This is a level one storm system we have on our hands overhead. Live look from the exploratorium camera showing mostly cloudy skies. Today you can see the first half of the day is where we find much of the wet weather. A chance of a thunderstorm possible midday. Well keep our eye on that. Otherwise some peeks of sunshine in the afternoon and cool afternoon temperature and only stuck in the 60s. Have the rain gear handy if youre out and about later, guys. Carrie lane is where i got this shirt, drew. When i put it on, this is very drew tuma. I inspired you. Now on to the actual news. Governor newsom in napa with the states response to covid19 and that visit comes as more bay area counties are entering phase two of our reopening. So today that means some businesses in marin and San Francisco and san mateo are allowed to reopen. Napa and solano counties in this part of phase two and move on to that next phase soon. Santa clara has not set a date for that part of the reopening. The economy is just one of the efforts were focusing on to build a better bay area and Amy Hollyfield is live with what this new phase will look like there today. Amy . Hi, good morning, reggie. We talked to some retailers who said it is not profitable for them, they are not offering Curbside Service. Some like this rei are excited about it. Check online unties in the bay will allow Curbside Service today starting today and thats for most retailers and thats going to be in marin, san mateo counties. Some manufacturing will start up, as well. People will not be allowed inside the stores and social distancing is still expected. One shop owner we met said it will be challenging not letting customers come in and browse but he will do whatever it takes to try make it during these tough times. I think people will come and if they come by and walk by the store and we can do something for them through the door or window, that would be great. Also happening in marin county today, parking is opening up at some parks so people can get out of the house and go for a hike. The county said individual towns and cities can enforce stricter rules, though, if theyd like to. They will not be reopening parking lots at places that tend to draw big crowds. But, you know, theyre still easing into this. But some rereopenings starting today. Reporting live in corte madera, Amy Hollyfield. A person who attended a mothers Day Church Service tested positive for coronavirus and possibly exposing the rest of the congregation to it. They admitted to hosting the Service Despite the countys stayathome order. As of last friday, butte county had 22 confirmed cases. San franciscobased uber is rolling out a new safety policy to keep drivers and passengers protected. Ubertrivers will be required to take selfies to prove they are wearing a face mask before they pick you up and upload the photo into the app before they can start accepting trips. Riders are recovered to cover their faces but they wont have to provide proof. Either the rider or the driver can cancel a drive if the other is not wearing a mask. Tesla is planning to resume full operations this week. The San Francisco chronicle sent an email saying Alameda County signed off on the reopening plan. They confirmed to abc7 news and finds it meets or exceeds safety standards. Elon musk tweeted last week tesla started production and threatened to sue the county and move its headquarters. It pick. After 33 years in business, pleasantonbased specialty bakeries are closing all 50 locations tomorrow. The company said shelterinplace orders have destroyed revenue. Im so upset about this. The cafes were pohomemade sandwiches and cookies to the lunch crowd. I speak for kumasi and so many of us that we will miss them. Their food was delicious. Takeout and delivery is not a profitable business right now. The Golden Gate Restaurant Association surveyed the owners of more than 400 restaurants in the city and almost three quarters say theyre open for takeout and delivery but 60 said they were losing money. Only 1 say they were doing as well now as they were before the pandemic. And most say they laid off half of their employees. Almost 65 said they received emergency federal loans. And while dealing with the pandemic, North Carolina is now also dealing with the threat of a Tropical Storm. Jobina fortson is watching that for us right now at the live desk. Jobina . Thank you, reggie. Good morning. Hurricane season doesnt officially start for another two weeks, but Tropical Storm arthur is already headed towards North Carolina. Actually, i have a friend out there covering it at this moment and what theyre seeing is expected to reach several islands by midday today and businesses just reopened in North Carolina and some tourists say they wont be deterred by the incoming storm. We booked this last minute and we found out that the weather changed and we figure well go through it anyway. Officials are most concerned with rip currents and rough surfs. So, now were going to go to meteorologist drew, tuma for a look at what is happening there and the pace of this storm. Good morning. Tropical storm arthur has winds of 45 Miles Per Hour and it looks like the biggest threat to the carolinas will be some very rough surf over the next couple of days. You can see satellite and radar that storm spinning off the coastline. Tropical storm warning and here is the forecast track. Thankfully it pushes away from the u. S. Over the next day. Winds about 50 Miles Per Hour later on tonight and then it quickly weakens as it moves towards bermuda by tuesday and into wednesday. So, again, rough surf along the coast is the biggest threat along with some rain. Live doppler 7 right now. Back here in the bay, were dealing with rain on our own and steadier rain through mt. Hamilton and temperature wise its mild and little muggy out there and were in the mid 50s to lower 60s with the storm system overheadon the storm impact scale, level one light system we have on our hands today. On and off showers. Not rain the whole day. A possible thunderstorm popping up mid day. That chance is low but the chance is still there and rainfall less than a half of an inch. 7 00 a. M. As the sun is up well find isolated showers and that is the theme throughout the afternoon, as well. Its not raining the entire day but showers are in the forecast through noon and then as we head into the afternoon, well likely see some breaks in the cloud cover for some sunshine and even as the sun goes down later in the evening, well find isolated showers by 8 00 p. M. Jobina. Thank you, drew. Good morning, everyone. Thinking with that theme of the rain right now, i want to mention that were having new info from the chp of roadway flooding in downtown oakland and in the north bay were seeing it on clemente drive that were looking, san clemente drive. Want to give an update for our essential workers there. Live look outside showing you the bay bridge. Because the chp has issued a highwind advisory, it looks like it is a bit slick over there, as well. Take your time this morning. Seeing minor spinouts and no major crashes at the moments on our roadways. Reggie and kumasi. Friend, im still not over specialtys. I know that was five, ten stories ago. Im not over it. Neither am i. That is really is it the most delicious lunch . It might be. When you see the box, youre just happy. I might go today. It is the last day. You should. You have to. This is the end. Okay. Well, coming up next, the seven things you need to know this morning. Also, a shift for Home Security company. Its now helping fight coronavirus at your front door. The two things the Companys Technology can figure out just by looking at your face. The court system that closes their doors. The family left in adoption limbo during home. Its not its where we make a life. This memorial day, and every day, we honor those who gave everything to keep our home safe. Lowes. Home unites us. It is 5 12 if youre just joining us here are the seven things you need to know. Looser restrictions in marin and San Mateo County for some businesses. This is part of phase two to to begin reopening. Coronavirus testing is expanding in the east bay. The current sight at the Alameda County fairgronds will now accept any pleasanton, dublin or livermore residents ten years or older regardless if theyre showing any symptoms and no appointment is needed. Number three. Governor newsom will be in napa today where he will update the public on the states response to the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom will hold a News Conference at noon. We will air that live right here on abc7 and stream it on abc7news. Com. Uber is going to start a new round of job cuts for possibly thousands of employees. It comes less than two weeks after the San Franciscobased company layed off 14 of its workforce. Number five. We are tracking rain today. Storm impact scale level one on and off showers. A chance of a possible thunderstorm later today. Were talking rainfall less than half of an inch. Number six. Showers are certainly impacting the morning commute. A heads up to our essential workers headed out the door this morning as we take a live look at san jose at 101. The lights flashing there and slick conditions on our roads this morning. And number seven. America has crowned its latest American Idol champion. Just sam was announced the winner last night. Daly city native Francisco Martin finished in the top five. New videos on an acrobatic jet crash which was supposed to be a flyover salute turned into a disaster. Abc News Reporter has the details. Reporter this morning video showing two snowbird jets part of the Canadian Armed forces taking off sunday moments before a fatal crash. One jet veering to the left appar appearing to do a barrel roll in the air before appearing to plunge straight to the ground. The flight part of a National Campaign to boost morale across canada during the covid19 crisis. They were in the middle of crossing the country doing flyovers in british colombia. Did a barrel roll approximately over crest line and a flash or spark and i saw a pilot eject and the plane basically just took a nose dive straight into the ground. The two pilots crashing into this neighborhood causing one house to catch fire. Emergency responders performing rescue operations on the roof of a nearby roof. There was a large of amount of debris in around a threehome proximity. The one home was significantly damaged by fire. Reporter captain Jennifer Casey died in the crash. The former journalist joined the snowbirds in november of 2018. The Royal Canadian air force tweeting, were deeply saddened and grieve along jens family and friends. In october of last year, a snowbird jet crashed during an air show in atlanta, georgia. In that crash, the pilot was able to eject safely and was not injured and no one on the ground was hurt. A second wave of coronavirus appears to be sweeping through the Aircraft Carrier uss theodore roosevelt. Bringing the total to 13. The Aircraft Carriers crew tested positive in the first outbreak which started in march. Santa rosa native captain brett was removed from command of the ship after sounding the alarm about his sailors getting sick. A missouri Security Company has shifted from keeping intruders out of homes to checking for possible covid19 infection. Normal temperature. This fan scanning device is installed at the front door. If determined that people are wearing a mask, it will take their temperature. Tie into the Door Access System so the door does not open and will remain locked. The device will alert Building Security with the photo of a potentially sick person. This could make workplaces safer. A jacksonville, florida, couple are now proud parents to a 2yearold girl who spent 700 days in foster care. They adopted their daughter illa over a zoom call from their living room. She lived with the couple pretty much all of her life. They picked her up after she was born after getting a phone call saying she needed a family. They began the adoption process back in february but then covid19 shut the court system down. So, for six weeks the moodys were in adoption limbo until they finally got a call. Our attorney she called us on a thursday and she said, you have the adoption date. Illa elizabeth moody. Nd filzo. Ations. Ors alsoh a parade just for ila. Yes, parade. Yes, forever family. I love this. Look at that. All those people showing up. Its beautiful. That is adorable. Congrats to all of them. Totally. Goodern morning, guys. Good morning, drew. Nice to be you guys. A rough start for a lot of us. Its cloudy out there and showers to deal with and that wet weather sticks with us through the next couple of hours. Live doppler 7 youll zoom in to where the action is happening. Mainly focused this morning in the east bay and south bay and altamont and livermore and pleasanton light rain falling and steady as we move towards the south. Evergreen and even morganhill, gilroy and light to moderate showers happening right now. The picture outside from our bay bridge camera. The clouds popping up on the horiz horizon. Dealing with the cloud cover for much of the morning. Not a totally bright start to the day and we will find wet weather throughout the entire day today. Future weather later on this morning, scattered showers on the menu. That continues as we get close to lunchtime. You notice its not widespread rain, but there will be some drops moving through our communities and as we head towards the afternoon, you can see those breaks in the cloud cover for some afternoon sunshine and that could create a thundershower popping up later on today. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire bay area under a general risk of a thundershower popping up today and if one does, it would likely be around lunch and it could have some small hail and lightning. Not a guarantee, but well keep our eye on that over the next couple hours. Highs today, stuck in the mid 60s for the most part under limited sunshine. Scattered showers today and Early Morning chance tomorrow and then brighter skies, warmer temperatures and nicelooking forecast for the weekend. Saturday and sunday 70s and 80s away from the coast. Now an abc7 news live desk update. At the live desk, im watching a major tourist attraction that has reopened today. The parth thon in greece is opened to visitors. A beach in greece is open for the First Time Since the pandemic hit and the country may allow tourists to visit as early as next month. Come to greece. The message could be that greece is one of the safest countries all over the world. Greece has seen success in mitigating the spread of coronavirus. The country has been doing Border Health checks at the airport since march wh 11 his n. Listen to this. Greece has recorded fewer than 200 deaths out of the 11 Million People and not a Single Health care worker has died. Reggie and kumasi. Wow. Im surprised they want us to come visit. Me, too. You think they want to lock us out for a long time. Thank you for allowing us. I wish them luck. Well, an Online Shopping boom. The website that has become a lifeline for Small Businesses. Plus, sports slowly starting to make a comeback. The return of nascar without any fans there. And get ready for a new season of steph currys holy youre never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. We are tracking some showers working through the bay area. I want to zoom in on to the Santa Cruz Mountains where were finding light to moderate showers. I want to track that cell. Its moving very slowly. 35 Miles Per Hour off to the northeast. Its aroundcupertino and the storm impact scale. Were dealing with on and off showers today and the chance of a possible thunderstorm later today and rainfall less than half of an inch where the showers set up over the next 24 hours, guys. All right, thank you, drew. Happening today, back to work for americas big three automakers. Gm, ford and Fiat Chrysler are starting production and in total more than 130,000 workers will return for half or full production. The Companies Working on safety measures. Beyond things like temperature checks and masks, ford will provide covid19 testing for symptommatic workers in kentucky, missouri and illinois. In todays gma first look the online marketplace etsy is the new american bread basket. Many people are turning to the website to buy everything from masks to baked goods. Rebecca jarvis has those details. Reporter in this mornings gma first look call it the etsy economy. I didnt think people would shop and spend money this way during the pandemic. But food is comfort. So right now people want biscuits. Reporter Suzanne Mcmahon is one of the many sellers on etsy whose business is booming. A lifeline for Small Business and this morning were going oneonone with etsy ceo josh sylvilve silverman. What have you seen since the pandemic began . An explosion of demand on etsy. Such a great opportunity for small bakeries who have been so hard hit by the crisis to move on to etsy and then find buyers. Reporter so, how can you take a si