acounties, california has reall ahad a patchwork of plans to a deal with covid19. a of course the bay area has had a the strictest guidelines. a now, even though we are astarting to roll into phase 2 a of this reopening plan. a the question of what is a reopening, where, and when, cana be confusing. a the owner of this home to courta store in oakland is stocked up a and ready to begin sales a beginning on monday. a for Curbside Pickup only. a the store recently transitioneda to online orders and the a loosening of guidelines to a partially reopen is like a loosening a tight grip that hasa been strangling the business. a i dont know if this one a thing will be the make it or a break it, but certainly a everything helps. a it just keeps us going. In addition to retail other a changes allowed under phase 2 a include limited service a businesses like appliance a repair, child care with a necessary modifications and a manufacturing in a limited acapacity. Officials ain pleasanton say a they have not been given the a green light to enter phase 2. We follow what the alameda a county Public Health departmenta tells us. a right now we have not entered ainto phase 2 yet. awe do anticipate we will hear a from the county perhaps as a early as next week and that oura cities are allowed to enter a into phase 2. But right now we a are not there yet. Neither is santa clara a county were some business a owners assume they may lose abusiness to neighboring counties. a they will probably go to the anext county, santa cruz or san amateo to get a hat or pant. Things athat will not be a opening, personal services sucha as hairyms, bars, wineries or adining restaurants. a Entertainment Venues such as amovies and casinos, also note a religious services. aoakland restaurant netos a backyard says the beginning of aphase 2 means it is still takea out only here but they are apreparing for the moment they can afinally bring customers aback inside. a we are kind of estimating wa will be running at half a capacity. a with this ample space we have a at backyard we will be able to adistance our tables and a separate and give enough space a that people can safely dine in house. asome of the best resources a to keep track of all these a various changes, the state awebsite, covid19. Ca. Gov or tha website of your local county a health department. a if you are following along in a this story, we have a city aofficial in Alameda County thaa says theyve not given the a green light to move forward a with phase 2. Yet in the same a county we have a Business Owner awho is getting ready to start a sales tomorrow. a if this all sounds confusing, a that is because it is. a but we do expect to get some a clarification from the various a county representatives sometimea this week. a reporting live, greg liggins, a ktvu fox 2 news. a a long time bay area cafe a known for its sandwiches and acookies is shutting down for agood specialties cafe and a bakery announced that all alocations will close their a doors permanently this week a after 33 years in business. a Elissa Harrington has the story. a reporter athe covid19 a pandemic has shuttered yet a another bay area business. a specialties cafe and bakery a with more than 50 locations in a three states. a the announcement was posted on a part aof it reads current amarket conditions attributed ta covid19 and shelter in place a policies have decimated company revenus. a i aam deeply saddened. a eric is a regular customer a and said his family putting a extra takeout orders to asupport the business during tha shelter in place. The aapp is now not working anda he wanted to put in one last a order. Specialties has been a Something Special for lunches a or treats for us for years and a years. a and we didnt expect that it wold ajust close right in the a middle of everything that is happening. aspecialties has been in a business for 33 years and is a headquartered in pleasanton. a i spoke with the vice mayor a over zoom. We awere disappointed, sad. a she is concerned about othera struggling restaurants in a pleasanton still only able to a offer takeout. We acant help but wonder wha else, particularly in our alovely downtown. a a city councilmember says a the closure not only means the a loss of jobs but will also aimct t many times. a theyve been a caterer at many a events ive been to. aso a bit of disappointment and ayet another pillar of a pleasantons businesses to a fall. Specialties has a locations all over the bay area, amainly in is this a districts. athey even had a warm cookie a radar to alert customers when a there favorite baked good was fresh aout of the oven. a specialties will close for gooda this tuesday, may 19. The acompany said anyone who a placed an order scheduled for a after that date will get a atomorrow aAlameda County a superior court will resume a accepting reservations for a remote hearings. a the court will hear civil, afamily and probate motions. a the court says they are taking a the step to restore services toa the public and will resume a remote hearings as permitted bya technology and resource a constraints. All aof the superior courts in a Contra Costa County will reopena to the public on may 26. a jury service will resume then a as well. a anyone coming to a court a facility in martinez, walnut acreek, pittsburgh or richmond a will have to wear a mask or a other Face Covering at all a times and everyone will have a their temperature taken before a they will be allowed to enter. a visitors are being told to a expect long lines and long waita times with social distancing a requirements to be enforced. a and Investigative Journalism website has a uncovered major differences in a the ways that the mayors of Sana Francisco and new york a responded in the early days to a the coronavirus crisis. a they found San Francisco mayor linda amarie took emergency a action in late january a including preparing for field a hospitals. aeven though San Francisco did a not yet have a single confirm coonaviruas case. a the same study found the new a york mayor repeatedly ignored athe advice of health experts. athey wanted him to shut down a large gatherings and encourage a new yorkers to work from home. a more and more parts of the a country are relaxing a restrictions at restaurant a schools and businesses but as a you head back to your favorite a spots you will likely see new a cdc safety measures. a 48 states are now at least apartially reopened with roughla a quarter of the workforce a filing for an appointment, manya remain unsure about the a economys ability to bounce a back. aa top Economic Advisor says ita will not be a sharp spike. a think of a pendulum swinging. a we dont know that magnitude ofa the swings or the duration of a the swing or that settling a point. a it really is an uncertain outlook. Right anow only massachusetts a and connecticut are keeping a those strict stayathome orders ain place for the entira state. A Canadian Air Force a pilot and another person seriously ahurt when an error a about inkjet fighter performing ain honor of frontline workersa crashed northeast of vancouver. Video ashot by a witness showeda two of the snowbird single enine ajust taking off, then a one veers off and plunges to a the ground. The apilot ejected from the a plane but did not survive. athis is the second crash a involving snowbirds in less a than a year. A criminal a investigation is underway a following an explosion and firea at a warehouse in downtown los a angeles. aeight firefighters remain in the ahospital tonight, to in critical but stable condition. a crews were trying to put out a a fire yesterday when the a building exploded. a Authorities Say the fire astarted at a business called a smoke toques, it was a a warehouse distributor that distriuted abutane hash oil. Not only the explosion but a then to have to go through a a blowtorch, nobody would have a guessed what happened shortly a thereafter. The ellie mayor a said a lot of firefighters are a shaken up by the explosion but a the good news is that everybodya is expected to survive. a Authorities Say that same acompany had another major buyea four years ago located at a a building nearby. Heavy rain and snow at the a sierras was a welcome sight a today and it may also help a delay the upcoming fire season. a the crews are ready for awhatever Mother Nature a brings. Reporter a midmay storm, soaked the sierra on a sunday. awent out of their cars people a hurried inside this gas stationa to avoid the drops. a back on the roads, visibility a at times was poor. a at the summit, patches of snow a are all that remained but more asnow could be coming. a crews at the caltrans station a ready for possible snow come a early monday morning. a but what does this all mean a moving forward. Mother naturea has definitely given us some a extra time. a a double edge sword. a we have rain, then we get grass acrops up. After the wet winters last a year and two years ago, the a season like precipitation. a mohler believes that with this a rain and possible high sierra a snow, the fire season could be a delayed. abut it will not make a big a difference when hot weather a becomes more consistent. And a northern cal we had a a significant around a record a snowpack last year. a this year weve already had one tht torched of approximately a 200 acres on president s day. a that was eric rucker reporting. a the National Weather service a says a lateseason storm will a bring periods of moderate snow a and strong went to the higher a elevations of the sierra and ina the mountains of western Plumas County late tonight into atuesday so be prepared if a heading to the area. More a heavy rain in the forecast for a late tonight and i will show a you what i mean on the latest coputer model after the abreak. I hope that it spark aother creatives to use what a they do to uplift spirits a during these times. a coming up, how an artist isa using his talents to spread positivity during these a uncertain times. Awarding a tonight now about the scams a that authorities have caught wid of, coming up. new a tonight, a the south bay ais using his a talent and colorful murals on a thinking buildings and boarded up businesses and windows in a san jose. a Azenith Smith joins us live adetails about the attention a hes getting from both small a and large businesses. areporter jorge camachos a artwork is getting a lot of a attention nowadays. a he said he simply wanted to provide amessages of inspiratio aduring this challenging time. a the 24yearold is working on a his latest painting. a his canvas, the window of this a Office Building in downtown sana jose. a the message, stay strong san jose. a it is nice to feel comfort a and support each other. aduring these times we are a seeing that now more than a ever. Hes been painting a professionally for the last three ayears. a his first mural commissioned bya tech giant oracle that says a greeting san jose. a the amount of feedback and a positivity i got from that a mural just made me want to do a more. Since the pandemic jorge has alost several projects and has a not been able to sell his art a at street fairs and festivals. a like many artists nowadays he a displayed his work on social a media and it caught the eye of a the owners of paper moon cafe a that asked him to decorate a their window north second a street. a earlier this month he painted a tough times, tougher people. a i was tired of seeing everyone a so worried about the negatives aof what is going on right now. a you know, just let people know a that its okay. a things will get better. Now several windows of a vacant buildings in downtown san ajose have been transformeda with jorges art like a snail a that reads slow times and a a pigeon with the caption where athey go. I try to do what hea works of art that makes someonea passing by that looks at it, acrack a smile. a stay strong san jose is a definitely a message of hope a that we are all saying right a now. Real estate firm urban a Community Requested this a current project. a times are tough but knowing a that we have a fantastic a community and everyone is in a this together definitely speaksa volumes. Jorges artwork is a free, donations accepted. auses oneshot enamel paint anda sticks to one color to keep a cost down. a he knows that these window a splashes might be temporary buta hopes the messages are long lasting. To make ends meet a jorge is selling his designs ona tshirts and other merchandise. ahe is not going the way you awill see more of his paintingsa in downtown san jose, another a coffee shop just signed on. a we can all use positive messages during these tough a times. The economic fallout afrom the coronavirus pandemic is causing hiring freezes and furlouhs aacross the nation. a one oakland business did aexactly the opposite. aunchained logistics recently a hired nearly 3 dozen local a residents to send coronavirus a testing kits to medical facilities. aa usually pack and chips items a such as makeup, clothes and aperfume subscription boxes. a but when a Southern California aresearch lab needed someone toa assemble and send out there a coronavirus testing kits, a unchained logistics stepped up a to help. These test kits are so a desperately needed, and that a a difference between knowing if a you have covid19 and not knowing ais huge. a in the last three weeks a unchained logistics has sent a out more than 200,000 test to a medical facilities all over thea country and they say they have a alot more work ahead to help keep people safe and healthy. In san mateo that hillsdale a station is closed for the next asix months. a they are undergoing a major 100a 80 million overhaul. When it is done trains will no a longer cross at street level. ainstead they will be crossing above a25th avenue on a newly abuilt overpass. a they say that riders should use abelmont station during the a renovation that is located a a couple miles south. You a ready for more rain, we had a a good dose last night and then a again we will see heavy rain a overnight tonight into the very aearly morning hours. a alive a picture at sfo. a slow these days, not because ofa the weather but because of the a current situation. The arain falling mainly in a Northern California but this a has been a very significant aweather for may. a weve seen a couple of inches of rain in that mount tam a watershed. a and its continuing to rain. a check out the current radar. a you can see if you come if you a look really hard you can see a a lightning bolt right up in a here. a a couple earlier indicating a this line of heavy showers amoving through in the next fewa hours. a and it will hammer. a i will get right to the model. a i wanted to mention that wintera storm warning up high above 6500 feet. atomorrow morning, san afrancisco, the heavy showers a will be for 7 am, they will be awinding down and you will see a clearing in the lunchtime hour. a there may be a scattered shower or thunder shower tomorrow a afternoon but the main event isa tonight, somewhere between 1 ama and 3 am. a i will show you the latest a model. a 2 am, look at that line. a that is significant stuff. a no reason to think it wont transpire. a a the rain will come down pretty ahard and you might even get a thunderstorm out of that. a thats somewhere between 13 ina the morning. a and then right the amountains, tomorrow morning a travel will be tough, that is our date. a a lot like this afternoon. a then into tuesday morning, a maybe a sprinkle but just kind a of nuisance stuff. a forecast highs for tomorrow, a upper 60s and then the five daya forecast, there it is, chance a of showers, i think in the a afternoon tomorrow we make it aa thunder shower or something a like that. a the weekend next weekend looks a good with temperatures back in the alow 80s. a i will see you guys on monday. Authorities are a putting in awarding tonight a about organizations that are a illegally trying to profit froma the pandemic. a phony coronavirus test kits, counterfeit respirator masks a and fake treatments are just a a few of the thousands of fake a coronavirus related products a that are being seized all a across the country. a Homeland Security operation a stolen promise has already led a to more than 500 seizures of a faulty, fake and prohibited a goods. Anythin athat somebody mighta use to either help deal with a the symptoms of the coronavirusa or prevent themselves from a getting it is being exploited. a Authorities Say the federala Paycheck Protection Program is a another target for fraud. a in one case two Restaurant Owners in new england received a a ppe loan. Authorities asay they claim to a have dozens of employees despite ahaving none. Next ia sports, nascar shows us how to a live sports may look once they a all return. a joe fonzi how it was historic a day in darlington. And aas the school year a winds down ktvu want to pay atribute to all the teachers a making a difference. a if youd like to nominate asomeone, send an email and leta us know why you are nominating a them along with pictures or a video. a send it to my hero at fox a tv. Com. If youve been a injured in an accident listen a up. 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 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. Good aceventia everyone. Ever snce athings shut down in a midmarch sports fans have been awaiting for live events to areturn. athey got their wish today and a it wasnt just raising fans whoa were curious to see how nascars return would go. ait certainly was not the nascaa we are accustomed to seeing a through the years. a there were no tailgate parties a or corporate tents on the a infield, only drivers, crews a and production staff, everyone awas Wearing Masks and a practicing social distancing. aafter 10 weeks off, the green a flag dropped and they went backa to raising. ayou couldnt blame the driversa if they were a little rusty. a they havent even completed her alap when Ricky Stenhouse lost a control of his car and made a contact with inner wall and wasa finished for the day. a a similar and to johnson stay, a he was in the lead when he losta control of his car. a in that and it was kevin a harvick who made history in a a couple of ways. He wins his first race of the a year but the 50th of his careera and moves them into a tie with a some pretty big names. a a lot going through his mind a after a wind that was nothing a like his previous 49. I want a to thank everybody from nascar,a and all the teams for letting a us do what we do. a i didnt think it would be thata much different and that we won a the race and was dead silent. a we miss the fans, and im just a excited. a it is weird, just because therea is nobody up there. a the 49ers have been given a high marks for their offseasona activities from the players a they signed to the deals they a made to their draft selections. a jimmie ward was one of their ahigh profile free agents comina off his best full year as a a pro. athe 49ers resigned him to a threeayear extension and now ia there longest tenured player. a there will be some adjustments ato lesters highly rated a defense with the trade of a buckner, but ward gave credit a to his coach and general a manager for how they aompensated they adid a great job of a finding the replacement. a nobody liked bucket, but at the asame time we have to see how a this pans out. a we are still loaded on a decenta front. ai really feel like we will be a just fine. And we leave you a with one to check out on this a sunday night. a a soccer star in the making. a that is one very happy young a player, and im not sure who isa happier the player or the very proud fathr. a she is awesome. a so cute when you see the a fathers reaction. a he is quite proud, isnt he. a good stuff, joe, thank you. a that is our report for tonight. a everyone stay safe and take care. See you again tomorrow a night. a im julie actia have the power to do our part a by checking on loved ones duringthis critical time. amy mom and dad live out of towa so i try to call and text them a every day to see how they are a doing. acheck on someone you know, a especially seniors, on a weeklya basis. aif they need help getting a groceries or medication make a sure they know to dial 211. a take the pledge, you can be a helping to save a life. 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. 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