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From governor gavin newsom. One 15 californians lost their lives to the coronavirus in thats the states deadliest day yet in this pandemic. The governor says the total makes it very clear that were not out of the woods yet. I know there is deep desire. People are making calls on an hourly basis, saying its time to open back up. Considered the deadliest day in the state of california in the last 24 hours. 8. 5 increase in the total number of deaths. We saw 5. 6 increase in the total number of people tested positive in the state of california. The death toll in the state, according to Johns Hopkins now stands at 1,419 with 37,339 confirmed cases. On the positive side, today was the first day that saw a modest decline in hospitalizations, icu statiostl tryi t fur o if s. In execu orr toda preventing debt collectors from garnishing the money califans receive theirederal stimuluhoweveec w have a family first focus. If you owe child care, if you owe spousal support, this does not apply to you. Newsom also announced that 21 of the states 24 largest Student Loan Services have agreed to postpone collection for the next 90 days. Interest will not accrue either, by the way. That decision affects more than a million californians. There is now a second positive coronavirus case at San Franciscos Division Circle navigation center. The first case was found three weeks ago. So its believed the cases are unrelated. The 59 People Living at the shelter are now being tested and moved to Isolation Hotel rooms. Ama . Thank you, dan. So far fewer than 13,000 San Francisco residents have been tested for the coronavirus, with 12 of testing positive. Currently, San Francisco has 26 testing sites, far below whats necessary to begin thinking of reopening the city. But there is promising news as these sites are quickly beginning to expand. Abc7 News Reporter Lyanne Melendez has an update for us. Covid19 testing sites throughout San Francisco are collecting 500 samples a day, even though labs throughout the city are ready to analyze more than 4,000 a day. So where is the disconnect . The city says the lack of supplies and swab testing kits have been a challenge. But were moving towards that as we expand our capability, expand our testing site, expand our supply chain to make sure that we have all the reagents and materials that we need. Those with symptoms and close contact to someone infected continue to be tesd free. Added to that list will be communities with barriers to health care. Thats why this weekend ucsf will begin testing residents of the mission district, which has the highest number of covid19 cases. Today volunteers went door to door, letting people know about the four testing sites. They be located at garfield park, ninos unidos park, flynn and chavez. Some people register already on line, and some people, they didnt know about it. So thats why youre here . Thats why we are here, to help them. Hopefully people watch willing now know the where, the when and how, but we also wanted to ask city officials what they will do with the findings, the results. If its positive, its helpful. Weandmit t to thespal hey theesou help show how the virus is spreading. Llica nt sw wha their loa is in the neighborhood. It will Show Community spread. Those who test negative are urged to test genl. Thats because in the early stages of the virus, it may not appear in the nasal area where samples are collected. In San Francisco, Lyanne Melendez, abc7 news. Very interesting. Now the free drivethrough coronavirus testing in fremont will remain open for longer than the city initially planned. Fire Officials Say costsaving measures will allow them to keep the site on stevenson boulevard open until may 3rd. While the tests are free, you do need to have certain symptoms in order to get one. Oakland is expanding its free covid19 testing to people who live or work in Alameda County. Testing is available to anyone who is working or volunteering outside of the home who has symptoms or who has been expose to the virus. You must have an appointment to be tested. We have guide to bay area testing on our website, abc7news. Com. Hospitals are already working to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. We have Team Coverage on two big issues facing bay area hospitals. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony is looking at concern about possible hiring freezes and layoffs as a result of whats happened. But lets begin with abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen with a look at how hospital workers are being tested to learn more about the virus. Chris . Well, dan, as hospitals try to get back to a sense of normalcy, theyre also trying to assure the public that they have protocols in place to keep the community safe, and that involves testing of workers. Following the anticipated surge that never came it is amazing how many hours people have been working and here and at home and on zoom, trying to prepare for this. Hospitals across california have now been given the go ahead to resume necessary surgeries and tests, many that had been delayed to free up space and resources in preparation for a covid19 onslaught. Its not time to become casual or complacent about it. We still need to maintain vigor and have a plan. But as california gets closer to flattening the curve, some people are still avoiding going to the Doctors Office for treatments. To ease fears, stanford says all the front line employees are being tested for antibodies and the covid virus. So far 3,000 workers have been tested and less than 1 have come back positive. We have universal masking protocols so that individuals are Wearing Masks and those individuals that come in are being asked to wear masks, while at the same time we do temperature checks on all of our employees that come in. In addition, surgery patients are now being tested for coronavirus a few days before theyre scheduled to come in for a procedure. It is safe environment. We are prepared for this. Its something that we do on a daily basis. Officials are stressing the importance of not delaying necessary care that could ultimately lead to more complicated or debilitating injuries or illnesses if left unchecked. I just want to reassure people there is no reason to be afra afraid. If you need to come to the hospital, come to the hospital. Well be there. And for those who are still concerned about visiting the doctor, stanford has also ramped up its telehealth offerings. Live in the south bay this afternoon, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Chris, thank you. Now to abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony live in walnut creek today, where nurses trying to answer urgent calls during the pandemic are finding in many cases their Services Just arent needed. Well, hi, dan. This could be one of those situations where its a good problem to have, depending on your perspective. Hospitals here in the bay area havent really seen a significant surge. So there hasnt really been the need to hire extra nurse, at least not right now. But those sitting on the sidelines are growing frustrated. If youre a Nursing School student, a medical school student, we need you. The pleas have been coming from the top down since the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. Urgent calls for nurses to meet the need in expected surge of cases in california hospitals. Have i put in over 300 applications in the bay area. But the reality of trying to answer the call haseen ustrins anga laid her a bachelors degree and was president of her 2018 nursing class. But cant find work in a hospital. Its hard being a registered nurse, unemployed during a pandemic. It kind of feels like i guess being a firefighter. The house is on fire and im watching netflix. But john muir and other bay area hospitals just havent seen a significant surge in covid19 patients. They did, however, plan for one. Uc San Francisco Medical Center is only about 2 3 full, with some 245 empty beds by design in case there is a surge. But with patient counts down, hospitals just arent hiring nurses. Right now its all about redeploying. Early on, we did reach out to retired nurses. We started planning for how can we bring new graduate nurses. And nursing students into our workforce, but we just have found that we havent had the need. Weve had the resources within our own teams to be able to manage the volume of patients were seeing. So not only are bay area hospitals not hiring new nurses now, there is some concern that there could be future layoffs. And of course the caveat in all of this is that there may be a need for many more nurses in there is a future surge of covid19 here in the by area. In walnut creek, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Laura, thanks. A drug developed by foster citybased Gilead Sciences may not have helped coronavirus patients in china in early trial. Results for remedesavir were mistakenly posted to the World Health Organizations website before they were taken down the w. H. O. Says the data is undergoing peer review. Gilead says the results are mischaracterized. It says the study ended early because of low enrollment, and that did not lead to any meaningful conclusions. Several large scale trials are being conducted in the u. S. Right now to figure out whether this drug is safe. For those of you keeping count, today is thursday, april 23rd, day 38 of our shelter in place in the bay area. The bay areas early shelter in place intervention likely saved tens of thousands of lives, according to a ucsf epidemiologist. Dr. George rutherford estimates some 34 to 44,000 lives would have been lost had the bay area done nothing to confront the coronavirus pandemic. Those figures are based on cdc and the Imperial College of londons early estimates on wha haee st measures. We have much more to come on abc7 news here at 4 00, including anniteam investigation into a nursing home right here in the bay area with one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks anywhere in the state. Plus rising unemployment numbers will break them down and show you what you really mean. Im Michael Finney from 7 on your side. This is a great time to be buying a car. Not so much eveso we can stillg a answer your calls. Now. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep tmers conneednitoring our system 24 7 and making sure people are staying safe. 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The number brings t last feweeks, by far the worst string of layoffs on record. Economists have forecast that the Unemployment Rate for april could go as high as 20 , which is stunning. There is a gap between those that apply and those who actually receive benefits, and many people say they dont know why theyre not getting help. Abc7 reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story. Since the outbreak of covid19, the percentage of californians applying for Unemployment Benefits has more than quadrupled. Over the last five weeks, between march 21st and april 18th, 3. 4 million californians applied for unemployment insurance. Thats 17 of californias labor force. In februar, only 4 of californias labor forehad applied for Unemployment Benefits. Stephanie obrien found out by phone she was furloughed in late march. The moment i hung up, i went and applied for unemployment. Shortly thereafter she got a message she was disqualified, but with no explanation why. I call again and i call again, and its frustrating because i cant get answers. Obrien isnt alone. According to the most recently available data, a little more than 8 of californias workforce was receiving Unemployment Benefits as of april 4th. But on that date, the Unemployment Rate was already up to 11 , meaning approximately 550,000 californians asked for but have not yet received benefits. While the percentage of californias workforce receiving benefits has been increasing since march, many californians are still waiting and say they cant get through to the Employment Development department to ask why. The days keep going by. And have i responsibilities to take care of. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. All right. Time now to turn to some consumer news. A lot going on. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with todays consumer headlines. Michael . Genera 36 Xavier Becerra here in california are calling for more protections for homeowners during the pandemic. The attorneys general want the government to added as extended payments rather than as a lump sum. There has been some real concern about this. They also want clarification that the federal moratorium on foreclosures and evictions applies to all aspects of the process. If youre looking to buy a new or used car, you can get a great deal right now. A smokin deal. But if you have a car to trade in, you wont get as much for it. Analysts at edmunds. Com says based on historical evidence, your car could drop in value by nearly 10 , and values are expected to remain lower for the foreseeable future. Google is now requiring all advertisers to prove their identity. This is great news, something that consumeratav been calng for years. Ers must c verification program. You will start seeing the information on advertisers later this summer. Google says it will help you understand why you are being shown certain ads and allow you to make more informed decisions when using advertising controls. This is a great thing to hear during this pandemic. There is much flying at us, information we can get about whos throwing it is really, really important. Good point. Thank you, michael, very much. Security to prevent privacy intrusions in unwanted meeting participation, or socalled zoom bombing. According to usa today, the san josebased company will make available a new 5. 0 version of its software this week. It will also utilize enhanced encryption to better safeguard meeting data and prevent tampering with online meetings. All right. Well, there is no need to use any encryption device with our. No. Spencer christian is here with the latest. Spencer . Okay, ama and dan, youre right. Weve got some wonderful weather going on right now. Here is a look at live doppler 7. We have sunny skies all across the bay area right now. Its still windy. Weve got wind flow down along thine, hr tempees. Of m aew degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. Other locations are a few degrees warmer, but basically, a mild to warm flow. Low to mid70s in oakland, redwood city, 79 in gilroy, and 59 at half moon bay. Looking at a few other temperature readings right now, santa rosa checking in at 83 degrees. Mid to upper 70s at petaluma and napa. 85 at fairfield. 82 at concord. 78 at livermore. And here is a look at our forecast features. This weeks warming will peak tomorrow. It will be quite warm tomorrow in some of ourea minor ill occur ekend. Des, andng tbe. P th dhat we he now conti throughf april, whichs late nexand into. Overnight look for clear skies, continued breezy conditions, especially near the coast and bay. We may feel some pretty strong wind once in a while. Overnight lows will generally be in the mid50s. Pretty mild once again. Here is the forecast animation starting at 11 00 tonight. You can see some low clouds surging down offshore. Not very close to the coastline. Thats why were going have clear skies tonight and sunny skies again tomorrow. So lets take a look at our projected highs for tomorrow. 69 at half moon bay. 74, San Francisco. Oakland, 78. 83 at san jose. 87 at concord. 86 at santa rosa. 85 at napa. Its going to be nice and toasty, but its going get toastier well, i should say a little less toasty on saturday. But still quite mild. Inland highs on saturday will be in the low to mid80s, not upper 80s as well see tomorrow. And low 70s around the bay. You can see it will be a few degrees cooler, and a few degrees cooler still on sunday. But then temperatures will begin to rebound on monday, back to the low to mid80s inland as another warming trend begins. And here it is depicted in our accuweather sevenday forecast. Sunny skies, mainly sunny every single day for the next seven days. Even that little cooldown over the weekend wont brad pitt much in the way of clouds. Just some clouds near the coast. Start to warm up again on monday. Tuesday, we could see high temperatures inland near 90 degrees in the warmest spots. And then temperatures will moderate a little bit going towards the end of next week. No significant cooldown is coming our way. Its just going to be sunny and mild to warm all the way through the sevenday period. Ama . 90s is getting pretty warm, spencer. Thank you. All right. Still having a difficult time finding the toilet paper or the groceries that you need . Ther were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. No, because on a sandwich,t no they ask you if you want cheese. But on a papadia, cheese is whats holding the whole operation together. Get one now for just six bucks. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Better than a sandwich. Papa johns. Women with metastatic we breast cancerers. 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Sometimesy go into stores and there is very little produce. And other times i go in and its loaded. And good luck getting restocked when covid19 cases started to explode. First it was nothing. Joe trimble in alameda said its getting a little easier to replenish supplies. I do believe the supply chain is catching up with demand. I dont know how long its going to take for it to completely catch up. In a statement, the California Grocers Association agreed saying, quote, in general, the supply is stable and returning to normalcy as quickly as possible. And that many products that had been in short supply, like toilet paper are beginning to see more on store shelves. Itn t shelves. E we foundheyre p t for while are plentiable. Trimble says in early january it was toes find everything he needed from suppliers. But now. As far as whats coming in to the store, id say the fill rate is somewhere between 35 and 50 . But he says thats up from the 25 fill rate of a couple of weeks ago. In alameda, eric thomas, abc7 news. I cannot find flour either. Its all gone. Abc7 is partnering with iheartradio to help support local businesses that are being hit hard during this pandemic. Thousands of Bay Area Stores and services are still open, offering to help with essential needs, and many are hiring. Just go to abc7news. Com to find resources. Ive tried twice, ama, for flour too. Couldnt find it, yeah, its not there. Today children and their families got to pick up meals a cabrillo middle school. Every friday families can visit to for the weekend. The program is open to not just students, but all kids who live in santa clara. Its made possible by funds from the city as well as corporate partners. Great effort theyre making. Yeah, nice to see. Well, much more still to come, including anniteam investigation. Im dan noyes in sebastopol. Investigating a nursing homeowner involved in one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the state. And crime and coronavirus. The attacks on Senior Citizens and the one woman who wants to find the g arinrenewable natural gas spirioinate. Talind answs. Led chevron to partner with california bioenergy. Working to provide an alternative source of power. For a cleaner way forward. Hi, america. Hey, there, america. Hi, america. Hi, america. During this crisis. Over 37 million people. Dont have access. To nutritious foods. But there is a way we can all help. With feeding america. Their network of 200 food banks are up and running. Distributing food to people and communities they serve. Across the country. Please visit feedingamerica. Org. To locate a food bank in your community. Together. Together. Together. Lets feed the love. Now, your health, your safety. This is abc7 news. We are getting new accounts from behind the scenes at hayward. Are and rehabilit in the state. Eeconavis tbreaks e abc7 news iteam has interviewed a worker still at gateway, and our dan noyes is story youll see only on abc7. Dan . Dan, that worker and a former state nursing home evaluator dont want to be identified so they can keep their jobs, but they want to share their concerns about Nursing Homes owned by prema and anthony. Residents and staff have been infected and more than a dozen patients have died. It spread really, really fast. A worker told me the outbreak began a full four weeks ago. With infected staff sentor homd ther for4ours i believe saturday andther nurse aehelp. E, there have b iues wi car a premd anthonys Nursing Homes. Records show they own gateway and six others. On several occasions the state denied their applications to open new facilities siting abuse of patients and lack of effective administration. Now with gateway on coronavirus lockdown, the worker says a shortage of staff has made it difficult for families to reach their loved ones, that there is often no one available to pick up the phone or handle messages. There was one that said the last time she wanted to speak to her husband fives bef passed. That was not acceptable. I asked about texts provided by a different member. As the coronavirusk hold of gateway, prema thekkek sent a message to other Nursing Homes. We immediately need licensed staff. If we dont have staff, we will be forced to move them to your buildings, then we will be facing more problems. Thats not right to warn someone im going send you covid patients. First of all, thats just rude. Theyre not just patients. Thats someones family. Is that appropriate . I really dont think so. Thinking former Health Facilities evaluator for the California Department of Public Health tells me moving staff between facilities can cause coronavirus. I think thats been part of the problem with Nursing Homes and the spread is that you do have staff that work in multiple buildings or for multiple companies. Theyre going in, being exposed in one building, possibly taking it to another building. She is now a Quality Improvement specialist at a bay area hospital. But while working for the state, she evaluated several of the ho. Including one in sebastopol. It closed after the government forbid them from taking fed cade and medical patients. A pattern of safety concerns. People doing tasks that were not appropriate. The maintenance director, for example, was cooking a meal one day. Prema and anthony have had other problems. They faced a Class Action Lawsuit alleging failure to pay wages and overtime. They agreed to a 6 million settlement without admitting wrongdoing. After our interview, the nursing home evaluator got emotional. I was thinking last night, long lives matter too. And as a culture, i think were not recognizing that fully. And today the Alameda County d. A. s Office Confirmed to me that they are investigating into the deaths at gateway. By the way, ive reached out the prema and Anthony Thekkek preeptpreept repeatedly and left messages. They know any time theyre ready to go an interview, he will do coronavirus outbreak a a local nursing home, but its far from the only one. The iteam has been looking into this, and you can read their reports on our website, abc7news. Com iteam. With the shelter in place, it appears crime has been going down in San Francisco from february to march, robberies were down 20 . Aggravated assaults were down 8 , and deaths from cars plummeted 37 . However, residents in parts of San Francisco are questioning nose statistics. Abc7 news anchor dion lim has the story of three attacks on Senior Citizens and how an 84yearold woman is looking for the Good Samaritans who saved her life. Because i was crying a lot, you know, because i had been through something that ive never thought in my whole life. Shaken but still determined to get her story out, 84yearold Joan Robinson recalls her attack tuesday afternoon as she went to this atm on fillmore street. And he ran so fast and came right at me. So sorry. I banged my noggin, and its still sore. Ics just a cross the street moments earlier a 70yearold woman had her purse snatched. Three days earlier an 85yearold woman was approached by the corner of clay and powell and her purse grabbed too. Joans daughters friend believes the coronavirus outbreak may have played a role. All those other stores, they all had a guard nearby because they were getting ripped off. Well, now that all those stores are closed maybe we should have Something Like people getting together and making a plan, you know, to be really watch out for each other. In chinatown, thats exactly whats happening with the united peace corps watch group. Since the outbreak happened, they patrol the streets daily and have reported numerous crimes in progress. We find is that mosto authoritie whats goi thats why the crime rates seem so low. Meantime, as tiny 51 joan is on the mend, she sends her deepest thanks to whoever the Good Samaritans are who helped her during the scariest moments of her life. Couldnt have asked for nicer people in the whole wide world. Believe me. I mean, so generous with their time and so caring. I mean, its just wonderful. In San Francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. El, with seniors considered at risk for covid19, a major void resulted when lunch programs had to be canceled that were designed to meet their nutritional needs and social needs daily. David louie takes a look at how a senior group did a major shift to fill that void. Last months abrupt shelterinplace order cut off tens of thousands of seniors from daily lunch programs such as this one in san mateo. For many, it was their only hot meal of the day. In a matter of day, moon chef, commercial food operator and selfhelp for the elderly created a frozen food program to deliver a weeks worth of meals to seniors at home. They can just pop in the microwave. Actually its five minutes, it should be very hot. Daily lee is the owner of moon chef. They produce 5,000 frozen meals a day. I think all this is everybody come together, and it become a whole group of family that Work Together and try to do good. Frozen meal. About 30 volunteers fan out to make the contactless deliveries. 70,000 meals have been delivered since midmarch. Have i problem walking. And then they say they would deliver the food to me. Im very grateful about that. More, but its being covered by a combination of county functioned and donations by selfhelp. The actual cost per meal has increased by 30 . So we need to do what we need to do in order to make sure that seniors fed well. Volunteers say their reward is helping seniors. It brings me a lot of satisfaction knowing that i can bring a little bit of help to them, especially during the time when its very difficult to get out. Other volunteers call the seniors to check on their wellness, and to ask if they need additional assistance. Selfhelp says they have capacities to deliver more meals for those in need. Theyre also seeking more delivery volunteers. In san mateo, david louie, abc7 news. Such great work. And meals are still available, and volunteers are needed, as you heard. More information, call the number on your screen, 6503420822. The unusual fallout on the shutdos rand fast, reliable, secured internet from xfinity can help. We have plans to fit every budget with speeds up to a gigall at xfinity. Com. Well ship you a selfinstall kit that makes setup quick, safe and easy. No tech visit required. And our simple Digital Tools will help you manage your account online. At xfinity, were committed to keeping you connected. Find great offers and value, today, at xfinity. Com being prepared and overcoming challenges. Usaa has been standing with them for nearly a hundred years. And well be here to serve you for a hundred more. All right. Tihe four 4. Joining us. The chp says drivers have been behaving badly during this quarantine. Speeding a huge problem. As Amy Hollyfield explains, officers say theyve had enough, and theyre speaking out. This is an example of speeding ending badly. The chp released this picture from Southern California to show a real problem that the stayathome order has created, an uptick in speeding at outrageous speeds. There is really no excuse to be driving that fast. Theyre really just putting their lives in danger. Theyre putting other peoples lives in danger as well as property. They just really need to slow down. The chp says many drivers have taken these uncrowded freeways as an invitation to speed. Since the stayathome order was issued, the chp has written 2,493 tickets for drivers going 100 Miles Per Hour or faster, up 87 from the same period last year. Less traffic, less ut there yhe congestion, they should really analyze the fact that were actually if theyre out there, that i have to go to work. Theyre actually fortunate that they dont have to deal with the usual traffic. So they might as well utilize that time to be safe, get to places safely, look out for one another. This is a very important time for everyone to help each other out. The chp and caltrans will be putting the message on electronic signs along the freeway saying if you have to be out, slow down. In emeryville, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. I dont know what you guys have seen out there. Ive certainly seen a little bit more speeding, especially aggressive cars just zipping by. And i just think its so selfish because if an officer has to pull you over, there is a risk of more contact. If youre involve in an accident, then paramedics and other drivers are affected. Just a self. Thing to do. Larry, you drove in today. What do you think . I didnt rllote mo peop spdi. I hav seen o bad accidents during the past month or so. And im just kind of stunned by whats going on because there are so few cars on the road generally speaking. How can you get into an accident . Just pay attention. Sometimes there is extenuating circumstances, but i dont know. Maybe people are a little bit more distracted and perhaps once you see all that open freeway, youre like okay, here is my chance. People got to be a lot safer. Spencer, you want to weigh in . Or go ahead, ama, please. Dan, stay at home to even excessive crazy speeding has been a huge problem on 580 between the bridge and Castro Valley where i live. For the last six, eight months ive seen maniacs driving between 90 and 100 Miles Per Hour and i never see them getting pulled over. But i havent noticed anything since the lockdown because i havent been driving that much. I wil i tneighborodnonl some they completely blew through a stop i know. Im hoping they didnt see the stop sign. But i keep replaying it because im out there with my daughter and trying to make sure she doesnt dart out into the street and it freaks me out what could have happened. So lets move on. A connecticut town is reversing course and is grounding a program to use drones to monitor social distancing. Westport is halting a 90day Pilot Program that spia desigd dnes to hover over popular places like parks and grocery stores. The drones were also equipped with technology that can determine breathing patterns, heart rate, and fever. The reversal came after Civil Liberties groups expressed privacy concerns. The Canadian Company that makes the drones say theyre not designed to identify people but patterns. I will say its cool what technology can do, but its always the question of how far do we take it. Spencer . Well, i sort of agree with that. Im impressed by the technology, anim se is ma ways, and yet, you know, we may feel like were losing a little bit of privacy. But hey, thats been the pattern for quite some time, you know . I think its funny that it says it can detect my breathing pattern, my heart rate and my fever, but its not designed to identify me. But it could certainly be used to identify me. It may not be designed for that, but it certainly could be. Its all a little minority report for me. Air travel is the last thing many people are thinking about right now. But hen they are ready to step foot on airplanes again, things may look dramatically different. This is a concept. A seat from an italian seat maker, avo interiors. The middle seat is positioned backwards. There are tall plastic shields that separate each flyer. And then there is transparent attachments that could be installed over a patients head. Avo interiors says both are designed to create a physical barrier to block germs. So do we think these are good idea . The rearfacing seat seems strange. Its like someone facing the wrong way in an elevator. It seems a little unnerving. Larry, maybe jump in on this. Also, you want to make airplanes a little safer in terms of social distancing. Move the seats apart. Elevator, acki trying to avoid eye contact at all cost. But the seats that they showed there looked actually kind of spacious. If thats where were going go, ill take a little more room and face backwards. I think air travel is going to be one of the Biggest Industries impacted for years as a result of this pandemic because everybody is so tightly bunched together all the time on the planes. I think so. Spencer, you fly a lot, long flights to the east coast sometimes to see family. I often before the pandemic would wipe seats down. Oh, we did that all the time. More people are going to do that too, i think. Ive been doing that out that for months and months before we had the stayathome order. Wiping the seats down and taking out the wet ones and wiping my nostrils to try to kill any germs. Thats next level. I know. Spencer inhaling the spray too . Be careful, spencer. All right. Well, we all need a moment of levity these days. So whats better than something painfully cute . Check this out. Ir i elaas drmsfta o training but putting out a fire. She is the daughter of a firefighter. So she has learned from a real pro. In the video you can see her rescuing a doll and extingui extinguishing the chalk fire using a garden hose. That is beyond cute. She is really good too. I mean, she is not only cute, she is very effective. Do you see how she put the baby on her shoulder and ran to safety . Right. Save the baby shes fantastic. Thats great to see young person like that and young girl like that so inspired to good into that profession. Thats a call my play video waiting to happen, by the way. Oh, yeah. Good idea. That is this edition of the four 4. Coming up, gearing all right. It is draft day, and we are a few minutes away from the first ever live virtual nfl draft. Abc7 news sports director larry beil is live with a look at what we can expect. Larry, i suspect its a little fancier ferguson of what were doing around here. Yeah. Wifi is critical. Thats one thing weve all learned in the past few weeks. And were really venturing into uncharted territory with this particular draft. Gms and coaches in isolation and different homes. Some have these really elaborate setups that theyve displayed on social media. Others are much more secretive like raiders gm mike mayock asked to send a picture of his home setup to the rich eisen show. He sent back this view of his house. Not his room. Everything is top secret. Kyle shanahan gave twitter fans a tour of his house. He set up. And Roger Goodell will announce the names of players picked from his basement. It looks like he might have bought up an entire best buy store. Thats it. So this will be my home for the next three days. Cant wait. Draft day 2020. Much different than we ever imagined. But its going to be fun. I know its been a long month for everybody. I know were going get through this together. I know im looking forward to it. Weve been working pretty hard at this for the last month. Its been all draft and family time. Quite the beard that kyles got going there. You know, its a tradition to boo the commish when he walks oud light is asking fans to record their boos on twitter using the boo the commish. And bud light will donate a p boo tofl. Thats up to 500,000 benefit organizaonhe against this coronavirus. Theyll hit 500 grand pretty quick. I can guarantee you that. Now there may be a lot of questions that you have regarding the draft tonight. We have the answers. Abc7 News Community journalist Dustin Dorsey bringing us everything we need to know before the show starts, and were talking less than ten minutes. The nfl draft begins this week, and i know what youre thinking. We finally have some live sports action to watch. But it wont look like the normal that youre used to. Here are the seven things you need to know about the 2020 nfl draft. First of all you may be wondering why its still happening in the middle of the pandemic. There is no timeline as to when Mass Gatherings will return, thus we have our socially distant online draft. Meanwhile, fancy football brought to life. All 32l teams wk spl from home who to pick ubt draft n. Picks from across the country have been provided with equipment to take part in the virtual draft and virtual hugs. Technology will be the centerpiece and there may be issues. The team cannot make a pick, there can be a pause on the clock instead stead of moving on. To help raise funds, the nfl will be hosting a virtual draftathon throughout the weekend. Hosted by rich eisen and dion sanders. Number six, when will it happen . The nfl draft will run thursday through saturday this week. And finally, number seven, where can you watch . Right here. The 2020 nfl draft will air all weekend long on abc7. And the draft starts at 5 00 p. M. Followed right around 8 30 by our after the draft special that will feature an nfl hall of famer right here on abc7. Niners and raiders both with two picks in round one. 49ersnound one. Thats going to be exciting. Larry and his team have a great show planned for after the draft. Thanks. Local legends joe montana, are teaming up with surprise 20 sports fans who are dealing with the effects of covid19. Fans are asked to send an email to info vidsig. Com and share your connection to either one of these celebrities. Winning entries will receive an autographed photo along with either a live oneonone video chat or a video shout out from one of those celebritie entries must be received bytomo honoring graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. Alexandra rincon is graduating. She is hard working with lots of goals for the future. 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The intersection of race and class and law means that when things like mandatory mask orders go into place, we felt like we wanted to really support the community in complying with the Public Health order. Dr. Garcia is a superintendent of Sausalito Marin city schools. The district already holds weekly food drives, but he noticed as people picked up their food, they didnt have on masks. We know that this is hitting low Income Community of colors. Anont w see tt in maanoere is a peek at the operation. Wrapping each of these masks in tissue and putting them in a bag and making sure theyre sanitary and ready for delivery. Every step of the way weve bee working yexcite itoo, because masks for marin city launched last friday. Theyve already received more than 2,000 masks. Yes, yes, yes. There are just about 3500 people in the community. So they are well on their way. Reporting from home, jobina fortson, abc7 news. Oakland native and former raiders running back Marshawn Lynch is handing out masks in the bay area to celebrate his birthday. He was handing out masks at several locations this week, including the alameda food bank. The all pro running back turned 34 on april 22 and. A show of support and appreciation for Front Line Health Care workers at stanford hospital and lucille packards children hospital. Law enforcement lined up and applauded during the morning shift change. Hospital workers say that staffers greatly appreciate the. All right that is this edition of abc7 news at 4 00. The nfl draft is next. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. Thanks for joining us. Have a great evening. Step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Were working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. Its about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. Were gonna go through an awful lot of these. All across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. We stay at work. For you. You stay at home for us. Just know were all with you. Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you doctors nurses. Announcer the following is a special presentation of espn on abc. This is an iconic night on the American Sports calendar. The first round of the nfl draft. The draft is equal part destination and beginning, one dream is realized just as another one starts. This milestone moment was to have been celebrated by these players in las vegas in front of thousands with all the glitz and glamour, instead, it will unfold at home with family, teams are in a similar situation. Theyll make franchise shaping choices in near isolation and the commissioner of the nfl, Roger Goodell, will announce the picks that will fill this board from his basement. This is not a typical