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Has ordered people to wear face masks in public if they cannot social distance. One of the big focuses right now is on Contact Tracing, trying to identify who may have come in contact with an infected person. Abc7 News Reporter kris reyes is live in San Francisco with this important part of the investigation and how it can help reduce infections. Chris . Good afternoon, liz. For people who are hearing this term for the first time, it simply means the ability of Public Health officials to track down every Single Person that a covid19 positive patient came into contact with. And you can imagine as cases have grown how complicated this task is. Well, today mayor london breed announced the citys ability to do widespread Contact Tracing investigations and how it will help reopen the economy. Have a listen. Our goal is to chase down all of those people and to either help them if they are covid and get them into quarantine, or to basically give them the relief that they are not infeblged. It will continue to it rate as we learn from this early period in terms of how to improve what responses that were getting. We will expand our languages. Right now its in english and spanish. We are working rapidly to implement a cantonese and 345 d mandarin and tagalog version of this. To date 50 people have been trained to do these investigations. In two weeks they have to have 150 people trained. Liz, this is what is really interesting. It shows how the city is coming together to fight this pandemic. These new investigators are librarians, government worker, med students who are coming together to do these investigatns li is, it is integ. Ople are going to have a lot of questions about it. Will these investigations be mandatory . Yeah, that was an important point that they efdsed today, that these investigations will have to earn the trust of residents, that it will not be mandatory. In fact, it will be voluntary that the information received will remain private, and also, the immigration status of those they interviewed will not be asked. So its very important to note that this will again be voluntary and not mandatory. Live in San Francisco, im kris reyes for abc7 news. All right, thanks, kris. Also in the mayors update today, we heard promising news of another coronavirus testing site. On the corner of seventh and brannon. Youll need an appointment first and be screened for symptoms using verily online covid website. A new mobile test van is set up at the stone galleria mall parking lot in San Francisco. Tests are being done by Carbon Health who say results come back within 15 minutes. Appointments are required for that one. The van will be there until friday before moving to redwood city for the weekend and fremont next week. Emergency room doctors around the bay area, theyre pleading with patients, do not be afraid to seek medical care if you have a serious issue because youre worried about the coronavirus outbreak. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony live at john muir hospital in concord with the story that youll see only on 7. Lawyer . Hi, larry. Well, you could say this is an unintended consequence, but one that doctors here and at other major Bay Area Hospitals worry could have serious side effects, even be deadly for some patients too afraid to come to Emergency Rooms for necessary care. Were seeing patients come in with strokes that have been delayed for several days. People sitting at home with appendicitis for five or six days. The director of emergency medicine for john muir health, dr. Riezaysis alarming drop in the number of patients coming in for serious noncovid19 related issues. People with concerning sounding chest pain or heart attacks that are waiting to seek care until the last possible moment because they think that either the hospitals are overwhelmed or they are so concerned about contracting coronavirus themselves that they dont want to come to the hospital. Rodriguez told us the failure to act quickly for time sensitive illnesses and injuries is putting some patients at greater risk than even the coronavirus. And Bay Area Hospital Officials Say the early shortage of personal protective gear for staff and patients has largely subsided. Sutter healths Ashley Borman told us whether you have broken your arm or have multiple Ongoing Health conditions, people should feel reassured and safe when coming to Sutter Health Emergency Departments. Hospital officials concede the ongoing fear may stem from earlier reports that Emergency Rooms were either overwhelmed with covid19 patients or gearing up for a remendous surge that hasnt materialized in the bay area. We have not seen a surge thus far. And i do think the credit goes to our local and state leaders, that we have been sheltering in place. We started it right before we expected a big surge. And i think we really dodged a bullet there. Now dr. Noble says californias early shelter order really did buy these hospitals time to prepare for a possible future surge. At the same time, they want the public to know that if they have serious symptoms, that they should absolutely go to the Emergency Departments so that they can be treated at these hospitals while also being protected from the coronavirus. Larry . Laura, do we know right now how many covid19 patients john muir hospitals are treating as we speak . Well, we couldnt get exact numbers, larry, because of the hipaa protections, but we did learn for instance at this hospital and the one in walnut creek, the vast majority of patients are not positive for covid19. At this point, they tell me the ronavis is around less ents with certainly than 10 . Live back to you guys. All right. Laura anthony reporting live. Thank you. So many workers dealing with the cold reality of unemployment, Governor Newsom says there is one group that isnt given any financial help whatsoever, undocumented immigrants. That is until today. We feel a deep sense of gratitude for people who are in fear for deportation but are still addressing the essential needs of tens of millions of californi californians, and thats why im proud as governor to be the first state to announce a program for direct Disaster Assistance to those individuals. Were putting up 75 million. Governorimates t 10f californias entire workforce sun documented. A total of 125 million will fill the Emergency Fund as a start. Onetime payments of 500 will go out to single undocumented individuals. Up to 1,000 per household. Applications are expected to open next month. The pandemic is really putting pressure on those who are in need and those who have never had to rely on food banks before. In Alameda County, more popup Food Distribution centers are helping to try to meet the need. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield has the story. Cars were lined up to get inside this Food Distribution center in oakland long before it opened at 9 00 this morning. Every time they do this, more people show up. In under two weeks, this distribution went from about 30 households to 600, 700 households per striction. Were pretty much expecting every zribds to be at least that many people. The Alameda County Food Bank Location when they realized the need was going to overwhelm their existing locations. Once this emergency took hold, we started to see an incredible, unprecedented surge of need in this community. People started coming by our facility. The call volume to our emergency help line increased by literally a thousand percent, pretty much within a week. Recipients dont have to touch anything or come facetoface with anyone. Those working the lines say seeing all these cars really puts the need in perspective. I feel really bad there is a lot of people with a lot of families that just they dont have a voice and its just, you know, its what you see on television and there is a lot of behind the scene things that you dont. And right here is behind the scenes. The food bank is paying for the food right now with Emergency Funds, but they do worry about how long that money will last. Theyre just asking if you have a need, just to cl t and them know youreming. U to location. 1800870food. Just call and get a time and a location assigned to you. In oakland, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. Cars also lined up for Food Distribution in santa rosa today. They were offering free meals for kids and teens. People got out of their cars to load up with large paper bags. There are nine Distribution Sites in the city, and the grab and go meals are served on mondays and wednesdays at 11 30 a. M. The marin county fair has been canceled for this year. Youre looking at the graphic. The county released with todays announcement. All the animals in the logo, as you can see, are wearing masks. The next fair will be in july of 2021. And several other county fairs have also been canceled. Napa countys was scheduled for may 3rd. Contra costa and san mateo counties announced cancellations of their fairs earlier this month as well. A close call for some Bay Area Hospitals. The fraud that was uncovered that kept them from losing millions of dollars on face masks. They were fake masks as we p. The messages of hope and happiness, and one unfortunate side effect. Im Spencer Christian. This has been another day of exceptional springtime warmth. But things are about to change. Ill have the in these uncertain times, look after yourself, your family, your friends. But know when it comes to your finances, we are here for you. What can i do for you today . Well take a look at the portfolio and make adjustments. Im free to chat if you have any more questions. Our j. P. Morgan advisors are working from home to help guide you through this. For more than 200 years, weve helped our clients navigate historic challenges. And we will get through this one. Together. Eveso we can stillg a answer your calls. Now. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. We have been sheltering in place for about a month now. Today is wednesday, april 15th. Day 30 of our shelter in place here in the bay area. Now april 15th usually a dreaded day because its the day that your taxes are due, but not this year, because of covid19 the deadline has been moved to july 15th. That move will allow taxpayers and businesses additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties. Liz . Lets get to consumer news now. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with a big concern of a lot of people right i know, and that is wifi. Michael . Yeah, you guys, how is your wifi holding up . Were hearing from a lot of people that are saying theyre having some real difficulties. And of course that makes sense, because now we have so many people in our homes all trying to use so much bandwidths. Here are tips that will hopefully speed things up. Has the advice to stay home revealed something troubling e out yreopleonne a long to feel the frustration of a crummy wifi signal. Many of us have no idea to fix the problems. Consumer reports tech editor Nicholas Deleon can help. The first especially the, locate your router and understand what it does. Think of it as an electronic traffic cop. It directs the Internet Connection from your Internet Service provider throughout your home in the form of wifi. But there is a lot more to getting a good signal than just buying a good router, like knowing where to put it. For the best results, you should place your wifi router in the center of your home so the signal can reach as much of the home as possible. Its helpful to know which items in your house can act as a wifi roadblock other than brick walls, floors and closed doors. That includes frijrefrigerato water absorbs radiation. It may have trouble near pools, and even a fish tank. If these tips dont help, or you have a house full of newer devices, it might be time to consider buying a new router. Especially if your current model is more than three years old. If you live in a smaller space and dont have many obstructions, Consumer Reports recommends this model from synology for about 200. It has automatic firmware update, and testers say its easy to set up. And if you live in a larger home or just cant quite reach the far corners where you need wifi the most, consider a mesh Network Style router that works with a hub and satellite units to spread the wifi signals throughout your home. Consumer reports recommends eero, a Consumer Reports best buy at 250. It has automatic firmware updating and can be set up easily using an app on your phone. You guys, i want to underline the idea of buying a new route. And thats because it works a great deal of the time. I know this because my own family about a year ago, i bought a new router and it changed everything. I hate to give you the additional cost, 200, 250 bucks, but it really is something to think about. Michael, thank you. Go for it, larry. Wifi and will drive you insane. Because you could be two feet away fry the router and it doesnt work and in another room it works perfectly. But the extenders actually can be lifesavers. I share the frustration and the occasional victories with wifi. I ditto all of that, michael. Super helpful. See you guys. Ill work from home. Joys. Thanks, michael. Rflp researchers at stanfort to know if trackers can predict when youre to be get sick. Theyre looking for volunteers to wear the device. Researchers think they can detect when your immune system acts up. If so, it could prevent future outbreaks like covid19. You can sign up online. High School Students set to take the s. A. T. Later this spring. That will have to wait. The College Board today canceled the exam set to be administered on june 6. The Organization Says it will begin testing in august if Public Health agencies deem its safe to do so. If schools dont open in the fall, the College Board plans to provide an online home test. Now a warning to anybody thinking about posting their High School Graduation photos on facebook to honor the graduating class of 2020. The Better Business bureau says while it may seem harmless and even a little bit fun, the posts will give scammers or hackers the name of your high school and graduation year which are common Online Security questions. So you cant even have fun with that, unfortunately, right now. Now a story that reflects the best and perhaps the other side of human nature. Isnt that what art is about . More from abc7 News Reporter wayne freedman. In urban life messages can inundate us. Drill deeper, they reflect tsikf 18th and castro. Yeah, people are giving messages to the living. All things will get better in time. Take care of each other. Weve got this. In terms of messaging, that includes the nonverbal as well have. You seen the beloved honey bears . Since covid19, the artist known if nnch has attire with these images. I think he is taking his iconic image, and he is transferring it to our current situation. What does that say to you . That its on everybodys mind. Fnnch is notoriously difficult to reach, but he does have an instagram feed, and there he gave a bit of an expanation for what he has been up. Quote, those boarded up stores are depressing. I long to sit down in a get myt again, go to the art supply store again. But until that happens we might as well use these boards as a canvas of art. So would someone care to explain how in the past few days the reassuring honey bears have been unwrapped, ripped off, stolen and defaced at a time when we posite. The b i wish people wouldnt do that. Reporter steven pope knows San Francisco better than most of us. He is a tour guide. People just either want to destroy something that someone else has created or want to create over someone elses creation. One could argue that this is the true nature of public art, that once it goes up, it belongs to the world. We allow that. But when it happens to such gentle messaging, should we expect better . A lot of human nature is changing a at time. But its not going to come fast. And thats too bad. In this singular historic moment when patients already feels that it comes at a premium. In San Francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. Lets get a check of the forecast. Now Spencer Christian joining us. A spectacular day outside, spencer. Wasnt it great . Just amazing. Even warmer in most places than yesterday, which is not surprising because i forecast it. But its not expected generally. Here is a look at live doppler 7. We have sunny skies all across the bay area right now. And here is a look at our High Temperature so far, which for most locations would be the current temperature. 85 degrees in fairfield. 83 at concord. 68 in San Francisco. Thats a little lower than yesterdays number in San Francisco. Anta ro 81 at san jose. Its really mild to warm all across the region. Beautiful day as larry pointed out. These are our forecast features. Cooling trend, minor cooling begins tomorrow. It will be cloudier and much cooler by the weekend, and showers will arrive late sunday night into monday. Tonight well see clouds returning to the coastline. Low clouds. And some high clouds will move inland as well. Overnight lows will be generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. Relatively mild overnight. Then tomorrow another generally mild day will come our way in the inland area, but it will be slightly cooler than today was for sure. Look for some low 60s on the coast. Upper 60s to low 70s tomorrow right along the bay shoreline. Inland areas where we had 80s today will merely make mid to upper 70s tomorrow. But once again, still a mild and Pleasant Spring day. Looking ahead friday, well see highs in the upper 50s at the coast. Mainly upper 60s inland. Pretty much the same range of highs will prevail on saturday. Sunday it gets even cooler, though. Only up to about 64 degrees in most inland areas. Just because the storm copping our way, ranking only 1 on the abc7 news storm impact scale. Producing light rain, maybe up to 0. 3 and the wettest areas. Winds gusting 15 to 25 miles per hour. Here is the forecast animation starting at 5 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Notice well see a little increase in clouds tomorrow. Maybe athe brea on saturday. But the main body of rain wont come in until late sunday night or early monday morning. It will pass on through. And by late monday night or early tuesday shore, be all over. So here is a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. Notice the cooling sea breeze coming our way on friday. Bringing more clouds to the coast, and bringing some higher clouds as well. Clouds increased over the weekend. Chance of some light showers or sprinkles late sunday night. But the greater chance for light rain will be with the system that becomes better organized and moves in on monday. And then on tuesday, it starts to get dryer and milder, and next wednesday well be warming up all over again. Looking like spring generally looks. Changeable but pleasant. Larry and liz . Oh, well really be looking forward to that. Well be sad to see the beautiful weather go in the next few days. Thanks, spencer. Coming up, an emotional show of support. The big thanks from kind of support d su about making choices. Well i didnt choose metastatic breast cancer. Not the exact type. Not this specific mutation. But i did pick hope. And also clarity. By knowing i have a treatment that goes right at it. Discover piqray, the first and only treatment that specifically targets pik3ca mutations in hr , her2 mbc, which are common and linked to cancer growth. 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If youve progressed on hormone therapy, and have a pik3ca mutation. Ask your doctor about piqray. Quell, the bay area is confronting extreme channllenge its also overflowing with gratitude. This morning a show of gratitude from men and women who know a thing or two about serving their community. Abc7 News Reporter Julian Glover has todays project thanks story from the south bay. Support, elation, joy. Emotions were high at a time when spirits are low. A clapin during the morning shift change in san jose. We feel so appreciated, and i i dont know, it just melts our heart. An act of and appreciation displayed with the help of First Responders from across Santa Clara County. They dont get a lot of thanks. And we work with them every day, and were so appreciative. Sheriff lori smith put out the call to action, and countless First Responders from san jose to gilroy showed up, lining turner drive to show support for their brothers and sisters in scrubs. When youre in challenging times like this, what we do is we hold each other. Were not able to do that right now. So now were cheering each other. Thank you, guys. Sky 7 showed the magnitude of this rare salute reserved for fallen officers, now turned into a heros welcome for medical staff on the front lanes of a pandemic. We watch each others back, comfort each other in a time of need, support each other. Cant get no better mother and father, sons il liw because we got support. Say cheese. And we certainly hope were on our way to winning that battle, something we cant do without our medical staff. And we thank them today and every day as we appreciate them as they continue to make so many sacrifices in this extraordinary time. Reporting in san jose, im Julian Glover, abc7 news. I love that. Heroes recognize heroes. Beautiful. Yeah. Think about it. How many of us when we go to work actually put our lives on the line . The police, fire department, members of the military. Right now doctors and nurses every day, when they go into their office, hospitals, et cetera, they are literally putting their lives on the line. We all owe them an incredible amount of gratitude and thanks. And more money as well. They deserve that for sure. Yes. We invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody on the front lines of the covid19 battle. Make sure you use th the betterbayarea to show us how youre saying thank now your health, your safety. This is abc7 news. More than 80 million americans are expected to get their stimulus checks direct deposited today. The irs is also launched an online tracking tool called get my payment. Meanwhile, the government is asking congress for more money as it approaches the 349 billion lending limit for the Paycheck Protection Program thats giving relief to small businesses. And governor gavin newsom announced today expanded hours at the States Call Center for unemployment insurance. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, calls to crisis hotlines have increased dramatically. In some bay area county, theyve almost doubled. People understandably worried about their health, their families, their jobs. Abc7 news anchor eric thomas reports from the east bay. Life before coronavirus was stressful enough to keep crisis and Suicide Prevention hotlines busy, but now the virus is taking an even bigger toll on our mental health. We were previously receiving about 100 to 120 calls per day, and last week every single day we had over 200 calls per day. She says the calls range from people feeling anxious about the spread of the disease or possibly being laid off to people thinking about harming themselves. And the Staff Members answering those calls are also working from home. So they are not immune. Our callers are really dealing with some of the same hardships as my staff is, and thats a place where it puts additional stressors on folks nd n just to ll crisis hotlines alhol consumption since the start of the coronavirus outbreak is up dramatically as well. By one estimate, alcohol sales jumped 55 in just one week in midmarch as people began selfmedicating as a coping mechanism. But rick knapp who just coauthored this book about recovering after his mom took her life says there is only one way to cope. The key message there is to try to open up to someone who is close to you. Friends and family are the first line of defense in dealing with deep despair, and they have to commit to really listening to the person in crisis. Meanwhile, the alameda Crisis Support group doesnt expect things to slow down any time soon. We anticipate being at this elevated level for months to come. Thats because she says the latest pain comes after a major event, not during. Go to abc7news. Com takeaction to find a list of resources to help you get through this pandemic. Including help for mental health, substance abuse, and other issues. Again, abc7news. Com take action. Now, if youre looking for some spiritual care, how about creating or maybe walking a labyrinth . Some people in berkeley have been inspired to create them with chalk after video log from the graduate theological union. Also you can do this at home and trace the path. Its a way to provide peace and solace without leaving your home. Liz . New information about how exactly federal investigators uncovered fraud involving 39 million n95 masks. Millions of them were supposed to be purchased by hospitals right here in the bay area. The scheme could have cost hospitals and local governments 78 million. Abc7 news iteam reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story. In a pandemic where personal protective equipment is especially scarce, the discovery and supposed availability of 39 million n95 masks raids suspicion. It seemed unlikely. Reporter scott brady is the u. S. Attorney for the Western District of pennsylvania. He says when federal investigators heard seiuuhw workers had located the exorbitant number of masks that. Got involved. The social directorate under the Defense Authorization authorizes the department of justice and other agencies to engage people that are either hoarding scarce materials or engaging in price gouging. In this case we thought there was hoarding potentially. Supposedly in a georgia warehouse. A pittsburgh businessman acting as a broker communicated to the union that he was speaking with a broker nearly 10,000 miles away in australia who claimed to be talking to a mask supplier in kuwait. We engaged the middle man. We went looking for the warehouse. We investigated and started the investigation into who these people were in australia and kuwait as well. As it turns out, there was no warehouse. No warehouse and no masks. Another tipoff, the 39 Million Masks were supposedly manufactured by 3m, a Company Already helping the federal Coronavirus Task force looking into problems with ppe. They told us that they only produce 20 million total last year. And so they were skeptical. We were very skeptical. And thats where we begin to pivot from a potential hoarding situation to possible fraud. The state of california dignity health, kaiser permanente, Stanford Health care, Sutter Health and Santa Clara County were among those planning to purchase the masks. Kaiser permanente had placed orders for 6 Million Masks. Despite multiple requests, the supplier repeatedly failed to provide reliable information about where we could verify and inspect the shipment. What the scam was they wanted a 40 upfront payment. At 5 a mask times 6 million. A possible fraud of 12 million. They do not believe the pittsburgh businessman or the Health Care Workers union were a part of the fraud allegedly orchestrated by the broker in australia and the supplier in kuwait. The department of justice has both a long memory and a very long reach. And so if you were attempting to victimize american citizens, that at some point in the not too distant future, you will receive a knock on the door and you will meet someone from the american government. Investigators say theyve identified the broker in australia and supplier in kuwait. Both could face wire fraud charges. In the newsroom for the iteam, Melanie Woodrow, abc7 news. Now by now youve heard about the huge demand for ventilators to help patients suffering with covid19. And that got us wondering, how do the ventilators work, what do they do and why is it so important for patients who have this virus . So we asked dr. Alok patel. He is part of our abc7 News News Team of coronavirus experts to help explain. Us why you do not want to be on one of these. Covid19, an acute respiratory disorder that can cause your lungs to fail. Your lungs bring in the oxygen that your body needs to run and expel the Carbon Dioxide you create. When the coronavirus attacks the cells that line your throat and lungs, it makes it hard for your lungs to do their job. Patients who can no longer breathe on their own require intubation. So intubation is the actual process of inserting a breathing tube into somebodys mouth. That tube is hooked up to one of those ventilators you keep hearing so much about. Intubation can protect someones air way or secure their air way. Now what are you intubated with . When you are intubated there is a tube that goes into somebodys mouth. This is called the endotrachea. Yep, right down your throat. We call it an et tube. This connects to a very complicated and fancy machine. That is your mechanical ventilator. Just one patient takes a team to connect to that mechanical respirator. Doctors, nurses, and a respiratory therapist are all involved. Before they even think about putting you on a tube, that i have to give a patient medications to sedate and relax the muscles. If you think about it, if you were awake and somebody was trying to put a tube down your throat you would probably gag and try to pull it out. Those mechanical ventilatorses take over. A mechanical ventilator can control a lot of different variables. It can control the amount of volume of air youre getting through the tube. Kit control the rate of the breaths youre getting. So youre probably thinking now this sounds really complicated. And it is. This is why it takes such a team to be able to effectively ventilate these patients. Patients require assistant monitoring, and thats part of the reason so many hospitals are struggling to keep up staffing to meet the demands during this coronavirus outbreak. Now mechanical ventilation also is not without risks. Everything from infection to the risk that they wont be able to breathe on their own when they take the tube out. The best way to avoid needing intubation or being hooked up to a ventilator, follow the current shelter in place orders. Keep your distance. And dont forget, washywashy the handsyhandsy. Reggie aqui, abc7 news. A lot of good information there. A little help around the house. Filling a need when you dont want someone to make a house call. Coming up. Oh, oh, oh, ozempic® announcer onceweekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. A majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. Heres your a1c. Oh my a1c is under 7 announcer and you may lose weight. Adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. I lost almost 12 pounds oh ozempi lowers r enke, orito. and i only have to take it once a week. 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Ask your Health Care Provider today about onceweekly ozempic®. Dad, im scared. Its only human to care for those we love. And also help light their way. Its why last year chevron invested over 10 billion to bring affordable, reliable, ever cleaner energy to america. All right. Time for the four 4 as spencer rejoins us along with chris alvarez. A san mateo seamstress making masks with flare. Alexandria von bronson. She was on project runway. Se is making reversible masks and she is doing it with fun fabrics. She has been sewing as many masks as she can and sells them at her store. Im getting faster and faster and theyre Getting Better and better. And im working all night. I feel guilty to sleep. I just know that we need them. These are designer, you know. Theyre playful. Like black is going to be really boring. I think this is going to be the way were going to able to express our personality. She says that while she is selling the mask, if somebody doesnt have enough money, shell give them a mask for free. I think thats a great gesture. Personally, im on the thrifty side, to put it mildly. So i have a simple black mask. We wash it, dry it, put it back on again. I dont know. Spencer, what do you have . I have a Pretty Simple mask. We bought a bunch of them in a box from one of the discount pharmacies, like a rite aid type place. And they work fine. And you can reuse them. We dont wash them. We spray them with a disinfectant spray and you can reuse them two or three times before they need to be changed. Pretty smart, spencer. I saw that louis vuitton, chanel, theyre getting into the making. Moving on to the second topic, as weve seen businesses, theyre getting creative to stay in operation during this pandemic. So one north bay Plumbing Company is offering free virtual consultations. All you need to do now is unhook that chain. And what im going to do is im going to send you the part number, and you just go down to your hardware store. They should have that. Benjamin franklin plumbing of novato is walking customers through routine repairs free of charge. They dont have to send a plif itng mor co th ty wl sendne t. I think thats a super smart idea. You know, could get a little embarrassing for certain things. It . . Nt know, chris, what facetime plumbing . Yeah. I would definitely do that if i needed to. Usually use it for the professionals. But what about i tried a Youtube Video to cut my own hair. Thats where you get a little dangerous. Oh you know, its dicey. I actually did that, and survived, but im not sure i would try the plumbing. Thats just going to be a disaster waiting to happen. At least in my hands. Get a professional involved. Speaking of a professional, san joses own champion eater Joey Chestnut doing his part to give back during this pandemic and help kpports leagu brackettyle elimination tournament starting friday on its youtube channel. Eight contestants, isnt this enjoyable video, including chestnut will face off via video from their homes in the qualifying round, contestants will need to eat two pounds of sliced baloney. Euarterfina cst o imor o baked beans. And the finals will be ten individual ramen noodle cups. The Event Sponsors are donating ten grand to feeding america. Which one would you sign up for . Im taking the oreos. Definitely not the baloney, not me. All i can say is at the end of all this, we are all going to be going on a coronavirus diet. I know that for sure. Chris, what about you . Youre going to take the baloney, maybe . Yeah, ive lost my appetite just listening to you guys. I dont need to see the video. All right. Well move on. Agreed. The coronavirus is putting a stop, as we know, to many outdoor activities. Northern ireland, though, they have orchestrated this hilarious water skiing session. Im not sure if all of you guy theres can see it. With the help of a bucket and a hose, they were able to ski in their own backyard. That is hysterical, funny, and looks like he is about to fall off. Im on a boat, it says. Thats pretty funny. He is not moving. Just getting a lot of water in his face. I cant see it. I cant see it. But it sounds hilarious. A guy in his backyard on water skis, water getting thrown at him. Things are getting crazy in quarantine. Yeah. Hes staying up. He is keeping his balance. Ill give him that. All right. Thats it for the four 4. My skin hurt, i felt gross. But then i started cosentyx and i havent really had to think about it. Real people with psoriasis. Look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting get checked for tuberculosis. Tell yr door about an youinfection or symptomstyx. Develop or. K yourermatologist about cosentyx. Is my 2020 census data safe . After sending your census response, your personal information is kept safe. By law, it cant be shared with any other government agency, law enforcement, or landlord. No one. So, take your 2020 census with peace of mind. Shape your future. Start here. Visit 2020census. Gov. It appears there could be a path forward to allowing sports to return, but without fans. Dr. Anthony fauci told vanity fair today, if there is a wayt procure tests, monitor all the players and house them all together. Last week our Sister Network espn reported Major League Baseball was mulling over a plan to potentially begin their 202010 season as soon as may with no fan games that would be played in all of them in arizona with all 30 teams basically under quarantine going from hotel to the ballpark back and forth. Meanwhile, there is a new social media challenge being accepted by athletes and teams encouraging donations for covid19 relief. Ab sports anchor is joining us now. This is very cool, chris. Very successful. His name is michael ruben, an Online Sports realer. He is a partner with the 76ers. He started the all in challenge and the sports world, theyre stepping up. So we want to start what were going to call the all in challenge. With media challenge was started and accepted. 49ers stepping up with an away game experience. Were going to have two lucky 49er fans come request us on an away trip. Youre going to get to travel with the team. Youre going to get the stay in the team hotel. The next day on the field pregame, ill hang out with you. And well get a picture with our head coach Kyle Shanahan and players and pictures. Peter guber is donating his Championship Ring while tom brady and a host of others are all in. I am all in for coronavirus relief, and i hope we can reach our goal of raising 100 million. Were going to do a virtual brunch where we do it by zoom. And you guys can ask me questions and ill be able to pass some secrets on to you about the game of football. Have a lot of fun,cae. Im challenging exnba players like michael jordan, charles barkley. I am going to challenge two g. O. A. T. S and two great friends, mr. Warren buffett and mr. Tiger woods. The main thing is we all do our part here. And this is a tough time for everyone. There is no doubt were going get through this like we always do. Lets do our best part to help other people in need. And larry, you saw the star power just in that 90second story. It is all over the place. You have guys like leonardo dicaprio, musician, athletes, everyone stepping up. Millions and millions of dollars is going to be raised. Its a great idea by michael ruben. Larry . Its amazing. Its like a list of hall of famers all involved. I will say this. Weve been talking about this. We have a couple of pieces of memorabilia in the abc7 sports department. We might have to jump in and offer them up on the allin challenge. As soon as we figure out how to do it, i think were going post something there. All right . Thnk you, chris. All ghro s jon bonjo s,peakin but ye t ds, tell me your story. Tell me what youre going through. Tell me how youre feeling. Bon jovis recent songwriting challenge prompted a florida Kindergarten Teacher to reach out to the rock star and ask him to drop in on his class on zoom. And the singer did it. Yes, bon jovi perform admin any concert for the kids and their parents. So cool. Wow. So cool, larry. The race to become the next American Idol continues from home. Abc says the live voting part of the competitis k fr this the top 20 contestants will perform from their homes, though, instead. The judges, katy perry, luke bryan and Lionel Richie along with Ryan Seacrest will also appear at their homes. Everyone is adapting, guys. Pretty interesting. Spencer at his home. Im at home. The Technology Makes it at least doable where years ago we never would have had this opportunity. So its going to be interesting to sow see how the voting goes. We know how the weather is going, spencer, because its great. It certainly is, larry. And its going to change gradually over tou nit we see a return of low clouds and fog to the coast and beyond. Overnight lows in the upper 40s to to low 50s. Tomorrow well see 70s inland and low 60s a the coast. But we have a little storm coming in, a light one over the weekend. It ranks 1 on the abc7 storm impact. Rain lightly, general a monday morning event as you can see here on the forecast animation. And taking you through the weekend now, and you can see that saturday will be mainly dry. But sunday the clouds thicken. A sprinkle or two may develop in the evening hours. But the main event comes in monday morning. And that will be a system that brings us maybe a quarter off e bay here is the accuweather vy nicringle af us until the clouds and the cooler weather come in over the weekend. And after the storm on monday, it gets mild all over again. Larry and liz . Thanks, spencer. Thanks, spencer. Up next, our moment of zen from the beauty of china camp. And dan is here with whats ahead on abc7 news at 5 00. Hey, liz, new at 5 00 today. He said he wont put the check in until may 1. We at least have the first two months covered. One familys story as they wait for an economic lifeline. Plus the demand for help continues to grow here in silicon valley. Im chris nguyen with more on how local organizations are stepping up. Stepping up and pitching in. Those stories and more when kristen and i see you for abc7 news at 5 00. These peore a o t frtline. To make their lives easier right now. Theyre not able to be with their families, but to be out there for other families. 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Next at 5 00, the look at the staggering need right now in the bay area and the allout effort under way to provide food for desperate families. Teaching is hard enough but well show you what its like doing it from home. Plus from uplifting to upsetting. A local artists effort to help us bear these tough times is sadly spoiled. Making our way back. Why the recovery from covid19 will be different from other bay area disasters. Good evening, thank you for joining us, im dan ashley. Im kristin swee. Begin withd give it it. Inan