and uc berkeley like many archives, libraries, is understaffed. when you do the search, usually of a researcher, i go to world.org or archived grid and put in these names. those websites will probably tell you if the person has a collection where the collection is. if they have multiple collections, type in benjamin franklin, i put in heinrich at uc berkeley and then closed collection, researchers can't go in. i read more about him, put together a good case and there's a form you can fill out and those archives that i know it is closed, i know this is a big deal and let me explain why. i am an established author with a real publishing company and this is why this man is significant and you need to open up the collection. i got an email back from the assistant to the archivist, this is probably not going to happen. we are so understaffed and the collection that is close for a reason. two days later her boss, laura michaels emailed me and said we will do it, you are right, he is great, we should open up the deflection. it will take two years. all of

he had load pistols and they had -- uc berkeley police had to come out and remove a firing pin. just to stop bad things from happening. he he had bomb parts. he removed a bullet from a woman's heart and then filled the heart up with wax to take a wax cast of it so he could match it later on. i found that. and i it was really pretty incredible. >> thank you urine? >> he did chart his own urine levels for a year and a half. >> i think he wanted to do something with dialysis and that's an interesting thing but oscar heinrich was that he wanted to do so much. he was interested in his own forensics lab, i in chemistry, and starting multiple businesses and it wasn't just his love of solving crime. there were so many other facets to him. >> it was interesting, too because his friend, the librarian, he ended up learning so much from the books he would send to him that would actually help him to further his own science. >> right. >> he was his watson. where do you guinn you have five decades of material and you zeroed in on the filed that were the largest. then you have this science, you

the city has partnered with uc berkeley school of business on this proposal.ng us now to talk more about this is that uc berkeley associate professor of finance at the school of business. professor, good to have you on. let's start off with having you explain who is going to be eligible for these emergency grants and how much money but they likely to be tapped into? >> the details of the eligibility, we are working out the details but the idea is that once the federal as well as municipal and state programs, th need for keeping the lights on in the business and growth for the future. so we are working very closely with the city to come up with a program to get private capital in in quantities.>> so this fund will pull together some public money from the city of berkeley along with capital from private investors as you said. what is the breakdown in terms of how much money the city will contribute and how much you expect is going to be coming from the private investors?>> again, the details are still working on the total dollars but let me convey the idea. the

they had the uc berkeley police come out and remove the pan to stop bad things from happening.e removed a bullet from a woman's heart. it was pretty incredible things that wereh in there. he did chart his own urine levels. [laughter] it'expanded the interesting thig about oscar heinrich, that he wanted to do so much. so he was interested in his own forensics and chemistry and starting multiple businesses and it wasn't just a love of solving crime. in the books that he would send to them it would help him further his own science. i know that you said you also zeroed in on the files that were the largest. but then you have this science and true crime aspect. you have a narrative that they were weaving together and this book is wonderfully written. it's so beautifully written and i want to read something from the review because no one needs to take my word for it. an entertaining biography in true crime while many suffer from the pros the writing is remarkable and never uses the false sense that i will say it doesn't skimp on valuable details and i think some of that comes from th

so he learned about drugs there, he talked his way into uc berkeley with no high school degree, he had to drop out to support his family and he got an undergrad degree in chemistry. >> they said they led them on special circumstances because he had a letter that said we will let you in and if you take the certain test in the exams, he showed up and put his way into it. >> he went to uc berkeley and went to trigonometry in every thing else you can think of. he took several jobs that played into a strength and the reason i'm tiny about the jobs, not to sound too exciting but they are separately laying wrong, he became a sanitation engineer in tacoma where he was able to figure out the way, the different components of standing using different microscopes to look at dirt or steel entrance and in what particles make it up, i did not know sanders different in different leases depending on wes coast or east coast, they're all composed of different articles of things. so when oscar decided to go into criminology because he is a criminal list, have these tools he did not know he would need. he

jennifer doudna of uc berkeley, thanks so much. let's take a listen to the president. pres.tinue to send our prayers to the people of new york and new jersey, and to our whole country. right now, new york and new jersey are very hot zones. we are with them. we are with everybody. the struggle is our struggle and we will beat this virus. we will beat it together. i also want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine and a friend to our nation, prime minister boris johnson. we are very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon, a little while ago. prayingricans are all for his recovery. he has been a really good friend. he has been really something special, strong, resolute. does not quit, doesn't give up. we have made tremendous progress on therapeutics. i had a fantastic call today which i will be talking about a little bit later. i have asked two of the leading companies -- brilliant companies others, theys, have come with the solutions and have done incredible jobs. i have asked them to contact london immediately. they have offices in lo

. >> reporter: the executive director of the uc berkeley center for emerging and neglected diseases says postmortem tests can be important to know if the virus killed other people earlier. but there may be very limited samples. >> very few people get autopsies . in the population very few old people get autopsies particularly. the sample size is going to be small. >> reporter: medical examiners and contra costa and marin counties tell me they have begun the process of checking their records for any deaths due to an undetermined cause or respiratory related illness. >>> still to come tonight, the growing concern in san francisco after four residents die at one nursing home. >>> we have heard it over and over, the social distancing saves lives. coming up, the bay area doctor estimate how many dots from the coronavirus were prevented by staying home. everyone is working a little differently now. so we can still answer your calls. and we are monitoring our system 24/7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. and we

. >>> also we know those ventilators are in short supply, but uc berkeley has a solution.ow a team of engineers is making more of these ventilators. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll show you when a few showers will move back into the bay area before things warm up. i'll have that for you in about seven minutes. the best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier... ...and happier, ng medicines that to create tomorrows thhelp people right now.. because that's the present we wanted to live in. and that's the future we all want to see. abbvie. here. now. >>> new at 11:00, an east bay jail confirms two more cases of covid-19. that's now three inmates at the santa rita jail in dublin who have tested positive since saturday. all three are in isolation. the jail says further testing will be given to anyone who may have come in contact with these inmates. >>> another east bay nursing home is dealing with an outbreak of covid-19. the carlton senior l

we'll tell you how uc berkeley students are using minecraft to get together as they shelter at home.ates help each other find a way to win, just like covered california helps you find health insurance you can afford. they're the only place you can get financial assistance to help pay for health coverage. plus, this year, the state is providing more help than ever before. and because a new law requires californians to have health coverage or pay a penalty, covered california has made it easier to get financial help, but time's limited. visit coveredca.com or call to enroll today. >>> as we approach the seventh week of shelter at home orders, many students are missing their friends and college students back home are longing for campus life. uc berkeley students came up with a solution so they could get together as today in the bay shows us, they found a way to hang out on campus from home. >> for many students, a college campus like uc berkeley is home away from home. big buildings, small details, the many trappings of college life. but these days, there is little stirring at cal, just

this a group of uc berkeley students who are making sure their class gets to celebrate this special graduationestone. here is a virtual tour of uc blockly. >> we're recreating the entire uc berkeley campus in minecraft. >> officially it's called blockeley. so it's a play on berkeley and minecraft block. the feeling of walking around is eerily similar to walking around it in real life. >> minecraft lets us build in three dimensional space using cubes that allow us to do pretty decent likenesses of all the buildings on campus. >> initially we were just going to build the stadiu. and soon it kind of tumbled into this entire campus project. >> effectively in a month we built pretty much every single building on the uc berkeley campus. our goal with using this structure is to host a commencement ceremony on the day that our commencement ceremony would have actually happened. >> especially for the seniors who were graduating this year, they don't get that closure. so it really gives them the outlet to say okay, this is my final step here. >> we'll have that virtual ceremony at the stadium, and after

visit coveredca.com or call to enroll today. >>> uc berkeley has a proposal to build student and lowome hours amount people's park. the new renderings were released including a 16-story building, the tallest in the neighborhood. activists want the place to remain a sanctuary. they hope to open in 2024. >>> if for now you won't be charged 10 cents a bag when you shop at california stores. the governor suspended the single-use bag fee for 60 days. sanfrancisco and several other cities already dropped that 10- cents charge because big chains have stopped allowing customers to bring in reusable bags for health reasons. >>> online shopping has become even more popular than before as americans are hunkering down and observing social distancing rules. online shopping sales are up 30% during the virus outbreak, compared to this time last year. that means companies are racing to get those shipment out the door. uber wants to deliver retail items and allow customers to send items to family members and friends. >>> the business communication company slack will wait until at least september to r

there are other similar studies underway including at uc berkeley. >>> is the cafe that was forced tose because of the stay-at- home order is given back to the community. they are giving away free facemasks at cafe aduuu and oakland. the family that owns it saved some money, but some masks, and then handed them out over the weekend for people to people who needed it. this comes at a time where six bay area counties require people now to cover up your face when you're going to essential businesses or doing essential work or riding public transportation. it is being enforced in alameda county. others will begin on wednesday. >>> to give face mask and shields to muni drivers. on key sewing squad to come up with the protective gear. masks have to be worn out in public. the advent advocacy group says muni drivers and operators don't have enough protective gear. >>> along with the check of the temperatures. walmart employees have to wear face masks now. it also includes people who work at distribution. employees can use their own masks if the coverings meet certain guidelines or sores will

she spoke with an epidemiologist at uc berkeley today about the long-term impact of the fire is of and the stay-at-home orders. >> some people have been wondering whether the stay-at- home orders would be lifted in the summer and then reinstated in the fall or winter, when the typical flu season happens. i spoke with the professor at uc berkeley, he said that there some key factors that should be considered. >> reporter: the mystery of the new coronavirus, how it is transmitted and how to cure it is still being deciphered. there are so many questions, the big one is how long should social distancing is staying home orders remain in place? the nation's top infectious disease experts say that 100,000 americans are more could die from the virus if efforts do not continue to stop the virus. >> as sobering as that is we should be prepared for it. if it is going to be that much? i hope not. i think that the more we push on the mitigation, the less likely it will be that number. where almost certain to see back again in the fall and winter. >> reporter: the epidemiology professor says the new

part and can continue the containment phase, all of that will get us further away from all of from uc berkeley th you so much for your thoughts tonight.>> thank you very much for having me.>>> what a day we had. some places were a little warmer, others cooler. this is the west peak, pardon me, east peak, and you are looking at the headlands, golden gate bridge, presidio area, just a beautiful day. there was fog this morning, that fog is pretty much gone away. there are patches out there but it's moving away from the coast. it will be back, it looks like tomorrow it will be patchy at best, temperatures tomorrow easily into the mid-80s, upper 80s and maybe low 90s. yesterday we had some significant winds, concord today is blowing 25, sfo again today we have wind gusts above 30 miles per hour. so the wind is blowing, is not howling, yesterday we had almost 40 miles an hour at sfo. the winds are little more northerly, that is part of the mechanism for the warming as high-pressure bills and it creates a north/northwest wind, and that's what we've got. we've got a jetstream up here, that's the real

. >>> the construction project sent on fire by arsonists will now be donated to uc berkeley.e are talking about a project on san pablo avenue and emeryville near the boundary with oakland. developers tell the bay area news group after they finished the building it will be given to uc berkeley for student housing. the development was set on fire back in 2016 and 2017 during the construction project. so far, no arrest been made. >>> time to check back in with steve parson and more people getting time for a run or a walk with a dog. all of us i think. >> everybody will cool down. already a very strong seabreeze in place for many. low clouds and high clouds, so if you like the warm weather, yesterday was to your liking but not the next couple of days. once you get to the end of april or may. warm weather cannot be blown away. but above average temperatures with record highs in of the sacramento valley. sacramento 94. concord 89. hills burg 87, knapp 86. 77 oakland and 71 of the city. not today. temperatures are on their way down. low and high clouds with in onshore breeze, the co

alternative source of power... ...for a cleaner way forward. >>> the engineering departments with uc berkeleysf are teaming up to turn regular sleep apnea machines into ventilators to help out with the covered mac crisis. for more on this we are joined by the manager of the environmental capital group. so i'm curious, how often is this done and how does it take turning a sleep apnea machine into a ventilator? >> let's start with this home sleep apnea machine, and you connect a hose to it, an oxygen port, and a filter line and you can either connected to an endotracheal tube or a facemask. so it is really that simple, it's just a series of lego blocks you put together to try to help provide breathing support to a patient. of course a doctor has to take care of this and they are in charge but we are trying to help provide tools for the doctors.>> with that being said, you are basically putting the call out in the bay area, asking anyone who has a sleep apnea machine that they haven't used in a while, or that they would be willing to give up at this point, an older machine, if they would donate

. >> reporter: doctor john schwartzberg at uc berkeley says a second wave kitted anytime, even during the summer. some say they need to return to normal and resume interactions. >> right now we are doing about 150,000 test the date in the u.s. we need to be doing on a daily basis anywhere between 500,000 and 750,000 test today. >> reporter: doctors say the public needs to do its part. >> it's critical we prevent as much influence as we can so we know a flu shot is a preventive way to prevent the flu. >> reporter: doctors are saying not only is it important to get a flu vaccine, but to get a early. the cdc says they are hiring hundreds of additional staff, but it could take hundreds of thousands to fulfill the need across the nation. >>> a new study from the national institutes of health says the drug hydroxychloroquine may not work against the coronavirus. the study found that the anti- malaria drug touted by president trump did not show benefits in treating the virus and may actually lead to more deaths. researchers say 28% of the patients were given the drug died, compared to 11% of

. >>> uc berkeley seeing a big thank you, the university's athletic department tweeting out these photos last night the football field and basketball arena lit up in blue to express gratitude for front-line workers. most courses at san jose state university will be offered online in the fall. provost vincent dell casino told the chronicle the school is making the move because social distancing will likely still be necessary. they are looking at ways to offer some in-person classes such as art and dance. san jose state does not plan even with most classes staying online. the coronavirus pandemic usinmac for those heading off llege the may first is the traditional deadline for students to put down a deposit for their future school, but with the virus, there's a lot of uncertainty or of classes will still be online. one college advisor warns some prestigious universities will still have plenty of applicant so students who hesitate me end up losing out. >> so they commit, they don't end up losing their spots so they will spend five or $6000 a semester. some schools are extending the deposit

uc berkeley is one of those stews lips a school studying the antibody test. >> the problem is not all antibodies are protected so you might have a positive antibody test and not be protected, or you might have a positive test and then the antibodies might go away over the next six months or year or two years. >> it could help inform the development of a covid-19 vaccine. >> san jose leaders will consider freezing rent for lls.le struggling to y their under new osal, re payments will be suspended for three months in order to qualify, tenants must prove that they had a direct financial impact from this pandemic. city leaders are expected to discuss the proposal tonight.>>> california is putting the brakes on all evictions during the coronavirus crisis unless it is a matter of public or health safety. last month, governor newsom issued an order preventing landlords from evicting tenants who were unable to pay rent if they could prove it was caused by the outbreak. yesterday, the state judicial committee expanded on that, barring any eviction orders from being enforced until at least 90 d

. >> reporter: antibody testing at stanford and uc berkeley also may provide answers to the californians might've been exposed to the new virus as early as last fall. the cdc reported a very early and severe flu season. california had many direct flights to wuhan that continued for months after china's first concern case in november 2019. >> in theory it's possible the amount of travel we've seen between california and china that people could have crossed over. >> reporter: julia slutsky is an executive director at uc berkeley's wheeling center for emerging and infectious diseases. she says there should be widespread antibody testing throughout the taste state. >> if you can get a representative or group of the population, then you can draw conclusions. >> reporter: if the antibody testing reveals a large number of people have the virus without knowing, it could signal herd immunity. >> herd immunity is not really built around 60-70 percent it's the number we will have to get to to get effective herd immunity. there solid scientific data can help to refine the models to determine the app

brian martell is part of a group from uc berkeley and ucsf venti rapid response team turning people'sleep apnea machines, the bypass for cpaps. i can't see you but i understand you have one of these things with you. >> you can't see me. all right, well, yes, i do. i have a unit here -- >> no, no, no. my point was, brian, they can see you. i can't see you. i'm just going to be honest. you're going to show me something and i'm not going to see it but the folks at home can. >> early in the morning, thank you. here is a typical home unit this is a bipap machine right here and this is effectively the kind of machine that we're asking people to register online on a website ventilator sos.com and so this is what a machine looks like and they use -- there's about 8 million to 13 million in the united states and the majority of them are not used and we believe they're probably sitting in people's closets. that's the source of the machines that we're looking for. >> how complicated is that to turn into a ventilator in the way that we think of ventilators? an intu bags ventilator? >> these are n

he is part of a group of engineers and medical doctors from uc berkeley and uc san francisco who are now locking for support from local, state and federal leaders. >> this is a last resort option. >> they're part of the covid-19 ventilator rapid response team way for the proper fittings and tubes to refurbish c-pap and bi-pap devices that would allow them to be used as ventilators in emergency situations. >> there is tents with 300 people in them and they don't have ventilators, here is a solution. so this is a backup solution. >> the group is asking for those willing to donate these machines to register their devices on ventilator sos.com. less than an hour after we learned of this, at least two viewers offered to give away their backup c pap devices. >> definitely. i would love to help. >> i would be more than happy to donate it. it's right here. got it from a friend of a friend. >> dr. darya says these devices would be used in moderate devices of covid-19 where the patient is suffering but still able to breathe on their own. it would free up ventilators for more critical patients.

he is part of a group of engineers and medical doctors from uc berkeley and uc san francisco who are now locking for support from local, state and federal leaders. >> this is a last resort option. >> they're part of the covid-19 ventilator rapid response team way for the proper fittings and tubes to refurbish c-pap and bi-pap devices that would allow them to be used as ventilators in emergency situations. >> there is tents with 300 people in them and they don't have ventilators, here is a solution. so this is a backup solution. >> the group is asking for those willing to donate these machines to register their devices on ventilator sos.com. less than an hour after we learned of this, at least two viewers offered to give away their backup c pap devices. >> definitely. i would love to help. >> i would be more than happy to donate it. it's right here. got it from a friend of a friend. >> dr. darya says these devices would be used in moderate devices of covid-19 where the patient is suffering but still able to breathe on their own. it would free up ventilators for more critical patients.

. >>> uc berkeley has launched a study into mitigation tactics like social distances, how they are impacting the coronavirus. the school will try to identify people who may have already contract and defeated the virus. the researchers say this will be the first study in the bay area to identify and test a large population of asymptomatic individuals to provide insight into transmission and risk factors for infection. at least 5,000 people between 18 and 60 will be recruited for the study starting in may >> secretary of defense says he is open to the idea of reinstating the commanding officer of the coronavirus stricken aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt. the captain was fired after issuing a widely publicized warning of the spread of the disease on that vessel and the secretary thomas modley called it poor judgment, calling him naive or stupid, he resigned. secretary mark esper says he has an open mind of what happens next. the number of cases skyrocketed and one sailor has died. >>> police getting criticism they let a machete man get away. at the time they say the homeowner only told t

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. >> reporter: professor of epidemiology at uc berkeley says protection from the coronavirus could last a few weeks, months or years. but it's unclear at this time. >> there are a lot of feshs diseases wherep infection doesn't protect you from future infection. an example is hiv. hepatitis c. >> reporter: people who say they are immune because they have received a public test result may ignore public health advice and increase the risk of continued transmission. >> the other thing to remember is that only a small number of people in the bay area are going to have -- will have it infected and have antibodies anyway. they're probably on the order of 100%, maybe. so it's not gonna be, like, half of the population has these. >> reporter: dr. rutherford added when the time comes, he is advising people to get their flu shots because we will have covid-19 and influenza circulating at the same time this fall. >>> the big unknown in all of this is how coronavirus reacts to treatments that have worked in fighting other viruses. for instance, convalesce end plasma. it might help those still fighti

arthur reingold is an epidemiologist at uc berkeley's school of public health. despite his praise for the state's overall response to this pandemic, dr. reingold admits that public health systems and emergency response plans to large scale crises are in need of improvement. arthur: that public health infrastructure has been allowed to shrink substantially over the past 10 or 15 years, so that we are left really with a pretty modest capability. stephen: both dr. reingold and ray kelly both point to the single regionwide shelter at home order as an example of how a public health crisis should be managed. and they say that things like social distancing and mask and gloves may be around for years. coming up after the break, along with social distancing and shelter at home, the word "shortage" has become part of the pandemic lexicon, and it's one with dire implications. then school's out, and for some local students at a private school, it's out for good. they're our neighbors. and they're our friends. they're our parents... our brothers and sisters. and our children

. >> spot scott force it is a professor at the uc berkeley schools of public health division of infectious diseases. >> it can't be used at this point to tell you that you have got agent get out of jail card but it is not the case. >> he says antibody test hold great promise for the future but are not ready for prime time yet. >> let's say the test proves we are immune. how long will it last? we don't know that yet. will it be months? will it be a few years? it can be done and it will be done. right now people are just rushing the test out. >> doctor schwartzberg says small print disclaimer on the company website are not enough. because he claims it is making in bold print about its test our outright false. but that it can regulate detective antibodies are present. >> this is egregious. we do not know that the antibodies that are detected by any test, even the best tests in the world, will tell us that we are protected. >> they risk is that people thinking they are immune from the might take fewer precautions and gets or even unknowingly infect others. especially in the workplace. the webs

. >> reporter: the campus of uc berkeley, this strong hold of support for the bernie sanders campaign is deserted these days. it almost feels symbolic of the announcement that was made today. >> reporter: the senator from vermont said he saw no path to victory and ended his campaign saying he didn't want it to interfere with the important work required of americans in this difficult hour. >> it was pretty sad, i think, just because you know he's a real like -- he's a hero for a lot of us. >> reporter: a cal student lives at home during the shelter in place. he says sanders supporters were shocked how other candidates dropping out of the race threw their support to joe biden even though he was trailing in delegates at the time. >> honestly we were a little bit angry just because it was sort of i think the moderates coming colessening together and kind of ganging up on us. >> reporter: steve wolfert teachers political science and says that anger may be a problem for biden if he struggles to get sanders' supporters to turnout for him in the general election. >> it makes it hard for them

. >> the test, also being developed at ucsf and under study at uc berkeley, looks at a person's antibodies. the proteins the immune system makes to fight the covid-19 virus. it doesn't look for current infection, but instead detects who had it in the past, whoever they know it or not. >> the problem is not all antibodies are protective. so you might have a positive antibody test and not be protected, or you might have a positive test, and then it might, the antibodies might go away over 6 months, or year, or 2 years. >> dr. reingold is part of the team doing the research on the antibody test. the tests could also help inform the development of a covid-19 vaccine. as far as is stanford test, blood samples have already been collected from about 3200 volunteers, and results are expected to be known in about a week. liz? >>> betty, thank you. a south san francisco family is searching for answers tonight after a 71- year-old father died while on the coral princess cruise ship. wilson maa died saturday from the virus. family members told kpix 5 that maa needed to go to the hospital, but the ship

now, uc berkeley doctor says the first step would be to determine if people who have contracted the infection and recovered could catch the virus again. >> is there a chance of -- a pretty good chance you are immune and can pretty well safely be reexposed to the virus without getting sick again? that antibody test. i understand germany has just started using it to issue people certificates that they have antibodies. >> the first step is having more corona virus testing in place. he says that would allow the experts to learn more about where and when people are being infected and the effectiveness of quarantine procedures and that could help prevent the spread of the virus in the future. federal prison officials have ordered a systemwide lockdown starting today. that covers 122 facilities across the country. it was ordered after the federal bower row of prisons reported its first corona virus- related death. it happened in louisiana. 28 inmates and 24 staff members at federal prisons have tested positive for covid-19. california officials are set to release about 3500 state prison inmates in p

. >> reporter: doctor john schwartzberg at uc berkeley says a second wave could hit any time, especially during the summer. some states are trying to return to normal and allow people to resume interactions and possibly the transmission of the coronavirus. >> right now in the united states we're doing about 150,000 test the day. we need to be daily doing somewhere between 500,000 and 750,000 test the day. >> reporter: doctors said the public needs to do its part. >> it's critical we prevent as much influence as we possibly can. we know a flu shot is an effective way to prevent the flu. >> reporter: doctors say not only is it important to get the flu shot, but to get it early in the flu season. the white house says they are stocking up on more ventilators, as well as working on a standard set of protocols >>> new tonight, officials in santa clara county say they've learned two people died of the coronavirus back in february. that was weeks before the counties first reported that. the medical examiners of the people died at their homes on february 6th and february 17th. until now authoriti

antibody testing at stanford and uc berkeley also may provide answers to other ns mig exposed to the new virus as early as last fall. the cdc reported a very lee early in severe flu season. in california have direct flights to wuhan that continued for months. >> in theory it's possible the amount of travel we have seen between california and china, that people could've crossed over. >> reporter: julia slutsky is an executive director at wheeling's center for emerging and infectious diseases. she says if we antibody testing reveals a large number of people had the virus without knowing, it could signal herd immunity. >> herd immunity is not really built around 60 to 70%, this is the number we will have to get to get effective herd immunity. there she says solid, scientific data can help to refine the model to determine an appropriate response in a long social distance and should continue. >> because the people who already had it are going to get it again and could also move about more freely. >> reporter: and researchers are saying they should be widespread antibody testing throughout

. >> reporter: uc berkeley public health professor says socioeconomic equality and poor access to healthcare, rather than race, are likely behind the higher death rates for black americans. >> we know that populations from lower socioeconomic groups have many more chronic diseases than other populations. these specifically related to chronic heart problems, lung problems, diabetes. there doctor schwartzberg says policymakers can take steps immediately to help. >> we can set up clinics and make them available to very nee >> reporter: california senators kamala harris and diane feinstein joined more than a dozen senators calling on the cdc to release more demographic data and the will sensitive they will try to make more information available at their next weekly briefing. >>> today is, at today's white house briefing president trump threatened to freeze millions of dollars in funding for the world health organization. >> they actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time they did it and they were wrong, they were wrong about a lot of things and there was a lot of informatio

stanford, uc berkeley and san francisco state are still trying to decide. >>> abc7 is honoring the classf 2020 who have h f other milestones and ceremonies because of the pandemic. this morning we are happy to introduce you to forest hunt who is graduating with a communication degree. he enjoys sports broadcasting and wants to work for a pro sports team. his mom writes that his family survived the coffee park fires and missing graduation is really just another setback. but her message to forest now, i love you, i believe in you and we got this. wise words from mom and congrats to forest. >>> so, if you want to honor a graduate, just share the details at abc7news.com. we may give them a shout out on tv or online. we do ask no professional photos and check out the photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring on our website. >>> coming up next at 5:00, new pictures -- oh, sorry, mike. i shouldn't have done you like that. >> did you forget about me. >> i'm sorry, friend. >> i was just going to compliment you on your blouse. i love it. i just finally saw it. >> it just makes me so happy. i

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in the spotlight this morning is olympian and uc berkeley grad. now, her passion is helping people stay active. during this pandemic, she wanted to give back. so she created a kid-themed series of youtube videos that young kids and the whole family can use to stay fit during this stay-at-home order. >>> well, do you know someone who is making a difference or providing hope in your community? ktvu wants you to nominate your local hero. you can e-mail your story along with pictures or video of that person in action if you have it to myhero @foxtv.com and we will highlight some of those stories. >>> well, still ahead, the experimental drug uc davis doctor hope will be the answer to covid-19 about successfully reducing the spread of the virus. >>> a father's nightmare becomes real after one bay area family after a father contracts covid-19 and is separated from his loved ones. plus. >> we're going to lever them out there to die. >> and stuck in limbo. the two cruiseships with sick passengers onboard and why florida is shutting down their request for h

and a team of researchers from uc berkeley are launching a study to better hundred and the spread of covid 19 i those who are asymptomatic. they planned to test 5000 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 60 from several communities across the east bay and researchers say this information is needed to better understand and stop the transmission of the coronavirus. >>> cooking has become a necessary skill during the pandemic which inspired a boy from the sacramento area bit 12- year-old dylan smith from el dorado hills has created the quarantine cookbook and with health and help from his mom came up with a list of funny great recipes for kids to help them learn how to cook while at home.>> this would be a perfect opportunity because everybody has free time to teach kids to cook. >> dylan says it was tough great recipes because of ingredients are not easy to find during the pandemic and the e-book version of his quarantine cookbook is already on amazon. >> how about that? you know that is a pretty good idea pam cook and you are a cook.>> we try. we have utilized hello fresh, so

data from china, italy and spain tell the same story, a professor of infectious disease at uc berkeleyays behavior could be a factor because men tend to smoke and drink more than women. >> that can contribute to different types of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular disease themselves are associated with that outcome with coronavirus infection. >> doctor riley says studies also show that men tend to wait longer than women to go to the doctor and by the time they get help it may be too late. >>> today two san jose city council and to introduce an emergency resolution to waive rent for at least 90 days. california currently has a moratorium on evictions through may but tenants rights advocates says more needs to be done to protect people who lost their jobs san jose is one of the most expensive rental markets in the country and the two councilmembers say that tenants need more help.>> we know many of our families will not be able to come up with the thousands of dollars needed to pay back rent which will accumulate by the end of moratorium.>> efforts to freeze residential rent is

. >> reporter: in a survey on paid sick leave by sociologists at uc berkeley and ucsf, it found that91 large u.s. companies, 53% of the workers reported they don't get paid sick leave. in the food industry, nearly 75% of the workers said they don't get sick leave pay. >> they're the lowest paid or the ones least likely to have benefits. >> reporter: elise gold says the recent legislation that requires paid sick leave exempts the largest companies, those with 500 employees or more, which leaves about 7 million workers out of luck. the law also does not cover small businesses with fewer than 50 workers, leaving out millions more. >> when they don't have paid sick days, then they're not likely to be able to take time off if they get sick or their kids get sick or they might have been exposed to this virus at this time. so then they go to work, and they can infect their co-workers. they can infect their customers. >> i think the reality is that our folks are between a rock and a hard place. >> reporter: luke wake is senior staff attorney for the national federation of independent busines

a professor of infectious disease uc berkeley says behavior may be a factor because men tend to smoke and drink more than woman. >> that can contribute to different types of cardiovascular diseases, and cardiovascular diseases themselves are also associated with that outcome with coronavirus infections. >> he says studies also show that men tend to wait longer than women to go to the doctor and by the time they get help, their disease may be more severe. >>> illinois health officials say african-americans account for 30% of all the cases of coronavirus and in chicago, nearly 70% of the deaths are among african-americans. many of the victims had other underlying health conditions. the mayor says the numbers highlighted a long-standing disparity in healthcare access that needs to be addressed. >>> one person has died following a coronavirus outbreak and that is in your answer. health officials say the patient died yesterday but it is unclear whether the coronavirus is to blame. the patient was already in hospice care. 24 residents and three staff members at year-end the care center test

. >> reporter: bioethics professor jody halperin with uc berkeley says if we loosen the social distancing rules expect covid-19 to resurface with a vengeance. >> opening soon will not save the economy because we will have a resurgence. it will harm the economy more in the long run. >> reporter: halpern points to this harvard study published on tuesday. researchers said without a vaccine social distancing until at least 2022 is the only way to keep the coronavirus at bay. also worrisome, researchers warn that even if the virus appears to have been wiped out by then it could reappear in full force by 2024. >> right now we've tested 1% of people in the united states. so a lot of the failure here is a failure of human action and resources to get the testing where it needs to be. >> reporter: in oakland melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. birthday parades are the new thing, but one parade in antioch extravagant, extra special. even the contra costa county fire department came out to wish abigail yamaguchi a happy 19th birthday. she's battling brain cancer and she has a compromised i

. >> georgetown and uc berkeley are probably tied up at the top.to figure out between those two schools. then taking a gap year is right below it. >> rather than being inside a classroom environment, a gap year is about career exploration, gaining practical skills and personal growth. >> reporter: for rachel lott and her parents, cost is a major factor, especially now. >> it's really unappealing to me, the idea of paying for college and doing all of that school work when i'm not able to connect face-to-face with the people that are teaching me and the people that i'm working with. >> reporter: david wright, abc news. >> we're honoring the class of 2020 that have had to forego graduation ceremonies an oar mine stones. dominic delucci is graduating. dominic was interested in a trade career, either plumbing or electrical work. he was taking part in an internship program focused on all aspects of construction. now that's on hold. good luck to you, dominic, and congratulations. if you'd like to honor a graduate, share the details on our website, abc7new

. >> reporter: uc berkeley professor says the study shows how few people actually get tested. but what the study also revealed was that only a estimated 2.5 to 4.2% of county residents carry antibodies and may be immune to the virus, at least for a certain amount of time. >> i always thought that the suggestion, the 40 or 50% of the population would have antibodies and be immune. it was not likely to be true. >> reporter: the study coern e reviving the economy. he says we must be prepared and especially continue to protect the most vulnerable. >> we got a lot of people left in the community who are at risk of getting infected and so when we lift restrictions, try to get ople bato work, the virus is almost certainly still going to be around. >> reporter: the study reveals that the death rate is lower than predicted. meanwhile, stanford researchers hope to use the study to project death and hospital rates as the pandemic continues. back to you. >>> tonight, the number of confirmed cases here in the u.s. has now surpassed 700,000. today, vice president pence said current testing

they say there are other studies coming down the line, both at stanford, uc berkeley and los angeles. >>> president trump said today that it is the individual states responsibility for telling the residents to open the economies. the white house task force said they've begun phase i reopening. states from new york to kansas have complained about insufficient testing supplies. but a number of states including california have the ability to run 1 million test per month. >> really there is capacity out there, it is our job working with the states and having the state in leadership role and laboratory directors and leadership roles to provide support to ensure that all potential testing in the united states is brought to their. >> some democratic senators expressed their concerns about a lack of testing in a conference call with vice president mike pence today. senator angus king reportedly told pence the administration's failure to develop a national testing program is quote dereliction of duty. >>> protests are cropping up around the country in opposition to social distancing orders. th

. >> professor conas from uc berkeley is a medical historian. if the world seems scary now look back she says at polio. >> movie theaters closed. church services canceled. festivals canceled. kids kept home from school. swimming pools closed. it shut down american towns. >> reporter: this footage comes from a documentary called "the shot that saved the world" about dr. jonas salk and the fight for a vaccine. >> what people have to realize is that polio last century was the most feared disease in america. >> reporter: cases. where we're worried about enough ventilators now we faced a shortage of iron lung machines back then. polio paralyzed people mostly children. the mechanical lung would breathe for them. then as now parents and relatives could not visit the wards for fear of spread. >> in both cases you are dealing with an unseen enemy that comes like a horror film and you don't know who it'll attack next. >> but there were differences. americans had more faith back then. they believed in doctors, in the march of dimes, in government. now we h

stanford, uc berkeley, and san francisco state are still deciding how to proceed. >>> tomorrow, the houses expected to pass a nearly $500 billion relief bill. president trump has promised to sign it into law shortly after. but even before he signed that bill, there's already talk of another package with billions more in spending for states and cities. >>> b.a.r.t. and eweny are getting a big chunk of the $780 billion in federal stimulus funds promised to bay area transit agencies. b.a.r.t. will receive about $250 million, $200 million. both transit agencies have seen dramatic dhi and and and and fare revenue. the bridge is just empty. okay. there's one car. the toll authority is suspending congestion pricing. starting at midnight, drivers pay $6 no matter w time they cross. car poolers can pay $3. all bay area bridges except the golden gate will starch a $6 toll. >>> in the north bay, napa value is bucking the trend by lifting restrictions. construction is allowed as long as workers can be physically distant from one another, so are drive in religious services, as well as real estate show

stanford, uc berkeley, and san francisco state are still deciding how to proceed. >>> tomorrow, the houses expected to pass a nearly $500 billion relief bill. president trump has promised to sign it into law shortly after. but even before he signed that bill, there's already talk of another package with billions more in spending for states and cities. >>> b.a.r.t. and eweny are getting a big chunk of the $780 billion in federal stimulus funds promised to bay area transit agencies. b.a.r.t. will receive about $250 million, $200 million. both transit agencies have seen dramatic drops of ridership andd fare revenue. the bridge is just empty. okay. there's one car. the toll authority is suspending congestion pricing. starting at midnight, drivers pay $6 no matter what time they cross. car poolers can pay $3. all bay area bridges except the golden gate will starch a $6 toll. >>> in the north bay, napa value is bucking the trend by lifting restrictions. construction is allowed as long as workers can be physically distant from one another, so are drive in religious services, as well as real esta

. >> bio ethics professor jodi hallprin, with uc berkeley says, if we loosen the social distancing rules, expect covid-19 to resurface with a vengeance. >> opening soon will not save the economy because we will have a resurgence. it will harm the economy in the long run. >> she points to a study published on tuesday. researchers say without a vaccine, social distancing until at least 2022 is the only way to keep the coronavirus at bay. also worrisome, researchers warn that even if the virus appears to have been wiped out by then, it could reappear, in full force, by 2024. >> right now, we've tested 1% of people in the united states, and so a lot of the failure here is a failure of human action, and resources. to get the testing where it needs to be. >> in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> well, the promise of a boost for california workers who don't quality fy for federal stimulus check, governor newsom announced today the state will give relief funds to undocumented workers, because california is the first state to do it, the checks will be for about $1,000 per family, s