six bay area counties kick off the first steps in reopening tomorrow. certain outdoor activities now allowed, but if crowds have shown us worrisome signs of what could be to come. good morning everyone. it's sunday, may 3rd. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. we'll have a full look at slightly eased restrictions coming tomorrow to the bay area. first a quick peak at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you. this is live doppler 7 and yes, no cloud cover here. we had that weak front move through yesterday. you may have noticed a little bit of drizzle in your neighborhood but this morning, it is cooler behind it. the air mass is drier. 4 to 11 degrees cooler. current north bay numbers in the south bay, 52 in milpitas.

in the north bay, fog by sebastopol and 52 in san francisco. a few patches of fog this morning, otherwise a lot of sunshine with 50s and 60s by noontime and in the mid-70s inland. a little breezy at the coast but warming trend on the way. liz in. >> sounds good, thanks, lisa. it's an early test tomorrow in the time line of reopening the bay area. some restrictions will be eased in six county its, alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, san mateo, and santa clara. the shelter in place order has been extended through may 31st but here's what we'll now be allowed starting tomorrow, construction certain outdoor businesses like landscaping and gardening and certain outdoor activities. golf courses can reopen as long as they follow social distancing guidelines and all real estate transactions and residential moves will also be allowed to resume. child care facilities with 12 children or fewer can also reopen, however at this time it appears they can only accept children of essential workers. especially given this weekend's nice weather in the bay area, or

that we've seen recently at least, staying at home as soon as' always easy. state and local officials say we need to keep it up as much as possible. for many it's becoming harder an harder to do. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> reporter: are you getting antsy in. >> i ail lit, yeah. >> reporter: seven weeks at home has been a long time for roxana rojas from oakland. she's not alone. lake merritt was crowded with those getting exercise sunday. >> the lake is a place that counts to be allowing to us walk because a lot of the parks are closed. >> a >> reporter: last week woond it looked a lot like pre-covid-19, not much social distancing happening. it prompted the mayor to send a warning. >> lake mare rit is getting too crowded. please recreate somewhere else. >> reporter: today police officers were on duty to discourage any large gatherings, despite that many say things are definitely changing. >> a lot more traffic and just

people walking. >> reporter: on the marina green in san francisco, police volunteers were handing out masks to those who didn't have one. earlier in the day, the green was crowded with people. governor gavin newsom came close to issuing an ultimatum friday saying the shelter-in-place order is close to being modified but that depends on the behavior of the public especially beach-goers in southern california. >> if we have the kind of weekend i hope and expect we will, where we don't see the huge crowds descend, we're going to be in a position as early as monday, tuesday, i hope to make some announcements of new strategies and partnerships. >> reporter: the marin county sheriff tweeted the stay-at-home order is still happening and will be enforced. for the most part the bay area is doing its part wearing face coverings and staying home to help flatten the curve of this deadly pandemic. >> without your support and without you adhering to these guidelines i think we would be

in a much worse spot than we are today. >> reporter: starting monday, six bay area counties will relax some shelter-in-lace restrictions. construction activities, retail nurseries and landscapers including golf course also be allowed to operate again. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. opposition is growing in co southern california. newport beaches city councils voting to double down in its support for two other cities now challenging the governor in court. we saw plenty prove testers rally to reopen the beaches on friday and crowds swarmed the beaches last wooek understand. this weekend police are patrolling to keep people off the beach. >> we're a surf city and it is part of our culture in huntington beach, people come out to surf and swim. it is difficult for us as officers, residents, all of us and we are asking that people be patient with us. >> the state judges are holding the beach closures for now.

another hearing will take place later this month. one family tried hitting the beach this weekend anyways, visiting orange county from phoenix. >> the police were like literally chasing me down on the beach telling me i had to get out, i had to leave. it was my second warning. like i was afraid they were going to arrest me so i just finally turned around and came back up. >> of course santa cruz made the move to close beaches from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for almost any activity after seeing crowds the weekend before. coming to the north bay free coronavirus testing will be offered in a san rafael neighborhood starting tomorrow. marin county will offer it to those who live in the canal, which is one of the most diverse and densely populated areas of the county. the site will be on san francisco boulevard and should be able to do more than 100 tests every single day. people will need to make an appointment first and can do so online. there are at least 239 confirmed cases of the virus in marin county. also tomorrow the san francisco marin food bank is holding another food giveaway to

help out our neighbors hit by hard times. it will be on gerard street in the portola neighborhood. the food bank is looking for volunteers as well. because of safety returns you have to reserve a spot to volunteer. check out the san fracisco food bank's website. muni is bringing back one route monday. the n bus will be a community shuttle. the route will provide better access for essential trips in the oceanview north side heights and ingleside neighborhoods. the bus will run weekdays from 6:00 ak to 9:00 p.m. a live look at sfo, you can see here sfo we're starting tomorrow, you'll be starting to see major changes when flying due to the widespread coronavirus concerns in airports and on planes. as of tomorrow, face masks are required at any bay area airport, if you are taking an essential flight. these include bandannas, home made or nonmedical masks.

nearly every major airline will require them on board. starting tomorrow for united, delta and jetblue. airlines are blocking some or all middle row seats for distance. since the number of people going through tsa checkpoints has risen, southwest airlines is changing how passengers will line up to board. usually as i'm sure a lot of you know, you line up in the lines of 30 on either side of marked poles but southwest will ask customers to line up ten passengers at a time. southwest is also stopped serving onboard drinks and snacks. this morning, no more summer training crews for students at cal maritime academy. the cal state school located in vallejo is choosing to cancel that this year. the president released a video message yesterday saying there were too many factors at play including the inability to test cadets before boarding and testing on the cruise. cal maritime have been planning for students to come back to school in person, given the okay

from governor newsom to begin this month but the date keeps getting pushback. >> we continue to work through our camp us wide learning proces for a face-to-face instruction. we have not reached a decision on a hard restart date as health and safety conditions remain uncertain. i know this causes more uncertain for you and your families. i wish it were easier but it's not. >> parents we spoke with earlier this week had mixed opinions about their kids returning to classrooms so soon but they are most concerned i think about that summer ship activity they were going to do. lisa, let's get a check. it was cooler yesterday like you said but not too cool. >> that's right, with we a few peaks of sun. if you were by the bay, the breeze kept it cool. a live look from our exploratorium camera. typical 52 degrees here but it is 35 in clearlake, 40s in the north bay so a drier air mass is moving in. what's that mean for your sunday afternoon? i'll have the answers next. >> thanks, lisa.

one bay area mayor outraged this morning over the decision to release a suspect from jail facing several sexual assault charges. hear what the mayor is saying, worried the suspect could now be hiding. plus a go-to local eatery is one of many pushed to the brink but one expert has an idea, what some say needs to be done to keep the chain alive. and not all local business is suffering. some are booming. what one bay area industry says

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a man awaiting trial on multiple sex assault charges is out from the santa rita jail the judge said it was because the man was at risk of getting covid. the mayor is outraged over the decision and open letter he wrote the suspect is "now living in one of our neighborhoods." kris reyes has the story. >> my number one priorit is the safety of my community. >> reporter: livermore mayor

john marshon penned this letter friday after judge thomas reardon released 61-year-old gregory vien. he faces several assault charges including rape. vien was in santa rita jail in dublin where there's been an outbreak of covid-19. this month the california judicial council began moving toward setting bail at zero for low-level felonies and misdemeanor to limit the spread of coronavirus in jails statewide. vien's lawyer clarified her client was not released under this new emergency bill. in a statement lawyer melissa adams said "to be clear, mr. vien was not released pursuant to the emergency bail schedule. however in light of the covid-19 pandemic and mr. vien's unique and personal and medical circumstances i argued that his bail should be reviewed. threats to the family, mr. vien and myself will not be tolerated." she didn't clarify his medical

condition. sri en must wear an ankle bracelet but mayor marshon says that is not enough. >> i don't believe that releasing someone on a zero bail is in the best interests of my community. what incentive does he have to keep his ankle monitor charged? >> reporter: vien was arrested and charged in 2019 after a lengthy investigation that goes back to the '90s, after multiple victims were kidnapped and raped in livermore and union city. his trial date has not been set. mayor marshon wants the judge's decision reviewed and asking his community to reach out to their local representatives. >> the people are outraged that the judge made the call that his health and well-being was more important than the safety of our community. >> reporter: in livermore, kris reyes for abc 7 news. san mateo county says it has seen a significant increase in catalytic converter thefts while

people are staying at home. san bruno police arrested three men for allegedly trying to take the converter from a parked car yesterday morning. this is in the area of crystal springs road and crestmore drive. they are urging residents to keep their doors locked even outside their homes. several have found their cars on blocks and missing tires. they say thieves are going after tires 19 inches and often equipped with night shade wheels. as local restaurants sink under the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic governor newsom giving small hope saying days not weeks changing its stay-at-home order. the impacts have been felt closing many doors in san fracisco including a location of a popular restaurant chain. lauren martinez has the story. >> hayes valley is usually hopping, tourists and hipsters and everybody overpaying for coffee and the whole thing and you know, you saw it, it's all

boarded up. >> reporter: rich lives directly above the grove. the owners of the small restaurant chain told us they closed their hayes valley location. >> you got the symphony here, the jazz center next door, city arts and lectures. when those closed down all the restaurant guests disappeared. >> reporter: the owners of the grove are worried another location of theirs on fillmore and pacific heights won't turn a profit once restrictions loosen up due to limited seating space and social distancing measures. on fillmore street, 09% of businesses are closed. >> right now, there are about over 30 businesses that are boarded up. >> reporter: voss caca digital that had a business before 2019 had a leg up and those trying to stay open should try to adapt online. >> online shop in some capacity, catering, takeout, delivery, online apps. it's, you know, definitely the

future. >> reporter: he says businesses need to start opening up, but in a safe manner. >> the 95,000 businesses in the city, half of them are considered small business. 45,000 businesses employ ten or less employees and employ 350,000 people in the city. so this is a big part of our community. >> reporter: lauren martinez, be abc 7 news. change is coming to costco we want to tell you about a. limiting how much meat its members can buy. members can now only purchase three items from costco's selection of beef, pork and poultry krodproducts. kroger made a similar move this weekend. costco says it's to make sure members can purchase all their items. tomorrow you'll be required to wear a face mask. many gas station also resume their normal hours monday as well. one industry is booming in the bay area as a result of the

pandemic. local bike shops are seeing big jumps in sales with people buying bikes to stay in shape. bikes are considered an essential service since many use them to get to work. san francisco and oakland have close streets to provide places where walkers, biker answer cyclists. one shop owner said "we're basically selling bikes faster than we can build them." that's good news. i love the bike ride. i've been out biking because it's been so beautiful. you got to do something. you got to get outside, lisa. >> for sure. you know what? a lot of people build their bikes and a lot of sun out there to enjoy today. yesterday well you know, it wasn't too bad. we needed a break i think if you knew what the forecast is going to be for the week ahead. because we're going to build on the heat day after day. very pleasant the next few days, though. here is live doppler 7. no clouds to speak of and as we look at our satellite and radar composite, you can see the wind flow here from west to east, and that's going to keep our onshore flow with those breezy winds

throughout the day today and the rainfall stays to the north. now the onshore flow not only today but all week long and that's some good news because by the end of the week it's going to get toasty. 47 right now in right on top of mt. diablo. 50 walnut creek. 48 in pleasant hill and to the north it is just 40 with some patchy fog in santa rosa. certainly feeling the chill here up in the north bay. 50 in mountain view. 55 in san jose. there's a look at san jose this morning, cooler. we have a little bit of patchy fog from santa rosa, also parts of the south bay, monterey, sunny and breezy this afternoon, and then the summer-like sizzle later on this week. here is a look at that fog. very early, can't see much of it. this is 6:00, and as we go until about 8:00, 8:30, it gets wiped out and looking at full sunshine, nice arcfternoon, temperatures near average. winds out of the north will dry out the atmosphere further

today, chasing that fog away, the winds from north to south, right along the coast, and that's going to bring those breezy winds from 20 to 30 miles an hour, but across the bay there, maybe about 15 to 20 miles an hour, so it will be a breezy day in spots, and looking at the east bay numbers climbing from the low to mid-50s to start out into the mid and upper 60s with a lot of sun, right on through the afternoon, for el cerrito, berkeley. here is a look at what we can expect for the week ahead. this is tomorrow and tuesday, ridge of high pressure to the south of us, now the ridge will continue to build to the north, and remember, we're still going to have these cool onshore winds but the warmth from the sacramento valley that's slowly going to move into the bay area, this is monday, and by tuesday, we're going to see some of that orange move in from west to east, and it will continue, and so by thursday, that should be the peak heat. friday still very warm. highs today from the low 60s in the city, breezy winds, upper 50s at the coast to the low 70s,

so back to another mild day in the north bay, look for 72 down in san jose. also in the east bay, very pleasant with livermore checking in, in the lower 70s. the accuweather seven-day forecast cool and breezy at the coast, mid-60s around the bay, mid-70s inland. mild day for your monday, a little fog to start out and warming trend takes hold throughout tuesday, wednesday. low 90s inland, even getting very warm around the bay, but still staying pleasant at the coast. liz? >> i'm starting to think that fans are going to be selling out all over now, new toilet paper, right? thanks, lisa. two bay area natives are battling out on their quest to become the next "american idol." ♪ you make me feel >> seeteach the children. ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> grace and francisco martin will find out if they move on tonight. we check in with grace to see how she's feeling about th

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>> reporter: what was it actually like? >> it was amazing. it's different without the crowd. it's different without the live band but for me, i treated it like any other performance. i had so much fun. that song meant a lot to me, and i was just really wanting to get that emotion across even if it was just through that iphone camera. i knew that millions of people are watching it on the other side. >> reporter: you performed from your backyard. did you have to say hey neighbors, quiet, i got the biggest performance of my life going on? >> so fun to be able to be filming "american idol." i never thought i'd be filming "american idol" from my backyard in danville. >> reporter: what was the camera setup? looked like if "american idol" was at your house. >> we're working with the "american idol" crew over video virtual means. i'm not only a singer and artist but i'm being an engineer and cameraperson and a stage director and designer and it's wearing a lot of hats but really fun and i'm taking it in and

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new concerns over potential hot spots reappearing. good morning, everyone. it's saturday, may 2nd. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. we are patiently awaiting governor newsom's decision for california's stay-at-home order saying modifications could come early this week. before that if you're just joining us this half hour let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. starting wi starting with cooler temperatures here. 50s here, cooler than yesterday in castro valley. 53 in hayward. in the north bay you notice the cooldown. low 40s santa rosa, a little fog. pacifica upper 40s here. 49 in mountain view. cold front worked through last night and we're getting some drier air moving in, that's going to start us out cooler from 4 to 11 degrees cooler from livermore, aloe alto 7 degrees cooler but a lot of sunshine on tap today with 50s and 60s for 10:00, and as we go through the early afternoon, we're already in the low 70s, in our inland

valleys. upper 60s in concord. low 60s on the peninsula. breezy west winds arriving at the coast. temperatures near average today. we'll talk about that heat building throughout the week, coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. california and the bay area are seeing slight decreases in hospitalizations, and icu cases recently. numbers still paint a grim picture for the larger u.s. as we see state and local governments consider relaxing public health orders at their own pace. ty hernandez has the details. >> reporter: april 30th and may 1st mark the deadliest 48-hours in the u.s. fight against covid-19, according to the world health organization. more than 4,900 people died, with covid-19 cases dropping in some areas, increasing in others, governors across the country are dealing with a difficult decision, when to reopen. in mississippi, the governor is pausing his plans after the state saw its largest single-day increase, nearly 400 new cases and 20 new deaths. >> this was a large enough change to make me take a step

back and want to look at the board, to reexamine things, and i've come to the conclusion that i must hold on for now. >> reporter: gallop, new mexico, on lockdown as the number of cases surges. every road surrounding the city now closed. in chicago, mayor lori lightfoot with a strong warning for anyone hosting or attending large house parties. >> we will shut you down. we will cite you, and if we need to, we will arrest you, and we will take you to jail. period. there should be nothing unambiguous about that. you are risking your own health. you are bringing death to their doorstep. >> reporter: in new york city, a thousand additional officers are on patrol to enforce social distancing as the weather turns warm and in china, where the pandemic originated, u.s. intelligence officials accusing china of deception. a report from the department of

homeland security obtained by abc news says "the chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of covid-19 in early january, while it stockpiled medical supplies." the report claims they increased imports and decreased exports, choking off supplies to nations in dire need. chinese officials are pushing back against the allegations. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. coming up on "this week" with the 2020 election six months away rnc chair mcdaniel and dnc chair tom perez will discuss. watch the full interview on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 on abc 7. new developments about county to reopen. it submitted a plan to the state public health officer. everyone must follow guidelines, stay home if sick, keep six feet

apart and no large gatherings. of its 9,000 residents there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus so far. realtors are noticing a new trend, coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. city dwellers looking to move to the suburbs for fresh air and a little extra space. >> i've been inside for 48 days now, with three little boys. the challenge for me as a parent and for the kids themselves. >> lifelong new yorker chloe davis and her husband could not have imagined leaving the big apple until now. now they want to find a house in a nearby suburb. housing industry experts say the uncertainty of the virus and the economy is part of it. >> there's no end in sight, so if somebody said hey, this is six weeks and you're going to be fine, it would be a different animal but these people are like what happens when the second wave comes? >> many cities were already seeing a mild population and the pandemic could super charge the

trend that could force steep cuts in tax revenue and basic services like schools, transit, police and fire. i'm sure many people here in the bay area are feeling that as well. because of the stay-at-home orders across the country, high school seniors won't experience graduating with classmates before they head off to college. a deputy who watches over one ohio school is recognizing each of them, it's a pretty good story. here's abc news reporter david wright. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this is how the school year began at green high school in green, ohio. ♪ with the marching bulldogs, complete with baton twirling majorettes, stark contest to the end of the school year, the hallw hallways empty, no parties, no prom, no caps and gowns. >> this is my senior year, essentially even if the quarantine everything were to stop now it's been robbed from me.

>> graduation is like their super bowl, everything they've been doing for the last 12 years leads up to this one moment. >> reporter: the deputy who watches over the school decided to go door to door. >> hi, jordan. >> hi. >> here to congratulate you on grad wading. >> thank you. >> reporter: visiting all 317 seniors at home. >> what's up? >> how is it going, deputy hart? >> nothing, just here to congratulate you for graduating high school. >> reporter: closing the social distance one by one. >> it means that they care. >> i think it's great. i love deputy hart, all he does for us. >> reporter: the deputy has one last lesson for these seniors. >> don't let this define their last year of high school. think of the good memories. >> reporter: the land of the free and the home of the bulldogs, school spirit will survive even this. david wright, abc news, new york. >> pretty great and here at abc 7 we're honoring the class of 2020, had to forego graduation ceremonies and other milestones.

james scmall is graduating from uc davis, earned a degree in material science engineering. james' sister tells us that james has overcome a lot during his college career and dedicated a lot of time and energy to earning his degree. very excited for you.., we're if you want to honor a graduate share details on abc7news.com and we may give them a shout out online. no professional photos and check out a photo gallery of all the seniors that we're honoring. still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," it's time to get moving on the mother's day presents, because of slow delivery times nowadays, we put together some top deals you can find this week. pefb for life staying at home. plus the city of tokyo says there's something fishy going on in its aquarium. we explain the bizarre effect the pandemic is apparently having on its eel this is morning. and here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera, 50 degrees right now in san francisco and it's pretty gorgeous out there right now.

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hours straight. so they may still be going actually right now. the high schoolers are pledging $1 for every mile achieved. >> i wanted to stay active and to do something with my friends, but obviously not together in real life, and the first time we did it was a great success. thought it would be a great idea to apply it to a charity and try to maze run to donate to a charity. >> 43 kids signed up and doing different themes throughout run with pets, superheroes and jersey and so far raised more than $7,500 form the second harvest food bank. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-9 batt battle. use #betterbayarea to say thank you and share the love. lisa, what's it going to look like? a little cool per >> definitely a little cool per. starting out in the north bay, san rafael where dew points are in the low 40s so that means the potential for the air temperature to drop to that

level is there and that's where we are. in fact, up further north santa rosa some patchy fog but we are at about 43 degrees in san rafael. elsewhere, low to mid-50s. we'll talk about a beautiful afternoon on the way, and the look ahead, feeling like summer next. >> thanks, lisa. did steve kerr try out for a second job? he could have a future career waiting for the warriors. see what he i

how cool is this view from the sky? fighter jet squads from the navy blue angels and the air force thunderbirds flew over baltimore, washington, d.c., atlanta and parts of florida yesterday. they provided some amazing cockpit footage while both teams fly to formation overhead. the commander and lead pilot of the thunderbirds says the fly-overs are a gesture of

goodwill on what habehalf of the department of defense. mother's day say week away. in staying at home now is the time to get a jump on gifts given some of the shipping challenges. this morning some ideas to help. "good morning's" becky worley has discounts. >> what does mom want now? separated from her family she wants to spend time with her kids. if she's currently quarantining with small children she wants to spend time without her kids. both of those requests are impossible right now, so how about some gift ideas that show mom she is loved. flowers are possible. many national chains are offering mother's day discounts in the 15% range but they can be tough to come by in some areas, so edible arrangements, that's fruit and yummy chocolate dipped strawberries are delivering. it's offering a 15% off deal, too. for moms who want to spend time with you, how about a gift

certificate at her favorite local restaurant. many are offering 20% to 25% bonuses. when you spend $100, you get a $125 gift certificate. that's a win/win. you're supporting a business in your community. for those moms who have small kids, never have noise canceling headphones sounded so ideal. bose selling their wireless quiet comfort headphones for $199, that's 100 off but you buy them from eboy,ay, factory refurbished like new and warrantied. generic discounts in case one of these is a fave for the mom on your list. anth anthropologie 30% off, coach 30% off, kate spade 30% off, l la cruecier, 20% off. no matter what the sites say about one-day or same-day delivery, order everything right now. things are taking longer to get fulfilled. shipping can take longer.

you won't regret being early this year. i'm becky worley, abc news. >> are you ready for that? quarantine, lisa, quarantine mother's day, our first ever? >> i was just going to say i'll take that, and that and that, and that all sounded good, anthropologie, the pots and pans, no problem. sign me up. the weather will be nice this week but the only caveat is that heat is going to build as we get towards the end of the week. live doppler 7 right now, no cloud cover to speak of, although there is a little bit of patchy fog in santa rosa. live pictures from mt. tam you can see how pretty it is, the sun coming up just after 6:00 and looking at some cooler temperatures in the north bay, right now it is 52 in san francisco, 56 in oakland. good morning, redwood city, low 50s for you, we'll have the breezy onshore winds on the we ininess la. san jose is at 55, and half moon bay 48 degrees. suro tower cam, beautiful day in the city, numbers around

average. 41 santa rosa. the cooler temperatures in the north bay to the mid-40s look at 44 by the delta, lighter delta breeze and low 50s concord and livermore so our 24-hour temperature change significant with anywhere from two to six degrees cooler, east bay to the peninsula and in the north bay 11 degrees cooler. here is walnut creek nice view here. cooler to start, sunny and breezy this afternoon, summer-like sizzle later on this week. as we look at the temperatures on wednesday, weak system has moved overhead come tuesday night, but on the back side of that, wednesday look at that well into the 70s around the bay, and that orange moving closer to the bay, as we get towards thursday, so we've got 90s arriving. this could be the warmest day of the week, even 70s at the coast. i'm sure gavin newsom is looking at the extended outlook. as we get towards the end of the week it is still hot. we have our onshore flow, so right at the immediate coast it's going to be comfortable but

it's certainly going to have that summer feel to around the bay and our inland valleys. today though 72 santa clara, san jose and looking at numbers on the peninsula very pleasant. we'll have that afternoon sea breeze with mid-60s from san mateo to redwood city. still the upper 50s at the coast, west winds to 20 miles an hour, so those breezy onshore winds with us, and dryness out this morning, so we'll get full sunshine for you in santa rosa today. big difference from yesterday in the north bay, from petaluma to novato. low 70s along the east bay. beautiful day, mid-60s in hayward. union city we'll enjoy about 68 today, about the same for you in fremont, and you head inland, low to mid-70s by the delta, a lighter breeze but you'll warm up today. 737 in san ramon. overnight tonight back to the cooler temperatures with a clear sky, 40s in the north bay. upper 40s elsewhere and the accuweather seven-day forecast aside from the patchy fog and breezy onshore winds some

temperate weather for today and tomorrow but looking at the warming trend for tuesday and wednesday, things really begin to tick up in terms of our heat, and by the end of the week, we're talking 25 to 30-degree temperature spread but really hot temperatures inland. liz? >> you're right about governor newsom going to see that. people are going to not want to stay inside come the end of the week. thanks, lisa. in sports, steph curry is at it again honoring people affected by the covid-19 pandemic. abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez has the details in this morning's sports. >> reporter: stephen curry work off the court has been tremendous during this pandemic. on saturday he held a virtual graduation including serena williams and kevin hart and this message for the 2020 class. >> i'm grateful for this opportunity to congratulate you, the undefeated class of 2020. you're my kind of people, you all know that. record-setting, you're

history-making, and you show up to win, even'greatest adversity, and we're here today to celebrate, because we believe in the work that you've done. you should be celebrated aft the highest level no matter what's going on right now. >> curry's head coach steve kerr yoind joind us joined us on the with authority podcast. we learned a lot in our 40-plus minute interview including his love pour improv. he did some with second city in chicago. >> they're putting on online shows with various skits, you know, actors at home, and they got in touch with me and asked me to be a part of one. >> reporter: second city improv releasing the video on youtube earlier this week. coach kerr joined other actors virtually and played a doula using his coach skills to help a delivery. here's coach like you've never seen him before. >> carol, listen, this is your time to shine. >> but are you doing this for

extra cash while the nba is on hiatus? >> no, i've been doing this for '97. i delivered dickey simple kins' kid on the team plane. >> as a doula? >> in both cases you're coaching babies. take it one possession at a time. >> possession? >> work with me. i survived a fist fight with michael jordan. i have eight rings. i'm your doula. you can do this. >> the first saturday in may usually the kentucky derby. however with this pandemic it will be held in september, but there was a race on saturday, virtually the 13 triple crown winners got together on the racetrack and here's the call. >> here comes secretariat in the middle, and seattle's fluid american battle, here is the finish, secretariat has bon it! over citation, then seattle. >> 47 years after winning the race on his way to the triple crown the 7-2 favorite

secretariat wins the virtual race with a great run down the stretch. check out thor bjorsen 1,104 who played the mountain in the "game of thrones. "in an interview he said he could have done more but what's the point? that is a whole lot of weight to lift. he's a strong man, much stronger than i. let's send it back to you. >> nice to have some sports to chat about. if you want to catch this week's full conversation with steve kerr, google abc 7 news with authority podcast. the guys spent the episode talking about what kerr thinks of today's upcoming episodes of espn's "the last dance" documentary, the traits steph curry shares with michael jordan and what it would take for the nba to get back to playing. anywhere you get your podcasts, itunes, spotify or sound cloud. sunday morning, what better time to curl up with a good

book? next we'll tell you about the virtual book festival happening today, bringing the library to you and the fa

happening today, it's the last day of this month's virtual bay area book festival. organizers are providing live and recorded events that talk about topics like voting rights, health and wellness and even about discussing being in quarantine with your kids. there are different sessions throughout the day, and you can even earn some money. there's a writing contest for middle and high schoolers and adult division. just go to bayareabookfest.org for the details, where you can find their youtube channel with all the events happening today. we're back with a full new hour of "abc 7 mornings," some restrictions will be eelsed in parts of the bay area, starting tomorrow, but how did this weekend look with crowds outside? hear why some say staying at home is becoming much hard er.

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six bay area counties kick off the first steps in reopening tomorrow. certain outdoor activities now allowed, but crowds have shown us worrisome signs of what could be to come. good morning everyone. it's sunday, may 3rd. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. we'll have a full look at slightly eased restrictions coming tomorrow. first let's get a peak of the bay area forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. this is live doppler 7 and yes, there is a bit of fog out there, showing it to new santa cruz, where temperatures in the bay area range from the low 50s from the peninsula to the coast, where we're much cooler up in the north bay, with the clear sky, the lower dew points and the northerly wind taking over to start out this morning. low 40s santa rosa, 43 in petaluma. napa is at 40 and we're 50 in the east bay. so a cooler start, but by the afternoon, temperatures very