website nbcbayarea.com. districts and concerned parents just click responds from the as well. you're watching "today in the main menu. back to you. bay." thanks, chris. well, we're approaching 6:00 and the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. >> the fresh europe as points of guides of health. >> right now the headlines, a plan to proceed with caution in california. governor newsom laying out new reopening plans for the state that includes four phases. new for you this morning what he had to say to nbc news. the bay area now has 7,800 confirmed cases, and as of this morning 277 people have now died. today six bay area counties will unveil their revised shelter at home orders, the orders that have been extended through the end of may. there are times when our need to connect really matters. restrictions at local parks have to keep customers and employees in the know. been eased. to keep business moving. a very good morning to you

and thanks so much for joining comcast business is prepared for times like these. us for the third hour of "today powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. in the bay." i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington along with mike and kari. to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. first get you started with the forecast. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. kari, we're going to get a we've always believed in the power of working together. cooldown today. >> this is part of the reason that's why, when every connection counts... why. as we look at san francisco hard you can count on us. to see anything because we are seeing some fog and some drizzle to start out this morning. a stronger ocean breeze, like what we're going to see in concord today. a mostly cloudy start, temperatures in the upper 50s and reaching into the 70s today. and this cooldown does continue into the weekend forecast. we'll talk more about this, and i'll let you know if there's any rain in the forecast coming up. mike, you've been tracking the commute. what's going on for essential workers heading out the door? we still have a big problem for folks who are trying to get into san francisco across the new colgate optic white renewal bay bridge. removes ten years of yellow stains. we're showing you that it's that's like all the way back to 2010. jammed up. do the dougie!

consider it closed because you're forced off the freeway at fremont street and the backup back to the incline. remove ten years of yellow stains we'll show you the view from our with new colgate optic white renewal. emeryville camera. an overnight police investigation did cause activity there. i believe a shooting on the bridge. the freeway is closed at fremont. you get on the city streets, causing the backup to go back across the span that we see from emeryville. our cameras show jamming up the incline across and in the backup right around treasure island there's another crash in the middle of the freeway adding complications. choose the san mateo or richmond bridge if you can. easier avenues hea everywhere e. back to you. >> thanks, mike. welcome back. new for you this morning breaking news that we're following for you on this governor newsom talking more wednesday morning. about the new guidelines to within the last five minutes we learned that one person died in reopen california in phases. a triple shooting that happened "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us this morning. on the bay bridge actually bob, i know the governor spoke shutting down part of the bay on the "today" show. bridge overnight near the so what did he have to say? fremont exit in san francisco.

it happened just before >> reporter: marcus, as you're midnight. the chp told us they do believe well aware the governor plans to the incident was gang related. reopen in four stages. the search is under way for a right now we're in stage one. that's where we have increased shooter or shooters. in the meantime westbound testing and essential businesses traffic is moving again on the operating. the governor believes other businesses could reopen within weeks. bay bridge. that stage two would include >> governor newsom is talking retail curbside pickup, about the new plan to reopen the nonessential manufacturing, state and reopening in four offices that aren't able to use phases. right now we are in the first phase which includes increasing testing and keeping essential businesses open. on the "today" show the governor warned the state must not rush teleworking. to reopen. on the "today" show he cautioned the state must not rush to >> i'm worried we can erase all reopen. >> i'm worried we can erase all the gains in a very short period the gains in a very short period of time. we've made so much progress and of time. we don't want to run the 90-yard we've made so much progress and dash. >> you can see the governor's don't want to run the 90-yard full interview on the "today" show coming up in minutes right dash. hundreds of beaches were clear after "today in the bay." but a couple beaches over the to give you some information that first phase, which is weekend just highlighted a shift happening now, is increased in behavior over a short period testing and keeping essential businesses open. of time that is a real concern, stage two would increase retail a point of caution. curbside pick yum and more public space like parks.

>> reporter: stages three and stage three would include hair and nail salons and gyms. four are further away including stage four would be concerts and places like hair and nail sporting events with fans. word salons, gyms, movie theaters, sporting events without fans, and in-person religious services. stage four concerts, convention wondering how it will all happen centers and sports with and even take effect. governor just said on the the superintendent of public "today" show about the school schools tony thurmond is wondering how california is possibly reopening in the going to keep students safe. summertime. reporting live, bob redell, san francisco schools are among those worried about the cost to "today in the bay." i will talk more about that. reopen in july with a budget california schools may resume as already stretched very thin. not to mention the turnaround early as july. it's getting a lot of people time that's needed after trying wondering what it might look like and whether schools will be to wrap up the current school ready. state superintendent of public year. 6:58 for you this morning. instruction is wondering how a look at the weather and traffic before we go. california is going to keep meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. students safe. kari, it's going to be a cooler one danville family also has day for us. concerns. >> unless i know the situation >> yes, i'm looking forward to my student is going into at the cooler weather and not having to run the air school is extremely safe, then i conditioner. temperatures in the upper 80s. today back to the upper 70s for would feel uncomfortable with the inland valleys.

for san francisco staying cooler that. >> are we going back to school in person? with a lot of cloudseveral days. if we do that we don't have a vaccine right now. >> there are other concerns as on the roads now, mike? well. san francisco schools are among kari, an unusual backup we those worried about the cost to open in july with the budget haven't seen in over a month. the bay bridge toll plaza. already stretched thin not to it's getting better. mention the turnaround time there was police activity in needed after trying to wrap up what we now know was a deadly the current school year. more on the possibility of shooting. the bay bridge reopened. summer school coming up in our slow at the toll plaza on the next half hour. approach. the lanes in the middle for >> a lot of us may be looking fastrak but that's about it. back to the cold or flu back to you. all right. now i have to take a moment to wondering if it was actually a give a little shoutout to my case of the coronavirus. heaven on this earth. the triplets turn 11 today, antibody tests may not only believe it or not. answer that but tell you if you we're doing a little stay-at-home party. have protection going forward. i made a triple layer cake, and none of that has yet been backed we're going to do it to by the feds. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with a fresh celebrate. >> happy birthday to the three look at the testing out there now. most amazing triplets out there. i know a lot of people are >> happy birthday! >> i would sing. wondering how accurate are the tests. thanks so much for joining >> reporter: yeah, we've been wondering that. we were pretty sick back in bit february and thought maybe brighter. join us back here tomorrow

starting at 4:30. that's what that was. we certainly won't know until the "today" show is up next. until then have a great morning. the fda gives full approval for the antibody testing. a lot of companies are scrambling to get some of those testings online because it could signal, according to our government and health officials, we have some sort of protection or immunity although that is not a for sure thing at this point. today quest diagnostics will be good morning. the latest company to offer a risky business. covid-19 antibody test. that will be available online, a seventeen states now rolling out plans to start opening their economies. blood test that costs $119 and but the nation's top expert sounds an urgent alarm. >> it could be a rebound to get produces results in a few days. us right back in the same boat labcorp has a similar report. that we were in a few weeks ago. there is no definitive proof at >> and in new york, this stunning scene. this point that having a funeral draws a massive crowd and authorities plan to arrest antibodies gives people immunity anyone violating social from reinfection and the fda has distancing rules. only approved eight tests, war of words. encouraging doctors to test people but reminding them and the rest of us of the our nbc news exclusive with a top chinese official lashing out limitations of those tests. now three nbc news producers who had covid-19 symptoms took one

of those antibody tests as well. on the "today" show this morning story plus one researcher's take on who should get the test. >> this is going to be a crucial step in terms of moving forward. i think the answer is that everybody and anybody who can get a test should be getting them. >> perhaps making people better, a number of covid-19 patients are getting what's called convalescent plasma, an injection of the survivor's antibodies to see if that helps them to fight the virus. an orlando man in a coma and on a ventilator woke up within one day of getting that plasma. a 10-year-old in philadelphia is also improving. and now there is a plasma project where 8,000 people, survivors, have already signed up to donate their blood.

those of you who have gotten sick and you've gotten better, you could be eligible for the project as well. if you want to learn more you can find a link in my twitter feed. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. suddenly even san francisco property owners are having a harder time making it here in the bay. as a result supervisors may be ready to give businesses and landlords a break on the city's looming vacancy tax. properties that sit vacant too long. "the chronicle" is reporting supervisors plan to push that date out to the start of 2022. this may be the answer to making contactless deliveries during the pandemic. silicon valley robotic company has received the go-ahead and will soon test them on the streets of san mateo and santa

clara counties. they can help deliver food, essentials or even ppe to health care workers. let's check the forecast. were you going to say something, marcus? >> no, no, no, i was speaking on that. kari, take it away. all right, this story is for laura because i know you miss being able to go to tahoe. a live look at squaw valley right now. such a beautiful sun rise. temperatures in the upper 30s. you can even see the fog settling at the resort. we are seeing very warm weather there and it's causing a lot of the sierra snow melt to happen right now. and so right now across parts of the central part of the sierra we are seeingur snowpack at about 52% and statewide average of 47% of normal. more will be melting on as we continue with dry weather and warm temperatures.

our view in cupertino this morning. we've seen the low clouds over the south bay, so we're going above that. and today will be cooler as a result. so we'll get a closer look at what we can expect around the bay area coming up in a few minutes. and, mike, tracking the traffic alert, what's the update right now? it's not a good one, kari. we have a huge backup. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we haven't seen this for months or at least over a month. the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic jammed all the way across the span. as we look at your maps you see the red goes from the plaza to fremont street where the police investigation continues to have westbound 80 closed in san francisco. thom jensen is following the story. we're following the backup. you'll follow waze if you have to take another route. i suggest the san mateo bridge or the richmond bridge are alternates. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike, and thank you, kari, for the tahoe forecast. 6:10 for you that morning.

next here on "today in the bay" we'll talk about the future of flying now up in the air. how new technology may factor into air travel in this age of coronavirus. new numbers show that the u.s. economy took an enormous hit in the first quarter, but we expected that. let's go to the futures board. major action today and some really good news out of gilead as well. ♪ and we continue to celebrate bay area graduates who are going without an official ceremony this year. this morning in our great grads segment congratulations to these 12 high school students moving on to a new chapter. we want to see candids of your graduate as well and we'll try to put them on for you. find me or marcus both on facebook.

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the south bay. more clouds today and much cooler temperatures, reaching into the 70s today. we'll get a look ahead to the rest of the micro climate forecast coming up. a very happy wednesday to you as well. we just got the latest data on gdp showing the american economy contracted by 4.8% in the first quarter. that number is incredibly shocking and also incredibly obvious. next quarter will be even worse. d of the fed will speak, he has more power to inject mormmore money into the economy with a snap of his fingers than congress does. he'll speak at about 11:30 our time. billionaire elon musk sent out a series of tweets demanding the united states reopen, re-tweeting give people their

freedom back. and another that said free america now. musk has always down played the threats before it arrived and kept his car plant open even as officials told him it was a danger to workers health and violated the law. he is a microcosm in the question people have been asking how do we balance all of this? with building things like cars. what's more important, the lives or the economy, and if both are how do we find that balance? you may remember yesterday sharon katsuda introduced us to a hair salon owner who was going to open in violation of the law. all of these cases bring up the question of liability, tesla or hair salons, will they be liable if their customers get sick? mitch mcconnell says legislation is needed to protect those

businesses from that liability and says some kind of temporary protection has to be in the next stimulus or he will not allow it to be signed. uber potentially facing thousands of layoffs. as ridership plunged. the movie theater chain amc says it won't run movies from universal studios if and when their theaters will reopen. universal, whose parent company owns this tv station, is releasing movies ldtour" direct and it's done really well. in fact "trolls world tour" made more money at home than the original trolls movie made in theaters. so when we're allowed to go back outside, when theaters are allowed to reopen, are we going to go or stay home and is this a new way to distribute movies, watch that first run movie. >> it could be rough for theater

owners. >> thank you, scott. you know what else will be rough? when we resume airline travel. the airline safety suddenly has a new meaning especially when the world reopens. experts say that the usual airport experience is over at least for the foreseeable future. jetblue will require all passengers to wear a mask. the technology will be the answer to getting back to normal. >> i suspect rapid testing, whether it be for the sars/covid virus or the antibody will be part of the screening protocol. >> you can see the full interview on the "today" show. that's at 7:00. marcus, changes are in store for the oscars all due to the

pandemic, doing away with one long-standing eligibility requirement next year. according to "variety" a temporary hold on films play in one theater in los angeles for severn consecutive days. insiders say it doesn't mean every streaming movie will be eligible. interesting changes to think about there. >> everything is changing. it will make it harder. kari hall has been working hard. what do we expect today, kari? >> i'm missing being able to go hiking. i've been looking at all the cameras and mission peek near fremont. it's beautiful and green. of course if you are going to get outside today keep in mind to wear a mask and socially

distance. i've also been suffering allergies. you're probably allergic to oak and we've seen pine high on the pollen count. everything else we're looking at a big cooldown even in the inland areas. we're going to see that cooldown also extend over to the coastline with more clouds and fog. san francisco will reach into the mid-60s today and half moon bay will stay in the 50s throughout the afternoon. one good way to enjoy time at home with the family maybe grilling, having dinner outside, or checking out the temperature trend for walnut creek and we will see more clouds today. it will be much more comfortable so enjoy dinner outside this evening at about 6:00. we're at 70 degrees. as we look at the rest of the

forecast, still more clouds moving in today, and this is our cooldown coming in but still no rain for us even as that storm system passes. notice there will be basically a parade of storms m mgsing out o as h really dry and keeps that storm track to the north. something more seasonable. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. san francisco will stay in the 60s the next seven days. heading over to you, mike, what's going on with the commute? much better news. we haven't seen this backup in over a month. it is backed up getting out of oakland. we show you the map. you see the red sensors westbound from oakland into san francisco.

the crash at treasure island has been cleared and the police investigation has been cleared. that's what caused the closure. thom jensen will talk more about that. this is, again, cleared. off the skyway we have a slower drive because one lane has opened up just like yesterday right on schedule. great progress. then the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive with no real problems and no real slowing. >> thanks, mike. next here on "today in the bay," one northern california county's plea to allow businesses to reopen.

6:25 this morning. the ntsb wrapping up its investigation into the 2018 sinking of a duck boat that killed 17 people in missouri. this happened during a surprise storm. investigators say the company ignored plenty of warnings about severe weather but also say that the coast guard should have required duck boats to add more safety measures. happening today, tennessee and wisconsin are thinking about lifting some of their social distancing restrictions that they've had in place for some time now.

it does not apply to the large cities like nashville and knoxville. local authorities will decide their own reopening plans. in wisconsin business that is can offer free of contact with customers can reopen such as dog groomers, car washes and repair shops. el dorado is seeking to push up its reopening time line to days instead of weeks. they are sending a request to reopen. councilmembers in placerville endorsed the plan and decided to send their own letter. a lot of small business owners say they can't remain closed much longer. >> i was so devastated i had to close my doors for something i worked so hard to build and i was scared i was going to lose it. >> half a dozen other counties far removed from the hot zones are now seeking to lift its

shelter at home orders. >> this is a new coronavirus virus first. a dog tested positive. the discovery was made when the family participated in a duke university study that included testing family pets. three family members and their pug tested positive. win stomach seems to be doing okay. >> he seems to have been fine. i hope to take it as a sign of hope. >> there have been previous cases of pet cats testing positive and even zoo animals. so far no confirmed cases of pets transmitting the virus to humans. 6:27 for you this morning. next the top stories we're following outlining plans to reopen in the state.

what governor newsom is telling the "today" show about the steps that will be tak can get back to normal. breaking news, an overnight shooting on the bay bridge. the backups and what the chp is telling us.

right now at 6:30 the markets are now open as word comes down in the past hour that the first quarter's gross

domestic product went down nearly 5%. consumer spending falling nearly 8%. a look at the big more virus i at home. >> i'm worried we erase all the gains. >> new reaction overnight coming in from governor newsom as he lays out his plan to reopen california in four phases. what he just told nbc news overnight about reopening california schools. and happening today six bay area counties will unveil their revised shelter-at-home orders, extended through the end of may. solano county orders still end may 17th. cuvery good wednesday morning to washington along with the gang, we're all here, kari and mike as well. mike will get us through a quick alert this morning. first we want to talk about the forecast from meteorologist kari hall looking at those temperatures.

we see the fog there. does that mean cooler temperatures today? >> absolutely. we are going to see a big cooldown. we are seeing the fog that will linger near the coast. as we take a live look outside across the bay to the golden gate bridge it will be a foggy start to the day. as we look at our high temperatures, mid-60s along the coast and inland areas coming down from the upper 80s to low 90s about 77 in antioch today. we'll have more on this in the forecast. mike, what's up with the traffic alert? >> i have to alert folks about the bay bridge because of the backups. we haven't seen this for over a month. this will be jarring. you may be late to your job. call ahead. make sure you notify your boss. we do need you out there. we're showing you this good

recovery from san francisco back to treasure island still jammed on the incline. the reason for the whole backup i'm sketchy. the chp only talks about the closure. thom jensen, what exactly happened? >> reporter: the fog came back in. last i checked and i've been checking on waze as you have and with your traffic information still backed up slow to the toll plaza. those essential workers shocked. this was a shotting that was reported at about 11:30 last night. on the westbound lanes, the upper deck of the bay bridge. our photographer found a vehicle had crashed into the center divider. investigators on the scene there all night long which did shut down traffic coming into the city and was rerouted around the

investigation for more than six hours as investigators were on the scene there. we understand at least one but as many as three may have been injured. somebody drove themselves at about the same time our photographer arrived on the scene of the shooting to san francisco general's emergency room and self-admitted for a gunshot wound. the spokesman was not able to tell us if that was related to the shooting on the bay bridge. we hope to have more information as chp ties all this together and completes their investigation and hopefully have suspect information as well. for now thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thanks for following that one for us, thom. a story everyone is talking

to mention teachers, when he suggested that kids may go back to school in the summertime and new this morning he's talking about it to the "today" show. more on that. bob redell this morning. bob, you listened to what the governor just talked about. what did he have to say? >> reporter: governor gavin newsom is suggesting our kids could go back to school as soon as late july. with modifications. governor newsom says that the learning loss our kids have experienced is very real given that a in the state are shut down as a result of the pandemic. on the "today" show talking about the possible early reopening of schools. well, we're hopeful. the data will make that determination for us. it's not back to normal. it's modified. that means potentially staggering school times for different cohorts of kids. it means the recess period being

radically modified. it means the cafeteria being shut down and people getting food around their desk, deep sanitation, ventilation. it's very difficult. we've got to do that if we're going to get the economy moving again. we have to allow parents the ability to go back to work that can't afford child care. we have to do it in a way that keeps our kids and teachers safe and their communities safe. >> reporter: the governor's announcement about the possible summertime reopening of schools appeared to catch the state's superintendent by surprise. tony thurmond says the state needs to figure out how to protect the health and safety of teachers, staff and students. if you listen to that entire interview at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest corona.

the city manager making this announcement just last night. the police department, parks and rec, neighborhood services and the public library. the city estimates it is losing $27 million just from sales tax revenue. and leading health experts say the virus poses the most serious threat to california's nursing homes. many believe the battle there is just beginning. chronically understaffed facilities, limiting social distancing and gaps in reporting data. one in five across the state have been hit with the virus. during the town hall moderated by steve dmrazer yesterday the panel advised making senior care centers top priority and providing better protective gear for those who work there. san mateo county is trying to work to help people really just making it in the bay during

this pandemic. supervisors passed an emergency moratorium last night. several other bay area counties including santa clara and contra costa have taken similar steps to help renters. happening today sonoma county is easing restrictions at local parks. you can walk or bike from your home to the parks. parks will only be open for walking, hiking, joggling, cycling and fishing and you need to stay six feet apart. parking lots, restrooms, playgrounds and picnic areas will all remain closed. i know we were talking pollen earlier today. one of my friends in oakland said the face coverings are helping with all the pollen. i guess no direct contact. >> that makes sense. we've seen a lot of the poll laen floating through the air. you're not just breathing it in.

a live look in the bay area a lot of us are not able to enjoy because of the stay-at-home order. if you are heading out today keep in mind, keep your distance and keep that mask on. not nearly as warm as yesterday. we see 70s for the inland valleys with 60s along the coastline. we'll talk about what's ahead in the next few days as we head over to mike. you've been keeping your eye on that traffic alert. we have continued recovery but still jammed at the bay bridge toll plaza. be aware if the map shows you westbound is slow interstate 80 up the incline. they were investigating a shooting over in san francisco. we're getting more details. we often think about law enforcement. superhero activity there.

a salute to a lot of folks. what you see from the american heart association tweeted the bay area and, you know what, that is hero work. marvel, the folks who know about superheroes, avengers, this is their lineup for 2020 and then on the other side of comic book land the folks at d.c. comics and they agree, the first time they're in agreement that not all heroes wear capes. note this tweet that came out from d.c. comics. i learned the secret identity of d.c. comics is actually at&t. back to you. >> thank you, mike. let's play ball. next we'll talk about when the major league is hoping to bring back this year's baseball season.

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good wednesday morning. right now 6:44. a live look outside. a little bit of sunshine but expect more clouds to move in today with temperatures in the upper 50s warming up into the low 70s. much more comfortable. a look at the rest of the forecast coming up. new for you that morning parts of the north bay wildlife center is up in flames. take a look at this. so that fire destroying three structures in occidental in sonoma county.

the ones that burned are a total loss including a barn and a woodshop. no word on the cause of the fire. happening today people with marijuana convictions may finally feel a little bit of relief. the county will wipe away convictions for more than 8,000 people tried to marijuana charges that no longer violate state law. felonies may be reduced to misdemeanors. this will be a record amount cleared all at one time. supporters say it may improve chances for some of those people seeking employment. >> not exactly a shocker here but nbc is projecting joe biden as the winner of yesterday's democratic primary in ohio. perhaps more importantly the governor there says there were no problems with the mail-in only vote. the election was supposed to happen last month but was

postponed at the last minute. biden picked up a key endorsement from hillary clinton yesterday. new questions over when president trump was warned the coronavirus would be a serious threat. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. some reports date back to january. that's right. good morning to you. "the washington post" was the first to report that there were early warnings of the coronavirus in the presidential daily brief. which the president gets every morning. this book or ipad has classified information for the president that he reads over or is supposed to read over. the president was asked about this. was the information in there. he said he would have to go back and look. >> i would have to check. i want to look as to the exact dates of warnings. who is that unmasked man?

that's vice president mike pence, who is getting a lot of questions about why he was the only person at mayo clinic not wearing a mask. pence explains he is often tested for covid-19, but patients, doctors, nurses all have to wear masks. it's the hospital rule. >> since i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, health care personnel, look them in the eye and say thank you. >> the mayo clinic earlier tweeted out that it had explained the rules ahead of time to the vice president's team. the mayo clinic later deleted that tweet. president trump explaining on twitter the reason more than a million americans were diagnosed with covid-19 was because our testing is so much better than any other country in the world. it is true we do more tests total but not per capita, in fact, at the rose garden event on monday the president and vice president said america would

double the amount of testing from a bit over 1% of all americans to a bit over 2% of all americans. many say that's not near enough to understand the rate of infection much less reopen the economy and the president makes that point in his tweet, right. we have tested those people if we tested more, we would probably have more diagnoses. i talked about some of the testing numbers yesterday and some of you got back to me and said, hold on, you went too fast. all tolled we have tested 5.6 million. it would take nearly four years to test everyone. we need 5 million a day to open the economy.

gdp 4.8% down. you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thup, scott. sailors quarantined in guam will soon move back to the air carrier where they became infected. outbreak happened, one sailor died and the commander lost his post only to have navy leadership later recommend he be reinstated. reboarding is supposed to start this week. down in southern california newport beach is planning to keep its beaches open. last night the city council made that decision despite criticism from governor newsom weekend crowds threatened efforts to slow the spread of the virus. last weekend more than 80,000 people hit the coast. baseball fans don't count out the season just yet. major league baseball is actually maybe starting

something up in as early as june. reports are flying that it could happen mid-june. many suggested an abbreviated season without fans in the stands as the games resume. but, of course, it's all still up in the air. here is a way to help out our seniors if you were wondering. hushpuppies is looking to help put a smile on your grandparents' face with a new free pair of shoes. you can sign up while the supplies last. the company is giving back by donating 500 pairs of shoes to residents and staff at a retirement community in grand rapids, michigan. this is where the company is headquartered. that's pretty cool. >> in california hushpuppies mean shoes. to those in the south it means those little fried -- >> a fried ball. >> fried dough? >> fried corn bread. >> and it's so good. >> i looked up the recipe, kari. >> coleslaw, french fries.

mm. we'll talk about that later. >> you're making everybody hungry. >> i'm so hungry now. >> just don't get hangrry. >> let's look at the forecast. i wanted to show you here is your drink of water right now. we look outside in san francisco. the fog and the drizzle coming down right now just coating the camera lens. that shows the changes that we have under way right now as we get ready for a cooler day, looking at our high temperatures along the coastline in the upper 50s and low 60s. as you make your way inland, we're not talking about 90s today. how about upper 70s. closer to normal as we look at our temperatures all around the bay area. we had the system that moves through over the pacific northwest and by the time it got here that rain dried up. there will be more cloud cover and a change in the wind

direction that will help keep it cooler. the warm weather has moved away. notice there's a parade of storms moving across the pacific northwest. none of them bringing us much-needed rain. it will stay dry at least over the next week. we're not seeing a significant warm-up in the forecast. we'll see our temperatures in the upper 70s up to about 80 degrees for the start of next week. mike, what's going on with the traffic alert for essential workers heading out the door? an alert still. i warned people about the backup at the toll plaza, loosening up now. the alert in san francisco but police activity cleared a while back, taking over half an hour and still very slow on the map. everything else aside from that okay, allowing extra time getting to the job in san francisco. we need everybody to keep that moving for all of us at home. the rest of the bay shows a

smooth drive. one other quick note the live camera shows you 101 southbound just like yesterday has one lane that is open. slow to 35 miles an hour out of u.n francisco past 280. >> thanks, mike. essential medical supplies is now in the u.s. from turkey. that plane landed in maryland carrying n95 masks, gowns and face shields. fema will distribute to the states. hoping to help health care workers in the u.s. a look at the top stories on this wednesday morning. governor gavin newsom speaking with california reopening of the reason he's cautious about starting up just too early and m be back earlier than in the fall.or teachers and