are kind of mind blowing. a viewer snapped these of huge crowds gathering in east san jose. they are basically shoulder to shoulder, and very few masks in sight. police have extra plans for cinco de mayo including extra officers but officers will not be go into crowds and handing out citations for the social distancing orders. >> it was like covid-19 was beaten and this was a big celebration with people coming into the streets. ridiculous. >> and sjpd also planning to crack down on this right here, side shows and out-of-control drivers in what is usually a peaceful parade of cars in san

jose. police are asking anybody that plans to celebrate cinco de mayo, to do so responsibly, and it involves keeping your distance if you are out and about in a large crowd. >> thanks, julian. happening today dozens of rvs are rolling up near the oakland coliseum to help with the need of housing because of pandemic. they are launching a trailer isolation program. those that live in the tailor will get three meals a day. happening today a major step in the race to get coronavirus testing which is a crucial part of reopening the bay area. sonoma county is opening two testing sites in santa rosa and

in petaluma. you do have to get out of your car. the appointments are required and you can make it online or call and do it over the phone and we have a link on our website, abc7.com. in four days nearly 3,000 people were tested. 62 of those people tested positive and of that group 95% were latinos. most of those infected reported they were unable to work from home. and they also announced free coronavirus testing for anybody go into work regardless of symptoms. our special series, racing the coronavirus continues this thursday at 4:00 p.m. on abc7. you can watch it live on tv or

stream it on abc7news.com or download the abc7 news app and also watch it on facebook. new in south bay this morning some customers are noticing major changes at wendy's because of the change in their supply chain. jobina is here to explain it. >> the fast-food chain is putting up signs in some of the san jose locations, and the video shows the signs say, quote, we are currently experiencing interruptions in our supply chain which may affect the availability of products, and several items have been crossed off, and that includes, hamburgers, salads, fruits, and wendy's says it's working to fix the issue and hope to have everything back on

the menu as soon as some shops in fresno have taken a proactive approach. they look like ipads and can read a person's temperature without being touched. if anybody registered with a temperature above 100.4, they will be asked to leave. >> please get close for taking temperature. normal temperature. please wear a mask. >> basically the way it works is it takes a thermal look at just the region of the face and it can isolate the face very well and it gives you a temperature reading. >> some people have raised concerns about privacy. the company that makes the technology says the computers do not store personal information or data. the city council is set to

vote on an emergency sick leave ordinance and it would require 80 hours of paid time off for frontline workers. >> it's hard. >> i should not have to face an infectious disease that has the potential to kill me in an effort to secure my home and pay my bills. >> oakland's proposal would extend to any companies that have 500 employees or uber and lyft drivers. and a vote on a proposal that would keep people working remotely after the pande one would start employees, and if approved departments would look to approve as much

one east bay hospital says they are seeing more of these, more of a threat than normal because people are out on the trails more. abc7 news reporter shows us how to be ready for the rattle. >> these pictures taken by a mountain biker, rattle snakes are out on the east bay hiking trails. >> usually in a year we see 11 or 12 all told between the two campuses, and we have already seen four. >> while people are flocking to trails to get exercise and escape the dull threat. some say they have seen the rattle snakes on the trails yet, but some have not. >> it's just beautiful. it's worth to it to. >> what do you do if you see

one? >> i stop. i stop, i back up and sometimes i will stomp my feet a little bit so they can feel the vibrations, and they try to skau tkalgts. >> if one does suffer a bite? >> don't do things like try to suck the wound. if you are not in an easily acceptable area, call 911, and our fire and ems people will come and bring you to us. >> the hospital treatment may through anti-venom like this. >> so much to think about. carnival cruises wants to set sail. plus, amazon under attack. a top executive says he quit over the company's handling of coronavirus. and a 5-year-old let loose on the freeway. why he said he needed to the car

to get back at his mom and how long he was able to outrun the police. mike, can you see the video? this is just a lot. he is five. >> big for a 5-year-old. >> he did, but i don't know. i don't care, he's still five. >> a darn good driver for a 5-year-old? not that that matters. i am watching the video right now, and he looked pretty good, but don't recommend anybody do that, and i don't want anybody coming back at me on that. i can't wait to see what is so hurting him inside that he needed to get back at his parents. >> right. >> we have a clear and starry morning. temperatures, 57 in antioch. and 52 in san francisco. here's a look at emeryville

where it's about 55 degrees. cars coming south, heading towards the maze there. we don't have the small craft advisory we had yesterday for the bay bridges or for the commuters out on the fairies. it -- ferries. already 73 at 11:00. we will hangout in the upper 70s to low 80s for several hours this afternoon. as far as the south bay goes, 51 through 7:00. you can see 68 with high clouds and sunshine as early as 11:00. mid to upper 70s during the afternoon hours and a nice 66 at 7:00. and the next stop, the peninsula, and 67 at 11:00. a few low clouds try to sneak in as the sea breeze kicks in late this evening. we'll talk more about the heat wave coming up next, first, good morning jobina, how are you doing this morning?

how are our essential workers this morning? >> doing well. thank you. glad to see your energy so far this morning, and so far so good for our essential workers. we will show you the 101 alemany project. yes, it's done but caltrans is back out there because they have follow-up work to do. 101 northbound and southbound, you do have partial lane closures there, and there's one lane on each side. a little further into the week on wednesday and thursday there will be full update on the closures. with more states starting to re-open and more people getting back on the roads, it means national gas prices are seeing their first climb for the first time in the past ten weeks. the good news here, not in california. according to gas buddy, the state's average is $2.74, about

a quarter per gallon less than a month ago. it's hotter here in the bay area, almost $3 a gallon in san francisco, and ( ♪ ) we may be stopped, but the people we need, they keep moving. so we can start again. thank you. that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. so we can start again.

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it's cinco de mayo. let's see how it plays out. high clouds and sunshine and a little above average from the mid-40s to 50s, so mild this morning. 60s at the coast and the rest of us in the 70s by noon. and everybody back in the 50s and 60s by 7:00. the extreme heat is down in southern california, and starts today and lasts through friday with temperatures up to 108 degrees. you see 105 today in palm springs and 88 in l.a. and near 90 in fresno. the heat will start to slip north tomorrow. our hottest day will be friday while they finally get relief from the heat, kumasi. two cruise lines are announcing to return to service during the summer. norwegian says july 1st, and carnival can return eight ships to the seas as far as august 1st. >> it's interesting, though,

they can't get me off the ship and yet in a few months they can get guests on ships and start sailing again. as a citizen of the country, i don't have a virus and have been stuck on the ship for 50 days, and let us off and go home and then let's talk about getting cruis cruises started again. >> more than 70,000 cruise workers are still u.s. waters. this morning the vice president of amazon is quitting and attacking the handling of the pandemic. >> in today's "tech bytes," apple and google are taking a stand with the tracking system. they will use a new contact tracing system. apple and google said their decisions were based on privacy concerns.

a top engineer at amazon quit to protest the firing of whistle-blowers. tim bray who was also the vice president at the company said in his blog he too complained through the appropriate channels to no avail and amazon had no comment. and then using ultra violent lights to clean the buses and subways. researchers are still determining whether the light kills coronavirus. those are your tech bytes. have a great day. a boy in utah hit the road for a long joyride. there was a 5-year-old in his parents car going about 30 miles per hour yesterday. he said he was angry at his mom because she did not buy him a

lamborghini. he had $3 with him, driving to go and buy one here in california. >> the young man was there and sitting on the front edge of the seat so he could reach the pedal to keep the car stopped while i was standing there and i helped get the car into park. >> police say a sibling was supposed to watching him while his parents were away. and charges could be filed against the parents. the family set up an obstacle course to have fun because they were all stuck at home. two young jedi sisters were weaving around the course and back through the backyard.

this morning we are getting a closer look at the new documentary following former first lady, michelle obama, one day before it hits netflix. >> i am from the south side of chicago. that tells you as much about me as you need to know. >> becoming, a book name, and she says the film celebrates the powerful stories of the people she met from childhood to her life today. mike, i cannot wait to see this. i went to the becoming tour stop when she was in denver and to her book signing and then she was at a hospital reading to kids. that was the best day ever, okay. i feel really excited about the documentary. >> a role model for everybody,

you know. >> definitely. >> yeah. so powerful. can't wait to hear her back story. it would be interesting to see if she would have ran for president or vice president, but i guess that's a dream, and we will have to live vicariously through her. we are looking south and you can see the flags on the ferry, and no much in the way of fog for this cinco de mayo. if you liked yesterday you will like today. building heat begins tomorrow but relief for everybody during mother's day. here's a look at the high temperatures today. 76 to 81 through the south bay. maybe cooler in sunnyvale at 75. peninsula, a lot of low to mid-70s today. 71 to about 76. low to mid-60s along the coast with late clouds this afternoon and early evening as a brief appearance by the sea breeze, it

will be very brief because it's gone tomorrow. 68 downtown san francisco today. 70 in sausalito, and mid and upper 70s through most of the north bay. trying to crack 80 in santa cruz and calistoga. we will have low to mid-80s for the east bay neighborhoods. there's not much fog this morning and even as we head into the afternoon there's a few clouds along the peninsula and coast, and as a cold front passes to the north a little brief appearance of the clouds but even by tomorrow morning they already start to dissipate and we wake up in the low 40s to 50s. without the onshore breeze, look at the temperatures jump tomorrow. 70s, 80s and 90s most likely for our warmest day on friday, and back if the 60s, 70s and 80s for mom's day. have a good one, kumasi. >> thanks, mike. just as we thought we saw the last of him, the tiger king is staging a comeback.

how people at higher risk, must take extra precautions. you are at higher risk if you are over 65, or if you have any serious underlying medical conditions, like heart disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, or if your immune system is compromised for any reason. if you're at higher risk, wash your hands frequently with soap and water for twenty seconds. avoid touching your face. disinfect frequently touched objects. and wash up after being in public spaces. and when it comes to social situations...less is better. stay six feet or two arm lengths away from other people. better still, stay home if you can. if you're sick, please stay home and away from others.

and if you think you've been exposed to the virus, call your health care provider before going to their office. in challenging times, the choices you make are critical. please visit coronavirus.gov for more information.

an oscar winner as been casts as the "tiger king," and one of the hottest roles in hollywood is going to nicholas gauge. do you think he looks like joe exotic? let's see. a network and air date have not been announced yet but this is going to be different from

another tiger king-based series in which kate mackinnon will be playing kate baskin. and the legal team is preparing to ask president trump for a pardon while he remains in jail for a murder for hire plot against baskin. mike, i thought it was over. it's not. i have had enough. and there's more. >> of course, there's always more if people will watch it, so people watch this and then you know we are going to get more. >> true. >> i need to start. i will get there. promise. the ridge of high pressure is bringing the excessive dangerous heat to southern california and it will nose its way northward into our business for about three days. let's see what it does to our temperatures. we will start with tomorrow, and you can see the 80s, a wealth of them away from the bay where it

looks like richmond. look at san francisco's temperature here. kind of ignore that. it's too cool. we will be in the mid-70s in san francisco, at least the next couple of days. you can see the low to mid-80s around the bay, and the 90s already showing up on the east bay, and that's mid to upper 90s. that would be the warmest temperature so far this year in our inland east bay neighborhoods. 80s around the bay. >> thanks, mike. abc7 has been celebrating high school seniors who are missing out on so much now, and jesse wilson is graduate from antioch high school and it was not always easy for jesse, and he was picked to meet the and yesterday was his 18th

birthday, and my friend reggie decided to reach out to some of his friends to cheer him up. >> you are clearly a person who is driven and passionate and is going to have a lot of amazing accomplishments in his life, and have many opportunities to celebrate them. >> not everyday do you get something like that. i was really happy. thank you. >> it was so beautiful. you have to watch the whole thing. his mom says the video was very touching. both she and jesse are so thankful. we want to give a shutout to another member of the 2020 class, and this is faith thomas and she has been a member of the swim team for four years and her parents describe her as competitive, funny and an amazing sister. she will go to washington state university in the fall where she will study economics and

we do ask you not send in any professional photos. coming up next, the new thing doctors are seeing with some of the youngest coronavirus patients. and then trader joe's stores, how the company is responding. and elon

now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> we are entering into the next phase this week. >> this is the news many californians have been waiting to hear. governor newsom getting ready to implement phase two to re-open our state. the kinds of things that will be allowed again. good morning, it's tuesday, may 5th. and in 2020, that means a lot different, reggie. >> yeah, it hits different, doesn't it? >> yeah, because cinco de mayo, i would have been ready to ask you about what you are about to do and drink and eat, but not this year. >> huh-uh. same as it ever was, yesterday and the day before. >> i know. >> maybe we can see if it's going to be a nice day. hi, mike. >> it definitely will be. the sea breeze will