In intensify little bit more the next couple of hours probably reached its peak about 07 00am and then fairly quickly kind of evaporate away as we get the later Morning Hours hugging along the coast until the later Morning Hours to 64 open at this hour 64 any aka cool 57 for conquered up to the north bay got a mixture of some 50s in place live in the day up here noting that fog in the morning even as late as 8 oclock to some of those inland valleys will still be fighting it 6071 looks like by 11 going into the weekend is a minor little heat bump will say along the way there but it looks like the temperatures for this time of year still behaving themselves. Robin. Sounds good. Thank you dave. Well to the south bay now clusters of covid19 positive costco employees are being treated for the virus all across Santa Clara County. Now so far 31 employees have tested positive this month. The costco in mountain view, san jose sunnyvale and gilroy all reported cases the last 3 locations were all inspected by the Environmental Health department this week and met the standards the Union Representing these employees agree and say that Costco Stores are going above and beyond to protect them. They do however want to work off of a planned to get employees paid while they wait for test results without resorting to exhausting all their sick or vacation time. We dont want to have the count them worried about getting paid while theyre off waiting for a result that could you know possibly cheap other workers from getting gas sec. You tend to come a logger heads on issues like that, but. You know they havent we made that suggestion they havent completely turned down so were still work at. Well the union rep estimates an average of 400 employees per costco store. But as so theres us ample space for distancing inside he also believes that many of the cases have been calls by Community Transmission and not internally among employees. Well to the north bay now Sonoma County has seen a spike in coronavirus related deaths this week alone 7 people have died bringing that countys death toll to 31. These recent deaths involved people, 65 or older with Underlying Health conditions and were living in Skilled Nursing facilities, the deaths occurred at 3 different facilities, one in sonoma to in petaluma county Health Officials say they are doing the best that they can to protect those who are vulnerable. Were working with the Skilled Nursing facilities. And the state of california identify a site. The designee as a site for local Skilled Nursing facility, residents were infected with covid it isolates and quarantine if they are contacts. The goal really is to separate those who have the virus from those who dont. So my county remains on the States Coronavirus watch list and the Health Officer also says this is just a good reminder, you know to everyone that you need to social distance wear your mask wash your hands and just everything that you can to prevent the spread of the virus. For the second time this week an employee with the San FranciscoSheriffs Office has tested positive for coronavirus Officials Say that person worked at the hall of justice the Sheriffs Department has had 10 employees test positive so far since march. And to get in front of a potential surge in hospitalizations the city announced its building a new temporary hospital to free up beds for Covid Patients now this new hospital will be open for non Covid Patients who need shortterm medical care or observations from force Taylor Bisacky reports. As San Francisco braces for a major surge in coronavirus cases the city will soon open a temporary hospital in the for non Covid Patients to free up beds for those who have the virus to this 38 days to go from 2000 to 3,000 cases. It took just half as long to go from 3,000 to 4,000. And in just 10 days. This month. We went from 5,000 to 6,000 cases of covid19 doctor grant colfax San Franciscos director of health says. Cases are rising at alarming rates. The city currently has 6,423 people with covid19 a surge in april put 94 people in the hospital that number dipped to 26 6 weeks ago and as of thursday, 107 patients are now in the hospital with the coronavirus a quarter of them in intensive care. Let me be clear. We are in a major surge of covid19. The virus is moving fast and more people are getting seriously ill as hospitals expect to see more coronavirus patients. The city will use this new facility off gorgeous avenue to care for up to 93 non Covid Patients who need shortterm medical states. This new note to the medical center. Is an inpatient facility. The patients staying here will receive treatment at this location in new of hospital care or they will have been transferred from a hospital the city says it has it overwhelmed Us Health Care system yet and they hope to keep it that way peter chan, hong an Infectious Disease specialist at ucsf says planning will be the most important in the coming months think the move of building Hospital Capacity proactively. Before we actually need is in step with what this style is and is definitely a good move. And a very prescient move the city has released an official open date for this hospital yet, but we expect to see things up and moving pretty shortly. As for the facility, its an important reminder for all of us to do our part at home. That means wash your hands remain socially distant. And of course way to mask. I know some of you are probably wondering why im not wearing one now and ill tell you in situations like this. The reporters have evaluated the situation. No one is nearby or within 6 feet and of course to have a mask right here ready to go and just a few seconds and San FranciscoTaylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Well, heres a look at the bay area broken down by county check it out on your screen here right now Alameda County continues to lead with more than 11,000 cases Santa Clara County is not far behind with nearly 10,000 cases and 190 deaths now in total the bay area now has more than 50,000 cases and 778 deaths you can get a complete breakdown of the cases we have listed by county and city on our website you can always find that over a kron 4 dot com. When usc is dealing with an outbreak of the coronavirus a spread across the universitys greek row, the school has detected around 40 positive covid19 cases in the fraternity community. Reports say that around a 150 usc students and employees have tested positive for the virus usc and other universities have moved to online classes. An effort to keep students staff and local Community Safe during the pandemic. Well the nations top coronavirus experts are recommending face shields or goggles to prevent the spread of coronavirus now the push for added protection comes from doctor deborah birx and Anthony Fauci who have been leading our the leading voices during the covid19 pandemic but wearing this extra layer of protection doesnt necessarily mean that you can just get word amassed altogether kron fours Maureen Kelly reports. This is our Pandemic Response area right now close Variety Store in San Franciscos castro carries a lot of different face masks and hand sanitizers but only one kind of face shield for now i have seen an increasing number of people wearing them so i dont know whether. Thats going to be something that will really catch on sales might pick up now that doctors fauci and berks are calling attention. To this additional layer of protection which is common ppe for frontline medical workers, the idea is if someone else costs or sneezes. Wearing a face shield or goggles to help keep those particles from getting into your eyes. It might also help you remember not to touch or rub your eyes, i spoke to an Infectious Disease expert who says the virus gets into our bodies through receptors found in the nose and throat. But those same receptors are also found on the external surface parts of the i know we havent proven yet the eyes of portal but theres every reason to think it could be. And so why not shield your cells from the virus if you can ive got less or great you know and that offers a pretty good shell but not really certainly a shield to come down over my face or goggles went on for their shield. It does add another layer of protection. It does. We replace the mass by any stretch of the imagination the masters critical to cover your nose and mouth. That doctor says the most important thing to prevent the spread of the virus is social distancing because if youre far enough away the risk of transmission dropped sharply, but if its a choice between wearing a mask or wearing a face shield he cheese the mask. But if youre in a situation where youre near people and the virus could transmit wearing a face shield goggles or even glasses could help. As long as youre wearing the mask as well Maureen Kelly khan 40s all right got it. Well in San Francisco over 40,000 in damages was left behind after a burglary at saint thomas the apostle school. This happened tuesday. The school says that 100 laptops are also stolen these laptops were supposed to go to students for Distance Learning for the next school year has cares has launched an online fundraiser to help replace the missing items and repair the school we have a link on our website if youd like to check it out just head over to kron 4 dot com you can find a fair. Well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, one San Francisco restaurant is drawing negative attention over the signs put up on their windows here from others on why theyre happy to see the owner got. Lawmakers say no to the idea of cutting funds from schools that dont reopen the company in washington where republicans and democrats say its better not to pressure schools. And President Trump outlined some of his administrations Covid Response plans for the fall how he says his administration will distribute a vaccine when its ready. Welcome back everyone the time is for 14 were off to a pretty foggy start lets head over to the Weather Center and check in with daves far and see when this fog or if the fog will clear day okay good morning robin good morning, everybody and live shot coming in from downtown with our fog clouds still pretty much entrenched of the ground fog is not that a parent though sfo no delays occurring we could see the. Brightness there of all the lights going on, but still the fog clouds off towards the distance. Current winds, the traditional on shore which warm and they remain all day today picks up a little bit off to the east as you can see, but were calm over most of the reporting stations. Temperatures now at this hour lots of 50s up there the north bay weve got 60s and a hodgepodge mixture of 50s for much of the east bay 61 for san jose 55 meanwhile for San Francisco, looking at the winds picking up later today, you can see in the far east bay reaches once we get into the afternoon you start feeling a little bit again temperatures somewhat controlled warming up a little bit as we head on into that weekend a look ahead as morning fog and clouds sunny and warm for the afternoon with us call it warm by the weekend we Start Building on them. Theyll be system 90s going on inland here lower 90s uptick in places like any off brentwood be pushing to near maybe mid 90s there. Early next week though temperatures slide on monday, mostly 80s will replace all that and some token 90s are left in some of the hot spots there so for this time of year not too bad somewhat close to seasonality here 67 San Francisco open at 7381 meanwhile for san jose across the wider bay is kind of mixture of 80s and lower 90s pretty much in hand east bay shoreline is holding in the 70s, although in the southern and were probably gonna be pushing into some of those 80s by the time we get into the weekend. Well have a look at all at your 4 zone forecast coming up a little bit also a new hurricane to be looking for in the caribbean or just north there on the bahamas. Well have more on that coming up at a bit right now robert is checking into bay area traffic in red bridges rob i am indeed and heres to friday light traffic will so far we cant guarantee its going to stay this way for the remainder of your morning commute. But normally we get a break on fridays which means see you know we dont have as much traffic out there. A live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this is 80 heading into San Francisco leading up to the pay gates said, its looking good on the oaklandside were clear through the maze coming from the east shore 24 5. 80 the nimitz and its a quick trip across the upper deck, so no problems into San Francisco. Lets head over to 92 always busy during this time of mourning and never disappoints yes we have a crowd. Yes folks are packed up and rolling out this early but novick trouble spots so far its under 30 minutes from the nimitz across the span and off to one on one. Reopening schools remains a top concern across the United States for teachers parents and students. Our washington dc correspondent joe khaleel had a chance to sit down with the president for a one on one interview about his administrations current Covid Response plans. For parents and teachers preparing for the Upcoming School year President Trump had this message in our exclusive one on one interview you said its a real teachers were you well i want them to be careful i wanted to be safe. I want everything to be safe. Theyre going to be work working together with a lot of very great professionals and i want them to be shielded in some way or safeguarded and in a very strong way we spoke with President Trump at the red cross where he was promoting plasma donations for Covid Patients he says hes hopeful will have an effect of Covid Vaccine by the end of the year, but we wanted to know what the administration is ready for what comes next to manufacture and deliver sure enough people were actually makes it such a great question were actually spending money up front to get that infrastructure and our military is ready to distribute it will be delivering it very rapidly but before the president s vaccine deadline. There is an election and thursday morning on twitter the president floated the idea of delaying it something thats never happened before the president says hes worried about voter fraud because of widespread voting by mail due to the coronavirus is nothing like being able to go out and vote. Going out and vote when you have people in you have identification and you have whatever it is that the place requires. But this concept of mailing out hundreds of millions of ballots just all over the well, i hope nothing like that wouldnt be necessary because i want to date more than anyone President Trump hasnt ruled out challenging the results of the election in court he says with more mail in voting the Election Results could take longer to tally. I want to hear the result. Ok i think were going to do very well and then you have Court Challenges and everything else. You can go many many months and beyond that frankly before you find out who won the election of President Trump says he does support expanding absentee voting. Which is how he cast his own ballot. In florida. In washington, im joe khaleel. Well after a federal civil rights inquiry local protest and national debate. There will be no charges in the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown. The 18 yearold who was black was shot and killed by a white Police Officer in ferguson missouri, st. Louis county prosecuting attorney ernie announced that they will not charge the officer Darren Wilson after she after a reinvestigation of that shooting which theres so many points and which dan wilson could have handled the situation. Differently and if he had Michael Brown might still be alive. But that is not the question before us. The only question is whether we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime occurred. The answer to that question is no. Wilson resigned from the Police Department shortly after a grand jury declined to prosecute him nearly 6 years ago. Well for the First Time EverOprah Winfrey will not be on the cover of o magazine. Winfrey posted the news on her website explaining why she gave up her front cover 2 dedicated to Brianna Taylor. She stated only in the wake of George Floyds filmed execution was National Attention brought to the shooting death of Brianna Taylor 2 and a half months after. She was killed she continues that pleas for justice have fallen on deaf ears. Taylor was killed in march when she was shot 8 times by louisville, kentucky Police Officers who burst into her home using a no knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. An investigation is underway at Stanford University after 2 swastikas were drawn on campus. University Officials Say that the graffiti was discovered monday on a hallway wall and the campuses memorial church. Now in a statement stanfords president condemned the act calling the swastika symbol of hate antisemitism that has no place on campus staff to leave the let the vandalism could have occurred as early as july 4th show the july 4th weekend authorities are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Well happening now firefighters are trying to contain a growing brush fire check this out it was grown to at least 240 acres in the Angeles National forest, the la county Fire Department says that the flames started yesterday afternoon in a remote area with heavy brush about 100 firefighters and 2 helicopters responded to the scene. Theyre still dealing with some of the steepest terrain in the and in the triple digit heat by the way. The fire dubbed the dam fire is only 10 contained this morning. No buildings are threatened so far no one has been hurt. Well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news a Financial Plan thats been benefiting many unemployed americans expires today. 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So the whole prospect of having a business in this climate seems impossible while some are living hand to mouth. Republicans and democrats arent seeing eye to eye on the jobless benefit plan. Both sides say funding is needed they just cant agree on how to move forward. That are democratic colleagues to document the urgency that struggling people those are. We could right now be finishing up a major bipartisan package we got here. Because our republican colleagues couldnt get their act together they still dont have their act together and now theyre worried. But instead of being serious in negotiating they have created a stunt. Im John Lawrence reporting. Still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, hundreds of San Francisco restaurants are struggling to survive the pandemic the latest challenges that theyre facing to stay open. And a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza the commute into San Francisco is off to a quiet start on this friday morning about a temperatures 60 degrees in oakland 55 in San Francisco 61 in san jose and well be right back. When its made with love, its made to be shared. 4 morning news, the time now is for 29, lets head back to the Weather Center checking in with dave spahr the weekend is around the corner friday is here lets get an update on that forecast a day a good morning robin good morning everybody live shot coming in from the bay bridge and again were going to deal with this overcast skies from this Vantage Point probably for most of the morning were talking to you. Theres the shot coming in from the Golden Gate Bridge again the glaze going on there also were doing some work there in the southbound traffic. A west winds currently we have going not too much over mosobj it just gets Little Channel there around the delta this will pick up a little bit later on this afternoon though bay Area Temperatures mostly in the 50s, although we have 60s concentrated off to the east bay, however, these ratings are trailing as you can see a few degrees from where they were this time. Yesterday leininger day up today will to about 60 going on by 08 00am by 11 at 71. Were going for a little bit of the heat bump. Well call it for the weekend and then the temperatures tweet read very quickly as we get into early next week as some are kind of behaves itself a little bit that plus your 4 zone forecast coming up in a bit robin back to you. Thank you dave for one San Francisco restaurants controversial signs is drawing negative attention. Now