news. breaking news at 6:00 a.m., a lot of people felt this magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit nevada. the quake struck about two hours ago in tonopah. it appears they had a few aftershocks, including a magnitude 4.9 quake in that same area. now people in tracy, including mc hammer said they felt it. he tweeted about it seconds after the shaking started and also received several reports from the south bay. a lot going on this morning. >> when people are feeling it over here, that is wild to me. good morning, friday, may 15th and earthquake happening and coronavirus is still out there and mike nicco has at forecast.e >> an atmospheric river, we can throw that in there. your three top headlines. i like how hammer put on a

magnitu magnitude. felt like a 3.5. all right. i believe you. here's a look at what is going on. live doppler 7. 6.2 where it happened and a depth of two miles which means damage. the reason we felt it 235 miles away is what we learned the harder the ground, the more it transmits the energy. the softer the ground, the less it transmits that energy. that's why it traveled so far. now, something like that happen in the bay area may not travel that far because our ground is much softer. 6 is strong. 30 million. that's the amount of explosive. 30 million pounds of explosive there. all right. back here at home. no need for the umbrella today. let's take a quick look at your planner. high clouds, seasonal temperatures and we'll talk more about the atmospheric river coming up next. reggie? >> mike, thank you. abc7 is committed to building a better bay area and finding treatments for coronavirus are part of that

effort. this falls under the area of health that we are focusing on. one of four areas. a drug that can help patients get better faster is made by a company right here in the bay area, but good luck finding it here. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the contra costa health department in martinez with more on that story. amy? >> hi, reggie. imagine a lottery deciding whether you get medicine for the coronavirus, if you were a patient. that's the conversation happening at county and state health departments like this one. who gets the drug remdesivth dgn to work against the coronavirus. doses have been sent to seven states, including california. but there is not much to go around. so, officials are struggling over how to distribute it. with california saying it could hold a lottery to decide who gets it. now, remdesivir is not known to

prevent deaths, but it has helped patients get out of the hospital about four days earlier than they would have without it. we have to look at the doses that were given to the bay area. take a look at this map. you can see that alameda county received the most with san francisco and santa clara next. but you see they got 28 doses. that doesn't mean 28 people. a patient needs a few doses they're saying this would help three to five people in san francisco. the bay area company that makes the drug gilead donated the doses to the country. the federal government did not say how it decided where to send the medicine. but now states and counties are discussing who to give it to and how to make those decisions. reporting live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the lisk desk, a new poll finds a large majority of americans believe the country lags in testing availability.

the poll from abc news shows nearly three in four americans believe there are not enough tests available in the u.s. people are also skeptical about returning to prepandemic activities. more than two-thirds of americans have a child under the age of 18 living at home. they are not currently willing to send their children back to school. we understand that. we talked about that yesterday on "midday live." only 31% say they would send their child to school. really interesting numbers to see there, reggie. >> thank you. starting today, oakland will ban all vendors from city parks and that does include lake merritt. this is in effect for the rest of the month and covers parking areas next to parks, as well. the city will prohibit all parking on weekends and memorial day holiday. the city of oakland today will ask permission to use the coliseum for covid-19 testing. they want to use the parking lot for coronavirus and inside they'll use it for antibody

testing. in san francisco, there will be a car caravan protesting layoffs and the elimination of classes at city college of san francisco. city employees are facing a possible rise in health plan costs. the city is considering approving higher rates for more than 47,000 workers starting in july. employees say they can't afford to pay more during a pandemic. city workers pay zero to 17% of their monthly plans while the city pays the rest. under proposed changes, employees would pay 3% to 9% more. the health service board didn't vote, but agreed to revisit the subject may 28th. this morning, former a's manager howe remains in the hospital with coronavirus but he is improving. he told kprc that he first felt symptoms on may 3rd and then later tested positive for coronavirus. after trying to get well at home, he was transported to a hospital in the ambulance on tuesday after his symptoms got worse. howe says he has to go 24 hours

without a fever before he can be released. he managed the a's from 1996 to 2002 leading oakland to the playoffs three times. abc7 news dedicating more resources to building a better bay area and focusing on the issues that all of us deal with on a daily basis. health, education, the change in workplace and, of course, the economy. a growing number of bay area cities are working under the governor's guidelines to prepare for the opening of shops and restaurants. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo has more on the push for outdoor dining. >> reporter: local retailers and restaurants will look much different post pandemic. several bay area cities are working on plans to bring outdoor dining to life themomen lifted. keep castro street clear of vehicle traffic. >> definitely more than saying we are going to close the street down. there are issues like we have a

transit center and there are buses that come through and we're working with, for instance, vta and rerouting some of those buses. >> reporter: council should hear plans in june. in menlo park where restaurant capacity pays the rent, they're looking for a life line. santa cruz avenue would close. >> we all sacrificed a great amount and our business districts and feeling it. >> reporter: restaurants outside the downtown area could possibly use their parking lots to accommodate customers, but there is concern. post covid support for businesses and the safety of all bay area residents is paramount. >> we're going to want to see some more permanent safety boxes or what have you for public safety. this is just a lot of dnkferent but, yeah, we also he the additional pandemic circulation, spacing. all these different things. >> reporter: in berkeley, the city hopes to launch its plan

and plazas and parks for outdoor dining potential similar to the el fresco focus. >> we cannot go back to the way we did things before. we will have to look at things differently and that presents an opportunity to try new things and things that may actually in the long run be better for our communities. >> reporter: early planning, a move to build a better bay area. these actions reflective of the region's resilience. in the south bay, i'm amanda del castillo. >> both of us said we're here for the outdoor dining, right? >> i am here for it and i really wish they would reduce the amount of interaction that the servers have to have with the cstomers. it would be nice if you order at one place and go sit down and they bring you things and attend to you like they normally would. but they don't need to be having these close conversations. >> can you tell me what, can you explain -- no, order it. >> number three. get it. it's fine. well, there is new help on the way for the millions of

americans who are right now unemployed. the announcement just made by the state. >> it's all politics and you don't have the right to bankrupt me. >> a restaurant owner defies public health orders serving dine-in customers and it's not the first time he has been in trouble. an atmospheric river in may. yes. that's what i'm watching before it gets here we have nice weather with increasing temperatures and clouds. i'll show you where that river will unload and a

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> 6:11 on a friday and i want to talk about fog all across the north bay, visibility down less than a mile in many neighborhoods. so, please, be careful. that's going to be around throughout the entire morning commute. temperatures in the 40s up there while the rest of us pretty much in the 50s. let's talk about what is going to happen today as far as your

activity planner. another opportunity to plant some of the garden and let mother nature water it in. noon a look at the east bay and near4:00 and 68 by 7:00 this evening and low 70s for a couple hours in the south bay before we drop down to 63 during the evening hours and the peninsula will have the same thing. a few hours of low 70s but 62 by 7:00. grab a coat if you're heading out in the evening. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. millions of californians can get additional unemployment starting on may 27th. they shared details with us on abc7 getting answers newscast. >> that extension we're getting on a news release this afternoon with what the plan is for rolling that out. it is very complex. it's just got some guidance, in fact, last night in terms of how it is operating. >> that exchange happened yesterday during our weekly week

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porn. san jose-based zoom had a statement after a lawsuit against the company. a hacker took over the control buttons and they identified the user behind the attack and blocked their access to the platform. california restaurant owner is facing criminal charges for allowing customers to eat at his dining room. on wednesday, the monterey county district attorney's office filed criminal charges against the owner of carmel's tuck box restaurant. violating both the state and county stay-at-home orders by allowing customers to dine in. yesterday customers were still coming and he was still seating them. >> i'll still stay open. if you want to send a s.w.a.t team to cuff me, come do it. it is all politics and you don't have the right to bankrupt me. >> you need to take additional actions to secure compliance and we'll do that. >> he faces the possibility of $3,000 in fines and up to a year and a half in jail.gcebook

and instagram will honor america's class of 2020 with a special live stream ceremony. my friend, oprah, well, kind of. she's making sure that the class of 2020 gets to celebrate their graduation amid the coronavirus pandemic. she'll deliver the virtual commencement speech. lil nas x and miley cyrus and celebrity appearances by jennifer garner and simone biles. it starts at 11:00 this morning. i'm ready for all of it. friend. well, you know i have to do "midday live" but i'll dip in and dip out. >> yeah. we should dip in and dip out, too. because it will be cool to see that. i'm excited that they are putting this on. i think this is a really good idea. >> then tomorrow michelle and barack are doing commencement speeches and all these other people doing speeches you can find. we are going to be good and inspired by the time this is

over. >> yeah. >> it's definitely nice to see role models -- i'm sorry. >> i said your boy is graduating, too. >> yeah. can't believe it's here. i mean, sunday virtual graduation and eventually some time hopefully in august and september they'll get to do the real ceremony. all depends. but, yeah, its a's a fun time a the nicco household and kind of a sad time. nice to show good examples of what we should be doing. let's talk about what is going on weatherwise. beautiful-looking day as you look from the exploratorium. excuse me, i had something in my eye. 55 degrees out there. let's talk about what is going on as far as our accuweather highlights. an atmospheric river saturday night through sunday up in the north bay. while the rest of us will get most of our rain from the thunderstorms and showers sunday night, monday and tuesday. all right, here's what's going on with future radar. you can see saturday we wake up with cloud cover and we'll see a

little bit of sunshine and southerly breeze will keep us mild, once again. but by 6:00 in the evening, already light to to moderate rain hours, where does it go? no where. it stays there. the atmospheric river will set up shop in the north bay and then it weakens as it moves southward across the rest of our neighborhoods sunday. showers sunday night and you can see there even some thunderstorms with small hail possible. look at these rainfall amounts saturday. already a quarter to more than a half inch in the north bay and santa rosa and calistoga and brings more than an inch of rain to cloverdale while the rest of us get maybe a quarter to half inch and even possibly up to a tenth of an inch in san jose, livermore and out near brentwood. let's talk about our highs today. how about mid 70s in the south bay. mid to upper 70s in the east bay valleys and north bay. mid to upper 60s around most of the bay. tonight with the high clouds hanging out, we'll have

temperatures mainly in the low to upper 50s. here's a look at my accuweather forecast. a one on the storm impact scale for sunday, monday and tuesday and also our coolest days start to get back to average when a drier pattern develops. but an atmospheric river in may, guys. that's pretty impressive. >> all right, mike. we're ready for it, thank you. we'll turn to ginger zee with a look at what is ahead on "gma" at 7:00. >> hey, ginger. >> hi, reggie. hi, kumasi. nice to be with both of you this morning and for all you to join us. coming up on gma, the new recommendations from the cdc on how states can safely reopen and right here in new york, the nation's hardest hit state we are taking our first small steps towards reopening and severe storms on the way, by the way, which i'll bring you. the dire warning from the top vaccine expert. also this morning, it is a day at the beach and it is going to look really different this summer. i know you already started to

see this in california. some new measures being put into place to make can all have fun in the sun and also be safe. as matt put it, bay watch will look different this year. an exclusive sneak peek at the final episodes of "the last dance." behind the scenes michael jordan. the unstoppable chicago bulls road to victory. the team that gave them one of their toughest fi to. and one of the reporters who knows the goat best will join us to talk about it live. plus, we are celebrating the class of 2020. and we're doing it "gma" style. our own graduation to recognize their hard work and all of their achievements and honoring one very special group of students and it includes a commencement speech from the one and only matthew mcconaughey. i'm dressed in prom. i have

can't take away from how extra weird this is, but i know it is going to be okay because the sun has to come out. it's how the world works. >> it's true. now, ginger, earlier we were talking about our college commencement speakers. do you remember whose yours was at valparaiso university? >> no, but i have no idea. i was supposed to be the commencement speaker at valparaiso university this year and i'm not. maybe i'll get another shot. yeah. >> oh, shoot. that would have been really cool. i'm sure that you will get another shot. that just gives you extra time to write that amazing speech for next year. >> that's right. that's right. and include all of this because this will make it even better. all right, thank you. >> oh, yes. we'll see you at 7:00. thank you. look at this. a couple friends were out for a jog in missouri and they were joined by an unlikely running

partner. this deer. so, brandon and chad have been running partners for a year now and they never encountered a deer before and one that would go along with them for their quarter mile run. the animal followed them across one intersection and then another and then brandon said let me get out my phone and he documented this entire encounter and they say once the deer stopped following them, it ran off in the woods. it was done. it had enough exercise. >> for now. but you know that deer is one of the reporting members of the animal takeover. >> no. no.

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have some good news, the drought didn't get worse last week. it stayed exactly the same. but i think we're going to put a healthy dent into it, especially in the north bay with the

atmospheric river sunday and saturday night into sunday. but look at the rest of us monday into tuesday. a quarter to half inch of rain is possible and that could take the drought down just a little bit. >> mike, thank you. new at 6:00 a.m., ikea's parent company is planning on building new malls in the u.s. in the next few years and that includes a possible location in san francisco. this according to reuters. the company which is headquartered in the netherlands owns 45 shopping malls around the world. the ikea malls are, of course, anchored by the superstore. officials are negotiating downtown real estate locations in chicago, new york, los angeles and san francisco. new at 6:00, as so many people struggle with mental health during this pandemic, fashion designer kenneth cole is launching the mental health coalition with the help of kendall jenner. >> create a safe place for people to address circumstances and talk about it and ultimately rebrand mental health condition.

>> hopefully what i hope to accomplish is for people to not feel as alone. >> jenner submitted a video to the coalition's website where she talked about her ongoing struggle with anxiety. the coalition hopes to create a virtual dialogue where people can talk openly, especially right now when so many of us are isolated. by the way, if you or someone you know is dealing with mental health issues, there is help. you can start by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. a list of resources. coming up next at 6:30, we are tracking breaking news. a huge earthquake hitting eastern nevada early this morning. mew details coming in right now. plus, the push to reopen the economy. the cdc's new recommendations to get people back to work and to regular life safer. large crowds have been gathering at city parks and, of course, lake merritt over the weekend in oakland. now, mayor libby schaaf is taking action and the

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. the cdc releasing new recommendations overnight keeping us safe while easing restrictions. jobina is breaking it all down at the live desk. >> we need to keep people at home and keep the virus at bay. officials in oakland trying to prevent more crowds at lake merritt. the new restrictions being put in place starting today. some employers think it's the latter and now they're hiring private investigators to track down what you are really doing. we are really working. that's what we're doing and good morning on may 15th. that breaking news early this morning a powerful shaking in

nevada. but we could also feel it here in california. in fact, this is video from fresno early this morning. you can see a chandelier swinging after the earthquake hit. many people in tracy and other parts of now the bay area also feeling it. the usgs has been revising the size of the quake all morning. so, right now the newest information is that it is a 6.5 magnitu magnitude. so, this hit around 4:00 a.m. in tonopah. several smaller quakes have hit since then. the most recent was a magnitude 2.9 just a few minutes ago. mike nicco, tell us more about this. >> erupted and a very shallow one, too. two miles. that's all the depth was. thankfully it was a very sparsely populated area that you can see there in nevada. look ever since then, look at that swarm of earthquakes we've had. none of them as strong as that one, but there's been some

pretty strong ones. four, five and down to three range. now, that is very hard rock earth, if you will. that transmits thereffly and yo feel it 235 miles away in san jose and that and it also has 30 million pounds of explosive energy in it. so, that's another reason. that's an earthquake that only happens 120 times a year. all right, back here at home. look at all that fog up in the north bay. that will be replaced by high clouds and sunshine and temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s. eventually going to hit the 70s. 60s and 70s this afternoon. more on that in the atmospheric river this weekend coming up. kumasi. >> mike. covering your health, the economy and the changes to education and how we work. they are part of our commitment to building a better bay area. this morning, though, we want to start with our health and the rules we are being told to follow to keep covid-19 away. we have seen pretty good sized crowds at bay area parks over

weekends and despite our shelter-in-place orders, people are still out. well the city of oakland is now cracking down and julian glover is live with the new rules there. >> good morning, kumasi. you'll remember a few weeks ago the message from oakland mayor libby schaaf give the lake a break and now she's taking action. starting today, food trucks will now be banned from gathering at or around lake merritt. same rules apply for city, pas. now, parking lots adjacent from city parks will remain closed. that has been the rule for a while. but now parking across from lake merritt will be blocked on friday, saturday and sunday all of this in an effort to cut down on crowds that have been gathering over the weekend which kumasi mentioned which is counterproductive to slowing the spread. people who live around the lake who we spoke with seemed kind of split on whether this type of enforcement is needed. >> we need to keep people at home and keep the virus at bay. >> i don't see an issue with the trucks being out here.

>> so, there will be signage up and oakland police and city par remind people to keep their distance and handing out face masks to those who don't have them. feels there would be a better solution although he does plan on following these new rules. it will happen every friday, saturday and sunday the restricted parking and memorial day and this will last a couple weeks through the end of the month. through the end of may. trying to crack down on one of those large crowds to help slow the spread. reporting live thisern moi morn julian glover, abc7 news. all right, julian, thank you. more signs the bay area is slowly reopening. happening today, sonoma county will allow more businesses to reopen. that includes outdoor museums and botanical gardens and shopping malls can provide curbside pickup.

sonoma county entered phase two. now to marin county, san francisco, san mateo county they all move into phase two on monday. alameda and contra costa county will follow next week. santa clara has yet to determine a date and napa and sonoma counties are already in phase two. in san francisco muni is expanding service starting tomorrow. reuming the san bruno rapid line and running buses more often. muni says more frequent runs will alleviate crowding. passengers will have to wear masks and drivers will limit the number of riders. after weeks of delay, the federal government's top experts on infectious diseases has released new guidelines for reopening our country as many states have already started that process. abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is at the live desk with the very latest. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. yes, overnight the cdc released these new guidelines really the most specific yet from the federal government on how to safely reopen the rest of the

country. so, here's what we're learning this morning. the guidelines recommend schools and camps stagger dropoffs and limit how often kids mix into groups. restaurants can reopen as long as they can encourage social distancing and offer flexible leave among employees. the guidance was released after weeks of delay and 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. >> at least 45 states have already eased restrictions in some way. georgia and florida shown little to no surge in cases after partially reopening. parts of upstate new york will reopen today and stay-at-home orders in new york city have been extended until june. the house will vote on another trillion dollar stimulus package today and republicans are

calling it dead on arrival. kumasi? the centers for disease control have issued an emergency and deadly illness in kids linked to coronavirus. asking to report cases of multi-system inflammatory syndromes. symptoms include a fever and lab tests that show evidence of inflammation as long as being previously or currently infebctd with covid-19 and similar to kawasaki disease. governor newsom unveiled his plan to reveal a $54.3 billion deficit inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. existing reserves, funds and will help close the budget gap and cuts. the governor is considering proposing cutting 10% of salaries for state employees, as well as pulling back new programs. other proposed cuts include $19 billion in cuts to grades k through 12.

>> breaks my heart. one thing i know about cuts, there is 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. >> the governor says the cuts could be avoided if president donald trump signs the hero's act which is an aid package which would help states and local governments. but the president said as jobina mentioned, the plan would be dead on arrival if it reaches his desk. some religious leaders vow to reopen their churches at the end of the month, whether or not they have permission from the governor. they want churches to be included in phase two of reopening. clergy members argue the ban on church services is government overreach. >> can't we reopen under the same conditions that the stores and supermarkets, marijuana clinics, tattoo parlors are opening under. >> some churches say they have safety protocols in place, including masks and seating to

keep parishioners six feet apart. a drug to treat coronavirus is now available at hospitals in the bay area, but there aren't enough doses to go around. now we're learning the treatment could come down to the luck of the draw. and right now we're taking a live look at the big board at new york stock exchange. this morning down 174 points right now. another update on how the markets are doing next. plus, a new trend as millions of us work from home. companies hiring private investigators to make sure that you're actually doing your job. oh, come on. mike nicco, i can see that you're doing your job. >> yes. i mean, it's pretty easy to tell if we're working or not. oh, man. i can't wait to hear more about that. sure, we'll have some very strong comments. let's talk about some strong comments about the weekend an atmospheric river coming our way and a very narrow area where it

will rain and rain for hours. until we get there, let's have a couple nice days. we deserve some sunshine and a break from the wet weather. mid 50s throughout most of san francisco right now and you can see mid 50s to upper 50s in a few other neighborhoods like at union city at 58. we have 52 in walnut creek and the fog around american canyon with upper 40s. look at san jose where mostly cloudy and 58 right now and that fog is really the only issue until the afternoon hours when the breezes pick up south of the bay bridge and we have a small craft advisory then. let's go to the north bay. 55 at 8:00 and 68 at noon and low to mid 70s with increasing high clouds and 63 if you're heading out this evening. average high 64 and spot on at 2:00 and 4:00 with the breezes taking over at 4:00 dropping us down to 60 by 8:00. and for the east bay, 58 at 8:00 and 67 at noon and near 70 for the afternoon hours and increasing high clouds and that sea breeze that will push through and touch you eventually it will drop you down to 61 by

the time we get to the 8:00 hour this evening. again, most of us waking up pretty quiet this morning. we'll talk more about that atmospheric river coming up and the big weather. i'll send it back to you now. >> all right, mike, thank you very much. as you mentioned, it's quiet for weather at the moment. little quiet on our roads, as well. tracking the fog that you are, as well. so, we're going to start with our maps here and take you to the north bay so you can see what is going on. the chp issued a fog advisory for the area you see in petaluma for our essential workers that are going to be making their way down 101, please be aware of that low visibility. it does taper off as you make your way further south but still seeing fog in novato and san rafael and fairfax. we'll take a live look outside showing you emeryville and bringing in these live pictures here. you can see the roads and that it really does look like people are beginning to get back to work, which we are happy to see. more and more cars out there, but thankfully no major issues

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. an umbrella if you need relief from the sunshine today. look at that. already looks gorgeous from our roof camera where it's 55 in downtown san francisco and temperatures in the mid 50s through 7:00 and watch out for the fog in the north bay. high clouds start to roll in and feels pretty comfortable. near 60 at the coast where it is brisk this afternoon. near 70 for the rest of us by noon and low to upper 70s and sea breeze will not infect inland temperatures as much as the bay and 50s and 60s if you're heading out around the state. 63 in tahoe and 69 in yosemite and no rain or snow there today and that will change as we head through the weekend. 96 in palm springs. look at the potential wet weather for saturday through tuesday, especially in reading and up into the mountains where we could have several inches of

snow. several inches of rain possible here. we'll talk about that next. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. abc7 news helping build a better bay area and helping through the changes during the pandemic is part of that. we're looking at several key issues, including your health. some bay area counties have received limited doses of the drug that can help patients with coronavirus get better faster. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the contra costa health department in martinez and tell us how few of these are actually available. amy? >> reggie, how do you decide who gets it? should health departments like this one hold a lottery to decide who gets the drug remdesivir. that is one of the options on the table to discuss how to distribute this drug. it's the only one shown to work against the coronavirus. it isn't known to save lives, but it has helped patients get out of the hospital four days earlier than those who didn't

take it. the bay area company that makes it, gilead, donated some doses to the country, enough for about three to five patients sent to san francisco. a doctor in san francisco told cnn they realize some tough decisions will have to be made. >> having such limited supplies is challenging. it's not what we all went into medicine to do. we would like to be able to provide remdesivir for everyone in whom we think it will benefit and we're clearly not in that place yet and that part is really heartbreaking. >> here is a look at how many doses of remdesivir each county in the bay area received. alameda with 32 and santa clara and san francisco at 28. that doesn't mean 28 patients because a patient needs a few doses of it. this is enough for about three to five patients in san francisco. federal officials did not decide where to send the medicine and some lawmakers are calling for

some transparency on that issue. but seven states received the drug and now officials have to decide who gets it. reporting live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. house democrats want u.s. airlines to cap seating because of coronavirus concerns. abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is at the live desk with one congressman's efforts. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. representative peter wrote a letter to a group representing a number of major airlines including american, delta, soha, e' lrng no tranortaon a of the inasucture committee urged airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at 67% on narrow body airplanes. fewer people are traveling, which is making it easy for passengers to be spaced out, but a recent viral photo from a packed united flight caused concern from airline pilots. >> a smart way to do this.

we need to ensure that we're doing everything we can to prevent unnecessary additional, preventable risk for our passengers. >> after a social media backlash, united said it would let passengers know ahead of time if their flights are going to be full and they can rebook or receive a travel credit. also, united says middle seats may end up being assigned at the gate if the flight is fully booked. back to you guys. >> thanks, jobina. apparently the month of april was really good for online shopping. like really, really good. according to a new report from spider, every day was like black friday for online shopping and may is shaping up to be the same. price fighter said may 3rd was a record-breaking day. e-commerce traffic was up before the stay-at-home orders started. but overall, retail sales,

they were kind of bad last month. we're taking a live look right now at the new york stock exhange as trading gets under way this morning. you can see we're down 123 points right now. the dow is falling this morning because of retail sales report that was not good at all. sales plummeted 16% in april. companies are now hiring private investigators to see if you, the employee, is actually working from home. can you believe this? in arizona, for example, dorian bond says companies are hiring his team to check out on employees who are skipping out on work amid the coronavirus pandemic. he hasemployees who instead ofor home were playing golf orhe said any through his course of investigating caught him and the company he was working for by surprise. >> top executive was having a relationship with a subordinate and they were zooming from the

same house but in different rooms. if i get the call, there is usually, they're pretty sure it is happening. they just need the documentation evidence. so, when they decide to go with a termination, they have the proof. >> wow. he says last week his firm took six calls from corporations that suspect an employee may be using this not as a worktime, but as a paid vacation. need a vacation, friends. >> this is just so wrong on so many levels. how do they think they're going to get away with zooming in the same house on a different computer first of all. >> although, i have to say, it's clever. >> is it? >> it's clever if you don't get caught. >> i want to see, i want to see these videos. did they put up the zoom backgrounds. did they try to change that up?

did one day the dog bark and all of a sudden you could hear. i want to know every little bit about this investigative process. >> how long did they get away with it? well. i just feel like -- >> don't ruin it for the rest of us. >> get your work done and then you don't have to get spied on. just do your work. >> right. right. i really enjoying working from home, don't ruin this for the rest of us. you can clearly see we're working. let's take a look at what is going on. mother nature taking a break this afternoon and tomorrow for the most part. look at all this sunshine from our exploratorium camera and our accuweather highlights dry and sunny and saturday night through sunday and showers from saturday night through tuesday. here's our storm and it looks very impressive, doesn't it? increasing high clouds and tomorrow the clouds will get thicker and southerly breeze

will keep us in mild temperatures the next two days. 8:00 tomorrow morning and you can see the cloud cover will break up for a little bit of sunshine and from 6:00 tomorrow e evening and watch this over the next 12 hours. this computer model says it will rain light to moderate for 12 hours in the north bay. that is where it has the atmospheric river setting up. very narrow band 50, 75 miles wide and if it shifts north or south it will change the rainfall amounts tremendously. it weakens considerably as it heads south sunday and then leftover with showers. let's take a look at the rain totals from our high resolution model, which shows already a quarter to half inch in santa rosa and cloverdale by saturday night and look at that nearly 1.25 to nearly 2 inches in that area while the rest of us have 0.25 to less than 0.10 in san jose. jose. we are going to have a pretty wet three-dy period, which is

usual for an atmosphere river. even a weak one in may. temperatures below average sunday, monday and tuesday. and then we'll rebound back to average with drier weather wednesday and thursday. so, some much-needed rain on the way. it would rain for some neighborhoods especially in the north bay. reggie? >> we've been warned. mike, thank you. extremely popular. it brought in a record $5.1 million to the sonoma county economy. russian river brewing company released pliny in february for two weeks and they sold take take-home bottles. that did the trick. spending jumped $900,000 during that time. more than 23,000 customers visited either the windsor or downtown santa rosa location. the double ipa considered to be the most desirable beer in the country because of its taste and its scarcity. abc7 is celebrating the bay area class of 2020 by featuring as many high school seniors as

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it is 6:57 if you're just joining us. seven things to know this morning. number one, multiple earthquakes are hitting nevada this morning and the strongest a 5.4 in tonopah that was felt here in the bay area. number two.

starting today oakland is banning all vendors including food trucks from lake merritt and city parks. they hope this order reduces crowding and social distancing. they include car washes, pet groomers, outdoor museums and botanical gardens and shopping malls can provide curbside pickup. number four. california may be considering a lottery system for the distribution of remdesivir. the drug can help covid-19 patients get better faster, but there just isn't enough supply. number five. enjoy our sunshine today and break from the wet weather and the clouds return tomorrow and then an atmospheric river unloads a lot of rain in the north bay and a little bit for the rest of us sunday, monday and tuesday. and number six. we are going to take a live look at the bay bridge. ch everybody. we see traffic. you're going to run into a little slow down as you make your way to san francisco. the chp is not reporting any issues, just a slow down.

>> number seven. forget about zoom. what about virtual reality. spatial says its vr technology takes the average two-dimensional video meeting to a whole new level and you can see abc7 news anchor dion lim got to test it out. reggie, you are right, nobody has legs. >> no. in the future we are not going to have any legs. >> who needs legs. you just need the arm to grab the drink to toast to your co-workers drinking at work? >> just like wali. >> that and some color. the outfits. >> we are worried about the wrong thing. anyway, do you guys have lotion? do you have lotion, friends? >> yes. i have to put it on like one of those avatars. >> look at mike. why do you need that much lotion, friend? >> well, you know, all the

hotels, we took the lotions and put them in this one bottle. good morning, america.e. new rules for re-opening. the cdc issues guidelines for schools, summer camps, mass transit and restaurants. how to avoid new outbreaks and how states can safely lift restrictions. new york takes its first steps. some pts of in extending the lockdown for others. as tensions boil over in michigan, protesters swarm the steps of the state capitol, blasting the governor's stay-at-home orders. dire warning. >> we still do not have a standard centralized coordinated plan to take our nation through this response. >> the nation's top vaccine expert saying the government's inaction put lives at risk. and claiming early warning signs