-19 cases. the virus has sickened 12 inmates and 12 staff members and one inmate has recovered. happening tomorrow, concord city council members will consider cutting their own pay by 10%. the council will also look at cutting pay for top city executives by 5%. and el cerrito canceled the fourth of july world one festival. city leaders slashed the festival as a cost cutting move. >>> happening today, san francisco schools go virtual. this is

julian glover is live at the testing site with more on this. julian. >> hi, kumasi, good morning.gency rooms that have been doing so much of the testing and also making testing easier for those on the front lines, health care workers and anyone else who is sick. but the organizers of this drive-through coronavirus testing site are stressing that you must have symptoms in order to get a test. the site will be opening at 10:00 a.m. today and running until 5:00 p.m. and this will be open every day and leave it open until 5:00 p.m. or until they used all the available tests set aside for the day. some of the tents set up here and we want to talk about the symptoms you need to get a test. you have to have a fever of at least 100 degrees and a cough or be dealing with shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or an ongoing chest pain. organizers stressing you have to have the symptoms before they give you the nasal and oral covid-19 test and you must be in a vehicle. they hope to offer walk-up testing soon but not now. they took cues from the first drive-by testing center and they have

reporting in fremont this morning, julian glover, abc 7 news. >> thank you, julian. >>> this morning,are learning a crew member from the "grand princess" ship has died. want to take you to sky 7 which is live above the "grand princess" in san francisco bay near oracle park. the crew member died of coronavirus in a san francisco hospital after being transferred off the ship last month. hundreds of workers still remain onboard the "grand princess" now docked in san francisco. their 14-day quarantine ends tomorrow. now, there are nearly 3,000 cases of covid-19 in the bay area and in santa cruz county. 75 people have died, including the first reported death in solano county. santa clara county leads the bay area with more than 1,000. north bay, mendocino county reporting four confirmed cases and lake county remains unchanged with no positive cases. >>> in richmond, an old ford factory is being converted into an emergency federal medical center in the event of a possible surge in covid-19 cases.end w transform the event center into a makeshift hospital. >> doubling from 1,100 beds to 2,200

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live with what we can expect today. julian? sign of the pandemic that the santa clara convention center is now accepting patients. this facility now converted to a 250-bed hospital, we should say. we know it has taken in the first coronavirus cases so far. one of the many temporary sites that will allow the state to take in more patients, particularly patients who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not need intensive care. those are the people who will be treated here. now, more serious patients will still be treated in traditional hospital settings. the center is stocked with beds and medical supplies by the national guard. >> we're at capacity. seems to be normalized within our hospital system today. but if for some reason we do surge up, they'll have the ability to transfer patients to this site where they can then carry out their recovery. >> this facility will not be accepting any walk-in patients. only patients who have been transferred from other hospitals. again, the idea here is that the less vulnerable corona

julian glover is joining us live from the scene. julian. >> good morning, kumasi.ne of the last places we can go in the middle of this coronavirus lockdown. now the latest homicide and the first one in fremont and detectives here in fremont need your help locating the suspect. he's a man with a buzzed hair cut, 20s, 30s, got away in this dark colored older model suv after shooting a man in this parking lot here at lucky supermarket. it happened around 7:21 last night here in the parking lot. witnesses saying the victim was in the parking lot with his friend and got into an argument with a man in an suv. that's when the attacker shot and injured the victim and then sped off. police and an ambulance were called but 30 minutes later, the victim was pronounced dead at a local trauma center. his cousin actually showed up to lucky where he was shot and killed last night. >> he's a really good guy. very passionate. very loving. very hard working. he has a family. he recently just got engaged. >> no info on the victim so far and no motive for the shooting. again, this is f

julian glover is live with more on this. julian? >> hi, good morning, kumasi.e knew this was a possibility, but now we know it's reality that school will be out of session for the remainder of the academic year. that announcement coming from governor newsom yesterday and now this morning so many parents are concerned about child care and keeping those kids fed while schools are out and keeping learning continuing while those schools are out of session. we know many school districts across the bay area since schools have been out for several weeks now. they have been working on rolling out lesson plans to get students learning at home. school districts are working on getting students without internet access connected online and working to get computers to those who don't have them. >> how do we get those students connected who are disconnected when they leave our school district and they go home. so, you know, we're now looking at vendors to see how can we get hot spots. we're looking at solutions about how can we radiate the wifi that we have at different schoo

julian glover is live with those details. good morning, julian. >> hi, kumasi, good morning.was really the first time we heard any sort of a timeline from governor gavin newsom as to when the state of california will begin to reopen. we are weeks, not months away of meaningful changes to the stay-at-home order all across the state. here's how the changes would work. let's walk you through the four-phase plan. currently in phase one with everyone staying at home and only essential workers allowed to work. phase two would reopen low-risk places and think of manufacturing and retail businesses for curbside pickup and maybe order some clothes from your favorite store online and open them up at the storeside curbside. offices where you can't work remotely changed to be able to allow people to work in person and get more people back to work, schools and child care facilities will reopen in that group. local governments will be making the decisions here. amy hollyfield will talk more about cool schools coming up i a bit. high-risk, close contact businesses. think hair and nail salon

julian glover is live with more on this. julian?it's day 40, believe it or not, of the shelter in place at this point and we've been cooped up inside for so long and we have earned the right to get outside and enjoy the nice weekend that mike nicco is tell us about. we have to practice social distancing as we enjoy the nice weather today into nice weather this weekend, as well. the governor said thursday he understands at this point people want to get out, go for a run, enjoy a hike or head to a playground this weekend. that's fine, but he stresses we have to keep our distance. the number of hospitalized and those being treated in the intensive care units are down in the state, but only going to stay that way if we all make smart choices as we enjoy the weekend. >> i anticipate a significant increase in volume, but i also think if there is and people aren't practicing social distancing, i'll be announcing in a week or so these numbers going back up. i don't think anybody wants to hear that. >> we certainly don't. across the bay area

julian glover has more on what is happening. >> we have heard at least of three incidents happening in san bruno, and what we can gather is all four tires were removed from the car, meanwhile the victim inside their home, doing the right thing, sheltering in place. we have surveillance video from a ring camera of one of the incidents that happened in san bruno. upper left-hand corner, you can see the thieves going to work quickly. the entire time the victim inside his home. the next morning he walked out to see this, his car sitting on blocks and all four tires stolen. >> i hope it's not coming to where they are stealing rims to make money, because that's bad. >> we have been seeing a lot of that lately. >> the last man you heard from was a representative from a san francisco toyota dealership. he said that toyotas and their tires seem to be what is being hit up most often. he says it's the 19-inch toyota tires called the night shade wheels, they are black on black and you probably have seen them out there, and those are the tires being targeted most often. if you do have those you may

a spring-like day that will test your social distancing, >>> abc7 news reporter, julian glover is live for us. >> reporter: the testing site is on the move, and it's set up shop at cal state east bay's campus. it will open at 9:00 this morning, and you can see the tents set up behind me. you can get a free test when you drive through here to the testing center and be tested for coronavirus. again, it's free of charge as long as you are showing symptoms. you will be prescreened to check if you have the the the symptoms. health-care workers and first responders can call ahead to schedule an appointment. i tweeted that out. look for juliangabc7 on how many tests will be conducted per day is not known at this point, about utah we know the number of tests given out is depending on quickly the lab can process the tests. anybody can be tested here. you don't have to be from hayward. now we are learning that walk-ins will be accepted. reporting in haywood this morning, i am julian glover. >>> the one medical primarily clinic group is now also offering free tests for anybody. you don't have to

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live at home with more on this. julian?hi, good morning, kumasi. the bottom line is we're seeing a couple of good signs here in california, but governor gavin newsom says we're not quite out of the woods yet. that's why we have to be really spot as we get out and about and enjoy this incredible weekend as we still practice that physical distancing. the governor said thursday that he understands that at this point, day 40 of sheltering in place, many of us will want to enjoy one of the nicest weekends we've seen in california since last summer. you'll want to get out and go for that run and hit up a beach and maybe head to the playground. all of that is fine but he stresses we have to keep our distance from others so we don't see a spike in new coronavirus infections. >> i anticipate there will be a significant increase in volume. but i also think if there is and people aren't practicing physical distancing i'll be announcing in a week or so these numbers going back up. i don't think anybody wants to hear that. >> certainly

for now, reporting live in hayward this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >>> one medical primary care clinic group is now offering free testing for everybody. you do not have to be a member, according to the san francisco business journal, you will have to be screened online before you go but anybody can access the virtual medical team for answers to coronavirus questions. and johns hopkins university reports more 582,000 cases, and the bay area has had cases. contra costa supervisors will request that governor newsom make this year's election a mail-in ballot only. >>> and then the governor he has been working with the governors of oregon and washington state to come up with a way to open up their states. you can watch the governor's announcement live right here on abc7, and you can stream it online at abc7news.com, and also if you download the abc7 news app, you will get push alerts with the details as soon as they are announced. >>> it's one of the things that has been hardest to see during the pandemic, and that is people who are struggling to make ends meet and get food on the ta

julian glover has more on this. good morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi."l.a. times" the chief executive who is also a doctor, by the way, suggests that covid-19 could have been in the bay area and circulating since late 2019. that data collected, dr. smith also said early detection of the virus lagged because of the severe flu season we were already having in the bay area and the overlap in symptoms with coronavirus. then there were the guidelines that only travelers recently in wuhan, china, should be screened and by that point it was already spreading within the community. by late february when doctors finally tested a hospitalized woman who had been sick for weeks, she became the bay area's first case of spread of the virus and from there almost every positive test pointed to local spread. here's that quote for the article. when public health officials tried to track down the start of the disease, we were not able to find specifically a contact that means the virus is in the community already, not as was suspected by the cdc as only in china and being

julian glover is live with the details and on what some experts are saying about this. julian?> hey, kumasi, good morning. we don't know exactly if the governor will be giving an exact timeline of when these restrictions, the lock down will begin to be lifted on the state level here in california, but we know it's something that he has been getting a lot of pressure abo about from the protesters at the state capitol on monday and other states across the country. let's get you up to speed on that. we know in some states like south carolina, for example, they have been opening up department stores as of tuesday with 20% capacity and public beaches opening there, too. next week residents will only be recommended to stay home,ot required to do so in colorado. so, we're beginning to see what is happening in other states. while it's unlikely the lockdown will be lifted as quickly, newsom said tuesday the state's ability to test is a big factor happening here in california. >> practicing physical distancing has worked to keep those numbers relatively modest in terms of growth. but if

let's go to julian glover with more on what this all means. julian? >> yeah, good morning, reggie.ancellation of so many of our favorite events has been a reality check for so many of us. the cancellation of san francisco pride yesterday was really a wake-up call that we could be in thisuc longer than many of ous would lius wou. outside lands that brings 22,000 each summer could be the next big event to cancel. opera also canceled and major uncertainty around major league baseball in the bay area. the 2020 nfl draft is scheduled for next week, but if it will kickoff in september ian guess.t l w>>ow on a ccert wearing a mask? how comfortable are you in a restaurant with other people. there are rules and then the comfort level. ultimately, i think comfort level decides not only what we do here, but what we do else where. >> just yesterday, governor newsom in his daily address the prospect of mass gatherings is negligible at best until we get herd immunity and get a vaccine. we know the time table for both of those things are many, many months away. reporting from home, julian glover,

reporting from home this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> that is a bummer. all right, julian, thank you. >>> governor newsom also spoke to what schools may look like in the future. now, no date was actually set during that news conference he had yesterday. he hypothesized about what it will look like once classrooms are reopened. it will include social distancing. >> to come in as some i csome i morning and some in the afternoon. we would have to work with our unions and management to figure something out. >> we just know we have to exercise extreme caution in just determining exactly when it is going to happen. >> governor newsom also said schools and playgrounds will need to be cleaned and disinfected before reopening. >>> well, it actually may be years before everything goes back to normal for good. jobina is at the live desk for how long we may have to be practicing social distancing. good morning, jobina. >> harvard has a new study out right now that says we may need to practice social distancing on and off for the next two years. researchers say once s

julian glover has the story you will only see on abc7. >>> the white house reveals what they think statesbe doing. and a midweek warm-up. meteorologist mike nicco says today will be the hottest day of the week. >>> good morning, everyone. good morning, reggie aqui. do you have your tea? >> good morning, kumasi. you know, i went full on mickey mouse today. >> i am a little jealous. this is so cute. >> had to do it. wearing the mickey socks as well, which i will not show you

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live in fremont with more on this. julian? >> kumasi, good morning. it is a lot to take in. but yesterday we heard what we all suspected, we will be in this for much longer than we originally thought. these stricter social distancing guidelines are all in an effort to help slow the spread and buy our hospitals some time so they don't get overwhelmed by the growing number of coronavirus patients. here is an overview of what has changed here. additional public areas like playgrounds and dog parks are w here in central park in fremont. most construction is banned, as well. all essential businesses that have been allowed to stay open must come up with guidelines to keep customers spread out in stores to maintain that social distance and they have until friday to figure that out. >> for every person who is in the hospital right now that can't be comforted by somebody else because it's too infectious and too dangerous. these are really painful times and we have families that are feeling this very deeply. >> a grim and difficult real

julian glover live this morning. >> this is just awful. we have heard from a number of drivers from san bruno all way to the so mania district. if you look closely to the upper left-hand corner of your screen, you can see the thieves going to work. the next morning the owner walked out to this, his car sitting on blocks and all four tires stolen. >> everybody is home right now, right? all the cars are parked in front of the house. in a sense it's easy pickings for them because everybody is comfortable in their house. >> another victim also reached out to us after his four tires were ripped off his in the soma district, and his insurance covered the repairs that costs $12,000 thanks to damage done during towing. the most common targets seem to be toyota tires 19 inches, the so-called night shade wheels, they are black on black, and those appear to be the most common targets according to one san francisco toyota dealer. he says he replaced a lot of those in recent days. pabc7 news.ome, julian >>> today is takeout tuesday so we will all come

julian glover is live in fremont with more on this. julian. >> hey, good morning, kumasi.ople we spoke to in the south bay just last night said they were disappointed to learn that the dog parks and playgrounds like here in central park in fremont were actually going to be closed with this extended shelter in place order that will stick with us until may 3rd. but they understand it is all a part of what we have to do to slow the spread and keep those hospitals from being overwhelmed. one of the biggest changes outlined in all of this, most construction we now know is banned and all seessential businesses that can stay open must come up with guidelines to keep customers spread out in stores to maintain that social distance and they have to figure that out by friday. >> someone's grandfather, someone's mother or child will survive this pandemic because you've done the right thing. those are the stakes. >> and the stakes certainly could not be higher. that was santa clara district attorney speaking there who explained, yes, his office plans on enforcing this order outlining t

>>thising, w arear moreboheaywoo t person julian glover is live with what her family is saying. julian? >> good hi, good morning, kumas. we know her name is patricia dowd, 57 years old. she lived in san jose and what she thought was just flu-like symptoms, we now know from an autopsy turned out to be the coronavirus making her the first known coronavirus-related death in the entire country. let's walk you through what we know about her. died on february 6th and her death was initially ruled a heart attack, according to "l.a. times." she traveled to europe often for work and at the time of dowd's death, limited coronavirus testing criteria. you remember, you had to have known travel to the wuhan region of china and santa clara medical examiners sent samples froo the cdc in mid-march and now with word of the positive test result, this makes the firstowu. ansmsionot yet that didn't happen until february 28th. what these deaths tell us is that we had community transmission probably to a significant degree far earlier than we had known. >> santa clara county health officer dr. sarah c

julian glover is live at the testing site with more on this. julian? >> good morning, kumasi. the idea is to really alleviate the pressure put on emergency departments to do so much of the testing for the coronavirus. you can see just over my shoulder, one of though tents already set up here this morning. now, they want to prioritize those first responders or folks on the front lines like medical staff to be able to get testing. but they're saying anyone in the public, you don't have to live in fremont can get tested here, but you do have to be showing symptoms. the site is open today. it will run from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily or until they used all the tests set aside for that day. in the video, you can see a number of tents already set up in place. let's talk about the symptoms you to have to have in order to get a test. a fever of at least 100 degrees or higher and cough, dealing with shortness of breath or difficulty breathing or ongoing chest pain. these are common symptoms we have heard about. you have to have those symptoms before they give you the nasal and ora

we're live this morning, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. >>> in the south bay, san jose police are investigating a possible hate crime. somebody smashed the windows of several vietnamese businesses. nothing was stolen from the businesses and no messages were left. city leaders saylly haomous tha hate crimes targeting asian americans is because of coronavirus. >>> in the south bay, a nurse on the front lines was left stranded on the side of the road by a towing company. the reason she believes is because she's had contact with covid-19 patients. abc7 news amanda del castillo has this story. >>> front line nurse meg king was on her way to work when her tire blew out in watsonville. waiting at the end of her drive, a 12-hour shift. >> the job as a nurse causes problems for everybody because somebody has been working 12 1/2 hours and they're waiting for me to come in. >> reporter: the company asked her to answer severalcovid-19 questions and one specifically asking if she came into contact with an infected person. she answered yes. stuck on the side of the road, help wa

reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. >>> happening today a key day to watch for states across the country choosing to lift the stay-at-home restrictions claiming it is time to reopen small businesses. jobina fortson is looking at what places are trying to return to normal. good morning, jopenna. >> the pressure is ramping up and a handful of governors are leading the charge on this. on friday we saw georgia reopen barb ships, gyms, nail salons, the list goes on there. this morning in georgia, restaurants will resume dine-in eating. already ease their orders. some businesses reopened today in colorado, arkansas, montana and tennessee. ohio lifts restrictions this week and texas governor greg abbot will announce plans tomorrow for announcing his statewide order. but governors in california and michigan say it's important to stay hunkered down. >> we know no one wants a second wave. it would be devastating for our economy and the state of our economy. we have to be really smart as we reenga reengage. >> we saw the bright weather lead to packed beach

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is live for us in san jose. julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. big relief for those essential workers still required to go to work. so, if they do get sick with the coronavirus, they are guaranteed time off in the way of two additional weeks of paid sick leave. they also don't have to worry about potentially showing up to work and spreading the virus to their co-workers. so, now, they do have that leave to be able to stay home. this was passed in san francisco and san jose yesterday rolling out these protections for any workers who are employees at a company of 500 or more employees. anyone having tested positive for coronavirus, anyone who has symptoms of the virus, someone taking care of a sick family member and this also extended protections to anyone required to take care of a child while the schools remain closed during this pandemic, which we learned yesterday, schools in the beay area will remain closed to next year. >> whether it's forgiving represent frent for a while or trying to stop evictions. different things to ease people's minds a

abc7 news reporter julian glover has the story. >> have a good day. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> big smiles and hearts as medical staff walked into work wednesday morning. another clap-in. a surprise show of support for frontline workers during shift change, this time at mills peninsula medical center in burlingame. >> i was shocked. i felt loved, appreciated. >> appreciation on full display from sky 7. check out the larger than life sign greeting workers at the entrance. just two words, thank you that came right on time. >> i mean, it's definitely hard to go into the hospital and do your work hours there. and so it's really nice to see everyone just kind of support everyone. >> front line workers supporting others on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. central county fire,oussher res time and resources to make the morning special. some even whipping out cell phones to document a moment that means so much. >> we've worked together really well as a team so far through this pandemic. but it's a small way to say thank you. a much deserved thank you. >> in the crowd,

julian glover is live with the details and what some experts are saying about this. julian? >> hi, kumasi, good morning. we don't know if the governor will be giving an exact date of when those state level shelter-in-place guidelines will begin to be laxed but we do know that testing is a large factor in that. it is something that he said over and over again in his daily addresses. we know experts are debating how much of california's population should be tested daily, but the reality is that testing must be ramped up quickly to meet demand. newsom created a testing task force two weeks ago. white house guidelines states can begin graalreopening if there is a decrease in coronavirus cases over 14 days. check out this abc7 graph right here. it shows the cases in the greater bay area going back to march 1st, a month and a half ago, almost two months now. while we are certainly flattening the curve, cases are going up, even if moderately so. >> practicing physical distancing has worked to keep those numbers relatively modest in terms of growth. but if we pull back too quickly,

abc 7 news reporter julian glover is at the scene. we will have a live report coming up in the next half hour. >>> also in the east bay this morning, a hayward nursing home has become a hot zone for coronavirus. six people are confirmed dead. dozens of others are confirmed to have the virus. this is happening at gateway care and rehabilitation center on patrick avenue in hayward and amy hollyfield is live with what we're learning about this outbreak. amy? >> reggie, relatives are very worried about their loved ones here at this facility and also frustrated at the lack of information that has been coming out of here about what is going on. mortuary workers wore full hazmat gear as they recovered the bodies. six people have died at the gateway care and rehabilitation facility in hayward. 53 other people here have tested positive for the coronavirus. patients and staff. we talked to one man whose grandmother is here and he checked on her through her window. he says she seems okay right now. >> it's a trying time right now because my gran

julian glover is following the story and has that response. >> shocking words from the couple doctorsbakersfield area. we spoke to a couple medical experts in the bay area who emphatically disagree with what those doctors are saying. now is not the time to lift the governor's shelter-in-place orders. dr. dan erickson and dr. artin massihi getting a lot of clicks and likes online for their comments based on data from reported 5,000 coronavirus tests that they have done at their systems of urgent care facili facilitifacilit facilities and that suggests a large portion of the state's population is already infected with the coronavirus. but doctors we spoke to say it's not scientifically sound to use the numbers from one slice of life, one county too, make a case for reopening the entire state of california. >> if you see low numbers, we want to keep those numbers low. and, so, as much as it sucks and as difficult as it is, we have to make sure that we're still doing everything we can until we know for a fact that it's safe to loosen the restrictions. >> doctors we spoke to like abc7 news