You have to keep your distance. They tell us they will be taking necessary precautions when things open up here this morning. Were also learning they are using a new feature and you can wait in your car and get a text message when its time for you to be serviced inside of the building and we do want to remind you that suservices are limited. No behind the wheel driving tests, that is suspended. Sorry, kids, you cannot get that lcense if thats what youre looking to do. Julian glover, abc7 news. Thank you, julian. The owner of ashby flowers in berkeley now says she will not open for Curbside Pickup today. Marcie simon hoped to reopen in time for mothers day. She even taped off social distancing marks on the sidewalk. But, alameda countys decision to continue to ban curbside sales derailed her plans. Im teraabribly disappointed. Im disappointed in the city of alameda and berkeley for having the ability to reach out to retailers like all of our florists to give us the correct information. Simon is hoping for enough orders to deliver all of her mothers day inventory. Well, the number of coronavirus cases it keeps rising. Johns Hopkins University is reporting more than 1. 2 million cases of the virus here in the u. S. Jobina fortson is live at the white house with more on the white house staff member who tested positive. Good morning, kumasi. The white house has confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the west wing. Involves one of the president s military valets. We understand this person brings the president his lunch and diet cokes to the oval office. I had very little contact, personal contact with this gentleman. Know who he is, good person. Both President Trump and Vice President mike pence say they will get tested for coronavirus more frequently, daily instead of weekly. Although the white house supports reopening the economy, theres no official guideline at the federal level for how to do it safely. The Trump Administration rejected a cdc road map that gives advice to state. One senior official called it, quote, unnecessary and duplicative. 39 states have started easing restrictions and five more states will reopen today. Kumasi, ill send it back to you. Local governments and the state are finding surpluses turning into huge deficits because of the pandemic and now they face painful cuts. Were projecting tens of billions of dollars of shortfalls. All specifically related to covid19. California is looking at 54 billion in red ink, while lawmakers will have hard choices to make, especially when it comes to k12 education. Members of the legislature are already making plans. These financial holes are very big. And its going to require a lot of creative thinking, a lot of partnerships with our employee groups to really get through this. So, what does that mean . Maybe cuts or tax hikes . Maybe both. Theyre also hoping for some help from the federal government. Contra costa is now the first county in bay area to offer testing locations only by appointment. You can get tested whether you have insurance or whether or not you can pay for it. Increased testing will help the county ease shelterinplace orders. 18444210804. We put it on your screen and you can also find this information on our website. But once you call that number, youll be given information about where you should go. Dozens of heroic bay area doctors and nurses volunteer to go cover hot spots around the country. After two weeks in new york city on the eve of this last hospital shift, ucsf cardiologist spoke with us candidly about his experience and his hope for the future. There is literally, i dont know if you can see it over my head. There is no one in the street. This is midtown manhattan. You were scared for the first time in your medical career. What then made you decide to get on a plane and leave your family, leave your children to go to the arguably biggest hot spot in the u. S. . The younger part of me when i was a resident or intern just came back to life and i felt like i had a mission. And that never went away. And ive got lots of friends and colleagues here in new york city. And i felt like they were just getting bombarded and overwhelmed and we werent doing anything to help them. What is the difference you experienced between San Francisco hospitals and now new York Hospitals . Dramatic and gigantic in scope of disease. In San Francisco so few people hardly died hardly anyone knows who did. Here in new york, Everybody Knows somebody who has died and these patients are sick and dying and their families cant come in and its to protect everyone else. No one is seeing the devastation. Reporter he is flying home on saturday and isolate at a hotel before seeing his family. Im kate larsen, abc7 news. We thank him for going to help. The financial changes forced by the pandemic can really leave you with a lot of questions. Coming up, 7 on your side michael finny is laying out the new rules you need to know. Fighting wildfires during the pandemic. The drastic changes that fire crews will implement. Time now 4 36 and checking in with mike. Its friday. Yes, it is. And its going to be a hot one. But then it will be much better this weekend and that chance of rain. So, lets talk about what is going on. Neighborhood temperatures and as expected, it did cool down nicely overnight. 351 in campbell and mid to upper 50s and morgan hill and to 60 in milpitas and also about 66 in los altos hills. Heres a look around the rest of the neighborhoods. 40s in the north bay and the rest of us in the 50s and brentwood warmer at 62. So, if youre commuting today, heres a look at whats going on as far as emeryville where its 52 degrees. Lets talk about it, almost exactly the same as yesterday. A slight breeze developing late during the evening commute, especially at the coast and pushing through the golden gate and is the san bruno gaps. Heres a look at what is going on with our east bay temperatures. Expect 80s, again. If yesterday was uncomfortable, i apologize, today will be uncomfortable, also. Uncomfortable when the breeze develops at 72. We jump from 52 this morning to 90s during the afternoon hours and San Francisco a lot of us in the upper 60s to low 70s. So, thats just a little bit more comfortable than yesterday. All right, a wrap up on that weekend forecast coming up next. First, lets say good morning to jobina and how are you and how is traffic . Im doing well, mike, thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Happy friday to you. We are seeing, you know, i was making up days when i came on, you know, traffic is pretty light and pretty good right now for our essential workers coming in so i am going to go to the 101 alemany project and there is Maintenance Work going on out there. As you take a live look right here. One lane of traffic moving through on southbound 1301. Completely empty on the northbound side. Northbound traffic being diverted to 680 and then after that everything will open back up. Just working on the barriers and some things there and trying to make sure it is all good to go before they let us all ride on it freely from now on. Thats what we have going on on the roads. Ill keep you posted if anything 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. And right now, is a time for action. So, for a second time were giving members a credit on their auto insurance. Because its the right thing to do. Were also giving Payment Relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. Right now is the time to take care of what matters most. Like weve done together, so many times before. Discover all the ways were helping members at usaa. Com coronavirus youre never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. This is abc7 mornings. This is a live look from sutro tower. You can see how clear it is this morning and 53 degrees in the city. Here is a look at your 12hour planner. And 45 and that cooled off nicely compared to yesterday afternoon and look how quickly were back to the 70s and 80s at noon except where the sea breeze will keep you cooler than the rest of us. Touch warmer than yesterday and then 71 during the evening hours. Still a little warm. Quick look at monday and tuesday. A little bit of wet weather possible. More as you head to the north near oregon. Kumasi. Nk that thanks, mike. 7 on your side michael finny tells us about some of the new rules that can help your financial life. Reporter if you cant pay your bills during this pandemic, most banks and other Financial Institutions will work with you. You know that, but did you know they cant tell anyone you had a problem. The law has changed they cannot report you as delinquent if you were on time in your payments when you made a deal with the bank. Reporter edgar is the founder of consumerworld. Org and he says the Credit Reporting agencies are involved, too. They have all agreed to give you one free Credit Report each week. It used to be one a year. You do it by going to the same old place you have been going for the past few year annualcreditreport. Com. You can get a free copy of your Credit Report from each of the boroughs once a week. That way you can double check to make sure theyre not dinging your credit. Reporter another rule change helps those who are receiving ssi disability checks. If the stimulus money isnt spent within a year by those recipients, they could be hit with a financial penalty. But theres a work around. A statesponsored cal able account. Dante allen is executive director of cal able. You can put actually up to 100,000 into a cal able account and Social Security will disregard counting all of that money as a resource. Reporter that means those most in need wont be hit with the financial penalty for having too much money. Think of it as kind of an ira for those receiving ssi. Im michael finney, 7 on your side. Cal fire is ramping up its effort to prepare for fire season. Firefighters say this small brush fire in brentwood is a sign of what is to come. They shared this photo of the burned hillside yesterday. Luckily it was contained to two acres. Cal fire crews are changing how base camps will work so they comply with social distancing protocols. Theyre training for minimal contact in large groups while sleeping and eating. Firefighters on the front lines will have to be more conscious of how they use shared equipment. Seasonal fire crews have been called back early because of the lack of rain this winter. Were trending anywhere from four to six weeks ahead of schedule when it comes to the fuel moistures. That just means conditions that are out there right now are what we may be seeing in late june. Wow. As cal fire gets a step ahead of the season, they said we should be doing the same thing. They recommend using this time while were all sheltering in place to prepare our homes and property, especially with more warm weather on the way. Mike, i didnt realize that we were this far ahead of the track when you kind of put it like that. Youre like, wow. Yeah. So many of usual 8 to 16 inches of rain below normal and that leads to fewer fuels what fuel is out there dries out quicker and is ready to burn even sooner. Thats what were dealing with this year. Well talk about a slight chance of rain coming up right now. Hi, everybody. Heres a look at san jose mostly clear and about 59 degrees. Looking north towards the airport there. Mostly sunny with a moderate heat risk again today. Marine layer in the clouds and the cooling effect they bring. It starts tonight and it lasts all the way through the weekend. Bottoming tuesday, our coolest day with below average temperatures. Lets look at our microclimates and 90 at san jose and a80 ina8l santa cruz. Water temperature 53 degrees. 78 in millbrae and everybody elseto upper 80s. You can see upper 80s to low 90s through the north bay valleys and along the east bay shore and 80 at richmond and oakland 84 and hot spots mid to upper 90s in the east bay valleys. Dont forget, your heat tips today. Plenty of shade and plenty to drink nonalcohol wise and do it before you get thirsty. By the time you get thirsty, it may be too late. Tonight, look at this. Pretty much Clear Conditions and a few clouds developing along the coast as we head into the evening and a look at it moves in overnight. That is the sea breeze that is going to drop our temperatures as we head through the weekend. A chance of rain, again, monday and tuesday and more on that coming up next. All right, thanks, mike. Samsung is planning to launch a debit card this summer and staying at home is pretty pr profitable for nintendo. In todays techbytes extending samsung pay with a physical debit card backed by a Cash Management account. The new card will offer what it calls an innovative ways to use money. Lyft requires drivers and customers to wear mace favs and they have to confirm they dont have coronavirus symptoms. The Ride Share Company is asking drivers to sanitize their vehicles and promote social distancing. Passengers will not be allowed in the front seat. And the video game animal crossing new horizons is being credited with driving nintendos profits up 41 over a year ago. Sales of the game and it switch console have soared during the pandemic. Fans say animals crossing island utopia is soothing in uncertain times. We can all use some soothing. Those are your techbytes. Have a great day. The class of 2020 has had to forego graduation ceremonies and other milestones others took for granted. Graduating from livermore high school. She was nombiinated by her form principal who says she is a scholar but also spends hours performing community service. The principal said she had seen her grow academically and in her awareness of global responsibility. We want to say congratulations. Coming up next, ensuring healthy meals for the most vulnerable. A south Bay Community steps up efforts. Magnificent trees but no visitors. Crews are making the beauty of San Franciscos Japanese Tea Garden even more spectacular. Hi, im reggie aqui. Our new abc7 streaming app. It is just in time because i bet your dog is tired of you, too. You can download it on roku and android tv and fire tv. Navigate to your search bar or app store depending on which device you have. On fire tv, it is a search. Type in abc7 bay area. Once it pops up, select it and just hit download. Thats it. Now you can check out whats being featured in our app this week. Get the top news of the day, check out a live broadcast, our new original series and, of course, get the latest weather. And also check out any of our previous shows down here in the show section. Now, what we may be stopped, but the people we need, they keep moving. So we can start again. Thank you. Clouds are going to make that full moon disappear after this morning, so get out there and see it. It sets at about 7 10. The last super moon of this year. Heres a look at tomorrow. You can see 60s and 70s around the bay and still some 70s and 80s inland and then for mothers day, look at that. We have 60s and 70s in most neighborhoods and temperatures drop a little bit more with that slight chance of rain on monday. In fact, heres a look at mothers day. Let me do a little more fine tuning with that and ill get back to you on that. Pretty comfortable for mothers day. Kumasi. Thousands of facebook employees will not be returning to the office any time soon. Mark zuckerberg says employees are able to work remotely and are able to do so through the end of the year. Some workers will be required to go back to the office but facebook hasnt decided who they are just yet. The Company Expects to open most of its offices in early july. Santa clara county is stepping up its efforts to keep students and older residents fed during this pandemic. The city will be handing out bags of food at three schools and Senior Centers on thursdays. This program has come a long way since the first give away when they handed out 284 meals. Interaction has been incredible. Everybody is so grateful for the food they received and recognizing that its very hard for everybody. People are losing their jobs and afraid to go out and this really is a lifeline for our santa clara families. This give away starts at 2 00 every thursday and runs until 4 30 or when all of the 10,000 meals have been distributed. If you or somebody you know needs help, go to abc7newstakes action including food banks, financial help and mental support. That. A destination designed to inspire tranquility is more beautiful than ever before when it finally reopens because gardeners at San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden have taken advantage of the shelterinplace as a rare opportunity to revitalize the garden and its delicate balance. That means they are relaying stones and resculpting gravel beds and used a and the strings that provide a home to the multicolored coy. Want to make the garden perfect or as close to perfect as i can get it is for the people who come to see it. I feel like were all dressed up and not going anywhere. Thank you, steven. We appreciate that. Well, the crews also hoping to finish a facelift of the gardens pagoda now that the ban has been lifted. Can you imagine how peaceful that is right now. Just the birds chirping and the beautiful weather were going to have today. Lets take a look at mothers day. You can see we wake up with cloud cover and the clouds are going to linger and that will keep our cooling trend going if youre doing a little picnic for mom in the front yard or backyard. Temperatures between noon and 4 00 pretty comfortable mid to 80s inland and barely mid to low of 60s at the coast. Look at that, that shield of rain not looking as nearly impressive monday or tuesday. While we were seeing an increase in the potential rain out of this system, now the medium range models are backing off and boo on the mediumrange models. Dont back off. We want more rain, not less. You can see a couple hundredths to a tenth of an inch of rain to maybe a quarter inch of rain in the north bay. That is not what i wanted to see when i came in to work this morning. Kumasi. Thanks, mike. Coming up next at 5 00, the bay area event canceled for the first time in its more than 100year history. The governors announcement about the First Community spread of covid19 in our state. He said it was at a nail salon. How local businesses are working to improve safety. Wildlife is roaming free in napa. You might be now your health, your safety. This is abc7 news. Now at 5 00, wine country opening back up. Napa and sonoma are just two of the local counties easing restrictions today. One local Business Owner says times are still going to be tough. This whole thing started in the state of california, the First Community spread in a nail salon. And with that, the governor announced something we didnt know before. How covid19 spread in our state. Now what local salons are doing to improve safety when youre able to visit again. Good morning, everybody. Its friday. Its may 8th. Hi, reggie. Yes, it is. How are you doing today, kumasi . Im gleblessed. I feel excited that its friday and im excited another nice, warm, beautiful day. Right, mike . It is. Mid 70s in San Francisco in our warmest spots there but 80s and 90s dominating the rest of us. In fact, just a touch warmer than yesterday. Hi, everybody. Heres a look at what is going on with our wind or lack there of and that will allow the heat to warm or the sun to warm us quickly and the heat to build quickly. Heres a look at sutro tower and very comfortable if you feel comfortable doing it and open the windows and let all that fresh air in and then lock it down about 10 00 and hold on and hope you dont need the air conditioner. I know mine kicked
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