showers in the bay area. you can just trust us. meteorologist drew tuma has your full forecast. >> first of all, yes, shirt, to you, friend. i like this on you. i like it. >> thank you. >> second of all, i finally have company in the studio. after months. >> i hear that a certain mr. drew tuma is there this morning. >> indeed, he is. hi, drew tuma. >> reggie, where did you get your shirt from? >> where did i get this from? i'll get back to you. >> good to see you, friend. i stumped him at 5:00 a.m. i don't know what i'm wearing, what day it is, what hour it is, what month it. today we're tracking rain. zoom on in to where we're finding the wet weather. it's not everywhere but in the south bay, san jose, mt. hamilton and light showers from hayward to livermore and fremont and widely isolated showers in the north bay from cloverdale over to pope valley.

this is a level one storm system we have on our hands overhead. live look from the exploratorium camera showing mostly cloudy skies. today you can see the first half of the day is where we find much of the wet weather. a chance of a thunderstorm possible midday. we'll keep our eye on that. otherwise some peeks of sunshine in the afternoon and cool afternoon temperature and only stuck in the 60s. have the rain gear handy if you're out and about later, guys. >> carrie lane is where i got this shirt, drew. when i put it on, this is very drew tuma. >> i inspired you. now on to the actual news. governor newsom in napa with the state's response to covid-19 and that visit comes as more bay area counties are entering phase two of our reopening. so today that means some businesses in marin and san francisco and san mateo are allowed to reopen.

napa and solano counties in this part of phase two and move on to that next phase soon. santa clara has not set a date for that part of the reopening. the economy is just one of the efforts we're focusing on to build a better bay area and amy hollyfield is live with what this new phase will look like there today. amy? >> hi, good morning, reggie. we talked to some retailers who said it is not profitable for them, they are not offering curbside service. some like this rei are excited about it. check online unties in the bay will allow curbside service today starting today and that's for most retailers and that's going to be in marin, san mateo counties. some manufacturing will start up, as well. people will not be allowed inside the stores and social

distancing is still expected. one shop owner we met said it will be challenging not letting customers come in and browse but he will do whatever it takes to try make it during these tough times. >> i think people will come and if they come by and walk by the store and we can do something for them through the door or window, that would be great. >> also happening in marin county today, parking is opening up at some parks so people can get out of the house and go for a hike. the county said individual towns and cities can enforce stricter rules, though, if they'd like to. they will not be reopening parking lots at places that tend to draw big crowds. but, you know, they're still easing into this. but some rereopenings starting today. reporting live in corte madera, amy hollyfield. a person who attended a mother's day church service

tested positive for coronavirus and possibly exposing the rest of the congregation to it. they admitted to hosting the service despite the county's stay-at-home order. as of last friday, butte county had 22 confirmed cases. san francisco-based uber is rolling out a new safety policy to keep drivers and passengers protected. ubertrivers will be required to take selfies to prove they are wearing a face mask before they pick you up and upload the photo into the app before they can start accepting trips. riders are recovered to cover their faces but they won't have to provide proof. either the rider or the driver can cancel a drive if the other is not wearing a mask. tesla is planning to resume full operations this week. the "san francisco chronicle" sent an e-mail saying alameda

county signed off on the reopening plan. they confirmed to abc7 news and finds it meets or exceeds safety standards. elon musk tweeted last week tesla started production and threatened to sue the county and move its headquarters. it pick. after 33 years in business, pleasanton-based specialty bakeries are closing all 50 locations tomorrow. the company said shelter-in-place orders have destroyed revenue. i'm so upset about this. the cafes were pohomemade sandwiches and cookies to the lunch crowd. i speak for kumasi and so many of us that we will miss them. their food was delicious. takeout and delivery is not

a profitable business right now. the golden gate restaurant association surveyed the owners of more than 400 restaurants in the city and almost three quarters say they're open for takeout and delivery but 60% said they were losing money. only 1% say they were doing as well now as they were before the pandemic. and most say they laid off half of their employees. almost 65% said they received emergency federal loans. and while dealing with the pandemic, north carolina is now also dealing with the threat of a tropical storm. jobina fortson is watching that for us right now at the live desk. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. good morning. hurricane season doesn't officially start for another two weeks, but tropical storm arthur is already headed towards north carolina. actually, i have a friend out there covering it at this moment and what they're seeing is expected to reach several islands by midday today and businesses just reopened in north carolina and some tourists say they won't be deterred by

the incoming storm. >> we booked this last minute and we found out that the weather changed and we figure we'll go through it anyway. >> officials are most concerned with rip currents and rough surfs. so, now we're going to go to meteorologist drew, tuma for a look at what is happening there and the pace of this storm. >> good morning. tropical storm arthur has winds of 45 miles per hour and it looks like the biggest threat to the carolinas will be some very rough surf over the next couple of days. you can see satellite and radar that storm spinning off the coastline. tropical storm warning and here is the forecast track. thankfully it pushes away from the u.s. over the next day. winds about 50 miles per hour later on tonight and then it quickly weakens as it moves towards bermuda by tuesday and into wednesday. so, again, rough surf along the coast is the biggest threat along with some rain.

live doppler 7 right now. back here in the bay, we're dealing with rain on our own and steadier rain through mt. hamilton and temperature wise it's mild and little muggy out there and we're in the mid 50s to lower 60s with the storm system overhead-on the storm impact scale, level one light system we have on our hands today. on and off showers. not rain the whole day. a possible thunderstorm popping up mid day. that chance is low but the chance is still there and rainfall less than a half of an inch. 7:00 a.m. as the sun is up we'll find isolated showers and that is the theme throughout the afternoon, as well. it's not raining the entire day but showers are in the forecast through noon and then as we head into the afternoon, we'll likely see some breaks in the cloud cover for some sunshine and even as the sun goes down later in the evening, we'll find isolated showers by 8:00 p.m. jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. thinking with that theme of the

rain right now, i want to mention that we're having new info from the chp of roadway flooding in downtown oakland and in the north bay we're seeing it on clemente drive that we're looking, san clemente drive. want to give an update for our essential workers there. live look outside showing you the bay bridge. because the chp has issued a high-wind advisory, it looks like it is a bit slick over there, as well. take your time this morning. seeing minor spinouts and no major crashes at the moments on our roadways. reggie and kumasi. >> friend, i'm still not over specialty's. i know that was five, ten stories ago. i'm not over it. >> neither am i. that is really -- is it the most delicious lunch? it might be. >> when you see the box, you're just happy. i might go today. it is the last day. >> you should. you have to. this is the end. >> okay. well, coming up next, the seven things you need to know

this morning. also, a shift for home security company. it's now helping fight coronavirus at your front door. the two things the company's technology can figure out just by looking at your face. the court system that closes their doors. >> the family left in adoption limbo during

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lowes. home unites us. it is 5:12 if you're just joining us here are the seven things you need to know. looser restrictions in marin and san mateo county for some businesses. this is part of phase two to to begin reopening. coronavirus testing is expanding in the east bay. the current sight at the alameda county fairgronds will now accept any pleasanton, dublin or livermore residents ten years or older regardless if they're showing any symptoms and no appointment is needed. number three. governor newsom will be in napa today where he will update the public on the state's response

to the coronavirus pandemic. newsom will hold a news conference at noon. we will air that live right here on abc7 and stream it on abc7news.com. uber is going to start a new round of job cuts for possibly thousands of employees. it comes less than two weeks after the san francisco-based company layed off 14% of its workforce. number five. we are tracking rain today. storm impact scale level one on and off showers. a chance of a possible thunderstorm later today. we're talking rainfall less than half of an inch. number six. showers are certainly impacting the morning commute. a heads up to our essential workers headed out the door this morning as we take a live look at san jose at 101. the lights flashing there and slick conditions on our roads this morning. and number seven. america has crowned its latest "american idol" champion. just sam was announced the winner last night.

daly city native francisco martin finished in the top five. new videos on an acrobatic jet crash which was supposed to be a flyover salute turned into a disaster. abc news reporter has the details. >> reporter: this morning video showing two snowbird jets part of the canadian armed forces taking off sunday moments before a fatal crash. one jet veering to the left appar appearing to do a barrel roll in the air before appearing to plunge straight to the ground. the flight part of a national campaign to boost morale across canada during the covid-19 crisis. they were in the middle of crossing the country doing flyovers in british colombia. >> did a barrel roll

approximately over crest line and a flash or spark and i saw a pilot eject and the plane basically just took a nose dive straight into the ground. the two pilots crashing into this neighborhood causing one house to catch fire. emergency responders performing rescue operations on the roof of a nearby roof. >> there was a large of amount of debris in around a three-home proximity. the one home was significantly damaged by fire. >> reporter: captain jennifer casey died in the crash. the former journalist joined the snowbirds in november of 2018. the royal canadian air force tweeting, we're deeply saddened and grieve along jen's family and friends. in october of last year, a snowbird jet crashed during an air show in atlanta, georgia. in that crash, the pilot was able to eject safely and was not injured and no one on the ground was hurt. a second wave of coronavirus appears to be sweeping through

the aircraft carrier "uss theodore roosevelt." bringing the total to 13. the aircraft carrier's crew tested positive in the first outbreak which started in march. santa rosa native captain brett was removed from command of the ship after sounding the alarm about his sailors getting sick. a missouri security company has shifted from keeping intruders out of homes to checking for possible covid-19 infection. >> normal temperature. >> this fan scanning device is installed at the front door. if determined that people are wearing a mask, it will take their temperature. >> tie into the door access system so the door does not open and will remain locked. >> the device will alert building security with the photo of a potentially sick person. this could make workplaces safer. a jacksonville, florida,

couple are now proud parents to a 2-year-old girl who spent 700 days in foster care. they adopted their daughter illa over a zoom call from their living room. she lived with the couple pretty much all of her life. they picked her up after she was born after getting a phone call saying she needed a family. they began the adoption process back in february but then covid-19 shut the court system down. so, for six weeks the moody's were in adoption limbo until they finally got a call. >> our attorney she called us on a thursday and she said, you have the adoption date. >> illa elizabeth moody. nd filzo.ations. ors alsoh a parade just for ila. yes, parade. yes, forever family.

i love this. >> look at that. all those people showing up. it's beautiful. >> that is adorable. congrats to all of them. >> totally. goodern morning, guys. >> good morning, drew. >> nice to be you guys. a rough start for a lot of us. it's cloudy out there and showers to deal with and that wet weather sticks with us through the next couple of hours. live doppler 7 you'll zoom in to where the action is happening. mainly focused this morning in the east bay and south bay and altamont and livermore and pleasanton light rain falling and steady as we move towards the south. evergreen and even morganhill, gilroy and light to moderate showers happening right now. the picture outside from our bay bridge camera. the clouds popping up on the horiz horizon. dealing with the cloud cover for much of the morning. not a totally bright start to the day and we will find wet weather throughout the entire day today. future weather later on this

morning, scattered showers on the menu. that continues as we get close to lunchtime. you notice it's not widespread rain, but there will be some drops moving through our communities and as we head towards the afternoon, you can see those breaks in the cloud cover for some afternoon sunshine and that could create a thundershower popping up later on today. the storm prediction center has placed the entire bay area under a general risk of a thundershower popping up today and if one does, it would likely be around lunch and it could have some small hail and lightning. not a guarantee, but we'll keep our eye on that over the next couple hours. highs today, stuck in the mid 60s for the most part under limited sunshine. scattered showers today and early morning chance tomorrow and then brighter skies, warmer temperatures and nice-looking forecast for the weekend. saturday and sunday 70s and 80s away from the coast. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, i'm watching a major tourist

attraction that has reopened today. the parth thon in greece is opened to visitors. a beach in greece is open for the first time since the pandemic hit and the country may allow tourists to visit as early as next month. >> come to greece. the message could be that greece is one of the safest countries all over the world. >> greece has seen success in mitigating the spread of coronavirus. the country has been doing border health checks at the airport since march wh 11 his n. listen to this. greece has recorded fewer than 200 deaths out of the 11 million people and not a single health care worker has died. reggie and kumasi. >> wow. i'm surprised they want us to come visit. >> me, too. you think they want to lock us out for a long time.

>> thank you for allowing us. >> i wish them luck. well, an online shopping boom. the website that has become a lifeline for small businesses. plus, sports slowly starting to make a comeback. the return of nascar without any fans there. and get ready for a new season of steph curry's holy

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> we are tracking some showers working through the bay area. i want to zoom in on to the santa cruz mountains where we're finding light to moderate showers. i want to track that cell. it's moving very slowly. 35 miles per hour off to the northeast. it's aroundcupertino and the storm impact scale. we're dealing with on and off showers today and the chance of a possible thunderstorm later today and rainfall less than half of an inch where the showers set up over the next 24 hours, guys. >> all right, thank you, drew. happening today, back to work for america's big three automakers. gm, ford and fiat chrysler are

starting production and in total more than 130,000 workers will return for half or full production. the companies working on safety measures. beyond things like temperature checks and masks, ford will provide covid-19 testing for symptommatic workers in kentucky, missouri and illinois. in today's "gma first look" the online marketplace etsy is the new american bread basket. many people are turning to the website to buy everything from masks to baked goods. rebecca jarvis has those details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" call it the etsy economy. >> i didn't think people would shop and spend money this way during the pandemic. but food is comfort. so right now people want biscuits. >> reporter: suzanne mcmahon is one of the many sellers on etsy whose business is booming. a lifeline for small business and this morning we're going one-on-one with etsy ceo josh

sylvilve silverman. >> what have you seen since the pandemic began? >> an explosion of demand on etsy. such a great opportunity for small bakeries who have been so hard hit by the crisis to move on to etsy and then find buyers. >> reporter: so, how can you take a side hobby and turn it into an etsy side hustle? we will have more with your "gma first look" i'm rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. live sports are slowly starting to come back. four pga golfers played a round on sunday to raise funds for covid-19 relief. nascar returned to the track in a historic manner, no fans. >> pace car is in. green flag. nascar is back. >> drivers were not allowed on the track until the race began. besides no spectators, drivers

were not able to practice or test their car on the track at all beforehand. steph curry's epic mini golf competition returns to abc7 this week. holy moley. executive producer of the show. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez caught up with the san francisco native who will be on the first episode. >> totally fun, ridiculous experience. and, you know, i can't wait till i'm 70 years old and describing this insane mini golf tournament and my kids will think i totally lost it. >> you can watch the new season of "holey moley" thursday at 9:00 p.m. did you see what they put that man through? >> he went through it. >> not the giant rubber duckies. >> why not? >> why not? we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including nike's plan to start reopening its stores. the innovative way that the

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building a better bay yare for. who is eligible with or without symptoms? easing restrictions. some businesses now allowed to reopen as three counties enter phase two. >> congratulations, sam, you did it. >> thank you so much, america. i would have never, ever -- >> this was a one of a kind season with most of the singing happening at moment and now just sh sam is your numer. >> marty: . >> we love her, but francisco.

>> we're disappointed francisco didn't take it all but five is achievement. the fact that they were able to do the season at all is incredible. >> they made it happen. >> they really did. good morning on this monday, may 18th. >> of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast and today drew tu ama has a look ahead. >> tracking some rain and live doppler 7 and find scattered showers in the east bay right now and see through livermore and going to byron and light drizzle in san jose. this number one storm we have overhead on the storm impact scale will be with us throughout the day. the morning looks more active than the afternoon. lunchtime still dealing with scattered showers out there. we may find breaks in the cloud cover for breaks in the sunshine this afternoon and by

scattered showers moving through. we'll keep our eye on that, guys. >> thanks, drew. marin and san mateo will move into phase two of reopening. affect our local economy and our changing workplace along with education and these are all areas that abc7 news is committed to as we work to rebuild a better bay area. what exactly does moving into phase two mean? it includes child care for people outside of the essential workforce. it will let manufacturing companies resume business, as well as limited services like dog washing and car washes. also, some offices where telework is impossible can reopen and phase two also allows for curbside retail pickup. we are speaking to local business owners as they tear down their ply wood and prepare for the changes today and all of them tell us that this is like a huge day. >> the emost important monday i the last many years in san francisco. anything that gets our small businesses open and lets people know that they are open is very

important. >> all right, so, don't forget customers still have to wear required facive e ivcovering an six feet apart but not every business is allowed to unlock it doors. police forced the owner to shut down claiming it was nonessential even though the newspapers sold there are in six languages. sf supervisor is fighting to keep it open and in the meantime sfmta is offering free loading zones. here's a look where all the bay area counties stand. looser restrictions in marin and san mateo counties today. the counties in green soloma, na napa solano in phase two and santa clara county which has the highest number of coronavirus

cases has no date of starting phase two. more details on phase two of the recovery and a look at what restaurants, flights and stores could look like after covid-19 on our website, abc7news.com/coronavirus. you'll also find a full list of health and financial resources. getting more people tested for coronavirus is critical for reopening and starting today, a very big deal in the east bay. every one in certain communities there can now be tested regardless of symptoms. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live for us at the alameda county fairgrounds. julian? >> goodern moi morning, reggie. testing at the alameda county fairgrounds for three weeks now and today is the first day that folks can come out here and get tested without symptoms. that is the difference. the only catch you have to be from one of three cities. livermore, pleasanton or dublin. starting up here at 9:00 this morning and runs until 1:00 p.m. this is an open invitation for all residents 10 and older living in those three cities to come and get tested.

you do not have to have an appointment either. this will run monday through friday on week days and administering about 1,200 tests a week at this site and average of 250 tests per day. an article suggest it will be accepted and billed and no out-of-pocket expenses. we have not been able to confirm what happens if you're uninsured and want to come down here and get tested. as far as positive cases are confirmed 2,392. again, if you're a resident of pleasanton, dublin or livermore and you do gnaw want to get a coronavirus test, come out here to the alameda county fairgrounds and get in on the gate 12 entrance. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. starting this morning, oakland will open a new coronavirus testing site at the alan temple baptist church on

international boulevard. the site will provide drive-through testing and free regardless of health insurance or immigration status. you do have to register in advance and you can do it right now on the oakland city's website. mayor libby shaaf will be there to open it this morning at 10:00. 48 states relaxed restrictions but the number of coronavirus unfortunately keeps going up. jobina fortson is at the live desk with more. >> good morning, kumasi. nearly 1.5 million people in the united states have been diagnosed with coronavirus. but almost every single state in the country has eased restrictions. warm weather is making social distancing difficult. this photo from new york city shows crowds outside bars over the weekend with people carrying their to-go drinks in hand. >> we do not have good restrictions or good guidelines in place for people how to reopen. it's going to become very confusing for people. we are going to see more and more cases.

>> a "new york times" analysis found several states are seeing a rise in cases. 700 new cases reported near amarillo, texas, on saturday. many stemmed from meat packing plants. the beaches are back open in los angeles county and thousands of people took advantage of it. they showed up in droves to soak up the sun on the santa monica shoreline. most people observed the rules, which are still in place. they include no sitting or sun bathing on the sand. >> it was amazing, yeah. we've been pretty cooped up like everybody and to get out here and get in the water, the water is really nice. >> we're not going to get close to other people. so, it's chill. don't loo lereit on the sand.. but we'll see. all the piers are still closed, as are most beach parking lots. the los angeles county sheriff department and police were on patrol. they were focusing on beachgoers

who were not doing physical distancing. happening today, santa rosa is set to move homeless people to a site in the northwest part of the city. a managed homeless encampment and the site is to protect at-risk homeless people from coronavirus and it will stay open until the county lifts its shelter-at-home order. officials estimate there are 3,000 homeless people in sonoma county and no reported outbreaks of covid-19. happening today, a new policy round of layoffs at san francisco-based uber all due to the drop in rides because of the pandemic. business insider reports the san francisco-based company is expected to lay off thousands of employees, according to one source. details on the exact number of workers and terms of the layoffs are unclear. it would come less than two weeks after uber initially cut 3,700 jobs or 14% of its workforce. san francisco begins to

loosen its stay-aft-home orders. what it will look like when they come back. salesforce is planning for temperature scans on every floor, mandatory masks and six-foot separation. this according to "the chronicle." plenty of hand sanitizer will also be around. cleaners will work throughout the day, as well. of course, city leaders haven't yet given a day to reopen nonessential office spaces. coming up, a war of words. president trump and former president obama taking new shots at each other. plus, he represented the bay area well in the "american idol" finale. francisco martin's message to fans after finishing in the top five. first, checking in with drew for a look at the forecast today. >> good morning, kumasi. tracking showers on our monday morning and live doppler 7 showing you the wet weather has been proving pretty much from a west to east fashion. much of the rain early this morning has been focused in the south bay and in the east bay. in fact, we're tracking another line of showers moving out of the santa cruz mountains and pushing off to the north and

east. around 5:55 a.m. and more rain around san jose and 6:10 this morning and light showers reentering milpitas. right now it's muggy out there and also on the mild side. we're at 60 in oakland and 55 in the city and we're at 53 currently in napa. so, on the storm impact scale today, it is a level one light system with on and off showers. around midday, there is the i isolated chance of a thunderstorm popping up and rainfall is very minimal. less than half an inch. this area of low pressure spinning off the coast of northern california. we'll meander there the next 24 hours and bring us that chance of the wet weather. here's a live look. it's not that pretty right now. this is sutro tower looking east towards san francisco. some mist, drizzle along the coastline and scattered showers dotting the landscape and your day planner today will show you the morning is definitely a better chance of finding a shower than the afternoon. so, scattered showers around

7:00 a.m. afternoon butuldance some punin be this time of day temperature wise and even later on this evening by 7:00 p.m., the chance of an isolated shower. out and about, take the rain gear with you. dodging the drops for theern moim morning and evening hours. jobina? >> thank you, drew. goodern moin morning, every. because of the light showers we're seeing slick conditions on our roads. live look at 280 in san jose. you can see what is happening there. you can definitely tell that the water is reflicting off of those headlights and make sure to take it slowly. i was watching spin outs earlier and that has begun to taper out which is great for our essential commuters. no major issues on our roadways this morning. now move over to a live look in san francisco because we want to show you highway 101 in alemany

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma and live doppler 7 tracking some showers scattered in nature crisscrossing parts of the bay area. take you to the richmond san rafael bridge right now live look outside and damp roadways from this vantage point and you will encounter damp roads, especially in the morning today as we see the showers move through the bay area. so hour by hour we go on our

level one storm we have through the morning. we have scattered showers. you can see it's not raining everywhere constantly throughout the morning but by 10:00 a.m. we're still seeing showers peppering the bay area. as we head into the afternoon, some peeks of sunshine. if we do get enough sunshine, that could initiate a thunderstorm. shower popping up if we do see one, kumasi, we could encounter some small hail and even some lightning. >> thank you, drew. a judge denied a request from martin to be released from research a coronavirus treatment. he claimed that his industry insight could potentially bring a cure to market, but the judge said no on saturday. schreli is serving a seven-year prison sentence for a 2017 fraud case that was not related to the price hiking scandal. taking new shots at each

other. alex presha has more. >> reporter: the war of words between president trump and former president obama ramping up. >> more than anything, this pandemic is fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing. a lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge. >> reporter: during virtual commencement addresses, he slammed the president's response to the coronavirus. >> doing what feels good, what's convenient, what's easy, that's how little kids think. unfortunately, a lot of so-called grown ups including some with fancy titles and jobs still think that way, which are why things are so screwed up. >> reporter: president trump was asked to respond. >> i didn't hear it. he was an incompetent president. that's all i can say. >> reporter: just last week former president obama blasted which was leaked to the media. >> it has been an absolute

chaotic disaster. >> reporter: meanwhile, president trump is pushing without evidence claims that it was president obama who was behind the russia investigation. trump even coining the term, obamagate. >> this was all obama. this was all biden. these people are corrupt. the whole thing was corrupt. and we caught them. >> reporter: alex presha, abc news, washington. happening today, the dmv director will visit the field office in san jose. one of 25 dmv offices now partially reopened in the state. the dmv recently expanded its virtual offering so people can avoid an in-person visit. vehicle title transfer and duplicate titles or renewals all done online. a brand-new "american idol" this morning and her story and positive energy is hard not to love. >> the next "american idol" for 2020 just sam.

congratulations, sam. you did it. >> just sam, as she goes by, had been singing on new york city subways before getting her audition. she says she chose the stage name just sam after people mistook her for a boy because of the way she dressed. they didn't know what category to put her in so she just decided, you know, i'm just sam. this morning just sam is on "gma" to talk about her big win. >> immediately i thought i was asleep and then i'm like, no, this is actually happening and i'm like, grandma. there's so many things going through my mind but most of all, i was just so grateful. >> you can watch the full "gma" interview with just sam coming up at 7:00 a.m. after "abc7 >> i didn't expect to be this far into the competition, but

i'm happy that i have this on both the sides america and philippines. >> all right. local finalist francisco martin made the bay area proud. his daly city friends and family made shirts and put on that car parade. he had quite the journey. he was labeled an early front-runner separating him from the competition. >> you're so smooth when you delivered that. it sounded like it was professionally recorded in a studio somewhere. that's how good it was, francisco. congratulations. >> and here's francisco's instagram post after his top five finish. in part that he's grown so much as a human and as an artest and he says the next chapter is coming soon. as we all know, when it comes to reality show competitions like these, it's not if you're the winner of the competition, it's if you made your mark and i think francisco really made his mark. >> yeah, i don't think this is

the last we're ever going to see from that guy, at all. >> i'm happy about that. >> good for everybody. great show. let's talk about what is happening. light rain falling across parts of the bay area. light overhead storm and yeah it's may and we're talking rain and memorial day weekend coming this weekend and wet weather to deal with. zoom in to where we're finding a little bit of action. zoom into the east foothills and mt. hamilton and you can see a shower steadier in nature popping up to the south of 680 pushing off to the east and widely scattered and cloverdale and middletown and not a robust system by any means but wet weather to deal with this morning. walnut creek, good morning, guys. wet roads from this vantage point and overcast skies and gray start for a lot of us on this monday morning. storm impact scale on and off showers and chance of a thunderstorm later on today and rainfall less than a half of an inch. let's plan your day. scattered showers in the

morning. mid day, that chance of a thundershower. the chance is very minimal, but the chance is still there. if we do see one, we could be dealing with a little bit of small hail. otherwise, peeks of sunshine later on this afternoon. accuweather scattered showers today and then you'll find brighter, warmer weather especially as you head into the weekend saturday and sunday, kumasi. 70s and 80s away from the coast. >> all right, thanks, drew. a martinez softball team cent play because of covid-19 and they're giving back to the community instead. the girls raised $2,000 in just a few days. they purchased 700 pounds of food and dropped it off at the contra costa solona food bank yesterday. it will provide about 700 meals. >> we're all dealing with this pandemic and the world is upside down and for these girls, their world is upside down. what we want them to realize, even though you can't play softball, your ability to make an impact and help people in need is great. >> the team picked the food bank

because they wanted to make a local impact. and we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. just use the #betterbayarea for how you're saying thank you and we'll share that with the community. a major drugmaker promising a coronavirus vaccine by the fall. the reason it won't be available to americans. but first, nike is making some moves to reopen stores. th

it's more than a building. or a place. it's not just where we live. it's where we make a life. that's why some risk their lives for it. this memorial day, and every day, we honor those who gave everything to keep our home safe. lowes. home unites us. now abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk we're hearing from the president of nike and learning more on how the company is preparing to reopen its stores. nike has already opened all stores in china and in the south

korea. and that experience will help them safely open stores in the united states, even once stores reopen, customers will have the choice to do contactless shopping through the nike app. >> you can just use our nike app and scan a barcode and give you all the information on display. everything you're seeing on all the mannequins, but then it will allow you to buy it right there in your size or it will also allow you to have it sent straight to the fitting room. >> nike says it cleans its stores every two hours and there will be signs to remind people to keep social distance. you can also hear more on how nike is ramping up workout services for people that are still staying at home. and you can see all of that coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right after abc7 mornings. apple stor getting back to business. opening 25 stores across the country after being closed for two months. apple says it will follow local

health guidance in its repopening strategy. some locations will only offer curbside pickup and we checked. it appeared bay area apple stores will remain closed for the time being. you can create a cartoon image of yourself on facebook. me i menlo-parked base company basically an emoji that is supposed to look like you. facebook says a new way to express yourself personally on the platform. you can use your avatar in comments and stories and messenger and hasn't apple had this for a while, drew? >> your contact photoy in my phone is this. >> right. >> what is this? >> it's just now on facebook. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my word. we're never going to know anyone's real face any more. live doppler 7. we're finding light rain moving

through the bear yeay area. i want to show you the loop and how the showers push off to the east and the coverage is becoming less and less. while we do have rain in the forecast today, it's not a washout for your monday. temperature wise, it's humid out there. and on the mild side. mid 50s to low 60s. futurel be having those showers in the forecast through lunchtime. scattered in nature. some peeks of sunshine likely in the afternoon, but still more scattered showers later on today. so, highs today, limited sunshine means we're cool for may. temperatures mainly in the mid and upper 60s. so, have the rain gear handy if you're headed out later today, guys. >> anksdrew. coming up at 6:00, nearly 200 people exposed to coronavirus at a mother's day church service right here in california. plus, a popular bay area restaurant announces the pandemic is forcing it to go out of business. how long you have to enjoy their food. starting today in three counties. you can shop at the curb. i'm amy hollyfield.

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three bay area counties are easing coronavirus restrictions and moving to phase two of the reopening plan. what you'll now be able to do. and uber making a change for our safety. the new requirements starting today, if you need a ride. also, a heads up for essential workers as we take a live look at the bay bridge right now. you may encounter some rain as you head out of the door this morning. good morning on this monday, may 18th. the gang is all here, including drew tuma in today for mike and, drew, you're saying it is going to be pretty cloudy and rainy for some of us. >> we're finding the showers scattered in nature for the first half of our day today and that is the best bet of finding rain in your neighborhood. showing you scattered showers in the east bay and zoom in to livermore and a live look right now. light showers around 580. scattered, isolated in nature and showers coming out of the santa cruz mountains and move into saratoga