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And can go up to 1,000. Its preposterous. Reporter critics like nelson of martinez say personal freedoms are getting trampled in the name of public safety. I have the right to to use my own discernment and choose for myself. It should be optional. It shouldnt be mandatory. Reporter people and businesses can appeal the fines, which will require a written appeal within ten days. In concord, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. Well, the state now wants to start tracking the sexual orang orientation for people getting tested for the virus. Health and Human Services dr. Mark galley made that announcement today. Providers are report to report race and ethnicity. But dr. Galley says the state needs more information to get the proper treatment. The state will ask patients to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender as well. The hope is the new data will help close any gap and help understand how gender identity and Sexual Orientation play into covid19. We expect over the course of the next month that well see improvements in the use of these fields and our ability to report out to you and to use this data to effectively see how our interventions are working. Labs will also be required to collect and report the information to the state. Now to the latest numbers. And we are starting to see some positive signs. Case numbers have dropped four days in a row across the state. Take a look at this. It shows the daily number of cases across the state. You can see we peak on july 21st, 12,807 cases were confirmed that day. Now since then, cases have dropped everywhere to where we are now, 6,000 new cases, half the number from last tuesday. Now, take a look at this line right here. This is the average 14day new cases in california. You can see the line trending upward for a couple of months, but just there at the very end, seems to have turned a bit of a corner and gone down. Our first sign in quite some time of cases trending down. Now, while this is encouraging news, its important everyone continue to sold distance and wear a mask if its to continue in this direction. Well, 93 of californians now live in a county on the governors watch list. That includes every bay area county except San Mateo County. The peninsula could join the list soon as the Health Department says San Mateo County has had an average of 127 new cases per 100,000 people over the past two weeks. State guidelines require to be under 100. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz County closed several indoor operations today. That means like most of the bay area, hair and nail salons can only operate outdoors. Indoor malls, places of worship and gyms must shut down. A grim milestone in the pandemic, more than 150,000 americans have lost their lives. With tens of thousands of new cases reportedly, the spikes are prompting governors to stall the reopening of their to pass anot relief package. Republican plans to cut 600 benefits a week to 200. Democrats want to keep it 600 through the end of the year. Both parties want another round of stimulus checks of up to 1,200 a person. Now, President Trump disagrees with parts of his partys proposed relief package for those suffering from the pandemic, but declined to give specifics today. The president returned to the podium one day after facebook, youtube and twitter removed a video he retweeted in which a doctor claimed to cure hundreds of patients with hydroxychloroquine and zinc and adding that face masks arent necessary. The social Media Company said the video violated policies on sharing coronavirus misinformation, but President Trump once again praised hydroxychloroquine in spite of fda warnings. There was a group of doctors yesterday, a large group that were put on the internet, and for some reason the internet wanted to take them down. And took them off. I guess twitter took them off. And i think facebook took them off. I dont know why. The New York Times reports the video was designed specifically to appeal to internet conspiry theorists and conservatives. The houston doctor seen in the video is also a conservative minister who also claimed other doctors are using, quote, alien dna to treat people. It took more thaund firefighters to knock down a San Francisco fire that sent smoke across the bay into oakland. From skyranger you can see the aftermath. The fire burned six buildings which include companies that employ more than 100 people. Three people are now displaced from their homes. It happened on the Northern Edge of the Mission District near 14th and fulsome. Nbcs jackie ward is in San Francisco where the smoke has been chokingly bad at time. Reporter air quality officials are telling people that if anyway smell smoke to stay inside with the windows closed for people both in San Francisco and oakland. Theyre also recommending covering your face, not just because of covid but because of smoke. Massive flames overtook part of San Franciscos Mission District and unforgivingly ruined six buildings that spanned almost an entire block along eerie street, a small street between 14th and the central freeway. These huge clouds of smoke engulfed the area, significantly impacting visibility and even blowing into oakland due to onshore winds. Were likely to see that smoke dissipate over the rest of the afternoon and the evening because winds are expected to pick up. Reporter for Brian Bartfeld and his dad, this is personal. Before the fire, it has been the San Francisco Building Material business for 73 years. It had called 14th street home for the last 40. All my dads life work, entrepreneur, started this from scratch, from nothing. To see it up in flames, i cant even imagine what hes going through. I mean, my mom couldnt even come in today. Reporter the San Francisco fire Department Says millions of gallons of water were dumped on these commercial buildings in an effort to save what they could, but for businesses like bartfeld, its a total loss. We do have red cross on stand by to provide assistance to the many businesses, employees and residents. Again, three residents that have been affected by this fifthalarm fire. Reporter the first 911 calls that came about the fire came from an auto body shop, but fire officials have yet to determine where it actually started. The San Francisco Fire Department expects to be here through the night into tomorrow morning, hunting for hot spots and still mopping up. One San Francisco firefighter was suffering from hes now at home. The red cross is helping about 100 workers who were here. In San Francisco, jackie ward, nbc bay area news. Thank you, jackie. Well, right now firefighters are giving an update on the fire and the investigation. Jackie ward is there. Shes listening to what theyre saying and shes going to have a full update for you tonight at 6 00. One year ago today tragedy truck gilroy. A gunman opened fire on the gilroy garlic festival, killing three people and injuring more than a dozen others before turning the gun on himself. Today a ceremony to mark the somber anniversary. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo is live at Christmas Hill park with more. Damian . Reporter well, janelle, the d. A. s office is about to hold a virtual ceremony here at the Christmas Hill park in gilroy. This is in memory of those who were killed in honor of those who survived and to the many First Responders who potentially saved more lives. This ceremony begins at 5 15 this afternoon, around the time that the first shots were fired. Now, all day people have been coming to Christmas Hill park to pay their respects. They brought flowers and balloons in memory of the People Killed and those who were hit by gunfire but survived. Responding officers who were already providing security at the festival fired against the gunman. They did strike the suspect, but the coroner later revealed that he died of a selfinflicted gun shot wound. Today the mayor unfurled the flag at Christmas Hill park honoring the victims. Today we raise the gilroy strong flag to represent the strength and resilience each and every one you has shown this last year. This flag represents our collective spirit and desire to rise above senseless acts of violence. Reporter this event is by invitation only, and because of covid restrictions, there is a proper spacing here. A lot of the family members from the victims are also here. Security is also really tight. We saw some k9s roaming the perimeter of the park looking for anything that might be conceived as dangerous. Also, the s. W. A. T. Team mobilizes around the area of gilroy. That is also here making sure the area is secure for the special ceremony. Live in gilroy, Damian Trujillo, nbc bay area news. Thank you very much, damian. Coming up in just a bit, well take you back to the Virtual Service for the victims of the shooting. Ill introduce you to a Business Owner who stepped up to help one year ago and how that good deed came back to help her when she needed it most. Thats in less than ten minutes. In San Francisco, just 90 minutes away from the giants home opener against the san diego padres. No fans in the stands this season. Were going to have a live report from the park at 6 00. It could be a pivotal day for the entire Major League Baseball season. The league announced its putting the Miami Marlins season on hold after 17 players and staff tested positive for covid19. They are now in isolation. Still ahead, a positive test shuts down a napa winery. The steps theyre make taking to make sure no one else is exposed. And a big unveiling of all the pitches for a new landmark in san jose. Were going to give you a sneak peek at what might actually get built. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Ill take a look at the air quality after that fire in San Francisco. And how much more fog will be in store for tomorrow morning. Thats in about eight minutes. Hello from los angeles. When we welcome our viewers here in the west. My interview with the mayor of l. A. About whether a new stayathome order will be necessary. Also, how many teachers could walk off the job over covid . What a Major Teachers Union is telling its members when we see you back here tonight. This cheeseburger is the best its about to get bester baby menutaur make it a double, yeah nice mane try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. Order now with no contact delivery. A napa valley winery it temporarily closed after a worker tested positive for covid19. Foley johnson winery says one of its employees tested positive for the virus earlier this month. The winery says no other workers were in close contact with this person. The naelt has undergone a deep cleaning but will remain until test results are in for all employees or the 14day quarantine period is over. Returning now to our coverage of gilroy strong one year later. Yes, this is a live look at Christmas Hill park. Thats where a ceremony marking the somber anniversary is about to begin. Once it does, the ceremony to honor the First Responders as well as the lives lost, 13yearold kayla salazar, 6yearold Stefan Romero and 25yearold trevor irby. Of course the aftermath of the shooting has been just one challenge for gilroy this year. Like the rest of us, the pandemic has brought many more, but it turns out gilroy shows us the best way to face all those challenges is together. In the time of covid, when losses of all sorts are mounting, maybe we should cherish Small Victories more than ever. And the fact the press is still churning at gilroys cal silk, well, thats victory for michelle pierce. Im thankful. Im thankful that, you know, the business is still afloat and we were able to make through those couple months of not working. That was rough. Reporter but it isnt just a good product at a good price that michelle believes kept cal silk alive these past few months, it was a good deed done exactly one year ago. In the wake of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. 100 . Reporter like so many who grew up here, the garlic festival holds a special place in michelles heart. For decades cal silk had a booth there. First run by her mother and now michelle. The rampage felt personal. It was awful. It was heartbreaking. Reporter michelle wanted to help however she could, and so within 48 hours of the shooting, michelle and a team of others were donating their time and efforts because we are reporter to turn out shirts emblazened with their communitys new rallying cry, gilroy strong. And the response was incredible. We had people wrapped around this building. What can i do . How can i help . It was amazing and we needed each other. Reporter michelle says she knew at the time her neighbors appreciated the effort, but not until covid19 threatened her business did she realize how that good will would come back to help her. What customers they have had this year were coming to michelle for a reason. People after this incident, they go, were coming to you because of what you did. Reporter and that was enough, michelle says, to keep the press going and cal silk in business. Proving once again gilroy is the kind of community that rallies together to face any type of challenge. Michelle says she was just following the example set by her mother, who in the wake of 9 11 raised tens of thousands of dollars for the red cross. We have a series of stories and interviews remembering the victims and honoring the heros on our website. Just go to nbcbayarea. Com and search gilroy strong. Were going to take you outside now as a warm day. Lets check with jeff ranieri with our forecast. Jeff . And, yes, we did have that isolated heat across the inland valleys. Then up against the coastline, we had those cooler temperatures from the fog. And i know a lot of you also note illsed that smoke in the air coming from that fire that was in San Francisco. Of course we have more on that at nbcbayarea. Com. I did want to start off with the air quality because i know that smell of smoke definitely puts a lot of our nerves on edge. And youll see the smoke pollution has decreased right now. To 61. Thats the pm 2. 5s, a look at the particle matters in the atmosphere. Its considered moderate right now with moderate air quality all the way over to concord. Were seeing a lot of this smoke getting dispersed right now because of the fog at the coastline. You can see it roaring in right here in downtown San Francisco. Also some drizzle as well. So that fire that was in the San Francisco area, which they have started to, of course, get a handle on and get control of, the smoke is also starting to diminish because of that fog rolling in at the coastline. Now this will set us up, the fog as we move into tomorrow morning, with lots of widespread cloud cover here. Of course over the peninsula. Well see some patchy clouds over the south bay and also for the trivalley and 50s, but, really, the best chance of those low clouds and fog will be right here over the east bay, San Francisco and the north bay with our cool 50s. Now, sunshine will return as we move through tomorrow afternoon, and temperatures actually cooling off a degree or two as the fog pattern is just kind of kicking in a little bit stronger tomorrow. So this will leave us with perfect weather in san jose at 83 degrees. Morgan hill a little bit warmer away from that bay breeze at 88. Lets bring you over to the east bay, a chilly or cooler 72 in oakland. In concord, a warm 90. Microclimate in full effect. If youre going anywhere tomorrow, car thermometers going to be all over the place. The peninsula 77 degrees and sunny skies. Relatively light wind out of the northwest at 7 00. San francisco, chill in the air for the marina at 68 degrees, the mission 65. And as you move away from the bay, there you go, temperatures warm up. 80 in sonoma and a much hotter 95 in clear lake. Now, want to show you why well stay away from 105 degree heat this week. We have not one but two different systems moving over. Now, i dont see any rainfall with either one of these, but theyre basically going to help to keep that fog line in pattern in place at the coastline and some of the hottest air over the Desert Southwest away from us. So, youll see in my extended forecast that means we continue with this cool pattern of 60s in San Francisco. Over the next seven days. With more rounds of the morning fog coming on in. And right here for the inland valleys, we are going to an average of 90 tomorrow. Drop down to 88 on friday. Some low 90s for the weekend and more 80s next week. So as ive been saying, it is good because we are not seeing these triple digits and no major wind events right now. So while weve had some small fires crop up over the barea in the past 24 hours, our firefighters have really been able to get a handle on those quickly thanks to the current weather pattern in place. More coming up at 6 00 p. M. , you guys. Thanks, jeff. Still to come at 5 00, status quo for now. The reason mayor sam la card owe wants to delay the vote that would give him more power. The Berkeley City Council is calling on University Leaders to help struggling students with rent. Berkeley landlords cannot evict tenants for failing to pay their rent during the pandemic, but uc berkeley is exempt from that ordnance because its a state agency. Tonight Berkeley City Council will debate a resolution urging the university to comply with local measures by restricting evictions and extending rent payments. The resolution also rekanye wests students be allowed to terminate their lease without penalty. In the north bay, marin county supervisors extended that countys Eviction Moratorium for a fourth time. It now lasts through september and gives tenants up to 90 days to pay back rent. Changing the scope of the mayors powers in san jose is apparently not poll well. After a marathon zoom meeting that spanned two days and grew quite hostile that times, the city Council Voted to put the mayor issue on the November Ballot. The news reports new polling data indicates the measure may be a tough sell for voters. Sam liccardo proposes delaying it until the November Ballot in 2022. A worldwide contest is on to create something that can help define the city of san jose. Sure, its known for tech and the sharks, but the city now wants its own Golden Gate Bridge or eiffel tower. And now were getting our first look at some of the enteries. A group in Silicon Valley has been collecting submissions, so far 963 have come in from 72 countries. You see a few of them right there. The goal is to design and build an icon that helps to define the city. And show others around the world what its about. Any of us who have travelled anywhere know how important those things are, both for Economic Development of the community. Also for peoples confidence in their own community and having a sense of optimism about who they are and where they live. The submissions will be whittled down to three by september 6th. Tonight well show you the projects and how much money is on the line. Well be right back. Hi. Were glad you came in. Whats on your mind . Can you help keep these guys protected online . Easy. Connect to the xfi gateway. 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My message is, stick with what we do know, masks, washing surfaces and hands and physical distancing, staying at home when you can, and then learn from this. See where, for instance, you see spread. Shut those places down for a couple of days, fix it, but you can probably reopen them with a smarter approach with a targeted set of protocols. Nightly news has more on this exclusive interview in just about one minute. Maybe its everyone sheltering at home that gave netflix a boost, but the streaming service made history at todays emmy nominations. Netflix broke the record for most nominations in a season with 160. Hbos watchmen is the most nominated show receiving 26 nominations. Jimmy kimmel will host the awards september 20th. No one saying what the show will look like yet because of the pandemic. Maufls mrs. Mazel was second with the second most nominations. I need to catch up, garvin. Im still behind. Years behind thp thanks for joining us tonight at 5 00. Janelle and i will be back for you at 6 00. Bye. Tonight the terrible new milestone in the pandemic with 150,000 americans now dead some cities impose new restrictions as alarming images emerge packed concert, the crowded church gathering. The boat with no distancing as cities respond my exclusive interview with the may of los angeles on combatting the virus in one of the nations hot spots. On the front lines one mans Extraordinary Mission trying to save lives and his urgent new warning tonight. President trump under fire for sharing a video with his 84 million followers filled with misinformation about the virus. The attorney general goes before congress a