The spotlight. And later, from brad pitt as dr. Anthony fauci to American Idol like w before to the highway alligator stopping traffic. All the trending video to jump start your monday morning. Good m good monday morning, and we should report theres a new term in the headlines this morning. Its quarantine fatigue. A new study finds more americans have started to leave the house, eager to get outside, as protestors across the Country Demand stayathome orders be lifted. In georgia today a major milestone. Restaurants are reopening for Dinein Service but there will be restrictions for social distancing. In chicago video claiming to show a crowded house party over the weekend has prompted a new warning from illinoiss governor. He says people who violate social distancing are putting everyone around them in danger. Overseas british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is back at work today three weeks after he was admitted to the hospital with coronavirus. Meanwhile in washington, President Trump is lashing out at the media, sending nearly 40 tweets on sunday but we begin our coverage with the debate over reopening the economy. Reporter this morning were getting the first look at what restaurants in america could soon look like. Theres a group of people who are ready to come out, are ready to enjoy restaurants again. Reporter beginning today restaurants in georgia can resume Dinein Services. Some owners are torn on whether to reopen. Theres just so many avenues and angles to figure out and its too small of a time window to do it in. Reporter for restaurants that do open today, the experience for diners will be very different. Tables must now be at least six feet apart. Servers and staff must wear a face mask. Only ten diners are allowed for 500 square feet of dining room space, and no parties of six or more. Also allowed to reopen today in georgia, movie theaters and social clubs. Th restrictions over the weekend allowing bowling alleys, barber shops, salons and gyms to open. They have families. They have to feed their children. They have bills to pay. They have mortgages. They have car payments. Reporter several states are now moving forward with reopening this week. South carolina and oklahoma already lifted restrictions for some businesses. Restaurants in rural areas of tennessee will be allowed to open today. Some businesses will reopen today in arkansas, colorado, mississippi, and montana. And ohio and texas will ease some restrictions thursday. In some states, the pressure to reopen is near a boiling point, including texas where a dallas salon owner vowed to open in defiance of state orders, tearing up the citation she received. Hundreds of people gathered in las vegas demanding the governor give a date for lifting restrictions. One report claims the citys jobless rate is nearing 25 , nearly double what it was during the Great Recession in 2008. I think the Economic Health is extremely important and thats why we have to do this right the first time. Reporter in california, a heat wave is testing stayathome orders. Large crowds gathered at this beach in Orange County making it nearly impossible to social distance. Many of the beaches will reopen today in san diego. This is america reporter where Police Arrested three protestors this weekend for violating stayathome orders. And this morning, more evidence that quarantine fatigue is settling in. Using cell phone data, researchers found the percentage of people staying home across the country has decreased for the First Time Since mid march. And now, White House Task force coordinator, dr. Deborah birx, warns protective measures will be needed through the season. Social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another. Today the governors of texas and new jersey are expected to announce details of their States Reopening plans. Today the government will begin accepting loan applications for a second round of funding for Small Businesses fighting to survive. The Small Business administration is urging lenders to submit applications that were already in the pipeline when the Paycheck Protection Program ran out of money. Banks have up to ten days to pay out t approved loans and there are new caps on how much money can be issued depending on the size of the bank. On sunday white house economic adviser Kevin Hassett told abcs this week that the u. S. Unemployment rate could reach levels seen during the great depression. President trump is denying reports that he intends to remove alex azar as secretary of health and human services. Abcs ines de la cuetara is in washington with more on that. Good morning, ines. Reporter mona, multiple sources tell abc news the president has grown increasingly frustrated with azar, adding his removal could be just weeks away. Sources say frustrations came to a head over azars handling of the removal of dr. Rick wright who oversaw vaccines to combat coronavirus. Politico first reported that the white house was planning to replace azar. In one of nearly 40 tweets or retweets the president sent on sunday alone, he called the reports fake news and said alex is doing an excellent job. The tweets came in place of a White House Briefing sunday. According to the washington post, President Trump has spoken for 13 hours at Coronavirus Press conferences over the past three weeks, and during that time an analysis by the post shows the president spent two hours on attacks, 45 minutes praising himself and his team, nine minutes promoting the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and four and a half minutes offering sympathy for the victims. And we expect the White House Briefings to resume at 5 00 this afternoon, the first since friday. Kenneth . Ines, thank you. Many students applying for college are left in limbo this morning wondering what the future will bring. Theyre now just days away from a crucial deadline. Reporter this morning with College Admissions deadlines looming, students across the country face uncertain futures. Is it worth it for me to go to college . Im paying for all the facilities. I know that Online School doesnt work for me. Reporter the coronavirus pandemic has already cancelled the end of this school year and now new fears that a second wave of the virus could force freshmen to stay home in the fall as well. That means no dorms, no dining halls, no classmates. It just seems like not even comparable to what a good College Experience should be. Reporter with enrollment decisions due in many schools on may 1st, the uncertainty is driving some students away, some saying theyre now fed up with Online Learning. Were now obligated to spend about half of our day zooming our teachers. Reporter as many as one in six students say they would rather take a socalled gap year to work or travel before they start college. Colleges are now bracing for a possible 15 decline in fall enrollment, resulting in an estimated 23 billion in lost revenue. It is an unknown about opening in the fall. I think that colleges are starting to be transparent about the fact that theyre talking about it, whether it might be Online Learning or they might actually not have a fall semester. Reporter still, some students say even if this fall wont be quite normal, it could still be worth it. Ideally all the bars and restaurants would open up but right now i think were all just hoping that well be able to hang out with our friends by september. Some universities like purdue and brown have already vowed to resume inperson classes in the fall. Now to a developing story from louisiana. A suspect is in custody after a shootout in baton rouge left a Police Officer dead and another wounded. Police say the suspect had been involved in a deadly case of domestic violence. He was captured after a fourhour standoff. The officer who was killed was a 21year veteran of the force. Overseas there is mounting speculation about the health of north Korean Leader kim jongun. South korea now claims kim is alive and well even though he hasnt been seen in public for more than two weeks. New images appear to show kims train at his compound where its been for several days. Experts are divided on what that could mean. Theres also speculation about his younger sister. Some experts believe she may be next in line to rule the country. Time now for a look at your weather this monday morning. Taking a look at the radar, heavy storms are slamming parts of the northeast right now and winter is back in new england. Up to six inches of snow could blanket parts of vermont, New Hampshire and maine. Looking at todays high temperatures, only in the 40s in new york and boston. 70s from atlanta to salt lake city. 80s in dallas, new orleans and miami. The heat wave continues in the southwest with a high of 102 degrees expected in phoenix today. 85 in dallas. Coming up, the role a popular heartburn drug could play in the fight against coronavirus. Also ahead, meet the mother who fought the virus for 40 days and was turned away six times before she could get a test. Later, what were learning about the nascar driver who survived this terrifying crash. How will 2020 census data where there are more people, there are more needs for public services. Thats why the census is used by the government to inform funding decisions each year. But thats not all. Its also used by nonprofits to inform services, by businesses to create jobs, and even by students for school projects. Understanding how the population changes helps us shape communities across the country for the better. Shape your future. Start here. Visit 2020census. Gov. You may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are sick with a range of illnesses. Its easy and safe to give. If you are in good health, please donate. We need heroes now. Visit red cross blood dot org to schedule an appointment. Aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough the hospital workers you see there in queens, new york are singing to raise spirits. They say a quick break from their routine helps them realize they will win the fight against the coronavirus. We are thankful for them. A mother in michigan is also thankful. She fought the coronavirus for 40 days in isolation. Shes one of several people sharing their survival stories, each describing a different experience. Here is abcs andrea fujii. Reporter as life starts to get back to normal, many people are adjusting to their new lives after having had the virus, but its clear people are recovering differently. Chicago nurse daniel ortiz tested positive himself. I woke up and i was in, like, sweat, but i felt really cold. Reporter in early april after his symptoms subsided and per cdc guidelines, he returned to work, but then his cough returned and he was tested again twice. One result negative. The latest test positive. Were right back at square one if you think about it. I had it. Is there a chance i could get reinfected . Maybe. Reporter so far there have been more than 960,000 cases of covid in the united states. Of those nearly 110,000 people have already recovered. 26yearold jack allard is a former allamerican lacrosse player with no preexisting conditions. He was placed in a medicallyinduced coma one month ago after testing positive. He told u. S. Lacross magazine he now has to learn to walk again saying, quote, your legs dont do what you want them to, but you put your head down, you force yourself to take a couple of steps, and the next day take a few more steps. This 36yearold michigan mother of three battled the virus for 40 days and says she was turned away six times before she could get a test. I thought at times the hospital was sending me home just to die at home in my bed. Reporter she says she suffered intense flulike symptoms for weeks, all while isolated from her children. Shes now feeling better but still has no sense of taste or smell. People need to be aware of how serious this is and what it can do to you and your family as well. Reporter senator Amy Klobuchars husband john bessler was admitted to the hospital after coughing up blood. He spoke to abc station kstp. Didnt realize your oxygen levels are so low because youre not out exercising, youre not out doing the things youd normally do, so it can kind of sneak up on you. Reporter there are so many stories of survival. A 49yearold massachusetts man is on the mend and is suspected to fully recover after breathing on a ventilator for 32 days. Kenneth and mona, back to you. Well, coming up, the nba takes one step toward getting back on the court. But first, Police Believe a driver may have passed out behind the wheel of this car because he was wearing a mask. Our medical expert weighs in on the dangers of wearing a mask for too long. And theres more to me than hiv. Theres my career,. My cause,. My choir. Im a work in progress. So much goes. Into who i am. Hiv medicine is one part of it. Prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv1 treatment and who arent resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. Dovato has 2. Medicines in. 1 pill to help you reach and then stay undetectable. So your hiv can be controlled with fewer medicines. While taking dovato. You can take dovato anytime of day,. With food. Or without. Dont take dovato if youre allergic to any of its. Ingredients or if you take dofetilide. If you have hepatitis b, it can change during treatment with dovato and become harder to treat. 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Back now with louisiana pastor tony spell. Police say he violated his house arrest sunday by preaching in church. He even showed off his ankle monitor. He has refused to follow state orders that ban large gatherings. Doctors are studying whether an ingredient from the heartburn drug pepcid can treat the coronavirus. The active ingredient is now being given to covid19 patients using doses nine times stronger than usual, being combined with the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine. No word on when the initial results are expected. Several new concerns are being raised about testing for the coronavirus. One member of the White House Task force says we need a breakthrough in technology. Earlier i asked dr. Imran ali what such a breakthrough would entail and why so many tests are not reliable. Well, right now, kenneth, what we use is a viral pcr tool. So the rna, the major component of the virus, is very, very small, so when we go to the laboratory, we use something called pcr, which amplifies it and then it lights up in the lab showing whether its positive or negative. It detects the whole virus particle. What she was talking about yesterday was looking at an antigen test, which would look at parts of the virus which can be rapidly detected. We want to get to a point where we can do tests and get results within five minutes. Vice president mike pence says the worst of this pandemic may be behind us here in the u. S. By memorial day weekend. Thats in a month. Your thoughts . Well, i wish we could really be ready by the summer, but from all the projections im looking at by april 15th we had been seeing on average 2,600 deaths per day from the coronavirus. That was a peak. We are seeing a slight dip in the numbers, but still the projections say for at least until august were going to have to keep the social distancing, and the peak and the slight dip were seeing now is because of the current restrictions. Many people are Wearing Masks in public. Its recommended especially in hot spots now, but how long should we be wearing them during the day, and can they cause breathing problems . We see police in new jersey say a driver may have passed out from wearing an n95 mask for too long. I recommend patients if youre driving by yourself in your own car, you dont need to wear the mask, per se. Even if you want to wear a mask and youre exercising, dont wear the mask for more than two hours. If you have asthma or if you have other breathing problems, this makes it much more difficult to get in more air because youre filtering all that air through this thick material. Plus, also, the Carbon Dioxide you breathe up just gets trapped in here, and thats what probably caused that gentleman or that person who was driving that car to be faint and to get into that car accident. Our thanks to dr. Ali there. Such great information. Coming up, a new role for brad pitt. Plus the highway alligator stopping traffic. Thats next. Ator stopping traffic. Thats next. Love is all you need. Nondrowsy claritin cool mint chewables. Feel the clarity of new the only allergy product with relief of your worst symptoms, including itchy throat. Plus an immediate blast of cooling sensation. Feel the clarity and live claritin clear. Whove got their eczema under control. Rs, with less eczema, you can show more skin. So roll up those sleeves. And help heal your skin from within with dupixent. Dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderatetosevere eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. Dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. 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That is going to keep the coast pretty breezy today and also the San Francisco bay also pretty breezy. 23 mileperhour winds hitting sfo. Lets talk about what is going to happen this afternoon. Little warmer everywhere and maybe more in the east bay valleys and up in the north bay valleys and those are the areas well hit the low to mid 80s and low to mid 70s around the bay and 66 in San Francisco. Kumasi. Thanks, mike. Most doctors agree that sheltering in place has to continue. Most but not all. As the bay area is entering week seven of sheltering in place a video of two bakersfield doctors pushing for the state to reopen is going viral this morning. Do we still need to shelter in place . Our answer is emphatically no. Two doctors here in the bay area disagree. They say not so fast. Abc7 News ReporterJulian Glover is following the story and has that response. Good morning, julian. Lots of reaction from those two doctors. Doctors we spoke to in the bay area completely disagree. Now is not the time to lift the governors stayathome order. Those two doctors from the bay area, theyve been getting a lot of clicks and likes online for their comments that were largely based on Data Collected from a reported 5,000 coronavirus tests theyve done at their system of urgent care facilities around bake bakersfield. It suggests a large portion of the states population is already infect would the virus but medical doctors we spoke to said not to use the slice of numbers from one county to make a case to reopen the entire state of california. Its not scientifically sound to take one population from one county and try to make a claim based on our National Picture or even the rest of the state. Doctors we spoke with said the goal is to still continue flattening the curve as much as possible here in the bay area and right now the stayathome order is helping us do that. The big question remains. When will we see the shelterinplace restrictions lifted. Dr. P, a, it el says that he can see things beginning to reopen in late may, early june, soon, but not quite now. Reporting live this morning, Julian Glover, abc7 news. Thank you, julian. Happening today a key day to watch for states across the country choosing to lift the stayathome restrictions claiming it is time to reopen Small Businesses. Jobina fortson is looking at what places are trying to return to normal. Good morning, jopenna