Last wednesday. Look at Contra Costa County. This shows cases steadily climbing and peaking over the last few days. You can see it hit 101 one of those days. Despite these numbers the county prepares to reopen higher risk businesses including gyms, nail salons and bars next week. We are outside a nursing home in concord that has recorded 15 deaths so far. Reporter state Public Health reports showed that 75 people were infected here at san miguel villa in concord. And 14 patients died along with one worker. We dont know when the deaths occurred but Health Officials say most of the downs recent deaths have happened at Long Term Care facilities. Statement, the higher number of cases appears to be coming from younger respects. And all of it as the county continues to reopen n. A week, gym, nail salons and bars in Contra Costa County will have the green light to reopen, all with strict precautions to lower risk but as cases surge some residents question if the county is ready. Maybe they should wait just a tiny bit more because it has been a crazy year. I hear covid is coming back hard snoor a big way according to the county director of health services. Our cases are increasing. Our hospitalizations are increasing. Our deaths are increasing. Reporter anna ross told supervisors new infections among 20 to 50yearolds are on the rise and more older people are dying. Older and the vast majority lived in Skilled Nursing centers. In fact, 16 of the 18 deaths this week happened at Long Term Care facilities ross told supervisors. Despite the surge, the county is sticking to the time line and allowing the next wave of reopening july 1st. I feel bad for the people that did get sick. What are you going to do . Hide every time the virus comes back out . Reporter ken cable says he questions the numbers but Health Officials says they are real and cannot simply be explained by an increase in testing. There is clear evidence of Widespread Community transmission at this point. Reporter Health Experts also all still seem to say that the face coverings, the social distancing, and the limiting of time with others seem to be the best options. They also urge everyone to get tested if they think there is any chance that you are exposed to the coronavirus. Live in concord, thomas jennen is, nbc bay area news. Some of the nations top doctors fighting the pandemic gathered today for a pir actual panel. Among them, Santa Clara CountyHealth Officer sarah cody who addressed the issue of trying to reopen the state then seeing the surge in the cases. The appetite and eagerness to reopen in retrospect i think we can say it happened a little sooner than it should have. But at the same time, it is understandable, because i think that we are all collectively grieving for the life that we dont have anymore. And desperately want to get back to it. Dr. Cody says we are in the middle of collecting a collective grieving process for our old way of life. She says some are in denial, some are angry, and some are depressed. You might be curious exactly where your county stants stands in terms of covid19 cases. We are tracking the numbers in every bay area county. You can find them on our website, nbcbayarea. Com, click on the bay area cases in our top banner. A hate Crime Investigation in the east bay right now. Someone painted racist graffiti on a car. Someone passing by saw it and called police. Officers tracked down the owner who had no idea what happened. He had had some cardboard black lives matter signs in his window kind of to show support for that what was going on around, you know, the nation. And he believed that his vehicle was targeted because of that. One of the officers got some cleaning supplies and removed the graffiti himself. Calls to defund the police are growing louder and louder in oakland. Happening now, the school board is debating how to replace the districts inschool police force. Just last night the Oakland City Council voted to cut some funding from opd. But critics say chipping away at opds budget is not enough and are calling upon the city to do more. Melissa colorado shows us more might be coming. The police got to go. Reporter what once sounded like an extreme idea even for the bay area is now getting traction across the country. On tuesday parents and students took to the streets of east oakland to demand that the school board dismantle the Districts Police force. They slam students on the desk. You dont learn or grow from that. Reporter tony thurman weighed in. This results in more suspensions or arrests of our students n. Particular, africanamerican students. Reporter he now has a task force in charge of figuring out the future of Public Safety on school campuses. We need to set clear standards that a Police Officer should never be the dean of students or the disciplinarian for student behavior. Reporter at last nights open City Council Meeting the Council Voted to redirect millions of taxpayer dollars that would normally go to police and reschedule the police academy. The council also decided to pump more money into the Macro Program which has unarmed Mental Health specialists respond to melkt health calls. We were working on this before it was in the headlines. Reporter the council also voted to take back 8 million from Police Overtime spending. They spent tens of millions more on police that were never budgeted. Reporter in oakland, melissa colorado nbc bay area news. Reforming the San Jose Police department to strengthen accountability of its officers. Today the mayor unveiled a ninestep reform plan he would like to see implemented at the Police Department. They include banning the use of you be arer bullets that police used last month while responding to a protest that got out of hand. The mayor is calling for changes on how allegations of Police Misconduct are handled. We need to move investigations of these matters outside the Police Department to an independent body in the city of san jose we have an independent Police Auditor who does not have the power to investigate. She has the power to review investigations that are performed by the police. I am calling for us to bolster investigation external to the department. We reached out to the San Jose Police department, which said the chief is still in the process of reviewing the mayors proposal and wont be available to comment until after his review is complete. The mayor plans to meet with the community about the proposed reforms, which will ultimately be voted on by the city council. Students gathered in menlo park for a black lgbtq lives matter rally. The demonstration started around noon. Speaker spoke about the injustices that black lgbtq people face. They include higher hiv infection rates, economic insecurity, and homophobia in the black community. Black queer lives matter, black translives matter. Specifically in America Black transwomen are disproportionately murdered in this country. I am fed up with this injustice. The students marched through the streets of Downtown Menlo Park before returning to freemont park for more rallying. It was an ugly day on wall street. Stocks falling dramatically. The dow dropped pour than 700 points, the wos day since june 11th. The s p 500 closed 2. 6 lower. The spiking covid19 cases across the country seem to be the reason. President trump welcomed polands president to the white house. His first inperson meeting with a world leader since the coronavirus was declared. He praised the decision by a judge to drop the perjury charge against flynn, a charge flynn pleaded guilty to. What happened to general flynn should never happen again in our country. Also today, the Republican Police reform bill hit a deadend in the senate. Democrats say it doesnt go far enough. The house is expected to pass its own version tomorrow. But Senate Republicans say they will never support it. Democrat joe biden says he will formally accept his partys nomination in milwaukee. The democrats today said milwaukee will anchor its convention scheduled for august 17th through the 20th. Rather than have delegates in one arena like in the precovid days they will gather mostly remotely. Biden is safering last nights virtual fundraiser with president obama which took in 11 million, the most money raised in a single event so far by the biden team. More than half the money came from grassroots contributors. Thinking of taking a vacation to europe . Think again . The move that could force you to change your plans. The maker of a popular weed killer announces a settlement today. Im chief meteorologist jeff rainiery tracking beautiful weather tomorrow. But you want the see this. Big change this is weekend that include some gusty winds. We will go over it all for you in about seven minutes. As parts of the u. S. See a surge in coronavirus cases, three northeastern states on the decline are teaming up to protect themselves. People visiting new york, new jersey, and connecticut from covid19 hot spots will have to condition for 14 days upon arrival. There are nine states on the hot spot list. California is not one of them people from the listed states are not barred from visiting making the move most low advisory. Meanwhile, americans could be barred from traveling to europe. They are discussing who they will allow to travel there for nonessential business. Americans would be on the banned list but a final decision wonting made until next week. Individual european nation also ultimately make their own decisions. As cases climb across the country several governors are putting their reopening plans on hold. The highlighted states on this map are hitting pause when it comes the resuming normal life. Louisiana says it is not safe to reopen. Maine leaders have called off plans to allow bars to reopen. And in texas, people are being told the stay home. The goal of course in all of this is ultimately reduce the number of people who die from covid. For more than 500 in the bay area, though, thats too late. Each one was a unique story like 81yearold sarah johnson, who spent much of her life and her energy doing good in palo alto. Reporter from her earliest days growing up in raleigh, North Carolina it was clear nothing was going to stand in the way of her quest for knowledge. Not even her daughter says a bit of family resistance. My mothers High School Counsellor knocked on the door of their family house and said sarah harriet is going to college. And mai my granddaddy says she is doing no such thing. She wont get married. Reporter sarahs dad eventually came around and she graduated the duke university. While that marked the end of her formal education, learning is something sarah would do for the rest of her life. My mom is absolutely brilliant. She was always just the smartest person anyone ever said they know. Reporter sarah married dick johnson in the 1960s while he was in the navy and the two traveled world before selling down in palo alto and raising two children. The bay area, her family and friends say, was the perfect fit for someone like sarah. Someone passionate about making the world a better place. She then was able to treasure things and make it happen. Reporter jeanne was friends with sarah for close to 50 years. She helped to feed the homeless. She was involved in finding sanctuary and safety for immigrants. Reporter and did it all family and friends say with a unique combination of grace and strength, able to win arguments and hearts very, very same time. If she perceived something wasnt right she was going to be polite about it about you know good luck to you in arguing that with her. Sarah survived a bout with cancer two years ago. Family members believe her compromised immune system made her vuler inible to coronavirus. A settlement involving round up. For more than two years monsanto and the Bayer Company have been fighting lawsuits over a claim that it causes cancer. Today they agreed to pay more than 10 billion to resolve thousands of pending lawsuits. A court apointed mediator called the deal a reasonable solution. The company does not admit wrongdoing or liability. Large parts of the central valley, Central California felt a earthquake this morning. The ah 5. 8 hit at 10 00 a m. People in fresno say lights swayed and counters shook. We had calls from people who felt it here. These are pictures from the inio county Sheriffs Office of camp grounds that were closed after the quake triggered a rock slide. A series of small aftershocks have followed this mornings quake. One of the people who felt that in the south way was one of our own merologists. Thats right. Thats right. She tweeted out some of her belongings that were swaying in her apartment. Thats crazy. Thats hundreds of miles away. What about you jeff and lucy . Did you feel any shaking going on at 10 41 a. M. Nope. We were running around the backyard so did not feel anything it. Thought today we would give everybody a little pick me up. You know, it has been heavy the past couple of weeks. I have been getting a lot of requests from people to see lucy. We will give her some air time. Lucy, got to look up here. If you are out with your dog lately, it has been warm. If you have been near the coastline it has been cool. Quite a bit of here across the bay area. Lets get you into the micro climate forecast right now. What we have been tracking certainly has been the fog. At the coastline right now 67 in San Francisco. Over to walnut creek looking at 88 degrees. As we roll through tomorrow morning we are going to continue to see that fog right at the coastline. Thats going to make it nice and comfortable for the peninsula. 63 degrees to start. And for the trivalley, sunny skies and 67. Over to the east bay. We have clouds here in the bay. For San Francisco early fog and 59. Also some patchy low clouds for the north bay, and 62 degrees. Low clouds and fog to start tomorrow morning. And that nice cool breeze. As we roll through the day, i dont see any big changes in the temperatures. Down here in the south bay we have got you at 91 in los gatos. In san jose at 87. Lets bring to it the east bay. Over to concord, walnut creek, and danville. Low to mid 90s. Head over to the east bay hills, then we will be at a cooler and comfortable 76 in oakland. You can see the big difference the bay breeze makes. At the committeesline, half moon bay, 59 degrees. And redwood city at 82. San francisco, a mix of 50s and 60s. 67 in the mission and 59 for the marina. Up here in clear lake and ukiah, those will be the hottest temperatures where there is absolutely no ocean breeze and we will have the low 100s. You get closer to the ocean and bay breeze and you can see the difference it will make. 9 in mill valley it. Looks good tomorrow. I want to focus in on the next big change. Lets focus in on it. Once we hit sunday what i am going to set up on the weather chart is the area of High Pressure in the pacific. At the same time we get a schooler system driving across northern california. This is important because air flows from High Pressure to low pressure. It is going to create a vacuum effect and pull a lot of wind across the bay area. Look at my seven day forecast here in San Francisco. Sunday night we will see wind gusts of 15 to 40 Miles Per Hour. By monday morning, 10 to about 25 Miles Per Hour and 60s here in San Francisco. For the inland valleys we will see numbers drop from 93 tomorrow down to 81 on sunday with those increasing wind gusts. Lets get a closer look at those winds. We will zoom out the panel on the lefthand side of your screen. He can we really everybody right now is looking at on and off wind gusts here sunday afternoon and evening into the 20 to 40 Miles Per Hour range coming out of the west. So with this wind in place, fire danger is definitely going to be on the increase over the northeast peninsula, south bay. So make sure you have done your weed abatement this month. The Fire Agencies are asking everybody to do that. Check out fire. Ca. Gov. I showed this a couple weeks ago. Look at this. If i can do it me with my trustee weed whacker, yes, you guys can all do it, too. Lucy come back up. We will say goodbye to everybody right now. We will be back at 6 00. I had to put the camera down so you could see her. It is frozen, the camera froze there it is back. Look at lucy. Oh, no. Coming up, gone with the wind returned today to hbo. The big change you will see the next time you hit play. Heres what we want everyone to do. Count all the hugs you havent given. All the hands you havent held. All the dinners you didnt share with friends. The trips you havent taken. Keep track of them. Each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. A new proposal would grant the san jose mayor an extra two years in office and more power. The ballot measure would push the Mayoral Election back two years to 2024 to align with president ial elections. It would also place san jose under a socalled sprang mayor form of government, the mayor could manage city officials and city planning something only the city manager can do right now. The Santa Clara CountySheriffs Office is mourning the loss of one of its cadets tonight. The cadet died tuesday from heart failure. He was participating in an intense Training Exercise when he collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital died just hours later. The search is on for a 12yearold girl in oakland, kenise cox was last seen wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and blue jeans. Investigators believe she may have run away. If you have any information, please call opd. Gone with the wind has returned to hbo max, but this time there is a disclaimer. You may remember, the movie was pulled from hbo max more than two weeks ago due to its ethnic and racial prejudices. But now before the film plays it will be preceded by a 4 30 minute video from the host of turner classic movies, jacqueline stewart. In the intro stewart warns viewers that the film fails to acknowledge the brutalitities of slavery. She warns it could be uncomfortable to watch. When we come back. A daily celebration for the graduating class of 2020 continues next. 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Tonight, the new record, the highest covid surge in america since the pandemic began. Over 36,000 new cases in just the last 24 hours. New highs in florida, california and texas the governor there pleading to residents, stay home. While new york, the onetime epicenter, now among the states imposing a quarantine on travelers from hot spots. And the new warning for young people tonight. Also breaking, the three suspects in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting indicted late today by a grand jury the charges they now face the major victory