san francisco. the city s new attempt to keep people six feet apart. and some clarity from the cdc on how this virus is spread. good evening and thanks for being with us. i m raj mathai. dinner is served and retailers are open for business p. there s a lot of excitement in napa county. however, a lot of concern that we re reopening too early. here s nbc bay area s terry mcsweeney in napa. reporter: the long wait is over at downtown joe s in napa this evening, and by early evening a waiting list. like a reopening, like we re starting all over again. reporter: that from joe bateman, who opened this restaurant 27 years ago. jamie kelly s happy to be here with sons carter and cooper. it was nice not having to come up with a strategy as to what we were going to do for dinner. we were actually able to make a spontaneous stop, have a meal. it was really nice. reporter: napa is the first bay area county to move into the next phase reopening, largely because it s only had
get ready. the heat is on the way. as the temperatures rise an important reminder about our fire danger. what firefighters hope that you ll do as you shelter at home. see something say something. or not. the fiery debate over masks and what to do if someone isn t w r wearing one. well, here comes another test. tomorrow governor newsom will issue his guidelines about our phase 2 reopening, which is scheduled for friday. and as merchants prepare to get back to business, medical experts, though, are urging caution. nbc bay area s jean elle has more on the possibility of a boomerang effect. the virus doesn t have a timeline. it was here in february. it was here in march and april. and it will be here in the summer and fall. and beyond. reporter: san francisco s director of public health making it clear the bay area is not out of the woods. second phase. reporter: as governor gavin newsom prepares to unveil details of phase 2 of reopening, which would allow curbside
after learning coronavirus was here much earlier than anticipated. also one bag was opened. someone had been rummaging through the items. reporter: swiped from her porch. one woman s warning about organized groceries online. good wednesday evening. thanks for joining us. i m janelle wang. and i m jessica aguirre. one of the last to issue a shelter at-home order now one of the first to ease restrictions. napa county pulling back on some of its rules, golfing, house shopping and some landscaping businesses are now a go with precautions. nbc bay area s cheryl hurd joins us from napa with more on the cheryl. gut not ter: napa county is requiring face coverings. six bay area counties are making that mandatory. even though some of the rules here are being loosened a bit, the stay-at-home orders are still in full effect. downtown napa remains a ghost town tonight. but in other parts of the city there are signs of life in the middle of this coronavirus crisis. this is my
and what could that mean for the best of the bay area? also i don t want to create another reason for people to come out. she says her customers want social distancing and she was worri worried. the tough call she made to protect herself and her employees. good evening and thanks for being with us. i m raj mathai. and i m jessica aguirre. how do we end the shelter at home? the governor says more testing, even if you aren t showing any symptoms. nbc bay area s sergio quintana is at stanford where labs rex panneding that antibody testing. stanford researchers have already launched a small study aims at people who may have already become infected with covid 169 but never got sick because their bodies successfully fought oft virus. that study is now expanding and at ucsf in the city a similar study is about to launch. at stanford universitying clinical labs robots are being used in blood testing for coronavirus antibodies. liquid handling robots who need to be set u
the reason the not exposed. also will the olympics go on as planned. why those gold medal dreams just became more distant. it just didn t really feel right, you know? social distancing and sheltering in place is the right call. tonight bay area olympian nathan adrian weighs in and explains why he is relieved by the decision. thanks for joining us. i m jessica aguirre. i m raj mathai. they are protecting us, but who is protecting them? the shortage of medical supplies reaching a boiling point at kaiser. cheryl, really a employees. what s being done here? reporter: that s right, raj. every day there are different numbers and different needs when it comes to trying to flatten the curve in this pandemic. many of the worried nurses work here at this kaiser at walnut creek. they are concerned about their health, and tonight the governor is listening. tonight nurses here at kaiser hospital in walnut creek are on the front line of treating people who may be infected with co