wayne friedman went up to yellow county to check it out. >> this is what is going to happen now when you decide you want to go gambling in cash cre creek casino. they check your temperature and this is just a start of the changes. you can't help but notice the relative quiet. no gamblers on this 1,700 square foot gaming floor. just a few of the 2,400 employees getting paid with tips and health benefits from a casino that has been closed for months. heerd general manager manager mr stout-smith. >> we could be open but we don't think it is time yet. >> reporter: that is only after their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice immediately in the casino. more. one on and one off and no chair. that's one way of social distancing but this is the ideal. putting those machines in a circle. >> we'll be cleaning all the time. it will be a never-ending blackjack? still can. six feet apart and instead of having seven players, three. for three weeks they have been moving machines around and taking some away and 500 gone at this point. when they are open, they will have half the ma

wayne friedman went to check it all out. >> reporter: this is what is going to happen when you go to place like cache creek casino. you get your temperature check and they open the door for you and there you go. this is the start of the changes. for now you can't help but notice the relative quiet. there are no gamblers on this 100,000 square foot gambling floor. employees getting paid with tip s. >> we don't think it's time yet. >> reporter: that will happen only after all of their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice imdiely t cano. anymore.f, one on.ne this is one way of social distancing and this is ideal. putting those machines in a circle. >> we will be cleaning all the time. a never-ending chore. >> reporter: do you like playing blackjack? still can. instead of three feetapart, instead of having seven players, three. for three weeks the casino has been reconfiguring this floor. moving machines around. taking them away. 500 gone at this point. when they open. they'll have half the machines they used to. bottom line, all a gamble but then we are in a casino. c

wayne friedman has this story. >> reporter: tents in a parking lot placed by the city of santa rosa. when having a roof over your head used to refer to underpass, this is one solution to the problem. >> we're doing this because the city council sees this as the right thing to do. keep the community safe from this pandemic. >> every tent is social distanced. the first 12 people moved in and maybe as many as 85 by next week and they stress. this is not an end, this is a beginning. >> it's all about safety. >> reporter: half of sonoma county 3,000 homeless live within santa rosa. some people living here are refugees from a two-mile-long encampment that angered neighbors and the people living inside. >> i don't feel safe. my wife doesn't feel safe. i have three kids. they can't play out here. >> reporter: the city and catholic charities promise safety and much more. >> we have restrooms, showers and a laundry service, three meals a day. >> reporter: some of the homeless who came here for the look do not appreciate the accommodation. james johnson has been on the street two years. >> no w

more from wayne friedman. >> reporter: if wendy could talk she'd not want to be answering this question -- >> where's the beef? >> reporter: at 1 in every 5 wendy's, beef is limited. after covid-19 struck meat processing workers, beef and pork production are down by 25%. and they are feeling that impact at a wendy's in petaluma. do not order a double or triple. >> every sandwich that comes with two meats it's only one meat right now. >> how come? >> there's a beef shortage. >> reporter: beef suppliers are currently facing production challenges said wendy's in a statement this morning. some of our menu items may be temporarily limited at some restaurants. the fast-food chain is working hard to minimize impacts to sometimes skeptical customers. >> i think it's a hoax that way they can double the price of the beef. >> reporter: but there is a flip side to this burger and brief crisis. in santa rosa, sonoma county meat reports a sales jump so high. >> i haven't had time to look at the numbers. >> reporter: jeannine runs this small operation with her husband ryan. they buy and sell local whi

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> share your gratitude for people helping in the covid-19 battle.se the #betterbayarea and we will share the love. >>> bay area senior day done distance. special idea to put on to help high school seniors. >>> one north bay group is sparking friendship with something as simple as a phone call. >>> and here is a live look from our roof camera this morning. still dark out there at 5:39. about 53 degrees in san francisco right now. >>> welcome back. in the east bay we wanted to show you what one school is doing to send off its senior class, all done at a distance, of course. >> cougars! go byu! >> clayton valley charter high school's commitment parade with yesterday being national decision day for graduating seniors, each got to drive through the parade route, lined with decorations. in the end, students got to take photos with their families and were given a special class t-shirt. >> you're getting ready to graduate and go to your next career, and you're like basically starting your life when you're graduating. but this year, we're not in school anymo

in napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >>> not all restaurants in napa reopened today. michelin starred le toque remains closed. the owner hopes to be ready by june 5th, which means he'll miss out on the typically busy memorial day weekend. same goes with truhan wines. abc7 is partnering with iheartradio to support local businesses being hit hard by the pandemic. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. >>> we are in the midst of a week-long warm-up. really, it's a heat-up coming. spencer shows you just how hot it's going to get in the that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. family is all togetherect... and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and sa

wayne friedman has the story from petaluma. >> reporter: a nondescript building in petaluma. believe it. though not even the people at architectural plastics did it first. >> not in a million years. >> reporter: it took a pandemic and for blake, a rapid pivot of technical skills from fabricating acrylic wine racks to the stuff of fighting a virus. covid-19 changed everything for this company. they began by making face shields. 80,000 of them at last count. >> reporter: blake designed that shield on his computer and now his small company of 13 people produces it. here is a tireless cnc machine cutting out the straps. it will keep going as the virus progresses. >> i don't think we've seen the peak of it yet. >> reporter: they're already working 18-hour days, seven days a week and yet these masks take less than one minute to assemble. where does your mind go while putting together 20 tho,000 mas >> you put on the radio and know you're doing it for a good cause and get in the zone and crank them out as fast as you can. >> reporter: while the masks came first, barriers have follow

in napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> napa hospitality businesses like wine tasting rooms must stay closed at this point. abc7 news anchor eric thomas continues our team coverage. >> restaurants are also relentlessly resourceful. >> all restaurant reopenings of the covid-19 age are not created equal. >> we're really determined i think as a restaurant community in napa to do this right and do it safe. >> ken frank owns the michelin starred la toque restaurant in napa. it has been shut down since march because of the shelter-in-place order. frank is trying to ready the place for a june 5th opening, which means la toque will miss the memorial day weekend. >> we aren't going make any money for a while. we'll have quite reduced capacity. >> and the money he does make will likely come from locals, because it will take a while for tourist visits to pick up again. it's even more difficult for businesses that are not allowed to reopen yet. >> for us it's going to be really interesting to see how this all pans out. >> chuck is co-owner of prahah wines. they are not yet allowed to reopen. so h