In coverage throughout the day by today. Some showers, a lot of great sky from the Golden Gate Bridge with 47 in san jose, 46 on the peninsula. It is sunny, 21 in truckee, 31 at the top of valley airport, 43 today with a winter storm warning for the weekend. Our exploratorium camera looking at the showers beginning in the next hour or so in the city, then traveling to the Central Coast. Its a rainy afternoon on and off. By 4 00, we still have scattered showers. A bit of a break in the later afternoon with our level one system. Then the cold sector of the system comes in tomorrow with heavier downpours. We begin with the brandnew numbers overnight. There are more than 3,200 confirmed coronavirus cases in the bay area and Santa Cruz County with 86 deaths. Sonoma county is reporting five new case, pushing their total to at least 105. Santa clara county continues to be the hardest hit with more than 1,000 cases. San francisco and san mateo counties are closing in on 500. Mendocino, four confirmed cases. Lake, zero cases. Humboldt is reporting at least 40 positive cases from the virus. Te big headline beginning the weekend with new shelter in place guidelines, the cdc is recommending you wear cloth masks or facial coverings going outside to work or to the Grocery Store. These are not n95 or surgical masks but they are hand made cloth coverings or bandannas. The n95 and surgical reserved workers and First Responders. San francisco and other bay area counties issued similar guidance on this. President trump says he will not be wearing a mask. This is voluntary. I dont think im going to be doing it. The policy of social distancing has been put into place as a wau to prevent the virus from spreading. This is an additional precaution that is necessary to help continue to flatten the curve. So what kind of face coverings are you okay to use . Abc7 News Reporter kris reyes spoke with a doctor to get the answers. We took a drive through downtown San Francisco and chinatown and saw all kinds of face coverings, including a scarf and a tshirt. Many people asking what should i be using . We put our viewer questions to epidemiologist at ucsf, dr. George rutherford. Do i need a facemask standing outside my yard . If youre not doing anything, i dont think so. Is it okay to wear a scarf over my nose and mouth . Absolutely. Were trying to cut down on you expelling cough, sneeze, respiratory particles. Thats the goal here is to protect other people from you. The next question is how should the cloth masks be laundered . Any special instructions . I would wash them in hot water. What would be the best protection if youre going for a run or a bike . I would say youll have to experiment, try a tshirt or Something Like that, just a bandanna. Experiment for comfort and fit but also how porous. We tried to spray through different materials from a thick to a thin scarf, a towel, and a thin tshirt. The thinner the material, the less effective at holding the spray. Online, on etsy and amazon, the choices are endless. From fashionable to high tech. This one boasts breathability and filter technology, but dr. Rutherford says keep it simple. Cover your nose and mouth and save the professional stuff for the people who need it. Remember the masks are just okay . An adequate mask covers your nose and mouth and cuts down on respiratory particles. Cloth is fine. Cotton is fine. Fabric is fine. Theres no way its going to be perfect. But we have to reserve the perfect solutions, the surgical mask bs and the n95 masks for the hospitals right now. Kris reyes, abc7 news. You have questions about masks. You can get yours answered by reaching out to us on facebook. Look for our abc7 News Facebook page. With this weekend adding new shelter in place no longer visit the dog park, the Tennis Courts or a playground with your kids. If we have to go back and youve been warned, you will not get a second warning. Police officers will be issuing citations to people and businesses violating those Public Health orders. As abc7 News ReporterLauren Martinez found, theyre not the only ones. People running, walking, enjoying their friday evening at the lake dont appear to be social distancing six feet apart. Earlier in the day, sky 7 captured people playing basketball. Park rangers practicing ucenforcement at Golden Gate Park. Later sky 7 captured small groups of picnics near the conservatory of flowers. San Francisco Police made a stern warning. Last time i was in front of, you i predicted that there will come a time where we have to do this. That time has come. And we have begun citing. Reporter not everyone seems to be heeding the message. Cant walk the dogs. You dont feel safe because nobodys social distancing. Theyre not wearing masks. Their children are all over the place on bikes. Reporter nick and his neighbors say families and fishermen from out of town are visiting their Small Community not practicing social distancing. A week ago i felt safe. Now i no longer feel safe. Reporter police are saying it shouldnt just be put on them to have to enforce shelter in place restrictions mandated by the state. Dont put on the police or neighbor to call the police that youre out there playing a game of basketball at the park or see in the community. Reporter police are educating people on social distancing and shelter in place rules and do not want to have to take it further. Its so new that we dont want to get to the point were writing citations. Reporter Mountain View police said no, you cannot play soccer, play football, do any group sport, or gather for picnics or barbecues right now. Stay home. Save lives. Set a good example. In oakland, Lauren Martinez, abc7 news. The extension of the shelter in place order has caused fear and anxiety to raise among Business Owners. Luz pena spoke to a Construction Company getting at leas t calls a day from Business Owners asking for their doors and windows to be covered with plywood. When the times get tougher, the tougher gets going. Thats the way this man describes this video of his restaurant getting vand lidsed lized. 12 30, a guy came. Threw a brick through a window and walked away. Reporter hes one of many Business Owners losing sleep over potential burglaries with the shelter in place. You know, theres no telling what people are capable of, so we are concerned. Reporter we asked the owner of this Construction Company how many businesses have boored up in the last two weeks. The answer was easy. 20, 30 businesses easily. Reporter along the square, some of the highend stores three weeks ago had expensive products displayed on their windows and are now covered with plywood. This pandemic is creating a shortage because toilet paper for a while there, or masks, hand cleanser, well, theres a shortage of plywood. Its getting tougher and tougher to find the stuff to put up. Reporter abc7 news insider says this is a sign of multimilliondollar losses that our city and Business Owners are experiencing. Well have a lot less money floating around. San francisco, for example, is already estimating a 100 million loss in taxes a month. Reporter Construction Companies like this one keep getting calls because for many, covering a glass or a door is less expensive than losing whats inside. People are desperate right now. Reporter luz pena, abc7 news. Happening today, if you have any unused personal protective equipment, donate it in San Francisco. The dropoff will be hold at 10rx on market street. Unused n95 masks, unopened hand sanitizer, glove boxes, disinfectant, and goggles. We have a full list of donation dropoffs throughout the area on scyt abc7news. Com today marks 150 years since Golden Gate Park was created by the california legislature. There was supposed to be a big celebration today but because all events have been canceled the park is coming to you virtually. Right now, just started a few minutes ago, you can see the best of the park. There will be a weekly virtual classic Concert Series of performances in the park over the years. Just go to goldengatepark150. Com to check it out. A check of the weather and the raining wi were tracking t makes it easy to stay inside. Our level one system today and tomorrow. The bay bridge here, cloud cover bringing our temperatures down b at least 5 to 10 degrees below the average. Weve seen a few sprinkles and light rain in the north bay and the east bay. 40s and fifty rig50s right now. Well look at the timing and how much rain youll see over the weekend and the accuweather sevenday forecast. Unemployment soars to alltime highs. We have a look at what one landlord came up with to help ease the burden on Small Businesses. And why some may have a possible postponement on stimulus checks. And one east bay business is sewing up a storm. Welcome back. Promising news in the south bay this morning. Santa clara county says every homeless person who has tested positive for covid19 will have temporary shelter. As the virus spreads, the focus is getting more offff indoors. Reporter Santa Clara County is not only the bay areas most populous county but the hardest hit by the covid19 pandemic. Leaders are expanding resources for the regions homeless population, unhoused people who have tested positive. We have the same community, the same health care, and the same respect. Thats what youre seeing in todays announcement, well put a fullcourt press getti the informthey need and the need im. Reporter supervisor dave corteze says the county is launching an effort to reach more of the unhoused. Soon lit bring Online Mobile testing stations outside of every encampment, an opportunity to screen more people than divert or quarantine as needed. Friday, governor gavin newsom announced help for homeless as a top priority. If left unaddressed, we allow our most vulnerable residents to be exposed. Reporter slr the county has opened a temporary site at the fair grounds for 60 people. 75 beds at san joses Parkside Hall have been set up. More than 100 trailers from the state were delivered to the south bay and will be used to temporarily shelter homeless and unstabley housed residents. According to san jose, plans would add 818 beds to the regions shelter capacity. The supervisor says residents of the county should be commended. By and large in south bay, people are doing the right thing. Were seeing the results of that in lower mortality rates. Reporter in san jose, abc7 news. In the east bay this morning were keeping an eye on the high risk situation in a nursing res sick with coronavirus. All 45 residents at the care center were tested by county health officials. 27 tested positive. Officials believe the outbreak started with five people, three Staff Members and two residents. Two residents are in the hospital. Efforts are preventing future spread. Residents who are positive will be isolated and separated from the residents who have tested negative and are asymptomatic. We have advised that the staff do not intermingle between these two groups. Three facility employees who sted positive are isolating at home. Perhaps the biggest impact of the coronavirus pandemic is the Unemployment Rate. Our report shows a loss of more than 700,000 jobs in the month of march ending a decade of uninterrupted job growth. The Unemployment Rate last month jumped from 3. 5 to 4. 4 . Economists say tbd reach 15 this month. 10 million americans have applied for unemployment benefits. If you do not have direct deposit and dont pay get your tax refund by check, it could take up to five months. With Small Businesses being gut punched, a giving relief to his tenants. He owns eight buildings along main street in half moon bay. Hes decided to waive rent for 65 retail tenants. Hes urging others to do the same. We have to row the boat together. Unless we do that, were going to fail. This is main street half moon bay, main street america, and unless owners of these buildings stand up and either waive the rent or give them a discount or whatever it may be, youre not in the same boat and youre not rowing that boat together. Hes prepared to extend his offer iffed byes are forced to remain closed beyond may. New this morning, with the increased demand for essential products and services, ace hardware is hiring 30,000 people nationwide to support communities during this pandemic. Every store is locally owned and operated. There are more than 4,300 Stores Across the country. Fulltime, parttime, and seasonal positions are available. As we seeeir Business Model are dropping everything to help fight the virus. Heres one oakland designer who is now refocusing her skills to make masks and shes found a need right away, hitting some 3,000 orders in a single day. This is this is fabric that i use to make tunics. Reporter the Clothing Store is closed for the time being because of the coronavirus. My brother and sister are both nurses, and so when the virus started they said you have to make masks. Reporter leslie put her Design Skills to work. She posted a picture of a mask on facebook earlier this week. Mine were next to your face, the antimicrobial liner that jimmys company makes. Reporter thats jimmy, president of a Company Whose clients include aerospace firms. Our specialty is working with conductive polymer chemistries. Nobodys been interested in those properties in our coatings until today. All of a sudden, everybodys looking for something more than what the n95 mask might provide in terms of protection. Reporter masks inner liner could serve as a barrier blocking germs. Were not making any claims at this point but well put thee ailaelararies. Ea repte s bac job. Hopefully well be making around 800 a day. Reporter instead of sewing for fashion, theyre sewing for safety, and it may save lives. Dan ashley, abc7 news. Ford is also helping produce face shields and other protective equipment for Health Care Workers. You are looking at video shared by ford. The automaker says it has shipped more than 20,000 face shields to hospitals in the bay area including ucsf, San Francisco general, valley and Regional Medical center of san jose. Think again if youre trying to head out to a beach this weekend, whether it be stinson, baker, or down in santa cruz. You are being warned with the even tighter shelter in place restrictions. Coming to Santa Cruz County to surf is not essential. We understand the need to reck re recreate, but you have to practice the guidelines. This is an unprecedented time for us and were trying to stress that we are not destination areas right now. You wont see any of thacey reuzer co a csewe they rlly crari ts morning i saw a lot more police on the road than usual. You get the sense theyre watching and monitoring and might, you know, give citations. The neighbors are doing the same thing, letting you know if youre too close. Absolutely. We have a rainy weekend on the way, but, you know, we are well belove v low average for the season. So were looking at a windier sunday and rain coming down a bit more tomorrow. But today were looking at the rain getting going. Two separate systems and looking at not only the shower activity picking up in the north bay, but weve seen a few sprinkles in the east bay. Live doppler 7, our level one system today, looking at some rain around santa rosa, also jenner, the marin county coastline there, west marin, up towards sea ranch and taking you down into the east bay, hercules, highway 4, vallejo. Im looking at a bit of wet weather. 580 as well. This will continue to increase in coverage throughout the day today. The east bay, you can see all the clouddowntown. It is 48 in r3 in gilroy, san jose in the upper 40s. The Golden Gate Bridge, lots of cloud cover, 45 santa rosa, a bit of patchy fog, 52 in concord and our friends in the east bay, maybe a later hour or so delay in the rain, while the north bay right now mt. Tam, you can see the rain drops getting wet there. Looking at the rain arriving for you this morning, staying with us throughout the afternoon, then becoming more scattered. The Second System will be a little bit wetter and windier. Well see lingering showers into monday. This system is going to be very slow to move out of here. I fact, getting hung up along the Central Coast where there is a wind advisory for monterey and big sur tomorrow and this just drags through Southern California. Light to moderate today, the downpours tomoowsity of a and cold on air ftering iit th line, you can sa, 11 00. By 1 00, we have moderate rain pretty much across thente bay area into 2 00, still in the east bay. The peninsula, the south bay is wet. Little bit of a break here towards the dinner hour. Then it gets going again through the overnight hours. This is the stronger cold front slated to move through early tomorrow morning. You can see the downpour, 6 00 into 9 00. Weve got heavier rain from the east bay into the santa cruz mountains. In the coastal hills and the mountains, theyll pick up the most with these two systems. By the afternoon, weve got a bit of a break in the north bay, but