Today was the first curbside pick up day in San Francisco. These new rules forcing Business Owners to get creative. The order issue in San Francisco is very clear about Curbside Pickup. Customers are not allowed to enter a store and no more than ten Staff Members can be inside the facility at a time. Donna oleary is counting her blessings. Oh, well. Its been really tough. She owns ambiance, a trendy Womens Clothing boutique in San Francisco. Like so many, she is reopening her doors in a very different way. If someone wants to come up we can show them product with gloves and masks on and put gloves on them so they can touch the product and we can make it very safe. Reporter call it retail redefined. You fill out a form and we pick the clothes for you. Make a nice package of clothes specially cure ated for you. Forget crowded stores, Curbside Pickup is the new normal. We just ask if she wants a bag. Reporter ask pete, coowner of green apple books, a San Francisco staple around since 1967. Our whole Business Model changed to sort of the warehouse fulfillment picking and packing and emailing and calling instead of talking to people directly. Open from 10 00 to 6 00 but no browsing in the store. Instead, the new layout allows consumers to order and pay online. This is pete. Only pick up curbside when books are packaged and ready. Very strange to change from a store that i think exichted because people like to browse and look around. Been a rollercoaster. Similar story for Paul Robertson a longtime florist in San Francisco. He relied on big events like weddings and conferences for businesses. But now there are none. I dont anticipate there being much through the end of the year. So he is pivoting to retail. We are open to the public selling walk up bouquets and and made bouquets. That is still a gray area for retail. Do they have to hang . Can you steam the germs out . We dont know. Embracing the new challenges. According to this order stores must have direct access to a sidewalk, a street alley, or parking lot in order for consumers to safely pick up items and social distance. Abc 7 news. Thank you so much. Major announcements today about californias plan to reopen. Governor newsom says almost every county in the state could now be eligible to move faster through phase two. He is also saying sporting events, hair salons, and churches might start up again and reopen in a matter of weeks. Hi, liz. Reporter hi. A lot to get to today from Governor Newsom. Seems like june will be a pivotal month for the state. Up until today just 24 counties have been approved to move faster. Now 53 counties might be eligible. The question is, will they . What will it look like . Inside the grill in napa county Governor Newsom announced modifications to californias stayathome order that could allow almost every county in the state to move faster through phase two if they so choose. Roughly 53 of the 58 counties would be eligible to move into this space. The changes, which would allow for inperson dining and other services loosened some of the requirements preventing larger, more urban counties to get state approval to go a a faster pace. Counties no longer need to show zero deaths from covid19 over a twoweek period. Were really starting to focus in on the hot spots within counties particularly in and around our Skilled Nursing facilities. Newsom also said sporting events without spectators will likelyning of june. Church gatherings he said are likely weeks away and what about the desperately needed hair cuts . Were within a window of a few weeks. Reporter some welcome good news but for a state driven by data you might ask what has changed that allows for these modifications . Nothing has fundamentally changed except the data continues to be stable. Reporter the state also says over the last 14 days california has seen a 7. 5 decline in hospitalizations and 8. 7 decline in the number of icu patients. Ultimately, these changes will be made regionally. The bottom line is people can go at their own pace. Reporter as newsom locally loosened restrictions, across the country in washington there is a growing battle over federal aid and the heroes act that Senate Republicans have suggested is dead on arrival. Newsom told krn over the weekend if california doesnt get the aid it could mean First Responders lose their jobs. I hope theyll consider this. The next time they want to salute and celebrate our heroes, our First Responders, our police officers, and firefighters, consider the fact that they are the first to be laid off by cities and counties. Asked about the comments today, newsom said this. I am not here by any stretch of the imagination to suggest or even to allow the implication that somehow were pitting one group against another. The magnitude of the budgets dominantly is personnel at the county and city levels. Reporter the sad reality of budget cuts. Governor newsom did not say which counties will not be eligible to move faster but suggested it is places like l. A. , maybe San Francisco, and again even if a county is eligible to move faster he doesnt mean it will happen. It comes down to the regional variance. Live in marin, abc 7 news. Liz, what are the new factors the state is looking into to determine if the county is ready and eligible to move faster . Reporter there are three main factors. Hospitalization numbers, testing capacity, and the rate of cases. That last one is really important because Governor Newsom said today he believed there are some counties that may have been hesitant to do testing because more testing would mean more positive cases which might slow down the reopening process. So instead of looking at the number of cases theyre now going to shift to looking at the percentage of cases. Counties that want to move faster have to show they have 8 positivity rate. Makes sense. Thank you, liz. Napa county is one of those counties seeking permission to move deeper into stage two, which would allow people to, for example, go into stores and restaurants. Well go live to downtown napa. Todays announcements by the governor were certainly welcome. Reporter certainly was. Were just off main street in downtown napa. Governor newsom knew what he would hear here. People in this community have been talking to us about weighing the risks and benefits of reopening. Theyve been talking about that for weeks. Yes when gavin newsom came today and he left they were encouraged. In napa cytas comeo the point that even vagary from encouraging. When he said this today that is a reason were here and that is the spirit and coop. Reporter it sounded like hope that dinein restaurants might be opening as part of phase two reopening soon. Hands up. Turn everything back up. Reporter covid19 has already cost. Where we would normally see sold out crowds we found a Coronavirus Testing Center instead. A huge loss personally and professionally for a lot of people. Reporter hotels and bnbs that should be overflowing now empty. This could be the last nail in the coffin for a lot of people here. Reporter jamie carey coowns the inn on first. This no vacancy sign is to keep people from knocking until napa does open up. Until the wineries reopen it wont do us any good. Reporter wineries remain off the list for now a continuing frustration for tom davis because restaurants are likely to reopen first. What is the difference between coming and sitting at a winery and being served a glass of wine . Reporter at sweetie pies bakery off main street the owner compared covid19 to floods, fires, earthquakes, and recessions. Pardon the pun but covid19 takes the cake for her. Governor newsom walked in here today, here is what she would have told him. I would say i think we did a fantastic job in our state but now we need to lessen up a little bit. Lessening up to them means filling this parking lot for instance. We are outside a hotel, the napa river inn and near restaurants. This is the restaurant district in napa. Look at us. Nothing here. Nothing going on. They want to get their economy going again and get the tourists back in town again. All of that starts with lessening the restrictions. Live in napa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. All right. Wayne, thank you so much. The reopening of dinein restaurants is still a work in progress in the bay area but cities around the area are looking at the ways they can move forward safely once they are given the green light. Abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony is live in pleasanton where there is a plan to dramatically change the look of the towns iconic main street. Reporter hi. Of course restaurants are a mainstay here on main street. Many of them trying to survive by doing takeout only but theyre also looking to the future. Another vision for this street for main street that includes tables and umbrellas where now there are just cars. Pleasantons main street is everything the name implies. A potpourri of restaurants and boutiques. A place that draws people in and makes them feel at home. But now those who do business on main street are meeting to create a new vision. One that will draw people in and keep them safe in the age of coronavirus. Trying to stay alive here. Reporter maurice owns oyo a popular restaurant featuring caribbean and south American Food open less than a year in the heart of main street. He sees a future where his and other restaurants move much of their food service outside to facilitate spacing, even closing a portion of main street certain days of the week. Allowing us to be able to extend our dining room out to the sidewalk and on to the street. That would certainly require them to provide tables and chairs. Reporter it is a concept similar to other bay area cities and what theyre already moving toward and one city leaders will definitely consider. The city is certainly supportive of that as long as we can do it safely and in compliance with the shelterinplace orders and in fact we are already talking to our Downtown Association and some of our local merchants about how we might be able to make that happen here in dotontn ity w it doesnt negatively impact other businesses like the retail store behind me. If the street is closed to facilitate restaurants on given nights they want to be sure there is also a way for shoppers to get into these retail stores. Of course, all of this, again, a work in progress. Live in pleasanton, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Thank you. Now to the south bay. We mentioned Santa Clara County will allow curbside retail pickup starting on friday. Businesses will also have new signs indicating they have a social distancing plan in place. In downtown campbell bombshell boutique recently started an online store front but business is down 80 . The owner isnt sure if Curbside Pickup will really help. I miss my employees. I miss my clientele. I miss the campbell community. Retail business is hard on a regular day. So you definitely have to work for it. You have to have that passion inside you still. County Health Officials say the number of new cases is stable and has been decreasing and social distancing efforts have significantly reduced the spread but they say we must still continue to protect those who are most vulnerable to this virus. It is now day 63 since San Francisco issued a shelterathome order and many counties followed. The adjustment can take a toll on us mentally. Our abc 7 news contributor tells us the emotional impact is widespread. People who have lost jobs, are afraid on the front line. Children who arent able to interact with peers. People by themselves. Some early studies have shown that up to 40 to 50 of americans are reporting some type of mental distress. We are all in this together. Abc 7 news will be hosting a town hall focusing on Mental Health. Watch it this thursday at 4 00 p. M. Here on abc 7 and all of our streaming platforms. Please tune in for that. Stay with us for more to come here tonight. We have more on the impact of coronavirus here in the bay area. Up next it is now okay to go to church in alameda and contra costa counties but not what church goers are accustomed to. Also, this is what a visit to the dmv now looks like. Who is welcome to show up without an appointment . Ad uber drivers are still working but thousands of uber employees are not. The new cuts that were just announced. The month of may is looking wild and wacky right now but memorial day weekend looks just the way you would hope it would. Ill have the accu weather fore here is a quick look at the headlines today. Tesla is beginning full production at the fremont plant after a feud with Alameda County that included a lawsuit. The two sides reached agreement over the weekend. For those looking to get out restrictions are being eased for three state parks in santa cruz county. Limited parking will be available at henry cole redwoods wilder ranch and the forest. For a brief time today Alameda County had the most coronavirus cases in the bay area. Santa clara county just updated its count and has nearly 2500. Over all there are nearly 11,000 confirmed cases in the bay area. It is now okay for churches in alameda and Contra Costa County to conduct services as long as worshipers stay in their cars. Starting today gatherings can take place in large outdoor areas like parking lots. Those presiding over the service can be outside but worshipers must stay in their vehicles. The bishop at acts full Gospel Church in oakland is excited to get his congregation together and they will fully comply with all social distancing rules. We believe god for healing and deliverance and all of that but we also have enough sense no the to put our lives in jeopardy when we know better than to do something and to teach our people to obey the law is what we do. Gatherings can last no longer than three hours. Today Governor Newsom announced any decision to fully reopen churches is still a few weeks away so some time still there. The director of the department of Motor Vehicles paid a visit today to one of the agencys field offices in san jose. Steve gordon toured the office on west alma avenue, one of five dmv offices open for customer appointments in the bay area and one of 25 across the state. Walkin customers who need to get their licenses reinstated are also welcome. Gordon says each office is taking steps to keep customers and employees safe. Were wearing ppe in the office, asking customers to wear a Face Covering of some sort, also making sure we have space in the office and using every other window to space out our reps and also make sure every other window, customers arent clustered too closely together. The dmv expanded its virtual offering so people can avoid an inperson visit. Uber announced plans to cu 3,000 more jobs. This comes just two weeks after the San Francisco based Ride Sharing Company said it would cut 34700 jobs, onequarter of its total work force and is closing 45 offices including the pier 70 office which worked on selfdriving technology. The Company Expects to save a billion dollars a year. Uber drivers were not included in the job cuts. Jcpenney has become the latest and biggest retailer to fall during the coronavirus. The company filed for bankruptcy protection after years of declining sales and said it planned to close 242 stores but the locations and timing were not disclosed. The 118yearold company has nine bay area wall street had its best day in more than a month as news of a potential Coronavirus Vaccine was announced by Biotech Company moderna. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed up more than 900 points. The nasdaq was up 220. The s p gained 90, its highest level since march 6th. After days of scattered showers, we are finally looking ahead to some sunny days. Spencer has the sevenday doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacistrecommendeding . Memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. That could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. When you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. But when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. So, when you get a check. You can deposit it from here. And you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. You can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. And you can pay your friends back from here. So when someone asks you, wheres your bank . You can tell them heres my bank. Or heres my bank. Or, heres my bank. Because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. So visit chase. Com mobile. In a normal president ial Election Year youd hear a lot at rallies but the pandemic has changed that. Presumptive democratic nominee joe biden has been posting videos to try to reach voters and today had a message for President Trump. Stop tweeting about it. Get the money out to main street now. Its there. Its been passed. This pandemic is hitting everyone hard. We need serious, competent leadership now more than ever and, frankly, we need moral leadership more than ever as well. Joe bidens president ial Campaign Said today if he were elected to the white house he would rescind the Keystone Pipeline permit which would effectively kill the project. All right. We did get some of the rain we were expecting over the weekend. It came down pretty hard in spots today. Spencer is here to let us know if any more is coming. Youre right. We had isolated showers and some were locally heavy but not widespread and even less widespread now. Here is a look at live doppler 7 with thunderstorms to our east out in the sierra and central valley. Here in the immediate bay area ot,eaost active weather we have wnurs o sf the populated areas. Here is why we have the rather unusual weather pattern. Upper level low just off the coast of Northern California sweeping moisture and wind into the bay area. Destabilizing the atmosphere. That is why the weather has been a bit unusual. You can see surface wind speeds range from 15 to 25 miles per hour. Lets look at our current temperature readings. This is the view from the roof top camera at abc 7 looking across the embarcadero. It is 60 degrees in both San Francisco and gilroy right now. Mid 60s at oakland, redwood city, san jose, and pacifica. We go to a view from emeryville looking back toward San Francisco. 61 degrees right now in santa rosa. Mid to upper 60s at petaluma, napa, fairfield, concord, and livermore. One more live view looking out over San Francisco you can see some cloud shadows over the city right now and breaks of sunshine as well. Isolated showers overnight will have like a milder pattern developing around mid week or so and then a big warmup coming for memorial day weekend. Our, well, what is left of our storm ranks one on the abc 7 impact so for tonight well see some isolated showers, possibly thunder and hail accompanying those showers. Here is the forecast animation taking us into the evening and overnight hours. You can see most of the active weather will remain offshore but there is certainly the chance that some of those showers may pop up over land areas. So there is a chance overnight but a diminishing chance. Then as we get into the midday hours tomorrow well see at least partly sunny skies. Perhaps even mostly sunny by afternoon. While we have a chance of more Stormy Weather here there is still some winter Stormy Weather in the sierra where a winter storm warning is in effect until 5 00 p. M. Tomorrow. We may see another 8 to 10 inches of snow there. Back to the bay area overnight, increasing clouds, low temperatures mainly the upper 40s to low 50s. High temperatures tomorrow low 60s at the coast to mainly upper 60s around the bay shoreline and well see a few low 70s inland. Again, there is the chance of some isolated showers tomorrow. Heres the accu weather sevenday forecast. Well get sunnier and milder, and drier weather by the middle of the week. Wednesday, thursday. Then as we head into memorial day weekend, quite a warmup is coming our way. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s inland on sunday and up to close to 90 degrees on monday which is memorial day. So warmup is coming. Itll finally feel like mid to late may generally feels. Weve been waiting a long time for it so well embrace it when it comes. Im not in my usual broadcast location at home today just for one day im in the ali memorial sanctuary. But ill be going back to my usual spot tomorrow. We like it. Its the tour of your home. Thanks, spencer. All right. Stay with us. Weve gone from a stayathome order to a gradual reopening over the past two months. The governor explains how we got to this point. And High School Grads are deciding whether to attend virtual classes or wait a year. What education experts are recommending. You may soon have to prove youre healthy before you will be allowed to travel. Ill show you what that might look like coming up on 7 on your side. Partnering with i heart radio to help support local businesses hit hard during the pandemic. Thousands of Bay Area Stores and services are open and offering to help with essential needs and many are hiring right now. Just go to abc 7 news. Com to find the re. Click on support the theand we want to thank times, the Extraordinary People in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. At novartis, we promise to do our part. As always, were doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. If you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. Were here to help support you when you need us. Take care, and be well. To learn more, call one eight four four cosentyx or visit cosentyx. Com President Trump said today he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, the antimalaria drug. The president had been touting it as a possible cure for coronavirus but the fda is warning against its use outside of hospitals and clinical trials. Youd be surprised how many people are taking it especially the front line workers before you catch it. The front line workers. Many are taking it. I happen to be taking it. I happen to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine . Im taking it. Hydroxychloroquine. Right now. Yeah. That surprised reporters. The white house physician released a statement tonight saying he and the president discussed the drug and concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the risk. At least one study has shown the drug doesnt work against covid19 and could cause heart problems. The u. S. Now has more than 1. 5 million confirmed cases according to a count by john hopkins university. Deaths have surpassed 90,000. Hundreds of thousands of people have recovered. Because of the pandemic our efforts to build a better bay area are now focused on four key areas health, education, the economy, and our changing workplaces all facing adjustments in the new reality. High School Seniors pursuing Higher Education are debating and even whether or not they should go to college. There are other options. Our reporter explores the idea of at this point taking a gap year. Reporter graduating seniors wearing a cap and gown, taking their last picture at school has been a familiar scene. Just as they face uncertain times, so do some of their younger classmates who are not sure what the fall will bring. Mina muggle just completed her San Francisco. At the universy i just dont know how to plan. Im 20 so i have o get started on my life. Reporter how are other students feeling about continuing with Online Learning . Take the California State University system, which was the first to announce it will continue to teach students remotely in the fall. In a survey, 790 students were asked if they plan to stay or transfer. 62 said they would stay. 37 were undecided. 2 planned to leave. In fact, not all colleges withim are on board with Online Learning. For example in a letter addressed to students already accepted to cal poly, that university wrote, our learn by doing model is strong and we will continue to make plans to deliver that experience in person this fall where possible. Muggle has a leave of absence letter ready to fill out in case she decides to take a gap year. At that point i can maybe do internships while maybe giving my education a little break. Reporter the president of San Francisco State University is not recommending that students there take a gap year for fear they might step off the academic ladder. They generally are often the first in their families to go to school or college and a pause in their education can sometimes mean they dont return. Reporter most fouryear colleges expect to see a decline in enrollment in the fall but not Community Colleges. In times of economic downturn, their numbers tend to go up. Some College Advisers are telling clients if online classes are the only option a Community College may be a smart investment. In San Francisco, abc 7 news. Governor newsom explained today how we got from the shelterinplace order to a gradual reopening. Here are the key indicators. He says this allowed us to begin loosening the restrictions. Whats changed in the last few weeks, testing has substantially increased, amount of ppe has substantially increased, the number of hospitalizations has decreased, the number of icu patients has decreased, our capacity to meet surge has been i think advanced and, moreover, we now have, and this is fundamental in terms of clarification of the question, we now have new requirements for these new counties that require real containment strategies. The governor says about 53 of the states 58 counties are being allowed to restart their economies. The city of oakland has opened a new drive through coronavirus testing site. It opened today at Allen Temple Baptist church. You do not need symptoms to be tested. Tests are free and available to all residents regardless of insurance or immigration status. We are bringing this site to the heart of where we know Health Disparities have persisted for decades. The drive through will be open monday through saturday from 1 00 to 7 00 p. M. By appointment only. San Francisco Chronicle insider and abc 7 news contributor joined us earlier on abc 7 news at 4 00 to talk about the economy Going Forward as the bay area enters phase two. He says there is a lot of uncertainty. The Bay Area Council did a survey of about 150 i think top ceos in the bay area and asked, whats the place going to look like when they come back to work . They said for srters 8 10 said we are open now or going to encourage people to work from home. That means fewer people coming into San Francisco, walnut creek, whatever. Fewer people out and about and going shopping. Fewer people in the restaurants. Fewer people all around. It is going to be a different economy. We are not sure how it will land. Weve never seen it. You can read his columns in the San Francisco chronicle every wednesday and sunday. Well, of course, summer is around the corner but the traditional travel season is all but gone. 7 on your sides Michael Finney looks at the changes we can expect post pandemic. Michael, to ensure a safe and healthy trip once we get back to taking trips. Were used to carrying a passport when we travel internationally but how about domestically . That is one thing being looked at. A passport like document that is all about your health. James canton calls himself a futurist, one that looks ahead to upcoming trends. He runs San Francisco bays think tank called institute for global futures. You are going to have to carry a proof of health certificate, Digital Certificate that will be on your watch or your phone. Reporter you may be asked to show that certificate when entering a mall or before boarding a plane. Tourist attractions may require it. Places like amusement parks. Even entire cities and countries he predicts. If im carrying the right proof of Health Status on my wearable ill just walk right through. Everything is cool. Its going to be green. If i have a fever it is going to be yellow. Reporter canton says he knows for a fact that several companies are racing to develop such a system. The u. S. Travel association has developed a guide in an effort to get everything back on track. Every month we can shorten recovery is 25 billion to the travel industry and 300,000 jobs. Reporter the travel association foresees a number of changes. Youll have to be Wearing Masks on a plane. When you go into a hotel youll most likely see a lot more touchless things. How your credit card is handled. A plastic screen between you and the person youre dealing with. Utensils in a sealed box or container. Reporter get used to highway 1 or i5. Staycations he predicts will be back in vogue. He does not expect International Travel to come back for another year. Large conventions will be replaced by smaller meetings. Expect empty middle seats on planes and even barriers between seats. He anticipates travel will roar back in 2021. The cruise industry is telling me their bookings for 2021 are very strong. Reporter canton, however, thinks travel overall will be back sooner than even that because socializing is part of the human dna. People will feel comfortable socializing because theyve been vetted again either by an infrastructure, biosecurity infrastructure canton sees a day ahead when we all have apps on our phones that tell us when a sick person is approaching so we can take a different route. It is indeed a different world were looking at, isnt it . It sure is, michael, and it is fascinating actually to see where we might go from here. Thank you so much. Expect to see some changes at sfo when travel restrictions begin to ease. In addition to masks being required the airport will have stations at terminls to hand them out to anyone who may need one. Spacing markers have been installed at waiting areas and lines to ensure travelers are staying 6 feet apart. Plastic barriers have been added to keep workers safe and hundreds of hand sanitizing stations are installed all throughout the airport. Up next wearing a Face Covering may help us get through the pandemic but what about a simple conversation . Just trying to hear someone through a mask can be a challenge. A possible solution, n that could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. Probably the last thing you want someone to do is lower their facemask if you cant understand them. Voices though can be difficult to understand going through fabric. We look at the growing problem and a possible solution developed by a San Francisco nurse. Reporter face masks create challenges to many to communicate clearly whether or not hearing impairment is an issue. Just ask Bennett Harvey who was dealing with workers on a Home Improvement project. They broke up some concrete i didnt want them to because i misunderstood something they said and they misunderstood me. Reporter it is a growing problem experts say is caused by the muffling of voices through fabric. Steve eegen is a director at eargo a Hearing Company in the south bay. What happens is our ability to distinguish the more high pitched parts of sweech, confidence nants like ss, th, if we say the word ship for example it could be misconstrued a number of ways. This cob a solution. A medical grade mask with a Transparent Panel that allows the mouth to be visible. People with hearing loss often rely on lip reading to clarify what is being said. The see through mask also provides visual feedback about the speakers personality or emotional support. The patient is more compliant when they feel their care giver is genuine and empathetic and cares about them. The lack of communication or miscommunication is something that can cause serious medical problems. Reporter jeanie hahn is a registered nurse who developed the face view mask backed by a Research Grant from the National Institutes of health. With masks widely used by the public and the medical staff she believes the see through Panel Addresses both hearing difficulty and human connection. Obviously with covid19 people are sick and critically ill and they need to have their family members be able to have those moments where they connect emotionally. Reporter the transparent masks have been tested by surgeons. Orders are pouring in as plans are under way to manufacture them domestically. In the meantime if you are having difficulty understanding someone, stop and ask them to repeat themselves. As a backup, always carry a note pad with you and write down any critical details that you dont want to be misunderstood. Abc 7 news. Coming up next a woman who helped so many others is remembered for the inspiration she brought to the bay area. During this Mental Health Awareness Month abc 7 news is dedicating a week of coverage and sharing stories of how important taking care of our Mental Health is especially during these very challenging times. Abc 7 news anchor brings you a story of a former abc 7 star whose legacy had a tragic end. Tonight her friends have an important message. So crazy. It hit really hard. Because she touched so many people. Reporter we first met maria in 2017 when she was featured as our abc 7 star for her work as founder of the community group. Hello long time no see reporter we followed along and witnessed her selflessness first hand, delivering meals to dozens of homeless each day with a smile. You guys are so wonderful and we are so blessed to have you people here. Reporter for over a decade maria was an unofficial town leader even named vallejo woman of the year in 2016. Because of her there were donation drives, youth parties, and a warm hand for anyone in need. She was other worldly. Reporter little did anyone know maria was struggling on the inside and needed help herself. Hindsight is always better. And when we look back we can understand more clearly. We did not recognize the signs. In the last two years there was a decline. There were people noticing all kinds of changes. Reporter that decline was a series of setbacks. Friends believe problems with funding triggered her Mental Illness which caused her to behave erratically even battering a Senior Citizen which landed her six months in jail. Maria also became homeless herself, part of the community she used to serve and days ago maria was hit and killed by a train. You know, it just didnt seem real. We always kind of held out hope that she would return. She would come back to us. Reporter victoria credits maria for encouraging her to chase her dreams and is why she is a middle School Counselor today. The irony of what happened is frustrating and heart breaking. Maria knew all the resources, maria knew where to go and how to help people in exactly the same situation. Reporter together she and lisa have this message for anyone watching this story. Check on your friends. Check on people especially in this time. It is so important because people are dealing with things in the shelter in place and tayler alone. Reporter marias legacy will live on through a community that vows to keep the now nonprofit vallejo together. In vallejo, abc 7 news. If you know someone who needs help or if you need help yourself go to abc 7 news. Com take action to find a list of resources to help you get through this pandemic. Food banks, financial help, and Mental Health suppor. Again, abc 7 news. Com take action. We always remind people there are resources available. There is help out there. We will help connect you with that help. Absolutely. Lets turn our attention to our weather now. I know it is monday but there is a holiday coming up over the weekend already. And we want to find out what the weather is going to be like. I trust youll like what is coming your way for the weekend. Overnight well have lots of clouds. Maybe an isolated shower or two. Low temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low 50s. Then tomorrow it starts to dry out later in the day. There could be an isolated shower or two in the Early Morning hours. Highs in the upper 60s near the coast and upper 60s to low 70s along the bay shoreline. Sunnier and milder mid week and into memorial day weekend well have quite a warmup under sunny skies. I think youll enjoy it. I hope so anyhow. We will. Thank you. All right. Larry is here with sports and maybe more to talk about coming up. A ray of hope. There is hope for local sports fans. Hey, who is ready for some games in californiay june . Thats a couple weeks away. Thanks for sharing your diy haircuts. Thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. Thanks for sharing your cute kids. And your adorable pets. Now its our turn to share. With the geico giveback. A 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies for both current and new customers. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. So thanks again. One good share deserves another. Good evening. Finally some good news for bay area sports fans desperate to see giants, as, or warriors play actual games. Governor newsom said if we continue to make progress in containing covid19 sports may return in the state without fans as of june 1st. Local government rules still apply. While the lakers and clippers have opened practice facilities the warriors have not. San francisco is going to be a little delayed. But still, we have a step in the right direction. Sporting events, pro sports in the first week or so of june without spectators and modifications and very prescriptive conditions also can begin to move forward. I dont think necessarily well be there as of june 1st. But it is looking better than in some time. I am hopeful about the future. The last dance documentary on Michael Jordan and the bulls ended last night and obviously m. J. Was the star of the show. Steve kerr may deserve his own documentary. From role player with practice, the current warriors coach proved he could rise to the occasion in the biggest of moments. He mumbled something like, steve, steve, be ready. He knew the camera was always on him. You know, im like oblivous and im yelling back, ill be ready ill be ready theyre going to double team me, steve is going to be open. Its Michael Jordan time. Did not have the tonight steve kerr earned his wings and im very happy for steve. Went into the huddle and phil told michael, i want you to take the last shot. And michael said, you know, phil, i dont feel real comfortable in these situations. So maybe we ought to go in another direction. Why dont we go to steve . So i thought to myself, well, i guess i got to bail michael out again. Anyway, the shot went in and thats my story and im sticking to it. Put together some skills. Young steve kerr. Fantastic. Speaking of shooters the greatest shooter of all time steph curry putting out a series of basketball training videos through his brand underrated no hoop necessary. He is releasing them weekly to help people keep their skills sharp while staying home in quarantine. Two ball dribble pushup there. Even in these difficult times curry is staying busy posting this promo poster for the Second Season of holy mole his miniature golf show. Time for tonights abc 7 call my play and the theme tonight is who let the dogs out . Its an epic struggle. Three way tug of war between the french bulldogs. Rambo and stella tugging back and forth. Mamba is in the middle and nobody wants to give up the chew toy. Fight dog libby just doesnt really care. Yeah they growl. But theyre all friends. Just passing time in quarantine. We score this a three way tie. Hey, frenchies we just called your play on abc 7. Theyre probably still tugging on that toy right now. Send me your videos using the abc 7 call my play so we can put you on tv and i want to assure everybody that those dogs are friends with one another. They play together. And no dogs were harmed in the making of the video, though the chew toy is probably pretty messed up right now. Back to you. Could have been worse. Could have been a shoe. Thanks, larry. That is true. All right. Be sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11 00. Contra costa county is allowing curbside retail starting tomorrow. Tonight well have the details on the Safety Measures busnesses have to follow. Getting back to business in the south bay. One popular area in downtown san jose is now accepting customers. Coming up tonight on abc 7 here is the lineup at 8 00. The bachelor, listen to your heart. At 10 00 the baker and the beauty. Then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11 00. Jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11 35 and Abcs Nightline airs after at 12 05 a. M. That is it for this edition of abc 7 news. Look for news any time on the abc 7 news app. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. For all of us here we appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 11 00. Beautiful evening tonight. Enjoy. Well see you later. It reminds you theyre human and deserve to be thanked. It was overwhelming. Thank you to everybody who put this together. Thank you. Stay saf this is jeopardy introducing todays contestants a writer and editor from redlands, california. A Television Director from cadillac, michigan. And our returning champion a Public Policy director from long island city, new york. Whose 2day cash winnings total. And now here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome, everybody. Were gonna have a lot of fun in this half hour. Iot thaing. We have me trific players and some great clues. So good luck. Lets get her done. Now the categories. They are. Sounds pretty straightforward. Each correct response will begin with a w. Thats followed by. And finally. Jesse, start. Nonfiction for 600. Ben. What is australia . Youre on the board. Plant on the flag, 200. Ben again. What is canada, eh . Yeah. Eh. 400, please. For sure, eh. Ben. What is the cedar