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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 love you so much. >> reporter: there have been so many first responders. 66-year-old paul cary, a par...

>> 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: tamara south is temporarily unemployed. but at home, the work never stops, with virtual classes. >...

As more participants head back to work. i'm liz kreutz with the state's 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 they're 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 isn't sure. good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. about friday, governor gavin newsom says some stor...

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 because i'm an essential worker and want to see if i have been unknowingly exposed. >> what's very imp...

Checkpoints being shutdown because there's 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. he's 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. she's a federal investigator at the department of housing and urban development. she is also furloughed. it's groeat to have you both wih us. chris, you are considered an essential worker because you work at a fe...