expected to bring a boost too the economy. julian glover is live with more. >> good morning. really good news for the folks there in santa cruz county, it is back to business for so many of them today with these lifted hotel restrictions, they are expects a rush of tourists will be in santa cruz very soon. and it couldn't happe enough. a number of hotels, motels and vacation rentals can get backck business. on a typical weekend, the resort would be sold out. now they estimate won't get back to normal until next year. >> we're expecting 30% to 40% occupancy this week and building the rest of the month of june. >> visitors can go to the movie theater theaters, mooumt museums,

galleries. gyms, fitness centers, swimming pools, taisting rooms, brew pub, that is all allowed to start reopening. but there is a catch, the new health order in santa cruz county extended the partial beach closures through july 6. this means the we'beach is clos 11:00 to 5:00. and you can only go to swim, paddle board >> thanks, jumia ijulian. and also the wineries can open the tasting rooms without being required to serve food. you do need to put on face coverings and social distance. since may 23, they have been able to serve food and drinks outdoors. so now they join napa county

wineries which were allowed to resume business earlier this week. and as we move deeper into reopening, it can get really confusing to know what is allowed to open and wrrks so the where, so there is a full guide on abc7news.com/help. and if you go there, you will find a list of resources related to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders. investigators are evidence after an ambush on police officers. it all started when the suspect shot an officer who was searching a river bed yesterday. when more police arrived, they say the suspect opened fire hitting two more officers. other officers eventually killed the suspect. and he has been identifies as mason lyra. investigators say he also killed

a homeless plan. they say while the attack on the police station was planned, it does not appear to be connected to the recent attacks on law enforcement in oakland or santa cruz county. >> we have no indication at this point that they are connected. we do know that our suspect did spend time in the santa cruz area, but we have no indication that there was a connection. >> the three officers that were injured yesterday are expected to recover. the sheriff's office says the deputy injured wednesday is also expected to be okay. in the east bay, demands to reform or even defund oakland's police department and police reform were topics at two meetings. lauren martinez has the details. >> reporter: two virtual meetings simultaneously under way in oakland, both addressing structur

structural racism and police reform. a proposal the mayor says defunding the police department is not realistic. >> we had to cut $122 million due to covid related revenue losses. i do not believe we need to defund in order to invest in these community priorities. >> reporter: the mayor says that the department makes up 20% of the city's budget. the current proposed budget cuts roughly $5 million out of the om opd budget. and at the police commission meeting, public speaker after public speaker spoke out to t defund. and the interim police chief addressed the commission about the department's recent response to demonstrations where smoke, gas and specialty impact munitions were used at protests. >> i want to assure you, i want

to assure you, we have not used smoke gas or sim projectiles for r: the chief said they had not seen protests and riots like that for a very long time. the chief also proposed a special order to ban carotid restraint. lauren martinez, abc 7 news. now the nationwide push for police reform. president trump has announced a plan that would include more training and pilot programs bringing social workers and police together. and this is as kentucky officials passed passed >> and there is a ban on no knock washts, and this new limit come after the debt of brionna tayl taylor, she was killed during a

drug raid. officers barged into her plain clothes even though the suspect was already in custody. her other told "nightline" she has not had time to properly grieve. >> why would you enter in the middle of the night without announcing yourselves? >> demonstrators have been saying her name along with george floyd's. 800 jurisdictions black people were a ar aed at a rafive times higher. and the b.a.r.t. extension is finally complete. transportation officials will be holding ribbon cutting sfalts for the silicon valley extension. this is in north san jose. officials will be joined by

state, local and federal dignitaries for the ceremony. both stations open for passenger service tomorrow. you are invited to watch the live stream on bta's youtube channel at 10:00 this morning. a local researcher is marshaling an army against covid-19. new cancer detecting network called i spy could be a major tool in the fight. and the return of rvs, they are back in style as coronavirus reshapes the travel 12ri. i weent mind it as long as mine is one of those glammed up ones that is like a mansion on wheeling. >> yeah, with yeah, with yeah, a countertops, big screen tv with surround sound. actually, i have friends that have one of those. but the problem is you have to store it the rest of the year and that costs a lot of money. so with expensive toys comes

expensive upkeep, but they are cool. here is a look at your temperatures in the east bay. we have upper 50s in the tri-valley, 55 in la fayette, 67 in antioch. we have 55 in san francisco, 60 in oakland, and here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, unlike yesterday, i don't think that fog will be an issue. but the breezes could be. they are already around 17 to 20 miles per hour across the bridge and they will get even faster as we head into the afternoon and evening commute. for the peninsula, we can't shake the 60s whether we're starting off at 62, getting in to the upper 60s for on several hours this afternoon. and 60 at 8:00 this evening. east bay, pretty of the same thing. 67 at noon, right near 70 for a couple hours. the breezes will drop us down to 61 by 8:00. and san francisco, we'll have a book end of 50s. 57 at 8:00, 58 at 8:00 this

evening. look at the winds kick up from 2:00 through the afternoon and evening hours keeping us below average. we'll talk more about the winds and how coolthey will makeus the next few days. let's turn it over to jobina and see what is going on with traffic. >> thank you. g the fatality i was talking about has cleared, so all lanes are back open. i want to take you now you to a grsk he graphic here and take about that extension to the south bay. the milpitas and berryessa centers will open tomorrow and the ceremony is today. and you can still register for that online. and a live look outside in walnut creek, for the most part things have been pretty clear this morning and traffic is moving especially for people headed south. i'll let you know if any

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a couple things that you will notice on our roof camera this morning as we look to the south towards the bay bridge, we can see it whereas this time yesterday, it was getting harder to see. but notice theave a m h a that is just the beginning of what will be a breezy day and temperatures only in the 60s and 70s.

along the coast, we'll be stuck in the 50s throughout your 12 hour planner. winds are dangerous up in the sierra, look at how close that red flag warning gets to tahoe. so high fire danger there today. 73 in yosemite. and look at the sea breeze all the way to sacramento, 78 today. kumasi. a bay area linked research network that has helped revolutionize the unit for new cancer drugs now they are hoping to aid in the battle against covid-19. it is known as i spy. researchers are targeting the acute respiratory distress seas syndrome that forces some of the sickest on to ventilators. >> we're trying to focus on

drugs that are already approved and where we can repurpose them so that they are already available. >> the doctor says that they have identified four drugs that could be candidates and now have sent them to the fda to begin the trial approval process. you can believe we've been sheltering at home for almost three months now? so it is not surprising that we are starting to dream about leaving home. add vacations to the list of what has been changed. and as wayne freedman shows us, sales are booming because of social distancing. >> has a stove, propane. >> there is nothing better than knowing he had a good excuse for buying a new toy. >> a tv. >> reporter: frederick nema, still in the getting to know you phase with a new rv he plans to use both for work and vacation can. he's had enough uncertainties from covid-19. >> you can book in advance a

hotel and at the last minute there is a surge in the pandemic an boom, they cancel, so you don't want to do that. >> reporter: sales are peaking for the rv business. >> the train is off the rails. >> reporter: craig smith does not spend much time sitting down these days as new customers keep coming in. >> big spacious living room, a full size refrigerator like at home, it is not a little rv fridge rl anymore. >> reporter: in a typical week, they might sell six rvs. last week, 22 of them. >> that is a record week for us. that is normally what we sell in a month. >> reporter: in general, dealers tell us that sales have doubled, a frenzy fed by a short average units because factories had closed. >> we'll probably be running real shy about the middle of the summer and then we're looking at september before we get restocked. >> reporter: so what is the lure? these units offer isolation during this pandemic. georgian --

>> yes, people will feel much safer and more in control and with that, they will have that peace of mind to enjoy their trip. >> reporter: in a home on the road, it is another wrinkle from this pandemic that is changing all of us. >> this switch is do we need it on or need it off. >> reporter: in the north bay, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. adelivery, these boxes all contain ice cream from a napa valley's rethink, whiaims to make a but healthier ice cream. >> throwing in a i'm doing something nice for somebody else and bringing a moment of joy to them during their stressful day, it fills me up with a warm sechsense of pride. >> the company is donating more than 100,000 single serve ice cream cups to hospitals in the bay area and statewide to thank health care workers. and i'm sure it helps that like

a healthier version. i'm interested to see what it tastes like because low on sugar, casugar -s, carbs and fat. >> so i can have two. and if they don't, then i'll just eat your one. thanks. you're so nice. all right. it is friday, big changes in the weather today. stree it is 56 at the exploratorium. and it is not as cloudy as yesterday. much cooler, breezy to windy today. cooler tonight under a partly cloudy sky. and calmer and warmer sunday. so let's take a look at what is going on as far as your highs today. look at that, 59 at half moon bay, 64 in san francisco, richmond also into oakland. and then pretty much low to mid 70s else where. areas that were in the 90s yesterday, in the 70s today. tonight look at that, some 40s

in our deepest inland valleys. rest of us in the low to mid-50s under a partly cloudy sky. you can see the winds are still manageable during the morning commute and then look at that the acceleration during the afternoon and evening hours, sustained around 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts even faster. they will calm down a little bit as we head through the overnight hours, that is why they will be cooler tomorrow morning. and when they pick up tomorrow, they won't be quite as aggressive as they are today, maybe around 10 to 20 miles per hour sustained. but look at what they do, 60s and 70s for the inland. and then we jump back to 80 and 90 sunday. and for sure monday we have a little bit of summer spread that will hang around all the way through thursday. so summer is coming back, but it will at least be not too hot. >> thank, mike. amazon is about to face a major legal case over its alleged unfair treatment of smaller rivals.

and some hotels are turning to germ zapping robots to clean rooms. here is "techbytes." >> a potential antitrust case against amazon. the company is expected to be charnl charged by the europen union because they say they are unfairly using data collected from third party sellers to boost its own product offerings. no comment from amazon. and youtube is committing $100 million to amplify the voices of black creators on its plat form. it will support new programming, and the first project called bear witness take action airs tomorrow. and this robot can disinfect a hotel room in six minutes and its uv light is nearly 100% effective. the robot turns off when it senses motion. it cost s $125,000. those are your "techbytes."

and local governments are face layoffs and budget cuts, but san jose is managing to avoid them. and out of patience, one san francisco owner

let's take a look at some high temperatures tomorrow. another good day for cool weather. not quite as breezy, so outdoor activities may be easier. but 60s and 70s as you head

inland. it will be warmer starting sunday where mid and upper 80s are showing up. and monday will be a little warmer than average, but nothing too extreme. mid to upper 60s at the coast to upper 70s to low 80s around the bay. and mainly mid to upper 80s inland. listen to this, two young people are in serious condition this morning after being pulled from the wear at san francisco's ocean beach. according to the fire department, the two were among a group of five swimmers who were wading in the surf and got caught in a rip tied. lifeguards were able to pull all five to sa to safety. but two were unconscious. a lot of california cities are facing the possibility of layoffs and budget cuts because of the pandemic, but apply not san jose. the mayor is proposing a $4.1 billion budget. he says the city should be able to weather the recession because

it had already frozen or eliminated unfilled positions at city hall and other departments. some of the calculations depend on the economy making a comeback. >> the real challenge is year two and three and obviously we'll learn a lot more in the weeks and months ahead about how we can get through the tough time ahead. >> san jose is adding an office of racial equity, which will be partly funded by outside grants. san francisco restaurants can reopen for outdoor eating today, but we found one restaurant that did not want to wait. 620 jones welcomed customers to its outdoor patio yesterday. the owner tells abc 7 that he has been opened for outdoor eating since around memorial day. he has seen people gathering in parks, so he didn't see a reason why he couldn't open and put his 30 employees back to work. >> they are sort of working this process when in reality everyone should just be open. this is the best thing for the

neighborhood, this is the best thing for our community. >> the restaurant is taking safety measures. every other tasble is blocked off. the menus are on their phones and only two with allowed in the bar area at a time. along the peninsula, san carlos is closing off part of its main town drag to help businesses as they reap. startingsan carlos avenue, two blocks will be closed off to traffic. san carlos is within of many bay area cities using street and sidewalk space to create socially distanced areas for stores and restaurants. i like that. let's take a look at what is going on with live doppler 7. you can see the radar returns that will rotate up to the north and most likely if anything falls this morning, possibly in the mountains and northwest

sonoma county. we do have a slight chance of a stray shower or two today, but for the most part, you will just notice the breezy conditions and the cooler weather. as we head toward tomorrow, we have a better chance of some stray showers as we head into the afternoon hours up across the north bay once again. if you are able to receive anything, a couple offof off offen aninch. and sunday, we're warmer and drier. and next at 5:00, presevent a second wave of coronavirus. and also businesses in a popular spot for tourists is reopening. one hotel owner says all they need now is the visitors. and protesters have taken over a six block arsurrou

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now at 5:00, the next steps in reopening. california is moving forward and local counties are following despite a concern about a spike in cases. good morning, everybody. and guess what? it is friday, june 12th. he >> hello, good morning. you know what, it was a really beautiful day yesterday. so i enjoyed that. but i know it is supposed to be getting cooler this weekend. at least i think.

annual i righ am i right, mike? >> you are expect. and the breezes will be an issue if you are outside especially if you want to have a picnic or just hang out and enjoy the day. the breezes will make it a little difficult. and right now we're anywhere about 10 to 20 miles per hour, 23 in fairfield, and it has kicked up a few clouds, but so far, i haven't heard of any drizzle or any showers. we have a southwest wind of 12 to 17. you can see the flags unfurled. temperatures will the same this morning, mid to upper 50s. but notice we don't really escape the 50s at the coast. we'll hang out in the 60s and 70s from noonin t 50s and 60s. so grab a coat if you are heading out this evening. more businesses can start opening today in the way ar whe and statewide. restaurants can h