Abbvie. Here. Now. Now at 11 00, a desperate effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus in a growing number of bay area Nursing Homes. The patients there cant get out. Theyre dependent on others to help them with their life. Tonight, new cases and frustrated families as facilities scramble to protect their residents. Reporter a top Santa Clara County official believes the pandemic could change the world of sports. How long he believes sporting events could be canceled. Reporter some bay area counties are imposing tougher restrictions ahead of the Holiday Weekend, and what marin county is doing to those violating the shelter at home order. Now at 11 00, and streaming on cbsn bay area. A bay area nursing home residents and their families. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Were following new developments tonight at the Gateway Center in hayward. Seven seniors have now died from the virus there. Another 33 have tested positive. 25 Staff Members are also infected. The state department that regulates Nursing Homes say the gateway and other facilities, run by the same owner, have dozens of violations and citations in recent year. Still, no comment from the facility. Y newseports a second ca center. A total of 50 people have tested positive at the facility. A nursing home in san jose is bringing in outside staff to help with its outbreak. 27 people have tested positive at the ridge post, formerly called the Mount Pleasant nursing center. All patients will be treated in house. You have people held captive there. In the sense that the patients there cant get out. Theyre dependent upon others to help them with their life, to care for them. And youre bringing in people from the outside on a regular basis. Tonight, one bay area county is getting tougher on people planning to hit the trails, parks, and open spaces. That could mean paying a fine if youre caught. Kpix 5s Andrea Nakano on the new crackdown taking effect for the Holiday Weekend. Reporter the marin county sheriffs departsathe past week its been tifor those violating the shelter in place order. Now marin is limiting access to local parks ahead of the Holiday Weekend. The Marin County Sheriffs Department is continuing to see a large number of visitors coming in to enjoy the trails. This line of cars was along Tennessee Valley road yesterday, and today these signs have been put up instead. The bay area is doing a great job of isolating, so to have citations is, i dont know, a little aggressive in my mind. I feel like these signs are fine. Reporter the no parking signs are part of marin countys emergency resolution issued today to keep crowds away. Its frustrating, certainly. I think were all trying to do our part and stay close to our homes. When you see others not doing that, its frustrating. Reporter marin county is not the only one implementing the tougher restrictions. The east Bay Regional Park District is either closing parking lots or limiting access to ten additional parks. And san jose will close all regional parks for the Holiday Weekend to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The massive amounts of influx of people, thats disappointing. But i understand why people were just trying to get outside. I dont blame anybody. This is strange times for everybody. Reporter if you get a ticket in marin county for parking near the open spaces, the ticket will cost you100. Also, r thcounty is implementing tougher restrictions on short term rentals, that includes anything from hotels to vacation rentals. It will only be available to local residents in need of temporary shelter. In san rafael, Andrea Nakano, kpix 5. We have a list of park closures and restrictions all around the bay area on our website, kpix. Com. As california passes the 20,000 case mark, Governor Newsom is providing some Front Line Health Workers with something almost as valuable as those masks and gloves. A placereose e countless hotel ros pty rossthe loor individual circumstances. That could come in the form of vouchers, stipends, or even full reimbursement. Theres been the addition of a lot of anxiety that comes with this. A lot of uncertainty. Re really heightens the amount that we eld we anevery the website officially launches tomorrow. 150 hotels have already signed up. Tonights, levi stadium is lit up as part of a new make it Blue Campaign to thank medical professionals. Landmarks and sporting venues across the world are participating during the covid19 epidemic. The twinkling lights might be the only things displayed at levi stadium, though, for the next several months. Maria medina reports that one top official suggests that Santa Clara County sporting events may not return before thanksgiving. Reporter its part of the american culture, football. And now theres talk the season could be in jeopardy in the county. But it doesnt stop there. All sporting events from professional to collegiate levels could cease to exist through november. From the sharks to the earthquakes, even sporting events at stanford, san jose state, and santa clara universities. And the 49ers. The sound of thousands of fans inside arenas may go silent through november, maybe even later. So even if we do well here in santa clara, if you have a big event that attracts thousands of people from all over the nation, you run the risk of reinfecting everyone. Reporter 49er tiolde uldnt reer heand fr had ccready segoin yeah, i love my niners. I love all my bay area teams. But i think at this time, until a vaccine is out, i think thats the right thing to do. In my opinion, its unlikely that the shelter in place will be lifted, at least until the late fall, because we dont have a National Shelter in place program. Reporter county leaders say absent a vaccine and a nationwide shelter in place order, many past times will be a thing of the past. At least for now. Well have to think very carefully about how we get back, how safe it is, such a big arena with su close proximity to the people around you. Yeah, for the sake of human life, i think thats the best course of action to take. Reporter and to be clear, its the county Public Health directors that make the decisions for the stay at home orders. But dr. Smith, whos a top county official, the order will be a long term event. Maria medina, kpix 5. The 49ers released a statement saying while theres much debate over the appropriate time for the return of sports, our intent is to exercise great patience and make the most informed decisions. New york state set another high today for coronavirus deaths. 799 people in one day. But there are some glimmers of hope. Today the number of hospitalized patients grew by the smallest number in weeks. That may indicate that efforts to flatten the curve are working. It comes at researchers at mt. Sinai hospital have now traced the sof ofovid19 in new york cieu number of americans are filing unemployment claims. 6. 6 million er11 of the u. S. W the last six years combined. In california, the state says it processed about 925,000 claims just last week. Starting sunday, those in california receiving Unemployment Benefits will get an extra 600 a week as part of the federal stimulus package. A plan to provide another 250 billion in loans to Small Businesses has stalled in congress. Democrats are demanding fixes to make sure theres equal access to the program. They also want extra money for hospitals along with state and local governments. The bay area remembering the fe how two simple words cemented a place in history for phyllis lion. And a new vaporizer is in high demand in california ntiaworeathe departtwt on a n long time tradition to make sure that families know theyre not alone during thi step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Its about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. Were gonna go through an awful lot of these. All across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. We stay at work. For you. You stay at home for us. Just know were all with you. Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you doctors nurses. Taki a live look at San Franciscos city hall right now. Its lit in rainbow colors tonight to honor the late bay area lgbtq activist phyllis lion. She passed away today at the age of 95. Lion and her wife gained fame for becoming the first same sex couple married in San Francisco back in 2004. I now pronounce you spouses for life. They married on valentines day at city hall, but later that year, the marriage was voided by the the california supreme court. Then the couple married again in 2008, after same sex marriages were finally made legal. This time the ceremony was officiated by then mayor and current governor, gavin newsom. The couple had been together almost half a century, the manifestation of faith, love, and devotion. But they were denied the right to say two extraordinary words, i do. The two met in the 1950s as gay rights activists. Volunteers with the National Aids memorial quilt are answering the call once again. This time theyre getting creative with how they use left over fabric. The volunteers partnered with the Bay Area CommunityServices Organization to sew face masks for the homeless. The quilt volunteers work in isolation to sew the masks. In just the first week, they made more than 400 masks to be delivered to people in need. Another inmate tested positive at the santa rita jail, and tonight the Alameda County public defender is calling for the release of more prisoners. He wants them to immediately release all inmates with less than six months to serve on their sentences. Nearly 600 low level offenders have already been released. There are 14 confirmed cases at the dublin facility. Tonight, Alameda County has arranged for about 70 r in place at hotels and is working on housing hundreds more. The comfort inn and suites near the airport is being used for people who have tested positive or have been exposed to someone with the virus. The nearby radisson is housing those over 65 and those with health conditions. Fema is subsidizing up to 75 of the expense. 65 rooms at concords premier inn have also been made available to the homeless. Contra costa county is partnering with shelter incto run the program. And the so called virus vaporizer helps kill germs and viruses at Grocery Stores and other businesses forced to stay open during the pandemic. Unlike a normal spray that typically cleans only what it lands on, the virus vaporizer can creep into tight crevices of just about anything. The way it works is it inputs a positive charge onto the germicide we apply. Its nice to know were safe and we dont have to stress too much about catching anything. The company says its seen a 100 increase in calls for service in the past two weeks. San francisco firefighters showing we are Better Together by bringing christmas in april. Kpix 5s joe vazquez shows us how theyre switching up their decades old holiday tradition to help families in need. Ththey get to nd signs, experience that they never had. Reporter firefighters and volunteers with the San FranciscoFirefighters Toy Program decided now is the time to retool their annual give away to meet the moment. Thank you so much, i really appreciate it. Reporter since 1949, the San FranciscoFire Department toy program has been helping families in need. Normally, this happens around christmas. But these are not normal times. Everything thats going on, the pandemic, the kids at home. To do this and give back, it means so much to me. Our mission is to bless the community. Kind of like a random act of kindness. We know youre at home with your children. We like to make that more enjoyable. Reporter what does this mean for you . Oh my god, this is amazing. Its so amazing. Thank you so much, you guys. These are people that have been struggling. They need some help. Its a joy, i appreciate it. Its a blessing. I feel like its a blessing from god. Reporter this is a one time special event for the families on the christmas list, but its part of a larger campaign. Some volunteers have been delivering directly to the homes of families in need, including the father of this family of seven who recently lost all three of his jobs. Firefighter jose says its taught him the power of giving. You just feel good all around. You even feel like a little tingly. Reporter while we do our part sheltering in place, these First Responders continue to work, and also give a hand to our neighbors who desperately need it. Demonstrating that were all in this together. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. Man, some good people out there. Head to kpix. Com together for more good news stories in tough times like these. During our early evening newscast, we talked about some showers trying to creep in from the east in the late evening and overnight, and now here they are. Lets take a look at the high def doppler. This mainly impacts the south bay. Kind of hard to pick it apart from the ground clutter, so we circled the actual rain. The whole line is going to get nudged a little farther to the west. Well switch over to the future radar, and show you how it will progress. Its going to weaken and largely fall apart tomorrow morning, and youre looking at the last of the slight rain chances well see for awhile. Temperatures now still in the 50s with that blanket of clouds thats moved back in throughout the evening. Low temperatures not dropping much. Upper 40s and low 50s by the morning. Very similar to this morning. A decent warm up in store for us on friday. Temperatures maybe a degree or two warmer than they were today. But largely similar. 50s along the coast, right around or just above 60 degrees near the bay. Low to mid60s, and mid to upper 60s farther inland. Bus theres warmer weather down the line in the sevenday forecast. Heading toward easter weekend, inland locations hit the 70s both saturday and sunday, and mid70s common in the forecast next week with more and more sunshine as we head farther down the line in the sevenday forecast. Mid60s near the bay towards the end of next week, and near the coast a little cooler with the onshore breeze. 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