Day weekend in Santa Clara County. Is finally starting phase to today where they begin to relax socialdistancing allow retailers to open up for Curbside Pickup. They were the hardest hit bay city yeah in the coronavirus pandemic crawfords arena, harvey there for us now in san jose with more on what we can expect as Santa Clara County enters. Phase 2 reyna. Well good morning, this county is making a comeback the stores here this morning in san jose have signs posted of like the ones behind me talking about mass be require also what you can expect for curb side pick up today so face too means you can come to these retail shops theyre going to open up that you cant go inside you have to pick your items up on the curb and again wearing a mask when you come here. Now we say this again play out in counties around the bay area and so far from people that talk to its been very successful so looking forward to see how it goes out here today now Retail Establishment says store fronts also those Manufacturing Companies in warehouses along with logistical operations that support the shops can also open up today. Santa clara county has been under a shelterinplace order for 2 months and theyve been called the ground 0 here in the bay area for covid19 cases. Now this Holiday Weekend there are going to be a lot of people out and about as spoke to one resident who shared his concerns with me for the busy weekend. People stay safe, you its could be casey this weekend and its going to be high and people are going to be out in the down stuff so just stay safe space to for the holiday you can see the crazy i noticed even those will event pride in the past. Im going to stay home. Just to enjoy today. Businesses and activities that can reopen today include outdoor museums and Historic Sites as long as visitors remain outside now gun county Public HealthOfficials Say theyve had significant progress in being able to control the spread of the virus. Thats why theyre moving into phase 2 today so like the residents have been able to talk to this morning tell me theyre excited about being able to pick up items are just going to come out where their mask and make sure theyre safe for now reporting in san Jose Reyna Harvey Kron 4 news. All right, thank you rain and lets jump to the north bay now are Solano County is joining napa county in entering an expanded face to reopening which means the county can now with the states permission reopen dinein restaurants schools, malls and other retail businesses. With safety guidelines in pla so to be clear. Heres a look at what those preventative measures are physical distancing has to be maintained as much as possible. Face coverings have to be worn by employees and by customers, frequent hand washing of course and regular cleaning and disinfection of the area and employees have to be trained on all these guidelines as well kron fours dan kerman has reaction from local restaurants. At the last one bar and restaurant in benicia theyre ready for a thursday night reopening of dinein customers. People have been really itching to come in and build a sense of normalcy. So we see that theyre very excited about it. Following the states ok Solano County has issued an updated health order allowing for dinein eating which is a relief to many who have seen business plummet over the last 2 months. Every day that weve open for takeout is been a loss of revenue. Theres not enough takeout business to actually sustain. The cost to run the operation greeces barbecue in vallejo they agree take out only is not enough to pay the bills but at this point. Theyre not doing a full reopening. You cant just open up because that means adding more staff and that doesnt mean adding more business you have to have an ability to pay its staff. Henninger saul says hes concerned there may not be enough people willing to dine in and even if there are. Hes not sure social distancing requirements will allow enough of them to sit. So hes taking it slowly. Ill probably start off with maybe some outside sidewalk seating. Give the customers and ability to order but still dropping off and in a disposable container you know maybe form an upscale a composed supports posibles at the last bay of plenty of outdoor seating that will allow for distancing, however, the same cant be said inside we dont have room to take out tables that we take up tables, youre looking to get a few people in any way. So in terms of the social distancing requirements. Its going to be really up to people to do what theyre comfortable with. One option for creating more social distancing, especially in small restaurant says knocking out a couple of Parking Spaces in front in creating table sitting there restauranteurs seemed to be in favor of that idea. In benicia dan kerman kron 4 news. Here in the bay area we have now more than 11,000 coronavirus cases with 415 deaths statewide we have more than 88,000 confirmed cases with 3500 deaths and climbing across the country as you can see we have 1. 5 million cases in growing with more than 94,000 confirmed deaths from covid19 if you want a more detailed look at the global numbers, the city by city numbers just go to our website kron 4 dot com. President trump was in michigan yesterday touring a ford motor plant facility any refused to wear a mask. This despite the fact that fords highup ask him to and the governor said hes not welcome back. It is where one next time Jeremy Diamond has the details. President trump defying the state of michigan and the Ford Motor Company turing afford manufacturing plant without a mask pushing for a return to normal even as he was surrounded by others Wearing Masks the president sticking to his guns saying he chose not to out of spite. I for one and a speck area. What i did want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it i put it on and it was very well i will say speaking on behalf of my department and my office thats right thats exactly right. I mean todays events extremely disappointing and yet totally predictable. This is not a joke. And hes conveying the worst possible message to people who cannot afford to be versed on the receiving end of terrible misinformation. The president also insisting he has no plans to fire his cdc the questions about the cdc. Directors fate come amid tensions between the white house and the cdc. Including over the president s push to reopen churhes more quickly. One of the other things i want to do is get the church is open. The churches are not. Being treated with respect by a lot of the democrat governors i want to get our church is open and were going to take a very strong position on that very soon while trump tries to spur a return to normal the Governments Health experts are warning the pandemic is far from over to doctor Anthony Fauci warning now is not the time to tempt fate people say do you think will be back to normal this summer and i say you know i dont really think so because it may be a new normal. But its not going to be the way we had before and doctor fauci also raising concerns that the name of the governments effort to develop a vaccine by 2021 is being misconstrued when they hear operation warp speed they think oh my god, theyre jumping over all these steps and theyre going to put us at risk. Youre going really fast, but not compromising safety. Meanwhile, the economic devastation across the u. S. On relenting 2. 4 million americans filed for unemployment last week sending the total number of americans applying for firsttime Unemployment Benefits to 38. 6 million in just 9 weeks. And there was a glimpse of the president wearing the mask and representative jackie spear caught it and tweeted out the photo of the few moments when the president did have his mask on at the ford plant. Well a new study by Sutter Health revealed some alarming numbers when it comes to africanamericans with covid19 it shows that theyre nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized than nonhispanic whites. Researchers looked at more than a 1000 cases of covid19 throughout the state and they found that more than half of africanamericans who tested positive ended up in the hospital where is only a quarter of white patients were hospitalized and out of those that went to the hospital nearly a quarter of africanamericans were transferred to the intensive care unit. That number dropped to 10 for white patients. Researchers think these disparities may be caused by a combination of genetics and societal factors in light of these new numbers of the city of oakland has now declared a local Health Emergency for its African American residents. The emergency resolution now directs the city administrator to develop a plan to address the health and Economic Impacts of the pandemic on people of color in oakland. As we head into memorial day weekend a lot of people are thinking can i go there can i do that is that open and will tran is a good answer that question for us hes live in pacifica. I well. You can go to the beach. You cannot park at the beach because they will make sure that you cannot park at the beach because they will have have the chains in some places im at Rockaway Beach in pacifica and a look at this beautiful scene it is all yours but keep moving along with me, let me draw your attention to the screen we built some graphics for you so lets get right to it a lot of people are curious. Whats 2020 memorial day will look like this is exactly how it breaks down beaches are available to you. Some beaches like in marine county that will not be available to you run walk ride your bicycle thats ok just dont drive because thats not going to be fine looking around for parking, especially neighborhoods. They dont want to their parks thats ok too so long as its within 10 miles of your home. You can go fishing call a some of your favorite fishing places might not be open. So definitely call ahead for that you can go hiking so long as that trail is open to the public and if you hike with friends be sure to practice social distance and have a mask with you at all times and heres Something Interesting backyard. Barbecues right that is a staple for memorial day weekend its not illegal. But its not encourage the reason being they tend to get a little bit bigger and lets face it you share food barbecues and you can eat obviously with your mask on other places marine county shutting down the parks and the beaches, so dont even think about going there in San Francisco. So many people have flocked to dolores park that they know it you know it everybody else knows it so theyre going to be there and thats why a couple of days ago they actually went on painted circles on the line just to tell people this is where you stand just to practice social distance. Its not all bad news you can still get out an exercise and enjoy the sunshine dont believe me. Heres doctor fauci talking about that. Go out wear a mask, stay 6 feet away from anyone. To see you have the physical distancing and go out go for a run go for a walk go fishing as long as youre not in a crowd. And youre not in a situation we can physically transmit the virus and thats what im asking is for and thats what the physical distance. As far as the beaches are concerned if you get here you can run and walk but dont lay down because they are discouraging beach blanket sen 10 send the cha. Set up because they just want you to keep going so make sure just enjoy the scenery may keep moving along make sure you do that in you know you can have a Backyard Barbecue so long, its its your immediate family people you quarantine with i darya on heading to hawaii. Im just going to sit on my couch and mild low shirt on sure magnum p i nice theres all kinds of virtual trips you can take ive seen them safari hawaii, whatever you want well match a p i savor price. The wills in fantasyland magnet. Thank you very will but all of the glass is our coverage of the coronavirus is always there for you on our website kron 4 dot com again just like we was talking about there are some dos and donts for this upcoming more than week of of all those details for you on our website along with all the other stories as well. Time now is 8. 13, well be right back. Its 16 right now and were talking about it being a Holiday People want to get out enjoy the weather and its going to start to get really hot. It will. Yeah and a lets find out how hot it will be we have john here looking at that youre talking about monday being probably the what the hottest day this Holiday Weekend. Yeah the Holiday Weekend. It looks like monday is the one thats going to be scorcher for sure just definitely a good reminder enjoy a parade today and joins tomorrow because probably could join those 90s as much as you will those 70s. Today well be a beautiful one and the most comfortable one of the weekend that is if you like the cooler temperatures. The Golden Gate Bridge looks very nice. No fog out cloud cover but we do have a pretty steady wind up the coast and that is making the 50s and 60s that youre seeing on the map feel just a bit cooler than what you would expect just looking at these numbers, oakland and alameda egypt, 59 pittsburgh are warm spot right now its 60 degrees so pretty steady flow pushing in from the ocean is going to result in a steady breeze through the day today. But thats also bringing us the mild conditions that we do so nice when the relief i guess you can say im from the hot weather that is just around the corner. Today skies, nice and clear tomorrow were going to hold on to that sunshine too as we will for the rest of your Holiday Weekend into sunday and then monday for memorial day. When she s will be the hottest one of the weekend ahead of us as for todays daytime highs were staying in the 70s even at our warmest conquered in antioch at 79 that youll be at 78 well here in fremont 72 degrees for daytime highs. Few 60s right along the coast like in Half Moon Bay tomorrow 80s return for some inland areas we work our way further through the 80s on sunday by monday tuesday and wednesday take a look at those inland temperatures well into the 90s with bayside areas getting close to the 90s come tuesday and wednesday. The coast also getting some our weather with temperatures nearing 80 degrees of coast by tuesday so change is just around the corner i say joints a day tomorrow, especially get out to the backyard of joy barbecue, maybe and then just crank up the ac if you have it a come monday. Back to you guys all right john. Thank you very much, lets quickly check the roads once again this morning and see what the situation is like the toll plaza here at the bay as expected. It has cleared up nicely we did have a backup earlier from a car fire that broke out on the span as you head into San Francisco. But that was cleared and eventually the residual backup finally work its way through so were looking like whats back to normal here if youre making that ride from oakland in the San Francisco, jumping over to the san mateo bridge highway night whos been nice all morning long no problems for you this morning as were looking at conditions that are looking pretty good not only here but all around the bay to actually saw the Golden Gate Bridge earlier and i mentioned that the ride was nice and smooth really from santa rosa all the way down into San Francisco. So really no matter where youre heading. Its looking pretty good on the roads this morning. In the buzz, its memorial day weekend and San Francisco is ready for you to come out and enjoy it. A safe distance with circles in the parks to keep people in line. Memorial day is the symbolic start to summer everything symbolic now these days since we cant actually do anything. The nfl just a lot of facilities to reopen if local guidelines allow which means not in San Francisco, some 40 niners are working out elsewhere, heres wide receiver deebo samuel doing drills in houston with teammates Jerick Mckinnon then Trent Williams because no amount of dog walking will get you in football shape. Chasing the kids in his backyard, not good enough for tom brady he started working out with his teammates at a tampa prep school. First time that weve seen him in bucks gear. Brady will change into his golf gear on sunday for the match. Its him and Phil Mickelson versus tiger woods and peyton manning. The 4 have hundreds of thousands of dollars on side bets. But the match is really just for fun charity and bragging rights if brady really wants to brag he better get back to work and that bucks how that all speaking the nfl is trying to figure out a way to incorporate a mask into the helmet which seems to me like it would make it nearly impossible for the players to breeze. Out there with her mouth and nose covered, but. Why wait to win the super bowl to go to disneyland the nba might go to the happiest place on earth to finish out the season. Teams would play at the espn wide world of sports complex. It is set on 255 acres inside disneys orlando property. There are a bunch of court so they could have multiple games playing at once theres on site housing and its already set up for broadcasting. So stay tuned. Of course it doesnt matter for the warriors theyre just killing time until next season in quarantine with their families. Stars theyre just like us steph curry can make a shot from the tunnel, but he can barely carry a tune. Got to of change and a 78 i dont know i just the. And explain its too its moving time to wait. I said im a way out if you these are their parents. Haha. Has got a lot of toys he doesnt shy at but just like the rest of us. Anything to entertain yourself those my favorite when he started crying babies testing area is you put that out regularly at u. S. Stars theyre just like and thats the baha. And were back a 26 is the time joe biden appears to be narrowing down his list of potential running mates his team is vetting several women, including former president ial candidate. Senator Amy Klobuchar with kron fours political analyst michael yaki and Tom Del Beccaro breaking down why the Minnesota Sen might be bidens safest choice. The thing about any Clothing Store is shes from that swing state michigan on site minnesota they need to win minnesota. They can have that go over to trump and there has been. In roads and so they need to secure that and of course hes from the midwest. She plays well in the midwest with their fists hope her folksy nature and the fact that shes the of a moderate democrat that is under consideration without was in the race. And then theres one thing else which is super important which is certainly you pick a Vice President ial nominee you dont want them to cause you trouble well, you dont want them to be a gaffe machine you dont want something in their past Thomas Eagleton is the big sample of dine google that find out the bizarre thing in his past that cost him. Being on the ticket. You want someone whos been vetted at least to a certain degree and someone whos proven to do well. In front of the camera thats why any common term remains the safest bet for joe biden. Amy klobuchar is a safe and a smart choice given the fact that if biden wins minnesota, wisconsin and michigan, hes pretty much guaranteed to win the presidency. But theres a lot of support for an African American female, especially given their importance in resurrecting joe bidens campaign and their importance in the turnout. So Stacey Abrams and certainly kamel harris. Susan rice val demings who says shes been vetted you can count them out. Theres 5 weeks at least left to go were going to be talking about this for some time to come. All right well you can listen to toms pod cast politics in perspective and mike keys podcast the politically smart ask every day on the kron on app. And tune in next wednesday may 27th for a congressional town hall special the road to reopening politicians from all over california are going to answer your questions live on air you can either submit a video of your question on our website kron 4 dot com or use twitter with the hashtag reopening ca inside politics. Its a special it will air live from 07 00pm to 08 00pm on kron 4 and on our kron on app its free so downlo the big story this morning hydroxychloroquine the drug touted by and taken by President Trump is a treatment for coronavirus is now linked to an increased risk of deaths. Its a study that looked at 96,000 people with covid who used this drug and joining us to talk more about the study is doctor david mayor on i hope im saying that professor of medicine at Stanford University chief of the preventive research center. A good morning doctor mehra is that right. Yeah mer and thats right ok so it this study found that that this drug. Had a high risk of death. Is it only in covid patients. That the risk is of death or is it just of anybody that hates it for any reason. Well the study looked at the risk of death and a dangerous area is in patients who were infected with covid19. To seize yeah and said im. It compared to people who i did not take the medication and found that the risk of death was significantly higher. The group that to the hydroxy where when and where and now the president is taking it as a preventive measure he says hes not covid positive. We saw that there were some members of the administration that had covid right and so there could be a concern there. What about taking it as a preventive measure if you dont have covid is it also says linked to an increased risk of death. Not a good question hasnt been steady. But the results from this very large study. I dont give us any reason to be optimistic it would be useful as a preventive therapy. So this would seem to contradict than the president s. Advice early on in the past month and a half or so where he told americans you know what he have to lose just try it its been used to treat things like malaria and rheumatoid arthritis, its proven safe there so whats the harm of people want to try it they should try it. The study seems to refute that. I agree its not the ultimate form of prove that its very suggestive and theres no question that taking this medication was especially with a higher risk of dying and having a dangerous for rhythm. And i told him. I guess theres nothing you can say about that i my when the president said hey im taking it. Just in case kind of thing. He pointed to thousands of other people are taking it on the front lines and i think he was referring to theres a Health Care Worker study going on right now those people are in really high risk positions and theyre in a study and they have various control groups that are some are taking the drug at a high dose amid a little dose and then theres some that are you know taking a placebo. Theyre doing that to see if its effective in and thats what he may have been referring to him taking it is not going help in part of that study at all though because i guess youd have to be in one of those groups for it to matter. Thats right and i would say that if youre not in a clinical trial. That you should avoid taking this medicine, it you know we have a philosophy is first do no harm. Everything that we see from this study suggest that there is harm. So she was taking this medicine. So let me ask you then because i know we all interact with people outside of the station in our daily lives and i have come across people who raise the question. I dont understand hydroxychloroquine is used to treat malaria its been used for decades, its not harmful in that case why why do i why should i fear it what what is the harm. What is the danger in applying it to Something Different then whats been approved for. Well it has been known for a long time that this medication, a sense. The. Like you can see changes in the electric car de gran that increase the risk of that are written but potentially fatal heart rhythm. And so. Although it is useful in conditions like malaria. Rheumatoid arthritis lupus. And when someone is infected with this virus. I it which can affect the heart. Then i the increases the chances of dime. So. When used for conditions where its already been tested, its safe. But in this particular instance, we dont have the evidence yet to show that its agents act the evidence is mounting that its dangerous. Ok all right, thank you very much, im and im wondering too and thats when nancy pelosi was bringing up that if you have a preexisting condition. And she was saying that the president fell into that range with his heart and his weight that that would be a concern for taking it to whether or not you had covid so thats another factor in weighing whether or not you should take it. You know we we dont really know until someone is in infected. Is the that risk. Yeah is is present that. I would not recommend this as a preventive therapy or as a treatment for any patient of mine. A sensor down there in the south and theyre just reopening today. Theyre just relaxing the rules that was the worst hit area. How do you feel about the relaxation going out how do you feel about you know everybody getting out moving about and maskwearing as well what what was your opinion on that. Although it looks like im outside a im not and i i i have a i. Im going to be very cautious even. Im im im great just really be careful about getting close to anyone without wearing a mask. So that i dont give anything to anyone and i and im a lower risk for getting it. Not myself i think that we should remain cautious, okay like a lot of people agree with you doctor merritt thank you so much for joining us today. I think you. Our coverage continues on kron 4 dot com you can go there for all of the latest Facts Figures studies anything you need its on kron 4 dot com well be right back. The weathers perfect. Family is all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. How could it get any better than this . Dad, i just caught a goldfish theres no goldfish in this lake. Whoa its pure gold. Were gonna be rich. Were gonna be rich it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. Closer look at how the pandemic is affecting essential workers including Holding Committee hearings to give workers a chance to be heard on capitol hill, washington correspondent Jessi Turnure explains. Michigan bus driver eric called fears sick passengers and go to work every day a new york emt diana wilson feels unprepared we could have saved more lives and california custodian marco so rhonda faces job insecurity and william beau feeding them keeping them healthy all are essential workers who shared a common concern with the house Coronavirus Panel thursday, they still need more masks gloves wipes and more so they dont get themselves or their loved one sick personal protective equipment has been a constant. Passing that others essential workers like marylands lay Lonnie Jordan lost their lives to covid19. Her mom blames the lack of ppe at her Grocery Store she risked her life to help seniors. To help those that are disabled south carolinas jim cliburn calls the current lack of ppe unacceptable immediate steps must be taken to court here and distributed these necessary supplies louisianas Steve Scalise says his colleagues should hold china accountable and increase the National Manufacturing of these supplies americans pay too high a price for chinas lies. The subcommittee owes it to all of our frontline heroes to expose the truth while Congress Continues that debate these essential workers also asked lawmakers to extend federal Unemployment Benefits and the timeline for Small Businesses to pay back loans in washington, im jessi to nor. The democrats are calling the president out for his claims that mailin balloting leads to fraud. Im joe khaleel here in washin its 45 right now and were checking out the weather i must admit ive been eyeing johns pillows which are the only thing that ive noticed has she did you get new pillows haha over this whole and the same was ok first today, okay haha see flip it around and absolutely yeah, you know try to keep things interesting like try to keep the forecast interesting even though we are staying pretty dry over the next few certainly no rainfall in sight like we did have just days ago was actually Pretty Healthy may as far as rainfall goes. But things some sense tried out and summer is going to be in full come monday tuesday wednesday of next week that means today with all the sunshine weve got really comfortable temperatures seeing from timber on there should be appreciated as much as possible. Pittsburgh in alameda swells late o all right at 60 degrees dublin, 59 now temperatures look really nice for sure, but we do have a pretty steady breeze working its way in from coast to do expect a breezy one in addition to or comfortable weather today, a cool cold front has pushed through during overnight hours resulting in not just the springs, but also relief from the heat and i was going to remain today and tomorrow your nicest days of the forecast that is if you like comfortable whether youre a fan of the heat while good news for you sunday monday its going to really hot out there as for next few days conditions, nice and sunny so through memorial day weekend really no rainfall in sight. No cloud cover inside either. Todays daytime highs peaking comfortably in the 70s whether youre in areas like mill valley or the auto or it towards antioch in livermore concord new york and apple will be our hottest spots close to 80 degrees. Not really hot at all a word and pretty much 72 all san jose comfortably at 76. Tomorrow, some of our inland areas work their way back into the 80s as will see on sunday just a bit warmer. Then memorial day on monday the time is it went into the 90s will be on tuesday wednesday and thursday. Well bayside and coastal areas also seeing a pretty significant warm up so get ready for that he just around the corner and id say enjoy today, cups backyard and just say where those 70s quote got it back to you guys. Thanks a lot john. Well memorial day weekend is typically a big payday for people in lake tahoe, but theyre having to make. Some adjustments this year officers are going to be out this long Holiday Weekend in forcing their ban on visitors meicler e has the details. Couldnt forsman officer Sonia Wheeler is on patrol today in South Lake Tahoe, making sure that hotels and motels are following the rules only renting out to essential employees and making sure that the u. S. Central place provide through South Lake Tahoe has already issued 3 citations to for hotels and one for a Vacation Home that was rented for a weekend and that carries a 1000 fine but most of the enforcement has been a stern warning its a hard time you know people are losing out on money and stuff so i think. You know certain businesses and you know hotels mainly im trying to get nc and people. Are starting to inquire about coming up. Lake tahoe is tempting but before you venture here, its best to know the rules of the road. So we asked the mayor to clarify the hotel motel or a Vacation Home, those are still not allowed will put her the governors order so people could not be coming up youre planning on finding a place to stay this weekend. Its not the normal lake tahoe, welcome. But parttime residents who own property here are allowed to stay in their own homes, but the net impact on business has been hard especially for the lake tahoe in which has a no vacancy sign out front and order star jugue up to told us shes had to turn away potential customers some time i did not and coming. And i said no its going to be video hard for me to maybe they go to some other place and they not neighbor gonna come back and i kind of a scary scary times in paradise in a town that loves visitors but not this weekend want to make sure that this place that we get to call home and that we want to share with everybody stay safe during this pandemic and we can open our doors back up as quickly as possible. Well more coverage now the coronavirus we have a new report that shows millions more americans have filed for initial Unemployment Benefits for the 9th week in a row. But employers say that theres more to these numbers some save their employees just refusing to come back to work during this pandemic jude law explains. I wasnt going my name is Andrew Mcarthur liable staffing as businesses look to reopen will work with during the covid situation job recruiters like and race nunez search for people to take the jobs. Yet one out of every 5 calls he makes they dont come out. I want to not because the press is a right how does unemployment fit into that piece. People around or just get the unemployment because in many cases it pays more Unemployment Benefits average more than 350 a week nationwide in state benefits. Plus an additional 600 per week in federal stimulus funding before unemployment, i was lucky to make between 25300 a week this recent College Graduate who asked her name not be used was laid off from a Bowling Alley in ohio in march the un tax unemployment is 3 times her old take home pay i have been able to pay off my car. 3 months early and are making more money not working what is when you think about that its lessening the stress of going back to work. Exposure to the virus is the biggest concern she says as the economy reopens the Bowling Alley calls as you want to hire you back. You have the option of unemployment which would you choose to see it that thats actually a hard question. This is the first time i felt financially stable and a long time but then again im very much and have a person or i like to feel like im earning my money. In the same way like everyone has in my mind a right to live comfortably and not have to worry and i think this level of unemployment money is allowing that to happen. I guess, but that doesnt help employers like josh souter i have no employees that will return my calls i had one employee show a pink with todays later to go back on unemployment souter runs a drunken crab in North Hollywood california when we met him at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. He had just laid off 75 employees, im worried about having a heart attack to be perfectly honest with you today, his dining room sits empty, carry out only. An employment verification requests are delivered by the a few employees are back as far as the others the amount of money that people are making on unemployment right now what i see is more than what were paying them before you feel like youre competing with unemployment. No question i dont blame them. We do need workers to come back eventually this is a limited amount of money. That you receive for a limited amount of time that will run out. Those kinlaw reporting now according to department of labor 38. 6 Million People have filed for initial unemployment. Since mid march and that represents about a 24 of the u. S. Labor force in march applying. Well our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on a website. Well have these stories and more including californias Unemployment Rate which hit 15 and a half percent in april as you can see there. Were constantly updating the front page of web site there with the latest coronavirus stories for you make sure you check it and kron 4 continues to salute the class of 2020 this morning. We want to say congrats to Darlene Alvarado darlene congratulations to you. She says shes graduating from pin all Valley High School and wants to attend u c davis in the fall best picture and i grab pictures of for sure she loves animals of course as you can see shes got a couple dogs bella and cali and she says that they are best friends. Congratulations to you darlene and to the rest of your graduating class may show some personality with the photo that you post all you do is go to kron 4 dot com. And you push a picture tell us about where you went to high school what your plans are for the future. We also are highlighting people and organizations making a difference in this pandemic in today. Its a local veteran who helped deliver face shields to the va hospital in palo alto former marine officer Michael Mcnally and volunteers from the nonprofit based in menlo park donated the protective gear. 260 bay area, residents businesses and nonprofits all came together to design by and make more than 30,000 of these face shields that you see for the community and you can spotlight, someone you know by going to kron 4 dot com slash features slash kron 4 heroes. And we will talk about them too right here on the kron 4 morning news time now 8. 56 well take a quick break but coming up in the next hour santa clara. The county hardest hit by coronavirus is finally entering phase 2 of its reopening plan will have details on that coming up and some Church Leaders say they will defy the governors orders and hold in Person Services at the end of the months on that story as were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. 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Of the memorial day weekend and the start of a relaxation in the rules for Santa Clara County now joining the rest of the bay area in phase 2 and that means that retailers will be open for Curbside Pickup kron fours reyna harvey is live in san jose with more. Hi there dana. The morning and yeah ive gone to Business Establishment here on the street in each one has a sign posted out front on how people can come here and you Curbside Pickup, so you arrive here at one of your Favorite Retail shops and then you make sure that you park your car right in front of the business or if they have a parking lot and you can pick those items up curbside so the main thing is that you still