all you could see was constant smoke, and the whole crowd was here all the way around. >> right now it's 4:30. too close and too many people. the early cinco de mayo celebration that hassan jose police concerned about what may happen today. plus, cracking down. a live report on the growing number of citations issued across the bay area for social distancing violations. thank you so much for joining us here on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. welcome to tuesday morning.

let's get a look at the forecast. kari hall has a look at that for us. how are you doing, kari? >> i'm doing good. starting out this morning with nice, cool temperatures, which is always great. we're going to have another really nice day as we check out what's going on in dublin, looking at our temperature trend. upper 40s is the way we start the morning. we go into early in the afternoon with upper 60s. we continue to warm up a few more degrees from yesterday. overall we're looking at a pretty pleasant afternoon with a breezy wind, sunshine, and high temperatures across the bay area. we'll reach anywhere from the low 60s to the low 80s for the east bay valleys. we have a pretty significant heatup in the forecast. i'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. all right, sounds good. thank you so much, kari. it's cinco de mayo, a holiday a lot of people like to celebrate together but officers are hoping to avoid what happened this weekend when a huge crowd

gathered for an impromptu celebration. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from san jose. what are police going to try to do to stop this one, kris? >> reporter: well, hi there, laura. they're asking people -- they're trying to call on their sense of duty, really, to stay apart. you can see the burnout marks. they're out here from what was that impromptu party over the weekend. when we say there was a crowd out here, there was a crowd. hundreds of people out. the witness who took the pictures says no one was wearing a mask and no one was keeping a six foot distance. police chief eddie garcia says this puts the public's health and his officers health at risk, too. >> but if people think my officers are going into crowds to try to break them up and cite them, that's not going to happen. >> reporter: the chief does point out that crowds like that and scenes like that are not likely to get health officials

to open up the shelter order any sooner. a reminder that shelter order says you can only socialize with people within your same household, so let's keep this party at home. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." the bay area law enforcement agencies are cracking down on people who are violating the shelter at home order. "today in the bay's" bob redell, joining us live. i know the mayor of san francisco is issuing her own order. >> reporter: mayor london breed of san francisco is warning people to keim your social distance for one of the city's most popular parks could be shutting down. we're talking about delores park. san francisco police chief bill scott says this past weekend a lot of people hung out at the park and did not practice their social distancing technique. we're talking about staying away from each other by measures of six feet or greater. and the city is reminding people it's not okay to gather in large

groups. san francisco plans to keep an eye out for crowds in all parks and outdoor space this is week. along the san mateo coastline hundreds were in violation of the stay-at-home order. police say between friday and sunday they contacted over 1,400 people. of those they ordered almost 300 to leave the area because they traveled more than ten miles from their homes for recreational purposes in violation of the order. eight people were given written citations. this path saturday santa cruz started closing all of its beaches between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to discourage out-of-towners from driving long distances to visit their area while at the same time allowing the locals access to the beach in the early morning and during the sunset hours. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." two new testing sites are opening in the bay area today. we wanted to tell you about those. both are opening as part of governor newsom's plan to expand

testing statewide. similar sites opened including this one in san jose. the sites opening today are in santa rosa and in petaluma. both are by appointment only. new details this morning on a new ucsf study focusing on san francisco's mission district. low income, minority men are at most at risk for getting the coronavirus. researchers tested nearly 3,000 residents and workers. they found a little more than 2% tested positive. more than half showed no symptoms but the vast majority of those infected were men, many of whom were financially impacted from the pandemic and could not work from home. well, here is a look at the latest numbers here in the bay area. there are now nearly 8,800 confirmed cases of coronavirus. santa clara county added 13 cases. that's its lowest one-day total since march 20th. 312 people have died.

according to "the chronicle" a worker on hyde street stopped working there april 10th and co-workers learned of the diagnosis one week ago. then on sunday an employee at the 9th street location south of market also tested positive. crews did a deep cleaning overnight and reopened yesterday. despite the pandemic northern california hospitals on the whole are actually seeing far less emergency room visits and in some cases lowering staff levels. doctors at uc davis say that the emergency room is 50% as busy as it was before the pandemic. some of it may have to do with so many people hunkering down at home. others may simply fear the risk of being exposed as they are. one uc davis doctor says the staff is encouraged to take time

off. this was before the surge comes later. >> we are removing nurses and physician who is are still being paid but we're giving them breaks from shifts where we don't need them there because when the surge comes they might be working double time. >> mid month last month abo 1% of those coming through the doors were testing positive. experts are trying to relieve some of the stress that expectant mothers may feel having to head to the hospital themselves to deliver a baby at possibility a hospitality where coronavirus patients are being treated. some expectant mothers fear contracting the virus and, of course, passing it on to their baby. the president of the nonprofit march of dimes says there are ways to manage those fears. >> as much as possible to imagine that stress and anxiety with plenty of rest, eating healthy, exercise, breathing, all the things we know to do but

also just do the things all the rest of us -- that we all have to do, right, maintaining our social distance, doing proper hand washing hygiene, wearing a mask out in public. >> they also recommend contacting the hospital where you plan to deliver to find out the changes made and how to prepare. happening today fremont leaders are hoping to help struggling small businesses by delaying the planned minimum wage hike. it is supposed to go from $11 an hour to $13.50 an hour for small businesses and up to $15 an hour for large businesses. councilmembers today will vote on pushing that hike back to next year. 4:38 this morning. a 5-year-old driving towards california is pulled over in utah. you heard me right. still ahead here on "today in the bay," that unusual reason he gave police for getting behind the wheel in the first place and

how he managed to slip out unnoticed. >> that is certainly one to hang around for. plus, making cut. a declining travel market when "today in the bay" continues. 4:38. 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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to get the free queso when added to an entree. kari, over to you. thank you, rahel. at 4:42 we are starting out with temperatures in the low 40s in the north bay, but it's 56 degrees in concord. we'll be tracking this and an end of the week warm-up next. we do have an alert, a traffic alert, in the tri-valley area. it's called mountain house. the issue is everyone traveling through the area, we'll talk about how long and what's going on.

and welcome back to you. it is 4:45 on this morning, and this is a live look in san francisco, the transamerica building. we see it looks nice and clear, and that's something we've been seeing. i know yesterday coming in i could see the moon so clear. last night, kari, as i was working out at 7:00 outside i could see the moon then. that was pretty cool. >> we have a super moon this week. i can't work out that late because then i can't sleep. >> i take my naps starting at 1:30. >> okay, that's the difference. >> i'm like a kid, nap time. let's check out the weather because if you're going to be napping today nice to do it while you have a little fresh breeze coming through and as we head over to mountain view to check out our temperature trend, upper 40s to start out this

morning so it will be another really cool start. then as we go through the day our temperatures start to warm up. by late morning in the upper 60s. eventually we'll make it into the 70s and we're also going to see a pretty significant warm-up going to the end of the week so we'd better enjoy this cool air, relatively cool while we have it. it will be cool as we reach 63 degrees in half moon bay, san francisco will once again head up to the mid-60s. for the north bay we're up to 80 in napa and 83 in antioch. livermore we're going to see a high of about 82 degrees and in san jose reaching into the upper 70s. a look at that wide view of the weather pattern we have across the region. and we've seen quite a few storms moving over the pacific northwest that still remains the case as we look at high pressure that will be building over parts of southern california moving into the bay area going into the next few days and as it gets right over the bay it's going to give us an offshore wind flow,

very warm temperatures, but then by the end of the weekend into next week we'll start to see some cooler air pushing in, possibly a chance of rain next week. it's good to at least see those kinds of changes ahead as we look at how warm it's going to be. we're going to reach into the low 80s today, upper 80s tomorrow and then low 90s by thursday and friday. friday will be the warmest day in the forecast, saturday also very warm. notice the change just in time for mother's day. it will be nice to enjoy some time out on the patio and also getting a cooler breeze. we're also going to see that continuing into next week. so just the spike in hot temperatures but it doesn't last long. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? kari, we have an easy drive around the bay but we do have a traffic alert and i have to call it out because it's an poimportt roadway. to your right past 580 to mountain house itself.

that's just north of 580. and we have byron highway which is a major avenue in through the area which is closed right now because of a big rig involved crash. there's been a diesel spill there that's gotten into the soil. a pretty major cleanup that has to go on. byron highway closed until 6:00. kelso and mountain house will take you through. it's closed between great valley and mountain house for those familiar with the area. if you're not familiar with the area probably not a concern for you because it is out there over in contra costa county. the rest of the area shows a smooth drive coming in to the bay bridge and we have the light drive because everything else is light right now but more businesses opening. we'll watch as things change. back to you. a trio of b.a.s.e. jumpers were taken away. some people knew about it

because they can be heard cheering in the background. this type of thing is 100% illegal. police are trying to figure out if it had to do with a rowdy late night party they caught up to later on the top floors of that very same condo building. if you think that's something, laura, listen to this one. this sounds like straight out of a hollywood blockbuster. chp saying a car chase suspect, get this, dumped nearly $1 million out the window. officers say this happened when they tried to pull over the car in merced. the driver did not stop taking off. chp says the driver dumped the money all at once in boxes altogether so they managed to retrieve all of it. that person eventually surrendered. officers arrested two other drivers and say all were involved in a marijuana deal. well, take a look at this. you see the weaving car there? authorities say a 5-year-old utah boy is now in hot water --

5 years old -- he got in the suv to drive to california. officers saw the car going 30 miles an hour and moving erratically. they say they found the 5-year-old struggling to see out of the front window, and he told them he was headed to california to buy a lamborghini. both parents were at work and a sibling was supposed to be watching the boy. 5 years old! >> i'm just surprised he could actually drive the car. after the kensington health care center in bakersfield seeing big cases of coronavirus, at least 40 people have been infected. more than half of the staff members. not clear how many have been hospitalized or if many have died. hospitals in california are looking for a life line to stay afloat right now and are asking lawmakers for immediate help.

california's hospital association says hospitals are seeing losses of about $14 billion, asking lawmakers to approve $1 billion in financial aid. tonight 1,000 faith and community leaders plan to call for more to be done in support of undocumented immigrants during the pandemic. that group plans to hold a zoom meeting with state legislators. the current relief initiatives will only provide cash payments to 150,000 of the state's 2.2 million workers. nbc bay area responds up next. >> reporter: they say they're helping covid victims and they want your money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. how to find out if that charity really is charitable next. but first, happening now, new evidence showing the coronavirus may have been in france weeks earlier than previously thought.

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welcome back. 4:55. laura, we talked about this. we want to know how we can help families impacted by the coronavirus but, sadly, there are crooks looking to take advantage of that generosity. >> it always seems be to be the case. let's check in with consumer investigator chris chmura with more. >> reporter: good morning, just because a group calls itself a charity doesn't mean it will spend your money wisely. the federal trade commission is

cautioning you to watch out for scammers posing as covid-19 charities. it's easy to do a little research. make sure your money goes to the right cause. first ask if the charity is registered as a public 501 c3 organization and ask for the ein, their employer identification number. you can use that to search their tax record at irs.gov. ask them how are you going to spend my money. how much of it goes to people who need it and how much to administration? costs like salaries and fund-raising. if a charity rep can't give you a fast and clear answer, consider giving elsewhere. finally the ftc recommends looking up the charity with some of these watchdogs here including the better business bureau, charity navigator, charity watch and guidestar. we've shared links to all four at nbcbayarea.com/responds. just tap responds from the main menu. while some auto racing is

now starting to get back on track. not everything is up to speed including the annual event at sonoma raceway this year's installment was scheduled to start july 24th. yesterday it was postponed meaning they intend to hold the race. ticket holders can get a full refund minus the service charges or receive an event credit plus an additional 20% on new admissions. if you are an esports fan this may settle the cravings you have for real basketball. an nba 2k20 season tips off today. 23 teams will face off for the next six weeks, as i just told you. we wanted to stress it was six weeks, tuesday through friday night. you can watch the games live on twitch and youtube and, yes, there is a warriors gaming among the teams to root for. >> something to fill that void.

4:57 this morning. new coronavirus projections show we probably haven't seen the worst of the virus. next here on "today in the bay," a live report on what president trump is saying about the latest findings. plus, governor gavin newsom announcing his plan to restart opening california. the hundreds of local businesses wonder if they will put their own spin on the plans as well. we'll take a look.

we want to do this safely.

we want to do it in a way whether it's by appointment or pick up purchases already made online. >> ready to reopen. it's 5:00. and next on "today in the bay," certain retail stores gearing up to open their doors this friday. a live report on the rules everyone has to follow. plus, more money for some essential workers. coming up, the group of frontline workers in san francisco and leaders who say they deserve higher pay rates and the move today that may make that a reality. and keeping people working at home. urging local ceos to do just that. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the commute in about eight minutes. kari hall giving us a look at the forecast today and another pleasant one out there for us, kari?