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Spread of this virus. Months after the cdc first recommended putting masks on your face President Trump is finally catching up telling americans to mask up and tweeting the first photo of himself wearing a mask. Himself tweeting that out saying it is a patriotic to wear a mask. Well happening today, President Trump will be restarting his daily coronavirus briefings for the First Time Since april but cnns reporting that apparently doctors Anthony Fauci and deborah birx who are the lead doctors in the Coronavirus Task force are currently not scheduled to be there and that has some people worried that thats going to turn into a Televised Campaign speech for the president joe johns has more. President trump announced his regular coronavirus briefings are making a comeback. Were going to give you a lot of briefings and the next. We can over the next few weeks. Instead of focusing on the recent surge in cases in the high human cost of the virus across the country. Trump gave his attention to the number of americans who could possibly tune in to the sessions. Well we had very successful brain things i was doing them we had a lot of people watching record numbers watching while doing it. 5 oclock like we were doing we had a good slot. The president s briefings came to an end after he made this bizarre statement in april suggesting that household disinfectants could be used to treat coronavirus patients i see the disinfectant. Theyre not yet. And is there a way we can do something good. Injection in says. The most of cleaning. Trumps return to the podium will be after weeks of debate among as as faced with the president s sinking in the polls and Many Americans disapproving of his handling of the crisis. One Senior Trump Campaign aide suggesting the briefings are only about saving american lives. But they could also save trumps reelection chances in november. The strategy also seen in President Trumps sudden support of Wearing Masks tweeting an image of himself in one from his visit to Walter Reed National military Medical Center earlier this month writing many people say that it is patriotic to wear a face mask when you cant socially distance. Its the only time hes been seen wearing a mask in public after weeks of pushback from i for one of the speck areas. But i didnt want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it back in april trump said this the same day the cdc in Coronavirus Task force asked americans to use facial coverings to slow the transmission of the virus i just dont want to be doing i some has sitting in the oval office. Beyond that beautiful resolute desk. The Great Resolute desk. I think wearing a face mask. As a great. President s prime ministers dictators kings queens, and a somehow. They dont see it for myself i just i still President Trump has rejected calls for a National Mask mandate now i want people to have a certain freedom. And i dont believe in that no and i dont agree with the statement that everybody wear a mask everything to disappear but Top Health Official such as the Surgeon General sending this message, im begging you please understand that were not trying to take away your freedoms when we say wear a face covering. That was joe johns reporting and just hours after the president said it was patriotic for americans to wear a mask, he was seen without one at a fundraiser at his trump hotel in washington dc mingling with others who were also not Wearing Masks. Heres a look at the tally. So far in the bay area and California California getting close to 400,000 cases in the bay area with over 40,000 cases and 693 deaths. Happening today we have Santa Clara County opening up 3 new coronavirus testing sites just as demand is peaking for these covid19 tests they can adam fast enough the lines are long implants are hard to get. And the results take a long time probably for sarah says it is live at one of those testing sites. Thats going to be new in san jose serra. Dari we see a lot of these testing sites has drivethru but this is a walk up pop up testing site and this is at 1, 5, 5, this is a gosh for the street right now burger for drive and you can see the line right now it is so long. But theyre trying to keep their distance its to be very hard to be in this line right now you have to keep 6 feet of distance it be uncomfortable to stand next to someone both of you not knowing if youre going to test positive thats why the drivethrus are so awesome but this is a great testing site because its free its completely free and you dont have to have an appointment thats why people are here trying to get here for line gets extra long and you have to have any insurance regardless of their immigration status all are welcome now the goal here is to increase testing in communities hardest hit by the coronavirus in Santa Clara County and make sure people who could be a symptomatic are being tested to prevent them from spreading even further there are these are the viral infection test. Its the quick and easy nasal swab test not the scary kind from earlier in the pandemic if you are a Frontline Worker you are encouraged to go to one of the Santa Clara Countys testing sites is 50 plus sites that you you can go to another 3 more these 3 on your screen right now locations could change weekly keep in mind that these are open this week one at san jose high schools cafeteria on north 24th street, it opens at one this afternoon another in gilroy at south county annex on ran ran avenue that location also opens at 10 this morning along with the side of that right now on burger drive in san jose at the county building its open from 10 this morning until 3 in the afternoon until thursday, they are closed friday saturday and sunday, but as you can see people obviously heard about the word spread quickly because the line is growing by the minute people trying to get that test again if even if youve been near people who were wearing a mask if any concern at all. You dont have to have a son from to come by here again opens at 10 line growing though people have pulled out chairs ive been sitting here already for 2 hours waiting. Im live in san jose Sarah Stinson kron 4 news wow all right thats a long way and theres another new site opening up. And the east bay in alameda tomorrow. Theyre going to have a free testing site. Doesnt cost you anything you dont have any symptoms. They think theyll be able to handle about 500 people a day and this is a quick rapid result test to get your results and 15 minutes. The centers at the Research Park and Marina Village along wind river way open from 9 to 5, 7, days a week appointments are encouraged. But not required. The Governor Newsom is allowing barbershops and hair salons and other personal Care Services to reopen with the condition that they do their work outside. This comes about a week after the governor ordered those very same businesses to shut down because of a spike in coronavirus some Business Owners say theyre happy about being allowed to operate outsized others though say that doing that is just going to end up costing them even more money. We lost 18,000 just in close. And then we had to send more money on ppe things and now were going to have to save more money on a said we are temporarily allow you outside where we get to do with the disappointment after were finished in said. So long to go outside. Its unclear exactly how long those businesses will be allowed to operate outside the governors sort of assessing it on a week by week basis. Indoor mall in San Francisco are closed because of the spike in coronavirus cases people can no longer shop inside. Places like the westfield mall, the Japan Center Mall and the stones town gallery off with 19th avenue. Crawford taylor second has reaction from some of those Business Owners. Conversations i would i had the with other small Business Owners is. That doesnt look good and theres no end in sight and a lot of them had to stop paying rent Joseph Santos and his Business Partner Edgar Gonzalez only mexican filipino fusion restaurant called most qui us in San Francisco stones town give lauria what started as a catering business in 2018 to sports on testing nursing school. Quickly became much more when they opened their First Store Location in normal november within just 8 months, theyre forced to close indoor operations twice due to coronavirus regulations its way down about 90 when the doors are closed. The past. 35 days that we were allowed to be open. Were actually our numbers go back to normal. But with the closure again its its todays the first day and were about were down back to 90 down 90 santos says. Theyve since switch back to Curbside Pickup only like the rest of the stores inside the stones tom moe didnt realize that they were close were going to stop into the mac store and pick up some stuff so. The word was an expected to be closed on monday in normals in San Francisco was forced to shut down again after the city and county were added to the states watch list from friday that a rise in coronavirus cases, the closures also affect places like the westfield mall in japan center mo its sad because a lot of peoples livelihood depends on this i understand the virus is serious and i get it. And that i think that it should be up to us to make her own decision which will be got to do at this the numbers are going in the wrong direction people are doing what theyre supposed to be doing so we have a lock it down again while the shops inside the mall were forced to close their doors stores with Outdoor Access along the perimeter are able to stay open. As weve heard a lot of those businesses are struggling in some can no longer pay rent here at the mall, those owners tell me that the mall has been very flexible and is working with each of these owners as for the owners of lows coy us they tell me that the mall is allowing them to open and operate a food truck here in the parking lot and San Francisco Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. A live look outside right now conditions in the east bay, the star camera on top of the east bay hills overlooking berkeley we can finally make out as some of the city there below and were definitely going to see more sunshine as we get through these early 8. 13 right now checking out the weather wet bellwether yahoo or its a very wet out there no actually it was kind of a sting. I didnt park in my city in my garage and he felt a bit of fog this morning so early on rebecca was tracking that rebecca yeah were still seeing some of that out there. A lot of cloud cover around the bay area that peaks of sunshine right now were tracking some of that here at San Francisco International Airport you can definitely see all the on the top end of the screen there. But its going to start clearing up even more and more as we get closer to that lunch time hour and bringing us some mild to even now warm temperatures as we get through the rest of the day delay free and sfo oakland and san jose so far this morning. You can see the visibility much versus the early hours that i was tracking even at 05 00am this morning. So were definitely Getting Better things are going to only continue to clear as we get closer to noontime there you can see it on future cast for the time are up there. And then were going to see it to come back to us later on in the evening that marine layer is going to be really thick over the next couple days keeping us. Very cool versus this time what would be the normal. Temperatures for this time of year 56 degrees right now in San Francisco 61 in oakland and concord were looking at 59 degrees in fremont 60 degrees in downtown san jose. These are the highs though breaking it down 80 degrees in antioch 84 in livermore today, those will be the warmer spots and then as well in the south bay zone 81 in san jose 84 in morgan hill and then were looking at upper 60s to low 70s along the east bay shoreline 78 degrees in redwood city today, 60s at the coast, Half Moon Bay. If youre going to be there 63 degrees. There were topping out for the high 65 in downtown San Francisco and then upper 70s napa 78, were looking at 76 in nevada 75 in santa rosa some much cooler than what were used to for this time of year and its going to be that way for the rest of the week for the most part getting back to normal maybe by the end of the week on friday getting up even warmer in temperatures on saturday and sunday, especially we could see some low 90s on the board inland 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast, lets check the roads down the chain for thank you very much rebecca, heres a quick check of the bay bridge. And as expected a 15 right on time the backup has dissolved, were looking at good conditions here as you make your way westbound on 80 up to the toll plaza and right through it. And on to the span so a good news, a good update there for you the san mateo bridge has been showing us nice conditions all morning long as you can see here nothing slowing down traffic on the flat section the high rises moving fine the chp is up been up and down both sides of the bridge both on the peninsula an east bay shoreline they have a track really anything that set to slow you down in any appreciable way. In the buzz, the giants dominated in oakland leading off the exhibition game with a show of support for black lives matter. Manager gabe kepler became the First Major League manager to kneel during the National Anthem along with the First Base Coach and several players. I did not because i wanted. Then to know that i wasnt pleased. With the way our country. I was handled. Police brutality. And i told them that i wanted to amplify their voices and i wanted to amplify the voice of. The black community. Marginalized communities as well. Not everybody liked the display including the president who tweeted quote. Looking forward to live sports. But anytime i witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our country and our flag. The game is over for me. After taking in the Austin Slater went on to take over the game against the as slater drove in 5 runs and scored 6 in the giants to 6 to win and the giants also scored a win for women. When a lissette naked took over as First Base Coach there she is and i later innings she became the first female to coach on the field in a major league game, San Francisco and oakland play one more exhibition game today before opening day when the giants face the dodgers. The as take on the angels and. Doctor fauci takes on the yankees. The nations top coronavirus dock is a huge nationals fans so the team invited him to throw out the first pitch. No hard feelings. Its not his fault that opening day is delayed. If the bubble holes, the basketball playoffs should start on time in orlando. The nba reports, no new coronavirus 0 players out of 346 have tested positive since the last time test results were share. On july 13th know bubble, but the nfl is going to test players. Every day for the first 2 weeks of Training Camp rookies arrive today and everybody is supposed to wear proximity devices which are kind of like a fitness watch with a gps to make Contact Tracing easier. High School Football players may start practicing next month, but they are not going to get to play until at least december nobody, us all High School Sports in california are canceled for this fall which could make it tougher for some kids to show recruiters theyre good enough to play in college. When its all said and done you could be looking at roughly 9 months and months of not high schools for being on the sidelines. It moves or 4 seasons to a december january period it shifts and 2 seasons the senate or 3 to avoid some of the overlap obviously you know that will mean some formal this for athletes. The safety of our athletes have to come first right. So theyre going to squash all the sports into winter and spring. But of course if coronavirus spikes all of that could change. But if youre going to cancel something i heads up would be nice. Students are traveling from near and far to take the a c t only to find a sign on the door thats as test canceled. The a c t admits that it had to cancel tests at 21 sites nationwide with no notice leaving about 1400 students in a lurch plus a lot of people live so far away from the few testing sites that were open. They had to drive for hours and shell out money to stay in a hotel the night before the a c t blames covid but admits the communication fail was their fault. Californias public universities dont use standardized tests anymore but a lot of other schools. Still requires him when life gives you lemons sometimes its hard to make lemonade since covid has put the squeeze on Lemonade Stands country time is offering the youngest entrepreneurs, a bailout. If youre 14 or younger you can apply for a 100 stimulus check. You just have to submit a letter about how you would spend the money at a photo of the sign that you would have used for your Lemonade Stand the company will stop taking applications on august 12 you can apply at www dot count country time bailout dot com and thats the buzz. Back in a 24 critical Coronavirus Relief funds to americans have lagged due to outdated federal Computer Systems. Department like the irs in the Small Business adminiftration and the department of labor for that matter still operating on Old Technology that can be slow and unreliable and often times expensive now congress is trying to get that updated and bring things into the 21st century jesse turner has the details. For proof of slowmoving government lawmakers say look no further than its Computer Systems outdated and inefficient systems. Put american lives as well as livelihoods at risk congressman Jerry Connelly says aging federal i t systems often more than 30 years old. Kept millions of americans from receiving direct payments, Small Business loans and Unemployment Benefits after Congress Passed the historic relief funding the Public Policy response was there. All righty systems often couldnt deliver congressman jody hice says these outdated systems are not only more vulnerable to Cyber Attacks and fraud schemes but also more expensive to maintain some 2010 to 2017 over 450 billion dollars. Was spent just to keep legacy systems running, i t experts told lawmakers even after updates federal departments still lag behind the latest technology for teachers and also divide up to the reality is and so too hard for them to get to the front for winter to see showers experts like gordon gekko and Matthew Cornelius say congress should get rid of complex requirements and ensure consistent funding and more training for new commercial technologies modernization is impossible without a highly skilled people workforce, and they told lawmakers change should happen soon to help recover from this pandemic and prepare for the next one in washington. Im jessi turnure. Well new this morning, former fox news host ed henry is being accused of rape in a new lawsuit filed in new york federal court. The allegation comes from Jennifer Eckhart a former bach Fox Business Network producer in online personality. A second woman kathy a real is in this shes a appeared frequently on fox news and she accuses henry harassment. He was fired by the network on july first after the network says it received a harassment complaint against him. Attorneys for the former fox host says the relationship cart and his words were consensual. In that lawsuit though kathy a real also alleges harassment by fox news host sean hannity and tucker carlson, a spokesperson for the called those allegations baseless. For new was moving in the right direction on coronavirus and then memorial day came and thats when things took a turn for the worse what happened to us well have that the 29 right now and checking out the weather hey have you been using that new barbecue. Oh i have good news. Yeah, i did have been grilling up some good things may to try over the weekend actually so good. I tried a new driver up. Very nice assaulting a picture actually in a lot of text you know i have a picture or you could invite me over no no number i hope it sorry which cant yeah but if you are looking to grill, i guess the weather today. Rebecca is going to be fantastic ever really is the try some grilling recipes of this afternoon james because it is going to be great its not going to be too hot nor too caldwell if youd like temperatures in the 60s 70s and maybe some low 80s on tap for you, we have to get through all this fog of the cloud cover this is a live picture overlooking downtown San Francisco. Definitely we are seeing improvement and were going to see it even more so closer to that lunch time hour perfect for a barbecue. San francisco, youre youll be at a high of 65 today, 68 in downtown oakland, the some scattered clouds the lots of sunshine to enjoy and a little bit warmer in downtown san jose coming in at 81 degrees were definitely cooler than normal for this time of year. Let you know what the rest of the week will look like in just a couple of minutes back to the news all right, thank you very much rebecca. Some scary statistics coming out of l that city reporting its highest number of coronavirus hospitalizations in a single day sarah sider reports on how the state got to this point after we had. The strongest and fastest response early on. Theres new sleeping here. Staff at this california hospital is nearing exhaustion every breathing i think about covid19 in a video diary from inside Eisenhower Health and rancho mirage. Theres Katherine Davis says hes used to seeing one death a year in her unit. With 700 Covid Patients treated here so far shes now seen 40 deaths we would ensure that a patient did not die alone. So. You know we would take turns spending time with them and holding their hand and talking to them doctors knew they had the beds to treat the surge but not the staff when we heard that the next you know wave of relief might come in and 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks. Thats when things become a little bit desperate. They asked the federal government for help and it arrived and air force medical team of about 20 help shoulder the on ending load the stress here repeated all over california. So how did we get here the state was the first to announce a stay at home order that was march 90s, this is a moment. We need to make tough decisions. 7 weeks later the governor reopen the state on may 8 you have bent the curve but that wasnt to be by early june, the 7 day average for new daily coronavirus cases with more than 2600. My 11th its peak at more than 9400 more than 250 increase and rewarding you are renowned epidemiologist, what went wrong in california, you know we opened up too soon. We didnt have the virus totally under control experts agree residents and local governments got complacent i want to be a back on the field now case in 0. 3 suburban counties near la all lifted their mask requirements under heavy pressure from angry residents, none of this is based on science but rather and the various political agenda to silence the people and strip freedoms from hardworking americans now hardworking americans at all 3 counties are seeing a covid and hospital beds are filling up and thats frightening because where do we go from there are patients tell you how they might have gotten a yes well. Some of them are partiers some of them. Have gone out and im going to parties no masks but murphys was county did and still does have strict mask requirements tickets are even being issued if you dont comply and yet its still the epicenter of the california surge how much worse does it have to get in los angeles before. You feel compelled to issue another stay at home order. Well i think were on the brink of that people are not following the rules are not Wearing Masks are not social distancing among them california is 40 and under who make up more than half of the states new cases. Also hard hit the Latino Community which makes up a 3rd of the states population but more than half of covid infections. Sometimes its mom and dads Work Experience that has brought them into contact with it. And then it goes through the whole family experts say fixing all this. Comes only one way you have to just shut down for now i think that that is our only way out. That was sara sidner reporting nurses say some of the 2030 year olds in their hospitals are in so much pain they cant even turn themselves over. The south San Francisco School District is suspending its Meal Distribution program for a week because a kitchen worker came into contact with somebody who tested positive for covid. The employee worked at El Camino High School so now the district is shutting it down cleaning and sanitizing and families that rely on the meal service then go to a neighboring district until south San Francisco resumes handing out meals next week. Weve learned another san quentin death row inmate has died from covid 58 yearold troy a ash mess passed away monday at a popup hospital outside of the prison. He was on death row for raping and killing a 7 yearold girl in 1984. He died of complications of covid so far 12 inmates have died at san quentin because of covid. Well in the north bay one barber shop owner in vacaville defied state orders and stayed open during the pandemic throw in a shot, its with our sister station ktxl in sacramento takes a look at the story. I was a marine as a Law Enforcement officer, im just american an american to be afraid live in not be told what to wanda maris is the owner of the most barber shop in downtown vacaville when the governor initially ordered all salons and barber shops to close pretty most stayed open. So when the governor consented to allow salons and barbershops to continue working with approve Services Moved outdoors it really made no difference to one. I wasnt surprised at all me i saw it coming. The department of Consumer Affairs and the board of barbering and cosmetology issued guidance recognizing that some barbering and Cosmetology Services may be safely performed outdoors as an option to help people get back to work in counties were indoor operations are closed while still preventing the spread of covid19 but the service is still prohibited include all chemical Hair Services such as perms relaxers collaring and dying and shampooing and electrolysis. For some salon they say those prohibited services make up 75 of their business. We spoke with the owner of erasmo studio and he says he doesnt plan on reopening his business until he can do it a 100 because he says doing business in the parking lot isnt any way to do business to fizzle out whatever he feels is ok to to go on lee white writing looting. And hes going to break the backs of Small Businesses just to make himself feel better in. And so i also dont care what he one says Business Owners, especially of smaller businesses should stand in solidarity and fight to stay open is about providing for children is about providing for our families. A lot of my barber fathers Young Mothers and they have responsibilities were not asking for handouts not asking for for asking to be left alone and work. I was a ruin a shot, its reporting the governors order does not apply though to tattoo parlors and piercing shops they cant reopen even if they do operations outside because they are considered an invasive procedure. And im tracking fog and clouds around the bay area right now you can see all the gray skies behind me this is our live camera overlooking downtown san jose of the sunshine is on the way and the mild to warm temperatures all and were back at 8. 40 a judge dismissed charges against 2 men who are accused of assaulting a Baltimore Police officer and that officers now facing charges himself barry sims has the story. Im relieved that the case has been dismissed and officially over with. Defense attorneys ned le figaro and Hunter Pruitt are relieved but disturbed that it took 6 months to get the Baltimore City states attorneys to drop the charges accusing their clients of assaulting a Police Officer for several weeks the attorneys pointed out discrepancies they discovered in the case after receiving evidence from police and prosecutors there was a lot of outrage back in january where is the outrage now zain of dulos was charged with pushing and spitting on Sergeant Wilton simpson junior. But the defense determined the officers own body cam video. So phone video from a witness and written statements and Police Investigative reports did not back that conclusion. In fact the Defense Attorneys say evidence in the case showed simpson as the aggressor friday, a grand jury indicted certain simpson charging him with giving a false statement to police and misconduct in office ppd suspended his Police Powers who placed him on administrative duties as their internal Investigation Continues and now. In july is when we can finally get to the point where we can admit that the sergeant was not truthful and what happened that evening and during a scuffle on the ground as simpson attempted to make an arrest burgess tried to help a doula who claimed he could not breathe. Its not that hard to come out and realize hes actually being a hero and not a criminal and that hes helping someone that needs help and why is it that it is the defense bar thats here raising these questions when the prosecutors and the police have done a long time. That was very sims reporting if convicted the Police Officer could face up to 6 months in jail. And alexander le mon in Washington Democratic lawmakers say theyre concerned federal officers are violating the the 45 right now and i wonder how the day shaping up lets find out it looks pretty nice behind me a little cloudy but it does get them to look at it from the Weather Center rebecca hey guys the on the clouds are going to go away at some point we just have to get closer to that noontime hour. Its going to be sunny. Its going to be warm in some spots mile than others. So its going to be all around a pretty nice day pretty comfortable for the most part. These are live camera overlooking a berkeley right now its probably one of the clearest shots weve seen so far this morning because were so socked in by the fog earlier so that is the good news is only going to continue to push out along the coast as well so clear and clear and sunny or in sunnier thats where missy into the afternoon temperature wise these are going to be a breakdown of your highs throughout San Francisco downtown youll be at a high of 6566 in the Mission District 61, if youre going to be the sunset area and upper 50s to low 60s as we head along the coast 58 montara 62 in pacifica and then some 70s on the board along the peninsula 71 and millbrae 74 in burlingame and then a high of 78 in san carlos and redwood city 75 if youre going to be and palo alto low 80s, some upper 70s across the entire. A south bay region 79 in santa clara sunny and warm in los gatos at 82 degrees and a high of 84 and morgan hill today along the east bay shoreline union city will be at 71 and then well look at some more 80s as we get further inland like of livermore 84 degrees there a high of 82 in pleasanton and were looking at richmond at 66 degrees a little bit cooler in berkeley at 64. But then those low 80s pop up once again as we get into conquered in walnut creek. Daniel danville rather hell be at a high of 80 to 81 in fairfield today and then 86 degrees in vacaville thats one of our warmest spots for today, 78 if youll be in napa and then upper 70s in sonoma as well and then heres a peek at the north the temperatures that were expecting in petaluma 76 and nevada 76 and then 50s at the coast in some beach 54. And point raise 58 degrees. Were below average for this time of year temperature wise and were going to be that way for the next couple of days until we start to get back to normal by the end of the week but really into saturday and sunday we could see some low 90s on the board inland as we get into the weekend. Thats a look at weather, lets a check the roads with james all right. Thank you very much rebecca, were looking at traffic around the bay this morning, heres a shot of the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza camera. Nothing too big here well to get your ways you can see traffic moving just fine so this isnt a problem spot for you the Golden Gate Bridge also has been showing nice traffic all morning long with no real delays if youre heading from the north bay down into San Francisco. We are picking up one issue on the chp logs it looks like northbound 1, 1, just south of cesar chavez theres an accident there. Its issued its caused the c street issues sig alert so well keep an eye on that let you know when those lanes might clear up there for now anyway that particular stretch along one looks to be jammed up because of that accident. Now to another big story this morning President Trump threatening to send federal agents into oakland to deal with this quote unrest. This comes after federal police in portland were seen taking demonstrators away in unmarked cars over the weekend. Offers Ella Sogomonian has the latest. The mayor portlands calling those actions very unamerican saying that he has not asked for those troops and does not want them there. Those agents have no insignia but we have since learned that their customs and Border Protection agents brought in by the department of Homeland Security dhs says that people are being arrested for crimes committed and that they are there to protect federal buildings from demonstrators that have taken destructive measures in one case a Police Association office was set on fire Law Enforcement on the ground have been firing tear gas and one source tells me that agents are being hit but frozen Water Bottles fireworks and green lasers being pointed into their eyes. Plus theyre being intimidated and followed back to their hotels. People there are clearly rejecting their presence and the mayor is backing them and heres what the acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security said about why theyre still there. The reason we advance other dhs Law Enforcement officers is because there is intelligence locally generated that there were going to be threats to federal facilities. You know maintaining an appropriate response is an ongoing obligation. I grant you that and thats worse thats for all of us, but at the same time. The threat to those federal facilities and officers did materialize in the july 4th weekend and has maintained. Since that time and as long as it does. We will maintain our presence when that violence recedes and those threats are seen that is when we ratchet back down to what i would call normal presence defending and protecting federal. Facilities that is regularly president portland that has been at that courthouse for instance since 1997. President trump praised the work of federal officers in portland. He said that hes considering sending them to other cities like oakland mayor libby schaaf responded saying oakland needs covid relief not troops from our president he should stop slandering diverse progressive cities like oakland in his racist dog whistles and Divisive Campaign tactics were not experiencing any civil unrest right now, but the presence of trump ordered military troops to oakland would likely inside it governor Gavin Newsome said that President Trump hasnt spoken to him regarding sending any federal officers to oakland, but did say that he would reject them as well in the newsroom Ella Sogomonian kron 4 news. The Oakland City Council is going to look at making more cuts to the Oakland Police department after already cutting 14 Million Dollars. Police officers are against the plan kron fours dan kerman has more. Since the death of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police. The defund the Police Movement has spread across the country, including oakland. Were nearly 15 Million Dollars was cut from the department when the city Council Passed its budget in june. Now to City Council Members want to carve out an additional 11 Million Dollars from the police budget. Other cities now are also working on providing other methods of enforcement that dont rely so heavily on police as the sole responds and this is something that we can do and that is worthy of the effort to do it Council President Rebecca Kaplan says much of the money would be redeployed to other departments to deal with issues she feels no longer need a police response. That means using civilian Mental Health workers from Mental Health issues that means we dont need hundreds of police every time theres a parade or a festival. That means the Police Department doesnt need its own more expensive p i o the rest of the city doesnt have to reduce for Public Safety and use that money to fund the elsewhere is foolhardy. But on the eve of the vote the Oakland Police union released crime data indicating violence is on the upswing and any more cuts would be a mistake. Youre seeing a 22 increase in Violent Crime right across the board and that can strip concern. Well Police Officers elected officials must hammer also residents. The Police Unions comments come on the heels of last weeks News Conference by police chief susan manheimer. Who also warned of further cuts but despite this fullcourt press kaplan says her proposal doesnt put a stop to officers fighting crime so were increasing funding. For things like evidence analysis and gun tracing to improve the ability to solve crimes and we are saying we can take steps that improve Community Safety by not over utilizing police. In a report to the city council, the city administrator says these changes dont add up to the 11 Million Dollars that they want to cut from the Police Department and thats a problem. City council is poised to discuss these changes at its meeting tuesday afternoon. Dan kerman kron 4 news. The 53 and still ahead well have more weather and traffic for you on that tuesday morning. The clouds are starting to break up, but its taken a while well be and welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, im Rebecca Strom in for john this morning were starting to see a little bit of blue skies out there look at that you can see the sunshine peeking through the clouds a bit. This is our live camera overlooking San Francisco International Airport weve been pretty gray out there. All morning long that its only going to get better and better into the afternoon hours. Temperatures right now were mostly in the mid to upper 50s and even some mid 60s that im seeing already antioch 64 right now 62 in livermore 63 in concord and were looking at mostly 50s on the coast. San francisco, youre 57 and Half Moon Bay 55 degrees. But temperatures are below average for this time of year were going to get warm in some spots, but no hot spots, 65 in San Francisco for the high today oakland youll be at a high of 68 and then 81 in san jose will have more temperatures coming up in just a bit thank you very much. A 57 is the time coming up in the next hour a spike in coronavirus cases in the south bay has led to a high demand now for tests 3 new testing sites are opening up today to try and accommodate those requests we have a live report about where and when you can get your test. Also hair salons and barbershops are given the green light to reopen, but they have to do it outside were going to reaction from local businesses and giants manager gabe kepler kneeling during the National Anthem in support of black lives matter were going hear from him about his decision to do that. Hi. Were glad you came in. Whats on your mind . Can you help keep these guys protected online . Easy. Connect to the xfi gateway. 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The agency now the sun reflecting off some of the building so nice shot here and its only going to get better and better as we get closer to the lunchtime hour of course when things will start to really clear out future cast for is