Muchneeded rain well away from us. Heres a look at some of those low clouds as we look back from the east bay hills camera. Lets talk about how this earth day camera is going to break out. A few high clouds join all of our neighborhoods today. 60s at the coast you can see. Near 70 at noon for our bay and inland neighborhoods and mid to upper 70s by 4 00 and a wonderful evening on tap. Upper 60s at 7 00. All right, lets get back to reggie for the news of the day. Mike, thank you. Governor newsom is expected to give an update today on when california can reopen its economy and begin to ease our she shelterinplace rules. Discuss testing and Contact Tracing. One of the things that experts say is needed to reopen comes from the white house guidelines. States can begin if there is decrease in covid19 cases in 14 days. That has not happened yet. Nearly 36 thoub people tested positive for kcoronavirus in california. Make sure you have the Face Coverings in today. Contra costa, san mateo and sonoma counties. Amy hollyfield is live in lafayette. The safeway just opened here and everyone going inside remembered their mask today. Dont worry if you forget. Signs here reminding you. These masks are now required at essential businesses like Grocery Stores or pharmacies or if you go to the bank, you have to wear a mask. If you are out for a run or a bike ride, theyre saying you dont have to wear one, but they want you to keep it with you just in case you do encounter someone and theyre also saying that children under the age of 12 are not required to wear one. Health this could help slow the spread of covid19. We talked to people earlier this week about it and they seem to be getting used to the idea. That we have to protect our whole community. If that means wearing a mask, then if were going to be out, lets do it. Its hard times, but we all just have to get through it and play the game. It doesnt have to be a medical mask, just grab a bandanna or scarf that you have at the house and just cover up your nose and your mouth. And they say this doesnt replace the important element of staying six feet away from others. That is still a very effective thing we can do, according to Health Officials to stop the spread of this virus. But they also think wearing this mask will help and it is enforceable. So, if you dont have one on, if you ignore this mandate, it is punishable by, you can be cited and fined. Reporting live in lafayette, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. New developments california is now the first state to ease restrictions to allow some asymptomatic people to get tested for covid19. These changes will apply to people who are living or working at highrisk places like nursing homes, prisons and even some private homes. Los Angeles Times is reporting because there are more testing supplies available and increase capacity in labs. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, some front line workers are now up against cuts to hours and pay. Abc7 spoke to a nurse who did not want to reveal her identity, we agreed to alter her voice. She received an email from the Stanford Health care president and ceo. The anticipated surge has not come, but we must now adapt to the Financial Impact of these extraordinary events. Instead of layoffs, shc is launching a temporary workforce adjustment. Were being asked h earned pay time off or go unpaid and file for unemployment until july or for another ten weeks. Its not long. According to documents provided by the nurse, employees can expect up to 20 of a paycut for the ten weeks between april 27th and july 4th. A stanfords spokesperson confirms that it is navigating the Economic Impact of covid19 and issued this statement. This is a difficult, but necessary decision to sustain a longterm health of the organization, so we can continue to to provide Critical Services to the economy. The u. S. Senate a Coronavirus Relief package with funds for Small Businesses, hospitals and testing. More than 330 billion will boost a Small Business loan program that ran out of money last week. An additional 75 billion would go to hospitals and 25 billion would be spent to boost testing. For anyone who thinks this is the last train out of the station, that is not even close to the case. And i think its also time to begin to think about the amount of debt that were adding to our country. And the future impact of that. 60 billion would go to a business Disaster Relief fund. Farms would be eligible. The house needs to pass a bill before it can go to the president s desk. Now an abc7 news live update. At the live desk, im looking at a growing concern over a possible supply shortage in Grocery Stores. We told you earlier this week several meat plants have had to cle because their workers are sick with coronavirus. Adding pressure to the supply chain. Co stores in ger, which owns the bay area spoke on gma this morning and how the industry is trying to keep people fed. Some of the things we have been able to do is work with restaurant suppliers to redirect some meat items and produce items and those things. Our manufacturing plants and dairies are packaging some milk products for the feeding america. So, its really all of us chipping in together. Kroger ceo is on the white houses Coronavirus Recovery Task force. He says you can expect more toilet paper in stores in about a week or so, but that it is going to take a little while longer to get that hand sanitizer. A lot of people have been looking for that. You can watch his full interview on gma right here on abc7. Back over to you, reggie. More protection for renters losing their homes and business spacers during the shut down. Bans landlords from evicting tenants if they lost their jobs or have to pay medical expenses related to coronavirus. Renters also have a grace period of 120 days to pay back any rent owed. The board also placed a moratorium on runt increases. However, if you live in richmond, you will have to pay your rent. The city Council Voted against an emergency order which would have suspended rent and mortgage payments. It failed by a 52 vote. They say its unfair to expect people to pay their largest bills while many of them are out of work. But some Council Members expressed fears that richmond would get sued over its authority to enact a moratorium. Still ahead, a warning to stay away from a San Francisco beach and not just because of the stayathome order. The weather is getting nice. People are going outside. But that means some are violating our social distancing orders. How one east bay city could keep people away. And yesterday our warming trend brought our temperatures back to average. 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Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. Youre never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. This is abc7 mornings. Already starting to see some microclimates in our east bay valleys but a little breezy up around concord where its 53 and 58 right now in pittsburg. Temperatures else where upper 40s to low 50s from the bay to the south bay. 55 in oakland and 52 in San Francisco and some low 40s in the north bay. You can see the signs of a summer spread developing with those clouds along the coast. Theres also extra pollen and uv if youre going to be out. Comfortable early if youre going to be exercising and stay away from the beaches. Heres a look at the north bay where we have 49 this morning but a lot of mid to upper 70s and the most likely chance of seeing high clouds. For the east bay, start off in the 50s through 9 00 and low 70s this afternoon and in San Francisco, warmer than average. Mid to upper 60s except for at the coast. A little cloudier and low to mid 60s for you. Lets get an update on the morning commute for our essential workers, hi, jobina. Hi, mike. Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Just want to continue to update you on the sig alert that im following out of sunol right now involving the big rig that was carrying around 6,500 gallons of fuel that did spill on the roadway. Caltrans is out there and closed one lane as well as the off ramp. So, i just want to let our essential workers know about that if you make your way through sunol this morning. Also Something Else i want to talk about. You heard me talking about the speeders and the chp talking about. Fewer cars on the road, more reckless driving out there. This photo the chp posted on their instagram. The speeding car went airborne and crashed into a home in Los Angeles County over the weekend. The governors Highway SafetyAssociation Reports a severe spike in speeding and some drivers in l. A. Are speeding up to 30 more than the speed limit. Kumasi, ill send it to you. Some people who live in clayton are upset about a flood of people. Cars are issuing parking citations. The issue came up during last nights City Council Meeting as potential changes were discussed, the mayor had this suggestion. My preference would be to add at least the area that is the downhill slope right above the entrance to the park and put that on barricades. Thats not handicap accessible. It would not be blocking anybodys pathway. But i think it sends the message that there is no parking up there at repe. Well, as we have been celebrating all day, today is earth day. And so were going to be talking about why some experts say this coronavirus pandemic has been good for the planet. And why someone stole this tree. Dont worry, its been abc7 news. All morning. Waiting in lines to get their last drink before new efct singapore closed boba tea and pet shops yesterday as part of their effort to stop the spread of covid19. More than 8,000 cases of coronavirus in singapore since the pandemic started and a lot of it has happened recently. They did really well in the beginning but the second bump has been pretty brutal. A hump back whale has washed up on baker beach in San Francisco. Abc7 news arrived shortly after scientists examined yesterday. A juvenile female that is badly decomposed. Experts say its highly unlikely a ship struck the whales since there are no ships out on the water. No container ships and nothing going on right now. That really does stand to say that it probably is the starvation event which they will be able to judge by checking out the fat. Please do not go out there to go see this, e stayathome order. That is what officials are saying. Plea police in the east bay have recovered a stolen tree. This is not an ordinary tree. This banzai tree is worth 40,000. The suspect carefully removed the tree, roots and all, because he knew of its value. That tree was taken from the chapel of angels in fremont earlier this month. With the help of surveillance cameras and license plate readers, police found the tree in newark. The suspect admitted to stealing the tree and it since has been replanted. Today is earth day and like many other celebrations, it will be marked virtually because of coronavirus. Experts say this is something that could pay off in had long run for the planet. The Global Pandemic that were seeing right now is devastating, but when we look at it in relation to Climate Change, there is a very small silver lining. We are seeing so many events and travel transition to being online, to having virtual gatherings. And this is something that we should hopefully continue after the pandemic. Activists say one of the potential negatives from the outbreak is a shift in resources from Climate Change to fighting the pandemic. National geographic is launching a creative way to celebrate earth day this year with many people staying at home. Its called neighborhood safari and it encourages parents to have their kids create works of art featuring animals. When its finished, you can share your safari art through the social media natgeoearthdayathome. Friends, are you guys going to be celebrating earth day . Reggie . By going outside for a little bit. And breathing. Sitting in the sun and breathing this clean air that we have right now. Although, mike, am i going to get sun . I dont feel like i am. Eventually youll get some sunshine. Low clouds along the coast and theyll be pretty stubborn. Hat pattern. Theyll break up a little bit and then reform again through the afternoon hours. Yeah, ill be outside walking around, breathing the clean air. The thing i have noticed and ive seen this on social media. A lot of masks and gloves ending up on the ground and not in the trash. Lets think about that this earth day. A beautiful shot from the bay bridge toll mrauza aplaza as we back to the east and happy earth day to you. Milder tonight with a limited amount of clouds and fog and most of that along the coast and the coastal valleys and the 101 corridor in the north bay. That is where the fog will be. Not as warm with sea breezes increasing this weekend. Still going to be a little bit warmer than average for most of us. Heres a look at todays temperatures. Mid to upper 6 0s along the coat and San Francisco. About 72 to 76 around the bay where it will become quite breezy in the afternoon. Again, in fact, for more hours than yesterday. Upper 70s in the south bay and low 80s in the north bay and east bay valleys. At 1 00 this afternoon to 9 00, so, eight hours of choppy conditions on the water south of the bay bridge where the bay bridge and san mateo bridge and dum barton bridge will be most susceptible to the cross winds. Tonight, much milder than it has been the last couple of mornings with 52 the cool spot in Half Moon Bay to 60 in antioch. Heres a look at the High Pressure that will dominate our forecast for possibly weeks. It will strengthen the next two days as we warm into the upper 80s inland to near 80 around the bay and stay cool at the coast. Lose its grip a little bit this weekend, but still warmer than average and then next week when it comes back, even hotter with our first chance of 90s inland. Reggie, kumasi . All right, mike, thank you. Now, we bring in our friend ginger zee. You are live with a look at what is coming up on gma at 7 00. Good morning. Ydahey, good morning, reggie ani more on that coming up. Also the dire warning from the cdc. The head of the cdc saying that second wave of the pandemic this winter could be even worse. I know you have been reporting on that. Some states taking their first steps towards reopening. Well have the very latest on what this all means. Also, a lot of concern aboutthe food supply in this nation especially with many workers getting sick and several plants closing down. This morning the ceo of kroger, ne of the nations Biggest Grocery Store Chains will join us live. Plus, so many families are feeling the pain of this crisis, especially financially. The economy has been hit so hard and we had surprising and simple ways you can save money. Well share right here on gma your budget from Car Insurance to wireless service, there are some good tips. Were celebrating earth day. A piece on what the animals are doing with this little pause that weve all taken and well dive into some spectacular wildlife. Chris hemsworth, myself, well be part of a special tonight that airs tonight and saturday on abc. I got to cuddle bears and it was extremely special. Thats going to be good. I do have a question for you, ginger. One of our meteorologists drew tuma will do sign experiments at home with people at 9 00 a. M. I know you did some scienc experiments with your boys yesterday. Do you have any tips since youve already done this . Tip would be, maybe show them beforehand. They were really stunned. Like it was actually very stunning and then get ready to do many, many more versions of it because they didnt want to stop exploding soda. Im sure you just saw him run through here. I got to show you this. Adrian has a great idea for his Virtual Class today. He put on this. And he asked, do you think people will not recognize him. I had to share. I love it. Adrian, thats cute. I would not know that is you. I would definitely think it was spiderman. Well done, my friend. Right. Thank you, ginger. Well see you and possibly adrian on gma this morning. All right. Mcdonalds is saying thank you to some of the essential workers still on the job. Starting today, Health Care Workers, Police Officers and firefighters can get a free meal at participating restaurants and that program runs for about two weeks through may 5th. If youre a fan of the show friends you now have a chance to be part of the hit shows reunion. And warrior star Stephen Curry is staying busy during this pandemic with a