Climbs. It is unacceptable. Andrea burton is the ceo of home first which serves more than 5000 on housed individuals in Santa Clara County annually. She attributes that rising death toll to the aging homeless population. Is the age they are coming down with heart issues, lung issues, and unfortunately they are dying. More people than ever before are aging into homelessness. Back in the 90s only 11 of people experiencing homelessness were over the age of 50. Now more than 50 are, more than half of those people became homeless for the first time after turning 50. Most people in Santa Clara County are living on the edge, check to check in only 400 away from becoming on housed themselves. Every year it is harder. For this 86yearold man, it was having nowhere to go after being acquitted and released from prison. It was difficult, yes. 54yearold jose mendez says an expensive surgery caused him to lose housing. I had colon cancer, they took my stomach out. While 21 of homeless deaths from last year were caused by alcohol and drug overdoses, 25 were caused by chronic illness alone. 22 died from a combination of drug use and chronic illness and the rest reflect the violence of the street, from gunshot wounds to skull fractures or coldweather where help arrived too late. I think about that all the time, if i had a stroke with a notice, would anybody hear me . I just want to feel safe. I want to be safe. I dont feel safe, i dont. Home first step making tombstones for the deceased years ago because it got too expensive. Now they hold a Memorial Service each year in which the names of the deceased are read out loud. Teresa says that is one thing that keeps her going. Keeping her name off that list. That is the first goal, not becoming a statistic out here of dying. Santa clara countys medical examiner tells me that most of the time when they contact a Family Member for an on housed individual found on the street, they cant afford a funeral. So those unclaimed bodies end up cremated and each cremation costs the county 500. Keep sending your stories and ideas to project home and see all of susies reporting on our website. Our top stories at 5 30, the state is putting more money and resources into fighting wildfires. The new budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for new equipment, technology and staffing. Cal fire is also changing some of its operations to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Activists are blocking a palo alto street right now to give a new black lives matter mural roundtheclock protection. One of the artist is using his guard to prevent cars from driving over the mural. Advocates are pushing Governor Newsom to take action in san quentin. They did a walk through the facility today to call attention to the conditions. They want newsom to release more inmates after more than 1300 confirmed cases and at least six deaths. A new drop in testing site opened tay in the ssn. The site at 19th and alabama is being run by the Latino Task Force resource hub. In addition to testing it will connect residents with the citys right to recover financial Safety Net Program in case they need to isolate after a positive result. The data shows that we are being highly impacted. The latinos are essential workers and we said we will partner with the department of health to make sure we increase testing in this community. Latinos make up just 15 of San Franciscos population but account for half of the citys cases. A new testing site will be open every thursday from 10 to 3. As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, napa county is walking back its reopening plan. As of today, indoor restaurants, bars and wine tasting rooms were ordered to shut down again. Those businesses are now required to stay closed until at least july 30. Napa county reported 60 new cases over the fourth of july weekend, its largest ngle increase. Different story in alameda where more businesses will be able to welcome back customers thanks to a new road restraint bring project. City crews began reducing park street from tilden way from four lanes down to two. I can use the extra space for Outdoor Dining or curbside pickup. Another california lawmaker has tested positive for coronavirus and is in the hospital. Assemblyman tom lackey has been hospitalized since sunday but the 61yearold says he is expected to make a full recovery. The news comes days after it was announced that the state capital will be closed and cleaned after several lawmakers and staffers tested positive. Among them, assemblywoman autumn burke was currently quarantining with her sixyear old daughter until the doctor gives them the all clear. More people are going back to work as the economy reopens but unemployment remains historically high. 1. 3 million americans wild for Unemployment Benefits last week. That is a dream from reviews weeks but a number that would have been a record before the pandemic. Here in california at new jobless claims fell for the second straight week. The 267,000 filed last week is a huge improvement from the million claim record set in mid march. But it is still well above pre coronavirus levels. Then theres the matter of securing those checks, many unemployed californians say they are still battling for benefits months after filing. The governor acknowledged the delays today saying they are unacceptable. We are doing more with automation, we are doing more to deal with the vaccine cases. Maybe an application was not filled out properly or paperwork that has not been presented, all those cases require individual case managers and those can be very time consuming. No excuse, we have to do more and do better. A group of state lawmakers wants to create a new public bank that will provide relief to Small Businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic. It will go beyond just the immediate need, this will be an investment and create a legacy of longterm sustainability for our state. The Assembly Bell 310 allows local government to apply for public bank charters. School districts grapple with the decision to reopen classrooms. California teachers weigh in with a blunt warning. Plus how your blood type may affect your risk for coronavirus. We ask a doctor about the new research. Coming all knew it 6, bay area businesses demanding answers, what is the point of insurance if it doesnt protect them in im franklin graham. Do black lives matter . God made and created each and every one of us, and your life matters because you see, all of us are precious to god. But we have a problem, and that problem is called sin. And sin separates us from god. But the bible tells us that god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but should have everlasting life. If you would like to invite jesus christ to come into your heart, he will come in and change your life, change the direction of your life for eternity. Just pray this prayer with me. Just say, god, im a sinner. Im sorry. Forgive me. I believe that jesus is your son, that he died for my sins, that you raised him to life. And id like to invite him to come into my heart right now. And i pray this in jesus name, amen. If you prayed that prayer, weve got someone who would like to speak with you and pray with you right now. Just call that number. God bless. Is a time to kick tourists out of lake tahoe . One option on the table right now, atie county supervisors are considering at an emergency meeting following a surge in covid19 cases. Lake tahoe, if it were its own county it would have been on the monitoring list of the state and having restrictions made by now. Another less drastic option includes tougher enforcement of the existing guidelines and potential citations for fines for violators. Tonight new evidence suggests that your blood type may put you at greater risk for a severe illness with covid19. Researchers studied blood from about 1600 patients hospitalized and compared them to healthy individuals. They found those with type a blood were associated with the 45 increased risk of severe illness. Those with type o blood saw 35 decreased risk. However that doesnt mean you can throw away your mask. If i have blood type o, i wouldnt walk around thinking i get a get out of jail free card, no way. Its just an association that you may be a little less likely to get severe disease. But theres no guarantee you wont. So besure that we all take care of ourselves. Type a blood is already associated with a higher risk for other diseases including one form of malaria. The study is published in the new england journal of medicine. A camp running by a lot of School Districts have been reaching out to parents for input about the best ways to send kids back to class this fall. But what about the teachers . Theyve just made their concerns clear in a letter to state officials. Its scary that going to school and having familiar contact with friends, they dont think they might potentially kill each woied abo comfortable when they had back to campus once again. But for parents like tenniel stewart, theres no other option. Going back in person makes the most sense. I dont have a great concern at this time that our health is going to be outweighing their safety. She says her childrens district let her know what new some of the tools, Hand Sanitizer at the door, plastic shields at offices where people walk in. All these changes are causing concern for the california teachers association. Writing this letter to state leaders think they dont feel safe returning just yet, especially as statistics soar. Back then it was just starting and we didnt have the numbers. The numbers are steadily going up and we are hitting new highs. Tell me the logic behind that. Most districts dont have set plans in place, some are still scrambling to secure ppe. The Sac City Unified School nurse said shes hopeful but not confident that they will have things they need in time. If we are still just coming up with the plans, then we have so many weeks to execute it. Governor newsom addressing the letter saying the goal is to be back in person, but it still may be too soon to make that call. We need to keep people safe and healthy. We will go ba into institutions if we cant promote the kind of safety that is required. We are keeping track of all the School Reopening plans on our website, head to kpix. Com back to school. Redwood impossible foods is teaming up with Colin Kaepernick to make a critical play. The former 49ers gave out 1000 plantbased burgers today at cornerstone missionary baptist church. The associate minister tells us that in addition to providing Food Security the drive is helping promote healthier options. As black and brown individuals, we tend to always want to eat a lot of starch and a lot of meat. A lot of people dont know that Colin Kaepernick is a vegan. And so this is a Great Partnership that they have created. Impossible foods also donated 3000 plantbased orders to the San Francisco marin food bank. And kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. Go to kpix. Com together to find stories of how we are better together. A camp that connects blind and virtually impaired teens in san rafael has gone virtual. Every year guide dogs for the blind hold a summer camp that allow teens to not only connect but learn the ropes of life with the guide dog. However, with the pandemic canceling the june session, campers got to bond virtually and attend classes on how to work with a lifechanging guide dog. Here is what one camper had to say. It was a really fun experience in person, but even virtual is great, you can still gain a lot of good insight and information. You can still chat with others, meet new people, it is still a great experience to figure out if this is really what you want to do while also having fun at the same time. The ferry story first aired on our streaming for the bay area. And its time for the weather. And any story about a dog, we got his attention. I thought you were going to say when you ring a bell, i drool. We are going to start on the other side of the country with the sixth named storm already, this is merely a tropical storm, just off the outer banks of North Carolina but because 2020 is doing 2020 things, this will track directly over new york city by late tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. It will not have really strong winds, 45 to 50 miles an hour as it makes its pass over new york city but it will bring quite a bit of rain. Around here, we will see the opposite effect, a dry and hot weather pattern as a heat dome building over the southwest will influence our weather before it gradually loses influence next week. But at least we will be able to avoid this, these heat warnings, this is where the really hot weather will be anchored, but we will be on the edge of that big area of heat, which means temperatures inland will be reaching into the mid to upper 90s. Faeld ally overachieved today with an even 100. 87 for san jose. 82 in fremont, San Francisco at 72 and low 60s along the coast. Half moon bay back down to 59 degrees right now. The downtown temperature has dropped into the middle 60s, still 91 in santa rosa, 97 in fairfield. 83 in san jose with plenty of 70s on the east side of the bay. We will watch for five developing into early tomorrow morning. It will be a bit more widespread than what we started off with this morning. Even if you start off near zero visibility, the fog will back off pretty quickly as we head through the day on friday with temperatures starting off in the middle portion of the 50s. The cold spots will be around 50 degrees, the warm spots starting off around 60. With the stronger onshore breeze tomorrow temperatures will back down into the upper 60s once again. And then dropping down to the low 60s by this time on friday. But it will still be warm to even hot further inland. The Santa Clara Valley reaching the upper half of the 80s by around 3 00. Concord reaching into the mid 90s for high temperatures tomorrow with high clouds loading overhead by tomorrow evening. They will will not block the sun but they will filter it a little bit. Santa rosa will be in the low 90s for highs during the afternoon. Other high temperatures, a pretty similar temperature map compared to today. Low to mid 70s around the bay, low to mid 80s for the south bay and upper 80s for the Santa Clara Valley. Contra costa, alameda and in the upper 90s. The hottest weather will hold off until the second half of the weekend varied mid to upper 90s will be common, even close to 100 degrees around the bay on sunday. Then again on tuesday, because we wont have quite as much of that fog to start the mornings. Coming up, we will zoom around the bay area and take a detailed look at tomorrows high temperatures. Knew at 6 00, only on kpix 5, thtire m large parkinson home because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Many businesses have Business Interruption insurance, coming up, has some are fighting back after their claims were denied. And the future of hundreds of animals in limbo at the oakland zoo, and time is running out. And a group in Alameda County fighting to keep the Building Owner out of like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. Weve always put safety first. 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Basically anybody from the billiondollar ownership group, if they try to come onto the property, this is what they will run into. [music] about two dozen protesters arrived ready to face off and block anyone. This notice posted on their door entitled attempt to enter dwelling unit puts them at risk since he claims the tenants do not have the right to refuse entry. They would like to take a tour of investors into each unit in every building. This is not okay due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are a lot of people that are medically fragile. Serena has lived here for eight years and raised rents after claiming to make upgrades. And since mosser bought the property tenants have received multiple buyout officers and flooded with notices. We all feel that we get notices to death and they inspect our apartments several times a year. Is it harassment . I would say so. The company said in a statement, Building Inspections are necessary to maintain properties and comply with local laws and for insurance purposes. Noting that ppe and consent was required each time. However mosser says they elected to cancel the remaining inspections after listening to the concerns. That will do it for kpix and 5, the kpix news at 6 begins right now. There was a large gathering here at the san quentin, their demands for governor gavin newsom. Absolutely shocked that we dont have any coverage for this particular circumstance. A bay area food icon dishes with kpix 5 about why she is suing. Our top story on kpix 5, the entire Maintenance Crew at a large san jose park was sent home because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Resources tell kpix 5 that a worker at Lake Cunningham park tested positive and was in close contact with coworkers and possibly in violation of the safety rules. Reporter san jose officials confirmed today that 14 members of the Maintenance Crew here at Lake Cunningham park were possibly exposed to the coronavirus by a sick coworker. In the meantime this park does remain open. Group picnic areas at Lake Cunningham park are cut off but the park itself is open to walkers, bike riders and families picnicking. Now a shortage of maintenance workers is becoming obvious with trash piling up after the city ordered the parks entire 14 person crew to quarantine after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first time an entire crew has been fe