The virus. Its saturday, april 11th. Im liz kreutz. Thank you for joining us. A closer look at those new and growing concerns in the coronavirus outbreak in a minute is lisargen wit hey, liz, it will get warme and sunnier not just for the weekend but the week ahead. Live doppler 7 looking at the cloud cover along the east bay and burn back to the coast throughout the day today for partly cloudy conditions for those of you closer to the shoreline. 52 innnnnn looking outside, well look for the clouds to stay with us for the morning hours. And partly cloudy. It has been muggy out there. Well change that today. Fewer clouds throughout the later afternoon hours. Mid 60s about 4 00 for you inland and around the bay. And well see partly to mostly cloudy skies ta tonight. Looking at a sunnier and warmer Easter Sunday that. Outlook is coming up in a few minutes. Liz . Thanks, lisa. This morning, alarming questions being raised about one particular coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. 70 new positive cases at the citys msc shelter. The outbreak means nearly 9 of the covid19 cases come from just one place. Kate larson spoke with city advocates and has more on the story. The beds are close together, less than two feet. Reporter tj johnson has been homeless almost five years and has stayed at the shelter at 5th and bryant many times. The fact that the coronavirus was able to spread in that environment comes as no surprise to me. Reporter in order to stay healthy, tj left a different shelter a week ago and is now staying in a hotel room paid for by friends. The city could have had the opportunity to find alternate accommodations for the shelter population, when it had the chance. Announced out of 144 people tested at the cityfunded shelter, half of them are positive for covid19, two Staff Members and 68 guests. The 70 infected people are now in isolation. The people who tested negative are being moved, many of them to hotels leased by the city. Msc south has a 300person capacity. Right now only 103 remain, a mix of covid positive and negative guests. The city refused to move sheltered residents before they became infected, leading to a major shelter outbreak. Reporter jennifer is the executive director of the coalition on homelessness. Every shelter resident be tested now. Secondly, we want all shelter residents moved into hotel rooms now. Reporter a tall order, according to Abigail Stuart khan, interim director of homelessness and housing. Its a massive undertaking that has the citys entire focus now. Reporter according to the Human Services agency, the city currently has ten hotels with almost 1900 rooms for homeless and vulnerable populations and front line first responders. For each site, the city and nonprofit staffing have to staff up immediately, visit the site, understand the site, staff enough people, everything from monitoring, to security, to medical, to counselors, to all of the supplies. Reporter so msc south is being converted into a Recovery Center staffed by dph doctors, nurses and social workers. In the newsroom, im kate larsen, abc 7 news. During this coronavirus crisis, San Franciscos tenderloin is becoming more overcrowded. Officials say its been difficult to enforce distancing. The chronicle reports even le i nearly enough to protect all 8,000 individuals and give them a protected place to stay during this pandemic. A look at where the outbreak stands across the bay area this morning. There are now more than 4,700 confirmed cases with 130 deaths. San mateo county adds 13 new cases overnight. Sonoma county reported three new cases were added late last night and second death in the county. Santa clara county has the most confirmed cases in the bay area with nearly 1,500. Going up north now, lake county has at least four confirmed cases. Cases have held steady now at four in mendocino county, but three of those patients, were told, are now recovered. This useful tool to see how our efforts are going in flattening the curve, mapping data from 14 california counties stretching back since march 1st. We begin to hear that encouraging signs of social distancing and Public Health measures are starting to have positive effects. Well hopefully start to see flattening of the curve in the coming weeks. This morning worldwide more than 103,000 people have died from the coronavirus. There are 1. 7 million confirmed cases. Here in the u. S. , the death toll has topped 18,000 with more than half a million cases. President trump says hes torn over reopening the economy. Im going to have to make a decision, and i only hope to god that its the right decision. But i would say without question, its the biggest decision ive ever had to make. He wanted to start resuming business after his current stayathome order guidelines, which expire at the end of the month. He said he will also put together a task force next week to develop a plan. Happening today, a team of 20 ucsf Health Care Workers are heading to new york city. Theyre volunteering for one month, providing Urgent Health care support for covid19 patients. They specialize in critical care, hospital and emergency medicine. The state of new york has more than 170,000 cases, with nearly 8,000 deaths. Governor andrew cuomo says the number of people being hospitalized is slowing but the state may be at its apex right now. In the south bay, an investigation is underway at Santa Clara Valley medical center. A whistleblower complaint. Spoke to employees who claimed six workers in one hospital ward developed coronavirus symptoms and one ultimately died. The new complaint says management isnt properly sharing information about the cases. In a statement, santa clara county, which runs the hospital, says they cant comment on pending investigations but does dispute the allegations, adding Health Care Workers tested positive for covid19 but is not aware of any who have died from the virus. During the covid19 pande c pandemic, were seeing a Rare Partnership between tech rivals apple and google. The Companies Announced theyre teaming up for a Contact Tracing app, which would alert users about any potential exposure to the virus. Abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo takes a closer look. Reporter Unusual Alliance announced friday, apple ceo tim cook and google ceo turning smart phones into tracking devices. Why android and ios, why google and apple . The total number of people are using the devices of both companies as smart contact is 3 billion, almost half the people in the world. Reporter Cyber Security expert says the bluetooth based approach isnt new but it is a foundation that can help us navigate the new pandemic, having Health Authorities on board would be a big step. Contact tracing would allow those who have tested positive for covid19 to volunteer that information, anonymously alerting others who theyve recently come into contact with. It doesnt tell you who it was, what their phone number was. It doesnt even tell you where they were. It just tells you, yes, you were in proximity to this person for a certain period of time. Reporter cnet news says Contact Tracing has been an important part of epidemiology. Smart phones automate what has long been a manual process. According to illustrations provided by google here is an condensed version of how the tool would work. Lets say alice and bob cross paths, even briefly. Their phones exchange i. D. S. Days later bob tests positive for covid19. With his permission, his phone uploads the last 14 days of ids to the cloud. Notices get sent to the devices of anyones who exchanged i. D. S with bobs. Soon alice receives an alert and information about what to do next. A very Important Foundation but its not the end. Reporr hconcerns, but today its too early to say what those might be apple and google maintain privacy is a top priority and. Ensure there is much more work to be done before the apps are available in may. Amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. Happening today, a whole new look in oakland as the city will shut down 74 miles of streets to car traffic. It will give people more space to walk, jog and bike at a safer distance. Abc 7 news eric thomas has details. Reporter closures are set tomorrow to begin. West street from west grand avenue to 14th street and arthur street from havenscourt boulevard to 78th avenue. Then dog legging along plymouth street to 104th avenue. Mayor libby shaft says its to get people who have been sheltering in place the past few weeks to get fresh air and exercise. We want oaklanders to recreate on a socially distance manor. Reporter Health Officials are telling us stay indoors unless you need to go out to shop or for an emergency. But the mayor says closing the streets to all the automobile traffic will allow people to walk, run and ride roa andhe eraoomilow people tme by opening up our streets to bikes, joggers, pedestrians, we are giving oaklanders more room to spread out safely. Reporter if the Pilot Project is successful, the city plans to expand the program to nearly 74 miles of residential streets. Cyclists we talked with were on board. Its a great idea. Anything to get people on bicycles is a good idea. The idea of open streets in general is a fantastic one. In this day and age, i think the idea that we can help do social distancing as well makes it even better. Reporter she says it means less accidents and fewer headaches for hospitals that are still preparing for a potential surge in covid19 cases. We reached out to the Alameda County health department, who issued the shelter in place order, to get their reaction to operation slow streets. Weve yet to hear back. In oakland, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Also in effect today, a crackdown at parks and open spaces to try to keep people home this Easter Holiday weekend. Parking lots and staging areas will be closed off at 10 east bay regional parks. S e taking a approach. Were trying to prevent people gathering in groups. We know that these regional parks are areas that can get crowded. We have observed and receved reports regarding noncompliance with county orders in certain parks and people gathering. We just want to be really proactive. Reporter nine regional south bay parks will be closed to the public this weekend. And if youre wondering whats open for a weekend jog or bike ride, we did put together a complete list on our website on abc7news. Com. But again, lisa, the best advice is to pretty much to try to stay within your neighborhood. Theyve got the roadblocks up everywhere, parks and any kind of road you want to go down for a little sight seeing. So, yeah, stick to your own neighborhood and make some friends there. I have. All right, good morning, everyone. We are looking at a lot of clouds. Stratus intrusion from the ocean, allowing for a cloudy start to the day. 54 in oakland. 53 in san jose. Well talk about when the sun arrives today and how much warmth we get for easter and the week ahead, coming up next. Thanks, lisa. First aid from your laptop. How to pick up lifesaving tips right from your home. Plus its more than just a meal. Bay area Catering Company with so much to lose is out giving the most. Where its going and why its actually helping them st welcome back. With the extension of ther, my ways to respond to minor emergencies at home. A first aid expert who is shterinlace fir 101el taught by 20year wilderness medicine expert. Spent time trying to figure out whats wrong. Reporter before the covid19 pandemic, he was teaching courses in person for schools and organizations. Last week, he posted this on facebook, asking if anyone would be interested in first aid lessons. Over 80 of his neighbors responded. Its been a variety of folks that live by t th orr the free zoom classes cover bleeding control, wound infections, burns and choking. His workfromhome helpers are his daughters. Put my fist right above her belly button at about a 45degree angle and im going up and in as hard as i can until that object comes out. Reporter basic lesson, how to remove your gloves. I want to grab about the heel of my hand making sure im on the glove only. I pull that off, crumple that up in your hand thats still gloved. Take your index finger, go underneath that and twist it off. Reporter brian hanson is a father of two. He took the class this week. Whats your biggest concern . I think not wanting to show up to an e. R. With the virus. Reporter medical professionals are praising this proactive move by many residents. I think thats great. I think the more that people can inform themselves, the better. Reporter thats not to say that going to the e. R. Should be out of the question in case of emergencies. Things like unusual chest pain, things like when you are unable to feel or use your arm or leg in a normal way, like when were concerned about a stroke. Reporter in San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. This morning is one of the many ways were seeing the bay area give thanks to front line workers and first responders. One concord Catering Company is transforming how they do business to help out their neighbors. As dan ashley shows you, the owner says helping others is also helping the company stay afloat. We went from catering upwards of 1,000 events a year to zero virtually overnight. Reporter when mavericks catering started to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, owner Jeff Schlagle didnt want his resources to go to waste. We have private warehouse, private kitchen. We have trucks. We have people. They want to do stuff. Reporter he started offering groceries and they can serve meals on the companys website. Jeff then made it possible for people to order meals for Health Care Workers and first responders, complete with a personalized message. We are forever grateful for your selfless dedication to helping our community. Were all praying for your safety and health. Thank you. Love small street and danville brookside place. Its turning out to be a thing where people, you know, the nurses arent necessarily needy, but theyre definitely people want to thank them. Reporter jeff says he has seen great response. One customer is donating 50 meals a week. Companies have also donated meals. Jeff and his team deliver the food to local hospitals and they are happy to help. This is great. Its just great, because we know that they are working really, really hard. Reporter jeff is now also expanding beyond food. Coming up with new stuff every day. Yesterday i acquired some fabric. I got enough fabric for 800 masks. Reporter while all of this is helping neighbors, jeff says its also keeping his 25yearold Family Business alive. I want to keep my people busy, keep them paid if i can. Reporter dan ashley, abc 7 news. And were inviting you to join in with our better bay area project thanks. Were highlighting and sharing all the gratitude going on around the bay area right now for everyone on the front lines of the covid19 battle. Use the betterbayarea to show us how youre saying thank you and we will share the love. Lets get a check now of the weather with lisa argen. And it is going to be an interesting weekend for a lot of people. I know people are celebrating passover right now, easter. Yes. Getting used to doing it in different ways. And it changes and we will change with the weather. We will allow maybe for ndtof d. It wont last. Stay tuned to the accuweather sevenday forecast but right now you can see the clouds behind me. Deck of low clouds, coastal clouds, onshore flow allowing for the marine layer to grow from 1,000 to 1,500 feet. Not only will it take a while to clear, but it will be cloudy at the shoreline throughout the day today. A look at southern california. Showing you this, because this is the system not only did it get us wet last weekend, but into the early part of the week. It stalled here in southern california, bringing anywhere from four to eight inches of rain. Just wild amounts. Thats been influencing our weather for cloud cover and limited sun throughout the workweek. San hoedsjose, pretty gray out. 53 in san jose, 51 in gilroy. Half moon bay at 50 and walnut creek, can you see the cloud cover, with 40s by the delta. Well get that delta breeze today. Well be a little breezy. Not only along the coast, but it will be somewhat of an ebb and flow of the clouds for the next 48 hours until we get a wind shift. Those northerly winds will warm us up easter into monday. Mt. Tam, a deck of clouds. With the cloud cover this morning, a milder start. Warmer days for easter and into the middle of next week. We go through the next several hours, by 11 00, its sunny in the north bay. Looking at the clouds peeling back, but still staying gray fromalmontera. Todayy p shor to mos ses tt eafternnc ,ag highs, low 60s to upper 60s this time of year and then looking at numbers coming up for your sunday. How about upper 60s to mid 70s, looking at the warming trend for your monday, getting close to those upper 70s to near 80. And then look at tuesday, even warmer. So, closer look at perhaps some of the egg hunts in the backyard tomorrow. Thats 9 00, though. If youre up earlier than that, little cooler. Mid 60s around the bay. And then by 4 00, its a milder day with plenty of 70s around the bay and inland. Accuweather sevenday forecast, notice the trend monday, tuesday, even warmer. Maybe awe if i sprinkles sidewl ohe m i nicelooking afternoon today for everyone with numbers coming up through the next few days. Liz . Sounds good. Thanks, lisa. There may be at least one small Silver Lining to sheltering in place with the freedup freeways. Carmageddon may not happen in highway 101 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. On the mobile app, just like covered california teammateshelps you finder find a way to win, Health Insurance you can afford. 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