Jesse gary. Reporter as firefighters worked to tap out a fire that is mostly contained. Word ever reinforcements are headed to the front lines. That is part of an effort to upgrade and improve the capacity to mitigate, prevent, and suppress wildfires. Reporter Governor Newsom announcing Additional Resources for cal fire seen at 285 million is being used to purchase upwards of 12 new blackhawk helicopters to aden suppression. He said that 172 fulltime firefighters are being work the they do direct Line Construction on the fire cutting vegetation down to the bare mineral soil. Including the control lines around the fires. Reporter there been over 41 hundred wildfires that exceed the average they believe the increase indicates drier and more dangerous fire season. Fuel moistures are lower than average. Epically what we associate with the drought. Reporter they said the university has hired five full time faculty members dedicated to research and prevention. His department is creating a first of its kind fire model that combines High Resolution models with fire models. We can look at those situations where you have a huge plume and will build a forecast lows better. Reporter they said that all the equipment, models and people power could be useless unless there is a populace that is willing to take precautions. Especially wearing a mask when going outside so they dont infect firefighters with the coronavirus. Jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. The latest numbers from the Labor DepartmentShows Unemployment claims are dropping. Become firsttime claims for Unemployment Benefits last week that is down 99,000 claims from the week before. The number of new claims has been dropping since early april. The weekly total is far above her records from previous downturns. Here in california and estimated 267,000 workers filed firsttime claims. Heres more on that story from tom vacar. Reporter for california residents the states continuing job lead out cannot be sugarcoated. At one. 3 million new unemployment claims nationally the numbers are ticking down ever so slowly. The golden state is quite another matter. California is 12 of the u. S. Population. This weeks claims represented 20. 5 of the nations total claims. Job losses continue every day. Reporter labor lawyer, mike bernick said that the governor and county officials are at odds when to reopen causing the backandforth the reopenings and reclosings. People that were hired a couple weeks ago now with retrenchments are being laid off. We see that paycheck protection program, that money has been spent by june 30th and those people are being laid off. Reporter it takes a heavy toll on employers who may never return. A set of tried to hang on are finally laying off people. Truck since mid march the edd system has been overwhelmed with the 7 million claims. Thats three years of claims in four months. Its so overloaded that the heavily criticized the edd has hired a 2200 new employees the law requires each and every claim to be thoroughly vetted before payment can be made. Records show 45 claims moves through relatively quickly. The other 20 are tied up in the betting process or reading out mounting fraud from criminal enterprises. There are more sophisticated fraud rings and computer rings. Theres no reason we cant reopen with the rice right protocols. The search is coming from social and family gatherings. It is unrelated and not connected to the openings. Truck as a governor has said just yesterday and many times before that way too many people are unwilling to wear masks and socially distance witches the 1 plus 1 that equals too bad for california, tom vacar , ktvu fox 2 news. Investigators are losing confidence in reopening the economy. As the number of coronavirus cases continue to climb. On wall street stocks were lower. The dow dropped 361 points today. Nasdaq gained 55 points with a record close for the second straight day. The s p fell 17. A new cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations continued to spread through san quentin prison. There are more than 1300 inmates with covid19. One month ago there were two dozen. Heres more on that story from brooks jarosz. Reporter there is evidence of medical prescient professionals pushed for testing and lawmakers called for plan to deal with covid19 before there was a single case at san quentin. Since then the governor has called the entire thing a crisis. Many want him to come out and visit san quentin and see for himself. Reporter pleading fraction, families , advocates, lawmakers calling on californias governor to come and see. Because the coronavirus outbreak at san quentin has exploded. 1600 inmates have been infected , 200 employees. Seven prisoners have died and more testing positive. My sons life is important. And its important to his son and important to me. The state has released some inmates and they describe what it is like inside. How we got here was a botched transfer of 120 inmates from a prison in chino there was a hot spot. Doesnt that were infected came to san quentin. There must be accountability. This is not acceptable in the state of california. Reporter Governor Newsom called san quentin a top priority. Letters from inmates painted different picture. I am begging you to see how we suffer. I am begging you to open up your hearts to compassion and not politics. Im begging you to hear us. And please Governor Newsom save our lives. We are dying in here. The problems are not limited to san quentin. Its become a Bigger Community issue. The spread causing a spike in the cries are growing louder. Not one man or woman is rich enough to buy back their past. We can change our future. Let them go. Reporter Marin County Health officer said that there are 32 covid19 hospitalizations in the county, and one third are inmates from san quentin. Seven are in the icu unit tonight. Thank you brooks jarosz. A park restrooms are back open in the city of santa clara. They are implementing new cleaning and sanitizing procedures. Signs can be found in front of the park restrooms with the safety protocols. Im not opposed to it it should be open to the people that need it. If you do not want to use it that is your choice. No one is forcing you to do it. I think it is a good thing. But the Public Restrooms have a capacity limit of one person or parent and child. When visiting santa clara parks you must follow protocols. Maintain social distancing, using Face Coverings, and sanitizing before and after visiting a park. A San Francisco mayor london breed said she tested negative she made that announcement this afternoon via twitter. She said she will test next week and continue to follow the advice put out by the San Francisco department of Public Health. She said she recently attended an event where she may have been exposed to the virus. With more than 20,000 animals to care for, the aquarium by the bay asking for help . And the ability to reopen. Not giving in. The cdc said that they will release School Opening guidelines. With agency plans to do . Complaints about Wearing Masks brought Estate Agents to this restaurant and wine bar. The state said that no employees were Wearing Masks. The owner said that some of them were exempt from the rule . It is hot in lynden thats how its going to go. Triple digit heat is possible. Nothing recordsetting. But an extended period of warm temperatures. Back here with the five day forecast. 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But the number of people testing positive is also climbing rapidly. Jumping from 4. 6 a month ago 28. 1 today. Business owners are speaking out after being issued a citation for violating a california order to wear a Face Covering. He said his restaurant has a face mask policy that was taken from the state website. But some of his employees have health exemptions. Heres more on the story from cristina rendon. Reporter the owner said that it is far from the only business struggling to survive. Theres confusion about what is allowed. He said the state ordered the citation for failing to obey an order that was issued by the department of Public Health. Jason is the owner of the loft wine bar and restaurant said that the Face Covering policy is taken from the website. I question every one of my employees. They demanded ids from all of my employees and it was really intimidating. Reporter a spokesperson said the agents received a complaint from the community over there to check for Face Coverings and found that no employees were Wearing Masks. The owner said that 45 did not have masks on because they have health exemptions. I was told im not allowed to ask. If they feel that they follow that exemption they have the sign off on it. Trick he said the agents questioned the 50yearold dishwasher. They cannot come in and interview a minor without the parent consent. Reporter employees wanted to record the interaction but they were told they cannot. They said no missions were asked about specific Health Conditions. They said that masks couldve been worn and so they issued a citation. Which is another roadblock to recovery according to the owner. I fully understand and accept that theres a lot of rules and regulations that we have to follow. Weve done the best we can to comply. The state says that anyone with a medical condition should wear a nonrestrictive alternative as long as their condition permits. He said of his employees condition does not allow it hes not sure what to do . You asked the state , county, and city no one has clear answers. Reporter the Business Owner said he is legally not allowed to ask employees about their Health Conditions and he thought the health all order was being followed and that the citation is inappropriate. He said that the orders that you should wear a mask if you can. Not that you must. He said he looks forward to fighting this in court. Elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you. California State College leaders are suing the Trump Administration in their changeover student visa policy. That would force International Students to leave the United States if their universities and transition to online learning. Because the pandemic most classes are online and will be for the foreseeable future. The University Said the policy is reckless and cruel. This is the states 86 lawsuit against the Trump Administration. Despite criticism the cdc said that they are not revising their federal guidelines for reopening schools. The president called the rules to toughen expensive and said he would put pressure on states to reopen. Today the head of the cdc said that the agency will issue additional reference documents. This includes placing the desks 6 feet apart and closing areas like cafeterias and playgrounds. And the installation of his eagle barriers like sneeze guards. Uc berkeley said fraternity parties were the cause of a spike in students who tested positive. School Officials Say that there were 47 new cases and one week compared to a total of 23 before the current outbreak. The University Said that theyre working to quarantine those affected and they are doing Contact Tracing as well. People in berkeley that we spoke to said that Everyone Needs to take responsibility. I would hate to see what happened in the ark happen in berkeley or in alameda. It could happen. We all know what kind of measures that we should take. If youre taking the measures will be able to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But they said the current rate of infections could derail plans to bring back students to campus in the fall. It is hot inland and the bay area and costar warm and mild. Those numbers are concerning, not because its recordsetting but because we will get this run from today through sunday and monday of mid90s and upper 90s. Its not that unusual. But day after day with overnight lows not recovering. That is always of formula between how warm it is an overnight lows and fire danger. With that said the fire danger would hopefully be easily crushed because we are not looking at big winds. High temperatures inland. Dry humidity and that is summer in the bay area. Again with fireworks and illegal stuff of floating around you to keep your eyes peeled. If you had this pattern with the gusty north winds it would be a red flag warning for sure. We will not see that , its going to be a typical wind flow pattern. We dont give you this a shot a lot. I will try to point out montero mountain. This is towards pacifica. The interesting thing is that i dont know if youve ever notices. It faces a little bit south. So with the northwest wind the fog gets pulled away. So theres a lot more sunny days this is a little hole there. And it clears out in the summer months. Whats happening is summer the fog is really not happening we had it this morning and its down off of monterey. It will be back again tonight but it just doesnt have that substantial marine layer influence. Were not seen day after day fog at the coast. We see a little clearing. Tomorrows a lot like today. The big story keep your eyes out for freeway fires and those areas near modesto and antioch and brentwood. I will see you back here for the 5day forecast. It will get you going on the weekend. It is dry out there, busy time for firefighters. We will see you in a little bit. Still ahead add napa county to the list of counties being monitored by the state. Some businesses that finally reopen just had to shut down again . Coming up on ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00. Several incidents of officers shooting through car windows and killing suspects. One of the Golden State Warriors and said he was a victim of racial profiling at his Apartment Building in the bay area . This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. And the hidden smiles. The foggy glasses, and the muffled laughs. A simple piece of fabric makes a big statement i care. Wear a mask. Lets all do our part to slow the spread. Workgroups creating space for Outdoor Dining and shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. Its been done on a stretch of park street one lane in each direction is being closed giving patrons, shoppers and pedestrians more space to maintain physical distance. The city plans to make similar changes to webster street. Starting today Indoor Dining is closed in napa valley. They are ordered to reverse course after a spike in coronavirus. Why napa is back on the states a watchlist . Heres more on that from elissa harrington. Truck a spike in cases has napa back on the states watchlist. Restaurants can no longer offer Indoor Dining, Outdoor Service only. Employees a set of tables on the patio and say theyre happy to adjust to keep everyone safe. Having it shut down and having all of our customers safe back at home is what we are all about. Reporter the Restaurant Industry is a tightknit and they support one another. We are a close community. We all have communication with the restaurants across downtown and everything like that. It helps us that we have downtown seating. Is in fortunate if people do not have it. At least we get to stay open. Reporter there among 26 counties being monitored. Including marin, solano, contra costa, and napa county. The closures will last until july 30th. Elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. 24,000 animals to care for and mounting debt. Coming up, San Franciscos aquarium of the bay is asking to be allowed to reopen . Cable cars could remain out of service for a long time to come . A the president political opponents have been fighting over the tax returns. The u. S. Supreme court ruled on whether or not they need to be released. More on that decision coming up. Well many people have such a misunderstanding as to how a reverse mortgage works. People think that the bank takes your home, but that is not true. Thats absolutely 100 wrong. The home is ours. We can sell it if we want to at any time. 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The aquarium of the bay in San Francisco is pleading to reopen their doors because of how much money they have loss from the pandemic. Heres more on that story from Christien Kafton. Reporter they have 24,000 animals under their care they require roundtheclock care. That is the main reason why they are asking the city and county of San Francisco for help. Entering the aquarium of the bay is like walking into an underwater world. The aquarium at the pier 39 was forced to close their door four months ago. But unlike other businesses they cannot turn off the lights and go home. Are aquarium holds 24,000 animals. We need that lifesupport system and divers. We need the staff that supports and feed the animals. Reporter they find themselves in similar circumstances to zoos. With mounting costs then no revenue. We have lost 4. 5 million. For a Small Nonprofit Organization that the largest sum of money. They were set to reopen the last week of june. Now they are asking to be allowed to reopen their doors following strict safety guidelines. We would like the city to look at it as an essential service. Not just the aquarium but the San Francisco zoo. Reporter once theyre allowed to reopen their aware that tourism will take time to return. Theyre asking locals to visit them and other worldclass destinations in their backyard but the aquarium is situated in the picturesque pier 39 area there is more than enough activity for them to engage themselves for the entire day. But theyve also set up a go fund me account to raise 500,000. That account has a raise a little more than 7000. Reporting live from San Francisco, Christien Kafton , ktvu fox 2 news. York is reopening their zoos and aquariums. The bronx zoo and three others zoos will all reopen this month. Theyve been closed since march is 16. When they reopened a little mark hundred and 30 days since the closure. New Safety Measures will force the visitors to purchase tickets online. Masks will be required for everyone over the age of three. San franciscos iconic cable cars will most likely not be coming back into service until theres a vaccine for covid19. Public transportation officials said theres no way to protect operators and passengers. Heres more on that story from rob ross. Reporter we found thou where he was disinfecting buses. His heart is here with the empty cable car lines. Im heartbroken i miss her tremendously. Reporter for the last 20 years he was a great man on the most famous form of transportation until covid19 changed all of that. Is the first job ive ever had where i really enjoyed going to work. I really look forward to going to work. It was a lot of fun. I cannot wait to get back. San francisco had to shut down cable cars because of the pandemic. Cable cars are the most unsafe for operators. They have no physical barrier and they are in close contact with the public. Under these conditions i could not do it , its not safe. Reporter is unclear when it will be safe. San franciscos municipal transportation Officials Say that it will take a covid19 vaccine before cable cars reappear. We would need a vaccine. We continue to read up on the virus and how it works to make sure that we are fully informed and educated before we make any decision. Right now it is simply too early to tell. Reporter till then many feel that much of San Francisco is gone. But the cable cars are the pulse of San Francisco. In the bells are the music of the San Francisco and thats extremely important. But they first appeared in 1873 as a way to replace horses from slipping and stumbling along the russian hill. When cable cars come back we will have the biggest party, socially distancing of course that youve had for a long time. As soon as its safe i will be back. Definitely. The cable cars are being stored in the barn and operators have been reassigned to buses until the day a vaccine arrives. Rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Golden gate transit is announcing significant changes in Service Beginning on sunday. The Transit System will undergo a temporary restructuring. Routes will be reduced by 50 . Officials say the goal is to strike a balance between matching Service Levels with low rider demand. While providing enough service to provide for physical distancing aboard buses. The giants and oakland as have released their schedules. This comes before the games have been started. They will hold another practice today as they navigate the 2020 baseball season. They said the health and safety of players and staff as their top priority. Practice started early this week is test results came in on monday night. Today we talked to the president of the oakland as who said that they hope to set an example for other teams and businesses on how to operate safely during the pandemic. We have a rigorous protocol. That other Public Health officials have created with the leak. It has been signed off by alameda county. We will follow those guidelines and take input from different people including the players and were going to do everything we can to make sure the people feel that this is safe. But the first game will be at home against the Los Angeles Angels on july 24th. The sports landscape is going to look a whole lot different. Today the big ten conference announced that fall sports will only play conference games. That includes football , field hockey, soccer, and volleyball. This means that big ten teams will not play any games against teams mother conferences. So big time matchups have now been canceled. This allows the big ten to push back the start of the football season in case the coronavirus does not improve. In a letter the conference stated that their focus on playing in a safe and responsible way. They are prepared not to play to ensure the health, safety, and wellness of student athletes. The u. S. Supreme court wraps up their calendar with the case closely watched by the president. 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On the final day of the Supreme Court term, two high profile rulings were handed down, both related to president Donald Trumps finances. Reporter the Supreme Court did not make definitive rulings in cases involving president Donald Trumps finances. Chief Justice John Roberts said that congressional subpoenas implicate special concerns regarding the separation of powers. The courts below do not take adequate account of those concerns. The case was sent back to the lower court. In the consolidated case deals with subpoenas. The Oversight Committee has tried to obtain records since Michael Cohen went testified that his client underreported finances. He is a racist, con man, and the cheap. Reporter the Financial Services and intelligence committees want 10 years of records. We will continue to press our case in the lower court. Reporter the high court sent it back to the lower court. The seven minds to the decision said that the president is not immune from criminal subpoenas. They are investigating allegations of hush money payments from women who said they had affairs with the present before he was in politics. But the courts found the need to say no you are not immune in the government is entitled to this information. Reporter the president reacted with the tweet saying that it was a political prosecution and unfair to the presidency and administration. Michael cohen was returned to federal prison today for refusing to agree to the conditions of home confinement. He was pushing to talk to the media and publishes tell all book. He was released on a medical furlough in may due to the coronavirus pandemic. He pleaded guilty to Campaign Finance violations. A the search for missing actress, naya rivera has been turned into recovery operation. She went missing after renting a boat with her fouryearold son. Her son was found alone on the boat wearing a life jacket. Authorities say visibility has impacted the search. A massive search for seoul mayor park wonsoon is over. His daughter reported him missing yesterday. He vanished one day after his secretary accused him of sexual harassment. Officers confirmed the discovery of his body. You been the mayor since it 2011 it was a potential president ial hopeful. Facebook admits that they need to do more. The actions they plan to take after an internal audit . Were tracking the forecast. It is hot inland. We will let you know how hot it is going to get. For the sweaty faces, and the hidden smiles. The foggy glasses, and the muffled laughs. A simple piece of fabric makes a big statement i care. Wear a mask. Lets all do our part to slow the spread. A 21yearold man accused of a deadly shooting in walmart in texas is facing new girl hate crime and weapon charges. A grand jury returned a new indictment after a person died from their injuries in april. He is now facing 90 counts for the shooting that killed 23 people and injured 20 others. Investigators say he wanted to scare hispanics into leaving the United States. He pleaded not guilty but has not entered a plea for federal charges. In york officials taking extreme measures to make sure that the longtime girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein who was arrested cannot take her own life. Last summer epstein killed himself all in a federal prison while being held on six trafficking charges. Concerns that she would do the same prompted officials to take away her clothing and sheets and give her clothing made out of paper. The antioch corner identify the man who was shot to death in his driveway. 35yearold Wayne Edwards was found inside of his car with gunshot wounds. He had just pulled into his driveway when someone started shooting. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. We talked to a neighbor who heard the gunshots. It was really quick. I dont remember how many shots. The fact that it happened really spooked everyone in our house. I had my window wide open. So my brother and i both heard it. But this is a second homicide in antioch in 12 hours. Anyone with information is asked to call the police. An independent audit of facebook found serious setbacks for civil rights. Advocates are hoping that facebook will use the criticism terrace park real change . A twoyear long audit commissioned by facebook. Their approach to civil rights is counterproductive. And reading the platform of hate becomes a priority when there is a pr crisis. Reporter the audit honed in on several posts from President Donald Trump that said a decision to leave it untouched establishes a terrible precedent but theres no mistaking that at the president post something they will notice it. A lot of White Nationalist hangout in places that are difficult for facebook algorithms to detect. They claim that they are Getting Better at it. But they still have a long way to go. Took they called the reaction piecemeal. Saying that what has become clear is that we have a long way to go. The Companies Plan fraction includes hiring more civil rights experts and directing users to a Voting Center with accurate information. The idea that facebook was a nimble company. At this point facebook is moving slowly and maintaining the status quo. They need to react more quickly to these situations. Reporter color change has been boycotting facebook wall working with the company. They said now is the time to turn words into action. Is incredibly important that we do not allow a company that is this powerful, that holds so much personal data to erode democratic and civil rights norms that people have been fighting for for generations. We are talking about plenty of sunshine out there. Temperatures got up into the 90s and low 100s. That is where the big heat is. It looks hot. You can see how brown the hills are. It is interesting how that foliage it draws into the creases. You can see a lot of trees in these creases. This white stuff is that california wild oak. Not indigenous, came in on the lives of the Spanish Horses and completely change the state of california. It really created the brushfire scenarios that we see now. This is Tropical Storm fay that is moving towards a new york that will continue to have that way. This is going to make for a wet weekend in new york and boston. That tropical staff is showing up on the radar. For us the fog is way down around a moderate day. This fog will be patchy tonight the marine layer is diffused and that allows folks to enjoy the sunshine. You can see that sea breeze is not that robust. Current temperatures are running ahead. 5 degrees warmer. Heres tomorrows forecast. The fog returns and sticks around , that temperature footprint looks a lot like today. That is a concern is those inland spots staying hot. If youve lived here for any amount of time you know that is the drill. That is how this goes. Hot inland and warm around the bay. With that hot inland day after day on those toptier numbers, thats going to ring fire danger. Theres no question that we will see fires in the central valley. Just brushfires that will easily be put out. We will be back at 6 00 and update the forecast. Top pentagon officials facing questions on capitol hill. I am lauren blanchard, what were learning about the militarys response to the George Floyd Protests . Coming up on ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00. A spontaneous protest after one man tore down a black lives matter sign. Highend kitchen retailer buckling under the strain of the pandemic. Is at files for bankruptcy and announces store closures. Thats absolutely 100 wrong. The home is ours. We can sell it if we want to at any time. I like the flexibility of not having a payment, but i can make the payment if i want to. Youre responsible for keeping up your property taxes and youre responsible for paying your insurance on the property. For us, it was a security blanket. The value of our house, was to fund our longterm health care. These are just a few uses of reverse mortgages. Or go online to request your free information kit. Without a doubt, one of the best financial tools ive learned about. Everybody should be taking a look at it. If theyre over 62, they should at least investigate it. For years, reverse Mortgage Funding has been helping customers like these use the equity from their homes to finance their lives. They know the importance of having financial security. Weve got great peace of mind. Whatever comes up. Were ready. I advise you to call them. Make an appointment so they can tell you how it works. Its a good thing. Reverse Mortgage Funding. Access your equity. Stay in your home. Have peace of mind. Two pentagon officials testified on capitol hill today. Heres more on that story from lauren blanchard. Reporter secretary of defense mark esper and Jennifer Mark milley answering questions on capitol hill on the use of active duty military during civil unrest. We as a nation and military are still struggling with racism and we have much work to do. Reporter secretary of defense mark esper defended the use of active duty military units. Neither answered who gave the order to clear Lafayette Park of protesters so that the president could have a photo op in front of a church. Is unclear who gave the direction to clear the park. Lawmakers tiptoeing around classified material and questioned what they knew about a report that said that russia was pain bounties on u. S. Troops in afghanistan. We will get to the bottom of the and find out if it is true. If its true we will take action. They suggest the commission should take a hard look at confederate bases in the military. Reporting from washington, lauren blanchard, ktvu fox 2 news. This is ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00 confusion of the states mask mandate and a Restaurant Owner speaking out for allowing his employees to work without Face Coverings. There so many Different Things we dont know what were allowed to do anymore. Reporter that Restaurant Owner said he has been following the rules. That summer of his workers had medical exemptions. Heres more on that story from cristina rendon. Reporter jason is the owner of the loft wine bar and said that the phase covering policy is taken from the state website. Thats what he showed the agents from the California Department of Beverage Control when they stop by the restaurant on a wednesday. I question all of my employees and they demanded id from all my employees and they were very intimidating. A spokesperson said that the agents were there to check for Face Coverings after receiving a community complaint. They said no employees were Wearing Masks. They said 45 employees did not have a masks because they had health exemptions. I was told that im not allowed to ask. As an employer theres a lot of things im not allowed to ask. If they feel that they fall under that exemption then they check it and sign off