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Order through midmay. And Sonoma County Stay Home Order is set to expire this coming weekend. The director of Public Health saying among other factors, he would like to see a sustained decrease in the number of coronavirus cases before lifting the order. I do think that we need to again see some of the changes in the data that i have talked about today, the reduction in People Living with covid19, the increase in testing, our ability to monitor the epidemic and get adequate ppe. Reporter he said when the order is finally removed, it wont be back to normal the way we remember. This means, establishing and sticking to what will be the new normal. This will include staying 6 feet apart, covering our faces, washing our hands frequently, and still, staying home as much as possible. Reporter one of my questions today was whether we could see this order extended again, while they did not answer that question directly, certainly if they dont see the numbers trending in the direction they want to see them trending, we could see the stay athome orders extended into june. Live in San Francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. A new coronavirus testing site is now open for People Living in three cities in Alameda County. Stanford researchers began drivethrough testing today at the Alameda County fairgrounds in pleasanton. There was a long line before the site opened at 9 00 this morning. Organizers say they did not expect the line to be so long and they say that it just shows that there is a big need for testing across the state. We have providers here on site, we have nurses here on site, we have text, many other medical personnel that are here, that are actually administrating the testing, that are having the screening conversations, it is as if you are having a doctors appointment to determine whether or not this was an appropriate test for you and that is very different than some of the other sites. The site will be open monday through friday from 9 am until 5 pm, or until 150 people have been tested each day. It is intended for residents of pleasanton, livermore, and dublin. People who want to have a test have to have at least one of the following symptoms. A fever higher than 100 degrees, shortness of breath, recent exposure, or suspected exposure to the virus, or they must have a chronicle medical condition like diabetes, or heart disease, or they have to be 65 or older. In San Francisco Health Officials are reporting two more coronavirus cases at the honda hospital. A worker and a resident have now tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of cases at the hospital to 21. Dickstein of those cases are workers. Laguna honda has been under a protective quarantine order issued by the city since march 25. At the white house the president says that a blueprint for state testing plans and Rapid Response programs is being released today. Leading the team is the Vice President , speaking about ramping up testing him a and the country supply. We believe, and i believe increasingly, governors understand about america that we have a sufficient amount of testing today, for every state that qualifies to enter phase 1. To begin to reopen their economies. The new guidelines require a minimum standard, where at least 2 of the states population has to be tested. The federal government says it will assist states with supplies to help them meet their may and june goals. Several states plan to ease the stayathome policies this week, this comes as Health Officials identifying more symptoms of the coronavirus. Jonathan siri has more. Reporter dining in may look a lot different than the age of social distancing, this is the case in several states across the country as nonessential businesses begin to open. Georgia and tennessee require restaurant employees to sanitize, where masks, and separate tables to enforce social distancing. But the decision to reopen is met with criticism, leading some businesses to hold off opening their doors. Opening as quickly as you possibly can without making sure our protocols are in place, everybody fully understands those protocols, i just dont think it is, you know, it is imperative for us to open right away. Reporter georgia has been a leader at lifting orders and several others are falling behind. But as these areas continue to face outbreaks, officials fear opening up may cause infections despite. If you are not smart, you will see that infection rate go right back to where it was, right back to where we were 58 days ago. Reporter meanwhile, officials continue to learn more. The centers for Disease Control and prevention added six new symptoms to its list including headaches, chills, and loss of taste or smell. That is in addition to a high fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Health experts warned the uncertainty of the virus is reason the balls. Stayathome is crucial in areas where there is large outbreaks going on, when people are dying, people are still getting sick. Reporter symptoms can appear up to 14 days after exposure. In atlanta, jonathan siri, fox news. On wall street, stocks rallied as more governments ar taking steps to ease restrictions and restart their economies. The dow was up 358 points which is a little more than 1 1 2 . The nasdaq was up 95 points, the s p 500 was up 41 points, the Banking Sector saw the largest gains. In employee at Santa Clara County Public Health department is sharing his personal experience with the coronavirus. During the countys Daily Briefing on Facebook Live today, Ricardo Romero morales says that he got the coronavirus last month. He says he started with on and off fatigue, and then he says by the third day, he began to experience a dry cough and extreme fatigue. He says he went to the hospital two days later after having shortness of breath and sharp pains in his chest. Despite the symptoms, his case was considered mild and he has been sent home to self quarantine. This is the, the worst i have been sick in my entire life. And ive never experience or felt that way before. And some of the fears i had at that point were being in isolation, it was, some of the negative thoughts that crossed my mind where, what happens if i die . What happens if i get worse . And im here . In my room . Alone . He was in isolation for 14 days and then spent another 10 days at home just to be safe. Coming up at 5 30, Election Officials in new york make an unprecedented decision, the unusual way this president ial election season is expected to play out. Coughing and claiming to have the coronavirus to avoid being arrested. The troubling behavior that police say they are seeing a made this covid pandemic. With warmer weather, more people are bending the rules and crowding trails and beaches. Coming up tonight, the risk of quarantine fatigue and the warnings from gov. Newsom. He did warmup today, the five degrees, so warmer today and once again tomorrow, could be one of the warmest we have seen on your. We will have the details when i return. The tense. The frustrating. And the fiery. But for many, migraine keeps them. From saying. I am here. We aim to change that. With. Aimovig. A preventive treatment. For migraine in adults. One dose. Once a month. Is proven to reduce monthly migraine days. 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Gavin newsom said he hopes people who crowded beaches up and down the state this weekend would consider the potential impact as the state makes steps toward reopening. The reality is, we are just a few weeks away, not months away from making measurable and meaningful changes to our stay athome order. That is a very optimistic point, to emphasize. However, that is driven by data, it is driven by behavior. And as we change our behavior, we can impact the science, the health, and the data. This virus is not take the weekends off. Encourage people to act appropriately, saying that kind of behavior seen in Newport Beach and other places will set the state back. He also said that there is progress to report today on flattening the curve of the coronavirus. 45 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours. Last wednesday, we saw the states worst day for deaths with more than twice that number at 115. The governor said the icu number went up by just one person to 1185. In all, more than 3300 people are hospitalized. Several counties in the bay area have now extended the stay athome order through the end of may. Jesse gary joins us live, and jesse, a lot of people seem to be growing restless. Reporter would evening to you, and yeah, after six weeks inside and now the warmer weather arriving, the desire to be outside is stronger than ever. Experts say that is completely natural for people to want to be outside but Officials Say you have to follow the rules, some of which are changing based on large part what happened the past weekend. Like moths to a flame, thousands of people spurred on by sun and warm weather are flocking to area beaches and parks, and disregarding existing shelter in place orders. I would not am tired of it, it is frustrating. But i understand that it is kind of necessary. Reporter it is in your valley and as traffic chokes roadways and side streets in an attempt to get out, and get away. I think people may be had a little bit of fatigue from staying indoors, for over a month. And we saw a big influx of traffic coming to our beaches. Reporter officials report unsafe behavior, with little to no social distancing. That it has caught the eye of the california governor, gavin newsom. People are thumbing their nose and abusing it and putting their lives at risk because they are impacting the lives of others, and ultimately, setting back the cause of reopening, i think we may have to do a little bit more. Reporter that little bit more is greater enforcement, currently people are allowed outside to exercise as long as they maintain social distancing. But many forget or dont care once they are free from homebound life. Expert say that is because collective fatigue is setting in. After a while it will wear on people, no question about that. Reporter dr. Thomas plant is a psychologist. People want green space, people want nature, they want to be outside, and they get a psychological benefit, they get a mood uplift from this. It helps to manage anxiety and depression. Reporter the natural desire for the outdoors is running headlong into the collective need for everyone to stay indoors which could wind up extending home confinement, not shortening it. There will be, based on what happened last weekend, some differences going forward. And in terms of the beaches, they may be more restrictive. Reporter they will continue working on new guidelines for their parks and beaches throughout this week. We will have that for you later in the week. Here in Santa Clara County, the Sheriff Department says they have are in less than a handful of citations for violating the shelter in place ordinance, and also written for people who are already caught committing other crimes. Live in san jose, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Lets take a look at the weather, it is stunning. Temperatures came up a few degrees, yesterday temperatures down a couple of degrees. Tomorrow, tuesday will be a the warmest day probably of the week and maybe one of the warmer days we have seen the season. It shows you the air quality which is, it is amazing considering, as a byproduct of not a lot of traffic, not a lot of come you know, a lot of factories, not a lot of stuff getting in the air. Look clearly you can see the camp over there. This is from sutro tower, not from San Francisco. And that there is a view at emeryville. Tomorrow will be just like that but warmer, there is patchy fog along the coast right now, there was this morning, it will be back again tomorrow, it will be almost exactly the same thing, so if you are down to the park or in those areas, you will see fog in the morning but not to say you wont see some sunshine by lunchtime or after that, there will be holes punched into that fog. The systems are to the north of us, classic pattern that will take us through the whole week, in a dry sort of way, and temperatures generally warmer tomorrow and they cool off as we head into wednesday, thursday, and friday but they dont get cold, they just get cooler. As we look at the current state map, you can see the temperatures outside right now are running ahead of yesterday by a few degrees, 83 in fairfield, 83 in brentwood, those numbers tomorrow easily upper 80s, maybe low 90s. 70 and knappe, right now, 82 in santa rosa, and you have 75 in san jose. Even San Francisco is at 66, if we take a peek at the departure from yesterday, you will see five degrees warmer in santa rosa, three in concord, napa, and fairfield. So a warmer day. Tomorrow will be warmer. We will have five degrees. The forecast tomorrow morning, partly cloudy in San Francisco, san jose but then you end up partly sunny, partly cloudy, all day long, San Francisco at lunchtime, upper 60s. That is not half bad. San francisco 71 degree so a stunning day out there. Hayfever, sufferers. There is a bunch of time for us. The grass is write there, the wheat is time to trend up, so youll notice it, but we are noticing it. A hot little tip, take your, whatever you take, claritin or whatever, take it we go to bed because when you wake up in the morning that is when the pollen is at the worst and youve already got your system infused with this stuff. That is what they suggested to me and it works really well. Anyway when i come back we take a look at the longrange model. Today foster farms donated 120,000 servings of chicken to the food bank. The food will be distributed in the coming days and weeks to help feed local families who are financially impacted by covid19. The donation is significant because every week more than 30,000 households count on the ss food bank to help with meals. And food bank are presented lives they right now, donations and volunteers are needed more than ever. We are partnering with food banks around the bay area to help them raise money during this very difficult time. Your donation helps ensure food is available to those who need it most. San Francisco Police make a gruesome discovery inside an apartment. Coming up, the remains found and how they could be linked to an officer involved shooting earlier this month. Coming up, in east bay sheriffs Deputy Arrested in alameda. Why police say he would have been cited and released but instead, he was sent to the santa rita jail. Tracking the spread of the virus, we will hear from the ceo of the Silicon Valley company that is helping hospitals and researchers with contact tracing. Police say highspeed chase that began in San Francisco made its way across the bay bridge and ended in oakland today. Police say the pursuit began around two, 20 this afternoon when officers spotted wanted suspects at silver and san bruno avenues. Police say the suspects car took off and went on to interstate 80. Witnesses say dozens of police cars took part in the chase across the bridge. The vehicle was eventually located at seventh and adeline street in oakland. Police say no arrests have been confirmed at this time. Now to a story that we first broke this morning, friends of a missing man from San Francisco are fearing the worst after police found a severed head inside his home. Sources tell us it may be linked to a man who a shot and killed by police on easter sunday. Evan has the exclusive report. Reporter police many gruesome discovery sunday while executing a search warrant at his apartment in the outer sunset. They found human remains, including a severed head in the refrigerator. Multiple sources told us, now what started as a missing persons investigation has turned into a homicide case. We are going through so much as a city as it is and to have a shocking crime happen is just terrible. Reporter they also said it is likely linked to a suspect killed by southampton cisco police, two weeks ago in daly city. The medical examiner has not edited by the remains found in a home. But friends of a man who lived there are worried. They have not seen him since april 10. His family hired a private investigator. They have been circulating these flyers. It was a really big roller coaster that has been on for the last 72 hours or something. Reporter he has been trying to find his friend but is not holding out hope. He was a sweet, kind, generous, loving, honest, open, goodhearted person and we all loved him very much. And this is a drag. Reporter they found his id at the scene where they shot and killed justin on easter sunday. He allegedly tried to carjack two people at this south city chevron then stabbed an off duty officer, still a police cruiser, and fled to daly city. That is where police say he crashed and confronted them with a knife. Officers opened fire. But it is unclear why it took so long to connect over nail with the missing person case. Im not sure exactly what justin was doing in his life, but i heard that he was trying to help him. And i can see that. The mother of a homeless man who was fatally shot by Oakland Police will receive 1. 4 million from the city. Open city council has agreed to pay the mother of joshua pollack the money. Police shot and killed him your 40th and market streets moments after he woke up while armed with a gun. The five officers who shot him back in march 2019 were all fired for violating police policy. And his death was one of the reasons cited in the firing a former police chief and kirkpatrick. Amid questions about the departments use of force. The money comes following a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the police by his mother. More changes coming to San Francisco, International Airport this week. They announced of the opening of the next phase at harvey milk terminal one. They say it will resume after being postponed because of the coronavirus. Tomorrow, jetblue moves to a new ticket counter and baggage claim area and the terminal and on thursday, southwest will move their ticket counter to the new terminal. And honors the late San Francisco supervisor harvey milk and his work for lgbtq rights. You will recall, he was assassinated in 1978. Along with San Francisco mayor George Moscone in. Coming up, the endorsement today for joe biden and with this election season is expected to look like amid the coronavirus pandemic. Also, lawmakers on capitol hill began work on round two of the paycheck protection plan, and also, they are looking ahead to yet another Coronavirus Relief package. A meet shortage could be on the horizon, warnings tonight about disruptions in the Food Supply Chain. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. That could mean education for our little man and a closer bus stop for her. Shape your future. Start here. Complete the census at 2020census. Gov. We are about six months away from the 2020 president ial election. The pandemic has changed what much of the race looks like especially when it comes to campaigning. Greg lee tells us how the effects of the coronavirus could have a major impact on election day. Reporter california sen. Kamala harris held a virtual town hall with former Vice President joe bidens campaign today. The new normal during the pandemic. With his has done is it has put a microscope on what had been longstanding disparities based on race in america. Reporter fears punted officials in new york to cancel the states democratic primaries, since biden is the last candidate standing. It your backlash from Bernie Sanders campaign, political analyst brian soul says it is up to biden to stay relevant while President Trump leads the headlines. Is front and center and joe biden has to get in that same position, to be one on one with the president. Reporter he picked up a new endorsement from House Speaker nancy pelosi, the bay area congressman also said she is pushing for a vote by mail provision in the next relief package. We will be supporting a vote by mail, and a very important way. We think it is a health issue at this point. The november election is in november election. Im not interested in holding up money to Small Businesses for the idea about an election in the future. Reporter a new poll shows rising support for an allmale election up to 39 from 19 last year. 47 of democrats support the idea, compared to 29 of republicans. President trump has been clear in his opposition, calling vote by mail horrible, and corrupt. I get the security concerns but at the same time, we are going to see new waves of voting, and the more people we can get in the voting process, the better, in my view. Reporter it also shows 60 of americans support the people vote by absentee ballots, without an excuse, if the outbreak is still going. Round two of the federal Paycheck Protection Program got underway today, and the Small Business administration is urging banks to distribute the money as quickly as they can. The program is known as ppp, and it was forced to stop accepting applications when it ran out of money earlier this month. Small businesses have been desperately waiting for ppp money to help keep their employees on the payroll, even if they are not working. Lawmakers on capitol hill are also now looking ahead to the next coronavirus package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to focus support on emergency workers and state and local governments. We have to do other things, it is about jobs, jobs, jobs. Lets first look at the results before we want to go back and try to rework another bill. Anna fleming continues to skyrocket, more than 26 Million People across the country have file for jobless benefits in the past five weeks, and in california, more than 3 Million People have filed for unemployment claims. Reporter Dianne Feinstein is calling on i see to consider supervised release of some vulnerable detainees to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. She said more than 300 detainees have already been infected. Out of more than 31,000 in custody. She said i should explore the use of our or the supervisor these affordable detained immigrants were not a risk to National Security or public safety. She also asked the agency to make sure all detainees have access to hygiene products, hot water, and so. More Meat Processing plants are being shut down after outbreaks of covid19 among workers. A top official at tyson says the Food Supply Chain is breaking. The chronicle reports producers are weighing the risk of prosecution if they spread infection. And as plants shut down, Grocery Stores could see meet shortages. Farmers left with cows, pigs and chickens that they cannot sell will be forced to kill and find a way to dispose of the animals themselves. Hundreds of meat workers and the midwest have already tested positive for the virus. Today we got another grim prediction on joblessness here in the bay area. Tom looks into the numbers, and what they may tell us about the future recovery. Reporter a starter provides consumers with financial information. It crunched its forecast models of bay area unemployment. Our forecast is that unemployment rates at its peak related to Coronavirus Economic Impact will be 27 . Reporter the unappointed claims already filed, almost gets us there. That is about a little over 20 of the workforce that california has made in unappointed claims. Reporter when the stock market crashed in 1929, unemployment was just 3. 2 but 1932, the worst of the depression, 24. 9 for jobless. That is slowly decreasing until 1940, to 14. 6 as were clouds gathered. Then came pearl harbor. In 1941 when america officially ended the war, unappointed plunged to 9. 9 . By wars and in 1945, on employment reached an alltime low of 1. 9 . By 2009 the death of the great recession, unemployment, reached 9. 9 . Last year, its the 3. 5 , nicknamed the goldilocks economy. Remember, there are other critical forecast projected even higher. This number would top the depression. I think there could be a huge surge of anger sees. Reporter the University Pennsylvania law professor david skill. There is a remarkable correlation between unemployment claims and bankruptcy filings. Reporter atty. Deborah is a bay area San Franciscobased bankruptcy lawyer. We are seeing filings that have been directly related to the covid pandemic. You know, companies having supply chain issues, so we are seeing actual things to pick up but we are seeing a big uptick and calls from new clients, existing clients, our clients. Reporter since most work for Small Businesses that concurrently cost lots of jobs. For small and mid size businesses, sadly, the vast majority of bankruptcies are liquidations. Over two thirds of them shut down. Reporter the slower the government acts and protecting virtually all Small Businesses, the more financial bloodshed for us all. It could be a big problem and it could significantly slow the recovery. Reporter more state on employment figures come out in a few days. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work a week after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Prime Minister held a briefing today in front of his home at 10 downing st. And addressed how hard the british economy has been hit due to the effects. Reporter i want to get this economy moving as fast as i can but i refuse to throw away all the effort and sacrifice of the british people and to risk a second major outbreak and huge loss of life. 10 days after testing positive, he was hospitalized and placed in intensive care, his aides say he was not put on a ventilator but he did undergo oxygen therapy. The uk is reporting more than 154,000 cases of coronavirus and more than 20,000 deaths. Spain is done to loosen the restrictions put into place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. People in the town of equilateral were allowed to go outside yesterday for the first time in a month. Children under the age of 14 can now play outside for one hour a day but they have to stay near their homes, and must have one adult chaperone for every three children. Spain is some of the toughest restrictions related to the coronavirus. And nearly a quarter million confirmed cases. In italy, cities are preparing to gradually reopen their businesses. Parks, factors and Building Sites will be allowed to open their doors on may 4. The Prime Minister stressed they must practice social distancing still rising at least 3 feet away from each other. Signs are placed in train stations and bus terminals not the country. Indicating where passengers can it, and stand. A game changer for thousands of bay area students, coming up the gift of Home Computers to help with home schooling for the rest of the academic year. Plus the findings of a study on coronavirus antibodies. To liberally caught on officers and claiming to have covid19. The troubling behavior officers are seeing. Some Companies Still have hr stuck between employees and their data. Entering data. Changing data. More and more sensitive, personal data. And it doesnt just drag hr down. It drags the entire business down with inefficiency, errors and waste. Its ridiculous. So ridiculous. With paycom, employees enter and manage their own data in a single, easy to use software. Visit paycom. Com, and schedule your demo today. Researchers have teamed up to study 120 antibody test, test kits, excuse me, to examine potential immunity for coronavirus. The researchers have already found that some people who have tested positive for coronavirus developed antibodies to the virus after two weeks, after the initial infection. However, several of the test kits that researchers have examined have significant, false positive rates. That means those testing positive for antibodies may have never contracted the virus in the first place. Researchers say antibody tests are not yet able to determine the chances of future infection, and how long potential immunity to the virus last. Lawenforcement officials are seeing an increase in the number of shoplifters who get caught in the act trying to avoid arrest by coughing and claiming to have the coronavirus. As henry lee explains, those suspects could end up facing federal charges. Reporter police attracted by this woman, they say she stole from target and walked right past the registers. And confronted outside, police say she approached them and purposely coughs in their faces. It is a scene that has been repeated across the country in this age of covid19. People who resisted arrest by either coughing at Police Officers or by claiming to have corona as their line of defense. Reporter the woman had shown no prior symptoms, fearing for their safety target security back the way. The woman ran to a car and escaped. She could potentially face felony robbery and not to shop of the charges. The da could potentially argue she use force or fear to get away from target workers. And in the first case of its kind in the country, the u. S. Attorney in San Francisco has charged to women ng we have covid while stealing from the walgreens at post and franklin. Orchard by fear or the threat of a biological weapon or a virus. Reporter seen here in a second woman went into the drugstore without masks on and put items into empty bags. Their hall, just 92 in merchandise, but under federal law, the key factor is fear of the illness, not how much is stolen. It doesnt matter whether it is just a couple of dollars or a significant amount. While this is a unique way of using this particular act, it is very effective. Reporter to prosecute criminals, while protecting frontline workers. The people that are in the Grocery Stores on the pharmacies, they deserve the ability to be safe, so we can all go in there and get our food, and our prescriptions filled. Reporter they tell me the novel use of case law will help them tackle suspects. Gas prices continue to plunge in the bay area with dozens of stations now selling gas for less than 250 a gallon. Tripoli reports the average National Price has dropped to about 1. 77, for a gallon of regular. Californias average price . 2. 77. They expect prices to fall even more with the current oil blood. There are more changes ahead this week for many bus riders in san mateo county. They announced another round of service cuts affecting almost all of its 29 routes on the peninsula. Those cuts are in response to historically low ridership during the shelter in place order. Also, everyone on board must wear a mask for other type a face covering. The announcer by the California Supreme Court about this years bar exam, how it will impact thousands of California Law school grads. Also ahead, help is on the way for thousands of bay area students without Home Computers, how it will help them as they move forward with Distance Learning. It warmed up today a few degrees, it will warm up a few more tomorrow, we will see some low 90s possible for your tuesday, back here with that forecast. Its only human to find inspiration in nature. And also find answers. Our search to transform. Farm waste into renewable natural gas led chevron to partner with california bioenergy. Working to provide an alternative source of power. For a cleaner way forward. The California Supreme Court announce the upcoming state bar exam has officially been postponed and will now be administered online. The today test was set for late july. But it is now rescheduled for september 9 and 10th due to the coronavirus concerns. The Court Ordered the state bar of california to make every effort possible to administer the test online with remote and electronic proctoring. Some 9000 new Law School Graduates have been expected to take that exam in july. One of the challenges of this pandemic has been the sudden shift to teaching children at home. It is especially hard for tens of thousands of bay area families who dont have laptops or internet access. Some help is on the way. Reporter ekeler is elementary in san jose, this is the sound of Distance Learning with students getting lessons at home, sheila quickly realized she did not have enough laptops for her three children to keep up with their now Online Learning programs. They cannot do any schoolwork, without it right now. So it comes with a manual, and this is it. Reporter she picked up one of the 2000 laptops they have handed out in the past two weeks. I dont think he is my moms ipad. Reporter the Largest School district with 30,000 students says about a quarter of its families turned in a computer needs survey. This womans son was doing his High School Assignments on the phone for six weeks, until she also picked up a laptop. I think it is very important because i have three children, so at the same time, they do homework, so it was very difficult. Reporter according to the state department of education, one in five students doesnt have computers or internet at home. Something the superintendent addressed last week. We know that this is tough, we literally have thousands of students across the state who have not checked in, and they are not in Distance Learning because they are scrambling to get basic resources. This crisis has brought to light how Critical Technology is for us to learn and work and communicate. Reporter he is the director of oaklandbased tech exchange, which provides refurbished donated computers for students. The nonprofit has seen a big increase in demand since the shelter in place started. A couple of months ago, we were refurbishing and distribute about 300, 3050 computers a month, and just the last month, we have surpassed 1000 so we have tripled the number of computers that we have pushed out to the community. Reporter to help bridge the digital divide, philanthropist and businesses have stepped up committing devices for 70,000 students in california. State leaders are still seeking donations to keep up with demand. A lot of people tuned in for the 2020 nfl draft making it the most watched draft ever, more than 55 Million People watched the three day nfl draft, 35 increase over last year. This years draft was virtual because of the pandemic and stayathome orders. It was carried on several broadcast and digital channels. We have more nfl draft coverage on our ktvu app and website including a draft day special tonight at nine on the 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders selections. A special musical tribute to healthcare workers. That is new york city firefighter luigi rosa, playing the National Anthem with his electric guitar to thank and honor healthcare workers who played the anthem outside a hospital in new york city last friday. A crowd of firefighters stood alongside him with their hands across their hearts and support. A heartfelt thank you for Police Officers in New Hampshire to frontline healthcare workers there. Nine Police Cruisers parked their cars and formations so workers inside the hospital can see them from their windows. Looking at the weather today, warmer out there, you did notice a good four or five degrees. Tuesday, tomorrow, warmer still, temperatures going back into the upper 80s, even low 90s possible especially in the inland spots. Patchy fog at the coast, a little bit of patchy fog the next few days so it will be in and out. Kind of classic spring weather. So just if you are packing your self off to the, if you look at the beach and were walking out, you will want a jacket. If you are cooking outside or Something Like that. So there is a live camera shot, beautiful day, another beautiful day. A good run of whether it we will continue. You can see with the jet stream is, well to the north of us, kind of Something Like that. It is brought, a broad range so it is stretched out. A big, wide ridge, going to send everything up over the top and that is what we are seeing, and that is classic. That is what you expect in me, april, may, june and basically the entirety of summer. Wet winter, dry summer. We are heading into that drive or, rather, dry time of year. The current temperatures, 83 in fairfield, 82 in brentwood. The forecast for tomorrow, there is the fog we were talking about and the oranges that come in here, those are 80s, some reds, those are 90s for tomorrow, so right on the edge in napa and concord and places like that, you could see right in there, you might see a little bit on the edges, out by clayton or vacaville, fairfield. That is the plan and that is how it goes. Tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week for sure, could be one of the warmer days we have seen all season and i want to show you the fog that comes back to the coast tomorrow morning, kind of breaks off a little tomorrow afternoon and fog goes back to the coast, 7 00 on wednesday morning, kind of some high clouds coming in wednesday, that is when we get a little more cooling and the fog stays into thursday afternoon the fog kind of breaks up a little bit more. So that is kind of illustrating that, yes, the fog is here to stay. The forecast highs tomorrow, then, 80 in fairfield, 89 in antioch, wont be hard to hit 90, 88 in santa rosa and the five day forecast, there it is, so you can see you have a deal here, where we are doing, let me show you here. Temperatures basically peak on tuesday, they worked their way down and as we get into tuesday and wednesday, temperatures begin to fall off and that is where we go this week. Nice week ahead, tree pollen not as high as they were but they are still up there and the grasses and weeds are there, to. Keep being safe, wash her hands a bunch and stay close to home. Still to come, a sharp increase in the number of pregnant women choosing to deliver either at home, or at birthing centers instead of a hospital. Coming up, San Franciscos folsom street fair impacted by the pandemic. But organizers say there will still be a celebration, how you can participate. It was another beautiful weekend and police on the peninsula they once again, they saw nearly 700 people violating the county health order. This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. Well some parts of the country are looking shelter in place orders and even opening movie theaters, many theaters say that they wont be turning on the lights anytime soon. Amc theaters find that they dont plan to reopen before new blockbusters are released over the summer. The comments come several days after the National Association of theater owners cautioned cinemas from opening up right away, as some stayathome orders are lifted. Cinemark recently made a similar announcement. Reporter the pandemic is causing concern for some pregnant woman about giving birth at a hospital. Many are now turning to midwives and birthing centers as an alternative way to deliver their babies. Cristina rendon has more. Reporter mac is six weeks old. Born in march of the beginning of the bay area stayathome order, amid the covid19 pandemic. The mom plan to delivery for months. I had considered doing an elective induction when i hit 39 weeks because this was my second baby. And a few hours before i was supposed to go in for that induction, all elective surgeries have been canceled. Reporter she became concerned about the risk of exposure to the hospital, and possibly not having her husband by her side. Because of covid19 many bay area hospitals are only allowing one support person inside the room during labor and delivery. Definitely the risk of exposure was a huge piece, all the recycled equipment, the nurses changing shifts, you know, not being able to leave the room, having to wear masks. Reporter she made a last minute transfer to the San Francisco birth center. The concerns of exposure the covid and the hospitals have really driven women to rethink their plans, and what feels safe. Reporter director nancy myrick says the birth center has signed up 30 to 40 new clients in the last month. A jump in the typical average of 10 new clients a month. We have a dozen people on a waitlist. We have been really overwhelmed, we are not completely booked up for may and june and i think have one slot left for july, and the rest of the summer and fall is rapidly getting full as well. Reporter there booking a maximum of of 13 due dates a month for those with low risk but you know some with high risk may not have the option. I think it is totally possible to have an amazing experience at a hospital in the pandemic. Reporter for her it was better, things did not go as planned. Having this experience of delivering mac the bird center and having a totally, it was a way more physical experience, and definitely more memorable and different. Reporter home births on the rise, two, reporting an uptick in the past two months. Cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. This is ktvu fox 2 news at six. At least one more month of shelter in place, todays six bay area counties announced the current stayathome order is being extended again. Today, unfortunately, we will need to extend the deadline for the stayathome order through the month of may. Another month at home, not the news people wanted to hear. Good evening, i am frank somerville. I am julie haener. Officials say physical distancing and other steps taken so far are working and the curve is flattening. They also say the rate of new infections is stable but they dont want to move too fast and undo all the good that has been done. Here is what we know so far. And applies the counties of al