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 and san jose over

the next 30 minutes. san jose wet roads and overcast skies with a live look from our camera and day planner level one storm system even midday the chance of a thunderstorm popping up. even some peeks of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s. >> thanks, drew. now the effort to reopen the country. three bay area counties will ease restrictions joining 48 states relaxing stay-at-home orders. this comes as the total number of cases across america nears 1.5 million. many of those people have now recovered and a new hot spot. dallas, texas. here in the bay area, marin, san mateo joined napa and solona and alameda and contra costa said they will move on soon. allowing businesses to reopen will help the economy, which is one of the key areas we're focusing on in an effort to build a better bay area. amy hollyfield live in corte

madera this morning with what this new phase will look like. >> good morning, reggie. some stores you can pick up your purchase curbside. and you can start going to some parks today. the county will reopen some parking lots at some parks and you can go out and get on a hike, if you'd like to get outside. they will not be opening parking at places that draw large crowds like mt. tams state park and cities that want to keep things closed can do that. but the county is allowing some reopening, which also opens the debate. is it time or is it too soon? >> i understand the safety concerns, but, you know, this can't go on forever. it's just, people have to go back to work. >> we'll finally be able to leave our yards and go somewhere and park. >> curbside shopping will now be allowed in san mateo, san francisco and marin counties. retailers will not be allowed to let people inside their store. the shopper needs to call ahead

or order online and the purchase will be brought to the car. some stores said this won't be profitable, so they won't be doing it and just stick to online orders and others like this rei will give it a try. they have their sign out advertising curbside pickup. ulo you'll want to check with your favorite store and find out what their plan is as we head into this new phase. reporting live in corte madera, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. also today, governor newsom will be in napa to give an update on the state's response to covid-19. you can watch that live at noon on abc7 and also streaming it on our abc7 news app and abc7news.com. a mother who attended a mother's day service in butte county tested positive. the pastor of the palermo bible family church admitted hosting the service despite the stay-at-home order. more than 180 other people were at the service and they all have

been ordered to self-quarantine. as of last friday butte county had 22 cases and no deaths. rolling out a new safety procedure. starting today uber drivers are required to take selfies to prove they are wearing a mask before they pick you up. they have to upload the photo into the app before they can start accepting trips. riders are required to cover their faces but they don't have to provide proof of that. a rider or driver can cancel a sla w sume fulher isn't wearing "san francisco chronicle" reporting the company sent a letter to workers saying alameda signed off on the reopening plan. it visited the plant and found it meets or even exceeds county safety standards. tesla ceo on musk ta restard od against county rules and

threatened to move itsma headquarters. after 33 years in pleasanton-based specialty's is shutting its doors forever, soon, tomorrow. the cafes were really popular in san francisco's financial district and downtown oakland where they served homemade sandwiches and extra large cookies to the lunch crowd. and speaking of our restaurants, most san francisco restaurant owners are saying that takeout and delivery just hasn't been very profitable. the golden gate restaurant association surveyed the owners of more than 400 restaurants in the city. almost three-quarters are doing takeout and delivery, but 60% said they were losing money. only 1% said they were doing as well now as they were doing before the pandemic. most say they laid off half of

their employees and 65% said they received emergency federal loans. well, a second wave of coronavirus appears to be sweeping through the aircraft carrier "uss theodore roosevelt" now docked in guam. eight sailors tested positive bringing the total to 13. 1,000 of the aircraft carrier's 49-member crew tested positive in the first outbreak which started in march. santa rosa native was removed from command of the ship after sounding the alarm about his sailors getting sick. president trump says he is setting his sights on getting a working coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, but this morning a british drugmaker is aiming to have one finished by september. jobina fortson is at the live desk with details on this. jobina, looks like only a certain amount of people would get it to start. >> yeah, that's right, kumasi. the company astrazeneca is hoping to make 30 million doses of the vaccine by september.

and if it is successuccessful, access would go to the uk. this is what we're learning this morning. the vaccine is being developed at the university of oxford and getting $80 million of funding from the british government. officials say it's already being studied in humans and could reach late-stage trials by the middle of the year. on the heels of the news, astrazeneca shares are opening up around 1.5% this morning. keep in mind here, most health officials say a more realistic estimate for a vaccine is one to two years away. kumasi. >> wow, thank you, jobina. a shift for a home security company. it's now helping fight coronavirus at the front door. the two things it can figure out just by looking at your face. a florida mother hasn't been seeninse two months. her husband said she was sick with coronavirus and now he's facing murder charges. the growing mystery about her disappearance. i'm meteorologist drew tuma.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. 6:10 a.m. and we're tracking light showers with a level one system moving through northern california. live doppler 7 showing you the showers very isolated in nature and for most of the morning focused in the south bay and east bay. we'll zoom in where you can see light showers in the santa cruz mountains and los gatos and light showers on mt. hamilton and showers north of morgan hill. showers are with us through the

afternoon. by 12:00, isolated scattered showers in nature and see breaks in the cloud cover for afternoon sunshine and then this evening we're still dealing with scattered showers. really just unsettled over the next 24 hours. highs today on this level one storm system day. you can see it's cool for this time of the year. mid may, but temperatures pretty much stuck in the mid and upper 60s. 63 for san francisco and 65 in oakland and high of 67 in san jose. jobina? >> thank you, drew. goodern moi morning, everyone. those showers in the south bay impacting our commuters and no major issues, which is good news. live look now showing you the bay bridge. we have a high wind advisory issued by the chp and look at that. traffic is really beginning to pick up. that is what i have been wanting to show you all this morning. people are returning to work. and that is also why i a goingt. because look at that. if you are coming out of tracy for our super commuters this morning, we are looking at a slow down we haven't seen in a

long time. speeds are down to 13, 19 and 15 miles per hour. reggie? a florida man is facing murder charges accused of killing his estranged wife. mysterious texts that came from her phone. gretchen anthony was last seen in late march. a neighbor told detectives she heard a scream coming from anthony's home. days later, friends and family received e-mails and texts from anthony's phone saying she was in the hospital with an acute case of covid-19. >> everyone saying, well, this is really strange. so, they called the police and things didn't look right. >> police say the hospital has no record of anthony as a patient. her car was found in the hospital parking lot. investigators reviewed security footage and they saw that a man identified as anthony's husband exited the car alone. he was tracked down in new mexico and extradited to florida last week to face charges. online shopping boom. the website that has become a lifeline for small business.

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or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. abc7 news. welcome back, everyone. i want to share this story of a tragic accident in the skies. a snowboard jet part of the canadian remember aed forces before crashing in british colombia yesterday. one captain died in the crash which set the roof of a house on fire. the other pilot is in serious condition. the royal cumadian air force tweeted it is deeply saddened and grieving alongside the victim's family and friends. a missouri security company has shifted from keeping inuds out of hom infection. >> normal temperature. >> so, this face scanning device from hack it security is installed that front door.

it determines if people are wearing a mask and checks their temperature. >> tie into the door access toor doesot open and it will remain locked. >> the device will alert building security with a photo of a potentially sick person. hack it security says that this could make workplaces safer. a jacksonville, florida, couple are now the proud parents of a 2-year-old girl who spent 700 days in foster care. cayla and evan adopted their daughter from a zoom call from their living room. little isla lived with them almost all of her life. they got a phone call about a baby in need of a family. the moody's say that isla instantly became part of the family and they began the adoption process in february, but then covid-19 shut the court system down. so for six weeks they were in adoption limbo until they finally got the call. >> our attorney she called us on a thursday and she said, we have

the adoption date. >> forever known as isla elizabeth moody. congratulations. >> their extended family and friends tuned in on the zoom call. neighbors also celebrated the good news with this parade that was just for isla. that is wonderful. new at 6:00, a maryland restaurant is trying out new tables to maintain social distancing. do you see this? fishtails bar and grill was only open for takeout but preparing to start serving dining in customers. the giant tubes on wheels will force customers to remain at least six feet apart. >> why was that one man running for his life like he was like, oh, gosh. >> okay. i have been to ocean city, maryland, for spring break. this is a very ocean city, maryland, thing to do. now if those tubes could also double like a flotation device in the water, i wouldn't hate

a orne kind of deal isn't bad. >> that really isn't. >> get you a little drink. >> i just realized that three out of the four of us have been to ocean city because ms. jobina fortson has spent some time in the del marva area. >> it was a blast. i would go back in a heart beat. >> get some caramel down by the ocean. >> what accent is that? >> i've been to this restaurant, guys. >> see. >> jobina, can you verify that was a baltimore accent that reggie just did. >> he did. this in del marva that is how you know he's a maryland local. he is a lion but has that baltimore in there. let's be clear. >> thank you, jobina. i appreciate the back up. >> do not gas light him, jobina.

i need to hear that again. that is amazing. live doppler 7. oh, my word. i don't know what that accent was and i'm from the east coast. we're finding some light showers in the south bay, you guys. oh, boy. over the last two hours, you could see the wet weather pushing off to the east. the bulk of it. so, we're not dealing with an all-day rain event today. but still unsettled scattered showers throughout our monday. outside we go. a gray looking vantage point from our exploratorium camera right now. live look. mild, muggy out there and mid 50s to lower 60 mass we have with this storm system. level one light today with on and off showers. there is the possibility of a thunderstorm popping up and, in fact, the storm prediction center has placed the entire bay area under a general risk of a thunderstorm. if one does pop up today, it could contain some small hail and lightning. we will keep our eye on that. the 12-hour day planner today. scattered showers in the morning and best chance of finding that storm looks to be mid day and in

the afternoon we'll find some peeks of sunshine as the cloud cover tries to break down. highs today in the mid and upper 60s and that is about it under limited sunshine. little breezy out there, too. the winds are not too excessive. still keep the shower chance and mid 40s to mid 50s as we head into your tuesday. accuweather seven-day forecast. get rid of the showers tomorrow morning a brighter, warmer forecast thursday and friday. 60s and 70s. and then for the holiday weekend, memorial day weekend, saturday and sunday. very warm. it is 70s to mid 80s away from the coast. >> all right. >> try to tell me that i don't know the baltimore accent. come on, now. the os. down by the ocean. come on. sorry, ginger. we're having a little conversation about east conversations this morning. >> i was just thinking, i don't know how to do an east coast

accent even though i have been here ten years. it sounds very jarring to me especially outside of new york city. but the moment i go home and the second i have two glasses of wine. oh, goodness, i am michigan through and through and everything starts coming through like that. i can do that for you. >> i love it. that was worth it. >> i won't do that for this promo, though. i'll get back into my nonregion dialect now. thank you, reggie and kumasi. great to be with both of you. let's start with what is coming up on "gma." the debate over reopening. every state has eased some of the restrictions and coast to coast, we've seen crowded beaches and packed boardwalks and so much more action and this is happening as new hot spots are popping up across the country. and then the big new headline. i know that you've been reporting on from overnight. the fed chairman now warning l the into onomic pain from thel

next year. the emotional moment when one of our own correspondents kaylee hartung visits the patient who received her blood plasma donation. i know i am inspired, i hope you will, too. the last dance of "the last dance." michael jordan's kids will join us live to talk about their superstar what they learned from the footage that all of us got to see that was under wraps for decades. then the unbelievable "american idol" finale. the show has crowned a new champion and the winner and the runner up are going to join us live. we'll have that and super star katy perry not just with one, but two big surprises right here on "good morning america." we hope you'll join us. >> we'd love to see that.

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more on live doppler 7 along with satellite. area of low pressure you see responsible for the wet weather we're tracking over the next 24 hours. the day planner today, you can see the scattered showers in the morning, the chance of a thunderstorm midday and otherwise we'll find some peeks of sunshine, but still keep the chance of a shower in the forecast through 7:00 p.m. now on abc7 news live desk upda update. at the live desk, i'm looking at a major tourist attraction that has reopened today. open to local visitors. this is really incredible for the area. also beaches in athens reopened for the first time since the and the country may allow foreign tourists to visit as early as next month. >> come to greece. the message could be that greece is one ofov the wor.

>> greece has seen success in mitigating and border health care checks at the airport since march. kuma kumasi, i find this number to be incredible. with 11 million people. greece has recorded fewer than 200 deaths and not a single health care worker has died. back to you. >> that's incredible, jobina. thank you. etsy is seeing a huge boom in sales. a lot of people are using the website to buy everything from masks to baked goods. according to etsy 85% are women and 95% are working from home. rebecca jarvis spoke to the company's ceo. josh silverman says it is a lifeline for small businesses. >> an explosion of demand on etsy. you can find so many things you need and support a local business, as well p. 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 who are actually really passionate about their product. >> etsy says they require bakers to follow very strict guidelines for the states that they're in.

steph curry's epic mini golf competition holey moley returns this week. executive producer of the show which is entering its second season. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez caught up with the san francisco native who will appear on the first episode. >> it was a totally fun, ridiculous experience. and, you know, i can't wait until i'm 70 years old and describing this insane mini golf tournament and my kids are going to think i totally lost it. >> oh. >> yep. yes. you can watch the new season of my favorite name show on tv "holey moley" right here on abc7 thursday at 9:00 p.m. >> i see what you're talking about with the ducks, friend. they put him through a lot. >> see what i'm saying. >> you do go through a lot. not just mini golf. next at 6:30, coronavirus restrictions in san francisco are easing starting today. what life is going to look like

in the city. plus, beaches reopen in southern california and people turn out in droves. if you live in pleasanton, dublin or livermore. starting today, a coronavirus test without symptoms. all you have to do is come down to the alameda

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is a bc7 news. coronavirus testing is expanding in the east bay. breaking down the rules as reopening continues. phase two now beginning for three bay area counties. good morning and welcome to monday, may 18th. first, we're going to check in with our friend drew tuma with a look at the weather. >> finding showen nur7.nto zas t

where we have one downpour that is set up over mcarthur boulevard and this is pushing off to the east right now. showers scattered in nature but we're dealing with them through the next 24 hours. on the storm impact scale is a level one system with on and off showers and the 12-hour day planner shows you a chance of a thunderstorm otherwise some peeks of sunshine this afternoon and temperatures in the 60s. >> thanks, drew. marin, san mateo and san francisco counties are moving into phase two of reopening today. it will affect our local economy, our health, our changing workplace. of course, education and these are all areas that abc7 news is committed to as we work to build a better bay area. so what exactly does entering phase two mean? it includes child care for parents outside of the essential workforce. coanies resume business, as well as limited services like dog washing and car washes. also some offices where telework isn't possible can open back up. phase two also allows for

curbside retail pickup. and we've been speaking to local business owners as they tear down the pliwood and prepare for today's new changes and all of them say this is a really big day. >> the most important monday probably in 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. >> remember, though, customers still have to wear the required face coverings and stay six feet apart and also not every business will be allowed to reopen. police forced the owner of smoke signals newstand to shut down last week claiming it was not essential even though newspapers are in six languages. the supervisor is fighting to keep it open. is, sfmta is offering free loading zones. what county is in what

phase? here is a map that will hopefully help. looser restrictions in marina and san francisco and san mateo today. solano and napa are already in phase two. alameda and contra costa will begin to move on to the next phase next week. santa clara county which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the bay area has no date to begin phase two. get more details on phase two of the recovery, plus a look at what restaurants, flights and stores will look like after covid-19 all on our website, abc7news.com/coronavirus. you'll also find a full list of health and financial resources. health is one of the pillars we're focusing on as we build a better bay area. getting more people tested for coronavirus is critical for improving the health of people across the region. so, starting today, everyone in three communties in the east bay can get tested regardless of symptoms and let's go to alameda county fairgrounds right now where abc7 news reporter julian

glover is live. julian? >> hi, good morning, reggie. testing has actually been happening here at the alameda county fairgrounds for three weeks now. today is the first day that folks from livermore, dublin and pleasanton can come out and get a coronavirus test regardless of if they're showing symptoms. that being the big change. it all start up at 9:00 this morning and run until 1:00 p.m. each day. this is an open invite for all residents 10 and older living in dublin, pleasanton or livermore. you do not need an appointment for this. they'll run about 1,200 tests a week at this site. that is an average of 250 tests per day. an article in "pleasanto in, we weekly" all medical insurance accepted and billed. we have not been able to confirm what happens if you're uninsured and need to come down and get a coronavirus test. currently about 2,400 positive coronavirus cases within alameda county and as reggie mentioned, testing and getting residents

here in dublin, livermore and pleasanton tested in a very important piece in getting things back open. if you're looking to get tested today, come on down to the alameda county fairgrounds and take the gate 12 entrance and, again, everything starts up at 9:00 this morning. reporting live in pleasanton, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. sticking to the east bay, starting this morning, oakland will open a new coronavirus testing site. it's at the alan temple baptist church on international boulevard. that site will provide drive' drive-thru testing and free regardless of insurance or immigration status. you can register on oakland's website. mayor libby schaaf will be there to open it at 10:00 this morning. 48 states relaxed restrictions on coronavirus and the number of cases keeps going up. jobina fortson is at the live desk with more. >> nearly 1.5 million people in

the united states have been diagnosed with coronavirus. but as of today, almost every state has relaxed 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 guidelines in place for people how to reopen. it's going to become very confusing for people. we're going to see more and more cases. >> a "new york times" analysis 700 new cases reported near amarillo, texas on saturday. many stemmed from meat packing plants. kumasi, back to you. >> thank you,na. e 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 in place and they include no sitting or sunbathing 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. but i do wear a mask where need to. >> you can see some people were still hanging out there on the sand, though. all the piers are closed still, as are most beach parking lots. the los angeles county sheriff's department and police they were out there on patrol and they were focusing on beachgoers who were not physical distancing. happening today, santa rosa is set to move homeless people to a site in the northwest part of the city. it's a managed homeless p at-risk homeless people from coronavirus and remain in operation until the county lifts its shelter-at-home order.no re covid-19. marin one of three bay area counties entering phase two reopening today.

next, we'll break down what it means for businesses and residents looking to spend a little more time outside their homes. right now, we're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange and another update on how the markets are doing next. and the moment of truth for daly city francisco martin. he is not going to be the next "american idol" but his musical journey is far from over. but, first, here's drew tuma. >> tracking light showers out there on live doppler 7 and today it is a level one light storm system we have for our wa zoomn and finding scattered showers as we head into the east bay, you can see near muraga and light rain in your neighborhood. and the wider picture looping it over the past two hours, the bulk of the rain early this morning that waseay the south bay is pushing off to the east. and while the showers will not be an all-day event where you live, we'll still track them on and off throughout the morning

hours. right now, we're in the mid 50s to lower 60s and on the storm impact scale today level one light system on and off showers and a chance of a possible thunderstorm later on this afternoon. so, as we head into the next few hours, by 4:00, you can see we'll get some pops of sunshine here and there. that could initiate a thundershower and we'll keep those showers in the forecast even through tonight. so, highs today, it is a cool day. temperatures limited to the mid and upper 60s for our afternoon. all right. that's weather. let's get a check with jobina. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, drew. thank you very much. i am getting word right now, just now coming in from the chp of a crash that looks like on westbound 80 right before the fremont street off ramp. looks like eight cars might be involved there. i'll get a map for you on that. that just came in here. i'll take you to the altmont pass very quickly with a high wind advisory and showing you this because this is a sign of the times that people are returning back to work.

we have looks like around 15, 19 and 35 miles per hour in the area. so, i just want to let you know that we are seeing our super commuters back out there. as we take a live look in san jose showing you a live look now at the conditions there on 101. slick earlier and looks like things are drying a little bit and pretty clear for the most part considering we have had some rain this morning. now, also here. abc7 is celebrating our graduating class of 2020. we want to feature as many seniors as possible and you can get your graduate or your class featured by sharing a candid pic online using the #gradson7 or going to abc7news.com. congratulations class of 2020. ♪

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that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> 6:43 a.m. we'll take you to chicago.

the area around the city saw flooding. look at this heavy rain caused some areas to record more than three inches in just a few hours. all that rain just floods roadways and a lot of areas around chicago saw flooding. the chicago river will continue to rise through this morning. good news, though, that system has moved out. they're drying out. but for us, showers to deal with us on our own. live doppler 7 we're not concerned about flooding today. that's not our issue. light scattered showers moving through. we'll zoom on in to the peninsula from san bruno, aboutto move over sfo and that light shower right now. move to the north bay. scattered showers around santa rosa, dillon beach and showers around evergreen and moving into mt. hamilton, as well. the picture outside as we go to san jose, there are the pictures we're talking about. level one system with on and off showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm and rainfall less than half of an inch. once these showers get out of

here tomorrow morning, look at that. sunny, warmer. especially in the weekend. saturday and sunday, kumasi. 70s and 80s. yeah, above average away from the coast. >> all right, thanks, drew. the economy is one of the areas we're focused on as we start to build a better bay area. three counties will ease restrictions marin and san francisco and san mateo will join napa and solana and allow more businesses to open back up and giving a boost and giving our local economy a boost. amy hollyfield is live in corte madera this morning with what this new phase is going to look like. good morning, amy. >> good morning, kumasi. it's up to each store. we have talked to some small businesses who said they don't think it will be profitable for them to offer curbside pickup but then you've got this store here, rei. they have a sign out saying curbside pickup will be happening. some stores are pretty excited about this new step. so, you're going to want to check in with your favorite store to see what their plan is.

three counties in the bay area will allow curbside service starting today. that's marin, san mateo and san francisco and some manufacturing will be allowed to 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's going to to whatever it takes as he tries to make it during these tough times. >> i think people are going to come. you know, and if they come by and walk by the store and we can do something for them through the door, through the window. that would parking is opening up at some parks. people can get out of the house and go for a hike. the county has said individual towns and cities can enforce stricter rules, though, if they would like to. and they won't be reopening parking lots at places that tend to draw large crowds like mt. tams state park. so, we're still easing into

this, but a new phase starting in three counties today. live in corte madera, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. now abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk we're hearing from nike's president as the company is preparing to reopen stores here in the united states. what we know is that nike has already opened all of its stores in south korea and china. and that experience will help them safely open stores here in the u.s. 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 bar code and, first of all, give you all the information on display. everything you're seeing eon al of the mannequins and then allow you to buy it right there in your size or also allow you to have it sent straight to the fitting room. >> nike says that it cleans its stores every two hours and there will be signs to remind people to keep social distancing.

you can hear more on how nike is ramping up ways you can work out at home. those services will be available for everyone and that interview is coming up at 7:00 on "gma" right here after abc7 mornings. reg a sne. >> i'll take it, jobina. some apple stores are also getting ready to get back to business. the cupertino-based company will start reopening 25 stores across the country this week after being closed for two weeks. it will follow local health guidance in reopening and some locations will only offer curbside pickup for online orders. we checked and appears bay area stores will stay closed for the time being. as san francisco begins to ease stay-at-home orders, salesforce is giving us a better idea of what it will look like when its buildings start to reopen to employees. the city's largest private employer is planning for temperature scans on every floor, mandatory masks and six-foot separation, that according to "the chronicle."

plenty of hand sanitizer will be around andho can tda anot given day to reopen nonessential office spaces. right now a live look at new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. you can see we're up almost 800 points. 786 right now. stocks are soaring after mederna announced an early trial for coronavirus vaccine successfully produced covid-19 antibodies in participants. the company plans to july. 30% in early trading. there is a brand-new "american idol" this morning and her story is hard not to love. >> the next "american idol" for 20 2020, just sam. congratulations, sam. you did it. >> if you haven't been watching you might be curious about this

name, just sam. well, it starts with the fact that she used to sing on new york city subways just before getting the audition for the show and she says she chose just sam because she was often misgendered by people. just sam said that people didn't know what category to put her in was she a girl, boy, both? she said, i'm just sam. this morning, just sam is on "gma" to talk about her big win. >> immediately i thought that i was asleep and then i'm like, no, this is actually happening. st ss going , through my mind and most of all, i was just so grateful. >> it is not a dream. >> that is full "gma" interview with just sam coming up here at 7:00 a.m. >> i didn't expect to be this far into the competition, but i'm happy that i have the support on both the sides

america and philippines. >> there is our local finalist francisco martin who definitely made the bay area proud. his daly city family and friends made shirts and put on that car parade to support him. he had quite the journey. he was labeled as an early frontrunner with the songs and songwriting separating him from the competition. >> 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. he says in part that he's grown so much as a human and as an artist and says the next chapter is coming soon. francisco, we look forward to it. it's not quite the same, but, you know, close enough. an illinois family threw a homemade prom for their high school senior. ♪

♪ >> this is so well done. look at the is. alyssa says her sister's emma prom was canceled so the family did their best to create a night to remember. their brother was a deejay, but this is my favorite part. alyssa's fiance acted as the bouncer. a prom with a bouncer. it's a new one. >> wait, go on. >> i love how he turns around. okay, yeah, come on in. >> why is it so good? it really is. it's the whole vibe. >> that's really good. >> people are being creative during shelter-in-place. >> deejay was getting it, too. that's so good. >> that's her brother. >> oh, my gosh. very cool. live doppler 7 we are tracking some scattered showers out there

on your monday morning. i just want to zoom in to the heart of the bay area. we have just some scattered light rain moving through the peninsula and just moving over sfo and working towards the east bay near mu rogaraga and where find them, it is wet out there. like that sfo camera. the runways are wet. right now temperatures mid 50s to lower 60s. that's a little muggy out there thanks to this area of low pressure we have. just spinning right off our coastline bringing those showers into northern california. so, it's been on and off wet weather this morning and get a little bit of a break before we see more rain move in later on today. so, you can go into the afternoon and find scattered showers, some peeks of sunshine here and there and we still have to keep the chance of a shower in the forecast even through this evening. on the storm impact scale, level one light system we have. on and off showers and there is the chance of a possible thunderstorm. in fact, the storm prediction center has placed the entire bay area under a general risk of a thunderstorm popping up today.

if one does, we could see some small hail even see some lightning. now, the chance is low, but nonetheless our atmosphere is pretty unstable right now. so, rainfall estimates again. we're talking less than a quarter even half an inch out there. some spots will remain dry. the shower is really scattered in nature today. highs today under this level one storm we're topping out in the mid and upper 60s and below average for this time of year. kumasi? >> thanks, drew. a high school junior from the south bay is on a mission to bring comfort and companionship to the elderly during shelter-in-place order. saw the effects of prolonged isolation on his grandparents and they live in the uk. he raised more than $2,000 to buy activity kits, portable dvd players and headphones to deliver to local nursing homes. >> people from my school and the neighboring schools who have reached out and they're willing to send handwritten letters or even like music video

performances to the elders. i'm kind of excited. >> he's bought 200 activity kits so far. he plans to deliver them to nursing homes and care centers next week. we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everybody who is on the front lines of this covid-19 battle. just use the #betterbayarea to show you how we're saying thank you and we will share it with the community. friend -- >> yes. >> why do you act like we don't have to do lotion time any more. you're like, yes, what time is it? >> someone asked me why we do this and we do it because we are washing our hands so much and our hands were getting like real cracked and also, let's face it, kind of ashy. so, just our reminder to do some self care every day. >> ask your hands will thank you for this, okay. >> and the smell. coming up

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reopening. number two. coronavirus testing expanding at the alameda county fairgrounds site. it will now accept any pleasanton, dublin or livermore resident 10 years or older regardless of symptoms. number three. governor newsom in napa today where he will update the public on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. governor newsom will hold a news conference at noon. we will air that live right here on abc7 and stream it on abc7news.com. number four. look at this. stocks are soaring this morning after mederna announced its vaccine produced covid-19 antibodies in all participants. a larger vaccine trial will start this summer. live doppler 7 showing you light showers on our monday morning and we keep the showers in the forecast throughout the day. on the storm impact scale it is a level one and on and off showers and a chance of a thundershower later today. number six. drivers traveling westbound on the bay bridge may run into a

slow down there. this is westbound 80 before fremont street. speeds are down to around 14 miles per hour due to a multi-car crash. we'll take a live look at the camera there. it is a bit slow and start to come down to a creep once you get closer to fremont street. and number seven. a maryland restaurant trying out new tables to make sure that people maintain social distancing. fishtails bar and grill has set giant tubes on wheels to force customers to stay at least six feet apart. jobina, you've been here? you've been to that place? >> yes. in maryland, girl. in maryland. that's how they to it. very creative. we'll say that. and ocean city, i think everyone should visit at least once. >> yes. >> it's a journey, as drew and reggie know. >> it's a fun journey. a lot a poof eeople have to go.

>> and good morning, america. covid-19 cases in the u.s. approaching 1.5 million this morning, and the death toll nearing 90,000. nearly every state easing restrictions. coast to coast, crowded beaches, packed boardwalks, people heading to bars and nail salons. chaos and arrests at a florida block party. all this as new hot spots pop up across the country. texas reporting its highest daily rate in cases. and the big headline overnight from the fed chairman, now warning the economic pain from the pandemic could last well into next year and calling on congress to do more. dueling presidents. formal president obama steps off the sidelines, takes a swipe at the trump administration's pandemic response. >> a lot of them aren't even pretending to