Supplies across the board but these n95 respirator masks in particular are in high demand and short supply. I have this one left over from fire season. 3m is pledging double output but i have spoken to Health Care Workers in San Francisco, oakland and san jose who say the shortage of supplies in their hospitals is a problem. We have to have gowns, masks, and face shields p. All in limited splice. He is a nurse at Santa Clara Medical center in san jose and the Vice President for a nurses union rnpa. The mask you have one mask a shift. Reporter he says they dont have enough n95 to change masks between patients. We are put in a patient we have to do a job we really want to do but we dont have the supplies to do that job right. Reporter the cdc has guidance on their website how to work around a mask shortage. When no face masks are available, the website says for Health Care Providers to use a bandanna or scarf as a last resort to care for patients with covid covid19. They say we are running out of equipment and will probably be out of masks in two weeks. Reporter i spoke to a Health Care Worker by phone who did not want identified and she works in a trauma hospital in oakland. I think like two weeks from now, half of us will be out sick and we already dont have the staff to take care of patients. We have a very vulnerable Patient Population and feel leadership is not taking Strong Enough patients to protect us, protect the hospitals, protect our patients. Reporter so kaiser is accepting donations of unused supplies like goggles, masks, hand sanitizers and gowns and other items that can be mailed to or dropped off here at the Kaiser Hospital at 2130 ofarle street. Multiple kaiser employees were asked to take down their posts on social media about the ppe shortage. Kaiser has not responded to that but i did hear from them late this afternoon that they are having issues with their supply chain and they ordering all of these medical supplies but then they get notices back their shipments have been delayed or even cancelled. You heard that pg e is donating almost 1 Million Masks to cal oes and San FranciscoGeneral Hospital is not accepting donations because of regulations but im told the city of San Francisco is working on a plan so that the public can donate any masks that you might have left over in your garage or fire bag. Live in San Francisco, kate larson. A new thermometer that shares the temperatures of readings at registers has a promise to track the spread of the flu and a tool to predict where covid19 hot spots are developing. Here is how it works. Reporter temperature checks are used wildly a femp ver, one much symptoms of covid19. They say its an untapped he resource as it spreads across the country and a million in use in also scene homes with temperature readings for multiple family members collected and analyzed anonymously showing hot spots before state and federal Health Agencies see an outbreak. It was designed to track the seasonal flu but the Company Founder and believes he is able to pinpoint cluster of covid19 early on and dark colors on this map indicate counties with atypical illness. Florida is another hot spot. This map shows how quickly cluve clusters of flu across florida this month. Three colleagues and said here what is going on. They called the map into question. They said, youre picking up some of the stuff in washington and california but florida and northeast those are hot spots on your map. Lo and behold we see covid19 cases in florida. Reporter this is spring break time in florida the governor stopped on thursday. He says florida fever clusters are toward normal levels and data unusually h1n1 strain and covid as well and reallytime data can track it in two ways. Where and when should we are vours across the sunday and send test kits and monitor response. When we start seeing that level of fever curve off like the fever cluster stop rising and start to level off and diminish, that is an indicator that any outbreak is under control. Reporter demand for the thermometer has outstripped the supply and sold at pharmacies and major retailers for about 25. David louie, abc 7 news. Some are trying to stay partially open under what is or isnt essential. Here is leslie brinkley. Concerned citizens have called the Walnut Creek Police station about businesses still open despite the shelter shelterinplace orders. We are getting records that there might be a group, a gathering in a park maybe playing basketball or hanging out. Our officers have been able to go to those areas just to remind people they shouldnt be in groups. They should disperse and we have really found cooperation as a result. Reporter in walnut creek, there is plenty of parking to be had on the usually bustling downtown. People come if and go from restaurants with to go orders and the prime shopping district . Its a ghost town. In the fruitville neighborhood in oakland, its purell and beer. Small breweries like ours, over twothirds of our profit come from our tap room. So, you know, that is what we use to keep our lights on and pay our folks. And that is gone . Its severely hampered. Reporter with some painters tape with squares on the sidewalk and table front with beer they hope to eke out an existence. Total closure they say would be a death sentence for them. The fear is, one, they cant pay the rent, they cant pay the employees and the customers arent showing up. So those are realities. Reporter Oakland City Council member is handing out flyers in neighborhoods in oakland detailing how to apply for unemployment and how to get help with the rent and access child care. He said his office is inundated with calls. The challenge for everyone is timing. How long will this last . Im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. A late selloff on wall street concluded the worst week on the Financial Markets since the 2008 financial crisis. The dow closed down 913 points or 4. 5 . The dow is now below the level it was when President Trump took office. The s p 500 slid 4. 4 . Nasdaq dropped 3. 8 . The stock market isnt the only area where coronavirus has affected your savings. Min Michael Finney is at home working with that part of the story. Reporter yeah. Here is the question. Have you filed for Unemployment Benefits . If you have here is how you speed up the process. Unemployment claims in california increased 34 the week prior to the stay at home order in california. Six bay area counties issued emergency orders on march 16th. The week ending march 14th, claims jumped from 43,385 to 58,208. Those are the latest numbers just released. Now expect those numbers to jump more when the claim totals for this week are released it next week. If you havent filed for unemployment recently there is no physical Unemployment Office to visit. Filing online is your best bet and available practically 24 7. Limited phone service is also an option but the way times can be discouraging. Here is who is eligible for benefits. If youve lost your job or your house are reduced through no fault of your own and certainly is happening with a lot of people in this particular situation, you could be eligible for benefits. Reporter your employer must have contributed to the Unemployment Insurance program. Gig workers could still be eligible through a prior job since benefits are based on 12 to 18 months of your earnings. Youll have to wait a minimum of two to three weeks for your first check. We are certainly having staff working overtime seven days a week. We are redirecting staff wherever possible that has that Unemployment Insurance claim background. We are trying to pull some people out of recent retirement and continue to hire, thralthou new staff takes time to take up to speed. Payments sent through the mail will be delayed by the time it takes to mail. So opt for the online option. We have learned the u. S. Treasury department and the state have pushed back the tax filing and tax payment deadline until july 15th. However, if youre expecting a refund, dont wait until you can get that refund check early. That is what enrolled agent norman golden is doing. We are working on returns for those people who are getting refunds, especially now with a lot of layoffs. Reporter bottom line if the government owes you money, file right now. Get that check on its way to you. If you owe the government money, well, you want to drag things out a bit. Remember, july 15th. Michael, thank you very much. Good advice. Coronavirus has played a big role in changing our lives. That certainly applies to the Asian American population experience an increase in discrimination. One abc 7 anchor decided was time to speak up and she shares part of her oped that appears in todays chronicle. We all need b Metastatic Breast Cancer is relentless, but i was relentless first. Relentless about learning the first song we ever danced to. About teaching him to put others first. About helping her raise her first child. And when i was first diagnosed, my choice was everyday verzenio. Its the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. It gives us more time without cancer progressing. Verzenio is the only cdk4 6 inhibitor approved with hormonal therapy that can be taken every day for postmenopausal women with hr , her2 mbc. Diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection. At the first sign of diarrhea, call your doctor, start an antidiarrheal, and drink fluids. Before taking verzenio, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection. Verzenio may cause low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infection that can lead to death. Lifethreatening inflammation of the lungs can occur. Talk to your doctor if you have new or worsening trouble breathing, cough, or chest pain. Serious liver problems can happen. Symptoms include tiredness, appetite loss, stomach pain, and bleeding or bruising. Blood clots that can lead to death have occurred. Tell your doctor if you have pain or swelling in your arms or legs, shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid breathing or heart rate, or if you are pregnant or nursing. My relentless reason its them. My choice with my doctor its verzenio. Ask your doctor if everyday verzenio is right for your first treatment. Are are the annual bay to breakers race in San Francisco is postponed until september 20th and originally scheduled for may 31st. Organizers say all existing registrations will be honored for the new date, however, there will be no refunds. Anyone unable to make the new date can defer registration to the 2021 race. Lets bring in abc7 news phil mctier. One of the big changes in the still. The changes and postponements and Economic Impact of the shutdown. Its massive. I mean, recent study by the San Francisco chronicle and the Associated Press show that about 1 out of 7 people in the bay area is somehow impacted either lost their job or saw their hours cut back or, in some way economically impacted so far and only in the first week. And makes this upcoming week and weekend so critical for officials. Phil, look ahead a little bit. We are seeing fairly impressive compliance it seems with the stay at home order everywhere ive seen and what we have seen around the bay area but that could intensify if we dont get full cooperation. I know that authorities are considering what other action might be necessary. They are. Now, we have some businesses that havent been complying and i think that youre going to see them shut down. But we, as a society, have managed to follow the rules. I think as well or even better than the officials expected. I talked to them off camera and they said when we ordered the shutdown 100 stay at home just go out to the Grocery Store and needed things they were saying if people only did 75 to 80 of, it would be a success. Overall goal is stem the spread. We cant stop the spread but stem it and keep it from boiling over and the goal and so far they feel successful but planning it to get hot out. San francisco the mayor sit down with 60 Hotel Managers in San Francisco. They are booking 3500 rooms, about 1 out of 10 hotel rooms in San Francisco for First Responders who have long commutes to try to get home. If they have to stay in the city. For people who live in communals like three or four elderly in chinatown get them out and separate them. People may find themselves infected by not needing intensive care are getting rooms as well lined up. Alameda county not so much. Waiting to see what happens and hospital rooms set unand ready to go. South bay they are taking precautions and may see a u. S. Navy hospital ship pulling up here by the time it is done. It will be a critical week and weekend because the weekend they say will people continue to comrip or is the sun bringing them out and make it an unsafe situation . I think a lot of people are i think they assume that this may go on longer than just the three weeks. Ive also heard friends comment to me i dont know how long how much the economy can take in terms of this. Like how long can we go before things are completely devastated . They dont know that. I was talking with a San Francisco comptroller today and he has to arms to get around the Economic Impact. 1 out of 7 already is affected. Businesses will have to wait and see. Right now, the officials and what they are, public officials, not private enterprise people. They are concerned with the Public Health and public safety. That is concern number one. To get through what they predict could be the surge and either next week or the week after. That is their primary goal. As far as the economics go, that remains to be seen. As far as how long this goes, we are getting mixed messages. Governor Gavin Newsome for example said parents should be prepared for school not coming back in session until summer or the ends of the year. A lot of educators saying lets not set off people worrying about that. We dont know how long its going to be take. Its one thing to shut things down. Its another thing to start them back up. Right now, we are in that period in between and they need as much cooperation as they can shorten many as soon as possible. We could have a nationwide shut downand see what happens with that curve in the weeks ahead. You talk about completely freedsifreeds i freezing the economy. Not there yet and want on a course not total gloom or doom or naive optimism we might have had in the past or neglect we werent paying attention but its interesting, dan. Different parts of the country have different setups and different responses and its ging to be very much up to the locals on how they adapt to this and how they get us through these weeks. The bottom line this came up fast and we dont have a lot of time with national ideas. A lot of this is you, me, the person next door. So true. Thank you, phil, very much. You can read phils columns in the San Francisco chronicle every wednesday and sunday. Coronavirus is having a dramatic impact on all of our lives and certainly true for the Asian American population. Many of whom are experiencing an increase in discrimination. Abc7 investigator decided to speak up here she is reading a portion of her oped that appears in todays the San Francisco chronicle. Burnout of being a broadcast journalist was setting in and covering wildfires and Mass Shootings were taxing but the demands of keeping up on social media where information is traded at the speed of light was beginning to take its toll. What my purpose one day would be to chase what is trending Like National pretzel day to get clicks and likes . The president wasnt making the job any easier coining the term fake news which was adopted by many and shouted out by strangers when i reported 2349 feel and then coronavirus happened. A lot of bad the 89yearold grandmother who was brutally beaten on a playground and left to die. The empty soda can collector and humiliated and his recyclable stolen. The mom that was pistol whipped in and dragged in broad daylight and taken her purse with her money inside. They knew criminals were targeting this population because of the language barrier. Asians would be less apt to file Police Reports or speak out. As the daughter of immigrants from taiwan and hong kong i was raised to work hard and keep my head down and nose clean and not to cause controversy. But each story i reported, the fire burning in my gut to do more grew stronger. When the coronavirus outbreak began, the flames exploded into anger. Friends were counted instances of being told to go back to your sick country or overhearing others accuse them of eating bats. The president of the United States and certain media outlet continued to use the cherm chinese viperus. Prior to come to go San Francisco i was the first Asian American main anchor in charlotte, North Carolina and floridas tampa bayary. Replying to viewers who called me connie chung or asked in tweets i was made in china. The only person i had to stand up for was