Its efficacy and its safety. Good morning. Thank you 05 00am today is tuesday may 19th im James Fletcher and im darya folsom in our big story this morning is california relaxing more areas, the rules are going to be loosening. In a majority of counties now in the state that are starting to reopen governor newson estimates all but 5 of californias 58 counties are likely eligible to start offering in restaurant dining ys in the coming weeks. Counties that meet the new criteria can also begin opening schools with modifications criteria requires counties to have a stable covid19 related hospitalizations and with no more than 20 covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks of this is an ongoing thing theyre going to be monitoring counties must also have fewer than 25 cases per 100,000 residents. In the last 2 weeks for less than 8 of tests coming back positive in the last 7 days a lot of requirements. Governor newsome is painting a brighter outlook though for june. Expect if we hold the rate. Transmissions we hold the Positivity Rate down we continue to do justice to the hospitalization icu numbers that will be making announcements statewide not just with the regional variances that would for retail not just to be picked up but in store retail to be loosened up. In addition to that a sporting events a pro sports. In that first a week or so of june without spectators and modifications and escriptive also could begin to move forward. Out of the concert for station for now jims tourism entertainment venues. Those are all not getting ready to reopen at the California PublicPublic Health and Human Services secretary ads, if there is a sudden surge in cases or hospitalizations then counties should have plans to reissue and tighten back those stay at home orders. Well by the end of this week all bay area counties will be in phase 2 of reopening and heres a quick breakdown of where the process stands this morning. We have contra costa and alameda counties now in phase 2 as of this morning. So that means they can begin allowing curbside retail. Theyll join napa Solano Sonoma murray in San Francisco and san mateo counties theyve already been in face too as for Santa Clara County will join the rest of the bay area on friday. Travelers will tran is live in walnut creek with how businesses there are going to start reopening. They will be able to start selling things to customers in about 55 now curbside as James Fletcher was talking about somewhere moving into a different phase. A face to say you can see all the shops were along main street and this is the poster child of what will happen so those malls that people walk into that is not going to be available. At least not at this part of phase 2. But in this particular time in 55 minutes from now stores will be able to go out hand you your items you have to purchase it first, they cant put things on the sidewalk like some the Farmers Market and you to come along, but they at least because of this location a lot of people can window shop you probably can point to an item and then you can just pay through the wind out try to limit the contact. They will bring it out to of course is not what it used to be but Governor Newsom says its one step closer 2 while we want to be eventually which is to try to get income for the people at the stories and to get people to once again put money into the economy and get back to a sense of normalcy of course the law of the land is social distancing and being safe in fact, heres the Contra Costa CountyHealth Official talking about what happens even during this movement forward. Theyre really asking folks this one i union street or the cooperative with the guidelines not to do mass shaming but to lead by example and and uh you know follow all we use the term Face Coverings because its not always a medical grade mask, but it could be a band and it could be a scarf over your face and we do require at any time youre out in and youre are close to other people. And the great news james and area up until now recently until now it was essential businesses that were allowed to keep open now non essential and mean lets face it boutiques and say Electronic Stores they were never really essential. But now they can reopen as well and i know a lot of people are dying to get their hands on some products. This is perfect you can window shop they can come out to you and its not just Contra Costa County. Yes thats for today. Alameda county youre up next and youll be able to do that come friday as well so we expect to see shoppers down here hope to talk to him a little bit later of course a lot of people have a lot on their minds and shopping probably wont be at the top of their list, but who doesnt want to get back to feeling a little bit normal. All right james and darya actually will i went to my first us store in San Francisco. Yesterday a sports basement. And its the first time i ever have a temperature check. You know theyre like i had the mask is a way they did the little thing on my forehead and i got to go and have you done a a had to be checked out like that. No i havent ive been the poster child of Online Shopping least you got to move out and about get some fresh or go outside and i think thats part of it they will probably say it that they probably want you to feel good about yourself at least i would imagine well honestly it was because i had to do a return because the whole ski season was a bust. Remember and so yeah i weve got a return to ski equipment you and your have a whole returns through thank you will at how about the north face la county is requesting the state fast track reopening churches Fitness Centers and museums there the county Health Officer believes those places and businesses pose. A low risk for infection. Houses of worship operate with fewer people are sick. But certainly sugar, its other distancing and just galleries and control slow the difference there. Press trust. U. S. Senate seat this is just huge change. For people to conclude that we need to or incite runins with exact same sectors. Being a makes sense to us will not change change change. Jims enrolling that and might be a little different than the other stuff but what about hair salons and the like the doctor went on to classify that asking and hes not actually in to fast track the opening of the salons like you see there and nail salons and hair salons he says that he thinks they can operate without social distancing it. Jims can which is an interesting opinion. Our lets turn our attention to the south bay Santa Clara County as we mentioned will be joining the bay area in phase 2 on friday. County doctors say that decision to move to phase 2 is based on indicators that have been set by bay area Health Officials and that includes a stable or declining trend in new covid19 cases, stable or declining hospitalizations as well and increased testing improved supplies of ppe thats another factor and also improved capacity for contact tracing. Thanks one. Where a Face Covering when in public. And women any business. Continue to practice social distancing and remember 6 feet is a minimum thats a minimum and more is always better. And 3 get tested, get tested if you have symptoms if you have contact with someone who is known to have covid19 or if you work in a setting where you have frequent exposure to the virus or maybe unknowingly putting others at risk if you may be asymptomatic with the virus. Well under the new reopening rules for Santa Clara County businesses have to post a placard that indicates compliance with social distancing protocols that are still mandatory. Reaches a grim milestone in the pandemic there are now more than 90,000 people who have died across the country at kron fours dan thorn spoke to local doctor about what that specific number tells us about the months ahead. Its a grim milestone in the covid19 pandemic 90,000 us deaths over the course of a few months since the outbreak began. Many people are anxious to get back to a normal life, but the numbers tell us the virus is still a big problem its its a big number its not that. Well. And which. Doctor Michael Stacey with Lifelong Medical care says as businesses reopen and more people get out they need to keep in mind how easily covid19 can spread he contributes some of the numbers going down to shelterinplace orders which changed our behavior, however, the doctor says that does not mean we should rush back to the way things were. I was still spread very rapidly and very easily. If we were to go back like the snow like this we knew before. Models are projected covid19 deaths have fluctuated over the last few months the latest numbers from the institute for Health Metrics and evaluation show by august more than 140,000 americans will have died from the virus doctor stacy says these numbers are predictions based on an increase in Human Interaction over the next few months even as we start some activities free up that it doesnt mean that we. Dont need to start very cautious in terms of how we interact with each other. Doctor stacey added that the conditions have not really changed in terms of how the virus can spread. He says its important to continue following Public Health guidelines, this way where not only keeping ourselves and our families safe, but also our neighbors and the most vulnerable within our communities reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. Here in the bay area more than 390 people have died and theyre all 11,000 cases and then you can see the statewide numbers and weve been talking about that in america, what were facing around the world as well how things are changing their constantly changing so go to our website at kron 4 dot com. The surprise announcement by President Trump. He says hes been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past couple ofweeks. Thats the malaria drug that he claims is effective against the coronavirus a claim though that has not yet been supported by the Research Take a listen. A lot of good things have come out about the hard rock see a lot of good things have come out. Youd be surprised at how many people are taken and especially the front line workers before you catch it. The front line workers many many are taking it. I happened to be taking it. I happened to be taken. Hydroxychloroquine went right it. Well the drugs we know is commonly used to treat malaria and lupus now recent study of the largest of its kind really show that that drug really is not effective against covid19 in fact it could cause heart problems. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the President Trump shouldnt be taking this drug citing several risk factors. Hes our president and i would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his shall we say week group had but hes morbidly obese. They say. So i i think that was its not a good idea. Again pointing out that the president does have several underlying factors that could put them at greater risk, white house physicians though unveiled last year that the president s body mass index or bmi was 30. 4 that did in fact put him in the obese category not clear whether as bmi is changed since then but obviously medical professionals of a concern that he might be taking an experimental or just drug. Experimentally for the purposes of treating covid19 when the Research Just isnt there yet that its effective or safe. 5. 13 is the time. And on the kron 4 morning news, one of San Franciscos newest in camp and sites for the homeless is a place where neighbors say theyre concerned about house. And also ahead apple reopens more of its stores with new requirements will take a look at whats open and what you we live in uncertain times. However, there is one thing you can be certain of. The men and women of the United States postal service. Were here to deliver cards and packages from loved ones and also deliver the peace of mind of knowing that essentials like prescriptions are on their way. Every day, all across america, we deliver for you. And we always will. I 60 right now checking out the weather and john travel on his couch you betcha and uh you know you get out there and enjoy some sunshine yesterday as a whole because did too. And today another good chance to do just that to get out there enjoy what will be another comfortable want to in addition to that sunshine. Look outside this morning show some increasingly bright looking skies over berkeley, no sunshine just yet but weve got go over the horizon temperatures right now are in the 50s for most areas with a word at 58 degrees oakland europe, 59 attend our words but you can consistently the warm spot, the bay area this past say Alina Santa Rosa and cloverdale all at 46 some of our cooler areas that low pressure area the promised are unsettled weather over the past few days gradually sliding out and replacing it a nice ridge of High Pressure thats going to keep us dry and pretty mild were definitely drying out across the bay area today in most areas are on the dry side of things that ive been tracking this so i which is resulting in some isolated heavier rainfall right across union city this morning and then it up into the mountains just south of the tri valley so watch for some wet spots on the road around 6 88 80 down in the south bay and into the east bay as the spots have been our rainiest to the boarding speaking of that rain now tail got a whole 2 inches of it over the past few days Oakland Hills saw well over an inch well santa rosa, and they were close to half an inch conquered at a quarter of an inch an sfo even checking in with that same amount some some pretty a rainfall for sure, although today we do see conditions drying out a few of those scattered showers can be expected mostly in the mountains above san jose like santa cruz and diablo range is and then right along the western edge of the Central Valley for for inland areas aside from that its pretty dry forecast with skies, nice and sunny and temperatures permitting comfortable for yet another day thats cooler than average yet again with your daytime highs this afternoon only in the 60s and 70s antioch in concord at 72 a word in oakland at 67 while San Francisco at 66 degrees tomorrows daytime highs, a touch, warmer still very comfortable thursday and friday, not looking bad either after that is when we start to get toasty though and by the start of next week, some of our inland areas will be close if not to 90 degrees. Thats your forecast darya james also to back to you thanks a lot john it is 5. 19 and more tense are popping up around San Francisco as shelters cut capacity. To make room for physical distancing one of the newest encampment sites is now behind them are in a safe way and neighbors there say this is becoming a Major Health Concern for them proffers taylors sacking has more. More and more Homeless People have accumulated here. And you know theyre very aggressive. In fact now if i go to a safe way. It just that short distance side right because im terrified to war and theyre all sprawl over the sidewalk there not 6 feet apart. Their home meeting with each other all the time since the march shelterinplace order San Francisco neighbors on northpoint street se. More people have set up tents behind the marina safeway raising health and safety concerns for neighbors and those living on the street. Its a health issue and especially now with this covid19 parent, your neck. Its even more of a health issue. Im just wondering whats going on at at city hall that they are doing something about this because we keep hearing about spending. You know large sums of money on hotel rooms for these people. Back in april San Francisco failed to secure more than 8,000 hotel rooms for the homeless to self isolate during the pandemic for the nearly 3,000 rooms they did get still many remain vacant city has put in hotels about 1100 people. They have been offered 13,000 hotel rooms. There a lot more folks out there on the streets that. Have not and offered anything jennifer freedom bach is the executive director of the coalition on homelessness. Without the hotel rooms, freedom box as we see more people out on the street because shelters cut capacity for physical distancing and Community Members are handing out tense as a last resort for an house people of course shelteringinplace is really challenging. You have a situation you know shelter beds are no longer available for new folks so our shelters were sheltering about 2500 people in knots down to a 100,000 as the city works to move more people into hotel rooms. Theyve since it up safe sleeping areas that are supervised have Services Available including bathrooms freddie mac says that the safe sleeping areas are helpful but they still pose the same health risks and concerns thats because they still have those shared areas which are the bathrooms now she says the city needs to move faster on getting people to hotel rooms in San Francisco taylor sackey kron 4 news. Well apple is reopening more of its stores with new requirements, the company says that theyll be doing temperature checks at the door