System to the north. It will take its time getting here and moving on out. Live look outside from our came in redwood city, 57 in gilroy. Sfo, a little fog there. 50 in santa rosa, 56 by the delta, southwest wind in line for the cooldown with the breeze and the clouds today. Notice the brighter colors stay in sacramento valley. 70s, even near 80 by parts of the delta, we will have the clouds and the rain will be moving into the north bay. Well time it out for you in a few minutes. Liz . Sounds good. Thanks, lisa. This our next sizeable step in reopening the bay area. Here is where we stand in joining the states stage two modifications, the early part of stage two. San francisco and san mateo counties will join marin county in entering into phase two on monday. Alameda and contra costa counties will join some time next week. Napa and sonoma counties are already in phase two. Only Santa Clara County has yet to determine a date to keep numbers down, they say, as the bay areas most populous county. Abc news poll shows a majority of americans are uneasy about reopening to normal life right now, a rally is happening today to support reopening the economy in livermore. Group called save our town is is organizing the event. The goal is to support the many businesses in fear of closing their doors for good. Organizers also want anyone attending to adhere to county guidelines, to wear a Face Covering and to social distance. The rally starts at 11 00 at the downtown livermore flagpole. Were also starting to see some tension building up in the north bay. A group of residents hit the streets to demand an end to the lockdown. Luz pena has the story. Reporter these are the signs downtown novato residents will wake up to. On the front line of this group, ae two residents and a former radio talk show host, melanie morgan. We need to reopen and we need to reopen right now. We are free falling into an economic catastrophe and Small Businesses are the ones being hurt the most. And all jobs in california are essential. Im speaking to Governor Newsom right now. Why is it that the rules do keep changing . Reporter on monday, a new group of businesses in marin, San Francisco and other bay area counties are set to reopen for curbside pickup. Well be allowing access for retail establishments to begin doing business at the curbside. In addition were adding warehouses and manufacturing and opening certain parks. Reporter this group says its not enough. The sooner we get these businesses open, the faster they get those customers and clients back in the door. Reporter marin countys Public Health officer says they have 287 confirmed covid19 cand reopening fully wise at th the ninth highest. We have the 18th highest overall incidence rate compared to other counties. So, we are not ready to really just open the flood gates at this point, and it would be a mistake. Reporter derek grossen says hes looking forward to visiting local retailers on monday, holding on to hope that this pandemic didnt put them out of business. Obviously, were listening to science. Were listening to data to make those decisions hopefully soon. Reporter marin county is providing a list of safety guidelines for businesses to open for curbside pickup. As for this group of residents they will continue until their county opens fully. Luz pena, abc 7 news. We wanted to show you that recent National Poll from abc news released this month showing these types of protest groups are largely in the minority. While most said they would go to work as soon as restrictions were lifted, less than half said they would be willing to send their child to school, eat at a restaurant or go to church. Less than a third would fly on an airplane. Overall nearly twothirds said opening the u. S. Right now is not worth it, because more lives would be lost. About onethird said it would help salvage the economy and we should open now. Just to give some context and perspective there. Happening today, a protest against Tesla Ceo Elon musk after the fremont plant reopened monday despite orders to keep it closed. Organizers of todays event are calling for musk to be arrested and put in jail for what they say is violation of the law and putting workers lives at risk. The county and tesla agreed to allow the plant to reopen its m condition that they follow state guideline regulations. People who want the business to resume showed their support for tesla on wednesday. Talking about antiasian racism during this time of covid19. Supervisor gordon marr is hosting, asianamerican studies department and District Attorney will also join in. You can register for the discussion. It starts at 10 00 this morning on zoom. Happening today, Salvation Army will host a drivethrough Food Distribution in San Francisco and in oakland. Here in the city, one food box and gift card will be handed out for 3,000 families. This runs from 10 00 to 3 00 at the power station on 23rd street. In oakland, the organization is teaming up with safeway to serve up to 1,000 families starting at 9 00 this morning. It will be at acts full Gospel Church on 66th avenue. And good news this morning in the mission to get more people tested. A new covid19 testing site is coming to San Franciscos tenderloin neighborhood. Supervisor haney confirmed the news with us last night. A public announcement with specific location details will come in the next few days with the opening some time next week. And here at abc 7, we are working hard toumr stories to tell the better bay area and what this world will look like. Right now thats making sure you are armed with the information you all need to keep our families healthy. A Global Health alert about that dangerous inflammatory condition affecting children. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larsen is back on the story with advice from local experts. Reporter the covid inflammatory syndrome in children was first connected to kawasaki disease because of an overlap in symptoms. A bay area baby was first diagnosed with covid and kawasaki back in march. She was believed to be the first recognized case. Now, distinctions are emerging. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or misc seems to affect older children with a median age of 9 to 11. Kawasaki tends to affect toddlers. Dr greenhow is a pediatric Infectious Disease specialist for kaiser permanente. This new syndrome, misc, is a nov novel, unique syndrome that is not kawasaki. It appears to follow a covid19 infection, but why it is occurring in a small subset of children, we do not understand. Reporter abc news has identified at least 220 possible and confirmed cases in 20 states and d. C. There are more than 100 cases in new york where three children have died. The good news is that this syndrome appears to be rare and the deaths that are associated with it are even rarer. Reporter as doctors are learning more about this new syndrome, what symptoms are the children presenting with right now . All have had a fever. More than 90 had severe stomach aches. Half had rash. Twothirds have had pink eye. Twothirds have had mouth changes like cracked lips. Reporter dr. Lisa dana is a San Francisco pediatrician. If you need to go to the er, go. If you need to go to your doctor, go. Dont be afraid to call and get that advice. Were here for you. Reporter children are presenting with misc four to six weeks after peak infection rates. The best thing you can do is avoid coronavirus in the first place, continue following guidelines about masks, hygiene and social distancing. In the newsroom, im kate larsen, abc 7 news. Pretty scary but good to get the facts and be prepared. All right, lisa, rain is coming. Rain is on the way. Thats right. Today, though, liz, a dry day. Live look outside from our exphloratorium camera. Mid 60s later on, getting breezy. Through the overnight hours, well have rain spread from north to south. Its going to stay with us through early next week. So a look at the next seven days, which includes many sunny days as well as rainy. Ill have the details, next. Thanks, lisa. Patroling packed parks, what oakland is now doing to keep crowds away this weekend and a tip on why you wont want to be driving in lake tahoe any time soon. Plus im glad to be alive. Dont get me wrong. Im so glad and happy to be alive. Miracle recovery. The bay area man given a 1 chance to live after his covid19 diagnosis shares his story. And the minecraft graduation. Minecraft, yes, happening today at cals virtual memorial stadium. How the university is getting creative to celebrate the 2020 senior class. Welcome back. It is always a question about crowds pushing the limit over the weekend. Lake merritt, pretty tightly spaced groups of people. Long ila meit toughy. Are also temporarily banned at city parks trying to cut down on large crowds. Oakland police and city park ambassadors will be out, reminding people to keep their distance. Lets go to lake you can see a live look from our tahoe cam. With where you may want to think twice about heading up to visit this weekend. 1,000 citations are being issued for anyone who violates the stayathome order on the california side of the lake. Eldorado county is currently in phase two of reopening. Theyre moving faster through phase two. Only people who own second homes in the city of South Lake Tahoe can use them. For vacation houses, which account for about half of all homes in lake tahoe, those are staying closed for now. Still not the time to come up and visit tahoe. We are just moving in to phase two and we expecto bhe prably three, mawes. Different sty nevada s yesterday. Tale of two states thercler to bay, petaluma is hosting a virtual Shopping Mall to attract customers while many Small Businesses stay closed in stage two. Many shops are now featured on shoppetaluma. Com. Site creators hope you can enjoy similar window shopping experience. Walking down the street of the stores that are available, the brick and mortar stores, independent small stores that, you know, retail, restaurants, you know. Shoppetaluma. Com is also designed to help merchants who hadnt marketed themselves online or reached customers on social media until now. There are some pretty cute shops in petaluma. Something to check out. A couple of weeks ago, we told you a story about a California Lottery sales tive f the virus put him in the hospital in the icu and in a coma for weeks. His is a story of recovery and resilience. As abc news dion lim now explains, he has a message for the public. Almost killed me. Almost killed my wife. My daughter and my grandson. Reporter the feeling of being at home, sitting in his own chair with his wife of nearly 40 years by his side. Its a sensation mike arevalo will never take for granted. I went through the gates of hell. Reporter hell was coronavirus, swift and fierce. It tore this former High School Coach apart from his family in late march for ten grueling weeks, almost four spent in a coma, given a 1 chance of survival. It was very painful. And i dont think that people understand until it hits home. Reporter mike is a true miracle, coming out of a coma on easter, vowing to never again be lonely, not taking anything, including his new grandson, for granted. Im so glad to be back. Reporter i first met mike three years ago when i first came to San Francisco. He was my ride share driver, a hobby he did for fun. What struck me was his effervescence. Everywhere we go, even when its out to dinner, he knows somebody, or he thinks he knows somebody. And he has people recognize him everywhere. He has a huge personality. Reporter which is still in there. Moving forward there are many ifs. We dont know exactly what the virus did to his body, you know, his cognitive skills, his lungs. Are they going to be jeopardized . Reporter and concern about how the world has changed in just a few short months. How do you feel when you see people out and about, socializing, not socially distancing . People are taking this as a joke. All this social distancing that theyre not doing anymore, its like crazy. I know, because i suffered through it. Reporter while the road ahead will be long, the family, who have all since healed from their own bouts of covid19, know they have one thing together, that bond and love for each other. In brentwood, dion lim, abc 7 news. And happening today, cal erngrtion t lass of 2020 wou ca r. Creative ceremony through minecraft, calling it blockeley university. Abc 7s digital team is giving us a closer look at the virtual memorial stadium. We are using minecraft as a virtual space to recreate our campus. A onetoone replica of the Berkeley Campus used as a campus and twoday Music Festival starting may 16th at 2 00 p. M. We are talking to our carol christ, our chancellor, who will be speaking at the commencement, and she has actually visited the server in minecraft a couple of times. Reporter they decr they c avatar for me and then asked if i would speak at this graduation. Of course i said yes. For the commencement event we have chancellor carol christ, vice chancellor mark fisher, chief story teller lydia lyndhurst minecraft as well as the ceo of razor and cofounder of twitch. Weve created cap and gowns for graduates at uc berkeley to come and put on. At the end of the speech, the people on the stage will be able to throw their cap in game. Well have an after party with musical guests such as cash cash and so many more. We will be Live Streaming it on twitch and youtube. Even if you dont understand the ga game, you can still have someone showing theipeivinde the me ockeley. Com. Hav website atth inperadnt ow whe ppen. It will de or it will happen at the time we have our winter commencement or it will happen this time next berkeley spirit of you see a problem and here is a solution and here is a particularly creative solution. I would like to say what i always say at graduation. Indeed, at many points. Let there be light and go bears go bears. Pretty cool. I realize were wearing the colors, lisa, today. After todays ceremony, avatars will attend a twoday Music Festival that lasts through tomorrow. We posted a link on how to stream that as well as the virtual graduation on abc 7 news. Com and on the abc 7 news app. Congratulations are in order for this palo alto woman who has become one of the oldest people in the world to earn a bachelors degree. 91yearold rosemary finery just completed her degree with honors in Human Services at notre dame university. Since there was no commencement this year, the university organized a caravan outside rosemarys home. Rosemary says she has fulfilled her dream at 91 years old. So cool. A bit of happy news. Absolutely. Hopefully graduates are finding a way to celebrate. Live doppler 7, cloud cover. Not totally gray everywhere. We have a mostly cloudy day on the way, and a lateseason storm is on the way tonight. Cold front initially, then the area of low pressure that will allow for showers, thunderstorms sunday, monday and even some snow in the sierra nevada. Emeryville, mostly cloudy. It is 53 in the city, 55dwdci,6 50, santa sk its with that byheelid upper 50s from concord to livermore. The Golden Gate Bridge with the gray sky. You will see the rain later on this evening. It will be late tonight past midnight for the rest of you. So, looking at the rain developing north first, wet, cooler, breezy for your sunday and then showers continue into monday, possibly even tuesday. Its a level one on our storm impact scale for tonight, then into your sunday with a light to moderate rain beginning. We will get those gusty south winds and that unstable atmosphere. There will be dry times certainly for your second half of the weekend, but some of those downpours, rain showers with others and thats going to continue into monday. So, the cloudy skies today, 5 30 the rain approaching the northern part of the bay area and then by very early tomorrow, we have some scattered showers and by about 9 30, you can see this first wave pushing into the east bay, the south bay. There is more to come, though. Here we go into the evening hours on sunday. And you can see some of the heavier bands tre thr th is a bit wilwnur as we look at the rainfall estimates right through early tuesday, weve got a third of an inch in San Francisco, over half inch in the east bay, but upwards of threequarters of an inch to an inch in the Higher Elevations of the coastal hills and down by the Santa Cruz Mountains. Some of these totals look pretty impressive if you believe them for the east bay around fremont and hayward. Well have to see how it pans out. Were certainly looking wet and unseasonably cool as you get into the first part of the upcoming workweek. Winter storm watch above 6500 feet. Three to eight inches of snow, possibly a foot of snow. Today its dry, its mild. Mid 60 San Francisco, 74pn rosa. Rain moves into the north bay tonight. Its a level one through your sunday with periods of rain, breezy winds. This continues into monday, a chance of a thunderstorm and then looking at lingering showers on tuesday. 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