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58 jose and 53 San Francisco for comparison sake. Its a little colder this morning going on in some cases approaching 5 degrees behind a little bit of catchup here for Half Moon Bay in portions of the peninsula by the way for that fog a little bit that we have will clear up pretty nicely for us, but the mid Morning Hours to return to a similar kind of set up it looks like tomorrow morning and next up nicely as well as we get into the afternoon so for today. We do about 58 come about 08 00am come leavenworth still at 72, but a nice little warm up it looks like for this week ahead after all were getting into the middle portions of july robin back to you. Sounds good. Thank you dave well to the south bay now the crews fire has burned 5400 acres in Santa Clara County cal fire says that its about 20 contained so far and so far 2 buildings have been destroyed and one person was hurt. The dry brush wildfire forces, evacuations right along kenyada road keep in mind that can ya to road is well known for ranches and its also use as a popular route for bay area bicycle clubs now because the flames spread so quickly firefighters from all across the bay area responded. Were out here trying to get this thing buttonedup trying to keep it out of the henry coe state park and trying to keep emitting highway one 52 that traffic order obviously a very important target for us to miss. Well the current update for the crews fire has it at 5400 acres and is 20 contained of course well continue to update you throughout the morning. Well happening now firefighters in the east bay are continuing to monitor hot spots on a wildfire that grew 230 acres and threaten homes before it was finally contained kron 4 s Taylor Bisacky has more from rodeo. I like to let the black. Some local neighbors described this rodeo fire that broke out near highway 80 incoming skyway just before 2 oclock monday afternoon. What began as 2 small fires quickly merged into one in burned 230 acres because of strong winds wind at least one of the fires to get away from us and it burned past fortunately. They burn past all the petrochemical infrastructure. You can see behind me and also thankfully burn quite a few houses in north circular is. And headed out into the wilderness area thats bounded by interstate 80 on this side. Coming skyway to the north and highway 4 to the south and to the east as steve hill with Contra Costa County fire explains the wind fueled this fire but also push it away from homes nearby. Neighbors off california street say they could see the smoke and flamea from their backyards. I saw the live this hour that some houses are probably getting like a 100 yards out a fire. So there are some neighborhoods neighbors back as were worried about it thankfully. No one was injured and no homes were threatened or damaged firefighters will monitor the area into Tuesday Morning looking out for any hot spots or flare ups as for a cause no official word yet but firefighters believe that possibly cigarettes or tobacco product even possibly a spark from a car caused the spire. And rodeo Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Also in the east bay a fire near fremont is now 50 contained check out the photos here the Fremont Police Department Sheriff these pictures of the fire that burned a 150 acres the fire is burning near interstate 5. 80 and Patterson Pass road. Well to the north and now the Mountain Meadows fire has been contained that fire started yesterday afternoon near mountain of metals, drive and burned about 50 acres 30 homes were evacuated. So far there are no reports of any damage or injuries. So thats good news and the cause is still unknown. Now earlier on monday. There is also a fire in the nation check this out this is near 6 ad at the 7. 80 split. There was a tree that was reportedly burning right there on the right hand side of the road near the east 5th street offramp no one was hurt and we are also monitoring fires on our website all you have to do is go over to kron 4 dot com. We have an all listed for you there. The latest information on all the wildfires that are burning in the bay area. Richmonds interim police chief is asking for a task force involving state and federal Law Enforcement agencies to confront the rising issue of the use of sales of illegal fire words, hundreds of them went off all across the bay area this Holiday Weekend sparking a series of grass fires interim chief obese a french requested a task force in a Letter Center returns mayor tom now in it for us said the 23 officers on duty saturday night responded to 299 firework calls french announced that she will continue to urge state and federal agencies to take action and addressing the issues saying that it will come to you know what will be worse if not addressed at multiple levels. Well there are 28,000 cases and over 600 deaths right here in the bay area were seeing the most cases still in Alameda County with over 6800 and sections of the virus has been deadlier in Santa Clara County which has 100 and 64 deaths now you can always head over to our website kron 4 dot com there we have a full breakdown of the cases by city and by county. Well to the south bay now seventhirty county is butting heads with the state over reopening the tension began over the weekend with restaurants being told that they could not offer Outdoor Dining. Now the county has to stop any further reopening plans kron fours dan kerman reports. It was friday when alcohol Beverage Control officers visited morgan hills ladera grill telling them Outdoor Dining was not approved by the state because the county of santa clara had not submitted a request for a variance we believe that. Outdoor gaining is allowed at a News Conference monday. The countys Public Information officer said. As far as the county is concerned no request is necessary the way people have interpreted state order says that. Something is in the day when it is expressly prohibited that when the state is silent that is left to the jurisdiction to decide how to proceed with their grill like many others in the county is continuing to serve food outdoors and the county is awaiting clarification from the state. In the meantime the county requests to further expand reopening to include hair and Nail Services as well as gyms and small gatherings has been rejected by the state. Because hospitalizations jumped more than 5 . In a single week, so we had numbers in the in the 30s. And and you know the fact that they may have gone to some rainy 80s. You know percentage wise that certainly we go beyond the 5 increase but in terms of numbers. You know, its still a as doctor coady said we went from very low. To love county Officials Say Santa Clara County still has one of the lowest infection rates for 100,000 residents in the bay area and the state which is why theyre hoping eventually to get the ok to expand reopening. We are cautiously optimistic that we can resolve that issue but ultimately the ball is on the state court. That variance that the state had just rejected could end up being approved because within the last week there was only a slight uptick in hospitalizations in Santa Clara County. Well just have to stay tuned and see. In palo alto Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. Some students of the east bay will not be going back to their classrooms. This Upcoming School year Brentwood Unified School District leaders voted to continue Distance Learning kron fours michelle kingston has more from brentwood. There are a lot of questions that will have to be answered over the next few weeks before School Starts but one thing is for sure School Board Members here do not what any students or staff to get sick. There are 9 to 500 students in the Brentwood Union School District to more than 1000 Staff Members all of whom will begin school in just 3 weeks but not on any of the 11 campuses instead they will be learning from a distance as they did during their final semester when the coronavirus pandemic began i urge the. Or to enable this decision a handful of Community Members spoke during Public Comment at monday nights Virtual School Board Meeting wait until. Too reopen schools, one discussion was having some students go to class in the morning and others go in the afternoon meaning multiple cleanings of the campus every day is there, anybody that believes that can actually be accomplished after an hour of Public Comment in an hour of discussion between Board Members a unanimous vote was made for Distance Learning beginning july 28th a decision many Board Members said was the hardest theyve ever had to make, but many said the safety of students and staff is priority. The latest numbers out of Contra Costa County show a rise in daily cases and hospitalizations making Board Members uncomfortable was sending students back to school were constantly making sure. There are 6 feet apart masks and Hand Sanitizer it could possibly create an environment that induces even more anxiety as we try to adhere to these rules daily in brentwood, michelle kingston kron 4 news. Well happening today in San Francisco, a new covid19 testing site is opening up in the tenderloin so the testing will be done at a parking lot right across 3. 30 ellis streets, this is on tuesdays from 10 00am until 04 00pm residents can register on thursdays and fridays from 10 00am until 04 00pm right there in the lobby along the street, although the testing is only happening on tuesdays from now so keep that in mind the testing site was made possible through a partnership. The Citys Department of Public Health and glide memorial church. Coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, San Francisco police are searching for the people responsible for the murder of a 6 yearold boy. What we know so far. I mean a warning key in washington the Supreme Court blocked president trumps attempt to end dhaka but immigrant advocates say thousands more are still waiting for answers. Ill have that story coming up. And also after the break lawmakers are looking into offering more help for officers dealing with ptsd what resources their offering are looking to offer how about a little peek outside were checking in on the san mateo bridge traffic is picking up our alley ready were checking out the early birds leaving hayward heading over to the peninsula but no trouble spots, well be right back. Welcome back everyone, the time for 14 thanks for waking up with us lets get another update on your forecast with dave spahr day a good morning robin good morning, everybody heres a bit of that blaze around the golden gate other still doing some work there as you see the flashing going just a bit. But this is really about all were seeing with the fog in the Morning Hours this will be repeated again looks like for tomorrow most bay area readings right now in the 50s hope youre able to soak it up windows open a little bit overnight because warming up this afternoon today, nothing major but we do see a gradual warm up weeklong 63 at this hour for got a lot of 50s over there to east bay 51 meanwhile for santa rosa. What advances all the way to wednesday just to kind of track some of that lower level moisture and thats the cloud cover you see going on looks like down the monterey bay. We have a bit more obstruction going on with the fog penetrating a little further inland down to our south and really for the bay area so the fog that we have today just expect that to repeat for tomorrow little bit more intrusive to the south noting the winds here we still have them Holding Together a little bit up in the north bay know this is going to subside today but pick up again tonight compliments of some inland heating right there across the north bay, youll notice all being on shore not as much going on in the south bay, but you can see in the east bay little bit of coverage as well and that will linger well into the wee hours of the overnight for tomorrow morning. So weve got mostly sunny and warm today 80s happening in love the couple little token hot spots in the lower 90s but the rest of this week is warming with more 90s going on in london. 80s bay 90s far inland and even getting your 100 it looks like its a possibility as we track into the weekend. Yes, well get a little bit of a heat spike coming our way very close to that turning hot in spots and again tiptoeing by 100 and some locations by get their 69 San Francisco for today. Somebody 5 will oakland and 82 meanwhile for san jose checking out the big board here you can see most readings are in the 70s and 80s theres the red there around the delta covering solano Contra Costa County thats the lion share of the hottest stuff will be today for comparisons sake but again were looking for a warmup which will have in your extended forecast and give you more details of this will have also the 4 zone forecast to be in the bay area roadways robin wilson looking good and moving well i have not found any hot spots are major problems out there well start off with one of our most busiest bridges during the morning drive. And thats 80 the bay bridge from oakland to San Francisco is doing fine for now i think by 6 oclock 7 oclock its going to be packed so you have plenty of time to beat the rush get on out there since its nice and quiet. Under 10 minutes into San Francisco. All right, lets head over to 92 were taking a peek at the san mateo bridge which is the busiest for now we already have a crowd leaving hayward you see its a little slide this year on the flat section and that is completely normal. Its pretty quiet. Though overall no problems making it to the peninsula a nice transition into a foster city and san mateo well pick it some more bridges coming up a little bit later. Well as lawmakers consider Police Reform some are looking at offering more help to officers dealing with trauma and posttraumatic stress, washington dc correspondent joe khaleel has more. Some lawmakers say on the job trauma could make Police Officers more likely to use deadly force has seen you know the good officers pulled from car. To call to call. And having to deal with really fallen situations and these are very gory scenes, congresswoman norma torres says giving officers more Mental Health resources to help with posttraumatic stress could make them less likely to reach for their guns when the situation doesnt call for its important to ensure that we are taking care of tour has included a measure in the democrats Police Reform package that would pay for studies to examine the impacts of trauma. On Police Officers, clinical psychologist Ellen Kurtzman says officers untreated trauma can lead to rash you so force judgment Decision Making of the u. S. Lee will not be as good a su or something kinds of direct line but she says its important to distinguish inadequate training or inherent bias from trauma that feels like when you bring that to you excuse and that race is steve marino says director of a Police Advocacy Organization Trust the problems and try to correct it and try to get the help that these officers me he says he wants to see departments nationwide address both systemic racism and Mental Health, but these programs will cost money fund the police have no place for us the senate failed to act on its own Police Reform bill last month and may not take it up again until after the august recess in washington, im joe khaleel. Several universities all across the country and right here in the bay area are planning to hold more online classes. This fall, how this could mean trouble for thousands of international students, immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that if schools do not hold any classes on campus, foreign students will either have to go back to their home country for risk deportation. Now the new regulations represent the latest in a series of moves by the Trump Administration to restrict Legal Immigration and visas during the covid19 pandemic. The state assembly will remain in recess until further notice and this comes after 5 people who work in the state assembly tested positive for the coronavirus now the 5 people include inglewood assemblywoman autumn burke in her twitter account bird said that she and her daughter currently have no symptoms. But will remain in quarantine until a doctor has given the ok to go back to work. Lance as mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says that shes tested positive for the coronavirus she tweeted yesterday covid19 has literally hit home. Ive had no symptoms and i have tested positive. Bottoms is 50 years old shes been an outspoken critic of georgias republican governor brian kemp, whom she accused of rushing the process of lifting the strict social distancing measures put in place to try and slow the spread of the coronavirus shes also a top candidate to be Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee, joe bidens running mate. No comment from either the Mayors Office or the biden campaign. Well this republican senator Chuck Grassley says that he will not the of the 2020 Republican National convention because of coronavirus concerns the senator from iowa is 86 years old he is also the senates longest serving republican. And certain the role of president pro tempore which replaces him or places him 3rd in line of president ial succession. The Republican National convention is set to happen in Jacksonville Florida next month. At a venue that holds 15,000 people. Gavin newsome his phrasing californians over how they spend the Holiday Weekend. He says the alcohol Beverage Control cited 52 restaurants and bars after visiting 6,000 of them all across the state on monday. Cal osha also contacted 440,000 businesses for violating social distancing measures. But the majority of them they made corrections immediately the governor says the state will continue such enforcement. 23 counties are now on the States Community spread watch list for the coronavirus keep in mind that 5 of them are right here in the bay area solano moran santa clara, napa and contra costa. Coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, the coronavirus pandemic keeps growing in the u. S. A new study says that people without symptoms may be responsible for half of the cases in the country. A look outside before we go checking in on the Golden Gate Bridge there. 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Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband are among the latest to test positive for the virus. This is it we that all the things that we thought we should do and for us to still test positive. I think really speaks to how easily this virus is fred a new study published in the proceedings of the National Academy of sciences. Fines asymptomatic or presymptomatic people may be responsible for half of the countrys covid19 cases about 20 of people will need hospitalization. 20 of that of those people will need Critical Care and if you end up on a ventilator 80 of those folks will die new cases are surging at least 32 states and some fear a lack of social distancing during the july 4th weekend may cause those numbers to keep climbing were soon going to get to the point. Where everybody in the United States know someone personally who is very sick with covid19 that is going to have incredibly destabilizing effect on the country. Im John Lawrence reporting. The 2 campaigns 2 very different conventions. Im kelly meyer reporting from washington. A talk with officials from both sides on how they plan to proceed safely this summer. And a look outside before we go just a really quick peak at the bay bridge toll plaza were 80 west is doing just fine this morning into San Francisco so get on out there early you have time to beat the rush will have a complete traffic check coming up after the break stay with us. Welcome back everyone, the time for 29, lets get an update on the Weather Forecast yesterday was really hopefully we can continue some of that are least get more sunshine today, heres safe are they a good morning rob good morning, everybody and looking pretty good we start the day here a little bit just glaze as we take a look at alcatraz here in the foreground San Francisco behind all of it. Were going to repeat some of this fog going on tomorrow morning but just like today, this will clear out very nicely in the mid Morning Hours. And then as we get as late as thursday you can see its really not even building that wells as much either as we go into a little bit of warming phase are going oh so heat spike we get into the weekend as we get some lofty upper 90s by that point most the readings on the board right now holding into the 50s these nights release refreshing that we have 63 any aac 57 going on for concord livermore to 5451 meanwhile for santa rosa. The current winds are Holding Together a nice little cluster up here in the north bay, youll notice and across the wide bay most readings are showing an onshore flow thats in place were going to repeat this again. Late this afternoon really into this evening hours to take us to the overnight, it looks like 2 complements that inland heating lining things up for you today, were at 58 by about 08 00am at 11,