Right now, streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera as we look east and we have the beautiful bay bridge. It is thursday, may 21st. I am michelle griego. I am len kiese. We have a track of the forecast. Mary lee is standing by. Good morning, happy thursday. We are going to see plenty of sunshine through hour day. Temperatures are little warmer with the High Pressure system building in. Temperatures are in the 40s and 50s and through hour day, we are looking at upper 60s in San Francisco, 73 in oakland, 73 for san jose and 79 for concord. It is 2 to 5 degrees above average and we will continue on that warmup. Some of our locations inland through the next several days will be in the 90s. I will talk about that coming up. Hear the live news desk, the video comes in of the aftermath of a powerful cyclone that ripped through densely populated coastal india and bangladesh, pulling off roofs and ripping up waves, leaving entire villages without access to fresh water or electricity. At least 24 have reported dead. There have been drownings and falling trees in both countries and the city of kolkata was the hardest hit. They have a population of 14 Million People and at least 1 million are without electricity in bangladesh. It is the equivalent of a category three hurricane. It weakened after slamming the shore amid massive evacuations and officials in those countries are now warning that the recovery efforts, the relief efforts, everything will be hammered by the coronavirus pandemic which has wiped out healthcare systems. We will stay on top of it. Today, another report is expected in an hour. Am 2. 5 million are expected to have filed for unemployment last week. That would mean new claims are leveling off but not declining, bringing the nine week total to 39 million. The week was report comes at 5 30 am and we will bring that you live. The grim number of cases continues to rise across the globe, surpassing the 5 million mark. In the u. S. , more than 1. 5 million cases have been reported. A model by researchers found that tens of thousands of deaths could have been prevented if states had begun imposing social distancing rules one week earlier in march. The number of confirmed cases in Alameda County has surpassed those in santa clara. If you look at the numbers since the start of the outbreak in january, santa clara had the earliest confirmed cases and also the largest number but then the numbers began to level off. At the same time, cases in Alameda County steadily grew. Department across the bay area have been keeping close tabs on the number of new cases. Especially as county start to ease shelter in place restrictions. The number of new cases has been like anywhere from 30 to 60 four the last, i would say, a few weeks. Reporter Officials Say the rise of numbers is expected as more people are getting tested. The county will continue to move forward with reopening plans as long as hospitals are not being overwhelmed. We are getting a closer look this morning at how napa county is handling business as the county leads the way for reopening. Restaurants became the first in the bay area to allow dine in service and the governor approved this next step because the number of covid19 cases were so low in the county. Restaurant owners were desperate to have customers back. Even in the smallest way, i was lobbying for any percentage, any opening, to get us back in the groove, to get us back going. . We have been doing a lot of dining in it home and now it is her nice to have a meal and a glass of wine. Wineries in the region are pushing for their turn next. Many are preparing more outdoor seating. A warning from southlake, tahoe ahead of this holiday weekend. Stay away or face 1000 fine. Only people with second homes there are allowed to visit. It is an enticing site, lake tahoe at summertime, only this memorial day weekend, do not calm. The police chief is telling tourists to stay away. We want people to enjoy their weekend at their home, where they live, with their families, not in tahoe unfortunately. For pick it comes as stores and restaurants have started to reopen, as part of the virus recovery. But the El Dorado County travel ban remains in place, allowing for civil fines for violators. It is a hefty fine, thousand dollars if youre up here vacationing. The city passed the travel ban in april and so far they have issued only five citations total, two to hotels in two to Vacation Home rentals and one to a bar. They are reminding the public they could issue more but education is their priority. The Police Department is not stopping cars. We are not asking people where they are coming from. This postcard Perfect Place to say hello to the summer the message from South Lake Tahoe is to stay away. Iforce an order, we could. Were learning more about that strong warning sent to Governor Newsom from the department of justice. The agency says california churches are facing unfair restrictions under the lockdown. Department of justice officials sent a letter to the governor, saying keeping churches closed violates the First Amendment and also says the state is putting a greater burden on churches compared to other industries. Other orders places of worship are limited to Online Services right now. Experts say the governor does have the authority to restrict religious services under a narrow set of circumstances. The way you are restricting it, the least restrictive way you couldve done that is something so minor that it advances a compelling state interest in saving lives in a way that only it violates someones rights. So far, there has been no legal action. Governor newsom has yet to comment on the letter. In an update, houstoners for the future of medical centers. They were slated for closure after many objections. Since march, they have been leasing beds as a potential surgical site for coronavirus patients. The state announced last night they will stop using it for that purpose by the end of next month and the supervisor david also tells us that a medical group is poised toe anstil operate as and so clear up any rumors once the state leaves, the hospital closed down that is not happening. They say the Hospital Group will cover half of the 40 million Purchase Price but the rest are between the county and the local nonprofit here. The attorney General Office needs to approve the sale. Happening today, nurses in san jose are protesting over demands to cut jobs and pay and contributions to workers retirement plans. The president of the Nurses Association says at a time when nurses have put their lives on the line to protect those patients, amid the most dangerous Global Pandemic in the century, it defies belief that hca, which has failed idecti nurses need, wants to further punish them with punitive layoffs and other cuts. They will have socially distant rallies at the Good Samaritan hospital and the Regional Medical center. A deadly shooting investigation, Hayward Police say the man shot by officers was the suspect of a murder of a homeless man. It happened yesterday afternoon near the intersection of kelly and wildwood street during a trafst veo from chopper chive sews a white sedan with his passenger side window shattered and surrounded by patrol cars. I heard eight rounds and then four more rounds and they were very rapid. There was a slight pause and then there was four more. The office is investigating the shooting and police have yet to identify the officers who opened fire or the murder t. The murder happened earlier this month at a homeless tent encampment. Man wanted for a deadly hit andrun outside of school has been captured five months later. They say this man henry in Southern California was arrested. He is accused of running over singleton in a crosswalk outside Elmhurst Middle School in january. The mother of seven was killed 30 minutes after school let out. He will be extradited to oakland. Investigators are trying to find out what caused a small plane to crash into a schoolyard. You can see the Basketball Court right here. It happened before 11 am and a doorbell camera caught the tragic ending. I heard a person run out and they saw this massive amount of smoke. It was very erratic. It was on fire. Officials say the pilot died at the scene it is believed to be the only person on board. The u. S. Coast guard seized more than 2000 pounds of cocaine this month. They were patrolling the eastern pacific ocean. The crew offloaded the large amount of that wednesday. The illegal cargo is worth approximately 37 million. Times to talk about casinos that are cautiously reopening. Streaming on cbsn bay area, going all in to protect gamblers. It is a job you would think could not be done virtually however think again. How california babysitters are working on the internet. Lets take a look outside at the city of San Francisco from our Treasure Island camera. Remember, we want to bring you the good news happening in the bay area and connect you to people. Go to Santa Clara County will require masks and san jose want to take it one step forward. San jose has proposed an ordinance to require face coverings any time someone is out in public. The council will likely approve it in june. Santa clara county is making free Testing Available to anyone, not just those showing symptoms, a steady stream of cars and drove into the site in the parking lot at pa all stadium in san jose. People who did not have to get out of the car still got tested. They swabbed themselves in both nostrils and dropped off the kid in a large been picked the whole process only takes about three minutes and it is free with no insurance required. Northern california casinos are not rolling the dice when it comes to preventing the spread of covid19. The Hard Rock Hotel and casino near sacramento looked different. Workers have been scrubbing and sanitizing ever since the stayathome order went into effect. They have added new floor markers and put six feet between slot machines and added plastic barriers at most players clubs. The employees are wearing gloves and have masks and we are doing temperature checks. We have sanitize machines and sanitized offices. People will be screened for temperatures using thermal temperatures. Menus could be downloaded to your phone. As millions turn to local food bhe those pantries with fresh nutrients. From tomatoes to basil to kale, she loves growing her own vegetables and herbs in vermont, especially during this stressful day of the covid19 pandemic. The fact that we have food in our backyard, so we do not have to go to the store. She is looking forward to sharing that bounty. I am going to use ample harvest to find the food shelf that is closest to me and figure out what their donation process is. This is a National Nonprofit encouraging gardeners to donate their surface produce to local food banks. She is a partner in this grow more, feed more campaign. Even if just 1 of home gardeners in the country donate just one grocery bag of fresh vegetables, that adds up to over 10 Million Pounds of fresh vegetables. Gardeners enter their zip code and they connect them to one of nearly 9000 food banks. In most cases it is less than 24 hours from the time it is on the table of a hungry person. This founders says it is too early to know how much food will be donated but since the start of the outbreak, nearly 50 million americans have started to grow their own food for the first time. The gardeners across the area grew enough surplus defeated 28 Million People and now the new one will be enough to feed 38 Million People. She is delighted that it will help others. It the fact i can throw more than what we need is exciting, to be able to share in that way. Part sharing not just food but a helping hand during a time of need. A trend among some parents during the pandemic, virtual babysitting. Sitter stream is in online demand baby service and the founder came up with the idea more than a year ago and launched it after covid19 left millions of parents working from home. Folks can book a sitter on video chat for a session of arts and crafts, music, dancing, and much more. We are all about those little moments in your day, where you need some extra help, when you want to take that work home and you want to take a shower and when you want to practice. An hour session is 22 and 15 for a halfhour. They say it hires professionals from fields like education and occupational therapy. Sometimes parents just need a break. It is 4 48 am. Lets check the weather with mary. We are looking at plenty of sunshine through our day. Temperatures will be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. We will continue to watch temperatures climb and especially into next week. Here is the Salesforce Tower camera and you can see clear skies and some patchy fog around the bay, across the bay. Temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. It is 56 in ponca, 55 in oakland and 52 in San Francisco. 53 in san jose and upper 40s for santa rosa. You can expect sunshine this afternoon and we will continue to watch those temperatures soar well above average. And we have a hot memorial day with daytime highs and somets e here is the satellite and radar view with a ridge of High Pressure building in. The ritual only strengthened through the next several days. You can see on future cast, hour by hour, we are looking at all the sunshine and that will continue for your friday as well. Temperatures are just slightly cooler tomorrow by a couple of degrees but still we are looking at mild to warm temperatures. Through our day, you can see the winds picking up, especially along the coast, right around the bay and that will be the case with breezy conditions for friday. Now lets show you as you look ahead to the weekend. The ridge of High Pressure is strengthening and we will see highs on sunday for some of our inland spots in the low 90s and again mid90s for memorial day. Across the bay area, 77 in santa clara and san jose, 81 for morgan hill and 79 in concord and 81 in Pleasant Hill and 82 in antioch and 83 for brentwood and mid to upper 70s for the trivalley, upper 60s in San Francisco, 73 in oakland, 72 in berkeley and upper 70s to low 80s for the north bay. Lets show you the extended forecast. You can see those temperatures on the rise through the week. In fact, you can see 90s inland as we look to sunday, memorial day and for much of next week. Lets check and for look at traffic. Look at the roadways. Fairly quiet with what of good starts. Here is the golden gate bridge. Traffic is moving with no problems. Not a lot of cars on the roadway just yet. North of here, you might find some slight delays as caltrans crews a look at ongoing construction projects. Definitely give yourself a couple extra minutes. There is some slight yellow ound side101. Taking a look at traffic elsewhere on the peninsula, 101 both directions through san mateo is okay but north of there there is an ongoing roadwork closure just as you approach the 280 split. Things are quiet over all. You can use 280 as an alternate but there are no delays on a onetoone yet. Off to a good start through the alatoona pass. Things are moving good at and okay pace. We are seeing some slight yellow popping up out of tracy as you work your way just through grants line. It looks good across the san mateo bridge. You are at the limit around both directions and that is the same story for the bay bridge. New this morning, a study ranks u. S. Cities by their love of coffee. And the top two are here in the bay area, coming in at number one, berkeley followed closely by San Francisco at number two. The study by Apartment Guide ranked 308 cities by looking at the coffee related businesses in the area and berkeley has nearly 50 coffee shops per 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. Z3w6nz z1s6z y3w6ny y1s6y as these officers tossed their hats in the air, the blue angels roared overhead to salute them. Time to give a shout out to some of our bay area graduates. First up, congrats to this graduate from Liberty High School and she is going to the Sacramento State university in the fall. He is graduating from uc with a major in Environmental Business economics. Congratulations to them. If you want to share your graduate photos, email us at 2020grads cbs. Com or use the hashtag kpix and we ask no professional photos, please. One of necounggestssuppto d bo will be posted on youtube live this saturday at 3 pm. They include shows a by muse, imagine dragons and the head of the heart. They are calling the series we live bottlerock. It has been postponed to october second through the fourth. San francisco schools are out with an official date for classes to resume. What parents need to know. Were live in Santa Clara County. They are opening up under phase ii in the bay area. The plan to make sure it all happens smoothly. Do not forget we are streaming on cbsn bay ar live from the bay area studios, this is kpix 5 this morning. Right nowon sn b