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Was working at kept taking ppe away from us, and it was scaring us. The intense pressure for these frontline workers forced to isolate themselves from loved ones and the devastating news for this family. New hope. The experimental treatment doctors are working on gaining attention. Antibodies from recovered patiwill it be the answer to treating covid19 . Instastrike. Employees for Delivery Service instacart preparing for a massive strike. Their list of demands this morning including hazard pay. And tornado outbreak. Twisters tearing through parts of the midwest and south. Homes and businesses destroyed. Our weather team tracking more Severe Weather expected today. And good morning, everybody. Thanks so much for joining us on this sunday morning. Lets get right to the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Overnight, an abrupt reversal from President Trump who briefly floated the idea of imposing a quarantine on new york, new jersey and connecticut. That notion was met with a swift pushback from the governors of those states after which the president said he would instead issue a travel advisory. Also overnight, a significant jump in the numbers here in new york city where we now have more than 30,000 cases and almost 700 deaths. Nationally, were at more than 120,000 cases, and more than 2,000 deaths. We have Team Coverage this morning and we start with abcs Stephanie Ramos right here in times square. Stephanie, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. The governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut reacting strongly against the president s idea to quarantine the region, calling it an illegal lockdown. The cdc has now put in place travel warnings instead as covid19 cases in new york go up. This morning, new york city alone now has more than 30,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. And more than 200 deaths in just the last 24 hours. President trump tweeting overnight that a federally enforced quarantine of the region will not be necessary, and is instead having the cdc issue a strong travel advisory, urging new york area residents to not travel domestically for at least 14 days. The decision coming hours after new yorks governor hit back at a quarantine proposal floated by the president , raising fears that the government would shut down major parts of the northeast. If you start walling off areas all across the country, it would be totally bizarre, counterproductive, antiamerican, antisocial. Reporter trump has said governors from states less affect bid the virus asked him to look into a quarantine for the tristate area. I dont believe it would be legal. I believe it would be illegal to say you cannot leave the state of new york. Reporter some states implementing stricter measures to prevent the spread of covid19. Florida, south carolina, maryland, texas, and rhode island ordering visitors from new york to selfquarantine for 14 days. The Sunshine State even setting up checkpoints on i95 looking for new yorkers. In rhode island, the National Guard scouring neighborhoods, looking for cars with new york plates. Folks from new york present a different kind of danger to the people of rhode island. I know this is unusual. I know its extreme, and i know some people dont agree with it. Reporter Governor Cuomo threatening to sue rhode island if they dont scale back the policy of tracking residents from the empire state. New york, the epicenter of the crisis is still in need of medical supplies. In the midst of traveling warnings and social distancing, the president traveling to virginia to send off the u. S. Navy hospital ship as it sails to new york city. But outside of new york, the pandemic hitting another grim milestone, claiming its youngest life yet in illinois. There has never before been a Death Associated with covid19 in an infant. If you havent been paying attention, maybe this is your wakeup call. Reporter illinois preparing to become one of the nations next hot spots. The governor there fearing they wont be able to shore up supplies while competing against other states, and the government for orders. For those at the bottom of the list may not see ventilators until, you know, potentially months after they peak in terms of their Covid Patients in their hospitals. Reporter and a dire warning in louisiana covid19 cases spreading fast after mardi gras, 3,000 people infected. Hospitals, full. The mayor of new orleans said she was not encouraged to cancel the festivities. Instead, Administration Officials publicly stated the virus was being contained. We were hearing from the federal government that the virus was contained. Reporter a louisiana senator hoping one of the navys floating ships can be sent there, too. In california trails and beaches closed. Law enforcement taking to the sky to enforce restrictions. If you do not leave you will be arrested for trespassing. Reporter Governor Newsom said the golden state has received more ventilators from the National Stockpile but 170 of them are broken. Telling our matt gutman theyll be up and running soon. They may not be working, but were fixing them. So the fact is we have the asset. We have the mindset, and were going to solve the problem in 72 hours. Reporter californias governor has also touted that the state has administered 90,000 covid19 tests, but they have only received tests for about 30,000. The governor says people are waiting seven to ten days for those results and thats a sign of a possible surge in cases to come. Whit . Yeah, the timing of those results continues to be an issue. Stephanie ramos for us, thank you. In the meantime, many states are projecting the peak of this pandemic is still weeks away leaving President Trump with some Big Decisions to make over the countrys next steps to slow the spread. Abcs rachel scott joins us from the white house with more. Rachel, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. In the next 24 hours the white house will be approaching the end of its 15day initiative to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Americans to practice social distancing, to work from home when possible, and now the president will have to decide whether or not he wants to loosen or tighten those guidelines. The president will be discussing how to move forward with his Coronavirus Task force team, but hes made clear he would like to see parts of the country that are not badly affected getting back to normal by easter. Now Vice President mike pence has said that goal is aspirational. But Public Health officials have warned against that. They say moving too quickly would only cost more lives. More than 800,000 physicians from across the country sent a letter to the white house with the plea to keep that social distancing in place. Now pence said that theyre reviewing the data by county and will be giving guidance to different regions of the country in coming days. Dan. Rachel, thank you. For more on all of this, lets bring in Martha Raddatz whos also in d. C. , where shell be hosting this week later this morning. Martha, good morning to you. So on this question of locking down versus opening up the economy, do we have a sense of where the president s head is at right now . First, he said he wants to reopen the country by easter. Overnight, floating the idea of a quarantine on the new york area. Whats the direction here . Well, i think, dan, you hit the nail on the head when you said floated. I think in the last couple of days and all this week youve seen President Trump floating these ideas. Would it work to open things up by easter . Would it work to have a complete lockdown in new york city and connecticut and new jersey, and i think hes clearly getting pushback on this. He clearly got pushback from andrew cuomo about basically locking down all of new york city. The president now says hes consulted with these governors, and there will be a travel advisory. So i think he is getting that feedback. Hes also getting feedback from cdc officials and scientists about whether this is really feasible, but i think ultimately, he does want to loosen some sort of restriction on parts of the country where its not hitting hard. Certainly in new york and in california and louisiana and places like that right now, they are overwhelmed in so many ways, but in the middle of the country, they are they are not feeling it as much, but the problem is, dan, they werent feeling it very hard a month and a half ago in these cities that are now in very, very bad shape. Thats a really hard decision. It comes on quick. Lets talk politics here for a second. The president s poll numbers have been surging during the crisis. Overnight, some new numbers from an abc News Washington post, while joe biden has a slim lead against the incumbent. Theres a huge Enthusiasm Gap. Only 24 enthusiastic support for biden. The president s at 53 . How does biden cut through this National Crisis . I think its very, very difficult. I think the Enthusiasm Gap for the election itself is not very large. Joe biden has to walk that line of not being too critical of President Trump in a time of crisis in the country but also trying to let people know he thinks he could do a better job but its very tricky and i think this will play out over many, many months. The election isnt until november. And its taking place under extraordinary circumstances, this campaign. Martha, thank you very much. I want to remind everybody, martha has a big show this morning. Shes going to interview the governors of new jersey and louisiana, both hit hard by the coronavirus. Shell also go oneonone with the president s chief economic adviser larry kudlow. Thats later this morning on abc. And while i have you, in this busy, unprecedently busy news era, dont forget to tune into our new streaming service, abc newslive. Joining us to answer more questions about covid19 from newton, massachusetts, is dr. Todd ellerin, an Infectious Diseases physician. Thank you so much for joining us. Lets get right to it. There was talk of a federal quarantine in the new York Metro Area but theres also been talk about getting things back up and running by easter. Wheres the balance . Remember, i think that message is the same social distancing is key. Staying at home is very important. So, you know, whether we call it quarantine or not some of that is semantics. Those are the key messages. As far as opening the country right now or opening up new york, we are not there yet. Remember in two weeks were going to have easter. People who are infected right now may be displaying their symptoms then. So before we start to give a firm date of when were going to start to open, we have to see how many infections there are, what does the epidemic curve look like . More important than the specific date. We have now seen the first infant to die of covid19. What does this tell us and should parents be concerned . Yes, so, neonats are a vulnerable group. Its not the same as saying children where we know children tolerate this virus much better. We have to do the best to protect this vulnerable population. The way we do that is to protect mom and her partner from developing the infection. Again, social distancing. We keep coming back to that, hand hygiene, staying away from mom if shes pregnant if you are sick. Th veryimportant. The other thing is remember, during labor if mom is infected, we have to follow the protocols, okay . The personal protective equipment for mom of the baby as well as her partner. This is evolving and its very important, but this is a vulnerable group, so we have to be careful. Dr. Todd ellerin, thank you so much for that insight. Whit. Eva, turning now to the medical workers and hospitals filling with patients trying to stretch their resources. Some now taking to the streets pleading for help. Abcs trevor ault is outside the new temporary hospital at the Javits Convention center here in new york. Trevor, good morning to you. Reporter well, whit, good morning. One survey says 90 of mayors nationwide say they dont have enough masks or tests and those shortages are putting the strain directly on American Healthcare workers who are already being pushed to the limit as they try to tackle this pandemic headon. This morning, as the count of coronavirus cases climb higher, nurses outside hospitals, demanding access to more personal protective equipment. In new york,he father of the nurse desperate for his daughters safety. Have you asked your daughter not to keep going to work . I have. And what does she say . She says she has to. She loves her job. Reporter but for some amid growing shortages of masks, gloves and more, the risk has become too much. One nurse we spoke with named ashley saying she didnt feel properly protected by her hospital, and despite loving the work, decided to quit. The current hospital that i was working at kept taking ppe away from us and changing the guidelines, and it was scaring us. I felt that it was unsafe work conditions. So thats why i left. Reporter other nurses say guidelines from the cdc ve procedures for safety eq that would have been required before the crisis. Meredith johnson, a Critical Care nurse in south carolina, says she feels unprotected. We shouldnt be scared. This is our job. I did sign up for this, but i didnt sign up to do it without the right equipment. I didnt ever expect to be in a position where i would be sent to work and literally risking my life. Reporter the risk of those on the front lines contracting the virus themselves has grown so great, many like arkansas dr. Jared burks have moved out of their homes to protect their families. Dr. Burks captured in this viral photo getting as close as he can to his 1yearold son. It feels kind of crazy to be married to a doctor right now. Theres a lot of uncertainty and so while im proud of him and very, very thankful he does what he does, theres this kind of fear of what might come. And this morning, we do have a pretty devastating update from that family in that viral photo, as if they werent going through enough. The wife alyssa burks says yesterday, they were in the path of an arkansas tornado. While the family is okay and theyre safe, their house was destroyed. Dan . Im really glad theyre okay, but thats terrible news. Trevor, thank you very much. That home was destroyed by one of at least 17 reported tornadoes in the central u. S. Rob is right here, tracking all of this. Good morning, sir. Good morning, dan. It was a rough 24 hours from over 190 damaging storm reports including this tornado that ripped through jonesboro, with debris flying through the air, around 5 00 p. M. , terrifying time for the people of northeast arkansas. Reporter severe storms across the central u. S. Producing this destructive tornado. Jonesboro, arkansas taking a direct hit. Terrified workers inside this cell phone and Computer Shop watch in fear as the twister causes transformers to explode and tosses debris into the air. Oh, my gosh a tornado on the ground. A big tornado. Oh, my gosh reporter watch, as this Traffic Camera captures the tornado moving just north. Tornado sirens blaring as the tr zone. The tornado leaving little behind but rubble in its path. Crushing cars and ripping businesses to pieces. Fortunately, many had been closed because of the covid19 outbreak. I hate to say this, with the coronavirus, not as many people in that building and it could have been much worse. Reporter the tornado blamed for at least six injuries, luckily no deaths. Guy riggins capturing the scene on video. The twister roaring by his apartment. They say it has a unique sound, like a freight train. But my experience, it was much louder. Definitely nothing like i have ever heard. Watching this play out on the radar and on television yesterday was terrifying for myself. The point of the covid actually being a benefit here, had this happened any other time, there likely would have been fatalities. This storm is not over. The squall line cutting through tennessee and parts of alabama. Flash flooding across parts of ohio, cleveland, i90 problems there. With snow still falling across parts of minnesota we have wind alerts. This is going to be a real big windmaker. If you are not getting Severe Weather, youll see winds 40 Miles Per Hour to 50 Miles Per Hour. Possibly some strong thunderstorms in pennsylvania and the midatlantic as this thing eventually pushes out to sea tomorrow. In replace of that, the next item up for bid, some Severe Weather and likely heavy rain that got hit by the tornado on monday, and then the Severe Weather threat goes tuesday across parts of the florida scattered showers, these two. Good morning to you. Some showers, some heavier downpours then they could linger through the early afternoon hours. Otherwise partly cloudy for some of you today, and then more sunshine to start the work week, although north bay will hold on to a chance of showers into your monday morning. Level one system later on today, 60 in oakland as well as san jose. Mid50s at the coast. So the rain comes down, scattered about throughout the Morning Hours and turning partly cloudy and milder the rest of the week. Weather s en qu re getting into Severe Weather season. Tornadoes in april, may and june. On top of everything else. The idea of social distancing when youre dealing with a tragedy is pretty difficult. But as you said, the social distancing could be useful in that people are inside. I think yesterday it did help. Thank you, rob. Lets go over to janai. Shes been doing the right thing and staying home given that she is pregnant, and she has a story this morning about some Police Officers who like so many people these days are going above and beyond the call of duty. Janai, good morning to you. Reporter hey, guys. Good morning. Yeah, were trying to find the silver linings, those happy stories to bring a smile to your face, and this one comes from the Perry Township Police department in dublin, ohio where theyre making sure their eld elderly residents dont have to feel alone while theyre selfquarantining and social distancing. The Police Department has set up a program where residents can sign up for a Daily Wellness check so the Columbus Dispatch shared these pictures as this Police Officer helped this resident by hauling her garbage can back from the curb and was then greeted by that beaming smile at the door. They have been very happy to see us. One lady especially, just yesterday, when i stopped and checked on her, just said she had been waiting for us to stop by to check on her. I think she was happy to have somebody to talk to other than just playing piano as she was doing when i got there. And along with the officers, the departments three chaplains have also enlisted volunteers to make house calls. So important to remember to check on people, you know, many of us are very fortunate in being able to socially distance and be at home with our families. There are some people who are at home alone. You want to make sure theyre doing okay too. Dan, you talked about this before, loneliness being a real issue especially this time. People are trapped inside their homes. The problems that it creates psychologically trickle down to the rest of the body, and it is a very dangerous condition to be lonely. Check in. Nenot time. Safely chdistan bthwa janai, we would love it if you lit that fire behind you. Maybe we could just turn this into a fireside chat on the weekends now. Im going to. You know what . Thats what ill do for pop news today, whit. Warm it up a little bit this morning. Making special requests. There you go. Janai, you dont have to take his interior design tips just so you know. Thank you, but i appreciate it. Maybe i should. I can make this look real saucy. There you go. Sauce it up. Thanks, janai. Well see you in a little bit. While theyre testing in new york, a possible treatment for coronavirus using blood plasma from survivors. 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The number of coronavirus cases in california surpassed 4,600 with 122 deaths. In the bay area there are more than 1,le 00 cases with 46 deaths across the region. Almost every bay area county confirmed new cases today. Santa clara county recorded five deaths in a 24hour span the most in a single day since this outbreak started. Lets get a check of the weather with lisa argen. Hey, liz, good morning to you. A live look at doppler 7, waves of showers will move across the bay area this morning. There is a look at the north bay, inverness, penn grove. San mateo and hayward looking at a few showers and the south bay quite scattered right now, but well look for the rain for the first half of the day and then the afternoon trending drier, partly cloudy skies. Mid50s to near 60, and then maybe a chance of showers early tomorrow north bay. Thanks for joining hi. What are you working on . Ive got a 6, 8 and 13 year old. And its. [ together ] exhausting. What i need is. A sanctuary . A sanctuary. Do you think this would look good in your dads bathroom . Ohh. Wow. Thats the one any color you want, we can mix it or match it. [ indistinct chatter ] [ sigh ] nice. And the breadwinner arrives home from a long day at work. Now the family can sit down at the table, where everyone knows to be mindful of their manners. Dinnertime has changed. Our quality hasnt. Reynolds wrap foil made in the usa since 1947. New yorkers were back out on their balconies and looking out their windows making noise in what has become a nightly show of support for healthcare workers who have been working around the clock during the coronavirus. So many people all very grateful for those medical workers. I have seen a lot driving by work in the Upper West Side there, at first i thought there was a party going on, im like, whats up with the social distancing . Then you looked out the windows and balconies, pretty amazing. We have top headlines were following at the moment. First, happening at the moment, an abrupt reversal from President Trump who recently floated the idea of imposing a quarantine on new york, new jersey and connecticut, that notion was met with a swift pushback from the governors of those states. After which the president said he would instead issue a travel advisory. The cdc urging residents in the tristate area not to travel domestically for 14 days. This years Detroit Auto Show has been canceled. They reported that the auto show will be turned into a Field Hospital to treat patients with covid19 for at least the next six months. And something to brighten your day, a british man wasnt going to let coronavirus restrictions keep him his dream from completing a marathon. He ran 1,066 laps around his backyard. Thats the equivalent distance of a full marathon. The whole run was livestreamed on facebook. Could you imagine more than a 1,000 laps in your backyard . Not quite the same view. No, no. Do you switch way which way you go in the circle, do you go the other way every now and then . Like that scene from european vacation. Par parliament, big ben. Thats really cool. Congratulations to him. Well start halfhour, the cuttingedge research that could possibly, possibly lead to a treatment for covid19. The answer may lie with patients who were Strong Enough to fight off the virus. Abcs zachary kieschs on the story. Reporter dan, good morning to you. Its an experimental treatment thats getting a lot of attention. The hope is that the plasma who have had and recovered from the virus can then be used to help someone else. It could take time. But a growing number of hospitals around the country like this team at mount sinai hospital in new york city are working on it. Experts say antibody treatments could help patients hospitalized by the coronavirus recover until effective treatments are available. Abcs diane sawyer spoke with dr. David rich, president of mount sinai. Am i right that the antibodies of a recovering person can actually save the life of someone whos critically ill . If you give the plasma that contains the antibodies it may help the patient overcome the disease. Our plan is to infuse this into patients with moderate to severe illness. Who are in our hospital. Reporter this man 31yearold lawyer who recovered from the virus just got word he could help someone else. If i have, you know, a resistance to it, that can then be help to someone who is eld elderly or sick, i would feel honored to do that in any way i can. Reporter superdonors who may have enough levels of antibodies and could end up helping more than one patient. The team at mount sinai sent abc news this video. In these small wells, antibodies are reacting. The more the intense yellow color, the more antibodies from the donor. We asked the doctor if there are any risks involved. Thats going to be always a concern for us, but we believe based upon the history of this therapy that it is the right and ethical and moral thing to do in the face of a growing crisis. Reporter and there are people willing to help. I hope locally that once im recovered, or my quarantine is over, that i can go and donate blood and hopefully the antibodies that i have grown will be helpful to those who are a lot sicker. Reporter outside of new york, doctors hopeful that potential plasma treatments could help. This womans husband is at the icu at cooper hospital. Doctors say he could be a candidate for plasma therapy. Shes hopeful those who qualify to donate will step forward. If you meet the criteria to be a donor, please go and donate. That is really extremely important. Reporter now outcomes are still not known, but tests like their being conducted by scientists across the country. National expert dr. Fauci has mentioned these antibody treatments could be an important part of this fight. Now in terms of volunteers, thousands have raised their hands, but there is some pretty strict criteria. You need to have a documented positive test and be 21 days past those initial symptoms. Guys . Amazing to see people step stepping up here and fingers crossed this leads to an effective treatment. Zachary, we really appreciate it. Lets check the weather yet again as we mentioned at top of the show, some Severe Weather overnight. Rob, whats going on . We got Flooding Issues across cleveland. Were getting word now into metro cleveland, the Cuyahoga River approaching major flood stage. And the rain is still coming down there. On the cold side of this system, we have seen snow in minnesota. This is video out of saint cloud. Obviously travel trouble there. Some snow across parts of california. 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Abcs Julia Macfarlane joining us now from our london bureau. Julia, dporn good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. More than a week since secretary of state mike pompeo said america would use all the tools we can to get americans home. Thousands are still struggling to get back. Travel restrictions have many travelers feeling trapped, even nfl superstar Aaron Rodgers. There were some moments we were worried we were not going to get out. It was absolute pandemonium at the airport. Reporter the Green Bay Packers quarterback saying his race to the airport felt lig light like a movie. When we rolled up to the airport at like 7 00 in the morning, it was wall to wall people and you couldnt move. And there was a definitely panic in the air. And they had a kind of drop, dropdead time where they were going to shut the entire airport down. We made it by about 15 minutes. Reporter as of this weekend the state Department Says more than 18,000 u. S. Citizens from more than 40 countries around the world have been returned to the u. S. , but with peru authorizing only three flights a day through april 11st, its a race against time for the ones left behind. Its day 12, and this is the third u. S. Of here. Were remaining hopeful. Hoping that many of these people in the line can get on the plane. Reporter many nervously waiting for any chance of luck. We are trying to get on a flight for standby. We have heard that every single flight, has had between 30 to 40 empty seats. Reporter for this family, its been a draining journey. It was hard for me emotionally. I would wake up in the morning and feel hopeless and desperate most of the time. Reporter the family made it home. When we got off the plane and set foot in the u. S. And miami, i was like, wow, guys, we did it. That was amazing. 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Reporter the instore shoppers demanding the Company Provide Hand Sanitizers and disinfectan disinfectants, hazard pay of 5 per order, and an expanse to the current sick pay policy. Right now, instacart says anyone diagnosed with covid19 or placed into mandatory isolation or quarantine will get up to 14 days of pay. But employees like vanessa feel that with limited access to testing, the companys policy doesnt go far enough. They designed it that way to disqualify us if shoppers arent healthy or if shoppers dont have meaningful access to sick pay, if shoppers arent provided with necessary equipment to shop safely, customers are absolutely at risk. Reporter instacart telling abc news, the health and safety of our entire community, shoppers, customers and employees is our first priority. Some who rely on the service finding ways to show their appreciation for the workers. Wendy tweeting this picture of the gloves, Hand Sanitizer and extra tip she left for her Instacart Shopper along with that heartfelt, handwritten note. I just felt like i needed to do something that let whoever was delivering my groceries, i see them, i hear them and i support them. Reporter for Good Morning America, Marci Gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. A lot of those people out there doing those essential services are putting themselves at risk. People delivering food as well. Anyone manning the cashiers. We were discussing its allanrous. Not tmention paramedics, fit responrs. Absolutely. So many people doing so much. Stay with us. Pop news is up next. Ay with us. Pop news is up next. Eedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. Today, im earning on a charger. So, just the charger then . Ummm. Yeah sarcastically fantastic. Earn 1. 5 cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. Chase. Make more of whats yours. 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Whit, i have to tell you, i dont know how to turn on the fireplace but maybe ill learn during this time at home. We got a week. Its time for pop news. Youre right, i got time. All of us are trying to find ways to fill the time. Look at how Justin Biebers doing it, with a good oldfashioned game of lava. You guys, this is incredible. So he starts in the living room and you know how the game works, the floor is lava, you cant touch the floor. So he goes from chair to chair, from the living room into the dining room, stepping on everything very carefully. And you know, if you take a close look youll see that the biebs is in a very solid onepiece pajama set. No footies on it, but very impressive. How else do you get comfortable at home . He gets on the skateboard still going, hasnt touched the floor. I mean, look at this. Are you guys doing these kind of activities at home . Im impressed with how many chairs and ottomans he has. I know. I also feel like that was set up. How are all of these things laying around his house sporadically . I mean, youre the biebs, you got pet monkeys and all sort of crazy things. He gets so close. Down he goes at the end. So close. That was a good valiant effort. Im impressed. Tom hanks is keeping us updated on his coronavirus experience. With his first social media postsince returning to the u. S. , he tweeted, hey folks, were home and now, like the of america we carry on with sheltering in place and social distancing. Many, many thanks to those in australia who looked after us, and thanks to those who reached out to us with well wishes. Rita and i so appreciate that. The couple were both diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this month. Hanks was filming an Elvis Presley biopic, but thats now on hold. You guys, them being back home, theyre doing well. It makes you want to sing hiphop hooray, right . Like that video of rita wilson rapping, the naughty by nature song. Glad theyre doing well. Wow. Shes so good. So good. Speaking of so good, janai youre so good. Were wishing you health and happiness and sanity at home with the family. Thanks for joining us and thanks to all of you for joining us on this sunday morning. Dont forget, Martha Raddatz coming up soon with this week and well see you right back here next weekend. You sing that song every morning, too, dont you . You sing that song every morning, too, dont you . Here next weekend. Good morning everyone. Im liz kreutz. The city of hayward is tightening the criteria to get tested for coronavirus. This past week its running to all who show symptoms. Now the tests are limited to people with a fever, more than 100 degrees as well as other symptoms like a cough or shortness of breath. The tests are being conducted at hayward fire station number 7 on huntwood avenue every day besides monday until supplies run out. Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco is holding Online Services today. You can watch it on facebook live, Services Every sunday at 9 00 and 11 00 a. M. Glide says it will do online celebrations until april 30th. Several other churches have also moved to livestreaming and some are doing drivethrough confessionals amid the covid19 pandemic. Abc 7 is proud to help all faiths worship from home. Today you can do the same, watch an encure presentation of abc 7 presents finding faith Better Together today at 3 00 p. M. On abc 7. Lets get a check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. Hey, lisa. Good morning to you. A level of showers beginning to increase across the bay area. In the north bay a heavier cell off the coast there, but we have scattered showers just west of santa rosa into napa. Mid bay here you could see the heavier cell just offshore about to move in to daly city, south city is wet and into the east bay from san ramon, 680 and a few scattered showers in the hills, the south bay, yes, they are scattered but more will be with you. The accuweather sevenday forecast the first half of the day is trending wet with anywhere from a tenth to a quarter inch of rain and the second half of the day, partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow slight chance of showers in the north bay early, then were partly cloudy for everyone the rest of the day, numbers below average. Well get to near average with more sun tuesday and the rest of the work week, warmer and sunnier. This week with george stephanopolo stephanopolous is next. Well announcer this week with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. The coronavirus surge intensifies. Were now looking at a bullet train. If you havent been paying attention, this is your wakeup call. A new travel advisory now in effect after President Trump decided against a more dramatic measure. Theres a possibility that some time today well do a quarantine. I dont even know what that means. The president ramping up production after first questioning the demand for critical supplies. 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