vaccines, california is close to the bottom of the list. but health experts at ucsf argue it won't stay that way once we have a covid vaccine. california is struggling when it comes to flu vaccination rates. according to an abc7 i-team analysis, 40% of the state's population was vaccinated last year, far below the national goal of 70%, leaving california ranking low on the list, 36th in the nation. so can we expect that same trend when we get a covid vaccine? ucsf dr. jaime >> it will be exceedingly high. we all will want to be vaccinated if we have a safe and effective vaccine. >> dr. sepulveda is the institute director of global health sciences at ucsf. despite low rankings with flu

vaccinations, he expects just the opposite for covid-19 vaccinations. >> covid-19 has a case fatality rate ten times higher than influenza. if and when we have a safe and effective vaccine, we will see people lining up. my guess is that even anti-vax people will be lining up to get a vaccine because of the fear. >> his team ranks california as above average when it comes to overall health and safety. and the latest cdc data backs that up. for certain vaccinations like the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. according to an abc7 analysis, california ranks above the national average, with more than 96% of the population receiving the mmr vaccine last year. and dr. sepulveda says it's necessary for trends like that to continue as soon as a reliable covid vaccine is available. >> this virus will not go away. >> now we analyzed several different safety trends across the state. one that shows california ranks

second in the nation when it comes to wearing seat belts. you can find it all over on our website, abc7news.com. for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much. a new associated press poll finds 83% of measures worries that lifting restrictions in their area will lead to additional covid-19 infections. a senior author has written a viral piece on medium called "the hammer and the dance." his metaphor can be used as a guide for how to approach the coming months. liz kreutz spoke to the author. she joins us live and tell us what he is saying. liz? >> hi, ama. he is saying what so many of us are saying and thinking, and that is that we need to tread lightly and cautiously as we head into these coming weeks and months. we need to think of it, he said like a dance. how we approach it and when we approach it, that is when things get complicated and controversial. the hammer and the dance. it's a metaphor for the strange

new world we're living in that has gone viral. >> it ended up more than 40 million views, and 40 languages. >> that was two months ago when we were learning about the hammer, aka the virus. but now we're entering the next phase, the dance. >> i wanted to create a very strong metaphor, a very strong image that could represent this idea of something aggressive early on, and then something less aggressive afterwards. >> tomas pollo of san francisco is the author of this viral metaphor. as california begins to loosen up, he says we need to think about our movements of the ebb and flow of a complicated dance. >> it's called a dance because it is a much more fluid phase. you might have outbreaks so you need to react to that. it's much more technical too. you need to know the steps of the dance to really apply them, as it was a choreography. >> but in this case, the orography is also controversial.

california a perfect example. despite a growing number of counties getting approval to move faster and loosen restrictions, governor newsom is facing pushback to open even sooner. his office confirmed they received this letter from the federal department of justice warning the governor that his restrictions on church gatherings could be discrimination and a civil rights violation. the merced county sheriff also sends a letter to the state questioning the constitutionality of newsom's orders and saying he will not taken enforcement action against anyone in his county who violates the restrictions. bottom line, everyone has a different vision for the dance. >> is the dance actually the hardest part? >> oh, by far. the hardest in terms of the economy is for sure the hammer. but the hardest to pull off is the dance. >> in this phase, we need contact tracing, more testing, move, how we dance now n will be indicative to our future success. >> what i would say is life will never go back to what people

have in mind as normal. once we change your habits as a society for months, it is likely that many of these habits will remain afterwards. so the world that we knew up until february 2020 is gone. >> and remember, the hammer is still there. it could come down at any time if there is an outbreak. as for the letter that the doj sent governor newsom, we asked his office for a response to it. all he'll say is he received it. the governor did say church gatherings should be able to resume in the coming weeks. liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> liz, it's a very interesting piece and metaphor, but the author, he is not a scientist. so how did he put this all together? >> he is not, and he is very candid about that and open about it. what he is a data guy, and he reads four to five papers a day about all of this. he ises will in things going viral on the internet. and what i find really interesting is he says it's the same concept between something going viral online and something

going viral in real life. and because of that, he was able to recognize early on how fast the coronavirus was going to spread. ama? >> all right. liz kreutz, thank you. >> very interesting. well, we have just learned that child care facilities, including day-care centers and summer camps have been cleared to reopen in san mateo county. the county released an updated shelter-in-place order this evening that allows child care to reopen for everyone, not just for children of essential workers. there are strict requirements to ensure the safety of children and workers, including stable groups of no more than 12 children. droneview7 shows you a new safety measure a s city leaders painted the circles on the ground this morning to promote social distancing. >> it's really kind of daunting to all of us, the actors, we talk all the time. we are very concerned about our crew as family and the safety of our crew, the safety of the

actors space is paramount. >> actor and producer jon huertas was a member to take part in a discussion with the governor today about the pandemic's impact. the governor newsom says he will release guidelines on monday for tv and film production to resume in certain counties. the governor's revised budget eliminates two key programs for frail seniors living at home. critics call it stunningly bad, and say it could cost elder californians their lives. laura anthony has our story. >> one, two, three --. >> 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. v. >> that's frams programs are the only designed programs that keep frail seniors in their homes instead of nursing facilities. >> that includes walnut creek's bonnie rock. >> they're my second family. i've been there for six years. i would be devastated. >> this is a huge part of their life. >> his 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 her to a nursing home. we want to 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. operators of bay area senior facilities are asking for better access to covid-19 testing and government help to pay for the huge extra cost of keeping residents and staff safe during this pandemic. they question why hotels and airlines are getting federal government money, but not senior living communities that are home to tens of thousands of the elderly people most at risk of covid-19. >> these signs thanking employees at senior living communities and declaring them heros are popping up all around the bay area. they're part of a nationwide campaign asking the government to give assisted living, memory care, and other long-term senior residences more resources to deal with covid-19. >> the most important thing is

keeping our residents and staff safe. >> deborahxeti nt at rockridge in oakland. she says they've had no confirmed cases of covid-19 among residents or staff. >> yeah, we're really proud of that. >> the point has made major changes. this company video shows what life used to be like, with community activities and group dining. that has all stopped. now residents must be kept apart with meals and activities delivered individually to people's rooms. there is more intensive cleaning and protective gear. >> these are real costs that they're incurring every single day caring for these residents. >> reporter: james balda is with arge argenta. >> we're seeing our labor costs increase over 20%. supplies increasing over 100%. and we project that costs for the industry as a whole over the next 12 months could be anywhere from 40 to $50 billion. >> the public often thinks of nursing homes and other types of senior housing as the same

thing, but there are key differences. nursing homes are medical facilities funded largely by medicare and medi-cal. but more elderly californians actually live in long-term residential care, off with assisted living and memory care. those businesses are not considered medical facilities, so generally do not get public funding. instead, they rely on residents' monthly fees. but there is growing worry that won't be enough to cover the cost of covid-19. >> obviously none of us anticipated how serious the covid-19 virus would be and the impact it would have on seniors and on our team members. >> tom berry is a regional manager for sunrise senior living which operates 17 communities in the bay area. an abc7 news producer has an aunt at one of their locations. the family is able to see her during facetime chats. >> i think it's working very well. >> from our sanitation procedures to following the guidelines, from cdc and public health on screening visitors and

limiting visitation and using masks when caring for the residents and other types of equipment, we've been really able to protect the overwhelming majority of our residents, but some have become sick. >> barry says there have been covid-19 cases at two sunrise locations in the bay area. state records show at least one death at sunrise in burlingame. barry says sunrise has seen a big variation in testing from county to county. >> in some buildings we have been able to get the testing done. and some buildings we have not. so it's kind of a mixed bag when it comes to testing. some communities get what they need and some do not, based on the resources of county public health. >> senior living communities say it's time for the government to step up with better access to testing and money. >> you've seen restaurants get support. you've seen airlines get support. and yet our communities and the workers, the one million workers in our communities are on the front lines every day dealing with this crisis and really need to be considered for support moving forward.

>> as many as 180,000 california seniors live in long-term residential care. the latest state statistics show about 1900 cases of covid-19 at those facilities with 272 deaths. now here is a look at coronavirus cases in the bay area's nine counties. each blue bar represents one day's total. but pay attention to the yellow line. that's a rolling average, and it's lower than it was six weeks ago. pretty much whatever you want, there is an app for that. and more likely than not, it's developed here in silicon valley. next, a look at how apps could help get you back to work. it's part of building a better bay area. these are people who would give their hearts to the guests that they served, and now we have to give back to them. >> an organization is making sure people who lost their jobs helping others can now get help themselves. i'm spencer christian. over the next few day, we'll go

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in our efforts to build a better bay area in this pandemic, we are focusing on our health in a key area. an app could make it easier to protect public health while putting people back to work safely. abc7 news reporter david louie joins us live with new developments coming out of silicon valley tonight. david? >> well, dan, if you've been working from home, it's likely that your bosses are starting to plan on your return to the office. now 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 has developed a suite of four apps to allow employees to self-report 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 want to come to work and the customers are going to want to come because everybody feels like it's a safe environment. >> apple and google have been working together to allow their ios and android google phones to independently run apps and develop contact tracing.

a notification would go out if you've been exposed to someone who tests positive 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 information is shared and public safety is enhanced. we're live, david louie, abc7 news. >> thank you, david. a nonprofit group in san jose is asking for the community's help to continue offering food and supplies to hundreds of hospitality workers

who are unsure when they'll be able to get back to work. chris nguyen has the story. >> at the front of this mile-long line, jorge vargas patiently waits his turn at this drive-through food distribution. >> i don't have the money. it's terrible for me. i live with my mom. my mom is 84 years old. >> this is operated by hunger at home with deep ties to the local hospitality injury. vargas, who got in line four hours before the opening was recently laid off from his job as a server downtown. >> see, if we don't have these people, i don't know what we do. i have food maybe for one week. >> hunger at home is best known for partnering with area convention center, hotel, stadiums, entertainment venue, and tech company cafeterias to distribute surplus food to charitable organizations. but when covid-19 hit, they pivoted to producing and prov e providing food to those in need.

>> they just have no place else to go. and they have no money in their wallets. they have no food in their refrigerators. >> since mid-march, the organization has distributed more than 300,000 fully prepared meals for families, as well as groceries and toiletries. each kit comes with enough food for two people for an entire week, or roughly four days of meals for a family of four. >> during these times of uncertainty, everyone has a face, and everyone deserves to be loved and to be helped. and that's what drives me is to help those individuals. and to help one at a time to help the entire community. >> hunger at home is primarily volunteer-driven, and relies on donations for funding. >> to repurpose food, to see what's donated and to turn it into these incredible meals, that's been a real gift for me. >> a gift in more ways than one. lucy moran worked at the san jose convention center for more than 20 years until her job was cut. >> nobody did this. everybody would think that we're

left alone out here. at least we can see each other and see the long line and say you know what? i'm not the only one that is struggling out here. >> the hospitality community now decimated, but leaning on each other for support. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. we have just a few days away from memorial day, and spencer has your holiday weekend forecast. that's next. z3w6kz z1s6z

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rapidly rising floodwater in central michigan is threatening a chemical plant after already forcing 10,000 people from their homes. just look at this. water breached two dams in middle county north of detroit, forcing the company into emergency mode. michigan's governor has warned the plant could soon be under nine feet of water. what an incredible sight. okay. let's turn our attention to our weather. we had a little bit of rain, but it seems that's done.

>> it looks like it's done, ama, and spencer will let us know for certain. it sounds like a lot of heat is coming. >> yes. done indeed for the rain, but heat is certainly on to the way. mainly sunny skies right now across the bay area, and it is breezy, as it has been since oh, mid- to late afternoon temperatures. wind speeds right now range from 15 to about 25 miles per hour across most of the bay area. no doubt stirring up some irritants in the air for those of us who have allergies. but right now, the pollen and uv index shows that tree pollen, weed pollen and grass pollen are only moderate, not so high. and mold spores are low, although the uv index is high. on we go to look at the 24-hour temperature change. it is about 2 to 5 or 6 degrees warmer right now in most bay area locations than it was this time yesterday. a lot more warmth coming our way

as we get into the weekend. here is akt currenteeratures. d . uppertynd san jose. 64 at gilroy. looking to the north and to the east a little bit right now we have temperature readings in the low 70s in napa, petaluma, and santa rosa. 77 at fairfield. 74, concord. livermore 69 degrees. and these are our forecast features. it will be breezy tonight, as you no doubt know it is already, with areas of morning fog developing near the coast and bay. then sunny and mild on thursday and friday. and then heat cranks up as we get into memorial day weekend. it's going to be warm to hot. here is our forecast animation. midnight tonight, we'll see some areas of low clouds and fog near the coast and bay. notice during the overnight hours, most of the inland areas will remain clear. 7:00 tomorrow morning, we'll have lingering fog in some spots, but it will quickly burn away, giving way to sunny skies from coast to inland by midday tomorrow.

overnight lows will be mainly in the low 50s. and then tomorrow, the high temperatures ranging from 64 at half moon bay to 71 to san mateo. 73 oakland. up in the north bay, 80 at santa rosa. inland east bay. 82 at antioch down in the south bay. 78 will be the high in san jose. 81 in morgan hill. now let's skip ahead to saturday as we get into that three-day weekend. it's going to be warm on saturday in our inland areas with highs in the upper 80s in the warmer spots. but then it starts to get even warmer on sunday. we'll see upper 60s on the coast. low 80s through the bay. low 90s inland. and then we get the hot weather inland on monday, memorial day. mid- to upper 90s in inland areas like fairfield and concord. low to mid-80s right around the bay shoreline. and up to about 70 degrees on the coast. so here is a look at the full seven-day accuweather seven-day forecast. mild the next several days. sunny skies all the way through, by the way. and then monday we'll have a

high of about 96 to 98, the warmest inland spots. mid- to upper 80s around the bay shoreline. even hotter on tuesday. 98, even close to 100 in the warmest inland spots. low to mid-70s on the coast. there will be a little change on wednesday. maybe a drop of 1 or 2 degrees. but that heat is going to hold on for a while. dan and ama? >> all right. thank you so much. all right. still to come here, every state in the u.s. is lifting restrictions in one way or another. next, a look at who's making headlines and who's still protesting. edd glitches is stopping thousands, maybe millions of people from getting their checks. i'm michael finney. we're asking tough questions and getting answers, coming up. another important abc7 news town hall tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. this one on mental health and coronavirus. watch tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7, or stream it online at abc7news.com or through the abc7 news app.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> going to the gym and going to school. as of today, all 50 states are in some form of reopening. the rules vary widely. that you can do in one state might still be banned in another. >> now here is some good news. abc7 news looked at 21 states that eased restrictions two weeks ago and found no major increase in coronavirus. despite the progress, though, protests continue. >> i have been denied by michigan livelihood by this governor. >> in michigan, a protest dubbed operation haircut happened outside the state capitol. the governor's orders there require salons to stay closed until next thursday. in tulsa, oklahoma today, city leaders began dressing up the town's landmark golden drill

erstadt you hoping musk to locate the car factory. in florida, disney springs is open. tomorrow we should find out when disney world plans to reopen. disney is, of course, the parent company of abc7. more than 36 million americans have filed for unemployment benefits, but studies indicate millions more have been unable to apply or just simply gave up trying. many of them have turned to 7 on your side, and michael finney is live with their stories tonight. michael? >> dan, 4 million californians have signed up for unemployment benefits. many are still wait, and like you said, many gave up trying. here is a question tonight. the economy was humming along briskly. plenty of jobs, booming business, and then the pandemic. a record low unemployment rate soared to a record high practically overnight.

congress acted quickly to expand unemployment benefits, and yet two months later, millions are still waiting for relief. >> i was officially furloughed on march 18th. >> james pacheco of richmond has yet to receive a penny, even though he was laid off two months ago. he says the edd website keeps shutting him out. >> i started phoning. i've made no less than 50, 75 phone calls at 2:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon, it didn't make any difference. i would get the recorder just saying, you know, do this, do that. and then it would say due to overwhelming calls, we are unable to take your call. goodbye. >> there are still millions of people who could apply for unemployment benefits if the process were easier. >> the economic policy institute says unemployment systems were built to scrutinize each claim and weed out fraud, and they're slow to adapt to a pandemic when millions need money fast. >> ostensibly, they're concerned

about fraudulent claims. but now is really the wrong time for that to be a major concern. we're in a huge economic crisis. we need to make it as easy as possible for people to apply and receive benefits as quickly as possible. >> james was managing an auto repair shop in the east bay when the pandemic hit. the shop closed. now he is running out of cash and worried about eviction. >> help me. give me an avenue in which i can find a way to file a claim. i'm just sense march 18th, i have no income. >> it turns out james had exhausted unemployment benefits from an old cimast ye traditional rules say he must wait one year to be eligible again. the c.a.r.e.s. act erased those time limits, extending benefits for everyone. however, the edd website has yet to catch up. it still gives james this message saying you have received all benefits payable to you at this time. you can not file another claim

until your benefit year ends. >> i'm just sitting here going okay, i'm falling between the cracks. all i can do is stay calm and try to push through this as best i can. >> now we have another glitch. i'm hearing from the self-employed and gig workers at the edd website set up to help them is not working properly. now we took the problem straight to state senator scott wiener, and his office told us today he is aware of the situation and are demanding that the edd fix this as soon as possible. now we're staying on top of this. we expect to have an edd official on our programs tomorrow answering your question. so stay tuned. and i'll keep asking those questions. >> all right, thank you, michael. during the pandemic, abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area. one way we're doing that is focusing on education as we wait to hear when schools will reopen.

justin sienna high school in napa is holding a town hall right now to discuss future plans, including a graduation ceremony that could happen as soon as may 28th. when public schools in california do decide to reopen, your child will return to be with their friends and teachers, all wearing masks. that's the word today from state superintendent of public schools tony thurmond. he says the exact reopening day will depend on what your school district decides, but he expects most to be ready to go on time in late august or september. >> so we've heard from different districts who were thinking that reopening might mean a blend of styles of education with some in class instruction and in some cases still some distance learning. >> schools will need to ensure social distancing and constant cleaning if they opt for in-person classes. and this of course means class sizes will smaller. tomorrow thurmond is leading a virtual meeting with all one thousand public school districts in the state. reps from each district will

break into smaller focus groups to discuss how they plan to teach in the fall. a lot more to come here. you can go out to eat in a restaurant in napa county now. next, abc7 news reporter wayne freedman shows you what that new dining experience is actually like. and words really can't explain the joy of this moment. ucsf's longest coronavirus patient finally getting to go

we have breaking news to tell you about. police have shot and killed someone in hayward. this is video of the scene in a neighborhood south of 580 on wildwood street at kelly street. police haven't released details about what happened, but we did

see that car you just saw crashed an several police vehicles at the scene. the man who died was in his 20s. we'll continue to update this story on abc7news.com and the abc7 news app. an abandoned strip mall was swallowed up by flames. check this out. this is in san jose today. sky 7 was over the scene and captured that thick black smoke just shooting from the roof. this is the empty strip mall on south bascom on southwest expressway. firefighters tell us no one was injured, fortunately. they are investigating the cause. well, because of the pandemic, our efforts to build a better bay area are focused on four key areas, health, education, our changing workplaces and the economy. restaurants are some of the most visible signs of the economic impact. you know that. napa county is the first in the bay area to receive state approval for dine-in restaurants, retail stores and shopping malls to reopen. today abc7 news reporter wayne freedman did something we n' bee ablo e

>> 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 mask, 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 the end. no one else will ever use it. >> other than the bar being a little empty, it's possible. >> 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, they wipe tables after every guest. next, we took a look in the back, noticed how everyone is wearing a mask while social distancing. owner joe pietman had to cut staff to make room for that, but he didn't cut the size of the burgers. >> that is a big burger. >> after all we've been through, eating was the easy part. that was good. meal complete. 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. not all restaurants in napa reopened today. michelin starred le toque remains closed. the owner hopes to be ready by june 5th, which means he'll miss out on the typically busy memorial day weekend.

same goes with truhan wines. abc7 is partnering with iheartradio to support local businesses being hit hard by the pandemic. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. we are in the midst of a week-long warm-up. really, it's a heat-up coming. spencer shows you just how hot it's going to get in the

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knees? if i get down, i can't get up. i know she never does, but maybe the queen will reach out a hand to give me a hand. >> they'll get that all worked out. a knighthood is bestowed by the monarch tapping a sword on the recipient's shoulders as they kneel before them. >> wonderful. more good news to share. ucsf's longest staying coronavirus patient was finally released today after spending 60 days in the hospital, 34 of those on a ventilator. a small army of nurses, doctors and staff were there for the big sendoff today. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez helped capture a very emotional moment. [ cheering ] >> in the scheme of things, these uplifting sendoffs of covid patients never get old. >> it's a miracle i'm alive. thank you so much. thank you so much. gracias. gracias.

>> ron temko was hospitalized at ucsf on march 20th after complaining of flu-like symptoms. his condition got worse, ending up in the icu where he spent 44 days, 34 of those on a ventilator. here is a photo of ron before his ordeal. the couple had been to europe and south africa. their last day was in england before returning to san francisco. even though they traveled together, ron's wife linda never had any symptoms. she eventually tested negative for covid-19. >> it's like a tornado. it comes through and it picks up a house here and goes around and picks one a couple blocks away. you just -- you just don't know. >> ron says it was his nurse, jason blumer, who reassured him that there was life after covid-19. >> once i had that in my head, that there will be an end to this, no matter how long it took, everything turned around. >> the hardest part, especially

right now with covid is the lack of visitors and family support. so doing things like zoom and bringing everybody in to be able to be supportive is a huge part. >> today two of his children were watching him over the phone from l.a. as he left the hospital. two days ago, the couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary from a distance. today there is much to look forward to. >> enjoy watching my grandkids, seeing my grandkids. and then just enjoy my second life, because this is life number two. >> in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> two months, amazing. happy to see him doing so well. ama, can you imagine? 34 days on a ventilator. >> wow. so glad on the road to recovery now. okay. let's get a check on our weather. spencer christian is here with that. spencer? >> okay, ama. well, after a night of mainly

clear skies inland and a few patches of fog, tomorrow we'll see sunny skies with high temperatures ranging from mid-60s at the coast to a low and mid-70s around the bay shoreline to low 80s inland. a mild day tomorrow. but it's going to get a whole lot warmer once we get into memorial day. check out the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have high temperatures sunday inland in the low 90s. mid- to upper 90s on monday, memorial day, and tuesday and wednesday. so it's a little bit above. a mini heat spike that's going to last several days. happy memorial day weekend. so hot i can't even pronounce it, dan and ama? >> grin and bear it, spencer. thank you very much. all right. let's get to sports. larry beil is here now with the latest. larry? >> all right, ama, dan. remember a couple of weeks ago steve kerr said it felt like th? well, well, well, he may soon be on his way to florida as the nba looks to resta

now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. all signs point to the nba picking orlando as the city the league will use to restart the season, perhaps in july if they can get it cranked up that fast. disney has the space to host all the games and the warriors might play five more games in the regular season, then the play-offs would start. so everybody gets time to get tuned up. the league can set a more controlled environment in orlando than vegas, which is also under consideration. but the key here, wherever they go is ensuring the league has enough tests available to keep everybody safe. steve kerr, he has called kevon looney a foundation piece for the warriors. today he took care of his own foundation, surgery to repair a core muscle injury. the warriors forward was in pain for so much of this season. 45 out of 65 games because of a neuropathic condition. the team hopes looney will be

healthy next season. it was exactly six years ago kerr was named coach coming straight out of a tv booth. remember at the times the nix were trying to woo him as well which led to this conversation. >> just now. didn't get recruited at all out of high school. didn't have a single scholarship offer. i think there might have been one girl who wanted to go to the prom with me. that was about it. i've never been in this position where i've been actually recruited. >> he is a lot more popular now. the 49ers continuing their innovative virtual press conferences today. the guests were dre greenlaw andra heem mostert, and there is a growing sentiment players could report back to santa clara. greenlaw says he is planning to start working with the team in a week or two and mostert is already potentially preparing for his potential return to work. >> my wife has been concerned. she has cried a couple of times

because she wants to make sure not only myself, but those 90 guys that are in the locker room are all going to be safe and their families as well. so we've had talks about it. and, you know, she understands that no matter what, you know, this is my job. which is all fair. and she's excited as well. she wants football to be back and sports to be back in general. >> safety is the key, no doubt. the nfl is reinstated alvin smith who recently signed with the cowboys. smith has not played in an nfl game since he was suspended. this is back in 2015 because of legal and substance abuse issues. the pass rushing end was a force early in his career. he met virtually with nfl commissioner roger goodell last week, and that cleared the way for his return. all right. time for abc7 call my play. you send me the video. i call the action. young nico alvarez from castro

valley loves two things, spider-man and disc golf. >> young nico alvarez loves playing disc golf. first attempt, he is wide left. nico knows he's got to adjust. second attempt, wide right. the 3-year-old is locking in on his target. nico's third attempt, right down the middle. boom! hey nico, we just called your play on abc7. send me your video. be sure to use the the #abc7callmyplay so we can put you on tv, just like little nico. how about this? 3 years old. i steal a line from jim harbaugh and say who's cuter than nico? nobody. >> i think you're right. >> good fun seeing these videos come in. he actually has his own instagram page. there is like a pro-disc league.

he is kind of big-time. i think he might have more followers than i do as well. >> he is building for the future. larry, thanks a lot. >> yes. >> all right. >> but sure to join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. churches say they will defy california's governor and hold services this weekend. we talked to health experts. and in an interview you'll see only on abc7, zack williams, son of the late comedian robin williams shares how he overcame his own mental health challenges and is working to help others. coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, it's moana. that's followed by holy-moly at 10:00, and stay with us for abc7 news news at 11:00. pandemic: a nation divided. "nightline" airs right after jimmy kimmel. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. two months into this lockdown, and the stress and strain is showing in different ways. for most, it's a mundane groundhog day like loop of same

old-same old. but for many, the toll of staying home or covering up and social distancing when you do go out is much more troublesome. those measures are slowing the spread of virus, but they're also accelerating mental health issues. it's perfectly normal and expected to feel uneasy, even anxious about what's happening. but for some, those feelings can spiral out of control into overwhelming fear and panic. we're social creatures. so quarantine is unnatural. tack on the crushing financial burdens this crisis is having on individuals and businesses, and it can be psychologically overwhelming. but there is so much help available. tomorrow on a special edition of abc7 news at 4:00, the focus will be on mental health in the time of coronavirus. it will be an honest discussion that will offer real answers and real resources that you can tap into get the help that you or someone you know might need.

i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley, abc7. that's all for now. please join us tomorrow for that special program. we appreciate your time here. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire abc7 news team, we hope you have a great evening.

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