now your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. now at 5:00, tesla and alameda cou agement to reopen the fremont plant. and we've been covering what airlines are doing to keep fliers safe during the pandemic, but one policy they cannot enforce. good morning, everyone. happy wednesday. it is may 13th. hi, reggie. >> hi, kumasi. how's it going this morning? >> you know what, we're here. it's a bright day. >> that's right. it's 5:00 a.m. and we're starting again. >> you have tea? >> i don't. i kind of forgot. that's the one thing i didn't bring in here and that's one thing i will have to do quick during our commercial breaks. mike nicco, what have you got? >> little bit of coffee this morning. went for the harder stuff. got tea in the pantry.

just didn't sleep well last night. had to go for that. plus, it's a little cooler this morning, that helps a little bit. hi, everybody. let's talk about what is going on. the number one thing is that we have a chance of showers again today and a one on our storm impact scale and breezy this afternoon and evening up and to 0.1 of an inch of additional rain. right now quiet out there. seeing reports of drizzle and fog around petaluma and watch out for that as you head through the morning hours. sutro towers and the chance of showers increase as we head towards the 7:00 hour especially up across the north bay and then the rest of us get our chances by noon and taper by 4:00 and by 7:00 they're gone. 50s and 60s are the rule for today. a little bit cooler than we should be for this time of year. we'll talk more about chances of rain and the thunderstorm that will hit us this weekend. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. it appears the standoff between tesla and alameda county

is now over. although this is where it gets confusing. nothing is actually going to change. the plant stays open, even though technically, according to the county, it shouldn't be open at least right now. abc7 news reporter julian glover is here to sort this one out. julian? >> it's been a very confusing process getting through all of this. goodern moi morning. we have a deal. those are the words from the county to elon musk. sending a memo to us saying they reviewed tesla safety and prevention plan and if makes a couple tweaks, it can open next week. elon musk tweeted monday that the plant was reopen and he plo told me she was called back to work after furlough over the weekend. musk got the backing of president trump to tweet pushing to let the state reopen the plant and an ongoing back and

forth. they're at odds with the county health order that is stricter than the state guidelines that the plant maintain minimum basic operation. payroll and prepping the building for return. that memo from the county also said it would be working with fremont police department to verify tesla is adhering to physical distancing and agreed upon health and safety measures are in place. fremont police and the mayor of fremont made it clear they don't expect any arrests to be happening here. it appears for now that production will continue at the plant and elon musk could get the blessing from the county early next week. very confusing. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> yet, i think we understand as confusing as it is. julian, thanks for doing that. we're all waiting for this vaccine to come and now labs across the country are racing to find one. in fact, this week president trump declared the country has

prevailed on testing at least. some experts say the u.s. needs to test up to 30 million people every day to get the economy back to normal. but that is far less than the 338,000 daily tests the country is currently averaging. >> i just think it's still a lot of work to be done to be sure the right people are getting the right testing at the right time. >> meantime, pharmaceutical giant pfizer is working on what they call project light speed. scientists and engineered are designing an assembly line to fill and package a vaccine once it's developed. the company began human trials last month and it hopes to delivers millions of doses by october. this was a stunning announcement, los angeles county stay-at-home orders could now go through at least july. abc7 news anchor jobina fortson will tell us more about this. when we heard this yesterday, the bay area definitely winced.

>> definitely, reggie. i mean, people were shocked to hear this. you know, july, it's just hard to gras. that's so far away. mayor eric garcetti talked with "good morning america" about this and it did shock a lot of people. here are the details. the county's public health director said the supervisor everything depends upon the effort to contain the city. most of the city is closed, but the mayor says he hopes to ease some restrictions. garcetti stressed that the key to opening sooner than july is testing. right now l.a. is testing 20,000 people a day. >> we've got to keep that going. and we have to make itar for s toscho sting.foke to get back to work, we need testing. and we do need help from the national level. >> mayor garcetti says he's optimistic that the hero's act will be passed in congress and give more funding to states and counties like l.a. that are

being hit hard by the coronavirus. he is also hopeful that schools will be able to reopen to some degree in the fall. >> thank you, jobina. twitter closed its san francisco offices back in march when the bay area shelter-in-place took effect. but jack dorsy said employees can work from home j. >> everything's changed. i think that hybrid will be the norm. i don't see a lot of people going back into the office right away definitely. >> reporter: that from jared who has been working from home for the past two months. the start-up he works for is in san francisco and now waiting for the county to give the green light to workers. >> our company in that specific office in san francisco can go back to work two weeks after that date. >> reporter: a date that is yet to be given to those who work in san francisco. carlo is ceo of the silicone

valley leadership group and said this pandemic is eye opening for those in charge who see so many of their workers successfully doing so from home. he's now optimistic about what is to come. >> i truly believe we'll have a lot less traffic and clearer skies because a lot more of us as ceos and employers will realize our folks are just as effective working remotely. >> reporter: for those who have to go back to the office, governor newsom is calling for added safety measures, including daily temperature screenings for workers, better social distancing in office areas and extra cleaning. oliva enjoys working at home where he says he's more productive, but does say there are some tech perks that he's excited about getting back to. >> kind of the norm for a lot of them you get catered meals for lunch. it is as nice as it sounds. that's something i definitely miss. >> reporter: jared does say to get here to san francisco, he uses b.a.r.t. and cal train and

he is certainly very concerned about the safety measures onpoerd thoo onboard those trains. j.r. stone, abc7 news. today s jos cncil members will consider a measure to allow local businesses to operate outdoors. allow many places, especially restaurants, to reopen with plenty of space supersocifor so distancing. construction is picking back up and one of the largest commercial projects in silicon valley sanatana west expansion. this will be a mix of office and retail. construction stopped when the shelter-in-place began. but crews will go back to the site this morning. all right. we're coming up on about eight minutes after 5:00 and here's a look at what's going on with some of our neighborhoods. we'll start in the east bay. low to mid 50s and fremont 52

and castro valley and 57 in oakland is the mild spot. let's take a look at else where and you can see a little bit of fog between santa rosa and novato and mid to upper 40s in the north bay and low to mid 50s in other neighborhood under a mostly cloudy sky. my activity planner put caution on everything whether you're exercising or hanging around the neighborhood or walking the dog because there is the chance of showers today and otherwise kind of cool to comfortable depending on what you're doing if you're exercising briskly, you'll enjoy the brisk breeze that will keep you from overheating. here is a look at our east bay valleys. mid to upper highs and 70s from 1:00 through 5:00 under mostly cloudy conditions and stray shower possible. south bay about the same. 59 to 9:00 and increasing clouds and the stray shower and least likely to receive rain behind and right ahead of the east bay valleys which is also not a very

wet place today. for the peninsula, we've got mostly cloudy conditions and a slight chance of a shower. temperatures in the upper 60s for a couple hours here also. so, we have a one on the storm impact scale for five of the next seven days. we'll show you those coming up in the accuweather forecast. let's get over to jobina and find out about our essential workers and their commute. >> hi, mike. good morning, everyone. we are going to start off with a live look in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera. if you're traveling northbound, want to let you know you may run into a slow down between broadway and union street. some lane closures until 6:00 a.m. due to bridge work in the area. heads up to you on that. the california dmv is expanding its virtual offering so people can avoid an in-person visit. complex registration renewals or duplicate renewals. if you need an in-person visit, the dmv have reopened 25 field

offices. the offices have been deep cleaned and follow new protocols. kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. the top three u.s. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings. this is according to a report from reuters. a news source reports that american, delta and united airlines crews were told they could encourage passengers but not force them to wear coverings while they're on the plane. employees can deny boarding at the gate to anyone who isn't wearing one. but all three airlines say they're providing masks for anyone who doesn't have one. >> a round of applause for health care workers in the south bay. greeted hospital workers at regional medical center yesterday. chief eddie garcia said officers wanted to show their support and thanks during these unprecedented times. speaking of that, if you'd like to get involved. this is a neat way to do it.

sal salesforce in san francisco are asking for your help. they want to see your hands and submit a video like this one of just you clapping your hands. for ems work and they'll put those images on top of the sales force tower for a week starting on sunday. make these videos 10 to 20 seconds long and just show your harms and hands and your face will not be included. you can e-mail that to salesfor salesforcetower@gmail.com. >> looking at that video of her clapping. >> i was really over her clapping in my ear. but it's a cool idea and when you see it on top of the salesforce tower you won't have to hear it. well, coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. plus, if you notice that your grocery bill is climbing higher, you're not alone. prices have been going up at the supermarket and an expert gives us an update on the current food supply.

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welcome back, everyone. it's 5:14. if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, tesla reaches a tentative deal to reopen its fremont plant next week. it's been an ongoing back and forth between alameda county and tesla. at odds with county health orders that are currently more restrictive than the state guidelines. number two, governor newsom announced new guidelines for california restaurants, shopping malls and office space to follow when they are allowed to reopen. but officials say the bay area won't immediately see changes to our stricter stay-at-home orders. number three. cal state campuses will keep classes online for the fall semester. the schools leaders say the risks are still too great to resume in-person instruction. number four, los angeles county stay-at-home order is likely going to last through the end of july.

this morning on "gma" mayor eric garcetti stressed the key to opening sooner is more testing. number five. expect more showers today. here's a look at future radar the next six hours and you can see the scattered showers are comi coming. up to a tenth of rain is possible and breezy again this afternoon and evening. and number six. we are going to start with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far so good out there for our essential workers that need to commute in this morning. i, of course, will keep you posted if anything changes. and number seven. military jets will be flying over the bay area this morning to salute local first responders and health care workers. this map shows the path that the jets will take. they'll fly over the richmond/oakland area around 10:43 and then will head to san jose around 10:56. you might be spending more money at the grocery store and not just because you're buying more food. prices are going up. the consumer price index shows meat prices last month were up

more than 14% from april of last year. dairy prices went up 9.6%. alcohol prices remain steady dropping just 0.6%. a panel of food distribution experts including uc davis professors held a discussion yesterday about the food supply chain. the overall food supply chain is really strong. >> what we were seeing from customers is that they were buying for a four to eight weeks period worth of food. you can imagine, those are full freezers and, of course, some of the irrational demand that we saw with paper products and cleaning products. >> well, one professor says his biggest concern is not supply, but people being able to afford groceries with the massive layoffs and the job losses. broadway star nick is out of a coma as he's still recovering from coronavirus. this morning his wife is talking about his recovery and what's

next. kenneth moton has those details. >> reporter: michael strahan e one-on-one with amanda. >> you have an update on nick's condition. what's the news? >> reporter: he has become one of the many public faces of the coronavirus. a battle his wife, amanda, has documented on social media every step of the way. this morning news that the actor is finally awake and recovering. >> they always end it with we need this mental status and this heaviness that held over us today and to get the news today that the doctors said i think we can officially say he is awake and i mean that was just the best news you could hear. >> reporter: michael strahan's interview is coming up only on "good morning america." i'm kenneth moton, new york. >> so happy to hear that.

you're not going to believe this video. a bunch of goats that took over a neighborhood in san jose, at least briefly. what is happening? this was just before 7:00 last night in silver creek neighborhood. look at this one goat that went rogue and just decided to get a little buffet before he moved on. abc7 viewer said they broke through a fence and wandered the streets and some going through the flowers and apparently a lot of them leaving little treats behia few these goats together. they really couldn't. but we're told that pretty quickly they were able to, the person who has the goats were able to take them all back together. there was a dog in that video at one point that was doing its best to round up these goats. that didn't work either.

what did we say? the animals are taking this opportunity. >> they took it. >> they're taking advantage of us. >> i'm just still, there's so many of them. is this a neighbor like are the goats normally just like up the block and they just got out? >> so, i think happened is that these goats come in to go in the nearby hillsides to graze there to prepare that area for fire season. and they do this like a couple times a year. but usually they don't break into the actual streets of the neighborhood. >> they said this is our chance. >> you'll see them a lot in the east bay hills. >> we're going to be the greatest of all time.whatid you all the time in the east bay hills especially as you head towards summer and fall and doing exactly that. grazing. that's the exact reason why i am against my wife getting a baby goat because they turn into big

goats and i like my yard. i like it the way it is. i spend a lot of time trying to make my yard nice. i'm not getting a goat. here's a look at san jose and 53 degrees. let's jump into our accuweather highlights i put together and almost every day has a chance of showers in it. now, they're not a lot of rain to have out of these showers unfortunately. our driest and warmest day and strongest storm arrives. here is a look at the pattern and you can see the area spinning off the pacific northwest coast and the plume of moisture coming our way. i wish that was an atmospheric river, it is not. scattered showers as you can see. increasing this morning especially from 7:00 on and as we look at future radar for the afternoon hours, as has been the case, the showers taper rather quickly as we head into the latter parts of the afternoon into the evening hours. we have a chance of rain up in

the north bay and our best chance of showers will remain in the north bay and a few blips of green else where thursday. we'll keep it under a one also on the storm impact scale. you can see by the afternoon hours, it kind of goes away. rainfall for today. less than a tenth of an inch and tomorrow a couple hundredth of an inch and more across the north bay. low to upper 60s from the coast to inland and even a few 70s in the east bay valley and tonight upper 40s to mid 50s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. a one today, one tomorrow and one in for saturday night but most of us well inside and probably sleeping by the time the rain arrives. put a one on sunday and monday for sure. have a great day. back to you. >> why does -- >> mike and his wife are considering getting a goat. >> why does barbara need a goat? i have questions. >> we'll have to dive into that a little later. also, a movie has moved up it release date and hopes to be

the first one in theaters once we're able to, you know, actually go back to theaters. here's a live look outside right now as people are making their way across the bay bridge

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> in case you haven't heard the california international guard will be traveling, flying across the state and saying thank you to first responders. now, sacramento to oakland will see increasing clouds unfortunately about 63 and 66 and you can see in monterey about 11:02 with the least amount of cloud cover. the potential rainfall for saturday, sunday and monday. and you can see it's significantly more than what we had this week. kuma kumasi. an east bay business reinventing itself for post-pandemic customers. it is get agnew look. owner renee smith's husband is building partitions throughout the shop. smith says she's received no direction from the city or the state on how to prepare to reopen. >> i wanted to reopen with safety, not just safety for the clients, safety for my employees. covid is real. we're not talking about a nail

fungus that you can go to the doctor and get a pill and it's gone in 90 days. >> the professional group that represents salons filed a lawsuit against governor newsom and others to allow salons to reopen now. walmart and sam's club are about to give hourly employees another round of bonuses. the retailer announced they are going to give $390 million in bonuses to recognize employees during the pandemic. full-time workers will get $300, part-time associates will get $150. drivers and assistant managers also qualify for the bonus. this will be paid on june 25th. employees cash bonuses in april. we still don't know exactly when theaters will reopen across the country, but the movie "unhinged" is betting it will be july 1st. that's when the creepy thriller about road rage is going to be released moving up from its planned september 4th date. the first film from solstice

pictures when wants to make "unhinged" the first nationwide release since theaters shut down in march. it will beat "tenant" by two weeks. >> i think we need to come back with something happy. >> that's what i was thinking, too. is this really the fill snm. >> i'm going back inside. >> you'll just watch "hamilton" again on disney plus. a full 90 minutes of news including the latest bay area city to include sick leave during this pandemic. >> the governor has laid out a plan for restaurants and how they can successfully reopen. that doesn't really the y area, at least not yet. another covid-19 relief package in the works. house democrats have announced

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safety. this is a bc7 news. now at 5:30, governor newsom lays out his plan for the next step in reopening california. in the bay area, though, it is still wait and see. the growing concern over falling vaccination rates for measles and other diseases. doctors have a warning for parents today. and the future of fitness. many people are starting to get used to working out at home. how this could change the fitness industry when the shelter-in-place is over. did you do your workout yesterday, kumasi? >> that's my business. >> so no? >> no. >> you did not join me on the peleton app? >> i didn't. let's do one tomorrow. >> so, the two of us do not have peleton bikes. we are not those kinds. but we do go on the free for 90 days peleton app.

>> i can do one today, actually. i need to get back on it. >> the two of us are there. mike nicco, what are you going to do? >> i don't know. whatever barbara wants to do. she's my exercise partner now. >> cute. >> usually go for walks. i usually run the stairs while she walks. let's take a look at what's going on in the storm impact scale. we still have the chance of wet weather today. just scattered showers less than a tenth of an inch and most of us will be dry than wet. here's a look at some fog and we talked about that with the clouds opening and the fog would form and lowest visibility up towards ronard park and fog up towards santa rosahat will be around towards the entire morning commute. highs below average with increasing clouds and best through 7:00 through 3:00 today. low to mid 60s along the coast and mid to upper 60s around the bay and a few 70s in the east bay and also down in the south bay. we'll take a look at the wet

weekend, the storm looks a little bit stronger and providing more rain than what we had so far this week. that's the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's kumasi. governor newsom announced new rules for california restaurants and when they can reopen for in-person dining, but bay area leaders are saying, not so fast. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on this. amy? >> hi, kumasi. see these stacked chairs and tables here at this restaurant in walnut creek, well, they're going to stay that way for a while. restaurants aren't opening here in the bay area any time soon. when they do, the experience is very different. the government released 12 pages. >> the six counties can choose to be a little bit more restrictive. >> we all want to reopen desperately for many, many, many reasons, but we need to do so in a safe manner.

>> separated by a barrier like plexiglass and they have to have hand sanitizers available and face coverings are going to have to be worn by bussers and servers and it will be a while before the bay area will be able to get all of this done and get approval for this. and the governor singled out the bay area, while local officials were quick to say they just aren't ready. if you are wondering if you can drive outside the bay area to a restaurant this weekend, that's unclear. no timelines have been given. just the requirements. the governor says the restaurant needs to meet these requirements and then can ask the state for permission to reopen. so, that's going on in other counties here in the bay area. local officials have not said when restaurants can possibly start working towards reopening.

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. oakland has joined l.a., san francisco and san jose in passing an emergency sick leave policy. our partner reports that the city council unanimously approved the legislation yesterday. it requires employers with more than 500 employees to provide 80 hours of paid time off for front line workers, if they are exposed to covid-19. the measure also applies to workers who are not classified as full-time employees. relief could a be coming to renters and landlords impacted by this pandemic. allow tenants who lose their jobs to stay in their homes given a decade to repay their rent interest free. landlords would get tax credits to cover their financial losses. the plan could cost the state as much as $500 million a year if the tenants don't pay their rent back. some of the nation's top

health experts are warning lawmakers that reopening the u.s. too quickly could have some serious consequences. jobina fortson at the live desk with more on why one senator is slamming dr. anthony fauci. jobina? >> yeah, reggie. thank you. good morning. dr. fauci offered a blunt warning to senators and the public yesterday as parts of the country begin to ease their restrictions as the coronavirus continues. we see new cases more and more every single day. it didn't sit well with everyone. especially senator rand paul. so, rand paul pushed back on fauci's warning saying it is, quote, ridiculous to not send kids back to school in the fall. the senator added that the mortality rate of children is much lower than adults and paul then rebuked dr. fauci. >> as much as i respect you, dr. fauci. i don't think you're the end all. i don't think you're the one person who gets to make a decision. >> i idnever made myself to be an end all.

i'm a scientist, physician and public health official. i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >> though dr. fauci said that children have lower mortality rates than adults, he warned that the public should not assume children are immune. dr. fauci said the possibility of having a vaccine by the fall is unrealistic. reggie, back over to you. nancy pelosi announced a new $3 trillion aid package that is expected to be up for a vote by friday. this includes $1,200 direct cash aid and increase up to $600 per household. $175 billion, there is $175 billion for housing assistance, which would help with rents and morseages. the $600 per week additional unemployment payments would be extended to january of 2021. the package includes hazard pay for essential workers and the senate is not expected to take action until after memorial day.

our main mission here at abc7 news is to bring you stories to help you build a better bay area and part of that is reporting on the major health issues affecting our communities. pediatricians across the u.s. are worried about childhood vaccination rates. golden gate pediatrics said during the first few weeks of shelter-in-place, their visits were down 60% to 70%. now the vaccination rates were down more than 50%, which is a national trend. about 400,000 fewer doses of the measles vaccine were ordered compared to the same time last year. >> we're really worried that as we start to see the regression from the covid pandemic, we're going to see untold cases of measles and measles is way more infectious than covid is. >> the chief of general pediatrics at ucsf said it's important to remind the public, the vaccines are always available for free through clinices and health department. find more information on our website, abc7news.com.

coming up, the investigation into an east bay nursing home with one of the worst coronavirus outbreak in the state. how health officials are taking action. tackling the challenge of reopening schools. the update we expect from the state's superintendent. but, first, we check on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie, kumasi. hi, everybody. welcome to wednesday. we'll start with mostly cloudy conditions on the peninsula. 46 at half moon bay to 53 in san bruno. most of us around 48 to 52 degrees. you can see temperatures in the upper 40s to mid 50s just about everywhere. except for the north bay. uniform with that patchy fog along 101. your commute is kind of an issue and then the showers for the rest of the day. little breezy this afternoon also. so, caution out there advised. let's take a look at some neighborhoods. north bay we have our best chance of wet weather from 9:00 all the way to at least 3:00. temperatures barely into the low to mid 60s for a couple hours this afternoon.

for san francisco we're in the 50s through 9:00 under a mostly cloudy sky and increasing clouds today and temperatures a little short of average in the low 60s with a random shower possible any time after 9:00. even actually after 7:00. for the east bay we have mid through upper 50s through 9:00 and increasing clouds we'll top off at about 67 at 7:00 and temperatures will drop into the mid 60s by 7:00. again, a scattered shower is possible. we're a one on the storm impact scale for today, tomorrow, saturday evening and sunday and monday. i'll wrap all that up for you coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. first, i want to say good morning to jobina. how are you? >> i'm doing well, mike. thank you very much. good morning, my friend. good morning to all of you. happy wednesday. we'll take a live look right now showing you walnut creek where we have pretty clear conditions and that's about the same across the bay area. the road construction i've been following all wraps up around 6:00 a.m. you may experience some minor slow downs but really that

should all be gone in the most part for the next 20 minutes. a baby was after a chase in los angeles came to an end last night. the driver assaulted an officer during a traffic stop and took off with a baby inside the car. the suspect sped through east l.a. in a toyota pris. the baby appeared to be unharmed, thank goodness.

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> we'll start with a live look from sutro tower and the reason why it's cooler this morning and the fog formed in the north bay and 53 as you look over san francisco. the clouds increase and so will our chances of rain after the 7:00 hour and peak from mid morning to mid afternoon and taper and temperatures 50s and

60s all we can get to today. around the state, showers can get as far south as monterey and no snow in the sierra like we had yesterday. 52 in tahoe and 88 in palm springs. the greatest amount of wet weather with the storm track just to our north will be from reading northward. we'll talk about our chances of wet weather coming up. the state department of public health is taking an action against the owner of an east bay nursing home that has been hard hit by coronavirus. denying her license to operate nine more facilities. here's abc7 eye >> reporter: she operates and owns 11 nursing homes including where dozens of patients and staff have conducted coronavirus. >> our condolences. this is such a terrible, terrible virus that is going across the world right now. >> reporter: but now they denied

her license to operate nine additional nursing homes from san jose to central and northern california. the state says she submitted a -- among them patient raped by certified diagnosed for six days. unsafe food storage, sickened residents. failed to address aggressive patient who stabbed another with a fork. i questioned her last month about violations that the state said placed patients in immediate jeopardy. what is going on? how are your clients in immediate jeopardy in those homes? >> there's a lot of things that i would like to speak about when the time is right, dan, you'll be the first one to talk with me about it. >> reporter: she e-mailed a statement, the allegations in the cdph letter you referenced are false and we will publicly respond to these baseless allegations at the appropriate time. >> make no mistake it is common throughout the nursing home industry in california to see

very serious violations, meaning violations in which people's lives are at risk. >> reporter: the advocates for nursing home reform tells me this pandemic is exposing problems and state oversight that have lasted years. >> they don't stop them from operating. those operators can appeal any denial of their application and they can even lose that appeal and they can go on running nursing homes with people's lives in their hands. >> reporter: the state department of public health cannot comment on any specific case but they say they do all they can to safe guards these clients in the nursing dan nowyes, abc7 news. when and how to reopen schools. tony therman will host a virtual media check in on facebook live later this morning. and discuss the topics that they

are focuing on and updates the digital divide learning loss and the question on everyone's mind, when could schools reopen? >> we are putting safety first. and data and science that shows it is possible and so for now, we encourage everybody to finish this school year through distance learning and we'll take some time during the summer to plan the opening of school. >> governor newsom has said that schools could restart as early as july, but unclear if that could still happen and the superintendent will provide an update on technology donations for students who lack access to fully engage in distant learning and that facebook live will start at 9:30 this morning. cal state campuses will keep classes online for the fall semester. the risks are just too great still to resume in-person instruction. classes will continue virtually as they've been since march. the move will affect more than half a million students. there are 23 schools in the csu

system including five in the bay area. the uc system will make a decision next month. it is considering three options, including in-person classes with restrictions. happening today, sonoma county is easing restrictions on parks. beach parking areas will stay closed but inland parking lots will reopen. it allows them to open basketball courts to individuals or members of the same family. face coverings are still required. with gyms closed, people have been finding new ways to get their workout on and in some cases that means going out and buying new equipment and in other cases going to the same gym but doing it online. the owner of catalyst fitness says she will give up on her physical space deciding not to renew her lease. her clients tell her they would rather do live streaming classes. >> a lot of friend in the fitness industry and they'll open it up, but a lot of fear in the clients to go back and work out next to one another.

my heart really goes out to people that are still able, you know, or kind of trying to keep a physical location and keep the classes going. virtual fitness is here to stay. >> precor home fitness says dumb bells are the new toilet paper. they cannot keep them in stock. people are buying up treadmills, ellipticals and home gyms. i have been trying since the beginning of our stay-at-home to buy dumb bells and have given up. it is officially not going to happen. >> you can't find it. >> i haven't been trying to find them either. get my pizza order. >> that jobina. >> that's a good workout, friend. what about you, mike. have you been ordering them?

you were like the gym king out here? >> i have some from when i had my shoulder surgery and they're only five pounds so they're useless. i resorted to use cat litter because it comes in 25-pound boxes and weird stuff like that. >> oh, my gosh. >> not that it shows, but i'm trying. let's take a look at what is going on. welcome to wednesday. here's a look at san jose. 51 degrees. mostly, partly cloudy conditions are cooling the temperatures off and dress warmer this morning and take the umbrella as we have increasing clouds and scattered showers in the forecast today and pretty much for four out of the next six days mostly cloudy with best chance of shower and a chance of more rain hopefully healthier amounts come saturday and sunday. here's the play. the low still spinning and drawing moisture at us and the weak storms will nickel and dime

us if you let us use that phrase. future radar in the northern half of the state through noon and few showers trickle through the mid-afternoon hours and by 5:00 they're over. as we head towards tomorrow's commute, rain in the north bay and then, again, some scattered showers developing as that system slides southward and by:00 by 8:00 in the evening, it's over. some of us could get hit by a shower or two or three and some of us will miss out completely on the wet weather, especially in the east bay valleys and the south bay. you can see tomorrow about the same. couple hundredths of an inch to a tenth of an inch in the north bay. we'll talk about our it emptures for today coming up next. first focus on the seven-day forecast. a one on the storm impact scale and saturday, sunday and monday look wet and tuesday is trending

drier. temperatures cooler and friday and saturday. have a good one. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. coming up new at 6:00, if delived.missing out on you c oasis is back in business. that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.

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welcome back, everyone. happening today, a special tribute for local first responders and health care workers. military jets are flying over the bay area to salute them. this map from the international guards 144th fighter wing in fresno show the path that the jets will take. they will be taking their way up and down the state. here is a look that the route will take in the bay area. fly over the richmond oakland area around 10:43 and then head to san jose around 10:56.

officials encourage anyone who plans to watch to practice social distancing. let's take a look at what to expect weather wise partly to mostly cloudy conditions by the time we get to 10:43 in oakland and partly sunny in san jose and monterey will have the most amount of sunshine and coolest at 62 degrees. let's look at what is going on with our high temperatures. low to mid 60s and coast through san francisco and some 70s in the south bay and east bay and that is with increasing clouds and a chance of wet weather mid morning to mid afternoon hours. and tonight our best chance of wet weather the green across the north bay and upper 40s there and most of us in the low to mid 50s. here's a look what will happen saturday night, sunday and monday. these totals significantly higher than what we've received so far this week. up to a quarter of an inch and maybe a third in the north bay.

got my fingers crossed. >> maybe that rain could help this garden oasis that is back open again in the weo vitthe ga the gate. >> we are just really happy that our members can come out and enjoy the dwagarden. it's looking really beautiful right now. wonderful way to stay grounded, no pun intended in what is going on. >> the garden will be oepen to the general public on saturday. the number of visitors will be limited. here's something else to lift your spirits. not only are these puppies you're about to see adorable, they will also have a rewarding future ahead of them. they're wearing capes like the super hero pups they are. that's because they're on their way to volunteers who will train them to become assistance dogs. the nonprofit canine companions in santa rosa organized this

event. the pups fly on private planes thanks to volunteer pilots. with all of today's challenges, nice to contribute to a wonderful mission. are they wearing golden state warrior capes. is that what that nk they are. >> they are the cutest dogs. >> if they're not, that's what we're going to say. >> look at this little guy right here. he's like, where is my private jet. please allow me to board first. >> i think that deserves a private jet ride when this is over. >> are you talking about woodstock who threw up all over the floor yesterday. >> he's stressed. >> not enough candles and air freshener in the world. >> oh, no, woodstock. >> could make this place nice yesterday. woodstock and i had a chat. next at 6:00, the proposal set for a vote in san jose today that could help businesses reopen faster.

and the airport could look more like, oh, goodness, a futuristic movie once people start traveling again. the new technology that could help slow the spread of the coronavirus. this morning we're getting word that tesla and alameda county reached an agreement on the reopening of the fremont facility and not much is changing and the facility is still in operation,

building a better bay area. this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, elon musk gets his wish. alameda county willsl to open its fremont factory. we'll talk about the deal reached late last night. los angeles on lockdown. the city announcing plans to keep stay-at-home orders for three more months. mayor eric garcetti is addressing the situation this morning. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, may 13th. happy that you are waking up with us this morning. jobina has the mayor's response at the live desk. first, checking in with you, mike. right? >> we have some showers. not everybody is going to get wet, but we've got an unsettled pattern and storm impact scale on it for today. it's a one with rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch and little breezy again this afternoon and through the evening. right now a live doppler 7 pretty quiet. a few blips