Making so much noise that the governor will hear know that the churches are essential. California church is appealing for the governor to include churches in the states phase two reopening plan. While one church plans to reopen soon with her without. The approval. Good morning thank you for joining us. I am dave clark. I am pam cook, it is friday, may 15th. Friday morning, wondering what the weekend is going to be like. In for some pretty horrendous mother for abscess weather for may. Saturday will be all right. Today is a break, get a break today. Low clouds mostly sunny and warmer. Yes, warmer. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s for some. That stream of moisture is finally moving off. There are still some lowlevel clouds, no big deal there. We are used to that. 40s and 50s on the temperatures here pretty mild. Livermore 55 degrees, partly cloudy a little west breeze. An onshore breeze there. On the pressure, and overall look for a little bit of a breeze oakland has a west wind at 14 miles per hour. Knapp and fairfield also with a slight onshore breeze. Your may system after a little bit of moisture. Today and little bit tomorrow. It will arrive late saturday into sunday. I say right to where about where they should be. We have are below average this time of year. Over to sal, i know he has go ahead and send me a request on the traffic front. Theres not a lot going on which is what i like. This is a nice look at the toll plaza. You can see traffic is moving along very nicely with no major delays at all. Right now, as we look at interstate 8 80 no major issues. San mateo bridge traffic is also looking very good. We are off to a great start for this early friday morning. At 4 32 lets go back to the headlines. Breaking news, coming in right now, a large earthquake hit nevada this morning, it happened at 4 00 this morning a magnitude 6. 4 quake. It hit a rural area west of the small town of two nope. That is about halfway between reno and las vegas. People in places like castro valley, pittsburgh, palo alto, and even in oakland, felt the ground shake. It had been at least three aftershocks between a magnitude 4, and a 4. 9. So far, we havent heard of any injuries or met major damage. Again this morning at 4 00, large earthquake hit nevada, and it was felt here in the bay area. We are keeping an eye on this we will bring you more details as we get it in. The house is set to vote today on a 3 trillion Coronavirus Relief bill. As doug reports from washington, d. C. , it comes as a federal whistleblower is taking on the trump administration. Reporter carrying out the snow today and congress is going to be complicated by social distancing. These continued shutdowns are creating more unrest around the country. Reporter protesters, many of them armed converged on the state capital. Americans need to realize that there freedoms are being taken away. Reporter trump visiting a plant in pennsylvania that manufactures medical equipment. You guys all spread out thats pretty impressive. We like it the old way a little bit better dont we . We will be back to that soon. Reporter the administrations response to the virus could have been better according to a government immunologist turn was a boy ever testified before congress yesterday. Without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history. Reporter the house will try to pass the next phase of the Coronavirus Relief . 83 trillion plan crafted exclusively by democrats. Public sentiment we think will weigh in favor, the decision to do more to meet the needs. 1800 page liberal wish list, it strikes me as partly salvageable. It may not be salvageable, its opposed by Senate Republican leaders, as well as the present. In washington, doug luzader, box 2 news. Gains in overseas markets this morning, and overnight amid growing signs that chinas economy is slowly recovering from the coronavirus crisis. This morning here in the united states, we are headed for another drop. A new report on retail sales is expected to show a record drop for april. That follows yesterdays 377. Game for the dow, the nasdaq and s p 500 also gaining a threeday losing streak. The New York Stock Exchange will reopen the Trading Floor on may may 26 per the day after memorial day. Only a limited number of traders will be allowed on the floor. They will also be screened for a possible fever before entering. Once inside, they will be required to wear masks, and follow strict social distancing rules. The stock market has been limited to electronic trading since the pandemic forced the closure of the Trading Floor. Some parts of new york state are reopening today. Construction work, manufacturing, insert curbside retail are allowed to restart in five counties, in the central part of new york state. The rest of new york state including new york city, still not yet meeting the seven healthrelated benchmarks required by the governor to begin reopening. The governor urged those areas reopening today, to move ahead with caution and diligence. To prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus. And wisconsin, people went to their favorite bars again after the state Supreme Court struck down the governors stay athome order there. Reporter sierras book with those people excited to socialize again, and to others who want to read wait even longer. Reporter a simple Facebook Post saying we are open is all it took for customers to start pouring into andys pub and grub in oshkosh. Reporter brian is a regular at andys. Open, time to go, its essential happiness for a lot of people just to get back and see reporter bartender tracy is thrilled with the ruling. That was a huge adjustment to go from having most of your sales being alcohol to all fooled. Reporter loyal customers kept them afloat. The tavern has been pushing to reopen four weeks. They are seeing their livelihoods melt away and they were helpless to do anything about it. Reporter while this bar has opened and several others opened they havent made a decision to reopen it. Appleton bars of the decision made for them Late Wednesday night for the Health Department has issued to give them close until may 20th. Local Health Departments at this. , i think honestly that is the place where it should be. Reporter jim is happy with the courts decision. A it will force the two sides together, to work in a bipartisan fashion because thats really what we are asking for. Reporter amanda says the really doesnt surprise her. The governor had started reopening religious leaders from around california are calling for the governor to reopen churches. Priests and pastors from several ages places, want to open after nearly 2 months of empty pews. They consider them essential businesses and want the governor to reopen the states churches by the end of the month. We need to try to make a sound, a noises shall i say. We need to come up with making so much noise, that the governor will hear and know that the churches are essential. If we are following all of the safety regulations, that your states tattoo parlors, or want to clinics, all of these other places are following, then why cant we open to . May 31st is pentecost sunday, some of the religious leaders say they will reopen their churches with or without the states approval. The state School Superintendent says individual districts can decide when and how to reopen, but thats not an easy decision. The Largest School district in san jose is trying to figure out a plan to put in place the superintendent of san jose unifies is 41 schools in the district will not reopen in july. They say that the plan is to get 30,000 students back in the classroom on august 12th. The parents are worried that the kids educational and social needs are not being met. Online is working at the moment because its all we have. We certainly need more to go forward. Most teachers are feeling overwhelmed. This is an unprecedented situation. They are being asked to do things that they have never done in their professional careers before. There are are being consider districts may choose to collaborate with others in their county, there could be some kind of staggered attendants to accommodate smaller class sizes. The superintendent at san jose unified will deliver more specifics in the next 4 to 5 weeks. You ready for friday right . I am. Steve paulson is going to help you out, hes going to give you some sunshine too. Good morning steve. We have more on the weather menu today, no doubt about it its been an interesting week here. A lot of cloud cover, some off and on rain. North of the golden gate. But today we get a little bit of break. Low clouds still in place. They will lift. Warmer friday, even upper 70s doesnt take long to get to warmer forecast. Dry till late saturday, likely dissented from us. 43 in lakeport. Santa rosa 49. A lot of local clubs around. That is your system but its not due until late saturday, more likely sunday into monday. Rainfall still looks pretty impressive here with the system i say half inch to an inch and half should cover the spread with some high elevation snow bigtime. There is going to be a lot going on here in the next couple of days. Today you get a break in temperatures right about where they should be. We will have more coming up in about 10 minutes. Lets go back to the next desk. Battling covid19 on several fronts. Why the pandemic is hitting a specific bay area community, harder than others. For the first time in more than 80 years, a popular festival, canceled. How organizes of the stern grove festival hope to entertain their plans this year. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Tso is this. And so are these. They all represent something more. The feeling of home. Thats why were here. To help make your home be everything you want it to be. Because home is what unites us. We have more on the breaking news, more bay area counties reporting the day felt some shaking, the result of a big earthquake this morning in nevada. Its just been downgraded to a magnitude 5. 8. It hit at 4 03 a. M. This morning in a rural area west of the small town of tonopah. People in alameda, oakland, pleasanton, San Francisco, and palo alto said they felt it. There have also been for aftershocks between magnitudes 3. 8 and 4. 9. So far, we havent heard of any injuries or major damage. But we will keep an eye on this all morning, and bring you more details as we get them in. Data collected across the bay area shows latino communities are being especially hardhit. During this pandemic. Experts tell ktvu Investigative Reporter brook stirred that there are specific factors that are putting those families at a real disadvantage during this pandemic. Reporter its the sounds and the signs of community. That is before the virus came speeding in. Disproportionately affecting latinos and hispanics the numbers are overwhelming including an oaklands fruitville neighborhood. For many of us living here its every day is an emergency. Reporter data shows in the bay areas three largest counties, hundreds of covid19 cases have been reported among the latin x communities. Despite making up a smaller amount of the local population. About 21 , the total of those testing positive is much greater. Collectively, roughly 37 of all cases. We are seeing similar patterns as we see in the areas lets say of asthma, diabetes, and other types of issues. Reporter Historical Health risks, Alameda County director of Public Health is in surprise. Especially knowing was latino and hispanic people are front line workers. Like cleaners, Grocery Store staff, and restaurant in healthcare workers. A recent report shows about 50 of latinos, dont even have health insurance. People in the community are often times, working in those conditions where access to ppe, and that safety is is a struggle. Then there again, they are overexposed, or more vulnerable to exposure. They are also exposed to something else. Many families are left behind in lockdown, with no source of income. s hard times, plus we dont have a job, we dont have money to pay our bills. Reporter rent is racking up in the food supply is scarce. In oakland, thousands of meals are getting bagged, and given out to feed the needy. People are kind of desperate. Reporter many latinos of his difficulty getting unemployment benefits. Despite paying taxes, if they are undocumented, or dont have a Social Security number, they wont qualify. That includes the federal stimulus money to help during this pandemic. As long as i have a job and a place to go, i dont care about your money. I know how to make my own. Working. We are are willing to do anything legally or illegally just to survive. Reporter city councilman has been words into action, recruiting neighbors to help serve others. I really actually love doing this. I love to see people smile. Reporter jose and his father lost their family food business. But volunteering is paying off in food. For the dinner table. My family, we are kind of struggling right now to pay stuff like rent. We have to make a living. We have to work, and sometimes you know the safety issue takes a secondary role. Suggesting some who are asymptomatic are still working. I see my neighbors, i see the people in my community. Going to work every day. Sometimes with face coverings, sometimes with not struggling to get through this. And it saddens me, but also reminds me of why i am here. And what the obligation is. Reporter increased encourage testing, and dispel any fear of asking for help. Dont suffer in silence. That is what we would say. Reporter issuing the stay athome early made a big difference in failing to do that would have resulted in increasing deaths among the community. Troops in brazil working to disinfect a shelter in Rio De Janeiro also tried to lift some spirits with some live music. Speak of the Brazilian Army band performed as the shelter was being sanitized. The troops also delivered one ton of food and 400 masks to those in need, so far brazil is reporting more than 203,000 from coronavirus cases, and 14,000 deaths, making it the hardest hit country in south america. Starting this monday, religious services in italy will resume, and they will check the temperature of people including st. Peters basilica. Church leaders will decide how many people can safely come in. A cafe in germany came up with an interesting way to make sure they are social distancing. The owner requires customers to wear hats, with foam noodles on them. To make sure that they are at a safe distance. Germany has relaxed more restrictions, they are opening up their border as well, to some of the neighboring countries today. 4 50 is the time right now. Lets check in with steve paulson. I would say the rain is actually very nice to take a little afternoon nap. I think today we are going to get some sun for a good workout. We will have more son today. You know pam, you know this, you go for the golden gate and marin county north you can get rain an area south, we talked about we dont get any rain. That has been the case this whole week. Thats exactly right. You can draw the line from golden gate bridge, San Pablo Bay north, and that is the way it has been. The next system is already beginning to inch closer. There will be a few high clouds coming in. Todays the day where i think we had more rain yesterday, canfield,. 07. Hayward and San Francisco join the party a little self there. Speaking of Golden Gate Park is 54. Some clouds weston 12 onshore breeze there. Take a look at some east bay temperatures, a lot of 50s youre pretty even kensington is 51, pretty mild conditions. Union city 58, 55 in clayton, 56 in richmond. Not much of a spread, onshore breeze to hayward also livermore, that is a west wind. Except for low clouds, we will get some sunshine but that is a whopper of a system. And its on its way not until later saturday and the more likely late saturday sunday and monday will be primetime here. As a system. At the initial cold front on sunday, then colder statement air comes in monday night. I could give just about anybody some thunderstorms. Mid 70s upper 70s might be a little sun on saturday, increasing clouds with the southwind. Pretty mild. The plan to get passengers moving again while also keeping them safe. The latest warning from the cdc about a rare condition, linked to covid19, that is affecting children. But first, we tell you a bay area chef is helping Service Industry workers, who are out of work, out of a job during this pandemic. This is one. So is this. And so are these. They all represent something more. The feeling of home. Thats why were here. To help make your home be everything you want it to be. Because home is what unites us. This song was written back when the speed limit was changed to 55 miles an hour, many people were not happy about it, including sammy, who wrote this single. Thank you for the request, richard meyer. Go ahead and do this, go to our social media platforms, and use the hashtag ktvu on facebook, twitter or instagram. Lets go back to dave. San joses mystery house will partially reopen today, to visitors. There will be tours of the victorian gardens only. You have to buy tickets online ahead of time. It will stay closed it, and 90 percent of staff has been laid off. We had to make very upsetting decisions personnel why is a, but it is our hope that our Business Rebounds the, and, we are able to employ more people to make sure that we have things taken care of. They have not said when the mansion will reopen to the public. More events canceled because of coronavirus, organizers of the grove musical festival in San Francisco pull the plug this summer, some of the fans will not be able to enjoy billy ray cyrus, macy gray, and jimmy cliff. Organizers are creating a test of the fast video series featuring performers from last year. The video will be shown on the website. The monterey jazz festival has also been canceled this year, scheduled for last weekend in september, the festival typically attracts thousands of jazz fans that, but organizers say that because of the coronavirus, cancellation is the best thing for everyones health and safety. If you buy tickets, you can ask for a full refund by july 17. Today, the city of oakland is expanding their social distancing guidelines, by banning vendors, including food trucks. Teams of ambassadors will be out there, circling the lake to make sure the rules are being obeyed. Walkers, joggers and bike riders are still allowed to be outdoors a, but large gatherings are not allowed. A chef in the east bay is providing free meals to unemployed restaurant workers, chef nelson owns the alomar kitchen and bar in downtown oakland, he is a good friend of ktvu. He is here all the time. He wants to help workers and his industry because they did not make much money before the shelter in place order took over. Over the past two months, and the National RestaurantAssociation Says 8 Million People who work in restaurants have been laid off or furloughed. He says that he hopes the free meals will give the workers some relief, during these tough times. We all go through the struggles, when you struggle with other people, it seems like you are a family. Volunteers, free meals are given out between 4 00 and 6 00, people are asked to provide a paystub as a proof of employment within the restaurant industry. Do you know someone who is making a difference in, and providing coping your community . We want you to nominate your local hero, email your story with photos or a video of that person, to my hero, and we will highlight some of the stories. We follow breaking news in nevada, where a magnitude 6. 4 earthquake hit less than an hour ago, we will tell you where in the bay area people felt shaking. We dont want to open the floodgates that, but, we want to make sure that our business is successful. The new patchwork of rules and, as counties prepare to reopen, while others keep waiting. If the federal government does what it must do, these cuts will go away