wayne friedman found out they are trying to get back in business. >> reporter: it is the street where george lucas shot "american graffiti." fourth in san rafael. it is somewhat iconic and like a patient that's been ill it is recovering from the effects of covid-19. he moved furniture outside this morning awaiting customers. finally. >> if you are a straight up restaurant you are hurting right now. it is hard to make that. if you don't have outside dining it is not going happen at all. >> now it is. since covid-19 san rafael has gone out of its way to make resumption of business as easy as possible. if you own a store and need to conduct business you can do it in a sidewalk or a parking space out front. same for restaurants. all it takes is a simple permit. >> so you fill out your information online. you automatically have the permit. you don't have to come to a public counter or speak with anyone. you automatically have it for free. >> there is more to this than mechanics. eating outside has become symbolic. a waitress now recognizes how lonely she's been. >> after not working i real

as wayne friedman explains, hairstylists and salon owners are fed up insisting their salons are safe. >> when we last saw kelly little two days ago, she'd been in her salon racing the clock trying to get in one more client before noon when marin county ordered her to close. >> these are our last few hours to work for four weeks maybe? >> save our salon! >> today kelly and every other stylist in marin had too much free time. so she joined a protest outside the offices of marin county health, fighting for a right to work. >> and the thing is that we are not spreading covid! we have our mask on. >> california's covid-19 health guidelines see it another way. marin county public health officer dr. willis. >> the state's stay at home order is a response to this crisis. >> it's a problem we've heard before and one that bears repeating, hairstylists and salon owners have been out of work roughly five months three separate times. >> why are we shut down again? it doesn't make any sense. >> we have families to take care of. i have three kids, a wife. i have to make money. >> you ask for patienc

wayne friedman went up to yellow county to check it out. >> this is what is going to happen now when you decide you want to go gambling in cash cre creek casino. they check your temperature and this is just a start of the changes. you can't help but notice the relative quiet. no gamblers on this 1,700 square foot gaming floor. just a few of the 2,400 employees getting paid with tips and health benefits from a casino that has been closed for months. heerd general manager manager mr stout-smith. >> we could be open but we don't think it is time yet. >> reporter: that is only after their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice immediately in the casino. more. one on and one off and no chair. that's one way of social distancing but this is the ideal. putting those machines in a circle. >> we'll be cleaning all the time. it will be a never-ending blackjack? still can. six feet apart and instead of having seven players, three. for three weeks they have been moving machines around and taking some away and 500 gone at this point. when they are open, they will have half the ma

in sow momma county, wayne friedman, nbc 7 news. >> all right. wayne, thank you. happening now, sky seven is over facebook's headquarters where a growing group of protesters is calling for the company to do more to make sure political ads aaccurate. it's an issue the focus of hearings in washington last year after allegations of russian interference in the 2016 elections. david louie is live where the protesters are gathered right now. david? >> there's no doubt about it, political advertising on radio tv and online are really going to drive the political agenda and the elections in 2020. an estimated $6 billion is going t be spent on political advertising. the protesters gathered outside facebook headquarters and is trying to force the company to separate fact from fiction in the ads. >> facebook and google are expected to get the share of the online political ads. who is going to monitor if the ads are factually false or misleading? not facebook. p that's why a protest movement is launched. this is the first of many the organizers pledge will happen. besides thi

in napa wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> the arrests of 125 undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities in california. i.c.e. released this video today of the week-long operation that ended alast saturday. some raids took place in bay area cities including daly city and this one in san francisco where a man was arrested for having two duis. federal immigration officials say agents focused on cities with sanctuary policies and on people who were arrested for crimes but were released despite having immigration detainers against them. san mateo county supervisor david canaba responded to the raids today saying "this sweep is another political ploy by the trump administration to undermine california's statewide sanctuary law. these raids tear apart the lives of hard-working immigrants and their families, who contribute vitally to the state's economy and culture." >>> state lawmakers demanded answers from the e.d.d.'s top officials today on why thousands are still waiting for benefits while fraud remains rampant. it happened at an assembly hearing and 7 on your side's michael finney is live

abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman explains. >> reporter: sonoma county. color it purple. and that's not political. in this era of covid purple might as well be the scarlet letter. >> we're like living in a cartoon. >> reporter: with so many other counties moving to less risky tiers, sonoma county remains an exception. it is still purple. an infection rate of more than 5% and heading in the wrong direction. among people in this county it's taking a toll. >> how much sleep did you get last night? >> 30 minutes. >> reporter: kayla moore of santa rosa raising three kids on her own, keeping them at home every day for distance learning and working the graveyard shift every night. >> kids deserve to be in school. they need to be in school because it's messing with their mental health. it's not okay. my daughter's not okay. and i'm not okay. >> reporter: since sonoma's numbers spiked the county has increased free testing, especially in high risk neighborhoods with $30 gift cards as incentives. if somebody comes up positive the county will pay them to stay at home. >> if you get c

abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman spoke with noah moen today, who many are calling a social justice hero. >> reporter: in fairfax marin county it's very clear that they wear progressive politics on their proverbial sleeves. everywhere. which makes this visit from an out of towner yesterday all the more brazen to locals. >> let me see your stickers. don't be putting that up in my [ bleep ] town, bro. >> reporter: that is 21-year-old noah moen behind the camera asking the questions. putting up nazi stickers in fairfax? let me see your face, bro. you keep putting them up if you want, bro. i'm going to keep ripping them off, bro. i'm going to keep ripping them off. >> for him to come here and put up nazi stickers in a place he doesn't even live in the middle of the day thinking that no one's going to do anything about it, that's crazy to me. >> reporter: noah is half jewish and an amateur boxer. which speaks to his restraint despite the expletives in a nine-minute confrontation yesterday. his defense of his hometown relentless. >> not in my [ bleep ] city, bro. go back to your car. >> w

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abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman is on the story. >> reporter: you're looking at the largest early voter turnout in marin county history with more than 100,000 ballots cast already. that's more than half the registered voters. panner lowe was one of them today but after talking with us she did have some questions. >> are you worried? >> well, now i am. >> reporter: and all because of her signature. this is how she signed her driver's license. and now on the ballot you'll see it's definitely changed. will this vote even count? >> how will i know? >> reporter: the answer begins inside the marin county civic center with a sorting machine nicknamed betsy ross. every incoming early ballot goes through here. >> we get three passes. three passes total. >> but not three votes? >> but not three votes, no. but not three votes. only one vote. >> reporter: once every second the machine scans signatures and compares them with a data base. roughly 25% do not make the first cut. just because these ballots are challenged doesn't mean they're disqualified. they move on. this is a process. >> i just

>> i am overjoyed. >> reporter: in sonoma county airport wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> incredible. 105. >> all right. that's our report. we'l i waited to get treated. thought surgery was my only option. but then i found out about nonsurgical treatments. it was a total game changer. learn more about the condition at factsonhand.com >>> tonight, the coronavirus exploding in record numbers across america and new fears, new action tonight in new york city. more than 152,000 new cases reported in just the last 24 hours in the u.s. new york's governor taking swift action tonight, seeing alarming numbers in the state. new orders for bars, restaurants and gyms, calling them the main spreaders of covid-19. and across the country, texas now with more than 1 million infections. the images from idaho, oklahoma, utah, the dakotas. the cdc now with new guidance for wearing masks.g on a secon vaccine, after that news from pfizer. >>> the new warning tonight about thanksgiving. what the cdc is now recommending for americans celebrating the holiday. and concern over students returng

in sonoma, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> that's what is making news in america ts >>> right now on >>> right now on "america this morning," election uncertainty. president trump once again casting doubt on whether he'll accept the results of november's election. how key members of congress are responding, and a developing story from pennsylvania. the fbi investigating mailed in ballots unsealed found in the trash. >>> night two of protests nationwide after the grand jury decision in the breonna taylor case. demonstrators breaking curfew, taking refuge in a church, and breaking overnight, a car driving through a crowd of protesters in hollywood. >>> covid concerns. nearly three dozen states now seeing cases on the rise. parts of europe seeing a record spike. the cdc out with a new forecast. plus, a violent confrontation, a woman refusing to wear a mask

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abc news reporter wayne friedman explains. >> reporter: fall should be the best time of year in sonoma's wine country, so what is wrong with these pictures? sonoma empty and in the tasting room, nary a soul except for the staff and the owner. have you ever seen a year like this? >> no. >> reporter: steve lettson, fifth generation of the family that first planted grapes dealing with a fall season he'd rather forget but needs to remember. he and other growers are dealing with the aftermath of our smoky september. >> you have to be prepared for the worst. you can't run this business on it a year-to-year basis. >> reporter: case in point, a ride with steve into the vineyards. it's going to be the worst kind of show and tell. we're going to see grapes you can't pick? >> grapes we cannot pick. >> reporter: what had an by promising crop left on the vines to fall on the ground, ruined. it's all about taste. >> i'm picking up on my palate kind of an ashy flavor to it. >> reporter: you can't fix that? >> no. >> reporter: everything seems to have conspired against the grapes this year, hot temperat

>> when we find piggy one way or another. >> reporter: in sonoma county, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> maybe, hopefully somebody took piggy smalls in and we'll now see the story and hopefully they'll be reunited, dan. >> let's hope. piggy looks extremely sweet. with any luck he is okay. we'll continue to keep tabs. >>> up next local experts weigh in on a vaccine advisory committee meeting. their concerns and the veterans that never quit on their team. when being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher... ...our agents put in the time and legwork for you, ...so saving on auto insurance is easy. because saving a little extra goes a long way. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. >>> today remdesivir became the first and only drug to be approved by the fda as a covid-19 treatment. the antiviral drug is from gilead sciences in foster city. abc 7's special correspondent explains what the drug can and can't do. >> the most important thing people need to understand is remdesivir an antiviral isn't necessarily a cure. it doesn't matter what the president said. it

at alpine meadows wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> and happening today, the annual women's march takes place in cities including here in the bay area. in san francisco, the rally starts at 11:30 this morning at civic center plaza. the march starts at 1:30 up market street to the embarcadero. in oakland participants gather at frank ogauway plaszcz at 10 "a" under broadway to grand and union down to telegraph and back to the plaza. the san jose women's march will start at 11:00 a.m. from city hall. participants march to arena green park. the crowds aren't expected as big as in previous years but could still disrupt traffic and transit too. the women's march was held after president trump's inauguration in 2017 and in frots of the trump administration pan it's received threats to women's rights. >>> it's 5:11 as you wake up this morning. you know they are hopeful expecting good weather for the march. >> we had the good storm and that was the biggest we saw in a while and helped us in the mountains. but the weekend is dry. starting out with cloudy skies, patchy fog. coolest areas have the

in lafayette, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> bart is wrapping up service on its busiest line now that more people are heading back to work. adding three trains to the morning and afternoon commute started today on the yellow line between pleasant hill and daly city. the trains are getting more and more crowded limiting social distances. >> last week seats started disappearing. people are now walking around and looking around trying to find a place to sit and no one wants to sit next to each other. so yeah we do need that extra train now. >> bart also announced started to be the dublin pleasanton station is clipper card only. the change will be a week from today. and one more >>> san francisco bay ferries say starting next monday service to richmond will resume. passengers required to wear masks. additional hand sanitizers available on all the vessels. the vessels will be cleaned frequently and undergo a full disinfectant fogging twice a week. service was suspended due to the pandemic. >>> soon you can get covid-19 alerts through google maps. it will update people when coronavirus is a

wayne friedman went back to a well chronicled disaster zone today. >> reporter: three years after the tubs fire, it isn't a shadow of what it used to be. more like a cleared-over blank slate. >> this was wall to wall mobile homes. more than 160 of them all destroyed in a low income housing nightmare that the burbank housing nonprofit hopes to resolve by building affordable apartment here. he thought they'd be well under way by now. why is this gate still here? the answer is money. roughly $50 million in federal funds sent to the state that have yet to make it to the ground another journey's end. >> three years was a long time. >> dave runs housing for santa rosa. both he and floeren describe difficulties in getting the money from fema. what got in the way? >> process, really. >> what was unique to santa rosa, it was a wildfire that came into town. >> reporter: no category existed for that kind of disaster. as for the human cost -- >> i know. i can barely turn around here. >> reporter: linda three years later waiting for the low income housing while living in a subsidized apartment so

but, you should do right now by watching abc7's wayne friedman. >> reporter: imagine a busy aiu. empty buses circle the airport by habit, almost like drones. and a passenger entering the terminal, might frighten you with the noise. this is sfo, covid-19 style. as one sign says, welcome to san francisco. stay healthy with six feet of space, warns another. as if that is going to be an issue. >> attention, to help reduce the strain of covid-19 -- >> reporter: on an average day, sfo sees roughly 150,000 passengers coming and going. with covid-19, 4,000. and those who remain are not very socialable. can you talk about flying today? >> no. >> reporter: you feel like talking about your experience up there? >> no thank you. >> reporter: if you're one of the people who felt that crowds when traveling tend to make us feel isolated, this is the opposite. so slamming of bags, no pushing, no jostling and it's experience. no words this woman sa eerie. >> sad. >> reporter: but it's what we have been dealt. a long singular moment. history unfolding every single day. all we can do, make the best

wayne friedman went to check it all out. >> reporter: this is what is going to happen when you go to a place like cache creek casino. you get your temperature check and they open the door for you and there you go. this is the start of the changes. for now you can't help but notice the relative quiet. there are no gamblers on this 100,000 square foot gambling floor. employees getting paid with tip s. >> we don't think it's time yet. >> reporter: that will happen only after all of their covid-19 modifications. here's one change you'll notice imdiely t cano. anymore.f, one on.ne this is one way of social distancing and this is ideal. putting those machines in a circle. >> we will be cleaning all the time. a never-ending chore. >> reporter: do you like playing blackjack? still can. instead of three feetapart, instead of having seven players, three. for three weeks the casino has been reconfiguring this floor. moving machines around. taking them away. 500 gone at this point. when they open. they'll have half the machines they used to. bottom line, all a gamble but then we are in a casino.

abc 7 news reporters laura anthony and wayne friedman are checking in on customers affected in the east bay and north bay. let's begin with abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma and the forecast. the red flag warning still on. >> yeah, that's right, kristen. frequently gusting over 50 miles per hour. still some isolated gusts out there right now. you can see fairfield, tracking that fire, winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. 24 the current wind gust in santa rosa. elsewhere, the winds not as strong. in our hills right fierce as they were earlier this morning, but still of concern. you can see winds gusting 15 to 35 miles per hour. not only the wind, bone-dry air. look at relative humidity in the single digits across much of the bay area. so we have that red flag warning that will continue along the coast and the lower elevations until 5:00 p.m., for the next hour. however, it will be extended until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills. kristen, we're going to hour by hour show you those winds over the next 24 hours in the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >>

. >>> i'm wayne friedman on fourth street in san rafael. what happens when a stay-at-home order conflicts with the ide we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. >>> one person was wounded after a shooting at the great mall in milpitas saturday evening, last night. the violence triggered a massive police response. holiday shopping was interrupted when officers told everyone inside the mall to look for a safe place to shelter. abc 7 news reporter matt boone spoke with witnesses, including one who saw the gunfire. >> everybody's just running. >> it was just a panic. >> reporter: shoppers rushed to the exits, some dashing into stores unsure of what is happening. brandon was on his break near an emergency exit. i had co-worker was at the food court. >> all of a sudden, people were running out of the closest exit. i heard someone mention there was an active shooter. >> reporter: nick nguyen says he saw it happen. >> they s

wayne friedman has this story. >> reporter: tents in a parking lot placed by the city of santa rosa. when having a roof over your head used to refer to underpass, this is one solution to the problem. >> we're doing this because the city council sees this as the right thing to do. keep the community safe from this pandemic. >> every tent is social distanced. the first 12 people moved in and maybe as many as 85 by next week and they stress. this is not an end, this is a beginning. >> it's all about safety. >> reporter: half of sonoma county 3,000 homeless live within santa rosa. some people living here are refugees from a two-mile-long encampment that angered neighbors and the people living inside. >> i don't feel safe. my wife doesn't feel safe. i have three kids. they can't play out here. >> reporter: the city and catholic charities promise safety and much more. >> we have restrooms, showers and a laundry service, three meals a day. >> reporter: some of the homeless who came here for the look do not appreciate the accommodation. james johnson has been on the street two years. >> no w

they told abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman that there were just under 300 riders yesterday. smart has cancelled all weekend service because of the shelter in place order. >>> in san francisco, no reports of illness among muni workers but the agency will temporarily suspend all subway service on mond monday. the order also affects the muni portion of downtown stations shared with bart as well as all rapid bus service except the 14r. bus shuttles will provide service along the suspended subway lines. >>> the american red cross got some help today to bring attention to a severe blood shortage. blood drives across the country are being cancelled due to concerns over the novel coronavirus crisis, but there are still ways to help. >> reporter: california's state at home order may be in effect, but that doesn't mean giving blood is off limits. since the start of the novel coronavirus crisis, nearly 150 blood drives have been cancelled in northern california alone, resulting in more than 4600 fewer donations. >> i'm donating blood. it only takes like ten minutes. donating platelets

more from wayne friedman. >> reporter: if wendy could talk she'd not want to be answering this question -- >> where's the beef? >> reporter: at 1 in every 5 wendy's, beef is limited. after covid-19 struck meat processing workers, beef and pork production are down by 25%. and they are feeling that impact at a wendy's in petaluma. do not order a double or triple. >> every sandwich that comes with two meats it's only one meat right now. >> how come? >> there's a beef shortage. >> reporter: beef suppliers are currently facing production challenges said wendy's in a statement this morning. some of our menu items may be temporarily limited at some restaurants. the fast-food chain is working hard to minimize impacts to sometimes skeptical customers. >> i think it's a hoax that way they can double the price of the beef. >> reporter: but there is a flip side to this burger and brief crisis. in santa rosa, sonoma county meat reports a sales jump so high. >> i haven't had time to look at the numbers. >> reporter: jeannine runs this small operation with her husband ryan. they buy and sell local whi

at sfo, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> it's crazy to see the airport look like that, mike. >> it's like something out of an apocalyptic movie. where did everybody go? >> you don't want to talk to anybody. i don't care if you are a tv news reporter. i got to get to where i need to go. sorry. >> and they were polite about it. you know, they could have been worse. >> yeah. >> could have been rude like stiff arm him and say get away from me. you know, they may have been scared themselves traveling. who knows. my goodness. that was amazing. thank you, wayne, for that. >>> amazing in a whole different direction. if you like warm weather and sunshine, i got it for you. cool at the coast. you'll miss out on the robust warming because of a sea breeze. east bay hills 49 degrees right now and little breezy up there. warmer today everywhere mostly sunny. warmest friday and even warmer tuesday and wednesday and rain absent from the forecast for the remainder of the month. you can see the low clouds coming in later today and the marine layer returning to the coast and mid to upper 60s in san francisc

. >> reporter: in marin county, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >>> hundreds of people turned out to a pop-up covid-19 testing site that opened in east san jose this morning. sky 7 shows you the incredible de line for testing stretched through the independence high school parking lot and down the block. >> we recognize that so many people in our community need this test and really want to get back to work and travel and do all the things that they haven't been able to do in the last sefl mon -- several month thes so we want to make it as easy as possible. >> reporter: the knlt county is working with valley medical center to bring testing to areas of the south bay with disproportionately high levels of the virus. a san francisco supervisor matt haney says the demand for testing has overwhelmed the city's public health department. he sent this tweet this morning saying, quote, 15 to 20 days to get covid appointment, tested results in san francisco right now. if you need it from the city, even if you have fever and are an essential worker. i spoke to dph. they said they're overwhelmed with deman

abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has more on what investigators said today. he joins us live from napa. wayne? >> reporter: they call it -- this happened a week ago last monday night. the napa county sheriff's department does have a policy of showing body cam videos after such incidents. you're going to see it here, and i need to warn you it's unpleasant and it's quite graphic. >> stop. stop! >> reporter: nine days later you see here bodycam footage from what the napa county sheriff's department describes as an unfortunate but justified shooting of 47-year-old juan garcia. toxicology would show he had a blood alcohol level of .338. four times the legal limit. the sheriff's department says sergeant david ackman, a 21-year veteran, feared for his life, suspected garcia might be carrying a weapon. he fired six times. [ gunshots ] >> shots fired. shots fired. >> you shoot until the threat is eliminated. and that's what he did. >> reporter: attorneys for the family are not so sure. based on the video, they do not believe the sergeant gave mr. garcia enough time or

wayne friedman visited a local mall as soon as the governor finished speaking. >> reporter: it's a more suburban version of main street, usa. in santa rosa, where small businesses plant themselves and try to grow. that american dream, in california, became a bit more difficult today. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: rachel sandoval, of salon 12, in the last year, she's endured multiple shutdowns, fire scares, and almost five months of being closed because of covid-19 restrictions. today, she learned that governor gavin newsom is likely to end her year with a few weeks more of them. >> does the governor still have credibility with you? >> no. unfortunately, he lost that quite a bit -- quite a while ago. >> reporter: by its very nature, the governor's stay-at-home order does affect small businesses, even if they can stay open because there won't be as many people wandering around. it impacts the restaurant doing takeout or the gym moving outside. >> just now, finishing up with the structure that i hired them to build. >> reporter: phillips owns a gym in the shopping center. he's watched

. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> coronavirus cases continue to surge in california. our seven day average test positivity rate is 8%. a big increase from the beginning of the week. the 14-day average positivity is 7.6%. the state reported 12,040 new cases yesterday and daily record of 157 deaths. today the u.s. surpassed four million cases. we crossed the three million mark just over two weeks ago. >> the fbi says the chinese consulate in san francisco is harboring a known fugitive charged with visa fraud. he is accused of lining about the fact that she's a member of the china's people's liberation army. the fbi says tang and three others lied about their status while in the united states conducting including at ucf and stanford. the fbi says this shows the extreme lengths to which the chinese government has gone to infiltrate and exploit america's benevolence. >> a burglary caught on camera. an entire life savings absolutely gone because of this. abc 7 news anchor has the heartbreaking story of a senior couple in san francisco and how you might be able to help. >> h

friedman looks at the covid risk reward of the season. >> they might have been under the tree or in a restaurant, but for jason of san francisco and his family this will do just fine. a wide open corte madera, welcome. >> christmas and hanukkah. >> all together. >> it's extremely worrying and that's why we come on the off hours like this. >> on a day like this, the one before christmas. why is everyone out? >> procrastination. >> apparently. [ laughter ] >> which explains the long lines everywhere outside of target in colma, a ross store in san francisco to this slightly less frenetic store in corte madera, call it a christmas rush with an element of gambling. >> you'll go home after this? >> after this we'll go home. >> when will you come back out. >> when is that in? my next day is three days from now. >> reporter: it is a direct result of last thanksgiving. they are concerned that if people behave the same this christmas we could see another surge, much worse. >> if we saw what we saw at thanksgiving is hospitals will not be able to manage the number of cases. >> dr. matt willis

in sonoma county, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco's public schools will get help from 20 city workers to ensure campuses are safe for in-person classes to resume in january. that includes making sure windows can open and furniture can be spaced properly to ensure social distancing. school district workers have evaluated 20 campuses and need to check another 65. the district plans to bring its youngest students back to campus starting january 25th. >>> meanwhile in santa rosa a mom says the school lunches being sent home during covid-19 aren't safe to eat. abc 7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow spoke with the school district which is apologizing for the error. >> reporter: rotten apples and moldy carrots. >> i'm afraid for the safety of my children's food. >> reporter: this is what jessica farwell says she picked up from the santa rosa unified school district's lunch program. >> that puts us in a difficult position as a family because we are struggling and it is a difficult year. we cannot easily replace those items. >> reporter: farwell and her husband are both out of

. >> wayne friedman is live to explain how the change of plans is affecting people. certainly discouraging news for them. >> it's very discouraging. especially in a place like yountville where we are right now with all the world class restaurants. they will not be able to serve people inside anymore. these restrictions begin to take place thursday morning just past midnight. they will affect restaurants with indoor dining. wineries with indoor tasting and theaters and bars, if there is any saving grace to all this, it might be that napa has been through it once. at least they know what to expect. here at least, tough times for napa county never looked so sweet bust here they hardly qualify as just desserts. more like deja vu. >> i woke up and i immediately felt exactly the way i felt in march. >> reporter: tomey owns the sweetie pie bakery. she survived the class closures by making dinners to go. now they'll do it again. >> reporter: is it easier the second time? >> yes. yes. we're ready this time. i know what i'm up against. >> reporter: that being at least a three-

wayne friedman explains why. this was one of the worst days in his life. >> either move your stuff or whatever or leave it or whatever. we'll move it for you. but for jessica, it was one of the best. >> a happy day. >> reporter: she owns a restaurant where statues in reason months. it is an area the fire department ordered cleared this morning. >> the encampments were stacked up against each other. they were up against the vegetation that's very susceptible to burning. >> reporter: after declaring it a fire hazard being more disrummive than productive. >> they're trying to get o get some stability in their lives and they keep getting chased around from place to place. >> reporter: as it has been in santa rosa and will likely continue. musical chairs with people and tents and encampments. abc7 news. nflt getting a coronavirus test recently has proved challenging. another hurdle in efforts to build a better bay area. today and tomorrow berkeley is the site of a covid-19 testing project with a testing that doesn't r

as wayne friedman explains, it is about free speech and local police. >> reporter: in the north bay, a sull but growing movement. mabel you spotted the bluelotrt avenues. they're being put up as a way to express thanks to police who have been under pressure since george floyd. >> i'm saying i'm in support. i pay tribute to them. >> reporter: she began this personal project two days ago. they had no idea it would be so controversial. >> she put you will observely 150 ribbons in her neighborhoods and she felt very good about making the statement until the next morning. all the ribbons were gone. >> this was a could be certain effort to take this down and >> coming up across the street. >> he took us for a ride to count the blue ribbons he's put up. rm of them have dis. we've seen them reason weeks here and elsewhere. >> these are not the four men from minnesota. >> at its core, all of this, it is about free speech using actions face to face frlg. >> i'm more determined. >> and all prompted by waeg in the face of a powerful movement. >> let's be honest. >> in short could blue remember o

. >> i'm wayne friedman in santa rosa where the mannequins are social distancing. we'll explain coming up. >> i'm spencer christian with a look at a sunny start to this woke and more sun to come. i'll have the accuweather whaso let's do the rightver chanthing, today.ow. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. >>> with the nasdaq picking up a gain as investors prepare for what's expected to be a terrible corporate earnings season. the dow lost 128 points closing at 23,390. the nasdaq rose 38 and the s&p ended the day down 28 points. the first economic stimulus checks from the federal government should start arriving in bank accounts this week via direct deposit. paper checks will be distributed later this under in. how much can you expect to receive? we have a calculator on our website, abc7news.com. one covid-

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> share your gratitude for people helping in the covid-19 battle. use the #betterbayarea and we will share the love. >>> bay area senior day done distance. special idea to put on to help high school seniors. >>> one north bay group is sparking friendship with something as simple as a phone call. >>> and here is a live look from our roof camera this morning. still dark out there at 5:39. about 53 degrees in san francisco right now. >>> welcome back. in the east bay we wanted to show you what one school is doing to send off its senior class, all done at a distance, of course. >> cougars! go byu! >> clayton valley charter high school's commitment parade with yesterday being national decision day for graduating seniors, each got to drive through the parade route, lined with decorations. in the end, students got to take photos with their families and were given a special class t-shirt. >> you're getting ready to graduate and go to your next career, and you're like basically starting your life when you're graduating. but this year, we're not in school any

wayne friedman looked into some of the changes that we'll see in a covid-19 environment. >> reporter: if you have hair, it's about time, it has been months since many of us had a coloring or cut or styling. salons are finally opening in california but not like you remember them. first when you walk in, they'll take your temperature, they'll insist you wear a mask and before you get here, you'll need to take a wellness questionnaire online. >> this takes it to another leand proakeur tha we a following on an everyday basis with every single guest. >> reporter: emma moore owns brush salon in healdsburg.heald. nothing is solid yet but she says this industry is ready made for covid-19. >> our foundation is in sanitation and disinfection. >> reporter: here in brush they normally have 12 chairs operating at any one time, not anymore. they'll have seven, every customer social distanced by six feet. getting your hair shampooed is one of the more memorable and luxurious experiences. that's going to change, too. you see the sinks are not six feet apart? they won't ever be, too hard to move them

here's abc7 news reporter wayne friedman. >> reporter: in communities across california, places like napa, the change has been slow and steady. from never trusting people in masks, it is the other way around. >> i think a little irresponsible to be in places walking around without a mask. considering the infection rates and the advice from public health officials and the a oer coun now fe los of state funding if they don't get masking and social distancing under control. that is why napa's county health director and board of supervisors are talking about taking it to the next level. >> if education and outreach isn't enough, it will get to the point where we have to have more enforcement for noncompliance. >> reporter: you just heard the two new e-words. education and enforcement. now at add another for business owners, elation. >> it is not our job. no. >> it is really challenging to make the host at a restaurant be the enforcer of mask wearing. >> reporter: as in many communities, they've been through three excruciating months without income while investing for reopening. this owne

in napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >>> not all restaurants in napa reopened today. michelin starred le toque remains closed. the owner hopes to be ready by june 5th, which means he'll miss out on the typically busy memorial day weekend. same goes with truhan wines. abc7 is partnering with iheartradio to support local businesses being hit hard by the pandemic. go to abc7news.com to find resources. just click on support the bay. >>> we are in the midst of a week-long warm-up. really, it's a heat-up coming. spencer shows you just how hot it's going to get in the that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. family is all togetherect... and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and sa

wayne friedman has the story from petaluma. >> reporter: a nondescript building in petaluma. believe it. though not even the people at architectural plastics did it first. >> not in a million years. >> reporter: it took a pandemic and for blake, a rapid pivot of technical skills from fabricating acrylic wine racks to the stuff of fighting a virus. covid-19 changed everything for this company. they began by making face shields. 80,000 of them at last count. >> reporter: blake designed that shield on his computer and now his small company of 13 people produces it. here is a tireless cnc machine cutting out the straps. it will keep going as the virus progresses. >> i don't think we've seen the peak of it yet. >> reporter: they're already working 18-hour days, seven days a week and yet these masks take less than one minute to assemble. where does your mind go while putting together 20 tho,000 mas >> you put on the radio and know you're doing it for a good cause and get in the zone and crank them out as fast as you can. >> reporter: while the masks came first, barriers have follow

abc7 news report he wayne friedman will have more on this coming up at 5:00. >>> school suit. california's attorney general files suit against the trump administration regarding school funls. and tiktok. basketball players head to florida while more baseball players decide to sit the game out. >>> i'm spencer christian. get ready for gradual warning, get ready for gradual warning, followedcalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit >> bay area companies have received billions of dollars for the paycheck protection program with more than 100,000 loans distributed so far. but as abc7 news stephanie sierra found out, many receiving the loans clearly have access to capital elsewhere. >> reporter: the nueva school is known for its highly esteemed program, small class size. if t

>> wayne friedman. >> he's a great photographer. >> hopefully he's doing the same thing. i'll have to check out his twitter feed and see. that was great to see. let's talk about what is going on. san jose 37 degrees right now under a mostly clear sky. pop-up showers and thunderstorms not enough to warrant a storm impact scale but just want to let you know in case some dark clouds start roaming your way and keep our app on live doppler 7 handy. more stars almost as chilly tonight and the heater keeps on running and the weekend rain will spring board us to remember wath ne warmth next week. showers pulling off the peninsula coast right now. it is actually more unstable over that warmer water than the air. as the sun heats up the air over land today, it will become a little less stable and that's why we have a slight chance of some thunderstorms in those shaded areas you see. it's just not a great amount of coverage. look at 7:00 this morning. waking up to sunshine and already by noon the clouds are starting to become more numerous and there you go. just a few blips of showe

now as abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman tells us, a connection of mannequins have taken up the social distancing message. >> reporter: in the midst of suburbia a twist on the manicuredreawt decoteos frot j anhere. streetoo wlyets hbor across the >> no. i have no idea what he's doing. >> reporter: or they, to be more precise, through the guidance of jason windis. >> social distancing, even a dummy can do it, right? >> reporter: here at the corner of sundance and peterson in santa rosa jason has earned a reputation. >> mannequin guy. >> reporter: what began last year as a protest against a local ordinance requiring him to lower his fence has evolved, shaz we say. >> everybody's been affected. we're all staying home. >> reporter: the mannequins have been social distancing in parallel with us. they're our flesh and blood brethren. since we began social distancing. when we stop social distancing, they will stop social distancing. >> the world's a pretty serious place right now, and it's important. >> reporter: and after the better part of a month of feeling cooped up, a welcome respite oss

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, the annual women's marches take place in cities across the country, including here in the bay area. in san francisco, the rally starts at lurt this morning at civic center plaza. the march starts up at 1:30 at market street to the embarcadero. in oakland participants gather outside city hall at 10:00 a.m. the march starts at 11 broadway to gand and back to the plaza. and the san jose women's march beginning at 11:00 a.m. from city hall. from there they march to arena green park. the crowds are not expected as large in previous years but could disrupt traffic and transit. the first well women's march held shortly after president trump's inauguration in 2017 in protest of the trump administration and perceived threats to women's rights. >>> they will love to hear what you have to say about the forecast this morning. >> well, i think a lot of people lke that storm on thursday. it would be nice. in january to get a couple of more of those. yes we are now in a dry pattern for the weekend. temperatures are cold though. how about 36 in san ramon

. >> reporter: in oakland, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> that is really awesome. >>> speaking of steph curry, check out this video of the superstar in chicago. he made 105 straight threes during practice. the warriors tweeted this video of curry not missing for more than five minutes. head coach steve kerr didn't see the shooting display but says the feat is insane and i'd agree there. curry's personal best prior to this was 77 straight threes. here's kerr on what happened to shot number 106. >> he choked. so he choked and just couldn't make the 106th one. i guess he just didn't have it in him. it's very disappointing. >> we appreciate his sense of humor. the warriors take on the bulls in chicago tonight. tip-off is at 5:00 p.m. >>> still to come here on "abc 7 mornings," investigators narrow their focus in the search for clues as they try to determine who was behind an rv explosion that rocked nashville christmas morning. >>> plus a play-by-play on the athletic major events and no, no no. let's show 'em how it's done, becky g. ♪ it's the brand new chicken dance song uh ♪ ♪ get d

in napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> napa hospitality businesses like wine tasting rooms must stay closed at this point. abc7 news anchor eric thomas continues our team coverage. >> restaurants are also relentlessly resourceful. >> all restaurant reopenings of the covid-19 age are not created equal. >> we're really determined i think as a restaurant community in napa to do this right and do it safe. >> ken frank owns the michelin starred la toque restaurant in napa. it has been shut down since march because of the shelter-in-place order. frank is trying to ready the place for a june 5th opening, which means la toque will miss the memorial day weekend. >> we aren't going make any money for a while. we'll have quite reduced capacity. >> and the money he does make will likely come from locals, because it will take a while for tourist visits to pick up again. it's even more difficult for businesses that are not allowed to reopen yet. >> for us it's going to be really interesting to see how this all pans out. >> chuck is co-owner of prahah wines. they are not yet allowed to reopen. so h

yesterday, you heard wayne friedman mention this just as it was coming in. these closures are still in effect. eastbound and westbound 128 between silverad aro trail and helena trail in napa. i have a new closure along the coastline here. so northbound and southbound highway 1 between gradenstein highway in valley ford and stewart springs road. anywhere you see the purple on my map is a hard closure. you cannot get through in any direction. we want to bring you down south here so we're going to bring it all the way to santa cruz county here. we have a full closure on northbound and southbound highway 1 and the santa cruz county line. you can see the huge stretch along highway 1. to the right, more purple. item going to zoom in closer so you can get a look at that. this is a full closure on northbound and southbound highway 5 246 and skyline boulevard. and you see full closure of 236 between highway 9 and jamison creek. those are our largest closures, kumasi. of course, we have many other city street, surface streets, neighborhood roads that are not able to b

richard friedman, professor at cornell medical college. and matthew seager, professor and dean of the college of fine performing and communication arts at wayne state university. doctor, i even go there. is it wheal or while? >> it's while. >> i screw it up every time. sorry. and gallup polling shows just 63% of americans have willing to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. that is an increase, according to gallup. is it the medical community who needs to build more trust? >> thi >> i think the problem is, we've had an administration for four years that has been guided by conspiracy theories and quackery. so our new administration guided by facts and science is a start. by and large, you need leaders who will explain to americans what basic, good medical science is. >> matthew, i want to bring you in, because you're a communications expert. as a communications expert, tell us who is involved, how does this work? >> traditionally, the way the system worked is the cdc established the message in a centralized manner, and it flowed through a ser

and matthew seeger, dean of arts at wayne state university. is it wheel or while? >> it's while. >> okay, yes, i -- i screw it up, every time. my doctor, there, i'm sorry. so, listen. dr. friedman, gallup polling released this week showed just 63% of americans are willing to be vaccinated. according to gallup, that is an increase. is it the medical community that needs to build more trust with americans over the vaccine? how do you get more people onboard here? >> don, i think that the problem is we've had an administration, for the last four years, that's been guided by conspiracy theories and medical quackery. so, i think that if you have new, political leadership, that basically is guided by science and fact, that's an important start. of course, you know, we have members of the medical community, who have been all too willing to lend wacky theories to support such politicians. but, by and large, you need leaders who will explain to americans what basic, good, medical science is. >> matthew, i want to bring you in, now, because you're a communications expert. as