money might have landed there anyway. we're going to get more of these questions and will try to answer them. submit yours at nbcbayarea.com. just tap responds in the main menu. good morning to you. your headlines right now at 6:00. breaking news, new hope in the fight against coronavirus. there are reports a drug company is making major progress in its treatment for covid-19, and that has the markets bullish. we'll have a live report in moments. and the big picture across the country this hour here in the u.s. the number of coronavirus cases is now nearing 700,000. nearly 33,000 people have died but some promising news the curve seems to be on the down swing across the country. and thank you for joining us this morning here on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we made it to friday. now just have to make it through. vianey is in for kari this morning. how are we looking?

good morning. looking a little cloudy and comfortable. i'm going to put comfortable in there. i am tracking a couple changes. we'll remain in the 50s through about 10:00 a.m. by 11:00 a.m. we'll warm up into the 60s. today we'll top out in the upper 60s for san jose which two days ago we hit the 80s so that cooldown will be noticeable especially for inland areas and we're tracking some shower activity. i'll have details on that coming up shortly. back to marcus. breaking news for you right now on the fight against the coronavirus. this morning there's word one compy i covid-19. "today in the bay's" tracy poie potts is live from her home. the markets are responding. >> reporter: they are responding, marcus this is a company called gilead testing a

drug called remdesivir. early results from the trial, 125 people, most of them severely ill with covid-19 and based on the early trial results it looks like most of those people were able to get out of the hospital in a week or less. the vast majority recovered and recovered quickly. yes, the markets are responding. the company's stock is up 16%. futures are up. at one point more than 700 points. promising news. >> three phases in restoring -- >> reporter: ready for a reboot. >> we are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time. >> reporter: president trump says 29 states are ready to start reopening, some before may 1st. his three phase plan, a gradual

return to work and public life with social distancing and schools still closed. high-risk individuals stay home. then, resume nonessential travel, open schools and ease restrictions on restaurants, sports, and large gatherings. finally, back to normal life with caution. minimizing crowds with the focus on hygiene. democrats argue the plan needs much more detail about. >> testing, testing, testing. >> we need several million tests a day. >> reporter: states would begin when coronavirus cases have dropped for 14 days. >> if they need to remain closed we will allow them to do that. >> reporter: with jobless claims topping 22 million this month, americans are protesting, eager to get back to work. >> i honestly don't know when that check will be coming. >> reporter: the federal government has run out of money for small business loans. democrats are blocking efforts to add more. >> we want to make sure if we're

going to allocate a substantial amount of taxpayer dollars an additional $250 billion actually gets to the people who need it the most. >> reporter: a stalemate on capitol hill as america prepares to open for business. tracie potts, nbc news. in just a few hours nurses throughout the state and the bay area will protest for better protection in the fight against covid-19. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell this morning live from his home. bob, governor newsom says help is on the way. >> reporter: correct, laura, but many nurses say that help is not coming soon enough n. a few hours these nurses statewide will be protesting for more perm protection equipment and staffing. they want it now. we've heard stories of nurses having to wear the same n95 facemask for an entire shift at the hospital. that's how bad the shortage is.

they can't change out each time they intervene with a new patient. in an interview to be broadcast later today with ellen degeneres governor newsom acknowledges the shortages and says he's inked a deal to procure 200 million n95 masks per month. >> rather than waiting around for the national stockpile to arrive or pointing fingers of what we could have or should have received we decided to procure contracts using the nation state status of california and committing over a billion and a half dollars to that cause. we haven't yet seen the benefit of those efforts. we're expecting within a few weeks to start seeing those first flights, those first deliveries. i'm not holding my breath. we have backups to those backups. it is an effort to do something that can address not only the short-term needs but provide resources so that we can meet this moment through the summer and into the early part of next year.

>> reporter: you can watch the governor's full interview on "ellen" at 4:00 here on nbc bay area. coming up in a half hour at 6:30, the governor gives us an idea what the new normal could look like once the state starts easing some of the stay-at-home restrictions. reporting live in the east bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." all right, thank you very much, bob. so two different south bay communities are getting ready to honor health care workers on the frontline of this covid-19 fight. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning live in san jose to show us what is planned for today. i love to see these signs of appreciation. everyone is so thankful. it's a great way to show it. >> reporter: it's absolutely a great way to show it and it's sweet because it's coming from first responders for the health care workers. they usually work so closely together but now they're keeping each other at a distanc to show folks here at good samaritan and

o'connor hospital can expect later this morning. this is what happened at valley medical center earlier this week as health care workers finished their night shift and headed home for the day. firefighters, police, sheriff's deputies from around santa clara county gathered and lined the roadway between the emergency room and the parking garage. they gave applause and cheers and the flashing lights were there, too. even with their masks on we could tell those health care workers were emotional. we saw some tears there. today the same thing will happen here at good samaritan and o'connor hospitals in san jose and at st. louise in gilroy to show while we can't seep the hard work they're doing we all are grateful. >> we're often used to being able to go into the hospital to physically thank our doctors and nurses and everyone that works there, but despite the fact that we're at a distance, wean them e

still one team and we're still here to support them. >> reporter: that's from santa clara county fire department. now while the hope is to show appreciation for the health care workers here and at the other hospitals and the santa clara county fire is asking the public to do this from a distance, to watch this show from afar because the last thing anyone wants is for a spread of the coronavirus. so the show of appreciation here at good samaritan at 7:00 this morning. down in gilroy that's at 6:30. over at o'connor hospital at 6:15. it should be something to see. we will bring you those sweet pictures later this morning. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i love it. it's so nice to highlight the good stories amidst everything we've been going through. a church pastor is being krilt e

cited for holding services. there was a complaint people were gathering in north richmond. when they arrived police say they saw 40 people inside. no one was wearing masks or even practicing social distancing. deputies say the pastor was uncooperative and refused to talk to them. >> at any type of gathering like this is not considered an essential business and there are alternatives to showing up in person to worship. >> we have reached out to the pastor but our calls have not been returned. the number of unemployment claims across the state is growing very quickly. a historic 2.7 million claims processed so far. many are reporting issues when it comes to signing up for benefits. to help california's employment development department is launching a secondary call center on monday. it will operate seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. the new call center is not to file claims but rather just to answer your questions.

all right. now it's time for something good. dozens of students in san diego county all got together virtually, digitally, to sing a little something for our frontline health care workers. ♪ what the world needs now is love sweet love ♪ ♪ it's the only thing too littl >> i love that. ♪ what the world needs now many of the kids have parents who are doctors, nurses, health care workers. a lovely song and also some messages of love throughout and just a beautiful sign of hope and love there. vianey arana -- >> i just love children's voices. so cute. >> they are cute. if i could sing a song to you, vianey, about this weather, i don't know, a lovely day? >> lovely day. ♪ >> yeah, if you like cooler temperatures. >> i don't mind them. >> it would be lovely. >> yeah, right.

and i know a lot of people have a love/hate relationship with the rain here in california, but any sort of rain that can help continue to put a depdrought mo fantastic. right to your daytime highs. we do have several low-pressure systems churning just off the coast and we're going to see a spotty chance of shower activity down through portions of the inland area and southern california. but a quick reminder there's still that beach hazard statement that is in effect through tonight. so stay away from the coast. mike, how is it going? >> well, around the peninsula it's not going so well. everything else is fine. the maps will show you green sensors as we zoom in to burlingame northbound 101. we have this alert. this is your second alert of the morning, this time heading up to sfo. a crash is blocking your three lanes up there. you still have a couple to get by. a big distraction and big backup from peninsula avenue. you can exit and get over to el camino or stick it out. we have a couple lanes open and

the east bay there's some slowing in oakland. i will check it out and let you know. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up here on "today in the bay," just how many people are working from home and what's the favorite part? we'll tell you about it coming up. historians are already documenting the great pandemic of 2020, and they want your contribution. let's take you out to the futures. you heard tracie talk about the stock market and gilead. we'll talk more about that in business.

good morning. it is 6:14. about to be 6:15. we are going to catch a break from the warm er temperatures earlier this week. more coming up. and a very good morning. a very good friday to you as well. mark responding very positively to that news tracie told but, a drug coming out of gilead, a small study only on the very sick. it is showing enormous promise for people on ventilators, on those invasive ventilators, actually coming off the invasive ventilators well. let's take a look at the futures.

up better than 2.5%. somebody who knows the sick very well is dr. robert mittendorff an e.r. physician. good morning. you're working part time as an emergency room physician. take me inside an e.r. draw me a picture of what that looks like. >> well, thank you, scott, for the invitation this morning, and i'm happy to do that. life has definitely changed in the e.r. the last couple months in the couple shifts i've worked we've seen an uptick in the number of patients with respiratory complaints and covid-19 patients. at the same time we're still treating patients with stroke and heart attack and challenges that may require an operation. the good news is i think those are all being done safely and effectively here in the bay area. i think when i enter a shift i'm now wearing a mask the entire shift. i am donning ppe going in and out of rooms which is a

different kind of practice than we're used to for every patient. it's becoming the new normal and we're getting used to. i am optimistic the work that's been done and the time that we've been given with these policies, we've been given time to prepare. i don't feel as anxious as we could have been at this time if we hadn't been doing some of the things we've been doing. >> i'm getting that same feeling as well. of course you would know best. our lives intersect because you're in venture capital on sand hill road. i imagine being a doctor makes you a better medical investor. anything about being in business that makes you a better doctor? >> that's a venture mind-set, when i put my hat on as a venture capitalist i think how can we innovate, improve whatever process or market we're looking at and bring that innovation mind-set into my practice as a physician is very

helpful. it's been helpful since i was a medical student. so when i'm practicing i'm constantly thinking about how could this be better? how could this be better for this patient in terms of a patient work flow or that patient journey? is there a drug or device we're missing for this patient? and that reamly helps me to think through whether it's worth advocating for change on the hospital or health care delivery side that can really improve things. >> robert, i want a five word answer out of you this one, as a venture capitalist, silicon valley was an incredibly strong economy. are we going to be okay? >> absolutely. i've been amazingly impressed by the mission driven silicon valley approach to solving covid-19. i think we are, yes. i'm optimistic. >> all right. robert, thanks for being with us this morning. now on a lighter note, marcus and laura, there's this push by

historians to get ready to put covid-19 into history. it's not behind us yet. not by any stretch of the imagination. we need to continue to work hard to fight the pandemic but they're working on documenting the pandemic. there's a website where you can offer your own document and photos and videos and what not so our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren will know what it was like during the great pandemic of 2020. i think that's a really cool idea. >> exactly because we want those future generations. >> thanks, scott. 6:19 this morning. two-thirds of employees are working remotely at least part of the week according to a new survey from clutch. 44% say it's five or more days a week. not having a commute, employees say the favorite part. employees also enjoy a more flexible schedule. difficulty collaborating is

employees' least favorite part of working remotely. >> we found a way to do that. >> we do. it's become easy for us. >> let's hope it's not forever normal. i do miss seeing you in person. >> i second that. something else to make you all smile this morning, high schoolers across the country, they have a reason to dance this morning. >> there you go. tonight john krasinski is hosting a virtual prom for all those students missing out on the big event this year. >> i'm hosting thisday night. >> "the office" star has promised to deejay the event for his new talk show series some good news. he posted a picture of himself and his own high school prom on instagram along with that announcement. the seniors are missing out on a lot. we're inviting them to post

their pictures as well on our facebook pages. >> we want to share them, start a new tradition here. >> there you go. great grads. >> 6:20 for you that morning. vianey, a nice time to take pictures with your phone, senior year at home in the quarantine. >> home photo shoot. i'm sure that's a trend on tiktok. i wouldn't doubt it. share them with us. if you have a great shot what it looks like outside right now, show us that, too. even though it's cloudy, we enjoy seeing your photos. tag me. your micro climate highs for today even cooler than yesterday. yes, we saw some 70s in the forecast but today we'll be in the 60s to the south bay. 65 degrees in morgan hill. 67 for san creek, 67. concord will reach the 70s. redwood city, 64 for the peninsula and in through san francisco mid-60s, low 60s at the embarcadero.

novato, 66. santa rosa, 65. so what's on tap? we're tracking the chance of seeing some isolated showers. we have a couple low-pressure systems churning just off the coast. one right now impacting southern california and central california. we could see a chance of some spotty showers. and then on sunday late rain moves in into monday morning. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. 6:22 for you right now. i want to you grab your tissue because you're going to need it. we'll show you that special moment to get the friday started. a mother gets to hold her newborn for the first time this is after she beat covid-19. but first, we're going to salute our great grads. we were mentioning this. if you know of a graduating in 2020, we want to honor them on nbc bay area's "today in the bay." post on our facebook pages and we'll help honor them on air. first let's salute maddie dutra class of 2020.

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>> started telling him what a great dad he was, what an amazing grandfather he was. and thanking him for the foundation of faith he had built in her life and it was the last time he opened his eyes was when he heard his daughter's voice. >> nurse tab that kentner wanted the family to know the veteran was not alone in his last moments. this morning we honor him. he served his country proudly. a hero right up until the very end. such a hard thing about it where these people have to die alone. >> it is a tough situation for us. we want to give you something to smile about this morning. there is some glimmer of hope to share with you this morning. this is coming from new york. >> check out this video from a new york hospital. a mom who recovered from covid-19 was able to meet her newborn baby for the very first

time and hold that little bundle of joy. the emotional moment you see the doctors and nurses cheering her on. very nice. >> i love that. 6:26 this morning. coming up next the stories we're following today. ellen goes one-on-one with governor newsom. >> stay home and watch "ellen." that's the way -- >> that's right. and the day drinking, we'll leave that aside. >> certainly so because it wasn't just all fun and games. up next what the governor is saying about the 200 million masks he promised california. plus, face covering rules go into effect in sonoma county today. a live report on when and where people should cover up and the fines you could pay for breaking those rules. plus, honoring frontline health care workers in the south bay. everyone is working a little differently now.

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6:30 on this friday morning. we are watching the markets as expected to bounce back today in the hopes of covid-19 treatment. taking a look the dow is up 611 points right now. earlier the dow was up 700 points. a lot of the market's gains are because of reports a foster city drug company gilead making major progress in its treatment for covid-19. phase three of the drug trial the university of chicago found most of its 125 patients had

rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms and were discharged in less than a week. gilead plans to enroll 4,000 people in the clinical trials. >> meantime, a bay area look at the coronavirus cases. sonoma county added nine new cases yesterday bringing the total to 172. san mateo county jumped by 30 cases. so far 28 people have died in that county. san francisco and santa clara counties both have more than 1,000 cases. and a good morning to everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia reporting from home along with mike and vianey who is in for kari this morning. how are we looking? good morning. looking a little gray when it comes to the skies but i hope that doesn't put a damper on your day. i still want you to have a good friday. we are tracking isolated showers. a look over san francisco. a look at your daytime highs. we'll be cooler today. 67 degrees for san jose. 70 degrees for concord.

san francisco, 60. more rain on the wayermuch, via. new this morning governor gavin newsom is giving us a better idea of what our new normal might look like when california starts to ease up on the stay-at-home order. he's also talking about it on "ellen" today. we'll check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell this morning. the governor hasn't said exactly when this will happen, though. >> reporter: correct, laura, no. governor gavin newsom has not set a date, a deadline when we could see an easing of the reopening of nonessential businesses. he said six criteria have to be met before we can even start seeing some sort of loosening of those standards. we're talking about criteria with regards to testing, tracking, tracing, isolation, quarantine, and anything that has to do with vulnerable populations. those are criteria just in order for us to see a partial reopening of society.

yesterday the governor spoke with ellen degeneres in an interview that will broadcast later today. newsom does not expect a full reopening of the state until we have immunity or a vaccine. until then here is what he thinks a new normal will look like. >> every establishment you go to you've got a mask on, you have temperature is taken. when you walk into that establishment, it has half the number of aisles that it used to have. if it's a restaurant or a bar, half as many seats than it used to have. your waiter may come over with gloves. you may have a menu that's disposable. there is nothing normal about that until we get the kind of therapeutics and ultimately get for the herd immunity. >> reporter: you can watch that full interview with governor gavin newsom on the "ellen" tv show at 4:00 here on nbc bay area. reporting live here in the east bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, bob, thank you.

something happening good for you this morning honoring frontline workers in the south bay hospitals. let's take a live look. you can see they're starting to arrive. this is in gilroy. and there's also celebrations planned for san jose. that's where we find "today in the bay's" kris sanchez watching what's happening there. and, kris, this is really a great way to start a friday. >> reporter: yeah, this is really nice. you can see some of the police, patrol cars lined up behind me. i'm at good samaritan hospital in san jose where these health care workers will also be recognized. we're not ruining the surprise. i think they know this is coming at this point, but knowing it's coming and seeing it actually happen is a different story. let's take you back live to gilroy where those health care workers are already starting to get their due and thanks. at the santa clara county sheriff along with deputies and law enforcement from all around the county they waited for the shift change and so these are the outgoing health care workers leaving for their day.

we had another show of support at valley medical center earlier this week and it was firefighters, police, sheriff's deputies from all around the county lined the roadway all the way to the parking garage. they clapped and cheered for those health care workers. they had the flashing lights on the patrol cars and even with their masks on we could tell the health care workers were very emotional. appreciative of this show of support. the first responders working on the outside say that they know how hard the health care workers on the inside have it right now. that is, again, good samaritan hospital -- rather that is valley medical saern where the same show of appreciation happened earlier this week. the one here at good samaritan is organized and i asked one of the spokespeople this must be really hard because generally our firefighters and our police officers are the first

responders. an earthquake happens, a fire happens, an emergency happens and they're right there. this pick pandemic has them responding, kind of watching from the outside. they're feeling a little tied up. they are happy to give their thanks. >> we're often used to being able to go into the hospital to physically thank our doctors and nurses and everyone that works there, but despite the fact that we're at a distance, we want to thank them and remind them we're still one team and still here to support them. >> reporter: so the show of appreciation here at good samaritan is coming up at 7:00 this morning in san jose. there's one under way right now at o'connor hospital also in san jose and, of course, the live pictures from the hospital in gilroy. now while the hope is to show appreciation for health care workers who so deserve it, law enforcement is saying, please, don't show up and try to show your appreciation in person. the best thing can you do is watch it from afar, on social

media or nbc bay area and give your thanks that way. the last thing anybody wants is to show your thanks and spread the coronavirus any farther. we're going to be here as the health care workers get their thanks here in san jose and will bring that to you later on this morning. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i love seeing that, kris. well deserved. they deserve every bit of this. thank you. >> very much so. new this morning there are now calls for law enforcement -- for a law actually that would allow the first responders to be tested for covid-19 first. the idea is coming from the death of a santa rosa police detective. mary lou armer was denied covid-19 testing twice before she eventually died. now a sonoma county resident has start add petition online to get support from the public. 10,000 people have signed it so far. she tells "the press democrat" testing should be prioritized for all frontline workers. well, you know, many of us are so busy dealing with the

impact from the pandemic, it's easy to forget that wildfire season begins in just a few months. santa rosa is taking steps to prepare for what could be another active year for them there. joining us this morning via skype is santa rosa mayor tom schwedhelm. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you for inviting me. >> i know your city, you all know about the dangers when can comes to wildfires, actively dealing with them for years. talk about the changes wauf been making this year in the wake of this pandemic. >> one of the benefits of having gone through the devastation we experienced in 2017 we're used to dealing with the federal government and some of the reimbursement. once president trump declared the emergency, we're dealing with fema all over again, the same thing with california office of emergency services. we've built relationships, have been dealing with both of those organizations, the federal government and the state organization government for two and a half years. so we understand the processes

and we're kind of used to working in emergency mode here in santa rosa and sonoma county. >> have there been measures in place if people have to evacuate their homes, where would they go as well as practice social distancing we're doing now? >> to be honest with you, that's a big challenge. we have the evacuation in 2017 from the tubbs fire and then last year the kincade fire. the challenge here was the covid-19 is it's crossed the entire state, so we don't have any specific plans where to evacuate. we have our normal could use but obviously with the social distancing that puts some additional challenges into our strategy. >> i know the first death in napa county was detective mary lou armer there's now a big push to get first responders to be the first to take those tests to find out if they are infected with covid-19. is that something you would stand behind? >> we've been fighting for that

and asking for that here in sonoma county since it began. the challenge with detective armer, a tragic situation, she worked in sonoma county, lived in napa county and her health provider in solano county and each public health director has a different take on the priority of those testing. so we've been advocating for that since day one and i'm hoping to see some movement on that in the very near future. >> absolutely. thank you for joining us this morning. thank you so much. >> thank you. 6:40 right now, time to check that forecast for this morning. a nice, cool start, but a beautiful start to our day, vianey. >> yeah. certainly. and it is going to be cool just like you said. it's about 6:40. we're inching near that sunrise and we have seen some shower activity but don't worry, the majority of our day we will remain dry. not a washout of a day.

and the temperatures for today will be comfortable in the 60s and days. first let's check in with mike and new normal. vianey, despite the old normal or new normal we still want that friday feeling no matter what. with the help of maeme photo i proudly present starting with the quarin-queens, as in quarantine. sitting six feet apart, they shoot up and take photos. porch-rats. eric and michelle in front of their flower shop which unfortunately has been closed to the public. at least they have each other and their masks. finally a family photo, a family portrait for the ages with brittany on the right. brittany is the one who reached out and told me about this project. i want to thank her for showing

us they're hanging tough. thank you to all our frontline workers, our small business owners for sending me your new normal. follow me on instagram, facebook and twitter. back to you. thanks, mike. early jail release coming up next, president trump's former lawyer is getting out early due to the pandemic. but will he -- it may be a while before he's completely free. we'll talk about those details coming up. washington issues new guidance for some time ahead as we eventually get back to work. let's take you out to the big board where investors are hard at work. the dow up better than 2% on some early good news from gilead science. and how is this for good news, taking you out live to gilroy at st. louise regional hospital where they are honoring the frontline workers. very cautiously.

the officers have their masks on this is for the shift change at the hospital out there. just a way to say thank you. a lot more news ahead at 6:42.

good morning. 6:45. feel free to keep your window open because the temperatures are cooling off and we're tracking rain in the forecast. a latest look at the drought monitor coming up.

it looks like some areas might be loosening restrictions when it comes to covid-19 some bay area governments, entities and stores are making rules even stricter. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live for us in marin county with how those masks are required at even more places. sharon? >> reporter: that's right, marcus f. you're going to get on the transit bus you're going to start needing a mask starting today. the rules are changing all across the bay area. you'll see marin county health experts say there will be an announcement saying people must wear masks at all times if you are at essential services such as grocery stores or riding on buses. this order goes into effect in sonoma county as well and that affects golden gate transit buses. it will mean only eight passengers will be allowed on 40-foot buses to allow social distancing. and in the city of fremont masks are required there, too. the city has issued an executive order making it mandatory for workers and customers at most essential businesses to cover their faces.

this includes requiring masks at restaurants, gas stations, groceries stores, even funeral homes. they do not need to be medical grade. the mayor says they can start issuing citations up to $100 if you don't comply. and here in marin county you have until wednesday for this mandatory mask order to go into full effect. reporting live in marin county, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you, sharon. so how much taxpayer money will it take to battle the coronavirus here in california? governor newsom saying $7 billion. well, that new information is coming out of the state's first oversight hearing which was held yesterday. the state has already spent more than $2 billion, a $1 billion to a chinese company for the 200 million masks the governor secured, but lawmakers say that newsom has not released those contract details. president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen is getting out of jail early due to concerns over coronavirus. the 53-year-old is at a federal

facility in new york where several people have tested positive. cohe w out in two weeks. until november of next year. that's when his three-year sentencing for tax fraud and lying to congress ends. another close aide to the president, meanwhile, will not get a new trial. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. we're talking about roger stone's guilty verdict. it will remain. that's exactly right. roger stone's lawyers had organized that the jury forewoman in the case was biased, but the judge did not agree. stone was convicted of seven felonies including lying to congress and trying to intimidate a the jury foreperson who had previously run for congress as a democrat as being biased. the judge in the case pointed out they knew of her political history before the trial ban and they never said anything during jury selection. other news, a new poll shows a

majority of americans worry we'll open the country too early and risk a second wave of infections. 32% of americans polled say we're waiting too long. president trump, of course, eager to get the economy up and running again. he's talking about that. here is the president. >> governors will be empowered to tailor an approach that meets the diverse circumstances of their own states. every state is very different. they're all beautiful. we love them all but they're very different. if they need to remain closed, we will allow them to do that. and if they believe it is time to reopen, we will provide them the freedom and guidance to accomplish that task and very, very quickly depending on what they want to do. >> now there's a line in there that has to be fact checked. we will allow them to do that. governors do not work for the president of the united states.

they work for the voters of their individual states which have individual state rights which are guaranteed in the constitution. they can do what they wish. one other thing, the president tweeted the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, crazy nancy pelosi, he says, had deleted this tweet in which she encouraged people to visit businesses in san francisco's chinatown back february. she did do that. she did encourage people to visit small businesses in chinatown, but a check of websites that collect deleted tweets shows she never made such a tweet much less deleted it and her office confirms she never did. we're tweeting and i don't think deleting anytime, not quite sure, but you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. we're now learning that warriors legend steph curry was the first nba player to be tested for coronavirus. curry told "time" magazine he got sick at the beginning of march with a fever of more than 100 degrees. so he self-quarantined while recovering from two surgeries

from the broken hand. he says that his test came back negative but he knew some people weren't so lucky. so curry and his wife ayesha provided more than 1 million meals to observing kids and families during the pandemic. something else good to tell you about, animal shelters are doing great these days. check out this florida shelter that adopted out >> look at them all lined up there in the empty pens there. this is in palm beach county. they cleared 48 of their double-sided crates. over 100 dogs. the staff posting this video as they're applauding. by the way bay area shelters also doing very great helping a lot of loving animals find homes and the demand out there is high. it's always a good day to get out there and watch the dogs, rain or shine. it should be a nice one today,

vianey? indeed. we're going to see cloudy skies. that's okay. your rcu it either way. views similar. we get the peeks of sunshine when the sun goes up. your daytime highs will be cooler than yesterday. 67 for san jose. the reason there's a potty shower chance there we have a system churning just to our south and in through central california. that's bringing some rain showers through parts of monterey. i want to say showers. i did preview drought. great news. a huge portion of southern california has recovered nicely after the rain that we had in april and we expect to see more rain in march and in april. sierra snowpack is at about 63% of state average. we will be looking formed to seeing how that number does with the satellite radar right now

showcasing a couple low-pressure systems churning just off the coast this is going to bring our next chance of seeing rain become a little bit more widespread in the bay area. by late sunday night into monday morning. notice the temperatures. today we're going to see 70s. by the weekend we'll be in the 60s and low 60s by monday. so, hey, we get a cooldown there, a couple of a tenth to an inch to a quarter of an inch. it will be just enough. marcus? >> thanks, vianey. happening now for you a u.s. and russian space crew back on earth. the three were stationed at the international space station for more than 200 days. the astronauts landed in central kazakhstan and the aircraft was carrying the astronaut andrew morgan, jessica meir as well as a russian astronaut. next, something good. we're celebrating health care workers. we want to take you live gilroy where they're all lined hift change. in fact, let's listen in.

the sheriff's deputies are out there giving their applause.

welcome back. it is 6:56. here are the top stories we're looking at this morning. >> there is a glimmer of hope in the fight against covid-19, and it's actually coming from the bay area.

foster city drug company gilead is making major progress in its treatment for covid-19. the phase 3 of the drug trial found that most of its 125 patients had rapid recovery in fever and respiratory symptoms. they were discharged in less than a week. gilead now intends to enroll 4,000 people in those trials. >> and, laura, that possible treatment is sending the stocks soaring this morning. you can see right now the dow is up about 2.3% right now. and that has been good. investors are happy about that. we'll continue to follow what's happening here as the rally -- the dow rallies up 500 points. laura? nurses in the bay area and across the state will continue their fight for better protection against covid-19 since they're on the front lines. health care workers are demanding more masks. several workers in the state say they've had to use the same n95

masks or wear a surgical mask throughout their entire shift. in an interview to be broadcast later today with ellen degeneres. >> those efforts we're expecting within a few weeks, seeing those first deliveries. i'm not holding my breath. it is an effort for california to do something to this scale that can be addressed not only the short-term needs but provide resources so we can meet this moment through the summer and into the early part of next year. >> you can watch the governor's full interview here on "ellen" this afternoon at 4:00 on nbc bay area. and something good for you that morning honoring frontline workers at south bay hospitals, and we have live pictures. this is from gilroy. deputies waiting. you see right there they're starting to clap and there are

celebrations planned throughout the bay area and the south bay. san jose where kris sanchez is this morning is actually watching for it to happen there as well. kris, what's going on there now? >> reporter: hi there. i want to show you that the officers are here lined up outside good samaritan hospital in san jose preparing to give their thanks here as well. you saw that show of appreciation in gilroy. this will be the same thing. there's also one at o'connor hospital here in san jose as well, and we are going to be here for you this morning because why wouldn't we be? this is the best story of the day. see you at 11:00. >> thank you. we want to get a look at the forecast for you today. vianey, how is it looking? cloudy, a chance of showers. 70s. a greater cool down on the way. into the 60s with rain moving in on sunday night for inland areas san francisco into monday morning.

mike? still tracking the traffic alert on the peninsula north 101. it's been over an hour since this crash happened approaching broadway, slowing there. back to you. >> thank you very much. that's going to do it for us on this friday. we're going to be back with a local news update. >> we leave you with a look. one careful step at a time. >> good morning, restarting america. one careful step at a time. >> good morning, restarting america. the white house lays out a three-phase approach for some states to begin reopening, some as soon as today. >> the dominant and completely driving element we put into this is the safety and health of the american public. >> americans desperate for a return to normal. >> we have a voice, too. we are here, and we don't want to be on lockdown anymore. >> this morning, the key question are we ready we'll talk about that with the director of the cdc e