Are happy to be back even though they only know this is a temporary fix. It is good to see because its nice to see for the first time in 2 months just for fun owner, david island, dissing customers face to face now that the city has allowed most Retail Stores to open for Curbside Pickup curbside is better than when we were just doing Home Delivery because people can come up and ask us for things and we can go in get him for much of the day regular customers have been stopping by the noted ali store either to pick up some puzzles or art supplies or to browse the redesign windows which now showcase the stores variety of probucts right now weve got them the faa, the stuff that we think will be fathers day. Driven and one part of the window and we wanted to isolate some housewares and kitchen wares so people know that. We have that department available. Art supplies down the street gallery of jewels they too are re open for Curbside Pickup and exciting we missed being here we miss interacting with our clients and our artist so for us, yes, were so happy to be here store manager genres norberg is helping Curbside Pickup though is just temporary. We feel people need to try it on to really understand what theyre getting your berg says jewelry doesnt lend itself to Curbside Pickup because customers need to feel it and try it on we do need clients inside the store to stay in business so were hoping we can make those changes soon in the next couple of weeks island degrees Curbside Pickup is not sustainable for the long term but hes waiting to see. But the city has to say about when and how customers will be able to re enter the store i still think in june. In early june you might be able to escort a few people through the store. But again these we dont have any guidelines at this point. Those guidelines will be about social distancing and what stores will have to do how money can go in with the Square Footage will have to be again that is still down the line in San Francisco. Live a long 24 street Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. Thank you so much stan now again, heres where all the different counties stand in the process of reopening as of today most counties are already in phase 2 including napa Solano Sonoma are in San Francisco in san mateo entered face to today contra costa and Alameda County say they will begin allowing curbside retail tomorrow. In Santa Clara County will join the rest of the bay area on friday. But that was until now there was a lot of criticism that not everybody in the bay area was on the same page in terms of beginning to unwind the stay at home order kron fours rob plateau reports now that after First Holding off on easing restrictions Santa Clara County will soon be on board as well. Downtown san jose, another commerce hubs across the south bay will start to look a little less deserted beginning friday as some businesses will reopen for outdoor Curbside Pickup, as Santa Clara County is set to join much of the rest of the bay area in phase 2 of reopening the economy our collective effort has significantly reduce the spread in our county. And we now have a little bit of headroom to consciously take another step forward doctor cody said the decision to move to phase 2 is based on indicators jointly set by Bay Area Health officials including a stable or declining trend in new covid19 cases, stable or declining hospitalizations increased testing improved supplies of pp e and improved capacity for Contact Tracing the new order will also allow certain other activities to resume, including car parades outdoor museums outdoor historical sites and publicly accessible gardens allowing retail Curbside Pickup in clues associated manufacturing warehousing and logistics. Businesses must post a placard with a large check mark to indicate comliance with social distancing protocols, better still mandatory under the new order. Were asking everyone in our community to do these 3 things one. Wear a Face Covering when in public. And women any business. Continue to practice social distancing and remember 6 feet is a minimum thats a minimum and more is always better. And 3 get tested, get tested if you have symptoms if you have contact with someone who is known to have covid19 or if you work in a setting where you have frequent exposure to the virus or may be unknowingly putting others at risk if you may be asymptomatic with the virus in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. There are now more than 11,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the bay area with 390 deaths here are the latest numbers broken down by county san mateo San Francisco ran sonoma and napa counties have all reported new cases, but no new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours for a complete list of local covid19 cases you can find it on our website kron 4 dot com. San mateo county is now in stage 2 of reopening its local economy and businesses are allowed to offer curbside retail kron fours Haaziq Madyun spoke to a Small Business owner who says she is so happy that this day is finally here. After being closed for 2 months leicesters flower shop reopens here the city of coma. Were excited. To be back. On monday San Mateo County officially moved into alignment with this state of california in early phase, 2 of the shelterinplace order expanding the list of businesses allowed to reopen to include floors. We are happy that hes were able to continue to make deliveries for them and then they can call us. We could take their orders and ran into their car peace this is the first time in over 20 years that the flower shop was closed for an extended period. It was shocking. Is we didnt know what to expect we didnt know whether it was going to be just a few days jones, a flower shop with her husband and they have 2 longtime employees she says he hasnt seen since the shop has been closed. I have a pretty close relationship with them you know we can has not seen each other for for this cop, she says the flower shop will undergo some modifications to make sure it is in compliance with the help of water before bringing her employees back to work inside this relatively small space but make no mistake about it. She is planning on leicesters flower shop being around for another 20 years despite the impact of covid19 all large events weddings have been canceled so were hoping that the majority of those events will be held at some point whether is laid fall or winter. Our next year. That we we think that were going to be. Were going to be okay in como Haaziq Madyun kron 4 news. Now as of today, california is relaxing its rules for majority of counties in the state that want to go further into reopening the economy. Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has details. Most counties in california are now able to move further than the state in its faced reopening of the economy governor Gavin Newsome monday estimated all but 5 of californias 58 counties are likely eligible to begin offering in restaurant dining counties that can meet the new criteria can also begin opening schools with modifications bottom line is people can go at their own pace, the new criteria requires counties to have stable covid19 related hospitalizations with the percent change of less than 5 over a sevenday average or no more than 20 covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks counties must also have less than 25 cases per 100,000 residents within the last 2 weeks or have less than 8 of tests come back positive within the last week. If we see a sudden number of surgeon in the hospital stations or a number of increase in cases throughout the county. We want to make sure that the counties have thought full plans to be able to potentially reinstitute parts of the stay at home orders that we are loosening a relaxing today with less than 2 weeks left in the month of may governor Gavin Newsome painting a brighter outlook for june newsom says california could be a few weeks away from professional sports without fans. Instore shopping open houses of worship and the reopening of hair salons and barbershops were moving into important. A few weeks ahead of us and were going to start seeing a lot more lets just make sure we do it thoughtfully. And very very strategically. But still out of the conversation for now jims tourism and entertainment venues. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Coming up next uber has announced more layoffs find out which employees will be impacted. Alameda county Health Officials gave tesla the green light to fully reopen today learn about the latest agreement that it has now made with Alameda County. And coming up next the president revealed that hes taking an antimalaria drug today find out what were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Than 90,000 people in the u. S. Have died from coronavirus thats the latest update on monday from Johns Hopkins universitys covid19 tracker. There are now more than 1. 5 million confirmed cases in the country. Statewide there are now more than 80,000 cases and more than 3200 deaths. The president meeting with Restaurant Owners today revealed that he is taking an antimalaria drug every day to protect himself against coronavirus this despite medical personnel, including those on the White House Coronavirus task for saying it has not been properly studied or effective in treating the virus kron fours terisa stasio has more. The front line workers many many are taking it. I happened to be taking it. I happened to be taken. Hydroxychloroquine. Right President Trump today speaking at a conference with Restaurant Owners revealed. He takes an antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine this despite the fda recently warning against the use of the drug for covid19. Ive received a lot of positive letters. And it seems to have an impact and maybe a dozen maybe it doesnt but if it doesnt youre not going to. Get sick or die. Its foolish to just really honestly is weve had patients admitted here is my hospital with pro flatly taking his medications that have suffered severe consequences not doubt that not seen anyone die from it weve had people aged prophylactic we somehow getting it for for random providers. In having this year consequences medical problems causing weeks long hospitalization and so ive seen it ive seen patients with this it is just its just fascinates me doctor Alexander Evans with moran health told me monday he. Was very alarmed to hear the president say that he was taking the drug yes, obviously heard those stories are probably doesnt want a list of those stories is listening to who wants to listen to in that sense. Now listening to all doctors that really know a lot about this truck clearly as far as where he is getting the hydroxychloroquine. Mister trump had this to say. The white house doctor did recommend know i asked him what do you think you said well if youd like it and said you had like it i like to take a lot of people are taking a lot of front line workers are taking hydroxychloroquine a lot of front why i dont take it so far, heres something ill tell you. Weve had patients who take hydroxychloroquine for whatever disease a half luke this or Rheumatoid Arthritis and he still get covid19 so that should tell us something we have patients who need this drug for lifesaving purposes outside of court in 19 further lucas for the Rheumatoid Arthritis and theyre still getting the virus so should tell us something whats the right dose for him to take an even know so its its just its just mind boggling to me so to recess stasio kron 4 news. Alameda county Health Officials have given tesla the green light to fully reopen its plant in fremont despite protests over the weekend the 2 parties were able to reach an agreement allowing all 11,000 tesla employees to return to work. Last week teslas ceo elon musk openly defied the countys Health Orders by asking workers to return during the shelterinplace even daring authorities to arrest him as part of the agreement employees will have to practice physical distancing while theyre on the job and tesla is expected to report if any workers test positive for covid19. Today uber announced it is laying off an additional 3,000 workers this comes just 2 weeks after the Company Announced plans to cut 3700 full time jobs. The rideshare giant is also shutting 40 offices worldwide including this office in San Francisco. I peer 70 this office will be folded into the nearby mission bay campus. Uber says the cuts are necessary because it is seen an 80 drop in business from this time one year ago. Well check in now with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow to find out a little bit more about our the work week forecast, its monday may 18th just checking my calendar here. Its monday may 18th this week 9 lawrence doing that is 9 weeks getting close. I know it seems like forever. Doesnt but certainly here we go the unofficial beginning of summer in just a few days now were talking about a significant a weather maker out there weve got more rain in may that we did all of february if you believe that remember how bleak it was in february of that huge dry period, but there you go out the door right now you see the Doppler Radar picking up on the storm system just rotating in near the coastline. Look at all the thunderstorms firing up across parts of the bay area in the south bay and then mainly in the Central Valley where theyve seen significant amounts of storm activity in fact see the area shaded in green throughout the Central Valley that is where they are looking for the possibility of some flash flooding, one of those storm systems of them producing tremendous amounts of lightning and some very heavy rainfall were going to see things of begin to taper off a little bit as we head into the evening hours the sun sets of those thunderstorms lose some of their energy but boy what a storm this is van look at really just east. Wilt in elk grove right that area this storm system is producing numerous lightning strikes putting on quite the show and some of the rain rates i was checking in that storm system up as much as 10 inches per hour in the core of that storm of course it moves through pretty quickly but certainly with the possibility of some flash flooding. Bay area wise were still seeing some partly cloudy skies still some scattered thunderstorms youre locally mostly that in the south bay mountain tops you can see some of the showers popping up there something well have to watch out for not only there but more snow in the Sierra Nevada winter storm warnings continuing tonight until tomorrow morning at 05 00am expecting several more inches of snow about down 6,007 1000 feet or so across the Sierra Nevada. Alright, rain totals around the bay area adding to some pretty impressive totals throughout the weekend over the past 24 hours nother half an inch plus there in santa rosa bring almost a quarter of an inch almost a quarter of an inch in napa conquered 1900s, San Francisco, 70800s of an inch of rain into san jose tonight, partly cloudy with some scattered showers tomorrow mix of some sunshine and some clouds a slight chance of showers mainly of San Francisco on southward and then another chance for the afternoon mainly in the north bay, more sunshine on the way it looks like for the week ahead though as temperatures going to start to warm up High Pressure is going to start to take over but this low will spin all the way down into Southern California bringing them a chance of some more showers and some thunderstorms behind that you see that big h out there that is going to build in over the bay area bringing some sunshine and some nice weather so as we take you through the night tonight, youll see those clouds continue to wrote to rotate through the slight chance. The scattered popup shower continuing tomorrow but really just partly cloudy skies. The best chance tomorrow and then some showers beginning in the north bay. Thats the very latest team back to you. Thank you so much now coming up tonight at 6. 45 a new vaccine trial is getting thousands of volunteers submissions find out about the latest human challenge trial. And up next dining in at restaurants can soon be a reality again in Solano County learn about the countys the dining in a restaurant can soon be a reality again in salon a county over the governors newly relaxed rules, but the county is also requesting that the state fast track reopening its churches Fitness Centers and museums. Kron fours Maureen Kelly explains why. Certainly you can conceive of the facilities about it. But other doctor bay lamont yasser Solano CountyPublic Health says hes asking the state. To reclassify houses of worship museums and Fitness Centers from phase 3 to phase 2 because its his view those institutions and businesses could pose a lower risk for transmission. With some tweaks to their operations for example the churchs the various state street called out just a street houses of worship operate with fewer people are frequent certain was sugar its other distancing just galleries control slow the difference there. The increased risk for salute to service change. The people they can clean between used to or incite runins in which bush sent same procedures per cent or us. Without getting its First Mission is to make sense to us will not change change change but hes not asking the same reclassification for another type of stage 3 business. People are clamoring for hair salons and theyll shops since they cannot operate without physical distancing. But the governor says that hairdressers and houses of worship could be back in action in weeks rather than months from now Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. Im Trevor Shirley in washington with the fcc is doling out hupdreds of millions of dollars to expand telemedicine ive got that story coming up. And still ahead San Francisco is opening a new testing site for people in the tenderloin this week find out when it will be open. And next at 6. 30 as the country begins to reemerge from life in lockdown the search is on for an effective vaccine find about a Promising New Research as the country begins to reemerge from life in lockdown one thing is critical to combating the coronavirus finding an effective vaccine. Today one company says it may be a step closer to protecting people from the virus. Karen k foxx planes. As the world works to find a safe and effective covid19 vaccine manufacturer modern us as it is seen promising results in human trials these are really good news for us and everybody thats been watching for this day, the Biotech Company in partnership with the National Institutes of health measured antibodies in 8 people in vaccinated and all 8 developed neutralizing antibodies these antibodies were proven to be able to block the ability of the virus to infect so we are already seeing any response at the level of people who have been infected with this virus and our belief know not to be susceptible to further disease, its encouraging but we still dont know of people who have been infected with the virus are immune from it in the future. So its not clear whether vaccination will provide total immunity. So far the journal has vaccinated between 6100 participants, starting in july the Company Plans to begin to conduct large scale Clinical Trials which typically consist of 10s of thousands of people. If those studies are successful. The Company Hopes to have a vaccine on the market between january and june of next year this is really a very first important step. In the Journey Towards having a vaccine available for the people who need them most as researchers work at lightning fast speeds medical experts caution it may be some time before a covid19 vaccine. Is perfected if you are going to make it to work out a. Perfect machine. It would take years and years in washington karen caifa kron 4 news. San francisco is opening up a new testing site this week for people who live in the tenderloin kron ons spoke with district 6 supervisor matt haney earlier today about the need for testing for this very vulnerable community. Whats important for people to know that if you believe that you have been exposed or you have symptoms you can get tested as well testing is available to people who have are showing symptoms essential so its important that you get tested because thats also helping us not just identify whether we can help you and make sure youre healthy but also meet some of these metrics that we can begin to open back up so testing is widely available know ultimately in a neighborhood like the tenderloin were going to be testing here. Continuously accessible on site in some cases directly for people at their buildings and so this is really a First Step Towards ensuring that the people who need to get tested here in this neighoorhood are able to get some many of the people who are have been exposed have not had symptoms. So come out and be tested its free available to all 10 royal residence, it starts this wednesday and you