Situations of paso robles is dead tonight noelle bellow is tracking the developments on 2 days of shootings there she joins us now live in the newsroom with what Police Revealed just a short time ago ken and pam the gunman 26 yearold mason james was killed in a shootout with police this evening. The San Luis ObispoSheriffs Office says over 2 days lira shot a total of 4 Law Enforcement officers and killed a transit man now this is a photo of the gunman james. Mason lira todays incident unfolded around 02 00pm. Officials were holding a perimeter searching for when they got a call of an officer shot near ramadi drive and volpi isabel road after that later ran and hid in the salinas riverbed investigators say they searched for him. He was spotted trying to run away. Both lira and officers then opened fire as he ran during that shooting 2 more officers were injured. Lira was shot and killed on scene and now this massive manhunt for him began yesterday after Officials Say he shot the San Luis Obispo sheriffs deputy in the face at the pass of rope. Paso robles Police StationOfficials Say leary later shot a transit man in the head killing him. The San Luis Obispo county sheriffs say they dont know if lira has a military background but they believe this was all a planned ambush. Just because somebody is in the military doesnt mean that they cant learn military tactics. I can tell you from the night of the shooting. He moved around a lot. Which is. It is really a a militarytype dont shoot from one location and move and we found throughout this that he had the ability to do that. And it was an a dont move dont retreat. It was purpose movements in 2 other locations so we dont know the full answer to that question yet, but i can tell you he was prepared to move and act as though this was. Fairly tactical. Ambush. Now as for the officers wounded they are all from different agencies and all still alive tonight the San Luis Obispo deputy shot in the head yesterday remains in the hospital the other 3 are a chp officer who was shot in the stomach, this afternoon. A Deputy Sheriff of kings county who was shot above the knee and in arroyo grande. Sergeant shot in the calf, all of them expected to be okay liras father has spoken out he says his son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and says the attack on police may have been a Suicide Attempt for now live in the newsroom. Noelle bellow kron 4 news noel. Thank you we first told you about this breaking news on our kron 4 app stay connected when breaking news happens download the app right now to get breaking news updates today, San Francisco mayor london breed laid out her plan for Police Reform in the wake of George Floyds death by a Police Officer during a. Virtual meeting among her top priorities, demilitarized police which bars the use of military grade weapons, including tear gas. In the use of police as a response to non criminal activity. Address police bias and strengthen accountability and redirect Police Funding for racially equity. Theres a lot blood sweat and tears. That have gotten us to this moment. And so. I want us to be very delivery and our use of this how can see in this energy and actually getting real change. Police chief bill scott called the Marriage Proposal consistent with the departments commitment to 21st Century Policing and activist and commentator van jones said he is encouraged by the George Floyd Protests that real change can be accomplished across the u. S. And continuing our coverage tonight city leaders and the San FranciscoPolice Officers association are both reacting to the mayors road map to Police Reforms for state of the psac ii talked with the local Police Officers association about the proposed changes. Shes here now in the studio with more on what they had to say taylor pam overall they say that the list of reforms is very reasonable degree theres always room for improvement. However, the Police Officers Association Says many of these reforms are things that the sfpd is already doing right now. Instead they say one of the biggest changes well be diverting Police Response from 9 criminal activity like calls to homeless encampments. Were not perfect. Its not a perfect system. You know there theres always room for improvement tony montoya president of the San FranciscoPolice Officers Association Says. He welcomes change but says several of the mayors Police Reforms are things the Police Department already does like bias training when it comes to 21st Century Policing. Were so far ahead of the curve compared to other major Police Departments in this country were already doing much of the stuff very ask us in addition to addressing police bias the mayors Police Reforms include not allowing the use of military grade weapons like tear gas against unarmed people ever cisco you rank and file your average Police Officer on the street do not have access to that type equipment that equipment is only used buyer tax for unit. They are highly trained in it. As you can you know you look at any new story during of these recent protests that type of equipment was never employed by the sanford Police Department instead. One of the reforms montoyas says will make a huge difference is the mayors call to end the use of police as a response to non criminal activity. My members are highly educated. Many have degrees beyond criminal justice. But we are not meant to house clinicians we are not i diction counselors were not home homeless. And counselors supervisor matt haney whose district includes the Tenderloin Civic Center in soma where many of these issues are concentrated agrees. But says right now the reforms listen are big in need concrete solutions and what i fear is we get to a point where were just cutting and were not creating Real Solutions and what my district means Israel Solutions we need people were professionals. Mental health professionals, were out there on the street immediate responding 24 7. And getting people help. Now i also talked to the San Francisco chamber of commerce today that represents hundreds of businesses in the city because sfpd response to thousands of non criminal activity calls. They say this reform will be a huge help. They hope it allows police to focus their attention on more serious crimes to their businesses like burglary and robbery ken pam back to you all right, thank you. Taylor. After weeks of protests against Police Brutality the Trump Administration is considering an executive order on Police Reform in the wake of the killing of george floyd Police Departments across the nation have come under renewed scrutiny among other reforms a ban on the use of choke hold has already been introduced by congressional democrats. So we will not rest until it becomes the law. We will not rest until that changes are made. The idea of someone of that would have a chokehold when somebody is handcuffed to others. They should be severe consequences. House minority leader Kevin Mccarthy, a republican from Southern California says he supports Banning Police chokehold that is in contrast to other republican lawmakers who have raised concerns about federalize ing policing practices both parties are working on their own Police Proposals and plan to bring the measures for votes before the july 4th recess, the suspect accused of the killing of a Santa Cruz County sheriffs deputy is now facing more than a dozen felonies the suspect 32 yearold steven creo has now been charged in the murder of Sergeant Damon gutzwiller and attempted murder of Deputy Alex Spencer this is new video coming into our newsroom of the moment, he was arrested over the weekend. The charging documents released today accuse creo of trying to kill 4 officers and the Good Samaritan who held him down. Until other officers arrived, the document also accuses him of assaulting a firefighter. When it comes to the documents say the suspect was lying in wait on saturday afternoon at has been lowman home. The documents do not provide a motive or directly connect creo to the killing of a federal Law Enforcement officer in oakland earlier this month. The suspect has his First Court Appearance tomorrow kron 4 will be there and have updates throughout the day. And coronavirus news, the institute for Health Metrics and evaluation predicts a second wave will start in mid september. Researchers there are also forecast nearly 170,000 deaths by october. Health Officials Say that there have been some spikes in some states because of the easing of restrictions and because of recent protests in the aftermath of the george floyd death. Americans are advised to continue to wear masks wash hands, often and to maintain social distance. Meantime the number of covid19 cases has officially passed the 2 million mark in the united states. The covid19 virus has killed more than 113,000 people here in california there have been more than 143,000 cases of the coronavirus and more than 4900 people have died and in the bay area there have been more than 16,000 cases today and 484 people have died from covid19 in the bay area a breakdown of the cases by city and by county is available on our website kron 4 dot com in the east bay news of a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in hayward dozens of employees tested positive. For covid19 at saint rose the outbreak happened about 3 weeks ago. Now the Alameda CountyPublic Health department is working with that hospital to try to address the situation on 4 wheels. Kron fours gayle ong joins us now live with details scale. Can a hospital spokesperson tells me a majority of the cases were nurses and technicians in his surgery unit. This comes as covid19 restrictions are loosening and this is just a reminder. The virus is still in the community. Out of 780 Staff Members 37 tested positive for covid19 at Saint Rose Hospital in haywards sam singer is the hospital spokesperson. He says the outbreak happened about 2 to 3 weeks ago at this time there is no evidence the coronavirus cases originated from patients that actually quite conceivable this came from outside of the hospital into the hospital. Its not the first time Bay Area Health care workers have been impacted staff at nursing facilities were infected with the virus in recent months, a rose is working closely with Alameda CountyPublic Health to review the cases in a statement the county Public HealthDepartment Says based on our own investigations in a separate assessment by California Department of Public Health. Healthcare associated infections. We have issued a specific directive says seen rose and are working collaboratively with hospital leadership to ensure those directives are met were very thankful for their assistance in evaluating situation. More functioning as normal. But we always appreciate help as i think every hospital does during this pandemic singer says after the outbreak the hospital is testing every staff member after having contact with patients and says staff has a reasonable supply of ppe. Singer says those who tested positive for covid19 at saint rose were mild cases half of the staff impacted has returned to work, reporting live gayle ong kron 4 news scales. Thank you. If you are among the thousands of people who hit the streets in protest in the last couple of weeks. You should be tested for covid19 thats the word from Health Officials in the south bay. Tracing the contacts of someone suspected of acquiring the virus at a protest. Is difficult if not impossible. Typically symptoms show up 3 to 5 days after exposure or in some cases not at all that is why santa clara countys proposing if you protested get tested. The Judicial Council of california voted to end its controversial 0 bail schedule on june the 20th that temporary measure allow those accused of lowerlevel crimes to be released without paying any bail. The Judicial Council said the measure was intended to curb the spread of covid19 in the jails and the surrounding communities but they also say the council also says that it did have some high profile side effects. The Judicial Council says 0 bail could be reinstated if covid19 Health Conditions worsen or change the California State Senate has approved a measure that would guarantee all registered voters get a ballot in the mail before the november election. Governor Gavin Newsome has already ordered ballots to be mailed but republicans have sued arguing his order is illegal. The bill that cleared the senate today is an attempt by lawmakers to make sure it happens anyway. Most california voters already vote by mail still some republican state senators oppose the bill because they say would let Election Officials count mail in ballots. If they are received within 20 days of the election instead of just 3 days. Every week it seems more california and particularly bay area businesses are reopening after being closed because of covid19 tonight weve learned that hair salons and Contra Costa County could be reopened as soon as next week Indoor Dining bars gyms and some indoor Entertainment Venues may follow on july the first happening tomorrow tasting rooms in Sonoma County can reopen that goes for wineries breweries and distilleries and in San FranciscoOutdoor Dining will be allowed starting tomorrow but not all Restaurant Owners are ready to rush to reopen before you head out make sure to check out our website kron 4 dot com and use the yes we are open to have to see what is open in your area and wh Outdoor Dining yet Curbside Pickup or delivery. Yosemite National Park welcome back guests today is part of the parks plan to begin a phased reopening the goal is 50 of its average visitor 8 now allowing only 1700 vehicle passes a day. The park advise us if you plan on going call ahead and make reservations. Well lets take a live look outside tonight and see how the weather is shaping up on this thursday evening a little cloudy out there hazy but this is still a beautiful shot of the golden gate sure is a lot more traffic than were used to seeing on the Golden Gate Bridge this hour, lets check in with our chief meteorologist said its going to change isnt lawrence. Yeah, big changes around here big changes in the high country to is finally. That ridge of High Pressure breaking down a bit were going to see more of an onshore breeze. So theres you 70 valley there you see one 4120 here 49 right there and here we go. Clouds begin to roll in theres a afternoon showers and thunderstorms by tomorrow night, mostly sunny skies return on saturday, but notice the temperatures kind of taking a dip and then back up again on sunday and were talking about a really cool look at sunset how about this looking from the Berkeley Hills