the lake. >> i have signs that says you must have a mask, we have apple pay, we have hand sanitizer. >> reporter: new signage up and oakland city park ambassadors will be out and abount reminding people to keep their distance and handing out face masks to people who don't have them. people who live around the lake seem pretty split on whether this type of enforcement is needed. again, this starts today and will happen every friday, saturday and sunday and also memorial which is coming up in just a bit and this will last for a couple weeks until the end of the month of may. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. more signs that the bay area is slowly reopening. happening today, sonoma county will allow more businesses to open back up that include car washes, pet groomers and outdoor

museums and botanical gardens. sonoma county entered phase two last friday and county leaders say they're strictly following the state's guidelines. marin county, san francisco and san mateo counties will move into phase two on monday and alameda and contra costa. napa and solano county in phase two. muni is expanding its service starting tomorrow. resuming the san bruno rapid line and running buses more often rularha are leat crowd we've seen. passengers have to wear masks and drivers will limit the number of rides. well, after weeks of delay, the federal government's top experts on infectious diseases have released new guidelines for opening the country as many states have already started to do so. jobina fortson is at the live desk with the very latest. jobina.

>> overnight the cdc released new guidelines providing the most specific guidance yet from the federal government on how to safely tr we're learning the co recommend school and camps stagger drop offs and limit how often kids mix into groups. restaurants can open as long as they offer social distance and flexible leave among employees. after a top government scientist warned congress about the dangers of reopening too quickly. >> the window is closing to address this pandemic because we still do not have a standard centralized coordinated plan to take our nation through this response. >> reporter: at least 45 states have eased restrickrestrictions way. prts of upstate new york will reopen today, but stay-at-home

orders in new york city has been extended to june. today republicans are calling it dead on arrival. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. governor newsom released his plan to balance a 54 budget deficit and it will likely mean cuts to schools and government services. deferring payments and even canceling tax breaks will help close part of the gap. the remaining 26% will be from cuts. the governor wants to slash the salaries of state workers by 10%. he wants to pull back on new programs and he wants to take away $19 billion in funding for public schools. >> breaks my heart because one thing i know about cuts, a human being behind every single number. behind every category is a dream that is either deferred. in some case, a dream that is denied. >> newsom says the cuts could be avoided if president trump signs the heroes act. an aid package that will help

states and local governments but as jobina mentioned, the president said the plan would be dead on arrival if it reaches his desk. berkeley's mayor is moving ahead with a plan to help local restaurants. wants to let restaurants turn sidewalks and streets into outdoor dining spaces. more than 350 restaurants in the city. berkeley's food scene was hit really hard by these layoffs. the plan goes before berkeley's city council on june 2nd. san francisco and san jose are moving forward with similar proposals. the way we work will undoubtedly never be the same. 40% of workers in the u.s. are doing their jobs at home and using different tools to stay connected. the changing workplace is one of the four areas that abc7 is focused on as part of our effort to build a better bay area. dion lim gives us a glimpse to the high-tech way we might work in the future. >> can you show me around?

>> reporter: what you're watching is almost like a s,ci-i movie. spatial. >> i can circle what i like and x out what i don't like. >> reporter: taked the average two dimensional zoom meeting to a whole new level where social distancing doesn't matter. >> i can put my arm on a co-worker. >> reporter: and frankly so realistic, it's blowing my mind. >> this really creates a life-like experience. i feel like i'm at a party. >> reporter: it was born out of necessity three and a half years ago. >> we were a team spread out between san francisco and new york and missouri and we're like, hey, wouldn't it be cool, i want you in here with me. >> reporter: and unexpectedly exploded with 1,000% increase in customers during the pandemic. using any augmented or virtual reality device or just a computer camera. users are transformed into a

multitude of workplaces. here the team is showing me how workers can collaborate on a layout of a cell phone store. >> i want to say we need another phone out here. >> reporter: designing on backpacks. one of spatial's goal how to resolve the awkwardness of the chat. >> you don't have a party where there's 30 people in the room and only one person is talking. it feels like a speech. it is just not natural. >> reporter: in addition to a better work from home experience, the company ames to save users time. >> wouldn't it be great if we never had to go on a 10-hour, 20-hour business trip. >> reporter: and employers money, but the spatial team acknowledge there will always be a need for in-person gatherings. just where and when is up to

you. in virtual reality, dion lim, abc7 news. >> definitely some interesting times we're in, mike. >> i love it. it is neat. the thing i noticed with zoom is as they were talking and too many people are talking, you can't -- it's not the same as being right there and listening to three different people talk at the same time. it's different when you try to do it because it's all coming out of one speaker. but that was fantastic. it doesn't eliminate us. i was really concerned about. we are a part of this. yes. all right. let's talk about the earthquake, kumasi. got some good news. some new news or news or hoerwer you want to say it, update. 5.4, down but that is a very strong storm. let's look back at our scale and show you what is going on as soon as it loads here. what we're talking about it one

that is a 6 happens about, sorry, it's just taking a second for the graphics to load, i don't know why. it takes a 6 as we learned has at least 3 2 million pounds of explosives where a 5 does not. it could have anywhere up to a million pounds of explosives right there. the isis a 5.8. closer to that 6. closer to the 120 per year as opposed to the 1,200 per year. yet, we'll find a lot of damage from those small cities around that. just wanted to give you that update. cloud cover in livermore, san jose and palo alto. temperatures warmer and the rest of us clearing cooler. start down in the south bay and mid to upper 50s right now and you can see pretty much mid 50s everywhere to get to the north bay with upper 40s to low 50s. here's a look at what is going on from our roof camera. looks dry out there and it will be dry. the only concern for the commute. a little bit of fog in the north

bay this morning. mass transit and a breezy afternoon on the bay, especially south of the bay bridge and down into the south bay. here's a look at the north bay. 50s through 9:00 and then low to mid 70s this afternoon. we have an atmospheric river coming our way this weekend. yeah, one in may. i'll talk about that coming up. here she is, hi, jobina. how are you? >> hi, mike. i'm doing well. i'm glad you mentioned the fog in the north bay and that's what i'm tracking right now. nice segue there. the chp has issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. let's look at it so you can see the conditions out there and as you travel further up into the north bay you will run into fog, as well. be aware of the low visibility and it doesn't look too bad right now and we want you to slow down especially because there are various road construction projects out around the bay area this morning. that is all i'm tracking at the moment. i'll give it back to kumasi.

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workers about to head out the door. looking down to the baytimpacte expect it to be. here's a look at your planner. mid to upper 50s at 7:00 and high clouds and sunshine and feeling pretty comfy at the coast and low to upper 70s away near the coast and gets kind of breezy this afternoon. 50s and 60s if you're heading out this evening. in fact, the entire state is quiet from 69 in yosemite to 96 sin palm springs to 63 in tahoe. in fact, we're watching for forr from this atmospheriatmospheric. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. some religious leaders are vowing to reopen their churches at the end of the month whether they have permission from governor newsom or not. they want churches to be included in the phase two reopening. the ban on church services is government overreach. >> can't we reopen under the same conditions that the stores and supermarkets, marijuana

clinics, tattoos parlors are opening under? >> now some churches say they have safety protocols in place including masks and seating to keep everybody six feet apart. what if wearable devices like fitbits and smart watches could help detect covid-19. researchers at two leading bay area universities are looking into just that. > >> reporter: a valuable tool in the fight of the coronavirus could be one you already own. >> i am wearing three smart watches and this ring is a sensor, as well. we're keen on this technology. >> reporter: technology that researchers say could be instrumental in telling you when you're sick even before you're symptomatic. >> your blood oxygen could change without you knowing it. >> reporter: stanford medicine a new detection to detect covid-19 through wearable devices like a

fitbit or apple watch. >> we have a dashboard that collects all the information and we'll relay these warnings back to people. >> reporter: they're not the only ones looking into how he's devices could play a valuable role. >> we have seen users coming to us saying my ring told me i felt sick before i felt sick. >> reporter: sponsoring research at ucst to study data combined with its wearable ring could develop an algorithm of onset, progression and recovery. more than 40,000 people are in the study, including 3,000 front line health care workers who have already been provided with a ring which could track one's pulse, movement and temperature. as for the stanford project, they hope to fine tune their algorithms with the goal of making the program live by the summer. >> pretty cool. this year's release's release brought in a record $5.1

million to sonoma county's economy. brewing company released in february and it was just for two weeks and this year they also sold bottles that you could take home. county officials say spending jumped $900,000 during this time. yeah, look at those lines. over 23,000 customers visited either the windsor or the downtown santa rosa it is considered the most des e desirable beer in the country because of the scarcity and the taste. >> have you had it? >> i'm not really a beer person? do they have some with rose? >> yeah. i don't think that's your crowd. i guess not. a beer mixed with rose. >> they have it, mike. watch. next year. >> you need -- this is your side hustle. yeah, yeah. your side hustle.

you just thought of it. go patent that before someone tries to steal it from you. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. i see you have your tea, i have my coffee. it's friday. hi, everybody. i hope you're in good spirits. let's look at that swirling mass. that is the beginning of a weak atmospheric river. we don't get many in may and i don't think we have had one this year and i had one since it has been such a dry year. let's talk about what it is going to do as it rolls in. this is the water vapor and now the blue you can see just off the oregon/california coast. that's some of the deeper moisture. that's what we want. we don't want that orange. that is the very dry air that is eventually going to move in behind this system. let's talk about temperatures first and then we'll get to that system and mid to upper 60s for most of the coast to the bay and low to mid 70s in the south bay and low to mid 70s in the south bay. tonight we'll drop down into the

low and even a few upper 50s. napa could be the cool spot at about 49. the blanket ofke us mild. here we are saturday morning, we are waking up to increasing clouds and by the afternoon hours, you could see the rain light to moderate, green to yellow moving into the north bay. several hours of rain in the north bay during the overnight hours until the rain starts to move south as we head towards sunday where we'll get several hours of rain, also. turn over to showers sunday night and even a chance of thunderstorms sunday night into monday and that would mean hail could be possible. but it's small hail. pea-size hail. not the big hail balls that you see in the midwest that damage things. we'll have a lingering chance of showers tuesday a one on the storm impact scale and drier and warmer weather. a new warning is out this morning accusing tiktok of violating children's privacy. and elmo is officially the first sesame street character on

instagram. here's techbytes. a serious charge against tiktok. the app is collecting personal information of children under 13 without their parents consent. tiktok has not commented on had latest complaint. last year they revamped. in michigan robots are now making food deliveries. two college professors have created the autonomous robots roll through the streets at 15 miles per hour to a preprogrammed address all without putting customers or workers at risk during this pandemic. elmo's world has come to instagram. the giggling red muppet is the first sesame street character to have his own account. according to the description it is run with had help of elmo's mommy and daddy. he has has more 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.

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around the world. and you're making a big difference. find ways to help children feel safe at unicefusa.org/covid19. that's unicefusa.org/covid19. all right. if you're just joining us, an update on the earthquake. originally 6.4 over in nevada and downgraded to 5.8, which is still a very powerful earthquake. so powerful it was felt 235 miles away in san jose. has the equivalent of nearly 30,000 or 30 million pounds of explosives. so, there's going to be some damage in some of those smaller cities over there. we have atmospheric river coming our way and it will set up in the north bay. you can see saturday evening already up to half inch of rain and look at that, up to two inches possible in the mountains

while only a tenth of an inch is possible in the south bay. so, it's going to unload most of its moisture up in the north bay. >> all right, thanks, mike. the 49ers are making contingency plans to hold training camp outside of california this summer. santa clara county shelter-in-place order is extended until the end of the month but if it continues until the end of july, they will need to hold training camp somewhere else. arizona's governor says professional teams can resume operations starting today. november november already has restrictions lu s loosened the. san jose open its gardens for self-guided tours. the touchless outdoor tour has 20 stops throughout the four-acre garden. visitors have to wear masks and social distance from other guests. the fame home is known for its really bizarre design. that's still closed. tours of the garden will be offered thursday through sundays

but you have to buy your tickets online in advance. a north bay congressman is clean shaven again. a democrat mike thompson pledged to shave off his corona beard if people donated to shave his neighbors. here is video that thompson shared on his facebook as he shaved off his white beard. it had grown over the past several weeks and took out the razors after donors gave $20,000 to community action of napa valley. >> there you go. thank you very much for your contributions making sure we're able to feed people who need meals and there you go. i still have a face for radio. >> his wife jan is, quote, even happier that his corona beard is now history. now jan's opinion is the only opinion that matters, but i will say, i'm here for a good beard. >> you like a beard?

drew's got a very nice one. i'm not sure i could do that. >> try it, mike. >> you think i should. >> you can say corona. >> yeah, i'll see if we can run that by the boss. i mean, just having not cut this for nearly two months is really pushing it, i think. let's talk about what is going on with the drought monitor and the latest data came out yesterday and the little bit of rain held everything at bay and two-thirds to three-quarters of our neighborhood. we'll put a dent into that, not only over the weekend but also that chance of thunderstorms with small hail rolling in to monday and a chance of some scattered showers into tuesday. so, outside of what is going to hit saturday and sunday with that atmospheric river, another potential quarter to half inch of rain is possible. maybe another inch up in the north bay. if this holds true, the north bay could get nearly three inches of rain up in their mountains. very impressive considering how little rain we had.

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now from abc7, live breaking news. >> that praking news at 5:00 a.m., a lot of people here in the bay area felt this magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit nevada this morning. the quake struck about an hour ago and it is in tonopah. and it appears they had several aftershocks including a 4.9 quake in this same area. people in tracy and parts of the south bay reported feeling this quake. well, good morning, everybody. what a way to start a friday. it is may 15th. >> this is not exactly what we were hoping for. mike nicco, what a powerful quake to be felt all the way over here. >> pretty impressive, isn't it? i'm looking, i get automatic updates and we have a 5.1, 4.4, 5.4 the