more weeks and even months before a lot of businesses are back. the timeline from the mayor. good morning, everybody. we made it to friday. what a week. it is may 29th. >> there's all kinds of foolishness happening already this morning. we'll get to that in just a second. but, first, we'll talk about what is happening with our weather on this friday and mike nicco is the man with that. good morning, mike. >> reggie, kumasi, hi, everybody. if you're tired of the heat, be tired no more. check out the cloud cover on live doppler 7. that's just going to evaporate before it reaches the ground and help cool the atmosphere even more and the heat wave is over and a lot due to the strong sea breeze you can see right there winds gusting to 24 miles per hour in fairfield. winds fairly light and they will pick up and take the 90s out of the forecast and almost the a80 in most neighborhoods. we'll stay near 50 and we'll go 72 to 75 for our bay.

temperatures from noon to 4:00. 76 to 80 inland and back down to 70 around 7:00. if joy the comfort. we'll give you an update on the chances of rain and thunderstorms coming up in the forecast. back to kumasi. >> thank you, mike. breaking following this morning as protests continue in the twin cities. minnesota governor will hold a press conference today to address the state's response to civil unrest after the death of george floyd in police custody. violent protests and fires really continued overnight. the u.s. attorney on the case said no decision has been made yet on any charges against the officers who pressed down on floyd's neck for several minutes. abc7 new news reporter ines de cuetara has the latest. >> reporter: windows smashed and dozens of businesses ransacked and set ablaze including the police precinct in the

neighborhood. this after prosecutors say they're not yet ready to press charges in the case him on the ground with . >> we are conducting a robust and meticulous investigation into the circumstances surrounding the events of may 25th, 2020, and the police officers' actions on that evening. >> reporter: an estimated 4,000 people marching peacefully through minneapolis earlier demanding justice. many of them chanting, i can't breathe. some of the final words uttered by floyd. protests spreading to more cities around the country including new york city. in los angeles and in denver.

dozens gathered at the state capitol where shots were reportedly fired and one person was hit by a car. in minneapolis, target is now temporarily closing 24 stores in the twin cities after protesters were seen looting some of its stores in the area. >> you have every absolute right to be angry. however, you have no right to perpetrate violence and harm on the very communities that you say that you say you're standing up for. >> abcnews, washington. this morning president trump is under scrutiny after weighing in on twitter. he blamed the city's democratic leadership for the violence and threatened to bring in the national guard. when the looting starts, the shooting starts. twitter later tagged trump's tweet saying it violated the twitter rules about glorifying violence. the mayor of minneapolis responsed to the president

overnight saying weakness is pointing your finger at somebody else during a time of crisis. donald trump knows nothing about the strength of minneapolis. well, we expect to hear more from san francisco mayor london breed today about the city's reopening timeline. phase 2a begins monday. child care centers, botanical gardens and then on to phases b and c and eventually get to three and four. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london breed is detailing a month-by-month plan as long as new covid-19 cases and hospitalizations stay low. among the highlights, starting june 15th, phase 2b. most retail indoor sales and sporting events with no fans in the seats will be allowed to resume. also on june 15th, in-person religious services. phase 2c starts july 13th.

indoor dining and hair salons and barbershops can get back in business. then in mid-august phase three. schools, bars, gyms and nail salons reopen. righwha 4 tba, cover large public gatherings, concerts, festivals and night cl clubs. among the changes, a more stringent mask requirement starting at midnight. face coverings have to be worn whenever you are within 30 feet of someone else and that includes when you're exercising. before this, you did not need to wear a mask when exercising outdoors. but the city says as more places reopen, there will be more people out and about. the be fiinlike aif they are preparing someone who is not in their immediate household. marin county will announce

more steps to reopen already slated to reopen june 1st are summer camps and outdoor rent s rentals. new numbers show a spike in coronavirus cases hitting front line workers especially hard. 100 new cases last week, mostly among people working in essential businesses. grocery workers were top of the list. the county health director is urging businesses and employees and businesses with frequent contact with the public to get tested for covid-19. >> we're really hoping that every employer recognizes that this is a matter of community health and well being right now and test people for covid-19 because it's prevalent in our community. >> reporte >> marin count a ey is offering bring testing to grocery stores. some accepted the offer and others declined. >> imagine not keeping your workers safe. i don't understand. starting monday, deputies in

sonoma county will no longer enforce coronavirus public health orders. that is the word from sheriff mark esic. says isecause of the county's orders that are too restrictive compared to the governor's. julian glover is live with more on that. julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. this all came about when sonoma county will allow more businesses to reopen this week and now that is rolled back and pushed back and delayed another two weeks and now he believes it is unfair to small businesses. he made the announcement in a lengthy facebook post saying after speaking with consts the pament wlthomli instd state ides th along has been that the state and local orders differ, the more restrictive health order. >> if a mom and pop floral shop is not able to operate.

>> we ought to listen to the county health department in this county. we ought to listen to what they are saying. >> the sheriff's decision to stop enforcing the health order only affects unincorporated areas. now, meanwhile, the police chiefs of two departments within the county, santa rosa and petaluma released some statements yesterday saying they will uphold the sonoma county health order and warning first and then if all else fails, they will issue a citation. julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. governor newsom will give an update on the state's response today at noon. before that, he is going to be a guest on "abc's the view" and you can watch that at 10:00 this morning followed by "midday live" at 11:00. all right. let's take a look at our temperatures. we'll start with cloudy conditions along the east bay

shore and mid to upper 50s and little mist hanging in the air as the marine layer is thicker and juicier than it was this time yesterday. the best chance of the mist along the coastal communities and up into the hills closer to the coast. temperatures mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods and mountain view at 50 and los gatos 61 and little bit milder. for your activity planner. everything is green today. in fact, if you want to do some gardening do it now and let mother nature and if you're going across our bridges this afternoon in the evening or near the bay water, it's going to be brisk. small craft advisory, small chop out there. let's look at the south bay. we start 61 and 74 at noon and upper 70s and down to a breezy 65 at 8:00. and here's a look at the north bay. 55 this morning to 72 around 2:00 and that's about as warm as it gets. 62 at 8:00 and last stop east bay valleys. barely into the 80s and look at the wind kick in at 4:00.

it is 80 and drops us all the way down to 66 degrees by 8:00. our lows were barely 66 yesterday. enjoy the comfort. let's talk about traffic. here's jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you very much. hello, everyone. happy friday to you. we're going to start off with a look at the golden gate bridge. the chp has issued a fog advisory for the area. i want you to be aware of that low visibility, especially as you come down through the north bay into san francisco. we also have high wind advisory for the benicia bridge and 580 through the altamont pass. travel through berkeley into emeryville on westbound 80 you may run into heavy traffic and deadly crash earlier this morning and cleared up around 4:15. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also, a tussle over tasting rooms and now a new lawsuit. the vineyard that is saying there is a double standard happening.

and new information on pets and coronavirus. this dog was believed to be the first one diagnosed with covid-19 in the u.s., but there have been some new findings. and also -- >> first, we take you live outside this morning. >> go ahead, friend. take it. >> nothing.

it's 5:13. if you're just joining us, seven things you need to know this morning. number one, another night of civil unrest in minneapolis following the death of an unarmed man who died in custody. yesterday prte set renc o nddsna guard soldiers arrived to try to stop the violence. a cnn crew arrested this morning while covering the protest in minneapolis released. omar jimenez arrested live on tv and taken away. minnesota's governor is calling the arrest totally unacceptable. number three. san francisco will enact a more

stringent mask requirement starting tonight at midnight. face coverings have to be worn whenever you're within 30 feet of somebody and that includes outdoor exercise. starting monday the sonoma county sheriff said he will follow state guidelines. they delayed opening businesses another two weeks because of a spike in covid-19 cases. number five. we are at the end of may and we're still using the storm impact scale. tonight through saturday we have a chance of rain and then showers and then even some lightning possible tomorrow and gusty southerly winds. and number six. we are checking in on emeryville right now looking at westbound 80 this morning and recovering traffic right now. you can still see there is a du deadly crash on berkeley at university avenue. and number seven. how would you like to get your high school diploma on a jet

ski? one at a time seniors road jet skis on the ocean to get their diplomas from their principal who was anchored on a boat. >> i love that. okay. remember winston the pug in north carolina? he was believed to be the first dog in the country to test positive for covid-19. well, turns out winston probably never had the virus. so, this is according to new findings from the national vet services laboratory. the usda which oversees the lab says the series of tests were conduct conducted over several weeks after they positively identified the virus that causes covid-19 in winston's oral swab. the weak detection from the original sample may be the result of contamination after members of the family caring for the pug tested positive. a popular napa winery is suing governor newsom and the state public health officer. the suit which was filed takes issue with the wineries only being able to reopen in phase

two if they serve sit-down meals. in a statement to our media partner "mercury news" it is a double standard. if meals are safe, so are tasti tastings. some north bay wineries are using virtual vineyard tours to help wineries. jeffrey curly reached out to small producers and found that many of them did not utilize technology like this. you can use a virtually explore a vineyard. >> see the stacking of the bottles. so, it's really -- there's some special stories that we're able to share through this virtual experience that you might not get. >> curly titled this project ne. ou he'surnt doing for wlevailable > all sorts of things are making a comeback during this very strange time, includingi

camping. new survey found that americans have rekindled their love of the great outdoors. more people are going camping because there is not a whole lot else you can do. sales of camping sets have soared 119%. camp fire equipment up 42%. grills 74% surge. americans are also buying more road maps, travel books, hammocks and atlases. i was just talking about this with a couple friends the other day. i haven't been camping since college. i have no desire to go camping and, yet, i'm thinking about it. what's happening? >> i think we should go. i went camping last year really for the first time because i didn't do it growing up. i had so much fun. it was a disaster and everything went wrong but it was still fun to be out there. >> was it real camping? >> i was in a tent in the rain. >> you were in an actual tent. >> cold. but it was fun.

>> it sounds so fun. >> here's what i suggest, reggie. all right. i've done this. okay. we pack the suv, now, we did it with an air mattress and put it in the back of the suv and slept there. but you go up to tahoe in the fall. it's gormgeous. cool at night. not too hot. if you get the itch and you can't stand it you drive over to reno and get a hotel. >> options. >> done. >> right. that's how you ease into camping if you're not used to it. hi, evy. fun. are time. just remem of the cp site don't have showers. all right. let's talk about what's going on with the exploratorium and you can see the low clouds hanging over top of us and the marine layer is back and mostly cloudy. once the low clouds which will be very stubborn today try to open up, high clouds will fill

in the void and mostly cloudy and the breezes will also keep the heat away today. next storm arrives tonight one on the storm impact scale and then mild through monday. a little bit warmer tuesday, wednesday, thursday. you can clearly see that swirl in the atmosphere and the area of low pressure coming up towards us and finally going to bring us relief from the heat and look at this as we head towards 8:00. you can see some light rain developing along the coast and into the coastal mountains and then overnight it spreads moderate rain. look at that yellows and oranges across most of our neighborhoods and then there is another chance that we'll have some during mid morning and late afternoon and as we head to the evening hours, it pretty much goes away. at th amounts and what you're going to notice as you head to the higher elevations especially into the coast and the north bay. the best chance in the lesser extent of the east bay hills and less than a tenth of inch of rain unless you're up in the north bay. let's look at what is going on with the seven-day forecast and our coolest days will be

saturday, sunday and monday. but when it gets a little bit warmer tuesday, wednesday and thursday. ma mid 80s. that's as good as it gets. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. abc7 is dedicating more resources to building a better bay area and focus on the issues that you are dealing with during this pandemic. yesterday we held a virtual town hall that focused all on education. superintendents from three bay area cities joined us along with tony therman. therman said that concrete guidance will be coming soon about how schools are going to b reopening whenever in-person instruction finally resumes. >> the most important thing we can do is prevention. take the temperature of your children before they come to school and if your child is not feeling well, please, keep them home. what we're learning from our schools that are operating right now mostly child care centers and take temperatures before students enter and if there's a

situation, cdc is already recommending that they create ways to support someone who might appear to not be well. to prevent infection. >> and you can watch the entire town hall and all of our previous town halls on our website, abc7news.com. all right. a fun throw back from the 49ers. the team just shared jimmy g.'s high school photo. >> it's very cute.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. mid to upper 60s along the coast and lower 70 near the bay and few 80s in the east bay and south bay. without the strong sunshine and a nice breeze, it will feel cooler than that. look at tonight, back in the mid 50s to mid 60s chanc of rain does increase rather nicely and then look what it leaves us with saturday afternoon. 60s and 70s. mid 60s and 70s and sunday it will be drier and still in the 60s and 70s and may get to 80 in a few inland east bay spots and monday still pretty comfortable temperatures as they start to

rebound. we can get anywhere from a couple hundredth inch of rain and inland east bay and up to a quarter inch of rain tonight through tomorrow afternoon. more on that coming up in the next half hour. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. washington, d.c., will start to gradually reopen today. restrictions are being lifted on some activities for the first time in two months. restaurants will be able to serve customers in outdoor spaces only with a maximum of six people a table. barbershops and salons can open by appointment only with social distancing rules in effect. the mayor calls the phased reopening stay at home light. in today's "gma first look" an abc exclusive. a behind the scenes look at how two las vegas casinos are preparing for the post-lockdowned world. >> reporter: in las vegas with your "gma first look." we take you inside bellagio as they get ready to open up to

guests. >> to walk through and see it quiet. it's eerie and sad. >> reporter: bellagio and flamingo the first to reopen and they gave us a look inside. >> health and safety of employees is always our top priority. for us, we still want to be able to do this measured way. we definitely want, we're in no hurry to fill this place up. >> reporter: on a normal day, 20,000 people walk through bellagio doors and opening up at 30% capacity evidence of their new normal is everywhere. how exactly will casino floors work and awhat about the big vegas shows we all learned to love? that is all coming okay. we have a funny and timely throwback post from the 49ers. they shared jimmy garoppolo.

the 49ers congratulated the class of 2020 and means congratulations in hawaiian, by the way. coming back with a full 30 minutes of news. robots running errands. expanded testing. the big push happening in neighborhoods over the next three days. there are new rules regarding your mask in san francisco. the story coming up. but first a live look outside as the sun is coming up. now, that is a beautiful picture we could watch for a long time. we'll be right back. >> they don't get a lot of thanks and we work with them every day and we're so appreciative. >> when you're in challenging times like this, what we do is we hold each other. we're not able to do that. so now we're cheering each other.

>> we feel so appreciated. it just melts our hearts.

building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future, this is a bc7 news. now at 5:30, the national guard confronting the chaos in minnesota as protesters riot, president trump under fire for his tweets. also -- >> we are going back to the life we knew before, however, with some adjustments. >> san francistightens the mnd g the sense of when many businesses may be back open. we're taking a live look outside. going from record highs this week and rains this weekend and mike is tracking all of it. good morning. it is friday, may 29th.

>> rain, mike. what happened? >> well, i'm trying to please everybody that's what it is. you know, record heat for those that like the heat to rain and cooler than average temper whichwhich for those who don't. it could be a tough job. here's a look at what is going on with live doppler 7. a few radar returns and a gorgeous, look at that multi-layer shot and multi-color shot from the east bay hills camera and brian back in transmission doing a great job of dialing that in. that is absolutely gorgeous. let's talk about what is going to happen this afternoon. an increase in the clouds as the low clouds retreat to the coast and look at the consquenequence half moon bay, richmond. low to upper 70s throughout the bay and most of the bay and few 80s in the east bay and south bay. 20 degrees cooler than just two days ago.

even cooler weather this weekend and i'll show you a chance of rain coming up. first, let's talk traffic with o jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you very much. all lanes reopen on westbound 80 in berkeley because of the situation here. we want to get right to the video show we can show you what happened earlier. a deadly crash there, according to the chp. just before 3:00 this morning, a sedan was coming down the freeway and hit a pedestrian that was in the middle of the road. that pedestrian, unfortunately, died at the scene. the lanes were shut down for a little over an hour and, again, everything is back open. but you can still expect heavy traffic as you move your way through westbound 80 going into emeryville this morning. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. breaking news this morning, minnesota's attorney general now says he expects charges to be filed soon against the minneapolis police officer involved in the death of george floyd. the unarmed black man who died while in police custody. last night protesters set a minneapolis police station on fire as riots continued for a

third straight night. and while the precinct burned, city officials warned that it may be in danger of exploding because of unconfirmed reports of explosive materials inside that building. the minneapolis police department said it evacuated staff for safety reasons but the protte ed cnits a waiting until they are waiting until they have fair case completed before filing charges. protests intensified yesterday after prosecutors said they haven't decided whether or not to charge the officer who had pressed down on floyd's neck for eight minutes. last night more than 500 national guard soldiers arrived in minneapolis as angry crowds demanded justice for floyd's death. minnesota state patrol. they've now c rehoasted while reporting live on air on the riots this morning. omar jimenez was live on tv in minneapolis when officers approached him and he could be

heard telling them that his crew was willing to move back to wherever police thought it would be safe. officers ended up, as you can see here, handcuffing him and telling him he's under arrest. when he asked why, they didn't answer the question. minnesota's governor is apologizing releasing this statement saying it was totally unacceptable and totally inadvertent what happened. they clearly had the right to be there. the cnn team, we want the media there to cover this. it is never acceptable for this to happen. this morning, president trump is receiving criticism for a late-night tweet about the unrest in minneapolis that caused twitter to flag it for violating rules about glorifying violence. in another tweet drew a response from the city's mayor. jobina is at the live desk with more on this. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. goodern morning. not unusual for president trump to send out late-night tweets but cause debate between his supporters and his detractors for sure. we'll bring it up here so you can see what the president

tweeted last night that said, quote, these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i won't let that happen. he went on to say, quote, any difficulty and we will assume control but when the looting starts, the shooting starts. thank you. twitter flagged the tweet which is only visible if you can click on twitter's flag to see it. in another tweet, the president attacked minneapolis's mayor saying in part, quote, either the very weak radical left mayor jacob frey get his act together and bring the city under control or i will send in the national guard and get the job done right. the mayor responded at an early morning press conference. >> weakness is refusing to take responsibility for your own actions. weakness is pointing your finger at somebody else during a time of crisis. donald trump knows nothing about the strength of minneapolis. we are strong as hell. is this a difficult time period? yes. but you better be sure that we're going to get through

thispen. >> this is the first time twitter has used its policy about glorifying violence against the president and comes one day after president trump signed an executive order after twitter applied fact checks to two of his tweets about mail-in ballots. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. here in the bay area, protesters held a demonstration in oakland in response to floyd's death. sky 7 flew over the protest and dozens of people sat in the intersection outside of police headquarters. protesters then marched to city hall. oakland mayor libby schaaf called it and we will stay on top of this breaking news and bring it to you as it comes in. san francisco has unveiled its reopening timeline we have dates for hair salons, churches can reopen. starting on monday june 1st child care centers can open and botanical gardens and outdoor historical sites.

two weeks later on june 15th is when most of the changes happen. indoor retail, outdoor dining, religious services, professional sporting events without spectators and nonemergency medical appointments like boggo to the dentist will resume. modified indoor dining can begin and barbershops and hair salons can reopen about a month later. that would be july 13th. schools, bars and gyms would reopen some time in august. and today we're expecting even more updates on this timeline for mayor breed. she holds her news conference later today. amy hollyfield joins us live in san francisco with more on this. amy? >> hi, reggie. well, she's also come down harder on these masks. the rule on this is going to be stricter now. so, even if you're out for a run. if you're somewhere popular like here on the embarcadero and it's crowded, you need to wear your mask. this new mandate she just announced that says if you leave

your house and you're within 30 feet of others, you have to wear a mask even if you're out for a run. >> at this point, just tell me what to do. i'm tired of reading this stuff. trying to predict or interpret when it is going to change. tell me the rules and i'll follow them. we're all going to get fatter anyways, it's fine. >> well emayor breed says she does not want people confronting each other. just move away from them. noncompliance is punishable by a fine or jailtime or both. also children under the age of 12 are not required to wear a mask. that has not changed. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. the annual fall event that is still happening this year with some new safety measures added. >> just think not just about

yourself but the people around you that could impact people that you love. >> testing for covid-19 in some of the hardest hit areas. the push to get residents to take part this weekend. and -- a heartwarming hug between cousins. why these two were so emotional. but, first, a check on the weather and meteorologist mike nicco. >> let's take a look at what's going on up in the north bay. not quite as much fog as yesterday but a whole lot more cloud cover and it's covering all neighborhoods. and you could see we have mid to upper 50s just about everywhere else and 50 in brentwood and cupertino and 52 in bodaga bay and some of our cooler temperatures. here's a look at san jose where it's mostly cloudy right now and the low clouds and fog minor concern for the morning commute. the breezy conditions this afternoon, especially if you're going to be traveling across the

bridge. yeah, that's an issue, especially our north/south bridges. the peninsula we're at the 60 and a breezy, blustery, 63 degrees at 8:00. that's light jacket weather. let's fatake a look at our 12-hr planner for the east bay and barely make it to the low 70s around 2:00 and upper 60s for the better part of the afternoon hours and even cooler 62 at 8:00. and san francisco, look at that. in the 50s through 2:00 and mid 60s for several hours this afternoon and then the breezes get especially fast this evening and drop us down to 61 by 8:00. once we get to 8:00, a chance of drizzle and then some rain, showers and thunderstorms coming up tonight and tomorrow and we'll talk about that coming up soon. first, les get over to jobina and find out about our essential workers and their commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. happy friday, everyone. a couple alerts from the chp. we'll look at the golden gate bridge. while we talk about it a fog

advisory here i want to let people know about the golden gate bridge as you come down from the north bay along 101 and being aware of that low visibility and the fog advisory still there. also have high wind advisory for 580 through the altamont pass and also foggy conditions reported in hercules on state reported in hercules on state route 4 at the franklin canyon . so is this. and so are these. they all represent something more. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us. it's always gooder what you'to have 'em.or, and when it comes to your internet, xfinity gives you the ones you need. on a budget? there's a speed for that. not ready to commit? try a plan with no annual contract. wanna save even more? just add xfinity mobile, and save big on your wireless bill. it's internet with the power of options. and that's simple, easy, awesome.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> check out this gorgeous shot from our tam cam. mid and upper level clouds and the uplighting by the soon sunrise. it's just absolutely gorgeous. i mean, that is a real nice flavor to it. hopefully that gets you a little good mood this morning. here's a look at the 12-hour day planner. mid to upper 50s and hopefully that gets you in a good mood especially those who still

didn't sleep well the last couple nights. breezy and cloudy pretty much all day and mostly cloudy and spots of sunshine and you'll need the sunglasses from time to time and 72 to 76 and 75 to 80 as warm as we'll get at 8:00. windy conditions through the san joaquin valley and those are coming our way tomorrow when the rain rolls in. the record heat is gone and the 100s absent from the central valley and one last warm day in the sierra. 86 in yosemite. have a good one. >> thank you, mike. because of this pandemic, we are focusing our efforts to build a better bay area on four key areas. health, education, the economy and our changing workplaces. starting this weekend, people in one of the areas hit hardest by covid-19 will have the chance to get tested for free. testing sites will go up in san francisco's bay view, sunnydale and visitation valley neighborhood. ree on tommuty push to get people to take part. >> i don't know what's going on.

shortness of breath. >> reporter: this is video kevin epps took on his cell phone moments after he was rushed to the hospital with what he later found out was covid-19. >> take care of yourself. >> reporter: he recorded it for a very specific reason. >> i just kind of put it out there to make sure the people in my community know this is real. >> reporter: kevin's community is san francisco's district 10, which includes the bay view, visitation valley and sunnydale. the area has the second highest rate of covid-19 in san francisco and the highest concentration of communities of color. now, the same group that tested thousands of people for free in the mission district are coming this initiative is vital ing i0 because if you're a carrier, just think about not just yourself but the people around you that you can impact. people that you love. your aunties, your grandmothers. >> as a black faculty member at

ucsf, i felt that it was imperative for me to get involved. >> reporter: dr. kim rhodes is spear heading the initiative and was inspired by testing in the mission. there more than half the people who tested positive were asymptomatic which means they could have spread the virus unknowingly. that's why she says the initiative is not just about testing, but support. >> responses to support people to be able to self-isolate or quarantine f they te quarantine, if they test positive for the virus. so they have an opportunity to heal themselves and allow the virus to get out of their system so when they come back into the general population circulating, they're not infecting other people. >> still she and community partners know some people may have concern and that's why district 10 supervisor walton said he went and got tested with mayor london breed. >> we did that so we can demonstrate it is safe and let everybody know we want to be an

example and practice what we preach because it is very important. it's the only way we're going to stop the spread is to know who has it. >> the testing will be at leolahayard school and at herz field on monday and tuesday from 9:00 to 7:00. we put a link on this story on our website abc7news.com. starting today 91 cvs drive-thrus will be conducting coronavirus testing. the sites are in the bay area, too. they include fremont, hayward, san leandro, oakland, cvs says its goal is to process 1.5 million tests a week nationwide at no costs to patients. as parts of california slowly reopen, the governor is warning of more economic pain ahead. he warns one in four californians could be jobless because of pandemic-driven

closures and shutdowns. the state's core industries have been economically ravaged. in hollywood, tv and film production still remain closed and tourism is nonexistent and the state's wine industry is tallying up mounting losses. like honig winery in rutherford. >> a lot of our sales are to hotels, restaurants and country clubs. those are all shut down. we are 50% under what we were last year. >> the san diego zoo said it went to selling 5.5 million tickets at its two parks last year to zero in the last few months because of the pandemic. one place that is hiring during the crisis is the state unemployment office. they plan to hire 2,000 temporary staff in the coming weeks. those full-time and hourly workers will help is theitate pick up the pace on benefits. talk more about this initiative and you can watch "midday live"

at 11:00 right here on abc7. a kentucky family says they didn't really understand how the quarantine was affecting their kids until two cousins were allowed to share a hug for the first time in months. >> whenever you want. ♪ >> oh, the babies. so, you can see months of just missing each other just came pouring out. amber collins shared this video on facebook of her son and her cousin rozi hugging for the first time since the covid-19 shut down. she wrote a message guaranteeing to make you laugh and cry at the same time. that's real. >> it's also rude because we can't do that here. >> i was like, where is friend goingthis. i know. it's like weird the little things that you miss.

like i saw my neighbor in our little lobby and i went to hug her and i had to stop myself because it hit me, you cannot hug her. little things. >> i know. i saw a freniend on the street e other day and he couldn't run away from me faster. that may be not affected by covid-19. that could just be my personality. >> we're going to say it was covid. it was covid. >> okay. >> i'm on the fence. >> i was wondering who you guys would want to hug if you could. let's take a look at what is going on. let's open up the weather window and a gorgeous shot from tam above the marine layer and the may gray is out there and a cool 54 degrees and hot no more. temperatures going to be very comfortable, if not a little cool as the breezes kick in during the afternoon and evening hours. drizzle, rain and then showers tonight through tomorrow and it's a one on our storm impact

scale and still that slight chance of a thunderstorm. in fact, here is the storm impact scale in the area of low pressure we have been watching all week. it broke the heat in most areas yesterday. it will break it in our inland east bay neighborhoods today and bring us the heaviest rain likely across the north bay. and here we go with future radar. you can see the increase in clouds as we head throughout the day. by 8:00, the dimming of the sunshine as it starts to set and some drizzle developing along the coast and into the higher elevations along the coast and then look at that moderate showers as we head through the early morning hours. and then another round possible mid morning to mid afternoon. and then by late afternoon, those showers are starting to taper. let's take a look at the rainfall potential. east bay inland, south bay. there's the likelihood that you'll get the rain shadow. everybody else likely less than a tenth of an inch unless you're in the higher elevations and north bay we could get up to a quarter to half inch of rain.

accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow, sunday and monday our coolest days with temperatures below average and we will warm tuesday, wednesday and thursday, but it's not going to get hot. just 60s, 70s and 80s. have a great weekend. back to you guys. >> all right, thanks. so this year's half moon bay art and pumpkin festival unfo h unfortunately has been canceled. they are citing coronavirus. they are still planning to hold the world championship pumpkin weighoff. the fourth of july parade has also been canceled. new at 6:00, the cdc is releasing new guidelines for offices as more of us go back to work, the common perk that could become a thing of the past. but, first, costco is bringing back samples. what one of the company's leaders has revealed. plus, the

cvs is partnering to deliver without person-to-person contact. self-driving robots we have told you about before that they're partnering with walmart and domino's on autonomous. the pilot program will take part in houston. free samples at costco are making a comeback. costco cfo revealed on an earning's call those are set to return mid june. they wouldn't say exactly what that would look like, but it wouldn't be the old way where members would walk up and take a sample from a tray. costco does require all customers and employees to wear masks. hopefully this will cheer you up this morning, a florida high school found a way to honor its seniors while still remaining apart. they got their diplomas on jet skis.

that's pretty amazing. one at a time, 12 seniors from somm somm sommerset prep get it from a principal that was anchored on a boat. the miami herald reports a local water sport company loaned the jet skis for free and gave the grads a three-hour training course the day before and it was the school's inaugural graduation. so, this was a really big deal. i have to say, oh, look at this. jumping in the water with the gown. i love it. that is certainly one way to make it memorable. good for them. >> i like that tradition. you don't have to throw your caps. you can just jump in the wonderful water and water temperature down there probably mid 80s. let's talk about our temperatures. mid 80s lakeport and ukiah and most of us in the 70s today and

look at the 70s in richmond and santa cruz. green to yellow the light to moderate rain that will turn into showers. temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. flow, lo now, look at the temperatures tomorrow afternoon. 60s and 70s about the same sunday and just a little bit milder monday with a little more sunshine. have a great weekend. >> all right, thanks, mike. coming up next at 6:00, the activity that is making a comeback during the shelter-in-place order. how soon marin county could announce reopening. showdown starting monday. the sheriff there says he will no longer be enforcing the public health order because he says it's hurting local businesses.

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> it just collapsed. there you go. the building just collapsed in the midsection. now at 6:00, state of emergency. 170 buildings have been damaged including aole precinct. the national guard has been called in. protesters are demanding justice for george floyd. also this morning, the sonoma county sheriff at odds with the county health officials saying he will stop enforcing

local shelter-at-home orders starting on monday. what that means for local businesses and for residents. good morning, everybody. it is friday. we made it to friday. it's may 29th. first, though, before we get to those stories we want to get to mike. the heat wave is over thankfully and now we know you're tracking rain, right? >> kumasi, what is going ebehin you? >> am i what? >> in the heavens. look at you. >> oh, how pretty. i >> it's gorgeous. >> we need that this morning. ? . >> it is a morning. >> our queen kumasi. >> in the heavens. >> yes, in the heavens. let's talk about what is going on. you saw multilayers of cloud cover and it is a gorgeous sunrise and that is from mt. tam which