donna larsen, bbc news.ces are resuming in parts of australia under strict conditions, as lockdown measures are gradually being eased. but many churches, synagogues and mosques have decided to stay closed over concerns for older members. 0ur correspondent in sydney phil mercer told me more about how australians are adapting. across mostjurisdictions in australia's states and territories, here in new south wales for example, places of worship can now be attended by ten people. limited numbers, fewer than members of a football team but for many parishioners, it is a start. there are churches here in sydney who are asking people to phone ahead to book a spot because of those limited places available. as you said, there are large numbers of synagogues, mosques and anglican churches, certainly here in the state of new south wales, who have decided to stay closed because of concerns for older members of their congregations. and also some of those authorities controlling those churches and mosques are thinking that

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kate larsen shows us what they found out so far. >> we know that infections that are acquired during pregnancy. >> things like zika. >> can have an impact on a fetus or newborn after they're born or even into childhood. >> it became very apparent to us that many women over the next year or two could be infected with covid-19 and we felt that there was really no information out there about what this might do during pregnancy. >> reporter: so ucsf doctors and elizabeth rogers helped launchee the early pregnancy during covid. participant send daily updates on their phone and weekly finger blood studies. >> all those blood tests that were done all across pregnancy and identify who has developed antibodies to the virus and pinpoint when in their pregnancy they developed those antibodies and then be able to look at the outcome of the pregnancy.pregna. >> they may have an impact on their brain health. >> reporter: to be eligible for the study, you must be four to ten weeks pregnant. crust >> we won't get the results. i will never know if i'm positive, but, to me, what is more important is t

abc7 kate larsen has more on this. >> our waiting room. pretty empty. >> reporter: golden gate pediatrics are encouraging their patients to come in for wellness vaccinations. >> our visits were down 60% to 70% and our vaccination rates were down more than 70%. >> reporter: which is a national trend. in april the cdc nonflu vaccines were ordered comparaed to the same time last year including 400,000 fewer doses of the measles vaccine. the chief of general pediatrics at ucsf. >> we're really worried that we start to see the regression, we're going to see untold cases of measles and measles is way more infectious than covid is. >> reporter: she will get her vaccines on scheduled, for her and for her mother. >> i had a heart transplant 25 years ago. >> reporter: melied cannot get vaccines and extremely susce susceptible to illness. >> my health depends on other people getting vaccinated. i rely on the community to protect me with their immunity. there's not a lot we can do with covid, but measles has a vaccine. >> reporter: kate larsen. >>> ca

welcome back to roles up large rich still not like telling and told larsen. gentleman just be sure to break we were talking about the. social costs are warranted and i think both of the doctors and the governments often have to deal with the so-called. problem by deciding whose lives have to be prioritized and i think what's interesting with the comment 19 is that in this particular case they decided to prioritize the snake and the all they showed readiness to in cure enormous economic losses because of that why do you think professor larson they have never been as decisive in regulating the fluids reaching make ice so to speak in different place i assume that would have saved governments a lot of money oh yeah yeah you can imagine is it going to different whether i think it really comes down to probably industry and industry ties with government and specifically i think we have to point you know one of the fingers of a big food and you know and are potentially the political agendas and probably money at the end of the day. you know and i'm not exactly sure o

donna larsen, bbc news. in one of europe's migrant camps in greece has been investigating conditions there during the coronavirus crisis. early action by the government has kept infection rates low and there have been no deaths in the camps. but, as said reza adib reports, fear of the virus has had a profound effect. for two months, i have been investigating camp conditions and fear of the virus has spread like wildfire. this is my home, malakasa camp near athens. the camp is in quarantine for 14 days. no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to come in. he hasjust tested positive together with his family and friends he is told to quarantine in this disused schoolroom, but no taps inside they have to share with their neighbours. they are not happy as it risks spreading the virus. at the medical centre, people are turning up worried they might have coronavirus. this is mrs recchi me. she says has a health condition. she says she has a so

donna larsen reports. italy's wait is almost over. freedoms will slowly resume, and by 3rd june, there will be even greater movement, such as domestic and international travel. but the process comes with a warning. translation: we are facing a calculated risk. to put it frankly, we know the contagion curve may rise again. preparations are taking place across the entire country. beauty salons and shops can resume trade on monday. gyms and swimming pools will open on 25th may. cinemas and theatres will follow in mid—june. but measures must be taken to make sure people are kept as safe as possible. translation: we must accept the risk, otherwise we will never be able to start again. we should wait until a vaccine is discovered and distributed, but we can't afford this. italy has suffered immensely during the coronavirus pandemic. more than 31,000 lives have been lost — the third—highest total in the world. the rate of new infections has now dropped, providing a pathway to start opening up the country. the world's largest church is also o

donna larsen, bbc news. ambassador to israel has been found dead in his apartment in tel aviv. a police investigation has so far revealed nothing suspicious about the death of du wei, who only took up his post in february. the 58—year—old's wife and son were not with him in israel. in thailand, officials are allowing shopping malls, museums and fitness centres to open in a further easing of lockdown measures. but bars and clubs will remain closed. flights from overseas are not currently allowed. that means thailand's lucrative tourism industry is effectivley mothballed. our correspondentjonathan head is in bangkok and he's been following developments there. i think they are still hoping there will be something of a recovery. the official tourism prediction is that they will lose two thirds of the a0 million tourists they were expecting which is about a fifth of the entire economy here, but there will hopefully be some kind of resumption but nobody can say when that will be. they have continually extended the

donna larsen, bbc news.t obama has been speaking as part of a broadcast for the thousands of us high school and college students graduating under very different circumstances to what they might have expected. one of them is frances burton, who's the student body president for the graduating class at vanderbilt university in nashville, tennessee. first of all, congratulations on your graduation. normally, graduation is about possessing a long, being watched by your family, hugging yourfriends long, being watched by your family, hugging your friends and then those caps into the air. what was it like to graduate without those rituals? it was very word, a bit anti—climactic, like you described. those are the moments you wait for for many years. i think people got pretty creative with virtual graduations across the country. you have mentioned that we got 0bama graduations across the country. you have mentioned that we got obama as our commencement speaker, and we got the jonas brothers, our commencement speaker,

kate larsen is part of our conversation, as well.monitoring your questions and i'll be moderating the panel today and, you know, i was talking to a couple of my friends yesterday as part of this special, as well. ginger zee, who you know, who is so helpful on this project with me and one thing she always says is that you kind of have to speak it. that really helped her. just by saying it out loud and letting her husband knows and sometimes if it's appropriate letting her kids know what is going on with her allows her to label it and then deal with it. and, so, that's some of the coping mechanisms that we're going to be talking about today at 4:00. >> i think just the fact that we're having this conversation might encourage more people to talk about it whether they're just bringing it up now because you're leading this conversation. that's good. >> yes. i think a lot of people right now, this is another thing we will address are experiencing some symptoms that they may have never felt in their lives before. never been diagnosed, never

in the newsroom, i'm kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> concerning for sure but good to get all the facts. lisa, let's talk about the weather. we are tracking that storm that's coming in this weekend. >> it won't be a total washout by any means for weekend, liz, as we start out with a lot of cloud cover in the north bay. we are partly sunny elsewhere. temperatures pretty much in the 50s and 60s right now. you can see the flag blowing there. we've got wind, chance of a thunderstorm, and several days of some scattered showers. i'll be back with your forecast next. >>> also next, a graduation happening today at cal's virtual memorial stadium. how the university is getting creative to celebrate the 2020 senior class. >>> also -- >> i'm glad to be alive. don't get me wrong, i'm so glad and happy to be alive. >> a miracle recover. the man give an 1% chance to live after his covid-19 crisis. >>> welcome back. a live look from our tahoe cam. you may want to think twice about visiting with $1,000 fines for visiting the california side of the lake. el dorado is in phase two of % reopening. it means

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> all right. heads up if you're making any essential flights in or out of the bay area next week. new changes starting monday. you'll be required to wear a facemask at any bay area airport, bandannas, homemade masks or nonmedical masks. every major airline is requiring face coverings on flights, some as soon as monday. some airlines will block some or all middle row seats for distance. the number of people flying and going through tsa checkpoints has riz en in the past couple weeks, raising concerns about the need to fly in the midst of the outbreak and how to do so safely. in some cases it could include on-site testing. emirates has become the first in the world to conduct a covid-19 test for passengers in dubai, a blood test that reportedly returns results in ten minutes. >>> a san francisco institution will be getting back to business and hoping to get the word out to neighbors. for weeks the golf course has provided a refuge for families looking for open space during the lockdown, but as we sh

i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> lots of information. >>> let's c getck wer now. lisa, gone are the days of the beautiful, sunny weather. little bit of rain coming in. >> it was kind of a damp week for some of us, for sure. yes, we're looking at a good rain maker for the entire bay a. beginning late tonight while you're sleeping, dry, but cloudy day today. upper 50s in emeryville right now. we'll talk about the timing and the amount of rain and a sneak peek at the memorial day weekend coming up. >> thanks, lisa. >>> patroling packed parks, what oakland is now doing to keep crowds away this weekend and a tip on why you won't want to be driving in lake tahoe any time soon. >>> plus -- >> i'm glad to be alive. don't get me wrong. i'm so glad and happy to be alive. >> miracle recovery. the bay area man given a 1% chance to live after his covid-19 diagnosis shares his story. >>> minecraft graduation happening today at cal state stadium. how the university is getting creative to celebrate the 2020 senior class. >>> welcome back. it is always a question about crowds push

eric larsen has a book about the lusitania. it's all right. it is a best seller, i'm glad i read it, but as a historian, different ways to do things that we might. one of the things he alleges in his book is that churchill claimed that what we needed to get americans off the sidelines was a proper calamity. he argues that the british knew that the germans had not only ... everyone knew that the british had warned the americans not to get on that ship. but churchill, larsen claims that churchill knew exactly where the summary was and said nothing because it was a small cost to play to lose 2000 lives to get the americans finally involved. and still it did not. so on that fine note i shell and. on thursday we will talk about what neutrality was like for the other european countries. you might want to come in with knowing what those countries are and having their names listed on your notes preemptive late because we will need to quickly move through that. that will be on the midterm. any questions before we go? about the lecture, not mechanics wi

kate larsen shows us how it workers. >> reporter: who is eligible to use this site and who has accesso the state's subsidized child care slots. i spoke with kim johnson the director of social services. >> we welcome all families across california for the child care subsidies. those are limited and prioritized for both the vulnerable population and for essential workers. >> reporter: how do parents know the 41,000 day care centers listred safe? johnson says all programs are vetted and licensed. >> both a background check for the individuals that are providing the care as well as the facility check. >> reporter: how does the portal work? >> this is what you see when you first land on the my child care ca.gov website. the bay area start up open lattice which took the data to build the site. type your data into the search bar or use your current location to find nearby child care centers. >> i can see this has spots open and a capacity of eight children and you can come in and see whether there are any complaints and nearest hospitals and licensing information. >> how do you contact the d

kate larsen has the details. >> we want to thank all the collaborators that have brought remdesivir tos point. >> reporter: the ceo of gilead, daniel o'day in the oval office on friday, the bay's pharmaceutical company developed remdesivir, the first drug approved for emergency use. >> it works by preventing the virus from making more copies of itself. >> reporter: aruna subramanina is the co-lead on gilead's remdesivir study. more patients can take advantage of the current drug supply. subramanian worked on aids clinical trials and explained why remdesivir wirks does not cure covid-19, is a critical milestone. >> our first drug was htc in hiv and then we added more drugs to give an antiviral cocktail that really worked very, very well. >> what they'll now do is use remdesivir as the new placebo or standard of care and fold in other drugs along the way. >> reporter: dr. neera ahuja also works at stanford. she was the primary investigator on a larger remdesivir study which showed patients taking the antiviral recovered faster, in 11 days versus 15 days without the drug. the mortality ra

i eric larsen has a book about. it is all right. it is a best seller. i am glad i read it.but as a historian, we have slightly different ways of doing things. one of the things he alleges in his book is that churchill had claimed that what we needed to get the americans off the sidelines was a proper klemetti. he argues that the british knew that the germans -- everybody knew the germans had warned the americans not to get on that ship but they did so anyway. churchill -- larsen claims that churchill knew exactly where the sub was and said nothing because it was a cause small cost to pay for those 2000 lives to get the americans finally involved. and still it did not. on that final note, i shall and. on thursday, we will talk about what it was like for the other european countries. you might want to come in with knowing countries with these countries are. we will have to move quickly through the. that will be on the mid term. any questions before we go? about the lecture. we have time to move around with the microphone if you want. it is so weird. you guys are so quiet. i a

abc 7 news reporter kate larsen is back on the story with advice from local experts. >> reporter: the covid inflammatory syndrome in children was first connected to kawasaki disease because of an overlap in symptoms. a bay area baby was first diagnosed with covid and kawasaki back in march. she was believed to be the first recognized case. now, distinctions are emerging. multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or misc seems to affect older children with a median age of 9 to 11. kawasaki tends to affect toddlers. dr greenhow is a pediatric infectious disease specialist for kaiser permanente. >> this new syndrome, misc, is a nov novel, unique syndrome that is not kawasaki. it appears to follow a covid-19 infection, but why it is occurring in a small subset of children, we do not understand. >> reporter: abc news has identified at least 220 possible and confirmed cases in 20 states and d.c. there are more than 100 cases in new york where three children have died. >> the good news is that this syndrome appears to be rare and the deaths that are associated with it are even rarer. >>

abc7 news reporter kate larsen shows us how it works. who is eligible to use the site and who has access to the state's subsidized child care slots? i spoke to kim johnson, the director of california's department of social services. >> we welcome all families across california for the child care subsidies. those subsidies are limited and prioritized for both the vulnerable populations and for essential workers. >> reporter: how do parents know the 41,000 day care centers listed are safe? johnson said all programs are vetted and licensed. >> both a background check for the individuals that are providing the care, as well as the facility check. >> reporter: how does the portal work? >> this is what you see when you first land on the my chi childcareca.gov website. >> reporter: he is the start up of open lattice when built the site. you can type your zip code into the search bar or use your location to find nearby child care centers. >> i can see that this has spots open and has the capacity of eight children and you can see if there are an

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> an employee at a produce packing site just tested positive. calavo distribute avocados and others. they closed the plant for five days after an employee that got infected. >> one sector in our economy that is affected is the avocado industry. we're concerned about that and we're very much involved in investigating. >> ventura county public health officials are making sure that people in the produce industry get tested. >>> new developments. it seems vehicle gatherings at graduation ceremonies won't be happening after all for students in the san mateo high school district. the district sent families a letter yesterday because of the size of the graduating it just won't work. graduations will be celebrated in person whenever it's actually allowed. >>> a college grad in north carolina said he was going to celebrate no matter what. so he got creative when he couldn't walk across the stage to receive his diploma because of the pandemic. ♪ ♪ >> yes. this is 22-year-old chance kennedy dancing his way to viral fame. so many people are watching this vi

government andrew conneen and daniel larsen, both from adlai stevenson high school. >> always great toth c-span. with c-span, school is always in session. jesse: let's talk about the upcoming u.s. government ap exam. dan, tell us how this is different this year because of coronavirus? guest: jesse, in many ways, the test of the same. let's talk differences. we have limited to units one, foundations, unit two, interaction among branches, and unit three, civil rights and civil liberties. instead of multiple-choice, students will write two free response questions, one in argument essay, and second, a concept application. but frankly, students should prepare as they prepare for all test in the past. do your best. and in the end, answer the prompt. jesse: andrew, do you agree? and this is an open book test. how do you do this as an open book test? guest: i agree with what most of what dan said. but clearly, this is going to be different. and clearly, we have terrific those students out there, in the middle of this middle of this tumult, and those teachers who have helped those students in t

we had through the cia some kind of a liaison or larsen ship without a house and salama. and that had to do ostensibly with security issues. and it worked embassy was never attacked in those days. now people still argue whether that relationship led to our house and saw him becoming an agent of the cia or not. i personally think that he did it but i can't prove it i was in government during that period and we were in fact receiving remarkably sensitive intelligence from inside the p.l.o. at the highest levels and i if it wasn't our house and saw it was somebody very much like him. i felt could do little to parry such blows being delivered by it but it was a different matter went up on a dog resumed his assassination affect the representatives of the uk in june 978 from his base in baghdad aboard a dog ordered the killing of the task bureau chief. explicitly accused iraqi intelligence of complicity in the s.s. . 2 months later the abu nidal group killed at the hospital is representative. retaliated by attacking the iraqi embassy in paris and targeting iraqi diplomats in lo

i'm kate larsen, abc7 news. >> we thank him for going to help. >>> the financial changes forced by the pandemic can really leave you with a lot of questions. coming up, 7 on your side michael finny is laying out the new rules you need to know. >>> fighting wildfires during the pandemic. the drastic changes that fire crews will implement. >>> time now 4:36 and checking in with mike. it's friday. >> yes, it is. and it's going to be a hot one. but then it will be much better this weekend and that chance of rain. so, let's talk about what is going on. neighborhood temperatures and as expected, it did cool down nicely overnight. 351 in campbell and mid to upper 50s and morgan hill and to 60 in milpitas and also about 66 in los altos hills. here's a look around the rest of the neighborhoods. 40s in the north bay and the rest of us in the 50s and brentwood warmer at 62. so, if you're commuting today, here's a look at what's going on as far as emeryville where it's 52 degrees. let's talk about it, almost exactly the same as yesterday. a slight breeze developing late during the evening commute,

in an interview only on abc 7, reporter kate larsen spoke to zach williams, robin williams' son, about how he has over come his own mental health challenges and working to help others. >> kristen, i had a great conversation with zach this week who grew up in san francisco. he now lives in los angeles with his family including his 1-year-old son. he actually has his birthday this week. zach is a dedicated mental health professional. we had a really great conversation about his work and how he's used his work to help cope with his own mental health struggles. >> my becoming a mental health professional came from the trauma and loss after moye dad died by suicide. i experienced a serious low point in my life. i fell into becoming a mental health advocate because i needed to heal and recover myself. we need to come out of this coronavirus pandemic with a growth-oriented mindset around supporting others in our communities to create a more connected, happier world. >> so for himself, zach told me that talk therapy, community support groups, meditation and staying away from drugs and alcohol

eastern, author eric larsen discusses the splendid and the vile that looks at prime minister churchill's leadership during the london blitz. then james patterson and his latest book on the politics of the kennedy family. later the announcement of the 2020 anthony lucas prize. the winners announced during this virtual event included the author of the book black radical and the author of the book american summer. watch book tv and tonight over the weekend on c-span 2. >>> happy may day. thank you for joining us this afternoon in helping us make this program a great success. we have had over 350 people register for this from across the country and from places as far away as japan. i think it is about 4:00 a.m. in japan, so i'm not sure if that person made it, but still impressive that program has that much reachle i -- has that much reach. i would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who might be attending virtual program for the first time. considering the size of the virtual crowd and the geographic spread, i'm sure there are some that are interacting for the first time. if you are

eastern, author eric larsen discusses the splendid and the vile that looks at prime minister churchill's leadership during the london blitz. then james patterson and his latest book on the politics of the kennedy family. later the announcement of the 2020 anthony lucas prize. the winners announced during this virtual event included the author of the book black radical and the author of the book

reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera russian larsen aries who have been fighting in support of libyan warlord honey for half of our leaving the battles front line the mayor of the city of bani walid has confirmed that there departing in 3 flights through the airport there after withdrawing from the capital tripoli this follows a series of setbacks for have terrorist forces in his year long battle to seize tripoli israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as his long awaited corruption trial began he's facing several charges in a series of cases stemming from ties to wealthy associates and human it are now israel's 1st sitting prime minister to face trial. u.k. prime minister boris johnson has backed his key adviser over allegations that he breached the virus restrictions dominic cummings travelled from london to the north east of england at the end of march this 5 suffering coronavirus symptoms johnson insists cummings acted responsibly and legally i think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent and i do a lot mo

for kate larsen, i'm dan ashley. stay tuned for jimmy kimmel, sean penn. have a good night. when visible set out to create the future of phone service... we tossed the stuff that wasn't working. and kept the stuff that was working. like verizon's 4g lte network. meet visible. unlimited data, messages and minutes. just $25 for your first month. join us at visible.com. in there. for every pound of pasta you aba half-2 tablespoons of salt in your water because that's what helps labor the whole thing and e. so were going to put this in bread i have linguine on hand so that's what i'll use but you can use spaghetti, you can use rigatoni, i mean come up during this time, whatever noodle you're able to have is the noodle that you use. ut oil i you the goesatd, doesn. water to boil nicely. >> tamron: okay. >> that's a personal tip. the next thing is, in my pan, i have my pan over here, and i put just about a teaspoon of olive oil in their so when i added my smokes, cured meat it got cooking right away. no classically in italy they would use bacon, delicious, obviously a little bit h

donna larsen, bbc news.utdown — that is the warning from the head of the country's public—sector finance watchdog. the head of the office for budget responsbility, robert chote, told the bbc it will take a long time for economic activity to return to normal. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is part of that assumption. but instead, a rather slower recovery, and that will depend first on the pace at which public health restrictions are loosened but, also, of course, on the way in which people's behaviour responds. so, if you allow people back into the workplace, back into shops, back into restaurants, will they actually go, will they feel too nervous? so, you would expect, i think, a slower recovery than the v shape that you simply make for that assumption. in the last hour, scotland's health secretary jeane freeman has been giving an update on the fight against coronavirus. 0ur corresponden

larsen of florida, i inform the house that mr. larsen will vote yea. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. escobar votes yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from connecticut rise? >> as a member designated by congresswoman wilson pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yea. >> as a member designated by mr. gonzalez pursuant to house resolution 965, mr. gonzalez will vote yes on this particular resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as a member designated by mr. brad schneider of illinois pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. schneider will vote yea. as a a member designated by mr. cystner oost of california, pursuant to house resolution mr. i innorm the house that cystner oost will vote yea. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington state rise? >> as a m

. >> i'm kate larsen in the newsroom where i've been speaking to dental hygienists today who are afraid to go back to work during the pandemic. so tonight at 11:00, you'll hear from those hygienists, as well as an employment lawyer who has important advice for anyone who is concerned about returning to the workplace. >>> right now san jose police are breaking up cinco de mayo celebrations. will crowds stay away? we'll find out tonight. >>> "jimmy kimmel live!" comes on at 11:35. night line after. tonight's focus is on the restaurant industry. but thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 11:00. >>> i drew "we'll get through this, america." >> i dedicated two pieces of artwork to the people who serve and 911 dispatchers. >> messages of support. stay positive. stay healthy. stay strong. it brings out a cheerful, positive environment. and just seeing people walk by smile just brings together a sense of community. tonight... ...will battle it out for $1 mi

. >> i'm kate larsen in san francisco where i've been speaking to some very busy ucsf doctors who arenching the largest early pregnancy covid study. coming up tonight at 11:00, what they're hoping to learn through the study and how you can help with the study whether you're pregnant or not. >>> the miami dolphins are turning hard rock stadium into a drive-in movie theater. and a local stadium could be next. and that's going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for the news any time on the abc7 news app. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. form spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here we appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 11:00. have a good evening. ♪ this is the... here are today's contestants-- high school english teacher from cookeville, tennessee... a high school science teacher from cambridge, massachusetts... and a middle school humanities teacher from new york, new york... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- exrebeank u, jnn hols. class is back in session. sam, katie, and meggie, welcome. good luck. here we go. j

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i'm kate larsen in the newsroom.ing up tonight at 11:00, the new concern about a measles outbreak, and what pediatricians right here in the bay area say you can do about it. >>> april saw the sharpest spike in grocery store prices in nearly 50 years. what you can expect the next time you go shopping. >>> now coming up on abc7 news at 8:00, the happy days of garry marshall, and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. that is our report. as always, we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire abc7 news team, we hope you have a great evening. >>> these people are all at the front line, and i think we can all do a little bit to make their lives easier right now. they're not able to be with their families, but to be out there for other families. if we can just give them one day of food from the plate they like and bring something to make them feel better and that they're not alone in this, then i feel we did something. tonight, three legendary players will battl

i'm reggie aqui along with kate larsen. instead of our regular 4:00 p.m. newscast, we're going spend an hour engaging experts and you in this abc7 listens vtu tn ha the issue, our mental health. and kate, we're asking today how you, because even if the answer isn't great, that's what we're diving into. >> that's what we're here to talk about, reggie, absolutely. this is an important one-hour virtual town hall airing on tv on abc7news.com, youtube, and facebook. over the next hour, we're going have a frank conversation with an amazing panel of experts and questions hopefully from all of you watching us now. now all of the issues we talk about when it comes to the pandemic -- health, jobs and the economy, the workplace, education, racial inequities are all taking a toll on our individual and collective mental health. the change is creating uncertainty that's manifesting as stress, anxiety and depression. >> take a walk down any street and every person you see covered by a mask, distanced from their friends and family has a story about their struggle with a n