now at 5:00, reopening restaurants, office spaces and malls. governor newsom is expected to release guidelines for these public spaces today. many of us stuck at home are wondering if we will be able to travel this summer. local and state officials now have an answer. it's tuesday, may 12th. good morning, reggie. >> good morning, kumasi. how are you doing? >> i am well, friend. how about you? >> good. i feel healthy and safe, so we are off to a good start. mike, that rain came exactly when you said it would yesterday. >> i appreciate that, reggie. yes, it's nice when mother nature lines up with the forecast. let's talk about what is going to happen today. we have drizzle to light rain this morning. it's pretty steady in some areas, and it will turn over to scattered showers. that's why we will be a 1 on the storm impact scale. it will be breezy and up to a quarter of an inch of rain is possible.

you can see everything is pretty much concentrated around the bay from the san mateo bridge southward and it's leaking over to the south bay valleys and tying to push into the south bay where it's dry where we are looking at san jose, 87 just south of the mineta and san jose international airport. so mid to upper 50s and we will stay at the upper 50s at the coast, and mid to upper 60s at 4:00. our best chance of showers are at noon, and almost by 7:00. later today we should be getting more information from the governor about the next phase of reopening businesses, and that includes parts of restaurants we have not seen in a long time. amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek this morning. >> reporter: reggie, don't get too excited about summing here to a restaurant soon, the bay area is being cautious and

wanting to take things a little slow slower, a slower approach, and the state has already started phase two, and even that might not happen. officials are saying it will depend on the number of hospitalizations we see this week. >> if, indeed, our rate of hospitalizations start to climb substantially, it may not be safe to continue to reopen. >> officials point to trends that worry them and make them want to be caution, like spikes in cases around southern california around the time beaches became crowded. we will carry governor newsom live here if you want to watch and see what he has to say, and we will have it live on our website, abc7news.com, and our abc7 news app.

>> thank you, amy. this is not a record the warriors wanted to set and that is the team laying off more than 1,700 people in march, and that is the biggest cut that we have seen at a single bay area location during this pandemic. according to "the chronicle" sz, those employees who had to leave work are going to return as soon as chase center is allowed to start hosting events again. the warriors are also providing grants and payments to those employees that have been laid off. a rare illness possibly caused by covid-19 is affecting more kids across the u.s., including a baby here in california. kate larson has more on what the baby's mother and doctors want others to know. >> the rashes were getting very big, and her hands and legs started kind of swelling. >> in march a 6-yea a 6-yea developed kawasaki's disease.

she was being treated and she was diagnosed with covid. >> it was a very interesting case. i mentioned it to my colleagues around the country back when it happened, and they said have you seen this, and they said not at all. >> in new york there are at least 93 cases of what is being called pediatric multiinflammatory syndrome. >> the main thing we worry about with kawasaki, there could be true complications, and that includes inflammation of the arteries, especially those around the heart. >> before coronavirus how often would you see a kawasaki case? >> kau wysocky tends to cluster. they can happen in clusters in some states and not other

states. >> some of the new york cases have more severe symptoms than typical of kawasaki, but nevertheless she wants to reassure families that -- >> we know how to treat it. >> once they give her the medicine to treat it, everything was turning out very good. we feel like she's out of danger. >> kate larson, abc7 news. happening today a new meal help program is expected to be approved and will give much needed support for older adults and restaurants at the same time. seniors sheltering in place will get three restaurant meals delivered a day, monday through friday. if it's approved the program launches next monday. it will run until at least the end of the month, and if you want more information bit, call the number on your screen,

415-456-7093. the san francisco public health director says this is not the time to go on vacation, even if it's just to visit your family and friends. officials ask everybody, limit their travel to essential travel only. governor newsom says while there are signs of some progress the number of cases and deaths remains an obstacle. this morning former vice president joe biden said president trump should be following social distancing orders. jobina fortson is at the live desk with more information about what the presidential candidate is saying this morning. >> yeah, former vice president joe biden spoke exclusively with "gma" and said although the pandemic has stopped his campaign events, he is staying strong, and he added polls show

him leading over president trump. the former vp also criticized the president for not listening to his own administration's guidelines. >> i am following the rules. the president should follow the rules instead of showing up at places without masks and the whole thing. when i campaign i am usually the first one there and the last one to leave, and i am not trying to avoid it, but i am trying to set an example as to how we should proceed in terms of dealing with the health and economic crisis. >> also address the allegations of misconduct with tara reade, and he also added women should be believed when they come forward. let's take a look at what is going on, temperature wise putting together our inland east bay neighborhoods. what you will see are 50s.

as you get up in the hills, there's a chance we could have drizzle, and even a little bit of steady light rain developing there as the atmosphere is super saturated below 5,000 feet. don't be surprised if you run into that. a little fog developing along the coast, and that's the gray you see there, and most of us in the mid to upper 50s, a milder morning. let's talk about what to do today if you can if you like or if you want, you have been out exercising? today is another day where if you are spending the day outside, you could have drizzle, and if you did not get to the plants in the garden, do it today. here's a look at the north bay. we are stuck in the 50s until 1:00. a good chance of rain on the 11:00 hour and then low 60s for a couple hours before we drop back down to 59 during the evening. san francisco will stay in the 50s with mostly cloudy conditions. the drizzle and dampness with

taper after 9:00. we will have scattered showers and 60s for the rest of the afternoon hours. i heard some reports of light rain around lake merritt early this morning, so it's pretty slick out there. we will head into the mid-60s this afternoon with scattered showers, and then at 7:00 about 71 degrees. we will look at a chance for rain and the weekend rain coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. let's go back to jobina and talk about the commute. yes, checking in on our essential workers heading in on the slick roads, and this is the san mateo bridge, and the chp issued high-wind advisories for the bay bridge, and the altamont pass, if you are taking 580 be aware there, and high winds are reported on the richmond san rafael bridge, but the chp has

not given a formal wind advisory for that area yet. and it looks like there's raindrops on the camera showing you the sannd p making their way to the peninsula there, and so it's the first time we have seen brake lights out there, so slow down and be careful. and then president trump's attorneys will argue he has immunity into his private businesses as long as he is still in office. the new york prosecutor says he wants them as part of a probe into possible financial crimes in that state. the court will debate this issue, and that means the public can listen in real-time. and the board of supervisors president along with the san francisco youth commission will introduce an amendment today for

16-year-old's to vote. if passed san francisco will be the first u.s. major city to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote. coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. plus the fight to reopen businesses reaches a boiling point in the central valley. find out what happened leading up to this scuffle. >> we want to say congratulations to the class of 2020, and one student is being recognized for achieving something that has never been done in

tso is this. and so are these. they all represent something more. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us. welcome back, everyone. it's 5:13. if you are just joining us here are seven things to know this morning. number one, tesla ceo says full steam ahead for resuming operations at his fremont plant and is promising new safety factors. the factory opened on monday in

defiance of the county's health order. today we are expecting another new timetable for allowing in-house dining at restaurants. number three, today fauci is expected to tell senators there will be needless suffering and death if the country opens too soon. drive-in been approved. wet weather continues, and we're all under a 1, that's a light storm on the storm impact scale with steadier rain this morning becoming scattered showers this afternoon. number 6, because of the rain we have slick conditions on the roads for our essential commuters, and we will look at

the bay bridge where we have a high wind advisory this morning. number seven, mlb owners will submit a plan to the players' union for games to start in july, but governor newsom has not promised the five teams here in the bay area would be able to play in their home ball parks. and then surveillance video shows inmates passing and drinking from the same hot water cup, and this resulted in 21 coronavirus cases. investigators are trying to identify who participated, saying they tried raising their oral temperatures before getting temperature checks and even sniffed from a shared face mask. police officers in fresno were confronted by a crowd in front of a restaurant that reopened in de defiance of the shelter-in-place

order. this body cam shows people blocking the officer's entry into the shop, and he did did through the group beforehand cuffing the man. the owner of the restaurant was fined $5,000. look at these people. thousands of people in county defied the shelter-in-place order by going to a rodeo for mother's day. the event had the blessing of the county sheriff that said he would not enforce the stay-ahome order. extra hand sanitizer stations were brought in and food and alcohol service was suspended. and then families are asking when is it appropriate for

children to wear masks in public. >> in gma's first look, kids and mask, it's the challenge facing every parent. at what age shoe put a face covering on a child? overnight "gma" speaking to the president of the american academy of pediatrics. >> it's not easy to wear a mask, whether you are a child or an adult, they are not the most comfortable things, and we can talk to children about protecting other people and protecting the people they care about. >> the most important aspect of a child's mask is fit, and since many can't tie their shoes yet, elastic may work better than tied string masks. coming up, what age and what be wearing a mask. facebook and instagram are

doing what they can to celebrate our grads from the class of 2020, and all this week they are putting on virtual grad theme events with special guests you have likely heard of. there will be spotlights, filters and senior quote contests, and then some stars will join in on the fun, and oprah will give a speech on friday. princeton university named its first black valedictorian in their history. he's a student from canada majoring in operations research and financial engineering and also a former google software engineer, and he said the honor is empowering because of the historical ties to slavery. the school will hold a virtual ceremony. are we invited to the ceremonies? i want to hear what oprah has to

say. >> i think so. i think it's public. >> do you have to have a code or can you log in? >> did way have to do four years of studying recently in order to get into that one. i will have to look that one up, but i think oprah would have invited you. >> yeah, i know, it's because of the virus, she just cares about my safety, and otherwise i would be there in the house. >> yeah, i am sure you would, right next to gayle. >> i am sure the technology will not handle that many people, but hopefully you get to do it. welcome to tuesday. we are starting off a little damp with some drizzle, some late rain hanging out there, and that will turn to scattered showers this afternoon and we will do it again tomorrow. we had to add another day on, ande talked about it yeste pto on wednesday, also. we get into a wet pattern aga stng saturday and lasting

through monday. you can see around brentwood, antioch, discovery bay, highway 4, light rain there and light rain through the dublin grade and across the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. look at the peninsula from pacifica southward, looking pretty wet right now. expect that commute to stay slick in those areas for our essential workers. you can see yellows out there in the morning hours as we transition to the showers, and then they are scattered in the afternoon hours, and during the evening hours the clouds will open up a little bit sitill be cooler, and then watch out for fog tomorrow morning. watch how you are seeing lines of color there, and that's to let you know those are the showers that will roll from west to east today on this moist flow. in fact you can take a look at the winds in the upper parts, they are more out of the west than yesterday, and they are

only about 29 miles per hour and down here where we live about 10 miles per hour. while we will have gusts, they won't be as fast or widespread as yesterday. we take off on thursday and friday, hang around seasonal levels on saturday before the rain moves in saturday night and continues through monday with cooler than average temperatures. have a great day. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. now to a follow-up to a story we first brought you on saturday. the airline says it will contact flyers with an option to rebook or cancel if an upcoming flight is too full. a lot of people accusing united as not giving people enough space. people on full flights can nix their trip altogether in exchange for credit or choose another flight. a report found thend thend e

was ineffective because travel information was incomplete and asymptomatic infections may have been missed. state officials checked up on travelers that arrived from china and iran and they were only able to find three infected people in that entire group. a big name company is developing new technology to help frontline workers during this pandemic. >> also, kumasi, i looked it up, you are invited to the facebook oprah thing. anybody can go. miley cyrus will be singing "the

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heads up in the south bay. the rain is starting to move in. here's a look at live doppler 7 down at street level and you can see from milpitas, saratoga, los altos hills and palo alto, light rain now. temperatures cooler today except in the north bay where it never warmed up. we have low to mid-60s in most neighborhoods, and upper 60s

near 70 and the east bay. tonight will be cooler with not quite as damp a morning waiting for us. temperatures will be in the mid-40s to low 50s with just some patchy drizzle tomorrow morning. let's get back to reggie for more news. abc7 took an exclusive tour to get an up-close look at a special mission to help frontline health-care workers. right now scientist and engineers are busy building a respirator that can be hopefully used in hospitals all around the country. >> the workers will be protected and have adequate air flow and something that will stay clean and free of contaminants. >> this kind of thing would normally take years from start to finish, but lockheed is sending the prototype to the

government for emergency approval. en ride hailing protesters want to drop the efforts to appeal the state law. yesterday's protest was scheduled to happen during uber's sha hder mti h was h and then the cast of the future reunited on zoom. they looked back at the making of the movie, and they read some of the most memorable scenes and their goal to raise money for project help, that provides health care around the world. and then disneyland hotels

will be accepting reservations for july. in the meantime, this man brought disneyland to him. he made a has main street usa, cinderella's castle, and mini versions of the rides. he has been collecting to build that theme park for about three or four years. >> what is that? >> huh? >> there is no ferris wheel at disney world? what is that pirate ship? >> i mean -- none of this at disney world? >> this is not accurate. >> you know, let john wayne doherty build his lego disney in peace. >> if we are going to do this, let's do it right.

that's all i am saying. >> he had extra legos. >> if you are going to invest the energy. >> you are right. >> i am just being obnoxious. >> you had the wrong person looking at that video, and everybody is like, that's great, ad then here you come. >> i am, actually, that's not it. >> we are coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including an ice cream shop employ employee. >> i am speaking to assembly wa thrhe decision to be

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this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, the tesla plant in fremont is reopened this morning in defiance of county orders. elon musk says he's ready for police to arrest him. dr. anthony fauci is expected to testify before congress this morning. the sobering message he has for lawmakers. speaking of dr. fauci, he is the inspiration of the lead role. as soon as you blow up, people come out of the woodwork with stories. >> not a romance novel about fauci? >> her meeting with the doctor many years ago. >> okay. >> all right. >> that would be an interesting time in the book club. good morning, it's tuesday, may 12th. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from the weather forecast. here's mike.

>> somebody trying to hook their wagon to him, aren't they, and make money off the poor guy. he's just trying to save lives. and be rather dashing and handsome about it. you can see drizzle around san francisco as we look at our roof camera. look south along the embarcadero there. it's sliding across the south bay and into the east bay and the east bay valleys. this is all due to a 1 on our storm impact scale. we will have rain at times this morning, study, and then showers up to about a quarter of an inch is possible, and it will be breezy but not as much as yesterday. most of us stuck in the 60s. 70 may show up in san jose, antioch and morgan hill but you will be the aexception. we have got four more days of rain possible in the accuweather

7-day forecast. i will see you in a minute. here's reggie. >> i will take it, mike. developing this morning, tesla's plant is resuming operations in fremont despite the officials to stay closed during the shelter-in-place. julian glover is live with more on this. >> reporter: good morning, kumasi. moments ago elon musk responding to somebody on twitter asking how things went on the assembly line yesterday, and he as great. i am hearing from those assembly line workers this morning who say -- some of them saying their safety is in danger. the view from sky 7 yesterday showing a nearly full parking lot outside of the plant on monday, and some were furloughed returning to work on

phus s musk is feuding with the county after governor newsom okayed manufacturing to resume last week, and at the plant employees telling me new safety measures are in place like temperature checks and masks are being provided to workers, but some workers are still within arm's length to workers on the line. >> that employee asking to speak anonymously to abc7 news. monday the outspoken ceo tweeted out the news that the plant will be back open saying i will be back on the line with everybody else, and if anybody is arrested i ask it be me. the police say they do not plan on making any arrests or issue

citations on what would be a misdemeanor. meanwhile, that employee telling me full production is expected to pick back up tomorrow, on wednesday. for now reporting live outside of the plant here in fremont, julian glover, abc7 news. and today dr. fauci will testify over video conference to a senate committee. he is expected to tell senators americans will suffer, quote, needless suffering and death if our country opens too soon. >> this will be dr. fauci's first appearance before congress since president trump declared a national emergency back in march. "the times" is also reporting that dr. fauci is going to talk about the premature risks and the dangers of reopening too soon and that multiple outbreaks could occur throughout the country if that were to happen.

at least 80,000 americans have died from covid-19. the president is now downplaying the need for increased nationwide testing. >> you said twice here today that every american that wants a test can get a test. >> yes. >> that's not the case. 1.9 million tests is far short of every american that wants a test. >> i will say just from hearing and listening like you do, we all do, not everybody should get a test because they have to have certain things. >> the white house also has made the historic decision to separate the president and vice president. this comes after an aide for vice president pence as well as a personal valet for president trump both tested positive for covid-19. reggie. >> thank you. this morning people are showing support for a teenager that quit her job at an ice cream shop, and we told you about this first yesterday. customers were harassing this young woman so badly she quit

even though the store just opened. the owner of the massachusetts store said they hurled profanity of her when the shop got busy over the weekend. >> it was like, you let caged animals out of their cage after being in it for seven to eight weeks, and then they took it out on the easiest prey, they took it all out on this poor 17-year-old girl. >> whoa. she is planning to stay at the job through the summer so she could earn more for college, and so far $10,000 has been donated to her. a san francisco restaurant institution is at risk of never reopening. since 1979, jacqueline has been at the helm of her name-sake institution, and that is until covid-19 struck. and then pivoting to a different business model just was not

possible. >> people always asked for takeout, and she laughs it off because for hershey's her, she says that won't work. it's a souffle. >> and you can find a link to her page at abc7.com. coming up, graduations re-imagined here in the bay area. one county is allowing ceremonies but there are ground rules. and falling for dr. fauci? a author

novel inspired by him. in the east bay we have light rain and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we have patchy light rain out there and temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s, antioch at about 60, one of the more milder spots. 0.03 of an inch of rain fell in the last hour, and you will find damp conditions around more so this morning than this afternoon, and it will be a little breezy every once in a while during the afternoon hours. here's a look at the east bay valleys. you can see a mixture of sun and clouds, mainly clouds and temperatures trying to reach 70 this afternoon. breezy as we head late into the afternoon hours, and dropping down to 64 by the time we get to 7:00. your neighborhood temperatures for the south bay, 57 this morning with light rain. then up to 67 at 3:00 with scattered showers, down 7:00. for peninsula, we are looking

light rain towards scattered showers, and then down to 62 with less chances of rain as you head into the evening hours. we have more rain coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. i will see you in a few minutes with that. first, here's jobina with the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike, thank you very much. good morning, everyone. happy tuesday to you. what we are seeing right now, slick conditions on our roads this morning since that rain pushed through the area, so we will take a live look now showing you the golden gate bridge where you can see things are a bit wet there for our essential workers making their way south in san jofrancisco th morning, and it's hard to see for some of the drivers as well so be aware of that this morning. the chp still has high wind advisories in effect for the bay bridge as well as 580 through the altamont pass, and high winds have been reported at the richmond and san rafael bridge.

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at the live desk, the democratic party is reportedly making changes to this summer's convention. according to "the washington post," we are learning this morning it could be a limited in-person event or virtual event in august. delegates would be able to take part even if they cannot attend in person. the convention was originally scheduled for july but pushed back to august hoping the restrictions will be eased during the coronavirus pandemic. house speaker, nancy pelosi, said the week-long event could be held forne possibly at an outdoor venue. all public school students in san francisc will get a wellness check call from the district.

san francisco unified said it plans to contact every one of its 54,000 students and their families to conduct wellness checks. the district has been coordinating care and offering resources to students. staff members are starting to reach out to members they have not been in contact with since the shelter-in-place order went into effect back in march. we heard about drive-in movies, but what about drive-in graduations? as of this morning they are a thing. they are allowed in san mateo county and it's the new alternate for countless high school seniors. let's look at how schools and students are getting creative. >> san mateo county wants to save graduations. by tuesday a new order whim all will get together. >> it's one of those events that kids won't easily forget. >> the county superintendent says it's a way to recognize the thousands of students whose

senior year was impacted by covid-19. the order limits the number of vehicles to 200 and three hours, and also requiring a set plan and security. >> it's one of those orders that feels good. we worked hard to make an additional opportunity for students to celebrate graduations. >> the county event center is one venue now offering graduation packages. staff would use the same format as a drive-in theater. the events would be held in the west parking lot, able to hold 600 cars, leaving plenty of space to social distance. >> we can put up the cones and put op stage and let the teachers speak, and provide the venue so that a school can just come in, pop it up super quickly and really reserve that right of passage. >> a graduating senior here says with every missed milestone, she only wishes she could go back and share this message at the start of senior year. >> don't try to rush it.

don't try to get straight to college and graduate, and everything at the end, because you are not going to get this time again. you are not going to get another senior year of high school. >> traveling to and attending these vehicle-based gatherings will be considered essential activity. in san mateo, abc7 news. would you swipe left or swipe right for dr. anthony fauci? as you know he's in the limelight now, but as it turns out some have been eyeing him for year. a romance novel endings" said he inspiration. she said she found him, quote, unbelievably attractive and

charismatic. i will add another quote. she said, i thought he was really sexy. >> well, friends, i did some digging back in the vault and found old school pictures of dr. anthony fauci. >> and? >> okay? and? >> share, please. >> he had a little glam nerd look. looks like your favorite little doctor, like if he came to see you, you would be happy, like, okay, hi. >> also, i mean, smart is cute. we know he is smart. okay? >> yes. i will send you all the pictures. >> have i ever sent you a picture of your doctor? >> oh, no. >> you are not ready. >> i have seen it. yes. definitely swipe right on that one, right? >> yes, yes, yes. >> i am not mad at at

>> i make an appointment for no reason. >> virtual appointments. >> all this time i was looking at my doctor the wrong way. who knew? let's talk about the weather. it's not hot outside but it is definitely going to be raining in some parts, as you can see with live doppler 7. a storm impact scale at 1 again today, steady rain and scattered showers this afternoon, and then the showers will taper in coverage as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, whereas yesterday they kind of held steady in many areas as below 5,000 feet was saturated. you can see light rain from brentwood to across mt. diablo into danville, and over to the east bay. look at this, all the way in the

south bay we are getting light rain right now. here it is. look at that. we will finally get measurable rain in san jose, and that's good thing for the south bay because you missed out on it yesterday. cooler tonight with patchy drizzle and a series of storms return this weekend. here's a look at today. as we head through future radar, notice the yellows go away so we are looking at lighter showers by noon and then look at how the showers disappear in coverage. up to a quarter inch is possible because the flow is moving from west to les coverage, and that's the shower. you could get hit by one or two showers today, not just one single shower and it's done. tomorrow a degree or two warmer, and our warmest and driest days are thursday and friday. have a good one. back to you. >> who is your doctor?

>> i will send you a pic. >> okay. coming up new at 6:00, we are learning what gyms could look like when they finally reopen. one change a big chain is

welcome back, everybody. happening today mlb will submit a plan and they have discussed protocols with california officials, but so far governor newsom has not okayed the teams here playing in their own ball parks. travel would be limited and playoffs would be expanded if an agreement can be reached. twitter says it will alert users of disputed or misleading claims of coronavirus.

starting this week the site will use warning labels for clarifications. they will use the new system on world leaders like president trump as well. apple's new over the ear headphones are expected this year, and they will have head and neck sensors. sources say they will also have automated audio channel routing. some of our heaviest rain down in the south bay. let's take you to street level where our camera is next to the shark tank, and things are getting dicey for our essential commuters in the south bay. cooler tonight with a little less cloud cover and then fog

could fill in there. a little tkreuz drizzle is poss. we have a 1 for tomorrow but notice how it's quiet in the morning and as we head into the afternoon hours, we have a chance of light to moderate showers. reggie? >> mike, thank you. happening today, santa clara county will consider a plan that would ramp up efforts to close the digital divide. the county is teaming up with the city of san jose to approve funding for internet access, and buy laptops for families that don't have access. they want to help students with distance learning. andyasba students made up a music video to talk to them about protecting themselves from covid-19. ♪ ♪ we don't want to leave ♪ we want to stand

♪ wear a mask ♪ it will give you protection ♪ >> i see younger people going outside and they don't want to stay inside, and people are bored and want to go outside and do whatever they want. >> okay. so this video, it's about two minutes long and it's to popular tune. now they get to share it around the world. on social media. >> i was feeling it. did i see blues clues in there? >> did you? >> uh-huh. blue from "blues clues" showed up, and i am not sure why, but hey. >> i am not mad at that either. coming up new at 6:00, planning one summer, what one doctor wants us to think about before sending kids to camp.

also, joe biden commenting on the government's response to the pandemic. and the state is set to make an announcement about the reopening of california today, but here in the bay area things could be a little different. i am amy hollyfield. that story coming up. >> we will leave you

now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, reopening

restaurants, office space and malls. governor newsom expected to release the guidelines for that today. rain has been coming down across the bay area pretty much all morning, so get your umbrella if you have to head outside today. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, may 12th. definitely rainy out there, mike, on my way into work. how long is it supposed to last? >> we are going to have off and on drizzle in the morning and then about 10:00 it will change over to scattered showers. the good news is, where the rain is falling now are areas that did not receive much if any yesterday, and that's in the south bay and parts of the east bay. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale, and the breezy conditions, maybe not as agvesiess a here's a live look as we take a tour over the last 45 minutes or

so of the rain moving out of the peninsula through the south bay and int