now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, road to reopening. local counties making plans about how to move forward when the governor is expected to lay out more details about the state's second phase. the unprecedented rush to find a coronavirus vaccine. pfizer starting human trials in america. what we're learning about the study. also a live look from our mt. tam cam. get ready for the heat, everybody. once the sun comes up, we'll be sizzli sizzling. >> what is that? is that your sun dance? >> i wanted a little sizzle. i was just feeling it. lt me have my moment. >> i'm letting you have it. >> good morning, everybody.

it is wednesday, may 6th. of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> i am just now seeing what you're doing. what do you call that? >> sizzle. for the forecast. just a little, not too much. >> i was going to say, you could do that while i'm doing the forecast but everybody would pay attention to you. i'm kidding. let's talk about the forecast. you can see the winds have calmed down considerably and they'll be back especially around the bay shoreline and the afternoon hours and high clouds quickly exiting ask the moon is down and now we just have to wait for the sunshine and sizzling temperatures. how hot it gets today. 49 to 52. not bad this morning. look at the 60s along the coast all day today while we hit the low to mid 70s around our bay and inland and 79 to 85 and this is just the beginning. more 80s and 90s coming up tomorrow and i'll have that coming up next.

here's reggie. also coming up tomorrow, mike, governor newsom expected to give us more details about going into this second phase of reopening here in california. this morning, we're getting a better look of what that will be in napa county. officials gave the green light to clothing stores, florists and sporting good stores to open on friday. they can only offer curbside pickup. the county health official said she's not sure right now if winery tasting rooms fall under stage two or stage three. marin county is going to stick to its plan, which is stricter than the governor's. it's looking at allowing some retail stores to reopen on may 18th with curbside pickup. that is about a week and a half after the governor's plan. the county has put together its highly detailed three-phase plan and the officials say it could be months before it reaches the last phase. santa clara county leaders are waiting to hear more before considering their options. >> we are evaluating, of course, in our own community what we can

and can't do to ensure that we protect or residents and we, also, are looking to learn more about the proposal and the changes in the state order. >> dr. sarah cody says the county needs more ppe for health care workers and more contact investigations. the county is doing better when it comes to the number of hospitalizations and beds to accept patients. san francisco is expanding the availability of 24-hour toilets during the pandemic. board of supervisors planned to open 18 pit stops around the clock. that brings the total locations throughout the city to 49. they are hoping it will increase sanitation among the homeless during this crisis. the search is on for a covid-19 vaccine. pfizer is working with the germany company to start human trials for potential vaccines. jobina fortson is at the live desk with the progress they're making. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. but pfizer is testing four

different variations of a potential vaccine. all of them use generic material to spark an immune response and produce antibodies to fight the virus. pfizer started testing the vaccine on people this week and volunteers were given the vaccine or a placebo and the lead investigator broke down the process this morning on "gma." >> the first volunteers in the united states were vaccinated on monday right here. they will be coming back frequently to have blood draws to look at their immune response. in two weeks, four weeks, a second dose of vaccine and then two, four weeks after that. we will be looking at immune responses. >> dr. kathleen explains why she's optimistic about this vaccine. coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right here on abc7 after our show. i'll send it over to you,

reggie. the mission here at abc7 is to bring you stories that build a better bay area and that mission is all the more important as we rebuild and recover from the coronavirus pandemic. already some health providers are back to offering surgeries that were put on hold. dental offices are struggling with how to reopen and keep everyone safe. we did speak with an east bay dental hygienist by phone who wanted to rename anonymous. her boss asked her to come back to work in the next few weeks and she declined and chosen to forego that payment. >> i don't want to get sick. i want to protect everyone in the office and protect the business and my license and my patient. i don't want to be -- >> last week on abc7 a public health officer said preventative care was safe to resume but the dental association says county health orders cannot conduct doctors to go back because guidance from the state is still pending. old-fashioned fun is making

a comeback. so, who knew we would be talking about drive-in movie theaters in 2020, but here we are as a form of entertainment that we can enjoy right now. amy hollyfield is live for us in concord. amy? >> hard to believe, right, reggie? i looked at the history of drive-in movies and the first patented one was in 1933. of course, they were very popular in the '50s and now here we are in 2020 excited about the drive-in movie. but it is a thing. they are now allowed to open and with the theaters closed, this is a way to get out to the movies and still be socially distanced. this theater has just reopened in concord. they do have some new rules because of the pandemic. the snack bar is closed. you need to bring your own popcorn and the cars need to be at least ten feet apart. but even in a limited capacity. the kids seemed happy to be here and the parents say they feel perfectly safe.

>> we're in our cars so it's not like we're sitting there together and sitting next to each other at the same, you know, the same seats and rows and everything. we're in the comfort of our own cars and not like that person is over there touching me or in my bubble and definitely brought popcorn and some candy. >> and a chocolate bar. >> well, they do have a playground here for wiggly kids, but that is also closed. you cannot get out of your car unless you are headed to the restroom. so, there are some rules to keep everybody perfectly socially distanced but what a fun activity for getting out. there are locations in sacramento, san jose and this one in concord. they're showing a double feature here for the young set. they have "trolls" and "onward." and they have "the hunt" with "the invisible man" and something to think about as we head into the weekend. reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks, amy. as more counties and businesses begin to reopen, we

are here to help you navigate what is ahead and that's why we launched a special section on our website with everything you need to know about coronavirus including what's open and what's closed. you can find everything at abc7news.com/coronavirus. new york city takes unprecedented measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. what happened on the city's subway system for the first time ever over night. parking garages are empty at schools across the state and now one university is getting creative. how they're using an empty garage to help students in need. i'm targeting friday as our hottest day with some summer sizzle out there from mid 70s and not so hot in san francisco but the rest of us in the 80s to

all right. let's take a look at the temperatures around san francisco. you can see a lot of low 50s out there this morning under already a little bit of sunshine. and as we move to other neighborhoods, you're going to

see that we still have a few lingering high clouds out there across the southern half of the bay and temperatures running mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s. there are some exceptions out around antioch. it's about 57 and probably take you you yosemite, why not? out and about a lot like yesterday, a lot warmer. watch out. you might want to take some extra water with you if you're out exercising. east bay valleys already 80 by 1:00 and mid 80s for several hours this afternoon. 78 at 7:00 and as far as the south bay, mid 70s from noon all the way through 7:00. spiking in the low 80s for a couple hours. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening on the peninsula, but we'll still make it into the upper 70s this afternoon. even warmer tomorrow, that's coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's jobina with the morning commute. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so, since about 4:30 a.m., i've been following a deadly crash in

santa clara as of two minutes ago, all lanes are finally open on northbound 101 before san tomas. video of the scene from earlier this morning. according to the chp, a pedestrian was hit on the freeway by a camper that you saw earlier in that video. that person, unfortunately, did die. a coroner was brought out to the scene and this death investigation just wrapped up about three minutes ago now. this backup was extensive. speeds down to 7 and 10 miles per hour in the area and certainly impacting our essentially workers as they were trying to make their way through santa clara this morning. again, all cleared now and that is the latest development there. >> jobina, thank you. students in wuhan, china, began returning to school today. everyone is required to wear a mask and have the temperature taken as they go on campus. only seniors were allowed back in class today so they can complete the school year and graduate. not clear when other students will be allowed to return. sacramento state university

is getting creative to help students who need reliable internet to do their work. the school turned a six-story parking garage which isn't being used right now into a drive-in wifi hot spot and study hall. the university says about 100 students park there every week day to access their online classes and do their homework. the university has also distributed hundreds of laptops to students who need them. >> that's creative. coming up next, dealing with a meat shortage. we can see the changes as processing plants start to reopen. we're enjoying seeing this video saying i do over zoom. the local couple who just became

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found an infection related to her gallbladder. the 87-year-old is expected to be in the hospital for a few more days. for the first time in 115 years, new york city subway system totally shut down this morning so that trains can be disinfected due to the coronavirus pandemic. the system was shut down from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. this will now be a daily routine, which means there is no overnight train service. buses will still be running with increased service. governor andrew cuomo says overnight service will not return until the global pandemic is over. well, now here is an uplifting story. love just got married. really. >> forsaking all others to be true to her always. >> i do. >> the officiate presiding remotely.

cindy chavez officiated the wedding over zoom. that's right, his name is love. the couple paid for a ceremony on march 19th at san francisco city hall and they had to postpone it and they did this instead with friends and family attending virtually. >> they even had a first dance. governor newsom issued an executive order last week temporarily allowing virtual marriage ceremonies. >> why do i feel like i'm there. that is just the cutest thing. >> isn't it? >> and his name. come on now. >> it's just great. and they look so happy. >> they do. >> congratulations, you guys. this is where i say, mike, take it. >> okay.

thank you, reggie. hi, everybody. yes, congratulations to them. we're very happy for them. take a look at the roof camera. about 53 degrees right there. let's talk about your accuweather highlights. warming trend begins today and then we have some wild swings and temperatures from the mid 90s to upper 60s over a three to four-day span. here's a look at your fog forecast and the reason i show it, there isn't any. look how quickly the yellows start to take over. those are the 70s at noon and even the oranges as we head into the afternoon hours and those are the 80s. in fact, low to mid 80s down in the south bay and gilroy 85 degrees and start in 80 in mountainview and drop to 75 as you head up towards millbrae on the peninsula. the mid to upper 60s along the coast where they'll become breezy and become breezy on the other side of the peninsula. on the bay side. now we'll extend into san francisco and still reach 73 today. breezy north bay coast. upper 60s for you and everybody else in the 80 to 85 degree

range. becoming breezy this afternoon along the east bay shore. mid to upper 70s. about 80 in hercules and castro valley and we're heading into the east bay valleys and brentwood at 88 degrees. flirting with 90 and not quite making it today. tonight, upper 40s to mid 50s. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast and what you're going to see brutally hot inland and then a chance of some comfortable weather for mom and then a chance of rain monday and tuesday. have a good day. back to you. >> thanks, mike. now, we'll turn to ginger zee for a look at what is ahead on "gma." >> hi, there. >> hi, ginger. >> great to be with you both this morning. coming up on "gma" we'll start with that abc news exclusive the one on one with david muir and the president. the presidentic iacknowledges t opening the economy may cost

live and he thinks the virus will pass with or without a vaccine. the majority of americans think that the country is opening up too soon. that and more on the possible covid-19 vaccine on the fast track. human trials are under way and one of the top scientists leading the charge will join us to discuss a really interesting interview i think you'll want to hear. and, of course, sasha and malia obama the former first daughters are speaking out all about the documentary that was just announced last week. we'll get to hear from them about how proud they are of their mama and about what they anticipate getting out of the white house. what happened and what they plan for the future. they are beaming there and they should be because of their mom's accomplishments. we also have the future of nordstrom on the show announcing new plans to keep their customers and their employees safe. they have a whole new plan that might change the face of shopping in department stores. you'll want to see it coming up

here on "gma." >> years ago i dedicated my life to nordstrom because i was at work and i ripped my suit that i had spent like my last dollar on and went to nordstrom. i had just bought it and went there and they gave me a brand-new suit even though it was totally my fault and replaced it without charging me a dime. so, i'll never forget that. >> i have to say, they have a great return policy, too. they're so good. i'm with you. i know it's not an endorsement, just real life. real life happening here. >> yeah. i mean, good customer service, you remember those things and you stay loyal. so, hopefully they can weather this storm with us. ginger, thank you. and we will see you soon. >> hope so, too. happening today, the world is celebrating the son of prince harry and meghan markle is one. a photo from archie's christening in england. he is spending the day

sheltering at home with his parents. i love this story. a baltimore family did not let a canceled graduation ceremony keep them from celebrating the major milestone. >> so, this is dr. trent johnson jr. celebrating his graduation from medical school. he tweeted this video of the ceremony saying, excuse me as i walk across this living room. my parents are sounding off 50 million sirens because this degree is theirs, as well. now, he is headed to john hopkins for his internal medicine residency. that legitimately could be a real graduation. they have it all. >> the staging. >> this is a lot. >> the balloons. the set. >> the screaming. because you know how parents get. >> the screaming. they thought this through. i love it. coming up next, share some breaking news with you. uber just announced major cuts

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70s and 80s today. check out the 80s and 90s tomorrow and even warmer temperatures friday when the heat peaks and then look at this. by mother's day we're back into the 60s and 70s. breaking news at the live desk this morning. san francisco-based uber has just announced that the company will be making major cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic. what we've learned from the u.s. securities and exchange commission is that uber will cut 3,700 full-time jobs or 14% of its workforce. the job cuts will be from the company's customer support and recruiting teams. ceo is also waiving his base salary for the rest of the year. uber also says it's evaluating other costs and hinted more cuts

could be coming. the company also lost a lot of business recently since fewer people need rides during the pandemic. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. more people are turning to plant-based meats because of the meat shortage. beyond meat did better than expected during the first quarter. its shares have gone up 85% since march. covid-19 hit beef and pork plants pretty hard. some facilities have had to close because workers have gotten sick with coronavirus. the meat shortage is starting to impact fast food restaurants. one out of five wendy's sold out of beef on monday. the usda reports beef and pork production is done 35% compared to this time last year. some meat processing plants that closed for covid-19 are starting to open back up, but industry experts say production will be significantly slower. and they say we should expect higher prices at the supermarket. the cost of ground beef for hamburgers could rise more than 60% in the coming days. shanghai disneyland is set to reopen next week for the first time since the covid-19

pandemic. the park is going to look different. they're going to have to institute some new measures including opening with limited capacity and requiring advance ticketing and resservations. enforcing social distancing which means for lines, restaurants and ride vehicles, fewer people able to be on these attractions. ticket sales start friday with the park scheduled to open on monday and disney is a parent company of abc7. i am happy to see this. it gives people hope that we'll see what happens with shanghai and watch the progress there and then eventually be able to replicate it here at the u.s., pas. >> definitely. coming up next at 6:30, twitter wants us to be a little bit nicer. a new feature they are testing out to cut down hateful comments. cinco de mayo celebrations in the south bay get out of hand. police shut them down but that didn't stop people. two coronavirus testing sites coming online here in

santa clara county trying to serve the underserved communities where not enough testing is happening right now.

now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. the battle against coronavirus. happening today, santa clara county opens two more testing sites. shelter-at-home cat and mouse. they break up a cinco de mayo celebration but unfortunately does not stop the crowds. exercise outside today. you might want to do it early because the heat is coming. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, may 6th. of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. hi, everybody. we'll start with live doppler 7.

the high clouds out there up around 30,000 feet and that thin veil that you can see is quickly sliding to the south and look for the gorgeous sunrise that it's creating as we look from our exploratorium camera there and we'll take a couple more looks at that coming up. right to our high emptures ttem and 80s and around fremont mid to upper 70s around the bay including san francisco and upper 60s at the coast with a whole lot of sunshine. the usual areas will become breezy again this afternoon. we'll talk about even hotter temperatures coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, the san mateo county sheriff office is investigating after a woman was shot and killed by depliuties lt night in half moon bay. a woman was carrying her rifle and alcohol on main street near fernandez park at 7:30 p.m. deputies asked her to drop the gun and she instead shot at them

and deputies returned fire striking her. she was taken to the hospital where she died. kumasi. >> all right, thank you, jobina. happening today, two new covid-19 testing sites are opening up in santa clara county. james lick high school and christopher high school in gilroy. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details. julian? >> hi, good morning, kumasi. the name of the game is really all about expanding testing here in santa clara county and really trying to reach those underserved communities where enough testing is simply not happening right now. so, as you mention, two new testing sites coming online and opening up in 30 minutes from now. the one at james lick high school in east san jose and the other being christopher high school in gilroy it's a public private partnership a health services company now operating 80 testing sites throughout the state of california. again, testing will be by appointment only so you can't just drive up to this one. it will be happening monday

through friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. anyone can get a test, but anyone with symptoms and first responders that are asymptomatic, those people are given pritorty. you can schedule by call or online. and you can find the website to go and schedule that appointment on our website abc7news.com. and here is health officer dr. sarah cody explaining why it is so important to up testing in the county. >> we're about 20% of the way there. we have more progress to be made. >> certainly lots new progress to be made but hopefully these testing sites are progress in the right direction. 130 tests conducted in each of the sites each day. i'm julian glover, abc7 news.

>> julian, thank you. speaking of east san jose, there was a problem as people were celebrating cinco de mayo and got to be an issue for police. a crowd packed a parking lot near story and king roads. this is the same location where a large crowd also gathered on saturday. officers came in to enforce social distancing and then the cars just returned where they were an hour later and then so did police. >> they won't stay away. they'll break it up. they'll take off. they'll come back. they'll find another spot. it will just be like a cat and mouse game all day, all night. >> san jose police tell us officers will not go into crowds to issue citations for people who are violating the social distancing order. two residents at a nursing care facility in vallejo have now died from coronavirus. they were in hospice care at windsor vallejo care center. 99 people tested positive.

77 residents and 23 staff members. it is following all safety recommendations. well, just a few minutes ago, president trump made a big announcement of the future of the white house task force. jobina is at the live desk with this update. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. just a short time ago, president trump tweeted that the coronavirus task force will be continuing indefinitely with a focus on safety and reopening the country again. there had been reports of that the task force would be disbanding. what we know here is that the president visited a honeywell factory in phoenix, arizona. the facility makes n95 masks and in an interview interview with david muir mr. trump acknowledged likely more covid-19 deaths as more states reopen. >> it is possible there will be some because you won't be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is, but at the same time, we're going to practice social distancing. >> two new studies warn against

premature openings. john hopkins reports the daily death rate could double by june. the university of washington says the number of deaths could increase to nearly 135,000 by early august. i'll send it over to you. >> all right, thank you, jobina. the u.s. postal service and some bay area landlords are warning residents about an increase in mail theft as stimulus and unemployment checks and tax refunds get delivered. porch pirates grabbed this package in oakland just 20 minutes after it was left there. two days before this, a woman broke into this apartment building near lake merritt and grabbed armf fulls of mail. people should file a report no matter what's taken. >> they're probably not just hitting that one house or apartment or condominium. they are hitting others and attacking their neighbors, as well. the reporting makes all the difference. >> you can file a report on the usps website and there you can also find a 24-hour hotline.

officials also suggest filing a report with local law enforcement. abc7 is committed to ensuring that communities impacted by coronavirus have a voice. we addressed issues facing asian and african-americans and tomorrow we will focus on the latino community. join us at 4:00 for race and coronavirus. a bay area conversation. you can also watch it live online at abc7news.com on the abc7 news app and on our facebook page where you can ask questions and answers in realtime. first work at home and distance learning and now parents face a new challenge. who will care for their kids as they head back to work. right now a live look at the big board on the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing next. plus, we'll introduce you to this 14-year-old from sacramento. she's been accepted to eight california universities. and her accomplishments don't stop there. but, first, meteorologist

mike nicco with a look at our warm up. hi, mike. >> reggie, kumasi. we'll start with our current conditions which are chilly out there. even low to mid 50s from belmont up to daly city and antioch at 59. already some microclimates this morning. let's talk about our commute. good morning essential workers, appreciate you keeping up the good fight out there. you may need the ac heading to our inland neighborhoods and it's going to be breezy south of the bay bridge, once again. here's a look at the east bay. not the east bay valleys, but the east bay where we'll hit the upper 70s during the afternoon hours with full-on sunshine. how about the north bay. you can see we definitely make it into the 80s for a couple hours after starting at 52. about a 30 degree warming trend today. and how about san francisco. average high 64 and some low to mid 70s for a couple hours this afternoon and as has been the case, it will be breezy also. talk about even warmer

temperatures coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you. i am tracking a new issue, everyone, that i want to get to right now. i will pull up the graphics so you can see a car fire right now and a sig alert that has been issued right as you hop off of the richmond san rafael bridge. if you're headed westbound. this is westbound 580 before san quentin. two lanes blocked right now and fire department is there and you can expect delays if you're traveling westbound. this started off around 6:15 this morning with flames coming underneath the vehicle and then escalated from there. according to the chp, it does sound like fire crews are having a tough time accessing this fire. so, two lanes blocked right now. i'll keep you posted as this situation continues to unfold. but we do have a sig alert. also now take you to some video seen from earlier this morning in santa clara. another sig alert involving a pedestrian and a camper that you just saw in that video.

according to the chp, they're not exactly sure how but that pedestrian was hit by that camper. unfortunately, that pedestrian did die. that death investigation wrapped up shortly after 6:00 a.m. and the crash itself happened around 4:30. this caused a big backup for our essential workers trying to make their way through

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. pier 15 right now at the edge of the dock near the exploratorium, this is the sunrise you would see. since most of us can't be there, i'm glad we have a camera there. here's a look at our planner for today. still kind of cool at 7:00. 60ss at the coast today and already in the 70s for our bay and inland neighborhoods and 70s and 80s by 4:00 and back into the 70s comfortable by the evening hours. dangerous heat 110 possible through the next couple of days.

107 in palm springs and mid and upper 80s through the central valley and 68 in tahoe where we can have record temperatures the next couple days. thought we would end on this sunrise. kumasi? in georgia, protestersprotes marched after video posted online shows 25-year-old amodjogging through a neighborhood. this was back in february. police say a man and his son followed him in a truck because they thought he looked like a suspect in a recent string of burglaries. you can see and hear several gunshots in this video. it is kind of disturbing to watch. his mother says she hasn't looked at the video. >> i don't think that i'll ever prepare myself mentally to look at the video. hoping that the video shows my son was not committing a crime. he was just jogging.

and his life shouldn't have ended the way it ended. >> no charges against the father and son in this incident and they want the department of justs to tajus justice to take over this case. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> i'm looking at a new twitter feature here at the live desk that maybe will control those twitter fingers we see every now and then when people get too chatty and hopefully prevent harassment. users who try to post something that is harmful will get a notification suggesting they edit their message. right now the feature is only being tested on ios users and maybe expanded in the future. twitter says in the heat of the moment you may say things you don't actually mean. it gives you the opportunity to think twice before you post and maybe a third or fourth time, kumasi. some people need it. >> whatever it takes, okay. well, on friday governor gavin newsom says some stores can reopen with safety measures

in place. if parents are going back to work, who are taking care of their children? we sent abc7 news reporter kris reyes out to get some answers. >> child care is already allowed with conditions and criteria and specifications and modifications and the existing phase that we're in. so, it's not part of phase two because it's already in place. >> reporter: the question is, what are the new conditions. for example, one of the largest child care providers in the country bright horizons only kept a few of their locations in the bay area open. ones that serve essential workers. they told abc7 that for now they have no plans to open to the general public until the she shelter-in-place order is lifted. sebird preschool wants parents to know that they're ready to open for business this friday, but right now having trouble filling spots. >> we are available to open, but we don't have enough demand. >> reporter: with touchless bathrooms and even personalized toilets, they're prepared to follow all safety guidelines. now, it's just a matter of

getting parents to sign on. >> i think many parents are afraid to bring their children back to child care facilities until the shelter-in-place order is lifted. also, many parents moved out of the city for this period of time. >> reporter: child care centers have been able to remain open for families of essential workers or children in vulnerable groups. this new government web portal lists all available centers. kris reyes for abc7 news. now your morning money report. san francisco-based air bnb is cutting 1,900 jobs. the company is facing what the ceo calls the most harrowing crisis of our lifetime. a quart of airbnb's workforce. in a blog post he says the company will stop working on transportation and airbnb studios and cut back investments in its hotels. all laid off employees will get

three and a half months severance pay and also launching a website to help former employees find new jobs. online real estate website zillow will let employees work from home for the rest of the year. rich barton announced the change on twitter. he believes the pandemic will have a lasting influence on work-from-home policies. under way this morning, you can see we're starting up roughly about 80, 90 points. if you're looking to get out of the house this week, perhaps trying to make some weekend plans for once. well, why not try a drive-in movie theater. some of them just reopened in the bay area and abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at one in concord. amy? >> hi, reggie. yeah, it's a good option. movie theaters are closed, you can now come here to the drive in. here's what they're showing here in concord. they have two screens and one

screen set aside for the younger audience and one for the older set, the more mature audience. they have just reopened and they have some new rules in place because of the pandemic. for instance, the snack bar is closed. you will want to bring your own popcorn and the cars all need to be at least ten feet apart. but even in a limited capacity, all the kids here seemed really happy to be here and there were definitely some happy parents here last night. grateful for something to do outside of the house with the kids. >> something fun. our kids haven't been out of the house in about two months. they have been driving me crazy. they justine want to go to the grocery store at this point in time. but i kept them in. >> i am excited to see both. >> they do have a playground here for when the children get wiggly, but it is closed right now. you cannot get out of your car unless you are headed to the restroom, so they have some rules in place to make sure this is a social distancing activity. there are locations in

sacramento, san jose and concord. reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. here at abc7. we're honoring the class of 2020 who had to forego graduation ceremonies and other milestones because of coronavirus pandemic. alexis earned a degree in computer science and her dad nominated her to be recognized and we know her family is so proud. congratulations, alexis. if you want to honor a graduate, share the details on our website, abc7news.com and we may give them a shout out on tv or online but we ask that you don't send any professional photos. on the site you can check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring. we're also honoring a 14-year-old student from sacramento. she now has eight campuses to choose from. >> okay, so, there's university of pacific and university of southern california, uc davis, california state university of

sacramento, san jose state university, uc berkeley and csu east bay, that's eight. >> that is tiara abraham. she's a musical prodgy and a member of the high iq society. she graduated high school when she was 13 and since then for a year she has been taking community college classes. that means with all her credits she's ready to enter any college she picks as a junior. >> really hard choosing which one is best for me and it's also important that we choose the right vocal teacher. >> and she says she wants to be an opera singer. i love the fact that she, i mean, she's so smart, she could really do anything that she wants, but i love the fact that she's going into the arts. we don't hear that a lot. like we see these prodigies and going into sciences and it's

nice to see some love given to the performing arts, as well. >> so excited for her. mike. >> hi, guys. that is quite a balancing act, isn't it? i am so enamored with her and so impressed with her. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. i'll take the science part of this. 53 degrees from the roof camera and high clouds still heading to the south and moving away from us and that will lead us to sunshine and building warmth today. clear and comfortable most of our nights ahead except for out around antioch and discovery bay and brentwood and still warm and if you're comfortable, open the windows and cool off at night and cooling in the afternoon, that begins this weekend. take a look at the lack of fog on our fog forecast. look at the yellows taking over by noon and that is 70s and oranges taking over in many neighborhood by the afternoon hours and those are the 80s like the low to mid 80s in the south bay. breezy this afternoon along both

sides of the peninsula. a little bit cooler on the ocean side. some mid to upper 60s there. mid 70s downtown sausalito and then 80 to 85 through most of the north bay valleys and along the east bay shore hercules and fremont at 80 and everybody else in the mid to upper 70s and 82 at san ramon to 88 in brentwood. our last semi comfortable day for a few in the east bay. tonight under a full moon, upper 40s to mid 50s. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see the soaring temperatures away from the coast tomorrow and friday. cooling really at the coast and the bay saturday. all of us are comfortable for mother's day and nearly 20 degrees cooler with a chance of rain monday and tuesday. let's get over to jobina and an issue on the san mateo bridge. >> actually, it's the richmond/san rafael bridge, mike. right as you come off westbound into san rafael, a car fire there. the fire department is blocking two lanes right now.

this fire they had a bit of an issue with as far as getting to it. it startedmthis morning and began to progress. we'll take you to a cal trans camera now so you can see the backup. at one point traffic was completely stopped. you can see there it is at a crawl right now and they're trying to work and clear this up. it does also sound like according to the chp, some portion has melted. some plastic area near the bridge so i know they want to make sure that everyone is safe as they move through. again, traffic is now moving as you can see here, so that is good for our essential workers. if you're headed this way, you can certainly expect delays this morning. >> jobina, thank you. uc berkeley's chancellor says the school is not going to refund student fees. carol chris says students still have access to classes and are getting full credit. two class action lawsuits claim uc owes students refunds because they no longer have access to health facilities, student

centers and services that they paid for. chancellor chris says students can expect a blend of in-person and online classes in the fall. a bay area-based nonprofit is providing a live web cam of puppies. why not. canine companions for independents are training these dogs to be assistance for people with disabilities. they hope it will help people feel better and raise money for the program. >> there are still about 400 people on the waiting list nationwide. so, giving tuesday now is a really important way for us to bring in more money to make our great work continue. >> i could see this as something people will do as they're working from home. like taking a little break from their zoom meeting. you can watch them by going to cci.org/puppycam. that cam is up every week day from:00 to 5:00.

now we'll go to puppy to this. this is new at 6:00. don't let the size of this little critter fool you. this is an akina and also known as a spiny anteater. his name is novak and apparently he's pretty strong. he nudged open the doors at the australian animal shelter where he lives. the wildlife volunteer association shared this video saying saying in the future they will lock the door. did it just open the door, reggie? look at it. >> what have we said the whole time. >> this is a strength training system he's doing as the animals get ready to take over. >> they are ready. they said this door will not stop me.

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it's 6:58 if you're just joining us. number one, breaking news san francisco-based uber plans to cut 3,700 full-time jobs. the company's ceo will waive his base salary for the rest of the year. number two. two new covid-19 testing sites will open in santa clara county today. one at james lick high school in east san jose and the other at christopher high school in gilroy. both open from monday through friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. number three this morning. we're getting an idea of what reopening will look like in napa county. officials there gave the green light to businesses like clothing stores, florists and sporting good stores to open on friday. number four. president trump one-on-one with abc news anchor david muir.

the president defended his decision to support states rolling back restrictions to reopen the economy. number five. check out the lack of marine layer clouds this morning. that means our warming trend is beginning with mid to upper 60s at the coast. some upper 70s to low 80s around the bay and mid 80s inland. number six. heads up to our essential workers that are going to be taking westbound 580 the richmond san rafael bridge. the traffic is almost at a standstill. fire crews are trying to put out a car fire in the area. police are on the scene. two lanes are blocked right now. definitely expect delays and a portion of the bridge, it looks like, has burned. number seven. even with no visitors, this 10-year-old black bear at the oregon zoo is living his best life. the zoo loves this tub and jumps in it when it gets a little warm. the oregon zoo has been closed since mid-march but we're enjoying him enjoying himself.

>> the animals. good morning, america. an abc news exclusive, president trump one-on-one with "world news tonight" anchor david muir on the pandemic and re-opening the country asking the president, is there a risk? could lives be lost if america is opened too quickly? >> it's possible there will be some. >> the president on his first major trip out of washington in almost two months. visiting a plant converted to make those protective masks for frontline workers. what he says about workplaces, testing, safety and the potential of a second wave. >> with or without a vaccine it's going to pass and we're going to be back to normal. >> this as the death toll in the u.s. is now over 70,000. what the president is saying to those families. the exclusive interview this morning. gearup