Lot slower than a lot of folks would like to see. Businesses are clamoring to get back to normal, workers want to start getting paychecks again. The governor will speak at noon today about the gradual reopening of business and with more than a million californians out of work, a lot of people are going to be listening. Nationwide, 14 states are starting to lift restrictions, but not one of those 14 states had those two weeks of declining cases of covid19, which is the white house recommendation before reopening. Speaking yesterday, the governor said its all about moving forward while protecting the progress weve made through our social distancing. We have to manage and augment our behavior. Thats why i cannot impress upon you more to those californians watching that we cant see the images like we saw particularly on saturday, Newport Beach and elsewhere in the state of california. Reporter so we do know that california will not be going at it alone, as governors from oregon, washington, colorado, and nevada made that western states pact to share their best practices and open up kind of at the same time with the same criteria. The governor set out six criteria for any change to the shelterathome order. Well review that. It includes testing and contract tracing, protecting atrisk people, protecting health care capacity, developing therapeutics, and ensuring social distancing at schools, businesses, and childcare, along with a contingency plan for bringing back that shelter order if things dont go according to plan, as we saw at Southern California beaches. The governors address is coming up at noon. Well be watching it remotely, of course, because of social distancing. Well post any of updates that we get to nbcbayarea. Com. In san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area. Kris, thank you. In Solano County this morning, hair salons are opening their doors today for business. Nbc bay areas Sharon Katsuda has more. Reporter marcus, shes set to open at 2 00. I just got off the phone with her and she tells me if she had her way, she would rather be staying at home like everyone else but she says she can no longer afford to do that. As for what police will do, we havent heard back from them just yet. Many bay area counties have announced plans to extend the shutdown until june 1. Here is Solano County, the order is through may 17th. She opened the hair salon in vacaville when pregnant with her third child and said theres no way shes letting it slip away tried every Financial AssistanceProgram Available and has received nothing. She and other neighboring Business Owners say they know things will return to normal but it will take time. If they are able to remain safe and as distant as possible, you know, i feel like it could be an opportunity for those who really are in need of income. Were doing all our virtual training, its helping them get through this, mentally, physically. So right now, you know, were all waiting to come back. Reporter rivera says the two stylists will practice safe distancing with each other and tend to only appointment clients. Theyll have to be in close proximity to their clients, of course. Thats a concern for Health Officials who say everyone should stay six feet apart unless at home or with immediate family. A barbershop is planning to reopen on friday. The owner says its his constitutional right. The salon owner tells me he also wants the community to know that she feels like her clients are like her family and the salon is like her living room. She hopes the community will understand, given her financial situation. Reporting live in Solano County, Sharon Katsuda, nbc bay area news. Lets just hope everyone is safe. Thank you, sharon. One familyowned restaurant in the south bay had to furlough its employees. Another owner says despite the hard times its partnering with nonprofits to help feed restaurant workers. They place order and we deliver the food to the hospitals and the front line heroes. Its been a rewarding experience to see those faces with their little masks on, eating our food and, you know, its a really winwin experience. The wine seller restaurant is Still Available for takeout. Many Health Experts will tell you, make no mistake, you and your family will not be safe until there is a vaccine. But many people could venture out if there were enough people tested to determine if the virus was waning. Scott mcgrew, this is one of the reasons we keep hearing testing is critical. Reporter critical. I think of that hair salon owner that sharon was talking about, opening herself up to staggering liability if somebody got sick at her salon. Thats what were dealing with. So when it comes to reopening, how do you open, say, a factory without full testing . Lets say the tesla plant, one Single Person could infect the entire production floor, right . So testing and vaccines will be critical. At a rose garden appearance on monday, Vice President pence and President Trump assured the United States once again there will be enough tests to reopen america. We are continuing to rapidly expand testing to begin reopening and the reopening process. We want to get our country open. And the testing is not going to be a problem at all. In fact its going to be one of the great assets that we have. Reporter the testing may not be a problem for the president , but its not enough for medical experts. Look at these numbers. The white house says america will soon be capable of testing 7 Million People a month. Medical experts at harvard, in a harvard study, said we need to be testing that number of People Per Day in order to confidently open fully, and obviously were not there or anywhere close. Further, Vice President pence had said 5 million americans were tested by the end of march. He yesterday clarified the tests had been sent out but they actually hadnt come back to the lab, so that 5 million was not as big as we had hoped. Again, thats total ever. So the house of representatives scientists want to see that per not coming back to work. Day. Now, the house is also saying it marcus, consider another is not going to go back to work this coming week. Sa. Stimulus coalled c. A. R. E. S. Ii. But until they can test every member of the house, theyre not confident thats correct get together. More uncertainty there. Thank you, scott. Former Vice President joe biden is wracking up the endorsements. Hes expected to get the support of Hillary Clinton in a few hours. The former Vice President tweeted this photo a few hours ago. This endorsement follows similar ones from senator Bernie Sanders as well as Elizabeth Warren along with former president barack obama. Firefighters and Police Believe a fire at an abandoned building in fremont was likely set on purpose. It started a little after midnight on fremont boulevard near peralta. Firefighters arrived to find piles of debris on fire in the middle of the building. They put it out in about 30 minutes. No one is in custody. There is some good news out there as well for you this midday. Here is laura with a look at whats making a lot of people happy right now. Reporter something good this morning from one student who is not changing his morning routine. I pledge allegiance to the flag. Reporter how cute is that . Every morning the 4yearold says his pledge of allegiance and sings my country tis of thee. People everywhere are joining him on zoom, even the new York City Fire department and health care workers. Now to something good for one san diego couple, their engagement story spanning not one but two pandemics. The san diego musician popped the question to his girlfriend with an Engagement Ring given to his grandmother back in 1918 when the world was enduring a similar situation at that time, the spanish flu pandemic, something he says makes this proposal all the more special. When i found out the significance of it, obviously what happened in the past, i said, okay, this actually might be a more perfect situation. It worked out nicely. Reporter it sure did, he got down on one knee while the couple were walking in thepark. Friends were nearby with a blanket, wipes, and hand sanitizer. You know the music. Were playing it because we continue to celebrate bay area graduates who are going without an official graduation ceremony. This morning in our great grads segment, a congratulations to these 12 High School Students and a good job to these 12 elementary students. Youre moving on to a new chapter in your life. Send your graduates picture to us and you might see it on tv. Marcus washington and i are the team bringing you the pictures. Thanks, laura. I just got one of those now. If youre watching nbc bay area, i want you to listen up. Were actually moving to a new transmitter tomorrow. That means you have to rescan your tv on our after april 29, this is wednesday, at 1 00 p. M. , or youll lose us during our over the air signal. On your tv remote, press that menu button and go to the channel or menu. Then select auto tune or rescan. If you watch us on cable, nothing will change for you. We have more Information Online at nbcbayarea. Com rescan. Coming up for you, new concerns about the food supply. The reason meat production is down. Plus some streets in San Francisco now closed. The roads now shut down to allow more room for social distancing. Were already seeing temperatures warming up. Inland, concord, 79 degrees, may hit close to 90 today. Well talk about this and the cooler forecast coming up next. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. Welcome back to you. In hope of giving more people social space, the city of San Francisco is shutting down roads. Nbc bay areas bob redell has more from Golden Gate Park on those street closures. Reporter marcus, a lady i talked to said what the city is doing is a godsend. Shes concerned about not catching covid19. At 6 00 this morning, the city of San Francisco, as you can see, shut down jfk drive here to transverse drive to all vehicular traffic on this road to Golden Gate Park. Its the same as the regular street closures we see on sundays except this closure is 24 hours a day until the stayathome order is lifted in may. San francisco wants to give runners, walkers like the lady i mentioned, and bicyclists the road so they have more space to practice social distancing which requires at least six feet between people, especially on days when Golden Gate Park is crowded. Its been really difficult. You see people on the sidewalks. They cant put six feet between one another. Tempers flare up. It gives people more space to walk around, nice to be able to spread around and enjoy. Everyone is craving outdoor time. Reporter what is it like before . Pretty crowded. I think there wasnt that much traffic regardless, the city is pretty dead, but just formally allotting full streets for people to walk will make a big difference. Reporter people arent tr k practicing social distancing . Yeah, a runner will run by and people will think its too close. Reporter the city is reminding people over 60 years of age, those with Underlying Health conditions and those who are sick to stay home. The city of San FranciscoHealth Department has ordered citizens to wear face coverings in public to help stop the covid19 spread. You may notice some of the people on video arent wearing coverings. Thats because face coverings are not required for outdoor exercise that youre seeing out here such as the walking, hiking, bicycling or running, although the city says you should have one readily available to put on if necessary. Live in Golden Gate Park in sf, bob redell, nbc bay area. Seems like its a hit with those out there. Thanks, bob. There are some changes happening at sfo this morning. Jetblue is moving into the new harvey milk terminal, a move that was postponed because of the pandemic. Starting monday jetblue will wire all passenge require all messengers to wear a face mask. Its the first u. S. Airline to make the move. Flight attendants for jetblue, united, frontier, delta, and american are already required to wear those masks. New details for you. More than a dozen Meat Processing plants nationwide have been forced to close because of the coronavirus. And the supply chain that puts meat on the table is under intense pressure. Nbcs Kerry Sanders reports. There may be less beef, pork, and chicken headed to your grocery store. Reporter this morning there are fears the nations Food Supply Chain is at a breaking point. After more than a dozen major Meat Processing plants have become covid19 hotspots. The most recent plants to close in logansport, indiana, and green bay, wisconsin, where one of out of every five workers tested positive for coronavirus. At plants still open, there are staffing shortages. Even pay raises and bonuses not enough to lure some employees back to work. Crystal rodriguez usually works alongside her father but he now has coronavirus. 4 extra and the 600 bonus . Im sorry, thats not worth life. Reporter tyson foods taking out a ful page ad sunday plants could lead to shortages at grocery stores. The company also releasing this video of a redesigned chicken Processing Plant in arkansas that it says allows for better social distancing. In saginaw, texas, Third Generation rancher missy bonds worries closed plants means she wont be able to sell her cattle. For us, we like consistency. And the volatility right now is the most unsettling thing. Reporter the Meat Industry says beef and pork production is down about 30 . The bartlett brothers in nebraska with 40,000 pigs say they are busting at the seams. With nowhere to send their stock and more being born every day, some of their pigs may have to be put down. Can you believe that this is happening in our country . I would never have thought ever in the United States, unless there was an act of war declared on us, that we would ever, ever have an issue like this. Happening today, San Francisco school board may approve a big change when it comes to Spring Semester grades. Theyre planning to vote on a pass no pass grading system. It would only apply to the current semester due to the coronavirus situation. Several other districts are doing the same thing this spring including san jose and berkeley unified schools. Right now lets get a look at what we can expect with that forecast. Meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect today. Kari, youve been telling us throughout the morning its going to be a warmer one today. Yeah, this will be the warmest day of the week as our temperatures peak. Its nice to know we have a cooldown in the forecast. Live in san jose, ive enjoyed looking around at these cameras. Here is a look at lafayette as were seeing some of those green hills starting to turn brown. Its something well watch as this dry and very warm weather continues. In fact some of us may set some record highs today, watching the numbers in santa rosa, where our forecast is 86 degrees but also the record is 86 degrees. That was set back in 2013. And that just gives you a reminder that its not supposed to be this warm at this time in april. Now, in concord, well be close to a record. But i dont think well set a new one. It is possible, though, as we watch a lot of those temperatures elsewhere. Well be well above normal but probably not setting a record high. As we reach 85 degrees in livermore, well feel more comfortable in oakland at 77 degrees. Notice the difference towards the coast. Upper 60s today, because we started out the morning with low clouds and fog. In Half Moon Bay were still seeing the fog retreating from the coast. It will stay cooler there as we look at lower 60s in the forecast. The next several days, were looking at this big storm system to the north of us. It will start to push in, but as it does so, it will dry up. It will bring in a change in our wind direction and bring us a stronger ocean breeze. All the rain is staying well to the north of us. The Climate Prediction Center giving their outlook for the next couple of weeks, and for the bay area, theyre saying we do expect these wellaboveaverage temperatures toson especially for Southern California. Were expecting our dry weather to continue as a strong ridge of High Pressure builds. For northern california, these areas where were seeing extreme and severe droughts, there will most likely be continuation of this dry weather. Were in the upper 80s for today, but notice the drop as we go into tomorrow. Stronger winds and highs in the upper 70s. Its going to feel nice going through the forecast for the rest of the week. But were still slightly above normal. And for San Francisco, still no rain here. But we are looking at highs, much cooler, reaching into the upper 60s. Back you to, marcus. All right, thanks, kari. Coming up for you, how getting in your workout with gyms closed . Mike is next with the new normal and how people are staying healthy. But first, happening now, the countrys biggest internet providers are extending their plans to keep people online. Comcast, at t, verizon, and tmobile are extending nodisconnect policies through june 30th for homes, small businesses, and wireless customers. Anyone who cant pay their bills will have to notify their provider to avoid late fees and loss of service. Comcast, nbc bay areas parent company, says it will extend the policy to those seeing a delayed opening of the school year. Welcome back. The pandemic has forced gyms to close. But that is not keeping people from exercising. Mike inouye is here with the new normal. Reporter thats right, marcus, were talking about specialized sports facilities, places like pools that have been closed down. Kris sanchezs daughters are both swimmers. Take a look at what isabelle has been doing, she found a way to get that motor back in the water. Shes a good sister so im sure she let carmen get in a few laps. Video of his husband gregs practicing on their small balcony in San Francisco. These pros took it up a notch to the rooftop for a rally in liguria, italy. I thank them and thank you for your ideas on how to bring fun into what is not our normal situation, guys. Think about that tennis match, its just surprising they were able to keep the ball going from building to building and not onto the ground. Reporter we dont know how many takes, we dont know how many tries. This is true. Hmm, maybe we should test it out later, mike. Thanks. Lets get a look at that forecast before we head out. Kari, hot temps out there. One last day, then we get a nice little cooldown as we go into the rest of the week with still some above normal temperatures, but definitely not as hot as today, marcus. Thanks, kari. Thanks for joining us on our midday forecast. Our next news is at 5 00. Dont forecast the Governors Press conference coming up at noon today. Well have that information right here for you. See you back here tomorrow morning starting at 4 30. Have a great one. Right now on california live, o. J. Simpson prosecutor marcia clark is throwing the book at the defense. I started my career as a defense attorney. Then malou will make you sweat with a boot camp workout at home. Plus weve got tips on how to keep those irritating masks from messing up your face. They are getting actually an allergic reaction to one of the components of the mask itself. And kayla will show you how to take a beauty break. Im going to