San mateo county. Coronavirus isnt concentrated in one part of the bay area. The risk is quite widespread. It really is. Now california as a state is officially entering phase 3 for reopening, which means hair salons and barbershops can reopen with modifications. This comes after the state announced places of worship can also reopen. Abc7 news anchor liz kreutz breaks down the governors announcement for us. She joins us now live. Liz . Hi, ama. A lot of big announcements today, especially when it comes to hair salons and barbershops. But it does come down to regional variance. Just three bay area counties are in a position to move into phase 3 if they choose. But as a state, its a symbolic and important sign of progress. Its news that so many have been looking forward to. Even governor newsom. They had at me. It was a family effort to remove what was described by my wife as, forgive me, a mullet. Here is the photo proof. But newsom will no longer need to enlist his own children to cut his hair. Starting today, hair salons and barbershops can reopen in 47 california counties. The other 11 counties, which includes much of the bay area, continue to move slower. Some parts of the state will not be able to pace as quickly into phase 3. And we continue to be responsive to those concerns and the needs of those local communities to slow down the pace of reopening. And we respect that. The guidance provided by the state to salons and barbershops that do reopen will need to do several things. That includes requiring the use of face covers for staff and customer, removing high touch amenities like magazines and coffee maker, frequently disinfecting booths, stations and tools. Contacting customers before appointments to be sure they arent exhibiting symptoms and staggering to reduce crowding. Were making progress and moving forward. Thinking announcement comes just one day after the state said theyre also now allowing places of worship to reopen with limited capacity and instore shopping at retailers. Newsom cautioned that the changes shouldnt lead to complacency. He started off this briefing with this grim reminder. We are very close to reaching a milestone in this country. 100,000 live lost to this pandemic. To covid19. And although progress is being made in california with testing and contact tracing, newsom said the crowds on memorial day weekend combined with the new reopening measures means were going see a rise in cases. We anticipate an increase in the number of cases. As you have more mixing, you have more opening in the economy. Tats inevitable. Another reminder to stay vigilant. Again, this is only allowed right now in napa, solano and sonoma counties. Those will the ones that can move into phase three. Across the state, nail salons cannot reopen. Salons can also not offer Services Like eye, brow waxing, we have to touch someones face. Tomorrow the state hopes to have guidelines on summer camps. They hope to have guideline on the entertainment and filmmaking industries. A lot of moving parts but big updates as well. Liz kreutz, abc7 news. And liz, youve been keeping track of it all. Any idea what the bay area counties are saying in response to these changes today . Any word on it they plan to modify their shelter in place orders . You know, we reached out to every single bay area county today to try and get their response, because this is a big week with the state really moving into phase 3. The six bay area counties still in the early phases of phase 2, San Francisco county, santa clara county, for instance, those counties have all responded with relatively vague answers which is essentially theyre reviewing it and see if they can modify their stay at home orders. But at this time no plans to do. So as far as napa, solano counties, we heard from solano and they said churches and places of worship can reopen with those modifications. They also plan to allow for hair salons and barbershops to reopen. Theyre working on updating their order. But they have no set date yet. Thats what were finding out. Its basically up to the counties to make those decisions still. All right, liz, thank you so much. And now to a live look at our Santa Cruz Beach camera on this hot day. And that county today announced it will be in stage 2 until july 1. Starting at midnight tonight, Santa Cruz County allows for offices, instore shopping, and churches to open with social distancing and other protective measures. Dinein restaurants are not allowed. The county is working on advancing to late stage 2, which could happen in the next week or so. San franciscos Botanical Garden will reopen on june 1. Apple is reopening some stores this week. It will offer Curbside Pickup and storefront service at 14 local stores. The dmv is opening 46 more field offices starting thursday. 25 dmv offices opened earlier this month. Not everything is reopening in california. Gyms, tattoo parlors and nail salons, those are still shut. So are bars and wineries. Theaters and museum, public pools as well as nightclubs, festivals and theme parks. And of course reopening is about restarting the economy. And thats one of four key areas where we focused our efforts to build a better bay area. Special shopping districts like willow glen in san jose, montclair in oakland, and laurel street in san carlos have fiercely loyal customers, but the stores are still struggling to survive pandemic restrictions. Abc7 News Reporter david louie is live with a look at whats at stake. And david, it is so much. Thats very true, dan. Even Big Box Stores and retail chains are having difficult times. But its the small familyowned shops that dont have the deep pockets to get them through this difficult time with a lot of lost income. Laurel street, the de facto downtown of san carlos is 12 blocks long. Collectively there is a lot of anguish and anxiety according to bookshop owner lauren salve vib savidge. How many more days can we take . Restrictions imposed for pandemic safety has caused deep financial disstreak. When the stamp bar and grill had to rely on takeout orders only, at first there was zero business. It celebrates its First Anniversary on wednesday. Its been very, very financially troubling, and even if we do open, its going to take a long time for us to recoup from this financial devastation. There is no downtown merchants group. So every Business Owner is struggling alone. I walk down laurel street every day to get there. And looking in windows and saying gosh, whats going to happen to this one, whats going happen to this business. We dont know. Lauren savidge says she reached a breaking point last friday after filling delivery orders for nine weeks mostly by herself to stay in business. She just took her first day off. She is reluctant to see business rezze open due to the serious nature of the virus. She is hoping san carlos will generate more foot traffic by closing down streets to facilitate outside dining. These things have to happen now. They have to happen immediately. We dont really have the time to waste any longer. There is very little doubt how fragile times. Now to give you a sense of how beloved these merchants are, one customers of the reading bug bookshop has made a special effort to keep it going with two checks slipped under the door totalling 2500. We are live, david louie, abc7 news. That is amazing and so generous. Thank you. Well, from small stores to shopping malls with instore shopping are busy preparing for reopening. Once theyre able to get the green light from county health officials. Ac7 News Reporter chris nguyen explains how some of the biggest malls in Silicon Valley are getting ready. Shopping malls have traditionally been known at gathering spaces for the community. But what does the future of retail look like in the area of covid19 . Retailers that have the vision to invest in technology and to provide consumers different ways of shopping so they can buy merchandise and different ways of returning merchandise are actually doing very well. At Eastridge Center in san jose, modifications are being made to help customers feel safe. Were installing septic skin. These are selfcleaning nontoxic materials that will be on all our major touch points, including door handle, handrails, elevator buttons. Eastridge will reduce elevator capacity which 50 . Mall officials have upgraded the hvac system to circulate more air from the outside. Marketing director rah riley says once they get approval from the county, eastridge will offer Curbside Pickup from every one of its retailers who want to participate in the program. Nearly half of the malls 150 stores are independently owned and operated. Our new clicks to Curbside Program will have two pickup zones, one in the upper level, one on the lower level. It will allow all of our mom and pop shops to put their Products Online if they dont already have a digital presence. At westfield valley fair which sits on the san josesanta clara border, mall management is preparing to launch a mobile app that will allow customers to reserve an appointment slot inside a specific store that features to make that feature available. Shoppers can also park in designated areas to pick up online orders or to buy a meal from a Republican Party in the food court. Theyll also be able to check how many people are inside the property at any given time. Measures that are meant to put customers at ease moving forward. We are about to witness one of the biggest experiments in the brick and Mortar Retail space. In san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. And what will life look like after coronavirus . Weve put together an immersive experience on our future hangout spots and living environments. Really interesting to look into this crystal ball. Its one of our top searched links on our website. Youll find it at abc7news. Com. Happening today, more recordHigh Temperatures. But because of the pandemic, we dont have the resources we usually do to cool off, like the library, shopping marlins, pools, cooling centers. Abc7 News ReporterLeslie Brinkley is live in one of the hottest parts of the bay area, which is of course walnut creek to explain how people are coping. Hi, leslie. Hi there. I can testify it is suffocatingly hot out here. If youve got to wear a mask of any kind. I think thats why there are so few people out today. Its getting a little busier here at larky park as it gets a little later in the day. But very few folks out in this heat. After all, there are few alternatives besides staying at home to deget out of it. There arent many options for beating the heat. Movie theaters and malls closed. Same for libraries and even cooling centers that usually offer respite to desperate seniors on extraordinarily hot days like this. Even local purveyors of ice cream are closed. The county is getting worried phone calls. Normally we would suggest that they go to their local senior center. We have 16 of them in this county and if one wasnt available, we would recommend that they go to a mall or a movie theater. With covid, there is different advice being dispensed. Were asking them to stay home, hydrate. As you know, older adults tend to become dehydrated easier. Mask wearing measures become stifling for those who attempt to go out. This mask is very difficult to breathe because the air and the oxygen doesnt come through the material very well. We are in meetings with our community partners. Actually, today as we speak to kind of determine where we go from here. Throughout the east bay, there are no clear solutions. We dont have an option with this Current Health order. The constraints were part of what this Contra Costa Health officer discussed with the board of supervisors today as the covid case count continues to increase from 14 a day a couple of weeks ago to 26 a day now. Some of it attributable to more testing. The sparkling blue pool water at the Community Pool behind me sure does look tempting. Its all locked up as it is all across the east bay. Thats not an option. Basically, what i found out it comes down to today is we have ways to cope with covid, ways to cope with the heat, but there has been no plan and doesnt look like there will be in the near future be a plan for how to cope with both together besides staying at home and staying hydrated, and you heard. Reporting live in walnut creek, im Leslie Brinkley, abc7 news. Definitely have to work on that. Lets get to Spencer Christian to find out exactly how long this heat is going to last for us, because a lot of these people out there really need some relief, spencer. They really do, ama. This is the second consecutive day, as you know, of record High Temperature here is in the bay area. Lets take a look at todays record. Seven of them. Seven record highs for this date. 97 degrees at both san jose and santa rosa. 102 in gilroy and concord. 99 at napa, a record for this date. 87 at richmond and these are all record highs for this date. The heat is not going break really for a couple of days. Ill give you a look at the forecast in just a few minutes. Dan and ama . Okay, spencer, thanks so much. Still to come, coronavirus is believed to have originated from an animal market in china, as you heard. There are similar markets here in california. Next, the iteam with a live update on the effort to ban them. Plus, a story youll see only on abc7 news. A bay area couple visited wuhan before the pandemic was declared. What their experience makes you wonder about china and what that government knew. For people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto is a Heart Failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. It was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. Heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. Entresto helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. And with a healthier heart, theres no telling where life may take you. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low Blood Pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. Novartis thanks the heroic healthcare workers fighting covid19. Late today in sacramento, a ban on live animal markets passed a big hurdle. Three weeks ago the iteam took you inside the bay areas markets and showed how the coronavirus is believed to have come from a live animal market in china. Our dan noyes is lye with the very latest on the progress of this measure. Dan . Well, dan, this is a clear example of the old saying laws are like sausages. Its better not to see them being made. In this case, there were two issues knocked up, and that caused some confusion. Youve got the floor, sir. Very good. State senator harry stern sponsored the bill to ban animal markets such as those the iteam visited in oakland and San Francisco three week association. Stores killing live poultry to go were killed on the spot, many types of crustaceans and live bullfrogs imported from china. Turtles good for 20. They have to be killed before a customer takes them home. And you kill it here . Yeah, yeah. The trade in wildlife, both import as well as sales poses really a threat to our ecosystems, our public health, and the biodiversity in this state. The leading theory is covid19 passed from a bat to another animal and then a human at this market in wuhan, china. Stern and others are concerned about the transmission of disease at the bay areas markets. Globally, a quarter of human deaths are infectious disease. About 60 of these diseases are considered zoonotic, meaning they jump from other animals to people. And more than 70 of zoonotic diseases originate with wildlife. No one at todays hearing disagreed on that part, but the bill would also ban the importation of trophies from elephants, lion, leopards and rhinos. Californias hunting and gun Rights Groups lined up by phone in opposition. When californians are participating in this activity, theyre doing it legally, theyre doing it morally, theyre doing it honorable with the mindset of they want to perpetuate the species. Engage in that hunting activity, take a picture, and come home. Why do you need a trophy to come back to california to show what youve done . Now stern argued his bill would not ban hunting, just the importation of the trophy, and it would ban live animal markets. The bill passed and moves on to the Senate Appropriations committee. For the iteam, dan noyes, abc7 news. Dan, ama . All right, dan, thank you so much. When did the Chinese Government really know about covid19 . Tonight we hear from a bay area couple who visited wuhan two months before the virus was first reported to the World Health Organization. Their trip raises questions about whether the Chinese Government may have known even earlier. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra joins us live with the story youll see only on 7. Stephanie . Well, ama, a san carlos couple took a viking cruise throug and everything went according to schedule until they arrived in wuhan. Call it a cruise of a lifetime that had a bit of a rocky start. The whole thing was just a little off. Just didnt quite make sense at the time. This is charlie and margaret getz, describing their brief stop in wuhan china on november 1. It was just the beginning of their sevenday voyage along the famous yangtze river. We arrive late afternoon. They told us that there was going to be a change. Their relaxed overnight stay turned into a mere threehour visit. And it was literally bam, bam, bam, out. Within minutes of getting off th