Studios, this is kpix 5 news. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area we are looking at our exclusive it yes, we made it to friday everyone, good morning, it is april 10, i am michelle diego. Was get a check of the forecast for time to wake up and get your forecast with mary lee. It friday morning to you. We made it through another week together and we are looking at cool and cloudy conditions once again. A live look with our Treasure Island camera and temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Dae highs, 64 afn anci63 orpartly sunny moly cloudy a skies as head through our afternoon. I will let you know what you can expect for the weekend ahead and what you can expect for Easter Sunday coming up in a few minutes. Lets check in with gianna with a look at traffic. Good morning. Lets take a look at the roadways, not too bad. We are looking pretty nice as you travel both directions. Just a heads up, we do have reports of roadwork south about 101 as you are clearly past the golden gate bridge. Keep that in mind as you plan on going out this morning but not a lot of traffic on the road. Lots of roadwork out there, keep your eyes peeled for that. Conditions elsewhere as you work your way towards the bridge this morning traffic moving nicely in both directions with no delays. Looking clear as you had westbound over towards 101 into san mateo. Lots of changes for mass transit this week so we will continue to update on that. The latest is that yesterday when the light rail began Running Service again. Service resumes again today so back on track for the most part with the limited schedule and then ongoing changes on uni as. That a look mornin in t now from an explosion at the valero refinery plant in louisiana. This rocked that area at about 1 am shaking homes, setting off car alarms for miles. This is in st. Bernard parish. The fire chief said there one of the units at this plant exploded and then they were battling what he called a small fire. He said it is believed that one person was injured but they are not sure at this point. They have to secure that area before they are able to go in and do any rescues they might need to do. The cause at this point back to you. Developing this morning at nursing facilities across the bay area, seven seniors have now died from the coronavirus at the Gateway Center in hayward. Another 33 others have tested positive and 25 Staff Members infected. The state department that regulates Nursing Homes say the gateway and other facilities run i the same owner and have dozens of violations and citations in recent years. Still no comments from the facility. This and has a worker news reporting a second patient death at the care center, a total of 50 people have now tested positive at at a nursing facility in san jose bringing in outside staff to help with the outbreak. 27 people have tested positive at the ridge post formally called the Mount Pleasant nursing center. All of these patients will be treated inhouse. You are having people who are captive there in the sense that the patients there cannot get out. They are dependent upon others to help them with their life, to care for them. And you are bringing in people from the outside on a regular basis. We are keeping an eye on the ongoing developments on these Nursing Homes and will bring you the latest as we get it. New rental restrictions now in place in marin county. They went into effect at midnight. This includes vacation and shortterm rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels, bedand breakfast. Plus lodging facilities rented for 30 days or less. Restrictions do not apply to the countys homeless population, local residents in need, healthcare workers in need, restrictions will remain in place through may 3. Marin county also implementing a new crackdown ahead of the holiday ofpa d op s to keep people t spaces amid the stayathome order. Marin county Officials Say they have given warning citations to stay at home violators for about a week. Now, signs have been put up. Anyone parking near open spaces can expect a 100 fine all part of a county emergency parking resolution issued yesterday. The bay area is doing a great job of isolating. So to have citations is a little aggressive in my mind. I dont blame anybody, this is kind of strange times for everybody. East Bay Regional Park District also getting tough on social distancing regulations. Either closing parking lots are limiting access to 10 additional parks. San jose will close all its regional parks for this holiday weekend. For a list of park closures and restrictions around the bay area go to our website kpix5. Com. Governor newsom helping patients and families dealing with the coronavirus as california passes the 20,000 case mark. The governor wants to repurpose the countless hotel rooms sitting empty across the state indivi cices. Ost g thcould come the form ety th wi this and a lot of uncertainty and it really heightens the amount of stress we feel and see heery. 150 hote signed up to be a part of the program. New york state set another high yesterday for coronavirus thats at 799. But there are some glimmers of hope. The number of hospitalized patients yesterday grew by the smallest number in weeks and that may indicate efforts to flatten the curve are working. Paramedics and emts in the city say they are exhausted but the support from the community is getting them through. We are giving our all. I personally had moments where i have broken down on calls but the moments in between. The ride home, just keep trucking. They have to trust in someone. Nyc paramedics say they are not responding to double the normal amount of calls. And update out of ther boris jon intensive care afr being hoized eli ekfor colicatie s r office said he was moved back to the regular ward yesterday where he will be closely monitored during the early phase of his recovery. Officials say the 55yearold is in quote extremely good spirits. British engineers are known for nes are helping keep covid19 patients out of intensive care. The machine has been approved by the uks nhs. Cbs Riley Carlson has report may have put the brakes on formula one racing, but the mercedes amg team is not out of the race to help those infected. The company joined up with researer University College london to design a machine that delivers oxygen to a patients lungs to help them breathe without the need for a ventilator. With this the patient can be spontaneously breathing, communicating, and hopefully better oxygenating. It took fewer than 100 hours to produce a Continuous Positive Airway pressure machine known as cpap. A device already used in hospitals but in short supply. We cleverly thought about how we can go back to existing devices and reverse engineer them and engage those partners to manufacture them. Reporter china and italy used cpap equipment to help covid19 patients. Reports from italy show about 50 ti ven cpap d ventilat. Eping the devices free for those who desperately need them. I sincerely think it may actually save many lives by preventing patients from needing to go onto a ventilator. The breathing aids are being tried at si College London hospital. They can scale up production quickly, delivering 1000 a day if needed. Helping healthcare workers keep their foot on the gas so more patients can recover. Riley carlson, cbs news london. Mercedes says itis ready to massproduce the device at a moments notice. 4 40 this morning as we take a live look at the white house. President trump aids hope to reopen the country by next month after a top u. S. Model shows fewer debts by august than previously projected. But this Morning Health officials still have lingering concerns. Dr. Anthony fauci said summer vacations are a possibility but the cdc says even once the current pandemic eases, the u. S. Cannot be caught flat footed in 2021. I think we have to be direct and honest about it. Over the last 10, 20, 30 years we have under invested in Public Health in this nation. We are in a position now of preparing a 50of. The agency is working to inease that number ov time wi have to k very carefule ck. Sounding out on the future of sports in santa clara county. The timeline until it is game on just ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on the cbs bay area. Looking outside on this friday morning, lets take a look at the skyline of San Francisco from our camera on Treasure Island. Kpix 5 want to bring you the good news happening in the bay area these days and connect you to the people helping out. Had to our website kpix5. Com together. You can also send us the stories new this morning, jeff baste those surprised workers at an Amazon Fulfillment Center busy packing up boxes for delivery. He walked around thanking them for their hard work during the coronavirus crisis. The video posted on social media also showed the ceo visiting a whole stew a whole foods store in dallas wearing a mask and trying to keep a social distance. It comes after basals donated 100 million to u. S. Food banks. More than 2 trillion on its way to households, businesses and local governments. Wendy gillett as that story and much more in todays money watch report. Wall street is closed today for good friday. Yesterday it shrugged off another rough unemployment report. The gal gained 284 points, the nasdaq as added 52. 6. 6 Million People filed for new unemployment claims last week. That brings the total from just the last three weeks to about 16. 8 million. Almost double the number of jobs lost in the entire great recession. Investigators instead to comfort in a massive effort by the Federal Reserve to pump money into the economy. Essential programs to provide more than 2 trillion in loans to households, businesses, and local governments. The new satellite image from nasa shows that air pollution is down 30 in the northeast compared to the average over the last five years. With millions ordered to stay home, fewer cars on the roads is having a measurable impact. Also helping air travel is down 96 compared to a year ago. That is your cbs money watch report. For more ahead to cbs money watch. Com. I am wendy gillett. Levi stadium lit up overnight as part of a new make it to campaign to think medical professionals. Landmarks and sporting venues across the world are participating in the covid19 pandemic are those twinkling lights, they might be the only things displayed at levi stadium for the next several months. One top official suggests that collegiate levels including the 49ers to the sharks, and Stanford University sports may not return before thanksgivvemy all my bay area teams. But i think at this time, until we get the vaccine. We will have to think very carefully about how we give back get back, how safe it is and how we do it. It is the county Health Directors that make decisions on stayathome stat the sap center declined to comment but the 49ers released a statement saying in part while there is much debate regarding the appropriate time for return to sports, our intent is to exercise great patience and make the most informed decisions. A much different easter this sunday with social distancing and virtual worship replacing Traditional Church services. But as Laura Podesta reports, some congregations may push back. Easter sunday celebrates the resurrection of jesus christ. President trump once hoped to mark the resurrection of the u. S. Economy and the return to work for many americans. I would say by easter we would have a recommendation and maybe before easter. Is the number of those that come into covid19 continue to rise and social distancing guidelines remain in place, churches will not be holding regular service this sunday. Standing far apart and wearing facemask, these texas pastors and by the congregation to worship online. So what are we supposed to do when we want you to see the streaming of your church, see the streaming of many of our churches. We will be online, facebook, we still will have resurrection service. Some churches offering drive in services where parishioners can sit in their car and listen from the parking lot. But in certain states with strict stayathome orders, even that is not allowed. The governor of nevada and officials in Southern California are banning drive in worship like this recent gathering in wisconsin. Some congregants are refusing to abide by any social distancing guidelines. State troopers twice last sunday had to break up surfaces at this church in georgia for not complying with the governors order to keep people 6 feet apart. The church says it will be open again this sunday. Pope francis will be social distancing. The vatican reports he will celebrate easter alone in st. Peters basilica. Laura podesta, cbs news. Easter egg hunts for kids have also been upended. Still several cities and towns have figured out ways to hold virtual easter egg hunts. Despite the stayathome order, live music is not necessarily offlimits in San Francisco. [ music ] we found this drummer putting on a show in the middle of San Franciscos great highway. That stretch is closed to cars right now usof sand supervisor gordon morrow wants to see it stay that way for the duration of the shelter in place order to give joggers, walkers, and cyclists a safe place to exercise. Lets get a check on our weather, it is friday, mary, we made it. Good morning to you, even if it is at a distance. Get to see you too, michelle. I miss you so much and i miss everyone in the studio as well. Thank goodness it is friday and we are looking at a beautiful weekend ahead. I will show you this in just a moment. Here is a really cool view, love this view with our of clay tower. You can see it lit up in red white and blue. Cycling through red white and blue this morning. Onreally cool site as we start lets show you a live look of our sales first our camera. Starting off the day was cool and cloudy conditions as we look east across the bay bridge and east bay. Temperatures running in the low to mid 50s. Mid 50s in concord, oakland, livermore, San Francisco, as well as and has a looking at 53. You can expect this morning cloudy and mostly cloudy skies as we had through the afternoon with peeks of sunshine for today. As we look ahead to the weekend dry and mild conditions for easter weekend and much warmer inland. I will show you this in just a moment. Here is the satellite and radar view with that low pressure system still spinning, bringing the rain to Southern California. You can see that wraparound moisture there. That is why we are looking at more clouds as we had through the day today. On future cast taking you hour by hour, you can see those clouds and pockets of sunshine as we head through our day. The inland locations have a better chance of seeing a little more sunshine today and then for the weekend you will see a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures on the rise as a strong ridge of High Pressure builds in for us. That means temperatures inland will warm up to the 70s this weekend. Inthr s. East bay 67 for concord and pleasantville later on this afternoon. The trivalleys 67. Low 60s from San Francisco looking at 63 in oakland. Northbay upper 60s in santa rosa and topping out at 70 degrees in cloverdale. Here is our easter forecast. Clear for the bay and the coast but warm inland and here is that 7day forecast. As you can see, those temperatures on the rise for the weekend. More sunshine and warming up even more into next week. Anna r a lo friday inthis friday. I am very glad its friday, i did a lot of zoom talking and face time talking with all my friends and i think i am starting to lose my voice with all the stocking. Looking at the golden gate bridge, a pretty nice riding across the area. We do have reports of roadwork as you work your way southbound on 101. This is an ongoing construction project so there will be some this week and the rest of next week. The next couple weeks in fact. You will see a few bright light here, everything should be clear by 6 00 this morning. Other than that, things are fairly quiet, lots te bridu can see traffic moving nicely in both directions with no delays. Westbound traffic across prosser city looks clear. Not a lot of volume on the roadway just yet. Usually what we are seeing now with the new traffic patterns more cars on the roadway after 6 00. If you are still an essential worker there are still plenty on the roads this morning. Right now c nice. Most of our bay area bridges are very high it. No delays at the toll plaza. Out of the east bay as you work your way into San Francisco and a quick look at traffic in the south bay where traffic is moving at the limit along 101 with no delays. 880 clear in both directions as well as 280 out of san jose. No delays as you head into cupertino. Of course there have been ongoing changes for public transit. Good news for those that commute through the south bay, vta light rail is back in service, they started up again yesterday. The sfo supplebediscontinued and that s on saturday, april 11 due to low ridership. That is a look at your morning drive. This is amazing, this is so amazing. Thank you so much, you guys. Still ahead, the San FranciscoFire Department putting a new twist on a longtime tradition. Lately, ive discovered that while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out sort of. So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. On the mobile app, step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Were working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. Its about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. Were gonna go through an awful lot of these. Alss pnt 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. Just know were all with you. While keeping safe and staying in,