>> how happy are you to be back? >> two months and two day, i'm happy. >> finally, back open for business in napa county, but it's a different dining experience that you can expect going forward. good afternoon and thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. we'll have a lot coming up. first, we'll start with the latest headlines. a new record for daily coronavirus cases worldwide. the w.h.o. reports more than 106,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. 45,000 of them in the u.s. alone. by far the most of any country. now those numbers come as a new poll shows 83% of americans are somewhat concerned that lifting restrictions will lead to additional infections. and as we mentioned, a big day in napa county. the state is now allowing dine-in restaurants, retail stores and shopping malls to reopen. it's the first bay area county to do so. now in the south bay, flames completely engulfing part of an

abandoned strip mall in san jose today. you're seeing sky 7 there. it was quick over the scene with thick black plumes of smoke shooting from the roof. so take a closer look. this was at the strip mall on south bascom, right there on the southwest expressway. no business is currently operating there. the entire lot is fenced off. firefighters tell us it started around 1:15 this afternoon. no one was injured and the cause is under investigation. next app that you might be put:00 on your mobile phone or tablet could facilitate your return to work. developers are trying to find ways to share information to assure customer and employee safety. david louie joining us live with new developments that are coming out of silicon valley. hi, david. >> hi, larry. if you've been working from home, it's likely that your bosses are starting to plan on your return to the office. new tools to make it safe to do so are either in the works or have just been released. we seem to be inseparable from our smart phones. they're going to be playing a

big role in managing our health and safety as we return to work. santa clara-based service now, which makes cloud-based productivity tools has developed a suite of four apps to allow employees to self-reort symptoms, such as a high temperature, to track inventory of face masks and other protective equipment, to track infection trends for companies with offices in multiple locations, and to manage workplace safety. >> well, as a manager, you can actually start to assign how many people are going to be in certain places at certain times. you can make sure people are socially distanced and that the environment is sterilized by making sure you schedule things like cleaning crews to go in. >> service now said customers are seeking a comprehensive solution to cover all the bases. business leaders say they'd like to get a list of protocols and best practices from health and government leaders. matt mayhood is ceo of the silicon valley organization. >> the employees don't want to come to work and the customers are not goiare going to want to

because everybody feels like it's a environent. >> to run independently developed apps to enable contact tracing. a notification would go out if you've been exposed to someone who tests positiv for covid-19 at work or on public transit, for example. the two tech giants released an interface tool wednesday. while austria, germany and ireland are embracing the apple google approach, france, norway, switzerland and the united kingdom don't. the collaboration has been renamed to lessen concerns over privacy. >> instead of saying contact tracing, they're saying exposure notification. this is trying to calm the fear of people by saying, okay so, you guys are tracking us. no. we are just notifying you you've been in the vicinity of somebody for five minutes. >> servicenow says eventually there could be integration of various apps so ition is shared and public safety is enhanced. we're live, david louie, abc7 news.

>> david, thank you. the governor's revised budget eliminates two key programs for frail seniors living at home. critics call it a stunningly bad move, and they say it could cost some elder californian theirs lives. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has our story. >> one, two, three -- >> as it has been for 40 years, the mt. diablo center remains a lifeline for frail home bound seniors. not only in contra costa county, but from as far away as napa. . there is a human being behind every single number. >> but now thanks to governor gavin newsom's revised budgets, state programs that serve 37,000 seniors in california would be eliminated. >> it's adult day care and multisenior service program. these programs were designed to and are the only clinical community-based health programs that keep frail elders living in their homes instead of in nursing facilities. >> that includes walnut creek's

bonnie. >> i would be devastated because they're my second family, and i've been there for six years. i'd be devastated. >> this is a huge part of their life. >> ildor's elderly parents would have to move from their home into a nursing home. >> my mom has severe alzheimer's, and we love her dearly. we don't want to nursing home. we want her, you know, keep her with us as much as we can. >> the way it is now with the governor's proposed elimination of these programs, it would happen quickly. programs like this that have been here for four decades gone by july 1. >> there is not even time to put an alternate plan in place for these people, for their caregivers, for their families, for themselves. what happens to them? >> the fear is about 45% of coronavirus deaths so far in california have come in nursing

homes. >> laura anthony reporting there. tesla has dropped its lawsuit against alameda county over its fremont plant. the electric carmaker sued the county earlier this month. tesla's ceo elon musk had criticized shelter in place rules that shut down his factory and threatened to move it out of the state. he then restarted production against public health orders. alameda county officials later approved tesla's reopening plan. oakland has reached a milestone in its campaign to close the digital divide. the city and school district have hit the goal of $12.5 million to complete phase 1 that will provide a computer and internet access for every oakland public school student who is in need. those items will be distributed for the upcoming school year. abc7 news reported the first major donation last week, $10 million from twitter's ceo jack dorsey. oakland is now looking ahead to phase 2 which aims to continue this effort year after year. okay. so you've probably been buying a

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a huge plume of smoke could be seen from a drive-in san jose after a fire broke out at an auto salvage yard. this happened 9:30 last night. dozens of port-a-potties and several vehicles caught fire at the yard near hillsdale avenue and monterey road. firefighters had to force their way into the business because they couldn't reach the owner. no one was hurt. on to consumer news. with restaurants limited to takeout and delivery in most of the bay area, some of us are buying more food from the grocery store. >> so 7 on your side's michael finney joins us now with tips on

making that food last. michael? >> hey, guys. before the pandemic, americans in general threw away a third of the food they bought. now that doesn't make sense during good times. it is especially a poor idea now. so here are some tips to save some money and a whole lot of food. if you want the waste less food, consumer report says to maximize the way you store it. starting with the refrigerator. make space for new food before heading to the store or accepting a delivery. cold air that can circulate throughout the space will keep your food best. for optimum freshness, your refrigerator should be set at 37 degrees, and the freezer at zero. go through your kitchen and check out the best by dates and move the oldest foods to the front. and you don't need to take those dates as throw-out dates. >> best by dates may mean the food will taste best before this date, but it doesn't mean it's

unsafe to eat. examine foods past their best by date. if you see signs of spoilage, when in doubt, throw it out. >> the dry goods in your pantry will last longer if you store them in air-tight packaging. this will help keep bacteria and moisture out. when you freeze or refrigerate foods, wrap them tightly and mark them with a date. food experts say keep staples like bread longer, keep it out of the fridge. >> bred can go stale much fastener the refrigerator than if you store it in a cool, dry place. but you can freeze it. just wrap it tightly and put it in airtight container or resealable bag. >> if you don't think you'll use milk before it expires, poor a wep forp tee monthsstrawberrif you remove the stems and lay them simply in a covered container. finally, you can freeze eggs to

keep yolks from hardening and being unusable, whisk them a little and pour into an airtight container. they keep for about a year in your freezer. now one final thought. we don't think about it very often, or at least i don't, but frozen food retains all of its nutrients. and obviously, it lasts a very long time. and that is really the best way, larry and kristen, not to waste food. if you buy some of it frozen, it lasts nearly forever. >> those are great tips, michael. a little piece of me dies every time i have to throw out food uneaten. i just feel like that is so wasteful. that is great. thank you. >> thanks, michael. bay area grocers are reporting a garlic shortage as a side effect of this pandemic. our media partner the bay area news group report there's has been a run on garlic since the shelter-in-place order began. retailers say customers have been asking for it because they're cooking more meals at home. but that's only one factor. farmers say much of the garlic

from last year's harvest in gilroy wasn't good because strong rains damaged the bulbs. one producer had to dump more than ten million pounds of produce. as we reported, napa county restaurants are allowed to reopen with a lot of changes, of course. they've had to adjust many things to keep employees and customers safe. here is abc7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> here in napa, restaurants opened as early as 9:00 this morning. if you're in the mood to dine in, it's going to be a different experience. begin with rules on the door. wear a face mac, stop and hand sanitize. we're at downtown joe's in napa. hand sanitizer right here. healthy hands. i'm all alone in here. first thing you're going to notice, the menu. they are not the traditional menus that everybody else uses. this is my own personal menu for me to take with me at thes poss. >> once you get a seat, the mask comes off. could i have an uptown turkey

burger. how happy you to be back? >> two months and two days, i'm happy. >> here is something else you'll notice if you sit at the bar, plexiglas. in this case, custom-made. a barrier between the customers and the staff. so let's take a accounting of where we're at so far. we had to walk in wearing a mask. we had to hand sanitize. we had to sit down at a table, socially distanced. every restaurant in napa has to deal with this.first, ty tables every guest. next, we took a look in the back, noticed how everyone is wearing a mask while social distancing. owner joe peteman had to cut staff to make room for but he didn't cut the size of the burger. >> that is a big burger. >> after all we've been through, eating was the easy part. that was good. you can pay your meal with cash once again. just like the old days. how nice it is to eat in a restaurant again with other people eventually. in napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news.

>> napa hospitality businesses like wine tasting rooms must stay closed at this point. abc7 news anchor eric thomas continues our team coverage. >> restaurants are also relentlessly resourceful. >> all restaurant reopenings of the covid-19 age are not created equal. >> we're really determined i think as a restaurant community in napa to do this right and do it safe. >> ken frank owns the michelin starred la toque restaurant in napa. it has been shut down since march because of the shelter-in-place order. frank is trying to ready the place for a june 5th opening, which means la toque will miss the memorial day weekend. >> we aren't going make any money for a while. we'll have quite reduced capacity. >> and the money he does make will likely come from locals, because it will take a while for tourist visits to pick up again. it's even more difficult for businesses that are not allowed to reopen yet. >> for us it's going to be

really interesting to see how this all pans out. >> chuck is co-owner of prahah wines. they are not yet allowed to reopen. so he gave his landlord the okay to renovate the place. chuck says he's had to rely on ppp loans to pay his workers since no money is coming in and wave goodbye to memorial weekend. chuck says his winery relies a lot on walk-in business, and ordinarily the memorial day week weekend is one of the busiest times of the year. >> memorial day, labor day are two of the biggest wine selling days of the year. our capacity here is about 34 people. and typically on a weekend like that, we are at full capacity. >> the same goes for many neighboring businesses. chuck says he hopes to reopen during phase 3 of the governor's plan. until then, it's selling wine online. in napa, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> that is so challenging for so

many businesses. more than two dozen counties have been approved by the state to move further into phase 2, and we've highlighted them right here. so far napa county is the only one in the bay area, but sonoma and solano counties have applied for what the state calls regional variances. so very slowly, step by step, we are heading into whatever the new normal is. kristen? >> all right. and as some of those napa dine-in places open, spencer, it's going to be tempting for people to go, because it's going to get warmer and warmer over the holiday weekend. >> you're right, kristen. it's going get a lot warmer. tempting to me because i'm such a wine lover myself. but i think i'll be staying at home this weekend. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies across the bay area right nouch it's pretty breezy out there. earlier out there the wind was fairly gentle. surface wind speeds 13 to 26 miles per hour in san francisco. and that of course is stirring up all those irritants in the

air that bother allergy sufferers. so here is a look at our pollen and uv index. tree pollen, we'd pollen, grass pollen, all are moderate right now. it might feel a little worse than that to allergy sufferers. mold spores low. uv index is high so you might want to limit your exposure to the sun if you're outside. and there has been a little bit of a warm-up from yesterday. 24-hour temperature change shows most locations, 2, 3, 4 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. on we go. 62 at san francisco right now. upper 60s at oakland and redwood city. 71 in san jose. a cool 59 at pacifica. in other locations right now, we've got low 70s at santa rosa, petaluma, napa. 79 in fairfield. and 73 apiece at concord and livermore. and these are our forecast features. it's going to be mainly clear overnight. but we'll see some patchy low clouds and fog developing near the coast and bay. so breezy overnight for sure. sunny and mild tomorrow and friday. and we will have summer-like our

way memorial day weekend. let's start with our forecast starting at midnight tonight. notice the formation of some low clouds and fog near the coast and bay. it will be there during much of the morning commute, but it will get swept away or burned away giving away to sunny skies just about everywhere. overnight low temperatures will be generally in the low to mid-50s, and then tomorrow, look for highs. 64 at half moon bay. my allergies are acting up. now low to mid-70s around the bay shoreline. and upper 70s the low 80s for most inland locations. and as we skip ahead just a bit to give you a preview of memorial weekend weather. mid-80s inland and upper 70s around the bay shoreline. even warmer on sunday with low 90s. maybe low to mid-90s inland. monday, memorial day, it starts to get hot inland with mid- to upper 90s. that pattern may last more than a day. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. once again, mild, moderately warm in the next couple days.

even warmer saturday. but then the heat starts to build. monday, tuesday and wednesday we can expect inland highs in the mid- to upper 90s. i might look at some updated information after i get off the air. after this forecast and even bump those numbers up little bit on monday and tuesday. we'll see mid- to upper 80s around the bay shoreline, and low 70s on the coast. so warm to hot weather is definitely coming our way this glorious memorial day weekend. larry and kristen? >> all right, spencer. enjoy it, right? in our own neighborhoods, socially distanced, but enjoy. >> yeah. >> here comes the heat for sure. making sure minority-owned businesses survive in oakland. the grants that one organization is giving out, and how you can help. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.

the backbone of a thriving economy is thriving businesses. in oakland, small businesses can start applying for a grant today

for temporary relief from the impact of covid-19. kumasi aaron shows us how the community is coming together to help those who need it. >> derrick johnson's restaurant has thrived in oakland and walnut creek for two decades. but now? >> now we're just praying and on our knees that we can get through this and continue to stay open. >> plates like these are i know only to go orders because of covid-19. he's had to lay off 90% of his staff, and business has taken a hit. >> most restaurants i believe have dropped at least 50%, minimum. i mean, i'm more like probably the 70 to 75%. but yet my bills haven't dropped. my utility bills are the same. my rent is the same. so, yeah, i'm just trying to figure it out. >> derrick got a federal ppp loan. >> however, i haven't spent a dime of it because the restrictions on using the ppp, that will put me out of

business. >> that's why the oakland african american chamber of commerce is working to provide grant, not loans for african american and/or minority businesses impacted by coronavirus through its resiliency relief program. >> the fund is called resilient because we are resilient. and it's a way for us to no longer just look for having a seat at the table or being brought to a table, but us to work collectively to build a table. >> the oacce says they were already facing insufficiencies before covid-19, and they want to make sure those businesses survive. >> black businesses are essential. our businesses create jobs too. our businesses help families too as well. so there's got to be some level of help. >> kathy adams is president of the oacce. the organization is working a million dollars to fund the grants through contributions from businesses, organizations, and individuals. >> no amount is too small, and we hope that the community and

our corporate everybody show up and just do what they can, because thenally sincerely truly believe that we're all in this together. >> derrick says right now any amount makes an impact. >> the extra $10,000, $1,000, $500, honestly, $100 right now is probably would put a smile on any business owner's face. >> if you want the donate to the resiliency program go to the ooaac's website. we put a link to it in this story on our website, abc7news.com. kumasi aaron, abc7 news. >> kumasi also spoke to "nightline" anchor juju chang about a new abc news special examining the racial, ethnic and socio-economic divides and the pandemic has only heightened these issues. starting tonight, "nightline" will kick off three days of special coverage. it's called "pandemic: a nation divided." >> i think what you'll see

across all of our platform, "good morning america," world news, "nightline" is a real deep examination of the systemic inequalities that seem to be exposed with these covid mortality rates and hospitalization rates. we go to three different locations on "nightline." tonight we visit the bronx. tomorrow night, mississippi. friday we close out in chicago. . >> so don't miss "pandemic: a nation divided." it will be three parts. it begins tonight on "nightline" just after jimmy kimmel precisely at 12:06 a.m. the ins and outs of getting tested for coronavirus. what you can expect and how the test detects the disease. how emotional support is only a phone call or a virtual meeting away. superior accuracy in the palm of your hand. the new accuweather app from

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deadly. but how do you know if you're infected? >> the test that basically tells you if you're infected or not, the one that uses the cotton swab is the test that looks for the virus' genetic material. >> that cotton swab collects a sample from the back of your throat and up your nose. that's where the virus likes to hng out. the sample is then sent to a lab for analysis. >> and it compares the sample that the doctor would get on a swab to a known sample of the virus's genetic material. >> if there is a match, you have the coronavirus. >> if you test negative, you could be free of it and not have the coronavirus, or the sample may not have caught the virus' genetic material. >> it takes three to five days to get the results of a genetic swab test. an antigen test would take minutes. >> an antigen test is going to look for proteins on the surface of the virus. instead of looking for the genetic material inside the virus. >> but there is no antigen test

currently available. >> the hope is we will soon. so people can get rapid results while going to the doctor's office or clinic and know immediately whether or not they have coronavirus. >> the other test everyone is talking about is the antibody or serological test. this is a blood test that will tell you if you've already been infected with the coronavirus and recovered. >> you get a virus or infection, your immune system is going to make antibodies. these antibodies are little proteins that help you fight off the infection if your body ever sees it again. >> if you have antibodies, you may be able to fend off the coronavirus if you're exposed to it in the future. >> it takes about a week or two after an infection for your body to build up antibodies. what we don't know is how long the immunity will last. >> based on everything we know about the previous sars virus, the one that's related to this coronavirus, the immunity should last at least a couple of years. but again, we still need to get more data to figure this out. >> there are only a handful of

antibody tests approved by the food and drug administration administration. getting an accurate result is important in determining who may be able to donate blood plasma to help people who are severely ill with covid-19. >> and donate antibodies to help other people recover faster from coronavirus infections. >> an antibody test would also be helpful in determining herd immunity, which is where enough people in the population have immunity against this coronavirus that the virus can no longer spread from human to human. >> getting herd immunity can only happen with the development of a vaccine. stopping the spread of the coronavirus in its tracks. reggie aqui, abc7 news. santa clara county is expanding testing, opening three new sights. actor sean penn teamed up with the roots community center to launch a site at the antioch baptist church in san jose. the goal is to reach black and latino residents who are disproportionately affected by the virus.

>> no one is exempt from this virus. it has no age limit. and our people need to know just like when you go to the cemetery, there is baby graves as well as elderly graves. >> two other testing sites have opened in pal stadium and santa clara county fairgrounds. you do not need to have symptoms to get tested there. walk-ins and drive-ups are welcome. we have many covid-19 resources on our website, including how to get tested hour, to qualify. we know the rules vary county by county. so it can get rather confusing. all you to do is go to abc7news.com/coronavirus. click on health, information, and resources. this is mental health awareness month. and we're dedicating a week of coverage, sharing stories how important mental health is, especially during these unprecedented times. joining me now is mark salazar, executive director of the mental health association of san francisco to talk about the free

support you can get right now. mark, thanks for joining us. >> hello. >> mark, your organization has been at it, helping people for some 70 years. i was saddened, but not stunned to see your estimate that one in five adults suffers from mental challenges a year. if that's the normal number, do you have any estimates for these extraordinary times? >> actually, we've seen our call increase about 80% since we've gone in to shelter in place since march 13th. so we typically take calls from about 140 people a day. that jumped. now reaches about 300 people at its height. so that's an underestimation from our stand.. >> that means a lot of people are struggling right now. i have to say, i used to volunteer at a county crisis hotline. and i think people feel they can't really call unless they have an absolute emergency. what would you say right now to people who are maybe feeling like they need a shoulder to cry

on, somebody to lean on, but don't really have that absolute emergency. can they call? is there something for them? >> yeah. call anyway. that's the point of the warm line. it's not necessarily an emergency. like you said, that shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen to. a warm line is to prevent those emergencies. and so our team is there available to anybody 24/7 by calling or online chat to find that support. >> and these are peers, right? >> yes. they're individuals who have gone through or are going through their own mental health challenges. >> okay. so what if they don't like talking by phone. is there another option? >> yeah. they can chat with us online. mental health at sf.org. there is a peer warm chat option. and we're working on actually adding text to that capacity. >> all right. and speaking of text, do you have both texting and web chats

and also phone calls in multiple languages? >> currently, it's only in english and spanish. but we just acquired a service to add additional languages. so that's coming out in a couple of weeks. >> also, what about the virtual events? tell us a little bit more about that? >> yeah. we're hosting a bunch of events for mental health awareness month. kind of talking about the importance of mental health and wells and the association of physical health. so we've had panels on the latin community. today we're having a panel on the african american community. so we're just doing a bunch of events to raise the awareness and help provide people with some tools to get through this quarantine period. >> lots of different tools on different avenues and platforms. that's great. who do you encourage to call? for me, i'm thinking what kind of things need to be going through my mind that will be a sign of trouble for me that you would say if you're seeing that, pick up the phone or go online, reach out to us?

>> yeah, definitely. for us, if you are feeling anxious or you have a fear, you know, your fear of the unknown, you're experiencing financial stresses and you're starting to experience mental fog, it affects mood and anxiety. if you have any of those symptoms, just call us. >> all right. mark salazar, executive director at the mental health association of san francisco, doing great work, being there for people for 70 years. thank you so much for this resource and coming on to talk to us about it. >> thank you for having me on. >> all right. so tomorrow we here at abc7 are hosting a town hall on mental health and coronavirus. you can watch tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc7. . so if you wanted to go back into a bar or a restaurant again, would you be willing to get completely covered in disinfectant first? next, we'll tell you where these full body spray-downs are actually required for customers, and the other things the restaurant is making

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all right. time for the four@4, as dan ashley and spencer join us. today the first full day that restaurants in napa county could open for dine-in service. told you than at the top of the newscast. some restaurant owners were ready right away. others say they're going need a little more time to get organized. but you ready? the opening comes ahead of the memorial day weekend. we'll have to see if that brings out bigow. some napa attractions are still not open. wineries are part of the next opening phase, and the wineries cost napa the bottle rock music festival. organizers have announced a virtual version instead for this weekend. so spencer, as our resident wine aficionado, when do you think you would feeloing back up to napa to sample -- i don't know what your favorite, but whatever it is? >> i think i'll wait about a week and see what the experience is like for other people who are

going up there right now. and i think i might be ready to give it a try. spray me, hose me, drag me through a car wash, i'm ready to get out and socialize again. >> we may do that for fun. newsroom fun. how about you, dan? >> okay, all right. we can sweet it and facebook live and all that they'll love it. dan, how about you? how ready are you to go back into a restaurant, even if you have to get hosed down or with a mask or whatever the conditions are? >> well, first, i think that video would be a good call my play, larry. i'm like spencer. i'm looking forward to getting back out and about a bit more. been very disciplined at home. we're looking forward to it. i'm not going to be the first in line, probably if i'm honest, about going back. not just because of concerns about safety, but i'm not in quite a hurry to get back to the normal pace. but i'll give it a little bit of

time. i would feel comfortable doing it with these new restrictions they're putting into place. >> we had a napa restaurant news at 3:00 tonight, and they looked like they were doing it right. everybody had their masks on, and they keep the tables super far apart. so if i see them doing that after a few days, i will consider it, if it's in my neighborhood. i wouldn't travel up to napa, leave the home, leave my immediate area to do that. but, yeah, i consider the restaurants doing it right. >> okay. >> all right. how about this one, guys. as for more restrictions, they're starting to lift around the state. many are wondering what they'll be able to do with their summer plans. according to our partners, yosemite national park is aiming to reopen in a couple of weeks, early june. park leaders say there will be major changes. reservations will be required. you wouldn't be able to just drive in. face masks would be encouraged. many trails would be one way. crowds would be limited to about half the usual. other prominent national parks

like yellowstone, joshua tree that. >> reopened in a limited way this week. who's excited than option? dan, what do you think? >> i am. i think that's a the great example of the kind of activity we can begin to resume fairly safely with the changes they're talk about implementing. very easy it seems to me to social distance to a great degree in an environment like that. and it will give folks a sense of some normalcy for summer, those kind of road trips that are so important and so american, really, and such a rite of passage for young people. i think it's great. >> spencer, renting your rv and driving to yellowstone? >> ready to go. dan captured my thinking perfectly. it's a beautiful time of the year to get out into nature. maybe a little bit better, i guess, safer going into an outdoor setting like that. assuming appropriate distancing than perhaps an enclosed area like a restaurant. and it gives us a little bit of

optimism and hope that things are getting back to normal. and it gives you a good feeling. >> i think a lot of people are probably going to head in that direction come summertime. there is still going to be this reluctance to fly. maybe feeling a little bit more comfortable. state superintendent tony thurmond said today schools in california will reopen depending on each school district. most planning to start the year as normal in late august or september with face masks required for everybody. schools in south korea are reopening today. they're calling it a phased approach starting with high school seniors. but the rules here are quite clear. everybody gets temperature checks twice a day. desks are separated. lunches served on tables with partitions. now in the normandy area of france, students are entering one at a time following a socially distanced line on the floor. france reopens schools earlier

this month. so kristen, you have school-aged kids. i'm wondering about your comfort level with all of this, assuming the protocols are followed. >> well, i think if the public health officer is comfortable, i'd be comfortable. given the high stringent requirements by our local counties which is a good thing, i think it's pretty unlikely that high school might be able to happen in the sense that if they're requiring a teacher stays with only these 12 kids and the whole day so you don't cross contaminate different groups, i don't see how they're to have the money to do that. you're going to hire more teachers. you're going create more space. and high school kids go from classroom to classroom because they have different courses. they don they have different schedules. i can't figure how it's going to be done. >> dan, what are your thoughts? i was particularly interested that just a week ago the cal state system said really early

we're going conduct all classes in the fall online. i thought wow, a lot can change in 90 days. i don't know if they're going to change their position. it is complicated. >> it is very complicated. i think the big difference between a public school education or k through 12 education is there is so much pressure to get the kids back in school so parents can go back to work. college kids are a little more independent. i think that plays into it some degree as well, the convenience factor. i think it's okay. we sort of have to begin to take the step, but it does make me nervous. as we all know with kids, mine are grown now, spencer, yours as well. one kid gets sick that. >> all tend to get sick. even with the measures in place, i think it will be tough to really police it. but they'll do a pretty good job of trying to contain it. >> all right. one restaurant in japan, you guys, is taking absolutely no risks in making sure its customers are disinfected before entering. look at this. a pub in tokyo is spraying its customers down with disinfectant

so when you arrive, you first get your temperature taken and wash your hands. then you head through the sanitation machine that looks almost like a metal detector. it's a chlorine-based disinfectant. and once you're inside the pub, seats are separated by clear screens. we chuckle, but spencer, this could be coming soon to hotels and public spaces near us. >> i'm all for it. i said earlier, spray me, hose me. and given extra blast to the other people going through as well. >> i think it's -- my only concern about it at all is that it is safe. you don't want to breathe in too many of these chemicals. you have to be careful. what are they spraying on us and how much of it? that's the only reservation that we need to be careful of. what is it that we're putting all over our bodies and breathing. >> it seems a little -- >> go ahead. oh, you're so polite. no you, no, you, no, you, seriously. take it.

>> well, this is what -- i guess the new normal is going to look like. it's hard for me to imagine. but we're used to it at the airport. whatever they do, whatever changes they make, you go on down the line and the next person tells you, and you do that. i don't know. i'll have some disinfectant and a bleach chaser, please. i don't know how this is going to go. that's the thing. i don't know. >> we know who is going first. it's spencer. he is sign me up. okay.

♪music) leaders in long beach, new york are taking strict measures to limit the crowds at the beach over memorial day weekend. access will be limited to residents only, and people will have to show proof of a long beach id to . meetta requirentfintaing half ce beach. new york city beaches are staying closed as the mayor says it's not safe for residents to

take public transit just to get to those beaches. as we bring spencer christian back with a look at our forecast. i think a lot of people around here are going to want to head to the beach, given the warm temperatures that we're going to be looking at, spencer. >> it will certainly be tempting, you're right, larry. w'll start with overnight conditions. a little fog near the coast and bay. clearer skies inland. sunny and mild. not quite so warm yet. but we'll see mid 60s on the coast and low 80s inland tomorrow. and then here comes the heat on memorial day. there is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it starts really warping up on sunday. and by monday, tuesday, and wednesday, we'll probably have inland highs in the mid- to upper 90s. mid- to upper 80s around the bay shoreline. 70s on the coast. that sounds like beach weather, but exercise caution. >> all right. we will. thank you, spencer. abc7 is celebrating the bay area's cla featuring as many high school seniors as possible. you can get your grads or senior class featured by posting candid pictures with the #grads on 7 or

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