Release program kron fours dan kerman joins us now live from San Francisco and dan as we understand it as many as 8,000 current inmates could be released by the end of august is that true. Thats right that is 1000 before the end of august now up to now weve seen about 10,000 inmates, according to state officials released this would be another 8,000 added to it and it would happen in less than 2 months. Of the more than 2300 current state Prison Inmates that are positive with covid19 more than half are at san quentin with more than 30 inmate deaths statewide so far the governor has announced plans to speed up the Early Release program and thin out the prison population. Under a new plan 8,000 debates could be eligible for release by the end of august with 4800 of those eligible before the end of this month and prison Officials Say no members of that group are violent or serious offenders are prisons are only supposed to hold 89,000 people. And they hold upwards of a 110,019 1000 people and so its easy for folks to get infected by covid because our prisons are overcrowded so we applaud the the governors efforts pull that release vow while proponents of criminal Justice Reform support the plan. Victims rights advocates say this is too much too quickly or agency has been overwhelmed with calls from victims today terrified and completely traumatized seeing this in the media and trying to figure out if that means that. Their perpetrators coming back into the community christine ward is with californias crime victims alliance. We want to make sure that there is a safety net out there. Out here in our communities for them and also for the public theres reentry infrastructure in this in this state, but james king with the Ella Baker Center for human rights says families and support systems are in place. Hes just concerned the state isnt moving fast enough. We think that several months a several month timeline still gives the pandemic far too much time and moved to grow. The state prison officials tell us the only high risk or serious offenders that could be released are those with highrisk medical issues and those will be looked at on a case by case basis. But are not included in that 8,000 number that the state has released. Live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. They could and of this comes as california now surpasses 300,000 total infections and more than 6800 deaths here in the bay area there are more than 31,000 cases and 632 people have died. San Mateo Alameda and solano counties have each reported new deaths today. And tonight were learning more about how quickly covid19 is spreading across california. The state recently released data concerning estimations for the level of coronavirus transmissions in every county as well as projections for future deaths and hospitalizations and over the past 2 weeks the forecast for the spread of covid19 in the bay area has actually gotten a little bit more optimistic. Take a look now at the new information in most counties the state is considering the spread of covid19 as stable the outliers being contra costa and Solano County where the spread of the virus is increasing and marine county where the rate of transmission is projected to be on the downward trend. Now despite those optimistic projections, San Francisco health Officials Say theyre not meeting their goal when it comes to slowing the number of new cases and hospitalizations in the city. The city data released. What they call their key indicators today, the data on hospitalizations goes through july 8th, and Officials Say the goal is to keep the increase of hospitalizations below 10 and as you can see here it is currently at 22 . The ivor item that Health Officials are on high alert for is the average of new cases each day you can see a spike in new cases just at the end of june. The other key indicators include the rate of testing. Supply of personal protective equipment and contract tracing. In the south a Santa Clara County is pulling back on part of a new health order that would have eased restrictions on indoor gatherings on for us rob plateau brings us up to date now on the changes. Hes live for us in san jose good evening robert. Good evening. Christine, yes, so if you are thinking of a hosting or attending a social a Birthday Party or other indoor social gathering here in Santa Clara County say beginning next week with a 20 or so people think again the part of a new health order that would have allowed that has been rescinded. Heres more. Consistently weve said outdoors is better that indoors director of Environmental Health michael valley. Am friday confirming that the county has dropped plans to allow indoor gathering such as limited Church ServicesCommunity Groups or any non business gatherings which had been part of the new health order announced earlier this week worst delaying the indoor gathering components of what were really encouraging people to do this spend as much Time Outdoors as they can performing the activities that they like to do of course following all the appropriate social distancing protocols thursday ended part of the new directive would have allowed indoor gatherings of up to 20 people outdoor gatherings of up to 60 people will still be permitted. Its feared indoor gatherings will further contribute to the reason upward trend in Community Transmission of covid19 along with an uptick in hospitalizations and right now we have increasing case counts across the board is youve also seen throughout the nation. And so we just want to be as protective as possible the new order which takes effect on monday allows other indoor activities like hair and nail salons gyms and other businesses to resume. With restrictions the big difference is that many businesses that will be launching on monday. Are up taking the appropriate social distancing protocol filling those out submitting them to the county and following the rules that have been laid out for their business. Now aside from Church Services people who are planning on attending a birthday parties as we said social gatherings, a Neighborhood Association meetings for example anything that might meet indoors. Were going to have to wait a little bit longer live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news james. Thank you so much rubble go to the east bay now and with the new school year approaching many parents are left wondering how. Or even if kids are going to go back into the classroom today, the west Contra Costa Unified School district announced that classes will only be online when classes resumed earlier today on kron on we spoke with a member of the district to learn more about this plan for a phased reopening of school. Distance learning in the fall for all families all family should expect that and as were able get staff and make sure that the schools, the fiscal buildings are safe and environment we will start bring students back in small to get the support they to continue their learning in the fall. Okay, so marcus so. Those students identified as having the greatest needs they come back first and then its phased in. Thats thats the plan. Yes for instance students we can connect with their couldnt get could not to engage during the Distance Learning that took place in the they would be among some of the first students we try to bring back 4 in person supports. And right now the oakland Unified School District is discussing its plan for the start of the Upcoming School year. Were taking a live look now at the announcement as its happening over a zoom conference. The first day of school in the district is set for monday august 10th that is one month from today. We are watching and listening to the announcement right now well have more details coming up tonight. Kron 4 news at 6. When Congress Passed its first major stimulus package in the midst of the covid crisis it provided extended Unemployment Benefits which are set to run out as joe khaleel reports now from washington, its not clear whether congress will extend them. While millions of americans are still out of work the additional Unemployment Benefits theyre getting providing an economic lifeline for many are set to expire this Unemployment Insurance uncertainty. Its devastating house. Speaker nancy Pelosi Says Congress must extend the extra weekly 600 unemployment benefit beyond july 31st, but she says it should be part of a stimulus package that includes money for hospitals testing and local governments they really are all connected. They are all of one piece we do not have a hand or this democrat Brian Higgins says given the recent rise in covid cases Congress Needs to help americans stay home without losing income to long youre still with us. We will need to provide disaster. Relief. Speaker pelosi says all of this is in the heroes at the 3 trillion dollar stimulus package. The house passed in may. But Republican Leaders say as is the bill wont pass the senate i think it would be better to do one package all together and in that package house gop leader Kevin Mccarthy says congress should not extend the 600 unemployment benefit if somebody is off work from covid should they make more money than when they were working. Because remember that money is not free mccarthy says the unemployment bonus discourages people from working there are a number of businesses that have called people back in this id rather stay off. Mccarthy is confident both parties will have a negotiated stimulus package before august in washington, im joe khaleel. Other news were following tonight. We have some disturbing new details on that shoot out in Contra Costa County where 3 deputies were hit and the suspect was killed last night. It happened after an 11 hour standoff with a gunman on green acres lane in nightstand thats right off highway 4 and lone tree way. The suspect has now been identified as Eduardo Martinez from bay point. Deputies say before they showed up martinez sexually assaulted his exgirlfriend then threw her on the coffee table use duct tape to tie or to a chair doused her with gasoline then threatened to burn the house down. We also know one of the deputies who was shot was hit in the chest but was saved by his bulletproof vest. The second deputy was hit in the head with shotgun pellets and the 3rd was shot in the arm. All 3 have since been released from the hospital. In the south bay Milpitas Police have released body camera video from an officer involved shooting from june 21st. Police say they were responding to an apartment complex after a 19 yearold reportedly stabbed his stepfather when a second officer arrived at the scene police say the 19 yearold who was holding a large knife charged at the officer yelling kill me. It was then that the officer fired his weapon the suspect later died at a hospital. The stepfather was treated for his stab wounds. Here at kron 4 were hosting a live town hall next week with Police Chiefs from across the bay area we will be discussing the changes. Police departments are making after the nationwide calls for Police Reforms and how officers are working to regain the trust of their communities. You can join the conversation by submitting a video question for the Police Chiefs on our website kron 4 dot com that town hall where air next wednesday july 15th at 09 00pm. Still ahead here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 not all airlines are requiring passengers to wear masks went on board and the ceo of Delta Airlines says its time for that change. Plus one bay area man has survived his battle with covid19 after spending more than 100 days in the hospital, a 5. 30 how his family is celebrating his victory tonight. And one of the brightest stars in Major League Baseball is opting out of the season our kate rooney will explain well many people have such a misunderstanding as to how a reverse mortgage works. People think that the bank takes your home, but that is not true. Thats absolutely 100 wrong. The home is ours. 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Access your equity. Stay in your home. Have peace of mind. Giants roster will look a little bit different this season today buster posey announced that he is opting to sit out. Kron fours kate rooney joins us now live with details and kate, it sounds like hes putting his family first thats exactly right just seen its not entirely unexpected because posey has missed several of the giants workouts in the last week while dealing with a personal issue now. We know the nature of that issue its a happy one posey will skip the twentytwenty season to protect the health of the twin daughters, he and his wife adopted this week. Today posey got personal in a press conference explaining that he and wife kristen have been trying to adopt for a number of years and their new twin girls were born prematurely on the first day giants Training Camp last week. So theyll be spending some time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and together with his doctors posey has decided that the risk outweighs the reward. Just feel like in the current state and then we are right now. And these babies being is as fragile as they are for the next, you know 4 months and minimal. This ultimately wasnt that difficult a decision decision for me from a baseball standpoint, it was its up to city and from a seemingly standpoint in your own life. Im making the decisions protect. Our children i think it it was relatively easy. Posey is one of the most Prominent Players topped out this season. So far he joins a handful of others as the 3 time world series champ 6 time allstar and former National League mvp. Now youve got a careerlow 2. 57 last season after returning from major hip surgery, but hed been on track before covid canceled spring training batting for 55. The giants havent decided who will start at catcher in poseys absence. The Organization Says they dont want to rush. Top prospect, joey bart, but its certain that his skills on the field and leadership in the clubhouse will be missed in these next few months kron fours Maureen Kelly talked to fans who say well theyre disappointed that the star player wont be back behind the plate for the shortened season. They support his decision. Used these Families First in and thats the right thing to lots of resident rob spore leader says he has family trying to make it up to oracle park 4 games at least once a month during the season. He says as much as hed like to watch buster play ball he cannot argue with the stars concerns for the health of his newly adopted twin daughters who are born premature so i dont fault him for it at all. It will be disappointing, you know id like to see that swing over 60 games see how he comes back from his hip injury, you know it is what it is and and some things are more important sports more than anybody i want to sit on the couch and watch a you now i. I miss it so deeply, but not at the expense of the players, no way. Stephanie hibbert was a season Ticket Holder until she moved up to sacramento. She 2 respects poseys decision the wonders about the Ripple Effect could have not just on the giants. The sports, its huge hes the face of the franchise right it will be interesting to see who follows his lead actually because someone is such a a leadership role i think in that clubhouse. Was like that are younger players are going to look to not consider whether or not thats the new they want to make i think hes got a family and after all its just a game songwriter. A newspaper columnist noah griffin has sung the National Anthem from the Pitchers Mound at giants games. He says posey brings maturity and experience the clubhouse he expects that will continue from a distance the season, so you need older. To the older players. The younger players and these are the roads this is what you dont make this mistake over here. So youll still be that. I wrote play that role for the team behind the scenes is not be enough to play that role. Im sure that he will his team got all the fans i spoke to say they look forward to buster posey back in a giants uniform. The 20, 21 season. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Today Team President farhan zaidi and manager gabe kepler both expressed their full support for poses decision and now theyre on to the unenviable task of figuring out his replacement justine. A lot respect for that decisions. I want baseball to come back so lets take a look at our 4 zone forecast right now as we take a live look outside overlooking downtown San Francisco, the heat is on this weekend and were joined now with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez for a soft. I see you in person so long i know this is huge i feel like youre on a regular weekend shift right now with pkate rooney all will get back to those good old days soon enough, but from now on to the lets take a look at your 4 zone forecast. The heat is on this weekend a mini heatwave will impact your interior valleys live look outside though downtown San Francisco high clouds overhead so much cooler along the coast thing so that cool sea breeze, widespread upper 50s and low 60s. But in the 90s as you make your way inland right now tracking in near 40 degree difference right now between antioch in Half Moon Bay. Antioch flirting with that century mark 97 degrees in Half Moon Bay in the upper 50s at 59 degrees the wind speeds fortunately out there on the breezy side sustained at 20 miles per hour. And in the teens for everyone else in the bay area and overnight lows tonight, low 50s along the coast, widespread mid 50s as you make your way inland. But they heat is on this weekend tracking warm temperatures, not just along the coast but scorching heat as you make your way inland along the coast expect widespread 70s 80s throughout the east bay shoreline and 90s and even low triple digit heat as you make your way inland and saturday it is going to be the start of a gradual warming trend more low to mid 90s for most of the north bay upper 90s for the tribe valleys with and chuck and conquered boarding with that triple digit weather and tracking widespread mid 70s for the east bay shoreline and near average highs along the coast at 67 degrees so way from the coastline were going to be about 5 to 10 degrees above average. Warmer and drier weather ahead by saturday afternoon in the 20th percentile range as far as relative humidity goes upper teens and young bill by later into your saturday afternoon and we could see the possible troop triple digit heat inland and with that relative humidity in the Single Digits on sunday. So as you make your way inland. It is going to be high fire danger concerns but fortunately tracking breezy winds all weekend long so that is really working in our favor but as you can see were not really going to cool down until early next week near average highs late into next week back to you just seen. Thank of reason ahead of Delta Airlines is calling on the federal government to issue a mandate requiring travelers to wear face masks on passenger jets. Deltas policies have been among the strongest in the industry keeping all middle seats on planes empty and requiring that passengers wear masks. It was certainly help and i do believe that would be a be a good action i i dont expect it to so what federal government is on its left it up to each airline to make their own decisions. So masks are mandated on delta. Delta says it was consulted it has consulted with medical experts at the mayo clinic in Emory University before making its decision. The ceo added that most delta customers have been respectful when asked to wear a Face Covering the cdcs strongly encourages that everyone wear Face Coverings in public to reduce the spread of covid19. And breaking news just in to the kron 4 news room right now President Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his political ally, roger stone the president s longtime friend was sentenced in february to 3 years in prison for lying to congress. In recent weeks stone has pleaded for a president ialopardon to avoid going to prison. And the white house just put out a statement saying quote roger stone has already suffered greatly. He was treated unfairly as were many others in this case. Roger stone is now a free man. The move though does not erase tones felony convictions in the same way that a pardon would but it does protect him from serving prison time as a result. Still ahead tonight, how the covid19 pandemic has created a coin shortage in california. Costing some businesses thousands of dollars and up next police in moraga are warning people to take caution after a im honestly surprised that a coyote would come down here. But thats actually pretty scary i would be im very alarmed if she got bit by a coyote. Coyote sightings in moraga come with the territory but coyote attacks on humans are rare. And thats what recently happened at a park a 2 yearold boy was bitten in the leg by what police and wildlife Officials Say was a coyote as kron 4 sweep to call reports right now the town is closing the park early today because coyotes are most active at dusk. Signage posted around morocco commons park drawing attention to the presence of coyote ease frequent park visitors say they mostly stay out of sight. I havent seen any codys but. Theyre soon behind my house all the time and on thursday, the mirage a Police Department says an animal reported to be a coyote bit a 2 yearold boy in his lower leg. The encounter happened in a parking lot near the restrooms it is a scary yeah, it is yeah but im not surprised that ought to be honest. We feel the California Department of fish and wildlife is investigating the incident the child was treated at a hospital and then released fish and wildlife says his injuries are non life threatening they feel like the fact that covid is happening and theres been fewer people at the park. There are people everywhere the animals are starting to feel more comfortable coming in instead of just staying in the mountains where they normally are fish and wildlife says if it is determined the animal was in fact a coyote it was just the second coyote attack on a human this year reported in the bay area. The other happened in april when another child was wounded at dublin hills Regional Park we just this area we dont stay like of on you know the bush is still ranked we like to stay where everybody can see that theyre smaller but. Theyre still scary, theyre still unpredictable and you dont know what sort of diseases they might be carrying stay away from hiking, i carry a large deck. There are 7 fish and wildlife also suggests carrying a whistle. And keeping your pets on a leash in moraga phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. Next at 5. 30 the cost of reopening amid the covid19 pandemic is becoming painfully clear as many states reported record highs in cases hospitalizations and deaths plus the State Capitol has been shut down after multiple lawmakers test positive for covid19 even sending one Assembly Member to the hospital. And one bay area man is back home after spending more than 100 days in the hospital fighting covid19 and he is sharing his survival st