Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, taking a live look from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera. Looking south down the peninsula this morning. Good morning and happy friday. It is july 3rd. Im anne makovec in for michelle. And im len kiese. Good morning to you. Glad to have you with us. Happy friday to you as well. Lets get you caught up on the forecast as we start the day. And look ahead to the weekend. Heres mary lee. Leand anne. Day morning to so glad it is friday. And another day of cooler temperatures. So we are looking at that stronger sea breeze kicking in for us once again today. And then changes as we heat up for the july 4t upr 50s this morning. As we head through the day mid 60s in San Francisco and upper 60s in oakland. 80 in san jose and mid 80s for concord. So highs about one to two degrees below average for this time of year is right around where we should be for this time. But we are going to heat up as High Pressure builds back in. Just in time for the weekend. A secondalarm fire brernight an it happened at an apartment complex that was under construction in concord. That fire ripped through all three floors of the building and no one lived in the building and once again it was under construction. Right now no word on what caused that fire. This morning, there are more than 2. 7 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u. S. And counting. The u. S. Saw its highest single day of new covid19 cases thursday with more than 51,500 cases reported. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. A recent survey found two out of five americans are planning home fireworks displays now that july 4th cancellations or celebrations are canceled. Yes its one and the same now. Many are buying for the first time which could lead to some injuries as cbs news nancy chen reports it comes as the number of people hospitalized with coronavirus is record highs in several states. Reporter people waited more than three hours to get tested for covid19 at this Northern California site. Hi, did you fill out our patient form online . Reporter and phoenix, arizona, it was as long as eight hours. The cars alone in the line is not the peoplee have fo pele in it. Reporter the demand for testing comes as 37 out of 50 states have rising case numbers. Were able to shuffle patients around as needed for admissions. Reporter in texas, where hospitalization numbers are about double what they were ten days ago, doctors in the austin area say if needed, they can still handle an influx of firework injuries. Im sure were going to see a few more people this year. Reporter with many shows canceled, sales at this stand are skyrocketing. As people prepare their own displays. This is probably our best year of sales so far. Reporter steve and tyler nut says it keeps th i belie we cunrushmore for a fireworks show. Yesterday he remained optimistic the spike in cases will come down quickly. We have some areas where were putting out the flames or the fires. Reporter Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden criticized the president s outlook. Not even trying to secure ththe campaign th anymore. Corrallies. Reporter in south dakota the 7500 attendees will not be required to wear masks or socially distance. Nancy chen, cbs news. The president is going to be heading out to south dakota this weekend. Despite coronavirus concerns. Mount rushmore hadnt had fireworks for more than a decade. Here in california, a troubling cause for concern. The positive test rate in the state now 6. 5 . Hospitalizations are up more than 50 and icu admissions are up by nearly half. This morning, santa clara unified refusing to discuss a chronicle report that more than 40 School Principals had to be quarantined after being exposed to covid19 during an inperson meeting last month. Superintendent stella camp did address it at a Virtual Meeting the following week. Unfortunately one of the members of the Leadership Team tested positive for covid19 in the days following fridays meeting. All the the attendees were quarantined according to directions from the county health department. To date and to my knowledge no other members of the team have camp said some meetings are being held in person due to the complexities. The district told us the kron criminals report is inaccurate but refused to answer our request for clarification. Now to san rafael where the city shut down streets to boost outdoor signing. This was the scene last night on Fourth Street for several blocks. The event is called dining under the lights and it comes on the heels of a new warning from Bay Area Health officials urging people to stay home. Like living in lawn chairs in the middle of the street. How can you be that . Just because you can doesnt mean you should or that its safe. San rafaels dining under the lights is a weekly event and its expected to last through the summer as long as restrictions are not tightened again. Taking a live look at ocean beach in San Francisco this morning. Where the parking lots were shut down last night. Parking lots are also off limit this is weekend at marina green, chrissy field, baker beach and the Golden Gate Bridge. And this morning, san mateo beach parking lots will also be shut down for the Holiday Weekend. Those lots are closing at sunrise. Santa clara county is adopting to the pandemic and is now announcing a plan to allow all businesses in the countyto reopen. The one requirement to reopening, they must follow some specific protocols. That includes social distancing, mask wearing, and capacity limits. Each business must submit its plans to the county which will be accessible to the public. If the criteria can be met, most businesses will be allowed to reopen. That includes hair and nail salons, and gatherings of up to 20 people indoors and 60 outdoors. We need to adapt this virus has adapted to us and we need to adapt to the virus. Some local owners say these are rules they are prepared to follow to reopen. Im going to be wearing mask and you will be weang a july 13th. Aiting this weekend the governor surging everybody to avoid july 4th gathering. And warriors coach steve core delivered the same message. Over the long fourth of july weekend make sure to practice social and physical distancing and wear your masks and wash your hands frequently. Coach k re r calling it a team effort saying the bay area to come together to wear masks to try to slow the spread. New this morning, 11 tourists from the u. S. Were rejected from entering italy after arriving by private plane. That comes after the European Union banned travel to all u. S. Citizens starting july 1st. According to the bank of it4. 4 visited italy in 2019. And over 5. 5 billion euros were spent. Italy is set to loosen nearly lose rather nearly 2 billion euros the summer because of the lack of u. S. Tourists. Brazil continues to reopen even as the country approaches 1. 5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. Gyms and restaurant in Rio De Janeiro were allowed to open thursday and on the same day, its Health Ministry reported more than 48,000 new cases of covid19. The highest daily increase was reported just a few days ago on june 19th. June 19th. Also spiking in mexico. The country reported a daily record thursday with over 6700 new cases. The nationwide total now standing at more than 238,000. On wednesday, mexico city allowed restaurants to reopen with 30 , 40 capacity. Were learning disturbing new details this morning about the disappearance of a young soldier in texas. A person of interest is now dead after u. S. Army private Vanessa Guillen vanished more than two months ago. Nancy chen has more on this. This is for vanessa. Reporter protesters take to the street outside of the Army Recruitment office in san antonio in honor of specialist Vanessa Guillen. They remain tightlipped about hi disappearance even after human remains were found in this Central Texas field on tuesday. There are obviously pieces of information and evidence that cannot be shared with the public during an active criminal investigation. Reporter cit aa robinson was a suspect in her disappearance. Investigators say robinson died by suicide when police approached him near fort hood on wednesday and an hour later his girlfriend sicily aguilar was arrested for her involvement in the case. Guillen vanished from fort hood in april. Her family believes she was sexually harassed and robinson believed she was reporting him. When she went to the armory room, robinson was with her. And he took a hammer and bludgeoned her, killed her in there. Reporter but Army Investigators say so far, there is no evidence guillen was sexually harassed and they made it clear robinson superior. We take those allegations and all allegations seriously. And were going to pursue them to our fullest extent. Its not acceptable. Reporter in an affidavit robinson and aguilar are accused of inmachete type knife to disposes of her body before burning and burying it in a shallow grave. Clearly after 70 days we havent obtained answers, justice. Reporter her sisters say the details are too gruesome to share with her mother. Nancy chen, cbs news. The army is ordering an investigation of the fort hood sexuand i dont want it im not the person that that represents. It is 4 41. And removing a hateful tattoo. How one mans grandchildren in the recent protests helped him decide to cover up hate. And the show will go on. The fireworks display you will get to see from the safety and comfort of your living room. Thats next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. And were giving you a live look outside as we head to break. Heres live look at the city of San Francisco. All lit up on this friday morning. Time now 4 42. Well be right back. Calls for justice during recent protests have reignited the debate over affirmative action. Now voters oice this states tha affirmative action after prop 209 passed in 1996. Black and latino enrollment at uc schools dropped significantly. Here in the bay area, a south bay politicians stance may reflect a changing tide. To ensure that we diversify in getting more women, more africanamericans and more latinos and more Asian Pacific islanders, the diversity that we want to see in the state. This is a season in our history where we have to ask ourselves do we really want this nation to be equitable in its opportunity for all . Every candidate should be evaluated on without regard to race. That is what were striving for. The state legislature recently voted in favor of lifting the ban on affirmative action and it opens the door to give voters the final say on the issue. Removing the scars of the past. Man in sacramento learning and growing and now making a change. Marlee ginter shows us how he is covering up the hate of his old life. I was 18 years old. It was one of my first tattoos you know. Reporter joe has displayed the Confederate Flag on his right arm for 40 years. My favorite band back then was lynyrd skynyrd. Reporter once an inked up president of a motorcycle club. He is now a grandfather to 13 with nieces, nephews and cousins of all different backgrounds. My grandfather you know, is okay with that. And im not okay with that. So thats really why im here. Reporter he says the flag wasnt what it is today. Through the years, its changed. And its got to you know and and i dont want to im not the person that that represents. Swastikas. Reporter vinny a tattoo artist at american graffiti in sacramento has covered up just about every hate symbol you can imagine. I understand we all make mistakes when were young man. Reporter an intricate process he designs the finished product digitally. Making sure any remnants will be gone forever of an old tattoo. I have seen what racism does. On a generational level and man, i just feel like i need to do my part. I feel like everybody should do their part if its upon them. Reporter while he has wanted to cover up the Confederate Flag on his arm for years now, he admits todays push for change pushed him to make the move. I support all the things that are going on right now. Its time. Its time for our country to change. Happening today the stock market is closed in observance of the fourth of july holiday. But it finished the first week in july in the green. Plus, the Major Company asking the Washington Redskins to change their name. Heres naomi ruchim with todays money watch report. Reporter wall street is off today for the fourth of july Holiday Weekend. On thursday, the dow added 92 points. The nasdaq gained 53. The s p 500 was up 14. A second straight better than expected jobs report pushed the market higher. The Labor Department said 4. 8 million jobs were added last month. This comes after an increase of 2. 7 million in may. The Unemployment Rate dropped to 11. 1 . New spikes in coronavirus cases are hitting companies that would have benefited from a quick reopening. Crews operators carnival, norwegian and Royal Caribbean were each down more than 2 yesterday. Some airlines like united and american also fell yesterday. Fedex is asking the Washington Redskins to change its name. The companys ceo is a minority owner of the team. And it has the namings rights to washingtons football stadium through 2025. Other advertisers like nike and pepsi have recently faced pressure to cut ties with the team. In the past, redskins owner dan snyder has been strongly against a name change. Watch report. For more, head to cbsmoneywatch. Com. Im naomi ruchim. New this morning, rapper vanilla ice is canceling his performance on july 4th. He broke the news thursday after pushback from residents and fans concerned about rising coronavirus cases in texas. And jayz canceled the annual labor day concert in philadelphia. And rescheduled it for next year. The rappers company says its due to parallel pandemics. The coronavirus as well as racism and police brutality. If you are looking for fourth of july entertainment in the comfort of your home, well pbs is offering live fireworks from the nations capital. The show will also feature more than a dozen musical performances including broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell and opera legend renee fleming. Vanessa williams and john stamos will host but not from the usual spot on the west lawn of the u. S. Capitol. We are cohosting for the top of a building with the capitol behind us. And weve got a screen in between us that will show all the live performances. Its she doesnt age right . You can watch the 48th anniversary presentation of a capitol fourth tomorrow on pbs. All right, its 4 49 on this friday morning. And heres mary lee with a check of our forecast. Already here, yeah. Thank goodness its friday and july 4th tomorrow. Hard to believe that and we are looking at temperatures that e ahead to tomorrow. Heres a live look with our Salesforce Tower camera and thats sutro tower there if yocu so we are looking at onshore flow really kicking in for us and that will cool us down as we go through today. Temperatures just slightly below average for this time of year. Were at 57 in concord and oakland and mid 50s livermore and San Francisco. San jose in the mid 50s and 53 for santa rosa. So as we head through the afternoon, its going to be a cool day once again. Along the coast. In the low 60s. Around the bay, mid to upper 60s and low to mid80s inland this afternoon. Lets check the satellite and radar view and theres that ridge of High Pressure. Just to our west and the pacific and this low pressure system up across the Pacific Northwest ushering in the marine influence for us and that strong onshore flow. We have the typical july weather pattern of warm temperatures inland and mild around the bay and cool at the coast. Taking you hour by hour on futurecast. And you see you can see that clearing as we go through the day for most of us. And then as we head through tomorrow were going to see plenty of sunshine for all of us as those temperatures climb in the afternoon as a ridge of High Pressure really strengthens and builds back in for us. Taking you hour by hour on futurecast. With our winds and well see westerly winds about 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour so another breezy day with that ocean influence for us. So temperatures are running for the south bay upper 70s in santa clara and sunnyvale and cupertino. Low 80s campbell and low 80s for los gatos and morgan hill. For the east bay 84 for concord and Pleasant Hill and 85 in fairfield and antioch as well as for brentwood. Upper 70s to low 80s for the trivalley. Around the bay, were looking at mid 60s for San Francisco and sausalito and upper 60s in oakland and san leandro. And for the north bay, in the mid to upper 70s later on today. 83 for a high in windsor. Your july 4th forecast, mperatures tomorrow the bay re and for sunday and then were going to cool it down a little bit with onshore flow kicking back in for next week. Thats your look at weather. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic on this friday morning. Good morning. Happy friday. Well, taking a look at the roadways early this morning, you are in luck. Good to go. Live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. And it is very light this morning. Good conditions out of the east bay working into the city. Traffic is moving nicely off the eastshore freeway as well. Light conditions expected today for the Holiday Weekend. A lot of folks have the day off. As well as maybe taking ab early weekend. So Golden Gate Bridge looking good as well. No delays right now. Coming out of marin county. 101 both directions pretty light north and southbound and not seeing any troubles right now through the waldo grade. So if you are taking 101, out of marin, traffic should be moving nicely. The san mateo bridge a great start morning. Just to give you perspective, taillights are working their way to 101 and getting on to 101 through the peninsula both directions looking good and the east bay heading to 880 and hayward. Traffic is light along the nimitz freeway. The travel times, Altamont Pass so far so good. 20 minute drive time 205 as you head to 680. Eastshore freeway, give yourself 13 minutes to make that ride on that westbound side from hercules all the way to the macarthur maze and again no delays at the bay bridge. Highway 4 clear as well as 101 northbound out of the south bay. Thats a look at traffic. Ill check transportation in the next report. Right now back to you. Time right now 4 53. A summertime tradition not falling to the coronavirus. Nd cbsn b area. Fr the san jose native looking for win number 13. And remember, kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. Go to our website. Kpix. Com together to find stories of how were better together. This home is equipped with wifi from xfinity. Theres this gametime internetting room. So fun. Wow. And then theres this workfromhome internetting room. Ettingo. This is not an open house. But your front door was open, so technically it is. Get the most inhome wifi coverage with xfinity xfi. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity internet for 24. 99 a month for 12 months. Or, ask about packages with speed up to a gig. Click, call or visit a store today. At one tihon this year trition toon this fourth of july. Yeah, were talking about the nathans hot dog eating contest. Yeah. Yum. San joses Joey Chestnut will be there. He holds the contest record downing 74 dogs in ten minutes but this time he and his coney dining in private. The contest is being held at a secret location with a smaller field and everyone will be tested beforehand. Im happy that were just trying to make something happen and i think thats what everybody is trying to do. Just keep pushing. And try to have some normalcy. The annual contest raises money for new york citys food bank. This year individual competitors are also making pledges to their food bank of choice. Three minutes now before 5 00. And a child severely injured after a hit and run in the east bay. In our next half hour, the search this morning for the driver responsible. Reporter and the beaches in San Francisco are still open yo have to walk or bike or take an uber. Well explain coming up in a live report. Oh, we love our new home. Neighborhoods great. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. And it does help us save a bunch of money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. For bundling made easy, go to geico. Com right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, flames shooting into the sky in contra costa county. The two alarm fire that had firefighters working through the night. And keeping visitors off the beach. The tactics being used in San Francisco this Holiday Weekend to make sure people stay home. And taking a new route to reopening. Santa clara county getting rid of the phases. The new plan in place to allow every business to start back up. Good morning and thank you for joining us. It is friday, july 3rd. Im anne makovec in for michelle. By the way i love the way you say the word friday. Im len kiese. First things first airchecks of the forecast with mary lee. Finally friday. All right, good morning to you len and anne. And we are looking at cooler temperatures for today. That stronger sea breeze kicking in for us. But changes for the july 4th Holiday Weekend
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