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. put this into motion and you can see the north bay that will have

any chance of some real wet weather over the next hour or so. the rest of us dealing with mostly cloudy conditions and patchy fog and some patchy misses especially at our higher elevations through the morning commute and chance of showers through the north bay and by 7:00 this event is unwinding. temperatures topping out in the 70s in most neighborhoods and then dropping into the 60s by 7:00. take a look at the wet weekend coming up. here's reggie with more news. as the bay area begins to reopen, we all know we have to adapt to a changing world. changes in our workplaces, our economy, your health and the future of education. let's talk about education. the cal state university system is preparing to continue online classes for the fall semester. a major announcement. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with what the chancellor said about it this morning on "gma." julian? >> good morning, reggie. this was a really big announcement when it came out

this week. timothy white said the main reason the university is continuing with only online is because of that potential second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the fall that would stop in-person instruction. moments agose ash you mentioned the chancellor appeared on "gma" and discussed what the university is doing to ensure the health and safety of its half a million students across 23 campuses. most instruction online and clinical classes in the nursing program, but ensured rigorous health and safety in place. >> there will be variability across our 23 campuses, but we're planning because we want our students to have as many options as possible come fall. we thought it most prudent, wise to plan for 100% and then be able to pull back from that if the circumstances on a given campus prevail. >> now, cal state was the first major university system across

the country to make the announcement that they would continue with online education only in the fall. unclear what the impact would be on the university's bottom line and if some of those students would decide to maybe cancel their fall semester plans and hang out for the spring and hope things get better there. you can watch that full interview with chancellor white at 7:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. local cases of coronavirus have reached a grim milestone. they're now over 10,000 confirmed cases in the bay area and in santa cruz county. this morning, police and firefighters will thank health care workers during a shift change at kaiser hold a committee hearing meeting to discuss coronavirus testing and their goal is to test 4,000 people a day. today, governor gavin newsom will release his revised state budget proposal to balance a shortfall caused by this pandemic. san francisco is expected to

have a $1.7 billion budget deficit over the next two years caused by the impacts of the coronavirus impacts. mayor london breed announced yesterday that the city will have to make budget cuts and reduce spending across all departments. for 2020, the city must close a $250 million shortfall. if economic recovery from the pandemic is delayed because of community exposure that projected deficit could grow even higher. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, although many of us have known this, a new study is confirming that people of color are disproportionately working front line essential jobs across the bay area during the pandemic. what we're also seeing here in the study done by the bay area equity atlas is essential jobs like grocery store employees, farm workers, and public transit drivers are being done disproportionately by latinos as well as immigrants. the report says 58% of bay area workers are people of color, but

account for 66% of essential workforce. latinos account for 31% while black workers represent 6% of essential jobs. they account for 23% of the public transit workers. the report's authors want employers to do more to protect our essential workers. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. a san francisco church is now suing zoom after a zoom bombing incident during a video bible study class. a st. paul luneern church said zoom was the the hacker disabled the computer screen and when the student tried to terminate the session and restart the class the hacker attacked again and they had to stop the class. parts of the bay area will start moving into phase two of reopening from the state's shelter-in-place order. san francisco mayor london breed announced yesterday the city will formally enter phase two on

monday. that will allow for all streetside businesses to reopen for deallivery and curbside pickup. manufacturing and warehouses will also be able to reopen with some modifications. and when you add it all up, that means 95% of businesses will now be able to reopen, even if it is just partially. >> i'm sure that since your kids are probably at home driving you crazy now toy stores are available for pickup. here is an incredible opportunity to get a distraction for them. >> san mateo county announced they are moving into phase two on monday. alameda county said they would enter phase two next week. marin and santa clara counties have not announced a date. 1 counties in northern california will be allowed to more fully reoepen for phase two. you can see the counties selected here on the map. mostly rural. customers will be allowed in stores and in restaurants. churches, hair and nail salons, gyms and concert venues are

still closed for now. in southern california, los angeles county has reopened its famous beaches but do not count on hanging out and soaking up the sun. reporter irene talked with people who were just grateful to get out and enjoy the surf and sand. >> reporter: beaches in los angeles county open again. >> beautiful day. nice weather and everything. >> reporter: attracting locals cooped up in inside at home for nearly two months. >> it's good to walk and change your mood most. >> reporter: l.a. county the last southern california county to reopen beaches for walking, running, swimming and surfing after closing in march due to the coronavirus pandemic. >> fantastic. we can't wait to start using beach again because it's -- we need fresh air and it's kind of depressing to stay home all the time. >> reporter: >> reporter: whether it's santa monica, venice or malibu, l.a.

county beaches are only for active use, no sitting in the sand and group sports like beach volleyball. piers, boardwalks and bike paths remain closed. >> as long as everybody keeps six feet apart and the mask and everything, everything is good. >> reporter: face masks are required unless you're in the water. redondo police handed out face coverings to those without. >> we ask the community bear with the rule skz do the best they can and help us help them and keep us out of harm's way, as well. >> reporter: eileen, abc7 news. let's talk about what is going on weather wise and neighborhood temperatures on the peninsula where we're coolest at menlo park and 58 under a mostly cloudy sky and and 60 right now in oakland is the warm spot. most of us in the 350s. we do have 48 in los gatos and

fog around santa rosa. so, it is decreasing, unfortunately. activity planner today, a lot like yesterday. limited sunshine. we'll have a little bit, but limited showers mainly across the north bay and that's really the only thing you have to worry about. keep our app and live doppler 7 handy when you head outside. temperatures in the north bay and 50s through at least 11:00 and then we'll have a chance of showers increasing as we head from latter parts of the morning through the early afternoon hours and we'll hit the mid 60s this afternoon. san francisco in the 50s through 9:00. increasing clouds and right around 64 which is spot on for this time of the year. a stray shower is possible today after a little bit of mist near the coast this morning and also near the bay. for the east bay, 56 this morning and look at that, we jump up into the upper 60s for several hours this afternoon under a partly sunny sky and see a little bit more sunshine than yesterday. and, remember, a stray shower is possible. for sure we've got a dry day tomorrow with a whole lot of sunshine and then a pretty good soaking by may standards

possible sunday. i'll have that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. first get over to jobina and find out about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. so, i am following a really devastating situation in the south bay right now. take you right to the map so you can see what is happening in san jose. the purple line that you'll see on your screen indicates a full closure. all lanes of southbound 85 past cottle road are closed due to a deadly crash. the chp confirmed four people died in this crash. three men died at the scene and one woman at the hospital and another passenger was taken to the hospital. six people in total were in the suv. the driver was arrested by police on the scene. they believe he was under the influence of alcohol. again, since this is a deadly crash, a lot that needs to be done as far as the investigation, so you should expect all lanes of southbound 85 to be closed until 8:00 this morning. that's according to the chp. in other parts of the bay area

here, just want to check in on everyone else. another section of san jose. 87 nice and clear conditions there this morning. reggie? >> thank you, jobina. coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. plus -- >> i'm extremely stressed out and i really want to get my asthma inhaler as soon as possible. >> lost their jobs no longer have heth insurance. this is one. so 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.

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it's 5:13. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things you need to know this morning. number one, next week could bring more customers to bay area businesses. three counties are about to break off from the region's strict stay-at-home orders. marin and san mateo will ease into stage two. morning and you can watch the entire interview right here at 7:00 a.m. the scientist ousted will testify on capitol hill this morning. in a prepared testimony, dr. bright will tell lawmakers that u.s. faces the darkest winter in modern history.

number four, the labor department will release the weekly unemployment report in just about 15 minutes at 5:30. it's expected to show 2.5 million more americans filed for unemployment last week. more than 33 million americans have filed for benefits over the last seven weeks. number five. southbound lanes of highway 85 in san jose are closed after a deadly crash last night. the chp says a man possibly under the influence of alcohol lost control of his suv and crashed killing four people. lanes are expected to reopen at 8:00 a.m. number six, expect more showers today on the light side a couple hundredths of an inch of rain possible and wait until i show you the healthy rain coming this weekend in the accuweather seven-day forecast. number seven. uber is using face detection to make its drivers wear facive e e coverings. before drivers accept rides, they have to take a selfie and

it can determine whether a driver has that face covering on based on the photo. as unemployment numbers sky rocket, so, too, does the number of americans using their job-based health insurance. health coverage is perhaps more important than ever during this pandemic. so, it's one of our focuses as we tell stories to build a better bay area. abc7 news reporter kate larsen looking into how unemployed californians can get coverage. >> reporter: between march 1st and may 2nd lived in a family in which someone lost a job. a new kaiser family foundation analysis showed that 61% of those people rely on employer-sponsored insurance. >> no coverage at all. i'm extremely stressed out and i want to get my asthma inhaler as soon as possible. >> reporter: rebecca lost her job at a restaurant along with her health insurance in march. >> i have a 5-year-old and it's just, he doesn't have any medical either.

that's a really scary situation. >> reporter: an estimated 27 million newly unemployed workers and their dependents could lose health insurance. nearly half those workers are eligible for medicaid and 31% qualify. cover california, which can enroll people in private plans and medical. >> 2.5 times as many people compared to last year. every day we're getting thousands of californians coming in and getting insurance right away. >> reporter: it shows states like texas, georgia and florida that did not expand medicaid will have major gaps in coverage. california expanded subsidies to help families. >> we don't have gaps in california. >> areou lost their job and private insurance can findgd ceptn. undocumented immigrant, you might not be eligible for financial support.

>> rebecca just signed up and her coverage begins june 1st. kate larsen, abc7 news. an employee at a produce packing site just tested positive. calavo distribute avocados and others. they closed the plant for five days after an employee that got infected. >> one sector in our economy that is affected is the avocado industry. we're concerned about that and we're very much involved in investigating. >> ventura county public health officials are making sure that people in the produce industry get tested. new developments. it seems vehicle gatherings at graduation ceremonies won't be happening after all for students in the san mateo high school district. the district sent families a letter yesterday because of the size of the graduating it just

won't work. graduations will be celebrated in person whenever it's actually allowed. a college grad in north carolina said he was going to celebrate no matter what. so he got creative when he couldn't walk across the stage to receive his diploma because of the pandemic. ♪ ♪ >> yes. this is 22-year-old chance kennedy dancing his way to viral fame. so many people are watching this video and replaying it. majored at business education at north carolina central university and also got his minor in swagger. so, congratulations to him.

who is doing the camera work because they're tracking it. ♪ >> it's good. >> that's what i need to listen to in the morning at 4:00 when i'm getting into it. get are ready for the whole day. that was so good. i'm happy. i know, mike, you're getting ready for i guess a virtual graduation this weekend. >> yeah. we'll see if i can get my son to do that, also. >> you got the moves. you can be the cameraman. >> absolutely. we won't be doing a tiktok that is for sure. i'm glad he was so excited because a lot of kids stressed out and just sad because they're not getting to do their normal traditions at their schools and every school has their own tradition. so, good to see that he's still very happy. great accomplishment. congratulations. let's look at what is going on from the exploratorium camera where we see a mixture of clouds

and stars. a look at the highlights i put together for you. mostly cloudy day. showers will have some best chances across the north bay and lesser extent over the santa cruz mountains and little cooler tomorrow and fog up in our north bay valleys and little along the coast and healthy rain likely sunday. that will keep you inside. that's for sure. here's a look at what is going on and our best chance of wet weather along lake mendocino and more showersoastnd will move across the north bay and that will mix in with some of the fog up there this morning. ittic loo ilooks like our comm challenging because of that. as we head into the afternoon hours a few green blips i s wor their way to the other parts of the bay and they kind of go away and watch the gray fade away. those are the clouds clealeavin and we'll wake up to cooler conditions tomorrow. look at all that sunshine to late in the afternoon when high

clouds come in and make for a very colorful sunset friday. rainfall amounts not much today, but look at what happens saturday. or i should say sunday, monday and tuesday. sunday will be our healthiest, steadiest rain and monday thunderstorms and then some scattered showers will remain in tuesday's forecast. so, we have a one for today. a one for sunday. monday and tuesday on our storm impact scale. and in between friday, tomorrow and our brightest and warmest day and then a warming trend begin again next wednesday. have a good one. let's get over to reggie. >> i'll take it, mike. >> thank you. still ahead the hit drama on abc that will wrap up its series finale tonight. also the experiment that looked at how long coronavirus can stay in the air after

just a little bit from 62 in half moon bay to san francisco at 64 and 73 at san jose and also concord and mid to upper 60s up in the north bay and

greatest mouamount of cloud cov and rain schocool air. the clouds open up a little bit and 40s to develop in the north bay valleys and the rest of us in the low to mid 50s under a partly cloudy sky. all right. we have that rain this weekend adjust your plans accordingly. saturday is going to be the drier day. we'll talk more about that coming up next half hour. let's get over to kumasi for more news. >> thanks, mike. csfu study finds covid-19 is a lot worse for people who smoke. the odds of the disease reaching a severe stage are about double for smokers. one scientist says that it's reflected in california's rate of covid-19 patients needing hospital treatment. >> i think that the low smoking that we have here in california because of the state's anti-smoking program is probably contributing to the fact that california is doing pretty well compared to a lot of other places in managing covid. >> the study didn't include e-cigarette use but they expect

it creates the same risk. a new study also finds that coronavirus could linger in the air, get this, for at least eight minutes after somebody is talking. researchers say they found that talking loudly for one minute in a confined space could generate at least 1,000 speech droplets. they say that if somebody were to inhale those droplets, it could potentially trigger new infections. >> pretty eye opening. here's some good news. the first san mateo county firefighter that contracted coronavirus has recovered and returned to work and saving lives in a different way. he went into quarantine after noticing symptoms. night sweats and 104 degree temperature and none of the other firefighters contracted coronavirus and he provided p plasma for a clinical trial for coronavirus. >> maybe this is why i got

corona early. >> chief is ab positive and that makes him a universal asma donor. every 14 days he will be back to treat again. each treatment will treat three to four coronavirus patients. after six years of twists and turns the final of "how to get away with murder." >> everything you could possibly want in your character was in that episode. it was like a beautiful aria. it ends on the most beautiful high note. >> how to get away with murder. >> yes. the finode cle "stay." it will bring the show to an end and reveal who killed keeting. >> i'm here for those earrings.

did you see the earrings, friend, that she had? >> yes. i love how she says, how to get away with murder. so dramatic. >> so extra. but that's why we like it, right? >> yeah. well, we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the creative way that some restaurants have maintained social distancing after opening back up. you will soon be able to shop the shops here at the ferry building. kind of. i'm amy hollyfield and i'll explain coming up. and the u.s. senator under investigation. what he's this is one. so is this. and so are these. but no matter the shape, square footage or who might live in them, they all represent something more. a sanctuary. a refuge. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. at lowe's, we believe everyone deserves that feeling. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us.

now your health, your safety. this is a bc7 news. breaking news at 5:30. the department of labor releasing the latest unemployment numbers as millions more laid off workers file for benefits. easing into reopening. three bay area counties are just days away from lifting parts of their strict, stay-at-home orders.ou think?

is it creepy or clever? one restaurant using blow-up dolls to maintain social distancing. good morning, everybody. i had to fix my face, friend. >> where did they get those -- you know what, sometimes you don't need the answers. glad everyone is here this morning. mike nicco standing by with a look at your day ahead. >> i'll leave that one in a rear view mirror and forge forecast into the forecast. here's a look at what is going on and grab an umbrella if you're heading out in the north bay and showers rolling from west to east. you'll have the best chance of wet weather today but still a one on the storm impact scale. santa cruz mountains have the second best chance of scattered showers and then the rest of us fall under that and less than a tenth of an inch of rain after

that. about what we temperatures today and starting to creep up today. low to mid 70s in the east bay valleys and south bay and least likely areas to see rain and around the bay itself, mid 60s to near 70 and low to mid 60s in the north bay where we're at least likely to see some sunshine today but most likely to have that rain cooled air. pretty good soaking coming this weekend and we'll talk about that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. fi first, here's jobina. >> unfortunately i'm following a devastating situation in the south bay. we'll take you to the video because all southbound lanes of highway 85 in san jose are closed right now after a deadly crash late last night. the california highway patrol said the driver of this suv was driving over the speed limit and possibly under the influence when he lost control and crashed into the central divide. this happened near cottle road just after 10:00 p.m. three men died at the scene and

one woman died at the hospital. one other passenger was taken to the hospital, as well. the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. lanes are expected to be closed until 8:00 this morning. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. this morning, three bay area counties are preparing to ease stay-at-home orders. marin, san francisco and san mateo will move into stage two starting on monday. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with more on this. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. we are expecting rules for retailers here in san francisco to be released today. but what we do know is that you won't be able to go strolling and shopping through your favorite store but have your purchases delivered to you here at quucurbside. starting on monday, san francisco and sanat awill move into phase two. 95% of retailers will be eligible to reopen for curbside

sales. officials in the bay area decided to take a slower, more cautious approach. >> everyone thinks that they have answers and solutions. we're learning. so, let's contrast what we're doing to the state of georgia or other states. some of them are just opening. and, so, we're trying to take a responsible approach. >> authorities say they will be watching infection rates closely to see if this has an impact. there's no word from contra conc costa. the conditions have not changed and there still is not a vaccine. alameda county has allowed retail to start opening back up mid-may so their announcement could be coming soon. social distancing is still a priority. and we do know the stores that are allowed to offer curbside service can only have ten employees or less, but no more than ten employees on site each day or at the ti.

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. happening today, governor newsom will release his proposal to balance a shortfall caused by this pandemic. now, the governor said his revised budget plan will include more than $200 million to increase the state's firefighting efforts. that money will be used to manage a surge in wildfires as well as hire new seasonal firefighters. the governor will decide what will get cut. some state lawmakers are warning against cuts to education. others are suggesting we need a statewide tax increase. california does have at least $16 billion in its rainy day fund. you can watch the governor's briefing, as always, at noon right here on abc7. your health, your children's education, the changing workplace and the economy are all areas abc7 news is committed to covering in our effort to build a better bay area. as we see progress in reopening the bay area, we now have to

adapt to a much different world and part of that is the school year. there is one district saying that perhaps kids will own lanl to school two days a week. many school districts are cosidering this rotating schedule with day and afternoon shifts to keep classes small. that district i'm talking about is palo alto. here's the blue print. officials looking at having 12 to 15 students per classroom. >> 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. 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. >> i can already hear parents at home screaming about this. well, maybe this will help a bit. the superintendent says that elementary school kids would not

be included in his district's possible two-day week. the government scientists ousted from the effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine will testify on capitol hill this morning. and he is set to make, unfortunately, a grim prediction. jobina fortson is at the live desk with what we can expect. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. rick bright will appear before lawmakers as we see the back and forth on when the country should and can reopen. here's also what we're learning. dr. bright has prepared testimony and obtained by abc news. the country faces, quote, unprecedented illness and fatalities without additional preparation. he added, quote, without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. bright recently oversaw production of a coronavirus vaccine, but claimed he was demoted after recommending

against the use of a malaria drug pushed by president trump as a possible cure. >> the pressure to let politics and croneyism to drive decisions over the opinions of the best scientists we have. >> this as new cdc guidelines meant to help businesses 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 immediate release of those guidelines. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. the fbi has reportedly seized a north carolina senator cell phone in its investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus. the "los angeles times" report said it took senator richard burr's phone. investigators are looking into stock transaction that the republican senator made back in february as committee received daily coronavirus briefings. after the sales became public,

burr announced the senate ethic's committee review them. coming up, millions more americans unemployed. we have the new numbers from the department of labor. and a bitter sweet good-bye. a popular florist announces it is leaving san francisco. that's coming up. but, first, a check in on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> those flowers look nice. what will be a potentially gray day with a little bit of sunshine in our forecast. hi, everybody. it's about 5:38 this morning. temperatures range in the east bay under a mostly cloudy sky from 53 in castro valley to about 60 in oakland. let's take a look at some of our other neighborhoods and a lot of 50s out there and fog and visibility about a mile up around santa rosa right now. here's a look at emeryville and a lot more headlights than we've seen in a long time. we'll have to ask jobina about that coming up. 55 for your commute and a little mist and showers possible. mist in the higher elevations and showers up in the north bay and take an umbrella just in case because we do have a chance of showers as we head throughout

the afternoon hours. mid morning to afternoon hours. here's a look at the east bay 70 during the afternoon hours and nice 68 degrees dropping down to 66 i should say by 7:00. for the south bay, we've got partly sunny conditions today. the best chance of any showers in the santa cruz mountains to your west a lesser likelihood of showers on mt. hamilton. temperatures in the low 70s there. one more stop at the peninsula. 55 this morning. up around 68 at 1:00 and touch 70 at 3:00 and back down to 65 at 7:00. not a lot of great chances of wet weather out there. not like what is coming in the forecast for sunday. i'll have that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. as promised, here's jobina. >> good morning, everyone. unfortunately, i'm following a devastating situation in the south bay. southbound 85 all lanes are blocked in san jose because of a deadly crash that happened late last night. take you to the maps here because when you look at this

purple line, that indicates the full closure. this will certainly impact our essential workers that take 85. this is southbound 85 past cottle road. it does not look like according to the chp that lanes will reopen before 8:00 a.m. six people in the suv involved here, according to the chp that driver may have been under the influence of alcohol and was arrested that scene. also, i want to take you now to a live look showing you the golden gate bridge because the chp is giving a heads up that i can expect foggy conditions there especially on the northbound side as you head into the north bay. just be aware of that. we're certainly seeing a lot more people out on our roads as more and more people begin to head back to work. i'll keep you updated if anything changes on the conditions on the road. hi, i'm reggie aqui. our new abc7 streaming app just in time because i bet your dog is tired of you, too. you can download it on apple tv, roku, fire tv, and adroid tv.

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minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. start with a live look from pier 15 and looking back to san francisco under a cloudy sky and little mist possible and hanging in the air there and near the coast. here's a look at your 12-hour planner i put together for you. temperatures in the mid 50s and little milder this morning and stay in the 50s to near 60 at the coast this afternoon. mid to upper 60s with a better chance of showers as we head towards noon and near 70 at 4:00. back into the 50s and 60s at 7:00. you can see the rain, more plentiful up north and more sunshine and warm down south and 92 in palm springs and even a chance of a snow shower around yosemite today but a better chance this weekend and into next week. look at those rainfall totals. more on that coming up. now, breaking news from the abc7 live desk. breaking news at the live desk. the record stretch of layoffs in our country is continuing this morning. just minutes ago, the u.s. labor department released the latest

weekly jobless reports and this is what we're seeing. nearly 3 million people filed for claims last week. more than 35 million people applied for unemployment benefits in the last eight weeks because of coronavirus shutdowns. how wall street reacts when stocks open in 45 minutes. here at abc7 we are committed to building a better bay area and that includes the changingwork frs. in an hour we'll launch our new segment called job hunting with jobina and i'll be profiling jobs and tips because there are companies out there hiring and we want to help our community get back to work. reggie? >> all right, jobina. looking forward to that. new this morning, it is official. farm girl flowers is leaving after ten years in the city. they made the announcement on instagram yesterday saying it will miss the wonderful customers and neighbors it has.n end of a long, but great chapter. christina founded the flower

delivery business in 2010 from her house. she says everything changed march 16th. that was the day bay area counties ordered all nonessential businesses to close because of covid-19. farm girl flowers had to furlough 200 employees and close shop. no word on where the company plans to relocate. at the moment getting tested for covid-19 can be an invasive process but now working on a saliva test that can be as accurate and effective as a swab. dr. ruth ann crystal is a lead at startx and she has been keeping tabs on some of the work that is being done to innovate covid-19 testing. in the past week, rutgers university received emergency approval from the fda to allow people to their own saliva at home and then send it off to a lab for results, similar to a genealogy test. >> you can test a lot of people with saliva. it doesn't take any special person that has to draw blood or

has to use a swab. >> the stanford test is currently going through trial runs but if approved by the fda, could play a role in getting america back to irk wi work. look at this, you guys. asiccing ing a south carolina restaurant has a unique way to keep social distancing. they wanted to make sure the the restaurant looked full. they ordered these dolls and the owner said they were following social distancing guidelines by using disposable menus and making sure that employees -- if they show his wig one more time, reggie. >> please, don't. >> somebody else got a wig. yes. make sure it's right. lay the hair right. >> that hair is never going to look right. there's nothing right about

this. >> oh, my. i think it's hilarious. i think it's fun. >> is it, mike? does the restaurant need to look full? because i don't know if i can focus if i'm trying to look at you and it's like that wig and that blow up doll is behind you. >> mind your own business. focus on your person across from you. >> you're right, mike. >> come on, reggie. you know you want to say something. >> where are they buying these blow-up dolls? is that an essential business? >> the internet. don't ask questions. >> that's fun. all right. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. here's a look at san jose mostly cloudy this morning and 54 degrees. let's roll out your highlights for this forecast cycle. showers one more chance out of this zonal flow that has been bringing us just nickel and dime type of stuff. dry and warmer tomorrow and it will be dry for most of saturday just not as sunny as tomorrow.

we'll get all of our sunshine in tomorrow we can because we have healthy rain coming sunday and some thunderstorms monday and showers on tuesday. the best chance of wet weather reaching the ground way up to the north. over towards cloverdale and more showers developing off the coast. and this is all due to see that swirly mass off the oregon coast that area of low pressure and an energy source and look at the bigger area of low pressure swirling. that is the one coming in this weekend and promises a lot better returns on our investment. so, here we are with future radar and you can see by the time we get to 1:00, still up in the north bay where we have the best chance of showers. santa cruz mountains second in line and the rest of us third in line for any showers and you can see by the time we get to 8:30, they're gone. overnight the clouds clear out and cooler with a little more fog and you can see the high clouds roll in for friday afternoon and evening. should be a gorgeous sunset. temperatures stretch from 62 in

half moon bay and antioch and morgan hill and tonight expect 40s in our deepest inland valleys. no storm impact scale for friday and saturday. steadier rain sunday and thunderstorms possible monday and possible scattered showers tuesday. reggie, kumasi. >> thanks, mike. coming up at 6:00, reservations to use public transportation. but, first, one american businessman could be the world's first trillionaire. >> okay. we will leave you with a live look outside right now as people make their way across the bay bridge. i always like the shot this time

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all right. happening today, the oakland unified school district and the city will announce a plan to help close the digital divide when it comes to distance learning. half of oakland's 50,000 public school students don't have their own computer or access. the $25 million plan hopes to get a computer and access to a student who needs one. the plan will do the same for each student who joins a district every school year. the state veterinary board will meet for vets to do telemedicine. the only way that vets can connect virtually with their clients if they already made a specific diagnosis for a pet in the last year. the rules are putting public safety at risk because now people are forced to bring their pets to the hospital. check out the warmer temperatures coming our way tomorrow. some 60s and 70s and a couple

degrees warmer and even an 80 around fairfield and it's going to be pretty mild saturday, also. even though we won't see much sunshine and then look at that rain, cool air mainly 60s for sunday. here's a look at what's going to happen sunday, monday and tuesday. and if this falls in line, look at that. quarter inch of rain to nearly tw two-thirds of an inch of rain and two-thirds to almost an inch in the north bay. it will be fantastic and turn some things green temporarily before more dry weather sets in and we go back to brown. but it would hold off fire season for a while longer. here's kumasi and reggie with more news. >> mike, thank you. san francisco-based uber will use face technology to force its face mask requirement. before a driver can take a ride, he or she has to take a selfie while wearing a mask. if the technology detects no mask, the driver will not be allowed to proceed with that ride. more people have a chance to get grocery deliveries through amazon. the retail giant established a

waiting list for new amazon fresh and whole foods customers a month ago in order to manage demand. amazon says it has increased capacity so the waiting list has been removed. san francisco mayor london breed talked to abc news about aspects for reopening. called to donate on the city's 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 $ 75 billionairs and city records show only a few of them donated to the recovery fund. breed acknowledges some families and organizations have donated. about $26 million has been pledged to the recovery fund so far. all right. you're just talking about billionaires but what about our

first trillionaire? jeff bezos could become the world's first. and the coronavirus pandemic is only speeding that process up. he was trending on twitter along with a dated study that shows bezos could become a trillionaire by 2026. amazon sales have topped $75 billion in the first quarter. and they were driven by demand during the pandemic that's kept us all home and ordering all those boxes. >> okay. new at 6:00, mcdonald's is revealing new changes that are a happening. things that won't look the same before the pandemic started. the cdc newern waing about a mysterious illness that is being linked to coronavirus that is being found in our children. making the bombshell announcement earlier this week that classes will primarily be online only for the fall semester and this morning we're

building a bay is lte reop is talking about the next steps to make sure students still get to learn. good morning, everybody. thursday, may 14th and reggie has on a shirt i bought him from when i went to ghana. hi, friend. >> yes, i'm loving it. i'm loving this style today.

i'm so happy you got me this. >> i'm happy, too. >> however, kumasi. you got me the shirt and, remember, i bought you this book. >> you did. >> which i just received a copy of yesterday. so, now we can read it together. >> okay. we'll have a book club. >> we're going to have a book club. this would be my second book club, but i'm fine with it. we have plenty of time to read. >> we sure do. we have all the time. especially this weekend because is it going to be more rain this weekend, mike? >> yep. especially sunday. all right. jobina, i guess you and i have to have some kind of movie club? book club? something. >> yes, movies. movies. >> yes. >> we should talk about that. yeah, especially sunday when steady rain will be and that will keep you inside for extended periods of time. first, our final round of showers from this progressive low we had coming