Online press conference this morning with people also struggling to get benefits. I have been living on my savings and that will run out pretty soon. I call repeatedly for four hours trying to get through and i can never get through past recording. I only received one payment in the last 15 weeks. Reporter she said they need to increase their staffing level and better trained new employees and upgrade its technology to expedite payments. They are truly feeling our state and people are suffering tremendously. Reporter the edd said it a e that coulhandle4 isunnghire workers to speed uppa and come soon enough for patricia. I am really scared about the job market and the edd. Reporter i talked to the former edd director and his advice is to be persistent. He said edd will eventually pay out and may take weeks but they will eventually do it and the payment is retroactive so you are not losing any money from previous weeks. He said the system is just completely overwhelmed right now with about 7 million applications. Live in oakland, kpix 5 at his daily update, Governor Newsom painted a clear picture of just how far coughs and sneezes can spread and unat this urges people to keep their faces covered. They will run in english and spanish on tv, radio, billboards and on social media. Celebrities even recorded their own announcements to get the word out. Some good news and bad in terms of the trends. 4056 new cases reported yesterday represent the lowest daily total in one week. But the test Positivity Rate is still rising. Hospitalizations are up by more than 50 . Reporter despite an increase of number and cases, Health Officials are giving the green ligh businesses including gyms and hair salons, but only if they reer uple, to w set reactions to the reopening of many small personalcare businesses in Santa Clara County. As long as it is done right and people are careful and everybody can wear masks and do the best they can to stay away, i think it is great. Not for me. I think i will still ng reporter the new Health Guidelines for Santa Clara County, its time when cases are still accelerating here and around the state. We are all coming to recognize that certain activities just cant be done safely at this time. There are, however, other activities that we can resume in limited ways if we do them with appropriate and consistent social distancing. Truck she outlined the plan for moving forward which allows for reopening here and there salons, tattooing and other personal Care Services for the first time. It also allows gyms to reopen. The plan also requires strict adherence to a new set of operating guidelines including updated distancing protocols, capacity limits, positive case reporting, industryspecific directives, and when possible. But still close will be indoor dining, indoor swimming, and a large indoor gathering places such as theaters. Welcome to the new abnormal. This is the way, if we are going to be open, these are the protocols we have to follow. Reporter one Business Leader said the new guidelines places burdens on struggling businesses but it is better than staying close. There are a lot of people like yourself that have not had a haircut in four months. So great news today. Reporter Santa Clara County will be applying to the state of california to get a variance in order to carry out this new plan and if they get it from the state, these businesses could be allowed to reopen and by july 13. Live in san jose, kpix 5 we brought you the announcement live this afternoon for Santa Clara County and we are streaming 24 hours a day on kpix. Com. San francisco is urging everybody to stay home for the holiday and the city has confirmed 71 new cases since yesterday. Once this virus takes off at a high rate, it is very aggressive and we need to take this pause now and as much is possible stay home for the fourth of july. New at 6 00, calls for Racial Justice during recent protests have reignited the debate over affirmative action. What is the choice before voters in november . Poer ter prop 209 passed in 1996, black and latino enrollment at uc c schools dropped significantly in the argument is heating up again about whether to reverse that band. Anyone who would argue against it, i would wonder, not only where their heart is, but whether or not they have an inherent bias. Every candidate should be evaluated on his or her merit without regard to race and that is what we are striving for. I begin to wonder reporter before voting yes on this, the state Assembly Member evan low received calls and emails in opposition to the amendment. Why are you voting against your own people . Why are you betraying us . Reporter many of those calls from the a Chinese Association foundation. We cant let government choose winners and losers on the basis of your race or gender. The systemic racism we are talking about is this the solution are part of the solution. What are we doing to address the inequities and what are we doing to make the change that we see, not just in Public Safety but across the board . Reporter while it is well intentioned, it wont have the desired impact of moving us to a more race neutral society. To make sure we diversify in getting more women, african americans, latinos and the diversity we want to see. This is a season in our history where we have to ask we this nation to be equitable in its opportunity for all. Reporter they recently voted in favor of the amendment which allows voters to have a final call in november and that wi be lled proposition 16. We are live in San Francisco tonight. Kpix 5 still ahead, cbsn bay area and dozens of cliff swallows are turning up dead in napa and not an act of nature. Airbnb tolerance parties and more ahead. They are making it harder to access bay area beaches. This morning fog and cloud cover are backed up off the coast but it is beginning to sneak back through the golden gate and we can at dozens of cliff swallows are turning up dead in napa county. They say it was no accident. We have the story. Reporter from capistrano to napa, small swallows songbirds are legendary in california. After traveling for thousands of miles to build their nests and raise their young in napa, all that effort for some of those birds has ended in tragedy. The Wildlife Rescue said earlier this week the colony was attacked by vandals. Dozens of nests with chicks knocked down and what comes next is shocking. What they did is they went to each wall and just randomly selected targets and threw rocks at them or batted them down with long sticks. Ter stng crlty und as th lay and the unanswered question is why. They did it to about 50 nests. The mess has been cleaned up at the colony still has hundreds of nests left and lots of people enjoy oxbow park and Wildlife Rescue hope somebody witnessed the destruction and can help identify who killed the baby birds and meanwhile folks are carefully watching the remaining nests. I am kind of shocked that somebody would do that and i dont know out of boredom or something. I have no idea. Reporter it is believed most of them will leave the nest in 30 days. While they are not protected in the way their necessarily swallow related protections but harming wildlife is in fact illegal. Airbnb is working to stop unauthorized house parties and its rentals in the company said people under age 25 will not be able to book an entire hoe oue revito ovafter fiop weand ki anloparty a ntal home. Firt of 580 in livermore earlier today and happened around 10 00 this morning near livermore avenue. They close down the eastbound lanes while they work to contain it. Smoke could be seen for miles. No word on the cause. Pacifica may be tempting you right now but starting at sunrise, the beach will be closed to prevent crowds from gathering this weekend. It will reopen on monday morning. In San Francisco the beaches wont be closed but the parking lots will be starting at 10 00 tonight and that includes baker beach and the golden gate bridge. Mother nature has a little bit of say in this as well in terms of what the waves would look like. There is a rip current risk into the weekend so Mother Nature is chiming in and saying dont do that. Stay closer to home and go for a hike or Something Like that. At ocean beach there are some people social distancing very nicely and the fog backed up away from the coast. It will be back with temperatures dropping to the low 60s in the city and 63 downtown. 66 in santa rosa, 66, oakland and otherwise 70s. Nice out there this weekend and free air conditioning for inland portions. The temperatures will drop off this evening a bit more and this is holiday which is appropriate heading into Independence Day and this poor girl has battled off bone cancer, eye cancer, arthritis and has a sweet smile. Temperatures into the upper 50s as we head toward 8 00 or 9 00 and you can see more cloud cover as the fog begins to spread back in. The future cast has a good handle on that spreading inland into the north bay and that will dissipate and the fog backs up toward the coast as we head to the day tomorrow but maybe along the coast it will be tough to shake with mist and drizzle resulting in a trace of ip temperate starting off in the low to mid 50s and a tiny bit below average for early july and even some upper 40s for the north bay and high temperatures also the low average but in the month of july it is not really a bad thing especially inland and low 80s in san jose and conch toward and let them around and low 60s around the coast and if the fog and the low cloud cover and missed and drizzle his stubborn you may have to struggle to hit 60 degrees. Mostly midto upper 70s around the south bay with lower mid 80s as you had inland in the Santa Clara Valley and temperatures for the trivalley around 80 within a degree or two of either side which is for 5 degrees below normal. The warm spots are further east in the mid to upper 60s around the bay itself and low to mid 70s around of the north bay but everybody will heat up as we head into the fourth of july weekend and it will be back into the 90s and up to around 90 degrees for inland portions of the bay area saturday and sunday which is hot but not that hot for the fourth of july and pleasantly hot and 70 near y sunday and a bit of fog to start the day on saturday and that should dissipate quickly and we should see plenty of sunshine through the Holiday Weekend. We will have a look at sports and what is happening. We are about to find out just how much 200 million will buy one fl sponsor and a household chore landed a former major league allstar lets face it, the nfl will be extremely cautious during training camp. The word is they are considering reducing the roster size below the typical 90 players and stay tuned for that. The league remains hopeful to have fans in attendance for games in some markets but enter at your own risk. The fans could reportedly sign a waiver that the nfl would not be responsible if they catch covid19 while attending a game. Washington has insisted on keeping the redskins nickname despite public backlash, but the club is now under pressure from a major sponsor, h 200io for the naming rights to that stadium has asked the team to change its name. The warriors wont be going to disney world, but they could be headed to chicago. The nba is reportedly considering a minicamp in september for the eight teams not playing in orlando that would be similar to the summer league. The pga golf in detroit this week for their Rocket Mortgage classic and Cameron Champ back on the field after testing positive for covid19 last week. Patrick reed was one over par through 12 but sometimes it only takes one shot to turned around. The former masters champ rdand finished 2 under par. And he crushed the detroit course like it was one of his protein shakes and the eagle on 15 and he shot a 66 and he is one back three players to currently tied for the lead at 7 under par. You know what, baseball is back when you get a bizarre injury off the field. Cubs pitcher josc be sidelined for two weeks after cutting his hand while washing the dishes at home. Hopefully, he is a dishwasher in chicago. Locally, the giants have had a few off field injuries over the years and here are our top 3. This is jeremy being jeremy. He couldve had his own list and the most bizarre september of 2011. He cut his hand while trying to separate frozen hamburger patties and his season was well done. Nelson bumgardner missed three months in 2017 after he fell off a dirt bike during an off day in colorado. Probably not the first time i made a stupid decision. He claimed he broke his left wrist in 2002 while washing his truck and it didnt last on that story and it was later learned that he actually fell off of his motorcycle. Loops. The problem with these guys hurting themselves doing little chores is it gives them the ultimate excuse to not wash the dishes or do chores at home. What happens when a guy like Michael Jordan cuts is figure, finger cutting cigars. That is not a chore. The truth is ken bastida is missing the newscast because the fishing pole hit his head and gave him a concussion. That is the least of his issues. Okay . He is lucky the boat did not think. He is relaxing. Have a great vacation. Oh brother. Thank you. Even though zoos and museums had to close again, six flags discovery kingdom reopened today and the zoo and aquarium exhibits are opened but the rides are not and the capacity is reduced by 75 and visitors must make reservations and there is a thermal camera at the front gate and masks of course are required. Viewers shared whether they would still go in dawn road in and said depending on the cost to get in, we would consider going. I would not pay the full price they normally charge since they are not fully operating. What do you think . Share your opinion using the hashtag kpix. A warning from the state Health Department not to eat certain sport harvested shellfish from the bay area. The department of Public Health announced paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins found in muscles and clams and scallops harvested from san mateo and santa cruz and monterey counties in the toxins affect the Central Nervous system and they cant be destro coming up on the news tonight, at least 37 states the reporting increases in coronavirus cases. The drastic situation heading into this Holiday Weekend. With baseball about to return, a look at how africanamerican players made an historic change to americas favorite past time. That is tonight and the cbs evening news. Thank you for watching tonight at 6 00 we continue streaming on cbsn bay area and the evening news is next. We will be back at 7 00. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs brennan breaking news tonight 50,000 new infections. As more states shatter records. One of the president s top advisers declares this is real, saying, we are not flattening the curve. In florida, new coronavirus cases nearly double in a day, across the south, hospitals are overflowing, overwhelmed test sites turning people away. Tonight, the new closures and restrictions ahead of july 4. Ignoring the rules from parties to crowded bars, experts say americans arent taking social distancing seriously. Could the infection rate explode this Holiday Weekend . Tonight, a republican governor who once balked at mandating masks is now requiring them