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Us. Im can why im palmore Governor Newsome today outlined a 4 phase process to returning from the stay at home order adding that the first steps are just weeks away. This as coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed a milestone today, the 1 million mark on april the 10th there were 500,000 cases that number has doubled in the past 18 days across the nation. The virus has also killed more than 58,000 people across the country thousands more americans are projected to die because some states are starting to reopen some think too early. A new model project 74,000 americans will lose their lives to the virus by august. That projection is by the university of washington and it shows an increase in deaths because people in some states are going out again and spreading the virus. Thats also causing longer peaks of the virus deaths in some states. Last week this model projected 67,000 deaths so the project a death toll has gone up by 7,000 here in california there are more than 46,000 cases of covid19 and more than 1800 deaths around the world for Johns Hopkins global coronavirus tracker reports more than 3. 1 million cases with a death toll of more than 217,000 tonight, were learning more about the steps california will take to try to reopen the economy state Health Officials say. Theres a framework in place in the reopening will happen in 4 stages. Kron fours Justine Waltman live in the newsroom tonight with details on this plan a lot of people are excited about justine yes we are moving forward now these 4 stages go from allowing the lowest to the highest risk activity. Governor newsom and his administration laid out this plan today but they say how soon california moves through each phase will vary now under the current stay home order. Were currently in phase, one state Health Officials say california will move into stage 2 in a matter of weeks that allows employees and low risk of spreading covid19 with physical distancing to go back to work this includes places like retail and manufacturers. The state will also begin opening up public spaces like beaches and parks along with School Programs and child care facilities. Childcare is Economic Development childcare is foundational to getting people back to work phase. 2 is in weeks not months face 3, 4, months, not weeks. Stage 3 allows people in those higher risk jobs to go back to work such as personal care salons and entertainment venues. In Person Religious Services and weddings would be able to resume n and stage for would mark the end of california stay at home order along for concerts live sporting events and conventions. Although the governor says were weeks away from going into the next phase. He will not say whether that means one week or 3 weeks from now he says the data will determine all of that all this information on the 4 phases. Its on our website kron 4 dot com. Live now in the newsroom, im Justine Waldman kron 4 news justine thank you another major announcement from Governor Newsome today, the possibility of starting the next school year a bit earlier than usual that idea is because that would make up for time that students have lost this spring because of the shelter in place. The governor says he is just beginning to have conversations about this possibility as kron fours michelle kingston explains some bay area schools are willing to do whatever they need to do in order to best protect and provide for soon. Nowhere to she comments were more like what it is. Right at this point, its just a possibility, but california governor Gavin Newsome said in his press conference on tuesday the school year may started bit earlier this summer to think. Is warranted considering the consequences of neglecting our next because of the inconvenience the realities of this virus and its spread earlier this month, the governor also addressed with school may look like next year staggered schedules an extra cleaning obviously none of us ever could have imagined that this would be our reality. Ever. Its like something you read in a book you know andrea frazee is a Kindergarten Teacher and an e r she says teachers will do what they can jump in and teach students in any way possible. In the classroom or from home if distancelearning continues i guess theres so many and. I mean teachers are notoriously flexible. But i think there would be a lot of questions going in just so that we can be sure its the. To be ready to be on the right track with that we have the best teachers in the nation and we have the best staff in the nation in the east bay, michelle kingston kron 4 news meantime, College Students are suing the California State University and the university of california systems demanding refunds thats after campuses were shut down because of the pandemic. The Class Action Lawsuit filed in federal court in los angeles and in oakland say the universities are refusing to refund campus related fees. The campuses had been closed defense march and shifted to Online Learning platforms for more than 700,000 of the students. The fees range from 850 to more than 4,000. The lawsuit claimed to schools have improperly retained these fees for services that are no longer available. Neither University System has yet released a statement in response. A modified shelter in place order is expected to be revealed tomorrow for 6 pay area counties that is according to moran countys Public Health officer doctor Matthew Willis he says the new order will relax restrictions in some areas. Full details will come out tomorrow currently there are more than 7800 confirmed coronavirus cases and the death toll has now climbed to 277 in the bay area here in the numbers broken down by county. Santa clara county continues to be the hardest hit with more than 2000 cases and more than a 100 people there have died san Mateo San Francisco and alameda counties have all recorded more than a 1000 cases. You can find a complete list of counties broken down on our website kron 4 dot com. Well as beautiful weather around the bay area today and of course the warmer than average temperatures are drawing larger crowds to local parks as kron fours Maureen Kelly tells us the east bay, Regional Parks, one visitors to do a better job of physical distancing. At berkeleys tilden park, the main road to lay kansas is blocked off. There is no lifeguard on duty which means no swimming in the lake and while a few teenagers flouted the rules other visitors who showed up to swim, were satisfied just soaking in the natural surroundings, im incredibly grateful. I wouldnt. Be able to skirt 5. I dont think without it its been huge yeah i i feel really grateful to live in a place that has so many wild spaces that are so easy to access the picnic tables have been around with yellow caution tape. A visual reminder of the current rules, folks know they need a social distance at a camp picnic know groups are gathering right now these are important things are the safety of the Public Employees theyve mason the spokesperson for the east bay, Regional Park district says right now theyre Police Officers are explaining the rules to those found violating the shelterinplace orders. And not issuing citations hed like to see visitors do a better job we know even better compliance with the social distancing, including wearing a mask with a new to within 6 feet of others making sure that they keep their dogs on leash right now were asked the public to do that to help the team. So it is among humans and also just make sure theyre a you know keeping the smart in the bathrooms may be exposed to show his grandmas and thats really a given that it would disappear and with the heat this time of year the park districts helicopter is a patrolling but now is not just keeping an eye out for things like fire danger and other emergencies but also looking out for crowds and picnicking which should not be happening. Under the shelterinplace orders Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. An unsettling scam in the middle of this pandemic a michigan man identified as 24 yearold Rodney Stevenson the second has been charged with wire fraud in connection with a web site that allegedly scammed customers into paying for n 95 masks, they never received the suspect is accused of inventing a company and falsely claiming to have the respirator masks instock and available for sale and shipment she was sent allegedly made sales despite not even having the masked 3 of the 4 victims in the case are from the bay area, including one hospital employee. Stevenson faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison President Trump expected to sign an executive order to compel Meat Processing plants to remain open amid the coronavirus pandemic Meat Processing plants in a number of states have either shut down or limited their production because some factories have turned into coronavirus hot spots. Those closures leaf farmers with no where to send their pigs and chickens nor their cattle which could force them to euthanize millions of animals however, an executive order would mean Meat Processing plants become Critical Infrastructure and the jobs would become essential a big financial boost is expected to be going to Small Businesses side it might take longer than lawmakers had planned the federal government says that it has approved and processed 50 billion in loans from the latest relief package. But the banks are complaining that a bottleneck at the Small Business administration is severely slowing the process. They key Industry Groups say the spas loan Processing System is still unable to handle the volume of loan applications from Business Owners, those Business Owners are all trying to get 8 under the Paycheck Protection Program which is part of the governments trillion Coronavirus Aid Program treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says any business which received more than million from the Paycheck Protection Program. Will be subject to an audit. This comes after was revealed the Los Angeles Lakers received 4. 6 million from the program. The team which is valued at more than billion has agreed to repay the loan money returned to the program by businesses including the lakers and shake shack will be available for future low International Travelers may soon be getting their temperatures checked when they arrive in the United States President Trump says his administration is considering requiring that and other virus checks of travelers on Certain International flights. The president says it has not yet been determined whether the government or the airlines would conduct those tests after an early gain, stocks ended the day lower on wall street, the losses were led by companies that have been investors favorites, including microsoft apple and amazon. The s and p 500 fell 15 points. The nasdaq lost a 122 and the dow dropped 32 points our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on kron on the 24 hour local news streaming service is free to download right now so that you can stay informed and updated on this health crisis. Home orders are still in place but warmer weather is luring oakland residents to get outside coming up on kron 4 news today were going hear from oakland mayor libby shaft on how residents for social distancing. Well we now know the fourstep plan to reopen california but is that timeline going to be fast enough for bay area businesses the Bay Area Council ceo has the answer and next 2 women arrested for using a cough as a weapon. The fbi says its a mrs. Walker. Michael vasquez come over here. Ive heard such good things about you, your company. Well, i wouldnt have done any of it without you. Without this place. This is for you. Michael, you didnt have to. And, were going to need some help with the rest. Youve worked so hard to achieve so much. Perhaps its time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. Disturbing during the covid19 pandemic using a cough. As a weapon during the commission of a crime tonight. The fbi tells kron fours Haaziq Madyun it is cracking down on offenders across the nation in an effort to protect essential workers. 2 of the car billy dib le and resent us a buzz have been arrested on federal charges in connection to using a car as a weapon during a robbery back on april 6 2020 inside a walgreens in San Franciscos tenderloin neighborhood fbi special agent in charge john bennett and they were approached by offshore personnel. They began to cost you know pretty. Pretty aggressively and then they always told everybody that covid and so in their own they were they were telling people they were positive score for this fires this comes on the heels of a similar incident allegedly involving this unidentified woman inside a retail store, the lay whoa. No arrest in that case. Fbi investigators say these crimes are part of a disturbing trend nationwide were seeing an increased and saying this type of fraud and other types of fraud that are that surrounds pandemic we a pretty pretty clear director for oem director of the fbi and the attorney general wants else that thats this type of behavior obviously stop the fbi stands ready to bring federal tools that we have our disposal to ensure that these fighters are states go to work and do their job so we can go in and just today the mets 10 on the Community Needs Haaziq Madyun kron 4 news with a stay at home order in San Francisco extended through the end of may mayor london breed has expanded the cities. So Streets Program by closing off some streets in golden gate park. The idea is to give people more space to social distance while being outside these pictures were shot at jfk drive in the park closure extends about a mile down the keys are drive. John f shelley drive in mclaren park is also closed. Both the streets will remain closed until the stay at home order is lifted. In pacifica beach days are off limits unless you happen to live there. This was the scene in pacifica today. Pacific as Police Department says this past weekend they ordered more than 700 people to leave the beach because they didnt live within 5 miles Law Enforcement is sam tail county says it may have to start citing people who are not following the shelterinplace orders. Those citations can range anywhere from 50 to 10,000 Governor Newsom for phase reopening road map has lower risk workplaces such as retail and manufacturing returning by step 2. A recent survey from the Bay Area Council involving some of the regions largest businesses and employers found the majority of people think the economy should reopen in the next 30 days kron on had a chance to talk with the council ceo Jim Wunderman about getting the economy back up and running. Theres are are more likely to be able to get back sooner and safer and more realistic guy you know for example, the Construction Industry i think its really important to get the Construction Industry back on the job building again housing of commercial construction and those things i think that kind of a Safety Measures can be more easily but it be put in there there are other industries where its going to take more time inside the governor is trying to balance these 2 key has a you know the probably difficult job of balancing a severe many once in a lifetime Public Health crisis with a severe once in a lifetime economic crisis and still thats not easy work to do. And says take out services are not likely to sustain most restaurants for much longer he has there is a need to reopen them for normal business soon enough so theres enough money available to hire the employees back. While at sea looking for drug smugglers dozens of navy sailors came down with coronavirus now that ship and its crew are back in california. The uss kidd arrived in san diego today, according to the navy everyone aboard the guided missile destroyer will be screened for covid19 and be placed in isolation off the ship. So far 64 crew members have tested positive for the virus thats about 20 of the ships crew. While the ship is docked in san diego it will undergo a deep clean. That will take about 2 weeks former Vice President joe biden has won ohios president ial primary biden clinch todays contests which was the first major test of an almost completely vote by mail election during a pandemic. The primary was originally scheduled for march the 17th but balloting was pushed back to this week to convert to a male and processes ohio remains under us a homeowner. The result was never really in doubt though because bidens last 2 rival, Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race earlier this month. Also today, former senator and secretary of state Hillary Clinton publicly threw her support behind joe biden. Now our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live view of the fog hanging over downtown San Francisco and it is a pretty picture lets check in with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow who is reporting from home alone arent. Hey there guys certainly a gorgeous day today for most of the bay Area Temperatures some of the worst of the year so far but now that fog start to creep back on shore you saw looking up for the Golden Gate Bridge to fall kind of dancer right there along the bridge not a whole lot so far but theres plenty more to come overnight tonight at the fog and low clouds going to surge well on shore so yeah weve got some big changes coming as early as tomorrow that being said how about this temperature today, 89 degrees in concord 88 in livermore 86 degrees in santa rosa 84 in san jose 75 in oakland 71 in San Francisco in 84. In redwood City Temperatures still very warm inland 75 in concord still 70 of glass 72. In along the coastline where youve got the fog and low clouds creeping on shore now you see right there thats where the temperatures begin to cool down. Those clouds will surge well inland overnight tonight and not only the fog were going to begin to see some mid to high level clouds move across the skies as we head into the day tomorrow. So that is going out to knock down the temperatures we start out plenty clouds in the morning becoming partly cloudy toward middle of a little fog going to hug the coastline all day long by the afternoon, the temperature dropping off a good 5 to 10 degrees for lucky. Maybe couple spots in the low 80s rest, the warm spots going to be in the 60s and in the 70s that split forecast guys back to lawrence. Thank you also still ahead crowds turned out the Santa Cruz Beach is this past weekend and now Law Enforcement looking into new ways to ensure safety during the pandemic the 2020 nfl draft had a whole different feel this time because it wasnt held in person, but. It was a blessing, according to a bay area star who heard his name called after the break the area native and a Lasalle High School graduate devon aussie aussie was drafted in the 3rd round of this past weekends nfl draft. Kron fours jason dumas stock for devon about his journey through this process. To sue for friday april 24 7 posse asi life changed when the new England Patriots made in the 19 1st pick in the 2020 nfl draft. Of the year. A whole you know what it meant for a u. S. Through says now she has he said he developed a relationship with the new england Coaching Staff leading up to the draft. So the patriots trading up to select him wasnt out of left field he spoke with future hall of fame coach bill belicheck shortly after he was drafted as a native californian devons biggest adjustment may not be on the field it could be in those harsh new england winters dont get fat because i remember it comes pastor, whats next the current pandemic is still complicating some there for taking they like or not this is a treatment over here down. For supporting in San Francisco. Im jason dumas scrum for news cost. Coming up on kron 4 news at 8 a hair salon in the north bay deciding to defy county orders and open the store services why the owner says she would rather be fine and stay closed. The cdc extending its guidelines to animals the steps. The agency says pet owners should take plus give workers an independent contractors can now file for unemployment, but theyre we live in uncertain times. However, there is one thing you can be certain of. The men and women of the United States postal service. Were here to deliver cards and packages from loved ones and also deliver the peace of mind of knowing that essentials like prescriptions are on their way. Every day, all across america, we deliver for you. And we always will. California is out of work independent contractors and those who are self employed have seen no financial help come their way. All of this was slated to change today though when they could begin applying for pandemic unemployment assistance unfortunately, Californias Employment Development Department website has not been up to the task kron fours dan kerman reports. After weeks of waiting tuesday marked the day californias edd website was ready for out of work Business Owners independent contractors, self employed workers freelancers and give workers to apply for pandemic unemployment assistance this is really important to us to spend. Fiveplus weeks where weve had not had assistance from the government unfortunately applying for benefits proved to be a lot more difficult in calistoga Small Business owner cindy i buster expected the only place i can get to is to enter my drivers license and from there it always crashes have been known to be on that place. Its a familiar story for those going to the web site the site cross probably. At least a dozen times i think it was more number her stylist antonio molaro started trying to fill out the online form at 5. 30 in the morning. And each time he got to the last step the site crashed. Not only frustrating, but its its hartman sanaa you know where you can get out. After a little over 3 hours of trying molaro was finally successful. Im extremely thankful. If when finally able to care on informants in style. How the u. S. Off employee for over 70 years on. Its a never happened before so i wasnt sure that i actually will get the help that i need for it definitely will pay off in the air. Also the singers first ive a stir hasnt been as lucky. The site continues to crash for her but she keeps trying what choice to have a choice to any mishap we have to keep trying so thats what well do. Officials with the Employment Development department tell kron 4 news that the web site actually isnt crashing. They say its just raining due to high volume. They say theyre trying to increase capacity and in the meantime they recommend those who are having trouble try again a little bit later. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Vacaville hairstylists is defying the shelterinplace order today uh huh lisa rivera the owner of hair and deputy salon re opened her business to existing clients to spice not being a socalled essential business by reopening rivera could face a stiff fine possibly even jail time. But she says she believes staying close would be more costly then getting fined by the county. I mean about 7 grand and overhead to can to keep this the london. And then my personal income that iron as us i was we had a chair to take on my family is is about equal to that so were talking 15 grand a month and youre in t to lose. I think its worth. Rivera says shes been unsuccessful in applying for Small Business loans and for unemployment. The sorrow county Health Officer extended the shelterinplace order through may 17th live much of the bay area in oakland, the warm weather bringing out a lot of people to enjoy the outdoors especially lake merritt but it was too many people the lake was packed. Live on kron 4 news at 05 00pm this evening, oakland mayor libby shaft emphasize that people must be Wearing Masks and staying 6 feet apart. I know this weekend we saw too many crowds at lake merritt i keep on asking people to please give the lake a great we have to continue to practice social distancing. But it is im hopeful that some low economic activities, im hoping construction will be one of them can start up again because a lot of people are out of work if we say flagrant violations and repeat violations we will have to resort to enforcement but right now i dont think giving somebody a ticket when they are an employee is very productive or heather were arming our Police Officers with masks so that we can actually help people cover up and then we are rolling out some more slow streets this weekend been a very Popular Program so got to the citys website. So you can chime in on which treats you like to see a shot off to through traffic again local traffic still ok but gives us space to spread out to walk by ron and with our families in a socially distanced way in every neighborhood so not everybody has to go to l a. Coming up tonight on kron 4 news at 9 more from air shaft she tells us about the new covid19 testing site thats opening up in east oakland and whats a newly created Racial Disparity county task force is doing and then tomorrow at 05 00pm San Francisco mayor london breed joins us live for an update on how her city is doing during this pandemic. Today was the first day of the cdcs anybody Testing Survey want to show you some video from the cdc showing Staff Members preparing the kits. The surveys being held in atlanta and will run from now until may 4th teams will randomly select homes to administer the survey that includes a blood sample. The cc teamed up with the Georgia Department of health to conduct the survey to try to better understand how many people have been infected with covid19 tonight there are close to 25,000 cases and more than a 1000 deaths in atlanta georgia. Not our 4 zone forecast with a live view of the Golden Gate Bridge on this tuesday night. Yeah lets check in with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow looking ahead it was so beautiful today is that going to continue. Oh my gosh know pam no word no its not going to be just like today, this is probably the peak of the heat this week that on shore breeze is already starting to kick in effect you can see it out there right now that fog begin to move it along the stretch inside the bay looking out toward the sfo. Fog is already really settled in right now on this going to make its way well into the valleys tonight in fact youll see this year on the computer models the fog really just move on him all along the california coastline and theres a weak cold front thats going to push to our north and dies moves across the bay area but leaving behind a low clouds and fog also mid to high level clouds as it moves through as well as we get and the following day well see a little more sunshine but the temperatures theyre still going to take a hit numbers down tomorrow as much as 5 maybe 10 degrees especially as you get near the coastline 61 degrees downtown San Francisco fog about 56 of pacifica 60 degrees in burlingame keeping on the cool side there 65 ballots about 69 in mount view then youre going to see a mixture of sunshine and some high clouds and 70s in the Santa Clara Valley may be as warm as 80 degrees a little more that will be one of the warmer spots, 76 in concord in the north bay, well see temperatures generally in the 70s and its 50s and 60s out toward the coast next few days were going to cool down the temperatures into the weekend in fact this weekend the first weekend of may theres at least a slight chance. Showers on sunday that forecast guys back to you. The studio. Thank you are and still ahead a dated aerial show of support for the Front Line Health Care workers in new york as that states see what appears to be a positive trend for patience, internet providers extending their help for those struggling to stay afloat financially. Well have details straight ahead and after the break a North Carolina family recovered from coronavirus and agreed to take part in the study and thats a North Carolina family of 4 was forced to quarantine after all, but one member of the family tested positive for covid19 last month. Each Family Member recovered in life seem to be returning to some sense of normalcy on april first the family joined a new study conducted by Duke University where the mother works. Researchers collected samples from the family and from their dogs and cat. Well, the study showed the familys fun, loving pug named winston had contracted the virus. Really a very mild a little unusual that they cough sneeze in a very strange way it was almost seemed like he was a cad he and theres one day he didnt really want is breakfast and its you know its a really want to eat so that seemed very unusual. The family says it believes winston caught coronavirus from them. The researchers say to their knowledge. This is the first instance in which corona virus has been detected in a dog. The family says winston is doing a lot better now well. The cdc is now recommending that pet owners isolate their animals from other pets socialdistancing after a small number of pets have reportedly become infected mostly after contact with people who have covid19. Cdc guidelines advise people to restrict to pets from interacting with other animals and keep cats indoors when possible. When walking your dog, it is recommended to do so on a leash and maintain 6 feet of distance the cdc also advises pet owners to stay away from dog parks or other areas where people and their pets may gather. Next at 8 oclock what authorities call a disappointing site in santa cruz where beachgoers were caught on camera making for social distancing decisions tonight, what changes could be on the way and ahead in sports well check in with warriors head coach steve carr, his thoughts on whether his team will pl [narrator] if you watch tv using an antenna, listen up. Kron four is moving frequencies on april 29th, and you will need to rescan your tv to keep watching this channel. Rescanning is simple, and requires no new equipment or services. If you watch kron four through a cable or satellite service, your Service Provider will do it for you. Go to kron4. Com, or call 4155618632 for more information. Keep watching kron four, and well keep you posted. Numbers of people over the weekend at santa cruz area beach chairs as kron fours rob fladeboe reports now that has local officials considering new ways to try and make sure beachgoers keep their distance from one another. This was the scene on the beach and Pleasure Point in santa cruz last weekend too many people too close together. After recently using the local shelter in place order reopen many beaches, the rules are about to be tightened back up again says county spokesman jason what we saw when we have a large number of people on that that looked to be a refuge, Chinese Women are more restrictive measures in place on parts beaches. Central to our candy recreational. Its important to physical Mental Health to maintain a. But theres no central reason that route ross county large to recreate warmer weather has people flocking to the beach in newport and across Southern California as well. Among those expressing frustration with the large number of beachgoers is governor gavin newsoms. Those images are an example of what not to see. What not to do. If were going to make meaningful progress that weve made in last few weeks extend into the next number of old number of weeks across Santa Cruz County between friday and sunday Law Enforcement issued more than 200 citations related to beach attendance. The shelter order requires that people walk job or bike along the beaches and not engage in stationary recreation such behavior is putting others at risk says santa cruz mayor justin we totally people among new restrictions under cons deration are limited beach access limits on what you can bring to the beach like chairs and coolers. Tighter parking and more overall enforcement. Rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Quite a sight in new york city today where the blue angels and the thunderbirds both flew over the city the coordinated flyover by the navy and air force demonstration teams. Honored First Responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic isnt an impressive air force on the bottom navy on top residents were encouraged to watch from the yards and porches to try to avoid public gatherings. A big reason to celebrate new covid19 hospitalizations in new york are averaging less than a 1000 a day for the first time this month. These pictures out of new york city or where it stay at home orders do remain in effect. Governor andrew cuomo says the data shows signs of decreasing pressure on the health care system. The daily death toll dropped again with 335 deaths reported yesterday that is the lowest daily tally recorded in april in the 3rd straight day under less than 400. And heres a live picture right now from new york city what the Empire State Building lit up in blue. All 102 stories of it to honor the frontline healthcare workers there. Internet providers are trying to help their customers affected by the coronavirus mris an atnt and comcast have extended their policies not to charge late fees nor to terminate service for people who are struggling to pay their monthly bills the policy was originally in place through midmay but is now available through june. Customers will have to make their case to their providers though explaining what their struggles are t mobile which also owns sprint has a similar has been extended to june as well. If this coronavirus pandemic is not over by this summer, the Olympic Games will have to be canceled. The 2020 tokyo games have already been rescheduled for july 23rd, but the president of the game said today the games will not be postponed again they will be out right shut down this is the strongest statement that the organization has issued with regard to a potential cancellation today the president of japans medical association also said it would be difficult to hold the olympics without a vaccine. That could fight coronavirus. Time now for earlier this week, the nba announced plans for teams to start returning to facilities, one shelter in place restrictions have been adjusted but regardless of when that happens the warriors are thinking they may have already played their last game steve kerr and Team President rick welts joined a Conference Call hosted by. Jennifer azian the university of San Francisco today discussed a number of topics what came up first the status of the nba season the year has been suspended since march 11th and there is no firm timetable to resume. But considering the warriors have the worst record in the lead with less than 20 games to go. Kerr says the team is moving ahead as if they are already in the offseason. You know we were down to 17 games but were out of the playoffs here and it feels like the end of the season for our team, its and it just doesnt we dont know anything officially. There still a chance the league could ask us to come back in. And play some games but given what we went through this season with all the injuries. And the the tough tough its been more of the case you know were staying in touch with guys and everybody is just sort of assuming that you know this is this is kind of it were not going to involve much anymore. Well stay tuned. On what happens with the Association Moving over the fortyniners joe staley met with the media this afternoon to discuss his decision to call it a career after 13 seasons sever since he was drafted staley has been the ultimate professional, an anchor on that offensive line starting 192 games 5th most for alignment in franchise history, 3 time all pro 6 time pro bowler unfortunately, no World Championships on his resume but hes made a remarkable impact is one of the alltime greats. I just want to be remembered a guy that gets all of the smoke there, you know the role in the locker room can say is god was day june 14th as he was there you know a playoff game that got rid of every single moment, the exact same wasnt i was trying to strive just to be consistent performer trying to down the sears occurring every single day he affected you know. 15 years worth of offensive linemen of art when you turn on how a left tackle supposed to play football. Is in a complete game its not just the fancy past wrote a great athlete. Joe was the most complete offer to tackle of his generation thats something that i think should without a doubt the be entrenched in the offing. 49 ers legend indeed if that is your look at sports ken and pam back to you all right mark, thank you next at 8 a group of middle School Students showing their resilience during the pandemic how they middle School Students in hawaii are proving their resilience during this pandemic the 7th and 8th graders produced a Morning News Program before the stay at home orders went into effect in. Theyre now putting in some extra work to make sure that that show continues to go on jim mendoza cheapest kamaka heli middle school on kauai is Still Producing morning newscast done by students even though the teenagers are all off campus because of Distance Learning the 7th and 8th graders have to put their shows together from their homes crash down like we dont have or same equipment has been used before. Thats different and all the students are having to put in that much more effort to get things done the newscasts are called for in teen additions and they come out of the schools advanced media class color students were were very used to seeing the show every morning. And so we wanted to try to keep some of that up and so were doing it 3 times a week were not doing it were not able to do it every single day the shows include coronavirus news teacher message is an important announcements as even though we start home, there might be questions that seems to have and we could answer diet with the announcement and thats like a way to connect with her students, the middle schoolers are swapping stories with teams of schools in florida and massachusetts who are doing the same thing goes and the sick kids that you know want to you know tell stories and be active in use technology and so i think for them it was a good way to keep them busy and they are getting busier to recently started a pod cast which is really cool if you want to check it out chief is kamaka hilly middle schools morning news can be viewed on the school seek a tv Facebook Page and instagram site. Very nice. 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What you can do again starting tomorrow and the big announcement coming from millions of bay area residents love for you still waiting to get your stimulus check we will explain why its taking so long for some of the money to be distributed and when you youre watching kron 4 news at now is a good move. Its a move in a positive direction. Now at 9 another bay area county is easing restrictions as Governor Newsom lays out a statewide plan to reopen the economy. Hello. Everybody, im pam moore and im ken wayne Sonoma County joins the likes of napa county and easing restrictions when it comes to stay at home orders starting tomorrow, Sonoma County