Investigators say that he even sent a letter to slain deputies widow, mocking his death. Instead the letter amounted nothing more than him expressing his constitutional right to question and critique a public official. Its unclear how any of the conduct falls outside of the scope of First Amendment protection. District Attorneys Office said there was a major difference in expressing disagreement with the Public Officials decisions and making threats. They will prosecute anyone who crosses that line. He is convicted and will face three years of prison. He sends them anonymously and scares the heck of the people. It cost the county a lot of money. They were able to track him down through a finger print left on one of the letters sent to dr. Cody. Deputies release pictures, hes not charged with using any of those weapons in a crime. He made a Court Appearance and was not granted bond. The end of Distance Learning may be in sight for families in San Francisco. The city outlined a new timeline for reopening new businesses and getting kids back in the classroom. City leaders say in Person Learning for transitional kindergarten and six grade schools could resume later this month. Middle schools could reopen in october and high schools in november. My plan is to work hand in hand with the School District so we can move forward and get kids back in school as soon as it is possibly safe to do so. Reporter they are laying out a timeline for other businesses. Hotels, museums, outdoor religious gatherings may be able to open in september. New cases have been trending downward since mid august. Total confirmed cases to more than 707,000. The statewide death toll is 13,000. In the bay area, there were 474 new cases and nine more people died. House speaker, nancy pelosi is creating controversy after she visited a hair salon for private treatment in violation of the citys restrictions. Greg lee with the backlash. Reporter this response has been swift from republicans and frustrated salon owners. We want to show you the Surveillance Video obtained by fox news. Of the speaker is in the salon, not wearing a mask. The stylus follows with a mask. The stylist who rents space allows the speaker to come in. This was the first day the salons were allowed to provide services outside only. Weve reached out to the salon but have not heard back. It was like a slap in the face. Speaker pelosi has pushed policies it will keep economy closed and Small Businesses shut down. She recently said that in a tweet. A few months ago, dylan sued the state on behalf of the salon owners, demanding they be allowed to open and full. Im angry that i and other San Francisco residents have been following the law. Nancy pelosi think shes above the law. Im angry on behalf of all the salon owners throughout california who are following the law. This afternoon the house speakers deputy chief of staff says the speaker always wears a mask and complies with local requirements. The salon was allowed to have one customer at a time in the speaker complied with the rules as presented by this establishment. As we reported, businesses that skirt the guidelines throughout the state are subject to fines. Weve reached out to the San FranciscoCity Attorney and have not yet heard back. State Health Officials call on all of us to remain vigilant over the Labor Day Weekend to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Health officials dont want to see another spike in positive cases like the one in july after the fourth. In the past week, new cases were down 14 . They want everyone to avoid gathering with people outside of the home during the holiday weekend. Labor day is this weekend. Weve made incredible progress together as a state. We do not want to use that and lose the progress. Health officials are advising people to wear masks and maintain distance while skipping the typical outings. President trump Bank Law Enforcement officers in kenosha today. He called the protest domestic terror. The violence was started after jacob blake was shot seven times. He blamed the media for fueling unrest while sidestepping questions about racial injustice. Jacob blakes family have their voices heard today. Kenosha has been ravaged by antipolice and antiamerican riots. Along with attorney general, bill barr, visiting kenosha, wisconsin. Shot seven times in the back , nothing can justify that. There were also competing protests in kenosha. At the same time, President Trump, visiting areas devastated by violent riots a meeting with Law Enforcement as multiple cities are dealing with unrest. We have to condemn the dangerous antipolice rhetoric. Reckless, far left politicians continue to push that the Law Enforcement in racist and oppressive. The violence that erupted is a not a legitimate response to a police shooting. It was violence for violence sake. The white house spoke with the blake city pastor. There was no planned meeting between President Trump and blakes family. We dont have any words for the orange man. All i ask is he keep his foul language far away from our family. The president announced millions in federal funding not only for the Police Department but to help businesses impacted by the riots and improve pucons next tonight, Governor Newsom towards the wildfire damage at big basin state park. Details of emergency funds for fire victims. First of its kind. Understanding the magnifiers that weve seen in california in recent years. We are tracking the air quality that is less than great, details coming up. Why does barry bay area lawmaker bring her infant at the final night of legislation in sacramento. On the left you can see the east and of the san mateo bridge is a little slow going. 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To cal fires gained ground on the lightning fire. Is 60 contained. Its in five counties. In the east bay, the scu lightning complexes 70 contained. Is burned 390,000 acres in parts of seven counties. Cal fire hope step full containment by the end of the week. Authorities lifted more evacuation orders in Santa Clara County. The ccu lightning complex burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains is 72 contained. Is burned 85,000 acres in santa cruz and san mateo. They dont expect big basin, redwood state park to reopen to the public for a year. Governor newsom got a look at the damage when he toured big basin. Here is what the governor had to say. Reporter long before humans ever lived in what is now california, there were redwood trees growing here. Except for humans, few things, including wild fires can harm a mighty grove of redwoods. Reporter the governor surveyed the fire damage including big basin state park, which has many trees over 1000 to 1500 years old. Redwoods have been in california for 24 million years. The fire destroyed the parks headquarters and Nature Museum as well is the camp ground infrastructure and small buildings. U. S. The a Research Scientist whose done Significant Research said some of the trees were lost but the vast majority will survive as they have through millennia through changing climate and humans. Theres a lot of things that facilitate the response to fire. One is the sprouting ability. Reporter the government met with federal and state and local officials assisting in the recovery. Is remarkable how many people. We saw images of what you see behind me and people reached out to say what can i do to help. My heart does break. Not only for my staff. Who have given everything to get through this. But for the people that i know how much this means to them. Reporter newsom is taking a multigeneration view for a park that will not be open to visitors for year. We kumngo. These trees have been alive for 14 to 1500 years. Reporter by declaring a state wide wildfire an extreme emergency, newsom secured a declaration from the president and for service response. Fema said as the climate warms, we need to manage the brush and debris in all redwood forest to expose them to less fire. Among all the tree species we have in the United States and north america, they are a unique thing were so hearty, much of the vegetation burned and they will quickly be replaced by buds waiting to sprout as they have for millennium. A firefighter was killed and another injured while battling the august complex fires in the Mendocino National forest. The firefighter was identified as diana jones a volunteer firefighter from texas. She and her son who is also a volunteer firefighter, went to california together to fight the fires. She died in an accident yesterday while repositioning her truck during a fire. She was a good emt. She was a good person. There are people that watch other people do things and there are people that rather than stand back help people do things. She was not one to stand back. Jones had been with the Crescent Fire Department for about five years. A new Wildfire Research center open today at san jose state university. It is the first of the nation. Researchers say it is needed now, more than ever. Reporter on the san jose state campus, this page age looking equipment is designed to fight magnifiers. Aunt academic Wildfire Research center. For the past decade weve been focusing on wildfire and fire behavior. We need to bring more expertise to the problem. Reporter he overseas a new team of professors, each laser focus on a different aspect of wildfires. From behavior modeling to Remote Sensing and management and policy studies. The frequency of socalled mega fires such as the multiple complex fires burning around the bay area, will grow in the next decade, fueled in part, by global warming. They are already relying on scientific modeling to guide their efforts but they use fine scale meteorology to predict where weather will come. This is the only model in the world that can forecast how that impacts fire behavior. We can help protect what the fire will do. Before it impacts neighborhoods. Reporter researchers study where and why people evacuate and why People Choose to stay. There is sign showing your home is more likely to survive if theres someone on the property to put on out spot fires and amber fires. Reporter research is being done on the fire complexes currently burning. The work done here is another tool to help california and much of the west to stem the growing threat from wildfires. Now to our weather, heres a live look at the oakland place. You can barely see the city because of the fog and the haze. A spare the air alert has been extended through thursday due to smoke from the wildfires. This is the longest string ever issued by the Quality Management district. Here now with a look at the conditions. Just a story we were talking about from the meteorologist department. Creek clements is a good friend to us and really helpful in a lot of these fires in fact the last three fire seasons hes been a good resource. Happy to see them do that. They are one of the premier fire science in the world, not just in the country. Down there at san jose state, one of my interns is getting a masters degree. We have a Good Relationship with them. As we move forward we will see temperatures heat up. Its also much for the weekend. Thats when we see the heat advisory or excessive heat watch, probably turn into a heat advisory. And onshore breeze will be at the coastal sections. These inland spots, places like fairfield, concord and antioch will have increased heat and watch. It could turn into a heat warning. Im not totally convinced but it will definitely be hot. 101, 102. A long way to go, wednesday, thursday and friday are mile. Inland temperatures about the same, upper 80s to mid 80s, its a slow go. Getting used to the heat thats coming our way. When we get back we will take a look at the fiveday forecast model. The air quality is a thing there is a Record Number of spare the air alerts. Right now through thursday, it could actually go longer than that. Its about the smoke that continues to smolder. Thats the story right now. When i come back with the five day forecast. We will have details. We dont value working families and working parents. Coming up and east bay assemblywoman explains why she had to bring her newborn to cast a key vote in sacramento. Is the larger problem facing families. A new study on antibodies is helping scientists learn more about how the body fights the virus. Lily everyone in the house is online and i cant get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. Try 1 gig internet with at t fiber. You get more bandwidth and hbo max included. So, everyone stays entertained. So i can just watch the show instead of reading the book . You know, if you turn on your subtitles. Thats almost reading. Get 1 gig internet with at t fiber for 49. 99a month for a year. No annualcontract. And now get hbo max included. Limited availability in select areas. Call 1. 877. Only. Att an east bay lawmaker brought her month old newborn to the floor of the state assembly after being denied to vote remotely. As she travel from oakland to sacramento for the final day of the legislative session. She had asked to vote by proxy because of the coronavirus but she was denied because Maternity Leave is not considered a high risk category. We are faced with incredible challenges and what this has shown us is our state is not prepared for this. We dont value working parents and families. During her interview earlier with the four, she supports affordable childcare and more sick days for parents who are trying to work and to do the best for their children. Antibiotics to fight the coronavirus may last longer than originally thought. It can last at least four months and do not fade quickly. The study from iceland includes 30,000 people. It is considered one of the most extensive yet on the immune systems response to the virus. Scientist say it is good news for vaccine development. One of the mysteries for the pandemic is whether having a bout with the virus attacks against future infection and for how long. The usda is extending their grab and go School Meal Program after plans to ended at the end of this month. To Students Learning at home will have access to breakfast, lunch and dinner, even if they dont qualify for the meal program. This meets the demand for Food Assistance during the pandemic. Earlier today we talked to a representative about the extension. To our schools and food banks are teaming up so that all families in any participating school will be able to shop, get access to not just a meal for that day but meals for several days for their kids. Meals for other kids within the community. Is unlikely that the grab and go Free Meal Program will continue yawned the end of this year. Coming up on channel 2 news, protection for renters. How you can qualify and how long will it last. Quarterbacks missed the last two season with serious injuries. And now hes raring to go. Mcdonalds is facing a discrimination lawsuit. Of claims made by dozens of franchise owners. vo my name is cynthia hawkins, the owner of Hawkins House of burgers. My grandparents came here in 1939 and weve been serving this community for over 80 years. My dad always said, take care of your community and they will always take care of you. And they have done so. Through the ups and through the downs. My name may be on this building, but this place belongs to all of us. Now to our top story. A man is in custody for stocking and threatening Santa Clara CountyPublic Health officer, cody. They believe he wrote 24 letters over the period of months. A search of his home turned up 138 guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive. He may be associated with the right wing, boogaloo movement. President trump toward damage caused by protesters in the aftermath of the blake shooting in kenosha wisconsin. The president was joined by attorney general, william barr and acting Homeland Security assistant. Governor newsom surveyed the fire damage at big basin read words date park. It has many trees more than 1000 years old. The damage is so extensive, it may not reopen for a year. Fema also met with Emergency Responders as well as federal, state, local officials assisting them in recovery. Watching fox to news tonight at 6 30. Governor newsom signed a bill that extended eviction protection to renters due to covid19. What the bill does and does not include. Reporter during a final day of the legislative session, california lawmakers approved a bill aimed at protecting renters from eviction. The governor signed it into law, hours later. This is not a complete eviction moratorium, i wish we were able to achieve but we were not. s reporter assemblyman wrote the bill. A Court Ordered eviction is set to expire wednesday. In summary the bill includes the following. It goes into effect september thirst first to january 31st. Foreclosure protection for small landlords as well. Attendance can be evicted for failing to pay the full rent since march due to the pandemic. Landlords can ask a small claims judge to grant some payment down the road. If a landlord loses their property, that will kick out the tenant as well. Not only gives clarity to the courts but it sets a general statewide standard so that all renters and landlords across the state are operating on a similar plainfield. This is a compromise between groups representing tenants and landlords. Some say this is not enough. If youre not working to pay 25 of zero is still zero. With the reopening route the state, people will be able to be evicted. They called the bill imperfect. Reporter they call for other advocates to come up with a longterm solution. Ultimately the solution is Financial Assistance from the federal government. We need funding from the federal level to help both in sacramento, lawmakers wrapped up their session with the flurry of activity including bills on police reform. Which builds made it through in which did not . Reporter at the state capital it led to mixed results for police reform. Legislators did not have a bill to do certify Police Officers for misconduct. Tony montoya, president of the police union said it was flawed anyway. He said the rankandfile still support the underlying goal. We are willing to sit down and work with you. Lets make sure the legislation is thought out, not rush. Reporter the legislature did pass a plan to have a state level it agency. It will shoot investigate shooting by Police Officers instead of the da doing that. Ktvu shows this video after the suspect tried to steal a car. Officer shot and killed him after he allegedly charged officers with a knife. That happened back in april. In august, the San Mateo County da cleared the officers. In solano county, too high for all profile shootings await judgment. The das response has always been the same. Historically, non prosecution, despite obvious crime. The da has recuse the office of the deadly shooting. If they refuse to step in, a new agency can be formed. They conducted an investigation into shootings. The reform bill that did pass, requires the governments signature before the end of the month. Chp is investigating the death of a pedestrian earlier this morning. The person was hit around 6 30 near the on ramp of interstate 80. The driver of the taco truck said he did not see the person. It appears the victim is homeless. They try to determine if the earlier person was hit before the taco truck arrived. Uber is requiring customers to take a selfie to prove that they have a mask. If the driver reports the passenger was not wearing a mask, that person will have to provide photo proof of them wearing a mask being made before they can write again. Now, uber help make its drivers feel safer also. Mcdonalds is facing a discrimination lawsuit filed by 50 black former franchise owners. The lawsuit claimed they steered them to operate restaurants in economic depressed locations and dangerous locations. It had high rent but generated lower sales. Mcdonalds responded by saying they choose the location where they do business. Coming up tonight a landmark theater on the east bay on the verge of the final curtain call. The campaign to keep it open. A hopeful sign that sfo shows reopening today. I got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. So you dont wait for life. You live it. A pushes underway to save a theater that was closed during the pandemic and now is in deep trouble. They are here to save the alameda theater. Reporter for 88 years the alameda theater has stood here in downtown olive media. Its a magical place. Reporter 19 forced it to close in march and sent this historic landmark into deep financial straits. We went from 90 miles an hour on the track to zero in one hour. Weve been at zero now for six months. Reporter no summer blockbusters to help bail it out. I remember going to the theater we had kid matinees for schoolchildren. Reporter the historic theater designed by the same architect as the castro theatre in San Francisco is no relic but a big piece of the community. Is hosted fundraisers and super bowl parties. Is a great Gathering Place for people. Reporter the theater restored more than a decade great ago. Has played is share of tearjerkers. This story may end up being one of them. I dont think the community will let them go under. Reporter with Small Businesses drying up, theater lovers are stepping up. Theyve created a gofundme page to raise 100,000 and have already meechs 40 of the goal. In the meantime, the owner is planning for a popup drivein theater and already planned for when the theater is allowed to open with social distancing in mind. We will do what ever we have to do to maintain this. San Francisco International airport reopen the section of the terminal that has been shut down for month. Concourse a has been closed since april 1st because so many flights have been canceled due to the pandemic. All International Flights have been going out of concourse g instead. They need more gates to handle and up date in travel. Were tracking airquality. The fiveday forecast is next. Whats coming up tonight on the seven on ktvu plus. Were hearing from the lawmaker behind the california vaccine requirement. Children can safely return to the classroom without a coronavirus vaccine. A federal investigation is underway due to a mysterious object in the sky. It was cited by two commercial Airline Pilots over by lax. One of the oldest trees in pleasanton is about to be removed. Why the city says it has to come down. A live look outside at the golden gate bridge, well be right back. Motorcycle riders love the open road. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. One of the oldest trees in pleasanton is being removed because of safety concerns. Of the here tree will be uprooted and removed by friday. The news is upsetting to many longtime residents. My office was next door to the tree and i watched the tree all these years. Reporter eucalyptus trees are notorious for shedding branches in the fungal issue makes it a safety hazard. Distract another horse has died at golden gate in albany. It was the 20th horse to die this year. The horse racing board said the cold died during a training session. This is the 20th death. Of and the first one after it was opened after the pandemic. Several horses died at santa anita in Southern California last year. The library to go pick up program is expanding to more locations across the city. Visitors can borrow books from the Eureka Valley branch, mission bay branch. At first it was only offered at the main library and excelsior branch. They can put books and other items and pick them up. Is the librarys version of curbside pickup. Taking a look at the plan for the next couple of days. We have a situation where it will warm up pretty significantly as we head into the bay area weekend on saturday and sunday. We have the heat watch that will go into effect both saturday and sunday. These are not as warm as they will be as we head into the weekend. Its not crazy heat, it should not be record heat but it will be warm. 83 in antioch and 83 in fairfield. Tomorrow, temperatures will be pretty similar. Winds have picked up the last few hours. A pretty significant onshore wind. Over 30 miles per hour. Its howling up there a lot of cool, marine air. With that in mind, it wont be chilly but cool. Thats not going to be the case as we head into the weekend. It will be warmer. Thursday, friday similar but then the weekend temperatures will match up. The story is airquality. It has been nasty for a number of days. A Record Number of days. We will continue to be in the airquality alert zone from tomorrow into wednesday and thursday. Maybe be on that as well. Theres fog at the coast. It keeps things mellow, temperature wise. Inland temperatures warming up with the low 90s. This pattern continues. Saturday and sunday we get more of a highpressure environment. It will click offshore with fog limited. Limited fog you will see temperatures climb. Sunday we saw temperatures up near 105 degrees. All about the fog rushing inland. We will see you back here tonight at 10 00 and 11 00. All right bill, see you then. Shoppers at a safeway got a shock when a bear walked him. It wandered around and then ultimately finds a snack and makes its way out of the store without bothering anyone. Coming up tonight, the celtics as the defending champs on the road say the mba playoffs are heating up. All the highlights and sports coming up next. Hells kitchen errors at 8 00. Particle son follows at 9 00. 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Coming to you from the vinyl room. Its a pretty common baseball expression. Tonight in terms of the oakland as. It means safe then sorry. An abundance of caution with the series of seattle, completely canceled for the rest the week. The 80s wont play until friday at the earliest. There you go, both teams want to allow for continuous testing. And Contact Tracing after an unidentified member of the organization tested positive. They are playing to doubleheaders to make it up. The 80s, total of six games postponed. What will turn out to be a weeks time. Have some 49er news as they wrap up training camp. Professional football is all about talent, money and help. Not necessarily in that order. With regard to the 49ers as they wrap it up. This is a help with one particular guy. Running back, jared mckenna. They paid him mightily. They have been healthy for two years. Hes had extreme knee problems including a torn acl. Hoping for a better outcome on the Playing Field tonight. 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