look at larry and spencer working from home.ecome so used to watching all of us work from home, it doesn't seem strange anymore. all the programs are doing it. and i think it gives viewers a chance to connect with people in a new way. we see people are curious, look at larry's home, look at spencer's home. and they're stuck at home and so many of us. they bond with hosts like kelly. >> i'm still wondering why i haven't been invited to spencer's home, but that's a whole other conversation. dan, you made a great point -- [ laughter ] you made a great point last week when you said imagine if this had happened 20 or 30 years ago. we didn't have all this technology and zoom and skype and facetime. we would have been toast. there would have been no way the get anything done. >> two words. color bars. >> i just think this could really help people stay in the workforce a lot longer where they don't feel like they have to decide between, say, meeting family obligations or working. it is possible to do both, perhaps. >> yeah. that's anoth

now spencer christian joining us. a spectacular day outside, spencer. >> wasn't it great?amazing. even warmer in most places than yesterday, which is not surprising because i forecast it. but it's not expected generally. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies all across the bay area right now. and here is a look at our high temperature so far, which for most locations would be the current temperature. 85 degrees in fairfield. 83 at concord. 68 in san francisco. that's a little lower than yesterday's number in san francisco. anta ro 81 at san jose. it's really mild to warm all across the region. beautiful day as larry pointed out. these are our forecast features. cooling trend, minor cooling begins tomorrow. it will be cloudier and much cooler by the weekend, and showers will arrive late sunday night into monday. tonight we'll see clouds returning to the coastline. low clouds. and some high clouds will move inland as well. overnight lows will be generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. relatively mild overnight. then tomorrow another generally mild day will com

spencer christian has the forecast for us. spencer? >> right, dan and ama.is going to change rather dramatically. as i struggle with a little technical challenge with my graphics here, let me give you a look at live doppler 7. you can see we have clear skies all across the bay area right now. better let, let's take a look outside, a live camera view from our east bay hills camera, looking to mount diablo. bright sunny skies around the region. pretty mild today. we'll have another one coming our way tomorrow. it's going to be really cold again overnight, especially in the north bay valleys. in fact, in the far north up around parts of mendocino county, lake county, a frost advisory and a freeze warning in effect from 2:00 to 9:00 a.m. much as we did this morning. and this morning we had the storm coming in for the weekend. now as we look towards san francisco from mount tam, two storms coming in this weekend. both rank 1 on the abc7 news impact scale. we'll get lighter rain on saturday. probably steadier rain on sunday. colder air, some strong gusty wind from

because it's -- how is the weather, spencer. >> my name is also spencer christian jr.o i'm a junior and a senior. here is a look -- >> nice. >> we'll have expanding low clouds and fog, and some high clouds as well. overnight lows mainly in the mid-50s. and then tomorrow, a mainly sunny day by midday. morning clouds and fog will linger near the coast. it will be a breezy day again with highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mainly about 80 in the warmest inland spots. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. there will be more cooling over the weekend. sunday is going to be quite a cool day with gusty wind and maybe sprinkles. but it will warm up again by midweek. >> spencer, you might be a senior and a junior, but larry, your jokes are sophomoric. >> definitely. there is no question about that. >> you only joke around with the ones you love. thanks, spencer. >> that was good. >>> the moment of zen from marin county is coming up next. and dan is here with what's coming up at 5:00. >> kristen, allegations of profiteering from the coronavirus pandemic. new at 5:0

thanks, spencer >> all right.'s turn to the sports director larry beal working from home tonight. >> hi, larry. >> how you doing? >> >> in an era when the nfl has devalued running backs christian mccaffrey just made history. the stanford man now the highest paid running back ever in the nfl. >>> good evening. some people are doubts about christian mccaffrey when he was coming out of stanford, size, speed. no doubt anymore. he became the highest paid running back in envelope half history. four years and $64 million. that's an average of 16 million a year. mccaffrey is the only player with 2,500 rushing yards and 2,500 receiving yards in three seasons ever. he basically is the entire offense for the carolina panthers and we caught up with mccaffrey's college coach david shaw and tells us the former stanford star is worth every penny. >> guys like that, they constantly amaze you, on and off the football field. one of the most competitive human beings walking on our planet right now but he's still such a great teammat

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spencer christian is live from his home with the latest on our weather. spencer? >> okay, ama. well, we had quite a bit of sunshine today. certainly compared with yesterday. and there is a lot more coming our way. here is a look at what's going on outside. a live view from the exploratorium camera, looking at mainly clear skies. temperature readings are 58 in san francisco with low 60s. and oakland, redwood city, san jose and gilroy and 54 at half moon bay. lots of clear sky northward. 62 degrees in santa rosa. 59 at petaluma. napa 61. 67 at fairfield. con court, 66. and 61 at livermore. forecast features.ok now at our a good super moon sky conditions tonight, at least in the early evening hours. we'll have foggy areas developing during the overnight areas going into the morning. f weekend. let's take a look at sky conditions tonight for super moon. also called the full pink moon tonight. this is -- appear to be huge in the sky because it's at its closest point to the earth in its orbital path. and nicknamed full pink moon for the moss pink which someone of the first spring flo

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but spencer, i heard you laughing.you want to buy the kit or just buy the burgers and have them deliver. why do i want to go through all this work? >> i might do that. as you know, i'm not a consumer of fast food generally. but now that we're all locked down, you know, all these things that are beyond my reach are things i want now. i would love to get -- i'm sorry. i would love to order in aburger from shake shack. but you know what? i might try the do it yourself kit. it sounds interesting. >> ama, you up for that? >> because not only will you get a taste of something you've been craving, but it's also an activity to kill some time at home. >> is that why it costs more than just the burger that is already made for you. okay. it's an activity. >> all right. well, if you're looking for a way to share your feelings during this unusual time, card makers are actually here to help you. check out the quarantine cards made by small business owner paper vibes hou. the cards have greetings such as i want you to know i'm here f

we have a few more days and then it's going to change. >> spencer here with the latest. spencer?ama and dan, you're right. we have a few more days of this. let's enjoy it while it's here. looking out across the bay from our exploratorium camera. it's 59 degrees in san francisco. it was bit milder earlier. low to mid-60s oakland, redwood city, only 55 at half moon bay. the golden gate where skies are blue. current temperature readings 63. only 58 at petaluma. and low to mid-60s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. and one more live view looking at the shark tank in san jose. these are the forecast features. mostly clear, cool overnight. bright, breezy, cool. rain arrives over the weekend. the approaching storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. and a storm of light intensity. overnight we'll see clear skies with low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-40s. a little chillier in the north valleys. tomorrow we can expect sunny skies, breezy conditions, especially at the coast. highs in the low 60s around the bay. and mid-60s inland. i mention the approaching storm is only a

>> thanks, spencer very much. nice for easter. >>> coming up next, break do you think coronavirus cases by race. does the color of your skin make a difference when it comes to who gets sick and who dies? >>> plus, meet the team trying to predict the future. you can help identify the next coronavirus hot spot through crowd sourcing. we'll explain how that works as abc7 news news continues >>> now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> the number of coronavirus cases worldwide today topped 1.5 million. >> more than 400,000 of those cases are in the u.s. the nationwide death toll is approaching 15,000. effective midnight tonight in miami, florida, both workers and customers at essential businesses, places like grocery stores and pharmacies must wear masks. similar rule will take effect in los angeles on friday. the pentagon says there are 2,000 coronavirus cases among the military. the number as doubled in just the past week. nearly 300 sailers on board the aircraft carrier uss theodoros vet have now tested

spencer christian is here with the forecast. spencer? >> well said.t did indeed feel like it was reaching a boiling point, especially in the inland areas. that has changed dramatically as the marine layer isg and deepening atbeyond thenow. and it's windy out there and cooler, much cooler pattern is on the way. overnight look for low clouds and fog not only at the coast, but locally inland. in addition to some high clouds. and our strong and sometimes gusty onshore flow. overnight low temperatures, though, will not be very cool, mainly in the mid-50s, except along the coast, cool with upper 40s. tomorrow we'll see high clouds, moving by throughout the day. filtered sunshine with low clouds sort of hanging on near the coastline. it will be breezy once again. highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to upper 60s around the bay to upper 70s inland. on thursday, there might be a little increase in temperature by a couple of degrees. and then start cooling down on friday and saturday. so here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. and you can see

spencer inhaling the spray too? be careful, spencer. all right.l need a moment of levity these days. so what's better than something painfully cute? check this out.ir i elaas drmsfta o training but putting out a fire. she is the daughter of a firefighter. so she has learned from a real pro. in the video you can see her rescuing a doll and extingui extinguishing the chalk fire using a garden hose. >> that is beyond cute. >> she is really good too. i mean, she is not only cute, she is very effective. >> do you see how she put the baby on her shoulder and ran to safety? >> right. >> save the baby! >> she's fantastic. >> that's great to see young person like that and young girl like that so inspired to good into that profession. >> that's a call my play video waiting to happen, by the way. >> oh, yeah. >> good idea. that is this edition of the four@4. coming up, gearing >>> all right. it is draft day, and we are a few minutes away from the first ever live virtual nfl draft. abc7 news sports director larry beil is live with a look at what we can expect

spencer christian is here with the latest on our weather. spencer? >> you're right, ama. it's going to be tempting to get outside, even though we shouldn't violate the rules of keeping our social distance. but beautiful weather coming our way. here is a look at live doppler 7. we had a lovely day today and still a lovely evening all around the bay area. it's breezy, with wind speeds ranging from 15 to 25 miles per hour generally across the bay area. and it's warmer than it was at this time yesterday. 24-hour temperature change shows it's 7 degrees warmer in livermore and santa rosa than at this time yesterday. 9 degrees warmer in concord. it's warmer just about everywhere. here is a view from the exploratorium camera looking toward -- well, looking eastward. it's 58 degrees in san francisco right now. 62 in oakland. upper 60s in redwood city, san jose and gilroy. 55 at half moon bay. the view from emeryville looking back towards san francisco. petaluma 64. we have 67 at napa. low 70s at fairfield and concord. 64 at livermore. and as we look at treasure island, again, thes

we're back with the great melissa mccarthy and octavia spencer.my: i missed you guys. it's so great to see you >> i know. >> jimmy: i really do. i cannot wait to see you guys in person. where are you quarantined and who are you with >> i am in los angeles i'm with my family and my mom is here. my mom and dad got separated he went home to illinois she stayed for an extra week, and then so i won mom in the quarantine, which is great >> jimmy: but you parents -- sorry, your parents are still together, they're not -- >> yes, i should clarify i'm not announcing their divorce. they just got physically separated. i said that very poorly. mom and dad are breaking up. >> jimmy: what a time for you to separate. i'm so happy to hear they're still together oh man octavia, how about you >> i am in los angeles, and, you know, it's me and the kitchen. >> jimmy: and how -- what is that like? how are you and the kitchen? >> not great nobody has ever asked me to be in the kitchen so i've been like winging it, living off my friend's kitchen skills >> jimmy: yeah and

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spencer, what do you think? >> it does seem very risky.'t know anyone who is doing it either, but that's such a tough one to deal with on an airplane. i don't know what they can do to make us feel safe and protected whenever up in a plane, untst they -- i know some of the airlines are talking about not allowing anyone to sit in the middle seats. but is that enough distancing? i don't know what the answer is. >> yeah, chris, what do you think? right now, it feels like most flights are empty enough that you can skip the middle seat. but we have seen a few pictures of packed flights, especially when you cut back on the number of flights. >> yeah, i saw an abc news tweet where the flight was packed, but you saw wayne freedman's story where san francisco was empty. so i don't know what the airports look like. i'm staying away. >> just make sure the flight attendants from ppe. >> definitely. they should all have masks at a minimum. add the lake toers to the list companies returning federal loan money. they returned $4.6 million they received in

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ama sent me the link and spencer to that skull mask.moingo that. >> none of surprised that they're changing their guidelines a little bit on this, because it's clear it doesn't hurt to wear the mask. that's why doctors and nurses wear them. the concern is let's not have a rush on the n95 and keep them from the front line workers. >> and don't stop social distancing. >> no substitute. >>> let's move on. in a abc news poll, 91% of americans say they've had to change their daily routines because of the outbreak. only 13% of americans believe they will get back to normal by may 1. 31% say june 1. 15% say july 1. 25% think things won't be back to normal until the end of the summer. 11% say the end of the year. spencer, let's start with you bcause the three of us are still coming into work, but you've been pretty much at home for several weeks now. what's your optimism like on this? >> i'm always pretty optimistic, even at times like this. but i think what we're going to experience once the worst of this is behind us is a new normal. i don't

actually, spencer in his house. this might take a little thwhich, if i'm not mistaken, papadia. is latin for "better than a sandwich." heh-even has a better pickle... get a new papadia for six bucks. better ingredients. better pizza. better than a sandwich. papa john's. >>> first responders are usually the ones getting thanks and gestures of appreciation for the work they do, risking themselves to help others. today they are the ones expressing gratitude to a different group, a group that's been on the front lines of the battle against covid-19. abc7 news reporter julian glover has the story. >> have a good day. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> big smiles and hearts as medical staff walked into work wednesday morning. another clap-in. a surprise show of support for frontline workers during shift change, this time at mills peninsula medical center in burlingame. >> i was shocked. i felt loved, appreciated. >> appreciation on full display from sky 7. check out the larger than life sign greeting workers at t

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. >>> i'm spencer christian. we had a sharp cooldown today, and there may be a in these uncertain times, look after yourself, your family, your friends. but know when it comes to your finances, we are here for you. what can i do for you today? we'll take a look at the portfolio and make adjustments. i'm free to chat if you have any more questions. our j.p.morgan advisors are working from home to help guide you through this. for more than 200 years, we've helped our clients navigate historic challenges. and we will get through this one... together. ♪ ♪ we are destined to do something meaningful. what do you think a private, christian, education looks like? gcu offers over 175 high quality online programs. >>> on top of having to shelter at home, hundreds of east bay residents lost electricity today. pg&e cut their power all day today so it could do some maintenance work. 7 on your side reported yesterday about this upcoming outage. a lot of people were upset about it. and michael finney is live now with how exactl

spencer has the seven-day forecast. and a quick note, if you watch tv for free using an antenna, abc 's rescan day is wednesday at 1:00 p.m. if you watch tv through a cable or satellite service, you do not have to rescan your television. your service provider will do it for you. once you recan, you'll still find us on 7.1. remember to rescan at wednesday, april 29, this wednesday. go to abc7news.com for more information or call 818-306-6098 if you need more >>> unicorns do exist. a group of moms in gilroy is spreading unicorn magic during the pandemic. today, they visited a girl for her birthday. they're known as the quarantine unicorns. it started when the friends dressed up to cheer up a new mom sheltering at home. the concept took off and people began requesting visits from the quarantine unicorns. they don't have for money, saying their mission is simply to spread joy. and i think, dan, they are doing a wonderful job at that. >> they sure did today. that is absolutely adorable. i love the princess dress she's wearin

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craig spencer did recover from that harrowing experience.he few months later he wrote about being on the front lines of that viral outbreak. he said as a clinician and epidemiologist, i've worked in places just miles from active conflict and managed to grow used to the sight of soldiers and sunday of gunfire. this makes me uneasy. that is ebola. dr. craig spencer is on the front lines again in new york fighting coronavirus. this is how he describes his days now. walk in for your 8:00 a.m. shift. you mask up, walk in. nearly every patient is the same, cough, shortness of breath, fever. you're notified of another real li ly sick patient. patients both in the rooms next to each other both getting breathing tubes. it not even 10:00 a.m. yet. you're afraid to actake off the mask. it the only thing that protects you. in africa you spent hours in a hot suit without water. one more patient. joining us now is dr. craig spencer. he's a new york city emergency room doctor and the director of global health. thank you for making time to be with us. >> th

spencer? >> spencer saw it. i have not seen it yet. >> yes. i love that show. all time. >> i'm going to get my chance, i know. >> you'll get your shot, dan. >>> on to the weather forecast. >> okay. let's take a look at very cold conditions coming our way tonight up in the northern part of our viewing area. mendocino county will be under a freeze warning from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lake county a frost advisory from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. temperatures in the coldest spots will drop into the upper 20s. the remainder of the bay area will see upper 30s in our inland valleys and low to mid-40s around the bay and coast. tomorrow relatively mild again. breezy at the coast. highs will be in the mid-60s around the bay shoreline and upper 60s inland. the storm coming in this weekend, in two waves. it ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. light to moderate rainfall with occasional downpours. sunday is likely to be a wetter, ranier day than saturday. but both days will be pretty wet. and rainfall totals by the time the system winds down sunday night will range from 0.3 to

. >>> i'm spencer christian. it was breezy and much cooler today, and there is more cooling on the way. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> thanks, spencer. and we invite you to join us tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. for a special one-hour event, "race & coronavirus: a bay area conversation." we'll focus on issues the african american community specifically is facing in this pandemic. that's tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. here on abc7. you can also watch it online at abc7news.com and on the abc7 news app as well. we are destined to do something meaningful. what do you think a private, christian, education looks like? gcu offers over 175 high quality online programs. find your purpose at grand canyon university. visit gcu.edu. - [female vo] restaurants at gare facing a crisis.ty. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love. [ closing bell ] >> a bay area company's success helped push the entire stock market higher today. the upf

spencer back. >> and warmth is coming back as well. here is a look at what's going on.ht now these are forecast features. we'll see a chance of isolated showers overnight. mainly in the south bay. sunny and warmer for easter weekend, as dan just mentioned. and the warm willing continue and increase into next week. now here's why wve this low-pressure system, this upper-level low spinning around southern california is still kicking some moisture up in our direction. this is the system that brought us stormy weather earlier in the week. so as we look at the forecast animation, you can see that it's possible that another little line of isolated showers will move through. inland east bay near livermore and maybe even near the south bay and across the santa cruz mountains. late tonight, but by tomorrow, midday we should see at least partly sunny skies and the end of that system's influence on our weather. overnight we'll see lots of clouds around, and overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow's highs generally up to about 60 at the coast. mid-60s ar

craig spencer did recover from that harrowing experience.onths later he wrote about being on the front lines of that viral outbreak. he said, "as a clinician and epidemiologist i've worked in place just miles from active conflict and managed to grow used to the sight of soldiers and active began-fire but this microscopic virus and invisible enemy made me uneasy." that was ebola, which he survived. now that same doctor, dr. craig spencer, is on the front lines again, this time in new york, fighting coronavirus. here's how he describes his days now. "walk in for your 8:00 a.m. shift there's a cacophony of coughing, you stop, mask up, walk in. nearly every patient is the same, young and old, cough shorktsness of breath, fever. you're notified of another really sick patient. they need to be put on life support. two patients in rooms right next to each other both getting breathing tubes. it's not even 10:00 a.m. yet. "you're afraid to take off the mask. it's the only thing that protects you. surely you can last a little longer. in west africa dur

spencer christian is here. i don't mean to pry, spencer, but it looks like we're getting a nice tour of your house. casa christian. he started in one room with the ali painting and another room yesterday. are you in the kitchen now? where are you? >> this is part of the family room. my computer wasn't working well over in the office where i used to be because we had weak wifi connectivity over there. my wife's computer, which is right next to the modem, and i'm getting better connectivity. so that's why i moved. let's move along. take a look at what's going on. here is a live view outside at mostly sunny skies. current temperature readings are 61 in san francisco. mid-60s at oakland, redwood city and gilroy. a cool 57 at half moon bay. nice view from the rooftop camera. it's 69 in santa rosa right now. petaluma 67. 67 also in napa. 71 at fairfield and mid- to upper 60s at concord and livermore. and these are our forecast features. we'll see low fog and -- low fog and clouds expanding overnight. mainly sunny and

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let's bring in representative ami barra as well as craig spencer. let me start with dr. spencer. normally i go with a member of congress first. dr. spencer, it is very difficult for me to understand when you decide you bend the curve and if the country can get back to normal if we are not mass testing and we're still not mass testing. is it possible for a country not conducting massive amounts of tests for coronavirus to safely go back to opening businesses and schools, et cetera? >> that's an important question because we don't really have -- as you pointed out, we don't have the testing, we don't have the denominator, we don't understand how many people in our communities have been infected, how many people have survived and have antibodies. this was a huge failure from the beginning not having testing or having incorrect testing, and what it did is set us up for the catastrophe we're seeing in our emergency departments right now. ers turned into icus, not enough ventilators or concern about a lack of personal protective equipment. this is really just a snowballing impact of ou

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it's pretty cool. >> we miss you, too, spencer.'re doing such a wonderful job at home and we appreciate it. >> i still feel like you're close. you're right there. i can touch you almost. thank you, spencer. >>> making friends during the coronavirus shutdown. >> sometimes it's as >>> and breaking news. a 6.5 earthquake in central idaho about four hours northeast of boise. we'll have more on abc7 news at 6:00. plus -- >> for a lifetime. >> an east bay woman's anguish, her husband is in a medically induced coma due to covid-19. he voiced his concern about the risk weeks ago. we'll have that story. also, only on 7, the hard lessons business owners are learning during the shelter-in-place order, the recommendations police are now sending out. >> a san francisco family is making friends in an unexpected place during the coronavirus outbreak. >> it starred writing let's be friends on a small light board and put it up in a window so two kids they didn't know across the street could read it. >> is he writing? >> yeah, he's writing. >> what'

spencer, what about you, what are your games?'ve been playing boggle, which is not really a board game. and we play a lot of those jeopardy style trivia games. but i heard you say something about face tan. i think i can win that one. i don't know. maybe not. [ laughter ] >> yeah. that's a good place to stop four on four today. where can a healthier heart lead you? 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. thwhich, if i'm not mistaken, papadia. or high blood potassium. is latin for "better than a sandwich." heh-even has a better pickle... get a new papadia for six bucks. better ingredients. better p

dan. >> that looks great, spencer. thanks so much. >>> we do want to get to some breaking news that we are following out of north korea tonight. both reuters and cnn are reporting that kim jong-un is receiving treatment after undergoing surgery. reuters is citing south korean media. cnn says kim jong-un is in grave danger. it is believed that he is recovering at a villa after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure on april 12th. his health has deteriorated because of heavy smoking, obesity and overwork. >>> it is officially nfl draft week and we are getting ready for the three-day event happening here on abc. every year stanford produces multiple draft picks and this year should be no exception to that. dustin dorsey introduces you to the two prospects who should hear their names called. >> injuries plagued the stanford cardinal football team but that didn't stop two nfl draft prospects from continuing to shine. they are two names to look out for come draft day. stanford has produced as many top prospects as any others.

spencer. can you hear me okay, dr. spencer? we just lost dr. spencer.re awaiting for the start of this coronavirus task force briefing. i'm anxious to see the role that dr. fauci will play during the course of this briefing. i assume he's going to walk out together with dr. birx and the others. they will be there, the president, the vice president. the reporters are sitting there now, they're waiting for the start of the briefing. i assume there will be some opening statements on the part of the president. we'll watch it closely and also try to reconnect with dr. spencer. i know that we will also want to talk with our own dr. sanjay gupta who is also standing by. let's take a quick break. we'll resume our special coverage right here in the situation room, right after this. ♪ won't be a new thing. and it won't be their first experience with social distancing. overcoming challenges is what defines the military community. usaa has been standing with them, for nearly a hundred years. and we'll be here to serve for a hundred more. >>> an update from the coro

. >>> i'm spencer christian. fog is roaring in from the coastline, but it's still pretty warm in many spots. vial the accuweather forecast >> results are in for the first large scale analysis of covid-19 patients in the united states, and there are some surprises. denise dedoor from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> new york, the epicenter of this epidemic. research from the state's largest health care system moved quickly to document findings that would help others identify and treat covid-19 patients, and one thing stood out. >> the most surprising finding to me was that two thirds of the patients who were seriously ill with an active infection did not have a fever. >> it's the first symptom doctors look for. but senior researcher christina davidson says the sickes patients didn't present with a fever. >> this is a puzzling infection. different people have different symptoms. >> davidson and her colleagues from northwell health feinstein institutes for medical research looked at the records of

. >>> and let's get to spencer christian here, because spencer, can you hear me? know you're working from home, as well. >> yes, i am working from home and i can hear you. happy wet monday to you. it's wet all around the bay area right now as you can see on live doppler 7. we have even a thunderstorm happening right now, a little lightning strike just west of guerneville. this happened just a couple minutes ago. and we have the steadier, more concentrated rain moving through san francisco right now. and daley city, you can see the bay view across the bridge, up to richmond and berkeley. current temperature readings are 47 degrees if san francisco. 50 in oakland. 45 in redwood city. 51 in san jose. 54 in gilroy and 46 at half moon bay. mid 50s at santa rosa, petaluma, napa, fairfield. and our forecast, as we look at the accumulated snow in tahoe from the weekend storm, showers tonight here in the bay area. possible thunderstorms as a matter of fact. we just saw one up if sonoma county. drier tomorrow, and a warming trend begins midweek. now our storm for tonight ra

it's all got time for, doctor craig spencer. we stay safe.et some of the day's other news. the acting secretary of the navy in the united states, thomas modly, has resigned after criticism of his handling of a crisis in which the commander of a ship stricken by coronavirus was removed from his post. on sunday, mr modly told the crew of the aircraft carrier that captain brett crozier was too naive or too stupid to remain in command. voters in wisconsin are facing long queues to cast their ballot as the state's presidential primary goes ahead despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. in the city of milwaukee, only 5 out of 180 polling stations are open due to a shortage of volunteer workers. national guard troops are assisting instead. wisconsin, like most us states, has imposed a stay—at—home order on its residents. the co—founder of twitter, jack dorsey, says he's committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund. mr dorsey says the needs are increasingly urgent and said he wanted to see

thanks, spencer. >>> all right.et's turn our attention to sports director larry beil working from home as well. larry, a lot of people want to know about the nfl. >> yeah, there is more questions than answers at this point. will we have a football season in a few months? and if so, what exactly would that look like? we'll have theomhe on eves wit big crowds. crowds. >>> plus stanford headd s os pl. >>> now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. if there is a football season in california this fall, and that's looking pretty dicey based on where we are right new, it's going to look a lot different than what we're used to. fans most likely will not be in attendance. that's for starters. governor gavin newsom outlined the path forward today saying mass gatherings will not be held for the foreseeable future. let's hear from the governor as well as stanford head coach david shaw on how he is handling his program. large scale events that bring in hundreds, thousand, tens of thousands of strangers all together acros

craig spencer. he is director of global health in emergency medicine at new york presbyterian hospital. thank you for joining us, dr. spencer. the governor today said the worst could be over. the curve is flat ening. i live in brooklyn. i notice that yesterday, last night well into the middle of the night this morning i just heard siren after siren after siren. it seemed more than usual. it certainly didn't feel like we were over the hump, at least here. >> i respect governor cuomo's messaging. i also respect the focus on reopening back up the economy. that's critically important. i thank all the governors for the work that they're doing. true, we think the number of cases in new york city might be starting to hit a plateau. that is not something we should be celebrating. it's a move in the right direction but it's not the place we want to stay and not the place we necessarily want to be. when you plateau at a critically high level, you still have lots of people coming to the hospital, lots of peopl

spencer, thank you so much for joining us.ke the brave doctors and nurses we saw in that piece, you're on the front lines of this crisis. you described being paged almost hourly with urgent messages. tell us what you're facing. >> it's bleak, everybody hospital is a little different around new york city now but they're all overwhelmed and they're all bad. our emergency rooms have been turned into intensive care units. he just heard that morgues are getting filled. we have trucks outside to hold bodies, those are getting filled. here in new york city, today we heard we're preparing to bury the dead in public parks because we have no other place. there may be some encouraging data to suggest that the number of new infections is going down, which would be great, but it's important to remember there's a lag between new infections, when people get really sick, when they show up in emergency rooms and when they end up on ventilators. in the best case scenario, it may be another week or two before we have a decrease in the really, re

spencer christian has the latest. >> only a little bit but it is rain.ht now in the bay area, we just have little patches of moisture passing jove head. but just outside the bay area, we have a cluster of thunderstorms to our north, our east, kicking up lots of instability and not quite affecting the day area significantly yet but kicking up a lot of active weather. we might get a sprinkle or two overnight. conditions are mainly dry, a few clouds and breaks of sun. low 60 at oakland, redwood city and san jose. looking in order ward from the golden gate, we see meksed sky conditions as well. 63 in fairfield, 60 at concord and 59 at livermore. it's going to get cloudier overnight, pavie, morning drizzle, its a little morning. unless you have an essential reason to be theer the coastline, get away from the coastline, stay at home if you can. but if you have to be there, be aware that there is the increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents as the surf is route right now. in the morning, lows to upper 40s and low 50s. and spotty drizzle and mainl

spencer christian has a forecast that looks more like spring coming? >> it does look more like spring. at the moment we're getting a little taste of winter's leftovers. here's a look at live doppler 7. we got a batch of showers, mainly north of the golden gate. actually, from san francisco, then up into ma rin county, light to moderate showers and current temperature readings are in a fairly tight range, cool to chilly. these are forecast features, seeing showers continuing, batches of showers, not very widespread overnight, a chance of thunder and hail mixed in, areas of morning fog and a slight chance of showers in the early morning hours but a warming trend with days will begin mid-week. the current storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, storm of light intensity and it will continue to produce showers tonight. brief downpours from time to time. maybe a chance of thunder and hail, possibly with some light snow on the higher bay area peaks. overnight lows as we watch the forecast animation here, notice most of that activity will push offshore, movin

spencer and halle working from home, leo home from college, oli and max doing online school work. >> yeah, kind of like bouncing off the walls annoying. >> reporter: staying at home is getting old but they are in no hurry to go back out what will it take for you to feel comfortable going back out again? >> i don't know about my kids leaving the house? i don't know. >> reporter: when people are allowed to leave home, dan simons who owns restaurants in maryland is already considering feel safe.e customers >> i'm ready to have lessating at the bar. i can imagine where diners use their own devices to look at the menu instead of me handing the same menu to folks over and over totally contactless payment. no cash back and forth. >> reporter: for now, he's focussing on takeout orders and feeding the employees he laid off. >> i laid off 1100 people on march 16th and sounds like a data point but it's not. that's 1100, that's one plus one plus one and their families and their incomes and so you know, we got to get people back to work but we have to do it safely. >> reporter: these are not easy

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spencer, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> other news from around the world, in germanyt is compsory to where face masks as part of the fight against coronavirus. germany follows in the footsteps of other european mauntries, whered wearing his mandatory. e w zealand prime minister says that the coronavirus has been eliminated in her country, new cases have been in single digits for several days. officials are easing the lockdown but most people will stl be allowed to remain that required to remain at home. construction workers restarted notre-dame cathedral in paris. restoration had been suspended to comply with restrictions, bu the order wa listed -- lifted. last year's fire destroyed the cathedral spire and roof. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come tonht, a light at the end of a very long title for italy. on of europe's worst affected countrieis now planning a comeback. speculation has been swirling over the health of a north korean leader. in south korea they have dismissed reports that kim jong-un is seriously ill. he was recently a no-show for the