for memorial day weekend. i know, you'll probably want to go outside. but, remember, don't get crazy. we're still in this pandemic. we still need to stay safe. good morning on this wednesday, may 20th. were those people playing volleyball? >> i think so. >> i thought we weren't doing that. >> don't steal their joy, reggie. >> i'm just saying. >> take a picture of the screen. you like to get that phone out. >> shame some people. >> i'm not trying to shame anybody. but bump, set, spike on that one. i don't think so. >> oh, man. you're right, though. even though summer does not officially begin this weekend it is going to feel like summer out here. we're talking temperatures well above average and it looks like this heat once it will stick around for several days. it all begins today. that warming trend is going to get under way. live doppler 7. we'll find pretty quiet conditions. in fact, dry skies will be the trend for the week ahead. find a mixture of sun and clouds

ahead. bay bridge camera showing you peeks of sunshine and breaks in the cloud. cloud cover will decrease throughout the afternoon. sunshine in the afternoon and not too hot today. pretty comfortable. we're in the 60s to mid and upper 70s away from the coast and we'll find those hotter temperatures over the weekend. have those numbers in just a few minutes, guys. >> all right, drew, thank you. in the north bay, napa county just got the green light to move further into phase two. that means, sit down restaurants, shopping malls and other businesses can reopen. on four key areas, including the economy. the reopening of the county is a key part of the bay area's recovery and ab xrc7 news repor amy hollyfield is live in napa. hi, amy. >> hi, reggie. don't forget your mask. still precautions in place and social distancing still required. restaurants you can sit outside or go inside to enjoy your meal

at a restaurant in napa. the city or the county just got permission at 6:00 last night. this is new. restaurant owners still probably adjusting and planning for this. napa had to meet a list of requirements to be allowed to reopen, including showing that they are prepared to handle a possible surge in covid-19 cases. county supervisors say they exceed all the basic requirements. it's not just restaurants, you can also now go inside a store, you know, those stores that were not originally considered essential businesses. >> previously the ones that you could only do curbside and now you'll be able to go into the store with a certain amount of social distancing and wearing face covering. it's businesses and offices. it's outdoor museums and a variety of sectors. in our case, it also includes the culinary institute of

america. >> but it stops there. it doesn't include wineries and their tasting rooms. they are not allowed to reopen yet. county fl ay officialed advoca them and a big moneymaker here in napa but have not been approved to reopen. schools are allowed to reopen starting june 1st but school admin star administrators say they're not quite ready yet. working on a few details and then they are hoping also to get this state approval. live in napa, amy hollyfield, a a a abc7 news. the county fair will not go on as planned. they just voted to cancel that long-running event. they can't have a mass gathering during this pandemic. happening today, a mobile testing site opens in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood.

the walk-through pop-up test site will open up outside the tenderloin recreation center. online appointments are strongly recommended. the mobile site will be able to conduct hundreds of tests every day and it will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through sunday and then it will reopen next thursday and be open through memorial day. president trump is defending his decision to take a controversial drug which he thinks can prevent coronavirus. jobina fortson is at the live desk with the details on this. jobina? >> president trump is not backing down. he is defending his choice to take the drug to prevent covid-19. the fda does not recommend using it for coronavirus outside of a hospital or clinical trial setting because it could lead to heart problems. the president says he is not experiencing any side effects. he also criticized a study that said the drug is not effective for preventing coronavirus saying it is anti-trump.

vice president mike pence is not using the drug. he says his doctor did not recommend it. reggie? all right. jobina, thank you. hundreds of mcdonald's workers across 20 cities planning to strike over what they say is lack of covid-19 protections. comes one day before the company's annual shareholder's meeting. they want to improve the fast food chain which are inadequate protections for employees during the pandemic. the strike is being organized by the fight for 15 minimum wage and mcdonald's calls it a publicity stunt by labor organizers. for the first time in weeks all 50 states say they have partially reopened. connecticut the last to do this. salon owners are angry after learning they will not be included in phase one there. long lines formed at the dmv in minnesota with drivers anxious to renew their licenses.

in new york, they're using uv light, you see it flash there, to clean subways and buses so people can commute to work. abc news looked at 21 states that eased restrictions two weeks ago. so far, no major change in the hospitalization rate over in covid-19 deaths. there are new guidelines for anyone who is thinking about going to a public pool. the cdc says you should wear your face coverings when possible, but not in the pool. not in the pool. not in the pool because that  could potentially lead to some breathing problems. the agency also recommends limiting the number of people in the common areas and to maintain social distancing. life guards should only be focused on the pool and not worrying about whether or not people have on masks. ♪ let's try not to spread it ♪ wash your hands wash your hands ♪

>> wear a mask. >> a colorful rally in the south bay. this is raging grannies and they took to the street in palo alto to encourage people to stay at home during the memorial day weekend. they say if you do need to go out, wear a face covering. it said don't kill grandma, wear a mask. when you put it like that. >> the outfits. the choreography. the signs. you know. >> we got it all. >> they really did. if you're going to do something like this, then do it in style. >> with your friends. call them all up and say, come on, girl. >> we go left, right, left. >> i love that. well, preparing for patients. some dental offices in the bay area are reopening, but you can imagine there's some hurdles. two of the bigges challenges they're facing. you're going to be able to go all the way to san jose on b.a.r.t. when the new south bay

extension will be ready for riders. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. i'll give you a live look at the tam camera and gorgeous sunrise under way and we're in store for a nice

you're never more than seven minutes away from your ac accuweather forecast. >> 6:10 a.m. and on accuweather we're tracking the start of a warming trend today. we'll take you to the temperatures in the 40s and 50s right now. near 60, though, in oakland. mild in some spots. and 57 in san jose and cooler in santa rosa at 56 degrees. let's go hour by hour and show you what is in store. lunchtime we're moving through the 60s into the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. we'll go into the 70s in our warmest spots today. today is a remember waer day compared to yesterday. five degrees in most citieses. 70 will hit the high in oakland today and 66 in san francisco

and 73 in san jose and 77 in santa rosa and 78 in antioch. look at that warm to hot memorial day forecast in about six minutes. first, let's talk to jobina. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, drew. thank you. i have an exciting update for everyone. mark your calendars, especially our commuters that make their way to and from the south bay because b.a.r.t. san jose extension will open in about three and a half weeks on june 13th. this was the announcement from b.a.r.t. and bta leaders. construction on the ten mile, $2.3 billion project has taken eight years. the two-station extension will bring b.a.r.t. trains to san jose for the first time in the agency's 55-year history. reggie? >> that's a big step in the right direction. all right, thanks so much. new at 6:00, one firefighter was injured overnight while fighting this fire at a tire shop in san jose. the fire was contained outside the shop and the cause is under

investigation and san jose fire officials tell us the injured firefighter hurt his leg but he will be okay. six months ago elti day and this morning it appears joe biden is getting a boost and some critical battleground states. it's back to school for

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abc7 news live desk update. >> this morning, new data showing president trump may be facing a challenging re-election bid. three new polls in three battleground states show former vice president joe biden beating the president. in arizona 600-person survey shows biden with a seven-point advantage and in florida point blank political found biden with a five-point lead. and in virginia shows biden is up by 12 points. biden is also maintaining a lead in the national polls and this morning he has been declared the

winner of oregon's democratic primary which was held yesterday. reggie? >> all right, thanks, jobina. dentist offices are starting to reopen across the state but two major battles they still need to fight. one of them is getting enough protective gear. a dental office in san mateo says getting n95 masks have been difficult. dentists are also worried about covid-19 coming into the office for dental procedures. >> if you're coming in for a routine procedure, you'll need to be tested for covid three to four days in advance. you're negative before entering into the office. >> interesting. dental offices with covid-19 testing policies say they're concerned about clients leaving for other dental offices that don't require the testing. a therapy dog named laney is bringing comfort to a lot of people during the pandemic. look at laney. oh. i just felt better. she is part of the paws for patients program in the program

in los angeles. if you need a reason to smile, a bit of stress relief and maybe just a way to entertain your kids for a few minutes. laney is available for virtual sessions. >> a lot of the times patients need some sort of distraction or they're feeling a lot of pain. laney is a great way to distract them in person. what we've known is virtually it's pretty much the same thing. >> how sweet. >> tricks for treats. she's really good to respond to and she even watches you on the camera. >> the paws for patience program is donation based. laney is able to help everybody including everybody who may not be able to afford it. they could get sessions for free. laney is pretty. >> i love laney. >> i do, too. >> should i wake up woodstock? >> yes. why is that a question? >> if you wake him up, he is not in the mood. >> he's got a little tude sometimes. >> come here buddy. >> i don't know about you, reggie. but when i'm in a sadder state

during these days i just love cuddling with my pup and playing some fetch in the apartment. it totally turns around your mood. >> it's the best. he also gives me an excuse to take walks. >> yes. >> so he gets me outside the house. >> is he tired? he is like, why did you just wake me up from my slumber. i was sleeping and i have that face on tv. it's so cute. i love woodstock so much. tracking warmer weather coming in today and then really ramping up as we head into the holiday weekend. the unofficial start of summer comes this way with memorial day and certainly feel like summer when we show you those temperatures. walnut creek, a live picture outside. you can see that sun rising sharing the space with cloud cover right now and find may gray as we show you the 12-hour day planner. warmer afternoon and a lot of sunshine today. it's really comfortable in terms of our temperatures and where we should be this time of pots inl.

as we take a look at temperatures this weekend. we'll fast forward. this is saturday and your afternoon temperatures on saturday. you can see, we're warming up well into the 70s if not 80s and our warmest spots in the low 80s and that mercury just continues to rise. this is sunday afternoon. we're well into the 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline and our hottest spots going into the low 90s and continue to ramp up those temperatures. memorial day itself on monday looks to be warm to hot across the entire bay area. mid if not upper 70s in the cities. low 80s in oakland. near 90 in san jose and our hottest spots going into the mid 90s. in fact, get used to these warm temperatures. looks like they're sticking around for much of next he temperatures. accuweather really nice today. warm afternoon. that warming trend just continues as we get into the weekend. that summer spread saturday and sunday. summer-like heat for the holiday itself on monday and we'll just

keep those temperatures as you head into tuesday. >> as drew often says, get set to sweat. all right, drew. thank you. i haven't said that in a long time. look who's here it is ginger zee with a preview of what is coming up. >> hey, reggie. good morning, cusmossa kumasi. we have a preview of what is coming up, including the flooding. michigan is the first market i worked in and i know how tender it is in midland. 10,000 people asked to evacuate their homes and alex perez has the story for us because well beyond what is happening in the flooding amidst the pandemic, of course. 50 states. all of us taking some measures to reopen. we're heading into memorial day weekend and that is another layer for it. this morning we'll look at what is now the hardest hit spot in the country and that's per

capita. we'll bring you that story. our exclusive with ceo of cvs. how the company is ramping up testing for all the states. we're celebrating five engaged couples from across our nation. some of them working hard on the front lines and because of this pandemic, they had to postpone their wedding dates but we'll share their love stories with you. if you liked one wedding yesterday today at least five celebrating them and giving them a big surprise. you don't want to miss it. all coming up on "gma." >> i love to hear that. ginger and i will have a conversation later today which we will tape and air tomorrow as part of our mental health special that is airing thursday at 4:00 p.m. so, i'm looking forward to talking to her and another friend, patty murin who i know is your pal, ginger. >> patty is so good. can't wait. >> i can't wait. i can't wait to hear from both of you about this important topic.

i'll see you in a little bit, ginger. >> see you then. all right. now, we're going to go to france. look at this video. it's really pretty stunning because you're seeing kids go back to school there in the normandy area. they have to walk in one at a time follow that blue line you see on the floor to make sure they are properly physically distanced. france reopened schools earlier this month. here in america, schools are still trying to figure out what they're going to do when campuses finally reopen. ♪ heity it'se, o boat.an put venice has been almost totally shut down for more than two months because of coronavirus. shops, restaurants, churches and museums were allowed to reopen for the first time monday. the rest of italy expected to

reopen on june 3rd. that is wild. >> that is wonderful. i could watch him do that for a little bit longer. that was so nice. coming up next, getting back on the gridiron. nfl testing helmets to protect players. gary payton giving back to his community. his draw to this specific give away. breaking news.

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paid through the end of the season which right now is the end of september. for those who make over $75,000 will take a paycut and about 60 part-time workers will be furloughed. the nfl is testing helmets that include face masks that will protect players from coronavirus once the league returns to play. an nfl doctor tells espn that the masks might contain surgical or n95 material. working on prototypes with oakley. the new designs could cover a player's entire face mask. some casinos in southern california are getting ready to reopen on friday. there are going to be some noticeable changes. casino morongo one of many csinos that has been closed for more than two months. when it reopens gir to wear fac get temperature checked with touch-free devices. workers will monitor parking lots ensuring 50% capacity or

less. some slot machines will have partitions. >> some of the device disabled and seats removed, for example, from table games and seats removed from our restaurants. >> the attached hotel will also reopen friday, but its fitness center, spa and pool will remain closed for now. more than 30 las vegas resorts are accepting reservations for the coming memorial day weekend and you can get a cheap deal, however, it's not clear what you would actually do once you got there. the casinos are closed. and the governor still has not set a date for reopening them. caesar's palace has rooms for 99 bucks a night and new york new york starts as low as 35 bucks a night. mgm said shows won't return until july 1st at the earliest and earlier in our newscast there was a question about whether or not the pools are reopen at the resorts and from what i can tell, they are not. very limited options currently. in the east bay gary payton

is giving back to the community. payton teamed up with world vision to give emergency kits to families. the give away was at greater slt john missionary church on market street where his brother is a pastor. payton says his hometown needs his help more than ever. >> trying to help the needy. the ones that really need this and and really struggling by this virus and this pandemic because of oakland, california, needs this. >> each bag has enough food to last a family of five a week and it also includes hygiene, protective items and educational supplies for kids. coming up next at 6:30, expanding coronavirus testing in the south bay. we'll tell you who qualifies. we have all seen it. really steep online discounts from popular clothing companies but we're taking a look at the bigger picture of the retail business right now. all right, san jose. get ready for san jose al fresco. city council approving a measure

that will allow for outdoor seating for restaurants and also outdoor services to be conducted hoping this will help businesses bounce

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is a bc7 news. right now at 6:30 san jose okays a plan to help struggling restaurants bounce back. dining out may mean dining on the street. encouraging news this morning in the fight against coronavirus. a new study reveals a chance of a recovered patient getting reinfected. plus the ceo of cvs revealing details about their plan to test people every day. they are about to ramp up covid-19 testing from coast to coast. good morning, everybody. wednesday may 20th. did you disturb woodstock? did you put him back down on the couch? >> he is back down and behind me and he is snoring right now and all is good in the world. my dog is happy.

>> good. >> that's all that matters. good morning, you guys. we have a really nice afternoon on the way in fact, today will mark the start of a warming trend that will really ramp up as we head into the weekend. right now take you outside from our tam cam and sun already up here and a nice morning for a lot of us. mix of sun and clouds. overcast skies in san jose and we will see a lot of sunshine this afternoon. show you the 12-hour day planner today and start off with the partly sunny skies and then show the clouds getting out of here in the afternoon. by 4:00, we'll call it mostly sunny and temperatures very comfortable. little bit warmer today compared to yesterday. into the 60s along the coast and bay shoreline and inland we'll head into the 70s. >> all right, thank you, drew. well, this morning we have a better idea of what life might be looking like after the pandemic in san jose from face masks to dining, rent and digital access. city leaders are moving closer to making decisions about all of

this. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with details. julian? >> good morning, kumasi. this is something to be excited about. certainly a step forward for the people of san jose or soon it will be, at least. san jose city leaders unanimously approving san jose al fresco which they hope is a way for businesses to bounce back that were hard hit during the pandemic. it could help customers that can lose the bulk of indoor seating because of mandatory social distancing requirements. once shelter-in-place orders are lifted and the state county and health department approve retailers and restaurants can set up additional seatingngng sidewalks and streets that are closed to cars. >> this is a very modest step to ensuring that hopefully we can all get more people back to work. that is my most important priority is safely getting people back to work so they can earn a paycheck because we've got thousands of families

struggling on the edge right now. >> and some business leaders seem to be eager to try this out here. san jose city council also discussing last night face coverings and whether to require face coverings in the city while in public and interacting with others and how this should be enforced if at all. face coverings we do want to point out are currently required in all businesses in santa clara county. so that superseding any san jose order. but the san jose city council voting last night to take up the issue, once again, in two more weeks on june 2nd and punting the issue whether or not they will be deciding if face coverings are required in public outdoors. we'll have to see what happens there. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. happening today, officials in santa clara county will announce that free covid-19 testing is available for all residents. it is located in east san jose and the san jose fairgrounds.

screening and testing will be provided and operated by verilly and project baseline. the city of san jose and santa clara county scheduled an 11:00 a.m. press conference to make the official announcement. now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, i'm learning more about cvs' plan to expand covid-19 testing. the latest abc news poll shows three quarters of people believe that the u.s. lacks in adequate testing. this morning on "gma""gma""gma g talked about making it more accessible. no word if california is on the list, but cvs says it plans to expand to 1,000 sites by the end of this month. he also addressed when we will see stores restocked with hand sanitizer and wipes. >> we'll still experience spot outages for the next several

weeks and i believe it will be a few months before we get back to the in-stock levels we had pre-covid. >> you can hear more of this interview coming up on "gma" at 7:00. kumasi, back over to you. >> thanks, jobina. the u.s. justice department is warning governor newsom restrictions on churches may violate religious freedoms. the department says the state's current reopening plan is discriminatory because it allows places to reopen but not places of worship. services are expected to resume during phase three, which governor newsom has said is just weeks away. this could be very good news. a new study out of south korea found people have a low risk of covid-19 reinfection. there has been concern about possible reinfection after hundreds of patients tested positive for a second time. but the south korean cdc says it's likely those cases were testing failures. >> these results are very

encouraging. and should be very reassuring to the public that once you get infected with covid-19, it's unlikely that you're going to get infected, again. >> there is a warning with that. that these are preliminary results and scientists right now don't know how long immunity will last. in the north bay, santa rosa has just approved a unique next step. a new model for homeless shelters to encourage social distancing. the city and catholic charities will run a camp in a parking lot outside the findly community center on west college avenue. every tent is social distanced. the first 12 people moved in on monday. officials expect as many as 85 by next week. this shelter has dryse as llovidine meals a day. getting back to business in wine country. napa county gets the okay to take the next step in phase two reopening. right now we're taking a live look at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we are up this morning about it

280 points. another update on how the, mats are doing next. a big fire breaks out near a drive-in theater. the problem still going on right now. and right now on our abc7 news app and abc7.com shopping in the future as more businesses open up, our retail experience a lot different. kris reyes found out what curbside pickup is like and the challenges and the bright sides. but, now, here's drew. >> good morning, reggie. good morning, everybody. 6:37 a.m. on our wednesday and we're finding dry conditions today and that trend will consist or persist over the next several days with warmer weather making a comeback, as well. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you we are dry. that storm system that tried to bring us an isolated shower yesterday is out of here. golden gate grij camera right now. live look. partly cloudy skies but much different sky in the south bay. we'll switch it over to the san jose camera right now.

overcast skies right now. some of us are dealing with may gray. we'll take you to the south bay temperature wise. good morning, 57 and 55 in sunnyvale and morgan hill at 51. the wider picture shows cooler temperatures in the south bay and 54 that current temperature in danville. let's go hour by hour and start out at noon today, lunchtime. going into the 60s and continue to rise through the afternoon. by 4:00 under mainly sunny skies, we'll find temperatures in our warmest spots going into the mid 70s. today a little bit warmer than we were yesterday. about 70 in oakland and 73 in san jose and 77 in santa rosa and concord up to 77 degrees, as well. we'll talk about what is happening when we see the accuweather seven-day forecast. look at that. warm to hot over the weekend. saturday, sunday. we're going back into the 90s in our hottest spots. jobina? >> all right. thank you, drew. appreciate it. good morning, everyone. we are checking in on traffic

here and starting with emeryville looking at 80. if you make your way further westbound, a little sluggish getting on to the bay bridge. there are no metering lights. those lights have not been on since basically the start of the pandemic. i just want to let everybody know that traffic is moving and across the bay area, we have no major incidents on our roads this morning. now, over to san francisco, scoot is resuming service in the city starting today. the company says it's to support socially distanced essential trips in the city. scoot is also launching a new in-app feature that allows riders to find local restaurants serving takeout across san francisco to support local businesses during the pandemic. we will be right back after the break. hey, there. how's it going? if you said fine, great. if you said something else, that's why i'm here. i want to let you know it's okay to not be okay. so much going on right now. you might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, depressed. you're not alone.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> pretty incredible video out of michigan this morning. a state of emergency is in place as two dams fail. you can see they're putting 10,000 people under mandatory evacuations. this is video from the edenville dam when it burst yesterday. look at the water rushing over the banks. some areas of the state could be under nine feet of water today. a flash flood emergency in parts of the state, as well. this is the aftermath of a slow-moving storm that dumped inches of water on michigan over the past several days. in fact, some areas saw upwards

of eight inches. eight over the past 48 hours and that is what happens when you get a lot of rain in a short amount of time. dams overflowing their banks and this one actually failing. let's look at what we have going on back here at home. much quieter and live doppler 7 along with satellite. low pressure pushing off to the east. high pressure is moving in and that's going to set the stage for a nice day later on today. here's a 12-hour day planner and a mix of sun and clouds and the trend is for that cloud cover to really decrease throughout the afternoon. we'll find mostly sunny skies and really comfortable temperatures. 60s along the coast. low to mid 70s away from the bay and inland. jobina? now an abc7 news live desk update. >> at the live desk, pg&e is irk withing to restore power to about about two dozen customers in san jose. a large fire near a drive-in theater burned down some power lines.

we will go to a live look at the scene so you can see what is happening at this moment. the fire started at a wrecking yard around 9:30 last night on hillsdale avenue. you can see the movie screen at that nearby drive-in theater and smoke just pouring from the background lit up in that orange glow. one person said the street outside the drive-in theater was blocked and they couldn't go anywhere for quite some time. no injuries reported and the firefighters there have not figured out the exact cause yet. looks like power will be restored to those customers around 1:00 this afternoon. i'll send it over to you, reggie. >> thanks so much, jobina. empty restaurants like these in napa can once again have people in them. napa county, the first in the bay area to get the okay from the state to move further into phase two. because of our pandemic, our effort to build a better bay area focuses on four key areas, health, education, changing workplaces and the economy. the reopening of businesses a key part of the bay area's

economic recovery. so, let's go to napa and abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield showing us how this is working today. hey, amy. >> hi, reggie. everything is not completely back to normal. don't forget your mask and don't forget to socially distance. but, yes, you can eat out in napa. the county just got approval at 6:00 last night. this is brand-new, but the county has been approved to open restaurants. the county meets all of the state's requirements to open early. this is before the rest of the state. now, wineries and their tasting rooms cannot open. county officials have been advocating for them, but they have not gotten permission yet for the wineries. but, restaurants can reopen. the county says it is ready to take this step. >> is napa ready for a potential influx of cases with this reopening? >> yes, that was one of the requirements of the variance was that you had to demonstrate that you are prepared, if there is a surge. and we exceeded all the basic

requirements. >> retail can also reopen. there are rules. face masks are required and social distancing is still in place and a limited number of people will be allowed inside. but stores are now allowed to reopen. schools are also allowed to reopen june 1st, but napa school administrators say they are not quite ready yet. schools still closed. sonoma county says it wants to be next and likely will be. they just have a few more details to iron out to say they are getting close to meeting all the state's requirements. stay tuned for the sister county. sonoma to be next in this reopening phase. live in napa, back to you, reggie. would you eat out? that is a question. are you ready to do this? >> i don't know if i'm ready yet, but then just the prospect of wineries hopefully one day soon being open again is tempting. i have to say. i have to admit. i miss it. >> i know.

>> thank you, amy. >> wash your hands, right? >> right, exactly. well, the shelter-in-place orders have led to a dispute between oakland a's and coliseum landlord. reporting that the team is holding back on a $1.2 million rent payment to the coliseum authority. the a's say they need a better understanding of when the coliseum will be available for its use. major league baseball is on hiatus but governor newsom suggests pro sports might be back next month. coliseum officials say both sides are talking. abc7 news is focusing on the economy to help build a better bay area and as more counties start allowing curbside pickup there is hope that the retail industry can get going again. but the new numbers is showing that coronavirus has already really hurt businesses. market research provider euro monitor says that retail will be down 6% this year. you can compare that to the great recession when retail dropped 2% back in 2009. clothing sales were down nearly

80% last month. abc7 news spoke with the president of richmond-based mountain hardwear and he said it's unclear how much curbside pickup will help retailers that rely on sales at brick and mortar stores. >> i don't see that changing anything significantly. i don't think consumer even understands what that means or why they would do that versus just buying it e-commerce and having it shipped to their house. >> retailers are trying to boost sales with huge discounts. people in the industry are talking about holding black friday in july. taking a live look at what's happening at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up 342 points right now. so, what's driving this? well, analysts say strong earnings reports from lowe's and target are helping and the fact that all of the states are in some phase of reopening right now are giving some folks confidence. new at 6:00, many people turning to baking while staying at home and just in time, here

comes martha stewart. she has a new show called "bake away camp" on the food network. stewart spoke to "gma" this morning and living it up in quarantine. >> i call it my detainees my gardner, my housekeeper and my driver have chosen to live with me during this time. so, last night was dinner number 58 and, oh, there's one of my pies. every now and then a pomegranate margarita and flowers for the table from the garden and i bake and i bake and i bake. >> home bakers got to ask martha stewart their baking questions and the answers are coming up on "gma." can we just for a second take in what just happened there. martha stewart calling the people who work for her detainees. >> she did.

>> and then listing her help, including gardner, housekeeper, driver. it's a lot. >> but what can i do to get in on that by eating that delicious food? she made 58 meals. >> they looked happy in the picture. that pomegranate margarita. >> don't matter. it's going to be delicious, whatever it is. >> stop it. >> are they truly free? >> blink twice. just give us a wink. get on out. get out. >> get out. >> oh, my word. let's talk about what is going on in accuweather. a nice day. right now, though, we have gray skies. full effect from our exploratorium camera. live look. sunshine today. do not worry. temperature wise, we're in the 40s in the north bay and else where a little bit warmer and mid and upper 50s from san ramon to palo alto to oakland.

pretty quiet start to our day. hour by hour and find increasing sunshine and mid day this is noon. we're into the 60s pretty much in every community and then we'll continue to see those numbers rise. along the bay shorelines come to low 70s and warmest spots inland going into the mid if not upper 70s later on today. let's take a closer look at highs where you live. 66 in the city today and 70 in oakland with afternoon sunshine. 73 for san jose and 77 in santa rosa and antioch to about 78 degrees. watch what happens memorial day weekend. here we go. numbers really taking off going into the 80s in our hottest spots. 80 for san jose and bump up those temperatures on sunday even more. hottest spots going into low 90s and memorial day, even though it's the unofficial start of summer, certainly going to feel like summer. temperatures well above average for this time of year. accuweather plan the next seven days. warm weather and that trend continues into the weekend.

looks like once that warm to hot weather arrives sticking around for monday and tuesday. >> drew, thank you. abc7 celebrating the class of 2020 by featuring as many high school seniors as we can. and you can get your grad or an entire senior class featured by posting candid pics with the #gradson7 or by going to abc7news.com. congrats to you class of 2020. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> the pandemic has put a strain on mental health and something that olympian michael phelps can identify with. the swimmer has become an advocate after his own. isolation during the pandemic has made things rough but leaned on his wife.

>> i think there is for a few weeks or, yeah, i'd say a handful of weeks i just tried to fight it myself and it got me to a pretty scary situation. >> phelps spent 45 days in rehab after contemplating suicide after the 2020 olympics. we know a lot of people are struggling to cope with the feeling of isolation and other challenges brought in by the shelter-in place. and abc7 is hosting a town hall on mental health and coronavirus. you can watch it tomorrw at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc7 and all of our streaming platforms. reggie, you're going to be hosting it. >> i am. and one of the conversations we're going to have is imagine having mental health struggles already. right. before the lockdown that we're in and then also contracting covid-19 and then also losing all prospects of working. >> it's a lot to deal with. >> we're talking with someone who is experiencing that right

now. >> they is way too much to deal with but she's dealing with it. i want to find out under those extreme circumstances what she has done. >> i feel that will help to just let people know they're not by themselves. lotion, friend, or do you want to wait? >> nope. we got it. and thanks for everyone who is doing this with us at home. i think that is a little nice time for us. we'll be right back with the seven things you need to know. >> we got together and we said, you know, we have to step it up. we have to be the ones that help the medical staff and the first responders and the paramedics all dealing with this from day to day. they're exposed on a daily bases and we need to clean and sanitize their clothing at no charge. >> it kind of gives us an opportunity to sort of quarantine our uniforms so to speak. we don't have to take them home and another added of safety for us.

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first in the bay area to get permrom the ste to mo further i. allows dine-in restaurants and retail stores and shopping malls to reopen with adaptations effective immediately. san jose is one step closer to dining. approved plans for san francisco al fresco. once shelter-in-place orders are lifted, restaurants and retailers will be able to set up outside. number three this morning, santa clara county officials will announce free covid-19 testing is available for all residents. the tests will be administered at palace stadium and santa clara county fairgrounds on tully roads in san jose. crews have cleaned up and left the scene of a fire at a san jose junk yard. firefighters put out the fire which burned several vehicles, more than a dozen porta potties and power lip er lines.

our tam cam. lots of sunshine and away from the coast we're going into the 70s. number six. all morning long we've had just very smooth conditions across the bay area for our easy commute for our essential workers. we take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. number seven. we want to say congratulations to this 67-year-old great-grandmother graduating from uc berkeley. jules jule jules. plans to get her master in social welfare and work as a counselor. ms. jules says it is never too late to achieve your aspirations in life. >> i think that is our favorite story of the day. vis, ms.jules. >> she just looks like someone i would -- >> i want to meet her. >> ms. jules, are you out there? we need to have you join us.

>> we'll add you on here to the group facetime. >> we could put her in the good morning, america. state of emergency.merica. catastrophic flooding in michigan. torrential rain causing two dams to collapse overnight. >> the dam is about to fail. please evacuate to a safe area. >> more than 10,000 people forced to flee their homes. the michigan governor lifting covid-19 restrictions to enable evacuations and rescues. we'll have the latest at this hour. re-opening america. all 50 states easing restrictions this morning as the country gets ready for memorial day weekend. virginia beach invites people just in time for the holiday, but not without a warning from the governor. >> i will not hesitate to reinstate phase one restrictions or even close the beach outright if necessary. >> some businesses protest after learning they still can't open their doors, and the new covid-19 hot spot in navajo