California is reporting the most yet in a single day. This is serious. Never experienced anything like this in our lifetime. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. The pandemic is compounding the crisis in one San Francisco neighborhood. A new report finds a stunning 285 jump in homeless tents in San Franciscos tenderloin. J. R. Stone is in the news room to explain what is behind a jaw dropping increase. The bottom line here, there are more homeless folks in San Francisco in general and it can now be seen more than ever. The more crowded the streets get, i think just the more dangerous it can be for everyone. San francisco fire chief jeanine mickelson is voicing Major Concerns when it comes to this not only the rise in the citys Homeless Population but where those individuals are coming from. Unhoused folks coming in from out of town and basically trying to get themselves on a list for housing. Some are being released from jail and coming here. I know couple kids from stockton, lee county. So, theyre coming from all over. Kelly cutler is with the coalition on homelessness. She says she has helped pass out more than a thousand tents. How many weeks are we into this pandemic, and yet we still dont have a safe place for folks who are forced to sleep on the street. The city says more than a thousand Homeless Individuals have been moved into hotel rooms, but that is far less than the 7,000 to 8,000 talked about early on. Chief mickelson represents more than 1,700 in the department and says individuals are coming here for specific regions. They think they can come to San Francisco and have a good time and party and, you know, get some handouts whether its a hotel room or a tent or whatever. The idea that more people are coming in and actually looking for hotel rooms really puts a strain on a system thats already not up and running smoothly. We have plenty of folks here that we need to take care of already. The mayor says a plan is in place to address this block by block and tender loin and facing some of those folks out and using the street area near the library. More hotel rooms are needed and more space. Those advocates disagree with the Fire Department saying many of the homeless folks with local. Dan, ama, back to you. San Francisco Health officials are also trying a new approach to help the homeless. In an effort to keep people in quarantine, the department of Public Health is distributing alcohol and tobacco to some in isolation. Dph staff administer the substances under the guidance of licensed physicians. In cases where people decide that they are going continue to use, our focus is using the best evidence to help people manage their addictions. In a few cases, dhp staff has helped patients by their own medical marijuana so they dont have to buy it recreation nally. The alcohol and tobacco are funded by private donations. Whats happening now in the bay area is a real opportunity to build a better bay area when all of this is said and done. And abc 7 is committed to navigating this with you, helping you get back to whatever normal will be. One way thousands of californians are getting back to work is through an expanding Contact Tracing program that began in San Francisco. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson spoke with one woman who already has the perfect skill set, a librarian. This seemingly benign online interface is one of the most powerful tools in the fight against covid. Its meant to stomp outbreaks. Its very intense work, very satisfying. Shes one of the 200 contact tracers in San Francisco, a program that has been so successful its beenstewide. Before the pandemic, she was a librarian. I was really sad when the libraries closed, so this is, i think, a good use of my time. Woo is trained on the system and this week got to work tracking outbreaks from home using a laptop to call people who were in close contact with someone positive for coronavirus. Its really well set up. There were some substantial conversations that i had to find out oh this is whats happening in this house hold. Good contact tracers can talk to people and theyre used to talking to people. Theyre used to interviewing people. We have tremendous need for people who speak spanish. Dr. George rutherford is a uc professor of epidemiology. Starting now ucsf and ucla will gip virtually training 3,000 contact tracers a week throughout california. All redeployed Civil Servant who not otherwise working. Contact tracing for measles, we find people fast enough we can vaccinate them. This is letting the disease run its course and not infect anybody else. The tracing outcome also largely dependent on those on the receiving end of the call. Overall san franciscans have been very cooperative. That makes the work a lot easier. Kate larson, abc 7 news. The Justice Department is investigating a company that tried to sell california 100 million face masks. Blue flame medical had only been in business for three days when it cut the half billion dollar deal. Its owners claimed they could get n95 masks and other personal protective equipment through a chinese company. The deal fell apart and california was clawing its money back. An attorney for blue flame said the firm acted in good faith. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave an update on coronavirus tonight. She said the challenge Going Forward is protecting each of californias unique communities. This fight that were in is about fighting for the lives, the livelihood, and the life of our democracy. Speaker pelosi said her focus now is making sure the billions of dollars being spent on resources goes to the people who need it most. She wants to make sure all californians have access to care and credit without creating a bigger economic divide. It is clear the covid19 crisis has changed the way we work. With millions working from home, some companies are considering digital surveillance tools to make sure their employees are actually working when youre at home. Abc 7 News Reporter amanda dell castillo has the story. To some degree many of us are being monitored. On my personal phone, screen time shows when im most active and which apps i use most. My work communication, slack notifies colleagues whether im active or away. In a way thats a form of surveillance right there. And i think the question is how far are we all willing to go. With so many working from home, some companies are now using tools to determine whether people are actually doing their jobs. Its called digital surveillance and the demand for Monitoring Software has gone up. 16 of companies, they order these kind of software because they would like to monitor their employees. And companies on the other side who provide these kind of services saw 40 increase from their current customers asking for more licenses. More licenses to monitor more employees. While Companies Feel digital surveillance will increase productivity, some argue whether it really invades privacy. This is all very new in terms of legal ground and whatnot. But i think one of the interesting things will be is that the question of whether or not employers should even take the step. Experts say these new tools require trust and transparency, communication about whats actually being recorded, is your boss keeping track of your key strokes . Will cameras or microphones be turned on . Will messages be read . The employer have the responsibility of telling the employees this is a software we are using for monitoring, and this is what were going to monitor. Workplace surveillance isnt new but trying to navigate the process during this pandemic definitely is. In san jose, im amanda dell castillo abc 7 news. As california reopens you can expect to see more traffic on the roadways. Taking a look at your emeryville cameras, you can see more commute traffic compared to last month. The Bay Area Transportation commission is worried we may see even worse traffic than before the coronavirus outbreak. Ats bileiding public transit. When we reopen, we know were not going to have packed transit. We know that. And thats because theres going to be social distancing or other requirements. People may not wish to come back. So, i think one thing were going to get for sure is packed freeways and the question is what does that mean and what does that look like and we just dont know yet. The mtc released data today comparing all of the bay areas bridge traffic with a week in march for the same time last year. The 2020 numbers are way down compared to 2019 but its starting to rise. Birthdays and graduations have not been the same because of the shelterinplace rules. Now santa clara rule has banned car parades or drive through celebrations. Even if everyone stays in their ca unless theres a blatant violation, theyll just Issue Citations about this. The coronavirus pandemic is new calls to shut down live animal markets. Theres no shortage. Theres lots of meat. Reassuring words from california cattle ranchers tonight but they do have a warning. And why air fare prices are expected to take off, how much more you might be paying when the restrictions finally ease. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. A taste of summer is coming up. Ill have the temperatures straight ahead. A look at jt womjimmy kimm live. Thanks dan and ama. Watch this. Wasnt busy doing clearly everything else. 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But do some markets here pose a risk . Abc 7 news iteam investigating this issue. Eric mills has campaigned for 25 years to close the animal markets i toured the last few days. United states has markets similar to those in china where the coronavirus originated with animals living cheek to joule. With the human population and wild animals and domestic just a disaster waiting to happen. Seafood stores with huge fish in tanks, many types of crustaceans, and live bull frogs imported from china. Turtles go for 20. They have to be killed before a customer takes it home. Weve had Something Like two dozen necropsies done on frogs and turtles done over the year. Theyre all diseased. Over the year mills tried a lawsuit to close the markets, even got a bill introduced in sacramento. But it never worked. Yes, never worked. Community leader dang li tells me Chinese Americans wield political clout and theyve successfully argued that the lye animal markets are part of their cultural traditions. It hurts some peoples feeling because they got an Old Fashioned traditional thought. They say we eat this for more than 5,000 years. Thats our culture. But the coronavirus may provide a new warning about live animal markets. The leading theory is covid19 pass frd a bat to another animal and then a human at this market in wuhan china. Having just one species is dangerous enough as we know from bird flu and swine flu and the like. But when you mix different species of animals together, youre just waiting for a huge disaster to happen. People for the ethical treatment of animals gave me this video of live markets happening right now even after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, all sorts of animals, wild and domestic, for human consumption. Peta is calling for the immediate and permanent closure of all live meat markets worldwide as are members of congress including dianne feinstein. How can we tell china or vietnam or india to close their wet markets when we havent done that here . This has been a point of contention for years and years, but it looks like there could be room for change. Dang li tells me he would favor closing live animal markets if a link to the coronavirus pandemic is scientifically proven. If majority of opinion, i believe. If it was in the public good yeah, Public Healthy. And if we learn nothing else, we need to learn humility and to share the planet with others and with compassion, both human and nonhuman alike. Henry stern has announced hes bouncing a measure to ban live animal markets. The San Francisco department of Public Health tells me under current law these animal markets are allowed to operate but they would enforce a ban if it comes. For the iteam, dan you can read all of their reporting on our website, abc7news. Com iteam. If you have a question or concern, thats also where you can contact them. California ranchers and grocers are addressing concerns over potential looming meat shortage. They say theres plenty of beef to go around but the problem is how to get it to you. The pandemic has forced processing plants to shut down and thats creating a bottleneck between farms and grocery stores. They warn consumers will need atience in the weeks tocome. Their advice if yo d want to wait, buy local. There are always faryou. You may not think there are if you live in l. A. Or San Francisco. There are farms very close. If you have the means and ability to support them, thats great. Ranchers offer three other tips for shoppers. Look for more bonein cuts, accept that you may have to get frozen meat, and whatever you do, do not impulse buy. Good advise. The cost of a plane ticket could spike more than 50 after the pandemic. Thats the warning from an Airline Industry groups if social distancing measures are enforced. The the International Air transport Association Says if they are forced to leave middle seats empty, airlines would struggle. It will deliver a blow to Airline Revenue this year. Los angeles county officials announced the county would be reopening certain businesses and outdoor areas on friday. This comes as beauty salons and barbershops in california say they plan to sue the governor this week so they can reopen. A professional Group Representing the states beauty professionals say they are small businesss that hire contractors and are not eligible for the paycheck protection program. Governor newsom said it could be months before places like hair salons could reopen. Horse racing is returning to Golden Gate Fields in albany but there wont be spectators in the field. The track got permission to open again on may 14th. Racing was suspended on april 2nd because of the coronavirus pandemic. More protocols are being worked out. All right. It was a nice day to get outside today. So nice outside today. Will it continue . Sandhya patel has the forecast. Yeah, it is absolutely going to continue. The only difference is going to be were going to turn up the heat. So, get ready for hot weather especially in the inland valleys the next two days. Right now i want to show you a super view of the super moon. This is just going back in time watching the moon. The skies were so clear that we got an amazing shot there. The craters in the moon very visible. Full flower moon is what its known as in may as the flowers are all blooming. You can see another view of the moon later on in the night rising above the bay bridge. All right. Heres a look at whats coming. High pressure building, temperatures going to be rising. Thats what you need to know. Today it was warmer. Most areas in the low 60s to upper 80s. Were going to bump up the numbers to 90s tomorrow. Clear skies now, north wind is Holding Temperatures up so it is 64 degrees right now in santa rosa. Its the same wind direction that pushed those temperatures up today. The view from our exploratorium camera, lovely right now, warm to hot weather the next two days, much cooler for mothers day and looking at scattered showers early next week. Temperatures in the 40s, 50s in the morning. A little patch of fog along the coast along the san mateo coast but i dont think its really going to happen. It would have to all come together the right time and place. 88 south bay and san jose, 90 in morgan hill through the south bay so it is going to be hot on the peninsula. Palo alto, mountain view, redwood city, mid 80s80s 77 downtown San Francisco. Sunset district is sunny and warm to hot in the north bay. 90 in santa rosa. Heading into the east bay, 79 berkeley, 82 oakland, 84 caster valley. If you like Sizzling Summer like weather, you got it tomorrow. Definitely stay hydrated tomorrow and stay inside if you can or seek shelter, a fan, ca, whatever you can do. Fast forward we have a cold front coming through and it is going to produce showers going into tuesday. The computer models continue to trend wet as we get closer to early next week. I know its may. Were not expecting a lot of rain but those spring showers will produce anywhere from. 1. 1 to. 33 of an inch. 60s, 70s coast side and then cooling off just in time for mothers day, level one on the severe impact scale monday and tuesday. So, get ready to pull the umbrellas back out. Talk about whip lash in the weather. Thats a big change. But we could use a little rain. Tomorrow, join us for race and coronavirus, a bay area conversation. We will talk about issues facing the Latino Community during the pandemic. You can watch here or live online on abc7news. Com and on the abc 7 news app tomorrow. Tomorrow, brandy performs a song shes dedicating a hospital in the uk got quite a surprise, a donation from banksy. Southampton General Hospital unveiled the work called game changer. It shows a child playing with a nurse doll wearing a face mask and cap. The super heros batman and spiderman are left behind in a bin. Its the simple joys inspiring abc 7 news viewers during our shelterinplace. Heres a day in the life. I often get asked what should i do if i think i might have corona virus . People who are sick should stay home. You dont go to an emergency room. You dont go to a clinic. You get on the phone and you ask for advice and instructions from your physician. We dont want you to go into the e. R. Or the Doctors Office without talking to them first, because you might spread corona virus to someone else. Please visit coronavirus. Gov for more information. Good evening t. Nfl has told teams to have protocols in place to reopen facilities may mayfor up every day at 6 00 a. M. Putting in longgym. He says hell miss Deforest Buckner who was traded to the colts but hes eager to see kid lao in person. Hes just a beast, plays the run like we play it. He gets off the ball really fast, and hes just a giant human to replace buckner. Im raetly excited. He seems like a good dude and ive been talking to him a little bit. I like that. Hes a giant dude. The nba student on hold but Klay Thompsons rehab continues from acl surgery. Its called above the waves available on youtube and there are physical and mental challenges to conquer here. Its not just about getting your hours in the gym for your rehab. The psychological hurdles are probably the biggest thing i need to overcome. This isnt an exact science, you know . Its not a mathematical equation. Takes a long time. Its about being consistent. Being fearless. Happy birthday to giants legend willie mays. He turned 89 years old today. Willie spent all of his 22 year career with the giants making some of the greatest catches in history, also sluggig 262 homers. I could go on and on. Arguably the greatest player of all time. Time for call my play. Darnell lewis sent this one in. You know the say, good things come in small packages. Meet davyn lewis. They got him. No they dont. Hes like a mini barry sanders. Down at the 75 yards. Hey davyn, we just called your play on abc 7. Send me your thanks for joining announcer today on tamron hall, life in lockdown while battling an addiction isnt easy. Forced isolation while trying to stay sober could be a recipe for disaster. A raw and real conversation about living with addiction during this crisis, right now on tamron hall. Tamron welcome to tamron hall from my home. Its been two months since stay at home orders were put into place. How many of you said at the beginning of this, i cant imagine having to say inside for a week . And then a week turned in the several weeks, and here we are now eight months. I actually had a conversation with a from the everyday whos been sober for about two years. While my friend had some setbacks, something changed with this pandemic. Like most of us, my friend was forced to shelter in place, and soon after revealed to me that the isolation, the loneliness, had triggered the desire to use again. We talked it out, and to my knowledge, so far, so good. But while this lockdown is keeping us all safe from exposure to the coronavirus, it can also lead to dangerous and even devastating outcomes. My first guest is on his way to celebrating three years of sobriety, and hes doing it all in the public eye. Take a look. Frankie grande and his younger sister, pop princess ariana grande, grew up in a closeknit family were music filled the house. Frankie made his broadway debut in mama mia. He appeared in rock of ages, s include hamlet, starring jude law. He made a big splash on the hit reality series, big brother, raising his popculture profile. Before he was evicted from the