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The running are california representative karen bass former National Security adviser susan rice and california senator kamala harris, South Carolina congressman jim clyburn has been meeting with biden ahead of his announcement and says this kind of important decision takes time for a reason. I think the Vice President is doing what they ought to do and that is allowing is that is to do that work. The couple and that is necessary and then when you go through the results of all of that. You let your heart and you had to go. The Biden Campaign has bedded 11 Vice President ial candidates, potential ones. The announcement is expected soon since the Democratic National Convention Starts one week from today once the announcement is made you can expect full coverage right here on kron 4. Meantime joe bidens wife jill says that she plans to return to teaching if she becomes first lady, this is biden holds a doctorate in education and is a Community College professor. She took a leave of absence this year in order to campaign for her husband. If joe biden does when it would not be the first time that his wife would have to balance official duties with a professional work. She taught english at Northern University Community College during the 8 years her husband was Vice President under barack obama and President Trump took to twitter this morning to announce his administration is deciding between 2 locations for his gop nomination acceptance speech, the locations are between the great battlefield of gettysburg in pennsylvania. And the white house in washington of course, the president says the speech will be delivered the final night of the Republican Convention on thursday august 27th. And other National News at least one woman is dead and 3 others in the hospital tonight following a major gas line explosion in baltimore. It happened this morning the law firm or City Fire Department says at least 5 people were in 3 homes which were destroyed. The 3 people in the hospital are in serious condition. Rescue crews are still sifting through rubble looking for any other survivors, more than 100 people were arrested today in chicago that follows a night of unrest that included looting and shots being fired between police and residents. The unrest began shortly after midnight antipolice graffiti was seen in the area of the magnificent mile which is one of chicagos most visited tourist locations. Hours earlier, dozens of people have faced off with police after officers shot and wounded a person sunday in the inglewood neighborhood which is located about 10 miles away. All right we want to check in on our weather the 4 zone forecast chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has that of course, but he also have some showers to tell us about thats right pam were talking rain were talking about the meteor showers maybe the best display of meteors all season long as were going to see some good conditions away from the coast. Going get a little tricky out along the coastline of low clouds and the fog but this meteor showers the perseids so one of the best as we expect some very bright meteors and you never know you can get a meteor storm very unpredictable as of the remnants swift a couple of the comment that moved on through now are passing right through that debris field expect to see maybe 40 maybe 50 meteors per hour on tuesday and wednesday that is going to be a major peake of the meteor shower certainly its going on right now is out there looking last night saw few meteors but certainly as you get in the peak of this you can see an outburst in 2016, we were looking at a 150 to 200 meteors per hours early that could happen you never know, but this is going to be in sight over the next couple of days you might want to check that out. Outside right now we do have some that patchy fog moving along the coastline of course up toward the beach is going to be tough go look at the meteors with the cloud deck begin to move in and its going to be thick overnight tonight and tomorrow too here it maybe even some patchy drizzle developing along the coast low cloud and fog going to stretch well on shore maybe all the way through the delta the Central Valley by tomorrow morning so thats a significant push some low clouds and fog then as we head through the day that will begin to break up a bit still lingering near the coastline get ready to move back on shore by tomorrow night. Temperatures will be carol kind of cool in the San Francisco 61 in the sunset of that patchy fog 63 in daly city granada 62 in Half Moon Bay, mild inside the bay of finds more sunshine after patchy morning fog 70s in redwood city also in mount view a 70s a few 80s in the south bay by tomorrow afternoon should be warm there in the east bay certainly not hot youll see those numbers moving in the upper 80s in the warmer spots about 88. Pleasanton 87 in dublin, 71 degrees in san leandro 85 degrees in walnut creek 78 degrees in pittsburgh, 74. And lael about 69 degrees in samara felon 62 degrees in mill valley, 75 degrees in santa rosa so certainly some nice weather coming our way but things are about to change were going to see a major warm up on the horizon. I think we get into some summer heat over the next few days. High pressure will start to build in temperatures begin to warm on wednesday. I think were back in the 90s maybe some mid 90s by thursday could see a bit of an offshore flow as we get into friday that could crank those temperatures up in the triple digits some of the valleys even along the coastline, we may Start Talking about some 60s and some 70s and 80s 90s around the bay looks like a hot weekend ahead before we cool things down as we head toward the beginning of next week. All right lawrence, thank you coming up air traffic may be down during the pandemic but the tsa says it is finding more weapons plus which masks protect you. The best Duke University researchers have an answer and after the break what amazon may and was on could be moving into your local mall. The ecommerce giant is in talks with the Simon Property group in order to replace close to department stores. Simon is the largest mall owner in the u. S. , the wall street journal reported yesterday amazon would convert former or current jc penney and sears stores and 2 distribution hubs and it could be a winwin situation amazon would get more space closer to where customers live which would speed up shipping times and mall owners would get a cash wish rich tenant in order replace their bankrupt anchor stores. Even though the number of people flying has plummeted 75 because of covid19 the tsa says it is finding more guns. July 2019 the agency was looking at about 5. 1 guns per Million People going through security but this year. It jumped to 15. 3 guns per Million People. These statistics are for guns in carry on luggage and the tsa ads most of them were loaded. This jump in passengers carrying guns his security is actually not all that new. There was a 5 increase from 2018 to 2019. Bloomberg is reporting a judge in San Francisco has ruled that drivers for uber and lyft are in fact employees of companies are expected to fight this ruling uber has reported that is businesses had his business has declined by more than 60 during the pandemic the Ride Sharing Company says if it has to classify workers as employees. It will cost a steep increase in ride prices. Still ahead driving hours for a haircut traveling for a transformation that is what some californians are doing as they head to las vegas in order to get haircuts lauren clark reports. Silas lace a kind of feel at square salon at the fort apache commons is coming through a new clientele. Guys they fry all she sets coming in from california. And lisa insist theyre not just traveling to the strip vacation, but also the suburbs for services things signed on to close and they come in here to get ahead. Many making the trek. She says as its nearly impossible to get tv Services Done in their strict lockdowns this week alone she seen 3 california clients, including maddie about the dough took the 4 hour drive from palmdale. We have to go to someone whos doing it out of their house or you have to go to a different state because everything is shut down same story different styles. At bella and loops for jennifer and anil ray because of colby is caused a lot of people to shift here most of Southern California is under the state governments monitor list. Forcing dinein restaurants gyms and movie theaters to close hair and nail salons can operate, but they must be done outside because its very hard to do our job outside. For one we need a bold to wash your hair if were doing any Chemical Services says we cant do it outside in a relay hopes the situation could highlight a new opportunity. Permanent returning clients plane community you live in a month or so she had the feeling on the plane was so close by. That was lauren clark reporting well, researchers say some Face Coverings that people are using do not work at all to prevent the spread of coronavirus the new study out of Duke University is shed a light on which masks and most effective researchers tested 14 different kinds of masks, they shine light from a laser on to someone wearing a mask, repeating the same phrase each time, the mass which worked well included the n 95 surgical masks. Reserve for frontline workers and the standard surgical mask are also a good option. But the study says to avoid gators or fleece masks because the material is too thin and stretchy and the same thing goes for bandanas experts say there now needs to be more information about how to correctly put on and take off a mask and how to clean and store your masks because there are specific techniques involved in all of that too. Well theres a recall to tell you about some red and yellow onions are being recalled because of a salmonella outbreak the onions were sold at trader joes and wealth stores on the west coast California Company that is the source of the nationwide outbreak is identified as thomson international. The cdc says 640 people have gotten sick and 85 of them were sent to the hospital. No deaths have been linked to this outbreak. We do have more information on the recall though on our website just check kron 4 dot com. And a new study finds that marijuana use during pregnancy makes it 1. 5 times more likely that the child will develop autism the findings are from canadas Ottawa Hospital Research institute. They were published in the journal nature today. The study followed half a million women and children over a 5 year period. The cdc has linked cannabis to children with low birth weight impulsivity hyper activity and other issues. Lets take another live look outside on this monday evening looking out over San Franciscos embarcadero it was really pretty nice out there today. Lawrence is standing by to tell us whats ahead for the rest of the week. Yes, certainly a gorgeous weekend to pam and now things begin to shift gears a little bit today. We cool things down along the coast line temperatures go checked in at 64 degrees for a high thats a little bit below the average joe 73 slightly above the average in oakland, san jose to 2 degrees right at the average then get hot and limb or 9492 in concord centrals and just enough of a westerly wind today to cool you off 79 degrees running slightly below normal still the clouds surging back on shore tonights going to be taking up likely going to see a little drizzle this looking from timber on back toward the Golden Gate Bridge which is vanished in the fog this evening. Well see more that surging on shore in the San Francisco now i see the clouds begin to move on and youll notice the deq youre kind of high up so well see that surge i think not only just the bay but some of the valleys too thunderstorms picking up over this year and out of what a light show this afternoon again across the sierra nevada, the sun will set that will go away but High Pressure building over the 4 corners get some moisture rotating around that certainly make for some interesting displays in this that time of year. Actually some work their way in the bay area 2 right now nothing in the forecast fog low clouds continuing out toward the coastline. Now the sea breeze once again picking up around the bay area that we care the cloud cover on shore to 21 miles an hour right now in oakland, 23. In fairfield even 20 out southwest in the napa valley, 12 into San Francisco. Temperatures very comfortable 79 degrees in san jose right now over the hill weve got 60 woman that patchy fog in Half Moon Bay 59 now in pacifica 71 in san mateo 82 in dublin 68 in oakland 82 degrees in the bottle and 70 degrees in petaluma right now. Still overnight tonight, well see low clouds and fog moving well on shore a thinker deck of clouds we had this morning and slower to burn off so tomorrow, well see some afternoon sunshine. The temperatures pretty comfortable running below the average in the 80s. I think as whole trough just kind of sits along the west coast weve seen this all summer long but thats about to change this whole ridge over the Desert Southwest that is going to start to build in toward the bay area lot of part of the week and it is going to get hot around the bay area to numbers for there in the upper 90s in the Central Valley, 70 degrees in Santa Barbara 77 and sunny in los angeles low clouds and fog certainly hugging the coastline overnight tonight and really all along the california coast all the way down Point Conception los angeles youre seeing that patchy fog in the morning then return to some clouds again as we head in toward the middle the week so cloudy skies co side its going to be hot though inland that i think as we get this next weekend maybe Start Talking offshore winds. 50s for overnight lows tonight by day tomorrow weve got a lot of numbers in the 70s 80s around the bay lot 80s in the interior valleys dead in 90s and 1560s up toward the coastline. Look at the next few days temperatures, staying down just a tad then we start to warm things up and there you go by friday, we Start Talking about some triple digit heat on friday and saturday at least in the valleys. Thank you. Laura. Coming up next after years of not being able to walk one little boy takes his first a North Carolina state super fan with Health Challenges just took his first steps in 2 and a half years and he walked into the arms of his best friend, a former mascot for the team. Millions of people have watched his epic steps on social media Bridget Condon has the story. The video thats gone viral. You 10 million times. I was so wrong that didnt even know what to do like a dozen normal. This is a normal mom who just posted video about her kid. What are i mean right there are no rules to this is like its just crazy racing walking by himself for the first time in 2 and a half years into the arms of his best friend, a former miss wolf most of the first few times he just fell straight to the ground but then he took the steps ahead and we could not have been grayson does anything and everything that he wants to so it was just kind of the getting the confidence and finally figuring out that you know something that we can do so it was definitely an emotional moment reason was born medically fragile and elated walking. Then he got sick in 2018 and had to have orthopedic surgery and due to some complications he didnt recover as quickly as doctors hoped he really has that never give up spirit. He is a fighter when the odds are stacked against him he always pulls through but i also feel like thats because he has all of the support and i think thats how sometimes come back it through the hard days we always joke that grace is a celebrity it doesnt matter. Doesnt matter where we go or who we see grayson is going make friends and Everybody Knows him and so it only makes sense that his big Achievements Co viral. Hes just. Our normal kid out by people like to have something that gives them some hope that the world isnt the Dumpster Fire that it feels like right now and if we can provide some sunshine to people thats the least we can do a great story that was Bridget Condon reporting well take a look at this 103 yearold who decided to mark her birthday this year by getting her first tattoo she says after spending months in isolation at her nursing home she just decided to. Not get off her bucket list, the grandmother got a from tattoo. The tattoo artist says she took the needle like a champ and he did not see her flinch once she says shes absolutely happy and loves her new ink, bling bling laying thats what you may think about when you hear this next story or some other things luxury jewelry brand of l is creating what could be the worlds most expensive covid19 face mask. Take a look at all these diamonds the high and israeli jeweler says a chinese businessman living in the u. S. Is paying a whopping one 0. 5 Million Dollars for this mask when it is finished the 18 karat white gold Face Covering will be in crested with 3600 white and black diamonds, the jeweler says when the customer order the mask you have 3 conditions it must be completed by the end of the year it must be fitted with toprated in 99 filters and it must be the most expensive mask in the world. Okay well that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 our coverage continues at the top of the hour with kron fours ken wayne ahead at 6 just one week from the start of the school year. But thousands of students may not have what they need for Online Learning the latest on back to school in San Francisco. Plus a new federal report showing more than 40 of americas schools need to update their ventilation systems in order to help fight off covid19. Stay with us the news at 6 is next. Dear california, we know these are challenging times. And with summer here, energy bills are rising. Together, we can save energy and money. By taking steps to stay cool while using less. Keep safe and keep it golden. News at 6. Were looking at potentially needing to distribute another 20,000 devices in the next few weeks. Week from today more than 50,000 students in the San Francisco Unified School District are set to return to class online but many of them dont have the technology they need to do so. Thanks for joining us tonight at 6 oclock im ken wayne kron fours dan kerman is following the story joins us now live in the city was the final push to get students ready what can the First Step Towards Online Learning is teachers voting on this memorandum of understanding the vote ends at 00 30pm tonight, theyre expected to pass at the next step is for the school board to pass it thats expected to happen tomorrow afternoon and the next step is for students to get online on monday morning. Next monday morning but were finding out not all of them will be given computers in time for the beginning of class. 50,000 students in the San Francisco Unified School District. Well start School Online in a week and though the district has already distributed 13,000