A lot of news coming out. One of the major headlines, the shelterinplace order extended into early may has a chance of being extended even further in the city. The likelihood that that may 3rd date will be extended is possible. Some other keynotes from that press conference. The mayor acknowledging big news out of sacramento, which is all schools will be closed through the end of the academic year. Well have more on that in just a few minutes. The city is starting an official program to give you a chance to help Senior Citizens or those in need. You can do that on sf. Gov or by calling 311. Now starting tomorrow, at least 400 of the citys homeless will shelter at the moscone center. The city is hoping to secure 2500 hotel rooms by the end of the week, mainly to house the homeless who are tested positive or are showing some symptoms. With possible budget losses in the 1 billion range over the next two years, mayor breed says its absolutely critical that everybody complete the 2020 u. S. Census online. And the federal governments guidance about wearing masks, that could soon change. In an interview today jerome adams told Robin Roberts that the cdc is now reviewing its guidance as to whether masks should be warn by everyone while out in public. Right now theyre not recommended. Even if you do wear masks, it cant be at the expense of social distancing. We dont want people to think hey, im going the wear a Face Covering so its appropriate for me to go out around other people. The most important thing right now to do is for people to stay at home. Dr. Adams says that the cdc does change the stance on masks, people wont need to wear an n95 mask. He praised the mitigation efforts california has put into place, saying they have helped level and flatten the curve, but stress that more efforts must continue. Meanwhile, hospitals and Health Care Workers, theyre running dangerously low right now on personal protective equipment that includes masks. Abc7 News Reporter kate larsen explains how the public is now stepping up to help those who are on the front line. While the cdc considers shifting official guidelines on wearing masks, ordinary citizens are already taking matters into their own hands. By face covers, with n 95 and surgical masks sold out and back ordered until at least may, social media feeds are becoming virtual sewing circles. The homemade masks are making their way to the front line in the fight against coronavirus. Yes making a first distribution to Highland Hospital this week. They requested 600 masks from us. Were also partnering with kaiser. The executive director of my new red shoes, a nonprofit based in redwood city. Normally they distribute shoes to homeless and low income children. But this the midst of the pandemic, their volunteers are now sewing thousands of masks. Within a couple of days of when we launched our effort, we had hundreds of volunteers signed up across the bay area and actually across the country to make these masks for our Health Care Workers. Unfortunately, San Francisco as with the rest of the region, as with the rest of the country, as a severe, severe shortage of masks. Today dr. Grant colfax, San Franciscos director of Public Health said he issued recommendations for all Health Department employees and First Responders to wear masks. Beginning this week, ucsf instituted a universal surgical mask policy. All staff, faculty, trainees and visitors must obtain screening and obtain a mask. Were asking everyone to keep that mask that you receive as long as possible. As for the general public, local and state officials are still waiting on Face Covering recommendations from the cdc. We expect in the next 24 or so hours that the state of california will put out more prescriptive guidelines in that space. In San Francisco, kate larsen, abc7 news. Conarus and the pending guidance about masks. So we have brought back our favorite doctor, special correspondent dr. Alok patel. Doctor, thank you for joining us once again today. I didnt know i was your favorite. Thank you. We love you, dr. Patel. We just heard from the Surgeon General about masks. What are your thoughts on the general public wearing them . There has literally been this back and forth for so long. I would not be surprised. Im saying this right here. I would not be surprised if the next National Guideline is for some type of coverage for the entire public. Now i cannot stress again that that means not an n95 and not a surgical mask, but some type of cloth or another protective substance in front of somebodys face, if theyre going out, especially if theyre going to go to a place that has poor ventilation or to a crowded area. But this does not replace the social distancing or the shelter at place guidelines at all. This is just an extra step. Is. A few weeks ago, we were told not to wear masks. Now were being told maybe we should be wearing masks. There is certainly a lot of mixed messaging here. The administration has said theyre changing this guidance because of new information about asymptomatic spread. So can you explain that . What are your thoughts on this sort of mixed messaging . I think what this really plays to is if fact were learning more and more about this virus and how it transmits almost by the day. So what youre referring to with the asymptomatic spread is we now have a lot of data, mainly from china, from singapore, and even in our own numbers here though that asymptomatic spread is a really big player. So people could be contagious without having any symptoms. In addition, were seeing cases where people are actually contagious up to a couple of days before they show any symptoms. So before we were saying hey, if youre sick, you might be contagious, you should probably wear a mask. But now were seeing that people could be contagious even if they dont have symptoms, even just by talking. So thats why the recommendations might change a little bit, and why people just have to be a little bit more cautious that you could actually be contagious, even if youre not actually coughing or outright have covid19 symptoms. Right. Thats suddenly something to keep in mind. Lets talk about those homemade masks. We saw kate in her package and someone sewing homemade masks. Are those better than nothing, do you think . I think its safe to say at this this point that those are better than nothing, because remember, one of the mechanisms that this virus is going travel is by respiratory droplets. Meaning youre going to cough up small respiratory blops, a little particle the virus can travel in. Mask could actually trap this. Here is the big thing. A mask at home is going to have two major factors. Filtration, meaning the material that you use, can it actually block things . And the fit. You have to be able to wear this mask all day long. And i stress that because what we want people to not do is theyre wearing a mask and constantly touching it or moving it around you. Are to make sure youre absolutely still, wash your hands and the masks have to be cleaned. Because a dirty mask could be more dangerous than not wearing a mask at all. That is a very good piece of information. Wash those masks if you do make your own mask from home. We want to point out that the cdc has not made official this guidance, that the general public wear masks. They are just considering it. Dr. Patel, thank you as always. We appreciate it. And remember, the n95s have to be for Health Care Workers. These the recommendation here is not going the change. Very good point. Thank you. Yes, keep that in mind. Thanks, dr. Patel. Thank you. A Santa Rosa Police officer became the first California Law enforcement officer to die of coronavirus. Detective Marylou Armer spent 20 years on the force. Wayne freedman has the story. Weve now reached the point in this pandemic where even the solemn and dignified tradition of honoring a Fallen Police detective has become a cautious and restrained affair. This was santa rosa yesterday after the announcement that 20year veteran detective Marylou Armer had passed away from the coronavirus. And she was dedicated friend to everybody she met. Sbheel sorely missed. Even if Police Press Conference was held longer than social distancing standards. They did it via videoconference. Quickly questions infected. Weve had nine positive tests. One of those is marylou. One of those has recovered. And we have seven additional ones at home isolation right now. As the stack of flowers grew outside police headquarters, we still do not know where or when detective armor encountered the virus. Her department is call it a death in the line of duty with all the benefits that accompany it. She is californias first peace officer to die from covid19, but there have been positive tests elsewhere. To the best of my knowledge, i think were running around 25 to 30 statewide. Brian marvel of the peace Officers Research association. He wants officers to receive increased testing and appropriate safety gear for their work in the field. Well, i think if somebody was asymptomatic who had the virus and didnt know it, and they were continually coming in contact with their coworkers, with their family, with people in the community, how many people does that get to . The worst Case Scenario right now is new york city. There more than a thousand Police Officers have tested positive. Five have died. Now in santa rosa add Police Detective Marylou Armer, a wife and a mother to that saddest of roll calls. Wayne freedman, abc7 news. Our heart goes out to all of them right now. Schools in california will not reopen, but classes are in, and thats the word today from the governor. Take a listen. It seems i think selfevident that we should not prepare to bring our children back into the school setting. As parent of four, the oldest being 10, this haseen very stressful time. And so for all the parents out there, millions of you that now expectation your school is not going to reopen, let me just express deep respect and empathy. State superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond said in a letter yesterday that School Systems should redouble their efforts to keep students learning. Thurmond said the state is working to provide education and Distance Learning to teachers and give computers and wifi access to students who dont have them. We have plenty of coronavirus resources for you, including a video explaining the benefits of social distancing. Thats on our website, abc7news. Com. All right. 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But whatever needs to be done, im good for. Sydneys owner bill roberts says he knew this was coming, and he understands. He says he and sydney will go for a walkin stead, but he does wonder about those who cant do that. There are some folks who come in the dog park that have walkers and canes, they cant walk the dog around the pond like sue and i do and stuff. Where do they go . The city of walnut creek says everything is closed here, but we did see a pair who hopped the fence and played pickle ball anyway. The game stopped when we showed. We need to respect the rule, and we dont enforce it very well. Taiwan, you step out the door, youre going get a 5,0 5,000 fi. Thats a lot of money. Police here in walnut creek tell me they will respond to calls for service, and if they see people congregating, they will break them apart. They say their focus is not on writing citations, but more on educating people, why we need to do this to keep everyone safe. Amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Many Construction Projects around the bay area will remain unfinished for the next month. Those new shelter in place restriction also put a temporary stop to some commercial and residential work, but there are a few exceptions actually. Abc7 news anchor eric thomas live in Contra Costa County to explain. Eric . Well, this is where the Health Department is trying to get, again, more people off the streets and out of their jobs and to stay at home. This effort has now reached into the construction industry. So as you said, businesses that do things like this will probably get a break. Use soap and water for at least 20 seconds. First in english, then in spanish, this work day started with a lecture to make sure everyone on this construction project knew about covid19 best safety practices. We are trying to follow the guidelines as theyre being adjusted, and being adjusted daily. Brown construction out of sacramento is building this 193unit Affordable Housing project in bay point while trying to keep the coronavirus at bay. If we do find somebody that has a cough, common cold symptoms, anything like that, we send them home. Yesterday the contra costa Health Department ordered a halt to all nonessential residential and commercial Construction Projects. Supervisor john joya says that would include an office building, a store, a warehouse. So commercial projects that are not related to sort of an essential business. Exceptions allow certain projects to continue, Like Health Care facilities, Affordable Housing, public works projects, and shelters and temporary housing. The new guidelines mean more people are joining this construction painter in the unemployment line. I feel like im locked up. Being like behind walls and stuff. Because literally everybody out here are all on lockdown. That bay point project we showed you is Affordable Housing, so it is part of the exemption. To be honest, on our way here to walnut creek we saw a couple of different workworking, though t might have been considered nonessential. Supervisor joya says the actual enforcement of the county Health Department guidelines will be left up to the local municipalities, and so far theyve been more interested in using convincing arguments instead of Law Enforcement to do that. So you might see sites like this getting a visit from city official in walnut creek saying hey, please slow down a little bit. Eric thomas, abc7 news. Good to know. Thanks, eric. The stress level is higher for many today because rent and mortgage payments are due april 1. Major u. S. Cities are trying to do something about that. Two San Francisco supervisors held a zoom meeting today with leaders from seven other cities including new york, l. A. And new orleans. Theyre calling on state andmau cancel rents and mortgages for people affected by the pandemic. It is simply not fair, and it is not responsible to order people to stay home to protect the public safety, or them not to work, and then not have relief for their basic needs. Different jurisdictions have offered many protections for people at risk of eviction. We posted a full breakdown of rules based on where you live, as well as a glide on what do to do if you cant pay your rent. It is up right now at abc7news. Com. Coming up, well talk with giants manager gape kapler about whats next for the team and how everybody is trying to cope with the uncertainty that the coronavirus is causing. And join us tomorrow for a special town hall as abc7 news confronts hate crimes against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Well have a panel of expert contributors and realtime audience interaction. Catch it live at 4 00 p. M. 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To get three times the cleaning power, try clean freak from mr. Clean. Well, today was originally scheduled to be the final game of the San Francisco giants first road trip of the 20 tent season. Of course baseball, like Everything Else is on hold as the shelter in place orders continue. And today abc7 sports anchor Chris Alvarez part of our podcast series about how he is dealing with life without baseball. Chris joining us from his home. How you doing, chris . Im good, larry. We talked to gabe for about 30 minutes today. He was very candid, open and honest. And as we all wait for these games to come back, were itching for sports to come back. Gabe, like many of us, is just getting used to this new normal. The sounds of baseball have been silenced for now. Giants manager gabe kapler was getting fully settled into spring training when everything changed. And at that point, everything seemed fairly normal. We had just come off the field and played in front of thousand of fans in surprise against the rangers. And then things started to unfold very, very quickly. And all of us around the industry started to get focused less on baseball and much more on keeping society healthy. And doing his part following the recommended health guidelines. Part of being responsible here is obviously practicing social distancing, considering ourselves asymptomatic carriers. And i think the best thing that we can possibly do is stay home as muh as possible. Do you think when we get back to the games, are you going to have a greater respect for the game . Is it going to be mean more for you . I think people are going to really appreciate the things that make their life rich . And i think baseball is one of the things both for people in the industry, coaches, manager, players, and definitely for fans. I think when the time comes that were able to get back on theto bit more, and i think were all looking forward to that. I know im looking forward to that, as well as you, larry. Gabe is still in arizona right now. He is going to work his way back to the bay area as they potentially get ready for the season. A lot more coverage on the podcast, baseball food, tiger. Cant wait for the full audio podcast to come up. He was lot of fun today. As soon as that comes up well let everybody know. Everybody is talking about the tiger king show. For better or worse. Thank you, chris. Liz . Oh, people are talking about coronavirus or tiger king, right . I know. All right. The all england club confirmed today as we talk about sports that it has cancelled this summers Wimbledon Championships due to the coronavirus. Wimbledon had been scheduled to run from june 29th to july 12th. Club officials said they considered a number of alternatives, including t optio. This is the first time the tournament has been canceled since world war ii, and the first time it hasnt been played during peacetime since the event started in 1877. Sign of the times. Talki a a4 00, well take a behindthescenes tour of the san mateo event center, now being transformed to house coronavirus patients. And bay area nurses on strike during the pandemic. What now your health, your safety. This is abc7 news. In anticipation of a surge in covid19 cases in san mateo county, a 250bed federal medical station has been set up, almost overnight really at the san mateo event center. Our cameras were allowed inside. Kris reyes is here with the details. We set this up yesterday. We have about 30 personnel. This type of setup becoming too familiar. Public and event spaces once reserved for gatherings and celebrations, now makeshift hospitals. This is the fourth set up by the National Guard in california just this week. All of our airmen have made all of these beds to be prepared for when theyre needed. You are looking at 250 beds for possible covid19 cases that need care but not necessarily hospitalization. Empty now, but not if the surge that Public Health workers are so afraid of becomes reality. We hope that we never need this facility, but we want to be absolutely prepared. Because when that time comes and you need space you want to visit. Thinking police has changed almost overnight for this neighborhood. Once home to the county fair, it is now a site for coronavirus testing. Covid19 case, and now hospital beds, changes that some residents at least on social media say theyre not always aware of or comfortable with. We have to make sure that we continue to be transparent, make sure that people know that what the event center is for is saving lives. San mateo county is only second to santa clara in the number of covid19 cases in the bay area. But unlike its Public Health officer dr. Sarah cody, dr. Scott murrow has not been as available to the media, sticking mostly to sending out letters to the community on their website. I cant tell the Health Officer what to do, but what i do is i make sure that were using social media, that were reaching out to the press, because people desire this information. Those who are managing this site agree. This media tour a way of being open with the public and also asking for their support. This is a different type of war for us, and that is our generations challenge. In san mateo, kris reyes for abc7 news. And medical workers across the country have been pleading for more protective equipment. Today in san jose, nurses protested outside of two hospital, asking for more masks. Abc7 News Reporter julian gl i havent kind of like kissed or hugged my daughter for three weeks. I go home, shower, go to the room. Its really hard. Its that mix of heartache, fear of the unknown and frustration that led a group of roughly a dozen and a half nurses to stand in silence and in solidarity outside of the entrance of Regional Medical center in san jose wednesday morning. We dont want to be spreading it ourselves. So we just want to have the right ppes. Their pleas are the same as other nurse, doctors, and Health Care Staff across the country. They need more protective equipment, and they need it now. Im in a room taking care of a patient who is covid19 positive. Im wearing that one mask, and then if i have to go into another room to take air of another bhiesh is a potentially ruleout then im exposing that patient. With what few n95 masks they are provided, they are required to reuse them for days at a time. We have to reuse them for one each day. And the next day and the next day, and the next dayntilgo bad. They acknowledge that Governor Newsom and leaders in the bay area are doing their best to acquire more protective equipment for those on the fron and more Public Servants fall ill, who will be there to serve the public. We need help to protect us, to protect our patient, our loved ones at home or the community as a whole. Julian glover, abc7 news. And Regional Medical center issued a statement saying, quote, we are letting our employees know that this is not a time to create conflict and dissension within our hospital as we are doing Everything Possible to protect caregivers and patients. The hospital says its rolling out an employee mask policy and pandemic pay for staff. Bay area residents now have access to the new rapid covid19 test that was developed by abbott laboratories. This test, which can determine if somebody is infected in only a matter of minutes. Dignity health calls this test a game changer and is providing them at driveup locations in the bay area. They stay in their car, and then our team members will run the test, and the test will take five to 13 minutes. Once we know the results, a provider will good to the patients car to let them know the results, and then give any additional feedback thats needed. The testing is available to anybody, but first you to be screened on dignity healths virtual visit platform, and you can access that right here when you see the address is gohealthuc. Com bay area. Im going the say it a second time. Gohealthuc. Com bayarea. From there, if the person qualifies, a Screening Test would be scheduled with a test conducted curbside at one of their locations. A new concern today in connection with the pandemic. A white house says terrorists and drug cartels are exploiting the situation. President trump said the u. S. Is launching a massive inclung in E Pacific Ocean and caribbean sea. Were now focused on so many Different Things because of whats happened, because of this horrible i say its a horrible phenomenon that now weve got to focus on drugs. And the drugs come in from different methods. And we have the best people at sea anywhere in the world. So well have a tremendous impact. Earlier, the Vice President said the u. S. May be comparable to italy in terms of coronavirus fatality rates and cases. Italy currently has the highest number of coronavirus death, 13,100 according to Johns Hopkins data. Floridas governor announced today a 30day stayathome order for the state. And georgias governor said he will also issue an order. Today happens to be census day in the u. S. , and it arrives with the nation caught in the grip of the spread of this virus. April 1 is the date used to reference where a person lives for this once a decade count. The virus is spread has forced the Census Bureau to suspend Field Operations for a month from midmarch to midapril. Thats when the hiring process will be ramping up for tens of thousands of temporary census takers. The outbreak has delayed the start of counts for the homeless and People Living in group quarters. Today Prince Charles made his first appearance since recovering from covid19. The 71yearold appeared in a threeminute video saying that hes now, quote, on the other side of his diagnosis after displaying mild symptoms. He says he is feeling better, but does remain in isolation. He also sent this message to his fellow countrymen. Its such an unprecedented and anxious time in all our lives. My wife and i are thinking particularly of all those who have lost their loved ones in such very difficult to have normal circumstances. Out of those having to endure sickness, isolation and loneliness. Yeah. Charles says his heart goes out to all the older people experiencing great difficulty and urged everyone to look ward to better times to come. Its good to see that he is doing well and better. For sure. All right. Lets turn to the forecast now. You can see behind me a bright sunny day, although rain is on the way in a few days. Drew tuma joining us at home with the forecast. Yeah, thats exactly right. We started april today. A lot of sunshine. Temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. But changes are coming. Especially for the weekend. Rain returns in the forecast. Right now live doppler 7 with clear skies. You can see there is rainfree from live doppler 7. Outside we go. Live look from the exploratorium camera. Not a cloud to be seen. Temperatures 56 in the city. 60 in redwood city. Gilroy coming in at about 64 degrees. And a live look from the Golden Gate Bridge camera. A light breeze as you can see the flag waving. 64 in santa rosa. 36 in napa. And concord coming in at 64 degrees. One final look from the south bay right now. The shark tank, soaked in sunshine. A forecast feature calls for a clear night on the way, but it will get chilly again. We do have frost advisories and freeze warnings for lake and Mendocino County for temperatures below freezing overnight tonight. Sunny and breezy and mild, tomorrow also on friday. And then you see the rain returns just in time for the weekend. There is that freeze warning and frost advisory i was talking about. It goes from 2 00 a. M. Tomorrow to 9 00 a. M. And this, again, for lake county ad Mendocino County for the subfreezing temperatures. Protect your sensitive vegetation and bring your pets indoors. Overnight in the north bay well sfw fall into the 30s. Thursday its another day of suny skies. Temperatures pretty average for this time of the year. 65 in oakland. 61 in the city tomorrow. About 67 in san jose. 68 in santa rosa, and the same temperature for concord. But we do bring back the storm impact scale for this weekend. Still a level 1 light system both saturday and sunday. Light to moderate showers. Occasional downpours from time to time. And rainfall totals pretty much between say a third and as much as 3 4 of an inch of rain. So future weather, well get you into saturday. Saturday morning looks dry. But then as we head through the day. The rain kind of moving in from a north to south fashion. On and off showers saturday. We do expect snow showers in the sierra as well over the weekend. And you can see sunday those showers do continue on and off. So the weekend looking pretty wet. And its looking pretty gray both days. Here is the accuweather. The next seven days, sunshine tomorrow. Were still dry and mild on friday. And then the changes, larry, work into the picture saturday and sunday. That level 1 storm. Well dry out into tuesday and wednesday. Bring back the sunshine and temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. Sure does look pretty out, there drew. Its going to be hard to stay inside. Well, get out there fort frot toan out with. And youre back inside for the weekend most likely. Drew, thanks. Coming up on abc7 news at 4 00, the uc system making some major changes to its admissions requirements because of the coronavirus. What it means for students who are stressing about their grades or their s. A. T. Score. Plus boredom busters. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has a look at the best online welcome back. Time now for the four 4. New help from the uc system to ease stress for students trying to get into college during the pandemic. Uc is relaxing some undergrad r. One includes suspending the use of the s. A. T. In applications. Of course, for schools being out for the year, transcripts are in jeopardy. So uc will suspend the a through g letter grade requirement for any classes completed in 2020, and they will accept a pass fail. The s. A. T. , larry, your kids are so stressful, im sure there is a big sigh of relief from many kids right now. Would you have been happy or sad if you happened to be a senior who was getting ready to take this test . I think if you did really well on the. S. A. T. Or really good grades, youre going to be bummed. Save parents a lot of money. The coach, yeah. You still have for the uc schools, you have your grade point average and you have the two i think its still two essays. So you can guess how a student is likely to perform. I think you and i agree that neither one of us is huge on standardized test results as being an indicator of how youre actually going to do when you get to college. Im not sure that this is a huge setback. Already i think people pushing for uc to move away from this. So maybe this will actually get the ball rolling in that direction longterm. There are some kids today going yes as Health Care Workers are swarmed with an influx of coronavirus patient, were seeing new innovative ways to get them the care they needed. One solution is simple but brilliant, Baby Monitors. Kaiser using it at facilities in santa clara county. The idea is being used coasttocoast now. Allows for critical 24 7 personal connection to covid19 patient, but it limits the risky inperson interactions. Of course, you do have some questions about Network Security to address, but nurses say its a simple solution in this crisis to give bedside care without actually being bedside. Pretty smart. Whoever thought of that, great. Yeah. And i think one of the things that we may forget in some cases is that patients really respond, and ive seen this with my motherinlaw who does not have a virus or anything, but when there is interaction, human interaction. And so even if its just coming out of a speaker as opposed to somebody standing right by you, i think its a great solution to a difficult problem where you dont want to have we have to protect our Health Care Workers a this point. We do. Because theyre a line of defense that we cannot lose. If its a bill ebola monitor that solves the problem, lets get Baby Monitors everywhere. Of course there is also the sad aspect too that we need it. But that these people are so alone and isolated. Thats what is so sad about this virus you have to be alone. For sure. Well, everyone is at home look for new hobbies, a lighter topic, looking for new hobbies to pick up. Baking is finding a big resurgence, particularly sour dough from scratch. Its only right that we talk about this today, because it happens to be National Sour dough day. Now the origin isnt exactly clear, but we all know it was h brought it during the gold rush. And now in todays pandemic, google searches for sour dough recipes have skyrocketed. Instagram is flooded with bread making videos. The Washington Post reports that there are flour and yeast shortages across the country. I can attest to that. I wanted to make bread. I saw so many people making bread. I love sour dough bread and our Grocery Store was out. So now its toilet paper, paper towels, flour, yeast. Why sour dough in familiar why sour dough bread . I wasnt going to do sour dough because i was under the impression you needed a specific starter. We can get our hands on some bodine sour dough starter. But of course he cant actually come in because nobody is allowed in. Finally, and this is probably our favorite story of the day. Yes. The latest Public Service announcement to stay at home. But this one comes from the one, the only larry david. Basically want to address the idiots out there hurting old people like me well, not me. Have i nothing to do with it. Ill never see you. But the problem is youre passing up a fantastic opportunity, a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay in the house, sit on the couch and watch tv. I mean, i dont know how youre passing that up. Governor Gavin Newsoms office enlisted him for some of his quintessential krabi wisdom, and man, did he ever deliver. He said if you have seen any curb your enthusiasm episodes, nothing good ever happens by going out of the house. I just love he started it. Okay, lets talk about all you idiots out there. He doesnt care. You get to his stage of life with his level of popularity, and well, whatever. Hey, idiots. Youre missing a onceinalifetime opportunity. It is. Thats the worst we have to do is sit home and watch netflix, drink some wine. It could always get worse than that. And thats four 4. How one bay area teacher is going above and beyon 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, i appreciate what makes each person unique. Thats why i like liberty mutual. They get that no two people are alike and customize your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need. Almost done. What do you think . 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She has been a teacher for 14 years an has never experienced anything like the coronavirus pandemic. This has been tough, knowing that youre doing whateing w tough. Miss robertson has had tsc h. But that is not all. She is personally delivering school work to all 17 of her students. We are all just trying to do whatever we c to get our students and keep the learning going. My kids are little. Theyre 5. And so for them to come and pack everybody in the car is a lot of work. Just made more sense for me to deliver. She has already made two rounds of deliveries since the shelterinplace order. It was really fun. Id knock and walk away and theyd open the door and say miss robinson, miss robinson. Seeing their faces light up. And the way i felt after was so great. 5yearold was over the moon to see his teacher. We gave you eggs on paper to color, and then you can number them. Theyre one through ten. What do you miss the most . I miss the most heearobions css b than sweet. As a tk teacher, she only has her students for one year. If the school year is canceled, they will never meet a again. But she is making sure they still get to say goodbye. There is so much left to do with them. Thats no closure at all. Some of them go on to a Different School for kindergarten. I thought okay, if that happens, the first thing im going to do is go to each persons house when this is lifted to tell them you made a difference to me. Just so they know that they counted to me, and even if we didnt do all 180 days together, the days that we did together meant so much. In livermore, melissa mix car, abc7 news. On to consumer news now, and ways to keep your kids entertained because youve got museums, playgrounds, libraries all closed. 7 on your sides Michael Finney joins us live now from home. Hey, michael. Hey, you guys. You have bored kids in the house . Are you bored . Well, i have some screen time tht to tco different now. Schools around the country are going online to educate kids from home. And for overwhelmed parents, the Online Learning can continue once the school day is done. While many museums have shut their doors to visitor, Online Museum tours are available without leaving your couch. The National Gallery in washington, d. C. , the guggenheim in new york, the Van Gogh Museum in amsterdam. Even the louvre in paris. Vr designed by google can let your online explorer climb a virtual mt. Everest, or go out of this world and explore the surface of mars on nasas curiosity rover. Welcome to mars. Looking for something interactive . See if we can get the hippos over for you guy. Check out face bill clinton live where your child can join a live safari with zookeepers at the cincinnati zoo. Or log on the chat with their favorite Childrens Book authors. I wasnt planning on being here. I probably wasnt planning on being here either. But now that were here, i kind of want to show you a couple of things in my studio. And in the evening, instead of vegging out in front of the tv, your family can get some culture with free online streaming from the metropolitan opera. You know, weve got links to all of these activities on abc7 news news. Com. So if any of those appeal to you, go to our website and pick it out. Its all right there. Here is what i say is going to happen. Were all gripping about being at home right now, just like larry david said in your earlier report. In about a month from now, were going go remember how nice it was when we were all at home . I hope this is over in a month. But so basically we have the opera on one hand, or tiger king the spectrum. Hat we can watch a wide range thki wch tiger thank you, michael. Forget family outings to costco for the foreseeable future, because starting on friday, the Big Box Store will allow no more than two people to enter the building with each membership card to enhance social distancing. Costco says the change is temporary for the safety of its employees as well as the customers. The retailer is also extending special senior shopping hours to three days a week. So tuesdays, wednesday and thursday morning from 8 00 to 9 00 a. M. Will be dedicated for members 60 years and older, and others as well who have physical impairments. Thats good. Up ne yr cped aroundatnare. And dan is here with whats coming up on abc7 news at 5 00. Hey, dan. Hey, liz, larry. Keeping people safe its been ae to help these folks out. Because theyre on the front line every day. How a south bay chain is taking social distancing very seriously. Plus weve got this, and were kind of all in it together. An emt worker describes life on the front line. She is also a mother, a wife, and has a fulltime job in tech. Her story and a lot more when kristen and i see you for abc7 tonight at 8 00, catch goldbergs and schooled and followed by manner family. And then at 10 00, david blaine and then stay with us for the news at 11 00. And nightline will air at 11 35 andne and as shelter in place continues, people are finding peace outdoors. Our photographer visited the stern grove rec recreation area. Take a i enjoy being out here because it brings a calmness to me especially with the things that are going on right now with the coronavirus. Schools will not reopen but classes are in. Governor newsom makes it official, california classrooms closed for the rest of the academic year. New numbers on coronavirus patients across the state, hospitalizations are way up. The hammer comes down on Construction Projects slowing down the spread of coronavirus takes another turn. And also tonight, a south bay grocery chain taking social distancing very seriously. A day in the life of an emt worker, why she feels compelled to help despite having a fulltime job. And plus using 3d to produce badly needed face shields. And a company says thank you t Health Care Workers the best way it can. Schools will not reopen, but classes are in. I know how stressful this is, trust me. And i know what were asking of you over the course of the next few months. The governor asks parents and teachers to increase their Distance Learning efforts saying Public Schools will stay closed through the academic year. He says the number of covid19 patients in the icu has quadrupled and the number of people in hospitals across california has tripled in the last six days. The state is on track to run out of hospital beds in mid may