The cinco demayee celebration that has Police Concerned about tomorrow. And a sign of progress. The big change stanford hospital just announced. Good evening and thanks for being with us as we begin week eight of this lockdown. Im raj mathai. And im jessica aguirre. Ready for phase two. The governor says hell allow some retailers to open this friday. It doesnt mean you can go shopping as you normally would. Were talking about Curbside Pickup only. Heres the rub. Individual counties can override the governors plan. Heres nbc bay areas jean elle. Were waiting for all the guidelines. Reporter bay area bookstore owners are eager to hear from county leaders about Governor News newsoms announcement today allowing some retailers to open friday. Today were announcing our efforts to update our stay at home guidelines and begin the process of moving into phase two. Reporter newsom says some bookstores, florists, and clothing and Sporting Goods stores can open on a limited basis. The new guidance could bring a little life back into shuttered commercial corridors if county leaders allow it. These are orders people have made online. Reporter Kristen Evans is hoping she will be able to reconnect with customers from behind this table with Curbside Pickup. Were retraining our customers to shop for books elsewhere. For us, this is essential for us to stay and keep that connection with our customer and that were the top of mind for when somebody is making a book purchase, theyre coming to us. Reporter at her daily briefing, San Francisco mayor london breed said she will consider all options. And the goal is to do it and do it responsibly whenever the opportunity presents itself to open anything in this city. Reporter the mayor is under pressure to act. Supervisor dean preston sent the mayor and Health Officers a letter urging them to allow curbside delivery for businesses that provide essential Home Recreation like books. Were trying to push as hard as we can to make sure that as were relaxing these restrictions, that were thinking about all the Small Businesses who are struggling and trying to activate curbside delivery as soon as possible. Reporter whether its a novel from the bookstore or a tshirt from the skate shop, most say they support the idea as long as its safe. Desks outside of your door are a way to do that, then i dont see a problem. You know, whats different than grabbing a shirt from someone here versus opening up a package . Reporter jean elle, nbc bay area news. We checked with other bay area counties. Contra costa says, no, it is not going with the states plan. Leaders there plan to track their own progress and decide when they want to relax the shelter at home order. The county made it clear it wont happen anytime before may 31st. Alameda county leaders say theyre looking at newsoms plan before making a final decision. And were still waiting to hear from the other bay area counties. Today Governor Newsom showed this report card to demonstrate how the state has met several requirements that allow for reopening. He said first california has stabilized the number of hospitalizations. He says the state has enough personal protective equipment to keep essential workers safe. And he says if the state does have a surge in cases, hospitals will be able to meet the demand. California will begin training new contract tracers contact tracers to help contain the spread of the virus as well. Its a tough decision for so many people. When do you go back to work . Many Business Owners are breathing a sigh of relief, though. Among them, nurseries. Long lines today at several local nurseries, and this is the season, time to plant those flowers and vegetables and tomatoes. Construction crews also returning to work today but with some new rules. All my guys have to wear masks. They have to wear gloves. When the inspectors come out, i have to make sure that theres only one person on the job site that they talk with. Hundreds of bay area Starbucks Stores reopened, many only accepting mobile orders. In napa, some businesses are not waiting for permission from the state or the county. They are open now. Napas consequent cor dare fine art gallery defied local and state orders by reopening this morning with a group of supporters outside to back them up. They tell us theyre taking precautions, allowing only six people inside at a time. Several napa restaurants also allowing customers to dine in. Fume bistro opened its patio and dining room seating today, and the exicustomers we talked to s they were thrilled. With know its clean and sanitized every day, so we feel very comfortable. We do have our masks, but you certainly cant wear it when youre eating. If youre not comfortable coming, please dont come yet. But if youre comfortable and youre ready to move on, were here for you. Fume has cut seating in half to ensure social distancing and is taking employees temperatures on a daily basis. Nearby dickeys barbecue has opened up its outdoor seating as well. Even before this pandemic, Cinco De Mayo has been a problem spot, especially for san jose. The message now, stay home tomorrow night. Sjpd hoping to avoid a repeat of yesterday when a huge crowd gathered for an impromptu Cinco De Mayo celebration. Heres nbc bay areas ian cull. Reporter active on Cinco De Mayo with ve events downtown, but police will be out in full force tomorrow hoping to avoid this. Hundreds of people gathered at a parking lot on sunday celebrating the holiday. Witnesses say no one followed the protocols. Right down this main aisle, all you could see was constant smoking from the spinning the wheels and the whole crowd was here all the way around. I think what this says, though, is that we need to do a better job of handing out information. Reporter San Jose Police already had a busy weekend with two officerinvolved shootings. The chief is asking for people to respect social distancing but admits this wont be a top priority. But if people think that my officers are going into crowds to try to break them up, to cite people for violating the social distancing order, thats thats not going to happen. Reporter and while downtown is used to crowds for Cinco De Mayo, restaurants will have to remain empty even though sales are down 90 at tostadas because of the crisis, the owner says the holiday is giving them the boost they needed. Theyve already been swamped with takeout preorders. Feels good to be back in business the way we were before. Its not the same, but were actually excited to, you know, be out here and doing our best we can. Reporter takeout is encouraged but thats about it. The police chief says the large crowds like we saw on sunday do not help convince he Health Officials to ease any of those restrictions. In san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. Heres a look at the latest numbers in the bay area. There are now nearly 8,800 cases. That is the south bays lowest oneday total since march 20th. Tonight, though, a dramatic increase of covid19 victims at a vallejo nursing home. New numbers show 76 residents at 23 Staff Members at the Windsor Vallejo care center have now tested positive. The Solano CountyPublic Health official would not comment when we asked if anyone has died there. The facility reported its first case april 16th. County Health Officials say Nursing Homes are a hot zone for infections because many residents already have Health Conditions that make them more susceptible to a difficult covid infection. They have isolated those residents who have tested positive for covid19, and the Staff Members who did test positive are remaining home at this time. Now, the Windsor Vallejo care center says it is being hyper vigilant saying, we have increased sanitation of frequently touched surfaces. We have ample supplies of personal protective equipment. Staff are constantly being inserviced on best practices in regard to infection control. One of the highest tenant d almena joins the hundreds of people released from santa rita jail in dublin because of the pandemic. The Sheriffs Office says almena was released today after his bail was lowered to 150,000. His wife picked him up, and theyll be living in lake county. His movements will be tracked by an ankle monitor as he awaits a retrial for Involuntary Manslaughter of 36 people. Well, it is a significant milestone. Today stanford hospital started performing surgeries and other procedures put on hold because of the virus. Hospital now taking steps to keep patients and employees safe, including testing the entire workforce of some 14,000. Only 0. 03 of people without symptoms there tested positive for the virus. Well, if you need a job, you might want to be a contact tracer. We mentioned this a couple minutes ago. Its essential as we move forward. Tracers talk with people who have the virus and help track down those people that theyve been in contact with. The state is partnering with ucsf and ucla to train people to become contact tracers. They need thousands of them. Currently the state has 3,000 tracers. The goal is to add another 20,000. These are simply disease detectives that will be trained to support the existing workforce that persists and exists throughout the state of california. What weve seen so far, nationally average pay ranges anywhere between 40,000 and 55,000. By the way, current state employees will be redirected into this program to fill some of the positions. After several weeks of Strict Lockdown measures, italy took the first step toward returning to normal today. 4. 5 Million People were given the green light to go back to work, and families were finally allowed to reunite. Authorities sayop and hair dresl weeks away. The u. S. Death toll could climb considerably. President trump saying now 100,000 americans could die from this virus by june. Thats next month. That number significantly higher than the 60,000 deaths that he warned about two weeks ago. A draft report from the Trump Administration also says the number of new cases could hit 200,000 per day by next month. Lets take a live look now at the capitol. Senators returned to work today. Another Washington Institution is also adjusting to life during this pandemic. The Supreme Court heard arguments today via conference call. Up next, a warning tonight about a new syndrome caused by covid19. The symptoms parents need to be looking for if a child gets sick. Also the school year continues, but why are so many bay area students falling behind . We investigate Distance Learning. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Ill have details on a major warmup this week and when a few showers are back in the forecast. Ill have that for you coming up in about seven minutes. Across america, Business Owners are figuring things out. Finding new ways to serve customers. Connect employees. And work with partners. Comcast business is right there with you. With a network that helps give you speed, reliability and security. And enough bandwidth to handle all your connected devices. Voice Solutions Like remote Call Forwarding and readable voicemail. And safe, convenient installation. When every connection counts, you can count on us. Get the connectivity your business needs. Call today. Comcast business. Take a look. Police need your help if youve seen this man. Santa rosa police trying to track him down. 82yearold leonard manbarning, who goes by jim. He was last seen at 9 30 this morning in the oakmont area wearing a white bucket hat and jeans. Officers think he may have gone toward the kenwood area or to the golf course. New video tonight of a hiker being rescued in the north bay, a chp chopper crew used night vision goggles to find the hiker stranded at table rock. He had cell phone service, was able to call 911, then used a flashlight to flag down that helicopter. This is a huge concern for parents. Children falling behind as our schools close their doors during this pandemic. We analyze the standards of Distance Learning throughout the bay area and across the state, and we know this. Many parents and educators are worried. Investigative reporter Candice Nguyen has more. Reporter we found major inconsistencies from district to district. In some cases, students going weeks without any schooling. With guidelines all over the place, we learned radical changes may be coming to your kids education. My favorite subject is math. Reporter when covid19 forced his school to close, this san jose middle schooler says he didnt just go days without learning. Five weeks about. For the first one or two weeks, there was no communication. Reporter were not revealing this familys identity because they fear blowback from evergreen unified. The district says it was quick to provide learning packets while administrators worked to create an online Distance Learning program. But this father says his son finished those packets in a few days. It was concerns like this that prompted us to investigate 70 School Districts across california. We looked at the remote education plans so we could compare what students are learning. Many districts developed their plan within days, requiring teachers to assign reading and math lessons daily, set up regular office hours, and record attendance to identify students who need more help. Other districts took weeks to create a plan and issue guidelines. Some of them discouraged teachers from doing live video lessons or speaking to students oneonone about assignments. Some plans dont require attendance or any evaluation of students or teachers. Right now the state is allowing local districts to decide whats best for their communities. Its also canceled all standardized tests to reduce stress on kids. But with no way to monitor students progress, some educators fear the achievement gap will only grow. I cry all the time. Reporter heather is a teacher in antioch and says she realizes the devastating Impact School closures are having on her students. Its just very emotional. Is it harder now to track your students, those who possibly may need the most help . Oh, my gosh, yes. A thousand times harder. Reporter she says Distance Learning attendance at her school has fallen off. She has one student she hasnt heard from this entire time. I cant get the mom to call me back. Reporter we raised these concerns from parents and educators with governor gavin newsom during a recent press conference. Governor, weve talked to students who say they have gone weeks without learning since the shutdown. Some districts werent prepared for Distance Learning while others had a tough time keeping kids engaged. Is the state doing anything to provide more oversight . Yeah. Look, we have to do better. We didnt wait for the question. We tried to preempt it. Even a few weeks ago with the guidance we put out to all of these districts, the guidance, however, is not equally distributed in terms of capacity to deliver on it. Reporter state student Tony Thurmond says hes aware of this problem. That means for many students, they may have missed 50some days of instruction. And so we anticipate that theres some learning loss. Should the state issue minimum sets of standards for Distance Learning to ensure students still receive the basic level of education . Unless theres a change in the law, you know, the department of education and the state board of education are not able to mandate, you know, requirements per se. Reporter thurmond says the state will also rely on teachers to figure out what their students missed during the shelter at home. But without grades, standardized tests, or recorded attendance, we asked thurmond how will anyone know how big the achievement gap got. I think were going to see conversations about innovation in education and how to measure learning in ways that might be very different than the way theyve been in the past. Reporter thurmond and newsom say theyre considering reopening schools earlier than usual. That worries this father, who feels his district is struggling just to get through this school year. Since one of the teachers are doing guy, i would be shy of giving them an f grade, but id definitely give them a d grade. Reporter state superintendent thurmond tells us he predicts Distance Learning will smooth out. If youre curious about what the Distance Learning guidelines are at your kids school district, we posted all the responses we received on our online investigation at nbcbayarea. Com investigates. Candice nguyen, nbc bay area news. We might not know the full effect of all this for months, if not years. If you have a story tip for anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call. You see the information on your screen. 1888996tips, or you can visit our website, nbcbayarea. Com investigations. Time to check in with our own chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, continuing to work at home. Boy, jeff, this is like week eight for you, isnt it . It is, and still not used to it, i have to say. You know, some things are habit, but probably like everybody at home, yo