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Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala joins us live now to explain the difference between what will be opening up tomorrow actually. Yeah well under state guidelines retailers like toys stores Clothing Stores Sporting Good stores, flowers stores. Can all reopen only with Curbside Pickup. The days of shopping instore are still indefinitely away. This by no stretch of the imagination is over state leaders thursday released new guidelines and a checklist encouraging employee symptom in temperature checks, new training touchless Payments Systems special hours for the elderly and dozens of other recommendations allowing retailers and their supply chains to go back to work as soon as friday, we know that this is going to be a gradual move into stage 2. We are going to be able to and more businesses and sectors. As the date allows us Governor Newsoms administration acknowledging some counties and cities want to reopen at a faster pace than the state the requirements include know could that 19 related deaths and no more than one case per 10,000 people in the last 2 weeks and other Contact Tracing and testing mandates and we know that some counties can move safely further into stage 2 state leaders have said further into stage 2 includes office work and dinein restaurants. The governor said some might soon be able to sit and eatery if restaurants abide by new guidelines we can see that happen in the next week or so. Now the governor says hell release those guidelines for counties that think they can go further tuesday in sacramento, im asked and that morning live in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Thank you so much ashley now Governor Newsom says in california. Community spread of the coronavirus started in a nail salon the governor made the remark in response to questions as to why salons are not included in phase 2. This whole thing started in the state of california, the First Community spread in a nail salon i just want to remind you of the mind everybody of that im very worried about that and as you may know certainly inform many of the that you would otherwise expect of a modification were already in play and many of the slots with people that had procedure masks were using and of an seen higher levels of sanitation. The governor did not provide specifics and did not disclose which nail salon it happened in, but did say right now reopening salons is still part of the plan for phase 3. Although the governor is giving the green light for several sectors to reopen that is not the case for businesses that are located in many bay area counties this includes San Francisco. Moran Alameda Santa clara and contra costa counties theyre all under tighter restrictions kron fours theresa takes a closer look at what mayors in those counties are saying about when they may ease the shelterinplace orders. The kinds of guidelines that will continue to protect Public Health, this is a long term. Plan San Francisco mayor london breed tackling the topic on almost everyones mind when will businesses reopen the governors spelling out that faced who can take place allowing low risk workplaces like for us to welcome back customers well following state health guidelines, however thats not the case in 6 counties and in the city of berkeley they remain under a local shelter in place order that has stricter rules in other counties. Its hard there is no question about it. Frankly when we first closed, i thought it was going to be the end of my company a lame petrocelli is the owner book passage with locations in San Francisco and marin county. She along with many other Small Business leaders are eagerly checking in with local Health Departments to learn all of the steps. They must take so that they can start back up. The are we are planning all of our procedures and in touch with the mayor and the county. And in San Francisco were trying to figure out the best way to do theyre saying curbside that course in our very going story theres no so people have to walk at some place in the management of the very building is absolutely wonderful and theyre working with us to make sure that we do what we can do it right on the part of county Health Officials they say that with the pandemic still well under way they are focused on testing. Contact tracing and personal protective equipment to stay on top of any spread again Curbside Pickup for non essential non outdoor business is not allowed in. 6 bay area counties. But that could change on may 18th at least in San Francisco was local leaders watching closely. The data coming in on covid19 theresa kron 4 news. 3 million americans filed for unemployment last week pushing the number of jobless americans during this pandemic to more than 33 million. So far more than 4 million unemployment claims have been filed in california during the pandemic thats according to the state adding to the trouble even marcus announced it was also filing for bankruptcy other Companies Like lyft air bnb and uber have announced major job cuts in recent weeks. Local experts say office jobs in Tech Companies could be among the second wave to feel the impact. Were kind of looking for that second wave and were watching some of the Tech Companies announcing layoffs looking for more of that kind System Professional work that will be impacted. Because to date the remote work. I think its been successful for Many Companies, but its its a matter of can they keep that level of employment sustain themselves for the long term to this crisis very has many many Young Companies that werent even around the last recession. So theres Big Questions about how these relatively new Companies Respond to crisis. Experts say after losing 10 years of job gains of just 7 weeks Consumer Confidence will be huge and how quickly the local and National Economy will read that. Meanwhile the number of coronavirus cases only continuing to go up here in the bay area. We now have more than 9,000 coronavirus cases that a total of 300 and 37 deaths statewide there are now nearly 62,000 cases and more than 2400 s nationwide the number of infections is at more than 1. 1 million with more than 75,000 deaths. You can find more information on global and local cases on our website kron 4 dot com. There are numerous guidelines for the phased reopening of california among them to have people in place to track down those who have been exposed to those who have tested positive for covid19 ucsf is playing a primary role in training, these coal socalled disease detectives for contract tracing. Kron fours dan kerman joins us live now from ucsf to explain a disease detective dan tell me more. Well thats what it is and they need thousands and thousands and thousands of these people in somebodys test positive for covid19 they have obviously exposed. A few other people will these are the folks that are going to have to track those people down and have been quarantine and get tested and isolated necessary. So they dont spread it to others. Ucsf is now partnering with the state to train socalled disease detectives or contact tracers these are the people who will reach out to the people who have been in close contact. With those who have tested positive for covid19 in the absence of therapeutics in the absence of vaccines. Its the best were going to be able to do to stop this ucsf Infectious Disease specialist doctor george rutherford. His Principal Investigator for the training program. He says with vaccines and treatments, a ways away and lockdowns unpopular the only way to slow the spread of the disease is to isolate those infected. And locate and briefly quarantine those who may have been exposed. But were trying to do is catch people. You may become infected and have them out of the out of the. Out of circulation during that period of time when they start first getting infected, which is why theyre probably maximally infectious. Ucsf is helping to train about 3,000 of these contact races a week through the beginning of july, many of them are city county and state employees who are currently not doing their regular job like San Francisco library and yana de brouwer. Most of the time people are really grateful that we are reaching out people are like reset to the information in and now ive been to me you can say and 40 minutes to broward other contact tracers are also responsible for setting up testing. For those exposed and connecting them with resources should they need to isolate or quarantine. Man this is simon came out you know i was so grateful in our goal in the library is still quite peoples information and thats essentially what we do and this is kind of like that except like it seems that the stakes are much higher. The medical experts advise that this will only work if people continue to do what theyre supposed to be doing specifically wearing their masks staying 6 feet away from others and continuing to wash their hands live at ucsf dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you so much dan. Now whether youre symptomatic or asymptomatic free testing for covid19 is available now to all residents in Contra Costa County kron 4 sleep to call reports the Public Health department is encouraging everyone to eventually get tested, especially Health Care Workers at high risk of being exposed to the virus. It took Candice Anderson less than a minute to get tested for covid19 thursday in concord she sat down for the nasal swab at a News Conference with Contra Costa Health services for the Public Health department announced anyone living within county limits is now eligible for the test it tickles your nose, its an unusual experience that i would not declare is taking full by any means youll need to book an appointment to get tested the county has drivethru testing site set up in conquered martinez pittsburgh, san pablo and san ramon we do expect to some people will choose to get tested multiple times we encourage anyone who thinks they need to get a test to come and get one you dont need to have all of the symptoms to have the test. But we strongly encourage anyone who is just not feeling themselves whos just not feeling. Well to come in and lets get a test theres no upfront cost for testing you dont have to have insurance but if you do have insurance Health Services says your insurance provider will be billed workers at a nursing home. Were recommending that they get tested like once a and then because theyre at youre working with such a very vulnerable population. Those those elderly who live in those nursing homes, currently the county is testing about 500 people a day but wants to increase that number to more than 2000 people a day that will give Health Services a better idea of who has the virus. Flattening the curve of infections will allow the county to loosen more restrictions listed in the revised stay at home order in concord phillipe djegal kron 4 news. Coming up here on kron 4 news at 5 traffic has gone way down since the start of this pandemic but a new study is predicting that once the shelterinplace orders are lifted. Traffic could be even worse than it was before. Plus several alleged gang members are behind bars tonight were police in the east by revealing about this months long investigation. And parts of the state are slowly beginning to reopen including some dmv offices up next what 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. So starting tomorrow will be a little bit easier to reinstate a suspended drivers license or fly for disabled persons placard kron fours rob fladeboe joins us now live with details about the reinstatement of certain in person transactions at the department of Motor Vehicles dropped. Thats right just enough course so we know that the dmv has been in virtual most hits all of us is a statewide shutdown way back on march 27th tomorrow that all changes went in person transactions will be allowed. But there are some Strings Attached only certain in person transactions will be allowed in only at certain dmv offices, lets take a look. Beginning friday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen 25 field offices across the state. The 5 Bay Area Office is reopening for limited transactions are conquered oakland, San Francisco, san jose and santa rosa, new safeguards will be in place as dmv director steve gordon Safety Measures like stands 6 feet apart and Wearing Masks are encouraged. During this time only those with appointments or urgent need will be seen in person transactions include paying registration for an impounded vehicle. Reinstating a suspended license applying for reduced or no fee id card commercial drivers license transactions applying for a disabled person parking placard, adding an ambulance driver or firefighter endorsement to a license verifying documents for bus drivers and some real id transactions we continue to monitor the situation and will adapt our Business Model to best serve our community during these uncertain times. When the doors open tomorrow here at dia vi center road office in san jose for example there wont be long lines like these resulting from the demand for real id is last summer. For now customers will wait in the parking lot until they are someone inside via text message. All of their transactions can still be completed online. And a road tests and transactions that require a close contact with the dmv employee are going to take some weeks before theyll be reinstated. The dmv says that the more officers are likely to open in about 30 days and incidentally, a something that should take some of the pressure off that real id program has been delayed for another full year, reporting live rob fladeboe kron 4 news thank you rob legato north bay now and a Solano County Public Health officer has given restaurants, the green light to reopen their restaurants for dinein customers. Fairfield councilwoman kathryn moy says the finer details including safety guidelines still need to be worked out. We do know that customers will not be required to wear face masks, although the servers well seeding restrictions will also be part of this plan. Trying whats on that so people know what they need to do to allow people to come and say sleet and even some of the restaurants and we need that a city alone has lost 7 million so far this justver this time with the covid19 its been right extreme at all. A local Restaurant Owners say they expect people to be hesitant to dinein at first but little by little customers will return and as a business they will do whatever it takes to get them back inside. During this pandemic traffic has been nearly nonexistent in the bay area with the majority of people working from home and staying home. Well now a new study is suggesting that after the local shelterinplace orders are lifted. The morning commute will be even worse than normal. Specifically. The study by Vanderbilt University projects the commute will increase on average by 42 minutes. The reason is people may be hesitant to take public transportation. Once the shelterinplace orders are lifted leading to more people to drive into the city or wherever so they can go to work. However the study does not address the fact that Many Companies will not be sending their employees back to work right away as many will continue to work from home. Still ahead tonight, the race to find a cure for covid19 has led researchers to this llama. How the animals antibodies could actually offer protection from the virus. And up next an Early Morning explosion in the east bay led to multiple arrests, look at this building here. What police say caused this blast. And why a criminal we have new video tonight of the east bay showing the damage after an explosion at a warehouse in san leandro this happened shortly before 5 oclock this morning on timothy drive in william street. The Alameda County Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire without any issue. And afterwards investigators say they found evidence the Butane Honey Oil Lab Operation and a criminal investigation is now underway debris was sent probably 3 to 2 to 300 yards away from the business. Businesses. But there are no fatalities and we have 2 people in custody. And 2 others detained, and were doing the best to get to the scene. Butane Honey Oil Labs are extremely dangerous because the process involves extracting a concentrated form of thc from marijuana using butane which is extremely flammable and can cause an instant explosion from just a single spark. Officials say those who were arrested for the operation are lucky to be alive. Also in the east bay police have arrested several suspects allegedly tied to a violent street gang. Investigators say the gangs Violent Crime spree involved rival targets. Well other victims were chosen at random kron fours haaziq minute has the very latest. This is Surveillance Video of a violent shooting allegedly involving 2 rival gangs that happened back on february 17th 2020 it is one of multiple crimes that led to the arrest and charges being filed against the suspects you see here. The attempted murders were committed in areas of richmond to glock handguns and then they ar 15 rifle were seized the work of combating violent gangs is an inherently dangerous business the 7 adults and 2 juveniles have been arrested as part of a Police Investigation called operation no fly zone, a collaborative barry, a joint Law Enforcement investigation by the fbi safe Streets Task Force. Some of these robberies. More random there. The costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate just picked somebody that have walked to their car and then theres also some that occur down want to create conquered and all. They terrorized half of Contra Costa County. Richmond police chief be suffrage says the Violent Crime spree dates back to november 2019 for crimes, including attempted murders. Tomorrow. Carjackings home invasions robberies and street robberies as well as gun charges. These Violent Crimes taking place during the covid19 pandemic is something not lost on fbi assistant special agent in charge scott shelby and the fact that these investigators put themselves at risk during a Global Pandemic risk themselves risk their families. To keep our community safe. That exact kind of dedication to expect from the members of the safe Streets Task Force police say theyre seeking the arrest of at least one more suspect as the investigation continues. I think menu kron 4 news. Next here at 5 hospitals say theyre suffering financially because of the coronavirus why Health Care Workers at Stafford Hospital took to the streets in protest. Plus Child Care Centers are also suffering greatly. A new study says the pandemic has that on the brink of collapse. And Scientists Say despite their best efforts it will be several m 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. Possibly by the end of the year we might see some small amounts of vaccine becoming available, i its hard to see how they those comments could be advanced much more quickly than that. One of the most important aspects in the fight against coronavirus is an effective vaccine. Scientists around the globe say it could take more than a year to develop want to making it, well also be a challenge and as we wait for a vaccine. The deadly virus continues to devastate our Nation Reporter Camila Bernal has the very latest. Hospitals filled jobs lost. People a mess everywhere you look there are signs of the Coronavirus Crisis is just the beginning until we have an effective vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens. Our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years, researchers racing to find a vaccine that prevents covid19 according to the World Health Organization scientists of more than a 100 vaccines under Development Across the globe with at least 8 approved for Clinical Trials normally it takes 3, 4 months to establish that the vaccine is safe. Its actually the most important first question and then we want to know its tolerated well and if it produces an antibody response that might be protective. But experts say we most likely wont know if these vaccines work until next year talking you know one year timeline here or maybe a little better, were very lucky. Thats a blazing a process for Vaccine Development as the world awaits life will look different in 3 forks Montana School is back in session ive been tracking him for the last several years to cure my kids in im tristan now teachers wore masks and students socially distance as