my name is teresa francisco. i was a nurse here at mount sinai, for many years, and i started january, i retired january 2020, and now i came back to mount sinai as a covid-19 patient. and i've been here since march 27th and i'm walking out today, and i thank god, i thank dr. idwani and his staff, and all of the people who made me alive today. >> are you excited to go home? >> much more than excited to go home. i can't express how i feel after staying in the hospital, as a medical worker, as a patient, for more than one month. i'm more than excited to go home. it's making my day. >> i'm walking out of here. yeah! [ cheering ] . >> i beat covid-19! >> more than a month in the hospital. including considerable time on a ventilator. in the icu. where she worked for 38 years as a nurse. she's beat. it she's going home. they're saying ted, ted, ted, that's them cheering for her, using the nickname she had there on the icu ward where she worked for 38 years as a nurse at mount sinai before this thing came and got her ri

her name is teresa francisco. a nurse there for 40 years.idered to be family essentially saved her life. well done. golfer turned over the weekend with the charity event in south florida. a surprise call from president trump. >> we want to be back to normal. we have the big crowds, and they are practically standing on top of each other, and they are enjoying themselves. in the meantime, do the social distancing and practice that, and they have been doing really well. the country is ready to start moving forward. >> bill: did you see some of this? the first live golf match on tv since the pandemic shut things down more than two months ago. they raise more than $5 million for covid-19 relief. well done. >> just a lot of sacrifices that go into it. in the end, big picture thing, being able to do what we did today, and that's race. >> bill: that's you're a winner, kevin harvick. grandstands were empty. tailgates inside the track, not allowed. it was called the "real heroes," dedicated to health care workers. kurt busch, former nascar champion, h

but i would like to start tonight by introducing you to teresa francisco. she is a nurse. she worked for 38 years as an icu nurse at mt. sinai hospital in new york. at work her nickname was ted. her co-workers called her ted with affection. but here she is. >> hello. my name is theresa francisco. i was a nurse here of mt. sinai for 38 years. i retired last january 2020. now i came back to mt. sinai as a covid-19 patient, and i've been here since march 27, and i'm walking out of here today. and i thank god, and i thank the doctor and his staff and all of the people who made me alive today. >> are you excited to go home? >> i'm much more than excited to go home. i can't express how i feel after staying in the hospital not as a worker, as a patient for more than one month. i'm more than excited to go home and sleep in my bed. i'm walking out of here! y yay! [ applause ] >> you beat covid! yay! >> thank you. thank you very much. >> ted, ted, ted, ted! >> whoo! [ applause ] >> more than a month in the hospital, including considerable time on a ventilator in the icu where she wo

teresa francisco has every reason in the world to be happy. she was a nurse at mt.l in new york city for 38 years before retiring months ago. then in late march, she came down with the coronavirus and was treated in the same unit where she used to work. she has recovered from respiratory and kidney failure and is finally able to go home saved by the people she worked with for decades. it's great, tony, when your former colleagues come through for you like that. >> nice. >> i love it. yeah, from colleague to patient and now survivor. that's a good ending to that story. we appreciate it. >>> shifting gears, we're going to turn to employees at meat packing plants who are telling us they are worried about their health, but they cannot afford to lose their jobs. an ongoing investigation found there are at least 14,000 coronavirus cases tied to 181 plants in the united states and at least 54 workers have died. our consumer investigative correspondent anna werner spoke to employees who say they are in desperate need of their paychecks including bonus money which some are c

teresa also thanked san francisco mayor london breed for shutting down san francisco's. ickly as she did she says it saved her from infecting at least 30 family members. you can watch the entire interview with teresa on our website at kron 4 dot com. experts say that healthcare workers are at high risk for post traumatic stress because of the pandemic lawmakers very concerned about the ongoing strain on medical professionals, they say resources to help should be easily available. advocates say congress needs to make sure that there's plenty of funding to offer mental health support. >>you can see that much suffering without it. having a dramatic effect on you access to mental health services should be considered across the board as one would consider. you know a regular checkup. >>just last week an emergency room doctor dealing with coronavirus victims committed suicide at her picture. she had become infected herself, new york accounts for more than 300,000 virus cases there have been 24,000 deaths. today hundreds of san francisco firefighters emts and dispatchers they go

story she also thanked a san francisco mayor london breed for shutting down a san francisco as quickly as she did. teresa says it saved her from infecting at least 30 family members and you can watch the entire interview on our website at kron 4 dot com. one of the country's biggest retailers making some changes costco says that in light of the pandemic they need to tweak store policies. kron four's charles clifford has details. >>well starting monday may 4th costco's making some changes to its membership roles, including here at this costco in south san francisco. starting on may 4th all costco members are now required to wear a face covering a mask, the covers their mouth and nose at all times while they're in the costco must also respect social distancing and keep about 6 feet apart also the stores are returning to their normal business hours some other things that are happening costco will now only allowed 2 people inside the warehouse, her membership card hours have returned to normal but costco's creating a special 9 in the morning to 10 in the morning monday through friday, our for members who are

francisco as quickly as she did she says. >>it saved her from infecting at least 30 of her family members. you can watch the entire interview with teresa on our website at kron 4 dot com. taking care of first responders how san francisco mayor breed celebrated international firefighters day during the pandemic. >>plus elective surgeries and other procedures put on hold because of the virus are now resuming why stanford health care officials say that's not possible. and one of the country's largest retailers making >>one of the country's biggest retailers most popular retailers, especially right now is making more changes. costco executives say in light of the ongoing pandemic they need to once again tweak their policies kron four's charles clifford has details. >>well starting monday may 4th costco's making some changes to its membership roles, including here at this costco in south san francisco. starting on may 4th all costco members are now required to wear a face covering a mask, the covers their mouth and nose at all times while they're in the costco must also respect social distancing and keep about 6 feet apart also the stores a

battling with ovarian cancer and survived by her mother, teresa, her sister who is 51 and her only daughter, michelle. marlene was born in san franciscocalifornia to el salvador immigrants. marlene grew up responsible, mischievous. marlene loved family and grew up in a family with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins with precious memories along the way. growing up, marlene went to russian river, playing and listening to music and summers in el salvador with her family. alongside family, marlene loved education. marlene was fond of the arts and was a phenomenal student. she had a great economic career where she met many life-long friends. marlene went on to attend mercy high school and met more of her life-long friends and they grew up listening to motown music and disco. she studied to be a nurse. after a long deliberation, marlene went on to live in el salvador with her family. it was there that she realized her true passion for helping others, specifically children. in el sa salvador, marlene workd for her uncle's clinic. upon her ru return to the u.s.a, marlene changed her major and pursued an major in education. she pursued an ma

can take santa teresa boulevard, and that's a problem heading out of the south bay and morgan hill area, but the rest of the bay is clear now as the construction cleared in san francisconks, mike. >>> working to recover. medical expert will share his personal experience about catching the coronavirus. >>> plus, no fans? no problem. what one network is considering doing for the nfl games this fall. >>> but first, may is national foster care month and even as we are social distancing, can you join a movement to shine a light on the unique challenges of foster youth. there will be a virtual event today, and for more information find that at nbcbayarea.com. >>> more proof that the coronavirus can strike anyone. an nbc medical contributor is now one that contracted the disease. he called 911 with breathing problems, and he's still in the hospital and is urging all americans to continue the social distancing and stay home when possible. >> if not severe, you should probably self isolate at home. i was doing that, and by monday i couldn't really take a full breath. >> can you watch his full interview from his hospital bed on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 after "today in

teresa or great oaks south to bernel. back to you th. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up, the rare coronavirus disease showing up in children and the all new cases reported across the state. >>> thousands of san francisco families are going to eat for months thanks to the generosity of a silicon valley billionaire. we will take you out to the futures showing another rough day on wall street as investors begin to realize we are not towards the end of this pandemic. pandemic. you are watching "toda t each of us has a purpose. 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. >>> we continue to follow this crash, the full closure you can see on the map, cars are forced off on cottle. one factor of the crash was speed, and four people have died as a result of the crash. even though it's clearer, we still have to mind the speed limit. >>> it's thursday and that's when we get our first-time jobless claims showing 2.9 million americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits. that is less than weeks past but more than we were expecting. one w

>> muchas gracias, ninette, y agradecemos a teresa y josÉ por darnos esta exclusiva aquÍ en un nuevo dÍa, sin duda un tema muy controversial querido franciscoayuda del estado, ese dinero tendrÍa que ir para los negocios de california, yo lo que creo es que una cosa no debe eliminar a la otra, tanto los indocumentados necesitan el dinero como los negocios, ahÍ es donde se creÓ la confusion. >> yo creo tambiÉn francisco que el hecho que josÉ hernÁndez tiene tan gran prestigio en el mundo de la mÚsica como lo vimos evidentemente, tiene mÁs de 22 aÑos tocando en el sur de california, cada aÑo tiene de verdad muchos reconocimientos y es un mariachi que de alguna manera es un sÍmbolo de la mÚsica de nuestro paÍs, es quien mÁs deberÍa de estar con su gente, entonces fue algo que sin duda llamÓ mucho la atencion y generÓ mucha controversia, pero espero que ahora las cosas se calmen y pues la gente estÉ un poco mÁs tranquila. >> lo mÁs importante es por favor que la gente se tranquilice, puede estar en desacuerdo con las opiniones de la esposa pero nunca hacer amenazas de muerte para nadie, creo que eso estÁ muy mal y lo condenamos desde un nuevo dÍ

battling with ovarian cancer and survived by her mother, teresa, her sister who is 51 and her only daughter, michelle. marlene was born in san franciscocalifornia to el salvador immigrants. marlene grew up responsible, mischievous. marlene loved family and grew up in a family with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins with precious memories along the way. growing up, marlene went to russian river, playing and listening to music and summers in el salvador with her family. alongside family, marlene loved education. marlene was fond of the arts and was a phenomenal student. she had a great economic career where she met many life-long friends. marlene went on to attend mercy high school and met more of her life-long friends and they grew up listening to motown music and disco. she studied to be a nurse. after a long deliberation, marlene went on to live in el salvador with her family. it was there that she realized her true passion for helping others, specifically children. in el sa salvador, marlene workd for her uncle's clinic. upon her ru return to the u.s.a, marlene changed her major and pursued an major in education. she pursued an ma