right now at 4:30 the u.s. is on the brink of a grim milestone. nearly 1 million confirmed cases, according to johns hopkins university. this is of covid-19. there are more than 3 million cases worldwide. and the white house says it will work with governors to ramp up testing. ten states are starting to reopen against federal guidelines pressure from businesses and unemployed workers. six bay area counties are now under a shelter-at-home order until june 1st. be sure to pack your facemask in your carry-on. all jetblue employees and passengers will be required to

wear them while onboard. it's the first u.s. airline to make that rule. a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the traffic coming up in about eight minutes. first meteorologist kari hall working on the forecast for us and, kari, we're going to feel some heat in parts of the bay today as well, right? >> yeah, this will be the warmest day of the week and parts of the inland area will reach into the upper 80s. this is where we begin a nice cool morning if you're trying to cool off and allow the house to cool down. this is the time to do it with our start in the mid-50s for many of our micro climates. and a good morning to you on and then we see our inland areas this tuesday. reaching into the upper 80s. taking a look at the transamerica building in san a few spots will hit 90 today, but this will be the warmest day francisco. starting out the day like a of the week before it cools down normal day. significantly. we'll talk more about that in the full micro climate forecast the gang is all here to get it started. coming up. >> sounds good. we'll look forward to it. what about you? thanks, kari.

a north bay small business >> we're happy, too. i wish we could be together but owner actually plans to reopen i guess maybe a little bit despite the shelter-at-home longer. >> in due time. order. >> as terry mcsweeney reports, >> absence makes the heart grow >> we spread out our clients as fonder. >> this is true. well. >> reporter: leah opened when we're not that distant from the sun we've experienced this week, she was pregnant with her third kari. i know you've been following child and there's no way she's what we can expect. letting it slip away now. yesterday another nice one >> the hurdles that came with weatherwise. >> yeah, it was nice and very that essentially it was nonstop. warm. in fact, today will be even >> reporter: for her public warmer and i'll be looking health and safety will always be job one. closely at those temperatures by >> everyone that enters the this afternoon. as we get in some spots, set building will have a mask. some new records later today. >> reporter: and the two i think we'll set a new record stylists will practice safe in santa rosa today. distancing when they tend to the old one was 86 degrees and their appointment only clients. that's also the forecast for >> spray surfaces, even the today. the other numbers, well, we will floors. >> reporter: lia says she has no be fairly close to a record. choice. solano county stretched its stay-at-home program to may 17th. she's tried every federal along the coastline it will be assistance program available and much cooler. received nothing. as we're looking at things to do she's ready if the cops come outside today if you're in tomorrow. >> it's perfectly within the shelter-in-place guidelines to gilroy and you want to spend time with the family in the

mingle with groups under ten of backyard doing grilling, have family and friends. dinner inside. >> reporter: just up the street even though you'll be out there from hairendipity is primee pri enjoying it during the warmest time of the day, a little too warm to sit out there and sweat juan desmarais. over dinner. >> i believe it's a head inside if you have air constitutional right to pursue conditioning. life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. >> reporter: they both say they as we look at our weather do not expect they'll be going pattern, clouds and rain further to jail but if they do get fined to the north. it will all be worth it. we're all clear as this high in vacaville, terry mcsweeney, pressure blocks the storm track from coming into the bay area nbc bay area news. san francisco police say and, unfortunately, the next officers have issued 17 citations for violating couple weeks the bay area will shelter-at-home orders. eight citations have been handed continue to stay well below -- out to businesses. another nine have been handed out to individuals. or well above average, i should officers have also given out 78 say, for the temperatures and then well below average for the warnings. the chief of police says that on rainfall. so it's going to be warm and the whole crime levels are way dry. the kind of weather we've seen down during the pandemic. looks like it will continue as happening today california this strong ridge of high will start handing out new pressure remains in place. as we look at our seven-day applications under new program called pandemic unemployment forecast we will have a cooldown so that's the good news here. assistance. this is the last warm day we'll

it provides up to 39 weeks of see with highs in the upper 80s federally funded benefits to and just keep in mind that californians who don't qualify for regular state benefits normal inland temperatures for because they own businesses or today, the low 70s, and we're way above that. they're self-employed or are we are going to come back to independent contractors. more seasonable weather for this the applicant must give a reason time in april as we head into for how or why the coronavirus the end of the weekend. crisis has significantly reduced then it will be early may. their income. and so it's going to feel more the city of berkeley is like it should for the first of stepping up to help small business owners try to make it may. i'll be watching those numbers in the bay during the pandemic. through the that's right. leaders have approved about $1.8 million in grants that will go and the speed sensors may be a to more than 400 businesses and little bit confused but we'll art groups. keep showing you because we have those grants are being handed a live camera as well. out from the berkeley relief let's first start with the big fund which the city launched last month. view and you see green all over in other news authorities in the speed sensors kari was talking about. the south bay are looking for green for go. go at the speed limit because this man. he's accused of vandalizing chp is still doing their work, folks, and safety is the word businesses in milpitas. here which is why now until 6:00 investigators say he smashed in the morning traffic is completely routed off southbound 101 diverted to 280. glass doors. they believe he's responsible for vandalizing at least five a live camera shows you a look at the progress caltrans made on different businesses. new overnight firefighters the right. and police believe a fire at an you see they were laying down

abandoned building in fremont plywood yesterday, rebar is was likely set on fire on getting in place, they're pouring the surface. purpose. it started a little after it will have to cure and then midnight on fremont boulevard. the next phase. they have a lot of room to work overnight and that's the case the next few nights until they firefighters arrived to find complete this project, again, that debris on the fire in the we'll have that diversion like middle of the building. yesterday but that doesn't start they had it out in about 30 until 6:00. you're diverted off highway 1 as minutes. no one is in custody. maybe you've noticed it along the coastline, a rise in that construction continues. >> thank you very much, mike. the number of oil tankers. many health care workers haven't tankers are idling along coast had to work this hard in their lives. one bay area hospital is places like along the coast in places like san francisco, l.a., actually asking them to take a pay cut. >> stanford health care says by long beach. they're not empty. cutting back now you can save there's no place to store the jobs later. glut of extra oil. the tankers are serving as "today in the bay" explains. >> the world relies on health makeshift storage tanks at this care workers helping deal with point. this pandemic and to suddenly be chevron says it has experienced teams in place to safely manage all of the tankers. told that we're going to cut you as demand falls, so do gas back 20% is a real shock.o her prices. the average price is now $1.77

nationwide. care hero on the front lines of only 12 states are averaging more than $2. this pandemic. she doesn't make a lot of money, of course california is one of them. the average here $2.77. $60,000 a year. that's why she says a pay cut in the bay area it's a bit for her and many others right higher. drivers in san jose, for now is painful. example, are paying about $2.85 >> many families are living paycheck to paycheck. a gallon. >> oh, i haven't filled up in a long time. there's a special delivery in san francisco, as in 30 tons a cutback like this will make it difficult for them. of chicken. >> reporter: cornell is one of that's the cargo delivered by 14,000 health care workers at refrigerated truck to the san stanford affected by the francisco marin food bank temporary cut. yesterday. the ceo says the decision was administrators say foster farms is helping out. the chicken will provide for difficult but necessary move to 120,000 meals mostly to seniors. avoid layoffs. >> we've actually implemented the food bank still needs volunteers to help distribute what's called a temporary all of these meals. workforce program which allows well, something good for you us to offer our employees to use this morning from one young student who is not changing his their existing paid time off. morning routine. take a listen. >> or employees can take a 20% >> i pledge allegiance to the cut in pay for a short amount of flag of the united states -- >> what a cutie there. time. the hospital spent a lot of every morning 4-year-old c.j. money preparing for a covid-19 says the pledge of allegiance surge by renovating units and and sings "my country tis of

buying personal protective equipment. thee" as if he was in his new when the surge didn't happen, york city classroom. he's become a big hit as well. stanford health saw a drop in people everywhere even joining in on zoom. patients coming in and a drop in even the new york city fire emergency room visits. department health care workers >> this is a tough environment. as well. have to keep up that tradition. >> so cute. so, look, if you watch nbc bay area with an antenna we have we want to make sure our important information we need you to know. individuals have the choice. we're moving to a new >> that xhochoice will have transmitter tomorrow, so that means you have to rescan your tv short-term pain. hospital officials are hoping they won't have to make any more or on or after april 29th which pay cuts. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. is wednesday at 1:00 p.m. or you will lose our over the air uc and cal state students signal. on your tv remote press the menu are among the latest groups to claim they're not getting their button then go to channel or antenna menu and then select money's worth attending classes auto tune or rescan. if you watch on cable, satellite on line. or nbc bay area app, you don't they are demanding refund. they argue because students are have to worry about anything. away from campus they're unable we have more information at to utilize many of the things nbcbayarea.com/rescan. student fees pay for. coming up next on "today in neither uc nor csu are the bay," pay cuts are coming to commenting. new details this morning in hospital workers.

>> many families are living the varsity blues college paycheck to paycheck. admissions cheating scandal. and a cutback like this is really going to make it difficult for them. they are shooting down >> still ahead for you this allegations of bullying. agents have been accused of morning hospital leaders say bullying rick singer into lying cutting pay is the best option right now. to entrap defendants including it is 4:38. you're watching "today in the bay." we're here for you and we're open. actress lori loughlin and her husband. they call those allegations serious and disturbing, not to mention untrue investment a recent filing the fbi says singer agreed. investigators did not engage in misconduct. loughlin's trial may get under way this fall. several new polls show joe biden leading president trump ahead of the november election. a new poll by real clear politics shows biden edging out trump by six percentage points. that same poll says biden would also beat trump in key wow. i'm an original. battleground states including one of a kind. you feel me? pennsylvania, wisconsin, florida, michigan, and arizona. love ya'. oop! you look cute! president trump still leads in better than you? pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or north carolina. a recent gallop poll shows 54% spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99.

disapprove trump's handling of the pandemic. coming up next, nbc bay area responds. lots of people who want their stimulus check are getting an error message. you might want to check again, though. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll explain why next. but first happening now restoration is starting again, this is after work was halted for weeks by the pandemic. workers had to take off a month and a half. a massive fire one year ago heavily damaged the 850-year-old building. but the rebuild project is still on track to meet the government's five-year deadline.

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warming temperatures already reaching into the low 80s by early in the afternoon. we will have the warmest day of the week and then a cooldown. good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open higher this morning. the dow posting its first four-day winning streak since early february. it's also on pace for its best month since 2002. plans by some states to ease lockdown restrictions and partially reopen economy really boosting optimism. stocks that would benefit most from a reopening such as retail, they're lending and leading the gains. the markets are largely shrugging off another big drop in oil prices sparked by fears that we could run out of places to store crude amid this plunge in demand and earnings from 3m, caterpillar, merck and u.p.s. airlines are stepping up policies to help prevent the

spread of the coronavirus. jetblue will require face 4:56 for you this morning. welcome back. coverings to be worn throughout nbc bay area is responding to travel including check-in, many viewers who haven't gotten boarding, in-flight, and while their federal stimulus payments. leaving the plane. jetblue began requiring all crew >> and understandably they need members to wear a mask or a face that money. they're turning to chris chmura covering while on duty. and his team to help them track american airlines will also it down. >> reporter: good morning. start handing out facemasks and here is the message so many wipes early next month. people tell us they are seeing, and comcast, at&t, t-mobile payment status not available. and verizon expanding to keep petra in san jose wrote us last week and said, i am so people online. frustrated with this. i have tried calling irs. their no disconnect policies will now last through june 30th. i get there, is no one available anyone who cannot pay their to answer the phone. you are redirected to the bills will still have to notify website. the website is worthless. it has been a work in progress. their provider. over the weekend, though, it says it upgraded the site. comcast says it extended the first the irs says it's enhanced its new payment locator which is called get my payment. policy through the school year while staying at home. kari, over to you. the web address is thank you, help. let's check out our high temperatures today ranging from irs.gov/getmypayment. the low 60s near the coast to if you've gotten the payment the upper 80s inland. status unavailable message, do

more on this in the forecast coming up next. this again. some back end changes might give and we're looking at a you a different result. i'm happy to report that after smooth drive all around the bay. the weekend update petra says we do have continued progress which means continued changeover she was able to get her payment in san francisco. we'll talk about how things are status and expects to be paid. going replacing the bridge, there are so many different becoming new again. family scenarios with the stimulus payment. now the irs is trying to address many of the more common ones and this new page has 32 questions and answers that might help you figure out what to do and where your money is. post a link to both pages and click responds from the main menu. now to something good for one san diego couple. their engagement story is spanning not one but two pandemics. a san diego musician recently popped the question to his girlfriend with an engagement ring given to his grandmother back in 1918. coincidentally, the world was enduring a similar situation at that time. it was a spanish flu pandemic, something he says makes the proposal all the more special.

>> obviously what happened in the past, okay, this might actually be even a more persuasion. it worked out nicely. >> he got down on one knee. friends were waiting nearby with champagne and, of course, hand sanitizer. >> we need to keep track generations down what happens to that ring. >> i know, right? really interesting. 4:58 this morning. more to come on "today in the bay." coronavirus cases surge at a south bay senior facility. the alarming number of patients and staff members now infected.

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right now at 5:00, order extended. six bay area counties are pushing out the shelter-at-home order to june 1st. originally set to expire on wednesday. >> the decision comes with more than 7,600 confirmed cases in the bay area. sadly, 264 people have died. >> today governor newsom says