Next week we cool down, and guess what, we are still warming up, and today will be close to the warmest day. Clear skulls come san jose is 54, just a hint of a southsouthwest breeze. There is a north wind north of 42, right about 10 to 25, and thats making for some pretty mild conditions, and it wont take long for paul warming up. Also, low 90s, well above average for this time of year. Lets head over to sal now. Pretty quiet, is that still the case . The heat is on, sal, the heat is on. I had forgot to turn my music off, but now i did. And thank you very much, the heat is on, steve. [ laughter ] all right, good morning everyone, lets take a look at what we have. And theres not a lot going on in traffic. You can see, that the bay bridge, as you come through, you will see the traffic is moving along very nicely, and we had a pretty quiet morning. Some mornings are worse than now. S. 7 02. Lets go back to the headlands. All right, sal, thank you. Breaking news we are still following in san leandro. Information about firefighters, an earlymorning explosion and fire at a warehouse. Investigators say there appears to be some kind of drug operation happening in that warehouse, and a butane tank blew up. This happened about 4 30 near 880 and william street. Two people are in custody now. No major injuries have been reported. The fires, as you can see, are out right now. Firefighters are there, cleaning things up. But, the investigation continues, and we will bring you more information as we get it in. New this morning, we just got the latest on implement numbers, and it shows joblessness continues to soar as the covid19 pandemic continues to batter the economy. We will bring in ktvus Elissa Harrington to explain what the report tells us. Alyssa . Good morning, gasia. 3. 2 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits. California actually saw the highest number of initial claims, at 318,000. This is actually down from the week before, but still a huge number. Since midmarch, when covid19 really started to take its toll on the economy, more than 33 million claims have been filed. More than 33 million claims in just a few weeks. Nonessential businesses told to close, and the pandemic has led to layoffs. Jaw, job loss, back in late march when more than 6. 6 Million People filed for unemployment insurance, that was an alltime high. Since then, the numbers each week have started to fall. Economists say they do expect to see things bounce back, but it could take months before we even begin to see that take place. The jobs report does not tell us anything about hiring and claims continue to reach an all time high at 22. 6 million per reporting live, im Elissa Harrington, fox 2 fox 2 news. All right, alyssa, thank you. Governor newsom will tell his plans for stage two for reopening telephone appeared he has already confirmed tomorrow, he wants to restart some manufacturing and retail businesses. Still a lot of work for businesses to get their modifications in order. We are also working with the counties all across the state of california that wish to go further, clarifying any expectations, what the details are, in terms of the guidelines. Also, the governor says Wearing Masks are a key part of detecting workers, as stores safely reopen. The governor is also expected nonessential businesses including Clothing Stores and business good stores can reopen tomorrow. And just in time for mothers day, florists and flower shops will be allowed to open. But in all of these businesses, customers have to place orders ahead of time and pick up products at curbside. Just because the governor says those businesses can reopen, it does not mean they all will reopen. In marin county, Officials Say they are not ready for stage two openings. They are still developing plans to allow Curbside Pickups at businesses. The plans me be analyzed and in place by may 18th. An Organization Reason representing hairstylists is now planning to sue the governor. In response to state regulators trying to hold licenses of any salon, violating stayathome orders. The professional Beauty Federation of california, demanding salons be open to reopen with restrictions. The organizations executive director says its a safer alternative than whats happening now. We are already seeing individual stylists going home to home, kitchen to kitchen, to provide their services to their trusted clientele. We dont believe that is a safe means of dealing with this pandemic. Salons and barbershops fall under stage three of the states reopening plan, and so far, there is no estimate a timetable for when california will enter stage three. The time is now 7 06. Reporter says he will not sign any new coronavirus Economic Relief packages if it does not have a payroll tax cut. But that is not a priority for most numbers of congress, who say a payroll tax cut only helps people who are working, not the millions who are now unemployed. Democrats are focusing on funding for state and local governments, while republicans want Liability Protection for businesses. On implement insurance, issues like ppe, there is a great deal of money that is being put out there that helps businesses stay open. Obviously, Speaker Pelosi is not inclined, and i think its, its on the table. But there is going to be a lot of things on the table. Some republicans now what to pores pause on anymore economic responses. Checking wall street, and we are finding some unexpected good numbers on wall street, because all indexes have been up, and the nasdaq is moving into positive territory, erasing losses we saw from earlier this year, despite another bad job loss report this week. Analysts say more businesses opening, and they believe jobless numbers will start to go back down. The dow jones is up by 1 1 4 , inching very close to that 24,000 mark. S p is up by 1 1 4 as well, nasdaq is up by more than one full percentage point. President trump says he is no longer considering winding down the work of the Coronavirus Task force them after initially saying that it would be disbanded soon. Vice president mike pence, had said it would wrap up work by the end of the month. Yesterday, the president said he received calls urging him to keep the group intact. The president then tweeted it will now continue, indefinitely, with its focus on safety and opening up our country, again. Time is now 7 08. The chp says it is still seeing a lot of people speeding during the shelter in place orders. Last weekend in the bay area, the chp issued more than 1500 tickets for speeding. 85 tickets to drivers going more than 100 miles per hour. 84 people were arrested for driving under the influence. And we are keeping an eye on traffic around the bay area. Here is the toll plaza, a live picture, traffic moving, though , not a whole. A new study from university predicts a big increase in traffic when the shelter in place orders are lifted. May people many people may drive alone. The increase could add 20 to 80 minutes per person per round trip in San Francisco , and the north and east bay. It may add an extra 60 minutes in the south bay. The study did not take into account the possible rise in people working from home or now being unemployed. Is 7 09. Steve, i actually sort of miss driving to work, because i realize my time in the car allows me to see what kind of mourning it is, weatherwise, to get a read on the day, i have not poked my head outside yet, so i dont know how it feels out there. There is not a cloud in the sky, garcia, you are good to go. It is going to be warm. You can see a look at what is going on, and temperatures will not take long to start warming up. It is cool for some. High pressure today and tomorrow is going to get blasted out of here, we might have some rain next week. 80s on the temps yesterday from fairfield and santa rosa, 88, average height, jumping up three and 90, the city from 71, 77, today, tomorrow will be the warmest days. One day might be warmer than the other, but it just depends if you get a breeze or not. 50s and 40s on the temperatures. I thought we would have 60s, but we dont. Santa cruz, 49. 47 san martin and gilroy, and low 50s, campbell, saratoga, very cold ocean buoy temperatures there, 50 to 52. And that fog will be a huge factor here as we head towards the we can. But not today and tomorrow. 48 in ukiah, High Pressure has built in from the southwest, it is extending northward, and thats going to translate into some high temperatures. 70s, 80s, and 90s, around santa rosa to 86, gilroy, livermore, and 80s mainly on the peninsula. Even santa cruz. Itll change on friday, fog returns saturday for a cooldown. Huge cooldown, sunday, and that is correct, mister time is 7 11. Tests are not available, now available. Why they may give you a false sense of security. A surge in tents for the homeless. Find out what city officials are doing to help some of the most Vulnerable People during this pandemic. Four plus one is. 16. laughter how many pints of iced tea are left in the pitcher . Times. Ten. So, wait. errhhhhh do you want to show us the continents on the. No. It is not going good. My mom is getting stressed out. speaks hebrew mommas tired. I, im, like. Woooo. screams sighs heavily so, starting just quickly by breathing in. I never thought id say this, but i kind of miss school the teachers, i mean, yall are gifted people i thank you so much for what youre doing. Their investment into our children is beyond what we can even imagine. Appreciate all that you do. Sponsored by chavez supermarket, so that mothers day and preorder mexicanstyle food from our talk korea. 7 14 we have breaking news, firefighters are investigating a series of fires. The first call came in around 5 35 this morning for a fire on midway road. They were also reporting fires on alum boulevard, now street, and floorspace repaired at this point, we cant yet confirm if the fires are connected, or whether or not they were deliberately set. We do have a at the scene, and we will bring you updates as we get them throughout traffic. Now to the coronavirus, there are now 60,000 confirmed cases here in calverton. Today, that death toll from covid19 in our state is expected to reach 2500 people. All for now is currently averaging about 100 deaths per day, more than 800,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus support. Experts are advising americans to stop giving antibody tests. The tests should indicate if you already had the infection, but if people are using them to find out if they can return to work, or if they can stop social distancing, the medical experts say the antibody tests arent particularly reliable, and significantly give false positive results. Searchers say they still dont know if someone who has had the infection can get it again. Our time now, 7 16. By next tuesday, the city of San Francisco will open a new homeless and cabinet in the parking lot between the main library and the asian art museum. Now, lines are painted out there, marking where each tent will go, using social distancing rules. About 50 tends are approved for this location, but many more homeless are camping on sidewalks and ignoring distancing rules. More than 300 tents structures lining, that is 285 increase an before the pandemic. More people are out here. There is more, more drugs involved, you see more people smoking. Its a whole new animal kingdom, basically. The mayor has a block to block plan targeting the homeless and the crisis there. The city has also installed a device attaching it to fire hydrants, providing Drinking Water officials were also looking at other lots in the neighborhood to use as an incumbent site. They wont be as organized, that they will get people off of the sidewalks and provide alternative places to camp. The school of law and people who live and work are suing to force the city to clean the streets the house the homeless, and to stop open use of drugs and drug sales. Next week, the city of santa rosa will set up its own temporary homeless tent camp, it will be in the parking lot of the Finley Community center. It can hold up to 70 tents also also have portable bathrooms and overnight security. The San FranciscoUnified School District is looking for ways to balance the budget for the Upcoming School year. District leaders say it is tough to know, because they just dont know how much revenue they will be receiving. They say they are looking at 60 million in cuts to the Central Office budget alone. Another 3 million to be limited from supplies and catered meetings. 3 million more dollars could come from the general school fund. Estimated 82 million deficit for next year. The district says that number could still grow. Santa clara county is set to an people from parading in cars. A county spokesperson tells the Bay Area News Group the activity has always been banned, because people are supposed to be sheltering at home, but violators were never confronted or cited. Now, the county is clarifying on its website, that any gathering outside your home, even if everyone stays in their own car, is not allowed. Time now is 7 18. We are partnering with the Unified School District to provide educational tv programs for some of the younger students who are out of the classroom now. 15 airs weekdays at 2 00 p. M. , on ktvu plus. Its a daily, academic lesson for children in preschool, but any child is welcome to watch. 7 19. My weather, to confirm what you say, blue skies, not a cloud. Two not a cloud, gasia and dave. We are ready to go. It is a little cool out for some. Temperatures have no problem warming up well above seasonal averages. But first, remember this last february, we had no rain. Sentences go, the last time that happened was in 1864. So its happened twice, dry february. So i went back and looked at what happened in april and may of 1864. Well, in april, 1854, and they had three quarters of an inch. 2020, he had rain in april, even though no rain in april, and may . It looks like it is going to happen. Forecast models on monday and tuesday are actually bringing some rain in from santa cruz, San Francisco and ukiah. Maybe a quarter of an inch to half an inch. That is the early looking for next week. Sunshine warmed to items. 40s and 50s on the thames. Oakland though at 65, and fremont, and you can see 49 also in kenwood. 40s and 50s, but cloverdale, 54, windsor, 56. 40s and 50s will give way to 80s to low 90s. There is a northerly breeze in some of the hills north at 24 right above the county cut. So everything is in place. There is not a offshore breeze, but good oldfashioned High Pressure giveaway to 70s, 80s, and 90s on the afternoon highs today. Temperatures wont change too much tomorrow, but they will start cooling down. A lot of temperatures will start to make an impact, saturday, and a strong system makes its way, and it does look like right now some rain on monday, gasia and dave. All right, steve. Time is 7 21. The grand reopening of a mile mall. Why they believe they coming up, the new protocols for live theater industry. Wait a minute, is this las vegas or mornings on 2 . Its frank sinatra, live at the sands, carol, carolyn butler, great taste. Thank you for requesting, fly me to the moon. So, all right. If you have a request, and replay a variety, everything from sinatra to justin bieber, and all in between. Send me a request on facebook, twitter, is to graham, use the hashtag, ktvu. 7 25. Shoppers flocked to him all that reopened, despite governor Gavin Newsoms orders that nonessential businesses stay closed. The yuba southern mall, about 40 miles of sacramento, had crowds waiting when the doors opened. County Health Leaders were said to have approved the opening, as long as Public Health follow includes shorter than usual shopping hours as to allow for cleaning. We are encouraging touchless transactions with apple pay, we are also using counters to measure how many people are in the stores so they fall social distancing practices. Additionally, we have had sanitizers at every entrance. We have cleansing wipes available for tables about half the shoppers seen inside the mall were wearing the required facemasks are the governor calls reopening the mall a big mistake. He says, it could slow down the entire states recovery. The current tins are closed at live theaters across the country, but once they are open, they say the theater expense will never be the same. Londons west, both expected to reopen in june, and the industry is scrabbling to come up with new protocols. Many elements are out of control turned tourists make up about 65 of broadway audiences. But many may not feel comfortable traveling anytime soon. Meanwhile, insiders predict a resurgence of smaller performances. More intimate, and allow performers to be remote and dont require thousands of people in the audience. It may be hard to fill seats, as a poll shows when percent. 27 so show they would go to a percent closing after more than 100 years closing the doors, and it is not due to coronavirus. In and shot and killed while in georgia for jogging. Video showing that confrontation. Good morning, some bay area restaurants may soon reopen, well tell you why your next Dining Experience may be different. Well explain. Millions of californians file for unemployment because of the health crisis. But many have not received benefits. Details on the problems they are running into. From ktvu fox 2 studios, this is mornings on 2. Good morning to you, thank you for joining us, and welcome to mornings on 2, im dave clark. Good morning to you, im gasia mikaelian. Lets talk about changing weather. In the Early Morning, Steve Paulson will join those in wishing they all had ac. Two for those who do, it will probably be in full force today for some. No doubt about it. Temperatures are going to have no problem warming up. It is cooler for some. 40s and 50s. Are looking for a bit of a warm up today. Now, temperatures yesterday, napa was 87, san jose, 81. Tod