let's bring in nbc bay area's cheryl hurd who joins us at john muir hospital in walnut creek.heryl? >> reporter: raj, there are dozens and dozens of doctors, nurses, and therapists who put their lives on the line every day here during this pandemic. but there's one therapist we met tonight through her father-in-law, who wants you to know about her sacrifices. >> i think my biggest thing is i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: that might be heather moore's biggest fear, but that doesn't stop her from coming to john muir hospital every day to help keep coronavirus patients alive. >> it's exhausting. >> reporter: as a respiratory therapist for the past four years, moore is taking on a challenge she thought she'd never have to face. >> we're learning as we go day by day and making the necessary adjustments. >> reporter: adjustments where there is no playbook. re respirators are at a premium. >> i know we're preserving them as best we can right now but it's always going to be a fear because we don't know how long this is going to go on. >> reporter: she is hoping time

>>john muir is looki fo ways to get all new nurses in the system a new grad transition program where they can get nurses who are working in non acute settings like angela and cosmetic dermatology and they can get down to work in the hoitals faer. gayle ong kron 4 news. >>the coravirus pandemic is forci the shutdown of major meat plants all acro the country. the closures have been invoking fear and shoppers of a shortage, even one of the wor's largest meat procers is conrned about the supply as the outbreak rages on kron four's dan thn reports. >>covid-19 is sweeping meat pressing plants across the country oureaks among their employees have been forcing major companies li tyson foods toeither cut back or shut down becauseof this the ce of tyson is sending out a warning to eect less pork beef and chicken at the grocery store that doesn't seem to be on the horizon but but we have had some disruptions those disruptions says daniel sumner a u c davis agricultural econost will not create a shortage of meat even after the country's largest meat producers, including tyson along with smithfie

abc7 news reporter laura anthony live at john muir hospital in concord with the story that you'll see only on 7. lawyer? >> hi, larry. well, you could say this is an unintended consequence, but one that doctors here and at other major bay area hospitals worry could have serious side effects, even be deadly for some patients too afraid to come to emergency rooms for necessary care. >> we're seeing patients come in with strokes that have been delayed for several days. people sitting at home with appendicitis for five or six days. >> the director of emergency medicine for john muir health, dr.riezaysis alarming drop in the number of patients coming in for serious noncovid-19 related issues. >> people with concerning sounding chest pain or heart attacks that are waiting to seek care until the last possible moment because they think that either the hospitals are overwhelmed or they are so concerned about contracting coronavirus themselves that they don't want to come to the hospital. >> rodriguez told us the failure to act quickly for time sensitive illnesses and injuries is putting some p

is britain's european 1500m champion, laura muir. this weekend was meant to be the london marathon. it's such a shame for everybody involved, notjust the athletes but all the people going along to support the charities as well stop the challenge is trying to do something, whether it is 2.6, 26, 260, all something to help raise money for those charities who are benefiting from this weekend. that's all the sport for now. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. for the week ahead, the last few days of april, more in the way of wet weather spreading up in the south. windier from wednesday onwards. however, this evening and overnight, a dry picture once again, so some showers across scotland. winds, clear skies for east anglia.. mainly a touch of frost here first thing on sunday. a weather front across northern england and north wales, patchy rain come the afternoon, ahead of it a better chance of heavier downpours for south wales, the midlands, parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire, some thunderstorms. to the north, a cooler pressure feel, some sunny spells around and a

any -- [laughing] i don't have any magic formula one of the principal characters in my book was john muir, a first-generation people look at the west that has this thing to exploit. but what else wants to exploit the west. it is a single story of the american west, everybody who goes out there to seize the natural resources of the wesco whether it's land of whether it's cow grazing buffalo or gold or silver or water or whatever it might be, but john muir is one of the first-generation to say we need to preserve, just as it is. you cannot improve on yosemite. he was sufficiently persuasive to talk to people like you to roosevelt who came to the same idea. this question of, so what is the future of the west going to be? it remains contested, and it's fair to say that the idea that are certain parts of the west that should be simply left as they are. that idea is fairly secure. but whether those parts should be expanded, whether its encroachments can be made into wilderness areas come all the stuff, it's the old battle where there still is in the west, i'll be more than an east, there's this

>>john muir is looking for ways to get all new nurses in the system a new grad transition program where they can get nurses who are working in non acute settings like angela and cosmetic dermatology and they can get down to work in the hospitals faster. gayle ong kron 4 news. >>the country's top infectious disease expert is calling on the united states to double coronavirus testing in coming weeks doctor anthony fauci made those remarks during the covid-19 update webcast today. >>we don't want to get fixated right now you know we doing about 1.5 2. million true we probably should you know that we stand as we get into the next several weeks and i think we will testing is an important point what we're doing but is not the only point. >>as of right now more than 900,000 americans have been diagnosed with the virus and more than 53,000 americans have died doctor fauci says united states needs enough testing to respond to outbreaks it will occur as social distancing guidelines are relaxed people living in san francisco's mission neighborhood can get tested for coronavirus for free. the city

. >> world news tonight with david muir is next. >> thanks so much for joining us tonight. >>> tonight, the new and staggering numbers just in. nearly 2,000 deaths in the u.s. in just the last 24 hours. more than 14,000 dead in the u.s. the president speaking moments ago. >>> new york reporting its deadliest day. 779 deaths in 24 hours. tonight, the difficult images inside a new york city hospital. recovery rooms turned into icus. you will see the moment, doctors making difficult calls to loved ones waiting for news. >>> we go inside the cathedral of st. john the divine. during holy week, it's now a makeshift hospital. and the american workers risking their lives. tonight in new york city, at least 41 transit workers dying. a communications specialist setting up lines at a hospital dying days later on his twin daughters' 10th birthday

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>>john muir is looking for ways to get all new nurses in the system a new grad transition program whehey can get nurses who are working in non acute settings like angela and cosmetic dermatology and they can get down to work in the hospitals faster. gayle ong kron 4 news. well the east bay spca is providing free pet food to owners who e facing financial hardship during this crisis. >>so there's a new drive-thru method for giving out free pet food. this is happening at the east bay spca spay and neuter cent that's on a good burger road in oakland if you want to head over the organization plans to host these food giveaways every friday from 11:00am to one pm. >>so all of our staff are wearing mask of her recommendation from the cdc. we also have dos and gloves on and we have gogglesor glasses just to make sure our staff are fully protected and that we are protectinghe public as much as possible. >>pet owners can order enough food to feed up to dogs and 2 cats. >>and golfers are hitting the links once again in napa county now this despite the county remaining under a shelter-in-place ord

. >>> world news tonight with david muir is next. >> for all of us here, thank you for joining us, have a great evening. see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the coronavirus in the u.s. experts now warning of the risks of states trying to open too quickly. and the new data. the virus not just attacking the lungs, but the kidneys and the heart. what we now know. and news tonight. the first deaths here in the u.s. were weeks earlier than first thought. what we've learned about those cases, and where. >>> and the reality inside hospitals across this country. the startling images just outside new york city. the emergency room filled, even as authorities say we're past the peak. doctors and nurses trying to revive patients. in new york, 474 lives lost in just the past 24 hours. and tonight, the next chapter of this. governor cuomo and his call for a contact tracing army. thousands of people who will help trace any signs of a second outbreak.

muir, southern california, here in the bay area sonoma county is issuing a similar mandate at midnight for the city of fremont the action was swift.>> it seems like probably a good thing to do. i will just have to find the mask be >> they arrived at this without a face covering. he was not the only customer picks been about albury masks in their. up really not everyone inside has heard about the role either. >> if everybody is wearing this we are protected. >> effective immediately and amended every mill requires everyone must cover up when visiting an essential business. many residents we spoke to were in support. >> i have seen too many people god bless their souls still cough or sneeze and they do not think about covering their mouthpiece. the executive order states both employees and customers must wear face masks. it does 90 to be medical grade or n 95. it can be a scarf or bandit. employees must permit workers to wash their hands or use hand sanitizer every 30 minutes. customers who do not have a mask could be denied service. >> we have so many men and women who are out there rig

here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: you first met the cantos brothers, triplets from arlington, virginiare. nam thepersons week w >> i don't think it would have felt the same if we had done it with exceptions or special considerations. i made it the same way as other eagle scouts. >> reporter: we met ole, the dad who adopted them. he is blind as well, and they presented him with eagle scout pins too. >> i wear these with pride because -- because they made it to eagle scout. they are ambassadors of the possible. >> reporter: last monday, all three brothers tested positive for covid-19. first leo was taken to the hospital. talking to our station wjla. >> it's really scary. i mean, i've never been this sick before. >> reporter: nick taken to the hospital too. steven isolating at home. and their father, ole, has no symptoms. he's had to keep his distance. but he is proud of their resilience. >> that resilience has come in handy now. the tough thing is not being able to be with them. >> reporter: we are proud to report leo is now going home. >> here we go, guys. i'm leaving the hospital. >> r

i'm david muir. i sure do appreciate you being here this week. good night.gld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> now, your health, this is abc7 news. >> cdc recommends and the task force recommends wearing cloth face covers. >> this does not ache the place of physical distancing. >> new recommendations about the use of masks and face covers. this as officials start cracking down on people who are not following the rules. >> we have begun to cite. we will not ask you twice. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. at least 27 at a skilled nursin facility in orinda have test

world news with david muir is next. we appreciate your time.r always appreciate your company. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >>> tonight, the coronavirus here in the u.s. after the president said he has absolute authority when it comes to reopening the country. tonight, what the president said just moments ago. and the difficult images now emerging from new york, boston, and philadelphia. >>> president trump in the rose garden moments ago. what he's now saying. new york governor andrew cuomo saying the president is not a king. but that he doesn't want a fight with the wh

revealing to david muir in an exclusive interview what think think we need to reopen the country. >>what we could have done better to prepare for this. and we're all learning lessons in real time. but let's talk about where we are as a country right now, bill. what should we be doing right now in the middle of this storm? >> we're still in the very acute phase where strong adherence to this social distancing is absolutely key so that we get to the peak and those numbers really start to come down. you know, within a month or so of obtaining that peak, if we put in place the right prioritized testing, where you, the right people are tested and they get quick results and we have contact tracing, then we will be able to start reopening up, but it won't be a totally normal situation until we get a vaccine so that everybody's protected. >> we've heard a lot from the president about the 30 days of social distancing. that takes us to may 1st, which is now just a couple weeks from now. do you see a possibility of the country reopening in just a couple weeks, bill? >> well, the numbers should

john muir is looking for ways to get all new nurses in the system a new grad transition program where they can get nurses. >>who are working in non acute settings like angela and cosmetic dermatology and they can get down to work in the hospitals faster. gayle ong kron 4 news. happening today sausalito is closing all of its city own parking lot on weekends and holidays. >>the city says that the closures are because of a per public safety concerns related to the pandemic and the widespread disregard for the non essential travel restrictions. the closures remain in effect until further notice and violators will be cited. well our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website kron 4 dot com there you'll find the latest on the outbreaks here in the bay area and interactive map that's been set up for you and lots of information on ways that you can stay safe. you can find all of this and more on our website kron 4 dot com. >>and coming up on kron 4 news weekend a promising new treatment for coronavirus we'll have details on the plasma transfusion that help to patients in san francis

i'm david muir. i'll see you right back here tomorrow.t. . >>> the sneeze for more masks is inspiring businesses to come up with creative ways to cover their face and stop the spread of covid-19. >>> >> reporter: the city has opened up the testing center fus for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. >>> i'm dan noise, coming up, questions are being raised about the owner of this nursing home i east bay where more than two dozen people have tested positive for coronavirus. abc 7 news starts now. >>> your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz joining you live from my home. >>> california has more than 16,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to a tracker by johns hopkins. there are more cutbacks to public transit in the bay area. including bart and muni, san francisco and oakland are opening sites specifically for first responders to get tested for coronavirus. governor newsom says california will loan 500 ventilators to the national stoc

i'm david muir >>> it's wonderful to be alive. >> tonight a story of survival.t the odds and doctor expectations to recover from the coronavirus. >> we recommended face cerings in the past. now as of midnight tonight, it will be a requirement. >> san francisco, the east bay and north bay with stricter rules to keep you safe. >> it's in the how we recover that i think ultimately we will be judged. >> recovery is a team effort bringing together some of the biggest names in california. >>> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama >> starting at midnight, people in san francisco are required to wear a mask or some kind of face covering in public. the same requirement will take effect in parts of the east bay, north bay and peninsula. another big headline tonight. >> we are now in a pandemic-induced recession here in the state of california. >> governor newsome announced an economic recovery committee, which includes four former criminal governors and major economic executives. first a story to bring hope. it's about a woman who survived coronavirus. she's 84 wit

i'm david muir. what are the guidelines for reopening a business in the coming weeks? what is it going to look like? we post the questions to governor newsom. >>> and i'm lyanne melendez. opening up schools earlier. teachers say let's make sure the safeguards are in place first. >>> changes are coming to the shelter-in-place order which will allow some people to go become to work. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> the new order that will take effect next week is designed to preserve the progress that we've made. >> that progress is something to be proud of. it's because people in the bay area are following the shelter in place rules, which will change next week. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. -- >> new rules take effect on monday. they will apply to most of the bay area, the areas highlighted, alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo and santa clara. >> the new guidelines include outdoor businesses, the ability to ope

. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is next.always. >> for all of us here at abc 7 thanks for inviting us into your home. >> we will see you again in half an hour at 6:00. bye for now. i do motivational speakingld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> tonight, the death toll in the u.s. surpasses 10,000. president trump just moments ago responding. and the breaking headline. british prime minister boris johnson moved to intensive care. >>> here in the u.s., the death toll mounting. more than 1,000 dying in just 24 hours. tonight, governor andrew cuomo on the numbers, and what they could

and melinda gates, who have donated millions to the fight against covid-19 and sat down with david muir for an exclusive interview. >> i wanted to ask you, bill, we've reported here in the last 24 hours, the president revealing that he wants to halt all u.s. aid to the world health organization. do you agree with that move? >> i'm hopeful he doesn't follow through on that. because we need their support, this is a global problem. they are the institution that, you know, brings nations together and makes sure that we're sharing best practices between all of those countries. there will be plenty of time to look back and see which countries did things well, which didn't. where should w.h.o. have done things differently. >> have you tried to reach out to the president? >> we did tweet our support for the w.h.o. we don't think they should have to start letting people go in the middle of the first modern pandemic. >> w.h.o. was created world war ii to deal with exactly these issues. halting the funding doesn't make sense. >> reporter: the president says tomorrow he will release a plan for all

i'm david muir. good night. being prepared and overcoming challenges.tanding with them for nearly a hundred years. and we'll be here to serve you for a hundred more. ♪ and- [female vo] restaurantsou are facing a crisis. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love. >>> you your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> slow the spread, flatten the curve, preserved our hospital capacity, and prevented many, many deaths. >> six bay area counties extend the shelter-in-place order while lifting some restrictions. but the various announcements today really caused some confusion, especially if you like to play golf. yes, no? we will explain. thanks for joining us. i'm barry beal. >> and i'm kristen sze. here is a look at what we'll be aloud, beginning on monday. all construction projects can resume, but must comply with new protocols. outdoor businesses can reopen like landscaping and are required to follow social distancing requirements. child care can expand beyond f

our coverage continues on abc news live and world news tonight with david muir it coming right up. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >>> tonight, the new normal here in america. what will it look like. president trump just moments ago laying out new federal guidelines for reopening the country. tonight, how will it work and how quickly? what the states must do, must show before they can even begin to reopen. they must show their coronavirus cases on a downward trajectory. that a testing plan is in place, a system for testing as we reopen our economy. will there be temperature checks where americans work in large groups? the president now telling governors they will call the shots in their own states. all of this as the death toll across this country jumps to a disturbing new high tonight. more than 600 lives lost in the eradinaer, but still the lowest they have seen in days. in los angeles, in washington, d.c., authorities already extending the shutdownnt

one of those taking part in her own back garden is britain's european 1500m champion, laura muir.it's such a shame for everybody involved, notjust the athletes but all the people going along to support the charities as well stop the challenge is trying to do something, whether it is 2.6, 26, 260, all something to help raise money for those charities who are benefiting from this weekend. that's all the sport for now. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. for the week ahead, the last few days of april, more in the way of wet weather spreading up in the south. windier from wednesday onwards.

so far we are and i see you workers at john muir dical center and kaiser permanente walnut creek. they have enjoyed feels deliveries star restaurant owner says that they're just doing their pa to help the community like they always half that's greakeeping up guys. well keep in mind you can nominate a person thin your community doing great things said stepping up and helping out all you have to do is go to kron 4 dot com slash features slash kron 4 heroes submit a person there or an organization we lookforward to hearing about all these amazing folks during this great work within the community. well, of course want to get a check of the orecast because some ofyour stepping out this morning and you need to know what the conditions are like outside the , so let's say good moing to meteorologist dave spahr and see what size shaping up on this monday morning dave. >>hey goodmorning robin good morng everybody another bout of rain it looks like a know we can see some the footprints of this to come on storm tracker 4 went in for the rain to comcrawling on enough from the so santa cruz mou

i'm david muir. i sure do appreciate you being here this week.tuation is like nothing at that i tnk ae alive today has ever experienced in their lifetime. >> yet another week of the unprecedented conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic. >>> tonight, live updates on what's changing life here in the bay area. >> i'm wayne freed man in lake county. one of only a handful of rural regions in california that show hardly any coronavirus at all. what are they doing differently, if anything? that's coming up >>> i'm dan noyes, abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. >>> let's get you caught up on how coronavirus is impacting our lives across the bay area. >>> alameda county issued a blanket order that anyone who tests positive for coronavirus or is waiting for test results self-quarantines at home. this also applies to close contacts, including oir people in the home and care-givers. >> a livermore police officer tested positive and is self-quarantining at home with mino

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one of those taking part in her own back garden is britain's european 1,500 metre champion laura muirn marathon, which is such a shame for everybody involved, not just the athletes, but all the people going along to support and all the charities as well. so the 2.6 challenge is trying to do something, whether its 2.6, 26, 260 or something to help raise money for charities who would have been benefiting from this weekend and having fun with it as well. best wishes to everyone who was supposed to be taking part in the marathon in the morning. that is all the sport for now. hello. for the past three or four weeks, we have seen a lot of dry and settled weather indeed. april has been exceptionally dry and very warm for many of us. last week, we saw temperatures reach highs of 24 degrees. next week, things are looking very different, temperatures a good 10 degrees down on where they have been, which is closer in fact to the seasonal average. the reason for it is that low pressure will be dominating the scene. we see the first of these low pressure systems pushing into the north of the uk fo

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i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow.d night. >>> iri tma ra il whereuneds of inmates have already been let go to slow the spread of covid-19. now a lawyer's group says they should all be released. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm laura anthony outside the gateway care center in hayward, where one more patient has died. six others tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total to more than 60. that story coming up. >>> i'm dan noyes. there is yet another outbreak in a nursing home, and that's prompting new questions about the governor's plans. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz joining you live from my home. new at 6:00 tonight, live team coverage on the places that seem to be most vulnerable to coronavirus outbreaks, which house the most vulnerable patients, the elderly. >> late this afternoon, the abc7 news news i-team confirmed another coronavirus outbreak, san rael. at drake terce

one of those taking part in her own back garden is britain's european 1500m champion laura muir.d, not just the athletes but all the people going along to support and all the charities as well so, the 2.6 challenge is trying to do something whether it is 2.6, 26, 260, something to help raise money for those charities who would have been benefiting from this weekend and having a bit of fun with it as well. now, while people are used to seeing joseph parker in the boxing ring, — remember the former heavy weight champion was beaten by anthonyjoshua a couple of years ago — now the new zealander has become, an unlikely star of the coronavirus lockdown with his musical videos on social media. parker has been recreating scenes from films including grease and love actually, as well as lip synching a host of songs to prove his skills aren't just limited to the ring. oriam or i am very serious and imagine if idid or i am very serious and imagine if i did this before a fight, people would think he was mucking around and not taking it seriously, but having this lockdown has given me time to

the hospitals right now michelle lopes is a senior vice president and chief nurse executive at john muir. she says there could be a second wave of covid-19 in the fall and the need for help may return her message to nurses like williams stop give up hope you all the church your to your health as well as many other organizations are looking for ways to get you out to walk far so don't give up. >>john mayer is looking for a new nurses to get into the system and that a nyu grad program they're trying to put together where nurses who are working in on a cute and settings like angela didn't cosmetic dermatology and they can get them into the hospitals faster gayle ong kron 4 news scales. thank you. >>president trump has hinted that he might extend a 60 day hold on green cards for foreign workers. but he says he order to protect american jobs during this outbreak. analysts predict the number of green cards issued annually will drop from a million to 300,000 if the changes stand. meanwhile, the california department of public health has released new data on coronavirus cases based on race, 43.3

john muir is looking for ways to get all new nurses in the system a new grad transition program where they can get nurses. >>who are working in non acute settings like angela and cosmetic dermatology and they can get down to work in the hospitals faster. gae ong kron 4 news. well to theast bay now at lea one scol district is already planning what to do in case they must continue distance-learning in the next school year. >>in a message posted on the district websitethe dublin unified school district says th they are working on diffent plans for the next school year one plan would be h to handle students returning to physical classrooms. the other would lay out a plan just in case distance-learni must continue in the fall. the district says th the you interest of the students to begin the year in classrooms, but they want to prepared for anything. >>the san francisco unified school strict is setting up more sites in the city to provide free grab and go meals. e district has new partnerships with 5 community-based organizations to expand access to families the district is also provied m

>>well john muir hospital in the east bay is lookingo get looking for ways to get all new nuses into the system more quickly so they can help t where they're needed. >>well to the north bay now afterbeing hospitalized in a coma for weeks and onbay area doctor is now recovering from his battle with coronavirus on april 14th 74 year-old doctor jerry crown, he's a pulmonary specialist he wo from his coma at santa rosamemorial hospital. doctor pam spent 16 days on a ventilator and lost more than 20 pounds as the coravirus attacked his lun. doctor crimes wife lilly says her husband spent so much has his life heping others that she says grateful. the medical team was able to save him. >>these guys were amazing and not just the doctors us that it's especially the nursing staff opportunity to keep assailant and joy every second of >>well he's getting better i doctor crown says that he plans to take it slow in order to get stronger and healthier then he plans to get right back out there and start helping others. >>and happening today in the east bay there's a drive-th coronavirus testing site

>>well john muir hospital in the east bay looking for ways to get all new nurses into the system more quickly so that way they can help ou where they're needed. wha we've heard this before and it's happing again today and other transit system in the bay area making some serious changes to its schedule. all of because of the shelter-in-place orders. we want to go to the newsroom and kron 4 sanaz tahernia she has the latest on that good morning sauce. >>that's right marty good morning. the early bird express is either reducing or completely discontinuing service on all 13 of its bus routes after experiencing a 0% drop in ridership before the shelter-in-place orders were put into effect in march. the transit systemarried today that number is anywhere between a 10250 riders per day. the changes wil not only save the early birexpress money, but it will so free up some staff resources to be used to suppo its transit partners like bart. now the routes you see on your screen. theswill continue to run, however thenumber of daily trips on these roes will be reduced. the remaining routes, howeve

as we take a look at our view at muir beach overlook, trails are closed, facilities are closed, and parkingare closed. do not drive here. but what we can do is look at our live cameras, or look back at our pictures from when we visited these spots before. but keep in mind they're advising you to stay in your neighborhoods for the weekend, even though the weather will be really nice, don't get in your car and drive to see it. we're getting breaks in the clouds, we're starting to see sunshine coming through and it's looking very nice as we head towards this lunch hour. looking at san francisco, we're seeing more sunshine here after a cloudy start to the day. and then our temperatures will head into the upper 60s and low 70s. in the north bay, we're up to 70 degrees in ukiah. we'll also see some upper 60s for many of our spots for the inland areas as well going into the weekend. so we have seen a lot of changes here over the past several days. in fact it was a cool start to the week. we're also watching what's happening elsewhere across the country. and so there was a big surge of some cool ai

so far we are nice eu workers a john muir medical nter and kaer walnut creek medical cter.s s. they're just doing what their part to help the community as thealways have. >>keep it up guys keepup the good work you remember you can nominate a person or a team wiin your community doing great things all you have to do is go to kron 4 dot com slash features slash kron 4 heroes. and we look forward to hearing from you about all the amazing people doing that great work out there in the community. now let's get a check of the forecast we re picking up the radar earlier and was like we have some rain moving in in states far. morning, everybody and rain in the santcruz mountains as what we see they'll be more of thaas we progress through the day today and it starts to get off to the east baas well rotation we can e kind of going around that whole system and the north bay will actually be the stop last along the journey in the mouse appear to be the least up there. here's a live shot coming in from seoul got some kind of spooky skies there as we see also at the golden gate bridge to

. >> gleason finally went to the emergency room at john muir hospital where doctors quickly discovered had an artery almost completely blocked. >> this is the blockage right here. so it's fat and all of the sudden 90% blocked. >> dr. andrew dublin performed the stint procedure, one he says probably could not wait even one more day. >> i would have loved it if she came in two weeks before when the chest pain started. by the time it got to chest pain, she absolutely needed to come in. >> and andrea continued to worry about coronavirus even as she was on the operating table. awake during the stint procedure, she asked dr. dublin if she had done the right thing. >> okay, should i really have come in? because that was a sunday or should i have waited until monday and called your office? and he said oh, no, no. when you have those symptoms, you need to be in right now. >> gleason is sheltering at home with her husband. besides a much healthier heart, she also got a covid-19 test at the hospital. it was negative. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> well, checking on our weather, it

. >> gleason finally went to the emergency room at john muir hospital where doctors quickly discovered she had an artery almost completely blocked. >> this is the blockage right here. so it's fat and 97% blocked. >> da andrew dublin performed the stint procedure, one he says probably could not wait even one more day. >> i would have loved it if she came in two weeks before when the chest pain started. by the time she came in, she absolutely needed to come. >> in ant she continued to worry about coronavirus even as she was on the operating table. awake during the stint procedure, she asked dr. dublin if she had done the right thing. >> okay, should i really have come in? because that was a sunday or should i have waited until monday and called your office? and he said the hospital. it was negative. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> those mask requirements are now being enforced, but officers want to make sure you're not the ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub. rently now. whenso we can still answer your calls.: and we are monitorin

she can't hold her husband's hand while he's fighting for his life alone in a hospital room at john muir diagnosed with covid-19 eight days ago. for weeks he was concerned about their expoesher to tsure to the. >> my husband is a very healthy man so for me to see him in that state was just a very difficult thing. >> on monday during the california state lottery commission meeting, the lottery commission director said they have been adapting to this crisis and working 24/7 to address the needs of their team members. they say they implemented a number of changes, sometimes being amongst the first in state agencies to respond. >>> a member of the board of supervisors have introduced a plan to give families in san francisco money to pay their bills if they don't qualify for federal relief programs. the proposal by supervisor walton would target families with kids under the age of 18 many feeling squeezed right now. >> and they're figuring out what to do as it is hitting the first of the month, rent is due, certain bills are due. >> we're setting this legislation up so that we can serve 5,000

. >> the director of emergency medicine for john muir health dr. rodriguez says his hospitals have seen an alarming drop in the number of patients coming in for serious noncovid-19 related issues. >> people with concerning sounding chest pain or heart attacks that are waiting to seek care until the last possible moment. because they think the hospitals are overwhelmed that they don't want to come to the hospital. >> rodriguez told us the failure to act quickly for time sensitive illnesses and injuries is putting some patients at greater risk than even the coronavirus. and bay area hospital officials say the early shortage of personal protective gear for staff and patients has largely subsided. sutter health's ashley borman told us whether you have broken your arm or have multiple ongoing health conditions, people should feel reassured and safe when coming to sutter health emergency departments. hospital officials concede the ongoing fear may stem from earlier reports that emergency rooms were either overwhelmed with covid-19 patients or gearing up

. >> but john muir and other bay area hospitals just haven't seen a significant surge in covid-19 patients. they did, however, plan for one. uc san francisco medical center is only about 2/3 full, with some 245 empty beds by design in case there is a surge. but with patient counts down, hospitals just aren't hiring nurses. right now it's all about redeploying. >> early on, we did reach out to retired nurses. we started planning for how can we bring new graduate nurses. and nursing students into our workforce, but we just have found that we haven't had the need. we've had the resources within our own teams to be able to manage the volume of patients we're seeing. >> so not only are bay area hospitals not hiring new nurses now, there is some concern that there could be future layoffs. and of course the caveat in all of this is that there may be a need for many more nurses in there is a future surge of covid-19 here in the by area. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, thanks. >>> a drug developed by foster city-based gilead sciences may not have helped coronavirus patients in

while writing it, i frequently found inspiration in the words of writer john muir, who wrote "going to i am staying parked inside, like we all should be. but when this is all past, i can't tell you how excited i am going to be to get out of the house and head home. >> pauley: we take a moment once again this week to remember some of those we've lost to the coronavirus. ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ come on home ♪ so you don't have to be alone ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ ♪ the moon and sun hang out in bars just talking ♪ ♪ i still love that picture of us walking ♪ ♪ just like that old house we thought was haunted ♪ ♪ summer came faster than we wanted ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ come on home ♪ so you don't have to be alone ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ come on home ♪ so you don't have to be alone ♪ ♪ just come on home you can soce please go to coronavirus.gov >> pauley: if you can't see us, hear us on our podcast, sponsored by capital one. what's in your wallet? >> pauley: some thoughts, now on easter and passover. first, from tim cardinal dolan. archbishop from new york. and from jose in manhattan. >> cardinal timothy dolan i

>>tracy chavez organized the event earlier this month, a park outside john muir in walnut creek thanking hospital workers there and they plan to park outside sutter delta medical center in antioch tomorrow. you can spot light someone making a difference in your community we have a new section on our website, it's called kron 4 heroes. all you have to do is fill out a quick form to let us know about your hero you can find the page on kron 4 dot com. >>produces pro athletes in every major sport, but how has the pandemic affected some of their preparation this year for the big leagues scrum for jason dumas spoke with the young man from san mateo who despite this pandemic has his eyes on the prize he's planning to hear his name called during the nfl draft. >>i mean i see i see graduated from dallas our high school as one of the top football recruits in the country after spending his freshman year at michigan, he transferred to u c l a where he became one of the best tight ends in the nation. his success didn't happen by accident. it is a product of hard work and sacrifice dating back to befo

we're doing muir and tenderloin. >> so, innet -- internet access is a challenge for us in sfusd. we have a limited number of hot spots. so these devices we have, we have identified, prioritized and population for example we have a number, we have several, about 200 students, hot necessarily all needing internet access but who are taking rules which moved on line only. so we're able to get to a needed hot spot in that co hoert -- cohort hot spot and looking at students in foster care and so also, we're working with the city on other options and opportunities as well. a number of the providers are offering service that are either free or low cost. but each of those, they're teach a unit set up and system. so those are hot spots throughout the city so options are limited in specific neighborhoods and communities so. working yesterday with the city department of technology or how we're approaching this from a citywide level approach as well. now, emphasis obviously is to assess the need for hot spots. >> so our standard that we're deploying you are chrome book. chrome books are easy

in an exclusive interview with abc's david muir, they talked about how we'll get to a new normal. >> will say it's three phases. the acute phase we're in now, the semi-normal phase until we get a vaccine, and then the truly normal phase after the vaccine has protected all of us. that vaccine is probably late 2021. so the semi-normal period starting whenever it does, a month, two months from now, will be quite long. >> gates said the semi-normal period will include masks and other precautions. he feels it will likely be more than a year until large public gatherings can take place again. >>> high school students could be taking college entrance exams at home on a computer in the fall. the college board says a home version of the s.a.t. is being prepared in case schools remain closed. the group says taking the tests digitally would rely on digital proctors using the computer's camera and microphone. a digital a.c.t. will also be launched later this year. >>> social media is helping health care workers find a way to stay closer to home during this pandemic. >> a site called rvs 4 mds is

take a look at this group of registered nurses who are demonstrating friday outside of john muir medical say they mainly need those and 95 masks along with better communication with the hospital about what's available. and what's not. >>we are being supplied 95, but the expectation is that we will use them for an entire shift which is outside of 03:00am guidelines. they also have currently been collecting and 95 to repurpose them and potentially have nurses reuse them in the future. >>well the demonstration was organized by the california nurses association. and the union for california nurses is applauding the state's latest effort to protect a nurses first responders and other health care workers who've been exposed to covid-19 assembly bill 6, 6, 4, was introduced on friday now it would provide workers compensation during a state of emergency. the california nurses association is a co sponsor of that measure. there are 3100 nurses and health care workers in california who have been infected with coronavirus and for nurses have died. >>a grocery stores are among the most traffic and tr

we're doing muir and tenderloin. >> so, innet -- internet access is a challenge for us in sfusd. we have a limited number of hot spots. so these devices we have, we have identified, prioritized and population for example we have a number, we have several, about 200 students, hot necessarily all needing internet access but who are taking rules which moved on line only. so we're able to get to a needed hot spot in that co hoert -- cohort hot spot and looking at students in foster care and so also, we're working with the city on other options and opportunities as well. a number of the providers are offering service that are either free or low cost. but each of those, they're teach a unit set up and system. so those are hot spots throughout the city so options are limited in specific neighborhoods and communities so. working yesterday with the city department of technology or how we're approaching this from a citywide level approach as well. now, emphasis obviously is to assess the need for hot spots. >> so our standard that we're deploying you are chrome book. chrome books are easy