Mostly cloudy start to the day and with those showers we will keep the chance of that through the day. A little bit cooler through our afternoon. This unsettled weather continues through midweek and we are looking at later on in the week catching a bit of a break and then more wet weather to come and i will talk about this in the extended forecast along with timing out more showers on future cast coming up. California making slow and steady progress in reopening. We will hear about the next step in phase 2 of the governors plan and it involves restaurants and other shared public spaces. We are live from this restaurant with more on this. Reporter yes, we are expecting to hear details about what malls and restaurants need to do to reopen and very likely that the new Dining Experience to look forward to will take some getting use to. According to some draft documents given to the governor by the California Restaurant Association only families that live together can sit at the same table.
White House Task Force member dr. Anthony fauci joins us this morning. On the lines. Millions struggle to get benefits. Desperation setting in as crowds seek applications. 6. 6 people filing for unemployment. The staggering new numbers this morning. Covid19 confrontation. Where are you from . The suspicious popup testing site driven out by angry residents. The red flags, the operation under investigation this morning. White house showdown. Joe biden set for the democratic nomination after Bernie Sanders drops out of the race. How the Coronavirus Crisis is reshaping the race for president. Severe weather strike. Overnight tornadoes touching down in arkansas, damaging homes and cars and powerful winds flipping a semi truck off the road in illinois. Were tracking the latest this morning. And day of hope. Were celebrating americans all across this great country, making a difference. With lines at drivethrough food banks stretching for miles, the Unsung Heroes racing to help hungry families
Month for health care and frontline workers were dealing at a time where we need to go bold late and we need to meet this moment without playing small ball any longer in Los Angeles County authorities are lifting the restrictions on coronavirus testing. And beginning friday. The city will require residents to wear a mask or covering in supermarkets and other essential businesses and if youre not covering your face. By friday morning in the Central Business can refuse you service it follows a series of aggressive moves throughout the state beginning in midmarch that Health Experts say appear to show. The california is bending the curve these measures will be disruptive to day to day life. But there is no need to panic on march 16th, San Francisco became the first city in the country to issue a stay at home order. Bustling neighborhoods quickly became ghost towns 3 days later on march 19th newsome issued a stay at home order for the entire state, california got it right medical experts s
Fo really called our church this. From sky 7, you can see hundreds of drivers lined up patiently waiting their turn for pickup. Pastor kenny foreman says he has never seen anything like this before. Were going to be here for the long haul until we goat the other side. Second harvest of Silicon Valley distributes food through sites in santa clara and san mateo counties. The church is just one of them. We have so many people feeling so much anxiety right now, and so many people finding themselves for the first time in need of help. Across town at the san jose armory, Real Estate Developer urban community has brought together a network of business and Community Leaders to help form a new nonprofit called san jose ship kits. There is a lot of good people throughout that really want to make a difference. And weve got a lot of already. The group is distributing free medical, food and wellness supply kits by those in shelter in place mandate. Theyre really going through it. And to be able to
Thank you. As pg e cuts power to people while theyre stuck inside, and theyre doing it to replace old electricals. These firefighters were part of a birthday parade for a young wombat lg a brain tumor. In the south bay, social distancing with a twist, communities are getting creative with chalk challenges. Abc 7 news starts right now. Fety, this is abc 7 news. Al, cities and states across the u. S. Are ramping up efforts to stop the spread of this virus. As President Trump looks ahead to when and how the country can reopen, hes promising to talk about his plan tomorrow. Not all states are the same. Theyre very different. Some are having very little problem. Some have done such a good job they have little problem and theyre ready to go. San francisco has topped 1,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. Mayor london breed today announced a new program to track everyone coronavirus patients come in contact with. Our goal is to chase down all of those people. Los angeles mayor Eric Garcetti says