this is abc7 news. >> slow the spread, flatten the curve, preserved our hospital capacity, and prevented many, many deaths. >> six bay area counties extend the shelter-in-place order while lifting some restrictions. but the various announcements today really caused some confusion, especially if you like to play golf. yes, no? we will explain. thanks for joining us. i'm barry beal. >> and i'm kristen sze. here is a look at what we'll be aloud, beginning on monday. all construction projects can resume, but must comply with new protocols. outdoor businesses can reopen like landscaping and are required to follow social distancing requirements. child care can expand beyond families of essential workers to include children whose parents work in outdoor businesses. >> so here is what is not allowed at this point. playgrounds remain closed to the public.

picnics aren't allowed either. real estate transactions can fully resume, but there are still restrictions on in person views and appointments. anything allowed is subject to social distancing protocols. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen live in the south bay with more. >> hi, larry. yeah, today's announcement came as a relief to many, especially those in the construction industry who are desperate to go back to work. as we continue to shelter in place, new details are emerging about the gradual reopening of our local economy. >> i want to just pause and recognize just how far we have come, and to express my gratitude for the collective sacrifice that has averted a catastrophe in our region. >> working in cooperation with her counterparts throughout the day, santa clara county public health officer dr. sarah cody took to the podium wednesday morning to ease restrictions on outdoor activities. all construction will be

permitted but with safety protocols that must be followed depending on the size of the project. social distancing remains a requirement, except in cases where it's unavoidable to carry out a certain task. the announcement was met with great relief from contractors who are eager to get their employees back to work. >> knowing that the men and women that rely on our company for food on their table and a roof over their head can't go to work, and there is not a thing we can to be it, it's been brutal. it's been absolutely brutal. >> county supervisor dave cortese led a group instrument l in asking that construction be a starting point. >> this kind of movement today is going to give the general public some hope and a shot in the arm in terms of morale to keep doing the good work they've been doing. >> child care, summer camps and other educational programs can reopen to provide supervision to the children of essential workers as long as certain guidelines are met. the new order allows the use of

shared outdoor facilities such as tennis court, golf and state board parks. in addition, outdoor nurse sis such as businesses and landscaping can operate. >> our county account for less than 5% of the cases in california and a tiny fraction of the over one million cases across the united states. >> and one other specific change here in santa clara county. everyone must now wear a face covering when entering an essential business with the exception of small children. we're live in san jose. i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> chris, thank you. san francisco mayor london breed is also one of the main faces who is helping explain these loosening stay-at-home orders. dan ashley joining us with more on the changes we might start to see in the city come next weekend there was a lot of confusion this afternoon when all of the guidelines were announced. >> that didn't exactly clear everything up, did it, larry.

mayor breed making it clear right off the top she believes san francisco has been a leader in trying to flatten the curve, especially a city of its size and density. but one interesting point in particular, mayor breed says reopening essential construction and open air business also act as a much needed catalyst to accomplish major goals. getting people back to work and getting the homeless and struggling families into homes. >> the new guidelines include outdoor businesses, the ability to open outdoor businesses like flea markets and car washes and gardening services,eer outdoor recreation like hiking and fishing and golfing. these are things that can be done through social distancing. i want to just talk a little bit about how excited i am that construction is able to resume in san francisco. it not only means opportunities

for the people who are working in this industry to go back to work, and again, there are guidelines that have been put in place to keep workers safe. housing production is something that is necessary, because when you think about it, even though we're this the midst of a public health crisis, we were already experiencing a huge homeless challenge. >> construction, again, is that catalyst. mayor breed says the city has a couple of housing projects coming down the pipeline. one new development will add 1100 homes to the balboa reservoir parking lot near city college of san francisco. a half of those units will be affordable housing. the city is also moving rvs into the bayview and hunter's point area to house additional homeless. as for this hot button of moving the homeless into city roelt room hotel rooms which was discussed in the beginning of the lockdown, city leaders says as

of today it has nearly 2800 rooms available. nearly 2,000 of those rooms have been filled with homeless, residents, and at-risk front line workers, people who are working to protect us in hospitals and clinics but don't want to be near their families when they get off work. however, the san francisco board of supervisors continues to insist that number of hotel rooms is far too small. briefly, there was also some confusion over whether local golf courses are able to reopen, as we discussed here at the very top. you heard mayor breed say golf courses on the list of allowed activities, but we now know that's actually not the case. and here's why. the city of san francisco told us today that even though the county health order allows it, the state of california's health order does not, and it takes precedence in this case. so, larry, for time being, no playing golf in san francisco county, at least for the moment. >> dan, i know there is a lot of golfers that got excited initially. and okay, put my clubs back in the garage and just sit here.

>> let them gather a little more dust. >> yeah. all right. thank you, dan. sonoma county is not part of the regional order, and people who live there can now walk or bike to some parks which have been closed for more than a month. social distancing guidelines do still apply. residents are being told not to drive to parks. restrictions on construction, real estate, and landscaping are also expected to be lucent. kristen? an announcement from foster city-based gilead science series raising hope in the battle against the virus. the compan says its experimental antiviral drug remedesavir has hit its goals in a trial. according to dr. anthony fauci, data showed patients who received the drug had an improved recovery time, from 15 to 11 days, compared to those who received placebo. the doubts opened the door to the fact that we now have the capability of treating the virus. >> the data shows that remedesavir has a clear-cut

significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery. this is really quite important. >> it's important to note this is a treatment for those who are already sick, not a vaccine. it should also be noted that a previous study on remedesavir out of china showed inconclusive results. at 5:00, abc7 news reporter david louie speaks with a lead investigator of this study. meantime, a german company working with u.s. pharmaceutical giant fipfizer has begun human trials. biotech and pfizer say they have given the experimental vaccine to 12 healthy people in germany and are preparing to scale testing up to 200 people in the next phase. today's announcement comes a day after "the wall street journal" reported that pfizer plans to begin testing the experimental vaccine in the u.s. as early as next week, and says a vaccine could be ready for emergency use in the fall. now to the disaster inside

the pandemic. we're talking about the economic fallout from the disease and the shelter in place orders that have come along with it. today abc7 news reporter laura anthony takes us to the alameda food bank where the number of clients showing up for food giveaways has multiplied by ten, yes, by ten in recent weeks. and many of them are first timers. >> the line of cars extended at least a mile, waiting their turn to get a box of food from the alameda food bank. many of those inside never imagined they'd be here. >> never, never. it's definitely a humbling experience. >> russell and anna hernandez both work in the hospitality industry, which means they've both been out of work for weeks. >> we're not alone. we've never had to be in any sort of situation like this. there is a lot of people in the hospitality industry, the airlines, the you name it. >> our numbers have increased dramatically. >> prepandemic, the alameda food

bank served about 50 to 60 families at each giveaway. >> thank you. >> but now the numbers are staggering. serving as many as 600 families in a single day. >> precohavevid about 600 famil amont. and now we're serving nearly 2,000 a week. we're now seeing dental hygienists, real estate agents, all sorts of small business owners that they all of the sudden they have no income. >> despite the huge jump in demand, the alameda food bank has been able to keep up for the most part, thanks to cash donations. the director here says she hasn't seen lines like these since 2008, and more so this time. she worries many of these new clients will become permanent ones. >> have a good one, guys. >> i am going to have to look at getting into another industry because i think it's going to be completely decimated for several, several months. >> we're suffering because of the industry we're in. but, you know, we're all in this

together. >> in alameda, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> so many people struggling right now financially. in his daily update today, governor newsom talked about the people who are having a hard time in putting food on the table. he announced new public/private partnership to get 21 million pounds of fresh crops to food banks starting next month. the cal fresh food assistance program is also being expanded and recipients can now use their electronic benefit cards online thanks to a waiver from the federal government. >> we start with just two partners for the moment, and that's amazon and walmart. that's just for the moment. amazon, walmart. but now you can shop online with cal fresh. we want to expand those partnerships beyond walmart and amazon. i'll announce that when those partnerships are available. but currently, we are affording this because of that waiver. about 2.2 million households. a little over four million people that now can avail themselves to access that

opportunity online today. >> the governor also announced a new pandemic ebt program that will provide up to 3.8 million kids with benefits to replace free or reduced cost school meals that they're no longer receiving. and a struggling restaurant owner in lake county is helping out others. he has been feeding the staff of the hospital for the last month. he says it's not about making money, but about doing what's right. >> and just like many of us virtually meeting up with friends, some businesses are doing the same with customers. the creative way they're keeping some cash co what time is it? bed time. my wife never gets home in time to see little man go to sleep. her bus stop is a mile away. i wish i could at least walk home with her. i'm completing the 2020 census for my family. my response can impact how public funding is spent in my community. that could mean education for little man- -and a closer bus stop for her.

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masks. this was just south of whipple road near the border of hayward and union city around 1:30 this afternoon. a bunch of people stopped their cars to get out and pick up those masks. a caltrans sweeper eventually came and cleared the road. it appears the decision on whether to reinstate the captain of the uss theodore roosevelt will be delayed. today the navy announced it will conduct a wider investigation of circumstances surrounding the spread of the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier. the acting navy secretary today called the initial inquiry insufficient. now you'll recall captain brett crozier, who grew up in santa rosa, was fired last month after he asked for more protection against covid-19 for his crew. but last week the navy's top admiral recommended that crozier be reinstated. lawmakers and union leaders are calling for better safety measures at meat plants. this comes after president trump yesterday signed an executive order to keep the plants open. the order is allowed under the defense production act. the president was asked about

worker safety today, but the president of the food union told cnn trump's plan is not enough. >> we're going have good formal protection. and through quarantine, when we find somebody, we're going to be very careful. >> by not allowing these plants to close to properly sanitize when there is an outbreak, or the make sure that these workers have priority testing and that sick workers are not allowed to go back to work, he is going to accelerate the break of the chain. >> hundreds of meat plant employees across the country have tested positive for coronavirus. in the north bay, not a single person in bolinas tested ipo for covid-19 in the free testing that was offered last week. now there are 1800 people participated. researchers conducted two types of tests at a driveup to identify individuals who are currently infected and those who previously had the virus. and no one tested positive for

either. two bolinas homeowners funded this $400,000 study and ucsf conducted the tests. the effort was inspired by the actions of the italian town of bo where italian leaders were able to bring the pandemic there under control. the city of san jose temporarily blocking rent increases for thousands of residents, and this will go for the rest of the year. the city council last night approved a rent freeze on some 39,000 apartments and 10,000 rent controlled mobile homes that fall under the city's rent stabilization program. this move is similar to one already passed in oakland and los angeles among other california cities. businesses that have been forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic are getting creative to connect with customers. some are doing it the same way many of us are, staying close to friends and family with virtual visits. >> this was life before the stay-at-home order at the story of ramen. the mission district business

was not like other restaurants. instead of just serving up ramen bowl, it offered experiences. but that was then. the statewide quarantine was devastating. >> so it wasn't easy for us to just continue some kind of takeout deliver to businesses. that's not what we were about. >> after head scratching, they found a way to reopen. sort of. >> the first part of the class, he will show you how to make the dough. >> co-owner manville chin is offering virtual cooking classes from his kitchen in san francisco. >> so here is the dough. >> he drops off a ramen kit with all the ingredients at the customer's home the day before the class. then through zoom, customers follow along as chin makes ramen or pot stick. >> we're connecting with them where they already are. we're in our kitchen. they're in their kitchen. and it seems more of a natural connection for everybody. >> it's like you're taking a class but you're doing it from home so you're interacting with new people. >> they aren't the only business going virtual to connect with

customers. >> open that sample up. >> at pasa aqua winery in healdsburg, they started doing virtual tastes. >> we call them and chat with them what their likes are and dislikes are. >> they mail customers samples of three wines, then they connect through video for a personalized wine tasting that lasts about 45 minutes. >> it smells so good. and it smells so different. >> we like the personal connection. if you think about some of your most memorable taste, they're probably connecting with the people engaging in conversation over the wine. >> even when customers are allowed back in the winery, paso aqua thinks the virtual tastes might stick around. >> i think they're here to stay. we want people to be able to try our latest and greatest releases without having to travel to the wine country and miss out. >> isn't that a great idea? there is something for everyone there. i want that ramen making kit. but spencer, i think you probably want the wine tasting kit, right? not sure about larry. maybe both. >> i do indeed.

>> i've been invited to a couple of those virtual testing, but i haven't been able to participate because they take place at times of the day when i'm working. here is a taste of weather. live doppler 7, we have mixed conditions right now. clouds, low clouds lingering near the coast and around parts of the day. and it's partly sunny in other areas. it's windy just about everywhere. we have wind speeds right now 35 miles per hour in san francisco. 29 at fairfield. and 22 in san mateo. so pretty breezy out there. and talk about a temperature change. since this time yesterday, 15 degrees cooler right now in livermore. 12 degrees cooler at fairfield. concord 10 degrees cooler. 9 degrees cooler in hayward and novato than at this time yesterday. 13 degrees cooler in san carlos. looking back at san francisco, it's 58 degrees. 64 across the bay in oakland. redwood city 70. 72 at gilroy and 55 at half moon bay. other locations right now, santa rosa checking in at 75 degrees. 67 at petaluma.

73 napa. upper 70s at fairfield and concord. 72 at livermore. and let's take a look at our forecast features. clouds and fog will expand overnight, much like last night. they're already beginning to expand from the coast out over the bay. gusty and cooler pattern will continue through the weekend, and sprinkles are possible on sunday. here is why we have the weather we have. that high pressure ridge that brought us the bright sunny warm weather yesterday has moved inland to the desert southwest. the low-pressure system to our north is exerting a stronger influence in our weather right now, producing the strong cool onshore winds. and that pattern is going to be with us for a while. here is the fog forecast showing the expansion of low clouds and fog well beyond the coast, across the bay and inland overnight. we'll see a few high clouds blowing overhead as well. 9:00 tomorrow morning, low clouds and fog will still be lingering near the coast and bay. so don't expect sunny skies anywhere until maybe inland. but by midday, we'll start to

see sunnier skies just about everywhere. overnight lows mainly in the mid-50s. a relatively mild condition considering the onshore flow. tomorrow's highs will range from upper 50s a the coast to upper 60s and low 70s near the bay to mainly mid and upper 70s inland, although one or two locations like antioch and concord may top out at 80 degrees. look at the continued cooling on friday and on saturday, and then sunday will be the coolest day in the forecast period with inland highs only in 60s in most locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. and you can see tomorrow and friday still relatively mild inland and near the bay, but cool everywhere on saturday and sunday. and then monday it starts to warm up again. by midweek next week, we'll be back into some mild to warm weather. and back to mr. mild and warm himself, larry. >> thank you, spencer. coming up next, answers to some of your coronavirus questions,

specifically concerns over buying food at the grocery store. and a reminder here, join us tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. it's a special one-hour event, race and coronavirus, a bay area conversation. we'll focus on issues the african american community is facing in this pandemic. tomorrow at 4:00 here on abc7. and you can also watch it live online, abc7news.com and th

san francisco-based lyft is laying off nearly one thousand workers. these are company employee, not drivers. in an email, the company ceo says the coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc on the ride sharing business and has substantially cut its revenue. besides the layoffs, the company is also furloughing 5% of its staff and reducing salaries for three months. senior executives will see a 30% reduction in salary. uber is also considering how to respond to the crisis after the coronavirus cut into its ride sharing business by as much as 80%.

and more layoffs. boeing plans to slash staff and production after posting a massive first quarter loss. the aerospace giant will cut 10% of its workforce. that's about 16,000 jobs after losing $1.7 billion in its core operations. the loss was slightly worse than wall street expected. these cuts will be deepest in boeing's commercial airplane unit. it will dramatically, drastically scale back production of the 777 and 787 dreamliner. well, you know this. parents are having to play a lot of roles right now as we shelter at home, including teacher and chef. and feeding little ones can be a challenge, especially during our current crisis. abc7 news anchor and mom ama daetz shares some advice from an expert. >> hi, everyone. i'm sheltering in place just like you are. it's a really stressful time for a lot of families, even something seemingly as simple as feeding our kids has become a challenge and a source of

concern. i recently chatted with megan and judy of feeding littles, an online feeding resource for families. they tackled some of the most common questions right now. for example, produce. if it still okay to buy fresh produce at the grocery store? are there alternatives? megan is a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in pediatric nutrition. here is what she those say about it. >> from what i've seen on official websites and cdc.gov, we don't need to worry about transmission through food, just be careful when you shop for groceries. wash your hands frequently. as far as what i've seen, there is no need to actually wash our produce with soap and water. it's still safe to just wash it with water and consume that way. if you're very concerned, you can always peel the apple. but frozen and canned are awesome alternatives as well. and actually, those are great alternatives all the time, not just during a pandemic. >> all right. that's your tip for today.

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...for a cleaner way forward. now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> today governor newsom seemed to back off the idea of opening up schools as early as july, which is something he suggested might be a possibility yesterday. and now that he has raised the idea, bay area teachers are voicing their concerns and expectations. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> when governor newsom suggested that schools in california might open earlier to help address equity issues, the state superintendent tony thurmond quickly responded with a question. can this be done in a way that protects the health and safety of our students, teachers, and school staff? today the governor made no mention of starting early. >> all of that is constant and never ending iteration,

engagement and local considerations. >> local consideration because the start of the school year is always negotiated between teachers unions and school districts. >> this would have to be negotiated with the unions. the unions. this would change our work year, basic working conditions. and what we want to put first and foremost is what is best for our students and what is best for our educators. >> teachers and their unions are talking about guidelines they would like to see in schools. olivia udevik is an oakland teacher. >> we all want to be back in our classrooms as soon as possible. but we also know that we need to make sure that our health and the health of our students is protected. >> mask and gloves. >> the head of the oakland teachers union says educators have been told to expect a different kind of classroom. one suggestion to have students do online or in person learning on different days to limit contact. >> we would need to have greatly reduced class size to ensure the

safety of our students. >> smaller class sizes would require hawaiiing more teachers. the state superintendent of schools says additional resources will be needed to make that happen. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> we have certainly been flooded with your questions on the updated stay at home restrictions in the bay area, one main one being why now. just an hour ago i was joined by contra costa's public health officer on our daily 3:00 p.m. special "getting answers." he emphasized this is a cautious reopening only for certain essential places thanks to a widespread stabilization in covid-19 cases. but there has been uncertainty as to specifically what activities are allowed and ones not allowed, especially for families. this gets hard with children, right? terry asked on facebook about child care. but this also applies to camps. how can social distancing happen given kids have a hard time keeping their masks on, and you can't count on them to avoid

getting within a few feet of each other? >> it is challenge, and it's not an area without risk. and so, you know, we -- the seven day area health officers in putting forth this new order, we really wanted to try to strike a balance between activities that were low risk, but realizing that some of them do carry risks. so we still encourage as much as possible for people to stay home and stay within their own family unit. realizing there is a need for children to have some kind of face-to-face educational opportunities. there is a need for child care for parents who are going to work, and realizing that these are, you know, fairly low risk activities. although, you know, even though with covid-19, children, if they do get the virus generally have

a milder disease. we do worry about children bringing it home to older family members or family members with health conditions. so it is -- each family has to make their own judgment. if you had a family who had a grandparent or someone with chronic health conditions in the family, you may want to thank twice about your child participating in a group that's not really optional for concern they could be bringing home the virus to the family. >> just a highlight of our 30-minute conversation, and a reminder, we are asking experts your questions every single day at 3:00 to get answers for you in realtime. you can post your questions on our facebook live stream, youtube live, or check out our instagram stories to submit a question. major announcement today aimed at helping us understand the coronavirus and its reach in our community. the chan zuckerberg initiative has teamed with ucsf and

stanford to launch two new studies. the studies will use some of the best scientific minds in the bay area to answer two big questions, how widespread is covid-19 currently in the bay area, and will having antibodies from the virus protect us. researchers have recruited 4,000 bay area residents who have previously tested negative for the virus. they'll be tested once a month through december this year. >> understand whether there are changing trends in infection rate, that is are they dropping? are they going up? are there hot spots. >> the second study will focus on front line health care workers. 3500 health care workers will be tested weekly for three months to help us understand coronavirus antibodies, something we really know little about. so do they really give us protection from this virus? and if so, for how long? >> if we find people in our workforce that are antibody positive, and they're on the front line of care and exposed

to people with covid-19, what is the rate that those people now get reinfected. or can they get reinfected? >> researchers stress the answers to both of those questions are the key to reopening california for business. no volunteers are needed. they'll be working from a predetermined group of people who have already tested negative. the chan zuckerberg initiative is putting up $13.6 million to fund these studies. a very fancy donation will be making its way to those in need in san francisco. 35,000 wagyu steaks are being handed out at a cost of $2 million. amy hollyfield has the story. >> it's not typically on the food bank menu, but that's exactly where this wagyu beef is headed. susan murphy is taking 600 steaks worth $60 each to a food bank in san francisco's bayview district. >> they will be extremely surprised and grateful, and appreciative. specifically being able to have

meat on the table. >> and she is just one. each car here represents a nonprofit picking up a donation from snake river farms, a company based in idaho that usually sells to san francisco's fine restaurants. with restaurants closed, the company decided to donate. >> and then a friend of a friend mentioned there was this big steak donation that wanted to be made in san francisco. they didn't know who to give to it or how to handle it. because i have a lot of relationships with nonprofits and community organizations, it just all came together. >> she helped pull it all together. she saw the need when the coronavirus hit, lines at food banks and elderly who needed help shopping, and created a nonprofit called together sf. never did she imagine it would lead to this, handing out $2 million worth of steaks. >> that was so random and so bizarre that i was just kind of like you sure? are we really doing this? but turns out yeah, they showed up today and we're delivering them. >> she says they chose small

nonprofits that usually get overlooked when there is a big donation like this. as for snake river, the company put out a statement saying they're family-owned businesses. they wanted families in california who are suffering to know how much they mean to them, and they know food can bring comfort during a crisis. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> wow. that is such a fantastic gesture. dozens of people lined up for free personal protective equipment in pleasant hill this afternoon. the ppe is for people who work at licensed residential care facilities for the elderly or at adult residential facilities. gloves, sanitizer, face masks, they were all given out. no contact was necessary. the supplies were loaded into people's trunks. ombudsman services organized this event. >> we need to not forget those who are most vulnerable. we may not see these older adults every day. we may not see the facility they live in every day, but they are indeed here and we need to make sure they are protected. and if that means i have to stay inside and wear a mask and

glove, i'm happy to do that. >> nationwide covid-19 has killed more than 10,000 residents and staff nationwide. ombudsman services says in the last two weeks, the facilities and conditions have improved, and that in the long-term, the pandemic is likely changed long-term care forever. a lot of people in new zealand were excited that their stay-at-home orders were relaxed. many of them went out to fast food restaurants, and then that caused another problem. a reminder, abc7 news has launched new streaming apps. so wherever you are, you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our new abc7 bay area app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. just search for abc7 bay area and download it for free. we'll be right back.

okay, guys. ready for four@4? >> yes. >> here we go. okay. governor newsom and bay area leaders today explained what

restriction will be relaxed in the next phase of the shelter-in-place order. several bay area counties extended the order until june, meaning people are still supposed to only venture out for essential errands and exercise. but under these new guidelines kicking in on monday, construction can start back up again, and some outdoor businesses like plant nurseries and car washes with reopen. open restaurants, and playgrounds all remain offlimits. what do you guys think? a few more things are being allowed now, right? landscaping. you can do that. you can go to tennis court, but only play with your family. do you think this is the right baby steps so to speak? dan? >> yeah, kristen, i think so. i think it's very uplifting and motiving to begin to be talking about changing some of the shelter in place orders and beginning to relax some of these strict requirements. the problem, of course, is there

is more temptation out there and people are already getting a bit antsy in breaking the rules, in some instances more than they should. my thought would let's continue to follow the rules and as they ease restrictions, obey those restrictions but don't take it any further. >> spencer, what do you think? >> i think dan is absolutely right. i think we have to take baby steps to get back to some semblance of normal, although we all wish we could just jump right into it. but the worst thing that we can do is to move forward too quickly to normalizing, and then have the virus come back, you know, with a deadly force again. i'm happy with the baby steps. and i'm also happy i can go to the car wash now. i haven't done that in a while, but no haircuts. no nails. larry? >> probably too much to ask for. i wish they just had statewide rules, because county by county, people are confused. >> yeah. that's a good point. good point. >> new numbers show americans are drinking more beer since this virus outbreak began. not a surprise, really.

data analysis from the firm end market says sales of budget beer brands have spiked over the past two months. the report says sales of some anheuser-busch brands jumped 4% while sales of michelob ultra and natural light grew before 14 and 17%. prior to the outbreak, companies reported a drop in beer sales as consumers shifted to low calorie drink, including spiked seltzer and spirits. i can just say this, that as i took the recycling bin out on the weekend, i looked at all the bottles and thought i hope the neighbors don't see this, because they're going to wonder what's going on in the biel house. we may have to send some help over there based on consumption. spencer likes his wine. so i imagine hee she in a similar boat. >> i am in a similar boat. i'm not a beer drinker, but i do like wine. wine is basically the only alcoholic beverage i drink, but

i do sip red wine every day. and i've been putting out lots of bottles in my recycling bin every week anyhow. it's nothing new for me. >> i don't drink beer. you guys know that. but i've been baking a lot of chocolate chip cookies. dan, i brought them for you. >> oh you did? >> yes. this is from the doubletree hotel recipe. you know how they made it public since the quaranine started, their famous cookies that they hand out to people when you check into the hotels. that's my advice, guys. i will say sadly about corona beer, you know how sales tumble for corona beer when they started. and now i'm reading that they stopped production. >> oh, that's sad. >> what else does kristen have in that big yellow bag? what else you got in there? >> don't you want to know. okay, guys. we've all been waiting for something to do once the stay at home orders are relaxed. for some new zealanders, that thing is fast food. the country relaxed lockdown measures on tuesday. it allowed a limited number of

restaurants and cafes to reopen. the pent-up demand was so high, police had to enforce crowd control measures. >> we're going to go get some macker, yeah. >> you don't mind waiting in line? >> no. >> no, no, no. >> definitely not. i feel like it's been a long month. >> what are you going to order? >> nuggets, 100%. >> oh, it feels so good. it feels so good. i love it. missed it so much. >> a bit of a relief. >> police say they recorded 104 breaches in the first 18 hours of the relaxed restrictions. most were for people who were not complying with social distancing rules. oh, spencer, it would be nice if they could allow the outdoor cafes to open. but the problem is when you do that, right, people start to not social distance properly. but that's a toughie. >> that is absolutely correct. i even noticed people -- some people are not abiding by the social distancing when they go to pick up takeout food at their favorite restaurant.

i've been -- my wife and i have been ordering takeout from a couple of places we like. guy to pick up and there are people standing almost nose to nose. not a good thing. >> the nice thing about wearing a mask and gloves, which if i go out, and i go out rarely, not only does it keep you safe and other people safe, it's a physical remind they're we still are in a time of covid, and we have to social distance. it's helpful in that regard. it reminds you to be careful. >> good point. >> i just like their accents. but the fact that they were desperate for chicken mcnuggets suggests there may be some other problems. a montreal dad has come up with a way to get his kids to do some of the household chores. david freeheight shared this individual yes on youtube. this is creative. he put a lamb chop puppet around the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner and show it to his kids. soon the video shows his son ethan can't resist taking over

doing the cleaning. look at this. in the end, he says it was only a mild success because the kids really need to -- you're not getting anything out of the air, young man. they need to work on their vacuuming techniques. but kristen, for your family, this sounds made to order right there. >> brilliant. why did i not think of that. ? my kids would love vacuuming if only i had a cute little stuffie at the head, right? >> a for effort on that guy's part. pretty clever way to get your kids to try to do some chores. >> for sure. >> all right. let's take a commercial break because i want to run this cookie up to dan. >> can't wait. thank you for that,

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freedman. >> even in quiet kelseyville, lunchtime -- >> what can i get for you? >> means busy time at lyndall's sports grill. it's one reason why mike lyndall and his staff begin at 5:00 a.m. for a 100-person takeout order. mike loaded them up a little before noon. >> mixed berry salad. >> can't let lake county down. >> you can't believe what these people, what this community do. and we just put our chin up. we put the shovel in the ground and we go. >> now the rest. mike fills this order three times a week and delivers to a place where they take his temperature every time. >> you're okay. >> and where the staff lines up early knowing what's coming, another donated lunch from mike to the hardworking covid stressed staff at sutter health lakeside hospital. >> it helps us keep going. >> clearly, if you look at the result, it is an emotional mission. if you ask mike why he does it, he says it's the right thing to do. but if you drill deeper -- >> my mom and dad always told me

sometimes it's not about make mongolia. it's doing the right thing. >> deke and patty lyndall drilled that principle into mike. do the right thing, no matter what. >> we are losing money. but, you know, we decided that if there is a good chance we're going to go down, we were going to go down doing the right thing. >> and here it is. words becoming deeds again and again, reliable as clockwork. >> we're really grateful. so thank you. >> if only mike's mother was here to see it. but he lost her just before covid-19 arrived. there are no words. >> i hoped she would say she is proud of me circumstances there any question? in lake county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> touching. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for people who are helping out during this covid-19 battle. use the #better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you, and we will share the love.

mattel is honoring the everyday heroes keeping us going during this pandemic. it announced the launch of #thank you heroes, a special edition line of 16 collectible action figures including doctors, nurses, emts, and delivery drivers. they're available for purchase online for $20 each. $15 from each sale goes to the first responders first initiative supporting first responder health care workers. >> that's terrific. they certainly deserve the credit. >> yeah. go ahead. go ahead, kristen. >> okay, this one is all you. i'm going set this up. here at abc7 we're honoring the class of 2020 who have had to foregrow ghost graduation ceremonies and other milestones due to the coronavirus pandemic. right, larry? >> yes. anthony guerra is graduating from granada high school in livermore. he is graduating with honors and has been an award winning member of the cross-country. outside of school he enjoys

volunteering in the community with the open heart kitchen. we say congrats to anthony. if you want to honor a graduate, share the details on our website at abc7news.com, and maybe we'll give them a shout out on tv or online. no professional photos. but on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors that we're honoring. spencer christian joins us. i was going the make a senior joke, but you should be above that. and then i thought no, no, i'm not above it. because it's -- how is the weather, spencer. >> my name is also spencer christian jr. so i'm a junior and a senior. here is a look -- >> nice. >> we'll have expanding low clouds and fog, and some high clouds as well. overnight lows mainly in the mid-50s. and then tomorrow, a mainly sunny day by midday. morning clouds and fog will linger near the coast. it will be a breezy day again with highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mainly about 80 in the warmest inland spots.

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. there will be more cooling over the weekend. sunday is going to be quite a cool day with gusty wind and maybe sprinkles. but it will warm up again by midweek. >> spencer, you might be a senior and a junior, but larry, your jokes are sophomoric. >> definitely. there is no question about that. >> you only joke around with the ones you love. thanks, spencer. >> that was good. the moment of zen from marin county is coming up next. and dan is here with what's coming up at 5:00. >> kristen, allegations of profiteering from the coronavirus pandemic. new at 5:00, we talk with the student suing the uc system over campus fees not being refunded. plus, reducing your credit risk. what the state attorney general is doing to make sure it doesn't fall victim to the pandemic. and what's causing these california waters to turn neon blue? those stories and a lot more

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it is so beautiful, looking at they sta, looking at all the boats. i come over here. it is getting stressful inside the house. i feel like i am on the french rivera. i feel like i am on vacation, instead of being in prison. >> the ocean. the grass. >> on a day like this, nothing can beat other places can compare, but not beat this.

>> we get air inside our lungs, you know, it is nice to be outside. >> get out. get out and walk, and look at people. say i had to your

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