Quickly found out he was right. Ive been running into quite a few different scams. So far this year the ftc received 18,235 reports of scams related to covid19 and collectively, americans have lost 13. 4 million to this type of fraud. Including fake apartment listings. Where a scammer uses social distancing as a convenient excuse. Aj showed us a series of emails from a suspected scammer named adam. He tells aj due to social distancing, he cant see the unit in person. He gets to the cell pushing aj to reserve the place before someone else does because other people are showing interest. The most interesting part about it is the price that he had on the property was probably 50 of the market rate. So it was really obvious that something was going on. So aj asked, is this a scam . Adam was ready with another excuse. This time blaming the federal government, saying the property was initially listed at a higher price but all homeowners had been asked to lower rents during the pandemic which simply isnt true. If a listing is too good to be true, it probably is. Requests for personal information are a big red flag. He wants consumers to know social distancing is not an excuse. In many cases, you can tour Vacant Properties by getting access to a lock box. Verify the company is legitimate through their website, email accounts and talking to the person on the phone or via face time. Dont respond to listings that require cash or wire transfers and credit checks are also are red flag. What scammers will typically try to do is theyll try to get as much of your personal information up front as fast as possible. Thats the goal is to grow it into identity theft. Have you seen a big increase in these types of scams. Truck is the cofounder of one rent, a Property Management start up. We ourselves have been victims of people trying to copy our listings. Chuck created a site called scam lord. Ai that can help consumers identify a fake post. We figured we have the experience and a data base of potential scammers. Why dont we build some technology that can help people detect and stop fake landlords. Chuck sent us an example of a listing his site flagged as fake. We decided to let them give us the run around. This twobed room twobathroom apartment in sunny vail is listed on craigs list for an unrealistic 900 a month. He told us he moved to spain and was renting in airbnb. He asked us for our personal information. Next he told us after forgetting to paste our name in what looks like a stock email, dear blank, unfortunately its not possible to see it prior to booking and payment. This is airbnb policy. Which isnt true. Im just trying to figure out if the postings that im looking at are real or not. We tracked down the legitimate listing via apartments which rents this unit and others for 3,800 a month. After that, the craigs list posting disappeared. Its awful. Its awful. I mean the pandemic is hard enough itself. As for aj, hes still searching for a place and struggling to trust online listings. Luckily, he backed out before things went too far. But he knows other renters are still getting duped right now. They didnt really take much from me except for my time. Law enforcement officials tell us the best way to avoid these scams is to just be educated about them. If youre shopping for a new place, be skeptical. Our sources also tell us for the most part people carrying out these scams are from out of the country, which is why it can be difficult to catch. Kpix 5. Keep sending your stories and ideas to project home at cbs. Com. And see all of susies reporting on our website. Covid19 testing in San Franciscos Mission district yielded some interesting results. Ucsf tested about half the People Living in a 16 block area. 2. 1 or about 87 people were positive. But researchers discovered 90 of them had been leaving home for work either because theyre essential employees or theyd lost their regular jobs. The study also found 95 of those who tested positive were of latino heritage. The governor slammed Northern California county soon defied Health Orders and allowed businesses to reopen. Theyre making a big mistake. Putting the public at risk. Putting our progress at risk. Weve been clear about that. These are real exceptions. The overwhelming majority of californians are playing by the rules. Yesterday, yuba and Center Counties began to reopen dine in restaurants, gyms, hair salons, and shopping malls. The pandemic devastated californias tourism industry. According to Tourism Economics the state is on track to lose more than 72 billion in visitor spending this year. And says the coronavirus has erased a record ten years of growth in visitor spending, state and local tax revenue. The report also finds the outbreak will result in more than 600,000 jobs lost by the end of may. If youve ever had your dinner interrupted by the phone only to realize the caller on the other end was a robot with a sales pitch, youll love this. Robocalls are drastically down this month according to a Prevention Service called you mail. The industry has seen a steep drop in calls during the pandemic. 5. 66billion in october of last year, compared to 2. 86 billion of calls in april. The lowest total in years. A couple suspected reasons here. The pandemic shut down most internal call centers and the government has been working to stop covid related scams. Lithe is rolling out a new feature in San Francisco, san jose, and other markets as profits decline due to the pandemic. Its called wait and save. Heres how it works. Riders are offered the option to wait between five and 40 minutes for their driver in exchange for a discounted fair. This comes after Ride Share Companies ended their pool options in march due to coronavirus concerns. Lyft has seen a decline in ridership during the outbreak. They have all ready cut salaries across the board. And last week announced almost 1,000 job cuts. Lyft is scheduled to deliver First Quarter earnings on wednesday. Teslas ceo elon musk welcomed his sixth child and the babys name is well, your guess is as good as mine. This is it. Apparently here, x ash a 12. A 12 was a cia plane but hes tweeting his reply when he asked its not clear if hes serious but hes known of course for joking around on twitter. Baby x is musks first child with canadian singer, grimes. He also has a set of twins and triplets from a previous relationship. And as his family grows, his downsizing in other areas, he tweeted on friday quote, im selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house. Hes all ready listed a pair of properties in los angeles, including this fivebed room ranch style home once owned by actor gene wilder. Its listed for 9. 5 million. It sounds like a steal compared to this 16,000 square foot mansion just down the street. That one can be yours for 30 million. In case youre curious. Its about 140,000dollar monthly mortgage payment. Wow. Something that would be at home in either of those houses, a norman rock well painting. Stolen from a bay area family 17 years ago. The 1946 work titled a study for Willie Gillis went missing in 2003. A private investigator is teaming up with an art Recovery Organization to find it. Because its registered as stolen, it will be virtually impossible for whoever took it to actually sell it. Other Willie Gillis works have gone for about 3 million. Sa this year but organizers are still finding a way to celebrate the season and help those in need. In place of a parade, carnival San Francisco is hosting a food drive to help feed families in need during this pandemic. Today goya foods donated 3500 pounds of food to the mission food hub. The donations will go toward times during the outbreak. Were in this for the long haul. For months and months to come. Latinos have been hit the hardest in these times. Its not only the loss of a job, you know, but here in the mission, weve had more people who have gotten infected because the virus than any other neighborhood in San Francisco. San Francisco Mayor london was also there to help distribute the food. Theres still time to donate to the cause. Carnival San Francisco says it will distribute the food every tuesday for at least the next several weeks. Drivein movie theaters back open in the bay area but with new rules. West wind drivein theaters opened locations in san jose and concord. The restrictions, well, people must stay in their cars at all times. Except when they need to use the restroom. You must wear a Face Covering and you can not park your vehicle within ten feet of another vehicle. Up next, an argument over face masks ends in murder. The bizarre turn of events that led to a Security Guard being shot. Plus the happiest place on earth taking major losses. The shocking financial report. Coming up new at 6 00. We heard it being a possibility. Now its happening. The first couple in the state to get married over video call. Its happening tonight in the bay area. How their story is like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. And accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state Program Visit right now or call during business hours. Happening now, u. S. Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburg is reportedly in the hospital with an infection thats according to the Associated Press which reports the infection was caused by a gallstone she under went non surgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition and will be in the hospital for a they or two. Last november she was released from Johns Hopkins hospital after suffering the chills and fever. She suffered from a series of Health Scares including cancer. And just celebrated a birthday in march, shes 87 years old. At the live news desk, maria medina. A dispute over a face mask led to murder in michigan. A Security Guard at a store in flint was killed while trying to enforce a mask wearing policy. It happened on friday. 43yearold calvin got into an argument with a customer over the womans daughter not wearing a mask. Thats when police say the customer returned to the store with other family members and shot him in the head. All suspects facing a charge of first degree premeditated murder. Disney is taking a big financial hit because of the coronavirus outbreak. The entertainment giants profits plunged 91 last quarter after the Company Closed down all of its theme parks. Although sales were up to 18 billion for the First Quarter, disneys profits still took a hit from the closures. Multiple reports say disney mans to reopen its Shanghai Disney resort on may 11th. No word on when u. S. Parks will reopen. Time to give the class of 2020 a big shout out. Kpix 5 is honoring graduates of all ages. Ashley england is an eighth grader in santa rosa. Shes being promoted to ninth grade at maria cabrio high school in the fall. And she loves to cook and dance. And dylan daniel is graduating from Vintage High School in napa headed to Boise State University to major in psychology with a minor in graphic arts. We want to see your graduates as well. Share a snapshot of them using the kpix or 2020grads cbs. Com. No professional photos, please. Next for us, after pestay a vacation homes in the sierra, this town looking toward reopening early. Just in time for mothers day, a very determined mama bear rescues her cubs in th South Lake Tahoe could make an appeal to the governor to relax covid19 restrictions. The city has now drafted a letter outlining a quote safe and slow reopening plan for retailers and restaurants. The restaurants would be open to locals only the city council will vote on whether or not to send the letter. Speaking of South Lake Tahoe, we have a great piece of video just in time for mothers day. Nothing like a mama bear. Firefighters who posted it said mama came down to the keys marina with her three cubs for a dip in the pool. One got separated but fortunate lima ma hailed to swim it to safety. Because thats what mamas do. Its the last of the year. Going to reach its peak at 3 45 00 a. M. Thursday. But the moon will appear full tonight until friday morning. So plenty of opportunities to catch a glimpse last night. So bright i thought the lights were on in the house. Paul hagan joins us now. Yeah, it actually casts a shadow. Which is not something we usually associate with moonlight. But thats what happens when we get that bright full moon. Closer in its orbit to earth. We expect mostly clear skies tonight. Breezy near the coast and near the bay as well. But warmer across the board as we head through the day on wednesday. Temperatures up in the 70s. Well in the 80s farther inland. The peak of the heat wave will head our way friday. Lets take a look outside now from mount hamilton. Looking good. High clouds overhead. Making for a spectacular sunset once again. Clear skies here, other parts of the research didnt have that for much of the day. Take a look at time lapse video we had from earlier today. From sales force looking to the west. You can see the fog rolling over parts of the city. Over the past couple hours, its been shifting around a little bit as the wind has subtly changed directions. It backed off closer to the coast but the farther west you go within the city, more clouds, more fog, and that is going to be the case for the next couple hours, but i think well clear out by early tomorrow morning. Things are looking good in san jose, temperatures in the 70s at the moment. 76 degrees for that official high temperature. Only 61 degrees in San Francisco because of that stubborn marine layer tomorrow. Its going to be a different story. The wind will pivot for long enough to help us warm up to a greater extent. Its 65 degrees at sfo. Other temperatures, upper 60s. And upper 70s on the map. 78 degrees fairfield. 77 in concord. 73 in san jose. Hour by hour temperatures as we head through tomorrow. Well start in the upper 40s and low 50s. By noon, temperatures will have climbed in the 70s inland. And 60s around the bay. San francisco will be warmer by noon than at any point during the Daylight Hours today. Temperatures warming up several degrees. In the 80s farther inland. Warmer temperatures to come as we head toward the end of the workweek. Talking about the chance of rain during the 5 00 half hour. We have the european forecast model here at the left. The american forecast model on the right. Let me step out of the way. Both show rain offshore to start the day on monday. The european model brings that on shore. By late monday. Thats a good sign. The american model holds off longer and tries to bring light rain into place by late monday night. Into early tuesday morning. The good news is both of these forecast models agree that were going to see a decent rain chance into early next week. The bad news is it wont amount to a lot. Maybe some chances for above average precipitation farther down the line. Thats what the Climate Prediction Center is anticipating. But just the one chance of rain in the sevenday forecast for now and between now and then, plenty of warmth. Especially farther inland thursday, friday, saturday, another update coming up at 6 00. New at 6 00, Scientists Say this is a mutant version of the coronavirus and its made its way to california. Plus im Juliet Goodrich in oakland, Council Members want to give the volunteer Police Commission more authority. The mayor, or a ficers sty,coming up. Its the first in the state, a bay area couple about to get married over video call tonight. Up next for us though, a north bay Farmers Market, the center of social distancing experiments. How organize misers are using makeshift maizes to with va Mortgage Rates suddenly dropping to near record lows, my team at newday usa is helping more veterans refinance than ever. The newday va streamline refi is the reason why. It lets you shortcut the loan process and refinance with no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. One call can save you 2000 every year. A special treat for muggles who love harry potter. Actor Daniel Ratcliffe reads the first chapter of harry potter and the sourceerers stone thanks to spotify. David beckham. Dakota fanning, claudia kim also slated to participate. And the obamas are are going online to celebrate the class of 2020. Barack and Michelle Obama scheduled for multiple virtual commencement celebrations. One comes up may 16th on all Major Networks and social media. Another on youtube. That will be june 6th. The former first couple received requests from around the world to address students who have to graduate virtually. So we have advice for those new graduates and a message of inspiration or two. Residents in martinez raising the alarm over a growing homeless encampment near the marina. It could pose a covid19 health risk to the public. Callening on the city and police to clear out the encampment. Theyre following orders from Health Officials and not displacing anyone who lives there. You can not bring any friend in here. I cant bring friends to my house. You cant bring friends in here. This is your shelter in place encampment. This is here to protect you and citizens. The citizens should be happier, because we dont have Homeless People running around causing problems. Routine clearing of homeless encampments will continue after the shelter in place order has been lifted. And the story about the Farmers Market and social distancing, well bring you that at a later time. Thats it for the news at 5 00, kpix news at 6 00 begins now. Now at 6 00, a power struggle involving Oakland Police and the Police Commission. An ousted police f to be a ch and balances system is now leaning too far one way. Theres still 95 of the American Population who can get it. So nothing has really changed. The virus continues to spread easily. Plus, are are we reopening too soon . Public Health Experts put the situation into context, relaxing of restrictions does not mean the pandemic is over. Its Cinco De Mayo in san jose. And people are celebrating in many ways. Many of them low key. But what happens if crowds develop. What the police chief says officers wont do. Our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. Only on 5, the recently fired Oakland Police chief weighs in on new powers proposed for the citys Police Commission. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Julia goodrich joins us now with the mayor worried about handing over too much power to one group, jewels . Reporter yep, and keep in mind that this volunteer Police Commission is the only commission in the United States that holds this much power and authority. And now two Council Members want to give them even more power. Thats not sitting well with the mayor, the Police Department or a fired police chief. Seven volunteer members of the oakland Police Commission have the power to fire a police chief without cause with the mayors approval. Thats exactly what happened to former police chief anne kirk patrick who is now living out of the state but isnt staying quiet about her opinions on the matter. I certainly do not think that the commission should have