tuesday governor newsom expressed optimism that school could reopen then, but therman says the schoolshe will not ask the schools to do so until it is safe to do so. >>> number four, the fda has its eyes on a drug to treat coronavirus. remdesivir. patients treat woued with the d recover faster. >>> check out this shot from the exploratorium camera. already more sunshine and that means number five, warmer weather today away from the coast where it will still be pretty breezy. >>> and number six, the 101 alemany project in san francisco may be ending early. cal trans says things are running ahead of schedule. reminder this project was supposed to happen over the summer but taking advantage of shelter-in-place order. >>> tiktok is keeping a lot of us entertained. the popular app topped 2 billion downloads and covid-19 is driving the surge in use. i think, jobina, th one on tiktok on the screen. >> that's why you all should join >>> good morning, america. breakthrough treatment. as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic tops 60,000 people here in the u.s., the first drug showing prom

therman's letter is not an order. sfusd said they have not made a decision to extend the closure through the academic year, but lee feels it is somewhat inevitable. >> a lot of learning lost. something we will have to adapt to because, you know, public health trumps sort of everything else. >> reporter: lee is also a mother of two. >> this is my son. >> reporter: when spring break is over next week, she has plans for more distance learning. >> at least face-to-face conversations with students and giving them feedback with work they're doing. next week i'll have to juggle my schedule more with my partner. >> reporter: oakland is trouble shooting on how to equip their students with devices and internet access. >> holding out hope it is not a situation where we keep our scol t end of the year. but we're prepared if it gets to that. >> reporter: therman's letter is not a directive, but rather an assessment of the coronavirus' long-term effect on schools. >> because of the changing nature of this pandemic, we really can't

. >>> number three, state superintendent tony therman says he doubts that classes can reopen in late july or early august. governor newsom expressed optimism that schools as can ren then. >>> the fda has their eyes on a drug that may treat coronavirus. remdesivir and it shows patients treat would the drug recover faster. >>> number five, expect more sunshine and milder temperatures today. still breezy and cool at the cloes while the rest of us hit the 60s and 70s around the bay and 80s inland. >>> number six. i'm following a pretty serious crash in san jose this morning. it does look like injuries are involved. this is on northbound 101 before. if you're an essential worker i want to let you know three lanes are blocked right now and emergency crews are on the scene. >>> number seven, tiktok is keeping a lot of people entertained among the coronavirus pandemic. the popular app topped 2 billion downloads. covid-19 is driving the surge in use. >>> major layoffs hitting the bay area. lyft cuts 1,000 jobs that's nearly 20% of its workforce. uber facing the same struggle, planning to cut

therman's letter is not an order and san francisco unified school district says they haven't made a decision yet to extend the closure through the academic year. they passed out chromebooks to help the 4,000 students that don't have access to the electronic devices they don't have at home. oakland is still trouble shooting how to >>> the number of coronavirus in the bay area and santa cruz county has surpassed 2,400. two more people passed away from covid-19 in the south bay bringing the total number of deaths there to 30. alameda, san francisco and san mateo counties each have more than 300 cases. >>> to our north. mendocino county reported four cases of coronavirus. no one has tested positive in lake county. >>> look at this, balloons and flowers popped up outside of santa cruz police officer who died. marylou armer was with t t t t and four police officers have tested positive for coronavirus. jobina. >> thank you, kumasi. at the live desk, i'm tracking the federal government's response to the pandemic. the trump administration says we should prepare for a tough two weeks. dr. anthony fau

. >> yesterday, therman's office released a statement saying he is working with state and national figures to study what measures must be in place before the start to the school year. >>> this morning, dr. anthony fauci is responding to news the fda may soon approve a drug to treat covid-19. jobina fortson is at the live desk with these promising results. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, kumasi. made in foster city. the trump administration is pushing for the fda to approve it for emergency use. a clinical trial has shown that patients with covid-19 who were treated with the drug recovered four days faster than those who didn't. and it led to fewer deaths. remdisivir has dr. anthony fauci's approval. >> the data shows it has a clear cut significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery. >> people who are treated earlier, less than ten days into their symptoms do seem to be having better outcomes. 62% of those people were able to be discharged at day 14. >> the, fda says while more testing needs to be done, they are working with gilead to get it done as quickly as possi