jobina fortson is at the live desk. jobina? >> yes, absolutely, kumasi. travel pandemic and people who are worried about flying are turning to road trips. a surge for campers and rvs and making changes to keep visitors safe. intercontinental hotels group, which owns the holiday inn and crown plaza have partnered with the cleveland clinic to create new policies. the ceo told gma visitors should abide by social distancing rules. >> we're having to think they put out guidelines. for elevators, for example, we're requesting that no more than three poppal g alpeople ge elevators and they socially distance and we are moving some of the pool furniture so we can create social distancing. and eliminating a lot of the buffets in hotels and restaurants and grab and go and allu contactless delivery, as well. >> no employees in wuhan, china, got sick during the outbreak there. more on what they did to keep those workers safe coming up at 7:00 on "gma" right here after "abc7 mornings." >>> thank you. the pride celebration will go on next month but this year's event wil

jobina fortson is at the live desk with details on this. jobina, looks like only a certain amount of people would get it to start. >> yeah, that's right, kumasi. the company astrazeneca is hoping to make 30 million doses of the vaccine by september. and if it is successuccessful, access would go to the uk. this is what we're learning this morning. the vaccine is being developed at the university of oxford and getting $80 million of funding from the british government. officials say it's already being studied in humans and could reach late-stage trials by the middle of the year. on the heels of the news, astrazeneca shares are opening up around 1.5% this morning. keep in mind here, most health officials say a more realistic estimate for a vaccine is one to two years away. kumasi. >> wow, thank you, jobina. >>> a shift for a home security company. it's now helping fight coronavirus at the front door. the two things it can figure out just by looking at your face. >>> a florida mother hasn't been seeninse two months. her husband said she was sic

now abc7 news anchor jobina fortson was in oakland tonight as the scene started. she described the scene in great detail. >> progressing, getting larger. everyone is moving down the streets. i'm alongside the crowd down here and i would have to say putting this all together today, so many people are here. everyone has on their masks. people are even trying to social distance themselves as we move down the road. people are emotional. they want to make sure that their message is heard.et acro o u e op ages lif coming from all over the east bay from oakland to be here for this moment in history, really. and it's not clear exactly where the crowd is marching to. just moving down the streets in oakland right now. and i am seeing on the ground what you are all seeing -- yeah, right, a lot of people heard about this on social media. it spread pretty quickly that 8:00 was going to be the start time for this. as far as why people are here, i think black people, brown people, allies are all deeply frustrated and hurt by what they have been seeing across the country, not jus

now abc7 news anchor jobina fortson was in oakland tonight as the scene started. she described the scene in great detail. >> progressing, getting larger. streets. is i'm alongside the crowd down here and i would have to say putting this all together today, so many people are here. everyone has on their masks. people are even trying to social distance themselves as we mad.o their message is heard. i think it's definitely getting across out here. you see people all ages, all walks of life coming down here from all over oakland to be here for this moment in history, really. and it's not c marching to. just moving down the streets in oakland right now. and i am seeing on the ground what you are all seeing -- yeah, right, a lot of people heard about this on social media. it spread pretty quickly that 8:00 was going to be the start time for this. as far as why people are here, i think black people, brown people, allies are allated a h int.ths and not been addressed. and yes, people are cheering. people are happy. people are outside of their car, supporting the movement,

jobina fortson with more on that. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. abc news and the mayo clinic looked at different type of antibody tests including fingerprint and blood tests. here's what they found. four out of nine fingerprint tests are not up to medical standards. more sophisticated blood tests that are sent to labs fared better but not by much. >> out of the ten test kits that we looked at, there were four that really had, you know, a plus ratings. there were a couple that were in the b range and there were three that were definiely in the f range. we wouldn't want to use in the clinical laboratory. >> the mayo clinic recommends anti-body tests that have been authorized by the fda specifically testing for covid-19. out of more than 200 tests on the market, only 12 have the fda's emergency use authorization. experts suggest working with your doctor to pick the best antibody test. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. >>> coming up next, the wine industry pushes governor newsom to open tasting rooms. >>> new details about movie and tv producti

jobina fortson joins us now with those statistics. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. the study shows why everyone should be wearing a mask if they go outside. a uc berkeley scientist authored the study that finds if most of the population wears a face covering, the number of cases do not go up. if you're entering an essential business, you must wear a face covering, but researchers say covid-19 infection rates would drop to 1/12th of the number of infections if most people wear a mask whenever you're outdoors. >> if the population at day 50 of the pandemic were to be wearing masks, at least 80%, not 50%, we would be able to save at least 100,000 lives versus people not wearing any masks at all. >> researchers say masks help stop the spread because it prevents respiratory drop lets from spreading to others. only some states are really requiring people to wear masks when they go outside. reggie? >> all right, jobina. that is very interesting to see. >>> a family in canada came up with a creative way to cuddle with grandma on mother's day. >> i'm putting my arms in the t

jobina fortson is at the live desk with this. jobina? >> thank you. good morning. president trump is not backing down and defending his choice to take the drug hydroxychlorquine to prevent covid-19. the drug is commonly used to treat malaria. the fda does not recommend using it outside of a hospital or clinical trial setting because it could lead to heart problems. the president is not experiencing any side effects and also criticized a study that said the drug is not effective for preventing coronavirus saying it is anti-trump. vice president mike pence said he is not taking the drug because his doctor did not recommend it. reggie, i'll send it over to you. >>> all right. thanks, jobina. hundreds of mcdonald's workers are planning to strike over covid-19 protections or the lack there of. one day before the company's annual shareholder meeting. they want to pressure the fast food chain to improve what they are inadequate protection for employees during the pandemic. the strike is being organized by the fight for 15 minimum wage labor campaign. mcdonald's is calling

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the response from the white house. jobina? >> yes, kumasi, good morning. people could not help but notice that president trump did not wear a mask inside this facility in arizona that did have signs saying that masks were required there. the white house says the president was granted an exception. while in arizona president trump sat down for an exclusive interview with abc news anchor david muir. >> you said this was at the end of february and you stopped trael to china and you said when you have 15 people and with the 15 within a couple days is going to go down to zero, that is a pretty good job we've done. a huge disparity between 15 and more than a million cases. was it an intelligence failure? where was the breakdown that we didn't know the scope of this? >> i want to be optimistic. i don't want to be mr. gloom and doom. it's a bad subject. i'm not looking to tell the american people when nobody really knows what's happening yet, this is going to be so tragic. i want to be aside from everything else and i'm going to use a

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is at the live desk with the very latest. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. yes, overnight the cdc released these new guidelines really the most specific yet from the federal government on how to safely reopen the rest of the country. so, here's what we're learning this morning. the guidelines recommend schools and camps stagger dropoffs and limit how often kids mix into groups. restaurants can reopen as long as they can encourage social distancing and offer flexible leave among employees. the guidance was released after weeks of delay and a top government scientist warned congress about the dangers of reopening too quickly. >> the window is closing to address this pandemic because we still do not have a standard, centralized coordinated plan to take our nation through this response. >> at least 45 states have already eased restrictions in some way. georgia and florida shown little to no surge in cases after partially reopening. parts of upstate new york will reopen today and stay-at-home orders in new york city have been e

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is at the live desk with more on why one senator slammed dr. anthony fauci during yesterday's hearing. jobina sph. >> thank you, reggie. dr. anthony fauci offered a blunt warning to senators and the public as parts of the country continue to pull back on their restrictions. and it didn't sit well with one senator, that's for sure. senator rand paul of kentucky pushed back on dr. fauci's warnings saying, it is, quote, ridiculous, not to send kids back to school in the fall. the senator added thatthe mortality rate of children is much lower than adults and paul then rebuked dr. fauci. >> as much as i respect you, dr. fauci. i don't think you are the end all and the one person that gets to make a decision. >> i never made myself to be the end all and only voice in this. i'm a scientist, physician and public health official. i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >> though dr. fauci said that children have lower mortality rates than adults, he warned that the public should not assume children are immune. dr. fauci also said the po

jobina fortson is watching that for us right now at the live desk. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. good morning. hurricane season doesn't officially start for another two weeks, but tropical storm arthur is already headed towards north carolina. actually, i have a friend out there covering it at this moment and what they're seeing is expected to reach several islands by midday today and businesses just reopened in north carolina and some tourists say they won't be deterred by the incoming storm. >> we booked this last minute and we found out that the weather changed and we figure we'll go through it anyway. >> officials are most concerned with rip currents and rough surfs. so, now we're going to go to meteorologist drew, tuma for a look at what is happening there and the pace of this storm. >> good morning. tropical storm arthur has winds of 45 miles per hour and it looks like the biggest threat to the carolinas will be some very rough surf over the next couple of days. you can see satellite and radar that storm spinning off the coastline. tropical storm warning and here is the for

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the results. good morning, jobina. >> goodern morning, kumasi. doctors in south korea believe patients can not be reinfected with the virus. there was concern about reinfection after hundreds of patients tested positive for a second time. but the south korean cdc said they were likely testing failures. >> these results were very encouraging and should be very encouraging to the public that once you get infected with covid-19, unlikely you'll get infected, again. >> experts warn these are preliminary results and scientists don't know how long immunity will last. researchers at the university of washington now predict thousands of fewer deaths in the united states because more people are wearing masks out and about in public. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. >>> in the north bay, santa rosa has approved a unique next step. a new model for homeless shelters that encourages social distancing. wayne friedman has this story. >> reporter: tents in a parking lot placed by the ci

jobina fortson at the live desk with more on why one senator is slamming dr. anthony fauci. jobina? >> yeah, reggie. thank you. good morning. dr. fauci offered a blunt warning to senators and the public yesterday as parts of the country begin to ease their restrictions as the coronavirus continues. we see new cases more and more every single day. it didn't sit well with everyone. especially senator rand paul. so, rand paul pushed back on fauci's warning saying it is, quote, ridiculous to not send kids back to school in the fall. the senator added that the mortality rate of children is much lower than adults and paul then rebuked dr. fauci. >> as much as i respect you, dr. fauci. i don't think you're the end all. i don't think you're the one person who gets to make a decision. >> i idnever made myself to be an end all. i'm a scientist, physician and public health official. i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >> though dr. fauci said that children have lower mortality rates than adults, he warned that the public should not assume children are immune. dr. fauci sai

jobina fortson is at the live desk with more on this. >> good morning, kumasi. a drug called hydroxychloroquine has been used to treat malaria, and trump says he has been using it for the last week and a half, and the fda has warned against using hydroxychloroquine because it could cause heart problems and the president justified his decision yesterday. >> here's my evidence. i get a lot of positive calls about it. the only negative i heard was the study, was it the va, the people that are not big trump fans -- >> i would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, where he is morbid lhrae obese, they say. >> and a study says the drug does not fight the virus. a white house doctor did issue a statement saying he addressed the pros and cons with the president and they both agreed the benefits outweighed the risks. >>> joe biden used his latest video from home to president trump. >> stop tweeting about it. this pandemic is hitting everybody hard. we need serious

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the details on this. good morning, jobina. >> goodern moing, kumasi. nearly 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the united states but almost every single state in the country has eased restrictions. warm weather is making social distancing difficult. crowds outside bars over the weekend with people carrying their to-go drinks in hand. >> we do not have good restrictions or good guidelines in place for people how to reopen. it is going to become very confusing for people. we'll see more and more cases. >> "new york times" analysis found several states are seeing the rise in cases. 700 new cases were reported near amarillo, texas, on saturday. many stemmed from a meat packing plant. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> happening today, a new potential round of job cuts coming for uber as they handle the massive dropoff in rides during the pandemic. the san francisco-based company is expected to lay off thousands of employees according to one source. details and the terms of the layoffs ar

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the very latest. jobina. >> overnight the cdc released new guidelines providing the most specific guidance yet from the federal government on how to safely tr we're learning the co recommend school and camps stagger drop offs and limit how often kids mix into groups. restaurants can open as long as they offer social distance and flexible leave among employees. after a top government scientist warned congress about the dangers of reopening too quickly. >> the window is closing to address this pandemic because we still do not have a standard centralized coordinated plan to take our nation through this response. >> reporter: at least 45 states have eased restrickrestrictions way. prts of upstate new york will reopen today, but stay-at-home orders in new york city has been extended to june. today republicans are calling it dead on arrival. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> governor newsom released his plan to balance a 54 budget deficit and it will likely mean cuts to schools and government services. defer

jobina fortson is at the live desk with details on this. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. dr. redfield is saying it is very likely there will be a second wave of the coronavirus. he is pointing to the cooling temperatures in the southern hemisphere and the spike in cases there. he's not ruling out a second lockdown either. he does say the cdc is committed to using the time that we have right now to get the nation as overprepared as possible. dr. anthony fauci is encouraging americans to take precautions. >> as you open up, even under normal circumstances in the best of circumstances, you are going to see infections. the critical issue for a successful opening is how effectively you address those blips. >> a big part of fighting covid-19 are antibody tests to protect consumers the fda has come up with a list of 27 tests that it views as problematic and they have that posted on their website. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> education is one of four key areas that abc7 news is committed to in the effort to build a better bay area. it along with our health, economy and changing

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson will be profiling open jobs and give job hunting tips to you to help the community get back to work. >> we've seen the temporary closure, permanent shutdown, and the unemployment numbers keep going up. >> i'm not here right now for grim news, no. rather to introduce you to paul wolfe, the senior vice president of global human resources for indeed. >> i always tell everybody i come in contact, with keep your resume updated whether you're going to look or not. you never know. >> indeed shows since may 1st, job postings in the san francisco bay area are growing 41% slower than last year. but there are still more than 34,000 available jobs posted for our region right now. the most popular titles -- >> software engineer, senior software engineer, retail sales associate, customer service rep, and delivery driver. >> indeed has launched a new online job for searchers impacted by the pandemic. >> if you've uploaded the resume #ready to work. that will signify to clients or employers who are looking to hire, these folks are looking to get to work right away. >>

jobina fortson is at the live desk with restrictions in texas being lifted today. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. residents in texas will be able to dine in restaurants. you'll have to have disposable menus and not have condiments unless you request them and no buffets. by the end of the week, 32 states will ease some restrictions and dr. anthony fauci is urging caution this morning. >> you can't leap over things and get into a situation where you're really tempting a rebound. that's the thing i get concerned about. >> some states and cities are heeding his warning. new york city will close subway and commuter trains during the overnight hours starting next week. stay-at-home orders in michigan have been extended to may 15th. kumasi, back to you. >> thank you, jobina. >>> the head of city planning commission will learn his fate today over a controversial post on facebook. kenneth has gotten quite a bit of criticism after suggesting covid-19 is nature's way of weeding out the old, sick and weak and it can help society as a whole. abc7 news anchor eric

jobina fortson is live at the white house with more on the white house staff member who tested positive. >> good morning, kumasi. the white house has confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the west wing. involves one of the president's military valets. we understand this person brings the president his lunch and diet cokes to the oval office. >> i had very little contact, personal contact with this gentleman. know who he is, good person. >> both president trump and vice president mike pence say they will get tested for coronavirus more frequently, daily instead of weekly. although the white house supports reopening the economy, there's no official guideline at the federal level for how to do it safely. the trump administration rejected a cdc road map that gives advice to state. one senior official called it, quote, unnecessary and duplicative. 39 states have started easing restrictions and five more states will reopen today. kumasi, i'll send it back to you. >>> local governments and the state are finding surpluses turning into huge deficits because of the pandemic and now they face

jobina fortson has these details at the live desk. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi. two white house staffers have tested positive for covid-19. first, the president's personal valet and now also learning that vice president pence's press secretary has tested positive for the virus. mike pence is expected to be at the white house including social distancing during meetings and testing anyone who sees the president. this comes as 45 states ease restrictions, even as the number of cases continue to rise in at least 15 of them. >> i think that businesses, large and small, are probably going to wind up leading this charge as we attempt to reopen the economy. >> economically, the white house estimates that things are only going to get worse before they get better. the treasury secretary says unemployment could reach 25%, the current rate right now is at 15%. kumasi, back over to you. >>> despite a coronavirus spike here in california, one widely relied upon projection shows death back on the rise. evaluations say that california could be more could have more than 4,000 cov

jobina fortson is at the live desk with what's ahead. >> former head of the cdc dr. tom freeden testified before the house appropriations committee yesterday and he said this is the beginning of the pandemic and we are in for a long fight ahead. he predicts the u.s. will exceed 100,000 deaths by the end of the month. >> until we have an effective vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens, our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years. >> he was brought in as a substitute after the white house prevented dr. anthony fauci from testifying. the white house did not give a good reason why fauci could testify. the republican-led senate next week. the white house also stopped the cdc from publishing a set of documents last friday. the documents contained step-by-step advice to local governments about when and how they should reopen. kumasi, back to you. >> thank you, jobina. >>> birthdays and graduations we know they just haven't been the same since our shelter-in-place rules. now santa clara county banned a popular alternatives to the ce

jobina fortson is at the live desk with what we can expect. good morning. >> rick bright will appear before lawmakers this morning as the battle continues over when and how to reopen the country as we see states pulling back and moving forward on all of this and in a prepared testimony he is prepared to tell the country they face unprecedented illnesses and fatalities without preparation. without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. he recently oversaw production of a coronavirus vaccine, but claims he was demoted after recommending against the use of a malaria drug pushed by president trump as a possible cure. >> pressure to let politics and croneyism drive decisions over the opinions of the best scientists we have. >> reporter: this as new cdc guidelines meant to help business and communities reopen are reportedly being blocked by the white house saying they're too restrictive. senate minority leader chuck schumer failed yesterday to pass a r

jobina fortson is at the live desk with what trump is saying about the pandemic and reopening the country. >> thank you, kumasi. president trump said he can't keep the country closed for a year so we'll see a ramped up testing, as well as ramped up production of face masks, as well. at least people can feel safe when they get outside of their home. so, president trump visited a honeywell factory yesterday in phoenix, arizona. the facility makes n95 masks. in an exclusive interview with "world news tonight," mr. trump acknowledged the likelihood of more covid-19 deaths as more states reopen. >> it is possible there will be some because you won't be locked into an apartment or house or whatever it is, but at the same time, we're going to practice social distancing. >> two new studies warn against premature openings. john hopkins reports the daily death rate could double by june. the university of washington says the number of deaths could increase to nearly 135,000 by early august. kumasi. >> all right, thank you, jobina. >>> as part of its efforts get the most vulnerable off the streets th

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is looking at the push and pull between pushing restrictions and extending them. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi. as more states start easing restrictions, they're dealing with the linger effects on safety. in new york city, at least 100 social distancing summons were issued over the weekend as warm weather brought people outside. governors are struggling to chart the best path forward in reopening. ohio's mike dewine announced a phased approach to reopening. manufacturing and construction will resume today, retail business can reopen next monday. he decided to rescind the mandatory face mask order, as well. >> it became clear to me that that was a bridge too far. people were not going to accept the government telling them what to do. and so we put out, you know, dozens and dozens of orders. that was one that just went too far. >> several states in the northeast have announced a partnership to buy personal protective gear and medical equipment together, as well as efforts to increase testing. president trump says he wants a coronavirus vaccine by the e

jobina fortson is at the live desk with more on this. >> good morning, kumasi. a drug called

jobina fortson at the live desk with details on that. jobina. >> thank you, reggie. good morning. a drug called hydroxychloroquine is used to treat malaria, and many of you have heard of it by now and president trump says he has been using it for the past week and a half as a form of preventative treatment for the coronavirus, and the fda warned against using hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 outside of clinical hospitals and trials, because it could cause heart problems. this morning on "gma," dr. jennifer ashton says she would not recommend the drug for the coronavirus. a new study published in the journal of medical drug association warned against it and another study showed it did not fight the virus. the white house doctor says he discussed pros and cons with the president and both made the decision that the potential pros outweigh the cons. i will send it back to you, reggie. >> thank you. >>> we are not done with the president yet because joe biden in his latest video from home had words for him. >> stop tweeting about it. get the money out to main street now. it's there

jobina fortson is here to explain. >> good morning, kumasi. the fast-food chain is putting up signs on its drive through men use at some of its locations in san jose. check out the video so you can see what is happenig. the signs say, quote, we are currently experiencing interruptions in the supply chain which may affect the availability of certain products. you can see several items have been crossed off the menu and say they are no longer available, and those items include hamburgers, salads and fruits, and some of the kids' men use as well, and it's unclear if this is happening at all wendy locations, and they hope to have everything back and stocked of the menu as soon as possible. >>> and then some shops in fresno have installed these thermal scanners. it looks like an ipad and can read a person's temperature without being touched. if anybody registered with a temperature above 100.4, they will be asked to leave. >> normal temperature. please wear a mask. >> basically the way it works, it takes a thermal look at just the region of the fac

jobina fortson is at the live desk with more information about what the presidential candidate is saying this morning. >> yeah, former vice president joe biden spoke exclusively with "gma" and said although the pandemic has stopped his campaign events, he is staying strong, and he added polls show him leading over president trump. the former vp also criticized the president for not listening to his own administration's guidelines. >> i am following the rules. the president should follow the rules instead of showing up at places without masks and the whole thing. when i campaign i am usually the first one there and the last one to leave, and i am not trying to avoid it, but i am trying to set an example as to how we should proceed in terms of dealing with the health and economic crisis. >> also address the allegations of misconduct with tara reade, and he also added women should be believed when they come forward. >>> let's take a look at what is going on, temperature wise putting together our inland east bay neighborhoods. what you will see are 50s. as you get up in the hills, there's a

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the details on this. jobina? >> president trump is not backing down. he is defending his choice to take the drug to prevent covid-19. the fda does not recommend using it for coronavirus outside of a hospital or clinical trial setting because it could lead to heart problems. the president says he is not experiencing any side effects. he also criticized a study that said the drug is not effective for preventing coronavirus saying it is anti-trump. vice president mike pence is not using the drug. he says his doctor did not recommend it. reggie? >>> all right. jobina, thank you. hundreds of mcdonald's workers across 20 cities planning to strike over what they say is lack of covid-19 protections. comes one day before the company's annual shareholder's meeting. they want to improve the fast food chain which are inadequate protections for employees during the pandemic. the strike is being organized by the fight for 15 minimum wage and mcdonald's calls it a publicity stunt by labor organizers. >>> for the first time in w

jobina fortson is at the live desk with these details. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi, good morning.he former head of the cdc dr. tom friedman testified before the house appropriations committee yesterday and he told them this is really just the beginning of the pandemic and we have a long fight ahead. he predicts the u.s. will exceed 100,000 deaths by the end of the month. >> until we have an effective vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens, our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years. >> freeden was brought in as a substitute after the white house prevented dr. anthony fauci from testifying. the trump administration says the house did not give a good reason as to why fauci should testify. he will answer questions from the republican-led senate next week. the white house has stopped the cdc from publishing a set of documents last friday. the documents contained step-by-step advice from top disease investigators to local governments about when and how they should reopen. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> i want to tell you bout something that

jobina fortson has more on this. jobina? >> good morning, kumasi. yes, top u.s. officials are putting the blame squarely on a chinese lab for spreading covid-19 around the world. president trump says he believes china, quote, made a horrible mistake and they didn't want to admit it. he also says that his administration will present evidence on china's involvement in the spread of the virus at the right time. >> we're looking at exactly where it came from, who it came from, how it happened separately and also scientifically. so, we're going to be able to find it. >> the u.s. intel community assessment says it was not made intentionally in a lab, but it's investigating if it was, quote, the result of an accident. homeland security reports obtained by abc news accuses china of a cover up and says the country misled the world about the policy for a pandemic while stockpiling masks and other supplies for itself. reggie, i'll send it over to you. >> thank you. >>> new signs of hope in the global race to get a covid-19 vaccine. a team at oxford believes they'll know by

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the restrictions in texas being lifted today. jobina?k you, kumasi. good morning. people in texas will now be able to start dining inside restaurants starting today. there will be some restrictions, though. restaurants will have to have disposable menus and condiments will not be provided unless they are requested and no buffets. by the end of the week, 32 states will have eased some restrictions. dr. anthony fauci is urging caution. >> you can't just leap over things and get into a situation where you're really tempting a rebound. that's the thing i get concerned about. >> some states and cities are heeding his warning. new york city will close subway and commuter trains during the overnight hours starting next week. stay-at-home orders in michigan have been extended until may 15th. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. >>> researchers at uc davis are testing a potential vaccine for coronavirus. it's being developed by verndari and uses a skin patch with a microneedle to deliver the vaccine. the technology eliminates the need for refrigeration.

jobina fortson is here with what we will start to see next week. >> thank you, kumasi.ht be able to get chai soon. starbucks says it has been analyzing its stores in china to help guide the reopening of stores here in the united states. more than 85% of its stores will be open by the end of this week. >> we actually have the capability to monitor the number of new covid cases by county and can get down by city, and we use that information to help us adapt the experience in stores in that particular market. this is done at a very local level. >> you will notice markers on the ground to stay apart and shields at counters where you can pay electronically, and in addition to delivery there will be contact lists pickup. reggie? >>> amazon vice president quick hit job to protest the firing of employees that shared concerns about the spread of coronavirus at the company's warehouses. he writes in a blog post he left his job last week in dismay after amazon fired several workers that publicly criticized the company. he said all the employees fired were minorities or women. alon

jobina fortson has more on this. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi, yes. the attorney general of michigan says that president trump is no longer welcome in the state after violating state law. the president said it was, quote, not necessary to wear a mask because he had been tested in the morning. ford warned the white house about the face covering policy before his arrival. but companies said he complied during a private viewing of ford cars but then removed it for the remainder of his visit. >> in this back area, but i didn't want to give it. i had it in the back area. i did put a mask on. >> comes as we get a new idea about how americans feel about the president's response to covid-19. according to a new abc news/ipsos poll, only 39% of americans approve of his handling of the crisis as compared to 60% who disapprove. kumasi, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, jobina. >>> in the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf revealing more about what reopening the city will look like. deeper in phase two the focus is on helping small businesses and they

jobina fortson is at the live desk with what we can expect from his testimony today. jobina?good morning, kumasi. yes, dr. rick bright will appear before lawmakers this morning as the battle continues over when and how to reopen the country. in a prepared testimony obtained by abc news, dr. bright is expected to tell lawmakers that the country faces, quote, unprecedented illness and fatalities without additional preparation. he added, quote, without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. bright recently oversaw production of a coronavirus vaccine, but claimed he was demoted after recommending against the use of a malaria drug pushed by president trump as a possible cure. >> pressure to let politics and croneyism drive decisions over the opinions of the best scientists we have. >> this as new cdc guidelines meant to help businesses and communities reopen are reportedly being blocked by the white house saying they're too restrictive. senate minority leader chuck schumer failed yes

jobina fortson is joining us with the latest on this. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. the georgia bureau of investigation says that his agency got involved in this case on tuesday night. by wednesday night, they began securing arrest warrants. two men were arrested for the shooting of ahmaud arbery. 64-year-old gregory mcmichael and travis mcmichael are facing murder and aggravated assault charges. arbery was shot and killed on february 23rd while he was jogging in a neighborhood near brunswi brunswick, georgia, which is about an hour away from jacksonville, florida. nation a al outreach started on tuesday when cell phone video surfaced. >> i can't answer what another agency did or didn't see. but i can tell you considering the fact that we hit the ground running wednesday morning and within 36 hours we had secured warrants for two individuals for felony murder. i think that speaks volumes for itself and probable cause cleared our agents pretty quickly. >> authorities say the elder mcmichael, a former cop, told police arbery looked like a person they thought was respon

jobina fortson at the live desk with more on these. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie, thank you, good morning. so, it's not unusual for the president to send out late-night tweets, but these tweets last night are certainly drawing a lot of debate this morning. i want to get right to it on our screen here so everybody can see what the president tweeted. he said, quote, these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i won't let that happen. he went on to say, quote, any difficulty and we will assume control but when the looting starts, the shooting starts. thank you. twitter flagged the tweet, which is only visible if you click on twitter's flag and in another tweet the president attacked minneapolis' mayor saying in part, quote, either the very weak radical left mayor jacob r frey get his act together and bring the city under control or i will send in the national guard and get the job done right. the mayor responded at an early morning press conference. >> weakness is refusing to take responsibility for your own actions. weakness i

i'll let you listen in for a minute, kate. [ crowd chanting ] >> that was jobina fortson reporting. >>> new information we got from oakland police within the past hour, releasing preliminary information. they say 60 looters were detained for further investigation. 18 people were arrested by oakland police. four people were arrested by outside agencies. so, 22 arrests total. six oakland police officers were injured. seven outside agency law enforcement were injured. so 13 officers injured. >>> in san jose, a large group of protesters clashed with police after shutting down highway 101 last night. that demonstration started out as a peaceful protest but tensions ran high. a standoff you can see there. at one point, a protester charged at officers. eddie garcia took to twitter saying, quote, we will not tolerate lawlessness. >>> several videos, including this one, were posted online showing an suv barreling through a crowd of protesters at 6th and santa clara streets. the person appears to be okay but we don't know the extent of any injuries. this video was posted around 9:20 last night.

jobina fortson is at the live desk with the progress they're making. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. but pfizer is testing four different variations of a potential vaccine. all of them use generic material to spark an immune response and produce antibodies to fight the virus. pfizer started testing the vaccine on people this week and volunteers were given the vaccine or a placebo and the lead investigator broke down the process this morning on "gma." >> the first volunteers in the united states were vaccinated on monday right here. they will be coming back frequently to have blood draws to look at their immune response. in two weeks, four weeks, a second dose of vaccine and then two, four weeks after that. we will be looking at immune responses. >> dr. kathleen explains why she's optimistic about this vaccine. coming up on "gma" at 7:00 right here on abc7 after our show. i'll send it over to you, reggie. >>> the mission here at abc7 is to bring you stories that build a better bay area and that mission is all the more important as we rebuild and recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

jobina fortson joining us at the live desk of what mcdonald's ceo is saying about food supply and safetyna? >> thank you, reggie. good morning. mcdonald's ceo on "gma" this morning and saying the fast food chain is taking it day by day with all of this. we'll continue to follow it as they are. mcdonald's is closely watching the beef supply and seemed to have managed so far. the fast food chain has taken extra precautions to keep its workers and customers safe. 50 new procedures include using gloves and masks, changing how restaurants are cleaned and implementing social distancing. >> we brought in in the u.s. alone 100 million masks for our crew. so a variety of things that we're doing there. in the case of the customers, you know, most of our business now is happening through the drive-thru which has a natural, built-in social distancing element to it. >> you can hear from the head of mcdonald's on "gma" coming up right here after abc7 mornings and i enjoyed the look, reggie. instead of the pocket square, he has the mask in the pocket. 2020. back to you. >> that's how we're doing it. ho

jobina fortson is at the live desk with what we can expect. orning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. rick bright will appear before lawmakers as we see the back and forth on when the country should and can reopen. here's also what we're learning. dr. bright has prepared testimony and obtained by abc news. the country faces, quote, unprecedented illness and fatalities without additional preparation. he added, quote, without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. bright recently oversaw production of a coronavirus vaccine, but claimed he was demoted after recommending against the use of a malaria drug pushed by president trump as a possible cure. >> the pressure to let politics and croneyism to drive decisions over the opinions of the best scientists we have. >> this as new cdc guidelines meant to help businesses and communities reopen are reportedly being blocked by the white house saying they're too restrictive. senate minority leader chuck schume

jobina fortson is at the live desk with more. >> overnight the cdc released new guidelines providing the most specific yet on how the country will reopen safely. so, here's what we're learning this morning. the guidelines recommend schools and camps stagger drop-offs and limit how often kids mix into groups. restaurants can reopen as long as they can encourage social distancing and offer flexible leave among employees. the guidance was released after weeks of delay after a top government scientist warned congress about the dangers of reopening too quickly. >> the window is closing to address this pandemic because we still do not have a standard centralized coordinated plan to take our nation through this response. >> at least 45 states have already eased restrictions in some way. georgia and florida have shown little to no surge in cases after partially repoopening. stay-at-home orders in new york city are extended until june. the house will vote on another trillion dollar stickulous pamue today and republicans are calling it dead on arrival. kumasi? >>> the centers of disease contro

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson is looking into the push and pull between easing these restrictions andng them. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie, good morning. yes, as more states start easing on restrictions, local leaders are deeding with the effects covid-19 is having on public safety. in new york city, at least 100 social distancing summons were issued over the weekend as warm weather brought people outside. governors are struggling to chart the best path forward in reopening. ohio's mike dewine announced a phased approach to reopening. manufacturing and construction will resume today and retail businesses can reopen next monday. he decided to rescind the mandatory face mask order, as well. >> it became clear to me that that was a bridge too far. people were not goegto accept the government telling them what to do. and so we put out, you know, dozens and dozens of orders. that was one that just went too far. >> and several states in the northeast have announced a partnership to buy personal protective gear and medical equipment together as well as efforts to increase testing. president tru

jobina fortson, kumasi aaron and myself talked to a panel of experts about how the african american communityroportionately affected by coronavirus. >> black people have not fared well in our health system, and in fact we see mistreatment, really, it kills black americans. so the truth of the marine is the pandemic has done nothing but exacerbate what was already in existence. >> we have to have at the state and federal level targeted resources to the most impacted communities. and if we don't do that, we'll never deal with all of the issues in this emergency. . >> we also took viewer questions live through our facebook page and youtube channel. karen holder jackson asked how parents are supposed to educate their kids at home if they didn't finish high school or didn't go to college. charles collins, president and ceo of the ymca of san francisco says his organization is helping tens of thousands of young people. >> trust your community-based organizations to work with your public organizations. the school district, our phenomenal mayor, our public health system, because this is about how we