So the best way to honor them is to preserve the place where theyve been laid to rest. Very few have been buried here since world war i sends so it became a largely forgotten place but this morning a large group of socially distance visitors kept alive a memorial dead tradition that has been unbroken for the last 149 years. We have never missed that itsti at we are here. Rep mete the fil g ofy,ughtof fry whe the stngled baofonor wi the old graveyard has deteriorated badly, especially since the navy base was shut down in 1996. We have come over here for years and its been so run down and when the government left it got worse. Reporter for years, the federal government refused to fix the place up, but recently, the 801st company of the u. S. Army corps of engineers took up the challenge. Old sick trees were removed, the fencing was taken away to be restored later, and gravestones darkened with age are being cleaned and repaired. Soon, a drainage problem will finally be fixed that is literally causing some of the headstones to be swallowed into the earth. These guys fought in the wars overseas for our great nation, from the war of 1812 to world war i and they deserve as much respect as all of our veterans. Reporter this kernel has been one of the driving forces vi have passed oration d the h history, it is the cemetery itself that preserves the memory of their contribution to their nation. A memorial day we remember our heroes and we need to set an example th the cemetery is part of a nature reserve that has been closed to the public since last summer. Today it was reopened and will be accessible to the public from friday to sunday. Some programs that help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder are having to head hot pause because of the ta e organizations valor, that typically appears veterans with service dogs. A new poll shows more than 4000 veterans and active Service Members are worried about the pandemic. They consider it a Severe Threat to public health, the economy, their community, and family. While some physical programs for veterans have to around the clock like video chni sessions and phone lines. We spoke with one doctor about the Important Role of telehealth. Veterans can now receive care in the comfort of their homes without having to worry, they may already have an anxiety condition thats been exacerbated. No need to worry about transportation, those who live in rural areas, sometimes they have to travel hours to the closest va facility and endure wait times and social stigma so eased these burdens. The Veterans Crisis line is free and its open 24 7. The phone number at the bottom of your screen will also have those details on our website, kpix the company the u. S. To permit of justice is now invest getting the shooting death of an unarmed man in georgia as a hate crime. Attorneys arlog glunty and the state took more than two months to make arrests in this case, and if the region has a history of violating the rights of citizens. The u. S. Attorney plans to file criminal and civil geud ll a basket or say he was chased through the neighborhood, one of whom film the shooting on his cell phone. The men are all now facing murder charges. Several republican groups are suing governor gavin newsom over his voting by mail order. The groups are calling it a quote illegal power grab that redesigns the election system. They say the move is less about protecting the health of voters and more about protecting the prospects of the governors political party. In a statement, california secretary of state says, quote, expanding vote by mail during a pandemic is not a partisan issue, its a moral imperative to protect Voting Rights and public safety. A group of Stanford University students has launched a new website to help people find Critical Resources during the pandemic. The Bay Area Community resources website helps users find free food and School Meal Sites and also list medical Mental Health services, legal consultation, and crisis hotlines. Wepost a tothe kp. Com berkeleys Islamic Community is proving we are better together, the berkeley mayor joined the mto school hosting a drive and they also commemorated memorial day along with meals and 400 bags of groceries and facemasks were handed out to students and their families. With the current pandemic and all the turbulence in the world and lots of people losing their jobs and everybody struggling to make ends meet, we figured there wouldnt be a better place for us to be ma and show our appreciation to the 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. The World Health Organization is suspending a trial of a drug that President Trump that he was taking to block the coronavirus. The w. H. O. Is concerned about the safety of hydroxychloroquine, so its pausing a trial temporarily to allow for review. Mr. Trump said earlier this month that he was taking the drug and then he said in an interview airing yesterday that the president had finished taking it. The w. H. O. Says is still ok to treat malaria and lupus. The number of deaths in the u. S. From the coronavirus has topped 97,000, with all 50 states now partially reopened. At least 1. 6 million americans have now been infected. In north carolina, demonstrators against social distancing restrictions held rallies today, some as you see not wearing masks. This comes a day after crowds of people swarmed beaches, boardwalks, and pools. Its scary to see that no ones really doing social distancing. Beaches on the new jersey shore are open for the holiday weekend, but with tough restrictions. Picnic areas, playgrounds, indoor recreational facilities and other buildings such as Visitors Centers do remain close. New york continuing to ease restrictions during a memorial day briefing today, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would provide death benefits for frontline workers. Beaches in the city remain closed for the holiday, new yorks covid19 deaths dropped belo100 r hemee mah. Poweul we are just days away from the historic liftoff of the spacex rockets. Nasa astronauts bob banken and doug hurley are making the trip on wednesday, they will liftoff on elon musks Spacex Falcon nine rocket from Kennedy Space center in florida. Its the first time that a private company is sending astronauts into orbit. Its a gigantic dealwe retire the shuttle for very sound reasons. You can watch the Historic Mission takeoff live on wednesday, nasa will have a stream on its website but you do have to register for that. Liftoff is scheduled for 1 3030 telephone you time. Memorial day certainly looks different this year with the shelter in place order paid many still found a way to honor the men and women who serve our country. Our photojournalist takes us to marin. You can feel the honor, the freedom, the patriotism memorial day is remembering those people who didnt come home. A place in the time to say goodbye to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice during the time of war. Its a great weekend barbecue, just take a couple seconds, a couple minutes to remember those family members who fought in the war who have friends who didnt come home or maybe themselves didnt come home. Its very important because United States veterans, they create the freedom to which we are so aptly here to barbecue, swim, jump, hop and run in circles. We love the United States veterans and without them this would be possible. Remembering somebodys name saying the name inside your head or out loud keeps their spirit and their reason for dying alive. Right now we also have to think First Responders and the doctors and nurses in the people working in medical fields in hospitals just like these men and women who carry guns in the combat, they are carrying clipboards and Survival Gear into this covid 19 pandemic, so here are really has a bigger meaning today than all gave some, some gave all, we should never ever forget those who have given their lives for this country. Fantastic. People across america played taps to celebrate memorial day and honor those who lost their lives fighting for the nation. Photojournalism calling on people to play, lets listen. [ music ] veterans, musicians, teachers and students of all ages playing taps at 3 pm today, our cbs reporter Steve Hartman wanted to make sure that it echoed throughout the country, he called on people to play in a tribute since most parades and gatherings officially canceled on this day because of the pandemic. What a moment. Kpix 5 wants to give a shout out and honor our bay area graduates as well today, faith Peterson Bailey is graduated in San Francisco and will be going to uc davis in the fall and milo is graduating from u. S. A. With a bachelors in arts in Political Science and a minor in economics. He is from San Francisco. Keep those photos coming, email 2020grads cbs. Com or use the hashtag kpix , include their name and something about them as well, no professional photos, please and you may see them on tv. The city of berkeley has reopened tennyson pickleball courts for singles play, most Neighborhood Parks and recreation facilities in the city are still closed, but masks are not required while on court but all players must have a Face Covering with them. In Southern California today was a big test for Orange County residents trying to beat the heat. Many of the beaches are back open and of course that brought out the crowds. Signs were posted at laguna beach reminding people of the rules, the beaches are technically only open for exercise and walking and that heforniause bat g they were the ones who crowded the beaches before and now its our turn i guess. Weve got the heat. The heat is building across the entire state and theres actually even more to come the next couple of days. The peak of the wave will be tomorrow and wednesday we are onto the excessive heat warning in the Central Valley and heat advisory in the bay area all the way through thursday. A storm system was cut off in the main flow of the atmosphere, the storm track is pushed way to the north into canada but this will k wards us showers by saturday. Temperatures today were just plain hot, every body with an asterisk set or tied a new record High Temperature today, 91 degrees in concord, 99 degrees in san jose. De 91 degrees and that the new record and downtown San Francisco made it to 81. Half moon bay was only at 56 degrees in the temperature right now is 59 degrees. Temperatures elsewhere in the 80s, 90s, even 100 degrees, still in fairfield 97 degrees in concord with 96 in livermore and all of these temperatures are way shore francio has only dropped a few degrees from where we topped out this afternoon and we will see a cooling trend as we have through the rest of the evening but at least there is a breeze to stir the atmosphere around. That will diminish with clear skies of red tonight, we will drop off into the 50s and low 60s by early tomorrow morning, we will warm up quickly, in downtown temperatures up to above 80 degrees once again by early afternoon topping out right at 82, temperatures further inland are hotter, mid to upper 90s for san jose, the Santa Clara Valley will make it up to most locations in the mid to upper 90s and around 100 degrees for High Temperature in concorde, hour by hour readings in the upper 90s but i think you will touch 100 radwan 3 00 in the afternoon and plenty of sunshine for everybody with temperatures in the upper 90s for santa rosa and getting into record territory once again, we will compare tomorrows forecast ties with record territory coming up at 6 00. Temperatures tomorrow across the board just warm, even along the coast are going to be in the mid70s and hot further inland, triple digit territory for much of the east bay and otherwise a lot of upper 90s on the map. In terms of how dangerous that can be, i just want to show you in every body knows you have to check the back seat, as temperatures heat up the air temperature in your car goes up a lot faster as well so you go from 70 degrees up to 80 degrees and up to 90 degrees and im not sure why this map isnt going anywhere. We will have to skip past that one because its just not working. The temperature gets up to about 140 degrees inside a car within an hour so thats why its so important to check the backseat and get in the habit because the hot weather is here to stay for a few more days before we cool off this weekend and maybe a few showers possible on saturday. Some people wearing hazmat suits on the planes, is that a good idea . The cdc chimes in, plus a whole lot of people came down to enjoy the sand, but where do you park . We will have that story coming up. While some spent the holiday at the beach, many others flooded new testing tes inso w lo pe Sonoma County gh School Seniors who were not allowed the traditional Graduation Ceremony during the pandemic are getting surprise deliveries. The kind of campaign that shows the northbay community is better together. I am so excited for you. Reporter teacher and coach monica myrdal surprises ben thorton, a senior in santa rosa. Weve lost so much in these last couple months, graduation, prom, senior trip, its just so special to me to receive a gift like this from a comple orte and will go to the university of arizona on an sket team. Today, monica honors his perseverance with gifts that include the jersey of bens hero, Arizona Wildcats alum nest and Golden State Warriors coach steve kerr. I just have a tremendous amount of respect for what ben has accomplished. Its years of hard work and years of dedication and years of sacrifice. Reporter monica learned about banter the Facebook Page adopt a Sonoma County High School Senior. Through the group, 800 seniors have received graduation gifts. Joanne crowley started the project a month ago with her own High School Senior in mind. Shes been so sad lately and just to see her and all her friends, they cant see each other and theyve been through so much, and to see them have a smile is great. Reporter parents post information about their graduate to the Facebook Page and then Community Members pick who to adopt as a gift recipient. I got him a case of repair, too. Reporter Emilee Fannon be delivered a basket to her former six grade classmate Joseph Galligan paid his mom and the post was talking about high school hasnt been super easy for him which is what a lot of kids are going through so i thought a little gift would make him feel better. Reporter emily but joseph some of his favorite things Like Star Wars trail mix. I felt really happy like people actually still remembered that i was still out in the world. It made me happy knowing he would be happy receiving it. Reporter and emily, who is also graduating received a gift herself, and avocado pinata from a friend sister. Is just super cute and creative. Reporter with more than 3100 members, the adopt a Sonoma County High School Senior Facebook Page grows weekly adding new ph kindne. Umic ts h an the pove and youve got to opportunity to strengthen as a community. Reporter a community that sweeter when its connected together. Thats awesome. Adopt a senior. Thats it for the news at 5 00. The news that 6 00 starts now. Hot weather plus a holiday, the local beaches packed with people stretching social distancing rules when the sun and friends are out. Thousands of people wait for over an hour to be tested in mountain view, coming up will have the latest details on expanding testing in santa clara county. This memorial day, remembering those who served and sacrificed for our country, how the bay area is finding ways to honor Fallen Heroes during the pandemic. Our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area , holiday crowds after two months of being cooped up inside, thousands are flocking to parks and beaches this memorial day. Letstake look ouea right now. Wntown pleasn y little shade in the park, grabbing some ice cream to go. Now alive picture from the great highway where was gridlocked with illegally parked cars, police had to close southbound lanes, lets get right to ondrea who is checking up on how well crowds are social distancing. Or not. Reporter we are of course months into the shelter in place order and today the crowds came out in full force for the holiday. The crowd has thinned out this is San Franciscos ocean beach, memorial day 2020, some of the biggest crowds weve seen in years, even in the middle of a pandemic. Groups came and spread across the vast expanses of sand, even with lots closed, illegally parking and tossing barricades
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