>> he says he announce modification to the stay-at-home order in weeks. sonoma county's health officer is looking to ease restrictions this week, and he is set to allow limited park access and that would later be followed for the go ahead by more construction work and outdoor activities like landscaping and gardening. napa county made a similar move last week. once the bay area gets ready to shelter in place for another month, other states are looking to get back to work. >> good morning, kumasi. more states are following georgia's and tennessee's lead in all of this, and they will re-open restaurants and other businesses. what we are looking at right now is texas. the state will be allowing some businesses to re-open on friday. ohio will allow manufre my fami emotional. but these guys need work. they need to make money. >> washington state plans to re-open state parks next week, and new york's governor will likely extend the shutdown in his state. two more streets in san francisco will be off limits to cars to create safe spaces for more exercise, and starting this morning at 6:00, john f. kennedy will be closed to cars, and cars will be banned on the entire shelly loop. and they are trying to allow more states to socially distance outside. in the south bay a effort to build a better bay area are trying to keep more from having to live on the streets and it means to helping those on the streets. >> any effort to build a better bay area made more challenging as covid-19 continues to keep people indoors. without work, many need more work. >> one crisis would throw that system into peril, and covid-19 has been, you know, a sledge hammer, right, in peoples' lives. >> destination home ceo met they hav sn progress getting people off the streets and into long term housing. >> 279 people have been permanently housed in the last five weeks, and if you think all the limitations with covid-19 and all of the health risks and the ways that we are having to come up with new ways to serve people, it has been pretty extraordinary. >> five weeks ago a covid-19 relief fund was launched for people in the county after three days, 4,600 people applied, but the $11 million in contributions on hand was maxed out with those households. now more than 15,000 have applied for aid, but not all will get it. >> we are in the same storm. >> a second wave of funding will support the families that won't see the relief in any stimulus or any other support. this morning we are taking a live look at san francisco international wchs moving forward with the opening of the new harvey milk terminal 1. on thursday southwest moves its ticket counter and baggage claim area. the new terminal features displays honoring harvey milk. a bay area startup is shifting gears to join the fight against the coronavirus. it's putting delivery robots into action. and what is making some schools plan to re-open possible. first, let's get a check of the forecast with mike. >> hi, everybody. we are starting off definitely milder this morning. that's going to help us reach temperatures that will be their warmest this week this afternoon. let's start up in the north bay. we have clear conditions for now. temperatures 61 in vallejo. calistoga right now around 51 and you can see mid to upper 50s just about everywhere else. with the fog around half moon bay and towards daly city, it's about 51 degrees. here's a look at emeryville. isolated fog mainly along the coast, and a little trying to develop along the peninsula but it will be more of a coastal issue this morning. it will be breezy north of the baseball through the delta in the afternoon and evening hours. let's look at the east bay valleys where we are already 80 by noon, and mid to upper 80s for several hours this afternoon. some areas could hit 90 this afternoon. south bay, total sunshine and 70s by noon and will hangout in the low 80s this afternoon. for the peninsula, 57 at 7:00 to 80 at 3:00. let's get a check of the morning commute with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you very much. hello, everyone. still looking at traffic right now we will start off with a live look showing our 880 this morning, and so far so good for the most part. the biggest thing we have going on is just around the bay area right now is the road construction, so i want everybody to be aware of that. there we go. northbound here. you are looking at live construction under way for a stretch of highway 101 and al mainy boulevard. they are replacing the overpass here and this map gives you an idea of where the construction activity is happening, and 101 ♪ ♪ ♪ tso is this. and so are these. they all represent something more. the feeling of home. that's why we're here. to help make your home be everything you want it to be. because home is what unites us. that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. this is a live look from the exploratorium camera where it shows clear conditions on the bay side and could be a few clouds on the coast side of san francisco. let's see how the day unfolds. we are in the mid to upper 50s through 7:00 so not much of a change from where we are right now. look how rapidly we warm away from the coast where we stay near 60, and 75 to around 80 for the inland neighborhoods, and 13 hours of sunshine. 100 in the high desert through thursday and low to mid-90s in the central valley, and it will be a hot one wherever away from the coast today. cvs will test at 1,000 locations by the end of may and hopes to process about 1.5 million tests every month. customers will book an appointment online and will roll out testing at minute clinics first. there are many minute clinics i. cal maritime in vallejo is a cal state training facility, and because it's a bit different from other campuses it's now trying to start campuses next month. >> we are shocked -- >> sarah sanders was a freshman and was surprised to receive this letter to start face-to-face classes. >> it is interesting. it's weird. all my friends who have college-age students have their kids for the summer and can keep them home and that's not our case, which is good and bad. >> cal maritime says the school is ready to take serious precautions when students do return, and they will be required to wear face coverings anytime they leave the door and cafeterias will be closed with food instead delivered to their doors. >> sounds like there are a lot of restrictions, but how do you feel as a parent sending your son back to school. >> it's mixed, and we are taking the lead by our son, checking in with how he is feeling and it's a trial and we will see how it goes. >> it's a small school and just 1,000 students, and despite her concerns she realizes this might be a good one to try first. a silicon valley tech company is contributing to the fight. they have self-driving vehicles whicher oll meant der gesace ded teams without the push of any buttons. >> if you give a thumbs up, the doors will open, and if you give a thumbs up when they are open they will close. >> the robots are quietly moving down aisles with patient cots at safe enough speeds. the hope to to have them serve similar contact afterwards like in grocery and drugstore aisles. i think i am okay with these robots, right, mike? >> that's what i was thinking. right? this one seems very docile and wanting to help and not aggressive whatsoever. >> yes, exactly. this one says i am okay being a robot and i am not trying to be an animal. >> right. i know my place. i like that. all right. and that's to serve us. let's look at what is going on weather-wise. hi, everybody, mother nature serving up warm temperatures today away from the coast. san jose, we will see a few clouds increase over the next couple of hours, and right now clear and 56. the clouds will be short lived. we have sunshine and the warmest temperatures this week ahead of us this afternoon. more fog and marine layer clouds. we still have that slight chance of sprinkles on sunday. 82 in sunnyvale, and in the peninsula we start in the low 70s and end up in the mid-70s around san mateo, and millbrae, how about upper 60s along the coast. we will hang around 70 in san francisco. south san francisco and sausalito about 72. 80 in san rafael, and that's one of the cool spots as you head north. look at those 80s. for today in napa. mid-70s to low 80s along the east bay shoreline. as you head into the east bay valleys, the 90 catches your eye in fairfield, and 91 in fairfield. tonight very comfortable. great sleeping weather but notice more cloud cover out there. high pressure over top of us right now and that's why it's warmest today. the marine layer returns and we are about ten degrees cooler tomorrow. we will hold steady for thursday and then cool just a little bit more saturday and sunday. looks like a quiet forecast other than the warmth today and the chance of a sprinkle on sunday. abc7 is honoring the class of 2020 that had to forego graduations and other milestones because of the pandemic. one student's mom says she is so proud, and her daughter is deciding between three colleges this far, so congratulations. we do ask that you not send any professional photos on our website. you can check out a photo gallery of all of the seniors we are honoring. san francisco's airbnb is now requiring a 24-hour gap between bookings and people in florida's largest retirement community can soon get their medications by drone. here's "tech bytes." >> residents of the country's largest retirement community in central florida will get prescriptions on ups drones starting early next month. new standards at airbnb during the outbreak, listings will show if a property has been deep cleaned, and they are requiring hosts to have a 24-hour buffer between guests. and 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