back out of the small business stabilizing across the country live look outside in the south a lot better than other states, bay and checking out our loan system created by the compare that to new york state in terms of the state of this temperature trend in campbell. government where the government clouds to start and temperatures was funding it, but it was banks which had nearly 800 deaths just outbreak. >> your headlines at 6:00. in the mid-50s but it warms up . the director of the cdc says that were actually handling the last wednesday and then again loans for small businesses. peaking on thursday with nearly we're reaching into the low 70s. in fact, we're seeing a lot of there are new signs for hope. more on this and a look ahead to evidence that washington's plan 800 deaths. the rest of the week coming up based on data from bay area what he says about a time line. in the full micro climate to get money to main street has just one confirmed case away forecast. mileage driving, a company that from reaching 5,000 cases of run into a number of problems. follows the movement from smart not enough money, traffic jams covid-19. at least 139 people across the and good morning to you and region have died. a very happy monday. of applications, but it looks as if we'll see some devices, people aren't staying and a live look at capitol theoretically there is money there to save your business, at home the way they were. hill this morning, those slight down arrows on wall stimulus checks are start to in save your employees. the data showed people were street. out to futures calling for a doing a great job of staying the sfo of cfo share and you're roll into americans' bank slight loss at the open despite accounts. and thanks for joining us. home. but now take a look at the i'm marcus washington. russia and saudi arabia seeing this up close. grades. every county getting a c. finalized their deal to decrease what is your company saying the only exception marin county >> and i'm laura garcia. oil production. the two sides have been in a about what kind of money they which is off to a b and can get if they can get money at i hope you had a great easter california as a whole getting an battle over production. all? average grade of a c now as >> there's a lot of frustration, kari, the weekend was gorgeous. people are getting tired of a lot of confusion leading up to what's the forecast for today? the application process, the it's going to still be bin soliman ordering for an really nice. increase. rules kept on changing. staying home with the better now yesterday we may have had president trump intervened people were confused. trying to get the two sides to then when the applications some of those people out egg weather or maybe complacent and reduce the amount of oil opened not every bank was think we're through this now and hunting running inside. accepting applicants. it's safe. produced and geted some people had to wait. as you saw about that data we some people applied and got in should hit our peek on

one storm popped up in santa wednesday. quickly but then received no rosa. elsewhere a beautiful dry weekend with warmer communication from their banks. coming up we also heard about a temperatures. now as we look at concord some and to this date the vast low 50s, we have sunshine in the crackdown this weekend where majority of the companies have been funded by the ppp program. santa cruz was cracking down on forecast today and it will reach into the upper 60s by early this the rest applied and are still people coming across. afternoon. we'll get a look at our micro in one case they got seven waiting or, worst case their climates and the rest of the people coming from fremont, a bank won't allow them to apply and they're searching for group of men, who all could face week coming up. mike, you have a look at that options. fines of up to $1,000 each. early morning commute. and everybody is moving >> well, that was going to be a question was do i have to go to and the chief posted that on pretty smoothly except for one the bank that i normally work twitter, a picture of them getting sighcations. crash, dublin westbound 580 out with as the small business or stay at home. of the altamont. walk into any bank that is use the mask when you are out. not visible in this shot we do participating? i'm doing it now because i have have a crash involving a roll over vehicle. >> so the rules themselves do a wind coming from my back a not say that you have to go with little bit and a photographer my buddy kevin is following that standing right up here. at the newsable to get by. your bank. everybody has to remain safe and ho however, pretty much every bank has create add rule saying back to you, marcus. follow these orders as we move they're taking existing forward especially hitting the customers first and new peak on wednesday. customers after. thom jensen, "today in the bay." president trump now focusing on unfortunately, that means that >> that's right. reopening the country but if your bank doesn't accept this we really have to heed the prog program to new applicants america's top health leaders are warning and shelter at home. not onboard and are issuing him a stern warning. it does make a difference. and i haven't seen that happen the curve itself is flattening "today in the bay's" tracie potts with a look at what both yet. in the nation's epicenter which sides are saying, tracie? is, of course, new york city.

>> reporter: marcus, good morning. >> we talk about there is money good morning, everyone. both sides are concerned about out there but it's frustrating at the same time, though, there the health of america. to get, i could save my little president trump says he's also business, how little is too very concerned about the health little? let's say i'm a plumber, i have are just under 100,000 cases. of our economy. he has a new coronavirus task a company but it's just me and a force focused just on that. the number of hospitalizations part-time assistant. is down again. he'll meet with them for the am i too small to get in on cuomo announcing two executive first time this week. this? he wants to start reopening for >> there is no such thing as too orders, the first directs business on may 1st, in just a employers to provide essential small for the program. workers with masks at no cost. few weeks. it's designed for small as you noted there are some businesses so even if you are a the second is in regard to concerns among health experts about how and when and even one person company, this program expanding antibody testing. >> tracking the number of deaths is designed for you. where to get that done. in nursing homes. more than 3,600, about eight >> central to the success of so even though europe not sure if you're going to get the that so we stay open is to do money, even though it's times the amount ten days ago. early case identification, isolation and contact tracing. frustrating, go through the process. i encourage every small business the numbers are likely much and to basically prevent the i work with to apply. higher because they were never tested. the family of a 20-year-old worst case scenario you waste a opportunity for community nurse's assistant is mourning transmission to come back into little bit of time and don't get her death. the system. antibody testing will give us a accepted. >> sure, sure. she worked at the same riverside good idea from a surveillance facility overcome by a large point of view of how significant l.j. suzuki is an expert in outbreak. her family says she had been this. we appreciate you helping out the outbreak was. our viewers this morning. working on getting her degree in nursing and died on friday. other news there is concern this >> it's just shocking. >> reporter: now one of the morning that the u.s. post

reasons there's so much concern office could run out of money. about the economy is because so many people are out of work. we're speechless sometimes about it. the mail carriers are carrying a 17 million have applied for lot less mail these days and the >> her family says she called unemployment insurance in just post office owes a great amount 911 with breathing problems on the last three weeks. of money to their retirees and april 4th and died one week remember those $1,200 checks later. headed your way some have happening now palo alto's already landed in people's bank mayor tried to remind everyone says it may not have enough accounts as of last weekend. money to last until this fall. to throw any mask or gloves you the bulk, the government says, some of those checks fm mail as will be sent this week by wear into the trash. they tweeted these photos of a wednesday. now if you're on social mask and glove on the ground. he actually says he's seen a lot security, your check won't be well. going out, the government says, it's not just the birthday cards until the end of the month. of these items littered around if they don't have your direct that could be affected. running out of a lot of deposit information those paper palo alto. checks roll out starting the things, money and, scott, toilet let's all keep each other safe. beginning of may. >> give a hoot, don't pollute. by the end of this week the irs no one wants to pick up your paper. a lot of people have been dirty gloves. says you should be able to go on talking about that. their website and update your walmart says forget about that, bank information and get the kari has a look at our forecast. status of your payment. back to you. they can't keep health care supplies on the shelves. let'ss we get a live look outside in we know a lot of salons are san francisco we do have a mild >> tracie, thank you very much. closed. actually all of them are closed. start to the day with upper 40s that's the money that would be that includes hair care products, the coloring products, and low 50s. we are right now at 43 degrees coming in. and beard trimmers, all running $7,000 in fines, that's what a off those shelves right now. in napa. they talk about sewing machines as we check out our high temperatures for this afternoon, group of bay area people are having to pay after they were we are going to see it warming and they're becoming moreheir on

up. by 4:00 we're in the low to fined for being out in public in protective masks. mid-70s for the south bay and santa cruz. >> i wonder how many beauticians let's check in with thom jensen will be upset people are dyeing east bay. it's going to be a beautiful this morning this is a hefty afternoon. we'll talk more about this and a warming trend in the forecast. their own hair, all the fixing fine to pay, but the police that's coming up in a few they will have to do. chief was warning people don't minutes. come over here. what are americans craving mike has a look -- all right, during the pandemic? >> reporter: you're right. good morning. the police chief in santa cruz cereal sales are going up. top brands, cinnamon toast did warn people not to go to crunch, lucky charms and kari. a traffic flow is not a problem. that's the new normal for now. santa cruz and use that apparently people are baking a lot more at home as well. community as a quarantine let's show you what we would be getaway especially during this nice weather. spice maker mccormack says doing after we had seder last people could be lured to santa vanilla sales are way up. week or a ham or brunch. cruz and other beach i have so many friends baking communities. bread and they post the pictures chocolate eggs we had at our he tweeted out a picture of online. i can't find the yeast to make house. we're looking at exercise but can't get out to our normal classes. seven young men from fremont getting citation that is created the bread. >> you know what's so i found ron on facebook still quite a buzz across the country interesting, too, for me i giving his dumb ba class in his and it could cost each one of haven't eaten cereal a lot but garage to his friends on zoom. those, like you said, $1,000 each for violating the i get this would be zoom-ba. stay-at-home order so $7,000 total. and one friend in the driveway to help direct his attention. >> what's not clear to people, comfort, that time in your life but his energy is all there. every city and county in the you're a kid and you didn't have region has said stay home. lots of opportunities like this as many cares or worries or on facebook and otherwise send so driving over to santa cruz obviously bills. >> this is true. me your information on what you are doing to bring a little

i keep running back and get normal to your life, what is those boxes, the family size, that new normal for you. >> reporter: the police chief and i eat it by myself. andrew mills also said he's i want to let you know i have paying extra officers more overtime to enforce the order, 6:18 for you this morning. a look at the forecast. adopted a diet for the last few and they're keeping crowds from days, i believe that means i use gathering at popular hot spots meteorologist kari hall working in santa cruz. milk chocolate eggs as my at home. we're coming off a great weekend sustenance. he said they wrote dozens of i'm not sure. >> oh, my. tickets to residents and the sun was shining. >> okay. outsiders but many are is that going to continue throughout the week? >> i think it needs to be a that was really nice. little more rounded. cooperating. >> oh, he will be. >> i am rounded. they all agree the road trip to >> that was nice. yesterday we had a little easter >> all right, thanks, mike. santa cruz is over the line egg hunt in the backyard and it considering the sacrifices most was nice, also, just to open up people are making to flatten the the windows and let the breeze 6:41 for you that morning and the number of california's come through. we'll be able to do the same curve. thing again today. unemployed is growing. still ahead this morning we're speaking of flattening the curve, a lot of talk about when going to talk it will be slightly warmer. as we get a look at our live offer more help to those still the peak of this pandemic will view in walnut creek if you're about to head out expect a lot . seeking benefits. and, marcus, we're going to hit in the bay area and we have new data from health officials speak to a stanford physician tracking that coming up in the we also need a jacket this about this daily survey they morning for the start of the day next half hour who suggest it have going out that could in the low 50s. actually pinpoint where these then it warms up and we'll see cases are. could just be a couple days away. our temperatures making it into thom jensen, "today in the bay." the upper 60s by early this >> thank you, thom. afternoon and eventually the president facing a lot reaching into the low 70s 6:05 this morning. of criticism on those sunday community leaders want to make especially for the south looki sure inmates released from

custody in response to the pan morning political shows. how he's fighting back. highs up to 72 degrees and in k san francisco reaching 75. demic don't end up on the plus, the touching message streets by buying up hotel steph curry is sharing in new rooms. they talk about their efforts as we go throughout the week, york city this morning. we're looking at dry weather. you're watching "today in the late they are morning. bay." grocery store workers from across california will be among sunday we will see our next chance of rain and at this point those taking part in a national call to get more protection for it doesn't look like a strong those workers. storm but will be nice to see we know that they've been out some showers in the forecast there serving the public. over the next seven days. "the washington post" counts we do have the week to enjoy the more than 40 food workers who warmer weather feeling like spring. we'll reach up to the low 70s have died from coronavirus. union members will release new today. mid-70s tomorrow and upper 70s numbers on infections. by the middle of the week. wednesday will be the weak of our temperatures for the valleys. one foodmaxx worker died but was and then looking at a slow not infected on the job. did you know that febreze air effects happening today new york cooldown going into the end of the week. uses 100% natural propellant? comfortable with san francisco in the low 60s today. senator gillibrand has a new cheaper aerosols use artificial propellants. that's why febreze works differently. plan for farmers. even up to 70 degrees middle of plus, it eliminates odors farmers are dumping nearly 4 the week. with a water-based formula and no dyes. million gallons of milk daily. we'll be tracking that. our warm weather for a little while and, mike, you've been for freshness you'll enjoy. smashing a surplus of eggs tracking the commute. anything new popping up for the when a nasty cold won't let you sleep, because the wholesale market has chp reports? try nyquil severe with vicks vapocool disappeared.

when it comes to worker safety kari, the chp reports are whoa! and vaporize it. there's still a lot of holes. ahhhhh! looking pleasantly clear. some workers say they have no major slowing. shhhhh! so we will talk about an issue nyquil severe with vicks vapocool. stayed on the job, many without the vaporizing nighttime, that will be perhaps a plus for coughing, aching, stuffy head, folks in the east bay. best sleep with a cold, medicine. protective gear. one half moon bay company they might have gotten a parking recently passed out thousands of in these uncertain times, look after yourself, ticket for street sweeping, a masks to people who otherwise parking fine. couldn't get them. the berkeley city manager says your family, your friends. she will consider canceling those tickets and canceling but know when it comes to your finances, we are here for you. something good from peninsula high school, the students those fines, waiving them. helping on the frontline. folks have to email her, send >> teenagers are stepping up. whi'm free to chat if you have any more questions. their name and a citation numbe our j.p.morgan advisors are working from home they're from palo alto high to help guide you through this. of that ticket. school using a 3d printer to for more than 200 years, we've helped our clients navigate historic challenges. this is for street sweeping make face shield parts that go fines in the course of our and we will get through this one... to a sunnyvale nonprofit which together. ♪ ♪ assembles the shield. shelter at home. the group helped make more than folks are doing what they're supposed to. 160 face shields so far and this is for the city of their goal is to make more than berkeley, though, not everywhere around the bay. back to you. 200,000. they're well on their way. 6:21 for you that morning. >> doing something great. starting early. and working on the front lines. next here on "today in the bay" 6:07 this morning. an exclusive look inside one let's take a look at the forecast for you today. hospital that started preparing kari hall working from home with in december.

how lessons learned by i ebola a look at what we can expect. how is it looking out there, keeping them one step ahead. kari? it looks like another beautiful day. but first, something good to share with you. we're starting out nice and cool. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s and then as we go "today in the bay's" kris sanchez showing photos of her into this afternoon it's going family celebrating easter over the weekend. to be beautiful out there. follow us on twitter, facebook a little bit warmer than and instagram and share your yesterday for parts of the east bay. easter photos with us. up to 74 in santa rosa. you're watching "today in the bay." what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. san francisco today we're looking at a high of 65. we continue to warm up as the week goes along peaking midweek. mike has a look at the morning commute for essential workers heading out the door. i do, kari. so far no major problems getting there. good monday morning. a shoutout to folks coming into right now at 6:44 let's head the tri-valley right around outside in the south bay with a live look outside. north flynn. we were seeing a lot of clouds rolling by. but all of this will clear out

we are following that in the and in campbell temperatures newsroom. warming up. minor injuries from chp so we'll reach into the low 70s that's good news and no impact today, a look at this and the as far as the sensors show rest of the week's forecast is there. coming up in a few minutes.date a little slowing at south 880 investigation into a horrible through hayward. we don't have any problems but incident in contra costa county i'll track that closely. on interstate 242 when a back to you. 6:09 this morning and coming up still looking for toilet 63-year-old grandmother died in paper? good luck to you. the passenger seat of a car from but next we're going to tell you the new hot itemng off the stor. a brick that smashed through the windshield. her grandchildren were in the back seat. no one else was injured. they believe the brick was small businesses can save tossed from the highway 4 themselves and employees with a overpass. new details in a sexual loan from the government, but can they get it? allegation against joe biden we'll consult an expert coming from long before he was ever up. vice president. but first, don't forget another great resource for she claims biden assaulted her coronavirus-related news is our nbc bay area newsletter. can you get all the top in his senate office in 1993. headlines sent in one email a "new york times" investigation straight to your inbox. found no corroboration other head to than the two friends she claimed she told years ago. nbcbayarea.com/newsletter to a biden spokesman calls the

sign up. it is 6:09 right now. 6:12 as we allegation false. 6:45. president trumpyeerday. so let's do the right thing, today. >> that's right. this was after criticism that he let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - scott mcgrew joins us with more. please, six feet apart at least. good morning. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. the worst one coming from cnn and surprisingly fox. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. dr. anthony fauci was appearing so those on the front line can do their part. on cnn talking about how soon we can reopen the economy. and when this is over, we will all, continue, >> if you just say it's okay, to thrive. whenever, may 1st, click, turn the switch on. obviously if you do it in an all or none way there's an extraordinary risk of there being a rebound. >> fauci respond to ing to a la question said more lives could have been saved if the country locked down earlier. that's what got the president's attention. fauci did not criticize the 6:24 for you that morning

and new video showing police in president specifically and objects vusly it makes logical savannah, georgia, using drones to remind people to continue social distancing. the drones are being used to sense. we could have locked down the minute we knew china had warn anyone getting too close. this allows police to cover much coronavirus but it wouldn't have made sense. more ground compared to foot patrols. it seemed to upset the president doctors in atlanta are using lessons learned from a previous who retweeted a tweet that epidemic to try to get ahead of said #firefauci. coronavirus crisis. the bigger problem was an emery university hospital was on article in "the new york times" the front lines during the ebola that criticized his handling of outbreak back in 2014. the coronavirus documenting the different moments when the doctors say they've seen a lot president was warned by his own of same leyriimilarities but th people that coronavirus would be been a much larger scale and far serious, at a time he was more challenging. >> ebola containment works, calling it the flu or saying right? you just had to keep it in one place and never let it out. that it would somehow miraculously disappear. fox news picked up on that. that's how it works with >> i want to stay with you and containment. ask you about this really we can't link all the cases to where they started. stunning report in "the new york >> you can hear more about what times" this morning. i talked about that top health doctors are doing ahead on the "today" show at 7:00 right after officials within the "today ithe bay." administration were warning the

something good and a comforting president from mid-january on smile can make a really big difference in people's lives. about the real threat of this >> yeah, but when those patients pandemic and that it took weeks, pull into the stanford medicine in a sense really more than a month, for president trump to drive-through testing site they're met by a nurse wearing respond. how damaging do you think that is to the president? layers of personal protective equipment. kathy brown johnson >> that is the television show "fox news sunday" hosted by chris wallace, the son of the famous "60 minutes" journalist disposable head shots for nurses. sheabels to mike wallace. the president tweeted chris wallace is a mike wallace apply a new one each time they wannabe. now that was a step too far for swab test for a patient. some conservatives including some at fox news and the many of the patients say it has national review who criticized the president's reaction. expec. been very comforting to see the smiling faces on those pictures. >> it's nice to see. 6:26 for you that morning, next here on "today in the bay" we'll tell you more about the stories we're following if there is new news in that we including one model projects will bring you the updates. california coronavirus deaths will peak this week. you know i update you on twitter a live report on why it may be very often. more complex than that and the follow me on twitter i new numbers showing more californians ignoring shelter at i'm @scottmcgrew. home orders. but first --

>> 6:48 for you. >> and we appreciate all our california's unemployment office is expanding its staff phone first responders, health care workers, our grocery workers, lines and is taking calls monday everybody that's keeping essential businesses going and keeping people healthy and safe. through friday. this comes after dozens of governor gan newsom taking people complained about they've been unable to reach employees to ask questions about the to social media to thank the benefits. the agency received claims. frontline workers along with his family there. we would like to thank them as well. it is amazing the work they're beneficiaries can get up to $450 doing day in and day out. as well as $600 per week through everyone is working a little differently now. the end of july. that $600 is expected to be added to checks beginning this week. we know that medical workers are working on the front lines are doing everything they can to help prevent the spread of covid-19. stanford is now conducting a daily survey to try to pinpoint the geographical areas. joining to us talk about it is the medical director of digital health at stanford dr. lawrence "rusty" hofmann.

thank you for joining us. >> good morning, laura. >> so tell us about this study. it's fascinating how with the data you should be able to pinpoint where you're seeing a surge in these cases. >> exactly. so this is a national effort. i was frustrated by the fact we've only tested less than 1% of the u.s. population, so we needed a different way to approach the problem. if we can find out who is getting sick ten days ahead of time before they show up to my emergency room that would be awesome. it's a daily survey that takes one to two minutes initially. asks your zip code and how so we can still answer your calls. you're feeling and some and we are monitoring our system 24/7 demographic information. to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, on suns quent dates only five or keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. ten seconds to submit. and we're still on the road. working with a team of to decid solving critical issues as they arise. ♪

there are going to be surges. which of the ppe affects health go to xfinity.com/prepare. care workers to prepare them and monitor what's going on with the thank you. shelter in place and then what happens when we lift the shelter in place is there a surge in symptoms. >> once we start to lift that order let's say we see cases in one particular east side of san jose, for example, you could pinpoint the area and shelter a what if your clothes could stay fresh for weeks? now they can! certain group of people even. downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters i wonder if it would work with keep your laundry smelling fresh law enforcement even. >> i think it would help us way longer than detergent alone. understand where there are hot pour a cap of downy unstopables spots way before people actually into your washing machine before each load are sick enough to show up at and enjoy fresher smelling laundry the hospital. for up to 12-weeks. really the key is for everyone this towel has already been used and it still smells fresh. to do what i believe is their civic duty. if you want laundry to smell everyone is asking how can i fresh for weeks make sure you have help a health care worker, this downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. is how you can help them every day to allow us to be prepared for where we're going to need to help you and your loved ones.

the data so far is promising. it's too early for us to say whether may 1st is that date but we asked over 170,000 people more to come on that as we learn more information. respond and that's from facebook posts. my wife and co-workers. good morning. your headlines at 6:3 nearly me how do you sign up for it. where do you find it? >> if you google national survey stanford, it's the first link. so national survey stanford and 558,000 cases of coronavirus and there's a url that i think you 22,000 deaths. we now have the most cases in the world. have on your website on nbc. here in the bay area five >> we're going to do that and i weeks into the shelter at home order illnesses are still will share it with all of our followers. thank you for taking the time to join us. rising, about 5,000 confirmed we know you're busy. cases. be well. >> you, too. thank you, laura. thank you so much for joining thus morning. >> marcus? 6:30. i'm marcus washington. >> 6:52. >> and i'm laura garcia. warriors star steph curry is mike and kari join us as well. thanking frontline workers who i hope you had a wonderful are now helping out in new york. weekend and what's in store for a team of 20 ucsf nurses today, kari? traveled to the big apple. >> it looks pretty good today. they will be working for the we're starting out with clouds

next month at local hospitals as we get a live look in the tri-valley checking out dublin there. >> unbelievable the sense of and the commute through 580. it will start out with some sacrifice and selflessness and cloudy skies here but then we'll see it warming up as the skies you stepping up to the cause to serve people and go above and clear out and temperatures beyond. i just want to say we're thinking about you, praying for reaching into the upper 60s by this afternoon. weeng toit looks like a beautif your health and safety and know that you're doing amading work for the bay area. helping people who need it the most. >> we thank them as well. mike has a look at that morning he wished them the best in the commute. coming weeks. any issues popping up? i love that act of kindness just >> kari, you talked about low clouds but no delays for fog. across the line heading to the places who need it most, kari. sensors are green around the bay. i want to talk about an issue. >> absolutely. b.a.r.t. specifically. that was great. let's get a look at great in oakland if you go to the 12th weather in our forecast today. and 19th straight stations or one big issue is the severe several other stations in san weather outbreak we've seen francisco you might find your across parts of the south and usual entrance closed. b.a.r.t.'s closing a number of the mid-atlantic coast. as we go throughout the day a entrances so they can focus very strong cold front will be their cleaning efforts into a more thorough job on a limited rolling through and with the number of those entrances and clash of the two air masses that's foro violent storms erupting.

we've already seen numerous tornadoes there. that's good news, laura. back to you. elsewhere a big cooldown with talk about focus this morning, mike. the temperatures dropping across the midwest. president trump is setting his focus on when to really reopen the country. he's meeting with his top we are getting into a pattern of economic folks today and "today quiet weather and warmer in the bay's" tracie potts joins temperatures. we're still looking at some dry weather but then by this weekend us live from washington this morning, also practicing the our next chance of rain comes social distancing we've been doing. the country's top health experts back on sunday. we had the whole week of some are cautioning president trump dry weather and warmer with this warning. temperatures. in fact for our inland areas we're heading into the low sets >> reporter: right, they're for today. cautious. he wants to reopen things or and up to 78 degrees on wednesday. we'll cool down a few degrees by begin to reopen business may 1st. that's just in a few weeks. the end of the week and into the health experts are really weekend cooler with more clouds moving in for san francisco. carefully looking at the data to see if we're going to be ready, our temperatures peaking up to if major parts of the country 70 degrees for tomorrow in the will be ready, if this will be city. done in stages which is marcus? happening now, spain is something they're talking about. allowing some nonesense workers that group you mentioned, the new coronavirus task force, to return to the job today. there's one now focusing on health and one focusing on the so far only construction and economy. and some of those health experts factory workers are allowed back.

telling the president that it's millions of masks will be handed not just about when to reopen out at bus and train stations. the number of deaths has ser business but where and also how. passed 1,000. >> central to the success of coming up next for you what some people are paying for breaking that so we stay open is to be able to do early case shelter at home rules. identification, isolation and that's ahead for you that contact tracing. morning here on "today in the and to basically prevent the bay." 6:54. we're all in this fight, all the way. opportunity for community transmission to come back into the system. antibody testing will give us a good idea from a surveillance point of view of how significant the outbreak was. >> reporter: testing a really big part of this because the concern is reopening business and people going out and about in the u.s. or certain parts of it could see a resurgence of this virus once it started to decline. now the stimulus checks, your $1,200 washington is sending to help compensate for the devastating economic impact of

this, for some people they've already received the money over the week. the rest, the government says, the bulk i should say, will be on the way wednesday. if you're on social security your money will be sent out to the end of the month and if the irs does not have your direct deposit information it's going to be the first of may. the irs says by the end of the week you should be able to log on and update your banking information in hopes of getting the money sooner. laura? >> that's right. people have bills to pay out there. tracie, thanks so much. right now the bay area is from the 7,000 cigna clinicians, one confirmed case away from supporting front line doctors and nurses, to everyone staying home to protect others. reaching 5,000 covid-19 cases. find answers to your most pressing questions: sonoma and marin counties are at cigna.com/covid19 reporting new cases. santa clara has the most with 1,600. health leaders now believe

deaths will peak two days from now. thom jensen is live and, tom, if they're right california will see far fewer deaths at its peak than most other states. >> reporter: especially when you look at it per capita, states like new york and louisiana and other states that didn't lock down, didn't put stay-at-home orders in place as soon as possible. this is not the time to let up on those stay at home orders or social distancing rules we've all come to obey, or most of us anyway. some people in some communities may be letting up. this is the worst time to do it. according to the california study, we're hitting our peak on wednesday. there will be an estimated 66 welcome back.

it is 6:57. here are the top stories on "today in the bay" as we have been showing you the latest numbers of coronavirus. word the white house is making a new push for the nation to open for business come may 1st. leaders are trying to caution the president but he is expected to meet later today with his new coronavirus economic task force. coming up in minutes on the "today" show robert redfield will answer questions about the president's plan right after "today in the bay" at 7:00. five weeks since the bay area started sheltering in place. it appears more californians are taking the risk to go outside. in san jose police issue have written dozens to people who just aren't staying home. a lot more space for walkers, joggers and bikers. over the weekend the city closed

off 74 miles of street to help people social distance while getting fresh air. >> i think it's working well. when people get out walking some of us have to move into the street so this makes it a lot safer. >> city leaders aren't ruling out more closures in the coming weeks. >> the best thing is to get out there and get fresh air, of course, social distancing. kari, today is a good day for it? yes, i think people will be trying to get fresh our because our temperatures are warming up. mike, you've been tracking the morning commute. >> not much of a problem. no major problems to slow you down. the easy drive, lighter traffic flow. a steady flow in almost all of our usual spots so keep that in mind. slowing through hayward back to

the san mateo bridge. >> thank you for joining us. we'll be back with more updates coming u for joining uss monday. >> got a funnel cloud in front of me. good morning. breaking overnight. deadly storms. a tornado outbreak on easter sunday leaves a path of destruction through the south. >> look here, y'all. look at these houses. >> at least 18 people killed, more than 1 million without power this morning. thousands forced into crowded shelters still trying to practice social distancing. now 200 million from the midwest to maine face a new risk of severe weather and high winds today. hope on the horizon. >> the models do show we are