and i think it spreads to all the technology in your room. >> it's warding off the evil spirits this morning. mike nicco can relate. >> we're doing well here, also. i don't have a candle burning. that is a good idea. i'll have to try that. some fog along the peninsula coast and that is about it this morning and the breezes not as much as yesterday and we have a cold front and all that will combine to bring us a brighter and slightly milder afternoon and mostly cloudy in san jose and 54 degrees and right in line with our 52 to 54 at 7:00. 70s inland by noon and that is already brighter and warmer than it was for us yesterday and we'll keep building on that through 4:00 and a jacket needed for your evening walk. 54 to 64 degrees. let's get back to reggie for the news. >> thanks, mike. say bye to the beaches. governor newsom was not happy with what he saw over this past weekend when a lot of people were flocking to the sand, especially in southern california.

so, now, it looks like he is going to make an announcement that those beaches will close and that is not all. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details. julian? >> hey, goodern morning, reggi. first it was the, paing lots that were closed down and now the reports that governor gavin newsom will be ordering all of the state parks and beaches themselves to actually close as of this friday. now, we expect governor newsom to make that announcement in his daily briefing today at noon. of course, you can watch that on abc7 news and then we expect the order will go into effect on friday. now, newsom's move is a reaction to the large crowd scene at beaches in southern california this past weekend. check it out here. 80,000 people crowded newport beach in orange county south of l.a. health officials warn we must keep our distance even when outside. that's really tough to do when outdoor spaces are just so packed. >> those images are an example of what not to see.

people what not to do. if we're going to make the meaningful progress that we've made in the last few weeks extend into the next number of weeks. >> now, this is clearly an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but some like the orange county supervisor where beaches were packed just last weekend called it an overreaction and said he fears these additional restrictions might make residents uncooperative and less interested in doing their part to fight the virus. many local beaches are back epoen, but they aren't allowed visitors from out of the area. keep that in mind this weekend and just try to keep it close and safe as you venture out as we expect another nice weekend. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. the same time the governor is making that announcement, six way area counties will be lifting some restrictions to the new shelt eshelter-in-place ord. all construction companies are rezoom but comply

circumstances. child care can extend. and here's what is still not allowed. playgrounds are closed to the public. picnics are not allowed. real estate transactions can fully resume but there are restrictions on open houses and in-person viewings. >> abc7 news talked to a contractor who said the new order came just in the nick of time. malcolm debruce had to shut down 70% of his job sites during the shelter-in-place. creating new apartments which was allowed to continue but there wasn't enough work to go around. under this new order, debruce can bring workers back to the other projects. >> had to let nine guys go on friday because we wouldn't have had enough work this monday.

>> they will wear masks and sanitize frequently. if someone gets sick with covid-19 work has to stop so a hazmat crew can come in and decontaminate. >> reporte more on the federal guidelines that expire today. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi, good morning. president trump will not extend national social distancing guidelines. remember here these are just guidelines. so that means it will expire by the end of today. what we know also is that these guidelines, they were implemented last month. they called for more americans to work from home, limit travel and avoid large gatherings. it's important to note that these were never mandatory orders from the federal government. it's ultimately up to the states to decide if they want to relax social distancing restrictions and reopen their economies. we've seen states like florida, georgia and south carolina move forward and relax their social distancing guidelines and eliminate those shelter-in-place

orders anda al also watch stat like washington extend those. alameda is planning to move homeless people into trailers to help them shelter-in-place during this pandemic. four trailers will house a total of eight people and they all services and food. a paramedic will be on site to give wellness checks four days a week. los angeles now the first major u.s. city to offer free coronavirus testing to everybody. mayor eric garcetti says all americans will have access regardless of whether they're experiencing symptoms. but he adds those with symptoms and front line workers will take priority. happening today, congresswoman jackie spear will volunteer at a second harvest food bank, i should say drive-through at daly city from 11:00 a.m. at jefferson high school. video of a similar event in san mu teo earlier this months. 1,000 cars come through every

day at jefferson high. spear hopes to inspire others to go out and volunteer. this morning's project thanks is all about the kindness of strangers. a nurse whose mike was stolen now has a new set of wheels. as abc7 reporter j.r. stone reports the outpouring of support brought her to tears. >> i just got off of work and my bike was gone. >> reporter: vanessa works at children's hospital and on tuesday she discovered her only mode of transportation, her bike, was stolen from the hospital's garage. >> i was just shocked, felt violated. i was angry, i was sad. but i would say the shock was like a solid hour. i couldn't even talk. >> reporter: vanessa cares for sick children and had just finished a 12-hour shift. >> i was exhausted and i just wanted to go home. >> reporter: i posted the story on social media reaching more than 25,000 people. dozens offered to give vanessa a bike or donate to help pay for a new one. >> i generally don't ever ask

for help. i'm usually the one helping others, so to -- sorry. so to have someone want to help me instead, this is really nice. >> she even met two people on wednesday to check out their bikes and now has a new set of wheels, thanks to strangers who care. >> to have that kind of like outpouring of love from people who never met me just really touching. >> i love to see that. and we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for people helping out during the covid-19 battle. use the #betterbayarea to show us how you're saying thank you and we will certainly share the love. >> that was really sweet to see. i like how we just are moving quick. we're like, okay, what can we do? i just love that energy that people are having with so much

going on. >> yeah, having something for every person. >> we don't need her derailed right now. she has enough on her plate. >> for every person doing negative out there, there are tens, hundreds, maybe even thousands ready to step in ask do the right thing and that's great to see. good story. i like to see that. a look down in the south bay and 49 in allenrock and everybody else 40 and low to mid 50s dominant everywhere. and little bit cooler and 51 around napa. here's a look at the roof camera where it's 52 and flags on the ferry building. in fact, lighter breezes around today and some drier air coming in and that will mean stronger sunshine and milder temperatures for your outdoor activities. let's take a look around and start up in the north bay. 52 at 7:00 to 68 at 11:00 to how

about those mid 70s for several hours this afternoon and high clouds and sunshine at 7:00. let's take a look at the east bay where we're in the 50s through 9:00 and then see a lot of sunshine through the mid afternoon before the high clouds come in and taper our temperatures from about 69 at 3:00 to 60 at 7:00 and for san francisco, definitely more sunshine than yesterday and milder temperatures will reach 60 by 11:00. mid 60s this afternoon. but 59 with a little bit of a breeze coming up at 7:00. take a look at your weekend forecast coming up next. first, let's get over to jobina and get the word for our essential workers. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. following a pretty serious crash that cois coming in on north sa jose. looks like a pickup truck overturned several times. the driver is definitely injured. we know that much, but not clear on the severity of those injuries and an ambulance has been called out to the scene,

according to the chp. witnesses say there may have been some other cars involved that left the scene. the police department is there, as well. you can expect three lanes to be blocked if you're an essential worker this morning at northbound 101 just south. so, expect delays in the area. i will continue to follow this all this morning. also want to let you know about the alameda streets slow streets program that is getting kicked off here. the program starts today. it will allow for more social distancing. pacific avenue between grand and oak streets will close to vehicle traffic and between central avenue and fern side boulevard will also be blocked off. the closures will give people more space to exercise outdoors. good for them. reggie and kumasi. >> that will be good. all right, coming up next, the seven things you need to know this morning. also, mystery solved. the chp now knows what happens to this car caught on dash cam driving right off a cliff. plus, repurposing underwater equipm

- [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love. it's 5:12 if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, governor newsom is taking drastic action because

people, you can see here, flocked to the beaches over the weekend. today he is expected to announce all state beaches and parks will be closed effective tomorrow. number two, six bay area counties are easing the shelter-in-place order. construction projects can resume and car washes are among the outdoor businesses that can reopen. number three, state superintendent tony therman says he doubts that classes can reopen in late july or early august. governor newsom expressed optimism that schools as can ren then. the fda has their eyes on a drug that may treat coronavirus. remdesivir and it shows patients treat would the drug recover faster. number five, expect more sunshine and milder temperatures today. still breezy and cool at the cloes while the rest of us hit the 60s and 70s around the bay and 80s inland. number six. i'm following a pretty serious crash in san jose this morning. it does look like injuries are

involved. this is on northbound 101 before. if you're an essential worker i want to let you know three lanes are blocked right now and emergency crews are on the scene. number seven, tiktok is keeping a lot of people entertained among the coronavirus pandemic. the popular app topped 2 billion downloads. covid-19 is driving the surge in use. major layoffs hitting the bay area. lyft cuts 1,000 jobs that's nearly 20% of its workforce. uber facing the same struggle, planning to cut about 5,400 jobs, that's about 20% of its workforce and vaping company juul plans to lay off up to 950 people, nearly a third of its workers. one place that is hiring right now, the u.s. postal service. in the bay area, there are 100 positions of all sorts open as we speak. one of the managers for a east

bay public service says it's been so busy almost like christmas with all of these deliveries. >> we're delivering everything. household goods and safety like masks and we're delivering sanitizer. we're delivering medication. and the most important thing, the stimulus checks are on their way. we should be delivering about 60 million pieces of stimulus checks in the next few weeks. >> they are really still vital right now. postal workers are wearing protective gear as you can see and all equipment is being sanitized. ingenuity in the south bay. a local business and a stanford bio engineer found way to repurpose scuba and snorkeling masks for the safety of front line workers and it's all at no cost. amanda del castillo has the story. >> reporter: from providing safety to protecting covid workers on the front lines. give medical operators another option for defense.

>> covid has only exposed the underbelly of the problems that existed. >> reporter: he runs a lab at stanford university. in march he returned from a work trip in france, self-quarantining in the same room as his snorkeling gear. a way to turn his full face mask into a reusable option for front liners without affecting visibility. >> you put a filter that is already a preapproved medical device that blocks viruses. >> reporter: he has since collaborated with his students to research the effectiveness of what is now known as the pneumask. the fda approved it as a face shield but not as a respirator. west marine is already making waves in the bay area. the company recently donated 200 scuba masks with much-needed filter adapters to alta bates medical center in oakland.

>> we know we have a lot of products that combine with safety and trying to get those out into the community where they can actually be used. >> both expect to reach health charact care workers across the u.s. >> some of the filters, for example, could be used for a couple of days and others could be used for 15, 20 days. they are already used on patients for that long of time. >> reporter: an essential break through for the most essential workers. i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> that's a lot of mask, but if it works. >> right. >> you know what, that's all that matters. >> hi, mike. >> i'll defer my opinion until i get the expert upstairs to tell me what i should think. >> yes. just about that subject matter.

i can't wait to hear her opinion. she is very worried and worried about them being susceptible. san jose becoming cloudy and 54 degrees and brighter today and milder and cooler tonight and some dry air moves in and takes away the cloud cover that takes us mild. more starts for sure. and cooler this weekend with more cloud cover and the chance of sprinkles. here's a look at your fog forecast and look how quickly the low clouds go away today all the way back to the coast by noon where even there they may break up some sunshine but not like the thick blankets of clouds we had yesterday. santa clara at about 76. you head up the peninsula and we start in the mid 70s and drop down to the upper 60s by the time you get to san mateo and

upper 50 to near 60 near the coast and downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and north bay a little breezy and more sunshine along the coast and barely get to 60 while we'll have mid to upper 70s in your valleys. along the east bay shore, upper 60s for places like richmond and berkeley and 72 to 74 for the rest of us. as you head into the east bay valleys, temperatures warmer than average. tonight, yes, we've got mid 40s to low 50s under those partly cloudy conditions. so, for tomorrow, a little breezy in the afternoon hours. a little more sunshine than today. but that drier and cooler air will keep temperatures about the same. maybe a couple degrees cooler. the sunshine is the most limited and then next week, look at that summer spread. the heat is coming back inland by wednesday. kumasi. >> thanks, mike. we have new details to share this morning involving an suv that went over a cliff in san mateo county back in december. the chp has identified the driver as tracy sinclair of san

francisco. the dash cam from another car captured the suv launching into the air. sinclair was driving north on highway 1 when she drove off the cliff the morning of december 30th. the coroner's office said sinclair's identity was confirmed through a dna match. in the east bay, hundreds of surgical masks ended up all over the freeway. this was southbound 880 yesterday afternoon. the chp tells us somebody dumped more than 1,000 masks near the border of hayward and union city. multiple drivers stopped to pick up masks. a cal trans sweeper eventually came up and cleared the road. you hate to see that. what a waste. >> we need all of those. anyway. let's talk about this. the maul of the future. an inside look at what we might see at some malls around the country as they start to open back up. the bachelor franchise has apparently finalized its plan b.

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happening today, state water officials will conduct the fifth and final snow survey of the season in the sierra. limited staff and no media allowed because of the covid-19 pandemic. last year at this time it was 188% of normal.

on average, the snow pack provides 30% of california's water needs. mike, to be honest, i completely forgot this was still happening. >> yes. yeah, considering what we're living through and the fact that we just haven't had any major snow storms in a long time and the electronic measurements 42% of average. the snow survey is not going to be good. i thought we'd throw up the reservoirs and take a look at those. when they melt, that's what they fill and that's what we live on until the next rain season. i'm already seeing a little bit of a drop in some of our reservoirs. not great. 1% to 2% and not a lot of snow is melting yet, but it has been this week with near record highs in the sierra. we set a record high 75 wednesday in tahoe, reggie. >> mike, thank you. some restaurants are already coming up with plans for what happens when they have restrictions lifted, including an east bay restaurant. that owner says that she is ready whenever the state is. >> we have been required to keep a six-foot between every table,

according to the federal and state guidelines for reopening our restaurants so when they give us the go ahead to reopen, we are ready to go. we have lost 32 seats of our seats. >> tina' place is reducing the number of seats by 40%. the restaurant has been serving takeout during the shut down. in today's "gma" first look one of the biggest owners of malls will open 49 locations across the country tomorrow. simon property group owns several properties here in the bay area but those will remain closed for now. here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: social distancing at the mall. >> what we did here -- >> reporter: overnight "gma" getting an inside look at what a shopping trip could look like in the new normal. rod gates, the owner of a nebraska outdoor mall near omaha says he has a plan to get shoppers in the door safely.

>> we'll limit the entries into the mall and we're going to have the customers come in and be greeted by our security staff ad they will be providing complimentary masks. >> reporter: more than 20 hand sanitizing locations are throughout the mall and plexiglass set up at food courts and stations for those who would like to have their temperature taken. we'll tell you all you want to know about how your local mall is evolving in the coronavirus. i'm rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. get the roses ready, a new bachelor show is coming to abc7 this summer. filming with claire got shut down because of the pandemic. the franchise is going to do something new. host chris harrison will be going into the vault for the bachelor, the most unforgettable ever. the ten-week series will highlight the most dramatic and romantic moments over the last

18 years. it premieres on june 8th right here on abc7 and we're told the franchise plans resume the season when it's safe. >> i thought for a second they were going to try to do what "american idol" is doing and put some cameras in their homes and walk away and see what happens. >> virtual dates? i don't know. >> that could be dangerous. >> all right, we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news including blowing out the birthday candles taking on a new meaning in the age of coronavirus. one dad gets creative to make sure he can share his cake. ready to play some tennis? how about hitting the skate park? i'm amy hollyfield. our restrictions are loosening a bit starting next week. we'll have the details coming up. and a drug showing promising results in the fight against coronavirus. we're learning more about the

now your health, your

safety. this is abc7 news. now at 5:30. relaxing the rules. most of the bay area sheltering in place for another month, but some restrictions are about to ease up. what you can and cannot do. confusion this morning about when the next school year will start. governor newsom said maybe july. california school chief says maybe not. apple and google want to turn your phone into a tool to track coronavirus, but skeptics are asking, can we trust them? good morning. welcome to thursday, april 30th. >> of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> i thought they were already tracking us. let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. hi, everybody. friday eve. it's thursday and a few high clouds out there. you see on live doppler 7 and a little fog along the coast and low clouds into the bay but notice the breezes, especially in fairfield. they were about 30, 35

yesterday. only 10. so that sea breeze is letting up a little bit blowing more north to south than it is west to east. and that's going to allow for a little more sunshine today and slightly milder temperatures this afternoon. definitely going to be brighter. so, you can see some 80s around concord and antioch and the rest of our inland neighborhoods to the mid to upper 70s. upper 60s to even mid 70s around the bay and 66 today in san francisco. we'll take a look at the weekend coming up. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. the battle against coronavrus is about to hit california's beaches and state parks. governor newsom is expected to announce he's ordering all of them to be closed starting friday. newsom wants to avoid a repeat of this. thousands of people packed beaches this past weekend because he has some really warm weather. the california police chief's association issued a memo warning police departments about the upcoming order. many counties have been doing partial closures but they struggled with overcrowding. here in the bay area, our she

shelter-in-place is may 31st but some restrictions easing up. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with details on this. good morning, amy. all right. looks like we're having some issues with amy able to hear us. but we will come back and check in with her in just a few minutes. in the meantime, i want to tell you about this. one area of confusion in all of this is about golf courses. starting on monday, some bay area counties will allow golf as a safe, outdoor activity. but the statewide health order says courses are to remain closed. sonoma, san francisco, santa clara counties will follow the state order. napa, marin and san mateo counties will allow golf with social distancing guidelines in place. solano county officials will likely do the same thing. >> yes, so, san francisco on

board with the new rules. >> our goal is to start working on what those changes might be and how we can provide guidelines in advance so that so many of our businesses in san francisco are prepared when we are able to resume business. >> mayor london breed said shared spaces like skate parks will reopen in the city but recreation facilities with shared equipment will not. social distancing, face coverings, other safety measures are already in place. this morning, there's growing debate about when california students will be able to go back to school. now on tuesday remember the governor said that he was hopeful schools would be open by late july or early august. but then yesterday state superintendent tony therman voiced his doubts saying they don't know when school can start. >> your local school districts will make decisions about when school opens and if school needs to open still in a social

distancing environment, that means we'll make sure your schools have lots of resources and supplies to support our students to be safe. >> yesterday therman's office released a statement saying he is working with state and national figures to study what measures must be in place before the start to the school year. this morning anthony fauci is responding to news that the fda may approve a drug that is created right here in the bay area. jobina fortson is following those developments. >> thank you. the drug remdesivir is made by a company gilead sciences. the trump administration is pushing the fda to authorize it for emergency use. we also learned here that a clinical trial has shown that patients with covid-19 who were treated with the drug recovered four days faster than those who didn't and it led to fewer deaths.

remdesivir has dr. anthony fauci's approval. >> a clear cut, significant effect in diminishing the time to recovery. >> people who are treated earlier, less than ten days into their symptoms, do seem to be having better outcomes. 62% of those people were able to be discharged at day 14. >> the fda says while more testing needs to be done, the agency is working with gilead sciences to make the drug available to patients as quickly as possible. there was another study done, it was cut short and that did not show a benefit from remdesivir. tech companies like google and apple are rolling out apps to trace people who have come into contact with people with covid-19. they alert people if they come into close contact with an infected person and this could allow businesses to safely reopen and help people feel more

comfortable when they're going out. participation would be voluntary, but the practice is raising some privacy concerns. >> that is the fear that when you opt in to a program like this or an app like this, what is the full extent? is it going to track your every movement? >> disney executive chairman bob iger says it will consider using the data when they reopen parks. officials in orlando, florida, are discussing what theme parks might look like in a post social distancing world. disney and universal and sea world are waiting for okay to open. opening at 50% capacity and gradually increasing that to 75%. all employees required to wear face masks and hand sanitizer stations installed at the entrance and exit of each attraction. friend, how do you feel about that? >> well, i was just reading it sounds like florida is basically

allowed the theme parks to come up with their own guidance and to reopen when they feel like they can reopen. so, that was some interesting news to come out and perhaps we'll see the florida parks open first in the country. and that will be interesting to see. i have a feeling california is going to wait a while. >> i think so, too. >> yeah. coming up, we do have some new jobless numbers this morning. jobina has a brand-new report and how it compares to numbers we've seen over the past few weeks. the wildlife as we have been telling you, they are roaming free, but not everything is great at yosemite. the serious struggles facing the communities that are leading into that national park. it appears apple has found a way to make it easier to unlock our phones while wearing face m masks. a look at their few future. but, first, here at abc7 we are honoring the class of 2020 who had to forego their graduation ceremonies and we want to say a special good

morning to who was nominatenomie her former principal who says she is a scholar and performs community service. congratulations to you. >> if you want to honor a graduate,s on our website and, please, we ask that you don't send any professional photos. on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors woo eare honoring. and right now we have a check in with mike nicco and a look at our weather on this thursday. hey, mike. >> reggie, kumasi. hi, everybody. start with neighborhood temperatures in the east bay where we're around 53 to 55 degrees and exception oakland under a blanket of cloud cover and a little bit of fog around pacifica and half moon bay and 50 degrees there. most of us in the low to mid 50s and grab a jacket before you head out. brentwood the warm spots and napa the coolest spots. here's a look at emeryville

looking north there along 80 and pretty cloudy and not foggy. just limited areas of fog. that is my only concern for your commute weather wise as the breezes will be much slower on our bridges today. take a look at some of our neighborhoods and you can see the east bay valleys jumping from 56 and 63 at 9:00 to look at the low to mid 70s in the afternoon hours. high clouds and sunshine at about 77:00. 67 with sunshine at 7:00 and low to even mid 70 coming up and as you head towards 7:00, 64 there. in our last stop, how about we go to the peninsula where definitely more sunshine than yesterday and low 70s during the afternoon hours. i want to talk about traffic and who do i turn to? hi, jobina. >> oh, i love that. well, thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so, we are checking in on this crash in san jose this morning. this is on northbound 101 just

before hellyer. this is a sig alert. serious injuries have been reported. emergency crews are there on the scene and pickup truck overturned multiple times and landed on its tires. two lanes are blocked. if you're an essential worker you can expect delays in that area. move over to 101 but in san francisco this time as we take a live look at the 101 alemany project there. good news from cal trans. it looks like they are ahead of schedule. this project was supposed to last ten days and currently southbound and northbound traffic on 101 being diverted to 280 and that southbound traffic for 101 that is will move over to the northbound lanes of 101. it looks like this could wrap up by the weekend, maybe even a little bit sooner. the deck replacement has gone smoothly on both sides. now, it'

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>> this is abc7 mornings mornin. temperatures about the same as yesterday. upper 40s and even few mid 50s out there. little bit of fog along the coast and increasing sunshine this afternoon. milder breezes and temperatures that will stay in the 50s at the coast where the fastest winds are and the rest of us in the 60s and 70s. last day of the month an all-time record high for the month possible down in the desert in socal. temperatures there reaching 108 possible. it's breaking else where and 84 in sacramento today and no more record highs in tahoe. 63. kumasi? >> thanks, mike. here in the bay area, our shelter-in-place is still in effect until may 31st but some restrictions are easing up. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with details on this. hi, amy. >> hi, kumasi. some counties will start allowing some outdoor activiies. so, look for locks on tennis gates to be coming off starting on monday. tennis will be allowed.

some businesses will be allowed to fire back up, including construction projects, car washes and nurseries. and child care will be allowed. so, essential workers can have some supervision for their kids while they work. all this work can go on, if some guidelines are met. esoci social distancing when possible but officials think this is a good start. >> 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 have been doing. >> we are still ordered to practice social distancing. so, playgrounds are still closed, picnics aren't allowed, real estate can't host open houses yet. restaurants, even with outdoor seating cannot open yet. but starting on monday, tennis, skate parks and other outdooric aativities will be allowed. restrictions are starting to

loosen up a bit. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. breaking news from the abc7 live desk. >> breaking news at the live desk just minutes agoethe la th department released the weekly unemployment claims. we see more than 3.8 million people filed for unemployment insurance last week. nearly 30 million have filed in the past six weeks. but it's the fourth straight, excuse me, the fourth straight week of declining claims signaling that layoffs have become to slump. we will see how wall street reacts to all of this when the markets open in about 45 minutes. kumasi, back over to you. we are hearing from one of the students who is suing the university of california system seeking to have fees refunded for services they can't use because of the coronavirus shelter in place orders. a similar suit targets the cal state system. 700,000 uc students are taking classes online and paying the

same tuition as they were before. a uc student said they are owed refunds of $1,100 in fees for things that are currently off limits. >> for example, like paying for the library and on-campus gym and paying for the pool and all these things that we would normally get to use on campus. >> the uc system has not yet responded to the lawsuit, however, the csu system says it will defend against a similar lawsuit filed by another plaintiff. the complaint mistakes the facts. although classes were converted to online instruction when governor newsom issued his order, every csu campus continued to fulfill its mission to providing instruction and services to it students. kumasi did you see britney spears tiktok? >> i saw it. >> provided me so much life yesterday. she went on tiktok and said she burned down her gym and people

went wild. in any case, i mention because tiktok is extremely popular right now. they just hit a milestone. the popular app has topped 2 billion downloads with 315 million in just the first three months of this year. covid-19 appears to be the leading reason why there are so many people on this because they're sheltering in place and they don't have anything fun to do. so, they are turning to this. and it turns out, we can no longer blow our candles out like this. wow. i just spilled hot wax all over my fingers. >> friend, are you okay? does it hurt? friend, wipe it off. >> no, it's okay. my fingers are all blue because it's a blue candle. anyway, i was trying to demonstrate that you shouldn't

do anything with candles really but you shouldn't definitely blow them out like we usually do because then it could spread germs as this man is about to show us. please, take the video. >> oh. >> so, he is waving his hands above the candles. so not to spread his germs all over his family. that seems to me like if you are sheltering in place and just your family there, they already have your germs. >> but, exactly, i like the end. he was like i did something. >> ta-da. >> all my husband asks is that i don't burn down the house in the morning when he's not up. >> he needs to add some things to the list. don't burn off your fingers. don't hurt yourself. >> you know what, i was cursed because i started the show saying i was burning this candle to ward off evil spirit and then i brought up britney spears burning down her gym and all of

this makes sense. >> karma. >> reggie starting a new business. he will wax your hands for you. his new side hustle. hi, everybody. let's take a look at what is going on weather wise. hope we're bringing some levity to you on this friday eve. look at the roof camera, some breaks in the cloud cover. 52 there and brighter and milder than yesterdy. weekend is going to be the coolest with those sunday sprinkles still possible and building summer warmth next week. some 90s possible in our inland neighborhood. here's a look at our fog forecast and look how quickly the clouds retreat back to the coast and even there drier air will take away a lot of the cloud cover as we head into the afternoon hours, but the breezes that bring them in, well, they're going to keep you much cooler than the rest of us. start our microclimates down in the south bay where you see morgan hill and gilroy and the rest in the mid to upper 70s

with los gatos at 78 degrees and 74 in palo alto. upper 70s to near 60s along the peninsula coast. downtown 76 and sausalito 67. we drop into the mid and upper 70s as you head north through the north bay valleys. not as breezy along the east bay shore today with 60s in richmond and berkeley and 72 to 74 for the rest of us and look at our inland east bay neighborhood. mid 70s to even a few low 80s. tonight with the clear sky and the drier air, temperatures cooler tomorrow morning and mid 40s to low 50s. all right, let's go through my accuweather seven-day forecast. little breezy tomorrow and that will keep our temperatures about the same, a degree or two cooler. more clouds saturday and sunday our coolest weather and then look at that rebound next week from 62 at the coast to 66 around the bay to 88 inland. hope you have a great day. here's reggie and kumasi.

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welcome back, everyone. businesses that have been forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic are getting creative in connecting with customers. the story of ramen used to offer

on-site cooking classes. the stay-at-home order forced the business to go virtual. they get a cooking kit delivered to their house and taught how to make ramen and dumplings through zoom. >> we are in our kitchen and they are in their kitchen and seems much more of a natural connection for everybody. >> it's fun because you're taking a class but you're doing it, you know from home. so, you're interacting with new people. >> a winery in hillsburg is doing something similar with wine tastings. they are mailed a sample of three wines and then connect through video chat. for tasting sessions that last about 45 minutes. all right. let's take a look at the drought monitor and what you're going to see is most of the state is fine. i mean, the drought didn't deepen at all. even though we had a tremendous lack of rain.

april was one of our wetter months compared to average and not much is changing there and as we get deeper into the dry season i wouldn't expect that drought to increase much at all. in case you are wondering, our next chance of wet weather. 0.01 of an inch sunday maybe and drizzle that morning. that is it. kumasi, reggie. >> thanks, mike. coming up new at 6:00, your morning coffee is coming back. the changes starbucks is making and how soon most stores will reopen. also ahead, another city joining the slow streets movement. what you'll notice with road blocks starting today. if you're beginning to look at the weekend forecast and might be considering going to a state beach or park, think again. today governor newsom expected to announce that all state parks and beaches are closed. i'm julian glover with the reason why coming up. and we invite you to join us this afternoon at 4:00 for 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 today at

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have nice things. people keep packing california beaches and parks when we should be staying at home. governor newsom is done with it and today he's going to do something nobody wants. he's going to shut them down. good morning on this thursday, april 30th. >> friend, i just want to know if your hands are okay. that's all i'm really concerned about. >> what kumasi is referring to is in our last hour i had a candle burning and i was trying to make a point about all kinds of things including britney spears burning down her gym with candles and i spilled a hot candle all over myself. we are cleaned up and my hands have never been more supple. >> now we can get on mike and a look at our forecast today. now that you're safe friend, you're okay. >> amazing thing, that had to be painful, not a sign of any pain on reggie'