memorial day weekend. the weather is warming upnd lot of you will probably want to head out issed. we what you need to know about the restrictions that are still in place this morning. but, it's friday. let's not worry about all of that. it's friday, may 22nd. and julian is here with me this morning. >> on a friday no less and beautiful day in store and warming up around here, too, right? let's go ahead and check in with meteorologist mike nicco to talk about the hot temperatures we have on the way. >> good morning, julian. nice to see you. about the breezes along the coast, they are brisk, once again. leddi leading to less coverage and they will back down just a little bit and starting off windier than we did yesterday and with a lot more high clouds out there as you can see. winds gusting up to 33 miles per hour at sfo and a lot of that is

high cloudiness and here is our vantage point from the east bay hills where it's 49. let's map out the day and look at this friday because it is a nice friday. 49. and temperatures stay in the 60s and 704:00. that's pretty close to average and that's theill say that in the seven-day forecast. kumasi? >> thanks, mike. new overnight, a car rear ends a chp suv in hayward. a nissan crossed lanes that were closed on interstate 880 and then crashed into the suv that was parked in a construction zone. it happened just south of the a street off ramp around 1:30 this morning. two officers inside the patrol car are doing one person in the other car was checked out but they had minor injuries. the chp is reminding drivers, just be cautious where you're

driving in yaareas. you can expect the parks and beaches to fill up with people and enjoy the nice weather mike just told us about. with some parts of the stay-at-home order lifted, you might be confused about what is off limits and what is lifted. amy hollyfield is live with what we need to know. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning. the weather may pull you here to the marina green in san francisco, but officials want you to stay apart from others. so, here's a look at what you'll find if you come out here this weekend. there are circles that have been drawn here to help everyone be reined in. you will see the circles at dolores park. they are meant to help everyone space six feet apart. if you are hoping to head to the beach this weekend, it will not be the same experience you're used to on a normal holiday weekend. in san francisco, also in half moon bay and in montara beach, you can go.

but parking lots are closed. they want you to walk or bike in and they want you to keep it moving. you can't set up a blanket and relax. there will be no picnicking or sun bathing. marin county has closed its beaches. you can't even go there. the shelter-in-place order is still in place. officials do know that you want to get out and exercise and have some fresh air, but they are still discouraging large get togethers. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. now to the north bay where lake sonoma is reopening parking lots and trails just in time for the holiday weekend. that includes trails off of south lake trail head. now the boat launch, beach and recreation areas, those are still closed, though. a similar story it will reopen with some restrictions in place. boat launches and rv parks are open, but tent camp grounds and cabins and visitor center will still be shut down.

all visitors are required to follow the social distancing guidistancing guidelines. san leandro will keep crowds to a minimum over the holiday weekend. all barbecue areas, picnic tables and play structures will be closed. group activities are discouraged. only exercising or walking as long as you're social distancing. parking lots at both of those parks and the san marina boat launch are closed today through monday. in this morning's "gma first look" what is an infectious disease doctor comfortable doing in public as more places open up. >> reporter: expert advice to navigate your memorial day weekend. >> so close. >> reporter: the sound of friends or kids gathering in the backyard is either music to your ears right now or scary or both. gma teamed up with infectious disease dr. colleen craft to find out what adjustments she is

making now that most of the country is reopening. >> some of the scenes i have seen on televisions of bars and very busy restaurants, those make me anxious. i get to be witness to people being extremely sick to this virus. >> reporter: simultaneously, she said she understands the need for people, specifically kids, to see each other in person. >> everyone is weathering the storm differently. >> reporter: we'll have all the tips coming up at 7:00 a.m. and so many hitting the road, a closer look at those plunging gas prices. with your "gma first look" i'm beck becky worley. the facility reported 26 deaths but the state says that reported number is incorrect and there are actually less than 11. an exact number has not yet been released. the cases happening at redwood health care center in oakland not far from 580. a junior in high school and her grandfather was a patient and

recently died because of covid-19. she said there were challenges talking with him during the shelter-in-place order but nurses let him use their cell phone to facetime and final moments spent with those taking care of him. . and to tell you more about that story today. tara is planning to hand out donated laptops and phones in oakland and san jose to help patients connect with their loved ones. president trump is under fire this morning for appearing in public, again, without a mask. this was during a visit to a ford plant in michigan that is now making ventilators. jobina fortson has more on this. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi, yes. the attorney general of michigan says that president trump is no longer welcome in the state after violating state law. the president said it was, quote, not necessary to wear a mask because he had been tested in the morning. ford warned the white house about the face covering policy

before his arrival. but companies said he complied during a private viewing of ford cars but then removed it for the remainder of his visit. >> in this back area, but i didn't want to give it. i had it in the back area. i did put a mask on. >> comes as we get a new idea about how americans feel about the president's response to covid-19. according to a new abc news/ipsos poll, only 39% of americans approve of his handling of the crisis as compared to 60% who disapprove. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. in the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf revealing more about what reopening the city will look like. deeper in phase two the focus is on helping small businesses and they are waiving fees on stores using the three-feet of space in front of their doors.

>> during this time, you don't need a permit or to pay a fee to use that frontage zone if you need to set up a table or do something so that you can facilitate drive by or curbside retail. >> mayor schaaf says oakland is partnering with business districts to streamline for sidewalks and roads. it's an expansion of their slow streets program. as more stores and restaurants hope to open parks for people to use outside. first responders are making sure you stay safe this holiday weekend. check it out here. this rescuer dropping from a helicopter in san francisco all part of a training exercise to practice rescuing a surfer. the national park service wants to remind everyone about the rip currents and that conditions at the coast could change very quickly. mike has been telling us about the nice weather this upcoming holiday weekend. i'm sure plenty of surfers will be out there, mike. >> absolutely, julian. the temperature 52 degrees in that water right now. that is little refreshing

compared to the temperatures we have on land. let's take a look at what is going on. some neighborhoods well away from the water. here we are in the east bay and low to mid 50s in most neighborhoods and 60 in antioch and 5 in brentwood. those neighborhoods likely the warmest during the overnight hours in the 70s next week while the rest of us thankfully will cool in the 50s and 60s. so, we need to watch out for the extreme heat in those neighborhoods next week. upper 40s in the north bay. low to mid 50s just about every where else. here's a look from our roof camera. little bit of a breeze lingering from yesterday. flags on the ferry building as we look to the south from the embarcadero. not too hot for exercising. get that yard work finished now. you do not want to do it next weekend or next week. here's a look at the east bay. 56 at 8:00 and high clouds ask sunshi and sunshine through 2:00.

as far as the north bay goes, 53 this morning and 71 at noon. we'll lose high clouds this proon and h afternoon and hit mid 70s and for san francisco average high about 66 and look where we'll end up at 2:00 with a few high clouds and sunshine and breezes kick in after that and drop us down to 62 degrees by the time we head out this evening. we'll talk more about the heat wave coming up. first, want to talk to our essential workers, jobina does and tell us about the commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. looking at the essential commuters this morning. they are in great shape. start off with a live look at the san mateo bridge and road construction out there and wrapping up at 6:00 a.m. and some being picked up early because they're able to get this work done so much faster with fewer people on the roads. as we look at the san mateo bridge here. it is beginning to fill in for people making their way towards the peninsula and a couple brake lights as people move further in and no major issues that we're

seeing from the chp right now. i want to let you know about a new update from bird that we have here. bird scooters are back in san jose. the company said it recently ramped up its supply to meet demand. bird is also offering free electric scooter rides to health care workers and emergency personnel in san jose. the company says it's a long weekend. these scooters are a good way to get some fresh air and support local businesses. there's also a new feature on the bird app where riders can find local restaurants serving takeout and delivery across san jose. reggie and kumasi. >> julian. >> what's happening. >> on a friday. >> hey, glad to be here. 5:11 right now. coming up, i want to talk about the seven things you need to know this morning. >> three minutes of terror. a zoom meeting interrupted by a really unwelcomed visitor. the disturbing things that popped up on the screen and how to make sure this does not happen to you. and we know a lot of us have

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it's 5:13. big news for the south bay. today santa clara county will join the rest of the bay area in phase two to reopen some businesses. it will allow curbside pickup and logistic work to resume. solano county moving forward today and moving further into phase two. at 6:00 this morning dine-in shopping malls and swap meets they can all open with social distancing requirements in place. health officials are concerned that people are going to defy stay-at-home orders this memorial day weekend. sun bathing is not allowed at beaches. make sure you follow your county's rules if you're heading out tose this is the reason why people are defying those orders. look at the temperatures ramp up from 60s and 70s tomorrow to 80s and 90s by monday and monday is

not even our hottest day in the forecast. number five. the attorney general of michigan says president trump is no longer welcome after refusing to wear a mask while touring a ford plant. he said it was not necessary because he had been tested for the virus before his visit. number six. bringing you some good news for traffic completely clear for our early commute. we do have road construction i want to let you know about. take it slow, everybody. things should be a little lighter because of the holiday weekend. number seven. lori loughlin and her husband are scheduled to appear in court this morning after the couple agreed to plead guilty in the colleged a mig ed d ed add mi tw men who approached a girl who sat outside of her home. this happened yesterday afternoon near larkspur lane and ro rockrose court. a second man got out of the passenger side. he went up to the girl and ended up running back to the van when

her mom came outside. then the two men drove off. now, police are going through surveillance video. pornography, painful words and a peninsula man learning the hard way what could happen when unwelcomed visitors show up during a zoom meeting. here is dion lim. >> when it happened, i was dumbfounded. i cannot forget that three minutes of terror. >> reporter: you're looking at part of the zoom meeting. financial planner held for potential clients less than a week ago. a meeting interrupted by images and slurs so disturbing we had a hard time blurring it all out. >> started to draw on my screen and take over my screen and obscenity, nakedness and hate language into it and suddenly i got overwhelmed and felt violated. >> reporter: he was the victim of zoom bombing when unwanted guests enter your chat and bomb with inappropriate images and

speech. unfortunately for him who can have an audience of 70 or more he lost all the potential clients. >> this is kind of sad. skyreporter: with 40% of them pr shelter-in-place. zoom claims to have 300 million participants a day. up from 10 million before the pandemic. other video platforms like microsoft teams and google meet also report increased traffic, which according to tech experts is the problem. >> this app was definitely one of those things that took off a little before it was ready. >> reporter: because prosecuting a zoom bombing is challenging, being on the defense is the user's best option. >> you can set up meetings where you can control who can see the screen and control the screen. >> reporter: and be ready to kick participants like this out. something he will be prepared

for next time along with making his seminars private. >> a l f me. >> hopefully a lesson for all of us. you can learn more about zoom bombing and how to protect yourself from it by heading to our website. the existence of good will's bay area donation centers and thrift stores is in jeopardy because of the pandemic. good will gets 80% of its revenue from donated goods and right now those sales are zero and because they employee each more than 500 people, most of its 14 california locations do not qualify for federal aid. >> if we can't figure this out to get some federal assistance, i think that we will see some sites closed. definitely also see some good wills having to file for bankruptcy and restructure. >> salvation army is also preparing for donated goods. all items placed in a separate area for at least 72 hours to allow for the dissipation of any potential contamination. one of san francisco's

iconic taco shops is reopening for takeout. la taqueria will up tacos and burritos next wednesday may 27th. the shop now takes debit and credit cards. there are a couple menu limitations because of the supply chain like fewer fresca flavors and no beef tongue. i love this story right here. she ceserenaded her neighborhoo playing "can you feel the love tonight "from disney's "lion king." ♪ >> kumasi, this is equal parts relaxing and i also feel like i'm on hold. for customer support right now. allison says she's been playin

the harp in her driveway in glendale for the past three wednesdays calling it wednesday line down. she usually plays 30 minutes of soothing music for neighbors and people walking by the neighborhood in southern california. i love it right there. >> i do love that. i like the wine on wednesday and she needs to pitch this so she can be the music while we are on hold because that might make things go a little better. >> there you go. i felt nice and relaxed. >> yes. >> you can help me. yes, you can. >> i'm so happy to let you help me. yes. it's better than that fake typing they do now. you say something and they're like -- stop the fake typing. >> it's just the computer thing. it's so annoying. >> stop it. stop it. you're fooling nobody. put the harp in there. that would be awesome. hi, guys. having a good friday morning. i appreciate that. thanks for the laughs. sutro tower this morning about 52 degrees and you can see

already the early sunshine making it presence known and few high clouds and call it today seasonal with mostly sunny sky and cool tonight with a mostly clear sky and the weekend warming trend. yep, increasing sunshine and warmth this weekend but the hottest temperatures are next week. you can see a little area of energy and disturbance in the atmosphere. a little wrinkle, if you will. kicking up the high clouds and those will move through. a few more during the afternoon hours and that along with a little bit of a sea breeze. maybe not quite as brisk as yesterday. keeps us in the mid and upper 70s in the south bay and millbrae at 69. mainly low 60s along the coast. mid and upper 60s along downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 74 to 79 through the north bay. along the east bay shore about 70 in richmond to fremont at 75 and as we move into the east vall 81 go hear lot air conditioni neigor ifeel, you know, people don't have jobs and don't have the money and how are

we going to stay warm or cool when the temperatures are hitting 100 next week. some real things to think about over the next two days before we get there. tonight fall back into the 40s and 50s. east bay valleys some of those neighborhoods will only cool into the 70s at night while the rest of us are in the 50s and 60s. so, that's going to be very dangerous. that means the house doesn't cool off much during the overnight hours. look at that string monday, tuesday and wednesday. the most dangerous heat, moderate to high heat risk during those days except for at the coast. back to you guys. have a good one. >> thank you, mike. really heating up this next week for sure. coming up after this. the community threatening to fine you $1,000 if you come there

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> some of the hottest days start with memorial day. monday's temperatures and broke out the microclimates and low to mid 70s along the coast and san francisco to 80s to near 90 around the bay and everybody is in the 90s inland and even pushing 100 in fairfield and antioch and if we don't get there monday for sure tuesday and we'll add livermore to that

and look at the low to mid 90s around redwood city and hayward. plenty of people who live in those areas who do not have air conditioning. wednesday just as hot maybe just a little bit cooler in san francisco after being near 80 on tuesday. kumasi? >> thanks, mike. if you are thinking, hey, i might go to lake tahoe this weekend. no, you could place a big fine. the area is closed to everybody except property owners. issued an ordinance back in march banning visitors in an effort to enforce shelter-in-place orders. you could face a $1,000 fine. >> very difficult for someone in the tourism industry to say this, but we do ask that you do not come up until we're ready. >> so police say they will be out patrolling this weekend. so far four fines have been issued to hotels and short-term rental properties in south lake tahoe for violating the order. you have been warned. the community surrounding

yosemite park slowly beginning to reopen. drew more than 4 million visitors last year and closed for two months now. the park still needs a an approval. it hopes to open in june, but until then families can visit bass lake. >> the restaurants are open and resorts are open and all doing tkeout. their same fabulous food and boat rentals are open and live music. >> when yosemite reopens, you'll be encouraged to pay admission fees online and cut capacity by 50%. san francisco landmarks are lit up in green. check it out. rkies.igenor to honor essential especially during the shelter-in-place order the city's parks a refuge for many. a big thanks to all the gardners, custodians and others who help keep those parks looking good and beautiful so we can get out and enjoy them.

coming back with a landmark decision that will have a huge impact on the kids heading to college over the next few years. a warning about a second wave of the virus, the head of the cdc saying it is very likely. >> santa clara county finally rejoins the rest of the bay area in reopening

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is aabc7 news. a lot of local counties but not any more. gearing up for phase two of reopening. the changing face of education is crucial to building a better bay area with so much time at home, will kids be ready to move up to the next grade this fall? how one district is hoping to figure all of this out. navigating digital internships. students will have to make their mark virtually. good friday morning. thanks so much for being here. it is may 22nd and somehow

kumasi, it is the memorial day holiday weekend. >> how? what happened? it was just february. >> that's how i feel, too. but here we are somehow and we're going to celebrate it and enjoy this beautiful weather. >> right, mike? >> i am. absolutely. get most of the yard work finished in the next day or so and then kind of ride out the heat wave. really comfortable today and to a lesser extent tomorrow and then starts to get uncomfortable sunday inland and for a lot of us monday. kind of getting ahead of myself. heading out the door right now live doppler 7 and a few high clouds moving across the east bay and south bay and there they are from sutro tower. let's talk about numbers for the afternoon hours. low to mid 60s with our fastest breezes right now along the coast and taper a little bit this afternoon and expect brisk conditions there. low to mid 70s around the bay and breezy again this afternoon and, again, maybe not as aggressive as they were yesterday and we'll have mid to upper 70s in the south bay and north bay and east bay with 80 in antioch, the warm spot.

we'll talk more about that heat coming up in the seven-day forecast. let's get back to kumasi with the news. santa clara county will reopen phase two of reopening. residents there will be required to wear a face covering on any business or transit. laura martinez is live in martinez with more on this. good morning, lauren. >> good morning, kumasi. this is a positive step forward. retailers are now allowed to be open for curbside pickup. all transactions with customers must occur outside. now, this means stores within an indoor mall like westfield valley won't be able to reopen for pickup. free-standing stores or outdoor malls like stanford or santana row will be allowed to be open for pickup. also starting today in santa clara county it states that residents must wear face coverings when at any business and on public transit. the san jose city council will vote in early june on a proposal

that will require almost everyone to wear a face covering whenever they're in public. now, regarding the phase two reopening, car parades, which is that new celebration we've seen will also be allowed. now, outdoor museums, historical sites and public gardens can also reopen as long as visitors remain outside. reporting live in santa clara, lauren martinez, abc7 news. restrictions is also trying to build an army of contact tracers. it's looking for at least 1,000 volunteers to serve as resource. at least 50 county employees phave been trained for the job o far and health officials expect a lot more workers will be needed. contact tracing is critical to easing restrictions on reopening and the tracers can work remotely. happening today, solano county becomes the second county in the bay area to move further into stage two of reopening. at 6:00 this morning,

restaurants, shopping malls and swap meets. the county got the go ahead from the state late wednesday night. recreational activities scheduled to begin on june 15th and napa county was the first county to go further into phase two earlier this week. this morning, one of the nation's top experts is warning of a second wave of the virus. this all comes as all 50 states are starting to lift those restrictions and move back into prepandemic life. jobina is at the live desk with more. >> hi, julian. good morning. dr. robert redfield the head of the cdc is saying it is, quote, very likely there will be a second wave of the coronavirus. he is pointing to the rising temperatures in the southern hemisphere, excuse me, the cooling temperature and the spike in cases there. he is not ruling out a second lockdown. he does say that the cdc is committed to using the time that we have now to get the nation as

overprepared as possible. dr. anthony fauci is encouraging americans to take precautions. >> as you open up, even under normal circumstances in the best of circumstances, you are going to see infections. the critical issue for a successful opening is how effectively you address those blips. >> a big part of fighting covid-19 are antibody tests to protect consumers the fda identified 27 tests that it views as problematic. they have that information on their website. kumasi. >> all right, thanks, jobina. education is one of four key areas that abc7 news is committed to in the effort to build a better bay area. it along with our health, economy and changing workplaces is reshaping the bay area. oakland parents are being asked if they think their child is academically ready to move up to the next grade. the nonprofit go public schools is one of the organizations

working with oakland on this survey. >> families need that information and schools are, so let them plan around intervention and knowing where to allocate resources to make sure that we recover from this pandemic in the most like equitable just way possible. >> just as important for the district is knowing how parents feel about reopening schools. some of the options include continue with distance learning. students start classes earlier in july or have kids in school for half a day with some remote learning. and a uc system is getting rid of s.a.t. and a.c.t. requirements. the plan phased in over several years starting with the tests being an option next year. the goal is for the uc system to develop its own tests. uc plans to completely eliminate the use of the s.a.t.s.a.t.s.a.. by 2025. they worry it will lead to grade inflation and admission of less

prepared students. abc7 news is dedicating more resources to building a better bay area and laser focused on the issues that you and all of you are dealing with. the health, economy, education and how your workplace is changing. for college students it is up ending summer internships and many are having to do internp shs remotely and some are concerned on how the virtual experience may impact real world work experience and experts are saying it will actually benefit them. >> these students are seen as more resilient, more adaptable and more agile. they will have a leg up in the end. >> sounds like pluses to me. a new survey said they made adjustments to those internship programs for the summer. 46% of employers plan to use virtual environment. an inside look at the changes happening at cache creek casino. the currys in quarantine. steph, ayesha and their three

kids show what they have been up to at home. mike nicco. i have a feeling their stay-at-home might be a little more glamorous than ours. >> yeah. i think they have a few more toys than we have and probably more room and i got to say, they're more creative than i am, that's for sure. that looks like fun. maybe i'll steal some ideas for this weekend. here's a look at what is going on up in the north bay. 42 in ronard park and most of us in the mid to low 40s. let's look at some other neighborhoods. low to mid 50s everywhere else. brentwood and tracy some of our milder temperatures. we talked about this yesterday. this morning a lot like yesterday morning. there we go. just about all neighborhoods within a degree of where we were at this time yesterday. you can see in san jose, 55 degrees and a few cars on the roads and we'll get to jobina in 25 seconds and talk about that. your commute, everything looks good as far as weather. so, let's talk about some neighborhood. here's a look at the peninsula.

high clouds early and temperatures around 57 and jump up to 72 at 2:00 ask stay through 4:00 and little breezy down to 64 by 8:00. for the south bay, 56 this morning and high clouds and sunshine through about 2:00 and we'll hang out in the mid 70s for a few hours and drop down to 65 at 8:00 and the east bay valleys, we're kind of going from mildest to warmest even though not much of a spread today compared to what we'll have monday, tuesday and wednesday. one of our warmer spots with temperatures upper 70s and near 80. as promised, let's turn it over to jobina and talk about essential workers and what they're dealing with. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. happy friday to you. things are looking very clear. i have just one minor crash that i'm looking at in solano county but nothing major at the moment. we'll take a live look at san francisco at 280 at king street camera there. look at that. very quiet on the roads and at the cal transtation.

that's what i'm pretty much seeing across the board. i expected lighter traffic because of the holiday weekend and that is lighter than the light that we're already seeing. in the north bay, petaluma is following oakland and san francisco by launching its own slow streets program. the pilot initiative is currently under way on a handful of streets at opposite ends of the city. you can see the five streets on this map. the aim is to give neighbors safe spaces to walk, jog or bike while maintaining social distance. the city is asking for feedback and they expand the program t

that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> thinking about going for an early morning hike in the east bay hills. 48 degrees right now under a mostly clear sky. let's talk about what is going on as far as our day planner for today. 49 to 55 at 7:00. you can see near 60 at the coast today because of that stout sea breeze. 67 to 69 at noon and 62 to 77

else where at 4:00. and then 66 to 70. nice evening unfolding. high fire danger. already a red flag warning but down in the high desert for today. windy, dry and warm conditions as temperatures in the mid to upper 090s there. 67 in monterey. we'll look at our triple-digit heat and your beach forecast coming up in the next 20 minutes. live desk jobina right now. now on abc7 news live desk update. aviation officials in pakistan say a passenger plane carrying 107 people onboard has crashed. you can see people in the streets here near karachi near the crash site. the state-run pakistani airlines flight was arriving when it went down. witnesses say it appeared the pilot attempted to try and land two or three times before crashing in a residential area near the airport. 99 passengers and eight crew members were onboard that

flight. there are no immediate reports on the casualties, so we will continue to follow this throughout the morning. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. on the peninsula, facebook offices will remain mostly empty for the rest of 2020. in a live stream meeting mark zuckerberg said 95% of the company worldwide is working remotely. most employees will be able to work from home the rest of the year. zuckerberg expects over the next five to ten years half of facebook could be working remotely full time. two-third of tech workers would consider leaving the bay area if they could work from home. the survey blind surveyed workers and they asked if they would reconsider relocating if they were to work from home as much as possible. here's what people said, 66% in the bay area said yes. about 18% said they would consider moving, but still would like to stay in california. about 16% say they would consider moving out of the

country. 34% said they'd want to stay in the bay area. blinds co-founder said being able to move has potential cons for employees. >> we're seeing a lot of sentiment around job security, as well. because now the competition for talent has just become much more wider than before. >> the survey found similar results for seattle and new york city. blind focuses on work-related issues. several casinos in southern california are reopening today. governor newsom urged them not to reopen their facilities. new cleaning and social distance protocols in place. everyone will have their temperature checked and guests and employees are required to wear masks and slot machines disinfected at least once every hour. a casino is making changes as it prepares to reopen. cache creek casino doesn't know

when they will open but they want to be ready. wayne friedman went to check it all out. >> reporter: this is what is going to happen when you go to a place like cache creek casino. you get your temperature check and they open the door for you and there you go. this is the start of the changes. for now you can't help but notice the relative quiet. there are no gamblers on this 100,000 square foot gambling floor. employees getting paid with tip s. >> we don't think it's time yet. >> reporter: that will happen only after all of their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice imdiely t cano. anymore.f, one on.ne this is one way of social distancing and this is ideal. putting those machines in a

circle. >> we will be cleaning all the time. a never-ending chore. >> reporter: do you like playing blackjack? still can. instead of three feetapart, instead of having seven players, three. for three weeks the casino has been reconfiguring this floor. moving machines around. taking them away. 500 gone at this point. when they open. they'll have half the machines they used to. bottom line, all a gamble but then we are in a casino. cache creek has not planned when they will reopen. wayne friedman, abc7 news. we haven't seen steph curry on the court since march, but the warrior star has been pretty active on social media. he tweeted a link to a vlog. here's a look at the currys in quarantine. >> da. >> hey, riley. is this as close as you're going to get to outside in a while? >> yes. >> enjoy your walk outside in

golden gate park. >> go, go, go, run, run, run. >> so cute. the entire four-minute video is on youtube. you have to watch it.hey are ju growing up, right? so big. >> so big now. i know. >> so we can see riley, ryan, canon and ayesha and steph making the most of their shelter-in-place. what is ayesha cooking is what i want to know. >> right before all this actually happened i got a chance to go to her restaurant. >> i was wondering. do they do takeout? it's so good. >> if they do, let me know. >> curbside pickup at the curry's. >> sign me up, mike. >> me, too. sign me up for that golf simulator and the popcorn machine and the treadmill that can go through golden gate park. i haven't been to golden gate park in months. kind of miss it, don't you? when you think about all the stuff you're missing. lt's not do that and talk about what is going to happen this

weekend and how gorgeous it is going to be. if you like some summer warmth and the summer heat, that is going to follow. and then, finally, get rid of it. but this is a pretty nasty streak of some dangerous heat. we'll start with today where it's only 53 degrees from our roof camera. really nice day today our last mild afternoon. moderate to high heat risk next week as our hottest and longest heat wave of the year hits. here's a look at our progressive pattern. that omega block is that area of high pressure and on either side of that, you get the unsettled weather and that is where we are sitting on the front side of this omega block and that's why we had the breezy conditions and the cool weather and even the rain earlier this week. well that area that omega part of that block is going to sit on top of us and bring us the building heat over the weekend and the calmer conditions. no sea breeze except for right near the coast. let's talk about temperatures today. mid to upper 70s. 73 to 78 down in the south bay and 68 in millbrae and everybody else in the low to mid 70s on the prince. and low 60s along the coast with

the north bay and mid to upper 60s in sausalito and 74 to 79 through the north bay and along the east bay shore, about 75 and 76 to 81. tonight back in the 40s in the valley and low to mid t50s in te bay. tomorrow is a transition day to above average temperatures. starts to get hot sunday and dangerously co lly hot near the with 90s and 100s away from the coast. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. set to announce a ballot aseqri citywide foot patrols. a neighborhood safety unit in each policing district. each unit would have officers working on foot with the focus on interacting with community members. in march, supervisors hany and walton advocated for legislation saying there is a lack of foot patrol presence throughout the

city. they say it would help protect residents. abc7 news is committed to helping you cope with the stress of the stay-at-home orders and part of our effort to build a better bay area. we turn to a panel of experts for a virtual town hall yesterday. the executive director of open house explained what happened whn the organization reached out to 3,500 lgbt seniors at at start of sheltering in place. >> proactively calling people to say, i'm here. i'm connected to you. i'm going to keep checking in. the first round of calls the first week of shelter-in-place 20% said call me back next week. a week later same calls go out and above 60% saying i definitely want you to call me back. >> wow. so, our experts say when you are checking in with friends and family, it's important to ask them how they are doing emotionally. a lot of times people say, oh, i'm fine and they might just mean their basic needs are being met. make sure they know there is help available if they're not feeling okay. you can check out the entire

conversation online on our website abc7news.com and our abc7 app. you'll want to check it out because it was helpful with ways like breathing techniques and what you can do to help alleviate the stress in the short term and one thing that stood out to me, julian. when they said, ask people how they're doing really. >> i was going to bring that up, too. how are you? and we brush it off and move on with the conversation. but taking the time to say how are you really and how are you really handling and dealing with all of this. i thought that was really important. >> that does make a difference. check it out. you'll like it. new at 6:00, one u.s. state jumping to phase four of reopening today. nearly all covid-19 restrictions will be lifted just in time for memorial day. but a first prime day delay. amazon is pushing back its annual two-day sa. plus,neay area

home. it's not it's where we make a life. this memorial day, and every day, we honor those who gave everything to keep our home safe. lowes. home unites us.

welcome back, everybody. so, listen to this. drivers are seeing the cheapest prices at the pump over memorial day weekend in nearly 20 years. the national average is $1.87. and here in california, it's $2.80. the last time gas went under $2 a gallon leading up to the holiday was 17 years ago. gas now is about a dollar less than it was last memorial day. looks like prime day is being delayed. according to "wall street journal" amazon is pushing back its annual two-day discount sales event from july to september. it will be christmas in september this year, i guess. because of delivery and staffing shortages brought on by the pandemic. now, amazon has been struggling for months to really respond to a rush of orders since the stay-at-home order went into effect here. well, happening today, san jose state university will launch the class of 2020 graduate recognition website in lieu of a traditional graduation

ceremony. this will give graduates a chance to share personal slide that includes their name, degree and any honors they've obtained. the websites for each of the university's eight colleges will be available through the summer. the websites are not a replacement for live commencement ceremony. graduates will still have the opportunity to return to campus to walk across the stage at a future commencement ceremony possibly in december or next spring. i think that's so important. you work so hard and you put in your four years and they still deserve that recognition. yeah, that was probably my saddest day so far of this whole pandemic was the last few days or so. seeing my son come home and not getting to go through the traditional graduation. he got an e-mail, you got graduated. we'll have a virtual graduation. it was 30 minutes. but, you know, it wasn't the same. exactly. he didn't get to graduate in historic allen fieldhouse.

hopefully in the fall. temperatures along the coast where the free air is gng to be. quick burn time and sunday temperatures starting to hit the 70s just about everywhere and monday, look at that. one of our warmer days with 83 in santa cruz. let's look at numbers away from the beaches on monday 90 along the bay and 100s start to show up tuesday. in the east bay and they stay there for wednesday and a slight chance they could hold on for thursday also while we'll still have 80s and 90s around the bay. kumasi and julian. coming up new at 6:00, the results of a new abc news poll showing how covid-19 is affecting minority communities. how a teenager who lost her grandfather to the coronavirus is helping other families stay connected during then pademic. this holiday weekend is not going to look like past memorial day weekends. i'm amy hollyfield and i'll tell

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unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, it will heat up this memorial day weekend and a lot of people will spend time outdoors and what you need to know about the restrictions still in place. it's memorial day weekend. thanks for being here. >> so excited about the weekend ahead and this nice little warm up ahead, mike. >> nice little warm up, yes.

hundreds. nice little warm up. i appreciate you trying to downplay it a little bit but in all seriousness, it's coming next week. the weekend will be a little appetizer and just a little slice of some of that warmth and get dangerous next week. for today our last comfortable day in my accuweather seven-day forecast. breezy along sfo and along the coast. those will taper as we head along the rest of the morning and they'll come back later on this afternoon and you can see some of the high clouds and a few low clouds that are lingering around. beautiful shot from sutro tower. sun is already up at 6:00 this morning. 49 to 53. that will be our temperature spread at 7:00. you can see near 60 at the coast today because of the sea breeze. upper 60s for the rest of us at noon and enjoy a comfortable 7:00 this evening 67 to 70. we'll talk more about that heat coming up. let's get back to kumasi. >> thanks, mike. new overnight a car rear ended a patrol vehicle in

hayward. the driver crossed several