that road surface. now the caltrans workers are smoothing it out. don't get excited. it has to cure and then they have to put the stripes, put other markers in there, and then they have more to complete so it won't be open today, that's for sure, but great progress, guys. back to you. >> thanks, mike. nbc news is projecting former vice president joe biden is the winner of the ohio i'm worried we can erase all primary. it was a vote by mail only the gains in a very short period election and the governor says of time. that there were no problems. we've made so much progress, and the election was originally we just don't want to run the supposed to happen last month, 90-yard dash. but it was spoes poened due to >> your headlines right now at the pandemic. 4:30, brand-new this morning. biden picked up a key endorsement from hillary clinton you just heard governor newsom laying out his plan to open yesterday. happening today thousands of california in four phases. people with marijuana phase two is next allowing lower convictions in santa clara risk work places to reopen. county may finally be able to get a little relief. the county will wipe away convictions for more than 9,000 people tied to marijuana charges following the governor's that no longer violate state law. footsteps, solano county's order in other cases felonies may be ends may 17th. reduced to misdemeanors. this will be a record amount of convictions cleared at one time

thank you for joining us on and eliminate the need for this wednesday, halfway through our workweek. ng in all of i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus garcia. these cases. supporters say it may even improve chances for some of those people seeking employment. san francisco mayor london first, we want to get started breed is one step closer to with meteorologist kari hall passing a major housing project. with a look at the forecast. kari, how are we looking today? this is near the balboa b.a.r.t. station. according to "the chronicle" the big changes today as we look city finalized an agreement to at where we're starting this build more than 1,000 homes on a morning, if you're still trying to let your house cool down, 17-acre parking lot at the temperatures in the low to balboa reservoir next to city mid-50s this morning. college. over half of those homes will be as we head over to martinez affordable homes. critics say the land should stay we're not seeing the trend go straight up. as a public resource and not turn into new homes. the final approval may happen over the summer. it will still be a warm day for the inland areas. president trump is ordering once again a big cooldown meat and poultry plants across compared to yesterday. so we'll continue to watch these the country to stay open despite numbers and talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up. the fact there's been a rash of mike, you've been tracking a coronavirus cases among some of traffic alert. those workers. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has more reaction this because of police activity morning. >> reporter: insisting the worst we'll take you out to the maps is behind us president trump is and most are at speed. using the defense production act to order meat and poultry plants

getting off the bay bridge hit hard by the coronavirus to westbound 80. stay open. it's orange as you approach your >> they're having a liability that's really unfair to them. >> reporter: more than a dozen fremont street exit. plants have closed because of covid-19, among their workers again, a police investigation one union says 20 employees have going off the freeway causes died. the president's order provides everybody to force off on more protective gear but workers harrison and back on to the skyway. fear it's not enough. they want daily testing. >> people are dying every day that's the latest i heard a p but yet still he wants people to go into these facilities. freeway shooting? >> reporter: the senate is back in washington next week but the >> reporter: details are still a little bit thin, mike. house reversed course and decided not to return after a as i came across the bay bridge rise in covid-19 cases in the at about 3:30 this morning there nation's capital. were still complete shutdown at >> we had no choice but to take that advice and continue to work fremont, people getting off from home. >> reporter: lawmakers ready to there and investigators were still on the scene. consider the next round of funding including money for marking shell casings. cash-strapped states. >> we're not interested in we talked to a chp spokesperson rescuing badly run states from earlier this morning. the mistakes they've made they could not confirm much. completely unrelated to the coronavirus. >> reporter: vice president investigators were still on the pence drew criticism for

scene and couldn't get a lot of visiting the mayo clinic without details to us. a mask. and as i said, they were still >> i don't have the coronavirus. there about an hour ago when i came across the bay bridge. i thought it would be a good that's where we believe two opportunity for me to be here, people at least were injured in to be able to speak to these the shooting just before researchers, incredible health care personnel and look them in midnight. the vehicle of the victims, we the eye and say thank you. >> reporter: the coronavirus has believe, was still on the scene infected more than a million when our photographer was there, americans. and about that same time another the death toll over 58,000 surpassing vietnam. person drove the san francisco general emergency entrance with tracie potts, nbc news. a gunshot wound, self-admitted, the federal government this but that chp spokesperson also morning facing new legal action unable to tell us if those two incidents are related. from americans who have been denied stimulus payments because he told us they will have more they're married to tax paying details but that could be still immigrants. immigrants working without a couple hours away before we social security numbers still pay federal taxes. get those details. we'll try to keep everybody updated here and on social media advocates say the government is whenever that information does become available. denying relief payments to 1 for now we're live in san million who jointly filed taxes francisco, thom jensen, "today with their immigrant spouses. in the bay." all right, we'll check back that suit is claiming discrimination. with you. thanks for the latest, thom. navy sailors now quarantined governor newsom is laying out guidelines and plans of in guam will soon move back into their air carrier where many

reopening our state and they're going to come in four different actually became infected. hundreds of sailors were stages. we are in stage one right now impacted by the outbreak on the with increased testing and "uss theodore roosevelt." essential businesses at least one sailor died and the commander lost his post only to open. up next some industries will start to reopen. phase two will actually allow have them want him reinstated. newport beach is planning to keep its beaches open. lower risk to reopen including last night the city council made retail curbside pickup, that decision despite criticism nonessential manufacturing by california's governor that offices when telework is not possible and more public spaces like parks. weekend crowds want to slow the >> in a few weeks we believe we progress of the virus. can modify our stay-at-home many people hit the coast. order and expand the notion of what's available in play ball. manufacturing and logistics at coming up next on "today in the retail stores and begin to have bay," when major league baseball this important conversation. season is expected to start for when do we get our kids back in schools safely. this year. and some of the changes that could be coming. >> now in stages three and four, happening now, essential medical supplies and personal places like hair and nail protective equipment is now in salons, gyms, movie theaters, the u.s. from turkey. sporting events without fans and that plane landed in maryland in-person religious services as carrying n95 masks, gowns, face well as church weddings. shields, all to help the fight

the governor added stage four against the coronavirus. fema will distribute the lifts the stay-at-home order. equipment to the states. the turkish ambassador hopes the coming up next in our next half hour we'll hear what the governor had to say to nbc news moments ago. ai aid will help. san francisco board members have approved the pass/no pass grading system for the current semester. "the chronicle" reports it was approved unanimously. it will apply to secondary school classes. elementary school students will not receive grades but instead teacher evaluations. and community leaders and educators are asking oakland leaders to step up. this is to help disadvantaged young people trying to attend classes remotely. the problem is between 25% and 50% of all oakland students live without wi-fi or internet access. leaders are asking the mayor's office and the district to make sure all students have access and recommend the city work with internet providers to achieve that goal. the mayor's office has said that it would initially cost more than $10 million to try to bridge that divide.

3 million surgical masks are here in california this morning. more are on the way all part of a deal cut by governor newsom to secure 200 million masks a month. the state is spending nearly $105 million on this very first shipment. mobile rapid testing sites with a lot less access is making a stop today actually in napa. carbon health operates that clinic that we're talking about here. it's set up inside a former roving dental trailer. it's by appointment only but same day results. today it will stop at the south napa marketplace. leading health experts say that the virus, by far, poses the most serious threat to california's nursing homes. many believe the battle there is as we work to get through these times together, just beginning. the reasons include chronically you may not be thinking about blood donation, understaffed facilities, but blood is needed to save the lives of people vulnerable population, limited social distancing, and gaps in reporting data. who are sick with a range of illnesses. in the five nursing homes across

the state have already been hit it's easy and safe to give. with the virus. that's five of them already hit. if you are in good health, please donate. during the town hall moderated we need heroes now. by steve glazer yesterday, the visit red cross blood dot org panel advises making senior care to schedule an appointment. centers top priority and providing better protective gear for workers who are there. if you watch nbc bay area with an over the air antenna, we have some important information for you. we want to get this out to you. today we're moving to a new frequency. that means you're going to have to rescan your tvs beginning at welcome back, everyone. 1:00 p.m. or you're going to baseball fans don't count out lose our signal. you can go to the tv remote, the season just yet. press menu and go to the channel reports are flying like juiced baseball that is major league or antenna menu and select auto teams may get back to playing tune or rescan. this year. if you watch us on cable, many reports suggest it would be an abbreviated season without satellite or our app, you have nothing to worry about. fans in the stands as the games we have more information on nbcbayarea.com/rescan. resume. a mid-june start date is being 4:37 for you that morning and staying open. still ahead on "today in the bay" the southern california considered. town defying criticism and something good for you this morning. more people are sewing those

leaving beaches open to the public. masks and that has really plus, best buy is looking to increased the need for sewing get back to business. machine repairs. the changes the chain is planning to make to start to shops say their days are quite allow customers in stores across over -- they say -- they're the country. fixing sewing machines at home and at her shop, this lady is telling us that. the sewing machine place she owns, she wants to fix machines as soon as possible so that people can get back to work creating protective gear. new customers are grateful for the fast response. >> 20, 30 a day, people needing help, questions, their machine is not acting right, their tension is off, anything. and most of them i can help over the phone or over texting. my skin gets so tired. >> sewers say repairs are this new olay serum feels so dewy, and hydrated... crucial and so are supplies. gives my skin an extra boost of life. they say finding material and it's full of energy. it finally matches me. certain color of thread is also i'm denise bidot, and my skin is powerful. a challenge right now. and i can face anything with my olay. and 4:58 for you that morning. outlining plans to reopen the state. next here on "today in the bay"

what governor gavin newsom just told the "today" show about the steps that will be taken before we can all get back to normal. plus, a live report on frpg you need to know about antibody testing. we'll be right back. (soft music) that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.

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clouds, barely making it into california. governor gavin newsom is laying the mid-60s throughout the out new reopening plans for the morning. we'll talk about how warm we get for the afternoon and what's ahead coming up in a few state. minutes. new for you that morning what he had to say moments ago on nbc news. and good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and here are today's top business headlines. >> the bay area has 7,800 wall street looks set to open high they are morning, dow confirmed cases and as of this morning 277 people have now futures up 175 points the last time i checked ahead of the died. federal reserve's decision this afternoon. investors will be looking to the fed's statement and chairman shelter at home orders have now powell's press conference for hints as to how long interest been extended through the end of may. rates will stay near zero as the meantime sonoma county leaders are easing some restrictions at economy seeks to emerge from the local parks. coronavirus pandemic. powell is expected to stress it a very good morning to you and thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and is under control. big tech names put pressure on the broader market n. focus today one of the busiest days of the earnings season with results from boeing. that just came out. facebook, tesla and microsoft. google's parent alphabet reporting quarterly results and not surprisingly the virus had an impact. ad sales took a big hit in march

but other parts of the business are booming. virus related search activity was four times the peak of super bowl activity. time spent on youtube is up in a big way and downloads from google's play store were up 30% in march. and best buy experimenting with wedding shoppers back in some stores says it will open 200 locations around the country next month for people who make appointments for in-store to buy electronics. employees will be required to wear masks and gloves and have temperature tests before their shift. best buy has been offering curbside pickup and online delivery since shutting stores in march. kari, back to you. thank you, rahel. we've been using that curbside delivery. let's see how we're looking today with our forecast and temperatures ranging from the upper 50s near the coast to the upper 70s inland. more changes ahead in the forecast coming up next. and we're hoping for changes over in san francisco. one is because of police

activity. there's a closure because of that. i guess the other is a closure. we know about the overnight activity. we'll talk about the improvements we see coming up. we're here for you and we're open. wow. i'm an original. one of a kind. you feel me? love ya'. oop! you look cute! better than you? pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99.

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here we are wednesday, hump day. >> hey, kari, another nice day ahead. you know what today is? today is the triplets' birthday. i'm hoping for a nice day. >> it is. >> oh! >> happy birthday. >> they're sleeping right now. lots of celebration. i will make the weather cooler for them today because it's been hot the last few days. as we take a look at our temperature trend it will feel comfortable but not as much sunshine, and so we're looking at upper 50s to start. normally we're up to about 71 degrees and that's exactly where we'll be as we head to about 2:00 later today. as we look at where we're going to see our temperatures, a little bit warmer. we are going to see some upper 70s. but also a lot of pollen floating through the air and

checking out the tree and grass pollen right now really high. if you're planning to be out high for the birthday party, yeah, make sure that you're taking that allergy medication if you suffer from allergies. here is a look at all the clouds we're seeing right now across the bay area and the reason why as we have this cold front coming through. unfortunately, we're not getting any rain from this, but it will bring in those changes that will give us a stronger ocean breeze and help cool us off. going into the next several days we're looking at more dry weather, but look at all the storms moving across the pacific northwest. there's basically a parade of storms lining up and we're missing out on all of that action as we head now into may with still more dry weather. so our seven-day forecast does show at least a cooldown for the weekend. we're in the upper 70s for today, and then going into the low to mid-70s. by next week it does warm up slightly. then in san francisco we're

going to hold steady here with a lot of clouds and fog and temperatures in the mid-60s. there may even be patchy drizzle especially early on sunday morning as we see another system passing to the north of us but still for the most part no rain here for the bay area. i'll be keeping an eye on those temperatures. you've been watching that traffic alert. we have two things to warn people about. the first one a very big concern coming off the bay bridge over at fremont street, we do have a closure of west 80 before you get to the skyway, you do have to get off the bridge over at fremont because as thom jensen has been reporting we do have the continued closure as you get over into san francisco. now as we're getting off the bridge there on harrison and reroute because of police activity. another issue in the area we still have that closure of southbound highway 101 for the overnight work at 6:00 or by 6:00 we should be able to take one lane. let's show you the live look

from our webcam we're using from caltrans. the flashing lights on the right, the lane that should open up by 6:00. right now you have to get diverted to southbound 280. on the left side see where the