Still climbing but not at the rate of new york. You can see San Mateo County cases up today, 652. Napa county up 34. San francisco county now with 857 and you can see Santa Clara County still the worst in the bay area at more than 1500 cases. It added 82 today. Nationwide, well, first almost 530,000 indicates. That is the most worldwide. More than 20,000 people have died despite the grim updates. Signs of hope as First Responders help each other. Our team usa coverage begins with nbc roz plater. Theyll help on the front lines of this crisis. Reporter they will, indeed. Tonight theyre being called heroes. For the next month theyll be away from their friends and family and putting themselves in harms way. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Reporter Early Morning sendoff for the team of 20 ucf medical volunteers as they head into the thick of the covid19 crisis in new york city. They also got a surprise message from steph curry. I just want to say were thinking about you, praying for your health and your safety. And know that youre doing amazing work helping people that need it the most. Safe travels. Reporter the 12 doctors and 8 nurses will carry out their mission in one of the countrys worst hot spots and have already been working a covid19 unit in San Francisco but since there are fewer patients than anticipated here they decided to see how they could help in new york. On the front line, i feel a sense of guilt and seeing the suffering from colleagues who are across the country in elmhur elmhurst, new york city, in new orleans, in michigan. Its got to feel different if you were in china, italy and now in new york. Reporter they arrived as there are signs of hope in that state. New infections and hospitalizations are slowing. The crisis is peers to be under control in the suburbs but the death toll keeps climbing. Now more than 8 respiration 600. The weary staff in the trenches welcome the volunteers with open arms. They deserve skewed doukudosg to a level 1 trauma that is a hot spot and so grateful to them and so is everyone else. Thank you. Reporter now you ucf says it had to turn away volunteers more than 200 people volunteered for what would be a 20person team. Live at sfo im roz plater. Thanks very much. These ucf nurses gave the 20 doctors and nurses a heartfelt sendoff holding up signs that read ucsf love nyp hospital. Ucfheroes doing so much right now. This weekend there are a lot of new parking restrictions near parks. But in oakland theres suddenly a lot more space for walkers, bikers and joggers and shut down streets to help seem social distance while getting fresh air. People out and about had nothing but praise. I think its working very well because when a lot of people get out walking, some of us have to move into the street so this makes it a lot safer. In all the city plans to close more than 70 miles of streets to through traffic in five different areas. In marin county the Parks Department and Sheriffs Department tweeted this reminder, reinforcing new parking restrictions around parks after issuing many warnings to out of towners, citation will cost you 100. Were told several were issued today. A historic landmark in San Francisco lit in blue in appreciation of those fighting this pandemic. Usually the Mount Davidson cross is a site of the easter sunrise service. Because of the pandemic it wont happen, the first cancellation in 97 years. Easter sunday is taking on a new importance for lots of people. Houses of worship across the bay area turning to technology to stay connected to the people. Sergio quintana is live at the church. Theyre planning on having seats full of Smiling Faces but no real people there. Reporter yeah, its an idea that father greg here at st. Ignatius got from a colleague in italy and posted pictures on the pews as a way of filling the sanctuary. Easter sunday is usually pretty busy inside this church. This year the parishioners are gone. Pictures of more than 1700 people are in their place, the parishioner, family and friends. Their pastor wishes they were here in person. I miss our people and i miss being with them and speaking with them before mass. Instead father greg will deliver his Easter Service with only a few fellow colleagues to a live streamed audience on youtube and facebook. The delivery method may be different during thehelter a home ord but the message will likely be the same. I actually think, sergio, i think people are desperate for hope right now and someone once said you could be 90 discouraged but if you have 10 hope you can change. Reporter i talked to him over a video call. Theyve been streaming Services Online for quite a while and says theyve seen a big jump in their online audience. We have all these people posting their pictures with their kids and their pancakes and their dogs are right there and theyre in their pajamas. Reporter preachers are getting creative. One church in san jose leases this drivein theater. Spiritual leaders have staying connected to their kong get gants on this special weekend. Thats what were inviting people to do. Make spiritual commune kwon until that day which i really long for when were all gathered here again. Reporter priest, pastors and preachers are really reaching out through all kinds of platforms, youtube, facebook, zoom, some are even using Conference Calls as a way of keeping connected to their congregants. Reporting live in San Francisco, im sergio quintana. There are many Virtual Church services to choose from. We have links to several bay area live streams on our website, nbcbayarea. Com and see holy week Online Services link at the top of the home page. The owner of a popular Mexican Restaurant in san jose died from covid19. Tonight his wife continues to battle the virus in the hospital. Nacos tacos is a favorite for many and the owner, el candyed. To his four children, the youngest 13, it was a shock for the first time in 15 years a restaurant shut down, his family hopes customers remember him for the man he was, not just his death to coronavirus. I think i would ask the community to remember him as the jokester that he was, the humble man that he was. He was a simple, simple man. He didnt have big dreams but he enjoyed what he had and just helping others made him bring joy to his heart. Reporter people have been bringing flowers and candles to nacos tacos and there is a gofundme page to help pay for funeral costs. A Council Member is sounding a warning about Nursing Homes. His grandmother living at the gateway care until she was rushed to intensive care. Gateway has been hit hard. 66 people testing positive for covid19. Nine deaths so far. Homi patino has been increasingly worried about his grandmother and tens of thousands of other nursing home patients in the state. I want people to know whats going on there at gateway nursing home and the severity of it. I can speak for others that dont have a voice and i want people to know that there are a lot of peoples loved ones there that are in danger right now. And not just gateway but Nursing Homes across the state. Reporter yesterday Governor Newsom pledged more support for the 1200 plus Nursing Homes. The help includes s. W. A. T. Teams of Infectious Disease specialists sent to hot spots. There have been hundreds of thousands of tests dong across the state. Take a look at this graph. So far the state of california has tested more than 196,000 people. Of those close to 183,000 test results have been returned. Another 13,000 tests are still pending. The state department of Public Health says the tests are f to testing site in hayward. Take a look. The state of california has tested more than 196,000 people. We talked about that. On huntwood avenue at the fire station closed tomorrow for Easter Sunday. Hotline will remain open from 12 30 in the afternoon to 5 00 in the evening. Hotline will return to its regular hours. The site will reopen at 9 00 a. M. On tuesday returning to its regular schedule. Well, still ahead, check your bank account. The irs says stimulus checks have been deposited to some people. How much . Thats next. Celebrating easter. Even if it means breaking the law. The fight is happening in several states over where to worship this weekend with some groups planning to do. Your Easter Sunday plans may start with a little bit of drizzle for the morning and a chance of some showers near the mountains. An interesting look at your sunday forecast when we come right back. Scary moments for a family in walnut creek. A truck crashed into their house after 5 00 p. M. The driver struck a parked car outside the house then crashed into the garage of the house ending 20 feet inside. No one inside the house was hurt. Police arrested the driver on suspicion of drunk driving. The first of the stimulus money should be landing in peoples Bank Accounts already. The irs today tweeted it deposit ted t desited the first payments. Its part of the bill to stimate the economy ravaged from fallout from the pandemic so people will get 1200, the maximum per person you can get if you qualify. Keep in mind folks who dont have direct deposit might takeo mailed. Now, the irs is expectedl out an online tool to help those people set up direct deposi in kansas, the state Supreme Court announced it is upholding the governors executive order limiting Church Gatherings. It comes hours before many churches were planning to go ahead with the services. Earlier this week the kansas governor moved to limit Church Gatherings to ten people but lawmakers revoked that order saying it violated Constitutional Rights to practice religion. Well, tonights decision was ultimately based on lawmakers not having the authority to revoke the order. Still, theres growing concern that some groups will gather for worship further spreading the virus and sam brock explains. Reporter tonight the call for empty churches and cathedrals is conflicti wh a different reality. The angel of the lord, the spirit of god has spoken to me and said dont be afraid. Reporter some cgress gre situatns convening for palm sunday a week ago with the pastor touching parhioners to heal them. In the name of jesus. Rorter lanning to reopen their doorstomorrow. That is true of the Life Tabernacle church inaton rou as well eecting 2,000 or more people. Stark warnings have ce from governors like kentuckys andy bashir. I hope people will see what is out there we are living our faith by being willing to change the way were worshipinghis weekend. Reporter butes warning of cording license platesf churchgos andorcing them to quarantine drawing a rebuke from senator ted cruz. Stoppersecutingfaith. Adding i live in texas where we protect publicafy but arent authoritian zealots. Coming with high stakes. Of the 15 states with the pose vulnerable populations to coronavirus, 11 have some kind of religious exemption. Floridas governor giving this guidance. T state of florida is not going to through government coercion close a church synagoe or placef worship. Reporr in sth florida all 109 parishes under the archdiocese o miami, 1. 3 million catholics will only havehe option ttream serves online. Thats kind of tempting god, its being foolish and, you know, the gospel tells us to be ureous butot foalish. Reporte the boundaries being tested as christians prepare for the holiestay on the calendar. Sam brock reporting. A very expensive trip to santa cruz. Politician tweeted out pictures today. Seven people from fremont who went over to the coast for the day and then were ticketed. A thousand dollars each. Violating shelter at home orders. According to the chief it caught the eye of officers while buying drinks at a Convenience Store and reminding everyone to shelter in your own town. Salesforce and uber teaming up to deliver four semi trucks full of personal protective gear to ucsf. Thanks was tweeted out. Ucf will get 500,000 n95 masks, 100,000 isolation gowns, 50,000 face shields and 100,000 nasal swabs for testing. Joining us from the comfort of his home, you have a forecast that is jumping around. Yeah, interesting forecast from morning to afternoon. First a sneak preview just over my shoulder. San francisco. Mist on the camera lens. You cant mist this particular forecast. Yo got 50s outside. Drizzle a low clouds surge back and a few low cloud closer to san jose. Mostly cloudy skies, 55 degrees and up towards walnut creek starting offer the night with temperatures at 54 so as you wake up tomorrow you will see mist or brief drizzle on the coast around Half Moon Bay or San Francisco could be measurable at times for the morning but whats going to be different about the afternoon will be more sunshine, especially inland as temperatures rebound. Upper 60s to low 70s inland around the trivalley looking at 70 degrees. San jose southward, some of the warmer temperatures well see around the bay area for tomorrow. Lets try to quantify how much drizzle or some mountain showers could leave around the bay area. Notice the numbers dont move much. If you look closely up towards napa county during the afternoon we could see showers build up and the morning begins with low clouds through 9 00 a. M. And mist and drizzle closer to the coast but things get interesting. Check this out. Up towards lake county and napa you might see clouds building up toward the afternoon and perhaps a few more off to the east of morgan hill. Talking higher peaks on the di ab blo diablo. As we see clearing skies setting the stage for the next chapter in the forecast which looks warmer. High pressure Building Back towards the middle part of the week that leaves temperatures climbing through the mid70s by midweek and next weekend, right now looks like a relatively dry start but we could see some showers once again approaching the coast by the time we head towards next saturday night and sunday so look at your sevenday forecast shows San Francisco starting to warm up. Could have temperatures close to 70 by midweek and also our inland locates starting to see a few more 70s tomorrow and will stay there through the 70s through the week and chances are by next weekend, could see a little cooling so for your Easter Sunday plans, again, a little bit of drizzle to start then watch the hilltops for maybe a few showers before the real warmup arrives toward the middle part of the week. Thats a look at the forecast. Terry, back to you. Thank you very much. Now for a look at sports and some of the sports that arent going to be happening. Heres anthony flores. Thats right, terry. They were pushed back once. Could the tokyo games be headed for another delay . Why olympic organizers are worried japan may not be ready to host next summer. Stick around. Sports is next. Now let us help you. No question is too small. Contact us any time. We respond to every call. Every email, every social media post. It will be challenging. But well get through it together. What we do now will forever change our tomorrow. So lets do the right thing, today. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Welcome back. Im anthony flores. The Tokyo Olympics are postponed until next summer but theres a chance they might not even happen in 2021. Now, a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in japan could push the games even further into the future. Now, the head of the organizing Committee Says he cant guarantee the olympics will be staged in july of next year. This comes after japan issued an Emergency Declaration this week to battle the virus like so many other events, its a wait and see situation. The Football Game was supposed to be today at cal spring. Nick henderson is a linebacker on the team. His older brother tom, a senior on the bears baseball team. Obviously theyre both disappointed but they have the right perspective during this time of crisis. Thats because their older brother grant is on the front lines of the pandemic. He is a paramedic near vallejo. Theres nothing like it. I mean to know that he is out there helping out, you know, more than just that one community is really a global pandemic. I mean in our eyes hes superman. And we trust all of his abilities and training and his precautions. Its sad to see it end early but obviously this crisis is a little bit bigger than baseball right now. All right, with the northbound finally gets the green light to restart the season, dont expect to see the guys on the court right away. Word the players will need at least a month of Training Camp to get shape. Some players have full gyms in their homes but others are isolated in their apartments and not able to really to work out. 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