The same time. Weve got to mitigate and suppress these fires as we move into fire season. Good evening. It is welcomed news certainly for a lot of people in the bay area. Three counties are about to break off from the regions strict stayathome orders. On monday, marin, San Francisco, and san mateo counties will be easing into stage two. Amanda Dell Castillo explains whats to come. Reporter William Fields is talking about the board game pandemic, ironic since the covid19 pandemic has been far from anything fun. Business is down 93 because of the virus. Staff was back wednesday but fields says it still isnt business as usual. Its one of the biggest days. Monday could bring more customers as san mateo joins marin and San Francisco countys in branching off from the strict stayathome order, easing into stage two with the rest of the california. Er with going to start pick up. But well keep our door closed. I have signs that they can give us a call when theyre outside. Air lollipop cant wait. New orders will allow orders for curb side. Graduation is one of our busiest season. Its great news. Were just taking precaution. Reporter logistics in manufacturing and other businesses can open with modifications. David can pa says its time. If we see a surge, we may have to take that step back. But if we see that people are social distancing, theyre wearing masks, and its working, then were able to look at the next progression. Reporter a big change from the strict sixcounty collective order that has kept all of the bay area sheltering in place. Everyone thinks that they have answers and solutions. Were all learning. So, lets contrast what were doing to the state of georgia or other states. Some of them are just opening. And so were trying to take a responsible approach. Reporter in daly city, Amanda Dell Ka ti amanda Dell Castillo. What about the rest of the bay area . Alameda county plans to reopen next week. Contra costa county is considering next week, and Santa Clara County has no time line. It is the question weighing heavily tonight on parents, teachers, and students. What will cool look like in the fall . Education is one of the four pillars of promises weve made to you to help build a better bay area out of all of this and tonight were getting a better idea of what families can expect the next school year. J. R. Stone is in the newsroom with the story. So many districts are out there talking about what they may do next year. Palo alto unified has a blueprint of what could end up happening. We are looking at about 12 to 15 students in a classroom right now. That from Palo Alto Unified School district don austin who says theyre looking at the possibility next year of having middle and High School Students come to school two days a week and work from home the other three days. Students come for two days, the other half come for two days, day five in our model is teacher preparation day. What can be done to ensure student safety during the covid19 pandemic. Many schools are considering the possibility of having rotated schedules each day, that there be a morning shift for some students and there be an afternoon shift for other students as a way of keeping the class sizes small. When we asked you about a twoday at school week for your kids, you responded with dozens of comments, many taking it a step further with concerns about elementa elementary kids like eshawn who is in first agreed. Most of us cant afford a daycare or someone to look after our kids. Elementary school kids would not be included in the possible two day atschool week. Our goal is to keep our elementary School Students with us as much as physically possible. All goals that could change depending on what happens statewide with the virus. Were trying to create things that honor the social distancing requirements, whatever those may be, but dont create a system thats scary for kids. Now, the state would have to approve a twoday inschool, threeday athome program. This basically splits everything into two different groups and rotates them on different days. The other two options in palo alto, everyone goes back for all five or everyone stays home for all five. Dan, ama, now back to you. All right. J. R. , thank you so much to still figure out. As unemployment is skyrocketing so too is the number of americans losingggg Health Insurance during the pandemic insurance more important than ever. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson looked into a new study of Health Insurance and how unemployed californians can regain coverage. Reporter nearly 78 Million People in the u. S. Lived in a family in which someone lost a job. A new Kaiser FamilyAnalysis Shows that employer insurance. Im really stressed out. Reporter rebecca lives in napa and lost her job and Health Insurance in march. I have a 5yearold. He doesnt have any medical now either. Thats really scary. Reporter an estimated 27 million newly unemployed workers and their dependents could lose Health Insurance. Nearly half of those are eligible for medicaid. Peter lee is the executive director of covered california which can enroll people in private plans. 2 1 2 times as many people signed up compared to last year. Were talking every day were getting thousands of californians coming in and getting insurance right away. The study shows states that did not expand medicaid will have major gaps in coverage. California expanded to help middle class families. We dont have gaps in california. Are you saying that any person in california who lost their job and therefore their private insurance can find some sort of coverage through covered california . Absolutely with one exception. If youre undocumented immigrant you may not be eligible for financial support. Rebecca just signed up. Her coverage begins june 1st. Enrollment is open now. New information tonight. Cases of coronavirus tend to be more severe for people who smoke. Thats according to a ucsf study. The study says the odds of the disease reaching a severe stage are about double for smokers. One scientist says that may be reflected in Covid Patients needing hospital treatment. I think the smoking we have in the state of california because of the states antismoking program is probably contributing to the fact that california is doing pretty welcome paired to a lot of other places in managing covid. The study did not includ ecigarette use but scientists expect that creates the same risk. New developments, california Officials Say 18 mainly rural Northern California counties will be allowed to open for phase two. That means they can allow customers in stores and diners in restaurants. Churches, hair and nail salons, gyms, and concert venues must remain closed for now. Los angeles county has reopened its famous beaches but dont count on hanging out and soaking up the sun. Our sister station in los angeles talks to those grateful to enjoy the surf and sand. Reporter beaches in Los Angeles County open again. Beautiful day, nice weather and everything. Reporter attracting locals cooped up inside at home for nearly two months. Its good to walk and change your mood. Reporter l. A. County the last Southern California county to reopen beaches for walking, running, swimming, and surfing after closing in march due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fantastic. We cant wait to start using the beach again because we need fresh air and its kind of depressing to stay home all the time. Reporter the weather at santa monica, venice beach, or malibu, l. A. County beaches are only for active use meaning no sitting in the sand, no group sports like beach volley ball. Piers and bike paths remain closed. As long as everybody keeps six feet apart and the mask and everything, everything is good. Face masks are required unless youre in the water. Rodon doe beach Police Patrolling the area handed out face coverings to those without. We just ask the community to do the best they can. Help us help them, and keep us out of harms way as well. Reporter abc 7 news. Im dan noyes at stanford. The first san mateo firefighter to contract coronavirus has recovered and is back on the job saving lives in a different way. And it pays to be liked. 8 local restaurants get a surprise 100,000 donation. And the special salute for First Responders and Health Care Workers across the bay area. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Were getting a break from the rain for now, but a stronger storm is coming. Ill let you know when. All thats ahead. But heres a look at whats coming up on jimmal kimmel live. Thanks dan and ama. Lets slowly lose our minds together. Im sorry. Theres just not enough bubbles in this thing. There we go. That should do it. Yeah. That could be the an estimated 40 Million People have fallen victim to human trafficking. 51 million kids go hungry every day. And every day, together with thousands of Corporate Partners and millions of donors and volunteers united way fights for the health, education, and Financial Stability of every person in every community. New developments. Nick bow vis is now cooperating with the feds. He agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in prison and 250,000 fine on each of two counts. Investigators looked into boefs in connection with San Franciscos former public works director whos starched with corruption. The first san mateo firefighter to contract coronavirus has recovered, returned to work, and is now potentially saving lives in another way. Our dan noyes first met this hero two years ago and reconnected with him today for an iteam interview. I first met jone during the campfire in 2018. I shared the story of how he rescued a man, about helping the animals he and his crew came across, the horses, and the little dog they rescued. I caught up with chief novelli this morning as he wrapped up a 48 hour shift, back to work after becoming the first firefighter in the county to contract coronavirus. Tell me about that moment when you realized ive got coronavirus. Yeah. It was about midnight. I had night sweats as if somebody took a garden hose and hosed you off. It was that severe. He went into quarantine. The night sweats continued with a 104 degree temperatures and episodes of shortness of breatho youre living it, youre going through it, youre praying and hoping its not your time. Those were a tense two weeks for firefighters of station 23 and their families. We had worked out together, used the same equipment where folks are sweating. Theres six or seven of us in a room, so i was nervous and so were they thinking they were going to get it. But none of the other firefighters contracted covid19, and once he rebounded, chief novelli contacted Stanford Blood Center to supply plasma. The thought is that if you collect plasma from recovered patients that contains these antibodies and give it to a patient whos currently sick, that those antibodies may be effective against the infection. I watched as chief novelli donated today. It took about an hour and a half. That bright yellow plasma will help treat three or four coronavirus patients here or across the country. The centrifuge spins down the blood and separates the plasma component into a separate bag. Chief novelli is ab positive, making him a universal plasma donor. So, he says every 14 days hell be back to donate had again. Maybe this is my calling. Maybe this is why i got corona fairly early. Reporter his partner has not contracted coronavirus, neither did their three children. From the iteam at stanford, dan noyes, abc 7 news. Warriors head coach steve kerr is an outspoken critic of President Trump and now says hes providing the type of leadership we need during the pandemic. We need people to pull together and to ask each other to pull together, and i think thats one of the things thats demoralizing today that is just how divisive our president is. Tonight he joined ro khanna on instagram for a discussion about coronavirus. Its not the first time the two teamed up. They hosted a gun violence town hall. London breed is telling abc news more of the citys billionaires should be donating to the citys relief fund. We have to make sure they understand their social responsibility of being not only a san franciscan but someone who should be contributing to society in this way because a lot of the money thats being made is off the abacks of a lot of the folks we need to help right now. About 75 billionaires live in San Francisco. City records show only a few have donated to the recovery fund. Anyone can donate. We have a link on our website, abc7news. Com. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have given 100,000 each to eight of their favorite restaurants. Covid started, things were getting rough. Like the first couple of days were really hard. I was just trying to figure out what to do, so we started this idea called Service Meals where we take orders from the menu and distribute them to shelters and such. That is amazing. What a great effort. Palo alto online says the other restaurants that received are in alabama toe, chef vesta. A special salute today from local First Responders and Health Care Workers. F 15 fighter jets from a fresno based Air National Guard squadron soared over the east bay and down into Santa Clara County this morning. We spotted them absolutely thrilling nurses, doctors, and other staffers. I think its really tremendous that they would pause and recognize the work that has gone on in california with Health Care Workers. Ive never seen a jet that close before. To see them fly that low and that slow is absolutely amazing. Look at this great vantage point. Tomorrow the u. S. Air force thunderbirds will perform a similar flyover in Southern California. Well try to show you those pictures as well. We invite you to join better bay area project thanks and share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid19 battle. Use the betterbayarea to show us how youre saying thank you and we will share their story. The battle is still very much on and they are doing heroic work. Weve made great progress, but theres a lot more to do. Lets turn our attention to the forecast. Good skies for thefulliover today. A little gloomy. June gloom, not may gloom. Right sandhya . Yeah, its more like june gloom than may gloom, thats for sure. It felt like winter today. The temperatures were behind where they should be this time of year. Were going to see that turn around at least for a day. I want to show you a beautiful sunset. This is from emeryville. 8 11 we started to see some rays of the sun peaking through. Is that gorgeous or what . It was stunning tonight. Skies are pretty fair across the region. Weve cleared out from the showers earlier today. In the sierra were seeing a mix of rain and snow showers at the highest elevations. This storm system thats sending us waves of energy is still off the pacific west coast and we will see another one coming in here. Its going to be on sunday primarily going into the early next week. Thats going to be a stronger storm. Temperatures now in the 50s. Live look from the san jose camera. Areas of morning fog tomorrow. Isolated showers, best chance in the north bay tomorrow, and stronger storm coming in this weekend. Were going to keep the level one on there for tomorrow. Theyre going to be spotty to isolated, breezy at times, additional. 1 of an inch of rain. 2 00 is when we start to see a few returns, 3 00 p. M. North and south bay, and 7 00 p. M. Shower here and there. A little bit of drizzle here and there. Temperatures 40s and 50s, fog in the morning. So, if you are commuting and youre an essential worker, you need to allow extra time. 68 in oakland, 73 in fairfield, san jose, 71 in palo alto, and breezy at times as we fast forward to saturday night Mendocino County gets rain by 8 00 p. M. Snowy in the mountains. Snow level coming down as we head towards monday down to 6,000 feet. It is late in the season but well keep the showers going right on through tuesday. A look at the accuweather 7 day forecast and it features a little bit of something for everyone. Notice the ones on the seven day forecast, four out of the seven days we have a one. Few showers tomorrow, not a big deal. Friday is the break, sunshine, warmer weather. Rain is developing late saturday night so well put the one on for sunday. Cooler showery pattern going into monday and tuesday. After that, well dry out. Ama and dan. Sounds good, sandhya. Thank you very much. Coming up tomorrow on good morning tomorrow tracy morgan chats about the new developments, it seems vehicle gatherings as graduation ceremonies wont be happening after all. The district sent families a letter today saying due to the size of graduating classes and restrictions of the countys carbased celebrations order, it just wont work. So, graduations will be celebrated in person whenevers that allowed. We showed you the f15 flyover by the Air National Guard a few moments ago cheering for front line workers around the bay area. Heres a day in the life courtesy of abc 7 news viewers. And. L music fades in . Hey hi now abc 7 sports with larry beil. Good evening, the 49ers will head into the season with a young but dangerous group of Wide Receivers although without the reliable emmanuel sanders. Sanders left for new orleans leaving a void that debow samuel hopes t