i'm >>> i'm wayne freedman at sonoma county airport. as counties begin to open up, airports are lagging behind, especially regional ones. wool tell you that story coming up. >>> let's take a look at stocks for the day. they rallied strong despite news of record job losses in april. the dow closed up more than 450 points, the nasdaq up 140 points and the s&p 500 closed up nearly 50 points. the u.s. unemployment rates soared to the highest number since the great depression. the bureau of labor statistics says unemployment in april was at 14.7%. that's a loss of 20.5 million jobs. even as hospitals struggle to serve patients, health care workers suffered layoffs too. outpatient services cut 1.2 million jobs. here in california, governor newsom says the state paid out $10.6 billion in unemployment benefits to workers. >> those are jaw-dropping numbers. but numbers we've been foreshadowing for many, many weeks here in the state. >> governor newsom projected that the unemployment rate in california right now is likely higher than 20%. >>> it

in the east bay, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> amazon says they'll spend $800 million first half of the year on things like masks, gloves, sanitizing spray and wipes, hand washing stations for employees. >>> police cited and released two homeless woman that attempted to move into a home in a castro neighborhood. one other person was arrested. >> shame. shame. shame. >> the women say they need somewhere safe to stay during the pandemic. they're protesting, all people are entitled to housing. they were supported by the organization reclaim sf. the fda will allow emergency use of an experimental drug, that's the first shown to fight coronavirus. remdesivir is made by gilead. the ceo met with president trump. results from a government study showed it shortened recovery time. they're ramping up production, will leave it to the government to decide where it is distributed. >>> more than 1 billion in funding melt for small businesses was given to hundreds of big businesses, publicly traded companies. the i-team investigates how much federal funding is actually in the hands of publicly traded c

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman went up to cash creek near the small town of brooks in yolo county to check it out. >> reporter: this is what's going to you decide you want to go gambling in a place like cash creek casino. you get your temperature checked. they open the door for you. in you go and this is just the start of the changes. for now, at least, you can't help but notice the relative quiet. there are no gamblers on this 107,000 square foot gaming floor. just a few of the 2,400 employees still getting paid with tips and health benefits from a casino that has been closed for months. here's the general manager. >> we could be open right now but we're not. and that's because we don't think that it's time yet. >> reporter: that will happen only after all of their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice immediately in the casino. not all these machines are on anymore. one off. one on. one off. and no chair. that's one way of social distancing. but this, they say, is the ideal, putting those machines in a circle. which leads to a question. why isn't there plexigla

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has that story. >> when it appears that mannequins outnumber the flesh and bloom humans, maybe it's a sign that something is wrong or maybe those people and small business owners all moved to a zoom room. >> we have masks. we have hand sanitizer. >> reporter: but on 1st street downtown we found mostly empty sidewalks and closed signs in a business district that remains shuttered and out of steam when it comes to flattening the curve. bottom lines no longer allow that. >> i don't blame the virus because that's a real thing. i blame how we have reacted and handled it. >> reporter: katherine becker owns calamity jane's boutique, which even has masks for sale, assuming she could sell them if big box stores can open, she asks, why not her? >> i've worked my whole life to be able to do my own thing, and now somebody's taken that ability away from me. >> reporter: even as napa county prepares to at least partially reopen tomorrow, it is the tail end of yet another blow. in 2014, the earthquake here devastated this community. many small businesses never recovere

here's reporter wayne freedman. >> sometimes it is easier to predict human behavior than the weather, especially when one leads to another with covid-19 in the mix. >> it's been pretty insane. >> it was chaotic. >> they're talking about crowds that swarmed state beaches in and around half moon bay last weekend. an influx made worse by intentionally closed parking lots and some restrooms at those beaches. california state parks had been trying to enforce restricted access. those restrictions worked even less well then than they did today. >> everyone deserves to go out, just be protected, use your mascara and do what you need to do. >> but half moon bay paid the price. they were parking in sensitive neighborhoods, there was trash everywhere said jessica blair who speaks for the city. in those neighborhoods, neighborhoods went into self-defense mode, putting in cones and cars in front of their houses. katherine lee enjoyed the relative quiet today. >> i felt like it was coachella because there are groups of people five to ten people at a time throwing trash. >> i actually met a girl on

in santa rosa, wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> more to come, the great child care conundrum. many are facing closure just when parents need it the most. the call tonight for a financial lifeline. >>> b.a.r.t. announces an opening day for santa clara county, when riders will finally see the long-awaited extension. >>> what may b >>> now to the critical state of child care, education and the changing work force are two of the key issues abc7 news is committing to the in the effort to build a better bay area. now, as we see progress in reopening the bay area, we know we'll have to adapt to a much different world, and tonight that different world very much includes day care centers. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more from the east bay. >> the love and care learning center in walnut creek usually has 100 children a day in their care. now there are only ten. >> we did lose some clients because those families lost their job, and some families are reluctant to return. it's hard to say if we can accept children because the restrictions that the state gave us doesn't allow us

wayne freedman has that story. >> aisle four. >> reporter: there is a reason why here christy simmonsas a reputation. >> yes. they are strag on down. >> i got called a guru and walking encyclopedia. >> reporter: so it's no wonder when jamilla nixon parked her truck in front of the store, christy's bosses felt generous. but lots of employees have been getting free lunches since covid-19 arrived. her bosses are doing it for morale, to say thanks and as part of a greater cause. >> the economy of it is, we need these restaurants for our economy to survive. >> every single customer makes a difference. >> reporter: the program started 11 days ago. at this point, it's in the just about one food truck or hardware store, but many businesses and many restaurants. mombo's pizza, supported by places like weeks, drilling and pump company, which has ordered lunch once a week. you're going to spoil your employees. >> that's a good thing. >> reporter: and christy simmons tasting her charlie hustle slider. and that is the look of curry chicken, coleslaw and spices going to work on christy's taste buds

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman had a look into the future in petaluma today. >> reporter: of all the places to fight covid-19, how about a nondescript building in petaluma? leave it. though not even the people at architectural plastics did it first. >> not in a million years. >> reporter: it took a pandemic after blake, a rapid pivot of technical skills from fabricating acrylic wine racks and display cases to the stuff of fighting a virus. covid-19 changed everything for this company. they began by making face shields. 80,000 of them. at last count. blake designed that shield on his computer and now his small company of 13 people produces it. here is a tireless cnc machine cutting out the straps. it will keep going as the virus progresses. >> i don't think we've seen the peak of it yet. >> reporter: they're already working 18-hour days, 7 days a week, and, yet, these masks take less than one minute to assemble. >> where does your mind go while putting together 20,000 masks? >> you put on the radio and you just think that you're, you know, you're doing it for a good cause and just

bad for the chickens. >> in petaluma, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> all right. well, there is no shortage of sunshine around here. spencer christian is tracking the forecast for us. spencer? >> so right about that, dan. more sunshine in the days ahead. quite sunny expect along the coast where we have a building marine layer. it won't last long. just into the wee hours of the morning. overnight low temperatures will range from upper 40s to low 50s generally across the bay area. and tomorrow, certainly by early morning, we expect mainly sunny skies. it will still be breezy, especially at the coast. high temperatures tomorrow will range from upper 60s at the coast to upper 70s to near 80 right around the bay shoreline. and it will be warming up inland with mid- to upper 80s there. and the warming will continue thursday and friday. as a matter of fact, sheer look as you watch the marine layer pushing up against the coastline right now. a look at projected high temperatures for friday. compare with the average temperature for friday's date, may 8th, and look at the d

. >>> i'm wayne freedman in sonoma county. if you think construction was slowed down, uyou'd be wrong. we'll tell you why. >>> i'm spencer christian. warming trend underway. it's going to feel like midsummer by the end of the week. the forecast coming up. >>> this thursday at 4:00 p.m., we'll focus on the issues the latino community is facing during the pandemic. catch race and coronavirus, a bay area conversation, may 7th at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. you can watch it live on television, stream it on abc7news.com, download the abc 7 news app. that's this thursday. i do motivational speakingld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremend

in half moon bay, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> so are you ready to shop? new rules for malls as retailers start to open back up. >>> dental visits. some people may be thankful to go to the dentist. the changes that you'll need to know about. >>> and staying connected. what's being done to keep parents connected with newborn babies still in the hospital. right now is a time for action. that's why usaa is giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can pay for things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. discover all the ways we're helping members today. >>> a dramatic fire early this morning in stockton. roughly 1 1/2 acres of plastic palettes were burning at a warehouse. one firefighter taken to the hospital with heat injury. no other injuries and it's not known how the fire started. >>> the massive fire that tore through a warehouse at san francisco's pier 45 over the weekend. firefighters say until they stop, fire investigators will not be able to get in. the fire department is hoping everything will b

for folks who are wondering what mike did, wayne freedman told the story.hrough his restaurant, which is of course having a hard time, you guys are putting together 100 meals a day or more and delivering those meals to the frontline workers at the hospital near you, the sutter lakeside hospital. tell me what motivated you to do that, and the response that you've gotten from them as you bring those meals several times a week to them. mike? >> well, it was kind of strange. i was watching the news late at night after i got home from work, and they had a thing on there where the doctors and nurses were really struggling, and some of the hospitals getting food because they were only able to feed the patients. so i started thinking about it, and they started talking about how stressful it was and just going home, and those people going become to their kids. so when i woke up in the morning, i had a meeting with my employees, and i said we're going to feed the hospital, and we're going the feed them for free. >> well, mike, i got to ask you what, do you think abou

in napa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> this pandemic is causing some unexpected headaches for many who lease vehicles. really interesting dilemma here. 7 on your side's michael finney tells us even after the lease expires, many manufacturers don't want to take those vehicles back. michael, this is a really fascinating problem. >> dan, this is so odd. when i first started hearing about this, i thought really? really. ken's three-year lease on this infiniti expires in a few weeks. >> oh, my gosh, what a complete headache. >> victor's lease on a volkswagen ran out last month. >> they just told me oh, we're closed. we don't serve any clients. >> both say dealerships would only see them if they extended their lease or wanted to buy a new car. >> i don't understand. it's part of my financial obligation to pay you every month for this leased vehicle. i would think that your obligation would be to take the vehicle back. they said no, no. >> state attorney general xavier becerra, along with nearly one dozen attorneys general doesn't think their problem is unique. they recently sent a letter to

. >>> i'm wayne freedman on grant avenue in novato.covid-19 the final straw that will get some people to leave california for good? that's coming up. >>> it could be the end of fine dining as we know it. i'm michael - ( phone ringing )es offers - big button,alized phones... and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you might not be able to control. >> scary thought. a warning from the nation's top infectious disease expert on the risks of reopening too quickly. dr. anthony fauci testified virtually before the senate today. >> and he says states should not relax stay at home orders too much until they know they have the capabilit

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> wayne, thank you. >>> the directr of the department of motor vehicles paid a visit today to one of the agency's field offices in san jose. steve gordon toured the office on west alma avenue. it's one of five dmv offices open in the bay area, and one of 25 statewide. walk-in customers who need to get their licenses reinstated are welcomed. gourdson says each office is taking steps to keep people safe. >> we're wearing ppes in the office. we're making sure we have space in the office. we're using every other window to space out the reps and so customers aren't too close together. >> the dmv expanded its virtual offerings. >>> the shelter in place has take an toll on a lot of people's mental health. dr. patel will join us to help you deal with issues you may be having. >>> and it's still unknown what colleges will look like this fall. that has some colleges considering taking a gap year. why one university says that may not be a good idea. >>> i'm spencer christian. still cool, breezy, isolated showers. could this be the weather for the memorial day weeken

next, abc7 news reporter wayne freedman shows you what that new dining experience is actually like. >>> and words really can't explain the joy of this moment. ucsf's longest coronavirus patient finally getting to go >>> we have breaking news to tell you about. police have shot and killed someone in hayward. this is video of the scene in a neighborhood south of 580 on wildwood street at kelly street. police haven't released details about what happened, but we did see that car you just saw crashed an several police vehicles at the scene. the man who died was in his 20s. we'll continue to update this story on abc7news.com and the abc7 news app. >>> an abandoned strip mall was swallowed up by flames. check this out. this is in san jose today. sky 7 was over the scene and captured that thick black smoke just shooting from the roof. this is the empty strip mall on south bascom on southwest expressway. firefighters tell us no one was injured, fortunately. they are investigating the cause. >>> well, because of the pandemic, our efforts to build a better bay area are focused on four key areas,

wayne freedman has more on a strange twist of fate that turned a disaster into a guarantee of work. >> reporter: when you see all the construction work going on in si noma county, it begs the question, how did they get going so fast after the governor allowed construction to resume? the answer may surprise you. >> we started the week that sonoma county got shut down. >> reporter: and walter kept working through the lockdown, because the county deemed this additional housing unit as essential. >> i've been lucky. >> reporter: in the rest of california, the coronavirus shutdown cost 11,600 construction jobs. not here, though. and you can thank, of all things, the tubbs fire. kerry has put up 130 homes since the tubbs fire roared through. this allowed the county essential for construction. >> think the first wee w reporter: they may have seen a short term drop of about 10%. they also tell us there was a lot of looking the other way. >> people have to pay their bills. and to this day, i still haven't received a stimulus check or a payment protection program, aid, package. so the bills don

in lake county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> an incredible story.vite you to join better bay area thanks and share your gratitude for people helping in the covid-19 battle. use the #betterbayarea and we will share the love. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, bay area senior day done at a distance. >> whoo! >> reporter: the special idea put on to help high school seniors celebrate their new chapter ahead. >>> plus, with many older folks feeling out right now and lonely in the age of coronavirus, one north bay group is sparking friendship with something as simple as a phone call. >>> and here is a live look from our san francisco xwoelden gate bridge camera. as lisa has been talking about, it will be chillier than other parts of this week. sun is -- not sun but it is 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. (alarm ringing) wake up to great tasting flavor. (alarm stops) b

in marin county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> in addition to health, education is part of building a better bay area, of course. next, the uproar over raises for school administrators in the east bay. >>> and let's talk about our changing workplaces as well. what's working, what's not. about working from home. that story is new at 6:00. >>> i'm spencer christian. our heatwave is ending. not only is it getting cooler, but some rain is coming. i'll have the accuweather i of metastatic breast cancer.e but i did pick clarity by knowing i have a treatment that goes right at it. discover piqray, a treatment that specifically targets pik3ca mutations in hr+, her2- mbc. piqray is taken with fulvestrant after progression on hormone therapy and helps people live longer without disease progression. do not take piqray if you've had severe allergic reactions to it or any of its ingredients. piqray can cause serious side effects, including severe allergic and skin reactions, high blood sugar levels, and diarrhea, that are common and can be severe, and pneumonitis. tell your doctor right away if

wayne freedman son that story. >> they're both an experiment and a necessity. tents in a parking lot placed by the city of santa rosa. when having a roof over your head used to refer to an underpass, this is one solution to the problem. >> we're doing it because the city council sees this as the right thing to do. we're trying to keep people safe, keep the community safe from this pandemic. >> if you pace them off, you'll notice every tent is social distanced. the first people moved in yesterday. the city expects 15 more today. maybe as many as 85 by next week, and they stress this is not an end. it's a beginning. >> it's all about safety. >> half of sonoma county's 3,000 homeless live within santa rosa. some of the people moving here will likely be refugees from the joe rodota trail, a two-mile long encampment on county property that angered neighbors and people living inside. >> i have three kids. they can't play out here. >> the city and catholic charities which will run this camp will promise safety and much more. >> we have rest rooms, showers. we'll have

in marin county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> now the fire risk is pretty low today, and the rain, it't done with us yet. spencer tracking >>> a special salute today for local first responders and health care workers. f-15 fighter jets from a fresno air squadron soared over. we spotted them as they soared over richmond's kaiser hospital thrilling doctors and nurses and other staffers. [ cheering ] >> i think it's really tremendous that they would pause and recognize the work that has gone on in california with health care workers. >> i've never seen a jet that close before. to see them fly that low and slow is absolutely amazing. >> today's flyover is part of a nationwide national guard salute to our frontline workers. and fortunately, the weather cooperated, for the most part, that flyover. >> it wasn't sparkling out there, but we could see the jets clearly. spencer? >> exactly. that's a good way of describing it. not sparkling, but okay. and that's pretty much what we have right now. here is a look at live doppler 7 there. just a few spotty showers scattered around the bay area. and

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman explains. >> pretty as it looks, there is nothing more depressing to players than a closed golf course. if there had been a golfer around today, he or swhhe woulde sharing a sound bite right about here. but with covid-19 most california courses have been closed for weeks. it's been tough on management too. >> it's a learning experience for all of us. >> patrick ahern at the bay club, they're making adjustments and learning to interpret the latest muses of governor gavin newsom, or trying anyway. >> things like, well, golfing, and whether or not that's appropriate, inappropriate, bay area put out some additional guidance on that. we want to clarify where the state stands. >> today's wrinkle that while courses may open on monday, the governor recommends they allow single players only with no carts. the single players part is new. but it's not an order yet, said lany hendricks who specks for marin county health. >> if the governor's announcement today turns into a legal order that is more restrictive than what we have in place, then yes, we would be imple

at cash creek, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> happening now, oakland mayor libby schaaf is giving an update on what reopening the city will look like. she says as they move deeper into phase 2, the focus is on helping small businesses. one way they're doing that is waving fees on stores using the three feet of space in front of their doors. >> during this time, you don't need a permit or to pay a fee to use that frontage zone if you need to set up table or do something so that you can facilitate drive-by or curbside retail. >> mayor schaaf says oakland is also partnering with business districts to streamline permits for sidewalks and roads. it's an expansion of its slow streets program as more stores and restaurants hope to open parklands for people to use outside. >>> fears tonight that an international crime ring may be making its way to california, trying to exploit the pandemic and defraud taxpayers out of millions of dollars. 7 on your side's michael finney joining us now. there is this concern, michael, in a half dozen states and maybe we'll get copycats here in the golden stat

live at santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> so the dmv reopened 25 field across the state today. but not without some confusion. people started showing up at the dmv's center road location in san jose at 5:00 this morning. the line continued to grow for hours. just before the doors opened at 8:00, reality set in for many of those who showed up. >> so i'm going to go down the line and see if you have an appointment. i don't want anybody wasting time today. >> some of those who showed up, you know, they didn't get word. and we've been putting out the word that walk-ins are not allowed. it's appointments only for now. only four customers are allowed into the building at a time. face masks are required, and everyone must keep their distance. for now, only five bay area dmv offices are open. this one in san jose as well as san francisco, concord, oakland, claremont and santa rosa. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney receives 1500 requests for help per week, which explains, kristen, why he never responds to me. because i must be 1501. >> we got to clone mike sol

in napa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> all right. my microphone is on. yes. always want to check. >> we can hear you. >> that's excellent. probably hear me a little too much. although i have to say the weather, boy, the scorcher has got to end, spencer. >> well, it's going to. but we still have perhaps another day of this to deal with. we don't have any official records so far today, but it is very, very hot in some spots. here is a look at current temperaturedis. only 69 in san francisco. down from yesterday's level. 75 in oakland. getting more comfortable in some locations near the coast. but it's 101 right now in gilroy. 90 in san jose. 65 in pacifica. check out these temperature readings. 90 in santa rosa right now. petaluma 89. 86, napa. 101 in fairfield and 99 concord. 98 at livermore. we still have hot spot, especially inland. and we still have a heat advisory in effect for the entire bay area virtually until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. and an excessive heat warning in effect for solano county until seven p.m. tomorrow. here is good news. refreshing marine lay

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abc7 news reporter wayne freedman went digging a little deeper into what that money will mean for wildfiresalifornia's golden land, so beautiful, so potentially dangerous, even on this rainy day. >> we could have a potentially very busy fire season. >> it is that time of year again with an added complication this time around, covid-19. what acombat>> we're focused on. we're focused on coronavirus mitigation, trying to do our best to suppress the spread at the same time. we've got to mitigate and suppress these fires as we move into wildfire season. >> but it will not be easy, especially in terms of protect firefighters, who often work in close proximity. today when we asked cal fire about their plans, we heard about a work in progress. >> you know, this is something that we've never done before. none of us have ever done this before. so we're going to be figuring it out a little bit as we good along. >> begin with a place like this, yolo county in 2018, a base camp for 3,000 firefighters. >> they need a place to shower. they need a place to sleep. they have to have food, proper nutrition, m

along the russian river, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> definitely hot in the east bay as we take a live look at mount laany live c been here all day, mid-80s, nice breeze, perfect beach weather. you can see folks are taking advantage of it by the hundreds. now, this shot can look like they are pretty close together but we can tell you we've been up and down this beach all day. people are doing their part to keep their distance. with police on atvs keeping a watchful eye, thousands of people descended on alameda's crown beach for the memorial day holiday. a day that also marks the start of a heat wave. >> i'm glad to report we have not had to issue citations. >> for the most part beachgoers respected the rules, wearing masks where proposed and physical distancing. >> as you can see, we have a lot of families out here, but for the most part people are abiding by the social distancing guidelines. we are really focusing on education over enforcement. >>ithpele police decided against strict enforcement of one rule. the one that requires people to keep moving, not sitting or sun bathing.

wayne freedman has more now. >> reporter: you night never have noticed but working in a grocery store has always been an up close business nowdd covid-19 and it becomes risky. >> it is most definitely scary. >> reporter: anna of united markets in marin county this. day a county health coronavirus testing station set up outside. in marin county is news is not good. there was a spike last week. 100 new case. most of them among people working in essential jobs. and grocery workers topped the list. >>> just want to make sure everyone else around us is safe. >> reporter: hannah took the test along with most of the 145 employees in this company's two stores. when the county offered, ceo kelly smith had no second thoughts. >> i kept saying i just want to sell apples. this used to be such an easy business. >> reporter: as county health describes it this amounts to staying ahead of a pandemic that infected six grocery workers last week alone. united markets agreed to test along with molly stones. other stores declined that disappointed this public health officer who recovered after being marin

. >> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> according to the usda, in the last week, pork production has plummeted 22% in the united states. beef production has dropped 9%. and since this time last year, pork production is off 34.5% with beef production tumbling 35.2%. according to the centers for disease control, 115 processing facilities in 19 states reported covid-19 cases as of last friday with more than 4900 cases and 20 deaths. >>> redwood city based impossible foods is working to fill the void. the company's ceo says the interruption is an opportunity for people to give their products a try. >> when they try it i think they'll be blown away by how delicious it is. and i actually think many of them are never going to want to go back to the old-school meat from slaughterhouses. >> he says his company enjoyed record sales last month in grocery stores and through food delivery services. the total should grow even more with today's announcement of an expansion into 1700 stores in the kroger supermarket chain. >> the post office along with some bay area landlords are warning residen

. >>> i'm wayne freedman in marin county where the health department has gotten proactive about testinges. that's coming up. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> the last thing we want to do is begin the process of reopening, see a surge of cases, and then have to go back to closing the city completely.

wayne freedman reports from the russian river. >> let's take a moment to appreciate solitude along the russian river because on this memorial day, it's all you're going to get. welcome to guerneville. he man can still only serve customers outside. >> what's the wait right now? >> are you hungry? >> would you like to rent a kayak? at king's sport, steve jackson had plenty to spare. he's happy to see the dollars coming in again. >> the worst i've ever been through. >> reporter: because? >> we've closed down for two months with zero business. >> reporter: but it's here now in droves. the question is are these visitors bringing the virus with them? you feel safe? >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: in guerneville, the beach is closed. but a few miles up the road -- >> this is a step in trying to loosen things up a little bit without being irresponsible. >> reporter: technically this beach is closed, supposedly open only to locals for walking from the parking lot. but all these folks are from out of town. seems they never got the message. >> the park district barricaded the parking lot and pu

here's wayne freedman. >> reporter: even in quiet kelseyville, lunchtime means busy time at lindal's. one reason why the owner mike and his staff begin at 5:00 a.m. for a 100-peron takeout order. mike loaded them up a little before noon. >> mixed berry salad. >> reporter: can't let the county down. >> you can't believe what these people and community do. we just put our chin up, put the shovel to the ground and go. >> reporter: now the rest. mike fills this order three times a week and delivers to a place where they take his temperature every time. >> you're okay. >> reporter: and the staff lines up early knowing what's coming. another donated lunch from mike to the staff at sutter health lakeside hospital. >> it helps us keep going. >> reporter: after you look at the results, it is an emotional mission. if you ask mike why he does it, he says it's the right thing to do. but if you drill deeper -- >> my mom and dad always told me sometimes it's not making money, it's doing the right thing. >> reporter: deke and patty drilled the principle into mike, do the right thing, no matter what

live in napa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. wayne, thank you so much. the reopening of dine-in restaurants is still a work in progress in the bay area but cities around the area are looking at the ways they can move forward safely once they are given the green light. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in pleasanton where there is a plan to dramatically change the look of the town's iconic main street. >> reporter: hi. of course restaurants are a mainstay here on main street. many of them trying to survive by doing takeout only but they're also looking to the future. another vision for this street for main street that includes tables and umbrellas where now there are just cars. pleasanton's main street is everything the name implies. a potpourri of restaurants and boutiques. a place that draws people in and makes them feel at home. but now those who do business on main street are meeting to create a new vision. one that will draw people in and keep them safe in the age of coronavirus. >> trying to stay alive here. >> reporter: maurice owns oyo a p

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here is abc7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> here in napa, restaurants opened as early as 9:00 this morning. if you're in the mood to dine in, it's going to be a different experience. begin with rules on the door. wear a face mac, stop and hand sanitize. we're at downtown joe's in napa. hand sanitizer right here. healthy hands. i'm all alone in here. first thing you're going to notice, the menu. they are not the traditional menus that everybody else uses. this is my own personal menu for me to take with me at thes poss. >> once you get a seat, the mask comes off. could i have an uptown turkey burger. how happy you to be back? >> two months and two days, i'm happy. >> here is something else you'll notice if you sit at the bar, plexiglas. in this case, custom-made. a barrier between the customers and the staff. so let's take a accounting of where we're at so far. we had to walk in wearing a mask. we had to hand sanitize. we had to sit down at a table, socially distanced. every restaurant in napa has to deal with this.first, ty tables every guest. next, we took a look in the back, noti