pool has been practicing in that swimming pool after other teams have made do with dry land training. we have the original report. >> reporter: the boys and girls of the aquatic club swim team were sweating through their work out the morning we got caught up with them. it is part of the dry land practice. as a competitive team they have to find ways to keep in shape, since they can't swim. >> we stopped swimming as soon as the date in place order took effect. >> reporter: jonathan riley is the aquatic director and the teams head coach. >> we have tried to do the best we can to make sure the kids are staying active, that they are having fun and engaging with each other. >> across town, the hammerheads amma one of their competitive rivals, is practicing in the indoor swimming pool and st. ignatius college prep. seven kids in all, two kids per lane, his father told us he thinks it is fine. >> in a sense, the school can make it safe. >> reporter: we couldn't find any other swimming pool in the city, open, or any other swim teams practicing in pools . laura hitchcock confirmed. >> initially it looked like outdoor pools would be opening at the end of june. that has not happened for san francisco. >> reporter: ymcas pirates are only doing virtual practice on zoom. that is because california health officials say swimming pools are not permitted in stage two, in an email the san francisco health department told us, indoor swimming pools are not scheduled to reopen until august or later. and, confirmed it again a week after that. public health experts say there is a reason. >> the problem with swimming pools in general is that you bring people together in close proximity without masks. >> reporter: this doctor with the uc berkeley school of public health, says just because there is chlorine in the swimming pool water, doesn't make it safe. especially if the swimming pool is indoors. >> that is an absolute setup for getting a whole group of people infected. of course, those people will go on and infect other people. >> reporter: so, how are the hammerheads allowed to practice in the swimming pool, despite his county health directive? the school turned down our request for an interview. the director of athletics told us in an email, the hammerheads applied to a san francisco office to host a swim camp at st. ignatius. they were approved. the email goes on to say, two city inspectors visited our school, they told us all looked good. we checked, sure enough, the teams application for a summer swim camp with the department of children, youth, and families, was approved in early june. the executive director did not úus in an email dated july 6th, that indoor swimming is definitely not allowed under the current health order. we also discovered the inspectors who visited the school were investigating a complaint about the swimming pool being open in violation of a health directive. that complaint ended up here at the city attorney's office, we are told that the city attorney then consulted with the city's top health officer who determined that indoor swimming pools can be used for summer camp. including the one in st. ignatius. that code open up the door for all the other swim teams in the city to practice in the swimming pool again, if they can get approved as a summer camp. but, the coach says he is going to proceed with caution, with his team. >> i think we will do the best we can to be nimble and smart with any decision that we make, and make sure that safety is the most important. >> reporter: parents agree. >> this is a public health issue, and i can't look at my needs, my individual needs. it is everybody's need, right? it is just not safe right now. >> that is alan martin reporting, we had a copy of the complaint about the pool and it says the swimmers here were doing drills in the water with no social distancing. meanwhile, we have posted the school's full email response on kpix5.com. here is a look at the top local stories at 5:30. businesses in alameda county are on standby this evening as soon as tomorrow, the state could order the county to roll back on its reopening. forcing many businesses to once again shut down. right now, alameda county has the highest number of cases throughout the bay area. california is making strategic shifts to boost the efficiency and availability for covid-19 testing. priority will now be given to those most in need. they will be working with private physicians to help provide them. a store clerk in alameda is under arrest, accused of murdering a suspected shoplifter. the 26-year-old called police from a circle k on saturday night claiming to have stopped a rubber. detectives say the 24-year-old victim had taken a single pack of cigarettes, he described the level of self-defense as, quote, wildly inappropriate. calls today from b.a.r.t. and other transit agencies across the country for more federal help amid the pandemic, are asking the senate to now approve $36 billion in emergency funding. bus, train, and subway systems across the country are in a position similar to b.a.r.t., where ridership is down 85%, below pre-pandemic levels. revenue is expected to drop almost $1 billion over the next three years. now, at the same time, the agency is spending more on ppe and deep cleaning efforts. b.a.r.t. 's current efforts is counting on receiving $258 million in federal funding for their losses. and, the board says the agency's financial future is heavily dependent on future funding allocation. >> we collectively must keep transit a viable option from an environmental sustainability point of view and for an economic point of view. b.a.r.t. has a $2.42 billion budget for fiscal year 2021, including hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts. they are postponing capital projects and have implemented a one-year hiring freeze. the board plans to have budget update discussions every three months. the city of antioch is come up with a new plan to address homelessness. today, officials announced the city has teamed up with a local hotel, to house people who are living on the streets. the antioch executive inn will offer all of its 32 rooms at a discounted rate. city leaders say this is a step forward to help the homeless in the city but more needs to be done. >> this is a call not only to action for us here is a city, this is a call to action, to all these contra costa county cities. we can't continue to expect the county to do all of this work and so i hope that our work here, today, serves as an example for oakley and brentwood, that you have to join us in this effort to ensure that we get people off of the street, and that we are working in a collaborative fashion. >> the city also working with other programs that will help homeless people get back on their feet. it might take you longer for you to get your mail. coming up, the reason behind the delayed deliveries at the u.s. postal service. closing down after 83 years, a final farewell for this bay area restaurant. coming up all new at 6:00, a teacher, worried about her health. parent, wanting her kids to go back to school, and the unified school district scrambling to a sad day for fans of the show "mythbusters." one of the hosts and a bay area resident, has died at the age of 49. he suffered a brain aneurysm. he was known in hollywood for his work in electronics an animatronics. the first case of the mother transmitting the coronavirus to her unborn baby has been reported in france. she gave birth to her baby by cesarean section, french doctors say they found evidence of inflammation in the newborn brain, caused by the coronavirus. they also believe the virus had infected the baby's let's street. the baby was taken to the icu for treatment, and was discharged 18 days later. it could soon take longer for you to get your mail. the u.s. postal service is making major operational changes, saying it is critical to cut costs in order for the agency to survive. mail carriers are being asked to leave mail behind at the distribution center, if the delivery would cause a delay in the employee's regular postal route. no word yet on how long this change could last. tomorrow is tax day, we had an extension this year because of the coronavirus. on cbsn bay area today we asked a financial expert from nerd wallet, what to do if you need more time to file. >> you can go ask for an extension but you have to ask before july 15th. so make sure you file a form with the irs, you can find it at irs.gov. you can get an extension until october 15th. >> you can catch the full interview on cbsn bay area, we are streaming for free on kpix5.com , kpix 5 news app and other digital platforms. closing down after 83 years, the final farewell for this bay area restaurant. kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the area. to kpix5.com , you will find stories of how we are better together. like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. well as to how a have reverse mortgage works. people think that the bank takes your home, but that is not true. that's 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 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last time. >> louis was my paternal grandfather, he went through the spanish flu in 1918. >> i didn't know anything about the spanish flu until coronavirus hit. >> i am a third generation owner of lewis restaurant. it has been a sad few months. they rebuilt, the fire almost destroyed our restaurant, the developers back in the 60s that owned the land wanted to tear us down, coronavirus, having to close and not knowing when, if ever, we would be able to open, we just did not know how it could be a safe working environment for our staff and ourselves. it is sad. this is our family's legacy. not only were we generations of running this restaurant but our customers were generations of coming and enjoying our restaurant. it is tough, but everything changes. everything ends. thank you, i knew that louise was important to my family but i did not know it was important to the entire community. >> folks at the restaurant made the announcement yesterday, on a lengthy facebook post, thanking decades of customers and of course, their staff. according to the san francisco chronicle, at least 180 store and office workers are being let go as the pandemic continues to impact our economy. the company says it hopes to help assist those employees once it can rehire workers. a case of whiplash at the santa cruz beach boardwalk has nothing to do with the rides. portions of the park that had recently reopened have now shut down again. including the arcade, bowling alley, and mini golf course. the free outdoor concert and movie schedules have also been scrapped. a rare sight in the sky tonight this week. it is called neowise, named after the telescope that was first used to spotted. you will need a clear view to the northwest sky, it will be to the right of where the sun slips below the horizon. for reference, below and to the right of the big dipper. got that? the comet should be bright for the next week as it makes its closest approach to earth. you can catch it until about mid august. after that, it won't be back for another 7000 years. i won't be back in 7000 years, paul, so i better catch it now. >> i am fairly certain that i also will not be back in 7000 years. here is what is back, that is the fog that is streaming past our cameras as we speak. it is a typical july weather pattern, if you're not in the fog and you want to catch a glimpse of the comet, binoculars will help within about an hour or two after sunset. it will be close to the horizon for now, but it will climb a little farther above the horizon over the next week or so. summertime weather pattern we are seeing fog along the coast, and you are seeing that with the satellite perspective . i will zoom in for a close look, you can see that fog streaming in through the golden gate aimed at berkeley and richmond. it will spread across the bay and spread inland as we head through the rest of tonight. further inland, plenty of sunshine. including san jose. 87 degrees, livermore, 83 degrees in san jose, right where we thought it would be in santa clara valley. 81 degrees, santa rosa, 75 in fremont, 67 in the city, 65 degrees for half moon bay. at least you made the mid 60s. 71 degrees at sfo, downtown temperature is 62 degrees right now in san francisco, 70s and maybe farther inland, very nice weather for the middle of july. could certainly be a lot hotter than this for inland portions of the bay area. no breaks in the fog, that spreads back in as we head through the rest of the night. quite a bit of gray to start the day on wednesday, like the past few days it will back up towards the coast, and retreat off the coast, at least the computer models think we have a chance to break through to a little bit of sunshine right along the shore by tomorrow afternoon. winds will be noticeable, but not that breezy by bay area standards. that helps to keep the fire threat in check and also cooler temperatures are near normal, meaning we don't have to worry too much about those dry conditions. wind gusts, 20 miles per hour, stronger along the coast by tomorrow evening. temperatures to start out tomorrow morning, mostly in the 50s, some of the very warmest spots further east may be around 60 degrees. and then we heat up, it is just a matter of how much. 60s and 70s around the bay, right around 60 degrees around the coast, 70s and 80s farther in the. we keep going, right around 80 degrees for parts of the north bay, mid 80s to around 90 degrees as you had farther inland, to the east bay, below 80s once again for the santa clara valley. temperatures heat up more as we head the weekend. a little bit of a wiggle to our temperatures the next couple of days. especially farther inland where you drop a couple on thursday and climb back on friday. similar pattern around the bay the coast is the low 60s, everybody warms up a little bit. plenty of sunshine over the weekend. i think we will get a break through the thickest fog even right along the coast both saturday and sunday. 90 degrees inland, 70 degrees around the bay for the weekend, and we will keep you updated on our weekend forecast as it gradually gets closer coming up in 6:00 we will have the dog walk forecast. sounds good, why do people get there for test results in a matter of hours while others get theirs back in a matter of days? who comes out on the prioritization protocol. what a pair of architects have planned for the empty space. still had, thousands of people pushing to save an all right, this evening an oakland community is rallying behind an animal who is known for some pretty "fowl" behavior. >> don ford on the effort to save gerald, the turkey. >> reporter: the rose garden here in oakland is a pleasant and serene place until you run into gerald. gerald is a huge turkey, he lives full-time in the rose garden. usually, somewhat tame, but recently very aggressive. this turkey jumped on you? >> he just walked towards me and hit my hand. really hard. >> reporter: wow. >> it really hurt, i thought he had broken a bone or something. >> reporter: the attack left steve bleeding. several reports have come in about gerald attacking a lot of folks for many weeks. >> it is a very extreme end of an aggressive male turkey, there is mating season, somebody has been feeding the turkeys, so it has really -- >> always a problem -- >> yes. >> reporter: oakland is working to capture gerald, traps are set, sexy decoys stand ready, the plan is to relocate, not kill him. folks say he has been hiding for days. >> gerald will jump at you, and get you. i knew pretty early on that i needed to get away. i have seen gerald really chased some folks around the park, especially some of the elderly folks, you know, i worry about a little bit. >> reporter: this afternoon i searched the park but he was nowhere to be seen. despite the attacks, he is still liked. >> we like gerald the turkey. because of course we don't want anybody to get hurt. but we also want people to understand that this is his home, and how do you act and treat wild animals? >> reporter: meanwhile, until he is captured, signs warn visitors not to feed or harass wildlife, especially turkeys. >> there has been a number of attacks but i think it has a lot to do with -- he is protecting his family. >> reporter: in oakland, don ford, kpix 5. we've got october, november, look out gerald. that is it for the news at 5:00. kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins right now. the off-again on-again reopening of santa clara county spas will be off again. the employees who will be affected, and what they will have to do now. people are lining up for coronavirus tests, the state city setting new records. now it is hurry up and wait for your results. first, our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, teachers, worried about their own health. and, parents push for kids to return to school. the bay area district, coming up with a kind of compromise, good evening. >> john ramose on how the school district is trying to get back to classroom learning. >> reporter: it was decision day for the san ramon valley unified school district. time to decide what going back to school is going to look like. >> this is one of the toughest decisions we will ever have to deal with. >> reporter: the board was grappling with whether to continue remote learning, send kids back to campus, five days a week, or create a hybrid system, split between in class and at home learning. cara is an er nurse and mother of young twin girls and does not see how at homeschooling could possibly work. >> i don't think being at home with parents that are not educated and taught how to do that, i don't think we can basically replicate that model in our homes with remote learning. >> reporter: the purpose of keeping kids out of the classroom is safety, and not

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