Good morning, i am tracking a few spotty showers this morning and some cells are popping up across parts of the east bay on high def doppler. We are watching it closely near san leandro and you can see the cell right over union city this morning. It is down through fremont. We had a damp start in spots. We will see partly sunny skies and an isolated shower possible. There is a chance for that as a low pressure slowly moves out of here but 66 in San Francisco, 68 in oakland, 70 for san jose as well for concord. Here is the white house where President Donald Trump is getting some International Pushback this morning from his threats to permanently pull funding to the World Health Organization. He says he wants the World Health Organization to commit to major improvements in the next 30 days and today, the eu and china are calling on him to pull back those threats and they want worldwide solidarity. China basically called it fingerpointing and said that Global Cooperation and solidarity through multilateral efforts according to the European Union is the only viable option to win the battle against the pandemic. China said a few u. S. Politicians should stop the blame game saying that it is meant to smear china and shift the blame away from its incompetent response. A lot of very strong words here, one of the contingencies on President Donald Trumps funding threat is that the European Union and the who show more independence from china. They are relaxing restrictions allowing Retail Stores to offer Curbside Pickup in Contra Costa County. We are in walnut creek with more on this plan. Reporter so in a couple of hours, any stores that are able and willing to do so can open front doors under phase ii. We are live at Broadway Plaza in walnut creek. Many have restrictions to follow. They want to follow tight Safety Measures and they may not display merchandise on tables are outside of their stores and customers cannot enter the store or any interior Shopping Mall stores must put measures in place to make sure customers comply with social distancing and pick up areas like marking locations at six foot intervals while waiting in line. Contra costa county is following other counties into phase 2. San francisco, marin and san mateo all began yesterday. Stores were eager to open it after two months of lockdown. We spoke with some workers from a hair salon in walnut creek who were surprised at the stories here opening up for Curbside Pickup. They have not seen anyone preparing for customers. We do not think we will be open for another month maybe although our salon is taking every precaution in advance so that we do have all cleaning supplies on hand. Reporter the last to go into phase 2 in the bay area would be santa clara county. This out they will open up under phase ii on friday and currently there is no timeline for the bay area or the state to begin under phase three however Governor Newsom says hair salons and sporting events might resume in june. Nail and hair salon over nurse want them to open early. They said that if they cannot open soon, they will lose everything. We believe we are just as essential or more essential than grocery stores. We have clients that are in need and we want to service them. We are already over 100,000 in debt and landlords are asking for their rent and we had to pay two payrolls after we closed down. The only thing that has to happen is we have to get back to work. Salons are part of phase 3 and it is unclear when they will be allowed to reopen but it could be in june. Track on day one of phase 2, not many people went out and about in the city. Stores were eager to open for Curbside Pickup after two months of lockdown but only two people used the pickup option at this clothing and Accessories Store in San Francisco. We sold a pair of sunglasses this morning because we can show them the sunglasses. They put gloves on and we have gloves and masks. Everyone stays good however with the regular way retail works there is not anything we can really do. Mayor london breed showed her support for Small Businesses by buying a book from a bookstore near golden gate park. In santa cruz, several shops in the capitola village reopened for Curbside Pickup and it is uncertain when torres will be able to do walk in shopping. To be generating cash some businesses are trying to expand online but say it is not the same. Is more about going in and being able to look at things and try things on but we cannot do that by just having, you know, through the door conversations. It would be sad to have to close after 25 years. Capitola has a new Business Recovery program aimed at helping Small Businesses by making sure they know what kind of loans or grants are available to them. It is a chance for businesses to express their concerns and needs to the city. For a closer look at the different counties, just go to our website, kpix. Com. Your last chance to stop by bay area lunchtime staple specialties cafc blame. G their door for good and ndndcookd it has been in business for 33 years. All 50 locations in california, washington, and illinois will shut down. If you have orders after today, they will be canceled however you will get a refund. The number of patients with covid19 has dropped significantly in hospitals. More than half since its peak over a month ago. According to state data reviewed by the chronicle, the total hospitalizations across the nine bay area counties did to 230 on may 17th. Of 51 decline from the peak of 471 reported on april seventh. Testing plays a vital part in reopening the bay area. Three new testing sites are being set up in San Francisco bringing the total number to 10. Department of Public Health says more than 34,000 tests have now been conducted. We have been keeping an eye on the sites for several weeks now and some of them have been operating at far less than capacity. The hope is that will change with new testing sites opening up parts of the city most affected by the virus. A free testing site also opened up in east oakland. The site is at Allen Temple Baptist church on international boulevard about a mile east of the coliseum. They are available by appointment at at no cost. New details on covid19. Bay area nursing facilities have said 11 have died at Windsor Care Center in vallejo. More than 130 have been infected and 99 are residents and 32 staff. We have learned nine of the residents who died were on comfort care before they tested positive. Two others were between the ages of 40 and 65 and have had Underlying Health issues. And alameda county, kids will start their summer vacations early. They will get an extra six days of holiday. It comes after the school board voted unanimously to end the Academic Year early. The decision came after weeks of discussion on how to prepare for teaching next semester and Officials Say it is likely all or some lessons will be online again. The extra days will give teachers a chance to train and prepare for the changes and the last day of school will be may 29th. Some marin students have gone back to school, trying to get a sense of what it will be like after the coronavirus pandemic. They launched a Pilot Program yesterday with a small group of children in three schools and allows around eight students to return to the classroom while the rest of the students learn online. They will then rotate who gets to come to class. There would be plenty of protocols like classrooms will be placed in between barriers. We greeted in the parking lot, we had to take temperatures and asked questions about health, making sure everyone was healthy at home and the students themselves. It is not only an experiment but for us, it gets us back to why we are in this and that is to be with our kids in a classroom setting where relationships can be built. The students now participating will follow along online. The pandemic is expected to drive down rent prices but now it is presenting a bigger problem. Details are next streaming on cbsn bear area and on kpix 5. Here is a live look with our Treasure Island camera this morning. Temperatures are in the 40s and 50s and i am tracking a few showers right now on high def doppler across parts of the east bay. I will let you know what you can expect and show you the future cast coming up. We have a crash and delays near alatoona pass. Remember, we want to bring you the good news happening in the bay area and connected to people looking to help. Go to kpix. Com together and you will find stories of how we are Better Together you can economists predict market rents will drop in the bay area. It sounds like good news to the renter region but we found the drop will likely worsen the Housing Affordability crisis for years to come. I definitely do not think we are prepared for Something Like this. Systems were put in place to protect us and they are kind of failing. Selena had two jobs and now she is down to half of one. As of today, i was furloughed from my job. I used to be a receptionist and recently, i got my hours cut at my fulltime job. Inside her apartment, anxiety is setting in. I have been affected. Only one of her three roommates has a fulltime job and another quit her job and is moving in with her parents and is refusing to pay rent, leaving the others to cover for her during the crisis. She went back on her word and left it up to me and my other roommate who lost her job and then my other new roommate who is also an essential worker along with me. The scale of this is huge. This scale why choose invisalign over other aligners . Only invisalign treatment uses smarttrack technology. It moves teeth more comfortably and predictably than ordinary aligners. So i can create custom treatment plans for every smile. One Business Owner is getting creative. Check it out, this gym in kentucky packed up his equipment and they take everything to parking lots and open field. Since his client cannot come to his gym, he is bring it to them. We are exercising and we are feeling good. First and foremost, it allows our business to be on 100. He follows a centers diseas guidelines, practicing social distancing and sanitizing all equipment. Time to get some special shout out to our bay area graduates. Abigail is graduating from st. Vincent in petaluma with a 4. 6 gpa. She is going to southern Memphis University in the fall. Congratulations. We want to honor willie williams. He is graduating from Antioch High School and going to college. The scholar athlete is called a walking miracle. He overcame a severe car accident last year, causing him to lose a leg but he is blessed to be alive. Congratulations. If you want to share your graduate photos, email us at 2020grads cbs. Com or use the hashtag kpix and we ask no professional photos, please. We are live in contra costa live from the bay area studios, this is kpix 5 this morning. Right now, streaming on cbsn, relaxing the rules, we are 30 minutes away from another bay area county reopening more retail shops. The plan to keep patrons and Business Owners save in Contra Costa County. Adultuse planned to expand some of the areas hit hardest by the pandemic. More layoffs coming to two bay area companies. The cuts being made by glassdoor and uber. Lets get right to your forecast with mary lee. We are tracking that all for you. The low pressure system is slowly moving out of here and with it a few more showers. It is definitely a possibility. You can see this cell pushing across parts of the east bay right over union city and into fremont, it is a wet start. Here is what you can expect. There is a mix of sun and clouds and the chance for another spotty shower. We have warmer weather ahead as High Pressure builds in. We will continue with the warm up at the warmest days of the week are coming our way. I will have more on that coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. Following the developing coronavirus story, the Prime Minister is back in action after a stint in the hospital with the coronavirus. His name is right here. It stepped away from his post after being diagnosed with coronavirus but we just had him discharged and he has been resuming his official duty according to russian state agencies. He was preparing for a meeting with the russian president and he has been holding videoconference meetings with cabinet members and other top officials in his government during the pandemic. Russia has almost 300,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and almost 3000 people in russia have died. We are in walnut creek where Contra Costa County is joining other counties in the bay area that is reopening up and the big headline means Curbside Pickup for nonessential Retail Stores. We are at the Broadway Plaza in walnut creek. They have released a specific set of rules that they must follow. Stores may not display merchandise for sale on tables outside of the stores and customers cannot enter the store or any Shopping Mall in storrs must place measures into place to make sure the customers comply with social distancing at the pickup areas such as marking locations at six foot intervals while waiting in line. We spent some time at solis salon in walnut creek. Salons are not open yet and so they have been spending the down time getting ready for whenever that day comes. They say they will not be rushing to go out shopping anytime soon. What is the point . I do not have any income . We have been out for 2. 5 months. We have been off work. The last to go into phase 2 will be santa clara county. The south bay will reopen under phase ii on friday. There is no timeline for when the state will begin phase 3 but the governor says hair salons and sporting events might resume in june. In walnut creek, kiet do. With more than 11,000 confirmed cases in the bay area and at least 390 deaths from covid19, experts say it is important to move forward with eopenings cautiously. It is getting people back to work. The downsidethat it is going to put more people at risk for getting infected. It is a very delicate balance and i hope we get it right everywhere. The bay area has received International Acclaim for shutting down early and flattening the curve but officials warned it is still too early to relax completely. Alameda county is getting some businesses the green light to reopen. Retail and manufacturing including this shoe store were able to open with physical distancing measures in place. For a closer look at different counties and plans for reopening businesses, go to kpix. Com. Here is a look at delta airlines. They announced canceling several major rounds. Passengers will be no more than 60 full. They plan to add roughly 100 more daily flights in june versus may and its overall schedule is expected to be 85 smaller compared to last year but on friday, tsa reported to have screened over 250,000 travelers, which is the first time the number has surpassed that amount since march 24th. Glassdoor has slashed hundreds of jobs. The company specializes in helping people find the right job. They say laid off 300 people, 81 of them worked in marin. The pandemic is being blamed for that decision. In a memo, the ceo said we saw a negative doubledigit percentage impact in traffic and direct sales and self service. There was no improvement in april and employers have dramatically reduced including it is not clear when this will recover. Mobile payment giant square says its employees will now work from home permanently. They want offices to reopen. They got word from the company via email saying we want employees to be able to work where they feel most creative and productive. The u. S. Treasury department is sending out stimulus payments on debit cards. They are coming in the mail. Until now, payments had only been made through direct deposit or checks. About 4 million payments will be sent on debit cards and it can be used to make purchases at atms or to transfer funds into a bank account. Looking at the white house, President Donald Trump reveals he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself. Medical experts say it is not clear if the antimalarial drug is effective against the virus. The fda says it should only be used for patients being monitored in hospitals. The drug which is also used to to treat lupus and arthritis could cause serious heartburn problems and the white house released a memo from President Donald Trumps doctors saying the potential benefits outweigh the risk. The vaccine trials are showing promising results for the coronavirus and a strong start to a new week on wall street. We are in jersey city with those stories and more in r stre ied on the ome of prins llied 20 s p was up 90. Theyhavetrials for vaccines. The human trial demonstrated production of antibodies in all 45 participants and moderna says it is well tolerated by participants and nearly all stack one of 20 a share. They are planning to 3000 more jobs. They also said they will be shutting or consolidating 40 offices around the world and will cut other business sites like uber freight. Chuck e. Cheeses a secret identity online. Tell us about this. This is crazy. So this is a good idea. It appears to be pasquales pizza and wings. They have been using that name on grab hub. The ceo chuck e. Cheese told them that they are a character within the company and the name is a spin off brand and they came that it is a different pizza with thicker cross and extra sauce. I do know if i will be first in line for pasquales pizza. How many times have i had chuck e. Cheese pizza . This is not the same. It is the Netflix Series millions of people hate to love, and i am included, called tiger king. She is selling facemask. Look at this. The founder of big cat rescue is sporting her of cad themed face mask. Wht smile and the tagle hey, all you cool cats and kittens. They are 11 each and the websites is a port of it will go to support First Responders and of course big cats. It is almost time to play ball. When athletes in the golden state may return to the fields. You can look at current visibility out there for the north bay. There are foggy conditions for santa rosa, and two miles in napa. We are tracking a few showers on high def doppler and i will give you a closer look at the radar and let you know when you can expect fog. We have lots of company for the drive on interstate 80. There is a crash. We have the details coming right on up. Remember, we want to bring you the good news happening in the bay area and connect you to people looking to help. Go to kpix. Com together and you will find stories of how we are Better Together. You can also send your story ideas to together cbs. Com. When visible set out to create the future of phone service. We tossed the stuff that wasnt working. Stuff like footlong bills and fees from nowhere. Timewasting stores, misleading ads, unhelpful help centers. And saved the stuff that was working. Like verizons 4g lte network. Plus unlimited data, messages, and minutes. Its a simple system. Trim the bad. Make the good better. And way cheaper. Meet visible. Unlimited data on verizons 4g lte network. Just 25 for your first month. Join us at visible. Com. The governor says live games could start up again in june but players may not be ready. Major League Baseball has asked for three weeks of training to gear up for opening day which looks like july fourth. The warriors may not return until next season and no fans in the stands for all sports. I imagine it has been more like a scrie at the same time, everyone will be very thankful to get back to playing a ball game that everyone enjoys watching. The defensive lineman and offensive rookie of the year, nick bosa, has been home in florida trying to stay in game shape and he is currently draining virtually but hopes to be back in levis soon. I want to play whatever, whatever way it is. Obviously, it has be done the right way. A sports come back is up to local counties. Alameda and Santa Clarita have some of the strictest in the state. One of the largest tribal casinos opened monday to a big crowd of customers. The casino and resort in san diego is the first of three popular casinos to open this week. Every other slot machine will be turned off for a maximum of three players. Customers will also be scanned for temperatures at the door. Within an hour, the first three floors of the parking garage were full. With people disinfecting products, they say more poisonings have tripled. Their offense 262 in sacramento with adults reporting exposure and the number shot up to 724 in march and 796 in april. National data mirrors that trend with more than 1600 calls in february compared to 3400 in march and 3600 in april. Poison control says may is on track for similar reports. Fears of covid19 have prompted many people nationwide to wash groceries with bleach right from the store before entering their home. This heightens the risk of exposure to the chemicals, ingesting it, breathing fumes and getting it on your skin. Experts say more than 2 to 3 times what they normally see. People are getting more products than they normally are and using larger amounts and not following the directions and kids are getting into the more often just because they are around the home. Experts say there are other ways to shield yourself from the viruslike putting on and taking off gloves the correct way instead of using so many chemicals. A pastor speaking but after defying reporters and holding a Mothers Day Service that may have exposed nearly 200 people to the virus. Pastor Mike Jacobson says in a systematic congregant attended the sunday service and tested positive the next day. He would never acknowledge to put anyone in harms way a total of 180 people attested that they were there. They are attempting to track down every person and get them tested for covid19. A venue in arkansas is one of the first in the country to hold a concert since the covid 19 pandemic began. To get in, you had to wear a mask and get your temperature checked. The capacity was significantly requirement. The fans who showed up said it was worth the risk. The owner says venues across the world are calling, asking for advice on how and when to reopen. Lets get a check on the roads with gianna. It is pretty busy plus i have some transportation news. Today, bart and bta will talk h ut the start of service in they will sign a document to certify all safety tests are completed and it is the last milestone before service can begin. Officials are alexpected to announce an opening date. The project is years behind schedule. Transportation is on time as far as bart goes but at limited service. We have brake lights out of the alatoona pass. It is from 11 street to the 205 connector. We have an accident on west on 580 at grant line. It is a backup. Were looking at 40 minutes. That would be pretty typical for a morning commute. And things are getting busier for the alatoona pass ride. If you will take 101, through marin county, there is ongoing roadwork that we have seen on and off on 101. They are moving the traffic coast to the right shoulder and things are moving okay. There is a crash to the right shoulder. South 880 has a few brake lights into hayward county. It is a little bit slow. We have some roadwork on and off around that area and that may be adding to is. As far as bridges go, traffic is very light on the bay bridge and no delays at the toll plaza. There are more cars but things are quiet all the way into the city. There is still some wet weather in parts of 880 near fremont. Tracking of few cells. You can see the locations of getting the wet start to the day. From hayward, union city, fremont, you are catching some light to moderate showers pushing through. Here is a live look with the Treasure Valley camera. Temperatures are in the 40s and 50s as we start off our day. 53 in concord and livermore, oakland is 57 and San Francisco is 55 and 44 for santa rosa. Here is what you can expect. We will catch some clearing and sunshine, so a mix of sunshine and clouds and it will be partly sunny. The chance to see a few more spotty showers through the afternoon and there is the possibility of a low pressure system moving out of here. Drier, warmer weather is ahead tomorrow and that will continue through the week with the warmest days of the week coming our way this weekend. Here is what you can expect. The low pressure system, the storm system, moves out today and then the strong ridge of High Pressure builds and for the middle part of the week and that will continue even into the end of the week for drier and warmer weather. On the future cast, we will see some sunshine but also some cells popping up through our day. There is some instability possible through our afternoon and then for wednesday we are looking at more sunshine with warmer temperatures on the rise through the rest of the week. The Winter Weather advisory is in effect for the west slopes of the sierra until 5 pm, so travel is difficult. Concord is topping out at 70 degrees, 72 in brentwood, verse 60s for the trivalley and around the bay, San Francisco is 66, 68 in oakland, and over 60s to low 70s for the north bay. Here is what you can expect in the seven day forecast. Temperatures are climbing through the week. Check out the weekend. The inlet spots are in the 80s and even warmer still for the holiday on monday memorial day. Time to congratulate our graduates. First up, charlie has his puppy rosie. He is graduating from the eighth grade at Central Middle School in san carlos. You will go to high school at zion tech. Also, big shout out to madison. She will be going to csu long beach in the fall to study civil engineering. Congratulations to you. If you want to share your graduate photos, email us at 2020grads cbs. Com or use the hashtag kpix and we ask no getive, someof otos, please. The unique ways restaurants are enforcing social distancing to protect customers. That is next streaming on cbsn right now, you need dependable internet and endless entertainment. Xfinity has you covered, with reliably fast speeds, the most inhome wifi coverage, and advanced security included. Plus, access all your streaming apps in one place, including peacock. And now you can get up running quickly with contactless equipment drop off. Noat. Get started with xfinity for thirty four ninety nine a month for 12 months and get xfinity flex a personalized streaming dashboard for all your favorite apps. Click or call today. Restaurants around the world are having to come up with creative ways to welcome customers. This one is looking at the unique ideas. On the left, this is a restaurant in amsterdam. They giving each patron their own glass. They will be served on planks and servers will wear face shields. And then on the right, creative solution out of maryland. They installed bumpers around tables to keep people six feet apart. The city of oakland will be pr00relief funds. The money will come in the form of grants worth up to 2000 for those economically vulnerable in the pandemic. Applications will be open on june fifth and we posted a link for more details at kpix. Com. Closing its doors for good, after decades of bay area business, the final hurrah for lunchtime favorite coming up. Another day and another when visible set out to create the future of phone service. We tossed the stuff that wasnt working. Stuff like footlong bills and fees from nowhere. Timewasting stores, misleading ads, unhelpful help centers. And saved the stuff that was working. Like verizons 4g lte network. Plus unlimited data, messages, and minutes. Its a simple system. Trim the bad. Make the good better. And way cheaper. Meet visible. Unlimited data on verizons 4g lte network. Just 25 for your first month. Join us at visible. Com. Live from the bay area udios kpix th right now, streaming on cbsn bay area, another county getting back to business starting now. Wearlivewi a retail reopening of one of nt sta countys biggest shopping hubs. With the way retail works, there is not much we can do. Reopening in San Francisco off to a slow start. There is a lack of Customers Using the new retail option in the city. For us, it gets us back for why we are in this. Strict guidelines to keep kids safe. The Pilot Program giving students time to get back in class in marin county. It is tuesday, may 19th. Thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. But start with a check of the forecast with mary lee. She has you we are looking at showers popping up on high def doppler especially for parts of the east bay. We are watching the shells pushed through and it is a wet start to the day for hayward and fremont with some ligh