Cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end of this year and as we go into 2021. Fingers crossed right, we need some help the u. S. Coronavirus case count is now more than 4 and a half million. The death toll across the country has surpassed 150,000. But the nations top disease. Doctors say theyre still optimistic a Covid Vaccine will be approved by the end of this year or early 2021. But they also warned congress that in the meantime too Many Americans are still not doing enough to protect themselves and others from the virus. Kron fours washington correspondent Trevor Shirley has more now from todays hearing. Doctor Anthony Fauci was back on capitol hill friday with a message of hope for lawmakers, we feel cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end of this year and if that happens who gets it and when wondered Indiana Republican representative jackie walorski. His a safe to say that every american will be able to get a gives protection with only a small dose of vaccine. This one liter bottle if it were full of them are in a vaccine would contain over 30 million doses but Ohio Republican representative jim jordan was less interested in vaccine progress and more focused on what he called a political double standard, no limit to protest but boy you cant go to church on sunday jordan hammer doctor fauci over how states are applying his guidelines to fight the virus, im not favoring anybody over anybody, im just making a statement thats a broad statement that avoid crowds of any type the face mask, the social disses in the hand hygiene. Stand smart about gatherings and stand at a crowded bars and cdc director doctor Robert Redfield reminded congress that every american has the power to stop the spread if we did those 5 things we get to sing bang for the buck. Is if we just shut the entire economy down reporting in washington, im Trevor Shirley. President trump is continuing to question whether the country should delay the election this fall because of the pandemic today while holding a roundtable with Law Enforcement officials the president claimed mail in ballots are a recipe for disaster and could lead to a rigged election. Its going to be. The greatest election disaster history about what you guys like to talk about russia and china other places theyll be able to forge found still for javale do whatever they have to do. People should go they should vote or do an absentee only congress has the power to change the election date but both republicans and democrats are saying the election will take place this year on november, 3rd as planned. Despite the president s claims voting by mail rarely results in fraud, according to experts however, postal workers are expressing other real concerns according to the washington post. The president s new postmaster general. A major trump donor is changing procedures there and that is slowing down mail delivery. The current backlog is worsening to the point where workers say they fear they wont be able to process. Voters ballots in a timely matter. The new postmaster general says the changes are designed to save about 200 Million Dollars. The usps says requested emergency funding before the election. But if the money doesnt come through workers say everything including voting by mail will be much harder. Happening now hurricane is a s is making its way across the caribbean. The storm took aim at haiti and the Dominican Republic today causing heavy flooding, dropping up to 10 inches of rain in puerto rico, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Hurricane e say is is also threatening florida a state of course that is reporting horrible coronavirus conditions, a 4th straight day of record covid deaths. The potential impact of the storm is still unclear, but it is but as brown reports now preparations there florida are already under way. With the impact from hurricane east say yes on certain here in Central Florida theres not much that people in Orange County can do other than wait and see. And prepare. Im not too much more about the young star. We go through every year. John taylor was one of the first to stop by Orange County sandbag Distribution Site at barnet park friday morning, its one of 5 the county has open through tomorrow with a new mandate because of covid19 you have to wear a mask while filling up. Taylor says he doesnt usually take advantage of this offering that this past year construction need the occasional flooding on his property worse. On the black. Theyve given from all. The storm leaves floridians facing a double dose of anxiety with most of the states still deep in the midst of the pandemic Orange CountyEmergency Services says they identified Additional Schools to serve as shelters to allow for social distancing. The red cross is looking into putting displaced people in hotels and says theyll have masks available for those who need. Filling up her sandbag this morning, martha gown us says this is the time for people to be there for each other everything thats going on has been very difficult but you know the only thing we have to just do the best we can. It is very difficult everybody just need to help out and give a helping hand. That was 2 dogs brown reporting for us tonight now to check in with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez for more on the science of pay their grant yet it is gaining intensity right now barreling the bahamas hurricane warnings in effect for all the islands with sustained winds at 80 Miles Per Hour and its next stop. Will be the state of florida. So floridians really just have by the end of the day to prepare for this category one hurricane and its track shifting westward along the eastern portions of the state of florida. Right now there is a Tropical Storm warning in effect for miami dade county. And hurricane warning and a storm surge watch in effect not just 4 of our county, but also the eastern portion of Palm Beach County right now thats expected to be the possible landfall of this hurricane as it makes landfall tomorrow for your saturday forecast. But were certainly going to watch this because as you could see the outer bands starting to inch closer into that southern portion of the state of florida and remnants from this hurricane as it makes its way into the eastern seaboard could reach as far north of new england in the coming days, but closer to home in the bay area tracking warmer and drier weather this weekend more coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes back to you grant thank of recent california representative karen bass is granting gaining traction as a possible. Vp pick for joe biden the 66 yearold chair of the congressional black caucus, its believed to be on biden short list california senator kamala harris. As well as susan rice president obamas former National Security adviser also believed to be among the most serious can 10 years you see. Bass here biden is expected to announce his running mate, some time. Next week or perhaps the week after. Coming up on kron 4 news at 5 a murder suspect is on the run in oklahoma tonight at 5. 45 his bizarre method of escape. Plus in tonights flying tails a rescue mission featuring an aimless and homeless dover men and she finally got her name. And if youve been holding out for the latest iphone apple says shell have to for your money tonight if youve been waiting to purchase the latest iphone try to stay patient. Last year and usually new iphone start selling in late september but the Company Announced this week that the latest iphones will be shipped a few weeks later than usual this year largely due to the pandemic disrupting the Global Supply chain. Despite this the Company Announced blockbuster earnings say in the 2nd quarter apple posted a revenue of nearly 60 billion dollars. In the 3 months ending in june thats up 12 from the same time frame. Last year 60 billion. Americans are on a spending spree, but that could soon change the Census Bureau says personal spending rose about 5 and a half percent in june following and 8 and a half percent surge in may. Americans had drastically pulled back their shopping in march and april as the Coronavirus Crisis hit, but the 1200 stimulus checks helped a temporary boost. The spending maybe dropping once again as the 600 a week enhanced unemployment benefit checks are expiring today. Pier one is going out of business Closing Stores across the country. But youll still see it online and Investment Firm bought the pier one name and brand for 31 Million Dollars and plans to sell its goods online. The firm has a history of buying other brands of believes can be revived. Pier one filed for bankruptcy back in february after nearly 60 years in business. Liquidation sales started in may. Still ahead tonight newly released documents shedding light on the alleged abuse at the hands of the jeffrey developing story tonight is keelan maxwells trial awaits newly released documents provide insight into the charges. Shes facing the deposition from 2016 has been made public that alleges maxwell was a recruiter for Jeffrey Epsteins under age ring. Testimony from virginia got free one of maxwells alleged victims, implicates Prince Andrew and former new mexico governor bill richardson. Both men have previously denied the allegations against them. Godfrey also report seeing former president bill clinton at epsteins private island and that epstein said clinton owed him a favor. Clinton has previously denied ever visiting the island in Court Filings maxwell and her attorney portray got free as unreliable pointing to errors in certain information shes provided. Police in oklahoma say a murder suspect is on the run tonight after escaping from a county jail. Authorities are searching for pablo robeletto he was booked in june of last year on several charges including firstdegree murder. Police say he and another inmate broke a window on the 12th floor of the Detention Center there. The pair then shimmied down the building with limits tied together like right out of the movies was able to flee the scene the other inmate though broke his leg in the process and was caught a short time later. Yesterday marked the 63rd night of protests in Downtown Portland. And the first since federal agents started leaving the city. Local Authorities Say not only were there. No arrests last night but protesters. We are even working together to keep everybody in check elise haas from our station in portland reports until square in Downtown Portland looks a lot different today specially from recent weeks and what is different about last night is that the reports from Portland Police are reporters who are on the ground as well as the protesters said i talked to this morning. That last year was markedly different of course in the past few weeks we have seen the knights turn into tear gas crowd control munitions fireworks are estimating people trying to let the court house on fire. But theres a shift this pass night it was different, especially the exit. A federal officers. Oregon state police were the ones who were securing outside of the courthouse and we saw that phased approach of removing the federal agents is that federal agents were nowhere to be seen as the night went on even the number of troopers were reduced early this morning, Portland Police reported there were no arrests and no major issues in fact they said protesters chanted about keeping it peaceful. Peavy says protesters got on other protesters who are trying to climb the fence at the courthouse. One protester we spoke with told us he will can now focus their energy on the bigger issues we need Police Reform you know we need we need Economic Opportunities in afton American Community in america where were trying to enact change protesters state and local leaders say the focus can now be on bringing about change and ending racism now that the issue is no longer about the federal presence in portland and here at lone, so square youll notice that there are no longer any tents, terror. A few protesters who are sitting at the base of the statue but things are different now and when i talk to the protesters this morning. They tell me that the main tone of last nights protest was all about de escalation. And that is something that we havent seen. In weeks police haas kron 4 news. 5, 4, zone forecast time as we take a live look outside San Franciscos embarcadero not a lot of fog here in the city and that is a change from what weve seen this meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez is here, i guess were going to be warming up this weekend even at the coast. Yeah thats right so much far no sky july grant tv a bay area today is the last day of july and august. Not really going to form for most cities as we start out our august first tomorrow taking a live look outside. And you could see that marine layer just hanging tight right along the immediate coastline but not trying to make its way inland. So murray may are going to be less and less of an issue in the coming days, temperatures out there right now 63 degrees for downtown San Francisco low 70s for oakland, widespread upper 70s 80s as you make your way inland with santa rose at 83 degrees, san jose 78. But right now the warmest city antioch at 92 degrees. Nearly 35 degrees warmer than Half Moon Bay at 59 degrees. Thanks to that cool sea breeze summary later presents as well, but overall calmer winds speeds out there right now in the bay area. Breezy in the teens and stormtracker 4 tracking less and less of that marine layer we are going to notice some patches of possible coastal drizzle tonight, but overall better clearing, especially for those of you in the north bay and most of our inland valleys in the east bay as well but we will see some marine layer extending into the east bay shoreline still going to warm up though along the coast and the east bay even with that cloud cover but not as much as our inland valleys tracking widespread 90s are this weekend more on that in just a minute but first overnight lows tonight, widespread mid to upper 50s and tomorrows daytime highs going to be toastie especially in the tri valley is low to midnineties with antioch warming up to 94 degrees santa rosa, not that far behind 92 degrees for you in san jose in the mid 80s, mid 70s for the east bay shoreline and downtown San Francisco flirting with 70s but 69 degrees and taking a look ahead at the next 7 day forecast were going to remain above average all weekend long even into monday but then by tuesday and wednesday we are noticing cooler and cloudier whether about 5 to 10 degrees below average until we warm up to near normal a week from today back to you grant thank ofrecen nexus 5 a rescue mission that goes far beyond finding a home for lost dogs when rescue organizations save animals, they usually know at least some basic information about the condition of the animals. The name says well thats not the case though in tonights edition of flying tells kron fours ken wayne has the story of an unnamed dog. The mysterious story. The first leg of this journey takes us from the bay area to modesto. I met brandi manzella the modesto airport with a very shy doberman pinscher her sister went up there yesterday. Okay so that she misses her sister, and yes, she doesnt show sister gene. No idea. The dog sister and flown out with another rescue flight the day before. So this one had to wait just another setback in the life of a dog that had already been through who knows what tag nothing, no color no, while though they had nothing. And nothing at all. Randy lives next to the property where the dogs were found she said the dogs were barking almost nonstop and constantly getting into her yard. And every time we put it back in town over there notice and theres nobody there. So they were left to fend for there. So thats weve never yet he was speeding and that things. And thats when she contacted rescuers who contacted me, hes ready. Keeping us here says. I loaded her into the plane for the flight to reading good cause. She handled the trip like a frequent flyer curling up on the back seat to snooze for the almost 2 hour journey. And our descent are ready weve got a good view of snow covered mount shasta looming on the horizon. Touchdown it was time for this dog with no name to be reunited with her sister. But try as i might she didnt seem to want to get out of the plane. Finally i lifted her out. We were met by lindy turner who runs casa de love animal rescue. These are the most timid doberman pinchers have ever seen in my life honestly i dont know how they were doing to them in the back and i think about it. She moved her operation from the bay area to Shasta County about 18 months ago he got the impression youre traumatized allow salute leno question. No question. She has plenty of experience with doberman she says she can tell these 2 have been through a lot but its not an uncommon story unfortunately, you know its it happens all too often. You know its says. Didnt want to leave the comfy backs heated kens plane. Thats pretty cute and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 the news continues though kron 4 news at 6 with our own Vicki Liviakis today to be talking about San Francisco mayor london breed to announce 120 Million Dollars its going to be reallocated to the black community from the citys Law Enforcement department. Details on the move and why the mayor and police ch ladies. Check it out. So strong. So. Not ripped. Whatre we talkin about. Thats the hefty ultra strong bag hefty hefty hefty whispers gimme. confused give me the bag . Get hefty ultra strong at a low price news at 6. Girls growing up today to rise up not in spite of their upbringing here in this city, but ca