Kenny choi is an avid surfer around here. From his time in hawaii. This evening he is sharing what you can dget a rienor it mista and it can independent in a tragic way ocean beach stretches for miles an miles. No rock formations. It just stretches. Thats the Perfect Place for dangerous rip currents. We jumped into the water with First Responder and swimmers to show you what to do if you are caught up in a rip current. I zipped off my wet suit. Strapped on a go pro and jumped in. With a fire boat and water craft on standby, these men and won safrsco e frigid tersmiste people turn right back from where they came from like they are levering a building they came in. Reporter to reach the safe exit, theres a simple maneuver to get out. A rip current is all energy. Waves come in. Water has to go somewhere. What happens is water takes the easiest route out. Reporter heres shlddo when pulled away. Textbook explanation is swim parallel to shore. Onto a shallow sand bar, where the waves are breaking and use the waves from the sand bar to get push back in. Reporter if you end up getting rescued, the key is to listen to First Responder instructions in the water. Lake breatu need to do is oat. Sess the situasonbefraio goto e k th day. One thing we want to emphasize is that people never turn their back on the ocean to begin with. Secondly, that they dont go in over their knees. Reporter simple ways to stay safe and make it back to shore. And just last week, the San FranciscoFire Department made six separate rescues. That just shows you how many calls they take when you are at danger. H and le thats why we sd what to do if you get stuck and are swept into a rip current. I grew up near ocean beach. First thing you learn when you are 10 or 12 years old is do not fight the rip current. You get up on your back. And, actually, the ocean will take you down the beach and kind of dump you maybe a half mile away. But, dont panic and dont fight it going back in. Now, i know from your time in the water you even had some close calls of your own. Reporter yeah, thats the key. To stay calm and as a surfer, there have been many moments when i thought oh my goodness i shouldnt be in this situation. One stands out. I waawi goth caught under a wave. I got tumbled around a little bit and i really couldnt see anything. Finally got to the surface and then another wave came right on top of me. And then when i was in that water for quite some time, the only thing i could see was actually my d at moment was to stay calm. That gives you the breath an air to make it back to the surface. So in all of this, stay calm, dont panic and try to remember what we told you about. If you are stuck in that rip current, to swim parallel to shore and dont make your way back in. Dont swim right to shore in the current. Its too strong. Thats right. Now you know what its like to be in a washing machine. Reporter exactly. Exactly. All right, kenny choi, thank you for that. Lets look at our top stories at 5 30, the Santa Cruz County sheriffs sergeant shot and killed in an ambush was laid to rest today. Thousands of Law Enforcement officers from around the state joined family and friends at ll field to remember Sergeant Damon gutzwiller. He is survived by his pregnant wife and son who was given his fathers badge during todays ceremony. And, we are waiting to hear the identities of the four people who lost their lives in that tragic accident on the bridge last night. An suv plunged off the span and on top of an unmoving train and landed on the ground of a freight yard. All four passengers were killed. Chp is investigating what caused that crash. Camp fire victims and their families shared harrowing heartbreaking stories today while facing eexecutives and a judge. They urged the judge to hand down the maximum sentence one day after the utility pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of the victims. Sentencing hearing was continued until tomorrow. The university is using a hybrid model provided remotely. In other news now, minutes ago, oakland fire crews knocked down a fire that ick oke billowe cam smoke on embarcadero west. Crews doused the flames and got it under control. It was visible above 880. No injuries have been reported. After weeks of planning, today, cal revealed plans for undergrads for the fall semester. University is using a hybrid model with large lectures provided remotely. Inperson classes will be restricted to smaller numbers and students will be required to undergo a covid19 test before returning to campus. And then, must be quarne for seven da upon arrival. To avoid the typical crowded movein experience, dorm move in will be stagger and that begins in early august. Dining would be takeout only. And masks will be mandatory. The university in a statement says all of the unknowns make for a challenging planning environment and ultimately we must be prepared at very short notice to reduce or limit on campus activities and move to fully remote teaching should pandemic conditions worsen at any point. Calls to defund the police growing louder today in the bay area. Today, several bay area labor unions held a rally. People in attendance called on all Police Officers associations to embrace the reform. They want opd to reallocate 50 of its budget to community needs. Shame on opa because they are not making their members accountable. Shame on them as a unionist that they are not protecting the right side. They are not in line with the Labor Movement of the common good of you know, of the union. They are not in line with us. Some of the unions participating in todays rally included seiu. The oakland education association. And, unite here. The oakland Police Officers association have this response to the rally and im quoting. While Oakland Police brotrs and sisters in labor, we wonder why they have not educated themselves about the oakland Police Officers long history of embracing reform. This appears to be an ill informed publicity stunt and has nothing to do engaging with the hard working, reformminded oakland Police Officers who serve our city every day. We will meet and listen to now a group of hospital nurses, staff, and Health Employees are demanding changes at Saint Rose Hospital in hayward. They gathered to address the unsafe working conditions in the hospital. They believe the facility can do better to protect workers and patients. For months, we have tried to meet with saint rose to address staffing and safety concerns. And for monos, saint rose has either repeatedly refused to meet with us or responded inadequately to issues we have brought to their attention. Meant emstraon just yard at entrance. Other nursesheth care workers say the facility has done a good job of protecting workers. I feel like we have enough security. We just want to work together. We want to provide viintscame amid coronavirus outbreaks with hospital staff. President trump has long opposed athleting taking a knee during the National Anthem. Does he think Colin Kaepernick should get another chance in the nfl . The Surprising New stance. Ands the ceo of netflix explains why he is donating 120 million to help black education. Th aand coming up at a live look from San Francisco now where a Mountain Lion was spotted roaming the streets near sales force tower. Someone posted this video on twitter of the animal. The Mountain Lion was first seen wandering around russian hills shortly after midnht hote sales force tower. The Mountain Lion is about 15 months old. The ceo of los gatos based netflix is giving an historic gift for scholarships at black universities. 120million. What happens is white capital tends to flow to predominantly white institutions. It is what you know and are comfortable with and grown up with. This year with the tragedy in america and everyone feeling hopeless, we realized this is the time to do something bigger and to really try to bring the story front and center. The 120 million donation from Reed Hastings and his wife will be given orehse and stn colleges. Still ahead, we are getting your thoughts on this heart breaking viral video of a young boys response President Trump says he supports Colin Kaepernicks return to the nfl if he deserves it. He was terrific in his rookie year. I think he was very good in the second year. Then something happened. So, his playing wasnt up ufthee to see him get another shot. But obviously, yes, he has to be able to play well. In the past, the president criticized those who kneeled during the National Anthem calling for them to lose their jobs. Todays comments come after growing support for kaepernick. The wake of nationwide protests, quaker oats is getting rid of the aunt jemima pancake brand and logo. The company acknowledged the brand which is more than 130 years old, has origins based on a derogatory racial stereotype. It is based off the song old aunt jemima from black face performers. Quaker says that the new packaging will begin to appear in the fall and a new name will be announced at a later date. Meantime, uncle bens might soon be joining aunt jemima in retirement. Brand owner mars says that it is planning to change the rices visual identity which has long featured ic man. The company has yet to decide on the acchans orth time line for that update. A heartbreaking video showing a Young African american boys response to seeing a police car is going viral this evening. We are getting reaction to this viral video on social media. And we have been asking people all day what they have been king about. In it, a boy is dribbling a basketball when he stops and steps behind a vehicle to hide from view as a Police Patrol car drives by. The boys father asks his son why he hid and then the boy responds, because they killed george floyd. Again, we have been asking people what they have been thinking. The reaction today from Yoko Nakagawa saying this. We cant raise another generation of black children terrified of the policement victor rad, welcome to the real world. And Gwynn Smith Olsen says i completely understand his fear. You can join in the conversation by heading toour twitter page. All right, lets find out what paul heggen has been looking at the weather. I dont know what its like at the coast because i havent been there four months. Enjoy life in your little box there. It will be hot away from the bay and away from the coast tomorrow. Around the water it will be toasty on thursday. It was already hot inland today. Plenty of High Temperatures that were at or above 90 degrees but the peak of the heat will build in tomorrow. Right now, enough of an on shore breeze. The temperatures near the coast and around the bay have been dropping off. That wind further inland was quite a bit stronger. That helps with the fire threat that it is diminishing. We will update you on the fire threat in a second. 93 degrees for High Temperature santa rosa. Even the made it to the upper 70s. I think San Francisco will top 80 degrees for a High Temperature tomorrow. Temperatures right now, running in the 60s , 70s , 80s , to around 90 degrees. 63degree halfmoon90 ifiel tempetu and 80s. Temperatures around the bay to near 80 degrees with temperatures well into the 80s further inland. Be ready to sweat if you have any outdoor recreating in store. Temperatures will back off once the sun goes down. Slightly above average thursday morning. Upper 50s to around 60 degrees. Lets check out the hour by hour temperatures throughout the day. San francisco, reaching up into the upper 70s by noon. Just above 80s by early afternoon. The on shore breeze will kick in dropping temperatures back to the lower half of the 70s by this time on thursday. No such luck for san jose. 90 aea noo the low e close to 90s for highs tomorrow afternoon. And still in the upper 80s by 6 00 in the evening. Concord will be hotter into the mid 90s already by 2 00. Reaching up into the upper 90s for High Temperatures. Plenty of sunshine throughout the day. A few fair weather clouds in the atmosphere late in the day. Santa rosa will reach up to the mid to upper 90s but the winds for the north bay not as strong as today. Gusty conditions out there this morning. Tomorrow will be a normal day with winds eventually pivoting around to the southwest. Temperatures tomorrow, across the board, way above normal. Low 70s along the coast for that on shore breeze kicking in. Low to mid 80s around the bay. Low to mid 90s further inland. Upper 90s around fairfield and our fire weather index which goes from 0 to 10. 0 is good. 10 is when we worry. It will be lower. Still, we have to watch spots in napa and Solano County for an elevated fire threat with hot temperatures continuing into the weekend. But up and down just depending on how strong the on shore breeze decides to get. Fathers day looks pretty hot. We will check that out in upt 0 ropes lo founngfrtree at lake merritt. Mian. R itis a plus somber Services Today for the Santa Cruz County sheriff sergeant who was slain in the line of duty. The procession of police, the outpouring of community support. And, we are keeping an eye on several brush fires it is estimated 6. 5 million animals enter shelters every year in the united states. And 1. 5 million will be euthanized. Kpix5s allen martin tells us this weeks jefferson award winner is on a mission to help reduce those numbers through rescue and education. Reporter shirley zinler walks her property in Sonoma County with some of her favorite companions. Dogs she has taken in at her nonprofit. Dogwood Animal Rescue prt. Job c anims. And enjing e rorhas in rescuesd shelte years. 15 as nomacounty animal control officer. Whats in a name . You know, thats a good question. I always liked the flower, the dogwood flower. I thought it was a beautiful thing that it had the word dog in it. Reporter but it is not just dogs they care for. Kittens and rescue cats like chuck get a lot of love. Chuck has been on the job 15 years and he is a dream. He teaches all the foster puppies how to have respectful behavior with cats. Reporter resident great dane shelby helps with these bottle fed puppies. Just two of the many rescues being cared for now. While one of the missions of dogwood is to rescue dogs, cats, and puppies, another main message of the nonprofit is to spay and neuter your pets. Its important to educate them on why we do it. Why we want to prevent more litters from being born when theres already too many. Reporter educating pet owners an offering low and no cost spay and neuter options is key for shirley in dogwood. But the nonprofit does so much more helping to fund a low cost vet clinic and providing free pet food and supplies for the homeless. Dogwoods Hannah Houston and her daughter tilly are inspired by shirleys loving heart. Shirley allows you to be imperfect. She allows you to be who you ar new owners picking up a rescued kitten, a new beginning. How long do you think you will keep doing this . As long as i can and as long as theres a need. Reporter for helping to improve the lives of animals, this weeks jefferson award in the bay area goes to shirley zindler. Allen martin, kpix5. The dogwood Animal Rescue project relies on donations an adoptions. For more information or to nominate your local hero, go to the jefferson awards page on our website, kpix. Com hero. And thats going to do it for the news at 5 00. But kpix5 news at 6 00 starts now. Are i rich in walnut creek. Contra costa county now opening hair salons. The changes coming up. Ropes hanging from trees in oaklands lake merritt. Now a hate crime investigation. The innocent explanation that the mayor is not buying. And, heartbreaking tributes to a father and sheriffs deputy. A man who dedicated his life to protecting the community. And our top story on kpix5. Streaming on cbsn bay area. A key step toward reopening in Contra Costa County. Good evening, im ken bastida. Co liette goodrich who is at walnut creek with the client already in the salon chair. Juliette . Reporter boy, things are buzzing so to speak. This is changes salon and day spa. You can see everybody here getting their haircut. And it is okay now. Because Contra Costa County has now opened the doors for hair stylists, also barbers. But keep in mind, there are some changes. Visiting a salon. Is ready. Outside until your your appointment starts with a temperature check. You are doing this for everyone who walks in . Yeah. Reporter even photographer bob horn who doesnt need a haircut had to get cleared. We did a good one. Reporter once inside, masks and social distancing a must. And all stylists have gone through protocol training. Disinfecting our stations, our chairs, our scissors, our combs. Every little thing. Epor hent en shave about of shelter place cut. Were open. Reporter no more back door barber. Cocoa county is back up and running. A ton of people. We had 45