seems sandy hasn't convinced him yet.n's analysis, the tintype is now getting some buzz in the press. that's how freda cruse hardison, that local historian we met earlier, catches wind of the story. what was your first reaction? >> i was very intrigued immediately. the thing that popped out to me was the name of pauline roundtree, which was sandy's three-times great-grandmother. >> freda turns to her genealogy database. it maps the connections of nearly 15,000 people to the jesse james family. she types in the name -- "pauline roundtree." >> i already had her, knew who she was and what the relationship was. >> what was it? >> she was married to robert stevenson, who was a cousin of annie ralston, frank james' wife. frank was jesse's brother. >> so it makes complete sense that sandy's ancestor would have a picture of her infamous in-law. did sandy know any of this? >> she knew none of it. it was her three-times great-grandmother's first husband, not the line she was from. so she had just totally missed what the relationshi

sandy will be along to answer that next. >> here at abc 7. heading off to university of pacific in the fall. congratulations, natalie. >> one home security camera captured a >> check this out. look how cool it looks, a surfer in san diego, riding waves, lit up in blue. the scene is caused by red tides, that is when certain algae is filled with phytoplankton. it is a sight to see. >> it really s sandy is here with the forecast. as we inch closer to the weekend. >> yes, dan, definitely refreshing, cooler here in the bay area. this trend is getting started. check out the 24 hour temperature changes, down 15 degrees, 14 degrees cooler. on shore breezes, helping to drive the temperatures down. 32 mile an hour winds at fairfield. 28 in san francisco, that wind will move that marine layer along. 78 in santa rosa. it is mild in napa. 72, 75 in concord. livermore, 69 degrees. are you seeing peeks of sun right now. san francisco, oakland, 68 in san jose, 65, chilly, and a far cry from the warmth of yesterday. doppler 7, you look at the view, a look at

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jonathan serrie reporting live in sandy springs, georgia, to see the ebb and the flow and whether orolks are coming outside. what did you find out back >> we are finding a mixed bag as far as the businesses, about half of them reopening in the strip mall here, some of them never had to close because they were considered essential businesses, but the big question is the customers. you look at the parking lot behind me, it is less than a quarter full. we went to some other areas and we want to show you this video now because it is a sign of the new normal. we saw a spa where employees were taking customers temperatures before allowing them inside. take a listen. >> i am very proud of governor kemp for being the first to open the state, and i think that even though right now, people are not necessarily supporting him, i think it is just a matter of time before he proves that we needed to open the state back up. >> coming back to our live shot of the strip mall in sandy springs, you can see this as a fitness remains close, the parent company wanted to play it safe and investigate more sa

they did this with sandy. they made us fight for every penny for sandy. we gave $65 billion overnight to the southern states with katrina. similarly, when it came to the 9/11 medical money, 9/11 compensation, when he to fight for ten years to get the money to those who were dying from what happened. this is par for the course for mcconnell. i guess he got over it but i guess not. >> how much money do you think new york is actually going to need? >> indica katy, i couldn't begin to tell you. that will take detailed estimates from the governors and county executives like we've done in the past. i would assume they can come up quickly with a general number. that should be allocated. in the final analysis, i'm not looking for one more penny that is needed. all of the money should be reimbursed by the federal government. this is a national work we're doing. for every person we stop from spreading the pandemic in new york, that's one person that's not going to spread it beyond this state. i mean we know how contagious this is. we can somehow stop it in new york

manipulate markets and this obvious way and i don't blame bill ackerman for being a slave bag but sandy say that to give him a platform for a half hour to conduct a massive fraud like that i mean what's the world coming to it's hard to imagine what the world's coming to in journalism you know it's obviously reached a pretty dark place. and not just in financial reporting but especially in political reporting and you know one thing that tells you is you have to go looking for sound information in other places than the new york times and cable t.v. so you know it's really as simple as that. it's a little bit hard to tell why and how it came to be ok for people in those positions to operate in such extreme bad faith and dishonesty but i suppose that that's just another matter of a cultural consensus forming you know societies give themselves permission in effect to behave a certain way and to some extent the election of donald trump gave the media the mainstream legacy news media permission to lie and be dishonest and act in bed faith about just about everything and they're just continuing

correspondent john honey has more for us from miami they want their sandy back yards reopened a group of homeowners in walton county on florida's panhandle including former arkansas governor mike huckabee are angry that the county's board of commissioners passed an ordinance closing the county's beaches because of the coronavirus pandemic and they're suing to get the ordinance overturned the lawsuit alleges it's an unconstitutional taking of property without compensation thus violating privacy and due process rights and that the case is about how the ordinance affects the rights of ocean front property owners not issues related to the general public according to the lawsuit quote the county's ordinance forces family members into a confined space within their house rather than allow them to social distance and recreate in their sandy backyard if you look at this corona virus tracking that for the state of florida walton county located way up here now has 26 confirmed cases of the coronavirus a week ago it didn't have any just like more than a dozen other counties in the northern and ce

and sandy, i am working for my school district. it has been a rewarding experience. we are also working to make sure we get computers distributed to kids. essential workers this morning. anna is an essential worker in raleigh, north carolina. what do you do? cashiered and done tasks like that at a retail grocery store. from my experience, i can say with confidence, there used to be more of an emphasis on employees been able to stay at becausen they are sick there are a lot of employees in that hourlywho need wage for that day. there are some policies in place with some grocery stores, where if you test positive for but,avirus you get paid, of course, testing is not one her percent accessible and -- 100% accessible and i do not think that rule should be exclusive to coronavirus. i think of somebody has the flu, they should have paid sick leave. if somebody has any type of sickness, both for their well-being and for the family and customer, that is something that is essential. it is unfortunate that it is taken -- has taken a pandemic to shed light on the need for basi

rusty paul is the mayor of sandy springs which is just outside atlanta. mr.joining us on "prime time." >> chris, thank you for having me. >> so you look good. you don't look like you need a haircut, but are you going to run out when the haircut places reopen? are you thinking about maybe a tattoo to mark the situation you've lived through? are you going to get back out there as soon as you can? >> i've invested in a second cut so i'm fine. no, you know, we've got to be very cautious about how we do this. we're still waiting on a little bit of guidance from the state to know how we're going to enforce all the different things that are going to be required. but we're going to implement it as safely and as conscientiously as we possibly can in sandy springs. and health and safety of our citizens is going to be paramount. a lot of businesses have been open through this. we've done the social distance thing. i have had to stand in line outside grocery stores wearing my mask, wearing my gloves as we waited to get in, and they allowed only so many people in the groc

s that we have responded were you a good community at the beginning of the sandy upon what we're going to measure the old piece because the sounds in visual stuff with you by goldman sachs and then these companies on the ground what they need all right mary stephen from the w.h.o. in bronzeville thank you so much thanks. well u.s. president donald trump says the country is expecting total deaths from corona virus to hit 60000 people this comes as a state of new york continues to deal with the country's biggest outbreak over 13000 deaths so far and it's the state's most vulnerable communities who are hardest hit. a bleak new reality for new yorkers lining up to get their hands on some much needed food. hundreds of people weave the streets in one of the hardest hit communities in the city ok. it's incredible we were here last week. and we we gave up 5000 meals last week this year it was. great giving out 8000 and we know it's not enough many have lost their jobs due to the pandemic leaving little money for the necessities. it's been 2 months now but i haven't been to work i was one of th

if they can do it for sandy, they can do it for poor communities like this. she and i have written a letter to fema. we're hoping they'll say yes. if not, we'll put it in legislation in the next corona bill. corona 4 or c.a.r.e.s. 2, whatever you call it. i think it will pass. it's only the right thing to do for people who have suffered so. >> senator, what is your perspective on where new york is in the course of its epidemic? we saw a dramatic increase today in the number of reported deaths out of new york city, which led to a dramatic growth in the number of deaths reported in the united states today. that was both because a lot of people died in the last 24 hours and because there was a revision in the way that new york is counting. some people had not previously been reported as covid-19 deaths, even though they died with symptoms or signs of the infection, now have been counted. what do you think about how new york is doing in terms of getting its arms around the size of the crisis, and whether or not you believe that new york is on the down slope in te

sandy levinson and i, and kathy. dean, anyone dance would be involved and i remember -- i refer to some of the book, not very much, three people were killed, 1980-81 in upstate new york and as we went in, the community was furious and we had to walk up the street and had to walk up the street, about five blocks, and there was an attempt here to escape. there were snipers all over the place and leonard and i were both terrified as we walked into court. the hostility, the hostility of the police against leonard and i and don't get through the day. lawyers get involved in this thing. >> host: you keep going. you are always taking on the new, tough case. >> guest: yes. >> host: we have a few questions from the audience. fill out the cards. one person in the audience wants to know more well with the cuban right-wing is. >> guest: the cuban right-wing are in large part composed of the descendents of the cubans who left in 59 along with other people who are hostile. in a way, bernie sanders - people who are hostile to sande

robert, sandy, what you have done is given us sandy, what you have done is given usa sandy, what you7:30am. we all know that covid—19 can be particularly dangerous for anybody with underlying health issues, including those waiting for an organ transplant. so when 48—year—old ian hughes was diagnosed with both the virus and pneumonia, his family feared the worst. now ian, who needs a new liver, has been described as a "walking miracle" after leaving hospital to recover at home. hejoins us now with his wife irene and daughter charlotte. good morning to you all. ian, well recovered, really delighted to be able to talk to someone like you this morning. we need to know people are recovering and have these lovely stories. what happened to you. roughly the start of april, i was not feeling well, i started to collapse. i have underlying issues with the liver transplant, so over a number of days, the paramedics came out and said it was not worth me going in, it was more of a risk. but then i had to go into whiston hospital. i was swabbed. i was checked for my bloods, liver, and keptin checked

also had some things inside that were very painful. >> according to sandy, those things had to do withinging, most significantly, heidi grew up not knowing the identity of her father. >> that really bothered her. you know, she did not know her dad. and she had always wanted that. >> it bugged her, tremendously. >> enough to take her own life? had she ever attempted suicide before? >> never to my knowledge, no. >> she never talked about it? >> no. >> it's hard to believe what's going on in heidi's life at the time, what seemed like a happy marriage to you she will spur of the moment commit suicide like that >> that's a tough question, how do you know someone will do that, you know? >>s he lived his life behind bars, conrad continued to speculate and tried to stay helpful. hopeful. >> i was like this is going to work out. it has to, because i didn't do this. >> conrad's family never gave up on him. so they scraped together the money to hire conrad some new attorneys. >> mark and addie looked into the case. to them, it was immediately apparent that there were a lot of problems. >> mark mo

is partner and portfolio manager -- they join me now not a ton of time, so sandy, where do you think investors are safe putting capital to work these days >> names like clorox and defensive names have been picked overment i'd ra i'd rather go with strong growth names that are trading at reasonable prices and put money to work in those names >> so some examples might be >> we love a economy called e health a company called teleflex. very strong balance sheet. they make ventilators. this particular moment and pure play medical device company and we love a company called sterus that's going to do pretty well looking au ining at the next tw three e years. >> would you be looking at health care? >> absolutely. i think health care fits into a hybrid bucket of both growth and defensive play even with health care being the best performer since we reached the peak of the market to this decline. long-term secular growth, i would also add -- peaked at over 85%. we think this is the time to be very selective >> any one example you could give in term of communication services >> communication ser

in the wake of sandy that'sthe kind of response d kind of leadership thatpeople are looking for and when you when you listen to governor newsom's press conference. this week about the reopening. the state of wi conditions are first and foremost is testing and testincontinues to be the the bugaboo for this for this administration. it is something where the president needs to it needs to ow eadership in getting the testing. kids to kenya testing protocol and the green on a nationwide testing strategy because th's the only way i grew we've got to get the economy reopen. oh we can'do and i know tom and i discussed this before what you can't do is have an opening and then another shutdown because that's just going tcompound the problem in ways that we can en possibly imagine. so you have to do it if you get to do it you have to do it right and we do it right is with and national testing protocol thatenables us to really assess where this disease is in the country what the exposure is what the risk is in order to know wherand when and how we can reopen that's that's got tobe what the president

we had superstorm sandy here on long island. terrible, terrible. thousands of peoples' homes, quarry long island is better today or having gone through superstorm sandy. ok. how do we use the situation and stop saying reopen, but reimagine and improve and build back better? and you can ask this question on any level. how do we have a better transportation system, a better housing system, better public health system, better equity, better use of technology? people are working from home. a lot of them are saying, i should have been doing this all along. you have telemedicine. we have been very slow on. why was everybody going to the doctor's office all that time? why haven't we been using more technology for education? why haven't we incorporated so many of these lessons? because change is hard and people are slow. now is the time to do it. in that is what we are doing a multi-state coalition, and that is very important because that is the smartest way to do it. on a more granule level here in new york, we will have a reimagined task force that focus

how long the sandy stretches could be off limits. >> this virus doesn't take the weekends off. it doesn't go home because it is a beautiful sunny day. >> the governor calling out the 10s of thousands on new port beach. orange county beachs with a few exceptions are open. but after scenes on the sand like this on saturday local leaders are re-evaluating shutting the beaches down. >> they looking to consider augmentations. >> a meeting tuesday, the emergency ordinance could temporarily close beaches for the next 3 weekends. >> residents say police say our health. >> >> many have complained about the recent influx of visitors during the state's stay at home orders. >> they are sitting in their front yard and get fresh air and they are 2 inches of thousands of people walking in front of their front wall, if you will. >> they have been open since the get go and there have not been spikes in the beach towns that have been open the whole time. it will be interesting. >> a super majority is needed for the vote to pass. 5 of the 7 city council members must agree. >>> homicide police are

. >> sandy, to the opposite spectrum, in maine you're serving the rural community.ank is the life life for many families. tell us about it. >> yes, it is. we normally serve 300 families per week. now we've gone up to 500 which that means 2,000 people. and we serve once a week and we try to give them a week's worth of groceries because these people are driving in a rural setting up to an hour to get food from us. and it's really quite remarkable that we're serving 2000 people because we are so rural. but people depend on this and we're now seeing people that are not only low income but people who have lost their jobs and men and women that have never been to food banks before and they're now depending on us. and i'm very happy to say that all of our volunteers are very dedicated and we've done a remarkable job. people line up on the street. they come into the parking lot. we have a box that is rounding over with groceries for them and they're going home and they're very thankful for this. and i think that this is going to keep increasing and that worries us. at first

we had hurricane sandy, devastated long island.will learn how to do better infrastructure and we did, long island today is better for having gone through hurricane sandy as terrible as that was. we have to do the same thing here. how do we come back even better? so the long and short of it is thank you to all new yorkers for all the good work, to our healthcare workers. a special thank you to the police, the fire, to the transit workers. you know, the has not been closed down, right? all of the essential services are still functioning. you still can go to a grocery store and get food. lord knows you can go to a healthcare institution and get health care. the transportation work, the buses work. all of these people who kept everything working, we thank them from the bottom of my heart, our hearts, but also remember that we still have more to do, and new yorkers know that because new yorkers are tough but tough doesn't mean just tough, tough is easy. it's tough but smart but disciplined and unified and loving and that's who we are as

after hurricane sandy, and i was out there a lot after that and saw a spirit on staten island that isspecial. and it's special to that place. talk about what it's like when staten island comes together like this. >> well, first of all, you know, we call them essential workers now. but the folks living on staten island and also in the south brooklyn portion of my congressional district as well, these are the people who serve new york city -- cops, the firemen, nurses, teachers, first responders, sanitation workers. they're the reason why the lights of new york city go on. they are the folks who are putting their lives on the line each and every day, who we have said openly, you can't stay at home. you can't isolate like the rest of us. no, we need you. and it is a community filled with heroes, heroes who we only seldom recognize, but heroes who put their lives on the line and serve this city for their entire career. and they don't do it because they're looking for any thanks. they don't do it because they're looking for any outward forms the gratitude. they do it because they love this

almost 80000 people live here added to that are far more than a 1000000 tourists annually the sandy beachescan get really full in the summer but things are quite relaxed in the winter. on. the island is known for its distinctive clips they rise up over 100 meters above the sea and are part of the. national park. could reach 2 information center lies above the cliffs. it takes you through 70000000 years of the earth's history from the primordial era to the present. beyond the coasts bogan is also shaped by its landscapes. the island alone has 3 nature reserves. down wasn't all and or the rushing roland as another of logan's attractions the steam train has travelled the narrow gauge track since $895.00 at a pace more leisurely and then its name implies. one of the places that i wasn't at all and takes is to go on it's hunting lodge. the building in italian renaissance style dates from the 19th century and became a popular destination for the nobility and celebrities back then. bismarck is said to have climbed to $154.00 steps in a tower to enjoy the view. like other seaside resorts going to h

long island today is better for having gone through hurricane sandy. to all the new york workers, thank you, a special thank you to the police, the fire, the transit workers, the health care workers. the economy hasn't been closed down. right. all the essential services have still been functioning. you still can go to the grocery store and get food. lord knows you're going to go to a health care constitution a-- institution and get health care. the transportation works. the buses worked. all the people who kept everything working, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. also, remember we still have more to do. new yorkers know that because new yorkers are tough. but tough doesn't mean just tough. tough is easy. it's tough but smart but disciplined but unified and loving. that's who we are as new yorkers. last point on a personal point, my daughter mariah is with me. she's the third daughter for me. and she just came home, if you will. she was quarantined. now i have all three daughters with me. and they can't appreciate this but it's such a comfort

. >> he's driven during some frightening times, 9/11, super storm sandy and now in this pandemic that hit close to home. his dad passed away fr month. >> there is nothing comparable that i've worked through in the past that compares to this this is incomprehensible. >> his duty to continue to serve even through some of the city's darkest days. >> what you're doing is vitally important but do you see this as a special mission that you're on now? >> it absolutely is a special mission. in fact, in my almost 21 years of service, i've never felt so important and the job has never been quite as fulfilling to be honest i get up sort of inspired every morning knowing i'm coming and making a contribution to keeping our city running. >> so critical especially in so many new york neighborhoods where few people own cars. >>> up next tonight, the dramatic homecoming after another national crisis 50 years ago. >>> finally an example of american ingenuity that reminds us when we work together we can solve even the toughest problems here is harry smith. >> when you take a look back at the damage to a

long island today is better for having gone through hurricane sandy, as terrible as that was. we have to do the same thing here. how do we come back even better? so, the long and the short of it is thank you to all new yorkers for all the good work, to our health care workers, a special thank you to the police, the fire, to the transit workers. the economy has not been closed down. right? all the essential services have still been functioning. you still could go to a grocery store and get food. lord knows you could go to a health care institution and get health care. the transportation work, the buses work, all these people who kept everything working, we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. but also remember, we still have more to do. and new yorkers know that because new yorkers are tough. but tough doesn't mean just tough. tough is easy. it's tough but smart, but disciplined, but unified, and but loving. and that is who we are as new yorkers. last point, on a personal point, i have my daughter mariah who is with me, and she is the third daughter for me, and she just ca

upbeat music] ♪ this week, i'm going to keyport, new jersey, a town that was devastated by hurricane sandyn 2012. i'm going to meet the owners of mr. green tea, a gourmet ice cream company. for nearly 50 years, mr. green tea has been hand-crafting exotic ice cream flavors and supplying the asian restaurant trade in new york city. >> so delicious. >> way ahead of their time, mr. green tea was producing flavors like green tea, ginger, and red bean. this family business was founded by richard's dad, santo emanuele, in 1968, who ran it with richard's older brother, james. richard's dad passed away, and then his brother died unexpectedly, leaving richard to run the business. richard wanted to keep his family legacy alive, so he took over the business and brought his son, michael, with him. >> michael, there's multiple problems. we gotta do what we gotta do. >> unlike many of the businesses i help, mr. green tea isn't facing a crisis. they generated over $2.5 million a year in revenue, and the emanueles make a very good living, but the business is static. >> i have such a hard time making this d

long island is better today for having gone through superstorm sandy. okay. how do we use this situation and stop saying reopen but reimagine and improve and build back better. and you can ask this question on any level. how do we have a better transportation system, a better housing system, better public safety system, better health system, better social equity, better use of technology? people who are working from home, a lot of them are saying, you know what, i should have been doing this all along. you have telemedicine that we've been very slow on. why was everybody going to a doctor's office all that time? why didn't you do it using technology? why haven't we been using more technology for education? why haven't we incorporated so many of these lessons? well, because change is hard and people are slow. now is the time to do it. and that's what we're doing in a multi-state region aal coalitio and that's very important because that is the smartest way to do it. on a more granular level here in new york, we're going to have a reimagined task force that foc

reporter sandy kenyan has a preview. ♪ >> reporter: they are two of 20 finalists trying to become theext "american idol." the performer known as just sam came to fame on the subway. band-aid ♪eful, julia gargano, hails from staten island.1 >> both of these would be two of the people i could see going really far in the show. >> reporter: bobby bones is the show's mentor, facing a tough challenge along with the celebrity judges and the host ryan seacrest, mounting the live portion of their series in the midst of a quarantine. >> we will have to start 24 different locations all from everyone's home in the safety of their own home. >> reporter: call it a "back to the future" approach. >> we're going to deliver the season as planned just with a bit of distance. >> reporter: contestants will be recorded to guard against any internet glitches. >> there can be fuzz and what we don't want on the show is for any circumstance that is out of our control to affect a performance. >> reporter: there's a hint of nostalgia here as ryan explained to his 4.9 million followers on instagram. >> this desk

the governor pointed to some trying days in new york's past. 9/11, superstotorm sandy. he says pressure brings out the worstt in people, and the best. >> at a time of crisis, you get a little snapshot of their character and of their foundation. it's, also, true of the collective. it's, also, true of society. >> reporter: new yorkers lean out of their windows every evening in a show of that collective.. they raise their voices and blow their h horns. a symphony for essential workers and themselves. catherine kobayashi, nhk world new york. >> worldwide, data compiled by a u.s. university showed that the number of confirmed infections has topped 2.5 million. johns hopkins university says the death toll has now exceeded 174,000. the united states has the most fatalities, at over 42,000. >>> in japan, prime minister abe shinzo declared a state of emergency for tokyo and six other prefectures, two weeks ago, and expanded the declaration to the entire country last week. since then, the number of p peoe venturing outside has dropped. however, the number of confirmed cases is ri

here is abc reporter sandy kenyon. >> i'm learning about all of this technology, as so move us are. >many of us, ryan seacrest and kelly ripka are working remotely. >> i have reached my personal bandwid bandwidth. >> koogd it all is executive producer michael gellman in his home office. >> the biggest challenge is communication and just getting it all coordinated. >> gellman has recruited his daughter to help out. >> i've got six or seven devices at the same time. i've got the laptop. i've got different facetimes, each of the hosts, i've got a zoom meeting with the staff. >> jamie gellman is home from college and working with her dad. >> i obviously respected him before, but seeing him in his element so impressive. >> a chance to bond for them and for millions of viewers at home. >> the audience is really appreciating the fact that we made the effort to get on the air, and we're bringing them some kind of normalcy. >> bringing them good cheer too by giving them laughs with live and introducing hometown hero. >> hi, kelly, good morning. >> hello. how you doing today? >> how is this new

. ♪ oh sandy baby someday >> reporter: turns out now might be the time to pull a danny zuko and beats at the drive-in movie theater. your quarantine blues, that is. restaurants around the country converting from dine-ins to drive-ins to keep revenue up and customers apart. like the butler house in spring, texas. >> this is a way to get out and, you know, comply with the regulations. >> reporter: customers texting food and drink orders to servers, keeping contact to a minimum. nomad coffee company in virginia adding a drive-in element as well. other spots around the country singing the same tune. ♪ oh sandy >> reporter: just one of many ways restaurants are reinventing themselves these days. many like bebistro in miami turning into markets. selling their meats, produce, eggs, and more. restaurants in virginia beach opening a drive-thru market of their own. this brewery turning into a beer and gin drive-thru. this bar rebranding as a liquor store, offering bottles and cocktail kits for pickup or delivery. sharing their new logo online joking, feeling cute, will probably be legally requ

long island is better today for having gone through superstorm sandy. okay.o we use this situation, and stop saying reopen, but reimagine, and improve, and build back better. and you can ask this question on any level. how do we have a better transportation system, a better housing system, better public safety system, better health system, better social equity, better use of technology? you have people who are working from home, a lot of them are saying, you know what, i should have been doing this all along. you have telemedicine. we've been very slow on. why was everybody going to a doctor's office all that time? why didn't you do it using technology? why haven't we been using more technology for education? why haven't we incorporated so many of these lessons? well, because change is hard and people are slow. now is the time to do it. and that's what we're doing in a multistate regional coalition. that's very important because that is the smartest way to do it on a more granular level here in new york. we're going to have a reimagine task force that focuses

. >> sandy of fremont is not taking any chances. after a costco run this morning, she is washing and rinsing everything down. >> why aren't you using more of the wipes? >> wipes are expensive. >> reporter: finally, don't forget to disinfect the table, and your trunk. >> that's it for the news at 5:00. kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins right now with ken bastida and elizabeth cook. >> now at 6:00, cautious optimism from california's top health officials. the curve is flattening. why that means we may have to wait longer for the peak. >> i'm john ramos in san francisco. well, the grand princess is back, but the workers are still trapped on board. >>> and the unique look inside ucsf's emergency unit. a doctor's perspective as everyone prepares for a surge of covid patients. our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on kobe bay area, optimistic news from the governor and top health professionals. the curve is showing signs of flattening. >> but even if we are avoiding the worst-case scenario, we are still far from where we want to be. kpix 5 india

i remember hurricane sandy, 9/11. people are resilient and more generous than ever. we've had amazing people already who have come forward and said, we can't lose our catholic schools. they have given us huge gifts, thank god. we have people working with catholic charities. to get food to people in need. with got people working what we call arch care, which is our health care ministry in the archdiocese. folks are coming through and they won't let us down. steve: let's get to our viewers and listeners. anne-marie is on the phone from connecticut. caller: good evening. , what a all, cardinal beautiful way to explain what we are going through. earth asrection of the we celebrate the resurrection of the lord. we know that god didn't send this. he did not send coronavirus, but he is using it incredibly to wake up and revive the church and to bring in the lost. and one more comment. that viceelieve president mike pence is anointed and chosen by god to head up this task force. himself, he calls evangelical catholic. easter. cardinal dolan: god bless you and thanks for call