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. 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. Announcer now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. 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 proble
Approaching 200,000 and more than 4,000 people have died from covid19. Live coverage ahead. First a check of that wednesday forecast with meteorologist kari hall. Its the 1st of april, april fools day. It is. And its also an important day for our sierra snowpack. Going out and doing those surveys today. As we take a look at what were doing across the bay area starting out with a few clouds here and there but its a mostly clear start for san jose as we check out what were expecting in willow glen and temperatures that will be milder with some low 50s this morning. And then reaching into the upper 60s as we go into this afternoon, another Beautiful Day ahead. Well talk more about this and that weekend rain that were expecting coming up in a few minutes. Mike has a look at the commute. How is it early this morning . Not a whole lot. You look great. I cant believe youre not in studio. Folks, thats from her home. Working from my home showing traffic very smooth. Traffic is moving nicely on
By late morning into the afternoon with our high temperatures today reaching into the upper 60s. More on this coming up in a few minutes. Mike, youre tracking the commute. Any issues for drivers . So far so good. Let me show you a couple of live looks out there, show you the contrast in some areas, though. San rafael, the curve coming toward us with those headlights. A smooth, steady flow, good volume. If you continue 101 down across the Golden Gate Bridge you have to wait for the cars to appear. There you go. For more on the reason why traffic is so light, well send it right back to you. The white house this morning still falling short of ordering everyone to stay home but they are urging all americans to avoid being out and about for the rest of the month. President trump saying that he probably wont leave the white house for 30 days as the coronavirus begins to peak. Today in the bays tracie potts is live for us from her home in washington with the governments latest projections. Tr
Mind of San Francisco mayor london breed, and not in a good way. No. You may recall last week we saw crowded beaches and parks as people got outside, perhaps a little bit too far from home. Both the mayor and Governor Newsom scolded californians for not practicing social distancing and for crowding parking lots at parks instead of just walking to their neighborhood park. Breed made it very clear there will be consequences if the behavior doesnt change this weekend. Last thing we want to do, as i said, is to start to close the last bit of fresh air that were able to get during this very difficult time. So parks we know are essential, and i know other places have chosen to just close parks and other places down. We dont want to get to that place, but if we see more people playing in basketball courts, if we see more people playing volleyball with one another and baseball and some of the sports that are more teamrelated, we will have no other choice. A lot of parking lots will be closed t
Steve, youre talking about how cold its going to get for us here in the bay area. The third day is even easier. This morning, a record low of 33 in 2012 and the city at 44 and Oakland Airport at 42. Theyve got to get to 41 to tie a record. The coldest temps to the north but its cold everywhere. Frost advisory till 9 00 and critical minimums and heelsburg 29 and lot of 32nd and napa and American Canyon and the rain will be confined along the san mateo coast otherwise sunny to mostly sunny and could get a few partly cloudies later today and overall, theres a line going down towards monterey. Highs on the cool side today and upper 50s when the next system arrives and shows up on saturday. Till then, were looking for cool temps but at least itll be sunny or mostly sunny to some unless youre on the coast. Thank you, steve. 7 02 and theres 1, 181 confirmed cases of the coronavirus here in the bay area this morning with 27 deaths in our region. Santa clara, San Francisco, and contracosta coun