>> you're in the bay area. those directives do nod sadly include today the opening of establishment for curbside pickup like this. but here in sacramento, it does, and in other parts of the state, it does. >> california moves to reopen business in much of the state, but not in most bay area counties. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm larry beil. napa, sonoma, solano and santa cruz counties say they are ready for the limited opening of retail stores under the governor's modifications starting today, but the rest of the bay area will wait until at least may 18th. so here is exactly what's opening with curbside service in the four counties i just mentioned. book stock, music stock, toy stock, florists, sporting goods retailers, clothing stores, and other low-risk retailers. >> well, california governor gavin newsom talked about the reopening of state businesses during his daily news conference today. he is also looking ahead to the

november election and sign and executive order affecting voters. abc7 news anchor dan ashley join us live with the story. dan? >> kristen, a public safety clearly behind this decision by the governor. all 20 million plus registered voters in the state are going to receive a mail-in ballot. the secretary of state joined the announcement today and had a big reminder that it will not cost a penny to return a ballot because the postage is already paid. >> one thing we do get, though, is an election is in front of us. and there is a lot of concern and anxiety around this november's election in terms of making sure that you can conduct yourself in a safe way, and to make sure your health is protected and to make sure that we are reaching out to all registered eligible voters and giving them the opportunity and giving them the choice not to feel like they have to go in to a concentrated, dense environment where their health may be at risk, but provide an

additional asset and additional resources by way of voting by mail. i signed an executive order about an hour ago that will allow every registered voter in the state of california to receive a mail-in ballot. >> thank you for the executive order that makes california the first state in the nation to respond to covid-19 by taking this action of sending every voter a ballot in the mail in advance of the november election. i think that's huge. there is no safer physically distancing healthier way to exercise your right to vote than from the safety and convenience of your own home. and i'll also remind everybody listening here that in california, thanks to the legislature and to you, voters don't have to scramble for stamps anymore. return postage is prepaid on those vote by mail ballots. >> so 20 million californians will have the opportunity to mail in their ballot. no cost, no risk buzz of

coronavirus as announced today. the other major focus of today's news conference is the reopening of the state, of course. and while governor newsom opened the restrictions in the statewide order, he knows it is a very different story in the bay area. >> not every part of the state will move at the same time, and that is a very healthy thing, because that reinforces our data-driven approach. we would like all parts of the state to move quickly, and that will be determined on our behavior, on physical distancing, on continuing to abide by local health directives and recognizing that if you're in the bay area, those directives do not sadly include today the opening of establishment for curbside pickup like this. >> now you may have noticed the governor was at a flower shop in sacramento today that is to signify the reopening of some businesses in the state during the phase 2 part of the plan to reopen the state. the other, of course, is a gesture towards mother's day. and he had this message for all moms out there.

>> all the moms throughout that are home schooling their kids, taking care of their husbands in many cases or their spouses, their loved ones for all of those caregivers and status of families that just make us proud that are really stepping up, we have uncles that are substituting at parents because of unique circumstances and foster parents doing incredible work. i can go down to list. i want to extend deep appreciation to all of you. but always a little bit extra to women and girls that have a little bit more to do in these circumstances. and i know that just intimately. my wife's a perfect example of that, and you talk about super heroes. we talk a lot about heroes and essential workers, and then there are super hero, those essential workers by day and those incredible moms by night. and so happy mother's day to all of you. >> indeed. certainly all moms out there are essential workers.

we'd like to pass along that same message to all the mothers out there this mother's day. kristen, that includes you, of course. >> oh, thank you. that's very kind of you and the governor. but dan, on the subject of reopening, of course there are many businesses who have been itching to reopen, and in some instances, they're sort of sidestepping or even defying the governor's order. did that come up today? >> very much so some of them are defying the governor's order. he said 33 salons in the state have been shut down in two counties over just the past couple of days over this very issue. he did not get into the specifics as to where the salons actually are, but as you may recall we covered one last week in vacaville where the owner decided to open because she said she needed to survive, and a number of others have made that decision in various parts of the bay area and the state. controversial decision, but as we know, kristen so, many business owners are scared and desperate at this point. >> and some taking controversial actions. all right, dan, thank you. >> you bet. on the first day sonoma retail coerce legally reopen for curbside service, some chose to

take advantage of the easing of restrictions, but many others chose not. to anchor eric thomas live in downtown santa rosa with a logistic at things there. eric? >> larry, santa rosa is the county seat of sonoma county. so if there was going to be any place with a lot of businesses reopening on a limited basis, you could figure it would be right here. but finding them was more miss than hit. >> just get your signature there, please. thank you so much. >> it's the first time since mid-march that customers have been able to visit the citrus vape store for their smoking and vaping needs. curbside pickup only and there is tape marking the sidewalk of six feet of social distance and even when you can reach over the table. >> when this all started i really feared that i would have to let a lot of people go. and i didn't want to do that. >> online sales and delivery provided just enough revenue to let them squeak by. randall doesn't think business will return to normal any time soon, but curbside should mean some extra revenue. after governor newsom announced

the easing of restrictions around the state, sonoma county alerted local businesses. >> businesses that would be included in this category are something like postal workers, toy stores, for example. >> timothy patrick jewellers was one of the stores offering a sort of walk-up window service. customers chris and diane garrett came to check on a mother's day necklace they ordered weeks ago, and to see what else was open. >> i haven't been down here in weeks. so i'm happy to see that some of them are open. i'm glad that some of them aren't, like the beauty salons and my favorite esthetician around the corner. >> store owner tim hasler says the shutdown gave him a chance to catch up on a big backlog. >> the money hasn't been good. but the hours are okay. >> many downtown businesses are choosing to pass up the limited reopening for now, but the county says it will keep an eye on those that are working. >> so if we do have to put back restrictions in place, we would be able to do that. >> so i reached out to the

sonoma county sheriff's office to see what, if anything, would change for them, and they said very little. they would still wait to get reports about which businesses that are not eligible to reopen are back in business, and then they would investigate as needed. other things will be left up to the county health department. live in santa rosa, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> all right, eric, thank you. sky 7 saw people who appeared to be tesla workers at the company's plant in fremont today. this after alameda county health officials said a plan by ceo elon musk to reopen the plant today was a violation. we spotted people walking into the plant, and several cars in the parking lot a couple of hours ago. last night muscegght musk email workers saying he wanted to resume production this afternoon. tesla does not have the green light to reopen because it hasn't met certain criteria. we reached out the tesla for a comment, but we have not heard back. the u.s. unemployment rate

has soared to the highest number since the great depression. wiping out a decade of growth in a single month. the bureau of labor statistics reports the u.s. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in april. that pushed the unemployment rate to 14.7%. the hardest hit sector was the hospitality industry, which shed some 7.7 million jobs. ab abc is in washington, d.c. >> today new numbers released by the labor department showing the worst unemployment rate since the great depression. >> i had no idea that it would be two plus months and like still we have no idea when we're going to be able to open. >> 20.5 million jobs lost in april bringing the unemployment rate to 14.7%. the president's top economic adviser predicting on cnn that number will rise. >> the next one should be around 20. i was thinking this one might be as much as 20. but we had a big decline in the

labor force as well. >> around the country, food lines growing. a record number of families unable to make ends meet, and up to ten million people still waiting for their stimulus checks. but the white house insists -- >> and i can tell you this. the president that got us to the hottest economy in modern history, he has done it once, and he can do it again. thinking as millions of americans try to figure out how to balance their health and livelihoods. 44 states now easing restrictions, even as the number of covid-19 cases continues to rise nationwide. after the white house refused to publish new cdc guidelines meant to help states and businesses reopen, dr. deborah birx now telling cnn -- >> those are still being worked on. no one has stopped those guidelines. we're still in editing. >> meanwhile, the virus inching closer to the white house. two staffers testing ipo for covid-19, one of the president's personal valets, another a member of the vice president's team. the president today visiting a

world war ii memorial alongside veterans without wearing a mask. >> this president will make the decision as to whether to wear a mask or not. i can tell you that those veterans are protected. >> now there was some good news in that jobs report. more than 70% of americans who lost their jobs say they believe they will get it back once things go back to normal. abc news, washington. up next, catching a flight in the midst of this pandemic. we will check in at one of the bay area's smaller airport, where you won't find any long lines. >> but there were long lines at the dmv this morning. what caused all the confusion. i'm spencer christian. the heat is on today, but relief is coming this weekend.

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this is going to be a long way back for many of them. you may recall two weeks ago abc7's wayne freedman showed us some amazing scenes, eerie scenes of emptiness at san francisco international airport. today we're taking a look at how one smaller airport really isn't doing any better. wayne joins us live now in sonoma county. wayne? >> good afternoon, larry, and we've all seen the numbers at this point. airline passengers down 95% compared with this time last year. we saw how it's affecting large airports. well, it's affecting regional airports as well. sonoma county, here they say it's going to take two years to recover. lots of instructions, but few people to read them. you're looking at the almost empty infrastructure of charles m. schulz sonoma county airport. once bustling, and now as quiet as a library inside. >> there was honestly a little sigh of relief that it wasn't going to be super packed. >> i love getting my own row on the plane, not having to be stuck in with anybody else. you get space. >> space is not a problem.

passengers who do fly barely trickle out of the few flights that do arrive. their numbers tell a story, from 16 flights a day two months ago. now the airport sees six, from 1500 passengers every day, maybe 40 or 50 now. tops. >> before this hit we would have had three to four planes here. >> airport manager john stout predates passenger service here. he remembers the first commercial passenger flight in 2007 followed by high hopes. just last year the airport won a federal grant to improve due to increasing demand. >> it gets so busy in our permanent tent as we like to call it. >> that was then. and now what had been a growth trend for smaller regional airports has morphed into a battle for survival. >> if airports had a market before, they'll come back. but they may be on the tail end of the return and the recovery. they'll start with the bigger markets and then start going boo

the smaller markets. >> meantime, at this rate, airport revenue for sonoma county will drop by an estimated $4.5 million a year. every flight used to be worth $28 million in local revenue. people are losing jobs. this closed restaurant on the airport site employed 29 people last year. now it's closed. even hertz laid off four people, 75% of their staff. >> they didn't tell us until the day of, actually. >> and then? >> and then we just had to let them go. >> times can change, and fast, especially in the jet age. we might add how all that space and fewer flights are not making things any easier. i spoke with a woman this afternoon who was flying from here to phoenix. that flight was delayed. she had a connect in phoenix to santa fe. because of the delayed flight here, she won't get to santa fe until 20 hours later than planned. live at santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you.

so the dmv reopened 25 field offices across the state today. but not without some confusion. people started showing up at the dmv's center road location in san jose at 5:00 this morning. the line continued to grow for hours. just before the doors opened at 8:00, reality set in for many of those who showed up. >> so i'm going to go down the line and see if you have an appointment. i don't want anybody wasting time today. >> some of those who showed up, you know, they didn't get word. and we've been putting out the word that walk-ins are not allowed. it's appointments only for now. only four customers are allowed into the building at a time. face masks are required, and everyone must keep their distance. for now, only five bay area dmv offices are open. this one in san jose as well as san francisco, concord, oakland, claremont and santa rosa. 7 on your side's michael finney receives 1500 requests for help per week, which explains, kristen, why he never responds to me. because i must be 1501.

>> we got to clone mike sol he can even get to you. how is it going? >> there is a lot of reasons i don't respond to you, larry. actually, not at all. i'm so fortunate. i hear from so many people. i get to help so many people. and yet sometimes i get a consumer complaint, and there is just nothing i can do. let me show you a letter i received written by 6-year-old zal. dear michael finney, can you please ask the coronavirus to go away by may 11? because my teacher won't could tommy house if the coronavirus doesn't go away. >> zal is a first grader at ruse elementary school in hayward. his teacher, rachel stockwell forwarded the letter to me via email. >> his mom sent me the note with the invitation, and she asked if i would send it to you. >> rachel has been teaching remotely since mid-march.

>> all right, boys and girls. we are telling time again today. >> to kick off internet learning, rachel delivered books to her students homes, and zal wanted her to come inside. she of course declined. then from zal's mom, rachel received this invitation, and a note zal wanted forwarded to me. >> and i was like you want me to send this to michael finney? and she said yeah. we watch the news all the time, and we watch michael finney all the time, and he always solves problems. and zal has a problem with the coronavirus. >> zal's mother did not want to be on tv, but she was happy to hand the phone over to zal when i skyped. hey, zal, i'm michael finney. how are you? >> good. i know you're michael finney. >> that seemed like a good start. we talked about video games and missing mrs. stockwell. then we got down to business. >> so why did you send me the

note? >> because i want miss stockwell to come to my house right now. >> yeah, you miss her, huh? well, the bad news is i haven't been able to make the coronavirus go away. >> you can't? because it's too small for you. >> it's too small for me. well, in its size, in a way you're correct there, zal. but here's the good thing. by all of us being safe and by you staying at your home and mrs. stockwell staying at her home, both of you are keeping from being sick. and then you can grow up and you can fix the coronavirus. he's not sure that's going to happen, but he was glad to get confirmation that mrs. stockwell would be visiting once it was safe. he said i might want to tag along. >> you can come too if you want

do this with me. >> i would love to. i'll come too. so i have a play day with zal and mrs. stockwell once we finally wrap up this whole coronavirus thing. i've got plans, you guys. i have plans. >> they look big. it's going to be great. >> all right, thank you so much. and you're still ignoring larry, right? good plan. >> no, that's probably better. and i can't do the problems anyway that zal has there on the ipad. but i think -- i just love when zal says yeah i know who you are, okay. yeah, i watch you all the time. we all know who you are. that's fantastic. thank you so much, michael. pfirefighters in santa clara county quickly stopped the progress of a grass fire. this was near almaden road and mckeon road this afternoon. that fire started around 2:00 in

the afternoon. this according to cal fire, and burned about seven acres. you see the wisps of smoke there no reports of injuries and no report on the cause. unfortunately, kristen, it does feel like a fire weather at this point with temperatures in the 90s in some areas. >> i know. so warm now, spencer. >> it is so hot and getting dryer, even though we have a little cooling sea breeze developing right now, which will bring us some relief over the weekend. but it's not helping yet, because it's still hot in many locations. let's take a look at what's going on. you see the sea breeze pretty strong near san francisco. 23-mile-per-hour winds there. and we've got 15 to 20-mile-per-hour winds in many other locations near the coast and bay. still, though, temperatures are higher in most inland spots right now than they were this time yesterday. 7 degrees warmer in napa right now. 5 degrees warmer in livermore. but notice the cooling in san francisco and oakland. they're both 3 degrees cooler than they were this time yesterday thanks to that sea breeze. so here is a look at current readings.

65 degrees in san francisco. 76 in oakland, but 88 at redwood city. 89 at san jose. 92 in gilroy. 57 in half moon bay. let's take a look at some even warmer readings. 91 right now in santa rosa. 84 petaluma. 91 in napa. 99 degrees right now in fairfield. 95 apiece in concord and livermore. it is really hot in our inland areas. here is a few from sutro tower looking over san francisco. we can police department heat relief beginning tomorrow. further cooling will occur on mother's day, happy to say, and showers are likely early next week. i'm happy to say that too, because we could use the moisture. okay. overnight look for early in the evening mainly clear skies inland. but low clouds and fog will increase near the coast. push across the bay and locally inland overnight. and a few passing high clouds will be observed as well. overnight lows mainly in the low to mid-50s. and sheer little forecast animation showing the movement of the fog and low clouds across the bay and locally inland overnight. so we start the day tomorrow with lingering low clouds and fog near the coast and bay, but

it will have pretty much burn away by the most part by the afternoon. highs tomorrow will range from only 60, 61 at the coast to low and mid-70s near the bay to low to mid 80s in the warmest inland spots. it will get even cooler on mother's day, which is looking like a really pleasant and comfortable day under mainly clear skies. inland highs upper 70s for the most part. upper 60s and low 70s near the bay on sunday. and then on monday, it gets even cooler with most inland locations not even warming above about 73 to 75 degrees on monday. and tuesday, even cooler. almost no inland spots will hit 70 degrees. here is the forecast animation showing the approaching rainfall for monday. it will start to push inland, the showers, around midday to early afternoon on monday. the system will breck up monday night. it will be followed by more waves of moisture and showers on tuesday, and it will wind down by tuesday night. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. so another day of mild to warm

weather tomorrow, but cooling relief for the most part. cooler but pleasant on mother's day. then clouds thicken, showers come in on monday or tuesday. the system ranking only 1 on abc7 storm impact scale, and we'll get gradual clearing going into the end of next week. larry and kristen? >> moms approve. all right, spencer, that's great. thank you. up next, the confusion over flowers. flowers. with motcalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit theand we want to thank times, the extraordinary people in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. at novartis, we promise to do our part. as always, we're doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online.

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restaurants aren't open this year for mother's day. and if you've got to do something for mom, people are sending them flowers. >> but along with the satisfaction of being busy after weeks of being closed, confusion on how those flowers can get to the consumer. >> and there has been a bit of confusion on what they can do starting today. >> earlier this week, governor newsom announced retail stores, including florists, were on the list of businesses that could start curb cited pickup friday. even doubling down on that message today. >> look out for your neighborhood florist. look out for your neighborhood business. they need your support. >> so the news of six counties in the bay area deciding on thursday to maintain shelter in place orders allowing for flower deliveries only was a blow. >> it was heartbreaking. >> and a surprise to many. >> i'm not aware of that. oh, that's horrible. >> including miriam lara, a mother of five who was counting on sales at her shop to stay afloat. >> i do have pickup orders for tomorrow. i have to do what i got to do. >> at not just flowers in the

castro, drivers patiently wait for their delivery, and owners lisa and andre have noticed some confused customers too. did you have a lot of people who thought they could pick up today? >> oh, and i stopped it right away. >> markets are a different story, because they are classified as an essential business selling you groceries. they can sell flowers right here direct to customers. but despite the boom in sales leading up to mother's day, florists are still hurting, trying to recover from canceled weddings and everything else during the pandemic. >> we really have no idea what's going to happen and how fast things will turn around. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> up next, the explosion of tents in the tenderloin. we'll talk with abc7 contributor and "san francisco chronicle" in i wanted my hepatitis c gone. i put off treating mine. epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure.

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that homeless tents and structures have risen by 285% in san francisco's tenderloin in the last four months. san francisco's fire chief says this is partially due to a rise in homeless people coming from out of town, further complicating issues, the slow rate of people being moved into hotel rooms during the coronavirus pandemic. here to talk about these issues is "san francisco chronicle" insider and abc7 news contributor phil matier. hey, phil. >> it's an interesting one out there. and i've got to say that i was there this morning, and it is a crisis in the making. >> well, it's very worrisome. you look at that and you think how can they socially distance? they can't. here's the theory. the theory is the situation in san francisco is because of the coronavirus and the threat and the fear of it spreading. they've shut down virtually the shelters. they say we can't put people in a big room and have them spread apart. we have to get them out of that, into hotel rooms and other facilities. what that leaves is for people that are homeless that you're

seeing here is the option of sleeping on the streets. and nonprofit organizations have been handing out hundreds of these tents that you're seeing here. they all look relatively new. a lot of them are the same color, green and blue. and what they've done is told them to set it up some place and stay within that area and sort of self-shelter. the problem is they've congregated in the tenderloin along the streets and sidewalks, as you see here. that's not just a problem for the people in the tents, because they don't stay in the tents all day. they get out and mingle. it's also a problem for the people that live in the apartments and the families that live in the apartments that now find those tents as their front yards. they can't go out on the street. they can't barely even get down the sidewalk. so it's a domino effect that is getting tougher and tougher. >> we look at the proliferation of tents and we wonder is it true that there are more homeless, or are they just putting up tents more, sore that people really truly coming to san francisco from out of town. is there a benefit here? >> it's all three.

yes, there are more homeless. yes, people are putting up tents, and yes, people are coming from outside of san francisco to san francisco because we are known as a charitable city, one where you can get benefits. and the word that you could possibly get a hotel room has increased that. all of that is true. the question is what to do about it. one thing the university of california hastings of law has sued the people along with other people in the tenderloin saying this is a civil rights violation. if i have children i should be able to walk out on the streets and not face this. the city says what we're going to do is remove the tents block by block and put them into parking lots and other places around the city. that's the goal. the question is, one, will they move the tents, will the tents agree to be moved? and second of all, how do you do it? because the idea is if you touch these tents or start taking them apart, are you spreading the virus? it's a very tricky situation. but the big question is if you remove these tents, and people continue to come, will more

tents come in to replace them and exacerbate the problem again? >> wow, in the past that's always been a problem, right? whac-a-mole there. >> it is. and in san francisco, it's also a situation, and we see it in the state. people can stay in the tents or on the streets usually if they want to. we have laws against this, but we decide not to enforce them either out of health reasons as the case right now or before because we don't feel it's humanitarian unless we have a the result is it's largely voluntary what these tents and tent dwellers do, and that's being put to a real test because the question is who's health is at stake, the people in the tents? the people in the house, and how do you get them both into a safe place. >> that's exactly it. you've got to balance the health with the compassion, and it's no easy answers. phil, thank you so much. you can read phil matier's column in "the san francisco chronicle" every sunday and wednesday. we're going to continue with this issue, of course, because we want some additional perspective on this. so joining us now is the owner of sf auto sports in the

tenderloin. sort of the heart of where this is happening. mike, you've had your shop since 1990, and you say this is the most tents you've ever seen, is that right, in the tenderloin? >> that's correct. the tenderloin is being taken over by hundreds if not thousands of tents. and a huge number of homeless that are i believe are not from this area. they're coming from other areas into san francisco. >> are you part of this lawsuit that we just talked about? >> i am not part of the lawsuit. i honestly did not know about this lawsuit until a couple of days ago. i would love to get in on this lawsuit and if there is a way for me to move forward and get in on it, i would definitely consider that. because something has to be done. >> how has this impacted your business? >> well, nobody wants to come down to this area. it's filthy. it's dangerous. you cannot walk on the sidewalks. there is like -- they put their

tents and all their awnings, and they basically take over the storefronts and the sidewalks where you can't even walk on the sidewalk. it's ridiculous. >> so the mayor has rolled out this plan, and she's targeting 13 blocks specifically in the tenderloin. do you think that's going to help? and if not, what is your solution? >> so somebody needs to figure out a solution for this. whatever they're doing, it's not working. we need to get a group of people that know how to deal with this and address it the correct way so we can solve this problem. the city is not solving any problems. the city is giving them the right to hang out in the street and it's given them the shoot up in public. it's given them the right to do about anything that they want,

and they're doing it. and they're taking over this area. they're taking over the city. >> mike of sf auto sports in the tenderloin, hopefully you and city officials will be able to sit down and talk about these issues and seek solutions together. it's not easy. but we thank you for your time. take care. some bay area counties are entering phase 2 of reopening california today. napa, sonoma, solano and santa cruz counties say they're ready for the limited opening of retail stores. this is under the governor's modifications. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield in napa now with how businesses are preparing to reopen. >> steve harper stopped by napa book mine this morning to see if the bookstore was now open for business. >> it's hard to know what everybody is doing. so that's why i'm out checking things out. >> bookstores are on the list of retail that can partially reopen today. but you can't come inside the store. it is still closed.

naomi has been doing online sales and putting the purse outside in bags on a table for customers to pick up. she feels like this new phase will change that for her just a bit. >> today means that we are extending our curbside offering so people can call us up and say that they're outside, we'll bring them their order to the sidewalk. >> but next door to naomi's store, you can go into napa valley bike shop. it is considered an essential business. they have been working 15-hour day here is. so busy they didn't even realize today was the start of phase 2. >> i noticed that there was going to be a second phase coming soon. we just didn't know when. >> the tale of these two business series why steve harper says shoppers get confused. >> you know, it seems like it's not all uniform. everybody is kind of doing their own thing. >> you will see naomi selling books at the curb. but her neighbors think this phase 2 doesn't go far enough. they feel safe having customers inside their store, pointing out people now know to keep a safe

distance. >> naomi should be able to be open, absolutely, 100%. i'm not saying it because she is next door. i honestly think everybody should be able to be open, as long as they're respectful. i mean, we all need haircuts, man. >> store owners say even though this doesn't change a lot, they were already doing online sales, at least it's a step in the right distribution, and it gives them hope. in napa, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. pleasanton weekly.com is reporting the nordstrom at the stone ridge shopping center will not reopen when shelter in place restrictions are lifted. it's one of 16 locations nordstrom is closing nationwide. this is the second major department store to leave stone ridge in recent years. sears closed in 2018. check it out. it was packed at dolores park this afternoon, but people appeared to be listening to the usaa was made for right now. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members a credit on their auto insurance.

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all right. time now for four@4 as dan and spencer rejoin us. we've routinely heard about social distancing concerns at dolores park in san francisco. we actually put that to the test today with cool technology using sky 7. our chopper flew over the park a little after 3:00. there were quite a few people out enjoying the sun, but our sky map 7 technology, or perhaps social distancing technology shows people actually appear to be following the guidelines. 12 feet, 11 feet, so on and so forth. almost everybody was spaced more than six feet apart. so we say good job, citizens. earlier this week mayor london breed said if things did not improve, she would consider closing that park. spencer, it sounds like you're pretty impressed by this. >> i'm encouraged. i'm certainly encouraged. ive been sort of bothered by the fact that some people have not been playing by the rules lately. i couldn't see that video, but i heard your description, and i find it very encouraging. good.

people doing the right thing. >> dan? >> i agree. the technology is pretty neat. it's a fun way to check and measure it for real. every day you see different things. i noticed today on a walk i take every day a couple of guys doing city maintenance work, yard work, maintaining public areas. having their lunch break, and three of them were sitting probably ten feet apart as they enjoyed their sandwich. it's good to see what's happening at dolores park. >> i want to say that's the best use of sky map 7 ever. >> that was good. >> kristen, we are now big brother by the way. we're big brother. we're watching you. >> we kind of are. and we're encouraged. all right. old navy is getting into the face covering business. yep. the san francisco-based retailer announced today it is now selling fife-packs of reusable and washable face masks for adults and children on its website for $12.50. old navy says the masks are three-ply and sustainable and made from leftover fabric.

of course they're sold fourth now. they're similar to masks sold by old navy's sister retailers gap and banana republic which also sold out almost immediately after being released and are being restocked. you know, it's interesting. i'm seeing more and more fashion statements from people's mask, you know? >> why not have a political flare with it? we all have to wear the masks, but why not make an individual statement? it's so us, isn't it? turn it into a fashion statement. >> it sure, right, spencer? >> i agree. i'd like to have masks to match my shirts each day. it sounds like as we are trying to protect our health, have fun and be fashionable. >> and match sox. >> and larry, never go to the old navy without the 20% off coupons. always use those too. >> especially because we're going to be using masks of some sort for quite a while. you might as well have something. dan, you've got to pocket square, the cuff links and all

that the mask is the next thing for you. >> it's an accessory. >> one more tool in the kit for you. nfl teams are brainstorming. the league released a schedule, but no guidance about the fans. there is a chance that each team could end up with a different plan. one nfl reporter says the green bay packers are considering having fans at games, but with three empty rows of seats between groups. the miami dolphins are considering limiting their stadium capacity and staggering entrances at the gate. yesterday california governor gavin newsom said it's difficult to imagine restarting sports until a vaccine is available. i don't know. i've been talking with a lot of friends on how many would be willing to go to a game unless there is a vaccine. and i'm kind of 50-50 on this. we were talking with 49ers defensive lineman arik armstead today on our with authority podcast. he said it would be so strange

to play a game with no fans because you feel the energy and the excitement and the momentu. kristen, you're a huge giants fan. could you imagine going to a ballpark -- well, i guess you wouldn't go to the ballpark. or sitting six or seven feet away from other fans. >> i was just thinking that, larry. even if i had the whole row to myself, it would feel so empty and not the same, right? and going to get some food, it's just the whole thing is changing the experience. but you know what? i just want to watch it on tv. i want them to play in a safe way if it's safe for the players. but i can't watch korean baseball forever. >> i don't know how they're going to do it, really. if you're separated by rows, you still have to get into the stadium. you're going to be in proximity in so many choke points a at stadium, no matter what they do. >> good point, dan. >> okay, it's me. the nba now allowing players to return to their team practice facilities, but the warriors are not among the teams back at practice. the league says only teams in

areas that have eased stay-at-home orders are allowed to open again. that means the warrior, lakers and clippers will not be returning. reports say only three teams actually plan on allowing players back in today. the cleveland cavaliers being one of them. according to league guidelines, only four players a at time are permitted inside the team's facility, and they must stay 12 feet apart. larry, you talk with the warriors all the time. what do you think about this, that they're still sidelined if you will while some other teams are starting to resume a little bit. >> they're fine with it because they're in the midst of one of the worst seasons they've ever had. and so they're not going to be eligible for the play-offs, if there are play-offs. so they're fine either way. but here's the potential game changer, because in states where testing is allowed, and i'm talking about widespread testing, and some states are doing this as they reopen, the nba has kind of viewed testing players when the rest of the

citizens of a state are not getting tested, even if they're asymptomatic. that's the third rail for them. that's a non-starter. now that that is changing in places, it opens the pr door to say okay, well, everybody is getting tested, so we're no better than anybody else as nba players. now we can get tested too. if you can get testing for all of the teams in the league, i think then you can start to get towards really looking at restarting the season or going straight into the play-offs. without that, i don't see how you make any real progress. so that would be the next logical step. >> all i want to say is this is my kind of basketball. i played a lot of ball as a kid. i think i could beat lebron james if you don't let him get within 12 feet of you. >> dream come it's totally normal to have constipation with belly pain, straining, and bloating, again and again. no way. more exercise. more water. and more fiber is the only way to manage it. is it? maybe you think...

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friday, and we've got that friday fever going, weapon the temperatures being so warm, spencer. >> it is so hot inland. that's changing overnight and

tomorrow. looking at the overnight conditions, you can see the cooling fog will return to the coast. it won't cool us down a lot. it's still going to be mild with overnight lows in the mid-50s. but tomorrow's highs will be much lower than today's highs. only 80s in inland spots. 90s today. 70s around the bay. and here is the accuweather forecast. it will be cooler on mother's day, a lovely day. bright skies. showers on monday and tuesday. and then starts to dry out again later next week. >> thanks, spencer. many people across the nation are out of work, of course, because of the pandemic. but a family-owned grocery store in pittsburgh has created care packages for their customers who are in need at this time. east bay community journalist melissa pixcar has their story. >> they have the best service in town. they're the nicest people. >> golden star market is doing more than selling groceries. they're giving away care packages to people in their community that have been affected by the coronavirus

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where's the proof? we're all lost, we're still waiting. >> lost and still waiting. industry insiders want the governor to explain why he's now saying the first community covid-19 case developed in a nail salon. sonoma county starts to get back in business. curb appeal there is taking on a whole new meaning. in san francisco shops are still waiting to open up. in the meantime confusion may be the new currency as owners figure out what they can and cannot do. san jose has a new plan for eating out. it may come down to closing streets and taking over sidewalks. also here tonight, the kitten whisperer. how a south bay woman is coming to the rescue. how do you respond to critics