In daly city today, congresswoman jackie spear she was helping hand out food at a food bank event, thousands of people showed up kron fours Charles Clifford has details. Well here in daly city on thursday Second Harvest food Bank Sponsored a Food Distribution event here at Jefferson High School now it started about 11 oclock this morning. But there were cars backed up for more than a mile for folks waiting to get in here once they got in a they presented a ticket that had to register ahead of time and they present their tickets and then they are given boxes of food which contain canned goods, a chicken all kinds of different items here and it is completely free now had a chance to talk to the organizer of this event who says that the man now has just skyrocketed a year ago they were dealing with about 800 families per month and now here in the daily city areas up to about 9,000 per month. So the demand is great. She says theyve even seen people who used to volunteer here now showing up asking for help. So that really hits home because i see these families that use to help us. Volunteer once a month. Now there s. The representative jackie spear was also here she wanted to send out a message that the need is great and shes asking that if anyone can help out that they should do what they can to help those in its not the time to clean out your pantry and give them your. No leftover cancer go the Grocery Store and get those items. Today is the day that you should write a check and how all those in need who are less fortunate than you. The event here at Jefferson High School is held every thursday and saturday. But for now in daly city Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Hundreds of protesters, some of them armed gathered inside Michigan State capitol today, lawmakers are debating the governors request to extend her Emergency Powers to fight the pandemic a big crowd of protesters. Some with rifles tried to get into a legislative chamber, state police guarded the doors protesters were chanting let us in one Democratic State lawmaker posted a photo of the same but youre looking at a video video of the scene here. But she says some of her colleagues were wearing bulletproof vests. This is the picture that she posted. She says she appreciated Law Enforcement at that point more than ever. The majority of the u. S. Population has been under some kind of stay at home order for weeks now, but some people are beginning to make moves some communities are beginning to reopen and theyre trying to reopen their economies. This as the president indicates that many states can reopen by tomorrow. The list of states where stay home orders are expiring today arizona florida, idaho, iowa, pennsylvania, texas and we have states that are those states are not extending stay at home orders they all have their own specific plans though on how to reopen businesses and in other states stay at home orders and tomorrow, indiana ohio georgia, oklahoma oregon, north dakota. And utah. Unemployment numbers continue to go up us more than 3 Million People filed for benefits last week bringing the total number of those out of work to more than 30 million. It is happening as a battle over another round of stimulus funding just Getting Started whitney wild brings us. The latest from washington. Thursday marked one of the worst snapshots of the labor market in modern us history weve been pretty frank with the American People that the shutting down of the economy is going to give us a few months a really really startling data more than 3 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week pushing the Unemployment Rate to 14 in april the highest since the u. S. Began releasing data in 1948, those numbers are startling as anything weve seen since the Great Depression as americans deal with the financial strain, lawmakers are debating another relief package, democrats say they want more money to go to state and local governments but Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says such funding should be contingent on patsing Liability Reform to protect employers from lawsuits after the pandemic combs one were looking at the states. And municipalities and counties and the assistance that we give them were looking at what are your outlays for the coronavirus and what is revenue lost because of the coronavirus which is ignoring. Is the second pandemic which is going to be the last such doctors nurses. Hospital tough and brave Business People holding out. Republicans and democrats agree that additional stimulus funding is crucial to stabilizing the nation. But what neither side can say is when that aid will appear the senate has back to washington next week, the ouse likely wont return until a bill is ready for a vote in washington, im whitney wild. Lets look ar live over the embarcadero as we take a check on the forecast is beautiful looking at sunny at times its been pretty breezy though a Presa Rodriguez joins us time abrasive. Hi there cat and yet it has been breezy, especially throughout downtown San Francisco for the last couple of days and today is no exception lets take a live look outside from our north bay cameron children and you can see really not that much cloud cover overhead but very windy conditions out there right now throughout downtown San Francisco, sustained winds near 30 Miles Per Hour and gusts upwards of 35 Miles Per Hour or less than the same pattern is going to repeat itself yet again for your friday forecast as well so winds fortunately not going to die down anytime soon and temperatures out there right now getting that sea breeze of one throughout the San Francisco peninsula cooling down temperatures just a touch in downtown San Francisco in 59 degrees mid 60s for those of you throughout the east bay shoreline. Its widespread low to mid 70s as you make your way inland san jose 71 degrees conquered 76 in santa rosa, 75 50s around the bay areas shoreline and tomorrows daytime highs very little change temperature wise tomorrow compared todays so were going to be on cruise control. Well, at least one more day. And we are going to notice plenty of sunshine on friday and saturday changes underway in the bay area forecast things about increasing cloud cover and a storm from the north trying to make its way into the bay area but that storm track just to our north so not going to impact those of you in the north bay or anyone else in the bay area for that matter even sunfay showers to our east but overall dry weather this weekend all were really going to notice from the storm impacts will be cooler weather any increase in cloud cover so were going to remain dry for the next 7 days were taking a look ahead to next week specially next thursday catherine a week from today. Were going to be above average yet again summer like temperatures returning to the bay area 10 days from now back to you thank you bruce and talk to you in a few minutes. Disney is beginning to make pretty cute and its for a good cause how you can get your hands on them and help out people in need in the process. And new guidelines still have to follow if youre headed to the Farmers Market and after the break when some macys well begin reopening stores as early as next week, the retailer is planning to open 68 stores on a limited basis starting monday. The ceo says they will begin of course in states where they are using social distancing like georgia oklahoma, South Carolina texas, tennessee. There will be limited hours between 11 00am and 07 00pm all 775 my shoe stores theyre hoping anyway could be up and running and the next 6 weeks. A coalition of Marijuana Companies churches and other groups. Theyre asking governor newsome for a temporary cut in the states have to pop texas. They say the pandemic is going to take a particularly heavy toll on businesses run by minorities who were targeted during the decades long. Drug war they say people are turning to getting marijuana illegally often at half the cost of legal shops, the coalition is arguing that tax cut would help minority on businesses which provide a lot of jobs. Disney introducing face masks featuring some of its most popular characters these are pretty cute. They include mickey and minnie mouse, anna elsa woody buzz, lightyear baby yoda is in there somewhere the cost to just under 20 for a fourpack there are available for presale in june on the disney web site. The profits up to a Million Dollars will be donated to the Nonprofit Group medshare until a september 30th. Disney is also donating a Million Masks for children and families in vulnerable communities across the country. Still ahead new guidelines if youre headed Farmers Markets are still being allowed to operate during the pandemic although there are specific guidelines kron on Sanaz Tahernia talked to the director of the california Farmers Market association. Well one of the thing weve been weve been doing is widening the aisles so youll see what used to be a 12 foot ill is now a 25 but ill youll see that the stalls within the market are spread out. Then with a amongst each other then you also see the stalls. Themselves what used to be too tense is now for tents or 6 tents. Youll see texas or owes on the ground and that will indicate your social distancing that you need to do. Theres hand washing facilities throughout the market every vendor has won. And then also keep in mind that vegetables and fruit are washable so you dont have to worry and exchanging cash or any of that type of thing because when you get home once you get home wash your fruits and vegetables thats very important. The other thing were doing is were metering just like you know getting on the freeway the amount of people that are coming in the market we work very closely. We have the county health departments, they help us implement the orders and what theyre doing is of the green out a formula of the amount of people that can be in a market where it state and weve gone overboard because normally we are we 6 feet were doing 30 to 40 feet in our calculations some all the way up to a 100 feet. So when you get to the market sometimes theres going to be a line at the beginning so were encouraging people Healthy People police come if theyre your market is 91 come at 11 oclock. The nc double a its on the brink of a long student athletes to profit from the use of their own images, this has been a. The bait for years now kron fours jason dumas talk with a College Coach and an agent to find out how much it will change the landscape of college sports. Should student athletes be allowed to get paid it has been a debate as old as time that debate looks to be breaking toward the favor of the student athletes after the nc double a said it is expected to adopt a new name image and likeness rule for athletes, allowing them to receive compensation endorsements and other opportunities such as social media businesses in personal appearances usf dons mens basketball coach todd golding says thats a good thing, its. Aligned with the American Dream from the standpoint of if you can. Make money should be able to do that and there shouldnt be any regulations. That 40 back from that its a yourself thats providing days. Although he sees this as a positive overall, especially for recruiting to a powerful tech savvy city like San Francisco, golden still does want to see some clarification on the process they dont want to schools or be a part of that state thats the case its not making how are we going to protect these ensure that it doesnt get murky in terms of recruiting insurance of these other relationships that u. S. Has of late 2 of the Top High School basketball prospects in the country have opted to skip the nc double a entirely. And play professionally. Including president native jalen greene mixing taylor and nfl agent also believes this will better prepped future clients. The chance for being and help them understand this process of. You know get paid for allies also be good for this new rule could be in stated before the 2021 22 school year. Reporting in San Francisco, im Jason Dumas Kron 4 news. Alright time for a final look at the forecast this hour and heres Mabrisa Rodriguez we want to know about the weekend with greece uh. Yeah this weekend its going to be noticeably cooler cats and but right about where we should be for this time of year temperature wise and lets take a look at Current Conditions out there right now live look from Golden Gate Bridge still tracking some breezy winds around 30 Miles Per Hour or less temperatures out there right now upper 50s throughout the San Francisco peninsula coastline with 60s. For those of you along the east bay shoreline with low to mid 70s as you begin to major way and thats where about 5 degrees above average but near average for not only the San Francisco coastline but also for the east bay shoreline as well but overnight lows tonight, well get into the upper 40s to low 50s and your microclimate friday forecast starting out the first day of may with near average temperatures downtown San Francisco 66 degrees and breezy wind speeds as well 30 Miles Per Hour or less and that is going to continue through tomorrow as well happened bay, 64 degrees with widespread 60s from brisbane a burlingame whirling in trying to flirt with 70s 68 degrees for your friday afternoon highs in redwood city warming up into the low 70s but san mateo and foster city 60 degrees for your friday afternoon widespread low to mid 70s for those of you in the south bay. San jose 75 degrees as is livermore and hayward warming up to 72 degrees richmond, 74 degrees for your friday afternoon highs and conquered near 80s, 79 degrees by friday afternoon, apple warming up to 74 degrees and very little change for those of you in santa rosa 78 degrees by tomorrow and i know my allergies have been acting up and the wind certainly not helping so its like meeting amounts of these top 3 allergens mold very grasses throughout your bay area forecast for one more day taking a look ahead at the extended outlook we are going to cool down to near average highs or slightly below average temperatures saturday and sunday and then by monday were going to start to warm up and that warming trend is going to continue for the remainder of the week. Thursday will be the warmest day of the next 7 but even warmer in our 10 day outlook. And we are going to see summer like temperatures for turning once again to the bay area, no rain in sight. Catherine back to you. Thank you. Bruce, a. Coming up next the bay area churches are teaming kron 4 is saluting the class of 2020 and tonight, were congratulating, somebody very special to one of our producers leslie to foil heres leslie shes the little sister of our producer Cynthia Leslie is going to graduate from Terra Linda High School in sandra fell. We know shes going to go on to Diablo Valley College and study dentistry. Some pr her whole family, they say theyre really very proud of her. You can let us know about a graduate in your life just go to kron 4 dot com find a salute to grads 2020 under the news tab. And these are just some of the pictures that that were getting you can submit a picture of your grad and a lot of snow which high school. They attended and what theyre planning for next. And we have been honoring people doing good things and their communities today, it is a group of churches in the south bay teaming up to help people in need. The 7th Day Adventist Church of sunnyvale thats from that picture but they joined other churches they teamed up with fight the hate to give up groceries said drivethru sites of the focus they say on people struggling financially of course because of the pandemic there were giveaways at 5 different locations today. And you can spotlight, somebody making a difference in your community we have a section on our website called kron 4 heroes who can fill out a form let us know about your hero and you can find that page on kron 4 dot com. And so most of this poll, a walk around the neighborhood is one of the few things still allow as people shelter at home and that means a lot of people the walks are chance for them to get a little time away and in some cases kept a little silly. Reporter Richard Gearhart explains. Maureen selmon got the idea from others around the country and from the monte python skit the ministry of silly walks. She posted a sign in front of our house asking passers by to commence silly walking immediately, something fun to do for the neighborhood you set up a section and you have people. They and then we catch it on our ring camera and then we posed that her own Instagram Page the mctiernan family was out for a walk in the neighborhood when they saw the sign 5 yearold myla hopes the zone is here to stay and they only put silly zone up around i the phone. As you can see from the ring camera footage quite a few people agree it should stay as word has gotten out people have been driving in and even practicing their moves ahead of time bring so much joy and silliness i think especially in this time. Helps us to see other people on interactive other people obviously at a safe its fun to hear you know in our windows are open. Your people get going and lasr seen kind of planning out there ms. And i just think it really is of lifting peoples spirits right now. The cute idea. That was Richard Gearhart reporting a morning says that they plan to keep the silly walks on up for at least another couple of weeks that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues at 6. Unemployment numbers still going up in the u. S. And the bay area that has led to an increase in demand for local from the bay station youre watching kron 4 news at 6. Millions of people across the country without work as the pandemic continues to have a huge effect on the economy and its causing long lines at food banks, including in the bay area. Hello everyone, im Catherine Heenan thank you for joining us. Unemployment numbers they continue to go up in the u. S. And the bay area more than 3 million americans filed for unemployment last week bringing the total to more than