Its up for giveable. Its up for giveable. So help me, im 86 years old, and im going to fight with every bit of my energy for this never to happen again to anybody. Reporter they would have been married 65 years on may 1st. In a statement, gateway rehab told us quote we appreciate the opportunity to care for our residents in these very difficult time, and are doing everything in our power to keep them safe, healthy, and protected from the spread of this disease. A look at our top stories at 5 30, the governor and bay area leaders warning people to keep up the physical stancing this easter weekend. They say that after weeks of flattening the curve, those efforts could back track if people gather and the virus spreads. Officials are urging people to avoid inperson easter celeio nfs. San franciscos largest homeless shelter msc south is being converted into a medical facility. Thats after 70 people tested positive for coronavirus. The outbreak follows weeks of warnings about this highrisk group. More on that part of the story ahead at 6 00. And today, the governor weighed in on when we might be able to return to some semblance of normalcy. We have detailed strategies that were working on that were very close to making public. So know that we are as deeply eager to provide you that information as you are to receive that information about how we can go back to the way things used to be with the kind of height and vigilance that required. Two of silicon valleys Largest Companies are joining forces to fight coronavirus uses smartphone technology. Apple and google are working to enable contact tracing, a emergency that identifies people who have been exposed to the virus an have been in contact with. Starting next month, the software will allow Health Officials to gather detailed data on the whereabouts of cellphone users. Data will only be gathered from users who voluntarily download the apps and participate in the program. Meanwhile, encouraging news coming from one bay area coronavirus clinical trial. Researchers at gill iyad say patients who have tested rems have either improved or showed no new symptoms. The drug was created to treat ebola, and now 53 patients situate veer covid19 symptoms are taking part in the trial. It still has yet to be licensed or approved. San francisco has Just Launched a text to 911 service. The city has reported an increase in Domestic Violence calls since the stayathome order began. It aims to contac to be le to provid li distressed but cant call 911. Often those individuals may be people who arent in a safe place, who can directly call 911, so this resource is a game changer. If you need to use the feature, is that correct include your location and and i in a police, fire, or medicals are needed. The Danville Police is asking residents for medical supplies for front line workers in need of personal protective equipment. It is deemed operation love. Items like masks, gloves, gowns, hand sanitizer, and brown lunch bags for nurses to store their masks can be donated. We need these things that you have. Extra things at home, just bring them to us, because theres a desperate need out there, and if our communities participate, then you can help us. Today was the first day of the drive. Donations will also be accepted tomorrow from 10 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. An east by a Farmers Market is listening to the communitys concerns. The danville Farmers Market is delaying its planned reopening originally set for tomorrow. Even with plans to eliminate the social aspects of the Farmers Market, the reopening announcement still sparked some concern. With healthcare workers working around the clock, businesses across the bay area are showing their appreciation in various ways. In san ramon, pizza guys delivered nearly 400 pizzas to healthcare workers today. Pizza guys isnt stopping there. The brand plans to provide free pizzas to hospital workers and staff in sacramento next week. Starting sunday, a little extra cushion for californians who have lost their jobs. Theyll start seeing an extra 600 in weekly Unemployment Benefits for four months. This would be applied to workers who have lost their jobs linked to coronavirus shut down. Its part of a federal bailout that was approved by congress. Amtrak also getting a boost from the government. Department of transportation is making one billion dollars available to offset the loss of ticket revenue. The funds will be used to pay employees and help maintain service once the economy gets going again. Cs candies has suspend production of its famed confections because of the coronavirus pandemic, bus this easts, three a different type of treat for the kid. This bay area candy maker is offering up coloring books instead of chocolate buns for you easter. You can download those on the companys website. Up next, drink a lot of cof star hunter pence might have you beat. Its a coffee addiction to the next level. Plus toilet paper and cleaning wipe arent the only hot commodities right now. Why people are panic buying baby checks. Coming up all new at 6 00, a new way for you to help fight were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. Needing some to do this weekend . Well, every friday morning, k cbs radio gives us liams list on our mornings show. This week he talked about coffee for a good cause. Ive got your fitness, food, and fun. Hunter and lexie pence. Your favorite San Francisco giant is a glutton for good coffee and wants to share his brew with you. Yes, he does. Proceeded go to to kid hungry. For 80, you get a coffee mug, the coffee, and a signed hunter pence photo. I spoke to the caffeinated couple during an ina gram like this week, and lexie spilled the beans about hunters game dy coffee routine. Take a look. I would like to say i know he has least 8 at home. 8 . Yeah. [ laughter ] well, you can see the rest of liams list of things to do including a wine event is some fitness, check it out at kpix. Com, and see him live every friday on our morning show starting at 4 30. 8 cups, real big cups. For all of us feeling a big bit stuck or board, listen to this, you can learn a few mad skills without ever leaving your house. Hosts through air nbb are offering their services locally. You can learn to bake sweets with this family in San Francisco. You can spend the day with an olympic bobsledder in los angeles and hear firsthand what the Winter Olympics are like, and set some goals together, i suppose. And if you want to get out of california, go spend a few hours in you crane. Youll meet some of the dog who is live at the children oval Nuclear Power plant, and then learn how you can help them out. We are getting word of another panic buy during the coronavirus outbreak. Chickens. The pandemic has created an increased demand for checks, as people in quarantine look for ortageelatedanxieties d a refor remenow. So they have nothing to do. And they want the fresh eggs, book theyre not on the shelfs, so why not get chickens and have your own . Another factor is the spike in egg prices. They are up more than 50 in some parts of the country because of demand. And paul heggen joins us now. Paul, would you ever raise baby chickens . Sounds like fun. Just might be a lot of work. I think its a lot of work, and i dont think we quite have the backyard space available, plus its a little stinky, too. Ive done it. Its a lot of work. They only stay little and cute for a short amount of time. [ laughter ] i think the neighbors on either side of us may have a Little Something to say about that. Regardless of what your plans are for the weekend, the weather is look dry, and gradually warmer. Lets take a look at the big picture, and then well get some details of what we expect across the bay area for easter weekend. Low clouds and fog trying to return for the weekend. As we head through the day tomorrow, were going to warm up. Dry easter weekend and warmer temperatures in store as we head through saturday and sunday, especially farther inland. Thats where temperatures will be well into the 70s, but still a little bit cooler along the coast and near the bay. Futurecast shows that low cloud cover and fog spreading farther inland, but watch the gray gradually disappear as we head through saturday afternoon. Should see partly cloudy skies by midday and afternoon. Again, that fog and low cld the near the bay. Temperatures todayched up eg d and Half Moon Bay just above 60 degrees. Hit 70 on the dot in napa and concord. Mid60s for fremont and san jose. Farther inland, temperatures warmed up anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees above where we stopped out yesterday, but, gain, that onshore prize will have an impact on our temperatures as we head through the rest of the weekend. Overnight, well drop to around 50 degrees. The clouds should keep us from falling any farther than that. Temperatures tomorrow, depending on where you are, are either going to be a little above normal for inland location, or a couple of degrees below normal along the coast and near the bay. Only forecasts a High Temperature around 630 degrees in the city once again, but close to 70 for san jose. Lowtomid 60s around the by a itself. And a little warmer to the north. Midtoupper 60s for the north bay. The dry stretch of weather is going to continue for a while. Were not talking about much of a rain chance for the next several days. Maybe by next thursday, next friday, they could be a little system trying to work its way down the coast, but overall the longrange outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows a good chance of below average precipitation for the california area for the next two weeks, and a significant chance of above average temperatures, especially, again, as you make your way farther inland and away from the coast. Here are the details for the sevenday forecast. Gradually less cloud cover, except along the coast. Every day youll have to dial with the fog. The low clouds that will stick around into early afternoon at least. The rest of us will see a lot of sunshine, especially by monday, tuesday, and wednesday. For the first half of next week, and even near the bay, temperatures into the upper 60s, close to 70 degrees tuesday and wednesday. At the moment, were just forecasting clouds around the area by thursday and friday of next week. Some of the forecast models are hinting at a better chance of rain. Its something that well keep an eye on. More stuff to look at coming up at 6 00. . And some lighter news today. It is National Sibling day at a time when family ties are more important than ever. Here allen martin with all of his siblings, and julia good richrich. Share your pictures with us. Just use the hash tag kpix. Love my sibs. Coming up, a student is drawing on experiences to give us all perspective on this gl soft music [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. And theyre counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. Grubhub. Together we can help save the restaurants we love. As young child, this weeks student rising each above scholar lived through war. Now he has some words of wisdom as well as comfort for those struggling with the current shelterinplace order. Michelle griego has details. Reporter just last fall, he was miking up yopeuttigieg. Chs crosthe state of iowa on the campaign trail as a special correspondent for cbsn national news. Part of may little nervous that this could last through november. Reporter now he is working from his home in the east bay, sheltering in place, just like the rest of us. So ive set up a small little area for myself here. Reporter he is surprisingly upbeat, because he said he has vecertbe not a global pandemic, but a reality just as frightening. Musadik was born in kabul, afghanistan, where his family lived in constant fear of the taliban. My mom had blankets across the windows just in case a bullet was fired, the great glass wouldnt come through the window and harm us. Reporter even with simple extreme precautions, the family suffered. Their home was bombed. His grandfather was killed, and his father injured. Eventually, they made it out of the middle east, then to the united states, where his resilient spirit emerged. So having gone through this as a child, there are plenty of Silver Linings to all of this. Reporter for him, that Silver Lining is family. With family again. Being stuck at home, and sheltering in place is such a thing of privilege. Not a lot of people can do this. To be able to sit at home and still be comfortable and still have the resources to survive. Reporter now hes keeping up to date on election coverage remotely, looking ahead to the fall with an up beat attitude some might say should be impossible for someone who has been through so much. But for him, this uncertain time is an opportunity. Just remembering where you are. Remembering the positive aspects of your life. And remembering that this is going to pass at some point. For students rising above, im michelle griego. To learn more about students rising above and its scholars, go to our website, kpix. Com sra. Up next, the bay area slowly flattening the coronavirus curve, but a disturbing spike in San Francisco. Plus a chance to team up with ucsf researchers in the fate against the pandemic. What you need in order to do so. And . Could b. A. R. T. To san jose finally be coming in june . Why they say they are getting very close. Im don ford in livermore, where a Catholic Priest tells me this coming easter may 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. 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. Very soul rear at the vatican this evening, pope francis almost alone as he led services on friday. Its the first time the procession was not held at romescom coliseum since the 1960s. Back here in the patriots, fatal leaders and then congregation are also coping with challenging times. Don ford on how easter will be celebrated this year. Its been described as possibly one of the most unusual easter sundays in modern history. How do you celebrate easter mass without easter mass . One of the biggest days in christianity, easter. Many thousand of people would normally fill the pews commonly rating the death and resurrection of jesus on sunday morning. Not this year. For the first time in my life as a priest and a catholic and a christian, i wont be in the church. Reporter church gathers banned during the pandemic. Insteassse livestreamed. Test runs have been successful, and the church is planning to have a full mass sunday morning online. Online so s okay as of this moment. If we survive for this catastrophic time, if we believe in god, its okay at this moment. Reporter just because the building is closed doesnt mean blessings stop. Farther karl is conducting a driveup dressing. Cars are stretching into the street. I think god that people can still drive up. They can con investigation and venerate the cross and celebrate easter. Reporter its the core faith that helped folks of l lidions maintain hope. No cure yet. So for us who are believers in christ, who is our divine physician as christians. We believe that through this, christ, or god can calm the storm. Reporter the churches may be empty, but the online viewers will be many. Thats it for the news at 5 00. Kpix 5 at 6 00 begins right now with ken bastida and elizabeth cook. Now at 6 00, watt is being called an explosive catastrophe. 70 positive cases of covid19 at a San Francisco homeless shelter. Why some say warnings were ignored. More people continue to die from an outbreak at this east by a nursing home. We asked the county when will they take over and answer questions for the families . And trying to pinpoint a date for the b. A. R. T. Extension to san jose. The clue that they are eyeing this summer. Our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a pivotal time right now when staying home and keeping physical distance are part of the utmost importance. Good evening im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. A live look toward the Golden Gate Bridge right now, where officials are going to close end parking lots, and there will be no cars allowed at vista point this easter weekend. Health officials warn the curve may be showing signs of flattening, but they say if people let up on physical distancing, the virus can surge very easily. A case in point, we got word today of a new outbreak at San Franciscos biggest homeless shelter. Wilson walker says people were sounding the alarm for weeks. Wilson . Reporter well, liz on sunday, the city learned that two people at that shelter had tested positive. They got to looking into what was going on. By the middle of the week, they had five people who had tested positive, and tonight the city has a very big problem on it hands. In fact, theyre still trying to figure out just how large mse south,e of our tersof the shelter, as well as two Staff Members who have tested the largest shelter in San Francisco is now functioning as a ward for the infected with medical staff on hand in case anyone gets seriously ill. Many of them have Chronic Health conditions are and vulnerable to getting very sick, or even dyeing from coronavirus. Reporter the announcement comes after a weeks long dispute over how best to shelter thes homeless. We need to move beam people who hotels now. Its impossible not to have outbreaks in the shelters. It was inestable and preventable. A month ago, i was yelling and screaming and demanding of them to move these people out of that environment. Reporter supervisor matt haney warns the outbreak has implications beyond the shelter. If you think this is just about unhoused or holmes people, youve got it wrong. People who are unhoused and homeless connect regularly with people who are not. And the potential for this to spread from large crowded shelters to the street, to people who are housed, to impact people close to you and me and who we know is huge. Reporter that possibility now has the city doing detective work to figure out
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