Now at 9 as most of the bay area transitions into phase 2 of reopening the number of covid19 related fatalities in the nation has now surpassed 90,000 raising concerns about a second wave. Good evening, everybody, im paying more and im ken wayne, the first known us coronavirus related fatality was back on february 6th. Since then 10s of thousands of americans have died and tonight there are more than 1. 5 million cases in the United States this as state after state relaxes a social distance, the rules and restrictions today experts say only 18 say showed a downward trend of new cases last february it was im sorry last friday it was 28 states. It is not clear if the increase in cases is because of more testing whether the virus is just spreading more now that so many places are back open. Heres a look at the numbers globally there is close to 5 there are close to 5 million cases more than 318,000 deaths in california more than 81,000 cases more than 3,000 deaths in the bay area more than 11,000 cases close to 400 deaths. As us surpasses 90,000 covid19 deaths over just 3 months. What does that tell us about the next 3 months of this pandemic bay area counties are beginning to reopen some businesses and within weeks more will follow. Kron fours dan thorn talked with a local doctor to see what these numbers tell us he has the story from walnut creek. Its a grim milestone in the covid19 pandemic 90,000 us deaths over the course of a few months since the outbreak began. Many people are anxious to get back to a normal life, but the numbers tell us the virus is still a big problem its its a big number its not that. Well. And which. Doctor Michael Stacey with Lifelong Medical care says as businesses reopen and more people get out they need to keep in mind how easily covid19 can spread he contributes some of the numbers going down to shelterinplace orders which changed our behavior, however, the doctor says that does not mean we should rush back to the way things were. I was still spread very rapidly and very easily. If we were to go back like the snow like this we knew before models are projected covid19 deaths have fluctuated over the last few months the latest numbers from the institute for Health Metrics and evaluation show by august more than 140,000 americans will have died from the virus doctor stacy says these numbers are predictions based on an increase in Human Interaction over the next few months even as we start some activities free up that it doesnt mean that we dont need to start very cautious in terms of how we interact with each other. Doctor stacey added that the conditions have not really changed in terms of how the virus can spread. He says its important to continue following Public Health guidelines, this way where not only keeping ourselves and our families safe, but also our neighbors and the most vulnerable within our communities, reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. Today, california is relaxing its rules for counties sent want to go further into reopening the economy. Governor Gavin Newsome estimates all but 5 of californias 58 counties are likely eligible to be an offering in restaurant dining counties that can meet the new criteria can also begin opening schools with modifications the new criteria requires counties to have stable covid19 related hospitalizations with the change of less than 5 over a 7 day average or no more than 20 covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks. Counties was also have fewer than 25 cases per 100,000 residents in the last 2 weeks or less than 8 of tests coming back positive in the last 7 days with less than 2 weeks left in the month of may governor, newsome painting a brighter outlook for june. Expect if we hold the rate. Transmissions we hold the Positivity Rate down we continue to do justice to the hospitalization icu numbers that will be making announcements statewide not just with the regional variances that would for retail not just to be picked up but in store retail to be loosened up. In addition to that a sporting events a pro sports. In that first a week or so of june without spectators and modifications and prescriptive also could begin to move forward. Still out of the conversation for now gymnasiums tourism and entertainment venues, California Department of Public Health and Human Services secretary. The secretary says that if there is a sudden surge in cases or hospitalizations counties should have plans to potentially reinstate parts of the stay at home orders as of today all bay area counties are either already in phase 2 or will be moving into phase 2 this week and that means many retailers which have been closed for the past 2 months can now opened their doors and for Curbside Pickup. This is where things stand today most counties again are already in phase. 2 Contra Costa County says it will begin allowing curbside retail tomorrow may 19th alameda and santa clara counties can join the rest of the bay area in the coming days after 9 weeks of being forced remain close many Retail Businesses were allowed to open today and San Francisco san mateo and marin counties. Even San Francisco mayor london breed came out to support a local bookstore and the first time in 2 months stole store owners are saying customers face to face again. David island owns just for fun thats a shop in oley valley that sells puzzles and our supplies. He says he was glad to open for Curbside Pickup today. Side is better than when we were just doing Home Delivery because people can come up and ask us for things and we can go in get out. He says he does not believe curbside business is sustainable in the long run others such as rose norberg agrees shes a manager at the gallery of jewels and hope said Curbside Pickup, its just temporary. Its a similar feeling for merchants in the fillmore district of San Francisco about 30 store fronts are still boarded up there tonight just by the city allowing shops to begin Curbside Pickup. Our noelle bellow is in the newsroom tonight, she has more on how Business Owners are feeling about their was very popular shopping area. No out. Pam unfortunately, a lot of retail shops on fillmore street decided not to open back up just yet today maybe just a handful started the Curbside Pickups there are about 360 merchants in the Fillmore Merchants Association and the cause of the uncertainty regarding how much of an Economic ImpactCurbside Pickup can offer many decided to just keep going on whatever path they were on boosting their Online Presence and using social media as a selling tool i spoke with the executive director of the Fillmore Merchants Association who says most merchants are just waiting for the day they can start letting customers back inside. You know at the end of a lot of the merchants feel like you know i went to wells fargo yesterday and we are waiting outside on the sidewalk. We were greeted at the door we were told to go in one at a time. And. You know its its an argument to be made what why can merchants operate like you know we can we can regulate the number of people that are coming to our doorways should we all realize the situation state changing daily and they are sharing best practices. A lot of them are boosting their social Media Presence know we need to operate within the guidelines that have been set by city hall and the governor we were just listening to a webinar with mayor breed today. She was really happy that curve is flattening its actually going down slightly and hopefully we will be an able to enter a phase to be. You know this this faison know be more relaxing up for you people coming into our core doors. Now is pam mentioned most stores plan to keep their boards up over their windows for now just in case theres another surge, they dont have to go back and forth. So always check online or on social media if one of your stores do snt look like theyre open they are likely operating through online memes most of that plywood as you can see has been decorated with murals says eventually when this is all over they want to preserve those murals and do some sort of exhibition but of course, were still a ways off from that back to you alright noel, thank you. Seniors are sheltering in place in San Francisco during the pandemic will now have assistance from a new Emergency Food Program today, mayor london breed announced the start of. Great plates delivered sf it will deliver free meals to at risk seniors. 3 times a day may have read says the program will not only help the seniors, but also local restaurants and food vendors to you can find more information on this program on our website kron 4 dot com until this morning there was some criticism that not everybody in the bay area was on the same page in terms of beginning to unwind the stay at home order. Today Santa Clara County announced it will join the bay area in phase 2 on friday. Doctor sara cody, the health officer, there said the decision to move to phase 2 is based on indicators jointly set by Bay Area Health officials including a stable or declining trend a new covid19 cases, stable or declining hospitalizations increased testing improve supplies of ppe and improved capacity for contact tracing. Were asking everyone in our community to do these 3 things one. Where a Face Covering when in public. And women any business. Continue to practice social distancing and remember 6 feet is a minimum thats a minimum and more is always better. And 3 get tested, get tested if you have symptoms if you have contact with someone who is known to have covid19 or if you work in a setting where you have frequent exposure to the virus or may be unknowingly putting others at risk if you may be asymptomatic with the virus. Allowing retail Curbside Pickup includes associated manufacturing warehouse and logistics businesses must post a placard with a large check mark to indicate compliance with social distancing protocols that are still mandatory. Under the new order. As the bay area begins the next step to reopening there are now more than 11,000 confirmed cases of covid19 390 deaths here are the latest numbers broken down by county. No new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours for a complete list of the local covid19 cases you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. Intense are popping up across San Franciscos shelters, cut capacity to make room for physical distancing the city also did not secure. Many thousands of hotel rooms for the homeless leaving a lot of them to remain on the streets during the pandemic one of the newest encampment sites is now behind the marina safeway were neighbors say it is a Major Health Concern kron 4 sarah sackey joins us now live. From the city and that taylor i drove by there today and saw tent very close to where youre standing right now. They can theres actually some sporadically throughout this parking lot but a majority of the tents are behind them are in a safe way in the Marina District in you know neighbors who live across the street said that theyve seen more people move out here one by one they started coming in this all started within the last month. Now the city supervisor whos in charge of this area. She says that shes been out here daily to monitor the situation. But she says that the shelters are at capacity. The police are told not to disturb these encampments. More and more Homeless People have accumulated here. And you know theyre very aggressive. In fact now if i go to a safe way. Its just that short distance side right because im terrified to war and theyre all sprawl over the sidewalk there not 6 feet apart. Their home meeting with each other all the time since the march shelterinplace order San Francisco neighbors on northpoint street se. More people have set up tents behind the marina safeway raising health and safety concerns for neighbors and those living on the street. Its a health issue and especially now. With this big night he can make. Its even more of a health issue. Im just wondering whats going on at at city hall that they are doing something about this because we keep hearing about. Spending. You know large sums of money on hotel rooms for these people. Back in april San Francisco failed to secure more than 8,000 hotel rooms for the homeless to self isolate during the pandemic for the nearly 3,000 rooms they did get still many remain vacant city has put in hotels about 1100 people. They have been offered 13,000 hotel rooms. There a lot more folks out there on the streets that. Have not and offered anything jennifer freedom bach is the executive director of the coalition on homelessness. Without the hotel rooms, freedom box as we see more people out on the street because shelters cut capacity for physical distancing and Community Members are handing out tense as a last resort for an house people of course shelteringinplace is really challenging. You have a situation you know shelter beds are no longer available for new folks and so our shelters were sheltering about 2500 people and now its down to a 100,000 as the city works to move more people into hotel rooms. Theyve since it up safe sleeping areas that are supervised have Services Available including bathrooms. Now for your buck says that these a safe sleeping areas are helpful but they still pose the same health risks and concerns because they have shared bathrooms she says the city needs to move quicker on getting people into the hotel rooms reporting live in San FranciscoTaylor Bisacky kron 4 news an ongoing problem, thank you taylor, lets go outside take a live look at castle peak on interstate 80 in the sierra and you can see the snow still on the ground from the snowfall that fell last couple days our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow standing by with whats ahead lawrence. They appointed coming down a boy have the showers here have the rain throughout the weekend kind of on and off mainly at night though, so really kind of convenient rain showers outside that tonight. The snow continuing to fall across the steering of that it will likely do so throughout the night tonight and maybe in the afternoon tomorrow, so if you had the action just might want to bring the changes to carefully you can see this all up there above about 600 feet or so thats where were seeing most of the snow tonight. And tomorrow as well so winter storm warnings actually in effect at least until tomorrow morning may be extended until tomorrow afternoon as well as the snow likely to continue to rotate through theres that low pressure bought us the Stormy Weather continues to swirl into the state you see right there look at that girl, those thunderstorms really just popping up outside and firing up in the afternoon now finally beginning to subside just a little bit in fact we have some flash flood watches up across much of the Central Valley today because heavy storms rolling on through and i was tracking one near a place called wilton a near sacramento that particular storm had some rain rates of between 7. 10 inches per hour right near the core of that thunderstorm. So certainly some interesting where there are things begin to quiet down a little bit certainly the chance of a few scattered light showers overnight tonight and tomorrow rain totals over half an inch last 24 hours and santa rosa all scored an inch im or and just about the same in the napa valley 1900s in the concord 700s in the San Francisco hundreds in san jose tonight, partly cloudy skies, some widely scattered showers throughout the night tonight, a mix of sun and clouds for tomorrow with a slight chance mainly about San Francisco on southward near the coastline and then more sunshine and warmer weather ahead as High Pressure going start to build it nicely in fact a low is going to slide down to port Point Conception tomorrow and High Pressure builds in behind it so there comes that sunshine is warmer weather time certainly there is a chance we could see a couple scattered like popup showers not going to be much that tomorrow afternoon maybe a few more showers lake county maybe nap and also in parts of the east bay but whats going to be very very scattered temperature wise will start to warm things up a few degrees plan on some 70s well inland you see some 60s and 70s around the bay a much warmer temperatures are on the horizon us i burst builds in that will bring with it some beautiful weather around the bay area in fact temperatures will warm up nicely so this may be it guys this may be the last snow of the season until we get back into about october so if folks are talking about more winter storm warnings up the about that summer look at lets look at a lot of guys back to you in the studio. 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