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Know its question is going to times when we are in our country a troubling fined for workers that recall a g golden gate. A few weeks ago this letter was sent to drivers detailing on tuesday july 21st a noose was found and removed from the property in the letter, the Company States that does not tolerate offensive, racist symbols and will terminate any employee found to have participated is nothing you can use the news 4 and a lot of work that you do 20 year ecology driver and tricity n double acp. President gianni con george. How some concerns and says a culture change is needed within the recycling company where the break room. Theres you know theres theres races coming this way their 60s come his way you know theres homophobic comments may and as breast pump is there is trick or treat their Truck Drivers not appropriate 5 years ago in what appears to be much more targeted incident a noose was found at an africanamerican drivers station and the person responsible was only suspended. George says though this most recent incident seems less targeted. Its still very concerning and hes hoping the company would be more transparent as Biggest Company as we call it is. You was something that is like this happen. If you really dont tolerate anything like these then you should be transparent all across the board in a letter sent to drivers recall a g says an investigation is under way through San Francisco Police Department i reached out to sfpd however and was told they were researching if they had information about the incident. George says he doesnt have confidence it will be dealt with properly. You know thinking about the young the allegations of correction in a Second School we dont have any confidence that looms as a few be is going to do it on my son best son. Recall a g did not respond to my requests for comment on monday as for an image of the news, george said he has requested one. But recall a g tells him they wont release any images until the sfpd investigation is complete in San Francisco noelle bellow kron 4 news. Governor Gavin Newsome addressing the public. For the First Time Since that major glitch backlogged work on nearly 300,000 coronavirus records this as the states Top Health Officials suddenly resigned our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has the story. Why exactly californias Public Health director resigned is still not completely clear less than a day after accepting her resignation governor gavin, newsome is staying tightlipped about doctor sanya angels abrupt departure. I try not to have personnel conversations in public. I dont know that it serves a larger good and the end of the the buck stops with me, im accountable reporters repeatedly pressed governor Gavin Newsome on the sudden step down of one of californias top Health Officers why she leave doctor sanya angels Resignation Letter sent sunday did not include a reason this is a fluid situation angels stood alongside new son at the start of the pandemic and has been a part of key decisions in the process her departure comes days after state leaders learned a technical issue in the states electronic reporting system for diseases led to a backlog of 300,000 records most of them covid19 related the governor confirmed the department of Public Health knew but did not immediately notify him about the issue were all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i dont want to air. Any more than that health and Human Services secretary doctor mark galli said monday the issue was fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared counties now have access to data they can process for planning and Contact Tracing all in a virgin but thoughtful way so we can make sure we support. That commitment to data and science to continue to guide our way. The state is now in the process of developing a new electronic reporting system just for covid19 Governor Newsom acknowledged this would take some time he says that coupled with doctor angels departure he says his administration is ready to move on. Reporting in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news in the bay area there are more than 59,000 covid cases and more than 800 related deaths Alameda County still leads with more than 13,000 infections and both alameda and santa clara counties. Has c 205 covid19 related deaths you can find a complete list of cases by county on our website kron 4 dot com. Marion county Public Health is moving forward with the reopening of some personal Care Services offered outdoors Effective Immediately nail salons Massage Therapy cosmetology and skin Care Services can reopen outdoors with precautionshin place, however, indoor and Outdoor Services for tattoos piercings and electrolysis must remain closed as are and a status on californias county monitoring list for and Public Health had temporarily halted the reopening of all pub, personal services in order to monitor data surrounding that business sector a 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 the students have not been handed the devices that they need to learn from home kron fours dan kerman reports on the final push to get students ready. Online instruction is set to get underway in the San Francisco Unified School District in a week. But now were learning not all 50,000 students may have access to computers in time were looking at potentially needing to distribute. Another 20,000 devices in the next few weeks district Officials Say they loan 13,000 computers to students without them in the spring. But more must still be distributed over the next few weeks families that need computers should contact their school not the district as far as broadband access. The district says 10,000 wi fi hotspots are still needed and also wont get to students in need by next monday for those students who need that kind of access. We our budget includes paying for that for those students who need it we have again rely on fundraising from our Philanthropic Community to pay for that and we continue you know ask for donations from those who are able to even without the technology the district doesnt believe students will get behind. Because the early weeks of school will focus less on instruction and more on connection. The first 20 days of instruction rebuild up if that the structures of for example calling response how the students respond how do students accomplish the task of reading how the students work with their journals of the students handle science materials, math, many villages so those require structures and and groupings and and those things we can teach within the first 20 days point of us to horace mann 5th grade teacher frank lara says parents will also have a role to play in Online Education since much of the work. Well have to be done at home. Families need to create the environment have a study area have a place where they can also work and has minimal interruption bible for 4 hours in terms of that online daily instruction. Were also learning a little bit more about that. As you know it ranges from 3 to 4 hours a day depending on the granger in the San Francisco Unified School District says just to clarify for parents that does not mean each child will be in from the computer interacting with a teacher for 3 to 4 hours a day. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. New at 00 09pm tonight, San Francisco county supervisor sandra lee fewer hosted a Virtual Forum tonight too round any issues that parents and teachers may have as they get ready for the new school year kron fours Ella Sogomonian is live in our newsroom now with their key concerns l a hammock and as we just saw about 20,000 students in San Francisco unified still need to be set up with the right tech to benefit from virtual lessons. This shift to digital is new for both kids their parents and teachers. So Community Leaders want to make sure that everyone has the right tools to succeed, plus that they know how to use them the new school year is rolling out in phases and this week kids will be learning from home and then comes phase 2 which would be a hybrid then the in Person Learning for some nfl disick with the department of Public Health says that that cannot happen until theres a drastic decline in covid cases and hospitalizations with lower rates of Community Transmissions plus establish Contact Tracing in the meantime support of programs known as Community Learning hubs were brought into focus tonight to make sure that parents still have that resource and kids get off the screens and have some alternatives. Theres also real challenge with over use of technology. And too much soon and too much webbased interface is so weve really gone back and forth as an agency to ensure that we provide different means of engaging young people even to virtual platforms that address some of these concerns. To me truly say that heads will be small and focusing on stem School Students who need. The supports the most well distance that he supports this access to white buying digital reading devices that will be out there recreation activities is in richmond activities will be ready until how and why this resource is Family Support resources and healthy snacks and meals. So these learning hubs bring up the question of safety yet again. The San Francisco department of Public Health plans to release more information this wednesday and some guidance later on this week live in the newsroom. Ella sogomonian kron 4 news thank u l a south San Francisco has announced a delay to the start of its the School Year Classes were supposed to start on august 12 but have been pushed back to the 17th in said according to the district superintendent all students will begin the school year with Distance Learning which could last at least 3 weeks if Health Indicators improved the district with start transitioning to phase 2 where only the districts most vulnerable students will be invited back to campus or in Person Instruction in phase 3 students in transitional kindergarten to 12th grade would be allowed to return to the classroom. The first day of school is in the books for students in the oakland Unified School District because of covid19 students, teachers and parents are adjusting to Online Learning all of this happening against the backdrop of contract negotiations between the school district. And the Union Representing oakland teachers kron fours Haaziq Madyun reports working meeting with ourselves because we received a late in the evening yesterday contract negotiations are moving into a second month between the oakland Unified School District and the Union Representing oakland teachers, however, chaz garcia who sits on the oakland education associations Bargaining Team says the 2 sides are getting closer to a deal. Were getting closer i there was somewhat of a stalemate at one egg. Theres been some movement. So thats encouraging she says some of the remaining sticking points are scheduling for secondary schools and employment for substitute teachers and training is really important as well a lot of our teachers spent a significant amount of time doing tech support and thats where having another toll on support with instruction is really helpful because learning doesnt slow down. You know doing tech support but you know learning to continue well if somebody can support students along the way. How does he describe the collective bargaining atmosphere after a little over 2 months of negotiating any has it really been contentious but it also you know were not up. Seen but buys together anything like has it bad you kron 4 news. Contrary to earlier believes doctors say more and more young people are now getting infected with covid19 nearly 100,000 young people tested positive for coronavirus in the u. S. During the last 2 weeks in july. The American Academy of pediatrics says that is a 40 increase in child infections across the states and the cities which were studied a u c berkeley Infectious Disease expert says those statistics are changing our understanding of a virus that was first billy to really be a problem mostly for older people. And then because very very children who have much more difficulty with impulse control. What to do something and they want to do it right now in their brains are really developed. This court. 2. Understand the consequences of that. Here in the bay area, many counties are showing the number of positive cases is growing among young adults in San Francisco, 35 of cases are people between the ages of 30 and younger people 30 and younger also make a roughly 35 of contra costa counties, positive cases, Health Officials there have just lost the Youth Ambassador Program to help develop social media campaigns. They hope to influence other young people to protect themselves and their families from the virus. As School Resumes in the south bay, many students will be hitting the books from home via Distance Learning. But that is expose what is known as the Digital Divide when students from disadvantaged neighborhoods, lack Internet Access and the tools to go with it. Santa clara county and the city of san jose made commitments to try to help bridge that gap, 7. 1 Million Dollars in funding will Bring Technology to disadvantaged neighborhoods. There are an estimated 15,000 students in the county who lacked the devices to learn from a distance. And another 9,000 who have no Internet Access. The city of san jose is also approved 8. 2 Million Dollars for Digital Infrastructure and a digital devices for an additional 11,000 students. I Million Dollar question is really of the people it is symptomatic infection. Were going to progress and were just going to lie. I got out and not even get say. The centers for Disease Control is now estimating about 40 of people infected with covid19 have mild symptoms or none at all. These cases are pretty tough to identify because the carriers do not always get tested on force michelle kingston talk to an Infectious Disease specialist from ucsf today. Who said these asymptomatic cases may actually be a good thing for the carrier and for the community. Usually people with asymptomatic infection. Im not usually identified because thats the motivation to go get tested. Asymptomatic carriers people who are sick but have mild or no symptoms at all make up 40 of people infected with coronavirus this is according to the cdc ucsf Infectious Disease specialist Peter Chinhong says while they once saw this as a bad thing because of how much these people are spreading the disease recent evidence shows it may be a good thing because it may indicate that these people are getting less of the virus or may have seen a similar virus in the past or that some of the more severe cases may have started off mild at first light, its comforting to know that. At least not everybody whos is symptomatic will progress on this train to buy things and this many people it is a not a disease. Well, maybe kind of the chosen ones are protected and they may not get sick. The problem is we dont know who those people are thats why we need to all maintaining safety right now the cdc also reports asymptomatic cases are challenging to identify because people who dont know they are infected are less likely to get tested should hong believes the longer we wait for a vaccine and the longer the pandemic continues the more likely were going to see more widespread testing possibly even being done at home more often i think. That will be the strategy of the few should control the epidemic until we got the boxing because at the end of the day when the setting to it. Tells you if you have it. So you can keep yourself away. And. From the people who might be vulnerable to infection in San Francisco, michelle kingston kron 4 news. President trump also weighed in on the Upcoming College football season saying on twitter that student athletes have been working too hard for their season to be canceled. But theres a very good chance we will see College Football. This season power for sports director jason dumas joins us live with more jason. You guys a whole lot going on the coronavirus has affected pretty much all walks of life and now College Football is about to be its latest victim yesterday i reported that there will not be a College Football season today, the park started moving towards just that the Mountain West has already postponed its football season. That was effective today and all fall sports while youre at it. Why the pac 12 will likely follow suit tomorrow. A source tells kron 4 tomorrow the University President s and chancellors will meet to discuss the feasibility of playing amid the pandemic both cal and stanford Football Players are on campus prepping for the season as of now and the same could have been said for san jose state their players were on campus. But they will remain on campus in continue to train even though there will not be a season. Where crash. You know there are a lot of broken hearts here today and particularly with my skin athletes who you know they just love to compete and i love being a part of something larger than themselves. So. Its a its a pretty sad day here and that said we understand the larger picture which again i think we all thought that that our county and again our country would be a little healthier than it is today. I think we can all echo that sentiment well continue to monitor this story and update you as we get more information in the meantime let us know how you feel about no college sports. This fall from you on twitter and instagram at j do my report back to you guys, thanks jason, lets take a live look outside tonight foggy in some spots around the bay area, this is the Golden Gate Bridge with the fog resting mild and other places around the bay area tonight beautiful evening. If you love the fog and lawrence, i know you love all of the faa thrown a little drizzle as happy as could be guys and maybe see a little bit out there tonight who is the fog. Yeah, pretty thick out there right now you can see over San Francisco that cloud deck coming in now its going to surge well on shore tonight, even the interior valleys today. Well you have a nice day of the temperatures really have been fairly mild so far for the better part of summer certainly we have some hot numbers a little more in concord but weve been staying away from the triple digit heat so far the better part of the summer 79 degrees in santa rosa, 64 for a high below average in San Francisco, 73. And oakland 82 degrees in san jose. But things going to change show were going to see High Pressure trying to build on the Desert Southwest, its going to crank up the temperatures a little later the weekend also produces some thunder storms little moisture rotating around that ridge back in the Sierra Nevada produces those thunderstorms up there quite light show it will be back again for tomorrow clouds begin to move in right now 59 degrees in San Francisco 63 some patchy fog in oakland, 67 mostly clear in san jose 69 in livermore concord and 60 degrees in santa rosa tonight, low clouds and fog a surge all the way the interior valleys may be able in the Sacramento Valley tonight and then tomorrow morning giving way to some sunshine in the afternoon now the better part of the summer weve had this trough carved out along the west coast. Thats kept our temperatures very reasonable thats all about to change as big dome of High Pressure over the Desert Southwest that is going to back toward california and that is going to crank up our temperatures but not tomorrow tomorrow again these numbers going to stay down just a bit plan on highs very comfortable youll see 80s inland 70s 80s inside the bay and then youve got 1560s along the coastline. But then were going start crank up the heat starting on wednesday were moved back in the 90s and by friday were talking about some triple digit heat will heat wave coming away saturday and into the weekend yards. How far are you willing to go to get your hair done during the pandemic coming up well talk to some californians were driving all the way to vegas for a snip and some color. Plus a residential neighborhood in baltimore looking more like a war zone tonigh book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. The open road is open again. 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Right now is unclear what caused the explosion we are continuing to search for any additional packages that may or you know possibly could have been in a homes aerials of the area show homes eviscerated and search and rescue crews sifting through smoking rubble, looking for survivors is a labor to suppress to make a game of the major gas explosion, they have homes that you know pretty much crumbled more a lot a ton of debris on the ground im nadia romero reporting. Police clashed with crowds overnight in Downtown Chicago as looting and vandalism erupted in the popular Retail District on Michigan Avenue police say crowds began to gather around midnight last night. Windows were broken were hit included saks 5th avenue and the coach store where Police Arrested several people. It wasnt immediately clear what started the unrest. But local news reports say antipolice graffiti was spotted in the area. Crowds have faced off with police earlier after officer shot and wounded a suspect yesterday on chicagos south side. The suspect was hospitalized, but information on his condition was not immediately available. Coming up crippled by the police for ina neighborhood hit hard by recent violent incidents as protests continue to intensify in beirut after that fatal explosion killed least a 160 people there are more problems mounting in that country. Well have the latest it looks like a just about going to be jumping records hopefully soon. Some chaos outside the white house briefly interrupted the president s Coronavirus Briefing inside the white house as you just saw the president was escorted out of the room by the secret service. The video that youre looking at there showed a heavy Police Presence outside of the White House Administration Officials Say there was a shooting near the white house and the secret service responded whitney wild reports. Good told police 2 minutes into a press briefing. The president abruptly escorted from the podium. The white house placed on lockdown after shots were fired across the street near lafayette square. President trump returned moments later to address the incident if there was a shooting. Outside of the white house and seems to be very well under control there was an actual shooting. And. Somebody has been taken to the hospital i dont know the condition of the person. It seems that the person was was shot by secret Service Despite the unnerving situation. The president says he wasnt concerned for his safety i feel very safe and quickly moved on to face questions from reporters on a number of issues, including. His pitch to sign an executive order to protect people with preexisting conditions. Despite the fact coverage is already guaranteed under the Affordable Care act just to let people know that the republicans are totally this strongly in favor of. A preexisting condition taking care of people with preexisting conditions. The president also touted a series of controversial executive actions. He issued over the weekend after stimulus talks between the white house and lawmakers stalled out of money will be going to a lot of people very quickly but the Administration Says theyre still open to a deal that they want to be there once ago should have a new proposal more than happy to be at the white house with the wild kron 4 news. Over the weekend the United States became the first nation to surpass 5 million covid19 cases more than one out of every 4 cases reported has been in america. And the u. S. Death toll is more than 163,000 after stimulus talks in a brick wall on capitol hill President Trump took matters into his own hands over the weekend signing a series of executive actions. Those 4 moves were a reinstatement of the enhanced unemployment that expired last month but at a reduced rate of 400 and set of 600 assistance to renters and homeowners but it does not extend the Eviction Moratorium that has expired differing payroll taxes for programs such as Social Security and health care and an extension of student loan relief. Traveling for a transformation that is what some california is are doing as they head to las vegas to get a haircut must be more to it than at lauren clark reports. Silas lay some kind of deal at square salon at the fort apache commons is coming through a new clientele. Guys they fry all she says coming in from california. And lisa insist theyre not just traveling to the strippers they cation 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, mean maybe like a month or so she had the feeling on the plane with the cold side. That was lauren clark reporting. Tonight Police Address a recent uptick in gun violence, the city has seen at least 5 killings since last thursday and today chief. Interim chief manheimer and investigators toured a neighborhood where one of those shootings happened over the weekend but for dan thorn has that story from oakland. In an effort to take a stand against recent Gun Violence Police tour in east oakland neighborhood crippled by crime we are seeing a spike in crime that shows about an 80 increase in shootings this quarter. And you know these are not Numbers Police say between august 6th and august 9th, at least 5 people were shot and killed 3 of those killings happening within a 7 hour span. The most recent deadly shooting taking place on holly street near 86th avenue early sunday morning we here at opd we personalize every one of these tragedies are city mourns for all of those who have lost their life they are not numbers to us. They are victims. The city of oakland has prided itself on cutting down on shootings and homicides by 50 over a 5 year span. Opd says theyve also recovered more than 500 guns related to crimes since the beginning of this year, but the recent uptick in gun violence has become an unsettling trend. Its unacceptable were seeing a ton of guns, but i will tell you. Now were here with the community and this walk today shows that we are standing together. Chief manheimer says that the shootings are being investigated in connection with possible gang conflicts, shes hoping that if anyone has any information they will feel encouraged to come forward, reporting in oakland, dan thorn kron 4 news. Richmond police are investigating their tents homicide this year according to police they were alerted through a shot spotter and responded to the 1500 block of chancellor avenue officers found 50 yearold Maurice Jackson sitting in his car suffering from gunshot wounds and police also found a woman who was the passenger in that car. She was at a nearby residents also suffering from gunshot wounds. Jackson later died the woman in her 40s is expected to survive she was taken to a local hospital in serious condition in menlo and police whose whom police say a man robbed and attacked a 7. 11 employees behind bars. Police arrested a 27 yearold man who they say they found with stolen property and a knife that was believed to be used in yesterdays attack. The victim had stab wounds on his neck in hand, the suspect was not not been identified has been charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Lebanon has recorded 295 new coronavirus cases today which is the same on the very same day that the countrys government step down the resignation of the Prime Minister comes less than a week after that massive explosion in beirut that killed more than a 160 people and sparked days of violent protests, lebanons ministry of Public Health also recorded 4 new deaths today. This brings the total number of cases in that country to 6,812. And the total number of deaths to 80. Weve got clouds rolling in right now and more to come but a little heat wave on the horizon to well talk about it coming up. And a stunt goes dangerously wrong in a man recovering after a base of jumping stunt went dangerously wrong early yesterday morning for men actually with parachutes jump from the roof of a downtown cleveland Apartment Building about 2 oclock in the morning, 3 of them safely landed in the park across the street, but the force jumper slammed into the outside wall of a local tv station and had to hang on for dear life until help arrives as Michelle Nicks reports it was all caught on camera we have to warn you the video may be disturbing. We got another look at borough. Well give burrow though. A heartstopping dramatic video as a witness captures a base jumping stunt guys dangerously wrong weve got to help own the man in his 30 slammed into the outside of the channel studios on chester and 12th after taking part in a recreational stunt called base jumping. The stunt involves jumping off Tall Buildings or hilltops he told officers at the scene he jumped from a plane. But witnesses say the group took off from the roof of a neighboring Apartment Building. Patrick oshea witnessed the rescue and couldnt believe his eyes ive heard of people bay, something sir but not my partner building you could tell he was in pain is just you know sitting there just hold on i think this is trying to you know wait it out to you to help is on the way you can see the man dangling approximately 40 feet in the air in tangled in his parachute. That appeared to get caught in a wind gust on his way down hangs on tight as firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue in his leg broken from the serve it wasnt their first time doing it its just how they got unfortunate a little bit unlucky got started however oshea who captured video of the rescue says the man should consider himself very lucky all absolutely of that parish you didnt get stuck on the building he would just kind of hit the wall and dropped. That would have been a strange sight to see yes it specially at 02 30am in the morning concert sounded fun, but it didnt work out as planned. That was in the shell mixed reporting the cases under investigation. Still ahead tonight, strong winds and heavy rain hitting states on we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. An army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. This picture went viral it showed a crowd at High School Hallway where very few students were wearing masks. Well the georgia teenager who was briefly suspended for sharing this image said she has received threats. Now the school has announced that it is moving to online classes because of covid infections. High school sophomore hannah waters was suspended for violating School Policies by sharing that picture last week school Officials Say 9 people sick students and 3 faculty members. Has since tested positive for coronavirus and now hannah says she and her family and friends have received threatening messages over the uproar. I feel like a lot of teachers have my back because they know how dangerous it is going to school but i know that a lot of the kids go to school would have already gotten backlash for it, ive gotten threats and things like that, but i know that im doing the right thing in 9 and is not going to stop me from continuing doing it, but it is concerning especially since is a lot of the people i go to school with people ive known for years now are threatening. Me now. And it says she understands why some people are angry. But she insisted she shared the image because she felt was the right thing to do. 4 protesters were arrested in ferguson missouri yesterday on the 6th anniversary of Michael Browns killing and 2014 a white Police Officer shot and killed brown an unarmed black teenager. The officer said he shot in selfdefense brown was never arrested or charged with any wrongdoing. Yesterday several peaceful memorials took place during the day, but Ferguson Police say about 100 people later marched to their Police Station officers told the protesters that they could peacefully stand on the sidewalk where the road but they were not to enter the stations parking lot. Police say a protester moved a barricade place in front of the parking lot and thats what Officials Say the crowd began shouting quote hostile and threatening remarks to the officers and they also threw bottles screws and wooden sticks. Police say they use handheld pepper spray to disperse the crowd and arrested 3 men and one woman. In washington dc a mass shooting last night that killed a 17 yearold father and injured 21 other people at a party is raising questions about the larger issue of gatherings during the pandemic and some neighbors want police to do more. Authorities say hundreds of people gathered for that party defying the mayors order to limit groups to 50 people or fewer. Police say its an unfortunate trend happening in certain neighborhoods. Sam ford has the story. A block party cookout without a permit. How was that allow without us even of calling scott a longtime resident of the Greenway Community was angry today that police allowed the weekend event with no permit. To take place resulted in 22 people being shot including 17 yearold Christopher Brown who was killed. Again i really dont want to fan. How much our city officials today so we will take a look as to whether that could have been handled in a better way this came just weeks after a and c commissioners in ward 8 complained that police allowed a popup party in oxon run park despite the mayors orders on crowd size theres no enforcement plenty more pop ups are going to occur and we have a mayors order out there. But yet we failing to enforce we asked the mayor what are you going to do this time to make sure this doesnt happen. Okay is it against the law to carry a weapon if youre 16 years old and she did it 3 people. Or a group a few 100 a simple as that against the law the block parties flyers just days before the event offered not just free food, but free liquor most this 17 yearold dog and of a look of the industry. Well as there being down there. We as a Community Need respect the rocky. That was sam ford reporting. A line of severe thunderstorms today approach chicago where a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect. This is video of the strong winds in the downtown area looks like its just blowing that crane around the storm known as the rate show is a long lasting wind storm that brings rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms in chicago winds reached as much as a 100 miles an hour today, tornado warnings are in effect on the west side of chicago, lets check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence, karnow as we give you a live look at the embarcadero nothing like that here in the bay area no boy those are some kind of storm door a chill right and they are a severe thunderstorms developing and they have this very gusty winds. The drop out of the downside of it and you can see it this whole line here look at the red the orange you see that extensive area. These storms usually a creating damage 250 miles maybe as long as 450 miles so over a wide stretch were looking at some very strong Hurricane Force winds may be 7. 80 weve had some winds of a 113 Miles Per Hour reported during that. So certainly a very damaging winds as that storm moved on through looks like now though it is beginning to weaken now as we take you back out west as can mention much quieter in our neighborhood and thats the way it should be for this time of year youve got the clouds, plenty of those rolling on shore right now looking toward sfo. Maybe a little drizzle developing along the coastline. That cloud cover were going to see a lot of it into early tomorrow morning in fact this is going to surge all the way into the center of eilat that push that is a strong push of a marine layer so tomorrow morning were waking up some patchy fog early on as we head throughout the afternoon a lot of sunshine in the afternoon, but temperatures going to be relatively mild for this time of year still look at some upper 80s. The warm spots inland but then lot apart week everything begins to change around the bay area 63 degrees got some patchy fog in the morning, some sunshine in the afternoon downtown San Francisco, little fog lingering along the coastline. In the sunset. Koestler is looking fall kind of dance along the coastline all day long numbers there mainly in the 60s you get inside the bay here comes the sun shine the very mild temperatures 68 in millbrae and also in the burlingame 72, sunny and foster city 70 degrees of woodside Beautiful Day in the south bay, those numbers up in the 70s in the 80s very comfortable. Now many spots inland, nevada, pretty easy go of it the summer as far as hes concerned of course we had a toasty weekend tomorrow, were looking at highs generally in the upper 80, so yeah, its going to warm out there but certainly not hot 84 degrees in concord 85 in walnut creek about 71 degrees san leandro 68 in berkeley 72 degrees in hercules 77. In the nation 79 degrees in pittsburgh now things are going to change were going to get some hot weather. A little bit later this week High Pressure starts to build in a Desert Southwest and here we go we start warming up the temperatures on wednesday into the 90s that maybe some triple digits by friday if we get a little offshore wind. We could see some temperatures in the 70s out at the beaches. They are its over and lyft drivers should now be classified as employees thats according to a ruling in a San Francisco courtroom after california passed a law broadly requiring more workers to be treated as employees. The attorney general and city attorneys. Soon the ride hailing firms they argue that the companies were violating the law by calling their drivers independent contractors, the companies are expected to fight that ruling uber has reported business has declined by more than 60 during the pandemic the Ride Sharing Company say if they have to classify workers as employees it will lead to steep increases in ride prices. Coming up next prince harry continuing to speak out against Racial Injustice and on [upbeat music] today was the day that i put everything in perspective. I fell asleep but when i woke up. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. And terry continuing to speak out against a racism. Hes calling on every Single Person to fight Racial Injustice and he urged young people to use their voices prince harry made the comments in a virtual conversation with color of change president Rashad Robinson over the weekend take a look. In order to change structures and systems we all have to be in to reach that goal. I mean for me based on only use and the younger generation, 70 of the one that literally all over the world. The same thing keeps coming up and if and if the if is a younger generation, and theyre all saying the same thing that form again in a privileged position a position of influence. My job, our job. It says is to make that change right because its not just a small group of people its a whole generation during this is an just this is wrong. And then needs to be change. Prince harry also addressed the issue of online hate speech and said it will be quote a huge part in quote of the mission of it of his and meghan markels Hartwell Foundation moving forward. The conversation is a continuation of prince harrys recent public efforts to stem hate online. In june. It was reported that he and meghan would be supporting stop hate for profit. Thats a campaign urging brands not to advertise on facebook as a way to hold the social Media Network accountable for its failure to remove misinformation and races content from its platform celebrity chef and talk show host rachael ray and her family are safe as after they escaped a fire in her upstate new york home re her husband and dog are home in lake missouri last night when the fire broke out a representative for her said the fire mostly damaged. The main house on their property. Hours prior to the fire a share photographs of the meal she and friends were having during a golf outing ray has been making meals at her home since the pandemic broke out no injuries were reported and that wraps up kron 4 news tonight at 9 stay with us pam and ill be back at the top of the hour with more coming up San Mateo Police releasing more information. Welcome and they say beat and sexually assaulted a woman in her 60s. The clues, they say could help track that person down that story more coming up on kron 4 news at 10. News stations. Youre watching kron 4 news at 10 20,000 over the next few weeks and may actually be more than 2 weeks in order to get them to all of our students. The back to school rush is on the San Francisco Unified School District now has just one week. To make sure all teachers and students have the tech tools they need for Online Learning. Thanks for joining us on this monday night, im ken wayne and i pale more 20,000 students still have not been handed the devices they need to learn from home kron fours Ella Sogomonian is live in the newsroom tonight with the communitys concerns expressed in a town hall tonight l a. Pam and ken as we just saw 10s of thousands of students in San Francisco unified still need to be set up with that technology. Its required to benefit from virtual lessons. Thats just one of many moving parts a Community Leaders want to make sure hammered out before next monday. San Francisco Unified School District Officials Say so far they loaned 13,000 computers to students. But more still must be distributed over the next few weeks families in need computers should contact their school not the district that number the 20,000 over the next few weeks and may actually be more than 2 weeks in order to get them to all of our students. That thats based on an estimate. Based on surveys that weve done what our school sites have reported as far as broadband access. The district says 10,000 wifi hot spots are still needed. And also wont get to students in need by next monday. This shift toward Digital Learning format is new for kids their parents and teachers. So San Francisco commu