. >>> yosemite national park might be closed, but you can still enjoy the wildlife there like these guys. that coyote there. okay. the park is posting video on facebook of animals just roamingroaming yosemi yosemite. wildlife has yosemite to itself. folks say it is reassuring to see nature carri carri carri cai >>> espn is reporting that 30 teams would play games in arizona with no fans. players would sit in the stands instead of in the dugouts to maintain physical distancingthe players, managers and clubhouse wrkers would quarantine in hotels. the biggest hang up, though, is the idea of the players not be able to see their family for up to five months. kaycee sogard tweeted that it means my kids will not get to see their dad for months, no. absolutely 100% no. >>> coming up next at 5:00, well, are we talking about this first, mike? mike, it is also like if they don't work, do they not get paid? you have to weigh it out that way, too? maybe they have enough they'll be goodhat im thinking. most of them make so much money they could go without a paycheck or two where the rest of us. someti

. >>> winter is banned from yosemite national park, and year-long residents are apparently going wildith tourists leaving behind food wrappers and bears are0,0 peopl park this time of the year but since they're not there, the animals are strolling naturally. bob cats as well. the skeleton crew of rangers are thrilled with all of the photo ops. >>> governor newsom got a little star power to help remind everyone that they should still be sheltering at home. >> honestly staying at home is saving lives and that's what we're all trying to do there. all right, that's it. stay safe. >> kim k and her daughter north urging californiians to stay home and urged to check in with friends and family to see how they're coping and encouraging people to stay hope, including hayward native dwayne the rock johnson. >> that was last week a couple of days ago. i'm sure he will make another appearance as well. >>> controversy and comedy, remember the guy in santa rosa who put naked mannequins in his yard after a neighborhood dispute? jason is at it again. take a look, new photos now, the mannequins are now

. >>> wildlife is thriving at yosemite national park since our nationwide shut down that includes the black bears like this one. this makes meek so happy. a park ranger spotted this one just climbing a tree. workers estimate the number of bears have quadrupled because there are no visitors. so, yosemite has been closed ha weeks and other animals like bobcats and coyotes have been seen wandering around in areas where tourists would normally be. >>> apple has launched a new tool that shows how well people are following social distancing rules. google may start downgrading the video from nest security cameras. >> in today's techbytes apple jumps into the social distancing game. data taken from apple maps and users can find information for more than five dozen countries. apple insists the movement data is not tied to individual apple i.d.s. >>> and google is trying to ease the strain on broadbound networks with more people home and using devices, google is reducing the quality of video captured by nest security cameras. all settings rolled back to the default. those already below that lev

the animals are partying at yosemite national park and now the groundhogs are doing this. >> on lighterroundhog day part two" in pennsylvania. >> check out this pizza-loving woodchuck in philadelphia. unlike its usually shy counterpart punxsutawney phil, this one munching away at a cheese slice while staring down a dog on the other side of the window. the rodent now dubbed "pizza groundhog" to rival "pizza rat" here in new york city. >> trevor: wow, that groundhog is a legend. did you see his face? did you see him. he's just eating that pizza right in their faces. he's like if bugs bunny was even more of an asshole. and this makes you realize how different indoor animals and outdoor animals are. the groundhog is out there like "oh, this? yeah, i just eat pizza whenever i want. i guess you guys probably have to ask for pizza, like a little bitch. well, at least you can still scratch your balls, though. oh, i forgot your owner chopped them off." and you know he's not going to stop with dogs. you can see in those little groundhog eyes he's getting cocky. i bet next week he's going to be ta

across the ocean in the united states, yosemite national park — famed for its epic scenes — is experiencingrk as they strike out with greater confidence, taking the opportunity to hang around a little bit more. i think nature is obviously welcoming the change. the wildlife in yosemite certainly are. there's more bears around right now too, the bears are coming out from their normal hibernation at this time. there's usually 3 million visitors a year at yosemite. but, for the moment, animals are enjoying the peace and quiet, and getting a little bolder as they roam. as difficult as the coronavirus lockdown has been for humans, nature at least has been getting a much—needed break. reged ahmad, bbc news. a much—needed silver lining there, of course. much more on our website. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @richpreston. hello once again. friday was an absolute sparkler of a day. this was the scene late in the day across mallaig in the western side of scotland. and there was 13 hours of sunshine or so to be had in stornoway, just a wee bit further to the north and west. come a good dealfurther

across the ocean in the united states, yosemite national park — famed for its epic scenes — is experiencingy strike out with greater confidence, taking the opportunity to hang around a little bit more. i think nature is obviously welcoming the change. the wildlife in yosemite certainly are. there's more bears around right now too, the bears are coming out from their normal hibernation at this time. there's usually three million visitors a year at yosemite. but, for the moment, animals are enjoying the peace and quiet, and getting a little bolder as they go. as difficult as the coronavirus lockdown has been for humans, nature at least has been getting a much—needed break. reged ahmad, bbc news. before we go, let's just bring you an update on captain tom moore, the 99—year—old british army veteran who has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the country's national health service. he's been described, by prince william no less, as a one man fundraising machine, and he's not wrong there, because captain tom has now raised more than £20 million, that's nearly $25 million. he's now sa

across the ocean in the united states, yosemite national park — famed for its epic scenes — is experiencingey strike out with greater confidence, taking the opportunity to hang around a little bit more. i think nature is obviously welcoming the change. the wildlife in yosemite certainly are. there's more bears around right now, the bears are coming out from their normal hibernation at this time. there's usually three million visitors a year at yosemite. but for the moment, animals are enjoying the peace and quiet, and getting a little bolder as they go. as difficult as the coronavirus lockdown has been for humans, nature at least has been getting a much—needed break. reged ahmad, bbc news. the duke and duchess of cambridge are urging people to look after their mental health as the lockdown continues. prince william said the stress and isolation was building, and people needed to know where to access help and support. he also spoke about his concern for his father, the prince of wales, when he was diagnosed with the virus last month. the couple were speaking to the bbc‘s tina daheley. tina,

across the ocean in the united states, yosemite national park — famed for its epic scenes — is experiencingth greater confidence, taking the opportunity to hang around a little bit more. i think nature is obviously welcoming the change. the wildlife in yosemite certainly are. there's more bears around right now too, the bears are coming out from their normal hibernation at this time. there's usually three million visitors a year at yosemite. but, for the moment, animals are enjoying the peace and quiet, and getting a little bolder as they go. as difficult as the coronavirus lockdown has been for humans, nature at least has been getting a much—needed break. reged ahmad, bbc news. a reminder of our main news: at a white house news conference, president trump has defended his calls on social media aimed at pushing state governors to ease coronavirus containment measures. and the world health organisation has cast doubt on the usefulness of antibody tests for covid—19. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews more on our website as well. if y

gallons delivered at a time to try and at home. >>> it's now been more than three weeks since yosemite national park close to to assess out of the shut down. park rangers say bears, coyotes and other wildlife are now coming out of hiding with a huge park nearly deserted. yosemite has been shut down four times in the past 30 years due to wildfires. but this closure due to the pandemic is expect longest on record . >> that we are now hearing from the family of a man who died from coronavirus at a nursing home in hayward coming up, the complaint that they have about the facility that cared for their loved one. >> they should open up certain areas.'s people are dying, financially. everyone has done the thing and we need to get back to work . >>> trump and governor newsom are preparing two separate plans to lift shelter at home orders or restrictions. what will be considered before lifting some of those restrictions. >>> from ktvu fox news, this is mornings on 2. >> welcome back, we want to take it to the opening bell this morning. there it is live and it looks like the dow jones is going to shoot up abo

thank you, julian. >>> yosemite national park officials say they're working on a phase reopening thatill follow federal guidelines. but as of right now, the park remains closed and nearby communities which depend on tourism are, as you would imagine, suffering. covid-19's impact is worse than that of natural disasters. >> the fires, floods, rock falls there's always an end to it and the end is a month away, a week away. this is like the government shutdown except it's worse because the businesses can't even be open for locals. >> and businesses say while they are eager to reopen, they're also concerned about tourists bringing coronavirus to their community. >>> this afternoon, we hope you'll join us for a special one-hour event "race and coronavirus a bay area conversation." we are focusing on issues that african-americans in this community are facing in this pandemic. so much in the news about the disproportionate impact on coronavirus on the community. we hope that you'll join us for "race & coronavirus a bay area conversation" right at 4:00 p.m. on abc7 and watch it live at abc7new

. >>> yosemite national park we know is closed but you can still enjoy the wildlife there like this coyote. the park hasma roamin yosemite all to themselves right now. the post is reassuring to see that nature carries on as it always has. >>> new at 6:00, first instacart and now the grocery delivery company shipt. more growing safety protections for gig economy workers. >>> help is on the way for thousands of essential workers in san jose and san francisco. extended paid sick leave to those workers. i'm julian glover in san jose with those details. >> we just talked about some games you can play with your friends while we're sheltering in place. >> from the federal government could be on the way. >>> good morning, welcome to wednesday, april 8th. >> of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> thank you very much, reggie, kumasi, jobina. thank you for joining us this wednesday morning. live doppler 7. visibility as low as one mile in santa rosa and now up to four. the fog has an ebb and flow but mainly staying in that one area. you bac

a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit about an hour outside of yosemite national park. the usgs says this one struck shortly after 7:30 this morning. you can see the epicenter by that light blue dot on the nevada border, an hour northeast of mammoth lakes. there were a few aftershocks ranging to a magnitude o mor i damage. >>> this morning alarming questions being raised about one particular coronavirus outbreak in san francisco. the mayor says 70 new positive cases at the nsc south shelter. the outbreak means nearly 9% of the city's covid-19 cases come from one place. kate larsen spoke with city hall officials and homeless advocates and has the story. >> the beds are very close together, less than two feet. >> reporter: t.j. johnson has been homeless in san francisco for almost ten years and has stayed at the nsc south shelter >> the fact that, you know, the coronavirus was able to spread in that environment comes as no surprise to me. >> reporter: in order to stay healthy, he left a different she felt err week ago and is staying in a hotel room paid for by friends. >>

it's a different kind of spring awake epping in california's yosemite national park.ears, bobcats and coyotes with the place to themselves. >> for the most part, i think they're having a party. >> lions reclaim the road. from the great outdoors to the world's great cities, the shutdown illustrating our impact on the planet. >> now we have seen pretty dramatic improvements in things like air quality around the world. >> reporter: marshall burk teaches earth science at stanford university. >> is this a realtime experiment on our impact on the environment? >> reporter: it is a realtime experiment. i don't think it's an experiment we wanted to run. this is not the way typically in that environment. >> with fewer cars, trains and factories, the change is stunning. venice's famous canals now clear. wuhan, china, according to nasa, air quality improved 30%, almost 50% to milan italy. skies clearer in l.a. himilayas, finally visible. improvements coming at a horrific economic cost. >> clearly we're going to be in a spiral here if we don't find a way soon to reopen the economy

. >> it is a great opportunity for kids to realize the nature is and just in places like yosemite national parkher places. it is right there in their neighborhoods. it is right there outside their window. >> the rangers saving is working on a park and connecting with the public but for now, life q&a sessions with kids are helping them return to normalcy. >> new video this morning of this dazzling display that is popped up just outside of san fernando. take a look. orange and yellow puppies have beautiful reason to venture outside, residents say it is the most colorful they have seen the flowers in years and although it is frowned upon, people have been stopping along the hillside today pictures. they are pr beautiful. gianna has a look at our traffic right now, good morning. >> good morning. those are gorgeous flowers. hard not to stop and take a look. speaking of stopping, working your way towards concord, 680, they are working to clear some early-morning construction, in the meantime, you got some brake lights, we are seeing speeds dipping down to about 34 miles per hour, typically they are o

. >>> the bear population is booming at yosemite national park.been closed to the public since march 20th. workers estimate the number of bearing has quadrupled, because there is no human competition. hey, boo-boo, usually they linger on the outskirts, but they're much more miserables. bobcats, coyotes are wondering around where tourists normally would be. >>> up next, our moment of zen on the water, coming up. in nearly 100 years serving the military community, we've seen you go through tough times and every time, you've shown us, you're much tougher your heart, courage and commitment has always inspired us and now it's no different so, we're here with financial strength, stability and experience you can depend on and the online tools you need because you have always set the highest standard and reaching that standard is what we're made for ♪ and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier... ...and happier, while making medicines that help people right now. because that's t

with no visitors in san diego park, lions can snooze in the road, and yosemite national park is seeingbears than ever. >> for the most part, i think they're having a party. >> reporter: and in new york city, we are being circled with vultures. a comfort. >> it will be a big day when the comfort finally sets sail, surely those vultures will fly away and we can come out of our homes. surely those wild critters will go back to what's left of theirs. what about the effects that are harder to see? what is the pause in this industrial revolution doing to the chemistry of our sky? locals in him lalaya say they c see the sky for the first time in decades. and air pollution in major cities is down by as much as 30%. but the heat blankets around our planet is still thicker than ever. there seems to be this perception that maybe the virus has helped humanity buy some time with respect to global warming. what's wrong with that assumption? >> we would have to keep doing this even more and do it for the next 30 years to really bend the curve on the atmosphere. it's like having a huge bathtub in the

this is deer from yosemite national park. are walking by would be heavily traveled by tourists. even by rangers. this bear is next to a ranger station. under normal circumstances this bear wouldn't get that close. but there aren't as many people there. animals are exploring out. humans are no longer in a lot of these places so the animals are given a chance to maybe roam some places they wouldn't have the option to do so. >> these pictures have been all over social media. we saw a flock of sheep heading up to mcdonald's randomly. we would have to be in this footing, in this environment for a very longtime i imagine to have a real impact on climate change, not just a couple of weeks to a few months. thanks so much for being with us. >>> programming note. cnn's chief climate correspondent bill weir has been. documents how the global climate crisis is transforming life as you know it here in the u.s. watch his 90-minute special report "the road to change america's climate charisma." it's tonight 10:00 eastern right here on cnn.

. >> and as you heard in paula's report, animals in california's iconic yosemite national park have certainly advantage of the absence of tourists. i want to show you some of these stunning photos from the "l.a. times." they show the usually crowded park now completely empty. and as you can see, it's also allowing some curious animals to check out the tourist spots for themselves. well, carolyn cole is the pulitzer prize-winning "l.a. times" photographer behind those really striking images, and she joins me now from oakland, california. great to have you. those are such amazing pictures. they're powerful and they mean so much right now. what were you hoping to convey by going to yosemite right now? >> well, i felt very fortunate to get permission to go into yosemite. permission had to come from washington, d.c., and it took a few days, but i felt a real responsibility just to show people what was happening inside the park and the beauty of it. and i remember going there as a young child and remembering how crowded it was, the parking lots and the stairs up to the falls. and this time it was j

like the glamorous trio that was traveling north through california's yosemite national park. even as the rest of the world's attention was focused on new york city, they were intent on their own urgent needs, their desires, their fears, their deadly love triangle. so they probably didn't appreciate the passing wonders, the astonishing cliffs, the waterfalls, the giant sequoias any more than the one in the back seat, through fading eyes, saw anything at all. here is one of them. his name was larry mcnabney, and he was a tall, handsome man, a well-known and respebltcted attorney from nevada, a personal injury specialist, made buckets of moisture, loved the big life, loved being in control. >> there was never a hair out of place. there wasn't dust on his desk. his pen was always in the same spot. >> larry's daughter tavia was crazy about him, in awe of his type "a" personality, his joy of life, his courtroom presence. >> not an ounce of shyness. he commanded the courtroom. >> i've been a trial lawyer for over 20 years. >> larry a longtime friend, fred atchison. >> he could open

animals are making the most of the extra space at yosemite national park in california.oaming down the roads. even the park's famous black bears have been seen more frequently than usual at this time of year. i read the countable bear population has tripled. i love. another day were there has been a good deal of sunshine across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england and east anglia, particularly this morning. earlier this afternoon, for others, finally some rain has arrived and parts of southern england and wales and that is slowly been trekking its way towards this afternoon. all tied in with the system, maintaining the high pressure to the north and the east and i will become more dominant asago east and i will become more dominant asa go to east and i will become more dominant as a go to the second half of the weekend. back to tonight, slowly working its way north where it's intending to weaken as it does but as it does comes in every thundershowers pushing up from france across the south of england and the parts of wells may be as far north as the mitt

. >> reporter: with bears reclaiming yosemite national park. >> for the most part i think they're having reporter: the global lockdowns helping to make skies more clear. in india while 1 billion people on the subcontinent stay home, the himalayas are now visible from this spot in northern india for the first time in decades. >> it's just been a tremendous clearing and there's no question that that will -- that in itself will have saved lives. >> reporter: similar impacts being scene in europe. satellite imagery showing france, spain and italy all experiencing drop-offs in air pollution. in the u.s., the northeast seeing about a 30% drop in nitrogen dioxide. >> this crisis is awful and scary, but it's incumbent on us to look for ways in which we can come out of it stronger than we were. >> but let's be real. we didn't fix everything, right? air pollution levels are expected to come back to normal , just like they have in china. but this is a great moment, a moment of pause for all of us to realize that our choices do impact the environment around us and maybe we can make a healthier balan

the a national park in california is closed to visitors to try to slow the spread of coronavirus joshua tree national park east oflos angeles. >>closed today park rangers do remain in place. yosemite was the first national park to close in california. i was on marc20th. a week later lassen volcanic national park followesuit. >>the grand canyon is also closed the national pa service made that announcement today shortly after the joshua tree national park shut down the park service says the chief health officer called amino county arizona recommended the closure. the park was already operatingt a limited capacity because of the pandemic there is no national shutdown of all 419 national park sites. the national park service is modified operations on a park by park bases. it is also waiving entrance fees at parks which do remain open during the pandemic. >>is on track to lead large scale testing for coronavirus the new technology that's being set up right now the test up to 3,000 people a day and get results within hours and the stay at home order apparently inspired a new hobby a hardware store employee shares what has been flying off their shelves lately beyond the expected items li

park. the animal will be tested to match dna with some taken from the girl's clothing. >>> something you don't see every day. how about yosemite deserted? we're getting a rare glimpse at the national park in a way you've likely never seen it before. just a handful of workers. wilson walker got to go in to do the story, and he said the landmarks almost felt lonely with no one aroundenand many of amazing photos of the scenic spots you've been exploring during the shelter at home, and we want to see more. tag us on social media, and you might see your picture on our newscast. >>> if you're in san mateo county, don't venture too far from home to stand the scenic snapshots. under the county's updated shelnot supposed to travel more than 5 miles for recreational activities like hiking or a trip to the beach. >>> it's like tinder for toilet paper. a new app is matching people with their greatest desires from the grocery store. >> it's preventing a lot of unnecessary outings in the process. >> it's been used all throughout the country. >> reporter: just like you, trevor violet has had a hard time finding anything at the store. >> can't find toilet paper or hand nizer.hiand his brother chr

a puma ran a stop light with no visitors to the national park, a pride of south african lions can snooze in the road and yosemitek rangers are seeing more be -- more bears than ever. these days it's hard to not be shaken by vultures circling over the navy's hospital the comfort. >> it will be a great day when the only big naval ship docked is a museum. when the comfort sets sail, the vultures will fly away and surely all the wild creditors will go back to what is left of theirs. what about the affects that are harder to see. what is the pause doing to the chemistry of our sky? locals in northern india say they can see the himalayas for the first time in decades and before and after satellite imagines show how pollution over north america's big cities is down by as much as 30%. but, the blanket of heat trapping gases around our planet is still thicker than ever. >> it seems to be a presepcepti that maybe the virus helped to buy time when it comes to global warning. what is wrong with that? >> we have to keep doing this even more and doing it for the next 30 years to really begin to bend the curve on the greenhous

logs needed for the project at the same time the yosemite park and company used the other side of the camp to house tourists interesting in seeing the nationalthe constructions of damn when the u son damn was completed many of the facilities were not needed then the city of san francisco donated the property it was named camp mather the first director it was named after him tuesday morning away amongst the pine the giant sequoia is the giants inventories first name if our title is camp means there's going to be dirt and bugs and so long as you can get past that part this place it pretty awesome i see i see. >> with a little taste of freedom from the city life you can soak up the country life with swimming and volley ball and swimming and horseback riding there you go buddy. >> we do offer and really good amount of programming and give a sample p of san francisco rec and park department has to offer hopefully we've been here 90 years my camp name is falcon i'm a recession he leader i've been leading the bill clinton and anarchy and have had sometimes arts and crafts a lot of our guests have been coming for many years and have almost glutin up

yosemite. the serious struggles facing the communities that are leading into that national park. >>> it appears apple has found a way to make it easier to unlock our phones while wearing face m masks. a look at their few future. >>> but, first, here at abc7 we are honoring the class of 2020 who had to forego their graduation ceremonies and we want to say a special good morning to who was nominatenomie her former principal who says she is a scholar and performs community service. congratulations to you. >> if you want to honor a graduate,s on our website and, please, we ask that you don't send any professional photos. on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors woo eare honoring. >>> and right now we have a check in with mike nicco and a look at our weather on this thursday. hey, mike. >> reggie, kumasi. hi, everybody. start with neighborhood temperatures in the east bay where we're around 53 to 55 degrees and exception oakland under a blanket of cloud cover and a little bit of fog around pacifica and half moon bay and 50 degrees there. most of us in the low to mid 50s and g

national parks that wildlife is going. one report had the number of bears in yosemite quadrupling. protect against the pandemic. the cloth bags that people switch to become a coronavirus car carrier. on the business side, as we see, annual meetings move online. it made it more difficult for social activists to sort of challenge companies on a lot of the issues. just changing around environmental and social government things that companies have been fighting for. also, the rise in teltelemedici. a lot has moved online. we'll see how many of the short-term trends play out into the new normal once the pandemic ends and we're back open for business. >> physicians said they've been doing a lot of telemedicine recently because there is a high need for it at this point. folks just don't want to go to doctor's offices and hospitals right now. let's talk about the announcement that's going to be coming from the president later today. like ly telling governors if thy want to open up their economies, go ahead and do so on their own. obviously, that is going to spark a lot of debate nationwide

stop light in santiago, with no visitors to cougar national park, a pride of lions can snooze in the road and with no wall of doors navigate, yosemiters are seeing more bears than ever. >> for the most part i think they're having a party. >> reporter: while they aren't unheard of in new york city, these days it is hard not to be shaken by vultures, circling over the navy's floating hospital, the comfort. >> man, it will be a great day when the only big naval ship docked in new york city is a museum, when the comfort sets sail, surely those vultures will fly away and we can finally come out of our homes, surely all the wild critters will go back to what is left of theirs. what about the effects that are harder to see? what is the pause in the industrial revolution doing to the chemistry of our sky? locals in northern india say they can see the himalayas for first time in decades. and before and after satellite imagery shows how nitrogen dioxide pollution over north america's big cities is down by as much as 30%. but the blanket of heat trapping gases around our planet is still thicker than ever. there seems to be this perception that

and the national park is a roaming with no boundaries now that visitors are away. animals werespotted grazing on the grass just across from the yosemite village there they are back there in the grass park officials say that about 500 black bears call that area home. and while that number has not increased due to a covid closures they are seeing more of them because humans arnot around to like our free to roam aund here having a good time out for a walk the. well new this morning bay area base used to has launched set fe tool a w tool to help small businesses with their online presence during the pandemic the free video builr is aimed at helping companies th don't have resources to create their own videos om scratch. so that whole has a variety of lay out some options to make customize videos that are 6 15 seconds long. this is just needa google account and a yoube account and you can sign up that way with fee of video builder very nice seems like a after the break . coming up >>it goes into effect this friday in sonoa county will have everything you need to knowbefore you head out the door. it will take a live look shou have a pretty

while any national park is just a roaming around therehaving fun and no boundaries nowhat were spotted grazing on the gss just across from the yosemite village looks like a thick black beret their park fficia say about 500 black bears call that area home and while that number has not to e covid closures. they are seeing y more them because visitors just aren't around. >>its starting to see a lot of this happened in a drive-by birthday party this one in danvie this was for kaden and ssidy newton their 12 year-old wins they rned 12 yesterday course they couldn't celebrate as normal, but friends and neighbors ro on by intheir cars they honk their horns a shootinout silly string as well,and it looks like they had a beautiful day to celebre a birthday that they'll always remember. and coming up after the break a new health order goes into effecthis friday in sonoma county will have everything ou need to know about that coming upin the meantime we'll ta a live look outside at sfo this time around a start to see a ittle sun there and some and jets on the tarmac 'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean