how much a trip to the beach could potentially cost you in fines. plus a states make plans to reopen there is a new crisis that is emerging at 6.30 why experts say the food supply chain is reaching a breaking point and next 2 women arrested for using a cough as a weapon. the fbi says it's a trend there it is a disturbing trend during the covid-19 pandemic using a cough as a weapon during a crime. tonight, the fbi tells kron four's haaziq the new they're cracking down on offenders nationwide in their effort to protect essential workers. >>2 women cover lead over al a and resent us a buzz have been arrested on federal charges in connection to using a cop as a weapon during a robbery back on april 6 2020 inside a walgreens in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood fbi special agent in charge john bennett and they were approached by offshore personnel. >>they began to cost all you know pretty. pretty aggressively and then they always told everybody they had covid and so in their own they were doing on people they were positives for for this pirates, thi

>>the beaches are a recreation move run walk your dog to serve how border. we don't people city are blankets all day not start one of the problems last week. >>the new restrictions will likely be announced pending the renewal of the county shelter in place order later this week that order was scheduled to expire on may 3rd reporting live rob fladeboe kron 4 news thank you so much rob now let's take a live look outside right now here in san francisco along. >>the embarcadero blue skies out there and some breeze but it was very warm across much of the bay area. let's check in now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with a look at those temperatures to be break any records. >>yeah i haven't seen the wreckage applewood on the official numbers so far but certainly it was a warm one across the bay area you can imagine why a lot of folks want to flock to the beach but they might be surprised and what they had when they got there that's because low clouds and fog still hugging the coastline and much cooler temperatures maybe as much as 30 degrees cooler out

the city will restart enforcing parking meters once again around the beaches starting right now. the city wants you to use a park mobile app engine i use cash or credit this is in order to limit compact contact with the meter itself. they reopened the beaches a few days later with sunny weather and highs in the upper -- governor newsom knows that a lot of people will be tempted to hit the beach. >> i am to there will be a significant increase in volume. people aren't practicing physical distancing i will be announcing in a week or so these numbers will be going back up. i don't thanybntto hear that. >>> going to the doctor or riding the bus, it is not required when exercising but carry one just in case you needed. and so, the mandatory mask order goes into effect at 11:59 pm tonight. if it is obvious that your group is not part of the household and you are not practicing social distancing and that you are here in santa cruz county to party, then get ready, because the authorities down here have been known to hand out some very expensive thousand dollars vacations for violating the

the beaches be closed and to protect their health. there's been many complaints about the influx of people. >> there sitting in their front yard and they're just inches from thousands of people walking in front of their front yard. >> reporter: huntington beach is closely watching the vote. saying that it could result in adjustments. >> there have not been some spikes it will be interesting to see what happens. >> majority is needed for the vote to pass because it is an emergency ordinance. >>> chief meteorologist paul >> it's going to be very similar where we will be 10-15 degrees ound thcoast 5-10 degre above normal. let's take a look at the reason why. we have high pressure up north, this is a copy and paste the situation. complete with the weakening of the area of high pressure. it's going to strengthen that onshore wind and drop those temperatures. today was warm, especially inland. upper 60s in the city with 61 degrees at half moon bay. we will start off tomorrow above average in the mid to upper 50s by tuesday morning. normal te

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the next morning the beach had changed entirely. during the night although the men had not captured the pillbox at the top of the beach access road, they must have cleaned the germans off of most of the area. i later learned they had gotten a few hundred yards, maybe a quarter of a mile inland. they had not captured the little town. they were in the process of it. some of the medics arrived and told me as soon as a field hospital was set up, they would move me up there. not until 5:00 in the afternoon did i get any real medical attention. and then medics put me in a jeep which took some of the rest of the guys near me who were wounded, drove us to a field hospital in the outskirts of the little town at the top of the cliff. the field hospital was so close to the front there were bullets whizzing through the top of the tent. it took three men to pull the helmet off of my head. it had been jammed into my scalp. there were two captains and a major. one of them said this is quite a bit different from my practice in miami. i asked them wh

. >> so as of midnight last night all the beaches and parks reopened. so i hope our public will take advantage of those and enjoy their outdoor time. >> the county said beaches were closed in part because of the easter holiday. with those crowds reopening tailored largely for the locals. bathrooms close and parking reduced in an effort to prevent heavy traffic and if steps like that don't work .... >> if we see large gathering of crowds, we may need to close some of the parks and beaches again. >> but today's reopening came as a tremendous relief here. >> because i'm usually stuck at home with my siblings and now i get to be outside instead of stuck in home with the computer all day typing. >> so under a watchful eye, the shelter order continues in a community that is synonymous with the beach and all the thing that is come with it. >> so it's a really delicate balance of yes, we need to keep people sheltered and separated, but also we need connection and we need, you know, fresh air and sunshine to be healthy. . >> peter went on to say he hates to sound

or ultimately shutting down the beaches. this has last weekend as everybody was making their way to the beach and not clear if everyone was social distanning. guitar news governor newsom pointed out we are weeks away from easing restrictions but all of this is based on californian behaviors. we need to keep social distancing otherwise that could change. sfo >> all right, everyone, thank you. experts have said vaccines may take up a year but scientists said they may be close to one this fall and passengers seen packed onto planes without masks. here are what airlines are doing. >> an e.r. nurse worked 18-hour

officials, don't head to the beach until you live at the beach. >> yes, you will be kicked out of pacifica, and they are not playing. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, april 21st. we will start with meteorologist, mike nicco, with the warming trend. good morning, mike. >> hi, everybody. welcome to tuesday. we will start with cloudy conditions especially in the southern half. up in the north bay where it has been clear most of the night you can see fog around novato and that will hang around until 8:30, 9:00, and then the sunshine will eradicate it and the clouds you see over san francisco. it's about 49 degrees right now. temperatures in the mid-40s inland to low to mid-50s elsewhere. that's pretty close to average this time of the year. you can see at the coast, it's going to be breezy keeping you in the 50s while sunshine will push us into 62 and 63 at noon in the inland and bay neighborhood. even warmer weather, 80s coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >>> when you see that forecast, you are going to see why so many people are going to start thinking about heading to the bea

jacksonville, florida, they just reopened the beaches. the crowds came immediately.any completely ignoring the social distancing guidelines that are still supposed to be in place. >> folks, this could be the beginning of the pathway back to normal life. but please respect and follow these limitations. >> reporter: in texas, state parks will open monday. a week from then, stores can open, for pickup only but -- >> school classrooms are closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. >> reporter: governors, not the president, will be calling the shots. >> we must get this right because the stakes are very high. >> reporter: some say we're just not there yet. >> fact of the matter is better to be six feet apart than six feet under. we've got to save lives wherever 2 matters it matters. >> reporter: in michigan and today, the president tweeted liberate michigan. >> i think elements of what they're doing is too much. >> you have to develop a testing capacity that does not now exist. we cannot do it without federal help. >> our best scientists and health experts ass

>>> when you have hundreds of people on the beach, that is not social distancing. >> local leaders and law enforcement's correcting the importance of social distancing to curb the spread of covid-19 cases . >>> plus, a great difference for the american people but we certainly need to do more. >> another round of emergency financial aid for small business is is coming after the first round ran out of cash in a couple of days. weekly what is next for lawmakers on ca from ktvu fox2n mornings on 2. >> good morning, thank you for being on mornings on 2. >> i am pam, thank you for joining, it's wednesday, april 22nd. it's birthday. will be interesting, you can have virtually plant a tree, but maybe people can spend some time outside. let's check in with steve for what we will see when we head out front, not too hot, hopefully. >> i believe that was dennis hayes who started that. all right, we do have a warmer pattern started yesterday. it comes to being okay but england tends to get into the 70s, lots of sun thursday and friday and night on the weekend but cooler. friday looks to be the warm

the charlson area. we have three local beaches. ago, the townks officials took action to close access to the beaches, obviously for crowd control. and you know, i am on board with that, and my wife and i are in self-quarantine, and my wife has not left the house in weeks. i go to the grocery store as needed, which has been once a week in the pharmacy as needed. we are trying to do our part, but when these town officials closed the beaches, they set up checkpoints, and if you had a reason to be beaches. i don't understand that. may be technically, from a legal standpoint, that is correct, but you know, i just think the fortunately, some selfish group decided that only the governor could close the beaches, so they threatened a lawsuit at one of the beaches. i don't understand that. may be technically, from a legal standpoint, that is correct, but you know, i just think the beaches should be closed, and it is way much policy. it puts an undue burden on police to disperse crowds. by the way, the folks at myrtle beach experienced a large

to decide what to do with the beaches. this past weekend, it was hot around here. beaches in san diego were closed. beaches in l.a. were closed. but they were open in orange county, and wolf, they were packed. in fact california's governor called them an example of what not to do. so the city council needs to decide whether maybe they limit access, close some roads, or frankly, back-pedal and just close the beaches down again for the weekend, wolf. >> they have to make very important decisions. nick watt on the scene for us in california, thank you. joining us now, the governor of connecticut, ned lamont. governor, thanks for joining us. you heard gavin newsom laying out a gradual reopening plan for his state. is that what you envision for your state as well? >> yeah, we'll have a phased

, those may be the parameters, but you've seen a lot of people bring beach chairs, et cetera, to the ou've seen people come into tybee with tags on their license plates from out of the areas or hot spots. so it seems like you're pretty concerned. >> we do, our residents are concerned. our city council and staff, we're going to be meeting next week to really plan our phase 1 and phase 2 on opening the beaches. right now we still have the crossovers closed to the public, and we have our public parking lots closed over the weekend, and there are certain areas peop people can access the beach. we don't have the resources to man the beach properly. right now we don't have lifeguards on the beach, so that's another big concern. the governor did bring down georgia's state patrol and police officers to help man the beach, and we appreciate that, but we're not set up right now to offer a great beach experience. so we're going to be working those details out next week. we've decided the presidential loud this to paralyze us. we decided we're going to be empowered and we are going to sit down an

this couple was seen along the beach and they told us they agree with the governor's call to close the beaches. >> we come out here every morning to walk that we make sure we come early so that there's not quite a few people out. yeah, i think it's a great idea to close the beaches to keep us that much safer. >> the governor did mention the majority of the california coastline did play by the rules and he mentioned san mateo county and said a lot of people did shelter in place. that's what needs to happen to prevent covid-19 from continuing to spread. as for the beach and state park closures that he's expected to make that announcement later today. the rules will go into effect tomorrow. >>> the governor's order comes after six bay area counties announce the loosening of some stay-at-home restrictions. monday construction will be allowed as long as crews and jobsites follow health and that the protocols can real estate transaction can resume as well as outdoor businesses including nurs and others. skate parks and golf courses can reopen. there are still restrictions on anything with sh

. >>> in pacifica, the warm weather seems to be tempting a whole lot of people to gather at the beach, despite the stay at home orders, but most of the parking lots are closed, so tonight we're asking how are people getting in. andria borba is live with some answers. andrew? >> reporter: well, ken, we are standing in one of the only open parking lots around the city of pacifica and in the whole state of california near beaches. >> is con sterns afrom neighbors here about people coming to this. twice today people have come by and yelled go home to the people they've seen here right now. along hiin san mateo county sits this electronic road sign, warning drivers to go back home and they are farther than five miles from their house. at rockaway beach, parking lots these signs outside the pacifica taco bell warn of no beach access and a 10-minute limit. so why did chopper 5 spot some people on the beach and in the water? the answer lies in this parking lot for grocery outlet. it's partially roped off with orange cones, but that's how many people are making it on to the beach amidst a shel

the rules of social distancing. nonetheless, surfers can be territorial. they seemed a little bit stressed out about these out of town people coming to their beach. >> i don't like how people are coming out of the county, like stay at home, stay safe. >> do your best to stay away from people. but you're always going to be too close. they say six feet, maybe are six feet. i don't know, it's here and there, but it's probably better than being at a grocery store. >> everybody got upset about the beaches being open in florida, but when i came down here and i saw they were kind of separated from each other, i think it's pretty safe. >> reporter: we did observe people staying away from each other. we did not see the big crowds,

the beaches there are reopening. the mayor is urging people to take social distancing rules seriously. nationwide, the governors of 30 states have either ordered or recommended their public schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year. we're learning the border between the united states and canada will remain closed for another month, except for essential traffic and overseas, spain will keep its strict state of alarm rule in effect until well into may. the prime minister there says it's just not possible yet to back off containment measures. this extension will prolong spain's lockdown to eight weeks. i want to get more details now on our breaking news, the contamination at a cdc lab was the likely cause of critical early delays in rolling out testing. sarah murray is with us here, what are you learning? >> you know, there was this sort of dark spot in february when the cdc shipped out its first test, the tests were not working for the public health officials in the states. it turns out that sources are te

beaches and breaks. surfers sighing a big relief. >> people who live here, the water, the beach, the air, today they finally got that back. >> it's not that big today. so if you don't catch the waves that far in. but it's still pretty fun. >> the waves weren't all that great, but no complaints from cora, like everyone else, she is happy to be back out here. >> just great feeling to have it back, it's hard to put into words, actually. >> so as of midnight last night all the beaches and parks reopened. so i hope our public will take advantage of those and enjoy their outdoor time. >> the county said beaches were closed in part because of the easter holiday. with those crowds reopening tailored largely for the locals. bathrooms close and parking reduced in an effort to prevent heavy traffic and if steps like that don't work .... >> if we see large gathering of crowds, we may need to close some of the parks and beaches again. >> but today's reopening came as a tremendous relief here. >> because i'm usually stuck at home with my siblings and now i get to be outside instead of stuck in home with the computer all

the pacific beach two hours ago. and they plame prolonging the shutdown s financial and psychological help. they say they protest six feet apart from each other. police were there keeping an eye on things and police are calling it nonsense. across krav krar there are now more than 42,000 cases, and cases nearly 938,000. >>> the white house is saying to prepare for social distancing through the summer as the death rate continues to rise. people are demanding to go back to work. white house officials are warning to caution, and saying we need nothing to better screen americans. and up stick in the poise bon control centers since the president suggested injecting things. >> people the most powerful people on the planet, whether it's serious or not, people listen. >> president trump said she was being sarcastic and has had no coronavirus white house briefing all weekend long. there is no proven treatment or pure for k0e6d 19. >>> if you're having a scare from the coronavirus, boris johnson is set to the return from work.

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but there is a lot of pent up demand for the beaches. the greater charleston area has 700,000 more people and only four very small beach communities and only a few within a distance so we do need to keep control of the number of people coming in through the different communities at any one time. in the case of the -- >> sorry. i cut you off there. what did you say? >> we just don't have the staff to maintain social distancing on the beaches. we have more than 20 access points to the beach itself. and if we had unlimited numbers of people out there, there is no way we could safely maintain social distancing and the measures that are so important now. >> all right, mayor, thank you so much. mayor pat o'neal of sullivan's island, south carolina. we thank you for joining us. >> thanks a lot. >>> coming up, we're live on the ground from georgia where the governor is beginning to reopen some businesses in the state. are people there on board? since 1926, nationwide has been on your side. we've been there in person, during trying times. today, b

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the sand. it was so concerning. newport beach is now having a meeting tomorrow. and on the agenda is whether to close the beaches there for the next three weekends coming up in may. people argue who were at the beach that it was a good chance to get out, get some fresh air, as long as they kept six feet away from people, it would be okay. but others are concerned that when you get that many people close together, it doesn't really slow the spread of the virus. it's a totally different story in l.a. county. beaches there are closed. l.a. county, the number of deaths in the past week there doubled. it is the epicenter here in california. california saw its deadliest week yet this past week since the pandemic started. so, definitely people in l.a. county are taking precautions. they're telling folks, stay inside as much as possible. if you do venture out, try to stay in your own area, in your own neighborhood, and avoid large crowds right now. here in ventura, one thing that they're also doing is they're telling folks, keep moving on the beach. no sitting, no sunbath

there seems to be some confusion with what can and cannot be done on the beach. patrolling santa cruz police officers asked this beachgoer and this local fisherman to pack up their things. >> they said that we can walk, exercise, but we can't sit, hang out. >> the local fishermen who rely on fishing can't utilize the beach or the cliffs or the wharf for fishing. >> reporter: a lot of uncertainty on the coast, but the message here is clear. people are being reminded that staying home is still the best option. >>> two historical san francisco landmarks with detectived in wreaths nor the anniversary of the earthquake and fire. typically there's a huge ceremony to mark this event. that wasn't possible this year so today, the fountain in downtown san francisco on market street and the golden fire hydrant in the mission were adorned with wreaths. a group of current and retired first responders called the guardians of the city laid the wreaths. today marks the 114th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and fire. the fountain was built in 1875 but became a significan

othersunderstanding understanding. >> i don't like not being able to go to the beach. i think that's kind of messed up. i don't begrudge the governor for keeping california same. >> and the reason for all of this is this. earlier this week the governor called out beach goers in orange and ventura counting calling them an example of what not to do if the state wants to continue its progress of fighting the virus. his decision is drawing fire from governments up and down the state that want to see us letting up on restrictions and not adding new ones. we will hear from them later but let's hear from the governor. here he is. >> to the stay at home order. we have been working with our local partners throughout the state of california, local health directors, local elected officials but also local sector leaders. what i mean by that is we start to consider these changes over the next few weeks as it relates to expanding the definition of essential, beginning to expand the opportunities for more retail in the state of california, more manufacturing of nonessential goods, con

do you worry the piecemeal opening of beaches could lead to crowding? >> we have a plan we think is working. we have police officers out there, law enforcement, lifeguards. that's why it was important we had all of the cities in san diego agree to that. we have shared this plan with cities up and down the coast. i think that phased approach is what we need. we have one goal, keep people safe. get through this together. while people are outside exercising, we want to be sure they are doing this physical distancing because we want to get to phase two, eventually get back to the point where people can enjoy everything the beach has to offer. we are not there yet. my consistent message is i am going to be out there this afternoon. let's do the right thing, keep it up. that's how we move through this together. >> make faulconer, thank you very much. >> we are joined by the los angeles county of public health. doctor, thank you for joining us. you heard the san diego mayor say he wants to keep the beaches open with restrictions. you have closed your beaches, k

after recently easing the local shelter in place order reopen many beaches, the rules are about to be tightened back up again says county spokesman jason what we saw when we have a large number of people on that that looked to be a refuge and charlies one or more restrictive measures in place on parts beaches. >>essential travel candy, recreational. it's important to physical mental health to maintain that. but there's no central reason to travel across very large to recreate warmer weather has people flocking to the beach in newport and across southern california as well. >>among those expressing frustration with the large number of beachgoers is governor gavin newsom's. >>those images are an example of what not to see. what not to do. if we're going to make meaningful progress that we've made in the last few weeks extend into the next number of old number of weeks and across santa cruz county between friday and sunday law enforcement issued more than 200 citations related to beach attendance. the shelter order requires that people walk job or bike along the beaches and not engage in

the images in orangeour beaches those images are an example of what not to see and what not to do if we are going to make the meaningful progress we have made this past few weeks extend into the next number of weeks. the reality is we are just a few weeks away, not months away, from making measurable and meaningful changes to our stay-at-home order. that is a very optimistic point to emphasize. however that is driven by data and driven by behavior. as we change our behavior we can impact the science, the health and the data this virus does not take weekends off and the virus doesn't go home because it is is a beautiful sunny day around the coast. the likelihood of having a virus free world is not realistic in the next number of months. we will look forward to that day as herd immunity comes into effect and we have a vaccine we can distribute and make available to hundreds of millions of people across this country, billions around the rest of the globe. until then we have to manage it. we have to manage risks. we have to manage and augment our behavior and that is why i cannot impress

. >> what was phase one look like here in the bay area. beaches and parks are closed. and health officials will talk about potentially relaxing the stay at home orders on may 4th. low risk outdoor activities will be allowed. things you can do in wide open spaces, the beaches, parks and golf courses. >> curve flattened. the news does not mean that things will get back to normal soon. it's one part of a wide ranges conversation with the santa clara decision making and our damian trujillo. >> reporter: jeff smith answered every question e we have from the future of sporting events to what he thinks will happen when the current shehealther at home ordering. where do you see us three months from now, six months from now? >> hesitant to predict the future. he predicts the public health official by end of april. >> i preponderate it will deal with going into a new phase because they accomplished what they intended to accomplish with the the first order. and they up want to make sure they don't take any steps backwards and go forward. >> do you foresee social distancing? >> yea

how will you manage the easing of restrictions on the beaches of san diego? the boardwalk. it is still closed. the beaches are being closed. the beaches are being closed for quite some time now. you are allowed to come to the beach now but you can run, swim, walk, surf but you need to get your exercise and then leave, so there is no seating, no sitting on the seawall, no loitering, so you cannot stop when you come to the beach and these other changes we have made to keep people moving. they are required to continue to have that 6—foot distancing and then starting friday you will be required to wear a facial cover. to expect people to to those rules? there seems to to those rules? there seems to be confusion given the pictures we saw from the weekend? our beach just opened on monday and we are getting very good compliance in san diego. we started early in the week. we started on a weekday so we could build up, educate people and get the signage out and just warn everybody and get them prepared to understand that this is different. the stay—at—home order is sti

how a restaurant >>> when it gets hot southern california's fit to the beach. some beaches are already open. the reopening strategy to keep away the crowds. >> reporter: lifeguards in huntington beach say 9000 people were on the sand and in the water on this one day. despite la county officials advice to residents to stay close to home. the surfer hit the waves in orange county where most of the beaches are open. >> i came from santa monica. 42 miles. it was worth every mile. >> the beach is in the backyard for this local. he is worried about what he has been seeing. >> i am seeing increasing people on the beach. i worry a little bit about social distancing because clearly it is not happening. >> parking is a drop him along the coach coast. up and down main street, retail shops are locked up tight. restaurants can't allow patrons in except for takeouts. tables are empty and chairs are stacked high. >> the supervisor sits on the committee which is discussing the reopening of orange county. >> let's do it as soon as we can responsibly do it. we've got to get the e

rob: thanks, we appreciate it. >> 18 minutes after the hour. china beach bash out of the question but you can go suntanning as long as you stay spread out. >> the mayor of cocoa beach, florida, beautiful beach joins us to break down his community's slow and measured approach. i want my kids to know... they come from people who... were brave. and took risks. big risks. bring your family history to life, like never before. get started for free at ancestry.com there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and employees in the know. to keep business moving. comcast business is prepared for times like these. powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. we've always believed in the power of working together. that's why, when every connection counts... you can count on us. >> i want to talk about the weather. jillian: we love to talk to janice dean. how are you? >> ja

just yesterday throngs filled the beaches to soak up the sunshine but apparently it was too much. the police department will now cite people for nonessential travel and for violating safe distancing rules. >>> let's take a look at the latest numbers. marin county is reporting 11 new cases for a total of 223. sonoma now at 218 cases. across the bay area there are close to 7,400 covid-19 cases, at least 259 people have died. >>> as we've been reporting health experts say testing is going to be a crucial part of moving forward during this pandemic n. san francisco at least 2,000 people already registered for the free mission district testing project. everyone in the mission is encouraged to get tested to help researchers understand how the virus is affecting the community. data shows about a quarter of all positive covid-19 tests in the city are from the latino community which only makes up 15% of the population. one challenge some especially undocumented immigrants are too scared to get tested or to get government help. >> i want to make sure the immigrant population can access medi

this thursday morning happening today governor newsome will be ordering the closure of all beaches in state parks in california. >>kron four's rain. harvey is live in pacifica she has the latest for us on that rain a good morning. >>marty well good morning that's right i've been talking to a lot of residents out here in pacifica spoke to one lady earlier, you said, she was upset about the beaches being closed and i live right now with his data ross she's live here in pacifica for 40 years and she has a very different opinion. some us right. >>i think it i guess i think maybe it should just be open to the residents as long as they stay distance from each other. but when it opens are tend to be too many people it's too crowded and we can't be next to each other out. >>when you when you first heard that the governor was planning on shutting down the beaches right they've already shut down the parking lot what were your initial thoughts. >>i thought it was a good thing because i think we have to be safe. i think we have to the way to the virus after controls before we really open up. >>th

pandemic on the jacksonville beach. y few masks and only once did an officer go over to ask them to leave because not encouraged you congregate. >> at least did it later in the day, not prime sun hours. other people might come out for that reason. we'll see how that develops. >>> so many young people on the beach calls attention to a mystery scientists are unable to unlock. coronavirus leaves some young people with mild symptoms and others with life or death struggle. dr. sanjay gupta. what he found. >> these were some of the first heartbreaking images we saw of the coronavirus in the united states, outbreak at life care center in kirkland, washington, a nursing home. at the time it made sense. earlier studies had shown the disease was more severe and deadly among people who were older and had underlying conditions. yet all along we kept hearing stories of young, healthy people becoming extremely sick like 30-year-old ben. >> came into bedroom where i was laying, said i got to go to the hospital. i said are you sure, he

now, of course, when you open up the beaches, that spurs tourism. from outside the county. but we believe that people follow the cdc guidelines and the recommendations and the aspect of our beach opening that both our local community and our visitors will be able to enjoy our beautiful beaches in a safe and conscientious manner. >> what is your plan if you start to see cases spike? >> well, part of that home rule is, we made it absolutely clear last night. a couple of our council members did, that we reserve the right to -- we've turned on the dimmer switch and allow our economy here, we're a tourist-based economy. we've allowed it to come back on. but we also reserve the right to flip that switch back off if we see a spike in illnesses or people don't be responsible and make good decisions. so we're in the position to monitor the health, safety and welfare of our community, being a tourist-based community, we're at a point after being sheltered at home, a lot of our citizens are beginning to have extreme duress with a lack of economic activity. so w

they feel the beaches never should have been closed here. a lot of people we talked to said if you can go to the grocery store, the pharmacy, you can come to the beach. but i have noticed nobody here this morning, and only a people we saw, were wearing masks. so people are supposed to social distance, asked to wear masks if the they can in public but wo we're not seeing much of that. >> can you talk to us about the jacksonville mayor and the reasoning he gave for opening the beaches now? >> reporter: sure. he says that the number of tests are on the rise here. they can get through a lot of tests. the national guard is here helping. but there is some conflict with that statement, because the governor is still saying we need more tests. so even though the mayor of jacksonville is saying there's enough tests and the national guard is here helping out, it's questionable if they have enough testing happening. he also points out, there's just 5% of the tests here are positive, which he says is a low for a metropolitan area in florida. so he points

large crowds from gathering at the board watson beaches. the city is asking for people to use the park mobile payment have to pay. as mary mentioned, it is going to warm up this weekend, but don't think about heading down to santa cruz to cool off. governor newsom is off with a warning you folks don't comply with social distancing. >> i it is be there will be a significant increase in volume but i also physical distancing, i will be announcing in a week or so, these numbers, going back up. i don't think anybody wants to hear that. i don't want to share that information. but that is really -- that is up to me, it is more up to all of you.>>> coming up at our next half hour, kiet do will be live in santa cruz with much more on this story. also happening today, rally at san francisco. gnosis a there's a lack of transparency regarding the hospital supply of protective gear. those nurses are expected to rally at 2:00 pm ng shift change.>>> this morning as california hits its fifth week with stay-at-home orders, one bay area woman is going on her

the day . >> state and local governments have tried to discourage people from visiting beaches with varying degrees of success, along santa cruz many parking lots were closed so they shoehorn the cars on the narrow shoulder of the road across the street . >> is good to see a lot of people getting out and getting exercise . i think shelter in place has made us feel like we have to get out and move . >>'s the guadalupe river trail in san jose, trying to avoid early morning and late afternoon crowds . there are pl lead to resurgence of the virus . summer ready for restrictions through at the very least be relaxed . >> i think we should start opening things up, spin a wildest are flattening out . people i believe from this will be more responsible . in fairness this is more crowded than normally but concerning . from the day we did see a number of law enforcement officers on patrol . we did not see a tremendous amount of enforcement but the sheer numbers may have made that difficult . in santa cruz, kpix 5 news . >>> this is a live look at the golden gate bridge, stunning outside right n

tens of thousands of people showed up the beaches there. vernor within the last hour speaking out, not happy with what he saw, telling people, the virus doesn't take weekends off. california could be weeks, not months, weeks away from starting to make some changes to its stay a at-home orders. new portbeach, having a meeting tomorrow and they'll discus whether to close the beaches for the next three weekends in newport beach. in l.a. county the beaches aren't open because officials are still very concerned. the number of deaths in l.a. county doubled. where i am a little bit of a different story in ventura county. they told people you can come to the beach, but keep moving, no sunbathing. that seemed to keep beaches from getting too crowded. police made sure to go around if they had an umbrella out, keep moving, not stay in one place for too long, if needed they could give citations people they really wanted that to be the last resort nicolle. >> it's beautiful. i'm not anywhere that looks remotely similar. i have some longing for that setti

this virus doesn't take the weekends off. >> beaches have been closed and re-opened in different parts of the state. we were talking to people about santa cruz being cut off. >> i understand it, and the beaches are becoming quite busy. >> if the curve is still flat, why are you making the conditions more extreme instead of less extreme and it is starting to make me question my rights as a citizen. >> no longer can you hangout on the sand starting this weekend, and a state-wide order trumps it, and we don't know if there will be any access to the pacific ocean. >> i don't understand the reason why. it's like, we need to get out and get air. >> ian cole, "today in the bay." >>> now in a big development in treating coronavirus. a drug made by a bay area company is showing promising signs it helps the sickest patients recover faster. the drug from tkez aveer is showing promising results in clinical trials. the national institute says preliminary data shows it reduced recovery time in the hospital by four days. just this morning on the "today" show dr. fauci spoke about the drug's promises.

. >>> the busy beaches in california amid 90-degree heat how unsafe is it to be outside in the sun in a crowd? >>> and the moments that unite us the farmer from kansas who donated his face masks to new york >> here i have five masks, what can i do >> the families paying tribute to their past. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening we begin tonight with the devastating toll the coronavirus has taken on this country. more than 53,000 americans have died from the virus, but then there is this. more than 26 million have lost their jobs governors across the country are weighing those two grim numbers as they make decisions on how to move forward this weekend some are allowing certain businesses to open others are opening beaches and parks. these decisions come with great controversy and even greater risks. we have all angles covered tonight beginning with sam brock in georgia >> reporter: with a heavy dose of sanitation businesses are swinging open their doors in georgia where the number of covid cases continues to rise not fall >> we need to be op

and not even the signs on the beach itself are effective. so why aren't the authorities doing more to warn beachgoers about this toxic legacy of past wars . that's nice to canada i mean basically it's very off putting in the eyes of beach chair rental operators and hotel owners and signs warning visitors that they might find all the ordinance on the beach that's why there is so much resistance. and as well as co-chairing the green party robot havoc is also environment minister for the state of space because on and takes a proactive approach despite the presence of ordinance in their backyard however the regional governments have limited scope for action. in legal terms that regional states are responsible inside their coastal waters and those states where there costar mecklenburg for 4 months place because dine and lower saxony and technically preeminent amberg too but it's a big burden for them to deal with on their own these chemical agents and it up in our waters due to a war fought between nations it wasn't mecklenburg for that waged the

out one long time miami resident say the chance to do what a lot of us wish we could do walking the beach lifelong jogger robert kraft not to be confused the owner of the patriots has given the been given the green light to jog on the beaches of miami dade county the county is still under lockdown due to the current a virus kraft says he's been. running 7 miles a day on the beach for 40 years has had to transition to pavement are in quarantine neighbor saw that he was struggling to start a petition to help him get back on the stand and that was granted with a special permit you know he's doing what all of us wish we could do manila being on the beach sounds pretty nice right now speaking of another florida man tom brady things he can enter houses now and go to parks with special permission and he tweeted out you know welcome to top of brady so we'll have to see well you know he's told brady so he thinks he can do stuff that's what happens you know to be fair if i was tom brady i would think i could go on the beach and workout parks too so yeah but he's not like the other bob kraft. you kn

as much as i'd love to run down through the beach, opening up the beaches is the most dangerous thingyou can do. we must demand leadership from our leader in tallahassee and in washington. this is about life and death. >> reporter: the u.s. congresswoman calling for leadership from president donald trump and the governor here in florida, ron desantis. now, the governor, ron desantis, has been highly criticized for not closing all of the beaches in this state. he actually left that decision to local authorities. instead, he did issue a statewide stay at home order earlier this month, but there is an exception in there that says recreational activities are allowed, that, of course, is the running and walking that you see on the beaches but anderson, because the governor left the decision to open or close beaches to local governments, that's why we see the mayor of jacksonville exercising the power in reopening beaches. >> rosa flores, appreciate the reporting as always. thanks very much. >>> up next is the fight over when and how to reopen the country continues. there are doubts about t

the l.a. and long beach coastline. it is the same in singapore. since fuel demand worldwide has chanced there is no place to store the glut of extra oil and gas, so ships have turned into basically floating storage tanks. >> pretty dramatic to see that. >>> up next here at 5:00, the first of its kind operation in california that disinfects old masks to be reused. >>> plus, salons struggling to stay in business. the challenges the bay area owner says she was facing as the crisis keeps her clients at home. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it was warm today. but it's about to get a lot hotter tomorrow. we will show you where it reaches near 90, and a surge in the pollen, what could be aggravating your allergies, that's just seven minutes away. >>> we have new details this evening about a grisly discovery in san francisco. we've confirmed that sfpd found a severed head in a refrigerate, in an apartment in the outer sunset. this is on great highway and lawton. officers were investigating a missing persons case when they made this discovery yest

. >> surfers finding ways to get around the lockdowns. beach parking lots have been closed, but they still managed to get in. and right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00, and streaming on cbsn bay area, a criminal probe just announced into the coronavirus outbreak at an east bay nursing home. >> it comes as two more residents of the gateway nursing center in hayward have died of the nas, bringing the total there to 13. the alameda county district attorney's office has opened an proceeding that facility and it's handling of the outbreak. 41 residents have tested positive, and 26 staff members have been infected. county health officials say they are deanly concerned about the situation at gateway. >> san francisco launching a new plan to quickly track and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. wilson walker ows us how contact tracing really works. >> we can have people tested. we can have people tested that may have been in contact with someone who has been infected. >> reporter: mayor london breed said tracking every single positive case is the goa