Compliance with isolation and quarantine when the infected person is theey dont go to work. And when they go to work, counts dr. Morrow got it right. The bottom line is, if you have a nice job, it allows you to work from home, you dont have to interact you can do that. But what do we say to the people who work in the back of our kitchens . What do we say to the people who are blue collar . Reporter dr. Morrow says in addition to the economic disparity issue, he suspects innocent household gatherings and people becoming complacent about face coverings and social distancing are also fueling the surge. In redwood city, maryanne favro, nbc bay area news. As we mentioned at the top of the newscast, california could soon pass new york in total number of cases. Take a look at why. This first chart shows new cases. The white line is new york. Back in april, the state saw a huge surge in cases, and since then has seen a decline, consistently, but take a look at california. Thats in blue. We started low back in march. But we continued to grow each month. Now nearing nearly 10,000 cases a day. And some Health Experts say were not even at our peak yet. Another comparison, the number of cases per 100,000 people. California has 1,000 cases per 100,000 people. New york with about 2,100. So california still behind new york on this benchmark. And lastly, take a look at hospitalizations. Again, new york saw an early surge in april and then has since declined and flattened. But california is still rising every day. New york had over 18,000 hospitalizations at its peak. Today california just under about 7,000. So while california is still behind new york on those last two benchmarks, the fact that we are growing so much in daily new cases means we could eventually pass new york in the total number of cases and possibly in hospitalizations. So, compelling numbers there. So whats the forecast here . How long are we expected to be in this heightened stage . The state Health Secretary says we could see cases continue to rise for another four weeks. Dr. Mark galley says it may take another month for californians to see the effects of the governor tightening the rules. Last week, Governor Newsom continued to shut down bars and other indoor activities. Dr. Galley noted that his administration is trying to strike a balance between the virus and the economy. He pleaded with californians to continue to socially distance to avoid a further shutdown. Our reopening has been treated as a green light to many to resume normal life. I think many of us recognize that its with our finger on the dimmer switch, we are not afraid to use. As for returning to school, he says Elementary School students may be able to go back into the classroom earlier than older students. Theres strong data showing that kids under the age of 10 dont spread the virus as fast. Well, the debate is intensifying over whether or not to reopen our campuses. Today, some parents and some highprofile lawyers announced a lawsuit to try and force inclassroom learning. They say parents deserve a choice. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo is in san jose with this new legal twist. Reporter the suit seeks an injunction against the state. But here at the Franklin Mckinley school district, the superintendent says parents have already spoken. Like all schools, the playgrounds at schools in this district are empty, and theyll stay that way here at least until after the christmas break. We had a lot of parents that let us know that they were not comfortable sending their child, even if we were taking all the precautions that we were planning for. Reporter but today a group called the center for american liberty is calling on the courts to overturn the governors order, preventing most School Districts from starting the school year in the classroom. We intend to pursue an injunction in court, to prevent the governor from destroying the Academic Year and beyond for these families and their kids. Reporter the virtual News Conference bay area attorney invited a Santa Clarita parent to talk about the challenges of teaching her special needs child. Christine says the only way her child can learn is inside a classroom. Without those services, there is no life for him. He is dependent on everybody. Reporter the franklinmckinley school district, like many others, says it prefers classroom learning as well, but not if it risks the health and safety of its students and teachers. Made the decision that it was not safe at this time for inperson instruction, so we know that our zip codes that we serve are one of the highest in terms of the positive cases. So we have to take that into consideration. Reporter superintendent juan cruz says teachers and parents will receive more training and tools to better serve kids during distance learning, and he hopes kids will be back in classrooms after the holidays. In san jose, Damian Trujillo, nbc bay area news. Uc berkeley is changing course for the fall semester. You may remember campus leaders originally said cal would hold limited inperson classes in the fall, but today students got an email from the school saying the campus will be fully online for the fall semester. The school says its making the move because of the surge in cases and the campus community. Cal is also asking students to stay home rather than come back to campus, if possible. The school says it plans to hold some classes inperson once Health Leaders say it is safe. Put your money where your mask is. Today marin county voted to create a series of fines if you dont wear a mask. Here are the details. First offense is just a warning with education. After that, people could be subject to fines of at least 25 bucks and commercial businesses would be fined a minimum of 250 bucks. Who wants the police citing you for not wearing a mask . Some activists also expressed concern the ordnance could unfairly target communities of color. The county says it will keep track of the citations and report back in two weeks. Things will look a little different in downtown san jose tomorrow. To make room for more outdoor dining. San pedro square will be closed to traffic. Restaurants will be allowed to set up tables, including those in the popular san pedro square market. The street will remain shut down until at least september. Its been a while, but today he was back, President Trump at the podium giving his first Coronavirus Task force briefing in three months. His big message today, its gonna get worse before it gets better. He says his administration will stop at nothing to save american lives. The president has famously refused to wear a mask until recently, and wasnt wearing one today, but still recommended everyone should. I have the mask right here. I carry it and i will use it gladly. No problem with it. And ive said that. And i say if you can, use the mask, when you can, use the mask. If youre close to each other, if youre in a group, i would put it on when im in a group. In the past, the president would be joined by other members of the task force for his briefing, such as dr. Fauci or dr. Birx. Today as you saw he spoke alone. In other news today, an attack on the mayors home. Vandals did a number at the home of oakland mayor libby schaaf overnight. The group spray painted her house with obscenities as well as messages like defund opd. The mayor says the vandals even shot projectiles at her home and shot off fireworks that rattled the neighborhood. Nbc bay areas melissa colorado is in oakland where neighbors had a lot to say about what happened. Melissa . Reporter neighbors say they were woken up out of their beds around 2 00 a. M. This morning. The next door neighbor saw 15 to 20 people all Wearing Masks surrounding the home of oakland mayor libby schaaf. She heard the group chant wake up, libby. That is something they spray painted on to the property and thats when the group of vandals started lighting up fireworks. There was a real thick layer of smoke and a lot of noise. Deep explosions, you know, very heavy firecrackers, that sounds more like little bomb. Reporter Oakland Police officers called to the house of mayor libby schaaf this morning, finding clues like a bucket of red paint, a spray paint canister and a blown up firework labelled dirty dog. This was very militant and it doesnt feel like people from oakland. Reporter in a neighborhood where nearly every other home has a black lives matter signposted outside the window, some neighbors think the vandals are outsiders who are exploiting the black lives matter movement. No matter how mad people have been, this is not what they were doing. This is from out of town. Reporter the mayor shares the home with her husband and their two children. How scary for little ones to, like, wake up and see this . Reporter a spokesperson for mayor schaaf says, quote, this attack designed to intimidate the mayor and strike fear into her family will not stop her from advocating for the policies she believes are in the best longterm interests of her beloved hometown. Its totally unfair that they have to experience this kind of intimidation. Reporter in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. Up next here at 5 00, a Daring Rescue at lake tahoe. How a quickthinking good and baseball is back, but oracle park will be empty. The giants fans are not letting that stop them from trying to enjoy tonights game inperson. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Ill show you where the fog and the drizzle rolls back in in just a couple of hours. Details on that in about seven minutes. When we welcome our viewers here in the west, we got a broad assessment of efforts to field the Coronavirus Vaccine today. Tonight the appeal for volunteers to test them and when we might see one or more hit the market. Also, the nfl charts its comeback plan as the nba reports some good news from the bubble on nightly news. Crews are keeping an eye for flareups after a brush fire burned dangerously close to homes in the hills above san joses allen rock neighborhood. Flames broke out just before 1 00 this afternoon near lariat lane. Four acres burned, one outbuilding was destroyed. No homes were damaged by the fire, but you can see at least two got a big dose of fire retardant from above. President trump is making a second attempt to omit undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census. He signed a memo barring undocumented immigrants from being counted for the purpose of deciding how many members of congress each state is allowed. The u. S. Constitution requires the census to include everyone living in the country. The aclu says President Trump cant pick and choose who gets counted. Earlier the administration tried to add a Citizenship Question to the census, but the Supreme Court blocked it. New legal challenges are expected. Once again, the bay area is the epicenter of social change and controversy. Last nights giants as game is Getting National attention, including a comment from President Trump. Giants manager gabe kapler, along with a handful of players, took a knee during the national anthem. This was at the coliseum. Trying to shed light on Police Brutality towards people of color. Kapler becomes the first baseball manager to take a knee. Then theres this today, President Trump tweeting, any time i witness a player kneeling during the national anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our country and our flag, the game is over. Released this statement saying in part, im very grateful to be part of an organization that supports their players for expressing what they believe in and i am proud to be a giant. We could see more of the same today. The bay bridge series moves from oakland to San Francisco where the city will get its first taste of pandemic baseball. Janelle, a gorgeous shot inside oracle park. You see some of the players starting to take their batting practice there. Outside oracle park, our own sko scott budman. No fans in the stands but they are expecting some kayaks in mccovey cove. Whats the mood out there. Reporter a lot quieter than it typically is 90 minutes ahead of a giants game. As you say, no fans will be allowed inside the park, but thats not the only change around here. Let me take you to the other side of the stadium. You know those right field peep holes that fans can catch an inning for free. Well, theyre closed off. Fans we saw today around the park say theyre sad they have to watch from home but they understand. And businesses around here are adapting as well. Momos across the street will serve diners outside. And then later this week when the season officially starts, theyll bring out tvs and speakers so fans can catch the game. So youll be able to see and hear whats going on. You know, youre not going to hear the roar of the crowd like you normally would if you were sitting out here watching a game. Were hoping to, you know, make some of our own noise to support the guys across the street. Now, if you do watch the game, you will see the cardboard fans in the seats. You may have seen them last night in oakland. The as told us they sold about 5,000 to the fans. The giants say the number is going to be pretty similar here tonight at oracle. As far as your only chance to catch a fly ball, well, youd be better off, janelle, as you said, renting a kayak and heading out to mccovey cove. Thats probably the only shot you have. Live from San Francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Janelle, what do you think . Scott stay there and watch a couple of innings from the chain link fence . I dont know. Get inside or outside momos. Enjoy. Definitely fun to be out there. Thanks, scott. Well, she made history speaking at the game and tonight nakken will be on the field coaching first base. She became the first woman to ever coach on the field during a Major League Baseball last night. It will be great to see her back out tonight. Take a look at this. A close call at lake tahoe. This was near dollar point. Thankfully another boater rushed to this boat where a man was on board and took that man to safety. He was already safe when the coast guard arrived to douse the flames. They couldnt save the boat, as you can see there, which sank in about 20 feet of water and will have to be salvaged, but no injuries. Pretty incredible video there at lake tahoe on the quiet western shore there at dollar point. Okay. Lets get a check of our forecast. A little bit milder than what we usually see during this time of year. Lets check in with jeff ranieri. And jeff, whats in the box . Well, i was just getting my giants orange on. I got a black shirt. Its actually a book from my book shelf. There you go. Yes, yes. I was looking around, where is my giants orange. All right. You know, just seeing that game out there at oracle park really does kind of help to make a tit seem a little bit normal lately. Definitely excited about that. Our Weather Forecast really what the giants love. Weve got that fog rolling in and some cool low 60s. So we know some folks are going to be Walking Around oracle park, of course, following all of the restrictions and what not, but youll need a jacket if youre just trying to get closer to feel some of that energy. You can see in my top graphic here, we do have the fog, as i mentioned, in San Francisco. Then over towards san jose its a mix of some sun and clouds and temperatures also below average. Right now a very comfortable 78. Now, its not only the fog at the coastline, but we also have this unusual system for july. With some milder air just off to the north. And thats going to keep those hot 90s and 100s away as we head definitely through tomorrow. And im confident well see another round of some cloud cover moving back in tomorrow and fog. Now, it looks most extensive here for the north bay down through San Francisco, oakland, and berkeley. And some of that fog for the peninsula. And then notice near the coastline, we do have some areas of drizzle that will develop. Might not be as cloudy for san jose, but notice some of this fog as well for gilroy. As we roll through the afternoon, we will get some sunshine back, and thats going to really help to make it the best day because we get the best of both here. We get the fog in the morning. You get the sun in the afternoon. Temperatures, if youre up early, its going to be chilly to start. You need that jacket. 50s here across the board from the south bay to the trivalley. Also looking at 50s for the east day, San Francisco and the north bay. As we roll through tomorrow, i have temperatures below average by about 6 to 8 degrees. 77 in cupertino, 78 in san jose. Right near the bay, warming it up slightly in oakland at 73 and my warmest weather in antioch at 85. The peninsula, it is downright cold in half moon bay, 59. Go to palo alto, thats better for you, 78 degrees. San francisco, well, weve got that blustery breeze out of the southwest at 17 and 57 in the outer unset. Youre going to the north bay, plenty of 70s from mill valley to napa right over to santa rosa. My extended forecast in San Francisco, keep 60s in that pattern of fog in the morning the next several days. Very beautiful. And right here across the inland valleys, as you might be happy to see, more 80s coming our way thursday, friday, saturday, and then some 90s once we roll back into sunday and monday. It will drop again as we head into next tuesdays forecast. I think this is just about the perfect giants orange color. What do you guys think . Actually, youre right on, jeff. Very good. Right . Youre going to have to hold that box the entire night. Or book. Thanks, jeff. No. Still to come, long hours, no sleep, and fear of exposure. A new look at the severe toll this battle against the coronavirus is taking on er doctors. Layoffs at a high profile Silicon Valley company, linkedin, based in sunnyvale is cutting 960 jobs, about 6 of its workforce. With fewer companies hiring, business, of course, took a hit. Microsoft bought linkedin in 2016 for 26 billion. The nations front line doctors are paying an emotional price for treating covid patients. Ucf researchers led the study of emergency room doctors in three states, including california. They found physicians suffering rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion at work and at home and their responses are the same regardless of how intense the surge is at their hospital. At work their biggest concern is having enough masks and gloves. At home, theyre anxious about exposing relatives and friends to the virus, prompting them to change their behavior toward loved ones. Take a look at this rescue. This is the hoist cam on the chp chopper. Shows that paramedic being lowered to the patient. A fallen hiker at mount diablo state park. This dramatic rescue happened last night. The paramedic then hoisted the hiker 80 feet back into that helicopter. That hiker was severely injured, but thankfully recovering in the hospital this evening. 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Next on the nightly news, the 49ers are among the teams getting ready for training camp. The nfl kicks off its new testing procedures but not everyone is on board. Lester holt joins us in about a minute from now. Governor newsom is enlisting some social media celebrities to help spread the message of wearing a mask. Part of his wear a mask campaign. A series of patients of ventilators. This time the governors going with a more comedic approach. Maam, is that your car freshener. No, its my mask. Maam, thats just your hair. This is a designer mask. No. Just because you write mask on it doesnt make it a mask. Comedian lilly singh, pretty funny. Other celebrities also took to tiktok to encourage people to stop the spread of the virus by Wearing Masks. You have a tiktok account, janelle. I got to follow you. I think i gave up. That lasted two weeks. It was pretty funny, your stuff. Thank you. It was a lot of work for, like, two followers. Before we go, a live look outside right now. The giants and as. A live look at oracle park. You see the clouds and the fog right there, but still a beautiful night for baseball. We got to get to one of these games, janelle. I know. I mean, i guess we have it watch it from tv for now, no fans allowed. Do a cutout. Send in your picture, the giants and as put your cardboard cutout in one of the seats. Who knows, you can kind of watch it your cutout could catch a foul ball ball, and it all goes to local charities for good cause. Thanks for joining us at 5 00, lester holt is next. See you at 6 00. Bye. Tonight the new warning from president tonight the new warning for President Trump as we come on the air. The president holding his first Coronavirus Briefing in 90 days. His new message to americans, it will probably get worse before it gets better. And what he said about Wearing Masks. But notably not in attendance dr. Fauci or any other Health Experts. Also, president trum asked about Jeffrey Epsteins alleged accomplice ghislain maxwell. The president in his answer repeatedly saying, i wish her well also the top vaccine makers on capitol hill their answer to the question everyone is asking, when could one be available the outbreak surging, california to