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For many and cloudy and 51 degrees up to 55 degrees. A combination of these two low pressure systems and the temperatures dropping will continue that theme a day. Highs which was above average on tuesday and wednesday not anymore. Now they are below. Is it better at 101 . It is better and they open the lane which is good news in case you was hearing me talk about northbound 101. They opened the lanes and the traffic has been pretty good. We look at the Golden Gate Bridge as you head south and that is the only thing that worries me about when the roads are wide open, when there are crashes they tend to be more serious because people are going fast. Chp has told me they are issuing citations for people going too fast. A deadly earlymorning crash on highway 4 in martinez is being investigated. Chp said a man stole a car from a 7eleven at 1 30 am this morning and took off before losing control of the car. When the Police Arrived that car had flipped over several times and ejected the driver who was pronounced dead at the scene of that crash. The chp responded to a fatal crash on southbound 680 the happened about 2 30 am this morning. One person was killed it is not clear if the person who died was in the car or in the big rig. Some of the lanes had to be close for a while but they are open again. Masks are now mandatory in parts of the bay area. Sonoma county, red county, and the city of fremont has some new rules when wearing a face mask in public. Reporter they are taking the new rules very seriously. In Sonoma County, if you are caught without a face mask you could face a misdemeanor charge that comes with a fine. Ktvu was out in the safeway this morning and this is what we saw. Everyone there was wearing a mask. The rules require everybody to wear facial covering the four before going inside of a facility other than your own home. Also any space outdoors where you might be with it six feet of someone else. New rules go into effect in marin county and that is to give people time to setting to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets, which is the main way that covid19 is transmitted between people. Covering our faces is something we do to protect all of us. The decision to cover your face is a decision to support our wellbeing and the community. We can really do this if we can get this down, and then it will help to give us more freedom to travel and interact more within our community. Facial covering will be an important part of the new normal. In fremont new face mask orders went into effect this week. Both employees and customers at an essential business must wear a face mask. Employees must allow workers to watch her hand use Hand Sanitizer every 30 minutes. To a cities, but what we are trying to do is to ensure that we dont get hard as some other cities. We are proactively taking this stance. In fremont if you dont wear a mask at an essential business employees can deny you service. Top Health Agencies in the greater bay area are working on plans to relax some of the shelter in place orders for 7 Million People stretching from napa to monterey county. The association of bay area officers could make a move as early as may 4. The new guidelines would likely apply to Outdoor Activities at first like construction work, landscaping, gardening, and perhaps playing golf. President donald trump is telling the governors of the nation they will have the decision on when and how to reopen the economies across the state. Released a set of nonbinding guidelines that would allow a slow return to work in School Depending on the situation in each state. The president told all 50 governors to call their own shots when it comes to restarting the economy and the California Democratic governor believes that is a wise plan. Recognizing the differentiations that exist and persist in terms of conditions in county, and not just states across this nation. Earlier this week Governor Newsom announced california, oregon, and washington are working together on their own reopening plan. Details are expected to be revealed early next month. Here is a closer look at the first phase of the white house plan to reopen the economy and economy. Schools will stay close during the phase 1 part. If you are able to work at home keep doing that. Large venues can reopen including restaurants and movie theaters but under social distancing rules. Bars would have to stay closed. We posted the detail on the three phase plan on our website www. Ktvu. Com. Alameda county prosecutors are starting their investigation into a hay word nursing home. 13 people died. The District Attorneys Office will determine if gateway care and Rehabilitation Center forced six Staff Members to treat residents. Our legal analyst said that prosecutors and inspectors with the Inspector Division have experienced looking into safety at longterm healthcare facilities. They want to know if that facility has sent people in knowing they are infected with the virus. He says that prosecutors will also check whether or not that gateway staff had proper safety gear and did enough to separate six residence from healthy ones. They will likely bring in experts who will testify the facility did all they could in an unprecedented situation. Ktvu has also learned at least 22 people died and a nursing home in redwood city. One was a 95yearold woman and the Associated Press is reporting that over 51 coronavirus deaths is people who have lived in a nursing home across the country. Americans are having problems from the stimulus payment from not getting it at all to having it deposited in the wrong bank account. One problem is the irs website where you are supposedly able to track where your payment is. Many people say all that they get is a message. I think it has been 23 days now and i have been trite at various times even late at night. Last night i tried around 2 00 a. M. In the morning and just hoping maybe the servers would be cool down and yet the same thing. Someone else emailed us saying they got through but the website said the cash was sent to a bank account that didnt belong to them. A spokesperson for the irs told ktvu that payments are being delivered in record time and they are moving aggressively to resolve any issues. Congressional leaders will try to work out a deal to replenish the funding for Small Business programs. Yesterday the Small Business administration said that Paycheck Protection Program reached its 349 million funding limit and no more applications would be accepted. That program will give grants to Small Businesses so they can keep paying their employees during the pandemic. Democrats want more money in that legislation for hospitals, states, and for local governments. Right now it is 7 09 am and we want to check back in a look at the forecast. You have been talking about cool this morning and a that will be next tuesday. But until then not much warmup. A lot of low clouds are in place, and the overcast continues. 51 degrees up to 55 degrees and not much of a change. Multiple low pressure systems are rotating around. The one that we had yesterday is on his way to southern california. It has packed up the wind with gusts and almost 30 Miles Per Hour. The 40s for a couple but a lot of 50s and these havent changed at all. The east bay temperatures, it is the low 50s. Clayton is at 51 degrees. There is not much of a change because of the cloud cover. Some light shower activity around moderate but most of that is going south. It does look like High Pressure was to kick in after that. The mid60s mainly inland and there could be a few upper temperatures well england. We will keep it in the 60s all the way to monday with a lot of cloud cover and start a warmup on tuesday or wednesday of next week. The internet is more important than ever as many people are working from home. Coming up how Field Technicians are dealing with the tough job of making repairs with the internet goes down. Opera has a special list of her favorite things and we will show you why a northbay bakery is being praised and honored by the queen of all media. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Welcome back and it is 7 14 am. A new medical report suggests that covid19 patients are responding to a drug developed by gilead scientist of the the area. Early results of a study on this drug are promising. 113 people with severe cases of the coronavirus was given that antiviral drug and two of them died. But most of the other patients have been discharged after 610 days of treatment. Ts of the stu are expected by the end of the month. A new test for covid19 has been developed by researchers at uc fs and it promises results in just minutes. Your skin is stuck with the needle and the test results come back in 3040 minutes. Researchers say it is easy to use and analyze and you dont need any special equipment. It could help the test to become more widely available than the current test kits. It is very important and it can help in the containment about who has and doesnt have the virus. The new test still has not been approved by the fda for clinical of approval. They are trying to fast track the process. Researchers from uc berkeley are also launching a new study to better understand the spread of covid19 by people who are asymptomatic. They will test 5000 Healthy Volunteers between 1860 years old from several communities across the east bay. They said this data is needed to better understand and stop the transmission of the virus. Some providers of bills for Senior Citizens that they are overwhelmed by the demand right now. Stay at home orders have forced many Senior Dining Centers to close or suddenly switch to takeout or delivery. Demand has increased tenfold at this facility since that order. We are actually delivering 4000 meals today and tomorrow we will probably deliver 5000. Generally we serve are about 35,000 people your to our program and we are definitely seeing a huge increase. A combination of increased demand mixed with volunteer staying at home meets many of the requests are not fulfilled each day. If you want to help to deliver the meals for Senior Citizens go to our website and look for the web link. The Saint Anthony Foundation Last night said they distributed their 100,000th meal since the beginning of the pandemic. They serve meals every day and all of the meals are distributed through curbside pickup. A napa valley bakery has made their way back into the Oprah Winfrey spotlight. Oprah is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her magazine, and highlighting 15 Small Businesses that made it on to her favorite things list over the year. Model bakery online orders are available for shipping with a 20 discount with the promo code called oprah. Any business like this will get a ton of orders at this is a major endorsement. I look at the cookies and muffins and you know what i like. Steve paulson knows what i like but he is a wine connoisseur. Not this early day. I dont know about that but i know when i like. We do have a cooler forecast year. They have reported a trace, and there is a little bit of drizzle out there with a couple of low pressure systems coming down the coast. There could be a few light showers but maybe it is the only shore breeze at oakland it is out of the west and southwest at 21 Miles Per Hour. The 40s and a few 50s for many who have not been budging at all. On the peninsula it was 49 degrees. Belmont is at 53 degrees. With the overcast and the little low pressure systems coming in it doesnt take much. There is three of them and they dont have much moisture but they keep a cool pattern in place. 50s near the coast and the low 60s around the bait with the mid60s inland. Not too much change in the weekend and on tuesday it will be sunny with a little warmup. Where is the safest place in the United States to avoid the 11 . Coming up we will tell you where there is not any confirmed cases and how that is keeping the coronavirus away. Keeping Police Officer safe during the pandemic. After the break we will show you the new Technology One Police Department is using to disinfect patrol cars. Were at the movies and we need to silence our phone. Who knows where that button is . I dont have silent. Everyone does right up here. It happens to all of us. We buy a new home, and we turn into our parents. What i do is help new homeowners overcome this. What is that, an adjustable spanner . Good choice, steve. Okay, dont forget youre not assisting him. You hired him. If you have nowhere to sit, you have too many. Who else reads books about submarines . My dad. Yeah. Oh, those are progressive cant protect you from becoming your parents, but we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. Look at that. That could mean an increase byin 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. Good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2. This request from megan locket. It came in off of art twitter page. If you have a request the easiest way to do it is to go to our social media site. If you have a facebook or twitter or instagram, and hashtag ktvu and i see pam smiling over there as she might remember the song. I do remember it and i even like the song on a day like today. It will make you smile and that is what we need right now. A small town in Washington State is being called the safest place in the United States as there is not a reported case of the coronavirus there. Point roberts is technically part of washington but only connected by land to canada and not the United States. Ter or l town at least by land, and that could be one reason why the virus has not been detect did there yet. With millions of americans working from home the internet has become a critical part of our day to keep us connected. But that can mean a serious issue if you lose your connection. Social distancing rules and sending a technician with that is not always not a problem. Verizon has claimed 10,000 Field Technicians to use remote video programs. They send customers a link to open their cell phone and the fields technician can access the camera and help them. He can draw on the smart phone screen and say plug this in here and work with them interactively. It is such a simple process and it has been very receptive. Verizon said they have had a 97still use this procedure. Facebook is sending warnings to their user to have lights, shared, or commented on coronavirus hoaxes. Facebook is putting over 40 million warning labels over misinformation about covid19. The move has stopped 95 of the users from further viewing those falsehoods. One area is using technology to protect their offer those who are on patrol during the pandemic. The rose field Police Department is using this to sanitize their police cars. They are fighting possible infection with light. This is an ultraviolet light that hangs in the back of the patrol vehicle. You turn it on fortes and after kills all the viruses and germs. Studies over the years have found that a steering will and other areas in a car can attract germs or bacteria that create a health risk. That risk is far more dangerous now because of the pandemic. We are talking about easing some of the restrictions, outdoors especially. Coming up the new rules taking place at the parkland beaches. As many people stock up on essential items a lot of people are doing quarantine spring cleaning. We will show you the unexpected consequences here in california. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. This is gonna be americas favorite breakfast. They just dont know it yet. ding these are a few of my favorite things. Wendys is changing the game from this. To a breakfast that eats other breakfasts for breakfast. Who says you cant have a baconator for breakfast . Dont just grab a coffee. Grab a frostyccino instead. And forget that frozenfoldedeggstuff. All of these have freshcracked eggs. One bite and itll be your new favorite. Guaranteed. ding try your new favorite today. Well even deliver it. Order by 10am. Yeah. Order by 10am. Whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Good morning. The possibility of immunity to covid19. We have details from stanford and why not all tests are reliable. Showing love and appreciation to those on the front line during the pandemic. We will tell you what is being done in the south bay for hospital workers before they begin their shift. Good morning and thank you for joining us. I am dave clark. Good morning i am pam cook and it is friday morning april 17 and nice to make it to friday. I usually tell people and i warned them, not to be late to work, but hurry down the hall and get to that home office. It is 7 30 am and lets check in with Steve Paulson in his castle. The commute was 25 seconds today. The cat was on the stairs. A little backup. I know exactly what you mean pam. We have overcast conditions and it is cool. Santa rosa is reporting light rain and there will be some sun, but this is a large and in charge fog bank. Temperatures are 21 degrees up to 55 degrees and multiple low pressure systems with one coming down the coast. It is going to be all 60s unless you are bite the coast. A cold day, and the high temperatures was way above, but now they have gone well below. We had a couple of issues earlier with the traffic but what about now . Things are improving steve. As a matter of fact we dont see much going on because we had a couple of serious crashes for a while. I do see that traffic here at the macarthur maze have been doing okay. If you are driving on 101 you might see some remnants of the earlier crash, and there is a crash that involves injury south of the butler bridge. For the most part essay your commute looks just like this. It is 7 31 am and lets go back to pam. Worldwide there is almost 2. 2 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The United States has 671,000 cases and that is up more than 30,000 since yesterday morning and 32,000 people have died. Here in california the state is continue to move in the right direction as california has dropped to number 6 among the states with the most cases. The bay area has had wondered 85 more today than yesterday. Antibody test are being conducted to see who has been exposed to covid19, but not all of the test are reliable. This laboratory says they will send out almost 1 million tests this week and 4 million by the end of the month. Stanford started conducting their own tests last week process there is enough regulations. It varies a lot, and we dont know which of the portable devices are reliable and it is sort of a wild west situation now. See that more than 90 companies have told the fda they are selling a test, but many of them may not being effective. Stanford is helping other labs get the program up and running. Happening right now First Responders in the south bay our outside of several hospitals this morning to show their appreciatithis growing trend of this very public display of gratitude we feel for those healthcare workers. Reporter yes and they are feeling the love this morning at these three hospitals in the south bay. We have firefighters, sheriff officers, and Law Enforcement officers turning out this morning to show appreciation for healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. Picture of what the scene is like right now outside of Good Samaritan hospital in san jose. You can see fire trucks with the lights flashing and this is organized by the santa clara firefighters and they have lined the front interest and keeping a good safe social distance with signs thanking the healthcare workers as they head in the door to start that work shift this morning. Earlier this mor and appreciation for the doctors, nurses, therapists, and all Staff Members at Oconnor Hospital. That is where the sheriff officers lined the front interests. We talked to a hospital worker there who said at first she was surprised to see all of the lashing lights and emergency vehicles, but once she was filled in with what was going on she was overwhelmed with the show of support. I work here for almost 30 years, and we are going through a lot. This is very nice from you guys and thank you and we appreciate it. The appreciation goes both ways between the healthcare workers and the First Responders. This live picture outside of Good Samaritan hospital in san jose where the workers lined up their fire trucks and nurturing the healthcare workers as they head into the door. It is time to happened are the hospitals Early Morning shift and that is where hundreds of workers on the overnight shift they get to take in the clapping and daytime this so as many people as possible can come out and experience the love and support from First Responders showing their thanks and gratitude to healthcare workers in san jose this morning. Great live pictures. Nurses in san jose are also protesting plans to close down a Maternity Ward at Regional Medical center. Yesterday they held a rally outside of the hospital and said the Women Services department which is due to close in may, provides care for women at all stages of life including childbirth. Organizers say the closures will affect thousands of low income women in east san jose. We have so many moms that come in with little or no prenatal care. They know they can come here and get good care. They talk to their friends who have delivered here. We specialize in those kind of patients. Hospital corporation of america owns at Regional Medical center in san jose and an online petition to stop the closure has more than 10,000 signatures. Santa cruz county is beginning to lift the restrictions on Outdoor Activities. The new rules are taking effect today. The county Health Officer wanted to wait until after easter and passover to prevent large holiday gatherings outside. Beaches and parks will be open from sunrise to sunset in the county experienced yesterday. It is hard being inside all day long, and it is nice to get out and see a lot of other people out here walking the beaches and that workers are back out. Santa cruz county has more than 50 state miles of coastline. But still practice social distancing. A man was arrested in fremont but later released after allegedly stealing medical supplies from a vocational school. He is accused of stealing 1000 masks and gloves from unitech college. He was cited for felony burglary. Police say he was immediately released because in an effort to prevent overcrowding in jails during the coronavirus pandemic. A suspect was killed in a shootout with east bay police after allegedly kidnapping and killing a woman from solana county. The man reportedly kidnapped a woman and just before 7 00 p. M. They got a call of suspicious activity. They say they found a woman who was beaten on the side of the road. She was rushed to the hospital but later died. Oakland police said they spotted the suspect in a white van and chased after him into richmond. There must be at least 50 cops within 15 20 2 and they moved me out of the way. That is all that i saw at the moment. The suspect reportedly started shooting and several Police Officers fired back. The suspect died but investigators have not ruled out the possibility he may have turned the gun on himself. The officers are expected to be okay who was injured in the chase and all of this is still under investigation. New Analysis Shows that california needs more rain. We have had some but 50 of the state is listed in the category of abnormal dryness. It is down 75 from earlier this month. With the benefit from recent rain in southern california, the northwest part, they are facing severe drought conditions. Dave i know you asked steve that earlier, and he is not too concerned because we have had a decent amount of rain here in the bay area. It puts a lot of pressure on next season. We had a great year last year and the reservoirs are good. The snowpack is now 63 and it will be fine going into this next year. If we have a dry year next year then it will put a lot of pressure on us. Southern california has had an amazing amount of rain. They are still getting some in the next couple of days. Some sun in santa rosa but mainly the 60s on the temperatures. There is a huge fog bank out there and everybody is under cloudy skies. Multiple low pressure systems rotate down the coast and they dont have much strength. Leveled off. The water temperature is 51 degrees and that is really cold. If you get some 80s in london and you get a system coming in, that onshore wind and fog bank will roar in. A lot of 50s and they havent really moved all morning long. There is a few 40s also. The low 50s for most areas. These lows even though they are not giving us rain they are giving us a cool pattern. One today and one over the weekend and another late sunday into monday. If there is any rain it will be light and the best opportunity will be on monday. After that it looks like High Pressure will nose in and temperatures will bump up starting tuesday. 7 41 am is the time and as life and quarantine continues many families are finding creative ways to me people are time. San francisco is preparing for a worstcase scenario. Coming up in our 8 00 a. M. Our find out what will happen if there is a massive influx of coronavirus patients. Sending out a new advisory aimed at protecting not essential workers in San Francisco. We will hear from the District Attorney about his warning to employers. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Land o lakes butter is removing the depiction of a native American Girl from their packaging. The girl has been on the packs of butter since 1928. The new packaging will still show the lake but not the girl. The image has been criticized as racist. The minnesotabased company did not reference the girl in their statement about the new packaging, process they want to Better Connect with people who consume the product. From china new coronavirus numbers. The city of wuhan, china and revised their death toll to almost double the original numbers. That brings the total to about 3800. There has been some criticism about the accuracy of the numbers. They said the undercount was because of overwhelmed es died at home. Singapore announced a record jump in the number of coronavirus cases and said that 728 new infections are mostly inside a dorm of migrant laborers. That dorm is on lockdown with no one being allowed in our out. In spain a growing movement to allow children to get outside of the home. For weeks kids in spain under the age of 14 years old have not been allowed outside for walks or even exercise. Some parents are saying they have seen a negative impact on the kids from being inside every day. Spain has some of the toughest virus related restrictions in all of europe. In todays dollars and since the stocks are up on optimism that some of the Big Companies including boeing are slowly getting back to work and that is helping things. With the opening bell rang the dow jones shot up almost 700 points, and coming back a little bit in this hour. Gilead sciences on up about 8 on new hope and talk of a treatment drug. Taking a live look at the big board andy new york stock exchange, the dow jones is up about 300 points. The s p 500 is up more than 8 with the nasdaq up slightly as well. Tech stocks have definitely done well. We talked about amazon and netflix doing well this week. Thousands of boeing employees are returning to work in washington next week. The company suspended production last month after several workers tested positive for the virus. Boeing said it will resume airplane production in phases by putting about 27,000 people back to work on monday. Employees will be given a face mask and practice social distancing. A lot of people will be happy to hear also that starbucks plans to open a significant number of their location starting next month. The company ceo said they will make locally based decisions on data about trenton cases while also working with state leaders. Many have been operating with drivethrough or Pickup Services and hopefully more coffee shops will start opening. Ford is experimenting with new wristbands that vibrate when they get too close to each other. Dozens of employees at a plant in michigan are trying out the watch. Bloomberg news said they are introducing other Safety Measures including thermal scans and protective equipment. Some of the ford factories are currently manufacturing ventilators and respirators for the hospitals. That is a look at your dollars and cents. Across the country people are looking for fun ways to handle being inside the house. Ashley sholes us some of the ways people are making the best out of the shelter and place order. Reporter as quarantine becomes the new normal many families are finding creative ways to stay entertained. Here, dinner at home can be just as fun as going out as a bocce restaurant was created for his kids. In ohio they start their daily routine by reciting the pledge of allegiance. For the kids i think it is good to have structure for their day. Reporter birthday parties are getting revamped from to s even social distancing dance parties, some are using that your time to hone their athletic skills like this 8 yearold golfer. He nailed a trick shot after practicing for a month. Or tennis champion Serena Williams who took on the challenge of volleying a ball against a wall without letting it drop. Others are in the kitchen as this fourthgrader hosted an online kitching show while helping his friends pass them time. I did it for fun and to teach other ki to do it too. Wife at a nursing home using a bucket truck to get a glimpse of her through the window. For those who need a reminder about staying home a little girl from alaska has this message. Dont go anywhere and wash your hands. I am serious. Reporter if you are looking for something to listen to from the safety of your couch artists are Live Streaming concerts. Some people are using their stay at home time to spring clean. There has been an increase in the amount of stuff being dropped off. Workers at the landfill are seeing more Old Furniture, appliances, and construction materials. You can tell what they have been doing with what recently has been going on with them. If you have had Old Furniture now seems to be the time if it has been sitting around for a little while. How about that. The landfill workers say they have to be careful during the pandemic and not physically touch all the stuff that people are dropping off just in case it is contaminated. Right pam . That is for sure. It is 7 51 am and lets check in with Steve Paulson and the weather is definitely gray and chilly. It is gray over the bay and well inland. We started the drop yesterday and we will continue the theme today. Santa rosa is reporting light rain and overcast and cloudy skies for everybody. A couple of 70s yesterday but not now. Temperatures are sliding into the mid60s and we will probably keep it about here until monday and then start a warm up. With the onshore wind kicks in around 30 Miles Per Hour it will warm up. The east bay temperatures are around 50 degrees. Most everywhere is around 50 or 52 degrees. Plenty of showers toward the Santa Clara Valley and it could give los angeles more rain. Another system coming down the coast and will give us more cloud cover than anything else. If there is any rain it will be light drizzle. We are looking for a mostly cloudy and partly sunny weekend all the way through monday as it does look warmer tuesday as we get back into the 70s. How will students in the Novato School district be rated this semester . Coming up in the next hour what the School District grading plan is and why some parents dont like it. A mystery, an ardent mystery in the east bay, and details on these coronavirus there are times when our need to connect really matters. To keep customers and employees in the know. To keep business moving. Comcast business is prepared for times like these. Powered by the nations largest gigspeed network. To help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. Tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. And a team of experts here for you 24 7. Weve always believed in the power of working together. Thats why, when every connection counts. You can count on us. Well, good morning. Welcome back. Heres a little song i wrote i will sing it note for note dont worry be happy okay, huh . Problems bobby mcferrin, a request from carol and larry. Nice to see you. That is a request. Hit me up on our social media platforms. Facebook, twitter, or instagram and the hashtags is ktvu. Dont worry be happy thank you. 7 57. Von miller, one of the best defensive players, is recovering from the coronavirus. Miller of the Denver Broncos is a pass rush he good spirits. He is being looked at by doctors. He tested positive yesterday after having a bad cough this week. But his symptoms were not bad enough for him to be admitted to a hospital. Back here at home, staff trying to make sure underprivileged children in oakland dont go hungry during the pandemic. Last year, they launched their foundation called eat, learn, and played. About the coronavirus, forcing them to redirect all of their efforts to feeding lowincome families and oakland. The chronicle reports since february, the Foundation Went from feeding 4000 families a week up to 15 thousand. Time is 7 57. One business in berkeley has a great way to help protect Health Care Workers during the pandemic. They are now producing face shields meet with baseball caps , plastic, and other materials. Now, this is there. He that normally makes robots and other hightech equipment. But the Company Owner decided to start making this new kind of protective gear after hearing the police of doctors, nurses, and other medical workers. They were just telling me Horror Stories about the fact that there fox 2 save peoples lives and they dont have the protection that they need. The company is giving away the masks for free to Health Care Workers with the help of online donations. They are now getting as many as 1000 requests a day from all over the country. Welcome back welcome back in 2018 images of little gnome could be c in oakland. You might remember that. It looks occur making a comeback with the coronavirus inspired theme. A man who lives in adams point said he saw at least four of those gnomes while walking a trail through his neighborhood and says they really brighten his day. They regional gnome artist reportedly moved to oklahoma, so no word yet on who the new artist might be. Also this morning, two american after not in a Russian Space commander returned safely to earth. They landed in kazakhstan after competing their mission. On the International Space station. This is nasa asked that Andrew Morgan talking to ground crews after leaving the capsule. He spent nearly 300 days at the space station. It may soon be mandatory. Here in the bay area, you have to wear a mask. We have the details on rich county is already enforcing that and the potential consequences if you are caught without a mask. Plus, plans to lift the shelterinplace restrictions slowly. We will tell you house soon the economy may reopen. And an east bay nursing home under investigation after 13 people died there. The District Attorneys Office is investigating what may have led to those deaths. Announcer from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. And good morning to you. Well, back to mornings on 2. Im dave clark in for mike mibach. Today is friday, april 17th. And good morning. Im pam cook in for gasia today. And some people, you know, take some days off and dave, just kind of my thing people, probably we are to sick. When youre working from home, but you know what, it is important to take that break nonetheless during all of these three stressful times. All right. Lets check in with Steve Paulson on the weather, because pretty chilly. But you said early today, we are not going to get rain probably this weekend, right . Not much. It would be very lightly 5,. Sunday night monday, tuesday, it would be best, pam and dave. The forecast models just really just to get almost all out. Still a possibility, though, but it would not be much. There is some light rain, drizzle up in the airport. So we do have some of them. They have reported a chased. There will be some sun, but temps are on their all morning long. I really. Multiple people close. You dont have much. They will get rain down there. We are just getting drizzle here. Slide into the 60s and it looks like it will probably stay here with several changes going all the way into about monday. So temps, which are way above tuesday, was they can know going low. Lets head over to sal. We had a busy early part of the morning. How about now . Something new . Yes, things are little better the daylight has come out and maybe drivers are just seemed better. We have had few are serious crashes in the last half hour. 45 minutes. Lets go to the eastshore freeway. Show you that it is moving along very nicely come around the corner. To the bay bridge. We have not had physical commute, of course. And right now, traffic across the bay area bridges is doing verbal. But speeds are up out. And sometimes when crashes happen, they can be very serious. So be careful with chp. It is 8 02. Lets go back to dave. New this morning, there was a deadly earlymorning crash on highway 4 and martinez. It is being investigated. Chp says a man stole the car from a 7eleven store 1 30 this morning and took off. But lost control of the car near the Franklin Canyon exit. Enarrived at that scene for car had flipped over several times, the driver was ejected from the car, and was pronounced dead there at the scene. Chp also brushed to a fatal crash on southbound 680 in pleasanton. About 230 this morning. One person was killed a car collided with a semi truck. Right near the offramp. We still dont know if the person has died, was in the car and that big rig some of the lanes out there were closed for a while, but they have since reopened. Well, fire investigators are now looking for the cause of an earlymorning fire that damaged a house in pleasanton. An emergency call came in at 430 this morning about a home near pop your road. All four people inside the house were able to safely escape. Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes after receivinghalf an hour. They started an aggressive initial fire attack. Knocked the fire down. And kept the fire to the building of origin. Now, the battalioge to the house. Time is now 8 03. Starting today, more people in Sonoma County will have to wear a mask or you may be fined. Ktvus Elissa Harrington working from home is with the snow. There are several barrier places working on some of the measures. Good morning. Reporter that is right, dave. Well, so far, we have new requirements in place in someone county. In the city of fremont and starting next week in marin county because officials are ordering everyone to wear some kind of cloth mask were covering. It could be a bandana, a t shirt, or a scarf. Sal castaneda did get a chance to check out a safeway in petaluma this morning to see if people are following the. Everyone we saw was wearing a mask. Sonoma county s new rules require everyone to wear a face shield covering before going inside the facility other than your own house like the Grocery Store or what you go into any face where you might be within 6 feet of someone else. Reencountered new wells go into effect on wednesday april 22nd. When that happens, anyone in marin county must wear a Face Covering in a public setting as well. Dr. Matt willis, the public Health Officer who just recovered from covid19, explains what this means. This order will require facial coverings for public settings where we are coming into contact with people within 6 feet who dont live with, particularly. Children under the age of sac are exempt. We dont need to wear when we are alone indoors. With those we live with or out by ourselves on a walk. I have seen too many people, god bless their souls, that still cough or sneeze. And they dont think about covering their mouth. That last woman you heard from is in fremont, where theres some new rules in place as well. The city made soup and changes on wednesday of this week ordered all essential workers to wear masks. Everyone else must wear a Face Covering while visiting an essential business. This is to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets, which is the main way covid19 is transmitted within people. If you go pick up food and you dont wear a mask and comment, the employee there can ask you employers in fremont must also allow workers to wash hands or use Hand Sanitizer every 30 minutes. Health Officials Say that masks should be used as another tool. They should not replace social distancing and handwashing. You should continue doing those things as well. Reporting live, im debora villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. All right, thank you, elissa. The top Health Agencies are working on plans to soon relax some of those shelterinplace orders for 7 Million People stretching from napa to monterey county. The association of bay area Health Officers to make the move as early as may 4th. But new guidelines would likely apply to Outdoor Activities at first, such as construction work, landscaping, gardening, and perhaps golf. No, President Trump telling the nations governors that they will be able to make the decision on when to reopen their economy. Usually, the president a set of nonbinding violence that would allow a return to work and School Depending on the situation in each state. No, President Trump told all 50 governors to collect their own shots when it comes to restarting the economy. Californias democratic governor believes that is a wise planned. We can nothing the differentiation that persists in terms of conditions. In counties not just in states. Across this nation. Now, earlier this week, Governor Newsom announced that california, oregon, washington are working together on the phone reopening plans. Details of the plan e expected to be revealed early next month. All right pam cook time is 8 07. Heres a closer look at the trump Administrations National reopening plan. Now, schools would have to stay closed during phase 1. And if you work from home, keep doing it. Some large venues can reopen, including restaurants and movie theaters. But under tougher social distancing rules. And bars with stay closed. We posted the details of the white house plan on our website, ktvu. Com. Alameda county prosecutors are starting their investigation into a hayward nursing home where 13 people have died. Now, the District Attorneys Office will determine whether gateway care and Rehabilitation Center forced six Staff Members to treat residents. Now, ktvus legal analyst michael says prosecutors and inspectors with the d. A. s Consumer Protection division have experienced looking into safety at longterm care facilities. They want to know, has this facility sent people in knowing that they are infected with the virus . Cardoza says prosecutors will also check whether gateway staff had proper safety gear and did enough to separate sick residents from the healthy. Cardoza says gateway will likely bring in experts who will testify the facility did all he could in an unprecedented situation. Well, ktvu is also learned that at least two people have died at a nursing home in redwood city. One was a 95yearold woman. The Associated Press is reporting that more than 5300 coronavirus deaths are people who lived in Nursing Homes and longterm care facilities across the country. The trump is a guide 09. Many people are having problems with their economic stimulus payment. Either you are not getting it or it has been processed into the wrong. Got. People have be their stories. When problem is the irs website where youre supposed to be able to track where your payment is. Many people say all they get is an error message. I tried throughout the day. I think it has been, what, two or three days no. I have been trying at various times, very late at night. I think even last night i tried around 2 00 in the morning just hoping that perhaps a weird time, the server would maybe be cooled down. And yes, the same thing. Now, another person imelda us saying they did get through, but the website said the cash was sent to a bank account that did not belong to them. The spokesman for the irs told ktvu payments are being delivered in record time and the irs says moving aggressively to provide extra information and settle any issues. And again, today, congressional leaders will try to work out a deal to replenish the pending for Small Business program. Yesterday, the Small Business administration said the Paycheck Protection Program reached its 349 billion funding limits. And that no more applications would be accepted. That Program Gives grants to Small Businesses so they could keep paying their employees during the pandemic. Democrats want more money in it for hospitals, states, and for mobile governments. All right it is 11 minutes after 8 00 on this friday morning. And and we have all had a chance to peek outside. I have a window now, which i dont usually have in the studio. So it is gray and chilly. Lets check in with steve for the forecast. I agree. Theres a lot of it, pam and dave. A lot of gray overcast. May greg june gloom, it is april. And there is a lot to go around. Drizzle but we will get some sun. It comes will be in the 70s. 80s, the day before. Now settling into the 60 drizzle, light wind, santa rosa. 51, 55. On the temps. And multiple systems, they are not that strong. Although one went by us yesterday. It is producing some rain in central in southern california. 51, the water temp, bodega bay. 52. That is cold water. Very coldwater, west, south was breeze coming right into the onshore wind. That is in place. And it is kind of a pattern. This is going to make for some cool ditches. South wind, the world. Hayward, the more, art with a west wind. All the way out through the in line areas. Temps are cooling down. A couple of 40s, lots of 50s. I mean, it seems to be in the low, mid50s. Los altos, 54. Palo alto, 54. Belmont is in there. Foster city, also 54. So cloud cover. Of what is burgers on the temps. A couple of systems, theres another one coming down from the north. It is speaker. But it is still there. That will keep the onshore breeze and cool temps on the way. Pacific, it is going to wash up. It may keep a lot of cloud cover over us, all the way into sunday and also monday. After that, there were signs that High Pressure will build in, a little bit of a warming trend, starting tuesday. Okay, steve, thank you. All right, time now, 8 13. The internet, more important than ever know as people are working from home. Coming up, how technicians are doing with a tough job of making repairs when the internet goes down. Plus, San Francisco still preparing for a worstcase scenario after the break the what would happen if theres massive influx in coronavirus patients. Our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. This is gonna be americas favorite breakfast. They just dont know it yet. ding these are a few of my favorite things. Wendys is changing the game from this. To a breakfast that eats other breakfasts for breakfast. Who says you cant have a baconator for breakfast . Dont just grab a coffee. Grab a frostyccino instead. And forget that frozenfoldedeggstuff. All of these have freshcracked eggs. One bite and itll be your new favorite. Guaranteed. ding try your new favorite today. Well even deliver it. Order by 10am. Yeah. Welcome back to mornings on 2. San franciscos city attorney, dennis career, says underserved circumstances, the city could take over private buildings to protect people from the coronavirus pandemic. No, herrera issued a memo outlining the process that will be necessary for the city to take the extreme step, the role in the limit. It was not clear why herrera issued this memo. But there is leshun that it had to do with the emergency order task this week by the San Francisco board of supervisors demanding that the city 7000 hotel rooms to house Homeless People during the pandemic. A 16. New reports of covid19 patients responding to a drug developed by gilead scientists based here in the bay area. Medical news website says early results of a study on the drug ram that severe at the university of chicago are promising. 113 people with severe cases of the virus were given that drug. Two of them died. But most of the other patients have been discharged after six to 10 days of treatment. Official results of that study are expected by the end of the month. Well, a new test for covid 19 has been developed by researchers at ucsf and it promises results in just minutes. No, it is called the sars cov two detector. Your skin is taken i think and with a needle. Test results come back in 30 to 40 minutes. And researchers say it is an easy one to use and analyze and you dont need special equipment. That could help the test become more widely available than the current covid19 test kit. Talking about millions of millions of these. It is very important that we reconvene. We have to to identify who has the virus. The new test still has not been approved by the fda for clinical use, but ucsf researchers are trying to fast track the approval passes through an emergency use operates. Some of the providers of meals for Senior Citizens has been overwhelmed by the demand. The stayathome orders forced many senior dining the first to either close or certainly change to take out or delivery. One meal service in San Francisco says their demand went up tenfold after the orders were issued. Were actually delivering 4000 meals today. And tomorrow, we are probably delivering 5000. Chilly, with of about 35,000 people a year through our meals program. And we are definitely seeing a huge increase. No, a combination of more demand, mixed with volunteer is staying at home means months into the requests were not filled each day. If you want to help delivered meals to Senior Citizens, go to our website look for the web links. And last night in San Francisco, Saint Anthonys foundation distributed its 100,000 meals since the beginning of the pandemic. The program now serves more than 200 meals every day. All of those deals are distributed through curbside pickup. All right, 8 19 is the times. Back over to Steve Paulson for a look at the forecast and again, maybe a little tiny bit to water our flowers, maybe, steve. Like gardenvariety there. Yes. A little bit of that, pam and dave. It is a lot of low clouds. The system that was forecast for monday. We really wash that out. Taking us out. But temps will not be warming up until tuesday. Now, baca drizzle, very light rain. Not much. It could be a couple 100 here. , the cooling inland will continue. It is producing some rain out of california and l. A. Onshore breeze has been up to about 30 Miles Per Hour. 50s, including report, for santa rosa, all at 51. Airport is at 52. A seat some of that rain starting to pick up in Central California and southern california. A little. Really organized. That will play into our weather as we head towards sunday into monday. 50s, 60s, close to the bay. Mid60s at them. Could get a little bump up on saturday. Probably not much. Then signs posted to a rebound. Tuesday, wednesday, next week. Pam and dave . All right, thank you, steve 8 21 is the time right now. Where is the safest place in the u. S. From the coronavirus . Coming up, find out where there are no confirmed places and how sound is keeping the coronavirus at bay . How are students graded for semester . The nevada unified School District is laying in. What their plan is and why some parents are criticizing that decision. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Aquarius aquarius here comes the good part. I played this in my car all the sure. Here we go. Led the of sunshine let the sunshine in the sunshine in let the sunshine in if you want to send me a song, go ahead, send it into facebook and instagram, twitter, and the hashtag ktvu. Dave. Led the sunshine in thank you. Time is a 25. Washington state, 1 10 there called the safest place to be in the u. S. Because there are no cases of confirmed coronavirus. It is point roberts. Back to clean, part of Washington State. But it is connected by land to canada. Not the u. S. And with the u. S. And canada closed their boarders to only essential travel last month, boeing could get in or leave by land. That may be one reason the virus has not been seen there yet. Well, some parents are criticizing the nevada School District decision to eliminate letter grades during the pandemic. Novato is turning to credit no credit grading for middle school and high school students. The district says online classes put lowincome students who dont have Internet Access at a disadvantage. But many parents say novato should give students and their families the choice to the option of the letter grade as adjusted by the marin county superintendent of schools. 8 26. With millions of americans working from home, the internet, more important than ever. That can also mean a serious problem if the internet goes down. With socialdistancing rules getting a technician to come out is not always an option. This, problem. So verizon is now training 10,000 Field Technicians how to use remote video programs. They sent customers aiming to open up on your cell phone and a Field Technician can access that camera and give you some help. The technicians can kind of go on the smartphone screen, point connection spots to plug this in here. You can work with them interactively so that it is such a simple process. Frison says it has had a 90 success rate with this new tool that when the pandemic is over, they may still use that video help feature, technicians will still be sent out to homes is needed. Time is now 8 27. Easing some of the outdoor restrictions. Coming up, we will tell you about new rules taking over today. Be just in santa coos county. Also, keeping Police Officers safe during the pandemic. We are going to show you one new technology for patrol cars. There are times when our need to connect really matters. To keep customers and employees in the know. To keep business moving. Comcast business is prepared for times like these. Powered by the nations largest gigspeed network. To help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. Tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. And a team of experts here for you 24 7. Weve always believed in the power of working together. Thats why, when every connection counts. You can count on us. Welcome back. To mornings on 2. The possibilities of immunities to covid19. We will breakdown an antibody study and explain why not all tests are reliable. Plus, showing appreciation to those on the front lines. What is being done for hospital workers in the south bay before they start their shift. Announcer from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Good morning. Thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2. Im pam cook in for gasia this morning,. Good morning. Im dave clark in for mike mibach. It is always good to see you. You are looking at well. Nice to see you as well. Happy friday. Thank you. As always, good to see Steve Paulson, who always looks good. He has the forecast, even with the clouds over him. Let me tell you, im steve in for steve. All right. Big fog bank at there. It is a cool pattern. Now, this time of year, you can go from one extreme to the other. We are probably going to stay in this kind of pattern all the way into monday. There are site. Weve been. Drizzle. Why green. Temperatures simply cant go anywhere. A couple of lows. One of them going into central and southern california. Not one is going down because. Is, they are on their way. Unless you are far. Maybe some lows. 60s and temperatures above, way above. Wednesday, not. They will stay there until monday. Lets head over to sal now. He was busy for a while. Testing i heard, he was okay. Anything new, foul . Thanks our better, steve, then the work of some of the serious crashes we heard early in the running as you know have cleared out a little bit. And take a look at the commute at the macarthur maze. You can see traffic here is going to be okay. Getting to bay bridge, it has not been a bad commute in any of these places. It is 8 32. Lets go back to pam. All right, thank you, sal. Will, there are now nearly 2. 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide. United states has about 671 thousand cases or more than that is up more than 30,000 yesterday morning. And 33,000 people have died. Here in california, though, the state is continuing to move in the right direction. California has dropped to six among states with the most cases. The bay area has 5843 confirmed cases. That is 185 more that yesterday. All right, pam, time is bedecked 32. Antibody tests are already being used to figure out who has been exposed to covid19 but not all of the tests are reliable. Antibodies, which know if you already have the virus and may now be immune to it. Abbott laboratories in illinois would be sending out almost 1 million tests this week. 4 million by the end of the month. Meantime, stanford started performing its own tests last week. Researchers there say there are not enough. It varies a lot. But of the problem is the Consumer Reports summary of which of those portable devices are reliable. Selling tests with the association for Public Health laboratories says many of those tests are not effective. Sanford hopes to increase its testing and help other labs get their krob programs up and running. Well, this morning, First Responders are once again visiting hospitals around the bay area to show their appreciation for Health Care Workers. Ktvus allie rasmus shows us this growing trend of making a very public display of that gratitude. Allie . Reporter well, it happened at three south Bay Hospitals this morning. A show of appreciation for First Responders, doctors, nurses, therapists, and staff workers heading in and out of the hospital. Lets take a look. [ cheers and applause ] you could hear the cheers and applause as Health Care Workers wrapped up their overnight shift at Oconnor Hospital in san jose. Seneca county Sheriffs Officers parked their vehicles on the hospitals front entrance, turned on their flashing lights and lit up the corridor. They were showered with applause. The Sheriffs Office did the same thing at saint louise hospital in gilroy. [ applause ] the firefighters, they lined up the pull fire trucks and lit up the lights on those emergency tickles as well and they stood by the front entrance with signs also cheering and clapping for those Health Care Professionals as they walked in the hospital doors. Reporting live, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. Time is 8 35. Nurses in san jose were also protesting plans to close the Maternity Ward at the medical center. The nurses yesterday held a rally outside of the hospital. They say the Women Services department, which is due to close in the, provides care for women at all stages of life including childbirth. Protest organizers say closing that down would affect thousands of lower income women in east san jose. We have so many walk in we have sone many moms that come in with little or no prenatal care. They know that they can come here. They know that they get good care. They talked to their friends that have delivered here. We specialize and those kind of patients. Hospital corporation of america owns Regional Medical center in san jose. Theres an online petition and stopping the closure. It already has more than 10,000 signatures. Well, Santa Cruz County is beginning to lift those restrictions on Outdoor Activities. The new rules are taking effect today. The countys Health Officer wanted to wait until after easter and passover to prevent large holiday gatherings outside. The beaches and parks will be open from sunrise to sunset and the county experimented with that yesterday. On a gloomy day, it is hard being inside all day long. So it is nice to get out and see a lot of other people out here walking the beaches. The crews are back out. Santa cruz county has more than 50 state and county parks and about 32 miles of coastline and beach. The county is still urging people, though, to practice that social distancing. When Police Department near sacramento now using new technology to protect the health of their officers during this pandemic. We are talking about the roseville Police Department. Now they are using a new disinfecting fog machine. You dont takes a couple of seconds. The police car is safely sanitized for the entire day. They are also fighting possible infections using a light. It is called the germ await uv light. It is an ultraviolet light that shines at the back of the all the germs. There happen Health Studies for years to say that steering wheels and other barriers in the car trap germs and bacteria that can cause a health risk. And that this is more dangerous now because of the pandemic. In fremont, a man was arrested and later released after he was accused of stealing medical supplies from a vocational school. Police say Brian Schulman stole 1000 masks, sanitizing wipes, and gloves from unitek college. He was with the last night at the campus on auto mall parkway, cited for felony degree. Police say he was immediately release back to a new rule to prevent overcrowding in jails during the pandemic. Time is 8 30 it. A suspect was killed in an east bay Police Shootout after allegedly kidnapping and murdering a woman from solano county. It started yesterday afternoon. A man reportedly kidnapped a woman just before 7 00 p. M. Police got a call to suspicious activity in the town of canyon. They found a woman. She was beaten. She was on the side of the road. She was rushed to a hospital but later died. Oakland police later spotted a suspect in a white van and chased him on interstate 580 into richmond. Everything was happening so fast. Must be at least 30, 40, 50 cops within 15, 20 seconds and they just moved me out of the way. That is all i saw at that moment. The suspect reportedly started shooting at several oakland Police Officers and one officer from richmond fired back. The suspect died. Investigators have not ruled out the possibility he may have shot himself. Two Police Officers were hurt. They rammed that van during the chase. Those officers are expected to be okay. And an investigation continues. Listed in the category of abnormal dryness. Actually die, though from about 75 from earlier this month. Southern california has benefited from recent rain, North Westport of the state is still facing severe drought conditions. All right, pam, it is a 39. Steve paulson is like so we will see much sunshine today, steve . A little bit, dave. More on that story because last year, it was so good. That helps. And also beginning of able, we put up 53 to 63. So that will help southern california. It puts a amanda smith of pressure on next season, though. So that is something Going Forward to think about. You dont want two, three years. That helps a lot because that was a banner year. We do have, and continuing in olympic there will be some sun. But i will tell you, theres just a huge far. At there. And it is keeping temperatures in the cities along with that onshore breeze. The school just a serious coming in. They are producing some rain, central telefonica trying to get a little bit in san jose. I will show you that in a second. Bodega bay, point reyes, 52. That is very, very cold water. So the combination of that and the overcast conditions and the onshore wind has generated some conditions. Though. That was a double clutch right there. There we go. Okay. San jose, you see a little bit. Most of it is in the southern Santa Clarita valley. Most of it is now. Bakersfield, california, and also around santa barbara. They will get a little bit more rain. The system will continue to march down towards the south and were looking at temperatures even statewide on there side here for for this time of year. We are going to warm it up. Lows, though will continue to keep temperatures in the 60s, even 50s near the coast. So count on one, two, and then three out to the west. They will keep a lot of upper 50s, the 60s on the forecast. All the way into monday. Then it does look better. You know, improving conditions. High pressure kicks in on tuesday. Warmer pattern will then kick in, you guys. All right, steve time is 8 41. Sending out eight new adviser in San Francisco protecting nonessential workers. We will let you hear from District Attorney about his warning to employers. Plus, oprah has a special list of her favorite things. We will show you why a north bay bakery is recognized and praised by oprah. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. Welcome back to mornings on 2. It is now 8 44. Land o lakes a is removing the fiction of a native American Girl from the packaging. The girl who is named mia has been on the packs of butter since 1928. The new packaging socials the logo but not the native American Girl. The image has been criticized as being racist and stereotypical. The company did not reference the girl but the company says it wants to Better Connect with the people who grow and consume its product. Time is 8 35. No from china, the new coronavirus new numbers from there, the city of wuhan revised its death toll from the virus. It is almost double the original numbers. Now, wuhans death toll is 3800 deaths. This after china was criticized about the accuracy of their reports. China says the undercount is caused by a medical centers being overwhelmed and because many people died at home. Well, singapore announced a record jump in the number of coronavirus cases. It is 728 new infections were mostly from inside the dorm for migrant laborers. That dorm is now on lockdown. No one has been allowed in or out. In spain, a growing push there to allow children to come outside of their own homes. For weeks, kids under the age of 14 have not been allowed outside because of the virus. Not to walk or even exercise. Some parents say they are saying a negative impact on their kids being cooped up inside every day. Spain is some of the toughest virusrelated descriptions in europe. And todays dollars sense, stocks theres some optimism with some of the Big Companies like boeing slowly starting to get back in business. The dow jones about 700 points when that opening bell rang this morning. It fell. Low. No. The bay area is seeing stocks up about 7 on new hope for its treatment drug. Amazon, netflix, those stocks have done very well during the pandemic. Taking a look at the big board, live this morning, the dow jones now still up just about almost 400 points and half percent. The nasdaq up as well. To. Thousands of boeing employees are returning to work in the state of washington next week. The company suspended protection last month after several workers tested positive for the virus. Boeing says it will resume airplane production by about some 27,000 people back to work on monday. In place will be given face masks and will be practicing social distancing. A lot of people will be happy to hear this. Starbucks plans to gradually open a significant number of the booklet locations starting next month. In the companys ceo says it will make locally based decisions using data on covid 19 cases in the area. While working with various state leaders. Many starbucks cafes have been operating but with just drive through or pickup only services. And ford is experimenting with new wristbands for its workers that would vibrate when they get too close to each other. A dozen employees in a plant in michigan are trying out the watch like devices. Boat. Scans for fever and protective equipment. They are currently manufacturing ventilators in respect orders for hospital very report work being done there at the factory at ford. That is a look at your dollars sense but lets go back to dave. Time is 8 40 it. Around the country, people are finding creative and the ways to deal with the shelterin place order. Ashley strohmaier looks at some of those who are making the best of it. As quarantine becomes the new normal, many families are finding great place to stay entertain. A dad in georgia proves dinner at home can be just as fun as going on. Recreating hibachi restaurant for his kids. In ohio, one restaurant neighborhood starts their daily routine by reciting the pledge of allegiance. Birthday parties are also getting revamped, from driveby parades, to balcony their needs. Happy birthday to you and even socialdistancing dance parties. Some are using the extra time to hone their athletic skills like this 8yearold golfer. Oh who nailed a check shot after practicing for month. Or tennis champion Sonja Williams who bounced a ball against the wall without letting it drop. Fourthgrader hosted an online cooking show to help his friends pass the time. Whipping up some tasty treats. It is to teach other kids. This man went to now hit to visit his wife at a nursing home using a truck to get. Lets of her through the window. For those who need a reminder about staying home, a little girl from alaska has this message. Dont go anywhere and wash your hands. Im serious. If youre looking for something to listen to from the safety of your couch, they artists are now Live Streaming concerts from their home. Ashley strohmaier, fox news. Napa valley big creek has made its way back into Oprah Winfreys spotlight. She is celebrating the anniversary of her magazine, the oprah magazine, o. It is highlighting 15 Small Businesses. It features model bakery in st. Helena, which is known for its english muffins, which oprah, i think considers a classic. Use the promo code oprah. I have to admit, dave, i have not tried their english muffin. Im wondering, steve, you make it up to st. Helena to bid. Steve knows. I usually make it to yardville. Okay. But i have been up there. But not likely. It looks head. It does. Uhhuh. Maybe around the ago. All right. Do have a bit cooling trend here. It kicked in history. Inland temps are still on the 70s but not today. They will slight into the 60s and they will stay there. Yes, next thursday. When is the rain coming . That is what my friend just texted me. Theres not much. Texture back. I dont see anything here. El nino, the season pretty much quits off. I think it is probably over. Now were getting these weak little systems coming in. Theyre giving us a big cool down. Some drizzle, very light ring. They will keep this pattern going all the way into probably monday. One system in this, the other one. And then a third one to the left there. It is not will organize. It was just spread across a lot of cloud cover. If we get any rain, it would be light pictures, th and the coul little bit about san jose, santa cruz. San francisco little bit. Theres not much there to help us out. We have a fog bank and a codependent. 50s, 60s, are those temps. That much change going into the weekend. But it is like warmer starting tuesday of next week. Pam and dave . All right. I will look forward to that. They, steve 8 52 is the time right now. Offering tips for cooking in quarantine. Still to come on the 9 00, a 12 yearold boy who found inspiration during the pandemic and wrote a quarantine cookbook. An art mystery in the east bay. Details on those coronavirus inspired gnomes that are popping up around oaklands neighborhoods. The best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. 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Well even deliver it. Order by 10am. Yeah. Welcome back to mornings on 2. It is 8 56. Von miller is recovering now from the coronavirus. He is now self isolating at home in colorado. He is in good spirits and under a doctors care. He tested positive yesterday after having a bad cough this week but, his symptoms were not bad enough to put him into the hospital. Steph and his wife are trying to make sure that underprivileged children in oakland have enough to eat, last year, the currys lost her eat, learn, play foundation, but the coronavirus is forcing them to focus on feedings low income family. Since february, the Foundation Went from feeding 4000 families a week to up to 15,000 a week. A new program in San Francisco offers heavily discounted taxi rides to Senior Citizens and people with disabilities. The sfta the rides are for essential activities such as Grocery Shopping while the stay athome orders are in ef, reduce Community Service calls it the essential trip card program. The receive 23 roundtrips a month and receive or we charge 20 of irregular taxi fare. Our time is 8 57, as much as 15 million has been raised for the new heroes of great britain. Retired Army Captain Tom Moore right here is 99 years old. Now, he walked the length of his garden in his home north of london 100 times ahead of his own 100th birthday. The money raised is going to british healthcare workers who, captain moore, really appreciates after his own recent hip surgery. They retired captain finished his 100th trip across his garden yesterday morning. Yes, he has already raised 15 million. Donations are still pouring in. The pandemic is forcing some people to really get creative when it comes to celebrating birthdays. Joey turned 13 yesterday. His family and friends held a surprise drive by party for him on their street. Social distancing is important to joey because he has a kidney disease. His immune system is compromised. His family invited friends to come by and see him for him from a distance for the first time in weeks. It felt good because, i liked seeing them come out to see me. It was a way to see people, you know . Make it seem like it wasnt as bad as it seems because all it shows is death and destruction where, here, there is a birthday going on. How about that . Joey and his friends miss normal, everyday life. But they say it has a bright side because theyre actually talking to their families more. Time is 8 59, back in 2018 images of these little gnomes can be seen painted at the bottom of trees and utility poles in oakland. It looks like it is making a comeback with the coronavirus inspired theme. A man who lives in adams point says he has seen four of these gnomes what he was out walking a trail neighborhood and says it really his day. The original artist reportedly moved to oklahoma. So, we do not know who the new artist maybe. This morning, two american astronauts and a Russian Space commander returned to earth from the space station. They landed in kazakhstan after wrapping up the mission at the International Space station. This is Andrew Morgan talking to ground crews after leaving the soyuz space capsule. He has almost 300 days on the space station. To preserve the health of our citizens, we must also preserve the health and functioning of our economy over the long haul. You cant do one without the other. Giving the green light to states who want to live stayat home orders befo y