Reduce the spread. Nearly two weeks after a regional shelterinplace order went into effect, no word on how much longer its going to last. To make sure we have fewer people in the hospital beds and fewer people dying is for us to stick to this social distancing. Reporter but as some grow impatient about having to spend more time at home, there are new reminders about why the measure is so important. What we know from our modeling and what we think that means reporter earlier this week there were suggesting based on a european mod thal 2,000 people here could die of coronavirus despite efforts to contain it. Statistics can be misleading because theyre based on presumptions, and they dont predict the future. They dont tell us whats going to happen to you as an individual. Whats going to happen to you as an individual depends on what you do, whats in your control. Reporter at the Santa Clara Convention center, a temporary federal station is being built to help ease the strain on medical facilities with space to hold up to 215 covid19 patients, the center is for those discharged from the hospital but in need of a safe place to recover. They might be here for as many as two, three weeks before theyre safe. Reporter as of friday, communications in san jose has been closed to the public to reduce overcrowding. City and county Officials Say they wont hesitate to close other parks if people arent practicing social distancing. We know that the social distancing takes at least two weeks to start to have an effect because the incubation time period for the disease is at least two weeks. Reporter the confirmed case count is now up to 574, but because of limited testing, county Officials Say that represents only a small fraction of the total number of cases of those who have the disease here in santa clara county. Were live in san jose. Im chris nguyen, abc7 news. [ indiscernible ] the last thing we want to do, as i said, is to start to close the last bit of fresh air that were able to get during this very difficult time. And so parks, we know, are essential, and i know other places have chose on the close parks and other places down. We dont want to get to that place, but if we see more people playing on basketball courts, if we see more people playing volleyball with one another and baseball and some of these sports that are more team related, we will have no other choice. A lot of parking lots will be closed the weekend as the state and city look to control the crowds and get people to follow the stayathome order, and police chief bill scott said patrols will be out as well. Governor newsom announced a state wide moratorium on evictions through may 31st. Dozens of cities have announced similar bans. Renters must pay and must tell their landlords if theyre not going to be able to make a payment. Some much needed financial help be coming to millions of americans, maybe you. This afternoon President Trump signed an unprecedent 2. 2 trillion economic rescue package into law. It reached the president s desk after it overwhelmingly passed the house. It will speed payments of 1,200 to most americans and increase jobless benefits to those out of work. It will also provide loans to businesses as well as grants and tax breaks. For the first time gig workers will be eligible for unemployment under the stimulus bill. Lets bring in 7 on your side Michael Finney with a lot of information on this. Michael . You know, when a lot of people think about the gig economy, especially older people, they think in terms of maybe uber drivers, but the gig economy is much, much bigger than that. Youre the one that i want aol ooh, ooh, ooh bev and pat work as performers arranging karaoke nights at a local bar to performing with rollerskating. The stayathome order cut them off from gigs. Were now missing our living money, right, our groceries, how we pay our rent, everything. Reporter travis is an audio engineer in a local theater. The shutdown left his economic footing on shaky ground. Essentially im still coasting on the money paid out to me from the last round of paychecks. After that, im not sure what im going to do. Reporter travis, patrick, and beth should all qualify for benefits as independent contractors or gig workers under the stimulus bill. We take a lot of gigs as stagehands living in san francisco, so i was happy to see Unemployment Benefits were extended. Bev and th and patrick are r a baby. Its pretty scary wondering are we going to be able to pay our rent, how long is this going on for. Thats rough. Her spits have been lifted because so many friends have been dropping off toilet paper and food for her family. That brings us back to the abc newsro newsroom. Everyone here, all of us have a friend like that, you might want to buy them a gift certificate. Were going to talk more about that tonight at 6 00 right here on abc7 nevers. Thats a wonderful idea. Thank you. Its inevitable. In hard times some people would try to find an angle for financial gain. Thats happening in some of the regions tonight. We have more from sonoma county. Reporter this is what a superficially perfect day looked like, a favorite vacation spot unseen by a dark cloud pandemic that could even reach this place. Its a rare day when tourism is not welcome along the russian river. Because of coronavirus, hotels and rentals are considered nonessential but look at some trying to make a buck. Take a look at these airbnb. Theyre offering pandemicready and quarantined rentals despite restrictions. Unfortunately theyre not compliant with our order. Reporter thats Linda Hopkins via facetime. Shes ready for enforcement. If we wind up here like were seeing in new york city, our capacity will quickly become overwhelming and some who dont need to die will die. Some are saying thatre available for essential workers. Others took the high road, they took their properties off the market completely. I mean i think it feels like the socially responsible thing to do. Reporter the marketing is particularly ericsome to jeff. He spent more than a Million Dollars bringing back his hotel after last years floods. He remains closed while others still advertise. I heard that and i think its irreprehensible. Reporter in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. The coronavirus is having an enormous impact on family life. We put a spotlight on the impact its having. Is it okay if my babys in the shot . Reporter we set up a virtual town hall with eight mothers and momstobe. Folks are stressed to the max. Reporter as a mother of three and founder of mamas facebook group, with schools closed, she said what many parents are experiencing. I would cry on my way to work knowing what i was going home to. Reporter kathy is a nurse. Shes 29 weeks pregnant with her fifth child and just went on maternity leave. The stress of going in to work with everything going on, it was an added layer of that. Reporter francine say doula. Is the work that we do considered essential and is it safe for us to go work with our clients . Reporter maggie and janie are both due in the next week. I dont know what the next week will look like. Daily im checking. Is the hospital going to be overwhelmed . Is my husband going to be allowed to attend the birth. Reporter an obgyn delivered three persons yesterday. She said a support person is essential. Its not only critical for the woman who desperately needs that support and its a very special and intimate time for a couple, but its critical for us as providers to have that Additional Support and interaction in the labor suite. Reporter dr. Callen is on staff where one support person is still allowed, but she said hospitals are still trying to establish protocol for babies born to a mother positive for covid19. The problem with separating babies from their moms for 14 days is one approach. Were not doing that at cpnc. We want to work with people to at least i do to make sure we dont that the cure isnt worse than the disease. Reporter as a result of hospital restrictions, more families are considering home births. Alice works for a birthing center in san francisco. Weve seen a 25 increase of birth tub rentals since this all began. Reporter still so many unknowns. As it enters the world, more answers and solutions will be revealed. Indicate larsen, abc7 news. Life at the zoo, its different now that there are no visitors. How some animals are noticing the changes. Plus next i left my entire life behind. A dream delayed, but maybe not a dream deferred. One mans lifel do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging . Prevagen is the number one pharmacistrecommended memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the dreams of athletes everywhere including hikers with plans to tackle one of the wests most challenging trails. Abc7 News Reporter with a man whose trip is put on hold. Reporter its been a goal for 25yearold alex berger to walk its length from mexico to canada since high school. He was set to start the hike next month. However, the coronavirus has closed the trail. How crestfallen will you right now. It was devastating. Reporter berger started training a year ago. He had to assemble gear and supplies to sustain him for six months. He essentially gave up the life behind. He was in the hospitality industry. He got rid of his car. He broke his lease so he could focus on his goal. Then a Health Emergency derailed everything. As of right now im cast out into limbo. Im maintaining my fitness trying to maintain a positive outlook and see what the future holds. Reporter while theres disappointment, he puts Others Health first. We typically would resupply by going into small town as i long the trail, buy food every four to six days, so i could be transmitting this disease to unwitting people all up and down the length of our country. Reporter besides testing his own perseverance and skills he was raising donations for a Mental Health organization. Hes hoping ing to hike the tra later this year, although it appears hell have to wait until next year. Parks have been shut down. Theyve been largely overcrowded. The city warns they could close more parks if people continue to ignore the order and avoid social distancing guidelines. The Regional Park district says due to overcrowding theyve closed down castle park and several others. Theyve closed down parking lots at other parks. Covid19 shelterinplace orders are taking a hit. No visitors means no revenue, but theres still lots of mouths to feed. We report from the oakland zool. Reporter that whistle means its enrichment time otherwise known as feeding them sna sna s while they frolic in the pool. Bears are so smart f we want to keep them active, get up in the morning and give them something to do. Reporter he said it was easier before the oakland zoo had to close its doors and send 90 of its workers home because of the coronavirus shelterinplace order. Whats left is an were going to be doing cutbacks and furloughs for the rest of the staff so we can get through the summer. Reporter the animals still have to eat and there still must be veterinarians on staff to care for them. Its hard to tell if many of the animals miss crowds of humans visiting daily. These gibbons are the exception. What do you do when there are no visitors . I think theyre kind of bored. Reporter as are people stuck at home. Thats why the zoo plans to unveil a website. Lit feature skpibts. For the remainder of spring, its trying to stay afloat until theyre allowed to reopen. Zero revenue is a huge drop tochl find out how you can help, go to their website. Be sure to check that out. Friends of a ucsf doctors wife kept asking how to donate masks to her huh. Instead she took it to the city and organized a twoday drive. People could donate without getting out of their cars. Ive gotten a lot of individual requests of my friends, hey, i want donate masks to your husband, how do i do that. Im amazed at their courage into walking into those situations. The collection continues from 10 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Tomorrow inside the bonaire Center Parking lot in green bay. All right. Get your umbrellas out because it could be a rainy weekend. Spencer christian will be along with the forecast. Thats next. I of metastatic breast cancer. 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Common side effects include rash, nausea, tiredness, weakness, decreased appetite, mouth sores, vomiting, weight loss, hair loss, and changes in some blood tests. Ask your doctor about piqray. All right. Onto the weather forecast. Its going to be a little different than it was today. Yeah. Spencer, finding the perfect time to go cycling. What do you think. I dont know about that. Cycle with an umbrella. Its dry across the bay area. Weve had bright skies across the day. In san francisco, 55 degrees. 60 in oakland and mid to upper 50s right now. At redwood city, san jose, gilroy, and half moon bay. This is the view from the Golden Gate Bridge look at blue sky up north and increasing clouds as well. Temperature readings right now, mid50s. Napa, 61. 57 at concorde, 54 at livermore. On we go. Well have a weekend storm. It will start with light showers. Theyll become more widespread going into the daytime hours tomorrow. Sunday will be a rainier day than saturday and a warmer pattern will be setting up for early next week. Its a storm of light intensity, but it will produce periods of showers tomorrow and periods of rain, steadier rain and in some cases sunny and breezy at times. Forecast shows increasing clouds and even the development of a few spotty showers mainly near the coastline before midnight, but after midnight this become as much more active is. It will be wetter in areas, going into the Morning Hours tomorrow. It would be a rainy day, but there will be a lot of wet spots and much rainier early sunday morning. Even pockets of heavy downpours here and there and that will taper off sunday evening and the rein will move out of here, but we will be left with fairly oppressive rainfall totals. By sunday night look for rainfall totals ranging from a ten ofgt an inch in areas not so hard hit to a half inch or more in the wetter locations. And for overnight conditions, look for low temperatures in the 40s. Although, it will be a little bit chillier where the lows will drop into the upper 30s. Then tomorrow as the showers continue to spread across the region, well see high temperatures ranging from mid50s at the coast to upper 50s near the bay and inland. Its going to be rather day for this time of year. But it will be warmer. After we get through the wet weekend, look for mainly sunny skies next week. A nice warmup in the mid ol testify week, tuesday, wednesday. Mid60s on the coast and temperatures will drop off just a couple of degrees, but it will remain mild and dry on thursday and friday. So very nice week ahead and some much needed rain over the weekend. Very good. Kristen. Theres spring. Thats next week. That will be a nice week. Thank you. A personal trainer gets personal about the n coming up tonight, were going to give you a look at the Pandemic Response unit and the local firefighter stepping up in a big way. Also the iteam ran the numbers. It doesnt lookgood for california. And from seven on your side arc simple way you can help businesses and the left force gnat make it through this very tough time all comes up in a half hour on abc7 news at 6 00. Finally tonight, a special look at the new normal of living with a shelterinplace in the bay area. Heres one persons personal sto story. N bba 220 has has has has time. Im a personal trainer at barrys boot camp. Ive been on instagram and facebook doing workouts not even to get paid but just to help people keep their sanity while at home, but at the end of each workout i do say f you can donate, if you cant, its fine. Im still going to keep doing what im doing. The support from these people is its it doesnt make sense, like its these people are watching multiple instructors and potentially donating to instructors throughout the day, so the support from them is just unbelievable. Its hard to wrap my head around it. Thats powerful. Covid19 diaries is an abc7s original limited series telling the personal stories as the bay area works together to cope with the virus. Thats helpful stuff. Weve all been so resilient, right . Finding different ways to do what we have to do. It is inspiring. People are digging in. World news is next. We appreciate your time. My name is dan ashley. And im kristen sze. For Michael Finney, spencer and the rest, well see you. Bye for now. Tonight, with the u. S. Now leading the world and the highest number of people testing positive for coronavirus, surpassing italy and china, the president issuing a order compelling gm to make ventilators. Part of the defense production act after the president took aim at gm tonight, trying to force them to act. The new statement from them at this hour, as doctors and nurses sound the alarm that they do not have enough ventilators and masks. And the alarming images inside an e. R. Overflowing with patients in new york city. New yorks governor now warning the number of cases doubling every four days and that we are still three weeks from the peak here. With other cities now seeing a
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