Welcome to mornings on 2. I am dave clark. Good morning. I am pam cook. Glad to see you dave and glad to see you this morning. It is wednesday may 20th and we can want to check in with Steve Paulson and it sounds like the rain has pretty much moved out. The garage is holding on in the sierra. This looks like it we are probably done considering we had nothing in february and hanging on and rain being called in blue canyon and they had an inch of snow and pretty good activity in the Sacramento Valley and more sun today and we get some clear and breezy and cool and mild and warm. Due to the low cloud deck nothing will change much. West wind at napa, west southwest at fairfield, south to convert. A warmer contrast. The next couple of days will be on hold but by the weekend everything show signs of being above average. Lets head over to sal now and its a rather quiet wording here. Lets see whats going on. It is quiet, steve. You can see traffic moving along well on all the bay area pictures that we have that i am looking at. If you are driving out soon you see the roads doing well and no problems here at the bay bridge and traffic moves well around the bay area in the road centers showing some slowing already here on 238 and 880. It could be a slowdown for you if you come up in the area. The rest of the commute looks good. 4 32 a. M. Search goes on in Sonoma County for a missing 15year old girl. Veronica prato left her home in rohnert park almost one week ago as her parents were sleeping. Ktvu met with the family and they shared strange note left behind by the young lady. I was down here investigating these cameras the first day. Reporter frustration boiling over as a family searching for their missing girl. All those cameras are erased by now. They described 15yearold veronica product who loves art and singing and a good daughter. Last thursday the time with like any other. She gave me a hug and said i love you mommy, for always being there for me. The next morning she was gone plunging her loved ones into a frantic search hanging posters and asking questions. We taught her everything about the dangers in social media, she knows this. Veronica was happy and never a runaway. Never talked about it. Never threatened us with it. From veronicas friends they learned she may have met a boyfriend and hoop, a social app connected to snap chat and they often connect called tender for teenagers. Maybe she was lowered and taken out of the house and whoever has a hold of her is in control. We have different descriptions of the subject. We have different descriptions of the vehicle. Police are following tips, even outofstate but have nothing solid. The Human Trafficking thing is hanging in the back of my mind. I dont have any overt actions that takes me there straight away. Radical left a cryptic note. Im leaving. I will be back. Dont call the police. I have a surprise and give my money to my sisters. She took her baby blanket, family photos, her cell phone in the charger but there has been no activity. Knowing veronica she will contact her parents and family. Now they scour the place the phone last paying 3 00 a. M. And the area behind the walmart store. Her uncle knocked it dozens of houses looking for video. Pressing, pressing and shes always asking for more assistance. You should have citizens paying taxes when they should do it. If he can find his daughter before us thats great. We are looking for her. Pharrell is the oldest of three girls. We miss you and we just want you to come home and a 10 thousand reward and the family started a go fund me account to raise money for private investigator to assist. 4 35 a. M. Several people under arrest accused of being involved in a highprofile kidding and killing in santa cruz. Several arrests were made in michigan. Tech executive, shar was taken from his home back on october 1st. The police found his body on a remote road in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The sheriff of santa cruz is expected to give us more information about this case tomorrow. The World Health Organization wrapped up its two day annual meeting, and it has agreed to launch an investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus in china and its own response to the pandemic. That was after President Trump threatened to permanently cut u. S. Funding of the organization and reconsider membership in the un health agency. The president accuses the w. H. O. Of mismanaging its response to the covid19 crisis. Basically they have to clean up their act and do a better job and they have to be much more fair to other countries including the u. S. Or we will be involved with them. As always we are fully committed to transparency, accountability and continuous improvement. We want accountability more than anyone. Critics say President Trump is using criticism of the w. H. O. To deflect attention from his own administrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President trump will be in the detroit area tomorrow where he will visit a ford plant that is producing ventilators. The company has a mandatory mask policy for anyone inside its factories. It is unclear if the president will wear a mask when he towards the facility. He tify the white house of its mask policy but well leave it up to the president. Happening today. The union that represents Grocery Store workers is holding a News Conference to call attention to the risks the workers face on the job during the coronavirus pandemic. The United Food Commercial Workers International union says it will release new estimates and the number of grocery workers who have contracted the virus and has died. The union says it will highlight what it costs troubling Business Practices at some of the countries largest Grocery Store chains and endanger the health and safety of its workers. Starbucks started to reopen its shops across the country but it is asking landlords for a break of the rent and starting next month running through next may. San francisco real a state attorney said that move would affect landlords to various degrees. Institutional owners have reserves in the staff to deal with this. The smaller buildings in the neighborhoods or family owned buildings, this is a primary source of income they have learned to rely on. He goes on to say for larger landlords it could be in the best interest to negotiate with starbucks. Starbucks is a major employer with a thousand shops and likely to bounce back but he says right now starbucks is facing financial uncertainty and could close locations where it does not get a break on the rent the oakland as did not make their rent payment to use the coliseum according to the mercury news. The team was supposed to pay 1. 2 million by april 1st. Team executives say they had no ability to pay. An attorney said it was not clear that the stadium would even be available because there were plans to use the coliseum as an emergency site for coronavirus patience. The team could be fined for not making a payment on time. 4 39 a. M. Hayward Police Department hired the first six Police Officer who will wear a turban while on duty. The officer graduated this week from Alameda County sheriffs county. He said being a Police Officer is a drain come true that began when he was a little boy when he met Hayward Police captain Darrell Mcallister who stopped at the gas station owned by his father and talk to the young boy. He later became his mentor. He is proud to wear a symbol of his face while he works in hopes it will help the community to get to know him. They might have questions about the turban and that would be an opportunity to introduce myself to them. Sing and five other new hayward Police Officers will hit the streets before the end of next month. Congratulations from all of us. Yes. 4 40 a. M. And lets go back over to steve checking in on the weather. It seems like it is pretty nice out. Our excitement is over, you guys. We are getting back to normal. Not bad for april and may. Two and half inches for the month. Santa cruz and know on the Santa Cruz Mountains on mount tam. A little bit of snow around cuba past. Around 5600 or 5700 feet. A little bit coming in the north shore. Incline village at tahoe city could get an inch or two of wet snow. One last piece of energy rotates around. Not for us but the may snow, kirkwood pick up eight inches. Maybe they will pick up another inch in blue canyon and they picked up an inch of snow. Mount tam in santa cruz. This will be updated as we get rain totals committed. San francisco 51 hundreds and valeo had a lot in santa rosa at least it was interesting and not boring. Temperatures bump up in the near average. We get mid 70s and from 63 to 66 and we go to 74. 40s to the north and 50s on the temps in the low temps look like they are stuck in red city in palo alto all 55. Not much of a change. Water temps okay but they is down to 53. 56 San Francisco buoy is pretty close to average. They were warmer a couple of days ago. The onshore breeze in place but a warmer forecast especially inland as the low kicks out in the high makes a move in. A system digging into the split Pacific Northwest thursday and friday but after that everything says sunshine and warmer temps by the time we get to the weekend. Sunday into monday, you guys. Teis 4 42 a. M. Stranded at sea for months. Up next why thousands of cruise line workers still do not have permission to go home. In the response to the pandemic will have a big impact on the november elections and what the analysts say about the local and national implications. A live look at traffic. The Golden Gate Bridge area. Is that rain on our camera . Very little traffic though. There is something moving out there. Sal is watching traffic there and all around the bay area and pulling together great use it coming up here on mornings on 2. 80 of bacteria in your mouth arent even on teeth. 80 . Colgate total is different. It fights bacteria in your whole mouth protecting 100 of your mouths surfaces colgate total. Antibacterial protection for a healthier mouth. 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. Leading President Trump in the key states of arizona, florida and virginia. A new survey shows biden leading in arizona 50 to 43 . In florida the former v. P. Is leading by a fivepoint orange and 5247 and in virginia biden leads by a 12 margin and 51 to 39 . Gretchen whitmer confirmed to reporters she has been talking to joe bidens campaign about possibly being his running mate. What we are told in not a formalized betting meeting but it was an opening conversation. Joe biden has promised he will put a woman in the democratic ticket with him. According to political, other women on the short list include formal rival including california senator kamala harris. Massachusetts senator, elizabeth born in minnesota senator amy klobuchar. Other possible runningmates include former georgia governor candidate stacy a burn and florida congresswoman val demings. Political experts believe voters will make their decisions based off of frustration with local leaders over how they respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans hold a 54 to 57 majority in the u. S. Senate. 35 senate seats are up for grabs. Experts point out one advantage of being the incumbents constituents see politicians in action responding to the biggest crisis in their lifetime. Other experts believe the federal response could affect individual state elections. Voters are judging the whole of government response. It was the white houses denial of this threat in january and february while it festered that put the country on the back foot, both in terms of the Public Health response and testing and economic response. Other factors complicating the election cycle include speaking directly to voters in raising campaign money. The coronavirus pandemic is creating an unusual situation. 100,000 people are sailing aimlessly unable to return to land. Reporter phil keating has that story. Bring us home. What is so hard in bringing home your people. We are working. Crews members growing weak desperate to get home according to a miami herald investigation 100,000 cruise line workers are stuck on dozens of ships around the world including americans. At this point all of the passengers who have been caught on cruises in march when the coronavirus shutdown happened have been able to return home but getting the whole crew home is an enormous logistical sad challenge. Their home countries have stopped entries in the cdc requires cruise lines to pay for charter flights. Michael winkleman filed against Royal Caribbean and celebrity on behalf of thousands of crewmembers, many of whom no longer getting paid. There have been hunger strikes and suicides and crewmembers that got off a month ago and they said how difficult it was for a month. The situation is getting worse and worse. Expect they are closely monitoring cases around the world, including u. S. Citizens still stuck on cruise ships. They working with the appropriate authorities and stand ready to provide counseling services. In miami, phil keating, fox news. Our time is 4 51 a. M. I think pam was hoping you might have a little bit of rain to squeeze out in the bay area . I dont think so, dave. I think we are done. There were some signs in early june but early june is a tall order or if its a rain season yes but when not when its this kind of the season and we get rain and snow up in the mountains around the yuba pass and snow is falling in truckee says light drizzle and light rain and thats a rain snow mix and there could be an inch or two maybe for the morning here but you are seeing a rain snow mix lying there and they did pick up 18 inches of snow. Our system is done. Yesterday morning it was all about hayward to fremont would it be ironic if the last rain of the season would be for rima and the pita, 361 hundreds more than derosa would get marin county. That is probably the way it clouds and cool mind to warm up with inland temps popping up. 40s for a few and we ca lot of 50s here in mid 50s for everybody. Berkeley 54 Santa Clara Valley and older creek in belton 52 and mid 50s around campbell and cupertino. An onshore breeze gusting to 23. Its onshore to hayward and san jose and livermore. The low is on its way out. The mergers snaking its way is producing activity in the sierra. For us on the driver side and 60s and 70s on the temps. Near average for this time of year. It wont change too much. Warmer temps as we get into the weekend sunday into monday morning. Leader mcconnell and his senator mcconnell does not see the urgency of acting out. The tugofwar between democrats and republicans over a new economic spending bill. Plus, the Small Victories giving Bay Area Health experts in optimistic outlook in the battle against covid19 as a new county leaves the bay area in the number of covid19 cases. First. Wide bike shops are so busy they cannot keep up with the demand during this pandemic. Were here for you and were open. My new bitesized, crispy popcorn chicken is so irresistible youll want them whenever, so dont resist pop em while you game, hang, or do your thing. 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