capitol hill. who can order the economy to reopen, governors or the president. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live with reaction to president trump's explosive comments. a lot of people have a lot to say about this one, tracie. >> reporter: yeah, we're going to let you hear exactly what he had to say about that, marcus. the president claiming total authority and the constitutional right to tell california and the 49 other states when to open for business. >> the president of the united states calls the shots. >> reporter: president trump says he has the right to decide when to reopen business in every state. >> when somebody is the president of the united states, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. >> total? your authority is total? >> total. it's total. and the governors know that. they will cooperate perfectly. watch. >> reporter: right now ptnered

with their own plan on how and when to ease social distancing. >> california is putting together a bottom up plan, a framework for targeted interventions and easing of restrictions in the state. >> the government doesn't get opened up via twitter. it gets opened up at the state level. we will make decisions based on science. >> reporter: legal experts agree the president has no authority to lift state emergency orders. he's defending how he handled the coronavirus crisis. >> everything we did was right. >> reporter: now millions are without a paycheck waiting for money from washington. >> we expect that over 80 million hard-working americans will get the direct deposit by this wednesday. >> reporter: but the next round of covid-19 funding is in limbo. top democrats are refusing to sign on unless money is set aside for hospitals, state and local governments, food stamps, and in minority owned businesses that have trouble getting

traditional loans. now, speaking of those loans, small business loans, the government says they've approved nearly a million of them, but it's the banks and the lenders that have to write the checks. they have some concerns about how the government approved them. bottom line, it could be june before we know just how much of that money was actually handed out. that's the latest live from the east coast. i'm tracie potts, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, tracie. a lot of small businesses still waiting for that money to come in and also if you are among the 2 million californians that were left unemployed during this covid crisis, your money may be coming your way as well very soon. about a quarter of a million payments should be hitting mailboxes and debit cards as well within the week. state staffers worked throughout the weekend. let's check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning. kris, the stimulus funds went out, too.

>> reporter: yeah, and governor gavin newsom said the state of california was among the first states to try to get that money into the hands of people who are so desperate waiting for that life line. i want to show you what you can expect in terms of financial help at this point. if you filed for unemployment, you can expect your weekly benefit as usual, however, with that $600 weekly boost through the federal c.a.r.e.s. act for the next four months should be coming through. those were processed over the weekend. 224,000 supplemented unemployment benefits started hitting debit cards at the employment offices on sunday. some folks could get checks. in terms of federal stimulus, the maximum benefit of $1,200 for individuals making up to $75,000 a year, married couples, that's up to $150,000 if you file jointly, and $500 per child. you can expect that via direct deposit by wednesday at the earliest.

welfare, social security recipients, you are included even if you were not required to file an income tax return. you'll remember that the benefits are a little different for folks with higher income this is just a baseline. the irs overwhelmed by requests for help set up a new site where you can check when you will get your payment and how much you can can you check that out. irs.gov/coronaviruseconomic impact payment. just go to nbcbayarea.com or find me on twitter. i'm krisnbc. if you are comfortable we would love to hear whether or not you are getting your benefits, how your process has worked. we'd love to continue that conversation on facebook. you can find us there as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." cover up or risk the consequences. new mask requirements are about to go into effect. thom jensen is live in sonoma where starting friday everyone

will have to wear some sort of face covering or, thom, they could face some penalties, fines. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. that's right. beginning friday if you don't have some sort of face covering over your nose and mouth in all of sonoma county you could face not only a fine but a misdemeanor with jail time. i have mine down just for a minute here. this goes into effect friday. you can go without the mask in your own home. in public situations, in any indoor facility besides your own home or at any enclosed open space or outdoors if you're unable to keep distance more than six feet from other people you will have to wear a mask here in sonoma county. santa clara county is scheduled to discuss face coverings covid. with the exception of orange county every large southern california county already has some sort of public face covering requirement in place and you have to wonder when we

do start seeing a loosening of maybe some of these stay-at-home orders, which the governor will talk about and we'll get to that in the next half hour you have to wonder if that might include some sort of face covering as well as we try to get people back to work. we're live in sonoma. thom jensen, "today in the bay." sounds good. we'll check back with you. it is 5:06. a look at the latest bay area numbers with more than 5,200 confirmed cases. sadly 146 people have died. a decision made this week in washington is actually paving the way for california schools to pick up the pace in transitioning to that distance learning that so many kids are having to deal with right now. the department of education approved california's preliminary request to use federal funding for technology purchases and teacher training tied to distance learning. state education leaders now plan

to get public input on how that money should be spent. happening today concord leaders debate to change their own salaries but they're talking about a pay cut not a pay hike. councilmembers may vote to slash their salary by 10%. that's from the ongoing financial challenges the city is now facing due to the pandemic. city executives may have their salaries slashed by 5%. if approved those cuts would save more than $300,000 over the fiscal year. thousands of prison inmates are waking up free this morning. those new details due to a statewide emergency order that, in fact, freed them out just to try to stop the spread of coronavirus in jails andssued t order to free bail and misdemeanor and lower level felony offenders. for alameda county it's amounted to the release of 56 additional inmates. that's on top of the more than

330 that were released last month. santa clara county d.a. tells us they expect between 100 and 200 inmates will be released over the next few days. in san mateo county in the meantime, 130 inmates have been released, and that is thanks in part to jail reduction, the bail bonds, i should say. joining us now to talk more about the impact of all of this is the chief deputy in the d.a.'s office this morning. albert serrato, thank you for joining us this morning. >> it's my let's talk about thi. 130 inmates, we understand that most are misdemeanors? >> yes, and lower level felonies that you mentioned. >> okay, okay. you have great concern with this. >> well, sure. i think what the order did, it was a little bit too broad and did not allow discretion by our individual judges so cases like

elder abuse, for instance, that may be continuing would be eligible for release other than zero bail. >> right. and some of those offenders are we tracking where they go? >> no, there's really no means to do that especially if they're pretrial. people on probation or parole would be a different story this is a bail schedule dealing with pretrial -- >> they're facing, i guess, some of these, going down the pipeline in the future there, and you're going to have tons of backup now because of this. >> as we push this off into the coming months we're going to see increasingly long calendars of cases that have been stacked up for months. >> i would imagine already going through the judicial system can take a long time, can get backlogged. it could go even further, i would imagine, because of this. >> yes.

that is a concern. right now we're not seeing as many cases come in that will mitigate it somewhat. as the shelter in place orders are lifted and people get out and about their business, i think we're going to see an uptick. >> that's interesting to see not as many cases. maybe one silver lining in all of this as well. >> we've seen that in the short run here. >> i wish we had more time but thank you for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure, thank you. 5:10 for you that morning. and time for something good. we're actually seeing acts of kindness everywhere during these tough times, and here is more of that this morning. mountain view police officers handing out much-neeeoe living in rvs. officers gave away 300 masks, nearly 400 hygiene kits and 170 grocery gift cards. now this was all made possible by donations from local nonprofits and churches. everyone lending a helping hand. it's hard for anyone to go out there and find the essentials

that you need. but when you're already facing hard times you can't even go out there to get them. >> you're right. nice to see. >> it is. you know what, it's nice to see meteorologist kari hall working from home for us as well. kari, those numbers down behind you a little low. is that going to change throughout the day, i'm sure? yes, it's going to warm up quite a bit. even look at how cold it is in the north bay as we check out napa starting out at 39 degrees. elsewhere we have some milder air but it's still a chilly start on what will be a very warm day. in fact, our temperatures will reach into the valleys and tomorrow will be the peak of our temperatures. we'll talk more about that, a cooler weekend and a chance of rain coming up in a few minutes. and mike right now tracking the morning commute. how is it looking? >> standard, kari. the new normal almost everywhere around the bay,tracking the lasn northbound 880. it's over on the right side.

so the east bay no longer clear. it's northbound 880 at thornton as a crash is reported. three cars involved from chp's report and i do see some slowing up on the scene. we'll check that as chp gives us an update. no other problems around the bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:12 this morning. when will levi's stadium oregoncal park have another concert? coming up, how long one music expert says you'll have to wait for the next big show. it's going to get a lot easier to get things from amazon as they add workers. i'll tell you all about it coming up. but first, something good to share with you. last night state capitol building in sacramento lit up in blue honoring the health care workers on the frontline. governor newsom re-tweeting out the photo saying in part, quote, your courage, service and sacrifice are all an inspiration to us. and we here at "today in the bay" certainly could not agree more. we'll be right back.

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right now at 5:16 if you're about to step out the door in the east bay, let's check out our temperature trend in concord. it's a chilly start to the day, only some mid-40s but it warms up quickly. the jacket you need this morning will not be needed later on today. we'll talk about some warm weather in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and good morning to you, aa. you know you may have asked your mortgage company to go easy on your mortgage payments or maybe asked your landlord to go easy on your rent. well, you're not alone. tesla is doing the very same

thing, asking its commercial landlords to reduce their rent. this comes just days after furloughing many of its salespeople. "the wall street journal" says tesla asking landlords to give a break on rent at tesla stores where it sells cars. amazon says it will lift some of the restrictions it's placed on nonessential items as it ramps up packaging and delivery. amazon had said it would prioritize certain shipments because it was so overwhelmed. the company has hired and continues to hire tens of thousands of employees. amazon, though, is restricting who can get into their amazon fresh and their whole foods deliveries saying new customers will have to go on a wait list. now if you're a current customer, you already know it's almost impossible to find a shipping date to get groceries delivered. the nasdaq managed to move higher yesterday as governors talked about reopening states at some point.

the reopening process will be slow. in some cases states may have to shut back down if there are second waves of infections. now we're not there yet this is just talk. we start earning season today. we'll learn about how badly companies were hurt by the shutdown. banks in particular. jpmorgan chase reports today, bank of america and citigroup tomorrow. now you've been at home all this time. maybe you're like us and working at home, maybe you're just helping kids learn. what do you do in your free time? maybe you binge watch something. how about you learn something? coming up at 6:15 we'll talk to the ceo of an online learning company about all the opportunities, not just at his company but all over the internet. learn something. marcus and laura, when our grandchildren ask us, you were locked up in your house for one month, three months, six months, who knows how long, what did you do? we can say, i binge watched "dexter" or i learned italian. one of the two.

>> you know what's funny, though, i still don't have free time. i'm so busy with -- >> i feel the same way. >> with triplets, yeah. >> really i think i've started watching a couple shows and only a couple episodes in. >> it's tough out there. >> thanks. >> thanks, scott. ♪ you know what, take a listen here, we all love a good concert but don't expect the music to come back too soon at least not at bay area concert venues and forget seeing large sporting events. one expert tells "the mercury news" they do not expect those kinds of large gatherings to return anytime before >> that's a bummer, right? >> i have some tickets to a concert in the fall. i guess that might not be happening now. >> janet jackson maybe? >> how did you know?

>> is it really? >> it is. she'll be at s.a.p. center, yeah. >> no, she won't. nor will you. 5:19 this morning. you know what, a lot of things people are dealing with but something great to tell you about is a concert, well, a nice cold one. how about that. that's just what one 98-year-old woman in pennsylvania was hoping for. >> that's right. she was just ordering a cold one and it went viral. take a look at this. her plea for more beer quickly went viral after she held up a vine in the home. she shelters in place. the company posting these photos on twitter saying the company dropped off several cases of coors light right to her doorstep there. that's service. >> when i saw that, and she

doesn't live here so she won't see this or hear this, my aunt loves beer. so when she gets 98 if this happens again i could see her doing that. >> yeah, no kidding. >> she loves her beer. >> she can have whatever she wants at 98. >> absolutely. >> maybe that's the secret. >> hey, you know what, we may have found it. >> they actually do think people are consuming more alcohol these days because they're staying in. >> they are saying that, yeah. >> i have my little cup of coffee. how about you. >> i have nothing. >> my little protein shake. >> there you go. >> i start out with coffee and a srt out with a look at the forecast this morning as we check out the weather across the country. i've been watching this because we know we have that big severe weather outbreak across parts of the midwest and the south due to

the strong cold front sweeping through and now we can see the temperatures behind that front and at least the severe weather threat is gone for all of our friends in the south, but look at how much colder it will be and still we can see that front sweeping its way across florida so the temperature there near record highs reaching 97 degrees today. meanwhile in detroit it will stay in the 30s all throughout the day. you can see the wide range in temperatures. for us it's going to be a really nice day as we reach into the upper 70s for most of the south bay, east bay and inland north bay. over the next several days we'll see some cooler air starting in come in by the end of the week after a warm start to the week. this weekend we'll see an approaching storm system that will bring in a chance of some showers by late sunday into monday. this storm system looks like it will be falling apart as it approaches. not a high chance of rain. we are going to see some dry weather and some warm temperatures for today,

tomorrow. thursday is also looking fairly mile. then the weekend as it gets here some of our warmest inland spots will only reach into the mid-60s with some more clouds. i'll be watching that for you and, mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it looking for those essential workers this morning? >> overall very calm. i have a note as we look at the map. if you're traveling on the nimitz heading through fremont, check this out. we do have a crash and, in fact, we do technically have a traffic alert issued by chp. only one lane open. it doesn't sound like alerts for the actual issue as far as the injuries because there aren't any major injuries reported, but we do have a lot of slowing right as you get up on the scene. you can get off and go surface surface streets. i would stick it out for a few minutes. i think they'll open lanes pretty quickly. we'll track that. back to you.

5:23 and what some floridians accuse the governor there of not telling them as the number of cases continues to grow. but first, something good to share with you. this sign thanking health care workers on the lawn in front of stanford valley care over in livermore. if you have something good to share with us, be sure to tweet nbc bay area using the #something good. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back, everyone. florida's governor is under fire for not releasing data about nursing homes in the state. governor desantis and florida's surgeon general are not disclosing which nursing homes have had positive tests when it comes to coronavirus. "the miami herald" and other news organizations are now suing just to get that information. the mayor of los angeles is talking about the peak in deaths expected for the state this week and how this may just be a wave. >> we know that we should prepare now for a second and even third spike of covid-19. history teaches that. we should all be prepared even as we come out that we'll probably have to go back in once or two times more. >> as we've been reporting models in california deaths tomorrow. mayor eric garcetti is urging all californians to keep following social distancing and

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suppression, and ultimately herd immunity, vaccine. good morning. your headlines right now at 5:30. happening today governor newsom says he will lay out the plan for firing up the economy and getting californians back to work. >> there are now more than 5,200 cases of covid-19 right here in the bay area. 146 people have died so far. and starting friday people in sonoma county will be required to cover their faces while running essential errands. it's the first bay area county to make that move following in los angeles' footsteps. a very good morning to you and thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington here in the studio. mike, laura and kari working from home. mike will watch the roads for us and will let us know if there's any major pop-ups to know about. first i want to start with meteorologist kari hall this tuesday morning. the sight behind you is beautiful. >> we have a lot of sunshine in our forecast. it's going to be a really nice

day. it does start out cool. we've seen upper 30s and low 40s. we'll get a lock at micro climates mike, you're watching the roads. how does it look for the morning commute? >> we'll get to that morning commute in a little bit. first some big news that's going to come from governor gavin newsom today in regards to businesses starting to reopen again. thom, the governor is working in conjunction with, what, oregon and washington on this one? >> reporter: with two other states, you're right. so all of the states on the west coast, this would be a plan that he's going to talk about at 10:00 this morning and you teased just a minute ago wearing face coverings, that's going to

happen in sonoma later this week and we might see face covering in the governor's plan as he moves forward with governors from oregon and washington as well on plans to loosen some of the stay-at-home orders. we might see some of that mixed in. more face coverings, more social distancing and other rules as well as loosening up some of the stay-at-home orders. we just don't know what to expect from the governor. he didn't release any details other than saying that this would be an incremental loosening of the stay-at-home order. later on monday when questioned about who has the power to reopen businesses president trump said he had ultimate authority. >> the president of the united states has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do which is very powerful. the president of the united states calls the shots. >> ultimately advancing the cause that unites all of us, and that is the cause of reopening our economy and doing so in a

safe and strategic and responsible way. >> reporter: the president and governor newsom have had a surprisingly cordial and mutually reciprocal relationship sharing resources and avoiding criticism. everyone eager to hear, though, exactly what governor newsom and the governors of oregon and washington plan to release later this morning and what that will mean for all of society whether that will mean the streets of sonoma, the business of sonoma will be back alive again and how that will look and especially what that schedule is going to be, when we can expect some of the loosening. we're live in sonoma. thom jensen, "today in the bay." looking forward to that, thom, thank you. big changes today for people who want to be tested in the east bay for coronavirus, the testing site at the fire station in hayward has been proved. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at cal state east bay with the changes being made so, bob, talk to us about the reason behind this move.

>> reporter: marcus, the city of hayward has moved its covid-19 testing site to parking lot "a" behind me at cal state east bay. they want to better manage the number of people seeking tests and there's more parking here compared to the original case you see on your tv screen. the test site runs from 9:00 until 6:00 tuesday through sunday. you don't need a doctor's referral for a free test but you do need to be showing symptoms of coronavirus, like a fever of 101.4. the city has tested more than 2,000 people. these are numbers as of april 7th of last week. they have tested 2,000 people for the infection, and of those roughly 2,000 people 226 have been found positive, tested positive for coronavirus. again, those are numbers as of last week, april 7th. and yesterday in sacramento governor gavin newsom pushed for a new antibody test that will determine if somebody has already had covid-19.

he said that test will be fundamental in getting californians back to work. the idea being if you've had covid-19, you might be immune and able to return to your job without getting sick. reporting live here in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." thanks, bob. you know what, you will soon be able to find the testing locations on apple maps. the tech giant is allowing hospitals and other businesses to submit an application for their specific testing location. once the location is approved it will appear right there on your apple maps in the coming weeks. let's take a live look for you right now at sfo where contracted airport workers across the state today plan to urge the airlines to accept $25 billion in federal stimulus money. so the deal also requires airlines to not furlough or even cut worker pay rates andtrgs attached including repaying part of that money they receive and ensuring the airlines don't back out of deals with u.s. airports.

now to something good for you on this tuesday morning. they are all pitching in to try to make a difference. what they're doing is actually making hand sanitizers. several have pitched in to make over 400 gallons of it. the students have been using a teaching lab just to get the work done. they say they were inspired to help out after finding that several staff members at san francisco county jail had tested positive for the virus last month. >> it didn't take long for us to realize there is something deemly deem deeply unfair, that there were many thousands of people living in the streets cramped in shelters working in health care facilities who did not have access to it. >> well, they do now. this is great. the volunteers have been distributing that free hand sanitizer to homeless shelters, senior centers, health care centers as well as jails. nice little effort there. >> absolutely.

5:37 for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that forecast for us. i know for a lot of people stepping outside just to get some fresh air is really important while you're inside during the shelter at home. how about the weather today, is it going to cooperate with allowing fresh air as you step outside? >> absolutely. it's going to be another beautiful day, very therapeutic as well. as we head to dublin we're starting out with cool temperatures. you do need a heavier jacket for the start of the day. we're dipping down to about 43 degrees around sun rise but then quickly warming up as we go into the rest of the day as we reach into the mid-70s here. in fact, for all of our micro climates we're five to ten degrees above normal near record highs in parts of the north bay where we reach into the upper 70s and for san francisco we're going to see a high today of about 67. san jose reaching 75. so really nice weather again today and warm tomorrow. we'll talk about a cooldown in the forecast and, mike, you've been doing a little something

new called our new normal. what's today? that's right. absolutely, kari. well, today we have both the new and the normal. normally i'm following the traffic gig andmy shoulder. one crash north 880 at thornton. you see slowing up to the scene. so i have my eyes on that but they still have a lane to get by. let's get to the new normal as well. we're all trying to find other than traffic volume we have very light volume, ways to get out there when we're not allowed to get out there. of course we want to make sure everybody's safety is of prime concern. we have virtual nature walks today. you're looking at a ranger who found a little frog to show folks over there. about 50 people, in fact, i joined with them on friday on a virtual nature walk. the hand you're seeing is from richard, mr. richard, and he's a certified naturalist and takes us out on nature walks zoom

style so we can actually talk back and forth with him and explain the animals he sees. this one was off coyote creek. he has a number of other walks. they're free for nonprofit saved by nature.org, one today, tomorrow, plenty of opportunities, guys. a great option for everybody to get out there. i home you continue to send me those ideas of what you can do to bring a little normal into your new life or what the new normal is for all of us like sitting here in boxes apart and yet together. i'm still happy we get to hear each other and talk to each other. >> thank goodness we live in a time where we're able to actually do this and connect with people online. remember the old days when the internet didn't exist? >> yeahok, no nothing. >> right. just getting the information out even. >> pad and paper. >> this is true and your phone charged you by the minute. remember that?

thanks, mike. contra costa county leaders have a vision for california's presidential election. up next what they're expected to ask the governor today. you heard it just a couple seconds ago. the president says heasabsolute authority. you know who might be able to figure that out for us is the u.s. constitution. we'll take a look. >> but first something good to share with you. check out this letter a sixth grader who lives in watsonville sent to local health care workers. she wrote, quote, it must be hard to put your life on the line, so thank you. you're braver than you think, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. so is she. our "today in the bay" team cannot thank all those first responders enough. a lot more news ahead. 5:41.

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to thrive. right now at 5:44 you're going to notice a big change in temperatures if you drive from napa to san francisco. it's 36 degrees in ma napa and in the city. we'll get a look at our micro climates and talk about a much warmer day ahead coming up in a few minutes. thanks so much, kari. it's 5:44 right now and new this morning the search is on for a drive-by shooter in contra costa county. it happened in brentwood before 10:30 last night near walnut boulevard. police say the shooter pulled up next to the victim and sprayed

him with bullets. the man was able to drive home and call 911. he was eventually located and then airlifted to the hospital. well, good new detail for you that morning about a report we want to tell you about. so an east bay law maker who contracted pneumonia last month, family members say representative mark desaulnier is now out of incensive care. this all sprang not from the coronavirus but from a fall he had while running where he injured his ribs. for a time he was in extremely critical condition. his family says he still has more recovery ahead in the hospital. and decision 2020 and former vice president joe biden is the projected winner in wisconsin's democratic primary. >> that's right. as you'll recall wisconsin held its primary despite all the coronavirus warnings to shelter in place. with more than 20% of the votes in biden has a commanding lead over senator bernie sanders, 65% to 29%.

sanders has since suspended his campaign and actually yesterday endorsed biden. >> leaders are debating the idea of an all mail-in ballot. supervisors are looking into their own plan and today contra costa county supervisors will debate requesting an order from governor newsom for the election to be mailed in statewide. up to this point the governor isn't tipping his hand but it's also likely to be for debate soon in the state legislature. election volunteers are typically seniors who are most at risk of contracting the coronavirus. the president says he has total authority and absolute power telling states what to do. >> scott mcgrew, that's completely incorrect? it is entirely incorrect. good morning, marcus. this is exactly what the framers of the constitution were afraid of and why they wrote the document the way they did. president trump specifically

talking about opening up the economy telling states to open up their stay-at-home orders. he says he has that power. he does not. >> the federal government has absolute power. it has the power as to whether or not i'll use that power, we'll see. i would rather -- i would rather work with the states because i like going down to a local government. >> now there are a number of places where the constitution limits the president's power and the power of the federal government. the one you probably remember from civics class is this one, the 10th amendment that says if the power is not listed in this document it belongs to the states. now declaring absolute power and later he would say total authority was so startling, one reporter simply asked, who told you that you had that power? >> you said when someone is president of the united states

their authority is total. that is not true. who told you that? >> you know what we're going to do? we're going to write up papers on this. it's not going to be necessary because the governors need us one way or the other because ultimately it comes with the federal government. that being said, we're getting along very well with the governors, and i feel very certain that there won't be a problem. please, go ahead. >> has any governor agreed you have the authority to decide when their state -- >> i haven't asked anybody because, you know why, i don't have to. >> who told you the president has the total authority? >> enough, please. >> the leader of a democracy announcing at a press conference that he has total authority and supreme power is going to lead the news. so lost in this, buried, is a huge victory you should know about that not a single american has gone without a ventilator. anyone who needs one got one. remember this was what we were afraid of, people would go

without. it's a huge accomplishment. >> no one who has required a ventilator has been denied a ventilator in the united states of america. >> extraordinary accomplishment. we're going to blog more about that, talk more about that on twitter. you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> we're thankful for that and those on the front lines. three southern california churches are actually planning on suing. they're saying their first amendment rights were violated. the churches want to keep their doors open during the pandemic citing freedom of religion and assembly. they are seeking an injunction against both statewide and county orders. attorney general xavier becerra is named in that suit. the governor's office so far is not commenting on them suing the governor as well. 5:49. and new for you that morning two

more sailors aboard the mercy hospital ship have covid. over the past seven -- the past seven weeks the mercury crew members have tested positive, though it was hoped that the ship would remain sterile. this is to treat non-coronavirus patients. this is something good from actor john krasinski. he's been doing that web show called some good news. take a listen. >> the red sox are going to donate four tickets for life. >> what? >> what? this is a big surprise for health care workers in his hometown of boston. boston red sox gave everyone at a local hospital there tickets for life. isn't that cool? krasinski took the workers to fenway park where they got to

throw out what would have been the first pitch of the major league baseball season and then the entire red sox team, of course, they clapped in appreciation for all of those health care workers out there. what a treat for them. >> it is. >> i guess when come back. >> this well-deserved gift that is. 5:51 this morning. meteorologist kari hall working at home for us. kari, we start the morning with cooler temperatures, some would say. how will it shape up today? it's going to be a really nice afternoon. and so we started out with cool mornings and mostly dry conditions, but then as we go into the day all of that sunshine warms us up. let's get a look live in san francisco as you get ready to head out, a lot of clouds right now. we'll see a mostly sunny sky today. let's head down the peninsula, down to mountain view. we'll see our temperatures in the mid-70s at 3:00. if you're thinking of something to do today to enjoy that

sunshine, maybe just grilling in the backyard, having dinner outside, we'll see temperatures in the mid-70s with a breezy wind and it will be a little bit warmer for all of our micro climates as we reach up to 79 degrees and antioch and the north bay will see some very warm weather about five to ten degrees above where we should be for this time in april. and then as we go into the next several days we're going to continue on with some warm weather for now but then going into the weekend some cooler air will start to push in. also a chance of some showers as we go toward late sunday into monday. as of right now looks like the storm system will continue to weaken as it moves in but it will bring in some cooler air along with some more clouds. so we are warm today. tomorrow near some record highs in a few spots. but then look at what happens as we go into the rest of the week. we're going to cool down into the mid-60s. some showers possible once again by the end of the weekend. in san francisco we'll see the highs reaching into the upper

60s for today, but cooler the rest of the week. mike, you've been watching the roads. any new reports popping up? the good news is the crash i've been following, the traffic alert in fremont has cleared from that status. let's get you out to the maps and we're looking at a smooth drive all over the bay. north 880 stillred heading up to thornton that will ripple back. so that crash did clear without any major injuries approaching thornton avenue and the rest of the bay heading up north to oakland is a smooth flow of traffic. the traffic alert in fremont has cleared. a little slowing up to thornton for the next few minutes. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. happening now -- >> 5:53. >> happening now for you companies and the government agencies across the country are scrambling to figure out how to stop so-called zoom bombers from breaking into their meetings. last night someone zoom bombed the palo alto city council

meeting. councilmembers were talking about environmental goals last night when someone started yelling profanities and racist comments before his mic was cut. so-called zoom bombings have been happening across the country. earlier this month a meeting was targeted with a hacker putting up x-rated images on the screen. 5:54 right now. up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: your car is parked, now insurance companies are offering credit. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll explain how much and how to try to get even more back. everyone is working a little differently now.

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you know me, marcus, always looking for the silver lining. you might get a break on your car insurance thanks to the covid virus. >> insurance commissioner just ordered companies to refund families some of their premiums. so you're probably asking how much are we talking about here? let's turn to chris chmura for those answers. >> reporter: good morning. how much you're going to get back is going to vary by company. the insurance commissioner has given companies latitude to recalculate your rebate. last week state farm voluntarily took action and said on average most customers will see a 25% credit. usaa sai it's offering 20%. the same for aaa. nationwide $50 flat which is about a 15% reduction. the insurance companies say the

refunds are automatic. you don't need to do anything here, but maybe you should. if you feel you're due a deeper discount, we found an opportunity to negotiate inside the insurance commissioner's order. here is what it says. the insurance company shall offer each insured, that's you, the opportunity to provide their individual, actual or estimated experience. for car insurance that includes an invitation to provide updated mileage estimates. so basically you have to show them how much you're parked, what your real mileage is. our team tackles insurance disputes all the time. if your case is stalled, maybe we can help. go to nbcbayarea.com then click responds from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. and a good morning to you and welcome to our third hour of "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. here is a look at your headlines at 6:00. the president versus governors, a dispute is brewing over who

holds the power to lift the coronavirus shutdown. this as governor gavin newsom moves forward witho. there are almost 22,000 deaths. and today hayward's free testing center is moving to a new and larger site at cal state east bay. the city says that it provides more space for parking and to manage the growing number of people seeking the test. more of these headlines ahead for you this morning. we thank you for joining us here on "today in the bay." the whole gang is here this morning keeping us up to date on what's going on. mike will have a look at the commute and if anything happens throughout the morning he'll let us know. first we want to start with meteorologist kari hall working from home as well this morning. kari, starting out nice and cool but will shape up to be a nice one today. we will see a wide range from the way we start the day to the way it ends. now we are going to see in san jose our temperatures in the upper 40s as you get ready to

head out the door, but we'll be well above normal for an afternoon high as we continue to make it into the upper 60s by early this afternoon. eventually we'll see a high of about 75 degrees toy. we'll talk about a weekend cooldown and our next chance of rain coming up in a few minutes. marcus? >> thanks, kari. as californians await word from governor newsom about reopening for business there's a battle brewing this morning on capitol hill. who can order the economy to reopen? governors or the president? "today in the bay's" tracie potts live for us right outside of washington with reaction to president trump's explosive comments. tracie? >> reporter: hi there. good morning. what the president said had some people kind of doing a double take here. bottom line the president did not want to get involved in shutting down business across the nation, but now says he has a constitutional right to