The release of the longest covidpatient. Cheering as he was wheeled out of the hospital. Schools plans as usual the fall. Classrooms will look different. Wineries are still closed. And the hammer and the dance. You will hear from the man who coined the phrase about reopening, what happens if you dont do it directly. We are going to begin with that priceless moment in San Francisco. Ucsf saying farewell to their oldest covid patient, two months. cheering it is a miracle i am alive. Thank you so much. Ron tempo was hospitalizesed on march 20th, after complaining of flulike symptoms, his condition got worse, ending up in the icu, where he spent 44 day, 34 of those on a ventilator, here is a photo of ron before his ordeal. The couple had been to europe and south africa, the last day before thankfuled together, rons wife linda never had symptoms, she tested negative for vo vid 19. It is like a tornado. It comes through, picks up a house, picks one a couple of blocks away. You just dont know. Ron said it was his nurse, jason blumer, who reassured him there was life after covid. Once i had it in my head, there would be an end to this, no matter how long it took, it turned around. The lack of visitors and family support. Doing things like zoom, bringing everybody in to be supportive is a huge part. Today, two of his children were watching him over the phone from l. A. , as he left the hospital. Two days ago, the couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary from a distance. Today, there is much to look forward to. I enjoy watching my grandkids, see my grandkids, and just enjoy my second life. This is life number two. The state School Superintendent said that schools mostly reopen in the fall. Californias Public School teachers and six Million Students will have to wear masks, that is one of the four areas, upon committed to. There will not be a common opening. Rather, School Districts will make their own decisions about when they will open. Most districts are planning to open in late august, september. California department of education each district will decide if they want online, Distance Learning or a combination of the two. The classes will be smaller. A Virtual Meeting with all the School Districts in the state. That includes, schools, dining restaurants, swap meets, malls with modifications, of course. County Officials Say they expect to get approval. And meantime, napa county restaurants have the okay to open dining rooms, following strict guidelines, with masks, and social distancing. Wine tasting rooms must stay closed. Eric thomas has more on the difficulties facing both. Restaurants are relentlessly resourceful. All are not created equal. We are determined as a restaurant comment in napa to do it right, and safe. The latoke restaurant has been shut down since march. Franks is trying to ready the place for a june opening, they will miss memorial day opening. We wont make money for a while. The money he does make will likely be locals, it will take a while for tourist business. For us, it will be interesting to see how it all pans out. Coowner of the wines in napa. They are not yet allowed to reopen. He gave his landlord the okay to renovate the place. He has had to rely on the mpp loans, to pay workers, and wave good bye to memorial weekend. Ordinary, the memorial weekend is one of the two busiest times. Memorial day and labor day are two of the biggest of the year. We are capacity here, 34 people, typically on a weekend like that we are at full capacity. The same for many neighboring businesses. Chuck hopes to reopen in phase three of the governors plan. Until then, it is selling wine on line. In napa, abc 7 news. It seems people are concerned about the pace of reopening. The Associated Press foal a period of lockdowns called the hammer. Living with it, the dance. Liz, you actually spoke with the San Francisco man who coined that phrase. What is he is aing now . I d he sang what so many are feeling, tread lightly and cautiously, into the next weeks or months, think of it as a dance, how we approach it, when we approach it is controversial. The hammer and the dance, it is a met forfor the strange world we live n. That was two months ago. First learning about the hammer, the virus, and the lockdowns to stop the spread. Now, we are entering the dance. A strong image, that could represent the idea of something aggressive early on, something aggressive afterwards. He is the author of this article, and the verality is not lost on him. We have to think of it as the complicated ebb and flow of the dance. You might like it was thor aggressive. In this case, it is controversial. California is a perfect example. Despite a growing number of counties to move faster. Governor newsome received this letter from the department of justice, warning the governor, that the laws against church gatherings, saying he will not take enforcement action of anybody in his county who violates the restriction. Is the dance the hardest part . Yes, by far, the hardest to pull off is the dance. In this you need contract tracking, masks, social distancing, how we dance now life will never go back to what people have in mind as normal. Once you changed your habits for months, it is likely, they will remain. The world that we knew, up to february 2020 is no more. The hammer could always come down if there is an outbreak. We asked the office for comment, they have received the letter, do keep in mind, governor newsome said that Church Services should begin in the coming weeks. San jos is expected to make masks mandatory for anybody who steps out of their house. People who are exercising, or children, 6 and younger were be exempted. Under the ordinance, it is mandatory to wear a face mask in businesses, and expanding coronavirus testing, two new sites opened today, one is at the fair grounds, the other at the staudium in east san jose. So many are working in the central industries, front care health line workers, they are doing all they can, to sustain our community, as a result, they are at greater risk. Test suggest free with or without symptoms, you are encouraged to make aappointment. Walk up and drive throughs are welcome. San mateo leaders leaders les them to use this site. Wednesday, and thursday, and a county Health Officials will reach out to anyone individually who happens to test positive. From San Francisco to the southwest. And the bald eagle sitting in the fast lane of i5, and the group effort to r this virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. Dozens of doctors and nurses are the bay area, are reaching out to help those in the crisis, to the navajo nation. It stretches across arizona and new mexico, over the past week, it has been overwhelmed with new cases of covid 19, 3,000 to nearly 4,000 in a matter of days. The highest case load per capita from all the countries. A team from ucsf first arrived, they have treated hundreds, with more coming every day, in an area with limited resources. Seven or eight family members are staying in a hotel. They lost their father and son. He said the situation is so challenging, a second wave of volunteer system set to fly out of San Francisco tomorrow. Part of their commission, outreach, to families, isolated from services. Ledders who come in, mostly navahoe speaking they care for the population of 150,000. That is a fraction of the population of San Francisco, it has three times as many cases. It is a fact of the covid crisis, the entire country should come to grips it with. The u. S. , getting hit the hardest. Hit hard in the navajoination. Volunteers to provide care through the heal program. Target this. Is up. Michael joins us with the headlines. Pleasant news for those who have not received their checks, instead of a check, about four million prepaid debit cards will be sent out soon. That means that the bank will not have to pay to get their money. They can be used online, where visa is accepted. 12 attorneys general are asking automakers this. About predatory, not customers to return their cars at the end of the lease. They are pressured into keeping an unwanted vehicle. In the reports are true, the automakers, are violating state and federal laws. Sales are through the roof. Well over doubling, an average day is being compared to shopping on cyber monday. Shopping has changed during the pandemic. Clothes and home decor sales, typical until february. When sales of those items stopped. Consumers started stocking up on food and essentials. Fewer trips to the store, then more each visit. And online purchasing, favoring puzzles, kitchen wares, now, changing again, things are normalizing, shoppers are again buying clothes and home goods. It is amazing. We are going through the process, making it work for us. That is the good news. Thank you for that report. For people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto is a Heart Failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. It was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. Heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. Entresto helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. And with a healthier heart, theres no telling where life may take you. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low Blood Pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. Novartis thanks the heroic healthcare workers fighting covid19. There will be no more guesstimating how close they get to other people. There will bent to keepeople six feet apart. The mayor threatened to close the park. A long holiday forecast. Yes, that long Holiday Weekend forecast is going to include heat. Enjoy those temperatures, in the comfort zone. For today and tomorrow. Things are going to change. A live look, you are seeing blight, blue skies, breezy outside. 16 in San Francisco. 69 in oakland. 59, the highs so far, mid seconds to the low 80s, in places like fair field. 73 in santa rosa, 78 in fair field, and 72 in livermore. We dont have rain, not expecting any, the next seven days, dry, one other live picture. The clouds, passing through. Breezy tonight, fog in the morning, sun and mild weather, then, the heat is on. Hot weather h. Weather. Temperatures near 60s to memorial day. Talking about hoet conditions, near 100 inland, 70s on the coast line. Definitely need to figure out a way to keep cool. Go in your pool if you have one. Take a look at your temperatures first thing in the morning, temperatures in the 40s, 50s, afternoon highs, 80 in santa rosa, 67 in San Francisco. Breezy along the coast. 82 fairfield. 78 in san jose. A look at the forecast. 82 for the warmest spot, early next week, it will be much warmer. We are talking heat. Mild 60s to 80s, warmer weather for saturday and sunday. Fog disappears from the forecast, monday, tuesday, wednesday, that is yet heat will come up. Mid to upper 90s, and upper 60s, to low 70s at the beaches. Too bad we have to a new streaming app ux you can get the live new, weather and more, with our bay area app, fire tv, apple tv, just it for free. The iteam looks into data, how compliant we usually are when it comes to health and safety. Why are hotels and Airlines Getting money to run coronavirus tests and not nursing home. Where funding comes from. And michael finny, upon hads out people who well still waiting for unemployment benefits. That is coming up in half an hour at 6 00. A bald eagle, avoidedavoide traffic, now, on the road to recovery. Chp officers were able to shoo it to a safer spot. They used. As you can see, crate. It worked well. Look at those eyes. You look at the eyes, i look at the beak. Officers are not sure why the bird lost flight. He was taken to a rehab center. World news is next, forra foa tonight, the coronavirus here in the u. S. And in the middle of it all, the state of emergency now unfolding tonight. Homes being swept away. Families forced to evacuate amid horrific flooding. The developing situation. Two dams failing in michigan. Thousands of families forced from their homes. Water at record levels. Houses seen floating away. A dow Chemical Plant evacuated. The Nuclear Reactor nearby already shut down because of the virus. Tonight, the concern there. Families who were trying to stay safe because of the pandemic, now trying to maintain social distance in shelters. Some sleeping in cars. And this evening, the flood alerts at this hour from ohio all the way to parts of the east coast. Rob marciano is standing by live tonight. G era