Gangs to many, it is first a symbol rooted in the history of cesar chavez the struggle for human rights farmworkers and be loved by generations of mexican americans. It is a symbol important to a lot of people. When people see it placed alongside guns, that is an insult. Reporter she organizes farmworker caravans to bring food and supplies to them during the pandemic and she said the chief stood of exercise discretion. The people will believe that there symbol is a symbol of gangs and hate or violence, and that is not what it is. Reporter longtime supporter father john pedigo was one of the people who pushed back at the chief on twitter. I think that plays into the narrative that we are a city in san jose that we are already dealing with this and we have a long history of racism. Reporter this afternoon the chief released a statement saying quote as a latino and catholic im offended by the use of sacred items to show gang involvement like the rosary and united farmworkers flag his rich history we cherish and celebrate and when posting in the future, i will be more thoughtful in considering how to depict what we frequently see on the street with the impact imagery can have in perpetuating racial negativity. So far the chief has not taken the tweet down. Unfortunately, he still has the image up so i think what will be the next step is to remove the image, eddie. Reporter you are looking at the flag post here at city hall. On Cesar Chavezs birthday, one of the flag flying up there is the ufw flag the flag of cesar chavez to commemorate his birthdays although the symbol has been appropriated by gangs, its wider uses for a symbol of love and a symbol of oppression and the fight against that. Insan jose, kpix 5 the state is rushing to get laptops and Reliable Internet Service to kids who really need it before Distance Learning resumes in just a few weeks. The reality is is that most districts need donations of either equipment or contributions that can be used to purchase the equipment. In the meantime, we find out there is more talk about sending younger kids back in person. Reporter elizabeth, public and private schools can apply for waivers and variances for their schools to open Elementary Schools if the superintendent chooses to do so. Here in San Francisco, the department of health is waiting for more guidelines from the state while in santa clara county, they have given clear instructions on how schools can apply for those waivers right now. Reporter School Officials have not yet had detailed discussions about waivers for Elementary Schools. I would be more forward if all of our Elementary Schools proceeded, not just some because then you will have the haves and havenots. Reporter in a letter sent, doctor sarah cody encourages Elementary Schools that can reopen safely for in Person Learning to apply for a waiver. Doctor cody is correct in not treating all kindergarten through 12 children and education in the same bucket. The youngest kids dont transmit the disease and are not doctors of covid19 in the same way that adults are. Reporter schools in San Mateo County can reopen for in School Learning since the county is not on the watch list. The archdiocese said it will apply for waivers for its Elementary Schools in San Francisco and marin county. I think the primary concern since severe illness in Young Children with this virus is very rare is that perhaps a child will take the virus home to grandparents. The risk in kids seems to be substantially lower the younger the child is and both in terms of getting it as well as transmitting it to others. Reporter the department of health said it is waiting for the state issued guidelines while santa clara has announced schools can initiate the waiver by sending an email request and it will then assign a liaison to review reopening plans. If we were to proceed opening Elementary Schools, i think things would be looking at and also we have to make sure the staff felt safe to do it. For this process to begin, the parents as well as teachers and other labor unions have to talk with the superintendent for the process to begin and it is a lengthy process but again for different counties, that process is looking different tonight. To keep up with the latest developments in your scho ri had to our websiteeback to school. San francisco is launching a new tool to help support distancelearning this fall. It is transforming facilities around the city and to Community Learning hubs. Once approved by state and local health officials, more than 40 sites including recreational centers, libraries and Cultural Centers will be used and provide students with Digital Access and in person support. It is the deadliest day yet in the pandemic. 157 new deaths reported on wednesday. That is a tragic really oneday record and it is pushing the total deaths now above 8000 and new state data shows the spread of covid19 cases is likely increasing in six of nine bay area counties and last week that was the case in four bay area counties. San francisco and Sonoma County saw the largest increase since last week while marin county remained stable. In alameda county, recent data is showing 45 to 55 of the people testing positive, either have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic. 60 of those testing positive are between the ages of 18 and 49. Some confusion swirling around the new Rapid Testing site in alameda. People got stuck in nine our weights yesterday and today many showed up only to be dr is a lot of frustration. It is just communication and not really clear out there. Reporter that was a major problem out here today, the lack of communication. The testing site here was shut down around midnight by the city of alameda due to some liability issues but it restarted at one point. There were problems with the machinery so it had to stop again and it has been like that all day long and we are not sure what tomorrow could hold. Reporter at midnight the alameda covid19 testing site that had conducted over 1000 tests on wednesday abruptly closed and the notifications came via an email and a single sign that not everybody saw as they lined up as early as three a clock a. M. That is a huge disappointment because we have been here for hours. I am disappointed because we are here in line obviously and maybe we couldve been exposed and we want to be safe and we want to make sure we are okay and we have been here since all of this time to find out and they sent an email out about insurance. Reporter frustrations turn to socially distance to discussions in the parking lot with the city manager. I think if the city knew last night that it was going to be closed today that there should have been a notice outside here and not to let us line up. Reporter the city manager said the closure came down to a Liability Insurance situation with the property manager. There were issues at the property that were logistic issues that closed it. Reporter hours later the line appeared to be reopen with people who had an appointment and too late for people like cynthia who had already left. We have been in line somewhere else so it is horrible because by the time we go somewhere else we will not be seen or be there another 14 or 15 hours. Reporter as for tomorrow, we checked the website for the city of alameda and it only talked about hoping to get testing restarted on the 23rd and what happens tomorrow we are not sure at this juncture. Your best bet is to continue checking the city of alameda site and we dont know if they will open to appointments only like they did earlier this afternoon or if it will be walk in once again. It is still a bit up in the air. Santa cruz county could be the next one on the list to land on that state watch list and the county Health Officer tells us that cases are above the per capita threshold to require indoor businesses to close down. Santa clara county opened up three pop up testing sites specifically for people who are not showing symptoms and here is a live look at one of those and they are closing for the day. They will be open tomorrow afternoon and saturday. One of the other sites is at the county Service Center auditorium and has the capacity to test 800 People Per Day and today it hit that goal within hours and to keep up with the demand and keep track of everyone it implemented a new wristband process and instead of showing up and standing in line you get a wristband with a time period attached and come back when it is your time. Still ahead, regulatory whiplash for the merchants inside and a new decision from the state just one day after businessesweto close. If youre thinking about building a project, that project may take longer or cost you more. Coming up i will tell a live look out at San Franciscos gorgeous Ferry Building just one day after the city forced 26 shops and restaurants inside to close and the Ferry Building marketplace is now allowed to reopen and all because the state has reclassified it as a transport terminal rather than an indoor shopping mall. New at 6 00, your next Home Improvement project will likely cost a bit more. We explain that it has to do with a shortage of construction materials. Reporter for a few days now dibeensy and thtough wagettinlu ar example t pressuretreatx 6 by eight was sold out at a lot of places of up to six Different Stores i went to to find this. Many contractors and homeowners are running into the same problem. I have been trying to find redwood and cedar and usually it is stuck up here but the last few times it has been sold out and it is sold out. Reporter lumbar yard say they are sold out and at economy lumbar piedmont in oakland they are out of the popular one by 8 x 6 redwood used for fencing and the general manager said this lot used to be full of fencing products. It used to be and saturday we would have all of the homeowners in. Today for a lot of people, every day is saturday. Reporter experts say people are finally getting to the projects they have been putting off. You have nowhere to go. A lot of people are staying home and i think they find a lot of projects to do around the house. Reporter Large Construction Companies have been stocking up on wood and speeding up on projects and they will shut down construction sites due to the rise in covid19 cases. Experts say the sudden surge in demand caught many sawmills off guard and in march or april most and washington and oregon either shut down or skilled that production. The prices are rising and we are approaching and reached historical highs. Consumers are noticing. I dont like theyre raising the price. Reporter just like toilet paper shortage, managers here believe that some should be able to catch up and bring supplies back to normal around august. In oakland reporting. Is a blue skies, but the fog is rolling back in across the day, and we will see that as we go through the rest of this evening and tonight and not quite as far inland as the past few nights and Early Mornings. It wont be as warm tomorrow. The temperatures are up 3 to 5 degrees and be breezy throughout the day before temperatures climb as we head into the weekend back to near or slightly above normal temperatures on saturday. The fog now as thick as a look at the golden gate bridge. 61 downtown and 67 oakland but future cast shows the fog early tomorrow morning and again not quite as far inland but while it will back up through the day as it does i dont think it will make its way all the way to the coast. It will be tough to shake even around the city but we will see some sunshine in the temperatures will back off by at least a few degrees compared to where we were today and tomorrow morning in the mid upper 50s and the cooler spots in the lower half of the 50s and not too much of a warmup for San Francisco and up to the mid60s by early afternoon and once the sun breaks through but the breeze will push the fog back and temperatures drop off through the evening. San jose warms up into the mid to upper 70s and beautiful weather and Early Morning cloud cover but plenty anconc 80 deges for the highs in the mid afternoon and it will be a mix of upper 70s and low 80s and santa rosa it will be on the cool side starting off with low clouds and plenty of sun but high temperatures in the mid70s. These are running about 3 degrees to 5 degrees below normal and only 16 of the coast and midto upper 60s around the bay and a mix of 70s and 80s further inland. We warmup on saturday and upper 80s inland and upper 60s to low 70s around the bay with mid 60s near the coast and down to the mid80s early next week before a heat wave comes in. Opening day is finally here and i have my black and orange on. We are ready for some giants baseball. You will never ever guess who will make a comeback. It is hd why the giants wont be facing their finally the giants begin the season at the top of the hour down in los angeles. The big news down there is kershaw, the dodgers ace is an ace because he has a bad back. Good news for the giants. Big news today the playoff will go from five to eight teams in each league allowing the owners and players to squeeze out a little additional revenue like 50 million. The first round will be a best of three series. I like the idea of having fun with the playoff format and having a selection and some things that we may not have in a trit s the oppoittr new things and it was awesome and that may be something we keep. A short season it is not but still a big deal to make it the opening day and the roster for the first time. The giants reliever got the good news tuesday night and could not wait and he couldnt wait to share with his parents in michigan. I call them at the same time and i said i need to caysnd you and so i went out side of the stadium and called them and it was funny and i expected them to cry and i ended up being the one who cried more for both of them. The season is officially underway and dr. Fauci is a huge Washington National fan and throughout the first pitch in dc earlier tonight. You can say he was trying to make sure the ball was socially distance from home plate. How about that seattleites. The expansion franchise channeled Laurence Olivier to help with their team name. Release the crack in. The seattle cracken will begin play in the 2122 season at the nhl 32nd team. Washington Football Team also has a new name and the drumroll please. They will be the washington Football Team as they continue to search for a permanent name after dropping redskins last week. Iron mike is getting back into the ring. Mike tyson is now 54 years old and will face roy joins junior in september. Jones is 51 and set to be an eight round exhibition on pay perview and will be tysons first fight since 2005 but dont forget George Foreman came back and he won the heavyweight title at age 45. We will be right back. Still ahead, the unexpected shortage creating a bottleneck for california breweries. A reminder that the pandemic is causing another unforeseen shortfall. California breweries grappling with an aluminum can shortage. It is because they are shifting from kegs to cans with thank you for watching tonight at 6 00. The news continues streaming on cbsn bay area and the cbs evening news is next. We will you captioning sponsored by cbs odonnell breaking news tonight, america crosses 4 million cases. The cdc tonight with a startling new prediction saying the country could see up to 30,000 more deaths in the next three weeks. Cases now surging along the gulf coast, mississippi, louisiana and alabama hard hit. And in california look at these lines to get a test as thousands wait in the heat. Children and the coronavirus, floridas youngest victim, a nine year old girl. As one of the nations Top Health Officials says kids over the age of ten spread covid as easily as adults. 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