we have sonoma county now joining napa and solano counties in phase 2 and beginning on monday marinenty joins san francisco and san mateo counties in easing restrictions. just alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remain in phase, one lockdown and we have reporters across the north bay covering every angle of this for us with will tran and rain a harvey standing by so let's start in sonoma county at midnight they loosen their shelter in place and now they're going to be opening up yeah kron four's will tran standing by there in sonoma county with the very latest. let's get the update from him good morning. well. >>good morning james good morning sonoma county i'm sure they're waking up saying yes that gripped is starting to loosen up a little bit it's not back to completely normal but i'm sure sonoma county will take it car washes are reopening this morning they've been shut down for months now because the shelter in place it's not just car washes face to actually started last week they just moving deeper into phase 2 so take a look at your screen. these are some of the busin

>>the 2 new testing sites here in sonoma county are a little bit different than what we've seen across the bay area throughout this pandemic you cannot drive through you have to have an appointment and then you have to get out of your car and going to the site and get that coronavirus tests but you don't have to be showing any symptoms of the coronavirus appointments are now available starting today. there's one testing site in santa rosa and one in petaluma if you have insurance your provider will be billed. if you don't have insurance you can still get a test. this after governor gavin, newsome announced he's adding more than 80 community coronavirus testing sites statewide the 2 new testing sites are different than the county drive-thru testing at the sonoma county public health laboratory which is currently for health care workers only these sites create more access for all which will help sonoma county region school in conducting 60 to 80 test per day to better understand the spread of the coronavirus and where the most cases are health officials have not released where exactly th

area, a cautious restart for businesses in the bay area counties given the green light to reopen. >> well most of the bay area remains closed, sonoma, napa, and solano counties have allowed some businesses to reopen. wilson walker is live in petaluma where the long-awaited reopening is off to a slow start tonight. >> reporter: that's exactly what i found, we are talking about book stores, jewelry stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, any number of businesses were eligible today to start opening their doors. i wandered around town for a while looking for folks who were excited to say, and we are open for business and i really didn't find much of that. >> i think a lot of us are still here in our shops to answer the phone and emails. >> reporter: as a clothing store owner, kathy could have opened her doors today, but she did not, and across town, plenty of eligible businesses appear to have made the same decision. >> it's hard to find exact information about what we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to do so i have just kind of been laying low. >> some of the employees are thrilled to get out of the house , some are littl

>>now at 9 outdoor dining and drive in ceremonies will now be allowed in sonoma county good evening. m ken wayne and i pale more of the county announced today that it has amended its shelter-in-place order sonoma county has the state's approval to move further along in stage 2 of reopening, here's a look at some of the big changes. effective tomorrow actually after midnight restaurants and food facilities can open for outdoor dining only winery's tasting rooms bars and pubs may offer curbside pickup delivery and outdoor meals. summer day camps and other recreational programs can provide child care and supervision of children and ceremonies, including graduations may be held with household members attended enclosed vehicles we talked with sonoma county supervisor david rapid about those changes and how they'll be enforced there's some pretty you mitigations in place. >>at the end of the day is really going to be down

. >>> the governor says churches can start to re-open, but the public health officer here in sonoma county says not quite yet. how the diocese of santa rosa is now caught in the middle. >> what is it about what we are proposing that is so risky that we say no, we can't do that? >>> tonight protesters have blocked off streets in both northern and southern california. what sparked the outpouring of anger. >>> now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, dangerously hot weather still gripping much of the region. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. a warm night across the bay area after another day of record-breaking temperatures, and we'll have to endure a little more extreme heat. chief meteorologist paul heggen joins us now with all the details, paul? >> one more day to go with that hot weather for inland portions of the bay area. records fell across the region once again today. concord made it up to 100 degrees. santa rosa set a new record at 96. hayward made it to 87 degrees. san jose a high of 94. the exception along the coast and right around the bay, 66 in half-mo

take a look at your screen as we break it down sonoma county now joining napa and solano counties in phase 2 and on monday marine county will join san francisco and san mateo counties. >>in easing restrictions. but alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remaining in phase, one lockdown and covering this for us this morning from all angles. we have both our reporters will tran and rate of harvey standing by live. >>in the north bay, ready to bring us the latest on what we can expect let's start in sonoma county and midnight they loosen their shelter in place so let's talk about what that means to go to kron four's will tran. >>the sonoma county is a little bit deeper into phase 2 they actually started last week with sporting goods stores and bookstores allowing them for curbside pickup that made people happy but i think this morning this will make them even happier because car washes are now available that opened up at 12 oh one in the morning and this is the first car. >>that's coming out of this car wash in santa rosa, which was shut down during shelter-in-place. car wash is

the new health order in sonoma county only allows outdoor dining at restaurants. wineries, breweries and bars can also open for outdoor dining if meals are served. the county says there is a lower risk of virus transmission if people are outside. tabletops are limited to people who live together. restaurant owners were confused about how that would be enforced. does mrs. have to get creative, especially those with little or no outdoor space. it is an emotional weekend. >> it is going to be amazing. i am sure there are going to be some peers we can't do, but it will be great to see people. >> reporter: other changes also went into effect in sonoma county. summer day camps can reopen. drive-in ceremonies can happen as long as people stay in their cars. in person faith-based counseling is allowed if virtual sessions are not possible. libraries can offer curbside pickup. >> sonoma joins napa and solano counties and loosening restrictions in dining during phase 2 of the reopening process. there is no word on when the other six bay area counties plan to do the same. >>>

take a look at your screen as we break it down sonoma county now joining napa and solano counties in phase 2 and on monday marine county will join san francisco and san mateo counties. >>in easing restrictions. but alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remaining in phase, one lockdown and covering this for us this morning from all angles. we have both our reporters will tran and rate of harvey standing by live. >>in the north bay, ready to bring us the latest on what we can expect let's start in sonoma county and midnight they loosen their shelter in place so let's talk about what that means to go

business and sonoma county can open up, including landscapers, pool cleaners, and groomers. the modifications are in line with the announcement earlier this week about how counties across california can gradually reopen. >> we don't want to go rogue. we don't want to open the floodgates. we want to do everything that weekend to be making sure that businesses are successful. >> hair salons engines remain closed, restaurants can only continue with take-out or delivery. dine-in is not allowed. napa county, moving through the guidelines for phase 2, they will reopen wineries and tasting rooms. the napa valley vintner has a proposal that offers details on facemasks, social distancing and more. the timetable for tasting rooms reopening is uncertain. >>> during the pandemic, long tear health professionals are getting on the job training. putting a ventilator tube down a patient's throat is difficult , and dangerous. in some areas, critical care workers inserting the tubes have been working long hours four months. if they get sick or need time off, family doctors or general physician

sonoma county is the farthest along. in addition to retail and manufacturing, the county also allowed businesses like day cares, pet groomers and car washes to reopen yesterday. at the boys and girls club at greater santa rosa, children are being screened at the beginning of each day and kept in groups smaller than 12. >> sonoma county really got this one right. i think opening up child care is just such an important part. it is an important first step in getting parents back to work. >> not everyone agrees. some we spoke with say the county is moving too quickly. >>> a stunning new prediction on how the coronavirus is affecting the nation's restaurant industry. the online reservation company open table reports that stay at home orders will drive 25% of all restaurants out of business. the national restaurant association says its members lost more than $30 billion in sales in march and $50 billion in april. devastating news for the nearly 10 million americans who work in the food service industry. >>> now to parking. it i

so far napa solano and sonoma counties are already operating in phase 2 are in county is releasing more on how they're going to ease restrictions. alameda contra costa and santa clara counties as we said are still in phase one so right now let's go to sonoma county first and see what they're doing there was kron four's will tran. >>there are phases to a phase james, and area so last week i was in sonoma county when they went to phase 2 which allow retail businesses to operate curbside good news is there a little bit deeper this week exactly one week into phase 2 a little bit deeper meaning childcare centers like the one right behind me at mount taylor. now because they have shown that they have been handling coronavirus to the satisfaction of governor newsome that there will be able to accept. children of non essential workers this location has been open throughout this whole shelter in place to deal with children of essential workers but because now we're deeper into phase. 2. they can do that we also can have car washes pet groomers you can go there cleaning services will now be avail

confusing for me, for my staff, because we have people, they want to come back to work. >> reporter: sonoma county is now following napa county by rolling back some of the strict rules we now follow because of covid-19. but there's a twist. while napa county is letting customers eat inside, in sonoma county, it's outside dining only. and if you go to a wine tasting room, food must be served before you can buy wine. we went to buena vista winery in sonoma. it was closed, and we saw no signs of people preparing to reopen this weekend. >> we want to make sure that we understand the consequences of every decision we make, check the health criteria to make sure that we're staying on track, and that we're not sliding back in any fashion. >> reporter: rob has been in sonoma county for 30 years. he's grateful that things are easing up, but he's not ready to open up either. >> we have to make sure customers are safe, and it can't look the same as it did before. if you go to a restaurant and it looks the same, you're not going to feel very comfortable. >> reporter: in sonoma, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news.

and developing news that we're following for you this morning, the sonoma county sheriff says that he will no longer enforce the county's public health order kron four's rana harvey is live in the north bay santa rosa with details on this good morning. >>good morning rob, any of the sheriff said he's talked to residents who feel like the health department has been far more restrictive than the governor, the sheriff said he's also reached out to the health department and they haven't been transparent to him nor the public now take a look at your screen we're going to show you a quote directly from the sheriff now he says effective june first 2020. i'm directing all sheriff's office staff to discontinue the enforcement of the sonoma county public health orders issued by the sonoma county public health department and the public health officer now the sheriff said he's reached out to the county health department for information to back up the strict orders. he hasn't receded yet. but he says over the last 10 weeks sonoma county has made progress they've increased testing and the infection

he is telling yuba, sutter and modot counties they will lose disaster funding if they continue to defy his stay at home orders. >>> napa, sonoma and solano counties opening with some restrictions. some businesses allowed to resume operations with curbside pickup. >>> tesla is restarting its fremont factory what 30% of its workforce. that is a violation of alameda counties shelter in place order. >>> the bb product company gerber has chosen its new spokesbaby who lives in the town of ross. magnolia earl's first birthday is tomorrow and she is already making history. that is because she is the first adopted spokesbaby in gerber's history. keep an eye out for sweet magnolia in their ads and videos. look at her. to keep. thank you for watching tonight at 7:00. news continues streaming announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] [cheering and applause] steve: how's everybody? i appreciate that. thank y'all. thank you very much. i appreciate that, folks. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man, steve harvey. [cheering and applause] got a good

well now report in sonoma county reyna harvey kron 4 news. >>well to the south bay now a new coronavirus testing site is opening in san jose people can get tested for free. this morning, it's from the hours of 10:00am until 02:00pm this is at the la fussy to tropicana shopping center parking lot. no appointment is necessary now this particular site is one of 6 new testing sites of the county has added and then there are still testg sites at the police athletic league stadium that's an east san jose. there's one over at the county fairgrounds as well as james like high school and san jose and christopher high school in gilroy keep in mind that appointments are required at the sites. well our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website just head over to kron 4 dot com. that's where you'll find the latest on the outbreaks in the bay area an interactive map and just lots of information on ways that you can stay safe. you can find all of this and more on our website kron 4 dot com. >>breaking overnight riots and protests in minneapolis tu

wineries in sonoma county had to get creative to meet the public health criteria.>to reopen its doors that means visitors can expect a few checkpoints along the way gloves and sanitizing wipes could be seen at the front desk of brie clear vineyards in windsor wine tasting is by appointment only guests are allowed to take off their masks going sitting outside were overjoyed to be able to allow consumers to come in a very safe way. >>to enjoy the beauty a sonoma county and do tastings outside the model is not ideal for many wineries but in the age of covid-19 it will do mark hanson is the owner and has been preparing to reopen for weeks we assume that most consumers. >>to feel safe would want to do outdoor food wine tastings customers enjoy did just that just feeling comfortable just the open space. so you don't feel like you don't you have to weigh buddy, the fields, but safer sonoma county's new order went into effect saturday restaurants may offer outdoor seating and winery's tasting rooms of breweries and bars may offer outdoor meals with the permit any geyservil

so far napa solano and sonoma counties are already operating in phase 2 are in county is releasing more on how they're going to ease restrictions. alameda contra costa and santa clara counties as we said are still in phase one so right now let's go to sonoma county first and see what they're doing there was kron four's will tran. >>there are phases to a phase james, and area so last week i was in sonoma county when they went to phase 2 which allow retail businesses to operate curbside good

after we get past the sunset it will begin raining in sonoma county.hat line we were looking at this storm is one where you can timeout the line as it is marching southward across the bay area. if it starts to the north bay by 9:00 by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, here is that line breaking apart, and it is now working its way across the bay area through the heart of the ba . that is 24 hours from now with rain coming in across the center of the bay area. we have the run line again and that is how long it takes for it to get down to the south bay. sunday afternoon is better rain in the south bay. none of this will be terribly heavy but this is a slow marcher. we will get a decent rain amount from this, particularly in the north bay. that covered sunday, but monday is a little bit different. we don't have that organized line anymore on monday, but what we have are scattered, pop up showers that can appear randomly in the bay area. some could be in the form of et of those that will bring you a brief downpour and possibly small hail, but the chances of that are rel

the sonoma county board of supervisors stands behind the decisions. our health officers now again according to the sheriff. this will go into force one on june 1st know you might remember the governor just grin let green-lit the opening of barber shops as well as salon just a few days ago when i was out here we know the health officer came out and said they were still and keep those shops close now again the residents who i spoke to last time i was out here. they share that same sentiment that the sheriff was talking about there and they're ready to get back to business and open their doors for now reporting in sonoma county rain, harvey kron 4 news all right, thank you for that update rain a will. >>a homeless encampment is popping up in san francisco's haight-ashbury district. but now there's a lawsuit to try to stop it from happening >>coming up on 8.30 good morning and welcome back happening today, a new safe sleeping area for homeless in san francisco. >>kron four's will tran live in san francisco's haight-ashbury district he has more on that wil

. >>> sonoma county is shelter in place order to allow more businesses including childcare facilities to reopen. every bay area county with the exception of santa clara county is in or about to enter stage two of governor newsom's roadmap to recovery. other businesses in sonoma county that can open back up include landscapers, pool cleaners, dog walkers and groomers, and stores can also offer curbside pickup. these modifications are in line with the governor's announcement earlier this week about how counties across california can gradually reopen. >> we don't want to go rogue and we don't want to open the floodgates. we do want to do all we can to make sure our businesses are successful. >> hair ut or delivery, dying and is still not allowed. in the meantime, over in napa county, officials are moving through the guidelines for phase two and they hope to reopen any of the wineries and tasting rooms. the napa valley ventures submitted proposed guidelines for tasting rooms earlier this week. the proposal offers details on facemasks, social distancing and much more. the timetable for tas

>>and more developing news that we're following for you this morning sonoma county the sonoma county sheriff says that he will no longer in force the county's public health order. let's check in with kron four's reyna harvey who is live in santa rosa this morning with the details rana. >>you know the morning robin will the sheriff said he's spoken to residents in his community and they feel like the health department's orders or more restrictive than that of the governor's the sheriff said he's also reached out to the health department and he feels like they've been very they on what goes into the decision-making process for them so take a look at your screen we're going to show you the direct quote from the sheriff he says that effective june first 2020 on directing all sheriff's office staff to discontinue the enforcement of the sonoma county public health orders issued by the sonoma county public health department and the public health officer. now the sheriff said over the last 10 weeks in all the counties made progress they've increased testing and the infection rate is under co

county, here is the breakdown. starting in the north bay, sonoma has moved into deeper into phase two. dine-in restaurants and shopping centers to reopen. napa and now, in san mateo, county, and santa clarra and almedia county. beaches are open in san mateo, parking lots are closed. >> walk-up covid november 19 testing expanded to one of the most vulnerable neighborhoods, a free testing sites will open at ellis near hide street. was open today, and be open to june 1st. communities want to get more tested, with emphasis on the homeless. >> nobody does community like the tender loin, we come together, partners that are sometimes on the opposite sides of the same coin. we have come together to make it work as best as we can. >> the mobile testing site is being mobilized with the alphabet-owned health enterprise. >> providing seniors with face coverings and meals. the supervisor, the charity, and vfa-tv gave out face coverings and vegan meals. they came to educate on how to teach social distance. >> there are a lot of people evidently are want getting the word they have to be six feet apart

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

and later this afternoon i'll be speaking with the president of sonoma county tourism. so be sure to download the kron on app for free to learn more about these stories and more money sounds great thanks to us. one last time to take a look at the forecast for the bay area 7 day forecast a big change today much cooler inland. >>and then we have a slight chance of showers and thunder showers overnight into saturday. and then you can see cloudy skies for the next several days in the bay area and much cooler temperatures than what we had last week for this past week. >>let's go into it for us, thanks so much for joining us don't forget kron 4 news tomorrow at 07:00am and always on kron on and on for dot com have a great day. he went. - today, on "dr. phil." - i am 64 years old and my fiancé is 34 years old. - she has a nigerian boyfriend. - i love you, baby. - she's never met. - he calls you his fat fish. and that's okay? - yeah. it's fine. i'm fat. - oh, my god! - why do you think he's not a scam and why does your family think he is a scam? - oh, because of all the shows t

kron four's gayle ong visited several wineries in sonoma county to check out the changes. >>wineries in sonoma county had to get creative to meet the public health criteria to reopen its doors that means visitors can expect a few checkpoints along the way gloves and sanitizing wipes could be seen at the front desk of brie clear vineyards in windsor wine tasting is by appointment only guests are allowed to take off their masks going sitting outside were overjoyed to be able to allow consumers to come in a very safe way. >>to enjoy the beauty a sonoma county and do tastings outside the model is not ideal for many wineries but in the age of covid-19 it will do mark hanson is the owner and has been preparing to reopen for weeks we assume that most consumers. >>to feel safe would want to do outdoor food wine tastings customers enjoy did just that just feeling comfortable just the open space. so you don't feel like you don't you have to weigh buddy, the fields, but safer sonoma county's new order went into effect saturday restaurants may offer outdoor seating and winery's tastin

counties. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm larry beil. napa, sonoma, solano and santa cruz counties say they are ready for the limited opening of retail stores under the governor's modifications starting today, but the rest of the bay area will wait until at least may 18th. so here is exactly what's opening with curbside service in the four counties i just mentioned. book stock, music stock, toy stock, florists, sporting goods retailers, clothing stores, and other low-risk retailers. >> well, california governor gavin newsom talked about the reopening of state businesses during his daily news conference today. he is also looking ahead to the november election and sign and executive order affecting voters. abc7 news anchor dan ashley join us live with the story. dan? >> kristen, a public safety clearly behind this decision by the governor. all 20 million plus registered voters in the state are going to receive a mail-in ballot. the secretary of state joined the announcement today and had a big reminder that it will not cost a penny to return a ballot b

see it picks up on that cell of rain in sonoma county. here's how things will play forward over the rest of this evening. we'll continue to see some light rain moving through, isolated showers focused mainly on the north bay. i'm going to stop this right here. that gets us to early tomorrow morning. see the timestamp up there? says in the 2:00 hour tomorrow morning. starting to see a little more energy move onshore. we're not done with this. i know it's been a fairly quiet sunday. but there's still an opportunity for more rain here going into monday. i'm going to show that to you in detail in a few minutes. >>> tomorrow morning a number of bay area counties will begin relaxing some of their shelter in place rules. kpix 5's john ramos is in marin county where so-called nonessential businesses will be allowed to reopen but with a lot of conditions. >> these are the kind of small businesses that are most at risk and may benefit from curbside pickup. there are others who say that really won't help them much at all. many of the small stores in

live in sonoma county tonight, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> all right. we appreciate the update, cornell. thanks. >>> now, if you're wondering what's open and what's not in your county, here is the breakdown. start manage the north bay, sonoma county has moved deeper into phase 2 as cornell reported. this allows for dine-in restaurants and shopping centers to reopen. napa and solano counties are also in deep phase 2. now in san mateo, santa clara, and alameda counties, retail stores are open for curbside pickup. restaurants are open for takeout and delivery, and beaches are open in san mateo county, but parking lots are closed. in san francisco, contra costa and marin counties, restaurants and retail stores are open for pickup only. parks and beaches are open in san francisco. beach parking lots are closed. marin county beaches are also closed. >>> well, a lawsuit has just been filed over governor gavin newsom's executive order to send mail-in ballots to every voter in california for the november election. the chair of the republican party announced the l

. >>> starting monday, deputies in sonoma county will no longer enforce coronavirus public health orders. that is the word coming from the sheriff mark essick. he is saying because the county's orders don't line-up with the governor's orders. abc7 news reporter julian glover with more on this decision. julian? >> yeah, big back and forth building here. good morning, reggie. this really started earlier this week when sonoma county was slated to reopen more businesses but with a resurgeance of coronavirus cases, that has now been pushed back an additional two weeks and nowheessick refus enforce the health order because he is believes it unfair. after speaking with constituents he decided on june 1st, the department will no longer enforce the sonoma county public health order and instead follow state guidelines. the rule of thumb all along is that if the state and local orders differ, the more restrictive health order is law. >> mom and pop floral shop is not able to operate, but a safeway floral shop can operate. people see that as unfair. >> we live in this county and we ought to listen t

reporter: the governor's focused on the whole state, we are concerned about our county. >> reporter: sonoma county likes behind neighboring nampa, and surrounding counties, where people are also able to get her services at salons and barbershops again. >> a small things like this that go a really long way. >> reporter: but sonoma says standards it's set for itself aren't being met. a doubling of cases that can't be explained by an increase in testing. these are clusters. >> what we are seeing mostly as someone who has a positive case, then we interview the contacts, and we find more positive cases. then we interview their contact and we find more positive cases. >> this is a public health issue, you know, this is one where i can't just be a politician the and say i want to pick you as a winner and you are a loser. i think you are more important that you are not. >> reporter: sonoma supervisors don't want to abandon the health metrics, especially seeing cases spike, but they are feeling the pressure to restore civic life. >> of a church that is why can't i have 100 people inside, and they come back

sonoma county will be following the state's model and open retail stores for curbside pickup and delivery solano and napa counties also say that they're going to do the same thing. and one of those cities that will not begin reopening businesses today is oakland and joining us now to talk about that and other steps that she's doing to help try and keep the city safe is oakland mayor libby schaff american morning. >>good morning. >>well, the governor is loosening some of the restrictions that tell us about the thought process behind the city and county choosing not to take that step just yet. >>well the governor also was clear that if counties didn't want to be more cautious he supported that and the bay area has been well-served that we were the very first region in the country to impose shelter in place and that's why our rate of infection and death is lower than the california average and certainly that other states like new york and new jersey and so i say you know what my mom told me listen to the doctor and our doctor and alameda counties doctor palm. i know that we are you know doin

more businesses reopening in sonoma county, the changes being made just today and what people can expectore counties are partially reopen it, mass transit getting ready for the influx of writers, what is being done to avoid overcrowding. >> from ktvu fox 2, this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning. welcome back. it is friday, may 15, back in my sunset district days in san francisco, my friends and i would go to stern grove and do things, but we were just reading the story about the festival, i kind of expected but still sad. >> it is said, i grew up going to stern grove it was a huge truck from livermore. that we packed a picnic, bring a blanket, and a big cozy jacket, you freeze in the summer time. i can't think of all the acts seen there, it's only in san francisco, i love it, it is a, i did not do the same things you do, i think, but still it is a gorgeous place to be. when we talk about stern grove and other parts of the city, some people come to san francisco with shorts and a t- shirt and you see them by the sweatshirts. always available at fisherman's wharf. >> you learned that all

construction along with retail sales at nurseries and florists, they will resume holding open houses, sonoma county has the three fewest cases and the bay area, parks will reopen on wednesday. okay. a remote part of california will become the first county and the state to ease the stay- at-home restrictions. murdoch is a agricultural county and the far northeastern part of the state, a population of 9000 people. there is not a single confirmed case in that county so far, and restaurants, churches and other facilities will reopen, however, they stress strict social distancing rules should remain in place and they advised people over the age of 65, or with underlying health conditions to stay home. >>> all right, it was in our best interest to get framework and guidelines for them to follow. >>> murdoch county leaders sent a letter to governor newson outlining the plan, they say at the follows the guidelines of using stay-at-home orders and phases. >>> public health officers everywhere say take the coronavirus pandemic seriously, and a bay area expert knows that firsthand. he's a public health office

>>overnight sonoma county join napa and solano counties in relaxing restrictions and beginning monday. you can add marine county to that list joining san francisco and san mateo counties in easing restrictions. alameda contra costa and santa clara counties, those are still in lockdown but as i said at midnight sonoma county loosen the shelter in place and now let's go to kron four's will tran who's in sonoma county to talk about more of what we can start doing today if where they're well. >>the weekend started doing car washes before a lot of people have to do it at home and let's face it a lot of people don't like doing that. but now we're a little bit deeper into phase 2 and car washes are off to a fast start look at that you can see it's wide open. they're ready to roll we've already seen about 10 cars at least within the first say 20 minutes of this location opening up the morning. they are ready to roll not just this location, but car washes throughout sonoma county of course they've been a king to reopen their businesses and get the employees money because it's been very tough f

coming up sonoma county sheriff does an abrupt a u turn or does say it's all pretty confusing what she's planning to do about county health orders. and the san mateo county city where you can now park at the beach again. and when we come back why gilroy officials want the county ♪ feel like getting back out there? nissan is ready to help you with a bold, award-winning lineup. and great offers. kick off summer... with no payments for 3 months. plus, we'll cover your payments for up to 2 more months. or get 0% financing on 13 models for up to 84 months. midnight a new health order is taking effect that requires everybody in san francisco to wear face coverings in most situations when they're outside the home. this afternoon, the county help officers explained that move and the city's extended timeline for reopening kron four's dan kerman is live in san francisco with details dan. >>well catherine you know it's the health officers actually the one who is putting out all of these health orders, the shelter in place and everything else he's talking today to the mayor during an online conversa

reporting in sonoma county gayle ong kron 4 news. >>well our coverage of the website kron 4 dot com going check it out you'll find the latest on the outbreaks here in the bay area an interactive map that's been set up very easy to follow along and lots of information on ways that you can stay safe. you can find all of this and more on our website kron 4 dot com. well the bay area's first spare the air day for 2020 is happening today, the bay area air quality management district has issued an alert for smog. yes, they say that the air quality all across the bay area is expected to be unhealthy for memorial day and of course this is because of light winds combined with the warm temperatures reaching the triple digits for the inland spots today in addition to the expected vehicle exhaust or more cars being out there on the road so keep that in mind. well, thousands of fresh seafood and gear worth up to million was lost in the san francisco pier, 45 warehouse fire. this is a look at the damage that was left behind check it out this is fr

here in the bay area just yet but we will be looking at it later today around 01:00pm portions of sonoma county mostly up north seeing our rainfall pushing him by 02:00pm to 03:00pm pushing further south in summer in napa and solano counties while after that really pushing into the rest the bay area now i know a lot of us not doing a whole lot of travel that are essential workers who will be driving home from work tonight could be running into some slick spots so you got family members or your yourself are heading to the roads this afternoon be mindful of the potential of some slick spots after you have a few weeks without rain things get especially slick down tomorrow and when state conditions start to taper off a couple of sprinkles tomorrow, maybe a few on wednesday, but overall after today conditions really starting to come down. 60's and 70's for today's daytime highs afternoon showers for oakland and san francisco with mild conditions in san jose. and the chance of a shower later on especially into the early you think i have more on your forecast still to come james and darya also to back

sonoma county is among more than 30 counties asking for a state waiver to accelerate the next phase. >> we don't want to go rogue and we don't want to open the floodgates but we do want to do all that we can to make sure that our businesses are successful. >> reporter: all those businesses that you reopen still have to abide by social distance cost. reporting live, i'm elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> thank you for that, elissa. the superintendent of california schools says it is now up to individual districts to decide how and when to reopen or even if to reopen and as ktvu's azenith smith reports, some teachers are leaning toward getting back into the classroom. >> it's been pretty challenging, simply because the district, nobody was really repaired for this. >> reporter: mike's son will be a junior at willow glen high school this fall. a critical year for college admissions. he is worried that his educational and social needs are not being met. >> online is working at the moment because it's all we have, but we certainly need more to go forward. >> everything is possible ri

more stores in napa and sonoma county are reopening today. we are in sonoma with a breakdown of what is back to business. >> reporter: we are at the outer edges of downtown sonoma to casey's place. they've been closed for a couple of weeks but finally they can reopen if they want to during normal business hours that we are seeing at 8 am and take care of all the shaggy dogs that could use a good haircut. they can finally resume cleaning services, carwashes and pet groomers, and child care facilities are open to all families. models can do curbside pickup and offices can reopen for employees that cannot work remotely. i hope that they will be able to reopen the driving forces of the economy like tourism and hospitality. sonoma county is looking at a $22 million deficit due to the pandemic. businesses such as russian river brewing have had to furlough 80% of their staff. >> it has been a challenge. we have survived floods but there is no playbook for a global pandemic. >> so yesterday, napa approved the reopening of their tasting rooms and wine

sonoma county, and solano county, they are entering phase ii today. meanwhile, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, alameda, they will not ease restrictions. the shelter in place order has not changed in those counties. a health officer warns that moving too fast will lead to a surge in covid-19 cases. >> now was not the time to let down your guard, the virus is not getting any less deadly, or going away. >> we are being led by science and public health. >> here is what is changing. in napa, sonoma, and solano counties, nonessential businesses have reopened with curbside service and physical distancing guidelines. this includes stores, florists, and retailers. some employees will be able to return to nonessential manufacturing jobs. meanwhile, restaurants, malls and gins will stay closed. as for the other bay area counties, it is unclear when all of them will reopen, but san francisco counties have said that they hope to start moving into the next phase by may 18. reporting, live, alyssa harrington, mornings on fox 2. >>> a flower shop in berkeley i

around 01:00pm showers in northern sonoma county 02:00pm to 03:00pm from or in southern sonoma and napa counties and pushing into the rest of the bay area by 05:06:07pm, tonight, so are essential workers are going to be running into some slick spots as they're heading back from work this evening conditions tomorrow proving to be rain yet again a few spotty showers possible for tuesday. showers taper off into wednesday, but you could still see a couple sprinkles out there towards the middle of the week so pretty active center to start this new week. daytime highs today in the 60's for san francisco and oakland. well, san jose so comfortable in the mid 70's. get those jackets back out get a rain jacket today and stay dry if you are heading outside back to you guys in the studio, thanks a lot john. >>well the coronavirus is getting closer to president trump with 2 staff members now testing positive and 3 top health officials beginning to quarantine themselves over the weekend including doctor anthony fauci who said was in contact with one of the staff members who became infected this while

here in sonoma county. today, they can resume cleaning services, carwashes and pet groomers. offices can open up for employees who cannot work remotely. this part of the phase 2 reopening has some folks in the county divided. supervisors wanted to ease it but there has been some pushback. >> our emails lit up today. eyle about the interest in opening up too soon. we always put public health at the top but i do believe that we can open up a bit more broadly and still be safe. >> the big question is what about the wineries and the tasting rooms? yesterday, napa approved a proposal that would allow them to reopen but that falls under the phase 3 of their plan which requires state approval. in downtown sonoma, kpix >>> warren county is set to issue a new shelter-in-place update. it will allow curbside retail and manufacturing to open as soon as monday. those businesses will be required to adhere to a so- called covid-19 site protection plan. that includes a combination for social distancing, disinfectant protocols, and employee training. san francisco retail businesses are step cl

sonoma county. >>more businesses open starting tomorrow this as san francisco and san mateo counties. brace to interface to in just days and marin county plans to do the same. >>let's start with the changes in sonoma county it is amending its shelter-in-place order to expand the number of businesses allowed to open in phase 2. the following businesses will be allowed to reopen in sonoma county car washes pet groomers dog walking services residential and janitorial cleaning services outdoor museums open-era galleries botanical gardens and other outdoor exhibition spaces. the amended order also allows office workspaces to open if teleworking is not possible childcare facilities will also open to those outside the essential work force but with strict rules in place, the sonoma county rules are all following the direction given by governor newsome this week and the amended order will take effect at midnight so tonight only 3 bay area counties are in phase 2 that's napa solano and sonoma counties. >>star

so if you're in need of a test or you want one in sonoma county. this is a new option for you it's way better access to tests that we saw in the earlier months of the pandemic and if you need more information on this we put the number 2 these appointments on our website kron 4 dot com as well as a link you can do it online you can call in many different options for you again kron 4 dot com and you guys it's coming at a time where a we're seeing a lot more easements on the order in sonoma county in here in santa rosa. so interesting timing for sure. >>it is thank you for the update sarah sarah stinson reporting live from sonoma county. >>work and live in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood along with you see hey seen school of law are suing san francisco. the lawsuit accuses the city of abandoning the neighborhood crime a neighborhood is crime and homelessness are growing amid the coronavirus pandemic you see hey seen school of law is the lead in the lawsuit and owns several buildings in the tenderloin district. the school is not seeking financi

he also said there was a lack of transparency from the public health department as to why sonoma county was not opening up faster and in good conscience, he could no longer enforce the public health order. the county recently done soft openings of parks and outdoor dining but a recent uptick of cases has the health director ordering a pause while they evaluate the situation. supervisor goren told me during a zoom call at noon that after a meeting with the sheriff to help officer in various wiofficer inelected off sick walked back his position he has a firm to his commitment. >>to resume enforcements to the best of their ability. to protect the public health. but later the sheriff's facebook post was updated to say. there was no reversal at the health department's afternoon press briefing which essick did not attend. it seemed less clear as to the sheriff's level of commitment. we're aligned and i think if you have questions for him specifically in terms of what he's where he is i highly encourage you to reach out to him directly and as i said we've had some great today and i'm again a v

>>i met heleputnam regional park in petaluma which is one of several inland sonoma county recreation hat now has its parking lot open. so people can drive in to enjoy it. it's part of a change to the county's shelter in place order now in effect coastal beaches are now slightly more accessible open from sunrise to 11:00am and from 05:00pm to sunset meaning they're still off limits during the bulk of the day and they're only open to people who live within walking or biking distance. those beach parking lots are closed and a park official tells me pull out along highway. one are closed off. and law enforcement is actively ticketing those in violation to discourage people from driving in from out of the area to spend the day at the beach but parking lots at some of the bigger russian river beaches are back open people are now allowed to go and swim fish or kayak but it's still not ok to spread out a blanket for sunbathing or pick the king back here at helen putnam regional park, several signs are up advising people that social distancing rules still apply. despite the grey and rainy day.

sonoma county maybe even picking up three quarters of an inch of rainfall. weekend looks dry, gradually cooler temperatures for mother's day and a very nice day with a mix of clouds and sunshine. tomorrow the golf courses will be busy i have a feeling. >> if you can get a teatime. >>> tiger and phil have a teatime for tv, we will tell like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> the stay-at-home nfl draft was a huge success and a big credit to the nfl, they are maintaining business as usual, tonight releasing the schedule for the year, obviously subject to change. the 49ers run to another super bowl will begin at home this year on september 13 against arizona. this is interesting because there was speculation that the league would back

other businesses in sonoma county, street facing retailers, outdoor museums, and open air gallerieses>>> most of the bay area are easing restrictions to different degrees, and we are breaking it doing for you. these counties, they are already open for curb side pickup or deliver rirks limited manufacturing is open and t

>>now it's 6 outdoor dining and drive in ceremonies will now be allowed in sonoma county in the last half hour the county announced it has amended its shelter in place order. thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 6 i'm justine waldman sonoma county has the state's approval to move further along into stage 2 of reopening so here now is a look at the big changes we just found out about affected today, restaurants and food facilities can open for outdoor dining only winery's tasting rooms, bars and pubs may offer curbside pickup delivery an outdoor meals. s