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All right, we will get to it here. For some it is cold out there. I just stepped outside, and there is a bite to the morning air, but also we. 2 sunshine, and clouds are moving out of the picture. We will get you 50s on the temperatures, as a dip to 49 degrees, warming up from 63 yesterday in the city to 70. Infants will take the big jump to the low to mid 80s. Mt. Diablo about wind, 47 Miles Per Hour. High pressure is building in, so temperatures are on their way up above average for this time of year, which translates in thall right, lets head over to sal now, and we had a couple issues front and center, right, sal . Yes, steve, westbound 80, at the macarthur, in fact, i can show you the spot where it was, right there on westbound 80 , coming up to the macarthur, they just cleared it up, but look at the time. 32 minute drive, thats usually 20. So if you are driving, give yourself plenty of time here. As kevin pulls back, you can see traffic is still a bit slow, coming to berkeley, because of the earlier crash. So, you can tell something happened, but everything being gone is really going to help. Also, we have a new northbound crash, as you come up on 238, a brandnew incident there between 238 and marina. The Fire Department is on the way. We also did have a car fire on the Richmond Bridge, and thats why traffic is very slow, here, driving from richmond to san rafael. So, we have some slow traffic heading over to marina county. Lets go back to the headlines. Reporter all right, sal. News this morning. One person is dead, a second person in the hospital, after an overnight crash on interstate 80 in san leandro. This happened about 1 00 this morning, in the northbound lanes. Look at the pictures. The suv veered to the shoulder, then crashed into a wall of rocks. And there was manage major damage. Anyone traveling through that might have seen something, we are asking the call the hayward chp office. At this point, the chp says its still too early to know what led to the crash, and their investigation continues. Developing, also in the east bay, where a brush fire is burning, just off highway 4 in concorde. It broke out just before 3 00 a. M. And is currently affecting traffic trying to get onto the freeway, from willow pass road. Firefighters say it started in an abandoned building, where a homeless person was living. We will keep you updated on the firefighters progress. The time now, 7 03, deputies shot and killed a woman at Half Moon Bay, but say she fired at them, first. Ktvu s Sara Zendehnam has more details. Good morning. We dont know much about this when it other than she was in her 30s or 40s. She has not been publicly identified, yet. But our photographer actually went out to the scene, and he says he talked to a man who told him the woman was actually visiting him, but he was morning and did not want to talk on camera. Also the county Sheriffs Office said it started when they got reports of a woman carrying a rifle and alcohol. They were called out to mainstreet emma and it happened before 7 30 last night. Deputies say they told the woman to drop a gun, but she did not listen and instead shot at deputies who then fired back at her. She was taken to a hospital, where she died from injuries. The Sheriffs Office did not say whether any deputies were hurt. Video from the scene shows investigators with the District Attorneys Office looking through the area. A drone was also launched. Im scene tape blocked off downtown Half Moon Bay. This comes as a surprise to many, because this area is really a tourist attraction, with restaurants, hotels, and shops. Officer involved shootings really dont happen often in Half Moon Bay. We look back through our records, 2014, san mateos should deputies, killed an 18 yearold who they say lunged at them with a knife. For more information, we end we are waiting to hear back. Live here on ktvu news. New this morning, a complaint is going to be filed against the city of oakland over the firing of its police chief, and kirkpatrick number earlier this year. She was fired last february, at the time she thought she had been fired in part because she refused to grant Police Commissioner special favors. Ktvu obtained documents showing the city hired a private investigator to look into claims that harris demanded the Oakland Police Department Members her for fees. The city has until june 20th to respond to the complaint being filed this morning. Our time is now 7 05. Today, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases here in california could hit 50,000. Johns Hopkins University reports almost 59,000 people, statewide, have the virus. With more than 2500 cases reported, yesterday. Also, at least 2400 people have died from the virus, here in california, and 100 more than the day before. Well, researchers at uc fs are showing, a higher virus rate among latinos. More than 3000 people tested in the mission last month, 2. 1 came back positive for covid19. Now, compare that to a similar test at the marin county of molinas, where it turned up zero positive tests. What really bothers me, is that people who have the virus dont even know about it, and they are living in the conditions they are living in ucfs released a statement saying the preexisting vulnerabilities in our society, hopefully, with this data, we can respond and start putting resources to work. President trump is going to be shutting down the white house on a task house, white has tax force and is instead going to be reopening the country. Vice president mike pence, says the Coronavirus Task force could finish its work by the end of the month. Speaker nancy pelosi is moving forward with the next coronavirus aid package. The measures expected to include any for additional testing, 24 states, and another direct round of Cash Payments to tax pacers. Mitch mcconnell says it should and could prediction for hospitals and businesses. President trump is calling for a temporary suspension of payroll taxes. Checking the numbers, we see that the dow jones is active , down by just about one quarter of 1 right now. Investors are encouraged by the number of states either starting to reopen businesses, or are laying out plans that will get workers back to the job before the end of the month. Others are waiting on crude oil supplies, and stockpiles are increasing. Supplies are lower, it means the demand and the economy are growing, the report comes out in the next half hour. We are watching for it and will bring it to you when we get it. All right, time is 7 08. A webinar will be hosted today for customers in sonoma and napa counties measuring info about preventing wildfires and reducing the impact of Public Safety power shuttles. Pg e will share how they plan to make those power shuttles smaller in size, and shorter in length, and work better for the communities. The webinar starts at 5 30 this evening, if you want to listen in, we hosted the information on ktvu. Com, just look under, web links. Reporter while we stay focused on the pandemic, bay area firefighters warning about another big danger in the coming months. We are just starting may, and the green rush around the gray area is turning brown. And drying out, quick. Experts say, you can expect with a below average rainy season, we may have a dangerous fire season. Grasses are curing, and the warmer it gets, the quicker they will cure, and that allows for ignitions to take off the lot easier. Working on how to handle be coronavirus outbreak, and that is forcing commanders to rethink how they will battle wildfires. The cruise still have to practice social distancing, and they will be checked for covid 19 symptoms before and after they fight a fire. So it looks like the days of the space cams, like you see here with a lot of firefighters packed into a staging area, may be over. About what homeowners can do to help firefighters. Dave, and steve, we have our neighbors right up the street, kevin, and gail. Kevin owns a landscaping company, he says he is booked solid for the next month going to homes, and clearing out dry brush around them. Yeah. Wise. I believe it. Ive already started that. I did that, myself. Because, you have to. Yeah. We might have some good notes, next week, you guys. It sure looks like some rain, and that is the way things are looking on the global models. Next week looks unseasonably cool, but the next couple of days, those temperatures will be very warm. There are still a lot of high clouds off san jose, but are moving to the east. The warming begins today, and northwind for some. Windy in the hills, about 50 miles an hour. The city today, 72, 63 yesterday, so going back above average. Record on this day, 88, 1987. 1964, 85 on sunset, and look at san rosen, nevada, plus 15 degrees compared to 24 hours ago. I think you probably know why. They have that northwind, and i will show you that in a second. Napa, 42, livermore, 49, and 49 also in redwood city. And theres that breeze. North in santa rosa at 6, north, northwest gusting to 18, east when an oakland airport. You had south at concord, but diablo, up to almost 50 Miles Per Hour here it may be a little stronger than that, but the system is going through, and as it does, the high will build rapidly and advancing that next system that will give us a pretty good warmup here. There could be some around 70, 80 degrees, i put the big jump in tomorrow, and into friday. So temperatures will be warm to hot there, above average. Starting to cool down saturday, and much much cooler, sunday, you guys . Coming up, the new problems scientists are now facing in the fight against covid19. Plus, many breweries and distilleries are making Hand Sanitizer now during this health crisis, but, in chico, one brewery has other ideas, and they are helping patients at a hospital. Welcome back, mornings on 2, time now, is 7 15. Allowing businesses to reopen, the governor says the local and government leaders and Business Owners in yuba and southern counties are risking the lives of others. A big mistake, they are putting their public at risk, they are putting our progress at risk, we are clear about that, well aware of those examples. These are exceptions, these are real exceptions, the overwhelming majority of californians are playing by the rules, doing the right thing. The governor also, small sacramento business featuring products made in california, says thats an example of the businesses following the guidelines, and hes relieved he can help by allowing some of them to reopen on friday. He says he knows about the economic challenges so many businesses around the state are facing, and he has great sympathy for them. Deep admiration and appreciation for these entrepreneurs that put everything on the line. And truly, everything is on the line, as we move into this next phase to make sure we do it right. The governors is reopening some of the businesses will help some of the 4 Million People who filed for an implement insurance since the middle of march, and having people working again is good for the economy and for the people of california. The federal judges siding with Governor Newsom over the right to ban Church Services to prevent the spread of covid19. The court ruled the stayat home order did not violate Constitutional Rights to religious freedom. The Cross Christian center sued the governor last month the pastor of the church says, this complaint to the ruling and will continue for the right to worship. Raisings new concerns about the coronavirus. A study finds it mutated into a new and more infectious strain. From the data its showing it may be even more contagious than the original strain found in china, as well as many strains originally found in italy. National lab in new mexico published a study that reviewed the genomes of 6000 infected patients. Researchers concluded, the new strain surfaced, three months ago. It carries a socalled, fight protein, that allows the virus to attack human cells. That shows indeed can change and the virus becomes more infectious, more dominant. Scientists say they are concerned current vaccines being developed for the original virus may not work against this new strain. The researchers say they have not found any evidence this new strain is any deadlier. Time now, 7 18, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company making some major contributions in the fight to covid19. A supply needed to preserve covid19 tests is in high demand. Quality Assurance Lab and its staff, to create a new solution, nearby Medical Center in chico. The hospital received its first batch of 1000 vials from sierra, now they are taking them to make sure they are still irl. Sierra nevada has also helped make and sanitizers during the pandemic. Time now is 7 18. We are inching toward the middle of may, and we got a tweet earlier today from a Cherry Orchard in brentwood, that said they are opening for business soon. I know you are talking produce a little later on today. Gasia, you just read my mind. We will be on about one of the topics, cherries. One third he has a number of them. The supply chain, everything that has been going on. We had rain in early april, cherries dont like rain, so we will have some good news, that will be about 9 50 today. We do have some higher clouds down towards san jose, but mostly its beginning to clear out, and temperatures will start to warm up. 52, san jose, i was looking at the cameras from san joses meteorology department. That son, getting up there. And speaking of san jose, 182 today, jumping up from 63, 70 in santa rosa, 79 to 85. Santa rosa, 15 compared to this time of year. Fairfield, concorde our cooler, so just a heads up on the breeze. Some are very cool, and others are quite warm here, we are seeing 40s, 50s, brentwood, 60, and here it starts. That holds and they will be close to 90 today. And here is mt. Diablo, due north, just shy of 50 miles an hour and picking up. North, northwest at 20. It was early this morning. Is kicking in this week a little system starts to push off east and south and temperatures are on their way up. Fog is not an issue. The bigger jump will be tomorrow, thursday, and friday, the hottest day. Saturday, cooler, and a big cooldown on sunday. And im talking rain into late monday and tuesday. All right, time is 7 20. As businesses begin to reopen, Many Employers want to incorporate social distancing into the workplace. Coming up, why the modern open floor office may become a thing of the past. As normal people venture out of the house, how do you make sure you are really six feet apart . We will tell you about a system using sensors to keep people safe. California phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. Right now, you need and endless entertainment. Xfinity has you covered, with reliably fast speeds, the most inhome wifi coverage, and advanced security included. Plus, access all your streaming apps in one place, including peacock. 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San diego tech Company Created a system to help his this is make sure Companies Stay six feet apart. The company is fast censored, it can track cell phone frequencies, as customers walk through a store. If customers are getting too close to a certain area, the system alerts the store owner or manager, who can tell the customers to split up. Very simple, straightforward program. We put a couple sensors in the building, they tell us where they see the data, and. The information collected is said to be completely anonymous. The time is 7 25. Host americans want to work from home after the shelter in place order is lifted third is a poll by ibm, finding 54 of americans want to be able to primarily work from home. 75 would like the option to do it occasionally. 40 of people said, it, they feel strongly their employer should offer opt in remote work options. Reporter employees arent the only ones who want to stick to a plan. Some businesses are considering the option of getting rid of the workplace, altogether. Experts say employers have seen a surge in productivity with remote work, and they might move towards that model, permanently. A lot of companies are going to through this and think maybe remote work is feasible in a lot of job situations, where maybe in the past they didnt think it could work. Even if businesses dont stick to a remote setting, many businesses are looking at options for changing the workplace to accommodate social distancing. Some companies are completely changing work environments, adding colored carpet for six feet distancing, along with plexiglass barriers. Nike says it is delivering thousands of shoes to thousands of healthcare workers. Nike plans to donate 30,000 pairs of zooms to nurses and other Healthcare Professionals in cities around the world. The shoes are designed in mind with special cushions and attraction. Time is 7 27. The coronavirus pandemic has led to meet shortages around the country. One industry is trying to fill in the gap. We will tell you about a company that is really ramping up production. Uc berkeley trying to get students back in the classroom. We will tell you about the hybrid plan the chancellor expects to adopt for the fall semester. Good morning, the white house restructuring its response to the coronavirus what President Trump is now focusing on to reopen the economy. Plus, the new coronavirus testing sites opening today in Santa Clara County, where its happening, and how much will the tests cost . From ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Thank you , thank you for joining us. Im dave clark. Was still practicing social distancing, we are going to talk about the changes coming in the weather. We have had an interesting week here, gasia. We had a cooldown in the fog yesterday, now we are setting back the stage of back on those temperatures and to warm them up, we will get to mid 80s, inland. The higher clouds are still there, but they are marching out of the area, and it will take long for them to really exit the entire bay area. There are some on the east and south. Warming begins, and there are some 80s yesterday, but there will be submitted 80s today. It looks like any fog has been wiped out. Santa rosa is already 56, and they are running 15 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Nevada was 14 degrees warmer. They have a north wind. Fairfield, concorde, even oakland. So it depends if you have that wind or not. Diablo does, north at almost 50. But temperatures will kick in and we will have some good temperatures today. We will be above average, coast, bay, and also inland for the next couple of days. Lets head over to sal. Weve had a few issues. Where would you like to start . We are going to start with the Richmond Bridge, steve. A car fire that closed lanes to get the Fire Department in there. I want to show you this back up here, on the Richmond Bridge toll plaza. It is very, very slow, in fact, i can show it to you now. I mean, people are barely moving, this is not a static shot. This is a shot of people stuck in this backup on the Richmond Bridge, westbound. And that is because of the earlier, look what you can see on the other side cars are moving through. I mean, we are in a world of hurt, here. Look at all that slow traffic, driving in across the Richmond Bridge. I would not recommend using that bridge trying to get into morin. Maybe a go up to highway 37, maybe go the long way around, or maybe you kind of switch things up. Dont get on the Richmond Bridge. You are going to get stuck in a bunch of traffic. 7 32. Lets go back to the headlines. The white house is going to restructure its Coronavirus Task force and its response to covid19. Reporter says it is going to be winding down the work of the Coronavirus Task force that has been at the head of the response to the pandemic. The president says it is now time for a shift in focus to reopen the economy. Now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening, and we will have a Different Group probably set up for that. The president has encouraged states to begin reopening, saying, although americans will continue to be badly affected by the coronavirus, he says, we cant keep our country closed for the next five years. Time is now 7 33. Governor newsom, praised for his response to the coronavirus, but he is also being criticized. The governor introduced dozens of new policies but critics say sometimes plans are renounced before ready to be launched. One example, the governor suggestion that caliphate schools may open early for the next school year may be in july. Well, that caught many School Administrators and teachers off guard. These were unfortunate comments, he was getting ahead of himself. There is any sort of proposal for an early start to school, like in july, that would have to be bargained with us, okay . And there has been no conversation about that. Reporter i mean, some of the criticism has definitely found it, but i think some people on these announcements. Three free meals a day to senior citizens. The federal funding for the program is due to run out on sunday, just as some cities actually get the project going. Happening today, two more coronavirus test sites are open in the south bay. Ktvus allie rasmus is here with more on the efforts in Santa Clara County. Allie . Reporter yes, there are two new test sites opening in santa clara to, in fact they are open already, opened at 7 00. One is at James High School, that is where we can bring you this live picture of what it looks like right there right now. This is one of the two locations, you can see the front doors open, these Testing Facilities open right at 7 00 this morning. You can see some people in the distance, working there. Now, the testing officially started 30 minutes ago. It will go until 7 00 tonight, and this site will be open every day this week and next, except for this sunday. The other testing site is opening today is at christopher high school, on dave freud, day road. 132 tests are capable per day, and because theyre limited right now, they are prioritizing who can get tested for now. They are giving priority to people who work in Skilled Nursing facilities, also people with symptoms, and healthcare and first responders, even if not showing symptoms of coronavirus. Santa clara supervisor counties say they want to expand the testing to more people. What we are hoping happens is that we have enough tests available that we can test people who are both symptomatically and a some dramatic. Thats really what the goal is. The site opened at 7 00 this morning, they will remain open until 7 00 tonight, and everyday from tuesday until saturday, excuse me, wednesday to saturday, and next monday again. You can come, even if you dont have health insurance, and regardless of immigration status. The tests are partnered with the state and a private medical company called, again, ud, you do need to call to get an appointment. At the countys website, we have a link to it on our website, ktvu. Com. Reporting live, allie rasmus, fox 2 news. Providing alcohol, marijuana, and methadone for the homeless who are living in hotels right now third the permit of Public Health confirmed, on twitter, it is giving those drugs to addicts. And the taxpayers are not paying for it. The deponent also says the drugs help their guests successfully complete isolation and quarantine and have significant individual and Public Health benefits, in the covid19 pandemic. San francisco supervisors are considering emergency legislation to let temporary safe sleeping sites be used for the homeless on cityowned land other than recreation parks to prevent. The goal is to slow down the spread of the coronavirus by setting up tents, 12 feet apart, on open space, and in parking lots. The goal would be to have space for 40 to 60 tents. These sites would also have health services, bathrooms, and handwashing stations. Some of oaklands most vulnerable residents now have a new place to live. Operation homebase is a coronavirus isolation trainer program. The state donated trailers to provide social distancing for people who are homeless and asked the city for help to avoid getting sick. Operation homebase will be giving safe respite to around 130 of our unhoused residents who are particularly vulnerable to covid19. These are our recess back from east oakland, so from this area, who have come forward to ask for help. Operation homebase will provide three meals per day, water answer connections to each trailer. Taking steps toward reopening dmv offices around the state. As of now, there are no confirmed dates, but there are hints it could be before the end of this month. Dmv director told the San Francisco chronicle, the offices will reopen in phases. The first phase would have 185 offices reopen. The rest could open one month later. All business has to be by appointment only. And offices will follow social distancing rules. Uc berkeleys chancellor expects to adopt what she calls a hybrid plan for classes this coming fall. She says it is likely some classes will be inperson, others will be online. She says the school wants to hold a semester in the cloud for students who cant come to campus, by the time school again on august 26. She expects the final decision by the middle of next month. Lets talk about getting outside, and being mindful of social distancing while also getting some fresh air. We could push the evening walk. It makes a huge difference in our patterns, like hey, its 8 00. All right. We do have higher clouds clearing the area, and its a little cool for some and not bad for others. But temperatures have been pretty chilly, and next week will also be pretty chilly. Before i get too ahead of myself , i want to mention we will be warmer today. It is windy up in the hills, sunny, breezy, and those temperatures will carry us through the afternoon and probably the next couple of days. Santa rosa, up to 85, livermore, 84, san jose 82. 56 nevada and santa rosa, 53, san jose, with a few high clouds there. 59 in pittsburgh, and performers , low 50s to mid 50s all the way from fremont up to alameda. North at 41 was almost 50 at mt. Diablo, so coming down a little bit from the berkeley hills, it looks like it is turning northwest right now. San francisco, colder than the bay, you dont see that often. That is really cold water. I cant remember the last time San Francisco was colder than the bay but it is today. 60s, 70s, there could be 80s 82 clearlake as well out to oakley, maybe gilroy, but warmer temperatures even more, thursday, friday, still warm saturday, and a big cooldown sunday next week, with maybe some rain. Thank you. 7 41. Outraged, after a man was seen wearing what appeared to be a hood in a supermarket. How the mayor of that city responded. At 8 00, the marriage rate has dropped to its lowest level, we will take a look at how the pandemic may be affecting some relationships. Celebrating front line heroes on National Nurses day. Still to come on the 9, inside the icu at zuckerberg, and one nurse there who works in critical care. Finding new ways to serve customers. Connect employees. And work with partners. Comcast business is right there with you. With a network that helps give you speed, reliability and security. And enough bandwidth to handle all your connected devices. Voice Solutions Like remote Call Forwarding and readable voicemail. And safe, convenient installation. When every connection counts, you can count on us. Get the connectivity your business needs. Call today. Comcast business. 16. laughter how many pints of iced tea are left in the pitcher . Times. Ten. So, wait. errhhhhh do you want to show us the continents on the. No. It is not going good. My mom is getting stressed out. speaks hebrew mommas tired. I, im, like. Woooo. screams sighs heavily so, starting just quickly by breathing in. I never thought id say this, but i kind of miss school the teachers, i mean, yall are gifted people i thank you so much for what youre doing. Their investment into our children is beyond what we can even imagine. Appreciate all that you do. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Investigating after him and was seen shopping at a supermarket while wearing a kkk hood. After face coverings became mandatory in san diego county. Circulating on social media are photos, and has prompted condemnation. I am stunned, stunned, because its always sad when somebody, regardless of what the reasoning is, resorts to putting any kind of symbol out there that depicts some kind of hatred. Some customers say they were frightened, especially after store workers asked the man to take off the hood and leave. The been told he removed the hood at the checkout area before paying for groceries and leaving. Officers are looking into the matter. Our time is 7 46. For the first time in 115 years, new york citys subway systems was shut and overnight so that trains and stations could be disinfected to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. These trains which normally run 24 hours a day were shut down between 1 00 a. M. And 5 00 a. M. , for what will be a cleaning. New york is still hardhit by the virus, with more than 170,000 virus cases, or than 13,000 people have died. Even though the number of hospitalizations has leveled off, Governor Cuomo has resisted calls to let businesses reopen over concerns over another surge in cases. How much is a human life worth . Thats the real discussion. I say cost of human life, a human life is priceless. Period. The governor says the subway cleaning is to protect riders and workers, almost 100 new York City Transit workers have died from covid19. Six flags theme park, here in north america, reopening this month. Six flags in vallejo will remain closed because of our statewide shelter in place order. However, theme parks in georgia, the southwest, and mexico city, are going to reopen but will be following social distancing guidelines. Visitors must make reservations first and have to wear masks and have their temperatures checked. Time is 7 47. , tyson foods will restart production in waterloo, iowa, at the biggest pork Processing Plant in the country. That plant has been closed for two weeks after a covid19 outbreak. Tyson says workers tested positive will stay on sick leave until they are cleared by Health Officials. Also, the plant will not resume for production for now. A lot of companies are speaking out on the impact of the coronavirus and the shelter in place. Pam cook is here with, todays dollars and cents. Pam . Good morning, again. Our director reflection, loss or gain in business during the pandemic. On the positive side, the New York Times, papa johns pizza, and cbs, all beat analyst expectations for the quarter. Before that opening bell rang, a lot of talk about disney, the shares in disney are actually up a little bit, but it does report a 1. 4 billion hit to profits since the theme parks are closed, sports are on hold, and disney executives warning that that could take quite a while for things to bounce back. Taking a look at the numbers, they have been fluctuating quite a bit this morning, but across the board, the dow, the nasdaq, and the s p 500 up quite a bit, about a third to half of 1 , the nasdaq, posting the biggest gain up 1 1 4 . 8916, so soon for the nasdaq, Technology Stocks have been doing pretty well lately. While the Meat Industry in the u. S. Is dealing with a fractured supplychain, plant based products continue to grow in popularity. Now, the ceo of ready, redwood city helping the meat shortages will prompt more people to get plantbased products to try. The company is rolling out meatless burgers to 1700 Kroger Stores across the country. I actually think many of them are never going to want to go back to the Old School Meet from farm houses. The trend is also taking place in china, where more consumers are turning to plant based diets, as suspicions over possible link between infections grows. The alternatives to meet companies have seen a record spike in demand. Airbnb says the drop in Global Travel is forcing it to cut almost 2000 jobs. Airbnb says the pandemic means fewer people are traveling, so it is expected to see revenue cut in half this year. It is also eliminating businesses that are not directly tied to home sharing, that includes investments in movie production and hotels. California is suing huber and lift, over bypassing new labor laws. They provide protections such as minimum wage and unemployment insurance, the state also claims by categorizing drivers as independent contractors, uber and lyft failed to pay state and federal taxes. Inappropriately classifying massive numbers of california drivers as independent contractors, as a result, the company each avoided hundreds of millions of dollars in social safety net obligations. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in restitution for unpaid wages and requests the court force the companies to immediately classify drivers as employees. The companys have lost a lot of business during all of this just moments ago, uber announcing it is laying off drivers, recruiting team members. Thats a look at your dollars and cents. All right, pam, thank you. Time is 7 52. Steve joins us as well, talking about how weather is going to change a little bit. Asking again about how this will affect people with bad allergy problems, like your son , gasia. Race. Wind is we will be focused on wednesday into friday. They are not going to last, we are going to start cooling by the weekend, so we are looking for clouds to move out, Half Moon Bay down to san jose, they are not going to last too much longer. Worming begins. We had a warm up there on monday, kind of level off with fog going back, tuesday. We start to warm up, and a bigger jump will be tomorrow, 40s, 50s to 60s. Fairfield, 48. Napa is 42, livermore, 49. So there are some cool readings here. We will with an east wind. The high builds and, and that system, once that kicks off to the east, so 80s, 86 and for a little more 80 for livermore to mountain view, Half Moon Bay, 66. 78, san mateo and also santa cruz. It starts to back off a little, saturday and cools down big time as we head into sunday and monday. All right, steve, thank you. Time is 7 53. Coming up on mornings on 2, fire does not take a break during the pandemic. Have firefighters will work while still maintaining social distancing roles. Boardedup storefronts turning into works of art during the pandemic. You can expect the unexpected fort march on ledge, find out when beast mode will be coming back to football. Good morning. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Now 7 57. And what a great request for it this will get you rocking here a little bit here on the commute. It looks like things are getting a bit busy out there these days, but take the music with you. If you do have a request for a song, the best way to do it is hit me up on social media. That would be facebook, twitter, and instagram, and use the hashtag, ktvu. Some drivein movie theaters are reopening and making a comeback. The Capitol Drive in him a saturday, and in concorde, as well as the sacrament of drive in, are all open for business. Visitors have to wear a mask whenever they leave their car to go to the restroom. They cannot be parked within 10 feet of each other. Studios are really releasing new movies right now, so the driveins are screening movies still shown in late february. The time now 7 57. Voting will happen today on renaming a middle school. Right now, in san jose, california is first governor, who critics call a racist, who worked to keep native americans, african americans, and the chinese from coming into california. Seven suggested names, reflecting historical, influential figures in san jose. Ktvu is proud to partner up to provide daily Educational Programming for some of the younger students, who are now out of the classroom. The program is called sf Love Learning , its a daily academic lesson for children in preschool through second grade. Time is 7 58. Beast mode may be back for another football season. He is a free agent now, but his representatives are talking to the seattle seahawks. He is a native of oakland as you know, he turned 34 this month, but he can still run like that. He has been on three nfl teams, and it looked like he was going to retire after playing with the raiders until he came back with the seattle seahawks, late last season. I mean its almost expect the unexpected. But my agent has been in touch with seattle, so like i said, we will see what happens. And i mean it is what it is, and im living good, so i aint worried too much. Weve got to get partial here on mornings on 2. He won a super bowl with the seahawks. A deadly officer involved shooting at Half Moon Bay, why deputies say they had to open fire. Plus, ucfs researchers reviewing the latest coronavirus results, what they found in their growing concerns. The weather is changing, how bay area firefighters are getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season. From ktvu fox 2 news , this is mornings on 2. Welcome back everyone to trans, mornings on 2. Also my office for some help, i will tell you, steve paulson, it is the families working from home suffering the most. [ laughter ] wearing many hats over there i expect. Mike, good morning, sir. All right, steve, good morning. High clouds are clearing out, but they are not going to last very long here. They will be on the way, kicking out and already a northwind is taking the city to 56 in one hour. 59, santa rosa. You have a bit of a breeze, and so temperatures are on their way up. Again, northnortheast, and all bets are off. The coast, that northwind at santa rosa, also fairfield turns north, there it is. Everything is warming up, here. Temperatures will start to jump up well above average. Everyone in the next few days will be up where they should be this time of year. Lets head to sal now. My gosh, we have had. Traffic is moving better musty. They cleared the car fire, and there was a huge backup, and thats why the traffic was going very slow. To marin county for middleton area. Driving from richmond to marin county, there is going to be a big backup at the bay bridge. Its improving, because they cleared the car fire that was on the span. But it seems traffic is light. This will start clearing out if you wait for about an hour, that should do it. Its 8 02, lets go back to the headlines. Thank you. New this morning, an overnight crash in san leandro killed one person and injured another. Now this crash happened just around 1 00 this morning on north 880. An suv veered to the shoulder and then crashed into a wall of rocks. If there is anybody traveling through the area that might have seen something that we are asking they call the hayward chp office. Chp says its still too early to tell what exactly led up to that crash. The name of the victim has not yet been released. Now to developing news in east bay where a brush fire is burning just off highway 4 in concorde. It is currently affecting traffic, trying to get onto the freeway from little password. Firefighters say it started in an abandoned building where a homeless person was living. We will keep you updated on the firefighters progress. The san mateo sheriffs county shot and killed a woman at half bay, but deputies say she fired at them first. We are live with more on this developing story. Sarah, good morning. Reporter good morning, mike. We are still waiting on more details about this shooting, but our photographer actually stopped by Half Moon Bay this morning, and his video shows that the scene has now been broken down. But he spoke to a man who lives in a camper, who says he know the woman who was killed. He did not want to talk on camera, because he said he is mourning the loss. The San Mateo County Sheriffs Office was informed they were called out to main street just before 7 30 last night heard sheriffs deputies said they pulled, they told the woman to drop a gun, to which she fired shots and they fired back. They did not say whether any deputies were her. The woman has not been publicly identified yet, but we know she was in her 30s or 40s. Investigators were out for hours processing the scene. Police say this area draws a lot of tourists, the news may come as a surprise to many, because officer involved shootings really dont happen often there. We look back to our records and in 2014, san mateo deputies killed an 18yearold woman in Half Moon Bay they say lunged at them with a knife. After last nights shooting, we have reached out to the Sheriffs Office, and we are waiting to hear back. Reporting live, Sara Zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. New this morning, a complaint is being filed against oakland city after firing a former police chief, kurt patrick. At the time she says she had been fired in part because she was denying special favors. Documents showing the city hired a private investigator to look into claims. Harris demanded the Oakland Police department reimburse the city has until june 20th to respond this morning. Elephant he could reach 60,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. According to johns Hopkins University for nearly 59 people in the state contracted the disease. More than 2500 were reported just yesterday. So far, about 2400 people have died from the virus, right here in california. Researchers at ucsf are showing infection rates at a higher percentage among latino communities. Among three dozen people tested last month, 2. 1 came back positive for covid19. What really bothers me is that people who have the virus dont even know about it, and they are living in Housing Conditions they are living in in a statement, ucsf says the virus exploits preexisting vulnerabilities in our society. Hopefully with this data we can respond and start putting resources to work. Meanwhile, People Living in the mission saying they are wearing about whether they will still have jobs when the economy opens, as many cannot work from home and are currently out of work. President trump is shutting down the federal Coronavirus Task force and replacing it with another group that is instead focusing on reopening our nations economy. As Vice President mike pence says, the task force could finish its work by the end of the month. Meanwhile, there could be more in store for americans, as nancy pelosi moving next forward with the 800 billion measure expected for additional testing, money for states, and another direct round of Cash Payments to taxpayers. The new package should include Liability Protection for hospitals and businesses. President trump is calling for a temporary suspension of payroll taxes. Out to wall street, and we see stocks are up just slightly , but we like it when we see green as we do on the dow. Some investors are encouraged by states reopening or others reopening plans. We see the dow jones is up slightly here, ever so slightly on the plus side, s p 500 showing a bump up, the nasdaq up by a good full percentage point. Pg e is going to host a webinar for customers specifically in sonoma and napa counties. The utilities says its going to give out information about preventing wildfires and reducing the impact of Public Safety power shut off. Pg e will share how they plan on making the show smaller in size, shorter in length, and work better for the communities. This webinar begins at 5 30 tonight, and if you would like to listen in, we have information posted on our website, ktvu. Com. Just look under web links. While the publics attention is still focused on the current pandemic, bay area firefighters are warning about the upcoming fire season. We are only one week into the month of may, and those green hills around much of the bay area are slowly turning brown, and quickly drying up. Coupled with below average rain, some say we could see an early and destructive fire season. The grasses are curing, and the warmer it gets, the quicker they will cure, and that allows for ignitions to take off a lot easier. Plans are underway, forcing staff to rethink how to fight a wildfire here. Cruise may have to practice social distancing and be evaluated for symptoms before and after fighting a wildfire. Those base camps with thousands of firefighters packed into a single staging area, that also could be reconsidered. My husband was on our back hill taking care of dead grasses, and i learned a new term, i used to call it a weed wacker, but apparently it is a string trimmer these days. It is used to clear out those brush and weeds. I say either one, gasia, c machine does the same thing. But i started clearing my now about a month in the back. There might be some good news here. There are signs we are going to get some rain next week. That will certainly help. The higher clouds are clearing out, all signs point towards a warmup here, and its already starting to happen. High clouds and winds more northerly, so sunny and breezy, looking warmer for all. Temperatures jumping up and we will get to mid 80s, it would not surprise me when we see fairfield, brentwood, santa rosa, 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Not so much for anyone else. I mean fairfield jumped up rapidly here, again, that northwind, 59, santa rosa, so there are a few warming up, and the key is that wind direction. It went to north, and they went up to 60, so that will make for your 90 today. Mt. Diablo almost had a gust of 50, but it has since moved down to around 35. As it builds in temperatures are going to jump up today. With coast bay, everyone getting in on the sunshine, if it does not peek tomorrow, it will peak, friday. Still warm, but a big cooldown, sunday, with the possibility of rain. Coming up next, right here on mornings on 2, preventing the spread of coronavirus. Coming up, the new problems scientists are facing in the fight against covid19. Any breweries and distillers are making Hand Sanitizer during this health crisis, but in chico, one company has other ideas and is helping patients at the nearby hospital. music all right, welcome back, Governor Newsom criticizing Sutter County and yuba county for defying Health Orders and allowing businesses to reopen. They are making a big mistake putting their public at risk, they are putting our progress at risk. We have been clear about that, well aware of those examples third these are exceptions, these are real exceptions, the overwhelming majority of californians are playing by the rules, doing the right thing. Yesterday, the governor also toured a small sacrament of business that features products specifically made in california. He says its an example of businesses following the guidelines, and he is relieved he can allow some of them to reopen on friday. He says he knows about the economic challenges so many businesses across the state are facing, and he has great sympathy for those businesses. A deep admiration and appreciation for these entrepreneurs that put everything on the line. And truly, everything is on the line , as we move into this next phase to make sure we do it right. The governor says reopening some lowrisk businesses says it will help those who have filed for unemployment since march. A federal judge is siding with Governor Newsom over the right to ban Church Services to prevent the spread of covid19. The court ruled yesterday that the stayathome order did not violate Constitutional Rights to religious freedom. The Cross Christian center sued the governor last month. The pastor of the church said he is disappointed with the ruling and is continuing to fight for the right to worship. A bistro in napa is open for business, along with customers, county inspectors also expected to be dropping by. The Restaurant Owner said officials came by yesterday and told them to shut down, but he refused, so they promised to come back today with a restraining order. The governor says he is following guidelines being used , including handwashing, protecting workers, and half as many tables being used. If you dont feel comfortable, dont come, we dont want you to come and feel uncomfortable. But we are ready for you to start dining with us. You are at no more risk here than at at walmart, target, or whole foods. Moving forward after weighing the countys low infection rating against the need to earn a living and pay employees. New concerns about the coronavirus. The virus mutated into a new more, infectious strain. The data is showing it is more contagious than original strain found in china, as well as, you know, many of the strains originally found in italy. The national lab in new mexico published a study that reviewed the genomes of 6000 infected patients. Researchers concluded the new strains surfaced months ago and carry a new spike protein that allows the virus to attack human cells. This is very important, that shows indeed this can change, and the virus can become more infectious and more dominant. Scientists are concerned vaccines being developed for the virus may not work against this new strain, but researchers say they have not found evidence this new strain is deadlier. The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company making a big contribution here in the fight against covid19. The brewery making a vital transport medium needed to preserve covid19 tests, which are in high demand. The brewery has been using its quality Assurance Lab and staff to create a solution for nearby Medical Centers in chico. 1000 files are now being checked to make sure they are sterile. s to some distillers are making Hand Sanitizer, everyone is doing their part. To if you dont mind the heat, wait until this afternoon, because you will have no problem. The next couple of days are expected to be the hottest. A major change next week. If you like the warmth, the next three days will be for you. But if you want some cooler weather. I say just hold on because it sure looks like it next week. The high clouds are exiting stage right, its sunny, so it will be warmer. Santa rosa is already 11 degrees warmer than yesterday. After that i think you will see a good jump for some in the next hour because we have seen 57, san jose, so we are getting to bounce off pretty rapidly. There is that north wind. Once that happens, the back of those guests, they will be in the upper 80s, maybe 90 if that holds. That is a pretty warm direction for them. So warming up, mid 80s, a few upper 80s, its always tough when there is a north robust wind. But then we look to have a drop on sunday. We will be looking for some next changes, but the next few days will be sunny and warm. Coming up, the marriage rate dropped to its lowest rate, take a look at how the pandemic is affecting some relationships. Also, or and more people are venturing out of the home, how to make sure you are actually six feet apart from strangers. We will outline a new set of sensors to help keep people distanced. Yes, welcome back to mornings on 2. 8 23. And this was a huge song in the 80s, think, chelsea, for the request. Take on me, by aha on traffic jams. How do you get a request on the air . Its pretty simple, really. Just send us your request, go to facebook, twitter, or instagram, use the hashtag, ktvu, and by the way, this song was used by one of the giants , i think it was morris, who used this as i walk on song. Just a little tribute, there. Lets go back to mike, at 8 24. Ensuring customers remain six feet apart, moving forward here. The company fast sensor, can track frequency, from cell phones, as customers walk through a store. As customers are getting too close in a certain area, the system alerts the store owner or manager, who can come in and split those customers up. Very simple, straightforward program, we set up a couple sensors in the building, they tell us the data, and immediately we know. The system does have some privacy concerns, the company says the data gathered is completely anonymous. Couples are now able to get married, virtually, here in california, when a couple in Santa Clara County was the first to do so. They have been dating Long Distance for four years after they met online. They were seeking a marriage license before the shutdown and went ahead with their ceremony. Right now, their friends and family are watching. They have been apart from each other for so long, staying in the same place, and being able to get married, and have friends and family be able to enjoy them and join with them is very powerful. This week, marriages. The rate has dropped to its lowest on record, lowest level. Fewer couples were getting married long before this pandemic. A drop shows in ameritrade between 2017 and 2018. The pandemic may not only delay people from getting married but also challenge existing marriages. There are going to be relationships where these new circumstances, however long they may last, are going to be externally difficult. And certain marriages are really going to benefit from this time that many of us are getting. The marriage rate in our country has plummeted during the great depression, but then world war ii. We know mothers day is coming up, and ktvu is so proud to feature incredible women leading up to that special day. This morning we are happy to honor louise gallegos, of hayward. Her children call her a hero, and they write, she taught us anything worth having requires hard work. She raised four children while working fulltime as a sheet metal worker, and later as a manager, getting her ged. 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Watch out for those bobcats though, mike. Thats all you need. All right, we will get right to it. Higher clouds are moving out, and everything is beginning to clear, so sunny, breezy, and we are getting that northwind for wednesday. Temperatures, look at golden gate park, with a little east breeze, they are now 59. That did not take long. 39 on the pressure, for those of you who follow that. Nevada, plus 7, but i think you will start to see a bigger move on these in the next hour. 50, 60s on the thames, fairfield, 59, hayward, there you go. We are getting a bit of an offshore breeze. Look for highs to be in the 80s to near 90, especially from santa rosa out towards eastern solano county. Will be closer to upgrading all right, over to the bridge we have had all sorts of issues this morning. And how is that situation, sal . We do have traffic from richmond, and we had an earlier car fire on that stand, and things are beginning to now improve, and its looking more normal on that bridge. You can also see traffic is moving the other way around, but still a bit of a backup. The rest of the commute looks all right, as you see, there is a bit of slowing in hayward, approaching a crash just before , there, you can see some slow traffic as you head down to highway 83. Go back to the headlines. The white house is going to restructure its Coronavirus Task force and its response to the covid19 crisis. President trump said it is going to be winding down work. The president says it is now time for a shift in focus to reopen the economy. Now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening, and we will have a group really set up for that. The president has encouraged states to begin reopening, saying although americans will continue to be badly affected by the coronavirus, he says, we cant keep our country closed for the next five years. Governor newsom has been praised for his response in this fight against covid19, but on the other side, he has been criticized for his response in this fight against the coronavirus. The governor has introduced dozens of new policies, but critics say sometimes the plans are announced before they are ready to be launched. One example, a suggestion that schools could open early for the next year, perhaps possibly in late july. That got many administrators and teachers caught off guard. These were unfortunate comments, he was getting ahead of himself. If there was any sort of proposal for an early start to school, like in july, that would have to be bargained with us, okay . And there has been no conversation about that. I mean some of the criticism is definitely sound, but i think people need to put more doubt on some of these nonsense. The plan for counties to get three free meals a day delivered to eligible seniors, but federal funding for that program is said to run out on sundays, just as some cities get the project going. Test sites are opening up in the south bay. We have ktvus ktvu allie rasmus on the scene. Reporter she says the County School will eventually be able to test as many as 4000 per day for covid19 and she says they are not there yet, hopefully in the next couple of weeks they will reach that goal, but adding these two new testing site is certainly part of the goal of ramping up testing capacity. Here is a map of those two locations. One is at James High School in east san jose. The other, at christopher high school, on day road in gilroy. The tests are by pointman only, and appoint appointments start at 7 00 a. M. For now they can only do 132 tests a day at each site, and that is why they are prioritizing who can get testing here first. People who work at Skilled Nursing facilities, first responders, and healthcare workers, and also anyone with symptoms of covid19. Eventually though, they want to expand testing to more people. We are trying to get enough so everyone can be tested. And the importance of that is as people start to go back to work, we want to make sure that people know that they are healthy and know that if they are not, we can more quickly follow up with them and their family members. One of the challenges to expanding testing to everyone right now is finding all materials to do that. She says the county is speaking with governments across the country trying to get the necessary testing supplies. For now, if you want to get tested at the two new sites, Health Official workers say you have to make an appointment, even if you dont have health insurance, and regardless of immigration status, you can qualify, if you meet those other requirements for getting tested right now. Again, you do need to make an opponent, and in order to do that, we have the information on our website, you can go to ktvu. Com, and click on this story. Porting live, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you, allie for that. Some citizens outraged when hearing the homeless currently living in hotels in San Francisco have received drugs including marijuana, alcohol. Simple cisco supervisors are considering emergency legislators to allow temporary safe sleeping sites for the homeless on cityowned land, under the parking parks to prevent. The goal is to spread, slow the spread of coronavirus. The goal would be to have space for 40 to 60 tents. The site would also allow health services, bathrooms, and handwashing stations. Some of oaklands most vulnerable residents have a new place to live. The city is launching a new project called operation homebase. Its a coronavirus isolation Trailer Program in east oakland. 57 trailers were donated to the homeless and have asked the city to help them avoid getting sick. Operation homebase will be giving safe respite to around 130 of our own house residents who are particularly vulnerable to covid19. These are on house residents from east oakland, so from this area who have come forward to ask for help or it operation homebase will also provide meals, water, and sewer connections to each trailer. Stomach california is taking steps right now towards reopening. As of right now, there are no confirmed dates to reopening dmvs, but it could be before the end of the month. The offices will reopen in phases, that first phase will have 25 of the 185 offices open, and the rest would be open about one month later. All visits will have to be by apartment only, and offices will have to follow social distancing rules. Uc berkeleys chancellor expects to adopt what she is calling a hybrid plan for classrooms come this fall. She says it is likely some classes will be held in person. Others will be held online. She says the school wants to hold a semester in the cloud for students who cant come to campus by the time school is set to start on august 2 she says students have until next month to file. To turn boardedup businesses into works of art. Organizations such as paint, commissioned to paint the murals. Other murals are creating interpretations behind the artist. Never have returned to art as much as we have in the past couple months. Steve paulson, you really can find beauty just about everywhere, if you know where to find. If you like warmer weather, i have a beauty of a forecast for the next couple of days. It may be a little too warm for you, but cooler weather is on the way for almost all of next week. Higher clouds look like they are long gone. Warming begins, and we have a warm up on monday, while getting a northwind, temperatures will go right back up, already there is a northwind, and at San Francisco, they are on their way inland thames, again what you could easily get past when there is a northwind in there. Santa rosa, 59, the northwind and northwest at novato. North at fairfield. About half an hour ago, that makes a huge difference, eastern celano, custer county, all the way into the hills we are starting to see that northerly direction. That means warming up today, tomorrow, probably most of friday as well. 80s, 60, 67 around the bay. That we will be above average for the next 3 1 2 days. They are set to make a huge drop after saturday into sunday, and i might be talking about rain next monday into tuesday, you guys. Rain in may. All right, steve, thank you. We are saluting frontline heroes for National Nurses day. Still to come, inside the icu at zuckerberg hospital. Mn was seen wearing a kkk could at a supermarket. How the town mayor is responding. Mn was seen shopping at a supermarket wearing a kkk hood. On saturday, one day after face coverings became mandatory in san diego county. Some photos are circulating on social media, and the incident prompted combination from leaders in the town. I am stunned, stunned, because its always said when somebody, regardless of what the reasoning is, resorts to putting any kind of civil out there relating to any kind of hatred. Customers say they were frightened, especially after store workers asked the man to take the hood off or leave. The man tells the l. A. Times he did remove the hood before paying for his groceries. The authorities have said they will look into any possible charges. Subway systems in new york shut down for the first time in 115 years to reduce the spread of the coronavirus those trains would usually run 24 hours a day, they were shut down from 1 00 to 5 00 in the morning. New york continues to be hard hit by the virus with more than 13,000 deaths. Even though the number of hospitalizations has leveled off, the governor has resisted calls to allow businesses to reopen over concerns of another surge in cases. How much is a human life worth . Thats the real discussion. I say the cost of a human life, a human life is priceless, period. The governor says the overnight cleaning of the support system is to protect workers. Nearly 100 transit workers have died from covid19. Some six flags theme parks in north america are reopening this month. However discovery kingdom in vallejo will be staying closed because of the statewide shelter in place order. Theme parks in georgia, mexico city, are going to reopen, but will be following social distancing deadlines. Visitors must make reservations first, and they will have temperatures checked. To workers will be returning to tyson plant, which was previously closed after an outbreak among workers. Those tested positive will stay on sick leave until cleared by Health Officials. The plant will not resume full production for now. The problem with the meat business, it has helped the plant business. Lets check in with pam for dollars and cents. Pam . Good morning. Thats for sure, the Meat Industry hurting, and the plant industry growing. This money, the New York Times reports advertising revenue is likely to be down 50 this year. When the opening bell rang this morning, planet fitness, the cheesecake factory, and mattel, missed earnings estimates. Debate areas Electronic Arts beat by . 10 a share, gaining stocks also doing pretty well during this pandemic, taking a live look at the new york stock exchange, the dow and s p 500 have turned negative in the last hour. The s p 500, down just slightly , the dow down a quarter. The nasdaq was up more than once full percentage point. It is still up with Technology Stocks doing pretty well there. Beyond meat, though, analysts were actually looking for a loss of seven cents per share. Not stock, almost up . 19 per share this morning. As the Meat Industry deals with those shortages, plantbased products continue to grow in popularity. The ceo of more people are getting plantbased products a try, and they are rolling out meatless burgers to Kroger Stores across the country. I think many of them are never going to want to go back to the Old School Meet from farm houses. The trend is also taking place in china, where more consumers are turning to plant based diets amid suspicions of a possible link between animal meat and infection growth since the pandemic hit the u. S. , Meat Alternatives have seen a spike in demand. Airbnb says the sharp drop in demand of tribal travel, causing it to its workforce, about 2000 jobs. The pandemic means fewer people are traveling, so expect to see revenue cut in half this year. It is also illuminating businesses not directly linked to home sharing. That includes investments in movie production and hotels. New troubles for uber today. They are needing to lay off 3700 fulltime workers. Uber and lyft are also filed as defendants in a lawsuits, bypassing labor laws which provided workers protection such as minimum wage and unemployment insurance. The state also claims uber failed to pay state and local payroll taxes. Uber and lyft gained an unlawful advantage by listing drivers as contractors. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in restitution for unpaid wages and requests immediately classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. One other bit of bad news, the retailers also being hit hard during this pandemic, nordstrom, announcing this morning it will permanently close 16 of its stores, not saying exactly when or which stores. Thats a look at your morning dollars and cents. Lets go back to headlines. Thank you. Lets talk about the weather. I heard one of my favorite songs yesterday, blue say, blue sky, by willie nelson. You can play that as loud as you want. Temperatures will be bumping up. Very windy, but thats not the case unless you get that northwind, and that could be pretty strong. Gusts almost 50 miles an hour ago at mt. Diablo. Those temperatures will take us through the next couple of days. 50s, 60s for some already. San anselmo, over to the east, and martinez, alameda city, 62, pittsburg , so that northwind kicks in. And temperatures go up about 5, 10 degrees in less than an hour or so. Fairfield, northwest nevada, also up in the Oakland Berkeley hills, east bay hills, so the high kicks in for a couple of days. Temperatures on the way up. Today will be where we can move on out, and we continue to do this into friday. There might a for some weird and still warm o saturday, but starting to cool down a bit with a major change next week, you guys. Thank you. 8 53. California is planning to partially reopen. Still to come, Services Offered to customers before the end of the week. Also, thinking about the future as businesses reopen, any employers want to incorporate social distancing into the workplace. Coming up, why the modern open floor plan office may be a thing of the past. This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. Ever since darrells family started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. Ah, honey isnt that the dogs towel . Hey, me towel su towel. Theres more gain scent plus oxi boost and febreze odor remover in every fling. Gain. Seriously good scent. A new poll shows most americans want to work from home. After the shelter in place orders are lifted. 54 of americans would like to be able to primarily work from home. 75 would like the option to do it occasionally. 40 of people said they feel strongly their employers should offer opt in remote work options. Employees arent the only ones looking to stick to a work from home plan. Some businesses are actually exploring the option of ditching the workplace altogether. Starts saying employers have seen a surge in activity with home work and might move to that model, permit only. A lot of companies are having to realize that maybe remote work is feasible in a lot of jobs were situations in the past they really didnt think it could work. Even if businesses dont stick to a remote work setting, many businesses are exploring options of changing to accommodate social distancing. Some companies are completely changing work environments, adding in carpet for distancing, along with plexiglass barriers. Nike is donating thousands of shoes to healthcare workers. Nike has plans to donate some 30,000 pairs of air zooms to doctors, nurses, and other Healthcare Professionals in cities around the world. Nike says the shoes are designed with their needs in mind, including special cushioning and tracking. Beast mode may be back for another season. Lynch is a free agent but says his representatives are talking to the seattle seahawks. He turned 34 last month and has been on three nfl teams. It looked like he was going to retire after playing with the raiders, until he returned to the seahawks late last season. Its almost expect the unexpected. But right now, my agent has been talking with seattle, so we will see what is happening. If it works out, and i get back there, it is what it is. If not, im living good. So im not worried too much. Lynch has been selected and won a super bowl with the seahawks. Happening today, some soccer players can get a head start on returning to practice. The league is allowing players to actually resume individual workouts at the practice facility, only outdoors. They still cannot use indoor Training Facilities or locker rooms. These workouts are voluntary and cannot violate state and local shelter in place guidance. All students who receive free lunches, the kits include projects with many lesson plans that can be done, many of whom might have limited access to technology. The kits will be handed out, at five locations across the district including El Dorado Middle School in concorde. San leandro wal mart. Now, city leaders are refusing to identify the officers involved. And a possible mutation of the coronavirus. The new strain researchers are tracking and how it poses a challenge for creating a