reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. 6:06. come monday things will look a lot different across the bay area. alameda and contra costa counties are joining others in phase two of reopening with some storm opening for curbside pickup. those are the counties you see on the map in yellow. sonoma, napa and solano are in phase two. santa clara county is still the holdout. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning. there's not much of a plan yet to see how our county is going to open up, kris. >> reporter: right. no, the plan is to just wait and keep doing what the highest number of cases and the highest number of deaths. and that's the reason why our county health director is saying let's stay put. santa clara county's covid-19 dashboard shows that cases are stabilizing. no patients are on ventilators at this point. the county's public health officer says that, yeah, that looks really good on paper but still a lot of people are getting sick in the county and the level of contagiousness is still higher th

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest from fremont there, bob. >>>re's been so much uncertainty for families as well as to when students will go back to school. in southern california we're getting a better glimpse what it may look like because there's an emergency daycare center that is open there for essential workers right now. they have to look at what social distancing might look at. the school district in san diego is providing free child care for persons who are essential workers. all students are six feet apart at all times and no more than ten kids in a classroom. they care for 28 kids. by monday that will be doubled. the superintendent is worried about staffing. >> in order to do this program this way it increases staffing. you need more staff because you have a smaller ratio of class size. districts don't have the funding to do that. with the shortfall for school budgets, how are you going to do more with less resources? >> and just think of the room you would need to keep all these kids apart. the superintendent hopes they can accommodate

nbc bay area's bob redell is live for us from downtown napa. bob, the big question is, are the customers in there ready to get back inside? >> reporter: marcus, that is a good question. even if the restaurants are ready, and some one here in downtown napa, we're outside downtown joe's brewery and restaurant, the question is will customers be ready to come in and sit down for a meal. this was the scene here less than an hour ago, a couple of customers sat down for breakfast on the outside patio. the owner tells us to maintain six feet of social distance inside, he had to remove tables. out back, every other table has been converted into a busing station, since those tables are fixed in place, you can't remove them. at buttercream bakery and diner, further in downtown, that restaurant is putting up plastic partitions between tables and the diner counter for when they're able to resume inside dining. at grace's table, chef pando also removed tables, from 22 down to 11. but he's not worried about customer capacity forcing him to shut down. he says h

our bob redell is there. he'll have a live report at 5:30. >>> meanwhile, three bay area counties will partially reopen, napa, sonoma and solano. you can see them in the yellow. the bulk of the bay area holding fast in phase one, not moving ahead to phase two. the governor's latest order is leaving a lot of business owners wondering if they're good to go. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us to provide some clarity in all of this. kris? >> reporter: well, hi there, marcus. if only i could do that, right? we're here in san jose at hill's flowers planning on doing delivery. they were hoping they might be able to do curbside pickup as well. now we know that is not going to happen.

nbc bay area's bob redell is live with the details of that large financial commitment really aimed at helping bridge the digit divide. bob? >> reporter: correct, and it's a huge digital divide among students in the oakland unified school district, marcus. the 50,000 students there, about half do not have a computer. they do not have internet access. or they have access that is very limited. it's a $12.5 million problem that twitter ceo jack dorsey pretty much just fixed. within the past few hours, it was cellar this morniearlier thy tweeted that he would give $10 million to give every single child in oakland access to a laptop and internet. this happened hours after the district, the city of oakland, the oakland public education fund, and the tech exchange announced a fundraising campaign to bridge the so-called digit divide, a divide that has become much more noticeable during the pandemic. schools are closed. students must now rely on distance herlearning. but thousands of oakland students don't have access to those technologies. 17,000 students lack access to high speed internet. a

"today in the bay's" bob redell following that part of the story. bob, i know this morning the fda also warning about a popular test for the virus. >> reporter: correct, marcus. the fda issuing a warning yesterday that a popular covid-19 test may not be as accurate as once thought. the fda says the point of care test by abbott labs used by hospitals across the country and the white house might be delivering too many false negative results to be considered effective. the test became popular because the company said it could get results within 13 minutes. following other studies the test has come under scrutiny. a small study from nyu said the abbott test came back with false neglect tifives for almost 50% another test found were positive. the nyu study was not peer reviewed. abbott said the results are not consistent with other studies and the sample size was very small. but the fda says patients tested with the test should be retested with a more sensitive test. in another development, you've heard of convalescent plasma being used to treat covid-19,

bob redell is near the plant. how is the county responding to this? ll, alameda county's health department, marcus, did tell tesla that it could maintain minimum basic operations until a plan for reopening was in place, a plan they expected to receive last night. it's not clear if that happened. it's not clear if the company or ceo elon musk will face any consequences for reopening their fremont plant without permission. they did this. in a tweet musk said he would be on the assembly line and seemed to dare authorities to arrest him. he reopened after governor newsom lifted restrictions for manufacturing in the state of california while alameda county kept those restrictions in place. alameda county supervisor scott haggerty says he was part of conversations between tesla and the county's public health department. says tesla agreed to do temperature checks on its 10,000 plus fremont workers before bussing them in from the bay area. haggerty says the plan was for tesla to open next week not yesterday. >> i wish elon would have waited one more week so w

our bob redell is there. he'll have a live report at 5:30. >>> meanwhile, three bay area counties will partially reopen, napa, sonoma and solano. you can see them in the yellow. the bulk of the bay area holding fast in phase one, not moving ahead to phase two. the governor's latest order is leaving a lot of business owners wondering if they're good to go. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us to provide some clarity in all of this. kris? >> reporter: well, hi there, marcus. if only i could do that, right? we're here in san jose at hill's flowers planning on doing delivery. they were hoping they might be able to do curbside pickup as well. now we know that is not going to happen. a lot of businesses thought the governor would loosen restrictions. not until yesterday did we know how that would be tied to health metrics and because most bay area counties are still having rising infection rates, health officers are sticking with these stricter local restrictions. while there is pushback, they're also o

"today in the bay's" bob redell live for us. bob, the governor talked about a lot of things including those barber shops and salons reopening. >> reporter: correct, marcus. governor gavin newsom in an ex chewsi clusive interview was encouraging for phase three of the reopening. here in the bay area only three counties are moving in that phase, napa, solano and sonoma. they've indicated they are ready to enter phase three by allowing barber shops and hair salons to reopen based on guidance from their county's health departments. nail salons, it should be noted, are still not included. in this morning's exclusive interview on the "today" show governor newsom he can inspects child care and summer camps to reopen soon with modifications. this is a necessity for parents who need to go back to work during this historic downturn. governor newsom believes it's possible california could see a v-shaped recovery, one in which we come back as quickly as we went down. >> i see it happening if public health is our primary focus. i don't see it

bob redell joins us to talk about what we can do as we shelter at home. >>> the fire season could be starting earlier than normal, and possibly being declared within the next week or two, and for a longer time, like in november like last season. fires are already burning, like this two-alarm vegetation fire yesterday afternoon, and firefighters were able to contain it and there was no property damage or injuries, but it's one of many fires burning across the region. clear away the weeds and vegetation 100 feet away from your home. >> pg&e is also preparing for the fire season, and they are modifying potential public safety power shut offs. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> governor newsom is revealing more about phase two of the reopening of california. the governor is expected to talk more about the guidelines to allow curbside pickup at some nonessential businesses. and medical experts are urging caution because of the virus, and it's still spreading. doctors as ucsf say it's important to reopen carefully, and the worries of progress made by shelter

"today in the bay"'s bob redell was one of the first reporters on the scene out there. do you have new information for us? >> reporter: there may have been three people in there, and two people were just taken into custody by the police, and i spoke to the man earlier, and he said he was in the warehouse when it exploded. don't know why he was taken into custody. you can see the roof, that big chunk of sheet metal, that's the roof that blue up and that's between the building and the box truck. the fire is out, and the owner did not say what was inside the warehouse and he has four renters and he believes some of those inside were his tenants. one of the men that was arrested told me everybody got out, and he's unhurt. a second person, an older man, he was asleep when debris fell on top of him and he was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and we expect him to be okay. and based on the fact that emts did not appear to be in a rush to get the person in the ambulance to the hospital, we assume his injuries are not serious. >> we're hoping those in the hospital are okay.

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bob redell live for us at tesla. bold statement there from elon musk, bob. what could happen next in all of this? >> reporter: marcus, tesla ceo elon musk has sued alameda county in federal court to let it resume factory operations behind me here at its plant in fremont. we are waiting to see when a judge could potentially issue a ruling in the case. you'll recall musk and tesla were hoping to resume limited operations here to start working, building electric vehicles after governor newsom loosened the rules for manufacturing but alameda county kept those restrictions in place. in that suit filed saturday tesla said the state orders should s spreading the covid-19 virus. tesla posted a return to work playbook, 38 steps the automaker has taken to get back to work including covid-19 safety guidelines, worker health checks and ways to create social distancing. over the weekend musk set out a series of tweets as you were mentioning, threatening to pull out of its palo alto headquarters. the mayor echoed concerns about the impact to the local economy saying she b

nbc bay area's bob redell joining us live from home where he's monitoring that meeting of santa clara county board of supervisors. bob, what have you been able to learn? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. we're waiting for dr. sara cody, top county health officer, to address what the next step needs to be for the county to arrest and deal with the covid-19 outbreak. here are highlights from her and april, the past two months. for instance, even though the shelter in place is working, they don't believe the pandemic is going to end anytime soon. we could see multiple spikes in cases, especially towards the end of the year. and in consisteconsistent stand shelter in place protocols here in the bay area and throughout the country puts averaeveryone risk. there are three goals, to target infections, trace and isolate those who are infected. but there are many barriers to that. many test locations are underutilized. the county plans to advertise to get more team to those sites. health care providers aren't testing enough. the county continues to encourage them to test more. and laboratorie

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for thus morning. there are options for people who want to commemorate today. >> reporter: in person and online. you take a look at your tv screen, chapel of the chimes cemetery in hayward will be open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. tonight and will give you flags to place on the grave of your loved one. golden gate will honor with events starting at 11:00. this morning's memorial day service at the mare island preserve cemetery has already reached capacity but the cemetery will be open afterwards from noon to 5:00. they wanted to put that out there because there's been so much demand. a live look at the veterans memorial in san jose. no services planned there today but, as always, this is open to the public 24/7. it's a wonderful tribute to the men and women who served in our five branches of the military. if you're looking for some way to honor those men and women you can swing by if you're in the south bay. in washington, d.c., arlington national cemetery will remain closed to the general public. the cem

nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live now. b, the governor is saying we need more testing before the state can reopen. how close are we to have he wants us? >> reporter: unfortunately we're not there yet, we're only halfway to the number of tests needed per day before governor gavin newsom will consider a reopening of the state, marcus. there are two new test sites that opened in the south bay this morning that are helping us with one step forward in that direction. both are operated by a company called optum serve. one is located nat high school in san jose, another at christopher high in gilroy. you need to fill out a form online to make sure you meet certain criteria and to schedule an appointment. an appointment is necessary. now, this woman you're about to hear from, she doesn't have symptoms but wants to make sure she's not carrying the virus for the following reason. >> i baby-sit my great-grandchildren. i don't want to get them sick if i'm sick and don't know it. i'm not sure about this stuff. it's scary. to get tested

bob redell, nbc bay area. >> bob, thank you. before the coronavirus, tesla's biggest problem was money. scott mcgrew continues our coverage. scott, i know tesla may not be able to really afford what musk is threatening to do. >> reporter: no, that's exactly right. he could certainly move the headquarters, offices and offi supplies and whatnot. but that rarely goes well. remember, boeing moved away from seattle to chicago. it wasn't the cause of all of boeing's problems, and it's had a lot of problems, but it certainly did not help. moving the headquarters is kind of shooting yourself in the foot. as for moving an entire car plant, right, many of our stories before this were about tesla's cash flow and how it needed more money. moving a car plant just to do it seems like a poor use of that money. now, to be clear, tesla does have plants in china and it's building one in germany. but it does not have another plant in america, at least not making cars. let's take you to the big board in new york city where the stock market is large

nbc bay area's bob redell is live there for us this midday. and so, bob, the question is how is the county responding to them defying the order. >> reporter: well, marcus, within the past 15 minutes i heard from the alameda county public health department. they told us yesterday tesla submitted to them a site-specific plan for the reopening of the plant behind me. the county is in the process of reviewing that. you'll really elon musk, the ceo, tweeted out what seemed like a dare to authorities to arrest him for the reopening of his plant in defiance of the alameda county shelter-in-place order. we've seen no indication that there's been any sort of enforcement action by the county or the fremont police department. for a second day in a row, you can see behind me, the employee parking lot is full as the factory resumes limited production of its electric vehicles. alameda county's health department said it did notify tesla yesterday that it could only maintain, quote, minimum basic operations until it submits that plan for a safe reopening, and

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live. bob, i know online for a lot of people. >> reporter: correct, marcus. unfortunately, major events have been canceled like onboard the "uss hornet." what i'm about to show you is a list of things you can still participate virtually online. this is by no means a complete list. marin county will honor the military men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice with a wreath laying ceremony. this will start with a live feed on the marin county veteran council's facebook page. you can see the link to that live stream on your tv screen. that event will include a 21-gun salute, "taps." arlington national cemetery will remain closed to the general public. the cemetery will only be open to people who are visiting their loved ones' graves and those participating in the 152nd national memorial day observance ceremony. there will be social distancing protocols in place. the wreath laying ceremony. the president will depart to baltimore for another ceremony to honor those who died on the front lines

bob redell live with the testing sites. how close are we to the governor's goal of more testing sites to reopen in the state? >> reporter: governor gavin newsom says they have to test 60,000 to 80,000 a day to consider a full reopening. right now we're about halfway there. you can look at the latest numbers. according to the covid website california reported just over 32 thousand new tests yesterday, at least 50% short of the governor's goal. it is a 4.3% increase from the day before. two more sites will come online later this morning, both in the south bay. one on white road and another on day road in gilroy and they will be running from 7:00 to 5:00. governor newsom says he will allow some businesses to reopen later this week, this as the state just reported its first week over week decline. in another positive development researchers at pfizer say a covid-19 vaccine could be available by september. the vaccine will attempt to reprogram the virus and instruct or bodies to make proteins associated with the virus. the idea

live in sf, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. we'll bring you the mayor, london breed of san francisco, when that news conference begins, scheduled to happen at 11:30. we'll air it right here on nbcbayarea.com as well as our free nbc bay area app. >>> for most students in the bay area heading back to school is months away. but a small group of students in marin county, their trip back to school started this morning. nbc bay area's sharon katsuda is live in san rafael. i know you got a taste of what a return to school might look like in the fall, sharon. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. it was super busy here this morning. this is where the students were being checked in. i was very interested in this story on how the county is reopening schools, because i have kids, and basically we all want to find out how this would work this fall. at marin community school, you can see there are fewer desks in the classrooms, and there is a sink and soap where students must immediately wash their hands when entering the classroom. there will

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you so much, bob.appening today bay area activists will hold a memorial day peace caravan to protest u.s. foreign policy in the military stationed around the world. the organizers of san francisco bay area say the caravan starts at 1:00 p.m. through the streets of sausalito and into san francisco. the procession will end at the home of senator dianne feinstein. activists will then hold a rally to demand military spending be instead spent on environmental causes. >>> san francisco's fishing industry not the only thing hit hard by the fire that ravaged fisherman's wharf this weekend. the historic "jeremiah o'brien" sustained minor damage in the weekend fire. it's the only one of two world war ii-era boats of its kind still functional anywhere in the world. so the captain says that fire heavily damaged the pier where the ship is moored and the spare parts stored in the warehouse went up in flames. >> we mostly had engineering parts and spare parts. we had some new tubes for our boiler that were going to b

nbc bay area's bob redell is live in fremont. bob, have we heard frommal alam county on those restrictions? >> reporter: we did somewhat, marcus. the alameda county health department responded to me in an email. they didn't answer specific questions about the reopening of the tesla motor factory, they just emphasized if there's any [ inaudible ] orders does not mean [ inaudible ] business as usual. i spoke with the fremont police department. they said right now they have no plans to take any action. they're waiting for if and when the county weighs in. here is new video from nbc bay area sky ranger over the tesla factory will some work will restart today. the question is does the state order supersede the county order. the sheriff's office told me this morning typically no, the county's orders usually take precedence. but fremont police did point out it's up to each business, like tes tesla, to interpret the county order and consult with their own legal counsel. now, in an email obtained by cnbc, tesla told employees it would resu

"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

nbc bay area's bob redell is live for us in san jose. bob? >> reporter: marcus, after decades of planning and a couple of years of delay, b.a.r.t. just announced the brand-new berryessa station in north san jose will open in a matter of weeks. you can see the transit agency just unveiled the opening date as june 13. the last hurdle was completion of all the safety tests. just moments ago both agencies signed off on the safety certificate, that's the big binder you see on your tv screen. now it's up to the california public utilities commission which has 14 days to sign off on the safety certification. this is part of a $2.3 billion extension into san jose. both stations were supposed to open in the summer of 2018 but there were delays and issues with trains not stopping where they were supposed to on the platform. turns out there was a problem in communications between the computers on the trains and the computers at the stations. >> this is what happens when we flip "me" on its head in silicon valley and make it "we." if there's one thing i'

more help may be coming for worker in san francisco, and bob redell is live in the city this morning and the city may consider some new regulations? >> correct, laura. they are considering new rules to help gig workers during the covid-19 pandemic and beyond. among the suggestions, a minimum wage for people that drive for companies like lyft and uber or who deliver for apps like doordash and insta cart. city-issued licenses, and a new restaurant facility for gig workers, and expanded bike lanes, and the local agency commission could send them to the board of supervisor for consideration. we put some of the highlighted numbers on the tv screen. just under 50% say their income has dropped anywhere between 500 and 1500 a week during the pandemic. close to 10% has seen a drop of income of 1500 or more per week. a majority are working less out of fear of contracting covid-19, and 28%, they are afraid of contracting it but they are still working because they need the money. >>> coming up at 5:30, the new rule that allows workers to collect unemployment even if they turn down an offer for a

nbc bay area's bob redell has more. did he ri possible, do we know the final ruling? >> reporter: there was a hearing to see if derrick almena will be released. courts are closed to the public because of the public so we weren't able to go inside and see. we're awaiting to hear to see what if anything happened. almena has been in jail on 36 charges from the ghost ship warehouse. his bail has been reduced to $150,000. according to "the mercury news," he posted that amount last month but couldn't be released until there was a suitable location found for him. he will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device. almena was the master tenant. the fire broke out during a music party in 2016, which was not permitted in that space. last year a jury acquitted max harris, a tenant in the ghost ship warehouse, and the co-defendant. but they deadlocked in favor of finding almena guilty. july 6. bob redell, nbc bay area news. in the bay" and you'll only see it right here on nbc bay area. two east bay families are keeping their sanity by sheltering together. they say the de

nbc bay area bob redell is there, what are police saying about all of this? >> reporter: well, they've arrested two people and they've contained two more at a hospital in connection with this warehouse explosion. we're on timothy drive. it's not far from the marina boulevard access off 880 in san leandro. san leandro fire released this image. you can see a good portion of the roof was blown off. police say inside was an illegal butane honeywell was inside. something ignited and set the building on fire. all four escaped. one with a broken arm. others with bruises. you will notice pd brought in a search dog this morning to sniff through the rubble. the fire department doesn't believe anyone died in the blast. they just want to make sure. the plast was so strong, it sent debris a couple blocks away. it rattled a man across the feet less than 50 feet from the blast. >> i was using the bathroom. it lit up, it blew up like a bomb. it lit up my trailer. i looked out the window, stuff was a couple hundred feet in the air. it just blew right out. >> this is my first

. >>> i am bob redell in saw layer >>> president trump headed to off from federal funding. let's take a look at the big board out in new york city, and it's eking out a gain even over concerns over our relationship with china. you are watching "today in the bay." >>> good thursday morning. let's head outside in the tri-valley with a live look outside in dublin. a lot of people up and out the door this morning. temperatures are starting out mostly in the low 50s here but we will see it trend into the 70s today. we are getting heady for a heat up this weekend so enjoy the mild weather now. more on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> a live look out and highway through san jose, no problems on this highway. i have notes for two other major roads into and through san jose coming up. >>> speaking of san jose, leaders of that city will reportedly vote next week to strengthen mask requirements. santa clara never officially ordered masks to be worn although the health department strongly urges it. masks will be required in businesses and on public transit. basically you have to we

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us this morning. governor talked about ba barber shops and salons reopening. >> reporter: i have to say he sounded very encouraging about the economic recovery our state will be entering hopefully at some point soon. some parts of the state entered that phase three reopening of our economy. barber shops, hair salons. not all counties are participating yet in the bay area. they are allowing businesses to reopen based on guidance from their county health departments. nail salons are not yet included. governor newsom expects child care and summer camps to open soon with deep modifications. those were his words and are a necessity to go back to work. the state economy has been battered by the shutdown. governor newsom thinks it's possible to see a v-shaped recovery, one we come back as quickly as we went down. >> i see it happening if public health is our primary focus. i don't see it happening if we look at it as an annoyance or nuisance that gets in the way of our economic growth. as demand increases, w

reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you.unty bay area health officials still stand as more parts of the state will reopen. i want you to take a look at the map. as you can see here all the areas in yellow are sticking to their own plan of keeping businesses closed. now many are asking why. most of the numbers are looking better. cases are level off and there are half as many hospitalizations as of april 1st. dr. sara cody is saying this isn't enough. >> we have the same conditions that we had in march. if we did ease up we would see a brisk return of cases, hospitalizations, and a brisk return of deaths. it could be quite blunt. >> dr. cody saying on average every person infected spreads to at least one other person. >>> dine-in restaurants and walk-in shopping will be allowed in butte and el dorado counties. the governor approved it because of their extremely low infection rates and increased capacity to deal with the potential outbreak. >>> and we are getting a better look at how the virus, covid-19, got here to california

reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. it's 6:36 right now, and happening today gig economy drivers like those who work for uber or lyft are heading to the streets to demand change. a group of drivers will take part in a caravan that they're calling car action. they are demanding better safety pay and respect as employees. the drivers say they want all of the above, not just during the pandemic, but always. they'll meet at the rei parking lot in san francisco at 12:30. >> more bay area cities are start to go weigh the reality of slashing budgets as they face the grim financial outlook. sales tax revenues are down mostly everywhere along with taxes tied to travel and tourism. in some cases city leaders are already responding. the palo alto weekly responding the latest budget plan calls for reduction in fire and police staffing, laying off more than 100 city workers. palo alto's new fiscal year starts in july. >>> new details this morning. cal train is facing major deficits because of the lack of riders. "the examiner" is re

. >>> "today in the bay's" bob redell live near the plant. we saw a lot of cars yesterday at the plant. what is the county saying about all of this? >> reporter: they say they've notified tesla they can only have basic operations until an approved plan is in place, marcus, which the county expected to receive. it's not clear if the company or ceo elon musk will suffer any consequences for opening the plant behind me yesterday without permission. in a tweet musk said he would be on the assembly line and seemed to dare authorities to arrest him. restrictions for manufacturing in the state of california. alameda county supervisor, we spoke with him, he says he was part of the conversation between tesla and the public health department to have an agreement to reopen. they did do temperature checks on his fremont workers before bussing them in from all over the bay area. the plan was for tesla to open next week not yesterday. >> i wish tesla would have waited one more week so we could have done this in a methodical fashion that really put people b

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you very much, bob.tarting today starbucks lovers might find it easier to get their fix. nearly all half have been closed for weeks or limited to drive-through only. some locations that were closed will be reopening today. nearly all are supposed to open at the end of next month. >>> a new face covering requirement goes into effect for all costco customers. there will be some exceptions including for children under the age of 2. >>> trending this morning may the force be with you if you need it. today is may the 4th but many people are creating and celebrating a star wars day. >> no one does. >> but i do. >> the latest "star wars" is streaming on disney plus. disney plus moved up its streaming schedule to give parents and kids more to watch while sheltering at home. >> my kids are excited today wearing their princess leia buns. i guess i could have done that with all this hair. >> it is growing. >> the show is young. >> let's get a look at the forecast today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking tha

i want to check in with "today in the bay" bob redell who has more on that. bob? >> yeah, laura, we are talking about the community of gilroy basically trying to soften the blow of the class of 2020 who will miss out on the traditional ceremony next week. and a mother create add facebook group, and it's called adopt a senior, and it's like a brag book of their kids accomplishments, and somebody adopted that student and then they surprise the seniors with gift baskets in the weeks leading up to the graduation. the mom who launched this effort, her daughter would have been graduating this year but sadly her daughter passed away in 2014 from cystic fibrosis. >> along with other people, they decided this would be a nice surprise for us, seeing my daughter in a cap and gown and i appreciated it and love it and appreciate they did that because now i get to see her in a cap and gown, but it didn't start out and i definitely didn't want to make it about us, my daughter and our situation, but it was about the seniors and making them smile during the time where they should

reporting live in napa, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, bob.resident trump is defending his claims he takes hydroxychloroquine. >> at the same time attacking those who say it is not effective, scott. >> reporter: that's right. neal cavuto keeps telling the president on air that drug could very well kill him. the president tweeting about neal cavuto and casting doubt on u.s. government doctors who work at the veterans administration. the v.a. said it found not only was hydroxychloroquine not as effective against coronavirus as they had hoped, it was actually associated with more deaths. president trump twice dismissed that study yesterday claiming without evidence the doctors were against him. enemies, he said. and the patients were, quote, almost dead anyway. >> they were giving it to people in very bad shape. they were very old, almost dead. it was a trump enemy statement. no, it was a false study done where they gave it to very sick people, extremely sick people, people ready to die. it was given by not friends of the administration and the s

check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell live in lafayette with a look at some of the biggest parklosures there and some of the rules they have going into effect, bob. >> reporter: most of the parks will be open. you can go online to check to see which are closed. most are open. the park is asking people when you come here to follow the rules and to just be aware that some of the activities will be limited. staffing up for what they expect to be normal memorial day weekend crowds. the shelter at home order does allow you to leave your home for outdoor activities but forbids you from traveling to a park not near your home. if you live in san mateo you should not be visiting the park here in lafayette where we're at. and group activities will be forbidden. no picnics or boating. >> people are trying their best to social distance. being respectful visitors of the park. we do see effort and want to make sure they're good park visitors as well. >> reporter: this is what residents can expect at some of their local parks. in the grass the marina green, there's a field and at delores park.

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob.ontinue to follow so stay with nbc news for the very latest on the protests. coming up in about 15 minutes scott mcgrew will join us with more on how the president is responding. >>> now to the pandemic and a north bay sheriff defying the state's orders. the sonoma county sheriff says that starting monday his department will no longer enforce the county's stay-at-home order. the sheriff says the curve has been flattened and testing has verified infection rates are under control. supervisors are blasting this move. the board tweeting out, quote, while we acknowledge the community's frustration with the situation and a desire to return to some normalcy the sheriff's message has had the unfortunate effect of creating confusion in our community, end quote. santa rosa's police chief says mask requirements will be enforced within city limits. >>> california schools are starting to learn what kind of requirements might be in place whenever they do return. in fact "the chronicle" has obtained

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good to see. thanks so much, bob. good stories and good weather, too. it has been warm lately, kari. we are welcoming the cooldown today. >> yeah, we are going to start to feel that along the coastline in san francisco, looking from mount tam over towards the city as the sun rises, we can see the low clouds and fog, only about 1,000 feet but it will provide cooling as we go into today. for the inland areas, we don't get much of the cooldown just yet. the heat advisory kicks in once again at 11:00 and continues until 7:00, and we will have the temperatures still dangerously hot for a few of the areas as we reach into the upper 90s. we will talk about that weekend cooling, even a chance of rain coming up in the forecast. >>> mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> a very pleasant drive right now all around the bay. over my shoulder you do see the green sensors, and there's a build toward the bay bridge and we may see metering lights closer to 7:00, guys. let's talk about the easy drive and longer drive with all of t

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> bob, thank you.ity leaders approved an ordinance to provide more emergency pay sick leave. that measure unanimously passed last night and it also applies to gig economy workers like uber and lyft drivers. the ordinance was expected to pass last week in oakland's city council meeting but was canceled due to the requirement a minimum number of people must be present in order for the meeting to continue. >>> the county is trying to do something to try to help people just make it in the bay. today the board of supervisors will discuss extending the ordinance now through august. the governor's executive order for the state ends at the end of the month. it prevents counties from extending the moratorium until he renews the order. >>> there's increasing concern about how covid-19 is affecting our children as the centers for disease control actually prepares to issue an alert to all doctors out there. one of the children that was treated right here in the bay area at lucille packard children's hospital. i wa

reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >>> the only bay areanty not moving to phase two this week is santa clara county. leaders say they have no plans of easing restrictions. that's because they say some key indicators like increased testing still need to happen. >>> well, right now starting today, in fact, for a few north bay students, distance learning will become a distant memory. there are some kids that are heading back to class, believe it or not. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda this morning live to show the steps they're taking to make sure the students return to school safely. >> reporter: the superintendent says the staff and students will get a health check before they enter the classroom. this morning marin county will reopen classes for special education students. classes will only have 12 people inside at a time. that includes students, teachers and teachers' assistant. no one else will be allowed inside the classroom. >> we took some furniture out of the classroom to make space for the desks. i teach m

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> really interesting. thanks so much, bob. alto small businesses may now be in line for some financial help. councilmembers approve grants of up to $10,000 to be handed out through a lottery system. the city launched the program with half a million in city funds but corporations and individuals can contribute. >>> more colleges and universities are facing lawsuits from frustrated students forced to learn nowhere near campus. we told you about suits filed against the uc and cal state system. now the number of suits has grown to more than 25 schools and universities nationwide demanding refunds on tuition and campus fees while learning from home. in some cases students say the professors are not providing any online assignments. some colleges have already said no refund is in order. now to something good for you this morning. this is coming out of el camino with the hospital there in los gatos and mountain view. a beautiful story, laura. >> i really love this one. take a look at the cafeteria. do you see anything different there

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that's right, i'm going to tell people about that,ob, because the protests will continue in the bay area as well as across the country am happening today demonstrators in oakland are expected to be out in full force. yesterday dozens of protesters peacefully called for action in the george floyd shooting. stay with nbc bay area for the very latest on the protests. coming up in 15 minutes we'll check in with scott mcgrew who will talk about how the president is responding. >>> now back to the pandemic and the north bay sheriff defying state orders. sonoma county sheriffs say starting monday the police department will no longer enforce the county's stay-at-home order. in a statement the sheriff says the curve has been flattened and testing has verified infection rates in his county are under control. supervisors are blasting this move. the board tweeting that while we acknowledge the community's frustration with the situation and the desire to return to some normalcy, the sheriff's message has had an unfortunate effect on creating confu

i want to check in with "today in the bay"'s bob redell, and he is live with new regulations the city is considering. >> good morning. yeah, san francisco might consider a number of new rules and programs to help gig workers not only get through the pandemic but beyond this period of time. among the suggestions, a minimum wage for people that drive for companies like uber and lyft, or who deliver for the apps like doordash. city issued licenses, a city-run ridesharing kpaop rawti ridesharing cooperative. the paper reports that a city oversight commission on the local agency commission, it could vote on the recommendations at a hearing tomorrow and send it to the san francisco board of supervisor for full consideration. there was a survey conducted to see how the pandemic is affecting these people. you can take a look at the tv screen. you can see that close to half, 46% of these people, these gig workers, said their income has dropped from 500 to $1,500 a week since the pandemic started, and under 10% said their income dropped even more, more than 1,500 per week, and 63% said they are

bob redell is live with a look at how retailers and customers are getting ready. bob?good morning to you, marcus. alameda and the health departments have indicated as long as the hospitalizations continue to decline they could enter phase two some time this week. no exact date given. an idea what phase two will look like. retail stores will be able to reopen, child care, car washes pet grooming. those spaces will be allowed to reopen. and workers can return to their office if they can't telework from home. in san francisco business owners spent yesterday making last-minute adjustments in preparation for phase two which begins today in that county. the owner says she feels it's opening day even though she's been in business. she's looking forward to seeing her customers in person ba us a lot of moms-to-be need advice on what to pick out. >> super excited because it's at least a step where for us as a business we can continue to move and be there in a slightly different way for customers. so we can try and consult through a window. >> reporter: some businesses are ready

bob redell joins us live with an update on new sites opening up. how close are we to the governor's goal of getting more tests to reopen the state? >> reporter: governor newsom has indicated we need to be testing between 60,000 and 80,000 a day. we're about halfway there. if you look at the latest numbers from the university of washington's institute for health metrics and evaluation, you can see according to the covid-19 website, california reported just over 32,000 new tests. that's at least 50% short of the governor's goal. it is 4.3% increase from the day before. the governor has a goal to add more than 80 community test sites statewide, one in fremont on your tv screen. two more sites coming online later this morning. one on white road and another on day road in gilroy. both will be running from 7:00 to 5:00. governor newsom will allow some businesses to reopen later this week, this as the state just reported its first week over week decline. in another positive development researchers at pfizer say a covid-19 vaccine could be available by sep

reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> good to see people have an outlet when they want to honor those who have given so much to our country. thank you, bob. >>> in less than 30 minutes, the california air national guard will provide flyovers to thank front line workers. the plans are scheduled -- the planes, i should say, are scheduled to take off from moffett national air guard base. those pilots will fly over medical facilities in redwood city, san francisco, petaluma, and napa, then down the east bay before wrapping it up at san jose. california's national guard wants you to maintain social distancing if you decide to check out those flyovers. >>> in southern california, nearly two dozen vintage planes will fly over the area down there. historic war birds similar to those flown in dallas last week will fly in a 18-plane formation. this is over orange and los angeles counties, saluting health care workers and veterans. the convoy of vintage planes will pass over several airports, hospitals, and memorials. >>> a new way to deliver coffee during the pandemic. a know protec

i want to check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell. we don't know exactly when it will open.ems this is a story we covered forever. >> reporter: it is and there have been a number of delays. we don't know yet but will know later this morning, laura, when the north san jose brand-new berryessa b.a.r.t. station will open. we believe it will be a matter of days or weeks not months. later this morning the valley transportation authority, the vta, will sign off on a project safety and security certificate to indicate that all safety tests have been completed. that's the last milestone before b.a.r.t. passenger service can begin. when will that be? they will announce the opening date at the 10:00 a.m. signing ceremony. it could be a couple weeks because the cpuc, the california public utilities commission, has 14 days to sign off on that safety verification. it will be interesting to see how many people are even riding at that point given that ridership on b.a.r.t. is down 90% so far during this pandemic. berryessa and the brand-new milpitas b.a.r.t. stations are part of a phase on

students this year that graduate will not walk across the stage and have the big ceremonies, but bob redell joins us live this morning on how one community is rallying around those seniors. a nice gesture,yeah, they are t soften the blow. we're talking about gilroy, and they want to soften the blow on the graduates of 2020 who will miss out on the graduation, and so parents and friends create a post of the senior, and it's like a brag book of the accomplishments, and somebody from the community adopts that and surprises the seniors with gift baskets, and teresa launched this program, but sadly her daughter passed away in 2014 from cystic fibrosis. >> it would be a nice surprise for us seeing my daughter in a cap and gown, and i appreciate it and i am glad they did that, because now i get to see her in a cap and gown. it didn't start out and i didn't want to make it about us, my daughter and my situation, and it was about the seniors and making them smile during a time when they should be celebrating. >> adopt a high school senior in gilroy facebook group is private, so if you want somebody

reporting live here in vacaville, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> those customers think it was essential. thanks, bob. >>> as soon as today, some sonoma county nonessential businesses will be able to reopen. there will be revised shelter-in-place orders. earlier this week they allowed parks to reopen. "the press democrat" reports businesses in certain sections will be allowed now to go back to work. that includes some retail stores, construction, landscaping, and real estate. any business that does reopen will have strict social distancing guidelines. >>> governor newsom is cracking down on some california beaches after crowds flocked to the shores thiseekend and some counties are not happy. newsom says that he's taking the targeted and focused approach, shutting down only these beaches, you see right here in orange county. almost immediately, one county council voted to legally change the governor's order. right now in pacifica, only people living in a five-mile radius can visit the beach, but police will extend it to ten miles. police say they will enforce the new rules starting monday