That we desperately need the rain but its going to keep our temperatures down today. A lot of clouds and a few peeks of sunshine but most of our micro climate will stay in the 60s. Well talk about where we may see the forecast. An auto shop on fire in cupertino. That fire is contained. They are trying to make sure there are no hot spots. Some neighbors nearby are being evacuated because of the fire. This could be a scary scene for anyone living near it in the 6 01 right now firefighters at the scene have that fire under control. Were going to keep following the story and bring you any new developments as we get them. Were still waiting to see what possibly caused this fire. Laura . 6 01. Live Staff Members tested positive for coronavirus. Bay bys tracie potts is live with more on that this morning plus she has the latest on the funding that could be available theres a big fight to try to reopen the country. Good morning, tracie. Reporter right, and its still up in the air. Democrats an
Lot slower than a lot of folks would like to see. Businesses are clamoring to get back to normal, workers want to start getting paychecks again. The governor will speak at noon today about the gradual reopening of business and with more than a million californians out of work, a lot of people are going to be listening. Nationwide, 14 states are starting to lift restrictions, but not one of those 14 states had those two weeks of declining cases of covid19, which is the white house recommendation before reopening. Speaking yesterday, the governor said its all about moving forward while protecting the progress weve made through our social distancing. We have to manage and augment our behavior. Thats why i cannot impress upon you more to those californians watching that we cant see the images like we saw particularly on saturday, Newport Beach and elsewhere in the state of california. Reporter so we do know that california will not be going at it alone, as governors from oregon, washington
And several bay area counties have loosened stayathome orders. That means thousands of people will be back to work starting today. Were talking about construction sites, nurseries, and real estate transactions that will be allowed if social distancing rules are in place. Some day cares and summer camps are now limited to 12 children. Retailers are now having to follow those new rules to show a home if the showing this is for a home, if the showing is virtually not feasible. Inside of San Franciscos premier office towers, managers have been organizing how construction crews will be able to work under those modified conditions. How you queue elevators. You can only get three or four people in an elevator, to practice social distancing. So theres definitely going to be challenges around that. If you are unsure what reopening is happening in your area, check our website, nbcbayarea. Com. And anyone looking to enjoy outdoors in San Mateo County must now stick to that tenmile right now on ca
Several weeks under an order that the owner believes is unconstitutional. He tells us he barbers are booked for the day. To be safe, hes requiring his customers, many of them First Responders and military veterans, to wait outside for their turn. The barbers are wearing gloves and face coverings and are wiping down seats between each appointment. He says he needs to pay the bills and support his 13 barbers. He says the lockdown has gone on long enough, believes the pandemic shutdown order is feardriven, points out that of the more than 440,000 people who live in solano county, there have been 263 cases of covid19 and in his words, only five deaths. He doesnt think its right his Small Business must remain closed while big businesses like costco and walmart are allowed to stay open. Shame on the government for allowing all of them to be essential and us not to be essential. Reporter your business requires you to touch people. And this is a situation when were exposed maintain social dist
In and sit down for a meal. This was the scene here less than an hour ago, a couple of customers sat down for breakfast on the outside patio. The owner tells us to maintain six feet of social distance inside, he had to remove tables. Out back, every other table has been converted into a busing station, since those tables are fixed in place, you cant remove them. At buttercream bakery and diner, further in downtown, that restaurant is putting up plastic partitions between tables and the diner counter for when theyre able to resume inside dining. At graces table, chef pando also removed tables, from 22 down to 11. But hes not worried about customer capacity forcing him to shut down. He says he has flexibility with his staffing and hell make this work no matter what. Even though were ready, is our Community Ready to support us . Thats going to be a little bit of a learning curve. What is going to come out of all this . How long is it going to be able to be full for 25 capacity . Everyone