a silicon valley engineer is forced to return $86 million he received for ventilators. >> federa government deciding who gets a life saving covid-19 drug. doctors are concerned about the lack of transparency through the process. >> many businesses reopening today. not this long time pie shop. the pandemic forcing them busin. leaders have plans for the post pandemic world. >> a spring scorcher today. cooler weather and showers are on the way. mother's day forecast is coming up. >> i guess t most most

thing washe time within all levels of government. at the state and federal level. >> how did that cay ys lead it a silicon valley engineer scoring an $86 million contract for ventilators with no experince in the medical field chl good evening. thank you for joining us. a deal that seemed too good to be true. >> that deal has gone terribly wrong. we have the story. >> tonight headline in the "new york times" he had never sold a ventilators new york gave him an $86 million deal. shows a background as electrical engineer. >> high energy guy. >> he works with him at a net working company. and confirms he has no experience in the medical field. >> did he ever have experience

with the ventilators. did you talk about this? >> no. we didn't. th surgee be in the out situation people dying because they can't get a ventilator. >> president trump tweeted. he tweeted back. we can supply ventilators and have someone call me. urgent. within days the state of new york had wired him $69 million out of a $86 million contract. >> new york officials jumped on it and say federal officials told him he was vetted. >> he shared the by line in the times. a team of volunteers chosen by trumps son-in-law vetted him an

officials in new york and closed a deal. after he made unusual demands. >> they had a sign a contract within four hours of getting a quote. that the payment had to be paid up front. and that was not negotiableable. >> no ventiltors materialized and they froze the account. new york cancelled the order. they are arguing over the last $10 million from the state. that he still has. he has not returned calls. a e-mail he sent -- out to three members of swalwe.

they wouldn't comment on the story. >> you can read all the stories on our web site. if you have a question or concern. that's where you can contact them. >> phase 3 is not a year away. months. >> governor newsom laying out the next step for are opening the state. some counties are moving faster than state without approval. opening phase 3 businesses. he sent a letter threatening them with losing federal aid. >> i hope they are paying attention to the nightly reports in terms of the lives lost sgr the presidential election. governor newsom made california the first state to send all voters mail in ballots because of the pandigle voters and givi

opportunity and choice not to feel like they have to go into a risk. >> despite the governors warning. several more counties are pushing back and forging ahead past phase 2. issuing its new guidelines allowing all retail businesses to reopen with curb sood pickup. also allowing groups of 12 children or less to play at athletic fields and basketball groups as long as the group stays the same. and also get together for volunteering as long as they social distance. san bernardino repealed a local order requiring masks and banning gatherings. >> three counties moved forward with phase 2 reopening. allowing curb side delivery under new rules from the

governor. the move comes too late for one small business owner. her shop survived fires and power outages. not this pandemic. >> last day. peeers saying good-bye at a distance to loyal customers. >> we faced ever disaster one could come up with. >> a planned power shut down nearly put her out of business.. years before that wild fire closed her shop. but now the deadly pandemic delivered the final blow. >> we need to regroup. we came to waving the white flag. >> it was considered essential business. she tried take out for a while. people pies which aren't

essential. let's be honest and sacrifice the potential health of ourselves and staff. >> other retailers opened frida stores to the village art supply. delivering paint supplies to a customers car. >> it's not business as usual. it will take a while. >> she's laid off 13 employees. hoping to bring them back soon. thew is hanging the close sign for the last time. and locking the door. >> we're sad to let it go. and we hope that others can survive this. >> what's happening now provides us with app to look for effective ways to build a better bay area. city leader have come up with a creative way to helpal buseslow

distancing with current restrictions when they fresco. >> could be the answer to getting business back on track. post pandemic. allowing restaurants to do business outside. they use private parking lots. plza. streets and sidewalks. if allowed. >> it's somewhat unchartrd territory. we have begin putting a creative approach together. in the post pandemic world. >> effort to get ahead of rule that might limit how many people can be inside at a time. san jose downtown association executive director says the more than 1,600 businesses in a downtown core, only 6% are open. and essential. 9% are partially open for to go and delivery service. 84% are closed because of

covid-19. west of downtown. poor house is open and on board. quote impacted by covid-19. >> after more than four decades considering how business might in business the saddle rack a change in any challenges. >> we have a parking lot in the back. that would give us an country music club is closing a. opportunity to seat more people. depending on the restrictions. that the governor puts out. they have been unable to come up >> the move outside will take with a way to evolve the time. the city will begin discussing business. or reopen and keep people safe. want to ensure a clear >> in the south bay the places path way for small business. they don't have a lot of money where will launch a pilot program called shared streets. to spend on consultants. aiming to provide for space to they want to know the clear rules. >> the most obvious barrier the share outside while social need for health orders that will distancing. allow this out door activity. drivers can still use streets to orders that the state and county reach homes and businesses. but urged to drive slow sli. >> who gets a life saving level. >> new developments in san covid-19 drug and who doesn't? the storyy and give the lake a francisco. the city will let low wage workers stay inhan 550 break. unused hotels. >> oakland mayor has a warning had are being

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covid-19 claimed the life of famed animal trainer and magician roy horn. he was 75. he made up one-half of course of the cig freed and roy. the two dazzled millions atlas veresorts for decades. with live shows featuring white

tigers. ending in 2003. when one tiger attacked roy. from the moment we met i knew roy and i together would change the world. there could be no cig freed without roy. >> there is new concern about the availability of the remdesivir. the only fda approved drug to treat coronavirus. quantities are limited. the question is who should get it? we're live with the story. >> transparency is medical doctors are ask from the government. so far seven states received the lie saving drug and for many time is running out. >> it's matter of life and death. make sure he has a fighting chance. >> his dad has been in the hospital for three weeks. figing covid-19. hoping his dad gets a dose of remdesivir soon. how is the federal government

deciding how to distribute this drug? >> there's no clear road map yet. as to how the decision for the drug allocation will be in the u.s. >> lack of information during the ro concerning doctors and pushing some to search for answers. >> one of mine colleagues in the school of pharmacy here crowd sourced the information. because we couldn't get any knowledge publicly. so he asked pharmacies across the country to report if they got it or didn't. >> the answers began to roll in. close to 25 hospitals received remdesivir and not necessarily the ones that needed it the most. >> we found there's no clear pattern. >> following the backlash the white house appointed dr. birx to over see distribution. tonight senator harris sent a letter to fema asking several questions including how many hospitals have received remdesivir. and what criteria fema uses to

select the hospitals. >> transparency is essential to avoid inequality during the pandemic. >> rich people can probably find out which hospitals have it and force them to accept them as patients. for people whose english is not primary language. they wouldn't know how to ask for it.sp in cornia remdesivir. including a hospital in san mateo. at least 15 more states are expected to receive doses today. >> all right. thank you. concerns about the health risk to the president and vice president. ste houseta tested positive for covid-19. and now political is reporting commissioner will self-quarantine after possible exposure. we have more. >> reporter: a second case of covid-19 now linked to the white

house. vice president pence's press secretary who is married to one of president trumps closest advisers testing positive. >> she's a wonderful young woman. she tested very good for a long period of time and today she tested positive. she hasn't come into contact with me. >> another major concern with doctors seeing a possible link between covid-19 and a rare inflammatory illness attacking children. >> we are seeing they have antibodies to coronavirus. they had a previous infection. and may have been a symptomatic. the body reaction to the virus. >> dozens of cases reported and several children clinding a five year-old in new york city who possibly had the syndrome dying. >> this is every parents nightmare. >> t corng toll on americans financially. long lines at food banks across

the country with the unemployment rate the worst since the great depression. 20 million people losing their jobs in just the past month. many of them still unable to get unemployment benefits. >> probably 95% of the time you are calling and not getting to speak with anyone. >> approximately 20 million americans are still waiting for their federal stimulus check. >> in the east bay two norway cruise line ships will be arriving tomorrow and docked there for at least two months. a third ship arrives tuesday. they will have only skeleton crews on board. no reports of coronavirus associated with the ship. nearly 100 cruise ships worldwide are seeking safe harbor. >> about 80,000 crew members on passenger ships waiting to get

to a berth. they won't get off the ship in oakland. they'll be tied up next to dry land. >> the dimbar complicated and costly. >> it was a beautiful day. perhaps people are listening to the mayor. to give the lake a break. this afternoon there were some people out enjoying the sunshine. it wasn't that crowded. there was a huge crowd a couple weekends ago. and the mayor warned she will close it if social distancing doesn't improve. >> we really need to give the lake a break. we're very concerned about the traffic there at the lake. and to the mayors earlier point we don't want to move into enforcement situation. we peo to be socially compliant. >> so far police haven't issued citations to people at the lake.

nice >> those temperatures are going to be tumbling this weekend. you will notice a difference. if you haven't yet. the high temperatures for today 96 gilroy. that tied a record in 2001. it was hot around concord and livermore. mid to upper 90s fair field. 94 napa. 76 in san francisco. 82 oakland. if you wanted any sort of relief, go to half-moon bay. fair field it was quite a difference. 35 degrees difference between the two locations. summer pattern is surfacing. here's a view the fog just rolling in. that is what's going to help to drop the temperatures. a breeze. numbers are dropping 50s and 60s around the coast and bay.

unless you are inlad the temperatures are in the 70s. down four degrees in oakland. compared to 24 hours ago. fog is advancing. high cloud over head. visibility over two miles in half-moon bay. be careful if you have to run some errands tomorrow morning. the mother's day forecast is looking good. looking at partly cloudy skies and for the afternoon cool to comfortable. if you step out to get fresh air. a live look from the camera. you can depend on the fog to drop the numbers. lovely and cooler for mother's day. the look at the fog forecast. bay side coastal communities tomorrow morning. starting off with a gray sky. heading into the afternoon the fog is lingering near the coast. keeping those temperatures down. any where from 40s to 50s. feel the breeze coming in tonight. good night to sheep because the

air isrefreshing. 83 degrees tomorrow afternoon. pretty mild day. on the peninsula. 75 redwood city. 70 san mateo. 59 degrees in half-moon bay. breezy sin set district 60. and the north bay numbers anywhere from 58. to about 88. 79 in the east bay. 70 oakland. 76 fremont. inland today. 82 livermore. 85 fair field. next week we have a system coming in. spread showers monday afternoon. gusty wind. as we head into tuesday more showers. and everyone the potential for a isolated thunderstorm or two. 7-day forecast will feature a drop in the temperature. for mother's day weekend. into monday tuesday level 1 system. bringing wet weather flt until then weather is looking nice. wishing all the moms including

my mom, everyone out there. happy mother's day. >> yes. a bay area girl -- look at that smile.

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all right. this should bring a smile to your face. a baby girl from the bay area is making history. magnolia is the campaigns first adopted baby. she's from she turns one tomorrow. happy birthday. she was chosen out of 325,000 contestants. her sisters are also adopted. her parents want adoption to be normalized. >> we love to get people to normalize it and recognize it. as a positive thing.

>> without adoption -- >> they are the sweetest family. they will get $25,000 plus $1,000 in ger ber clothing. >> she is cute. >> the bay area was bursting with color before mother's day weekend. here's a day in the life.

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good evening. 49ers signed a big contract extension. some of the money going to pay for his summer wedding in italy. before coronavirus halted those plans. he has been active in a local g. they are pushing back the weddings but hopeful of avoiding a wedding by zoom. >> we were supposed to be married in june. in italy. so, that's kind of out. so we're trying to reschedule for maybe sometime this summer.

>> your fiancee has quite the instagram following. she has more than you. >> yes. she does. > she's going to be a doctor? >> yes. she is a doctor. >> i did see based on her instagram, she had her bachelorette party. in february. and. >> she got over on me. on that one. >> she got it in just before the shut down. and here you are. have you had your party yet? >> no. i haven't. >> with authority. no party for eric or the nba. or players. commissioner held a sobering conference call with players o y offs in one location. las vegas or orlando. and without fans. that will cut into league revenue. no date for resuming play. we have warriors classic final

games this weekend. tomorrow 11:00 a.m. game 6 against the cavs from 2015. sunday mother's day. tonight we have a tribute to all the moms out there on this edition of call my play. >> the scene of celebration of mother's day. as mama and in a red 49ers sweater leads a family sprint. arms pumping. she's smoking the kids and grand kids. whatever vitamins she is taking i want some. she is pure speed. we just called your play. >> s me your videos. make sure you use the hash tag. i really

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