Meaningful modifications to them. Reporter the state is notument in stannel threeyet in stage three but moving in the right direction. Some parts of the state will not be able to pace as quickly into phase three, respect that and certainly will honor thats. Reporter i spoke to two salon owners by phone who say they are ready to get back to work. Schools, child care and summer camps will be really as well. The number of coronavirus vase cases in california is now approaching 100,000. There are more than 97,000 positive cases with 3780 deaths. That is 19 additional deaths in a few hours. Dozens of workers at a morgan hill seafood wholesaler have tested positive. 38 employees at lucid american foods are positive. Santa clara counties public worker says an employees spouse became ill and it went from. The they stated that our hand sanitizers are used regularly. We have added temperature checks and physical barriers to work stations. A Mcdonalds Restaurants was closed today as the company went on strike. Four employees have gotten sick with the coronavirus. New at 6 tonight, ktv us andrc senior has more. The workers are claiming they were given dog diapers and coffee filters to wear as masks. Reporter youve probably noticed that over the last several weeks weve brought you stories in San Francisco and san jose walking watch claiming the company wasnt providing the best of health. And they said what they were given was not enough. Reporter roughly two dozen employees went on strike tuesday claiming their employer did not provide proper protective equipment for weeks leaving workers to fall ill. Some of those are already showing symptoms. Reporter one employee, lambert, said to me by a translator by phone that the protective equipment they got was that what they expected. We need to wear the doggy diaper and the someone didnt like it they should buy their own mask. Reporter she says employees were told to use coffee filters as masks. Also, we didnt have glovers for people in front. They were getting gloves from the kitchen. Reporter she says shes dealing with the tale tell signs of covid19 now and awaiting results of the test she took days ago. Essential workers are getting treated with disposable doggy diapers. Reporter its helping the protesting mcdonalds workers. They are demanding that they get the three week quarantine period with fum pay. That the company is paying their medical costs. That there is a deep cleaning of the store. Reporter while the workers say they are not showing up to work alstatement from mcdonalds said, quote, mcdonalds is performing a dean cleaning and will stay closed while we sanitize the entire restaurant. Some of the those workers are also sick including a ten month old baby. Striking workers demanding thirty two weeks quarantine pay with company made medical costs. And just a few moments ago a representatives from mcdonalds said they would get company paid medical leave. Another hot day here in the bay area. We saw in mind temperaturessed to soar into the triple digits. In south bay the city of san jose announced that it will be opening five cooling sisters. Now san jose wants to be sure that people want to escape that record heat. Tuesday morning in san jose it was already up to 107. It encourages me to stay inside and turn the air conditioning on and work from home and not go out. Reporter finding relief is a little harder for some. Just trying to find a cool spot because i dont have air condition so sitting in my house with a fan or sitting outside in the shade. Reporter in Santa Clara County popular features like downtown san jose remain off. And city pools, libraries and Community Centers remain closed. With those not an option right now we really want to reiterate what people can do. Reporter but later in the day that changed. Concerned about children and seniors staffing and spacing opening the facilities is complicated in the covid19 error. Do we have space . Can we host people six feet away from each other . Is air conditioning own. Reporter those are requiring visitors to wear a mask and stay six feet apart and asking the someone in your home is sick and to stay at home. Theyre advising that people stay indoors and remember to higreat hydrate. The water in the park was turned off and this hiker had gotten lost in the trail and didnt have adequate water with him. Reporter the center will be checking people as they come in and only will be staying open through the heat of the day. The heat over the memorial day weekend brought so many people to one beach in San Francisco that Officials Say they had to step in. Parking and enforcement officers issued more than 500 citations to people in ocean beach who parked illegally in closed parking lots or parked illegally along the highway. Officials say some people were parking in bike lanes and were limiting access to emergency vehicles. People in lind mar beach were the out in force making sure that people followed social distancing orders. The nhl says they expect to head straight into playoff if they are set to repsume play this resume summer. The playoff games would be played in two hub cities that have yet to be determined. And in a statement, the sharks general manager said, while we are dulc appointed the San Jose Sharks will not be able to complete our between 19 20 season we we understand and respect the decision by the nhl association. The team says it will concentrate on getting ready for the next season. Were learning that the oakland as are making big cuts to their team. The as layed off 8phandle workers at the start of the pandemic and at least 75 more employees are set to be let go. There laid off employees will still receive Healthcare Benefits and those that earn more than 95,000 a year will earn their paycheck because of the seeming losses due to pandemic. Coming up, an incident caught on camera and now four officers have been fired. Also ahead, accusations of racism in new yorks central park after a conflict of a bird watching and dog walker quickly escalated. When we come back well look into the forecast. And the cooling trend heading your way. Also, new health and sate guidelines for the six flags amusem parks in vallejo and concord for when adventure seekers can return again. Were starting to see traffic pick up in the bay area. Ktvu news will be right back. Z3w63z z1s6z y3w63y y1s6y a man died after being arrested by Police Officers demonstrators are gathering at the intersection of where george floyd died last night. The mayor of minneapolis tonight fired all of the four officers that were involved. Cellphone video has sparked outrage among people there. Please, i cant breathe. Leaps, man. Reporter the video from the cellphone from a witness in south minneapolis on monday evening is excruciating to coch. Reporter george floyd pinned to the ground complaining that he cant breathe. He is human, man. Reporter sources have told nox 9 that officers are derrick shoven. He and others standing guard over the scene were fired from npd hours later. Witnesses have said that one point floyd was in a squad car but officers eventually pulled him out telling the gathering crowd he is resisting arrest. Moments later a lifeless floyd is then taken by ambulance and he dies. We do not see what about before that. Reporter friends tell me the houstonflateive worked security, helping around the bar getting along with everybody. She says shes out of word because she feels bad. Shes been crying all day. She likes floyd a lot. All my employees loved floyd a lot. One thing is your son telling you this person got killed. Another thing is seeing it, especially if that person is someone that you care about. The county medical examiner says the cause of floyds death is still pending. His family has now hairline adcivil rights attorney to represent them. The officers seen kneeling on floyds neck has also hired an attorney. A new york woman has been fired from her job after falsely Recording Police and saying that her life is in danger. Please call the cops. Im going to tell them theres an africanamerican Man Threatening my life. Please tell them whatever you like. Reporter the video shows the woman calling police on Christian Cooper during a confrontation over a dispute in the park. The dispute started after amies dog not being on a leash. And it sparked accusations of racism that lead to the woman getting fired. Its hot one out there today. We had temperatures, they were up. The we had a record in napa that was 99 degrees. Well see potentially more record heat inland. But it will be cooler as we head the to tomorrow, especially in the bay. 79 in san rafeal today, San Francisco 81, thats pretty halt. But San Francisco tomorrow is going to be in the upper 70s most likely. We are headed for a cool down. Thats would i the heat advisory remains where it is. The dark red isulse being the nine bay area counties. You guys are a little bit halter because that seabreeze isnt going to get that far inland. The heat is coming from the southwest. That stuff is going to come up in the desert up over bakerrersal bakersfield and really get things going. Julie, well see you back here in just a minute. Thousands of plastic pallets went up in flames at a tomato processing plant. The fire sent giant plumes of black smoke in the sky that could be seen for miles. One firefighter was taken to the hospital. No word on what started the fire. Investigators in San Francisco still cant access the site of a destruction fire near fishermans warf. Crews are still fighting fires. Reporter this is how the pier still looks days after a fire. We have seen numerous occasions as ive just described from saturday at 2 00 until today. Reporter the Fire Department hopes to have this continuing danger resolved. They will take collapsed layers off the pile and determine the fires cause and where it began burning. At this time our fire investigators are determining a list of witnesses who saw this incident. Reporter is it possible that someone perishled in the shed . Our fire teams entered the building to do a quick rapid search with negative findings. They were pushed out by this fire by the heat and by the flames themselves. Reporter the loss of the warehouse were among millions of dollars of commercial fishermans gear went up in smoke. And the other side of the pier resumed operations after sanitation for smoke damage. At this time we have 30 or so tenants in each of those facilities and were working to resume operations. Reporter the germia jeremiah was slightly damaged by the fire. A key stage of the pg e bankruptcy trial is scheduled for tomorrow. Its their plan to get attach bankruptcy. They filled for chapter 11 protection in january of 2019 follow the deadly camp fire. Tomorrows hearing overlaps by the california Hearing Commission that also must approve pg es bankruptcy plan. Coming up, San Francisco is the latest bay area city getting ready if if Outdoor Dining. States are slowly reopening and its having a big impact on the stock market. Im ray bogan on what the white house has to say about that and how they want to keep the momentum going, coming up. Its always gooder what youto have em. Or, and when it comes to your internet, xfinity gives you the ones you need. On a budget . Theres a speed for that. Not ready to commit . Try a plan with no annual contract. Wanna save even more . Just add xfinity mobile, and save big on your wireless bill. Its internet with the power of options. And thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity internet and mobile for just 30 a month each, and save up to 400 a year on your wireless bill. Call or visit xfinity. Com savebig. Stocks rallied on wall street today with trades feeling more optimistic about the economy. The s p gained 36. Airline shares rose along with banks and text stocks. And traders are coming back to new york stock e change for the first time in more than two months. Fox 2 news tells us the wows is shift focus to economic recovery. Reporter it was a very positive day on wall street. The rally was driven by news of advancements towards a vaccine. Airlineles took off after tsa says they screened passengers friday, the highest number since late march. And tourist can begin opening the country by may 1. Youre going to see a tremendous rebound and it will sim over into 2021. Reporter President Trump tweeted about the stock market. The transition to greatness has started ahead of schedule. There will be ups and downs but next year will be one of the best ever. The president is eager to get back to normal. The white house states that 14 states have a covid19 test rate of less than 19 . We do want to see the economy reopen but we do want to do sizeism. People are making it cognizant and part of their everyday lives. Reporter meanwhile, theres a time for people to work together. Governor cuomo is working on an infrastructure build. We have engaged in major public works that made the nation better and when we did it we stimulated the economy. Coming up on ktvu fox 2 news at 630, no food court or window shopping but one bay area mall is back open today. Well show you the changes you can expect at hill shoppingstrument and in sports, mark has a look at how that works. And the contra costa courthouse is back in business and that means jurors coming back. But theres a catch. Heres what we want everyone to do. Count all the hugs you havent given. All the hands you havent held. All the dinners you didnt share with friends. The trips you havent taken. Keep track of them. Each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. San jose is planning to open five cooling centers as of tomorrow. Theyre opening Community Centers that have been closed since march due to the stayathome orders. A heat advisory is in effect for much of the bay area through this thursday. Hair is a lobs and barbershops can reopen in sonoma, napa and solano counties. Style irss and customers must each wear a face covering. Workers must be given temperature checks. Salons must also ensure physical distancing and have a cleaning and disinfecting plan. A mcclosed today after emplos went on strike. They say that the company hasnt provided proper Safety Equipment and now four workers there have tested positive for the coronavirus. The restaurant is closed while it undergoes a deep cleaning. Youre watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30. Businesses are starting to reopen in San Mateo County but operations are anything but normal. Ktvus rob roth has our report tonight. Reporter here at the Hillsdale Shopping Center a nordstrom employee delivered one of this stores first sales in months a pair of sandals. I might as well go pick up some shoes. Reporter about 30 of hillsdales 120 Stores Opened tuesday for curbside delivery under a new directive by the San Mateo CountyHealth Department, Retail Stores inside indoor Shopping Centers are now allowed to provide curbside service, even those who dont have direct access to the curb. That allowed nordstrom, macys, old navy, and lego store and many others to get back to business. While customers didnt exactly flock to hillsdale while we were there, there were some who did come out. Im really happy we can finally get everything rolling again. Im worried people wont take the right health precautions, but im happy to get the ball rolling. Word gets out. People talk to each other. Weve done a nice social media push. Reporter customers may not enter stores. They place orders online or by phone with sameday pickup. Blossoms flower shop tells customers to stay in their cars. We bring it out to their car with masks and gloves. A fresh pair of gloves each time. And then we place it in their car in a safe location on the floor or on the seat. There is signage promoting wearing your mask, social distancing, washing your hands. I mean, we are really trying to train both the businesses, the employees, as well as the community to understand that the precautions that they have to take. Reporter 1,000 employees, most have been unemployed. The Shopping Center expects 25 more stores to open for curbside late they are week. More workers back on the job. It just takes time to prepare. You have to get all the employees back in, get everyone trained, get everyone making sure theyre following all the guidelines and restrictions. Reporter there is still no word yet on when the San Mateo CountyHealth Department will allow customers inside the stores and restaurants. Rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Outdoor dining could be offered by restaurants in San Francisco. The citys Economic Recovery Task force outlined their new shared spaces program. It will allow restaurants to use sidewalks, parking spaces, parks and plazas to serve customers outdoors. The city supervisor on the Task Force Says the key is striking a balance between safety and economic necessity. Theres no question that Outdoor Dining in cafes is really a part of that equation. Its far safer than having people indoors. Looking forward to engage with the department of Public Health to make sure weve got guidelines in place. The plan also applies to retail shops. They could move merchandise on to the sidewalk to allow customers to browse and buy. Detail os the plan are expected to be finalized by midjune. Now to the Contra Costa County courthouse that reopened today, but our Crime Reporter lea lee tells us its still not business as usual there. Reporter Contra Costa County courts were back in bhiz tuesday, even with the covid19 pandemic. Weve taken extreme measures to make it safe. Reporter anyone going to court will have their temperature checked and must wear a face mask. Presiding judge barry baskin says its time for the wheels of justice to start rolling again, even if things are still in flux. The public are understandably very app hencive and fearful that weve opened up. Reporter the court had to weigh two competing factors the ongoing shelterinplace and a defendants right to a speedy trial. We could not get both sides to agree to do trials by zoom. So until such time as that happens, jurors have to come in. Reporter jurors will have to come in beginning next week, but theres a catch. You can be excused if youre over 60 with an underlying condition or if youre concerned about catching the coronavirus. And so they should have an option of not coming if theyre afraid. We still have a little bit of uncertainty. Reporter contra costa da says theyll have to be patient. The court has informed us that the court will adhere very strictly to social distancing requirements, which may make the selection of jurors for trials a bit challenging. There is no pandemic exception to constitutional rights. Reporter dirk, a former contra costa prosecutor who is now a defense attorney, says depending on the county, witnesses could wear masks, making it harder for jurors to gauge their trustworthiness. Different county courts have different timetables for reopening. Anyone with Court Business should check their superior Court Website for specifics. Henry lee, ktvu news. Volunteers where in oakland distributing food and School Supplies to students. It was at 23rd and broadway. Elementary School Students and parents received food, including fresh fruit and gir delly chocolate, along with backpacks filled with all the essentials for school. Its very important to give back. How else are we going to have a better world if we dont show some love and give back . The volunteers were also giving away masks to those who needed one. The lend a Hand Foundation has been giving away School Supplies and other essentials to oakland students for 21 years. Coming up here, big changes coming to bay area amusement parks. The health and safety guidelines for six flags in both vallejo and concord and the new reservation system. Also ahead, the battle over mailin ballots in california. Today President Trump took his criticism of Governor Newsom to twitter. [upbeat drums slow down] a battle is heating up over mailin ballots. President trump blasted california on twitter today and the Republican National committee has filed a lawsuit against the state and the governor. Ktvu political reporter greg lee has more. Reporter President Trump took to twitter again, this time to blast governor Gavin Newsoms plan to mail every registered voter a ballot for the november election. The president ended the message with this will be a rigged election. Its a massive civil rights violation and die lugs of the vote of all legitimate voters to spam the entire potential elect rat with unrequested, absentee ballots. Reporter she represents the Republican National committee and other gop groups suing the governor for his executive order, calling it a power grab. The lawsuit argues its up to the legislature to make such a decision. We dont have a problem, just to be very clear, with absentee ballots or vote by mail. We have a problem with it being done unilaterally in this spam fashion. Reporter california and several other states have explored expanding mailin voting amidst the coronavirus pandemic. When asked, newsom said theres no evidence that mailin ballots lead to widespread fraud lebt voting, citing three studies supporting his case. I dont think it deserves to be politicized. This is a health issue, and its an issue on the basis of principle. I hope we can temper comments on the other side, though i recognize near a political season. Reporter hes working with counties to keep inperson polling places safe. Colorado, hawaii, oregon, utah, and washington conduct elections entirely by mail. The idea that we have systemic problem with our voting systems whether it be in person or vote by mail is simply not the case. Reporter Loyola Law School professor jessica, an expert in election law, stresses cases of voter fraud are incredibly rare. She believes states need to act now to allow people to vote safely in november. What epidemiologists have said, were likely to have a second wave, likely in fall. And they need time to sen those ballots. Reporter a fox news poll shows 63 of americans support allowing u. S. Citizens to vote by mail in november due to coronavirus concerns. Greg lee, ktvu fox 2 news. More heat in the forecast, but a cooling trend coming our way. Plus, potential for maybe some umbrella weather towards the weekend. Back here with the fiveday. Lets go to ktvus alex savidge now with a look at some of the stories were working on for the 7 00 news on ktvu plus. Julie, thank you. Fact checking President Trumps tweets. The new feature unveiled today by twitter and how the president is now responding. Also, San Francisco mayor london breed ordering homeless sweeps despite repeated denials. The Text Messages uncovered between her and the chief of police. Those stories and more live at 7 00 on ktvu plus. But first, after the break, nasa astronauts are preparing for their first americanbased launch in nearly a decade. And taking a live look on this tuesday evening, a warm evening around the bay area and more hot weather coming tomorrow. Ktvu news at 6 30 will be right back. Its been almost a decade since the u. S. Has launched astronauts from american soil, and tomorrow, as long as the weather holds, nasa will do just that. Fox news Lauren Blanchard has the details. Reporter nasas administrator sounding optimistic about tomorrows launch. Holding a briefing one day before nasa and spacex will send Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space station. This is the first time that a commercial company is building and going to operate this spacecraft and capsule. And liftoff. The final liftoff of atlanta atlantis. This is launch america. Its not launch nasa. It is launch america. Our budgets now are as high as theyve ever been. Reporter its all eyes on the sky as they wait to see if Mother Nature will cooperate. Were looking at winds, lightning, precipitation. Reporter President Trump has made putting astronauts in space a campaign issue. He and the Vice President planning to travel to florida to be there when the shuttle launches. I will not hesitate to tell you that President Trump has been a massive space advocate. The eagle has landed. Reporter nasa hoping it will be a nationally unifying moment, much like Space Exploration was back in the 1960s. This is a unique opportunity to bring all of america together in one moment in time and say look at how bright the future is. Reporter the Kennedy Space center will not be open for public viewing like normal. If all goes according to plan, the crew will dock at the International Space station just before noon on thursday. In washington, Lauren Blanchard, ktvu fox 2 news. Okay. It was a toasty one out there today. Tomorrow will be nearly as toasty inland. A little bit toasty along the coast and the bay. And the heat advisory remains in effect through tomorrow by sure. Maybe theyll drop it by thursday. Things cool down. These are the highs from today. Buck three in vallejo. 99 was a record in napa. 102 in concord. 105 in fairfield. Ouch. Going to be hot tomorrow. Not quite that hot. Tomorrow inland down a degree or two. Coast and bay down about 4 degrees. And that trend will take us to a cooler pattern through friday into saturday and into sunday when we could even see a chance of a sprinkle or two. Ill show you what i mean on the satellite map in a minute. Theres the live camera shot. It was a spare the air day today but not bad air quality. Thats what happens when you take a bunch of cars off the road, the visual air quality anyway is not too bad. So what do we got . Big satellite shot, big ridge of High Pressure and a big heat wave in the central part of the state from smarz south down to bakersfield. Thats where the excessive heat warning is in effect. Current temperatures for us running ahead of yesterday by a couple of degrees. Wont be the case tomorrow. I think tomorrow night itll be a little bit cooler than it was today. So the forecast highs. You see a little built of cooling along the coast. See those greens and yellows by pacifica and San Francisco indicating the idea that the sea breeze and indicating that this fog, right, might actually be there. And that will start the cooling as well into thursday. So im going to run the model into thursday. And you go, oh yeah, it looks like the last few days. And it is hot. Watch what happens thursday afternoon. Whoosh. Look at that. Just bam, just powers this system, low altitude system comes flying in. It goes from day to night. 180 degree change. Its not going to get cold, but we do have a chance of a sprinkle or a shower and we do have a chance well, we dont have a chance, we will cool down. And thats going to be specifically on friday, saturday and sunday. Forecast highs, there they are. Theres a lot of them. 100 in vallejo. 100 in pleasanton. 92 in san jose. And then theres the fiveday forecast. And one of the things ill say to you, i always have a little nugget of advice. One of the things you want to do in a pandemic and a situation that were in, listen to scientists. If you ever had a science class in school, scientists do their best to do this, use the scientific method. You got to trust science. You just do, especially when youre dealing with viruses. So check a lot of sources, but just trust the science sources. Well be back here tonight at 10 00. Ill see you then. Bill, thank you. Coming up here, still no word on when six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in concord will reopen, but when they do new health and safety guidelines will be in effect. Masks will be required for everyone over the age of 2 and temperatures will be taken when people enter the parks. Distance and directional markers will also help with physical distancing and passages will be separated by empty rows and seats on rides. Six flags is also implementing an online reservation system. The parks wont reopen, though, until there is approval by both county and state officials. The nhl announced a plan today to get the teams back on the ice this season. Next in sports, what the commissioner is proposing for the league and why the sharks will not be included. And then tune in tonight for heldls kitchen at 8 00, followed by Gordon Ramseys kitchen at 9 00. Then join us for the 10 00 news and the 11 00 news right here on ktvu. Mark ibanez coming to you from the music room in napa, where todays theme is did i really buy that album and what was i thinking at the time . Like dino, dezzy and billy. Ever heard of them . A great backstory, in case you dont know. I know Frank Somerville is going to deny this, but that is his Barry Manilow album he actually sent me. Dont even try and deny it, frank. Pay attention, frank. I have possible see, hes not denying it. I have possible good news for you, frank. It looks like another live sport may be on the way and it is your favorite, the National Hockey league reveals a plan today. And i wouldnt get too excited, shark fans, because it does not include you. When the season was halted, the San Jose Sharks had the worst record in the western conference with 12 regular season games left. Now the new plan, no more regular season, theyre going the have an expanded 24team playoff. Seven teams wont make it. And get this, three of them from california san jose, anaheim and los angeles. The sharks will look toward the future. Theyve got the draft lottery coming up on june 26th. Commissioner gary bettman thinking to his future like giving away that stanley cup again at the end of it. I know i join sports fans everywhere when i say we cannot wait for our players to hit the ice again. And i look forward to the greatest privilege of all, presenting the most storied and coveted trophy in all of sports to the captain of the 2019 2020 stanley cup. Way to read that word for word, commissioner. Now, lots of details, some obstacles, voluntary workouts in the month of june. Some of the protocols, like only six players on the ice while theyre practicing at the same time. There would be a shortened training camp. 24team playoff. That would happen in july and the playoffs would be held in two hub cities, one on the east coast, one on the west coast. And they are considering both canadian and United States stops for that. Now, in the meantime, it does not sound quite as optimistic about Major League Baseball returning any time soon. And the big hang up . You got it, money. Theres a problem. A big one. And its going be a touchy subject for a long time. Mlbs plan calls for a huge salary cut. Delivered today was this plan. And it calls for highest paid players to take mammoth cuts, more than 60 . Heres an example. A guy like Clayton Kershaw maybe making around 35 million, well, hed be cut to 7. 8 million. 10 million salary, down to 2. 9. The minimum Major League Salary is 563,000. They would make 262,000. The players not happy at all at first report about this when it was released this afternoon. In march they agreed to have their salaries in full but prorated as to how many games theyre about to play. Remember the days when we didnt have to talk about this would have, could have, should have, maybe its going to happen and that kind of thing . Its this day in sports, may 26th with our historian, joe fonzi. Reporter the what yours were facing elimination today two years ago in the western conference finals. The warriors won big and forced a seventh and deciding game in houston. Walkoff time for the giants on this day in 1997 thanks to barry bonds. Bonds hits one hard. He hits it deep, and we are going home. Reporter an iconic indy 500 finish on this day in 1985. Absolutely incredible. Danny sullivan kept control of his car after a 360 and went on to twin 500 for the only time in his career. And an all time baseball blooper on this day in 1993. Clevelands Carlos Martinez gets a home run when his fly ball to right goes into the stands off joses head. Look at this. Boink. And its out of here. Reporter thats this day in sports may 26th. Im joe fonzi. Thats the sporting life for now. Good night thanks for joining us. And thats not my Barry Manilow album. See you later. Well, that cant be right. No ones ever done that before. Except me because i just did it sheldon and his brain, yeah sheldon and his brain, yeah ive made a horrible mistake. What are you talking about . This table its in square centimeters. I read it as square meters. You know what that means . That americans cant handle the metric system . Amy, i was off by a factor of 10,000. But the chinese team found the element. Shouldnt have. My calculations were wrong. The greatest Scientific Achievement of my life is based on a blunder. Im not a genius. Im a fraud. You know, sheldon, in neuroscience, were forever finding something in one part of the brain that we thought was someplace else. Oh, great, now im worse than a fraud. Im practically a biologist. This is science friday. Im ira flatow. My guest today is responsible for the discovery of the first stable superheavy element. Welcome, dr. Sheldon cooper. Thank you. Uh, the University Made me come here. I didnt want to. Uh, big fan of the show. So, i understand that you actually discovered this element by mistake. sighs yes. And some people in the Science Community are calling it the wonder blunder. Who . Give me their names. I bet its wolowitz. Its just such a fascinating story. Your calculations are way off, but they find the element anyway. Its like misreading a treasure map and still finding the treasure. Can we talk about Something Else . Do you know that i yodel . Thats interesting, but this could be taking you