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The president has called her an important voice. tonight, joe biden calling her, quote, an absolute disgrace and that the president is also trying to scare suburban voters. and tonight, one of the presidents staunchest allies now testing positive, just before he was going to board air force one with president trump. the new interview tonight. the president pressed about reports of russias alleged bounties on u.s. troops. russia allegedly paying the taliban. the president pressed on his recent ...

Nine sightings in just two days and it comes, of course, after that deadly attack, the wife and mother who did not survive. heres eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, lifeguards on alert and helicopters patrolling beaches near new york city after multiple days of shark sightings. at least three sightings today. >> i saw a fin of a shark. >> reporter: on monday, lifeguards in hempstead, new york, spotted a shark near swimmers about five feet from shore. >> people were screaming and yelling a little...

Got into trouble. >> reporter: today in jeffersonville, indiana, about 70% of students were back in school with masks and social distancing. parents can choose virtual or in-person learning. some parents feel they have little choice. >> honestly, the options were limited. my husband and i both work outside of the home. >> reporter: in florida, latoya floyd is a single mother of two, an essential worker at a grocery store. shes worried about sending her kids back to the classroom. >> i absolutely...

Since launching in april, they have now connected more than 15,000 essential workers and donors in 49 states. nearly $500,000 in donations, including pat, a nurse in garden grove, california, who received groceries and masks and this sign. "thank you so much." a new book and a super hero arriving in georgia for the daughter of an essential worker. >> hi, david. >> reporter: donor cindy chen from salt lake city. >> i wanted to help a firefighter and his 2-year-old son from across the country, bec...

An essential worker comes with risk. the mta has lost more than 130 employees to covid-19 and she is always concerned for her own family. >> i am home now and the new normal is coming in through the garage. where i -- hi, mommy. look at my baby. >> reporter: her dog, beauty. then changing and showering before she sees her husband and children. >> hi, family. >> reporter: her daughter by her side. >> my daughter drove us to the supermarket. yay! >> reporter: now several months in, mia telling us ...

His last words over facetime. >> the doctor at pontiac general used her personal cell phone to allow him to facetime me and i was able to pray with him before they put him on a ventilator. >> reporter: rolando aravena was an essential worker at verizon during the pandemic. he was a communications field technician who was sent to a new york hospital to help prepare for the surge. a week later he was sick too. his wife on what he said. >> he said, mel, i never knew a love like this before. and i l...

>> we live here in the bronx. this is john. >> hi. >> reporter: but like so many across the u.s., families here in the bronx are dealing with the immeasurable stress of life on hold. the death rate here due to covid-19 is strikingly higher than in other parts of new york city. add to that financial pressures. the household poverty rate in the bronx is 27%. many families rely on just one income. >> my husband is also an essential worker. and his shift has changed, he now works nights. >> reporter...

As more participants head back to work. im liz kreutz with the states latest updates on plans to reopen the state. will the bay area make the changes? cinco de mayo is typically one of the busiest days of the year for local mexican restaurants. how theyre getting creative on the pandemic. now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> in just days, california will lift some shelter in place restrictions. are we ready? the bay area isnt sure. good evening and thank you for joining us t...

Known is concerning. the world health organization and the cdc have maintained that the virus rarely travels more than six feet and is transmitted by droplets. understanding how the virus spreads is one of the keys to stopping it. another is testing. this week, new york city urgent care center now said anyone who wants an antibody test can walk in and get one. some for no cost depending on your insurance. the first day, there are lines. today when i went. no line. it was fast and easy. i went be...

Checkpoints being shutdown because theres not enough staff. >> thank you so much for that reporting. the tsa is one group working without pay. of course during the government shutdown. chris beesly is a corrections officer at a federal prison. hes also working without pay. he posted this picture of himself holding a sign. it says, will work for food. also joining us is jamie rodney. shes a federal investigator at the department of housing and urban development. she is also furloughed. its groeat...