this is the beginning of it. the rest of the state has allowed this for about a week. the bay area, though, decided to take a cautious, slower approach and decided not to allow it. marin and san mateo decided it was okay. county officials will be watching infection rates closely to see if this has any kind of impact. >> if we see a surge, we may have to take that step back. but if we see that people are social distancing, they're wearing masks and it's working, then we're able to look at the next progression. >> contra costa and santa clara counties have not indicated that they will join these counties and moving into stage two. the officers in those counties have said conditions have not changed and there is no coronavirus vaccine. alameda county has not announced a move to phase two, but health officials there had at one point

saidid aa oint femo starthase t. an annnc fm llyfie, abc7 news. happening today, governor gavin newsom will release his revised state budget proposal to balance a shortfall caused by this pandemic. his revised plan will include more than $200 million to increase the state's firefighting efforts. that will be used to manage a surge in wildfires and hire 600 new additional firefigters. newsom will have to decide what will be cut. some state lawmakers areern waing against cuts to education and others are suggesting a statewide tax increase. california does have at least $16 billion in its rainy day fund. you can watch the governor's briefing at noon live right here on abcden 7. your health, your children's emgication, the changing workplace and the economy. these are all areas that abc7

news is committed to covering in the effort to build a better bay area. as we see progress in reopening the bay area, we know we'll have to adapt to a much different world. the question that is weighing on parents, students and teachers is what school will look like in the fall. we are now getting an idea of what families can expect for the next school year. j.r. stone has those details. >> we are looking at about 12 to 15 students in a classroom right now. >> reporter: that from palo alto superintendent don austin who says that they are looking at the possibility next year of having middle and high school students come to school two days a week and work from home the oter three days. >> students come for two days and the other half come for two days and day five in our model is going to be teacher preparation day. >> reporter: across the state, districts are closely looking at what can be done to ensure student safety during the covid-19 pandemic. >> you know, many schools are considering the possibility of

having rotated schedules each day. that there would be a morning shift for some students and then there would be an afternoon shift for other students. as a way of keepal the class sizes small. >> if we do go back to work, most of us can't afford to have like a day care or someone to look after our kids. >> reporter: superintendent austin says elementary school kids would not be included in his district's possible two-day school day week. >> our goal is to keep our elementary school students with us as much as physically possible. >> reporter: all goals that could change depending on what happens statewide with the virus. >> we're trying to create things that honor the social distancing requirements, whatever those may be, but don't create a system that's scary for kids. schools should not be scary. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc7 news. happening today, the oakland unified school district and the city will announce a plan to help close the digital divide

that comes with distance learning. half of oakland's 50,000 public school students don't have their own computer or internet access. their $12.5 million plan hopes to get a computer and internet access to every student who needs one. the plan will do the same for each student who joins the district every school year. the government scientist outed from the effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine will testify on capitol hill this morning and set to make a pretty grum prediction. jobina fortson is at the live desk with what we can expect. good morning. >> rick bright will appear before lawmakers this morning as the battle continues over when and how to reopen the country as we see states pulling back and moving forward on all of this and in a prepared testimony he is prepared to tell the country they face unprecedented illnesses and fatalities without preparation. without clear planning and

implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. he recently oversaw production of a coronavirus vaccine, but claims he was demoted after recommending against the use of a malaria drug pushed by president trump as a possible cure. >> pressure to let politics and croneyism drive decisions over the opinions of the best scientists we have. >> reporter: this as new cdc guidelines meant to help business and communities reopen are reportedly being blocked by the white house saying they're too restrictive. senate minority leader chuck schumer failed yesterday to pass a resolution that called for the immediate release of those guidelines. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. san francisco mayor london breed talked to abc news about as spects of san francisco's reopening. she called on the city's billionaires to donate to the recovery fund. >> we have to make sure they understand their social responsibility of being not only a san franciscan but someone who

should be contributing to society in this way because a lot of the money that is being made is really off the backs of a lot of the folks that we need to help right now. >> so, san francisco has about 75ioires,ut city records show that only a few donated to the recovery fund. breed acknowledges some families and organizations have donated, though. about $26 million has been pledged to the recovery fund so far. a coronavirus test that you can do at home, that could be a game changer in managing this pandemic. thanks to some silicon valley educators, one is in the works. construction of office buildings is on, again, but changes in how we work. question if they're even needed any more. that is an interesting conversation, mike. a lot of things have changed. we know that. in the meantime, though, checking in with you for a look at our forecast today. >> let's take a look at what is going on around where you are this morning and we'll take a

look at some neighborhood temperatures in san francisco. good morning, everybody. welcome to thursday. we're pretty much around 52 to 57 from lake merced over towards the marina. pretty mild morning under a mostly cloudy sky and temperatures in the 50s just about everywhere. sa sleandro. let's look at your commute from a weather perspective and a little mist hanging in the air, it's possible. some showers this afternoon and that is going to be the case, so caution no matter how you're getting around. here's a look at some of our neighborhoods. we'll start with the east bay valleys. 55 this morning and low 70s under a partly sunny sky this afternoon. 66 at 7:00 and as we head down to the south bay, 55 at 7:00. near 70 at noon and we'll hang around 70 to 71 for the better pat of the afternoon hours. showers most likely and if we see some showers today, especially the santa cruz mountains and for the peninsula hang out upper 60s to near 70 under a partly sunny sky today

after starting off at 55 this morning. today is the last chance of showers until the weekend and pretty good soaking possible sunday. i'll have that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's jobina. >> good morning, everyone. i'm following a really awful situation in the south bay. i want to take you now to the map so you can see all southbound lanes of highway 85 in san jose will be closed until a8:00 this morning. four people have died due to a crash that happened around 10:00 last night. southbound around cottle road. does look like according to the chp that the driver may have been under the influence of alcohol. starting june 1st travelers using the sfob.a.r.t. station will need a clipper card. b.a.r.t. is gradually moving its entire system away from

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. 4:41 on this thursday. let's take a look from our roof camera and show you how much quieter the weather is. 56 degrees and a couple degrees milder as you head out this morning. a look at the accuweather 12-hour planner and mid 50s for the most part through 7:00. once we get past 7:00, the chance increases, especially across the north bay and the

santa cruz mountains. scattered and light showers at about 4:00 and temperatures near 60 at the coast and the rest of us near 70 and the chance will fade this evening if you are going out for a walk. best chance of showers up north with sunshine and 77 in l.a. and 92 down in palm springs and check out the potential rainfall coming this weekend nearly half inch in san francisco and more on that coming up. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. commercial construction is resuming in silicon valley. in san jose the sight of the old century movie theaters will be transformed into 1 million design square feet and accommodate social distancing and to provide dedicated terraces and outdoor space to replace dense conference room settings and really small break rooms. however, the shift to working from home has also prompted a reevaluation for the need of large complexes. >> we are already deep into discusses that weather or not as

covid continuesnd past cov oocovid whether we need to return to the work arrangements we have. >> if there is a surplus of office space, officials think it will help small start-ups by lowering the cost of leases but developers remain optimistic that there is demand for major office projects. much has been said about covid-19 testing capacity and our ability to ramp it up is critical to opening parts of the economy. more on the innovative work that is being done to make it a reality. >> we can do something like this where a person can spit into a cup and find out if they have covid or not could really be a game changer. >> reporter: that could soon become a game changer if researchers at stanford university shows that saliva is just as accurate as a swab. >> really gives you a window into what is going on in your

community. >> reporter: dr. ruth ann is the lead at startx associated with stanford. she has been keeping tabs on some of the work being done to innovate covid-19 testing. in the past week, rutgers university received emergency approval from the fda to allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send it off to a lab for results. similar to a genealogy test. >> you can test a lot of people with saliva and it doesn't take any special person to draw blood or use a swab. >> reporter: that's not the only item on the innovation front, ucsf is working on a crisp based covid-19 kit that can diagnosis infection in less than an hour. >> in the crisper test they can use what is already in most laboratories and a lot easier and a lot less expensive. >> reporter: the stanford and ucsf are going through trial runs but if approved by the fda, both could play a role in

getting america back to work. chris nguyen, abc7 news. police and firefighters on the peninsula will thank health care workers in south san francis francisco. this is the latest salute to health care workers. we love to see this. these f-15 fighter jets from the air and national guard. they soared over the east bay and then down into santa clara yesterday. we first brought it to you on "midday live" but we want to see this again because it is so awesome to watch. we spotted them as they were flying over richmond's kaiser hospital thrilling nurses, doctors and other staffers. >> i think it's really tremendous that they would pause and recognize the work that has gone on in california with health care workers. >> i've never seen a jet that close before and to see them fly that low and that slow is absolutely amazing.

>> it really is amazing. so, the u.s. a a a a thunderbirds will fly over bay area today. project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody who is on the front lines of this covid-19 battle. use the #betterbayarea to show how you're saying thank you and we will share your story. mike, i tried to watch from san francisco and i could not see. so, i'm so glad we got that video. i don't know if i just wasn't looking in the right place or kind of overcast. >> i think the overcast had a lot to do with it. >> did you see it? >> we tried, too. i was asking you if you saw it, but i figured you were getting ready for "midday live." >> i tried to run out and see it or try to hear and i saw you start to sip your tea. anyway.

so, let's take a look at what is going on in san jose. partly cloudy and 54 degrees. here's a look at my accuweather highlights. showers. one more chance today. one on the storm impact scale. dry most of saturday and friday will be our driest for sure and our brightest and warmest day. now, we have a health rain coming sunday and then a chance of thunderstorms and showers monday and tuesday. out there right now, pretty quiet and nice area of gray sitting on most of us. if you see that little break, the blue between the two cloudy air masses. that is the break tomorrow and then look at that swirling mass out over the ocean. that is what is coming for the weekend. here we go as we head through the morning hours. you can see the showers increase, especially across the north bay and then try to dip down into the santa cruz mountains some some could step off the mountains into our other neighborhoods but few and far between in the afternoon and then into the early evening hours. the clouds kind of dissipate, which mean cools temperatures tomorrow and more fog for the morning commute and other than a few high clouds as the sun sets

tomorrow, a pretty bright day. here's a quick look at some of the rainfall potential today and you can see it's just a couple hundredths of an inch if you get caught into that. highs from 62 at half moon bay to 74 in antioch and morgan hill. my accuweather seven-day forecast. 62 at the coast but 74 to 80. feel warm compared to what we have been deal with. clouds will cap our warming and breezy and wet sunday with thunderstorms possible monday. have a good day, here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. uber will use face detection technology to make sure that drivers are wearing masks and zip will let you get a car within minutes of signing up. >> in today's tech bytes. face detection technology for uber before a driver can accept a ride he or she must take a selfie wearing a mask. if the technology detects no mask, the driver cannot proceed

with the rigde. the retail giant established for amazon fresh and whole food customers a month ago. amazon says they have increased capacity and the waiting list has been removed. instant access comes to zipcar. it will allow new customers to access vehicles within minutes of signing up instead of days. all you need is your driver's license and a selfie to confirm your identity. those are your techbytes. have a great day. a new survey by real estate company zillo finds that 75% of people working from home want to keep doing it, at least half the time. two-thirds say they might even move if they can continue to work from home. some people would be willing to move further away from their workplace. finding a house that has more rooms and even a dedicated office space. warriors head coach steve kerr speaks out about the pandemic and doesn't hold back against president trump. and pandemic pet care.

the change in rules that veterinarians want to make to protect all of our sweet little puppies. and abc7 is launching a streaming app. wherever you are, you can get our live newscast and breaking weather and more. the abc7 bay area app is available on apple tv, fire tv and roku. search abc7 bay area and install we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in 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.

all right. we're waback. let's take a look at our temperatures tonight. i imagine they are going to be cooler especially in the north bay and we have mid to upper 40s while the rest of us in the low to mid 50s under a partly cloudy sky. highs tomorrow will rebound nicely. look at that. mid to upper 70s in our inland neighborhoods and even some 70s around the bay and low to mid 70s and 60s along the coast into san francisco. saturday a degree or two cooler and it will feel cooler due to the increasing clouds and then sunday will be the coolest of the next three, thanks to the rain that's going to be falling. temperatures holding in the 60s. in fact, we'll take a look at that rain and try to time it out and give you how much to expect coming up. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. happening today the state veteran air medical board will meet to change regulations so vets can impose telemedicine. the only way that vets could connect virtually with their clients if they had already made a specific diagnosis for a pet within the last year.

veterinarians say the rules are putting public safety at risk because people are just forced to bring their pets to the hospital. warriors head coach steve kerr is not holding back on criticism of president trump. cer says mr. trump is not providing the type of leadership we need during a pandemic. >> we need people to pull together to and to ask each other to pull together and i think that's one of the things that is demoralizing today is just how divisive our president is. >> kerr joined bay area congressman ro khanna for a discussion about coronavirus and not the first time that the two have teamed up to tackle tough topics. khanna and kerr hosted a gun viance in 2018. sfo just won a big award. the best airport in the u.s. by sky tracks passengers choice awards. the grand hyatt at sfo was also named the best airport hotel in the u.s. there aren't many passengers

using the airport right now, but officials say they are ready for traffic to pick back up. >> you can't beat the amenities at sfo, that's for sure. let's take a look at what is going on. future radar. starting at 8:00 saturday morning and you can see the cloud cover. pretty dry. all the way up to sunset it remains dry but after that frame, we move in to some rain in mendocino county and look at that, we wake up sunday morning and a lot are dealing with drizzle and if not steady, light rain as it continues into the afternoon hours as it slowly slides south. and then we get on the back side of this cold front and we wake up to drizzle and scattered showers and the possibility of some thundert sscattered, lighter showers as we head to tuesday. but look at some of that snow falling up in the sierra. here's a look at your rainfall totals saturday through monday and very impressive for a may storm. nearly half inch to inch of rain. kumasi?

>> thank you, mike. we know parents are working overtime to keep their kids busy and challenged at home. and one florida family is showing us a clever new game to clean the house and learn at the same time. they call it the roomba challenge. each of the balloons has the name of a family member. the roomba does its floor sweeping with kitchen knives taped on the top. last family member's pop wins. don't worry, the couch has to stay on the couch the whole time. well, coming up next at 5:00, a san francisco church taking action after somebody zoom bombed a bible study. also, the cal state university system moving forward with classes this fall. the chancellor spoke about the decisions just moments ago. many people no longer have health insurance after getting laid off. we'll talk

now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> now at 5:00, cal state schools will not reoepen for the fall semester and this morning the chancellor is talking about next steps. plus, a look at the people who put their health on the line during the pandemic. the demographic of essential workers in the bay area. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, may 14th. good morning, reggie. yes, shirts. >> look at this. >> look at this.

kumasi got this for me when she went to ghana and i have never worn it on the air and we unintentionally match this morning. >> it makes me happy. >> makes me happy, too. come on, ghana. come on, mike nicco. >> let's see, never been to ghana. but i guess you could -- no, i would want to go there and get it myself and not order it on amaz amazon. you have to get the whole experience. hopefully some day kumasi will tell us about it. we'll have to do a facebook live or something like that. >> that's a good idea. >> let's do it. here's a look at your storm impact scale. a chance of showers again today. mainly across the north bay and in the santa cruz mountains and every once in a while they could find our way to our neighborhoods. i was out walking/jogging yesterday. a little mist, a little drizzle fell. not too bad and that's what we're seeing up across the north bay right now, especially the sonoma county coast.

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