click responds from the main menu or call us 888- 96-tips. your headlines at 6:00. a grim new warning. the director of the cdc says the next new wave of the coronavirus will be at the start of flu season. the latest numbers, more than 6,700 confirmed cases, 218 deaths. the fda is giving the green light to the first at-home test kit. it allows people to collect their own sample. a good morning to you and thank you for joining us for this earth day. >> mike has a traffic update in about eight minutes. first a lookmeteorologist kari working on today. we're starting out with sunshine as we look outside in walnut creek. we will continue on with sunny

weather but a cool start. temperatures in the low 50s but then look at the trend going straight up, mid-70s by early this afternoon and we're going to see our high temperatures in some spots as warm as 83 degrees. i'll be tracking this warm-up, and we'll talk about what else is ahead in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and 6:01 this morning. it is a crucial day. governor newsom says he'll outline details, expected during the daily news conference where newsom will call for a slow reopening process. he's already praising californians for their hard work to make it all possible. >> overwhelmly are staying at home and have allowed us the opportunity to be at this point in time. >> some states are preparing to

reopen this week including georgia where some nonessential businesses will open as soon as friday. a live look at capitol hill, lawmakers are heading back to washington for a final vote tomorrow on more money for hospitals and small businesses affected by the pandemic. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us more with what's expected. tracie? >> reporter: what's expected lawmakers will get this on the president's desk as early as tomorrow. the senate has approved it. the house has different rules, they have to vote in person. that's why lawmakers are scrambling back to washington to try to get that done. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: the house votes tomorrow on $484 billion that cleared the senate most to help small businesses shut down by the coronavirus including money for those owned by women and minorities. >> this is a real victory for

smaller businesses. the leader has said really didn't have the banking relationships. >> reporter: it includes items democrats insisted on adding. >> $75 billion to aid hospitals which really need the aid, and very badly. i'm very proud of that. and $25 billion to support coronavirus testing efforts. >> we need help from the federal government to make the supply chain work. >> reporter: republicans worry about the cost. >> think about the implications to the country's future for this level of national debt. >> reporter: president trump is explaining his shutdown on immigration expected this week, no green cards for 60 days. he says temporary workers won't be affected. unknown the impact on sponsored relatives, medical workers and dreamers. as the trump administration focuses on the economy -- >> we look forward to business rebounding especially later this

summer. >> reporter: the cdc expects a second wave of coronavirus could hit this fall right in the middle of flu season. now we are also watching developing news this morning about one of the small business loan programs that would be funded, it was an existing one. it turns out some of those applicants, thousands of them, have lost their personal data -- there's been a data breach. nearly 8,000 applicants have had their data exposed. the government says they have notified them and are providing free credit monitoring if they can figure outm to deal with. thank you, tracie. some parents, you have a few hours left to claim an extra $500 on your stimulus check for your children for people receiving social security and other benefits and did not yet file a tax return this year.

parents or guardians need to take that extra step to receive those funds. the deadline is 9:00 a.m. this morning. we're hearing from the hayward mayor about the city's recent decision to delay the minimum wage hike. mayor barbara holiday says the increase will now happen july of 2021. >> if this was an effort to save jobs we know our businesses are struggling. we're worried some of them might not come back because of the lost revenue and so we want to keep as many jobs i possible. >> the city has also started a grant program for small businesses. $350,000 provides $5,000 grants to keep people employed. activists are organizing an

unusual rally on the peninsula. this one is billed as a rally by car. this is to support inmates and detainees. they'll be planning to hold a rally outside maguire jail in redwood city. supporters are demanding they release more inmates at risk of coronavirus. they oppose undocumented immigrants being handed over to i.c.e. that rally is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. time to have that face protection with you if you plan to be out among others. bob redell live outside the dublin b.a.r.t. station. a new rule taking effect there today. bob? >> reporter: good morning, laura. health officers here in alameda county and contra costa, marin, san francisco and san mateo counties are requiring you wear some sort of face covering when you go outside your home including trips to the grocery store, the doctor's office, government buildings, and public

transit including b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. police officers are expected to be stationed at the fare gates to make sure riders have some sort of covering before boarding the train. if not b.a.r.t. will try to have that rider removed failure to comply is considered a misdemeanor. >> we want to work with everyone approaching b.a.r.t. if they don't have a face covering let's get creative. wrap a sweatshirt around your face if we have to. >> reporter: muni and sf is requiring riders to wear a face covering and is asking people to ride only if the trip is essential. we put this map on up tv screen. take a look at it. this is to reiterate which counties are requiring masks, the ones marked in red. face coverings are not required but strongly encouraged. coming up at 6:30 the number of lives projected to have been --

by the stay-at-home restrictions. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. solano county is expanding its public drive-through testing starting today. anyone with symptoms can be tested by appointment. until now only first responders, health care and essential workers were tested. testing is done at the county clinic in fairfield monday through friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. solano county has nearly 200 confirmed cases with three deaths. how many people are really even being tested in california? around 14,500 per day. that's according to the state's department of public health which is recommending more testing particularly of vulnerable groups. unusual times call for unusual measures. the hotel business, some empty hotels are trying to generate revenue through sales of bond.

anyone who spends $100 for a bond will have $150 worth of spending in two months when the bond matures this is one of several sites trying to make future deals happen and help struggling hotels stay afloat. mayor london breed is now delaying certain fee payments to help struggling small businesses. the deadline is being pushed back to september instead of next month. that fee generates nearly $50 million in revenue. united license fees are due in september. these are the fees that bars, restaurants and hotels pay for fire, police and other services. it generates $14 million. >> it's not just businesses losing money during the pandemic. families facing losing thousands on cancelled events. one observing mother spent $18,000 on her daughter's wedding reception at scott's

seafood restaurant. the restaurant is now closed. she says management told her she would not be given a refund and would have to rebook. >> if i canceled it, said they wouldn't give me my security deposit back. there's nothing that allows scott's to cancel, defer, postpone. >> in a statement to nbc bay area scott's seafood says that she may actually be allowed to get a refund at some point but the business has no cash flow at this time. all right. it's 6:10 right now. time to get a peak of the forecast for today hoping for another nice day. it's thursday, kari. it is earth day. even as we take a look at this live shot as the sun rises still seeing a steady flow but not as many people as we normally see, of course. we're going to start out with

some upper 40s but look at this warm-up for today. we'll reach into the upper 70s, even low 80s as we go into this afternoon. it will be a warmer day. i talked to a stanford professor who is going to be coming up in an interview coming up in a few minimum. mike has a look at the morning commute for essential workers heading out the door. that's right, kari. we're extra careful for folks who need to get where they're going. we appreciate that. we're looking to this issue for the tri-valley. the live look shows youlod from 680. the flares are out. 35,000 pounds of tanker truck as well as diesel that spilled but it won't be a problem as far as the epa is concerned. out to the map and showing you the southbound side. not a problem. nobd the sensors do slow as folks are coming around the bend seeing the activity. they're slowing and realizing

traffic is flowing. we'll talk about the peninsula and sam trans. a change sunday, a reduction in service for 31 routes and riders will have to wear face coverings. the same thing for drivers similar to what bob was talking about for b.a.r.t. 6:12 this morning. celebrating earth day. next on "today in the bay," how you can join in to help mother nature and honor her and do so by never leaving your couch. a new way of getting food, netflix might run out of movies some day, and a look at the futures as the markets look better after several days of oil panic. ♪ you know the song and this is why we're playing it. we're celebrating bay area graduates who are going without an official ceremony.

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look outside as the sun rises. quickly warming temperatures. we're going from 49 in willow glen to the 70s for this afternoon. we'll talk about a warm-up in the forecast and will talk more about our carbon footprint coming up next. and good morning and a very happy wednesday to you. now if i were to ask you what you're going to do today, it might be very similar to what you did yesterday, right, and that might involve watching netflix. it certainly does in this house. netflix says it has a record number of subscribers. the los gatos-based company picked up millions of new subscribers in the last month. the company reported profits tuesday afternoon. it says it has lots of good stuff in the can, as they say, movies and tvs that are ready to go in the future. remember, nobody is shooting any

new episodes of anything. "the crown" is done shooting. they just have to edit it. you'll see moremaon because people can stay at home and animate. the senate passing funding for the new paycheck protection program. banks are facing lawsuits from small businesses. this has to pass the house. the president needs to sign it. the president backing away from the declaration he would end immigration to protect american jobs. he's revised that down to a six-month moratorium on green cards. >> so important. it would be wrong and unjust for americans immigrant labor flown in from abroad. >> the president tweeting out yesterday he wants congress to set aside money to help bail out

big oil as prices continue to fall. and then a big package of burgers sounds good. impossible burgers will sell you a case of vegan burgers for $100 direct to your car, contactless through a service called cheetah. you will be able to get them in grocery stores. i haven't tried this app but apparently it's a way you can coordinate all those different restaurants out there selling the raw food. we saw that out of los gatos and campbell as well. it's an interesting idea. >> if you have a big family that >> just pop the trunk and put it in. >> you need a big freezer. >> if you have a big family, maybe you have a big freezer, too. >> i have been cooking so much it's crazy. >> and you have a big family. >> i do. versions of some iconic products. fisher price rock a stack and

baby's first blocks are now made from sugar cane based mras tax, part of the goal to receive recycled materials. >> this year marks 50 years since the first earth day and you can celebrate on your own in all sorts of ways and we'll help you out. nasa has activities at its social media pages and home page. the epa wants to you celebrate by sending them your artwork and they will share it on their social media pages. there's also an earth day film festival on zoom or you can always go for a walk, pick up some litter. the simple things we can do from our homes and neighborhoods now to really help mother nature because she's given so much to us and, kari, today is a great day. >> earth day birthday. >> we do have to take care of

this earth. it's the only planet we have that we can live on. we have made some big progress in reducing our carbon footprint. that was something i calculated for my housetang at home and how that really makes a big difference. i'm @karihallweather. i posted a link where you can also track your foot prince. i talked to a stanford climate scientist who is showing we can make a big impact by continuing what we're doing right now. >> we need to learn what we can. the first recommendation i would give is just to take care of people around you, your neighbors and check in and make sure that people are doing okay. let's remember how nice it is to get on our bikes and ride on a busy road in the middle of a work day. we can do that now with traffic down s how clean our air is and how many lives that would save if we are able to do that

every day of every year going forward. >> and the bay area air quality management district used a mott to estimate traffic is down by about 70% based on that carbon dioxide down about 26%. my crnitrogen dioxide dropped a fine particulates in the air plummeted by 20%. so we're breathing better right now. we have to remember to continue some of our things we're doing to help use. we can continue that even after earth day and the stay-at-home shelter is lifted. let's remember we are breathing easier and will have beautiful weather today. as we get a live look outside with our better air quality, cool temperatures. the inland areas it's going to be much warmer.

82 in napa and in san jose we'll reach into the mid-70s. right now we're tracking to the north but high pressure is blocking that. that will keep us dry. we may see an increase in cloud cover the next couple of days. it's still going to be very warm. a little taste of summer. we are not tracking any storm systems anytime soon. more of this warm weather if you like the temperatures in the 80s, expect it to continue for the rest of the week into early next week. mike, you've been tracking, also, the traffic impact on how that's been improving the air quality. >> that's right, less traffic, better air quality. we'll talk about that in a second. this is bad. that quality for your drive, south 680. look at this crash scene that happened before 3:00 in the morning. we'll show you the live look.

35,000-pound ethanol truck for southbound 680. the speed sensors show you no slowing southbound but northbound debris in the roadway from something else causing slowing in through sunol. that's the only issue for the commute. >> thanks, mike. 6:23 this morning. reopening. next here on "today in the bay" the growing number of states set to restart business this week and serious health concerns. wow! i'm original. one of a kind.

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restarting the economy on the minds of many this week and in some cases sparking controversy. on friday georgia is expected to allow certain businesses to reopen including gyms and salons. tennessee will allow the vast majority of businesses to reopen. public beaches and retail stores were allowed to reopen monday. also on monday texas reopened some state parks with restrictions and some stores my offer retail to go. >> more beaches are opening today on florida's coastline including an 18-mile stretch in an area west of palm beach and daytona. that area as been closed off for the past month and for now access is limited to a couple hours in the morning and then a couple hours at night. coming up next, honoring health care workers. live to the peninsula where

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a bounce at the open. it turns out the coronavirus hit the bay area far earlier than first thought. we've learned someone in santa clara county died from the disease in february, a month before the outbreak really took hold. today face covering requirements expand for anyone entering an essential business. a better idea when the state may start to loosen shelter in place orders. a live look at capitol hill. all eyes on washington where lawmakers appear ready to rubber stamp a new $500 billion relief bill. the senate approved that bill yesterday. a good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks for joining us on this earth day. i'm marcus washington. >> that's right. and i'm laura garcia. mike's traffic update is just about eight minutes away. first, kari hall has a look at the forecast for this wednesday. you've been working on things as well for this earth day.

yeah, i've been looking at my carbon footprint and how much less carbon dioxide i'm putting in the air now that i'm working from home. let's get a look at our improved air quality we're seeing as we take a look outside as the sun rises. it's a cool start. we're in the low 50s. it will be a warmer day as we reach into the mid-70s. some spots will reach into the mid-80s today. i'll talk about that range in temperatures and with a we'reha expecting coming up in a few minutes. we do have breaking news. pg&e ceo bill johnson will step down on june 30th. johnson became the ceo last may. the utility has been trying to emerge from bankruptcy. also by june 30th the bankruptcy judge recommending a change in how the business is run. pg&e declared bankruptcy before johnson took over as a result of costs tied to wildfire legal

liabilities. now to the latest bay area numbers. more than 6,700 confirmed cases here in the bay area and 218 deaths. santa clara county close to 2,000 confirmed cases, the most of any bay area county. >> we could get a better sense when california could start lifting some of these restrictions of staying at home. bob redell joins us where new restrictions are going into place today for everyone waiting for an announcement from the governor as well. bob? county and a number of others are requiring you to wear a face covering if you're outside of your home. with regards to the governor, at noon governor gavin newsom expected to release details about his plan reopen california's economy. he'll be laying out in his words

prescriptive guidelines and updating us on the next phases. the governor has made it clear when it happens it will be a slow reopening, probably not like the state of georgia which is allowing all nail salons, barber shops, massage parlors and tattoo parlors to reopen, dine-in restaurants and movie theaters monday. governor newsom says the state needs more testing, averaging only 14,500 tests a day. we spoke with the health double play. they've noticed a number of people here in the bay area are already starting to resume their normal routine in spite of the order not to. >> we can see the 101 and there are way too many cars on there. unless a lot more people became essential workers, you all are bending the rules a little bit. >> reporter: the latest projections for health metrics and evaluation shows the total

number of covid-19 deaths in california will peak at 1,743 on may 13th, in line with projections from last week. epidemiologist dr. george rutherford believes the shelter in place restrictions saved between 34,000 and 44,000 lives here in california. you'll notice we're standing outside dublin b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t., muni and other transit, are requiring you to wear face coverings. if you're taking b.a.r.t., there will be b.a.r.t. police officers inside making sure that you have a mask on before you enter the train. if not they will try to remove you from the station. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. new testing guidelines this morning and new place to be tested, at home. both the cdc and california issuing that new guidance. governor newsom is calling it a

critical piece in achieving a new normal. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in burlingame with some news we've all been waiting to hear. who should get tested? >> reporter: well, marcus, first i want to mention why i'm wearing my mask. there are new mask guidelines in effect -- going into effect here in san mateo county at 8:00 this morning, so we thought we'd get ahead of that. clearly it's distracting for everybody. as for the testing, testing has been up to this point reserved for people showing some symptoms of the coronavirus. state guidelines, though, are changing that. there should be testing priority for people in high-risk settings like health care showing sympt. this is different to test only people who are symptomatic or sick. in another new development the fda just approved the first at-home covid-19 test.

health care workers and first responders will have first access to that if they have a doctor's order. they will be able to collect their own sample at home and send it to labcorp for processing. >> we're focusing on health care workers at the frontline and first responders at the frontline, those with symptoms. they can go through a quick algorithm to see if they qualify. they can purchase the test and then we federal express it to their home. >> reporter: so those at-home tests will take longer to process but the benefit is not having health care workers and first responders show up to some place where they could be infected if they aren't already. it preserves that all-important ppe in such short supply. the tests will become available at a cost of $120 a pop. in burlingame, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." thanks for the very latest there, kris.

continuing our special coverage of people just trying to make it in the bay, there will not be any rent increases in richmond as the city is battling the pandemic there. the city council is not supporting suspending rent altogether. the city already has an eviction moratorium in place. contra costa county supervisors passed a countywide moratorium and rent ordinance freeze. cities can either follow the county law or create their own. this afternoon san francisco assemblyman david chu will join other state lawmakers for a virtual town hall to discuss the need to expand medical coverage regardless of immigration status. the town hall is hosted by the health for all which helps support coverage for undocumented immigrants. the federal rescue package is

expected to be approved by the house and signed by the president by the end of the week. it's a relief package bay area people are banking on. the first paycheck protection program are still left empty-handed. the senate passing a bill that included round two, $310 billion in forgiveness loans. but after millions went to big businesses, the little guys aren't so sure this critical help is on its way. >> this money, the ppp loans, could be make or break for small businesses that hire locally and are owned by locals. >> small business owners that did not get the original loans will have to wait to see if they are funded this go-around. >> let's hope they are. more protection for food delivery workers. city supervisors have just approved new rules that require companies to provide protective equipment including masks,

gloves, hand sanitizer. companies also have the option of reimbursing workers for the cost of those products. here we go on this earth day on this wednesday and it is certainly a beautiful day expected. the thing we have been noticing, the air seems cleaner. >> yes, and that's been a big thing we've been tracking since the stay-at-home order was ordered in the bay area. there's a lot of information here but notice the bright red that shows air pollution. we've had a lot of it before the stay-at-home order went in place. now our air quality is much wve decreasing significantly since a lot less people are driving and we don't have as many airplanes flying overhead. we'll talk about a warm-up in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike has been tracking the morning commute with one major issue. >> i have, kari.

overall the map looks fine. i want to take your attention to the tri-valley. southbound 6830 has the crash which is a problem closing an off ramp. one lane is blocked. it's northbound where we see slowing. there's a bumper in the roadway. shifting our focus we want to talk about how earth day is it going. it's going virtual because you can't gather for the projects as we would in years past. open space groups have quickly formed a socially distinct collaboration. they're bringing the 2020 wild and scenic film festival to the peninsula. you can join virtually and usually hands-on exploratorium is going hands off for their midday program as well. they're going to talk about the big change in pollution levels because of the pandemic and that's what we're talking about

as well. so new sights, sounds and new ways of doing things. i want you to share those with me. back tu. >> sounds good, thanks, mike. >> honoring those on the front lines. we want to take you live to a hospital on the peninsula where health care workers are getting a big thank you right now as you can see. giving them that round of applause as they head in to work. a full report coming up in just a bit. president trump on twitter has said that he has ordered the navy to sink iranian gunboats if they continue to harass american warships. an interesting effect on oil prices. the stock market has been upset about low oil prices. it's higher today. we continue to celebrate bay area graduates. listen to that song, you know it.

this morning in our great grads segment congratulations to these 12 middle school students who are now moving up. they're going to high school. you did it. tv. find me on facebook @lauragarcia nbc bay area.

right now at 6:44 we are going to start out cool but look at how much we warm up today. we could reach 83 degrees. we'll talk more about this and also how i'm reducing my carbon footprint by working from homecoming up in a few minutes. we'll look forward to it. it's 6:45 right now and new overnight thousands of people left a little rattled after an early morning earthquake near englewood. it was a 3.7 magnitude quake felt from long beach through the hollywood hills. so far no damage reported. this morning there are questions and conflicting reports about the health of north korean leader kim jong-un. several officials telling nbc news that u.s. intelligence indicates he had cardio vvascul surgery. the government is investigating his health status. kim is at work visiting

provinces with advisers. moving on to decision 2020 and campaign contributions in the presidential race were down in march but joe biden raising his highest one-month total of $47 million. that is still way behind president trump whose campaign combined with the national republican party has over $175 million. biden and the democratic party have about $62 million. the senate intelligence committee has looked back on the 2016 election and ruled there was russian interference. >> scott mcgrew, this is something the intelligence community has been saying for years. that's exactly right. good morning to you both. in fact the intelligence community issued a report called an ica to then-president obama back in late 2016 saying that the russians had definitely interfered with our presidential elections and were doing so to

favor doled trnald trump. it is found that u.s. intelligence report was correct in its finding. the russians did what they're accused of. it was a bipartisan report, a unanimous finding of the well respected senate intelligence committee. chair richard burr giving the summary the committee found no reason to dispute the intelligence community's conclusions and their work had sound analytical reasoning. as laura pointed out this was pretty much conventional but it does disprove president trump's talking points that russia was a hoax or that it might have been china or it might have been, in his words, a 400-pound person sitting on his bed. the senate has passed the funding for small business, and president trump has changed his call for a ban on immigration as

well for six months. skilled visa workers and guest farmworkers are unaffected. he has instructed the u.s. navy to fire upon iranian ships that are harassing our ships as well. not clear if he has made a direct military order in this tweet. the military has said they don't interpret as orders. they are also tweeting those are not military orders either. you can follow me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you very much, scott. well, this is a great warm show of appreciation this morning for health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses, doctors and other workers are getting the "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in burlingame this morning taking it all in. and these are the stories we really love.

>> reporter: you'll hear those cheering sounds as of the health care workers arrive for their shift. essential county fire department, burlingame police, hillsborough police, san bruno police, san mateo county sheriff and this is all happening for that shift change. i'm sorry that i'm missing it all because i'm talking over it. you see the workers are starting to arrive, some of them teary-eyed, saying thank you back to the first responders out here. you can see they are holding signs, too, saying thank you. covid terminators and showing their appreciation. so we're going to wrap this up for you. we'll put it up on our social media pages and on nbcbayarea.com so that you can share it with your favorite health care worker. we all say thank you so very much. back to you.

>> it is earth day and we all could do something good for mother nature this is a nice day outside today so we could get out, limiting the electricity we use at home. little things, right? right. i've also been putting a dent in mine. you can also calculate those savings and we'll talk about that in just a bit. now today a lot of people are going to be opening up the windows, going for a walk around the neighborhood. if you're going out early this morning you'll see the temperatures that will start out in the north bay in the 40s. we have some 50s in parts of the interbay from oakland. going from 56 into the 70s and eventually will make it close to 80 degrees today. more dry weather in the forecast as we've seen a break coming by

as it keeps it north of us. temperatures extend even into next week. we're still not looking at any rain chances at least for the first part of next week. we see this repeating. if you like the warmer weather, you're going to like this forecast. even next week we're looking at highs above normal with some 80s in the forecast. keeping temperatures low there, looking at highs in the mid-60s over the next several days. i went to this berkeley labs calculator that shows household2 tons of carbon dioxide a year.

all of our nbc bay area is working from home and we have a look at our carbon footprint, how much we are saving. if we were to continue doing this over the course of a year something you can start to think about like, okay, i'm helping the environment, what can i continue to do even after the shelter at home order is lifted. so here is a look at all of our numbers, of course our chief meteorologist was the best at making the biggest dip in his carbon footprint and then a larger household looking at 22, cutting down that amount. and then we also see those improvements for rob as well as vianey. if you're following me on social media you can get a link to how you can calculate your carbon footprint, something we can all do on this earth day. and, mike, you've also been tracking the carbon footprint for the whole bay area with that traffic commute. before you head out to that calculator, were you need one

critical number that we have. kari knows four drivers four very different numbers. let's talk about what's going on. they sent out a tweet regarding pollution levels and the beginning of the tweet suggests a 70% drop. timting but most reports are doing that same thing. we've confirmed a measured drop. they're doing much less driving. that's the critical factor, right? that carbon calculator kari is talking about needs to know many pollution driven miles. in this case the bay area is driving 70% less. more important than how many cars are out there.

the tanker truck is still blocking the lane as you head down past the sunol exit. happening now a rare sight in india. a clear blue sky over new delhi. the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus is a rare sight, home to six of the ten most polluted cities in 2019. leaders say the improvements are also spilling over to the water supply. merchants across the bay area, it's all despite some shutdown orders. we'll take you there live and explain why. when and where to cover up. and what happens when you break those rules. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning. it's 6:57. welcome back. here is a look at the top stories we're following for you on "today in the bay." a live look at the big board where you can see the dow is up 371 points today. stocks actually rose for the first time in three days as crude prices tried to stabilize. this is after a record plunge. and happening today governor newsom will outline new specifics about reopening

california's economy. he says the reopening process will be a slow one. newsom praised californians for doing so much to make the idea of reopening possible by following social distancing guidelines. taking you now live to the dublin b.a.r.t. station. if you're hstngion, you're going to need atrling the fare . also starting today masks are required while you're outside in alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco and san mateo counties. you're going to need masks at the grocery store, doctor's office, government buildings. not complying to this rule is a misdemeanor. a live look for you this morning at san francisco's flower mart. and while you were sleeping it reopened for business. the city is giving the wholesaler strict rules to make sure people are following social distancing guidelines. management there requested a pass to reopen in part demands as mother's day is approaching. >> our goal was to try to get

the facilities ramped back up so that we can have a mother's day holiday and that there's flowers available for everyone. >> this is a good time during these times to have flowers come back into people's lives. little by little we'll start getting it back going and we're excited to be back open. >> mother's day is big business. you heard from a florist there. since march the floral industry has taken a big hit because so many florists are now closed. well, we want to get another live like at the hospital in burlingame where first responders are showing their support for health care workers. law enforcement have their cars lined say thank you to them as well. all right, a nice day. the sun is up, kari. >> our temperatures are warming up. highs reaching into the low 80s. how is it looking for the

commute, mike? we have the one problem, the traffic alert. they're offloading ethanol to another vehicle. we'll see you back here at 7:25. thank you to all the health care workers. good morning cold, hard truth could the coronavirus crisis be good morning, cold, hard, truth. could the coronavirus be even worse this winter. the cdc director's disturbing new warning. the desperate push to ramp up testing including the nation's first at-home kit out today. and the debate rages over how soon to reopen the economy. >> i worry about that georgia is going too far too quick. >> the latest headlines straight ahead. breakthrough. >> bill as amended is passed.