Head into a Holiday Weekend now Health Officials are urging people to celebrate the 4th of july at home. Traditionally we enjoy this holiday by watching fireworks. Nope not happening or go to a parade. Nope not happening go to the beach. All closed. Instead the governor of california and local Health Officials are advising people to stay home why because of the alarming rise in coronavirus cases and deaths in each county take a look for yourself Contra Costa County is seeing a 129 increase in cases in a 111 increase in deaths from may 31st to july second napa county saw a 207 increase in cases with a 33 increase in deaths. Many people i talked with in walnut creek say theyre going to stay at home to put their health first to stay home and ah yes he had a new dog and see how the dog fears of the fireworks and stuff watch tv for half the day. I love to go out like everybody else you go to a parade and be around people but. Honestly, the risk is not worth the reward. Theyre just so many negatives about going out we all to have the discipline to stay home. Bay Area Health Officers put out a joint statement urging people to stay home this holiday saying you should only hang out with people you live with and avoid gatherings. If you are leaving your home for 4th of july make sure youre taking those precautions wearing a mask keeping distance if you feel any symptom at all make sure that you stay home, well have to see how the coronavirus affects our cases after this weekend. In walnut creek Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. San francisco has joined the long list of bay area cities closing beach parking lot during the 4th of july weekend. The city of course trying to limit large gatherings during the pandemic beach parking lot is closed today and those beaches will still be accessible to pedestrians to people on bicycles the beaches with the closed lots include baker beach fort point crissy field and ocean beach reaction from local residents is mixed. Theres good and bad thing about thats what i like theyre taking more but i think steps like this where there is wide open you know people need to get out people who need live their life of the 2, but you take the sets where they can maintain their 60th parents. The beach parking lot will be closed through the Holiday Weekend. One that pretty much leave santa. Cruz is the only place where the beaches will be open as kron fours rob fladeboe reports its expected the beaches this weekend will be jammed with visitors. Well not exactly crowded not yet anyway. The main beach here in santa cruz was busy today despite being urged to recreate close to home amid a surge in the coronavirus people are coming anyway, we drove gosh like 5 hours just to get here. Just so we can get out of town and been cooped up for months, the wharf is open. The rides are closed, but the boardwalk is also mostly open hotels are open and Indoor Dining has returned without a regional approach in place santa cruz had no choice but to stay open says mayor Justin Cummings its really hard for us to justify. Closing beaches which is the activity and of itself as low risk. When you have bars Hotels Restaurants open most of the people strolling youre on the war for Wearing Masks, but not so much down there on the sand. In forcing physical distancing will be left to the officers discretion says the mayor. It could be that if theres a big party that that is you know knowing neighbors with the police get called people like it cited for that. Of people are having bonfires on the beach which are not pro which are not allowed right now that could be a possibility police will have 0 tolerance for fireworks and drunk drivers. Parking lots and restrooms are open beach goers are encouraged to spread out theres plenty of room to stay safe and take the air at the same time i love the ocean air and you can still smell it. Then the mask, but you know, but its its you have to do you have to do to protect yourself and pretend to protect others, you may recall the beaches of santa cruz were shut down during the day for most of the month of june, but they were reopened because that ban was virtually unenforceable based on the crowds arriving here on the day before the 4th of july. Its easy to see why. In santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news so were saying that its going to be very different kind of 4th of july weekend in the bay area with the rise in cases across the state and the warnings. Stay home and be safe kron fours michelle kingston is live in Mountain View with the message. There police have for the community, michelle. Officials here want you to stay home if you have to leave they say to wear a mask, but here at Shoreline Park, the parking lot is very full and while some people are Wearing Masks not everybody is. Cars are filling up the parking lot of Shoreline Park in Mountain View this is where the citys annual Fireworks Show typically takes place but this year the show is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic in the rising number of cases across the bay area this 4th of july is different and theres no question that this year has been tough. And that people are i think now more so than ever connection with family members and friends as the governor has said as the county Health Department has said were not out of the woods yet now the police and city officials are urging people to stay home this Holiday Weekend large gatherings and fireworks are not allowed here at the park or anywhere in this city and we just are. Imploring you as we do every not get off please dont do we know that trying to find an outlet somewhere but thats not it either while Shoreline Parks Fireworks Show is canceled the park itself is open to the public today and throughout the weekend additional rangers will be on staff to ensure that everyone leaves the park when it closes at 09 00pm please do all you can just stay safe and really to stay this weekend. The police here have a 0 tolerance policy for fireworks and drunk drivers this weekend live in Mountain View tonight, michelle kingston kron 4 news. Thank you michelle. President trump is going to celebrate an early and dependents. Stay at Mount Rushmore thats happening. Tonight some people are now big Fireworks Shows scheduled he will deliver a Campaign Speech before that the speech begins around 6. 45 fireworks happening 8. 15 hour time and well have more on the event coming up at 5. 30. A little boy martinez was the victim of a hit and run yesterday the 7 yearold is hospitalized in stable condition with major injuries meantime at the police are searching for a suspect who could be a Delivery Driver kron fours felipe chagall has the story. It was quick and violent one 2nd 7 yearold owen jones is on his scooter writing down his driveway at around 4 oclock thursday afternoon, the other home Surveillance Video shows him falling in the middle of vine avenue near leslie avenue in martinez just before getting hit by what the california Highway Patrol describes as a passing white box truck. The driver never stopped he had that split second he thought about it. I did something i should stop. He chose the wrong path owens mother amanda jones says her son is recovering from major injuries at Childrens Hospital in oakland where he was airlifted after the collision he required surgery for a laceration on his leg but was wearing a helmet during the crash and avoided serious head injuries. Thank god. He has no broken bones. He has a concussion. No major injuries to the organs see came down the strive way randi picks 2 lives next door and was taking her kids out of her car when she heard the crash her Surveillance System snapped this photo of the vehicle involved the chp says this may also be the same truck fixed in believes the driver was speeding at the time of the collision something she says is common in this area and in her opinion. She says theres no way that the driver did not know that they hit someone i think if you run over a squirrel you know that you have something so. To run over a child fullbody now theres no way that you dont know we dont know if its a male or female, but it looks like a Company Style box truck. With the person that possibly had a yellow or like lime green vest on which also signify some type of worker for a possible Delivery Service company all he had to do was stop. It was an accident. His response it was tragic if caught the driver will face felony charges in martinez phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. Time for a look at the forecast and our sutro camera overlooking what is that overlooking the city and you a brace of people probably not going very far maybe they want the forecast for their yards nonetheless, how does it look well were going to warm up and riled significantly catherine after 2 days, so it is going to be a toasty 4th of july Holiday Weekend. Plenty of sunshine out there right now live look outside and you can even see the sales force tower. So no sky july not going to be an issue for the next couple of days because of the warmer air mass temperatures out there right now quite the spread 50s 60s along the coast and east bay shoreline with widespread 70s 80s as you make your way inland. A near 30 degree difference right now between an talk at 85 degrees and Half Moon Bay 57 degrees so cooler along the coast, thanks to that sea breeze but were seeing some warmer and drier conditions as you make your way inland because of those warm dry mountain breezes also known as our deal flow winds and lets take a look at wind speeds out there right now. We are noticing sustained winds at 21 Miles Per Hour for downtown San Francisco. But overall in the teens for everyone else so not as gusty out there, but the latest Drought Monitor outlook for the bay area showing our Drought Conditions worsening because of these above average temperatures that weve been having throughout this summer. In fact severe Drought Conditions for most of the bay area and we are noticing moderate levels for those of you in the south bay and the southern part of the San Francisco peninsula but this weekend, especially saturday. It is going to be the warmest day of the next 7 hot temperatures inland and thats only going to increase our threat of high fire danger concerns for your 4th of july on saturday more coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes catherine back to you thank you members. Some coming up 5 police say a california man pulled out a handgun and killed his neighbors dog. And imagine throwing a party where the idea is to get the coronavirus where police say this actually did happen. And theyre back for just go giants they are back on the field today in an official capacity for the First Time Since early march. It was the first day of their summer training and that included lifting weights a little batting practice. The giants now have 51 man on the roster they can carry up to 60 during summer training that will eventually be cut to 31 this season against them will be either july 23rd or july 24th, kate rooney will have more on the giants first day of practice coming up at 6 oclock Major League Baseball has canceled the 2020 allstar game because of the pandemic that game was scheduled to be hosted by the dodgers of course the problem the concern over big gatherings fan activities leading up to the game theyve been canceled. The Atlanta Braves have already been named as the hosts of the 2021 allstar game. So the dodgers will host the next available midsummer classic in 2022. Meantime the season resume this week with players reporting to training and games are scheduled again i think well probably begin on the 23rd or 24th of this month. The nfl reportedly plans to play the black national anthem, before every game in week one of the football season. If you are unfamiliar with the anthem, heres part of it. The song is called lift every voice and sing it will be played before the starspangled banner, it begins with a nationally televised first game of the season september 10th. The song was first performed in 1900 by a choir at a segregated school in florida as part of a celebration of abraham lincolns birthday. In Contra Costa County fire officials are braced for the 4th of july and again theyre reminding people that fireworks of all kinds are illegal kron fours Charles Clifford has details. Well here in Contra Costa County the Fire Protection district says theyre seeing very dry conditions out in the hills eyes more equivalent of what they would see normally in august or september so they are extremely worried about. Fireworks, this 4th of july at lie weekend starting grass fires to demonstrate the problem today over in concord they actually were doing some training and they threw a firework into some dry grass to demonstrate what can happen and within 60 seconds or so the flames had spread to the point where was beyond control where the average person wouldnt be able to go over and stop out these flames, the Fire Protection district says they know that theres no big fireworks display this weekend Everyone Wants to celebrate the 4th of july, but they say dont do it fireworks are legal in Contra Costa County and theyre just asking people to use some common sense. This is not the year for people to take fireworks into their own hands because the absence of the shows here in Contra Costa County. The conditions are critically dangerous for fire. Any one of those fireworks they use could injure themselves their kids certainly put their neighbors themselves their homes at risk. Just dont use and thats our guidance now last year of the 4th of july weekend Contra Costa County fire had to run to more than a dozen small grass fires that were started by fireworks and they are hoping. To avoid a repeat of that situation. But for now in the east bay Charles Clifford kron 4 news. A live look outside were overlooking sfo and lets get details on the forecast the bruce a kind of chilling to see that dry grass going up and seconds and its going to get even drier tomorrow, katherine because were going to be 5 to 10 degrees above average for most of the bay area with relative humidity. For hottest interior valleys in the upper teens to low 20th percentile range so bone dry conditions for parts of the north and east bay. So lets stay smart in safe out there, especially during this pandemic lets take a live look outside in the east bay over berkeley marine layer nonexistent out there right now tracking changes already widespread 50s 60s along the coast and east bay shoreline with 70s and 80s as you make your way inland warmest temperatures right now in the tri dollys widespread mid 80s there and current wind speeds pretty breezy throughout downtown San Francisco, sustained winds at 21 Miles Per Hour less but we are noticing. Calmer conditions everywhere else. And overnight lows in the low 50s along the bay area coastline mid 50s as you make your way inland and its going to really warm up tomorrow so warmer and drier weather for your 4th of july saturday, downtown San Francisco warming up into the low 70s, upper 70s along the east bay shoreline with 80s and even 90s as you make your way inland widespread low to mid 90s for most of our tribe valleys 85 degrees for san jose and low 90s for those of you in santa rosa so unfortunately, no fireworks this year for your 4th of july but we do have a 4th of july full moon and also a Lunar Eclipse so we are going to notice about a 3rd of the moon. Actually dim for a few hours starting at around 9. 29 for your saturday night and we are going to notice some pretty clear skies out there as well better clearing inland with patchy clouds along the coast, so head out and enjoy that for your saturday night and were going to notice temperatures cooling down slightly for the 2nd half of the weekend that cooling trend will continue for early next week but then warming up once again about 7 days from now back to you catherine thank you members saw up in calaveras county, a man is accused of shooting and killing his neighbors dog, this is a mans mugshot. Because it was barking too much hes also accused of threatening to kill the neighbor. The Sheriffs Office says the victim had been arguing with 60 yearold Roger Anderson over the fact hed been speeding by his house kicking up dust and during the argument. Police say anderson pulled out a handgun and shot the dog 4 times because it was barking anderson sped off in his car, he surrendered to police the hes being held on a bail of one million. And california is now a National Hot Spot for coronavirus cases, well get advice from a local medical expert on staying safe and it sounds almost a crazy to be true. Alabama students. Just when you thought were probably heard it all some College Students in alabama through what they call the covid19 party. Where they actually were trying to get the coronavirus according to authorities reporter tim reid has the story. Kids are kids and kids do stupid things you know and and this is one of that is how city councilman kept tyner describes what has been going on this summer to colusa. Students with the coronavirus held a party as part of a contest to see who can catch covid19 you just shake your head because. They did not realizing that what theyre doing has serious consequences in a statement from the university of alabama, a spokesperson says quote. We have been aware for weeks of the rumors about covid parties. We conducted a thorough investigation. And although we have been unable to identify any students who may have participated in these types of activities we will continue to follow up on any information we receive and educate our students about a central precautions and quote. Parties going on in the county or throughout the city and the county and several locations. Where students or kids would come in with no positives city fire chief randy smith confirmed earlier this week, the City Council Meeting that students with the virus were having parties. But according to the university of alabama of those were not. Students these kids go to the they may catch and not even know they have it and then they go and spend its there for and that front gets president just like. And makes a bigger risk young people need just to get step back and stop being so selfish. That was tim reid reporting. Researchers say they have identified 3 predominant types of the coronavirus in chicago they think it might help explain why some patients have more of the virus in their airways Mandy Gaither has more in todays health minute. The coronavirus doesnt behave the same way in all patients that may be because there are different variations of the virus across the u. S. According to a study from researchers at northwestern medicine which is not yet been Peer Reviewed 3 distinct areas have been identified in chicago and are associated with different patterns of spread. One is most closely related to variance centered in new york, which showed evidence of rapid spread across the u. S. Patients with this variant were found to have significantly higher viral loads in those infected by the second variance which researchers say is localized primarily in the chicago area and appears to be directly related to the early outbreak in china. The 3rd variance has been found to be most closely related to versions of the virus going around the state of washington, one of the lead researchers says its possible that if one virus variant has higher viral loads in the airway than another it may be transmitted more easily says theyre still researching that possibility. The researchers say their work may help with Vaccine Development for todays health minute. Im Mandy Gaither. Coming up next the u. S. Struggling with the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases a yesterdays a new record and weve got a live look its a little hard to see but thats air force one President Trump is heading for Mount Rushmore to give a big Campaign SpeechHealth Officials not happy about the fact a big crowd has gathered. And after the break as fires cases continue to break records in california will california now a National Hot Spot for coronavirus cases kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia talked to a professor of medicine at ucsf to get advice on staying safe this Holiday Weekend. We go from being the Gold Standard if you will with this whole control so becoming a hot spot. Well i think we let our guard down we began opening up which i think was a reasonable thing for the governor to do it for the state to do too many people didnt follow the directives. They keep their distance they werent Wearing Masks and the virus just waits for an opportunity to to pounce and thats what happened to us right. I know that this is a discussion ive been having with my family that its almost like you see these. Restrictions easing up so in a way mentally you think both are easing up and then the situation must be Getting Better but thats not the