Streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live from our camera on Treasure Island as we look out at San Francisco. You can see the Ferry Building there but you can also tell a little foggy this morning. Good morning everyone, it is wednesday, july 29th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. Good morning to you. Grad to have you with us. Lets get to your forecast first with mary lee. Good morning mary. Good wednesday morning to you, len and michelle. Halfway through the workweek. And we are looking at temperatures a little bit cooler for today with that stronger onshore flow. So were tracking low clouds and areas of fog this morning. Especially along the coast and right around the bay. We are in the mid to upper 50s to low 60s once again and as we head through the afternoon, around the bay, looking at partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. 63 in San Francisco. 70 in oakland. Little bit more sunshine inland and 82 in san jose and 86 for concord. So highs seasonal if not just a little bit below average for this time of year. Well talk about what you can expect as we look ahead to thened of the week with a warm up on the way. Details coming up in a few minutes. Happening today, for the first time amazons jeff bezos will testify along with the leaders of the biggest and most Influential Companies apple, facebook and google at a congressional hearing. The ceos will take the hot seat coming face the face with congressional leaders. Theyll answer questions about whether theyre too dominant. The complaints about amazon are over its dominance over e commerce, for facebook its control over instagram and whatsapp. For apple. The app store and for google, the companys overwhelming share of internet searches. Play a really sad song and life isnt easy just because you are big. You continue to face competitive pressures. They will make that case and im sure theyll make it very effectively. The house subcommittee began its probe on this i before the pandemic hit. And it is set to begin just before 9 00 this morning. Staying in washington, negotiations on a federal Coronavirus Relief bill are expected to are resume today but the latest word is that any deal is still a long way off. One of the biggest sticking points is expiring federal unemployment benefits. Democrats want to extend the weekly 600 bonus and republicans want to cut it to 200. And this morning, lawmakers from both parties are objecting to a white house demand 2 billion for a new fbi building. Im anne makovec at the live news desk and we have some new video in of another protest in downtown portland. Last night. Night 61. The police clearing the streets deploying tear gas once again. Meantime, there are discussions about this situation in portland underway. Specifically the role of federal agencies trying to provide security for local federal buildings in the area, a lot of people in the crowds say the officers have gone overboard with nonlethal projectiles. And tear gas and the mayor ted wheeler is involved in talks with federal officials right now about the tensions. He is agreeing with the protesters complaints that the officers actions are quote unconstitutional. So hes not revealing a lot about his talks right now with the feds on this but we will continue to follow it for you. Back to you. Yesterday, we saw hours of heated congressional testimony from the u. S. Attorney general. William barr fiercely defended how federal officers have responded to protests in portland. Since when is it okay to try to burn down a federal court . Is that okay . Is there okay now . No, the u. S. Marshals have a duty to stop that and defend the courthouse and thats what we are doing in portland. Democrats accused barr of using federal officers to help the president look tough on crime. Saying they came in after the protests had started to wind down. Also a Tense Exchange on racial bias with police. We dont agree theres systemic racism in the police department. Generally in this country. You seem to have a difficult time understanding systemic racism generally and institutional racism. Representative jerry nadler, the judiciary chairman, has said the house is looking into impeaching barr for his actions. The City Attorney in vallejo is about to take an extraordinary step by asking the judge to order the District Attorney to investigate two fatal Police Shootings. So far the da is refusing and kg the state attorney general to take the cases. The most recent shooting happened last month when officers were responding to a looting. An officer in an Unmarked Police car fired at Sean Monterrosa from the backseat. He thought he had a gun but it was a hammer. Police also shot willie mccoy to death last year while he was asleep at a taco bell drive thru. Police say when he woke up he reached for his gun. The current cases, lack of public trust from some community members, it is my professional judgment that our office must recuse itself from any further review of these two cases. The attorney general wrote back and declined the request citing theres no conflict of interest. She does not have the africa American Community and Hispanic Community in vallejo. Too many cases over the last three too five years, shooting and death cases, where at least a criminal prosecution should occur. Thats not happened. Since abrams took office in 2014 there have been 13 Police Shootings in vallejo. Six of them fatal. The da sent us this statement saying quote we remain diligent in our efforts to secure an independent review of the mccoy case and the investigation into the officer involved shooting death of Sean Monterrosaallejo sahey ha beens try and resolve this issue. The city will reach out to a judge by the end of the week to order the da to conduct the investigation if nothing changes. Revel, a popular moped lead sharing Service Suspended its service in new york city after two deadly crashes. But it is continuing to operate in oakland. The two crashes happened within days of each other. One killed a wcbs tv reporter who was thrown from a revel. The company says its voluntarily shutting down service in new york to review rider accountability and safety measures. We asked revel why the shutdown doesnt extend to oakland or other cities but they refused to answer our questions. Taking a live look at Johns Hopkins university virus tracker now. This morning, california has more than 470,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The state Health Secretary says there is a way to drastically reduce transmission. If we had 80 compliance with masking that we can reduce transmission somewhere between 50 and 60 . Which is tremendous, which is exactly to the last question exactly what we need to see those case numbers start to come down. Even if we dont necessarily change the level of mixing. And not wearing a mask in Contra Costa County will now cost you. Fines 00 individuals and businesses that violate Health Orders will be fined anywhere from 250 to 1,000. Nearly half of the country is now part of the federal governments red zone for rising covid19 cases. As cbs Laura Podesta reports, doctors deborah birx and Anthony Fauci are warning several states to take action before the virus is out of control. Reporter the nations second Largest Teachers Union says members can go on strike if returning to school isnt safe. These teachers in south florida are protesting an august reopening. We want to be with our students. But we also know that we have to put the safety of ourselves as teachers, our students, families, and the entire community first. Reporter 186 people died from the coronavirus in florida yesterday. The statesedliest day yet. Icus, theyre awful. We are finding ways to mcgave things, running out of supplies. Reporter White House Health experts have a warning for states that havent seen major reaks yet. N ohio, kentucky, rus moving tennessee, indiana, that inkling of a percent increase of cases that are positive. Thats a warning sign that you might be seeing a surge. Reporter dr. Fauci says the states need to take action like closing bars before they become the next florida, texas or arizona. Theyve really got to jump all over that. Reporter Major League Baseball jumped on its outbreak suspending the Miami Marlins season after more than a dozen players and staff tested positive. Even with all the resources there are reporter mlb commissioner rob man fred says owners have not considered canceling or suspending the entire season. Laura podesta, cbs news. Now to a warning from the bay area pediatrician on the so called learning pods. Many Health Officials are saying social gatherings are driving coronavirus transmission rates up in the communities. Some pediatricians worry without proper protocols, a learning pod will just be another form of a social gathering. What i worry about is if people are having you know, three to four to six kids in their home. Are those children Wearing Masks . Are they being physically distanced . Are they following the same requirements that we would have for school and if not, then i would worry that learning pods could certainly start becoming a driver for community transmission. The doctor says in order to slow the spread of covid19, that these learning pods follow the same guidelines the department of health has set for schools. This morning, state superintendent Tony Thurmond will give us an update on school plans for the fall. You can watch it streaming live on cbsn bay area, just head to our website kpix. Com and for all the latest info anytime. Head to the special section on r ite. Kpix. Com backtoschool. Coming up on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a boom for whale calfs. Where you can now see them along the co right now, this is what is left of a city block after a massive fire in San Francisco. We brought asrn fireghters stayed out there late last night. Monitoring hot spots. The fire near 13th and folsom sent smoke pouring into the east bay and grew so fast that crews quickly burned through the neighborhood water supply and had to switch to the citys Hill Top Reserve tanks. But even that wasnt enough to save six buildings including it insurebecausi toss because wegood income. We want to be strong. But it says we need a break you know. Three people are now homeless and a San Francisco firefighter is recovering from a minor injury. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Investors are waitingonreportsfromtheresanew wnerofbaseballs kansas city royals. Diane king hall breaks it down for us in todays money watch report. Reporter wall street fell on tuesday, the dow slid 205 points, the nasdaq dropped 134 and s and b 500 lost 20. A busy earnings week continues with boeing. General motors, ford and other Major Companies reporting today. Investors will also be waiting to see what Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has to say about this Central Banks two day policy meeting. And important day for tech today. The heads of alphabet, amazon, apple and facebook testify before the House Judiciary Committee on capitol hill. Jeff bay zest and tim cook and Mark Zuckerberg will appear remotely to discussion competition and antitrust issues. Lawmakers have been probing their practices. Patrick ma homes can add a new title to his resume. Owner. The super bowl mvp is part owner of baseballs kansas city royals. The quarterback for the kansas but chose football instead. He 0 earlier this year, he signed a 500 million contract. Watch report. For more, head to cbsmoneywatch. Com im diane king hall. A warning this morning about mysterious packages of seeds arriving in mailboxes in california and across the country. The strange packages appear to be from china. So far, people in eight states have received seeds they never ordered. The usda is investigating whether they are a prank, an internet scam, or an act of bioterrorism which could introduce disease to our environment. The package was too odd to throw away and you know, i did have family and friends come over and they said oh plant it and see what comes up. Worst Case Scenario its something toxic or harmful. At best you knowamazon account got hacked. Also unsettling. The Better Business bureau says the packages could be whats called a brushing scam. Using amazon information to generate fake sales and positive reviews to boost ratings. Meanwhile, environmental experts say if you get the seeds dont open or plant them. This time of year, marine experts are spotting more calves than normal. The huge creatures havent been shy about making plenty of appearances along the coast from San Francisco to monterey bay. Since reopening in june, captain michael sack with sanctuary cruises has taken on whale watchers within feet of humpback whales around seven miles from shore. It is not unusual to see them shortly after leaving the harbor in mosslanding but this year they are seeing more calves. Its believed they were born last december. At this time of year and generally as i say late spring, thats when we see the humpback whales you know making their way back and theyre hungry because when they go sonot a lo them. Well, calves arent feeding on solid food just yet. There are plenty of sardines in the bay for the adult lineup. Backs. And still plenty of time to see them as the humpback whales usually feed along the coast until november. All right its on my list of things to do, mary lee. In the bay area. Ooh. Got to do it. Thats awesome. Yeah, love seeing those whales on our at least on our beaches and on our Pacific Ocean waves. Well, we are looking at a foggy start on our Golden Gate Bridge camera this morning. So low clouds and areas of fog along the coast and right around the bay this morning giving the inland spots catching that gray start to our day. All because of that strong onshore flow. We are in the mid to upper 50s to low 60s at this hour. Oaklan san jose at 62. And 53 for santa rosa. Lets check the visibility. Were down to a mile in santa rosa. And three miles at halfmoon bay. Along the coast. So current winds, looking at those westerly winds ou thwan9 Miles Per Hour at sfo. 6 in oakland and another breezy start in fairfield with 21mile perhour winds. The typical july weather pattern continues for us and in fact with that stronger ocean breeze were looking at temperatures a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. So lets show you futurecast and as we take you hour by hour and were going to see the skies clear inland. And then around the bay, partly sunny. So well go partly sunny to mostly cloudy along at least right around the bay and then along the coast, that cloud cover sticks around for you. As we look ahead to tomorrow, same story. Low clouds and areas of fog. Along the coast right around the bay and even some of the inland spots catching that gray start and then the cloud cover pulls back to the coast for tomorrow in the afternoon. Now lets show you futurecast winds and another breezy day. Westerly winds 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. And along the coast, up to 20 Miles Per Hour with that onshore flow. For the south bay we go, looking at the daytime highs again, a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. 82 in santa clara as well as for san jose and 84 for campbell. 81 for sunnyvale as well as for cupertino. For the east bay, looking at 86 in concord and for pleasant hill. 88 for pittsburg and low 90s for antioch and brentwood and for the trivalley, in the mid 80s. So 84 in dublin and looking at 86 for pleasanton. And then around the bay, just 63 for San Francisco. 62 in sausalito and daly city. Cool around the bay although the east bay 70 in oakland and for alameda. You will see a little bit more sunshine so a d clouds for you. And for the north bay, mid to upper 70s to low 80s. So heres the extended forecast as we warm things up. Beginning tomorrow, that increases with those temperatures friday and especially as we look ahead to the weekend. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Good wednesday morning to you. Good morning mary and lets take a look at the roadways right now. Back to the Golden Gate Bridge because chp its pretty foggy there across the span they have a fog tuesdayry. Going to the Golden Gate Bridge this morning, limited visibility so be carolful as you work across the span. Likely the same as you head down to waldo grade there near sausalito near the tunnel. Other than that, you are still at the limit along 101. 15 minutes southbound from the richmondsan rafael bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge. Rest of bay area bridges are very quiet and live look here at the bay bridge. Few cars out there but overall, its been a pretty easy ride out of oakland as you work your way into the city. And the san mateo bridge, 13 minutes right now as you drive between 880 and hayward over to 101 as you commute into the foster city area. No delays along 101 through the peninsula and in fact, heres an overview here for the most part, were seeing a lot of green on our sensors so very good start to the wednesday morning ride. Where we are seeing brake lights is the typical slowdowns as you head into the Altamont Pass from tracy. Right around grant line thats the slowest spot right now at 29 Miles Per Hour. With your travel time though, still in the green. So bearable. 27 minutes to go 205 over to 680. No delays on the eastshore freeway and highway 4 and 101 also clear out of the south bay with traffic moving light through san jose and so far so good with your east bay travel times. 580 through castro valley. 880 nimitz freeway and 24 all in the green. All right, gianna, thank you. Take a look at this rare animal. Now at a florida theme park. Sydney the a australian mammal. Theyre known as puggls when theyre babies and she was as big as a jelly ban when she hatched from her egg. Kind of looks like a porcupine but she is now 7 months old and has hollow spikes and weighs about 2 pounds. All right. 4 52 right now. Coming up, a teddy bears picnic. Mexicorely on sed b. Next kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. And heres a live look outside and san jose at 4 53. Remember, kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. Go to kpix. Com together. You can also send your story ideas to together cbs. Com. Welcome back. 4 55 on this wednesday morning. And going to see a steady sea breeze for today. So with that strong onshore flow, temperatures will be slightly cooler compared to yesterday. And as we look ahead to the rest of the week, with High Pressure building in a little bit here, were going to see our typical summer weather pattern continuing for us. Temperatures will be on rise by tend of week. Now lets show you futurecast taking you hour by hour and as we head through the afternoon clearing inland and well see that sunshine. 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Your forecast is first this morning. With mary lee. Good morning to you. Len and michelle. We are looking at temperatures a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. So im tracking that stronger sea breeze to kick in for today. So low clouds and areas of fog along the coast and right around the bay and even