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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 is 2,500 feet up.
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you can see rolling in on the stiff breeze and 33-mile-per-hour wind in fairfield. that is when you know the may gray is here to stay. mostly cloudy afternoon even when your area gets rid of the low clouds which are mainly inland and stick around the bay for a while longer. high clouds will roll in and that's why you need the sunglasses on a limited basis today. and stay near 60 at the coast and only 71 to 76 at noon and 75 to 80 at 4:00 and a brisk temperature in the upper 60s. grab a coat if you're heading out this evening. kumasi, back to you. >> thank you, mike. we have breaking news that we have been following all morning as protests continue in the twin cities. minnesota's governor will hold a press conference today to discuss the response to the civil unrest that has been happening since the death of george floyd since he was in police custody. violent protests and fires continued overnight and the minnesota governor says he expect charges to be filed soon
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against the minneapolis police officers involved soon. no decision has been made yet. ines de la ca trx trx tr trx tx latest. >> reporter: dozens of businesses ransacked and set ablaze, including the police presippr precinct in the neighborhood ppolice custody.d after in they're not ready to press charges in the case yet. video shows floyd on the ground handcuffed and losing conscio consciousness with derek chauvin's knee. both the justice department and the fbi investigating the matter. >> we are conducting a robust and meticulous investigation into the circumstances suouin t events of may 25th, 2020. and the police officers' actions
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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 across the country, including new york city where people arrested at least 40 people. 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 are standing up for. >> reporter: ines de la cuetara.
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twitter flagged a tweet that president trump sent about the protests. the president blamed city leaders for the violence and threatened to bring in the national guard adding, quote, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. now, this phrase is from a police officer in the 1960s whose policies started a race riot. twitter flagged the tweet with the message saying that it violated rules about glorifying violence and in a later statement they further explained saying that the decision was based on the historical context of the last line, its connection to violence and the risk it could inspire similar actions today. coming up at 6:30, we're talking about how the minneapolis mayor is responding to the president. we expect to hear more from san francisco mayor london breed today about the city's reopening timeline. phase 2a as she's calling it begins on monday. child care centers and botanical gardens and outdoor historical sites can reopen. starting at midnight, more strict requirements in the city, especially when it comes toace
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e w whenever you are within 130 feet 30 feet someone. before this, you did not need to wear a mask when you were exercising outdoors. the order calls for people to wear masks if they are preparing food for someone who is not in their immediate household. more on this reopening process at abc7news.com. marin county will announce its next steps to reopen more businesses and venues today. already slated to reopen june 1 and summer and sports camps and child care for all kids and outdoor rentals. the news comes as new numbers show a spike in coronavirus sett f leorrs escially hard. there were 100 new cases last week, mostly among people working in essential businesses. grocery workers at the top ofty urging businesses and employees and industries with frequent contact with the public to get tested for covid-19.
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>> we're really hoping that every employer recognizes that this is a matter of community health and well being to go ahead and test people for covid-19 because it's prevalent in our community. >> marin county is offering to bring testing sites to grocery stores to conduct tests on site free of charge. many grocery chains have accepted that offer, but some of them have declined. starting monday, deputies in sonoma county will no longer enforce coronavirus public health orders. that is the word coming from the sheriff mark essick. he is saying because the county's orders don't line-up with the governor's orders. abc7 news reporter julian glover with more on this decision. julian? >> yeah, big back and forth building here. good morning, reggie. this really started earlier this week when sonoma county was slated to reopen more businesses but with a resurgeance of coronavirus cases, that has now been pushed back an additional two weeks and nowheessick refus enforce the health order because
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he is believes it unfair. after speaking with constituents he decided on june 1st, the department will no longer enforce the sonoma county public health order and instead follow state guidelines. the rule of thumb all along is that if the state and local orders differ, the more restrictive health order is law. >> mom and pop floral shop is not able to operate, but a safeway floral shop can operate. people see that as unfair. >> we live in this county and we ought to listen to the county health department in this county. we ought to listen to what they are saying. >> the sheriff's decisionhelt decision only infects unincorporated areas police without their own police departments. police chiefs in two counties released statements saying they will be enforcing and upholding the order and warning first and
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enforcement if this is an ongoing violation. julian glover, abc7 news. >> very interesting, julian. thank you. governor newsom will give another update on the state's response today at noon. before that, he is actually going to be on abc's "the view" you can watch that right here at 10:00 and follow that with "midday live" at 11:00. as more people return to work, the big question. what changes will have to be made in your office. the cdc has released new guidelines. plus, some north bay wineries go high tech to stay in business during the pandemic and that means you can still visit but virtually. late may storm impact scale. you bet. check it out. we have a chance of drizzle this evening. light rain and then showers and possibly thunderstorms as we head through
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>> this is abc7 mornings. grab a coat if you're heading out and temperatures in the 50s everywhere. palo alto at 61 and tracy a little bit milder. a look at low clouds and mist that are going to affect your activity planner in the morning hours by making it feel really cool and comfortable and if you haven't put that garden in, do it now before it rains tonight. let mother nature rain it in. we're going to have some issues especially on our north/south bridges as we have a west wind. smallcraft advisory from 2:00 to 7:00 this afternoon and evening. south bay and a breezy 66 at 8:00. for the north bay, we're in the 50s through 8:00. 60s through noon and low 70s this afternoon and then 62 and a little brisk by 8:00 in the east bay valleys. we are in the 100s two days ago and upper 90s yesterday. barely in the 80s today. if you haven't turned your air conditioner off, do it. open the windows this morning and enjoy the fresh air. i'll be back with a look at future radar and turn it over to
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jobina right now and talk about our friday morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you so much. good morning, everyone. since mike was mentioning that mist and those clouds, i want to let you know that the chp issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge and a high wind advisory for the benicia bridge. walnut creek and the live camera there. i want to let you know that tolling on bay area express lanes will resume next week and beginning monday at 5:00 a.m. and express lanes in alameda county and 608 and contra costa county and santa clara county and southbound 680 over the sunol grade and alameda and santa clara county will have policies and those were suspended because of shelter-in-place order and more people going back to work, they're putting these back in place. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. abc7 is focusing on four key areas to help build a better bay
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area. as we look at what life will be like after the pandemic, changes to our workplaces. that, ars. e guelines for emplers keep us safe as we get back to the office. they recommend several changes to promote social distancing including moving work spaces too create more space and staggered breaks and face masks and touchless trash cans and, get this, no more communial coffee pots. just have to make do. all right. a tussle over tasting rooms and now a new lawsuit.yard own sdhei ubar> so las vas just daysmreop getting a look inside at these
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abc7 news. >> all news, all morning.
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we are watching as d.c. starts to gradually reopen today. restrictions are being lifted on some activities for the first time in two months. restaurants will serve customers in outdoor spaces only with a maximum of six people per table. barbershops and salons can open by appointment only with social distancing in effect. this phased reopening stay at home light. a popular napa winery is suing xwufr newsom and the state's public health officer. the suit takes issue with wineries only being allowed to reopen in phase two if they serve sit-down meals. in a statement to our media partner, the mercury news, he says it is a double standard. if meals are safe, so are tastings. some are using virtual vineyard tours to make ends meet. jeffrey curly reached out to small producers and found out that many did not utilize technology like this. you can use a computer to virtually explore a vineyard and
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then click on elements for some information. >> we are able to see the bottling happen and 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 may not get as we actually dispense it. >> curly titled this project vineyard to home. the tours which he's currently doing for free will be available on a website under the same name in a few weeks. all sorts of things making a comeback during this pandemic, including camping. a new survey found thatan ali tr love for the outdoors with more people going camping. mpd group says sales of camping sets soa119%. camp fire equipment was up 42% and grills saw 74% more sales and americans buying more road maps, travel books and hammocks and atlases. so, this is a thing. >> where's the best place.
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i guess not ask you, reggie. i will ask mike. the best place to go camping. because i went a year ago and it was a lot of fun. i'd love to go here. >> where did you camp? >> i was in colorado like before i moved here. >> well, of course. in colorado. but we can get the same experience here, if not maybe better. depending on what you want whether you go up to, you know -- where would i go? i would go to tahoe. i mentioned this last hour. i would go to tahoe because especially in the fall, it's so gorgeous up there. cool at night and nice and warm and sunny in the afternoon and the lakes warm as much as they're going to warm and a lot of the camp grounds up there, the state ones, they don't have showers. so, if you get the itch, you can run over to reno and get a cheap hotel at one of the casinos and meet reggie there for dinner. >> thank you. >> we took the suv, put an air mattress in the back and our friends had all the camping
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equipment and the tent and it was a great time. it was really fun. i recommend it at least once. here is a look at mt. tam and it is gorgeous. look at the low clouds and marine layer and high clouds. mostly cloudy day and little breezy this afternoon and evening and no heat to worry about. we have a one and the storm arrives tonight and brings us a chance of drizzle and then rain and showers and thunderstorms. sunday is looking quieter and still very quiet. area of low pressure and easilieasily see it on the water vapor and here is a look at radar and high clouds mixing in and 8:00 as the sun starts to set, we've got some drizzle developing, even some showers along the higher elevations near the coast and there you go. look at the light to moderate yellow to green showers that will develop overnight through tomorrow morning and then another round of showers and possible thunderstorms from mid morning to late afternoon as we head into the evening hours, things get rather quiet. let's take a look at the rainfall potential and because the storm is coming in from the south, we are going to have a rain shadow on the peninsula,
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the south bay and inland east bay. we'll get up to a tenth and maybe a quarter inch of rain and double that in our higher elevations. cooler tomorrow and very cool sunday and monday is going to be nice and warmer tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a great weekend. here's kumasi. >> thanks, mike. nordstrom is now giving us a look at how hard it has been hit by the coronavirus closures. the company says that quarterly sales were down 40% despite a 5% increase in online sales. another area hit by coronavirus is the checkout line. all those little things that you can grab near the register like gum and mints. researchers at nielson say sale of those items are down 30%. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >> rob marciano has a look at what's on today's show. >> hey, reginald, kumasi, good morning again from the front yard. hope you're doing well on this friday. lots coming up on "gma"
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including the state of emergency in minneapolis as more pviolent protests break out overnight. people storming a police precinct and setting businesses on fire and we're live with the latest and nation on edge as more reopening america. new york city moving closer to phase one as a number of covid-19 cases is on the rise in at least 14 states. explaining the pandemic to kids. this is a tough one. but michael is going to help. he's getting some help from some of his friends at sesame street. who better than cookie monster and elmo to help answer the questions for kids. chef michael simon is with us. he's going to be sharing one of his barbecue recipes from one of his favorite restaurants and superstar kicking off our summer concert series because that is moving forward with or without an audience we will bring you music on "gma."
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have a good weekend. i love rob marciano. kygo. we told you about a dog diagnosed with covid-19, well, new information this morning about his condition. new at 6:00, she is america's most famous hippo and now she's also america's most relatable hippo. how fiona is reacting to the pandemic is probably how many of us are reacting, too. as we get our day started, here's a live look outside at heaven. doesn't it look like it, though? we'll be right back.
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all right. welcome back. 6:24 on a friday. yes, it's friday. check out these temperatures. mid to upper 60s half moon bay, san francisco and richmond low to upper 70s around the bay and
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into the north bay and a few 80s in the south bay and east bay. heat wave, what heat wave? look at tonight, mid 50s to low 60s and the real deal is not necessarily the temperatures, but look at the rainfall that is coming in. light to moderate rain and even once we get through saturday and into sunday, it's going to get drier but still be cuma cumasi? >> thank you, mike. casinos say that it is desperately welcome news. 42 million people every year visit las vegas. gambling and entertainment is the city's life blood but for the last two weeks the casinos have been off limits. big-name resorts have been busy making health and safety improvements to protect guests. >> at an mgm property you can see we put plexiglass in at each of our table games especially with blackjack and we've reduced the number of seats down from six to three.
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>> casinos also plan to frequently disinfect gam bl g gambling machines like slots. many are instituting temperature screenings. remember winston the pug in north carolina? we talked a lot about him weeks ago because he was supposedly the first dog to contract covid-19 in america. well, it turns out, that wasn't the case. this is according to new findings from the national veterinary services laboratory. the usda which oversees the lab says a series of tests after duke researchers positively identified the virus in winston's oral swab. now researchers believe the weak detection from the original sample may be the result of contamination after members of the family caring for the pug tested positive. so, winston is cool. now, let's go over to fiona the hippo. she must be wondering where all
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her adoring fans are at the cincinnati zoo. it appears the world's most famous hippopotamus fiona is missing people. they are swimming around their enclosure looking out at the deserted zoo and, you know, who knows what animals are thinking but it kind of looks like they're wondering where everybody went. the zoo is temporarily closed because of the pandemic. one person wrote, sending hippo-sized love their way. do you think they actually care? >> no. they don't miss us. >> neither do i. they don't miss us at all. us> fnd tely9ers.a they shared quarterback jimmy g.'s high school photo. look at this. yes the 49ers congratulated the class of 2020 writing, friend, can you say this for me?
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>> ho'omaika' i. >> thank you. that's cute. >> it means congratulations in hawaiian. >> thank you, friend. >> you're welcome. to be honest, i had to practice a couple times because i hadn't said that in so many years. >> you had it down. next at 6:30, cvs announces coronavirus testing is coming to the bay area. what you need to do to get a test. your masks. don't leave home without it.
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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. now at 6:30, breaking news in minneapolis, the national guard confronting protesters during another violent night following the death of george floyd. now, president trump is facing
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backlash for a tweet with ties to racism. and san francisco is making plans to reopen, but it will be several more weeks and even months before most businesses are fully back. the timeline from mayor breed. and some weather whiplash for us as we take a live look from our east bay hills camera. how gorgeous is it? the heat wave is over, but now rain is on the way. good morning, everybody. we made it to friday. it is may 29th. i feel so happy to say it's friday this week. it has been a week. >> it has been a week. it has been a morning. the headlines are just outrageous today. we're going to get to that in a t, let's srt wh that mik >>ah, eac thinking it has to be better today and like you said, more outrageo outrageous. and the weather different in a different way. barely 80s in the east bay valleys and record highs to even
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rain tomorrow and it starts with the cloud cover that you see on live doppler 7. a few radar returns out over the ocean and that's going to help with the cooling today. look at the mist hanging in the air over san francisco and as we look from the exploratorium camera back towards treasure island and oakland. watch out for that during the morning commute. and then this afternoon, we'll have a mixture of low clouds and mid clouds and high clouds with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in places like half moon bay, san francisco, richmond. low to upper 70s around the bay and to the north bay and barely 80 in the east bay and in the south bay. a time table on that rain coming up over the next half hour. i'll see you in a bit. here'sum ke >> n foowalmies gener now says he expects charges to be filed soon against the minneapolis police officers involved in the death of george floyd. the unarmed black man who died while in police custody. minnesota's attorney general keith ellison told cnn that
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authorities are waiting until they have their case completed before filing the charges. as you can see in this video, the protests intensified yesterday after prosecutors said they hadn't decided whether to charge an officer who pressed down on floyd's neck for about eight minutes. last night, more than 500 minnesota national guard soldiers arrived in minneapolis as angry crowds demanded justice for floyd's death. last night, protesters set a minneapolis police station on fire as riots continued for the third straight night and as 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 had evacuated staff for safety reasons but the protesters remained. minnesota state patrol has now released a cnn reporter who was arrested while on the air during the riots this morning. omar jimenez was live on tv in minneapolis when officers
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approached him. he could be heard telling officers his crew was willing to move back to wherever police thought it would be safe. apparently that didn't matter because officers ended up handcuffing him telling him he was under arrest and his crew was also taken into custody. jimenez spoke about his release and what happened. >> he said, look, i don't know. i'm just following orders. i don't know who was potentially giving that order in that particular moment but as far as the people leading me away. no animosity there. they weren't violent with me. >> minnesota's governor now apologizing releasing a statement saying, it was totally unacceptable and totally inadvertent what happened. they 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. also 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 its rules. and another tweet drove response from the city's mayor.
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jobina fortson at the live desk with more on these. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie, thank you, good morning. so, it's not unusual for the president to send out late-night tweets, but these tweets last night are certainly drawing a lot of debate this morning. i want to get right to it on our screen here so everybody can see what the president tweeted. he 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 click on twitter's flag and in another tweet the president attacked minneapolis' mayor saying in part, quote, either the very weak radical left mayor jacob r 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
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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 we're going to get through this. >> twitter says it flagged the mesnl becau message because based on the historical context and the last line. that statement does continue but i want to talk about that historical context. twitter is pointing to the 1960s and the former police chief in miami, florida, and what happened there in the '60s hp that police chief was criticized from various civil rights groups for overpolicing in black neighborhoods. after several riots there, he said, quote, when the looting
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starts, the shooting starts. he told reporters that at the time in 1967. and about a year later, there were devastating riots where 18 people died in that city. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. here in the bay area, protesters held a demonstration in oakland in response to floyd's death. sky7 flew over the protest yesterday and dozens of people were sitting in the intersection outside of oakland police headquarters. the protesters then marched to city hall, fliers spreading on social media are calling for another demonstration tonight. organizers are asking people to maintain social distance. the unions representing police officers in san francisco, san jose and oakland released a joint statement on floyd's death. it reads in part, quote, we cannot see any law enforcement or self-defense rationale for what occurred. what is depicted in that video is not who we are as law enforcement professionals. san francisco unveiled its reopening timeline. we have dates when restaurants
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and hair salons and churches can reopen. so, starting on monday, june 1st, child care centers can open. so can botanical gardens and outdoor historical sites. two weeks later on june 15th, that's when most of the changes happen. that's when we get indoor retail, outdoor dining, religious services, professional sporting events without spectators and nonemergency medical appointments. if all goes well, modified indoor dining can begin and barbershops and hair salons can reopen a month later, july 13th. schools, bars and gyms would reopen some time in august. and today we're expecting even more updates on that timeline from mayor london breed as people react to it and as we get a much more restrictive order when it comes to face coverings. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on that this morning. amy? >> hi, there. yes, she announced new mask rules. it's now no longer about what you are doing, but where you are. so, even if you're out for a run, if you're here on the busy,
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crowded embarcadero, you need to wear a mask if you're going to be within 30 feet of other people. so, that is the new rule. if when you leave your house, if you're going to be within 30 feet of people, you have to wear a mask. some runners we talked to say they probably won't change their activity. instead they will change where they run. >> personally i'll probably stay more to the 30 feet rule than wearing a mask. probably have it in my back pocket if i need to pull it on. but it's going to be tough. run a lot and like i said, probably inhibit the oxygen flow going through. >> mayor breed says she does not want people policing each other and she does not want you to confront others who are wearing a mask. just move away from them. noncompliance is punishable by a fine or jailtime or both. children under the age of 12 do not have to wear a mask. the mayor is expected to announce more details about her
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order later today at a press conference at 1ic whi i1:00. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. testing for covid-19 in some of the hardest hit areas. the push to get residents to take part this weekend. right now we're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are starting down this morning about 100 or so points and another update on how the markets are doing next. a heartwarming hug between cousins. the emotional reunion for two kids separated by coronavirus. but before we get to that, we get to mike nicco and a look at our friday weather. hi, mike. >> reggie, kumasi. hi, everybody. welcome to friday. mostly cloudy in the south bay with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees and as we look at some other neighborhoods, we have temperatures that are in the low to upper 50s. we do have a 60 around redwood city as one of our milder spots. you can see the marine layer clouds right there as we look north from the shark tank past minetta san jose international
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where it is 58 degrees right now. low clouds and fog for the morning and then breezy conditions for our evening commute. there is a little bit of mist out there also this morning. so, watch out for that. let's talk about what is going on in some neighborhoods and here we are in the peninsula. nice bell shape from 63 at 8:00 to 75 at 2:00 and then the breezes drop in and we drop down to a brisk 63 by 8:00. for evening takeout, you might want to take a coat. east bay 60s through noon and low 70s for a couple hours this afternoon and then also a brisk 63 at 8:00. san francisco we're in the 50s through 10:00 and then low to mid 60s the rest of the day with the winds fastest from 4:00 on and that will drop us down to 61 degrees. it is going to be a cooler forecast for the weekend and it all starts with a chance of rain. we'll have future radar coming up in a few minutes. first, want to turn it over to jobina and talk about our essential workers and their commute. hi, jobina.
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>> hi, mike. thank you very much. happy friday to you and everyone watching right now. so, i want to start off, again, looking at the golden gate bridge. the chp has issued a fog advisory for the issue. mike was talking about the clouds and the mist and certainly impacting some of our essential commuters this morning. it has cleared up a bit and looks a lot better than yesterday but as you make your way down from the north bay along 101, you will run into foggy condition there's, as well. heads up on that low visibility and also 58
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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> we established that no more heat we have to worry about. low clouds and 54 at the exploratorium. 55 to 58 with a little mist still hanging around through 7:00. stay near 60 at the coast and 71 to 76 with a few peeks of sunshine for our bay and inland
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neighborhoods at noon and 75 to 80. refreshingthe breeze i dn toheery7:00. avaey that will ifup towards us the storm system from the south moves on in. it's breaking the heat everywhere. no more record highs today across the state. little warm up in the sierra 80 and 84 in tahoe and yosemite and look at the sea breeze after being in 100 degrees yesterday in sacramento, only 84 today. future radar coming up next. here's kumasi. >> all right, thanks, mike. starting monday, deputies in sonoma county will no longer enforce coronavirus public health ordersf. the county's orders are more restrictive than the governor's. julian glover is live with more on this. julian? >> hey, good morning, kumasi. the reason the sheriff there mark essick is now refusing to uphold the public health order is because he believes it was
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unfair to small businesses. this has been a back and forth that is now hitting a tipping point. the sheriff making that announcement in a lengthy facebook post saying after speaking with constituents he decided on june 1st the department will no longer enforce the sonoma county public health order. instead following the state guidelines which are less restrictive. the rule of thumb the entire time if the state and local orders differ, the more restrictive health order is law. >> the curve has been flattened significantly here in sonoma county. we've learned that hospitalizations are very, very low. >> i think all these businesses deserve to be back open. it's been a few months already. everyone is getting anxious. >> the sheriff's decision to stop enforcing the only affects unincorporated areas. we do know that two police chiefs within the county santa rosa and petaluma say they will continue to enforce and uphold
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that health order. it will be interesting to see, however, if any business owners will actually take advantage of the order not being enforced in those unincorporated places and actually open up their businesses now come june 1st. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> all right, thank you, julian. 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 and i really all starts with health. starting this weekend, people in one of the areas hit hardest by covid-19 will have the chance to get tested for free. the testing is for people who live in san francisco's bay view, sunnydale and visitation neighborhood. the area has the second highest rate of covid-19 in san francisco and the highest concentration in communities of color and now the same groups fr in the mission same thing in district 10. >> this initiative is vital because if you're a carrier,
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just think about not just yourself, but the people around you that you can impact. and the people that you love and your aunties and your grandmothers. >> dr. kim heading the effort and inspired by the testin she saw take place in the mission. it will be at leola hahahaha school tomorrow and sunday. and herz field monday and tuesday from 9:00 to 7:00. if you want to help out or register to be tested, we put a link in this story on our website abc7news.com. and starting today, 91 cvs drive-thru pharmacies in california will be conducting coronavirus tests. the testing sites in the bay area include fremont, hayward, san leandro, vallejo. cvs' goal is to process 1.5 million tests a week nationwide at no costs to patients.
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jcpenney plans to start store closing sales next month. the company is planning to permanently close 242 stores across the country and keep 600 of them open after bankruptcy. company lawyers expect to identify the locations that will close in a court filing next thursday, june 4th. they would begin store closing sales in about two weeks on june 11th. and right now taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. you can see we are down at this point about 50 points. united ceo says the airline will not block middle seats on its planes and will, instead, use other safety measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. scott kirby said face masks, cleaning and air filtration systems work better than trying to social distance. this comes weeks after this photo of a packed united flight went viral. a ucsf doctor took that photo of his flight to sfo. united initially said would
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limit its seating but since changed that policy saying it will notify passengers ahead of time if their flight is fully booked. now to new rules for summer vacation. a quick get away could be tricky because different states have different restrictions. for example, if you were going to go to hawaii, a 14-day quarantine rule. you can't leave your hotel room at all. violations come with a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail. abc's becky worley spoke to the head of the cdc for travel tips. >> reporter: he said research the local travel restrictions extensively and think through the steps of getting there. winging it is not a good idea. >> you want to make sure that where you're going you're going to be welcomed and be able to do the things that you plan to do. >> yeah, that's pretty confusing right now where we are welcome. you can watch a full report on america's new road rules coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right after "abc7 mornings.
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> ". a family didn't grasp how the quarantine was affecting their kids until the two cousins hugged for the first time in months. >> whenever you want. ♪ >> oh. so, look, this is what happens after months of just missing each other and you finally get to hug. this is amber collins video. she shared it on facebook of her son, hucky and cousin rozz irie. she wrote a message guaranteed to make you laugh and cry at the same time. that is so tender. >> so sweet. >> everything is triggering me right now. you know how i feel about this. >> i know, friend. just one of those days. >> no, you know, i have nothing against these kids. it just triggers me into thinking how we are restricted
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from doing any of those things right now and i guess that's it. >> we'll let it be. >> okay. >> soon. it will happen soon. hi, everybody. here's a look at what is going on with our weather. we have changeable conditions rapidly sometimes you're called whiplash weather when you go from record highs in the 100s to rain a couple days later and a look at multi-layer of clouds and gorgeous sunrise from mt. tam and we're above the marine layer and still very comfortable and 74 degrees up there and the rest of us kind of cool in the 50s. heat no more. mostly cloudy and breezy conditions. drizzle then rain showers. excuse me a second. there we go. and then saturday some showers and some thunderstorms. it's a one on our storm impact scale. it is on the move and going to bring us some drizzle this evening and then some rain. that will turn into showers and thunderstorms tomorrow morning into the afternoon hours. i still think the heaviest will fall in the north bay. here's a look at future radar and you can see the low clouds
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continue along the coast with high clouds filling in as we head throughout the day. 8:00 we're already starting to see some green show up along the coast and then look at the eyel showing up during the early morning hours and then once we pass that another round from mid morning to late afternoon hours. that is a little bit better chance of some thunderstorms as we try to mix in some heating of the day and the low will be sitting right on top of us. the greatest amount of energy and instability. and then by the evening hours, it's gone. let's take a look at what is going on with our wet weather and by midnight you can see a couple hundredths of inch right along the coast and into the north bay and then most of us less than a tenth of an inch but if you get up in higher elevations, a quarter to even half inch of rain is possible. notice temperatures tomorrow, sunday and monday. little bit below average especially tomorrow and sunday and warmer than average but nothing we can't handle. 60s, 70s and 80s monday, tuesday and wednesday. have a great, safe and relaxing
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this morning, san francisco pride will finish installing rainbow flags on market street. started putting them up between castro street and embarcadero yesterday despite the cancellation of the pride parade. canceled because of covid-19 and there will be an online celebration instead. let's get into dolly parton sharing her new music video for a song she just released this week about the pandemic. it's called "when life is good again" and features some front line workers. ♪ i opened up my doors again and hear the message in the wind ♪ >> the music video shows images of doctors, nurses, firefighters, grocery store employees. and at the end, everyone removes their masks symbolizing a better day when people will be able to confidently go back into public spaces. i've been thinking a lot recently about my dolly. if you have not, you really should listen to dolly parton's
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america and it's a podcast and you haveyou should listen to it. it is so good. where is it? i'm not seeing it. moisturizer. >> i need this lotion today. >> self care. i'm laying hands on you, kumasi. >> i need it. thank you, friend. coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. also, i want to tell you that abc7 has launched a new streaming app. wherever you are, you can get our live newscast, breaking news and weather and more on our new abc7 bay area app. all you have to do is search abc7 bay
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it's 6:57. if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, another night of civil unrest in minneapolis following the death of an unarmed black man who died in police custody. last night, protesters said a minneapolis police precinct on fire. minnesota's governor will have an update on the state's se and youlive h o at 00 oro, a
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arrested this morning while covering the protests in minneapolis has been released. that is omar jimenez. he was handcuffed live on tv and taken away. minnesota's governor calling these arrests totally unacceptable. number three. san francisco will enact a more stringent mask requirement starting at midnight tonight. face coverings have to be worn whenever you are within 30 feet of somebody and that includes during outdoor exercise. and number four. starting monday, the sonoma county sheriff says he will no longer enforce the county's publlth order and std the health officer has delayed reopening businesses another two weeks because of a spike in covid-19 cases. number five. a thick and juicy marine layer and some mist this morning and temperatures in the 50s. refreshing this afternoon. breezy with 60 at the coast and 70 around the bay and barely 80 inland. rain coming in tonight.
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and number six. heads up for our essential commuters that wding into work on monday. want to let you know that a bay area express lane tolling will resume next week starting monday at 5:00 a.m. applies to 580 in alameda county and 680 in contra costa county and southbound 680 over the sunol grade in alameda county and santa clara counties. number seven. how would you like to get your high school diploma on a jet ski? one at a time seniors at a key west high school road jet skis on the ocean to get their diplomas from their principal who was anchored in a boat and then after that they jumped in the water and i think that is what i am looking forward to most, you guys. once this is all over. >> yes, please. >> oh, yes. >> get in the water at a beach somewhere. in the warm water. >> yes. keep singing. keep singing, kumasi. >> yes. >> soon and very soon, i hope. >> i saw a pool the other day
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and i was like, please, open. >> i'm with good morning, america. state of emergency. minneapolis igniting again overnight escalating as violent protests rocked the city. firefighters responding to about 30 fires. demonstrators storming a police precinct, smashing windows and setting the building on fire, demanding justice for george floyd. the national guard called in by the minnesota governor and across the country, cities on edge as protests break out. in denver a car driven into a crowd of demonstrators, one person knocked to the ground before the crowd chases after it. in columbus, ohio, protests turning destructive at the statehouse. in phoenix, tensions high during a y demonsttors face-to-face with police, and in

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